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Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-07
sPlRITuALlsTs, SERVICES

Special Easter services will be held
at the First Progressive Spiritualistic
Church, Pythian Castle Hall. No. goo
West street, tomorrow evening. Mrs
William NJ. Con will conduct the ser.
vices.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-07
UNITARIAN CHURCH.

AT the First Unitarian Church to-
morrow the Rev Frederic A. Hinckley
will preach on Resurrection House
Of the Spirit" Sunday school at noon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
RATHER EXPECTS TO
DEFEAT HUGH ROSS In
NEXT BOXING SHOW

Manager Jimmy Johnston Of New
York, who manages Augie Rather.
sends the following:
Augie Rather, who meets Hugh
Ross for the middleweight champion
ship Of Connecticut on Feb. %. still
continues his winning streak. Last
night he defeated Roddie Mcdonald,
the middleweight champion of Can
ada. That makes him the winner Of
seven fights in six weeks. Some Of
his victims being the new Al Mccoy,
whom he knocked out in nine rounds,
Silent Martin, Jimmy O'Hagan, Frank
Carbone, Tex Kelly, Albert Badoud
and Tommy Robson.
Rather is without doubt the most
sensational boxer and one Of the best
developed, in years. He Is in splen-
did form for his contest with Hugh
Ross and I expect to see him stop
IConnecticut's champion before the
end OF the II rounds.
Rather has. the benefit of Ted
Lewis advice fyr this contest. Lewis
and Rather Box seven and eight
rounds q day and Lewis, who is rec
ognized as the worlds greatest fighter,
as his wins over Britton, Gibbons and
Knockout over Kid Graves prove, pre-
diets that within year Rather will
be the undisputed middleweight
champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
RED SOX TO PRY
OPEN SEASON AT
The POLO GROUNDS

New York, Feb 16-The baseball
season of 1917 will be opened by
American National leagues on April
il, with the Boston Americans. world
champions, playing in New York, and
the Brooklyn National league pennant
winners playing at home with Phila-
de1phia. Other opening games will
be:
National league-New York in Bos-
ton, Pittsburgh in Chicago and st.
Louis in Cincinnati.
American-Washing in Phila-
delphia Chicago in st. Louis and
Cleveland in Detroit
In the National league the last
games will be played on Oct. by
Brooklyn at home with Boston, and
New York in Philadelphia. The
American league season will close on
the same date with the Red Sox play
ing Washington in Boston. The
western clubs Of the National league
come east first this year and cores
pondingly the American eastern teams
go west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
ALEXANDER FAILS
TO SHOW UP FOR
TALK WITH BOSS

Philadelphia, Feb. 16-The confer
ence between President William F.
Baker of the Phillies and Grover
Cleveland Alexander, pitching prince
Of the National league, scheduled for
yesterday afternoon, failed to mater
ialize and the discussion Of mutual
differences between the two now is
postponed indefinitely.
Baker came to Philadelphia from
New York expressly to debate the
salary issue with Alexander, Pat
Moran calling the hold-out hurler on
the long distance telephone Wednes-
day night and advising him to meet
Baker in the Stock Exchange build
1ngf at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Through an error, Alexander failed
to put in an appearance at the offices,
and after. waiting two long hours for
the Grant hur1er to announce his
presence President Baker said that
Alex would have to make the next
move.
Baker, as usual, was reticent re-
garding the case, but stated positively
that if Alexander desired an audience
with him he would have to ask for it.
The Phillies' chief returned to New
York last night. In the meanwhile
Delaware County League clubs are
working overtime to obtain Alexan-
der's signature to a contract.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
Bridgeport Man Is
Chairman of Mass
Meeting in New York

Anthony S. Ambrose. Of 1.416 Fair
field avenue, former president OF the
National Slovak Society of America,
presided at patriotic meeting of the
Slovaks, attended by over four thou
sand persons at Sokal hall, East list
street, w York city, last night.
During his speech and throughout
the evening whenever the name of
President Wilson was mentioned the
assemblage burst into unrestrained
cheers and pledged undying loyalty to
America in preference to the country
they left because it could not give
them what the United States could Of
fer. -.
Others from Bridgeport to take part
in the patriotic outbursf were Rev.
George Panik, Rev. L. j. Karlovsky,
Stephen Erhart, Paul Svihra and Peter
Rusiak. Among the guests who spoke
with Mr.. Ambrose were Rey Lyman
Abbott, and Col. George Haven Put
nam Of Columbia university.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
GETS
TURND0WN FROM
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York, Feb. 16-Unionism was
completely read out of baseball yes
terday when the American league.
following the initiative of the National
league, abrogated its agreement with
the Baseball Players Fraternity and
the National Commission Endorsed the
action of both leagues.
The fraternity will be a. negative
element in baseball hereafter if or
ganized baseball has not sounded it's
death knell completely for the leagues
will have no further dealings with it
and all members must come to their
employers as individuals instead OF
as members Of the union. 1t is be-
lieved in baseball circles that the last
leg has been pulled from under the
fraternity and it's activities have
ceased.
The National Commission, compos-
ed Of August Hermann, chairman;
John K. Tener, president of the Ma
tional league, and B. b. Johnson,
president of the American league, was
in session in the Waldorf-Astoria yes
terday morning and decided nine
propositions offered by the minor
leagues.
Most of these were granted, but the
request Of the Glass AA leagues-the
International American association
and Pacific Coast-for the elimfna-
ton of the draft rule affecting them
was denied. and the commission also
refused to raise the draft price for a
player or grant the request for a new
board to decide minor league dis
putes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
HERBIE MORAN is
GREAT LOVER OF
MODERN BASEBALL

A lot of ball players have learned
to sympathize deeply with the Wan
'dering Jew, having done a bit OF wan
dering themselves, and conspicuous in
this class is J. Herbert Moran. The
little outfielder spent the last season
with the oMntreal Royals. having
been released by the Braves to the
Vernon club of the Pacic Coast
league along with Ted Gather, and
turned over by Vernon to the Cana
dian metropolis.
Moran is a Pennsylvania, and was
born 81 years ago to-day. He first
played professional ball with Coud-
ersport, Pa, going thence to Du Bots.
His next stop was Trenton, in the
Tri-State, and in 1908 he made his
big league debut with the Athletics.
He figured in about a score of games.
and then Connie Mack sent him back
to Trenton. In September Herbie
had his second big league try-out
with the Red Sox, and finished the
season in Boston.
In 1909 he was with Providence,
and, the following year returned to
Boston for a trial with the Braves.
His stay in the Hub was brief, and
he was then shipped off to Kansas
City. He played "a kames in the
American Association, and in June
was released to Providence. Within
a week the Saints released him to
Rochester, where he remained until
the close Of 1911. Moran's fourth
appearance under the. big top was
with Brooklyn. For two seasons he
was a regular outfelder with the
Dodgers.
In 1914, little Herbie started the
season with the Reds, but he had
scarcely had time to acquire the ru-
diments of the Znizinnati language
when he was sold to the Braves,
which was along in August. That
time Herbie, buffe+ed ABOUT by rate,
landed right side up with care, for
he got a large and nutritious slice of
the worlds series pie. He stuck with
Boston through 1915, when he was
again turned adrift, his batting aver
age having sunk to the 200 mark. In
the International league last year,
Moran batted .271 in 1913 games.
Moran has been handicapped by his
diminutive nature and pair of bum
legs that are always giving him
trouble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
DARCY FIRES MANAGER and
WON'T FIGHT Mike GIBBONS
Al Mccoy Can't Meet Australian IL He Boxes
Dillon First

New York, Feb. 16-The local pugt-
listic pot boiled over with venge-
ance yesterday. To begin with Les
Darcy has repudiated the, articles of
agreement calling for a ten-round
bout between himelf and Mike Glib
bon which were signed late Wednes-
day night by E. Timothy O'Sullivan.
In the wake of this announcement
comes a letter from John Weismantel
of the Broadway Sporting Club to
Grant Hugh Browne warning him that
Al Mccoy will not be allowed to meet
Darcy in Madison Square Garden I'M
less he fist fu1fills his contract to
club. :.
In his letter to Browne, Weismantel
declared that making trouble was the
last thing in his mind, but that mas
much as Mccoy had called off the bout
with Dillon on two separate occasions
after the club had gone to a great deal
Of expense, he felt it his duty to force
Mccoy to meet Dillon before the
Darcy bout in the Garden, say on
washington's Birthday.
Did Grant Hugh Browne go up lin
the air as high as an election night
rocket? Oh, much higher. He sat
himself down in his Waldorf apart
ment and wrote a letter to the Boxing
Commissioners, saying that he was in
a dickens Of fix since he has al
ready turned over $4,000 in cash to
Darcy, through his manager, O'Sulli-
van. Grant Hugh complained that if
Mccoy was to meet Dillon and hap
pened to stop one with his little chin
chin his Garden show would be
ruined.
The Commissioners in turn wrote
Grant Hugh nice little letter telling
him that the Boxing Law, like any
other old kind of a law, was horrible
thing, and that if Weismantel really
had Mccoy under contract even in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
CUBS UNABLE TO
GET R0RNSBY BY
DEAL WITH CARDS


New York, Feb. 16-It develops
that the promise made by Owner
Charles Weeghman Of the Cubs to
friends in Chicago, that he intended
to put through a deal that would
make the Collins and Speaker deals
pale into insignifcance, did not really
concern Alexander, as was rumored
The Cub boss, it is reported, was real
ly in hopes Of swinging a deal for
Roger Hornsby, star young irfelder
of the Cardinals. However, induce
ments mentioned to Miller Higgins
fRiled to inveigle the Mite into
parting with his young star.
The two major league meetings re-
suited in water hauls, SO far as trades
were concerned. Promising dickers
of all kinds, not single trade was
recorded. Such exchanges Of players
as came about concerned only the
minor leaguers. Joe Tinker and Bill
Clyner got together long enough yes
terday to put through deal for
Wade Killifer. Killifer was the out
fielder handed to the Giants in the
Matty- Herzog deal last summer He
never played with the Giants, how
ever. He was sent along to Louis
vile. Now he. will be with Column
bus.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
BATTLE FOR TITLE
IN TENNIS TO Be
STARTED AUG, so

New York. Feb. 16-It became known
yesterday that the mems national
lawn tennis championship tournament
in singles would begin on the courts
of the West Side Tennis CLUB on
Thursday, Aug. 80. This conforms TO
the plan which was suggested last
summer after the failure Of the South
ampton tournament. At that time a.
number Of prominent players, includ-
ing Richard Norris Williams, I'd. Will
liam M. Johnson. and Maurice e. NC
Loughlin, decided against competing
J in. the Southampton singles because
the nationals were to begin the Mon
day following the Meadow club event,
5 which ended on Saturday. 1t was
suggested at that time that an ar
rangement which would permit OF sew
eral days rest between the two events
would prove more acceptable to the
players.
Il Apparently the executive committee
OF the United States National Lawn
Tennis association has given heed to
this plea. Not only is it expected that
southampton will benefit, but it is also
expected that the national tournament
will gain. for under this new scheme
It will be possible to bring the nation
ais to =. close on Saturday instead of
in mtdweek.
with the date Of the nationals set It
il no difficult task to Lace the big
tournaments Of the season which lead
up to the supreme contest. It is prob
able that the Southampton fixture will
start on Monday, Aug. 20, Newport on
Aug. 13, and Seabright on Aug. 8.
One Of the main difficulties now Is
to place the doubles event which is to
be held at Longwood. There are many
reasons to support holding the dou-.
bles after the close. Of the singles play.
The prominent players of the country
will be herded together in New York.
and 1T will be only a step to go over
to Longwood some time about Sept,
10 or IL. AS yet, however, the only
certain date is that Of the national
singles.
N The executive committee will hold a
meeting here about March %, at which
time all Of the dates will be deter
mined and their announcement will be
Forthcoming a day or two later.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
Tommy Ryan Fought
Lively Battle With
Needham for the Title

Tommy Ryan, the famous old well
terweight champion, now a citizen of
Syracuse, has lately been threatening
to return to the ring, although he is
now nearer SO than 40. Tomcy is
probably spoofing, but old timers say
he would need to be only about half
as good as he used to be to show up
a lot Of the present day fighters. One
of Tommy's greatest battles was pull
ed off in Minneapolis 26 years ago to-
day, when he tackled Danny Need
ham, who was then claiming the well
ter title.
The bout was advertised as for the
championship, and a side bet Of ST.,
600 was posted. The men weighed in
at 14O pounds. For long time it
seemed that neither could gain any
advantage, and that the result must
be a draw, but in the seventy sixth
round Ryan landed a wallop that
stretched Needham out for the count
The Flour City fans certainly got
their moneys worth in that enter
tainment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
Local Boy to Bowl
With New Haven Five
In National TOURNEY

Bridgeport will be represeted on
the bowling team that is going from
New Haven next month to roll in the
tournament at Grand Rapids, Mich.
Jimmy Ardolino Of this city will be
q member Of the Elm City five.
The other experts will be
Mort Lindsey, Joe Porto, Charles
Schecher and Charles Johnson.
These men had the highest aver
ages in the New Haven city tourna-
ment now drawing to a close Ardo-
limo is a great favorite with the fans
at Connie Lewis alleys where Jim
my Is frequently seen in action.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

full meeting, which would be called,
there could be but one decision-Mc-
Coy must first take his chances with
Dillon
AS to the reputation Of the Mil
waukee match with Gibbons, Darcy
said that he had notified O'Sullivan in
writing two days ago that he had been
given the gate as manager, and that
when O'Sullivan signed with Mulkern,
the Milwaukee promoter, he did so on
his own hook.
Darcy was beside himself yesterday.
He faced Grant Hugh Browne with
a faraway look in his eye and said
with a sigh:
'Im tired of it all. I wish to good
ness I was on boat bound for home"
In the first place, O'Sullivan has
the $4,000 placed in his hands by
Browne when he signed for Darcy to
meet Mccoy, and every time Darcy
has asked about it O'Sullivan has
switched the conversation to the rig
orous winters with which New York
is afflicted.
O'Sullivan is not going to give up
that money until he has to. He made
it possible for Darcy to escape from
Australia, hoodwinking the military
authorities, he says, and for this he
believes he is entitled to rs per cent.
of Darcys earnings.
The Australian papers said that
Darcy would drop O'Sullivan as a
pilot once Les had look about the
place. Darcy has had his peek. His
smile has faded bit too since his ex-
perience in trying to collect his vaude-
vile money.
He was to get $4,000 a week for fif-
teen weeks The tour lasted just five.
Darcy got his $4,000 for the first week,
nothing for the second, ditto for the
third, $1,000 for the fourth and $1,000
for the fifth, just a tiny difference Of
$4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
Cline Beats Jimmy
Duffy In Waterbury

Waterbury, Conn.,, Feb 16-Irish
Patsy Cline of New York, won a clean
cut decision over Jimmy Duffy of
New York at the Auditorium here
<last night and Johnny Drummie Of
Waterbury won over Jimmy Fasane
also Of this city, in the semi final
which also went IL rounds. Bobby
Moore Of New York knocked out
Tommy Connors Of Scranton, Pa, in
three rounds and Young Miller dis
posed of Johnnie Shugrue, brother
Of Joe Shugrue, in the same time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

The catcher's salary has been reduced
from $4,000 to $3,400 SO perhaps that's
why he was kicking up such a fuss.
Dick Rudolph, the Boston pitcher
has finally come to terms with the
Braves. He was holding out for
two-year contract hut the magnates
are extending only one year papers
this season with very few exceptions.
1t is understood Rudolph will draw
$500 the coming season.
Another twirler who fell into line
yesterday was Bob Shawkey Of the
Yankees. He had great season in
1916 and it was his wonderful twirling
that enabled the Yankees to finish in
the first division. 1t is a good bet
that Shawkey SECURED a substantial
raise.
Fielder Jones, manager of the st.
Louis Browns. spiked the story anour
George Sister being traded to the
Yankees for Pipp and Maisel. Jones
said he might as we'll turn his park
into a skating rink if he let Sisler get
away. II would no more think OF
selling Sisler than Detroit would
think of trading Ty Cobb"
Wait TO- the roar from the players
now that the American league has
adopNd plan to have an hours
military drill each morning during the
season. The men are also to parade
to the lrks each day and will have
a camp like Plattsburgh after the
worlds series. The diamond heroes
will probably suggest charging adj
mission to their drills SO they can get
oxpensN HaonAx
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
ENTRIES FOR GRAPHING
MEET CLOSE ON FEB. 2

b Entries for the Metropolitan Asso-
citation A. A. U. Connecticut wrestling
mpionship, 1853 pounds, close on
next Wednesday, February Fl, with
Paul Barnett. secretary. New Haven
"A. A., box 745, or room 313, 50 Church
street, New Haven. Entries have been
eceived from Waterbury, New Haven
and Hartford. Entry blanks can be
obtained from Mr.. Barnett, addressed
as above, which will give full particu-
lars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
sB. III. S. VS.. TORRINGTON =
TOMORROW; GIRLS PLAY
STAMFORD HIGH FIVE

The Bridgeport High school basket
ball team will play Torrington eHigh
at the local gymnasium tomorrow at
ternoon. The B. H. s. tossers were
beaten In Torrington last week. AS a
result Of recent defeats it has lost its
hold on first place in the Southwestern
High School league. In order to take
the championship Bridgeport must
beat Stamford, New Haven and Wa
terbury.
The girls championship win be de-
fcided at the High school gym tomor-
row when the B. ii. s. maidens will
play the Stamford High five.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
(By Wagner

. 10y w dS ucT.
It is reported that the Bridgeport
Sporting club will give it's show in the
Park theatre instead or at the Casino
as first announced. Inability to Sc
ere a satisfactory date at the Casino
made the change necessary. There
will be an automobile snow at the Ca
sino all next week and that left only
three dates. February 26, q and %,
open to the boxing promoters.
Hugh Ross and Augie Rather, the
New York topnotcher, are expected to
meet in the star bout and in the semi
finad Battling Kunz of South Norwalk
will be featured with a good opponent.
A newcomer named Billy Richards,
who is said to have the stuff, will be
used in the third bout against Tony
Marriage, the former Boston boxer.
Mike Finn, the old Waterbury man
ager, has secured a shortstop named
Woods for Springfield. This youngster
was picked up by Connie Mack !-st
season.
Springfield is trying to sell Infielder
Hammond to the Oakland club of the
Coast league. Hammond does not
want to go TO the coast ana threatens
to quit the game if he cannot get
trial with a major league team. He
has a chance to coach the Colgate col
lege squad.
President Ban Johnson of the
American league denies saying he
would have Catcher Henry of Wash
ington driven out of baseball. He
says he will let the club deal with the
player who triad to get men on other
teams to hold out Manager Griffith
claims he has nothing against HenIx.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
Willie Jackson to
s, Meet Eddie Wallace
In New York Tonight

New York, Feb. 16.-Willie Jackson
the lightweight that earned the priv
ilege of being the first lad to knock
out Johnny Dundee, will make his de-
but tonight at the Harlem Sporting
club in ten round bout. Jackson
will meet Eddie Wallace, the young
man tht almost had Dundee out in
fracas New Years day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
Senate Adopts Drastic
Amendment to Postal
Bill, Hitting Liquor

Washington, Feb. 16.--The senate
yesterday adopted drastic amend
ment to the postal bill, making it a
crime for persons in dry states to or
der, purchase or cause to be trans
ported any intoxicating liquors into
such states
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
JOHNNY HARVEY WANTS
TO DON GLOVES HERE

Johnny Harvey, the New York
lightweight, was in this city yester-
day. He would like to show his
wares before a local boxing audience
Harvey stopped Matty Baldwin in
Waterbury last year and is booked
to meet Soakem Yoakum in New
York, February %
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
PRESENT MINSTRELS.

The Remington Arms Mutual Ben
fit association held it's second annual
minstrel show last evening and scored
hit with the audience, at Eagles
hall The hall was well decorated and
the entertainment was excellent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

pionships. His times were slow, how
ever. In the longer event he covered
the distance in 8 minutes IL 2-5 Sec
onds and was clocked in 1 minute 27
3-5 seconds for the half mile. George
Pickering, another New York A. C.
ice speeder, carried off two second
places for his days work in the five
mile handicap and in the half mile
championship. Archie Rogers, repre-
senting the Newburg Wheelmen, was
the winner in the long handicap.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

The Yale crew candidates to the
number of 800 started work yester-
day. The boys must think they need
a flying start to down Harvard next
June on the Thames.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

If things keep up, John D will
wish he had gone into the potato rails
ing business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

Fire destroyed two homes occupied
by foreigners, at New Castle, Pa, at
q loss of $4,000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

On ice that was almost perfect and
with excellent weather conditions pre-
vailing the eastern championship
speed skating races were held at New
burg, N. Y. About 1000 persons wit
messed the classics on ice, despite the
extreme cold. There were 101 en-
tries. ~
Walter Kuehne, shown in the pic
ture, wearing the emblem of the New
York A. c., won both of the days big
features, the mile and half mile cham
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-16
TO HOLD BOXING SHOW AT
PARK THEATRE NOT AT CASING
Mike Finn Finds shortstop for Springfield Club Other
Sport Notes

The catcher's salary has been reduced
from $4,000 to $3,400 SO perhaps that's
why he was kicking up such fuss.