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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
BASEBALL BITS

Tarrv ChappeIIe is going to get anot1oer opportunity to put up at 5 a dav hotels Cleveland will give him his chance this time. Chappelle cost Charlie Comiskey $15,0OO, which IS one of the reasons for believing the "O1d Roman has a stock ana Dollo nrinting apparatus around his prem ises.
 pittsburgh fans are wagering that Albert Leon Mamaux will lead Grover c. Alexander in the National League pitching averages for the season or 1e16 1t will take a reversal of form +o do that. Alexander allowed 1:22 earned runs a game against him last season, while the National League c1l1bs nicked Madame x'' for 2O3 Yet the experience Mamaux had may round his out as a sensation tnls year No cleaner cut over-armed de- livery has been seen in the National League since Christy Mathewso nbroke in. In contrast G. Cleveland is side. arner. ~
 roney, of Cincinnati, with a 1.57 average of runs scored against him. second in the National League pitch ing list last season, is another gen. ueman who will bear watching.
 NGeoge Schang, brother of Charlie, has been released by the Giants to the Indianapolis club of the American As sociation.
 Ray Caldwell is feeling exception ally ambitious this season. He has signified his intentions of going South with the first squad of Yankees.
 J. Franklin Baker will visit New York this week. prior to his departure for the South. The combined execu- tive and ofnce staff of the High1anders will try to make things pleasant for the returning American League prod igal.
 FiIder Jones says the greatest piece of pitching he ever saw was when Big Ed Walsh whiffed Larry Lajoie with two ~on, two down, the White Sox leading the Maps 1 to 0 and the Amer ican League pennant as the stake. Billy Sullivan and Walsh figured that Lajoies was set for a splitter. They . crossed him with one waist high. La joie let it purr by without so much as lifting his bat from his shoulder.
 The Cleveland American League club is going to take but 30 men South Lee FohI remains as manager and is not going far beyond the talent which left him in seventh place, last season An optimist is a Cleveland baseball fan.
 Joe Tinker has lem guessing in the National League. His determination to stand pat virtually with his Fed eraI League club is the main topic of conversation in National League chan nels.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
BAKER VISITS
 NEW YORK TO
 SIGN CONTRACT

New York. Feb, 21.-J. Franklin Ba- ker, the Trappe farmer, got into town today to sign a contract with the Yam kees. While Baker was acquired from the Athletics last week, he has not yet signed with the local American leaguers. He will be rendered a con- tract for three years at a salary vari- ously reported to be from $7,0O0 to SIG. 900 a season. Baker has already agreed to the terms and no hitch is likely.
 The home-run hitter had a. confer ence with Colonel Jake Ruppert in the club offices this afternoon. That the matter has been settled except for ob- tainingl Bakers signature is indicated by Captain Hustons leaving with the Yankee detachment /NIo. 1 for Macon Ga, yesterday afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
Johnny Coulon Says
 Old Trunks Will Be
 Lucky For Comeback
Worcester Postl

When Johnny CouIon, former ban tam champion essays his comeback role in Columbus with Frankie Dean as his opponent the former champ will wear a pair of frayed navy blue fighting trunks. They were present. ed Johnny 1 years ago at the Chicago Athletic Association after CouIon had won an amateur title. He has worn the trunks In every engagement since that time and had 125 battles.
 Victory, a rule, attended Johnny while he was milling in these togs and even though he ran afou1 defeat June g, 1914, and lost his crown to Kid Will Hams, he is going to again don the trunks and stick to them in all future combatS.
 Johnny also regards a piece of wha1ebone given him by his father as an omen of good luck. CouIon, Sr., deceased, used the whaIebone between rounds to scrape foam from Johns tongue. thereby easing his breathing g apparatus.
 Valentine (the original Knoclzout) Brown once travelled around with a. hunchback- The latter brought the pride of New York's east side Ln- bounded good fortune a few years back.
 Ketchel1, learning of the Kayo's lit tie shipmate, took him to the ringside in New York one night when Willie LeW1S Was DlIbedi IO IangIe with the Michigan wildcat. Ketchell rubbed the hump before the fight and Lew is went down for the count early in the second round.
 Then there's the case of Ray Bron- son, Indianapolis gladiator, now out of commission. Bronson, who once spilled Packey Mcfarland in New Or leans, always insisted that his seconds wear blue jerseys on which the name of Bronson was boldly conspicrolls
 FUNERAL DESIGNS AMI
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
DRUNNIIE AND RECTOR IN
 MAIN BOUT HERE WEDNESDAY

Despite the fact that Young Mo Auliffe is confined to his bed with an attack of pleurisy, which is not of a. serious nature but bad enough to pre- vent his appearing in the ring at the Casino Wednesday, night, boxing fans are expected to pack the Casino when Young Rector of New York and John nie Dru1nrnie of Jersey City battle for the featherweight championship of New Jersey. }f t3-- Fans about the city are loud in their
 praise of the prompt action of Pro-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
ToMMY sHEA OF NEW HAVEN

ome Hennessy in George NTu1Iigan's training quarters in Waterbury. The bout between these two heavies will be a slasher and knockout Is pre- dicted by followers of Williams while all Lucas has to say is wait and see the results. I'll win handiIy.''
 Jerome Hennessy, the sensational Hobol1en bantam, will mix it up with Tommy Shea of New Haven in 8 six-ro41nd added attraction. The cur tain raiser wiM be a fog1r-round bout between Eddie Kelly Of Stratford and iW1lie Mclean of the Acorn A. C. This bout will, start at S:15 sharp ana a record breaking attendance Q pre- dtcted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21

tor are bitter enemies Rector is a friend of Pete Fitzgerald, mahager of Dru1nrnie, but should Rector and Fitz be conversing and IDrunana1e approach. Rector leaves the scene Immediately. Not because he fears Drunnnie but as he himself says, flor peace sake. onIy.''
 ''Larruping Larry Williams who will meet Young Lucas of Cleveland, Ohio, in the se4ni-fina1 of 10 rounds, is il, fine fettIe and is finishing his train ing with Battling Levinsky in StTst- ford. Lucas is working out with ter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
ozanam Boys Start
 New Pool Tournament

At the Qzanum club this evening a second pocket billiard tournament will begin at o'clock. It will be known as Class B tournament, consisting of second class players of the club. The line up is as follows: Team Players
 Mitch helI-AIvord
 Garrity-w Dewitt
 Tierney-F Moran
 Donnelly-T. Moran sss udge- -FenneII
 CarrolI-Lehaney
 Broderick-Skane
 Cassidy-McCartfy Prizes have been offered for winners in this tournament
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21

nloter Dan Hatfield of the East End A. C., in matching DrunInie and Rec tor within "A hours after the illness of McAuliffe was announced.
 Saturday afternoon a rumor was heard that the bouts were postponed owing to the illness of McAuliffe. Promater Hatfield was told fthat Nc Auliffe could not fight, at Il o'clock Saturday 1norning. Right away he hustled off to New Jersey and at ' o'clock Saturday night he announced that the card would go on as per schedule with Johnnie Drumnlie bat ting in place of McAu1iffe.
 For the benefit of the fight fans let it be known that Drummie and Rec-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
B. H. S. Five To Play
 Winsted High Tomorrow

Tomorrow being Washington's Birthday the local high school basket ball squad will line up against the fast Winsted five who recently beat them up in Winsted. After Saturdays victory over New Haven, who until then hadn't been defeated but once thel ocals feel quite confident of a victory.
 This morning in the Assembly hall MT. Simonds told the school that he felt quite proud of-the local basketball teams and also the swimming team for putting B. H. s. back on the sporting map.
 Saturday the swimming team won beautiful silver cup in Hartford. Most of the high schools in the state competed for it. The names of the local are engraved on it. The basket ball team is the best that B. H. s. has had in years and has a good claim to the State championship in that line. The local girls are the champs in their line. The lineup for tornor- row 1s:-<
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
Housatonic Shoot To
 Be Held Tomorrow

The IIousatonic Rod and Gun club will hold a shoot tomorrow at the new clubhouse, Lordship Meadows. The shoot will be 50 target handi- cap shoot. The handicap will be in form of added targets It will com mence at o'clock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
-~~~-~~~ AROUND THE cc c SPORT LOOP :
AROUND THE
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in Boston are eagerly grab o11lS season tickets which will enable them to get $1 seats for 62 cents and endt1e them to the same seats in the worlds series if there should be one in Boston.
 Manager Gene AIcCann of New Lon don has already started to sign play CTS for the coming season. He has bought Gilbert Whitehouse from the Federal league for S25O. This young ster jumped from the New England but a poor fielder. Whitehouse was formerly a catcher with the Norwall1 club but has been playing the outfeld lately.
 lefty Leverenz, who pitched for Hartford in the days when Tom Con- nery had a, pennant winner there, has been released to Rochester of the In irrational league by the St. Louis Browns. Others who go with him are Pitcher Hoch, Catcher Hale and Out fielder Sloan.
 Dave Altizer, who used to play with Springfield and Meriden in the old Connecticut league, has reconsidered his determination to retire from the game. He has signed again to play
 with Minneapolis of the American as- sociation.
 l That Willard will not have any cinch
 with Moran is indicated by the fact ! that George Considine, one of the
 wisest sporting men in the country,
 has bet $500 against $3,O0O that Moran
 will knock out the champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
KNIgKERBOCKERS
 AND RIBBONS TO CLASH TOMORROW

That scrappy aggregation, the KTickerbocker five of New York. will clash with the Blue Ribbons tomor- row night at Colonial hall This team has appeared many times in Bridge port and has never failed to give the fans an interesting exhibition The New Workers have one of the best passing teams ever seen here Their skill in this department is> due to many years of playing together. In Ernest and SmoHck the. visitors have two crack forwards and McMil- Ian, the veteran center, is a fine long distance shot. The Ribbons will pre- sent the same combination that made it so hot for the Reading five last week. There will be the usual pre- 1iminary atf7:45. The lineup of the big game:
 Ribbons Knicks
 Right Forward BeSkman Smouck
 Left Forward Smith .s. .-... McMillan
 Center
 Right Guard Swenson ....-s.5..-. Williams
 Left Guard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
TWISTED

The American steamship China, which left Shanghai for San Francisco was held up at SC bay a British auxiliary cruiser and 38 Germans were taken off.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21

Mrs. Anne Mclean Fowler, of St. Louis, said to be the first women bank president in the United States, is dead at her home.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
Schedule 126 Games.

It is said that the new Eastern league plans to have a 126 game schedule this season. It will be a difficult schedule to make out, too, with 10 clubs and the peculiar ar rangement of the circuit. The sched-
 u1e makers plan to have the clubs in this section make three trips down east. On these jaunts each club will
 remain away from home about a week. This will mean that Bridge port will have a week of baseball and then an idle week.
 AS Bridgeport and New Haven are
 the only two cities that have Sunday ball, special provisions will be made to schedule Sunday games. It is prob able that Bridgeport will give most of it's Saturday dates to other clubs in l order to get Sunday contests. The idea in the new league will be to have
 club play, a series of two games in l each city when a trip instead Of one game as in the old days.
 The situation in this city will De | quiet until a manager is selected. Jake | Boultes has been mentioned several times during the winter as candi- | date and so have Neal Ball and Tom | my Downey Owner Freeman has | many other applications and will con
 slider them all carefully A playing
 manager with a big league reputation i would be the best thing for Bridge | port because new faces and new meth | ods are needed to revive interest
 here It has been decided that no
 appeal will be taken from the recent
 merger decision so baseball will be
 played on the diamond now
 | Great interest is being aroused in ] sporting circles by two matches which are to be fought tonight in London 1 Bombardier Wells, the British heavy
 weight champion, will meet Dick l Smith, Hght-heavyweight champion of England, to decide the heavyweight
 championship Pat O'Keefe, the
 nniddleweight champion, will defend l his title against Jim Sullivan All the I participants are. now serving in the 1 army as non-commissioned officers
 Wells weighed in at 189 pounds and Smith at IFS. O'Keefe and Sullivan 1 will meet at catchweights. The first l match is called for 8 o'clock.
 The signing of Federal league stars
 has increased interest in baseball in
 major league cities. Reserved seats
 for the opening game in Cincinnati
 have already been sold out and fans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
NEW WEIGHTS FOR FIGHTERS
 IN NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 21-The State Boxing Commission has revised the code of rules governing bouts in this state, and has decided on new scale of weights governing the different classes. The new weights are as fol-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21
Billiard Stars Coming
 To Bridgeport Club

The Bridgeport club has made ar engagements to have Firnin CassignoI and Master Walter Cochran to play an exhibition game of baIk line billiards for the members and their friends on Feb. 29. CassignoI is European cham pion and Cochran is known as the Boy Wonder of the West.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS
 JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21

The signing of Federal league stars has increased interest in baseball in major league cities. Reserved seats for the opening game in Cincinnati have already been sold out and fans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-21

Every railroad station, and every other way out of New York city, is guarded by men with accurate descrip- tions and photographs of Jean Crones, the poisoning chef.
 A bomb explosion partly wrecked the home of Madestina. Malstrogmini a wealth Italian banker, of Chicago No one was injured.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS MARKET.
Trading Was Dominated to an En-
 ormous Extent by U. 8. Steel.

New York, Sept 23-The two-hour session of the stock exchange today was fitting climax to the five pre- ceding full sessions of the week, sales exceeding 100000 shares, a record uneaqualled by any weekend for many years. Incidentally, it marked the 18th consecutive day iii which transactions approximated or entered we'll into eeven figures.
 Trading was again dominated to an enormous extent by U. s. Steel, the coppers, motors and a few other spe- cialties, while shipping issues, equip ments and munitions were heavy or at least irregular. In fact, the market was extremely one-sided, rails failing to share in the movement to any ap- preciable extent
 United States Steel made an ex- treme advance of 1-8 points to 117 1-2, overlapping it's previous high record by almost three points. It's contribution to the total operations of l, 100000 shares was almost 30 per common puts it almost within four points of the preferred.
 Other maximums included the lead Ing coppers. which were further stim ulated by reports of the closing of contracts by foreign interests running into hundreds of millions of pounds for delivery in 1917. Anaconda rose to 99 and Utah to 96 1-2, with ma terial advances in American Smelling, Inspiration, Kennecott and National Lead. --tsf ststst.t-s.sts
 Motors were usually active, with new records for Maxwell at 97, and Stutz at TT 3-4. Central Leather al- so sold higher than before at 72 IA. These gains were offset by declines of 1 to almost points in Mercantile Marines, Bethlehem and Crucible | Steels, Continental Can, Baldwin Lo- comotive and sugars.
 Continuance of railroad prosperity f was indicated by the August report by ! the Southern Pacific company, show | ing a gain of $1,0S2, 900 in operating l income.
 Bonds were steady, with total sales i (par va1ue) of $1,975. 900. U. s. bonds were unchanged on call during | the week
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-25
LOOKS LIKE BROOKL YN-BOSTON
Robbins and Braves Have Best Chance Compete World Series-Tigers Ousted From Top Notch-Giants Within One Game of Major League Record for Victories.

Unless the other teams in the Ma unexpected strength. Brooklyn and Boston, as indicated by the results of the past week. will compete in the 1916 worlds series. Although pen nants are by no means clinched by the present leaders, Philadelphia and Boston in the National and Chicago and Detroit in the American. did not play as good ball the past week as Brooklyn and Boston and the latter gained advantages of which 1t may be impossible to deprive them.
 Boston Ousted Detroit.
 Of the two league leaders. Boston made the best showing during the week. Boston busted Detroit from first place and ended the week 28 points ahead of Jennings men. AL though Chicago moved into second place, 1t is further behind Boston than last Monday. At the end of play last Sunday Chicago was ten points be- hind Boston; at the end of play Sat urday it was 24 points in the rear.
 Recovering from it's apparent slump, Boston won every one of the seven games it played. Chicago lost to the champions Sunday and Monday and Detroit dropped three games to Car rigan's men on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Pitchers Mays, Leon- ard and Ruth turning in successive victories. The Detroit pitchers failed completely to hold the Boston bats
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-25
YALE EILEEN SLOW
 IN DEVELOPMENT
Lack of Linemen Handicap Coaches Work.

Despite a week of pretty hard scrimmaging at Yale field it cannot be said that the varsity eleven has come forward with leaps or bounds or that it is in exceptionally fine form for the opening game with Carnegie Tech Saturday afternoon.
 Experiments have been the order and shift has followed shift in rapid succession. The ends have been shak- en up, the tacklers and guards moved about and even the center changed Continuing the shakeups the quarter back job has also been hled With number of men, The backheld prop osition looms up as the only one over Whic hthe coaches are not at all con- cerned
 Bob Bingham, one of the men whose photograph appears above. IS one o1 the regulars upon whom much re- Iiance is placed. He is a big plung- ing back, fast on his feet and put up a, great game all of last season.
 Of course the big brilliant of the Blue backfeld is Harry Legore, who is expected to shine forth as the most dashing and spectacular player or the season During the week he has meen showing wonderful form in drop
 Art Gates is another man who is regarded likely to develop into first class Iineman. He played the end po- Sition last t3u ana got uto lhe pAS game in the Stadium. He is develop ing fast and may be shifted to reg ular place at tackle.
 Up to date Head Coach Jones has used Van Nostrand Robinson, Potter, E L.. Smith and Ames at quarter and although Van Nostrand is expected to be started in the game Saturday the other men are certain to put up a, hard battle for the place. Duryee will be available during the week.
 The return of the battery men from Tobybanna at this time came as a most welcome development for now the coaches can look over new lot of men. The squad is fairly large one. ranging from about 50, but the coaches are somewhat disappointed that more good line material hasn't shown up.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-25
CLEVELAND WINS
 MIRACULOUS CONTEST
With Three on kavanaush Drove Ball
 Through Hole in Fence.

Cleveland, Ohio. Sept. 24.-A hole in the fence swallowed Kavanaugh's tri- pie in the fifth inning here today. four runners came home and Cleveland's S game with Boston was won. To cltnch the victory Cleveland added another run in the eighth. The final score was 5 to 3.
 With the bases filled and one out, Kavanaugh, batting for Boehling, hit to left field. the ball rolling through a hole beneath the fence. It was a Ie- gitirnate three base hit. The three who scored ahead of Kavanagh were Gandil, who had doubled. Turner, who had walked, and O'NeilI, who had been hit with a pitched ball. Thom- as error was responsible for Cleve- lands other run.
 Boston scored twice ia the fourth on a single by Lewis and a pass to Gardner, followed by singles by Scott and Carrigan. Gardner began the ninth with a single. McNally ran for him while Henriksen, batting for Scott, walked. Thomas was hit with a pitched ball. filling the bases. Ruth batted for Leonard and struck out. Hoopers sacrifice fly scored McNaIly but Janvrin ended the game with a fly to Graney. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-25

men at opportune moments. Boston made seventeen runs in the series to six for Detroit. Moving to Cleveland, Friday, with Shore pitching, Boston beat the former league leaders, 4 to 1. On Saturday Mays defeated Cleveland to 8.
 Previous to the disastrous series against Boston. Detroit had broken even in two games with Philadelphia. The Detroit team won Friday from Washington but lost Saturday. Chi cago, after losing two to Boston. took two out of three from Philadelphia, but each victory was gained by only one run. New York fell before Chi cago Friday and on Saturday defeat ed Detroit.
 Giants Making Brilliant Dash. Aside from the pennant race, the
 run of victories made by the New York Nationals is featuring the base ball news. By winning two games from St. Louis on Saturday, the New York team bettered it's record of IT straight games made in May, as well as it's record of IS straight made in i 1905 and came within one game of the | major league record for games won of twenty straight by Providence in 1884.
 Boston Loses Ground. Boston lost ground today in the American league race by dropping a | game to Cleveland. while Chicago and Detroit won. The champions are now
Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-25
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Canterbury, within and for the Dis trict of Canterbury. on the 23d day Of Septennba CT, A. D 1916. Present-A. HALE BENNETT. Judge. of Canterbury, in said District, de- ceased.
 Ordered. That the Flxecutrix cite the creditors of said deceased to bring in their claims against said estate within six months from SAis date. by posting a notice to that effect together with a copy of this order on the sign post nearest to the place where said deceased last dwett, and in the same Icwn, and by publishing the same once in The Norwich Bulletin, q newspaper having a circulation in said District. and make return to this Court.
 A. HALE BENNETT. Judge. The above and foregoing is a true copy of record.
 Attest: A. HALE BENNETT,