The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-03
REVIEW OF
 TIMELY TOPICS
 SPORT WORLD
By "OId Man Gfunnp." :"

both games of a, double header from 1 Charley Dooin's Phi1lies while the l Gothamites were getting a setback down in Brooklyn Today the Giants are playing two games in Ebbets town and the Braves are scheduled to play a single game in S1eeptoWn. Johnny Fvers was missing from the Braves lineup, being confined to the hotel with an attack of stomach trouble. and his place was capably filled by Whit ted who is making a, great name for himself at the present. Whitteds has played exery position on the Boston team with the exception of a. battery position whitted made two hits in each game and accepted six chances in each game without the senablance of an error Tyler is slated to twiri this afternoon and the Braves have great hopes Of increasing their present lead with the help of the Dodgers
 The Bolts and White Wings served a pair of games yesterday that were worth going miles to see The Wings were leading 2. to in the first game when the Bolts came to bat in their half of tic so-ca11ed lucky seventh and immediately bo1nbarded Fort Lower and after. each soldier had fred a shot at Fort Lower they turned around and charged on Fort Ange-I rnier. until they had totaled seven runs enough to win any game excepting in the Four County League There were doubles and triples and long run hing catches and in fact everything that goes to make baseball the great and profitable game it is today Crook behind the bat was a tower of strength and you might as we'll try to steal a. royal flush on the great Garfield as to attempt to purIoin a base on George. If this fellow could but get control of his nerves and not fight the ball so much. he would in another year be on his way to the majors
 To1n1av ISowraev has fen off in his. hitting with the Buf-Fseds. Tn a dou-s b1e header yesterday, against the Brook Feds he failed to connect in seven times at the bat but played 9 good game in the field. accepting 14 chances without a single mtsplay.
 Fred MerkIe,s corne-back has been the biggest surprise of the season. The noted member of the Barry family had fallen so low in batting a few weeks ago that the Napoleon deeIned it advisable to give him a rest After being on the bench three or four days, Fred again entered the game and ever since he has been pounding the ball to all corners Of the lot. Yesterday he made a double and a, single in four trips to the plate.
 Mutz Ems connected safely three times in the. first game and only for a lucky stop by ssMoose's Miller he would have had another hit chaIked up. Pendleton Of the Wings. one of the poorest hitting out1elders in the league also had a good day, he con meeting safely twice in each game.
 The locals are playing in New Lon; don today and a double header IS pos-i sfble. Jake will most likely sass1gn Dick Tuckey to the job 8of pt1zzling Genes batsrnen and if he does the odds are that the Bolts will be re- l turned a winner. Sunday New Lon lsdon plays at Newhe1d and barga1n Idav bill has already been arranged
 Hartford comes down here on Saltlr- day to play a double header The fans are certainly getting a run for their money this year, in the line Of double headers as well as beang served with first class ball and they should lappreciate this fact by turning out in larger numbers. It costs money to run a ball team and Johnny Freeman has not been getting the support of | the fans in this city as he should. New Haven and Pittsfield, two second division clubs according to all reports are having a profitable season and BrHdgeport,s a first division club has lost money instead of making it.
 
 1 tacular motor paced race ever run at the Brighton Beach motordrome last l niesft when he captured the second l ifty-rnile heat for the InternatlonaA championship. Walthour's time was l one hour 2 minutes. 495 5k seconds a | new record on the distance. The old record was hour, minutes, 2S 2-o
 seconds.
 A terrific thund derstorm broke over l the New York State Fair Grounds in l Syracuse, yesterday afternoon, just as the second heat of the Empire State 1 S1o.OO0 stake for s2;14 trotters was be- l ing raced. All other contests had to 1 be postponed In the two heats ot 1 the big race Margaret Dru1en was the
 winner. Kirrk Couchman won two 1 heats in the 2:11 pacing Syracuse $6,- l ooo stake Peter Stevens won the first
 heat in the 2:os pace.
 Gene Moriarity and Kid Julian, two
 battIers of Syracuse, fought a slash
 ing ten round bout in Syracuse last
 night Moriarity dropped Julian 1r
 the third with right to the Jaw Ii
 was a grudge bout to settle the 13s lpound championship of Syracuse and Moriarity won by a big margin.
 +be d.sstrnctien of Richard Dc
 Marquard and his noble -teannaatts
 the Giants, Your Uncle WiTbert Rob
 fnson used his. most recent contrhbu , ton to- the twirlers of the era-s : young MT Edward Pfeffer. Tall . lusty and right handed, Edward Pfef | | fer had been compiled and edited iby E 1, Your Uncle WiIberti Robinson, sunti today he is one of the most promising hurlers in the game and a distinct menace to the Giants. Pfeffer was never at any time in danger, with the Giants eating putaof his hand.
 IT J -i wilbert Robinson has always beer considered as onesof the Napoleons O
 the game and the majority of baseball critics admit the fact that Robbie hal the knack of developing raw materia but what I would like toy know is