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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
NuNAMAKER AND MAISEl LOSE FOR
 TANKS ON ERRORS

Florence, S. C., April 4-In the fifth inning of yesterdays baseball game between the Yankees and Braves the Yankees tighteened their belts and hogged the pitching of Lefty Tyler for five runs, getting a two run lead. Yet they lost the game by to 5. because theeir field ing was poor, and poorest in pinches. The Braves have them four games to two on the series, and are showing more ability, just as they did today, to make the most of their chances, and also more steadiness
 Nunamaker, Maisel and Baker all made costly errors, and those of Nun amaker and Maisel were the most costly. Each cut loose with a trans gression which let two runs slip over the plate, and between them they nu1lified good pitching by Caldwell and Sneaker. The latter especially was sinned against by his mates. His work was best with men on bases, but not successful because of poor support in times of stress.
 Tyler bothered the Yankees for three innings, but in the fourth they began to hit him, and in the fifth they fell viciousIy upon G. Stallings's s prize southpaw. A base on balls to Peck, a single by Nunamaker, a home run by Pinch Hitter Baumann, hits by High and Pipp, and a wild pitch scored five Yankees.
 In the seventh, Pipp apparently reached the plate in safety on Bakers two-base hit, but the umpire, Tame hill called him out. Shocker gave a base on balls in the eighth, and Smith cudgeled him for a two bagger, but he would have escaped scoreless had not Nunamaker made wild throw to third trying to catch a runner nap ping and when two were out. The throw not only was wild, but poor Judgment.
 Earlier in the game MaiseI allowed a gentle grounder to fit away from him, and two runs scooted home on that misplay. Maisel is doing poor ly at second base. His batting and fielding both are far below grade. If he had been able to sacrifice yes terday, instead of popping a weak fly, the New Workers would have had one more run.
 It may have been some satisfaction to the Yankees to hit a left-hander, and, again, Tyler may have been tir- ing. Anyway, the Yankees did hit him. and Gilhooley, High, Pipp, and Baker, all left-handed swatters took prominent part in the castigation of the southpaw. Rudolph pitched cleverly for the Braves after Tyler had gone to the cloister. Sherwood Magee perpetrated the best fielding feat, a enchanted catch while back ed up against the fence, and the Yankees furnished their daily quota of crisp double plays.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04

Fans in Cleveland are banking largely on Iris Speaker to help land a pennant. Incidentally the race for batting honors in the American league this year. it is conceded, will be keen CT than ever. From 1907 until 1916 Tyrus Raymond Cobb of the Detroit Tigers led the American league in bat ting. Last year the premier honor went to Speaker. Cobb has declared that this year he will make a great try~to regain the laurels which slipped away from him last year. While the compilation of the batting averages shows that Speaker beat out Cobb,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
TRlS SPEAKER IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS
 TOOK UP BANKING

All Together, now--twenty- nine cheers to' Iris the Great, Czar of Swat. For Iris Speaker is twenty nine years old today, and worth a cheer for every year. The Texas Tamale, temporarily at least, has by the Georgia Peach, and now all fandom awaits with eager interest the, 1917 struggle for the crown.
 Because of his gray hair lots of fars have thought Iris much older than he is. The vital statistics of Hubbard, a little village north of Waco, Tex, show that Iris was born there on April 4, 1888. He was one of a big family, and they were run ming rather short of names, so the future hero was named Tris-that any nothing more. He is often called Tristram for long, but that is only an invention of the scribes. In his youth Iris herded the ducks and prune1 the potato trees and performed other rural tasks in the intervals of att tending the Hubbard schools and playing ball. He was a right-hander to begin with, but when a kid he was
 
 wing was so injured that he had to educate his left for throwing pur- poses.
 Tris's youthful ambition was to be- come a banker, and he may realize it when he quits the diamond Hu studied banking, bookkeeping and fi- nance at the Fort Worth Polytechnic, where he won such fame with the stick that he was given a job by the Cleburne club of the North Texas League in 1906. He didn't perform any wonders, and batted only .269 but he was good enough to land a job with Houston the following year There he hit over 300 and he has been swatting the old apple over that mark ever since. The Red Sox pur- chased Iris from Houston for $4OO, but loaned him to Little Rock in 1908. Barney Dreyfuss had the first chance at Speaker, but passed him up when he learned rnat Iris s1nOk- ed cigarettes. The Pirate chief would now like to know what brand of eof- fin nails the Texan favored.
 After burning up the Southern League in 1908, Iris was recalled by the Red Sox and there he remained, the great star of the Boston outf1eld, until the memorable deal which sent him to Cleveland. Iris says the best game he ever played was the one be- fore the King of England,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
Connecticut Company Employees Object
 To Open Car Work

Hartford. April 4.-Connecticut company officials appeared befoye the public utility commission here yester- day in support of 2 petition to oper- ate open cars to some of the large factories in Bridgeport when the ther- mometer registers over 32 degrees. J. K. Punderford. vice-president and general manager, supported the peti- tion, saying that the factory concerns had petitioned for it.
 The matter was opposed by trolley men. R. J. Leahy/of Derby, represen- ting the trolley men, said the men ob- jected to operating open cars in such cold weather.
 A petition for heat in vestibules of the trolley cars was also heard, MT. Leahy supporting the petition and trolley officials opposing it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
STOP RED S0X FROM PLAYING
 IN NEW HAVEN ON SUNDAY
Eastern League Refuses to Allow Invasion Of
 Territory-Other Sport Notes.

Les Darcy has forgotten all those interviews he gave when he first wis., ited this country in which he said he would enlist in the British army as soon as he made enough to support his family. Darcy declares now that he wants te become an American citi- zen.
 The Yankees have loaned Second Baseman Joe Gedeon to the Braves for a week. After Johnny Evers was injured Manager Stallings had to take Massey from the second team and left that organization without a second baseman. Gedeon will replace Massey on the southern tour.
 The plan of the Yankees and Braves to play only small towns in their tour of the South has been a success from financial standpoint. The little burgs, which ordinarily have no chance to see big leaguers, have turned out good crowds but the larger cities where the players have been seen frequently, do not enthuse any more.
 The Chicago Cubs didn't find the going very easy on the Pacific Coast. The Coast 1eaguers jolted the National leaguers pretty severely in some Of the contests.
 Manager Lee Foh1 of Cleveland says Guistol the first baseman secured from Portland, Ore, will make good. FohI must have been confident of this or he wouldn't have allowed Gandil to join the White Sox.
 In last night basketball game be- tween the Blue Ribbons and Easton at Colonial hall, Norman of the Rib- bons was knocked down in a collision with two Easton players and badly shaken up. Somebody's elbow struck him in the face and he was taken to the dressing room for repairs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
MORRIS-FULT0N ENCOUNTER TONIGHT


 New York, April 4-Jess Willard will have his ear to the ground to- night. His underground wire will run righ< from his home in Chicago to the Manhattan Casino, across the street from the Polo Grounds, at 155th street and Eighth avenue, where two giants of the ring, Fred Fulton and Carl Morris. will be trying to battle their way into match with Jess for the worlds heavyweight title. Bill. Brown will be the referee.
 Fulton and Morris met once before, two years ago. The two giants tell different stories regarding that bouA FultQnSs says he won on foul. Morris says Fulton took a, dive. Some of the fans who sat at the ringside say that Morris knocked big Fred kicking. Anyway, Fulton didn't win, and Mor- r1s says history will repeat itself.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
OF FIGHT
 IN BOSTON TEAM
 AROUND 2ND BASE

Boston, April 4.-Tha Boston Braves have somewhat of @ reputation as a fighting ball club. The Braves are fighters off the field of play, and in this years campaign they may be counte dupon to make it a hot fight for the rag.
 But whatever may be said of those Braves, one thing stands out as an unusual feature: They have more temperament and nervous energy an- chored around second base than any club in the two big leagues.
 With the veteran Johnny EverS on second and that little pepper box, Walter Maranville, at short, it can be truthfully said that there is more en- ergy and fighting spirit to the square inch represented by these joint guar dians of the keystone cushion than any other club can boast of.
 Evers is entering upon his sixteenth year in baseball. and he hopes to make 1917 one of the best seasons of his long career. Nervous temperament on the field of play is characteristic of Evers, and no doubt his high-strung nerves have helped him in the game this long. although last season a brealddown threatened to put an end to his career.
 Maranville is a. little cyclone of en- ergy. He is the ranking shortstopper of his league when it comes to all- around ability, and like Evers he will fight for a point at the drop of a hat on the field of play.
 If Evers has good season his pres ence in the Braves lineup day in and day out will mean much to Boston. It ,1 with Evers on second the little Rabbit is said to play a snappier brand of ball because they work together with maclline-ike preciseness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
GuardSmen Who Have
 Dependents to Retire

Washington, April 4.VNational guardsmen with dependent families will be mustered out of the federal service, it was announced today at the war department. Some guardsmen who came back from. border service and have again been called into the federal service are found to have close relatives solely dependent on them. The war department has ruled that men in these circumstances shall be mustered out, and department com manders have been so instructed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
YALE ATHLETICS
 TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK DESPITE WAR

New Haven, April 4.-In the event of all intercollegiate athletics at Yale except this weeks contests will cease "A hours after such declaration Is made, according to a resolution adopt ed by the University athletic associa- tion, modified to meet the develop ments of the last two days and made public today. It says, after taking into account that some athletic or ganizations have already left the city or are about to do so for contests ar ranged for the Easter vacation:
 "All athletic teams of Yale univer- sity may continue plans for their Eas- ter trips. In case of a declaration of war, and provided the trips shall have been entered upon before such dec laration has been made, all intercol- legiate athletic contests shall be can celled as soon as arrangements can be made with competitors. Under no conditions after the declaration of war shall contests be coptinuetd after Sat- urday, April z. If war is declared be- clared before the departure of the teams the schedules shall be thereupon cancelled.
 eff war shall not have been declared by Saturday, April 7, the teams may continue their trips until "A hours af- ter such a declaration of war has been made"
 New Haven, April 1.-The Yale base ball squad left today for its annual southern trip. Its schedule, beginning in Durham, IN. C., tomorrow, includes games with Trinity, Agricultural and Mechanical college, North Carolina university, the Catholic university in Washington, and Georgetown. On it's return to New York the team Will meet Columbia Announcement Is made that while the trip will be car ried through as planned, should war be officially declared the team will disband immediately after the Colum- bia game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
SEAL HUNT SATISFACTORY.

St. Johns, Nf., April 4-Wireless reports from the fleet of 12, Newfound- land vessels engaged in the annna; seal hunt indicate that the results SD far have been unusually satisfactory. The ice foes have been found well covered with seal herds and several of the ships already have secured practically full loads.. All the vessels viii start for nome by April 1o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
St. Louis Cardinals
 Beat Browns Again

St. Louis, Mo, April 4-With the score tied in the ninth a, low throw by Austin enabled F. Smith to score from first base with the run that gave the St. Louis Nationals victory in the third game of the series with the St. Louis American. Sisters tumble a moment later allowed an- other runner to cross the plate. Mar sans work in the field and at bal featured.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
sH1PBUILDERs ASK INCREASE.

Copenhagen, April 4-The Berlin Tageblatt says that labor difficulties have broken out in the big Vulcan ship building works in Hamburg. The workmen demand a one-third increase in their wages. The Vulcan works are where most of Germany's great ocean liners have been built.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
Eddie Wallace Gets
 Beating From Cline

New York, April 4-Eddie Wallace failed to hold his early advantages and was shaded by Irish Patsy Cline in a ten-round bout at the Broadway Sporting Club last night. Cline fought in flashes in the closing rounds, while Wallace, who had an off night, per. mitted his opponent to ouabox him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
AGED EDUCATOR DEAD.

Sanbornton, N. H, April 4-Elias H. Russell, formerly principal of the State Normal school in Worcester. Mass, died here last night after a long sickness. He was 80 years old. MT. Russell, one of the pioneers in the child study movement, was at one time president of the Leroy academic institute in Leroy, N. Y.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
CLAIMS TO BE HEARD
 FRIDAY, THIRTEENTH

The meeting of the claims commit tee of the common council which would have come Friday night this week has been postponed until Fri day evening, April IS. This may be a lucky day for some of those who have claims against the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04

the leading run getter in the league. When Speaker was with the Boston Red Sox he never could eclipse the mighty Cobb, but the first year that he went to Cleveland he did the trick. There are many who claim that Cobb and Speaker will not have things all their own way. Joe Jackson of the White Sox is expected to hit a mighty clip this year. Last year he was the s1es ding three base swatter of the league. In the accompanying illustra- tion Cobb is shown at the top, Speaker center and Jackson lower.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04

The Mexican government sent an announcement to Ecuador and Colom- bia that it accepted Ecuador's pro- posal for a meeting in Montevideo of American nations to decide on a com mon policy to end the European war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
G. A. R. TO MEET.

The regular meetino of Elias Howe, IT,, Post No. 8, A. R., will be held Thursday at 3 p. m. in their hall, 925 Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
RIBBONS.

Score end of first half: Bridgeport, 12; Easton, Il. Fouls called on Bridge port, IA; Easton, 20 Referee, Tom Thorp. Scorer, Joe Waters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS JOHN RICK 6 9OH
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04

Farmer Want Ads. One os.s a-w.-s
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15

buildings erected In permanent en-
campments or the temporary accomO-
dations set up in tents, cellars, shacks,
or trench dugouts, the men find that
somebody cares"
At the sign of the Red Triangle our
boys enjoy refined entertainments,
clever motion pictures, writing letters
to loved ones, reading, lOunging, play
ing games, using talking machine and
piano, attending religious meetings,
educational groups, and the spirit Of
that always prevails.
To provide these few touches Of
home, whatever be the money cost Of
doing 80, is in reality an insignificant
service compared to the sacrifice
these men are making for rs.
40 one of US should shirk his re-
sponsibility in this hour Of need; let
US respond like true patriots 10 the
call of the Y. M. C. A.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

Remaining in the postoffice at Bax-
ter Springs, Kansas, for the week
ending November 14th, 1917:
G. M. Hardwicks; Mrs. Geo. Gra-
ham; jessie Ingram; R. E. Hindman;
Adelaide Brewer; B. Martin; Mrs.
Gladys Engles Davis; Mrs. Kittie
Mann; Mrs. Maggie Johnson; Mrs.
Lille johnson; Eliza Wheeler; Walter
WestwoOd; w. M. Williams; Blanche
Wilson; Henry Draper; Carl L. Free;
Jos. W. Elsey; T. C. Russell; Ruby
Tindell; Lee Morrow; Mrs. Francis
Hartley; John Club; Locks Transfer
Co; Farnum Transfer Co.; Pomona
Ranck; A. R. Morrison; Glenn E.
Prickett; Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Lewis;
Miss Bertha E. Honeycutt; John Kan
atzer; Tom Hendrickson; W. B.
Sampson Drew; ]. C. Berry; Thelma
Hesterly; Ernest Griffin; A. c. Jar
Wis; Josie Giffith; Mrs. orval Cook;
Frank Howe and W. H. Huskey.
Persons calling for any Of the
above letters will please say "Adver-
tised," giving date Of list.
CHAS. L. SMITH, P. N.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
A DAIRY FOR BAXTER

J. M. Lamb, who occupies the Gov.
Crawford farm, just across the river
east of the city; has started q dairy,
the first institution Of that kind here.
He will begin Monday to deliver milk
to city customers and as soon as pos
sible will extend his business to in
clude other dairy products. He has
a fine herd of mostly Jersey cows and
will run his stables according to the
health laws Of the state. His price
for milk will be 10 cents a quart. The
farm, which has 500 acres, lies along
the bottoms of the river and affords
excellent pasturage. A more suitable
place for a'dairy could hardly be
found.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
MRS. FRED HALL AC-
CIDENTALLY KILLED

Mrs. Fred Hall, wife Of the cashier
of the Baxter National Bank, met
with q tragic death last Saturday at
the family home in Fulton, Kan. She
was ironing clothes and using a flat
iron that was made to burn alcohol,
but having none she attempted to use
gasoline instead. An explosion fol-
lowed. The flames ignited the gar
ments of Mrs. Hall, and although she
brought neighbors to her assistance
by her screams, her clothes were
burned almost entirely from her body
and the death resulted a few hours
later, at TOO o'clock Saturday even
ing.
The funeral was held at the home
in Fulton, Kansas, Tuesday, NOvem-
ber 18th, at 2:30 o'clock, and was con-
Quoted by the Presbyterian minister
Of that place, That Mrs. Hall was
highly esteemed by her fellOw-tOwns-
men is shown by the fact that every
business house in Fulton, including
the post office, was closed for the
funeral. Mrs. L, D. Brewster, Mrs.
Susan Allison, W. B. Waugh and A.
R. Kane Of this place attended the
services.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
ALAsl IT'S TRUE.

Do you think dear reader this worthy sheet
Of the hustng that make the boomn thing complete?
Of the urries and the WORRIES the reporter hues
In vain attempt to find out everything along his "eat"?
just thank your lucky stamy friends peaceful your
That not compelled to know just who Who and What
We're not Icing it is trying and of pain undyng
We will fight the 'blthen djt who may say that it not
When at last this mortal coil we've shifted from weary SOUL
If find there's Heaven we give ST. Pete his toll
Smiling sweet bowng neatly shall leave his realm completely
For we'd rather spend Eternity in Hades shoveing coal
-Offa Gam.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
$4,000 CHURCH
FOR BAXTER
MethOdists Fully Determin-
ed to Provide for Fu-
ture in New Church
Edifice-NeW Site

At the meeting of the trustees Of
the Methodist church last Tuesday
night, it was decided to build a church
property, consisting of church and
parsonage, to cost not less than $4O,-
900. Events have moved along very
rapidly since the burning of the Meth
odist church a short time ago. The
insurance adjuster was on the ground
just four days after the fire, and a
very satisfactory adjustment was
made in a few hours. Since that
time the board Of trustees have met
frequently, and all possible effort has
been put forth in order to get plans
under way for the new church in the
possible time.
The new church will not be on the
site occupied by the building that was
burned, and owing to the fact that
several sites are up for consideration
it has not been fully decided which
one will be used.
As soon as the final plans for the
new edifice have been completed, sub
scription lists will be circulated, and
in that give every one in the city
chance to participate in the building
of church of which any town might
we'll be proud, and which will reflect
credit to the entire community.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
INSPECTING Paw
|NG MATERIALS
Committee of Baxter Men
Go to Joplin and Kan
sas City to See Paw
ing, Get Advice

The most suitable paving material
to be used ON the streets Of Baxter
Springs will be determined by COM
mittee Of councilmen and citizens who
have spent the fore part Of the pres
ent week on q junketiRg trip Of in
spcction. The gentlemen left here
Monday night and stopped at Joplin
where they studied the paving ques-
ton from the angle Of the experience
of that city. From there they went
to Kansas City and went into all the
phases Of the question with paving
experts.
The committee was made up Of
Councilmen Terrence COnnor and
Burt Shields, Engineer A. c. Moore
Of Joplin, who is in the employ Of the
city on the sewer and paving work,
and C. L. Mariner, the new secretary
of the Chamber Of Commerce.
The committee will be ready to re-
port at the next meeting Of the city
council. It is the purpose Of the cOun-
ell to push the matter Of street paw
ing as fast as possible, doing the
work on Military street at the same
time that the street railway tract is
laid, SO as to avoid having the street
torn up but once.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-11-15
WRETCHED SERVICE
IN FREIGHT DEPOT
Frisco Business Increases By
600 per cent, Yet No In
crease In Help-COndi-
tiOn Getting Acute

The freight condition in Baxter
Springs is getting very acute. In
spite of the wonderful growth Of the
freight business the Frisco company
is still maintaining, practically, the
same force as it used before the in
crease began.
"The story of the freight condition
is q simple one" stated Baxter bus
mess man today. Yesterday twenty
cars arrived in the city as+ there
were only three men to check and
unload them," continued this man.
This is the work of from 10 to II
men, but so far the Frisco Railroad
company has made no provision to
relieve this condition"
The monthly freight account ran
between $4,000 and $4,000 q month
prior to the boom. Last month it
went up near the $4,000 mark and
yet the same crew that was handling
the freight then is doing the work
now. There is an agitation on foot
to demonstrate to the railroad COM
pany for the purpose Of getting bet
ter service. 1t is stated that it is
almost impossible to get the freight
out of the cars now as soon as it ar
rives. One man went into the car
yesterday and opened his box Of
goods there and took out some of the
things which he NEEDED so badly that
he could not wait.