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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
George Kelly Latest To
 Try For Hal Chase's Job
Has Made Great Record In International League and May Have Overcome His Previous Inability to Hit
 Major League Pitching

That there may be some truth to the report that the Giants will not keep Hal Chase at first buse next season is indicated by the fact that George Kelly, the Rochester recruit, was given a tryout at the first bag in both games against St. Louis yester- day. Mike Gonzales, the Cuban, has also been tried there in several con tests.
 Kelly may prove just the man Me Graw is looking for. He has been tried several times by the Giants by whom he was sent to Rochester last spring, but he has never been able to hit major league pitching in pre- vious trials Kelly is nephew of Bill LanEe. the Chicago star of years ago He has been batting .373 in the International League and NcGraw hopes the yOunCster has at last gain ed the desired batting form
 The return of Kelly came at the same time that the Giants announced the purchase of the controlling in terest in the Rochester club. Man ager McGraw decided that he needed a farm for young players, inasmuch as the minor leagues have denied the right of the big leagues to draft plavers.
 l. is probable that other major league teams will follow the lead of the Giants and buy minor league franchises because such farms are needed to help in the Improvement of young players The Giants alone have many youngsters who are good prospects but need 2, year or two in the minors to bring them up to big lea que standard.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
0UIMET BEATS
 CHAMP EVANS
 FOR GOLF TITLE

Pittsburgh, Aug. 21.---In a thrilling 36-hole match that was ended with a 1O-foot putt that clicked into the back of the cup on the home green, Fran cis Ouimet of Boston toppled Charles Evans, Jr, of Chicago from his throne as amateur champion by 1 up in the second round of the National Ana teur Golf Championship yesterday. After the complete rout of the New Workers Tuesday, Chicago's chances were laid low in the dust yesterday, for in addition to the defeat of the favorite son, Chick, Robert A. Gard ner, twice former national amateur champion, was soundly trOunced up and to play by Bob Jones of Atlanta, the stoc1y youth whom Gardner put out of the title chase at Nerion by ) and 2.
 But the great battle and the centre of all interest was the Evans-Ouimet controversy. The meeting of the twain brought ont an enthusiastic gal lery that ran into the thousands, and also ran into the traps and ditches all over the course eager to see every iron shot hit crisply to the pin, strain ing their ears to hear each putt as 1t dropped out Of sight into the cup. By strange conbinatiOn of circum- stances these two young amateur stars had never before met in cham pionship contest. Their tests of strength had been confined to four ball contests and team matches. But here was a challenge direct, which the followers of each golfer awaited with confidence.
 Each had won the national amateur championship, Evans at Merton in 1916 and Ouimet at Ekwanok in 1914. Each had also won the open title, Oiumet against Vardon and Ray at Brookline in 1913 and Evans at Minikahda in 1916. The Chicago golfer in 1916, by winning both amateur and open titles in the same year, reached a pinnacle of fame in golf never before achieved in this country, and only twice in the history of the game abroad when the great John Ball of England accom- plished the feat.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
REF FEREE ROCHE MAY SAVE EYESIGHT BY
 LATEST OPERATION

New York, Aug 21---Bulv Roche. noted referee of boxing, who recently returned from France, where he act cd as a K. of c. secretary VI ~7 yes terday operated on at LcbanoIt Hospi- tai. for an injury to his eyeA Capt. Cyril Barnert performed the ppera- ton. which was successful. Rocho's eyesight will be saved. but he sever again will enter the ring as referee.
 The injury to Roche was due to a disturbance during one of the numer- ous A. F. F. boxing tournaments in France. Roche was Instrumental in restoring order, but in the struggle Roche's head came into contact with a ring post with such force that the sight of one eye was destroyed.
 Since arriving home Roche's other eye began to fail and the operation was necessary to save his sight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
ROUSH REAL LEADER FOR BATTING RONORS
 IN NATIONAL LEAGUE

As the result of getting two hits in the game in Boston yesterday, Eddie Roush increased his batting avera ge two points. The outfielder is now batting .323, and is the real leader of the National League batters as Cravath has not taken part in two- thirds of the games played by his club.
 Roush has a 2o-point lead over Milton Stock of the Cardinals Hornsby Is right behind Stock and Zack Wheat next.
 Here are how the five leading bat ters in the major leagues are hitting tO dnte.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
AIECK FERGUSON IS
 RECALLED BY TANKS.

Local baseball fans will be in- tcrestcd in the announcement that Pitcher Aleck Ferguson has been recalled from Toledo of the Amer ican association by tho New York Americans. Ferguson pitched last season and also in 1917 for Bridge port and was regarded as one of the stars of the Eastern League. He was taken south by the Yan- kecs last spring but wns sent to Toledo for more seasoning. In the American Association. Ferguson made a fine record and several big league clubs wanted to buy him. The youngster was originally se- cured by the Yankees when he was pitching for the Bloomfield, N. T., indeDendent club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
WINS
 BIG HANDICAP
 AT SARATOGA

Saratoga. N. Y, Aug. 21.---Purchase won the Saranac handicap here yes ter-day afternoon on a gallop by d length and a half. He didn't run any impressive race and thousands of the race-oers present were of the belief that he would have been beaten if all of the horses named over night to start had accepted the issue. As it was. all were withdrawn except J. Il. Rossiter's bay lilly, Passing shower, and J. J. AIaher's The Trump, and they were unable to make Purchase do his best.
 Purchase carried the crushin" weight of 133 pounds and this, coupled with the heavy track, made his stride labored and a tNAe choppy and 1t took him 1:42 1-5 to run the mile which was covered much faster by in ferior horses in two other races. W.. R. Goes Over There won the North Creek handicap at one mile in 1:40 1-5, and the North Shore stables Wood trap ran a mile in the firth event in 1:403-
 The Saranac has a cash guaranteed value of S3,0G0 and three score good handicap horses were nominated for it. Entered over night were Fur chase, Lord Brighton, War Pennant, RoutIedge. Over There, Athlone and Tetley, but all but Purchase, Passing Shower and The Trump were with drawn because of the bad condition of the track and the fear of meeting defeat by Mir. Hildreth's renowned colt.
 Because of his weak opposition Pur- chase was made a prohibitive favorite at 1 to {. On past performances even this price looked real generous, and many wealthy men wagered on hial at these odds.
 1 For half a mile the race had the semblance of a real contest. Mars i Cassidy sent the trip away from the | barrier together. Purchase had the
 most early foot and was the first tC show in front, but before the frs furIong had been covered Passing i Shower ranged alongside of him, and
 then The Trump came along ant
 raced with the leaders. For a furlone the trio measured strides. So close
 together did they run up the back
 stretch that it was impossible to say which was in front. Near the end O
 the backstretch The Trump length : ened his stride and went to the front
 As he shot out Knapp guided Pur chase in behind him and in front O
 Passing Shower.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
National League.

Jimmy Austin will celebrate his thirty-sevcnth birthday on Dec. 8. Austin has been in the professional ranks since 1904. when he broke fin with tho Daytona Central League club. He played in that city fsr three seasons and then went to the Omaha club of the Western League. Austin became a member of the Yankees in 1909 and remained with them until the end of 1910. Then he was sold to the Browns and has been one of their regulars ever since. In spite of his age. Austin still is a fast runner. a good hitter. and a lively infielder
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
JOE LYNCH WILL ARRIVE
 LATE THIS EVENING

Joe Lynch, who meets Peto Her man in an eight-rOund affair at Waterbury on Labor Day will ar rive in this city on one of the late trains this evening"
 Lynch has been up In Sullivan county, New York, taking things easy for awhile, and trying to put on a lit tlew eight He will work out in this city for a short while putting the finishing touches to his training.
 Joe claims he never felt better in his life and is very sure he will wrest the title away from the New Orleans Italian.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21

The English Athletic Association follows the French Athletic Union with a declaration that it will enter the 1920 OIympics. The high class performances turned in by the English athletes at the recent championships satisfied the members of the A. A. A that with over a years preparation a strong representative team can be developed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21

ollie Pecord, referee of the recent Jess Willard-Jack Dempsey contest at Toledo, has signed a contract with an Ohioan semi-professional baseball team, where in he will fulfill a posi- ton as umpire for the remaining season. Pecord was a professional ballplayer, having played in the Three-I League in his early days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21

American roque championship will be held this month. The game of roque was one of the advertised fea- lures at the American Olympics held at St. Louis, 1904. It was sched- uled for six days play. and was put on at an expense of over s1 900. The total receipts tor the week did not exceed $12.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21

May not ask if there is a viola ton of the prohibition law in baseball If a high ball' leads to a "bat" and the percentage Is found to be over 275?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterdays Results.

New York 5, St. Louis (first.) New York 4, St. Louis 1 (second.) Pittsburgh 5, Brooklyn l. Philadelphia 10, Chicago (frst.) Chicago 6, Philadelphia (11 in iings, End game.)
 Cincinnati 10, Boston 3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
Games To-day.

New York in St. Louis. Philadelphia in Detroit. Washir cton in Chicago. Boston iE Cleveland.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
MARTY WALSH HELPS LOCALS
 DEFEAT GRAYS

The cause of the Pittsfeld club, which has high pennant hopes, was helped yesterday when Bridgeport beat Providence by to 3 in the Rhode Isl and city. Marty Walsh hurled the baseball for the Americans and held the Grays to eight hits. Spaid, who was on the mound for Providence, was slapped hard by Bridgeport. Manager Grimes collected two hits and his brother Roy boosted the ball over the fence for a home run. The Amerl- cans play in Providence again today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
Games Today

NatILIsIN LVNaNN. Bridgeport at Providence Hartford at Waterbury. Springfield at New Haven. Pittsfield at Worcester.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21

Games Today. St. Louis in New York. Pittsburgh in Brooklyn. Chicago in Philadelphia. Cincinnati in Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Cleveland 5, Boston 2. Detroit ., Philadelphia o. Chicago 10, Washington g. St Louis-New York game postpon- .r. rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21

Tarzan of the Apes has just chal- lenged Jack Dempsey to a finish fight. Of course you know Tarzan is Elmo Lincoln, the handsome brute who did all the monkey business in the movie of that name. As Elmo thinks the champ would be soft for him, he also must think that thH Pacific Ocean is made of Bevo!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
BASEBALL. SlIRaAH9RY
EASTERN LEAGUE. YestePdlE'S Results.

BridgepOrt 6, Providence 3. Springfield ', Worcester 3. Pittsfield 3-9, Hartford 2-1. New Haven 9-3, Waterbury 1-2.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
Items of Interest to Farmers Gathered
From Various Sources

l. Go TO any book store and ask
for Single Entry Ledger. This
differs from a journal only in hav-
ing an index. IL viii cost from thir-
ty-five to fifty cents and will last
several years.
2. Write the Extension Service.
College Station, Texas, for directions
IN taking an inventory and in keep
ing record Of sales and purchases.
3. On December 81, take an in
ventory Of all farm property. Set
aside this day for this one job. II
will be the best paying day Of the
year
4. Begin on the same day TO make
a daily record Of sales and purchases.
>. Directions for record Of crops
and live stock will be given in the
bulletin which will be mailed in time
for the January record.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
The Ideal Farm Poultry House

The Missouri poultry house was
designed by the poultry department
OF the University Of Missouri to fur
nish satisfactory plan of poultry
house for the average Missouri farm
flock IL has been built on many
farms in the state and always gives
excellent results. This house IS
twenty feet square and will accom-
modate as many as 800 hens. Il has
gable roof OF sufficient pitch 70 al
low the use of shingles for roofing.
The walls are five feet high at the
caves, and eleven feet high at the
peak. Ventilation is secured by
means Of thirty-inch wide opening
on the south end, extending to the
walls on each side of the door For
light, seven windows. each two feet
nigh and three feet wide are used
These are placed two in the south.
two in the east, two in the west and
one in the north end. This provides
sunshine in the house at any hour the
sun is shining and eliminates dark
corners. The roosts are placed level
against the north end; IA inches from
the wall, IL inches apart, and made
OF 2x4's with rounded corners. Eivht
inches beneath the roosts is placed a
froppings platform which catches the
manure and keeps the floor clean.
Underneath the droppings platform
are placed the nests. The excess
pace in the gable is made into a loft
which is filled with straw. The straw
Ieeps the house dry and warm in win
er and cool in summer. Complete
'ians of this house are found in Cir
'ular 80 and can be secured by writ
ng to the University Of Missouri.
College Of Agriculture, Columbia,
Missouri
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
The WEEKLY BATCH OF
CENTER NEWS ITEMS

! n. " Hightower Of Badger Lake
was in this vicinity one day last week
transacting business.
We are very sorry to report the
death Of Mr., Knowles, who died last
Sunday Of the Influenza. A wife
and three small children survive him.
They are now with Mrs Knowles
parents. of this vicinity. Mr.. and
Mrs. Norwood.
Dick Habbinge was seen in Lub-
beck last Friday
Quite a number Of this vicinity at
tended the sale at Alternately Satur.
day afternoon.
The flu is still going around here
il seems as though il is going all
around before il is over
Pittman Emery made business
trip through this vicinity one day
last week aaa~>srent Friday night
with his sister, Mrs HH. Haney
n A. Myers VISTA his children
who have the flu
Edgar Abney WIT to the homes Of
several who had he flu Sunday and
found some Of Jlem greatly in need
Of assistance.
Young Bowlf has moved from this
part OF the co5ntry to Badger Lake.
Mr. McNeaE is still moving The
roads are so pad that he has to bring
very small Dads He seems to be
very anxious to get started to farm
ing
Clell Showalter from near Lub-
book was through here last Monday
trying to rent a place,
Messrs. Felix and Alois Goebel
were in town last Wednesday on bus
mess.
Our school is not very full now on
account Of so much sickness, but we
hope that it will soon be better so all
will be back OF work again.
W D. Haney was seen hauling
lumber through here one day this
week.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
SUPREME COURT HOLDS
STATE RULING ILLEGAL

Washington. Jan. l3-Statutes of
dry states permitting persons to
import or personally bring in limit
ed amounts Of intoxicants for their
own use were in effect nullified bv
the socalled Reed bone dry" amend
ment enacted by congress, the Su-
preme Court held today in an opin.
ion reversing the Federal Court for
the Southern District of West Virgin
ia.
Justice McReynolds, in dissenting
opinion in which Justice Clarke con-
Cured, held that the Reed amend
ment was not an interstate commerce
regulatory measure. but a direct med
ding with state affairs and as such
purely beyond the power Of the Fed
eral government.
The case came up on an appeal Of
the government from the lower court
decision dismissing proceedings
brought against Dan Hill for carry
ing quart of liquor into West vir-
ginia for his personal use as permit
ted by the state law The trial court
held that such transportation did not
come within the meaning of the Reed
which, il held. was in
tended to apply only to actual ship
ments of liquor The Supreme Court
remanded the case for retrial.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
Farm Accounting in Theory and
Practise.

Farm Accounting in Theory and
Practice.
Oh NJ Eliot-Farm Economist-Ex-
tention Service A. and ". College
of Texas.)
The city business man believes that
his farmer friend should keep ac-
counts, and chides him for not doing
So The farmer agrees with his busi-
ness friend, buys an account book,
and on January /, next begins TO
keep a systematic record Of his bust
ness. He is now able to know by re-
ferring to his records how his ac-
count stands with each one with whom
he has business dealings. He takes
an inventory at the beginning and
end OF the year and knows how much
he has got ahead during the year.
From the inventory and from the
record of sales and purchases he is
able TO answer the questions asked Of
him on the income tax blanks. This
/ rs all highly valuable and the farmer
at the end Of the year feels amply
paid for his trouble
But there is still another question
confronting him. II is the question
the business man really had in mind.
What is the farmer making money on
and what is he losing money on, and
how can he modify his business so il
will bring in more money in the fu-
ture? To make his accounts answer
this most important Of all farm prob
lens the farmer must keep certain
records and summarize these records.
The task is not so difficult as il at
first seems.
Any farmer has four important
reasons for keeping accounts:
| He should know how his ac-
counts stand with his neighbors and
others with whom he has dealings on
credit.
2. He should know how much he
has got ahead financially during the
past year and il possible during
series of years
3. Successful farmers will need to
make out income tax reports. This /
can be done with less trouble in the !
long run II an inventory and a rec
ord Of sales and purchases are kent.
4. A farm business to be most
successful must be carefully planned
from year 10 year This planning
Fan best be done only when sufficient
records are kept to give Fundamental
Facts upon which the farmer may
base his reasoning y
Because IF these reasons and Of
he many requests that are coming.
he Extension Service is now prepar-
NIX a bulletin on farm records and
accounts. The bulletin will be off
he press about the middle of Jan
iary and will then be ready for dis
ribution
In the meantime all farmers who
wish TO keep books for any Of the
Ibove reasons should proceed as fol-
ows:
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

spite the effects Of the drouth over 1
large part of the state, and notwith
standing the number Of men wh'
went to war, was s,73i.
University Of TEXAS.
Your attention has doubtless beer
called through the press to the worl
of the University OF Texas in conduct
ing certain schools for the War De
partment
The University Of Texas has beer
operating the following schools for
the War Department during the past
year: (a) School Of Military Aero
nautics. OBJ Air Service School for
Radio Operators. (c) Section A. Stu
dents Army Training Corps. Oh Sec
ton 3, Students Army Training Corp
and (e) Base Hospital
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
The bi-annual report Of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College OF
Texas shows that this institution is
experiencing the greatest prosperity
and usefulness in its history
State Treasury.
The report Of the State Treasurer
!, available for your consideration
and reference is made to the report
for those items Of interest which il
has for the law-making body Suf-
flee TO say that for the fiscal year
ending August 81. 1918. the treas
urer had on hand at the beginning
Of this fiscal year balance OF So
5l0,156.0l in the treasury The bal
ance in the treasury January /, 1919
was s4.307. 1886.
Bonded Deb, Of the State.
The bonded debt Of the State Of
Texas, ~ ,eported to me by the state
treasurer. totals S4.002, POO
State Tax Commis,ioner.
The value Of property in the state
according to the report Of the state
tax commissioner. assessed for tax
alton for l917-ls was S2.S7I7I4.-
269 90. on which there was levied an
sd valorem tax for General revenue
purposes Of 30 cents. a state school
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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
MISS NELL STUBS
GOES TO WASHINGTON

Miss nellie Stubs recently stood a
eivi service examination. and was
called to Washington where she took
a position In the War Risk Depart
ment Of the Government She left
Monday for that city. Miss Nell h
70 be congratulated in her achieve
menss. and while We are sorry To lose
hss from thir community. we are glad
OF every success that comes her way.