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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE

The Highlanders came home yester- day and played like a much better organized team than they were when they went away. At least they beat the Bostons decisively. backing up the excellent pitching of lissome Pete Will son in good style. The Athletics seem ed to be glad to get back east. for they won two games from the Wash ingtonS. The Detroits, with the mighty Summers in the box, won from the Clevelands. One run has been scored off Summers in the last thirty-six in nings he has pitched. The results:
 New York. 6; Boston, O.
 Philadelphia, 8; Washington, First game.
 Philadelphia, 5; Washington, 2-Sec- ond game
 Detroit, 8; Cleveland, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
amos Hnodyne.

"We always wondered a little how Amos Dore and his wife got along-s really. Aunt Elm Macomber said frankly. Some in the neighborhood' said they'd never overheard a single loud or cross word on either side, but Lie Daniels always stuck to it that Amos was as mis- ble at home as man could be-
 He never spoke right out till Amos died and Mis- Dore went back up country to her folks. Then he let out''
 ''What?" queried Aunt Ems visitor
 Well, Amos worked logging along side of Lie every winter, and sum mers they hayed together most al ways, and it seems,' said Aunt Elm impressively, "that Amos complained of his. shoes hurting. him about all the time. Finally Lie asked why he wore tight shoes.
 Why don't you get pair big enough?' says Lie one day.
 "'WelL I'll tell you,' Amos says When wear tight shoes I forget all my other troubles Youths Com paniOn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The rubber game of the series be- tween the South Ends and the North Ends will be played Sunday at the flats at 3:3O o'clock. Each team has won a game from the other, this game deciding. The South Ends have been greatly strengthened since their last encounter with the North Finders and ought to have no difficulty in winning The batteries for the South Ends, Car ter and Lucia; for the. North Ends Jaggers and Meerback.
 The Newfields will have as their att traction at the Meadows the strong National team which has been recently organized and is out for the city cham pionship. The game will be called at 3:30.
 The Stratfords can have a game at Avon Park, Sunday, by communicati ting with Manager Dan Dillon of the Lin coin A. c. either through this paper or at his residence in Seaview avenue. Should the Stratfords not accept the Lincolns desire to take on the Maple woods, the Lenox A c. or the Mo- hicans at the East End freight yards.
 There will be an important meeting of the members of the West End Boys Club baseball team at the home Of Man. ager Beloin. 73 Clinton avenue. at 7:30 o'clock The following members are requested to be present: Ennis, Lynch, Burke T. Shea Rist. J. Shea, T. Nal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
Polishing a Diamond:

The polishing of diamond is very slow process, because of the great hardness of the material; besides this, the work must be frequently inter rupted to allow the disk to cool out after it has become overheated by friction. Each time a. new facet is to be cut the diamond must be removed from the dop and reset at another angle, and the diamond cutter trusts to his eye alone to guide him in this deli cate adjustment, although in the case of very small diamonds magnifying glass is necessary. The skill shown in placing the stone in the heated metal, sometimes with the bare hand, is surprising. The regular brilliant has ffty-six facets, besides the table and the collet-thirty-two above the gird1e and twenty-four below-but as eight facets are first formed, both above and below, each of these being recut into three or four smaller ones, there are considerably more than fifty six separate surfaces to be cut--Dr. George F. Kunz in Century.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
Orators Win in Waterbury
Waterbury Republican,

waterbury's long winning streak, which began against Hartford a week ago last Saturday, and numbered Tn It's list of victims every team in the lea que except Holyoke, came to an end at Rockville yesterday at the hands of the last team that would naturally be expected to do the trick. But there was nothing of the horseshoe brand mixed up in their victory. Although the game might be said to depend on one or two plays, where the locals fell down, the game was really decided on it's merits. Waterbury played up to the speed which gathered in a major ity of the recent wins and the work yesterday would have ordinarily re- turned the team winner but Bridge port played a trifle better in all de- partmentS and that explains the de feat. The score was 3 to and Do herty's men certainly died fighting, the least sign of a counterfeit hit or even an error by the opposition in the last inning being all that separated the local brigade from its tenth straight win.
 Crutcher occupied the slab for the home team and Riley. who worked for seven inning in the last game of Sat urday's double header, was on the mound for the visitors. Riley started off as if he would last no more than one inning and followed up by holding the Doherty boys helpless for the re- maining eight sessions. Waterbury had two or three chances to score after the first. but the ninth was the only session in which the home team appeared really dangerous. and then Riley proved himself master of the situation by forcing Mcdonald to hit to Hit. when a hit would win the game. Crutcher in danger in only one inning after Bridgeport scored and then a combination of good pitching and snappy fielding was enough to end the trouble. Riley had a shade on the local flinger both in keeping the hits; down and in control. zs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

such a mill to- be fixed for the nrst week in September. providing ne ooSs not get a forty-five round bout Wlt1 Ketchel at Colma about that tainle Papks wants to settle his controversy with Ketchel before he tackles any body else and says that in long fight he can win. He can DICK up bunch of sure money, however, py meeting either Lewis or Burke at the Rronx club. By the way, what is the matter with mill between Lewis ana Burke? The latter says he wants to fight and believes that Lewis IS atralo of him.
 If .1effries makes good his promise he will be in New York to-day ready to post a forfeit and sign reasonaple articles of agreement for the proposeo fight with Johnson. It will be an easy matter for Jeffries to, arrange f ; 2. sins en,s mill, sporting men think, if he IS sin ccre. A fair proposition will De snapped up by Johnson, it IS sa:d, TOT the excellent reason that the big negro is short of funds and is comoeleo to fight to get the money. Let Jeffrles post a s5,OOO forfeit, which Johnson can cover" said a well known boxing promoter yesterday, and then agree to accept the largest purse offered, naming December as the time ana forty-five rounds as the limit of the bout Johnson cannot refuse such terms, and the moment articles are signed it's a sure thing that the men can get a $50, 900 purse. There are only two places in this country where they can come together-California. and Nevada-without interference. so that offers for the match from other States cannot be regarded seriously. Jeffrles can convince the sporting world in a minute that he means business if he wants to. He can also make mn impossible by dictating impossible terms. Will ne come to the scratch with a fair. square offer that Johnson cannot refuse?"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Donlin go to Philadelphia. in exchange for Magee and Moran. shows that he wants to get a better team for Mo Graw has said all along that he would never part with Donlin until he re- ported to the Giants. Now, however, that some of the stockholders of the Philadelphia club are standing in the way of that plan it may fall through and McGraw has other plans.
 The latest report is that McGraw has offered President Ebbets a fabu- lous sum for Nap Fucker, the great twirler who struck out 16 men in the St. Louis game last Saturday. If Mo Graw can get Rucker-the chances are that he cannot-he will pay the Geor- gia twirler s7,O00 year and bonus of $1,OO0 if he wins twenty games this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
Connecticut League

The Papermakers did not stay league leaders very long for they were play ing in Hartford yesterday against the Senators and as a result both teams are now tied for first position. The Orators came unto their own and put a crimp into the winning streak of the Authors. which had gone on for nine straight The Ponies and New Britains broke even in a double head CT in Springfield. while New Haven by a seventh inning rally left North ampton by the wayside. The results:
 At Waterbury-Bridgep 3: Wa terbury. 2.
 At New Haven-New Haven, q; Northampton. G.
 At Springfield-Springfield 3. New Britain-1 (first game); New Britain 4, Springfield (second game)
 At Hartford-Hartford, 5; Holyoke, g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
MARRIED.

KEMP - RUSSELL.-In New Haven, July 21. Miss Ethel l.. Russell and Herbert O. Kemp of Stamford. McLAIJG HLIN - DORSEY - In Tor rington, July 21, Thomas Mclaughlin of Waterbury and Miss Annie, daughter of Patrick Dorsey. FERRIS - DRUMMOND. - In Sound Beach. July 20 Charles F. Farris and Miss Eleanor I. Drumnondl BYRNES -PERIGAL.-In Torrington, July 21. James J. Byrnes and Miss Mary Perigal.
 DICKERSON - BILLINGHAM - In Stamford. July 25, Harry M. Dicker- son and Miss Eva Billingf1am. DYKE - WILCOX.-In Norwalk July 2f. Charles F. Dike. Jr., of Colorado, and Miss Ethel Wilcox.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Mathewson returned to duty for the Giants yesterday, and with him pitch ing they won the second game in Bos- ton after losing the first. Although the Phillies are still without Donlin and still have Magee, they are in the throes of a brace and walloped the Brooklyns twice yesterday. The Pitts burgs turned on the Cincinnatis and tanned them, and the Cubs and Cardi- nals grappled for twelve innings with out either side winning. The results.
 Boston. [; New York, First game.
 New York, 6; Boston, 2-Second game.
 Philadelphia, '; Brooklyn. 0-First game.
 Philadelphia. 3; Brooklyn, 2-Second game.
 Pittsburg, 5; Cincinnati. 1.
 Chicago, 4; St. Louis, 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
Killifer, Youngster,
 Has Great Average

Killifer, the Detroit youngster, who displaced Germany Schaefer of the Tigers is to-day leading the American leaeue in hitting with the average of .4S3 He has not played iii enough games yet to exhibit his true cali bre, but those in which he has played have demonstrated that this youngster like many others in the league this season, needed only a chance, appar entity, to launch himself into the class of sluggers. There is a great race on for the leadership of the organization. Lajoie at present having one point on Eddie Collins of the Athletics. Cobb of Detroit is still advancing, be- ing only a point behind Collins.
 Jacklitsch of the Phillies,- after a lay off of a number of weeks because of injuries, has returned to the game, and is now leading the National league in swatting. Wagner the mighty, took another tumble during the week, his average now being .S42. He will soon have to make a race with Mitchell of the Cincinnati club, whose steady gains are earning for him the right to dispute the "Dutchman's'' supremacy. The dozen leading hitters in each league follows:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
DIED.

FINNERAN.-In. Stamford. July 24, Catherine, widow of John F'inneran of Stamford. DUNCAN.-In Norwalk, James B. Duncan, aged 76 years. ,LANGlS.-In Winsted, July 25, Mrs. Martin Langs, aged AS years, of Ca naan.
 TAYLOR--In Norwalk. July 25, Char les H. Taylor. aged AS years
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
A Boomeranq.

''She broke him of smoking so thaf he could save money.'
 And did he save money%
 "Yes, he got so interested in saving money that he broke off their engage ment so that he could save still more" Houston Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

WO-UdSb IIII-LdUU Bronkie. Stolen bases-Rodgers, Koch CT ,. Double plays-Bronkie and Shin eel, Crutcher and Rodgers, Riley and Miller Hilt and Bunyan. Left on bases Waterbury 6, Bridgeport 7. First base on balls-On Crutcher ?, off Riley 3. Hit by pitcher-Riley, Schmalz, Kocher. Struck out-By Crutcher 5, son.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
Ll a- Bill Was Dead Slow

"Didn't I tell you that Bill was too slow to live?"
 "He's gone and got run over by 6 hearse!''.-New York Journal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
A Hard Task.

Do you think a woman could be a satisfactory juror"
 .No She'd have to agree with elev- en men. ard she hasn't learned to sgree with one yet.'' Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
Self Denial.

Teacher-What do you understand by the words ''self denial?" Pupil-It Is when some one comes to borrow money from father and he says he is okt at home.-Fliegende Blatter:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

Games Today New Haven at Bridgeport. New Britain at Waterbury. Hartford at Springfield. Holyoke at mpton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Games Today Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Washington. Detroit at Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
M'GraW After
 "Nap'' Ruckel

Especial from United Press.)
 New York July 2S-Manager Mo
 Gfaw of the Giants is worried by the
 showing of his team and he is leaving nothing undone to strengthen it. The
 very fact that he agreed to let Mike
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

lon, Frank J. Mallon, J. Gallagher, Christy, Valderon, Keel, T. Gallagher and Cole.
 The Woodsides would like to hear from any 16-7 year old club in the city for a game Sunday at Brooklawn, West End Sluggers, Lenox Juniors or Fairfield Juniors preferred. Answer through this paper.
 The baseball nine of the Fairfield club" wishes to arrange some games with other hines, the members of which are aged 12 to IA years. Address all communications to B. Wakeman, Fairfield, Conn.
 The South End Jrs. accept the chal- lenge of the Pirates for a game Sunday at the Flats at 2:30
 The line up is as follows: T. Larkin, c; C.. Jenner, ss, D; A. Brazes, 2b; K. Walsh, D. ss; T. Hanson, 1b; G. Day, 3b; J. Molloy, If; T. Miller, of; P. De- herty, If.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Both teams put up a fine game in the field and the exhibition was one of the finest seen at Reidville this sea- son. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Fisher pitched for the Senators yes- terday and as result Hartford and Holyoke are now tied for first place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

'tDasher" Kelley is the same to the A. 6 B. team as Ernie Lush was to the No. 1 Crane team last season. They were in the dregs till good man put into them pulling them out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
Pittsburg, 5; Cincinnati. 1. Chicago, 4; St. Louis, 4.
STANDING c
Games Today

Games Today New York at Boston. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Pittsburg. Chicago at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

On Friday Jack Teller and his hust- ling band of Ponies will be here for enc game at Newfield. Springfield is always welcome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE

Game for Saturday, July 31st.
 Yost vs. Singer, NewfieId 2:30.
 U M. c. vs. Warmers, Newfield 3:45. A. & B. vs. No. Crane, Crane field 3:15
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

It was high time that some one did stick 1t to the Yosts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Bridgeport was travelling in high class yesterday when they went through the game without an error.
 It's many a day since such an event has happened in Oratordom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

There are threats of reha shing the Regnery matter over again. As a
 matter of fact there was never any (action taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Praise a fine day at night-Irisn Proverb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

A. & B. team as Ernie Lush was to
 the No. 1 Crane team last season. They were in the dregs till good man put into them pulling them out.
 Saturdays game will wind up the second series of the league season, and it will find the Yosts in first po- sition no matter what the results.
 Brassies have come to the conclus- ion that they can not get along with out pitchers. Most of their games have been lost thought ineffectiveness in the box Their pitchers have tried hard, but they were no match for the other clubs.
 Crane No. look good to win their remaining games of the season with Mike Lucia, Bill Sawyer and Nick Carter as added additions to the all ready good team. It does not seem beat them, but you can never tell in baseball.
 When crowd of 2.5Oo turn out to see an amateur baseball game in which two good teams are contest ants, what size crowd would turn out to see professional game in the Park City were represented by a winning club. The answer is quite simple
 No. 1 Crane and U. M. c. had an exciting finish. The latter had the game we'll in hand, but the clouting of the Main street boys was too much for the East Siders, they at last go- ninth, but hair raising catch of Texas leaguer by Casparack, the Crane center fielder, saved the game for the team.
 Suggestions are still coming in to Supervisor of Scorers Barton as to how he could conduct the job. It's no cinch, keeping score, but it is be- lieved without any doubt, that the Industrial League scores could and should be taken care of in a better manner by the assistant scorers. Ther'n be an awful howl at the end of the season should any of theaver- ages be, very close:
 There is one thankless job that is within the power of the directors to give out and that is the office of as-' sistant treasurer, which is now so simmons. It is F1tz's duty to look to the care of the finances at Newfield Park when the Industrial league teams have that field to themselves.
 The allowing of only two hits to the Yost team by Jaekel does not in any way produce greater number from that team in the 300 batting list. J aekel was always hOOdOO for the Yosts. Last season it was he, while for the Bullards who took a game from that team at the begin ing of theseason, which if they had won there would never have been any need of play off. and the pennant would have been waving over another factory.
 'Jaekel has pitched in 3 games against the Yosts, and 8 in each of the con- tests. the Typewriter makers have made but two runs. The first two games were with the Bullards the Yosts losing the first 3-2 and winning the second 2-0,C while Saturdays re- suit was Az. Seems quite strange though that all the other clubs of the league find Jaekel the easiest of pitchers.
 The fans will see two good contests Saturday at Newfield, the opener be- ing between the Singers and the Yosts while the high cap is with the U M c. team and the Warmers. Yosts will take due care that there is no repe- tition of last Saturdays affair while the Singers are in a winning mood threatening to do harm to any win ming streak.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Saturdays game will wind up the second series of the league season, when IA games will have been played, and it will find the Yosts in first po- sition no matter what the results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Bertwhistle, as has been stated, was , never black listed by Manager O'Rourke, but was given his release. so that he was free to play with any team in organized baseball, though he preferred to play with the outlaws. ven yesterday with two doubles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

The Cleveland club has asked for waivers on Pitcher Fred Falkepberg Falken berg along with Dave Altizel was sold to, the Maps last season by the Washington club. Altizer has gone to the Chicago Americans, while it is stated -Falkenberg will probably land LID as a Highlander.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Two games have been arranged fo tomorrow in Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Manager Hanna, of the New Britain club. received word from Marsans yes terday that he would arrive in New York on Friday and would immediate ly come to the Hardware town. Mar sans Is back in the game on the de- mand of the New Britain fans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Pete Wilson. pitching for the New York Americans, yesterday, was ar enigma 10 the Boston club, to whom he allowed only three hits. shutting them out 60.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Brassies have come to the conclus- ion that they can not get along with out pitchers. Most of their games have been lost thought ineffectiveness in the box Their pitchers have tried hard, but they were no match for the other clubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Crane No. 1 vs. Brass, Seaside 3:15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Willie Keeler is to be manager of the Brooklyn Club next season, is the latest rumor in the Brooklyn streets. It's only a runor, as nothing has been said by the Brooklyn Club officials But the chances of the story being right are good, as Keeler will prob ably retire from active work on the baseball field after this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

The option on Swat McCabe. held by the Pittsburgs, expired yesterday, the Pirates not taking it up, and as result the leagues heaviest hitter will remain in New Britain for a while at least. Bridges of Northampton has however been sold outright to the Ma tfonal League leaders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Manager O'Rourke has located his new second baSeman, Sweeney. The absent one is at his home in Brooklyn Manager O'Rourke has notified him to report in this city on Friday so as to be in the double header with New Britain on Saturday in the latter town,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Tive Lindaman, the only member of the Boston Nationals who was with that team prior to the reign of the late George Dovey has been handed his unconditional release by that club He had been offered in a trade for Capt. Mccormack of the Holyoke club, but the Papermal.er owners could not se:s fit to break up their crack infield, and probably get into bad slump.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

The fans will see two good contests Saturday at Newfield, the opener be- ing between the Singers and the Yosts. while the high cap is with the U M. c. team and the Warmers. Yosts will take due care that there is no repe- tition of last Saturdays affair, while The singers are in a winning mood threatening to do harm to any win ming streak.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28
THE FARMER: JULY 28, 1909

lon, Frank J. Mallon, J. Gallagher, Christy, Valderon, Keel. T. Gallagher
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Crane No. 2 look good to win their remaining games of the season with Mike Lucia, Bill Sawyer and Nick Carter as added additions to the al- ready good team. It does not seem possible that the other teams could beat them, but you can never tell in baseball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

BACKS OUT OF A MILL WITH THE BOSTON SLUGGER IN ENGLAND BY DRAWING THE COLOR LINE -PAPKE TO MEET LEWIS OR
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

sLeIIeI UT 1I'I IIISIIeIU IIedS IdIIen 11lO the same line number of the managers of this league are doing that is signing players who have been given a chance on clubs in this league and failed to make good. On Monday Teller signed Cox and Slattery, both former New Haven first basemen. They will be given a chance to show which is the better man. It's a hard road to travel for the Ponies to land a man the equal of Bill Yale.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Detroit, 8; Cleveland, 1.
Arizona republican., 1909-02-11
DRAGGED OUT OF COMMITTEE

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