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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-14

Senator Beckham will take the
stump for the State ticket, making
his first speech at Lawrenceburg.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-14

Boston won the third champion
ship game. which now stands Bos-
ton two. Philadelphia one. 1t takes
4 games to win.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-14
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
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On the eve of his marriage the
President is still talking peace.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-14
IMPORTANT MEETING.

The Christian Co. Credit Mems
Association will meet tonight at 8
o'clock, at the II. B. M. A. rooms.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-10-14
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
GIBBONS ANGRY
 AT DELAY WON'T ' FIGHT M'FARLAND

St. Paul, NIinn., April 24EFal1ure of Packey Mcfarland to attend a meeting in Chicago Thursday result ed in the cancellation of all negotia- tions for his proposed match with Mike Gibbons of St. Paul.
 Packey has . $6O.oO0 interest in a brewery in Joliet, which he said need ed his attention. and asked for g. post ponement of the meeting. Gibbons Packey failed to put in an appearance Thursday he said he would waste no more time.
 T posted a $50 forfeit before I went to Havana to show good faith, but McFarHand did not put up a dime. am tired of being the goat in this match. and if McFarland thinks he ia going to get lot of publicity at my expense he is through now.'' Gibbons said the proposed match with McFar- land had cost him about $5,o0O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
MARY MACNATES ON HAND
 WHEN EASTERN MEETS HERE
WILL
 DO HIS TRAINING
 AT ACORN'S GYM

sam Robideau. whQ was due here from Philadelphia this afternoon. will make arrangements to do his training at the Acorn A. c. gymnasium on Kos suth street. Walter Mohr. who meets Robideau in the 5 round star bout at the boxing show next Friday night, is training at Capt. Bonds in Stratford so Robideau will not be able to work there. Johnny Loftus, the veteran trainer, lis in charge of Robideau and will complete negotiations for train ing quarters before tomorrow.
 Mohr is doing 8 little road work 1n Stratford every day and is also going through the usual indoor stunts The Brooklyn boysis a model Ain his habits so he is always in good condition. His recent good showing against Leach Crosss in Waterb bury has boomed his stock among local fans. Cross is a tough customer but NdohF gave him a lively argument.
 l Young McAuliffe is putting himself through a course of sprouts so that he will bA fit for his match with Red Ketchef of White Plains. N. Y. After a long absence from the ring AIcAuliffe ] made a fine impression on the en- l thusiasts by his whirlwind campaigns against Teddy Hubbs He will meet a hard hitter in Ketehel. This bout is scheduled for ten rounds. The pre- ] Iirninary will be an eight round affair | between Battling sKunz of South Nor | walk and Bud Palmer of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
WEINERT MAKES $50, 900 OFFER TO
 JESS WILLARD

New York, April Eff Jim Cof- fey, the Dublin Giant is to gain the match he is seeking with Champion J ess Willard his manager Billy Gib- son, will have to do some shrewd financing to outbid Jack Bulger. manager of Charlie (Youngy EWeinert, the sensational Jersey City heavy weight. These erstwhile white hopes'' were the first to challenge the big Kansan after he had knocked out Jack Johnson. Now they, or rather their managers. have become engaged in a, financial competition to secure the match.
 The declaration made by Willard's packers that he would not be permit ted to risk his crown in battle un- til after he had concluded his. thea tricaI contracts has not restrained either Gibson or Bulger in their aef- forts to lure Jess into the ring with their respective charges. Gibson was the first to dangle a tempting money bait before Willard's eyes.
 Last week he offered Jess s25.00O to meet Coffey in a. ten-round bout here before one of the open air box ing clubs which will be in operation this summer. He offered to post at once a certified check for s5,O0o a forfeit. Twehty-f1ve Shousand dol lars for a ten-round no-decisioI con l losing his valuable title would be practically nil, is quite a. sum.
 Bulger has dug up backing for a bout between the champion and weinert to tie extent of $30. 1000, 9 cool five thousand more than Gibson is prepared to, offer for a CoffeyWfl- lard match. Moreover, Jack is pre- pared to double Gfbson's ante and post an even $10,OOo in wfllard's. owr hands the moment he signs for the match to guarantee the payment oi the additional SEQ, ,0O0 as soon aS he fuIfl1s his contract.
 Weinert's packer is Vic Smith os l the Vitagraph company. Smith is ar ardent adn1irer of the Jerseyite. Al ter wftnessestng Weinert's recent per formance against his nam mesake ths l.tGooner.'' Vic sought out Bulger ant placed $30,oOo of his worldly wealt1
 at Jacks disposal for the purpose O 1 arranging the match. If 1t can b,
 consummated it will be staged a
 Ebbets Field under the auspices O
 the Broadway Sporting club, whicI John Weismantel of the RFoadwa. | Sporting club has organized. Smith l offer is a bona-f1de one, and the prop 1 osition will be put up to WillardI l packers shortly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Schlaf1y Hurt When Hans Wagner Bunted
 Down To Third Base
.(sportine N~s.l

Larry Schlaf1y, now Federal League manager, was playing third base for the Cubs against Pittsburgh osne years ago. About that time Hans Wagner was Hitting 'exn a mile a-minute. It was 19ke Sseefng in front of 8 rifle ball to sAU1 ol1e of Hans drives. Joe Tinker now tells the story:
 T play deep at short, but always played very deep for Wagner. look ed around in the third inning of this particular game and there saw Sch1af1y as far back as was.
 .'Get in there, Larry I said, This fellow will bunt on you
 Larry moved in toward third. Just then Wagner caught hold of, an out curve and hooked the ball down to- ward Schlaf1y. It was going like a bullet. Larry stuck out his right hand, the ball hit his fingers and bounced into the b1eachers. The ball almost smashed Schlafly's hand. It began to swell and it was a sore looking init when we wa1kedtoward the bench.
 "'Call that a bunt?' asked Larry as we left the field. I said nothing. ] knew how his hand gained him.
 stIn the sixth inning Wagner was ai bat again. I looked around for Larr. and he was playing deper than myself Come on there. Larry, play in close to the bag. This fellow will 0utgues: you this time, and bunt.'
 Is he going to bunt again?' asked Larry.
 :. Sure. he'll bunt.' replied.
 Me for the fence, shouted Larry
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
PHILLIES
 WIN EIGHTH STRAIGHT GAME

 i Philadelphia. April 24.-The Phil adelphia Nationals are still running wild. They rolled up their eighth straight victory yesterday by riding merrily over the Boston Braves, talk ing the worlds champions into camp by to l. The Quakers were filled with energy and the home fans went wild at Pat Moran's hust1ers register ed the victory.
 Eppa Rixey, the Virginia southpaw, was the man wpo humbled the Braves. He let them down with eight scatter ed hits. Dick Rudolph was hur1ing for Boston and the Phillies got to him for seven safeties. Doubles by Nie- hoff and Luderus and Whitted's sin gle produced Philadelphia runs. The Braves rallied in the ninth. They scored a run and .had two on bases when Luque, a pinch hitter, made the final out on a grounder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Local Happenings
BERRY OF PENN WINNER
 IN BIG MEET

RhNadeaphia, Pa. April 2S-A sturdy younEster representtng the University of Pennsylvania, named Harold Berry. proved himself the best co1lesiate athlete in America yester- day afternoon when he won the pen 4athlon. the4 alI-around contest at the relay 1,ampaonships at Franklin Field Thss chan is only nineteen years old He weighs I65 pounds and is rather arna1l. being onIyi 5 feet 8 14 inches n hefeht, but despite his youth 2 nd small Ibvafld he. out-sped, ,t toat-jumped and out threw q oufnbet 4of opponents, every one of whom was giant in corn parison.
 of five eventsHtfne running broad fuu1p. 200-metre run, throwing the 5aveIin. throwing the discus and l. 600-n1e&re r4n-s
 Inc xunningNbroad jump WaS3 rne .fsrsf- event of this contest decided It's ss,ss l,S,Tsr,s-e went tosWorthington with nfcqNaetnmB second and Berry third. sYsl1eurvvlrrar. the javelin came next and tyVlkh 1t a victory for Berry In the ne1St two, the aoo-nere sd2an. and thruyvtng the discus, ne nnASneo sSc-- ana in eac1aA andsin the final event. the s7 zoe metres FIFE. he outapeq h1S op- pon9n&s all the Away and earned an other first r&asce- With two vtcecT1es. 8vyo seconds and Sone third. hzs point score tailed onaye9-
 sT1ao points vpereasccfe ed according to fba cross-counery system. the con festant having the smallest number of uointa be1ngs declared the victor. A1ff5oueias the dash was carded as a 2oo-metre ,eventss it proved to be only a 1o0-xards race. This waa learned when the trackkwas reneas1red after the race
 while Berry sApezRornnAnce was the Z Texture of the day. it was little better than the wonderful victory scored by n ouartet of Yale runners in the dis faTce medley reiaU. Johnny Mack fl1e Hlis' veteran coach. sent to the post four great runners, every one oi yvhsm was trained to the minute and fst tr, run tl1s best race of his life Ysse had to xzfn a greatsrace in order to win. A crack team from Chicago sUn1versfEy fought them severy inch ol the way until the final spurt. whe1 Yaasys anchor drew away and won bJ about fifteen yards
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Baseball Interest Is Increasing Instead
 of Waning in U. S.

Is interest in baseball on the wane? Is the Aemrican national pastime doomed to extinction? Was the dis astrous 1914 season only the begin ming of the finish? To lend an ear to the walls of some of the 1nagnates, one would think so. But, friend fan, cheer up. There are statistics which tend to prove that, by comparison, last year was a banner season for baseball
 Twenty-six years ago today, on April 24, 1889, the. Giants opened their season. They were the cham pions not only of the National Lea que, but of the world, having defeat ed the St. Louis American Associa- ton club in the previous worlds ser ies. One would think, wouldn't one. that the loyal fans in those good old days would have turned out by thousands to acclaim the conqeuring heroes? They did-not. The base ball enthusiasm in New York was so mild that the opening contest was transferred to Jersey City. The of ffciaL figures gave the attendance as a little over 3 1000, but this was an ex- aggeration, and at that the grand stand was pretty thoroughly paper ed.''
 The Giants won the National Lea que pennant in 1889, and Brooklyn copped the American Association rag The worlds series between the two clubs created the widest enthusiasm baseball had ever known up to that time. New York and Brooklyn were then rival cities, and not boroughs of the same big town,. and the people at the opposite ends ofthe bridge were about as >affectionate toward each other as bulldogs and. Thomas-cats Yet the total receipts for the nine games of the series was only $2S, ,62s. At six of the games the receipts were less than $1,T00, and one contest in New York brought in only $1,278 In the 1913 worlds series the New York receipts averaged over $75,0O0 per game. During the 1889 season the
 Giants played often in New Jersey and on Staten Island because they
 couldn't get a crowd in Manhattan. Now the poor, =decrepit, dodder1ns
 old game of baseball Is represented .lin the New York metropolitan dis
 trtct including adjacent cities in New
 Jersey. by five major league clubs
 and two class A-A clubs, with pros
 poets of a sixth major league clut 1 next year. Oh, those good old days of basebalIE
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Blue Ribbons Play
 Wallum's Stars At
 Colonial Hall Tonight

The Blue Ribbons will treat the bas- ketbaI1 fans to something new by staging a Saturday night game. They will play eWa11um's Stars tonight at Colonial. hall and it is expected that large number of rooters will be on hand. WalIum's team contains sew eral crack players. They have a1- ways displayed good form in their games here and are one of the few teams to register victory over the Ribbons this season. They beat the locals by one point last February and say they will repeat tonight.
 Manager Leavy will have Capt. Beckman. Eddie Leonard. Walter Swenson and his other. stars on hand. Jimmy Clinton, who was unable to play last Tuesday, has promised to be here. The game will start at 9:15 in order that employees of stores may be able to attend. There WilI@be a preliminary. starting at SIS and dancing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Cornell Beaten By
 Columbia Ball Team

New York. April 24-Columbia. triumphed over Cornell in a hard fought ten inning game of baseball Ion South F'ieIds yesterday by the score of 2 to 1. Both pitchers displayed ex- ceIlent form and were masters of the situation at all times after allowing g. run apiece in the early rounds. With the game a. deadlock after a ha1f-doz- en score1ess innings, Bryant, who took Johns place on the mound in the ninth for Cornell, weakened in the following frame and allowed C03axmbia to score the winning tally.
 After an inauspicfo5As start Donald Beck, the Blue and White crack @0uth- paw, pitched sensational game. atrik- ing out seven men and holding the Ithacans in check at all times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Outside Observations
FOURNIER AND FISHER
 LEAD EATERS

Chicago. April - 24-Bob Fisher, Chicago, with 3 hits in the first sew en games Of the season. leads the bat ters of the National League with a. percentage of 45OO, according to aver ages compiled here today. The next batters are Zimmerman. Brooklyn, .5oo;, Groh Cincinnati. .45O; Cravath, Philadelphia, .429; Doyle. New ' orlz, .4o7; Smith, Boston, 1893; sLuderus, Philadelphia, s89: Clarke, Cincinnati, 381; Connolly, Boston, .575; Safer, Chicago, .370; Snodgress, New York, with , leads in. stolen bases
 Another Chicagoan. Jacques Four nier, is setting the pace In the ALnerf- can League. He has been up 10 times and made five hits. for an aver age o< 800. Next comes Cobb, De- troit. -4SAs Crawford, Detroit ACT; Veach, Detroit, ASA; Strunk, Pl1ila- delph4@, .450S C. Walker. St. Louis .3e1; Jackson, Cleveland, .357; Old ring. P4dladelp1ia, 1857; P. Walker. St LouiR .967f Janvrin, Boston. .357;9 Maise1, New York, and John Collins, Chicago, lead the base stealers with five each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
ORGANIZED BALL HEADERS
 DENY NEGOTIATIONS OF PEACE
But President Tener of Ma tional League Bushes To Chicago To Join Ban Johnson in Conference There.

New York, April 24 Many big men in organized baseball and also the leaders in Federal circles are out with deniaIa that negotiations for are in the works. Conferences in Chicago in which Ban Johnson. Owner Ball of the St. Louis Federa1s, Robert B. Ward of the Brooklyn Feds and President Robertson of the. Buff 3a1o outlaws took part, started the peace runors.
 Despite those --ernphatfc sdeniaIa'' from Big Ran and Fighting Jim in Chicago, there is much peace talk in the air, and it is a pretty safe bet that the dove of peace has buc4k1ed down to work The ". k. dove may not accomplish anything, but 1t is good to know that he is startling some thing.
 It is a copper-riveted cir1ch that R. B. Ward and his pal Robertson of Buha1o, did not go to Chicago to in- spect the loop or ride around Lincoln Park. They have seen all such things before. Ward already is in Chicago. as he left for the Windy City on Thursday.
 Ban Johnson does not care much about Federal League nagnatess and the fact that he has been having sew era1 chats of late with Phil Ball means something. You can stick that tr your hat, despite Bans denial
 ' President Tener was 1ns Pittsburgt yesterday, but the former Pennsyiva. mia Executive is said to be headed in the general direction of Chicago and he, too, has often gazed at Lake
 Michigan.
 Colonel Bob Hedges of the Browns is also in Chicago, and it would appear that, if there is to be any peace, the Browns and st. Louis Feds will con soIidate. instead of the Cardinals and the Mound City Federal League out fit The Browns never have beer backed as well as Johnson has liked and at one time he nearly sold Colo nel Bob right out of his league.
 Ban Johnson does not pack thu punch that he did. and the chattel that he has been in conference wft1 Ball to enable the latter worthy tt take over the Cardinals is foolish. I Ball is to take over the Cardinals h, will do business with Tener. or Britol not with Johnson.
 l Early reports from Chicago yester day said that the Federa1s would con so1fdate with their rival clubs in tn l various cities and give up it's entity
 The Federals may accept peace b; which they may be forced to gran
 some concessions, but never at kh
 expense of breaking upetheir league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
A Newspaper Dictionary

Burly Negro-Any colored man ar rested.
 Engineer-The man who gets blamed for a railroad accident. (See probe3 5. Gentleman Burglar-A thief with a collar. (See Raf1es9
 Joy Rfde-What precedes an auteu1a= bile accident. tSee broker)
 Loot Goods found in hat in EEaE- lem.
 Milionaire-A man who owns hll own home. (See divorce)
 Plot Something that is thNarted. tsee foi1)
 Pretty }Girl-Any female.
 scanty Attire-What people escape from burning buildings in
 SIeuth-A detective in the headlines.
 Society Leader-A woman who re turns from Europe.
 Twenty-four Hours--The period in which the police expect to catch the murderer.-Puck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Al. KUBIAK IS
 JUST 26 TO-DAY

Al Knbiak, the big Polish heavy weight who was nursing designs on the tdtae a few years ago. will be twen- ty-eight years old today Al has been so thoroughly drubbed in the last year or two that he is no longer con- sfdered as even a stw41fte hope K1- btak was bern in Germany, of Polish r.arents. and started lighting in Tam oaz F1as in 1907 He wen most of his early bouts by knockouts, and his height of six feet and one and Q. half inches made him look like good raw material for first class d glnter- His ftrs4 defea4 came in 1909. when Sandy Ferguson, the Canad4an. knocked him out Since then the big Pole has been but to deep by Joe Jeanette in Paris; ibv Sam Lanzofrd in New York: bX Morris Harris in Ph1fade1p11ia.; by csar1 Morris in Fort Smith. Ark, and Has been deHeated By several others.
 The Poles may be great fighting men with guns, but with their lists they have not been very successful with one brilliant exception Stanley Ketche7. although born in ArneEhcas had Polish parents. and Stanisaaua Hzeca1 was some lighter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
St. Charles To Open
 Wheeler Field Sunday

The St. Charles baseball team, last year known as the East Bridge ports and members of the Park City League wifi take the held' for the first time this season tomorrow eVthen they meet the Sod Busters on Whee1er's Field. The game will be called at 2:3O. On the St. Charles roster will be Ray scheendorf. star twirler on the St. Mary nine last year, +-Toots" Slaf- tery, Jack Shea. Chet Jersey, Jack Mo ran, Lester Parfit. Hal Merrick, Al Ba.- kos and several other candidates
 On next Saturday the Singer nine will open the Industrial league sea son on the new park.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
PLAN ADDITION TO
 PARK CITY ALLEYS

Many changes are to be made to the Park City Bowling alleys in Fairfield avenue and to the building in which Harry Quinn's cafe is located. c. J. Lewis who conducts the alleys has let contracts for an addition to the rear of the building which will provide room for six additional alleys and a billiard and pool room The second story front of the building will be re- modelled and Interior changes will be made. The work will begin about
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Beany Kauff Fined $50 For sassing Umpire Mon treal to Open Baseball Season Here At Newf1eld Tomorrow.
(By Wagner.)

Baseball was the only topic of dis cussion in the Atlantic hotel lobby this afternoon when the Eastern as- sociation directors met there to award franchises and decide whether they will start the season. Since the ap- peal of the former Hartford, Spring field and New Haven magnates was turned down by the National counrnis- sion the Eastern directors have clear right to the territory involved
 There were many applicants for franchises but the standing of the men will be carefully considered be- fore they wall be: given the right to operate clubs Mike Finn. the old Giant scout. Hank Ramsey and Billy Lush were three we'll known baseball men who want franchises. The East Shore Amusement company, which owns the Lighthouse Point grounds, is after the New Haven territory.
 The Montreal club of the Interna- tiona1 league will open the exhibition season here tomorrow by playing Bridgeport at NewfieId park. Mon treaa has been through a long course of training and should give a finished exhibition. Bridgeport will use Moose Miller, Dick Sherwood, Tommy Bow- den. Dick Egan and other Eastern association players. @>Tuckey and McCabe,l regular Bridgeport hurlers, will pitch. The game will start at 3 o'clock.
 Georgetown won from Harvard in baseball yesterday by to 1. Eddie Mahan, the Harvard football captain, twir1ed for the Crimson and was lam basted for 13 hits.
 The Brooklyn Nationals have re- leased to the Newark Internationa1s, 1 Pitchers Brown, Chabek, Schmutz and Catcher Snow. They had to go in order to cut the squad down to 21 men as the rules provide.
 The Boston Braves are trying des- perately to bolster their infeld now that Johnny Evers is out of the game with illness. They have purchased Infelder Dick Egan from Brooklyn Egan was bought from Cincinnati by l Brooklyn a year ago.
 Jealous of the. notor1ety gained by
 Ainsnith and Engel di washington for beating up a motornan. Marty | O'Toole, the former Pittsburgh twirl. l CT, mixed it up with a notorman 1T l Columbus, O., yesterday. He wal
 arrested but his case was continued | Ty Cobb started the fad last seasor l by swinging lustily on a butcher. Hell l probably wallop the conductor of
 jitney bus now to keep his, name il
 the papers
 Uppy Upham twir1ed fnel ball fo, the Brooklyn F'edera1s against New ark yesterday. He replaced Finnera1
 in the fifth and blanked Newark fo j the remainder of the contest. Tn
 former Bridgeport pitcher is locke, upon as coming star by Manage
 Magee Of Brooklyn
 T Benny Kaun has been fined $50 fo
 his trouble with an umpire a fev
 days ago. The fine was paid befor [ he was allowed to play with Brookly1 yesterday. The old Bridgeport out Il fielder got hit, a sacrifice and a stol
 en base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
STANDING OF THE CLUES

GAMES TODAY New York in Brooklyn. Boston in Philadelphia. Cincinnati in Pittsburgh. Chicago in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
Federal League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Brooklyn, g.; Newark, 5. Baltimore, 6; Buffalo, s. Pittsburgh, 5; St. Louis, 2. The Kansas City, Chicago game " oostponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
FEDERAI IEAGUE.
National League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS Philadelphia, 2 Boston, 1. Cincinnati, 2; Pittsburgh, I. Chicago, 8; St. Louis, 4. The Brooklyn New York game was postponed on account of wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
'sT4NDTNG OF THE CLUBS

/GAMES TODAY Washington in New York. Philadelphia in Boston. St. Louis in Chicago. Detroit in Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24
American League.
YESTERDAYS RESUl

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Detroit, 8; Cleveland, {.
 Chicago, 4; St Louis, 3.
 The New York Washington and Boston games were post poned on account of wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-24

Stockholders Of the Du Pont Inter national Powder co. voted to HQuddate the company.