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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
Gossip Of The Diamond

tie and a runner on third. All he did was make a balk to start and the run came over.
 Bill Coughlin, former captain of the manager, who returned recently from France, was given a home coming at Scranton last week, when hun dreds of fans anI players and just or dinary citizens gathered to do him honor. Coughlin was abroad as an athletic director for the Knights of Columbus.
 In the appellate court in Chicago the other day William Grayson, for mer owner of the Louisville American against the Chicago Cubs. Grayson sued for something he said was com ing to him for a deal made in 1911 in which Larry Cheney figured. The lower court awarded him a verdict, but the hifgher court reversed that opinion.
 Charles H. Ebbets, Jr., secretary of the Brooklyn Club, speaking for his father, says there was no truth in the reports that W1Ebert Robinson nego- tiated for or considered the manage ment of the New York Yankees. Just a lot of poor guessing says Ebbets, who also says Ivan Olson never was considered as the successor to Rob- inson as manager of the Dodgers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
WASH. GLEES DEFEAT
 NEW JERSEY ELEVEN

New Haven, Oct. 27-AIthough out weighed the Washington Glee club football team, exhibiting the best brand of football demonstrated by that organization this season, out pointed the loudly touted Valley A. c. aggregation from Newark, N. J., yesterday afternoon in every moment of the game on the Savin Rock grounds, finally winding up with a score of 32 to 0.
 The Glees from the start worked an aerial attack intermingled with double passes and end runs, which baffled their husky opponents, and shortly after the first period started it was clearly evident that the New Haveners were the masters of their Jersey opponents.
 Toward the close of the game the visitors. however, threw a little scare into the Hill boys when they attempted three forward passes, all of which were successful. They took the ball from their own ten yard line to the center of the field, when the Glees' secondary defense, which UT | to this time, had been impregnab bIe again stiffened and the visitors were checked
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
BENNY LEONARD WILL
 IN OKLAHOMA

New York, Oct. 27-John J. Reis- Ter, boxing promoter and owner of the Tulsa. A. C., of Oklahoma, an- nounces that after a, conference with Billy Gibson, manager of Benny Leon ard, he has obtained the signature of Leonard to box IS rounds on Nov. IT, at the Tulsa club. The probable a@- ponent is among the following box CTS: Willie Jackson, Frankie Calla- han, Barney Adair, Joe Welch, and two other Hghtweights. As soon as Reisler completes the match, Leon ard and Gibson will leave for Tulsa, where the champion will prepare for the bout
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27

Lefty George Tyler of the Chicago Cubs, who left the team and went home a week before the season closed, took a. uniform and some baseballs along with him and this winter will seek out a warm place and devote all his time to working his arm back into shape for next year.
 Pitcher Ernie Koob, 1eft-hander on the staff of the Browns the past sea son. was married in St. Louis last week to Miss Florence Daily of that city. After a short trip East the couple will return to make their home in St Louis, though it is doubtful if Koob will be with the Browns next year.
 Still another team has been added to the list that will go to Cuba to play ball this winter. This one is to be made up of players of the Tampa, Florida, State League team, rein forced by several Southern League players. Most of the Tampa players are Cubans anyway.
 The windup game of Milwaukee and Indianapolis in the American Asso- citation furnished one for the book. Pug Cavet lost the game, though he did not pitch a ball. In the ninth in ming Cavet was sent in by the Hoo Biers to relieve Hill. with the score a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
FRANK KRAMER BEATS
 EATON AND SPENCER

Newark. N. J. Oct. 27.-Frank Kra- mer, the greatest of all bicycle riders, rode a sensational race at the Velo- drome here yesterday when he de- fcated Ray Eaton, the professional champion, and Willie Spencer, the Toronto star. in two straight heats of Ia one-mile match.
 Kramer rode in brilliant manner, and not at any time this season did he show any more speed and head work than he used yesterday. He made the victory decisive by winning the first heat by riding in front and by going around his rivals in the sec ond one. The weather kept the crowd down, but those who did turn out gave the veteran a hearty ovation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
HEAVY DEMAND FOR PRINCETON
 GAME TICKETS

New Haven, Conn.,, Oct. 27-Ap- plications for tickets to the Yale Princeton football game close today and 1t was stated last night that the demand has been so heavy that there Is no chance of a public sale. A to- tai of four has been allowed to every undergraduate and alumnus and it is believed that the entire lot will be disposed of without recourse to out side sales. The Bowl will seat about 6S,0O0 people without erecting tenn porary stands. It was not filled in 1915, the only occasion on which a Princeton Varsity eleven has played there, and it was not believed that all the tickets would be disposed of this season, but the demand of the past three or four days has led to the be- lief that every seat will be taken.
 Two reasons are regarded as re- spOnsible for the increase in appIiea- tions. First, there is a general be- lief that, despite their defeats, the Yale and Princeton eIevens are stronger than usual and, second, the policy of the Yale Football Associa- ton in keeping the price of tickets at S2 for the Yale-Princeton match and at 50 cents for the preliminary matches has stimulated interest for all the matches. Record -breaking g attendance has been accorded at the early games and a crowd of 5000 people for the Yale Princeton match here will give the season a climax which is without precedent. Yale would have been willing to keep the price of S2 for the Yale-Harvard game, bu the Harvard officials felt il desirable to establish the price al s2.50.
 Applications for tickets to the Yale-Harvard game also has beer heavy and 1t was said that the de mand from alumni and undergrad uates will make extension of the pur. chasing priVilege impossible
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
CHAIN TEAM ID
 PLAY WILLIAMS
 ON NEXT SUNDAY

Because of the rain storm just be- lore the game yesterday the contest between the Williams football eleven and the American Chain team of this city scheduled for Newfield park, was called off. A crowd of about 1000 went to the park hoping to see Q game. It was decided to have the same teams meet at Newfield next Sunday. The Chain management has cancelled the game with the Aviators from Long Island and will offer them 9 contest on November 16.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
JOE BENJAMIN WILL
 JOE YELLING

New York. Oct. 27-Joe Benjamin is going to box Joe Yelling at the Newark Sportsmen's club. after all. Through q misunderstanding, re- port was sent out Friday that the match had been called off Billy Gleason, for Benjamin, clinched the bout late Saturday night by signing articles for the bout. The men will meet on election night, one week from tomorrow night.
 Benjamin is the youngster who came East at the suggestion of Gib- son.
 Benjamin has been sadly handi- capped in the matter of weapons be- cause of brittle hands. He is a cork ing hitter and usually lands hard enough to smash his hands up, a thing that poor old Bob Fitzsimn ons could never escape.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
Service Football Is
 Booming This Season

Football is being played by teams of the army, navy and marine corps this year as enthusiastically as it was during the two years the nation was at war, yet the service teams of the present season are rather weak, most of the men who made them formid- able in 1917 and 1918 having return ed to college or their normal business pursuits.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27
g.: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields :-:
KILPATRICK. OLD YALE
 END. WEEDS NOBLEWOMAN.

Johnny Fitzpatrick, Yale, Fl, se- lected as AII-AmeF1can end and regarded as one of the best foot ball players of his time, was mar fied last Saturday to Mrs. Ste phanie Raymond, formerly Baron ne de Hengster. The ceremony was performed in Toms River, N. J. The romance began in France. where Fitzpatrick served as n col oneI in the United States army. The bride arrived in America three weeks ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-27

Carpenter. It may come to pass that the champion may cross the brinyi very dubious, however, just now
 Fulton figures the most likely ra- val, especially since he invaded Bri- tain and flattened a few. When the lanky pIasterer staggered to the pen tents bench and said he was fram- ed up for Dempsey all the solace he received was the merry old razz.- Those who witnessed that amazing spectacle at the Harrison ball yard know that Dempsey's two fists played the frame up'' part
 On that eventfJl afternoon Fred erick was very nervous and didn't have q chance to show his wares Be fore he started he was knocked for a goal. Now what makes him look q possible candidate for a scrap with Dempsey is that in a return battle he may weather a round or two. If so his skill might've say might-prova a surprise
 Man and his strife and beneath him The Earth in her green reDose; And out of the Earth be cometh, And into the Earth he goes. William Watson.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
Mrs. Wilson WOodroW'S Article
BV MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The wsv~ld famous writer on vital subjects.

A man and his wife have written me
a joint letter in which they do not de-
tail any trials or troubles of their own,
but deal exclusively with the romantic
difficulties of a %neighbor.
This is the case as they present It:
A young widower Of such exceptional ell
igibillty that the writers proclaim him
an ideal character has fallen in love
with a charming girl who fully returns
his affection.
SO far. the course Of true love is as
smooth as cream. AS l read, ! could
almost hear the chime of wedding bells;
but Immediately they become tangled
and discordant. Enters the obstructing
force in the shape of the girls mother.
She Is determined to prevent the match
and her only reason is that the sutton
is a widower.
In her opposition she is not only pas
sively, but actively hostile. and with a
determination to quash the affair she
has picked out a young man who Is
perfectly willing TO play the part of
rival and insists that her daughter shall
see no more of sutton No. /, but de-
voting all her time and attention to
sutton No. 3, shall Immediately begin
the preparation Of her trousseau.
The girl is between two fires. She
Is in love with Number One and de-
tests Number Two: hut she has been
brought up in the belief that the first
duty of all children is to obey their
parents implicitly, and her mother has
seen to 1t that sne lives up to this law.
1t is a very wise thing for girls to
take counsel of their mothers when con-
s.dering such an important step as
marriage; but 1t is still more important
that they preserve their common sense
and right to individual judgment.
This girl Is ~ years old. She Is pre-
sumably of good intelligence. 1t is hard
ly likely, then, that she could have
lived with her mother all these years
and not have a pretty clear idea Of that
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27

lady's character and disposition. She
must know how far her parent Is gov
erned by a desirA to do what is best
for her daughter and how far she is
swayed by mere prejudice.
After all, 1t is the girls future which
Is in question, 1t Is she n not her
mother who will have to spend the rest
OF her days with whichever man she
finally decides to marry. II her heart
wal set on some perfectly worthless
person. the mother would have the right
to protest. She would then be trying
to save her daughter from future un-
happiness, and she would also be pro-
tecting herself; for a foolish marriage
Is apt to involve others besides those
contracting 1t. She would ave justi-
fable apprehension that II would not
be long before her daughter would come
wailing back to the parental root, pro-
testing that II she had listened to older
and wiser heads she would not now be
In such a plight, and she might also
bring with her two or three children
for the mother to look after.
But in this case the obdurate parent
seems actuated solely by caprice, The
friends Of the family who write OF the
circumstance say that when she Is asked
to state some objection to her daugh-
ter's choice, she merely repeats over
and over again, He Is a widower, and
| don't want my daughter to marry o
sec, Midland man"
1t is the first time | have ever heard
OF widowers coming under the ban.
They are usually regarded as desirable,
hcusebroken creatures, refined IN the
fire. as Il were. And this especial wild
over is pictured as a rare prize. Even
his mother-in-law sings his praises and
a that he never refused his first
wife anything she asked and never gave
her a cross word. He sounds almost
too good to be true. The average moth
er would he shaking n trembling In
her shoes for fear her daughter would
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1919.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate.l

Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate
Jupiter and Saturn are strongly placed
for evil this day, according to astrol.
ogy. In the evening Mercury Is IN
benefic aspect.
II is a sway under which to be care.
full in all matters Of Importance until
toward shutdown when the rule changes,
While this c%onfiguration prevails
there is likely to be a recurrence OF
gossip OF all sorts, Past rumors will
be revived and new scandals promul-
gated. This adverse influence will reach
the social, business and financial world
The eastern part of the United States
will be more affected by the bad in
fluences than the west.
The rule is not a promising n for
the peace and prosperity OF manufac-
turers in cities near the Atlantic sea-
board.
Danger OF accidents In aerial naviga-
ton is supposed TO be increased by this
direction OF the stars,
Persons OF high-strung natures should
safeguard their minds against a plane
tary government that inclines toward
dependency and depression, which Is
not personal but universal.
The evening should be a most auspi-
cious time for the signing of contracts
and agreements, since Mercury is In a
place that makes for justice and profit,
Clerks and boOkkeepers have the best
possible direction Of the stars during
the evening hours. The seers declare
that there will be enormous demand for
specialists who can carry heavy re-
sponsibilities.
Again troubles relating to railways
and postal affairs are foreshadowed.
There Is a sign read as sinister. since
il seems to forecast hunger and suffer
ing among the poor, who viii resort to
desperate measures to escape starva
ton. America as well as foreign coun-
tries may be affected
Fires, especially thoss Of incendiAry
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
Copyright. 1919, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
By HOWARD R. eARIs.

~ ~ WANTS.
You can't come out here, Uncle
Wiggily! You can't come out hereI"
cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
bunny rabbit gentleman tried TO open
the kitchen door or the hollow stump
bungalow one morning.
Why can't I come out2" asked Uncle
Wiggily, SO surprised that his pink
nose almost stopped %twinkling. Are
o scrubbing the floor?'
mo, but I'm boiling and baking and
stewing and frying and roasting and
getting ready for tomorrow" answered
Nurse Jane.
What's tomorrow" asked Uncle
Wiggily, counting up on his %whiskers,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday"
Tomorrow Is Thanksgiving" inter-
rupted Nurse Jane, and, though I 10
not want to be impolite, | really can
not have you in my kitchen today"
An right" said Uncle Wiggily, re-
signed Ike and conciliatory. Then
adventure. That will give me a good
appetite for my Thanksgiving dinner"
Very well" answered the muskrat
lady housekeeper, and she kept on
boiling, frying, baking, roasting and
stewing, for she knew Uncle Wiggily
would be very hungry.
AS for the bunny gentleman, he kept
fon hopping over the woods and
= through the fields, until pretty soon
he came to a place where he found
some chestnuts. There were not many,
as Johnnie and Billie B~ushytail, the
squirrel boys, had gathered them
nearly all up
But there are enough for Nurse
Jane to make a chestnut shortcake
with" thought Uncle Wiggily, And a
chestnut shortcake will be just fine
for Thanksgiving"
He was gathering up the nuts, which
Jack Frost had cracked out of the
prickily burrs, when, all at once, the
bunny rabbit gentleman heard a rust
ling in the bushes behind him, and,
before he could jump out Of the way,
the Pipsisewah sprang out head over
heels, and grabbed Uncle Wlggily.
Let me go! Oh, please let me go!'
begged Mr.. Longears, but the Pip had
him by the ears and would not loosen
his claws.
I'm not going to let you 60" spoke
the bad chap. 81 have tried too hard
to catch you to let you go now. am
going to take you off to my den"
And bite souse off my ears for your
Thanksgiving dinner, / suppose" sadly
said Uncle Wiggily.
Don't know anything about Thanks
giving-I never heard OF that" said
the Pipsisewah, but l am certainly 60
ing to bit souse off your ears! Now
come along with met and he began to
drag Uncle Wiggily along over the
hard, frozen ground.
Dear mel! How sad the bunny was.
He thought of the nice Thanksgiving
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27

not succeed in landing him, consider
ing all the ~ 5Hble competitors In the
case--or, rather, chase.
Where ID the young woman's back
bone? II | were writing this as a mag
azine story and she we're my heroine. |
should have to make her all over. She
would never hold the interest Of the
readers, Before they had finished the
first page they would throw the maya
zine down and say:
who wants to read such a silly story
as that? All about a girl who is In love
with a young man, and he with her,
and they are having a terrible time
because her mother objects to him for
no other reason under the sun than that
he Is a widower. II the girl had any
spirit at all, she would have settled the
matter IN short order"
That would be the verdict Of me pub
lie. Won populi, 0 Del!
There Is still left - this worried
young woman, torn between love and a
false sense Of duty, the good old-fash-
toned exit by way of the window and a
rope ladder. and II she doesn't take 1t,
why waste sympathy on her?
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
MAGAZINE FEATURES
IG8VNCIEW IGGILX n
I6BEDTIME STORY j
UNCLE WIGGILY's THANKSGIVING.

dinner Nurse Jane was getting ready
for him, and he thought Of the friends
he had invited to help him eat it,
AND now,' said Uncle Wiggily TO
himself, my souse will be eaten by
the Pipsisewah for his Thanksgiving
dinner. oh, woe is me! Woe and sor-
row!"
All at nee the .Pipsisewah stopped
dragging Uncle Wiggily along, The
Dad chap seemed to be tninkit,g Of
stmsthing.
Are you-are you going to let me
go?' timidly asked the bunny
Let you go? / should say not"
gurgled the unpleasant creature. But
! was just thinking-your souse viii
not be enough for me and my friend
the Skee2icks. I'll just walk around
by your hollow stump bungalow and
catch Nurse Jane. Wen eat her souse
too.'
Wen, you can just imagine how sor-
rowful Uncle Wiggily felt then. 1t was
bad enough TO have his own souse
eaten for Thanksgiving, but to take
Nurse James also--that was too much!
However, there was no help for IL.
The Pipsisewah was larger and
he was dragging the bunny along
again by his ears over the hard, frozen
ground toward the hollow stump
bungalow.
Uncle Wiggily was Just wondering
how he could call to Nurse Jane to
lock the door. so the Pip couldn't
get her, when all at once the bad
chap, still keeping hold of Uncle
Wiggily,. came within sight OF the
bunny's bungalow home. And just then
Nurse Jane opened the kitchen door.
And out blew the most lovely smells
you can imagine!
There were smells of roast carrots,
of broiled lettuce, of stewed turnips,
of fricasseed parsnips, of baked apples.
and grilled peaches! Oh, how Thanks
g~ivingnessly everything smelled.
And the Pip was so SURPRISED that he
let go Of Uncle Wiggily's ears and
rubbed his paws on his W stomach,
the Pip did.
what a lovely, hungry smell.'
cried the Pip. "oh, my! 1t is much
better than souse!'
you'll never get my souse.' cried
Uncle Wiggily, as he dashed into his
bungalow and locked the door as soon
as the Pip took his paws off the
bunny's ears. you'll never get my
souse nor Nurse James either, for your
Thanksgiving dinner
And, what is more, the Pip didn't.
For he couldn't get in the bungalow
to catch Uncle Wiggily, who soon tel
ephoned for a policeman dog to come
and drive the bad chap away. So the
Pip didn't have a Thanksgiving dinner,
| but Uncle Wiggily. Nurse Jane and
their friends did; and / hope you have
And il the brass bed doesn't think
it's a gold fish, and try to go swim
ming in the bath tub in the middle OF
| the night, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the wood pile.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27

The young lady Ggruss the Way sas 5
1t must be very discouraging to a bark
to work hard and get a lot Of depot-
tors only TO have people como in AM
want to borrow the money.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
[OKT5puT
!! M9wH(lo
~ Rou K,NouAon.
IT'S NOW.

IT'S DIFFERENT NOW.
He stayed out each evening
1t was his lisa ambition
He had costly dinners,
Played poker a lot,
Whether school kept OF not,
"h For tbs w su@mer q away
.-~... Now he's working the lawn mower,
He's very discreet and does
He's 0n mild fsis and nc s IS tame,
And he's walking the chalk,
AND S.R R is Rt t sIssy or
A For his wife is at home.
Trousers sure do come high in Oklahoma. If you don't believe it,
man s re@ntly y" He sued the direetor,sensrai for $4,000, He got
JUST SURPRISING.
i sssst t Tgsb a and n ,, aoth,.g t SSt the ssn trut 10 il ts this hoS asy martina sa sssy would %hs saw a
What's in that letter. George.
would he suddenly Sdsnfs hear : a mysterious noise ni IN IN the he cellar liar and d rush 1Ss' down
- = o. Z course. You viii Understand Martha has not received any flow
cult than i might be otherwise
D..tl But thG Pstte we're v, the tb soG f,9 1s Same u Thi in genius sSa so zn9 i ns 8 ost t 1s
appeared.
4 New York woman claims that it !. impossible for he. to live
than without tSs it. :" : :" 'N 'N'' : "' ''"1 SA "''~
Concerning an attraction at the opy house, a upstate newspaper
"A gentleman named Romeo will commit suicide in our midst this
week; The reason, we believe, will be a disappointment in love, Bone
BY ALL MEANS, PROTECT THE DOG.
In answer to a question as to whether it is safe to allow a baby
and dog to sleep together, the health department OF the Brooklyn Eagle
says:
"a child of that age is capable of harboring all sorts of microbes,
and she might infect the dog with something. sc 1t isn't very safe for
the dog. A dog should have a separate bed, with a change Of sheets
every night"
NOTHING is IMPOSSIBLE THESE DAYS, AL.
Dear ROyv v up up three phone numbers today and four Of them
one Of The numbers wrong twice.
MODERN VERSION.
How doth the busy profteer
Improve the shining hour?
By raising prices of string beans,
Beets, corn and cauinower.
Headn=e in the Evening Mail says:
"seping Car Conductors Get Slight Pay Increase"
There are 1892 varieties of oil stoves that won't smen-fn the
advertisements.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-27
CHATTANOOGA ASKS
FOR COAL SEIZURE

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Nov. Pr
Concerned over the closing down OF a
number OF local industries from the lack
of fuel, Mayor Alexander W. Chambliss
today wired the federal railroad admin
istration at Washington for authority
to use nearly 100 cars Of coal now on
tracks lying in railroad yards. Several
plants here are expected to comply with
the appeal Of the Southern regional
committee and close down Thanksgiving
day until next Monday in order to CON
serve fuel