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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Ribbons ToPIav FastNaugatucks

The Blue Ribbon basketeers c.on+in- ued their winning ways last night by defeating the Perth rooy Five in a hotly contested game alt the Colonial nall ball room. The final score was 29 to 225. The playing of Tanning and Bulkely featured for the locals. while Shannon performed splendidly for the visitors.
 The Rubber.City Five of NaugatuclS will furnish the opposition to the Ribbons next Tuesday night.
 The Park City Girls had an easy New Haven in the preliminary contest The lineup of main game:
 Blue Ribbons
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
BRETON READY

New York, Feb. 15.-Jack Britton Knocked off training long enough yes cerday afternoon to announce that he w6Ild plaster Dave Shade, the Cal Kid. into the shades of shame when he meets him at Madison Square Garden next Friday night in a battle for the welterweight cham pionship of the world a title to which Britton has been clinging for these many years. Britton went on to say that he expected to lay MT. Shade away by the tenth round at the Iarsasst
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15

The stamford Big Five will play the Y M H. A. next Wednesday af- ternoon, Washington's Birthday. at the Y. M. H. A. Auditorium. The wis itors gave the locals one of their hardest battles a few weeks ago and should prove a big attraction. The visitors defeated the Blue Ribbons here Q few weeks ago by the score Of SC to 21 George Smith. best pivot
 man in America today, will be seen in their lineup.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15

St. Louis, Feb. 15-Following the example of the Chicago National League teams management, the owners of the two local major league clubs will not permit any player to join the clubs until they have signed their contracts for inc year, 1t was made known yesterday The first squads of the two teams will leave for the training camps next week.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
fB. H S. UNCERTAIN

Coach Al Anderson of the High School track team said last night that he was not certain that his Red and Black rack athletes would partici- pate fin the De Witt Clinton meet Sat urday. Much hinges on the results of the inter-c'ass meet in the ArmOry this aftern oon in which about 75 stu 6en1S will Darticipate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
MELLOR ENTERS

Detroit, Feb. IS Definite word has been received from Chuck Mel1or, long distance runner of the Logan Square Athletic Club, Chicago, that he wifi enter the Auto City mara thon. to be staged here April 1 by the Irish-American Athletic Club. Mellor has won the event twice. Frank Ia1na, winner of last years Boston marathon, and Earl Johnson, also will compete. The rae is to be run from Pontiac to Detroit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
GRID COACHES MEET.

New York, Feb. 15 Football coaches gathered today to discuss with members of the rules commit tee posisbie changes to be made in the present code whrn gridiron leg fsletors hold their meeting next month. A number of well known mentors from Eastern colleges and several Of the rules ofT1cia Is were eX- pected to attend the conference
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
PAROCHTAL SCORES

Victory perched on the banners of the St Augustine's and St. MaTys in Parochial Basketball League games -esterday. Lineups:
 S+. Jo1nn-Bednar, If; Fanzi1ko. If; 7etrick c: Masek. rg; Gala. 1g.
 St. ugustine-Treno, If: Moore, .; Moran, c: I.eneyel. rg: Gibbons. lg.
 St Mary-Guerin. If; Kearney, If; Watson, c: Falron. rg: Slater. lg: Mo 'erthy, If.
 st. Charles-Mulvey. If: FinnelI, If; Weir. c! Nor on ru: McPadien, lg.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
BOGASH VS. SHADE

Louis Bogash is booked for an en- gagement with George Shade, Knockout King of the Pacific Coast at the Commto nwea1th Club in New York one week from Saturday night. Shade has the reputation of having defeated every man in his division on the coast Vic Mclaughlin. who as- sisted Bogash in his training for the Delaney bout, Is likely to remain here permanently.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
TWIN OAKS WIN

Brilliant playing by Sansone and Linaine featured the victory of the Twin Oaks over the basketball team of Co. 4, State Armory Tn the line up of the Oaks were Carrano and Sansone. forwards; Linane, center: Mccullough, Clancy and Varrone guards.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Emma Carus Boxing Enthusiast

even though it lasted only four rounds I had been a great admirer of the Frenchnan, like many other women, due to his brilliant record in the war, etc., but I was out pulling for the American to win, just the same, as I think of the States first
 and other countries afterwards. have seen the late John L. Sullivan, Bob Fitzsimrn ons, Jim Jeffries and James J. Corbett in battles, and while I have had the greatest respect for them think Dempsey comes near being the equal of any one Of them I believe he could have beaten Carpenter in the first round if he had really taken a chance and gone after him as he did in the fourth. However, I was pleased to see the French boy make such a good show ing. for he certainly is a fine fellow and most courteou4"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
AUGUST IN SHAPE

Steve August is reported to be in excellent trim for his 10-round go with Young Eddy the Greenwich lightweight, which is one of the bouts on the card of the V. F.. w. boxing show in Stamford on Friday nioht. A good sized delegation of To- cal fans will make the trip to the Lock City for the purpose of seeing the local boy perform against the vet eran. Young Moruke of Stamford and Willie Connors of Greenwich. will clash in the star bout.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Three Straight
 For Telephones

The Southern New England Te1e- phone Co. bowlers and HowIands rolled the only game in the Mercan- tile League last night, the other teams failing to show up The "hello' boys captured three straight games from the Howlanders. Gfb- son rolled the high single of no.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
WAITE HOYT SIGNS
 1922 YANK CONTRACT

New York, Feb. 15-The name of her. of iast faIi. is on a YsnTee ca1s ,e tract today, calling for a salary, said to be more than Too per cent in ex- cess of the $5.o00 he received last year The star pitcher was reported to be holding out,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
PAID FINE OF S1.00-

Harvey Chapman of PIT Beach
 rect was arrested yesterday for vio- ation or the parking ordnance He was released upon payment of a fine
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
5. N. E. T. HaIts
 Fast Y. M. Five

After winning o straight games the Y. M. H. A. Juniors were stopped by r. M. H. A. Auditorium. The Hello boys came out on a long end of @ 34-22 score.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Ball Gets Managerial Offer

Neal Ball. last seasons second baseman and captain, who has not yet lined up with the Weiss outfit, is re- ported to have received an offer to manage Hagerstown, Md. club in the Blue Ridge League. In addition Ball has received several other offers which are open to acceptance if New Haven does not desire the services of the veteran for another season How ever, Ball Is not worrying, as he said a few days ago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
KACEY HOOPSTERS ARE TO PLAY CHAMPION HARVEY HUBBEL
SCHEDULE OUT
 BY MARCH 1ST

The schedule committee of the Eastern League expects to have the 1922 schedule of aames completed and given to the public by about March 1, much earlier than in sev- eraI seasons back according to Clark Lane, Jr., president of the local club
 The committee Is to meet at Coo ley's Hotel. Springfield, on Washing tons Birthday. to settle on the play Ing dates. Last year the schedule was delayed and issued in instalIments, due to the pending Sunday Iegisla- ton bill before the State lawmakers which, if passed, would have permit ted Hartford to play Sunday games. In former years the schedule was de- layed over the pending entries of new clubs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Conn. Girls Win } From D. MIG.

Connecticut Go. girls won three straight games in a series with the U. M. c. girls on Porters alleys,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Sons Of St. Geo.
 Vii, Pin Contest

The Sons of St. George rolled the T. T. Pardy Construction Go. winning two games out of three. Tthe scores Iol- low:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15

Have you shoveled the snow rom your sidewalk?
 Dad Barber, the veteran Frisco rinSSider and cartOoniSt, wishes his many friends to understand DOW it was he came to pick Louis BogaSh to win Connie Lewis mo deadiiead'' contest. "I picked Bogash because I had never seen Delaney" is the alibi passed out by Dad.
 Joe Hall, local featherweight, has come to the conclusion there is more money to be made on the old Stanl- ford farm than staying in the boxing game When I was getting $7.50 per month and my board three years ago, was making more money than I am now,' declared Sir Joe, yesterday
 Johnny .sRed, Allen. local Lightweight, was the recipient of valentine through the mail, oated Hartford. It was a notffi- Gon1n,ss.or am1n nsom the the Sta State Athletic had been lifted "Red,' Is now planning to invade New York. Aftermath of the De1aney-Bosas st, battle revealed that some of the pat fons harbared the idea there should have been more excitement We sug- gest that Connie Lewis at the next boxing show as a. thrill producer be-
 
 game between the Y. M H. A. and Rector basketball teams
 Two sport followers have been discovered who belitAs, that Lou 6ogash should have been awarded Ile decision over Jack Delan,>y, aney are serious--u0 ki1iin' nhey be Charley Mahoney and Billy Lee.
 Nat1onai League schedule Is out to- gay. MT. Lane, how's the Eastern League game slate coming along?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Hitting The
 WITH c. E. FIRSTBROOK Sport Trail

Have you shoveled the snow rom your sidewalk?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15

Manager Jack Coffey of the Hart ford club is having some trouble of getting Hauk new third sacker se- cured from Rochester, into line. Hauk is wintering in St. Louis and was for warded a contract but nothing has been heard from him. In the mean time, Jim C1arkin is playing golf down at Pinehurst.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
Zip Sloan 8 HoIdout.

Zip Sloan. Hartford's star pitcher last season, who was purchased by the Boston Red Sox has leagued up with the holdouts Sloan, who re- ceived a contract from Harry Fra zee's club. sent the document back, demanding more salary Sloan told the Hub management if more money is not forthcoming he will play in- dependent baseball.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
TIGHTENING SCREWS.

Totals, 13 Herb Hart, referee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-15
STAMFORD COMING

Totals, .451 ATT 427-1si
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inc of halves, 20 minutes.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03

held myriad wonders and Kitty--sat Hank
Rawleigh
The scene was as book with all its pages
open to him. He knew that In that little black spot
in the water bass, and they would bite on
red artificial flies; he knew that Just across the
lake was little trail that the deer ran every
morning and twilight for water; he knew that
the lake would freeze by Thanksgiving Day and
he could skate to Billy Barlow's cabin whero
the old trapper would show him his guns and his
trophies and tell him tales of the days of fifty
years ago, when he the pioneer settler on
Hermits Lake, the hermit after whom it was
named. He knew that school would open soon and
that Lottie Swanstrom, the best looking girl for
miles about, and who liked him. too, would be back
He knew that, and much more
But he knew that his heart was somewhere south
among strange people, the people who weren't any
smarter than he was doggone them--and that his
heart burned as his lips tinged. And the next
thing Ma Rawleigh knew, Hank had gone off in
the car somewhere, and wasn't TO be found When
he didn't appear for dinner--a unique occurrence
she grew alarmed When he failed TO come back
for supper, she was scared plenty and she ran
over to her nearest neighbours. He drove her to
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her with his attanments and talents In the woods
aud the water.
Hank all but caught the bass with his bare
hands and hooked them Kttys line. Yet. with
the technique that leads boys to puH the hair
OF the girls they adore and tease them and badger
them, Hank never spoke soft word a kind
one to Kitty; always he erode" her about her
clumsy casting. her amateurish swimming. her
fear OF harmless snakes and stingess insects, her
ludcrous questions regarding the few things he
knew about and about which he knew so much.
And when Kitty's vacation was over and he
drove her back to the sun-beaten depot, Hank felt
sick. For two weeks he had lived for her and on
heron her pretty face and her nifty little figure
on her dainty city ways and on her dependence on
him along the trails and In the tricky Now
she going out OF his life. and not all the
Winter sports, the gaietes of mountain life In the
loafing season. would compensate or console him,
Hank was badly wounded.
Going to carry my bags 10 the train2" asked
Kitty with a broad smile and flash of her gleam-
Ing teeth,
Hank answered saw"
"Come on-be sport"
"Aw--for what?"
"I'n give you'll give you----"
"Youl gimme what?"
"Fl give you a kissl" az
"Aw- go on..,alI right, I'll carry EN-, but
not for no-not for what you said"
Hank carried the bags to the very spot where
the Pullman would land. He stood scratching the
brick landing with first one toe and then the other
The train late, of course Hank hoped It would,
be hours late, hut 1t was delayed only scant
forty minutes. They heard 1t screaming around
the curve mile up the track AID 1t came crunch
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:v Gal BY Jack Lait

but soon crooked individuals turned tho situation
to their own profit by eyying on the booze
carriers
Kitty made the whole lake with Hank as her
boatsman and guido The boy knew every hidden
rock and every switch Of wind and current He
knew jnHi what bait each fish family bungered for
at each hour OF the day and in every pool lie
fe madly in love with Kitty before her first dainty
foot had touched the woathor.beaten run.
ming board Of hls car and, being young
and unwlsc as 10 the courtship methods
OF the city sllckors, he set cat to Impress
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letter, two days later, II read:
Dear Ma: | come here to see Kitty 1t ain't
her fault but I'm goofy over her. She remembered
me all right but she says look like hell In nv
Sundy cloths and how you and all the folks at
the lake and she won't be back next Summer becaus
she's going to Eurup. come here to asst her would
she marry me but didn't get to asst her becaus she
lntaauced me to her husband, so i guess I'll come
back home. ! seen, her take off her act In the
theater and she's dancer and she sings too II you
run my motor boat don't forget to clean the spark
pluggs Kitty says to tell you the Adirondacks Is a
fast place for that kind of place but after all give
her the big towns becaus she knows more about
taxies than what she could ever learn about canues
III oe here the rest of the week while she's here be-
caus kind of like to look at her and then she Roes
on on long trip from here and she won't be back
this way for a year so guess I'll come home Mondy
morning in time for school. Don't blame Kitty for
this She didn't do it and she don't even know about
It, She thinks come here to Jus see city life and n
you ever meet her don't tell her no difrent be-
caus what good will it do to have her know what
she done to me even II 1t wasn't her fault?
The next time show a city gal where all the
nne pools is and bait her hook for her and guide
her TO the real trails and carry her bags for her
When you amt looking, she'll know It. II left
any silk line strung the porch please take II In
so 1t won't rott.
Your loving son,
'HANKr
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ke with Hank

ing and grinding into the station Hank had no
further services to renderthe porter seized the
bags and headed into the car with them. Kitty
put out her hand
Goodbye, Hank" ishe said, with smile that
almost tore his heart.
"Gbye" he choked, and he took her hand
Kitty yanked him to her and printed smack
ing kiss squarey his lips The iagman called
"Al aboard" Kitty waved ard mounted the steps
The train began to move down the platform. Hank
stood there watching It pull away. Then he slowly
turned and went back to his battered car And In
another minute he was banging and bouncing
north and the train gliding and speeding
southland Kitty reclining back In the cush
ions and breathing how glad she 10 feel again
the luxury OF civilization. and Hank was biting
his lips and russing the suffering carburetor
Into New York. into taxi, into a modern
hotel, into a mahogany suite, into porcelain
tub went Kitty Hanover next morning, and out of
her thoughts and her life went the Adirondaoks
and the lake and Hank and the parting kiss.
But back on the shores OF Hermitis Lake sur
rounded by majestic hills that stretched away in
every direction and seemed to shut of the little
valley from the rest of the world-the world that
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town and there they learned that Hank had been
seen passing through hours before, speeding south.
ward.
No one seemed able to offer reasonable solu.
tion. Mrs. Rawleigh could think up no reason why
Hank should run eway. lie had been moody, yes.
for weeks--but that was Characteristic Of boys at
his age. He had never complained, had never asked
for much that he hadn't goten what could it be?
Two days later the postmaster drove out to Mrs.
Rawlegh and showed her telegram. II was from
the Chief of Police in town near Albany. boy
had been arrested With car, inquiring his way
to New York. The boy refused to answer any ques-
tions. The license number showed 1t had been
issued TO q Mrs. Rawleigh at Hermita Lake. Was
the car stolen? The boy was being held pending
the postmasters reply.
Telegraph him ITO hold Hank, his mother Is
coming" answered Mrs. Rawlegh, and she ran
for her best dress. She caught train and a bus,
and when she found Hank in the calaboose she
threw her arms about him and started to cry.
Jaw, gee-cut 1t out, ma protested Hank. "rm
all right
"Why did you do it?" she wept. "Why did you
run anywhere were you golng2"
II didn' run away. JUS thought I'd run down
to New York-an' what it like, ma l
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The lake miles long and moro than a mite
aide. and not more than doson habitatoiis dotari
its shores. Back OF 1t, in every direction, were
mountains, traversable only over trails invisible
until one came right onto them. There was no
farming worth mentioning Tho whole section
seemed to be living Off the Summer visitors and
though these came in goody numbers during three
months each year, it stll seemed scarcely possible
that they could maintain even the taxes ON so
enormous territory
SO It seemed-but Kitty found that the noun.
taineers not only lived but waxed wealthy. Board
and lodging boat rental, hauling TO and from the
distant depots, guiding and driving sightseers over
the awful roadways ran into formidable amounts
And the natives had. somehow. learned all the
tricks of applying extras" In service Strangers
were prey, the open season was short and they hal
the long Winters to exchange ideas on how TO trim
the vacationeers.
She learned, from the long talks with Mrs Raw
leigh, that there no spirit Of resignation to
the hard bacbwoods life-not SO Il could he noticed
The Adirondacks rocked with moonshning, crime
vice aud scandal much OF it raw ana open and far
beyond what would be tolerated in the most shame.
less and advanced metropolis. The motor roads
from Montreal to Manhattan, the most famous boot
leggers' trail on earth, through the heart OF
the huge mountain area.
Tha mountaineers had realized that early. They
knew that the rum runners must cruise through
their territory For a spell they made the work
more than precarous for the liquor sneakers Simi.
lar to the special constables and sherGs In the
early days OF speed laws, when local rural com.
munities appointed officers with power TO hold IN
and fine tourists, the Adirondack counties found
that they could man their roads and nag machines
for search. Much of this was done in good faith.
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rx-iTTY HANOVER song md dance single IN
vaudeville. booked solid for the coming sea-
~ =. son. with a fat forty weeks bc1ind her, no
more home than a rabbit and tlrod Of lonping from
one macadamzed city 10 another turned her pretty
eyes Norhward toward the AdiroudncE8.
She might have spent a giddy summer In New
York for she was irosh, footiou3o aud fair, q pet
OF the public and a favoritc in the profession. But
KITTY wanted q rest Thcators and payemcnis and
overturos from the pit and the stage door made her
tired She had never lived in the country and had
spent but few days Of her whole young life
away fom the electric lights and tho Improve
meuts" ot metropolitan surroundings
So she called NJ newspaper resort bureau and
selected AZ random place that listened though II
might be dlyertngy dun and remote. She telo
graphed ahead and woke up among the mountains
At the little station n dusty rusty old auto mot
her, and at the wheel was bright eyed lad Of
fourteen lie. grlrned and ggglod he watched
her struggling across the platform with her sew
sra heavy bags
"Phew! I'm Miss Hanover" she painted
Yeh--I know" he answered. I'm Hank"
PLEASED to meet you, Hank, You might have
helped me with my baggage"
"Yeh / might o'---but | didn't Hop In"
He drove her miles over one of those roads that
the ruralitos maintain with a special view 10 keep
ing motorists away, and landed her with crcaking
and grinding brakes at tho foot of HILL where she
saw the back Of "A log lodge.
Here we are" sang Hank.
Zine Now you carry my bags"
"sure have to on this end, or ma gives me fts
---on tho other end she can't me, SO you carry
your own"
You're no chump. Hank" said Kitty.
"pat | amt Ynu think all tho slick
people live in town? Wait till you're here
awhile"
II was rather late In the season,
and visitors wero thiuned out at Her.
mlt's Lake. Impressive foothills OF G.
tin cans. empty bottles excelsior and =
packing boxes testified however, that
July and August had left their tribute
and taken their 1.-THE In rest and recreai -
ton Hanks ma wornlooklng woman
past forty was running the lodge alone
now, though she told Kitty that she had
employed half a dozen Mattresses and A.
three cooks month earlier.
"'Taint been bad summer she
observed "We're little out O. the way
acre, but we takin In as high
thousen' dollars week in J'ly an Angus
We can't get no nuch help no more. SO
we couldn' build no two more cottages
like we wanted to, or we'd o. did some
better"
Kitty whlstled at the figures, for
thousand dollars u week sounded
rather big even to her, and her life was
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cast In o Held or quite
healthy numbers. But she
mentally voted that 1t was
worth almost any reward to
be sentenced 10 life in the
wiids. That was before sine
had spent several evenings
on the porch, listening to
Mrs. Rawloigh, Hanks ma,
Kitty's eyes were opened
Mt the tales of the gay and
fast doings in the woods.
II seemed to her that dis
tances were so vast, the IA.
cilities for social mingling
were so troublesome--how
could these folks really on.
dure life, not TO speak OF on.