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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
King Cole Was Badly
 Frightened in Frisco
 By Young Earthquake

Bill JameSAQ the Detroit Tigers tells this. story on the late King Cole:
 Cole was a member of the All Americans and All-Nationals that made the trip to the Coast and the Hawaiian Islands in the fall of 1914 This was Coles first trip to the Paci- ffc Coast and one night, shortly after arriving in San Francisco, we came Into the hotel rather late. s.Now, they still have earthquakes in California; in fact, shocks are an al- most daily occurrence Cole stepped out Of the elevator and he reached for the knob of the door to his room. Just at that moment there came a shock and the door knob waved at King.
 Cole let out an unearthly yell and Jumped for the stairs.
 s'Get out,S Bill, it's another quake, 9 he shouted, as he dashed down the stairs
 s'I went after him to tell him that there was no danger But I couldn't catch up. He went down about six flights and out the front door into the night When finally did land him couldn't assure him that the shock was only a small one and not anything to be afraid of. Cole refus- ed to sleep in the room that night and he sat downstairs in the lobby waiting for morning--and safety
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
SAY HEATING
 HAS SURE JOB ON TANKS STAFF

The New York Globe has the follow ing praise for Ray Heating, the local boy with the New York Americans:
 Perhaps the happiest of all the Yankee athletes today is Ray Keat- ing. whose fortunes have taken so de- cided a, turn for the better during the past four or five weeks that he is now practically assured of steady employ ment this year as regular mound worker A mere hanger-on when the club came south a. little over month ago, Keating is now rated as highly as almost any other slabster on the Yankee staff. What had been a sus- <picion of a; complete reversal of form became a certainty yesterday, when in shutting out the Chattanooga Look outs through >three-inning stretch, he unravelled some of the finest pitch i-~ shown by any Yankee pitcher this spring.
 "Keating's case is about as striking ar instance of the uplifting effect of the recently declared peace as baseball affords Coming to New York few years ago as one of the most prom ising young pitchers of his season, Heating was an American league sen sation for a time. He could win or make a. game close at a time when the rest of the New York hurling corps was scarcely worth powder to blow it
 
 fell upon evil days and slid back so far that he won only IT games in three years.
 Lacking ambition, he made no at tempt to combat natural tendency tO take on flesh, and was seldom less than 10 or 15 pounds overweight. Last spring when he reported to Joe Kelley at Hot Springs, Ark, for a prel1mt- nary boiling out he was carrying fully 35 pounds of excess baggage. He man aged to get rid of some of it, but what remained after the season opened was useless throughout Bill Donovan's en- tire first campaign as a Yankee man ager.
 seWhen the season closed last fall Keating.s manager and his employers were so thoroughly disappointed in him that a counterfeit jitney would rave purchased him. Along in the fall, however, he committed matri- mony, and after his honeymoon dropped in on Captain Huston one af- ternoon to notify him that he had turned over a new leaf. The new page must have been a mighty good one, for when Heating joined the colors last month he was 30 pounds lighter than a year ago, and for the first time since the winter of 1913 really looked like an athlete in training.
 Donovan was slow to acknowledge that Heating had finally come around, but after week or 7 days of care fu1 study conceded that tie bur1y spit ballist was beginning to look like something. Daily his enthusiasm over Keating's progress wsxed keener and keener until at last he was forced to confess that no pitcher on his staff was in better condition and none was showing to better advantage.
 Day after day in thep ractice games at Macon, Heating set the opposition on it's collective earw neither toi1ing for the regulars or against them. Then yesterday he was turned loose against Chattanooga for three innings, and de- spite the bitter cold pitched three of tt- finest innings that Donovan has seen this year,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
$9OO,OOO SUIT
 BY FED CLUB OF BALTIMORE

New York, March 30-The Ba1ti- more Federal League Baseball club brought suit yesterday in the United States District Court at Philadelphia for $3OO,OOO damages against organ ized baseball, the National COmmis- sion5> James A. Gilmore, Charles IT. Weeghman and Harry F. Sinclair. Un- der the Clayton amendment to the Sherman antitrust law. which pro Vides for a, verdict of treble the dam ages sued for,, the plaintiff claims $9OO,OOO.
 John K. Tener said last, night in ref erence to the suit that organized baseball had negotiated with the ob- ject of adjusting baseball conditions, not with any individual club Of the Federal league, but with the Federal league itself and therefore failed to see where organized baseball was liar blc as set forth in the Baltimore club suit. President Tener gave out Jhis sratement:
 . Organized baseball conducted it's negotiations looking to an adJustme eut of baseball conditions, not with. the Baltimore club, any individual club or persons representing a single club or interest but rather with the Federal iehgue an organizations
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
PENN GETS TITLE
 IN BASKET BALL BY BEATING PRINCETON

Philadelphia, March 3O-Pennsyl- vania defeated Princeton 1astHnight in Weightman Hall by a score of 16 to 14 in a p1ay-of contest for the in- basketball champion ship. This game was to decide the tie between Sthe universities each having finished the regular season with eight victories and two defeats. The score at the end of theNhrst period was g to 2 in favor of the Red and Blue.
 Captain McNichoI and Martin at guard positions played in great form. They scored fourteen of their team s sixteen points between them. Martin scored three sensational goals from the field in the first period and threw in another in the second half, while McNichoI threw six foul goals. Penn sylvania's other two points were made by Williamson, who scored 8 field goal in the first half.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
FACTORY LEAGUE PLANNING TO HAVE .
 LIVELY CAMPAIGN

At a meeting held Tuesday evening" in the Y. M. c. A. rooms, the follow ing officers were elected to serve in the Factory league: Postmaster c. F. Greene, president; Tom Wagner, vice president; Raymond T. Moore, secre- tary; J. J. Mclaughlin. treasurer.
 The following teams Nhave reported to start in the Factory. league for the season 1916: Burns & BassNck Co.,, Electric ; Cable Co.,, Remington Y ost ~o Holmes & Edwards Co.,, Bu1lard Machine Co.,, Remington Arms Co,
 The prospects of the Factory league this coming season seem a great deal better than last year, owing to- the fact that they have 8 full set of off, cers, whereas last year, they only had a, secretary. This league is comprised of six of the fastest factory teams that can be had in the city. They are successfully managed by six boys who are well known to the baseball fans in Bridgeport.
 The Remington Arms team this year will be managed by P. E.. Mack, who will have as his assistant, Thomas Murphy. The Remington team will be managed by A. B. Ross.
 The Electric Cable team will have as its manager John J. Downey, a well known ball player of the East Side. The Holmes & Edwards team, which is a. new team this season in the league, will make a strong endea- vor to cop the pennant.s This team will be under. the watchful eye of c. H. Stults-
 The Burns & Bassick team which had hard going in the factory league last season, promises to come back strong this year. This team will have as it's manager L. L. LinehAn. The Bullard team, the old standby in the factory league, will be seen this year under it's old manager, W. J. Pitt.
 Tn Ia are to be found some of the fastese semi professional ball players that can be procured in the city. There has been a committee named to draw up 8 set of bylaws and to make re- port at the next meeting. Tuesday, April 4.
 By picking out MT. Greene as head of the league, the managers of the different teams have shown their ability to select a good lively. man. MT. Wagner, who is to serve as vice president, is well known by most of the sportsmen of Bridgeport and throughout the state. MT. Wagner hasA served in different baseball as- sociations and has proven to be the right kind of a, man, no matter what position he holds.
 MT. Moore, the newly elected secre- tary, is making his debut in baseball and will, without a doubt, fill the place of secretary as we'll as any man that can be found around these parts. There will be g. schedule drawn up for the factory league just soon as playing fields can be found.
 There is a, committee working at the present time among the different merchants in Bridgeport to donate prizes for the different percentages in the league. This idea of donating prizes to baseball organizations has always proven a great success, not only to the merchants, but the sport ing public of Bridgeport as well, as 1t gives the players an opportunity to work hard for something other than money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
BOBBY STOW
 IN GOOD FORM AGAINST GIANTS

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 Fort Worth, Tex, March 3o.-Judg- ing from events that occurred here yesterday. Joseph Lannin, owner pf the Boston Red soz. has pulled a bone. It is a far cry, perhaps. from Fort Worth to Boston, but the distance was not too great for Lannfn tol send A. Rankin Johnson back that far. 1elll. ,vVlIh a bush league team at his back, John son made the Giants shut out his team to beat him., 1 to O..
 From the first inning until the eighth, Johnson had the National Ieaguers eating out of his hand It was merely his misfortune that .the only@b base on balls he yielded and the only error of the game had to- be cou- pied with New York'S first hit; ana a. steal for the only run of the combat
 It was less than two years ago when Rankin Johnson was acclaimed as a worthy rival of his great namesakes Walter Johnson. This young man was first introduced to the Giants in an ex- hfbifion game in Syracuse back in 1913. He whitewashed them on that occa- sion and next bobbed up with the Red sox. In 1914 Rankin and Walter Johnson championship of the Johnson league
 It was a case. of Too Much John som, with Joe Lannin in the fall of 1914, and after a salary Q1Sagre01aent Franklin 1eaped to the F'eds, landing with the Chicago team. He did poorly there last season, and when the Feds surrendered there were no fancy bids for him. Rankin reverted to the Bos- ton club; and<to punish him for jump in9 aLannin sold his release to the F'oft worth club for the neasly price Of $500 sss 2
 So far from being discouraged or deeply humiliated, Johnson reported here promptly, and evidently he is in line for rapid promotion. The Boston club has ano option on him.
 Yesterdays test was just the sort that the Giants need Usually they get some runs in these exhibitions and Tn l@afa but Nfaey hadrtogbe on their toes rfghf up 5o the finish yesterday. In the final round The Partners made a bold bid not for a tie but for a vic tory. and Senor Emilio Palmero was severely tested. The Cuban was game, However. and emerged triumphant.
 In the last half of the ninth Stow led off with a single. PaFrhero tried a slow ball on McIver, Who knocked it. for another hit. Hunter sacrificed. A blow meant defeat and a long fly tie score. It was up toS Palmero to pre- vent the next two batters from even hitting the ball and he came through and famed both. Bobby Stow made two hits and accepted eight chances without an error.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
Rensselaer, Poly Has
 Filled Baseball Dates

Troy, N Y March 3o-Manya Changes were made by the faculty in the baseball schedule of the Rensse- 1aer Poly submitted by the athletic tee yes NeHday; University : of RVermonI and SCoIumbia University are among the new teams scheduled.
 The final schedule, as announced will be as follows: April 22, Worces- ter at worcester; April 29, Syracuse at Troy; May Stevens at Hoboken; May 13, State College for Teachers at Trey; May 20. University of Vermont at Burlington; May 27, Hamilton at %Troy: June g. 3union at Schenectady; 2 Jdne@ 10, Union at Ffoyse June IA, -Afumnf at Troy; June z15. Columbia University at Troy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
Brooklyn Gets Clean
 Sweep Over Athletics

Jacksonville, Fla, March sO--"Your Uncle Wilbert Robinson and his Brooklyn Superbas made a clean sweep of the series over Connie Mack'se Athletics here yesterday af- ternoon ahd are now headed for Washington, where they will meet the great Walter Johnson and the Wash ington Senators on Friday and Satur- day.
 The game went to the Robins by score of 5 to 8. A wild throw on the part of Meyer, the young catcher of the Athletics, gave the Brooklyn team its last two runs in the eighth inning, but the first three came over the plate as the result of some solid hitting.
 Wheezer Dell started for Brooklyn and old Nap Fucker, a favorite here. finished Nap went four innings and was bumped hard in the last seB- sion, when four hits and a wild pitch gave the Athletics two runs. Rucker however, ended the rally by strik- ing out the mighty WaIIy Schang, who went in to pinch hit for Meyer, on three pitched balls.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
YALE CREW HELD
 EVEN BY SECONDS

New Haven. March sD-In. the first trial race of the season the Yale sec ond eight yesterday held it's own against the varsity crew in a spirited contest.
 Guy NickaI1s. the head coach. put the first two Yale boats through two time triAl races each of which lasted minute. The first in which the stroke was set at S2. was draw. the seconds drawing np abreast of the varsity at the finish. In the second race, in which the stroke was set at ! S4, the first Varsity won by "a small margin
 After the races Nlicka11s sent his men for a row of six miles down the harbor. The workout was the most strenuous of the season. Lawrence srowed at stroke in Roland Harriman's <p7asee aEat nss Larry Fox replaced former Captain StuyHesent. who is 'suf- ferfng from a. sore back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
'gTPfamRIes.
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1895-George Lavfgne defeated Jack Everhardt in 20 rounds at Coney Island. Everhardt was a native of New Orleans, and one of the best of the many great 1ightweights who have hailed from that city. One of the best things the southern metropolis does IS to turn out ear-champ pion light weights. Andy Bowen. the New Or leans colored boy, was a star, and the hero of the longest battle ever fought, but he fell before Kid Lavigne and died from the result of injuries recefv- ed in the bout. Joe Mandot, Frankie Russell and others have since threat ened to bring the lightweight title to the Crescent City, only to fall down in the stretch. EVerhardt got a second chance to wrest the lightweight belt from Lavigne in 1896. but he lost in the 24th round. Lavigne was the onISr man who ever decisively defeated Everhardt when he was in his prime Like Lavigne, who started his ring career with a 77-round battle with George Siddons in Saginaw, Everhardt had a strenuous introduction to the game, having been defeated by Andy Bowen in a contest which went 8 5 rounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
DEFEATS ;.
 HUNTSVILLE TEAM

Huntsville, Ala, March 30-What started as a, baseball game against an outside team yesterday soon became game between Yankee regulars and substitutes; that is. the Yankees be- gan by playing the Merrimack Mill nine of Huntsville, and were playing a team composed entirely of New York understudies before the game was half over. The Yankees beat this mixed opposition by a score of 2 to o.
 The game was farce so far as it's being a contest was concerned. The Merrimacks are boys and men who do not make nine as strong as a second rate, college nine. The Yankees made nine runs against them in the first three innings. After that New York substitutes, took, the places of the Merrimack talent. The substitutes could not get over the plate any more successfully than their predecessors, but they stopped the wholesale scoring of the regulars.
 / There was a big turnout of specta- tors and automobiles in sufficient quantity to recall Harvard-Yale foot ball game. The battlefield was an open lot, but with a presentable diamond, and while there was not much in the way of battle, all hands were kept out in the open air.
 This open air feature and the antics or Germany Schae1er oVeTSnauoWed the baseball. Schaefer had field day coaching, clowning and playing sec ond base for the mixed team. He made one of the three hits accumulated of Bob Shawkey, but that hit was a gift Shawkey had a fine workout, and proved himself to be in excellent form. Of the three New York pitch CTS on the other side Mogridge did the best work. Most of the New York hitting was done off the local pitcher, J. Robertson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
(By Wagner.)

According to a statement made to Secretary Reddy of the Bridgeport club, Tommy Downey is out/ of the race for the local managership. Tom my has been informed that he be- longs to Indianapolis of the American association. When the Federal league started Downey was the property of Indianapolis and he promptly jump ed that club. Under the rules of organized ball he reverts to the club from which he jumped.
 The Indianapolis club has sent Downey a contract but he is not very enthusiastic about the salary offered and has not yet signed. He would prefer to remain. here and manage the Bridgeport club if it is not sold but there seems to be no chance for him.
 In order to have a team on hand when the season opens the Bridgeport officials have continued to sign play CTS even though negotiations for the sale of the franchise are pending. FL mer Steele, the former Brooklyn Ma cured. , Since his big league days Steele has developed into a first base man and in various minor leagues has been noted as a heavy hitter. He writes that he wants the biggest uni form in the club locker because he is a giant in stature.
 Herman Bropxie, the old Waterbury third fbaseman, has decided to retire from baseball, He has refused to report to Indianapolis, of which club he was captain last season. Rronkie is living in South Manchester.
 Fred Merk1e, the Giants first, base man, has been declared a professions golfer and has been put under the ban by the United States association. He competed in a tournament in Or mond, Fla, last February, but the club refused to recognize him as an amateur. It is a strange rule which
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
B. H. s. FIVE HAS MADE FINE RECORD !
 IN PAST SEASON

The following members of the B.. H. s. have been awarded their teB's' for making the basketball team: Plus, KfeIy, Hayes, Buckley, Gaito, Hammond and Manager Green. The fellows worked hard all season and deserve all that the school can give them. They are the best team that the local school has turned out in a long time. They lost some very tough games, although they worked their heads off to win. The team was all most perfectly balanced. There were no stars and there was no individual ism. The man nearest the basket was the man given the. ball to shoot.
 The season developed at least three good men for B. H. S.,~Kie1y, Porter and Clancy of the regular squad were all new men this season. Porter and Clancy developed into the best pair of guards of any High school team in such teams as New Haven. Torrington, Hartford and Jersey City.
 Another consistent fellow is one we have not. heard much from but who went along playing the game and getting the points, is little Bill Plus.
 Big Bill Gafto jumped into the game when Bumps ine1igibiIity left the team in a hole Shortly after wards Gaito> was injured and Joe Kiely took his place. If any of the three fellows who played center had been able to play the entire season the teams record would have been much better. Putting in a new man. no matter how good he is, with whose playing the rest of the team is un- familiar with the team. breaks up team work. This years team was also fortunate in having such capable sub stitutes as Hayes and Buckley.
 The present team ran up several high score games, one of which, B. H. s., 76, West Haven, 8, is a record for the local school. This is the first team since the old days that has had a per eentagef of over 500 and that has scored more points than it's opponents. Marshall and Plus were the only ones left over from last season and Mar shall, Buckley, and Kiely will be the only ones to leave the team this sea- son. That leaves Porter, Clancy, Plus, Hayes and Gaito with which to build next years team. The prospects for next year are the brightest that bas- ketbalI prospects have been for years.
 Last year Joe Marshall proved him self to be an excellent guard and this year he proved himself a. forward of the first, degree and a captain of ex- ceptiona1 ability. Although far from an 'fndividual' player, Joe led the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
Catcher Wingo to Stop Auto Driving In Order
 To Help His Batting

Ivy winglo is going to show Cincin- natl fans this season that he can hit better than .221, and he guesses he won't have much trouble in doing it. According to Jack Ryder, who is representing the Cincinnati Enquirer at the Reds training base, w1ngo is so anxious to do well this year that he has traded his motor car for a 14-acre farm and will do no driving this season.
 "I drove 1s,0O0 miles last year." Ryder quotes W1ngo as saying, land I'm sure that it hurt my work on the field. Too much driving Is bad for the eyes. and it tends to make one a bit nervous, too. know I am go- ing to be better off without it, and so when got a chance to dispose of my car let 1t go and-won't buy an- other"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
FANS WILL
 SEE M'AULLIFE IN NEW HAVEN BATTLE

Hartford boxing fans are so worked up over the McAuliffe-Waltz bout in New Haven tonight that they have chartered a special train to take the delegation of rooters to and from the scene of battle. Young McAuliffe fin ished his training last night at Bat tling Levinsky'S place in Stratford. He is confident of winning and a. big crowd of local fans will be on hand to root for him.
 The bout, which is to be a s15 round affair, will take place at the Casino, a short distance from the New Haven railroad station. Referee Dave Fitz- gerald will give a decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-30
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss PROBATE COURT.

March .27, 19l6. Estate of Joanna RaeI, (otherwise known as Annie Rae1), late of the town of Bridgeport, in said district. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estates t5 exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their ac- counts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate arc requested to make immediate pay ment to
 MARGARET l.. RAEL,
 Administratri1r $40 Harral Avenue.
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