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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
Local Happenings
MARQUARD
 HAS BROKEN
 MANY RECORDS

New Yopk, April 16-Rube Mar ql1ard, crack Ieft-handed pitcher of the Giants has broken more records h baseball than any other two pitch CTS put together. From the time Mo CraW paid $11, 900 for the Rubes the highest price ever paid for Q ball player up to that time. the RHbe has proceeded merri1y on his way busdngt and tearing records apart
 Jumping from a rookie to a star sn1911 the Rube led the National League pitchers in his first. year, as q 1e@ular, winning 24 games and los Ing for a percentage of .774- In 1912 ha@tied the worlds pitching rec. ord and broke all modern pitching records. by linking together nineteen victories without a break In this winning gestreakeBrooklyn was tn e first and nineteenth victim.
 Iazt July Maruuard defeated Pittsburgh in a twenty -one71nn1ng aaIne theslongest contest eversfought in the National League
 Later Rxnbe lost twelve straight cannes, the longest losing streak any f4Sanfspitcher, has sustained since Mo 6sraEV lifted the Giants into the first division in E903-
 Yesterday the Rube crowned his string of records by breaking into thesno-hit class ing his first game of the season Marquard'S nearest ap- 6proachsto a. -no-hit game prior to yes Iterday was pitched in 1911, when he held Sts Louis hitIess until tlre late 1uzazngs, sswhen Rube Ellis hit him for iA.-sanR1e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
WILLARD LOSSES $500, 900 BY BAN
 ON FIGHT FILMS

New York, April 16-A ruling of the Treasury Department, which was re- inforced yesterday by a special letter of instructions to the Appraiser of the Port and warnings to customs. officials at all seaboard citiess made it certain that the moving picture films made at the Johnson Willard championship prize fight in Havana will not be shown in this country.
 Jess Willard, one of the two men most interested in the situation from a financial point of view, heard about the Custom Houses attitude toward the case while he was dressing to per form his vaudeville act last night.
 ..Huh,.' he sniffed, as he finished reading a copy of the instructions to port examiners to exercise extreme watchfu1ness to detect tae\ pictures. ssI guess that means we can't afford to take any chances se- of losing the films just at present. You can say for me that we didn't expect to bring the films in at this time and that we have made no effort to break past the Custom House with them. and don't intend to make any such effort"
 How much do you figure you lose by the governments decision?" Will lard was asked.
 sI don't figure it,,' he replied. CT m not sure yet we will fail finally to get the films in. You see. the ruling might be changed some time, or Con gress might
 Before Willard could finish the sen- tenee Tom Jones, his manager, cut in in a tone of bitter disappointment:
 'sAh, cut it out, Jess. There's noth- ing in that. We can never get the law changed.''
 Jones then turned to the reporters with inc final word:
 Say for me we have not been try ing to bring the films in, and won't try at this time. We knew about | this law in advance" Jack Gleason. who had the rights 1 on the moving picture turned out al I the Jeffries-J ohnson fight in Reno, es- | timated last night that Willard and Johnson stood to lose at least $6Oe,O by She governments ruling against the films
 1T believe this estimate is very con servative,'' he said, flor our com pany cleaned up in dividends on the 1 Jeffries-Johnson pictures over $SOo,- Ooe. That was clear profit above all 1 expenses"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
Inventor of Curve in
 Baseball Still Mystery

Tomorrow will be the seventeenth anniversary of the death in Balti- more of Bobby Mathews, the famous old-dme twirler who is often credited with being the inventor of the curved ball The curve-ba1l question is still and probably always will be-a matter of dispute. Matthews has a lot of supporters who insist that he was the first pitcher to fool a bats man by putting twist on the pellet. but the acceptance of their claims is far from being unanimous. Mathews on the pennant-winning Providence National League club of 1879, the two constituting the pitching staff.
 Terry Larktn. who joined the Chi cago club in 1878, has also been put forward as the Chris Columbus of the curve. Larry Corcoran, or the fa- nous old Windy City aggregation of the Pop Anson era, also had a pug zling curve, but it is said that he was taught the art of curve pitching by Larkin.
 After all is said. however. it begins to look now as if the man who invent ed curvature of the baseball was Will liam Arthur Cummings The old hurler of the Brooklyn Stars is de- c1ared on good authority to have used the curve as early as 1867, which would give him the pre-eminence over both Mathews and Larkin. Cummings, of course, used the old underhand delivery, as overland pitching was not auth orized until 1884.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
CROSS WINS FROM MOHR IN
 LIVELY BOUT

Waterbury, April 16.-Leach. Cross of New York outpointed Walter Mohr of Brooklyn in an interesting 15 round bout at the auditorium last night Cross was entitled to honors in seven. of the rounds, while Mohr took five. The other two were about even. Cross made a great rally late in the battle and had his youthful antagonist in a, bad way when the fifteenth round was terminated. There were no knock downs. -1-
 Al Shubert of New Bedford shaded Buddy F'auIkes, the local colored boy, in the senni-fna1 event Of six rounds. Both boys were clever, but the Bay Slater displayed the harder. punch.
 In the Intermediate settor Joe (Kid1 Shea, outweighing his opponent by a big margin, outpointed Tommy Shea of New Haven in six rounds
 The preliminary bout between Kid Lewis and s.One Round'' Nolan failed to go the limit. the former claiming a foul in the fourth round.
 The bouts were well conducted and drew a capacity house. Dave Fitzger- a.ld of New Haven refereed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
ANOTHER CHANGE IN YALE VARSITY
 EIGHT IS ORDERED


 New Haven, April 16.@There was another shake-up in the Yale varsity eight yesterday. four men being taken from the second into the first boat It is expected that the order in which the men are now rowing will continue for some time at least.
 Adams tlisplaces Morse, who has gone to stroke in the second eight; Whitt1esey takes the place of Sheldon. who rowed against Harvard last year; Gilhllan replaces Bennett and Munson takes Goes seat. Winan changed places with Low.
 The crews were given a five-mi1e row on the harbor yesterday Recent iy Coach Guy Nicka1ls, following the Pennsylvania races. made a, general encouragement of the oarsmen, the de- sign being, it was stated, to retard the development of the men giving them a so-calIed period of rest to guard against their going stale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
Manv Anner1can sports fninrI

Many American sports mingled with the crowd at such famous sspubs'' as Nat Langham's, Owen Swfft's and Alec Kzeene's, and they bet their last pennies on the big .'Benicia Boy There was no cable in those days, so the fans on this side of the briny had to await the slow course of the steamships for tidings Of the confidently expected American victory, but the enthusiasm was made the greater by the delay
 The mill was pulled off at Farnbor- ough and was witnessed by the class fest crowd seen around a prize ring in the last century. Lord PaImerton and a. host of other nobless a. large proportion of the House of Commons and scores of the greatest writers, artists, actors, musiclans, generals, and social leaders, gave eclat to the international contest Tom Savers looked like 8 shrimp compared with Heenan, but he gave a good account of himself. In the thirty-seventh round the excited crowd broke through the ropes, accusing Heenan of foul tactics, and the enraged American, half blinded. fought his way through the mob and left the scene Both sides claimed 8 victory but the referee called it draw Savers had no desire to meet Heenan again, howevers and retired 1xssn the ring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
V Oli FRS FOR ] NEWARK FRANCHISE
 IN M1ERNAT TllltAL

Nszark.=April 16-Ehe Newark l,aneFal club of the Enternaeonal League changed hands yesterday, vpKien George Solomon, c. H. Medlcqs, and H. w Medacus took over the stock of the club. The new owners have re-engagad Harry Smith as man ager. Cofonaou and nEedicus acquired f7es controlhAE interest with POP a11Ares of tAe A owned by C. H. Hb- bets and tAA hfcKeever brothers of the Brooklyn National League club
 CH Med1cus is the son Of H. ". sNsdicus, Treasurer of the Brook 1vn club. Solomon will be Presi- t7ent of the club, c. 1T. Medicus Vice President and IF. w. Medicuas Secre- tary-Treasurer.
 The new owners announced yesteF- day that the players had been order- cd to report to Manager Smith in- mediately-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
Savers and Heenan Fight Was Great
 Fistic Exhibition

Of all the battles ever fought in the ring the one which created the great est public interest and excitement was probably that between Tom Savers, the English champion, and John C. Heenan, the American giant in the April of 1860. The bout was set for the seventeenth Of the month, and on the preceding day, fifty five years ago today, little was talked about in Great Britain or America but the coming battle. Monday night, April 16, 1860, was the greatest in the annals of sport < In London every place of liquid Fefreshment was filled with boxing fans-'the fancy,'' they ca1ed em' in those days and as they consumed their booze their tongues wagged with excited speech.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
ANNIVERSARY OF
 RING BATTLES

1s96-Tom Sharlzey knocked out Joe Choynski in 9th round at San Francisco. Those who saw this con test will never forget 1t. Tom was a raw, rude 'star,'' just out of the navy and with no reputation while -Choynski WAS 6 finished and veteran boxer. The Jew had the advantage in height and reach. but the IEishman was the heavier. The sailors in San Francisco went hook, line and sinkeF on Tom, while the wise sports cover ed every cent offered, confident that Joe would make a monkey of the sailor At first it looked like they had a wise hunch. Choynski knocked Tom clear out Of the ring. and the big tar landed on top of a bunch of re- porters. Everybody thought he was out, buQ Tom Climbed back and re- sumed hostilities A little later Choynski again Knocked Tom through the ropes and he lit on the floor on his bean. A thing like that didn't affect Sharkey. except to make him peeved, and he immediately climbed into the ring again and started to rough it. .ChoynslSt was utterly dis couraged and fought on the defsnsives but i'm the 9th sharkey stretched him out.
 1ss5-Jake Elrain defOated John McGIynn in 4 rounds at New Bedfords Mass 1sos-Jaek Johnson defeated Sandy Ferguson in 10 roUnds at BOs- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
PLANT AND M'CANN TRIED
 TO GET NEWARK FRANCHISE
More of Springfield Goes to. Buffalo InternationalS - Naqle of New Haven With Albany and Jensen With Peoria.
Rr Wa,ynn

In the New York Press today it was stated that Morton F. Plant was one Of the bidders for the Newark, N. J. club of the International which was sold yesterday to Solomon and Medicus The millionaire owner of the New London club is said to have been after the franchise so that he could use the players he had signed for the eastern association season.
 Gene McCann is. reported to have done the negotiating for Plant The scheme was to have Plant lease the franchise for one year and put Me Cam in as manager. McCann was unable to put the deal through, how ever.
 Doc More. the Springfield pitcher, has been turned over to Buffalo Of the International league. He was a fine pitcher irSth sEAstern circuit and ought to be d winner in the Interna- tionaI Pitcher Jensen of New HeAr ven has signed with Peoria and Catch CT NagIe has gone to Albany, N. II.
 President O'Rourke says all these
 players belong to the Eastern asso- citation and they cannot go elsewhere unless the league is paid for their services.
 1 The Boston Braves are starting the same way they did last year. They have lost the first two games, the Phil lies taking them into camp again yes- 1 terday. Perhaps Stallings' mon are going to wait until July before they spurt, as they did in 1914.
 The visit to New York of President Gilmore of the Federal league has re- vived talk of peace in the baseball world Many conferences have been held between prominent Federal leaguerst and organized ball leaders within the past week. It is said that if Weeghman of the Chicago Federals, Ball Of the St. Louis outlaws and the
 Wards of t,ie Brooklyn are given chances to buy big league clubs they will quit the Federals-
 l Benny Kauf made a triple and two singles for the Brooklyn FNederais against Newark yesterday. It looks as if the former Bridgeporter is start | ing that 400 average he talked about
 during the winter.
 The complete. card for the next box l ing show in this city is as follows: \ Walter Mol1r and Sammy Robideau in l 15 round main bout; Young McAulifre land Red Ketchel of. White Plains, N.
 r., in 10 round semi final: Bud Palmer
 and Battling Kunz of South NorwaIl<
 fin eight round opener The show will 1 take place at the Casino, April 30. Connie Mack is the first of the big
 league managers to come out in favor lof a shorter training trip. Next year he says he will not send his pitchers south until March 10 and the other tplayers will not report until ten days E1ater.
 l TSo, H. the Buffalo Federals yesterday. He made a two bagger "a single and sacri- lfice against Baltimore. Harvey Rus fseIl, the former Bridgeporter, batted
 for Pitcher Suggs of Baltimore and goi
 a pass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
NO HIT CONTEST BY RUBE MARQUARD
 AGAINST BROOKL YN


 New York; April 16.-Rube Mar Quard. the celebrated southpaw of the Giants added fame to his pitching achievements at the Polo Grounds yesterday by riding the crippled and much abused Brooklyn Robins through nine short innings, allowing them nary hit or run and register ing the first no-hit game of the 1915 baseball season.
 The tall. rangy portside finger pitched phenomenal ball in every inning, and only three of the Flat bush clan were fortunate enough to reach first base safely, while none got within ninety feet of the home plate. So great was the Rube's pitching and so deceptive the hop on his fast ball that only three of the Robins were able to hit the white oval past the 1nfield. Twenty three put-outs were made by the inf1eld, while the other odd one is credited to Chief Meyers on a strIke-out.
 Opposed to the Giants star was Nap Rucker, the once peerless star of the Brooklyn team, who is essaying a comeback after going through one of the worst seasons in his career last year. Nap pitched a rattlfng good game, but hard luck still pursued the southpaw, and two timely bing1es in the fourth inning gave the Giants two runs, all they scored during the after noon.
 Marquard's great pitching feat was unexpected, to say the least, for while the team was down south the south paw was inclined at various times to be lazy, and it was only after Man ager McGraw .threa tened to send him with the second team that he braced up in his work. In one of the south ern exhibition games the minor Ieaguers drove the southpaw all over the lot and out of the box in a couple of innings
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
WHITE sox OPEN SEASON
 WITH CRANE NO 1. TOMORROW

The White Sox will meet the Crane No. 1 in the opening game of the Sox's season. The following players are requested to report to Captain Egan: Finlayson, Chartland, Dug Hayes Norton, Crowell. Lucas. Paieka, J. Bailey Judd, L. Bailey, Coak1ey, Ker- win Ega1fs Nelson at 2:30 o'clock at the South End Flats. The batter ies for tomorrow's game will be for the Sox, Coakley, Judd and Egan; for the Crane No. 1, Verrele, Bowden and Motz. Umpires, Farrell and Lynch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
FOR SALE

A 12 room residence situat- ed on West Liberty St. near Park Ave. All improvements, good size lot, will take back a good size mortgage @ 5 per cent. Price S6,50O. Bargain. PERCY P. ANDERSON,
 3O6 Fairfield Avenue.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
American League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS New York. 8; Washington. 1. Boston, 5; Philadelpnia, 8. Chicago, 16: St. Louis, O. Detroit, 5; Cleveland, 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
Federal League.

-s "a, YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Brooklyn, IT; Newark, G.
 Pittsburgh, 3; Chicago, l. Buffalo, 6; Baltimore, ?.
 Kansas City, 4; St. Louis, B.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16

The coast guard cutter Accushnet left Woods Hole, Mass, to assist two schooners reported in distress in Nan tucket Sound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
National League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS New York, 2; Brooklyn. 0. Philadelphia, 2; Boston. 1. St. Louis. 4; Chicago, ?. Cincinnati. 2 Pittsburgh. 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16

The country would be able to get along even if the wheat crop should fall 1OO, ,00O, 900 bushels short. But it would go hard if the yearly supply of 20, 100000 baseba11s should not be delivered on time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
STANDING oF rHE CLuRs

GAMES TO-DAY Brooklyn in New York. Philadelphia in Boston. St. Louis in Chicago. Pittsburgh in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16

It ig surprising how much more money can be cleared when you make an old fashioned church supper sound wicked by. calling it a sscabaret'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16

T LYBORD BROTHERS B TRY SPRING CUSTOM SUITS BUY East Side and west End
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
sTANDING OF THE CITBs
GAMES TO-DAY

GAMES TODAY New York in Washington. Boston in Philadelphia. Cleveland in Detroit. Chicago in St Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY.

GAMES TO-DAY. Brooklyn in Buffalo.
 Baltimore in Newark.
 Pittsburgh in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-16
FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RE&JK 6 SON

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Arizona republican., 1915-08-26
Arizona Republicans Editorial Page

have read their various coored papers without being deeply impressed thereby As to the actual news of the the only reliable have had Sayvile wireless that which London dispatches have been allowed carry Berlin. But Ger man news. while it has been accurate far it has gone related German triumphs and not to German disasters The of British French wholly unreliable be absolutely worthless of
 A fine illustration of the character the news appears in Paris dispatches concerning the transfer of a commander of the French army in the Argonne district GalIpoH. He had been recom- mended by Joffre dismissal because he had allowed the German Crown Prince to drive him back mile in the Argonne. Nowhere previously in the French British dispatches had there been an admission of such disaster. came out long afterward only incidentally in the story of the polit ca machinations which prevented the carrying out of Joffre's recommendation of dismissal
 It Dr. Albert, the purpose of the Ger man government to furnish a news service to coun- teract the misleading of the allies which was not intended enlighten American public but to increase American sentiment American con fidence in the of the allies Dr. Albert frankly stated, in effect that the German news service was to be put in. not for the benefit Americans but to decrease America's misplaced confidence in the allies
 We only say of the proposed German service that whatever it may be, be no worse and no more misleading than that which we have been served from London, Petrograd and Paris.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-26
The Coming Season

These are intended to be words of good cheer to all who have felt that Phoenix has had dull spring and We have all felt that and .enerulIy. throughout whole country there has been a complaint of dulness and depression. Some Of Us have noted empty houses, forgetting that have always had empty houses in Phoenix mid summer and that all towns not recognized luer resorts have empty houses in the summertime in most of empty houses there is furniture showing that the houses not deserted There is a difference between empty house and de- serted house
 Some of inclined to connect these empty houses with the advent of prohibition. The relation is really negligible. is that many persons but by all. who associated with the saloon business left Arizona when the state went dry. Some of those who away good citizens and missed. Others who were in the saloon business have remained tered other business lines. It is reasonable to suppose that any who not in the saloon business and who of the slightest value to the community has gone away just because the state dry.
 also predicted that many tourists who had been coming Phoenix for years would so elsewhere next winter. Perhaps some of them will but equally. perhaps others will to Phoenix because it is dry It is for that that thou sands of people living in Long Beach, Riverside and Pasadena
 8ut. returning the subject empty houses in Phoenix, have the word of which always has long rental list any other agency in Phoenix and has, beside. many houses Its own every furnished house controlled by has been engaged for the next season. It is of the furnished house business for this year unless houses listed with it. This is something that happened before al this O year within the experience of this firm A year ago. late September l. it had of empty nished houses hand. Now it has
 Business of Phoenix. lines those which get the first breath of activity de- pression, say that they already feeling the pulse of improving conditions and they believe that Phoenix is in for a good fall and winter.
 It should be said that nobody IS expecting early boom Perhaps nothing big will be doing. hardly expect that until conditions have after the Men who have money invest large enterprises wisely wait ahether there going be a adjustment of aluos They do whether Amer dollar is going to be worth less Of land and all commodities ttan before the But believe the people will he here and that the merchants will good season, and that there will be a generally healthy md forward movement.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-26
Ripping Rhymes
By Walt Mason
FAMILIARITY

The delegate who is too fresh. who's too familiar in his style, annoys the spirit and the flesh, and baniSheS your sunny smile. When to the store my way take. to buy watch or carpet tack, some clerkling greets me, Hello, Jakei" and slaps me roundly on the back. This rifles my blue patrician blood, I find my temper badly wrecked; clerks should address me. MT. Mud" and show some, symptoms of respect. In regal ire I leave the store, and buy my tack some other place, and to that merchants joint no more I'll push my weird. bewhiskercd face Good GUS toners are lost each day by breaks such as that clerkIet made, and weary merchants sigh and say, "I wonder why we're losing trade?" old friends may call me Jake. old scout" and slap me till they jar my boots, and turn my pockets inside out, in search of spinach cigarOots; and they may borrow forty cents, or in my woodshed go to sleep: but all the ight-acquaintance gents should on their reservation keep. l do not paw you when we meet, I do not use your given name; and l would think you kind and sweet if you would treat me just the same