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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
16
Choose a practical gift from House Coat comfort wear to Angora sweaters and silk umbrellas. Men’s travel bags, robes, bath slippers, fancy house slippers, and assorted neckwear are offered in a range of prices from 75 cents to 30 dollars.
Boxing notes report Willie Beecher of New York, at light weight, fought Tommy Gary in Chicago. Beecher came in over Gary’s 135 catchweight, the bout featured Beecher pressing and Gary countering with body and face shots. Gary rallied late but Beecher dominated at times, leaving Beecher’s reputation improved while Gary earned limited credit.
Young Ertle of St. Paul weighing 103 pounds defeated Frankie Izzo of Chicago in ten rounds in the semi final. Ertle showed cleverness akin to Mike Gibbons and punching power reminiscent of Stanley Ketchel. Izzo, a young Italian, displayed game spirit and cleverness.
Sunday at Wheelers Lot the King Pins and Mohigans meet to decide the city championship in the 120 pound class. Both teams are evenly matched and a large crowd is expected. Referee to be chosen tomorrow. The King Pins previously drew the largest crowd at Wheelers Lot against the Berkshires, but that game ended in a scoreless tie. The National League baseball season opens in the East on April 14.
The audience praised Poli's bill featuring Ralph Austin and James Morton in a fast clean twenty minute nonsense vaudeville act fresh from New York runs. Also on stage were Mr and Mrs Erwin Connellly in Sweethearts, the Idinas Troupe eight women acrobats, Sutton McIntyre and Sutton with The Pumpkin Girl rural routine, Word and Truly with a remarkable dog act, Meehan and Morris with songs and humor, and high quality short films.
Bridgeport to see Calburn players perform The Conspiracy at the Lyric tonight and tomorrow in its final run. The company, praised for prior works, delivers a tense police detective drama before next week’s premiere of The Gilded Fool with Lowell Sherman in the lead.
The Plaza Theater features Harry Hapf in The Yachting Party with Walter Weems and ten performers, plus a clever chorus. The bill includes Lampini on magic art satire, Derman and Wilson’s refined act, Pollard the talkative juggler, and Leading Lizzie Astray in Fey stone comedy, along with two reel feature Out of the Air and Love Finds a Way. Audiences praised the lively staging and engaging performances.
Sam McVey and Joe Jeanette fought a 30 round draw in Paris. McVey, recently back to America after Europe and Australia, has faced Jeanette four times with two draws, one win, one loss. He is Californian, once a rail loader, and briefly fought Jack Johnson in 1903. Great Britain allows Egyptian cotton exports to neutral countries without re export restrictions.
Empire Theatre screens The Bargain a five part Para mount production by Thomas Hince with star William S Hart as Jim Stokes the two gun man. The program promises the finest photoplay offering in the city with several other first class features. Also notes Bar gain Day at HB H Dillon Co gift bargains and a report from Joplin Mo of a train derailment injuring seventeen people and a Monterey Mexico consular report on food shortages.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets promote pink skin and buoyancy by cleansing the liver and bowels without calomel dangers. Purportedly effective for constipation. sold by The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus Ohio, at 10 and 25 cents per box with nightly use.
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