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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
Ry wagners

The Army and Navy are having a merry time kidding the public. It was announced yesterday that the sqJlab- ble was ended and the annual football game would be played in Philadelphia November 2S. Later the Navy officials declared posttiv vely they would not agree to the arrangement and that the game was positively off. The Navy would not consent to the idea of hay ing two of the next five games played In New York They claim the trip is too long. So the public will have to stagger along without the annual tus- sle of the government proteges on the gTidfron-
 7 The New Britain problem was the principal topic discussed at the Bast- ern association meeting held yester- day in New London. Owner Scinsd said he had paid all bills and was ready ito start next eeason in an effort to wipe out his losses. Some thought the New Britain franchise ought to be transferred to other territory. It was suggested that if he could secure grounds near a trolley line he might get a paying attendance. President ORour.ke said nothing more would be done about the New Britain franchise until the January meeting. Nothing was said about President O'Rourke' 8
 
 The Eastern Baseball Writers asso- citation also met and reelected officers as follows: President, Sid Challenger, Of this city; vice-president, Frank H. Smith, Of New Haven; secretary treasurer, F. H. Mattoon, of Water bury. After the meeting the writers sat down to their annual banquet
 Banny Kauff, the former local play CT, led the Federal league in batting for the past season. His average is .366 for 154 games He led the league in stolen bases, pilfering 75, and also and runs scored.
 Manager Sta1lings of the Braves is only human after all. He couldn't re- sist the easy money which was offered him to appear in vaudeville so he has accepted terms, said to be the highest ever paid an athlete for stage work Ed Konetchy the Pittsburgh first baseman, admits he has jumped to the Federals and says there are g. number of other National leaguers who will take the plunge.
 Rudolph and Gowdy of the Braves l opened at Hammerstein's in New York with their vaudeville act yesterday Rudolph showed how he manipulates different deliveries and Gowdy gave a talk on various bits of head work that caught the, Athletics mapping.
 Vivian Nicka1ls, coach of the Penn sylvania crews, is anxious to enlist 1T the British army but was turned down because he is over 40 years old. He is l willing to quit Penn any time the gov
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
FRATE1RNAL LEAGUE. Knights of Co1umlbus
FRATERNAL BOWLING
 LEAGUE OPENS SEASON

President William T. Meyer opened the Fraternal Bowling league last night by rolling the first ball of the season at the Park City alleys last night Eight teams constitute the league, and will play on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week until the schedule is com pIeted late in March Of next year Practically all of the officers Of the lodges in the team were at the opening last night. Many of the best bowlers in the city are enrolled in the new league and the games are expected to prove both close and intensely inter esting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
AMATEUR FoopBALh.

The Golden Valleys defeated the fast Pioneers Sunday at Beach's woods by 31 to 0. The features of the game were the playing, of Jasper Hayes at quarterback and Weston ana Kundert on the backf1eld. The fea- ture of the Pioneers play was Abbott with his line plunging. The Golden Valleys will practice Tuesday and Thursday nights atsthe corner of Olive and Pequonnock streets. The follow ing players please report: Hayes, Kundert, Brink, McGarry, Calaghan, l.. Levasser, w. Leyasser, Kerr, Good man. Weston, Briar, Flanagan, Com erford,, Pond, and Pagan. The Gold en Valleys challenge the Orioles for game next Sunday at Beach's woods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
|LEWNSKY RESENTS CRITICISM
 BY FORMER CHAMP CORBETT
Stratford Boy Produces a Clipping Which Shows Jim Once Praised
 Him

over I4evinslzy2 Pshaw! This bout should not be considered in the least. BOD is the cleverer man of the twos that's true without doubt. But where would McAuister come in in 9 finish fight? He wouldn't have a chance.
 Along about the eighteenth or nine teeIrth round LtevtnslEy would have nt- tie trouble in crossing a haymaker. McAaitster, who wouldn't hurt Leevia1slzy in the least, would be a mighty tired man about that time, and it would be like taking candy from a child for Le- whisky to put the finishing touches to McAQtster.
 "As much as arave seem of Levin sky in his street clothes. he seems 1o be Handicapped in weight. That makes little difference, though. Hark back Do my fighting days; didn't we have a little fellow who made us all hustle, including even myself? Think a few seconds!
 <tWhy, yes, Joe Choyinsld, and he was a. regular bearoat, too After looking at Levinsky's features and 11ds curly hadz, the Batt1er looks to me enough to be Choyinslds double If Levinsaky can fight as good as old Joe could, PhihadeBphia will be represented by a worlds champion without a doubt even though Ctroytnskd was never 8 tttle-11older.
 ''To get back to the subject From 1 the reports Of the Jim Coney fight, l staged here, understand hhat Levin sky showed that he is full of gunp- tion- I read that Levinsky not only 1 oI1tboxed Coffey, but also ogEt6ought him in the latter rounds. That's suf- fctent for me.
 %Nlow. take this fellow Smith Car Morris made hdn look pretty bad wher the Gunner refused to take any chanc- es in landing one of his wallops, bz taking one. The reports Of Ets hght ! with Arthur Pelky had the same 1 facts Smith was Ieary of Pelky's wa-lBop and he did mot take a eahanc< at any tiIne knocking Pelky out Wher | the latter had spent all of his stamina 'Lev1nsky has the grit; he has prow- en it. He ds a clever man. in fact faster chan any, of the white heavy. I weights today, and the BattIer carries l handicapped by thirty or forty pounds l at times, can put his opponent tc sleep, we'll, he's got a little walloI anyway.
 These mentioned assets, in m1 I opinion. will prove to advantage fol Ieyinslzy dn am elimination tournel with Willard and Smith. but, as sal( before, 1t wdH probably take nnor, than twenty rounds to decide who i the better man between LevinslEy ana Smith.
 '"The boys will be battling away 1ik Old Harry at the end of the twentieth and I suggest that a finish fight be tween the men should be staged Il this event my money goes on Levin sky to win, and he will likely win be fore the battle goes many rounds nor than twenty.
 .sYes,, said the big fellow, as h started to touch up his checks and ey Iashes when the bell sounded for hin to prepare himself to go on, tI real1.
 think that Levinsky should be consid cred as god as Smith and Wdllards an.
 that he will prove their superior il
 finish battles Battling Levinsky,
 modern Joe Choydnsl<i, to my way 0
 thinking is bound to win Linasel
 worldwide prestige as the heavy wei ght champion 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
JONES GOES AFTER THREE
 GIANT STARS

St Louis, oct.~ 20-A bank roll ef szo.ooo is being used by Fielder Sones.l manager of the St. Louis Feds as a bait to induce major league ball play CTS to take the hurdle to the Terriers 10 lasso performers, for his club. Ac- lcording to an official of the club. he is meeting with much success
 Three Giants-Jef Tesreaus George Burns and Art Fleteher-are the ath- 5letes most desired by Jones. These stplayers have been placed on St Louis Hist, and other Federal League clubs have been instructed to permit only Ethe St. Louis club to bid for their
 According to an eastern report, Jones Is seeking the services of Jake Dau- bert, the hard-hitting first basenan Of 1.-the Brooklyn club. Officials of the St. Louis club said 1t was not Jones in 4ention when he started on his scout ling. trip to pursue Daupert. Jones i already has the signed contract of Bill fLeague and a former White Sox and l Yankee. in the club safe.
 Borton has been playing a sensation- al game on the Coast He was one of the players traded by the White Sox to the Yankees for Hal Chase. &Erank Chance, then manager of the ! Yankees, couldn't see Borton. and re- leased him. Borton was the best first baseman in the, Pacific Coast League this season.
 AS Jones has watched Boreon for 1.-two seascnss he knows his ability and Is satisfied that he will prove a ca- pablo man for the Terriers next sea- son. For tha. treason he Is making mo effort to procure Jake Daubert.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Tn his weekly review of the boxing world for the Farmer, former Cham lpion Jim. Corbett took occasion to re- fer to Battling Levinsky as staller. Levinsky, who is training in Strat- l ford, was aroused by this criticism and produced a clipping from the Phil adeIphia Times in which Corbett had praised I4evinsky.
 l Here Is. the clipping ,and 1t shows that Corbett apparently had a high opinion of Levinsky then:
 James J. Corbett, one-tine heavy weight champion of the world, and lconsidered to be the cleverest fight l CT of his time, gave Battling bevtnstxy, the seasons sensation of the squared circle. the "once over'' and predicted Ia championship future for the Phfla- delphian.
 When the writer questioned Pompa- dour Jim as to whom he thought was the best of the white hope crop, the man who knocked out John J. Sullf- van in twenty-one rounds, September IF, 1892, in New Orleans, he knitted his heavy black broys in thought 8 mo- ment and replied.
 i .sWen, Gunboat Smith, Jess Willard land Battling Levinsky seem to have fthe edge on the division of fighters who are battling for the honor of
 meeting Jack Johnson Tn the hope of I returning the heavyweight champion Iship crown to the head of a white T man.
 well. Gunboat smith. Jess Willard land Battling Levinslky seem to have the edge on the division of fighters who are battling for the honor of meeting Jack Johnson in the hope of lreturning the heavyweight champion ship crown to the head Of a. white man.
 s.However.'' he continued, ssalthough | Ina Taou fY7S,k AY1 Inn from what have read about him in the papers, he convinces me to be the lbest of the white heavyweigfts today. If the threeO mentioned heavies fight
 1t out, I am of the belief that Levin sky will be the winner and prove him. lseIf the best white man in the world.
 Why? We'll, Levinsky is an entire lIy different fisticumian than both Will
 lard and Smith. Willard is an in and out fighter, that Is to say, that in lone bout he looks like the goods. while the next time he shows he looks like a sI big slouch.
 "As to Smith. the gunner is a hard
 hitter. that's all He can waHop, I'll
 admit that. But Smiths knockout
 punch is a. wide, roundhouse swing. Levinsky comes in-
 tsThe Philadelphia man is a boxer
 as we'll as 8 fighter He knows more { about the finer. points of the game than smith and Willard. He IS g
 fast man on his feet, knows how to
 sidestep or dodge a blow. Jabs and
 hooks like a finished boxer and he
 also carries a knockout punch.
 sIevinsky may not be able to show his superiority over Smith in a ten fifteen CT twenty round bout, but ii
 he meets Gunboat in a finish fight
 which Is the right way to decide g championship battle. my money is or tL,evinsky.
 Now in picking Levinslzy to prove
 that he is better than Smith and Will i. lard, I base my dope on the fact thai the Battler has shown more consis- | tency in his battles. He has always shaped up good where Smith and f Willard fight well one night and go tc | pieces in their very next bout. A HOW about MoAl1fster,s victory
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
VOL CAST TO BOX
 WELSH ON NOV. 2

Harry Pollok. acting for Freddy Welsh, yesterday signed articles for the championship bout with Ad Vol gast, which is to take place at Mad ison Square Garden, New York, Nov 9 The articles of agreement call for the men to weigh in at 135 pounds at 3 o'clock the day of the contest. Welsh, who is the champion of the world, insisted on this weight and time.
 The lightweight limit in England is 135 pounds, and Welsh earned his title by making that weight. He is follow ing along the same lines in this bout when he will have to defend his title from the most aggressive man in the lightweight division today---Ad Vol gast, who lost his crown to Willie Rit- chic on a. foul.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

eminent is ready to let him fight against the Germans
 Harvard intends to have a little of that Rugby passing. Seven members of the Hamilton, Ont, team were in Cambridge yesterday showing the Harvard boys how to take passes on the run. The Canadians will remain three days.
 In Buffalo, N. Y., last night Al Mo Coy, the midd1ewteight boxing cham pion, was outpointed by Willie Bren- nan. Mccoy had better keep out of the ring if he wants to retain the title
 Johnny Evers was given an ovation last night he will always remember. His home town, Troy, N r., honored him with a banquet at which many notables were present Previous to the banquet there was parade in which ten bands and 1000 men took part
 New Haven may enter the Inter State Polo league in place of New burgh, N. Y. The league magnates will gather fin Pfttsfeld, Mass, tonight to discuss circuit changes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
BOXING NOTES.

What promises to be one of the most interesting lightweight contests of the season is being arranged for the early part of November in the paIatiaI Auditorium building in Mill waukee. Tho bout in question will be between Freddie Welsh, the worlds champion lightweight, and Charley White, the pride of Chicago. who aspires to the honor now held by the Briton. Negotiations have been pending between the Milwaukee promoters and the managers of these two boys for some time and the ihdi- cations are now that 1t will be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

 OF RING BATTLES

1913.-Freddy Welsh won on foul from Young (Milburn) Saylor at Win nipeg. Saylor denied the foul. and in the opinion of the spectators, Welsh was getting the worst of it when the bout was stopped in the ninth round. After this bout Saylor went to eAus- tralia, where he defeated the best To- cal lightweights, knocking out Hugh Mehegan in Il rounds at Sydney. He fought Young Shugrue twice in. Aus tra1ia, losing the first and winning the second battle. Saylor, on che strength of the Winnipeg battle, advertised himself in the A11tipodes as ''the con- queror of We1sh.'' On his return to America, recently -Saylor challenged Welsh to fight for the title. Saylor is Irish-American, twenty-five years old, and a, native of old Kentucky. He defeated Battling Nelson at Boston three years ago, and has been knock ed out by Jack Britton.
 1873.-Jabez White. former English lightweight champion. born in Bir- ningharn, Eng
 1ss1.-FRrankie Conway Crank Ferris), featherwefght boxer, born at Orange, N. J.
 19O1.-George Dixon and Abe Attell fought a 2o-round draw at Cripple Creek, Col.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

ter rush is working out with the liar yard varsity squad.
 Brown, one of the best tachles on the Williams College eleven, is out of the game with a side injury.
 Coach Hurry Up' Yost has started his training table at the University Of ichigan with 26 men.
 Pensy1vanfa has gone into behind the gate practice. in anticipation of the big games to come.
 Mahan, Soucy, Logan and Smith form the largest squad of ffrst string cr1p- pIes Harvard has had tn several years.
 HigginbothaIn, the old University of Texas end, is making a good showing at left end on the Yale varsity team.
 Walter E1cock, who is coaching Washington and Lee University, has made a great hit with his player who have made big scores this fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Stewart Baker probably will be able to play for Princeton in the Dart mouth game, in spite of his injury which followed his return in the game after nursing a bad knee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Benedict of West Point looks to be sure kicker, judging by his work in practice. He is trying shots from various places and is successful in most of his attempts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Pollock. Trinity's center, is out of the game for the reason with a broken leg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Harold O. Binney, the patent IaN yer who refused to furnish a. bon of $1,000 to keep the peace for thrl months, was taken to Blackwell Island
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Thomas Garter, a negro, was a rested charged with shooting MI Elizabeth Faber, a Baltimore polio woman Mrs. Faber will die.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Six crack players of a Hamilton, Ont. rugby team have. ben engaged by Harvard to give it's football sqpad some pointers on the rugby style of running play Harvard does not in tend to let Yale steal a march on it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

TRY LYFORD BROTHERS BUY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
NAVY POSITIVELY DECLINES
 TO MEET ARMY THIS YEAR
Benny Kauff Leads Federal League in
 Batting for 1914 Season

eminent is ready to let him fight
 against the Germans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Vreeland, now of the U. of Pit squad, was At Muhlenburg two years ago, playing in he sbackfield. He scored 61 points for the team, and 26 of them on touchdowns, and each time kicking his goal Besides he scored nine goals from placement behind scrimmage. Pennsy did not sremem- Der his record when ploying it's 0 to 0 tie with Lafayette last year
 Russell Nourse. Harvards 1908 cem-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20
IoHN k. ATURPHR

UOLlIN LAs Jl4L SUITS A ND 6 III RWa
 Made to Measure 1908 Main Street UD aael
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

ter rush is working out with the liar yard varsity squad.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-20

Russell Npurse. Harvard's 1908 cen
Lower coast gazette., 1914-01-10
Mrs. spenccr's Mission.

Mrs. Lorillard Spencer, widow OF
tho well.known New York millionaire
and society man, expects to devote at
least a year to effort Tor the CONVEX
sion of the Mohammedan population
Of Jolo to Christianity. For some time
past Mrs. Spencer haa given assist
ance to Bishop Brent, Who Is the mis-
sionary head of the Episcopal church
In the. Philippines, and has fire.
ouently said she felt a call to re-
lgtous service. After the death OF.
her husband last year she turned her
attention almost entirely to the work
If the home and foreign missions OF
the Protestant Episcopal church. In
her labors in Jolo her companion VIII
he Miss Virginia Young. for years the
head deaconess of st. Georges Prot
estant Episcopal church, in New York
city. Mrs. Spencer was at the time
If her marriage in 1882 celebrated as
one of the most beautiful women In
America. She was Miss Caroline s.
Berryman. a granddaughter Of Stephen
Whitney. one Of the famous old-time
merchants of New York. To her
friends who accompanied her to the
boat to ssy good.by, Mrs. Spencer ex
pressed great cheerfulness and hope
fulness over the probable success o.
her mission.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-01-10
tie .szIuyhz . bWkd themselves az US.

He began to retreat from me, Try
ing to speak, stunned by my demean'
or. | pressed him back to the otner
end Of the ship. The sailors q
risen to their feet and stood Watcn.
ing me o%pen-mouthed. Nikolai bend
ing oyer the camera, apparently Who'll
" indifferent. At that moment !
seemed to be living in an unreal ana
grotesque dream.
The lieutenant broke the silence.
my Cod" he screamed in German,
.the fellow has gone mad! Captain
Won Obermeister!!'
Nikolai looked up. "At your serv-
ice, sir" he said.
Take his pistols away. he Is IN
sane. 1t is the heat"
schmidt is acting under my or.
.ders.. replied Nikolai. keep your
end Of the boat, lieutenant, or you die.
And the first man." he added, tina,
stirs toward us dies. To work, men,.
he continued in German. The stupe
fled sailors obeyed.
Then Nikolai turned to the lieuten
ant again. "You are entitled to ar
exclamation and you shall have it, HI
said. II represent the British gov
eminent, and our course is laid TO
portsmouth harbor.'
He spoke in English, which, like al
German naval officers, the lieutenan
understood perfectly. Won Beemal
stared at him wildly; then suddenl
. he burst into sobs.
Come, man." said Nikolai, wit
: some sympathy, things are not a
bad as they might be. At least 70
can have your life. And, II 70
Lower coast gazette., 1914-01-10
FIRST AMERICAN OIL WELL
Several States Claim the Honor OF Be-
Ina the Pioneer in This Enormous
Industry Of Our Country.

The location Of the first oil wen In
the United States is claimed by sew
eiral states. The Wheeling Intefli-
gencer, reviewing the oil industry OF
West Virginia, says there was an oil
we'll on the banks Of the Kanawha
river at the present site Of Charleston
"51 years before the Drake well at
Titusville. Pa, ushered in the pc
troleum industry of the wsrld."
1t is probable that there were such
wells in other states. Kentucky mad
one at an early day, but its possibll-
ties were so little realized that nothing
was done with it beyond bottling a linn
tied portion Of the product and ped
ding it out as a lfnimentt AS to the
priority of these old-tfme wells, 1t IS
a mater of small importance, since the
birth Of the petroleum business dates
from the famous Titusville discovery
referred to by the Intelligencer.
West Virginia did not become q
large oil producer until about twenty
years ago, although oil operations OF
VARYING character have been going on
at intervals in that state almost since
the beginning of development In Penn'
%sylvania. There was a fairly flourish
ing industry prior to the Civil war
but it was crushed out during TT.
period Of hostilities, and for mali
years thereafter it was struggling 10.
existence. Production reached nigh
water mark in 1900, when the outpu
of West Virginia wells amounted t
more than 10000, 900 barrels. 1t hs'
not been so large in any s~ubsequen
year, though West Virginia stand
high on the list as an o%ll-producln'
!, state. The production for 1917 wa
. 1920, 900 barrels. In value 1t exceed
ed that of any other year with the sol
!, exception of the record year o. lso'
Lower coast gazette., 1914-01-10

istry of marine" l saw the lieutenant
bring his heels together with a CLICK;
he stood stin as a ramrod and his
hand went up to the salute mechan-
ically. Nikolai sputtered and storm
ed inarticulately for a few mo
ments.
schmidt" he cried to me at
length. withdraw seventeen PAGES IN
accordance with the regulations.
I understood only the motion of the
hand. But Nikolai explained to me
subsequently that this was the form
ula prescribed in the case of an officer
intending to admonish q subordinate.
According to the rules of the service,
M officer might rebuke another in
the presence Of an enlisted man.
Hardly had . withdrawn when ]
saw Nikolai leap toward the lieuten-
ant and metaphorically rend him. His
voice, a continuous low basso, was
hardly punctuated by the ~lieutenant's
high.pitched apologies. Won Bee
MAJ was limp and actually trembling
when Nikolai, having concluded his
lecture, recalled me. my orderly.
Schmidt, accompanies me-" snarled
Nicolai. "You have read the order
Forward! march,"
And we passed into the slip where
a long. low, oval craft was mooret
with ropes against a slopins dock. Al
we approached, a half dozen sailors
rose and stood at attention.
"Will you step aboard, sir?' ash
ed the lieutenant with Difference. n,
kolai accepted the invitation; ! 10.
lowed him; then came the lieutenah'
the sailors trooping in behind MIN