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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1909
Page
5
An old promotional blurb touts a product named Posum as an antiseptic and curative skin remedy. It claims to stop itching within hours and heal abrasions and severe scrapes after shaving. Sold for fifty cents, with a free trial via mail from a New York laboratory.
Washington reports February deficit up 3 6 5 0 7 537 and the yearly shortfall at month’s end reaches 356 361 980 with forecasts of a larger final quarter. The piece also covers the National Sportsman's Show in Madison Square Garden New York offering rifle shooting contests for 1 0 0 9 schoolboys and exhibitions of Maxim Silent Gun with multiple team matches and trophies for school boy shooters.
Iron Man McGinnity buys the Newark club of the Eastern League for 30000, becoming principal stockholder with H C Smith of Chicago. He may manage or let Wolverton stay as manager, while the team aims to lift profits and chase a high victory count. Stallings sells to focus on the Highlanders. Giants release completed before the deal.
Mike Donlin plans a year away from major league baseball with vaudeville dates for himself and wife. Giants president John T Brush will not meet his $5000 to $8900 demand, prompting Donlin to seek outlaw baseball with the Toran Squares and Loran Squares while pursuing show work. Mrs Donlin to star in a Windy City musical next summer, keeping Mike away from reinstatement with the National League. Also, Battling Nelson proposes one day to fight five English champions for a fifteen minute intermission.
Tine te Dudley rolled 253 to pace Arcades as they defeated Park Citys by three points in a City League night. Musente led winners with three 200-plus strings and a total around 600. Other notable tallies included Arcades Hobson Lockwood Duriey and Crescents Musante, Wetsch and others posting strong scores. All-American Frere Gallas and others also contributed in a high-scoring bowling card.
Reno reports a Palace fire and a flood of early gambling raids while New York Giants manager McGraw rumors place Deve Uraln with the Buffaloes. Johny Hayon and Derands plan a Madison Square Garden meet on March 25 amid claims of supremacy and conditioning debates.
The National Athletic Club of New York hosts a ten round bout Friday featuring Mickey Gannon, Pennsylvania lightweight champ, against Cyclone Johnny Thompson in an elimination contest to decide who challenges Battling Nelson. Gannon, aggressive and skilled, aims to prove he is the era’s top lightweight. Thompson seeks a Nelson title shot after staking a $5,000 side bet for a future meeting.
Martin Texas March 2 allungyr McGraw of the Giants today received a WMigram from Second Baseman Lar ry Doyle that he had signed his contract and would start at once to join the team Doyle wanted to come here and talk it over With McGraw before he won in mit McGraw informed Doyle he could not report until he had signed the contract offered him which in fluid that Larey would get no more pay than his contract called for
An avalanche in the Tyrol blocked the Brenner Pass near the Puster Valley. Reports indicate troops rushed to the scene as rescue work continued and villagers faced immediate danger. Officers confirmed several people were buried, with authorities urging caution and coordinating relief efforts.
Chicago March 2 James J Jeffries in Chicago on way to New York says he may fight Jack Johnson for the heavyweight title if he can get into proper condition He denies a prior vow to fight Johnson and says his plans depend on his health He travels with his wife and sparring partner to arrange a twenty week theatrical engagement at $1000 weekly.
New Haven March 2 Giving honorable mention to Yale Pennsylvania and Princeton players and saying no Harvard player earned recognition Mr William Lush former basketball coach at Yale selects the Columbia squad for the all Eastern team The Columbia lineup includes Menitzer and Klendale forwards Ryan center Cerusstahn Kimble guard
Five weeks remain before Connecticut League teams begin preliminary practice for 1909 season exhibition games. Most clubs open on Good Friday as they rebuild rosters with many new players, while eight clubs see only Hartford keeping the same manager for the fourteenth year with Jim O Rourke in charge.
Polo Higgins extends his clear lead in premier honors with 643 points, Lewis at 322. Injured player out with a broken timer, while Ted Lewin remains the top goal scorer with 24. Hart and other players trail as the league season progresses.
E J Jascky Baldwin of Los Angeles died aged 71 from influenza induced heart failure. A noted miner and horseman, he built a vast California fortune, owning Arcadia ranch and racing stock. His will awaits filing amid rumors of generous provisioning and contested claims. He battled rivals in mining, banking, and racing, once threatening directors with a pistol to gain control of the Ophir mine. He survived multiple marriages and a long, public career in sport and business.
A sheriff hunts the mountains near Altoona for Albert Diette after he shot Mary Binney and wounded Joseph Harris in a resort frequented by whites, Negroes and Italians. The killings arose from a quarrel during which Diette used a coal shovel.
March is the most dangerous month of the year due to seasonal change. The text urges fortifying the system and cleansing impurities to prevent illness and nervous strain. Father Jon's Medicine is praised as invaluable for toning and strengthening the nerves and aiding spring health.
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