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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
HARVARD CRlPPLES
 WILL BE IN LINE FOR CORNELL GAME

Cambridge, Mass, Oct 20.-Al- though the largest squad that has been on the field for weeks was ready for work on Soldiers Field yesterday atler- noon. the Harvard coaches did not put on the expected drive between the Varsity and the scrubs. The regu- lars, with Gilman back at rig tackle and Weatherhead in Harte's place at right end were worked against the substitutes and were coached to the limit.
 soucy was on the field in playing clothes and played right end for the substitutes His knee has responded to treatment, and here seems no doubt that he will be able to play against Cornell Parson also worked with the substitutes, and he, like Soucy, will be back with the regulars for, the match against the Ithacans.
 i An interesting shift was made when Bigelow, who has played both at Acen- ter and at tackle for the Varsity from time to time, was placed at right guard. Dadmun, at left guard, 1s !. fixture, but Cowan has not been play ing up to form on the right side, and the coaches have been looking for a man to take his place. Tav1or has been doing so well at center that it is not desired to move him out even a notch. and Bige1ow may be the man to fill the place at guacd. He is a very strong fellow br,t has not been showing a great deal of speed at tackle excent for flashes of down -the-feld interference work.
 Horween was in the substitute back field This means tconsid erabe for the game on Saturday. as Horween is the best line brcl1erf TTarva~d has. He lacks soroe+hine on defense and in terference but fl he can keep in trim. it. is thoueht that he can be developed satisfa ctor+1v in these noirts. Watson worked with the, substitutes at otar- CT back for a time. but is far from being in first class physical trim. Do- rertv, who ran the substitutes when they scored against the scrubs, put a lot of life into his men. and he is one of the players the coaches expect will develop very fast.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
CAPT. MILBURN OF
 YALE BALL TEAM
 WON'T RESIGN YET

New Haven, Oct. 20.-It was learned last night from one of the baseball men who attended the meeting held in the trophy room of the gymnasium yesterday that the report that the meeting was called to discuss the new situation brought about by the inelf- gibi1ity of Captain Milburn, LeGore, Rhett. Pumpel1y and Easton was un- founded.
 Coach Lauder made a brief address in which he urged more men to re port for fall practice. Several, it seems, had quit when they learned that so many of the men on the team would probably be declared ineligible
 The work of the candidates during the remainder of the fall practice. and the winter work in the cage was out lined. It is understood that Captain Milburn will not resign immediately, because, as there are no games played before spring he can direct the work of the team until then,
 Therefore the question of e1ecting a new captain will not be taken up for several months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
Geo. Slosson Reduces De Oro's Advantage in
 Big Billiard Contest.

New york. Oct. 2o.-George slosson, the veteran balk> line billiard player, displayed improved form last night at Doyle's Academy, in the second 5o- point block of his 250-point three-cush- ion match with Alfred De Orc, and finished the session with the two nights count 100 to 96 against him. The score for the second block was Slosson, 53; De Orc, 50- The New York man had a big lead in the early stages of the match, which lasted 75 innings but he became over anxious in the closing periods, and disregard ing safety play, enabled De Orc to al most overtake him.
 The Cuban, master of safety play, left no openings for Siosson after the first 25 innings, while he himself left the worries in impossible positions for his opponent.
 slosson made the big run of the game in the 27th inning, when he tall lied ten points. To make this run the veteran had to accomplish two six cushion shots, which he executed in such a nasterly fashion that the big gathering of spectators gave him long rounds of applause.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
WACNER'S OWN COLUMN

President Wicks of the Jersey City club visited Hartford yesterday and announced that the Capital City look ed like al good place for an Interna- tionaI league club to be located next season. Wicks' idea is to go before the National association meeting in San Francisco next month and ask for a new assignment of minor league territory.
 He thinks he can get the minor league mogu1s to let the Information a1s have Springfield and Hartford. The International had such hard sled ding last season that Wicks declares the least the association can do is let the big organization have two live cities. The rights of the Eastern as- sociation in the matter don't seem to enter Wicks' mind. If they can meet the Eastern's terms, the International might get Springfield and Hartford but it is not thought the league has sufficient funds to make the deal.
 Charles P. Taft, owner of the ma jority stock of the Chicago National league baseball club, denied em- phatfca1ly today the report that the club had been sold.
 It is said that Harvard had no in tention of protesting against LeGore because he played on summer team at Quogue, Le I. The Crimson might have objected to LeGore next season, however, because he had played on the tennis team at Lafayette college before entering Yale. This might be regarded as a years participation in athletics and if so construed would have barred LeGore Hrom the Yale football eleven in. 1916.
 Princeton men resent the insinua- ton that they were responsible for the investigation which resulted in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20

the debarring of Yale athletes. Dean McClennahan of Princeton says he had nothing to do with the protest.
 Harvard is also dQingN little inves- tigating of it's warriors. Wallace, who played center on the football team last year, has not yet been allowed to re- join the squad. The report that he played soccer on the Pacific coast be- fore coming to Cambridge is being probed.
 Washington & Jefferson rooters are not, very confident of beating Yale principally of green men this season and Capt. Wesbecher will not be able to play because of injuries. Washing ton & Jefferson college is a small in stitution located in Washington, Pa.
 The AIlzAmerican and A1l-Nationa1 baseball teams, which are booked for a western tour, started yesterday from Chicago. Dick Hob1itzell of the Red SOx is in charge of the Americans and Frank Bancroft, business manager of the Cincinnati team, will handle the Natio onaas.< Alexander of the Phillies, Johnny Evers of the Braves, Roth of Cleveland, Strunk and Schang of the Athletics and Walker of the St. Louis Browns are among those whof will take the trip.
 Roger Bresnahan, the Chicago Cubs manager, was out joy riding Monday. night and during the even ing his machine crashed into a car riage, injuring two occupants. Bres- nahan was arrested on the charge of driving a car while intoxicated but Roger was himself so badly hurt that he couldn't go to court. Who said Heinie Zimmerman was the only one of the Cubs who ever went off the reservation?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
Mayer of Phillies Had
 Pirate Youngsters Goat
fSnortinr NeWs.l

An instance of how the rivalry on the field runs is bit of by-play be- tween Erskine Mayer when he hurled the elusive pill for the Moran men at Pittsburgh and Costello. a utility man E-on the Pirktes.
 After Wagner mad kicked himself out of the game. Costello began rid ing Mayer
 sTm on you says he in one of his { asides s.I used to be for you. but Pm sure on you now.''
 sYou are ?'' calculated Erskine- s'And who are you. don't see you@n the lineup Who are you. anyway ?'
 This comeback nettled the Pitts burgher somewhat and he sputtered out that if he ever had an oppor- tunity to face Mayors hur1ing he , would show Mayer who he was Sure enough, the opportunity presented it. self sooner than either of them i ed, Gerber shorts1opped for the Pi- rates, and was removed in the ninth Inning to allow Costello to pinch hit for him
 e As the Pirate stepped to the plate, Mayer gave him the laugh HSo you arc the fellow who's going to show me. are you? ?'s he asked. Now you ten me what you can hit, and I'll put 1t there for you- Here comes one < straight over the midd1e.s'
 The first pitch was a fast one that sc1ipped the atmosphere about the Pfttsburgher's chin Costello swung wildly, and missed by a foot
 Well, wen,'s quoth Mayer, If you can't hit that I don't know what to give you
 By the time he had slipped another strike over to the Accomplishment Of a similar line of bandinage, Mayer decided decided Costello was just enough to go after bad balls. Cos fe1lo is 1eft-handed hitter, and Mayer fed him a low ball far outside, The Pirate went after the pitch al I1fayer figured he would and lifted a little pop foul for Stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1s9O-Peter Jackson and Joe God dard fought eight-round- draw at Mel bourne. This contest was between, two of the best heayyweights Austra-' fla ever turned out. Both were six Hooters. and their weight was about the same, in the snefehborhood of 195 pounds. When he fought Goddard the great Black Peter had just re- turned to Australia from 3. &iumphaal tour of the world, on which he had defeated all corners in America and England. Goddard, who was about the same age as Peter, had fought only in his native Australia. Soon af- ter his bout with Goddard, Jackson returned to America to fight his me E1orabIes 61-round draw with Jim Cor betz. After twice knocking out Joe Choynsld in Australia, Goddard cross ed the Pacific in 1892. He knocked out Joe McAuliffe and Peter Maher, but was himself knocked out by Denver Ed1 Smith. Both Jackson and Goddard are dead. the latter hay ing been killed in an eIecion rookus in PhiIadelphia.
 1s68-Jo1an Morris9ey defeated John c. Heenan in Il rounds at Long Point, Canada
 -575-Jabez White. veteran Eng Aisn lightweight boxer. born in Bir- mingham, England.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
"PlE" WAY
 OF YALE ELEVEN MAY BE INELIGIBLE

New Haven, Oct. 2O.-Yale's Eigi-4 biIity Committee, which was appoint ed eonIy six weeks ago, composed of Professor Robert Corwin. chairman of the Athletic Board; John Fitzpatrick, former track and football star, and Jack Field, the former football half back, will continue 8 careful probe in to the eligibility. of every member of Yale's major sport teams. Several other members of the Yale nine will be questioned closely relative to their summer playing.
 ''Pie' Way, the pitcher; Vaughn and Kinney we're members of a nine at Fabayan. N. H., and Ray Watrous and Johnson, short stop, were mem -bers of the Colonials, New Haven. nine which played the Boston Braves, New York Giants. Aside from the fact that the Colonials took part in Sunday games the question of re- ceipts will be brought up.
 It was rumored that the Yale nine, which played at Quogue, L. l., was compelled to cancel it's game arrang- ed 1n this city on a Sunday in July with the Colonials The game had been advertised when the posters were suddenly taken down. Whether the Yale players at Quogue were or dered not to advertise the name of Yale in a Sunday game, either at New Haven or elsewhere, by the Yale baseball management is unknownl il
 Captain Lou Midd1ebrook of the Yale nine last spring was at the head of the movement to bring most of the members of the team to- Quogue for the summer game. He was grad uated last June, and is, therefore not affected by the penalty paid by the. five members who were yesterday dis qualified.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
Joe Shugrue Breaks Out
 As Ballad Writer Now

Joe shugrue, the clever Jersey City lightweight, has again proven his yer satility by writing a song which mu-. sica1 experts predict is a, hit, and his many Connecticut friends will be pleased to learn that Joe has, once more put over winner
 Shugrue while in a sanftariun last spring realized his importance of health and the idea occurred to him to express his sentiments to the world. He wrote lyric, entitled eff Owned Aladdin's Lamp, I'd Wish for Perfect Health.'' and his friend, Bert Grant, the composer of many musical successes, wrote a melody that is Grants best work. The song will be on sale at all stores handling music throughout the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
Walter Mohr to Show His Wares Before Fans
 in New Britain Club

New Britain. Oct. 2o-Manager ". w. Hanna of New Britain has arrang- ed a fine card for his show at Hanna 8 armorySon Tuesday evening, Oct 26, when Walter Mohr of Brooklyn, N r., the boy-who gave Leach Cross a. hard battle in Waterbury last winter, will face Johnny Marto of New York, in the star bout of s12 rounds at 1S8 pounds. Marto, recently fought Char lie White a, draw in New Orleans. which is in itself some feat.
 Joe Rocco will be matched with a fast opponent, Harry Stanley. It was the intention of the management to secure Sammy Waltz but the latter evaded the match by the old time weight stall
 Johnny Heyes. known to New Brit ain fans as Jimmy Reilly, who has beaten Waltz twice, will meet Red" Mcdonald in the curtain raiser of eight rounds at 124 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20

record of 2,9O6 runs. The only teams to defeat the Athletics that year were the Atlantics of Brooklyn and the Morrisania, Unions of New York The competition between the Athletics and, Atlantics was so keen that 10000 Philadelphia fans gathered to see the decisive game of the season. The crowd was so big that the contest had to be called off, and at the next game an admission of a. dollar was charged, and more than 2.00O paid that price, the highest ever charged for a ball game up to that time. The Athletics won, 31 to 12.
 The first professional baseball player in the history of the game was Albert J. Reach of the Athletics Reach was playing with Brooklyn, and the Athletics offered him a sal ary to transfer his allegiance to the City of Brotherly Love. Shortly after that Pike and Deckney were lured to the Athletics by offers of money. The Athletics continued to be called an amateur team for several years, however, and the Cincinnati Red Stockings became the first all-pr ofes- sional club in 1869.
 The Athletics were organized to play town ball in 1859, but adopted baseball the following year. The first plant of the Athletics, was located at Seventeenth street and Columbia avenue. The grand stand was a crude affair, and it was considered effem- mate for a man to sit in it unless he was accompanied by a lady. Games lasted three or four hours, as rule. Among the famous players of the early Athletics were McBride, pitcher; Kleinfelder, catcher; @Berkenstook, first base; Reach, second base;t Will lxins, shortstop1 Hahurst and the Gaskill brothers. outf1elders- The Athletics were charter members of the National League in 1876, but were expelled at the end of the first sea- son, and the old name was not restor- ed to It's former glory until Connie Mack launched his American League club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
sEAs1DEs ISSUE CHALLENGE.

The seasides defeated the Eagles Sunday by 13 to 0. The Seasides challenge the Berkshires, Housatontcs, Kingpins, Lenox, Fafrnonts or any ager of the Seasides would like to meet the manager of any of those teams in front of the Post at7:30 this evening".
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
HERMAN E. MALMo.

South Norwalk. Oct. 2o-Herman E. Malno, secretary of Norwalk lodge, E1ks, since it's >institutfon near Iy 15 years ago, died at the Norwalk hospital today. following brief sick ness. He was also secretary of the Bartenders' local and a prominent member of other organizations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20

David Lloyd George. british minis ter of munitions, denied in the House of Commons that a New York firm had offered Great Britain 2,oo0, 600 shells at s17 apiece.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20

The New York Board of Aldermen passed a resolution issuing d reward of $5, ,OOO for the capture of Michael A. Rofrano, indicted for murder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20

JUST ARRIVED. FRENCH AND DUTCH BULBS JOHN RICK 6 SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20

B UNION LABEL HATS n BUK LYFORD BROTHERS USE E East Side and West End E
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20
SCOUT ACTIVITIES

Troop II, Boy Scouts of America, will have Q. supper in Kings High way chapel, Spring street. this Friday night and they will entertain the z.TNichols Scouts The entertainment will be in charge of Scout B. Robin son, chairman of troop committee,
 Scout J. Ricketts was appointed as- sistants patrol leader of Stag Patrol Troop 1e, Boy Scouts of America, at Mondays meeting in the Second Bap- tis1 church. j
 William Walker of this city, has re- turned from a two weeks auto tour through Maine and the Canadian Rockies.
 Master Edward Abercrombie of East Bridgeport. has just returned from Long Island.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-20

the debarring of Yale athletes. Dean McClennahan of Princeton says he had nothing to do with the protest.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-05-31
NERMANY'S DEFIANCE.

VI In the courteous language Of diplomacy, replying
President Wilson, Germany refuses to IN the
American demands that she stop bucherng neutrals oil
the lHCh seas.
Getnany's defense is that the Lusitana
aIy cruiser but if that true her defense lay in de
dndng of the United States that the vessel be ntened
The fact that Germany did not make such demand is
proof that the claim is a Subteruge.
The pretenSe that the LuSltania was an armed yes
sci is with the fact that the vessel thoroughly in
spected before she left New York.
There intimatjonS that President Wilson will
make quick response in emphatic language, and It need
surprise no one if war conditions follow.
The report by the American commission that exam
med the Nebraskan comes top of the German reply
declaring there is doubt that the Nebraskan was tor
pedoed without warning.
This will be taken by the American people as Ger
many's real answer to this country
This incident has developed pleasing fact-the
practically unanimous declaration by people of German
blood in this country that if it comes to they will sup
port the Stars and Stripes.
1t is not strange that people should sympahize with
those of their in the Fatherand but the Germans in
America left that country before it carried away with
the blood madness which has seized on the nation
Germans in America, therefore, preserve that sanity
which has characterized the race 1t is condition that
parallels earlier history when America was c0Onized
by Purtans from England and while England drift
ed away from pultanSm, that ideal took permanent
here, and generation later American and English ideals
wide apart.
The spirit OF Germany exists here and is wholly
al variance with the which has seized upon
and is working the ruin of the fatherand and lust
the Puritans preserved the high ideals of England
heSc Germans in America will hand down future gen
eratjonS the best that there in the TeuOnic mind and
conscience.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-05-31
THE TIME TO BUILD.

L There are conditions under which community can
build and other conditions under which it is impossible
to build.
There is no place earth where natural conditions
are so favorable advancement in Imperial Valley and
only artificial conditions prevent the valley going
ahead
We have the possibility of developing dormant land
the east south and west but what is of more import
ance bring the already irrigated region to higher
order of productivity These the natural advantages
which mark Imperial Valley the most favored region IN
America.
And yet for a series of years have been hampered
every by the financial affairs Of the company own
ing the irrigation SYSTEM and until those affairs are ad
sed cannot take advantage of our natural opporu-
mites
In anticipation Of acquiring the irrigation system,
he irrigation district has this year organized an engineer
ing department. and that department has built protec
tive levee in connection with the government.
But the protective work is about done. In a few
days the problem will confron the valley Of going ahead
OF disbandng its constructive organization.
It is manifest that the district cannot go ahead to de
veop system it does not 1t is also manifest that
afford to maintain organization when 1t has
nothing to do.
The Press believes in building. 1t believes in creating
conditions under which build and depOres the pc
mod which lies ahead in which will be compelled to
he dormant if do not take matters in hands
and bring about change in conditions
Imperial Valley press., 1915-05-31

Editor Press-Dear Sir: From :
letter Just received from William
Tompkins, secretary of the San Die
go Chamber of Commerce and mem
Der of the San Diego Shriners, the
following excerpts serve to indicate
what bowling success the pilgrim
age of AL Bahr temple to the lmpe-
rial valley was, from the standpoint
# pleasure actually experienced by
the good people of San Diego who
comprised the caravan on Saturday.
May Is;
"Since returning, | have talked with
50 or 10 mobiles who made the trip to
/ Fl Centro, and all are unanimous in
| their expressions of good will toward
the valley and toward everybody
whom we met there, and all agree that
the trip was the most successful sim
liar iaunt the Shrine Temple has ever
made feel that we are amply re.
paid if we have in some small meas.
ure assured the good friends in I'M
rerial Valley that San Diego is with
them all the way. As for the treat
ment we received from the good Mason
ic brothers, it was everything that
could be desired.
My family, as well as myself, en-.
ioyed themselves to the utmost and
not once from the time we left San
Diego until we returned did we have
an unpleasant moment One of the
boys was unfortunate in having ten
bloWouts On the way over. My car
went there and back without missing
a shot. | had three new tires and one
that had cone $500 miles. Also one
on the running board which had gone
5000 miles These two latter tires
were down to the last breath, but they
tool the road as though made of
steel. The following morning, after
Gur return, we started downtown and
bad not gone more than two blocks
from The house when one of the old
tires blew up. We stopped and pui
on the one from the running board,
and before we had gone another block
that blew up-and this happened on
pavement as smooth as a table top.
So you can see that ] was fortunate
throughout. We feel that we were
particularly lucky that those two
tires behaved 50 nobly on the trip to
FL Centre and back.
ANY time we can be Of service t.
you at thIs end of the line, please le.
me hear from you and | will be verv
happy to cooperate with you in an
way possible for the good of Imperial
Valley or for the good of Masonry"
! am not surprised now to know that
the Shuner, OF San Diego are already
planning for the fall invasion. We may
expect them back with the advent of
the first cool weather. this time TO
meet far greater number of the peo-
pie Of the Imperial Valley than on the
occasion of May 15.
True, the people of Brawley. Impe-
nal, Hotvllle Calexico and FL Cen
tro responded nobly to the call for
Their presence ON the occasion of the
visit of the san Diego Shrlners this
time, but, owing 10 the fact that there
we're three important functions held
at the Barbara Worth in the same
week, which added to the Shrine en-
teitalnment Of Saturday night, made
four, we did not get the attendance al
the concert that we should. Moreover.
the good people of the valley did not
realize that the concert was to BE-
such high class performance as it
proved to be, OF they would have
turned out en- masse and have packed
Imperial Valley press., 1915-05-31

Send your family to Beaumont for
the summer Mountain air and seen
cry. Pure water. Cool nights. Cot
tages at reasonable rates. Los An
geles prices on foodstuffs. For in
ormation address Board of Trade,
Beaumont, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-05-31
Colorado River.

Mean daily gage heights, IN feet
and mean daily discharges, in second
feet, of the Colorado river at Yuma
Ariz., for the week ending May rs,
1915: