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And I'm not an exception I want it too! But1 1 only WANT it if I DESERVE it, and so I ask you to "make a 4 'contest' ' of your Clothes-buying. . r ' ' " ' - ' In other wordV, let the best cuitwin,, no matter TIIAT store or1 WHOSE store, you find it in. . . ' ' , . . t ' - That's fair enuf, isn't it? . , , , . ; ; . ; - Sacli Soils al M2 015 $17 820 and - v $25 . STYLED quite unlike any gar ments in town, which is a char acteristic of my clothes. IIADE unlike any garments' you'll see elsewhere which is another characteristic; . ; : 'Meed Top.,Coafs' $10 $12.50 $15 to $25- The Balmacaan will be a f actor this season because it. df serves .to be! . -, , '; There's an attraction": abqufc a , Balmacaan that isn't to be found in the staider styles. WANTED 509 BOYS . . - . TO ATTEND THE . '.dpeeiEi 'BaselialL Game ,-.; OF THE SEASON AT 1 NEWPIELD PARK, TUESDAY, APRIL 2S, 1914 ; i AS MY GUESTS Boys are requested to be at my store Tuesday, at 1:30 P.Ifel Job With Hartford Club .., v. "v (By Wagner.) . . : -The showing of McClintook: in yes terday's .practice was pleasing to Manager Boultes whos , thinks the Bridgeport club haseoured a crack first baseman in the youngster sent from Montreal. MtaClintocfc, who is a giant in : stature, exhibits lots of pep per and appeared to -be a good hitter. He will be given a ' good tryout tomorrow- in. thev game-, against Bill Kerr's All-Star, team , and Manager Boultes will then have' a. 'better? line on the player's ability. .. .,- s - (Nothing , has been Jaeard, from. Out fielder Edwards, who was promised to Bridgeport- by Albany. The--local management wired . several days ' ago closing" the deal, tout it is thought the Albany' club is "on the. road and has not "received - the- telegram". ' Manager L Boultes plans, to put fid ward in left field. Cronin. has been - going well at second and will be kept there f or- the present unless' he - shows . .signs --of weakening. With the - ' . exception of left garden the local pilot thinks Bridgeport' is " in good ehnpe - to Btart .the season." -T .. Bill Kerr has oolected a number of good players, including Bill Tale, to tackle Bridgeport at . Newfield 1 park tomorrow , , afternoon. 4 The Brooklyn Nationals will appear -here on Sunday. V 1L il.il R- Htisley & Co. PROVEN VALUE GIVERS ) 115 4- Main St. Opp. Elm St. SEE hoppe SHATTERS n t ILL1A0D F.ECOfiD ;vhes World's Mark lakh With Slosson by ; o - r f t , in Willie Hoppe, the conqueror of ivory caroms and all opponents, scin tn lilted 8.t his best, last night In the tourney at .the Hotel Astor, New York-and, created, a. new world's rec or'i run." Ih'e yoiing magician' of the cue compiled 303 caroms, which ma terially "assisted in his defeating the veteran George" F. Slosson . by 400 points to 79.-, ', j.--'.- . Hoppe held the crowd spellbound. The news spread that he was break- ins- all records and spectators quickly J iied the room, applauding the rapid Slosson-said afterVthe match; tbatit was one ofs the best exhibitions of rlof. play-: he had ever witnessed and that it was all the more remarkable as it practically . duplicated the record ran of 397 at'18.2 balk line. BOXING NOTES Al McCoy, the young Brooklyn lightweight, who gained fame in box- in r circles by . knocking: " out- George Chip in one round, is not the novice at the game that some people imagine, McCoy is only twenty : years of age. having been born at Burleign, N. in 1894, but since 1910 he has had over irrty battles:. Tij many of , them no decision-a pye..i ;;..,,, while several , have Men ttelcot route.. - Mc Coy started oul as. a lightweight and developed into a welterweight in 1912, meeting a number of grood ; boys. stmong- them Young Erne,: Bill Flena ing and Gas Christie. It Is only during the past year that' McCoy has taken on weight and is now classed' as -a middleweight,, although he does ivot aca.Ie over 152 pounds.: He has been meeting the best boys around the east nnd recently fought Mike Gibbons ten rounds in Brooklyn. He is what would b termed an awkward ' fighter be- cause he stands with his right' foot forward, the same aa Knockout Brown of New York, but being naturally left handed, he has the driving power In his south wing,, which other flfrhters naturally have in their- riffht hanV McCoy has agreed to give Chip, an other chance and it remains to be seez. whether he will be able 'to repeat , on Chip the way Chip repeated on Frank IlisLus. As to claiming the middle weight championship, McCoy has' no r ! g:ht to the title, although he must fee considered as a contender now, the s -5 r-! e as Chip- was.; Jimmy CTlabby and Eddie McGoorty, along with, Jack I'- " 3n, are considered as the most- le gitimate contenders and McCoy will have to mix with that trio before he can ret Into the - championship -class. J JUs J,f cOoorty and Clabby are - both ci.;t of thcountry &t the present, time, it is up to Dillon and MoCo5C.f Ret to fftin so that the -W-Tiner .m.y get Ifter McGoorty anl CI .,-.)by-j..nil thus t;l a very mixed question. . Baseball. Gossip Hal Chase is not the only first base man by that name in 'baseball.. ; The. Omaha club of the "Western league has a Chase playing first base too. In 'Pittsburg, they herald' the -Pirates as real ; contenders this season. In Mowrey, Wagner, Viox and Konetchy the Smoky City , men have one of the best infields in the country, . -. Clark Griffith rises - to remark that the White Sox .will bear watching this year. ' Griff seems to think that the Cbicagoans have" one of the best pitch ing staffs in the American league this Season. y , '; 'i r V JU - . i . .. ' v k Though, the Braves have started off poorly the fans at the Hub: have great faith1 in George Stallings. - Boston; it Will ' be -' remembered, dropped -many games-last spring 'before. S tailings 'g-ot the team working, Vight. ' s PENH LOSES TWO - CRACK ATHLETES Meredith Has , Measles and Kelly Cannot Compete in Big y Events Tomorrow. - Claude Cooper,;, who 'jumped the Giants, is playing a snappy game for the Brookfeds. Cooper's hitting is a .big feature1 of his play. ' Bradley seems to think that he picked up a. coming star when he landed the former Giant. Philadelphia, April 24 "Ted" Meredith,- the Olympic half-mile, champion. who was expected to be the mainstay of both the one and "two-mile relay teams of the" University of Pennsyl vania . in the annual " relay champion ships . tomorrow, : v was stricken - with German measles yesterday and will bj in quarantine for( twi i -weeks.' " Kelley, another member Cf the team criginal ly chosen to represent Pennsylvania in the one-mile -relay, pulled a tendon several days ago and will also be uu-. able ' to . compete. - HTnpil , T Tti 1 varaEfv'a fniii.mila tea m held Its final workout yesterday-! Cap tain Jackson and the other members of the team, with the exception of Tabor; -ran fast quarters and declared they will be at the top form. Tabor took only light . exercise, saying that he is already on edge. ' v . prJng'fleia - has . secured y Pitcher Burch and Outfielder. Tierney from Montreal. The , Ponies have 'shown poor- form in exhibition games and 'Manager Hamilton is making heroic efforts to bolster the weak, spots.- Yes terday Troy beat Springfield by 10 8, -: Buster Bowman,: the old ; Bridge port player, -made one eingle for Troy and1 accepted nine fielding' chances at second. . , '. . . " 1 . , Gene McCann's New ' London slug gers beat Patereon of the ..Atlantic league yesterday by 14 to 4.. . ' i Manager. Chance of the New- York Americans was well pleased with the work of his new second ., baseman, Tuesdale, in the game against the Ath letics yesterday, i The former Buffalo infielder Is a fine fielder and Chance figures that the added strength to the defensive .department will make up for Tuesdale's comparative weakness at. bat.. 3. ' falter Johnson, the- Washington wonder, had to bite the dust before one of .his own- name yesterday. A recruit named Bankin J ohnson, .who was secured from the New York State league, beat the gTeat' "Walter by 6 to 0 yesterday. The youth allowed only six hits. . , . ... ,' : ' Manager McGraw of the Giants has sent Pitcher Prieste to Toronto. : He was with Hamilton, O., last year. The Federal have failied ' In their efforts to get Pitcher Cheney from the Chicago Cubs. . . The Cubs held him by giving "-iiim a new contract for three years, calling for $8,000 a year, and striking out the ten day release clause' from the contract. Lavender, Pierce, Archer and Schulte have also been given raises in salary to keep them from the Federals. .:. Chief Johnson, the Indian pitcher who jumped Cincinnati for the Kansas City Feds, was served with an injunc tion as he was pitching for his new team yesterday. Kansas City has also been restrained from tampering with any more Cincinnati players. Because of Isubor troubles the Brooklyn Federals cannot open . their park on May 11 as they intended. . It is not -known when they will' be able to start the home season. Another change in the schedulewill be neces sary. ' ' ' ' , Thirteen members of the Yale Univ ersity track squad left today for Phil adelphia to take part in the Univer sity of Pennsylvania relay games. . pop Foster wants a job with Hart? ford but the Senators fear he will re- Iport too late to be of any use. It is said that Bill Yale is thinking of signing- with York of the Tri-State league. . )'. ; . r They can talk about the. Phillie be ing riddled, by the Feds, but just the same the team still has some hard hit ters. Bobby. 3ryce.'bids fair to play Second even better than Knabe, who jumped; but Murphy at - short doesn"t class with Mike Doolan. , It's no wonder that more players are not Injured In auto accidents. They ieerh"tac like to -travel fast. Some of Jack Dunn's men had a narrow' es cape on. Sunday in Baltimore. - ; . The carvthey were iri skidded and ran in-1 to a gully when the steering rod broke. Luckily the driver managed to bring it to a-stop m- time- to avert an- accident,-'- .!''- . 'JSTCBfir Want Ada. One Cent a f Ttvrtl. The Baltimore Orioles have lost the services of Ezra Midkiff, the. peppery third baseman, -for' the time being. In the exhibition game : Sunday at Back River with the Boston Braves, .Ezra wrenched his knee so badly that: he will be unable - to play - for another week.-Midkiffs Iobs is a hard blow to Dunn, for "Middy" was playing a great game. - , TESREAU DOVVtJS PHILLIES III FIRST COIITEST III 13. Y. -. -: v: ' - ' ' v. - ' - r V- ... After a delayed opening at the Polo Grounds - yesterday had been ,- orna mented with oratory, flowers and - a gold bat and ball for "Mike" Donlin. the 'Giants promptly piled runs in the wrecked Philadelphia crew and built a 12 to 4 score around the. hope satis fying proceedings. "- - ::. -T '. '.. ' wenty-twb thousand persons, in cluding many , who hadn't invested in this spring necessity when it was first put , on the market, made the opening impressive and saw the Giants give emphasis to their claim,, that the Quakers were playing' better last week than they really - know how to. - - Tesreau with : "Larry" .McLean to back ;h.im up, looked big enough to literally ' crush the invading crew. Nine Philadelphians fanned In seven innings, and in the fourth and fifth inning Tesreau forced five to whiff in n. row andNfed. a "fooler" to the sixth, which was turned into an - assist for, the pitcher on a weak tap. Lobert, Magee and Cravath, demon ciouters of "Charlie" Dtjoin's battered hopes, were retired in the fourth on - eleven pitched balls. Brskine Mayer, an earnest young man, who hunches up with t shoe string peddler's pose, before delivering the ball, was reached for six runs In five innings. Elmer Jacobs, a young pitching- hero from Burlington, Iowa, of the "Three Eye" League, replaced him. , : . .-' . .--..'-': The average 'length of life in Swe den is slightly 'more than, . a .years, which is very high. ,v- . - Dr.. -Thompson . kVaetice, Limited to Men 1128 MAIN STREET - Bridgeport, Conn. Office Honrs: - Da0y 9 a.'m." to 8 p. m. . " " Sundays ID a. m. to 2 p. m. CROSS MAY FINISH CAREER WHEN HE AND . FREDDIE WELSH MEET Unless Leach Cross does the unex pected when he meets Freddie "Welsh- at Vernon,, Cal., next . Tuesday night,- the bout is likely to mark the end of the- dentist's career as a contender. On all form Cross looks to be outclassed. but it is 'never entirely safe to predict how his matches will turn out,' ' Although the bout is in the nature of a last stand for Cross he seems to have little, fear of the result. -'. He probably figures -that -losing; the de cision will - not hurt him: and; that he is in no danger of being- knocked out. Cross, however, predicts that he will Cross thinks bis short armf jolts de- . Cros . thins bis short arm jolts de livered; at close quarters will wear Welsh .down- and win for him. "Leach never gets discouraged," says brother Sam. "While Rivers became disgusted when he missed. Leach will take that as a-'matter of -course . and keep right on plugging away." i " Unfortunately for the success of the Cross plan of -battle,. Welsh' is a wizard at infighting himself. However, Cross is as patient and cunning as an Indian and he is never defeated as long as he has -strength enough to swing his dangerous right. But of late Cross has lost something of his speed and his stamina is not what it was. before he burned himself out In his furious at tempt to take the championship from Willie Ritchie. - r WARNER BROS". TO FLAY v WEST ENDS TOMORROW. 'The Warner Bros." baseball team of the Industrial league, will clash - with the West Ends on No. 1 diamond at Seaside park, tomorrow afternoon. Battery for Warners, Curry and White; for West Ends, Scanlyon and Kerr. UTICA FIVE TO TACKLE RIBBONS AGAIII TOMORROW In order to win back the laurels lost Tuesday night, the Blue Ribbons will go at the Utlca basketball .five hammer and tongs tomorrow night. The world's champion five will be at employes to witness the game, ar the series , to ' decide the title . and Manager Leayy of . the Ribbons, will -start -with. Beckman at -center. This combination 1 held Utlca ? even during the second half of Tuesday's game and the Ribbons hope to be able to hold the enemy down. In order-to allow department store employes to witness , the' game, c-ar rangements' have been made to start the main contest at 9:15.., There will be a. real preliminary -between two good picked teams. Emil Delia jValle will head a team to include -Keating, Langhammer, Fanning and Hafale. Opposing them will be a bunch head ed by Chief Snyder.and -Pat Hurley. There will be the usual dancing. PRESBYTERIANS AND . NEW HAVEN TOMORROW At Seaside park tomorrow t afternoon the Presbyterian soccer team will meet the New Haven players in a game to decide wbich . is to enter the semi final round of the spring competition. The Presbies were beaten by 5 to 2 last week and must win tomorrow by four goals to stay In the running. The game will start; at 8:30. T TRY x". Easter Costom Snttt T LTFORD BROTHERS TRY East Side and West 12nd ; TL DUFFY PUTS UP . POOH BATTLE IN : : BRASS CITY SHOW Waterbury, April 24 Jimmy Duffy of Lockport, N. Y., was a' big- disap pointment last night .when he met Sam Robideau -of Philadelphia In' a twelve-round t bout ; and was badly beaten. The bout, was , tame. . The. best bout -, of - ,th evening was . between Frankle Burns of New Jersey and Al Shubert of New Bedford, in; which the latter was outpointed in ten rounds. but not until he had given Burns one of the hardest battles of his career In-the preliminary between Buddy Fauleks of this city and Harry Gard ner of New York for. the colored ban tamweight championship of the world the activities were stopped by Referee pave Fitzgerald in the- fifth round af ter Faulkes had given the other a bad beating une veteran unny jf'ord of New Haven scored a victory over Jimmy u asane of this city. , - COURT MARINA TEAM". WILL , PLAY TOMORROW. The Court Marina team of the Fra ternal league will play tomorrow at Wheeler's , lot at 2 p. m. All mem bers are . requested to report.', To knzvf'thzzi is to lilltlscri ! tatinut CtxtDortt can be exchanged &r distinctrCJ5 SWEENEY WINS FOR YANKS BY: MAKING TRIPLE Bill Holden's Hit in Eighth Also Aids in Beating Alack- ; . . men. ; Philadelphia. Pa., April 24-The Yankees hit Joe Bush bard yesterday scored four runs In the eighth inning and won the game 6 to 3. Up to that time the Athletics held -the lead 8 to 1, and Joe Bush had assisted in driv ing King Cole to. cover with a two base knock In the second round. But Cole was really 'withdrawn in favor of Schulz after the second . Inning, be cause of his liberality In passes. :; He walk-ed ' two men In the first, and the two men on base when Bush doubled in the second were also the result of free, trips to first, v ' . Bush was wild too. ' In. all he .sent nine men down the base paths, and in the third Inning he bunched four of them, thus presenting New York with its only run up to that time, s, The first Inning was stopped for a few, minutes to allow some of Jimmy Walsh's -;. friends In the city to pre sent him -with a travelling bag. A shift was made by Chance in ; his team, owing to the arrival of Trues dale from - the Buffalo Internationals. He was played at , second and Hart zell shifted to right field, where he pulled the feature fielding stunt of the game when he picked-; Baker's long hit off the wall In the1 third. - There was not much doing until the eighth, " when Chance's buncn broke loose with their bats, and with the, aid of another base 6n balls clouted 'out four runs and the game. . -. ' Jimmy -Walsh was first to bat ' and he was passed to first. Caldwell fol lowed with a hit. to. right and Hold en with a drive over "second - that sent Jimmy ho-me.:v The , ; Athletic Infield looked for a bunt from Truesdale and played well, In. Truesdale did tap lightly, but the ball was well placed and Baker . had . a hard time to even bat . it down. That filled the corners, so when' Peckinpaugh hit to Baker, Caldwell wa forced at the plate. The bases ? were still occupied When Sweeney landed one far out hVhjf t field. The ball bounded , away from Oldring and went for three bases and as many runs. . - ' 2,0 -for 15 LQU6HREY WILIER OYER K..0. SWEENEY ' Providence, R. I., April 24 Bat tling like a couple of bulldogs from a whirlwind nrst rouna to a sensa tional windup in' the 15th, K. O, Sweeney . of New York- and Frank Loughrey : of Philadelphia carried- a crowd of 1,200 fans by storm last evening in one of the fiercest battles ever staged in this little neck of the woods. Loughrey was awarded a d e cision that was challenged by veteran ringsiders, the .majority of tho who follow the game closely leaving tiie hall convinced firmly that the or !. possible award was a dr vni r ncccnTO NEWIIAVEH i , i" fin if rrn n i f p i Collegians Display He:--.:? t . Longer Train ins ;;-J It", it , '.Spring Scries . "All doubt as to Yale's Buperlorl' 7 over the 'New Haven club w iotr-i out yesterday afternoon at Ts.l f!; ! when the' collegians for the sec or I time this week., humbled their profes sional rivals by an 8 to t coun'.s. T clonal rivals by an 8 to 4 count. T, champions,, a title also capture.:! lt year by Captain 3Blossom' rnn. ' Everything considered the K-w J ! . ven team was - outplayed 2 to 2. t times the Ells made virtual monk-. out of their opponents. ' Yale j.lay' ran wild on the paths, hit the V. n T-r3 nnnnptiinelv . m , -f -: , 1 a Haven pressed two batteries Into r vice while Stevens and Mud?,,a- w-i'i-stitute combination, nxanafrwd tr st able'" results.' . Hal PumpeIJ7, th ff- ball hero, covered the initial ri i-.c Yale and Hans sut-plant-t KkM: brook in center.' .Ewmmitt, m. comer,' and Waters irere new lsi.y--n in the New Haven lineup. ana scorea iww runs ois i. . r.-i in t Initial round, aided and iLhtt--l r passes and errors. Ha wu d wrrl !- in the second round with t wo nn f and Jimmy Leach, a New Haven f", took up the "burden. Aftr r r Cornish, Reilly hit Leach f or a scoring two runnera, lsc.i nma ? enemy scoreless during tbe rem, der of the conflict. -President WJlaon bsu rderl ' land In Alaska to t held for ttvwr, eite and military pOTposes. 7 " . - ilir; '. . " I I W ffej MM i " LE that is ji-v " m If vour bdtcher asked one : ; - - r : price jor cnucic tinu. circuit z, which would you eat? Jit your tapster's, a nickel buys any ale. JJDhich will you have for your nickel? Cheap ale, or $ terling The wise dealer draws, you the best. He knows that many little pro fits count more than one big one, and he wants to hold your trade. But not every dealer can, see that far. It will do no harm for you to be wise yourself. Look for the Sin. Point to the Faucet. , 2lETE2l r CoMPJmr Jtt anI trtmr