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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
YaChtsmen Had
 Jolly Evening At
 Pequonnock Club

Attended by about 150 members of the united Yacht clubs of the city, the ceremonies in connection with the presentation of the Bishop cup to the Pequonnock Yacht club, was held last evening upon the spacious lawn of the Pequonnock club. The 'Bish- op'' cup was presented by Commodore Henry A. Bishop of the Bridgeport Yacht club is a perpetual challenge trophy, being contested for annually. Last year the cup was in the pos session of the Miamogue Yacht club.
 Club rivalry was laid away for the evening, good cheer and fellowship prevailing. Prior to enjoying the tempting spread, the guests were singing. In the singing. Fred Walker, George Rajotte and William Parry, assisted by the chorus of the Jolly Tar minstrels were heard.
 For Commodore Bishop who was unable to attend, Commodore Harry Franklin of the Miamogue club, who have held the trophy for the past year, presented the cup to the club. It was accepted by Secretary W H. Brown. Commodore Franklin acted as chairman of the evening.
 B. $. Pengue, one of the Pengue brothers, owners of the Victoria III, winners of the Independence Day race accepted the Fairchild cup, presented by G. C. Fairchild &. Son, Main street jewellers. The complete list of the other prizes has been published
 Then the party de1ved into the good things to eat, followed by speech mak- ing. Altogether it was a rousing good time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
stonewarv yaeksen,s Death.

/ Nothing in the war perhaps. except ing the surrender. ever struck Rich mond with such stunning force as the announcement of "StcnewaP' Jack sons fall. of the amputation of his arm and finally of his death, following the battle of Chanceilorsville. Even the brilliant victory of our arms was placed in total eclipse by this irrepars- ble loss From the first, when the shy Puritan professor of the Virginia Military institute had startled the srs mics by his extraordinary daring and military skill. Jackson had taken hold of the popular mind as a supreme fa- vorite. "Old Stonewail," "Old Jack or "Old Blue Light was by the sol diers held in the reverence bessovs1 by Napoleon's grenadiers upon tbs person of their sacred emperor. With Lee and Jackson to the fore quiet peo- pie sitting in their homes felt them selves as behind two massive towers of strength, facing and meeting every adverse wind.-Mrs. Buxton Harrison in Scribner's.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
REMARKABLE RECORD IN
 CONN. LEAGUE GAMES
Six Teams Score But Five Runs and Every Contest a
 Shutout
(Nw Haven Journal-courier)


 The Connecticut league established a record which cannot be touched or even approached by any league in the country for a number of years back, when six teams, playing four games. scored but five runs on the entire cir cult, yesterday. To make the record more peculiar and interesting each of the victorious teams defeated its op- ponent by a shut-out. A careful gleaning of the records fail to pro- duce anything which can compare to yesterdays results in the Connecticut league.
 league attention was called to the lished when nine runs were scored according to baseball statisticians, was eclipsed yesterday by the small num- Der of runs, only five in number To add to the peculiarity of yesterdays results every one of the victories were decisive ones.
 The New Haven game was one of the most forceful illustrations of yes- terday's state league battles in which runs were so meager. Scoring the only run of the game in the first stanza Foster, New Haven's pitcher, held down the Hartford club to the end, without a run. Every game in the league was of this variety The double header between Bridgeport and Springfield brought out the same re- suits, the losing teams being white- washed each time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
Asoer Es1noe

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 anu OfteL asked wLaf is my nar- rowest escape. Perhaps the following is the closest shave have had. I was experimenting the dispatch of some animals at the railway station in Ham burg, when half grown elephant which was standjn~ fn one of fbs trucks with it's ics - ned suddenly turned round and to pin me t0 the wall. l was at :E.'; c,o1nent exam ming a cage continuing monkeys. When I entered the car l knew the elephant was crEs and should have kept my face toward him. Instead of doing so I turned round to look at something. and at that moment tbe brute went for me. He tried to pin me to the wall. but fortunately for me his tusks were too wide apart for him to properly grip me. The tusks just grazed my skin on each side of my back. One Of my men rushed to the rescue and pulled me down between the animals head and che wall. They then stood me on my feet to see if my back was broken. With the ex~ ception of torn clothing and grazed skin I was all rfyl1t.-Wite World.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
(By Wagner.)

The pitchers had lots of hocus pocus at Newfield yesterday and hits in the double header at Newfield were as scarce as fair minded rooters in Wa terbury The Springfield and Bridge port teams collected 13 hits during the afternoon which is an average of about three safeties for each club in the two contests.
 The 2,200 fans who gathered to see the sport were satisfied that the Me chanics grabbed one game because they could see that the local team was pretty well shot to pieces. After talk ing a slant at the line up and notic- ing the absence of Tom Crook, Foot Ruell and Harvey Russell, the crowd wondered if McCann's boys would have look in. Capt. Crook received official notice of his suspension yes- terday morning and he sat on the bench.
 Howard Baker, who plays with the West Ends and also with the Loco mobile team of the Industrial league, was secured tp take Foot Ruell's place until the third baseman recovers from his spiked foot. Baker did pretty we'll in the field, although he slipped up on one chance, but he appeared to be nervous at the bat and unable to do anything with the Springfield beavers.
 In the first game, which Springfield won by to O. the locals were pie for Sandy Bannister. The former Waterbury twirler was working the corners and the battered Mechanics could do little except pop up and roll easy grounders. Lou Litschi got a hit on a chance that was tod hot for Gardella and Chief Snyder beat out an infleld tap. Those were the only Bridgeport safeties.
 Freddy Gibbs was in fine fettle and deserved to win. He gave the Ponies six scattered hits and famed six. Tn the sixth he struck out Bannister, Gardella and Waite. Unsteady field ing by Hey and Litschi rocked the boat. In the seventh Eley dropped Pages fly and the Pony raced to sec ond. Gibbs famed Swander but Page went to third on Genesis out.
 Mason hit to Litschi and when the shortstop threw low to first, Page counted. In the eighth Bannister got first on another bad throw by Litschi but Gardella popped to Stone. Waite forced Bannister at second and then Waite purloined the halfway sack. A triple to left by Page scored Waite The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
M'CANN'S MEN BREAK .==s.=z.= ====zz.=zz
 EVEN WITH SPRINGFIELD
With Crippled Team Mechanics Get Half of
 Double Header by Good Pitching

Two base hit, Genest. Three base hit, Page. Sacrifice hits, Snyder, Ban- mister. Stolen bases, Waite, Guest Left on bases, Bridgeport 8, Spring field G.. First base on balls, off Ban mister 4. First base on errors, Bridge port 4, Springfield 3. Struck out, by Gibbs 6, by Bannister 5. Passed balls. Ball 1. Wild pitches, Bannister 1. Time, 1:51. Umpire, Nallin.
 It was Dixie Walker against Bill Temple in the second contest, which went seven innings by agreement. Walker had won seven straight since he came here from Holyoke and the lengthy twirler proceeded to make it eight straight by handing the Ponies a string of ciphers. He had some thing on the ball and Springfield col lected only two hits. Bill Temple was also going well. The Mechanics col 1ected only three drives
 It was in the first inning that Bridgeport chalked up its lone tally. After Eley had been hit by a pitch ed bail and had been nailed trying to steal second. Litschi slammed a roaring liner to left center. The ball hit the top of an auto standing against the fence and bounded over into Newfield avenue. Umpire Nallin ruled that according to the ground rule Litschi was entitled to onIy three bases. Chief Snyder famed but old reliable Hi Ladd came through with a single down the first base line that scored Eitschi.
 Chief Snyder made two sensational throws that nipped Springfield tallies In the third Gardella tried to score from second on Pages grounder to Stow which retired Page at first. Snyder made.a fine heave to Stone and caught Gardella at the plate. In the fourth after Genest had walked he attempted to go from first to third der was on the job and his perfect throw to Baker, nailed the fleet Pony. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
SHARK CAPTURED BY LOCALITIES OFF
 MYRTLE BEACH

While out in their smack fishing last evening, off Myrtle beach, four Bridgeporters succeeded in capturing and killing a shark, three and one half feet in length. It was of the specie known as a sand shark. It's captors were Larry Schinnerman, Ed ward Riley, James McPadden and Walter Banker who are summering at the beach. The water terror was hooked by Schinnerman, who was do- ing the fishing. A stunning blow from an oar in the hands of Reilly, set the shark a groggy after which he was made short work of by the young men. The shark was brought ashore and there it lay all evening, the cyno- sure of all eyes. Safe to say there was no bathing at the beach for the rest of the evening. The shark evil dently was one of a school missing it's course, got into shallow water Sharks in this section are quite rare.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
Chance Won't Be Able TO Play For
 Chicago Any More
Cubs Manager Has Been Struck on Head by Ball 40
 Times

Chicago, July 21-According to Pres ident Murphy, of the Cubs, Frank l.. Chance, manager of the team, will never don a uniform again, unless he does so in order to go on the coaching lines.s
 Murphy said Wednesday that Victor Safer hereafter would be seen at first base and that Chance would do the ting from the bench.
 Chance has been struck on the head nearly forty times since he took up the game, and it is said the last blow caused his retirement as player-man- ager.
 The news of Chances voluntary re- tirement does not come as a surprise to the ball fans here. They are con- fident, however, that he will be able to do as effective work on the bench as he performed while holding down first base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
DIAMOND DOINCS FOR
 OUR ENTHUSIASTIC FANS
Hartford Team With Scrappy Manager Con-
 nery at NeWfie|d Park Tomorrow

Newfield tomorrow afternoon. The
 Senators have been going great guns | lately and they certain1y like to hang the sign on Bridgeport. Pete Wilson. | who beat the Mechanics Tuesday. has | been saved for the game. Uppy Up
 ham will probably twirl for the Me ctanics. Manager McCann hopes to have Foot Ruell in shape 70 play third tomorrow. I RuelPs ankle, stiffened after he was spiked in Springfield, Wednesday, and
 he could hardly walk yesterday. The New Haven Journal-Courier says: 'The Bridgeport team has two star pitchers and utility men in Shy
 der and Upham.''
 l Waterbury is having some hard luck now. Catcher Walter Ahearn split 8 finger yesterday and will be out of the game for about week. Murray Parker was going fine yes- terday and New Britain shut out Wa terbury by to o. Tom Tuckey work ed for Waterbury
 Slim Foster handed out the goose eggs to Hartford by 1 to 0. Brian Boru Mccarthy was on the mound for the Senators.
  Eddie Havel, last year with Spring field, has been awarded to Syracuse of the New York State league. Both Syracuse and Albany claimed him, but the former won out in the national board.
 c. Mathewson did an imitation of bush leaguer getting the hook.
 In addition to being the greatest ball player alive, Ty Cobb is both gener ouS and honestly modest. He gave $200 to the Addie Joss benefit and stip- ulated that his name was to- remain secret. He had to be begged for per mission to tell who the donor was.
 It may be- that Col. John I. Taylor of the Boston Speed Boys merely is taking waivers on himself to ascertain how popular he really is. With John l. out of the game Western scribes won't have anything to write humor- ous paragraphs about.
 The Cincinnati Reds have. won two games in succession. Boost, knockers, boost
 Even Eddie Collins presence in the lineup didn't suffice to take the Attn letics to victory over the White Sox. Comiskey's fishing trip is postponed indefinitely.
 Having lined up Eddie Grant, one of the best third basemen in the bus mess, the Reds are about to swap him for Sweeney. of Boston, Oh, all right!
 Pittsburg took a doubleheader from Boston. Which is one idea of noth- ing to brag about.
 Those eminent Cossacks, NO'Toole and Kelly, still pine among the min ors. The latest bid for the St. Paul battery is s2O,o0O, by the Chicago Cubs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
AMATEUR BASEBALL

Rex Finn, hurling for the Rowland Dry Goods Co. team, held the Retail Clerks Outfit to two hits yesterday afternoon, but errors by the counter jumpers lost him the contest, 6-4. Finn was held up in faultless style by Tom Meath. Madden and Cole were the Clerks battery, playing a nifty game. This afternoon the local clerks were to play the Danbury clerks at Steeplechase Island.
 The Western A. C., the strongest amateur club in the West End, meet up with the Bengals, Sunday after noon, at Bostwick avenue flats, at 3 o'clock.
 The Riverside Juniors want to hear from the Walnut A. C.. of the Junior league for a game Sunday on any grounds. They also desire a contest with the Crescents or the Atlas nine, or any other 15-16 year old team in the city. Answer through the Far mer.
 The Oaklands meet up Sunday with the U R. Sokols, at 2:3O o'clock, at Wheeler's lot. Bischoff and Heating will be in the works for the Oak lands.
 The Nichols A. C. want to play the White Plains, Sunday afternoon, at any grounds. Answer through the Farmer.
 The Ovals can have game Sunday with the Longfellow Reserves at the Bcstwick avenue mud flats. Answer through this paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
Traaie TaIs of q Ret.

The story of the luck of the Howtho is well known, and down to very re- cent times no member of that family would permit a rat to be put to death. It was said that about the year 1550 the twenty-sixth Baron Howth was giving a banquet to his friends when a rat rushed into the hall, followed by several dogs. and. jumping on the fa- ble, sat up before Lord Howth as if appealing for protection. He saved ifs life, and from that moment 1t never quilted him. At last he set out on a foreign tour, accompanied by his broth CT, who persuaded him to leave the rat behind. Sitting in a hotel at Mar seilles, the door suddenly flew open andl the rat, dripping wet, came crawling In and went straight to the ire to dry it. self. Lord Howth's brother, enraged at the intrusion, seized the poker and dashed out the rats brains. "You have: murdered mev exclaimed Lord Howthl and instantly fell down and expired.-- London Tit Bits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
Huggins Helping
 Bresnahan's Men
Second Baseman Discarded by Cincinnati Proves Valuable
 For St. Louis

It goes without saying that in mak- ing play for the pennant St. Louis has more than one Cincinnati castOff. The Reds discarded Sam Crawford, and Crawford, immediately helped De- troit win three pennants.
 The Reds discarded Donlin and Seymour who helped the Giants win and Steinfeldt to the Cub machine, and that club won almost without a break. The Reds sent Lobert and Paskert to the Phillies, and they took the lead in the race.
 Not overlooking the fact that the Reds sent Huggins, Mowrey and Oakes to St. Louis, and you know what the Cardinals have been doing of late.
 They thought over in Redland that Miller Huggins, the midget second sacker, was all through.
 Today Bresnahan.. might trade him for the entire Cincinanti club, but it's a matter of doubt.
 MT. Huggins isn't overly large, but what there is of him is all there as a ball player. He isn't setting the cir cult On fire either as a batsman or an inf1elder, but in the meantime MT. Huggins is playing baseball in all it's departments just the same. He is one of the main cogs in the Bresnahan machine-is the hardest man in the 
 most peppery athletes in either lea que.
 Higgins lacks whole lot of hav- ing gone back. He is more valuable today than he ever was. He is still fast and his heady stuff is closely upon a par with MT. Evers at his best. Huggins gets on big lot more than other athletes who outhit him by 50 points and he scores a barrel full of runs.
 He is probably the most valuable man in the league to lead off-works a pitcher to an everlasting finish and is always in the thick of the fray.
 Just what MT. Huggins is batting or his value lies in other directions, although he can still field upon a lev el with the best in the game. For Huggins is playing the game, playing it all the time and from every angle, and there's no leisure nor rest for an infield as long as he is stirring things up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
MCF arIand And
 Wo|gast Sept. I8
Great Lightweights Will Mix at
 Milwaukee at 133 Pounds
Special from United Press. )

Milwaukee, July 21-A fight that will probably be as hot as any in the nis- tory of the lightweights will be stag ed here. September IS. when Packy Mcfarland and Ad Wolgast get to- gether for the preliminary to their long go on the coast, later. They will weigh in 133 at o'clock. For the Milwaukee mill Wolgast gets 45 per cent and Mcfarland 2S. Wolgast will get as much as he can make the pro- moters pay for the coast battle while Mcfarland will get flat $1O,OO0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
YOUNG SLUGGERS ARE
 CLEANING FEM ALL UP.

The Young Sluggers defeated the American Indians yesterday at the Oak street grounds, 20-5. The slug ging of Clancy and Collins featured for the winners. Today the Slug gers play the Oak Street Juniors. Yes- terday's score:
 Sluggers % ? o o 1 9-20 Indians 21 % 1 o o O l. ,
 The Sluggers kept up their winning streak by again grabbing victory in the afternoon, PA, the Young Cow boys this time being the victims. The hitting of Noonan and Spainy of the winners featured. The score:
 Sluggers 51 2 92 x-24 Cowboys o 2 o o o O.
 Batteries: Collins and Haggerty; Smith, Knight and Knight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

test. BOCn were lnHeIQ taps ne peal out by his speed in getting down to first
 Harry Mason, the Springfield first baseman, may lead the league in chewing tobacco, sbut Umpire Dick was parading Fairfield avenue with a fine pup at the end of a chain last night. He looked one of the fash ionable illustrations in Nobody's mag azine.
 Howard Baker handled himself like a. wonder in practice. What have you got here, the West End wonder ' yelled Manager Teller of the Ponies before the game. Start something down there and see," retorted Maa- ager McCann.
 Cy Miller took tickets for the grandstand, assisted by Harvey Rus sell. All the girls took a long time in filing past the gate so they could flash the big look in RusselPs direc- tion. The brunette catcher's fatal beauty has 'em all going.
 "Gwan, you couldn't hit water melon," yelled a fan as Gus GardeIla popped up a foul, in trying to sacri- flee.
 In6 M6CndulCS were hlQQluS SdI della all the afternoon. He tried to get Benny Kauff's goat when the youngster was batting and once when Benny was on second dared the out fielder to steal third. Come on down and I'll show you," he yelled. Kauff held up one foot and shouted, When I come down I'll push this in your face" Slight touch of the rough stuff, eh?
 Clyde Waters, the scrappy New Ha- ven catcher, is out of the game as a result of a peculiar accident. He was warming up Bugs Reisigl, Wednesday, twhen a wild pitch hit the ground and bounded so that it struck Waters be- low the right eye. Now his face is so swollen that he can hardly open his mouth And Clyde was such an umpire batter. too.
 Rocky Stone is a great favorite with the Park City fans. And he's some catcher, too.'-New Haven Jour- nal-Courier.
 Chalky Clunn and Elliott Dent Of the New Haven team, were spectators at Newfeld yesterday. Clunn likes to visit his old friends kere. He and Bob Donahue, the we'll known fan. are great pals.
 Hartford will be the attraction at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
CLERKS OUTING IS
 POSTPONED BY RAIN

Owing to the bad weather today the celebration which had been planned by the Retail Clerks Association of Bridgeport and the same organization in Danbury, of the Friday half holiday during the months of July and August, at Steeplechase Island, was postponed The date when the event will be held has not been definitely determined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
Springfield.

Score By Innings. Bridgeport, .......... I o 0 o 0 *-1 Springfield, ........ o 0 o o o 0 %
 Two base hit, Flaherty. Three base hit, Litschi. Sacrifice hits, Waite, to Stone; Stow to Snyder to Baker; Stow to Snyder. left on bases, Bridge port 4. Springfield 3. First base on balls, off Walker 2, off Temple |. First base on errors, Bridgeport 1, Springfield 3. Hit by pitcher. Hey. Struck out, by Walker 8, by Tempfe 3. Wild pitch, Walker. Time, 1:07. Umpire, Nallin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
GAMES TO-DAY.

Bridgeport at New Haven. New Britain at Hartford. Springfield at Waterbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

Skipper Eley was suffering from the blind staggers. The old boy huff ed Pages fly in the seventh session of the first game and also spilled Waite's hoist in the second contest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

London-At a meeting of the im- perial Cancer Research Fund board it was stated that no experimental laboratory progress had been made to- ward combating the scourge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
GAMES TOMORROW
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE

Crane No. 2 vs. Warner Bros, at Crane Field.
 Crane No. 1 vs. Birdsey-Somers, at Seaside Park.
 All games called at 2:45 D. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
CONNECTICUT
League Standing.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

At New Britain-New Britain, 1 i; Waterbury, o.
 At Hartford-New Haven, 1; Hart ford O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York, 8; Detroit, 6. (Ten in- nings.) s Chicago, 4; Philadelphia, 8. Cleveland, 8; Boston, [. St. Louis, 2; Washington, o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
TODAY'S GAMES.

New York in Detroit. Boston in Cleveland.
 Philadelphia in Chicago. Washington in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
FACTORY LEAGUE.

Yosts vs. Bullards, at Yost Field. Lord.
 Hubbells vs. Batchellers, at Hubbell Field. Umpire, Verrelle.
 Armstrongs vs. Auto. Mach Co.,, at Hairs lot Umpire, Deane
 All games called at 3:15 D. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

St. Louis, 8; New York, 5. Cincinnati, 4: Brooklyn, 3. ,,' Chicago A; Philadelphia, 8. Pittsburg, 6; Boston, 3. (Thirteen nnings.)
 Pittsburg, g.; Boston, 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

If there is store in town that does not sell the Nugget please call up 35522. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
TODAY,S GAMES.

St. Louis in New York. Cincinnati in Brooklyn. Chicago in Philadelphia. Pittsburg in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

Freddy Gibbs deserved better SUD- port. The stocky twirler would have handed out the whitewash to Spring field but for yellow fielding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

Try a Nugget cigar after. a shore dinner at Lehmann's. as
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

There is no smoke I enjoy better than the Nugget.-William Mullins.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-21

Chief Snyder got a hit in each con- test. Both were infield taps he beat out by his speed in getting down to first