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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
MERCER CARS IN BIG AUTO EVENTS
 HERE SATURDAY

The handsome silver cup, which will be- awarded the motorcyclist es- tablishing track record in the events at the Motorcrome Saturday, is on exhibition in the Douglas Shoe store window in Main street. All the rid CTS who participated in the meet at Saratoga, N. r., last Saturday are home and will compete at the Motor drome.
 Two high powered Mercer racers have been entered in the free-for-a1l automobile event. J.. Slade of Nauga- tuck will drive one and Alderman of New Haven is the other operator. These cars can go TO miles an hour and have proved sensations in other meets throughout the state. O. E. SipperIy of Danbury has entered his Palmer Singer Six and as he is a 1y to be a dangerous contender. Oth- and Trumbull specials and four Fords.
 The promoters are considering the idea of putting on an automobile handicap race. An Australian pur- suit race may also be an extra fea- ture. This would bring into oompe- tition the four fastest cars in the hee-for-al1.
 It is announced that Referee Alex 5ander Howell will start the first race at 2:S0. He will be assisted by Bob Beach and Claude Terrill, who have had long experience in the racing game. The gates will open at 1 o'clock, and from present indications there will be a large crowd at the Avon park track.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
NEWARK FEDS
 MAY TRANSFER
 TIE TIE FRANCHISE

Newark. July 8-It was stated in Newark, on excellent authority last night that the Newark Federal league club will be transferred to another city before the close of the present season. The patronage at the new Harrison park has been a disappoint- ment to Pat Powers and Harry F. Sin clair, the owners of the club :
 Baseball has been a big failure in Newark. both at the International league park, and also at the Federal park. The International league club was shifted to Harrisburg. Some time ago the club released it's manager. Bill Philips. in order to reduce the expenses.
 The venture in Harrison was very costly. A large amount of money was spent in the construction of the plant at Harrison Oval, which will be a burden on the hands of the league when the transfer is made. The Sunday patronage has been fair, but the attendance at the week games has been light.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
JIM SAVAGE AND
 AL REICH Cl ASH
 IN FURIOUS ORA

aFezv York, Ja4ya8---4HHd Jim Savage aseen better cozad ztfOned hesn1ignt have stopped Al Reich in their bout at the St. 1z1ch01as Sporting club last night As 1t was. fzaey fought len hard rounds to a draag and put up a very fast e1- h1zbfaoza for hEaBty v ss1rts-
 Savage weighed zo9 s1-e pounds, wIai1e EheacEa sealed z at z08- While Savage couad very we'll have spared about ten p.anndsx Of ason1upeds, Reich was in zo4s za16ezl shape and he certainty had rood cause to cOE1grastsHK KaAe himself slz,.,n ffass long sessdonsssK3eza4 in train ing.
 If was aIanl bang lnaeEaef all the way. and when it looked Ma1e curtains for one he would dght right back and make the oEzaer fellow appear on f11e verge of kz1nolEDat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
Recruit Pitcher
 Doesn't Like To
 Warm the Bench
(sporting News1

The average fan is of the opinion that the big league bench warmer has a pretty soft life, but don't for a min ute think that the athlete in question Take Ed K1epfer of the White Sox, for instance. Ed did not pitch a ball in a championship game this season until last week, yet he is the unhap- piest member of the White Sox brt- gade.
 Pretty soft for you, Ed'', remark ed an acquaintance. Nothing to do but watch Scott, Benz, Cicotte, Rus sell and Faber- win games, and then cut the worlds Series melon in Octo- Der if the Sox cop the pennant. as they probably will.''
 ..It may be soft, all right for those who like that sort of a Job,'' replied K1epfer. "but not for me"
 The trouble with the bench warm ing job is that the player does not means. He merely is an extra and can not hope to draw, the fancy sal aries that go to the regulars. He also misses his name in the headlines. Using K1epfer as an example, he worked in 49 games in the Pacific Coast League in the season of 1914 and did so well that Comiskey bought him.
 A hero on the coast, there are few persons who know he is 8 member of the, White Sox With five such pitchers as Scott. CIcotte, Benz, Rus sell and Faber working so smoothly K1epfer has no chance except to pitch to the batters in practice and warm up daily so as to be available if one of the regulars is kndcked from the box. But the regulars have pitched such great ball that Rowaldn hasn't i been forced to call upon his second stringers.
 Klepfer by the way, is the pitcher who, when with New York two years l ago, sent Nap Lajoie to the bench with the thumb of one hand and the little finger of the other broken, an accident that proved the undoing of the Maps in 1918.
 Larry thought was going to pitch a curve. Instead gave him fast one, and hit him in the hands as he reached for it," explains K1epfer. e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
ONLY STARS WANTED TENNIS MEET FOR
 U. S. CHAMPIONSHIP

New York, July s.-OmciaI notice. of the conditions for entry for the lawn tennis championship singles Of the United States made it evident yes- terday that it is the desire of the Ma tional Association to restrict the list The satemen is made:
 The executive committee of thu National Association count on the CO operation of the club secretaries and the players themselves to see that only, serious contenders for the ma uona1 championship enter the tourna- ment.'' <
 Furthermore. the entrance fee has been raised to $5.
 The executive committee, accord ing to the announcement, has put it square1y LID to the club secretaries not to forward for entry any other than the names of racquet wielders of high rating and skill. Younger aspirants and promising players must take their lessons in high class tennis from the benches and not cluttr up the entry list. Positively no entry will be accepted except through the secretary of the club to which the player belongs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

took the new outlaw circuit seri-| ously. Even in towns which had Fed eral clubs the newspapers gave the circuit iscant publicity, and in other cities it was treated as pretty much of a joke. As 1913 was drawing to a close 1t was openly predicted that the Feds had shot their bolt and had be- come but a memory.
 It was at this critical juncture in Fed affairs that Joe Tinker was sign ed. Joe had been manager of the Gin cinnad Reds, where he had labored under the impression that the busi- ness of a manager is to manage. This was, a totally erroneous idea, and Tinker was deposeds Brooklyn offer ed the great shortstop a job, but Joe was dfsgruntled with organized base ball and lent 8 willing ear when the Feds began to sing their siren song. The upshot of it was that Tinker was hired by the Feds and all over Amer ica the fans began to sit up and take notice. The fever of discontent which ragged in Tinker's breast after he was fired by the Reds, and after Charley Ebbetts had tried to shear his salary, was the real starting point of the Fed fortunes. It marked the turning of the tide The fans figured that the league which could lure as good a. man as Tinker away from O. B.s all legfance could probably get others. The players felt pretty much the same way about it. They knew Tinker for shrewd, provident, hard-headed man who would not be likely to jump across the c11asm unless there was good grazing on the other side. If the cageys dIinker thought the Feds were all right, why. blimey, it must be good. Tinker's jump started oth- CTS to jurnping Tinker himself used players from the O. B. fold, and, while sme. of the stars jumped back again, enough of. them stuck to make the Feds look like a pretty fair innita- ton of a big league.
 Tinker was born in Muscoda, Kan, and is a native of the same celebrated state that gave us Jess Willard, Wal ter Johnson, and other sportfng g celebrities After playing with a semi pro club in Kansas City, Tinker start ed his professional career with Par sons and Coffeyvi1le, Kan. In 1900 he played with the Denver Grizzlies, and the following year he was with Portland, Ore, from which city he went to the Chicago Cubs in 1909. As shortstop for the Murphy organiza- tion, he shared with Evers and Chance the honors due to one of the greatest infieIds In the history of baseball.
 As pilot of the Chifeds last year Tinker made a strong race for the pennant, but was beat out by mar row margin by the Indianapolis club. Early this year he came near to WOO ing his fellow Kansan, Walter John son, from his American League al- Iegiance, but after da1lytng for a while with the Feds the great Wash ington slab artist decided to stick in the O. B. ranks.
 If the Feds now constitute a real major 1eague-a point about which there is considerable difference of opinion-it is due in no small part to the activities of Joe Tinker.
 The liner .Adriatic is due at Liver
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
THINK COLONIAL LEAGUE MAY OW
 BY END OF WEEK

Hartford, JST1y 8.-Before we forget the Colonial league entirely in our nadden1ng interest in the prospects of the Red Sox winning the American league pennant 1t might be proper tc1 announce that it is our firm belief the Colonial league is not only tottering but rapidly biting the dust. Any af- ternoon, upon arriving at the Weth- ersffe1d avenue grounds, not sign of surprise would we show should the gates be locked and nothing doing in the line co6 ball game. The only pos sible emotion would be one of relief.
 Secretary Bannwart somewhat in aptly remarked in Springfield a few days ago the league might blow up Saturday. Tn Hartford Tuesday even ing he laughed at the idea and then imm mediately. turned around and made the same statement again.
 With newspapers carrying state- ments from a league secretary that the organization is liable to go to pieces any day how can he expect the Hartford fans to turn out and support the team? With the policy he has openly displayed since the season started of weakening a team in order to econon1fze on salaries how can he expect the league to secure a follow ing?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

 OF RING BATTLES

1SS33Bin Lang. the Australian heavyweight. born at. Melbourne. Lang, whose real name was William Lanfranchi, was at one time acclaim ed by Australian sports as the coming heavyweight champion, but he fen far short of that goal. He began fight ing about 10 years ago, but he was little known in America until he was matched with Jack Johnson at Mel bourne in 1907. The big smoke knocked him out in the 9th round. After that Lang defeated the best big men in Australia and redeemed his reputation, and in September, E19Os, he was matched with Tommy Burns for the worlds title. The Canadian defeated him with ease and dispatch. ns1909 Lang heEame the recognized champion of AustraIiaby knocking out Bill Squires and when Bob Fftzsinl- mons visited Australia, a little later Lang knocked out the veteran in the 12th round. In 1910. after again whipping Squires, he fought Tommy Burns again, and lost the decision in 20 rounds. Lang then visited Amer ica and England. and was defeated by Sam Langford in London Since then he has been knocked out by Sam Mo Vey and defeated by Jack Lester and Dave Smith:
 19Oo-Kd Broad won on foul from Dave Sullivan in 16 rounds at Coney Island.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
Down the Line With Wagner

Having smoothed out the wrinkles of dissension, the Boston Red Sox are burning up the trail that leads to first place in the American league. Today they are only two points be- hind the Chicago White Sox. Their recent series with Washington. in which they took six straight from the the White Sox were tn slump at the time.
 . Boston undoubtedly has the strong est club in the American league. The Red Sox have been strengthened by the purchase of Jack Barry from the Athletics and the return to form of Jitcher Joe Wood has been another help. With their wonderful outheId and a pitching staff containing such headliners as Wood, Leonard, Ruth and Foster, the Boston boys are 1og1- Carrigan to keep the players from scrapping among themselves as they have done in past years.
 Jake Warner, formerly with New London, is having a great year with Lawrence of the New England league. He is in third among the hitters with mark of .S5S.
 The Chicago White sox have pur- chased Outffelder Leiboid from C1eve- land. Leibo1d is one of the smallest players in the business but is very fast He will be used in left field in place of Roth.
 The fans will undoubtedly be out in force next Sunday afternoon at Newfield park to see the Chicago Cubs play Bridgeport. President Thomas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
GREAT WORK BY BROOKLAWN
 BOYS IN MEET

BrookIawn players captured most of the glory in the first days play Of the state golf tournament on the Rrooklawn course yesterday. In addition to the wonderful exhibition of W. Parker seeley. who turned in a. card of 155, the Brooklawn team made sure of holding the Converse cup by playing remarkable golf Messrs. SeeIey, Hubbard, Bowers, Baldwin and Abbott came through with a grand total of SIP. The Hart ford and Greenwich clubs were the closest rivals for possession Of the tro- phy but although one Hartford man had not completed the course yes terday, it would be practically inpos- sible for the Capital city boys to win: The scores of the other four Brook lawn players, who in addition to See ley comprise the team, were: s. D. Bowers, 159; Robert Abbott, 161; John T. Hubbard, 165; George Bald win, 172.
 longest drivers in the country and if the former state champion were as good in other department of the game he would beat all corners. Judging from yesterdays exhibition seeIey in tends to retain his title of state cham piOn. Another feature was the work of Reginald Lewis, a 19-year-oId boy from Ridgefeld, who went around in 167
 vide that only the first 96 men. can qualify for further participation. Those who did not complete the course last night finished this morn ing and drawings for match play were held at 10 a. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
JACK MURRAY HAS SIGNED TO PLAY
 IN CHICAGO NOW

New York, July s.-Jack Murray, several days ago released by the Giants, yesterday came to terms with the Chicago National League club and will sign with Roger Bresnahan when he joins the Cubs at Brooklyn this afternoon. Murray also had offers from the Brooklyn, Baltimore and Buffalo Federals and Cincinnati.
 Murray will be used regularly. and will very likely supp1ant Fred Will Hams, the former Notre Dame col legian, in centre field. Red Jack is bound to get a big hand when he faces the Giants at the Polo Grounds next Tuesday. His release has not proved at all popular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
Local Happenings
JOE JACKSON
 THROWN FROM AUTO AND HURT

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
GOLF BAIL KILLS BIRD FLYING OVER
 LINKS IN MISSOURI

St, J0sephs 1G0., July S-George Esoek 5vselat son, Of banker, was tee JWieI7I made the drive. When the ball had saided through t4ae air fifty yards it stFHek a redheaded wood becker which was flying fa the 6DDo- site direction and killed the bird in
 when 71eh1 pFepared to drive to fac next green he noticed that some thing was wF0ng with the ball. Upon examination he found that the birds beak had become izf755edded in the ball. NIeaI put the bail in his poe ket and substituted a new. one He win have the ball hing in the trophy room at the club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
Outside Observations

of the Cubs has given his personal as- surance to the local officials that the Chicago club will bring the same play CTS who are at present leading the Ma tional league race. It will be a great chance to see Heinie Zimmerman, Schulte. Safer, Big Jim Vaughn and other stars Champion, who held the Athletics down to two runs last Sun day will twirl for the locals.
 Fielder Jones has reversed himself on that decision to quit the St. Louis Federal league. Jones said he quit because the unpires were so rotten. Perhaps they have improved in the last two days
 They'll have to get a board of arbi- tration to decide who won the Savage Reich fight in New York last night The Times, Sun and American give the bout to Savage, the Press says it was draw, and the World gave it to Reich. With those exceptions there was no disagreement about anything.
 Charlie Dooin, the veteran catcher recently purchased by the Giants from Cincinnati, reported to McGraw in Philadelphia yesterday. Some of the writers are roasting McGraw for talk ing Dooin. They think he should build up his club with youngsters in stead of going after old timers.
 Aragon, the Cuban infie1der- sent by the New York Americans to Rich nond, Va, tried to land a job with the Brooklyn Feds. He wanted 5000 down and $4,000 year. Somebody threw a pail of water on Manager Lee Magee of Brooklyn to revive him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
BERT TINKER, GIFTED CHIEF, PASSES SETH
 MILESTONE TO-DAY.

Joseph Bert Tinker the chief of the Chifed clan, former famous shortstop of Frank Chances Cubs and manager of the Cincinnati Reds, will pass his thirty-fifth milestone today. Joe is entitled to rank as the father of his league. Until the Feds grabbed off Tinker last year, and placed at the ,head of-the Windy City club, few fans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
CONCERT ON CHURCH LAWN.

. If the weather is fair. this evening a band concert will be given on the lawn of OIivet church by the Premier
 band. A lawn festival will also be held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
SANDING OF THE CIUBs.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Cincinnati in New York. Chicago in Brooklyn. Pittsburgh in Philadelphia. St Louis in Boston <(2).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
STATED COMMUNICATION.

A stated communication of Corin- thian lodge, No. 104, F. & A. M, will be held Wednesday. evening, July IS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

A large crop of tobacco and sugar is expected in Jamaica. The tobacco crop is, expected to be the finest in tn ehtstory of the island.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

Edward westerye1t, convicted of killing Detective Charles -Gradwen at. Blmira, N. r., was sentenced to life in the Auburn state prison.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

Archduke Charles Francis Joseph heir to the Austrian throne, spent two weeks reviewing the Austro-Hungar- ian troops on the Italian front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
:. yFeyI,gcRDAYys BEgIJITs.
sTAwDFNG OE qFE CIjFJBs
GAMES TO-DAY.

Buffalo in BEoo511yn. :. Newark in Baltimore.
 Kansas City fnsChicago. St. Louis in Pftsburga
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

Tax Collector Howard F. Smith Fred Emeneger, Peter VerreIL Geo Hopkins, Edward .Beyer and Walter IngaIls will leave Bridgeport Friday on an automobile trip to Croton Lake, N. .Y., where they will fish for bass until Saturday afternoon.a
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
STANDING OF THE CuUBs.

GAMES TO-DAY. Detroit in Cleveland
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL


 Mir. and Mrs. Lawrence L. tLangdOn, of Park avenue entertained the Get Together club at their cottage at Fair field beach on last Monday. The newly welded couple proved themselves most pleasant entertainers. At 9:30r O clock in the evening a, delicious shore dinner was served after which President w. B. Bradely gave an interesting talk on the founding Of the Get-ToEetheF club. Secretary Hurley also made few re- marks on the success that the club has attained and the many good times in store for it's members. Mir. and Mrs Langdon's guests comprised the sfol- lowing: MT. and Mrs. Bee of New York, John Rabatear, Albany, N. Ys Theodore sharkey and AIbertus LeeFsT- The club members present were the Misses Mae and Jane Kelly, Agnes Reilly, Louise Hfnch and C1arice Ken nedy, and the Messrs. Bradely, presi~ dent of the club, Seer tary Hurley Lester Burdick and Owen James.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND BOUQUETS
 JOHN RECK q soM
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-08

Fhe liner sAdriatic is due at Liver pool at o'clock this morning.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-09
Captain Kemper Urges
Preparedness For War

Preparedness, not as a plaything,
not for the sake of spending money,
not in order that spectacular parades
may be staged, but as definite insur-
ance against all the woes that war
may bring, was advocated earnestly
last night by Captain j. B. Kemper in
an address to the Alricks Association.
Captain Kemper is the regular army
officer detailed by the War Depart
ment as nspector-instructor at Ma
tional Guard headquarters.
Perhaps the most striking parallel
drawn by Captain Kemper was in
likening adequate military and naval
resources to personal insurance. He
pointed out how every wise man car
ries one or more kinds of insurance,
the annual premiums on which are
literally thrown away until something
happens to you" He admitted the
cost of armies and urged that the cost
he regarded as insurance premiums.
"Our fathers gave their blood for the
Constitution of the United States" he
said. I'VE at least ought to be willing
TO give our money"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-10-09
New Worker For P. E.
Mission at Carlisle

Plans are being made by Bishop
Darlington and Archdeacon Alexander
Mcmillan, of Carlisle. for the fall and
winter missionary work of the Prot
estant Episcopal Church among pupils
at the Carlisle Indian School. Last
year this work was in charge of Pro-
fessor Joseph K. Goodrich, who was
temporarily residing in Carlisle and
who left there more than month ago.
A new worker will be engaged to carry
out the plans.
The missionary work at Carlisle was
organized several years ago by officials
OF the diocese and Miss Josephine w.
Hart, who at that time was parish Wis
itor at st. Andrews Church, this city.
Miss Hart was In charge of the Indian
mission for the first two years.