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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
ARREST 3 IN
 FIGHT AGAINST
 BASEBALL POOL

Philadelphia, Penn., June 5-Three alleged agents of a large baseball pool, in which it is said 50;OOO Phila- delphians gamble weekly, were arrest ed yesterday afternoon, the arrests be- ing the first step in a general cam @paign by the police to break up the lotteries in Philadelphia and Pennsyl- vania. "5ya 1.----- -.-
 The prisoners are Edward Witt huhn, Barton Weaver and. Daniel Lucas. The latter is said to" be the general agent for this State for the Base Ball News Company of New York, the main office, it-is alleged, for a series of pools run. in most of the cities of the East.
 F. The detectives say that Lucas car ried a, bundle, which. they took and examined and found it contained 10,- 900 coupons for next weeks games. These are sold at 25 cents apiece, and prizes running from $1,O0O to $40 are awarded to the winners each week.
 The. men were taken to the. Detec- tive eadquarters in the City Hall and questioned. There, it is said Lucas admitted being agent for the New York pool concern, which he said was backed by two New York State Senator's
 He said that he had been employ ed in the Pennsylvania Railroad yards at Norristown, but since the opening of the baseball season he found the agency of the pool so remunerative that he had taken three months leave of absence from his job to devote al his attention to the pool.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
DIR. ROLLER AND
 PARDELLO WIN IN
 WRESTLING BOUTS

New York, June 5-Leo Parde1Io, the veteran west1er. of Brooklyn, sur prised a big crowd of wrestling fans at the Manhattan Opera House last night by throwing George Sandele, the Greek, in Is minutes with a side chancery. Pardello had the better of the Greek from the start, and man aged to pin his shoulders to the mat after wriggling his way out of a dan gerouS hold.
 Dr. Roller, the American champion, and Pierre 1e Colossee, who weighs 39O pounds, went 20 minutes to a. draw in another bout The Frenchnan. with his great advantage in weight over Roller, had the American on the defensive most of the time. In an- other bout, Ivan Linow, of Russia, making his first appearance in the tournament, won from Wilhelm Ernst of Prussia in g minutes and 30 sec OndS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
TRAVIS TACKLES JOHN. ANDERSON IN
 BIG GOLF. FINALS

New York. June 6-Extra hole matches lent vest to the third and sem1-finaI rounds oer the championship tournanrent ofAt1.e s1retropelatan Golf Association at the Apawarnas Club yesterday, and when the smoke of battle had tcleared away the survivors were foundhto be Walter J. Travis of Garden City and John O. Anderson. representingsthe 'Siwanoy COyz1aky club. They fight it. out todaysin the thirty six hole, final
 Both men have long been prorni- neat in golf. not only sectional, but national Travis has been the U. s. c. A champion three times. and should he be successful agzin today Inc will thayeAan1lexed theAMetropo po1itan title for the fourth time Among his Achievements Anderson has been Massachusetts champion, and 1t is at- So to his lasting credit that he reach ed the final ISo7lnd of tho national toy1rnafnezat fnnezat at Garden City in 191S-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
RESIST
 SALARY REELECTION

Denver, Col, June s-Western League paayerSsaFes azEea1y preparing to 1eBaaaye resist through the Baseball Players FraAar14ty the sproposed plan o4 RFesfEBaz1t N. L. O'fess1z oe 4t1ne West ern Leag~ to5indace them to accept Q a5 per scenk cut in thsr salaries, aoc0nzpanzsd by t1re fzzneat that un- s1eng they do so they will be released to hWer-olasse4e leagues. Msgvas 1eaTn- l ed yegcegday that sdssp1ts the claim tOR the league magua6es tnAG the league tsArapAd1y drifting toward fin sasc3aAr sEzf5als, the players of the Den v5r and. Des Nfodnes clubs had Iznani- 1nOaaRy voted agRfnst accepting the proposed cut and to stand by their original coeEtr8c4s.
 The p1asaers here caaim that the n1a4oraty Of the players Hn the other cfuhs wifi tzaze the same attitude t0- Ward-a a salary reduction The players claim that intst11e flat years of base ball when the 4nnagna3eS. were .x11a2Elns money no bills were peeled off the bank roll and presented Do them in tho form of a. bonus
 Now that fine club owners are srEf- { ffexfng from a financial strmgency the { players fail to seq the justice Of rnak- ing up the shortage out of their sal aries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
White Sox Leader /, Allows Men To Work
 Out Plays Themselves

Don't try to do all a players think ing for him-let him do some think ing for himself"
 This is part of the platform of Manager Rowland of the White Sox in his campaign for an American league pennant.
 This rule of the Sox leader was i1- 1ustrated recently at Comislzey Park in a battle that will have a place in the games history
 Rowland picked pinch hitter for Faber after that hurIer had travelled along inning after inning moving down the Boston Red Sox as fast as they stepped to the plate. It was noticed that Rowland held con- versation with Daily right after he had picked up his bat and started toward the plate.
 Manager Rowland was asked If he would be divulging any secrets by re- lating the conversation between him self and Daly. ! -
 ''Not at aI1," replied the leader of the White Sox. "Faber had misun- derstood my orders and was up at the plate before I noticed him. When Daly came up he asked me what l wanted him to do.
 CT want you to go in there and use your own judgment " replied. 'EI told Tommy I wanted him to do just what a ball player ought to do under such circumstances. told him to score the man who was on 1 third base. There was only one | thing told him not totdo and that was this: Don't take the third l strike.'"
 1 In that crisis in that great 17-inn- l ing combat Daily batted as he pleas 1 ed and knew full well what his man. l ager wanted. He was after a single i if reasonably sure he had poor 1 chance to walk and force in a run. | With Weaver on third, Quinlan on second and Schalk on first, Daily came up practically, unhampered by | orders and won the game by timely single down the third base line, SCOT l ing Weaver and breaking up the long i est contest ever seen at Comiskey $ new pavilion.
 l Every day of the playing season | Manager Rowland assumes the role of an instructor and teaches his men the | fundamentals of baseball | In these daily heart-to-heart talks i the Dubuque man, who has piloted l his club to the top place in the Amer tcan league, discusses just such situa- 1 tions as that which confronted Daly | as he strol1ed to the plate at exactly l 622 that afternoon, when his mates 1 battled to a draw after nearly three 1 hours and a half of struggling witt | the Red Sox.
 It is the Rowland idea to have his
 men fortified with the proper know1' l edge how to act in certain crisis.
 eff I should tell player every
 move to make at bat and on the felt
 it would destroy individual initiative
 humble a player in his own estinna
 ton and break down confidence" saic
 Rowland yesterday. 'The creates
 asset of a player is his confidence and when a player learns to do some
 thing without being told, he becomes
 twice as valuable as he was when 1 mere automaton. A pupil in schoo
 is taught to do his own thinking fo
 himself Why not ball player
 Baseball is nothing but one Big schoo
 anyway"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
Outside Observations
MATTY GETS
 WALLOPED BY ROCHESTER CLUB

Rochester, N. Y, June 5.-With Matt ty, McGraw and the other celebrities leading the parade, the baseball circus came to town yesterday. It was a free day in the Giants schedule, and the New Workers dropped off here and played the Giant second team, other wise known as the Rochester club of the International League, an exhtbt- ton. The Giants won, but they had only one run to spare, the tally being to B.
 Cancels troupe might have had the honor of trimming the big leaguers but for an ascension of the local inner and outer works in the sixth roundp in which New York got three F7LnS- Erickson, former Giant, hurled for the Hustlers, and he had the NGcGraw men guessing most of the way. They Bot to the big Swede for only six hits, while Rochester cIouted the New York pitching for ten.
 Matty opened the game, and he last- ed only two innings. The Hustlers. with former Giants in the van of the attack, whaIed Big Six for five hits and three runs in that short session Matty also did the unusual by letting loose a wild pitch, and contributed an error. F'erdie Schupp replaced Matty, and he went out in the sixth. Bill Ritter finished the game.
 Kores, who came here from the Gi- ants, put up a great game both at bat and in the field. Young Brainard played well for the Giants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
Singers And Rosebud
 Teams Meet Tomorrow

Tomorrow afternoon at WnesHsrss g lot the Singer baseball team of the Industrial league will have as opPo- nents the fast Rosebuds who have been playing a fast brand of ball this season. LudeEnaan of the L1ocomobi1e will be seen playing short for the Rosebuds.
 The teams will line up aS foHowss Rosebuds, Mydock, c; Bortnfck and sepso, D; BaI1zy, Hb; Ba1zos, 2b; Lu- derman, ss.; Gabos, 3b; Serman, If, Kohout, Of: Duck, If For Singers, Lavery, e; Stegner and Champion. D.; Laubscher, 1b; Garter, 2b; Hor7<heirn- CT, ss; Christy, SD; Moshier, f;. Noo- nan, cf; OConnell, T1; Carins and A Iaubscher, utility men. Game called at 3. Umpire, Silva.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
Wilste Was Great
 Pitcher Who Had No
 Press Agent Stuff

There is one man in baseball who never had a press agent who seldom was played up in the public prints as a diamond shero, who never battled an umpire, yet who when he slips back ward will leave a place in baseball that they will be long years filling That man is George CHooks) Wilste, famous pitcher of the New York Giants, now manager of the Jersey City Skeeters.
 If every boy in America held this man up as his idea and. if honest ef- fort and decency, willingness, game ness and loyalty were counted, he would be among the great of base ball forever.
 wilste has done his work so quietly and with so little grandstand play that the fact that he has been one Of the greatest pitchers in the history of the game is apt to be overlooked.
 Good old Hooks, friend of every ''kid' who broke in; patient and quieE, gentleman, a student and quite a pitcher. boys, quite a pitcher. He fs one of the few Ieft-handers who think right-handed.
 Eleven years Wilste served the New York Giants. He never played for any other big league team. In a way he was unlucky in being on the club with Christy Mathewson. Matty was the star, and always w11ste was com peIIed to take the principal support ing role, and after a time it became the habit of the fans to take the big, quiet, soft-spoken fellow for granted and grow enthusiastic over someone else.
 He was born in a, town called Bouclz- vile, in New York, and learned to play l ball there. His brother Lew was quite a. player, and together they started playing semi i-professionaI ball around | Syracuse. There was great baseban 1lp that way in those days for there were Frank Schulte, Harry LumIey. rhs Wiltses and a bunch like that hustling around the small town teams,
 George developed into a corkiug ! pitcher, so good that Troy engaged him to pitch in the State league, and i he lasted there just one year. New l York was then rebuilding a team. that l had gone to the dogs. That was 1904, just at the outset of lawn NIcGraw' s remarkable career. Wi1ste and Art Devlin went to the Giants and the week and immediately the Giants be- came a real ball club.
 | With his brothers he has a big fur niture business in Syracuse-and when he is done with baseball he will have no cause for money worries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
BASE RUNNING AND HITTING OF COBB
 DEFEAT YANKEES

New York, June 5-The New York Americans can blame their to 0 de- feat yesterday on the shoulders of Ty Cobb for it was the hitting and base running of the Georgia Peach that enabled Detroit to beat the Yan- kees in the first game of the series.
 Cobb broke up the game in the first inning with mighty three base poke to deep right centre. The wal Top scored Oscar Witt, who had pre- viously walked, from first base. Wa. hoo Sam Crawford followed Ty with a lucky Te<as leaguer. behind second base that scored Cobb from third without any trouble. Thereafter un- til the ninth inning the Tigers became as peaceful as lambs, for Slim Ray Caldwell held them in the palm of his hand. .-
 Cobb started the ninth with drive that Boone scooped up over second. The Georgia, Peach easily reached first. He fooled around first for a while and then pulled Q, delayed steal on Nunamaker. Nunie made a low and wild throw to catch him, and T,y kept on for third. Once more Ty started kidding the HfghIanders and the fans by running half way up to the plate on every ball that was pitched. He finally did cut loose, and a second lated there was cloud of dust around the plate. 3
 It looked as if Cobb was out, but Umpire Silk OLoughHn, who was away. off on his decisions all after noon, called Tyrus safe. Caldwell became so peeved at Silks decision that he tossed his glove into the air and was banished from the game Silk was in constant trouble with Manager Donovan and the Highland CTS throughout the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
" COBB IS ONLY STICKER
 HITTING 400

Chicago, June 5-Ty Cobb Is. the only -four hundred hitter left in the big leagues, according to averages prepared here today, which include batters who have taken part in 10 or more games up to Thursday last.
 The percentages of the Detroit star fell away during the week from .427 to 4O3, but he ran his stolen base total up to 25 and his runs scored to AT in 45 games, leading all rivals. The five leading hitters of the American league, following Cobb, with the num- Der of game sthey have played, in, are: Da1y, Chicago, 16, .364; Thompson, Philadelphia, 13, .357; Fournier. Chi cago, 3S, .455; Jackson, Cleveland, 37.
 354; Russell. Chicago, II, .34s.
 Cobb also leads in total bases with 80, his long hits including six doubles, five triples and one home run. Chi cago with .263 and Cleveland with .260 are ahead in team hitting.
 American league pitchers who have won seventy per cent. of their games or more are: Fabre, Chicago, won 10 and lost 1; Fisher, New York, and 1; Benz, Chicago. 5 and 1; Dauss, De- troit, 8 and 3; Foster Boston, and 2; Morton. Cleveland, and 8.
 Fred Luderus, of Philad elphia. con league batsmen, with .S86 for 26 games. Then comes Clarke, Cincin- nati,, 2s, .S82; Good, Chicago. 27, .364; w. Zimmerman, Brooklyn, IA, .364.
 The New York Giants have climbed to second place in club batting with .261, Cincinnati leading with .266. Safer leads in stolen bases with 22; in runs scored 32 and in total bases with 93. His long hits include 15. dou- b1es, triples and five home runs. Tn homers, however, he is behind -Cravath, Philadelphia, who is credited with nine.
 Pitchers in the National league lead as follows: zoo. division, Pierce, Chi cago, won 5 and lost 0; Meadows, St | Louis 4 and Q; Standridge, Chicago | 2 and 0; Mayer, Philadelphia. and | ?; Coombs, Brooklyn, and 1.
 Manager Jack Dunn, of Richmond | leads the International league batterS | with APO, acquired in 10 games. In 1 ternationaI League averages, which in l clude Tuesdays games asthe latest
 place Buffalo at the top in club hit
 ting with .287 and Richmond next l with .271. Gilhoo1ey leads the base 1 stealers with 21 and the run-getters with 28, while slugging honors go tc 1 Hoffman, Richmond, whose tota, | bases number 52 with one double, sev. l en; stripes and two homers.
 l Cav, of Buffalo, credited with one l victory and no defeats, and Andrews | of Richmond, with two and none, art
 leading pitchers of the International
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
.YALE'S PITCHER NEW
 HAVEN COLONlALS

New Haven, June Base hits were as scarce as June snowbaIls at Yale Field yesterday afternoon, where the Yale team scored a shut-out tri- umph over the New Haven Maxims of the Colonial league by to 0. The contest developed into a warm pitch ers' struggle between Freddie Walk CT. formerly of the Pittsburgh Feeder als, and Ray Watrous, a, New Haven boy. Watrous earned a shade over his more experienced rival in a game that was devoid of any special fea- lures otherrthen the work of the box men.
 Each team registered four hits as a sum total for the afternoons play, and of the eight, only three balls were to the outfield. Such heavy
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
FENCING AT Y. M. c. A.

Fencing lessons start at the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium, Monday evening at S:3O, p. m. Sessions will be held Mon day and Friday of each week. The class will continue throughout the summer and MT. G. Grassan, the in structor, anticipates that by the first of the year the, men will be skiIlfuI enough to enter some of the fencing tournaments held in New York city. Men wishing to join the class should register at once with the physical directors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
PARK CTTY'S TO PLAY
 NORTH END TOMORROW
The Park Citv,s

The Park City's and North Ends baseball teams, two of the fastest semi-pro' teams in the city, will meet tomorrow at the Park City's new grounds on Grand street between Oak and Park avenue Sunday at o. m The North Ends was the city cham pions three years ago and expect to show last years champs they are the leading team from the north end Of the city. The batteries for the Park C1tY's will be Zempke and Ora -her; for the North Ends, Meerbac oh and Meerbach. Howell will umpire.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

hitters as LeGore, Reilly and Coles were helpless at the pitchers hands.
 Yale scored it's first run in the first inning, when, MiddIebrook beat out 8 bunt, advanced to second on Han dy's sacrifice and scored when Soper per threw wild in an attempt to catch Middlebrook, who was dashing for third base. Yale scored two more talIies in the seventh on Bush's triple to left field, a double by Watrous and a, wild pitch by Walker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
(By Wagner)

The three nagnates who forfeited their franchises in the Eastern asso- citation have refused to help meet the deficit in the league finances which was piled up during the time these three men were connected with the league. President O'Rourke sent out statements to each magnate showing that the deficit amounted to $719. Al. AS there were six clubs in the lea que each magnate was asked to con tribute his share, which would be $119.90.
 Clarlzin, of Hartford; Cameron, of New Haven, and Carey, of Spring field, have all refused to pay their one-sixth share. It looks as if the three busted magnates put one over meeting in New London last October. At that time the league had about $1, 1,600/tn the treasury, but the dis grunt1ed three, knowing they were go- ing to quit the league, made a mo ton that the funds be divided among the clubs. And the other nagnates fell for the trick. The result Is that the league is broke.
 The Western clubs broke even in their first days invasion of Anneri- can league cities. Chicago and De- troit, the two strongest clubs, won their games but St. Louis and Cleve- prominent in the White Sex spurt as Ty Cobb is for Detroit.
 To-day is the second anniversary of Heating Day, when the Bridgeport delegation hired a special train and went to New Y York to see the local boy engage in a pitchers duel with Big Ed Walsh of the White Sox. Five East Bridgeport rooters went to New York today to celebrate the anntver- sary.
 Connie Mack, the Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

Outfie1der Sharpe of the Spring field CoIonia1s came within one of equalIing worlds record yesterday when he made Il put outs in a game against Baltimore Jimmy S1agle tn g old Chicago outf1elder made 12 in 1892
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
STANDING OFLTHE CLUBS.
GAMES TO-DAY.

GAMES TO-DAY, Baltimore in Brooklyn. Buffalo in Newark. St. Louis in Chicago. Pittsburgh in Kansas City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

Many persons in this country read with regret of the death of Captain A. Noel Edwards, one of Great Britains famous polo players, who died at Ypres from gas poisoning. Captain Edwards was well known on this side of the water. He was a member of the international teams sent from England in 1911 and 1913 to play against the Meadowbrook (Long Island) team for the international polo trophy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

Joe McGinnity, known as the Iron Man when he twirIed for New York in the old days, is still pitching. He is part owner of the Tacoma, Wash club and takes his turn in the box.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
STANDING OF THE CLUES.

GAMES TO-DAY. Detroit in New York. St. Louis in Philadelphia. Cleveland in Washington. Chicago in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

The net public debt of the United States on June 1 was $1.156, 1895, ,sse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
sTANDTNG OF THE CIUBs
GAMES TODAY.

GAMES TO-DAY, New York in Chicago. Brooklyn in. Pittsburgh 7 Boston in Cincinnati. Philadelphia in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
International League.
YESTERDAYS RESUITS.
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TODAY.

GAMES TO-DAY. Newark in Jersey City. Providence in Richmond. Buffalo in Rochester CD. Montreal in Toronto (2).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
sTANpING oF THE C1UBs.

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
THREE MACNATES REFUSE TO
 HELP PAY EASTERN DEFICIT
Tommy Downey Has Great Day at Bat For Buff falO Federal Club.

has signed Carroll, the Fordham Col star. Mack doesn't believe in buying high priced men to strengthen his team. He gets promising youngsters from college. and back lot teams.
 The -s Brooklyn Nationals started their western trip as if they meant business. They gave Pittsburgh 8, one sided trimming. In past years Brook lyn has been a poor road club but per haps Manager Robinson has cured the club of this bad habit.
 Dartmouth beat the University of Vermont in baseball yesterday by to 4. Parrott pitched for Dartmouth and Gilbert for Vermont.
 Tommy Downey of this city is no longer batting at the head of the Buffalo Federal list. He has been moved down to seventh place and yes- terday he got two two-baggers against the Brooklyn club. If they moved him to ninth position he mi ght make a home run.
 | Battling Nelson must be suffering from bra1nstornn. He has come out and offered to fight Champion Fred | die Welsh 20 rounds for nothing. Who ever heard of a fighter showing his wares without getting enough coin to | buy an automobile? It can't be done, 1 Bat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05

Connie Mack, the Philadelphia Athletics leader, announces that he
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-05
COLONIAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.