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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
DOINGS in SHORTHAND
FOOTBALL CONTROL PASSED ON TO ARMY
Western Conference Faculty Representatives Relinquish
 Direction of Sport.

Chicago, Sept. 27-Control of foot ball and all other branches of inter- collegiate athletics in the Big Ten" resentatives of the Western Confer ence at a special meeting last night and placed in the hands of the War Department for management.
 The faculty representatives voted unanimously to take this action be- cause of the chaotic condition in foot ball and because it was foun1 to be impossible to administer intercolle- giate athletics under the army re- strictiOns. These universities are now virtually under the control of the War Department, as each maintains a stu dent army training corps.
 Prof. Thomas E. French of Ohio State University, representing the fac ulty committee, and Avery Brundage of Chicago, representing the Western Conference committee of graduate managers, were appointed to confer with the War Department to obtain a clearer understanding as to the wishes of the department in regard to car rying out the athletic program.
 The special meeting of the profes- sors was called because of conflicting reports regarding the governments attitude in regard to intercollegiate athletics.
 Reports from Washington indi- cated that army authorities were strongly in favor of continuing ath- letics on condition that they do not interfere with the student training ac- tivities, but the individual command ing officers at the different universi- ties seem to take a different view ot the situation"
 Some of the commandants at the universities were opposed to having l the football elevens make extended | trips. Others proI Jsed to establish ( quarantine for two weeks when the universities open Oct. 1, which would result in thee ancellation of severa | early season games.
 We found it impossible to admin | ister athletics under the present con dftions." said Prof. J. E. A. Pyre ot the University of Wisconsin, presiden
 of the faculty committee. "The only | thing we could do was to turn the i entire situation over to the War De | partment for it's control.
 | "I expect that some of the game!
 requiring long trips may have to bt i cancelled and other changes made il
 our plans to meet the demands of tht War Department"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
Records One of the Best Ju- venile Performances of
 Season in Oakdale Stake.

Eternal, the brown son of Sweep and Hazel Burke. owned by J. w. McClelland, proved his right to race with Billy Kelly for the juvenile championship yesterday aftrnoon at the Auueduct track Carrying a heavy impost of 120 pounds he won the Oakdale Handicap in commanding style He defeated four other high class colts over the six furlong course and travelled the distance on a track ankle deep with mud in the good time of 1:14 2-5
 It was one of the best exhibitions by juvenile this year. The heavy weight on the sloppy track tended to anchor External at the start, and after breaking slowly he was outrun by Willis Sharpe Kilmer's Mormon and W. R. Goes Star Realm in the first furlong.
 Mormon, which is trained by Cimon Healey. showed great improvement and finished second. a length and a half ahead of Harry Payne Whitney's Cirrus MT. Goes Sweep On was fourth and Star Realm fifth.
 The judges handed down a decision in the last race that aroused the crowd to a high pitch of indignation They awarded George D. Widener' s Hindoostan the victory when almost every race Eoer declared that Harry Knapp's Thunderclap had won by q neck. When Hinduostan's number was hoisted on the board a big crowd gathered around the offiCails' stand and booed and hissed for several min utes.
 They demanded that the numbers be changed. However. the judges were obdurate.
 Andrew Miller's inconsistent Ttcke showed his fondness for the mud by running off with the handicap at ont mile and a sixteenth. Slow to ge into his stride, the gradually improved his position. An eight of q mile iron homo he went to the front and rOmpeC past the judges the victor by half dozen lengths. Emil Herz's Daddy Choice finished second and Tom Mo Taggart was third.
 Garter finished first in the two mil, steeplechase, but was disqualified Herbert L. Pratt's Brand, which fin ished se'-Dnd, was awarded the pui SC Cloots moved in'p second place ant Currer Bell took the third end Of tn purse.
 Garter was deprived of the race be cause of bad ride by Jockey Rowan Turing for home the last time around Rowan carried Brand wide, and whel Jockey Mahoney, who rode Brand claimed a foul the stewards disquali fled Garter and suspended Rowan fo the remainder of the meeting. Tn decision was not a popular one. Tn racegoers sid not deny that Carte had fouled Brand. but they declaret that worse fouls are committed ever, day and are overlooked.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
FAST DRILL FOR PENN SQUAD

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 27-Foot- ball cleats for the first time this sea son tore up the turf on Franklin Field yesterday. The initial call for football candidates at the University of Pennsylvania brought out twenty six aspiring warriors for berths on Pennsylvania's military eleven. Most of the men reported in good physi- cal condition, and the opening days work out was strenuous.
 Of the squad which reported to Coach Folwell nine had seen service before on Franklin Field. They were Bunny Lerch, Walter Rosenau, Joe Straus. Jack Neylon, Norman Got walls, Kraus, Wharton, Braun and Wolfe. The eleven lined up as fol- lows: Left end. Veil; left tackle, Wilmington, left guard, Wolfe; cen tre, Black; right guard, Neylon; right tackle, Farmakis; right end, Braun; quarterback. Lerch; left half back Straus; right halafback, Rosenau; fullbaCk, Kraus.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
ETERNAL SPEEDS TO COLUMBIA MAY DO
 TRIUMPH IN MUD WITHOUT FOOTBALL
Col. Finley Holds Out Little Hope for Resumption of
 the Gridiron Sport.

There will be little or no football here this season." said Col John Illus ton Finley, Commander of the Colum- bit University Student Army Train ing Corps, yesterday.
 Col. Finley sat at his desk in his office in the School of Journalism Building, the entire fourth floor of which is given up to the s. A. T. c. All was hustle and hustle and scenes of unusual activity. Col. Finley con- tinued: Football is a fine sport. It makes for a better physique and is a good character builder. It jibes well with the military and helps bring out and develop certain soldierly qualities. But we haven't time for it. There are stronger and more crying | needs. The time will be so complete ly occupied with other and more nec- essary things that football will be ou, of the question:
 | The reporter was aware of the
 value of Col. Finleys time, and that he had dismissed the subject of foot ball, but still he ventured:
 Physical training will have an inn l portantp lace on the curriculum at all of the colleges. Is not football a necessary part of such training?"
 "The physical training is being ar ranged for and mapped out" replied | Col. Finley. "The military drills in ] themselves carry a certain amount of l physical work CaIisthenics and bayo-
 net exercise will serve as the special 1 ties. MT. Dawson just now is away
 on a trip among the army canton ments studying the various physica l training systems"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
BASEBALL CIRCUIT FORMED.

Cleveland, Sept 27.---Chicago, De- triot, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincin- nati and Akron yesterday were se- lected by the executive committee of the National Baseball Federation as cities to be represented in an eight city league to play semi professional baseball in major league parks Sat urdays and Sundays next season The remaining two cities will be chosen from Louisville. Indianapolis. Johns- town Pa. and Canton and Dayton, Ohio.
 Each city in the league will have two clubs. one remaining at home while the other is on the road The receipts will be divided in three ways. The travelling expenses will be paid first end then the upkeep of the parks. The remainder will go to the War any Navy departments Commits sion on Training Camp Activities, for athletic equipment for soldiers and sailors.
 A committee of three was appointed to go to Washington and confer with Government officials regarding rail- road facilities permitting the trans portation of eight teams of Is men each. The committee will report al the annual meeting of the federation in January. A prominent ma5ol league official will be appointed head of the league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
AFFORD MAKING GOOD

Annapolis, Sept. 27-The Naval Academy football squad was cut down yesterday afternoon by the ravages of the flu" and minor injuries. Gii Dobie started a scrimmage with two hand picked teams and made numer- ous changes.
 The fourteen plebes on the squad are helping out greatly. Though there are no great stars they are good enough to throw a scarce into some of the old men and make them feel that they are not certain of their places. Rawlings of the University of Cincinnati and Afford, a lusty lad from Flushing High School, seem to be the best of the backs, while King a powerful Iowan, is decidedly the best in the new line men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
Wrestlers Meet At
 Y. M. c. A. Tonight

Plans have been made to hold a large meeting tonight at the Y. M c. A. at o'clock. Wrestling manager, Walter Kallstrom, will line up the program for the coming season and decide on the dates for the different amateur contests to be held this year.
 Many wrestlers have promised to be present. Some of them are med al winners, a number have been out of the game for few years while others are beginners.
 The leader corps had some practi- cal gym work last night on the gym floor under the leadership of physical director Grasson. No doubt with such qualified leaders the gym work this year will De more attractive than eyer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
USE FOR sUNFLOWERs.
New Mexico to Demonstrate They Are
 Good for COWfeed.

The New Mexico College of Agricul- ture and Mechanic Arts recently as tonished the citizens who pass along the Camino road by cutting down the wild sunf1owers that grew by the roadside and hauling them to the ex- pertinent station and putting them into a pile. Prof. George R. Queens berry, in charge of the college farm work, has grown the Russian sun flower on the college farm and gath cred the wild sunf1owers from the roadside, and has a large silo filled, the contents e which are now fer menting into the choicest of silage. This will mean great financial benefit to the state of New Mexico, as the wild sunf1ower has heretofore been considered a pest. The college will soon show that it has great economic value to New Mexico.
 A year ago the college undertook to demonstrate that yucca and sotol would make good COW feed. They ac- complished this to the thorough satis- faction of every one, and between 75,O00 and 100000 COWS are now alive end doing we'll in New Mexico be- cause of this experiment a year ago. This sun flower experiment has great possibilities in it.
 The Russian sunf1ower, in from 75 to so days. will yield 25 or more tons of prime ensilage per acre.
 President Austin D. Grille says that they expect to go ahead and experi- ment with every weed. grass, and shrub that grows in New Mexico; that the first good rule to follow is to save what we have and then hunt for something else, which is good logic.- Albuquerque Journal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
Guage Designers
 And Market Mer

Civil service examination are to be held in the city soon for several diff ferent branches of government work. Clerks. male or female, with steno- graphic or typewriting experience will be examined Sept. 27, Oct. 25, and Nov. Is.
 Dictaphone operators both male and female. will be examined Oct. IS, and an examination for departmental clerk will be held Oct. 5.
 Several guage designers are requir- ed by the government Ordnance de- partment,~and at least 20 men are wanted at once for this branch of the service.
 There is also call for an assistant in marketing fruits and vegetables, who has had at least one years ex- perience in wholesale buying selling, shipping. harvesting grading and packing.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT,

September 19, 1918 Estate of Henry Jones, late of the town of Bridgeport in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport, hath limited and al- lowed six months from the date here of for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for. settlement those who neglect to present their &C., counts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 HARRIET E. JONES,
 EXecutrix. 661 Fairfield Avenue. I25 SD
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
KID M'CoY's LAST BIG BATTLE

Fourteen years ago today, Sept. 27, 1904, Kid Mccoy defeated Jack (Twin) Sullivan in twenty rounds at Los Angeles This was the last big battle in the ring history of the clever Hoosier who so long defended the middleweight title against all com CTS. Twice since then the Kid has pulled off "come- back" stunts, and has been very successful in defeating second raters. Mccoy thought Sulli- van would be easy, but the veteran Twin gave him a surprise party. Many of the spectators thought Sul- livan earned a draw, and only Me Coy's superior generalship and clev- erness saved him from defeat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

Al Thompson, former Cincinnati lightweight boxer, is a gunnery ser geant with the Marines and has been made boxing instructor at the Paris Island Training Station of the Devil Dogs" Thompson has made a great hit with his officers as well as with the men he is instructing because of his original ideas in the matter of gv- ing his instructions in the manly art" He is training the men so that they will actually use what krbowl- edge they gain in beating the Ger mans. One of Sergeant Thompson's s favorite stunts to stimulate the inter est of the men is to array two lines of marines, chosen at random, back to back, then order them to About Face" and start fighting. The idea is that each man must start at once to swap punches with the one who stood directly back of him in the original formation of the lines. If a small front rank man whirls about and finds himself face to face with a six-footer, who outweighs him fifty pounds, he must engage him just the same, and the uncertainties of the game keeps every man on edge. It's a great game, and the Germans are ! learning that the marines are the boys who will fight anything and lick ten times their number.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
FOOTBALL AT UNION COLLEGE

Schenectady, N. Y. Sept. 27- Union College will have football this season. but on war time plan. This was announced yesterday by the ath- letic authorities and Lieut.. Jacob W. Miller, commandant of the students army training corps. The gridiron sport will not be permitted to clash with the military work at the college.
 A schedule of seven games has been arranged and Union expects to car ry it out as far as possible. New York University. if 1t has a team, win play here on October 26, and Union will meet Columbia in New on Novamber 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
FOOTBALL MEN oUARANT1NED

Morgantown, w. Va, Sept. 27-The entire West Virginia football squad of forty-four men was placed under quarantine in temporary barracks last night in order that the men might be out in time to permit playing the game at Pittsburg in October 12.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
WESTERN PAGERS,
 WIN AT COLUMBUS
Verlie Patchen and Lillian T. Take Feature Event in
 Grand Circuit Meeting.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 27-Two Western horses, Verlie Patchen and Lillian T., won the feature races in the Grand Circuit meeting yesterday Verlie Patchen won the Arch City Stake of $3,O00 for 2:1O pacers ano Lillian T. took the 2:03 pace. Both victories were straight heat affairs. While Verlie Patchen paced in 2:03 in the middle heat, travelling to the half mile pole in a minute flat, the third heat showed that she was still fit to carry her extreme speed. Con- tinuing to the three-quarter pole at near two minutec lip she "killed' of her pursuers and came home al most at a jog in 2:03 1-2..
 The 2:15 trot developed a long drawn out battle. There were three different heat winners, Dell Jolla looking like an easy first choice af- ter her two miles in front, but she faded away in the stretch thereafter until the fifth heat, when sh3 came on and won the race.
 Belle Alcantara, first choice in the betting to win the POS pace, did not disappoint, winning every heat. The summaries:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

September 23, 1g18 Estate of William w. Allen, Mil ford, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Milford hath limited and aI- lowed six months from the date here or, for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are re- quested to make immediate payment to
 MELINDA J. ALLEN, I26s@p Adnainistratrix
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

While it is a mighty good idea to holIer for the American victories, the very loudest noise is made by the man who takes a good sized Liberty bond.
 The people who complain about the high cost of food are reminded they can always get free board in the trenches.
 10
 The trouble with the hunting sea- son this year is that the hunters can't bag any guides. the latter being all srafted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
SPORTING NOTES

Fred Anderson, the Giant spitbaIl artist who joined the colors in July, is a private in the Medical Corps at Camp Wadsworth, Spartansburs, S. c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
ST A TIONERY

Large stock of leading manufac- turers' lines always on hand. Blank Books, Writing Tablets. Post Office News Store
 II ARCADE.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

<'OO pace; o flSatS; purse Sl.zUU Lillian T. (Whitney) .... 1 1 Baxter Lou Valentine) ....2 Z Gro Fino (Murphy) ...... 3 3 Hazel H. (Palin) ... 4 Time-2:O3 1-4, 2:O4, 2:O4 1-2. 2:15 trot: in 5 heats; purse $1.OOO Dell Jolla (Erskine) 1 1 2 2 1 Peter ThornhilI CValentine) 2 3 1 2 Hollyrood King
 (Whitehead) 8 1 3 Eva Bingen
 (McMahon) 5 5 TO Whey Bingen, Jack K, AXsom, Aline Asherook, Gay Todd, Mary Ward, Extra Bingen, Hermes and Alger B., also started. Time-2:08 1-4, 2:OS 1-2, 2:O7 3-4, 2:11, 2:12 1-4. 2:1O pace; the Arch City Stake; purse $3,OOO; 3 in 5 heats l Verlie Patchen (Palin) 1 Ethel Chimes c. Fleming) 2 Billy Jackson. (Murphy) 3 Windsor Todd (R. Stout) 4
 Un, A Game of Chance, Calgary Earl and Abbe Bond also started.
 Time-2:O4 1-4, 2:O3, 2:O3 1-2.
 2:OS pace; 3 heats; purse $1,O00 Belle Alcantara (McMahon) 1 .. Dan Hedgewood (Swain) 8 1 Ronnivard (Beebe) 2 Betty Blacklock (Rafferty) 3
 Rex de Forrest, Charlie M. Dolly B The Weed, Onward Sam and Pacing i Patch also started.
 Ttme-2:O5 3-4, 2:07 1-4, 2:06 1-4
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27

Times Wal Ads. One Cent Word.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-27
DISTRICT OF MILFORD, ss. PROBATE COURT,

661 Fairfield Avenue.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-13
Announcements

The annual May party of the La
dies Aid society of St Joseph's
Catholic church, which celebrates
the eighth anniversary of the So
ciety, will be in the nature Of mill
tary card party Wednesday after
noon in the X of c. club rooms.
Plans for the party were completed
at "A meeting held Saturday at the
home of Mrs Robert L. Greene, PA
:. Carroll St Mrs. Greene is gen
eral chairman of the committee in
charge as well as chairman OF the
decorating committee, which also
includes Miss Marie GuilfOyle and
Mrs. W. Alex Grzesk. The entertain
ment committee is composed of Mrs.
Caroline c. Mcnamara. chairman;
Mrs. Newton Holycross, Mrs. George
Wolf. Mrs Thomas Millea, Mrs. A.
j Warner. and Mrs. Miles O'Brien.
The card committee includes Mrs.
John Wahlen, chairman; Mrs. II. l..
Weber. Mrs l. ". Lower, Mrs. w.
L. Benitz and Mrs. c. II. De Frees.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-13
RUSS ASK THAT
FIGHTING CEASE
Sends Wireless to AmbaSSa
dor at Berlin ImpIoring
HOStiIitieS Cease.

LONDON. May 13.-In a wireless
message TO Ambassador Joffe at
Berlin, the Russian foreign minister,
NJ Tchitcherin, instructs the ambas-
sador Ito try to obtain from Berlin
cessation of every kind of hostility
The dispatch adds:
Captures o. our territory are in
violation of the state of peace with
Germany and are causing great un-
rest among the masses of our peo-
pie"
NJ. Jone also is instructed TO mott
fy Germany that part Of the Rus
sian Black sea feet which has left
SebastOpol. now is at NovOrOssysk.
On the east coast OF the Black sea
which port the Germans are threat
ening 70 capture on the ground tina:
their own warships are in danger
OF attack by the Russians NJ Tchit-
cherin says the Russian warships
there viii make no such attack.
A Reuter- dispatch filed at Mos
COW May says that Germany has
announced that all armed vessels in
the Black sea. including any ships
on which are sailors of the Russian
Black sea feet Will be treated as
enemy warships The reason as
signed for this action is an attack
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-13

time" Katie shook her head du-
biously as she looked at the clock.
"Oh. yes. will, but" as a sudden
thought struck me, III I shouldn't.
Twill be back Immediately after
ward, so tell Mr.. Graham that l
went out after some flowers"
For the realization had just swept
over me. that the only opportunity
] would have 10 telephone Jack De-
fore he sailed would be in the hour
before my mother-in-law arrived
could hardly leave the house dur
ing her first day with US, and ! GER
tainly could not telephone Jack
from the apartment with the risk
OF Dicky's anger. and the approba-
ton which / was sure would be his
mothers.
How Madge Managed Her Errands
and Her Telephone Call Co Jack.
The telephons booths in the drug
store nearest our apartment were
occupied, and people were waiting
for the occupants TO leave. Should
I wait my turn here before telephon-
ing Jack. or should l do my other
errands first trusting that ! should
have better luck at the drug store
near the florists?
A glance at the clock sent me
hurrying from the store. Five min
utes TO eleven. must hurry
through my errands breathlessly if
be back in time to get greet my
mother-in-law.
The delicatessen shop was first on
my way. AS I entered the door /
saw that the little shop was almost
crowded. The smiling proprietor,
his wife and a neat-lOoking girl,
evidently his daughter, were hust-
ling around filling orders with won
derful CELEBRITY.
I dislike intensely trying TO get
waited on out Of my turn, but my
sense of haste made me timidly es-
say it.
Have you any half-pint bottles
Of cream 30 tossed the question
over the heads Of three women at
the wife of the proprietor.
"Oh, yes, ma'am. Plenty"
ct have other errands and am in
great hurry. VIII you please
have a bottle ready for me on my
return? Here is the money"
"Srrely, ma'am. What is the
name? ?"
Mrs. Graham" AS I left the
shop 1 was conscious of the glares
NJ the women waiting 10 he served
Why is IL that the average woman
always carries a figurative chip on
her shoulder?
The florists shop was a block
farther on. I found a number OF
customers there also. There was
nothing for me 70 do but TO wait
my turn. for if I left the store TO
seek a telephone. new customers
might take my turn"