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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28
NEWS AND NOTES
 FROM LOCAL ALLEYS.

MerdWarth Haggerty of Green wich, who will meet Mort Lindsey of New Haven, champion of Connecticut, for purse of $2OO, in champion ship series to open Monday night in New Haven, last night was recorded as having rolle an average of 22O In match at Port Chester. He IS also said to have toppIed pins for a high single of 27O. Which means that Mort will have his hands full with this chap in the opposition.
 Harper Stokes, Franchini. Barbour and Teller will constitute the Water bury team, which will open it's chaI- IenSe series with Connor's Live Wires "t this city next Monday night. The local team has been working hard and every roller expects to be in best trim by Monday. The trip to Wat erbury, Monday, will be made in au- tomobiies. About 100 boosters from this city will follow the team.
 The RegaIs five of this city. Is anx- tous to arrange a series of games with the best teams in the state. The other night the Regals defeated the Room 225 team of the Bridgeport High school All teams desiring dates should communicate with Man ager Weeks, Bridgeport Boys club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28
Pair, However, May Be Re matched For Still An
 other Battle.

sustained a cut over one of his optics and his face did not present an at tractive picture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28

More than 400 Bridgeport sports were at the ringside and they re- mained loyal to Louis Bogash, cheer ing him at all times. The crowd made it's way to Derby via trains, street cars and automobiles. The Park City contingent was satisfied with the fine showing of it's favoSite.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28

o NE could not blame Leonard for v holding back es he did. One of Willies wild swings probably would have meant his end as champ. He was aling with Q man who was DE- TERMINGGD on coming back - or -ake the count. However, it is far more difficult for a clever boxer of TIeonard's class to stop a wild actor han it is to rock 8 slow, but slre per rmer.
 Benny was in that ring as defend sr-and champion. He had to pro- rect himself It was Willie's business furnish the real fireworks for it vas he who sought the champion ship, Hence, the reason for his wild ness. And this, too, is the reason why Leonard had to lay low, for Wll- ie was too desperate to adhere strict y to ring rules.
 And then, too, there Is fact we all must admit. It is this: The pub lie admires a wild 9vctor-the fight IT who forgets boxing rules and re- sorts to slugging and slanbanging, -aring little of nothing where his blows land A good, clean and clev- r boxer is considered too slow-tc eome people.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28

Arrangements were completed to- day for a 12-round bout next Tues day night at the Armory 4. A. in Boston between Paul Doyle of New Haven and Phil Bloom of New York This should be a rattling good bat tie as just now Bloom is travelling ct top form and recently got clean verdict over Joe Yelling.
 There is a report current that Chic Brown of New Haven and Louis Bo- gash of this city will soon appear as opponents in bout to be promoted by the Marieviue, R. l., club. Ef- forts to have the report either con f1rmed or denied today proved un- successful. Brown, however, is pop ular up in Little Rhody, having de cisive1y defeated Young Blades of that state last year.
 Oscar Gardner and Johnny Russo will meet also tonight. This pair will wanop each other in a PhiladeI- phia ring in an eight-rounder that looks the real goods. Russo is a hard-hitting Harlem lightweight with lots of good stuff in his system. He is as clever at boxing as he is al fighting.
 Mel Coogan, the popular New York
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28
TT HB appointment of Mel COogan

TT HB appointment of Mel Coogan, l the former Brooklyn lightweight, .g boxing instructor of Rhode Island
 state College, Is a bright piece of news to boxing fans and friends of -he battler. Mel has served in a like capacity at Newport and those who have taken lessons from him inform IS that besides being a capable teach 1T, he is a good mixer"
 Coogan knows boxing and a bet Ter man could not have been select ed He is a perfect gentleman and will teach boxing as it should be lhaught-and not as it is being taught FJy a group of former 'prize-fghters'' .Fcattered throughout the country, get tting away with their bluff on the rep r1ts.tion they established in the days Iof barelfsted battles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28

Gaynor. the crack guard on the 57Eias Howe team, has been attracting Considerable attention through his lneat playing this season. In yester- Iday's game against the Map1ewoods tlle registered 20 of the 30 points lchalked up in favor of his contin- gent.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28
BrookIawns (O)

Following is the summary of the Holy Rollers League matches of last night:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-28

And speaking of youthful pugs re- minds us that Leo P. Flynn said the
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Mel Coogan, the popular New York
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12
Jury Trials.

The verdict of aCquittal in the Hall
case was not SO exceptional as ia com
monty supposed. The latest Massachu-
sets statistics show that in the wear
there were 375 jury trials Of felony cases
They were selected cases. The district
attorneys had disposed of many hun
dreds of cases in other ways. These 375
persons denied their guilt aud insisted
upon the judgment Of their peers The
prosecutors knew the cases They had
presented the evidence TO the grand Jury,
and we're certain they could obtain con.
victions.
Yet verdicts of mot guilty" were rem.
dered in 1913 cases, and there were dis.
agreements in Is others. In other words
in more than one-third Of these cases,
the prosecutors failed to convict. In
some Of them the accused did not even
have counsel, but tried their own cases.
How did it happen? The explanation
is a simple onef The indictment is the
result Of the presentation of only one
side of the case. The grand jury does
not hear an exculpatory or explanatory
word from the accused or from his coun
sell And as for the prosecutor, he knows
but one side He does not know what
his own witnesses will say under cross
examination, nor what testimony can be
presented in rebuttal, nor what explana
tions consistent with innocence may be
drawn from circumstances seemingly
conclusive as to guilt. He knows his
own side of the case, but not the case of
the defense.
And so it happens that the prosecutor
fails in one-third of the cases which he
chooses to try In some it is a miscar-
riage of iusticej in many more it is fair
to assume that the finding of the jury
was iustfed--that the accused was not
guilty. 1t ought not to be that any limo
cent man should even be accused of
crime, but no practical suggestion has
yet been made of system which is like
iy to result in a smaller percentage of
error.--Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12
An Engineering Problem

The question of vermont's highways.
which, like many other works of pub
lie character, was given a back seat dur
ing the mobilization Of money and la
Dor for strictly war activities, is again
receiving attention and the matter is be-
fore the Legislature in the form of bill
to re-organize the state highway depart
ment.
The merits and dement's Of the meas
ure win undoubtedly develop as it comes
under discussion in committee and on
the floor, and it may be that something
of value will evolve
Any plan, however, to give promise
OF success and practical results, must
recognize the fundamental principle that
highway building at the present time
and under modern traffic conditions, is
an engineering problem of the first mag.
nitude,
Building permanent highway is no
child's play or after haying pastime, and
highway building in Vermont from now
on should proceed under a definite and
comprehensive system.--Enosburg Stand
ard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

The cries of derision heard in the Ger
man national assembly when the name
of Matthias Erzberger was proposed for
president of the republic and again when
it was announced that Erzberger had re-
ceived one vote may be taken to mean
the public estimate just now of one of
the men who had to take the brunt Of
signing an armistiee which was distaste-
full to German people. When the allies
were wiping up the ground with the
German armies, the people back home
were clamoring for peace; with let-up
of the immediate burden of war they
are renewing their courage-and poor
Erzberger has to bear the brunt of their
displeasure. When Germany begins to
pay the indemnity the cutlery against
German Humiliation" may be expected
to increase by a large volume.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12
MORE DEVELOPMENT OF SEW
ARDS FOLLY"

Only little more than half a century
ago terrible cutlery against the extrav-
agance of paying 100000 for Alaska
was heard throughout the land. Now
little attention is paid to the request of
Congress for $l3SOO,OO0 to complete the
railroad system in that now very essen
tial part of Uncle Sans domain. Sew.
ards folly" or the Alaska icebox," has
become a strongboX of untold riches in
gold, copper, coal and iron, the annual
returns being several times the price
which was paid for the territory in the
purchase from Russia in 1867. In order
to develop those vast mineral resources
to the limit, the people of the United
States are willing to pay far more than
that same purchase price, for they count
themselves fortunate to have acquired
possession of the land with all its pos
sibilities for development. The railroads
Of Alaska ought to be developed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

if, by chance, the peace conference fol
lowing such war had been held in New
York City or Washington the entire
country would arise in indignation were
an attempt made to muzzle free speech
on what terms ought to be framed for
the nations which had torn and ravaged.
Our statesmen and our newspapers would
have resented such efforts, just as the
French statesmen and newspapers resent
the attempted interference and insult to
them through the threatened removal of
the peace conference to some other coun.
try.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

The whole state is glad to hear that
'Burlingtons community spirit is plain
" expanding" as the Burlington Free
Press informs its readers, If the largest
and richest city in the state is not wide
awake, the remainder Of the state has a
poor incentive to increased efforts to
progress. Therefore, if Burlington gets
the machinery in operation for develop
ment the whole state may be expected
to catch some of the spirit and lend ma
terial aid toward the development of the
state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Clean Ball Playing.

The appointment of Larry Gardner
Of Enosburg Falls, as captain of the
Philadelphia Athletics gives hope that
there will be at least one gentlemanly
ball club in the American league next
summer. Besides being a good player,
Gardner is a gentleman and has done
much to raise the tone Of professional
baseball. Barre Times.
The tribute to the Enosburg Falls
player is entirely deserved However,
it should be emphasized that the "gen.
tlemanly ball club" of late years has
been the rule, not the exception Base
ball has been brought to a high plane
of spoFtsmanship and the sporadic ont
groupings Of unclean playing are severely
punished. Rutland News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

IA points" but the commission dealing
with the subject is having some diff.
Guilty in pushing the point. However,
the acceptance of the principle of inter
national control over such waterways
to the extent at least of prescribing
rules which shall govern navigation and
defining the riparian rights of abutting
nations, is believed to have paved the
way for ultimate agreement in the com
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

In electing Friedrich Ebert as presi
dent of Germany, the national assembly
refused to swap horses in mid-stream
Ebert as chancellor of the revolutionary
government has been foremost in devel
opment of the movement and is, there
fore, more conyersant, perhaps, than any
other German with the present-day con
ditions in Germany. The selection oil
him to continue the establishment of the
new government was natural course
to pursue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

Peacham is the third town to 20 with
out representation in the Vermont House
Of Representatives by reason of the
death of the person elected, Harlan Rem
frew. The other towns are Windsor and
Duxbury, Bert Z, Cole of the former
passing away before the legislature con-
vened and A. J. Durkee of the latter
town dying before he could take the oath
of office. The record of deaths during
the sessions of the legislature has been
large in recent years but this year has
not been any more alarming than in pre-
vious sessions in that respect. If the
death list of the session should remain
at three it would not be abnormal in an
organization composed of upward of 275
men, men of widely varying ages and,
too, coming to Montpelier in uncertain
state of health in many instances
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

While house building was at min
imum in other places in Vermont
Springfield reports AZ new dwelling
houses erected during the year 1918
This condition was, of course, due to the
expansion of the machine shop business
in that thriving community. No other
place in Vermont, not even the cities OF
Burlington and Rutland, approaches
Springfelds record, with the possible ex,
ception of Windsor, which also has ex.
tensive machine shops. We have no sta.
tistics at hand of the construction work
carried on in Windsor, but we are in.
clined to think that the record of that
town does not equal Springfeld's. So it
may be taken for granted that Spring,
field was the fastest growing community
in Vermont during the year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

That Vermont and New Hampshire
inter.scholastie public speaking contest
is something novel in these days, but
there is no doubt that the event to oc.
cur at White River junction on Feb. 81
will develop to the decided advantage of
considerable number of young people.
As winter diversion for schools, public
debating ought to be encouraged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

The shipping Of those l25 bushels Of
silver dollars to the L. S. mint at Phil
adelphia, for Transformation into bullion
Tor other nations, accounts in part for
the disappearance of the cumbersome
cart wheels" from circulation. The sill.
yer dollar is getting to be rare speci-
men,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

Those departing l. w. w aliens, sent
away without the good wishes of the
American people, seem not to have a
very good opinion of the country in
which they had found haven and harvest
for a number of years. At least, one
might judge so from the uncomplimen-
tary remarks hurled back by the So men
and one woman as they were ferried
down the New York harbor on their way
to Ellis Island Allowing that such are
their sentiments, it may be added with
good grace, perhaps, that the feelings are
reciprocated; the "a persons have done
little, or nothing, to make themselves
worthy of retaining residence in coun.
try such as is the United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

The new republic of Germany will
probably have to 60 through the proba-
tionary period before it is welcomed into
the ranks of the republics of the world
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

The rumored threat to remove the
peace conference from Paris to some neu-
trail country because of the annoyance
given by the French press and some of
Jhe French officials does not speak we'll
for the sense of free speech, If the Unit,
ed States had been torn and ravaged as
France has been torn and ravaged and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12
Not Her Fault.

Can you keep a secret, Peggy"
81 can; but it's just my luck to tell
things to other girls who can't. Boston
Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

The recent cry OF Watch Russia will
have to be changed into Watch Japan"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

Vice President Marshall seems to be
keeping his place with remarkable dex-
terity
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12
Advantage Found at Last.

The Columbus Citizen has made real
discovery. "a short man looking up" it
remarks, "sees further than q tall man
looking down. Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

mission upon a report which will prob.
ably be received with approval by the
peace conference or its legatee, the so.
cietv of nations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

Suing liquor dealers for strong drinks
damage is getting to be an ayocation, if
not q vocation, in Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

That proposed new state of Liberty
to embrace the confines of New York
City, would be almost foreign nation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-12

It is time to get the receptions ready
for the boys of the Goth division.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12
BASEBALL LEAGUE Of
SOUTH IDAHO OPENS
Twin Falls Defeats Filler and
Burley Won From Bull !;
Games Represented Battles
Between Pitchers.

The Southern Idaho Baseball league
opened Sunday with games at Twin
Fails and Burlcy. Twin Falls won
from Filler on a score of l to 0 and
Burley took the opening matinee from
Bull, score 6 to ). The attendance was
large at both games.
The Twin, FalIs-Fiier game opened
with Oliver, Cablocll and Patton as the
battery for the Magic City and Carson
and LaChampe handling the honors
for Filler. Carson allowed five hits and
Oliver and CabloGt but one each. But
three errors We're recorded.
Jones and Hutch, and Peet and
Hubbel, formed the respective batter
les for Burley and Buhl. \ total of II
strikeouts were recorded. Burley found
Poet for eight hits while Bull could
only touch Jones for three. The close
score. added excitement to the matt
nee which was witnessed by over 500
enthusiastic fans.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12
IDAHO BOYS TO ATTEND
Preside OFFICER CAMP

University of Idaho, Moscow, April
12-Several Boise students will attend
the regular reserve officers training
corps summer encampment to be held
at the Preside in June. Fourteen men
who have done sufficient work in the
university military department have
been selected by Capt. Luther Fell<er.
Boise men who will go are Major
Roy Thompson, Captain Charles Darl-
ing, Lieutenant f. B. Smith and Pri-
vate Clinton Z. Simonson.
Other south Idaho towns to be rep
resented are Nampa and Salmon. Ser
geant l.. Kinney and Private Kenneth
Edwards have been chosen from Nam
pa and Private j. r. Chod from Sal
mon.
The encampment will last six weeks
While there the students will receive
PRACTICAL training in military affairs,
under the instruction of experienced
army officers.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12
OXFORD IS WINNER
Carries Off Honors in the Cam
outage Tournament of
Boise Golf Club.

BY making the low score of % on
the five blind holes selected, Colin Or
ford won the first camoufage tourn-
afnent held in Boise and in the his
tory of the Boise Golf club. 1t took
place Sunday on the Mountain View
links. Between 50 and 40 players par
ticipatcd. The course was crowded
during the entire day.
Second honors in the tournament
were won by c. w. Gill with "a. while
four tied for third place with -, or
A. L. kahl, James Pick EFT, J. F. Pope
and Frank Robinson. The holes played
for were not known until after the
tournament. They had been previously
selected and placed in an envelope,
which was then sealed. After the
tournament the envelope was opened
and the holes were found to be ), s,
II, 1S and Il. The scores of players on
the first round were taken on holes
and s while on the second round
their scores for IL, IS and IA or 2, 4
and 3 We're listed.
Scores made by the winners who
receive golf balls are a. follows:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12
TIE FOR HONORs
Allen and Sumption Hole Out
With 88, the Winning Score
in Blind DOGGY Tournament,

In the blind bogey tournament of the
Boise Country club opening Saturday
and continuing through Sunday, .. w.
Allen and c II. Sumption tied for
honors, each finishing with score Of
IS, which was selected by the club
professional Many of the members
participated in the tournament while
others not entered enjoyed play on the
links.
Each entrant turned in a new golf
ball, which constituted the trophies for
the tournament. The balls were di-
Vided evenly between the winners.
There was keen interest in the
tournament due to the fact a blind
score was played for. No one knew
what that score was except the club
professional
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12
HOW TO GROW
TURNIPS

In the northern states it is an old
saying that you plant turnips the 25th
of July, whether wet or dry" While
this is not literally true it is custom
army to plant turhips in July and
on land that has produced crop of
early vegetables.
Turnips, however, may be grown to
perfection during the early spring
time, and throughout the south they
furnish one of the main sources of
early greens, in addition to the use of
their roots. Fall-Sbwn turnips pro-
duce winter and early greens through
out the southern states without any
protection or special cultivation.
Where they are planted in the
springtime, the seeds are generally
soWn in rows about II inches apart
and the plants thinhed to about two
inches in the row, the Trimmings being
used as greens. For fall planting the
seed is generally sown broadcast and
slightly raked into the soil.
The CAPITAL News telephone numbers
are % and 25 ~
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-12
Watching the Score Board

Yesterdays hero-Hod Eller. He
made the first lunge into the 1919
baseball hall of fame with a no-hit,
no-run affair gainst the Cardinals.
Sunday Manager Bert Shotten sent
Heathcote in to hit for May in the
ninth inning, but he failed to produce
the seven runs needed for the defeat of
the Reds.
Babe Adams earned Pirate defeat
when Philip Douglas triumphed over
the Veteran for the Cubs, to 0, in a
tough battle.
The Giants and Dodgers didn't even
make it Il hard game. The Giants
slaughtered their ver-the river col
leagues with u 7-to-2 count.
Sandy Uhle took his first ma jor
league defeat when tho White Sox
slammed him for a 10-to-2 count.
The Tigers stepped on the Browns
and pushed them to the bottom of the
league with "a 6to-2 victory.
The Capital News telephone num-
bcrS are "a and 90 ~