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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
A Few Thoughts on Money.

Money, otherwise known as tin
dough, cush, geit, rocks, etc.
The corpuscles Of national cfrcufa~
ton which indicate the strength Of our
constitution.
It is often called a curse. Some
swear by 1t, others swear for #, and
still others swear at it.
1t often causes a species Of mental
arrangement or delirium called noner
mania. Many are willing to be thus
inoculated.
1t is the feature Of social distinction
It is the measure of intelligence
those who have 1T are wise, those who
have 1t not are foolish Possession Of
1t entities one to the use of money
gram.
Though a medium of exchange. Il
has no connection with souls OF astral
bodies.
1t is the religion Of today. offer
called moneytheism. Preachers pray
for it; laymen lay for it.
1t is the be all and the end all Chill
dren cry for 1t, women Sigh for It. n1er
die for Il, and all lie for ft--Smarf Set.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
Wrecked by a Knife Blade.

A ship was once wrecked on the
Irish coast. The captain was a care
full one. Nor had the weather been Of
so severe a kind as to explain the
wide distance which the vessel had
swerved from her proper course The
ship went down, but SO much interest
attached to the disaster that a diving
bell was sunk. Among other portions
of the vessel that were examined vss
the compass that was swung on the
deck, and inside the compass box was
detected bit of steel, which appeared
to be the small point Of a pocket
knife blade. 1t was learned that the
day before the wreck a sailor who
had been set cleaning the compass
had used his pocket knife in the proc
ess and had unceremonious1y broken
off the point and left 1t remaining IN
the box. That bit of knife blade en-
erted its influence on the compass and
to a degree that DETECTED the needle
from its proper bent and vftiated IL az
an index Of the ships direction That
bit Of knife blade wrecked the vessel
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
HaCkenSChmidt
In Fine Condition
Russian Lion Arrives in This
Country to Train For
Match With Gotch

One Of the first passengers ashore
yesterday morning from the steam
ship Olympic was George Hacken-
schmidt, the German wrestler, better
known as the Russian Lion. Hack
enschmidt comes for a match with
Frank Gotch out in Chicago Labor
Day. He will leave for the west in
charge of DR.. Roller, a Seattle wrest
Ter. and will go into training near the
Windy City. Dr. Roller accompanied
him from England
The match, which is to be the big
gest affair Of it's kind ever held any,
where in the world, will be for the
worlds championship, title now
held by Gotch, the American farmer
from Iowa. 1t is expected that $780,
600 will be taken in at the gate on
the day of the bout. The match will
be held in the American League ball
park.
Hackenschmidt, when he stepped off
the boat looked the picture of health
He is trifle heavier than he was
but will go On the mat weighing
about 200 pounds.
81 think I can beat Gotch this time"
said Hack, while the custom officers
we're paving over his training appara-
tus on the dock. II have been work.
ing hard in England for a long time
and I could go right on the floor
with. him here and stick 1t out for
many hours If necessary. DR.. Roller
thinks he can do a little more with
me before the match, however, and
1 am going to Chicago to get used
to the climate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
CY YOUNG MAY JOIN
new YORK AMERICANS
Veteran Pitcher Released by
Cleveland Gets Offer From
Yankees

Cleveland, Aug. lit was rumore1 4
around the Colonial Hotel, where the
Yankees are stopping, that "Cy"
Young the grand old veteran pitcher
just released Internationally by the
Maps, might join the ,iathamite fold
before Chase and his men pull stakes
for Detroit. Young has asked Chase
for trial declaring that he is not
in" by any means.
1t is said that the boy manager
may pick up the veteran to coach
his young pitchers On the training
trip next season. Young has been in
the major leagues for twenty-five
years. During that time he won 507
and lost 30 games for a grand aver
age of .621. Young has pitched two
no-hit games, in one of which he did
not permit a rival batsman to reach
first base. This season he won three
out of seven. He was handicapped by
serious illness early in the summer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
Umpire Bob Hart
Struck By Bottle
Former Conn. League Official
Knocked Unconscious by Mis-
sile Thrown in Baltimore Riot

Baltimore, Aug. 17-Bobby Hart,
the former Connecticut League Um-
pire, was struck by a bottle during
a riot at the close of the Baltimore
Rochester game yesterday and was
rendered unconscious. He reversed a
decision which permitted the Roches-
ter club to tie, make two runs and win
the game.
Manager Camel and Second Base.
man Alperman of the Rochester team
we're struck by stones thrown at
them after they had entered a troll
ley car, but suffered only slight abra.
sions.
As soon as the game ended the
crowd surged on the field in threat
ening manner, but the injury to Hart
evidently sobered them and prevent
ed more serious trouble. Only one
arrest was made. that of a man with
brick in hand.
With two men out. three men on
bases and the score a tie AIperman
hunted in front of the plate Pitcher
Adkins got the ball and threw to
First Baseman Schmidt who caught
it before Alperman reached the base.
Hart declared the runner out and
turned aside. A cry went up from
the Rochester players, that Schmidt
had dropped the ball. and when Hart
saw the ball rolling on the ground he
called Alpernan safe Two men
crossed the plate during the wrangle
that ensued. Schmidt insisted that
Alperman deliberately knocked the
ball out of his hand. but Hart allowed
his reversed decision to stand There
is intense interest in the present SER
les. which began yesterday, for Bal
timore is close on the heels of Roch-
ester which leads the league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
National League Is
Superior In Backstops
Critics Say Catchers in Old
ORGANIZATION Have Some
thing on American
Leaguers

New York, Aug. 16-There are
catchers and catchers, but there seems
to be no such thing as 1.-The best
catcher''-at least not just at present.
Rather there is one-of course there is
a "best"-but nobody can place his
finger on him and say with truthful
certainty: There he is
Almost daily we hear of somebody
saying that such and such a man is
the classiest thing in backstops. Such
persons don't know what they're talk
ing about. But they think they do
and they have their reasons for think
ing so.
There is one fact, however that i'm
presses itself on every fan who is
non-partisan in temperament. That IL
the supremacy of the National league
in the receiving department. The SEN
ior organization boasts no less than
seven candidates who are topnotchers
in every sense of the word. Enumer-
ate them: Johnny King, Roger Bres-
nahan, George Gibson, Chief Meyers,
Larry Mclean, Req Doom, Jimmy
Archer. In other words, every club
in the league has a first calibre re-
ceiver, excepting Brooklyn. The
Dodgers have a man, who. strictly as
a catcher, compares favorably with
any, but as a batter or base runner
he is not worth his salt That is Bill
Bergen. Bill is a wonder behind the
plate, but Heaven help that team
that has to send him to the bat in
a pinch. The other seven mentioned
are the exact antithesis of Bergen in
this respect as their batting averages
attest And they are all past mas
tiers at handling the big mitt. Combin-
ing the versatile ability, each individ-
ua1 one of them is the equal of any
catcher in the rival organiza tion
AS against this array, the Ameri-
can league offers Charley Street. Ira
Thomas, Ed Sweeney, Ted Easterly
Jimmy Stephens, Billy Sullivan, Bill
Carrigan and Oscar Stanage All
good men, otherwise they wouldn't
be big leaguers. But, where do you
find a star in the whole bunch? Home
team partisans will pick out Street,
be lauded as the greatest in the bus
mess. If the fan will carefully analyze
his men, and weigh him part by part
with the cracks of the National league
he will realize that there is hardly
a team in the Lynch organization that
can not put forward better man.
During the last few weeks we have
asked every club manager-Nati onal
and American-for his opinion as TO
the truth of that broad assertion
Without exception the American lea
que moguls refused to discuss theSl
matter saying there was no way Of
deciding it, Several National league
leaders were willing to talk lucidly
on the subject. They declared their |
association far superior to the rival
in the catching department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
AMERICAN TENNIS TEAM
PICKED TO, HURL BACK
ENGLISH RACQUET SHARKS

A strong representative lawn tennis
team has now been officially named to
play for America against England in
the International matches on the
courts of the West Side Tennis club
New York, Sept. T. s, and g., 1t is
composed of William A. Larned, the
national champion; r. D. Little of
New York, and Maurice E. McL.ough-
lin and Thomas c. Bundy of Califor-
mia. If this team wins, as it certain
ly should, it will go to Australia and
attempt to bring back the Davis In
ternational Trophy.
For singles the. selection is ire
prcaChable. AS for the doubles, it is
true that Mclaughlin and Bundy have
been beaten twice this year by Lit
tie and Touchard, but the shade of ex-
cellence between the pairs was not
conspicuous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
Scotch Students.

Many a man who never had any
schooling gets an education, and
often a surprisingly good one.
A traveller in Scotland once met a
farmer whose ground rent was about
$50 a year and who wrote poetry in
Gaelic that was of high order.
This same traveller met a youth in
Scotland who rode from home on
horseback to the seaport and then
across Scotland to Aberdeen, where he
sold his horse to enter the university.
1t is related of another Scotchman
that he was overheard repeating a line
of Tennyson, whereupon some one ask
ed him what poet he liked best.
Homer" he replied.
Whose translation do you readT'
81 rarely read a translation" he
said, wiping the fish scales from his
apron. II like best to read Homer in
the original Greek. "-Minneapolis Trib-
une.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
AL KAUFMAN TO
TRAIN FOR PALZEH
Heavyweights Are Hard
Hltters and Should Make
Great Match for Ten
Rounds
New York Journa1.)


Al kaufman, according TO a report
from Frisco, will be in New Yorx
within few days u start trsfrfnT
for bout with Al PaIzer. The re-
port states that Al had left for tff
mountains on a hunting trip and that
on his return ne would hop on a Pull
man and point his nose toward New
YORK Charley Harvey, it is hinte1
is now looking after the interests "A
the Frisco blacksmith and made ths
match for September date at a ~
cal club
Billy Delaney. who is in New YORK
at the present time, will in all prob
ABILITY handle the training Of Esuf-
man for this bout. It was Delanef
VINO started kaufman on his pugiIfsti1
career, and he still believes him -
be the best white heavy in the world.
even though he was recently hatreue5
by Jim Flynn at Kansas city.
1t looks as though Kaufman has
tossed the Australian offer in the az
now that he has accepted the New
York offer. Al had intended COINS
to Australia under the wing Of Hugh
Mcintosh, but if he comes here Tiers
is no chance of him boxing in fhs
land Of the kangaroo.
Palzer and Kaufman should make a
bear cat of match for ten rounds
Neither man is a Jem Drisco1I as far
as cleverness is concerned, but as for
plugging, gameness and a kick they
are both there like ducks. Kaufman
to be sure, is the more experIencsf
man, but in a ten-round mill viii
have very little on the ever-rushins
Palzer. The latter can chuck them
off his chin the way a buckinz bronco
'douses riders, and his rusfes ara
heart-breaking
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
UPPY UPHAM
HOLDS WINGS
TO FIVE HITS
Bridgeport Knocks Dent From
Box and Beats New Ha-
ven Club
(By Wagner.)

In spite of an attack of the colly-
wobbles in the fourth, the Mechanics
were good enough to trample on Jer-
ry Connell's opera bouffe troupe at
Newf1eld yesterday by 6 to g. Nc
Cann's boys were a trifle sour in
fielding but when it came to batting
they were bears.
Elliott Dent generally has the edge
on Bridgeport but the gang went
wight through him yesterday. Skip
per Eley belted one back of the sign
in deep right for home run. It was
the longest drive made on the grounds
gave Foot Ruell a home run on his
c1out in the second. 1t was long
drive and faster runner than Ruell
might have got a clean homer. He
stopped at third while Pope was try
ing to pick UP the throw and then
injustice to Ruell to give him three
Dagger as we did. Ruell and Eley
got orders for five pounds of tobacco.
Bugs Reisigl replaced Dent in the
Nth The human insect didn't allow
many liberties with his sharp break
did manage to get four hits and one
run while he worked. Uppy Upham
was In fine fettle. He toyed with
the visitors and let them down with
I'VE hits, one a scratch that Bob
Stowe allowed because he failed to
throw to first when he could easily
have retired Pop Foster. Uppy had
a new cap and "a fresh chew Of fine
cut and he grinned while he was let
ting the visitors down easy. Billy
Kerr caught a fine game.
In addition to connecting for a triple
and a single, Benny Kauff set 'em
cheering when he ran over to the
foul line and made stirring catch
of Pop Fosters fly in the fifth. After
Ruell had ambled home in the second,
Skipper Eley stepped up in the third
and smashed out a long drive that
was good for four bases. Unfortun-
ateiy there was nobody on at the
time. In the fourth the Mechanics put
the game on the shelf by scoring
three. Crook singled and Ladd plac-
ed two Dagger in left center. Foot
Ruell whitfield but Kauff swatted the
first ball for a single, scoring Crook
and Ladd. Benny stole second and
kept on to third when Pastor juggled
the ball. Stowe tripled to left, tally
ing Kauff.
Bridgeport got the last tally in the
sixth Ladd tapped Reisigl for a base
and Ruell sacrificed. Kauff tripled
TO right and Hi Counted. The throw
to third was wild and Benny tried
to make the plate but was caught on
a good throw by Reisigl to Waters.
The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
WILLIE BEECHER GIVES
CY SMITH BAD BEATING
IN TEN ROUND FIGHT

Willie Beecher, the Ghetto 1885,
pound champion, gave Cy Smith, Of
their ten-round battle last night at
the Long Acre A. c., New York.
Beecher led from the tap of the
gong. He was faster than his rival
and always beat Smith to the punch.
The third round was the best of the
evening. Both boys worked their way
to a neutral corner and for fully a
minute exchanged wallops that had
the crowd yelling like mad. Beecher
showed his advantage in this hurri-
cane by sticking the wa1lops over and
landing, while Smith lost the effect of
most of his swings by getting wild.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
HANS WAGNER INJURED
IN SLIDING TO BASE

Hans Wagner, the Pittsburg short
stop and leading National League bat
ter, is likely to be out of the game
for at least "a week as a result of an
injury to his ankle sustained during
the first inning of yesterdays game
with Brooklyn. Wagner tripped over
second base after making hit. He
pulled up lame and had to be assist
ed to the club house.
After the game an X-ray photograph
was taken of the injured ankle, and
it was said that it would take several
days rest to repair the damage done.
Wagner's injury at this time, for
the Pittsburg team. in whose defen-
sive and offensive play he is one of
the leading factors, is considered a
serious handicap to the club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17


White Plains. N Y, Aug. IL
Friends of Honey Melody, the Bos-
ton fighter. admit. today. that he
cant come back Charlie Lawrence
met him in a 10 round open air bout
here, last night, and. although far
from a topnotcher, himself, smother
the Hub fighter throughout. Melody
tried hard to even things in the last
period but failed.
Webster, Mass, Aug. 17.-"Knock-
OUT Brown, the New York fighter,
started home, today, with some more
easy money picked up on the Kero-
sine Circuit, for meeting carefully
lemons for a stated figure. Battling
Downey was the last one and his rail-
road ticket read from North Adams.
He was billed to stay II rounds but
lasted one and quarter and after
stopping one of Browns lefts with
the point of his jaw, was cold for
five minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
lBY Wa0nRr.

10y WdSHer.)
Two points behind Springfield and
going fine. Blow your whistle, Jack,
you're coming to a crossing.
Jimmy Hall, the former Mechanic
shortstop, has forsaken the diamond
and is \oow a stenographer for the
New York Edison Co., in the big city.
instead of rapping out base hits he
clouts the typewriter for yours Of
the 10th received and contents noted
Benny Kauff was entertaining the
fans at the Atlantic hotel last night
with a lecture upon how to hit 'em
out. mo more chasing the wide
Ones" said the chunky boy. 81 was
watching Ty Cobb in New York last
it was two inches off the plate. So
they've got to stick 'em over for me
after this
Uppy Upham has the sign on New
Haven. He shut them out last week
and could have done it yesterday with
better support. Uppy's record is now
Is games won and nine lost.
Hi Ladd is finding the ball again.
The old boy leaned up against the
benders for a two Dagger and two
singles.
body else last night. The little Sec
ond baseman said he couldn't hold on
to the ball no matter how hard he
tried.
Lou Litschi may look little slow
in fielding just now but the fans
should bear in mind that the shortstop
knee is giving him lots of trouble and
is covered with bandages. He can't
run fast and Is unable to start quick
ly because by doing so he might throw
out the knee again. LitSchi has done
such timely hitting for the Mechanics
that the fans should not roast him
for any slips in fielding.
Upham and Chief Snyder are the
boys who can field their positions.
Uppy was making all kinds of one
hand stabs yesterday. He retired
Bugs Reisigl in the ninth by reaching
up and grabbing a hot one that look
ed like a single.
Skipper Eley got one good wallop.
He has been playing a great game
lately and seems to have gained
little popularity with the crowds.
When he is going well, Skipper looks
like a WOHuer out WHEN lie strikes d
batting slump, good night
What'll you have Connery? Better
take a little of something on the
strength of that even break with
Springfield yesterday. The Senators
did we'll to take one game, particular
ly as their club is badly crippled
Wilson and Powers worked for Hart
ford in the first game which Spring.
field won by to g. Case and Green
well were the Pony pitchers. In the
second game Powers and Lakoff Ia
bored for the Senators while Case
and Bannister were in the box for
Springfield.
Watching Ty Cobb in action has
done Benny Kauff lot of good. The
kid connected for a single that
drove in two runs and also banged
out a triple.
The Mechanics left for Waterbury
this morning. Manager Mccain said
he would use either Walker or Gibbs
in the box. Tom Tuckey will prob
ably work for the O'Neil brigade.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
New Haven.
Score BY Innings.

Bridgeport .....,. % 1 8 o 1 90 *-6
New Haven .......0 0 O O 0 0-3
Two base hit, Ladd Three base
hits. Ruell, Stow. Kauff Home run,
Eley. Hits, off Dent 6 in innings
off Reisigl in Trimmings. Sacrifice
hits. Connell. Ruell. Stolen bases,
Sherwood, Kauff. Double play, Pope
Bridgeport 1, New Haven g. First
base on balls, off Upham g First
base on errors Bridgeport 1, New
Haven 8. Struck out, by Upham 4,
by Dent 2, by Reisigl 2. Time, 1870.
Umpire, Doherty.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
A Time For Blindness.

There is sometimes a greater charity
in seeming not to see our neighbours
trouble than In trying to relieve It.
Let me aloneT is the prayer CT many
a tortured heart when The curious. ths
oficious and the tactless force the door
Of its place Of desolation, albeit they
bring wine end oil.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17

An ingenious way Of comparing fhs
sizes of planets with the sun is sue-
gested by a French scientific writer.
Let the earth, he says. be represented
by twenty franc piece; then Venus IL
Is francs; Mars, 2: Mercury, Z: Uranus.
$50; Neptune, 800; Saturn, 1,s40; Ju~
piter, $500, and the sun 6,7SO,OOO.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
Looked Like a Bio Dose.

The man in bed had never heen sich
before. The doctor. wishing to ascers
tain his temperature, pointed the Their
mometer at him. and commanded:
open your mouth. Jim"
"Wait minute, doc" objected the
patient. Il don't b'lieve / can swalser
that.'-Judge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17


Hall lives in New York, Chalmers, the
Philadelphia pitcher, also resides. The
neighbors are getting the sporting ex-
tras every night to see if Chalmers
won.
AL O'Dell is hitting .253 for Atlanta
That's pretty good when you consider
that Atlanta is a tail end club and
also that there are some crack pitch
ers in the Southern league.
The next home game will be Satur-
field. The O'Neil crowd always plays
snappy ball here and the contest
should prove exciting. Chief Snyder
is slated to do the pitching for the
Mechanics.
Fred Reiger, the old New London
pitcher, is going fine in the New
against New Bedford Monday and
shut the Whalers out by to 0. He
gave but foive hits.
Hartford picked up a youngster who
played under the name of Weaver.
In the second game of the double
gave but five tts:
There was a triple play made by
Springfield in the second game of the
double bill. With Weaver on second
and Hart on first, High hit liner
that Barbour clutched off the grass.
Weaver got back to second but Hart
Weaver tried to run to third during
the excitement and was put out.
Wild Bib Donovan held the White
Sox to four hits. while his teammates
punched out IA, the Tigers winning
out to 1.
O'Leary is striving for batting honors.
adding three nice singles to his col
lection. yesterday.
Steele pitched wonderful ball for the
Pirtes, putting out the first % Infants
without permitting one to reach first
base. Erwin, the 26th, got a single.
being the only one to reach the first
corner.
This is bad year for baseball stars.
Lajoie was out of the game nearly
all season Ty Cobb is sick and Hans
Wagner is out with an injured ankle
which may keep him in bed for a week
or more.
Bresnahan is surely getting his"
this year. Hans Lobert spiked him
in the wrist and the Cardinals man
ager will probably be out for a week.
Magee was in thee game but uttered
no kick.
Well, well, who would ever have
thunk Miller Higgins Of ST. Louis
could make enough noice to be ban
ished from the game. Will wonders
ever cease?
c. Mathewson may not be the best
pitcher in the world this year, but he
surely has the Indian sign on the
Reds. 1t was his 22d consecutive vic
tory over Cincinnati
Schultz of Chicago is trying to
break all home run recordsS his eigh-
teenth of the season being annexed in
the game against Boston. In addi-
ton he got nice double.
For indifferent playing" Tinker Of
Chicago seems to be doing fairly WELL
Three hits, two runs, one putout and
II ,;-%e c.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
All About a Cruiser,

what sort of a boat is this?" in
CURED the inquisitive man at the
docks.
"a cruiser" replied a smart lad
"And where is she going?"
"a cruise, SIR"
'What makes it gor'
'It's screw, SIR
"Who are on board?'
Its crew, SIR
cit looks pretty smart"
1--WE have to keep it clean, or rub
bish and dust would accrue, SIR
ooh, you're too smart! Where do
you come from?'
From Crewe, SIR" London Tit
Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-17
AUSTIN TEAM WINS
Fl STRAIGHT VICTORIES
(special from IJnited Press !

NOPtOIdI IT OIII CIIIItU TtSS.J
Dallas. Aug. 1.-THE Austin team
in the Texas League, is today, look
Ding up rabbits feet and other charms
The team has won twenty-one conse-
cutive victories and is within eight
games of the worlds record held by
the Corsicana team in the old North
Texas League.