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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
SENATORS CAN'T
SEEM TO Get
UP LADDER

The Washington American League
club, it seems, just can't get started on
a road that leads to the top of the
heap.
Clarke Griffith, manager of the
club, had everything fixed, he
thought. for a stalt toward strength
when he negotiated a trade that
brought him John Lavan from the
Browns, but Lavan up and Joined the
army and the stuff was off.
The Washington club isn't guilty of
harboring a lot of star ball players
The team can play ball, very credit
ably, and Griffith is one of the games
Bmartest managers, but there are no
,Cobbs, Speakers, ct al, CONNECTED
with the club. Walter Johnson is the
sole blooming star right now. unless
one wishes to consider Clyde Milan as
still a member of the elect club.
The reserve list for the Washington
club shows most of it's pr omising
material gobbled up in the demand
for men in the army and navy. Mike
Menoskey as promising a recruit as
ever showed up in the big leagues, is
among those who entered service. Joe
Leonard, a hard hitting and clever
fielding third baseman, has gone to
the colors, and several others not SO
highly regarded have joined.
The Senators pitching staff has
been about all the club could boast
for several years, and Griffith proba-
bly, is busy thanking fate that his
best men for hurting duty have not
jumped to the world league. Walter
Johnson, Harry Harper, Grain, Craft,
and other stars still are held on the
Senators list.
Strength with the Washington club
depends almost wholly on the pitch
ing staff. If it holds up the Senators
may finish higher than last summer,
but there is small hope.
The infield is only passing fair. and
the outfeld is only fair as an Ameri-
can League aggregation. Clyde Milan
is the star of the outer trio and Milan
is growing into the veteran class with
such speed that it is doubtful if he
ever will again have one of his old
time years. Joe Acosta has given
promise of developing something, but,
according to some, the Washington
club needs a cU=Iploue renovation be
fore it can again figure in pennant
struggles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
EXPECTING BIG
CATE IN GAMES
OVERSEAS

American baseball promoters who
have launched the professional league
which is to include London; Paris,
Brighton and three army camps, de-
clare that they do not care whether
or not they make money in the first
year. They want to be on the scene,
fully established, when the war ends
and the big field for the game is left
unrestricted over there. They are
confident that baseball has come to
stay in England. At the American
Canadian games at London, last sum-
mer, one game attracted a $4,000
gate, and the smallest gate during the
series was $1,000. The promoters de-
clare that even after the war there
will be a huge army of Americans in
England and France, especially in the
latter country, and they will want
baseball. Add to that the native de-
mand for the game and you have ire
mendous possibilities. Ball players
with no jobs assured them in this
country, and who are military ex-
empts, could do worse than accept a
position on one of the overseas clubs.
The promoters plan to start on a Glass
B basis with salaries around the 500
or S125 a month mark.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
BAD SEASON FOR
BIG LEAGUE
SCOUTS

This is a bad year for baseball
scouts, for many of them have been
given the gate. Some of the major
league club owners have become per-
suaded that a scout is an expensive
adjunct who very well can be dis
pensed with. Besides there is mighty
little territory left in which to scout
for practically all of the minor leagues
have gone out of business. 1t will be
comparatively easy to keep track of
the likely material in the American
association, the Pacific Coast League,
and the several smaller circuits which
will operate. The Chicago National
league club, for one, has done away
with the scouting system and has in
stalled a card index, in which it is
hoped to keep tabs on such players
as might be able to help Fred Mitch
ellis quest of the absolute. Charley
Weeghman hardly can be blamed for
dropping his retinue of scouts, for
they have cost him dear. Chuck Wort
man, the infielder, for whom the equiv
abent of more than $4,000 was paid to
the Kansas City club. is one of the
Clubs monuments to the scout system.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
IF THE WAR ENDS
SEE WHAT A TEAM
FRAZEE'LL HAVE!

If the war ends before the ball
season opens the Boston Red Sox
will have a wonderful team. Here
it is:
Pitchers-Bush, Shore, Leonard,
Ruth, Mays, Foster, Pennock and
others.
Catchers - Schang, Agnew and
Mayer.
Infielders HoblitzeII, Gamer,
McInnis, Barry, Janvrin, Cooney,
Scott. McNalIy and Gardner.
Outfielders - Lewis, Strunk,
Hooper, Shorten and Walsh.
President Frazee, by the way,
made a wager last December of
$4,000 against $4,000 that there
would be no fighting betfeen the
Allies and the Central Powers
after April Is.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
PENNSYLV TO
OPEN NEW COURSE
UPON HOUSATONIC
Red and Black First Opponent of Yale Rowing Crew
Harvard or Princeton Will Try Out Route Later
Outlook Pleases Undergraduates.

time of the season, and although we
know that the freshman class is some
what smaller than usual this does not
account for the fact that whereas we
usually have II freshmen crews on
the water this year we have only
four. We wish to repeat that due to
the necessity of developing three first
class Fights no one is ever dropped
from the rowing squads. Any man
who comes out now will be coached
every day, and if he makes good will
be put on the first crew, and if not on
one of the lower crews. At any event
he will take part in the big regatta in
the middle of May.
There is no better aid to the mil
itary well being of a student than
rowing. The whole purpose behind
our Remittance 'into organized sport
is that men may be more fit for their
physical and mental duties. Rowing
lis not going to be allowed to inter
fere in any way with the military or
naval work at the university We feel,
therefore. that the freshman class is
not making use of this opportunity
for it's physical development, which
will be so necessary to men who in
mendous physical strain of the mod
ern battlefield. Before the end of the
week we hope to see a great increase
in tn number of first year men among
Us.
Except for the failure of the fresh
man class to respond the outlook is a
very happy one as regards rowing
this spring. OF course we can hardly
expect the excellence that our crews
have shown in the past in this year
of war when nearly all the " men
are at the front and when we have
only three days a week for practice.
Yet we feel confident that with the
spirit already shown and the material
at hand we will be able to turn out
crews worthy of the college"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
AINSAIITH 81 TODAY.

Ed Ainsmith, the Washington
backstop, is 81 years old today, hav-
ing been born in Cambridge, Mass,
Feb. 81, 1887. Ed got his baseball
start in that classic suburb of Boston,
and was given a try-out by the Jer-
ser City Skeeters in 1908, but was
soon released to Lowell. The latter
club turned him over to Lawrence.
where he remained until the middle
OF the 1910 season, when he was sold
to Washington. Ainsmith Joined the
txashingtons the same year as his
backstopping colleague, John Henry,
also a native of the Bay State. Ed
has been fairly good catcher, but his
batting average has always left much
TO be desired.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
FITz AND MAHER
BOUT AMONG
SHORTEST

Twenty-Five years ago today, Feb.
81, 1896, Peter Maher and Bob Fitz-
simmons met in their memorable bat
tie in Mexico, opposite Langtry, Tex.
That was one of the shortest bouts
between really great fighters on re-
cord, for it lasted just one minute and
So seconds, when Bob put one over
on Peters jaw that sent the Irish.
man to dreamland.
Brief as was the bout, however,
the spectators, several hundred in
number, got some action for their
money, and Bob later confessed that
during the first minute of fighting
Peter had him going. When Maher
was knocked cold he always kept his
eyes open and this CLASSY stare caus-
ed some fans to dub Maher as a
gutter, which was highly unjust. If
he had been taking he would have
closed his lamps. Peter and Bob
travelled all over the South trying to
find a place where they would be
permitted to box, and finally had to
pitch the ring in Mexico, so that the
receipts were not sufficient to pay ex-
penses.
Old Peter Maher was born in Ire
land about SO years ago, and worked
in a brewery before coming to
America. He was in the ring for
more than a score of years, and took
part in hundreds of battles He was
too light for a heavyweight, weighing
only about 165 pounds, but he took
on all the best men of pugilism's ma
| jor division. Before coming ia
| America Maher wont the welter-
weight, middleweight and heavy
weight championships of Great Brit
ain. His first fight on this side was
with Jack Fallon, and a little later
! he knocked out three men in one
night in New York. His first import
ant bout was pulled off in California
where he whipped Joe Mccall in three
| rounds. Maher weighed $50 pounds
and Mccall the heavyweight cham
pion of the Pacific Coast, was nearl.
six and a half feet high and tippet
the beam at 220 pounds. Peter wa
knocked out by Kid Mccoy in fiv
rounds at Coney Island in 1900, an,
he was also defeated by Joe Goddard
He also took part in several memora
BILE battles with Tom Sharkey an
others among the great runners-up O
that golden age of American pugilisn
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
Players Going to Hot Springs
on March 3 for Medicinal
Reasons and Pay Their Own
Expenses.

New York, Feb. 21-Replying to
the charge from Pittsburgh that the
Giants are beating the flag by send
ing half dozen pitchers, two catchers
and two infielders to Hot Springs,
, Ark, on March 3, John B. Foster, sec
rotary of the New York club, was
very emphatic yesterday.
He characterized the assertion of
Smoky City papers that the National
Leagues 3O-day training rule was
being violated as "bosh,' and then
went on to say:
"These men are not going to Hot
Springs for baseball practice. They're
going for medicinal reasons. Every
one of them has some ailment. One
or two are not certain they'll be able
to play ball this year, and they want
to find out. They can find out by
"boiling out" at the Springs and that's
why they are willing to go and pay
their own expenses.
Lew McCarty broke his leg last
year and wrenched his shoulder so
badly in the Worlds Series that he
wasn't behind the bat in the last four
games. He wants to find out whether
his injuries are permanent. thinner
maS has a bad case of Charley horse
'~-tflat must be doctored. Bill Rariden
has a mashed hand. If he can't get
his hands in shape he can't catch. If
both Rariden and McCarty should
find their injuries permanent the club
would be without first string catchers
Gibson, a veteran, and Jack Onslow,
new to the club, being the only other
men we have.
Everybody knows Larry Doyle's
leg has bothered him, and he wants
to have it treated. The club wants it
treated. too. but we can't order Doyle
to go, as he isn't under contract yet
But he's game and willing. Rube
Benton has twisted knee and JEFF
Tesreau is just out from an operation
for tonsilitis. They want to see il
they can get into such physical trim
that they can stand the rigorou!
training later.
"As a matter of fact, these player!
could have gone to Hot Springs or
Dec. last and stayed there all win
ter and no one could have objected
They are going for their health, no
to get an unfair advantage. There i!
nothing to prevent the Pittsburgh
pitchers and catchers from going t.
Hot Springs, too, if they want to-"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
MARTIN MINES
WITH HARTLEY

New Haven, Feb. 21-Pete Hartley,
who meets Battling Kunz at the Arena
the latter part of this month, struck
nne tartar in the person of Johnny
Martin, of this city, at Herman Sons
hall last night. While the bout was
advertised as an exhibition, it de-
veloped into one of the best suggests
witnessed in this city this season. Mar
tin Jumped out of his corner prepared
for business and carried the fight to
the plane throughout the three
rounds. Martins antics took Hartley
by surprise and he was forced to work
at top speed all the way. Hartley was
driven clean across the stage in the
last round when one of Martins left
swings met its mark. 1t was a great
bout all the way and stood out as the
feature number on the card.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
FORDHAM BEGINS
BASEBALL PRACTICE

New York, Feb. 21-Baseball prac-
tice at Fordham started yesterday af
ternoon. Twenty-Five candidates, in
Guiding four "F"' men from the 1917
nine, reported to Coach Keane in the
gymnasium. The veterans are Pitch
ers Bill Finn and Jim McQuade, and
outfielders, Eustace and Shankey.
From the new material Coach keane
will be forced to construct a new in
field and late a catcher also. La
Fevre, a former Fordham Prep IN
fielder. came out for the backstop as
sginment. The election of a captain
will take place today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
SWARTMORE WINS
FROM WEST POINT

West Point, N. Y, Feb. 21-After
a suspension of all activities during
the last fortnight, owing to an cpl
demic of measles, the Army five got
back on the basket ball court yester-
day afternoon only to lose to Swarth-
more by as core of 35 to 81. 1t was
the second defeat of the season for
the soldiers, and Swarthmore deserv-
ed to win after its sturdy uphill bat
tie. At half time the cadets had
comfortable lead, 10 to IA.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
YALE TEAM WINS
IN TANK MEET

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 21-Cap-
tain Mayer of the Yale swimming
team last night twice defeated his old
rival, Mike Prendergast of Brown Uni
versity, aside from the team relay
event, in which the Ellis captured the
race with Meyer and Prenderegast as
the respective anchors. Mayer was
forced to a mark of rs is seconds to
win the fifty-yard swim, tieing the in
tercollegiate record, and to the ex-
celIent time of SO As seconds in nos
ing out victory in the 100 yard bout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
RED SOX DROP
HEINIE WAGNER

Boston, Feb. 21-Heinie Wagner,
veteran shortstop of the Boston Amer
lean League baseball team, will not
play with the team this year, accord
ing to a statement by Harry H. Fra
zee, president of the club. A con-
tract was sent recently to Wagner at
his home in New Rochelle, N. Y, but
that was before John Evers was sign
ed up. President Frazee believes that
Evers will be able to play as well as
coach, and that Wagner will not be
needed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

That deep furrow on Clarence Row
lands brow,-indicating worry over
the fate of Eddie Collins,-has sud
denly disappeared. The White Sox
leader cast aside gloom when he found
out that Eddie had been placed in
Class Ipf the selective dra&t,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

Hans Wagner, in making a four
minute war address in Pittsburgh yes
terday, reiterated his former state
ment that he will not play ball this
year and has retired from big league
baseball. The big fellow recently lost
a baby daughter shortly after its
birth.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
TODAY IN PUGILIsTIC ANNALS.

S1s11-Sam Langford won on a foul
from Bill Lang in sixth round at, Lon
don.
1913-Wildcat Ferns defeated Billy
Waters in 15 rounds at st. Joseph, Mo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

Washington sport writers have
added Walter Johnson to the list of
holdouts. He is asked to accept a
$4,000 cut from the S12 900 wartime
salary paid to wean him away from
the Chicago Feds in 1915.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
Talk OF Sports
ANOTHER SPRING SONG,

When birds begin to sing,
The poets think it's spring;
It's never seemed to me like that at
all;
The gentle season cometh
No, not when the bee humeth,
But when the umpire hollers out:
"Play Ball"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

Oscar Pitt, Harry Hellman and Pep
Young are the three holdouts that
Hugh Jennings is worrying over. The
rest of the Detroit outfit is in good
shapee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21
REMEMBER

These garments are our
own make and at regular
prices, according to today's
market, would be splendid
values. At the sale prices
they are remarkable bar
gains.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

SWEET PEAS, VIOLETS, TULIPS,
DAFFODII1S.
JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

The Blue Ridge League is the Silk
Stocking circuit of them all. The
officials have a bored look every time
you mention railroads to them, and
why shouldn't they, when all the
clubs in that league will do their
travelling in automobiles next sum-
rner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

Arthur Wilson. backstop of the
Braves, seems to have his work cut
out for him during the coming sea-
son. Walter Tragosser has been la
belled Class 1 by Uncle Sans draft
officials, and as Hank Gowdy and Ar
thur Rice are already wearing a uni
form, it's up to Wilson to do the
bulk of the backstopping.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-21

George Stallings of the Braves is
carefully training his new son not to
abuse the umpire.
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Notice of Sale of Schcol Bonds

Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance of certain Resolution duly adopt
ed by the Board of Trustees of School
District No. II of Dawson County, State
of Montana, at a special meeting of said
Board held on the 10Th day of January
A. D., 1918, authorizing the issuance of
the coupon bonds hereinafter described
the said Trustees will, on the 18th day
of March A. D., 1918, at the First Ma
tional Bank of Circle, at 2 p. M, in the
County of Dawson, State of Montana,
sell to the highest bidder for cash four
teen coupon bonds, numbered from to
10 inclusive, of the par value of One
Hundred Dollars $4,000 each, and
No. IA of the par value of $685. aggre-
eating the sum of Fourteen Hundred
and Thirty-six Dollars ($1436.0O) bear
ing interest at rate not to exceed 6
percent per annum, payable annually,
said bonds being payable in twenty
years and redeemable in five years, and
issued for the purpose OF purchasing
school site and building school house
thereon and for furnishing the same.
The said bonds will NOT be sold for
less than their par value, and the Board
of Trustees reserve the right to reject
any and all bids, and to sell the said
bonds at either public or private sale
All bids other than by or on behalf of
the Stale Board of Land Commissioners
must be accompanied by a certified
check IN the sum of $1436. 90 payable to
order of undersigned clerk, which will
be forfeited by the successful bidder in
the event he shall refuse to purchase
the said bonds.
All bids shall be addressed to the I'M
dersigned clerk of said School District
at Horse Creek, Montana.
Jos. Schuld, Chairman.
Peter Rodell,
A. G. Kimberly,
Trustees of School District No. II,
Dawson County, Montana.
Attest: Sofie Peterson, Clerk.
FLIP
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Notice for Publication

Coal, Serial No. 01S81l
Department of the Interior, U. S
Land Office at Miles City, Montana
Jan. 25, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
Martha Surges,
formerly Martha Knopp, of Circle
Montana, who on June 9TH, 1918 made
H. E. No. OtSS15, for SW4; WsNW4
section %, township 10 N, range 81
East, NJ P. Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make three year Proof
to establish claim to the land above des
cribed, before Peter Rorvik, U. S. Com
missioner, at Circle. Montana, on the
18th day of March, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Clyde Barr, George West, Erling Eos
field, Frank Knopp, all of Circle, Mont.
mi G. w. Myers, Register.
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LEGAL NOTICES
Notice For Publication

Coal Serial No. 01s975
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office, at Miles City, Mont.
Jan. II, 1918a
Notice is hereby given that
James Sta,
heir and for the heirs of Josef Sta,
decd, of Weldon, Montana, who
on Jan. s, 1918, made H. E, No.
016975, for East half, section IS,
township 20 N, range 40 East, M.
P, meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make three year proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described, before Peter Rorvik, U.
5. commissioner at Circle, Montana,
on the 4th ,lay of March, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles Lala, James Vakoch, Frank
Travnicek, Charles Urea. all of
Weldon, Montana.
j-18 2-15 G. w. Myers, Register.
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Notice for Publication

Coal Serial No. O17525
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Miles City, Montana,
Jan. Is, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that
Gilbert E. Williams
Of Paris, Montana, who on March 18th,
1913, made H. E., No. O17525, for North
half, section 26, township 10 N, Range
A East, MP. Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make three year proof,
to establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before Burt Fuller. U. S. Com
missioner at Brockway, Montana, on
the 7th day of March, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John Veitasa, Oliver Jeglum, Emil
Ebeling, Silas Richie all of Paris, Mont
Il mi G. w. Myers, Register
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Notice To Creditors
Estate of Henry Kniepkamp.

Estate of Henry Kniepkamp.
Notice is hereby given, by the under
signed, Administrative of the estate of
Henry Kniepkamp deceased, to the Gre
ditors of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers
within Four months after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice, to the said Mar
garet Kniepkamp at the office of C. R.
Miller. in Circle, in the County of Daw-
son.
Margaret Kniepkamp,
Administrative of estate of Henry
Kniepkamp, Deceased.
Dated Jan. 22nd, 1918.
f-l-22
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Glycerlne Mixture
For Appendicitis


Circle people can prevent ap-
pendicitis with simple buckthorn
Dark, glycerine, etc, as mixed In
Adler-i-ka. ONE SPOONf I'll
flushes the ENTIRE bowel tract
so completely if relieves ANY
CASEssour stomach, gas or con-
stipancn and prevents .appendi-
citis. The INSTANT pleasant ac-
lion of Adler-i-ka surprises both
doctors and patients. Leaves
stomach clean and strong.
C. A. Brye, druggist.