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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
WHY LEO HOUCK
 IS NOT RATED AS
 EQUAL OF CHIP


 An admirer of Leo Houck wants to know how it was We happened to overlook him in namrng the most prominent middle weight contenders, adding gf that Houck holds three decis- ions over George Chip. To which crit ics make answer that Houck's claims were not overlooked, nor did he ob- tain three or any decfson over Chip. The men met on three occasions in six-round bouts, ali of which went the limit to no decision.
 Houck's record shows that he has been remarkably successful in obtain ing the popular decisions'' of his fe1- low townsmen in .six-round scrambles over in Philadelphia But when it comes to decisive botlts in which there was some definite result, there is nothing to show that ne ranks with Gibbons, Clabby or Chip. In his one attempt to go over six rounds during the last two years Houck was knocked out by Jack Dillon Tn rest of his bouts went the limit with no result. He will never become champion on that showing.
 The trouble with Houck is that he is inflicted to an even greater extent with the lack of ambition that has from settling the championship ques- and fight it out there would be an un- disputed champion within a very few months. But apparently there is not one of the lot with sufficient conf dence in himself to force the issue. Each is perfectly satisfied to nurse what reputation he has and let it go at that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
UMPIRE OWENS THREW
 FEDERAL OFFER DOWN

# Chicago, Feb. 13-C1arence Rrick) Owens one of the handiest two-fsted urnpires who ever slipped a, cog in an indicator and who was just as ready with his tongue as he was with his fists, is timid, says Bill Bailey in the American.
 Yet, it is a fact. Otherwise Owens name would have been at the bottom would have been on an outlaw pay ing $500 every thirty days.
 Owens was formerly an unp in the National league. He could take care
 gency, whether it was of the physical
 or verbal brand. On top of that. he
 could see a. play and had the happy
 faculty of being right where the urnp
 should be. But he got in wrong with
 the powers that be and he was let
 out. Then he went to the Interna-
 tional. He was just successful there and he was one of the best when the first cry of the Federal league was heard.
 Brick had been given a taste of baseball in Chicago and the really big towns and he wanted a regular meal So he hirted with President Gilmore and one fine day a contract was sent to him at Kansas City.
 It called for $475 month. About the same time one came from Ed Bar row, president of the International, and this provided that Owens should go on the pay roll at $500 per. The fnllnwinE facts are furnished
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
FRANKIE BURNS
 BEATS YOUNG FOX
 BY BODY PUNCHES

Frankie Burns ofIJersey City out pointed Young Joe Fox of England in the feature event of last nights show at Madison Square Garden in New York The experience of the Ameri- can and his ability as an inhghter showed strongly all through the bout and it was by hard-hitting punches to the Britons stomach that he won the bout.
 Fox occasionally jolted the Jerseyite with hard right swings to the head and was effective at times with a. left jab, but the greater part of the time found him busy trying to ward off the attack Burns was making on his stomach. The bout was marred by too much wrestling and clinching.
 In the ten-round seIni-hna1 Johnny Howard Of Bayonne, N. J., who salb- stituted for Tom Gibbons, was out pointed by Charley Weinert of Or ange N. J..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13

by Kansas sCity intimate of Owens:
 "Clarence was downtown with those two contracts said the friend. .sHe was eager to go with the Feds, for he wanted the larger sum. But he was hesitating. because he knew the oId- CT organization was in regular base ball, and he knew it would go through.
 ..It was on Saturday when President Weeghman demanded a showdown. Brick had just about decided to sign to sign with the Feds when he heard a newsboy how1ing. Looking up he saw a pink sheet. And the head which hit him right between the eyes was:
 ''Weeghmant Quits Feds.'' E Brick didn't stop to investigate. He just grabbed a fountain pen and sign ed that International league contract
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
CONTEST IN ROME
 SPOILED BY RAIN

Rome, Feb. 13.-The local sporting community was disappointed yester- day because the Giants and White Sox failed to play here, owing to con- , tinued rain. The heads of several sporting clubs called at the Bristol hotel last night to meet the players, who fraternized cordially with the Italians, among whom were many university students and army officers
 It was still raining last night, and there is little prospect of game to- day. The keenest disappointment, however. was felt by one hundred and fifty American students, who had ar ranged to attend the game in a body.
 Charles A. Coruiskcy, owner of the Chicago Americans. was reported to be a little stronger. He intends to re- main here until Sunday; then he will go direct to Paris. The touring teans leave tonight for Mice.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13

cessor as lightweight champion. Vilfle is a German-American- He v7as born in San Francisco on Feb 15s 1891. and was reared in the Golden Gate cfrvs in the section south of the s1ot,' thaf turned out Jimmie Britt, Eddie Han lon and Abe Atte11.
 No other district of any city ever produced so many star boxeFss WflE the exception of Pa1mer's cooDeraEe in Brooklyn where Jack T3srusna|r Brooklyn Jimmy Carroll got thefr early training in the Diff game Ls a boy Willie went to school, drove a team for his father, and played baal- ball for recreation. The elder StefLer was a coal dealer. and Willie dsvel- oped his muscles by shoveling coal After leaving school he worked fu r wholesale hardware store, and later l
 an automobile repair shop. He ad- vanced so rapidly that he was pronol- ed to dem onstrator and 8a1ssu1an BT the motor car company. About fhfl time he took up boxing. He had a1- ways been interested in the game, and Jimmie Britt was his model
 After he began to earn money for himself he Joined a club where bo1Ilr,g was taught, and took part In many amateur tournaments. one of fh1 first chaps he fought Was a WlfllaE1 Richardson, called ssRdtchfefs for nhorf- /
 licked him, but annexed lai8 name Cor
 professional purposes Willie was iu
 his sixteenth year when San Erun-
 cisco was partially wiped out by nre-
 The Steffen family home Wa8 dsstrug- ed, and this piece of tough luck gave
 Willie the incentive to box for money.
 In the first professional pralirninarI | in which he took part he got away with $7.5O. In 1909 he. took on e tough customer in California Prank Burns, and lost in six rounds a4 Oak land His next important bOut wag with Matty Baldwin, the Boston EisI1t- weight, and the veteran whipped Ilf- lie in twenty rounds. After defeaslnE Jack Britton, Willie was given a | chance to substitute for Ad Wolsa1t against Freddie Welsh in a twenty round battle at Vernon He had bar1- 1y sufficient notice to get to LoSh Au- geIes, and rode all night in a. chair
 car, getting little sleep. but he made
 the clever and experienced Welahulau
 extend himself to the limit 10 win victory. That was the besinnluE ct
 Ritchie's fame, which reached ilr climax in his defeat of TVo1sasl fu
 November, 1912. by which littls VTlIlil
 became worlds lightweight chaEnplo--
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
BOXING NOTES

i The anxiety of the managers to Se- cure an extra large guarantee was the means of stopping match between Willie Ritchie, the champion light weight, and Ad Wolgast, ex-champion' before one of the Milwaukee clubs during the past week Negotiations have been on for some time between
 the club and boxers for a ten round contest and everything seemed to be going along swimmingly, even to the guarantee, until Ritchie's manage 1nent held out for a figure that the
 club offered to give Ritchie what he
 asked as a guarantee without the
 privilege of any percentage, but to
 give both, the club refused.
 In this, matter Wolgast was very
 reasonable and would have gone
 through with the arrangements With out the least bother, even giving in to
 Ritchie on the weight question. It is
 too bad that the parties could not get
 together, for it would have been the
 biggest match of the year in the mid
 de west and would have drawn a
 larger house than would be possible
 either on the coast or in New York
 city. It is about time that the fighters
 and their managers realized that there
 are others to be considered besides
 themselves.
 Snowy Baker, the Australian boxing promoter, who arrived in San Fran
 cisco the past week with Pal Brown, the Minnesota. lightweight, has dis covered that some of the stars in this country are hard to do business with and that their prices run up into the thousands at a very rapid rate. MT.
 Baker offered Ritchie a purse of $1s,- 900 to go over there and meet Herbert
 Mccoy, the Australian lightweight, some time in April, in addition to pay ing all his expenses over and back, 1 but the California boy could not see 1t for a moment and declined with
 thanks. There was a time when purse of that magnitude would have been a magnet for any kind or championship match.
 Pal Brown, who accompanied MT. Baker, came on from the coast to his l home and while there gave out a l statement that he was ready to chal- Ienge Ritchie for the lightweight | championship of America over the | twenty-round route. Pal stated that he was not looking for losers end l of the purse, but that he would make l a match on a. basis of 75 per cent to 1 the winner and 25 per cent. to the loser and wager $5,00O on the side; ar. if the champion wants higher | s1,rn. he will bet $10,000 on the side | if the match is made at 133 pounds ringsfde, which is the lightweight linn | it. Brown stated that he did not have l that much money to bet on himself
 but that he received word from his
 home town that there are men there 1 who will back him to that extent kBrown is sincere in his claim for g | chance at the championship and is 1 willing to risk his own money in such an encounter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
TODAY IN PUGnhsT4o ANEAEs.

1sOo-Tom Sharkey knocked out Joe Goddard in 4th round ct Fhila- delphia- Tom and Joe, if they had arrived in the world fifteen yeaFa later, would now be the bng8 Of tnl heavyweights, and could lick Che s'wfite hopes of the 1914 vinLagr enchanted. Sharkey, the victor. had been a sailor bold before hs took tl the ring He won on fouls over Dc-11 F-ftzsimmons and Corbett. and u41. Jeffries extend himself to the lirnlt but in his second bout with Fitz no was knocked out. Joe Goddard w1l an Australian, and was one or tno most durable fighters in ring hirtcrr- He kept fighting until his death when he was about forty. Joe was killed b- a cop in an election fracas in F1llz- de1phia- Tom Sharlkey is rl1uuiu1 a palace for liquid refreshments near Tammany Hall in New York
 1s91=W1lie Ritchie (GeaFy atol- fen). lightweight champion born iu San Francisco.
 1905-Kid Herman defeated BInV F'tnucane in 20 rounds at Hot GDrinz-. Ark
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
WILLIE RTTCHIE, 2S, TODAY,
 HAS HAD METEORIC CAREER.

Geary Steffen. known to the fol- lowers of hstiana as Willie Ritchie, will pass his twenty third milestone to- day. Like Adolph Wolgast, his prede-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
STRATFORD LEAGUE. (Porter's Alleys.)
 Sfandinn. nR TeannS

High three strings, Bennetto, 302. High single, Lewis, 123.
 High team total, No Names, 1344.
 High pinning without mark, Porter, 11
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-13
BASKETBALL NOTES

The st. Augustine's kept up their winning streak by defeating Shelton, P to 13. The game was fast and fu- rious and many fouls were called. A return game will be played in a short time. The line up:
 ST. AUGUSTDNESs SHELTON. Clancy ....-...-.. .-.-.......... Coughhn
 L. F.
 L. G. A. MeGrau ....t--..-..-.s...- tRosen5erg c. McGrau, Mooney ..-......... Killian cosan Fowler The St. Augustine's challenge the Cardinals for next Monday night Ad- dress. A. McGrau. PAS Harra avenue, city.
 The Defenders of Stratford wish to challenge the St. Paul's or St. Luke's to a game on their own floor. Notify Fred Parsons, Stratford. for arrange ments Tel. 123S-4- The Defenders iwsh to challenge any other 60-70 pound team in Bridgeport.
Evening star., 1914-11-22

faces, all turned upward to this man who
dominated them, were set mot1onleSS with
utter terror Then, with a sudden shivering
of glass, bristle of glistening rifle barrels
broke through each window, while the cur
tains were torn from their hangings.
At the sight Boss McGinty gave the roar
of wounded bear and plunged for the half
opened door, A leveled revolver met him
there, with the stern blue eyes of Captain
Marvin of the mine police cleaning behind
the sights The Boss recoiled and fell back
into his chair.
you're safer there, Councillor" said the
man whom they had known as McMurdo.
"And you, Baldwin, if you don't take your
hand off your pistol, you'll cheat the hang
man yet Pull it out, or by the Lord that
made me There, that will do. There are
forty armed men round this house, and you
can figure it out for yourselves what chance
you have. Take their pistols, Marvin!'
There was no possible resistance under the
menace of those rifles. The men were dis
armed. Sulky, sheepish, and amazed, they
still sat round the table.
@I'd like to say word to you before we
separate said the man who had trapped
them. Il guess we may not meet AGAIN
until you see me on the stand in the court
house. III give you something to think
over between now and then. You know me
now for what am. At last l can put my
cards on the table. am Birdy Edwards of
Brethertons l was chosen to break up
your gang. had hard and dangerous
game to play. Not soul, not one soul, not
my nearest and dearest, knew that 1 was
playing it. Only Captain Marvin here and
my employers knew that. But it's over to-
night, thank God, and l am the winner"
The seven pale, rigid faces looked up at
him. There was unappeasable hatred in
their eyes. He read the relentless threat.
Maybe you think that the game is not
over yet. Well, take my chance of that.
Anyhow, some of you will take no further
hand, and there are sixty more besides your,
you this, that when | was put upon this job
never believed there was such a society as
yours. thought it was paper talk, and that
Evening star., 1914-11-22
THE VALLEY OF FEAR
Continued from page II

l would prove it so. They told me it was to
do with the Freemen; so l went to Chicago
and was made one. Then l was surer than
ever that it was just paper talk; for l found
no harm in the society, but deal of good.
"Still, l had to carry out my job, and |
came to the coal valleys. When reached
this place learned that 1 was wrong and
that it wasn't dime novel after all. So l
stayed to look after it. l never killed a man
in Chicago. l never minted dollar in my
life. Those gave you were as good as any
others; but l never spent money better.
But l knew the way into your good wishes,
and so pretended to you that the law was
after me. 1t all worked just as l thought.
$50 1 joined your internal lodge, and
took my share in your councils. Maybe
they will say that was as bad as you. They
can say what they like, so long as get you.
But what is the truth? The night joined
you beat up old man Stanger. could not
warn him, for there was no time; but held
your hand, Baldwin, when you would have
killed him. If ever have suggested things,
so as to keep my place among you, they
were things which l knew l could prevent.
l could not save Dunn and Menzies, for l
did not know enough; but l will see that
their murderers are hanged. gave Chester
Wilcox warning, SO that when l blew his
house in he and his folk were in hiding.
There was many crime that I could not
stop; but if you look back and think how
often your man came home the other road,
or was down in town wien you went for
him, or stayed indoors when you thought
he would come out, you'll see my work"
@You blasted traitor!" hissed McGinty
through his closed teeth.
AAye, John McGinty, you may call me
that if it eases your smart. You and your
like have been the enemy of God and man
in these parts. 1t took man to get between
you and the poor devils of men and women
that you held under your grip There was
just one way of doing it, and 1 did it. You
call me traitor; but guess there's many
a thousand will call me deliverer that went
down into hell to save them. I've had three
months of it. l wouldn't have three such
months again if they let me loose in the
Evening star., 1914-11-22
the sting of the losses they inflicted upon

the sting of the losses they inflicted upon
their beguiled investors.
The young men took in with them a COM
pany promoter (whom we will call Mond),
who possessed the talent of manipulating
stocks on the curb market in a manner to
tempt the public to buy. The mining stock
was placed on the curb a large initial divi-
dend was declared, and Mond, after effect
ing some neat "wash" sales, doomed and
boosted the stock with much skill, until the
shares sold at high figure.
Next a report was circulated that the
directors were preparing to distribute large
extra dividend and the stock advanced still
further Then the youthful directors
promptly unloaded all their holdings upon
the public, the dividend was announced
and proved to be, as usual, no dividend at
all, but an issue of new stock, to which the
shareholders had the privilege to subscribe.
Whereupon the market price of the shares
dropped alarmingly.
They do these things better in England,
where, as soon as mining stock pays good
dividend, the managers buy up and retire
a portion of the shares, on the theory that
the more you take from mine the less you
leave. American mine promoters usually
reverse this rule, to the ultimate loss of per-
sons who have invested money in their
properties.
At any rate the young mine owners were
having good time. They had made lot
of coin, and in the flow of their prosperity
they had even made it a practice to divide
three thousand dollars in fees at each
monthly board meeting among the six di-
rectors. They grew so cocky and self con-
fident that they threw over old Mond, their
stock manipulation, by excluding him from
their counsels.
Mond, the old werwolf, not apprised by
his associates of their intent to unload, was
thus deprived of the happy privilege of aid
ing in separating the investors from their
money. He had to accept a loss, and need
less to say he was Inundated at having been
hoodwinked by parcel of young men.
But the shrewd old trickster bided his
time Months passed. The directors, hav-
ing bought their stock back at low prices,
prepared to execute another move. They
owned semiworthless mine which they in
tended to sell to the company at high
figure. They laid their plan before the
stockholders, and as they again had control
Evening star., 1914-11-22

of the majority stock they expected no diff
Guilty in having the transaction approved.
Mond had gathered about him some of the
disgruntled stockholders, organized a pro-
tective committee, and as its chairman he
protested against the purchase of the mine.
The young directors laughed at the holdup,
but offered to buy UP Mond's stock at Slight
advance on the market price of the shares.
But Mopd said, Il won't sell"
The directors then asserted that they
would go ahead with their proposed deal.
Mond pointed out to them, however, that
under the terms of the stock agreement no
capital expenditures could be made without
consent of eighty'per cent. of the stock, and
as he controlled twenty=one per cent he
threatened suit. if it was attempted. The
alarmed directors now offered Mond a still
higher price for his stock; but he again re-
fused.
"I'n not STOP" he said, until you give
me five for one, meaning thereby five dol
lars for every one that he had put into the
property at the outset.
The infuriated mine owners were now in
an embarrassing position. They had de-
clared a dividend on the stock of the worth
less mine they hoped to unload on the COM
pany, so that they might be justified in SELL
ing it at a heavy price. But they could not
afford to keep on paying this dividend out
of their pockets indefinitely In despair
they determined to abandon the attempt
to sell the mine.
But Mond would not let them rest. He
drew up bill of charges, among them the
matter of the distribution monthly of three
thousand dollars in directors fees, etc,
threatened to carry the accusations into the
criminal courts, and in fact gave them such
a taste of all the vicious harm that could be
accomplished by an experienced and evil
minded old werwolf, that the young mine
owners, now in panic, ultimately handed
over to Mond his "fve for one; namely, six
ty thousand dollars of their profit, in order
to save their own skins.
THE wolf packs that prey on investors
are beginning to thin out in Wall Street,
however. Caveat embtor was the old motto
of these gentry; but a paternal government
has reversed the warning, and now the SELL
ers have to be wary as to the choice of Sc
curities they offer at public sale, on pain of
visitation from the Department of Justice.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17
RAILROAD TINE CARDS
TO AND FRO M SCOW
NORTHERN PACIFIC.

For Lewiston:
No. 81 Daily Lv $3.50 p. m
No. 313 Daily Lv 7:5s p. m
For Spokane:
No. 312 Daily Lv 1O:47 a. m
No. 314 Daily Lv 1903 p. N
No. 311 connects at Arrow junction
at North Lapwai for all points on
Camas Prairie line to Grangeville.
No. 314 connects at Spokane with
main line to all points west to the
coast and to all points east. No change
Spokane to Chicago.
R. w. MORRIS. Agent.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17

The sleeves are finished with a mar
row spangled band like that at the
side of the apron-tunic.
The bodice of the tunic covers the
underbodice back and front. A narrow
fringe of beads finishes the short
sleeves. At the back the bodice may
be finished with girdle or the frill of
lace, somewhat scantier in fullness,
may be extended around the figure. A
fiat tassel Of beads finishes each side
of the tunic at the bottom.
These beaded garments are shown
in all the light colors and in black.
Black and silver and black and gold
on black net are among the showiest.
Gold net with gold spangles and beads
is in high favor. The tunic and dress
match in color, as a rule.
The small corsage bouquet of satin
roses worn at one side of the lace frill
is a detail that should not be over
looked. 1t is much more than a de-
tail in the costume.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-11-17

OUCH pretty party gown, in which
- one of those beaded garnitures is
featured, is shown here. The bodice
and apron-tunic Of beaded net, is a
new development Of the ready-made
bodice and tunic affairs that have
so delightfully."- helped out in the max
ing of evening gowns. The straight
hanging front, with frill of lace falling
below the waist line, is the most up-to-
date Of style touches. lust now fashion
does nothing to the waist line but
ignore it. She would like to have all
her devotees forget it, and great
number of them do.
The dress is of crepe de chine made
with straight-hanging skirt with some
drapery near the bottom where the
left side vanishes under a hemmed
bias edge at the right. The bodice is
the simplest imaginable, baby
waist"-that is, plain gathered front
and back with short plain sleeves. 1t
is merely foundation and background
for the beaded bodice of the tunic.