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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20
SEVENTH VICTORY IS
Won By YANKEES
But Cleveland Breaks Its Win
ming Streak IN the
Second Game.
enr NsEoe,Arrp, REDy

NEW YORK. June 10 New York
won its seve, 81 straight game today
by. defeati- s'and In the nrsG
game OF header. s to but
lost the Sec the, same score
After teIn@ first game. In the
ninth the locals won In the tenth on
<1Id throw by Jones. Cleveland
won the secoLd game by bun'ching
hits In the eighth =
C1eye1and-First Came.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-20

VIVID pitches-DditcheI1
Passed baIls-11unamaker.
Umpires-Evans and Chill
Tme-2-o7.
C9eyeland-Second Came
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
FIRST OF
 GIANTS GET
 BACK TO N Y.


 New York, April 12.-Under cover of the miserable weather of last evenine a few mem bers of the Giants crept into town, marking the advance guard of the athletes that will open the season Wednesday at the Polo Grounds with the Dodgers.
 The detachment was headed by Christy Mathewson, and following close upon the heels of s.Bix Six were Jeff Tesreau, Rube Marquard, George Burns, Arthur FTonlme, Poll Perrftt, Kirmeyer.s Palermo, Erickson and Reed.
 The reason for the early return of the gentlemen mentioned above was due to the fact that rain drops pat tered over the diamond at Baltimore thereby forcing all hands to forego pastiming. When the official announce ment spread forth the first arriving delegation made tracks for the sta ton.
 The athletes that spent the dreary afternoon in Baltimore went to Wash ington early this morning and few hours later made desperate efforts tc beat Clark Grih1th's crew. It is i'm perative on the part of McGraW's az gfegation to win, otherwise they will come home with a record of losing five Of six exhibition games. AS soon aa the Washington contest is finished the players will pack up and head this way, for tomorrow they tackle Yale in the annual duel. Then on Wednesday the big show opens
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
STOP JESS WILLARD FROM
 BOXING AT ATLANTIC CITY
seashore Crowds Almost. Mob Champion on Board walk Authorities Stop His Act At Theatre But He Makes Speech.

Atlantic City, N. J.. April I2-Jess WilIard the conqueror of Jack Johnz son. was the central figure at the re- Sort yesterday. Thousands of visitors with tho resident popu1At1on. paid him homage dogging his every footstep to shake his hand. pat him on the back offer their comment, and generally make things miserable for the bash full fighter Never before has the sea- shore experienced a similar demon stration. although two years ago it 1entertained ex5Presidents Taft and Roosevelt, and President Wilson.
 Willard was slated to make two ap- pearances with exhibitions at one of the local playhouses- The reform fac his admirers of the pleasure of wit messing him in action by notifing the police that such a performance would be unlawful under the resurrected old blue laws.
 The crowds in consequence had to be satisfied with a view of his physi- que and ten-minute talk by Man ager Tom Jones on How It Was Done." The popular champion greet ed his audience with a rather un- graceful bow, and was about to retire, when the, yells forced him to make acknowledgement to the reception. Cries for a speech were answered with,
 
 be Aghting.s'
 Willard was swayed into holding a public reception by the ovation Hun dreds marched down the aisle Hook him oyer-'' Jones prohibited hand shaking, but still there were those who would not be denied. Children received special privileges from the new champion. the indighities of the little folk in their eager curiosity be- ing taken with laughter.
 This made Willard even more popu- lar, and evidenced the side which tends to make him even further Hon. ized in his glory. The women per sisted in Shaking hands, too. which further embarrassed the Kansas cow boy. It had to be done because of the contract He was heard to say or finally evading his visitors. Never again, Tom.
 Willard last night spoke of the muc4-anticipated reunion with his family in Los Angeles. He is home sick, and expects to get into Los Angeles by July He will appear al the Panama. Exposition in San Fran cisco late in the Summer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1sos-Jem BeIcher defeated Jack Firbyl in Il rounds at Linton, Eng This was memorable as the last vic tory of the great Belcher, who was then champion of England Belcher was only 19 when he won the. title and became the premiere fighter of old England. and he was 22 when he met and defeated the great Firby, known as t.The Young Ruffian." Fir by was a giant in stature, and. had been a waiter before he took to the pugilistic game. He won his title of ssRuffian'' not because of his manners, but because of the ferocious and rough battle he had fought with Sy- rnos1ls. who was thereafter known as sgrhes Old Ruff1an'' and Jack as t'The voI,ne Ruffian." Firby was consid- arod tc have a, good chance to gain the title, but he was no match for Belcher. The latter was soon after ward blinded in one eye by cricket ball. and quit the ring for a time, re- signing the title. Later he attempted to recover the honor, but was. defeat ed. lem Belcher ranks among the great pugilists of history.4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
Local Happenings
FEDS BEGIN
 SEASON WITH
 FINE CROW DS

New York; April 12--Things broke very 9avorabHy for the Federal lea gue sat it's alTa around opeAfng, and if the Feds can keep up its/opening day speed, their gate tendeEs Nand ticket choppers will be much buster boyE in 1915 than they were a year ago. The Feds drew a big crowd in REcokEyn, announced as being over, 15.aOa, while Baltimore Chicago and Rsazasas City played to caPacttY
 S $ Kansas City just at present is bub- 6lhna oznAxs with Federal League sen t1merIx, though it probably will take feamn much stronger than the Lunch commanded by George tovau 7 to make sit last. liver since 41k- -aEasa.s City won the legal fight to retain it's franchise, bhe K CA boosters have been busy, and papers, once luke waem to the sFed cause are now g1v- : Ing them the entire sporting pages
 1she Brooklyn affair in Waszs nzsfon Park a0n Saturday was more or less Of sa,au5e exfftxr1aees but tEze entire leag1e and sahe teams should not be banned becaazsa of ono game In the spring of ls13 tho Giants beat tls GWbs soxneghfng like 16 to 15,. while the Senators beat the Tanks early last season something like 16 to. l, but that was no paxkzcH3Rr Ion xon eakhers established major s4eagnes
 me pitching was poor. yE1ri1e the :. 1l1sleAIaaE was xotsmnch better, but both me Brooklyn and Buffalo Fedexals have mighty fine teaznk. Brooklyn Iool<s5 like the best club in the Fed erals and many expect to sec Lee 1fazse win the pennaut, provided he nnn curb hiznss1f.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
SAM CRAWFORD OF DETROIT WANTS TO.
 GET $500 HITS.

Another couple of seasons will find Detroit in possession of a slugger who will have charge of 5000 major lea que base hits-it doesn't take any to figure the athlete, there's only one Tiger to whom the honor could go, and that is Sam Crawford.
 The big outfieldfng star has been with Detroit for 12 years. Tn the season of 1904 tc 1914, inclusive, of slightly better than 184 a season. Crawford broke into major league baseball in 1899 as member of the Cincinnati National League team. In about SC games he made 32 hits His years as a Tiger and the total Of his hits are stabulated thus-1So4, Al; 1905, 227; 1906, 166; 1907, 1Ss, 1908, TIT; 1909. 183; 1910, 16T; 1911s 217;s 1912, 189: 1913, 1885 1914. 18S. < The statistics of modern day base ball are somewhat deficient, but fig uring that the s1uEger made an aver age of 1S4 hits a season, which, he undoubtedly did. it can be found that | in the seasons of 1900 to 1903. in elusive, he collected 730 safe sWats, thus bringing the total for his career to 2,767.
 Just ordinary hitting in the seasons of 1915 and 1916 will send ''Wahoo Sam" under the wire. and/onto the heels of Hans Wagner and Larry La 1 joie, the only other veterans to reach the mark.
 Crawford purposes setting a mark that will stand for all time. He has set upon $500 as the total for his hits. and reaching this mark he will just about put up mark for all hit | ters- to shoot at.
 Harry Tuthil1, trainer of the team, says Crawford has at least five more years to go as a major league star. 1 Unless meeting with an accident, | there is no reason why Crawford should not continue playing almost indefinitely declared TuthiH sam takes better care of himself than any sother player in baseball; probably better care of himself than any other man in the country.
 l | stHe starts training for a season with the beginning of the year. He eliminates all pastries from his food stuffs; he doesn't drink at any time; 1 he never smokes during the train l ing season. and seldom out of it; he l lives regularly, eats regularly. and when 8 healthy man at the beginning keeps up a life like this there is no reason why he should not continue 1 playing baseball almost as long as he wishes.
 s'Crawford is an ideal player He is a player everyone looks upon with | favor, and he carries the respect of team mates and opposing players He | IS eaSf1y nanotsOs anu when d HldA
 carries this record, there is nothing l to fear
 If Crawford makes good on his l hopes the chances favor the creation
 of a record of more than $500 safe l hits.
 Sam seems to have been improving with age. In the last four seasons,
 he has averaged 195 1-2 hits a year,
 whereas in Detroit's trio of pennant
 winning seasons he average a. frac- ton better than 182 hits a season.
 sI believe I can reach the $500 tmark While realizing that about 700 hits stand between me and the mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
LLAHAN TO
 BE LEADER OF
 NEWARK CLUB

New York, April 12.-Jimfny Calla- ham, former manager of the Chicago White sox,. will probably be named as manager of the Newark International league club, which will operate this season under a. new ownership. The league met this afterhoon at the Hotel Imperial. Callahan, for several sea nent of the American leaders; and his coming to Newark should prove a big boom for the game here.
 At the close of last season, Callahan was placed in an executive position with the White Sox and Clarence Row the Three league, was named to lead the Chicago club.
 The Newark club, for the last few seasons. has been owned by the Edo- bets -AFcKeever interests of the Brook lyn National league club. During the gave Newark a pennant winner. For some time past the Brooklyn owners have been trying to get rid of their Newark property.
 The names of the new owners will be announced tonight They are all Newark men. and it is stated that they have made an arrangement whereby they will operate the club for a. time with an option of purchase outright at the end of the season. The name of Jimmy Sheekard, the former Brooklyn and Chicago player, has been men tioned in connection with the manager ship, but it, is believed that President Barrow has succeeded in interesting Callahan in the position
 It now looks like smooth sailing ahead for the International league. At today's meeting the schedule for the coming season was adopted, and con fiicting dates with the Federal league will be avoided as far as possible. Each club will be compelled to put up a bond of s1o,oOO to insure the opera tion of the clubs during the coming season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
RITCHIE'S SISTER SAYS
 HE HIT HER.

San Francisco, Cal. April 12.-7V'llIls. Rftchie, former lightweight boxing champion, is suffering from an inflated head. He has a mean, nasty disposi- ton; he dances like 8 novice and isi money-Inad.
 This, at least, is the opinion of 1Eiss Josephine Steffen,. Willie's sister and until 2 couple Of weeks ago, his dare ing partner on the Eastern stage.
 And that isn't the only reason AEis8i Steffen had for throwing up her job and returning to San Francisco. E1ae charges that, though Willie got S1 o1O a week, there was no payday for her; that he held her so tight during their dances that he nearly cracked her ribs. and that he finally brought about @ climax when he struck her in the face during an argument in a dressing room.
 Willie was AlI right until he got 10 New York and was g4venaa a p.0pular decision over Freddie Welsh declared Miss Steffen. Then he became SO different. Success seemed to go to Ais head. He changed the speech he made as a part of our act and talked about nothing but his burning desire to bring the lightweight championship hack to the glorious land of the free.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
Experts Declare Too Many Southpaws Will Decrease Benny KaufF's Batting Average With Brooklyn Federals This Year.
(By W Wagner.0

Jack Barry, the Meriden boy who plays shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics, told a member of The Far mer staff yesterday that he expects Home Run Baker will soon return to third base for the Athletics. Barry didn't say where he got the informa- ton but, he ought to know. Jack has been home recovering from a. boil on his leg but rejoined his team today. The fact that Connie Mack recently. announced thot he did not intend to keep SOutf1elder Rube OIdring at third base makes. it appear as if Barry tip is correct.
 nounced that he will bat 400 this sea son, many Federal experts say the former Bridgeporter can't do it. They say there are too many sOuthpaws in the outlaw league this season. Last year there were few left handlers in that circuit and as a result Kauff and Steve Evans of the Brooklyn club had it very soft.M 9
 Jess Willard claims he has cleaned up $s, GOO since he won the title. People who like to think about all that mon ey can go and see the man who says he made it by buying ticket for Poli' s ture the first half of this week. tsFhe Heart Punch is the name of he film and Willard plays the hero. He is shown in action and when he whips over the knockout on the cringing vil- lain those in the andience can close their eyes and imagine it is Jack John son who is taking the count.
 There is. no chance for the Freddie Welsh-Johnny Dundee bout in New Haven Chief of Police Smith said he would not permit a 20 round decision 10n E3ka~5z all I competenf local referees in ten round bouts but he will not stand for 20 round engagements.
 r Nea1lBaIl of this city, who is captain | of the Richmond, Va, International New York Giants Saturday.
 The Boston Red sox lost another game to Cincinnati yesterda- This time the score was ? to 0. The series now stands three to- two in favor o1 l Here is a strange fact in connection
 with the Boston Red Sox outfefders
 Speaker. Lewis and Hooper. Each fs
 27 years old and their birthdays come
 within a few days of each other Maggert, the former Springfield out, fielder, is batting like a house afire 1T
 the Pacific Coast league In the frs
 two games for Los Angeles he made {
 home run in each contest
 Tom Downey of this city did not ge into the regular Buffalo Federal lineui Iagainst Brooklyn last Saturday. H, batted for Pitcher Russ Ford in tn, l ninth but did not make a. hit.
 There is small chance of Young Mo | in tr,F5 ao%t i, the seni-fnal of the next boxing show here. McAuliffe cannot see why h,
 should go out of his class and meet heavy boy like Ketchel. &Robideau an, | Aohr have settled their dffferenc labout weight and everything has bee1 lsettled for them to meet in the 1 round star bout. They will weight Il 4 at 4p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
CYCLlST KRAMER REFUSES TO ALLOW
 HIS TITLE TO 60

New York. April 12-Since the passing of Johnson, Frank Kramer, the worlds champion cyclist, is the only one of the old champions now remaining in any line of sport, Kra- mer is entering upon his fifteenth year in the bike game. and if his rid ing of last Sunday at the Newark Velodroms is any criterion, he will retain his title another year
 Kramer is without doubt the clean est living athlete in the world, and it will be a, long time before old Father Time grabs. the East Orange boy
 Kramer is thirty-five years of age and has been riding a bicycle for seventeen years. Dissipation of any kind is a thing not in KFamer's roper toire.
 Numerous foreign champions have been imported to this country to take Kramer;s measure, but all have fail ed. This year Francisco verrf and Caesar Moretti, of Italy, along with Thorwa1d ElIegard, the Danish cham pion, will come to this country to att tempt to wrest the honors of the cy- cling championship from the Amer ican rider.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
YALE EIGHT NOT
 ID ROW COLUMBIA NEW WORKERS CLAIM

New Haven, April 12-After visiting Harvard and other college oarsrnens Coach NickaIls of the Yale varsity crew has 5annSunced more changes in the Yale eight. He has disbanded the three crews folmed before the Penn sylvania races and two new combtna- tions, known as the first and second varsity, have been organized.
 While the reasons for the changes have not been stated definitely, the purpose. it is understood. is to slow up to some extent the development oH been too rapid for so early in the sea- son. Plans for the interval preceding the New London regatta are said to include possible races with the Navy and with Columbia, but final arrange ments in either case have not been completed.
 McClain, who has been coxswain oE the first varsity eight, has been tenn >porarily assigned to the corr esbondfnss seat in the first freshman crew, and Crocker, a vafsity man, will stroke the same freshman boat for a week
 Morton G. Rogue. graduate director of the Columbia crew, said last night that he had heard nothing of a pro posed race with Yale and added that he didn't think such a race was feas- ible- Columbia rows Princeton and. Pennsylvania on May 8 and Yale and Cornell and Princeton on May 15- Co., lumbia's final exa Eninat1ons begin on May IT and no race could be roWed in the two weeks following.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
Final Meeting of
 Holy Name Leaguers

The directors of the Holy Name Basketball league will meet in final session this evening in St. Charles hall for the purpose Of winding up the affairs of the league for the sea- son. The meeting wild be called to John A. Lyddy presiding.
 A report will be received from the treasurer Rev. James " Hussion who has been very enthusiastic and efh- cient during the past successful sea- son.
 After all expenses are Spaid the money in the treasury wi11sbe equally divided among the four Holy Name societies which have been represent ed in the league. full I~attendance is absolutely necessary as this will be final meeting and has been called at the instance of the president.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
START YALE FOO BALL MEN
 AT PRACnC

Kew Haven. April 1z Captain sk7ecaA wilson, of the Yale football eleven, will issa1e his call for the can-. dsdatAes fo report thisN week Monday or Tuesday, but does not expect to. give the squad scrimnas1ng to any extent during the spring pEacice.
 The work will be under the daEec- lion Of sHeAd Coach Frank H1zAey and his lieutenant, Nate Wheeler, and will i1e largely devoted to all varieties of the bunting and the pass ing game Harvard has already started spring work and Yale does not intend to have the Crimson get any advantage even In preliminary work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
Federal League.

YEsTERBAysS REsIIHs. Kansas City, 5: Pittsburgh, g. The EChfcago-St Louis game was posfponed on account of wet grounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12

Pope Benedict issued a decree for the recital of peace prayers in Roman Catholic churches all over the world during May.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12

T LYFORD BROTHERS B TRY STRING CUSTOM SUITS BUY Y East Side ana west End Y
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
JACK, BARRY SAYS BAKER
 WILL RETURN 10 ATHLETICS
CHIEF MILLER TO
 OPPOSE RIBBONS
 IN GAME TOMOROW

Chief Muller, center of the worlds champion Troy five and generally Ter garded as the greatest basketball player in the country, is one of the stars secured by Jake Fuller toS op- pose the Blue Ribbons at Colonial hall tomorrow night. On account of the winning streak of the Ribbons, basketball experts located in New York state have been making repeat ed efforts to collect a team that can take the measure of the Ribbons in a series. Sc far none has been able to do the trick.
 Much has been heard about Muller in this vicinity but he has never appeared here and the fans will turn Tout in force to see him in action. Gus Schmeike, the other forward, is a member. of the New York Nation alss who have just returned from a trip to the Coast on which they beat all corners. Tome, the crack center of the Wilkes-Barre, Pa, team will be with the visitors. Barger and Fuller will play guards.
 Manager Leavy of the Ribbons ad- units thisc is the strongest opposi- ton his boys have met but declares they will make the enemy hustle. All the local stars will be in the fray.
 The High school five and the Cres- cents. who staged such an exciting preliminary last week, will meet again tomorrow. The main game lineup:
 Blue Ribbons. FulIeIss Stars. Becknlan L. F. Muller
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12

After having been published for GA years. the Poughkeepsie News Press passed out of existence. It was ab- sorbed by the Poughkeepsie Eagle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12

Siv children were lost every day in New York during the first quarter of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-12
s1T,aMDING OF IHE CIURs.

GAMES TODAY. Buffa1o in Brooklyn Newark in Baltimore. St. Louis in Chicago. Pittsburgh i'm Kansas City.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-10-29
AsouITH IS WELL AGAIN
Gust Minister-Prepares for Wig
orous Action-Wi!i Tell Needs.

London, Aug. 27.-Lord Curzon an
nounced that Premier Asquith Is con-
sidering the question Of forming a
smaller cabinet. At the same time in
the house Of commons Minister OF
Munitions David Lloyd-George an
nounced that AsQuith will shortly
make full statement in parliament
relative to the requirements OF men.
munitions and money. The premier''s
return to London from the country has
again been postponed, although his
health has greatly improved. He is
now expected to resume attendance
In parliament on Thursday, until
which time urgent questions concern
ing the war will be deferred, except
in the house Of lords, where some i'm
portant speeches on the Saloniki ex-
petition are expected to be delivered.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-10-29
forty Ways and More to the
California ExpOSiti0nS

IS the title Of an attractive booklet issued
by the .Chicago & North Western Ry.,
which outlines in concise from the forty DIFF
ferent attractive routes from Chicago to
California, gives sxplicit information regard
ing fares, ticketing conditions, side trips,
stopovers, ETC., and also shows plainly by a
series of outline maps how you mny visit
both Expositions and see the grandest seem
cry and the localities most interesting the
West has to oyer the sightseer en- route.
You should have this booklet to properly
plan your trip to the pacific Coast amp the
California Expositions. 1t will save you
time and money.
Copies may be obtained free with other
literature describing the places you wish to
visit en- route and giving fares, complete
train service and full particulars, on appli-
cation to amp ticket agent of the Chicago &
North Western Ry.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-10-29
WILSON AND G0MPERS TALK
President and Labor Leader Confer
for Forty-flve Minutes-SpecuIa-
ton as to Subject.

Washington, Oct. 27.-Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fed,
Grafton of Labor, conferred with Presi-
dent Wilson for 40 minutes. It is un-
derstood the labor chief made known
some highly important information
which he had received concerning
the propaganda to destroy munition
factories In this country.
No announcement was made at the
White House following his visit. Com
pers would neither deny nor affirm
the report that he had discussed the
propaganda matter with the president.
He said that they had discussed leg
islation coming up at the next con-
gress which will affect labor.