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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12
Bridgeport Citys Meet
 SWedes Cup Series
 At Seaside Park Sunday
Fast Game Looked for When They Get Together
 Newsy Bits From Gridiron.

All preparations are now complete afternoon in the first game of the semi-fnal round of the Budd Cup Competition between the Bridgeport Swedish Club and the Bridgeport Citys at Seaside Park. The game is creating the greatest , of interest in the city owing to the great rivalry be- tween the two teams. The teams are about evenly matched and a hard and interesting game will be the outcome as both are determined to win the championship. The Bridgeport City mana cement are hoping to have their three Holyoke players in the lineup as these players are star artists ar the game and are longing to take part in the game in this state as they claim that it Is more interesting than in western Massachusetts. The City management will certainly be at top strength as all the players are to be in the best of condition and looking for revenge for the defeat in flicted by the Swedes in the early part of the season.
 The only game of great importance in the state will be played at South Manchester where the Hartford Swedes and the Manchester teams will replay their first round State cup competition game, that was left un- decided last week when the two teams played a tie game of three goals each. This game will certainly prove the red letter game of the day as the two teams are so evenly matched that 1t will be hard to select
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

a winner. The two teams fought tooth and nail for the verdict laz4, week and although the Manchester, iean held q two goal lead at the in- 'eFFaI the Hartford Swedes came very near winning the game as a terrific uIlNe bE Shields in the last few min. ties or the game almost scored the winning goal. The winner of this. game will appear in Bridgeport next Sunday when the Thistle team of this il city will meet them in rha sar7i-7r,I round of the competition. The referee for tomorrow's game which will bel played on the school grounds will bo Bobby Rae of this city
 The Swedish team will lack thej services of two of the players that beat the. Winchester team last Sus- day as Mason will be unable to play, owing to blood poison in the hand and also Forsberg who left today forj a trip to Sweden. These two posi- tons will be hard to fill hut the man. agement have lots more players but not of the same caIiber. The game will start at 3:15 D. m. with Jimmyi Miller of New Haven as referee.
 All arrangements have been com- pIeted by Secretary Cahiu, of the, United States Football association, for the final game of the National Challenge Cup. to take place at Fall! River, Mass, on Lexington Day, April 19 between Bethlehem Steel (pres- ent champion) and Paterson F. C. This game should be a reCord-breaker for attendance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12
PENN READY
 FOR BIC MEET
 NEXT SATURDAY
Best Athletes in Country Will Congregate at
 Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania will hold a varsity meet for it's track men next Saturday, April 19. The feature will be a half mile relay between Penn varsity team and Q quartette composed Of picked alumni. The latter team will be made up with Scudder, Dorsey. Lennon and Meredith.
 J. Howard Berry, former pentath- Ion champion, and John Bartels, the present title holder, will compete in a javelin contest. The entry list num- bers over two hundred.
 The Indoor Athletic meet which the 22nd Engineers contemplated holding on April 25, has been called off. A military review has been scheduled for the same evening. This necessitated a shift in the date for the games, and the engineers found it impossible to obtain a suitable date al the Armory, so decided to aban- don their spring meet and hold a big indoor meet early in the fall.
 An intercity boxing tournament will be held tonight in Pittsburgh un- der the auspices of the Pittsburgh Athletic Asso Archie Walk tI SiIIu several OlIleT OL InS Ne" York amateurs have been invited and will compete. Walker, by the way, did not get any the best of it from the judges in the national tourna- ment. Corbett, a Boston boxer, ob- tained the decision over him in the 125 pound final on what many tell me was a very shady finding.
 The MetroDoli+an 30O-vard and 16- pound shot-put championships, which were awarded to the 22d Engineers, will not be held this year unless some ! one of the clubs having games sched- 1 u,ed decide that they would like tc add these events to their programme The Walkers Club Of America ] which has annually held the Metro 1 poIftan 15-mile walking champion.
 ship in the spring of the year, has de ] cided not to conduct this event thi
 year until the fall Instead they vii i promote a set of games with three ol four walking events on the program 1 They intended to make application tC 1 the Metropolitan Association for per | mission to hold the 15-miIe cham. pionship in the fall.
 The Boys Club has fifteen wrest Iers in training for the Metropolitan
 championship at Madison Squar, | Garden Concert Fund on the 18th anC
 21st of this month. Abe Stewman ! runner-up in the 108-pound cham pionship last year, has. improved con . siderabIy and his club-mates look fo him to annex the title this year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12
American Chains Will
 Have Strong Team In
 New Industrial League
Most of Last Years Players Are Back-Other Live and Latest News of Amateurs and Semipros in All Lines

the total receipts for the past season were $11O.55.
 A report by the chairman of ath- letics McGran was to the effect that a baseball team to represent the club is now in course of organization and that a practice will be held at Sea side Park every Saturday afternoon.
 Stephen Dondero has been elected captain or the Bridgeport Boys Club track team. Dominick CreteIla and siohnny Planning have been chosen to represent the club in a pool tourna- ment to be held soon at New Britain.
 Following a most successful season of basketball the Rectors who won 19 games and lost but one, have stored away their indoor fighting togs for the summer. The Rectors are city and State amateur basketball cham pions and have just come in posses sion of a beautiful loving cup donated by General H. A. Bishop.
 The following players constituted the championship Rector contingent: Capt. Danny Buckley, Dondero, Fan ming, McGran, Cretella, and Coach Henry Rowe. Eddie Lovely proved a popular as well as . successful man ager.
 The second game of the three-con- test series between the Lincoln and Elias Howe teams of the Grammar School Basket Ball League will be played at Recreation Hall on next Monday afternoon at o'clock Should Elias Howe make off with this game, the deciding game will be played at the local High School gym nasium. The Lincolns won the first game after five minutes of over time play.
 Announcement was made today by officials Of the Recreation Basketball League that all girls and boys who have played on that circuit this sea- son will meet at Recreation Hall to- day for the purpose of being photo graphed.
 With the organization of the Indus trial League now a reality, amateur and semi-pro baseball fans are anxious to know what will happen to the City League that was organ ized last year. It is hoped that the circuit, which attracted so much at tentiOn, will be revived.
 The Industrial League teams are scoring the State for material. Sev- era1 players who are will known here are said to have expressed intentions of coming here to work at one of the factories and thus qualify to play on the teams.
 Charley NIahoney. Bridgeport's g leading statstician, will be a very busy chap this season. Charley is a credit to sports here. He is amateur basebalTs and bowlings most persis- tent and enthusiastic booster.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12
CPORT YARNC
 O BY THE VETERAN O

\ N baseball, the cognomen "Rube" doesn't always mean what 1t implies. Two years ago, however, 1t just automatically grew onto a left handed rookie pitcher in the Pitts burgh Pirate training camp at Col umbus, Ga., says Max Carey, who tells the story. It did not take the critical eye of an aristocrat to see that "Rube" looked and felt very much out of place in a hotel lobby. No. 12 brogans, misht trousers and a low 16 collar on g. long IA neck, just fairly shouted "Rube."
 He had left his farm in the Ozarks of Missouri for the first time, and this land of Georgia might just as well have been China for all he knew. Lack of experience was his middle name, but that didn't keep somebody from recommending him to the club as a world beater.
 The first ball he pitched to the hitters in batting practice, he threw without winding up. Alex Mccarthy said he just "chucked Ter up" Also the second. When someone told him not to be afraid to take his windup before pitching, he said he had never learnt one.
 A liILlo ldleE Mdn6BbG NdIldIldn had all the pitchers take turns in covering first base on a. ball bunted in that direction, When "Rube" failed to do so two times in success sion, Callahan asked him what was wrong.
 T never kin remember bout that base bein' over there," answered the boy.
 He had never seen a movie show, so three or four of the boys corralled him and led him to a "nickelshoot- CT" After the show they asked him how he liked it, and he said: "I reckon that Charley Chapel sure walks funny, he! he!'
 Frying Into "Rube's" business af- fairs, a team mate inquired about his farm in the Ozarks, and discov-- cred that he had a family of three at home. Asked whether his wife could take care of the farm in his absence, he replied:
 Nope, got another man there now"
 "But-but, aren't you afraid hell steal your wife?'
 "Nope-it's her brother"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

W HEN a feller needs a friend" w the big league ball player now ensconced in the mists of the Rhine reading home paper an nouncing that his club is preparing to go South for spring training.
 Referred to Hank Gowdy and Grover Alexander for first indorse- ment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

Loughlin Lyceum is planning for a big athletic meet to take place at its fine new athletic field in Loughlin oval on Sunday afternoon, June s. This new field has a fine cinder run ming track, with a grand stand which will accommodate over 2.OOO making it an ideal place to hold athletic games,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

TOE Lynch will be home some time Q late this month. Eddie Meade, his manager. has just heard that the famous bantamweight has left the other side and is now on his way home. The reception rendered Benny Leonard on his return from the Coast will be nothing compared with tho home coming party Joe's liar lem friends will give him.
 Lynch himself is very enthusiastic about getting home and will himself give party to his friends as soon as he receives his army discharge. Some time ago Lynch wrote;
 Give my regards to the old
 folks and tell them that l will
 soon be home. And don't forget
 the boys Give them all my best
 wishes. I'll be home soon and
 when I get back in good old
 New York tell the boys that I
 will expect them all up my
 house for I am going to hold
 party that will knock them all
 dead"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

c LSLERANIA has become a pro- O nounced fad with baseball scrib- blers. Ty Cobb Is almost neglected. Joe Jackson near overlooked and Eddie Collins and Babe Ruth take a back seat, while they all com bine 10 offer their stories of what Sisler did and can do. Very well.
 The newly recognized star of baseball was caught in the act of attempting some fancy skating stunts at Phil Balls Winter Palace in St. Louis the. other night. He came off the ice anything except cool as l cucumber. In fact, he was red Of face and blowing hard.
 "George3 you don't skate as well as you play first base,'' was ventur- ed.
 You are right do not" was the quick answer. And I could pitch better with a sore arm than I can skate with two weak ankles"
 What's wrong with the ankles?"
 "Wearing those leather casts that officers are supposed to strap around their calves,' answered George Sisler. They not only sweat the hair off your legs, but they weaken your ankles. believe me. Say, I liked being in the Army all right, and I was willing to do my bit, but, am I glad to get in long pants again and no leather leggings I'll say I am. I'm going to skate once around again and if my feet cave in on each other you'll know why"
 And the redoubtab1e Sisler wob- He'd back on to the ice that Bobby Quinn keeps slick and smooth for the Winter Garden patrons.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

\ EON Cadore, Brooklyn pitcher, h who was with the negro fighters of New York's old 15 Regiment in France, told this story when he ar rived home:
 One day q German high explosive shell hit French soil about ten feet from a six-foot negro private, but proved to be dud. The negro waiting and expecting the shell to explode. reached into his pocket, drew forth a pair of dice, threw them as far as he could and ex- Ciaimed:-
 After this. An leads d different life"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

I the total receipts for the past season
 were $11O.55
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

The following players constituted the championship Rector contingent: Capt. Danny Buckley, Dondero, Fan ming, AIcGran, Cretella, and Coach Henry Rowe. Eddie Lovely proved a popular as well as 9 successful man ager.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

The other day meeting was held at the Bridgeport Boys Club for the purpose of going over the athletic sit uation for the season. President stephen Dondero presided. Secretary Danny Buckley submitted his annual report which was accepted. Treasurer Clayton McGran's report show that
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

The Washingtons are rapidly or ganizing their forces for the coming season and already their manager is anticipating a. big season The talent that has reported for practice Is the most promising with which the team has ever had to contend. Earl Shaw, who is well known to followers of amateur baseball in this section, will act as manager, while Joe Rigney will act as business manager.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

Stephen Dondero has been elected captain or the Bridgeport Boys Club track team. Dominick CreteIla and siohnny Tanning have been chosen to represent the club in a pool tourna- ment to be held soon at New Britain
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

Announcement was made today by officials of the Recreation Basketball League that all girls and boys who have played on that circuit this sea son will meet at Recreation Hall to- day for the purpose of being photo graphed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

A report by the chairman of ath- letics McGran was to the effect that a baseball team to represent the club is now in course of organization and that practice will be held at Sea side Park every Saturday afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-12

Jack Collins. the popular manager of the Willows. is a busy chap these days arranging games for his team Jack can be reached any time by dropping a line to him care of the sporting department, The Times.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Small 'Phone Concerns
Ask Federal Safeguard
Want Rates Extended as Wire
Control Lapses, to Keep
Their Credit Sound

WASHINGTON, June Represe n ia
tives of small telephone companies to-
day urged before the House Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee that
the compensation feature Of the wire
control law and the present rate be
extended for a few months after the
wires are turned back to private own
ership to give the companies time for
effecting readjustments. The danger
that the small companies would be
snapped up by the large corporations,
unless some provision for their pro-
lection is made by Congress, was
pointed out to the committee.
F. c. Stevens, counsel for the hide
pendent Telephone Association, told the
committee the machinery for compen-
sation will lapse when the wire control
law lapses and the companies will face
extended lawsuits to adjust their claims
against the Postoffice Department un-
less Congress makes provision for its
continuation. He recommended that
the present rates be extended until they
can be adjusted to the new conditions
by the proper regulating bodies. He
suggested that the companies might be
bonded to refund rates to the extent
ordered by the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Independent telephone companies
without ere lit and confronted with in
creased costs of operation have been
in a precarious condition since they
were taken over by the government, Mr.
Stevens said.
Pointing out the danger Of absorp-
ton of the smaller companies in their
weakened condition by the larger COM
panies, Mr.. Stevens said it is the duty
of Congress to preserve competitive
systems for the good OF the public
They have not the means of compc-
tition in their business if you destroy
their earning power ard their credit -
he asserted
New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Senator Wants Irish
Heard by Conference
Borah Resolution, Much Nod;-
fed, l. Ordered Favor
ably Reported
Ne,r York Tribune
Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, June "A resolu-
tion requesting the peace conference
TO grant hearing to "the cause of
Ireland as presented by Edward de
Valera, Arthur Griffith and Count
George Noble Plunkett, was ordered
favorably reported by the Senate For
eign Relations Committee to-day.
The committee cut out the preamble
and modified the body Of the resolution
e s originally offered by Senator Borah
Instead Of requesting the peace con-
ference Ito secure, Il possible, for the
representatives. chosen by the people
NJ ireland, to wit, Edward de Valera" :"
etc, the resolution was changed to
read that the peace conference was
requested to "endeavor to secure for
Edward de Valera" etc, omitting any
implications that the delegates we're
chosen by the people OF Ireland.
The committee also struck out the
words, "and ask International recogni-
tion Of the government, republican in
form, established by the people Of
Ireland"
The text Of the resolution, az or
dered fayorably reported by hte com
mittee, follows:
Resolved, That the Senate Of the
United States earnestly requests the
American peace commission at YER
aaiiles 70 cndeayor to secure for Ed
ward DR. Valera, Arthur Griffith and
Count George Noble plunkcts, hear
ing before said peace conference in
order tnas said representatives, may
present the cauge of ireland"
New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Irish Say They Never
Gave Up Freedom Idea
Message to Peace Conference
Quotes History in Support
of Claims

Diarmuid Lynch, national secretary
of the Friends of Irish Freedom, made
public last evening the text of the of
fetal communication which "Dail
Eireann.' the Parliament of the Irish
Republic, sent to the peace conference
as setting forth the case Of Ireland,
The document bears the title Ore
lands Case for Independence" and
reads in part:
"Ireland is a nation not merely for
the reason which in the case of other
countries has been taken as sufficient.
that she has claimed at all times and
still claims to be nation. but also be
cause history shows her to be dis
tinct nation from remotely ancient
times. The usurpation Of the foreigner
always has been disputed and resisted
by the mass of the Irish people At
various times since the coming of the
English the Irish nation has exercised
its sovereign rights as opportunity of
fered. The hope of recovering full and
permanent sovereignty always has been
in the breasts Of the Irish people
English policy always has aimed at
keeping every new accretion of popu-
lation from without separate from the
rest of the nation. Nevertheless, the
Irish nation has remained one"
The Irish argument for independence
sets forth several reasons why the
recognition of Irish independence is
due from other nations.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-05

tionists, and riots IN America, Europe,
India, Egypt and North Africa, the
German government supplying unlfmit-
ed funds.
The Hindu anarchist, Lala Bar
Dayal, who was brought to Berlin by
the Germans, was sent to Zurich and
then to Constantinople to foment a
holy war among the Mussulmans, using
the German Embassy at Constantinople
as his otfi-a, according to testimony
adduced to-day. 1t was further testi-
fied that all the money for use by the
conspirators was sent from Berlin to
Berne in the German diplomatic psuch.
From some Of the testimony it would
appear that German activity has not
yet ended.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Buelow Is Shown
AS Spy Director
In Many Lands
Trial by Swiss of % as Pro.
German Agents Reveals
Ex.Chancellor as Master
Hand in Numerous Plots

ZURICH, June (By The Associated
Press) The further the trial Of the
twenty-eight alleged pro-German agents
proceeds the more evidence is pro
duced tending to show that German
secret diplomacy has been at work
throughout the entire world. Two of
the prisoners, Hindus, are charged
with plotting revolutions in Switzer-
land and Italy, the murder of former
Premier Salandra and Foreign Minis
ter Sonnino Of Italy, the blowing up of
banks in Rome and Milan and the de-
struction of the famous Simplon and
other tunnels.
The examination of the accused men
thus far has indicated they were only
pawns of Prince Won Buelow, once
German chancellor, and Baron Won
Stockhammer, who from Lucerne di-
rected the movements of the revolu-
New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
British Dirigible Due
To Start Next Week

LONDON, June 4-Final prepara-
tions for the fight across the Allan
New-York tribune., 1919-06-05
Allies Are Fearful
Rhenisln Republic
Is Merely a Ruse
Opinion Is Divided as to
Whether 1t Is Real Democ.
racy or Mere Attempt
to Escape Reparation
New York Tribune
Special Cable .Serrtco

(Coprreht. 1918 New York Tribune Inc)
PARIS, Juno 4-American, British
and French peace conference leaders
profess still to be ignorant Of what
Importance is attachable to the new
Rhenish Republic; and are unwilling
to discuss a development which to-
morrow might prove to be illusory
Elsewhere the fact is eagerly de-
bated, but opinions differ widely. The
first reaction of the French public was
unfavorable, for suspicion Of all things
German is so deep rooted that it was
feared the Rhenish movement was
merely gesture in an attempt to es
cape a share Of the responsibilities of
the war Then it was learned that the
new republic would continue to form
a part Of the Bundesrat, which pro-
duced some change in feeling, for it
seemed to indicate that the Rhenish
Republic only desired freedom from
Prussian overlordship, while remain
ing nationally German.
Opinion Is Divided
Present opinion may be divided into
three tendencies:
The Rhenish Republic is acclaim cd
by those who hitherto have bitterly
criticised the peace treaty for Con
vi Of
they say, is setting the seal on uni
fed Germany. whereas every chance
ought to have been taken to weaken
prussaH control of the country. This
section would welcome similar dis
ruptive action in Bavaria Hanover,
etc, and is ready even to see slight
softening of peace terms to such new
units. provided the burden fell ac-
cordingly heavier on Prussia.
The opposition, including tire official
Socialists, violently oppose any Allied
support of the Rhenish Republic, de-
claring, first, th3t those who pro
claimed it were, during the war, the
spokesmen of Chauvinism, pam Ger
manism and annexationisrn Also thew
are IN a race because the Kaiser being
no longer the empires head led to
separation.
Third, the Rhenish Clerical party,
seeing danger in the possibility Of a
Socialist republic in Germany, accepted
the protection Of foreign military au-
thorities and. fourth, the Rhenish
movement is only camounaged, reac-
tionary pan-German Clericalism.
Between these extremes there is a
mass who are unwilling to make up
their minds until developments show
the growth of the movement, yet are
inclined vaguely to favor anything sap
ping Prussian hogemonv, provided this
would not mean German disorder, with
consequent failure to make reparations
and create other political dangers.