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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15

made that the Cubs had been sold to Murphy and the following year Mur- phy became the president of the club. He was the fourth to hold that job since Chicago became 8, charter mem Der of the National League in 1876 William A Hubert was the first pres ident of the Chicago Nationals, his ad- ministration lasting from 1876 to 1881. Chicago won the pennant in the first and last years of Hllbert's administration, A. G., Spa1ding leading the club to victory in 1876, and Cap Adrian c. Anson in 1881. SpaIding succeeded to the presidency in 1882 and remained in office until the close of the 1891 season, during which pe- riod Cap Anson copped three flags for the Windy City. James A. Hart headed the club from 1892 to 1905, inclusive, period barren of pen nants.
 Whatever may be said of Charles
 Webb Murphy-and from time to
 time there has been a deal of con versatton about. hirn=he undertook
 his new duties with comnaendab1e en-
 terprise and marked ability. Murphy
 was a baseball scribe for a Cincinnati
 paper when John T. Brush purchased
 the New York club a, dozen years ago. Brush hired Murphy as his press
 agent, but he didn't stay on~the job very long. When Murphy heard that
 the Cubs were on the market, owing
 to the failure of John R. Walsh, the Chicago banker. he decided to buy the
 outfit, nor was he deterred by the
 mere circumstance that he had only a few dollars. In Cincinnati he had a
 good friend in Charles F. Taft, news
 paper publisher and mu1ti-millionaire
 and from his he borrowed the coin to
 swing the Chicago deal. Under the
 management of Frank Chance, Mur-
 phys club copped the \pennant in 1906 andfrepeated in 1907, 1908 and
 1910 and Charles Webb changed his
 address to Easy street. Murphy was
 able to repay MT. Taft from the profits of the club and salt away a large and nutritious sumN
 For a time Charles Webb enjoyed 8 wide popularity in the Windy City. | but this sentiment of regard eventual l lS changed to bitter dislike, and the
 anvil chorus got busy. The antt-Mur- ] pl1y movement became so strong that it threatened the financial welfare of the club, and Murphy was stouEted" | from the presidency and was succeed ed by Charles H. Thomas. who had formerly been Murphy'S right hand | man. Murphy sold a, controlling in terest in the club to Charles F. Taft and it was reported that he had re- ceiyed half a million do11ars in cash for giving up the financial direcd on of the club. Later it appeared that the champion troubIeS maker had re- llceived notes instead of cash, and that his '.retirement''s did not deprive him of hand in the conduct of the Cubs.
 Murphy is supposed to have inspired | the appointment of Roger Bresnahan as theN pilot of the club and he also 1 used his Influence to keep the club
 on the West Side playing grounds, in which property he is said to have a substantial interest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
EMERY DELIVERY
 CAUSES RELEASE
 OF FORD BY FEDS

Buffalo, July 15.-William B. Rob- ertson, president of the Buffalo Fed eFa1 League club, yesterday announce ed the unconditional release of Russell Fords the pitcher who jumped to the local team from the New York AGner- leans before the beginning of last season.
 Ford is unable to pitch with any effectiveness unless he uses the emery ball, and as that has been put under the ban in our league, he has proved of little use to us. He has won only two games this season, as against his great record of twenty-one victories out of twenty-seven games last sea- son. said Robertson.
 Ford came to the Yankees from Augusta, of the South Atlantic Lea que in 1909, and was farmed out to Jersey City. He was recalled in 1910 and under George Sta1lings proved the sensation of the American League.
 When Hal Chase took. charge of the Yankees, Ford developed a sore arm, from the excessive use of the emery ball. Last winter a specialist asserted that Ford would never pitch again, on account of an injury to his spine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
DROP BALL NO LONGER USED BY TWIRLERS ON
 MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS
Worcester Post.)

What has become of the drop-bau that our daddies used to throw? It seems to have passed out entirely-at least, you never see the strange down shooting curve that was speciality of great pitchers years gone by, The spit ball. soa they say, takes downward shoot like the old drop-balls but. viewed from the press box, 1t doesn't seem to have quite the same arch to its fall Burlington and Ramsay were two of the best drop-baH men that ever lived; Terry had a good drop curve, and at least half the pitchers Of 21 years back could put in an ocea- sionaI dEop-shootj when they felt like trying it.
 The drop-baII was extremely effec- tive, and some of the greatest strike out records were made. by using it. Just how when, or why it passed out is hard to state, but the pitchers seem to have given it up. There used to be a prevalent idea that the drop in jured the arn-but that idea was kept in circulation about the spitbalL Toad Ramsay's drop-curVe was the biggest eyer seen,L but Ramsay had peculiar, freakish physical advantages, such as few men now in the game possess. He had been a brick1ayer and the grip required in his trade proved exactly what he needed to give force, speed and a som mesau1ting hop to his deHv- cry When Ramsay was right" he was almost unhtttable, and his equal in that style of pitching may never be seen.
 Another delivery that has gone, but mainly through the change Of rules, was the cross-fire, Kid Carsey's best stock in trade. When a mans foot is glued to g. small slab, he can't do much cross-firing. But when the pitchers had a, box to rove in, several of them could get delightful angles to their deliveries by changing from one corner to the other.
 It can easily be seen that a pitcher, by thus changing. could get a wide slant for either right or 1eft-handed hitters, and Carsey, years after he had i no speed remaining. won in the big league on that style of foxy pitch ing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
CALDWELL AND COLE POUNDED
 BY THE TIGERS

Detroit, Mich. July 15.-Bernie Bo- land, a Tiger cub who made g. fine winning record for Detroit in the Spring, opposed Slim Caldwell, King Cole and the other Yankees in yesterday afternoons game. What he did to them can be learned from a reading of the score: It was ? to 8.
 At no time after the first inning was Roland in danger Of losing his game. His pitching was beyond criticism, whereas Caldwell and Cole did not offer anything that was really pug z11ng.
 The Tigers started after Caldwell in the second, after Crawford and Veach had gone out. Burns, Bush, Stanage and Roland made singles, Burns and Bush scoring.
 The bIow-off for Caldwell came in the sixth. Burns walked and Bush sacrificed. Stanage's double tallied Burns. Roland famed and Vitt's line single went through Cree and rolled almost to the fence. Stanage and Witt crossing the plate.
 Cole and Schwert comprised New York's battery in the seventh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
GETS WANAMAKER FROM
 M M'GRAW'S SQUAD

Harrisburg. Pa. July 16.-Jofrn GanEeI. manager of the Rochester club of the International League. an- nounced last night that he had ac- quired Clarence Wananaker,-a catch4 CT, from the New York Nationals. szss
 Wanamaiser was signed by the Giants only recently. after being grad uated from Dartmouth College. He was the leading college catcher of the East and in the varsity ranks was a strong batter. Owing to the twenty one man limit rule Wanamaker cam not be used by John McGraw and he comes to Rochester with a stringf attached Rochester waste have got Harry Smith, the Giant catcher, but he baked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
CHARIEs WEBB MURPHY THE
 MOST UNPOPULAR MAGNATE

If vote should be raken among the major league fans to determine the most unpopular magnate in the history of the game, Charles Webb Murphy might not win the dubious honor, but it is a safe bet that he would be a strong candidate. Quite d few other diamond capitalists have come in for a lot of knocking by the hammer brigade and have been bit terly denounced as coId-bIooded and 1nercenary fellows who cared nothing for the sport and were simply after the almighty dollar, but Charles Webb has in his career come in for more than his share Of banning.
 These reflections are suggested by the fact that today is the tenth an nfversary of Murphy's debut in the role of magnate. It was on July Is, 1aa6, that the -4an1ouncanaQt Tyas
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
Local Happenings
HORSES FALL
 AS STRO lfB0Ll WINS SUBURBA AN

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15

The Cubs are finding the eastern path a thorny one in the present ex- citing National league race. Since coming to the Atlantic seaboard Bres- nahan's men have lost an entire series to Brooklyn and have won only one contest in three from the Giants Most of the games have been close, too. The Phillies who beat St. Louis yesterday, increased their slight lead over the Cubs, who managed to get an even division of the spells with the Giants Now the Brooklyn Dodgers are clat- tering at the heels of the Cubs, for Brooklyn, in third place, is only 19 points behind Chicago.
 The Boston Red Sox haven't made their expected progress in the west. In Cleveland, where they felt confident of finding soft going, they have been able only to split even in four games. Guy Morton, the Waterbury graduate, beat Joe Wood of Boston in one end of a double bill yesterday. Meanwhile the Chicago White Sox are feasting on the Athletics and daily increasing their advantage in the American league struggle.
 Gabby Cravath of the Pti111es made his 18th home run Of the season yes terday. It helped the Phillies beat St. Louis Alexander, who bothers the hitters and Cravath, who fbothers the pitchers, are a, great pair to have on one team.
 The Singers will play the Annex team of New Haven at Newf1eld park, Suiday afternoon. The Annex boys have a strong club, including Harry l Moves, the old New Britain star, 1 Woodward. who pitched for New Bri-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
Outside Observations
Down the Line With Wagner

tain in Eastern association times. and Whitconb, former Yale player. Either Stegner or Champion will twir1 for the Singers. These twirlers have done fine work against the big league clubs which recently visited this city and each is confident of beating the Annex.
 Jack Coombs, the Brooklyn pitcher who was recently hurt, showed yes terday that his effectiveness was not impaired. The former Athletic hurler gave Cincinnati seven hits in ten inning game and beat them. ->
 In line with it's, policy to have coach ing done by graduates whenever pos sib1e, Harvard has made Ellery Clark assistant treasurer of the Athletic as- sociation. He will coach the track candidates, succeeding Fred Powers who has gone to Brown university Clark competed in the Olympic games in Athens in 1896 and in 1908 won the American all around championship.
 Danny Maher, the Hartford jockey, has arrived in England after a long stay in South Africa where he was the guest of Sir Abe Bailey. He went ter now that he is ready to ride again.
 Wilbur Rodgers the old Waterbury infe1der, continues to play great ball at second for Cincinnati. He made a hit yesterday and was. robbed of a homer when Myers of Brooklyn made a great catch Rodgers also stole a base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
NEWARK FEDS Me Me TO BE MOVED
 TO NEW YORK

Chicago, H., July 15--After n1oFa or less turbulent existence in Chicago for a year and a half James A. ezil- more, President of the Federal Lea que, will remove to New York with in two weeks. This announcement made to-day by the head of the league, means that the warfare against~organized baseball by the new league will centre in, New York after Aug. 1. - It also foreshadOws the en- trance of the league into the Metro politan district, and will either mean a truce or a continued ripping up Of baseball traditions.
 "I shall probably move to New York in a couple of weeks said Pres ident Gilmore to-day when asked about the reported removal. ''Ths transfer is not a slam at Chicago. The change is dictated by necessity alone We are going to enter New York next year and this will entail a lot of work on this office, so thought it best to move there.''
 Expecting to penetrate the. mystery surrounding the identity of the club to be placed in New York, the inter viewer spoke of Newark
 We haven't come 50 yet" was the answer, but as long as organized baseball has questioned our right to be called 8 major league, we will try to correct and impression to the con-
 
 new circuit in full swing. If che opposition insists that no league can be of major calibre without New York we will satisfy them in that regard. il.We will have a club in Gotham, and 1t will be on Manhattan Island, toea Don't forget that for minute"
 The announcement of the change Fcame after Gilmore and Harry F. Sin clair, owner of the Newark Club, held a secret conference here Tuesday. It probably means that Sinclair and Rob i ert B. Ward of Brooklyn will continue as financial angels of the new league. It is also practically certain that Ths Newark Club will be transferred to New York.
 There ,isza also a possibility that the league will invade Boston, Detroit, 1 and Cleveland for strategic reasons MT. Gilmore admitted that these eft zes have, been discussed in late confer ences.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
BIG CROWD SEES GIANTS AND CUBS
 GET EVEN BREAK

New York, July 15-In the presence of some 16,0oO ifans-the biggest week day crowd of the season-the Giants and Roger Bresnahan's Chi cago Clubs split fifty -fifty'' on the bargain day bill at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon. The Giants, af- ter a hard, uphill struggle, captured the opening conflict by 6 runs to 5, and then later on dropped the night cap to Rogers tribe simply because they managed to tally only one run. while the Cubs chased three of their brother members over the home plate.
 Arthur Fletcher, the Giants short stop, played a prominent part in the victory of the McGrawites in the first game. With the Giants trailing by one run in the eighth inning and De-, mon Dave Robertson on second Fletcher dumped one Of Carl Adams fast ones to deep centre for a home run, scoring Robertson ahead of him and bringing forth wild yells and, shouts from the big crowd, but all most tears to Manager Bresnahan's eyes.
 Adams is one of Rogers young pitchers who had replaced big Jim Vaughn early in the fray. Vaughn like Ralph Stroud, who started the proceedings for the Giants, was der ricked after the fifth inning because the Giants became too familiar with his offerings.
 Bresnahan trotted out his spitball star Larry Cheney in the second en- counter, with the hope of breaking g the Cubs, losing streak which began over at Ebbets Field, and which cost Roger the lead in the pennant chase. Manager McGraw countered by send ing out Big Jeff Tesreau to oppose the bland haired Chicago mounds men. The game resulted in a. pitch CTS battle with Cheney excelhng Jeff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
GRUNAN WINS BOUT
 FROM YOUNG AZEVEDO

New York. July 15=RaIpn Crun- an of San Francisco outfought Young Azeyedo of Sacramento, Cal, in eight of the ten rounds in their bout here last night. Grunan had Azevedo dag ed in. the ninth round with a voIIey of 1efts and rights to the head<and body Grunan weighed 133s Azevsdo 134 pounds. o-@
 Gardner Brooks of Lowel1, Mass, outpointed Percy Aubrey, the English bantam, in one of the cleveFest ten round bouts seen here recently Brooks had every round and used a shift with great speed. Brooks weighed 11S and Aubrey TI6 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

188z-C1arence English once preua- inent middle western boxer born at Yankton. s. D, English started box ing in Omaha in 1901, and soon made a reputation in the featherEsalsh3 ranks. In 1902 the young sou5h Dakotan met Osoar~Ga1dner the vet- eran Omaha Kid" in Yankton, and knocked him out in the Ath round He then defeated Eddie santF5. tlo celebrated little Chicago boxer aat Knocked out Billy Murphy. Clarence first defeat came in 1908. when he was outpointed in 10 rounds at Kan sas City by Benny YangeF. the Tip ton Slasher." A little later Blng1iCl fought Battling Nelson in kansas CIV and held the Dane even in 15 Foande Tn a return engagement with the Bat tier in St Joseph, English lost tsas da-t cfsfon in Is rounds. He also lo8t tlf Rufe Turner in Seattle. After gsVe-'a victorious battles in Chicago and i1 Nebraska, South Dakota and IoF cities. English lost to Rubs smith a ! Denver in 19O5- Tn 1907 he knocked out Otto SieloH and Kid FarInar a Omaha, but lost to Jimmy Gardiner
 18s9-Janes J. Corbett deEeatet Joe Choynsld in rounds at San Fran cisco.
 Is9NFrank Erne kneoked ca Jae Craig in ~3rd round at Jersey City
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
WILLIAMS BEATEN
 IN TENNIS MATCH

San Francisco, July 15-R Norris Williams of Harvard, national tennis champion, yesterday was defeated by Clarence J. Griffin of California 6-3, 5-7 and 6-1 in the fourth round of the Exposition tennis c1ampi onship of the California. Lawn Tennis Club course. Williams was the last East erner remaining in the singles com petition.
 Mclaughlin defeated w. Davis
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
Double Header For
 Factory League Fans

At Newf1e1d park Saturday after noon a double header will be played between Factory league teams. The first game will be between the E1ec- tric Cable and Burns & Bassick teams. This will start at 2 o'clock. At 3:45 the Remington Arms and U. M. c. teams will clash. At Seaside park. diamond No. 5, the Bullard Ma chine Tool Co.. will tackle the Grapho- phone Co.,,
 The standing of the clubs: -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
OF THE CLUES.

The records of the Taunton and Fall River clubs were thrown yout of the standing. both clubs being dropped from the league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15

The committee on corporations of the New York Constitutional Conven- ton voted against the incorporation of the New York Stock Exchange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY. Brooklyn in Baltimore. Newark in Buffalo. Kansas City in Pittsburgh Chicago h St. Lo1iAs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
STANDING or THR CLUES.
GAMES TODAY.

Chicago in New York. Cincinnati in Brooklyn. St. Louis in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
STANDING OF THE CLTTBs.
GAMES TODAY.

= -N9.A%NA A Montreal in Jersey City. Rochester in Harrisburg. Buffalo in Richmond. Toronto in Providence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15

r Total war loans of all t1e tezIfEeE, ent countries up to the pressug tiEar amount to $16, 900, ,0oO,OOo.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15
STANDING OF THE CLUBs.
GAMES TO-DAY.

GAMES TO-DAY. New York in Detroit. Washington in St. Louis Boston in Cleveland. Philadelphia in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-15

LYFORD BROS. SALE
 Prices Sa6 and $22.5O TWO Custom Suits TRY 625 East Washington Ave. o and 1858 State Street
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-23

part of the deal by which the Cubs
secured Polly McLarTy, the heavy
hitting keystoner.
There is also a suspicion that Red
Corridor may go to the same team
later. Louisville sporting pages have
been arranging an infeld for the
Colonels which includes both Derrick
and COrTiden, and it is presumed they
have some inside information about
the angles Of the McLarTy swap.
Chicago amateur boxers found the
going rought in Cleveland last night,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-23

not a Chicagoan winning a bout.
Winners in three classes, the 108-
pound, 125-pound and 145-pound,
we redecided, the victors being How
ard Root, Oscar Gardner and Cuppy
Logan, respectively. ....-...
Paddy Clancy, heraIded as Chica-
COS best boy in the 10S-pound divi-
sion, was put out in the first round
by Cyclone Yellsh of Cleveland. Joe
Berger of Chicago forced Oscar Gard
ner to go an extra round in the 1876
pound class before the latter was
awarded the decision.
Joe Benz, White Sox pitcher, is
the first man to appear here for the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-23

training trip. Joe arrived with his
wife yesterday to visit her relatives
and win remain until the team starts
for California next month. Benz still,
appeared a, trife weak from the i'll
ness which laid him low the early;
part Of the winter. He declared the
air Of California would bring him,
around all right and predicted a fine
season for himself in the coming,
campaign.
Two Chicagoans, giving their
names as Frank Stone and Tom
Jones, were arrested in Milwaukee,
charged with specializing in tickets
for the Clabby- Gibbons fight. They
were not prosecuted.
All Of the professional cyclists who
will appear at the six-day race next
week at the international ampithe-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-18
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
A small Market.

The well used bromide that the weak
ness in the market was caused by an alb
sence of buyers, rather than pressure TO
sell. seemed to apply to yesterdays ses'
sion. For the first time since the recent
upturn prices Welded easily. The SELL
ing was not heavy. but less resistance
was opposed TO IL than previously. on
the whole It was the sort OF market That
might have been expected on the eve
of the putting into effect of the much adj
vertised submarine blockade by Ger
many. The Street is waiting to see
which way the cat will jump. On the
theory that the German navy may have
surprises the buying demand has slack
ened and profits have been taken freely.
For the same reason and because OF the
declining tendency speculative traders
considered IT the proper play to go home
last night moderately short OF the mar
ket. II is hardly likely that the sell
ing was OF more important kim than
this. II was not a market which would
he chosen for the purposes of liquidating
any considerable line OF stock. even IL II
had been possible TO do so without
breaking prices badly. Selling of this
character was probably done a week
ago,