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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
YOUNG PALMER COMING
TO CHALLENGE BOssE

Billy Pepey sends this from New
York:
Willie Andrews, the sensational New
York bantamweight, will be in tiptop
shape for his bout withNJoey BIandie,
the New York K. oil artist. Andrews
and Blonde will come together in the
NnaI bout of the aH-star show at the
Nav Polo A. ~ Of New York this
evening After the Blonde fight
Andrews will come to Bridgeport and
get In good condition for several
bouts that he is scheduled to appear
In Manager Billy Pepey will also
accompany Andrews and also bring
Young Palmer. the crack Phi1adeI-
phta lightweight. at which time he
will try to match Palmer up with
Freddie Bosse, Harry Pierce or Gilbert
Gallant for a 15-round bout before a
BRIDGEPORT club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
More Than 6 Million
Fans Saw Games In
Big Leagues in 1916

New. York, Dec. 30.-Although the
last season is frequently referred to-
as one Of the worst, from a financial
standpoint, in the history of profess
sional baseball, the attendance figures
do not bear out this statement While
a number of the minor leagues suffer
ed heavy losses, the majors weathered.
a period of extremely trying condi-
lions in satisfa Glory manner. Care.
fully compiled, although unofficial. at
tendance figures for the season of 1915
place the attendance in the National
league at 3,235.4 400 and the American
league at .2,964;40O, giving a total Of
6,199,sDo.
Going back to 1903, which is gem
orally conceded to be one of, the best
years in big league baseball in many
seasons, the record books show that
the aggregate attendance in the two
major leagues was 1873, 10S. A com
parison of the figures for 1909 and
1915 Indicates a falling off in attend
ance of 1,17S, sos. At first glance this
would appear to be a serious defec-
ton, but when the varying conditions
are taken into consideration the show
ing is little short of remarkable.
The Federal Lea que attracted many
fans in certain cities where the inde-
pendent league played against organ
lied interests, while the automobile,
motor boat, golf, and tennis also open
ed new fields for fans to an extent not
dreamed of six years ago.
with a readjustment of circuits and
a general Strengthening of all the
clubs of the National and American
Leagues, making for closer and more
interesting pennant race in both cir
cults, it is. anticipated that major
league baseball will surpass all pre-
yioIIs attendance figures within the
next few years, if prosperous busine
conditions prevail throughout the ma
fion
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

ago.
Walter Camp made the following
statement about Shevlin:
"a sportsman, a leader, friend, al
ways at the front with a dominant
personality that compelled attention
and success. In life as in football he
carried that personality, and it always
stood him in good stead. He never
faltered, but went straight ahead with
a vigor that was compelling and yet
with a sound judgment that brought
it's reward. Yale will miss him, foot
ball and sport will miss him, but
above all host of friends will, feel a
deep sense of personal loss that moth
ing can replace"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
WILLARD FULTON
BOUT CALLED OFF:
NOW AFTER MORAN

New orleans, La, Dec. 3o.-Jess
Willard the worlds heavyweight
champion, and Fred Fulton will not
Eight here on March 4. The scheduled
match was definitely called off yester-
day afternoon by Tom Jones, \the
champions manager, and Tommy
Burns, the promoter of the club It
is reported that Jones will endeavor
to stage the encounter in Milwaukee.
The reason given for the cancella-
ton was the refusal Of Jones to agree
to an elimination bout for Fred Full
ton previous to the day of the con-
temp1ated championship fightL
What probably forced the declaring
off of hostilities was the lack of in
terest taken in the match bv the
sporting authorities of the country
Jones showed a telegram from II. S.
Andrews of Milwaukee, offering VIII
lard $4,000 for ten-roufd champion
ship match with Fulton in Nfilwa iilee
February %. Unless a better offer is
received, Jones said, he will accept
Andrews's proposition. Burns tele-
graphed to Ike Iporgan, Frank Mo-
rams manager, at New York, late yes
terGay, offering Moran 81 500 for a
fight here with willard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
Veteran Fred Beebe
Now An international
League Hero

+ Among those who broke into the
minor league hall OF fame in this
year whose obseQuies we are soon to
pull off, not the least is OF Frederick
L. Reebe. veteran OF the National
League, who long ago hit the down
ward trail, but up to date has travel
ed no farther than the international
circuit Beebe will attain the Vener-
able age of thirty-five tomorrow.
having been born on the last day of
1880. The feat which got him a niche
in the chamber OF imnnortals was per
petrated Last August. when the vet
twirled a no-hit, no-run game against
Montreal in Buffalo. Beebe showed
up better this year than for several
years past and hts pitching helped
the Bisons to capture the Barrow
league bunting.
Beebe was born in Lincoln. long
before the Apostle of Grape Juice
settled there and made the city world
famous Incidentally, 1T may be re-
marked that the Nebraska capital. has
probably turned out more ball play
of major league caltbre than any
other town Of it's size on the map
Fred belongs to the high-broyv squad
Of diamond artists, having first dis
played his pitching proves at the
University of Illinois. Ten years ago
he t00k up baseball as a profession,
signing with Oshkosh in the Wis
cons1n State league. In 1905 he was
called to the CUBS, but his stay in
the Windy City was brief. Frank
Chance, who had just succeeded
Frank Selee at the helm of the Cubs,
pulled off a deal with Pilot McClus-
key of the Cardinals whereby Bssbe
and Pete Noonan, a backstop. went
to the Mound City. The Nebraska
remained with the Cards several sea-
sons, but in 1910 he was turned over
to the Reds. The tall twlrler IlEur-
ed in another trade in 1910, whereby
he was sent to Philadelphia. along
with Hans Lobert, Dode Paskert and
Jack Rowan, the Reds receiving IN
return Eddie Grant, Johnny Bates and
George McQufllan. Fred di9n't make
any big hit with Charley Doom, and
he spent only one season with the
PhiIlies since then he has been
pitching for the Buffalo Inferno
tionals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

Radford B. Smiths day before New
Years Sale will be q good one
a number of kinds of wanted goods
are advertised at attractive prices. Mr..
Smith is also giving quantity buyers
chance to get a lot of games, toys,
books and stuffed animals at a good
deal less than wholesale prices.-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
SEES NATIONAL SPLIT
IN CONSUMPTION PLAN

London, Dec. 3e-Although other
liberal organs seem to be at least re-
signed to the idea of compulsory mil
itary service, the Manchester Guar
dian. which is the most important
provincial newspaper, declares:
Nothing can be more unsatisfac-
tory, or, we will say, irrational, than
the way in which the government ap-
pears to be drifting into a reversal of
one of the greatest of our national
traditions and dividing the nation
hitherto so splendidly united"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
GOOD ARRAY CT
TALENT FOR SHOW
HERE JAsUARY 10

Battling Levinsky thinks because of
his long experience in the ring that
he is able to put on a. good boxing
show He has arranged a. card for the
Park City A. C. at the Cash o, jan
uary 10, and it certainly looks like a
fine array Of talent.
The star bout viii be a Is round en-
counter between Young McAuliffe and
Johnny Drummie of New York The
latter has been bounding McAuliffe
for months. Drummie is one of the
best boys at his weight in the east
and will make McAuliffe hustle.
Larry Williams, the Stratford youth
who has been beating all corners, will
nningle with Sailor McGrath of the
United States navy in an eight round
encounter. Jerome Hennessy, who
made such a fine showing in the
Christmas card here, will go with
Tommy Shea of New Haven in an
eight round encounter. The six round
curtain raiser will have Kid Alberts
of Brooklyn and Mike Farrell OF
Stratford as contestants.
Terry Lee wiz be referee and Slim
Brennan viii do the announcing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30
TWO GAMES TONIGHT
IN HOLY NAME LEAGUE

The Holy Name rooters viii be cut
In force tonight when two basketball
games will be staged in St. Johns
hall. In the first contest the Sacred
Hearts Will meet the St. Charles and
in the second the st. Mary's and st.
Johns will clash. Joe Waters will
referee. Dancing will be enjoyed at
ter the games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30


is Lou
looking
hgith
fans
sinh
he
Of
II,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

Thzrty-three children in their night
clothes marched from the Mexican
county home at Bradford, Pa, in
safety when fire destroyed the home
at a loss Of s25, 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

UsE LYFORD BRoTHERs BU1
U UNION LAB3-L PANTS h
10 East Side ana wess END KI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

XMAS ROPTNG AND WREATHs OF
LAUREL
JOHN RECK d SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

Mexico suspended the duty on gaso-
line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

XMAS RoPING AND EREATHs on
LAUREL
JOHN BEcR D G
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

Russian troops occupied Kasbans
Persia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-30

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
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"ssralsht Ahead, Ny Mani" She Said.
hundred yards from the mouth OF tho
pass.
A II drew near tho spot where she
paused. waving both hands frantically.
the head OF the pursuing party swept
into the mouth OF the ravine.
At the same timo the chauffeur no.
ticed that the two men on the hillside
we're following the woman pellmell,
throwing themselves down the slope
with gigantic leaps and bounds.
And then q great explosion rent tho
peaceful hush OF night-that TIL then
had been profaned by the pattering
cracks OF the revolver fusillade.
As the roar OF dynamite subsidized
the entire side OF the hill shifted and
slid ponderously down. choking the
ravino with debris 10 the depth OF
some thirty or forty feet. burying tho
leaders OF tho pursuit beyond hope OF
rescue.
Only a instant later tho motor car
jolted TO a halt and Alan pulled him
self together to fihd that Rose and
Barcus were standing beside the door
and jabbering joyful greetings. mixed
with more or less incoherent explana.
uons OF the manner In which they had
come to seek shelter for the night In
the proapector's shack and. reused
by the noise OF firing and recognizing
Alan In the car by the aid OF spy
glasses, had with the prospector's aid
hit upon this scheme OF shooting o
landslide In between tho pr suit and
its devoted quarry.
(To be contluued)
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! ion through the driving sheets or aust
OF horse that ploddod up the arroyo,
bearing two riders on It's back
Weary with the weight OF It's double
burden. II went slowly and passed no
/ near TO Judith that she was able TO
recognize the features Of her sister
/ aud Tom Barcus.
BE sure she made never sign to
catch their attention.
Within the next succeeding hour
/ the coppery light lost something OF
/ ita hot brlllance. took on darker
shade, and then one darker Btill Twi
! light stole athwart the desert. turning
it's heat TO chill. It's light TO violet
Growing more Intense. the cold
eventually reused the sleeping man.
And hardly had his oyes unclosed
aud looked up into the eyes OF Judith
bending over him than he started up
and out OF her embrace. got unstead.
| lily upon his feet and after n moment
Of pause. watching her riae In turn.
Btrode away-Or. rather. staggered
with the gesture OF exorcism.
uncomplaining. hugglng her new.
born humility to her with the ecstasy
Of tho anohorite his horse hair shirt.
Judith followed him patiently. ut q
little distance.
Not far from where he had rested
there was a break In the oyerhnnging
wall OF the arroyo. Through this he
scrambled painfully. reaching the level
OF the desert only after cruel effort.
the UNDECIDED woman Ht his heels.
A brief pause there afforded both
time to regain their breath and survey
tho desert for signs OF assistance: II
offered none, other than what they
might accomplish through their own
eXertions For leagues In any quarter
II stretched without break other than
the black cleft OF the arroyo. cleaning
n bleached and dcathly white In tho
moonshine--likc the face OF frozen
world.
With tacit consent both turned that
way. Alan leading. Judith his portlna-
cious shadow. with never word or
sign between thom to prove that either
was aware OF the Others company,
But this was state of AFFAIRS that
could not long endure judith had tho
price to pay for her own trials. suf-
forlng and prIyatlon: tho strain began
to tell soroly upon her. She reeled
slightly as she walked, weaving
winding trail across aud across tho
straighter line OF footprints that
marked Alnn's courae through the or
dered pattern OF the powdered sage.
brush.
And OF sudden she collapsed
Instinct alone made Alan glanoo
oyershoulder: for she had made no
sound whatever,
lie turned and came directly back
to her. knelt beside her. lifted her
head. pillowed II gently on his arm
and piled her In turn with the dregs
Of the canteen.
With a sigh, stIiied moan and
little shiyer, she revived
He helped her gently 10 regain her
feet, passed an arm round her
In this fashion they struggled on In
strange. dumb companlonship OF mis-.
cry and wonder.
Thus an hour passed; and for all
their desperate struggles neither could
see that the light on the mountalnside
was yard tho nearer.
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10 lit and shake Hike the top Of q
canvas tent In rale. At the same
time n mighty guut of wind swept
athwarl the waste. hot a. furnace
blast. In trlce dust onvoloped man
and horse. n stifing cloud OF super'
heated particles that stung tho flesh
like myriad needles And then dark,
ness fell, the twilight OF hodos, n cops
percolored pail Nothing remaInedl
visible beyond arms length.
Blinded. half suifocatod, unspoak-
ably dismayed and powildered, tho
broncho swung round, back TO the
blast. and refused TO bulge another
incn,
Himself moro than hnlfdNged but
still bounded by his nightmare vision
OF Judith, Alan dlsmountod to escape
being torn bodily from tho saddle by
that hcllish Band.blast. and Beizing
the bride sought to draw the horse
on with him,
Ilo wasted his strength In that en-
doavor: the animal baked, planted
it's hoofs deep In the sand, stlfroned
it's legs and resisted with the stub
bornness OF rock then, OF sudden,
icrkod his head smartly, snapped tho
bride from his grasp and flung away.
scuddIng before the storm
Pursuit was out of the question;
indeed, the bride was barely torn
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Alan had fallen Ia his dlasy blindness.
She found him IN cnslblg, lying with
an arm bent uufyr him IN poso
frlghtfully nuggetiire OF dislocatlon,
Yet when sho turned him on his back
and released the arm ho made no
sign to indicate that tho movement
had caused him the sllghtoat pain.
There was slight cut upon his
brow, brulse about his left tomplel
She tore linen from her bosom. beI
meath her coarse flannel shirt, and with
sparlng aid from tho cuntoon. washed
tho cut clean and bandnged II.
Then seeing that the storm held
with fury undated. she rose, recon-
noitered and returned to exert all her
strength and drag tho unconscious
man across the dry bed OF that ancient
water.courso and under tho Ice OF it's
farther bank.
There, sitting, she plllowcd hls
head upon her lap and bending over
him made her body nm additional shell
ter to him from tho Bwlrllng clouds
OF dust
And for hours on end Judith nursed
him there. scarce daring TO move
savo to minister TO his needs. bathing
his fevered brow and moIstenlng his
parched lips. and-throat.
In the course OF the first hour she
was once startled by the spectral Wis.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Omen MutIny,


Thourh she had been schooled to hold
the very name OF Law In loathing un.
speaknb. and TO think OF Alan ms a
mortal '1nmy and as one whose death
alone oolld properly requite the cruel
injury i'lt had been done her father:
and though the man himself had
laughed 10 lcon her first involuntary
confer lon Of that love for him which
now Consumed her being with its In
gatlab.e lres, she swallowed her
chagrIn aud followed him with tho
olicitudo OF one whose love can roeog-
nizc no wrong IN It's object. Through
all the remainder OF that day Of terror
fhe was never far from his side.
With the meekuoss OF the strong.
fhe made herself his shadow And
she was now the stronger, for she had
bad more than an hours rest beside
the watcrhcla which he had missed
on the way q. that rocky windbreak,
Sooner or later his strength must fail
him aud be would need her; till then
she was content to bide her hour.
II befell PRESENTLY IN startling fash
ion; she was not yard behind him
when he vanished abruptly.
But the next moment Judith herself
was trembling on the crumbllng brink
Of an arroyo Of depth and width In,
detormlnIble In the obscurlty OF the,
huslstorm. Down this. evidently.
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60 avert it-no mat''r what we may
have suffered at judi his handsr'
With an indignant grunt, but con.
slderate none the less. Mr., Barcus
caught up the glasses and turned his
back.
go onl" he grumbled. pretending
to ignore the hand Alan offered hini
from the saddle, "Ivo got no patience
with you hut go!" he insisted,
OF sudden selzing the hand and
pressing II fcrvcntly. And God go
with you. my friendl"
Then hoofbeats drumming on the
hard.packed earth ot tho canyon traii
struck hundred echoes from its
rugged. rocky walls.
Mr.. Barcus showed Rose Tr.ne a
face almost ludicrous with Its an,
guished smile that VAS intended to-
seem reassurng
Let's lock sharp and follow him
as quick as may be-" he urged. Light
ming will never strike us so long M
we stick to Mr. Law OF the charmed
life-but don't mind telling you. once
out OF his company. I'm Just naturally
afraid OF the dark"
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yourself to her. out OF sheer. down
right foollshness In the head! / sup
pose you'll like me TO call II chiValry:
I'll tell you what | call it-lunacyl"
Don't be an asst" Alan responded
temperately, gathering the reins to-
gether and instinctlyely lifting a foot
&c the stirrup. who warned us yes.
terday In time TO prevent our being
crushed by that rock7 Judith! Why
was she separated from Marrophat
and the others-alone up there when
that beast eneaked up behind hero.
saw hlm-I saw 1t all-and grabbed
her and roped her to that bronco-if
II wasn't because she had broken with
them for good and all and started to
fight on our side"
You're raying." Barcus commented
In hopeless tone. lie looked to the
girl, "Rose-Miss Trlne--reason with
this mailman"
Dropping the glasses. the girl came
swiftly and confidently TO her lovers
side, lifting her lips to his.
Go. sweetheartl" she told him.
Save her II you cant"
With a look OF triumph for the bene-
ft OF Mr. Barcus Alan Law gathered
Rose Trine into his arms.
Did you dream for an instant Rose
would see her own sister carried to
her death II anything could be done
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quickly answered BY fainter yellq from
q distant quarter Of the desert then
by pistols popping and flashing some
two miles away. then By growing
rumble Of gailoping hoofs.
The night glasses in the car Afforded
her flashes OF O body OF several horse
men--some six or seven, she judged
making at top speed toward the spot
whore Marrophat, Hicks and Jimmy
waited beside beacon which they
had built and lighted
Half n dozen sentences exchanged
with tho chauffeur advised her that
those were hofsemen from the town
of Mesa who had charged themselves
with tho duty of avenging the death
Of Hopi Jim slade
A sardonio ohuckle from within
Trine's gag goaded the girl into a sui
len fury.
Exaoting his utmost speed from tho
chauffeur, under penalty OF her DIS
pleasure, she set herself to revive
Alan.
with tho aid OF such stores OF food
and drink as the car carried. this was
quickly enough accomplished,
etrangling with an overdose OF
brandy too little diluted with water.
Alan sat up, grasped the conditions
| in n fash, and gained further informa-
ton as he devoured sandwiches and
emptied u canteen.
The mountain pass was now, no
| Judged, a mile distant. The light on
the hillside. according to the chauf-
four. was that Of q prospoctor who
had campod there temporarily There
was nothing, then. to be feared from
that quarter. but solely from tho rear
where tho horsemen, having picked
up Marrophat and his companions.
had instituted hot pursuit. and were
now strung out In n long, struggling
line. three horses carrying double the
rthermost--perhaps mile and n
half away--one with n single rider
the nearest, woll within threequar-
ters OF q mile.
Nobly mounted, this last came on
like tho wind, gaining on the motor
car with every stride; for his horse
was trained TO such going. whereas
tho car at best could only labor hoav-
| lily In dust and sand.
Mono the less. II had won 10 point
within quarter OF mile from the
pass before the horseman got within
what he esteemed the proper range.
AMI opened fire.
He fred thrice His first shot winged
wide, his second by ill.chance ripped
through a rear tiro OF the car. thus
placing upon II an additional handi.
cap, while his third sought the zenith
az his hands few up and he dropped
from tho saddle. drilled through tho
body by Aian's only shot,
A iong.range pistol duel was In
progress before the car had covered
half tho remaining distance 10 tho
pass.
By the timo Il entered this last
which proved TO bo narrow rayino
with towering side OF crumbly earth
and shnle and Broken rock. the pur-
suit was not n hundred yards behind,
while the firinE was well.nigh contin.
uous.
Two hundred feet above the TRAN
two men were working with desperate
haste at some mysterious buslness--
though none noticed them.
Only the chauffeur was aware OF n
woman running down the hillside at
an angle. to intercept the car several