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of baseball to let the first one 90 by to get a
look at the style. King would say:
He liked the looks of that Let's try him
on another Then up would come curve.
favorite trick Of his Is to get the batter
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time that catcher throws the ball back to the
pitcher until he delivers it again, q batter
should never take his eyes off the pitcher.
All Of the grooves" of batters are carefully
catalogued. Every hitter in baseball with the
possible exception of Lajoie and Wagner. is sup
posed to have what is known to the profession
as groove" certain real or imagined weak
ness. Some pitchers work to fool a batter, and
others aim at his groove" Young and Powell
are of the second type and it is this style OF
pitcher that l always try to make pitch to the
limit. as they have to depend absolutely on
their control.
The catcher is obviously included in the
guessing match which always results when a
batter faces pitcher. l recall a funny instance
of Hal" Chase making Ira Thomas look like
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reticent man, and his remark surprised me.
Walsh had refused to pitch until he had re-
cetved a certain sign. This made me think
that 1t was not going to be a splitter" or a
fast one, evidently the first two signals given
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"whisker'' trimmer of his, which
is a high, fast one in the vicinity
, Of the neck, is a villainous ball.
A pitcher Of Young's type would
Just as soon tell the batter where
he is going to try to throw the
ball, because it is generally known
that he is pitching at batter's
weakness.
So batting In the big leagues is
largely a game of thought. The
man who outguesses the pitchers
accumulates the most hits and
the largest batting average. Lajoie
is the only exception to this that
| can recall. OF course, self-con~
fidence is an absolute necessity to
any successful hitter, but the
Cleveland second baseman is more
chock full of reliance in his own
batting ability than any other
player / know. 1t is not conceit,
just faith in his eye. He shuff1es
out to the plate, almost carelessly,
and bangs his bat down two or
three times as II to say to the
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coming. Thus Chase doublecrossed Ira.
ball player is trying to outguess the pitcher
from the time he leaves the bench until he
sits down again. He doesn't terminate his
engagement at the plate AS soon ~ a bats
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Toss one up here and hurry up about 1t.
I'm not particular.
He seldom let's the first one 60 past him.
He gets his poise, takes couple OF snort
steps. wades into the ball. and bang!
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that the secret or
success is the start,
absolutely. Speed il
a great asset, but
the start is every
thing.
Outguessing t h .
pitcher and catcher is
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eleventh. and It fell of and smashed. Krause
pitched without confidence in his catchers
Judgment to outguess the batters, and he lost.
The same thing was true of Ford in the
post-season series with the Giants. In the
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CatCQer. IN only lew INSTANCES
does the pitcher give the signals.
So much faith have some pitchers
In certain catchers that they pitch
altogether a different brand of base
ball to other men. This Is particu-
larly true of Krause, the Philadelphia
left handler, who pitched such sensa-
tiotnal ball in the season of 1909, and
of Ford. Of the New York American
league club, who was the thrill Of
the league last season with his
double breaking spitball. Krause had
no confidence in any catcher except
Ira Thomas, and Ford could not work
tremendously without Ed" Sweeney.
These catchers did all the thinking
for the two great twirlers, and their
work in the box was purely me-
chanical.
Krause ranPed ten straight vic
tories in a row before he fell, in
a ten-inning game with the St. Louis
team, then. as usual, In last place.
The secret is this. Thomas was catch
ing him for the ten he put on the shelf
Lapp was behind the bat for the
eleventh, and 1t fell of and smashe
nitchod withOut c0rfidonco In hio
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object is advancement
Every ball player knows ex-
actly how much of a lead he can
take Oft first base on certain
pitcher and not get caught. There
are recognized standards in the
big leagues. For instance. 1 know
that l can go fifteen feet away
from the bag and get safely back
with Doc" White of Chicago
pitching, but if l 60 a step over
ten feet on Walsh of the same
club I will probably get nipped.
can't exactly explain what l
mean. but when l once get &C.
customed to pitchers delivery,
| know how far to venture.
In base running, l believe
that the secret OF
success is the start,
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nals were being tipped on IN ne"
/:
York and Detroit About this tme
~ noticed Ira Thomas and Eddie
~0 Plank working together in game
! CHI 1 against the substitutes one day in
morning practice. Thomas's signals
| ~ were so ridiculously plain that
| ~ yelled to him from my position at
W second base.
For heavens sake, 1ra," called.
what are you trying to do?
blind man in center field could get those signals.
All right Eddie" he answered. That's what
they're for It's stall. We open a series in New
York Monday, and they may bo tipping signals
there
as any good catcher will, when he crouches be-
hind the batter Thomas was displaying his signals
that coachers at both first and third base could
see them. l learned In due time that the pitchers
were giving the real signs, and that Thomas had
devised this scheme to throw any observers with
spy glasses other artificial aids of their guards
might add that result, in the following series
four of the New York batters hit with pitched
balls and badly hurt.
All this means that every time a batter faces
pitcher in game of baseball in the big leagues
there Is duel Of Wits In fact, the batter Is pitted
against both the pitcher and the catcher as the
incident related above will show. The acuteness of
the duel depends on the amount of wits enlisted
each side Some not very keen.
But, although In the vernacular Of baseball, it
is called outguessing the pitcher" 1t Is really
whiting the catcher for the receivers almost uni
versally decide what kind of diet shall be served
to the batter. Occasionally pitcher disagrees and
shakes his head. Successful men behind the
bat in the big leagues have made a careful wo
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bat in the big leagues have made a careful
study of batters, their grooves and man.
nerisms, and it II on this knowledge that
pitcher depends. Therefore, In the majority
of cases. 1t is the batter outguessing the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
DO YOU HAVE THE
 RIGHT KIND OF HELP?

Foley Kidney Pills furnish you tfs right kind of help to neutraIize and remove the poisons that cause back afhe, headache, nervousness, and oth- CT kidney and bladder ailments. F. B. Brill: Curtis Pharmacy.
 R2s1
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
BUILDING PERMITS.

R1ilding permits aggregating $109,- 964 in value were granted by the Board of Building Commissioners last night. as follows:
 Greenwood, Arnold & Sons, 12 two- family frame dwellings. east and west side of Parrott avenue.
 New York, New Haven 6 Hartford R. R. O.. steel and cement building. east side Housatonic avenue.
 T. Thorne, cement block wash house. south side Balmforth avenue.
 George Kingston, alterations and ad- ditions to dwelling, east side Hough avenue.
 Andrew Hovarth. frame addition to dwelling. north side Railroad avenue.
 J. Vasenko. one-story Sned, west side Helen street.
 Brooks & Faulkner. two-family frame dwelling, west side Freeman street.
 Joseph Lengel, frame barn, east side Belmont avenue.
 w. T. Mullins. two-family frame dwelling, south side Connecticut ave- .nue.
 City of Bridgeport, addition to, bath houses, Seaside Park.
 John and Mary Wilson, three-family frame dwelling, east side Frank street.
 Joseph Ragenberger, three-family frame dwelling, north side Wordin avenue.
 Connecticut Clasp Go. brick factory building south side Railroad avenue.
 J. H. & Jones, cement block and concrete addition to shop. west side William street.
 c. F. Ryan, cellar wall, Bishop and Stratferd avenues
 HI Josephson. two-family frame dwelling, west side Madison avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
DOCTOR GIVES
 UP HIS BLOOD
And Probably Saves Life of
 Mother of Nine Children

New York, May 17-Dr. Arthur J. Savage, ambulance surgeon of the Volunteers hospital, on Gold street, minus quart of blood, is a trifle weak and pale today. Mrs. Sarah Wynne of Fulton street, Brooklyn, has a new color in her cheeks and a new chance at life, since the quart of the young doctors blood is coursing through her veins.
 Mrs. Wynne,> weak from long ill., ness and internal hemorrhages, was given up to die unless blood could be transfused into her arteries. There was no one ready to give the re- quired amount. There were nine children at home dependent upon her. When Dr. Savage heard of the chill dren he offered the blood from his veins to save Mrs. Wynne.
 He is an athlete, son of the dean of McGill university, Montreal, and once before has given his blood to save another. He was called out with the ambulance as the operation was about to begin, but on his return scrubbed the arm to be opened and reported ready.
 It took half an hour to meter off the requisite quart of blood. When it was over Mrs. Wynne was declared to be in a fair way of recovery all ready. Dr. Savage said that he felt trif1e pale,' but declined to give up his post on the ambulance and go to bed as advised.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
ANTARCTIC
 EXPLORATION Explorers Must Confront Bhzzards and Tempera- ture 1OO@Below Zero

London, May 17.-Dr. Louis Bornac- chi, who was physicist to the South ern Cross and Discovery expeditions into the South Polar regions and holds the Kings Antarctic medal, is so sure it would be Impossible to reach the South Pole in the Antarctic winter time that he cannot believe Capt. Amundson means to attempt it.
 Ut seems likelier to me- says the doctor, "that he has simply gone in- land 200 or 300 miles to establish win ter quarters and await the advent of spring. This would give him some advantage of route and he would probably find the Beardmore glacier in better condition than his rival, Capt. Scott, would.
 'sIf 1t, is a fact that he left Balloon Light February 15, the day after the Tram sailed northward from there, it would take him at least forty days to reach the bottom of the glacier. Then just as he started on the most diffi- cult part of his travels the sun would leave him. The blizzards would in- crease in intensity and frequency, probably attaining 100 miles an hour, and it is quite probable that 100 de- gress below zero would be reached on the plateau between the glacier and the Pole. Neither men nor dogs could stand such conditions long,"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
.SPANARDS DEFEAT
 FIVE HUNDRED PIGS
Brilliant Victory Over An jera Tribesmen'' Turns Out to Be fRout of Drove of Hogs.

London, May 17-A dispatch from Tetuan to The Daily Mail says a great comedy lies behind the official report sent out from there of an at- tack by Anjera Moors upon Spanish troops and a brilliant victory gained by the latter.
 The enemy were, in fact, drove of 800 pigs, which were put to flight by the courageous action of artillery and infantry. The Spanish Consul himself has confessed that the Anjeras did not attack the Spaniards. The facts were these:
 A Moor hadi charge of 800 pigs be- longing to a Tetuan Spaniard. When the Spanish troops arrived and in- trenched themselves, the Moor got frightened and drove the pigs to an- other place. In the night the pigs, not Hiking the new place returned to where the troops were posted. The position being surrounded by cork woods, the pigs made a great noise. had come to attack them, and the troops began firing. while the artil- lery came into action.
 The pigs immediately bolted. and the Spanish commander. thinking he had gained a glorious victory, sent a special courier to inform the Span ish Consul that he had had a great success and had killed six Anjeras. The Spanish Consul informed the oth- CT Consuls and the people of the Spanish victory.
 The Consul has had to deny the re- port he had spread and to admit that the Spanish commander. like mod ern Ajax, had spent his strength and courage in dreadful war with swine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
SPAIN VS. PORTUGAL


 Madrid, May 17-Spain and Portugal have exchanged complaints =. Spain that Portugal is permitting anti monarchist Spanish plotters to incu- bate their plans in Lisbon, and Por- tuga1 that Spain is allowing Portu- gese anti-republicans to hatch con spiracies at Vigo, Fyentes de Onora, Badajoz and other border towns.
 Both complaints are believed to be welT-founded. Spain does not enjoy having a republic adjoining it so close ly. Portugese monarchists are cer- tainly active along the Spanish side of the frontier and Spain refuses to interfere with. them, pretending that it has no knowledge that any are there, though of course it really has. Portugal recently refused formally to authorize a Spanish anti-monarchlst association to establish headquarters in Lisbon. The association, was es- tablished. however, without formal au- thority and the Lisbon government IS not troubling it. The situation prom ises serious friction between the two countries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
LAWYERS CHANCE 10 GET FORTUNE
 FOR PALTRY $750

Boston. Mass, May 17-Robert Gallagher, a Boston attorney had an opportunity to get $50,000 for the paltry sum of $750 and took it quick. The $50,00O is in the form of trust fund left to Hammond Braman, club man, by his father. Braman has be- come enmeshed in the bankruptcy get control of the trust fund, but this the court held was immune until its termination at the death of Bra man. Hence an auction yesterday at which the fund was sold for $75O to Gallagher. The creditors will receive the $750.
 When Bramans dies and in the event that he leaves no heir, Gal1agh- CT gets the s50,0O0. MT. Braman is latter feels sure though that he will live to get the money.
 Braman, who has been 8 Harvard student, banker. and broker is a well known figure. about Boston. He was driven into bankruptcy after he had spent several uncomfortable days in the Charles Street Jail. where he was sent for his failure to pay a judg- ment of $S,500 awarded to Benjamin Banks of Cambridge. who had been run down by his automobile. Braman vorced from his first wife in 1907. Later he figured in a sudden mar riage with Miss Rose O'Neil. a Nal den girl, who was playing in a musi- cal show.
 In his bankruptcy petition, filed in December, 1908, he gave his liabili- ties as $57,00O, and his assets at S54,-" 900. The latter included the trust fund.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
SEASIDE COUNCIL

NO. US, FSOI All ATkO-fNO1F Regular Meeting. Friday Evening,
 May 18th, 1911 Sturdevant Hall, Bank and Main Sfs- Stag party after o'clock. Friends of members cordially invited. Enter tainment. Refreshments, Cigars. H. M. Robinson, Secy., F. O. Box fff
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17

Foley Kidney Pills are a true med tcine They are healing, strengthen ing, antiseptic and tonic. They act quickly. F. B. Brill; Curtis Phar. macy R 2*1 35
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Mattresses at Strings.


 If you buy your mattress at Stirl- ing's you know it is right. We sell none that we cannot fully back up with the strongest guarantee. If right prices and square deal'' have any attraction for you, then this is your mattress place. Mattresses repaired and made to order. Hugh Stirling, 19 Union Square.
 Beautify Your Home.
 Nothing adds more to the appear ance of your home or protects it bet ter from the destructive action of the weather than a coat or two of good paint. Whether you intend to de- corate the exterior or brighten up indoors, you should consult us if you prices that are reasonable. We use the most durable materials and do the work in a thorough and relia ble manner. Let us call and estimate your work. The Jos. P. Coughlin Co.,, 777-7s3 East Main St. Phone 2s05-3. Picture framing a speciality.
 Jacob Ruppert Brewery Bottled Beers
 Jacob Ruppert's brewery bottled beers and ales, though vastly superior, will be delivered to families at pleas ingly reasonable prices. This is made possible through the excellent facil- ities of our Bridgeport branch. Rup- pert's Knickerbocker beer is a bril- liant, very pale beer with a remark ably delicious flavor. It is especially brewed from imported hops and se- lected malt Ruppert's Ruppiner beer is dark sweet, creamy, similar to the finest extract of malt, containing all the nutritive qualities for rundown constitutions and nervous disorders. Ruppert's extra lager is of a pale golden color The fine malt taste and delicate hop flavor predominates, making it delicious table beer Rup pert's sparkling ale is pre-eminent as a restorative for lost appetite and flesh builder of unusual rarity. It's tonic properties do not lessen its pal stability as beverage. Telephone or mail your order to Bridgeport branch, E. M Christie, Manager, 215 Housa- tonic avenue.
 At Last-A Perfectly Sanitary Refrig-
 orator.
 The Lyon, Grumman, Manson Co.,, Fairfield avenue, corner Middle street. are showing the Bohn Dry Air Syphon White Enameled Refrigerator-a cold storage plant for the home of unusual effectiveness and economy in ice con- sumption The principal feature is absolute sanitation. The construction might aptly be termed extravagant, because combined to most logical scientific equipment, is a class of
 
 in the making of a refrigerator. It is lined throughout with white enamel, and the provision chambers are cooled by a scientific method of dry air cir cu1ation The syphons are the me- diums of circulation. Another great advantage to the housewife is the fact that this refrigerator contains a glass front, the interior is easily accessible and every part may be kept clean from the accumulation of dirt It is great advance over the old style refrigerator with their rm-breeding cracks and crevices-the incubators of more disease than any other item of household equipment. The above firm extends a cordial invitation to the public to call and see this scientific wonder or they will mail a descriptive illustrated catalogue upon request by postal. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
BLUE RIBBON GARAGE 283 Fairfield Avenue
REGISTERED IN ASYLUM Estate of Bloomingdale In-. mate Increased $50O,00O
 in AS Hours

White Plains, May 17-A report fI- ed by Transfer Tax Appraiser WfI-, liam c. Clark with the Westchesteri County Surrogate shows that the es-, tate of John G. Coster increased $500,- GOO in the forty eight years he was confined in Bloomingdale Asylum.
 When MT. Coster was a young man he inherited s10O,O0O. Shortly after ward he began to act strangely and in 1862 he was sent to Bloomfngdals Asy- lum, where he remained until ha died.
 Appraiser Clark finds that the value of MT Coster's estate is s595, ,095 all of which is inherited by his nephew, Edward L. Coster of Brooklyn. The State of New York will collect an inheritance tax of ss7.941.9s. MT. Cos ter was a son of Gerard H. Coster.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
HOW HE FOUND OUT

London, May 17-Oficialdom has been doing much speculating as to the method by which John Galsworthy, author of Justice" and other works, managed to learn so much of English prison life. British officialdom pre- fers that such information should be kept secret and does not encourage outside investigators
 At. last, however, the plan Gals worthy resorted to has leaked out. He put on old clothes wrapped a brick in brown paper, took it under his arm, rambled, down the street, stopped in front of a tempting-looking plate glass window, threw his bundle through it and was promtly arrested. At the police station he gave an assumed name and the magistrate. in turn, gave Galsworthy six months
 That's how he found out what the inside of English prisons was like
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
Notice

For forty-four years we have been conducting business at the same Oid fIOcation, corner of Main and John Streets, Bridgeport, Conn.,, and our Private Bank has been establ1shed there continuously. We have received and paid out on demand without no- tice millions of dollars of money de- posted with us and we continue to receive money subject to dcpositor check at sight, on which we allow three per cent. per annun, creu,.cu U to each account monthly. We soncit the accounts of individuals, business men, firms and corporations, and all who want bank account where they can deposit money, checks or drafts, and leave it for one day. one week, one month or one year, and draw interest on it for any time it is left with us: We give to the business our careIui personal attention as the oldest hrm of private bankers in this state.
 T. l.. WATSON & co.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
IN THE WAKE OF THE MEASLES

The little son of Mrs. O. B. Palrcr. Little Rock, Ark, had the measles The result was a severe cough which grew worse and he could not sleep. She says: "One bottle of Foley's Hon ey and Tar Compound completely cur cred since" Group, whooping cough, measles cough, all yield to Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The gen uine is in the yellow package always. Refuse substitutes. F. B. Brill; Cur tis Pharmacy. R 35
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17

Foley Kidney Pills take hold of your system and help you to rid yourself Of your dragging backache, dull head ache, nervousness, impaired eyesight, and of all the ills resulting from the impaired action of your kidneys and bladder. Remember it is Foley Kid ney Pills that do this. F. B. Brill; Curtis Pharmacy. "135
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17

NUGGETS, they are great.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-17
AEROPLANES TO BE
 BUILT IN NORWALK
(soutb Norwalk Sentinel. l,

NDUutII 1NOI W dIA OGI1tIIICI.I
 South and East Norwalk combined are to have an aeroplane factory which will do the construction work on Bleriot machines. Captain Love lace of the Moisant International Aviation Company of New York is in town today and it is stated positively that the South Norwalk Engineering Company will do the mechanical con- struction work, while Contractor Les- lie Gamble will have the woodwork in charge
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-07-21
Bishop Then Installed.

Lincoln, July 2o,-With an elabo.
rate ceremony, attended by a large
number of priests of the diocese and
church dignitaries from abroad, the
Right Rev. J, Henry Then was in
stalled as bishop of the Catholic see
of Lincoln. Bishop Then, who was
recently consecrated at Wichita, Kan,
arrived from that place with an es-
cort of priests and laymen. The SER
vices were held at st, Theresa's pro-
cathedral, Rev. Father Klein perform.
ing the installation ceremony and Rev.
Father Bradley preaching the sermon.
At the Lincoln Auditorium a recep-
ton was rendered Bishop Then with
addresses by Gov, Aldrich and others.