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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
SIGNING OF PEACE
AGREEMENT SHOWS
FEDS Big LOSERS

Cincinnati, Dec. 23-The last work
of completing the peace agreement in
baseball which puts an end to the war
that has been going on for more than
two years. was accomplished in parlor
A of the Sinton hotel at . o'clock last
night At that time John K. Tener :.
Ban B. johnson, August Hermann,
Harry r. Sinclair and James Gilmore
Z attached their signatures to set of
articles which officially effected peace
No copies of the exact terms of the
agreement were given out, but the
terms of the settlement were set forth
in a general way by Garry Hermann
at the conclusion of the meeting
These reveal a complete victory for
organized baseball.
The Federal League passed out of
existence with the sigrA1g of the
agreement and no one shed any tears.
The Feds themselves were apparently
glad enough to get out of their hope-y
less situation, even though they paid
heavily for peace. Immediately fol-.
lowing the signing of the peace treaty
which was witnessed by a few news
paper men, the baseball men began
leaving, town. Christmas finds peace.
in baseball.
According, to the settlement organ
lied baseball got nearly every concesz
sion it sought The blacklist has been
lifted, which means that all players
in the Federal League are eligible to
play on clubs of organized ball. This
includes even Hal Chase and other
notorious contract jumpers whom, Ban
johnson said never could play again
The Federal League players remain
the property of the clubs with which
they finished the season and are to be
sold or disposed of lin any way that
their owners see fit. Organized base
ball agreed to surrender all prior
rights to thep layers who jumped con-
tracts. Also players whose contracts
expired at the end of the 1915 season
remain the property Of the Federal
League owners.
BY the terms of peace only two ma
5or league clubs passed into the hands
of new owners. Charles WeeghmaE
purchased the Chicago Cubs for a
price said to be $425, 900, which does
not include the West Side grounds.
The club viii play at Weeghmanss new
park. Phil Ball and Otto SteifeI,
former owners of the ST. Louis Fed
erals, became the owners of the st.
Louis Browns, the price for which
was $76o,0OO. which however. in
Guides the Browns baseball plant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
M'FA3LAND NOW IN
WELTtRWE CHIT CLASS

New York. Dec. 23-Packey Nc
FarIand is ready to fight again. He
has eased himself into the weIter-
weight situation created when Ted
Lewis claimed the title and Willie
Richie challenged the Briton.
I'm still 1ightweig sight" writes
Packey to Matchmaker Jimmy Johns
ton, of Madison Square Garden. But
I've been boxing big boys for years.
When Lewis and Ritchie settle their
little squabbIes in the Garden next
Tuesday night Packey Mcfarland will
have to be declared in. I will de 142
pounds FIngs1de for the winner"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
TO TEST MUNICIPAL
TREE LIGHTS TONIGHT

The lights on the Municipal Christ
mas tree at the head OF Broad street
hill will be turned on tonight at
o'clock for test. The tree, which
was cut in BeardsIey park, was put in
place yesterday and today Workmen
from the S. N. E. II Co. and the
Western Union Telegraph Co, began
the work of decorating 1t. The work
was done under the supervision OF
President George S. James OF the
park commission and Clerk B. r. Coo
ney of the same commission.
Electrician Williams of the police
department is placing the electric
lights that Will Illuminate the tree,
Three hundred school children who
will sing in the chorus on Christmas
afternoon are rehearsing daily in the
common council chamber at city hall.
These children headed by the Coast
Artillery band Will march from city
hall to the tree at 6 O'Clock Christ
mas afternoon.
The members OF the Boys Brigade
under command of NEaj.-Gen. william
Bernhardt and Boy Scouts under com
mand of Maj. Frank l. Armstrong,
will be on duty at the tree and assist
in the distribution Of gifts to the chill
dren from the Bridgeport Protestant
Orphan asylum, Lakeview Home and
others. A gift for each child and
candy and fruit will be distributed.
The children who sing at the tree viii
wear red ribbons.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

New York, Dec. 23-Benny Kauff,
the Federal League bullet and re-
1ent1ess sIugger, is the greatest ball
player in the world. This sinfornaa-
ton came first hand, yesterday from
Mr.. Kauff himself. Benjamin, says
he will play with the Giants next sea-
son and will set the Polo Grounds on
fire. This Mr. Kauff admits. No
batsnan ever lived who could hit any
better than Benny. He is likewise au-
thority for this detail.
"I've never hit that old ball as hard
as I COULD Benny Kauff has the floor
-sbut next season when I play with
the Giants Pm going to let myself out.
If Larry Doyle hits 800, I'll hit .S75-
mebbe TIL hit a milliOn-yOu watch
me. boys, watch me.
tive got thirty-five new bats. Char
ley Carr made me some new ones and
they're pippins. If strike out, it will
be- because don't take my bat off my
shoulder. Nobody could ever bat any
better than I cam
'sWhat is the most difficult curve to
hit, Mr.. -Kauff % asked an unenlight-
ened person in the group surrounding
the ball player.
"BoAs, they all look alike to me,
I hit EN- ALL replied Mr.. gKauff.
sfYou should be able to hit pretty
well at the Polo Grounds next season,
Mr. Kauff,' ventured some one.
.eWho. me? Say, boys, I've hit sin
giles in the Federal League that went
further than those stands at the POLO
Grounds. Out in st. Louis last season,
Lee Magee was on the bases and we
needed a run to win, I says to Mac,
You get ready to run Davenport was
pitching and he shot one over so fast
that you couldn't see the ball from the
grand stand. I saw it though, boys,
and I just hunted the ball, just hunted
it on the nose and over the fence IL
goes and we win
.sBase running? Did you ask me
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
BENNY KAUFF ADMITS HE is
WORLDS GREATEST PLAYER
Former bridgeport Player Modestly Tells What He'll Do
With Giants.

about base running Say, IL don't
steal forty bases up there next season,
you. can have my years salary, boys,
I'm not kidding you. want to play
with New York I'd do anything for
McGraw. He's treated me white.
lust a moment Mr.. Kaun. Who
do you think is the best player in the
game %
Mr.. Kauff didn't even hesitate at
this hard one. He said: You just
watch me next season, and then yeulA
know
.swho asked me about the bean
BALI? Let me tell you something.
Earl Moore tried to knock my nose
off with the bean BALI last season
and do you know what I did? I just
stepped back and tapped his bean
baII' right over the fence, that's how
much afraid am OF any pitcher
tbeaning' me-
Benny Kaun. Federal League ''bni-
let,'' didn't even stop to take a breath
He went right on: you asked me
what my weaknesses was, didn't you?
Well, I'll tell you. I amt got any,
what do you know about that?''
t"They tell rne,R'- some one Informed
Benny, that your throwing arm is
getting a little weak; is that so %
tsWeak. is it?'' answered Benny. do
you know last season used to throw
'em in SO hot to second base that they
knocked Magee over and they told me
to let up on the speed a little. The
ball would go right through Nagee,
the pitcher and the catcher, and they'd
credit me with an error. That's
weak arm, is it? I could stand at the
plate at the Polo Grounds and throw
the ball into those stands in left and
right fields
They used to say that Ty Cobb had
confidence in his own abilities which
was the Quintessence of seIf-esteem-
But now Ty seems to be somewhat OF
a shrinking violet after all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

f Bud Palmer declares Freddie Bosse
will have no claim to the state light
weight title after the bout at the
Casino Christmas afternoon. Palmer,
who mixes it up with Bossei in the s.
round star bout, thinks he will give
Freddie rare. old trimming. Palmer
has a big following in East Bridgeport
and his supporters have wagered their
bankrolIs on him to yin. Bosse has
many rooters among @the Aeon A. c.
members.
Palmer has been doing his training
at Battling. Levfhsky's camp in STRAIT
ford while Bosse has been working out
at the Acorn gymnasium. Slim Bren-
nan, manager Fof Bosse, made a bet
last night at odds of three to two, that
his boy would win. Billy Hogan,
Palmer's manager, took the bet.
The 10-round semi-tinal with AL
Ketchel and Willie Condor as princi-
pals. looks promising. ~Ketche1 has
shown more willingness to mix things
since his comeback and he will find
tough opponent In the hard hitting
Condor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
SINCl AIR CLOSES
ARRANGEM TO
PURCHASE GIANTS

q
Cincinnati, Dec. f3:-It was learned
from an authentic source here yester-
day that the New york Giants will be
sold to Harry S. Sinclair the million
aire oil man, for the highest price ever
paid for "a big league club before the
year is out.
Harry N. Hampstead, the principal
stockholder of the New York club, was
seen in conference with Mr.. Sinclair
before the peace delegates went into
session, and it was said S1here last
night that the purchase price had
practically been agreed upon. IF the
deal goes through, Manager McGraw
will be retained as the Giants, leader
next season.
For some time now, Sinclair has
been quietly negotiating for the pur-
chase of the New York Nationals
About a month ago he met Mr.. Hemp
stead in New York and made a prop
osition to the president of the Giants
to take the team off his shoulders for
the small sum of $1,000, 600. Mr. Hemp
sthead at that time declined to accept
the offer, stating to Mr.. Sinclair that
before any business of this nature
could be transacted the other stock
holders in the club would have to be
consulted
President Hampstead laid the matter
before the other stockholders of the
club and, SO. it was said here yester-
day, all were. willing to sell out to the
oil man. But the price was raised
from s1.0ee,o0e to 81. 500, GEO.
Sinclair declined to buy the Giants
at this figure, but offered $1,25o, 600 for
the club and players This held UP the !
deal temporarily because Sinclair re-
fused to raise his ante, while the New
York club insisted upon the 81, 100000
Mr.. Hampstead and Ashley Lloyd
are the biggest stockholders of the
Giants. The tive controlled So shares
of the New York club
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
ROMDY PL AYlAG
OF BRAVES MADE
AT TENDANCE DROP

DAYS of rowdyis1n on the ball field
are rapidly drawing their last breath.
The edict of President James Gafney
OF the Braves to his players, telling
them he wants clean ball, shows how
the magnates are viewing the matter,
writes Malcolm MacLean in the Chi
cage Evening Post
Time was-and not so many years
ago-that the New York Giants pull
ed some rough stuff on the field. Large
crowds Of fans were attracted to the
West Side park. many attending just
SO they could jeer the visitors. The
lot Of the umpires IN those days was
fierce. 49,
Last season the Braves came
through with some rowdy stuff. The
season before they had won the PEN
nant with clean playing and before
that had, been among the meekest
of the meek Then there was the big
change.
In almost every series here some of
the Braves were fired from the field
for rough stuff. It became no I'm
usual sight for several players to start
a. march to the clubhouse on orders
OF the umps. The public was dis
gusted with the exhibitions. Instead
OF being the most popular club on the
circAit-as the Braves undoubtedly
were Ia 1914-tfiey became the least
liked.
Fhs effect was seen in the attend
aHce. The paid admissions dropped
of when the Bostons came around. 1t
was a caseSof the exaggerated big
head The Beans couldn't stand pros
Peritv..
Jim GafEney became Disguised. So
did the Boston fans. Gafney5 has
written a letter to every player. Il
shall not tolerate rowdy tactics nor.
players kicking themselves out of the
game he penned. Each and every
player. without exception who is fined
by an umpire MUST pay his own fine,
and no player drawing a suspension
can expect to receive salary during
the suspension period, Nor will fines
or salary reductions be RENTED to
the offending players at the end Of the
season"
GaAney strikes a keynote when he
concludes as follows: 81 shall insist
that the Braves shall .demean them.
selves as gentlemen upon the feId.%
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
MISS BJERSTEDT OF
TENNIS FAME IN MOVIES

Los Angeles. Cal; Dec. 23-Miss
MoIla Bjurstedt. the national tennis
champion, may become a moving pic
ture actress and stay in southern Cali
fornia indefinitely. It is understood
that a motion picture concern has
made the famous Norwegian tennis
player lucrative offer, but that Miss
Bjurstsdt is afraid that she may not be
success on the Aim.
Miss BJurestedt, however, is enrap-
fured with southern California and
would like to make this her home.
Never has she seen such wonderful
women tennis players in one place be-
fore. In Norway she can defeat all
the men. So her love for tennis and
keen competition may induce her to
accept the movie offer. At least that
Is what the moving picture man is
banking on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
REMAINS FIVE WIN
THEIR OPENING GAME

The Renington-Arms athletes have
started the movement. to form a bas-
.ketbal1 league in the plant 1t is
planned to have from six to eight,
teams and start the season early next
month. committee to draft a con-
stitutAon and by-1ewS met Tuesday af-
ternoon at the Arms plant.
One Of the teams entered for the
proposed tournament played the First
Presbyterian Club at the Presbyterian
club hall, Tuesday night. Consider
er played together before last night
they made an exceedingly fine show
ing against the Presbyterian boys, de-
feating them by 13 to 10. Pasto-
Richardson was On hand to root &C T
his team which be did with right good
will. but to no avail.
bartholomew and Davis sh owed che
pest form for the Presbyterians, Mey-
ers and Anthony played a brilliant
line up follows:
Presbyterian club ReIn.-Arnns
Right Forward,
Murray FFoulihan
left Forward,
Clark Meyer
Center,
Bartholomew Anthony
Right Guard,
Davis Wigg1esworth
eft Guard,
Norwan Malone
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

Thirty women lawyers of Chicago
have formed the Public Defenders
League for Girls.
Mayor Mitchell decided that places
selling liquors on New Years must
close at 3 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
DOWNEY, M'CANN AND HARRY
CORNEN AFTER LOCAL CLUB
Snappy Snapshots Of Interest To
Those Who Follow Sporting
Events

manager who bought the Browns,
wants Fielder Jones as pilot. Jones
has been a success as a Federal league
manager and under his leadership the
popularity of the game is likely to re-
vive in St. Louis.
The benefit for Kid L.avigne held
in New York, Tuesday night, amount
ed to only 5000. But perhaps that
small change will keep Lavigne in cot
fee and cakes until he can get &
job.
Johnny Evers says First Baseman
(Pipp of the New York Americans did
great work on, the cross country tour
of the All-NationaI and A1l-American
teams Pipp~~ didn't set the woods
afire in the American league last sea-
son but he is only a. youngster and is
regarded as conner.
It is reported that Joe Birmingham,
the former Cleveland manager, may
become manager of the Toronto club
in the International league. Birn-
ingham was released by Cleveland
last season and has been out OF . job
since.
James Butler of Wilmington, Del,
has been chosen captain of the Ford
ham college football team. for next
season. Butler is a halfback end a
good one.
Freddie Welsh has run out Of an
other match. He was supposed to
meet Johnny Grifhths in Akron O.,
December %, but Jack Britton has
been substituted for the champion
The bout is IL round affair.
The past season was the most
profitable local football players have
ever known. In 1914 members OF the
Yost eleven got only $13S each, but
this year the Arms players were each
given 1892 as their share Of the
spoils.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

Ocean freight rates on cotton from
Galveston, Tex, for Havre were adj
vanced to $2.4O per zoo pounds. Be
fore the war the rate was from 40
to SO cents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

Thomas L. Wilson, scientist and In
ventor of Ottawa. Ont, died In New
York. He was IS years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23
TWO GAMES PLANNED
IN HOLY NAME LEAGUE

1t is expected that a big crowd viii
be present at st. Johns hall, Jane and
Pembroke streets. tonight when two
games in the Holy Name Basketball
league will be played. The st. Mary,s
will clash with the st. Charles and
the st. Johns will meet the Sacred
Hearts in the other contest. The line
nDS:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

SEE LYFORD BROTHERS Buy
9 East Side and Wess End Y
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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

Gen. Otto A T. Won Emnich the
oonqeeror Of Ldege. died at Hanover.
Germany. aged e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

XMAS ROPING AND WREATHs on
LAUREL
JOHN RECK q SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-12-23

James Butler of Wilmington. Del.
has been chosen captain of the Ford
ham college football team. for next
season. Butler is halfback and
good one.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-12-07
DECEMBER, 1915.
SNAP SHOTS.

NO brunette woman can ever be
persuaded that blondes are natural.
"A thin woman may look good on
parade. but most of US would rather
hear fat woman laugh.
1t is evident that the recording
angel is going to lose lot of sleep if
he keeps track of some fellows we
know.
An impressive illustration of the
courage of ones convictions is given
by the bow-legged girl in short dresses.
There is always suspicion that
the enthusiastic reformer has a scoop
net large enough to pick up something
worth while.
Amateurs who have not been ask
ed to pose in the movies can at least
write a scenario and submit it to
some film company.
The talent for making money is
seldom the one that is buried in nap
kin.
The musical director isn't the only
man n the world who feels that he
was born to lead.
Many fellow who feels that the
world owes him a living is too lazy to
collect the debt
Evey man must catch cold for him
self
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-12-07
MOVING PICTURE ATTRACTIONS.
At The Colonial.

Blanche Sweet and Carlyle Black
well, in 1.-The Case of Becky. -
Blanche Sweet, the idol of motion pic
ture theatregoers. appears in a dual
role in Edward Locke's famous drama.
The Case OF Becky" one of David
Belasco's greatest dramatic produc-
tions. In this photodrama, Blanche
Sweet is q feminine DR.. Jekyl and
Mr.. hyde. As the sweet pretty girl.
Dorothy, she is loved by everyone and
makes many friends, but when her
other self appears. as Becky she is
mean dissgreeable creature.
Dorothy. a sweet, refined. pretty girl
has been brought up to appear in pub,
tic with Balzamo. h,pnotist. who
claims to be her guardian and who
finds. in Dorothy, wonderful medium
for the display of his power. By con-
stantly subjecting her to the hypnotic
Influences, he has weakened Dorothy's
will power and the dual personality
Viii n turks in every one has become
20 strong that it insists upon mani
Testing itself to the world as another
parsonage in the bodily form of Dor.
othy. The person calls itself Becky
and is fully cognizant of Dorothy,
whom she hates, whereas Dorothy is
not so truly aware of Becky she does
not remember all that Becky has said
and done. Becky runs away from
Balzamo7 and has many experiences
earning her living. She always OBJ.
tains position through the sweetness
and amiability of Dorothy and loses
it through the ugliness and malice of
Becky.
Becky finally visits sanitarium and
there young doctor who has wonder
full phynotic power falls in love with
her. He recognizes the dual person.
ality and resolves to help Dorothy.
How he finally manages to kill the ma
,icious Becky, leaving only the sweet
and lovely Dorothy is only one of the
many incidents in this unusual and
gripping production
Carlyle Blackwell will be seen in the
role of the young doctor who saves
Dorothy.
Pathe News also tonight. Tomor-
row, Maurice Costello. in "The Man
Vino Couldn't Beat God 4"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-12-07
At The Lyric.

Billie Richie in an l. K.O tragedy
of spookland
Dear Wife:
b ere ! stand upon the tie shore,
With cold feet and head in roar;
The next you Will see of me,
Deep in the mud be
The cause was he, your late husband. "
Tennyson may have been the great
est Of modern poets. but even in his
pamiest days he had nothing on Billie.
F5r one thing he never experienced
the great tragedies which are ever re-
current in BIllie's che ckered career.
HIS wife was threatening to elope
with the star boarder and Billie saw
that if she did he would lose hds peren-
nial ticke6 to the free lunch which he
sometimes got in his wife's boarding
house.
Alice, his wife was termagant with
4 worse disposition than Xantippe. She
could throw pie plates more accurate
y than any married woman living
Billie, just before he wrote the above
fatal poem had tried to get a meal
from his wife. but she snatcted the
bones that were left over away from
MIN and Billie was forced to watch the
dog in the back yard get the meat on
them. This is why Billie wandered to
the shore to mediate on the hereafter
Now If you want good laugh go
and see the finish Of this picture
Vengeance Of Gurcho" and I" Ter
Own Blood" will finish the program
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-12-07
The "Republ,c THEATRE

The Kleine-E Edison feature Service
presents Mrs. Fiske in the Edison
masterpiece, VANITY Fair" from
the novel by Thackeray. In present
ing Mrs. Fiske in Vanity Fair" the
Edison Company scores unique tri-
umph. The English language boasts
no greater novel than Vanity Fair"
The American Theatre knows no
greater stage impersonation than Mrs.
Fiske's Becky" Her Becky
ranks with Edwin Forests Lear:
Joseph Jefferson's rip Van Winkle''
and Richard Mansfield's "Cyrano dc
Bergerac.
Vanity Fair" possesses qualities
particularly adaptable to film drama
tization A variety of character, in
tense realism. ingenuity of incident. a
profusion of wit, humor and in,en-
tion- essentials of the model romance
are found in this nineteenth century
novel.
Vanity Fair" cannot but please in
photodrama. Scenes and characters
are vIvidly painted and situations han
died with remarkable skill. The ball
at BRUSHES on the eve of Waterloo
will never lie forgotten. The home of
the Sedleys and Osbornes, "Queen's
Crawley," the incidents at Brussels
and Cunt House; George Osborne, jos,
Miss Crawley. the Major and the Col
onel, Lord Steyne and Becky-unique
characters which will foverer stand IN
the foremost rank of English litera-
ture-are all portrayed with elaborate
completeness.
Onlv Mrs. Fiske's desire to perpetu-
ate her Characterization of Becky"
induced her to accept the proposal of
the Edison Company. 1t is improb-
able that she will ever again be seen
in the silent drama.