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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

The JuDlOrS and seniors taxing col 1ege exams next week are taking the regular school examinations during the afternoons of this week So that they may study for these, they are excused from attending the morning sessions for the res tof the week.
 As yesterday was the last day of the school year that the entire att tendance was to be present. MT. Si- moncs held the final fire drill of the semester during the second period
 The junior class held the last meet ing. yesterday noon in room 16. Vim cent Weldon, chairman of the receE. dance committee reported that $10 had been made on the affair A ccrn- mlttee composed of Thomas Hallen, Edward Kent and Sigurd Swanson was selected to investigate the owner ship Of the debating cup which was donated by the three upper classes The juniors won their debate with the sophomores. but when 1t came time for the seniors to debate. the latter declined for various reasons. Now the juniors claim the cup by de- fault Tne tickets for the junior pie mic to be held June zznd are now on sale and may be procured from any meuber Of the committee. The picnic win be held at Lighthouse Point, the trip to be made in a special car.
 
 The pictures of the baseball team and the executive committee of the Athletic association were taken yes terday afternoon at Corbitt's studio. They vii appear in the commence ment number of the Criterion
 4 well attended. noisy meeting of the senior class was held yesterday at the close of school in room F.. A1Iznni officers for the class were elected and they will act in behalf of the class in all undertakings by the alumni association and other such or- Eanizations. The officers are: Pres-s ident. Edward OfNei1; vice-president, Schwerdtle, and treasurer, Merrill Beach. A committee known as the permanent gift committee was chosen 10 act for the class. at the co1nple-- ton of the new high school and pt1r~ chase Gufta1b1e memorial to adoru the new edifice T7n1s committee is composed of Elliott Logan, chairman, Merrill Beach, Edson Banazs. James Shannon. Edith Dillingham;, Grace 5c1werdtle and Francis 11rhard. The senior class picnic win be held June 18th at Mansfield grove
 Omcers of the debating society for the ensuing year were elected yester- day afternoon at a well attended meeting held in room 16- Edward Leary was elected president Edward Casey, vice-president; Emil Schwartz. sscretary; CTarencel Keat1ng, treas urer and manager. and Elwood Weise, assistant manager. It was decided to allow girls to enter the society next } year.
 The annual meeting of the Athletic association will be held tomorrow at the close of school in the assembly hau- Election of officers for next year will take place
 Among the B. H S graduates who are now at their homes sa this city are pF1lliam Ts1ttle and Alexander Li- mont Cornell: Joseph Howard. GeorgetoVn; Walter Keating New York University School of Commerce: Henry Stagg, George Berger and Howard Stone Massachusetts Insd- tue of Technology
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09
When Money Took Winas.

Comedian-Did the ghost walk?
 Soubrette-No; 1t was an aviation comedy, and the ghost flew after the first week.-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09
Fosgy.

It is the uplIfted face that feels the aiming of the sun.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09
I've WaNa

I've Waya There are two ways of learning the value of anything we want One @ tc get it. the other to lose it. - R. V Kaufman
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

If a man ls square St is easy o put up with his shayp cOrneEs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09
No Problem but Gan Be Settled In Better
 Way Than by Arms

By the Rev. H. ALFORD BOGGs of Princeton Presbyterian
 Church. Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

Farmer want Ads. one Gent word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

WANT ADVERTISEMENTS ONE CENT WORD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

me annual meeting of the Athletic association will be held tomorrow at the close of school in the assembly hall Election of officers for next year will take place
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

As yesterday was the last day of the school year that the entire att tendance was to be present MT. Si- moncs held the final fire drill of the semester during the second period
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The juniors and seniors taking coll 1ege exams next week are taking the regular school examinations during the afternoons of this week. So that they may study for these, they are excused from attending the morning sessions for the res tof the week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

Among the B. H S graduates who are now at their homes in this city are vE1Iliam Futile and Alexander Li- mont. Cornell; Joseph Howard. Georgetown: Walter Keating New York University School of Commerce: {: Henry Stagg, George Berger and Howard Stone, Massachusetts Insti- tue of Technology.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

The pictures of the baseball team and the executive committee of the Athletic association were taken yes terday afternoon at Corbitt's studio They wi appear in the commence ment number of the Criterion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

TText of his speech before the Nationa
 Geographic society.1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-09

safeguard against with Mexico will be ent and widespread application of the Golden Rule in the t
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-06

ran open their season. The six are
Chicago. Indianapolis. Buffalo. st.
Louis. Toronto and Raltimore.. Only
tho Kansas City and Pittsburg clubs
nave hold-oNer plants that will do
for the coming Campaign.
Managers 10 Sign.
The American league in 1901 had
managers for all except one am
Boston--but did not know il it was TO
nave a team in that town. The Fed
crhI league has yet TO sign managers
Tor rlttshurg. Baltimore and Toron-
TO, Tho Feds probably have as many
player lined up AS the American
league had at the CORRESPONDING time
in 1901. They have been working at
it longer.
One similarity between tho two
sltuatlons--1 901 and 1al4-is that
the players hen were making de-
:nands of organized baseball much
like those now being. made. II was
the PLAYERS union" then. Now it is
the "F1ayers' Fraternity" In 1909
the National league turned down the
demands of the union. whose officials
then came out fat-fuotcd i'm favor of
the American league. which catered
strongly to the players, just as the
fcderals now are doing. But instead
OF needing the advice of their leaders
Z" 2" "Ncr in a body to the American
league. the players signed contracts
with which everybody offered the hot
tor terms. many Of them open,v
haunting their own organization.
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AGE VS.. u IN
WALKING CONTEST

Minneapolis. Jan. s,--Edward Fay
pm Weston is arranging a walking
ontest unique in every respect. The
eneral proposition Is a test between
outb and old age I'm a co-as-you-
lease effort on 4 measured track.
weston nov plans a contest where on
ne same track a team of men at or
eNond q siXty-hve-yesr limit Is tc
e p1tted against 4. team of men not
kNer ~fortr-hve years ~ ago. The
est is TO v a period of six DAYS
nd :ne Younger me will he given
Nine hours each daY While the older
rour may walk M to fifteen hours
eeI daN, There will be = liberal prize
isf offered. ii is proposed to fix the
al contest in some u-eetern city,
preferably in Minneapolis, and the
late to be early in MAY. 1914.
Weston expects rn difficulty in Sc
Eectlng the group of younger contest.
tnts and If necessary some elimination
est may be instituted to secure the
most desirable entrants. In the more
Interesting company of the a%ncients
here arc several names which suggest
, very exciting effort. Those
ant with the history of long distance
contests will recall the names of
|o'Leary, Ennis. Schmc,. and weston
E1imselt as those of men who have
Hone things.
The business arrangements will be
in charge of men Interested in ath-
Ietics entirely apart from the contest
ants themselves. 1t is suggested that
here shall be but four contestants in
each division. but four older men be-.
;ng Schmel. Ennis, O'Leary and Wes-
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LEAGUE FARTHER ADVANCED
Than AMERICAN IN ITS 1901 fight
the ambitious leagues affairs were in
= decided tanslc to all appearances.
Invaded lL3s1.

For the purpose Of invading the
east tho Kansas City Franchise was
transferred to Washington and the
Minneapolis club was succeeded by
Baltimore. Philadelphia also was in
cillded in the circuit on paper. but
admit tn" quaker city was not deter
mined at the time. Virtually there
We're nine clubs in the circuit. and as
it WAS planned to include Boston
there was talk of a ten club league.
Before the middle Of January the In
d'a1,ap"lis club wners quit, and that
left eight members in the league
Chicago. Milwaukee. Detroit, Cleve-
land. Buffalo. Philadelphia. Baltimore
and Washington. The American
league did not then have to build
modern stands of steel and concrete
In Boston. Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington. The needs of the game
at that time and TIL" building require
ments of the cities could he COM
Piled with by means of wooden struc-
lures. But work was not started on
first Of January, 1901, and 1t was close
TO February I before the American
league was sure even of its grounds
in the quartet of eastern cities it pro-
posed to invade. In the four western
towns@Chicago. Cleveland, Detroit
ana new major
league had its plants already cstab-
lislled. of course.
Feds Have Work Z" DO.
The Federal league has more to
do i'll ON ways before it ran raise
its curtain next April than the Ameri-
can league had at this time in it's
1901 expansion. In other WAYS the
Feds are much farther advanced than
the Ban Johnson circuit was at the
corresponding time In the former
baseball war. The Feds will have to
build larger and more permanent
plants than the American league re-
quired thirteen year ago. They will
need bigger stands to get the DIN to
pay expenses. which are more than
double than 4 dozen years ago and
in Some cities they will have to erect
steel or concrete stands in order to
comply with the building laws in the
locations selected for the new plants.
The Federals have their circuit
fixed and rave leases on grounds i'm
all except one OF the eight cities. The
exception is Toronto. which only re-
Gently has been taken in to replace
Cleveland in the circuit, and in the
Canadian city the owners hold options
on three sits from which one is likely
TO he picked in a day Or two.
In six of their eight cities the Fed
erals have TO build plants before they
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cry co. G
TEAM WINS CONTEST

Valley City, n. D.. Jan. 6.-The fast
Co, 6. team Of Valley City, which
Saturday night will play the Mime
apolls Ascensions. defeated the local
All-Stars, 55 to %. Despite the one-
sided score, the game proved one of
the fastest and most Interesting ever
seen on a local floor.
The Co. G quint,. which is coached
by Heimes. the former university star.
is of the strongest teams in the
state. The team work is excellent.
and the men all are good individual
players.
The game started with the All
Stars in the lead and for a. time, the
military men were unable to stop
them. The Co. G. men soon set their
pace. however, and thereafter there
was no chance for the Al1-Stars.
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PROBLEMS ARE
MUCH THE SANE
In Some ways. Outlaws have
More to do-Need Grounds
and Managers.

thicscu, Ian. 6.--Irrieuds and pros
who fear its hackers are trying e.
r1aaticate a bigger meal than they
can digest before the opening of the
ncAt baseball season. and enemies OF
the new Organization who hope these
Tears are true, may be interested to
know that the Feds ate a long WAY
farther avdanced in thoir war cam
paisn than the American league was
at this time i'm 1901, when it was
making its fight on the National
league.
When the twentieth century dawned
OH the morning of Jan. 1. 1901. Ban
johnson and his doughty band of
warriors. c%sptained by Con1iskey. had
only 4 hay idea what cities would
next season opened. At hat date
there We're nine clubs technical,
members of the league and there wal
talk Of starting with a ter club cir
cult.
The American league closed the
season Of 1900 with teams in Chi
ago. Milwaukee. Minneapolis. In
Cleveland and Buffalo. In December
it asked the National leagues per
mission to expand so as to occupy the
baseball plants in Baltimore and
Washington. vacated by the National
league when it reduced it's circuit
from twelve to eight clubs. and also
TO take over The old American asso-
citation grounds in Philadelphia.
The National leaguers decided they
would Sc" Fan Johnson and his asso-
ciatcs h)istering In the lake of hlaz-
ing birthstone before they would grant
any such request as that. 50 fine
American league decided to 60 ahead
ana take n territory anyway. That
WAS in the middle OF December. 1900
and by tho time the now wear started
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-06
| N. c. A.. TEAM
IS VICTORIOUS
LII America and one Swede'
aggregation Meets Defeat
Are Outclassed.

purchasing the all American and
C Swcdc" basketball aggregation,
e y. NJ. e. \. o,,int last night de
ltcd them IS to IA. The local play
= started the scoring feature early
the game, and al NO stage Of the
ntcst were they in danger.
Tho visiting team, which was COM
Psed of ST. Thomas players who are
tending the university, played a
Sod game, but they showed a lack
practice. This was due. however,
the fact that the team was hur-
IDLY organized for play during the
%aristnlas holidays.
For the association team Stephen
u proved the most consistent Scor-
!. IIe negotiated fix" field baskets.
box was next with three. while Chit
tx made two from field aud two free
rows. Zipoy negotiated ono Held
sket and Wells two.
Robinson and Moore were the 4 a
ayers for the visitors.
Following are the lincups:
st. Thomas. Y. NJ. c. 4.
pore ZlpoN
rmstronS ............. Stephenson
Grandson was substituted in tho
st, half for Gull, st. THOMAS.
The officials we're: Archer. referee;
Eenson. umpire; Goodman. time
PEPPER: Ferguson, Scrrer.
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TD
e %@
lALolE "WA'
IS GIVING HIN "
the LAveA M1eR ~ xeape
''e lAven M'eR ~ yeAas

AS old Pop Time completes each
lap of his endless Marathon he raises
h dust Of dormant thought in our
attic. And the thought is not alto
gether pleasant when focused into
view. for it served TO impress upon
us the irresistible power of the old
codger we have Just ding-donged out
Of town.
1t Is a forced gladness in a way
this noisy Happy New Year of ours.
Are we really happy to be a year old
er. a good twelve months nearer the
time when we must give up the hope
less night against advancing years? ]
wonder
The fight Of athletes against tim is
always an interesting ,ne. Continu-
ance Of success, of supremacy in any
branch of sport. demands primarily
upon ability TO resist old age. Read
below and learn how many Of the hel
rces Of sportdom have fought the
lk2od 4ghta -
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By:Ripley

ent-day fighter seems to have a chance
at It. now that Bat Nelson has honest
to goodness retired! .
Among he devotees of the minor
branches Of sport three names stand
out on the long service honor roll.
George Bothner. after more than 20
years on the mat. Is still a topnotch-
er among the wr~estlers. It is rumOred
that William LArned, tht many time
champion Of the tennis court, II to re-
turn to competition next season. sIArn-
ed has been prominent in the sport for
over fffteen years. Mel Sheppard Is
still ono Of the best middle distance
men In the world desplts thirteen
years on the cinder path. e
But after all. Father Time is the
champion Of Champions Dixon, Fitz-
ammonG Young and the rest have
passed. Old Pop Time remains. The
athletes fight is afgrand but a losing
one.
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Strange to relate. he who stands
first in length OF service among the
ball players is q pitcher. "old Cy"
Young, the grand old warhorse Of the
diamond. 1t is doubtful IL Cy's record
will ever be equalled by pitcher,
though Hans Wagner and Larry La.
joie bid fair to surpass it. "Matty."
who IL the present marvel Of the
moundmen. has nine years to 60 to
equal Young's mark.
Wagner and Liable seemed destin-
ed to go on forever. The German
Oak suffered from knee trouble last
season, but toward the close looked AZ
good az ever. Larry had q good year
and looks for q better mi In 1914.
joe Cans died while still waEing
his fight against Pop Time Had II
not been Tor his foolish reducing for
the fights with Nelson, Joe might
hays beaten Qtxon.A EscoEd. No pres:
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BOB McAllister, the new California
middelweight. gives promise of being
able to establish himself IS a cham
plon In that class which has really
had no title holder since Bob lTitz-
quit 1t many years g for
the heavyweight ranks. Tommy
Ryan. Hugo Kelly, Billy Papke. Stan
ley ketchel and, latterly.e Frank
Klaus. have in the last fifteen years
set up claims to championship of the
class. and each has had his suppor-
ters. Eut Tommy Ryan would never
meet Joe Walcott. nor would Ketchel
try out his claim to tho title in the
LII ring with Sam I.angford. when
the Boston terror was in the class. SO
neither was really more than a white
champion" like the late Luther Nc
Carly. in the heavyweight ranks.
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TEA is
LATEST IN SPORT

Washington. Jan. 6.--The fencing
a. said to be a brand new idea, has
zen originated by members of the
Cashtngton Fencers' club and their
llves- The club Is planning a series
bouts with outside teams at these
fas When The wife of some member
III be the hostess who will be as
sted by the wives Of other members.
The men. for their part &C the pro-
ram. will arrange with other we'll
nown fencing teams to rome here
meet the local fencers before the
eas. The navy team is the first to
e invited to come here. Among
nose who will act as hostesses is
lady SprinE-Rice. wife of the British
AMBASSADOR.
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HARTZELL MAY BE
NEW DENVER BOSS

New York. Jan. 6,-Roy Hartzell,
the handy utility man of the New
York Americans. is likely to go to the
Denver Western league team as man
aser, according to reports in local
baseball circles.
Owner McGill of Denver wants
tartzeil, it is stated. and is about tn
visit Manager Frank Chance Of the
Yankees in California to try and ar
range a deal for him.
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FEDS WANT ILSoN:.
TINKER MAKES BID

Los Angeles. Jan. s.-Arthur viii
son. New York Giant catcher. admit
ted yesterday he received a Telegram,
from Manager Joe Tinker Of the Chi
cago Federals offering him 8. contract
but refused to say what reply he had
made.
Arthur Fromme. Giant pitcher, who
had an offer from the Kansas City
Feds, said he would await the return
of Manager McGraw from the round
the-world tour before making a defn-
lite answer.
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McAllister is a clever boxer, with
much knowledge Of tho game, and
those who saw him defeat Young Mike
Donovan, son of old Professor Mike
Donovan. in New York, were inn
pressed with his ability. On the 9TH
beaten Frank Klaus, must be reckon
ed With CLIP. WHO sseefiiS TO 1iava: q
lot of common sense. has definitely
disclaimed the championship. which
Some OF his friends tried to fasten on
him after he beat Klaus. He is will
ing to box all Corners. to see If he can
win by defeating all other middle
weights. There Is a chance that with
such contenders as McAllister aud
Chip. a champion may be developed in
1914.
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GoETHAIs REFUSES oFrER.

New York, Jan. 6.-The unusual
activity Of ~pickpockets and rowdies
mas caused Mayor Mitchell to instruct
Police Commissioner McKay to "make
the streets SAFE and to accomplish
this the strong arm squad" which.
went out Of existence with the arrest
and conviction of former Lieutenant
Charles Becker for the murder of the
gambler. Herman Rosenthal, will be
reorganized. It was stated that May
or Mitchell had received a letter from
Colonel George w. Goethals. engineer
i'm charge of the Panama canal con-
structton. declining the mayors. Of
fer Of the police commissionership.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-01-06
RUDE MARQUARD AMI
HIS WIFE ARRESTED

Atlantic City, n. j.. Jan. 6.-Rube
Marquard and his wife. Blossom Seely.
We're arrested here late in their dress
ing room at the Savoy theater on 81
warrant that has awaited their ar.
rival on Jersey soil since November
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STOCKS GOOD AND ban.

IarrytoWn, ~. T., Jan. 6.-That J.
D. Rockefeller's wit IL as keen as ever
was demonstrated by a story which
reached here from Cleveland. MI.
Rockefeller was playing golf with.
good q certain stock was.
Rockefeller.
Yes. but there are good esgs ana
Likewise, my friend, there are
good stocks and bad stocks. answer.
ed Mr.. Rockefeller. who left his
friend as much in the dark as before.
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PHILADELPHIA CLUB
REFLECTS OFFICERS

Philadelphia. Jan. s.-All the ofi-
league baseball club we're reelected
at he annual meeting held here yes
terdaS. William r. Baker who was
reelected president. left for Cincin-
natl to attend the session Of the ma
tional baseball commission.
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INDEPENDENTS
DEFEAT LEAL TEAM
Farren

Dazey, N. D.. Jan. s.-showins a
complete reversal of form, the Darcy
Independents defeated the Leal city
team. the score being 81 to Is. The
Darcy players were able to shoot
baskets with tantalizing regularity,
and at no time were they in danger.
At times the Leal players showed
better team work, but they were un-
able to keep up the pace.
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u11L1 GEORGE DIXON
MADE THE GRANDtsT FIGHT AGAINST
Tint - LAsr.Ne l8

From this short list, not adequate
by any means to cover all who have
ual for Father Time to allow. we
learn that the length Of service of the
ball player and the fighter Il about
the same. 1t. 10 interesting to note.
also. that among the boxers the man
who lasted the longest was . colored
boy-Ldttle George Dixon. No doubt
the happy care-free temperament
That turks beneath the dark skin Of
the had lot to do with
Georges long and successful fight. He
refused to worry, and GAns and Wal
colt. who also lasted longer than il
usual, had the let Joy be unconfned'
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BY this time the man who swore
off smoking is trying to persuade
for the increased pleasure Of besin.
ming again.
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Hats off to the new poet laureate
pa a wise man. He issued his first
. official poem during the season Of
brotherly love.
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s. 1912. in which Blossoms former
spouse. Joseph Cahan, charges the
pair with undue intimacy and other
things calculated to rile a self-respect-
ing husband. They were taken be-
fore Magistrate Jagmetty. where
George Wesley, a theatrical man. fur-
nisied bail and they were permitted
to depart for Boston.
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A radical change in the schedule is
the placing Of Northwestern second
IN the list and Illinois next to the
last.