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Evening star., 1915-02-10

Important Events Expected.
II is not unlikely that this session
pf the durna will be marked by events
" inpcrtaoos IN tha history sf thu Il.
Evening star., 1915-02-10
Suffering Of Jews.

Among the malevolent inventions
figure reports OF Jewish pogroms which
russian troops are alleged to have Or
eanized- ! seize this opportunity of
speaking the parliamentary tribune, 10
deny this Calumuy categOrIcally, for If
the Jewish population IN the theater of
war IS suffering, that is AN inevitable
wi. since they are inhabitants of the
regions where the hostilities always
have been severe. Eyewitnesses are
unanimous in stating that the greatest
devastation IN Poland Is the work of
the Germans and AUstrians-
The German ambassador III Wash
ington zealousIy spread the reports In
an attempt to create in the United
states a feeling hostile to US, but the
good sense of the American people has
prevented them from falling into the
cIuusily laid snare. / hope the good
relations between Russia and the Unit
ed States will not suffer from These
German intrigues-"
Evening star., 1915-02-10
Covers Foreign Relations.

The foreign minister covered the whole
heid OF foreign relations. He expressed
= desire for still more friendly relations
with sweden. and said the Anglo Russian
relations with regard 10 Persian affairs
we're more than ever based on mutual
sincere confidence and cooperation
The fact that Great Britain and Japan
had agreed not to conclude peace with
Germany without the consent OF the allies
gaYs Russia a firm friend IN japan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
OF
  PONIES GOES TO CLEVELAND

Springfield, Mass, Feb 25.-wa1- ter c. Hammond, second baseman for Springfield, Eastern Association Club, was yesterday sold to- the Cleveland Americans. The price which the Cleveland club paid for the infelder was not made public Last season was Hanmond,s first in organized baseball and he made a fine record, both in hitting and fielding.
 Originally it had been arranged that he should go south with the Cleveland d squad and if he made good was to become the baseball property of the Americans Manager Birmingham, however. after hearing from Lee Fohl, his assistant, concluded to put through an outright sale.
 The signed contracts of Pitcher Doe More and Infe1der Alfredo Cabrera were received here yesterday. More is putting the finishing touches to his course in osteopathy at Kirksyflle, Mo-, while Cabrera is wintering as usual in Cuba
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
Red Sox Preparing
 For Training Jaunt

Pending the next big step in or ganized baseball ranks, the departure of the Red Sox for the sunny south, the owner of the Boston club re- turned to this city yesterday.
 Owing to his presence in town for the greater part of the winter Presi- dent Lannin has no great amount of detail to take care of just at present. At this reading the principal features the annual pass list and the arrange ments for the getaway a week from Thursday.
 Manager Carr1gan and Doc Green have already superintended the pack ing of the uniforms and the club baggage, and the only thing that re- mains now is for the advance guard of the Sox to gather at their respec- tive points and board the Red Sox special for Hot Springs.
 Yesterday afternoon Harold Jan yrfn and Olaf Henrfksen dropped tn to get Bill Carrtgan to go over to Cambridge and witness a demonstra- l$ion of the new game of indoor base ball that has just been introduced As the hitting is done by means o1 pressing a lever and there is no -op- portuufty to get up at the@ bat and take a healthy swing it is hardly possible that professional ball play CTS just at this time and on the eve of the spring trip will take it very seriously.
 Manager Carrigan ayers, however that quickness of the eye is a big [ factor in playing the game and un- doubtedly the Boston manager vii l want to see further demonstration of the game before passing any l definite opinion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
TESREAU SETTLES S25,O 900
 BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
Giant Pitcher Squares Himself For
 Throwing Down Home Town Girl

New York, Feb. 25.-Jef Tesreau, the Giant pitcher, who was sued for breach of promise because he threw down his home. town girl, has settled the action by paying a large bunch of coin to Miss Clara Young of Perry vile, Mo. It was alleged that Tesreau was engaged to Clara but when he went to New York he forgot the small town stuff and married somebody else
 It is understood that the settlement was brought about through Tesreau's s desire to avoid being compelled to come to New York to defend the suit at a time when he should be training at Marlin Springs. Last fall Tesreau,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

HEATING IS
 STILL TAKING
 OFF WEIGHT

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. 25-In re- sponse to a general desire on the part of the young men of Bill Don ovan's pitching staff, who are doing, preliminary spring training here, to once more feel the touch of a ball and give it an old-tiTne fling, Scout Joe Kelley allowed his athletes tozTcut loose yesterday with their pitching arms, after advising them to pro- ceed by easy stages.
 To. watch Jack Warhop and King Cole one would have thought it was the Fourth of July and they had all ready pitched half a season. They were cutting them through to Nuni- maker with all the evidences of mid season form except the control.
 Keating and Brown were less in- clined to let out. Heating is still very busy reducing weight. and will think about pitching later on, while Brown is naturally inclined to take things easy.
 Ray Caldwell was a pretty sore ath- Iete when he got back to the hotel last night. He is in the very first stages of training and is just finding out how soft he got since the time he hurdled the Tanks last summer. This was his first day at the ball park, although he has been over the hills a. couple of times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
RUBE MARQUARD
 DECIDES TO STAY
 WITH GIANT TEAM

New York, Feb. 25.-RaIbe Marquard has finally decided to play with the Giants The Rube agreed yesterday to take the trip to Marlin. He left to- day with Manager McGraw and many other Giants for the training camp.
 Seeing they have him pad1ocked to an tron-bound contract, the Rube has decided to stick with the Giants.
 MarqUard te1ephoned McGraw that he would be at the Imperial at 4:S0 o'clock yesterday, and he was there on time. He and his manager greeted each other pleasantly, and as they started for a quiet corner, McGraw said: ''Wen. Rube. which way are you going?''
 It was evident that the southpaw had already made lA, what he calls his
 mind as to the direction that he would take, for in less than five minutes Mo GraW reappeared with the information that MarQuard would leave with the regulars for Marlin.
 l The Giants leader had talked to Ward of the sBrokfeds on the tele- phone, and the owner of the local Feds had repeated that he did not pro- pose to make any fight for a man who was legally the property of another club. It appears probable, however, that the Wards will see that Marquard pays back that 8, 300
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
BILL DEVERY
 LOSES JERSEY
 CITY FRANCHISE

New York, Feb 25-'.Big Btlr' Devery, who formerly controlled the largest interest in the Highlanders, and Thomas Fogarty, are no longer connected with the International league or the Jersey City club.
 By a mail vote the club owners of the Barrow organization decided yes terday afternoon to relieve -Devery and Fogarty of the ownership of the Skeeters At the next meeting of the league, which will be held in this city on March Is, the franchise will be sold to a syndicate of business men of Jersey City
 Tn explaining the drastic Pct1on of the club owners President Edward Barrow said yesterday that Devery had failed to meet certain obhga- lions of the league and thereby for fefted his franchise of the Jersey City club.
 According to President Barrow the Jersey City club owes the league som etting like $1o.'oOO and many oth- CT amounts to- business men of Jersey City. which the club contracted dur ing the last two seasons.
 After Frank Farrell and Devery sold the Hightanders to Col Ruppert and Capt. Huston for $45osooo, the International league asked Devery to pay the money the Jersey City club owed the league The money was not paid, however. and recently the club owners decided to take some action on the matter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
ORCHESTRA WILL PLAY AT FELLOWSHIP SUPPER AT
 Y. M. C. A. THIS EVENING

The '.FelIowship Supper special feature this evening at the r. M. O A. win be several selections by a fives piece orchestra under the leadership of Harris L. O'Brien. The men come together at 6:s0. and spend q half hour in fun and fellowship around the table, with supper served by the Ladies' Auxiliary.
 Rev. O. W. B. Cook will take up '"The Problem of Science" with fa4 nliliar consideration of Darwin ana other scientists, in his series on Problems and Prophets'' at 2 o'clock in the banquet hall Any man Whg desires is eligible to come to thi4 lecture, as well as to the Mackenzie class and the WnImore Phi1osOp Iio club, both of which meet at the same time and get through their meeting1 by 8 o'clock
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
Honus Wagner, Falling Star of the Diamond, Is
 Al Years Old Today

Not long ago there was great ce1e- bration of the Wagner centennial. in honor of alderman a musical chap who composed Gotterdammerung,'' which sounds like a cuss-word. but means Dusk of the Gods.'' and g. lot of oth- CT operas and things.
 Gee remarked a baseball fan, 1ampinge the headlines. tI knew old Honus was getting along, but I. didn't think he was a hundred"
 We'll, he isn't. The great Wagner isn't half of that, all reports to the contrary, for John Henry Wagner the tag with which he started life was born in Carnegie, Pa, Feb. 24, 1S74 which makes him forty-one years old. today.
 So far as known, Hans isn't any relation of the musical fellow, all though it is said that some of the composer's kinfolk try to make out that they are related to the famous Honus. Maybe they base their claim on the fact that the musician com posed s'The Flying Dutchman," !" which is the great Wagner's other name.
 The immortal star of the diamond begins at least to look like a falling star, for last season he batted only .252, which would be pretty fair for some players, but was mighty poor for a man who had smashed all rec ords by smashing the pellet for 300 or better for seventeen straight and consecutive years. Eight of those an nuns Hans was the leading batsnnan of the National League.
 No other player in baseball history has come anyway near to Wagner's record. Dan Brouthers remained in the 300 class for fourteen years, but he led the league only four years. Gap" Anson and Ross Barnes each led the National circuit in batting for four annums.
 Although the 1914 season marked a great slump in Wagner's batting prowess, it enabled him to set up an other worlds record On the ninth of June last Hans made his 3,00Oth hit, and at the end of the. season he had surpassed the previous record established by Adrian e. Anson, who made LOAF hits in his career of major league baseball Wagner and Anson are the only major league players who have ever passed the 5000 hit mark.
 The big Dutchman began his pro- fessiona1 career twenty years ago, playing with Steubenvil1e and Warren, O., in 1895. During the next two sea- sons he was with Paterson. N. 5J.., in the old Atlantic League, covering first and third bases and batting .S48 and .S79. Ed Barrows, now the head of the International League, was then the manager of the club in the Silk City,.
 1 In the middle of the 1897 season Wagner was sold to Louisville for $2,250, and made his National League debut as an. outfeIder. In 1898 the Colonels tried Honus at first base, and later at third
 When Wagner joined the Pirates in 1900 he was again switched to the r1 not 1901 that he was given trial as short stop. For a couple of seasons Hans had no regular habitat the dia- ! mond, but played alternately in the outfie1d. at short and on the first and third bags. It was not until 1918 that 1 Wagner became the regular shortstop of the Pirates. He hung up the best batting record of his career in 1900 his first year with the Pirates, when he batted 1880.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
WOlGAST BREAKS
 ARM AND CANNOT MEET LEACH CROSS

New York, Feb. 25.-s.A1s' wolgast former lightweight champion, has again been incapacitated by a broken right arm and will be unable to box Leach Cross in the bout which had been scheduled between the two at Madison Square Garden to-morrow night. Johnny Dundee has been sub stituted. WoIgast was tputting the finishing touches to his training Tues day afternoon at Browns gymna- sium and was having a spirited mill with Freddie Andrews.
 Just before they were ready to stop Wolgast started a right swing that caught Andrews on the point of the elbow He suffered intense pain for the moment, but it passed away and he thought there was nothing serious Iy wrong.
 Yesterday morning, however, he was again uffering keenIy and an investi- gation showed that thesarm was frac- tured. The break is not clean. the bone being split, and it was said that WoIgast would be unable ito remove a plaster cast for about four months This is the third time that Wolgast has had to call off match just on the eve of its taking place. each time be- cause of broken arm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

cal training work in the big city exhi- bition Besides the scouts, there will be pupils from the public schools. the Camp Fire Girls, the Boys Club, Miss slocum's School of Physical Training' and the Y. M. c. A. The demonstra- tion is beiIng conducted under the auspices of the r. M. C. A
 The main work of the scouts will consist of scout games, demonstrating their. unique way of conducting them throughout the country The games are simple, interesting and what is of more importance in point of view of the audience, some of them are ridic- ulously funny.
 The chicken fight, hand wrestling. poison, leg wrestling, and many other games will be illustrated. The chick en fight is always provocative of much amusement to the audience.
 One of the features of the physical dem onstration to be held in the ar mory next Saturday evening under the auspices of the '. M. c. A. will be a demonstration of signalling by Troop 6, Boy Scouts of America. Troop 6 is connected with Christ church.
 Life and Star Scout Clarence N. Reftter will send the message which of the hall by Life and Star Scout Frank c. Wilson and First Glass Scout Charles Morrison
 In Bridgeport proper there are now some 25O scouts. with a group o4 more than twenty men working among them as Scout Masters and Assistants. The organization has been of service in civic movements as clean up week, and at the Mernor- iaI Day parade, and during the Wis itinE Nurse Tag Day canvass. Many ihoys in Bridgeport are waiting to join the Boy Scouts Of America, and an effort is being made to provide Scout Masters for them. Candidates should apply to Commissioner Mas ter Walter T. Aiken for the position of Scout Master.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1829-Jem Burke defeated Farmer Berridge in II rounds at Leicester Eng Jem Ward and Simon Byrne were matched for the champtonship Q that day, but Ward backed out at the last minute, declaring he was sick, and the affair became known as the Leicester hoax" Thousands of fans from all over England had gath cred and they raised a purse of $50 for any fighters who would volunteer. Jem Burke, 'the Deaf 'Un,'' prompt ly offered himself, and Berridga, a Leicester farmer, offered to fight the London Irishman, then at the begin hing of his ring career. Berr1dge looked like a. skeleton when stripped, but he was lively corpse. and gave Burke a lot of trouble before he finally conquered. Burke afterward fought Simon Byrne, whom Ward had refused to meet, for the cham pionsaip, and inflicted such injuries that Byrne died.
 18s7-Harry Trendan lightweight boxer, born in St. Louis.
 1902-Tommy Ryan knocked out Tim Murphy in sth round at Kansas City
 1904-Kid Farmer defeated Eddie Santry in rounds at Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
EDITED BY WAGNER
BIG BANQUET
 IN HONOR OF
 HANS WAGNER

Pittsburg, Feb. 25-JoI1n Fl. CaEug Wagner was the guest of honor aA e banquet last night at the Colonial Annex Hotel given by the PittsbuFgyIa Stove League. FNufly goo admirers of the veteran ball player were in attendance Wagner was presented with a set of fishing tackle costing $1OO. which came as a surprise 6O him. In response to requests for @ speech Hans struck out.
 John K. Tener, President of tIza National League, was the principal speaker. He eulogized Wagner and said he was the greatest and cIeanaaf ball player of all time. Moving pld- lures of the last worlds series werB flashed; on a screen, as were pictures of Wagner in action on the diamonds
 Barney Dreyfuss and Fred ClaE2sa were at the speakers table to h0Etv or their best player. There were nor many ball players present, tho majority of those in attendance belnE fans who have known Wagner many years.
 Wagner has not signed to play, vg2El1 the Pirates for next season, but tt i2 taken for granted that he will go on the training trip. There is sorla talk of putting Wagner into the out field. It was remarked by every on5 present that he looked as young 1aa1 night as he did twenty years ago,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
BRAVES TO HAVE
 UNDERSTUDY FOR
 EyERS AT SEc0HD

T q x
 Boston, Feb. 25.-En company with President James E. Gamney of the Braves, who reached Boston yester- day morning, came the announce ment that the roster of the club is now complete, Catcher Bert Whaling having given his employer notice that the terms sllb1ndtted to him are satis- factory and that h will sign his con tract Whaling was the last of the worlds champions under reserve to make it known that he would again be in line for the coming season
 Work on the Braves new park will be cornTneneed within the next two weeks President Gahney gave olIt this dehn1ke statement yesterday af- ternoon. fans outside of that concerning the park is that the Braves are due to have a new second baseman inside Of two days MT Gaffney would not state the player name, but he says the man is a. good one with ability to act as an understudy to Captain Johnny Evers-
 Nothing further has been done re- gardlng the disposal of the Magee trade and there is still a barely pos- sible chance that Whitted may go to Philadelphia, as the Philly manage ment is very sweet on securing the services of the utility men of the Braves.
 The case of Bill James and his an nounced determination to I remain away from baseball for two years un- til his contract with the Boston club expires continues una1tered. James has been sent his transportation from his home In OrrWIle, Cal, to the training camp in Macon,a and there is an lIndercurreIt of confidence that he will show up with his fellow players when the call for training action begins
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
BUCK O'BRIEN IS NOT PLEASED WITH
 MEMPHIS SALARY

Brockton, Feb 25;-Thomas F. Buck O'Brien, former Red Sox twirIer, has received his contract from the Memphis club of the Southern league, and has returned it to that club unsigned. The contract called for a cut. and it was not at all pleas ing to Buck even though cuts are the rule in the majority of baseball leagues, the minors in particular.
 While O'Brien is a hold out in the sense that he has returned his con tract unsigned, there is still a good chance that he will wear 8 Memphis uniform this season, because he has received a message from Memphis telling him that the management be- Iieves a satisfactory adjustment can be made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
JACK JOHNSON SAYS BOUT
 WILL BE HELD IN HAVANA
Marhefka of New London Says That
 McCann Kept Him From Big League

Manager John GanzeI of the Koch ester club is loud in praise of, Walter Pfpp, the New York American first baseman. Ganzel, who had Pipp on the Rochester club last season, says the youngster is as good fielder as ter.
 The Montreal and Toronto clubs of the International league will go to Bermuda for spring training. They might be captured by a German war; ship on their way home.
 Joe shugrua got s2.1oo for box ing Johnny Griffiths in Akron, o. the other night and Griffith received $2,345. The Waterbury American thinks Shugrue must have been en- rounds if the home town papers sa~e him three. Griffiths never loses a decision in Akron.
 The New York Americans have bought InffeIder Bauman from Prov idence of the International leagues He is a hard hitter and Manager Dono- van wants him for utility purposes. He was such a high sa1aried man that Providence couldn't afford to carry him this season. @
 The I ale DaSeOan ScneduIes WHICH has just been issued, calls for 32 games. The season will be opened April 1 in Washington with George town University, and the New. Haven boys will meet Holy Cross in Ba1ti- more April 5. The final game will be played with Harvard on June, 26.
 Harvard does not regard her track team prospects as very bright The Crimson has not won a track cham pionship since. 1909 and with nostsot her good performers gone the chances are not very glowing for the coming season. z
 Charley White meets Champion Freddy Welsh tonight in Milwaukee when the pair met last November White heIds his own. Welsh seems tc have gone back since then. It vii be a 10 round no-deciston contest to, night Articles of agreement call fo1 135 pounds at 2 o'clock this after noon. s@
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25

was required to file g. bond for s25,oo0 to insure his presence in this county when the case was called for trial, and had he failed to appear the bond would have been forfeited.
 Miss Young brought her suit not long after Tesreau married Miss Helen Blake She had g. number of letters to offer at the trial. among which was one written by Tesreau after news Of his enga cement became known. He wrote: '-McGTaw has been kidding me ever since the news came out. He asked me if could do my best when was in love. Every one in the club now calls me C1ara?'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
NEW COMMISSIONER
 OF SCOUTS TO TAKE
 CHARGE AT EXHIBIT

Walter T. Aiken has recently been appointed Scout Comnndssfoner of Bridgeport, to succeed Harvey c. Aiken takes an active interest in pE1y- sica1. training. being a regular at- tendant on the business and profes- sional mems gymnasium class of the Y. M C. A He will be seen at the state arnory Saturday evening in charge of the Boy Scout troops that will demonstrate their type of physf-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-25
.HUGGlNS
 REFUSES TO SIGN CONTRACT

St. Louis, Feb. Miller Huggins. manager of the St. Louis National league team, refused yesterday to sign Q contract offered by President Brit ton. It is reported here that the owner of the Cardinals and the man ager have had a. row.
 One of Higgins personal friends said last night that Miller declared if his contract wasn't altered to suit by tomorrow he would absolutely re- fuse to sign to manage the team this year.