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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
BROWNS ON TOP

The Brown A. c. defeated the Way siue Jrs. by a score of IT to , in the opening game of the Junior Re crea tion League. The Brown lads took the lead by runs in the first inning. The teams lined up as fol- lows: Brcwns-CosteHo, If; Tome saty, Of; Mattro, If; Capidfli, c; T. Mattro, 1b; Verrelia, ss; Julian, 2b; Butts, 3b. Paterno, D. Waysides - Simnns, c; Banville, D; Smith, 1b; Wh~ 2b; Terry. ss; O'Connor, 3b; kapIan, Of; J. Lavine, ri; M. Lavine, If.
 Brown .S 1o1 3 10 ? 1-17 Waysides 70 0 0 o1 0 O. 5
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
HEBREW BOYS WIN

The Hebrew Boys club won it's first diamond setto yesterday, defeat Ing the Putnan1s of the Boys Club. 12 tot The Hebrew boys hit 1he ball hard, while Glazer's twirling was of a. h<gh order. Bobby Hirsch starred at the bat when he rapped out a triple with the bases filled. Next Sunday the Hebrew Boys club will clash with the Rovers on the same dia- mond.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
Jimmy Cappy
 Due Tomorrow

Jimmy Cappy, the New Yorker, who will meet Leo Johnson, the duskv-hued local mitt artist, Thurs day night, in the star bout on the Acorn A. C. card. will arrive in town tomorrow to complete his training He will work out at the Armory A A., while Johnson is getting into shape at the KoSsuth street gym. Jimmy Bones Cbeg pardon, Kid Lewis, now) and Young Roach, who will clash in the semi-6nal. have decided on winner take all
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
Waysiid]es See
 Babe Ruth

Members of the Wayside A. c. a.utobussed to the Polo Grounds yes terday in the hopes of seeing Babe Ruth bang out a homer or two against the Athletics, but on this score they were disapp pointed The Bambino, gles in six chances at the bat, and in the bargain the local players witness ed a hair-raising 14-inning contest which was won by the Athletics. Be fore returning to the Park City the locals had supper in the metropoEs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
Week sFanline
 For Ball Fans

There will be no league baseball at Newfield Park until next Sunday after today's Bridgeport-W'orces contest Tonight the Brown Derbies leave for Albany, where they meet the EmP1re Lawmakers in a three game series, playins in Worcester on Friday ana Saturday. Next Sunday the Spring field Ponies will be the opponents of [ 1oe McsCapn squad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
G. E.'s TO HOLD SHOW

A minstrel show for the benefit of the summer sports fund will be staged by General Electric employees tomor- row night at the Y w C. A. rooms Barnum avenue. An excellent program has been arranged by Joseph Hafner and John S. Darcey. The G. Els will
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
EAGLES FLY HIGH

The Acorns went down to defeat at the hands of the White Eagles in a hard fought game at Seaside Park, the score being 5 to 3. A large crowd witnessed the game. Mills, the new pitcher of the Eagles. famed eight men. Heavy hitting in the fifth put the game on ice for the birds"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
RED MEN IN FIELD

konckaposanauh Tribe, No. 30, In1- proved Order of Red Men, is the first local fraternal organization to organ ize a ball club. The Red Men are planning to open the season about May 22 and are ready to book games J. A. Murtagh, 3o3 Harral avenue, is the manager
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
BY JACK FEIOCk. (Copyright, 1921, by the Int. News
 Service)

New York, May "A landslide for Dempseyt
 Consensus of opinion among lead ing SportwriterS of the country re- garding the outcome of the Dempsey Carpenter battle at Jersey City, July indicates this today.
 The International News Service is taking a straw vote among the critics of boxing. sixty of the best posted writers from coast to coast have all ready responded.
 In answer to the query: 'fWho will win % fifty writers selected Demp- sey. nine voted for Carpenter and one opined that the contest will result in a draw.
 Predictions vary regarding the number of rounds the battle will go. Many however, believe that Dempsey will win within six rounds.
 The tabular result is interesting. It follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
sHAMROCKS THERE

With Schiller in the box and al- lowing only five scattered bingles the Shamrocl<s scored a Il to win over the Viking A c. at Devon A feature of the game was the stickwork of Specs" HafeIe who hit safely four times. He also starred in the infield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
LOCAL GOLFERS WIN

The golf season was inaugurated auspIclouSly at the Brooklawn club when the local team was try club Hnksmen. 30 points to 12
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09


 Bridgeport. 0 0 0-2 Worcester, I 3 0-4
 Three base hits, Martin, Emerick. Sacrifice hits, King; stolen bases, Elm erick, Kingdom, BelangeT. Conway; struck out, Bennett 3, Ie Pard 3 in innings; LeaSure l in innings; base on balls off Bennett 3;~Ie Pard 3: hits off Le Pard 4. Losing pitcher. Le Pard- Empires, Mclaughlin and Waters
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
GREENS FARMS SET

The Greens Farms baseball team of which George Scarff is the husthng manager. is all set for it's May sched- ule, which follows: May Is, Strat- ford A C.; May 22, Norwalk Ameri- can Legion; May 29. Roosevelt Stars of Stamford; May 30 North Ends of Bridgeport
 Home runs by Flack and Nc Henry featured the Cardinals tri- uInph over the Cubs
 Detroit has signed Pitcher George Johnson and Second Baseman Sam Barnes of Alabama Po1y-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
Brown Derbies
 Lose lst, But
 Fans Cheer'E
BY G. E. FIRSrBROOK

Wolfram, the Pacific Coast boxman, is Gene McCanns entry to pitch against Worcester today in effort to even up the score for yesterdays initial defeat administered to the Brown Derbies by the Boosters. Crafty Jack Mack, after having such good luck with southpaw Bennett is likely to come back with another lefthander in Mister Bach
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09

Passing the condolences, it was a tough game for LePard to lose. Tha soutl1paw hurler was travelling good when he was taken out in the sixth and Grimes sent to the bat a pinch hitter in a. frantic end eavor to score the two men on the sacks. Grimes could only tap the ball to Bennett and was an easy out.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09

Buck IIai felt as sorry a Homo lulu guinea hen the day before Thanksgiving.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09
All in the Game.

There's no deep mystery about De- feat No l. Just the same sort Of counterfeit base sebaIling as shown by Mess. Lai and Smith in the three early spasms on the part of opposing teams has helped the B. D.S to win those six straight. Yea, bo, that tanglefoot stuff is all in the game. Then, you know, such off color stuff is GUS tomary when the home team and it's manager wants to show off before a big crowd like 5000 spectators, which recessLtated ground rules on hits to the outfield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-09

Martin and EmericI> are banging the ball hard and often and are the home clubs leading long distance hitters, to date. Martin has four triples and one double to his credit. while The Rabbit has four doubles and one triple.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
HEALTH BOARD
IS ON THE JOB
SEEING THAT PROPERTY OWN
ERS CLEAN PREMISES AND GET
IN SANITARY CONDITION

A. L. (''Hop") Hollier, special day
police officer and sanitary inspector
for the city board of health, calls our
attention to the work being performed
under the supervision of the health
board.
He has been making the rounds of
the city and notifying property own
ers to get their premises in shape by
cutting weeds, cleaning up trash and
otherwise putting their premises in
first-class condition. The streets are
being attended to and as a result are
in better shape than for some time
past.
The health of the people of the
city is reported good and the board
proposes that nothing will be left un-
done to maintain the present cunii-
tions in good shape for the heated
term,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
MELVILLE CASE
DRAWS BIG CROWD
WILLIE WILLIAMS, TRIED FOR
MURDER, PLEADS UNWRITTEN
LAW WITH EFFECT

Several days Of the district court
was taken up last week in the trial OF
the case State VS.. Willie Williams, in
dicted for murder. Defendant was re-
presented by Attorneys Fontenot and
Swords and they put up vigorous
fight in his behalf. The trial jury was
locked up for a couple of nights and
the case given to them late Thursday
evening and it was unable to agree on
a verdict it was discharged and mis-
trial entered on the minutes of the
court.
williams killed another negro nam
ed Guidry, native of Coulee Croche
but who had been at work in Melville.
He became mixed up with Williams
wife and this is what brought on the
homicide. The defendant pleaded the
s'unwritten law" and it must have
had considerable effect with the jury
for that body stood ten for acquittal
and two for conviction.
A large delegation from eMlville was
here for the trial and some OF the
best white citizens OF that town testi
fled for Williams.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
Lectures on Education

DIR. John c. Craig, representing an
organization whose aim is to pro-
which organization has its headquar-
ters in Washington City, was mere
mote education throughout the nation
several days the first of the week. he
.s a native of Ireland, having come
from the same town in the Emerald
Isle where Father Hyland Of the Holy
Ghost church was born, and is an n
innate friend of the Catholic pastor.
Sunday DR.. Craig delivered an In
teresting and instructive address on
.sWhat is the Knights of Columbus"
10 the members OF the order at their
home on Main street. Monday night
he delivered a very interesting ad-
dress on Education" at the court
house to a large and attentive audi
ence. All who we're present and
heard the words of wisdom from the
lecturers lips were thoroughly well
pleased.
Or. Craig is going through the coun
try on this special work in the inter
est of the mental uplift Of our people
and his work is bearing fruit, accord
ing to those who have kept pace witt
his activities along this line OF en-
deavor.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
CROWLEY SINGER TO GIVE
A FAREWELL PERFORMANCE {

Mrs. Hazel Dare Wilder of Crowley,
who has made notable and
Justly earned reputation as singer OF
the highest class, viii fill an en-
gagement at the jefferson theatre IN
Lafayette next Saturday night, May
21. which will mark her first public
appearance in that city. 1t will be
the occasion OF her farewell concert"
before leaving for Europe where she
will take a special course in the cul-
tivation of her voice as the protege
of the famous Mary Garden, who re-
Gently adopted her and will sponsor
her career on the operate stage.
Mrs. Walter B. Roberts Of Opelou-
sas informs us that tickets for this
splendid performance can be obtain
ed from her. Prices are for parquet
50, balcony $3.50 It is expected that
large number from Opelousas viii
visit Lafayette Saturday night to hear
Mrs. Wilder sing, as her reputation
has become widely known al
over Louisiana and even in otheH
states, and the Saturday night enter
tainment promises to be one Of the
highest character.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
EUNICE TEAM
TRIMS LOCALS
SCORE TO S AND IT REQUIRED
TWELVE INNINGS TO DECIDE
HOT CONTEST

The fast Eunice ball team came
over to Opelousas last Sunday, accom-
panied by a large delegation OF en-
thusiastic ball fans from that town,
and in the second game played on the
local diamond trimmed the OpelousaS
team by the score of five to four, but
it required twelve long, exciting inn
ings to decide which team would be
the victor. At the end of the ninth
inning the score stood four to four
and two more innings were played
with negative results. In the twelfth
Eunice lined out another run thus
winning the game. 1t was said to be
the one of the best games ever played
in this city, and in view of the fact
that the local team was only recent
ly organized, playing its first game
with St. Charles college on Sunday
May z, it put up great fight with
the thoroughly seasoned veterans o.
the willow stick from Ennice, that ag
gregation having been in the game fol
a number of weeks, cleaning up ev
erything in sight and beating th'
strong Welsh aggregation two out o
three games.
A large crowd of people attended
the game Sunday and the box office
receipts from the sale of tickets Wa!
very satisfactory indeed. Next Sun
day the locals and large number o
fans will journey to Eunice to trI
conclusions with that towns team
again, and the boosters of the sport II
Opelousas predict that a differen
story viii lbe told after the nine reg
ulation innings are played on the Eu
nice diamond.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
CONVICTED NEGROES
SENTENCED TO PEN
ONE DRAWS FROM ONE TO FIVE
YEARS, OTHER COMES UP FOR
FROM ONE TO THREE

Saturday was sentence day in dis
4rict court. The spring term enoeo
Thursday with the acquittal OF WINE
Williams of Melville and as there
ware no cases to be tried Friday moth
ing was on the docket to occupy tne
court,s time and attention.
The term Just ended was one OF the
hriefest ever held in St. Landry.
There we're only three or four
trials and of the number but two
were convicted. Jules Ned, Eun1ce
neero convicted on the charge Oh
,anslaughter, faced the bar ana
Iudse Pavy sentenced him to serve
from one to five years at hard labor
n the state penitentiary Joseph
cbanier, who was convicted for the
stahbing of Mr.. I. H. Cain, was given
from one to three years at hard labor
Roth men will be delivered to the
penitentiary authorities as soon as the
time limit for appeal expires, and y
ID understood that neither will appeal
from the judgment Of the lower
court.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
PARISH AND DISTRICT
SUFFER NONE BY CUT
REDUCTION IN MEMBERS OF SEN
ATE AND HOUSE DON'T EF-
Feet ST. LANDRY

The reapportionment of members
of senate and house Of representatives
Of the state legislature made by the
constitutional convention last week
will not affect St. Landry or the SEN
atorial district of whcih it is part
The number of members OF botn
houses has been slightly reduced but
St. Landry viii retain it's three mem
bers of the lower branch and the ne"
senatorial district (sixteenth), COM
posed of St. Landry and Acadia, will
continue to have two senators.
Evangeline, now a part Of the old
fourteenth, was placed with AVoyelles
in a new district. while Pointe Cou'
nee. which has been with Avoyeles
for a long time, has been placed with
West Baton Rouge and Ibervhle.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
WHITE Man SHOOTS,
WOUNDS BLACKS
CLARENCE CARSON, ATTACKED
sY MAN AND WIFE, EMPTlES
sHoT-cUNs CONTENTS

Trouble over the payment of debt
occurred Friday between Clarence Car
son, young white man, and negro
man named Morris and his wife. AS
a result of the ahercation Carson
shot the two with shotgun at close
range and it was stated Monday that
the woman was seriously injured and
might not recover. The trouble oc-
CURED in the Spanish land grant in
the woods back of Bellevue station on
the Southern Pacific, some six or sew
en- miles from Opelousas. Young Car
son came to Opelousas> and reported
to the sheriff and was released on his
own recognizance.
Information gained about the affair
indicate that the negro had purchased
a horse from Carson on credit and lat
er sold the animal TO rcash. Called on
to settle the negro stated he had no
money. Carson, who resides in the
! Bellevue woods and gathers, ripens
and bales moss as commercial side
line. told the negro to pay him in
moss. to which the black readily
agreed. The moss was placed on the
large pile of Carson and during the
latter's temporary absence the negro
took the moss and sold it to another
party. He agreed, then to pay in an
ether commodity and after doing so
played the same trick and when call
ed on by Carson, who was accom-
panied by his brother, the negro as
saulted him and was promptly knock
ed down by the two brothers, neither
of whom attempted to use the gun
they had in their possession. Using
their fists on the black. The lattel
called to his wife for gun and was
promptly fired upon by Carson anc
when the woman approached with the
gun and showed signs OF using 1t Car
SON emptied the other barrel OF his
weapon into her.
The negroes are squatters ON tn
Bellevue land grant and it is believed
they are strangers having come from
some other place. They are bcti
said to be impudent and not esteem
ed by either white or colored people
Young Carson is native of 'Bellevu
and highly connected.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
DRAW JURY FOR
SUMMER TERM OF
FEDERAL COURTS
Tribunal to Convene In Ope-
lousas on Monday,
June 6
LARGE DOCKET TO
BE DISPOSED OF
Many Liquor Cases Due to
Come Up for Trial at
That Time

The term of federal court will not
be enlivened by a sitting Of grand
jury this year. it WAS concluded TO
examine all cases at Lake Charles,
and these cases were brought 20 the
attention OF the inquisitors at that
city last Monday. This action will
clear the way for full jury term the
first week of June and the court will
not have to wait until the grand jury
acts in cases yet untouched.
The drawing of a jury for service
in the federal court took place Sat
urday and the court will convene
here on Monday, June s, Judge Jack
presiding and District Attorney Moore
and assistants prosecuting.
1t is expected that it will be the
most interesting term ever held Id
Opelousas. There are large mum
Der a. cases charging violation of the
Volstbad law, cases originating most
ly fnI st. Landry and Lafayette par
, ishea and as indictments have bee;
returned already in several of these
cases it is fully expected that the de
PENDANTS will be brought to trial a
once.
Parties from st. Landry charged
with violation of the prohibition Law
and indicted by the federal grant
Jury at its last session at Alexandria
are due to be brought up for disposal
| There are a number Of other simila
cases in which indictments have no
vet been returned and it is supposet
that they will be placed before th'
grand jury for invest alton at thi
term. If indictments are returned tn
cases might go over until the Jan
uary term.
Several of the cases in which tn
defendant parties have been indtcte'
charge operating moonshine stills
having mash in possession, sellin
liquor in contravention Of law, ett
In fact, practically every phase of tn
Volstead act is charged to have bee
violated by the large number Of dc
PENDANTS.
Several cases Of moonshing from S
Landry and also several from Lafa!
ette are on the docket for trial Q
examination by the grand jury. Tw
er three distilling outfits have bee
grabbed in St. Landry, the last on
being seized was in the Pecanniare Sc
tion near Leonville. Two or thre
similar cases originate in Lafayett
All parties concerned are out on a.
pearance bond.
: The last big raid staged was at L
fayette when officers rounded up tN
} white men, Messrs. Youngren an
Hoge, proprietors of a large hot
: in that city. A large quantity OF ol
time whisky and, it is stated, SON
: homemade beer, was seized al
: brought to opelousas several weel
t ago The defendants were released
onrearance bond in the sum OF fiv
: hundred dollars each.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
CITY TAX COLLECTOR SELLS
PROPERTY AT DELINQUENT SALE

Delinquent taxpayers property OF
this city was sold at public sale ~
Clerk Collector ]. ]. Perrodin las1
Saturday, after having been adVer-
tised in the official journal the ro-
Quired six weeks. This sale was ioI
unpaid taxes of the years 1917, 1913
and 1919, though some Of the pro
perty was only delinquent for two ana
for one year.
City taxes for 1890 will become us-
linquent the latter part OF this month
and another tax sale is apt to %
staged pretty soon.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
ROAD PROPOSES
COMPROMISE In
TRAIN MATTER
Texas & Pacific Would Run
One Train Daily Over
Three Branches
PLAN is UNIQUE AND
QUITE WORTHY TRIAL
Loop Would Be Covered
Between Crowley, Mel
vile, Bunkie, Eunice

The Texas and Pacific railway COM
pany, according to local news story
in Saturdays issue OF the Crowley
Progress, would effect compromise
in the matter Of its recent application
10 the state railroad commission for
authorization to cancel about a dozen
passenger trains operating over its
Louisiana branch lines.
Among the lines effected by the
proposal OF the company were the
Onelousas division and the Bunke-Eu-
nice line. On the first named only
one passenger train day is in opera
+ion. while over the latter there has
been a double daily service for a long
time. Preference was always shown
the Bunkie-Eunice line, though 1t was
considerably shorter than the Ope'
1ousas division. Between the terml'
mails only one place OF importance ap'
neared on the railroad map, Vile
platte. while on the opelousas line
between the terminals Crowley and
Melville. there we're Port Barre, ope
Iousas. Church Point, Branch and
Rayne.
Under the proposition Of compro
misc which the Crowley paper says
is 6ue mainly to the Efforts of Judge
g Pugh. prominent attorney o.
that cttv and now serving as dele
cate in the constitutional convention
a new train will be run from Crow
Low to Melville, then over the AVoy
o1les division through Simmespor'
and MarksviIle to Bunkie, theS fron
Punkie through Vile Platte to Eu
nice A similar train would leave
rnnice and traverse the same route
reaching Crowley in the evening, Thl'
vorld necessitate but two equip
maDts and two train crews am
uo,,ld undoubtedly prove an admir-
oble service. It is proposed that TN
train leave the terminals, Crowley ant
Ennice in the morning, say 1T aoou
$3.50 o'clock.
The mileage covered would be az
nroximately one hundred and fort
and owing to the slow schedule AM
+bo many stops, including connectiol
With the main line at Melville an
p,,nkie would consume fully elgn
ho,,ro IN cover. We believe, noWeN
or that It woul6 meet with the san'
toc+ion of the patrons of the tnre
hvoncb lines and remove the neceS
sitv Of their passenger trains, Tn
on,,inment and crews, could be dlspe
ed with and the money saved by dl'
continuing their operation could D
DIocad in the betterment OF track >
+b+a beter schedule time could 0
made BY the two trains serving
large scope of territory in Acadia .
landry Avoyelles and Evangenn'
The plan is unique and ceroaini
u,ortbv of trial. We believe SIM
lar plan was thought Of several year
a1o at the time when the Texas an
pacific contemplated buying the Gu
Coast Lines branch line running rrOi
EAun,ce to Crowley. If the conteml
lated purchase Of this branch na
haan consummated the T. and
would have had a complete lee
tbrouzh one OF the most populous an
nrosparOus agricultural regions
the south.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18

John Boagni, who is attending
schocl at the state university, Baton
Rouge, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with his mother, Mrs. Mattye
s. Boagni.
Miss Joyce Stagg, employed in
New Orleans for the past year or two,
win spend several weeks here with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Laurent
stagg, on North Liberty street.
J. q. Lfch Of Memphis, Tenn, at
tended to business affairs in opelou
sas on Tuesday.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18
NEGRO FIGHT SUNDAY
RESULTS ~ sTABsiNe

Two negroes, both brothers, sought
revenge on another negro named Eas
land, last Sunday, near the baseball
park on the south end Of the city.
They had had previous trouble with
EagIand and catching him unawaTes
started in to carve him in artistic
fashion. Sheriff Thsbodeaux and off,
Ger HoIlier were summoned to the
scene and reaching there within .
few moments placed the two men an
der arrest.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-05-18

Branch Aymond Of Bunkie was IN
opelousas Saturday and Sunday as the
guest Of James Saizan.
Sheriff Thibodeaux visited Lake
Charles Monday. having been called
there to testify as witness before
the federal grand jury.