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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
Beachy, Ovington and
Grahame- White Enter
Today's Aviation Meet
Especial from United Press }

Squantum Aviation Field, Mass
Aug. 26-Despite overcast skies and a
field that had been soaked with rain
for two days, Boston and her sur
rounding neighbors, Cambridge, Brook
line, Sonierville, Maiden and smaller
towns, turned out for the Harvard
aviation meet, today, as they never
have even for the big championship
football games at Harvard. The first
event was scheduled to begin prompt
ly at O'Clock. Two hours before
that time thousands were hurrying to
the grandstand and bleacher seats.
Such filters as Lincoln Beachey, hold
er of the altitude record; Earle L.
Ovington, Grahame- White, Tom Sop
with, James ". Martin, Eugene B.
Ely, Howard Gill, w. G. Beatty and
Charles Cummings are entered in a
program of from five to eight events
daily. Harry n. Atwood is expected
to participate next week.
Today's events were: Quick start
ing, 3 o'clock; race for speed, laps
in heats, two in each heat; bomb drop
ping; altitude speed; exhibition fly
Inc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
Stone Beats Willie
Howard in Fast Bout

The sprightliness and thorough
boxing knowledge of Harry Stone en-
abled him to gain the decision over
Willie Howard. the rugged Brook
Ignite, in their ten-round encounter
last night at the Twentieth Century
A. c., New York. Stone proved much
too shifty for the persistent Howard,
who had an advantage of fully ten
pounds.
The Ghetto champion gave a splen-
did exhibition of the art of hit and
get away. He would dance in, jab
with equal effect with both hands.
and then skip out of harms way.
Howard's strong point was infighting.
Stone was aware of this, and kept
away from Howard as long as he
could without making the bout unin-
ter ssting. Stone was a postmaster at
long range work. He never permit
ted Howard to set for damaging
blow. Repeatedly Stone threw How
ard off his balance by flashing out
with a left hook. This blow caught
Howard when he least expected it,,
and made him start all over again.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
Gibson Keeping
Pirates In Place
Pittsburg Backstop Has
Steadied Erratic Twirlers
So They Win Games

1t is an old baseball maxim tha.
it takes overwhelming strength liz
some other department to make a pen
nant winner of a team handicapukd
by the lack Of high class catcher.
Detroit is the only club that has woa
a league championship in recent YEAR.
that has not been well fortified be-
hind the plate
Though heavy hitting and capable
pitching have done their share ia
make Pittsburg a championship con-
tender this season, one Of the most
potent factors In the Pirates sue
cess this year has been the consist
emily great work of George Gibson ia
handling a staff of pitchers which,
while loaded down with great pos-
sibilities, is also capable of ascending
to truly wonderful heights at the very
slightest provocation.
It was Gibson who put the Pirates
In the way of winning a National
league pennant and worlds cham
pionship two years ago by working
in so many games throughout the sea-
son that Ihef broke all big league rec
ords. This 6eason, with the Pirates
really in the race only for the past
month or so he has not been 30 con-
spicuous, but his work has been none
the less brilliant for all that
This spring he set out with a pitch
ing staff that has been erratic for
years. =, He. gradually worked 1t INTO
such f0hm that It il now rated by
many as the best in sefther big league.
In New York the fans think McGraw
has about the niftfest collection Of
mound workers in the game, but in
other National league towns there fs
heap of respect for Clarke's fling
ers. -" 'i''7S
A good part of the effectiveness
they have shown during the past six
weeks must be laid to Gibson One
Of the four really classy catchers do
ing business today, he has worked
over his battery mates until even the
1est of them has grown steady.
And with all this careful handling
Of his pitchers he is the same quick
thinker and wonderful thrower az ne
was two years ago, when he first
made his bid to be classed with the
truly great catchers of the present
generation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
Mammoth Crowd Will
See Gotch and Hack
Wrestle on Labor Dav

When George Hackenschmidt and
Frank Gotch wrestle for the worlds
wrestling championship in Chicago on
Labor Day $4,000 persons are expect
ed to witness the bout. According
to word received from Chicago, the
demand for seats has been enormous
Already the advance sale of seats has
reached over the $4,000 mark. The
prices range from So to $40, and the
demand for the high-priced reserva-
tons has been unusually large. Pro-
moter Jack Curley says he expects the
proceeds to yield over $4,000, and
possibly 100000. The match will
be held in Charlie Comiskeys ball
park.
There will be a lot of money wa
gered on the contest. Already the
betting has shifted several times. In
this country Gotch is the favorite, but
abroad Hackenschmidt is considered
to be the man who has the better
chance. Gotch, however, will be a
slight favorite when the two man
meet in the middle of the arena. This
will be the first real big wrestling
bout this country has seen since that
memorable bout in which these two
men took part several years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26

Directors of Local Organiza
ton Said to Have
Changed Minds
{By Ira HaH.)

AS President A. E. VeneSS was un-
! able to be present last evening at the
meeting of the City Baseball League
the directors put over action on the
league extension and the Yost-St. Jo-
seph controversy until next Tuesday
night. President Veness sent word
that he would surely be present on
that evening.
All the directors were present, in
Guiding Toomey Of the Joes, Halpin
Of the Rocks, Lynch of the Yosts and
Mcmahon of the Eagles.
AS the league directors had ordered
the Joes to play the Yosts last Sunday
Or forfeit, Manager Lynch could have
pressed the matter last evening and
secured a forfeit. AS the Yost team
this manner, arrangements were made
to have the disputed contest played
next Sunday. 4,5.,.
1t is most probable that when the
matter of extension comes up next
Tuesday evening that there will be a
change of front and that the league
will rescind it's former action in de-
Gliding upon another series. The anti
extensionists have been busy during
the past week and now claim to have
sufficiently converted those in favor
so that when a motion to rescind is
put there will not be a voice in OppO-
sition.
The league had originally planned
for an outing at Steeplechase Island
on Saturday, Sept. 8, but last even
ing the league moguls decided to drop
the idea as it was the general belief
that the outing could not be carried
on profitab1y.
Secretary Fred Willard of the Fac
tory League this morning called off
the Yost-Auto. Mach. Co. contest
scheduled for Yost Field. A look at
Yost Field was sufficient to convince
him that the grounds would be in no
condition for baseball contest. This
year the league has been most for
tunate in the matter Of favorable
days, today being the first a game
had TO be postponed because of the
weather conditions.
The announcement that the Yosts
would today use Frank White and
Dome Wilson as their battery
against the Automatjcs recalls the
work of the Yost club with that bat
terry in action in 1909. White got in
to but few games last season, while
this year he has hardly been heard
from. White reports that his arm is
On the mend and wants a chance to
work it out. Another week, due to
the postponemept, will find the wing
in much better shape.
A bunch of fans were the other ev-
ening discussing the merits of the va
rious factory teams for the past few
years. 1t was the opinion of the
dyed -the-wools that the Yost club
Of 1909 never had a peer before Or
since as a real factory organization.
A glance through their lineup will con-
vince the most skeptical: Dome will
son and Shorty" Donnelly, catchers;
Frank White and Amos Johnson, pitch
ers and right fielders; the late Mike
first base; John Bowling,
second base; Tom keenan,, short stop;
Bill Regnery, third base; Billy Dubee,
left field, and Tom Sma1lwood, center
field, with "Swampy' Whaley filling
in as utility.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
DAN 0'NEIL
TOOK PUNCH
AT D0HERTY
Waterbury Magnate May
Be Suspended for Assault
ing Umpire
New Haven Journal-Courier.)

New Haven Journal-Courier.)
The berth of a state league umpire
is not a bed of roses. This unfor-
tunate fact was learned by Mike
Doherty in the New Britain-Water-
bury game Thursday in Waterbury,
which resulted in a fracas between
Manager Dan O'Neil of the Waterbury
club and the genial Mike that may
result in unpleasant complications for
the Waterbury magnate. Mike pour
ed forth a tale of woe which, if I'M
colored, may place O'Neil in a bad
light. AS ii is, Doherty says he has
sent detailed report of the trouble
with O'Neil to President Tracy. Mike
says that Tracy would be justified in
suspending O'Neil and filming him.
An unprovoked assault is Mixes
charge against the Waterbury own
er. The trouble followed the game
which was won by New Britain by a
2 to 1 score. In the third inning
Mike Doherty pronounced Nichols out
when Cabrera doubled to second. Dan
hot dispute arose. O'Neil maintained
that Cabrera never touched the bag
and that he was two feet off when ne
received the throw from Warner. The
atmosphere became somewhat smok-
ey and sulphurous. The hottest sport
ing page in this vicinity could not
hold the language which Mike claims
was fired around promiScuously by
O'Neil. Umpire Doherty finally placed
O'Neil off the field.
Doherty claims the assault came
after the game when he was washing
up. He says he had just finished MS
additions when O'Neil entered the
room and struck him without any
provocation. According to Mikes
story O'Neil then aimed a kick at
Mike, which, fortunately for Mike,
found Pitcher Callahan as a target.
Players then separated the two
Doherty Immediately decided to re-
port the case to Tracy.
President William J. Tracy, when
reached last night, said he had just
arrived from New York and had not
opened his mail, which was stacked
up in his office. He said he would
open the mail today and if Doherty.s
story is uncolored he will take some
action in the matter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
BRIEF BITS GRABBED
FROM MANY BALL FIELDS
Springfield Will Play at Steep|echase Tomor-
row and Greenwich Will Probably Pitch

! a Hartford hospital when the season
closes. He injured himself early in
| the season and hasn't been able to
pitch good ball since.
The Hartford Courant declares that
| if Pitcher Ray had been in good shape
this sea son the Senators would be SC
far ahead now that it would be fool
| ish to call it a race.
| Tom Downey got one hit off Alex
ander the Great in Philadelphia yes
terday. He also accepted II out of l.
| chances. Marsans, the former New
times UP. Cincinnati won by to 4.
Manager Mccain hopes to have
| Harvey Russell behind the bat in the
final dash for the pennant. He also
hopes Dixie Walkers sore arm will
vanish. Dixie has been unable to fin
! iSh a game since he complained OF a
| bad wing. But even if he lasts only
seven innings it's a great help because
| it saves working another pitcher for
the whole game.
The Giants went back into first
place, beating the Pirates.
Hendricks, a recruit, held the Giants
safe to two hits for seven innings. He
was taken out in the Sth to permit
Campbell to bat for him and the
Giants took the game from Steele
in the eighth,
The Reds are going to upset some
body's pennant hopes if they keep
playing this kind of ball.
Life is just one blamed suspension
after another for number of Horace
FogePs crew. Acting Manager Doolan
got three days for his run in with
Umpire tombstone.
The Rocky Road to Dublin was
smooth as glass compared with the
road the Tigers are travelling. They
lost their first game to the Senators
by 16 to but took the second Z to
g..
In the first game the Senators az
cummulated % hits off Mullin and
Lafitte, while Peerless Walter John
son never allowed the Tigers a chance.
Cobb got only two hits in two games.
It took seven pitchers and 16 Ath-
1etics for the White Sox to trim the
Yankees. Manager Duffy sent Cicotte.
Benze, Walker, Walsh, Young and
White into the game. Veteran Lee
Tannehill was the hitting star.
The Boston speed boys took both
games of a doub1eheader from the
Browns but that is nothing to make
them chesty Others have done the
trick.
The Reds knocked Alexander the
Great out of the box, Bates getting
three hits and Hoblitzel annexing four.
By winning from the Pirates, while
the Cubs were idle, the Giants asum-
ed the lead by .005-which isn't much
to claim a pennant on if maintained
until the end >of the season.
The hiIadelphia worlds champions
have a comfortable lead of five games
and 047 points over the tough luck
Tigers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
PROPOSED INVASION OF
JAPAN ABANDONED BY
MAILER OF WASHINGTON

The proposed invasion of Japan
during the fall and winter by an ALL
star baseball nine. headed by Man
ager McAlesR of the Washington Am
erican league club, has been abandon
ed.
Mr.. McAleer, who remained over in
Chicago while his team started a ser
les with Detroit said there We're many
stumbling blocks in the way of max
ing the trip success. He had care
fully investigated the proposition and
found that there were not enough
teams in japan to make a trip inter
esting. Many requests had been sent
in for games, but the chances of clear
ing expenses for the trip did not ap-
pear propitious, at least this year. The
scheme may be undertaken later he
said if 1t is found the national pas
time has a better foothold in Japan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
To PROTEST
ALL GAMES
TRANSFERRED
Manager Mccain Declares
Springfield Is Violating
League Constitution ~
By Wagner.)

I'm going to protest every game
that Is transferred" declared Manager
Mccain, this morning. The consti-
tuition Of the league states that no
game Can be transferred without the
unanimous vote of the league, and for
that reason the game which New Brit
ain transferred to Springfield, Tues
day, should be thrown out These
clubs won't transfer games to Bridge
port, so I'm not going to let SPRING
field get away with anything like
that
The local manager was sore because
Dan ONen wouldn't play double
header at Newfield this afternoon
The Waterbury magnate refused 20
switch yesterdays postpoeed game 70
this city. Mccain thought he should
have consented to the transfer, be-
cause it is the only way that the two
teams can play out their schedule
The only other time they meet Is on
Labor day. and they can't play TIRES
games on that day. So 1t looks al
If there will be a big fight in the
league meeting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
by Wagner.)

The big diamond battle of the sea-
son will be staged at Steeplechase to-
morrow when the Springfield club
comes here to play the Mechanics.
The Ponies have a. good lead today
but the Mechanics can get within
hailing distance by a victory tomor-
row. Manager Mccain plans to use
Chief Snyder or Freddy Gibbs against
Zeller's crowd while Greenwich will
probably work for the visitors. The
| southpaw beat the Mechanics the last
| time the teams met at the island
Game called at $50.
Skipper Eley. Lou Litschi and Cy
Miller we're in the bleachers at Ben
ire last night. Cy said the girls
showed good form and he thought
they were fast on the bases.
Dan O'Neil wouldn't stand for a
double header today. Manager Nc
Cam wanted him to transfer yester-
days postponed game as part of the
double bill but the Waterbury mag
nate decided not to transfer any
games, although his club is getting
poor support at home.
Jack Deal, the former Holyoke first
sacker, is expected to be drafted by
Cincinnati. He is manager of the
Syracuse club of the New York State
league. Deal received a trial by the
Reds several years ago but was let
go because of weak hitting.
Gene Tansey, who played with
Springfield when Dan ONeil had the
club, is now with the Leominste-,
Mass, Independent team.
The Lancaster club of the Tri-State
league will give to Mike Smalling's
mother the proceeds of a game TO
be played September z with another
Tri-State team. Boys club teams in
Lancaster played two games last
week from which $50 was realized
and this was sent to the mother of
the local boy who was drowned in
Lancaster. sag 5-
The Springfield Union says Chic
Hartley of the Albany club is almost
IS good with the pinch hit as Eddie
Swander of the Ponies. Hartley is
the former Holyoke star. In ~ in-a
ming fight against Elmira last Mon
day, Hartley knocked out the single
that won the game and two days later
against the same club, Hartley came
up with the score tied in the eighth
and cracked the ball over the fence
for a homer.
The pitcher who worked for New
Britain against the Mechanics at Stee-
plechase about two months ago under
the name of Stone, is Bill Pike q
Hartford emi-professional. Stone was
beaten that day, but he showed some
thing and Connie Mack is said to have
made Pike an offer. He will prob
ably be taken South with the Athletics
in the spring.
New Britain fans are roasting Jim
Murphy, the owner of the Spuds, for
transferring games. They are BOOM
ing Frank Cox, a popular New Britain
resident, for manager Of the club next
season.
Lakoff, the Hartford pitcher, is to
have a portion of a rib sawed off at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
Dan Murphy To
Lead Athletics
Former Norwich Star Will
Captain Worlds Cham
pions Next Season

According to Sporting Life Capt.
Harry Davis Of the Worlds Cham
pions, has admitted that he is to man
age the Cleveland team next season.
No contract has been signed but ar
rangements have been completed
whereby the contract is the culmina-
ton of the plans already made. This
will be fixed up during the winter
when the matter of salary will be ad-
justed. too. Next season Davis's 1ogi-
cal successor to the captaincy of the
champions will be Dan Murphy, the
Norwich boy, and the great outfelder
of the Mackies will round out his ca
reer in the pastinne in this position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26

The Pittsburg players say that Mar
guard is the equal Of RUDE Waddell
and will be an even greater left hand
ed pitcher next year They declare
that no southpaw ever displayed bet
ter control than Marquard did in the
game Thursday AS for speed and
curves Clarke'S men say that the
Hoosier is in a class by himself. Evil
IDENTIFY they've forgotten all about their
own $22, 500 beauty, Marty O'Toole,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
AROUND THE WORLD
IN 80 DAYS NOW

Paris, Aug. 26-Andre Jager-Schm1dt
completed his round the world dash
in the office of the Excelsior. the
newspaper he represents at minutes.
10 2-5 seconds after 9 o'clock. this
morning, setting a record for globe
circling of 80 days, 10 hours, 43 min
utes, 81 As seconds. He landed from
the liner Olympic at Cherbourg at lis.
jaeger Schmidt had agreed to finish
the journey within 40 days. Until his
arrival at Vancouver. B. C. ne was
four days ahead of his schedule
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26

earl Moore for Nap Rucker, eh?''
calculated President Ebbets of the
Brooklyn club, yesterday. eve
wouldn't trade Rucker for nine
Moores! AS a matter of fact nobody
has asked us to, in spite of the pub
lished reports. People want to know
WHY the BrooklynS are not higher in
the race. The answer is easy Our
pitchers, barring Rucker, have not
been in shape. If Bell had been right
all season the team would have been
in the first division"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
GOSSIP OF RINGSIDE
Pacific Coast Clubs After
Eastern Fighters, But
Don't Offer Enough
Especial from United Press.)


New York, Aug. 26-Sam Langford' s
program before sailing for Australia,
where he hopes to get a chance with
Jack Johnson, was completed today,
and includes fights with both Fireman
Jim Flynn and the big HOboken Black,
Joe Jeanette. Sam sails from Van
couver On Oct. 4.
New York, Aug. 26-Tommy Kilbane,
of Cleveland, who drifted in here, to-
day. will be matched within a couple
of DAYS to meet either Pal Moore or
One Round Hogan.
New York, Aug. 26-The state fight
commission has decided that all ref
erees officiating in this state must
be licensed by it and the number is
to be limited to prevent incompetency.
All agreements with fighters and pro-
moters must be filed with the COM
mission.
New York Aug. 26-An attempt is
being made to match Billy Papke anu
Jack Fitzgerald before the American
A. c., at Philadelphia, on Labor Day.
New York Aug 26-The first bet
made on the Attell-K. o. Brown fight
scheduled for next week made the
English champion the fsvorite. 1t
win by the knockout route.
Matte Baldwin Will meet Willie
Richie at the Shasta Club of San
Francisco on Aug. 81. The bout will
be for twenty rounds, the weight be-
ing 1872 pounds at o'clock on the
afternoon of the fight. In addition
to this bout, Promoter Griffin ex-
poets to put on two ten-round affairs.
which win serve as prelininaries to
the main contest. Griffin is nego-
tiating with Charlie Miller to box ten
rounds with Gunboat Smith, and is
trying to get Antoine La crave and
Johnny Mccarthy for the other. Crit
fin thinks that this would make an
excellent programme.
Al Palzer. Tom O'Rourke's white
hope" is enjoying a little vacation on
his fathers farm near Mason City, Ia.
Palzer will remain on the farm only
a short time, however, as he is anx-
ious to come back to New York to
get another match with one of the
big fellows. Since his victory over
Kennedy Al believes he has a good
chance to ge5 match with Carl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26

London-After thirty years investi-
cation, r. w Branthwaite, chief in
speetor of inebriates, reports that he
has yet to find a single reformed
drunkard remaining sober as a mod
crate drinker
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.

New York at Chicago.
Washington at Detroit.
Boston at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Chicago, 6; New York, 5.
Washington, 16; Detroit, 2. First
game.
Detroit, 7; Washington, 6. Second
game.
Boston, 3; st. Louis, g. First game.
Boston, 6; st. Louis, 2. Second
game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
CONNECTICUT
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
All games postponed.
GAMES TODAY.

Waterbury at Bridgeport.
New Britain at New Haven.
Springfield at Hartford g games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.

Jersey City at Buffalo. Two games.
Newark at Toronto.
Providence at Montreal.
Baltimore at Rochester. Two
games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26

Utica-William Kane, circus per-
former fell out of his Pullman berth,
while asleep. He was not hurt, al
though the train was going 40 miles
- hour
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

New York, 8; Pittsburg, 2.
Cincinnati, 8; Philadelphia, 4.
Brooklyn Chicago and st. Louis
Boston games postponed. Rain and
wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
EASTERN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Toronto, 8; Jersey City, O.
Montreal, 6; Baltimore, f.
Rochester, 3; Providence, 1.
Newark, 9; Buffalo, 5. First game
Buffalo, 2; Newark, l.. Second
game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
SUNDAY GAMES

Hartford at Lighthouse Point
Springfield at Steeplechase Island.
New Britain at Reidville.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-26
AMATEUR BASEBALL
GAMES TOMORROW.
City IAa0ue

Black Rocks VS.. Yosts at Yost
Field.
Eagles VS.. st. Joseph at st. Joseph
Oval.