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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
AL MCCOY AND
DARCY WILL BOX
AS WAS AGREED

New York. Feb. 22-According to
the mandates of the Boxing Commits
sion. Al Mccoy and Jack Dillon must
do thefS little turn before the patrons
of the Broadway Sporting club before
they perpetrate another crime in this
state. This sensible decision was an
announced yesterday. This ruling re-
stores the Darcy Mccoy bout to its
original standing, the boys to .mingle
at the Garden, March 5.
This understanding was arrived at
when they heard that John Weisman-
tel intended to release Jack Dillon
from an engagement so he could box
Darcy at the Garden March S. At the
same time their 1obes were shattered
by the dire news thatW eismantel in
tended to hold Mccoy to his contract
and thus prevent Albertus from tack
ling Darcy What made matters
very katish was that Mccoy was or
FINALLY signed and everything was
lovely until few hours ago.
When it was discovered that it
looked sure thing that Mccoy was
going to be shelved and Dillon given
the right of way against Darcy, loud
and long holler went up. That would
be strictly against all ethics of fair
play.
The ruling also mentions that Weis-
maI1tel must offer Mccoy a fight with
Dillon on or before March. l. 1t is
Improbable that the specified date is
the, Joker, and that if Mccoy de-I
clares heE can't getsready within the
next few days he will get the gate.
IT. is limited that sMcCoy's contract
with the Garden folks contains a
clause binding him not to appear in
a. boutp revious to the Darcy affair.
Even so the decision of the Commits
sion will abrogate that clause. for it's
word is final in the boxing game.
y On the other hand. if Mccoy ac-
cepts the contract, meets Dillon on or
before March l and is beaten de-
cisively, that would positively ruin
the financial prospects Of the Mccoy
Darcy affair.
AS the matter now stands, there
doesn't seem to be an iota of chance
to run Mccoy out of the Darcy match
and substitute Dillon. If the cham
.pion takes the chance and defeats the
Hoosier scrapper it will be trench
dous boost for his frayN with the
Australian. And, figuring the same
way. it would be terrible knock to
a Darcy Dillon fight if the skids were
put under Mccoy and he conquered
the man from the West.
Z There is not the ssslightest doubt
among the sporting fraternity that
the only proper thing ia do is to post
noy1e t11e Garden ffiafcfi Then some
arrangement could be made with Nc
Coy and Dillon so that the winner
would get first whack at Darcy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
HANS WAGNER is
BALL PLAYER, NOT
PRESIDENT He SAYS

Pittsburgh, Feb 22-Hans Wagner
was seen at his home yesterday in
Carnegie, just coming in from a So
mile spin in his auto: with Mrs. Wag-
ner and her sister, Mrs. Gallagher.
Asked what he thought of the scheme
to make him president of the Players
Franerity, he laughted in his usual
quiet way and said:
"Why do they bring my name into
it at all? Don't they know I'm a
married man and settled down? What
could I do in such a job as that? No,
you can count. me out Of the running.
Anyway, there needs to be a lot OF
changes in the principles of the Fra
ternity, and Il couldn't think of be-
coming an officer at any considera-
ton The thing that concerns me
just now is getting ready for the
playing season. I am ballplayer,
not president"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
.KILBANE HELD ON
TO TITLE LONGER
THAN RING RIVALS

Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight
champion, has held on to his title
much longer than any other of the
present crop of champs, and, having
whipped George CLANCY SO decisively
last September, the Cleveland boy
seems more firmly seated than ever
on his throne. No other feather
weight champion, with the exception
of George Dixon, ever held the
honor so long as has Kilbane.
Dixon was the leader of his divis-
ion for seven years, from 1890 to
1897, when he lost to Solly Smith. He
recovered the title in 1898 by defeat
ing Dave Sullivan, and lost it again
to Terry McGovern in 1900. Abe
Atten held the championship for a
little less than four years. All of
the other featherweight champs have
reigned for much briefer periods.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
TENER IS SEEKING
! MORE RIVALRY IN
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, Feb. 22-President
Tener is now working on a plan to
put back some Of the old time rivalry
into the National league. Nov that
the Federal league war and Players
Franerity menace are settled wefwant
to get back to the old time days when
the players thought Of nothing but
playing the game. I want to see more
intense playing than we have had
during the last few years.
However, one Of the most difficult
things is to get a ball player to see
the difference between aggressiveness
and rowdyism., Frequently when ]
have been compelled to fine or sus-
pend players for particularly bad lam
guage on the field have received
letters from those. players, saying,
That is the thanks I get for trying to
hustle for my club
There can be clean, vigorous. ag-
gressiveness without any offensive
personal remarks. MY idea Of agrees
iveness is for a ball player. to come
on the field thinking Of nothing but
baseball and filed with an incentive
to WV. I like to see ball player
take his. defeat to heart. Whenever
we lost a game on the old Chicago
club we felt it. There was an air of
defeat all over our clubhouse. Why,
we took defeat as personal slight.
We could not figure how we should
ever lose a game.
There still are ball players who
take their defeat to heart, but with
the great majority the game is over
when the last man is out. Then I
want to see every player run out
everything until he positively is out,
never overlooking a chance. That is
my idea of aggressiveness."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
First Baseball on
Coast 81 Years Ago

The first regular match game of
baseball ON the Pacific Coast was
played in San Francisco 81 years ago
today Feb %, 1860. Since then the
sunset slope has developed into a
veritable stronghold of the diamond
pastime, and the Pacific Coast and
Northwestern leagues have provided a
quality OF the pastime second to
none in their classes Since the
game first gained a firm hold on the
western coast the major leagues have
always looked to the WESTERN, circuits
for promising material, and they have
seldom looked in vain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Kinney Of Yale Five
Gets 81 Points In
i. Springfield Contest

New Haven, Feb. 22.-Playing for
all that was in her, Yale reaped full
vengeance upon Springfield Y. M. G.
A. college for the basketball defeat Of
earlier in the season, by forcing the
Springfield collegians to take the bit
ter end of a rs to 20 score last night at
the Yale gym. The game was all that
the score indicates, namely, an easy
walk away for Yale from start to fin
ish. and at no time did Springfield
force Yale to exert herself to any
great etxent
Kinney, the Irresistible forward, was
the lurninary OF the contest. During
the entire game he alone scored 81
points, 5 fouls and Is field goals
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Executive Committee
of Christian Union
Will Hold Meeting

An important meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Bridgeport
Christian Union campaign organiza-
ton will be held at 1915 tomorrow
at The Stratf1eld, at which time plans
having to do with the forthcoming
money-raising movement will be
further discussed and subcommittee
appointed to- see and round up team
captains will make reports.
To date the following have consent.
ed to head teams for the coming,
drive for $135,000:y Frederick Harri-
son, Of the Travellers Insurance Co.;
Harry A. Goldstein, 1888 Main street;
George Catlin, Locemobile Co. Of
America: A. M. F'ngelhard, of the
D. M. Read Co.; Abner Mitchell, of
the Mitchell Dairy Co.; James M.
Saxton, of the Ives Manufacturing
Co.; w. c. Hawley. of the Davis &
Hawley Co.; John N. Sheppard, of
Meigs & Coz and +. B. Ellwood, of
the American Graphophone Co. q,
Others who have signified their in
tention to devote at least q part OF
their time to getting subscriptions for
the fund because of a. realization OF
the usefulness Of and for the need for
an institution such as the Christian
Union are Carroll Hoge, John T.
Hubbard, r. s. Sprott, r. M. Hay and
Mrs. George H. Edwards, who will
head team in the Woman's division.
These are in addition to members Of
the executive committee, already per-
fected, who are devoting themselves
untiringly to the work of rounding UP,
leaders for the Is mems and 10
women's teams. & 81
To help in this work, to aid in en-
larging the scope Of the unions USE
fulness and influence is a privilege
and duty devolving upon every good
citizen Of Bridgeport and environsH
The doors of the little Bank street
mission are open to every one. regard
less of place of residence, nationality,
creed or class. The institutions re-
cords for the last seven years show
that It has lent a helping hard tos
hundreds who drifted to Bridgeport
from other cities and has helped
them become useful citizens OF
Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
ALExANDER'S S12,5OO SALARY
HIGHEST in NATIONAL LEAGUE
Great Pitcher of Phillies and Owner Come to
Agreement After Conference.

Philadelphia, Feb. 22--Grover
Cleveland Alexander, the worlds pre-
nlier pitcher, signed a one-year con-
tract w it'll the Phillies yesterday, and
Will go to St. Petersburg, Fla, on
March to start training for the 1917
campaign
The salary differences between the
great moundsman and President Will
liam f. Baker were compromised af-
ter conference lasting several hours.
It can, be said authoritatiyely that
Alexander is one of the highest sal
aired pitchers in organized baseball
and one of the best paid ball players
in either major league. He will get
The signing of Alexander. to a
sPhillie contract was accomplished
only by the hardest kind Of work on
the part Of Manager Pat Moran and
friends of the pitcher and of the ball
club who were anxious to see the men
get together and settle a matter of
the greatest Importance to the future
Of Alexander as well as to the Phil
lies.
rornoc xuaro oreaa 11nOn at a con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
JOHNNY OVERTON
OF YALE WINNER
IN HARTFORD RACE

i Hartford, Conn.,, Feb 22.-By an
last two laps, which aroused the 1000
spectators to an uproar, Johnny Over
ton, the. crack Yale runner, won the
mile contest last night in the sixteenth
annual indoor meet held under the
auspices of the Naval Militia at the
State Armory. Overton's time was
1920 Is ON the ten-lap unbanked track,
reducing the former track record OF
4:24.
Overton held to the pace from the
start, and when two laps from the
finish cut loose from Sherburne OF
Dartmouth, who had been trailing
him. At the finish he was far ahead
of Reed Of Yale, who was second, and
of Hutchinson of Harvard, third.
Andy Kelly of Holy Cross won the
75-yard intercollegiate sprint easily in
seconds, with White of Brown Sec
and, and Foley Of Holy Cross third.
N. T. Talnadge of Sufheld, Conn,
representing the Huntington school of
oBston, won the 75-yard interscholas-
tic in 8 1-5 seconds, and also the 300
yard interscholastic in IS seconds.
6 The Massachusetts, institute of Tech
nology relay team defeated the Bow
dom quartet in minutes 81 seconds,
and Williams defeated Amherst in
minutes AZ seconds.
Wesleyan won the relay from, New
York University. The Violet team, c..
I. Crowther, E. A. .Stinson, H. Finley.
and Captain S. B. Many, ran a plucky
race, but was defeated in 3:42., E.
Decernea of Yale won the finals In the
30O-yard intercollegiate run, with Gre
hore of Yale second and J. L. Davis of
Yale third. This race brought Ya1e's
total points up to 81 and assured the
Ellis of the cup for the largest total OF
points.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
CoveleSkie and Witt
Only Tiger Holdouts

George Burns, of the Detroit Amer1-
cans, who returned his unsigned con-
tract to President Navin several
weeks ago. has accepted terms, it was
announced yesterday.
Only two local players remain un-
signed. The men are Oscar Wit, third
baseman, and Harry Coveleskie, the
star left-handed pitcher. It is eX-
pected that Cove1eskie and Navin
soon will. come to terms, but the lat
ter has announced that he will not
grant Witt the increase demanded by
the Californian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
Hitting The High Spots

second base. Chicago would refuse
to waive on Evers Owner Weeghman,
is anxious to build a winner in Chi :
cago and ne thinks Evers still retains,
his popularity in the Illinois city. M
'.oi
The Chicago Cubs have no inten.
ton of paying Catcher Jimmy Archer
a fancy salary. Manager Mitchell
believes the veteran has slipped back
and has no great desire to retain
him. Archer has been given per-
mission to trade himself if he can
find any other club willing to make
good offer. =
The press agent Of a circus says it
cost him SIP in telephone tolls to put
over that story about Grover Alex
ander joining the circus. This truth
telling person, whose name is Bill :.
Pickens, says Alexander was offered,
81 900 a week for 35 weeks. He was
to get KiIlifer or Archer as a battery
partner and throw a few curve balls
while the circus audiences were guz-
zling red lemonade and throwing pea
nuts at the elephants. 1t was a good
story while it lasted.
President Tener Of the National
league endorses the American leagues
idea of having military training for
theb I'll players during the coming
season. Now the only ones who
haven't endorsed it are the players.
The Red Sox must be getting jeaI- !.
Gus of the Cubs who are doing their
training in California, for they talk
of going to Honolulu to train in
1913. BY the time they get out there
and back it will be time to start the
worlds series.
The opposition to Bill Hof1enback
as coach Of the Syracuse university
football squad is said to come from
Capt. Meehan and other members of
the eleven. Perhaps the coach was
little too active in protesting against
some Of the boys who sneaked down
to Providence and took part in a pro-
fessional game last season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
U. S. Navy Recruiting
Shows a Big Gain

Washington, Feb. pa net gain Of
i,413 new recruits have been added t.
the navy in the last 20 days, compared
with a total net gain for the whole OF
January of approximately the same
number The full enlisted strength
has now reached a total Of $780, Al
preparations are available for
strength of 1880.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
High, Walters and q
Mogridge Sign With
Yanks for This Year

New York, Feb. 22--Three welcome
contracts were received yesterday by
the secretary of the Yankees. The
athletes who announced their willing
ness to wear the livery of Huston and
Rupert for another season were
Hughey High, the classy little outfieId-
err; George Mogridge, the corking
southpaw twirler, and Al Walters, who
created a sensation last season behind
the bat.
The trio will show up at Macon the
early part of next week ready to work
out the kinks caused by. life Of
ease during the winter months.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

Not only was the lake. crowded with
skaters, but the shores of the pond
were :, packed with spectators who
came on the subway as we'll as in
limousines to see the skating races,
the fancy skating, curling and hockey.
All the speed skaters off, the metro
politan district and scores of novice
racers from the elementary and high
schools were there to compete for
medals and prizes. Curriers', young
and old from the Caledonians, st. An
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

New York, Feb. 22-AI doubt
about the widespread popularity Of
outdoor winter sports in New York
city was dispelled when a. crowd of
more than 10000 attended the ice
carnival given under the auspices Of
the department of park at Van Cort-
landt park lake recently, afternoon
and evening. Not in many years has
a winter sport meet of such preten-
tious proportions been held in the city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
PUBLIC OPINION
Editor of The Farmer:

Editor of The Farmer:
We are shipping hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars worth of foodstusis ed
Europe, thus putting the prices up
on. our own people and starving the
poor, and all because the money in
terest, the rich manipulators, and
SPECTATORS want it so.
Why not stop the exports of food
stuffs to Europe, making our own
oeople happy and giving the poor
>eople a chance to live?
Yours very truly,
III. A. STARK.
February 81, 1917,
ADvERr7Src TN TETE. EARNrEu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
SALARY LIST OF STARS
IN THE BIG LEAGUE

Grover Cleveland Alexander now
ranks among the highest paid
players and managers in baseball.
The leaders, as to salary, fol-
low:
John J. McGraw, Giants, $4,000
Geo. Stallings, Braves, 10000
iris Speaker, Cleveland, 1880
Ty Cobb, Detroit, $4,000
Eddie Collins, Chicago, $4,000
Walter Johnson, Wash'ton, IL, 800
Grover Alexander, Phillies Il, 500
Clark Griffith, Wash ton, IL, 900
Hughie Jennings, Detroit, 10000
Johnny Evers, Braves, 900
Bill Donovan, Yankees, 5000
Ray Caldwell, Yankees, 5000
Frank Chance is said to have
received $4,000 a year when he
was manager of the Yankees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
B. Fl. S. FIVE BEATEN
BY CHESHIRE PLAYERS

The local basketball high school
team journeyed to Cheshire by auto
yesterday and from the score 1T
looks as if the auto ride did not do
them any good. It was fast game
and both teams let out all the pep
they had Cheshire won by 81 to %.
In the second half Bridgeport put up
a strong game but could not catch up
to Cheshire. Pious starred for
Bridgeport while Walker and Allen
featured for Cheshire. The B. H. S.
lads will play Greenwich in Green
witch Saturday afternoon. The line
up: 49,
Cheshire b. III. S.
walker PlouS
Right Forward
McCa1ly ...-......... 49,. McGran
Left Forward
Center
Hayes clancy
Left Guard
Brown Hayes
Right Guard
Subs: Rocket, Kennel; Referee,
Grant; Points: Allen 49, Walker 3,
McCally 6. Brown 4, Pious, IA, Cuneo
a. CLANCY g. SeN
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
U. M. G. MEN BANQUET

Persons employed in the expert
mental department of the Union Me-
tallic Cartridge Co. held banquet
last evening at The Strasfield L. F.
Hall, manager of the plant, deliver
ed an address and spoke of the me-
cessity of teamwork G. n. Coombs,
foreman of the department, was pre-
sented with a gold fountain pen,
Some Of the banquets entertained.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

drews, Thistle and Kirculday Curling
clubs gave exhibitions of the ice game
which is so popular with the Scotch
men. Not the least attractive part of
the carnival was the race for women
which attracted several pretty misses
who could glide over the ice swift
enough to leave many Of their older
brothers behind Photo shows finish
of half mile race at recent carnival.
Irving Reiner, second one from left
winning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

There is general agreement
among the Pacifists that it would be
unfeminine for the United States to
prepare for war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

The Chenchiatung dispute between
China and Japan has been aeeA1~A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

A New York writer came right out
in the open last night and asserted
that John McGraw is just as big a
man in the National league as Ban
Johnson is in the American. He
claimed McGraw has done lot. to
keep the National league from being
outclassed by it's rival, and that Nc
Graw's outlook is SO broad that he is
willing to put aside petty differences
for the good of the game.
Ban Johnsons principal weakness
is that he holds a grudge too long. If
somebody did him or the American
league an injury 10 years ago he will
Jump right on the person if the indi-
vidual ever tries to get a .job>~or a
favor from the league. McGraw on
the other hand is always willing to
forgive and forget. He may go to
the mat with a man this year and
next year go out Of his way to help
the same person. Those on the inside
say it was McGraw who really broke
the players strike by inducing Dave,
Fultz to release the men from their
pledges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22
CHICK EVANS CAN'T GO.


There will be nothing to mar the
pleasure of the Chicago Cubs on their
training trip now. Chick Evans, the
crack golfer, cannot accompany the
team to teach the boys to follew
through strike. Those who boss the
golfng world told Evans he would
forfeit his amateur standing if he
went with the Cubs.
At a conference with President
Lane of the local club yesterday
Manager Krichell Of the Bridgeport
baseball team, said he was gradually
getting a strong aggregation. He is
after player noF the property Of a
big league club and President Lane
told him to go ahead if he thought
the player worth the price. The
names of several new players will be
announced in few days.
It is said the Yankees have no
chance to get Johnny Evers from the
Braves even il they wanted him for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-22

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-07-06
Spray for Potato Bugs

Since potatoes have definite re-
lation to the sustenance of the human
family it beho0ves us as growers To
give the crop the best of care turnout
the summer. Unless this Is done,
the returns this fall will not be very
satisfactory. Protection against in
sect pests and diseases is absolutely
essential.
The potato beetles are now out and
waiting for the potatoes to come thru
the ground. Unless proper precau-
lions are taken this insect is going to
strip the potato vines OF their leaves
and decrease the yield materially.
In fact this is one of the worst garden
pests with which We have to contend
Now Is the time TO see that plenty
Of material is on hand for the control
of these beetles. ArSenate Of lead
used 10 form OF paste at the rate of
from to pounds to so gallons OF
water or in the form of powder at the
rate OF from | to l-2 pounds to 80
gallons of water will do the work.
II paris green is used, the following
formula is recommended: Air slaked
lime o., Paris green OF, water
40 gal.
Either one of these materials
should be applied as soon as the bugs
begin to work. Don't wait until
eggs are deposited before making the
applications. Get busy now. Make
two or three applications II necessary.
g. C. VINCENT, Department OF
Horticulture.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1917-07-06

DR.. Arthur Hunter, president OF
the Actuarial Society Of America, 10
an address vered during the recent
sessions of the American Academy OF
Medicine, added one more factor to
the revelations which have come Out
of the great actuarial investigation
concerning which he addressed the
public year and half ago. His
statement this time has TO do with
The mortality Of abstainers. In his
former utterances he dealt with
drinkers of various classes. He now
says
Taking the mortality risk of the
entire group of insured persons as
represented by 1000, the probability
Of death il the case of total
abstainers is rs; of moderate drinkers
10; and of excessive drinkers 1856.