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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1913
Page
6
New York promoters discuss replacing fixed guarantees with a percentage system tied to gate receipts. The plan aims to reward popularity and fight quality, reduce stalling and clinching, and shift emphasis from records to drawing power. Challenges include arena capacity concentrating top events.
Connie Lewis' bowling team placed second among five men in the national candlepin event ending last night in Boston. The Boylstone of Boston took first with 1594, Bridgeport boys 16581, Stone and Teller of Waterbury won the two man prize with 662, and Paul Poehler of Boston became national candle pin champion by topping Hintze of Boston and Atkins of Cambridge with scores Poehler 529 Hintze 483 Atkins 41.
Giants manager John McGraw argues that one run decides pennants, noting many games in both leagues are decided by a single run. A fan checks early season scores through May 1, confirming substantial one run outcomes for Reds Cubs Dodgers and Phillies and illustrating McGraw’s claim.
Boxer Gunboat Smith, born in Philadelphia, celebrates turning 25 and rising in heavyweight ranks. The Irish American fighter known for the occipital punch has defeated Bombardier Wells and Fred McKay, drawing crowds in New York after early California bouts.
In Common Pleas Judge Scott granted an injunction restraining the B. D. Pierce Jr Co and others from operating a quarry that allowed stones to fall on James E. Cuff’s Danbury property. Cuff receives $1 damages. the court called the quarry a nuisance and a menace to safety. In a separate suit Edward D. Dixon of Danbury vs Frederick W. Storms of Brewster N Y, the court awarded Dixon $144.06 in damages for a grocery matter.
John Gasper of 1 William Street attempted to alight from a Barnum Avenue car near William Street and Crescent Avenue last night. He jumped as the vehicle moved, suffered facial injuries and multiple contusions, and required stitching and emergency hospital care before going home.
A store promotes exceptional buying facilities with customers profiting from cheaper millinery. Shoppers are offered the best in the millinery line for less than ordinary prices, including genuine Panama Hats imported directly from South America.
The New York Evening World cites a Washington dispatch alleging President Roosevelt blocked a Sherman Act case against the New Haven by opposing Morse steamship deals and Westchester projects. It claims Mellen appealed to Roosevelt who warned against Morse acquiring steamships, influencing prosecutions and board decisions. It also details stock moves surrounding the Boston and Maine, Rhode Island trolley lines, and the New Haven’s wartime burden with Westchester and Tennessee Coal & Iron links.
Doctors at the hospital are trying to restore use of Fireman James Tehan’s arm after a January 29 collision between the No. 9 hose wagon and a Locomobile. Tehan’s tendons are stiff, preventing him from closing his hand, while Hoseman John J. Kelly slowly recovers but will be inactive for some time.
Stovall of St Louis emerged as a highly successful manager after taking over Cleveland in 1911 and later guiding St Louis to fifth place in a bid to bolster American League strength. His career is marked by a violent temper and a notorious incident with Larry Lajoie when both were with the Naps, a clash that once shook Philadelphia.
The Smith Murray Co offers a May sale featuring finished pillow slips, silk yardage, and velour slips with silk floss pillows for verandas and hammocks. It advertises belts, collars, silks, brill llants, and a wide range of cookware and household items across aisles and basement displays.
Smith Murray Co presented the will of Gideon B Camp before the Probate court on May 3 to admit it to probate with a hearing set for May 17. Other items note Grover Loveland buying the William Nesbit place in Halfway River district and Dr L Pierce Clark leasing the late Prof Charles S Platt homestead for three years starting June 1 with planned improvements.
A Bridgeporter letters to the New York Evening Post react to Carl A. Hansmann’s recent piece. The writer argues about racial classifications, noting that the yellow race is Mongolian and referring to Hungarians in contentious terms. The exchange frames immigration law debates with racial descriptors.
Louis Kossuth Gould of Bridgeport notes that Hungarian naturalization rules appear aimed at him. He cites remarks about southern Europeans having African blood and wonders if they face the same restrictions. The piece links immigration policy and ethnic stereotypes.
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