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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
Ebbets Plans to Install
Change=Makiug Machines
Says This Will Solve Prob
lem of Collecting War Tax
on Baseball Tickets With
out Raising Prices.

New York, Feb 11-Declaring that
he has solved the problem of making
change in pennies on big baseball
days whereby the patron will pay
only his exact admission fee plus the
war tax. Col. Charles H. Ebbets,
president of the Brooklyn club, an
nounced last night that he will have
at the Waldorf today for the inspec-
ton of the magnates at the National
League meeting a machine which will
make exact change instantly in any
amount from 1 cent to SO cents Col.
Ebbets intends to install a battery of
these machines in his ticket offices at
Ebts Field, and guarantees that he
can handle any crowd that may flock
to the gates in as short a space of
time as formerly.
eve have studied the admission
problem from every angle since the
war tax was imposed" said Mr.. Eb
bets last night. I'VE have decided
that it will be an injustice to charge
the public IS cents for IS cent
tickets, or 80 cents for 25 cent tickets
simply because the addition of the
war tax makes it difficult to make
change.
cit is forcing the patron to pay 2
cents more for his admission than he
should, and even if the added money
goes to a war charity, as has been
suggested, the extra price is sure to
work hardship. Also, legally, if we
demand IS cents from the patron. the
war tax should be 9 cents instead of
s, which the patron pays for the rs
cent ticket. We think the IS cent
plan is going to lead to all kinds of
complications and hard feeling. Some
uninformed persons might think the
clubs were raising prices and keep
ing the extra cents, which would
hurt business.
1.-THE Brooklyn club proposes to ask
only what it is legally entitled to
| IS cents-for a grandstand seat Gust
as an examp1e) and cents war tax.
This makes SO cents. If the buyer
gives us a dollar bill, two shakes Of a
button releases him II cents change
as quickly as he could have been
given a quarter under the old system.
If he gives US IS cents he gets his two
pennies in one motion. There is no
combination of figures that the ma
CL1Il6 CdullOI 1IldhS C1diSS LUZ III
stantly.
81 am going to show this machine
to the National League presidents on
Tuesday to demonstrate how easily it
meets the present emergency"
Al Mamaux, who has been holding
out on the Brooklyn club and fighting
the Pirates for the salary deducted
while he was under suspension last
year, has telegraphed Charles H. Eb-
| bets, president of the Robins, that he
will be at the Waldorf on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock with his law
yer for conference with his new en-
ployer. There the matter of Mann
aux's reservation by the Brooklyn
| club, which the pitcher alleges was
nullified by his suspension! will be
gone over 1t may be that the matter
will be settled amicably and hearing
by the National Commission avoided.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
7 HREE PETS OF
JOHN |. DIE
At FARM

West Arlington, Mass, Feb. IL
Death once more has visited the little
country home here of the late John
u. Sullivan. This time it has claimed
Colonel" John LIS favorite horse,
behind which so many children have
ridden with the great pugilist. The
animal died suddenly yesterday.
DoWnSpeople snickered when Care
taker John Bush of Sullivan's farm
declared that Colonel had died of a
broken heart. What else caused it,
I'd like to know" he asked last night.
HE has missed Mr.. Sullivan some
thing awful" said he. Colonel has
been in the best of health up until his
masters DEATH
But Colonel is not the only one
of the farm inhabitants to die since
John L. passed on. Jack the ia
nous bulldog, broke loose on Friday
and killed the one COW. The bulldog
was shot.
Two big trunks in the garnet were
opened and gave up a legacy in ring
trophies. There were . gloves with
which Sullivan pummelled Jake xii
rain for 70 rounds, the shoes he wore
when he fought Mitchell.
There were move than $50 photo
graphs of the former champion in var
fous poses, scores of photos and even
tintypes of fighter of the days OF
open air matches, men from whom
John L. has wrested ring honors. AnG
there was also a large cabinet photo
graph of James J. Corbett, who placed
John L. in the former class. All OF
the trophies will be taken to New
York within a few weeks and auc-
| toned off.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
LESS FOOD FOR
BALL PLAYERS
IN TRAINING

Boston, Feb. 11-Stricter training
methods and stricter regulations all
through the campaign will be features
of the major league races during the
season of 1918. Hints to this effect
have been thrown broadcast recent
encouraged the Hooverizing of food
and conservation is the watchword the
magnates and managers will all be
only too ready to fall in line.
This coming trip to Hot Springs will
see the plan put into effect immediate
ly. Heretofore board at any big
league hotel meant a tremendous var
iety of food and dishes to choose from
This year the new Red Sox manager
will have a heart to heart talk with
the management at Hot Springs, and
suggests that the menu be considera-
bly, limited. More solid food and a
smaller variety to choose from will
be the rule at Hot Springs in March.
Just as Red Sox teams for the past
two seasons have had to confine
their eating energies to two big meals,
so will the bunch that strikes Hot
Springs next month follow suit. Past
experiences have proven that a hearty
meal at midday tends to make players
logy, with the result that the play
in the afternoon suffers appreciably.
At the training camp the men will
have breakfast and the evening meal
but no lunch. AS usual this will
cause a vail of anguish from the
heavy trenchermen, but the order
gees.
The most drastic innovation will be
the rule, which will insist on earlier
rising and an earlier breakfast this
year. The players have always been
able to get their breakfast as late as
$3.50 o'clock, and, while on the road
some of the sleepy heads have beer
used to straggle down to their morn
ing meal as late as 10 o'clock, some
times even later.
This year the call at Hot Springs
will be nearly an hour earlier, and
that no meal shall be served later
than $3.50. 1t is figured that by this
method the men will have more life
and ambition than some have eXhib.
tied in the past.
Always in the past a big league bal
team had a dining car attached to The
train. In future this will not be the
ed at the players pleasure will serve
the regulation meals within the regu
lation periods.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
Johnny MARTIN
DEFIES BOGASI1
New Haven, Conn,


Feb. II, 1918.
Sporting Editor The Times:
Dear Sir.-For a boxer of very or
binary ability it seems to me that
Louis Bogash and his manager are
creating a great deal of noise. He
would have the public think that he
is a very formidable fighter indeed
and apparently takes much satisfac-
ton in his glorification.
Before his pretension can be taken
seriously and as manager Of Johnny
Martin, am able in good faith to
make the following proposition:
Johnny will meet Bogash at 135
pounds at o'clock. 1 will post a
forfeit for weight and appearance
with any of the Bridgeport sporting
editors and after both boys have
weighed in I will let the weight and
appearance forfeits ride as a side bet
that Martin will beat Bogash in 10 or
II rounds.
Here is an opportunity for Bogash
to show how really good he is, or let
him forever hold his peace.
An evasion of this issue can have
but one interruption. Fear!
I remain, Yours in sport,
LEW BROWN.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
B. Wright
Returns To
Lawn Tennis

New York, Feb. IDEALS C..
American lawn tennis players, has an
nounced his return to the game. The
former Harvard star, who has held
the national championship titles and
who has played against the most fam
Gus racquet men in Australasia, Eu-
rope, Africa and Asia, is to become a
resident of this city. He stated yes
terday that he expected he would be-
come a member of the West Side Ten
mis- club
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

ton of the problem. If this machine
works as we'll as Ebbets says it does,
it will take less time to give the pur-
chaser IT cents change out of a dollar
than it formerly did a quarter. The
idea appears to be of big help to tic
ket sellers even after the war tax is
withdrawn.
The National League will vote on
several amendments to its league con-
stitution, one of which permits the
! playing of a double header at any
time in the season as the means of
playing off a postponed game. The
present constitution prohibits double
headers on the first visits of clubs to
the cities of opponents, thereby piling
up a host of double headers for mid
die August. Another amendment
/ would set a minimum waiver price of
, 1900 on any player purchased from
a minor league club or who was a free
agent when signed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
DAVY ROBERTSON
MAY QUIT GAME

New York, Feb. 11-Dave Robert
son, Giant right fielder, is talking of
retiring again, and this time he says
he really means it. In addition to
being displeased with his 1918 con-
tract, Davy declares that he has has
had pretty near eriOugh of baseball
and wants to settle down in Norfolk
and begin the practice of medicine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

President Weeghman of the Cubs
has agreed to give Grover Cleveland
Alexander the $4,000 bonus he de-
manded, besides asking for a salary of
$4,000. Now, in case Grover can't
get along on that measly enolument,
the fans will be glad to pass the hat
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11
Talk Of Sports
WE'LL, CAN YOU BLAME Him?

Grover Cleveland Alexander,
What's sauce for goose is sauce
for gander;
Magnates cop the dough, he hol-
lers,
"Bonussing" ten thousand dollars.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

the leaders in these particular sports,
but that is no reason why they pre-
vent the bulk of men from doing their
athletic bit. The history of American
sport clearly shows that sport is best
stimulated in this way, and those who
are trying to work other plans in ar
my sport may be driving against their
main object-a normal life in so far
as possible for the men in service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

Reports from Albany indicate that
there isn't a shadow of doubt that
the bill legalizing Sunday baseball
will be passed by both houses of the
Legislature.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

Harry Harper and Doc. Ayres, two
of Clark Grif1n's best pitchers, are
dissatisfied with salary cuts and have
Joined tho ranks of the holdouts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

The acquisition of Casey Stengel. by
the Pirates has bolstered up Hugo
Bezdeks outfeld to such an extent
that it makes it one of the best in the
league. With StengeI, Max Carey and
Lee King guarding the outer defenses,
the Pittsburgh club will be more for
midable in this respect than it has
been for several years. Carey, of
course, is one of the greatest outfield-
ers in the game, and King, though a
youngsterrgives promise of developing
into a pretty good player.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

Another fine sport for the army is
lawn tennis, as it affords, officers es-
pecially, an opportunity for exercise
of strenuous kind within the limit
ed time at their commands. There is
a demand for tennis equipment al
ready from our forces overseas, as no
less than 100 dozen balls and 80 nets
have already been requested. Dick
Williams, former national champion,
who is known to be overseas, has
spoken of the uses made of athletic
equipment provided by the Y. NJ. C.
A, and it is no far step of magma
ton to state that this game will be
largely used by our officers, just back
from trench duty, to bring them back
to normal. In the cantonments de-
mand is already known to exist.
AS the U. S. National Lawn Tennis
Association is one of the leading pa
triotic sport bodies in the country, as
witnessed by it's patriotic tournaments
for the purpose of buying and equip
| ping tennis ambulances, manned by
| tennis players, for work at the front.
| there is every reason to believe that
tennis will be stimulated by that or
| ganization in our various canton
ments. This is a farseeing organiza-
ton, as it has funds in hand for the
purpose of creating interest in tennis
in those sections of the country where
interest is most needed. What more
worthy cause than to use these funds
in our various environments? Not only
would it carry out the purpose of the
| hut
wholesome recreation for both Off
GERS and men
I think it was Nal Logan, former
star quarterback at Harvard, now a
commissioned officer in our army
who told me of an incident in the ex-
animation of enlisted men at one OF
the environments which shows how
anxious American boys are to get in
to service. There was lot of them
assembled in the examining room
connected with the medical depart
ment and two or three would be sent
together into another room for a final
Hooking over.
One of the tests is to have a candi-
date sit on the edge of table, with
his legs dangling over, and then strike
him on the knee cap to note the re-
flexion of the leg. Three men came
in, all stripped and all anxious to
make good. A captain glanced at
them and commanded them to hoy
up on the table. Then an odd thing
happened. Instead of sitting on the
edge of the table all three of them
jumped on top of it and began hop
ping around on one foot. When the
captain got through explaining what
he wanted them to do all three Joined
in the laugh.
Copyright, 1918, by Sol Metzger)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

There is a letter in The Times
sporting department for Charles Hall
of the Acorn A. C.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-11

Lieut.. Eppa Rixey, formerly just
plain Eppa Rixey, the Philly pitcher,
is learning all about gas at Fort
Worth, Tex. Well, maybe the course
is especially good down in Fort
Worth, but there are any number of
places where you can learn about gas,
and you don't have to be a lieutenant
either.
Heinie Zimmerman batted in more
runs for his team last season than
any other player in the National
League.
Mort Lindsey enjoys the distinction
of rolling the only 800 score in the
Eastern title bowling series.
There is a letter in The Times
Snor+ipu 5onarfyoapt for CbarIac Hall
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31

Little Rock, May 3O.-Mrs. l.. M. Buhler, who was Miss l.. Matthews prior to her marriage to the Dev. H. F. Buhler, following his arrest on a charge of seduction preferred by her, has sent an affidavit to local newspapers in which she states that she was party to plot to compel the minister to marry her and that the charges she made against him are not true.
 = The affidavit was made at Mem- phis. Tenn, where Mrs. Buhler now is. and was witnessed by notary public. She says she made it Of her own free will and accord and With out the persuation of anyone. She also says that the minister is not living with her, although he is con- tributing to her support until such time as they can get the wedding an- nulled.
 Her Affidavit.
 She also denied the approaching motherhood feature and says the de- nial can De suDstantiated by any physician upon examination. The af- fidavit is as follows:
 "To the people of the Little Rock Conference and to the many friends of the Rev H. F. Buhler, and to the public in general, I wish to make this statement and confession: "That the accusation made against him before the police at Little Rock last Wednesday, May 22, 1913. by my self was false. While I was not the instigator or the plot, yet when once into it. I fell readily to the scheme of using the circumstantial evidehce that I knew was against him, u cause him to marry me.
 Contrary to the slapderQus re- ports in the newspapers we never lived together at any hotel. or any where else. Coming to Little ROCK the later part of March. I dared him to register at a hotel with me as MT and Mrs. Somebody We never regis tered as MT. So and So and wife. He brought my suitcase to my room and after a. few minutes conversation left He came afterwards because was in trouble about my work ahe wanted him to advise me. He came at my own solicitation several times bu nothing of an illicit relationship nor immoral nature took place. Hf was always fair, honest and pure SC far as know.
 "When we appeared before the DO lice (and bere I want to thank thu members of the force for their kind ness and patience to me. especial. do wish to thank Chief Rotenberr, and Mic 3n), and they knew we had registered as previously men
 toned. I thought it good plan ts
 hurry up the long-thought-or mar
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31

poets to spend the summer months with brother at Seattle.
 Dr. J. l. Norris went to Dumas yes tefday to preach the baccalaureate sermon for the senior class of the High school.
 Key. Flournoy Shepperson of Monti cello was in the city yesterday after noon en route home from St. Charles, Va.
 Attorney F. IF. Ashcraft went to Little Rock yesterday to attend a meeting of the bar association.
 Lieut.. Thomas Leach. son of MT. and Mrs. F. P. Leach, departed yes terday for Camp Jackson, $. C., after spending brief furlough here
 James Cross, who has been attend. ing the Mississippi A. and M. college has gone to Fort Sheridan Ills, to en- ter the officers training camp.
 Dave Berlin spent yesterday in Lit tie Rock. He says the capital was filled with visitors for the Memorial Day parade, and that all downtown stores were closed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31
PERSONAL.

.nr R. B. Corney. physician at the state penal farm at Tucker, and lT' q M. Robinson. practicing pnvslc'all at Tucker were business vlsitors 1o Pine Bluff yesterday
 E. I. Voss 's ,n Memphis rarncl' n.tino in the Te'lncss.,a trap shot 'ing
 tournament. 1n Wednesdays sh"ot. ing MT. voss broz, 1"3 targets oct or a s"i Bloom is here from Camp Pike visiting his parents, Mayor and Mrs.
 Mrs. J C., Denny is visiting friends Ill Mr. ar''' and Mrs. E. M: Ream, who hove made their home here for sey- ' eral months, will return to Lltsle a, pock M tomorrow. Mir. Ream has been mo ,, ,,a;ntaining an agency here for the Renmhlican trucks, but has been un, u!,, able to obtain sufficient cars: ne WI WI, d;str;buto | the trucks out ;of Llttle Rack where. he conducts state age"' cy. : ohoroo of the ;,tarna, revenue office here, went tt I M fttla1 Rock yesterday afternoon. ,.
 Rabbi Raphael Goldenstein lett yes
 terday for Kansas City, helena e4h Mont. Seattle. Washington. and otn
 or cities of the Northwest: He ex
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31
Rev. Buhler'S Wife Now Declares
 She Plotted Against the Minister
Sends Sworn Statement to Little Rock Papers Repu- diating Her Former Cha rges Which Resulted in
 Their Marriage Preacher Missing.

riage The story of the approaching motherhood was also part of the game. This can be verified by any physician upon examination. l did go to a doctor TOT my rundown con- dition and he gave me medicine for my nerves.
 "Mr. Buhler is one of the fairest and most noble men I ever knew. He has proven this in the ordeal of the past week. Rather than divulge any hurtful evidence and to fight me in the courts he was willing to lose the high place in the ministry to which he had climbed and go out into the world ruined man to start life all over again.
 Mir. Buhler is paying my expenses and caring for my needs until such time as we can get an honorable un- doing of that ceremony, but he re- fuses to live with me.
 "I make these statements of my own free will and accord, without the persuasion of anyone.
 "One consolation I have. l was not asked to swear to the statements made in the police investigation. But this document and the statements contained therein I solemnly swear to be the truth.
 MRS. l.. MATTHEWS BUTLER. "Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2Sth day of May, 1913 s Ada E. Humphries. Notary Public. estate of Tennessee, County of Shel- by. a.-
 Can't Find Her in Memphis. Memphis, Tenn, May 3O-Efforts to trace the whereabouts of Mrs. Lillie Matthews Buhler," signer Of of a statement made in Memphis Tuesday, in which she repudiated charges against Rev. H. F. Buhler, former Little Rock pastor, were un. ayailing Thursday, and search or leading hotels showed no such per- son registered here.
 ] According to a statement made Dy Miss Ada HumIphries notary pubnc in the Hotel Chisca lobby, young woman, apparently aged "A, wear ing a sweet and sad expression attef writing several letters, came to her desk and asked Miss Humphries to copy a, statement for her. She read if and after Miss Humphries mar l taken it down, ordered several copies made, which she directed to be seh' | to Little Rock papers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31
A SUCCESSFUL REMEDY

All things succeed which really de' serve to.-which fill real need, which prove their worth. The fact that the famous old root and herb rem edy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Negetaple Comupound, has for three generatlons been relieving women of this country from the worst forms of female HIS and has won such "a strong place m our American homes proves its merit beyond the question of doubt. It will we'll pay any woman who IS In need of such a medicine to try It.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31
PINE BLUFF LADY DOING HER BIT

More than a year ago took a course of Mayr's Wonderful Rem edy for gall stones. severe collie and stomach trouble and have been en- tirely well ever since. have recom- mended it to many other stomach sufferers, as felt it was my duty to tell them just how much good 1t has done me-" It is "a simple, harm less kpreparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and bllays the Inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, includ- ing appendicitis. One dose will con vince or money refunded. Mann's Pharmacy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31
Community Kitchen FpSterday.

The regular meeting was held yes terday of the Home Demonstration Community Kitchen. with demon stration of the cooking of vegetables on a fireless cooker. Carrots, beans, squash, and potatoes, were all put in the cooker together the night before, with only one heating of the "stone" with the result that at g o'clock the next morning they were as tender as if they had been cooked on the stove all morning.
 These demonstrations are held each Thursday morning.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-05-31
OBITUARY
Wallace Patton Morris

Wallace Patton Morris
 Wallace Patton Morris, fourteen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Morris, died yesterday evening at 5:30 o'clock at the home of J. G. Daniels, 9l1 West Twenty-third ave- nue. The infant had been i'll for some time, with a complication of ailments.
 The funeral will take place this af- ternon at o'clock, with services by the Rev. w. C. Wood, pas tor of the Ohio Street Baptist church. John Reap, J. M. Shaw, w. H. Fox and U. w. Poss are to bear the lit- tie casket to it's last resting place.
 Mr. Morris is an evangelistic sin ger. The family have made their home here for several years.