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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
DIRE YFUSS ADMITS
FEDS COST MAJOR
LEAGUES 8 MlLLIO N

New Haven, Jan. writing to the
Yale Daily News yesterday Barney
Dreyfuss, president Of the Pittsburgh
players of the Federal league be dis
teams of the past season in the Amer
lean and National leagues in order to
assure q more successful season in
1916.
Dreyfus said, in discussing summer
baseball for collegians, that he be-
lieved that a player could learn more
ball in one summer than IN three
college seasons. In an indirect way
Dreyfussi tells Of the reasons that
made peace essential.
81 Relative to the Federal league
Dreyfuss admitted that the Pittsburgh
club was compelled to increase it's sal
airy list $4,000 last season. He pre-
dicted a frst-c1ass, season next sum-
mer and said that the good baseball
profession, had nothing to fear in the
matter of salary reductions.
Dreyfuss stated that last season
the presence of the Federal league
took away about $4,000, 600 from the
National and American leagues. The
reason for Organized Baseball's seek
ing peace with the Federals is given
in the statement that the 1915 season
was precarious one for the National
league. The Paragraph foI1ows:
THE past season In the National
league was a precarious one For
tunately the eight clubs were fairly
evenly matched, and there was a race
from start to finish. This. to my way
of thinking. is all that saved the
club overs for had there been any
thing like runaway the attendances
would not have been even as large as
they wer4."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
B.H.S. FIVE 70 PLAY
HARTFORD ONSATUBDAY

The Hartford High school basket
ball team, champions of the state for
the last two years, will give battle
to the B. FL. s.. i've tomorrow at Co
loniaI hall This game is expected to
be the fastest one in which the locals
have yet taken part. The Hartford
team is composed of fellows who are
larger and heavier than any B. H. 8
can boast of. However. Capt. Marshall
expects his men, though smaller and
lighter than the boys, from UP state
to show them something about basket
ball.
The local coach Phil Noble, jour
neyed. to Hartford last Saturday to see
the Hartfords play. He says that the
Hartford bunch viii know they have
been playing basketball when his
team is through with them Mr.. NO
BILE formally coached the Hartford
High and the locals are going to try
hard to land a victory over his former
scholars.
Through the courtesy Of PREF Dam
iel Guilty, dancing which follows AL
the games will be continued until
o'clock AS usual the B. II. S. orches-
ira will be on hand with it's 'raggy
airs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
GREEN AND GOLD FOR
GOLDE FIVE UNIFORMS

Manager William H. Beirne of the
Golde Clothes Shop has just received
the suits for the members represent
ing the Code bask etba11 team and mas
put them on display in his wind ows.
They arrived from Go1dE headquar-
tiers, New York, yesterday.
The suits are the slickest ever seen
hereabouts, and the Go1dE team .ex-
poets to make a big hit when it makes
its first appearance.
The suit equipment consists of
emerald green Jerseys. with the
Go1dE emblem nonogrammed on the
breast. The regulation league pad
ded pants are in gold khaki, with a
contrasting strip of green ordered
down the sides of pants. Stockings
are OF emerald green with gold tops
and show considerable speed, to say
the least. Regulation non-s<id bas-
ketba1I boots are also furnished to the
live-wire members of the team Man
ager Beirne is more than proud of the
uniforms, for they're beauties.
Manager Beirne announces that The
Go1dE Shop players are ready for all
corners.
Tonight they play the Y. NJ. c. A.
team of Long Hill. The GoldE team
is made up of the following: L.f.. L.
Terry: r.f., H. Blackburn; c., Percy
Wright and Joe Kiely; Ig., George
Link; r.g., T. Terry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
CHICAGO CUBS SEND
FIRST FEDERAL STAH
BACK TO THE MINORS

Chicago, Jan. 7-ACharles Weegh-
man, purchaser of the Chicago Ne
tfona1 league baseball club, returned
home from Cincinnati yesterday ana
immediately went into conference
with Manager Joseph Tinker.
Until we can decide on Dur play
ers and see what we can acquire IN e2-
change. we will have no list of names
to give OUT Weeghman said We
will have a lot of players to dispose
of before long. The minor leagues
are eager for men. desiring to revive
interest by getting hold of stars,
The first player to be released form
ally because of the purchase Of the
Chicago Nationals by Weeghman was
Joseph Weiss, who played first bass
several times last season for the Chi
cago Federals. Weiss was yesterday
transferred to the minneapolis Amer
lean Association. club
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
ANNIVERSARIES
OF RING BATTLES

1S75-Bi11y Rhodes, German 2Anaert-
can welterweight and niddleweigl2ti
born in st. Paul, Mimi. Tn re was
time when Billy made a ncize like
champion, but he never quite reached
the goal of his ambition Rhodes
started his career in the middle West
and defeated most Of the boys Of his
size in, Minnesota. Iowa Nebraska
Missouri and Kansas before he started
after bigger game. He began to at
tract general attention in 1905, when
he knocked out Tony Caponi, the Ital-
ian battler in Leavenworth, and de-
feated Rube Ferns. the former vel
terweight champion, in Kansas City.
In 1905 Joe Waleott then champion OF
the welterweights. fought the West
erner in Kansas City and was lucky
to get a draw in 20 rounds. Billy'a
stock began to soar, but in 1907 be
went up against another German.
American, Billy Paplze, at Peoria, and
lost in ten rounds. Rhodes and Papke
fought a return engagement in Dav-
export a little later and after ID
rounds of ferocious battling it wat
was called a draw. Rhodes took such
a beating, however, that he was new
er any good afer that, and he sooE
vanished into obscurity and was LOST
to sight.
1S24-Tom Spring defeated Jack Ian.
gan, Irish champion, in 76 rounds 81
Chichester, Eng.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
RlCKEY DECLARES
LAVAA GREATEST
SHORT STOP PLAYING

ST. Louis, Jan. The manager
who is bold and brave enough to come
out and say that he has the best
shortstop in baseball today, although
said shortstopper ranked absolutely
last in fielding, turned the most err
rors in his league, had more strike
outs than any other player and OUT
hit but two rivals is fearless. Yes, he
is Branch hickey is this bold. brave
and fearless guy.
Branch was informed Of this news
-1.that Layan is at the bottom of the
American league shortstops; that La
van had rs errors and a .91S aver
ages that Lavan had ATS assists in
ISL games, while Bush of Detroit
passed out 5o4 in 155.
From Roger Bresnahan, Jawn Nc.
Graw, Jimmy Callahan and Joe Birm-
lngham and a player with such an av-
eraEe would have been roasted brown,
Rog. Jawn, Jim and Joe, you know.
belong to the two-f1sted clan. and a
tvo-hsted manager is slang for the
guy who pokes both thumbs into the
eyes of the athletes who misses sig
nal in the pinch
Branch though. is brave, bold and
fearless. when he digested the fig
ures over the phone he sputtered
with this:
II don't care a whoop about those
fgures. Itel1 you, Johnny Layan is.
the best sllortstop in baseball today.
why, hes in a class by himself
when II comes to tagging a rum
ner
John will cover more ground than
any shortst6p going to his right.
In skipping in back of second he
hasn't an equal
Catching the throw from the
catcher to nip the double steal, don't
know anyone as efficient as Lavan-''
As for John Lavan, he was a. pert
looking shortstop in 1914. Probably
the best. For 1915. though, and we
can't agree with Hickey Some fig-
ures on Isavan:
Eighty-three strikeouts. More than
any other player in field OF 23s.
Seventy-five errors. against % for
Mcbride.
Topped only Mcbride and Scott in
batting
McBrfde heided ses and scott
1861.
Bafted .21s. getting runs in 157
games
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
JANVRIN HOLDING OUT
ON RED SOX BUT HIS
BOSS ISN'T WORRYING

D.
Boston, Jan Harold Janvrin is
one Red Sox player who has not yet
put his name to a contract for the
coming season. Joseph Iannin had
a talk with the young Boston player
anter the season was over and he is
not worrying about him He has a
high regard for Janvrins The time to
sign mp for next season was before
the Federal League struck its colors,
but ia the case of Janvrin, it is be-
heved it jFwfll make little difference,
Sox
President Hedges and Manager
Branch Hickey of the ST. Louis
Browns urged LsGnnin to make a trade
for Janyrtn last season, but the Bos-
ing him to leave Boston. Perhaps he
will emulate Iris Speaker. who usu-
ally does not sign up until after ar
irving at the training grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
.FOLWELL MADE GREAT
RECORD COACHING TEAMS

New York, Jan. THE selection OF
Robert G. .FolweI1 as football coach at
the University OF Pennsylvania has
cleared the gridiron situation at one
eastern institution. and the names of
the coaches at Syracuse, Yale md 9TH
er OF the larger colleges Of this sec
ton are expected to be announced
within the next few weeks Pennsyl-
var4aa alumni and undergraduates are
of the opinion that Fo1well will prove
to be the gridiron Moses to- lead the
Cuakers out of the football wilder
ness and his record would appear to
indicate his ability IN this direction.
His coaching has passed the ex-
perrin ontaI stage, and he has sh own
that he thoroughly understands both
the old and new game. With a
splendid groundwork of fundamentals
and a. mastery of the modern over
head game. Folwel1 is in a position
to develop high class teams at Penn
sylvania.
What he has done at Lafayette and
Washington and JEFFERSON since he
was graduated from Pennsylvania,
with the smaller squads of these col
legess he should be able to duplicate
for his Aims Mater In his eight
years Of e@s ching his teams have
made the following records. Played
70 games Of which 81 were won, 10
lost and tied. V1ife the total points
scored amount to 1888. In the same
period Pennsylvania teams played "a
games, winning Sc, losing 20, and ty-
iHE 8, with q total point score of L.
$50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
MACK DENIES He
HAS PATCHED UP
STALLlNGS FIGHT

Philadelphia, Jan THE presence
of a game with Boston Nationals on
the Athletics spring training schedule
led one cf the local writer's to ask
Connie Mack yesterday if he had
made up with George Stallings.
Certainly, not,'' snapped Connie seI
have scheduled a game with the
Braves on March 81, at Jacksonville,
but the negotiations Were carried on
with President Gaffneyl of the Boston
club, and not with StaIlings 1t is
Just as I said before we will play
anybody, but that does not mean that
I have had any dealings with star
lings. 1 will have nothing to do with
him.
The trouble between Mack and Stall
Ifngs occurred prior to the worlds Sc
r1es of 1914, when, stauings insisted
upon using Shibe Park for practice
during the afternoon when the Ath.
Ietics wanted to-use the park for their
own drill Stallfngs gave out some
strong statements at the time and
threatened, to assault Mack The Sc
ries was played without any blood
shed, however. 49,.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
MAURICE McLOUGHLIN,
COMET OF TENNIS
COURT, IS TODAY

Maurice Evans Mclaughlin, the de-
throned monarch of the American
tennis court, will pass his twenty
sixth milestone to-day. AS the re-
suit of his 1915 campaign, the Califor-
MIA Comet has been relesated to third
place in the list of American tennis
United states National Lawn Tennis
Association, and the crown he had
worn for three years was awarded to
another Californian, William NJ.
Johnston of San Francisco. In his
comparative obscurity, the Comet has
the consolation that the honors re-,
main on the Pacific Coast, thanks to
the great work Aof the youthful John
ston-
McLoughlin is undoubtedly the
worlds stellar exponent of the game
founded almost exclusively on the vol
ley-service attack, but he is weak on
the defensive game from the back
court. He is like boxer who has
everything when acting an aggressive
role, Overwhelming his opponents SO
long as he can keep, the game going
his own way, but who has a poor de-
Tense when pitted against a good all
around fighter. For a time the Nc
Loughlin tactics seemed unassailab1e,
but it has now been demonstrated
that they were faulty, and could sue
coed only when pursued by a player
whose ability was akin to genius. In
every line of endeavor many a man
attains the pinnacle of success while
ignoring some Of the rules of the
game absolutely necessary to the sue
cess of men less gifted and with less
pep"
The failure of Mclaughlin to retain
his position at the head of American
tennis players will probably result in
a general change in tennis tactics, for
now that the aspirant to honors in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
WILL JOE TINKER
BE COED MANAGER

Chicago. Jan. Joe Tinker again
has chance to make good as a mama
ger in the National League ana with
his old club the Chicago cubs AS
leader OF the Cincinnati Reds it has
been declared by kindly critics that
Toe never ha a real chance He show
ed good leadership with the Chifeds
and his friends. and they are many. in
spite Of what has happened. are sure
he is, the man who will put the Cubs
in the running Tinker, cnce a great
shortstop. VIII not play in the game.
however. for his health has. been such
the past year that he has been COM
PEELED to retire from active service. Ire
played few games with the Chifeds
last year Recently he submitted
to an operation for gall stones and
looks for Improvement in his health.
but hardly to the point that he can
consider himself as an active player
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
By wagner.)


The resignation of the New London
club as a member of the Eastern as
ISOLATION was received this morning
by President O'Rourke. President
Starr of the New London gave no rea-
son for the action but simply sent a
not q surprise to O'Rourke. He knew
some time ago that owner Plant of
New London had decided to quit
Jack zeIIer, the circuit organizer,
says he will go ahead and get six clubs
without New London. 1t is planned
to have Waterbury and Hartford to
I'LL out, the circuit with Bridgeport,
New Haven, Springfield. and Pitts
field. The EaeSorn people have only
ten days now IA S$hich to complete
their league and it will be necessary to
hustle.
Eddie Mahan, the. Harvard football
and baseball star, denies the report
that he intends to play with the Bos-
ton Red Sox next season. "A story
was sent from Boston that Mahan had
been interviewed by a Boston scout
and was willing to talk terms Owner
Lannin of the Boston club was quoted
as saying Mahan would be a valuable
man for his team. Mahan says he has
no intention of playing professional
ball. He pitches and also plays the
infie1d for Harvard Although he
probably could not make good as Dig
league pitcher his hitting ability
might win him an inf1eld place
That was evidently all bunk about
the Chicago White Sox welcoming
Hal Chase back. Manager Rowland
of the white Sox has just announced
that he will bid for no Federal lea
guers.
Frank Chance, the former Chicago
and New York manager, could not
keep out Of baseball When he quit
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

that branch of sports realizes that
the purely volley game, which de-
ponds upon voIleying always and un-
der all circumstances, is by no means
infa1libIe, he will strive to adopt the
best features of both the volleyer and
the base-liner. When the California
Comet was defeated by Parke in the
Davis Cup matches in England, and
by Wilding in the British champion
ships, the students Of tennis realized
that the game perfected by the great
est Of voI1eyers had it's grave weak
nesses. The purely voHey game is
one in which excellence may be
achieved only by those of extraordin-
airy activity and strength. A return
tot the all-around game with the best
features retained, will open up vistas
Of hope to many men heretofore ex-
cluded from championship aspirations.
In the 1914 season Mclaughlin made
an almost perfect score against the
stars of the tennis world, but was de-
feated in. the American CHAMPIONSHIPS
by Richard Norris Williams of Phf1a-
delphia. In spite of this blot on his
record, the ranking committee gave
Mclaughlin first place, although this
wasf the first time the premier posi-
ton had ever been awarded to man
who had failed in the national cham
pionships. In 1915 Williams took sec
ond place. and Mclaughlin had to be
content with third.
Mclaughlin is still young, and If he
should perfect a Offensive game to
the point he has long since attained
on the offensive, he VIII have an ex-
cellent chance to regain the position
he has lost! Johnston and Williams,
as we'll as Karl Behr of New York,
are adopts in the volley game, al
though lacking the genius of the Com
ct in that department, but ali three
are much stronger as base-line players
than McLoughlin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
NEW LONDON HAS WITHDRAWN
FROM THE EASTERN ASSOCIATION

tine Yankees he announced he was
through with the game but he has
decided to accept the management of
the Los Angeles club. He Will pur-
chase All interest in the club and is
sure. to make money as the California
teams draw big crowds.
Connie Mack used to be an easy
going person but since he has lost the
pennant winning habit, the boss of
the Athletics has become a, six cylin-
der crouch. He declares he will play
no more exhibition games with the
PhilIies Mack says the Phillies are
puffed up because they won the flag
and don't want spring series with
the Athletics now. When the Ath-
Ietics We're winning pennants the Phil
lies were anxious for the city SERIES
declared Mack, t'as then they had all
to gain and nothing to lose by win
ming from the cham pions.
eral ma.gnate, is still determined TO
buy the Cleveland Americans. He
left for New York last night to see
about the deal, 1t has been arranged
to have a Cleveland financier act. as
president in case Gwinner becomes
owner and the Pittsburgher has re-
Trained from selling any of his play
ers so that he will be able to transfer
them to Cleveland If the deal goes
through the Rebel Cakes will prob
ably be manager. He managed the
Pittsburgh Feds last year and finish
ed a game behind the leaders.
There are other fools besides those
who rock the boat. Earl Potteiger,
a promising recruit CT the Athletics,
played professional football last sea-
son and was bitten in the arm during
a rough game. Blod poisoning set in
and Potteiger may have to have the
arm aTnputated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07
PTALY TO BE PAID
UNDER PEACE PLANS.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-THE Neue Zurich
er Zeitungs has received reports from
reliable sburces.' says the Overseas
News Agency. that the London trea-
ty providing against the conclusion of
q separate peace signed by Italy con-
tains special clause under which
Italy received 1000, 600, coo lire for
giving her adherence to the agree
ment,',
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

Secretary Garrison was directed by
ton as to the original cost, mainten-
ance cost, and general usefulness of
every army post in the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

San Antonio. Texas plans an. inter.
national exposition in 1918 to cele.
brate the, 2ooth anniversary Of iti
foundation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

Delegates to the Pan-American
Scientific Congress visited the home
and tomb of George washington ed
Mount Vernon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

USE nxTonD BROTHERS BUY
70 TMT0M LABEL PANTS
East Side ana vFess END II
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

The copper output of the Tnspira-
ton Copper Co. for January and Feb
ruary is reported to have been sold
ahead.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

Alexander Mclean, civil war veter-
an and New Jersey .newspa perman.
died in Jersey City. He was II years
old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-07

Frank Chance. the former Chicago
and New York manager, could not
keep out Of Baseball When he quit
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28

East, Boise Meridian, and the tim
Der thereon, under the provisions
of the act of June 3, 1873, and
acts amendatory, known as the
Timber and Stone Law" at such
value as might be fixed by ap-
prraisement, and that pursuant to
such application, the land and
timber thereon have been ap-
praised, four hundred thirty and
the timber estimated $40 NJ. board
feet at SO.76 per M, plus and the
land $1,000; that said applicant
will offer final proof in support
of his application and sworn
statement on the II day of
JRne, 1916, before the Register
and Receiver, U. S. Land ONCE at
Occur d'Alene, Idaho.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry,
or initiate a contest at any time
before patent issues, by filing a
corrobOrated affidavit in this Of
fee, alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY. Register.
Mar. 17-June 7.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U.
S. Land ONCE at Occur d'Alene,
Idaho, March 8, 1916. Notice
is hereby given that Carl G. Paul
sen, whose post office address is
4O6 Federal Building, Tacoma,
Wash, did, on the 3Oth day OF
April, 1915, file in this Office
Sworn Statement and Application
No. O973O, to purchase the
N u NV u, SW "A NV a, NV a
/ SW "A Section 2I, Township "A N,
Range 2 East, Boise Meridian, and
the timber thereon, under the
provisions of the act of June 3,
1873, and acts amendatOry, known
as the Timber and Stone Law"
at such value as might be fixed by
appraisement, and that, pursuant
to such application, the land and
timber thereon have been ap-
praised S6O75O. the timber esti-
mated $50 M. board feet at Sc. SO
per NJ, plus and the land $4,000;
that said applicant will offer final
proof in support Of his applica-
ton and sworn statement on the
2Sth day Of May, 1916, before
the Register and Receiver, U. S.
Land ONCE, at Occur d'Alene. Ida
no.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry,
or initiate a contest at any time
before patent issues, by filing a
corrorbOrated AFFIDAVIT in this Of
flee, alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
FRANK LANGLEY. Register
Mar. i0-May 90.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Price of Hogs
Is Going Up

Seattle, Mar. 24.-The predic-
ton of northwest packers that
the hog grower who went out of
business would regret it before
early spring has come true. Hogs
are getting scarcer and scarcer.
Shipments are already being made
from Montana and it is predicted
that within a few months hogs
will be bringing as high as A
cents. The ten cent level has
about been reached and packers
ARE free to say they expect to pay
more within a few weeks.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Notice for Foreclosure Of Tax
Certificate.

To All Persons In Possession
Or Occupancy OF Or Who Claim
Ownership In The Lands And
Premises Hereinafter Described.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that /. Chas. A. Mclean. am the
'wner of Tax Certificate No i6AT
OF 1912 sale, tax OF 1914 on the
following described property to
wit: Lot 2, Block 3, Town of
Tyson. Said property was as
sessed for the year 1914 in the
name of ]. B. Renfro for the sum
of 90 cents delinquent taxes.
The time for redemption will
expire at the end OF three C3)
months from date OF this notice
and at that time the undersigned
will apply 20 the tax collector for
tax deed to said land.
Dated this iSh day of Febru-
airy, A. D., 1919.
CHAS. A. MCLEAN,
Tyson, Idaho.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-03-28
Banks Not Anxious
For State Deposits

Banks in the state of Idaho
whose vaults are bullying with so
much money that they no longer
care for state funds on which
they are required to pay an inter
est rate of 81 per cent, may find
later when their deposits are cut
down that state money will not be
so easy to acquire for the state
depository board, at a meeting
held last week, passed a resolu-
ton, the substance of which is
that any bank reducing its de-
posits OF the state by withdraw
ing its bonds and securities will
have to be reinstated as a deposit
tory by the order of the board. In
addition the board issued an in
vitation TO banks over the state to
make application for state money
for the board will be glad to re-