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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
Kid Williams Is a Real Champion

JOHNNY COULON, former bantam
 champion, must view with covetous eyes the large purses drawn down by his successor, Kid Williams. When CouIon held tne4 bantam title the men of his class attracted little attention. An ordinary pair of second rate light weights could always be depended upon to outdraW the Chicago midget, even though he was rated highly as an exponent Of scientific hsticuffs
 When Cou1on met Williams in the battle that cost him his title $5,o00 was the most he could coax from the pro. moters. That purse looked like for tune to Cou1on. and he was glad to ac- cepf, although he must have known that it meant the loss of his title. Now williams is to receive $5,0Oo merely for romping through six rounds with Kil- bana and without his title being at stake.
 Instead of accepting the theory that bantams should work .cheaply Williams rates himself right on a par with the other champions.. When the Milwaukee promoters recently bid $4.000 for a bout between Williams and 8 St Louis movies the Baltimore blond elevated his snub nose at the offer. saying it was worth twice that amount for him to make weight.
 As a matter Of fact, williams really deserves as much, if not more, than such champions as KiIbane and Welsh. Hao merely give light sparztng exhibi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
Bill Donovan's SlOOO.OOO Smile His Chief Asset

F Bin Donovan, whose tedious task
 this season will be the reorg an1zation Of the hopeless Tanks. an aggregation which, according to Frank Chance, represented the biggest collection of concrete this side of the Gatun dam, should be forced into involuntary bank ruptcy, he might honeFtly list among his tangible assets such an item as this:
 Perpetual smile. $1,o00, ,0oo.'
 Bills is a million dollar smile that envelops his classic mug so consistently that you almost lose sight of his ever present bugle (which is technical talk for nose). And Bills nose bends across his profile with the full sweep of one of Harry Sallee's roundhouse curves.
 But, come what may, Bill smiles. It's a safe bet, too, that he will smile next season when the Tanks are committing their worst Yea. bo. copper all bets that he won't.
 On oct. 8, 1907, BilTs smile was wrapped around his =visage in the face pitcher faced. You all remember what happened when Bfll opposing the Cubs, wheeled into the ninth inning with a 1 8 to 1 lead. Chance singled. Stein feIdt walked. Kling popped to Ross man, but Coughltn fumbled Evers' ] grounder and the bases were filled. Schulte died. Rossman to Donovan. Chance scoring. Then Del Howard went up for Tinker. There were two out runners on second and third and two strikes called on Howard with no balls, when Charley Schmidt, the De- troit catcher, went out to interview Bill.
 Curve Toe Wide to Catch.
 'FWhatcha goin' to give finn. Bill 2'' asked Schmidt.
 4sPu break 8 curve across his knees and see If he'll bfte.' noncha1antly re- piled Bill.
 Donovan kept his word. He broke the curve over and Howard missed it a foot So did Schmidt, and Steinfeldt scored the tying run. The game ended a draw in the twelfth, to 3. Detroit players say that Donovan re- turned to the bench at the end of the fatal ninth, an inning that virtually de- oided the series in Chicago's favor, with Ia smile and said, with his face lighted
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
DAVE FLUTE uNGRArEFUL9

DAVE FULTZ UNGRATEFUL2 CLARK GRIFFITH is severely wound ed in his department of justice. He contends that Dave Fu1tz. president of the Baseball Players fraternity shoR- ed fngratitude when he failed to come to the support of organized baseball by declaring that his organization and it's members 1ndorsed the existing player contract.
 Clark is apparently unmtndful of the fact that the morning after the promul- gation of such an opinion by Dave ths Players. fraternity would consist of one president, entirely surrounded hy a total absence of membership
 You couldn't really ask a player ol anybody else to give up his sole lev craze for prying an increase of, wages out of a magnate.
 Dave is reimbursed for handling the affairs of the Players' fraternity tor tthe amount of about $2.50o or $s.Oo0 Ln the present crisis Dave would natural 1y make no wild endeayor to cast him self loose from this 1ittle cornerstone of a prospective lucrative praettPe
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

EIAH KAI CHANG. a twenty-year- old student of the University Of Chicago is the first Chinese athlete to win recognition in several branches of sport Chang is one of the best of the younger prospects," under the tutelage of cold Man" Stagg and Coach Pat Page. He shows what is known as athletic versatility.
 Chang is sophomore. He entered celleEe too late to go out for football in the fall of 1913.. In the school year 1g1s-14 the Chinese boy first came un- der the eye of the Maroon coaches. He reported for practice on the track. and also tried out with the freshman base ball squad in the spring, earning his numerals under Coach Page as an out ns1der. Pat kept up the baseball in toreBt at the university during the sum mer months in 1914 with an all star team Of student and alumni diamond stars. Young Chang had q regular berth.
 When the call for freshmen football players was Issued last September Chang appeared at headquarters in Bartlett gymnasium and requested a suit from Johnnie Johnson. The Ma room trainer at first was inclined to scon. but he gave out the uniform.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
coan pIcka REn aox.

FTNHE Boston Red Sox are going to | have the American league pennant ctnched by Sept l. accordtng to Ty Cobb. This prediction ought to give encouragement to the other teams that have penhant hopes, for star ball play CTS are much like champion hghters-- they are mighty poor hands at picking winners.
 E ny says, -Of course. I believe Detroit
 will show Improvement in 1915. but we have weak spots that will have to be dlledg' sOns of these weak spotg is Ty.s temper. which cost the Tigsr1 any number of games last season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
NEW IDEA IN PACKETS.

NORMAN BROOKES, the Veteran
 Australasian tennis champion, rated as the most scientific of all the worlds tennis players, is the inventor of a racket which promises to gain the att tention of the more expert players. ;
 The shape of the racket is slightly different from the old one, the head be- ing a perfect oval, instead of the old slightly square form. The most notable feature of the design is in the frame of the racket. This is beveled so that in cross section it is practically dia- nond shaped. This allows the ball to roll off the gut surface freely when cut and twist strokes are used. This dimin- ishes the possibility of having the ac- ton of the "english'' changed by fric- ton against a. nonbeveled rim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
JACK FILLER A HARD WORKING
 ATAI FIFE

IFHE amateur is a peculiar beast He
 will Go for nothing what a prOfes- sional couldn't be paid to do. Hen take all sorts of chances to compete and has been known to deliberately give the enemy an advantage just for the sake of sportsmanship-
 One of the most interesting anna teurs in the game is Jack Eller. the New York policeman and worlds rec ord holder over the hurdles. Eller has been in the game ten years and re- gently set new mark indoors over the big sticks at forty five yards doing taa distance in six seconds flat.
 Besides attending to his work here Is what Filler did recently in order to compete in the meet at Boston. where in he set the new record:
 ElIer took little sleep Friday att ernoons but went on duty at D. m- ahd we are told, worked all. night and until Saturday noon, just having time to catch the 1 D. m. train for Boston. Arriving in the early evening. he had 8 light meal and took a short rest be- fore going into competition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

d
 Photos ky American Press Asgoelasien. as-RImyipa handbaIl- 2-PIayers rld-.
 Ing in wagon on way to bali park.
 2s-Tvvo members of the White Scx
 amusing themselves with q wheel
 barrow. 4.-PIayers wrestling. 5s-A
 Players getting ready for practice. FEz7E spring baseball training trip as at present conducted is one of the big prerequisites of the ball player, who : Eorgets about it, however whena he, comes to demand big increase in his sa1ary- In the old days training trips were unknown Every team got in it's preIfminary work as well as it could on it's home grounds.
 The Boston club, which is situated where the spring climate is apt to be most severe, used to train in a gym nasiurn all through March and th@ players frequently had to go out to the grounds and shovel the snow off the diamond before their first exhibition game with the Harvard university team. Can you imagine the pampered athlete Of the present day having a snow shovel thrust into his lily white hands and being told to go out and h11rl the Beautiful of the plot where he was Co show his skill in the afternoon2
 The expense Of a training trip for the ba1lNc clubs is very large, but it has become a necessity. and the cost Is willingly paid Some years ago the National league voted at it's annual meeting to do away with southern trips requiring every team to get into shape on it's own grounds. This legis- Iation had been passed, when it's exc cution. was blocked by Barney Drey- fuss of the Pittsburgh club, who had a long term lease on his training camp at Hot Springs. Ark. MT. Dreyfuss show ed that he must pay the rent for these grounds for a number of years and that therefore he should be, allowed to send ] his team down there for its spring training.
 The point was yielded and as none Of the other clubs wanted the Pirates to get q start in the race through su- pertor condition in the early season all decided to send their teams south. and the proposed rule was abandoned. Since that time there has never been any thought of forcing teams to train at home.
 The southern training trip. though
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

we were trailing Venice in one of the hottest Coast fights in years, and every little victory had meaning that was very satisfactory to local paIates. In the final big Sunday game of the series before $. 900 fans the Angels were giving us a drubbing by a one run lead
 Suddenly. in the ninth, the Beavers maneuvered a runner around to third base. Two were out, and Jack Barry was hustled in to do pinch hitting stunt. Barry never was much of a batsnan and this instance was more so. Instead of banging a home run over the fence. a la Frank Merriwen or Hank Gowdy. Barry's offering was
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

useful and necessary. has become a big expense to the clubs. A few years ago most, if not all, of the expenses of the trip were returned through the pro- ceeds of exhibition games played through the southern cities but the profit from these games has 1windled to almost nothing, mainly through the fact that the big league managers con- stdered such games solely as training stunts, which, indeed. they were, and often did not risk their best players in March competition in the south if the weather was unfavorable.
 1t is impossible toA force a manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
HAD TO HAND
 DOWN TOUGH DECISION

ONE of the toughest decisions in the
 worlds series came in the fourth inning of the third game. George HI- debrand called MaranviI1ess drive down the right field foul line. on which Ma ranvi1le completed the circuit. foul ball Hidebrand used to umpire in the Coast league and Roscoe Fawcett of the Oregonian opines that if Hide brand said it was foul, foul it was.
 Says Fawcett:
 Portland fans will never forget an instance of Hildebrand's unfa1tering nerve as displayed in certain critical game on the home lot some three years back s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

won eight straight games before the night that I called at his hotel to take one of the players for a ride: When this player came out he said to me. Bailey wants to see you-'
 "T went into the lobby and mitted BiIl, who advised me that he was leav- ing the next day to Join the Baltimore Feds All right. Bill. go right ahead' was my answer.
 "As was leaving the hotel Bailey yelled: Remember. Bill. I'm not kid ding and yelled back, Neither am I, Bil.' That's the last say of Bailey. My theory is, if they want to go. let them go if they are convinced that their demands are entirely out of line csrTEt,s been about three years. since I was. up in the big show I-Went to Providence and was WilIed a confirmed tailender. team that finished last for seven successive years. The town was pretty cold; and I had hard time thawing out the fans. They sat on their hands for year, and our best ef- ished sixth my first season and grabbed the flag the second, although we didn't make any money.
 One Daily Practice Enough.
 sI have taken hold of the Tanks hope full of success. haven't any radical ideas on running a ball club. don't propose to drive my men. although propose to have discipline.
 'T never drink. But few beers won't hurt a ball player if he takes them after a ganne-never before. 'T have a great pitching staff in Cald- we'll, Heating. Warhop, Fischer, Mo Hale, Cal Brown and Cole, while my catchersESweeney and Nunanaker- look pretty sweet.
 'T fancy this fellow Pipp. He's a big southpaW who hits 'en a mile. I need hitters. If can line him up and, he delivers I will have a pretty sweet in- field with Pipp. Boone, Peckinpaugh and Mafse1. I plan on High, Cree, Cook, Daley and Hartzen for the outaeld. It's not a ferocious flock of hitters, but a pretty good defensive team. I look for good pitching and that's a big percen- tage." Whereupon the million dollar smile flashed and Bill said adieu. and we said, Good night.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

tions and never fight. The only excuse for increasing the purses in propor- ton to the weight of the boxers is that the heavier men are supposed to do more damage than the little fellows. For this reason the featherweight and lightweight champions have always proved better drawing cards. But the present bantam champion happens to be a far more dangerous man for his inches than either KiIbane or Welsh. Evidently this fact is becoming gen. erally recognized and accounts for the great demand for the bantam kingss services.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

who is looking ahead to the champion ship season, to play all his stars in ex- htbition games. One of the main req sons that he is in the south is to get g. line on his recruits, and the best way to get a. line on them is to play them Hin exhibition contests. The southern fans, however. have become wise to this policy, and they do not turn out in large numbers to the exhibition games with the big 1eaguers.
 The result is that the expenses of the training trip now fall almost entirely on the clubs. with almost no return revenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

he insists that he is. sincere In telling of these. Shotton, according to Rick ey. may be brought in to play second base. while Pratt is shifted to first
 Clarence Walker will be shifted to center, and Jack Leary will be used be- hind the bat !, permanently. Hickey positions the coming season. They will have to hustle from the time they go into training until the season is over. and any time they don't there is going to be something doing. |
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
Some Scenes at Baseball Training Camps

team romped over the old home dishpan.
 Instantly pandemoniun broke loose. also bedlam, and noise was as a gen. tie zehpyr beside what followed a mo : ment later when Hndebrand called Barry out for running inside the dia- nond.
 'sEven the conservative Judge Me- Cred1e joined the throng that sal1ied
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
ILAJoM ONLY ORIGINAL AMERI.
 CAN lEAGuER.

RECAUsH of the outright release of
 Billy Sullivan, veteran catcher. by the White Sox. Nap Lajoie Is the only American league survivor of 1910 who sti1l is an active player. In fact, there are mighty few American Ieaguers of 1901 who arc stiIl in the big leagues or, for that matter. are playing baseball at all
 Harry Davis continues to put on a uniform and assist in coaching and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

forth to tear the aforesaid Dutchnan into maiIable sizes. But Hldy stood adamant in his decision that Barry was out, and months later the Portland correct
 5 .1t took nerve for Hildy to spike Maranvtlle's drive, particularly because Of his affiliations with the benedting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

a weak. puny grounder in front of the plate
 fHere,s where Barry's brain coga be- gan clicking over the speed limit h. stead of running down the base lines, Jack cut into the diamond a yard or two. took the throw on the back of his neck, stumbled into the first bag safe and sound. and the tying run for our
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

up like church steeple. "They had me scared there for a minute"
 Bill has been smiling ever since. He smiled recently when Lefty High met him in St. Louis and asked for half interest in Grand Central park as his share of the Yankee profits this sea- son.
 q made High my best offer" snail- ingly explained Donovan in telling of the meeting a short time ago. "but I wouldn't accept his answer. told him to go home. consult his wife. his best friends, then ponder over my proposi- tion and let me hear from him later.
 Lest year when was manager Of the Providence club had Bill Bailey. a former Brownie. on my team. Bill
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30
Nelson Caused One Round Hoean to Lose Heart

old master Joe Cans. didn't try to knock him out after that What was the user Have him laugh at me2 sSO. sir"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

morning practice Clark Grimth and Fielder Jones are two others who lind themselves able to work out, but as players they are through. Eddie Plank is the only other American league 1901 man. and he is now enrolled with the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

MANY CHANGES IN BROWNS.
 BRANCH RICKEY promises many
 surprises for St Louis fans. He is contemplating some switches in his lineup which no has dreamed of and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-30

league. But when it comes xo the lion hearted stun George has war hero No. looking like a periscope alongside Hub PerneII's trusty right limb.
 "He's one Of the war lords of base ball'f
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-06
"A STRANGER IN CAMP" -
VICTOR DRAMA

Archibald Bait, while visiting with
an old chUm in a north woods town,
goes out on big time with him and
refuses to be taken home when his
friend thinks he has had enough.
Bait, in a struggle to free himself
from his friends OBTAINING hand,
strikes him down with his cane.
Thinking that he has killed him,
Bait fees in terror. The next morn
ing, still running away, he meets an
Indian chief in the woods. Bait, in
full evening dress, is a strange object
to the Indian, as is the Indian to him.
Each runs from the other, badly
frightened.
Bait comes to a lumber camp and
seeks rest. The boss is in love with
his foreman's daughter and the cook
is extremely jealous and on seeing
them making love, faints and falls
under the table. Dinnertime comes
and the cook is missing. Bait is made
the cook. A sheriff arrives during
dinner and talks of the escape of a
convict murderer. Bait thinks he
means him and hides in the girls
room, frightening her. She shouts
for help. The boss runs in. They
fight and in the struggle bump
against a curtained corner. The es-
capped cOnvict-mUrderer jumps out
from his hiding place and after a
struggle, escapes into the dinner hall,
where the lumber jacks capture and
bind him.
Bait returns to his cooking. The
fire is low. Bait pours oil into the
stove. It blows up and he is knocked
down. The hands run in and find him
speckIed with SCOT. Thinking he has
smallpox they run him out of the
camp. He runs to town and finds
his chum uninjured. They start out
for a good time.
Kansas City man drove a golf ball
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-06

Miss YeIena Lozanich, who came
to the United States from Serbia to
raise funds and supplies for. relief
work in her native land, where thou
sands are suffering from lack of
clothing, agricultural implements and
money to buy seed for crops.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-06

Kansas City man drove a golf ball
200 yards and across a ditch, hoIing
out in one, during a recent match.
Mathematical fiends have figured it
out that he has one chance in 1 $780,
900 Of repeating.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-11-18
, DON'T PICK A LEMON WHEN
) THE PEACHES ARE NEAR
q Q Q

Dearest Public:
Who put the stock in stockings! :!
Twas . grille with couple Of calves.
;on't tell anybody.
We have the latest in diamond
mountings-the white gold lax.
mo. you are not my really nrst
love but you are something just a.
good"
Don't you remember last year. dear
heart. you waited till the last min
ute and then you were sorely dis
appointed cause you did not Xmas
shop sooner, and I told you and
thought didn't know. are you going
to do 1t sooner this year! Better do
iit now.
Gold and silver bob-o-links.
We have the missing link. but don't
talk loud when you ask for 1t.
Remember. we have q big stock
lof diamonds.
Better have your umbrella ~
covered.
II you we're going to live always.
dear heart. I'd not say q word about
your having some pleasure AZ you 20
along, but you don't. 80.
II bracelet watch affords you q
pleasure. have 1t. a. there IL q long
wait between the Egyptian mummy's
body and soul getting together. so
theJ will work to any advantage.
Love cometh In the morn and
/, sometimes at night.
Hurry to my aid,
McHATTAN.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-11-18
Moving Pictures

Those German comedians. Rich
ards and Lawrence. will make their
first appearance at the Star tonight
and they will no doubt succeed In
pleasing their audience with their line
Of comedy. A good program OF pic.
tures will be shown In addition to
the vaudeville act. Tomorrow night
the photoplay feature will be Fritsi
ScheR In The Pretty Mrs. smith," a
paramount feature In hve reels.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-11-18

CLASSY stock OF Grand. Player and
Upright pianos; also Photographs. at
Shepherd Plano Depot. next door to
postomce. 16.tf
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-11-18
Germany leads the world in the
number VI electric furnaces Tor steel
production. with France In second
place aud United States third.

Macedonia grows the richest opium
OF all countries. The export Of crude
opium from the salonikn distriet to
tho United States ranks second 10 TO.
bncco In value. The product Ia used
solely In the manufacture Of nor.
phinc. aud is not the quality used tos
smoking.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-11-18

II. G. Chamberlain and l.. =.
Dosicr have recently opened a meat
market Mt 90 Main street. and nj.
though they haven't any more than
got their store room arranged. busi.
ness seems TO be- keeping thcm on
the move. Both members are expert
cnced mon. and arc In . position TO
give the most eficient service.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1915-11-18
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nRIEF MENTION
. . .

Fred stuckel is Merrill visitor.
W. c. Brunner is over from Yreka.
y. l. Rudolph is a recent business
c. U. Hogue is here from sacra-
msnto.
Fred McKsndree got in today from
Msssin.
Tom Garrett is here on business
frea BY.
". H. Bus.sy is visitor from
Lossala.
4. L. Miller 10 q visitor from Al
baay. Or.
N. Aingier is q late arrival from
Dunsmuir.
4. G. Wibber Is in this city. visit
Ing from Yreka.
n. e. Shiede is here on business
from Gacramento.
George Maxwell left this morning
for his home in Bonanza.
Charles Budolph Is in this city on
business from Swan Lake.
Satisfaction In goods and prices at
Hsnderson's, 1134-36 Main street.
Joe Foster left this morning to at
tsaA some business matters in Duns-
1uiT.
saresy bonds while you wait. See
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