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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
KAUFF LEADS
GIANTS AT BAT
IN FIRST CAME

Marlin, Texas, March 3-There is a
saying in Marlin that it never rains
in this part of Texas until the Giants
come.
The last big rain in this vicinity
fell in October, and the drought that
followed was-not broken until this
week. The downpour is great for
the/farmers, but not for the ball
players The Giants are not faring
SO badly, however, as most of the
rainfall is at night and the soil of
Emerson Field soaks up the moisture
by noon. The athletes went out for
a run yesterday morning and stayed
off the diamond until AFTERNOON,
when another five-inning practice
game was staged.
The weather is still cloudy and cold
in the afternoons and McGraw is
working his pitchers carefully. Ger
many Schaefer and Hans Lobert
chose the teams yesterday. Lobert's
team, with Fred Harscher and Waite
Hoyt sharing the work in the box,
won by a score of to 1. The pitch
ers of Schaefer's nine were Vinal, a
New York semi-pro. and Jaynes, a
recruit from South Carolina.
Scha efer's team got off in front
when Tesreau's triple scored a run in
the first inning. They made only
two other hits, however, while the
winners belted Jaynes and Vinal for
nine hits. They tied the score with
Vinal twirling in the third, and won
off Jaynes' delivery in the fourth and
fifth. Harscher yielded all three hits
made by Lobert's team. Hoyt pitch
ed the last two innings with such
speed and control that nobody reach
ed first base on him. The pitchers
had to put the ball over, as McGraw
made a special rule eliminating bases
on balls.
Benny Kauff did the best hitting
He made three singles in three times
up. The batting order was as tfol-
lows
Lobert' s-Lobert, short stop; Kauff,
centre field; Thorpe, left field; Kelly,
right field; Holke, first base; Young,
third base; Schepner, second base;
Sandberg, catcher; Harscher and
Hoyt, pitchers
Schaefer' Murray, left field Wit
ter, centre field; Tesrcau, right field;
Wagner, second base; Kilduff, short
stop; Barris, third base; Rodriguez.
first base; Kruger. catcher; Vinal and
Jaynes, pitchers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
FRANKIE BURNS is
TO TACKLE LAIN
AT CASINO MARS

frankie Burns of Jersey City, re-
garded as one of the best bantam
weights in the country, will meet
Battling Lain of New York in the
star bout OF the Park City A. c.. show
at the Casino next Friday night, The
promoters decided to stage this bout
instead of the McAuliffe-Britt affair
because McAuliffe has been forbidden
by his physician, DR.. w. J. A. O'Hara,
to box for few weeks at least.
In his bout with Johnny Hayes at
the Park, theatre last Wednesday
night McAuliffe was hit cover the eye
and an old cut was reopened.\ The
eye is in such bad shape that Nc
Auliffe would be apt to be seriously
injured if he took a chance by going
into the ring. The matchmaker of
the club got busy at once and Sc
cured Burns.
The Jersey City boy has been going
fine lately. He forced Young Zulu
Kid to<quit in four rounds and as a
result of his good showing was offer
ed $4,000 to meet Champion Pete
Herman in New Orleans next month.
Battling Lain has also appeared be-
fore the best clubs in the country.
He is booked to meet former Cham
pion Kid Williams in cleveland the
latter part of this month.
The sen1i-fnal between Billy Rich
ards the former Philadelphia welter-
weight, and Tommy Maringo Of Bos-
ton should be corker. Richards
has a fine reputation in the Quaker
City and Marriage is a favorite in
Boston. Young Munday of Danbury
and Joe Dillon Of Stamford will meet
in the ten-round preliminary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
AMERICAN SWIMMERS HAVE ..@
IMPROVED in RECENT YEARS
Break Records at Honolulu College Crews Get
ting Ready-Other Sporting Comment.

New York, March 3-The record
breaking performances of American
swimmers at the recent aquatic car
nival at Honolulu call attention anew
to the remarkable improvement made
by Americans in this department. of
sport in the past few years. Three
new worlds records were established
during the course of one days racing
with the result that more than SO per
cent. of the standard records are now
held by swimmers of the states or Ha-
wall.
All told there are 33 standard
events which carry worlds records
recognized in the various countries
where the sport is popular and high
speed swimmers developed. These
events range from SO yards or about
the equivalent in meters to two miles
and are divided into bath or indoor
pool contests and open water compe-
titions. In the bath class 18 events
are listed while Is are found in the
open water division. This list does
not take into account odd distances,
swimming on the back, plunge for
distance and similar contests.
OF the three new records made.
two displaced times previously held
by American swimmers but when
Ludy LANCER of Los Angeles, CAL, won
the 440-yards event in 5m. IT, 3-5s,
be broke record that has stood on
the books for some years to the credit
of the great Australian expert Kieran
The latter's time over the quarter
mile course in the Antipodes was 5m
20 LBS. Although America now has
a clear lead in the total of records,
Australia is a good second with Eng
land, Canada and Germany trailing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
BROWNE CLAIMS
Les DARCY IS NOT
STACKER AT HOME

New York, March 3-Cpon receipt
Of Gov. Whitman's statement forbid
ding the appearance of Les Darcy at
Madison Square Garden Monday night
with Jack Dillon, Grant Hugh Browne
who is promoting the. bout, left i'm
mediately for Albany in order to see
the Governor personally. Browne, in
speaking Of the matter yesterday,
said:
81 do not wonder at the Governors
statement, but he has been misin-
formed The fight is not to be one
to a finish or for a knockout, and the
laws Of the State of New York have
been compiled with in the articles of
agreement.
darcy volunteered his services to
his country's colors several times, but
he was under age, and as his mothe err
refused to give her consent to his 60
ing to the front nothing could be
done in the matter. Darcy was also
under age when he left Australia
The CONSUMPTION measure had not
been put to a vote at the time he
sailed for America. 1t was defeated
when that was done.
81 hope to convince the Governor
that Darcy is not q Stacker. If can
do that I am sure he will allow the
bout to go on"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
Sam Langford, Great
Negro Pugilist, Will
Be 80 Tomorrow

Sam Langford will celebrate his
S1st birthday tomorrow. Black Than
is q native of Nova Scotia. and has
been fighting for living since he was
16. Probably the best scrapper- of his
inches the world has ever seen, there
have been several times in his career
when he looked good enough to cop
the worlds heavyweight title, but the
holders thereof wisely lodged his
challenges. Langford is now in. the
sere and yellow eat, and the only
t1te he has ever neId or Is likely to
hold is the Sam championship. won
in his frequent encounters with Sam
McVey. Yep, Than was good old
wagon, but he's done broke down.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
Willie Keller Had
Big League Career
Lasting for Is Years

Willie Keeler, who is said by the
ancients to have been a greater out
fielder and slugger than Ty Cobb. was
born in Brooklyn IS years ago today
Wee Willies big league career, chiefly
with the Baltimore and Nationals
and the New York Americans, lasted
Is years, and it is certainly a great
record for the Georgia Peach to shoot
at. Keeler batted over 800 for 4
years straight and Ty has three sea-
sons yet to go to class with Keller
as a persistent slugger. keeler's
high mark was 1872, while Coblos
best year Melted him an average of
APO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
MANAGER LAJOIE OF TORONTO
TO SEND LOCAL CLUB Two men
Brooklyn or Giants Will Play Here May 6--Jack
Flynn to Manage Lynn Franchise.

ward. In order to strengthen his
team for this series the Norwalk
manager has engaged Leonard of the
Jaspers to play center.
Manager Moran of the Phillies has
signed two Cubans, Rodes and Con-
zales. These are probably the play
ers Gene Mccain has been claiming
for New London 1t is said Owner
Plant of New London has some stock
in the Philadelphia club. At any
rate Mccain always gets a few play
ers from the Phillies.
Nobody gave the st. Louis Browns
the best of it when the American
league schedule was made out. The
Browns are due to play 16 games with
the Chicago White Sox before June l.
Cleveland and Detroit also play a ma
jority of their contests with st. Louis
before the season is two months
old.
After the sporting writer's had ar.
ranged nice job for Ed Walsh by
declaring he was to coach the Yale
pitchers throughout the season, the
L
cart by denying the yarn.
The Yale and Harvard hockey teams
will clash in Boston tonight. The
last time the teams met Yale was
the winner. 1t is said Harvard has
improved since the recent meeting
with Yale.
The decision of Coy. Whitman to
prevent Les Darcy from boxing ir
New York looks like grand stand
play. The governor was very much
chagrined when Fred Wenck, the
man he appointed on the boxing COM
mission, was brought up on charges
of grating. He is probably taking
this action against Darcy to square
himself with the rural members Of
the legislature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
Checker Champion to
Play at ST. Joseph's
Rooms This Evening

Edward Clark, Connecticut checker
champion, will give an exhibition at
simultaneous checker playing this
evening in st. Joseph's hall, Barnum
avenue. at O'Clock. Clark will play
20 boards at one time, meeting all
Corners The contest is free to any
one wishing to try his skill with the
whether a member of the
hall or not. Players are requested to
bring their own checkers and board.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03

New York, March 3-Thef basket
ball jinx that has been trailing the
Columbia five this winter and has
forced it down toward the bottom in
the intercollegiate league race was
missing last night at the Morningside
Heights gymnasium, and no other
than Pennsylvania, until last week a
contender for the title, was a victim
of Columbia's heretofore mediocre
quintet. The score was 20 to 20.
It was Farer, a former New York
University star, who was responsible
largely for the Columbia victory. At
his position at left guard this year
Farer has been a pillar of strength
and speed, but last night he stepped
forward and easily gained the centre
of all attention. Not only did the
hold Martin, the veteran Quaker for
ward, to a single basket from the
floor, but he found time to cage a
half dozen scores.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
(RE W90nPr

Nap Lajoie, the famous big Lacquer
who has just been named manager
Of the Toronto, International league
club has promised to send the
Bridgeport team a pitcher and out
fielder. Manager Krichell of the
local club, talked with Lajoie in New
York and the veteran declared that
after he had inspected his material
at the spring training camp he would
send two men to this city.
Manager Krichell has also arrang-
ed to have either the Giants or
Brooklyn clubs play an, exhibition
game here May 6. He Unassigned the
worlds champion Boston Red. sox
for April 20. Three new players
have been added to the local list.
! They are Hodge, an infielder recon-
mended by Business Manager Billy
Murray of the Pirates; Lennon, d
semi-pro pitcher from New York, and
Jimmy Savage, an infielder. Savage
has played with several Eastern clubs
but could never stick.
The following members Of the 1915
club have been ordered to report at
Newfield park: Jake Warner, Hork-
heimer, Briggs, Deininger, Walsh,
Flanefty, MOShler and Duggan.
Jack Flynn, who acted as manager
of Springfield last year, will boss the
Lynn outfit the coming season. This
franchise is to be moved. and wher-
ever it is finally located Flynn will
have charge. 1t is said Lawrence,
|, Mass, is most likely to get the club.
The Norwalk basketball players
! who will battle the Blue Ribbons at
Colonial hall next Tuesday night in
the state championship series are con-
fident they can down the locals. Ash
mead, their crack forward; is former
Cornell star and at present plays with
| the strong Crescent A. c.. club of
| Brooklyn. Smolick, the old Knick-
erbocker favorite, plays the other for
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03

reorganize and control amateur
hockey throughout the United States.
The International Skating Union of
this movement. Up to the present
time the game of hockey. has never
been engoverned by a national body
The various leagues and associations
Of the different sections of the coun-
try control the game and players in
their territory with the result that
various eligibility codes and game
rules prevail.
The officers of the Skating Union
hope to standardize the regulations
governing both players and the sport
and to this end have requested the CO.
operation Of the Amateur Athletic
Union with which it has an alliance.
The A. A. U. is now taking a mail
vote on the proposition and it appears
probable that the officers will offer no
objection to the Skating Union efforts
to assume control of hockey.
The coaches of the Eastern college
and university rowing squads are look
ing forward to an early Spring and
expect that they will be able to get
their crews on the water earlier than
usual this season. The Yale eight
has already been able to take short
paddles and Princeton and Columbia
plan to follow suit within the next
week or two unless there should be a
sudden freeze. Cornell and Syracuse,
which, owing to their inland location
are always the last to launch their
shells. report that there is still con-
siderable ice on Cayuga and Ononda-
ga lakes and that 1t may be another
month before their Fights will be or
the water even under favorable
weather conditions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
Three Soccer Games
Scheduled Tomorrow

Three soccer games are scheduled
for local teams tomorrow. In the
State league the Bridgeport Rangers
viii! go to Ansonia to play a return
engagement. In the Junior league
the Celtics and True Blues will clash
at Seaside park at 10 a. m The
Rovers of this city will tackle the
Rangers of New Haven in an amateur
league contest at the meadows to-
morrow afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
Ozanam Five Beaten
By Y. M. G. A. Boys In
Lively Court Battle

The Y. NJ. c. A. basketball team de-
feated the OzaTam club SO to IL in a
fast game at the new gymnasium of
the association last evening. Superior
team passing and great shooting by
Schlim gave victory to the Y. NJ. c. A.
boys Good guarding by the Y. M. G..
A. defensive was also a feature OF the
playing, and prevented many good
plays of their opponents from mate
rializing.
The Y. M. c. A. team was only start
ed late in the season. The boys are
now playing in championship form
and have won the last five games
Manager Greene would like to hear
from teams that desire games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
TIGERS BEAT DARTMOUTH.

Princeton, N. j., March By de-
feating the Dartmouth basketball
five, 10 to ~. 'in an intercollegiate
league contest last night Princeton
drew upon even terms with Yale in
the struggle for first place in the
league standing. Close guarding on
the part of both teams kept the score
down. The Tigers superior floor
work enabled them to gain a margin
over the Hanover men toward the
end, but the contest was never safe
for either side until the whistle blew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03

The Dutch steamer Armundo re-
ported on her arrival at Newport
News, Va. from Rotterdam, that on
Jan. 2S she picked up 179 survivors
of five ships torpedoed In The bay OF
Bascay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03

State Excise Commissioner Her
bert S. Sissons has named Clarence
w. Davidson, of Cooperstown, as sec
ond deputy in his office, succeeding
Ernest D. Van VIE.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & son
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03

President Wilson signed the Indian
appropriation bill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03

An effort is about to be made to
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-03-03
Princeton Five Tied
With Yale In League:
Columbia Beats Penn

League Standing.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-17
NICHOLAS CHYEE.

London, March ia Reuter,s
Petrograd dispatch says that prior
% his sabdication tho Russian am
peror transferred the supreme COM
mand OF Me Russian armies to the
Grand Duke Nicholas.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-17
FRAZIER ALLOWS Bill.
THAT CAUSED TROUBLE
House BIN ia Cm,centrates Controa
OF Farm Institutes in Political

Bismarck. N, D.. March 17.-aover-
nor Frazier signed House Bill 174,
which places the control Of farm in
stitutes In the hands Of the assistant
commissioner OF agriculture and labor
and appropriates. $4,000 for the use
of this ofncial. Senator Hyland
made a strong objection to this meas
ure after the senate passed 1t, but his
motion to reconeider was laid on the
table on motion of Senator Gtbbens.
Hyland saw in the bill the building up
Of great POLITICAL machine in the
agriculture and labor department
Fargo profits from two appropria-
ton bills signed Friday, House Bill
235. awarding the Crittenden home
$4,000 aid, and House Bill 56, appro-
priating $1,000 to be used by DR.. Ladd
in the study Of wheat and cereal pro-
ducts.
House Bill 34e. now law, re-estab-
lished the location Of all institutions
whose site was fixed in the constitu-
ton and changes the name of the
Nandan reform school to the North
Dakota industrial training school.
Senate Bill LII gives the Missouri
Slope Agricultural association &c.,
900 for its annual fairs at Mandan in
1917 and 1918: Senate Bill 186. ap-
propriates $4,000 for the mainten-
ance of the national guard for the
next two years, and Senate Bill 140
appropriates $500 for the refur-
nishing of the senate chamber.
The most Important bill signed by
the governor Friday.is Senate Bill
314. Senators Kirketde's and Browns
grain grading measure.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-17
PASTORS BACK
THE PRESIDENT
Endorsement Given to Wilson
BY the Bismarck Presby-
terry Meeting.

Mandan. N. D., March 17.-At the
public meeting held in Mandan at the
close of the spring meeting Of the
Presbytery Of Bismarck, the following
resolution was presented and adopt
ed:
Resolution.
Be it resolved by the Bismarck
Presbytery Of the Presbyterian church
of the United States Of America in
convention assembled. on this 14th
day March. 1917, at Mandan, North
Dakota:
That we heartily endorse and ap-
prove the recent actions of President
Wilson for the protection of the lives
and the enforcement of the rights of
the nation; and we pray God to give
him wisdom and guidance in deciding
the momentous issues which wait his
decision in this time Of national peril.
And we appeal to all Presbyterians
in the United States to demonstrate
their patriotism and loyalty to the
government in this hour of national
danger.
This was carried by a unanimous
standing vote. after which the congre-
cation Joined in singing America"
vened on Tuesday evening. The re-
firing moderator. Rev. F. w. Thomp-
son. pastor of the local church, pre-
siding. and assisted by Rev. S. A.
Walker, Steele, who had charge Of the
singing. Rev. E. e. Goodwin, Bel
field. read the scripture and Rev. H.
c. Postlewaite, Bismarck, led in pray
er. By special request of the modera-
tor, Rev. Joseph CASTOR, of Werner,
preached the sermon. At the conclu-
sion of the public SERVICE. an election
for moderator was held, and Rev. j.
CASTOR, Werner, was the unanimous
choice for the Office.
At the morning session Of Wednes-
day. Rev. R. H. Myers, of Hazen, was
elected as ministerial commissioner to
the general assembly, Rev. s. A.
Walker, of Steele. being alternate. As
lay commissioner, the Hon. S. L.
Nuchols Of Mandan, was elected and
Senator C. D. King, of Menoken, was
elected alternate.
The public meeting on Wednesday
evening was most interesting one.
Rev. E. p. Goodwin. Of Belfield, gave
fine address on ''The Changed Life."
and was followed by Rev; H. G: Pos
tlewaite, pastor of the Presbyterian
spring address on 1.-THE Evangelistic
Church, which held his audience in
rapt attention from first to last.
The usual votes Of thanks were
passed to the local pastor and MEM
bers of the congregation for hospitali-
ty provided, to the press for space
given to reports of the meetings, and to
the pastor and officials of the Method
list church for so kindly placing their
church, at the disposal Of the Presby-
terry, etc.
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-17
FOR HER aAKR

/. FhyIlis-.ae said I Was everythine
TO him. 7.3'
Rlil-Apd you ,i..y.
Phyllis Oh, = asksd q him 70 .gtyslup
eveEythtng for yssako ,,s "a. 3 4
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-17
FEDERAL AGENT To
INVESTIGATE ROADS

Bismarck. March 1T. warren
AHen, general inspector Of the United
states ohice Of public roads. is in the
state at the present time. acconnan-
leo by T. o. Hathaway Of st. PAU.
oistr1ot engineer, and they are invas-
tngadng North Dakota's road buildine
plans with . view to determining now
this states $4,000 slice Of the
snackieford ,s,,.essi post roads aid will be
M: Allen. it is said, is not entirely
sa.lsneo s with the law in so far as the
poItlon OF the net revenues of the
ssate motor vehicle license money is
@ @aistrinuted, less than ten per cent Of
hlshway work. He fears that the
road funds will be split so manv wavs
tnat no consistent effort at trunk-line
highway building will be possible.
Federal Engineer Hathaway and
STATE Engineer Jay w. Bliss were in
Mott. attending a good roads "boost-
Or meeting called with a view to
stlmulatng closer cooperation he
tween tho county and the various
townships In highway construction.
Ine meeting was held under the aus
p}ces OF the Hettinger county board Of
nignway improvements, consisting Of
tn9 SUPERVISORS from each township.
inspector Allen. after looking up
tne enrolled bills which affect high-
wy work. and consulting with Gov
1oI DaH fra1ier and State Engineer
Bliss returns to Washington.
p. w. Thomas, former assistan+ .,+v
ana county engineer for iBismarcI
ana Burlefgh. recently appointed A.
sistant state engineer. now is IN -.
Job. 80 vi 'no
Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-17
BETTER THAN cAloMEl
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
i a Harmless Substitute

Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets-tfe sub
stitute for calomel-are mild but sure
laxative, and their effect on the liver is
almost instantaneous. They are the re-
suit of DR.. Edwards determination not
to treat liver and bowel complaints with
calomel. His efforts to banish it brought
out these little olive-colored tablets.
These pleasant little tablets do the
good that calomel does, but have no bad
after effects. They don't injure the
teeth like strong liquids or caiomel.
They take hold of the trouble and
quickly correct it. Why cure the liver
at the expense of the teeth? Calomel
sometimes plays havoc with the gums.
So do strong liquids. It is best not to
take calomel, but to let DR.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take its place.
Most headaches, "sdullness" and that
lazy feeling come from constipation and
"a disordered liver: Take Pr: Edwards
Olive Tablets whes you feel doggy" and
"heavy." Note how they "clear" clouded
brain and how they "perk UP" the spir-
It's. 1Oc and 25c box. All druggists.