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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
DROP TWO FROM
 EASTERN CIRCUIT TO
 PLAY OUT SCHEDULE

Vice-President Dan O'Neil of the Eastern League announced last night that the league will continue the sea- son to the end of it's schedule, Sep tember 16. with eight clubs Lowell having withdrawn and Lawrence be- ing dropped. This action came as the Andrew Roach of the Lowell club that he quit the league, and abso- lutely refused to continue the. season to the end of the Schedule, claiming that the other members of the league violated an agreement made at the meeting held in Worcester, Sunday, July 30.
 The schedule of games for today is: Lynn at Worcester, New Haven at Hartford, Bridgeport at New London. Springfield and Portland not being scheduled.
 The Lowell team of the Eastern league has presented to it's manager, Jesse Burkett, the former major lea que star, by Owner Andrew r. Roach. after Roach had given formal notice that he had withdrawn the team from the league at the conclusion of yes- terday's games at Worcester. Presi- dent Roach received the clubs share of yesterdays receipts.
 President Collins of the New Ha- ven club announced last might that he would make a bid for several of the Lowell and Lawrence players. Collins would not state the players he had in mind. Pitchers Pennington and Lehman of the Lawrence and Lowell clubs. respectively. are wanted by several clubs, 1t is understood. Cat cher Murphy and Outfielder Howard of Lawrence also look good to sever al of the managers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
The Football Revival

At all of the big colleges and uni> versailles which include football in their courses of study, the gridiron game is now becoming the principal topic of conversation among the rah rah boys. At several of the leading in- stitutions of the East the squads have reported or will do so within a few days. Many of them have much good material left over from last year. but all have important holes to fill, and numerous aspiring and perspiring ath- letes will labor nightly during the re-. mander of the month in the hope that they may be chosen to occupy said holes.
 The University of California will. start the football rolling this year,. having a game schedyled for a week from next Saturday. A week later Harvard. Dartmouth and Georgetown will start the works in the effete country. The last Saturday in Sep tember will witness gridiron contests which will mark the 1916 debut of Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Cor nell West Point, Annapolis. Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and several oth- CT universities. - -.cH -1
 The season, commencing in mid September. will continue nearly three months before the last cheep of the football fan will be heard. Two i'm tersectional games have been sched- uled for the ninth of December. At New Orleans Georgetown will tackle Tulane University. and at Tucson Arizona will mingle with Southern California After that the habiliments of the gridiron heroes will be laid away. reverentially. One sad fact in connection with the football schedule is. that the Carlisle Indians, who used to eat 'em alive, are now relegated to minor role in the east. Are the red brothers becoming too civilized to play football successfully?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
LAJOIE IS Al TODAY

Tack another autumn upon the life structure of Napoleon Lajoie! The great Frenchman passes his forty first milestone today. as he was born in Woonsocket, R. l., on Sept. 5, 1875. For twenty years he has been pound- ing the pellet in the main works of balldom. He began with the 'Phillies in 1896, and they finished eighth. Now he Is back in Philadelphia with the Athletics-and a fellow doesn't have to be the seventh son of a seventh son to predict that they will finish eighth. He has played more and better ball than any other man in the business, with the possible ex- ception of Teuton Honus. yet Larry has never figured in Q division of worlds series kale. And now he is fated to round out his long and hon. orable career with the Mackian Door Mats. Hard luck, Larry. hard luck! But know that you have the sympathy and the admiration of all fandom in your sad affliction, great Napoleon. On this, your natal day, there is but one sentiment in the hearts of the fans: vive Lajoie! Aye. three wives and a tiger!
 AdJole-WnO prOnOunceS IL Lazn- way" or somepn like that-was a member of. the Woonsocket fire de- partment, and played with a club in an amateur league. before he heard thee all of the professional diamond. Charley Marston, manager of the Fall River club of the New England League. discovered Lajoie. He offered Larry a hundred bones a month. and. although his folks protested, Lajoie accepted. He had been pitching and catching with the amateur clubs. but Marston refused to give him a chance on the. slab. No wonder. for Larry batted .429 in the eighty games he played with Fall River. and in that period played every infield and out field position. Along in August Phil adelphia paid Fall River s1.200 for a pitcher named Geier, and Larry was thrown in as lagniappe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Bressler, Whalen. Three base hit Bressler. Stolen bases, Duggan. War ner, Bressler.' Whalen Sacrifice fly, Courtney. Double play. Chouinard to Courtney to Miller. Left on bases, Bridgeport, 5, New Haven 8. First base on errors, Bridgeport 5. First base on balls, off Townsend 5, Wood ward 3. Hits and earned runs off Townsend 5, Woodward 3. Hit by pitcher, by Woodward (Baker). Stru k out, by Townsend 8. Woodward 6. Wild pitch. Woodward Umpire, Ban non. Time, 1:40.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
Short Sections of Fan Fodder

Wise baseball men predicted months ago that the Brooklyn players would crack when the real test came at the finish of the National league campaign. They have just lost five straight to the Phillies and it looks as if they cannot stand gruelhng campaign. Critics who have been with the team say the men lack pep per. They never fight back at the opposing club as the Braves and Phil lies do. Another thing is the slowness of the Brooklyn players on the bases. The Dodgers are not bad runners but they do not display enough daring on the paths. They don't take chances of taking extra bases on long drives. The Dodgers are only two points be- hind the Braves today. But once team loses a lead after holding 1t so long the task of getting back IS dl1- ficult. If Manager Robinson can get the boys on their toes again he will deserve loads of credit.
 The dropping of Lowell and Law renee from the Eastern circuit IS good move. These cities have been financial failures from the beginning of the season. It is safe to say that when the Eastern circuit league IS re- organized the only city retained from the former New England circuit Will be Worcester.
 Freddy Welsh took big chance in putting on his stalling act before a western crowd. The fans were mad enough to chew nails at the finish but Welsh collected his money and laugn- ed at the gullible public as usual. IL is said Roche. the referee. was a hand picked official who is a great frieno of the champions. This is large country so perhaps they can try out their act in few other states ana
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
BR OGEPORT GETS
 DOUBLE TR0UNcING

For the first time in many seasons. Bridgeport dropped both ends of a Labor Day bill, to its ancient rival. New Haven. The locals lost the morning game by to 70, and the afternoon session by 6 to 4. Walsh twirled the morning engagement and was beaten by Weaver. Walsh allow ed only five hits and with any kind of batting support would have triumphed.
 Manager Healy is so short of pitch ing material that he had to use Townsend of the American Chain club in, the afternoon. The youngster did fairly we'll but although the Hustlers gave him a good lead he couuld not hold it. Woodward twirled for New
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
BRIDGEPORT

Two base hits, Nutter, Weaver. Home run, Whalen. Sacrifice hits, Chouinard, Dugsan. Double plays, Hork heimer, Warner and Deininger. Courtney and Devine; Warner and Deininger. Left on bases, Bridgeport 2, New Haven 4. First base on errors New Haven 3. Bases on balls, off Walsh 1, off Weaver l. Struck out, by Walsh 2, by Weaver 2. Umpire Stafford. Time, 1:30-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
HOWiE BAKER OF LOCALS CLIMBING HOWARD .30Q RANK

Howie Baker and Outfielder Blake ]. Ire the only members of the Bridge port club who are doing much hitting these days Baker Is gradually climb ing to the 300 mark and at present has an average of .29s- Blake has increased his mark to .250 Jake Warner is also lowering around that mark. The official averages, includ- ing yesterdays games:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

o President Wilson will speak at the Nationacl Women Suffrage Associa- ton convention at Atlantic City Fri day nisht.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Eighteen persons were injured Sum- day in automobile and motorcycle ac- cidents in New York and vicinity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Pequot Casino. a summer hotel at the mouth of New London harbor was destroyed by fire at loss of s50.- 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Municipal elections were held throughout Mexico. and so far no dis orders are reported.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Richard Kerens of St. Louis. former Ambassador to Austria, died at the home of his daughter in Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Three laborers were drowned at Herltimer, N. Y... when a koat which they were using in repairing Q bridge tipped over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Henry G. Denver arrived at Boston from San Francisco. having walked the distance in 83 days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

One man was killed and several others were injured in a riot which occurred on New York Central train passing through Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

CHINESE LILY BULBS JOHN RICK & SON
 1Oc EACH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Sammy Smith. famous some years ago as a lightweight pugi1ist, is dying in a Philadelphia hospital, suffering from an incurab1e malady.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

CHINESE LILY BULBS 1Oc EACH
 JOHN RICK q SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES
Sept. 4,

1792-Paddington Jones defeated Abraham Challice at Colchester, Eng Would that the ring of today had more men of the spirit of Paddlngton Jones, the hero of hundred battles and nearly all of them of an impromptu nature. Jones, although, one of the greatest fighters of his day, was always ready to scrap at a moments. notice, and the Challice battle was one of these sudden affairs. Challice, a giant and the terror of the country, shared with many other countrymen the be- lief that all Londoners were molly coddles, and when Jones went to Col chester to witness the contests be- ween Gamble and Stanyard and Hoop CT and Burner, he was openly insulted by the big rural bully. Paddington challenged Challice to fight then and there, and they went at it. The giant was given a terrible dressing by the Londoner, and was eventually knocked senseless and had to be carried from the ring. The farmers and cattle dealers, who had long been buried by Challice, were delighted at the down. fall of the latter at the haids of a much smaller city man, and they ex- pressed their appreciation by raising handsome purse, which was present ed to Jones. Fancy a first class boxer of today fighting on such short notice !! On second thought, don't try to ima- zine it-wild and improbable fancies like that are what drive folks bug house.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Robert Vandorsen, IA. is in the City Hospital at Newark, N. J., suffering from a gunshot wound inflicted acci- dentally by Ray Appell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
LEVINSKY WINNER
 OVER GEO. BROWN
There are 1.44e prisoners at Sing

Chicago, Sept. 5-Battling Levinsky easily defeated Geo. (Kayo) Brown of Chicago here yesterday before a rec ord breaking crowd. Brown started to rough it but was soon tanned by the battler who had Brown on the verge of knockout when the final bell sounded
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

its disapproval on more than tv games in a day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05

Jake Warner was about the only Bridgeport player who soaked the ball yesterday. The veteran fnfielder got three hits during the day. It was a financial success for Bridgeport if not an artistic triumph. There were over 5000 paid admissions at Savin Rock in the afternoon and Bridge ports share of the spells was worth something.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
Sept. 5.


 1910-Jimmy Clabby knocked out Guy Buckles in 18th round at Sheri- dan, Wyo. This contest was declared to be for the welterweight champion ship. Clabby then took his new title to Australia and defeated Bob Bryant at Sydney and Gus Dewitt, the cham pfpn of New Zealand, at Brisbane. Clabby was not long in possession of the honor, for he entered the middle weight division in 1911, and since then the ,welter championship has been very much in the air. Packey Mcfarland could have had it if he had wanted it, but he didn't, and Mike Gibbons, all though he claimed it for a time. was not able to make the weight. Kid Ferns, Ray Bronson, Mike Glover, Harry Stone and others asserted at times that they had the championship concealed about their persons, and Stone had an elaborate belt to prove it. Kid Lewis, of England proclaimed himself welter champ of the world after he had defeated Harry Stone last February, and in April last Jack Brit ton of Chicago got a decision over the Britisher at New Orleans and climbed upon the welter throne. Badoud, the Swiss boxer, has also claimed a look in as champ.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-05
get away with it.

Andy Roach, the Lowell magnate. knows when he has enough. He couldn't see any nourishment in rum ming a ball club until September 16 at a big loss. And in giving his club to Jesse Burkett he broke a record established when Pitcher Carson Hodge was sold in the old Connecticut league for a quarter.
 Mathewson and Three Finger Brown staged a pitching duel yesterday but it didn't resembles the battles they had in the days of former Giant and Cub rivalry. Yesterday Matty beat his old enemy by 10 to 8 whereas in former times they used to hand out 3 to 2-.and to scores.
 Alexander is the biggest man in Philadelphia these days. When he pitches the first half of a double header he goes to the press box to view the second game and the fans always give him such an ovation that he has to get up and say few words.
 With the Yale football players. re- porting for practice the fans are re- minded that the time to put the roll CTS under King Baseball is close at hand.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
Good Arletta
Team for IL
Billy earns, Amateur Sports Edi-

Billy earns, Amateur Sports Edi-
tor, Times:
Dear Billy: Well, how are you
anyway? Everything is lovely at
Arletta. We are making prepare
tons for another good baseball
season for 1917. We will have a
few new faces on the team at next
seasons start, but you know them
all ! guess. Some of the old Gle
Harbor team will be with us, and
l think we will have a better team
than we had last year. That was
some game last year, the opener,
wasn't It?
We are going to give a big
dance and blowout" over here
Saturday night. Dec. 80. Tell all
the boys to come over and have
the time of their life. The steam
err Tyrus will leave the Municipal
dock at 1890, and 1t will stop at
Old Town. We generally get a
good crowd from there.
l must ring off for this time
but will look for you on the night
of the big dance. l am your
friend,
w. J. BEARD,
President of the Library Associa-
ton of Arletta.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
Eastern Critic Is
Liberal In Praise
OF Coach DObie

men have defeated the best on
the Pacific coast and in the noun
tain states every year, some of
them twice in season. That is
worth something, when It is con-
sidered that the oregon Aggies
were generally accepted as one of
the country's strongest teams a
couple of years ago.
Dobie has coached football
twelve years without a defeat.
His teams have scored 1862
Joints against Ill scored by OPP
ponents. Since 1908. when Do
bic went to the University of
Washington his teams have rolled
up 1,245 points against 100 by
their adversaries. Washington
has played fortyiour regularly
scheduled games in that period,
winning forty-two and playing
scoreless ties with Oregon Agri-
cultural college and with Oregon
University.
Dobie's record stands as the
most imposing ia American foot
ball recor6s. 1t would do the
eastern elevens credit to do hom-
eye to ruch a football team while
they rest from their own squab-
Lies.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21

THE cub was crying piteously,
and l had gone up through an
alder fringe to put him out of his
misery with another shot when
the enraged mother, until now
concealed in the shrubbery,
charged at me from a slope above.
Ears flattened and viciously
reckless, she came like a rocket.
She was about 200 yards away
when | began firing to stop that
charge. My wife, fearing for my
life, began shooting too. Neither
of us stopped the bear, though
we had hit her several times
with our 30-30s.
when within a few feet of me
| got her in the eye with my
final shot, so that she rolled over
dead at my very feet. All this
had happened within half a min
ute, 1t seemed.
mo man can keep cool when
charged by a savage bear, even
though he may be outwardly COM
posed. / was sweating copiously,
and my nerves had been badly
frazzled.
Much in need of fresh meat,
we determined to roll the three
carcasses down hill to a creek
near by and from there float them
down stream to the sea beach
where our camp was.
Gall went well, though we were
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
Many Novelties Promised
On the Regents New Bill

Another double headline bill is
promised at the Regent for the
new show opening this afternoon.
The Four Wilanos, gymnasts
and poseurs, three men and q
woman, are said to have q re-
markable gymnastic act.
Chief Little Elk and company,
all members of the Sioux tribe,
will offer an Indian singing, dane
ing and instrumental act. Little
Elk is the only known Indian
cello player, and Is said to be an
artist on this instrument.
The Arthur Guy Trio will pre-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
Schools Have
Golf Match

For the first time in the his
tory of the schools, Lincoln Park
and Stadium high will meet next
week in a golf match, IL players
from each school forming the
teams.
The match will start at 10
o'clock next Friday on the Loeb
burn course. Three point matches
will be played, one point for the
winning of each nine and one
point for game.
Those playing will be: Lincoln
D. Storrs, p. Taylor, A. Pease,
A. Wilson, B. Pease, +. Johnson,
j. Morton, M. Cavanaugh, L. Mel
son, l.. Furseth, A. Carter, II.
Kicker; Stadium. Lind, A. NAL
strom, X. McVoy, X. Kelso, ].
Pratt, r. Vaughn, H. Granrud, j.
Kirkwood, B. Scott, p. Harvey, ii.
Rehm, E. Lennox.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
BY II. G. HANiILTIN,

Un1teu PreSs STAT correspondent.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-While
the University of Pittsburg, Col
gate, Brown, the Army and sew
eral other football teams are hav-
ing hot discussions in the east
regarding who's who in the foot
ball world. way out west In the
state of Washington, there's
football team which is discreetly
keeping still and resting mean
while on the glorious record of
not having lost a football game In
the last nine years. While the
football laurels are being passed
around 1t certainly would be the
proper thing to hand leaf or two
to Coach Gilmour Dobie and his
University of Washington eleven.
The record at Washington all
goes to Dobie's credit. There
isn't a solitary western football
fan wants to take an iota OF credit
from Dobie, and there isn't a one
who believes that the team and
not Dobie is responsible for the
record.
Washington has not stacked up
against the heavy, well coached
elevens of the east, but Dobie's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21

sent big novelty feature In
black and tan.
The Puppets furnish a divertinE
novelty. Instead of being wood
en- headed manikins, they are ami.
mated dolls with real heads.
Bladys Van and Arthur Pearce
have a real gem in their skits
Get a License" 1t is the old
story OF infatuation for a stage
beauty.
Jack Lamey has a monologue
that promises to bring down the
house.
Feature photoplays and world
news events complete the bill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
Sensational
Film Booked

"The Unborn" carrying a
mighty message to humanity, will
open an engagement at the Hip
podrome Saturday. Despite the
fact that the picture abounds with
thrilling and realistic situations
there is not an Objectionable scene
throughout the entire five reels.
The affiliated women's clubs of
Spokane who were represented by
committee of fifty at the initial
exhibition of 1.-THE Unborn" were
unanimous in declaring the pro-
duction the most powerful YER
sion of the much discussed sub
ject they had ever witnessed or
heard of.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
Harden Escapes From Packing
Box: Accepts Sheriff's Challenge

day from Sheriff Longmire and
Immediately accepted 1t. The sher.
If and his deputies propose to
fasten Harden onto steal crazy
crib, a device that secures all
parts of the body from head to
foot, and there will be no oppor-
tunity for him to reach any of the
fastenings. This is not to b.
done inside of a cabinet or be-
hind any screen but In full view
of the audience. It will be done
| at the first show Friday night.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21

Harden has accepted another
challenge, right on top Of his SEN
sational escape from the packing
case constructed on the stage last
night by the Schoenfeld & Sons
shipping department. This new
challenge comes from the sheriff's
office.
Friday night Harden will un-
dertake to escape from q "crazy
crib" in full view of the audience.
He received the challenge yester-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
DANDY GYM
FOR RUSTON

Plans have been completed for
the Ruston Athletic clubs new
gymnasium, and campaign for
400 members is rapidly going
forward.
The gym will be 65 by 70 feet
in dimensions, containing bas-
ketball court, baths, reading
rooms, club rooms, billiard tables,
and everything needed to make an
athletic club comfortable.
AS soon as 400 members are
assured, work will begin. Near
ly three-fourths of that number
have already signed up. he Smell
ter company is expected to share
part of the expense Of erecting
the gym.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
BE A
FINE MATCH

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Dec. al
Supporters of Richie Mitchell
here, are urging him to go after
big championship match with
Freddie Welsh, lightweight title
holder, to be staged at Havana,
Cuba, next spring.
Benny Leonard has been talked
of as the likely choice for the 40
round go, but Mitchell's wonder
full work against Joe yelling re-
Gently lead his admirers to be-
lieve he would put up a better
fight than Leonard who was out
fought by Welsh a few months
ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21
CAN'T PLAY

A number of members of the
Stadium and Lincoln Park basket
ball teams are working downtown
during the Christmas rush, and
will not be able to play In the
interclass matches scheduled for
tomorrow afternoon. The games
will be postponed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-21

terribly worn and irritable, until
we were wading down the stream
behind the floating carcasses.
Mrs. B. had the yearling by the
tail, guiding its course between
boulders and overhanging brush,
while I was conveying the big
bear and the other cub.
1--WE were soaked to the mid
die, floundered often in holes,
and the reaction of the excite
ment had made us both peevish.
"My wife's bear got caught un-
der a snag.