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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
SLUGGlNG OF CUBS
 BEATS. BROOKL YN

Chicago, May 13-With the tender of the new Cub machine loaded with pep. the Bruins yesterday bumped the Brooklyn Dodgers into a to defeat. The waHopingl pulled the Ebbets crew down to 9 tie with the o4coming Braves.
 ,The right garden wall came in for attention during the matinee. This made it necessary for Manager Rob inson to trot three hurlers to the mound, Pfefer retiring. at the end of the fifth, Appleton lasting two in nings, and Mails the same.
 There were six potent reasons for the exit of Pfeffer-two home runs and four doubles. There might have been others but these were enough The home runs came in the third in ming, two of the doubles came in the third, and were good for three runs There was one on the bases when Schulte made his circuit smash, but Williams had to amb1e around un- paced.
 All told the Cubs were good for Il safe hits which totaled 22 bases. Of. these Schu1te got two, in addition to a pair of walks, which gave him a batting average of 1000. Williams pre-empted a similar, average with a homer, double, and two singles in four times up. The going being good, Gene Packard. who hurled a nasterIy. game for the Bruins, also gathered a perfect record, getting two doubles and a single in three times up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
WELSH SIGNS
 TO BOX WHITE
 IN so. AMERICA

New York, May 18-With the ex- ception of few. minor. details. the twenty round championship bout be- tween Freddie Welsh, lightweight title holder and Charley White of Chicago, to take place in Buenos Aires some time in July or August, was arranged yesterday at a conference in the Ho- tel Cum berland between Billy Gibson, American representative of the Argen- tine promoters; Harry Pollok, man ager of Welsh and Nate Lewis, man ager of White.
 The terms offered to the rival boxers were not announced but it is definite that White will get $7,5oo for his share of the purse, in addition to $1,- 900 for training expenses and three round-trip tickets to BuenOs Aires. Welsh probably will receive between $25,0OO and $30,00o, exclusive of three tickets to Buenos Aires and return and $1,OO0 for incidental expenses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
MIKE GIBBONS TO TACKLE TED LEWIS
 IN RING TONIGHT

New York, May 18.-Ndike Gibbons, the elusive middleweight from St. Paul, will tonight face his first New York crowd since his clash with Packey Mcfarland at Brighton Beach last summer, when he meets Ted Kid Lewis, tie English welterweight cham pion, in a ten-round bout at Madison Square, Garden. Gibbons has kept far away from New York since the Me Farland bout, but boxing fans have about forgotten his weak showing in that poor exhibition.
 The St. Paul phantom has every thing in his favor tonight. Gibbons will have many pounds advantage in weight over Lewis, but speed will be of rare defensive skill and has a rec ord for knocking out opponents that even Gibbons cannot match.
 Mike, however, is of the type which prefers to outpoint rather than knock out a rival, but in a recent bout with Young Ahearn. whom he put away in 90 seconds, he showed that he packs wallop powerful in the extreme.
 In giving away many pounds to Gib- bons, Lewis does not consider himself under a burdening handicap, for he has been accustomed to tackling op- ponents who outweigh him. In height and speed there is little to choose be- tween the men, although there are those who think that Gibbons has no equal when it comes to speed.
 At the suggestion of Gibbons, Chair man Fred A. Wenck of the State Attn letic commission yesterday assumed the responsibility of naming the ref from list of 10 prospects Bill Brown, who has refereed many of the moro important bouts held in New York re- gently.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
WASHBURN GIVEN SURPRISE BUT AT
 LAST WINS MATCH

Washburn met with decided sur prise in the fourth round of the liar lem Tennis club open tournament yes terday when he played against H. H. Aanchester. Washburn. who had worked his way through the earlier rounds without serious opposition, was apparently unprepared for the rever-, sal of conditions and the aggressive play of his opponent almost swept him to defeat. The former Harvard player took the first set at 6-4, but Manchester, even though defeated, dis played a type of game that threatened difficulties. Washburn soft game did not cause him worry Repeatedly he passed his better-known opponent for clean aces, and his placement. shots had Washburn ever on the alert to be able to make the return.
 Tn the second set Manchester made a. real bid for the honors. There was a lot of sting to his stroke and he guaged Washburn's game better than in the. opening series. The match went to deuce, and then to all, be- ter's defense and took the set and the match The victory placed Washburn in the semi final round.
 Washburn played two matches yes terday. In the third round he defeat ed Arthur Guiterman, He took the first set at 6-A, but in the next his ad- versary braced and made a deuce set which Washburn won 7-5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
M'KECHNlE'S GOOD PLAYING HAS KEPT
 TIE GIANTS WINNING

New York, May 1S-one of the lead ing reasons for the Giants great squirt in the West is the, manner in which Bill McKechnie has succeeded in plugging up the hole at third. Mo- Kechnie appeared to be going from bad to worse in the East ;he could not hit,f and his fielding was as bad as his stick work MeGraw finally benched him, and placed the kid. Herb Hunter, at third.
 Hunter was hurt after playing two games, and McKechnie got another chance. This time he availed himself of it, and has been playing great ball in the west His hitting has improved considerably, and he now is playing fancy game at third. It looks as though Bill has got back the old con ddence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
''BABE" ADAMS
 IS B TO-DAY
"OId Man"

"OId Man. Adams, the veteran twirler of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will today attain the venerable age of thirty three yearsN "Babe,' as we usta call hina before he grew so old, is by birth a Hoosier, and claims christened Charles, but early in his baseball career the nickname of Babe was tackled on him. Adams started the present season by shutting out the Cardinals their home grounds, allowing them but one hit, which is pretty good for an old timer.
 Adams has been a serf of profess sional baseball for a dozen years, be- ginning his career in Parsons, Kan, where Joe Tinker made his debut. Parsons was in Doe Shiveley's old Missouri Valley League, later known as the Western Association, a minor circuit which was never very success full financially, but which turned out many of the famous big league play CTS of the last decade. Smoky Joe' Wood, Ed Reu1bach, Bob Groom, Lefty Leifield, Win Campbell, Bobby Byrne, BeaIs Becker, Earl Hamilton, Lawrence Cheney and many others known to big league fame got their start in the old Shiveley circuit in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma cities.
 Babes" first chance to shine in fast company came ten years ago, when he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. Pilot McCIuskey decided that he wouldn't do, however, and turned him over to Louisville. Babe" wasn't permitted to finger with the Colonels, either, and was shipped off to Denver. Adams spent the greater part of the 1906 and 1907 seasons with the Grizzlies, and was given 8 tryout by the Pirates late in the 1907 season. In 1908 Adams returned to Louisville, and won twenty-two games and lost twelve. He finished the sea- son with Pittsburgh, winning two games and losing one for the Corsairs.
 Babe was the pitching sensation of the 1909 season. He won twelve and lost three pastimes in the regular season, and in the worlds series he was almost the whole works, captur- ing three of the four games won by the Pirates in the series with the Tigers. That was about the greatest performance ever pulled off by youngster, and it made the name of Adams a household word throughout North America.
 In 1910 Adams won eighteen and lost nine games; in 1919 he won eleven and lost eight, and in the pre- vious year his record was twenty-two victories to a dozen defeats, He kept up the good work in 1918, with twen- ty-one won and ten lost. In 1914 his balance was on the wrong side of the ledger, with sixteen defeats to thir- teen victories, and last year he broke even. winning fourteen and losing the same number.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
THE PASSING SHOW

brought here from New York state by Al Jennings. The youngster will probably be matched with Young Me- Auliffe for the star bout. Those who have seen Wilson work at Levinsky s camp in Stratford say the boy will make them all hustle.
 The wonderful showing of the Giants on the western trip has the e2- perts puzzled. They don't know whether to say the western teams are poor or that the McGraw players have at last begun to display signs of pepper.
 Owner Dreyfuss of the Pirates denies the story that he is to sell the club. Because of the poor showing of the Pirates a change in ownership would probably be, welcomed by Pittsburgh fans. Hartford has secured Pitcher Am derson and Catcher So1on from the Baltimor Internationa1s. With Pat O'Connor behind the bat Hartford looks like a pretty strong connbina- ton now.
 Young McAunffe is in great demand for bouts around the state He may meet Packey- Homme-- of New York in a star bout in New Haven and a, Meriden club wants to put the local boy on with Sammy Walz of Hart ford. Waltz isn't satisfied with the trimming McAuliffe gave him in New Haven and has been yelling loudly for another chance. He'd better go! away on a long journey before it's too late.
 After resting since Sunday the Bridgeport players ought to be able to do something in Worcester today. Some of the boys on the payroll will have to produce very soon or they will be at liberty, as they say on the stage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
ZIMMERMAN HAS PULLED NUMEROUS
 IVORY TOP PLAYS

The recent peculiar incident in a ,rEarne in Chicago between the Cardin- als and Cubs, when Jack Smith Of the Cardinals stole third while Heinie Zimmerman left the base unprotected to carry Jack MiIlerss bat to him at the plates has recalled a good many incidents of bone in tLe Great Zin' s career, bat one must not suppose that all the queer things he figures in are due to mental passes For instance, Zinn assisted in a. play in a game be- tween Cubs and Cards last year that showed he has a lot of craft in his
 The game was a wild, wooly affair in which Everything seemed to hap pen and finally Zimmerman came to bat He had been spiked badly and had been out of the game for days
 He drove a ball, far to center and aimped to second,s then hobbled to third. There were two out and two strikes on the batter. Manager Bres- nahan delayed the game He rush. ed to third base and ordered zin- zaerman4 to get out and let him run. He asked Manager Huggins' con sent to let him run and still keep Zimmerman in the game. He made every one in the game and most of 4 the spectators know that he wanted ito run for Heinie. Then he whis- pered to Zimm erman to steal home iDn the next pitched ball.
 Thrown off guard the Cardinals paid no attention to the cripple and zim- merrnan stole home and won the lgame.
 One of the funniest things in which .zzrnan ermans has hg6red occurred in Brooklyn last year, when he walked of first base, which he had reach ed aon a. hit, and had nearly reached sec tond before the paralyzed Superbas awo7ze and nipped him. It then ap- peared that Zim thought three hands were out, and sIle was looking for his glove.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

19O0-Kd Mccoy defeated Dan Cree don in rounds at New ork. This Has one of the most one-sided exhibitions ever staged in a. New York ring Cree don, an Australian and a former mids dleweight champion of that country, was known as a game, hard-hitting fighter, but he stood as much chance with Mccoy as an icycle at the eQua- tor. A big crowd filled the Broad way A C., expecting to see a hard bsT- tie, but only few rounds had been fought when the fans began cIamor- ing for the referee to stop the fight.
 Mccoy used his favorite ''cat and mouse tactics, with poor old Creedon- cast for the role of the mouse. There was no doubt in the minds of any Of the spectators that Mccoy had his man completely at his mercy. and could knock him out at any time. The Hooster was a bit peeved at Creedon, however, and he took his time about putting on the finishing touches Tn
 he sixth round Mccoy decided that the time had come to put an end to the farce, and he put over his famous cork screw punch. It is doubtful if Creedon could have got up within the allotted time, but he was making @ game effort when his seconds rnsroi- fully tossed in the sponge,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
GOVELESKTE ROOTED IN
 GAME FOR BROTHER TO
 BEAT DETROIT PLAYERS
Sporting News.)

: If there is any one person who is Epu1Iing with might and main for Stanley CovaIeslfe to make good as an Indian. it is Brother Harry, the star southpaw Of the Tigers
 Harry was sitting on the Detroit bench when Brother Stan was, mow- ing down the Tigers in a recent com sdict. It was in the fourth inning and Cobb was on first with none out and Bobby veach at bat.
 Alta boy, Stan, alta boy. Guess that brother of mine hasn't got somethfng." he yelled as Veach foul ed to Turner.
 .-That's 1t, Stan You've got his number he muttered as Sam Craw- ford hit a. roller to Howard. forcing Cobb at second
 .say. Harry. if you are going to root for Cleveland, go over on the Cleveland bench shouted Oscar witt
 Brother Harry was dazed for a minute He had forgotten Brother Stan was pitching against his own team.
 Say, fellows, I clean forgot he said sheepishIyIa and then he yelled as HiiInann went to bat: Hit 1t outa tn, lot. Harry That busher ain't got>a thing but a prayer
 sIt sure was funny said Trainer Harry Tuthin of Detroit in relating the incident.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
JOE WOOD IS
 LIKELY TO JOIN CLEVELAND CLUB

-sNev1 York, May 1S-Joe Wood, Dornner star pitcher of the Red sox. nav soon join the Cleveland Indians, Ind Iris Speaker is trying to fix 1t Ap with his new club to hand his old Sal. Smoky Joe, a job. Rob McRoy, rice president of the CIevelands, who vas secretary of the Red Sox when wood pitched them into the Worlds championship in 1912, is trying to swtne a deal with Joe Lannin by which Wood will come to Cleveland. However, it is said that Lannin is holding out dor asf5tiff price for his born1er twirIing star
 Wood really believes that he is hble to pitch in his old-tiyhe form, and his showing in the pitching av- erages last year indicate that there Is nothing wrong with Joe's work when he is able to pitch He has been practicing with the Columbia team all spring, and says his arm Feels fine. As Joe still is in his kwenties, he should be able to win many games before he retires.
 As Wood is a ho1deut and is the property of Boston, the CIevelands cannot do business with him until Eannin consents. Cleveland once waived on Smoky Joe1 but it is be- neved pressure was brought on the different clubs to waive on Wood. with clubs like Detroit, both St. Louis clubs, the Giants and Pitts. burgh in bad need of pitchers. it is pretty hard to see how all waived a player good enough to win 15 out of 20 games and lead his league in earned runs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
SCHEPNER, OF GIANTS RECRUITS, MAKING GOOD
 WITH ALBANY CLUB NOW

New York, May 1s-When the Giants were at Marlin this spring it was said that McGraw's recruits were the most promising he had had in a long while, and the records the youngsters have made for themselves in various minor leagues bears out this statement. Only the twenty-one player limit prevented many of them from being retained.
 One rookie who has made partic- ularIy good is Joe Schepner, who is a product of the seni-pro ranks in the vicinity of Pittsburgh. Schepner, who looked to have the makings of great third baseman in him, was farmed out torthe Albany club, which is managed by George Wiltse, and Me- Graw has kept in touch with the vet eran pitcher concerning the lads pro- gress.
 He has already received many glowing reports about Schepner's work and seems certain that Joe will be among those present when the club gathers at Marlin next spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
LINCOLN GIANTS
 AND LOCAL TEAM
 CLASH TOMORROW

 The Bridgeport Stars are all ready for their game with the Lincoln Giants of New York at Newfeld park to- morrow afternoon. Johnny Barron, the local boy who belongs to Law renee of the Eastern league, will probably start on the mound for the Stars. Speed Finn, the Remington pitcher who made a strikeout record in a recent game, will also work part of the game.
 F1aherty, the Remington catcher will be behind the bat for the Stars. Jimmy Burns, Tommy BoWden, Promo Silzer and other good players will be with the locals. The Giants have some funny coachers and one of the best pitchers in the country in Red ding. The game will start at 3:45 in order to accommodate the U. M. c. employees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
GEORGETOWN BEATEN
 BY NAVY BALL TEAM

Annapolis. May 18-The Naval Academy defeated Georgetown yes terday afternoon by a score of 8 to 1. Blodgett had the edge on Kelly, though both pitched good ball.
 Errors entered into the making of all the runs, but sharper work on the bases and good sacrifice hitting were the factors in the victory. Receiving one of Blodgett's fast ones on his lower arm, Mccarthy of the visitors retired with a fractured bone in the fourth inning. The score by innings
 h e Georget-n 1. 0 0 70 0 oI1 8 3 Navy ....0 1 2 0 0 x-3 2 Batteries-KeIly and Hagar; Blod- gett and Connolly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
PRINCETON DEFEATED
 BY DARTMOUTH BOYS

Princeton, N. J., May 1s-Prince- toms baseball nine went down to de- feat here yesterday afternoon at the hands of Dartmouth by a to 1 score in a. game which was featured by poor base running and ragged fielding on the part of the Tigers. Although the Princeton team se- cured nine hits to the visitors three, it failed to take advantage of them and lost several splendid opportunities to score through careless base run ming.
 Drfggs's homer in the seventh was the only thing that saved the Tigers from a shutout. The Princeton short stop caught the ball squarely and drove it far out into left over the Dartmouth delder's head for a com pIete circuit of the bases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
OWNER LANNlN OF
 RED SOX SUFFERS BY SPEAKERS LOSS
CWorcester Post. )

While there is not the least bit of doubt that Manager Carrigan has already missed the famous Iris Speak CT from his lineup and will continue to feel his absence, probably the one person who will miss the famous out f1eIder's absence the most will be Jos ep1 Lannin, owner of the club. With out Speaker with the team the Red Sox will not be regarded as the draw ing card they formerly were.
 It is a known fact that the big southern outhelder was responsible on an average of bringing at least 150O fans into the ball grounds because of his a1I-around wor'- To prove this assertion one might refer to the CIeve1and-Yankee game in New York last Saturday, when 29,50O fans were present. This is the largest crowd that ever attended a game played by the Tanks.
 Practically one-haIf of the crowd cheered Speaker on his first appear ance, and to say that thousands of 'em turned out for the sole purpose of seeing him in a Cleveland uniform would not. be an exasgeration- So with Speaker gone, and. not another man of the hashy type with the team. Lannin will naturally find that his share of the gate on the western trip will be much less than it used to be.
 To be sure the Red SoL have right now some of the bet performers in their respective places Jack Barry is a. star of the first water, yet Holy Cross John is one of the quiet and modest type, a lad who shunB public ity. Neither Hooper nor EeWis. while both great pastimers, have the push of Speaker, while all of the SOZ pitchers, although rated with the best in the game, are just ordinary per formers in the publicity game.
 Furthermore Manager Bill Carrigan is one of the quietest managers OfE the ball field, which detracts a. lot from the Sox' drawing power. or course, the Sox as worlds champions, will be an attraction of more than or dinary booking, but still with all their honors they will be decidedly shy with ' Speaker, the second best drawing card in baseball gone.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
MATTY AS YOUNGSTER
 WAS TURNED DOWN BY
 BUSH LEAGUE MANAGER

Mike .O'NeiIl, now managing the Syracuse club in the New York State league was playing in Scranton in 1898, when the manager of the club received a letter from a schoolboy pitcher in Factoryville. Pa, asking for a tryout.
 'tAs the kid only wanted expenses to come down to Scranton for a trial we decided to give, him an opportu- nity,'' says O'NeiIl. f'He came down and looked like a pretty good pitcher, but didn't set the world on fire, and after pitching 9 few amateur games around there, he went home and later went to college.
 Upon graduating from college, he joined the professional ranks and at tained some prominence. You've prob- ably heard of him. His name is Christy Mathewson. But I'll never forget the first time saw hfrn-just a big, light-haired kid, ambitious to make good as a pitcher 9
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
B. H. 5. PLAYERS
 LOSE TO ANSONlA

Although the B.. H. s. players game ly tried to overcome a big lead they were unable to do so and lost to An sonia High at Seaside pary yesterday by Il to 10. Bump started in the box for the locals but. was wild and retired in favor of Nelson. The latter did better. Hawiey twirled well for An sonia. and the visitors nearly lost the battle after he was taken out Jones caught a good game for Bridgeport
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
HEARns BEAT PROSPECTS.

Yesterday afternoon at Seaside park the strong Sacred Heart nine defeat ed the Prospect school nine in an ex- citing IA inning game. Conroy of the Hearts hS a record of 2 strike outs to his credit A large crowd waited for the finish which. was close to 7 o'clock.
 The Hearts challenge the LncoIns, Shelton or Normal for game next Friday. Answer through this pa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
BRIDGEPORT GETS MAN
 FROM BOSTON RED SOx

Owner Gus Knorr of the Bridgeport club, who is interviewing all corners while the club is on the road. talked with Manager Ball over the phone from Boston this morning, but the wire connection was so poor that Gus didn't have much information after he got through. All he learned was that Ball had secured a player from the Boston Red Sox, who was to re- port today. Gus couldn't catch the name of the player.
 The magnate said he supposed Man ager Ball had completed arrangements for the securing of Pitcher. McQuiIIen who is still with the PhiI1ies The man Bridgeport got is a, youngster, who was highly praised Dy the New York Sun recently. The signing of an ex- perienced catcher will probably be an- nounced in a few days.
 Manager Ball hopes to have a strong club in the field by the time Bridgeport tackles New London at Newfie1d park Sunday. Gene McCann's team will be a big drawing card.
 The Lawrence club will protest against Eastern league clubs playing Sundays at Stamford if Johnny. Bar ron of this city is to pitch for Stam- ford. Barron has been suspended for failure to report to Lawrence.
 It is said that Benny Van Dyke, a veteran southpaw pitcher of the old New England league, has taken a job at the Remington Arms plant. Van Dyke was recently traded by Worcester to Scranton, but refused to go.
 It looks as if Red Cap Wilson will have a chance to show his wares in this city at the show of the Black Rock A. c. which will be put on May 9 THTjJcoy7 iS fIoa
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-18
DIR. STEVENS HAL.

Dr. Frank W, Stevens has been m in bed at his home. -sa9 Myrtle aye nue, for the last three days. He D. suffering from a severe cold ana gsu- eraI run down condition but iH now improving ard Sxpeces Co -FoeuE1lss7sru.a- tico shortly.