The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-27
Acorn Clubs Sheep
 Roast September $
Building Committee Expects New Quarters For Club
 By Thanksgiving.
(aold Man Grump.)

Is The Acorn A c. has moved to 4heir new quarters at 123 Kossuth kstreet, north of the factory or the IBridgeport Motor Works. For the ltS5aat 7stx wears they have been locat- EAd at the corner of Stratford avenue land Kossuth street but owing to the tfact that their lease expired on the tzoth Of August it Became necessary zor the association to find new quaF- iters The new club house is not per knanent by any means but will be oc- keupfed temporarily
 A building committee has been ap- pointed consisting of Archibald Cam eron. Judge CoughHn. Alderman Moo rey and Fire Commissioner Tag1e to Leecure funds and also a suitable lc- 2ation for the erection of q new club house which they hopesto hayegerecf- ed not later than Thanksgiving day.
 The entertainment committee who Eaias charge of the annual sheep-roast has q very interesting Ieport to make lin regards to the prograpa ofSssport- ling events to-norrow afght- The Es1fths annual outing will be held at ERi4ercnn Sunday. Sept. 6th- John h7Dick) Mansfield will have for the hungry sunss broiIed ,stea.ks which he viii serve from 10 in the morning untiI in the afternoon after which will come "Maryss little lamb. whose fleece was white as snow, and every where that John Dick went, the lambs were sure to go. There will be plenty of liquid refreshments for the TayIor will dispense soft drinks for ENhe followers of Carry Nation who may be present. Eddie Houseman will bring with him from New York an autoznobile party of fifteen mem Ebers of the Loyal Order of Moose. The most interesting event on the tnrosran will be the baseball game between the Acorn 4. c. and the Ox- ford A C.. for the championship of Hast Bridgeport. The series now stands two and two and the cham pfonship will be awarded to the club winning three games out of five. The kAcorn boys won the first two con Fesfs but the Oxford crowd augment led by the addition of Ray Heating copped the next two. and are strictly conddent of winning the deciding kaIae The Acorns will work Scoop Eurry in the box and he will be re- Eseived by the veteran Jim O'Rourke, while young Schorndorf will be held In reserve. In the points for the In- dians will be Ray Keating and Jack M1orsns the.old time St. Charles ebat- kery while the umpire staff will con kdst of Rearing Bill" Costello of the Dxford club and Alderman Isaac c. hIeorey of the Acorn A. c. Billy RusseIT will hold the managerial refns for the Indians while Judge
 
 stunt for the Acorn crewd.
 ! After the ball game there will be b 100 yard dash between both clubs.
 The Oxford bunch will be repre- @ented by Tommy Moran. Jack Cor don. Jack Griffin. Steve Boucher and Hon Mcclure. In the Acorn lineup
 sfII be Teddy Schorndorf, Al. Came Iron. Tommy Conroy, John H. Tague an6 Fritz Hartman. The odds are kaghtlys in favor of the Indians. ktJudge's W haley will referee and his dectsion will be acceptable to all con- Berned.
 After the sporting events are con- lc1uded there will be a debate as to whether or not ssPhin" McCooI played with the Yankees Cap Reardon Isays he did and Jack Griffin says he never played with the Yankees but etdu insists that Phin pitched Eounty Mayo to the Worlds cham Rdonship back in AS over in the hills hnd honows of Connemara. The re- su1t of this debate will prove inter- jesting as both men are :reputed to be kreat baseball historians.