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The Springdale news., 1915-05-07
THE STRAWBERRY WEEVIL.

The strawberry weevil is a little in sect which has been causing eonsid- erable damage by puncturing young flower buds thereby causing them to wilt and drop from the plants. The weevil deposits it's egg in the young flower bud before it opens and goes down and cuts the stem o. ,1e flof CT so that it will die and fail to open.
 Spraying.
 Without going into detail it might be said that spraying the plants with arsenate of lead, Paris green, Bordeaux mixture, kerosene emul- sion or any other material is of no benefit in lessening the loss oeeas- stoned by the pest. As far as this years crop is concerned nothing can ba done to lessen the injury
 Kill Next Years Crop of WeeWls
 This Year.
 The rayages of this insect are to be avoided by taking necessary steps Q prevent the weevil from breeding
 Firing
 One of the best things for us 10 do this year is to now the strawberry beds as soon as the last of the crop is off Permit the vines to dry and then after applying a very light scattering of straw, fire the beds. In some cases it may not be nesessz ary- to aply any straw.
 The object in firing is to have a hot fire pass rapidly over the beds and roast the weeyi,s which are devel opine in the fallen buds. The fire should not be too big. It should be Of only short duration otherwise t will result fn injury to the beds. Fir ing would =bsst done when good wind fs blowing
 Clean Up the Fence Rows.
 t 8ill also be necessary to elem =taa=feHea= =F3Ws and ditah banks so taat #ee4.Is vii not winter o7er for azAt=seaf. -TAese shoaId aH- -he carefully cleaned cut and burned oe= CT next faI}.
 NolaRteef. .straWberl..es Blaekber- ries and #dea5efr es wia breed ths pest a4a constitute a source iron which many 0eevi's may come. Old neglected strawberry beds are aaoth- er source of danger. Since the wee gils vi. breed in dewbernfes. black berries. volunteer stravberries and in old beds # will. Of course. be neeesz s9fy- eliminate such plaees=fron tae vicinity ef straw berry beds.
 Strawberry Varieties.
 The insect maaifests a decided pref erenee f9r perfect blooming varieties Female or =imperfeet varieties are not very severely attacked and VII 5e aIIaes. aesIeet#d q when perfect =f#9= rtetizs are growing among them. Iae Experiment Statil n is not in | poei-
The Springdale news., 1915-05-07
A PENNY SAVEDIS
 A PENNY EARNED

Save the pennies and the dollars will save themselves. Look over this list of penny savers and see il you don't need some of them.
The Springdale news., 1915-05-07

Come in and look over our stock and see fl you cant stve a number of pennies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
NICKALLS MAY.
 NOT RETURN TO
 COACH AT YALE

New Haven, June 29-Coach Guy NickaTls, of the Fale crew, will be gtv- en dinner in the EA1e club in New York tonight. On the following day the coach will saA for England. It is not known whether he will return to coach next season or not.
 NickaTls' 11nw flfngness to make any definite announcement is due to the fact that he is to return to the Eng fish army service which he left to come to, this country last spring, and he is not sure that a. year hence, if the war continues, he wili be able or will care to get away again Gtannini's two-year contract with the Yale rowing authorities expired this month and, if the ex-New York Athletic club coach is to be retained,
 he will have to be given a. substantial increase in salary. Giannind made this known last week at Gales Terry when talking with some of the Eli aquatic leaders.
 He has no disposition to take any of the glory away from Nfcfza1ls-the two have, in fact. worked in perfect har- mOny-but he does feel that he has been the integral part of what has be- come success6uz and victory -produc- ing machine. eff cannot get more money now, when can I?'' he is quoted as having said to a. friend. Nickal1s is understood to have re- | ceived something over $6. GOO last sea- son and he, too, will come in for raise if he returns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
MARY BIG BOUTS
 CARDED HIS WEEK FOR NEW FRS

New York. s:J s1sae z9s-sTnfs is a >banner evEeeksin boxing. Many a.good bout VIII beAfought around here ere the week. end, and the results will be awaited TEff11ss much interest by local fans TheS fizst big bout on the cal endar is sAf for decision tomorrow night sat theASt. Nicholas ANC. There Al Reich, f6kuner amateur heavy weight champ7on,s and still con5fd cred a most pronn1sff1g prospectsa1 the professionals, fnAspfbeeof the 5reverses he has suffered will meet Jim. Saw age
 On Thursday night Ebbets Field will again aftra,cts thex enthusiasts with a card that. stands out above the others. Six heavyweights will meet in the three spE4ncipaf events, Charlie ' (Young) WefRert and G unboat Smith being the real stars of the show The other bouts will, feature4 George Rodel vs Sailor Fred Frftts, and Battling Johnson, the white heavyweight, and Jack Temple
 The third big boutf of the week is the Freddie WeIsh-Chariie White af- fair at the Brighton Beach Race Track on Saturday night. Because of it's titu1ar flavor and the possibility of White bringing the lightweight cham pionsIip back ito America with one of his famous left hooks this battle has aroused natior1a interest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
PURSUIT RACE FINE FEATURE
  AT MOTORDROME

In spite of the hard luck that has befaI1en two of the leading drivers in the big motor races at the Motor drome, Avon park, next Monday asf-- ternoon, the management has gone right ahead with arrangements and. will furnish some exciting sport for the spectators It was bad enough to have Bob Beach figure in an acci- dent last Saturday but the limit fas reached when Claude Terrell. another crack driver, had his Ford racing car burned in fire at the Meriden Auto station yesterday. Terrdll will se- cure another car and both he and Beach will be on hand for the races. Two other cars burned in the Meri- den garage were owned by Meriden drivers who intended to compete and 1t is doubtful if the cars can be re- paired by Monday.
 The race for women drivers is att tracing much attention and entries are coming in fast. There are many auto enthusiasts among the fair mo- torists so their event will und oUbtedly produce a few thrills.
 One of the features to be intro duced Monday is the Australian pur- suit race in which motorcycles will figure. This will be put on near the Tend of the program and will include l the winners in previous races. When l the starters pistol is dred the four
 entrants will start at the same time
 but at space intervals of one-fourth of mile. As soon as a rider is l overtaken by pursuer he must drop out of the race. The man who is not 1 caught is the victor
 There have been occasions when
 more than one rider refused to be caught and in that case the racing 1 distance is fixed at 15 miles, the one who makes the best showing being l awarded the honors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
FANS CHEER
 MATHS WIN
 OVER BRAVES


 New York. June 29.--Twenty thou4 sand fans, the biggest Monday crowd. of the 1915 campaign, saw the Giants take both ends of the doubIe-header from George StalIings and his worlds champions at the Polo Grounds yes terday and creep within a few points of fifth place in the National league pennant chase The. matinee bussle went eleven innings, with CShristy Mathewson, the Old Master, triumph ing over Don Carlo Ragon, the former Robin, by the score of to 2. The nightcap, with Big Jeff Tesrea-u, the Ozark Bear, feeding them to the Mir acle Mans boys, went. to the AGcCHnaW- ttes by runs to 8.
 Matty pitched one of his best games of the season and showed no symp- toms of having a. lame arm. While the team was West the famous pitcher was troubled with shooting. pains across his left shoulder whenever he tried to pitch the ball Some folks were inclined to believe that 1t was was MaLtty's right arm, but the Old Master showed the sceptdcs yesterday that he has plenty of good baseball still left in his famous wing.
 The two runs off Matty came in the fourth inning and were the result of a. two bagger by Red Smith and 'a home run drive into the right field grand stand by Sherwood Magee. Outside of this inning, 0Iatty held the Braves in check and was seldom in trouble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
RAY FISHER TWIRLS WELL
 AGAINST SOx

Boston, Mass, June 29-The Yan- kees, as on Saturday, took the open ing game of double bill from the Red sox before a, big crowd yester- day afternoon, but were unable to come through with a cleanup at the finish. While they played splen- did ball to take the opener. to 2, punching all their runs early, were always trailing in the second, which Boston, with five run start,s won 6 to 8.
 The Yankees won the curtain ra1s- CT in the second inning, when they punched four hits against Ernest Shore and squarely earning; all three of their runs, which were all they counted in the game.
 Fisher allowed, the Red Sox eight hits, these being scattered through six innings, with two hit punches in the fifth and eighth sessions, which were the ones in which the Sox pick ed up their runs.
 -vean Gregg and Marty McHaIe were drawn against each other in the second game, but neither lasted long. The Red Sox took advantage of Mafty's two passes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
DIFFICULT TO STOP SUMMER BALL AMONG
 COLLEGE YOUNGSTERS
(sporting News.1

A committee at the University of Michigan recently conducted a rigid investigation of a report that several members of the varsity baseball team had played summer ball and were re- ceiving money for their services. The committee found that the charge not only was true,s but that practically every man in the squad was guilty of the same offense. Now the Athletic Association is confronted with the at the college or of permitting the students to play summer ball, says a Philadelphia Evening Ledger writer
 Michigan is not alone in its predic- anent- It is safe to say 25 per cent of the college ball players receive ing.
 A few years ago Brown University discovered that 1t was impossible to enforce the rule against summer ball, and still have teams strong enough to compete with the larger univefsi- ties. Hence the Athletic Association passed a. rule permitting summer ball so long as the students did not play in any organized and recognized pro fessionaI league. Several other col 1eges have passed the same rule, while it is an '+unwritten law at many other institutions.
 Perhaps this is not fair in more ways than one; and the pure amateur dislikes and will fight against this rule. but the opinion in general that it is only question of time before all the colleges will fail in line with the policy adopted by Brown. Be- 1ievers in this rule point out the fact that it is much better for a co1legian who must work his way through col lege to receive a large sum each week for such easy and healthy work than it is to accept positions that pay but  and call for long hours with a per sonal risk attached.
 Summer resorts are the most att tzact1xe+ toe collegiate ball paeyerzA> and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
SEVEN BOATS ENTERED
 IN BISHOP CUP RAGE

Seven boats have entered for the Bishop Cup race to be sailed fns the waters off Bridgeport July 5. Other entries are expected before the clos ing time, July 3. There are a mum Der of prizes besides the Fl. A. Bishop cup, which is held by the AIiamOgue yacht club. The course will be from Bridgeport stakeboat anchored in the channel to the black spar buoy at Eaton's Neck, to Port Jefferson black spar buoy, to Point-No-Point bell buoy to Bridgeport and thence to the starting line The distance is 441s nautical miles and aboNt 55 stat ute miles. It will probably be COW cred by the boats in less than f1vd hours.
 Among the boats entered are the Earle w, owned by M, J. Naloney, flying the Park city Yacht Club col ors; Panhard, owned by A. Ford, of the P. c. Y. C.; Jane, owned by ". G. Stratton, .Pequonnock Yacht club; BsteIle, Ernest Bixley. P. '. e.. Humpty Durnpty, owned by Beers and Connors, Miamogue r. C.; Fox, Bell wood Brothers, NIiamogue Y. C.; and Margaret B., owned by John F. Bab- ineau, PeQuonnock Y. c. Much in terest is being displayed in motor boat circles over the coming event and open house will be kept at most of the clubs during the race.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
TANKS PURCHASE
 PITCHER MOGRlDGE
 AND BOB SHAWKEY

New York, June 2e.-Bob shawkey. considered by many the pick of Con- nie NTacAfs young pitching stable, yes- terday was purchased by the Yankees, and will report to Bill Donovan on the Polo Grounds tomorrow.
 Mack took hold of Shaw4<ey when Bob was quite a youth and farmed him out to Harrisburg and Baltimore before he gave him 3. regular job with the Athletics in 1S13. In 1913 Sha:wkey won games and lost 5, while in 1914 he did considerably better, winning Is and dropping only 2. This year Bob 4aass not gone very we'll, but there is no questioning his baseball ability.
 The Yankees also purchased George Mogridge, 9. 1eft-hander from the Des Noines Western league club, for fall delivery He is a, former member of the White Sox and is burning up the Western league, having won B games and lost only A.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
LANNlN WILL NOT
 SELL BOSTON TILL
 HE WINS TENANT

Boston June 29-President LanYfn win sell the Red Sox. All the runaors that have been flying about up and down newspaper TOW, all the stories that have circulated among the fans about a change of ownership, are true The Red Sox are to have a. new owner, writes c. A. Barrett in the Boston Record.
 Yes, sir, I will sell the Red Sox5'' said President Iannin, 'fbut first am going to win a, few pennants- would as soon think of selling the Red Sox before accomplishing the greatest de- sire of my life as I would of jumping off the new Custom House tower.
 While the Red Sox were on their trip and sent one of the players home to get into condition, there were a. good many stories in circulation to the effect that I was diagusted with baseball and that would sell to the highest bidder.
 T will sell, but not until I have shown the Boston fans a few flags
 And the Red Sox are going to win the bunting. Illego out and buy pitch CTS or catchens or fnffelders or outfeId- CTS until I get a, team that will win the pennant.''
 1can league team set a1ds teeth, and there was a. firm look about his face that made one wonder just how long 1t would be before this man of iron will would have his way in baseball and accomplish the greatest desire of every nagnate in the country
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
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FORD'S GREAT RAGE THRILLS CROWD

Rosszaaasaspsfe, sD1 x.. June D. CoEueIlye superior watermanship agaaa. g4ozgst tEespgendently in the row Sine world for her great victory in fanes intercollegiate regatta on the I5sanasuua hero syesterday. But oveD- . ssFHar4orwirar the Aspleaador of the Itha- csxas achievement, t7ae braVly crew Of AIAs4artds Stanford +Jr.; UaliveTsitys of FIaEaAJ J Aleo obtru dest to take unto it. essf SrrIrusica1A of the regattais glory for Inc n1aEntfxcent fight the Cahfor- ntans nut up Tor V1ctory III tne s s'-vsrssttsy srsscss-
 s, sess eira;s ever been waged on the his tdric Huds0nA coe1zsse Stanford's young asrxrts crowded Cornell for victory Tssafrfs. LID to At1e last stroke and fin isfaesas. less than haIfs g length behind the winner.
 Dio~aaed1y fighting off the stubborn hoadN of Syracuse and Cornell in the last half mile xof the long. terrific fot1r-n1E1eS DELI Stanford famed more than S40, ,O0o spectators into 8 frenzy by ssazKagely driving their frail shell into sfaae 1eads to blaze the way for more than 200 yards. Such re- ,nazaca;ble roMfng power has seidom been seen in an eight-oaEed shell ] race UntutoHed fn the finesse of scfenfafc rowing, Stanford relied n brute force aand with tEenrendous strength shot tosfne front and gave the Poughkeepsies classic a thrill which it has notA felt for many a yeak.
 Cornell won this A1earlarlzable Var s,ftyx race in 2O:26 3-5s with Stanford secornd less than .hafAa boat length be41fnds Then came Syracuse a 1engtEn and a half behind the Cali fornja11s. Way back in the ruck came the ,overra.ted Columbia crew. whipped to a frazzIe, five s1engths be- hind the Orange crew. Stringfng along in the rear was poor old Pennsy, spgashing asAbest they could, with Vivian Niczlalls' English stroke ans f41ode pfns Then finished alone and forgotten, four lengths behind the New Workers.
 Cornell also won ethe trace between, st1ae junior 'VaEsity eigflts, beating aPennsby a length and "a half,S with Co., I Ir11atia a distressing last. The fresn- ] man race went foAThe Syracuse cubs, tree- quarters Of as length in front Of the Cornell ydangsters, with Co- ! Flzznb4a zthird and Pennsy miserable tEaf f3arss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Down the Line With Wagner
EDITED BY WAGNER

Harvard alumni in New York and vicinity are criticising the Harvard baseball players for falling off the water wagon last Friday night and thereby giving a poor exhibition against Yale the following day. It is said that the Harvard boys, haV- ing won the two previous games with game and proceeded to celebrate the winning of the series even before the third contest was played. Two or three of the players were in bad shape Saturday and their nisplays raised havoc with the team.
 Alumni who had paid big prices for seats were indignant after the game. For many it is the only op- portunity they have to see their uni versity teams in action and they have a right to expect that the players The Harvard faculty may investigate the conduct of some of the players.
 It is said that the New York Amer jeans have closed deals for a catch CT and outfie1der now playing with rival major league clubs. The Yan- kees have been holding up very we'll considering their poor material. A little more hitting strength and a Neither Nunamalzer- nor Sweeney have measured up to big league standards this year.
 The International league directors will meet tomorrow in New York to consider the transfer of the New ark franchise. President Barrow is very much opposed to the transfer but the other directors don't like the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
CALIFORNIA HAPPY AT
 sTANFORDesgFI WORK

San Francisco, Jh1nea 29.-News that -tzae Stanfond eight had taken second place in the varsity race at Pough- skeepsie was te1egraphed last night to gsfShoEzsands of Stanford men at vaca- ton resorts and scores of iInpror1z5tu celebrations sprang up in the moun- s:.fazx1s and at the seasnore-
 aAdI reports from the East as to the $ Stamford showing had been thorough ady depressing. Pity and contempt mingled in advance stories of the kcrew, which was satd to be an un- EEfrafned. HTater-sp4ashfng affair as it Iqz1fcEea1ed until at high speed it was ;no good at all Odds against Stanford ssE'sre 10 to here yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

idea of playing to empty benches. They want to accept the offer of Harrisburg, Pa., business men. Bar row believes it would be bad policy to quit Newark in face of a Federal invasion.
 The Philadelphia Athletics appear to have picked up a good pitcher in CroweI, the Brown University grad Johnson yesterday and held the Sem ators to seven hits although he lost, 2 to 0. In his first big league game Croweu made the New York Ameri- cans go extra innings to win a to 2 victory. ,.
 He1nie Zimmerman says he has quit the Chicago Cubs. He left the field in huff yesterday because Man ager Bresnahan fined him $1oO for loafng on a bunt. Heinie quits about every two weeks but he has to pay alirnony to his former wife so he'll probably be around soon with his hat in his hand to see Manager Bresna-, han.
 The Duluth, Minn., boat club has invited the Pennsy1vania and Stan ford university crews to stop there Friday or Saturday to row the Du-s 1uth eight. Penn. Stanford and the University of California crews meet in Seattle next month.
 A story was sent out from Phi1a- de1phia a few days ago that Out. fielder Eddie Murphy had been sold to the Chicago White Sox Connie Mack denies the yarn. He says he won't part with Murphy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1885-Charlie Mitchell and Jack Burke fought Ground draw at Chi cago- This was the fourth of five bat ties between Mitchell and Burke, all were residents of England, although both boasted of Irish blood. Their first meeting was at Ascot, England, in June, 1881, for $500. The men fought with the raw 'uns. Although Burke outweighed Mitchell by about IS pounds, Charlie held his own throughout the contest, which was ended by darkness after hour and IT minutes of battling. Both Mitchell and Burke came to America some years later and resumed hostilities in New York in 1884 They engaged in On June 29th, just 80 years ago to- day, they fought rounds in Chicago and Mitchell had the best of it, aI- though it was called a. draw. Their next and last meeting, also in Chi cago, went 10 rounds to an alleged draw, although Burke was clearly outc1assed and Mitchell proved that he was the better man.
 18S3-Johnny Hughes, bantam weight boxer, born at Bloomsbury, Eng.
 1884-Johnny Dodfan, lightweight pugfhst, born at New York.
 1890-Bob Fitzsimmons knocked out Arthur Upham in 9th round at New Orleans This was the second public bout in which Fitz engaged after landing in America a quarter of a century ago. The Freckled Eel low was considered pretty much of a. joke when he first burst upon the vision of the San Francisco fans, but his easy victory over Frank Allen, the California A. c. trial horse, in pr1- vate contest, and his triumph over Billy Mccarthy, x-midd1eweight champion of AustraIta,5 sent his stock soaring. After the McCarty contest the Audubon A. c. of New Orleans offered F4tz $1,O0O to fight Arthur Upham, of New London, Conn.,, at the Crescent City club. This was big money for Fitz, who had never re- cefved more than $25O in his Aus tra1ian battles. Although Upham was a good man, he was completely at F1tz's mercy from the first gong, and after displaying his boxing skill for 5 rounds Bob put him out of his misery by a clean knockout punch.
 19O1-Jack Root defeated Kid Garter in Is rounds at San Frisco.
 1907-Ad Wo1gast knocked out Dan Goodman in 4th round at Mil waukeA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

so long as they are not playing in recognized professional league, do not sign regular contract and competa against cOllegians, they will probably continue to accept money. The cols 1eges are face to face with a. serious proposition. They must either stamp out the practice entirely OF, malaa some rule to-msst the=osgxt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
eFANDTNG OF THE CIIIBs.
OF 10000 = AT FREE CONTEST
 OF BROOKLYN FEDS

New York, June 29-After the Brookfeds hadssecured four-run lead over. Chicago at Washington Park yes- terday, much to the delight of more than 10, 900 fans who had been admit ted to the park free, the Chicago bats men charged and after routing two BrOokfed twirlerslWon the game, 10 to 5. It was Fans day. at the Fed Park yesterday, and the gates were thrown open to the public in com incarceration of the opening of the new Fourth avenue subway.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY

Kansas City in Brooklyn. Chicago in Newark Pittsburgh in Baltimore. St. Louis Rn Buffalo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

An unidentified negro was lynched near Cedar Bluff, Miss, after he had confessed entering the room of A young white woman, who drove him off with a revolver.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
STANDING or THE CLUES.
GAMES TODAY.

New York in Boston. Philadelphia in Washington. Cleveland in Detroit. St. Louis in Chicago
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
GAMEs TO-DAY.

Boston in New York (21. Brooklyn in Philadelphia Chicago in Cincinnati.
 Pittsburgh in St Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RECK &4s0N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
STANDINGS OF 1,HE~UHUBs.
GAMES TO-DAY.

GAMES TODAY. Providence in Jersey City. Newark in Richmond. Rochester in Buffalo Toronto in Montreal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

General w. A. Soukhonnlinoff, Rus sian Minister of War, has resigned.