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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
How St. Louis Has
 Stayed In The Race
Roger Bresnahan Inspires Cardinals with Fighting Spirit and They Win Games.

Three seasons ago the hustlfng per
 sonality of Col. Bresnahan was trans
 ferred from guard duty for thu 1 Giants to managerial labor at St Louis. For two seasons MT. Bresna.
 han tinkered with tail-end talent
 slipping back and forth from eighth
 place to seventh and from seventh place to eighth.
 1 He started the same old role this
 season and then suddenly without | further warning grabbed his bold athletics by the neck piece and toss ed the bunch bodily intp the thick
 MT. Bresnahan evidently had drawn about enough of the. seventh and i eighth place stuff.
 What's the answer?
 Frank Chances keen-eyed Cubs believe they have figured it out. Roger, being of an impulsive, pep pery nature, started in by raging and running around in circles every time his people fizzled or blew. He was particularly hard upon his slabmen. Let one of them yield a pair of swats or emit base on balls. and Mogul of the diamond, pouring sultry lang uage into their listeners.
 This, of course, upset the entire team, and after two seasons of the same. Roger suddenly reversed his former tactics. All this year he has been out there encouraging his slab men, pulling them along, and helping them over the rough places. He is in there fighting for every point. but spends his time now fighting the um- pires and the other team in place of his own men.
 Always a brainy, resourceful ath- lete. he has at least gotten the man. agerial knack, and has pulled his squad together for one set purpose and that purpose is to get more runs than the other side. When his pitch CTS start wobbling, he is no longer hot on their trail. With him now it's All right, old dog. stick it across. you can do it; shoot it here. you've got 'em beaten to death. Come on now and push this one over.''
 The main factor in Bresnahan's success, however, centers around this one feature-he has put ambition into his bunch-has wiped out the old lethargy and has made them be- Heve they are as good or better than any other club in the league.
 Personality is the greatest factor in any managerial success. Quick thinking and knowledge of the game come next. Bresnahan has-aH three He has the great faculty of getting the last ounce of work from his tal- ent, of keeping them eternallX in the HlSHC anu OI pldylnS the game to the best of their ability at every angle of the fray.
 And his late shift of giving his own team encoura cement and fighting the other fellows instead has been the one knack which has put his people in the race.
 Graduating under Ja> McGraw, Bresnahan belongs to what is known as the "Old School" which comprises McGraw, Jennings and other of that type.
 And the main idea of the Old School was to go out there and fight and fight to win.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
Magee Fined $2OO
 And Is Suspended
Philadelphia Slugger I'm mediately Punished for Walloping Umpire Fin neran in Jaw.

The Philadelphia National League club is in a rather ticklish predica: ment as the result of Sherwood Not tingham Magee's assault of Umpire Finneran during the game between St Thomas J. Lynch, president of the gaining knowledge of the affair, de- parted for Philadelphia to investigate the matter that promises to put a smirch on the national pastime Act ing upon the evidence at hand, Lynch announced the indefinite suspension of the player, and also that he had tack ed on $200 fine. This is the largest fine ever placed upon player It is the limit allowed by the National League regulations.
 Lynch returned from Philadelphia last night. It is understood that MT. Lynch has not yet satisfied himself with the gravity of the offense, and it will be several days before all the evidence is, in. If it is found that Magee is alone at fault, he will suf- fer the severest punishment ever meted out to a player in baseball-ex- cepting the dishonest players who were blacklisted for life.
 There is no way of knowing how long Magee will be under the ban. It Is known, however, that the Phillies will miss their star batsman in their fight for the pennant. The heavy sticking of Magee is needed most at this stage. with the Phillies at the heels of the leaders. A temporary slump will cause the team to recede into the second division.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
BRIDGEPORT COMES FROM
 BEHIND AND TIES PONIES
With Score } to 3 in I2th Umpire Calls Game Because of Heat

Springfield, July 12.-After battling in the heat fer 12 innings the Bridge port and Springfield players were so exhausted, yesterday afternoon, that Umpire Nallin called the game at the end of the 18th with the score 3 to 3. The Ponies had a lead of to 1 until the sixth, but Bridgeport kept plug 'ging along and tied the score in the seventh.
 "Dixie" Walker, imported by Bridge port from Holyoke, pitched dag zlfng game, and in the last nine inn 1ngs allowed but two hits. Sandy" Bannister was yanked from the slab lat the conclusion of the seventh inn ing and his successor, Greenwel1, did a remarkable piece of work.
 Eley was speared in the head in the first inning and was rendered un- fit for play. He had opened the game with a three-bagger to right center and after Litschi had flied to Waite, Ball threw down to catch Hey off the base. The toss co11ided with an inn iportant part of the players head and he was forced to give up. Snyder did relief work for him and did 1t we'll, getting three-bagger and pair of singles. Old Hi Ladd got a couple of hits and smart fielding plays rob- bed him of chance for at least one more. Bridgeport set the pace at the start. Snyder, running for Hey, after the latter had been wounded. scored on Ladd's drive past short. Such, start induced the Ponies to step lively and they evened things at the getaway. Gardella walked and went to second on Waite's grounder, scoring on Pages hot hit over second
 Ball singled to right field in the second inning with one gone and continued to second when Crooke fail- ed to stop a throw at his station. Bannister sent sizzler to right cent ger for a run. Gardella fouled out, iend Waite's single was lost when Page boosted to short. The third and last Springfield run came in the next inning. Swander walked and stole second. Genest sacrificed and Mason hit through second. Swander coming home. Ladd gobbled Guests boost and doubled Mason at first base. Those three runs looked good enough for the game. but Bridgeport came strong in the sixth and seventh. With two out in the sixth, Kauff singled to right field: stole second and went to third on a wild pitch. Stow brought him in with hit past third Walker tied the score in the seventh, singling to right field with one gone. Snyder sent a bounding bal to center and as it hopped past Waite the clout proved good for three bases, Walker scoring. Litschi grounded to Guest and Snyder was run down on the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
What Will Happen
The American Born Pr;ncs.a-

My father, Prince Napoleon Lucien Charles, was in exile in the United States, and so it happened that I was born in America on the borders Of the Delaware. I came into the world with the last sigh of the old year-that is fo say, at midnight on the 31st of Decen- Der, 1S33. I have said that my father was in exile. When be was eleven years old his mother left Naples with her four children-two boys and two gfrls-and retired to the Chateau de Frohsdorf, taking the title of Confesse de Lipona--Napolf transposed There my father lived till he was joined by bis uncle, the Emperor Napoleon's cid est brother, King Joseph of Spain, who on the fall of the first empire had re- tired to the United States and taken lovely place near Bordentown, Y. J.. where he lived for eleven years as Count de Survilliers. 1t was at BoT- dentown that I entered this sorry world, my father having in 1881 mar Hed Miss Carolina Georgfna Fraser of Scotch origin. descending from the old family of Lovat.-Princess Caroiins Murat's Memoirs"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
WELLS EXPECTS WOLGAST
 TO GIVE HIM FIGHT
English Champion Asks For Bout on Labor Day and
 Hopes to Get it

Despite the announcement from Los Angeles that Ad Wolgast would fight Freddie Welsh on Thanksgiving Day and would not fight anybody before that time, Matt Wells, the English lightweight, has not given up hope of making a match. with the American lightweight title holder.
 George Mcdonald, manager for Wells, announced last night that he had signed a supplementary agree ment with Tom OiDay, representing the Metropolitan Club of San Fran cisco, for a fight between Wells and Wolgast at San Francisco on Labor Day. In this agreement Mcdonald said he had agreed to all the condi- tfons stipulated by Milton Clark of the Metropolitan Club through O'Day.
 T feel sure that Wolgast will not let this opportunity slip by,' said Me Donald last night. Wells Is cham pion of Great Britain and is here to meet champions. He is the holder of the Lonsdale belt, having won it decisively from Freddie Welsh at the National Sporting Club in London, so that, in making a match with Welsh, Wolgast is agreeing to fight a man whom Wells has already beaten.
 We have agreed to all the terms demanded by Milton Clark for the Metropolitan Club and are informed that Clark has every confidence in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
LATEST HAPPENINGS IN
 CONN. AND OTHER LEAGUES
New Britain Team With New Manager Ap-
 pears at NeWfieId Tomorrow Afternoon

head by a thrown ball, but he expect' to be able to play today.
 Another cripple reported yesterday Foot Ruell got into the game. Hi. absence affected his batting eye, ant the old scout couldn't get a hit.
 Dixie Walker hasn't lost game since he joined the Mechanics. Ht twirled great ball yesterday, holding the Ponies scoreless after the third.
 Cy Miller is still at St. Vincent'i hospital He is limping around or his injured foot, but expects to be out in two weeks.
 The New Britain team under new management will appear at Newfield Park tomorrow afternoon. With Steamer Flanagan, Bill Yale and one of the Waterbury pitchers in the line up, the Cubebs will make things live ly. Manager McCann expects to send Freddy Gibbs against the visitors.
 Powers twirled Hartford to victory over Waterbury, yesterday, by to 0. Callahan worked for the Orphans.
 Slim Foster managed to pitch New Haven home a winner over New Brit ain, yesterday, by 5 to 3. Sager and Mclean worked for New Britain.
 Rumors of a trade between the White Sox and the Boston Red SoX are persistently heard today. One story has it that Pitcher Scott and Catcher Payne are to depart for Pitch CT Ctcotte and Catcher Carrigan.
 A total of "A hits and 43 runs were secured in three National League games, yesterday, 10 pitchers taking part sin the fray.
 Alneida, the Reds full blooded Cu- ban player, formerly with New Br1t- ain, qualified as a pinch hitter against Philadelphia He made a single.
 Rollie Zeider, the White Sex first baseman, is leading Tyrus Cobb in percentage of stolen bases.
 Engle, of the Boston speed boys, got three hits off Doc White in the dou- ble header with the White Sox, the only Boston player to hit safely.
 Speaking of 'hoss racin'". please take note of the garrison finish of those Tigers.
 Mrs. Helen, etc, Britton swore her bread and butter depended on the sue cess of the Cardinals, She should be able to eat many good rolls.
 Recognizing that some day small boys will be good0voters, Owner Eb- betts, of Brooklyn, has inaugurated system of signals for the lads who get into the game by getting over the fence. One blast from a whistle sends them into Fourth avenue, while another sends them scurry1ng into Third street. The boys, when able, will vote solidly for Ebbetts along with the Italians who like two games on Columbus Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
A Shock to Vanity.

My wife gave me q birthday pres ent that has a tendency to take the conceit out Of any man who thinks he's good looking" said the man who slaves himself. T confess that I have all along had a sort of sneaking idea that had little more than my share of manly beauty; that when ft came to showdown I was there with the goods. But not any more. I'm cured. And my wife's present did it. What was it? Why, simply one of those shaving glasses that magnify three times. The first time used it I got q view of my face that rather startled me. Every blemish, every wild hair under the skin. every open pore. all the minute ugliness that isn't apparent to the naked eye-these things confronted me in all their magnffied responsiveness. I used the glass just once and then &C., cidentally dropped It down the afr shaft to the basement below. I don't want to look like morstrosfty every time I shave myself."-<ew Yoxt Times.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12

his name.
 J. J. Murphy of Plainville, took over the New Britain franchise from Boss O'Neil and under the bill of sale has first chance to secure any player from the Waterbury club. In order to strengthen the Waterbury club and give Dan O'Nel a chance, MT. Mur- phy gave his star pitcher, Reggie Brown, to Waterbury.
 How much money Prince got for the Waterbury franchise isn't known, but the way things were run, 1t is safe to say it wasn't enough to be seen. For when Prince chucked up, the franchise reverted to the league and Boss O'Neil took it. Of course if Almeida and Marsans fail to make good in the big show, the two Cubans revert back to Murphy in New Britt ain, and that looked good to Murphy when the proposition was put up to him.
 The Waterbury prayers were ready to strike, but were informed last night that they will fare better than the Holyoke and Northo mpton nlay- CTS, for they will get all the back pay due them. Dan O'Neil will pass out the pay envelopes. Harry Pagan was on hand. but was not willing to assume any of the liabilities of the Waterbury club. He wanted the franchise. however, if it was to be given away and put in bid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
John Bull Wins
 From Americans In Big Dual Meet
But it Took Yankee Rhodes
 Scholarsto Beat Yale and Harvard

London. July 12-John Bulls colleg- fans from Oxford and Cambridge trf- umphed over Uncle Sam's collegians from Harvard and Yale in the inter national meet held at the Queens Club grounds, Kensdngton, yesterday, England winning by events to 4. The Union Jack did not 1utter to the top of the pole till after the last event was run. At the eighth event each team had won four frsts, leaving the final event, the one-mile race, to de- eide the issue. Philip Baker of Kings College, Cambridge, carried his col aege's silks home in front in this race, winning the meet for England.
 Two meet records were broken, George Chisholm of Yale winning the 12o-yard high hurdles in the corking time of 15 2-5 seconds. smashing the former meet figures of 15 3-5 seconds, made by F. z. Fox of Harvard in 1899 and equaled by J. H. Converse of liar ward in 1901. B. Gowan Taylor of Oxford, won the two-mile event in e:29 1-5, breaking the meet record of $50 established by H. M, Goody of Ok ford in 1904
 Cambridge and Yale each won three events. Oxford captured two firsts and Harvard had to be content with a lone win, B. M. Preble carrying the Crimson to victory in the half-mile run. He was the first American to win a half-nile race at any Harvard Yale vs Oxford-Cambridge meet, just as Duncan MacMillan of Cambridge was the first Britisher to take the 10O- yard dash, Americans always winning the sprint in previous clashes.
 The Americans naturally were dis appointed at the result of the games, but had no complaint to make. Cap tain Fitzpatrick of Yale voiced the views of his team when he said: There is nothing to say except that the best team won.'' Captain Foster of Harvard expressed similar senti- ments
 Americans here, however, have con- solation in the fact that America vir- tually won the game by a score of to 4 instead of the score being 5 to in favor of England. G. E. Put nam, who won the hammer throw for England. is an American. His home is in Kansas and he is a Rhodes scholar at Christ Church, Oxford
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12

third base line. Crooke closed the inning by aviating to Waite.
 The score was now tied and it re- mained so, because the pitchers were stronger than the batsmen.
 Rueu raised Brfdgeport's hopes in the 11th by reaching first base on Guests wide peg, but he stayed there principally because Swander made a startling catch off Kauff's bat close to the left field fence. Snyder sing led and stole in the 18th, but got no farther. In the same inning Mason sent a hard bounder which bumped Litschis breast. Guest sacrificed, and Flaherty, batting for Ball, grounded out, Mason advancing. It was up to Greenwell to win his own game, but Hiram Ladd gobbled his fly and the game was over.
 The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12

Dan ONeu at the helm.
 save Reggie Brown to pitch agains the Mechanics.
 It doesn't take an Indian soothsayel to see why Dan O'Neil took Browr with him to Waterbury. The old boy knows he can sell Brown for nice piece of change to some big league club and that will help Dan make 2 profit on the season. J. J. Murphy, who bought the New Britain franchise from Dan O'Neil, is brother-in-law of George Cameron the New Haven owner. He'll take great delight in slipping it over or George.
 Murphy has his pick of the Water bury players in return for Brown, and If he's wise he will take Pitcher Lower That boy can twirl just a trif1e.
 Harry Quinn hasn't come through with that box of Nuggets to Tom Crook for the home run made at New field. He was going to do the pre- sentation act last Sunday but lost his nerve. In view of this fact well known member of the Patsy club takes occasion to give Harry the following boost. Sound a chord in o flat, Joe: If you're longing for smoke That is not an awful joke,
 Then you're looking for Nugget
 that's a snap.
 If this all sounds pretty thin Why, just speak to Harry Quinn, He's the man who put the Nugget on
 the map.
 Manager Cameron of New Haven is trying to get Chief Snyder. McCann is stuck on the swarthy pitcher and says he is too valuable both as a twirler and utility man to be allowed to go.
 How can we lose the pennant after the luck we had in this wreck?" ask ed Manager Bresnahan of St.. Louis, yesterday, of local cop.
 Bridgeport and Springfield figure in some funny mixups. Yesterday they had game called on account of the heat, and last season they had a con- test called at Newfield because of a fog that settled upon the diamond.
 When the special train came along about yesterday morning to take the wreck, Manager Bresnahan of St. Louis called to his players to jump aboard. We'll walk first" they yell ed. 'rNo more trains for us." Bres- nalan shouted, There's few cases of Budweiser aboard,'' and then the players stepped lively
 Yes, Chief Snyder is pretty bad. After Skipper Hey was hurt, the Chief went in and made a triple and two singles. Eiey was struck in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
Ths Addition.

"What makes you act so ETouch this morning. DobkinsT'
 Had an addition to my family"
 What? Why, you ought to be ashamed to be gloomy over that To think that normal human bezng should be angry because of the advent of such cherub. Do you actually Crudge a place in your happy home to an innocent creature fresh from heav- CD, bringing with it the very fragrancs of those celestial realms7 Do you greet with an unwelcomfng chf1 c small epitome of all purity and svset~ ness given into your keeping as . priceless though undescrved treasure by a too benevolent Proyfdence7 4 lovely copy of wfat fancy feigns the angels to be like-a tiny shred of grace and glory snatched from ther-
 Say, that's very pretty, but do you Know you're talking about my mother in-iaw T'-New York Journal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
BRIDGEPORT.

~Batted for BanniSter in seventh.
 "sBatted for Ball in 12th
 Springfield, 1110O % 0 o 0-3 Bridgeport, 0O001 % 0 0 ca
 Sacrifice hits. Genest. Mason, Gar. della, Guest. Stolen bases, Swander, GeneSt, Snyder, Kauff. Hits off Ban. mister g in 2 innings; Greenwell in 5. Three base hits, Hey, Snyder. Bases on balls, off Walker 3. Left o1. bases. Springfield 6, Bridgeport 6. Struck out, by Bapnister 4; Greenwell l; Walker 5. Batter hit, Geness, Gar della, by Walker. Double plays, Ladd and Crook; Walker, Crook and Rus sell; Crook and Litschi Wild pitch, Bannister. Time, 2:40. Umpire, NalIin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
LA PRINCEsSE LOINTAINE.

Over the waters and far away There is a land that the sailors know Where the tall, white lilies forever
 sway,
 And the crimson roses forever blow; And the seamen, pushing their ships Tn song have called it the Far-away
 Land. Only the destined prince can reach The land and city of Far-away, Run his ship on the golden beach. And wed the princess, and rule al-
 way And waiting his coming the portals Welcoming wide in the Far-away
 Land. Ship after ship with its swelling sail. Slips away with the wind ana the
 tide. Daring with eager prov the gale On nameless waters afar to ride. With sails full set and tiller in hand Each. of us seeks for his Far-away
 Land But some stop off at the Fortunate And eat of the lotus, and so forget. And only remember their quest at
 whiles
 When the heart is sick and the
 cheeks grow wet For the flash of an instant they un-
 derstand
 And weep for the love of their Far
 away Land, You who follow her sweet lips call Over the waters and over the sea, Though the days of your life like the
 leaves may fall While you wander and long for the
 love to be- Fairer than you, even, understand, She is waiting for you, in the Far
 away Land. Waiter Perry Doig. in Harper's Weekly.
 Red" Corcoran smokes the Mug get.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
AMATEUR BASEBALL

The fast Brookside, Jrs., with their star twirler, Hogue. on the slab, de- feated the Osceolas of Stratford, at Avon Park, Sunday afternoon, by the score of 14 to 2. The features of the game were the pitching of Hogue and the fielding of Tenny and Miller of the Jrs. Batteries: for the Brookside, Jrs., Hogue and Smallwood: for the Osceolas, Quill, Buckley and Buckley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
Bottles and Raaa

"Bottles and rags. bottles and ragsr" called out rag and bone man as he piled his calling.
 "why do you always put these woFds togetherw' asked passerby.
 Because. madam" replied the man. courteously touching fIis hat "wners ever you find hortIes you 6nd rag5r- London Family Herald
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
Pre-Inventory Sale

Starts tomorrow at E. H. Dillon & Co.,, 1105 Main street. Big bargains precede inventory at their store and tomorrow they inaugurate a sweeping clearance sale of millinery ostrich plumes, willow plumes, flowers, mar about boas, shirt waists petticoats, raincoats and long linette, linen, pon- gette and pongee coats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12

completing the arrangements for the match
 Mcdonald said that should Wolgast refuse to make the match with Wells the latter would meet Packey McFar- land at Milwaukee on Labor Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results. At Toronto Montreal Toronto postponed account wet grounds. At Rochester First game) Rochester 2, Buffalo o; (second game) Buffalo 10, Rochester 8.
 At Newark-Newark 6, Providence 5.
 At Jersey City-Baltimore 8, Jcr.. sey City 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12
Not His Fault

Not His Fault < "You pay too Iictie attention to your persouaI appearance. Remember that clothes make fbe man."
 "Yes. Duf for me the man says he won't make any more ciothesg-Dorf~ barbier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-12

Of the IT fires during June, which caused an estimated property dam age of $200,000 or over each, the following were the more important from fire insurance viewpoint:
 Sheboygan, Wis, grain eI-
 evator and malt house $500, 900 Chicago, H., garage and au-
 tomobiles, 200, 900