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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
M'COORTY WINS FROM, BOB M0HA
 IN SLOW FIGHT

The combination of a boxer who re- fused to go in and mix and a hard hitter who was unable to do any eff fective boxing resulted in an unsat- isfactory bout at the St. Nicholas A. C., New York, last night. The boxer was Eddie McGoorty of Oshkosh and the hard hitter was Bob Moha of Mill waukee, both of whom are considered strong candidates. for the middle weight championship In the clos ing rounds the action increased to considerable extent from the slow work of the preceding rounds, and McGoorty did enough effective jab- ping with his left hand to gain the honors. At the close of the sixth round the honors, if any could be given for such work, were about even.
 McGoorty almost closed Moha' s right eye in the eighth round, and in the ninth he opened a small cut on the .bruise beneath the eye. This was the only blood in evidence during the bout. For six rounds the pair indulg- Cd. in too much fefnting and clinch- ing, with no effective work, and the crowd hooted and jeered them.
 In the fourth round, Referee Dan Tone stopped the boxers and warned them that if they did not do better work he would order both out of the ring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
Miss Bishop Captures
 Cup At EngIeWood

Women golfers. members of the En- elewood Country Club. competed yes terday in the qualifying round of the annual club championship tournament on the club links, Englewood. N. J. Georgianna Bishop, of this city, one -time national champion and twice winner of the metropolitan title, won the low-score trophy, her total being 100 She received a handsome silver cup for her. efforts, In spite of the ? trying conditions, due to the excessive heat.s Mis-, ,Bishon went out. in 53 and came back in A. Her card was two strokes better than that of her near est competitor, Mrs. Patterson, presi- dent of the Women's Metropolitan Golf Association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
SAY YANKEES MAY
 BE GETTING SIGNS
 TO HELP BATTING

Washington, May 29-As an explana- ton of the heavy batting of the High flanders in the games played with the Washington team, the Washington Star correspondent accompanying the Nationals suggests the existence of a signal tipping bureau on the New York grounds. A dispatch from, New York appeared in, the Star yesterday in part, as follows:
 ''Is there a sign tipping bureau in operation on the New York American League grounds?" That is a ques- tion which the members of the Wash lngton team are asking one another. The performance of the Highlanders during the four games the Nationals have lost here has, to say the least, been most peculiar. Every one of Griffith's pitchers who has worked here has been hit hard, and most of the hits have come at the right time.
 Manager Griffith refuses to admit that he has any such suspicionS.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
BIG LEAGUE GOSSIP

My players are just getting over their victory in the worlds series, says Connie Mack of the Athletics. ''They have grown tired of motor cars and other luxuries and are ready to climb the ladder. Chief Bender has been taking things easy this spring, but will be shooting 'em over soon, and that means we will clean the other teams just as we did last year.
 Connie Mack is beginning to lose confidence in college pitchers. He says he. never worked harder with any pitcher than he did with Salmon, but he had to turn him loose. Lots of people have worked hard with Sal- mon and had to turn them loose.
 Louisville and Milwaukee are said to be after the franchise in the United States league which Cleveland has re- nounced- a
 If there is one pitcher in the Am erican league whom Sam Crawford dreads to face it is Bobby Groom of the Nationals. Groom, is the official keeper of Crawford's goat. No mat ter what Groom serves up Crawford cannot hit him safely. It is doubtful if Crawford has made more than two safe hits off Groom since Sir Robert has been in the American league, which dates back to 1909. |, Ban Johnson usually looks before he leaps His unqualified statement, therefore, that Ty Cobb first used in sulting language before he assaulted a spectator on the Hilltop is generally accepted as gospel. Johnson has a persons to substantiate. his bold as- sertion; also signed statements from others, who deny the charge that the spectator made use of unprintabie epithets. The conclusion to be drawn then is that the supporters of Cobb in the recent fuss were labOring un- der delusion.
 When Frank Baker of the Athletics appears at the Polo Grounds on De- coration Day against the Highlanders, will he duplicate the grand stand homers that discomfited the Giants in the worlds series last fall?, New Workers have become so we'll acquaint- ed with Baker and the other Mack men that they'll be on hand in large numbers to root against them, just for old times sake.
 we are going to try for a new rec ord in games won this year." says Manager McGraw. That means more than the major league record of 116 victories hung up by the Chicago Cubs in 1906. The Boston Nationals were the first to win more than 100 championship games, when they cap- tured 102 in 1892. They repeated the trick with the same number of wins in 1898. The Brooklyns won 1O1 in 1899 and the Pittsburgs 103 in 1902. The Giants had 106 victories in 1904 and 105 in 1905. The Cubs, after their record breaking performance in 1906, won 107 in 1907. The Pitts burgs took 110 games in 1909 and the Cubs carried off the honors in 1O4 games during the campaign of 1910, The Athletics are the only American League champions to surpass the cen tury mark. They won 1O2 games in 1910 and 1O1 last year, when the champion Giants finished the season with 99 victories to their credit. So far the Giants have been trium phant in about 80 per cent. of their games. If they keep up their present gait, they should have no trouble in ex- ceiling the Cubs highwater mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
$1O AND $1B SUIT SHOP 1154 MAIN STREET

The Board of Education of the City of Bridgeport, Conn.,, by the commit tee in charge. hereby invites bids for furnishing the necessary materials and labor, and constructing the whole or any part of brick school olhouse. to the located at the corner of North Washington avenue and. Commercial street, Bridgeport, Conn, in accord ance with drawings and specifications on file at the office of c. T. Reards- ley, IT,, Architect, Room 22, Bridge port Savings Bank Building.
 All bids must be sealed. and must be handed to the architect >at or be- fore five o'clock p. m., on Monday, June IT, 1912. Each bid, as an evil dence of good faith, must be. accom- panied by a certified check, in. favor of the Board, for an amount equal to five (5R) per cent. of the amount Of bid.
 The right is reserved to. reject an, or ali, bids.
 By order of the Board of Educatio1
 RICHARD H. MURPHY,
 Chairman of Committed c. T. Beardsley, Jr.. Architect,
 Bridgeport, Conn, May 5D, 1e19.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
NEW YORK GIANTS AFTER
 SHORTSTOP FRANK 0'ROURKE
Scout McMahon Has Been Looking Bridge
 port Youngster Over

The New York Giants are reported to be- after Frank O'Rourke, the fast shortstop of the Bridgeport club. Sadie McMahon, a scout for the Giants, has been following the Me chanics around the circuit and it is said that O'Rourke is the player he is watching. McMahon told a prom inent baseball man that O'Rourke is the most promising player he has seen in the Connecticut league. Of course it is trifle early for scouts to sign up players but they make the rounds at this stage of the schedule to look for promising material and return later in the season to see if the play CTS are keeping up the pace.
 This is O'Rourke's first year in pros fessional ball. He played last season with the Westfield, N. J., and other fast semi-pro clubs around New York These teams play Saturday and Sunday games and go up against pretty strong opponents. Manager McCann saw O'Rourke play against the Brooklyn Nationals in Sunday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

game last September and was so im- pressed with the youngsters showing that he signed him after the contest.
 O'Rourke has a lot to learn yet but he is fast, covers plenty of ground and is hard hitter. He has tend' ency now to go after bad balls when the pitcher has him in the hole but experience will give him more stead1- ness in the pinches.
 Scout McMahon is a former mem Der of the Baltimore Orioles who cleaned up the National. league in the days when McGraw, Keeler, Kelly and Robinson were members of the club. McMahon was a fine pitcher in his time and he has been success ful as a scout. He discovered Out fielder George Burns in the New York State league last year and McGraw has retained the youngster as utility .outfielder for the Giants. 7. The word has. been passed around among the scouts that O,Rourke looks good and there will probably De a scramble for his services later in the wear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
HOW HEATING PITCHED NO HIT
 NO RUN CONTEST
READ THESE DETAILS OF LOCAL BOYS GREAT WORK AGAINST WORCESTER.

Local fans who are watching the career of Ray Heating will be inter ested in leerningz4hes details of -the no hit. no tun gan q ~hsch the local boy pitched for Lawrence against Worcester last Saturday. It was the first contest in professional ball this season in which the twirler retired his opponents without hits pr runs Here Is what the Worcester Post says of the game:
 Ray Keating. the sensation of the New England league, pitched. no hit. no-run game against Woroester m Boulevard park Saturday afternoon and forced. Benny Van Dyke, Worces- ter's port S1de-s hurler,- to go down In sdafeaf for the first time this season H-was without a doubt one of the best games ever played on the home diamond. and the greatest pitchers battle ever -waged in minor league. Only one run was scored during the eighteen innings and Lawrence made that tally in it's half of the ninth 1n- ning There have been many big scores rolled up in games on the home diamond. but never before did one r,in look so big as the one the Bar risters made Saturday.
 s''Keating, youngster of 1S years. pitched great ball for Lawrence. He was master of the game from the very start and did not allow Worcester the slightest sign of a hit. He was as cool as an iceberg, and certainly earn ed the title of kingpin pitcher of the loague: Only five Worcester players reached first base. Two of the home players got to the getaway sack on errors, two on passes and another man on a foxceout- Two of the five men who reached first got as far as second. but not a home player saw third base during the. contest. Heating was as unconcerned with men on the ba5ee zas If they were unoccupied. He forced six men to breeze and passed two
 s.The only run of the game was scored in the ninth by. Lawrence. Carlstrom, the first man up, hit a grounder to Aubrey. Harry was play ing deep, he came in on the ball and overran 1t, and Carlstrom reached first on the misplay. Hagan laid down a swell bunt and was thrown out by Van Carlstrom- went to second on the out. Joe Briggs, the most dan gerous hitter. on the Lawrence team. hit down the first base line and Bert Haas got him unassisted. Bill Luy- ster.T who was purposely passed in the seventh inning. with a man on third, hit d tea6ef down towards third and reached first before Van could get him- Carlstrom raced home with the winning run of the game on the hit. Kennedy ended the inning by ground ing out to Crum.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
HAS
 MURPHY'S STUDS
 ON QUEER STREET
(BY Wagner.l

Owner Jim Murphy of the New Britain Spuds maintains a hotel in Plainville and the players, who are every day but Sunday. They aren't used to rich food so when they went up against Chocolate Leclair at New field yesterday their teeth were pretty dull. They got nothing but the Walla WallaN sign from Leclair. The Mon- treal heaver was putting something on, every ball and the Spuds couldn' t touch him in the pinches. They gath cred only six hits. But for two errors in the fourth the stock server would nave gained a shutout. He gave only two passes and famed three.
 Johnny Lower was peeling potatoes for the Spuds. He had the old round house curve coming up there and il bothered the. Mechanics considerably Lower couldn't locate the pan in the second and his wildness helped Bridge port to couple of runs. After this round he was effective.
 Frank O'Rourke and Harvey Rus sell grabbed most of the glory for the home folks. Frank clipped in with single and triple. He made two difficult catches of fly balls that drew applause. In the second he ran al most to the left foul line to get Ryan's hoist and as the wind was; carrying the ball away. he nabbed it short distance from the ground. In addi- tion to making two hits, Russell handled Leclair superbly and caught the only two visitors who tried to steal. Considerable catcher is right.
 Chief Snyder subbed for Skipper Hey, who is laid up with a damaged ankle. The star utility man secured a couple of free tickets to first. The Mechanics picked, up a run. in the first on pass to Snyder and singles by Crook and O'Rourke. In the sec ond Russell hit for a base and Le- clair was safe on Cabrera's tumble. Snyder strolled, filling the sacks. A pass to Stow forced Russell over and Crooks slow one to Glennon allowed Leclair to count.
 The last run came in the seventh on a pass to Crook and O'Rourke's s smash for three bases Frank was out at the plate trying to score on Miller's grounder to Warner. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
THIS DATE. IN
 PUG|LISTlc ANNALS

1s00-Kid Mccoy and Tommy Ryan fought smashing Ground bout fin Chicago. Mccoy had a little the best of it. and the referee 50 declared, but officially the fight was called a draw under an agreement that such was to be the decision in case both men were on their feet at the end of the sixth round.
 1s07-Billy Papke and Tony Caponi, the St. Paul Italian middlewedght, fought f5 hard rounds to al draw at Davenport. Ias si szzassa s-a.s.ze e7.s
 190S-Ad Wolgast and | Frankie Coney fought 8 rounds to draw at Racine, Wis. sa
 19O9-Battling Nelson. knocked out Dick Hyland in a 23rd round in bat tie for lightweight championship of the world at Colma, Cal.
 1911-Young Saylor won decision from Matty Baldwin in rounds at Indinapapolis.
 1911-Leach Cross defeated Benny Franklin in 10 rounds at New York. :
 1911-Al Kubiak and Porky Flynn fought 10 rounds to- draw at Ai- bany, N. Y. x4 s A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

The more he reasoned and looked in to the matter the more he became convinced the solution. of the trouble lay in the boys having nothing to do. Boys in idlesness will destroy prop erty, but they are glad and willing to be busy. He therefore organized corps of boy gardeners in the neigh borhood, and in place of unkempt paths and back yards there are now neat gardens, flower gardens and fences of running vines There is no more trouble with broken windows.
 This is part of the welfare work which will be illustrated tomorrow and Friday evening at The Stratfield Hotel ball room under the auspices of the Bridgeport Business Mems as- sociation. The welfare department of the National Cash Register company has worked wonders in Dayton and President Patterson is sending out a lecturer with color motion pictures to further exemplify this work. The Business Mems association hope 60 have large attendance both even ings. Carl W. Miller is the lecturer and Kinemacolor motion pictures will be shown.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
CALLAHAN OF CHICAGO
 SUSPENDED BY JOHNSON

Cleveland, O., May 29-Manager Cal lahan, of the Chicago Americans, yes terday received notice from President Ban Johnson, of the American league, of a three days suspension for Call lahan's run-in- with Umpire Wester- welt during the Chicago-Detroit game last Saturday.
 This means that Callahan will miss five games, as the Chicago played double header with Cleveland yester- day, one game today and two games on Decora ton Day. Callahan will send McJntyre to the outfield in his place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
WHITE SOX WILL PLAY
 ROSEDALE TEAM TOMORROW

The White Sox will stack up against the Rosedales at No. 1 diamond, Sea- side Park. tomorrow afternoon. Man aGer Bill McGuire thinks the Sox will slip something over on the enemy and he has made a good sized bet on his team Scott and Egan will be. the eox battery, and Donnelly and Mercer for the Rosedales. Capt. Robinson of the Sox wants all the players- to re- port at the lumber yard tonight to oE1naact business of importanca.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
3fBy aWagner.)

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 The Mechanics cs-will line up against the New Haven league leaders at Newfield Park tomorrow morning. The Wings have been sailing along at full speed lately, although they lost a 1 to game to Holyoke yesterday. Ed Foster or F'anwell will work for the Wings. Freddy Gibbs or Dick ,Tuckey will go on the slab for the locals. So far Bridgeport is the only games from the Wings. The contest will be called at: 10 o'clock.
 President O'Rourke has notified Nichols and Manning of Holyoke that they have been fined s each for bait ing umpires last week.
 Cristall, recently released by Hol- yoke, has caught on with Lancaster of the Tri-State league.
 Uppy Upham lost a. hard luck game in the New England league. Monday He pitched for Brockton against Law former Mechanic is considered a cork CT by the New England league fans.
 The bleacherites warmed right up to Chocolate Leclair. It looks as If the Montreal hurler will prove a valu-
 
 'em up and is steady with men on bases.s,: -...
 It sounds like old stuff to say any, thing about Harvey Russell's catching but the youngster is pulling some thing new every day. In the third Lemieux was on first with one down when Taguer sent up high foul near the stand. Russell ran back and made difficult catch. Lemieux tried to go down to second but Russell whirled and threw to O'Rourke and the Spud backstop was nailed. The only other visitor who tried to pilfer was Glennon and he was out by few yards.
 That O'Rourke boy must be going blind. He only. made a triple and a single yesterday and drove in half of Bridgeport's runs. His three bagger in the seventh was a brave clout to center that rolled to the fence.
 Skipper Hey got out yesterday for the first time since he was injured last Saturday. His ankle pains so much that he can't bear his weight on it, yet. He hopes to be in the game by Saturday.
 Gipe, the big. right handler Holyoke secured from Connie Mack, went in shut out the Wings by l to 0. He allowed six hits.
 JHstin twirled fine ball for Spring. field yesterday and the Ponies beat Hartford -byv2 to 0. Genesis homer with man on base won for Spring field. Geist labored for the Senators.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
WHAT'S HAPPENING ON
 VARIOUS BASEBALL FIELDS Uppy Upham Loses Hard Luck Contest in
 New England League

Shorty. Norris. had little trouble with his batting eye but he managed to get one single. He drove a hot one at Cabrera in the sixth and the ball took a bad bound over the Cub ans shoulder.
 Third Baseman Glennon- and Catch CT Lemieux<of New Britain, and Nor ris of the Mechanics played together in the Massachusetts Mill league in their younger days.
 The Giants spotted the: Brooklyn Superbas three runs and then beat them to the finish.
 Bad Bill'' Dah1en's men got 1s hits, the Giants only z, and McGraw's favorites had the big end of a to 4 score.
 The Dodgers got to Mathewson for 10 hits in innings and he was forced to give way to Crandall.
 Again the Cubs lowered the Reds. Hank O'Day's pennant chasers would have WOn-but the Cubs scored nine times in the third inning.
 Three pitchers were knocked out of the box in the slugging match be- '
 Bresnahan got back into the game and helped St. Louis Nationals win ' to 4.
 The poor old St. Louis Browns sue cumbed twice to the Detroit Tigers, surprising their opponents by actually scoring two men in the second game.
 Connie Mack used four recruits against the Red Sox but there were other reasons for Boston's to vic- tory. The Red Sox batted and fielded better than the worlds champions.
 Frequent showers made the Cleve- 1and-Chicago game last three hours and 8 half, the White Sox finally win ming the marathon.
 The Giants are nearly 200 points ahead of the Reds, their nearest op- ponent in the National League race.
 Martin J. Sheridan, the big New York policeman and present Olympic champion at throwing the discus, set all doubts at rest, today. about his going to this years Olympic games by announcing positively he will not compete. Examinations for sergeant of police make the trip impossible he said.
 Just plain "hard luck" is blamed by Owner Charles H. Bbbetts for the Brooklyn Dodgers poor showing in other thing said Ebbetts. Half a dozen players have been married, since last season. which may have some bearing on the distressing condi- tions."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
HOW TOUGH BOYS
 WERE MADE INTO
 DESIRABLE CITIZENS
Hlustrated Lecture on Civic Welfare at Stratfield Under Business Mems Auspices.

When. President Patterson of the National Cash Register Co built a
 branch factory in the tough section of Dayton, Ohio, it was greeted by
 having about all the windows broken by the ubiquitous small boys. He did not have these boys lugged to the police station but sat down to think.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

not catch a-ball without mask, chest protector and shin pads, has accepted a position as bat carrier and water boy. with the American Tigers. He was measured with the other players last Saturday and his little suit, pail, bat and ball will be here in time for the next game Memorial Day, when the Tigers play Room r of the same same school. The pail has in large Red Letters Water" and the suit will have Mascot in red letters and the bat will have the name of the club in red letters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
FIRST DAYS RECEIPTS
 TO BIG FIGHT $25,OOO

Las Vegas, N M, May 29-Treasurer Lewis, of the F1ynn-Johnson fight. announced today that the seat sale yesterday, the first day the box office was open, approximated $25, ,000 Jack Johnson. who conferred with Jack Curley at fight headquarters, told the promoter that if he wished he could tear up the articles of agreement guaranteeing Johnson $31, 100 and that Jack would take a chance with Cur ley on a percentage. of the receipts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
ZEE OTDFTETD HOPES TO
 MAKE 75 MILES AN HOUR.

Indianapolis, May 2s.-The Mason car, with Lee Oldfield at the wheel, was expected to qualify, today, for the annual 500 mile motorcar race at the speedway here, tomorrow. Re
 pairs have been made on the engine and it was expected to experience lit tie trouble in making the necessary speed of 75 miles an hour. This will insure 26 starters in the big event, tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
New Britain.

Two base hits, Hoey, Taguer Three bas hit, O'Rourke. Sacrifice hits, Hoey, LeClair. Double plays, Russell to O'Rourke; O'Rourke to Stow. Left 5. First base on errors, Bridgeport 1, New Britain g. Struck out by Le- Clair 8. by Lower 5. Time 1:5O. Umpire Held
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29

People Who Desire the best banking service will be inter ested in the advertiSement of the Bridgeport Trust Company appearing on page 5 of this paper. Read it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-29
BOXING

New York, May 29IChampion John nv Coulon's next opponent will be the winner of tonight's 10 round bout be- tween Frankie Burns and Young Sols-
 berg. Burns is the Jersey City lad who recently was defeated by Johnny Kilbane, of Cleveland, but he really was out of Kilbane's class and once before gave Coulon a rattling argu- ment. Solsberg was beaten by Cou- lon In their. first match month
 Chjcago,. May 29-Jack Britton, pass ing through Chicago on his way to New York. where he expects to sign several contracts for bouts, said he would like nothing better than to be matched with Ad Wolgast or Packey Mcfarland