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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
FARRELL RESIGNS AS INTERNATIONAL HEAD

New York, Dec. 11.-Because his position as secretary of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues took up so much of his time, John H. Farrell resigned yesterday as president of the new International League.
 It is likely that he will be succeed ed by Lieut. Dave Fultz, former presi- dent of the Baseball Players Fra ternity, but now attached to the avia- ton branch of Uncle Sam's fighters The owners discussed Fultz's name for many moments yesterday, and 1t was said that he would have been elected to the presidency yesterday except that there was one dissenting voice.
 Fultz has long been associated with the national pastime and is we'll known to the magnates and fans both in this village and elsewhere. It was not so long ago that he was threaten ing to call a countrywide strike of the diamond athletes if several little mat ters were not adjusted by the National Commission.
 After the strike was settled. Fultz lost some of his power with the play CTS and his Fraternity eventually be- | came lost somewhere in his office in | Wall street. Nevertheless, FuItz knows | baseball from all angles and should make a capable man for the new h. l ternational League,
 Little business was transacted at l the meeting. After Farrell resigned he was asked by the owners to act as president until his successor was elected. This he agreed to do.
 The league yesterday agreed to pay the salaries of the Hamilton players A new board of directors was named. with c. H. Knapp of Baltimore, as | chairman. The other members are J, J. McCaffery of Toronto, c. T. Chapin of Rochester, J. F. Moran of Jersey City and J. J. Lannin of Buffalo.
 There was a meeting of the old h.
 ternational League in the morning. This meeting was called to settle some
 debts which the organization owed | since 1917,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
HARRY BROONIES FIRST
 IMPORTANT BATTLE.

It was on this date in 1S43 that Harry Broome defeated Fred Mason in one hour and twenty minutes near London. This was Broome's, first important battle and marked the bea ginning of a career that was to land him in the championship. Mason, who was a brother of Boleno, the famous clown, was a hard-hitting bruiser, and had been defeated but once before. Harry Broome enjoy ed great advantage in that he was the younger brother of Johnny Broome, one of the cleverest men who ever engaged In the boxing game and a very competent teacher. liar ry Broome would have been a sec ond-rater except for the constant in struction he received from his broth er In 1851 Harry fought Bill Per- ry, the Tipton Slasher, for the championship of England, and was awarded the victory on a foul In 1855 Johnny Broome committed suicide, and the champion. overcome by grief took to drinking, and fell an easy victim to Tom Paddock.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
PROSPECTS FOR INDUSTRIAL BAKSET
 BALL LEAGUE NOT so GOOD

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
COCHRAN PnOvcS HOPPE WRONG
Boy Wonder Shows Up Well In Match With Morn
 ingstar

New York, Dec. 11-While Hopes brand of third rater" on Welker Cochran will not deceive anybody now. The youthful Cochran thor ough!y demonstrated his class by grand averaging 45 in a S,6o0-point match with Ora MOrningstar last week. Whtfl he may not be as good as Hoppe's now, he is playing as good or better billiards than Hoppe was at his age, and he is still in the early stages of development. Compared to Hoppe's other baIk-Hke rivals, Coch- ran is the only first rater' and sooner or later the champion must meet him.
 Cochrans temperament probably will be his greatest handicap in championship matches. He is bril- liant but at times cratic, and he lacks tho phlegmatic balance of the cham pion. Hoppe generally performs as well or better in championship games than he does in mere exhibitions.
 Cochran was only 19 when he first .ackled Hoppo for the title. He was unaccustomed to performing before large crowds and he undoubtedly suf- fered from stage fright when he ap- peared at the New York Theatre con- cert hall.
 It was in this match that Hoppe made his record-breaking run of 30S at 182, and that of course, ruined ever, Cochran's game has improved wonderfully. He came within one point of equalling Hopes record ir his match with Morningstar last week and his numerous high runs proved the soundness of his game.
 It is said that Cochran is not anx. i ioUs to play Hoppe for the title now 1 as he feels that setback at this time i would hurt him. If he continues tC l improve, however, there will be 8 de mand for a match between these two l young masters that Hoppe canno 1 overlook. Hoppe has been king fo, i so long that baIk-line competition ha 1 languished.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
ZYBSZKO ACCEPTS
 LEWIS CHALLENGE

Wladek zbyszl1o has accepted the challenge issued by strangler Lewis for a finish match to be held in this city, and Jack Curley is now at work on plans for a contest between the big fellows, which will be staged in the near future. Lewis, who was dis charged from the army recently, ex- pressed a desire to tackle the giant Pole in a real finish match, winnHr take all, and Curley transmitted the challenge to ZbyszlEo, who is at pres ent at his home in Old Orchard, Me He received the following reply ,yes- terday:
 "The Lewis challenge interests me The finish part of it is great and the winner take alP greater am very much pleased and I assure you I am ready as I never was before. Today I -eighed 23O pounds and never was in better condition. Please make the match for me and will prove for all time that I am Lewis's master"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
BURNS GETS OFFER

Another offer has just arrived from Baltinore for Frankie Burns, the Jer- sey City bantamweight, to meet Dick Loadman of Lockport, N Y, in a 12- round bout in that city on the night of Dec. 20- Al. Fried. the promoter, of that city. is after the bout and he is willing to give Burns 25 per cent. of the gross receipts and two round-trip railroad tickets for his end. Burns is undecided as yet whether he will ac- "ept the bout, but will give Fried his answer in AS hours, If the match is clinched it will be the opening show of the boxing game in that city in many months.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11

Moffat Flaherty, who refereed the 12-round bout between Clay Turner, the Indian light heavyweight Of St. Paul, and Kid Norfolk, the colored heavyweight of Baltimore, at the Ar mory A. A. of Boston several weeks ago, Turner being awarded the yer diet over the husky colored scrapper, will again referee their return, battle of F rounds at the same club on Tuesday evening. Dec. 91. FIaherty gave such an honest decision that the managers of the fighters quickly ac- cepted him as the referee when his name was suggested for the position by the officials of the club. Both fighters started training yesterday for the battle at Billy Grupp's gymnasium in Harlem.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
TOHN A. HEYDLER ELECTED TEN1R'S SUCCESSOR FOR A
 TERM OF THREE YEARS
Pat Moran of Phillies Re, leased-Jack Coombs De-
 clines Managership

John A. Heydler, for eleven years secretary of the National League, was elevated to the league presidency at the annual meeting of the parent major baseball organization held at the Waldorf-Astoria yesterday. Heyd- Ter was elected president-secretary- treasurer of the National League for @ term of three years.
 The three offices were made one, as they were prior to 1907, when Harry Pullman resigned. In that year Heydler, who was then secretary to Pullman, was elected secretary treas urer of the league.
 Heydler's election yesterday was unanimous and by acclamatiou. When 1t came to elect officers Heydler, who was acting president, was asked to leave the room and an informal dis cussion was held. The names of Heydler, John Conway Toole, attor- ney of the National League, and Rob- ert Brown of Louisville were men, toned, but the expression of the diff ferent members on showed the sen timent was heartily in favor of Heyd- Ter.
 Heydler got what he was after When the position first was preached 10 him he made his position plain He said he would not care for the job unless he was elected for a term of years, as he felt no man could dc himself justice in the office if he came up for election every year.
 While the me~ti7g was in progres! reports in the lobby were that JohT Conway Toole would get the office Toole was in the hotel and it wa eaid that he had been sent for. II fact he intimated that he would b' chosen for the presidency.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
JOHN EYDLR NEW NATIONAL LEAGUE MANAGER RELEASED
of Memphis, bantamweight.

of Memphis, bantamweight.
 On the army list are Eddie Mo- Goorty of Oshkosh and Mike O'Dowd of St Paul, middleweights; Gene Delmont and Eddie Shannon, light weights; Eddie Coulon of New Or leans, featherweight; Joe Lynch of New York, bantamweight, and K. o. Brown, f1yweight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
Toole May Be Chairman.

It seems, however that the league has a different position in view for Toole. It will propose him for the chairmanship of the National Com mission. While Toole has acted as counsel for the National League he has no financial interests in baseball. He also represented the American League in the Baltimore Federal suits and the controversies with the Ward estate on the Federal League peace payments.
 Garry Hnrrman's passive attitude on the question of the chairmanship of the commission especially was significant q guess the affairs of the commission will be straightened out In due time " he said. Tt does not make much difference to me whether or not I am reelected"
 John Heydler Is the second National League umpire to be elevated to the Beasue presidency. He filled the offiGe Snce before for half year, being elected president in August 1909 after the death of Harry Pulliam. He filled the office until the following December, when the celebrated Heyd- ler-Ward deadlock caused Tom Lynch to be elected as a compromise candt- date.
 Heydler was born in Lafargeville, N. Y, on July 10, 1889, but his family moved to Buffalo when he was quite small. He entered the newspaper business and got his first baseball ex- perience in 1892 as baseball corre- spondent in Washington, D. C., for a sporting publication. He was made a substitute umpire in the National League in 1894 and served in this ca pacity until 1898, when he was placed on the regular staff. He quit umpir- ing that year in mid-season after an argument on the Polo Grounds.
 Was a Sporting Writer.
 He returned to Washington as 8 sporting writer, and for time was sporting editor of the Washington Post.
 In 1902, Harry Pulliam, then presi dent of the National League, asked Heydler to keep the league record and the following year Pullian brought Heydler to New York as hi secretary.
 Heydler frequently has run the af fa1rS or the National League, especi. ally during the terms of PulHam and John K. Terer. He became actine president when Gov. Tener, resigned from the office last August
 In discussing his promotion, Presi dent Heydler said yesterday: 1T car say that the election was a surprise tC me. There had been some talk abou it, but did not expect the job. Nev ertheless want to say that I appre ciate the great honor the league ha conferred on me. I will conduct th, affairs of the league to the best of m, ability, and will always have the wei fare of baseball uppermost in m, mind"
 It Is understood that his salary vii be $10,000. Heydler has not ye taken up the question of an assistant He will discuss that question with in board of directors. William SIanley former secretary to President Barroy of the International League, entere the National Leagues services las winter, but he is now in France in Pioneer regiment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
Robinson Signs for 1919

Wilbert Robinson has signed a con tract to continue the management of the Brooklyn club next year. The TO- 1und team pilot met Charles H. Eb- bets at the Hotel Imperial yesterday during the course of the Inter national League conclave and after short conference appended his signature to a contract. Robinson has been very successful as leader of the F>latbush clan and has landed one pennant since assuming command of the club in 1913.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
LIVE SPORT TIPS

When Frank Kramer quit the six day bicycle race last Wednesday at midnight tt was intimated that the popular rider had withdrawn from the long grind disgusted at the treat ment he received from the promoters of the event because they had refused to acede to the riders demands for a bonus if he continued to ride. Ac- cord1ng to an announcement made by the promoters of the race such stories are without foundation. Kramer did not have any misunderstanding with the management and was not holding out for bouns.
 Kramer's chief reason for with drawing from the race was because he was unable to stand the strain any longer. He also intimated that he was being conspired against by a combination of riders and feared that he might have been caught in a jam which would have resulted in 8 ser- ious spill. Kramer regretted that he had to leave the track and disappoint his game partner Dupuy. Kramer when he left the race paid a high tribute to Dupuy and was sorry that the Frenchman would suffer by his absence.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
LAYTON TO EXHIBIT,

An exhibition billiard game by John Layton, former world billiard champion, will play tonight before he members of the Bridgeport club at o'clock. MT, Layton is well known in all parts of the country and members of the club have been looking forward with much interest n his coming.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11

Mike Collins, a Minneapolis pro- moter, has offered $15,O0O for bout between Jack Dempsey and Mike Gibbons. Collins is planning to have the pair meet in ten round contest to be staged in Minneapolis Jan. 12 or IS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11

Phil Bernstein has matched Allie Mack, the Harlem lightweight, to box Chick Brown, the New Haven fighter. for eight rounds at the Broad street Club of Newark.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
XMAS MAIL.

Mail EaTIy-Wrap. secureiy-and Insure,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11
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 The 6 tobacco stands in the Capitol building at Washington are patronized mainly by the big business and professional men from all sections of the United States who are constantly coming into and passing out of Washington.
 At each one of these stands more Fatimas are sold every day than any other cigarette, regard less of price-which seems to show that the preference for Fatima is really nation n-wide.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-11

Little Johnny Rosner, the New York bantamweight, who has not fought for some time, having been working at a shipyard near Philadelphia for months. is to box again. Johnny has taken on some weight and besides has grown stronger. Willie Lewis the retired middleweight Is te be his manager, and Willie expects te have him fight at one of the Philadelphia clubs shortly.
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
COMMITTEE SELECTS SLOGAN
FEATURING CITY'S INDUSTRIES
PRIZE GOES TO HIGH
STUDENTS

"Lumber, Power, Granite Paper,
Flour,'' is the slogan which has been
selected by the slogan committee Of
the Board of Commerce, being consid-
cred the most comprensive statement
Of the manufactured products Little
Falls has to offer. To this slogan the
committee added the phrase edo Bus
mess in Little Falls, Minnesota, ana
Watch Your Dollars Grow.'
The prize for the slogan went to
Isabel Simon and Fritjof Elvig, two
high school students, each getting
$3.50. The word "Granite' was add
ed to the slogan by the committee, this
being considered one Of the important
industries Of this city and one with a
great future.
The slogan and phrase will be used
on the stationery and advertising mat
ter of the Board of Commerce, if same
is organized.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
GOVERNMENT WANTS SKILLED
T,AR0R

H. A. Rider, local enrolling agent
for the public service reserve, has been
requested to enroll skilled labor, such
as mechanics, carpenters, painters, etc.,
which the government needs very
badly. The pay for men in the various
branches Of this service ranges from
$50 to 1920 per month, and for mar
ried men there is a provision whereby
the government gives $15 per month
for the support Of the wife provided
the man holds out that much each
month, and IS per month for each
child. Men subject to the draft I'M
less not likelv to be called soon cannot
be accepted and enlistment in this re-
serve is not grounds for exemption.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
tloqWaHoW News
DUNK Bolts, Regular Correspondent
nanrue hinuham
George bingham)

In picking out a pubic career Yam
Sims didn't know which he'l rather
do; be chairman or play the flute.
Clab Hancock took dinner at the
Farmers Home Restaurant while in
Tickville Saturday. He would have
eaten a second slice of bread out the
waiter was watching him.
Frisby Hancock's watch underwent
it's annual cleaning this week. He took
it apart, oiled up the pulleys, wiped
off the bearings and frightened up all
the bolts. Then he took his watch
key, which he wears on his chain, and
would up the springs. And now his
watch is in such good condition that
it runs much faster than it did.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01

The rainy season will soon be COM
ing on and tin buckets and pans are
so high Poke Eazley has decided it is
cheaper to patch his roof.
A girl smiled at Cricket Hicks the
other day. 1t all happened so sudden
he just stood and looked simple, but
after he got off a distance he smiled
right good and thought Of something
sweet to say to her, but it was too late
then.
A person oughtn It to worry about
anything that don't bother him.
The postoffce will be closed here
February 2, Ground-hog day being a
legal holiday in Hogwallow.
During the past weeks of cold wealth
err lobe Moseley has had an overcoat
on the scarecrow that stood in his wat
ermelon patch all last summer.
The Tin Peddler's blind hors, ran
into the Mail Carriers buggy in front
of the postoffce Wednesday. Consid-
cradle damage was done. The Mail
Carrier being part of the government
will make it 90 pretty hard with the
Tin Peddler.
Dock Hooks, who is fast passing the
age in which it is easy to marry and
who has had mighty poor success with
his various and sundry courtships, is
beginning to believe in the saying that
love laughs at blacksmiths.
If we all lived in the same house
we'd still look at things differently, as
everybody else has the wrong idea
about things.
Sidney Hooks is a great hama to get
things for nothing and has sent off to
an editorial department of paper for
a package of free advice.
1t costs heap to live nov. but it is
worth it.
Ellick Hellwanger read where some
man had said that a foreign foe could
land million men on our shores. He
says he does not believe it could be
done with the present coal shortage,
and if they should do it they would all
freeze to death.
Everytime there is a tragedy some
witness turns up at the critical time
and muddles the evidence by declaring
that he heard about two more pistol
shots than were really fred.
1t is observed that the road leading
to and from the Dog Hill church is
getting crooked again. This road was
laid out perfectly straight and it is
hoped that those who got il out Of
shape will be benefited by the revival
which begins next week.
ed out an argument going on between
Poke Eazley and Jefferson Potlocks.
The Mail Carrier wore his Sunday
clothes and shined his shoes on his last
trip, as he carried lot Of ti1st-c!ass
mail.
The Excelsior Fiddling band played
at the postoffce yesterday and drown
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01

erative Elevator and Milling Co. and
its place of business shall be in the
township of Pierz, MINI. The follow
ing are the incorporators: Theo. Thiel-
en-, Magnus Rauch, H. J. Vierk, Theo.
Ortmann, VIM. Meyer, John N. Rauch,
A. M. Rauch and Frank Rauch.
It is a well known fact, that tae
average farmer makes less than five
per cent on his investment; and a
large per cent of the merchants 60 to
the wall and not to Wall Street.
Amount Of capital stock Of corpora
ton, $25,000.00, which capital stock
shall be divided into 1000 shares at
$500 each. The first board of direc-
tors are: Theo. Theilen, president;
Mag. Rauch, vice president; VIM. Lei
denfrost, treasurer; H. j. Vierk, Sec
rotary. Directors: VIM. Meyer, M
Riesgraf, Carl Beimert, Henry Dengel
J. N. Rauch. At meeting of the first
board Of directors, held last Monday
it was decided to drop the mill PROPOSE
ton, but to go ahead and sell shares
for an elevator at Geno1a.
Old biddy is busy body in Pierz
We shipped out over 5000 cases of eggs
during 1917.
A number of relatives and friends
gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs
John Preimesberger Sunday. The af
ternoon and evening were spent ii
playing cards and in other amusements
At meeting held by the bushes:
men last Thursday evening it wa:
agreed that the villagers and farmers
buy the Gravel mill and elevator ii
Genola. Solicitors are now selling
shares to raise $15,000.00, the amount
Of the first payment.
Mrs. Adolph Stumpf's son John OF
Milwaukee is here visiting relatives
He intends to leave for the training
camps shortly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01

OVcI Ouo m1lllOu uOlldIS "OICu!
And where does it 90 TOT
The bank deposits and the money
hidden away in stockings and under
mattresses have increased by less than
$4,000. Then where does it go to? A
small percent, if any, went to the in
crease Of the stocks of merchandise
and improvements; the remainder was
sent out for what we might call imports
which means merchandise, implements,
lumber, etc.
The difference between our exports
and our imports is the net gain of the
community and must show in the de-
posts of our banks.
The small increase in deposits COM
pared with the immense volume of bus
mess handled 60 to show that neither
the farmer nor the merchants are get
ting rich.
This over million dollar business
was done with comparatively very
small amount of cash. It was nearly
all done through checks and the bal
ances were struck on the books Of the
banks.
At the meeting of the farmers in
Faust's hall, Thursday,( January 18th,
an organization was formed which
shall be known as the Farmers Coop
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01

F. H. Philbrick of Roanoke, Va, un-
til recently Of this city, in letter to
friend here, states that he met three
local boys who are in the navy, at
Williamstown, West Virginia, on his
way to Roanoke. He names Clarence
Artonowski, Vincent Miller and Charles
Fortier. They were enroute to Nor
folk, Va, he said.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-01
Integrity

shows no favors; the poor
mans pennies are as safely
guarded as the rich mans
millions, and, as integrity is
the guiding principle of The
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, de-
DOsitorS can trust their funsd
to our care with ABSOLUTE
SAFETY.