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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

McGraw and Wilbert Robinson were awarded a Baltimore franchise, and Jim Manning was given the Washing ton club. Later, when the National Leageu decided that it was to be war, the Johnson league decided to drop Buffalo and put team in Boston. Indianapolis, Minneapolis and Kansas City were also dropped to make room for the eastern clubs.
 The American League chiefs be- lieved they were doing the National League a favor by heading off the American Association competition, but President Young and his asso- ciates didn't see it that way, and when the National League held it's meeting the American League was ig- nored, just as if it wasn't in exist ence.
 Throughout the 1901 season the war ragged merrily, to the disgust of the fans but to the great profit of the players, some of whom Jumped back
 certain one day what league they would be playing in on the mor7 row. At the close of the 1901 season it was seen that the Milwaukee. club couldn't hold it's own with the other cities, and the franchise was trans ferred to St. Louis. The Beer City fans were not to be blamed, however, for the club had finished last in the race, and was a fitting parent for the
 humble Browns. Baltimore was also
 a thorn in the flesh of the new or
 ganization, and when 1t was decided l that it was necessary to have club l in New York, in order to assume full major league stature, the Baltimore franchise was the one transferred. McGraw and Johnson had fought constantly, and lawn had Jumped the league and took several players with
 him to the New York Giants. With
 the addition of New York. the Amer1- | can League reached it's permanent and present form.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
WILLIE RITCHIE SEVERELY HURT AS
 CAR STRIKES AUTO

New York, Oct. 14.-Billy Gibson and Willier Ritchie, American lightweight champion, had a narrow escape from death last evening when an automo- bile in which they were riding was struck by a northbound Broadway car at Forty-third street. Both Rftchie and Gibson were painfully hurt and after receiving Superficial treatment refused to go to a hospital but were driven to their respective homes tn a taxicab.
 Last night it was said at Gibson 8 home. No. 413 East One Hundred and Fortieth street, that he was suffering from shock and an injured back. At Ritchie's home, No. 15 West One E1un- dred and Eighth street, it was said the pugilist was suffering from. shoe and contusions of the back and left side.
 According to Gibson! the brakes Of the cable car refused to work and the car crashed into the rear Of the auto mobile, rebounded and again hit tho automobile a hard bump. The car was demolished.
 Gibson declared that no matter What the outcome of his injuries he would stage the fight between Jim COney and Frank Moran at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday nigh4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
COLUMBIA CREW MAY CANCEL RACE
 WITH YALE EIGHT

New York, Oct. 14-Rowing at Co., lumbia has reached the worst crisis in a decade. Four Varsity oarsmen have been obliged to give up crew work within the past week and it is unofh- cially rumored on the Columbia cam pus that the scheduled race with Yale at New Haven on Nov. 12 may have to be cancelled.
 Each year Coach Jim Rice has a small squad at the beginning of the season, but the number generally in creases within the first month. This year, howeRer. the situation is far worse. After the first day on the river Ferris had to withdraw because of parental objections. Jauss followed in another day or two account of sim liar reasons. Yesterday it was an nouneed that Tichborn's parents .ob- jected, and he must leave the crew, and Sturgeon cannot row longer be- cause of his work in the School of Ar ehitecture.s
 All four are Varsity men. Ferris, Tichborn, and Jauss were in the first eight in the Poughkeepsfe regatta and Spurgeoun was relegated to the Junior boat only two weeks before the big race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
WIMAN, YALE ASSISTANT ROWING COACH, MODEL
 OARSMAN LAST SEASON

New Haven, Oct. 14.-Guy Nieka1s, the Yale rowing coach, received 9. tel egram yesterday from Charles D. Wi man, of Moline, H., saying he had ac- cepted the invitation to come here and assist in coaching the Yale crews WI man left Moline yesterday for this city.
 Wi1nan will be the first assistant rowing coach and will do some of the work that was formerly performed by E. J. Giannini. Wiman was member of last years winning Yale crew. He graduated in June. Winnan rowed con siderably while in college, but did not make the crew until his senior year. At the recent mass meeting for crew men Coach Nicka1ls held up Charley Winaan as a model for prospective oarsmen, and told how he acquired his skill by adapting the methods of the most finished oarsmen. Ndckalls said yesterday that Wiman was one of the best No. 2 men he had ever seen
 The Bank of England shipped Ez1O, OOO to the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
WORLDS SERIES
 PLAYERS CALL OFF
 TRIP TO EXPOSITION

San Francisco, Oct 14=Henry Berry, president of the San Francisco baseball club. received telegram last night from .Robertl McRoy, busi- ness manager of the National Com mission. calling off the arrangements for the visit of the Phil1ies and Red Sox to San Francisco and asking him to submit the most liberal proposition he could make for seven games to be played in San Francisco beginning Oct. l29E Berry wired McRoy a new proposition, with no cash guarantee. but insuring the visitors a. larger per centage of the receipts than under the original arrangements.
 If his proposition goes through Berry said, games would be played at the clubs baseball park and not at the Panar1a Pacific exposition grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
of American League as Full-Fledged
 Major Circuit

The American League, as a full. fedged major circuit. will pass it's fifteenth milestone today, for it was on October A, 1900, that the mag nate of Byron Bancroft Johnson's in fant institution held a meeting in Chi cago and decided to expand by placing clubs in the big eastern cities. Ameri- can League history really goes back to 1879, when the Northwestern League was launched with clubs in Dubuque, Omaha and Rockford, Du- buoue, which had Charlie Radburne, Charlie Comtskey, Tom Loftus and Ted Sullivan in it's lineup, annexed the first bunting of the parent body of the American League. Toledo captured the flag when the North western was revived in 1883, and Grand Rapids, Duluth and Oshkosh were the league leaders in the sue ceeding years. In 1888 the league beam the Wstern Association, and Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City and Sioux City were the pennant grabbers while the organization operated under that name In 1892 the title was changed to Western League, with Columbus the winner. In 1894 Sioux City again gained the banner. Be- tween 1895 and 1899, inclusive, In dianapolis won the pennant three times, and Kansas City and Minneap- oIis held the honors in the other years.
 It was in 1900 that Ban Johnson, the shoestring magnate. launched his am bilious scheme to change the Vest ern League into the American League. During the first season under the name the league had clubs in Chicago,
 Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, In dianapolis, Kansas City, Buffalo and Minneapolis. The American was a near-major circuit in 1900, but it still fell short of the ambitions of John son and his fellow conspirators against baseball peace, and at the October meeting in 1900 the old or ganization wound up it's affairs and started a new deal. In planning their eastern invasion the American League packers did not seek a war with the National League. but they must have felt sure that it would come.
 As a result of that memorable ses- sion, Connie Mack sold his interest in the Milwaukee club and was awarded the Philadelphia franchise. John
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

gan's camp of boxers. Palmer is working out at the New Polo A. c. in New York and is ready for the gdng now.
 At the request of the U. M. c. night gang, Matchmaker Holmes has made arrangements to have the show over in time for the workers to be on their jobs in the factory at Il p. m. The first bout will begin promptly at 8 p. and there will be no waits be- tween bouts. Each boxer will have on his ring togs and be in his dress ing room waiting to go on immediate ly if the preceding bout comes to a sudden end.
 The seni-fnaI between Young Bosse of this city and Jimmy Fasane of Waterbury is attracting attention. This is scheduled for eight rounds. The six round affair between Teddy Fabryck and Jimmy Snyder and the preliminary between Willie Mclean and Young Dundee ought to be ex- citing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
WAGNER'S OWN COLUMN

What other promoters of profes- sional sport who have had in their bank account would turn this money back to purchasers of seats? This is the job that Owner Lannin of the Boston Red sox started today when he ordered his clerks to return money to holders of seats for the game of the worlds. series game originally scheduled for Boston this afternoon.
 The honesty of baseball is again demonstrated and it's difference from other professional sportss brought into prominence. The seats for todayss game had already been sold and if the Red Sox had lost yesterday in Philadelphia the magnates of the, Boston and Philadelphia clubs would have divided the spells, for the play CTS share in only the first four games. But that juicy bankro1 was tossed right away when Carrigan's men beat the Phillies on Harry Hooper's home run in the ninth. In 1911 five games were played in thesworld's series and last year only four. So nobody can say the series is prolonged to get more money. N
 Gov. walsh of Massachusetts and. Mayor Curley of Boston sent tele- grams of reorganization to Owner Lannin and members of the Red Sox last night. The idea of a celebration banquet in Boston was abandoned be- cause the team leaves immediately for a trip to the Pacific coast.
 Harry Hooper will go down in his tory as the first player to make two home runs in one game of the world s series.
 Owner Ganney of the Boston Braves has discoveded a hall 0Iaver
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

who can also make himself useful in the winter months. Wi1hoit, the new outfieIder secured from Venice, Cal, is the man. He is a civil engineer and will be in Gafney's employ when the diamond season is over.
 If 1.2OO Cornell students do not buy season tickets at $1O each, athletic teams at Ithaca will be cut down. There is a big deficit in the treasury and it has been decided to make the athletic association live within it's in come in future. The track team was operated at a, loss of $12,7SO and the crew had a deficit of $11, ,OO0. E Big Bill. ;Lange, who was great outfielder for Chicago in the old days, will have charge of the tour the Red Sox and Phillies are to make to the Coast.
 The Williams A. c. of New Haven is making arrangements to send big delegation of rooters to this city next Sunday afternoon when the Williams football team will play the Reming- ton-Arms eleven at Newdeld park. The of the strongest teams in the Elm City last season.
 The New York Globe says that for the. past three games against Yale, Harvard has been operating a teIe- phone which commute cated from the top of the stadium to the sidelines. One of the coaches got a good view of the plays from the top of the stand and then teIephoned instructions to the sidelines. This. method is used by Fred Murphy, the old Yale half back who is coach at Northwestern university. where coaches are not al- lowed on the sidelines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
VETERAN GILMAN BACK
 AT TACKLE FOR HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 14-The thermometer jumped so high yester- day and the Harvard football players were so tired after their strenuous efforts of yesterday that the coaches were unable to continue the hard play they had p1anneda Instead of driving his men, Percy Haughton worked with them at the blackboard on the new formations which will be used prob ably against Cornell and Princeton, and then took the first two Varsity elevens out into the stadium for a short scrinmage.
 Gilman, the 1913 Varsity tackle, who is Harvard's best rushline player, was in his usual place, and one hears no more of his being used at end this year. Lyman and Soucy worked on the wings, while End Rush Weather head, who has been on the first squad two years. rejoined the squad and will be able to play, although he will be time.
 terbaek, while in the backf1eld was of the forward pass. He has been playing at quarter some, but will be with the backfeld squad henceforth. Harris, the old full back, was again at centre, playing against Taylor and is likely to get regular berth either at centre or at guard.
 JUST ARRIVED.
 FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS
 JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
.MCAULIFFE CLAIMS HE WILL CLEAN UP
 PALMER ON MONDAY

Young McAuliffe, who is training at Battling Levinsky,s camp in, Strat- ford for his bout with Bud Palmer at the Casino next Monday night, sends word that he is getting faster every day. McAu1iffe is training under the direction of Joe Smith, who handles Levinsky and other boys, in Dan Nor
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
EDDIE REILLY WILL RE
 ROSEBUD ELEVEN COACH

All members of the Rosebud foot ball team are requested to report for practice at 7:30 tonight at Boston avenue and Pembroke street on Old Mill Green. The Rosebuds will open up their season on this Sunday when they will travel to Danbury to play the AlI-Danbury team.
 Edward Reilly, star quarterback of last years Rem Yost team, has been
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
BRADY-HORAN.

Miss Ethel Horan, daughter of Mrs. James Horan of 765 Laurel avenue and Frederick J. Brady, son of MT. and Mrs. Peter F. Brady of 1140 Bar mum avenue will be married on We'd nesday, November 10, at St. Angus tines church. Mrs. James Horan, Jr., will be matron of honor and George Brady best man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

engaged to coach the Rosebuds this season and wishes to have the follow ing men to report for practice: Repko, Davis, Pulaski. Puffer, Curry, Buchan HoIlinger, 'Balky, labor, Palmer, Cal Japan, Homer, Creevey, zimmer, Bayus. Rosenberg. Saska, Smith, Kennev.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

The ball players now have come to the time of year when they don't at tract. any more attention than mere congressman or cabinet officers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
BRAVES TRANSFER BERT WHALING AND
 MORAN TO COAST

Boston, Oct. 14-The breaking up of the Braves in preparation for the re- building of the team next season be- gan yesterday, when the business man that Herbert Moran, outf1elder, and Bert Whaling, catcher, had been re- leased to the Venice, Cal, club. Y
 In return the Braves receive Will hoit an outf1elder with a high batting average. The New York Americans obtained Willhoit by draft, but re- leased their claim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

B UNION LABEL HATS U BUY LYFORD BROTHERS USE ' East Side and West End E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

The Missouri corn crop is estimated at 232,OOO,OOO bushels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

JUST ARRIVED, FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent 8 Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14

The Bank of England shipped E71O. 900 to the United States.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-08-18
Christian CHURCH
PLANS CONVENTION
Annual Meeting Of Monon-
gahela District to be Held
at Hagans.

The Monongahela district conven-
ton OF the Christian church vii! be
held tomorrow and continue over Sun
day at Hagans, near Rivesville. The
Monongahela district includes the
churches OF Harrison. Marion, Pres
ton, Taylor and Monongalia counties
and the meetings are held annually.
Rev. Clarence Mitchell. pastor OF
the Central Christian church, OF this
city, will attend the convention and
will take part on the program OF Fri
day and Sunday. A number OF ONT.
GERS OF the district. as well as several
national officers OF the Christian
church will attend the sessions.
Rev. Charles Small. OF Beaver Fails,
a brother-in.law Of Mr.. Seymour Nc
Intire, OF this city. will be one OF the
speakers and following the sessions OF
the convention will conduct a revival
service for a period OF a week or
more.
Mrs. L. \. Wetzel. superintendent
of the c. W. B. NJ. OF the district. will
20 to Hagans on THURSDAY evening
and conduct a meeting in The interest
OF the organization. Mrs. George MY.
ers, also OF this city, and president OF
the local c. w. B. NJ. viii! also attend
this meeting.
The people who attend will 80 TO
Rivesville on the irterurban cars and
will be met there by conveyances.
which will take them TO the Hagans
church. where the convention Will De
held
Among the members of the Central
Christian church Of this city who Will
attend the sessions are Rev and MRS.
Clarence Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z:
Minor and family. Mr.. George Ice ana
son. Seymour McIntire and family, A.
P. Jones and family. Frank Dickerson
and family. Frank Carpenter and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. L. n. Wetzel, Mrs.
George Myers.
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Sanford Morris
Mother is Dead

Mrs. Elizabeth Hoard Morris. moth
er Of Mr.. Sanford Morris. Of this city.
died on Sunday at her home near
Stewartstown. in Monongalia county.
Funeral services were held yesterday
at her home and were attended by her
son. MT. Morris and family had eX'
pected to attend the services, but on
account OF the heavy rain it was not
possible to go by automobile as they
had planned and Mr. Morris made the
trip by way Of PIT. Marion.
Mrs. Morris was the widow of the
late Uriah Morris and was aged 81
years. She is survived by seven chill
dren, namely: Mrs. Malissa Shroyer
and Mrs. Mary Zearley. Of Stewards
town; Mrs. Hannah Shroyer, OF Pt.
Marion. Pa; John H., OF stewards
town: c. n. OF Oldridge, S. c.: S. Co.
OF this city. and l. A., OF near Morgan
town. She was the last OF a family
OF six children.
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ckTAWe A.

CLAW Malone was given q delightful
party saturday evening. July 81, 1t
being the 2Srd anniversary of his
birth.
The evening was spent in games OF
various sorts and at seaSonable
hour refreshments were served con-
sisting OF peaches, cake and lemon
ade
Mr.. Malone received several useful
gifts. The party was prepared by his
wife and Mrs. Louis Fee. AT a late
hour the guests departed wishing Mr..
Malone many more happy birthdays.
and also wishing Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
lone. who before her marriage to Mr..
Malone last August, was Miss Bergyi
Frederick, happy and prosperous
life and success in their home into
which they moved only few days
ago.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Bruce Summers, Mr.. and Mrs. LOUIS
Fee and baby. Mr.. and Mrs. r. z.
Harden and daughter, Mary, and SON.
Dent, Mrs. Grace Pyles, Misses Min
ME Rhodeheaver, Nettie Malone. Cecil
Devault, May Pyles and Nancy Hovat-
ter, Messrs. Clarence Haun, Yorth
Haun. Ernest Pyles. John Pyles. John
Frederick. Lloyd Frederick, Farley
Malone. Wilbert Malone. Ira Hovatter.
James Summers and Herbert Devault.
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Peoples Forum
Fairmont. August is, 1915.
'l;t,- N"aSf A"Irpiniay,

Dear Sir: / will ask you 10 par
don me II make a iew mistakes IN
Bible history, but you know we read
OF great gatherings: even 2t some o.
these gatherings Christ was a CON
spicuouS figure: hut the one will
call your attention 20, l don't think
Christ knew Of. History says the
wise men met-Some claim that there
were three-but 10 make sure vii!
lake the Greek idea Of it-that there
were seven The seven wise men
passed a smoke ordinance. l wish to
add right here, that | hope that none
OF the foolish that the Bible speaks
OF were present. So it can be shown
that none Of the wise men were pres
ent. would like to ASK the few ioo.'
ish if Fairmont is ripe for an ordi
nance like that. We think not, We
want prosperity. What makes pros
perity? Smoke. And challenge
contradiction In talking TO gen
tleman from Pittsburgh on the Gdes'
ton OF smoke he said: II we had no
smoke panic would be upon us.
Smoke is what made us. and | would
be glad TO have more smoke
| approached another gentleman
and said to him, You hire about
two or three hundred men. what II
YOU was operating in the city. what
would be your fate under the wise
mans smoke law" Said he: We
would have 10 shut down and go TO
some town where they invite manu-
facturers, where they are not afraid
OF a little smoke" Go after the
smoke" How long would it take the
B. & y. and the B. & o. railways
TO pull up about all their belongings,
and move il out? | will say where
there IS smoke there is fire. and some
thing doing for good Of Fairmont' II
would be better for TO see one train
after the other coming in making
smoke. Smoke in the engines, IN the
factories, makes the merchant. IN tact
smoke makes everything prosperous
and TO try TO enforce a smoke ordl'
nance in a town like Fairmont, viii
be a death knell to her. How can
YOU get an enterprise to come to your
city. They will put up this kind OF
an argument, we can't come to your
CITY the gas may give out soon, we
would then have TO resort to coal,
and there is your smoke ordinance,
and there is likelihood OF some fools
being at the head Of your city affairs.
and we could not afford to be har'
rassed. by being for black smoke. so
we will so where we Will be apprec-
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lated. OF course you have a good
Httle city. but we will so where they
axe inviting smoke.
There is no use saying anything
to the seven wise men but would
like 10 say word TO the foolish. II
YOU will notice we have a board OF
trade and their business is TO invite
enterprises TO come into our midst.
and then they have another bunch
10 say to them. now il YOU come and
make any smoke We will fine you
from s. to $50 Can't you imagine
you can see prosperity fiocking. TO
our city. We say that smoke makes
prosperity and the seven wise men
have given ii a slap between the
eyes. Let's get wise-invite smoke
be a second Pittsburgh. Say! go
TO Atlantic City. and you can hear
il evcrywhere-"Wait until Pitts
burgers arrive. they make things 80.
What makes the greatest city in the
United States? Smoke. We will new
er amount 10 anything until We get
more smoke.