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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Piedras Negras Is
Evacuated by Federals
By ASSociated PresS

Eagle Pass Texas, April 22.-Pied
ras Negras, opposite EARLE Pass, was
evacuated by tha federal garrison
early to-day after a night of wild ex-
element. This morning more than
two thousand refugees came to the
American side of the Rio Grande for
protection.
General Guaardes' forces are now
camped at Fuentes three miles south
of Piedras Negras, waiting for trains
to transport them to Satillp.
All federal forces have bee nordered
by general Mas to concentrate at
Saltillo ito repel the American inva-
ton" Last night when the people
of Piedras Negras learned that Ameri-
can marines had occupied Vera Cruz,
a dozen recruiting offices We're opened
and arms issued to volunteer compan-
les as fast as organized. Nor than
1900 volunteers, it was said, enlisted
during the evening.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Plenty of Money on
Hand, Says Underwood
Bu ASSncinfed Press

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Ma-
iority Leader Underwood announced
to-day that he did not expect the
House to act on any bill appropriating
money for war purposes in Mexico at
the present time. I'VE have plenty of
money now unless the President eX-
poets to march to Mexico City," said
Mr.. Underwood. "As far as | know,
the President has no such intention"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Father of Dead Seaman
Proud of Son Who Gave
Life For His Country
By Assocfated Press

Philadelphia, April 22.-"It is hard
to lose son, but it's glorious to know
that he gave up his life for his coun-
try" was the fathers comment to-day
when officially notified of killing of
George Poinsett, 22-year- old seaman
of the batleship Florida at Vera Cruz
yesterday. A letter written by the
young mans mother is now in the
mails addressed to him, in which she
cautioned him to ''be careful and don't
get hurt"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Eleven Foreign Ships
Scattered Along Coast

Washington, D. c., April 22.-
Eleven foreign warships, other than
those of the United States, are scat
tered along the Mexican coast, accord
ing to an official list made public by
the Navy Department to-day. They
have total of 66,15 tons and a per-
sonnel of 449S men. -Four Of these
vessels are stationed It Vera Cruz.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
By Associated Press

Washington, April 22.-Speaker
Clark signed the joint resolution justi-
flying the President in using armed
forces in Mexico at $12.03 o'clock.
AS Speaker Clark at 1890 stood
with poised hand about to attach his
signature to the resolution, Represent
tative Mann made the point that he
was acting without authority as 1t was
necessary for the Senate to be inform
ed that the House concurs in its SUBJ
stitute.
The Speaker replied that he had nd
doubt Mr.. Mann was technically cor1
rect and thereupon Representative
Underwood said he would move tina
the House recess until noon when thd
Senate wourd convene.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22
Missionaries Ordered
to Harry to Vera Cruz
By Associated Press

New York, April %. American
missionaries in Mexico have been or
dered to proceed with all possible
speed to Vera Cruz by the Board of
Foreign Missions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. A large number
have already gone to the coast.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-22

mission by Mexican guards stationed
at the door. Franco then crawled over
the roof of an adjoining building into
the court of the Diaz residence but he
did not succeed in seeing the mayor.
Senior Diaz refused to leave his bed
room so Consul Canada's messenger
shouted the contents o. Rear Admiral
Fletchers note to the mayor and per-
sonally appealed to him to yield in
order to save the city from lombard
ment by the American ships, remind :
ing him of the grave risk to the fami
city.
Communication Severed
Communication between the port Of
Vera Cruz and the federal capital has
been entirely severed. All the tele
graph and the cable wires are down
and e. L. Hundley, superintendent of
terminals has been unable to ascertain
what has become of the trains that
were on their way here yesterday fronl
Mexico when the landing Of American
marines and bluejackets took place.
At the terminal here there are eight
locomotives and several hundred cars,
The unwillingness of storekeepers
to keep their places open and the|
almost total depletion of supplies att
the restaurants where the proprie i
tors continued doing business made 1t,
difficult for any one except the Amer 4
lean fighting forces to obtain anything1
to eat Tobacco is another commodity
of which the supply has practically
become exhausted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
lI34 MAIN STREET, NEAR RTKER's DRUG STORE

Baltimore fans were calling him an other McGovern. Like Terrible Terry who was also a newsy before he be- gan scrapping-Williarns was not skipping artist, but waded right into his man and fought him off his feet. Before he met Coulon the first time, at New York in October, 1912, Will Hams had more than half a hundred bouts under his belt, and had won about four-ffths of them with knock out. He had never been defeated, and had had only one draw.
 The Baltimore kid surprised the New York fans by going after the ve- teran champion so hard that he was entfte1ed to at least a draw. After several more victories, Williams went to California and fought Eddie Campi, the San Francisco bantam, winning the decision in twenty rounds. A lit tie later he was matched with Charlie IT ,edoux the clever little Frenchman, at Vernon, and knocked him out in the fifteenth. He started this year by another session with Campi at Yer non. and this time he put the native son to sleep in the twelfth chapter
 There was nothing for it then but fo1. Coulon. to emerge from his long retirement and risk his title in a. championship battle with the Ba1ti- more Dane They were scheduled to fight twenty rounds in the Vernon arena. but Williams put over the sleep n1Inch. a stiff right handler to the chin. in the third round, and game, clever, gent1enanly old Johnny be- came an tex."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
AT PENN
 DISLIKE BROOKE

Philadelphia, Dec. 4.-Reports from Philadelphia yesterday indicate dis satisfaction with the coaching meth ods of George H. Brooke by the foot ball players of the University of Penn sylvania- At the meeting of the varsity men to elect a captain for next season a canvass was made among the fwenty-one players regard ing their attitude one the retention of Coach Brooke by the Pennsy authorf- ties for next season.
 Z Only stwo4xotedSi in favor of kzeping Brooke for the 1915 campaign while nineteen opposed such action. The vote. a secret one, taken by Edward Day Harris, who was elected captain yesterday, is sure to create a sensa- ton in football circles
 Brooke's contract has another year to run, and, according to- friends. Brooke recently announced that under no conditions will he throw 0p the sponge under fire
 T have no excuse to offer. for. the past season. said Brooke last TL1es- day at the athletic board meeting. "I will insist on better arrangements for the development of the team next sea. son, however, and under no conditions will I quit while under fire My con tract still has a year to run. and I'll remain.''
 The players who voted against the retention of Brooke blame his system of coaching for'the failure of the team to make a better showing last season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
CUBS WANT TO TRADE ZIMMERMAN
 TO JOHN M'GRAW

New York. Dec Ewhile the Ma tionaI League club owners at their annual meeting here on Tuesday are discussing questions of policy and making plans to fight the Federal league, their managers, according to advance notices, will establish an ex- change for players that will result in some of the biggest deals in the history of the older Organization.
 Several managers, it is reported. are on their way with instructions to bid high for players needed to make pen nant contending teams. Miller Hug gins, manager of the St. Louis Car dinals, wants shortstop and an out fielder; Manager MeGraw, of the Giants, is said to be after Zimmer- man of the Chicago club, and Manag- CT Stalhngs of the Boston champions, has announced that he is in the mar ket for players who will strengthen his team. Roger Bresnahan, new manager of the Chicago Cubs, has sew eral pitchers to trade for an outfel0- er and it Is reported that Thinner man and a pitcher may be offered to Manager McGraw for Eddie Grant. Manager Herzog. of the Cincinnati team, and Manager Clarke, of Pitts burgh, are the other leaders who are expected to make some interesting of- fers If other managers show a dis position to trade.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
KID WILLIAMS, DANISH
 KING OF THE BAN
 TAMS, 21 TOMORROW

Dear Kid: Congratulations. Me and my people are proud of you. We hail you as the greatest Dane since Hamlet and Battling Nelson" (Sign- ed) "The King of Denmark
 Maybe Kid Williams, the king of the bantamwefghts, will get a te1e- spatch like that tomorrow, and, again. maybe he won't. Anyway, it's coming to him, for the Kid will celebrate his twenty-frst birthday on the morrow, and he was born a subject of the Dan isf monarch. Copenhagen, which Bat Nelson made famous by being born there, is also the native city of John Gutenko, which is the Kids right and proper label. His parents etaigrated to America and settled in Baltimore, where the Kid was a. news boy for several years before he took up the padded mitt game. One of the staples of conversation in the Mary land metropolis is. Why, I used to buy papers from that kid when a, penny looked bigger to him than a. ten-spot does noW.''
 William started boxing for money in 1910, and it wasn't long before the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04

YALE WANTS NEW DATE FOR
 TIGER CAME

New Haven, Dec. 4.-Yale's record breaking defeat at the hands of liar ward has served to start the army of 1etter-writing graduates, offering sug- handling of the football problem at New Haven
 The newest phase of YaIe's problem that has been brought to the attention of the football lords OF the Blue, how ever, is the lesson drawn from Har- wards own experience. The Prince ton-Ya1e game, coming as it does the week before the final struggle with Harvard. is too much of a burden for the Eli players to sustain, the letter writing squad in the Yale publications maintain, and one of them states that he would rather see athletic relations with Princeton broken off entirely than to see Q repetition of the weak showing made by the Blue football team in it's most recent encounter with Harvard.
 The games with Princeton and liar yard, coming on successive Saturdays really do make huge problem for Yale to tackle. There is no doubt that the Ellis were at the crest of their football power in the Princeton game this year.. when their offence ran ram pant and rolled up 19 points before the effort of the players was spent. For when the Yale men stacked up against Harvard a week later none of the bri1liance that was expected of them came to view and they played the cut-and-dried game of over-train- ed athletes.
 The Yale plaintiffs ask Yale to look to Harvard for proof of their asser- ton. Harvard dropped the annual Dartmouth game, which had always been a big curtain-raiser for the final game; with Tale and which amounted to aS much as the Prihceton-Yale con- test. In spite of the tremendous wall that was un1oosed in the breaking of athletic relations between the Crimson and the Green, Coach sHaughton's de- mand was respected.
 In the past two years the Harvard team has had Brown, a much easier opponent, who has never beaten the ing, to go up against on the Saturday before the Yale game. and the first string men, who are being groomed for the Yale scrap, are either given just enough football to make them perfectly fit for the climax contest or they are kept out of the Brown game altogether. Anyway, there Is no such a thing as risxing Harvard players on the Saturday before the Yale game.
 Yale, however, must play it's utmost against Princeton and must use the best men for the greater part Of the time at least. Even this year, when Princeton was weaker than usual Yale kept the first-string players al work for the first three periods and many of them were sent back again in the fourth when the Tigers began to show fight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
DANNY MURPHY
 PRESENTS DEER TO ELKS OF NORWICH

Upon his return from the Maine hunting grounds Danny Murphy, the popular baseball star of Norwich Identified in the past with the worlds champions on more than one occasion, and last year with the Brooklyn Fed erals, presented to Norwich lodge No 430, B. P. O. E.. the two fine deer made with the provision that he should retain the heads and antlers to have them mounted. The deer were accepted by the lodge, which will have a social on New Years eve.
 Exalted Ruler William w. Beck with appointed a committee to ar- range the session, and the 400 or more members of the lodge are sure to have all the venison they can eat The exalted ruler stated Tuesday that all EIks who happen to be in Norwich D on New Years eve will be invited to participate in the menu and the sociability of the occasion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
HUBBS ANXIOUS TO SECU 2E MATCH
 WITH MeAU LIFFE
CBv aold Man Grump.s)

/
 ''Slim" Brennan has again gone on the warpatfa. Slim came into the office yesterday and the air turned blue when he started to upbraid Young McAuliffe for refusing to give Teddy a. battle. 'tSli1n" says that Hubbs is willing to make 122 ring side and let Mac come on at any weight and furthermore he Is willing to let Ma.cAuliffe name his own terms. Hubbs is willing to fight McAuhffe any number of rounds, with the pro- vision that the bout must go at least ten rounds. the bout to take place at any time or any place.
 Hubbs has been chasing Mac around for the past two years and has not as yet been able to get the East Side boy in the ring. Hubbs is not a fighter of the Battling Nelson type but is more Of the Packey Mc- F,arland style. Slim says he will not bet that Teddy will put Mac away but he is willing to wager any amount that the stPittsbofger' will outpofnt the East Sider from the tap of the gong until the referee waves both l boys to their respective corners
 Hubbs made quite an impression on the followers of the roped arena i when he fought 'Red" Allen at the Armory a few weeks ago. Hubos also holds the honor of fighting a draw with Kid Ghetto, alias Patsy Brod- erick, before the Polo A. c. Of New | York two years ago. He has yet to l be defeated and his record in this city for the past tnwo years warrants an engagement with Young Mo | AuIiffe who is today the claimant of the featherweight championshtp o4 New England. ...4t,,,5
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
GETS
 LAURELS FOR
 C0RNELL'S WIN

Great credit for the splendid work of the Cornen fooebalI team this fall and the general improvement of the sport at Ithaca in the last two years, is due in a great measure to the suc- cess of the present coaching system, headed by Dr. Albert H. Sharpe, for merly of PhiIadelphia-
 Sharpe, with his two assistants. Daniel A Reed and Ray Van Orman. labored patiently against great adds to overcome the humiliating record of Cornell football for decade back and to restore it to a sound basis at Ith- aca That they have. succeeded in great measure, the progress of the team this fall fully proves:
 Doctor Sharpe, who Is a graduate of Yale and has been a star player on several Yale teams. went to Cornell from the Penn Charter school. He went at a time when Cornell football fortunes had been at a low ebb for several years. Cornell had been try ing the graduate system of coaches but although one or two good teams were developed, the season invariably ended with a defeat at the hands of Pennsylvania The Penn game be- came a bugaboo for Cornell teams and the alumni began to despair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
SWIMMING RECORDS
 BROKEN AT BIRMINGHAM

The Birmingham corporation held swimming gala at the municipal baths, the star feature being an at tempt on the worlds 1000 yards rec ord by J. G. Hatfield, the British champion at all distances from 8 fur long up to ffve miles The ti1nekeep- CTS announced the lime for Hatfield's attempt as 3 min, 16 4-5 sec, and worlds record is claimed, but the of ficials appear to have overlooked the fact that Barney Kiernan swam the distance in 12 min, 52 2-5 sec, in Australia some years ago. Keirnan's s record was made in 8 short bath with nineteen turns, but is accepted as a record by the Australian Swimming Association: though not recognized by the International Swimming Fedora tion. The latter accepts records of this distance only when made in a bath or open water of at last 110 yards in length. Hatfield's claim to a worlds record can hardly stand.
 Miss Daisy Curwen at Kirkenhead made a new ladies English e220 yards record this week by swimming the distance in min, sec, beating her own record by 4-5 seconds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
MAHAN'S JOB
 AT HARVARD
 WILL BE HARD

Boston, Dec. with the election of Edward Mahan as the football cap- tain for Harvard next year, the lead erships at Princeton, Yale and liar yard become settled. Click for the Iii gers, Wilson for Eli and Mahan for Harvard will be the men who plan football for next year with the coaches and assistants of these colleges.
 Mahan's election was not a surprise, for his record at Cambridge in foot ball is one of the best. He entered Harvard from Andover in 1912, where he had already made name as runner, pitcher and. above all, foot ball man. In his first year at Cam bridge he played on his baseball team. ran the 1oo-yard dash on the track and explained the 1916 freshman eleven in it's successful season. His team won from Yale, IS to 1T, in one of the hard est freshman games ever played, liar yard having been behind, fl to 0, at the end of the first quarter.
 For the last two years he has spe- cialized at Harvard in baseball and football, winning his letter in each. but it has been in football that Ma han has made his greatest success.
 Captain Mahan will have a. small nu- c1eus to begin his season with, for of the men who started against Yale he only has Parson at tackle and Wal lace at center remaining. The team must be new one, but the prospects are not bad with Gilman and Gowen, returning to the squad. Bigelow, Par son, Sweetzer, Morgan, Curtis and Soucy also being strong players with lots of experience.
 From the freshman team he will have a promising player in Enwright
 Mahan was elected president of the junior class at Harvard in the annual election this year He is amember of the Phoenix club and is very pop- u1ar throughout college. As a captain he is sure to prove strong and al- though Harvard captains have little to do. outside of leading on the field he has that confidence, common to Harvard captains, in Coach Houghton that means strong and wel1-deveIop- ed team. His choice was unanimous
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO
 MEET NzWTOWN HIGH

A game of basketball will be played tomorrow afternoon at St. PauTs par ish house on Washington Square. be- tween the B.. H. S. girls team and Newtown High School. At 2:s0 a preliminary game will be played be- tween the second and third teams. The B. H. S. team lineup will be:
 Right forward, DelIna Lyford; left fordward, Grace Burton; center, Louise Foster; right. guard, Blanche Tracey; left guard. Florence MacDon- ald Subs, Lucia. Co1ey, Mabel Sheehan.
 At the close of the game an in- formal dance will be held. Mrs. Ar thur L. Tracey, Mrs. John Green and Mrs. Carl Foster will chaperon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04

In his recent bouts Williams has found it difficult to make the bantam weight limit, 116 pounds ringside and it is likely that he will soon be forced to enter the featherweight ranks When he does, 8 certain young Cleve- land Irishman had better go into irs7s mediate training to defend his title for he'll need everything he's got possibly a little bit more=to stop the aggressive Dane. At that, the Kid had better be sure he's right before he goes ahead. for Ki1bane's speed and generalship. with the advantage of several pounds in weight, would make him by far the most formidable man the White-haired Dane has ever tackled.
 The Kids victory over Cou1on gave him about the dearest title to a cham pionship now held by any fighter. ana the battle at Vernon last June is also noteworthy as the last in which a title, changed ownership in Californa- If the Kid is wise he will be content with his present honors for a time before going after bigger game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
B. H. s. FIVE TO
 PLAY WEST HAVEN

Ths High school basketball team will face the quintet of the West Ha- ven High school tomorrow afternoon at t,1e Y. M. c. A. The local players Fabe been somewhat shaken up since the defeat by the Trade schaal ana promise to redeem themselves toInor- rfOv5 The team will line up. ous, 1sSft forward. Baldwin, right forward. Bump, center. Light left guard Porter. right guard
 This game starts at o'clock while the preliminary between the Commer- eial team and local five will fur nish the fireworks prior to the main entertainment The prelim will be run off promptly at 2s1s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-04
By w agner.)

In answer to the criticism heaped upon Coach Hinlzey by Yale alumni, Jack Owsley, an old time r ale star, has come to the defense of the coach. Owislev has great respect for Hankey and believes he is the right man to put Yale where it belongs.
 Owsley's tribute is all the more grace full when it is considered that he was snubbed when he offered his services to Hinkey at New Haven Instead of getting angry, Owsley respected Hinkey for taking such a decided step to keep volunteer coaches away from the squad The writer declares Hin key was forced to take this step be- cause there had been discord in for merf seasons when the numerous coaches couldn't agree upon the merit of different players. Owsley admits that the 1914 team was deficient in many ways but believes that next years team will not be lacking in any de- tails.
 Freddy Welsh says he was tired and stale when he boxed Joe Shugrue the other night in New York and lost on points. welsh claims he was jog gfng about the country for the past two months and has not been able to rest SoTne1.uae perhaps a boxer will admit he was fairly beaten and won't try to hand the public any of those motheaten a1ibis.
 Gnterleague exhibition games will probably. be discarded next season as a result of the American leagues stand against this practice, It is claimed that the custom of having American and National league clubs meet in a. spring series takes the edge off the regular opening. From the slim attendance at the Federal league games last year, President Johnson of the American league formed the impression that the public was getting too much baseball And he spoke an ear full then.
 Although the Washington Glee club management threatens to bring sew eraI college stars here in addition to