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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
ROSS LIKELY TO BE ON NEXT CARD
 OF LOCAL BOXERS

Hugh Ross, the crack boxer, who has decided to make his home in this city, has been out as far as the Paci- fife Coast and has also taken a trip to the Philippines In Manila he was the idol of the American colony There are a number of good boxers among the soldiers stationed there and also many crack professionals who make Manila their headquarters because it is such a good sporting town.
 When Ross was in Manila he took on all corners and was a consistent winner. His greatest fight was with Joe Blackburn, a veteran who was considered the best man in Manila Ross forced Blackburn to quit in the tenth after one of the greatest bat ties in Manila ring history After Ross left the Philippines he returned to this country and met some of the best battlers in the middle west z His debut in this city was at the Park theatre recently where he met Cowboy Charley Shands, a man who greatly outweighed him. Ross, who is under the management of Terry Lee. is willing to meet any man in the world at 154 pounds. There is taikLof matching him with Champion Al Mccoy or former Champion George Chip here. Local fans would like to see Ross in action again and he will probably be engaged for the next show.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
SPRING SPRINT OF TANKS MAY
 END ABRUPTLY.

New YorA..AraY 4zsyVhile e the spring work of the Yankees has been highly gratifying 1t is interesting to note that it is no noveBy for the Tanks to cut up high jinks' at this time of the year On both May l, 1914, and May 1, 1915, they occu pied, second place and in both years Detroit. was leading the league
 Last year on May the Yanks had won games and lost 4, which is a little better than aeyss h ave sIranaged 10 do up to date It will be recalled that th~w set a dizzy May clip 8. year ago jumped into first place in their first series in Detroit and held the lead uhtiI May 22, when their mad rush was stopped by the St Louis Browns From then on began the sad descent, which did not stop until the club finished a poor fifth, Even Chances mediocre team of two years ? go stuck around second place until the middle of May. when the boys started to shoot the chnfAsskS
 The difference between this years Yankee club and the cams of 1914 and 1915 is that the 1916 outfit should grow better instead of worse The Yan4xs as now lined up constitute Drac- tically a brand new ball club and 1t may take a. little time to get all the partss working together. For new team they have really held together wonderfu ufEy -WeNs5 THeyEwePt through a stretch Of five games last week with
 
 not an error marring the field WorA- The hve-game stretch included three overtime contests.
 Two extra inning games were lost to the Red Sox lass week where ona Angle in the ninth inning would have won both games, while Heating came within two put-outs of a shutout vic tory on Friday, only to Jose Tn the eleventh
 The other three oefeats suffered by DonoVan's men were inflicted by John son. Caldwell might have won against an ordinary mortal on opening day., but in the other wins captured by Johnson most any dub could have won. The only poor games played by the team were senslpiy played on the afternoons they had to take then peat ings from Walter.
 The work of Cleveland has been sensation in the American league dur ing the past fortnight The Indians simply refuse to be regarded as soft picking The presence of Speaker on or. the eclcb appears to have ehangedl Us 4es4,aA morale and the Indians are hght- ing in every game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
The York State League

This week will witness the inaugur- al of the twenty-first annual pennant chase of the New York State league, Wednesday having been set as the opening date for the circuit so ably conducted by J. H. Farrell of Au- burn, the perpetual secretary of the National Association of minor leagues George WiItse, the former Giant twirl- CT and Jersey City pilot, Is manager of the Albany club, and Amby McCon- nell, once second sacxer of the Bos- ton and Chicago Americans, has been hired to lead Utica. John Calhoun is leader of the champion Binghamtons Louis Wachter at Troy, Mike O'Nei1 at Syracuse, William Conroy at Elnira, Joe McCarty at Wilkes-Barre, and Bill CoughIin at Scranton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
(By Wagner

The new owners of the Bridgeport baseball club were agreeab1y surpris- ed yesterday when over $500 fans paid admission to the Portland game. There were 1s8OO paid admissions at Saturdays game. Magnate Gus Knorr said this morning. ''The fans have shown that they will support good baseball and we will display our ap- preciation' by providing a team that will stay up in the race"
 Mondays game was played yester- day and the one scheduled for Tues day was played today. That leaves an open date for tomorrow It will be the regular practice to advance the Monday game to Sunday but the own CTS will determine later whether the second game of the series will be play ed Monday or Tuesday. If the fans turn out better on Tuesday than on Monday, the teams will lay off Mon day and play Tuesday.
 Manager Ball said this morning he had been unable to locate Shortstop Smykal. He wired him at Chatta- nooga, according to tn eplayer's in- structions, but received no reply If Ball doesn't hear very soon he will get somebody else. Elmer Steele. the veteran first baseman, and Infielder Davis have been released Steele is a fine fellow but was too slow on his feet Manager Ball thinks Thonp- son, the Newark giant, will be able to take care of the first station.
 The flood of letters suggesting names for the Bridgeport club beganNt to pour in this morning at the clubs office, 40 Connecticut bank building. Corners seemed to be the favorite. Diamond BalIs,'' "Shrapne1s'' and "Cornballs'' were, also suggested. One fan sent in Ammunition City Boys That name is so long they'd have to carry it in a satche1. The contest will continue until Saturday when the winner vii, be awarded a. season pass
 The real strength of the Lowell club was demon stra ted when Harry Lord S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
CAIN EARLY LEAD AS
 IN 1915 RAGE

New York, May lone year ago the Phillies led the National League race much as they do today, but didn't was an experiment as a manager. His club was considered more or less as a misf1t aggregation of castoffs from rival teams. The wise ones were in clined to laugh at the squirt of the Quakers. They had seen other Phila- delphia National League clubs spread eagle the field the first few weeks, only to drop back/in the ruck by the first of July.
 But there are seven club managers of the National League who are not grinning this morning at the standing of the PhilIies. All of Moran's jeaI- ous rivals see a, growing menace in the continued winning consistency of the National League champions. Pats clan has outgrown it's joke days. It won a pennant in 1915 by getting the jump on the field in the firstiten games played. After that time both Boston and Brooklyn won as great a per- centage of victories as did PhiladeI- phia. But neither was able to whittle down the lead. Beth in turn got with in a game or two of the pacemakers, but neither was able to head the leaders. Philadelphia, absolutely re- fused to crack under the strain.
 The Philadelphia club of 1916 is performing, much after the fashion of its predecessor Supposedly the strength of Tener's circuit lies in the East. Philadelphia has played 10 games with Eastern rivals and has won seven times. It has beaten New
 York four out of five, Boston three straight and has lost, the only two games played with Brooklyn.
 Philadelphia, therefore, stands just about where it did at the same stage of the race one year ago. The Phi1lies are in better condition to repeI a seri- ous challenge than they were one year ago. The club has been welded into one harmonious whole by one full summer of pennant success. Then, too, Moran has been able since last IfaI1 to supplement the secondary strength of his Quakers and add to the general speed of his ensemble departments in which he was some what shy a twe1vemenOth ago.
 Wilbur Good and Claude Cooper, both exceptionally fast af1eld and on ! the paths and hitters of at least aver age ability, are in reserve to plug any vacancy that may crop up in the picket line. Either would be at home in Gavvy Cratbath's territory. Gavvy. a slow man, has not hit up to his rep utation so far, He has to hit above 300 to be of real service to his fel- lows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
RECORDS OF BIG LEAGUE TWiRLERS
 IN EARLY GAMES

V Although the season is still in it's infancy the Red Sox and White Sox tvsrlers are living up to their reputa- tions as the best in the American league Look at, the averages and you VIII see that Babe Ruth and Ur- ban Fsaber have each won four games without defeat to their discredIt- Ray Fisher is going well for the New York Americans with three victories and no defeats In the National league Al Demaree of the Phillies and Laven- der of the Cubs. are ahead The fig ures of the top notEhers:
 AnneriezaTr TseaDue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

did well to get an even break with the Lowell crowd.
 Tommy Downey was given quite hand when he came to bat for Lowell Saturday. Manager Lord of the Lo- well club is an old friend of Downey's s for they played together with the Buff falO Feds where Lord was manager last season. Downey got away from Indianapolis and decided to accept LowelPs offer. He went into Satur- days game without any previous prac- tice so he couldn't do much at the bat. Tommy will make a great man for Lowell when he gets going.
 Smith, the young jbaekstop, who was tried out two years ago by Bridge port, was put behind, the bat Saturday by Manager Ball. The /youngster does not get his throws to bases off very quickly and when he does hurl he is apt to be wild. The Portland players stole easily on him.
 | Martin Walsh. who claims he was a door tender in a coal mine in his younger days, has the distinction of being the first Bridgeport player put off the field this season. Walsh sassed the umpire when he was told to keep
 quiet on the bench 1 Charley White, the Chicago boxer,
 whose real name is Ankovitz,~ wants
 to get rid of the latter moniker and
 has applied to the courts, for permis- 1, sion. Nobody seems to care one way 1 or the other.
 l The Boston Braves have sold Pitcher
 Elmer Knetzer to Cincinati. Knetzer
 is one of the three men StaIlings bought from the Feds Cincinnati has
 a great batting club but the pitchers l h nf 1 Fielder Jones doesn't think so much
 now of those Federal players he
 thought would set the American
 league af1re. Jones' St. Louis club has 1 just lost six straight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
BRIDGEPORT GAELICS IN
 FIRST PRACTICE GAME

About 30 members of the Bridge port Gaelic Athletic assocfa *ion got out at Old Mill Green lot yesterday to try for the Gaelic team. Capt. Dave Sullivan has a lot of young blood to pick from and last years players will have to hustle to hold their places. Yesterday the practice included throw ing the ball around as the men are
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

quite stiff yet. Capt. Devine of last years team, picked up team and with Capt. Sullivan,s team, played two 3 minute halves with no score. The league this year will com prise teams from Bridgeport, who will have two teams with Hartford, Waterbury, New Haven and Ansonia~ The Bridgeport Gaelic~are the present champions of the state The first game for Brid ge- port will be in Waterbury on Sunday, May s2S
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
B. H. s. PLAYERS
 DEFEAT DANBURY

Bridgeport High school beat Danv bury g to in the Hat town Saturday afternoon. Kiely pitched fine bal for the B. H. s. boys. He held Danbl1rv Q four hits and famed 10. Dorlxin led B. H. s. in batting with two hits Clancy. the-B. H. S. shortstop, gave a superb exhibition Bridgeport touched Lemmer, the Danbury pitcher, for six hits
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
BRIDGEPORT.

Two Nbase hit, MOshIer. Stolen bases Clemens, Brown, Sweatt, Moshier and Ball. Sacrifke hits, G. Smith, Ball. Double play, Davis. Ball and Thomp son. Left on bases, Portland 7, Bridge port First base on errors, Portland g. Bridgeport 1. Bases on balls, off Martin off Tuckey 2. Struck out, by Martin 3, by >Tuckey 2. Umpires, Wa ters and Stafford. Time, 1850.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
RESERVE BANK SELLS BONDS
. shington

Washington, May 1.-The federal reserve board announces that it has been advised by one of the 12 reserve banks of a sale of new three per cent. government bonds, provided for in the federal reserVeEact at 1O3 E when is sued, and the sale of $10O,oo0 of one year notes at 1ook.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
International League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Newark, 6; Toronto, 3. Montreal, g; Baltimore, 6. Providence, g; Rochester, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
To ArrEND ooNvENTIoN.

Albert E. Ecc1es. local engraver, has been chosen to attend the convention of the National Musical association, which will be held in Cincinnati. May
 Mr. Ecc1es is president of Bridge port Musical union.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
AMERICAN LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Cleveland, 12; Detroit. 6. Chicago, 6; St. Louis, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Rochester in Newark. Montreal in Richmond. Buffalo in Providence. Toronto in Baltimore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
NATIONAL LEAGUE

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Cincinnati; 8; Pittsburgh, T. The Chicago-St. Louis game was postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
sTANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

GAMES TO-DAY. New York in Philadelphia. Boston in Washington. Chicago in St. Louis. Cleveland in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TO-DAY! Brooklyn in New York. Philadelphia in Boston. St. Louis in Chicago. Pittsburgh in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

SPRING FTacWERING - PLANTS.
 JOHN ISEGIl 6 SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
BRIDGEPORT RELEASES STEELE
 AND DAVIS; OTHERS TO GO
Over 3,9OO Paid Admissions at Yesterdays Game
 At NeWfieId Park

bunch kicked New Haven around for a 19 to defeat yesterday. Bridgeport did well to get an even break with the Lowell crowd.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TO-DAY, Portland at Bridgeport. Lynn at Hartford,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

Lowell at New Haven.
 Lawrence at New London. Worcester at Springfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01
American Association

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-01

The real strength of the Lowell club was demonstrated when Harry Lord S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-11
GIRLS! DRAW A MOIST
CLOTH THROUGH HAIR.
DOUBLE IT'S BEAUTY
Try this! Hair gets thick, glossy
wavy and beautiful
at once.

Immediate ?-Yes, Certain THAT s
the joy of it. Your hair becomes light,
wavy, fluffy, abundant and appears as
soft, lustrous and beautiful as young
girl 5, after Danderine hair cleanse.
just try this-moisten a cloth with a
little Danderinc and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. This viii cleanse the
hair of dust, dirt or excessive oil, and
IN just few moments YOU have doubled
the beauty of your hair. 4 delightful
surprise awaits those whose hair has
been neglected or is seraggv, faded.
dry, brittle or thin. Besides beautifv-
ing the hair, Danderine dissolves every
particle of dandruff; cleanses, purifies
and invigorates the scalp, forever stop
ping itching and falling hair, but what
VIII please you most will be after a few
weeks use, when you see new hair-fine
and downy at tirst-yes-but really
new hair growing all over the scalp. II
You care for pretty, soft hair, and lots
of it, surely get % cent bottle of
knowlton S Danderine from any drug
store or toilet counter and just try it
Adyt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-11
GREEN RIVER.

Allen Beckwith, who is in Ill health
is spending some time with his mother.
Mrs. Will Denison.
Mrs. A. s. Gallup went to Deerfeld
Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Leon
5tarkey, several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Fairchild Miss
Helen Fitch) were guests at Valley
farm Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Mervin Fairbanks and three
children of Halifax were guests at
Mrs. Elsie Gate s several days.
II. W. White of Yonkers, ~ Y, is
spending q few days with his mother
Mrs. Nancy White, n South Guilford
Mrs. Herbert White was ore or an
automobile party to 90 to Manchester
Arlington, SALISBURY and Bennington
the first of the week.
The Gallup boys came from then
school in DeerGeld to spend the week
end at home. Their cousin, Stilman
Starkey, came with them.
Herbert Russell came Sunday by au
tomobile from Springfield, Mass. Mrs
Russell and Miss Barton, guests at l.
). Wrisley s returned with him.
Visitors at +. w. Miners Sunday
were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Yeaw, Mr.. ans
Mrs. Boyd and three children of Brat
tleboro and Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Martin
OF Colrain.
A. G. Gallup, Miss Gallup and TIVE
children, Leila Gallup, Irving Frank
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Fairbanks AM
daughter and Mr. and Mrs Floyd Ger
IRISH motored over the Mohawl, Trai
Sunday to North Adams, returning b,
way Of Williamstown, Bennington an,
| Wilmington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-11
u. S. COINAGE SYSTEM
FAVORED BY ENGLAND
Would Lower Prices and Sc Raise the
Burden of the Poor Men in the
Street.

LONDON, Sept. 30.-(Correspon.
dence of the Associated Press THE
suggestion that Great Britain should
adopt after the war a decimal system
of coinage patterned after that of the
United States is receiving most earnest
consideration. There is ree"--ing dis
cussion also of adopting a 1letric sys-
tenn of weights and measure.
1t is pointed out, however, that there
are manifold difficulties connected
with metric weights and measures
which 10 not apply IL any way to the
proposed American Pi.a Of coinage.
The latter change could he made with a
minimum of disturbance and probably
with the acquiescence of just those
classes who in the past have been the
chief DIRECTORS to various plans pro
posed.
The poor man in the street generally
has the deciding voice in changes OF
this kind and he must be educated with
patience and logical argument. He OBJ
jected to abolishing the Gregorian Cal
endar on the ground that it would III
some way or another rob him of a Ger.
tain number of lost days. He protested
against turning up the clock an hour
on the theory that it was a scheme t.
make him work an hour longer each
day.
1t is realized here that any proposed
coinage change having the appearance
of even nominal impOveriShment OF
the poor would be doomed at the start
despite all arguments as to the simpli
| fication of financial arithmetic, both a,
TO the mental process of ma king small
change as well as in the larger field OF
commercial bookkeeping.
The plan to adopt the American stan
Chird fortunately has the appearance
of really enhancing the values of small
! coins to the extent of one cent in eaci
shilling. This is how it would worl
OUT
One pound, or sovereign, would be
come five dollars. The 10 shilling nots
would be issued as $3.50; the four shil
4 ling piece or double form would be
come one dollar, the two-shilling o.
/ form would become 80 cents, the shil
ling a quarter, and the penny woulC
/ equal two cents and the halfpenny
would be called one cent
I If the pound sterling, or sovereign
should remain the standard British uni
rather than the dollar, it is proposed
that such notes and coins should havt
the double designation stamped there
on, the pound being marked as such OF
one side and as 50 on the reverse side.
As to saving money for the poor, j
is pointed out that under this system
all half penny articles could he Dough
for 1-5o0th Of the standard gold coli
instead of l-5sOth as at present an,
prices would to that extent be scaled
down. Another argument in favor o
the dollar decimal system is that i
would standardizc the coinage between
Great Britain and Canada, her grea
colony.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-11
LONDONDERRY.

NAM from this viIag" a.:4a,,ct III"
Ludlow fair.
Miss Mildred Warner of Chester is
visiting Ci.le We:5nt
George Abbott and son Charles, were
weekend visitors in Rutland.
George and Fred Williams and fam
lies were in Rutland Saturday.
George Harrington and family Of
Jamaica were at Guy Wyman s last
week
Work was begun making a sidewalk
on Main street Friday, from Luke Will
klns s westward.
Frank Marden, who was at work all
summer at Eagle camp, South Hero
has returned home.
Fred Parker returned to his home il
Willimansett, Mass, SATURDAY much
improved in health.
The Falka club is rehearsing the
play, All Mistake, to be given Oct
ID for the benefit of the sidewalk fund
DR.. and Mrs. Calvin and Mr.. ane
Mrs. L. p. Sheldon went on an automo
bile trip to Athol, Mass, the last OF
the week
Mr.. and Mrs Pond and daughter
Ruth, and baby, their son Albert, anG
lady friend Of Niagara, n. Y, ar
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Shat
tuck
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-11
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Miss Levy. returned to her home Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Streeter were
home for the week end.
Miss Agnes Harris visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Harris, this
week.
Gene Harris and three of his friends
from Adams were guests of his father
Sunday.
G. r. Woodland and Fred sheldon at.
tended the fair in Northampton Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Clark and Mrs
G. r. Woodland were in Greenfield
Mass, Monday.
Mrs, Allie Mitchell and son went to
Greenfield last week to join her hus
band, who has a position there.
The dance at A. A. Fairbanks Fri
day night was well attended. Mr..
Fairbanks will have dance the first
Friday III each month through the win
ter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-11
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARKEN HAIR
Look years younger! Use the old time
Sage Tea and Sulphur and
nobody will know.

You can turn gray, faded hair beau
titully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'l get a 50-eent bottle of
|" Wyeth s Sage and Sulphur Com
pound at any drug store. Millions of
bottles Of this old famous Sage Tea
Recipe, improved by the addition of
other ingredients, are sold annually,
says a well-known druggist here, be.
cause it darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that no one can tell it has
been applied.
Those whose hair is turning gray OF
becoming faded have a surprise await
ing them, because after one or two ap.
plications the gray hair vanishes and
your locks become luxuriantly dark and
beautiful.
This is the age of youth. Gray-haired
unattraetive folks aren t wanted
around, so get busy with Wyeth 5 Sage
and Sulphur Compound tonight and
you II be delighted with your dark
handsome hair and your youthful ap
pearanee within a few days.
This preparation is toilet requisite
and is not intended for the cure, miti
CATION or prevention of discase.-Advt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-11
CHESTERFIELD, N. H.
Four Thrown When Horse Ran.

Saturday proved another day for ac,
eldents. While Roger Spaulding, Cad
mon Rice, and Miss Cheater and Miss
Lord, teachers of the grammar and
primary departments respectively, were
lldlng to pasture to look after cows the
harness broke, causing the horse to hit
the wagon and run away. All the oc.
cupants were thrown violently and
were badly cut and bruised, but nc
bones were broken. The accident hap
pened in a very dangerous place and
easily might have been more serious
DIR. Brown of Hinsdale responded in
record breaking time and bound up the
wounds of all. The teachers were out
Of school few days. They have be
come great favorites and have endeared
themselves to all. They have the sym
pathy of all the townspeople.