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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
GERMANS EXPORT
BELGIAN VEGETABLES

Stockholm, July 29.-While Bel
GUM goes hungry, the Germans are
exporting Belgian vegetables and
fruits. Large quantities of Belgian
asparagus and dollhouse peaches have
been on sale in Stockholm's leading
shops for weeks. It is also worthy of
not that certain shops are advertising
women's costumes imported direct
Vienna.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
CONFEREES ON FOOD
CONTROL BILL AGREE

Washington. July 29.-Conferee5
or the administration food control
bill reached an impasse after an all
day conference and decided to confer
tomorrow with President Wilson on
two remaining points in dispute; The
senate proposals to establish a con-
gressional committee to supervise war
expenditures, and to create board of
three food administrators instead Of
one.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
GERMANS REFUSED IN
ATTACKS ON FRENCH

Paris, July 29.-Troops of the Ger
man crown prince at dawn Yesterday
made a violent attack on French posi-
tions, near Hurtebise farm, on the
Aisne front The French official
statement says the German attack
was repulsed and the French, in re-
taliation, instituted an offensive.
gaining ground on every sector,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
LIGHTNING KILLS A
LADY AT BAGDAD
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL

Bagdad, July 29.-During the cleo
trical storm this Afternoon lightning
struck and killed a Mrs. Finlay,
widow, residing here. She was seen
to fall to the floor as the bolt tore
its way to the point where she sat at
the time of the storm, and when
friends reached her she was lifeless
1t was thought her death was in
Simultaneous.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
STRIKE DECLARED IN
MICHIGAN MINES

Besscne-, Mich, July pa gen
eral strik. of oil miners on the Co
gebic iron range was called today as
result of vote taken at a mass meet
ing. The strike is to begin at seven
o'clock tomorrow morning. Operators
have declared, however, that most of
the men are satisfied with conditions
and would not strike.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
ARE ALLOWED
LIMITED SUPPLY GASOLINE

Stockholm, July 29.-The weekly
quantity of benzine allowed taxicabs
is to be again reduced. All traffic
between midnight and 6 a. m. also
probably will be forbidden. There
are now fewer than 125 taxicabs in
service, against a normal 375, and
this number will be still further re-
duced. The street car service was
reduced by more than on-third six
weeks ago
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
FIFTY MEN VICTIMS
OF DISASTROUS FIRE

Nelson, British Columbia, July %.
Fifty men are reported to have
been trapped in a disastrous forest
fire, which swept over the Elk Lum-
Der Company's plant at Spruce Greek,
near here. Last reports said four
bodies had been recovered and the
fire was still burning fiercely last
night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
ENTERTAINMENT BE
GIVEN ENLISTED MEN

An entertainment for all enlisted
men will be given by Oak Grove No. /,
Woodmen of the World, next Thurs
day evening at the hall on West Ro-
mana street. Elaborate plans have
been arranged for the pleasure of the
soldiers and sailors now in Pensacola,
and all are invited to attend.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
READY TO START WORK
ON AVIATION PIERS

Y. c. Gerald. chief engineer for
Proudfoot Brothers, general COntrac-
tors, of Tampa, Fla, has arrived here
to assume charge of the construction
of the aviation piers and bulkheading
for the government, at the navy yard.
1t is understood that this work will
go along just as early as possible,
and a great deal of material will be
gin arriving within a short time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
PEACE MEETING Is
RAPIDLY CONVERTED
INTO A ROUGH HOUSE

Swansea, Wales, July 29.-Cit-
liens prevented a peace meeting
when they chased pacifists from
a building and compelled the
surrender of stick and umbrellas
which had been used against at
tackers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
GERMAN SUBMARINE
SINKS 5 DUTCH VESSELS
NEAR COAST OF HOLLAND

Amsterdam. July pa Ger
man submarine yesterday sank
five Dutch fishing vessels, IS
miles from the Dutch coast
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
AUSTRIA GETS SLAMS
DECLARATION OF WAR
AGAINST DUAL GOVT.

Vienna, July 29.-The Siamese
minister has presented the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister
with Slams declaration of war
against the dual monarchy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-07-30
T H E w E A T H E r

Thundershowers Monday and Tuesday.
gentle winds. mostly southerly.
Yesterdays Temperatures Highest, 81
degrees; Invest II degrees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13
GANS-NGOVERN BOUT
ANNIVERSARY RECALLS
OLD CHARGES OF FAKE,

1t was seventeen years ago today
that Joe Cans, the 'old master"
among the Iightweights, was knocked
out by Terrible Terry McGovern in
Chicago. That battle has been and
still is the subject of rabid discus
sion among boxing bugs. and the an
niversary revives the old question,
WAS it fake?" Cans himself ad-
mitted that he had entered into
"gentlemen's agreement before the
battle, and by it's terms was to sue
cumb gracefully before the on
slaughts of the BrookIynite in the
fourth round. He declared that he
had found McGovern able to admin
lister more punishment than he cared
to take, as he himself was under an
agreement not to do anything in the
way of real retaliation, and he
therefore decided to quit in the sec
ond round, instead of the fourth.
That may be the real explanation of
the matter, but there are still
many admirers of Terrible Terry who
steadfastly believe that he admins
tered real knockout. Certainly the
colored man gave an excellent imita-
ton of a man who has assimilated a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13
Y. M, Fl. A. DEFEATS
ELM CITY PLAYERS

With two minutes to play and the
New Haven boys in the lead by the
score of 20 to rs, Karn, center for
the Y M. H A, surprised the Elm
City boys by shooting baskets from
all angles of the floor, winning for
his team by the score of 80 to 81. The
game was one of the most exciting
seen in years on the Bridgeport Boys
club court and the New Haveners de-
served a win from the locals.
1t seemed that the New Haveners
would run away with the game in the
first half, but the Hebrew boys were
not discouraged and went after
everything, shooting baskets from all
sides of the floor. Cohen and Green
berg did some good work for the WIS.,
iting team and Karin and Meyers
starred for the Y. NJ. H. A.
This makes the fourth win for the
Bridgeport lads and they are now
looking for team in this city to play
them. 1t is expected that the Young
Mems Christian association team will
tackle the Hebrew boys next Wednes-
day and the c. AS promise to give the
H. A. boys a run for supremacy OF
the city. Members of both associa-
tons are diligently practicing for
next weeks game and a fast contest
is expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13
KRAMER CHAMPION
@ IN SPRINT RACES

New York, Dec. 13-Frank Kran-
er, idol of the cycling fans for score
Of years, won the indoor sprint
championship from three other
cracks last night at Madison Square
Garden He annexed the first prize
of $1,000 by defeating Alfred Goullet,
Outdoor Champion Arthur Spencer
and the Italian champion, Francisco
Verri, the race being run. in heats,
two men in a heat.
Kramer was at his best and show
ed the form that won him man 1au-
rels for years past. He enjoyed the
conditions of the match, only one
man being opposed to him in: the two
heats he raced in, the first being YER
ri, the Italian, and the second Spen-
GER, the champion, who took the in
door title from him at Newark this
year. --- e -
Arthur Spencer then engaged in a
heat with Alfred Goullet the six-day
champion, and proved his short dis
lance ability by out-jockeyinE the
Australian from the start, riding him
high and opening a gap OF five
lengths when he shot to the front
two laps from the finish.
Goullet made it a close finish, but
with Spencer on the pole, he had the
advantage and won by good length.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13
Y. M. G. A. QUINTET y,
DEFEATS RECTORS

The Y. M. c.. A. basketball team
defeated the Rectors of the Boys
club at the formers court last night
in q fast played game. Having a big
advantage in weight the US had no
difficulty in making it five out of six
games for the season already played.
THE final score was 34-24.
The RectQrs by some pretty passing
made it nip and tuck for the first few
minutes of play, but by clever shoot
hng on the part of the Y. NJ. forwards
and center, the latter drew away and
led at the end of the first half by 1919.
During the first part of the second
half the Rectors again showed up
well and shot up the score to 20-23,
the Y. M, in the lead when the weight
and superior shooting of the associa-
fiop quintet brought the final score to
44-74-a
Altogether !. the Rectors showed to
80 clever attpassing, but lacked the
final push to put them in the lead.
The HrY.is,2 team has improved a good
deal IN the last week by some hard
Dracticing and promise to defeat the
bennington Arms, Victors and Y. M.
III. A. and the Walnut Beach quintet
whom they play next week all on OPP
posing teams court.
Manager Greene Of the Y. M. G. A
team would like to hear from other
teams desiring games, preferring to
hear from teams in New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13

Chicago, Dec. 13-After a five
hour session, club owners of the Am
erican league adjourned their annual
meeting tonight until tomorrow with
out taking definite action toward
adopting a policy to pursue in con-
nection with the war.
Questions of slashing the player
limit, shortening the Spring training
trips and other war measures will be
taken up tomorrow.
President Ban Johnson was advised
by August Hermann, chairman of
the National Baseball Commission,
that the club owners of the National
League, who have been in session in
New York, would start West tomor-
row morning at II o'clock for joint
meeting with the American Leaguers
here on Friday. President Johnson
had no information that John K.
Tener, president of the National
League, would attend.
Routine affairs and a brief discus
sion of the player limit commanded
the attention of the American League
today. They reached an understand
ing in regard to a method for COL
lecting the ederal war tax on passes,
but withheld announcement until the
joint meeting riday.
The 1917 pennant was awarded to
the Chicago club, and Charles A.
Comiskey, president of the champion
ship White Sox, was reelected vice.
president o fthe league.
The new board of directors is COM
posed of Phil D. C. Ball, president of
the st. Louis club; Frank Y. Navin,
president Of the Detroit club; Ben S.
Minor, Of the Washington club and
B. F. Shibe, of Philadelphia.
President Johnson said tonight
that the sentiment of the club own
ers strongly favored retention of the
present player limit Of twenty-five
men and continuation of the usual
Spring training trips. There had
been reports that the training trips
might be shortened to two or three
weeks.
Opposition to reducing the player
limit >came from Colonel Jacob Rup-
pert, one of the owners of the New
York club, and President Comiskey
of the Chicago Americans.
!, Rupert on Player Limit.
st think we should continue as in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13

tempt to slip Cline the fatal toll
Beaten though he was, Cline Rugged
and hampered Leonard so cleverly
that he lasted the limit
When the boys entered the ring
1874 IL and Leonard 1874 Ia. This
showed that the two lads trained
hard for this match.
Cline was very nervous as the boys
waited in their corners for the open
ing bell, but at the gong he stepped
right out and led with a left. It was
fight from the start, neither man
doing any fancy boxing. but tearing
in punched with all their weight be-
hind the leads
Benny stuck a long left in Patsy's
face and then crossed a wicked right
to the head that was too high to do
much damage. After a minute Of
open scrapping Cline worked into
close quarters, but Benny knew too
much about this brand of mixing and
ripped home dozen rights and lefts
to the mid-section.
First Blood for Benny.
Leonard earned first blood early<in
the second round, when a wicked left
hook opened cut over Patsy's right
eye. Cline was stung by the blow
and hung on until the referee sepa-
rated them. AS they were pulled
apart, Cline butted Benny and then
brought back his right elbow and
caught the champion on the throat.
Cline put on full power in the third
round and gave. Benny a merry time
of it. Leonard started a left, but
Patsy dropped a right over the lead
and caught Benny under the left eye,
raising a fine berry" Before Ben
ny could get back into a fighting
position Cline hooked left to the
jaw and followed with a right swing
| that landed just back of Benny's ear.
Then Cline got inside of Leonard
arms at close quarters and gave the
! champion a fine FASTING about the
| ribs until the bell rang.
The hard fighting in the third found
Cline slowed up to a walk in the
fourth and Leonard outboxed and
outpunched the challenger from bell
| to bell.
LII Iuo l1Lu Cuno started a 1eIC ana
Benny beat him to the punch with
a right. Patsy lunged forward as he
missed and fell to his knees. 1t was
not a real knock down. When Cline
got Up he ran into left to the face
that sent his head back and a right
hook followed by right uppercut
had him dizzy and he hung on for
dear life.
AS they broke Cline stabbed Ben
ny on the nose and opened a little
cut just above the bridge of the
champions breathing organ.
The sixth round found Cline IL
there Just to stick it out to the fin.
ish. He didn't try to land a single
punch, but ran and covered the en-.
| tire three minutes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13

hotter punch than he could stand. The
newspaper scribes were practically
unanimous in crying fake" but no.
body believes that Terry had any,
thing to do with the fixing. The
Brooklyn whirlwind always fought
to win, and no suspicion ever attach
ed to his career. Cans, treat fighter
and thorough gem man of color as he
was, was mixed up in many affairs
that were a tride shady, to say the
least. In signing to meet McGovern
in Chicago on Dec. 10, 1900, Cans
had agreed to stop his opponent
within six rounds A lot Of wise"
money was wagered on the result, and
it was some time before Cans was
able to get back into the good graces
of the sporting fraternity. Even
tually he triumphed, and defeated
Frank Erne for the lightweight
championship of the world at Fort
Erie, Ont, in 1902. He defended
his title against Jimmy Britt, and de-
feated the Californian; he whipped
Battling Nelson at Goldfeld, but later
lost his title to the Dane. Consider
ing the Cans McGovern fight as gem
uine, it gives the negro the distinc-
ton of being the only champion in
the history of the ring to be knocked
out and afterward recover his IT,
tle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13
PLAN TO LET ALL CLUBS
SHARE PROFITS ENDORSED

The second days session of the Ma
tional League brought out few Of the
startling situations which featured
the opening days session. The punch
was taken out of the meeting on
Tuesday, when the Alexander-Kille-
fer deal was put over and Tener was
reelected president, despite his an
nounced intention to devote practically
his entire time to new enterprise.
The, National League rushed it's
business through three sessions
morning, afternoon and night, but on
the whole, nothing but routine mat
tiers was transacted. The league
worked in double quick time yester-
day so the club owners might be able
to leave this afternoon for the joint
conference with the American League
in Chicago, which is scheduled for
today.
Announcement was made that both
the questions of schedule and player
limits were discussed informally, but
that nothing could be done on those
questions until the joint meeting with
the American League. Tener an
nounced, however. that it was the
sense of the meeting to play again a
154 game schedule in 1918. Tener
has continually maintained that it
would be inadvisable to curb the old
schedule, and will advocate the reten-
ton of the 1874 game schedule at the
Chicago meeting.
Give Player Right to Appeal.
1t was learned, however, that the
National League adopted a tentative
schedule of 154 games, starting April
16 and closing Sept 80 This would
mean that the playing season would
be about 10 days shorter than for
merly, and would require a certain
number of double headers
| The National League constitution
was so amended that player sus-
pended for a period longer than 10
i days will have the right of appeal
to the board of directors. 1t was an
nounced that this bit of legislation
was adopted because of two contradic-
| tory sections of the constitution
which were brought to light at the
time of the McGraw trial last sum-
mer. At the time there was doubt
whether McGraw or the New York
club had the right of appeal from
Tener's decision suspending McGraw
| 16 days. 1t was then decided there
could be no appeal but should a sim
liar case arise the player now would
have the right to appeal.
Only a year ago the league, desir-
Ling to give Tener unlimited power
passed an amendment to the constf-
tuition which did away with appeals
t from the presidents decision 1t is
significant that yesterdays action
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13

was taken at a time when Tener was
absent from the meeting.
The league again unanimously in
dorsed President Tener's proposition
for a pro rata division of the worlds
series receipts. The scheme was ap-
proved by the National League year
ago, but the American League did not
like it. In approving it yesterday the
National League voted that it again
be referred to the American League
for consideration at the joint meet
ing
TIL proposition calls for a players
worlds series purse a little larger
than the present rules allow, but the
contesting teams would get only so
per cent. of it. The other 40 per
cent. would be divided among the
other clubs, with the exception of the
tail enders, on pro rata shares the
object being to stimulate interest
among the players in the fight for po-
sitions
Branch Hickey of st. Louis was
anxious to have the nom withdrawal
waiver rule abolished, but his propo-
sition was voted, down. Under the
provisions Of this rule a club may
now withdraw waivers if another
club puts in a claim for The player
waivers were asked upon. According
to report by Secretary Haydler,
waivers were asked on 259 National
League players last season, on whom
81 were claimed by other clubs and
II by National Association clubs.
The subject of passes was freely
discussed, but action upon it was de.
ferred. TWAS stated, however. that
the. sense of the meeting was that
passes were becoming a growing evil
which must sooner or later be curbed.
1t was also decided that each club
should set aside one day in the season
to be designated as Clark Griffith Bat
and Ball Day, when 25 per cent. of
the gross receipts will be turned over
to Griffit11's Bat and Ball Fund. In
a letter to the league Griffith said he
| took in $4,000 last season and hopes
to take in 100000 next season.
The National League constitution
! also was amended SO as to define an
! open date more clearly. Under the
| new definition anything is an open
! date when no game is scheduled.
! The league also voted to adopt a
! uniform code of club rules, to be
posted in the clubhouses of the var
ious clubs. They define the deport-
ment expected of players off and or
| the field, insist on clean uniforms
define hours of reporting, etc. Here
| tofore each club has had its own
rules. These rules are now made
| uniform throughout the league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13

the past" Colonel Rupert said. I'VE
couldn't possibly get along with eigh-
teen men. The lowest number, in
my judgment, would be twenty-one.
That roster would give us seven pitch
ers, three catchers, six infielders and
five outfielders. This number is nee
essary if we are to be prepared to face
injuries and accidents to regular
players.
They say that remnants have been
won with only eighteen men. If 1
could select the eighteen players I
wanted I could give New York a pen
nant winner in a hurry. It's neces-
sary to carry undeveloped minor
leaguers even although they do not
get into game once or twice a year.
The average minor Lacquer coming
to the big leagues is scared to death
and it requires time for him to wear
off his stage fright"
President Comiskey opposed. any
reduction in playing schedules, or
player limit, and opposed discussion
Of any panic which might come to
baseball through thoughts of the war.
Comiskey Optimistic. 10
"The game has passed through 9TH
er crises and will live through this
one, - Comiskey said. II believe the
public wants the game and until it
says otherwise it is up to US to pro-
coed along the lines we always have
followed" f.--~s1 b,<
There is possibility that Del
Pratt, second baseman with theA ST.
Louis Americans, may be traded to
New York before the end of the
| week. - 17-ss
Colonel Rupert, of the Yankees,
said last night that he was prepared
to offer cash or players for him. Pratt
,, has a 100000 suit alleging libel
pending against President Ball, of the
st. Louis club and is known to be
| anxious to play elsewhere.
! Clark Griffith, manager of the Wash
ington club, who is collecting funds
for the bat and Ball FUND.- to pro-
vide American soldiers with baseball
equipment announced that he had for
! warded third shipment to Per
| shing's forces in France. The latest
shipment is valued at $1,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-13
CONN. co. NEEDS
LARGE SUM MONEY
FOR IMPROVEMENTS

The Connecticut Co. will need more
than S6,O00,000 for necessary inn
provements in the next eight years,
according to testimony given yester-
day at the continued six-cent fare
hearing by P. W. Whipple, chief en-
gineer of power and construction. Mr..
Whipple said that he based his esti-
mates on market costs of three
months ago and that prices are aGIll
going up. es.-.,
An interesting point brought out
was that the jitneys take away from
the trolley company probably $6 or
81 a day on each line on which they
operate. I'VE will be forced to cur
tail operation on many of our lines
within g. short time because of the
scarcity of help" said Mr.. Punder-
ford.