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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
BILLY HUGHES WILL MEET
WORTHY FOE IN K. @. EGCERS

Eggers went to the Hotel Alpine
this afternoon and will stay there I'M
til Monday night under the watchful
eye Of Matchmaker Billy Hogan. Egg
gers thinks he can put Hughes away
before the end of the 18th round. The
ten round semi-fna1 between Louie
Bogash of this city and Young Boyd
of South Norwalk should also be
good. Tickets for the show are sell
ing fast and a large attendance is ex-
ipected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

Billy Hughes, who arrived in this
city from California last winter, has
already considered himself a real
Bridgeporter and the boxing fans
have taken quite a liking to- him. He
is clever boxer as he has displayed
in bouts with Young McAuliffe and
Tommy Shea. Hughes will need all
his knowledge, however, when he gets
into the ring with K. o. Eggers at the
Casino next Monday night
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COLI ROOSEVELT Is
SO YEARS OLD TODAY.

Oyster Bay. N. z. Oct 81 = 4coLzs
Theodore Roosevelt celebrated his
59th birthday at his home here to-
day.
Congratulatory letters and kilograms
were received from all parts OF the
country. many OF them from the
Rough Riders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27
Z. M. G. A. Fencers Are
Having Busy Season

The war has been the cause Of such
great demand for sword fencing The
, Y. M. G. A. members who expect to
\ be drafted like to be in good shape
before entering the army. Those who
do not know what fencing means are
f1yfted + the Y. M. G. a. and receive
n trial leSsop free. Glasses are held
on faesday Thursday and Saturday at
10 p m.
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:-:OVER THE TOp:-::

position. will be up against it from
the start unless he should be fortu-
nate enough to get the club off on a
winning squirt.
Some press agent in New York tells
the public that Benny Leonard will
put his whole soul in the work of in
structing the soldiers in boxing" He's
probably SO thankful to escape the
trenches that he will do anything ex-
cept what he ought to do.
One Of the best backs of the pres.
ent football season is George McLar-
en- Of Pittsburg. He is a veteran and
has made sensational runs in al
most every game this season.
In answer to the query of fan
who wanted to know where Shoe
less Joe" Jackson of the White .SoX
got his name. a New York writer says
Joe was playing in the Carolina as
ISOLATION in his early days and one
day just as the game began, his shoes
hurt him. So he played the contest
in his stocking feet.
Eddie Mahan, the famous Harvard
backfield star, got leave from the
Philadelphia Navy yard for a, few days
and went to coach the Harvard play
ers yesterday. Mahan is a chap of
magnetic personality and it is said he
can put lots of pepper into a squad OF
players.
Although Jack Dillon was suppos-
! ed to be in the Navy, he still man.
ages to stay on land. He has been
matched to fight George Chip in Du-
I11th hfiun ~op Novapober
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

pugilism- He came down like a
punctured balloon Kid Kenneth.
Carl Morris, Fred Fulton. Sam Nc
vev. and most OF the other heavy
weights. took a whack at PeIzey and
they all sent him down for the count
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

CORTEZ C. ROCKWELL plumb
ing and Heating. jobbfng q speciality.
8061 Main and Hillside avenue.
Phone 114-2-9. B 10 ST
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

President Wilson WIN go to Prince
ton to vote in the New Jersey state
legislative elections.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

comprise Bradford at left halfbaclx,
Klaproth at right halfback and Dunn
at fullback.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

Ithaca, N. Y, is to devote part OF
its energy to raising hogs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DEGIGNS.
JOHN RECK q SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

1~ss 'ansncs to get that Bond
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-10-27

Farmer Want Aas. one Cent a Word
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position. will be up against it from
the start unless he should be fortu-
nate enough to get the club off on a
winning squirt.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
BY n. C. BYRD.

The Maryland State College this
spring will play a shorter schedule in
base ball than it has had in years. Only
sixteen games are listed, while in former
seasons not less than twenty have been
played. Also the schedule will not
open until later than usual. the first
contest being booked for April 2. Here
tofore 1t has been customary to play
games the last week in March.
Colby College will come down from
Maine for the opening game, and it is
to be followed by Cornell. which ap-
pears at College Park April Z. Three
games are scheduled for April 9, 10, IL,
Fordham. Lafayette and Boston College
being due to play on States field. The
bulk of the schedule will have been
completed before May. only four con-
tests being listed during that month.
The last is scheduled May 80, Decora.
ton day. which is the annual farmers
day, with st. Johns College of An
napolis.
Johnny Overton of Yale in the mile in
the Meadowbrook games Saturday
night stands as the greatest achieve
ment of any runner in that event. on
board track, ten laps to the mile,
Overton did the distance in minutes
16 seconds. The difficulty Of this per-
formance is realized by comparing it
with the efforts of other great runners
of the past five years. Last spring Wind
nagle of Cornell won the intercollegiate
mile outdoors in minutes Is seconds.
Four years ago John Paul Jones broke
the record outdoors for the intercol-
legiates by doing minutes IA 2-5 sec
onds. Shortly after that Norman Taber
mile in minutes IL 3-5 seconds In
the winter of 1913 Abel Kiviat set a
new indoor mark of minutes 1s rs
seconds. 1t is questionable. though, if
any of these records is as meritorious
as that of Overton. Taber, in running
his record mile. was not placed at the
disadvantage of being in a race, where
he would have to take a chance of get
ting boxed at times and in being re-
tarded in other ways. but was paced
Evening star., 1917-03-12
CRITICISES LES DARCY.
Australian Writer Points to Carpen-
tier as a Real Fighter.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Gov Whit
mans action in barring Les Darcy from
participation in boxing contests in New
York would be extremely popular in
Australia, according to editorial COM
ment on the young mans departure,
printed in the Melbourne Argus. reach
ing here yesterday. The Argus Of Feb
ruary said:
LES Darcy. the young boxer who es-
capped from Australia few months ago
in order. it Is alleged. to avoid military
service. is a living example of the man
who fights and runs away and lives to
fight another day. Darcy has been
matched to fight Mccoy in New York
next March and his share of the purse
will be $4,000. 1t is hoped that while
Darcy is in America he will take steps
to secure naturalization in that coun-
try. In even Americas eyes Darcy
must cut a poor figure. 1t is interest
ing to compare him with that great
boxer. Carpenter. When approached
recently with an offer to box in Aus
tralia. Carpenter replied proudly:
81 am a soldier of France"
He may box at charity matinee in
Paris occasionally when on leave from
the trenches, but large purses and the
applause of the stadium have no at
traction for him while the war lasts.
He is too proud to avoid fighting the
Germans"
Evening star., 1917-03-12
THR0CKM0RT0N TO PLAY.
Opposes Mclaughlin Today in Final
| Match of Tennis Tourney.

LOS ANGELES. Cal. March 12.-
Harold Throckmorton (east) is to play
today against Maurice E. McLoughlin
(west) in the final match of the east VS..
west tennis tournament here. The west
erners already have won five of the
seven matches Of the tournament, and
the fasteners one, a doubles match,
last Saturday between Frederick B.
Alexander and Conrad B. Doyle (east)
against Claude A. Wayne and Nat B.
Brown (west).
In addition to the mems singles to-
day, the last match of the women's
round robin singles. already won by
Mrs. May Sutton Bunday (west), is to
be played between Miss Molla Bjurstedt
(east) and Miss Mary K. Browne
(west).
Mrs. Bunday has defeated both the
contestants in today's match. Tourna-
ment officials announced a special match
would be arranged among the men,
provided there was time for play after
the two matches scheduled for to-
day were completed.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
WORLD RECORD EQUALED.
Simpson and Mahl Tie Three Marks
in Western A. A. U. Games.

ST. LOUIS. March 12-Three world $
records were announced as being tied at
the Western Amateur Athletic Union in
door relay race carnival here Saturday
night.
Robert Simpson. running for the Uni
versitp of Missouri, equaled two of
them, the ffty-yard low and high hur-
dies. negotiating the distances in sec
onds and 3-5 seconds, respectively,
while Irwin Mahl Of the Columbia Ath-
letic Club ran the ffty-yard dash in
is seconds
The University of Michigan was de-
feated by Missouri University in the
special one-mile relay race. Missouris
time was minutes and 80 seconds.
According to the Athletic Almanac, the
worlds record for the fifty-yard high
hurdles is seconds fiat, held by NJ s.
Catlin. but Simpson recently reduced
this mark to 3-5 seconds, on the same
night that J. w. Faswell of Yale nego-
tiated the event in 6 is seconds at the
intercollegiate indoor games in this city
Simpsons new record has not been ac-
cepted by the A. A. U. as yet
Evening star., 1917-03-12
MAY USE AMERICAN PLANT,
Wild Growing Digitalis May Replace
the Imported to This Country

The United States may have to turn
for its supply of the crude drug digi-
tails. cut off by the European war. TO
the wild-growing American digitalis.
This possibility is revealed in a re-
port today of an investigation conduct
ed by the public health service in the
states of California, Oregon, Washing
ton and West Virginia. The invests
gators found that the plant, which
grows wild in abundance in those
states. may be utilized as a source OF
supply for making the various official
preparations of digitalis.
Before the war the United States
drew its supply of digitalis chiefly from
Germany and Austria. but since these
sources have been removed the avail
able stock has greatly diminished, with
consequent soaring prices.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
BowLERs ARE GRAT1F1ED.
Excellent Results During the First
Week of American Congress.

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. March 12-
Those attending the American Bowling
Congress tournament here expressed
qualification over the results of the
first weeks scores. and entered upon
the second week of the contests with
the prediction that some excellent
marks might be expected.
Those who are after records, and that
includes about every one present, ex-
press concern over the prospects of
passing the mark of 2.932 made by the
Navarro Hotel five-man team of Toledo
The nearest mark to date is 2,S63, by
the Overland Trim Shops team. also Of
Toledo.
In the bowling late Saturday night
the Butler Giants of Chicago ran up
2.7Ss. which gave them fifth place, just
below the Easter Brands of Buffalo,
who went into fourth place Saturday
night also.
George Hansen of Chicago is high in
the all-events. with 1.s45. Lundgren's
279 game is the high one of the present
meet.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
RENOWNED GOLFERS AT TAMPA
Foursome for $500 Purse to Be
Played Today.

TAMPA, Fla. March 12.-Tampa is
the winter mecca for golfers today,
when Walter Hagan, Rochester C. c.;
Tom Mcnamara, New York; Wilfred
Reid, Wilmington C. c., and James
Garage" Barnes, Palma Celia White
marsh Valley. meet over the Palma
Celia Golf Clubs links here.
A foursome, with Hagan and Nc
Namara opposing Reid and Barnes, will
occupy the afternoon, while an indi-
vidual battle in an eighteen-hole medal
play match was the morning card. A
purse of $500 has been hung up
The left stake of Jimmy "Gafage"
Barnes is back in trim again, and the
king Of professionals has been doing
some good work. Hagan recently
clipped five strokes off the College Arms
Golf Clubs course record, while Nc
Namara and Reid have been playing
stellar golf in Florida for two months.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
MAY KEEP HEINE TABLET.
London County Council Postpones
Proposal to Remove It.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 2s.-The proposal
to remove from his former residence the
tablet commemorative of Heine has
been postponed. For this action the
London county council, which has turis-
diction in the matter. has been praised
in some quarters and condemned in
others. The condemnation comes from
those who want to eradicate anything
German from British memories. but
those more tolerant call attention to
the fact that it was from London that
Heine wrote some sentences they aver
as worth remembering today, as. for in
stance, the following:
"An Englishman loves freedom as he
loves his lawfully welded wife; he re-
CARDS her as a possession. and. If he
does not treat her with special tender
ness, yet if need be he knows how to
defend her. A Frenchman loves free
dom as he loves his chosen bride; he
will commit a thousand follies for her
sake. A German loves freedom as he
loves his old grandmother"
Evening star., 1917-03-12
Foreign Service Tours Suspended.

On account of the German crisis the
Secretary of War has suspended in
definitely the regulations governing the
tour Of duty of army officers in the
Canal Zone. Hawaii and the Philip
pines. The foreign service roster per-
tanning to line and staff officers will
be ignored until the international sit
uation Is adjusted.
The tour of duty beyond continental
limits has been regarded and recog-
nized, as far as possible. as two years,
and this has been the duration of duty
abroad prescribed by law. from the
terms of which it is possible to depart
when the exigencies of the service JUS
tify or require it. Such a situation
is considered as prevailing.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
SAYS HE IS NOT POSTED
ON LATE OCCURRENCES
Count Won BernstorR, at Christiania,
Surprised When Told Of German
Mexican Developments.

CHRISTIANIA. March II, via Lon
don. March IL. 1885 a.m.-The steam
ship Frederik VIII left for Copen-
hagen today with Count Won Bern
storf. former German ambassador to
the United States. and his party.
Count Won Bernstorff, on arriving
here on board the steamship Frederik
VIII, told the Associated Press that he
was ignorant of the political develop
ments Of the last four weeks. and was
not in a position. therefore. to make
any comment regarding them. When
the ex-ambassador learned of the dis
closure of Germany's effort to make
an alliance with Mexico. he expressed
his surprise. and added: TT is news
to me"
Wilson'S progress toward the arming
Of merchantmen. but he made no COM
ment, although seeming eager to hear
Of the latest developments on both
sides of the Atlantic.
Receives Large Amount Of Mail.
The count. on his arrival. received
a large amount of mail. which he read
hurriedly.
Count Won Bernstorff spent Saturday
in Christiania sightseeing and meeting
German officials. In the morning he
had a long conference with DR.. G.
Michahelles, the German minister to
Norway. and the attaches Of the Ger
man legation. In the afternoon he
went for a drive. and in the evening he
attended dinner given in his honor
at the German legation.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc.
COG F St.
ARMY ORDERS.

Col. James D. Glennan. Medical Corps,
is relieved from further duty in the
Southern Department and will resume
his station at the United States Sol
diers' Home. this city.
Maj. Alvord Van p. Anderson, 6th
Cavalry. is detailed for general recruit
ing service at Newark. n. J.
Capt. Henry Rodgers, Philippine
Scouts is retired from active service.
with the pay and allowances of master
signal electrician of the United States
Army.
Maj. Henry D. Thomason. Medical
Corps, is relieved from duty at Fort
Sam Houston, Tex, and will accom-
n Y
The leave of absence granted Lieut..
Col. Frederick p. Reynolds. Medical
Corps. is extended one month on sur
geon's certificate Of disability.
Maj. Elliott J. Dent. Corps OF Engi-
neers. is relieved from duty at Little
Rock. Ark, and will proceed to PORT
land. Ore, for duty:
Mai. Amos A. Fries, Corps of Engi-
neers. Is relieved from duty at Port
land. Ore. and will proceed to Mann
moth Hot Springs. Wyo.. and take sta
tion.
Capt. Campbell B. Hodges. infantry.
is relieved from further duty as in
spector-instructor with the National
Guard in Louisiana, and will report
to the chief of the militia bureau for
duty in his office.
Lieut.. Col. Thomas II. Slavens, Quar-
termaster Corps. will report for duty
as quartermaster in the Western De-
partment. relieving Col. Hamilton s.
Wallace, Quartermaster Corps, who will
proceeds to Portland. Ore. for duty.
Lieut. Col. George p. Howell. Corps of
Engineers. is relieved from duty with
the 1st Regiment of Engineers and will
proceed to Little Rock, Ark, for duty.
First Lieuts. Charles w. Rauschen-
bach and William T. Weissinger of the
Medical officers Reserve Corps will re-
pair to this city and report at the
Army Medical School. for the required
course of instruction at that school:
The following named officers will be
examined for promotion:
First Lfeuts. George f. Arnemann, 4th
Field Artillery: Clarence d. Lang, 4th
Field Artillery: Isaac Spalding. Sth
Field Artillery: Harry ]. Maloney. Sd
Field Artillery: Robert F. Hyatt. 4th
Field Artillery: Earl b. Hochwalt, Sth
Field Artillery; Francis T. Armstrong,
I'd Field Artillery. and Hamilton Tenn
pleton. 5th Field Artillery.
Evening star., 1917-03-12

enough for them to become proficient
in the foot movements, which constitute
their first instruction. If the drills are
suspended from that time until April g.
when the regulars rejoin the yannigans
in Washington, the players will be con-
siderably retarded in attaining the de-
gree of mobility which should have
been reached by that time. Corp. Dean
months furlough in order that he may
accompany the team and continue the
drills daily.
1t is reported that this action is con-
templated in the case of sergt. Smith
Americans at Macon, Ga. Manager
Griffith today said he would be. glad
to have Corp. Dean accompany his play
ers on their spring trip, and that he
would be willing to do anything the
other American League clubs do in re-
gard to paying the travelling expenses
of the military tutor.
Through the local newspapers an in
vitation has been issued by Manager
Griffith for all men in Augusta or
vicinity who care to to join his squad
of ball players for the drills. and it
is expected quite q number will take
advantage of the opportunity to hob
mob for an hour day with such stars
on the diamond as Walter Johnson ct al.
The only requirement for the natives
is that they be at least eighteen years
old.
Joe Cantillon. former pilot of the
Washington club. and now manager of
the Minneapolis team of the Ameri-
can Association, reached Augusta last
night. He had long talk with Mana
ger Griffith and will call on Ty Cobb,
a great friend of his. The Minneapolis
helmsman declares he will work out
with the Washington players and also
participate in the drills.
Canti1lon, who is fifty-seven years
old. has worn a uniform every day dur
ing the season since 1881, when he
started in base ball at Green Bay, Wis,
and is believed to hold the record in
this respec.. He intends to go to Ma
con to see Manager Donovan of the Yam
KEGS and to Columbus to visit Manager
Callahan of the Pirates before he goes
back to Parsons. Kan, where his team
is In training. He is nosing around to
see what young ball players he can
pick up for the Millers, although Griff
denies he discussed the subject with
him.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
MARYLAND STATE NINE TO PLAY
SHORTER SCHEDULE THAN USUAL
Only Sixteen Games On List for ColleeePark
Institution This Spring -Overton Likely
to Break Outdoor Mile Record.

and had the track to himself in what
was nothing but an exhibition attempt
to set new mark. John Paul Jones
made his record in an actual race and
deserves just as much credit for that
as Overton does for his. But all these
performances. except Kiviat's, were
made outdoors on cinder path, and
only eight turns had to be taken, which
turns were hardly sharp enough to in
terfere with speed or endurance in ex-
ira effort put forth to swing around
them. Overton, in the ten laps he ran
indoors. was compelled to take twenty
curves, all of them being sharp enough
either to reduce his speed somewhat or
to require him to put forth greater en-
ergy than on the straightaways. in or
der to maintain it. If Overton could
run a mile indoors in 4 minutes 16 sec
onds, he should do as well or better
than John Paul Jones on an open track
1t will not be a surprise il a new mark
for the outdoor mile is made when
Overton toes the starting line in the in
tercollegiates. provided. of course, con-
ditions for him are favorable.
A runner of Brewers stature is at
great disadvantage when competing
against a man like Joe Loomis. The
Maryland State athlete is short and
stocky. while Loomis stands about six
feet one inch. At the end of a fifty
yard race. when there is not daylight
between the men finishing, a man like
Loomis is bound to be more in evidence
than Brewer. Brewer would stand a
much better chance against Loomis in
a 100-yard dash than in fifty.
1t might be mentioned here that
Maryland State was represented in the
Meadowbrook meet by five men. and
ali finished well enough to get prizes.
They brought back with them four
gold penknives, two gold watches and
a silver cup as their share Of the
booty.
One of the Maryland State runners
who was at the Meadowbrook games
Saturday night is authority for the
statement that Catholic University was
not beaten by more than fraction of
an inch. if at all, in its relay race with
Lehigh and Lafayette. so close was
the finish of the event between Russell
of Lafayette and Keen of Catholic U.
that thought c. U. had won until after
the judges announced differently" was
the way the State athlete put his idea
of the event.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
No Champion College Hockey Team.

BOSTON. March 1.-THE intercolle-
giate hockey season closed Saturday
night without producing a champion
ship team. Four colleges were proni-
nent in the play in the east. but none
finished its schedule with a clear claim
to title honors. Harvard defeated
Princeton in their series: the Tigers
won from Yale in series of three
games and Yale won the rubber game
from the Crimson at New Haven last
Saturday. Dartmouth. which played
single games with each of these COL
lege sevens, defeated Yale and Prince
ton. but lost to Harvard, complicating
anysattempt to rank the teams.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
ARMY AND NAVY DENTISTS.
Examination of Applicants Ordered
to Fill Vacancies in Service.

An examination of candidates for ap-
pointment to the naval dental corps
will be held in Washington April %.
There are about forty vacancies to be
filled. The board of examiners will
meet in this city, which is the only
place where it is possible to obtain the
services of officers qualified to super
wise the competition.
An examination of candidates for ap-
pointment to the army dental corps
will be held about July 1. The exami-
nations will probably be held at the
general recruit depots. There are four
teen vacancies in the corps, and July I
there will be twenty-five.
Evening star., 1917-03-12
Mrs. Hurd Lowers Score.

PINEHURST. N. c., March 12-Mrs
Dorothy Campbell Hurd brought her
ringer score down to II on the No. 1
course yesterday. and is at present lead
ing in the seasons ringer contest Mrs.
Hurd won the contest last year with a
score of 65. Mrs. John D. Chapman of
Greenwich stands second at rs Mrs. r.
II. Barlow, Miss Eleanor Gates and other
leaders among the woman players are
entered in the competition.