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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
JOE TINKER'S DEBUT

Joe Tinker, leader of the Cubs, will celebrate today the fourteenth annf- versary of his major league debut, as it was on April IT, 1902, that he first appeared in a Chicago uniform in a game against the Reds. After win ming a pennant for the Windy City in the Federal league, Tinker is now back in the National league fold as the pilot of the club with which he started in the big show. Joe is a na- tive of Kansas, and played with Par sons and 1Ceffeyville in 1899. The next year he was with the Denver Grizzlies, and in 1901 he covered third for the Portland Northwestern erns,e The Cubs got him from Port land and Manager Selee immediately tried him out as a shortstop. He be- came a regular from the jump and for years was the star of the leagues shortstops. Joe has host of friends in Chicago, but he has come in for a lot of knocking since he was plac- ed at the helm of the merged Whales and Cubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
BROWN ELEVEN TAKES
 SPRING PRACTICE ON { NEW INDOOR GRIDIRON

Providence, April 17-Coach Robin son of the Brown football team has arranged something new in the day of spplng work for his squad of players now in college. Instead of calling last years players out to the field for the ordinary run of spring practice, Rob- 1nSon will hold series of evening meetings in one of the large rooms in the Brown Union.
 The FOom, when the players enter it for the first time, will be arranged to resemble a miniature football field Placed in the centre will be big board. laid out to represent an actual grfdar0n. At either end will be the spo<z ResAs, and the sides will be the seats for the players, coaches and such spectators as will be invited to attend Dummy figures of wood. easily handled and pushed about. will repf resent the players.
 With t1ais outfit. desfgned and con- 9tructed under the direction of Pro- lessor Marvel. Browns director of ath- 1etacs, COaAhas Robinson and Sprack- ling, assisted by number of old BroNph 16o4bAh celebrities, will go over the gaf1es of last fall fPeshsn the minds of the players with the signals and suggest new plays and possibilities for next season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
CHAMPION TWlRLS
 AGAINST BRAVES IN NEW HAVEN GAME

New Haven, April 17-Mixing a goodly portion of clean comedy with excellent baseball the Boston Ma tiona1 league, team defeated the Co., lonia1s at Lighthouse Point to 2 yes terday afternoon. The Braves made Knetzer in the box was just 'goo3 enough to keep the local team from coming out in the lead.
 Andy Coak1ey, coach of the CoIum- bia baseball team and a former big 1eaguer, attended to the hurling duties for Manager Weiss and acquitted him self in a creditabIe manner. H. Falsey and Dugan were the shining lights in the field for the CoIonials, with the former taking nine chances without a slip.
 Champion of Bridgeport took the mound in the last inning when Coak- 1eey seemed to be weakening and famed Knetzer for a starter The next two men were easy outs on fly balls.
 In the latter part of the game Maranvil1ei took up his position all most Immediately behind the third baseman but nothing occurred to move him from his new stamping grounds. Johnny Evers refrained from his es- tablished custom of umpire batting and all the decisions of the ''umps'' were taken in excellent spirit by both sides.
 The Co1oniaIs had a chance to tally in the seventh when Dugan doubled to right center but Fors1und and GiI- looIy could do nothing better than take three healthy swings each and the side was retired after Dugan was caught hat-footed off second base. The game was played in a remarkably short time and the stands were filled to capacity with an' overflow. in the outf1eld.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1S79-Gunner .l1ofr, former heavy weight champion of England, born in London. Mofr came of a humble family, and after working at several trades he joined the army and was sent to India. There he took up boxing and won the chAmpfonship of the Indian army. In 1903 he return ed to London and entered the profes- sfonaI ring, and after four years of battling, in which he was only once defeated. he captured the Lonsda1e heavyweight championship belt, by beating Tiger Smith, knocking him out in the list round at London early in 1907. Toward the close of that year the Gunner was matched with TonayEY Burns, and, although he stuck 10 rounds and showed himself game to the core. he took an awful beating from the Canadian. Moig had a wicked punch. but lacked the speed and science to land it on a man as clever as Burns He was too slow and good-na4uFed to make a good fighter, and his gameness is about the only quality that he possessed of the many that should belong to a champion. After the Burns fight he was knocked out by Iron Hague, Young Johnson and Bonbardier Wells, and quit the ring in 1913. At last reports the Gunner was back in the army.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
l(BY Wagnerl

Harry Cornen, the new magnate of the Bridgeport baseball club, was on the job at Newf1eld park this morning g to boss the frEt practice of the players A number of recruits will 1be tried out for a few days but Cornen says the club will not be composed of untried, youngsters. He intends to have a team of seasoned players as soon as he can sign them, but will inspect the bunch of untried material to see if he can get one or two good men from the entire squad.
 He is negotiating with a pitcher named Doane,a right handler who was a bear in the Canadian league. Doane Is coaching the University of Buffalo squad, but may. be induced to come here. Cornen says he has seen Doane work and knows he is good. If Neal Ball does~not hear from Toronoto by traorrow the Bridgeport owners will 1oI elsewhere for a manager. There is anothe man of big league reputation ready to take the job.
 The first member of the squad to re- port was Buerlein, a young catcher from EImhurst, L. l.. Martin, a, big pitcher, followed him closely into the Atlantic hotel, where the players will be auartered during training. Martin will be rem membered as the youngster who was signed By Bridgeport last winter before it was decided to dis band. He started by pitching, great ball against the Boston Braves and other good clubs in exhibition games. Then he went to the New, England league, where he had a fine season. The Bridgeport. managem ent. has bought his release from Lynn.
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 It is reported that Young Rector of New York will be Young McAu1iffe' e opponent in the star bout of the East End A. c. boxing show April 27. There is also talk of an eight round bout be- tween K o. Pa1itz of New London and Kayo Moran of this city. Terry Lee is managing Moran and is also looking out for Hugh Ross.
 Interest in baseball is booming in New Haven. A crowd of $500 yes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
YANKEES USE l8 N MEN TO DEFEAT IE|
 CUBAN BALL CLUB

Jersey City. April 17-Donovan used eighteen players. over at the West Side park yesterday afternoon and this army of Yankees beat the Jersey City Cubans by 2 to 0. It was the first baseball game Jersey City has had this season and the attend ance was estimated at 5000.
 Pfercy and Markle did the pitching for the Yankees and let the Cuban players down with four scattered hits. P4ercy scored sthe first run for the New Workers in the fifth inning.
 With one out in the seventh, High got a life on Romanich's error. Cook flied out to left and High went to sec 1ond aftsF s9hSf&a1ch was made. Hart zei1 drove a long single to r1ghts on which High raced home
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
GIANTS JUST WIN FROM NEWARK IN
 LIVELY STRUGGLE E

s New York, April 17-NeWark base ball fans trotted out the fatted calf for the Return of the ProdigaI at Weidenmayer's Park yesterday af- ternoon- More than 10000 persons damned the grounds and saw the Newark International League club make the Giants, Benny Kaurf and all. go ten innings to win by to 3.
 It was a splendid Homecoming for the Indians, who, on account of Fed era1 League opposition, had been forced to go into exile at Harrisburg fit playing it's first game of the sea son against a lot of Southern tourists who had already tasted of big league battle, the Newark team put up a fine exhibition.
 While the Giants won, they did not exactly cover themselves with glory The regulars did not astohish with any feats' of hitting, and were not half Spry one would expect of a major league combination already in the throes of a pennant tussIe. The regulars no1 doubt would have man nine innings, but in the ninth there was a general rea1ignment of the New York infield, which came very near spilhng the beans for the Mo Grawites.
 NJhon McGraw managed the club from a box seat and a green kelly He hurled his entire southpaw pitch ing corps at the Indians. Rube Ben ton worked the first three innings and allowed only one hit. Hank Pa1mero went the next three, and nary a, safety did they get off the Cuban. by Berdie Schupp, upon whose noble
 brow rested the 1aurels gained by the Giants in the big one game series with the Tanks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
EASTERN WILL BE VERY FAST
 SAYS BURkETT

Hartford. April 17-Jesse Burkett, who will guide the destfnies of the Lawrence club this season, ventures the opinion that the Eastern league will be a pretty fast circuit He says there are six teams right now in shape 10 go after that pennant-f There is where Burkett, always clear student of baseball conditions, as evidenced by his successful career as a ball p1ayer and later as owner and manager of the Worcester Club of the New England League shows that he Is HtIa working his brain on the base ball prospects, and is not one little. bit out of the way in making his prediction
 He is perfectly right when he says that it is going to be a fast circuit, as has been shown by the preseason activities of the different clubs, and just as right when he says that there are six clubs all primed up to. go after the pennant from the drop of the hat
 The six clubs that are well SUD- piled vx1th players, and who are not feeling many III effects because of the bad weather now prevailing for practice, are Burkettis own Law ren0e Aggregation. Hugh Duff Port land club, Harry Lords Lowell outfit. Louis Pieper's Lynn combination. Bfl1ysHamiIton's Worcester crew, and Gene McCann's New London bunch.
 All of these six clubs are in fine shape as regards players at the pres ent moment. and in this respect they have a considerable edge on the other fourk clubs in the league Hartfords New Haven, Bridgeport and Spring 1ield- However, the race is not to the club that wins the first few games of the season, though it is no little advan- tage for the clubs that get away to a good start-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
DIVORCE IN EGYPT.
Ninety Out of Every Hundred Matinsd
 There End Disastrously.

Ninety Out of Every Hundred WlatiFgo
 There End Disastrously.
 There is one country in the world at least, where divorce Is more ire quent than in the United States. h Egypt 90 per cent of marriages end in divorce, says Elizabeth. Cooper in her book, 'HThe Harim and the Purdah,' and 1t has been observed that two peO7 pie who live to old age together with= out one of them having been divorced are rarely found
 Divorce can be had for incOmpata- biIity by mutual consent, Mrs. Cooper says, without recourse to the courts, but if the wife wishes to be free and the husband will not permit 1t the Wo- man may go before a judge and state her case, and if her charges are proved she will be granted her petition. Often a woman will return her dover or agree to forfeit the part not yet paid, and in many cases the wife makes a money payment to the avariciOus hus- band in return for her liberty.
 Divorce is easier for the Egyptian husband than for the wife, according to Mrs. Cooper, and following a di- ,yoree the woman is commanded to re main single three months, while thu man may remarry immediately.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
How We Get Our Canned Fish.

How We Get Our Canned Fj@hs
 The fishing parties usually stay out from ten days to three weeks. They carry ice with them, and the moment thsr fish are taken from the hooks they arc cleaned and put in the ice and kept there until they reach the ecold storage plant They are washed as soon as they are landed and shipped in cold storage cars direct to the mar kets, or they may be kept for sohde time before shipping.
 The next step is to dip each fish four or Ave times in fresh water until 1t becomes entirely 1ncased in "a thin sheet of clear ice. It can then be held in cold storage at temperature of { degrees below freezing until 1t Is need ed for export. The fish get a fresh coating of ice before they are shipped. They are then wrapped separately in vegetable parchment paper and are packed in paper lined boxes of S75 pounds capacity and sent eastward in the cold storage trains.-christian Her a1d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
CHASE SHOWS HIS OLD FORM IN FIRST
 GAME FOR REDS

Cincinnati. ohAo, April 17-Al- though Toney gave eight bases on balls, he frightened in the pinches and holding. the Pirates to four hits, a1- lowed the Reds to take the first of a three game series yesterday, /6 to l. Callahan used three pitchers. Chase broke in as a Redleg when Mo1Iwitz was ordered out of the game in the third inning. He got two hits, one a double, out of two times up, stole two bases and pulled dazzling play in the ninth when Carey drove a, hard bounder to him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
BRIDGEPORT IS AFTER DOANE
 CRACK RIGHT HAND PITCHER
Young McAuliffe May Meet Young Rector in Star
 Bout of Next Show.

terday saw the Braves beat the Co., Ionfals of that city. The New Haven Eastern league club, did not have a team ready to put on the field so the Colonia1s were allowed to take the game.
 Home Run Baker has firmly es- tablished himself as favorite with New York fans. The big crowd was very enthusiastic in Saturdays game when Bakers hitting and fielding helped the Yankees beat Washin ngton.
 Pitcher George Mcconnell, who was considered through as a big games for the Chicago Cubs. He won the opening game in Cincinnati and yesterday lost a, 1 to verdict to St. Louis. Mcconnell was one of the stars in the Federal ranks after he jumped from the International.
 Kayo Moran of East Bridgeport wants to get on the card the East End A. c. will stage in this city April 27. Moran already has a big follow ing because he won his first two bouts.
 The new owners of the Cleveland club will make money this year if present. indications are to be relied upon. They had an enormous crowd opening day and yesterday thousands were unable to gain admission to see FohPs team beat Detroit. Cleveland has taken Pitcher Lowdermilk from Detroit at the waiver price. It is said that Pie Way, the Yale pitcher, will play with Eastern league club as soon as college closes. He has been declared ineligible for the Yale team because he has pay ed the number of years allowed by the college rules.
 Bugs Smith, the soutpaw who also boasted the greatest southern accent in captivity, has been doing we'll with the Buffalo Internationa1s. He will be remembered for his funny Ncoaching when he was with New Ia.- ven and Pittsfie1d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
Young Rector Beats
 Joe Mooney Easily

New York, April 17-Young Rector of Jersey City decisively outpointed Joe Mooney of New York at a special show of the New York A. c. here Sat urday night. Rector's hard punching earned him the honors in practically every round of the ten and only by clinching was Mooney enabled to stay the limit. !
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
sTANDING oF CnUBs
Games Today.

Games Today. New York in Brooklyn. Boston in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh in Cincinnati. Chicago in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
wIse Girl.

Maud-Would you object to hus- band who smoked in the house? Marie Most decidedly. But shall keep quiet about it until I get one.-BOstol Tran VcrIpt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
Scotch Soccer Team
 Beats English Club

The Scotch soccer players beat the English experts at Avon park yester- day by to 0. Francis and, Austin starred for the winners. The field was muddy but the playing was good new ertheless. The English team was weakened when accidents deprived them of the services of Waite and HeppenstaI. The1 ine-up:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

James Miller of New Haven ref creed, and A. Hogg and B. Eversf1eId were on the, lines for Scotland and England, respectively. Goals. Francis 2, Austin 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

One hundred and thirty-six under graduates and one graduate student at Princeton University have enlisted for the various military camps to be held this summer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
COLLEGE BASEBALL GAMES.

Harvard 2, Army 1. Columbia 8, Yale 6. Princeton 4, Brown 1. Bowdoin 2. Amherst 1. Maine g, Trinity 4. Wesleyan II, Conn. Aggies 5. Illinois 6, Notre Dame 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

enjaz,ain W. Hitchcock, widely known as a music publisher, died at his home at Jersey City,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

Fire destroyed the furniture wage 51ouss of IA r. Scatterwood 6 Co. of Pr0vsdenoe, at a loss Of $50, coo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

More than 20 employees of the New FXorsE Batting and Packing Go. at Pas Da5s, E, J,, wea< on strike.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

Games Today Philadelphia, in New York. Washington in Boston. Detroit in Cleveland. St. yLoI1is in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
BIG LEAGUE EVENTS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

American League. Cleveland 4; Detroit 3. St. Louis 6; Chicago 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

SPRING PIONEERING
 PLANTS. JOHN RICK 8 SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

SPRING PIONEERING
 PLANTS. JOHN RECK & SOR-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17
WRIGHT TO PLAY
 WITH RIBBONS IN N0RWALK CONTEST

Manager Levy of the Blue Ribbons plans to use Wright of the Jersey City five at forward tomorrow night against Norwa1k in the second game of the series with Ncrwa1k for the state basketba17 title Inglis, the crack player from Carbonda1es Pa, will be the other forward It is expected that Ing1zs win score more frequently now that he has played a. game with his team mates.
 TheARibbons held Norwa1k on even terms last Tuesday after they had played together for one period and they hope to make the visitors hustle for everything tomorrow. Malone, the tall center of the Norwa1k five. and the fleet Dreyfuss will be closely watched There will be a preliminary At zs45-A @The 1ins-upS
 lxOa'Ss SsIll.1-5 Blue Riloblns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cincinnati 6; Pittsburgh 1. St. Louis 1 5 Chicago 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

SPRING PIONEERING
 SPLANTB. JOHN RECK 6 SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-17

Farmer wuns Ads. one4Cens-atsvUup'a.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-11
WALKER WILL MAKE REPORT.
Board Of Trade President to Tell
About Boston Meeting.

President Horton D. Walker of the
Brattleboro board of trade returned
on the late train last evening from
Boston, where in the afternoon Ire at
tended the meeting at which 600 rep
resentative men from New England
We're present to organize an assoeia
tion for the purpose of booming New
England.
Mr.. Walker says it was the most en-
thusiastic meeting of any kind he ever
attended and that there is no doubt
that New England will have this year
the greatest number of visitors with
in her borders in her history. He will
make report of the meeting at the
monthly meeting of the directors of
the board of trade this evening.
An advertising organization will be
formed, and it was the unanimous
opinion of those present that mon
ster advertising campaign should be
planned and carried ont covering a
number of years, for the purpose of
extolling the beauties of the New
England states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-11

audiences, neither of which was large,
attended the three-act musical comedy
in the Auditorium yesterday. They
saw and heard many well-conceived
bits of stagecraft, and on the whole the
production must be rated as fair, but
it lacked the sumptuousness necessary
to place il in the $3.50 class. Some of
the costumes were little more abbre-
waited than Brattleboro has been accus-
toned to, although no more than per-
haps was necessary to conform to the
title of the play, but no exodus of pat
rons was noticed until after the last
curtainfall. Ruth Wilkins gave a pleas
ing exhibition of tango dancing, Carl
| George as Prof. Plastric had some clever
comedy lines, John Patton, tenor, made
very favorable impression in his song,
/ Where Is the Pleasure in Wine and
Song if the Woman Is Not There? and
. there was some good chorus work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-11
BELLOWS FALLS.

Street car traffic was suspended a
good part of yesterday afternoon be
cause the car which leaves the station
at noon jumped the rails near the iron
bridge and the wheels went deep into
the mud. Spreading rails caused by
the frost leaving the ground caused
the accident.
Turpentine is an article which yes
terday was not obtafnable in the
hardware stores in this place. A
painter who needed some for his
work found it impossible to buy il
and the dealers said that they did not
know when they would receive any
The war is blamed for the shortage.
/ Charles f. Howard Of the Howard
Hardware company, who sustained
paraiytic shock last week Monday
evening, is reported as resting com
fortably. Mr.. Howard is one of thu
leading citizens of the town and be
sides being president of the hard
ware company which bears his name
and which was founded by him an
his father, also is owner of the Hote
Windham.
The annual meeting Of the trustee
of the Rockingham Free public Ii
brary was held yesterday. II. d. Ry
J Suteliffe Hill was reelected secrt
tary for the oath successive time.
committee was appointed to look int
the matter of building an addition
the library building. The stacks az
weIl,filled with books and it Isl b.
lieved an addition will be necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-11
A Valid Claim for Damages.

Portland, Oregon, dispatch tells of
an application for indemnity fled un-
der the workmen IS compensation law
of the state, by farm hand. The
blank form for the fling of claims con
Trims two questions, evidently intended
to apply to injuries sustained in mills
or factories One of these Is, WHIT
was the nature of the machine by which
you were injured9' The other ques-
ton is, e'Was the machine in good
order at the time of your injury?' To
the first of these questions the answer
was, sFCrossn and to the second was
in enthusiastic, heavily written and
boldly underlined, Eyes. - To the ques-
ton, Chow were you hurt?' the an
swer was. CT was kicked by a mule
The Christian Here 4.