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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Yankees were not hitting. The Tanks gave Guy Morton and Jim Bagby an awful tanning and hit Stan Coveles- kie, an old jinX, hard enough to win an ordinary game. ''We thought we ha,1 quite a pitching staff until these birds came along" wrote one of the Cleveland scribblerS a few days ago.
 Despite the rain at Ebbets Field yesterday the Dodger infield had spirited practice. Wibbert Robinson worked a new shift. Ray Schmandt, who hit over 300 last season, was back at second base, and Lee Magee was shifted to third. Lew Malone. who had been playing third, has been falling off in hitting. He failed tC register a hit in the Cub series. Schmandt was spiked in the training trip, but his right leg has limbered up and his return to the Brooklyn lineup will give Bobby another clean up hitter. When Chuch Ward gets out of the army he may displace Ol- son at short.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23
Diamond Dust

OHN J. INGRAM, as manager of o the Giants, began his eighteenth campaign at the Polo Grounds when the National League season was form ally opened at New York the other day. McGraw started his baseball career as a player with the Baltimore Orioles more than twenty-six years ago. He remained with that fla nous team until 1899, when he Joined the St. Louis National League club and in 1902 he was signed to manage the Giants by the late An drew Freedman. McGrawS New York team won the pennant in 1901 and repeated in 1905, when the Ath- letics were also beaten in the worlds s series. The Giants lost the pennant to the Cubs in 1908 by one game and then captured more pennants in 1911, 1912, 1918 and 1917.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

There is a certain class of rooters in this city whose principal object fs to abuse the referee and pick out all his faults It would do these per- sons great deal of good if they were 10 go on the field themselves and try and take charge of a game. A refer ee is certainly the most abused ofn- cial of all.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Cleveland critics now are looking fo rthe fellow who told them the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Walter Healy, the ex-RrfdReport Rangers goalkeeper who has been the custodian for the Paterson team this season will he the proud possessor of thrce medals this season his team has been runners up in each of the triple events. Walter is one of the best syoaIkeepers i1 the country and seems to get better the older he gets.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

The United States Football asso- citation gre heartily in favor of play ing annnai international games with the Canadian Football association The decision was arrived at when the delegates of the various state assos.a- tions met fin Chicago last week for their annuaI convention.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Bridgeport now has two grand old men of soccer in Arthur Stead and Tom Wilson. No matter how severe the weather, you will always find them on hand. The cup final in Fall River several weeks ago was not too far for them, and like a bad penny they turned up at the unexpected moment.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Every soccer player and supporter s7xt season would do the game a,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Bridgeport has certainly got come good lady rooters for the game and there is just as much rivalry among them as there is among the men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23
STEEL SOCCER
 TEAM WINNER
 OF NEW HONOR

added another honor to its long list as on Sunday last 1t won the cham pionship of the National Football League by beating the Patterson team on tho latter's grounds by the odd goal In three. This was tho third time in loss than two months that the Bethlehcms have conquered the Pat terson team in the championship game as the first occasion was the final tic of the National Challenge Cup compe tition. By winning the national league championship, the uethlenem team has won the triple event of the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

The "Giorna1e d'Ita1ia" contains the report of a lively soccer game played during the war on the Italian front between a British and Italian team which resulted in tie. Dur ing play numerous Austrian shells fell quite close. but so interested were tho players and spectators that they utterly disreearded such a trifie. TfIe Italian soldiers have learned to sing '-ripperary'' fin chorus with the Brit ish tommies, who in turn picked up several Itaiian songs, thus promot- ing harmony in two senses between the Allied troops.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Tfdmarsh scored couple of goals for the Thistle team on Sunday against the Hartford Swedes. both goals were scored from penalty kicks while Rozenweig the Thistle soalie saved a penalty kick taken by De Laney.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Without Tom Cahill at the helm of the United States Football As sociation would bo like a kite with out a. tail.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

The first onicers of the Connecticut State Football Association. the lead ing soccer organization of this state were-President Jason Wright. An sonia: a:Vice-President W. Martin. New Haven; Treasurer, A. Seilars. Bridge port; Secretary Joe Booth. Bridgeport This was six seasons ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Arthur Thompson. n we'll known soccer player and supporter of this city who was recently discharged from the Canadian forces, and who for the past few weeks has been working fin Pennsylvania. has been spending the past few days with his many friends in this city.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

The Eastern Pennsylvania and Dis trict Football association have made a proposition whereby to foster SOC cer among the schoolboys of their locality and have decided to award trophies, and the school authorities have accepted the offer. In Bridge port the same thing happened but the school athelttc league refused the offer. Some difference.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

A large crowd of Bridgeport soc- cer rooters made the trip to South Manchester Sunday to witness the final lie of the State Cup competi- ton between the Bridgeport City team and the Manchester outfit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Secretary Drake of the Hartford and District league stated last week that it was impossible for him to schedule any league games in that district owing to cup ties. He said the public were cup-tie crazy at the pres ent time and that it was doing the game Q deal of good there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Hot cakes never sold faster than the Salvation Army doughnuts at the track yesterday. Harry Stevens is hunting for the recipe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

IL IS stated on good authority that the Bridgeport City team next season will have a far stronger team than ever represented the team in previous seasons. Efforts will be made to enter the team in the National Football league and bring into the city strong teams from other ceuters. This is good news for the followers of tho favoritc winter pastfme here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-23

Bridgeport will be without a soccer game next Sunday as the city team will be in New Haven tackling the Winchester team. while the Thistles will be fin Hartford playing the second game with the Swedes of that city. This will be the first Sunday for three months that the city has been without an important soccer game.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
REGULAR Hours Now.

"Judge, he hasn't worked for about
six months" testified an elderly wom'
an In an Indianapolis court recently.
She was testifying against her son, age
seventeen, who had been arrested on q
charge Of vagrancy.
"How does he spend his leisure
timer" asked the prosecutor.
sleeping" was the reply.
When the boy took the stand ne
denied that he had been out OF EN-
ployment for six months and said has
mother had erred as to the length OF
time, as the last work he did was
"about four and one-half months ago."
"How many hours a day DO you
sleepf" asked Judge Pritchard, to
which the defendant replied that ne
didn't sleep all the time, but Just when
he felt like 1t.
ever been in jailf' said the judge
"No."
swell, they have regular hours ovel
there and believe regular hours plus
few days work on the roads will d'
you good. l will fine you $40 AM
costs, and you can pay it out In JAIL
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
At REST BENEATH FLOWERS
Beautiful Conception Of "earden OF
the Brave" Above the Heroic
Dead in France.

That was a beautiful and moving
conception of Sir John Fraser's spoken
at the Pilgrims luncheon that the buri.
al lands of the war In France should
be made gardens of flowers. In his
eloquent words:
II would like to see-and l do see
sometimes in my yision-the flowers
of America growing over where lie SO
many of your gallant sons.
81 know there will be mighty
stretches of fleur-de-lls marking the
sleeping place Of 100000 brave
Frenchmen. / would like to see the
blooms of Belgium nodding over the
graves where brave Belgians sleep, and
| know that out there would like to
see a mighty avenue of maple trees,
all glorious with their crimson and
with their gold, telling the place where
the Canadians rest, and there will be
mighty masses of the wonderful Aus
tralian waffle showing where the Aus
trallans are sleeping; yes, and l know
that out there, too, win be great
sheayes of green, the shamrock cover
let for the brave Irish; and there will
be roses everywhere, the white rose
and red rose. the roses Of Old England,
of Lancaster and Of York. telling
where 100000 brave Engllshmen lie.
perhaps out In that Garden of the
Brave would come across stretches OF
heather, beautiful gold-purple heather.
I would know there were Scotsmen
buried there. There would be playing
Il would hear the sound Of the pipes.
for the pipes always play where dead
Scotch soldiers lie; that Is the vision
that comes to me-"
There would be many American sym
bols to join the pageant-goldenrod'
California peoples, the wild rose
among the rest Certainly no more
glorious and fitting memorial could be
imagined than such fields Of mingled
beauty.-New York Tribune.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
No Wonder.

At recent county institute In lndi-
ana one of the teachers made an an
nouncement. At the close she said:
"If any one has any objections to this
plan of mine let him do as the Bible
says: Either speak now or hold his
peace forever
A little teacher. whose years in the
schoolroom numbered 81. smiled slight
ly as she turned to the person next her.
'That isn't in the Bible, is itY she
asked, and then finished: "It does
sound familiar. but not exactly as II 1t
came from that book"
This person laughed. "Why, that's
from the wedding ceremony" she re-
piled.
The little teacher was quick to re-
tort: mo wondey none OF us here
recognized it then" she laughed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17

like swellings on the stem. Another
very good Indication Is the presence
in the field of number Of fallen o.
lodged plants.
The larvae of this insect remain In
the old stubble until November or De-
cember, when about 90 per cent OF
them change to the pupa stage. In
this form large numbers are winter
killed In the Northern states, but 80
we're weather also kills their natural
enemies. without the assistance Of
numerous parasitic enemies Of the
jointworm, wheat growing In the
Eastern states Of necessity wOuio
have been abandoned or the growers
forced to adopt effective controf
measures, say department specialists
When fall blowing is practiced tho
stubble containing the pest is buried
deeply, thus preventing the insect
from emerging the following spring.
Whenever this method is adopted the
badly infested wheat should be cut
high, so that the greater majority q
| the jolntworms win be left on the field
| in the old stubble and may be turned
under and destroyed. In southern
Kentucky, Virginia. Tennessee and
other Southern and Southeastern
states where double-cropping systems
are in general use. 1t is possible tn
pillow under the stubble without inter
fering with the cropping system
Where this Is not practicable. as 4
sometimes the case In the more North
| ern states. substitute crops, such a
rye, barley or buckwheat should b
grown on heavily infested areas
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17

1t was always dark enough in thl
little back office in winter for the hard
ware dealer to have lamp burning. SO
he did not notice the snow furry that
had taken Sunrise Core in its arms
until he CHANGED to Halk out to the
front of the store for needed exercise.
~ declare to man. it's snowingT
muttered Joseph Stage. Thought wed
got through with that for this season"
He opened the store door. There was
chill, clammy wind, and the snow
was damp and packed quickly under
foot.
"Huml II that Chef Gormley were
here now. he might be OF some use Tor
once" thought Mr.. Stage.
Suddenly he bethought him Of the
errand that had taken the boy away
from the store.
"Hey, Staggr' shouted shopkeeper
from over the way, who had likewiss
come to the door, did you hear thatr'
'Hear whatT asked Joseph Stage
puzzled,
"There she goes againi That's ice,
old man. She's breaking up. Wen
have spring with Us in no time now"
The reverberating crash that had
startled Chef Gormley had startled 10
seph Stage as well.
my goodnessw gasped the hard
ware dealer, and he started instantly
away from the store, bareheaded as N
was, without locking the door behint
lhim-something he had never done be
fore, since he had established himself
in business on the main street OF Sun
rise Cove.
Just why he ran he could scnrcel.
have explained. OF course, the chill
dren had not gone out in this snow
storml Mrs, Gormley--littie sense q
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17

he believed the seamstress possessed"
would not have allowed them to ven
ture.
Yet, why had Chef not returned2
He uuickened his pace. He was run
ning-slipping and sliding over the wes
snow-when he turned into the street
on which his store boy and his wid'
owed mother lived.
Mrs. Gormley saw him coming from
the windows of the tiny front room.
Mr.. Stage plunged into the little
house, head down, and belligerent
"where's that plagued boyf" he de.
handed. Don't tell me he's taken
Hannah's Car'lyn out on the cove In
this stormw
'But-you told him he couldF
walled the widow.
"what II / didf I didn't know twas
going to snow like this, did IT.
"But II wasn't snowin' when they
went" said Mrs. Gormley. pluckiag ~
some little. spirit. 'Tm sure 1t WASN'T
Chetwood's fault. oh, dear"
awoman," groaned Joseph Stagg. II
doesn't matter whose fault 1t is--or L
it's anybody's fault. The mischief''
done. The ice is breaking up. III
t drifting out of the inlet"
III Just at this moment an unexpected
voice broke into the discussion.
aAre you positive they went out o.
I the cove to slide, Mrs. Gormleyf
E "oh. yes, / be. Mandy, answered
e the seamstress. "Chet said he wa
e goin' there, and what Chef says he1
$ do, he always does"
q "Then the ice has broken away an
d they have been carried out into IN
d lake" groaned Mr.. Stagg.
e Mandy Parlow came quickly to u
little hall
Q aPerhaps not, Joseph" she sait
g speaking directly to the hardware dea
L err. aIt may be the storm. II SHOWS 8
y fast they would easily get turne'
II around-be unable to Ind the shore
Another reverberating crash echoe
from the cove. Mrs. Gormley wrun
her hands
-Oh. my Cheti Oh. my Chatl" 81
walled. Hell be drownedT
E. HE won't be. Il he's got any sense
q snapped Mr.. Stage. 'Tli get some me
lg and wen 90 after them"
,e -CaIl the dog. Joseph Stage. Call u
= dog" advised Miss Amanda.
ls aHeh1 Didn't Prince 20 with EN-
" ~Oh. yes. he did, walled Mrs. oo<z
rro Bz cozTusuEns
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
sIora,ed for FIfty.six Hours.

1t is the eternal vigilance Of the sail
or of our ships. his unfiagging faith
fitness to duty. his steadfastness to
his detail. his bound-to-win spirit that
has made him the man to be counted
on every time and all the time.
There was q young man serving as
signal man on a ship that had gone
aground. With his waving flags he
was talking the silent language of the
ships. calling for help. The lives OF
hundreds of men. the safety Of his ship
depended on him.
For So hours of unbroken duty-sev.
en- ordinary working days--he remain.
ed at his post. scanning the sea and
with unerring skill handling his sig
nails.
And he was country boy-from
Oklahoma.-Great Lakes Bulletin.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17

ties, common custom-the kind "a
banking, by the way, where the char
acter and industry Of the borrowers
form the major part of the security.
In this connection the testimony of th@
president Of bank In Mississippi h
corroboratiye, Says he: $50 far as my
information goes, there is not single
piece Of bad paper In the state as ro-
suit of loans to club boys" These IN
stances are taken at random.
The influence club boys exert upon
their fathers and upon the farmers In
their neighborhoods is very marked.
state and county agents say. 1t Is the
kind Of influence that, through prae-
teal demonstration, turns skeptics In.
to converts; that makes progressive
farmers out of "the-old-way-is-gOod-
enough-for-me" types.
Influence Of the Clubs.
But extension agents are not tho
only ones who note these transforma-
tions. Men of affairs have observed
them, and right ready are they to ten
of civic improvements, better schools
more active churches, marked increase
in the demand for better merchandise.
new business enterprises, pride In tho
appearance of their buildings, home
grounds, the family acres, and high
er type Of community morale-aii
brought about by boys clubs and COM
munity cooperation.
Increased production, stimulation m
every line of agricultural endeavor Tor
the immediate and continued prosper
ity of their section is one OF the I'M
portant functions of boys club work
In the South. This is being accom-
plished by instruction and demonstra1
ton in correct agricultural methods BY
the extension service Of the United
States department of agriculture and
the state agricultural colleges. And
| il is being done In the only way pos
sible-through the organized efforts OK
the very boys who are to develop into
progressive farmers and become the
substantial producers Of the future.
However quite as important a func-
ton of this work is the all-round de,
velopment of the boys themselves
Great stress is laid upon this. Through
, the agency of these boys clubs, the
. members are taught habits OF thrift
, and industry. They are shown the
{ real value Of high character. the ad-
3 vantages Of education, the possibilities
$ of leadership, the dignity Of labor. the
g importance of cooperation in civic AT
e fairs and respect for others rights
/" The creditable desire for independ
r ence, for land ownership and beant,
n and orderliness In land possessed n
/ inculcated in them, that they may hav'
l. the privilege of remaining upon tn
IS very soil that nurtured them and be
J. come important factors in their coun
l. try's development.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
JOINTWORM IS MOST
DESTRUCTIVE ENEMY
Pest Ranks Next to Hessian Fly
in Eastern States.
Small Grub Lives In Stems OF Wheat
Sucking Juices Of PIant-May Be
Controlled by Flowing
stubbIe Deeply.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture-)
The most destructive enemy OF
wheat, next to the Hessian fly, in the
wheat states east Of the Mississippi
river and In parts Of Missouri is the
wheat jointworm. 1t is a very. small
grub which lives in the stems or
wheat. sucking the juices Of the plant
and causing swelling in the stem.
Although this insect Is sometimes
more serious than the Hessian ny,
occasionally causing complete destruc-
ton, very little is done at present to
control its depredations. The insect
has a number of natural enemies. but
these should not be relied upon. For
tunately the jointworm attacks only
wheat, which fact suggests one OF the
most reliable control measures, that
Of substituting crops. In the south
ern part of the Eastern wheat belt the
insect may be controlled by plowine
wheat stubble deeply after harvest
when this does not interfere with the
growing OF red clover and grass.
The egg from which the jointworn
| matches is laid In the stem BY an In
sect resembling small black ant with
Wings. When wheat plant first be
comes infected no outward sign ma,
appear. The presence Of the worn
can be detected when the plant !
nearly mature By examining the insid'
of the stem, usually Just above m
secosd or third Joint from the ground
Sometimes the point Of infestation J
very noticeable. there being wari
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Agricultural production is not the
sum total OF achievement by members
of boys clubs In the South. Those
youngsters below the Mason-Dixon line
raise good crops; also, they raise fine
baby beeves and standard pigs. Their
sheen are Of accredited breeds; their
poultry Is Of the better types; and the
gardens they cultivate are model gar
dens, many Of them yielding very
worthwhile produce. In dollars and
cents, the result Of those boys efforts
annually mounts up to many thou
sands; in food supply 1t is Of incal-
culable value to the is Southern states.
But this is only part Of the story-a
bare enumeration Of some OF the &C
tivities of those Southern lads. The
other part is, or should be, more In
teresting, for 1t deals with intangible
commodities-character, high ideals,
educational aspirations, civic pride
evolved from and developed through
the training received in boys clubs. In
its effort to strengthen the agricul-
tural extension organization the Unit
ed States department Of agriculture
cites some instances to show the bene-
fits of the boys club work In the
South.
Bonde and Bank Accounts.
In Texas there are 1000 boys receiv-
Ing higher education-the direct re-
suit of club membership. There are
10000 club boys in that state who
bought Liberty bonds, War Savings
and Thrift stamps. The same number
belong to the Red Cross, and 1000
have bank accounts. Members OF the
boys clubs In Oklahoma. over 10000
own war securities amounting to
s112,818. Their bank deposits total
s67, 931.s6. Also West Virginia has l.
500 club members who have bank &C
counts. Many own lands and several
hundred are in colleges. Arkansas has
record Oh uuHuTeuo Va AoihSA 49,
club members who are In college, ant
what is more to their credit, paying
their tuition with money earned from
, the sale of of their agricultural prod
| ucts and prizes won in agricultural
contests.
A number of the Southern club
have developed college professors, In
structors in agricultural schools-mel
: who learned the scientific method o
f: farming and gained their experienc
, In boys clubs. Many club member
3 are in the military service. 1--WE hav
3 hundreds of club members that ar
officers in the United States army,
e writes a Mississippi state agent. Nc
: have modern business methods bee
;. overlooked by those young husband
Q men. In some of the states co-oper'
8 tive buying, selling and marketing
i the regular practice of boys club men
bers, and the use of banking facil
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-01-17
couIdn,t Find Him.

japanese bellboys at a Seattle hotel
are polite. In fact too polite to ask
gentleman to repeat anything when
he speaks to them. So when busy
clerk said. "Boy. sign light" meaning
to turn on the lights In the front OF
the building. the boy rushed to the
counter. picked up a tray with card
on II and went through the lobby and
dining room crying:
mir. Signlight, Mr.. Signlight. Can
for Mr.. Slgnllght"
He reported that "Mr. Signlight-
could not be found.