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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
EASTERN GOLFERS PLAY $ AGAINST WESTERN TEAM
 OVER DETROIT COURSE

Detroit, Aug. 26More than a dozen of the greatest amateur golfers in America playing on teams represent sEg the east ana west expected to give the Detroit Country club course 2 thorough Ii try-out today in preparation a for the national amateur golf tourna- nient. which begins here Saturday The nlafch was to go 8. holes.
 The eastern team of ten men was captained by ". c. F'ownes. Jr.. of Pittsburgh Two of his mates were F,rancts Ouirnet national amateur champion and Jerome Travers, nation al open champion. D, P. Sawyer, of Wheaton. ILL, led the western ten. The .lresence Of Charles Evans, IT., of Chicago. western amateur champion on SaWyerss team, added considsrabIe interest to the event. Travers and Csllirnet are. favorites for champion- ship honors3s while Evans, who also las large following, has been refer .ei to ss the hope of the west. Tray CTS .-este1day made the course in 75. The record is 72.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
URN TRIMS CA IFORNlA STAR
 TENNIS MATCH


 HTsadow c4l1b courts, Southampton, N. Aug 26It is Hkely that the tsz3s o Napo1eon of the Courts : which used to be applied to Tn hoEl1as e 15uncy. will De tran nsferred to the younger ifornian, William n. Joill1- seon As tacti eian and strategist Johnston dern0nsfrated his aility against Robert I.efoy yesfeeday with the xesnlf that the old master was beaten his own tricks and retired wrhil8 Johnston moved up to the round befofe ff1e semi finals in tho lawn ten nls cup singles hers to the score of
 flIa to watson M NNasliburn, the Brookla VII star and ar of the Eastern team that invaded California, Hc dHfeat ward DaWsohs the newest of tse players from the Golden West, by the score Of 6z4 2-6, SS This victory was clouded by an enbarrass- ing decision in the third set when Dawson was leading at 51 on games and seemed to have the match clinched agiRs Y s6F asats tss sE3la Bassses saos aGd q not return, as he thought tho ball was outside. The Iinezmen and umpire were not able to o4agree as to whether or fof the ball was good, Eventually tne point was tailed for Wash burn, which saved the game for him and turned the tide of the battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
MARQUARD IS UN WILLING TO
 JOIN TORONTO

l New York, Aug. 26.-Tf1e Giants re- leased Rube Marquard yesterday to the Toronto club of the International league. All of the major league clubs waived their right to him, and Mc- Gfaw made a deal with Bill Clymer. the Toronto manager, whereby he was to go to that club. The latter was at the Polo Grounds yesterday anE said lithat no contracts had been signed as yet, but that he would talk with Mar quard later. seal ~. At
 In return for Marquard's release the
 Giants are to get from Toronto Pitcher Herbert, who has been doing some fair
 hurling in Ed Barrow's circuit this season.
 eff can't pitch in the big leagues I
 will retire, from baseball vociferated
 the Rube. There isn't a chance in the world that will go to Toronto. I have asked McGraw for my uncondi- tional release, for know that can sign right away with at least two clubs in the National league. McGraw may think am done as a. bige1eague pitch CT, but the Rube will show them couple of things yet
 Marquard came to the Giants in 1908 from the Indianapolis club of the American association. the purchase price being 600, which was then a record. His first season was a failure. and the same was true of the second and that of 1s1o In this latter year he pitched less than fifteen games. The next season, however, found him the top-notch pitcher of the National league.
 He was fourth in 1912, and it was during this season. that he made the modern baseball record of 19 consecu- tive victories. He was not so strong in 1913. but still aided the Giants mate- rfa1ly in winning the pennant.
 In 1914 Marquard made another base ball record when he won a 21-inning game with Pittsburgh. One season he refused to sign contract with the Giants, and did not alter his deter imitation until McGraw sent Dick Kim sella to California to talk matters over with him
 I This spring Iarquard signed a con tract with the Brooklyn team of the Federal league when he was still un- der contract with the Giants. The diff hculty was finally adjusted between the owners of the two clubs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
REMAINS DECLARE
 SINGER TEAM AFRAID.
Editor of The Farmer:

Sporting Editor of The Farmer:-
 stAs the season is nearing a close and as yet there has not been any results to my efforts to put on that much Htalked-of series between the Singer and the Remfn ton IA rms teams, it is my desire to try and explain to the fans just the spirit of the manager and the players which make up the Singer club.
 T have, in my possession. Some let ters from Manager Andres stating his desire to meet my team and also show ing some of the poor excuses why he did not give me game. I also have letter in which he promised to play my club on the first date possible and since then has arranged other games.
 tNQw, the only thing. for any fair ner Manager Andres has lodged a game with our team, is that he really is afraid. During the past few weeks, several members of the singer team, led by their captain, have appeared at Factory league games crfticising my players and making comments as to what would happen if they ever played the Singers. Now, the spirit shown by. those men, both at the game and. also when they happen to meet any of my players in public is any but that which one wbuld expect from gentlemen 1n6y I1f1 V6 ED66h slGaTG 10 make the re- mark they would play us when we got some money to bet on the jesuit On paper there is no reason why we sould play the Singer team for any. honors as II do not see any to gain owing to the fact we have defeated clubs which seemed to have no trouble winning from the Singers
 Nevertheless. prefer winning a. game on the field and I am going tos make a proposition to this wonderful team taking. them at their own state ments
 T am ready to meet Manager An dres at any time or place to 5complete arrangements for a. series Of games to be played at the end Of the present season which would mean the latter part sof September. will play the Singers for one hundred dollars (s100l a side, winner to take the entire gate receipts I will insist on one thing only and that is neither team to use any players which have not played at least one game with their respective teams previous to August 27th T be lieve the only way to complete this argument is to have the Singer club live up to the many wild statements they have been making and which bv the way was responsiblefor this letter
 Trusting that this letter will have the desired results and thanking YOU very kindly for the valuable space which you have granted me, I beg to remain,
 Very truly yours.
 M. W. HEALY,
 R A a r T1 ID
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

New York, Aug. 26.-Frank Gil- hooIey, outfielderr and leading bats
 man or the International League, was last night purchased by the Yankees from Buffalo. News of the purchase came to Harry Sparrow, business man ager of the New York club, from Joe Kelley the scout, who has been in Harrisburg, Pa, for the last three days looking GiIhooley and other play CTS over. Sparrow asserted that he did not know the purchase price.
 Gilhoo1eyz signed a. two-year con- tract and left immediately for Cleve- land, where he will join the Yankees He is likely to be sent right into the game, just as was Shelton, the recruit from Columbus, yesterday.
 This will be GilhooIey's second ex- perience as member of the Yan- .kees. He was bought from the Mon treal Internationals by New. York in August, 1913, Pitcher George McCon- nell going to the. Royals in part pay ment.I GiIhooley jumped right into the nmeIght with a sensational game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
YANKEES SECURE OUTFIELDER
 GILHO0LEY FROM BUFFALO CLUB
Red Had Option On Heavy Hitter But Turned Him
 to Donovan.

in the field and a great, streak of bat ting. strength that gave him an aver age of .341 for twenty-four games.
 In 1914 Frank Chance soured on GiIhooIey in short order Gi1hoo1ey got fntoN bad sodor with Chance by taking matters easy in. the training camp, and it wasn't very long before Gi1hoo1ey was sent to the Buffalo Internationals in trade whereby Frank Truesda1e came to the Tanks and Lester Channel went to the Bi- sons with Gi1hooley. Truesda1e was last spring released to Jersey City, while Channel, according to a report last night, has been sold to the Pitts .burghs Nationals.
 With Buffalo last year Gt1hoo1ey hit for -310, while this season he has slammed for an average of $40.
 Gilhooley some time ago was re- ported to have been sold to the Red Sox, but evidently the Boston club has relinquished whatever claim it had to the, player. under orders from headquarters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
' YANKEES FRY
 NEW FIELDER
 AT GL EvEL AND

eleveIand al, uSDnre. QAug. 26-Bobby Roth wanted to make Cleveland fans forget all about sJoes Jackson yester- day He wanted to be a. hero by Winning a gam apparently lost to the ailk ees The stage was most aK4r proprIately set with two on the pases - and two out, in the ninth inning E Ut Bobby was trifle too eager lie swung his bludgeon on the first ball that Ray Fisher served to him and drove a Ion g fly to centre and the game was over New York winning. 8 to Fisher was in good form
 It was Ed KIepferss first game Tor Cleveland, and if the ex-NVh1fe sox hurler had not possessed such a great E fl5rfyyiIasy aFf4a the encoaanter might have goue beyond the aIlotted nine innings. Tn the fifth inning Ed was called upon to make a throw to flrst base. Only for. the right field wall the ball ght be going yet
 It was an unfortunate error, Tor ofherwise Klepfer stood a splendid chance Of delfveT7ng a vic cory upon T1selSssn. assira only two innings was he hit safely Tn those two rounds the Yankees managed to push three runs across. just enough to win the game a1Efs wer all he allowed Not g pass did he Issue. Az
 Wew York fntroduced 9, new centre felder Ill the person of Shelton, late of flaa Eolunabus m erfcan Association team Donovan grabbed Shelton be- tie fielder heads the A A. in stolen baaes. He had no chance to run to- day for 4f1e simple reason he did not get on base. But he did play agTeat Ea1ae 7n centre field Inakl az seven putot
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1S88-George Chipu1onis. whose name for ring purposes has been ab- breviated to George Chip, born at Scranton, Pa. Chip early had one on his shoulder and after licking all the boys Of his neighborhood decided to go into the fighting busiiess when he was 20 years old. His debut was very successful and he went along without a defeat for some time. but in 1910 he was knocked out by Buck Grouse, the Pittsburgh nHidd1eweight. He was defeated by Jack Dillon, the HoosierI fighter, at Dayton, in 1911, but in two subsequent bouts that year made a good showing against Dillon.
 He was defeated again in 1912 by Jeff Smith! After that Chip hit up a good pace and after a 1cug series of victories d1e was matched in October. 1913, with Frank Klaus, then the middleweight championship claimant
 He knocked Klaus out in the sixth round, and repeated the trick a .cou- pie of months later, but last year lost
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
YALE HAS PLENTY
 OF LINE MAT ERIAL FOR FOOTBALL TEAM

New Haven, Aug 26-Yates and Bradcn will be missed from the Yale va Fsity inc, to be sure, says a Yale
 man, but if other players appear who ape counted on. the Blue will still have 9 foTIni dable array of beef and braWn LID forward. Conroy, Walden. Van Holt and Sheldon are all eligible for the 1916. team, while Black and Mo Grath, whose prowess as guards on the freshman eleven will be recalled. are ready to step into their places on eftpar side of the center.
 Way, who played guard two or three years aeso-chiefiy known as a. pitcher will be a candidate. it is said while Vorys, the freshman center; Ba1dr1dge. the powerful tackle, and Kent a. great big fellow from Stevens, are eligible
 Moseley and Allen, who held down the freshman eleven end positions last season, are counted upon heavily, while EIgginbothan1, JY1edenans Pot. ter Church and Nichols are ends with experience; with LeGore. Easton, Sco- vf4, Guernsey, Waite. Wilson. Burgess, Malcolm and i Bingham. Hutchinson and Thompson, from. the 1915 fresh man team, as baekdeld candidates
 EIeffelfnger, says pr. Bull, will not be tne regular line coach, after all, he having secured a position which will keep h5In pretty much occupied tIlis fall However, he will drop into New Haven from time to time Nelson Talbot and 4Garttng will be the regu- lar fine coaches. with occasional visits from Ned Glass and other former Yale stars.
 It was hoped that Henry KetchaIn could do some coaching among the center men this year, but he left for the west this week to enter upon his profession as engineer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Perhaps the best scouting staff DOS sessed by any major league club is that of the New York Yankees. lbs Kelley, the hard hitting outfelder of the the old pennant-Wfnning Baltimore Orioles, is the chief and he is al11,- assisted by Duke Farrell, who caught for Ned Hanlon's Superba $ when they landed the pennant for Brooklyn, and George Davis, once one of the star shortstops of the game. Davis, who passed his forty-f1f1h milestone this week, was born in Co- hoes, N. Y, and gained his greatest diamond fame while with the Giants. He led the slrortstops of the National League in fielding in 1899, 1900 and 1901, for nine straight years, from 1893 to 1901 he batted over inc -aoo mark His highest mark, in 1893. was ,37S.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
Cobb Has Stolen
 More Bases Than
 Whole Phila. Club

Ty Cobb has swiped more bases this season than all the members of the Philadelpnfa tenn put together.
 ny. on latest figures. has pilfered 65 bags, while the combined efforts of the Phils has netted 63 steals.
 The Phils have been able to hold first place for 3, long time despite their failure to steal bags. The pitchers have held opponents to a small num- Der of runs and the Phil batsmen have slugged the ball hard enough to get runners around the sacks with out the aid of thievery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
NICKALLS TO
 COME BACK AS
 COACH AT YALE

Boston, Aug. 26. Uncertainty whether Guy NickaIlss the profession al rowing coach at Yale would re- turn from England to coach the Blue oarsmen this fall was dispelIed by Capt. Seth Low, .Jr., of the Yale crew yesterday. In a letter to a, friend, in this city, Low said:
 ttMr. Nickalls sent me H~rd that he would be on hand again this fall to coach the Yale crew. Rowing will start immediately after the opening of college, and it is planned to have some outside race during the early part of November
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
Wagner's Watch Tower

t ;
 At the present writing the Boston Red Sox appear to have that Amer ican league pennantt packed away in moth balls By their IS inning vic- tory over Detroit yesterday they in creased their already generous lead and as they encounter only Cleveland and Philadelphia on their journey homeward there doesn't appear to be very much opposition in their path.
 The PhilIies frightened their grip on first place in the National league scramble by downing the Reds twice. This is quite triumph when you con sider how fast Cincinnati has been going The Braves reeled off their sixth straight victory and only the fact that the Brook1yns broke even with St. Louis prevented the Braves from getting second place.
 New ark fans will not regret the passing of Rube Marquard to the mi nors. He was never very popular with the crowds and he queered himself ab- solutely when he jumped to the Fed erals last winter As the New. ork. American said today, Its long alley that has no ash can.
 The Giants have acquired Catcher from the Pirates. He is a brother of Wa1ly sehaIg of the Athletics but has never shown as much ability as Wal1y.
 Seeing that Cleveland was selling players to the White Sox, the New ' orl Americans tried to buy a few yesterday but as usual there was noth- ing stirring They wanted to get Out fielder Graney and shortstop Chap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
For First Time in
 History Worcester Has
 Transferred Contests
Worcester Post1

\
 It was announced by Secretary John J. O'Donnen of the Worcester Base ball. club that satisfactory arrange fer of the games eardeds for Boulevard As the ball players have to depend upon the money taken in at the gate for their salaries, such an arrange r1ent was forced upon them. At first it was believed that. the games sehed- 5uIed for this city would be played here and that the fans would respond but Mondays attendance figures of 100, showed plainly that the fans were through
 This is the first time in the history of Worcester that games have been Transferred from the city. Close fol lowers of the game blame the affair upon the poor management Of the league. The blame might easily be placed upon the shoulders Of the ofd- eials of the circuit.
 They have allowed everything ina aginable. including fights on the ball field, and have made no attempt to remedy it's weak system. Poor base ball and poor discipline resulted former years, especially last season. when the league was not much better off but when discipline in general was much better, Worcester was one of the few clubs in the league that managed to come out about even. Poor mana cement has had a, tendencv tos drive away fans.
 Six hundred thousand flies have been killed in the village of Peapaclz,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
Q BRA ES {: AIRY
 MA JORS TODAY

Detro1Ez Aug zss. syfils R Cobb, of ten referred to as the greatest Baseball player zn the world today ceIebrated tha tenth ami ersarE of his debut as major league player. No special ceraznon WAS planned by Detroit fans to naarK he occaston. but IL was ex- pected Hlaat Cobb would receive an un- usual 4denonstr at1on and probably xneth5ng more su9ostant from his con when 4le stepped fo slas plate in the last game Of the aeriee zri h Rest on
 Eobbss path of fame which he b1azed for Ai9aseIf has probably never been. eqsa1Ied in the history Of baseball. For eight consecutive season he has been champion bats1nan Of the ArnerI- etn season is about -38o, and t seems aInoska human dmpossihilitY for any o h1sEzyaIs to wrest down the crown 1Ee7a nm his zsa1 920 batter has
 August s26 S1985. fa1f5 nervous a6pear1ng vonth of nineteen from the Augusta club, in a Class c league, donned Detroit uniform and was sent to centerheld by Manager Bill Armour to replace Dick CooleyF The player was coPb; Cooley never got A1ais job back. Cobb became regular that afternoon and has never felt the sting of being benehed
 Only once in these ten years has the lightly Tgrus been replaced by a. pinch hitter When Cobb was a young. ster.ssss Doee White Of the Chicago club. his Nemesis Catcher Freddie Eyue vas sent to bat for Cobb against White on this single occasion Tn 1906, his first fall season, Cobb hit s3zo- That has Since ben his low mark Cobb has always played right or cen ter field. Only one day during hAs De- troit career did he perform elsewhere He acted as volunteer second baseman and Cobb as well as Manager Jennings admikted after the game that the inf1eId. did not lose anything when tlse Geor- sian' fl a4sf manager made la sutfiefder of him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
AmERIslal, N I5.,rsl CUE.

St. LoIlfs !. 2. T. 21
 Chicago i. .s.s- 4 Boston .t.s. J. 4s2 Philadelphia ...- .z... 12 Washington 2 Cleveland ..s- 8 New York s
 Detroit ..ss. 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY.

New York in Cleveland. Boston in Detroit.
 Philadelphia P in St. Louis. Washington in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
sTANDING oF THE cIUBs.
COLONIAL LEAGUE.
YEsTERDAY,s RESULTS.

At Brocktpn B. Pawtucket i Brockton 3
 At sprtngfe1d-
 New Bedford g,s3 Springfe1d 9
 At New Haven
 Hartford IA 4 New Haven ..--......... I
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

A5 4 s His title to Ak Mccoy
 1890G George Contas George
 Knockoutn Brown), born at Sparta. Greece
 18s5Frank Erne knocked out Jack Skel1y in seventh round at Mas peth, L. l. sGentle e1nan Jack SkeIIy was then only 25H years old, but a vet eran in ring Knowledge. while Erne was only 20 and a comparative. novice at the game About three years be fore Skel1y had fought George Dixon for the featherweight Championship and a $1 7,50o purse at New Orleans, but had been defeated. Erne proved himself easily the master of .sGent1e- man Jack in the fight at Maspebh. then a favoriteS pugfHstfc center for the New York fans. and in the sew enth round Jack was stretched out for the count Ske1ly was of. the opinion that his defeat by the BunaIo boy was a. huke, and Erne soon obig- ed him with another chance Tn the second bout Ske1ly managed to hold out nine rounds. when he was again knocked out. His fights with Erne practically ended Skel1y's career as a ring star but he is still prominent as an authority on the Diff game.
 86-Hughie Mehegan, Australian lightweight boxer. born at. Melbourne
 19e e4-Jin Jeffrfes knocked out Jack Monroe in sevond round at San Fran cisco.
 Dr. William F. Muhlenberg, a prom inent Pennsylvania surgeon, died at Reading. He was 62 years old.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
A MEXICAN LEAGUE,
YEsTFlRDAY's REsUITs.

At Cleveland R. H. E.. Cleveland & 8 New YorIx-.s. sss.s = O
 At Chicago-
 Washington 1ag ?. Chicago @ <. 10 &
 At St Louis
 PhiIadeIphia .........s. IA 2 St. Louis .s.s..s.-...
 At Detroit
 Boston e .s ;. 0 Detroit z. :. @.s... o
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
Runs Made T his eek.
NAT1ONAIi LEAGUE.

PhiIadeIDhia .5 31 St. Louis x, s.s. -. 2S New York = .tss=. VI. =. .-sS4. 20 CEafcago s..s.s. ,.sss .s. .ss...s.s. 5, Boston N ss s @ N ss.s. F 2 ,. .s.s.s.A 15 Pittsburgh ..sss. ...s.a ..s..sz.- IA Cincinnati <: <. ...s..s z. 1S Brooklyn N..s.-.. !, -. q. ;. s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
STANDING OF THE CITJRs
GAMES TO-DAY.

Buffalo in Newark. Kansas City in Pittsburgh. St Louis in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Brooklyn <. u :. <. .sss..s. 2 St. Louis ~. <. s.s.s. s,s.s. :. 2 sPittsburgh :. .s. :. Chicago .s.s.4.e.5.5. :. C. , .s,s- .ss-. Baltimore .ss T. .. : Buffalo
 Kansas City .z...s. '. :. .a.s.
 Newark =. :. .s. ....s. .....-.....
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
FEDERAL LEAGUE.
YvElsTERDAY,s REsIulTs

At Baltimore 1st Game. Brooklyn .a 5 8 1 Baltimore ..s. .s..s...1 7I 4
 Second Game.
 Brooklyn 6 Baltimore ...s.3.s.5.
 At Chicago st Game. t St. Louis . Ell Chicago s.. ..5.s. S 2
 Second Game
 St. Louis 5 Chicago .-.I .. s o
 At Pittsburgh
 Kansas City 70 8 2 Pittsburgh ..s.s..5.s.#. 10 Q
 At Newark
 Buffalo .i... 10 I Newark . .t.s.s.. & ?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

Six hundred thousand flies have been killed in the village of Peapack, N J.. by the young people engage6 in a fly-kflling contest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

The lower house Of the Alabama. legislature defeated bill providing for the subYpisslen Of the woman s1if- frage question to the voters at the next general election.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

euFzae3s tz1oueand GathoIic Armen- 1ans v We5ss aE3ed pfed by drown Ing Iu the Black Sea by the Turkish military authorities