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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
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YANKEES Give
CREE RELEASE
ALSO M'HALE

New York, Feb. 5-W. Frank
| (Birdie) Cree, the outf1eIder, and the
Yankees have parted company for
good. Harry Sparrow announced
unconditional release and that hence
forth Birdie would spend the rest Of
the playing days in the minor
leagues.
The release Of the outfelder was
not wholly unexpected. According to
Sparrow, the Yankees failed to find a.
berth, for Cree in the minor league,
and when the outfelder asked for his
unconditional release it was granted
yesterday by Capt. Huston
Outside of his sojourn with the
Baltimore club in 1914, Cree has been
member of the Yankees since the
fall of 1908. At that time Kid Ell
berfeId was in charge of the team and
was badly in need of new blood Frank
Farrell who then owned the club ar
ranged deal with Frank Navin
whereby Cree and Jack Warhop
came to the Yankees. Last season
Warhop was turned out in the cold
but since then has signed with the
Cardinals
The addition of Cree and WARRIOR
acted a tonic, for the Yankees be
gan to play real ball Cree showed
that he/ could hit, especially in the
pinches He continued his good bat
was looked upon as one of the best
outfelders in the American league
that year.
Am unfortunate accident in June
1912, practically ruined his Hitting
ability. The Yankees were PLAYING
the Red Sox and Joe Wood was pitch
ing for the Boston team. Cree faced
Wood in the second inning, and Birdie
stopped lone of Joe's smoke balls and
retired from the game with a broken
wrist.
The outfieIder never recovered from
the injury. He fell into such a bat
ting slump in 1913 that Frank Chance
after the close Of the season, released
him to Baltimore. Cree discovered
his lost batting eye in the Information
al league, and was easily the best out
fielder in the Barrow organization.
Several clubs tried to get him. but
Frank Chance recalled Cree near the
end of the season. In the number of
games that Cree played in he hit over
$500. But last season he again fell
into a. batting slump and was of little
use to Donovan.
The release of Cree is only a fore
runner of what will happen in the
New Y ork club. Marty McHale, the
pitcher, will get his walking papers.
and Ed Sweeney will be turned over
to some club in the international
league. The Yanks, however, viii
have a string on Sweeney, as they
will have to pay part of his salary.
Sweeney's contract at $4,000 annual
lys, does not expire until after the 1916
season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
Magnates Object To
st. Louis Securing
Chase For First Base

If President Phil Ball and Manager
Jones of the St. Louis Browns decide
they want Hal Chase for first base
next season it will because the wishes
owners have no weight with them
writes 1. E. Sanborn in the Chicago
Tribune.
1t was the unanimous opinion, in
formally expressed, of these club own
ers at the time of the peace negotia-
tions that it would be best for the
American League to let the National
without opposition. The two were
Hal Chase, formerly of the White Sox
and Pitcher Toots Schulz, formerly OF
the Yankees.
Chase it will be remembered, quit
the White Sox in mid-season, after
having served notice on President
Conaiskey that he was going to exer-
else the ten days notice privilege in
his contract, giving as his reason that
he planned to engage in business with
a friend in Buffalo. At the expira-
ton of the ten days Chase hoped an
elevated train and Joined the Buffalo
Federals, who were then playing the
Whales on the North Side.
Schulz quit the Yankees under
some what similar circumstances, and
while there is no disposition in the
American Heague. to blacklist any of
the Federal League players, jtw as the
belief that the unemployment of men
whoc hanged allegiance over night
would not increase, the pubHc's belief
In the integrity of the athletes. All
thee Their players who quit American
League teams to join hands with the
independents did SO with comparative
~ clean hands, and there is no OBJ
lection to their return-to American
League ranks. T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
CUBS REFUSE
TO PART WITH
JIMMY ARCHER

Chicago, Feb. 5-President Charles
Weeghman of the local National
League team announced yesterday
that. the Cubs catching staff for next
Archer, Bill Fischer and Arthur Will
son. This encouragement will be dis
appointing to Barney Dreyfus, mas
much as the president of the Pitts
gburgh club sought to- purchase Archer.
Pittsburgh, as well as Boston, has
been angling for the services of the
former Detroit backstop, and George
sta1lings. who now is in this city. has
failed to wean Archer away from
Tinker Nothing definite has been
decided on as to what disposition viii
be made of Clemons, another Cub
catcher.
IF Pittsburgh, Boston and other
clubs are hoping to get Archer, 1 can
only say they are on the wrong
track. lWeeghman asserted Several
clubs have tried to take this catcher
off my hands, but do not propose
/ to weaken the Cubs in any depart
nent.
r3President Hampstead of the Giants
told me that McGraws had assembled
the strongest New. orlz team in years,
and was banking on coping the pen
nant. 4AlI the other clubs in the Ma
tional League have been reinforced,
and it is up to the Cubs to watch
their step. 4
Archer, Wilson and Fischer will
constitute our catching staff. and L
don't think another club in either
balanced set of star backstops. am
looking forward to the National
League meeting in New York next
week and hope to dispose of five play
ers at that time, but at present can
not dwell on any deals
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
Bill Rariden, Star
Catcher of Federal
League, % Today

After q couple of seasons an out
law with the Indianapolis and Newark
Federal League clubs, Bill Rariden fs
now to return to the o. B. fold with
the Giants. Of all the Fed backstops,
Rariden was the one most coveted
With the Newark Feds last year Bill
played in 1 ~ games and had a bat
ting average of .278 and a fielding
average of .978- He led the league in
put-outs, with I'll to his credit.
Rariden will celebrate his twenty
eighth birthday today, as he was born
Feb. 5, 1888, in Bedford, Ind. He still
spends the frigid months in Hoosier-
dom, and it was in part his lobe for
his native State which led him to de-
sert the Boston Nationals in 1914 in
order to join the Indianapolis club of
the Federal League. Bill's catching
and Benny Kauffs stick work were
largely instrumental in winning the
1914 Fed flag for the Hoosier metro
polls. Rariden's contract with the
Feds has a year to run. and it has
been assumed by the Giants.
Rariden has never played any other
position than behind the bat. He be-
gan backstopping when he was eight
years old, and he has stuck to that
position ever since. In his high
school days in Bedford he was catcher
of the nine and played backf1eld on
the football team. His football train
ing has been of value in blocking &C
Eunners at the plate. Before taking
to professional baseball Bill was a
fireman and captain of hose COM
pany in his native town. His first
engagement on the pro diamond was
with Canton, O., in 1907. He>joined
the Boston Nationals in the middle of
the 1909 season, and was a great fav-
orite in the Bean City until he jumped
to the independents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
M'GRAW INTENDS
TO STAND PAT ON
HIS PITCHING STAFF

New York, Feb. 5-While many
critics have figured that the pitching
staff was the. direct cause of the fail
ure of the Giants last season, j Ohm
McGraw evidently does not think so.
With the exception Of Fred Anderson,
purchased from the Feds, Ray Kram-
err purchased from Vancouver, and
Emilio Palmero, recalled from Roch-
ester, the Giants will stand pat on
their 1915 staff.
= The Giant pitchers to be taken to
Marlin will be Chris, Mathewson, Jeff
Eesreau, Polly Perritt, RUDE Benton,
Ralph Stroud Rube Schauer, Ferdfe
Schupp, Bill Ritter, Fred Anderson,
Emilio Pa1mero and Ray Kramer.
The Giants have gone in strongest
for catchers and outfielders. AT pres
ent the club has eight catchers on its
reserve list, though one of them, Wan
amaker, the Dartmouth oollegian,
will be released before the club goes
to Marlin. The catchers2 are Chief
Meyers, Bill zRariden, Charley Doom,
Bobbie SchangeLew} Wendell. Bradley
Kocher of Toronto, Kenney- of NotFe
Dame and Wanamaker of Dartmouth.
McGraw will likely stand pat on his
last seasons infie1d of Merk1e,s Doyle,
Brainard in reserve, but -four more
fnfieIders will be looked over in Mar
lin. They are Joe Rodriguez, the Gu
ban first baseman; Joe Schepner,5 a
Pittsburgh semi-professiona1 third
baseman and shortstop; Franz Car
roll, the former Fordhan third base
man. and Howard Baker. q third
baseman, from Bridgeport. That
would make. it look asthough a sue-
cessor is to be groomed for Lobert.
The Giants have an army of OUT
fieIders, ten without including Eddie
Rousch, whom it is said the Giants
have taken over from the Feds, but
so far have been unsuccessful in sign
ing to a contract The outfieIders are
George Burns, Dave Robertson, Ben
ny Kauff, Jim Thorpe, Taylor Far
rell, from Port1and, Me-; Charley
Darlington, the Brown co1Iegian; Mer-
win Jacobson, from BEockton Colonial
League. George Kelly, the hit1ess
wonder from the coast, and Eddie
Harrison Of Dallas, Texas. Harrison
had a TROUT with the Giants before.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
Folwell Will Train
Penn Football Team
And Coach Men Too

Philadelphia, Feb. 5-The football
committee Of the, University of Penn
sylvanja has such implicit confidence
in the ability of Bob Folwe1l that they
have not only appointed him represent
tatfve of the Red and Blue on the
football rules committee. but there
will be no trainer for the 1916 eleven.
{ While at Lafayette, Johns Hopkins
a0d Washington and Jefferson, Fol-
well looked after the physical condi-
ton of his players. He will have the
services of DR.. Charles M. Wharton,
so that medical assistance will always
be at hand in, case of an injury in
scrimmage.
FTo1wen has a broad experience as a
coach as well a trainer, for while
he was at Penn he not only was cap
tain of the football eleven, but he won
an intercollegiate wrestling Champion
ship and he scored in the intercoI1e-
giate track and field championships
in the hammer throw.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
AMERICAN ACTOR
IS BURIED A SEA

New York, Feb 5-The White Star
liner Baltic arrived here today with
only 25 passengers in her steerage
and 153 in the first and second cabins.
On Jan. 20, Henry Balm, an Amer
lean actor who had been deported
from England by order of the British
war office, died from internal hem
orrhage. He was buried at sea-
Among the first class passengers
was Francis Cochran, Canadian min
lister of railways and canals.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
FIREMAN KILLED
IN FRONT OF ENGINE

Pleasant Valley, N. Y, fireman on the
Central New England railroad, was
Killed here yesterday when he fell in
front of an engine while crossing a
track. His body was cut in two He
was 81 years aid and leaves g. wife
and son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
SWISS TRANSFER ARMY BASE

Frieboug, Switzerland, Feb. 5-The
Liberte announces that Swiss army
headquarters will be transferred from
Berne to Luzerne, on account of the
general staff being housed. as at
present, in a public house, no other
building being available.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
NEW RUMANIAN WAR CREDIT

Amsterdam, Feb. 5-A Bucharest
despatch says that at yesterdays sit
ting of the Rumanian chamber the
minister of finance introduced a bill
authorizing a supplementary military
credit of 100000 pounds. Total war
credits thus far amount to 2A.OOO,OOO
pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

Pennsylvania is still leading the In
tercol1egiate basketball league. The
Quakers beat Dartmouth last night by
AZ to 10.
! Red Murray, who is making quite a
, roar about being sold to Kansas City,
was thrown for a loss when he tried
! to wish himself on the Cincinnati pay
roll. Owner Hermann said they
would have taken Murray last summer
but didn't want him now.
The new football schedule adopted
| by Wesleyan does not include a game
with it's old rival, Trinity. The eHg1-
bility rules adopted by Trinity do not
meet with Wesleyan's approval but a
date is left open in case an agree
ment can be rea ched before next sea-
son. Ever since Trinity insisted upon
using George Brickley last season,
| Wesleyan has been aggrieVed.
! Mike Finn, who managed Water
bury in 1910 and later acted as scout
for the Tigers and Giants, underwent
an operation in a hospital at Little
Rock, Ark yesterday He is said to
be in a, critical condition. Finn was
negotiating for the Springfield fran
chise in the Eastern association last
year.
The Indianapolis club of the Aneri-
can association has bought First Base
man Leary and Pitcher Riley from the
st. Louis Browns. Riley was with
Wichita in the Western league last
season The sale leaves the Browns
with only about 81 players on their
hands.
The Newark, N. J.. five, which will
play the Blue Ribbons here next
Tuesday night contains some of the
best players in the Interstate ranks.
Bruggy, the former Boston National
catcher, who played a great game
here with Joe Jeannette's five, will be
with Newark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

President Wilson has been talking
Preparedness in Milwaukee where
real Preparedness is considered to de-
pend on the size Of the key down cell
lar.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
MCCAIN ALMOST COT LOCAL CLUB

McCANN ALMOST GOT LOCAL CLUB
Gene Mccain, the former Bridge
port manager, who is visiting in this
city for a short time, says he is sorry
he didn't buy the Bridgeport fran
chise few months ago when; he had
the chance. ''I could have bought
the club for $2,00O,' he said. Things
looked bad then and it could have
been purchased at a bargain. Since
then prospects have become so bright
for a big baseball year that Freeman
has decided to keep the club himself"
Mccain thinks Bridgeport is a great
baseball city and he believes large
crowds will turn out this year if there
is a first division club here. Mccain
stopped dickering for the local fran
him a good offer to take charge of
the New London club again.
There will be quite a reunion of
former Eastern association players on
the Wichita, Kas. club of the Western
league this year. Among those who
have signed there are Bill Powers and
Clyde Geist, old Hartford pitchers, and
Louis Litschi, who played shortstop
for Bridgeport in 1911.
The Chicago Cubs have sent. Pitch
er Bert Hum phries to Kansas City Of
the American association Me has
been with the Cubs for several years.
Jess Willard will probably do most
of his training at Hot Springs, Ark,
for his bout with Frank Moran. He
started work with a sparring partner
in Chicago yesterday. The Business
Mems league of Hot Springs will pay
Willard a big bonus to train there.
It's a fresh bankroII every day with
Jess.
Steve Yerkes the second baseman
bought from the Pittsburgh Feds has
written to Joe Tinker the Cubs man
ager expressing delight at returning
to the big show. Yerkes was with
the Boston Red Sox in 1912 when
they won the worlds series but fell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

Harold L. Severy, the Boston youth
who shot four persons, one MORALLY
in Albany last week, was committed
TO Mattewan State Asylum for the
Insane.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

The Rockland House at Nantasket
Beach, Mass, was destroyed by fire
at a loss of $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

II IYFORD BROTHERS BUY
] UNION LABEL PANTS b
: East side and Wess End Z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

The Ford tribunal at Stockholm
Will open on Feb. z.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05
LATEST TIDTN5S FROM SHORTHAND c.
QnnDT TAI HAN
al UNI A1ES BY
HANDED OUT
BY WAGNER

off in hitting and the Red Sox did not
kick when he jumped to the Feds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

Pennsylvania is still leading the In
terco11egiate basketball league The
Quakers beat Dartmouth last night by
AZ to 10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-05

The Chicago Cubs have sent Pitch
er Bert HUMPHREYS to Kansas City of
the American association. Me has
been with the Cubs for several years.
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CITY NEWS.

Wall papsr. Geo. 8. Pfag, 1877
Main.
Quincy Wing: Tho EeIls of Cal
hoTln arrived IN tbs local port on its
regular weekly trip from ST. Louis,
Monday morning Mt 1870 O'Clock. This
boat spsnt abOut three hours here in
and taking on freight and
left in the afternoon for 81. Louis.
Concerning the Pathfinder. which
passed through the new bridge draw
yesterday, tbs Quincy why comments
MS follows: Tho Pathfinder, n small
steamer which was formerly owned By
!. q. Alley OF 1T. Madison, lows. %
q tow boat, was in tho Quincy port
Monday afternoon. taking on a coal
supply. The boat has been sold 70 the
st Joseph, Mo-, sand company and is
on its way to st. Joseph, near Which
place It will be used TO tow sand
barges this summer.
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A Lot Of Temporary ones "A
Boston Journal: Selection Oh .
porary chairman Of the repu,,
convention would be more inle, nor,,
IL there weren't so many tempe
candidates for president.
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CITY NEWS.

-rrpsrtencsd dressrnHkers. Hrs.
Coleman, S14 Concert Phone Black
1876
Twin girls were born Yesterday
afternoon 10 Nj. and Mrs. John Cam
sron,
"a marriage license was iHsued.
yesterday to- William James Hamilton,
81 and Vsrda Hancock, 20, a New
Boston couple
Fred Il. 0vsrton thanks everyone
who voted for him. As the months
and Year5 roll by he expects 20 Do
doing business at the old stand.
VERY Rev. B.. ). Lennrd- pastor OF
81. Matthias church Of Muscatsne, Ia,
.w,lI deliver the sermon on Weakness
dav evening at st. Peters church
Miss Carrnie Eogan has been re-
moved from st. Joseph's hospital 20
her hore. 1425 Tir1ea street MISS
!ogan WAC taken TO the hosDltai
three weeks ago and underwent an
iyurnediats operation. Fer sister MIS-,
Beatrice Boomer OF Hannibal, VINO
has been hera since the operation
was performed, has returned home
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Sid Feature in Connection with the
Sesvilie Meetings E,epscte5 TO
Eclipse Efforts Of tire
Other Cities
TO END AT TABERNACLE
Line 81 March WIN BIO East from
Fifth and eIondessu and Themes
to- Maiu and Gut
Maiu.s

Z Everything bag been arranged for
the big parade tonight In connection
WITH the Scoville meetings. Theirs
viii be procession OF church TnenI.
bers and church organizations several
blocks long. according to the present
Indications. The parade Will move
promptly at 7:15. II will be formed at
z O'clock and ever-one participating
is asked 70 ge. IN line on time. Fac
tory managers have been asked TO
nuit WORK fsw minutes earlier IN or
der to allow everyone 70 gst into the
psrades
Il fs planned 70 have decorated
autonobtle head the ent!rs procss
sion There VIII be other decorated
automobiles IN line as tina owners Of
cars have bean asked to pnt- their cars
at the service, OF the committees,
Following Ia the line OF march and
order OF SorTnation:
This Line 81 Na,-ch..
Tie parade tonight will move sast
on Biondeau street. TO Fourth and
thence to Main, and out Main 70 the
tabernacIe.
Tho parsds rormat;on.
tfs5or D. p. HasnfIl Will be the mar
shall OF the parade and siie formation
Will be the following:
Platoon OF polies,
Band.
. Company L, 7. " q.
Civil war and Spanish American war
veterans. BOY scouts.
. Scoville party and pastors.
/ Chorus choir
pelasasfon of farmers.
Salvation army
Westminster PTescytsriau church /:
BAPTIST church, United Presbyterian
church, Christian church, Trinfty n y.
church, Congregational church, Meth
odiet Protestant church.
West Keok1ls and other delegations.
f,oS TO Limo up,
Tbe following order has been given
for forming the tines for parade.
Poiics form on Slondeau next 70
Fourth; following them the Band and
Company r.
Veterans IN the r. NJ @. A. BOY
scouts on Biondeau between Fifth and
Sixth scovfIls party choir IA the z
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-28

I The mems league met az NOON todas
at The Y. NJ c. A.. Plans fpr the pa
Is.sie tonight were gons over IN detail.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-28

Nv. G. A. Farmers on Mondeau be-
tween Fifth and SIXTH, also Salvation
army.
Westminster Presbyterfani between
Sixth and Seventh on BlorIdaau
/ Baptists, sixth, between Main ana
Biondsau.-
I United Presbyterian, east side Of
Sixth between Biondeau1 and Concert
/ Christian church opDostfe side or
street.
Trinity M. q. on Fifth bstwesn
Main and glondeau..
! CONGREGATIONAL church bsxTeen
BIondeau and Concert on east side OF
Esfgti. Methodist Protestant church ol1
oDposite side OF street.
West Ysabuk and other delegations
Fifth between Riondeau and Concert
Saxaeis Notes
As tfls tabernacle thu preliminary
song service, will be q feature and
sDsc.al songs will be sung.
TrIs yzomsn.s league Will meet at
the tabernacle at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon with Or. WaldIaven IN
charge
The mems league met az NOON rudHy
at The Y. NJ c. A.. Plans 6pr the pa
gade tonight were gons over IN detail.
The brrBiness g.rss' luncheon VIII be
nsld "wednesday aud Thursday Of this
week as usual.
Tomorrow night viii bs nigh school
night at the tabernacle Tls high
school orchestra will play and all stu
dents ara invited TO meet at the Fr'in-
tts, Methodist church at Z O'Clock anu
march to- the big she'd. Etsh school
songs vii be sung and yells gwen
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The buBiness girls luncheon VIII b.
hsld Wednesday, aud Thursday OF TIL
week as usual.
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rrIe zomen.s league Will inset al
the tabernacle at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon with Or. Waldraven In
chayge-
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-03-28
CITY NEWS.

--Gfaser, the timer, for suffering
spouttng and tin work OF all kinds.
The city council tiifs morning
ordered a warrant FOR $50 drawn in
favor af Assessor 8. H. Johnson IN
payment Of this balance due him for
services IN preparing the city plat
book
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ezrraAl MUSLIN SALE,

"Wednesday morning. 8 60 u O'clock
only we WILL sell 1000 yards SO men
uu;,ieaclted muslin, 10 yards for Soc,
l.r,ft 10 yards TO customer, no phone
orders This muslin Is a &c value
THEE CENTRAL. sTC,RE
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NOTICE..

Prices OF Victor records and VIC
r7,oias ara controlled by the VICTOR
company and are sold at sane pricsa
by all Victor dealers
rT II FURNITURE co.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

7 wish to announces that am a
candidates for the democratio nomina.
ton for county attorney.
J. ~. c.. HAMILTON.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-11-22
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That's what thousands of stomach
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taking tonics, or trying to patch up a
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Take one or two at bedtime for quick
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