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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
Youthful Phenom
 Sold For $5,OOC
Paul Strand IT Year Old Pitcher
 Goes to Red SOx

Spokane, Wash, May 24.-Paul Strand, Spokane's seventeen-year-old "phenom," was sold to the Boston Americans by President Cohn last week before the Northwestern league season was a month old for $5,00o, the biggest sum ever paid for a Northwestern league player.
 Six clubs were dickerfng for the boy wonder. Strand is fresh from the sage brush of South Prairie, Wash. He never got a dollar for pitching professional ball until late in the season of 1910, when he was put in by his home town after show ing himself to be far too much for the kids. He won his first game with only two hits against him, struck out eighteen and allowed no runs. Pres ident Cohn heard of the boy, offered him s100 a month to pitch in 1911 and Strand grabbed the pen before MT. Cof1n had time to back up.
 The boy is fresh and modest as a child He hasn't bad habit of any description and hasn't acquired man. nerisms or peculiarities of delivery. He just draws back his arm and cuts loose.
 He stands exactly six feet tail, weighs 180 pounds, and is going to be heavier in another year or two. So well did the boy show up in spring training games that Capt. Ostdick was seriously considering pitching him in the opening game, a proceed ing that would have scandalized the fans, who had been advised of the boys absolute greennesS.
 After winning the first three games, Ostdick put Strand in. The boy won his game and got three clean hits, including a two-bagger. Strand might have lost a close game, as two wild lowed only five hits and walked three.
 Tn his second game ,early in the next week, he set a new league rec ord by striking out eleven men in seven innings he worked, allowing no one batsman. He struck out the first three men up in the first inning, on nine pitched balls.
 Strand won his third game, 2 to 1, the first real contest he had entered, being touched for eight hits. But he showed his gameness and native cool ness by striking out men in the pinch and holding steady. despite the close ness of the score.
 The boy has terrific speed for a southpaw and rare command of his fast ball. He has the faculty of shooting for the corners all the time rarely growing the ball. He has not mastered his curve, but the Spokane players say he has a wonderful break Speed is his greatest asset, but cool ness and native craft are noticeable | traits.
 Nobody has tried to bunt on him yet, but for ordinary batted balls he has fielded his position acceptably. IT his first game he covered first base on a ball batted deep to the first base man like a veteran. His parents are of Swedish birth and Strand has the complexion of the Scandinavian. He was seventeen years old last Decem- Der.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
New Haven Buys
 0u1fieIder Cough
Heavy Hitter Secured From
 Portland of Coast League
(New Haven Palladium. )


 Irving Cough, the young outfielder who made such a hit in left field last season for the New Haven State league club and who batted 1908 for the season, is coming back to New Haven. Yesterday Manager Cameron accepted the terms of the Portland club for the purchase of Outfielder Cough and will immediately send on a check.
 Cough came here last season with Roger Peckinpaugh from the CleVe- land American league club and both boys showed a lot of form and be- Rock. Cough showed great ability as a pinch hitter and broke up many games for New Haven in the league last season. With Cough on the team, Manager Cameron will have three of the five leading batsmen in the league, namely, Foster, Burke and Cough. The other two in the bunch of five were Hi Ladd of Bridgeport and Gus Soffel of Hart
 Cough 4helded .ss4 for New Haven fast season and there was hardly a game when the young fellow failed to pull of some sensation in left field. Just where Cough will play and what change will be made in the makeup of the local team Manager Cameron talk of Cough going to center field and Capt. Jerry Cornell acting as second string catcher. If this change is made John Bunyan will probably be kept as one of the spare catchers and substitute first sacker.
 Get . Nugget in the south end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
PASSES PROVE COSTLY TO
 M'CANN'S YOUNG MEN
Chief Snyder Has Bad Day But Tex Rumsey
 Pitches Good Ball

Concerning Bridgeport's defeat at
 Hartford yesterday, the Courant says:
 Hartford did not hit Pitcher Sny- der very hard yesterday for they
 didn't get a chance. All the batsmen had to do was to stand up to the plate, or near it, for they had to duck back occasionally, and draw a base on balls. In the second inning he passed four
 men right one after the other, and in the third he sent three to first in or der, Talk about your free rides;
 Snyder would never get by as a man ! ager of the flying horses or carousel. The Dutchman has been successful heretofore this season and Manager
 McCann banked upon his winning pitcher to stop the .runaways.
 "Tf Rumsey had succeeded Snyder earlier in the engagement it would be hard to say what the result would be.
 as Hartford did not get to him with any degree of success. On the other hand, it is not believed that Bridge port could have scored any more, even | in extra innings and the runs made off Hartford were due to infield bob | bles.
 "The trouble began in the first in
 ming, when Litschi walked after Eley I had flown out. Crooks singled, send | ing Litschi to third. Ladd flew out to High, who held Litschi on the bag. Crooks stole second and, Kauff was hit with pitched ball. With the bases 1 full, Stowe forced Kauff at second. Hartford did better than this. Gus Soffel singled. went down on wild pitch and to third on Hart's out. He scored on Highs sacrifice fly.
 Bridgeport made all of its runs in | the second. Hall walked and Russell bunted one that Leverenz did not get near enough to field. Snyder bupted r and when Lefty threw to Connery. the captain dropped the throw. Hey hit
 tt; ough Soffel's legs, two runs SCOT ! ing Litschi flew to Hickey, Snyder scoring on the out. Eley was forced
 at second by Crooks and Hi Ladd struck out.
 About the only other chance that ] Bridgeport had was<in the fifth. Lit schi singled and Rehg fumbled Crooks 1 drive. Ladd tried to sacrifice but 1 forced Litschi at third. Kauff was thrown out by Soffel and Rehg tossed
 Bobby Stowe out. Bridgeport did not
 get a man to first in the next three rounds but Hall opened the ninth with l clean hit. Russell sacrificed him ta
 second. sRumsey famed and Eley was | disposed of at first At this Sime, it was about dark enough to light a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
YALE LOSES TO
 AMHERST ON ERRORS.

New Haven, May 24.-Poor hand ling of thrown balls cost Yaie yester- days game with Amherst, ? to O.. Yale outbatted the visitors, making six hits to Amherst's four, but suc- ceeded in pushing only one base-run- ner to third, so sharp was the visit ors' fielding. Kane's tumble of Bu.- dett,s grounder in the fifth was ihs only semblance of misplay by the visitors Burdette was quickly dou~ bled on Reilly's grounder to Pen- mock.
 In the sixth, with two out, Badger and Thompson beat out infield hits, but Bennett's grounder to Kans closed the inning with Badger on third In the seventh Burdette and Mckee also were safe on infield taps. but Burdette was thrown out trying for third Outside of the seventd Amherst never had chance to score.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

Frank Connaughton, now managing Rrockton, has been playing ball for + years He is going great this sea son and the Brocktan fans think he is the goods.
 Tiemeyer, formerly, with Holyoke, is belting at .362 clip for Trenton in the Tri-State league.
 Ernie Lush is hitting well for Lan- caster in the Tri-State He hit for .345 in nine games. Ernie is playing in the outfield.
 They haven't unfurled the 1910 pen- nant in Waterbury yet If the Pac- CTS continue to whirl off the victories they may Haunt two flags at once in September.
 Callaha n twirled great ball for Wa terbury yesterday and the Pacers beat Spring field by to 1. Temple worked for Springfield.
 New Haven got the decision over Northampton by to in New Ha- ven yesterday. Bugs Re1sfgI went in with two out and the bases filled in the ninth and famed the batter.
 Poor old Holyoke. They were ahead of New Britain by to 1 until the eighth when. the Cubebs won out. Hoar worked for New Britain and Walker for the Papermakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
Which Team Will
 Get Johnny Fitz?
ElkS and East Sides Both After
 Demon Outfielder

Johnny Fitzpatrick, formerly treas urer of Jackson's theatre but now one of the citys street inspectors. is up against it. He signed up to play with Ben Herman's East Side A. C.. in game against the Elks nine at Newfield park Friday afternoon, but yesterday he came to Manager Her man with tears in his voice and tried to sidestep. On account of his sym pathies with the Elks and because he thinks Manager Joe Waters is a nice, little fellow, Fitz didn't think he ought to give his valuable services to the East Sides.
 Manager Herman and his chief ad- wiser, Elm Donnelly, are afraid they are in bad, too. They fear that if Fitz is allowed to play on the East Sides he might throw the game be- cause of his friendship for the Elks or else he might try his celebrated play of stealing second with the bases full. They'll probably have to flip a coin to see which team gets Fitz, the demon outdelder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
Lively Fight
 l May Disrupt | Congregation
Presbyterian Pastor in Bad by Having Boxing Bouts in
 Church Gymnasium
Special from United Press.) }


 New York, May 24-A lively fight, which -may disrupt the congregation of the Greene Avenue Presbyterian church in Brooklyn, is threatened, to- day, because the pastor pr. c. H. Egan not only witnessed but applauded a three round boxing bout in the church gymnasium. % The boys of the Greene Avenue church and of St. Paurs Lutheran church held a joint athletic meeting. last night, which was to wind up with three 3-round boxing contests between representatives of each church. The first one, between Tim Moran of St. PauPs and Kid" Dresser, of the Greene Avenue church, was a ham, mer and tongs event in which there were two knockdowns and blood drawn on both sides. The cheering attracted the attention of Deacon Jagger, who threatened to call the police if the bouts were not stopped at once
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
D0NLIN AND
 RED AMES FOR
 ED REULBACH
Reinstatement of Outfielder Means That He'll be Traded

There is still 8 rumor going about in which Anes and Mike DonIin of New York are supposed 10 be slated for an early deal involving the addt- ton of a certain slabman. The strongest tip is that the pair men toned above are to be turned over to Chance for Ed Reulbach. There is no doubt but that this trade was discussed a day or two back, bit now that Reulbach is apparently cori- ing around again Chance may not be willing tc put it across.
 It seems to be close to a certainty, however, that Ames and Donlin are in line for some sort of a trade if McGraw can get a slabman whom hs can put his trust and faith in. Leon and while still good pitcher, seems to have encountered a hoodoo here which he cannot shake off.
 He would probably go much bet ter with another club, while Donfiu is reported to be in playing form 9 gain.
 DonIin has been practicfng for sev- era1 weeks and believes himself cap able of getting back. He was off, fered to Brooklyn along with Ames. but President Ebbets turned down the offer because McGraw wanted Pitcher Bell or Fucker.
 Donlin's application for reinstats- ment is now in the hands of tho national commission.
 Offered to Brooklyn.
 When Brooklyn passed up the of- fer Manager McGraw tried to do business with the Chicago club. Donlin has other ambitions than to cavort in the outfield. He has watch ed with envy the progress made by his former playing mates, who ars now managers, McGinnity, Dahlen. Johnny Dunn and Jennings are get ting lots of money as team generals- He wants a chance to lead a. cham pionship team, and McGraw always did predict that Doniin would make a good manager.
 Wants to Help DonIin.
 The Giants leader does not be- Iieve that Don1in can "come back" as strong as he was three years ago. If he thought so Donlin would now be playing an outfield position. But he wants to help Donlin to how we'll he can handle a team. Donlin left the Giants two years ago, not because of i'll health or any kick with the New York club. Through his wife (Mabel HiteJ ns was successfully launched in theat- ricals. He was booked in vaudeville to the amount of nearly $10,000 for a season of six months When the regular contract was sent to him he naturally refused 2 pul ary down oI a00 siocoo o0o for te ne ss ssms period, six months.
 Now he is independently comfor- table, but his love for baseball has never diminished. He wants to come back and make a name for himself as g. manager.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
SDorl Notes Of Interest
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.)
 New York, May 24-Official an- nouncement was received here today that there will be 35 entries in the American regatta which will be row. ed over the Schuylkill river course at Philadelphia, Saturday afternoon. Pennsylvania, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, and Harvard will be the contestants in the college races. Annapolis, for the first time in it's history. will also send a crew.
 New York, May 24-From to odds on the Meadowbrook F.oio Team, holders of the international polo tro- phy, against the English challengers, today went to to 1.
 New York, May 24-The qualifying round in the Metropolitan Golf Asso- citation Championship began today on the Garden City course with 100 en- trants. Among those who started are the titleholder, Frederick Hereshoff, and the former champions, Jerome D. Travers and Walter Travis.
 Boston, May 2tThure Johanson, Swedish long distance champion, is an 11th hour added starter in the 12 mile race here tonight, which was to have been a match race between Billy Queal and Ali Shrubb. Queal still
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
Eddie Kelly And
 CurIey' Win Bouts
Local Boxers do We'll in South
 N0rwalk Preliminaries

South Norwalk. May 2EBy coming in strong in the fourth round and us- ing the right and left upper cut to perfection. Bunny Ford, the New Ha- ven lightweight, outpointed "Raver' Benjamin of South Norwalk here last night in a rattling six round go before the Twin City A. c. It was great mill.
 Young Curley of Bridgeport, and Frank Fay of South Norwalk, went six rounds in fast fashion Curley was the aggressor in the third round and locke like an easy winner. Fay came back strong in the fourth and Curley copped the fifth. Fay had Cur ley in bad in the last round.
 Eddie Kelly of Bridgeport, shaded Billy Brown of South Norwalk in six rounds It was one grand slugging match with both boys standing toe to toe and slugging for all they were worth. It was even up to the fifth, but then Kelly outpointed his oppon- ent
 Billy Hogan of Bridgeport, refereed the bouts and the show was one of the best ever pulled off by the club. It was the closing show of the season and the bouts were we'll attended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

match.
 Hartford tied the score in the third. Herman Schincel hit safely and Lev erenz went out on strikes Soffel was put out by Crooks. Hart High and Rehg were successively passed and when Rehg got four balls, SchinCel was forced in. A wild pitch scored Hart. Connery also walked and Moves was thrown out by Litschi. The game was won in the fourth. Hickey opened with hit and Schincel sacrificed him to second. Leverenz fouled out. Sof- fel and Hart walked, filling the bases. High got four balls and Hickey was forced in. Rumsey went into the box at this time and he struck Rehg out. Two bases on balls and an error by Hall filled the bases, with two out in the sixth. but Rehg struck out again.
 The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
REINHARD PIANOS.

The Reinhard piano has been sold in Bridgeport by the Wissner House. corner of Broad and State streets since the inception of their businesa here, IS or 20 years ago. It is uses in hundreds of Bridgeport homes ana. has given general satisfaction Tb$ low price at which this little musicas wonder is sold is due to the fact that the piano is sold direct from fac~ tory to purchaser. A progressive 2Oth century plan, inaugurated and perfected by the founder of tl1if rapidly growing concern.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

The Austin Chippies have organized for the season and are going out for the 15-16-year-old championship of the city. They have a. fine array of tal- ent and will make the other teams hustle for the honers. Those who are to bring home the bacon are as follows: Joe White, Dan Larkin, Bill Larkin, Al Imlah, Tom Luddy, John Lawler, George Day, Joe Heery, John Bowden. They issue a sweeping chaI- lenge to any 15-16-year-old team in the city for a game Saturday or Sun day afternoon. the, Crescents. Sound Views, Jrs, or Turnpikes preferred. Answer through the Farmer.
 The Clover Juniors will play the Walnut A. C., Sunday, at the mud flats. The lineup for the Clovers in cludes Honan, Bowen, P. Ward, Buck ley. Luddy, H. Magee. Speers. Latham and Bardley.
 The Sound View A. C., uniformed, challenge any strong team in the city for Sunday, the Lincolns, South Ends. Edgewoods or any other strong club take notice. If accepted answer through the Farmer or write to Jo- seph C. Chatles, 125 State street. Game to be played at the mud flats.
 The Acme A. c. are coming across with the kick that they were not de- feated by the Burr Roads last Sunday, as the latter claim. The Acmes say the score was 18-17 in their favor.
 The Acme A. c. challenge any 15-16- year-old team in the city for a game Sunday at the flats. Answar through the Farmer.
 The R. A. c. JrS., would like to play any F OF 13 year old team in the city for a game May 2S. The game to be played at the. Old Mill Green Send challenge to 587 Hallett street, city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
TO REVIEW PARADE.

Lieut.. Governor Blakeslee and Mayor Buckingham are expected tr review the monster Sunday school parade planned for this city on June 3. J. B. Williams, president of the State Sunday School associa tions, has also promised to attend. Col. J. H. Wade has been chosen grand mar sho1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
BRIDGEPORT.

Sacrifice Hits, High, Shince1, Lev erenz, Litschi, Russell and Snyder. Stolen base. Crook. Base on balls, off Leverenz 2, off Snyder 2, off Rumsey 8. Struck out, by Leverenz 5, by Snyder 1, by Rumsey 4. Wild pitch, Snyder 2, Leverenz 1. Hit by pitched ball, by Leverenz 2. Hits, off Snyder in 2-3 innings, off Rumsey 1 in 1-S innings. Left on bases. Hart ford g, Bridgeport T. First base on errors, Hartford 1, Bridgeport 2 Time, 1:45. Umpire, Mason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

of the game for several weeks. His
 loss weakens the Phillies a heap The Rustlers have lost F straight. | And yet some persons insist that 13 is not uniucky
 Pitcher Walter Johnson relieved
 Gray in the eighth and forced the tying ard winning runs on Detroit
 by passes. Johnson gets $7.ee0 q year. l too.
 l Mclean of St. Louis answered pres l ent with two singles and a duo of l If the White Sox couldn't use him i TOW.
 l Russ Ford hasn't lost a game since his first of the year when it was 1 to 0 against him. He has won six. Brooklyn put in sub catcher nam | ed Miller against the Pirates, and his | three hits won the game. It was Brooklyn's 9th victory .n the last : games.
 going at their present speed St. Louis- ans will want to name the Mississippi river after him. Ty Cobb stole three bases but it l doesn't seem to have been his fault l even after such a doughfOot as Sam l Crawford swiped two. l Easterly, Lajoie and Turner were all out of the Cleveland lineup and the Athletics proceeded to raid the Maps. | Workmen were busy marking the l diamond at Steeplechase this morning | The field will be in fine shape for the | game Sunday afternoon. l Red Waller returned from New | York last night. He is feeling all ! right with the exception of a cold.
 Things are breaking bad for us now,'' | says the auburn matched finger ''but
 we'll get going in a little while" Umpire Ebner is through He is suc- ! ceeded by Neil Mason who worked in
 Hartford yesterday.
 Manager McCann can't understand | what has become of .Outfielder Bill Bailey. He sent another telegram to Owner Farrell of the New York Amer jeans, who is in Chicago with his team.
 Now that Cooney Hoover has come from Altoona. Waterbury has four players from the Tri-State league.
 They are Lower, Shortell, Marshall | and Hoover.
 Tom Downey went in as a pinch
 hitter for Cincinnati against the
 Giants yesterday but failed to get a hit. The Reds lost by to ?.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
Cornell Expects
 To Win All Races
Coach Courtney Takes Men
 Away From Heat of Town

Ithaca. May 24-With headquarters of the Cornell varsity crew establish ed five miles down the lake to keep the irowers away from the heat of the town, Courtney and his assistants are confident the men will not train off, The crew is showing faster in prac- tice than any other for several years, and it is expected to finish the sea- son without defeat.
 The freshman eight is far from sat- isfying Courtney and he has shaken it up again. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
NATIONAL

Yesterdays Results. At Brooklyn-Brooklyn 4, Pitts burg 3.
 At New Yorlk-New York 7, Cincin- nati 2. At BOstOn-Chicago G, Boston 4.
 At Philadelphia-St. Louis 12, Phil- adeIphia 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
AMERICAN
Team Standing.

Yesterdays Results. At Cleveland-Philade 9, Cleveland 1. At St. Louis-St. Louis 3, Boston 2. At DetrOit-DetrOit 9, Washington 8.
 A. Chicago-New York 4, Chicago 3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
EDDIE MURPHY OUTPOINTS
 JOHNNY WILLETTS EASILY
lsnecial from United

Special from United Press.)
 Boston, May 24.-The reputation, Johnny Willetts brought up from Philadelphia, i5 full of dents, today, for last night he was easily outpoint- ed by Eddie Murphy, South Bos-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
CONNECTICUT LEAGUE STANDING
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

At New Haven-New Haven, 5; Northampton, 4.
 At Springfield-Water 3; Springfield, 1.
 At Hartford-Hartford, 4; Bridge port, 3.
 At New Britain-New Britain, 5; HoIyOke. 4,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

The Clovers have Mullins, Lannon, Mccarthy. Lawlor. O'Brien, Cotter, Germain, Casey, Darien and Bowden. and have games with Stamford. Green wich, Darien and Wallingford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24
LAST MEETING.

At the home of MT. and Mrs. N. W. Bishop, Park Place, last evening, the final gathering of the Contemporary club for the season was held with a delightful musical program as the attraction. An unusually large at tendance marked the wind-up of the successful year. Miss Edith Chap man Gould, soprano; Reinald Wer- renrath, baritone, and Hans Kronold
 'cellist, contributed to the program
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

Dome Wilson with the Yosts is experiencing a reversal of form in his batting this season. Last year Will son found the going quite difficult. but this year., the pitchers all look alike to him. He grabbed three hits, two of them double deckers, in the St. Joe- Yost game last Sunday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

It was suggested only a few weeks ago that the Clover press agent get busy. He has. sending the above in formation to the Farmer man.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

ton one handler. The mill went the full 12 rounds but Murphy scored several knockdowns and badly muss- cd up his opponents visage. He did not have a punch, however, for if he had the Quaker lad would have gone to dreamland in very short order.
 Get a Nugget in the west end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-24

'Nix,'' he says, .'on the disbanC stuff. We're still there with a def for any club in the @state, barring nOne."