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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-05-03

THOMAS FITZ GERALD.
City Recorder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
SIGNALS.
Practicing and Learning Them Vital
 to Offense as We'll as Defense.

Planning signals is easy-practisins them and learning them not hard, but both are vital to the offense as well as the defense, although defensive sig na1s are greater in number than the offensive signals. In other words. to hit to run, to score, is all the offense can do. But the defense, to put men out at any of the three bases and home, can have any one of a hundred combinations at work to trap a run ner and need many more signals to instruct nine men what to do than does the offense, which has never more than four men in the game at once.
 The opposing team will try to steal your signals-will, by watching every thing you do and say and the fmme- diately following play, try to frustrats your offense. It is part of the game. And just for that reason. you should have several sets of signals for ofenss which you can use without confusion Thus you should have an audible sci. a visual set, coacher's set, perhaps two of each They need not be conn plicated or hard to learn. If there are too many signals to learn, play CTS may get the several sets confused. and confusion in signals means get- ting beaten.
 Hence, have your signals as few ss possible and as simple as possible, but have several sets so you can change if you find the other general has read your signals and is anticipating what you are going to do. And do you, in your turn, watch your opponent. is his offense. and see if you can detect any connection between his acts. his speech, and the things his runners do Watch his defensive signals. too, for ii you can learn what the pitch IS to be, and tell, by the shifting of tbe infield and the outfeld. what they ex- pect you to do, you can perhaps do something else. Be particular to try to get the catcher's signals. and to learn what the pitcher is going to do by watching him-with man on base. to know when waste ball Is coming in invaluable. since the more balls you can make a pitcher waste fn the endeavor to catch a man stealing who won't steal. the more likely you are to make him put the ball over the plate in the end.-From C. H. Clau- dy's ''The Battle of Baseball in July l St. Nicholas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
Harvard Defeats
 Yale Al Baseball
Home Runs by Mclaughlin and
 Potter the Beans For Eli

New Haven, Conn.,, June 21.- Breaking into one of the most glor- 1ous commencementS Yale has ever known, the Harvard baseball team, which had been defeated by Prince ton and whom the Yalesians expect ed would be easy picking, defeated the Blue yesterday afternoon at Yale Field by the score to 2.
 There was never chance for Yale, it seemed, from the time that Potter and Mclaughlin each made a home run in the first inning; but the thou sands of Yale graduates kept on cheering just the same, and from time to time, when Yale men reached the bases, went wild with delight. There was a riot of color when the two runs were made, the grads in their fantastic costumes dancing down over the field and delaying the game for few minutes. Sixteen thousand saw>the game.
 Yale had only nine men at bat in the first three innings. In Harvard's s part of the third, Sexton, the pitcher, led off with a single, followed by Babson with a single. Desha sacri- feed and went out, Hartwell to Reilly. Potter walked. On Stillwell's bad throw two runs were scored
 In the fifth inning Babson hit clean, and on McKee's error, Potter's sacrifice and McLaughlin's single an- other score was made. Yale did not lose all hope until the seventh inning. Scott had replaced HartwelI in the box and seemed to be doing well, but Babson, the first man up, singled, Desha sacrificed and Potter singled. bagger, scoring Babson and Potter. Mclaughlin came in on McKee's bad thrown to the plate. That ended Har- wards scoring, but it was enough.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
PLAN POLO TEAM HERE
 NEXT SEASON
McCann Negotiating For Rink and Other Baseball l Magnates
 Will Have Franchises

There will probably be a polo team in this city next season. The Con- necticut league baseball magnates are planning to dip into the winter sport, thus bringing home the bacon both in summer and in snowball time. Manager McCann will have the local franchise. He was trifle shy about discussing the matter today but final rink.
 The circuit will probably consist of Bridgeport. Hartford, New Britain, Meriden, New Haven and Waterbury. Billy Hanna is mentioned as the New Britain manager Jim Clarkin in Hartford, Bill Luby in Meriden and Gil Edwards in Waterbury. They'll have to put Gil under bonds so that he won't forget to pay the players their salaries. George Cameron, the New Haven baseball manager, will find it hard to break in because Jim my Canavan controls the only good rink in the Elm City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
Cornell Coach
 Looks After His
 Crew With Care
Courtney Watches Food, Drink and Sleeping Quarters of
 Oarsmen

Poughkeepsie, June 21.-For years the Cornell oarsmen have been drink ing water from a well near their quar- ters, and after an analysis it was pro- nounced all right for use this year Courtney arrived, sampled it, and in the face of expert opinion refused to let his squad use it, called his com modore and ordered him to hunt up the men of the neighborhood and find a good spring, and then have that wa ter analysed, besides bringing it to him for his approval Such was done and a proper supply found.
 This is but a small example of the ney takes of the health of his Oars- men. Not the slightest detail escapes his notice, and on this is based part of his wonderful success as a coach of college oarsmen. Next to him is ranked James Rice and it is seldom that his men are not in the pink of condition. A coach to turn out win- ming crews must be a doctor, though it may be that he never may have a degree pronouncing him as such.
 The question is brought up in re- gard to the utterly discouraging and unfortunate condition in which the Wisconsin squad at present finds it. self. There is only one man in the eight who is not suffering from boils. l at No. 4 probably for good so far as this year is concerned. Another is suffering from blood poisoning. And yet this squad is the only one that has brought along a doctor. Coach Vail frankly admitting that he is no phy- Sician.
 Evidently the westerners have some- thing to learn from the old veterans of the east who can carry their men through a season on the Hudson with out a sign of illness being reported. Somewhere there has been a flaw in the training, though how far back it is hard to say, and the squad is now dearly paying for it. The Wiscon- sin eight is shot to pieces and at the present rate of advancement the Bad gers will be lucky if they have an eight to enter, the race week from to-day.
 Perhaps few outsiders realize the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
DPPY UPHAM KEPT WINGS l IN DISCARD
Tall TwirIer Had Them Going and Ladd's Triple Did Business
tBy Wagner.)

The two Fosters. Slim the pitcher { and Pop the outfielder, didn't do much for the glory of Savin Rock yesterday. They were supposed to lead New Ha- l ven to victory over Bridgeport but Uppy Upham rocked the boat and Bridgeport won by to 9 The tall citizen of Akron, Ohio. famed Pop twice, let him hit weak grounder and high fly. Upham had lots of stuff on the ball. He let the Wings get away with six hits famed six and issued two passes. Manager McCann is stuck on Uppy and predicts that the big fellow will be in faster company next season if he takes care of himself.
 Slim Foster was no back lot pitcher, either. The Mechanics found diffi- culty in getting to him. They gather two batters hit by inshoots. Hi Ladd came through with triple and sim gle and Benny Kauff had two infleld hits.
 Lou Lftschi did the best fielding. He came in for the slow ones and went back for the sizzlers with equal skill Harvey Russell nailed two men trying to steal and Tom Crook went into the dust for couple of low throws.
 Bridgeport grabbed the game by scoring three, in the fourth. Skipper Eley was hit on the wishbone and limped to first. Lou Litschi sacrificed, Tom Crook belted one at Tony Pastor and the ball bounced off the old boys shi IS. Hi Ladd rubbed the hocus po- GUS on the end of his bat and clouted a triple to left center scoring Crook and Hey Foot Ruell got two strikes and then sent long sacrifice fly that scored Ladd. Benny Kauff beat out a hit to first and went to second on a wild pitch but Stowe couldn't bring him in.
 New Haven got a run in the sec ond on Coughs single and Sherwood's double that took bad bound over Crooks head. In the sixth they look ed dangerous but scored only once. Tony HastoF hit flor sthfee bases but Gygli famed. Sailor Burke's triple tallied Pastor but Pop Foster rolled an easy one to Upham and Litsch1 took care of Pops grounder. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
ENGLISH WANT TO MAKE ALL THE RULES FOR
 INTERNATIONAL MEET

Cambridge, Mass, June Eff liar ward and Yale are willing to agree to every demand made upon them by Oxford and Cambridge, the interna- tional track meet of Tuesday, July Il, in London is assured. The British are demanding everything in sight, and present indications point to the about the arrangements of the meet or calling it off,
 The Johnny Bulls" insist that the distance event of the games be three miles instead of two miles. The Amer jeans argue that they are not trained for this distance, but are willing to take whack at it if the English add the shot put to the meets pro- gramme. The shot put was one of the events contested in the Oxford Cambridge dual meet. This proposi- tion was speedily turned down and in addition, the foreign potentates stated that 12O-yard hurdles will be run down on the grass, and that the hurdles will be stationary ones, both of which are great handicaps to the Am erican team.
 If Harvard and Yale accept the can team will leave New York on the Vaderland next Saturday. The party will comprise twenty-eight men, seventeen of whom will compete in the games.
 The men will be: 100-yard dash, Reilly (Yale), Thatcher (Yale); 44O- yard run, Kelly OHarvard), Stewart (Yale); SS0-yard run, Preble (Har- vard), Jaques (Harvard); mile, Ja- ques (Harvard); two-mile, Withing- ton (Harvard) Ryan (Harvard) 120-yard hurdles, Chisholm (Yale), Cummings (Harvard); high jump, Garfield (Yale), Barker (Harvard): i: broad jump, Holden (Harvard), Ryan (Harvard); 120-yard hurdle, Childs (Yale,) and either Howard (Harvard) or Cable (Harvard.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
(By Wagner.) Who's going to get Gaiser.

It is said that Gaiser has had an offer from a National league club. McCann. Cameron and ONeil all made the crack Holyoke finger an offer. McCann claims he made a better of- fer than the other two land Gaiser promised to let him know in few days.
 Waterbury has signed outfelder Steamer Flanagan and Shortstop New ton of Northampton. They were aft CT Bill Luby but the stout manager of the poor old Larks wants $500 a month. Help. Help!
 The next home game will be Friday when Waterbury will cavort at New field park. Manager McCann Is grooming Freddy Gibbs for the fray and Waterbury is saving Tom Tuckey.
 It is said that Billy Hamilton, the Boston National scout, likes Hugh High, the fast Hartford outfielder High only made six hits against Springfield pitchers yesterday.
 Andy Gardella has been signed by Springfield at an increase of s35 a month over, the salary he didn't get in Northampton. F1aherty, the Northampton catcher, has also caught on with the Ponies.
 The stranded Northampton and Holyoke players held meeting last night to see what can be done about paying their back salaries. The Hol- yoke men haven't been paid since June 1 and the Northampton men since May 15. Manager Billy Luby of Northampton wired Secretary Far rell of the national board to see what can be done to compel the league to come across.
 Jimmy Hall received an offer from Springfield. He says he hasn't been paid since June 1 and he wanted Man ager Teller of Springfield to come across with that money, but Teller offered to pay him from June 15. Jimmy then refused to sign.
 New Haven grabbed Pitcher. Conroy of Northampton. He is a promising youngster and when he gets good con- trol will prove a winner.
 Second Baseman Jimmy Burns of Northampton expects to land with At lanta of the Southern League, and Foran, the Lark outfie1der, has gone to his home in Baltimore, { Northampton's share of the receipts in tffe double-header at vNew Britain, Saturday, has been turned over to the players. It amounted to $160. Dan O'Neil held the money out because the Lark players had not been paid. Some of the players with families are hard up and the change was divided among them.
 Dan O'Neil nabbed four Northamp- ton players for New Britain. They are First Baseman Bill Yale, Pitchers Sager and Mclean, and Catcher Marty COnroy
 Did you notice that Uppy Upham has beaten Hartford and New Haven within the past week? The youngster is having a fine season.
 The New Haven players grabbed at
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
AGAINST SUNDAY SPORTS.

Mayor Buckingham was reminded this morning on the receipt of set or resolutions from some of the consre- gation of the Washington Park M. F.. church that there were technical vfo- lations of the law at Steeplechase lsl- and on Sunday.
 The resolutions received, follow:
 Resolved, That Washington Park chapter, No. 55, of the Methodist Brotherhood of Washington Park Methodist Episcopal church places it. self on record to the effect that the enforcement of law is not a matter of private or personal opinion. but that It is incumbent upon the executive of- ficers to enforce the law against all violations.
 Resolved, That the opening on Sunday of Steeplechase Island and it's attractions, for gain, constitutes a f1agrant violation of law, and should be acted upon by the public authori- ties.
 Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded 10 the may or. with the request that action be taken by. him in the matter to the end. that further violation of the law be prevented, rather than that those who have violated the law be pun iShed.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
elaborate intrenchments that a good

elaborate intrenchments that a good coach must throw about his oarsmen when the last lap of training really is St hand. But one trip through the quarters of a college rowing squad would be a revelation. Matters of food, drink, and sleep are jealously looked after, usually by the coach himself, who oversees everything con- nected herewith. But the finer points are shown when every day the coach talks with his men, searchingly in quiring into their feelings when they arise and when they get ready to take their cots, watches their expressions as they are rowing, prevents their ex- posture to the sun when it is danger ously hot, and a thousand other points that surpass mothers eagle eye of WatchfulneSS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
CRIMSON CREW MAKES
 FAST TIME IN TRIAL
Go Over Thames Course Several - Minutes Faster Than Yale
Especial from United Press.

Red Top, June 21.-Harvard's row ing stock was high, today, as the re- suit of yesterdays favorable time trial under discouraging conditions. The crimson varsity eight covered the fuli course of four miles in 20:26 which is several minutes better than any an- nounced time for Yale, this season. The Eli crews attempted to travel the course in the rough river, yesterday and while Harvard finished with a. boat half full of water, the Eli oars men quit at the third mile. From the Blue camp, today, came the ex- plana ton that their shell was not equipped with wash boards but that Harvard was so equipped.
 At Gales Ferry, Yale expected to try time trial again, today. Coach Kennedy is said to have finally decid- ed to let the varsity and freshma n eights row in the June 30 regatta as presently seated. The Nfours have not been definitely picked, today. liar wards change at stroke seems to have improved the speed of the boat, yes- terday's time trial bettering a form Ter record.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
F.. H. Dillon & Co.,,

E. H. Dillon & Co.,, 1105 Main street, are offering splendid values in veilings, linette, linen and pongee auto coats and rubberized rain coats. These are the best values ever before seen in this city.
 Steamer Park City.
 The special matinee excursions given on every week day afternoon and Sum- day on the steamer Park City are proving very popular this season. Woodhull's orchestra has been engag- ed to furnish the music The trip across the Sound Is just long enough. The steamer leaves Bridgeport at 1 50 D. m., returning will leave Port Jeff ferson 4:30 D. m. Special low fare for tn eround trip. Children under 12 years of age half fare.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
Andover Sends
 Athletes To Yale
Eli Gets 36, Princeton Five and Harvard Three of Star
 Men

Yale has drawn heavily from the graduating athletic forces of Phillips Andover this year. Thirty-six youths who have been prominent on the teams there will matriculate at New Haven. Other colleges did not fare nearly so we'll as the Blue.
 Cornell will draw five; Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Williams and M. I. T.. three each; Brown, Hobart, Louisiana State Rensselaer, Polytech- nic and University of Rochester one each.
 Yale's thirty-six include three foot ball players, Mcdonald, Quarterback; from the baseball team, Capt Reilly. third baseman; Reedy, second base man; Daugherty. first baseman; Mid- dlebrook, left fielder and Ripley, pitch CT; Gould, the miller and cross -coun- try runner; Gordon, the pole vaulter; Capt. Martin of this years track team, strong hurdler. The others are basketball soccer and ice hockey players.
 Cornell will get Wright, the star backstop; Butts, half-miler: McCrane, mile runner and Lahr, football guard.
 Harvard will obtain Capt Rogers, for three years the backfield star of the Andover eleven. Sturgis, hack ey player and Hudner, a track man, are the other two athletes who will enter Harvard.
 H. H. Gile. hammer thrower; Thay- CT. baseball and Heffron, a class foot ball player, are going to Princeton Dartmouth will get Meader a broad jumper and quarter miller; McMurray who holds the Andover pole vault rec ord, and Hubert, also a pole vault CT.
 Smith, substitute catcher and ice hockey player, will go to Williams Sheffield, a track man, is booked for Brown. Fletcher of the hockey team will go to Tech. Forsythe, centre Of the football team last fall, plans to enter the University of Rochester O'Brien, a track man, is bound for Hobart; Finn, a class football player for Rensselaer, Polytechnic, and Du- pont, class football, for Louisiana State.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
HERE'S WHERE YOU GET
 FRESH BASEBALL JOTTINCS
GardeI|a Goes With Springfield and Water-
 bury Gets Newton and Flanagan

Omplre Dick Nallin a great deal yes terday, but Dick wasn't missing any. me Wings are so used to the laugh able efforts of Bricelin and O'Brien that they don't appreciate good umpir- ing when they get it.
 The Mechanics are playing at Savin Rock today, and they show in Spring field tomorrow.
 It looked as if New Haven would score in the fifth yesterday Kid Sherwood tripled to left with one down and Clyde Waters came up. He grounded to Crooks and Tom whipped 1t home so that Harvey Russell had Sherwood by block.
 Benny Kauff made some long fouls but he didn't get any of them in fair ground. His speed counted, though, in beating out two infield splashes.
 According to Manager Jennings of the Detroit Tigers, Pitcher Woodle of the Princeton baseball team has sign ed with the Tigers. Noodle is g years old and belongs to Narberth, Pa. It is said that several big league scouts have been after him.
 First Baseman Rowan cracked out four hits in succession in the first St. Louis Browns-White Sox game and Manager Wallace showed his appre- citation by putting in a new first base man named Black in the second game.
 Bobby Keefe of Cincinnati famed six Cardinals in succession and pitch ed a masterful game after Fromme had lost it.
 Pitcher Eddie Stack of the Phil- lies is mourning the loss of a diamond studded watch fob worth S20O which a. New York pickpocket got from him.
 More trouble for Cleveland Terry Turner is out of the game with a wrenched back.
 s No attendance records were broken in the celebration of the Boston Ma tionals' return. But the few who were out gave Kling hearty reception.
 Kling and Kaiser, two of the Cubs traded to Boston, have been batting about .0O0 1-2 since putting on Boston uniforms. Must be something in a change of climate.
 Honus Wagner is now trying his hand at first base Needless to say he is doing well. Honus would do we'll at anything, except, possibly, as a ballet dancer.
 Luderus, the merry smacker of the Phillies, was there with a single, dou- ble and homer. And Chance gave him to Philadelphia along with trading stamps, for third rate pitcher whom he had to release.
 Five runs in the ninth turned the count in the New York Highlanders' favor There was no horseshoe about it either as the runs came from solid cloHting.
 If he goes along at his present pace, Jimmy Doyle, the Cubs third base man. will lead his brethren by wide margin.
 Detroit certainly has it on the other western teams in the American.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
FUNERAL OF LEGISLATOR
 MOORE IN SONIERS.

Somers Conn.,, June 21.-The funeral of Frank c. Moore, of this place. a late member of the General Assem- bly. was held today. He died last Sun day from the effects of an ulcerated tooth, having suffered terrible agony prior to his death. He was 43 years old and left a widow and three chil- dren. Representative Moore was a Re- publican in politics.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
HILLS HEALTH BETTER.

Washington. June 2t-Representative Hill says he is feeling in better health since his rest in Connecticut He ex- pects 10 return home in a few days.
 The Connecticut visitors at the Pres idents anniversary reception have gone back to their homes. Acknowl- edgment is made at the White House of the receipt of congratulations from the New Haven Young Mems Republi- can Club, Yale Alumni advisory board, President Hadley and the Yale Cor poration, and many other Connecticut people,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
SAILORS STRIKE IN NEW YORK ENDS WITH
 DEMANDS GRANTED
Especial from United Press. )

New York, June 21-Jubilant over the abolition of the "crimp boarding houses and their increase in wages of s2.50 a month, the members of tns seamen's union returned to their ships. today, and all danger of gen. eral strike which would demoralize local shipping was over. The conces- sions secured by the men included all of their outside demands. and one hah of the wage increase they asked for.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Team Standing.

Yesterdays Results. At Newark-Rochester il, Newark 6.
 At Proyidence-Provide 9, Mon- treaI 5.
 At Jersey City-Toronto 8, Jersey City 2.
 At Bassimdre-Buffalo 16, Balti- more 10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
JEWELER DAVIS BUYS
 EAST SIDE PROPERTY

Charles D. Davis, president of the Davis & Hawley Go. has purchased the brick building at East Main and Ann streets from J. M. Blackman through H. l.. Blackman and Son, real estate dealers. The purchase also in- cludes the three family house in the rear. The property formerly belonged to Ruth Parker Bullen Harding
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-21
AMERICAN
Team Standing.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results. At New Yorlz-New York 3, Boston 8.
 At St. Louis-Chicago 6, St. Louis 5 (first game); Chicago 13, St. Louis 6 (SecOnd game).
 At Philadelphia-Wash -PhiI- adelphia postponed, rain. At DetrOit-Detroit s, Cleveland 3.