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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
YALE COACH BOASTS
 STUDENTS FOR LACK
 OF TRACK ENTHUSIASM

The lack of interest in Yale track events as shown by the small attend ance at the WiIlisbrook indoor meet Wednesday, has called forth another protest from Coach Johnnie Mack, who said in commenting upon the poor showing made by the candidates
 ..The student body does not seem to realize the importance of these in door meets. It is in these events that the real business of preliminary training is done and where the spirit of the men behind the work kers can be shown A man can begin he hard spring work a lot better if he has the thoughts of the enthusiasm of those who were at the Willisbrook meet behind him. fss
 s.On the other hand, the meets fur nish good entertainment, for some of the best men compete in each <9f them. It is the duty of the student body to help keep enthusiasm in those who do the real work by cora ing to see them work and to encour- age them by their presence.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
BILL POW FRS NOT
 10 JUMP PLANTERS
New London Pitcher Turns Down Outlaws and Signs
 With McCann.

New London. March l 3--s.Iron Man Powers will not jump to the Federals. as he prefers organized baseball and the Eastern Association This was what Bill told Manager Gene. McCann of New London at a conference be- tween them here yester day and to prove it Bill signed his contract for this season.
 McCann said at the close of the talk that Powers told him that he had an offer from the FederaIs, but he pre- ferred to cast in his lot with New London, as he had been used we'll last year, and take his chances of showing the goods necessary to send him up higher HiIdebrand, the catcher who had previously accepted terms, also sent in his signed contract yesterday.
 Manager Mecann left last night for Washington and from there he will go to the Southern training camps He is in search of two players and says that he will stick to the trail, if he has to go all the way to Houston. Texas, m til he lands the men he needs. He expects to be gone ten days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
BROOKLYN NATIONALS WANT
 EXHIBITION CAME AT NEWFIELD
o OutfielderLe efty High Going We'll With
 Detroit On Southern Trip

John Leavy of the Blue Ribbon basket ball team has arranged for a. special train to Danbury next Wednesday night when the Ribbons meet the Hat Town five. The train will leave here at 7;20. will stop at Newtown, and return to this city before midnight. Round trip tickets, which are s$1 .65, may be purchased at Burdick's har- bersllop on Fairfield avenue, Colonial hall or Rourke's drug store on Madi- son avenue.
 The local Knights of Columbus team will bowl team from the Middle town Knights at the Palace alleys, Congress street., next Monday night. The visitors VIII make the trip in automobiles and will be entertained at the local sehapter house after the
 match.
 Wesleyan and Union. which are tied for first place. in the Northeastern ABasketbaH league, will play off for the title in Troy, N. tomorrow night.
 Barrenkamp, last year with Pitts field, pitched the last three innings of yesterdays game for Oakland. Gal. againsta the White Soxs He held the big leaguers to one run The sox beat Oakland by to | Barrenkamp, who is a giant. in stature, is expected to prove a sensation with Oakland. Gene Moriarty, the Syracuse boy whose work pleased local boxing fans who saw the last New Haven show, will appear in the next Elm City show on March 26. He is to tackle Fred YeI1e. who claims the Lightweight title of New England Frankie Mack of Boston, will also clash with Dodo Ma her.
 In it's first game since arrival from Honolulu. the Chinese baseball team Of the University of Hawai-, was de- feated yesterday by the University of California by 4 to 8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
MAJORS DECIDE
 TO KEEP MINOR
 LEAGUES INTACT

One of tE1ef chief aims Of organizes baseball is to keep intact the forty one minor leagues now in operation The chances of wholesale desertlon to the Federal banner are not considered sufficient to give worries to the other wise troubled soIons. out in an attempt to diminish openings for outlaw minor leagues the major leagues are aiding in a scheme to keep up the salaries of men shunted from the training camps of the south rather than have the players leap to the Feders1s:
 Expensive but necessary was a, cll1b owners comment yesterday. The argument suggested by Governor Ten CTS attitude is one regarding the fu-s ture of players who go tot the Fed- erals. sWhere then?'' is the ques- ton that organized baseball is pro- pounding to the younger pIayers who are discovered flirting with the out law league. Some of the Federal league clubs are already overloaded with players, and there is no league for them to play in when blue eIvel- opes are handed out, I.ence the cager- ness of James A Gilmore to enlist miner league allies. N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
DE ORC RETAINS HIS TITLE AT BILLIARDS
 BY BEATING EAlIEs

If the three-cushion ehanirl1nsf match between Alfredo De orc. lal champion, and Fred Fame. chauets ers which ended at Doyle,s Acaazas New York; last night i'm e yfcto1y r-r De Oros could have been eztenla- few days the Denverfte mlaht n won. Ear1es was improv1ns sseFl night. Tn the .first block De Cro asar- Iy discounted his opponent Hfnalrr by 50 to z9, but on the second ulshLr play Flames rolled up 25 pofute t1 u1 Oro's 50l and in the final clal1 -l1 Denver man got 43 to che champion 50.
 True. he was beaten 45 poi4f1 days in which to strike hia sail-fel- might have caught up with Che crse pion and possibly overfaireu hll+
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
BRITTON ANXI0US TO MEET WILLIE
 RITCHIE IN RING

Ei1 Boag. manager Of the Manhat- fan Bporting club. New York, is ne sotiating with Willie Ritclaie for a. ten round bout between the champion of the 1ightweights and Jack Britton of Chicago.
 Boag has offered Ritchfe guaran- tee Of $6,0O0, while Britton. eager for a chance at the champion, will work on a percentage basis It is Boag's hope to hold the match some time in April. in all probability just before the start of the baseball season.
 Boag received word from Ritchie yesterday that if all went well he would accept the match, but that he would rather box the latter part of this month, in order that he might start for the coast and finish training for his match with Tommy Murphy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
JOE WOOD JOINS BOSTON TEAM IN
 CAMP APRIL l

Port Jervis, N Y. March 12-Joe Wood will be able to report for train ing in Hot Springs with the Red Sox probably on April 1, according to pr. F. E. Gessner, who has just re- turned from Parker Glen, where he found Smoky Toe in fine condition, Joe will be allowed to go outside the house this week, and his steady i'm provement led the doctor to promise Joe that he will be able to start south by April 1. to join the team and do some light training work
 While on his way. south President Lannin wired Joe. telling him to take good care of himself and not be too anxious to report. But Joe is very uneasy and wants to join the team in the south
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
U. s. TENNIS STARS
 RETURN FROM ORIENT

San Francisco, March 13.-William NJ. Johnston and Ellis Fottrell, the American tennis doubles champions of California. are home today after a tennis trip to the Philippines They travelled more than 15. 900 miles in four months and carried off all honors Johnston won the singles champion ship of the Orient and with Fottrell also won the doubles championship The event was in Manila, January ' to 13, and the entry list included the piayerfs of seven nationalitfe4s The hardest opposition they encountered was from two Japanese players.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
CUBS BEAT CONNIE
 MAGKS TEAM, 3 TO ?

Tampa, Fla, March 13-An the breaks were with the Cubs in yester- day afternoons game opening the ser ies of six contests for the spring train- ing championship. and they defeated the worlds champions to 2. Tn the Afhletics' lineup there were only two missing stars Baker and Barry. Neither of these have reported, but Orr and Kopf played sensational ball and the two regulars were hardly missed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
RITCHlE CLEANS
 UP AD VOL CAST
Gate Receipts For Big Bout Amount to Over
 S39, ,0OO.

willie Rftchie. light weight cham pion of the world, earned a shade over Ad Wolgast, former Champion, in their ten-round bout at Milwaukee,, Wis, last night The champion outboxed the Michigan boy in five rounds and in the seventh had sWoIgast backing away from his punches. WoIgast sank to one knee when Ritehie landed a shower Of blows on his stomach and took the count of four He later rushed at. the Champion, but Ritchie danced away from him
 Twice during the bout WoIgast was warned by Referee Stout for his rough work in the c1ineI1es. In the eighth and ninth rounds Ritchie clearly out boxed the former champion
 Wolgast rushed at Ritchfe at the opening of the tenth and sent his right and left to Ritchie's face and body, but the coast boy did not give ground and met Wolgast with right and left Jajbs to the jaw, Both boys were fighting fercelyi when the bell rang.
 When the champion and the ex- champion came to the center of the ring for the first round they wasted little time in ssparring for openings. Wolgast bored in to close quarters at once and found the champion willing to meet him at that game. WOlgast secured a shade-tfae better of the first round, playing largely for Ritchie' s body
 AGilv aul<ee March 1a.4Receipts of last nights ten round bout between Willie Ritchie and Ad Wo1gast amounted to sss. .so5. according to a statement today by Manning Vaughn, secretary of the Wisconsin state box ing commission. Forty per cent ot this amount. $15,922. went to Ritchie- Wolgast received $11, ,941, thirty per cent. and the prornoters divided s. e52, Vaughn said. The commission re- ceived $1,99O-
 The contract for the fight provided that Ritchie could receive 40 per cent Of the receipts and Wolgast 30 per cen. or that Wolgast could receive 47t per cent. Of the total recipts out ol l which he would have to pay Ritcbje $10, 600. The champion chose the 4l per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
RIFLE SHOOTERS
 COMPETE AT LOCAL RANGES

Some good scores were made last night at the twelfth match of the Ma fionaI Rifle association. Ten men were divided into two teams, one shooting at the Ar1nory and the oth- CT at the Park Club. Those at the Arnnory had the higher score. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
MERKLE DUG UP
 Y0U.G GILHOOIEY
 OF N. Y. YANKEES

Frank Gi1hooIey of the Yankees planes his present condition in life on Fred Merk1e. The Giant first baseman saw the little Yankee pick ct man playing second base for an amateur +team in Toledo, Ohio,s in 1910, and was so impressed by the kids ability as a hitterSthat he ad- yised him to drop back to the outfie1d and offered to find a place for him with Billy Gilbert's Erie, (Pa.,) club if he'd make the change. Gilhooley did not relish the idea of playing in Erie, Pa, but did sign with a South Michigan League club, from which he was purchased by the Cards in August of 1911. The St. Louis club could not use him and sent him to Gilbert, who sold him in the fall of 1912 to the Montreal InternatfonaI- ists. Gi1hooley has never played second base, professionally.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13

Few veterans remain tn the l up of the New York. XanEeee season. Manager Chance ts trt--. a new team of youngsters-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13

In his nine years in the National league. Mike DooIan never batted higher than .263, this in 1910, and three times he has been below .22O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13
fBy Wagner.l

The Brooklyn National league, club
 has offered to play an exhibition game
 with Bridgeport at Newf1eld park
 April 26, July 5 or September 13. The ing major league teams on this circuit
 during the regular season but the lo- cal management could bring Brooklyn here on April 26. which is several , days before the Eastern season opens. No feply has yet been sent to the
 Brooklyn management.
 Lefty High. the old Hartford star. l is hitting the ball hard for Detroit in
 the exhibition games down south.
 The Hartford club has signed a
 youngster named Hochheimer who claims to be from this city. Perhaps it 1 is Hork heimer Of the yosts-
 They have a fearful and wonderful 1 Knowledge of baseball law in Hart ford Owner CIarkin suspended Man ager Mcdonald and a few other play CTS because he feared they would signed before March 1 If that were lftrue most minor league clubs would 1 have only a ndkeeper and bat boy on the roster at this time of year. No wonder some of the naagnates don care to accept Clarkin's advice on baseball matters.
 The Blue Ribbons will practice Sum l day morning in order to get into shape I for the game with the Knickerbpckers I at Colonial hall next Tuesday night! The lightning might strike the Rib | bons for a victory this time.
 l Manager McDonaId of Hartford had a conference with Owner CIarkin yes | ters7a av and it was announced later that l McDonaId was ready to sign any time Tn order to acco1nmodate the rooters iSx-E : s.xriSJ,s fs, lrea tT1e trip Manager
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13

Manager McDonaId of Hartford had a conference with Owner Clarkin yes terday and it was announced later that McDonaId was ready to sign any time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13

Tn order to aecommodate the rooters who wish to take the trip, Manager
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-13

Wesleyan and Union. which are tied for first place in the. Northeastern Basketball league, will play off for night
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17

So many people are worrying about
the war and things that it is a relief
to find Pittsburgh professor who is
"all het up" by his belief that Mag
ara Falls will cease to fall one thou
sand years from now.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17
THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

Let live in house by the side of a road,
Where the of men go by
The who good and men who are bad
As good and as bad as l.
would not sit in the scorner's seat
Nor hurl the cyncs ban;
Let me live in house by the side of the road
And be a friend to man.
see from my house by the side of the road
By the side of the highway of life,
The who press with the ardor of hope
The who faint with the strife
And turn not away from their smiles and their tears
Both parts of the Infinite Plan,
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be friend to
/ know there are brook gladdned meadows ahead
And mountains Of wearisome height
That the road passes through the long afternoon
And stretches away to the night
But still rejoice when the travellers rejoice
And weep with the strangers that moan
Nor live in my house by the side of the road
Like a who dwels alone.
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
Where the of go by;
They good they bad they weak they strong
WISE fooish-so /
Then why should sit in the scorners seat
Or hurl the cynic's ban?
Let me live in my house by the side of the road
And be friend to
Sam Walter Foss.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17
LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN LAW

One of the conditions of which the
people rightly complain is the law:
delay and the high cost Of justice
There is a general belief that the rich
litigant has the advantage over the
poor litigant and the clever rascal
over his unsuspecting or slower-wit-
ted victim. This belief is based on
the knowledge that it takes money
to hire the best lawyer and that e
case in court is often duel between
attorneys, instead of an effort TO
get at the right.
Generally speaking, there is no
complaint Of the honesty Of the court,
at least, not in Idaho. But there is
distrust of the workings of justice,
the technicalities of the law, the de-
lays in procedure, the intelligence Of
the jury and the fairness of the whole
business. No sensible business man
will go into lawsuit if he can avoid
it, no man but feels that he loses if he
submits his case to their action.
There is no more serious condition
in our country. The lack of confidence
in the law beeets distrust, disobedi-
ence, violation and even contempt.
We seem to be involved in mess of
statutes, decisions, customs and prece-
dents that can only be penetrated by |
a skillful lawyer and then at great
expense.
The problem is to simplify justice
80 II can be secured without undue
ielay or expense. 1t is a hard prob
EN-, because every time one tries to
igure it out he sees that it is almost
necessary to begin the reform in ad-
of law by wiping out all
present methods and starting anew.
The "high cost of Justice is some
hing that vitality concerns every one
# us and any help toward the solu-
ion of the problem will be real BEN
faction to this country and the peo-
lie.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17
THE HUNGER FOR MUSIC.

The other day an Emmett woman
OF education and culture, but lacking
in a taste for music, complained
that a preponderance of the Lecture
Course numbers were of musical
nature. And it is true. But the rea-
son is that the public demands il. The
enthusiasm which greeted every mum
her of the splendid program given
by the Apolles last week is evidence
that the people are music hungry.
One of the fine necessities of life is
music. or course it is not necessary
for the mere fact of existence, but it
IS quite essential for the purpose Of
living That is the reason why a
very large majority of the ranch
homes have phone graph And il
plays prominent part in the life of
every rural community. Not long
ago the writer stopped for brief
time at ranch home on the bench.
The first thing the man of the house
did was to bring out the photograph
and play selection from Melba and
then another from Harry Lauder-one
Of those Scotch songs that get a grip
on your heartstrings. He enjoyed it
and so did we. Music had become
part of that rancher's existence.
II is not, however. only those who
live in isolated places who are hungry
for music. Some of us who have had
every opportunity TO hear the best Of
music have never recognized our need.
We have thought we did not care for
music, and that it was very pretty and
nice and all that, but it did not have
anything to do with us, the way that
books and pictures and friends did.
And then, perhaps, the music that we
have needed, all unconsciously, has
come to US in bit Of melody from the
street or from the opera, or even from
the latest model Of the old despised
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17
DEFECT IN PRIMARY LAW.

While several Of the statesmen are
telling about how to fix the primary
election law, il occurs to the pump
kin editor of this family ireside com
panion that the greatest defect in the
law lies in the fact that man may
be nominated when there are several
candidates, though he is not the first
choice of one-fourth Of the voters
who took part in the election. The
present law places d premium on me-
diocrity as il permits very ordinary
material to secure nominations for
high Offices who would not get look
in at convention or where a major
ity vote was required. Nampa Rec
ord.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17
WILL BE DISAPPOINTED.

The Index has no desire to throw
cold water on the expectation and,
we believe, honest determination of
Governor-elect Alexander to give to
the people Of Idaho an economical and
business like administration. His
promises, made during the campaign,
may have been rash, but that he made
them honestly we have no reason to
doubt. But we are afraid he is
doomed to disappointment.
When Mr.. Alexander held out that
he purposed to have an economical
administration and that he would save
the people of Idaho many thousands of
dollars. we believe he meant what he
said But he will find that he is so
CONSTRUCTED by the present constitu-
tion that about the only thing he has
70 do with business-like administra-
ton is to appoint few minor officers
of state institutions. He will see
people wasting money by the bushel
in every activity, from towns, through
counties, up to the state treasurer's
office, with no power under the law
to stop it. The governor is mere
figurehead. He is not governor; he
is a plaything. Every real job he
wants to tackle he'll find has been
given out to somebody else over
whom he has no authority.
Until change is made in our pres
ent system of state government, the
governor will continue to be mere
figurehead 1t has been so in the past
and it will continue to be so in the
future. Our present system is alb
surd. 1t ought to be changed. and the
Idaho governorship made a real job.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17

embarrassing just now to Germany
and the dual kingdom. But the deatl
of Albert would be an irreparable los:
to Belgium, disaster greater thar
the German. invasion,
The war has given us some STIR
ing pictures of him. Beginning July
20, when Germany offered to guar
anty him kingdom if he would give
its armies free transport. Tall and
straight he stood before his minis
tiers and dictated his answer. Bel
GUMS honor meant more to him than
his crown. He said that in face of
almost certain knowledge that Bel
GUM would be turned into a charnel
house.
Again, when Brussels had been TAX
en- and Won Der Goltz assured Bel
gium its integrity if it would stop
fighting, Albert's answer was a des-
perate attack on the German lines
at Malines, which, for four days,
held back the troops intended to re-
enforce the army in France. King
Albert went into the fight in per-
son at Malines, leading (not watch
ing with field glass from the rear)
his household cavalry in a wild saber
charge, such as the one at Balaclava,
which Tennyson has immortalized.
The Belgian army and the Belgian
demonstrated with Albert
for his recklessness.
"My skin is of no more value than
yours" he said in reply. But it was,
and Albert finally was convinced that
it was. He was the inspiration of his
soldiers. Tales of his heroism went
through the camps. Here was a king
a man could fight with and for. He
was no King Petaud, cheering his
army by telegraph. His voice was his
courier. His own kindly face, which
William Phillip Simms says reminds
me of the classical paintings of the
Christ, appeared at the campfres in
stead of royal proclamation.
Innumerable stories have come of
lis simplicity. In uniform as plain
IS that of his humblest officer, unac-
by numerous staff he
lists his regiments. He shakes the
land of private soldier. He shares
he dry bread and water ration of
orporaPs detail. He weeps with
ergeant over the still forms in Bel
ian blue that dotted a field after
epulse of fierce German attack.
Albert is king and Belgium is a
alton because of it..
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-12-17

photograph. We may have expert
enced an unexpected and tremendous
satisfaction, a more intimate ac-
quaintance with beauty and joy and
sympathy than all our books have
brought US, realization of something
inside of US coming to life. Finding
new necessity Of life is rare and
splendid experience.
In howell or mansion, on the battle
field or in the quiet ranch home, the
hunger for music is ever present and
must be satisfied, along with the hun
ger for food and books and children
and friends. Music is necessity Of
life.