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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
NEWPORT PERSONALS
CONTINUED from Page Seven)

A very enjoyable concert was given
at School hall Saturday night by the
Norwich university cadets. Dancing
followed the concert. The fund for
the community skating rink was
materially swelled with share of the
proceeds of the evening. The cadets
remained in town over Sunday, enter
tanned in various homes, and assisted
in the church services Sunday. They
went to Beebe, P. O., Monday.
Recent new subscribers in the New
port exchange of the .Passumpsic
Telephone company include, Mrs.
Rose M. Sawyer, Joseph E. Berry,
David Favreau, Walter E. Nye, Mrs
B. l.. Demings, Fortunt Dubuc, Au-
gust R. Hudon, Austin B. Lahar, E..
D. Gardner, w. E. Pearsons, c.. A.
Briggs, Harry Farrar, George Tide
man, Fred HI. Coburn, Theodore Quin-
tin. Charles Hacon, Earl Pettingill,
Mrs. Eta Hamilton, Mrs. Leora H.
Wilcox, M. j. Whipple, Economy mar
ket, Miss Rena N. Welch, N. T. Scott,
C. l.. Macy, livery, P. N. Parker, Guy
C. Bartlett, Arthur c.. Mckinney, G..
E. Newton, Ernest Roy, Henry M.
Davio, Warren Place, Fred E. Wilson,
John J. Morrow, Frank H. Wheeler,
livery, G.. A. Hudson, Robert Baker,
c. D. Wilkinson, Earl Norway, B. L.
Brigham, Mrs. Luna Hilliker, E. l..
Landry, w. E. Smith, Arthur Chabot,
M. A. Parker, Edwin P. Rickaby, Lou
is Normandin, Daniel Zabarsky.
When this company started bust
ness in 1907 it had 2135 stations con-
nected with eleven exchanges. The
company now has nineteen exchanges
serving 5000 stations.
DERBY
The Passumpsic Telephone COM
pany recently installed telephones for
G.. H. Howe, C. w. Gage, G. E. Gard
ner, Clarence & William Pratt, C. H.
Clapper, Henry H. Hayward, Zenon
Gervais, Derby Garage, Clarence B.
Kelley.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
Fine Residence for Sale

in the Village of Orleans, VT.
The property occupied
as a residence by the late
|. D. R. Collins, con-
sistin9 Of a commodious
nine room house, with
bathroom, pantry, closets,
fireplace, hot-water heat
ing system, electric lights
throughout, Gem ente d
cellar under whole house,
ample shed room, base
ment barn with stable
room for horse and COW;
about three acres of land
in orchard, garden, lawns
and grove, variety of
shrubbery; the most beau
tiful location in Orleans,
out of the dust and dirt of
the main streets, yet with
in 3 minutes walk of
post office, bank and R.R.
station. The place can be
bought partly furnished if
desired and at a reason.
able price. For further in
formation apply to
E. D. COLLINS, Orleans, VT.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
DaiIv THOUGHT

All things are literally better, love-
lier and more beloved for the Imperfect
lions which have been divinely ap-
pointed, that the law of human life
may be effort and the law of human
judgment mercy.-Ruskin.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14

Mental Steering Gear Goes Wrong.
Science has at last explained why au-
tomobiles skid, but the police courts
have had a good working theory for
some time.-Washingt Post.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
Brutal,

A Chicago man complains he cam
not support his wife on $40 week
when she buys perfume at S. a bottle
and stockings at Sc pair. The brute.
Peoria Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
ATTENTION !

All Persons having Watches,
Clocks or other repair work
left at the E. r. Baraw Shop
will kindly call for same at our
store and work not called for
will be sold to pay charges to
settle Estate.
B. Q. Smith Administrator
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
Easy Publicity.

=. First Actor-"Who is his publicity
manY" Second Actor-"He relies al
MIST entirely upon cycle cops and cred
itors."-Puck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
BABE ruth, YOUNG
RED S0X FLINCER
HAS fine RECORD

George Ruth, better known to the
fans as Babe" achieved last year
the proud distinction Of leading the
twirlers of the American league, al
lowing only LIS runs per game and
taking part in A contests. His near
est rival was Eddie Cicotte Of the
White Sox, with the great Walter
Johnson third. Ruth's1 rise to fame
and comparative wealth is all the
more remarkable because Of the fact
that the greater part Of his life has
been spent in an Industrial school for
naughty. boys.
The big southpaw Of the Red Sox
was born in Baltimore 23 years ago
to-day, Feb. Z, 1894. The future
pitching prince Of the johnson cir
cult early developed a tendency to
get mixed up in devilment, and at the
tender age of seven he was commit
ted to st. Marys Industrial school.
At that institution he received fair
education, and was instructed in the
art of making shirts, and by this trade
he expected to make a living when
given his freedom. Much to his sur
prise, he discovered that his reputa-
ton as ball player at school had
made him an object of interest to the
Baltimore baseball powers, and in
1914 he was signed by Dunn to pitch
for the Orioles.
He did great work in the Interna-
tional, but the Fed competition in
the Maryland metropolis made it me-
cessary for Dunn to sell his stars, and
in July Ruth was sold to the Red Sox
for $4,000. In August he was turned
over to Providence, but was recalled
to Boston the following month. In
the International, Babe won % and
lost nine games, while for Boston he
won two and lost one-not a bad rec
ord for a kids first season in fast
professional ball. In 1915, Ruth wan
Is and lost seven games for Boston,
and last year he led them all in the
official averages. Ruth is under con-
tract for this year with the Red Sox.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
Braves Expect to
Get Future Stars
Among the Amateurs

Believing that to have a few local
cal pride and local interest in that
team, President r. d. Haughton OF
the Braves will, this coming season,
set apart a portion of the daily prac-
tice for trying out and teaching base
ball to New England youths who nave
played the game enough to encourage
the suppositton that they might be-
come jor leaguers in time, writes
Francis Eaton in the Boston journal.
These novices will be further ad-
vanced in baseball than the awkward
squad at Soldiers Field would be in
football, but the development idea
will be the same, and it means lot of
thrills for the youngsters VINO Will
have the opportunity to come under
the eyes OF the big leaguers.
incidentally Haughton and Stallings
will be helpips to create new fans as
we'll as new players, and II they gain
one or two real prospects" they will
feel that their efforts have been we'll
rewarded.
Undoubtedly there is still plenty of
baseball ability latent locally, al
though the city and suburbs have been
built ND in selfish haste with very in
adequate provision for large play
grounds. the result being that where
as every American boy Of a generation
ago had some familiarity with baseball
thousands Of city boys are growing
up to-day who have hardly ever had a
baseball in their hands.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
PRINCETON LOSES
TO THE YALE FIVE

New Haven, Feb. THE Yale
basketball team defeated Princeton
before large prom. crowd yesterday
afternoon by the score of rs to 20.
Probably due to the fact that this
game will not count in the Intercol-
legiate Basketball League, the play of
both sides lacked the aggressiveness
so common to the battle when the
Bulldog and Tiger met.
The game itself was close through
out. The first half ended with the
score at IL to IL. In the early part
of the second half, however, the Ellis
took the lead and were never headed.
The team work of both teams was
conspicuous for it's absence. Long
shots were in order. Paulson. Prince
toms clever forward, being chiefly in
evidence with four field goals. Olsen's
work was less spectacular for the five
goals he scored were easier shots, but
still five goals is considered very fair
in these parts. Kinney scored nine
fouls out of fourteen tries for the
Blue, while Captain Haas, of Prince
ton, missed only one of the nine free
throws that he had.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
Manager Moran of
Phillies Celebrates
41st Birthday Today

Pat Moran. pilot of the Phillies, is
~ years young to-day. Patrick was
born in Fitchburg, Mass. also the
birthplace Of Pilot Callahan of the
Pirates, and, although his moniker Is
distinctively Hibernian,- his brogue is
decidedly down east Yankee. Moran
was a great backstop in his day, be-
ginning with Lyons, N. Y, 20 years
ago. In '99 and 100 he was with Mon
treal, joining the Boston Nationals in
1901. After five seasons with the
Braves and four with the Cubs. he
Joined the Phillies in 1910, and served
five years under RED" Doom before
he was appointed manager Of Alex
apder & Company. Pat still lives in
Fitchburg when not engaged in the
duties Of his profession. AS the man
who first put Philadelphia on the Ma
tional league pennant map. Moran
has earned permanent place in the
baseball niche Of fame, as well as in
the affections of the fans of the
Quaker City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
ROACH IN GREAT
FORM But CANNOT
BEAT RIBBON FIVE
(By Wagner.)

Roxey Roach must have heard
about Andy Sears of Reading, beating
the Blue Ribbons single handed last
week. Roach tried to swing the st.
James Triangles to victory over the
Ribbons last night and almost turned
the trick. The New Workers led I'M
til within a few minutes of closing
time when the Ribbons managed to
rally and squeeze out "a to FL VIC
tory.
Roach was the surprise of the
evening He went around like wild
man and during the first half put il,
three goals. He also got three foul
tries. The big guard stuck to Clin-
ton so closely that Jimmy couldn't
get a basket. For Bridgeport
Stretch Harvey was the headliner.
The narrow fellow played rings
around the veteran Mcmillan. He
Gagged three, one of them coming
when Harvey slapped the ball into
the netting after it failed to roll in on
a foul try. Eddie White didn't cut
terror in the second. Sheehan play
ed we'll for the st. James.
The New Workers made a brisk
start. In the first half they guard
ed so we'll and displayed such accur-
acy in shooting that they had lead
Of 16 to IL when the period ended.
They continued the fast pace in the
second session and it was not until
the last few minutes that the Rib
bons went ahead. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
new HAVEN WINS
FROM new YORK
IN BOWLING GAME

New Haven. Feb. THE New Ha-
ven bowling team defeated Glenn Rid
dell's New York outfit in two of the
three games rolled on the Algonquin
strips last night. In the first game
the local stars staged a strong come
back in the last few frames and nosed
out<a victory by a narrow margin of
18 pins. Both teams hit the timber
in phenomenal fashion in the second
game, the New Workers finishing 10
pins to the good. The final and de-
Gliding game was won by New Haven
with plenty to spare. In total pinfall
the locals showed the way with over
100 majority.
Lee Johns, anchor man of the New
York team, was the Individual star
Of the series. Johns negotiated a
total pinfall of 664 for the series, his
best single effort being the second
game when he chalked up a mark of
239.
Charley Schecher and Ardolino
turned in the best scores for the New
Haven team with 623 and 625, re-
spectively. The bowling of Porto and
Johnson was rather disappointing, al
though both suffered from bad splits.
Lindsey hit the pins for $50.
Immediately after the five-men
match, Lindsey and Porto hooked up
in a two-men match with Riddell and
Horton of New York. The local stars
were completely outclassed, dropping
two straight games. In the second
game of this series Lindsey ran into
a split in the tenth frame and the To-
Gals were counted out.
Horton was called upon to oppose
Lindsey in the individual series and
won four straight games over the
local favorite. Horton rolled better
ten pins than on any previous appear
ance here. his victory being due to
his ability to bunch strikes. Horton
received a great ovation in the third
game when he made a spare on an
eight, nine, ten split. - .os
The. matches were witnessed by a
capacity crowd. The scores:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
TED. LEWIS PUTS
KID GRAVES AWAY

New York. Feb. Tied Lewis
knocked out Kid Graves in the ninth
round at the Broadway Sporting club
last night. Graves did not have a
chance to win after the first round. as
he was foored three times in that ses-
sion He was on the floor taking the
count when the bell came to his res
cue at the end of the first. He was
carried to his corner and made re-
markable showing in the second and
third rounds despite the drubbing he
had received in the opener.
Graves was in a bad way at the end
of the sixth round. Lewis was trying
desperately to stop his man, but
Graves is outrageous to the core. He
the round and came out in the seventh
apparently as strong as ever. Lewis
| had discarded boxing altogether. He
set aimself for a fnisher but Graves
took them all with a grin.
He could do but little in the way of
damage himself, but he didn finch
when Lewis's thumps were flying fu-
riously. Body blows paved the way
for the finish in the eighth. Lewis
shifted his attack and pelted Gravess
middle with both hands Graves went
to his corner much the worse for wear
at the end of the round.
When the bell rang at the Begin
ming Of the ninth Lewis rushed across
the ring and drove g. left to the head
A right to the body quickly followed
and Graves doubled up and sank to
the floor and rolled over on his bark.
He was picked up and carried to his
corner
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
Fultz Denies Story
Of Is Players Who
Have Secretly Signed

New York, Feb. IA few claims
and counterclaims flew between the
stronghold of Organized Ball and the
bailwick of the Players Fraternity at
Al Wall street yesterday Captain T..
L. Huston of the Yankees remarked
yesterday that he knew of Is members
OF the American league who had Sc
cretly signed contracts in spite Of the
pledge the fraternity members signed.
President David l.. Fultz says that
there may be a rare one or two play
ers who have signed their contracts
secretly, but as far as a wholesale
desertion, as Captain Huston claims.
Mr.. Fultz simply will not believe it,
that's all.
President Fultz says that many of
the clubs threatened their players that
IL they. did not sign by Feb. 1 they
would have their salaries cut, but the
fraternity head points out that this
threat didn't cause any noticeab BILE
stampede of the players to sign.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07

New York, Feb. Lies Darcy, OF
Australia and AL Mccoy. of Brooklyn,
are scheduled to meet in 1O-round
contest which is alluded to as cham
pionship bout. In other words, IT
Darcy stops Mccoy inside the 10
rounds he will be proclaimed by his
boosters as a worlds middleweight
champion.
fsThat will not make him one, how
ever. They are olmeet at 16O pounds
weighing in at 3 p. m, which means
at least 164 pounds at 10 p. m. The
weight conditions are those that exist
in England and Australia, but not in
this country. Darcy and his many
managers may be able to dictate their
own financial terms, but they cannot
upset American ring traditions.
Ever since the Marquis of Queens
bury rules supplanted the London
prize ring code for the government OF
boxing in this country 1853 pounds
has been the limit Dempsey and
Fitzsimmons fought at 154 pounds
ring side Jan. IA, 1891, and since that
date every middleweight champion
ship battle has been decided at 1873
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
WELSH DECLARES
!. HE WAS SICK in
!: WISCONSIN BATTLE
&

New York, Feb. Freddie Welsh,
lightweight champion Of the world,
has been set down for a year by the
Wisconsin boxing authorities for what
they term "shamming" and "stalling"
In his recent bout with Richie Mitch
ell in Milwaukee. A years suspension.
coming just at this time, may be quite
4 financial blow to Welsh. Should
anything befall the sport In this state.
Welsh would naturally have to look to
wisconsin for his most important
bouts.
The champion resents the insinua7
ton that he did not try in the bout
with Mitchell. He defends his poor
showing by saying that he was i'll on
the night Of the bout, but rather than
disAppoint an immense crowd, he hid
his real condition from the state ply
sicians and boxed.
''Its my own fault" said Welsh
yesterday. HAD I not been over
anxious to please the friends of box
ing in Milwaukee I would not have
received this sentence Of year.
1.-TWO days before the bout I woke
up in Chicago during the night with
q bad chill. had gone to bed with
out enough covers, The night was
bitter cold and I sat up with my teeth
chattering. The next morning I COM
planned to my manager and he adj
vised me to ask for a postponement.
I told him I would if I did not feel
any better on our arrival in Milwau-
kee. BY this time my neck had stiff
fened.
There was a $4,000 advance sale
and the promoters were counting on
q, record gate. consulted with my
manager again and told him that
would chance it. I knew that I was
gone the moment I put up my hands.
Icame back after the first round and
told Pollok that could not see. It
was a fact. Everything was black
before my eyes. After the second
round I warned him not to give me
anything out of my tea or water bot
ties, but to be sure and preserve the
contents Of each. The condition of
my eyes made me think that perhaps
they had been drugged.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
LES DARCY WON'T SECURE \
TITLE BY TR0UNCINC MCCOY
Crack Australian Will Be Over Weight Limit
When He Steps Into Ring.

pounds. The change in weight was
nationally adopted at the time to con-
form to the amateur code in vogue
from the inception of the Amateur
Athletic Union.
Darcy is the recognized middle
weight champion of Australia. Nc
Coy is not an American titleholder.
He beat George Chip in one round,
and few over-zealous scribes labelled
him a champion. When did Chip win
the title? He knocked Frank Klaus
out twice in Pittsburgh, once in six
rounds and once in five. but neither
of the contests was championship
battle. Klaus at that time-October,
1913-was the middleweight cham
pion of Europe, having won the title
by beating BILLY Papke, Marcel Mo-
reau and Georges Carpenter. Neither
Klaus nor Chip had ever beaten
Clabby or Mike Gibbons, nor has Nc
Coy, for that matter.
So the middleweight championship
of America may be considered as an
open class, with Mike Gibbons having
the first call, all the Darcys and Nc
Coys in the world to the contrary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
PENN COMMITTEE
MAKES MYSTERY
OF FOL WELL CASE

Philadelphia, Feb. THE directors
Of the Athletic Association of the
University Of Pennsylvania held their
regular monthly meeting yesterday,
but refused at the close of the ses-
sion to tell what action. if any; had
been taken concerning Coach Bob Fol
well. It had been believed that Fol-
wells reappointment would be rati-
fed at this session.
In the absence of Sydney lThayer,
ST., the Secretary of the board, Major
Mylin J. Pickering. the graduate man
ager, held the Secretary's chair. and
when he was questioned concerning
Folwell's present status, his reply was:
ut was decided not to give anything
to the newspaper men,"
WAS there any definite action TAX
en- on Folwell?" was the next query.
''You would be safe in saying that
there was nothing definite DONE"
Major Pickering replied.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
Hitting The High Spots

AS was predicted when the show
was seen in the city, Les Darcy's
vaudeville tour was a financial fizzle.
He Gi&n't lose anything as he was
guaranteed $4,000 q week. 1t was
tough an the promoters Of the enter
prise, however.
The Chicago White Sox are fol-
lowing in the footsteps of Connie
Mack. They have signed Andrew
Norma, a right handed pitcher who
has done all his twirling for High
school teams.
Lew Wendell, the former Water
bury catcher and now the property of
the Giants, has blossomed out as a
fight manager. He has taken Young
Mike Donovan under his wing. Wen
dell was farmed to Louisville of the
American associa ton last season and
may go there again.
Frank Chance claims to have dis
covered a second Walter Johnson on
the Pacific Coast. The youngster is
Lefty McMoran, who attracted atten-
ton by pitching &c consecutive
SCOTeleSS innings LOT team III fO-
mona, Cal, last season.
There will be great contest for
second base between Fritz MaiseI and
Joe Gedeon of the New York Ameri-s
cans the coming season. Maisel will
go to the camp in Macon, Ca, a week
ahead of the regulars so he will have
the jump on his rival.
It was announced at Colonial hall
last night that the champion Jaspers
of thu Eastern Basketball league will
play the Blue Ribbons here next Tues
day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
DARCY IS AMAZED
At IMMENSE SIZE
OF JESS WILLARD

Chicago, Feb. Les Darcy, the
Australian middleweight, met Jess
Willard for the first time yesterday
afternoon, and shooting a glance sky
ward at the towering champion, OBJ
served:
"My eye; what a whopper"
Darcy and Willard exchanged
pleasantries, but said little about the
proposed ring bout between the two.
Afterward Darcy offered these opin-
ions of the champion:
"E's big one, but I thought he
was longer. But, oh, that stomach
what a target"
Darcy was still watching Willard
when the big fellow left. The Aus
tralian said he wasn't afraid to tackle
Willard, but guessed he would clean
UP the middleweights first.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07

Pennsylvania Hospital, first institu-
ton of it's kind in America, organized
in Philadelphia on this date in 1851.
Birthday Of Charles Dickens in 1912.
The battle Of Eilau, in which Napo-
leon opposed the Prussians and Rus
slams, was fought 10 years ago to-
day, and was indecsiva, although
over $4,000 men fell. Long distance
telephone connection between New
York and Boston was established in
1898, and created a great sensation.
Large part of Baltimore wiped out by
fire in 1904.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
M'AULIFFE HOPES
TO HAND ECGERS
SURPRISE PACKAGE

When Young McAuliffe steps into
the ring with Knockout Eggers at
the Casino tomorrow night he will
meet the hardest hitter he has faced
in his entire ring career. 1t is said
that Eggers carries a kick like a
mule. He appears to know how and
when to deliver the haymaker also,
judging from his record. Among
those he has put away are Young
Phil McGovern, Dutch Brandt, Al
Shubert, and frankie Conley. Nc
Auliffe is not trembling because of
Eggers' reputation, however He is
trained to the minute and expects to
give Eggers a surprise.
Those two willing battlers, Red AL
len and AL Ketchel, will be in the
trenches for the semi-final. Both
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-02-07
Dartmouth Hockey
Team Defeats Army

West Point, N. Y, Feb. Dart
mouth won a well played hockey game
from the Army yesterday afternoon by
to 0. The visiting collegians flashed
the best bit of team work and shoot
ing exhibited here this season.
The cadets showed their best work
in the opening period, when they held
Dartmouth to one goal. Paisley
thrust two from short jabs in front
of the Army's cage in the last half
and put the game safely. away for
Dartmouth. House did the best work
for the cadets.