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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
COAST LEAGUERS
 WANT TO BE IN .3RD MAJOR LEAGUE

Proving conclusively that crust is within the reach of all regardless of the high cost of breadstuffs, baseball men marooned on the Atlantic sea- board are agitating the formation of a third major league to be composed of four cities in the American Associa- ton and an equal number of the In- ternational League, writes Harry Will liams in the Los Angeles Times.
 Baseball folk out this way have no objection to the formation of a third major circuit, but positively opine that if there is three there must be four, the Coast League absolutely refusing to be counted out. Newark, Balti- more, Louisville, Indianapolis. Mil waukee and Toledo are mentioned for places in the third major. Not all of these are .'turntable towns" but there is not a bonafide major league city in the bunch. Several have been given their chance at one time or am other, and failed to qualify.
 Baltimore. while it has sufficient population, is moribund in the base ball sense. The proposition to place these communities on the big league map, and leave the Coast League with it's present classification is contrary to equity, good usage and common sense. Can you possibly conjure up picture of Los Angeles and San Francisco permitting Toledo, Newark and Indianapolis to draft players from them each fall?
 Imagine reading a news item some thing as follows: "Jack Ryan, the star heaver of the Angels, will next season graduate into fast company. Jack has been drafted by Toledo. It is be- lieved he will make good. Naturally, with Jack on the club, all his Los Angeles friends will be pulling for Toledo to win the pennant. Should Toledo do this it would meet the New York Giants in the Worlds Series, and this would mean a nice slice of money for Ryan,
 If the new league goes through, the Coast League would insist on being relieved from the draft also, and if refused would tear itself loose from Organized Baseball. However, neither organization would be a bona fide big league. It takes more than the stroke of a pen to create ma- jor. Big leagues are matter of growth and population. It is as plain as the nose on Charley Herdog's face that a league with population of a couple of million can't serve the same class of ball as one with population of from eight to ten million from which to draw. Therefore, we table the resolution.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
BROOKLYN LIKELY
 TO GET CATCHER
 SNYDER OF CARDS

New York, Dec. 14.-Big Frank Sny- der, catcher of the St. Louis Cardinals, , may become a member of the Brook lyn club within the next twenty-four hours. A trade is pending for the backstop, and if concluded will involve besides Snyder. Otto Miller, the catch CT and Texas Ed Appleton, the young pitcher of the Brooklyn club.
 Robbie declined to discuss the deal when cornered yesterday afternoon in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria, while Miller Higgins, the. little leader of the Cardinals, was mum when ap- proached on the subject. Yet the two managers would not deny that such a deal is in the air and may be completed before many more days.
 Huggins, so 1t was said yesterday by a St. Louis baseball writer, is anH- ous to get rid of Snyder. as the big I catcher is dissatisfied with conditions in St. Louis and was banned by the fans out there for his indifferent playing this year. On the other hand Robbie is more than willing to have Snyder sitting on the Brooklyn bench next season and Is ready to part with the veteran Miller. The hitch that is holding up the deal. so it would seem, is gcentefed around Appleton.
 Huggins Is 8 great admirer of Ap- pIeton's ability to fool opposing bat ters and believes that he will develop into a star of the first magnitude in another season. Brooklyn players also think the same way and there is little chance of Robbie letting him loose.
 Snyder, however, would be welcom- sd with open arms, as he is still a youngster and a natural hitter. Two seasons ago he was the best catcher in the league and a better thrower to second base than Ray -schalk of the Chicago White Sox. Things did not break right for Snyder this season. Ills hitting was weak and his throw ing to second bad.
 "A change of scenery would un- questionabiy improve his playing next season and with a championship club and perhaps a chance to participate in the Worlds Series he would give his best efforts to his team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

New York, Dec 14-Vil1er Kyronen, a towheaded little Finn, was crowned Americas cross country king recently
 Through b1inding rain that cut to the bone, in mud which in places was ankle deep and was at all time treach- erous, slippery footing, Kyronen raced to a decisive, clean cut victory and made, despite the terrible conditions, record for the senior national cross country championship race of the Amateur Athletic union at Van Cort- land park recently.
 flames Ko1ehmainen, the flying Finn, head of the 1912 Olympic games, was second to Kyronen, and Johnny Overton of Yale, intercollegiate cross country champion, was third. Kyron-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
N. Y. Wholesale Prices.

BUTTER-Creamery higher SCOT ing than extras, per 10. 39@ 39hc; ex- tras 38Ac; tubs, finest, 38 @3Shc; good to prime, 36 @37hc. EGGS-Fresh gathered, extra fine, per doz., AS O soc.
 APPLES-McIntosh bbl. $2 @ $50; Northern Spy, $2.5O@ $5.7o; Hubbard son, $2@$3.50; Ben Davis, $1,75 O $3; Baldwin, $175@ @$4; Greening, s2@s6. HAY AND STRAW. - Large baleds timothy, No. 1, per ton, s21; No. 8, to No. 2, s16@$19; shipping. $14@$15; clover, mixed, s18@$19; No. 1. clover mixed, $13@$15; No. 1 clover, $16@ SIS; rye straw, No. 1, $13 @ $14. Small bales about soc O $1 under large.
 HOTHOUSE PRODUCTS. - Cucum-. bers No. 1, per dozen, $1 @$1,25; let tuce, per 4 dozen box, $3 $4; mush- rooms-White, 10. basket, $1.2O@ $1.50; brown,~$1 O $1.25; buttc..,s, 75c @s1;- radishes, 100 punches, $2@$4; tomatoes. ro., 10@ 20c.
 POULTRY, DRESSED. = Turkeys. Young hens, fancy, 2S@29c; young toms, fancy. 2S@29c; young hens and toms mixed. fancy, 29 co 29c: fair to good. 2s s@25c; old hens, 27@2Sc; old toms, 27 7@28c; chickens, 17 lbs to dozen and under, per 10. 29c; 18-24 lbs. 29c; 25-30 fbs., PIC; 31-36 lbs, 22c; 37-42 fbs.. 22c; 34-47 fbs., 22c: 4S fbs., 23c; fowls, 4S-60 fbs. and over to dozen. 19h @21c; 30-47 lbs, 16@ 1Sc; under 30 lbs, 15 hc; ducks and geese. ducks. stall fed, fancy. I7"; Western. 4S-60 fbs and over to dozen. 16@ 16c; under AS fbs., to dozen, 14c; geese, 16 O Sc; squabs. prime, white, 6-10 lbs. and over to dozen. per dozen, $3.25 Q$6: culls. Soc @$1; guineas, spring, S-4 lbs. to pair. per pair, $1.25 @$1.50: ? lbs. to pair. per pair 75c.
 RABBITS-Cottonta prime, per pair, soc.
 VEGETABLES = Potatoes, bbl., $4.50@$5: cabbages, bbl., $2@$3.26; red cabbages. bbL, $2@$s.50; cauli- flowers, short cut. No. 1, bbl., $2.60@ s4; long cut, No. 1, bbl., $1.5o@$2; onions, white, crate, $2 $2.26: yell low, 100 To. bag, $S O $4; red, 100 ID. bag. $s@ $4: white. 100 10. bag. $S.50 @$425.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
WELSH'S TERMS FOR KILBANE BOUT
 ARE ONLY $50,O0O

New York. Dec. 14-Mike Donlin, the former Giant star, represents Hugh Grant Brown. the millionaire sportsman, who mas erected a mann moth arena in Havana. Donlin called upon Manager Pollok yesterday to arrange a 40-round battle between Freddie Welsh, the lightweight cham pion, and Johnny Ki1bane, the featherweight title holder.
 After painting the possibilities of the match Donlin asked Pollok his terms. Fifty thousand dollars and the selection of the referee chirped the manager. Don't make any other arrangements declared Donlin. flor I will get in touch with Brown to- morrow, and in all probability he will increase the money" And Mike never smiled.
 That's as near as Welsh cares to daily with Kilbane.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
TO PLAY :. BASKETBALL FOR
 YALE THIS. SEASON

New Haven, Dec. 14.-Ralph Nor gan, secretary of the Intercollegiate basketball league, believes that Cap tain Taft's Yale team stands the best chance of winning the championship this season. In reviewing the pros- poets of the various teams, Morgan declares that the competition for high honors will narrow down to two teams-Yale and Pennsylvanta-wit the former possessing the brightest
 prospects. Princeton, Cornell, dark
 horse, Dartmouth and Columbia will threaten in the order named, accord ing to the opinion of Morgan.
 Yale, says Morgan, looks best be- cause of the wealth of veteran ma
 terial returning to the team which in cludes Captain Taft, a dependable guard, who should improve this year;
 Mallon, a star guard; Garfield, a fair
 center, from whom a great improve
 ment is expected this year; Kinney, a forward, who was ruined last year by being placed as rowing guard but
 who should show good form in his regular position. With proper support from Mallon, Kinney should easily frank as one of the best forwards in the elague. Olson, a 1915 forward, completes a nst or veterans or more
 than ordinary strength.
 The above five, according to Nor
 gan, plus the material improvement
 bound to come from Taft, Garfield.
 Mallon and Kinney would make a stirring fight for the championship, but Yale men say that Harry LeGore will be out for the five this year, and he is said to be a strong forward, Rhett, who played two years ago, but last year was barred because of the Quebec incident, will be out again;
 so will La Roche;, the quarterback;
 while Stradella, sophomore, is ap other leading candidate for center
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
MARSAN'S CIGARS WENT VERY BAD IN CINCINNATI
 AFTER CUBAN JUMPED
sBporting News1

Whenever Havana. Cuba, is men, toned one naturally thinks of. cigars, which reminds me of a story about the Cincy Reds' former star outfield- CT. Marsans, the Cuban" quoth Tom Gallagher.
 '.Armando Marsans, now of the St. Louis Browns, was playing a sensa- tiona1 game for Cincinnati and had a large following of admirers who thought the name Marsans should be- come more famous. SC they persuaded him to have his dad, cigar manufac- turer of Havana, get up special brand of smokes with the family name spread all over it.
 '4The smoke was a hit, all the deal ers stocked up with 'Marsans Specials and all the bugs were paying real coin for fnand burning 'em up till one day when Armando jumped te the Federals. It took some of the Cin- csnnati dealers a long while to close cut their 'Marsans Specials
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

en won by a margin of seventy five yards, while Overton was fully twice that distance behind Kolehmainen George Holden of the Yonkers Y. M c. A., was fourth and Mike Devaney of the Melrose Athletic, association fifth.
 Kyronen, the victor, covered the course in 32 minutes 46 seconds, and his time will stand as record for the event. The old mark for the course as 32 minutes 37 seconds, made by Gaston Strobina of the New York Ath- letic club, in winning the junior na- tional championship title, a year ago Strobino raced over frozen ground under conditions that were most ideal Photo shows Kyronen finishing the r1lr N,-1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
Sporting Chatter

Before baseball glovess were invent d players fought under London prize ring rules
 Beef is going up, but n1agnates or the diamond say bone will be cheaper than ever next year.
 Except in weight, height and reach. Jess Willard doesn't seem to be phys ically supe- for to any of his rivals.
 Havana wants the Olympic games, but if she can't get 'em she'll be sat isfied with the skating and ski-jump- ing championships.
 St. Louis scribe picks the Browns to play the Giants in the next world S series. Good idea. Beer and lobster would go we'll after having been so long on bean diet.
 It is well not to be tee certain that Brooklyn won't repeat. Several of the Robins may be fat north of the ears, but the club has pilot who carries all his fat south of those pro- tuberances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
COLGATE CHOOSES
 WEST AS CAPTAIN

Hamilton, N. F.. Dec. 14-David Aelfort West, IS years old, was yes terday elected captain of the Colgate University football team for next year. West played a star game at left tackle this year and is considered one of the best athletes ever turned out at Col gate.
 Besides playing football, he is also centre on the basketball team and a pitcher on the baseball team. West is . native of Hamilton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
Select Wilson to
 Lead Princeton Team

Princeton, Dec 14- Marion R.
 Wilson of Binghamten, N. Y., was yes terday elected captain of the Prince ton varsity football team for the sea- son of 1917, Wilson is jHnief and plays at end. He comes from a fam fly of football. men, His brother Thomas was A1l-AmeFiean guard in ls11,. and Alexander, another brother, vas captain ef the Yale team in 1915.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
CHIEF BENDER TO
 MANAGE TORONTO

the Indian pitcher, who was famous on Connie Mack's world champion Athletics, severed his connection with the Philadelphia Nationals yesterday. The Carlisle graduate has been ap- pointed manager of the <Terento In- ternationais, succeeding Russe1 Black burn.
 Bender, eHe of the shrewdest play CTS who ever put on a glove, is the first Indian to manage team in one of the larger leagues.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

Two women were seriously injured and six others slightly hurt when powder used in the manufacture of munitions exploded in the plant of the Bartlett Hayweed Co.,, at Turner's Station, Baltimore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
WON'T USE WILLARD.

The hold-up tactics of Jess Willard's army of managers have. so disgusted Tex Ricard that it is reported he has abandoned the idea of having the champion as Carpenters opponent Rickard is counting upon securing Les Darcy to meet the French champion. The only obstacle is that Carpenter may refuse to take on Darcy because the youngster shirked military service in Australia.
 Rickard claims he has received word that Darcy landed in Chile from an American steamer on which he sailed from Australia. The Austra- Han is said to have sailed for New Tor. He is expected to land there in about two weeks. Maybe there won't be a grand scramble then to sign Darcy for ring engagements.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
 AND HOPING JOHN RICK q S0aH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
 AND HOPING JOHN REK . SOW
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
Rodman Wanamaker's
 Steam Yacht Burned

New York, Dec. 14.-Rodman Wan amaker's yacht, the Nierstan. was al-
 most totally destroyed by fire early today in her winter berth at Bath Beach. e8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
HOPE TO GET STALLLINCS
 AS MANAGER OF CHICAGO If Deal alls Through Fred Mitchell Will Probably
 Get Position.

national league, which last season was managed by Tommy Leach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
WASH. GLEES ANn
 CHAINS ON SUNDAY

The local football season will, end next Sunday when the American Chain Co. eleven will clash at Newfield park with the Washington Glees of New Haven. Owing to the lateness of the season, the game will be played re- gardless of the weather, as it would be useless to postpone it to later date.
 The Glee club is composed of some of the best known players in the state. The team is being coached by Jim Mccormick, former star player of the Colby college team and who is also playing end. In Krall. Mar cini, Schafnitt Friedman and Quinn, the Glee club boast of men who have been picked by all the sporting writ CTS as candidates for the All-State eleven. ,.
 Clyde Waters. Moose Miller and Jack Nagle, who will appear in the Chain lineup, are former members of the Glee club and will work hard to beat their old team mates. Manager Golden of the Glees and. Healy of the Chain team have posted forfeit or $200 each. with Harry Quinn, as a guarantee that the game will be play ed as advertised and this amount IS also to go as a side bet on the result of Sundays battle.
 The GIee club management offered to buy all the reserved seats at New field park at much higher price than has been charged for them this season. but the management or the local team refused to listen to the proposition as it would not be fair to the fans in this city. Sundays game will start at 2:30 D m. sharp, with Joe Waters as referee and Doc Hull as umpire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
Hitting The High Spots

of the American league is not popular with the players. He announced yes ] terday that salaries ought to be cut down and that players should be pre- vented from selling the use of their | names to newspapers during the
 worlds series
 l Derby Day. Bill Clymer, the Louis
 vile manager, may yet realize his am- bition to become a big league mana
 ger. Col.Wathen, who owns the Louis
 vile club, is dickering for the Pitts
 burgh franchise and if he can't get
 that would like to buy the St. Louis
 Nationals. He says he will name Cly-
 mer as manager if he gets a big league
 club.
 1 In discussing the reforms in the worlds series the National league | hagnates didn't say a word about protecting the rights of the public. | The club owners want to cut the
 players share to $1,500 for the win
 ner and $1,000 for the loser. That is
 fair enough. But how about reduc-
 ing the prices of seats? Isn't it about | tlILC IilOSO @O anu DO SCdIS WCi v duced to $2 and $1 so the fans who support the game can see a game without hooking the family heir I looms
 l Bill Lange, famous as an outfieider
 with the old Chicago Colts, is near death at his home in San Francisco
 as a result of blood poisoning in his
 lip. This condition is due to a sen
 sational catch Lange made years ago
 in Chicago. He ran so hard to take
 theb all that he crashed into the
 centerfield fence, cutting his lips. I Since then he has frequently suffered ] from blood poisoning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BEEVES.-Dressed beef common to prime native sides. 11@15hc per fb.
 CALVES-Ohie veals sold at $10 co $14 per 100 ffbs. City dressed veala TO 21c. Country dressed, 16 @ 19c.
 SHEEP-Prime Ohio lambs, $13.75 per 100 lbs. Dressed mutton, II Co 14Ac; dressed lambs, 1712 @19 h c; country dressed hothouse lambs, $10 Co SIP per carcass.
 HOGS.-Country dressed hogs, 12 O 14hc; roasting pigs 14@16hc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

Imported baseballs for use on American diamonds hereafter must be stamped with the name of the coun- try in which they were made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
mARKIN MAKES PEACE.

Owner Jim Clarkin of the Hartford club has made his peace with Manag- CT McGraw of the Giants. He has agreed to return Pitcher Hoyt to the Giants Clarkin knew he'd never get another player from McGraw unless he squared himself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Werd
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

No wonder President Ban Jonnson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

The New Haven Journal-Courier beat the humorists to it by calling at tention to the fact that Wheeler and Wilson are the Harvard and Princeton football captains. That pair ought to be able to sew up 9 game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

Managers Duffy of Portland and Pieper of Lynn have secured the agency for a chemical which will pre- serve tires. They will open an office in Boston.
The Keota news., 1916-05-12
SKIRTS and SLEEVES
FAohIoN'o WhlAao ARE NOT %.
ING 0lAvlOHlY FOLLOWED.
Best. .orosoed Women Have Developed
Ideas eS Their Own. 60 Which They
Seem DETERMINED 70 Cling
Froek for Small olri.

Complicated skirts are not looked
Upon with 20 much disfavor By fash
jonable women for the evening ~
they are for the street. but even In
the neld where elaborate dressing 10
most observed there 10 . tendency to
disregard the edict for dutings and
rumes and plaitings and loopings.
Tho exquisite typo Of drapery with
long lines that 10 supposed to belong
to Caillot II still liked tho best BY
women who dress well. and wherever
the Caillot sisters have departed from
this in their new skirts they have
failed. Many Of their skirts. which
have yielded to the supposed demand
for horizontal drapery. are amazingly
commonplace. considering the source
from which they sprang. II one did
not have the assurance Of those who
saw these gowns in their original
habitat on the Rue Taitbout. one
would say that some American de-
signer was jesting with the public.
All Of which may 90 to prove that .
clothes designer. like An actress. had
far better stick to the role in which
once came success and money.
Many Of the best Premet skirts are
also ugly. 20. II you are in the habit
Of letting great labels influence your
choice Of clothes. be advised that that
can be we'll disregarded this season.
There has been no adoption in eve
ming skirts to any extent. Of the hoop4
that keep the drapery out from the
hips. like baskets across . donkey's
back: but there IL moro Of the hip
drapery on evening skirts than ON
street skirts. What one must guard
against IL ragged outline which has
no character to It. Whatever else
you do. sharpen the drapery 20 that
It appears to be worked out to
definite aim and does not give the ap-
pearance Of being accidental. and in.
cidental to the gown ITSELF In other
words. the drapery should be sharp
The Keota news., 1916-05-12
GLASS OF WATER
Upset Her.

People who don't know about '0s
should never be allowed to feeo p~
sons with weak stomachs.
Sometime ago a young woman ".
lives in Ne. had an attack OF sc'l''
fever. and when convalescins wnp
mitted to eat anything she w.n,.s y.
Indiscriminate feeding soon pus ~
back in bed with severe stomach '
kidney trouble. .,,..
"There I stayed" she says Wv. ass
months, with my stomach IN s.eu ~ ~.
dition that could take only . low ~
spoonfuls Of milk or beef JUICE '.,, -"
time. Finally Grape-Nuts was wv O,'Is dos
to my attention and asked NY ..., w
tor II I might eat it. he sa'u'
and I commenced at once - n,
"The food did me good l,om nd :.
start and I was soon out Oh %, I1o tToubl. 1
covered from the stomach aou ~, ali,
have gained ten pounds and am s.,, a
to do all household duties SON, ~ ' At
sitting down only long enousn t,as thh
my meals. ! can eat any,n,nS "ont,urs
one ought to eat, but still, ,.,ast .vs nd
to eat Grape-Nuts at orsaA.d eusrv day.
supper and like it better e'e., e.srd only
"Considering that l couiu 0'a -, ,,ta
q short time. and that gas. M'' ..st,,aA
seemed 80 heavy am lu'l, ls,,srvthins
that Grape.Nuts has oeen ~ healtl
to mo and that my return "
10 due to It. .L,rds hsvlnS
II have told several e"hle vhiE
nervous or stomach ~ IN evsn
Grape-Nuts did for me wv ,he foM'
case they speak hign!y Nome ga
"There's q Reason eov Mich.
by Postum Co.. Battle o. ...r, A -
Ever read the above above 10 time. -
enc appeaF0 from t"S full ss
are Geauino, trus' "'
interest.
The Keota news., 1916-05-12

aleeves. II would appear that the bal
loon and the bishop sleeves ars the
proper ones: and yet. II you look
clearly. with q vision enlarged by
prophecy. you can SEQ . new KIND OF
sleeve foreshadowed-the one that
flares over the knuckles. hugs tho arm
within four inches Of the top and then
flares into Q huge. slashed PUT. This
sleeve belongs to Sir Walter Raleigh:
10 does that now cartridge plated run
made Of white organdie. standing out
from tho mock. and 10 does the caro-
less gay cape flung back from the
shoulders.
(Copyr,sht. 1916. by tho Mcclure Nswspe'
Der 9yndicats.)