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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
Western League Season
Will Commence Tomorrow

With the opening of the Western
Leagues pennant race tomorrow, all
OF the circuits of Glass A or above,
with the exception of the Interna-
tiona1, will be in full swing. This is
the seventeenth championship season
of the present Western league, which
was launched when the old circuit
of the same name changed it's official
title to American League and set up
as rival Of the National.
The Western starts the 1915 race
with a new president, Frank Zehrung
having succeeded to the Job after the
deposition of Norris L. O'Nei11, of Chi
cago. Tip got in bad with a num-
Der of the nagnates last year, and
although he had been the league
leadery SO long that he seemed a fix
ture, the disgrunt1ed ones up an
fired him. President .Zehrung has
had a lot of, experience in the amuse-
ment business and he has already
shown indications of being q capable
and efficient executive.
There are four new pilots in the
Western league ranks this year. Most
distinguished of the newcomers is
Rebel Cakes, who led the Pittsburgh
Rebels last year and came within an
ace of annexing the Federal League
flag for the Smoky City. The emf
nent revolutionist will lead the Den
yer Grizzlies, taking the place of Doc
White, who was given the job a few
months ago but suddenly decided last
month that the welI-known climate
of the ni1e-high city was not suited
to his constitution. Denny Sullivan
has been hired to succeed Jack Hol-
land as st. Joe's pilot. Bill Latti-
more has taken charge at Topeka in
place of Jimmy Jackson, who has
gone over to Wichita. Ham Patterson
having relinquished his job in the
Peerless Princess to take charge of
the Vernon club in the Pacific Coast
League Old f'Ducky'' Holmes, the
veteran Western Lacquer, has again
put on the spangles as pilot of the
Lincoln club. Frank Isbel1, formerly
a star with Comiskey's ''hit1ess Won
ders," is again the bench manager,
as we'll as part owner of the cham
pion Des Moines club.
Denver won the first pennant OF
the present Western league in 1900.
The Westerners carried on a fight
with the American Association and
kept clubs in Kansas City and Mil
waukee for some time, and these
two cities divided pennant honors un-
til 1904, when Omaha COPIED the
bunting. Des Moines was the victor
in 1905 and 1906, whenSOmaha came
back and finished first in 1907.
Sioux City COPIED in 1908, and look
ed to have the, rag cinched in 1909.
but was messed out on the last day Of
the season by Des Moines. Ducky
Rolmes was then the Sioux pilot and
he hasn't yet quite recovered from
the shock to his system. The Sioux
got revenge in 1910. Denver start
ed a winning streak in 1911 and
won three flags before being headed
off by Sioux City City nts14. Is
BELTS Bes Mafnes club took first hon
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
MANAGERS OF ATHLETIC
TEAMS ARE ELECTED
New York, Connecticut and PennsyI-
wanna Well Represented


FFRgSy Ne z, April I 9.rrFhe Athletic
CoH1EHittee at Rensselaer, Poly an
spounsed the election of next seasons
managers for basketball. hockey, and
minor sports today.
C. D. Kerslake Of Salem N. Y, is
manager elect of basketbaI1; and W.
!. johnson, Of Brooklyn will book the
schedule for next seasons 'fce-men.''
w. r. Townsend, of New York city
will manage next years minor sport
feazi1z tsEssb SOFA susLIoM u
The assistant Thanagers of basket
ball are; Stanley Evans, of Franklin,
NJ r., and H. s. Conant of this city;
assistant managers Of hockey. w.
Albitson, New Britain, Conn, and d.
g. Beacher, Wi1IiaHlsport, Pa; assis-
kant managers of miner sports-H. J..
Ughetta of New York city, and C. e.
IGifford OF Jacksonville. N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
EDDIE COLLINS LIKES
FOOTBALL MORE THAN
BASEBALL, HE CLAIMS

Eddie Collins, considered Ty Cobb's
only rival an all round player, pre-
fers college football above all other
sports. According to a Chicago sport
ing critic Collins attends a, big foot
ball game every Saturday during the
fall.
Collins love for the fall game is a
natural one, for when he was a stu
dent at Columbia University Eddie
played on the varsity his position be-
ing Quarterback. 1t was a difficult
job those days to earn regular job
on the Columbia varsity, for the
Morningside Heights eleven was rank
ed among the leaders. Collins played
only a year, and his career as foot
ball player ended when the ban was
put on the game at Columbia.
Collins is great adInirer- of Tom
Shevlin, the. famous Yale player who
died last winter. Discussing football
recently Collins talked. about some of
the great players he encountered
while a knight of the pigsktn. Coll
Inns said ShevIin was one of the most
deadly tackles the game. ever knew.
= ssWhen you speak of ends don't for
get that pair that was onE the Yale
team in 1906" said Collins. esI know,
because I played back for punts in the
Yale game, and I'll never forget how
Tom Shevlin and Gates tackled a. run
ner. I'm not a. big fellow now and
was lighter then. Shev1in and Gates
had the system of hitting the man
with the ball at the same time, One
struck him above the waist and one
at the knees. They came from oppo-
site directions and~~the shock was
something terrific.
st can safely say they didn't miss
any tackles to speak off, And you
certainly knew after you had been
nailed"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
Silent Martin Knocks
Out Benz in Tenth

New York, April 19-Outpointed in
the first eight. rounds and bleeding
slightly front the Nose andf 1ips, Silent
Martin. the xniddlewe1ght fighter of
Brooklyn, knocked out Leo Benz of
Butte, MoAt., in the last round Of
their 10-round bout at the Broadway
sporting club in Brooklyn last night.
"A right hand swing that landed flush
on Benks jaw was the blow that end
ed the fight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
sTANpING or CLUBs.
Games To-day

Pha1a7asFp71f2 ia New York.
washington in Boston (two3-
Detroit In Cleveland.
st. Louis In Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
NORWALK WINNER
In SECOND GAME
FOR STATE TITLE
Ry Wagner.)

After the basketball fans had saen
Haggerty, the mammoth center of the
Reading five, in action, they were pre-
pared to sit back and say, Take away
the rest and keep this one But since
Malone came in town with the Nor
walk five, the rooters have been forced
to change their tune. This youngster
is as tall as Haggerty and just as fast.
Moreover, he is a great shooter. All
he did last night was throw five into
the curtains and. thereby help Nor
walk beat the Blue Ribbons by 80 to
% in the second game of the state
championship series.
Reich, the Juvenile wonder, was an
other bad actor from a local stand
point He Gagged six and two of them
came in the last half when it looked
as if the Ribbons might tie the score.
Norman was not so accurate as usual
in throw fouls.
| Ing1is and Becknnan starred for the
---obons. The Carbondale boy shot
two goals and made eight points from
the foul line He beat Norman in this
department and is the only local man
to do it this season. Peckrnan did not
do much when he was opposing Ma
| lone at center but after he went to
guard Beckman made several sensa-
| tionaI hurls. fN
| Altogether the Ribbons made much
| better showing than last week. Team
/
| tent and it'll was this important factor
that spelled their defeat. For the
passing of the Norwalk crowd was
great. Wright of Jersey City, who
was used at forward for the Ribbons,
did not show much In the first half
the Ribbons were behind by % to Is,
but in the second period they more
than held their own Several times
they were within two points OF Nor
walk. The score:
BLUE RIBBONS. NoRwALKs.
Inglis Norman
r. F.
Wright Reich
Belckman, Leonard Malone
| c.
Leonard Beckman Murray
R. G.
swenson Barry
L.G.
| Summary: Floor goals, Inglis two,
Becknan four, Leonard two, Swenson
two, Norman two, Reich six, Malone
five. Foul goals, Norman seven and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

players, were held up at the Canadian
border as they were on their way to
join Vancouver of the Northwestern
league. They had no passports from
the Cuban government but it is ex-
pected that the Canadian officials will
listen to the howls of the fans. What
is war when it interferes with base
ball?
Roger Bresnahan was as crazy. as
a pawnbroker when he insisted upon
getting the Toledo franchise in the
American association. His club open
ed the season yesterday before a
crowd of $4,000.
When the Newark club plays at
Newf1e1d park lFroday the fans will
probly see Mike Mitchell in action.
The former Cincinnati outf1elder has
been signed by Newark.
Hal Chase is rapidly becoming the
idol of Cincinnati fans. He made
three hits and stole two bases against
Pittsburgh yesterday. 1t was his
home run in the tenth, made off the
first ball pitched, that beat the Pr
rates. If Chase will stick to baseball
/ and not try to undermine Herzog as
manager of the club{a all will be peace
full in Cincinnati this summer.
The Springfield club must have
some pretty good material. The Ponies
beat the Providence international
1eaguers by to yesterday. Johnny
Hickey, the old Waterbury outfielder
is playing with Springfield.
Hi Ladd, the. veteran outfie1der, was
on hand to watch the Bridgeport
clubs first practice yesterday. He
recommended Hank Bailey, a young
pitcher from Rhode Island, who will
be given a trial by the local manage
| ment. ~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
MACDONALD LEAGUE.

Cincinnati A; Pittsburgh 3.
Philadelphia 4; Boston o.
The Brooklyn-New York and St
d 0H4s-Chioago games were postpon-
ed ON account of cold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
BIG LEAGUE EVENTS
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
American League

New York A: Philadelphia 2.
Washington 4; Boston 2.
Chicago z; st. Louis 2.
Detroit A. Cleveland 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

Tomorrow will be the anniversary
Of the American League debut of
CLEVELAND and New Y ork, the unIucki-
est cities in Ban Johnson's circuit. The
Cleveland club played it's first "A L.
game on April 20, 1900, and the New
York club on April 20, 1903. Both
clubs have Nsince>had some of the
ablest managers and best players in
the circuit, but whenever they seem
ed to. have a chance to finish at the
top of the hoodoo came along and
gummed the works. The jinx which
hoYers over, the Cleveland club also
attacked its owner, Charles w. Som
ers, and financial misfortunes have
driven. him from the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
BASEBALL BITS

George Mcbride is now, starting his
ninth season as shortstop for the
Washington club. For steady work
Mcbride leads all leagues In his
eight seasons at Washington he has
failed only once to play $50 games.
That was in 1915, when he played
146 games.
Stuffy McInnis of the Athletics has
batted above the 300 mark for six
successive seasons and is now starting
out to make it seven straight
Eddie Mahan of Harvard seems to
be as much at home in the pitchers
box as in the backfie1d when the
Crimson has the ball. He has shown
two fine performances recently
against the champion Red Sox and
the West Point team.
Terry, the new shortstop of the
White Sox, is fielding sensationally
but is weak at the bat. He will
kept on the team. however, as Buck
Weaver has plugged the hole at third
base.
sta11ings believes that Pitcher Bill
James will recover the use Of his arm
by INDUCING in ordinary warming up
exercise. He says James has been
'over treated by physicians.
The Giants will have to pay a part
| of Jim Thorpe's salary although the
Indian athlete has been sold to Mil
waukee, Thorpe's $4,000 contract
with President Hampstead expires
next fall.
When Larry Chappeu reported to
the Cleveland club he weighed 2o4
pounds. about forty pounds too much.
He took of eighteen during the spring
| trip.
If the early games furnish any true
| line on conditions the Tigers will suf-
again from lack of good pitching as
they did in 1915. 1t was generally
agreed that Tennings's men would
] have won the pennant last season il
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

Roger Bresnahan has collected a
strong team to represent Toledo tx
the American Association race, Ia
ought to make some money. too,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

According to the British Board of
Trade. Bill en-eonbatants have lost
their lives during the war in maritime
disasters caused by mines or subnar-
ines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

SPRING PIONEERING
PLANTS.
JOHN RRCK 8 som.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

A Chicago woman has sued OyVnef
Weeghman of the Cubs for $4,000,
alleging Injuries in one Of his movie
theatres. She probably heard thai
Weeghman had incorporated his club
for a nillion4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

Articles of incorporation were MED
at Dover. DEL. by the E5anaaacad
Arms Co. capital R25.aOassO0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

they had been favored with good box
work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

ors last season. st. Joseph, Lincoln,
Wichita and Topeka have yet to win
the league bunting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

Summary: Floor goals, Inglfs two,
Becknan four, Leonard two, Swenson
two, Norman two, Reich six, Malone
five. Foul goals, Norman seven and
Inglis eight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

When Larry Chappen reported to
the Cleveland club he weighed 2o4
pounds about forty pounds too much.
trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19
sTANDING or oCII1Rs

Games Today.
New Yorh iH( BruokIgR5 ~
Boston in Philadelphia !
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

All coal OF German origin in neutra
ships will be liable to seizure, Great
Britain announced.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

Sta1Iings believes that Pitcher Bill
James will recover the use OF his arm
by indulging in ordinary warming up
exercise. He says James has been
cover treated" by physicians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

Stuffy McInnis of the Athletics has
batted above the 300 mark for six
successive seasons and is now starting
out to- make it seven straight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

-Acosta and calvo, the two Cuban
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-19

IElaEEaer yFant As. One eent . EFoEd.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
OF THE
FARMERS STATE BANK

At Hays. State of Kansas, at the close of
business on the 18th day of Dec 1916
RESOURCES
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
The Utilities Board Here

The Farmers Elevators at Hays
and Ellis have complained to the
Utilities Board that they were being
Disseminated against by the T. P
Railroad Company in the matter of
cars. A hearing was had Friday.
December 18th. The Board has
taken the matter under Amusement
and a decision viii be rendered in 3
short time.
The following attorneys were pres
ent: Chas Magaw for the u P, and
John Waters for the Elevator Com
panies.
The railroad men present, were
Mr.. Carey, Supt. of Kansas Division !;
Mr.. Vicroy, Supt. of Denver Division /;
Frank Merrill, Master Mechanic Of
Ellis. Of the Utilities Board, Judge
Foley and Senator Bristow were
present. Mr.. Bristow was at the
hearing in Ellis, but was not present
at the hearing in Hays.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23

A practical present for the men
would be q Smoking Stand At Cad
wells, Of course
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
C. G. COCHRAN MOVES.
Was Hard Task to Part With
Associations of So Many


Ar- and Mrs. c. G. Cochran com
p,eted getting their household goods
ready for shipment and left late
this afternoon for their new home In
HAYS We don't believe anyone eves
done a harder Job than Mr.. Cochran
did IN this act We could notice It IN
his countanance and the way he went
about his wotk the past several weeks.
As he shook hands with his employees
and friends goodbye tears could not
help but come in his eyes.
He has not severed his interests IN
Plainville IN the least and viii keep up
MS membership in the lodges and assist
IN everything for the commercial and
civic we,fare Of the community. 80 :
Mr. Cochran owes much to Plainville
and Plainville to him. He and his
estimable wife have the best wishes
of the entire community wherever
they go. 1t is to be regretted that
his commercial interests have so grown
as to take him away, at this time
Starting nearly forty years ago on Z
homestead near Plainville mortgaging
hi OK team for money to buy a wsgo1
he is now the wealthiest citizen OF
Northwest Kansas and one of the lead
ing fnantiaI powers of the state
PlainvIlle Times.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
FREE MOVIES ARE GIVEN.
Large Corporations and Schools Send
Out Reels for the Normal School

Among the interesting features
of the Short Course are the moving
pictures which are being shown in
the Normal Auditorium every Friday
evening at 700 o'clock.
Reels made by standard film COM
panies have been secured by Mr.
Crane from a number of large cor
porations. They show the technical
processes of manufacture and the
welfare work among the employees
of those concerns. They were OBJ
tanned especially for the Short Course
and the Normal School pays the ex-
press and delivery charges on them
The following companies have con
tributed reels:
The United States Steel Corpora
ton, Studebaker Wagon Co., Oliver
Plow Co., Rumely Threshing Ma
chine Co., Universal Portland Ce-
nent Co., American Steel and Wire
Co., Ford Motor Co.
Mr. c. W. Marcelus, of the Port
land Cement Association, at Kansas
City delivered a lecture here
Wednesday, December goth accom-
panied by slides and reels showing the
use of cement in concrete buildings.
A full evenings entertainment
with pictures will be given Friday
evening, December 22,nd entitled
''How Ford Cars are Made" AL
entertainments are free and the
public is cordially invited.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23

Prospects for Basket Ball Team Gooo
eve have good prospects for a
winning basket ball team" said
Coach ''Bunt" Speer, Monday Thirty
four men are trying out for positions
on the team, they are divided into
two squads, one parcticing at four
p. m, the other at 7:30 p. m. The
physical condition of the men is good,
there is no sickness to contend with
as there was last year, as one of the
boys remarked, eve have all had the
mumps and appendicitis, so we
should be in good condition for
playing"
Among the ones working for posi-
tons on the team are three 'letter"
men of last years squad; Ira Spen-
Ger, Glen Archer and Raymond
Welty. Others who played on last
years squad are Gardells and Ray
mond Custer, the latter previously
had a years experience on the West
Point Freshman basket ball team.
Glen Archer, Rex Welty, Emmerson
Felts and Jack Middlekauff are
among the ones trying out for the
position of forward; Raymond Welty,
Ira Spencer, Brown and Mcfarland
play guard; Custer and Gardells are
showing up well at center. Among
the others who are trying for posi-
tons are; Williams, Bruner, Hays,
Kiser, Mead, Len Ordway, Madsen,
Robert Spencer, Hockins and Wall
The first game will be played on
January 18th, and the probable line
up at that time will be; Custer, cen
ter; Ira Spencer and Raymond WeIty,
guards; Glen Archer and Rex Welty,
forwards.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
NIELSEN CHOSEN CAPTAIN
Fort Hays Normal Hero is Elected
Captain of Kansas University
Football Team of 1917.

Harry NJ. Nielsen, the plunging
full back of the 1915 machine, was
unanimously elected captain of the
1917 team at the annual football
banquet"
: The above is taken from The
Daily Kansan OF December ID, 1915.
Harry has made the captaincy in two
years He is no spectacular player,
but IS consistent eTo be sure OF a
gain, just give the ball to "Swede. -
It was he who carried the ball over
the Corn Husker's line for the first
time since 1909, by q Kansan.
s'Svede" is also football hero Of
=. =. n. s.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
PILES

Itching, Bleeding, Blind or Protrud-
ing Piles quickly and permanently cured
WITHOUT THE KNIFE. No cutting,
no chloroform or other dangerous anes-
thetic used. He gives a contract and
guarantee tOcure every case he treats,
no matter how long standing, or re-
fund every cent of your money.
If you are afflicted with this painful
and troublesome malady 1t viii pay you
TO call and have a talk with him.
The doctor Is authorized by the State
of Kansas to treat all chronic diseases
of men and women.
Examination and consultation free
and confidential
Office Address: E. E. SPARR, MD
229 Glendale Bldg,
10th and Grand Ave, Kansas City, No.
Reference: Gate City National Bank :.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23

DR.. Spar treats diseases of the
Stomach, Intestines, Liver, Blood,
Skin, Nerves, Heart, Spleen, Kidneys,
Bladder. Sexual Diseases, Diseases OF
Women, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Catar-
rah, Bed-W citing, Leg Ulcers, certain
forms of Paralysis, Weak Lungs, Asth-
ma, Bronchitis, Appendicitis, Gall
Stones, Golfers, Tumors, Cancers, Bill
iOusness, Dyspepsia, Dropsy. Emaeia-
ton, Epilepsy, Headache, Sleepless-
ness, Neurasthenia, Obesity, Pleurasy.
Scrofulous Diseases, Diseases OF Men
and the Tobacco Habit
The doctor furnishes all his own
medicines.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
Monument of Skulls.

The Turks, when they defeated the
Serbs in 1909, erected at Nish rough
tower composed alternately OF Jumps
of rocks and Serb skulls cemented to-
gether. OF the 1000 or so skulls origi-
nally included, all except one, which
was too firmly embedded in the NOR
tar, have been carried away by IN
sensitive curiosity seekers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
Evidently an untruth.

THAT man accuses you of being the
greatest CRATER on earth Yes,
replied Senator Sorghum, 'but he
doesn't mean it. If he believed 1 was
the greatest CRATER on earth he'd be
right with me in every campaign, try
ing to get next and make himself
useful"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
Study for eeoIonists

The United States geological survey
is studying the lavas of the Hawaiian
VOLCANOES. The work is particularly
pertinent because all the islands O.
that group have been built up gr&du
ally by volcanic discharges of lava
from a beginning deep down in the sea
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
For Pana to Think over.

Rosie-"Papa, will our new mamma
go mad after a while?" Father
What a question Why do you asR
such a thing?" Rosie-''Wen. I heard
her tell cook yesterday that she got
badly bitten when she married you. >
Stray Stories.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
Innn-i nst Found.

"Ah see yo' is housecleanin'," said
Mrs. Snow White Yes, replied Mrs.
Marsh Green "dey i nothin lax NOV
in things round once in awhile. WHY
l des come ercross a pair OBJ slippers
under de bed dat All hadn't seen foh
five yeahs."-Dallas News.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
camposition Of Wheat Grain.

A grain of wheat is composed of four
parts: the husk. which consists of five
layers of bran; the cereal layer, thin
membrane inclosing the starch cells.
and the germ. During the milling
process the bran coats and the germs
are removed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-23
Show KniahtIy Descent.

According to a French scientist.
birthmarks in families not now of good
social position indicate that they are
Of knightly descent, the marks being
due to the fact that their possessors'
ancestors wore armor.