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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
INSIDE PLAY STORIES E ARE MOSTLY HOT AIR

The so-called inside play; of base ball 6avells largely in the innagination- Everybody who plays the national paHtin1e knows this, but every so of ten somebody breaks loose in nytf1e pub lie prints with a lot of gulf about fin side'' stun, writes Harry Nelly in The St. Louis Times. This generally hap pens when a club gets a new man ager. Anybody who can look pro- found, talk haltingly and use A bag words can easily gain a reputati on as being great tfinsider'' in baseball
 But now comes George Huff, a.th- letic director at Illinois University, and one of the s1nartest scouts and baseball coaches in the country. He says he never knew of a team haw- ing more than three signs and they weren't of any vast importance.
 There's lot of stuff in baseball that sneaks in the back door and goes out again only to return via the front portal arrayed in new colors. A case in point:
 When Branch Hickey became man. ager of the Browns, being a. man touted as one who would reduce the Great applausei
 The first thing he sprung was .sthe law of averages. 9 The old-time rough-necks called the same thing playing the hunch." "Yer due'' used to be a favorite expression after the noble batsnian had gone three times to the plate without a hit. Proper ly reduced to a scientific basis one would remark: sDue to the law of av- erages, the batsnan wial or should make a. hit"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
SUNDAY BASEBALL IN
 IOWA GAINS VICTORY

sunday baseball recently gained a negative victory in Iowa in 3 decision by the state supreme court. Action had been brought to oust the mayor and chief of police of Cedar Rapids because these two officials had re- fused to stop Sunday baseball. The lower court refused to order their dismissal and the suit was carried to the highest court of the state. which sustained the decision of the lower court.
 The supreme court did not commit itself regarding the illegality of Sun day baseball, taking the ground that it was an open question. The court held that baseball may not be a nuis- a1lce on Sunday or any other day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
BOxINe NOTES

Johnny Grifiths the Akron (ohio) 1iRhtweiTht, in his fight with Ray Temple, the local lightweight, here this week. demonstrated that he has 2 great left hand. as fast, if not fasfer' than Charlie White of Chicago, al though he does not hit quite go straight out with 1t as White does He is a splendid boxer and feints his nan well before letting go with his left He also has a fne straight right blow to the body when he wants t5 use 1t and a good short right up percut He is one of the nervous kind of boxers the same as Kid Mo Gov and Jim Corbett, when they were at their best, and he does not back away from mixing when he gets in close He lacks the full weight for a ifehtweight, but as he is only 20 years Of age he will take on couple of pounds within Ntf6 next year and gain strength with it.
 Before entering the ring with Tenn pie he sealed a trifIe under 1sf pounds. which is about the same poundage as white and Ad Wolgast. It ie no w0n- der that some of the followers around Ohio have been singing Johns praises. for he is certain1y a classy boy and one who should do better. While he does not possesses a very hard wa1lop, still he delivers those sharp, cutting blows which often do as much damage as the slam bang ones.
 Then, too, it IS very different get ting to q clever boy like Temple than sending in the straight punches to boxers who do not know enough to be .just out of distance. Temple has met many of the cleverest fighters in the country and has outpointed many Of them It has been lack of training that prevented Ray from be- ing near the top of the heap today, so that to be outpointed by a boy like Grifiths means that the latter must have q lot of class. Johnny beat Tenn pie st his own game-c1evernes and had the best Of the ten round con- test. having seven of the ten rounds to his credit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
B. H. S. FIVE AND
 PORT CHESTER TOMORROW

The Port Chester N. r.. High school basketball team will visit these parts tomorrow and will be seen in action in the afternoon on 4he court of the local Y. M. c. A. where they will at tempt to take fall out of the local High school five. The New York state boys have been enjoying them selves all this season by defeating the fast scholastic teams around the vii cinity of little Old New r ork.'s But the B. H. S. boys have regained con- ffdence since the New Haven game and will endeavor to keep their record clear of defeats for the rest of the season.
 The Port Chester captain is a reIa- tive of Otis Guernesey. fuI1back of the Yale football team, and reports have it that he is as clever a basket shoot CT as his relative is in propelIing the pigskin between the posts onsthe grfdiron. In the preliminary the sec ond team will take on the Hustlers and they intend making them hus- tie in order to be on the long end of the score. This game will start at 2:15 with the main go being booked for o'clock.
 Lineup for main game:-
 Bridgeport Port Cyhest,,. ! f,ahhs tCapEl ,.....s3.s.3.=.s.s.. Anthes
 Right Forward
 , ilsuippoid Guernesey (capt.) Left Forward
 Aaurphys Mornhfnweg
 Center >1AAsl SiaAesAl .. .z.s.s-.. Ep9Iey
 Right Guard z. -
 Left Guard ?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
tBy Wagner.)

Fred Walker, who pitched for Bridgeport in 190s and later gained fame in the big league, wrote to Pres .fdent O Rourke Of the Eastern asso- citation recently recalling the old days when he twirled for the local team. Walker is practicing law in Pitts burgh where Billy Sunday, the noted evangeHst, has been preaching. War ker wanted to meet Sunday and asked osRourISe for letter of introduction
 After leaving this city Walker twirled for minor league teams In the west and was then grabbed by the majors. He was with the Giants sew eral years ago and last season played with Brooklyn. The Dodgers have sent him to Newark TOT next season. It was about this transfer that Wal ker wanted to see Sunday. The Fed eral lea que has been after the pitcher and he aeked Suncay's advice about jumping. The evangelist advised Wal ker to stick to organized ball. Walker is one of the strongest men in tho game and players who have tried to play Jokes on him have received a ter rable shock
 Ed Bridges, the former Bridgeport catcher, is trying tts land the position of baseball coach at Trinity college Eddie thinks that money will come in handy before he joins Pittsdeld next sea son.
 DFanager Lee F-oII of Waterbury has signed Finnegan and Ranney, two youngsters who starred with the Man chester Independent club last year
 The Ramb1ers are making an effort to get into form for their basketball contest with the Blue Ribbons at Colonial hall next Tuesday night. The Stratford boys beat the 9th Co. five Of Norwalk last night by 54 to IS. The contest was played in the Strat- ford aaditorfufns Etafk came back to form by throwing eight goals The Ranblers say they had an off night on Tuesday and they expect to snow the Ribbons under when they meet next week. ~ Mike Donlin, the veteran outfielder, Who is with the Giants in tie tour Of the world, hurt his ankle in Melbourne yesterday in sliding to second. The Giants beat the Sox in an II inning game by to 3. 2 Terry Lee has arranged the entire card of his boxing show which will be held January 20 at Eagles hall Tn the main bout Battling Levirsky will tackle Jack Keating for ten rounds. There will be an eight round
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09


 Connie Mack does not fear any of his men wild jump to the outlaws The Athletics manager says he has just begun to send out contracts Mack doesn't think Ned Hanlon is acting as packer of the Baltimore Federal league club. t.IIe wouldn't lend 50 cents on $5 gold piece. says Connie.
 David L. F.ultz, president of the baseball players faternity, back from Cincinnati after a conferences with the national comm issdon, today notified all members of the fraternity by mail that they are now free to sign com tracts rhds method is necessary,'s said Fultz, for the players agreed rigina11y to pay no attention to or ders published in the newspapers If I had given out a statement in Gin cinnati that the players were eligible to sign many of them robably would as official. Hence the notifications that are being mailed as rapidly as possib1e.'s MT. Fultz said that only players employed in organized base ball could become members of the fraternity but he said there was noth-s ing in the organization's constitution to deprive a player of his good stand ing if he signed with an outlaw club.
 Baseball players and managers must wait a. year or more before get ting light from the supreme court on the much disputed question in major league circles as to the enforcibiIitys By injunctton of players contracts. The point has been raised that con. tracts with players are not enforcibIe by Injunction because they contain a clause giving the managers the right to terminate the contract withoilt gfv-a ing a similar right to the players. A case involving similar questions has been brought to the court by an oil company but the tribunal has just re- fused a request for an early hearing Of the controversy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
TODAY IN PUGrLIsTIc ANNALS.

s 1s03-Jack Black kburn defeated George Gl1ntT1er in rounds at Phiaa- de1pTlia. Jack was a great fighter, and might easily have won the wel- terweight or nniddIeweight titles, ex- cept that the unfeeling authorities of Pennsylvania took Blackburn away to a large stone building with iron bars on the windows. gave him a. free hair- cut and a, ndce new suit of striped clothes, and provided him with free board and lodging. A wild night in Little Africa" was the cause of Jacks undoing. Recently a move anent has been started to get a par- don for Blackburn, and he may soon be seen again in the ring. & 1840-Brttdsh Pugilistdc Association was founded at London, when new rules were adopted
 1S94-Mysterious Billy Smith and Tommy Ryan fought Ground draw at Boston.
 19o0-Jack Root defeated Tommy West in rounds at Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
sOUTHPAW ROSE HAS
 SIGNED WITH YANKEEs

Charles Rose, who was prrcnareI by the New York IIishlanders from the Houston team of the Texas Ilea.IIla during the latter part of last ssaa1u. sent his signed contract yesEsrEar. Rose is said to De the best aouthra- in the Texas League and with ffIJols- iCrtss who will also wear a EfIehIan1- CT uniform next season helped to T-ln the pennant for the T1oustouf team
 His great pitching last aeason at- tracted the attention of 1Ianarar Frank Chance, and Scout Arlhur IT. win made a hurried trip to Tsras l5 look over the younEster Irwin f- ported that Rose was one Of the bt youngsters he ever saw and Cha11s wired back to sign him.
 Rose pitched for the KIouston teafr during the 1912 season, but lt Tar not, until last season that his work fr the box attracted the attention of tfe big leagues. He ranked third anon the pitchers in the Texas League Iasl season- He pitched in 5s game win ming 26 and losing z. 1tt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
A CRUSADERS AccoUrREMBNrs
A Jerusalem Dealer Said They Were
 Excavated from an Ancient Temple.

Baltimore. Md. Jan e-Ge11. Thomas J. Shryock, grand master of Mary land Masons, has given to the museum of the Masonic Temple here what is be- sIeved to be the only known set of icrusading Knight Temp1ar's accoutre- ments.
 Gen. Shryock bought the set from a dealer in Jerusalem, who convinced him that the relics had been excavated from the entertainments of the ancient temple from which the knights took their name. They are thought to have been buried about six fIndred years ago, and connoisseurs of Ma sonic relics have assured Gen. Shry- ock that the set is the only one of it's kind extant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
Winter Baseball

--l
 Ty Cobb's batting records shows a grand average of .371 for the nine years he has been playing in the major leagues.
 Big Ed Konetchy the Pittsburgh who could "beat him all hollow as ba1lplayers, only they fight shy of city life.
 Luther H. l..Dunnmy'') Taylor. the former Giant fnnger, wants to be an umpire in the Central league. He says that he can conduct game with signs so that players and spectators will un- derstand.
 Manager Bill Cardigan of the Red Sox will consent to no trade that in wolves Harold Janvrir1. Bill believes Janvrin will show regular big league stuff next season
 Manager Miller Huggins is keen to land Pitcher Lefty Tyler of the Braves With sai1ee, Robinson and Tyler the Cardinals would have a trio of southpaws capable of holding the big stickers.
 In the few years that Dan How1ey has been in baseball he has played with Indianapolis, Grand Ra,pids. Utica, Cleveland, Portland, Ore, PTai1-i adelphia and Montreal. Next season he goes to Oakland. Caa. ! It is reported in Chicago that Pres ident Murphy of the Cubs has placed Outneader Frank Sehu1te on the mar ket. Two years ago Schulte was pre- scented with an automobile for being the most valuable player in the &a- tfonal league.
 Guess those kids in the little red school house in Euclid township didn't enjoy themselves Christmas. Acting as their Santa Claus was none other than the great Napoleon Ia- 5oie, and the ever graceful Larry was a good Kris K1ingle. too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

NThe Upper Bavarian Medical eIosltEg- adopted a resolution urging the Rava- Ieged cures
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

Sufragettes are responsible for the $3e0 900 fire at the Cheltenham, Eng land, Training College
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
FRED WALKER, FORMER LOCAL
 PITCHER, NOW PRACTICES LAW Eddie Bridges Expects To Land Job
 As Trinity College Baseball Coach

battle between Kid Palmer and Young Dorkin, who met in that no- torious outdoor scrap in Stratford in 1912. Teddy Fabryck of Fairfield and Jimmy Perrone of this city will go six rounds and the opener wil1 show Red F,arfel, -fThe Fighting Newsboy' against Kid Johnson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

Eight of the Chicago Cubs are re- ported to have jumped to the Fed erals In order to get away from Charles Waistooat Murphy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

CUSTOM ovEROoAr SALE i1e LYFoRD BROTHERS sft
 East Side and west End
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

vfscount Cross, noted Conserva- tive statesman 30 years ago, is dead at London, aged 91 years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

The revenue cutter Seneca. arrived at New York with three bodies of the crew of the wrecked oil steamer Ok lahorna.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

Murphy in their bout on January 2s he will tackle Joe Rivers on the coast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE. ewashineton Park Alleys.1

FACTORY LEAGUE.
 (Arcsde AlIeys.)
 Armstrongs. Brennan IO1 S1 s. 270
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

2 Terry Lee has arranged the entire card of his boxing show which will be held January 20 at Eagles hall
 Tn the main bout Battling Levinsky will tackle Jack Heating for ten rounds. There will be an eight round
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

@ s- Mike Donlin, the veteran outfe1der, Who is with the Giants in tffe tour Of the world. hurt his ankle in Melbourne yesterday in sliding to second. The Giants beat the Sox in an II inning game by to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-09

Ty Cobb's batting records shows a grand average of .371 for the nine years he has been playing in the major leagues.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
GIVES STRONG LIGHT
INcANDEscENT BELIEVED BEST
FOR LOCOMOTIVE.
Not Powerful Enough to Dazzle, But
Enables Engineer to See Far
Down the Line He ls
Travelling.

The principal light sources now
available for locomotive head lamps
are oil flames, acetylene gas flames,
incandescent electric lamps and cleo
trio arc lamps, says the Electrical
World. The light emitted by any one
Of these, to be effective for head-lamp
service, must be concentrated into q
beam. There are two principal meth
DDS OF accomplishing this.-one by the
use OF lens, the other by the use Of
parabolic reflector
AS 1t is practically impossible to
concentrate a powerful oil or gas
flame into small volume, these light
sources are eliminated where a strong
head lamp is required. The electric
arc Is very powerful light source o.
small volume. Backed by the proper
reflector, it will produce an extremely
powerful, dazzling beam.
Many roads. especially the double
track lines equipped with block sig
nails, consider such a beam detrimen-
tai to the safe operation of trains,
owing to the temporary binding of
the engineer of an approaching loco
hOllfSp IChSCllOu lTOm BldSS SlSudi
lenses, fog, etc.
Between the flame head lamps and
the other extreme comes the incan-
descent. The present high efficiency
drawn wire tungsten can be formed
into lamp filament of high candle
power occupying very small space.
With such light source backed by a
good parabolic reflector excellent
beams can be obtained Of sufficient
Intensity to enable an engineer to dis
tinguish a man q thousand or more
feet ahead Of the locomotive, and hav-
Ing spread enough to cover a double
track roadbed without throwing a pow
erfui light onto the glass signals along
the sides or over the roadbed.
Tests by various railroads have
shown that a man In white clothes
can he discerned about one and six
tenths times as far down the track
as one in gray, while the latter can
he seen one and three-tenths times as
far as a man In, black
The braking distance Of an express
train running 60 miles per hour is in
the neighborhood of from 1000 feet to
1900 feet, depending upon various
road conditions. The incandescent
head lamp would show up distractions
in sufficient time to allow the engineer
to. reduce speed to such point that
the safety Of the passengers would be
assured.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
HAD sPAsMs OF FRIGHT
House convulsions at an End When
earnhart's Mistake in Cipher.
Ing Was Discovered.

The house of representatives was
thrown into temporary spasms of
fright the other day when Represen-
tative Barnlart of Indiana, chairman
OF the committee on printing, an.
nounced that the Congressional Rec
ord cost $4,000 day per copy.
he was pleading for economy, and
no one seemed to be paying any at
tention to him, until he put this enor.
nous price upon each copy of the
Congressional Record, which, If true,
would make 1t the most expensive pub.
hcation ever dreamed of by man.
Everybody tried to speak at cnce.
The reason for this was that each
member has sixty copies of the Rec
ord allotted to him for distribution in
his district.
1t would not look we'll to have each
constituent read in the Record that
this daily compilation of the spoken
wisdom of congress is costing kings
ransom.
The noise was SO great that Mr..
Barnhart did not have chance to ex-
plain. At the height of the disturbance
Representative Thomas Of Kentucky
gained the floor. He asked unanimous
consent to grant leave of absence to
Mr. Barnhart for one week, in the
hope that during that time the gentle
man from Indiana might give close
study to arithmetic and the multipli-
cation table.
After the noise had subsided it was
discovered that Mr.. Barnhart had
made mistake in ciphering What he
meant was that the entire daily edi-
ton of the Congressional Record cost
the government about $4,000.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
Called Involuntary Evidence.

The question as to whether things a
man says in his sleep may be used
against him was involved in Martinez
vs. People, 1872 Pacific Reporter, where
the defendant was charged with the
murder Of woman. One of the peo-
ple's witnesses testified that a few
days after the killing he slept in a
bunkhouse with defendant, and that
about half past one In the morning he
heard him exclaim: II shot her!
shot her! SHOT her! ! had to do It
to save myself from the pen;" and
that he thought defendant was asleep,
but did not know. The supreme court
OF Colorado holds that 1t is only the
voluntary statements OF party that
may be used against him, and one is
not responsible for what he says in
his sleep because he is unconscious
and 1t IN not voluntary, and that
where there is question as to wheth-
or defendant was asleep or awake
when he made the utterances It should
be left to the jury under proper In
structions.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
UNCLE SANS PRESS AGENTS
Vigorous and Busy Newspaper Men
Employed to Exploit the VarI-
.. GUS Departments.

Every mail carries out Of Washing.
ton thousands of letters and articles
written by vigorous and busy news
paper men who have been engaged
to exploit the various departments
Enough material goes out daily to fill
the space of all the newspapers. mag.
azines and periodicals in the country
Some or these reports are real "Eaw::s.'
and are eagerly utilized by the press,
Others continue the old conventional
dullness Of government documents.
This movement shows that govern,
ment executives are not only looking
toward regulation of public affairs
in railroads and public utilities, but
have adopted the plan of commercial
organizations In exploiting their
work, realizing that if the genius of
the age is business, the genius of bust.
ness is advertising
Singularly free from personal aliu-
sions, the presswork Of Uncle Sam
sent out by mimeograph has been the
marked feature of the present admin.
istration; and 1t is felt that through
this means public opinion may be
nodded to investigate those things
which 1t is felt are worthy Of public
attention. However much It may in.
terfere with the energetic correspond.
ence Of the press associations,
policy Of valuable investigation and
suggestion has been initiated in the
press service of the various depart.
ments.-National Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
Ingenious Calculating Machine.

A Hungarian citizen has invented
an instrument which shows instantly
the amount of interest due On any
given sum for any period at any
given rato of interest. The instru-
ment, made in the size and shape Of
a watch, is of very simple construc-
ton and inexpensive. All that is nee
essary to operate it is 10 place the
hands in the proper position on the
dial and the exact amount of interest
In each case is indicated on the dial.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
THE SIGNAL LIGHT.

Twinkle. twinkle. Signal Light,
It's me who lights you every night,
Away up on a pole 10 high,
Like frebug in the sky.
Every night I climb up there,
Sixty feet straight in the air.
Risk my life to make q light
60 that trains can run all right.
When the blazing sun Is set,
And the semaphore is wet.
Sometimes covered with thick ice
Gee, that makes the climbing nice
When it's forty-two below,
Little light then out you gol
Twinkle, twinkle. Signal Light,
Won't you. please. stay lit tonight?
Dayton (O.) Herald.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
M
Determination Wins.

.TMen foreordained to be great are
me men who make circumstar ces.
They never wait for them. They walk
Ia the path no man has hewn out.
They build their own road. Even fate
will stand back when she meets the
man who laughs at her frown. De-
termination will conquer. 1t must.
Force Is the lever which moves the
world. II will" can make the very
mountains come unto you.-New
York Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-14
Hurta to EiN East.

The winner in the international ny-
ing contest held at the Bethany aero
drome at Rheims, France, flew over
the course of 124.7 miles in 80 min.
utes 40 seconds, or at the average
speed of over two miles minute, says
Popular Mechanics. This record.
breaking fight was made at midday, a
time usually avoided by airmen, and
in Deperdussin machine, in which
the wings had been cut down consider
ably to reduce the resistance Of the
air. The airman kept low throughout
the flight. passing over the stands at
a height of about 35 feet. After the
race was over tho airman described
the flight as being painful work, owing
to the pressure of the wind against his
face.