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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
Edited By w agner
AL M'COY is
 GIVEN BEATING BY JAKE AHEARN


 New York May 10-"Champion" Al Mccoy igot4the inevitable thrashing last night at the Broadway Sporting club when he met Jake Ahearn. Mo tC Coy was at the end of 10 rounds as he always is, but since the night he l clipped Chip on the chin for the title he hasn't received such a thump ing.
 Ahearn was at his best He flayed Mccoy withaevery hook and, jab that he is masteriof. McCoy1wastin a bad way at the end of the fourth Ahearn tried with might and main to$ bring down the port-sider.
 McCoy rocked unstead14y on his ], pins and when the bell me to his aid he was in his own corner He reached outN for the tolpf rope in a dazed way. and lowered khimself onto his chair.
 McCoy's father satsop a little {stool In tho boy'sc orner 1wincing with every punch the John4 BusI boy11and- ed Though he got Ia severe drub- lbing Mccoy smiled through the 10 rounds. He laughed aloud every time lie missed, exhibiting as greater sense kof humor than of distance.
 He was absolutely at sea before the Fnglfshman. AhearnS fought a heady. battle. He had a way Of edging away from McCoy,s dangereus right that made the BrooklynS boy miss srepeat- edIy. His right would have been just as dangerous hadA5 there, been a cow bell dangling to Fit. Ahearn knew just when it wast coming and he. all ways had a box stricks to checkmate, q
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
M CRAW MAY
 GET MULLICAN FROM CHICAGO


 New York, May 1O.-Eddie Mulligan, inhelder of the Cubs, may soon be- come a member of the Giants. The waivers on MuIligan, with the inten- American association, but it deve1- refused to waive on the youngster. Mulligan's natural position is short stop, but he can also play third base.
 Joe Tinker thinks a lot of Eddie and is holding on to him in the hope of inducing McGraw to withdraw his claim. Tinker recently declared that with a. season in ab/ Class A league Mulligan would develop into a star of the first magnitude. Joe spoiled his own game, for his extravagant praise evidently reached the ears of & the Giant management.
 At any rate, New York cannot lose much and may gain a great deal in claiming the inf1eIder. With Brainard gone and Hunter spiked, McGraw would be in a terrible pickle if one of his regular iffieIders suddenly went to the hospital list.
 Nulligan, who was drafted from Da- venport of the Three league, proved a sensation with the Cubs on their training trip. and Tinker announced that Eddie had been given Mickey Doolan's berth at shortstop. However. Mulligan failed to hit better than 100 in something like eight league games and was benchedi In the Three L Eddie batted for .279 and feIded for .908.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
BOUL lESi ON DECK Z BUT LOCALS LOSE
fBv Wa gner

If Jake Boultes. hadn't made his 1916 debut at Nawfield park yester- day we couldn't fsay kind word about the pastine Jake was heartily greeted by the sEfans when he came to bat for the first time The old boy was used ait sshortstop, ~displa lacing Pastorf. Jake Stook nine of his ten chances and bteIted a double in the fourth which scored a run. But he couldn't do everything and Lynn took the second game of the series, 6stoS2.
 The pitching of the Bridgeport hurlers, Dolly Gray and Dan Gearin, was something terrible to behold. Gray was yanked in the fourth after he had yielded five passes. Gearin wasn't t much better. Catcher Smith was handicapped by an Injured finger so six Lynn runners stole bases.
 The Bridgeport boys could get only eight hits from Whitaker, the Lynn pttcher. Gaabdette obtained two scratch blows sbut the other two out :. fIelderss were !helpsIess. Look at the dismal details.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
LEONARD MAY GET
 BOUT WITH WELSH
 IN SOUTH AMERICA

New York, May 1o-Benny Leon ards chances of meeting Freddie Welsh in 20-round championship bout in Buenos Aires hinge on wheth- CT Charley White. the Chicago light weight, will waive his claim for first crack at the 133-pound title. Harry Pollok. Welsh's manager, some time ago promised White that he could have the first opportunity of opposing Welsh in a titular combat, and Pollok said yesterdays that he would not go back on his word to White, even if it cost welsh the s25.oOo purse he has been promised to box Leonard.
 Billy Gibson. who is acting as Amer fcan representatives of the Buenos Aires government in the promotion of the boxing carnival to be heId there in July, yesterday wired Nate Lewis, manager of White, to come to New York immediately to discuss the light weight situation with him
 Gibson will make efforts to getI.syvis to accede to the meeting Of Welsh and Leonard. but if he should fail it is probable that he will let White take tho place of Leonard Lewis. Gibson. and Pollok expect to get together to- morrow to make definite settlement of che matteA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

important series. He has anouAer- that he is breaking in to replace~the old one, as he ralizes. it can not last mUeh longer.
 Ball players all have articles of at tire and equipment which they fairly reverence. It is not surprising that they become attached to their, groves in that manner but in some instances they get peculiar attachments for other parts of their uniform or equip ment, and hate to give them up. They believe that they can win only when using certain caps, or hats or gloves, or when wearing their stockings a certain way. With luck playing such a prominent part in the game this is not surprising.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

 in New York are Inclined to- bur 1esque 9 fellow a little more than is necessary. New, perhaps, I did talk too much at times, and perhaps I do wrong at times, and perhaps do give a, wrong impression. But to my way of thinking am not: swell headed I don't aim to be-. I am confdent,svery confident, and wouldn't give Slnuch for a ba1lpfayer who wasn't. I am confident and aggressive on the dia- mond because consider that I ought to be in order to be a good player. And that lets me out.
 These claims that I would beat out Try Cobb are bunk. I have been quot ed as saying so a good many time But I am willing to admit that .y Cobb is the greatest player on the dia- mond by a long shot. I will try as hard as I can to equal Cobb or any body else But know that I have a long ways to go.
 "A lot of people have claimed that my record in the Federal league was bush stuff, but they don't Know the Federa1 league. I don't believe the National league was more than 10 or 20 per cent. stronger than the leading Federal league clubs. JBut if the Fed eraI league wasn't overstrong it was strongest of all in the pitching de- partment and fellow who batted BOO and over had to keep moving right along, let me tell you.'T
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
Johnny Evers Using Same Old Glove For
 Past Nine Seasons

Johnny Evers has q baseball glove that he has used for nine season, with a few worlds championships series thrown in. It is a ragged old glove, With big hole in 1t, but it Is to that old glove that EVers ascribes many Of his best plays. When the ball lands in it, it stays there.
 Johnny uses the glove now onbf In
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

It is said that the Yankees have re- fused to waive on Catcher Aif1smith of Washington but although Manager Griffith doesn't want to keep Ain smith he doesn't want the Yankees to have him. He must have been offered a fat price by some minor league club. Ainsmith was a great catcher but it is. said his eyes have been troubling him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

The Peabody Museum of Yale has received permission tc tear down a $10,000 red sandstone bridge at South Manchester, to obtain half a, skeleton Of a dinosaur
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

Surgeon General, Gorgas, U. S. A, obtained leave of absence to make an extended tour of South America to study methods of eradicating yellow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

The Prince of Wales accompanied by, King Victor Emmanuel, is visiting various parts of the Italian front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

The strike at the. Pittsburgh plant of the Westinghouse Electric & Manu- facturing Co. has been settled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
(By Wagner)


 Al OdeI1, the local boy who has been for several seasons in the Texas and Southern leagues, joined the Bridgeport club last night and took the trip with the squad to Lowell where Bridgeport opened the long road tour today. Ode1I was with Lit tie Rock, Ark. in the Southern league this season and when he quit there Manager Ball wired. him to report here.
 Odel1 is in great shape and planned to get into the game today. He may be used at third base temporarily but eventually will go to the outfield Manager Ball is after a new short stop and when he arrives Jake Boultes will move to his regular posi- tion, third base. Odell is an aggres- sive player, fast on the bases and a. good hitter. He expects to play much better in the north as he claims the intense heat of the south saps a play CTS strength.
 Catcher George Crook returned to the game today and relieved Smith. who has been throwing poorly to bases. George .Moshier has not been hitting well enough for an outfielder but as he is also good catcher Manager Ball will retain him as sec ond string backstop. The club has not yet given up hope of getting Shortstop Snyka1 who disappeared af- ter he started from Chattanooga for this city.
 smykal got a job with an outlaw. club in Warren, Pa, but as the Ot- tawa club has established ownership of Snfykal, Bridgeport is trying to buy him from the Canadians. Nego- tiations are also pending for the pur-i chase of a pitcher from big league club. By the time Bridgeport returns from the road Manager. Ball expects to have a strong aggregation.
 Howell forfeited al game to Hart. ford yesterday because the players W ou1dn't quit the bench when warm ed by the umpire. Hartford was ahead by to 0 at the time. What will Vice-President Dan O'Neil do to the umpire baiters? &z
 There was report at the Atlantic Is. C!s4..l.s...
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
AL ODELL REPORTS AND
 GOES ON LONG ROAD TRIP Moshier Will Be Used As econd Catcher and Outfeld
 Strength ned

and Third Baseman Byrne of the Bridgeport club may go to Lancaster, Pa., in the new outlaw league if they are let out by the local management.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
Bridgeport-

Batfsd IOT- 1zesrin- ln -Tiinth. Lynn I O 221 1 0 o-6 Brfdgeports o4O c. 10 0@0 0%O 1=2
 Two-base hits, Boulfes. Three base hits DeNovi11e. Stolen bases, Prysock, Orcutt e2). Grieve, Daley, 11asterman- Sacrifice ilies. DeNoville. Double plays, Gleason. Prysock and DeNovf1le. Left on bases, Bridgeport ] 8, Lynn fl. First bases on 5errors. Bridgeport 2, Lynn 1. Bases on balls, off Gray 5, Gearin 5& Whitaker 2. Hits off Gray, 3 in 2-s innings; or Gearins 6 in 3 1-3 innings; off ffVVhittaker. hits. in innings Struck out. by Gearin 2, Whitaker 5. Wild pitch, Whitaker. Umpire, Bannon. Time, 1:45
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

It looks as if the Cleveland owner was as crazy as a pawnbroker when he bought Iris Speaker for $50, 900. Yesterday a crowd of 15,O00 turned out to welcome Speaker when Cleveland opened in Boston
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

Manager Pieper of Lynn is one of the most picturesque figures who has eyer appeared on local coaching lines. He is so tall that he appears to be standing on sti1ts. As Harvard man Pieper feels bound to disdain the or dinary language of the lines. When a batsman steps up, Pieper shouts, "Get a contribution, my lad.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

Exports of merchandise from the Port of New York for the week ended May6 amounted to $41,052.56S.
 The London Stock Exchange com mittee withdrew it's opposition to fx- ing the clock time one, hour in ad- vance during the summer months ..
 Several German submarines have arrived at, Constantinople from Ger many, having made the trip through the Atlantic and the Mediterranean
 Thirty-six mills in the Laokawanna Valley, Pa. employing 10000 opera t1yes, have reduced their worxing schedule four hours a week to Sffzsa hours.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

Mike Dorizas, the giant Greek stu dent at Pennsylvania, broke the col lege strength .record yesterday by making 2,019 points. This is higher than any other college man in the country has done.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

George Crook has obliged as pinch hitter four times for Bridgeport and has delivered safeties in two contests. This gives him an average of 300. He went up iii the ninth yesterday for Pitcher Gearin and smote a single.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

FLOWERS FOR
 MOTHERS DAX JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

The high wind helped Gaudette to a cheap hit yesterday. The Bridgeport right h~'der sent up, 9 lofty one that twisted out of reach of Third Base man Grieve of Lynn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

The funmakers will have to leave the Princeton nine alone for the rest of the season. Charley Chaplin, the varsity pitcher, has just been oper- ated upon for appendicitis. They can call him a cut up now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10

There was a report at the Atlantic hotel last night that Catcher Smith
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-10
You can't weep for the
 man who kicks about
 his big income tax:

But you're right there withready ysympathy for the man who
 can't find a cigarette
 to suit him
 You steer him to MECCAl
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
STRIKE COMMITTEES
COLLECTING FOODS
REPRESENTATIVES, OF suMRALL
AND HATrlEs5uRe MILL EN-
PLovEs TOUR CITY.

With the exception of here and there
about the city, small numbers of con-
'gregated mill employees, and a visit to
the various parts of Hattiesburg of the
committee representing the men who
are asking assistance for the strikers,
but few evidences of the strike which
has resulted in the closing of the big
lumber mills of the ]. ]. Newman Lum-
ber Company here and in Sumrall,
may be seen.
The men are holding daily meetings,
at which the committee directing the
strike apportlon the funds for the re-
lief of the families of the men, and
discuss the progress in the negotia'
tions for a return to work.
This afternoon, the company and the
men appeared to be no nearer an agree
ment than they were a week ago.
Hub Dry Goods store will put on
special sale tomorrow, at which a par
Of the receipts will go to strikers. $
Pelligrini today donated 1000 oysteri
to Chairman James of the committee
for the use of the families of the men
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
RUSH AT
POSTOFF|CE IS ON
EXTRA CLERKS AT WORK; EXTRA
DESKS INSTALLED; MORE DE-
LIVERY WAGONS HERE.

ii there has been any doubt that
Christmas is nearing, this would have
been dispelled at the city post office
this morning, when the first grand an
nual rush which always appears lust
before Christmas was started It Will
continue until late Saturday night,
when the last Of the packages Will be
posted
Postmaster Fuller hss put 70 work a
number OF extra clerks at all windows.
Additional desks have been installed
lin the marble lobbies, desks large
enough to make comfortable the work
of the persons who wait until they
come up town to address their pack
iages. WI.
Extra automobile delivery and collcc
tion wagons have been pressed lnt'
i Service for the pre- Christmas business
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
'PoSSunS About TO
OUer : Run Section
Near Mdyor,sHo
so PLENTIFUL UP THAT
y WAY, sATsoN SAYS, DOGS
ARE DlslNTERETED.

They'll soon be calling the neighbor
hood in the vicinity Of 900 Main street
"Possum Hollow" if the portly o'pos.
sums, the national beast of the colored
race, continue to infest that section.
Mayor Batson lives at that number
on Main street With him for the time
being are his brnther-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. T. IF. Gooch.
The latter part Of last week, there
came a suspicious sound from the
back yard Of the mayors residence,
and Gocch went exploring. He ran
across q huge 'possum, which he quick.
ly bagged The next day, a similar
sound came from the same place, and
Gooch and the Mayor made a second
exploration trip. They found an ami,
NAL ther' which the Mayor declares
was "whopper,p which, in the Ian
guage of the small boy hunters here,
means "scme 'possum," when it comes
to size and fighting qualities. 1t be-
came necessary to shoot at--not neces.
sarily shoot-the animal several times
and then pin him to the ground with
large fork, before he could be sub.
jugated.
Still third possum was found later
The mayor says that possums are
becoming so common that the hunt
ing dogs in that section are declining
to pay any attention to them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
AT OWn Request, 2
Men Put TO Death
Before Christmas
SING SING PAIR WANTED TO RE
LIEVE FAMILIES AGONY
AND SPEED UP DAY.
tBg Associated Prcss.)

osslning, N. Il. Dec i9--Persuant
to their expressed wish that they pc
executed today instead OF Friday ow-
ling to the approach Of Christmas,
Charles Kumrow. 20 years old, ana
Stanley ]. Millstein. 1s years old, were
electrocuted in Sing Sing at day break
today
Kumrow killed Buffalo watchman,
And Miilstein murdered Utica police
man.
The trial Judge sentenced them g
death during the weeko December ~
The exact day Tor the execution rested
With the warden, who had planned 70
send them to the death chair on FIJI Frl
day
The pair decided to ask the w%ardei %
leo send them into eternity oefor'
1 Christmas, as the agony Of their re
'lspective families would then be relleS
Led before that holiday Their wisne' wi
lwere granted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19

The Bank of Hattiesburg, at its di-
sectors meeting yesterday declared
its usual semi-annual stock dividend Of
a per cent. 1t also declares the
same dividend on the services OF its
employees, each employe receiving a
cash bonus OF four per cent OF the
salary paid during the past six months.
This action was taken on the recon-
mendation of ]. o. Rea, cashier Of the
bank. who told the directors that
salary dividend is the simplest and
most equitable method he knows Of
sharing the profits Of the banking in
Istitution with the men and women VINO
help to make the profits,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
Bank Declares Dividend on Employees
#+sE I+ $3.50
Salaries, and Gives Il All TO Them

Although this first salary dividend
IS in the nature Of a Christmas pres
ent to its employees, Mr., Rea said the
bank will continue paying the same
dividend to salaries as that received by
stockholders In other words, an em-
ploye of the Bank OF FIattiesburg who
is paid salary Of $1,000 per year
will receive the same dividend checks
as If he owned a 1000 stock certifi
cate in that bank
Because of the approaching Christ
mas season these dividend checks viii
be payable on the goth Of DecembeI
instead Of the first Of January as is
customary.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
LOCAL POLICE HOLD
ZONES COUNTY man
NEWMAN STRIKER WANTED, At
THAT PLACE ON FALSE
PRETENsE CHARGE.

Wanted in Laurel on charge Of OBJ
tanning goods under false pretenses,
Lewis Jackson was arrested by the
Hattiesburg police last night, and is
lbcked up in the city jail today, await
ING the coming Of the officers from
Chat county.
IA deputy sheriff came from hAiis'
vile yesterday morning, and left q
warrant with Chief Bennett for the
arrest Of the man. Later in the day
one Of the bluecoats located him.
Jackson is one of the striking New
man employees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
TO ADJOURN
SOON AFTER Meeting
JAN. SESSION OPENS ON FIRST
JOHNSON WILL DECLARE
HOLIDAY IMMEDIATELY.

Tie January term OF the Forrest
county court win convene on the morn
ing Of January /, but the session VIII
lbe short and brief
:, Judge Paul y. johnson said today
that he didn't think that the average
i1awyer, litigant court attache, or gem
eral visitor to the court room desired
especially to start off the new year N
tcourt, and besides, he said, William
Jennings Bryan viii speak here IN the
pfternoon Of that day Court will ad
journ for the day q long time befor'
1.-THE hour fixed for the Bryan address
which is Q O'Clock in the afternoon q
Ethe Lomo Theatre.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
NEGROES FAIL. TO
LEAVE FOR NORTH


whether ii was the cold weather or
JUS plain "cold Feet that attacked
theTn. the delegation Of Hattiesburg
negroes scheduled to leave last night
over the New Orleans & Northeastern
Railroad for Pittsburg, to obtain en-
ployment in The steel mills there,
failed to depart
Why they did not show up has not
been explained
| For three or four days the blacks
4 Ihave been making ready for Their
northern trip most Of them havinl
disposed OF the greater part OF thei
lpersonal BELONGINGS
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-12-19
Williams Viii Not
Seek Re : Election,
He Tells Senate
SENIOR WILLIAMS DECLARES HE
aHAs CROSSED THE RU5i-
COM; WON'T RUN AGAIN.
(By Associated PrcSs.)

Washington Dec. 19.- Senator un-
derwood's amendment to the District
of Columbia prohibition bill, providing
for referendum 10 the citizens of the
District, was debated at length by
y.he Senate without reaching a vote.
Proponents Of the referendum believe
shey have sufficient votes to carry il
through by a close margin. A vote
may be had today.
Before debate began on the refer.
endums the Senate rejected 81 to s
senator Smoot's substitute absolutely
to forbid sale, manufacture or i'm
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