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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05

very humble slcrew.s Under Connie Mack in 1895 they finished seventh, and sixth the following year. They finished eighth, with Pat Donovan as pilot, in 18975xand in the same place with Watkins in charge in 1898. The Corsairs were seventh in 1899, when Watkins quit the job and Pat Dono- van again assumed the helm.
 The coming Of Fred Clarke as man ager, with his doughty crew of Colo ne1s, gave the club a new lease of life. Honus Wagner was, of course. the life of the party, but he had some great associates, and far from being the elast of them was Claude IRitchey.
 Ritchey was born at Em1enton. Pa, 42 years ago today, Oct. 5, 1873, and broke into the big 1eagnes with the Cincinnati Reds in 1897. The follow ing year he Joined the Louisville Co1- onels,. and when Dreyfuss transferred his activities to the Smoky City in 1900, Ritchey followed the processio on.
 Johny Evers Eddie Collins and other stars, Of the keystone bag in this day of grace had nothing on Claude when he was in his prime For six straight years. from 1902 to 1907 inclusive, he led the second basemen of the National League in fielding, and as a swatfer he was seldom very far below the 300 mark, although he passed that figure only once, in 1899, his last year with the CoIonels, when he batted 30s.
 And talk of your million dollar ir- fields! Maybe there have been bet. ter infe1dAs than Kitty 'Bransheld at first, Ritchey at second, Tommy Leach at third. and Honus Wagner at short, but the veterans would just like to see it. During the period from 1901 to 1905 the stAl1-Anerfcan'' nine was with two. except ons, the Pirate club. In both inf1eld and outhe1d the Corsairs excelIed all the other clubs in the circuit, but Mathewson and Bresnahan, of the Giants, held the battery honors.
 Rftchey remained with the Pirates until the close of the 1906 season,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
CLAUDE RTTCHEY
 WAS A STAR WITH
 CLARKE'S OLD PIRATES

When Barney Dreyfuss transferred the Louisville National League club to Pftttsburgh in 1900, he took with him IA players, of whom Ii were retained during that season. There were Fred Clarke, Honus Wagner, C1aude Ritchey. Deacon Philippe, Tommy Leach, Rube Wadde11, Pat F1aherty, Charley 9Zimmer, Walter Woods, Tom Massitt and Cliff Latimer. These ex- Coione1s formed the nucleus of one of the greatest ball clubs in history In their first year in the Smoky City the Kentuckians finished second, and for three straight years after that they, with the assistance of some new blood, copped the National League bunting.
 Prior to the Kentucky invasion of Pittsburgh, the Pirates had been a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
Extra Sporting Page
ALEXANDER AND SPEAKER LOOM
 UP AS STARS IN BIC SERIES
The. Red Sox Have More Veterans of
 Worlds Games Than Phillies

ed of on the Red Sox team, togethe CT with Lewis and Hooper, make up the great outfeld,. considered by many to be the best in the country. These three have been playing together for several years and understand each other so well that there is never a hitch or jolt to mar the Ism oothness of their play Speaker, o4 course, is the pillar of strength on the team and while he has not been credited with a home run hit this season, his batting average of .332 speaks for itself Twenty-four two-bag ggers and 12 three-baSe snaashes in addition to III singles make up the sum of bin gles accredited to the center elder, sc far as the records go this year. These together with IT sacrifice hits and 2s stolen bases as well as a fielding aver age of .975 testify to the usefulness of the big Texan, who at-bat and in the field has earned a place among the greatest players in. the history of the National game
 Left6elder Lewis who has been with the team half a dozen years, also has ing average of .933 Lewis made. 156 base hits, 29 doubles, seven three baggers. two homers, sacrificed 29 times and stole IA bases. His bat ting average is .295.
 Hooper, the other member of the OdlAie4u, HAS d ueldlnS average or I-974- His contributions with the stick include 13O singles, IS doubles, 14 triples, two circuit wauops, and 16 sacrifice hits, batting average of PAP. Besides he pilfered bases IT times
 As to the infeId of three years ago. Gardner and Wagner still remain but the latter is not likely to be seen in the coming series. Gardner at third base however, is we'll to the fore among the hitters. Always danger ous with the bat, he is a first class fielder with an average of .92S
 The Red Sox did not find them selves as Ieague-1eading combina<4 ton until the accession of Barry His conversion from shortstop to. second base was the deciding factor in Bos- tons progress pennantward-
 The coming of Barry resulted in, an unusual alignment of Keystone com binations." As preparation against accidents, Manager Carrigan has an interchangeable combination in the infeId. Four shortstops are available. Scott, who plays the position regu- larly; Jaqvrin, his understudy; Barry, who played a star game in that posi- ftion for so many years with the Attn Ietics. and Heinie Wagner Red Sox regular at short in the World Series of 1912- The three latter men are available also as finished second base men, and fJanvr1n and Barry can bring experience foSrelief of Gardner at third base, if necessary. First base is protected by the rever3iv1e pair. HobHtze1 and Gainer. Both are good fe1ders, but Hoblitze1 is stronger as a batter against right hand pitch CTS, while Gainer gets best batting results off the delivery of 1efthanders-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05

fthousands in the Ku K1ux klan espe-
 cial1y deserve the superlatives in de- scription. The handling of these vast
 armies was with a precision that is
 truly marvellous, and the general stag
 ing effects were such as to attain the
 most picturesque ends..
 Throughout this stirring drama,
 there runs a beautiful love story. The southern 1ad~-who loved a northern
 miss is Henry B. Walthali as 'tCol. Ben
 Cameron and the object of his affec- tion is pretty Lillian Gish as Elsie 1 Stoneman.' Both are screen artists
 of the most Hkable personalities, and
 they are surrounded by truly re-
 markable cast that for types and char acters has never been equaIled. Mae
 Marsh, as Flora Cameron" the pet
 sister of ''the little colonel,'' is a lov- able little girl of pronounced ability, | and Ralph Lewis as "Stoneman,' the
 unseen power at the capital in the re- 1 construction days, gives 9 wonderful l portrayal of that unusual character. l Joseph Hena bery's "Lin2oln''; Don ald Crisp'sz Grant; and Howard Gaye's "Lee,'' were of such realism that one was almost transported back
 to those stirring days when these
 three men were the inspiring figures in
 a battIe-torn North and South. l There can be found nothing in the production that could offend any race,
 There are good whites and bad whites, just as there are good blacks and bad l blacks. It is an historical drama and
 it's historical detail is given accurately without evident prejudice or favor. l A truly remarkable feature that is of tremendous worth in the production is the musical score, interpreted by a symphony orchestra of some thirty pieces. The music by Joseph Carl BrieI is beautiful and, is adapted to every scene and action in the specta- cle. N;
 Polls presented a gala appearance for the opening. Blue and Grey guardsmen were stationed at the outer lobby, and courtesy girls in hopsk1rts
 and fri1ly panta1ettes bobbed a well
 come as they distributed programs,
 The ushers were in costume depicting various periods of American history
 and the interior of the theatre was 'draped with the national colors.
 'tThe Birth of A Nation is, every thing that has been claimed in ad- vance for it. It should be seen by everyone who enjoys real dramatic art coupled with the picturesque possfbi1i-
 ties of the screen in Griffith produc- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05

q
 when he went to the Boston Nati ons where fore another year he continued to lead the National League second sackers. After that he began to slip, and went back to Louisville.
 Of the great fnfieId of the pennan- winning Pirates of the early Clarke regime only Wagner remains in the harness. Kitty Bransf1eld disap- peared from the Pirate lineup arter the 1904 season. Claude Rttcney left after the conclusion of the 1906 race. Tommy Leach figured in the Pirate inf1e1d until the end of 1908. Now that Clarke has resigned from the Pf- rate management, Wagner is the only one of the old Kernels left on the Buccaneer craft. Tommy Leach was the last to desert thee raft, with the execution of Clarke and Wagner Af= ter his days as 9 elder were over, Tommy went into the outer garden and stuck by the old ship until the end of 1912
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05

New York.
 Young Gorbett wears bitter smile when he talks about that rool1us He insists, and probably will insist on his death bed, that Graney sgave him the worst of it. Young COnbett, depended largely on his right paw, and he de- c1ares that Graney so frequently and consistently blocked his effective fist that he couldn't land 8 solid blow with it. The boys went along twenty rounds pretty even-like, without either in- f1icting or sustaining much damage, and at the finish Graney raised Britt s hand.
 Young Corbett asserts that he was the victim of native son decision. and that it broke his poor, trusting heart and ruined his promising career. Anyway, the statistics show that he was never much good after that. Later in the same year he was knocked out by Battling Nelson, who repeated the trick a little later, and he lost to I1adte Hanlon in 1905, and was knocked out by Aurelfo Herrera and Dick Hyland in 1906.
 Eddie Han1on's defeat of the Denver boy ten years ago was the third and last contest between their pair of won derfuI fighters. They met first early in 1903, and Corbett, who was in good condition, was lucky to get a draw. Later in the same year they fought again. The Denverite was in good condition that time, and he gave Han lon a terrible beating. Eddie had -nev- CT been knocked down up to that time, and the San Francisco sports thought he was unbeatable, but he was but a child in the hands of Corbett. The chubby little Coloradoan whipped him to a frazz1e, but Eddie was prepared to die in his tracks rather than give in. He was knocked down, but he got up, and fought doggedly on. At last, in the sixteenth round, Young Corbett revo1ted at the idea of inflicting fur
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05

ther punishment on the game lad, who could scarcely raise his hands. ''F'or Gods sake, Eddie, stop il" he ap- pea1ed to Referee Graney, and the lat
 ter led the beaten, battered, weeping Hanlon to his chair.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The amount of prize money for off ficers and men of the navy which has accumulated during the war is said to be $2O,oO0,00
 ~ Secretary McAdoo will make a trip <to the. Pacific Coast and back to study public building problems and inspect the customs andssinteraa revenue of fees. 4
 The new Hungarian war loan will bear 6 per cent. interest and will be issued at l97 1-2. according to a Ser lin dispatch.
 The cotton crop is estimated at 10,-. 950,ooo bales by the Department of Agriculture This is the smallest crop since 1900.
 The International Farm Congress opened its annual session at Denver, Col.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
WISE AND OTHERWISE


 A newspaper reporter who return ed from covering. several county fairs says he always was iH1forTneds> if the quantity of exhibits fell off, that the quality was improved, and if the quail ity fell off, the quantity had shown a gain.
 It is scarcely advisable for the ann bilious youth to become disgUsted with the small opportunities of coun- try life. even if a, few bankers are go- ing to get a rake-off of sI950OQ, 900 for financing the<alltes loan.
 Some one asks what has become Of the man who formerly didn't dare : trust his money to the savings banks Well in a good many eases he is one of the people who have contributed to the $239, 100000 gathered in by swindlers every year.
 John D. Jr., out living with the min CTS, must find it quite a relief after the horrors of attending five o'clock teas in New York.
 Tine only trouble with the cattle shows is that it costs so much money for prizes and feed of the cattle. while the people come to see the races ana the midway.
 costumes hanging in the closets hut after looking at the fall fashions the usual verdict is. ''Nothing to wear"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-17

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-17

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-17

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-17

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-17

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Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-17
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-11
Humorous department

Would Save the Banda corre-
spondent send us this story, evidently
from an ironical Swiss paper. A few
soldiers belonging to part of Swiss
regiment in a garrison at Basel, went
to certain cafe for refresh
ments. One of them sat down along
at a table. Later civilian, a Ger
man, joined them and two began to
talk war politics. Would you shoot
the Germans if they invaded Switzer-
land?" asked the German.
"Oh, no; never," exclaimed the SOL
dier.
waiter, a pint of beer and a beef
steak with potatoes for this brave
man." ordered the civilian.
"And your pals sitting at the next
table-would they also not shoot the
Germans if they tried to invade this
country"
"Oh, no, never" reiterated the Swiss.
Waiter, a glass of beer for each
of the soldiers at the next tablet" Or
dered the civilian.
And again addressing the soldier he
asked: "Is this generally the view
held in the Swiss army in regard to a
possible German invasion? Are all
the Swiss soldiers so Germanophil ?"
II don't know" replied the soldier.
But why would you not shoot the
Germans?"
Because we belong to the band."-
Manchester Guardian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-11
MEXICAN STORM CENTER
Outlook is Still Dark, Says Dr.. N. e,
PressIy

Tampico is the center Of the revolu
tion at the present time, and the
Villista faction, if we can believe the
reports. are approaching this point
from four directions. and with the de-
termination to take the port. The for
tification of the place is still being
pushed, and is considered to be in
condition to resist any force sent
against it. The last report on the
Monterrey division is that Victoria
capital Of the state Of Tamaulipas, has
fallen; and the advancing forces are
only eighty miles from here. At el
Edono. thirty-five miles distant on the
San Lois Potosi line, daily fighting is
kept up, and many wounded are COM
ing in. The daily movement of troops
keeps many excited, and the masses
fear seige, and its terrible conse-
quences.
The food situation has been reliev-
ed in a measure, for a few weeks; but
it is only temporary. There were some
days when it was impossible to get
bread. Both wheat and corn have
been shipped in, but they are high
priced, seventy pesos (dollars) a sack
Of one hundred pounds of flour, and
forty cents litre for corn; about
thirty litres a bushel. 1t has been sold
as high as sixty cents a litre. The
scarcity i'm the interior has been great
er than here. Brother Tice, Quaker
missionary from Victoria, came to
Tampico last Thursday. and for five
only roasting ears to eat. He says:
The suffering is pitiful i'm the eX-
treme:" but it does not reach the