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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
TO HOLD COLLEGE
 MEETS ON MAY Il

The graduate managers of twenty colleges met at the Hotel Martinique last night and discussed the athletic situation for next Spring. It has practically been decided that the in tercollegiates will be held on an ear Her date than usual, because of the fact that many Of the colleges will close early next Spring. The present
 plan of the graduate managers IS to hold the meet about May Il, instead of two weeks later.
 There will be no indoor intercol- legiate track meet this year, although many of the colleges will enter teams + in the Meadowbrook games at Phlla- tdeiphia., which, this year, will come about the same date as the indoor in tercoIlegiates formerly were held. It l is planned to hold the Pennsylvania relays as usual, and according to the reports of the managers last evening tmost of the colleges will send teams as in previous years.
 | There was a long discussion about | the war tax on admissions, and It IS expected that the managers will hear an official ruling from Washington on
 the tax at today's meeting at the As l tor. Last Fall, the colleges paid the 1 War tax to all football games. Repre- 1 sentAtives of some of the smaller col leges advocated further retrenchment in expenses, and the managers ad- yised economy in training tables,
 scouts, and coaches. It was the gen. eraI sentiment of the meeting, how ever, that intercollegiate athletics Of
 all kinds be encouraged.
 | The meeting was informal, and l among those present were A. A. Stagg, Chicago; George R. Murray, Prince ton: Fred W. Moore, Harvard; H. G. Fender, Dartmouth; Harry A. Fisher, | Columbia; M. J. Pickering, Pennsyl-
 vania: S! c. Palmer, .Swarthmore; R.
 A. Miller, Pittsburg; P. c. Barteime,
 Michigan; T. J. Flaherty, Holy Cross;
 F. w. Marvel, Brown; w. c. Rafferty,
 Washington and Lee; F., A. Eyman. 1 Carnegie Tech; R. H. Smith, Penn I State; H. A. Stansbury, West Virginia
 University; G. I. Kent, Cornell; F. M.
 Jones, Colgate; Walter s. Smith, Syra-
 cuse, and H. c. Byrd, Maryland State.
 A letter from Secretary of War |
 gestions on the continuances of inter
 collegiate athletics next year., will be
 read at today's meeting of the Nation
 al Collegiate Athletic Association at
 the Hotel Astor. It is expected that
 the advice from the War Department
 will have an important bearing on any action which the organization shall
 take. It is believed that all sports of
 Intercollegiate competition will be en-
 couraged,
 Secretary Nicolson of the organiza-
 ton made this announcement after
 the meeting of the Eexecutive Com
 mittee. which was held last night.
 Two new members applied for admis-
 sion, sTexAs Agricultural and Meehani-
 cal College and New Hampshire State College. The members of the com mittee spent much time discussing the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
. = HORSE SALE NETS
 RED CROSS PROFIT

New York, Dec. 28-The Red Cross was enriched s22,S65 last night by the sale of James Cox Brady's show ring horses in Durland's Riding Academy. The master of Hamilton Farms sent twenty of his best high steppers to the block to aid the fund, and they went for prizes that were considered excep- tionally good.
 The spirit of patriotism entered in to the bidding. It began with the of fering of the first horse and ended with a burst of enthusiasm, the like of which has seldom been seen at an auction sale in this country, when the last pair was sold. After eighteen head had been disposed of to patriotic lovers of the horse Pireno and Ham ilton Regal, a pair of brown. hackneys, were driven into the ring, and before they left it they had been bought by John R. Thompson of Chicago, for the exceedingly high price of SIS, 100. This was the top price of the sale and and far above their value. That they brought such huge sum was due to the patriotism of MT. Thompson and R. Lawrence Smith of this city.
 Although each of these noted horse men was aware of the fact that in con formation, action, quality, refinement and mating they were probably the best ladies' pair in the country, each knew their value did not reach the five figures, but the sportsmen conttn- ued to bid against each other until $13,000 was reached. Then MT. Smith withdrew, and the pair went to the Westerner.
 MT. Brady paid less than $6,000 for the pair several years ago. Pireno, which was formerly one of the pets of the late Alfred G. Vanderbilt, he bought for $2,S75, and at private sale he procured Hamilton Regal for $S,- 900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
BILLIARD GAMES TO
 BE RESUMED TODAY

Tonight play will be resumed in the pocket. billiard league of the Inter club tournament at the Seaside club. The proceeds derived from the tour nament are being donated to the am- bulance fund of the Bridgeport, AL gonQuin and Seaside clubs, all of which was launched for the first time at the Bridgeport club last Friday evening.
 The opponents in tonight's matches will be the Algonquin and Seaside clubs. The entries are as follows: AL gonquin club, Middlebrook, Mccarthy and pr. De Garneau; Seaside club Hunt, Wheeler and Fox.
 The Seaside club opened play in the pocket billiard league last week at the Bridgeport club ,and by defeating the latter in two of the three matches climbed to the top berth. The stand ing in the billiard league at present follows.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
NEW WESLEYAN CAPTAIN

Middletown, Cunn., Dec. 2S-Rich- ard J. Keeler of Wayzata, Minn., has been elected acting captain of the Wesleyan basketball team to succeed Lester I. Pitt of this city, who has re- signed because of an injury to his knee. Keeler is a junior and the Var sity football quarter back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
Lawrence Man Leads Eastern
 League Hitters

Harry Kane of the Lawrence club led the Eastern league batting last season with an average of .S40 for 55 games, according to official averages announced last night by Secretary Thomas A. O'Brien of Hartford The real leader,- however. is Conway of the Worcester club. who, in no games that he played batted for 1908. Kane went to bat 1s4 times and slammed the horse hide 6s times for a total of SS bases. He also brought home "A runs. Conway was at bat ss1 times, made 121 hits for a total of -174 bases and came through with s1 tal- lies. s}1 siss.:S: ..;.: <
 Others in the 300 class follow,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
ak Of Sports

When Philadelphia fans look at their home teams, since the Phillies sold Alexander and Killtfer. and Con nie, Mack disposed Of hix stars they must feel very much like a chicken which has matched a ducks egg and simply can't make out where this member of the family came from.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
TIGERS WILL SEND
 25 INTO TRAINING

S Betroft; Dec. 2S-zThe Detroit Amer iean League Baseball Club will send 25 players to the Spring .s training camp at Waxahachie, Texas, accord ing to an announcement by Presi- dent Frank Navin. yesterday. Ten pitchers will be in-the squad. in- clsldi ing Foster. a recruit from the Three-Is League,.a and Finneran. pur- chased from the St. Paul American Association team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
YALE AND HARVARD ATHLETICS WRONG.
 SAYS DR. SARGENT

Director of Physical Education at Harvard Tells Athletic Research Society That Colleges Have Been Following the Wrong Track For Twenty Five Years Mistake m Having Athletics for the Few Instead of for the Many-War Has Shown Proper Course for the Future, He Declares
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

Worcester led the league in club batting with .261, making sO2 hits in 3454 chances. New London is sec ond with .250 and Bridgeport third with .24S. The official batting aver ages for the clubs follow:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
READY TO GIVE HARD BATTLE
 5T0c BILLY. DE FOB

Popular Featherweight In Perfect Trim for Encounter
 Before Remington A. c. In Casino Tonight Is Pick ! ed As Winner, Although Betting Odds Are Close < Larry Williams Expected to Hand Lacing to Jack Moran, Western Heavyweight Sharpe and Rosner to
 Furnish Excitement In Prelim.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

No figures on the subject are at hand. but it's pretty safe to bet that Arthur Fletcher led the league this year in being hit by pitah~A =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28

program for today's conventior
 which promises to be the most i'm portant the organization has ever held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
SPORTING GOODS h
 ,HIC HER IN PRICE

BaeebaIls arg going up: According 10 dealers in sporting goods, the reg tlatton ball used bys big league teams which have bsen selling for s1.25 will cost s1.50 next season. so9ssa SIT
 Other sporting goods, including golf citibs. lawn ssnnis raeduetsf footballs, eolf balls ana general athletic eeauip- menf also will be advanced in price kf6sn I 1se s55 per cent n I lff $6fz 5ssas zsf 9sstss .ass4s2 2.3
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-28
TENER BELIEVES
 IN HONOR SYSTEM

The honor system of handling rowdyism on the ball field was tried out by President Tener of the Ma tional League last season, and the ex- pertinent was successful. Tener ad- mitted yesterday that he had refund ed at the end of the season the fines of three players guilty of offensive tactics on the diamond after the player had lived down the offence 9 The players placed on their honor were Catchers Hank Gowdy and Wal ter Tragesser of the Braves and Catcher Bill Killefer of Philadelphia, recently sold to Chicago. These play CTS were punished early in the season, but their fines were remitted at the end of the season after they gave their personal pledge to Tener not to repeat the offence. All three players vis- tied 'Tener after fines had been plas- tered on them. to tell their side of the story, and in each case Tener agreed to remit the fine to the player pro- vided there would be no. fresh out burst on his part.
 T am proud to say that not one of
 
 had placed in them,'' said Tener. 'tI had a heart to heart talk with each, and we thoroughly understand each other. I might say. that so far only one player has taken advantage of me after I decided to be lenient with him.
 Helps Discipline.
 Permission of fine to an, offend ing player often does more good than to let it stand. The remission in many cases makes quite an impression on the player. He knows the league is inclined to deal squarely with him, and he is in honor bound not to re- peat his offence.
 There are some players with whom the system would not work, but be- lieve they are in the minority. Moth ing makes an impression on such players but a heavy penalty, and pen alties act as club to keep the player within bounds. But on the whole I have found that leniency, if it is not misunderstood as weakness, has brought about splendid results.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-20

had seen q black object coming
through the air before the defamation.
Bits OF what purported to have been
pieces OF an alarm clock. by which
the state contendcd the bomb was
exploded; pieces OF what purported to
have been parts Of suitcase and
other exhibits such as bullets and
jagged pieces of iron picked up on
the scene after the explosion, were
admitted as evidence.
Eleven days before the explosion
Mrs. Mooney obtained about twelve
pounds OF nitre. component OF dyna.
mite. one witness testified. A detec-
tice testified that bullets extracted
from the bodies OF victims and picked
up from the sidewalk were identical
with many found in Mrs. MONEYS
partments.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-20
WOMAN LOST ON
UTAH DESERT

After wandering on the desert for
over forty-eight hours without food or
water, Mrs. ]. T. Kennedy of Omaha,
Neb., arrived exhausted and in pitt
able condition today at orr's ranch. an
isolated place on the edge of the
Great Salt Lake desert. Tooele county.
The first word of n woman being
lost on the desert was brought to
Salt Lake City by V. p. Martin, a mer-
chant and rancher of Moab. Mr.. Mar
tin said he was returning with his
family from Los Angeles along the
Lincoln highway. When about sixty
miles this side of Fish Springs and
eighteen miles the other side of Orr's
ranch he met a man named Jones
afoot in the road. Jones told him that
he was a truck driver for the Dugway
Mining company and that he was
searching for a woman who had been
lost on the desert since Monday night
or Tuesday.
Jones said he was driving his truck
when he met the husband of the WON.
an, J. T. Kennedy, business man of
Omaha, Neb., who told him that while
he and Mrs. Kennedy were touring TO
Los Angeles they were misinformed
and got OFF the highway. They drove
along a sheep trail toward the Cedar
mountains all day Monday without dis
| covering the mistake.
Monday afternoon, while the Ken.
nedy car was directly north OF Camel'S
Butte. it ran out of water and Kennedy
left his wife in the car TO go for 4
/ supply. When he returned to the car
later on his wife had disappeared.
Jones Immediately filled a three.
gallon water bag and started across
the waste afoot. He had tracked the
woman for over twelve miles when
he met the Martin party. Her tracks
led among boulders and across waste
places without regard to paths or
trails.
Jones asked the Martin party to in.
form the people at the b. b. ranch
and to wire Sheriff D. NJ. Anderson at
Tooele and ask him to send searching
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-07-20

parties. II was many miles to st.
John. the nearest telegraph or tele-
phone station. but on their arrival
there Mr.. Martin wired the sheriff
at Tooele.
Sheriff Anderson Immediately organ.
lied searching party of score of
men experienced in desert work. Auto
mobiles were volunteered by Arch
Donaldson, Ed. Mackinson, John Bra.
zier and the sheriff. They left imme-
diately, but before reaching Orr's
ranch they were met by parties who
informed them that Mrs. Kennedy had
arrived safely at that place.
All OF those who have knowledge OF
the country in which the woman was
lost and who are versed in the danger
OF the desert consider the woman's
escape from death. alone and unaided
as miraculous. They believe that she
must have remained all Monday night
and possibly part of Tuesday in the
car alone. With the silent mystery
vi lhe VAST waste cTOhen only Oy the
howl of the coyote, the loneliness and
the fear that her husband had been
lost must have brought her extreme
suffering.
1t is concluded that, unable to stand
the suspense any longer, she left the
car and tried to bear eastward toward
the highway. Jones said that Tues
day was an unusually cool day on the
desert, and to this fact is attributed
the saving OF Mrs. Kennedy's life.
Sheriff Anderson said last night that
the limit of endurance on the desert
is about forty-eight hours for a man,
and he considers Mrs. Kennedy's feat
marvellous.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05

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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
National League Women
To Drill at KimbalI Yard

The Kimbali yard with its long
paved driveway, at 1886 St. Mary's
avenue, will take on military at
mosphere at 1880 tomorrow morn
ing when members of the National
League for Woman Service meet for
their first lesson in physical drill.
Miss Katherine Cradle, who has
devoted several years to the instruc-
ton of aesthetic dancing in this city
since she completed a course in New
York, will drill the women one hour
each week.
"This standardized physical drill
represents an effort for the develop
ment OF discipline, self control, team
work, endurance and esprit de
corps, and is in no way intended to
fit the women for military service.
The National League for Woman
Service does not conceive this TO be
a part OF women's responsibility"
said one Of the women.
For the present we will wear our
usual costumes, but later on will un-
doubleday need the regulation drill
costume" said Miss Kimball, COM
mandant of the detachment.
Among those interested in this
branch OF the work are Mesdames
Rex Morehouse, S. S. Caldwell
Miriam Patter-on-Boyce, Lowrie
Childs, Henry Doorly and the
Misses Joy Higgins, Leeta Holdrege
and Bertha White.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
History Exhibit Open at
South Omaha High School

A valuable and unique history ex-
hibit is being shown at the South
Omaha High school. Students OF
all naticnalities are takins an active
interest in the collection and have
contributed antiques from their ma
tive countries.
Misses Celia Chase and Juliet Grit
fin are in charge of the exhibit, which
includes articles over 800 years old.
Two volumes of the first child's ma
gazine in America, published by Kate
Greenwood, is an interesting part OF
the exhibit. A handsome and elab-
orately embroidered Roumanian cos
tums, 800 years old another, and
there are numerous beautiful b.
hemian embroidered and lace shawls
which the , omen wear over their
heads to church, as well as several
rare paisley shawls on display.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
ORIGINAL PRINT OF
sept. MORN" HERE
Widely Discussed Work OF Art
Shown at French-Belgian
Exhibit.
AT MUNY AUDITORIUM

The original print Of September
Morn" is in Omaha. A Bee reporter
discovered the widely-disp1ted work
Of art hanging modestly in a nook at
the entrance of the French-Belgian
art exhibit, which opened Thursday
afternoon at the Auditorium.
September Morn, by Frederic-Au-
gustie Laguillermie," is the inscription
on the charming little gray print.
1--WE are sure this is the original
OF September Morn" said Mrs.
Ward Burgess, chairman of the exhi-
bition committee OF the Fine Arts so.
ciety, Mrs. Warren S. Blackwell and
Miss Margaret Bruce, her assistants.
Not big and blatant is September
Morn," round which more talk and
print has been conferred than any
other picture OF recent years. Frame
and all it measures probably two feet
square.
"Laguillermie is probably in the
trenches or dead by now. We are I'M
able to gather information about the
artists on account of the war;" said
one OF the committee. Proceeds from
the sale OF the art works go to French
artists manned in the war or to their
needy families. The pictures were ex-
hibited at the San Francisco exposi-
ton.
The Auditorium is transformed into
magnificent art gallery. with appro-
pirate hangings and lighting system,
the whole designed by Mrs. Burgess.
The art collection is the largest ever
exhibited in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Milwaukee Team Manager
Kills Waiter at Hotel

indianapolis, May 4.--Dsn Shay,
manager Of the Milwaukee American
Association Base Ball club, who is
charged with shooting and killing
Clarence Euell, negro waiter at the
English hotel cafe, last night, re-
manned in jail today and continued to
decline to makeNa statement.
The police are searching for a
woman who was said to have been
with Shay at the time Of the shooting.
The trouble is said to have started
over the amount OF sugar in the bowl
on the table at which Shay was sit
ting. Shay first made his objection
to eolored bus boy and then to
Euell. The latter, it is said, obtained
two sugar bowls from nearby tables
and placed them before the ball
player. It was following this that
the shooting took place.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Braet City News

Mazda ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Co.
Have Root Print It-New Beacon Press
Platinum Wedding Rings-Edohlm,
jeweler.
Goodrich Garden Hose at Jas. Nor
ton & Son Co.
Lawn Mowers and Garden Tools at
Jas. Morton g. Son Co.
DR.. #. j. Schleier moved to 1l4o
First National Bank building.
Automobile Insurance - Complete
protection. W. Charles Sundblad,
Keeline building. Douglas 1890.
Concert on Chimes-A special con.
cert will be given on the chimes or
Trinity cathedral Saturday evening at
1880 D. m. by Prof. p. H. Brewer Of
the Royal Holland Bellringers.
oBlT
Harry Byrnc is Back-Harry s.
Byrne has returned from New York
and other eastern cities. where ne
went In connection with the Kappa
Sigma fraternity, of which he is ma
tional officer.
Barristers to Mcet--The Barristers'
club will meet Saturday noon at the
Commercial club. Speaker, Merten
L. Corey, registrar of federal land bank
of Omaha. Subject, THE Policy and
the Operation of the Bank
He is a n-Dodger-Mary Peter
sen Jensen, suing James Theodore Jen-
sen for divorce in district court, al
leges that he comes home late nights
and abuses her. They were married
on the South Side on October 6, 1915.
Charges Nonsupport--Clyde Living
ston is named defendant in a divorce
action brought in district court by
Ruth Livingston, who alleges that he
failed to support her. They were
married in Kansas City, Mo-, on July
10, 1915.
BE Kind to Animals" Signs-Com-
missioner Hummel of the parks has
placed in Riverview, Kountze, Miller,
Bemis and Elmwood parks cement pill
lars bearing the words, "Be Kind to
Animals" The Humane society sup
piled the pillars.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
PUGSLEY LEAVES TO
GIVE HOUSTON PLAN
Director Off to Washington to
Discuss Providing Farmer
With Labor.
WILL TALK AT CHICAGO

c. w. Pugsley, director Of the agri-
cultural extension service Of the Uni
versity Of Nebraska, left for Washing
ton Thursday to lay before Secre-
tary of Agriculture Houston, plan
for providing labor on the farm"
Prof. Pugsley will propose that the
labor question be made as local as
possible.
In his plan he would find out the
needs OF the community through its
Commercial clubs. The suggestions
of the clubs would then be turned
over to experts OF each state, who
would carefully look into them and
recommend what to do.
Farm Labor Imperative.
1--WE realize that the farmer must
be protected by having ample labor"
Mr.. Pugsley said. 1T is essential for
tle welfare of the country"
Mr.. Pugsley will recommend that
il the labor situation becomes more
acute, as he thought it would, town
PEOPLE be asked to close up their bust
ness places and devote one, two or
more days as needed to help the
farmers.
Prof. Pugsley will deliver a lee
ture before a gathering Of college men
engaged in similar work at Chicago
today on how to increase Produc-
ton" Colleges from all over the
country have been asked to have rep
resentatives present.
Will Work Out General Plan.
A general plan will be worked out
by the college heads and recon-
mended to Secretary Houston.
1t is thought that congress will pass
the $25,000,000 bill to be spent for
increasing production, the money to
be distributed according to the plan
outlined by the college heads.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
COMMITTEE Of 500" Wants
The Dry Law Enforced

"Omaha Committee OF s00," an
organization to enforce the prohibit
tion law, subscribed more than $1,000
at its meeting at the Young Mems
Christian association last night
The organization voiced the SEN
timent that prohibition should be en-.
forced at any cost"
Elmer E. Thomas, attorney, was re-
elected to look after the interest Of
the dry forces.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Concord Club Names Body
To Aid U. S. in War Work

The Concord club last night chose
the following committee to consider
means Of aiding in war work and re-
port at the next meeting: T. E.
Carlson, Nye F. Morehouse, H. H..
Smith, Joseph NJ. Dine and c. E.
Corey.
The weekly meeting was changed
from Thursday to Tuesday, so as not
to conflict with a meeting of the
Associated Retailers held every sec
ond Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Chicago Bakers Ratify 4
Pact Which Ends Strike

Chicago, May 4.-More than 1000
members of the bakers union, on
strike since Saturday, ratified the
agreement reached last night between
their representatives and the employ
ers. The principal points of the
agreement were an increase OF 81 a
week in wages and the concession to
the employers of the right to main
tain nonunion foremen in the shops.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-05
Charges Names Jugg1ed
On MARRIAGE Certificate

Mrs. Myrtle Cope, mother of Ruth
May Cope, IS years old, has filed a
petition for annulment of her daugh-
ter's marriage in district court. The
girl was married to Elmer Russell,
1913 North Thirty-third street, at
Council Bluffs April IA.
The mother alleges that her daugh-
ter was then but u years old and
that the name Ruth Cook" was given
when the license was obtained. Mrs.
Cope says that her unwelcome SON.
in-law changed the name on the GER
tihcate before the ceremony was per-
formed.
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