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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
NOT A HOLD-OUT
DERRILL PRATT
DECLARES

New York, Feb. 9.-The unsigned
contract Of Derrill Pratt, the second
baseman recently traded by St. Louis
to New York, was received at the
Yankee offices yesterday, and with il
came long letter telling Manager
Miller Higgins just why the player
did not sign at this time. Higgins
stated that he could not give out the
contents of the letter, as some Of
Pratts reasons for not signing can
not yet be made public property.
Manager Higgins stated, however,
that there seemed to be an impress
sion that Pratt had been offered a
smaller salary than he received in St.
Louis. The Yank leader stated that
this was not so, as Pratt has been Of
fered the same amount that he has
been drawing from the Browns under
q contract which was drawn up dur
ing the Federal League war.
The real reason that Pratt does not
want to sign his contract as a Yankee
isn't because he is holding out for a
larger salary, but because of the suit
which he and Johnny Lavan now
have pending against Owner Phil Ball
of the st. Louis club for alleged SLAM
der. Various efforts have been made
to settle the case, but the ball players
insist that their names shall be vindi-
Gated before they drop the matter.
Only recently counsel for Ball asked
to have the case dismissed, maintain
ing that Pratt and Lavan had placed
a wrong construction on the express
sion laying down" which he is al
legged to have used when the criticised
the St Louis club of not playing their
best against the Chicago White Sox
last fall. The court refused to dis
miss the case.
Pratt evidently figures that his suit
will come to a settlement sooner If he
holds off from signing. Manager Hug
gins stated yesterday: Amy matter
of disagreement between Pratt and
the st. Louis club is not an affair OF
the New York club, so I do not care
to discuss that phase of the case. AS
far as Pratt's salary is concerned,
however, 1 should not view him in the
same light as a holdout, for L believe
that if there is any question about
this point it can readily be adjusted"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
De ORC DEFEATED
BY K|ECKHEFER
FOR TITLE

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Augie Kieckhefer
of Chicago won the worlds champion
ship at three cushion billiards from
Alfredo de Orc of Cuba by scoring
so points to the former champions
81 in last nights play, giving him a
total of $50 to De Oro's 1876 for the
entire match
Kieckhefer made the high run of
the match by scoring ten consecutive
points.
Under the terms of the original
challenge, the match was to have
taken place on Jan. 26 in New York,
but De Orc was unable to go to the
table at that time owing to delay
in his return from Havana, where
he had beaten Otis for the title.
Kieckhefer insisted on the match
being played on the original date,
but consented to a postponement if
the game took place in Chicago. De
Orc finally accepted the proposition,
and he leaves his championship in
this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
EXEMPTIONS GRANTED
TO BUSH AND MAISEL

Detroit, Feb. "a Baltimore des
patch says George Maisel, who was
counted on to be a regular in the
Tigers outfield this year, will be
wearing Uncle Sans uniform instead.
He was certified for service by his To-
cal draft board last night.
DOME Bush and Pitcher James
have signed their 1918 contracts
Both are subject to draft, but were
exempted, James because he failed
to pas the eye test and Bush has a &C.
pendent mother and sister.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
Miss MOlla Bjurstedt
Easily Beats Mrs. Mills
Champion Has No Difficulty
in Scoring Two Sets in
Lawn Tennis Tourney
Eleanor Goss Wins.

New York, Feb. 8-Miss Molla
Bjurstedt won her place in the final
round of the womens cup singles in
the indoor lawn tennis tournament
at the, Heights Casino, Brooklyn. I'm
der the splendid forcing play of Mrs
David, c. Mills of the Orange Lawn
Tennis Club, there were times when
the girl. from Norway rose to her most
powerful flights. Her opponent was
as a pigmy against the terrific force
of her shots, so that, despite a finely
sustained game on her~part, she was
beaten at 6-1, g.
The other semi-fina1 match of the
singles proved tame and insipid by
comparison with the tempestuous
strife waged by the other pair. Prac-
I tically it amounted to a walk-over, as
Miss Eleanor Goss, the girl who
stood as runner-up for the national
indoor championship last season, de-
feated Miss Florence Balm at 60,
Go.
The semi-finals of the doubles also
went by easy scores. In the top
: half of the draw Miss Marie Wagner,
the national title holder, paired with
g >. Il.
Pritchard and Mrs. Ernest Eberhardt
81, 81. In all of these competi-
tion the pair from Norway, Mrs. Johan
Royce and Miss Bjurstedt, conquered
Miss Goss and Mrs. Rawson Wood at
sri, 81. In all of these competi-
tons the rallies were filled with spir-
tied driving. The ranking teams
maintained their supremacy in each
instance, however, so that the record
was bare of reverses.
1t was the battle between Miss
Bjurstedt and Mrs. Mills that held
the chief interest. The latter by
careful coaching has acquired ability
to attain to considerable pace Mrs
Mills also possesses a net game OF
fair dependability, and the close
students of lawn tennis were eager tc
see her test it against her famous
ranking opponent.
Right from the start Mrs. Mills
played the fast driving and cross-fire
game that would have lowered the
colors of the majority of the womer
in the metropolitan district. 1t only
inspired Miss Bjurstedt to unthrottlt
p her tremendous forehanders. Will
speed as her chief weapon the CIR
from Norway won the first foul
games of the match. The fourth
was a desperate battle, Mrs. Mill
bringing off some wonderful cross
ing shots so that three times she wa
, within a stroke of the game, only t.
Nbe crushed under the ability of he
opponent to shoot the ball across will
a fury that was unreturnable.
Miss Bjurstedt used her speed ju
diciously. She did not permit he
adversary to become accustomed to
! regularity Of flight of the ball. Sh
was always well within herself, I'm
expectedly revealing new strength o.
her backhand shots.
The tabulation of the strokes fol
lows:
Miss Bjurstedt-Games, II; points
SIS; aces, 0; places, rs; outs, Z; nets
10, and double faults, /.
Mrs. Mills-Games, 8; points, 80
aces, o; places, 81 outs, 10; nets, 8
double faults, 2.
Mrs. William II. Pritchard acted a
umpire of the match. The finals wi
be played this afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
YALE NATATORS
TAKE DOUBLE
VICTORY

New Haven, Feb. 9-Yale easily
outscored the College of the City of
New York last night, winning the
swimming meet AZ to II, and the
water polo game IS to 8. The WISH
tors were unable to secure first
place in the swimming event, and they
took only two of the fve-secoond
places. 81
In the water polo game Ya1e's vic
tory was equally decisive. Captain
Peterson's playing marked the game.
The time of OPS rs in the 50-yard
swim, registered by Captain Mayer
OF Yale, was the most brilliant per-
Torrance of the meet. Alexander
the best distance swimmer on the
Yale team, dislocated his shoulder in
starting the 220-yard swim and the
race was started anew, Hincks replac-
ing him and winning the event. Alex
ander was taken to the college infim-
airy.
Thes urinary:
5O-Yard dash - Won by Mayer,
Yale; second, Archibald, Yale; third
Baehr, c. G. N. Y. Time 0:25 rs.
220-Yard swim-Won by Hincks
Yale; second, Wagner, Yale; third,
Lehman, c. C. n. Y. Time pa! As
Fancy dive - Won by Benjamin
Yale 96.7 points; second, McHenry
Yale, 7O.5; third, Jacobstat, c. C
n. Z, SAT.
Plunge ford istance- Won by Loeb,
Yale; distance. so feet; second,
Thuer, c. c. N Y, 54 feet; third,
Penis, C. c. n. Y, 81 feet.
1O0-Yard swim-Won by Mayer,
Yale; second, dead heat between
Baehr and Hides, both of C. C. N. Y,
Time 100.
20G-Yard team relay Won by
Yale, (Archbald, Hincks. Mayer and
Hopkins). Time 1852.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
FLOWER GIRL
AGAIN WINNER

New York, Feb. 9 - Florence
Flower, by her victory yesterday in
the girls amateur pocket billiard
tourney at Maurice Days room for
the benefit of the Ambulance Fund
kept a clean slate of five victories
and no defeats. This fair expert is
playing an excellent game and by
winning consistely looks like sure
winner of the championship. Miss
Flower defeated Miss Josephine John
son yesterday afternoon go to So in
AZ innings. Miss Johnson after this
defeat played Miss Leviton and was
beaten go to 81.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
NAT niles WINS
FIGURE CUP At
SKATING

New York, Feb. 9-Nat w. Niles,
the famous tennis player, of Boston,
won the Hippodrome Challenge Cup
from Miss Theresa Weld, the Ameri-
can woman's champion, at the figrC-
ing skating events at the Crystal Car
nival Ice Palace last night. Miss
Weld won the cup last year.
Mrs. S. PJ Beresford, of England,
who won the worlds junior figure
skating. championship at ST. Moritz
Switzerland, last year, was also sched-
uled to Gpmpete, bit her husband
withdrew her entry at the last minute.
There was some misunderstanding be-
tween Beresford and the officials over
the judging of the event.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
WRESTLING AT Y. NJ. C. A.

The local Y. NJ c. A. wrestlers will
give an exhibition in the lobby at s
O. clock tonight. Everybody invited.
Those who will be seen in action
are the wrestlers who are going to
compete on Thursday, Feb. IA. For
the last few years the Y. NJ. C. A.
has always been able to give the
public good shows in wrestling, box
ing and fencing. Next weeks con-
test will be as good as any of them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
Talk Of Sports
TRY THIS ON YOUR PIANO.

Here's to the pitcher -
Whose pitching had smoke, without
flames;
The best f1inging we'd seen
Back in nineteen fourteen,
When the fellow won most of his
games.
Lee Fohl knows a good pitcher
when he sees one, and he has great
faith in the qualities of Penner. Rath-
er than "can" the young twirler,
Manager Fohl will send him back to
the Pacific Coast League to gain lit
tie more experience. But he still has
a string on him, which he will pull
when the time is right.
The st. Louis Browns look to John
ny Tobin, the star slugger of the Pa
cific Coast League, who has just sign
ed up with them, to help them put
up a good scrap for the pennant next
season. Tobin expects to win a
regular place in the outfeld.
Risberg, shortstop for the White
SoX, and KOpf, ditto for the Cincin-
natl Reds, made more fielding mis-
takes than any other major league
players last season. Risberg was
charged with sixty-one, while Kopf
made siXty-eight. Risberg was bench
ed just before the worlds series be-
cause he was weak at the bat, but
Kopf played out the full schedule be-
cause his stick work was a factor in
the successful fight the Rds made for
a place in the frs tdivision.
The Department of Justice is taking
it's time answering the questions pro-
pounded by the baseball representa-
tives regarding the collection of the
war tax on tickets, and the magnates
are getting nervous. They would like
the government decision for discus
sion of the big league meetings next
week.
.285 respectively last season to the
ranks of a club shot to pieces by the
draft and enliStmentS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
SYRACUSE DEFEATS
YALE BAsKETBA.LLERS

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 9.-Yale fell
a victim to the accurate shooting of
the Syracuse five here last night and
was defeated % to Is. At the end of
the first period Yale was ahead Z to
6. Capt. Schwarzer of the Orange
and Blue starred. He threw five re-
markable baskets from the y iddle of
the floor The Blue quintet showed
it's best play of the season, and with
an even break in luck would have
emerged the victor. Capt Stradella
and Hamill did the best work for the
Ellis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
COCHRAN WINS TWO MORE
FROM ALBERT CUTLER

New York, Feb. 9-Welker Coch-
ran twice defeated Albert G. Cutler
in their final sessions at 1872 balk line
billiards at Dyes Academy yester-
day. In the matinee session Cochran
won at $50 points to so. The win
ner's average was 81 IA and his top
run 101.
Cutler did little better with the
ivory globes in the night contest, as
Cochran beat him at $50 to 40. The
average was 16 10 Is and a high run
of 81 for the winner.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
ZbYSZKO LOSES
TO CADDOCK IN
MATCH ON MAT
Powerful Pole Loses Decision to Iowan After Two Hours
and One Half of Wrestling.

Des Moines, I, Feb. earl Cad
dock of Anita, Iowa, private in the
National Army, was awarded
referees decision over Wadlek Zbys-
sko, the noted Polish wrestler, in
their match here last night after each
had won a fall.
Caddock took the first fall after
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
KONEY REFUSES TO SIGN

Boston, Feb. ED Konetchey, the
big first baseman on the Braves team,
today threatened to retire from base
ball unless he gets an increase IN sal
airy. It is not known whether the
contract sent the first baseman call
ed for less than he drew last iAeason.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
TODAY IN PUGILISTIC ANNALS.

191O-Owen Moran defeated Mat
ty Baldwin in IL rounds at Bos-
tor.
1911-Knockout Brown won on
points from AID Wolgast in six rounds
at Philadelphia
1912-Johnny Dundee outpointed
Eddie O'Keefe in 10 rounds at New
York
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
LAFAYETTE FIVE
BEATS GEORGETOWN

Easton, Penn, Feb. 9.-In hotly
contested game Lafayette defeated
Georgetown at basketball last night
by the score of SO to 26. The Wash
ington team had the lead until the
early part of the second half, and then
the fast travelling Lafayette combina-
ton outdistanced them and ran up
ten-point lead by the end of the game.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
RENSSELAER, LOSES
TO PRATT INSTITUTE

New York, Feb. 9.-Holding the
Rensselaer, basketball team completely
in check in the second half, the Pratt
Institute five triumphed in a game
played on the Pratt court last night
by % to Is. Rensselaer, started out as
if about to run. up big score and led
at half time by Il to I. In the second
half the Pratt defense was impregna-
BILE excepting for one basket Gagged
from the foul line.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09

one hour and 90 minutes of strenuous
wrestling, using a head scissors and
wrist lock, and zbyszko won the sec
ond with a side lock in 81 minutes.
When the agreed limit of two and
half hours of actual wrestling had
expired at lis a. M. the referee
awarded the contest to the Iowan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09

Tub" Spencer, the catcher who
came back" SO sensationally for
Hugh Jennings last summer, is dis
satisfied with the contract sent him
and threatens to play ball on the Pa
CHIC Coast and desert the Tigers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09

Jimmy Johnston, the Robins young
outfelder, who will get a steady berth,
now that Casey StengeI is gone, signed
his contract yesterday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09
HOWARD BAKERS
N. Y. CONTRACT
IS SIGNED

Howard Baker of this city sent in
his contract to the Giants yesterday.
He played with New Orleans last
year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-09

.285 respectively last season to the
ranks of a club shot to pieces by the
draft and enlistments.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
STOMACH UPSET?
PAPE's pIAPEPsiN At ONCE Epgps
DYSPEPSIA, AcIDlrY, GAS,
INDIGESTION,

Your meals hit backi Your stomach
% sour. acid. gassy and you feel bloat.
ed after eating or you have heavH
Jumps Of indigestion pain or headache
but never mind. Here Is instant ralio4
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
Bavaria for Separate Peace.

London.-Bavaria probably will ask
to have separate plenipotentiaries at
the peace negotiations and will claim
conditions Of separate peace. says
the Paris Matin in commenting on the
action of Bavaria In breaking of re-
lations with the government at Berlin.
The Socialist council of Munich has
telegraphed to the executive commit.
tee Of the Berlin Socialist council de.
manding the dismissal of DIR. w. g.
Solf, foreign minister; Philip Scheide-
mann, minister Of colonies, and Mathi.
as Erzberger, who, 1t has been an
nounced, will conduct negotiations pre-
iiminary to signing treaty Of peace
The telegram invites the Berlin coun
Gil to overthrow government which
continues such persons in important
posts.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
viii Parlev In Berlin,

neutrality-suspicious. Of Great
Britain, France and the United States
will arrive in Berlin shortly to discuss
the armistice, the Berlin correspond
ent of the Cologne-Gazette says he un.
derstands.
A meeting of the allied leaders in
London will be preliminary to the
peace conference, the Daily Express
says. Colonel House and Premier Or
iando of Italy will be here with the
British and French statesmen.
Paris.-A group of members Of the
chamber of deputies representing agri-
cultuia al interests have sent letter to
Premier Clemenceau expressing objec.
tion to giving special representation to
the socialists at the peace conference
II that should be agreed to, however
the deputies urge that the farming and
peasant classes also be represented
since they had shed blood more freely
than any other class.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05

nosBes which are 90 common to women,
should take the right tonic for the
womanly system.
II woman is borne down by pain
and sufferings at regular or irregular
Intervals, by nervousness or diszy spells,
by headache or backache, "Favorite
Prescription" should be taken. 'Favor.
ite Prescription" can now be bad in
tablet form a. well as liquid at most
drug stores. Send to Doctor Pierceb
mvalds' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y, for
ten-cent trial package Of tablets.
For fifty years DR.. Pierce PleasanA
Pellets have been most satisfactory IN
Ever and bowel troubles.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
Italy to support Wilson.

Washington.-There is deal of dis
cussion Of the role the president will
play at the peace conference and the
lineup Of the nations on his peace
principles.
The aims Of the United States and
Italy are similar. Italy binds herself
to the upholding Of human, rather
thnn selfish rights, and fully agrees
with President Wilson's views that the
moral law is superior.
The Italian plenipotentiaries will
support the United Stntes on all funda'
mental questions, It is thought.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
U.S.PEACE ENJOYS
President Wilson Selects Men to
Accompany Him to Con-
ference at Paris.
HENRY WHITE AMONG THEM
Former Ambassador to France is the
Republican Representative
ing Of General Bliss Some
thing Of Surprise.

Washington.-Pres Wilson on
Friday made public the American dele
gates who accompany him to France
ference. Besides the president. the
American delegates are:
Secretary Of State Lansing.
Henry White, formerly American
ambassador to France.
Edward M. House.
Gen. Tasker II. Bliss.
White House Statement.
The names were disclosed in the fol-
lowing announcement from the White
House:
"It was announced at the executive
Office that the representatives Of the
United States at the peace conference
would be the president himself, the Sec
retary of state, Henry White. recently
ambassador to France; Edward M.
House and Gen. Tasker 81. Bliss.
'It was explained that 1t had not
been possible to announce these ap-
pOintments before because the number
Of representatives each of the chief
belligerents was to send had, until a
day or two ago, been under discus
sion."
Bliss Name Surprise.
The only surprise In the announce
ment was the selection of Gen. Tasker
Fl. Bliss, former chief of staff of the
army and now the representative Of
the American war department in the
supreme war council of the allies.
For several days 1t had been gen.
orally understood that the Republican
member Of the delegation would be
Mr.. White. That Secretary Lansing
and Colonel House would be the other
members had been unofficially ad-
mitted.
White Long In Service.
Henry White, long in diplomatic
service. was the American ambassador
to France during President Roosevelt's
administration. His diplomatic service
began in 1888, when he served for two
years as secretary to the American
legation at Vienna. He was trans
ferred to London in 1884 as second Sec
retary of the American legation and in
1885 he was made secretary to the lega-
ton there, being recalled by President
Cleveland In 1898.
During his career he also served the
government in special diplomatic ca
pacities, representing the United States
Mt the international conference in Lon
don. 1SS7-SS. for the abolition Of sugar
bOunties.
He was a delegate from the United
States to the international conference
on agriculture at Rome in 1905, and
also was the American delegate to the
international conference on Moroccan
affairs at Algeciras. From March. 1905,
to March, 1907, Mr.. White was the
American ambassador to Italy. leaving
that important post to become the am
bassador to France, where he remained
until December. 1909.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05

Just as Mother Thinks.
Son (reading the paper)-There's no
use talking dad. Absolute unity Of
command Is essential to victory.
Dad-That's what your mother
thinks.-Life.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
aSSD ssS PHOTOGRAPH

Copied and mounted on special holiday mounS
e1.b0 dos; enlafgements 1lxl4 made for = eaoS
Doassaa Seo6o. lzzo 1oth. Dsnvss. Est 8yoArA
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
RECEIVING war CROSS

The patriotic
spirit and devotion
with which Ameri.
can women have
90 far performed
war-service work
and made sacrifices
has never been
equalled in the
his tory of any
country. Mother,
wives and sisters
support this burden
with strength and
fortitude. But
those who are q.
ready miserable
from the com.
plants and weak
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05

Don't stay upset. Eat tablet "a
Pape's Diapepstn and Immediately the
indigestion. gases, acidity and all stomA
ach distress ends.
Pape's Diapepsin tablets are the guEs
est, quickest stomach relievers In The
world. They cost very little at drug
stores. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05

AtcAtson, Kons.-sI
took Dr. Pierce's Navs
orite Prescription duf-
ing sxpectancy and u
was . great help TO me,
Il was the means d
keeping me in good
health, and whom I
came 70 middle life !
took II again and
brought mo through
this period In . good
healthy condition. I
am always glad to req
ommsnd DR.. Pierce'a
Fayorits Prescription.
-Nrs. C. C. HSnsss
S25 Mound 81.
Gilpin observer., 1918-12-05
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
western Nrwspaper Union News SERVICE.
COMING EVENTS.

Western Newspaper Union. News service.
COMING EVENTS.
Dec 9-13-Colorado Farmers and Farm
Women's Congress at Fort Collins.
Dec. zO-zI-Miu winter meeting OF
Denver.
January-western Stock Show at Dem
yer.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26
Continued from page 1

publcans ntionis called that Mi Murphy will be
among the winners Nov 5th.
Hon HARRY E. MulN1x Candidate for State Treasure
well known by all his friends and many aequa,ntances be-
him his discharge of his duties
State Auditor He served the State we'll and his election
this place of confidence only the people
Of this commonwealth that their ev is in good $
and protected also carefully guarded If YOU know him
day then kindly speak about him the ballot box Nov h
Every little spoken word in OF box ks most
eloquently. .
Hon. ARTHUR NJ STRONG Candidate for State Auditor.
representative of Aamosa of special ming
which affords him accountant He we'll
qualified for the position he having served financial
him bee ause he the and treats
We for him strong We have known him for with
gives hearest wishes for his election,