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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
EARL MOORE, DIAMOND VETERAN WILL BE THIRTY
 FOUR TOMORROW

Earl Moore, one of the oldest slab artists in big league circles, will pass his thirty-fourth milestone tomorrow, having been born in Columbus. O., July 29. 1879.
 The venerable patriarch of the dia,- mond is the senior of old Christy Mathewson by about a year. He broke into the big show in 1901, the same year that witnessed Matty's de- but in a Giant uniform. Moore's big league service has not been continu- ous, like Christy's, and he was once relegated to the minors. only to come back faster than ever.
 Ancient as he is, however, Moore is a youngster compared with Eddie Plank, the old hero of Gettysburg, who is thirty-eight, and Mordecai Three Fingered Brown, who is verg- ing on thirty-seven-
 Moore has been one of the premier tossers of the Phi1lies since his "come- back" in 1909 until his sale this month to the St. Louis Cardinals. Three thousand dollars was the price alleged to have been paid.
 It was back in 1899 that a husky six-fot youth of twenty joined the Dayton club of the Interstate League, and quickly developed into the pitch ing marvel of the circuit. Moore for it was our hero--remained with Dayton two seasons, and in 1901 don- ned the uniform of the Cleveland Americans. For five years he was one of the .twirling mainstays of the Ohio metropolfs aggregation. A severe in jury to his foot put him out of the game in. 1906. The Cleveland man ager. believing that Moore's days of usefulness were past, traded the big tWirler to New York, getting Walter Clarkson in exchange. New York sold Moore to Jersey City, and during the 1907 and 1908 seasons he pitched for the '.Skeeters.' In 1909 he returned to the main show with the PhiIadel- phia Nationals, and remained with that club until his recent sale to St Louis.
 Like most pitchers, Moore was nev- CT strong with the stick. During his first year with the Phd1Iies his batting average was .094. which is perilousIy near the vanishing mark. The fol- lowing year he surprised the fans by swatting at a .239 clip, which is his high mark in the bdE 1eaEues.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
ENGLISH CRITICS ARE
 PRAISING M'LOUGHEIN

Wimbledon, England, July 28.-Eng- fish lawn tennis critics are l1nstinted in their praise of the game played by M. B. Mclaughlin, the American cham pion,, in the double match for the ,Da- credit for playing the greatest tennis ever seen on the Wimbledon courts, and especially commented on his grit in smashing the ball with a new rac- quet instead of batting it back when the English pair was within one stroke of winning the match. The critics also admit that they were wrong in assert ing that the Ca1ifornian's list of strokes had been solved by his oppo- nents, declaring that Saturdays match showed them at loss for means to meet his dazzling attack
 Robert D. Wrenn refuses to discuss the probable outcome of the series. He says he is here as a private spectator and not as the president of the United States Lawn Tennis Association. To friends, however, Mr., .Wrenn has ad
 nitted that he fears that. Mclaughlin has been playing too much since his arrival in England. Mclaughlin, on the other hand, says he never felt bet ter The Californian, like MT. Wrenn, refuses to make a prediction as to the result of his match with Dixon, but apparently he shares the confidence in the American camp, which has been restored since Saturdays triumph of the challengers in the doubles.
 Williams says he is determined to win over Parke in their match, which probably will be played even if Mo LoughIin renders the destination of the cup safe by beating Dixon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
.SNYDER'S HOME
 RUN BIG FEATURE
Chiefs Over the Fence CIout
 Helps Beat Meriden
(Bx Wagner.N

T
 Chief Snyder and Dick Tuckey got 1 together last night and figured out what they would do with all that to- bacco they won by manufacturing home runs at Newf1e1d park The Chief won 72 packs of Bull Durham by his c1out which bounded. over the garden wall yesterday and bounded merrily along NewfieId avenue. Tuck eys got a four. bagger last Friday. It was finally agreed to turn the ''r1ak- fn,s over to Blossom Blum so he can smoke his head off when he gets back to Peterborough, Pa, next winter and resumes his job as dog warden. s
 The noble redskin was about the whole works at yesterdays game in which Meriden was subdued by to 0. He gave but four hits and issued only two passes His homer came in the sixth but unfortunately there was no- body on at the time.
 < Keough, the new outfield from Syra- cuse was given trial in center. He looked all right in the field and drove in two runs with a timely single. Ira Ha1lman, Hefne Batch and Eddie Me- Gamwel1 hit hard for Bridgeport. The locals also played errorless ball.
 The venerable Pete Wilson was on deck for Meriden. Pete was a hoodoo for Bridgeport when he wore Hart ford uniform but he has lost his cun- ming and the locals found no difficulty in getting 12 hits. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
SAYS BASEBALL IS
 INTERNATIONAL GAME

President Ban Johnson of the Amer can League said recently, in discussing the future of baseball, that he firmly believed that the game would in the course of coming years become the one of the few real international sports in which teams of countries in all parts of the world could meet and com pete. As matter of fact, baseball is already an international game, al- though the ca1ibre of play abroad does not, of course, equal that displayed by. teams in the United States. Wherever Americans migrate and settle there baseball is played just as Englishmen. carry cricket with them to all parts of the world. There is difference, howeveT, in that baseball has proved more popular than cricket among the natives of such lands.
 The game has won favor and is play ed in Cuba, Japan. China, Mexico, South America, Porto Rico, Philip pines, France, Australia, Sweden, Ger many and even in England to a slight extent. The tours of Cuban, Chinese and Phi1ipino teams no longer excite comment in this country, and college hines find worthy opponents in the Orient The tour of the world by the combined Giants White Sox forces dur ing the coming winter should add inn petus to the sport abroad Another indication of the growth of baseball
 
 in the trip of two Pacific Coast pro- motors to Australia with a view of as- certaining whether the time has ar rived for the establishment of a, pro- fessiona1 baseball league among the cit ies of the Antipodes.
 The game is played in the most un- usual and out-of-the-way places, and former fans found in the far corners Of the earth. For instance baseball is the one great game of the short Alaska summer. The rivalry between the var ious mining camps is frequently keen, and large sums of money frequently change hands on the outcome of a game, since the Alaska miner and col onist is ever ready to back his opinions and favorites with either gold dust or regular currency. A number of for mer professional league and college players are always available for the teams and the standard of play com pares favorably with that in the States. The games are frequently played under difficulties not experi- enoed in the east and middle west At Ketchikan, where the home games against Juneau are played, the only level stretch of land suitable for g. dia- rnond is along the ocean edge Conse- quently the games must be played at low tide, for twenty feet of water cov CTS the home plate when kthe Pacific sweeps in at high tide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
M'LOUGHLIN AND
 BUNDY TO PLAY
Will Defend National Tennis Title at Newport Tour
 nament

Boston, July 2s.-Maurfce D. Me LouEhlin and T. c. Bundy. both of San Francisco. the national cham pions in tennis doubles, will defend their title at Newport, R. l., next month
 This became known here yesterday through telegram from Bnndy, who said that he is to come East within a few days to make final prepara- tions for meeting the winners of the East-west contest between the sec tionaI doubles champions.
 It is expected that he will also enter the national singles champion ships matches. He will be joined at Newport by his doubles partner Mc- Ilough1in, who is now playing as a Inembers of the American, Davis Cup challengers in Great Britain. Mo I.oughlin, with the others of the American team. will come to Newport for the matches.
 It has. been understood hitherto that Bundy would not enter competi- ton this year, and that the doubles title, as result, would have to go by default
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
TWO BIG BOXING
 BOUTS THIS WEEK
Fqynn-S1nith and Cross-Ba1dwin En
 agreements Arouse Interest.

Two ring battles will be fought with ing the next ten days which will com mand attention of the followers of the sport. Leach Cross is scheduled to box Matty Baldwin twenty rounds at Vernon CaI.,> tomorrow night, while Jim Flynn and Gunboat Smith will clash at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Aug. 8. These battles may have an important bearing in the light weight and heavyweight classes, re- fspectively Cross has done all that has been asked of him during his present Western trip, and he is expected to win from Baldwin.
 The heavyweight battle at the Gar den has aroused much interest in box ing circles. Smiths victory over Bonn bardier Wells helped his prestige as a likely heavyweight. He has won near ly all his bouts by the knockout route, but in Jim Flynn Gunboat Smith faces the toughest fighting proposition that he has ever met in the ring Flynn is not a boxer but a rugged, hard nghter who carries the battle to his opponent all the time.
 Flynn devoted today trying out four heavyweights in order to secure the two best for sparring partners Abdul the Turk, who trained Rivers for his bout with Ritchie,- will take charge Of the Flynn camp
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
BROOKLYN SIGNS UP
 CENTRAL LEAGUE STAR

Cincinnati, July 2sAeharles Hercules Ebbets came into town yesterday with a carpetbag full of contracts with minor league stars whom he had cor rallied on his little junketing trip into the bushes. Charlie would not make any disclosures as to the talent he had annexed, but vigorous question ing brought out the fact that he had practically clinched the purchase of Pfeffer, the Grand Rapids pitcher, who has been burning up the Central League with his speed.
 Ebbets left for Dayton to "sign the papers for the delivery of Pfeffer to the Dodgers. It has been remarked that the addition of a little ''pfeffer'' to DahIen's bunch of hired men would not be amiss at this stage of the fra cas, when the Dodgers are apparently getting over their losing ways.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
DUNDEE EXPECTS
 fO BEAT WOLGAST
New York Lightweight Will Then HurI Challenge at
 Ritchie-

Los Angeles, Cal, July 2s.-Johnny Dundee, the Gotham featherweight. has at last accomplished something he started to do when he first arrived in this city. That was getting @ chance at Ad WoIgast. Dundee fin ished his quest yesterday when he was signed up to meet the former lightweight champion in a twenty round battle at the Vernon Arena on September g. The boys will meet at catch weights.
 There is a main difference between Wo1gast now and when Dundee started on his trail. The little Italian battIer from the Big City had eyes on the lightweight title, and was always confident that he could beat Wolgast in fight to a decision.
 When Wolgast was champion he re- fused to even listen to Dundee, telling the latter to stay among the feathers where he belonged WoIgast fs not now in a position to dictate There fore when Tom McCarey offered him this match with Dundee the ex-champ was delighted with a. chance to try to perform that almost impossible task of Coming back"
 If Dundee should knock out Vol gast he will immediately proclaim himself a real lightweight and then try to induce Willie Rftchie to give him a chance at the lightweight title
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
WESTERN LAWN TENNIS
 TOURNAMENT ON TODAY

Chicago, July 28.-The western lawn tennis tournament was in full sway today at Onwentsia, the out of town experts getting into action. There was a large gallery about the courts keen to watch the work of John H. Strachan and Clarence Griffin of San Francisco, who are fresh from important victories in the National Clay court championships at Omaha last week.
 Strachan was matched with Jerry Weber, the interscholastic crack and Griffin was pitted against D. F. Wiley of Evanston Ward O. Barton and Joseph Armstrong of Minneapolis, the latter the western intercollegiate champion, are the best of the entries from the northwest, and this pair, with Hays and Winston, the local doubles team, are the favorites of the field against the Pacific coast players
 The first matches in the doubles and the first and second rounds of the late arrivals in the singles were scheduled r-toQays a- xss,---.---~->
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
PITCHER MOORE
 GOES TO CHICAGO
Veteran Philadelphia TwirIer Re- fused to Join St. Louis
 Club

Chicago, July 2s-"chubby' Charlie Murphy, president of the Chicago team, announced here yesterday af- ternoon at the game between the Cubs mad the Braves he had purchased Earl Moore, the Philadelphia. pitcher. Moore was sold to the St. Louis club of the National league but refused to join that team.
 Manager Huggins of the Cardinals tried hard to have Moore report for duty, but without avail Moore it was said, wired Murphy he is satisfied with a Chicago berth, and will join the club tomorrow. Chicago is in need of pitchers, and President Mur- phy expects to strengthen his staff with the addition of Moore.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
CROWTHER IS PLAYING
 WITH GREENFIELD. MASS
New Haven InfeIder, Who Refused to Join Meriden, in Twin-State
 League.

George Crowther, the New Haven utility man and former Brown univer- sity star, who refused to report to the Meriden club, has signed to play shortstop for Greenfield in the Tri- State league. Crowther's star play on Saturday was instrumental in his teams victory over Brattleboro. Crow ther5 figured in lightning double play and scored two men with a. double. He stands suspended by the New Ha- ven club.
 Red Ridde11, whose clever guarding of the initial sack aided Yale to it's many victories this year, is also play ing with Greenfield. On Saturday Rid dell went hitIess and made three er- rors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
INTERNATIONAL.
FRANKIE CONLEY, 24 ON
 SUNDAY, TO FIGHT BULLS

Frankie ConIey, once one of the most promising of the little fellows of the box-f1ghting fraternity, was born in Kenosha, Wis, twenty-four years ago on Sunday. Frankie started out a few days ago to clean up all the bantams and feathers, and was doing very nicely when he stubbed his toe and fell down. causing great gobs of gloom to settle over all the little Italys of America
 Gonley's really truly monaker was Francisco Conte, and his parents came from sunny Italy. Owing to the opin- ion, prevalent on this side of the At lantic, that Italians are unable to fight with their fists, Con1ey concealed his nationality by adopting a professional name.
 So far as can be recalled, no Italian boxer has ever fought under his own name. Johnny Dundee, who has just joined the lightweight division, is of Italian birth and was originally Joseph Carrora. Jim Flynn was formerly Andrew Chiariglione, and is not the Hibernian he seems. Tony Ross short ened his name from Antonio Rossi- Iani. Hugh Kelly was Ugo Michell, Joe Coster was Joseph 'AgneHo, John ny Moran was Vincenzo Marone, and Kid Griffo was Giovanni Cucco.
 Con1ey began fighting in Wisconsin in 1908, and soon made quite local reputation. eAQf w O4SdSC was then JuSG coming to the front, and in 1907 and 1908 Conley fought him three times In the first meeting, an eight-round affair in Milwaukee, Ad was the vic tor, but in two Subsequent battles, in Milwaukee and Racine, Conley held the Cadillac boy to draw.
 ConIey's greatest year was 1910. He knocked out Monte Atteu in Los An geles, outpointed Owen Moran, de- feated Joe Mandot, and fought a fif- teen-round draw with Abe AtteIl in New Orleans. At this stage of the game Conley looked like a coming champ, and he was matched with Johnny Cou1on for the bantamweig,ht title. The match was pulled off in New Orleans early in 1911, and went the full twenty rounds, CouIon get ting the decision Conley then went to California, where he was knocked out by Joe Rivers. In four successive battles last year he was defeated by Johnny Cou1on, Jack White, Harry Thomas and Johnny Dundee. A few months ago it was reported that Con ley was cherishing an ambition to be- come 8 bull fighter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
BREAKS ARM BY
 PITCHING CURVE
Spectators at Game Hear Bone Snap as Star Twirl-
 CT Tries An Tn Curve

In an effort to pitch an in-curve in a baseball game at Westerleighs Stat en Island. on Saturday, John Mitchell twenty-three years old, star pitcher Of the Orioles, broke the bone of his arm close to the shoulder. Spectators Of the game distinctly heard the sound of the fracture as the ball dropped from NIitcheI1s hand. The young pitcher had been putting across some fast ball before attempting the iu- curve.
 broken limb, said the break was one of the cIeanest he had ever seen. He had heard only of one such instance of a pitcher breaking his arm while pitching a ball, he said
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
CHICAGO CLUB OUT
 TO FOOL GAMBLERS

Chicago, July 29-President c. w. Murphy of the Chicago Nationals has asked for a special meeting of the Ma tional Commission to consider charges that local gamesters receive inside in formation on the lineup of the Cubs. He wrote today to President Herr mann that an immediate investigation should be made.
 CT do not understand how any one connected with the team could be in league with the gamblers, because even I do not know who is going to pitch until the game is about to start, g said Murphy, 'but it seems there is a leak somewhere"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
IN PUGm1sTIo ANNALS.
July 27.

1954-Bi1 Pool defeated John Mor- r1ssey in New York. Those who shud- der at the '"brutalities'' of ten-round, no-decision boxing contests, under the supervision of a State commission, such as are now in vogue in New York, would have been mortified be- yond the capacity of language to ex- press by the Poo1-Morrissey fight. It was g. rough-and-tumble, hit-as-hit- can affair, and the few rules that were supposed to govern the encoun- ter were disregarded.
 tamweight champion, born at Keno sha, Wis.
 1911-Ray Bronson knocked out apolis.
 19O5-Tommy Burns and Hugo Kelly fought 20 rounds to a draw at Los Angeles. The Italian and the Canadian had fought a 10-round draw in Detroit the previous month. De- spite the fact that in two battles he was unable to defeat the middleweight Kelly, Burns became the heavyweight champion of the world less than -sev- en months afterward. At his best Kelly was good fighter, but tCo heavy for a legitimate niddleweight and too light for a heavyweight.
 1908-"Harlem Tommy Murphy defeated Rudy Unho1z in 12 rounds at Boston.
 19O8-"Cyclone Johnny Thompson knocked out Kid Dalton in 5th round at Hot Springs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
CBy .wagner.)


 Manager Gene McCanns of the New London club was. in this city yester- day and before he left he announced the signing of pitcher Lefty Gallagher. the young southpa who has been twirling fine ball for local semi-pro teams. Gallagher served a good game against Bridgeport ; in the exhibition season while McCann was in charge of the locals. He thinks well of Gal 1agher and will give him a good try out with the Planters
 McCann also announced that he has traded pitcher Rieger to Hartford for pitcher Bill Powers. This is about an even trade. Rieger won 16 and lost five for the Planters while Powers had record of 15 won and seven lost for Hartford. When Jack Burns was dropped as New London's man ager,. Rieger quit the team and an- nounced he wouldn't play under the new manager. McCanns realized that he would have to trade him and has secured a good man in Powers. Both Rieger and Powers are eccentric in dividuals but they know how to pitch:
 The deal between the New York Americans and Cleveland is hanging fire Cleveland now wants to give outf1elder LeiboId and pitcher fKahler for outfe1der Cree and pitcher Mo Conne11. Chance wants Graney or Ryan instead of Leibo1d.
 Chief Snyder went in there and pitched one of his good games yester- day. The .swarthy boy had something on every bali.
 Monte Cross was well pleased with the work of outfe1der Keogh. The big fellow. covers the pasture in busi- ness like manner
 Sam Iangford and Joe Jeannette have been matched to box in New York before the St. Nicholas A. c. on September 8. Langford IS in fine fet- tie and is confident of beating. Jean nette Then he will go to Paris and try for match with Jack Johnson Arthur. PeIkey, who is. posing. as the champion pugiHst of the world since the tragic ending of the, Luther Mo Carty bout, is going the way of all champions. He has a vaudeville en-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
BATCH LEADING
 BRIDGEPORT IN
 BATTING HONORS

Heine Batch jumped into the lead among the Bridgeport batsnen by continuing his policy of pounding the pitchers last week. He is going at a 1888 clip. Ira Ha11man had a slump although he came back a little yester- day. He is hitting .218. Jake Boultes is booming along at .261 and Eddie McGamwelI just held his own with a
 mark of .263. The averages, including yesterdays game:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
AMATEUR BASEBALL.

The Athletics were defeated by the Longfellows yesterday by the score of IA to II at the flats. The Athletics challenge the East Ridgeports, Rose buds or St. James for Aug. 3rd at any grounds. Answer through The Far mer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
AIeriden.
score By Innings.

Two base hits, Hoey, Batch, Stow. Russell. Three base hit Boultes. Home run, Snyder. Sacrifice hit, Stow. Double play, Bowman to Stow to McGamweii. Left on bases, Bridge port ', Meriden A. First base on balls
 off Snyder 2, off Wilson 4. Struck out
 by Snyder 1, by Wilson 6. Time, 1:4O. Umpire, Bedford. Attendance, 1000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
sATURDAY's RESUITs.

Waterbury, 8; Bridgeport, 0. Waterbury, 2; Bridgeport, 0. New Haven, 1; Meriden, 3. Meriden, 6; New Haven, 5. Springfield, 3; Hartford, 1. Hartford, 6; Springfield, 1. New London, 1 Pittsdeld, 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

New York, 4; Cleveland, 2. Detroit, 6; Philadelphia, 9. Washington, s; St. Louis, 5. Washington, 6; St. Louis, 0. Boston. 4; Chicago, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
SATURDAvs RESULTS.

Rochester, 7:: Jersey City. 5. Rochester, 2; Jersey City, 0. Newark, g; Toronto, 4.
 Newark, S; Toronto, 5. Providence, 5; Buffalo, 2. Providence, 5; Buffalo, 4. Baltimore, 4; Montreal, O.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
sATURDAY,s RESULTS.

St. Louis, '; New York, o. Brooklyn, 8; Cincinnati, 2. Philadelphia, g.; Pittsburgh, 2. Boston, 2; Chicago, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
OF THE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY.

New York in St. Louis. Brooklyn in Cincinnati. Philadelphia in Pittsburgh. Boston in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
National League.
YEsTERDAY's RESULTS.

New York, g. St. Louis, 1. Brooklyn, T; Cincinnati, 1. Brooklyn, 8; Cincinnati. 1. Chicago, 6; Boston, 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
American League.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. No games were scheduled for yes- terday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
Eastern Association.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Bridgeport, T; Meriden, 0. Waterbury, 6; Springfield, 3. Other teams not scheduled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
STANDING OF THEE CLUBS.
GAMES TODAY

GAMES TO-DAY. Cleveland in New York. 4. Chicago in Boston. Detroit in philadelphia St. Louis in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28

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