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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
CATCHER BILLY SULLIVAN NEVER BROKE
 FINGER DURING CAREER

With something like score of years of service behind him, most of it in the big leagues. Billy Sullivan has never had a broken finger or backstops of half his experience can equal The veteran has handled all sorts of pitching, including the spit ballers, who are the bane of a back stops life, in about 1900 league games and that he hasn't received a fracture of one of his digits is almost as marvellous as though he had charge of a battery of machine guns and es- caped without a wound.
 Foul tips by the thousand have come Bills way and he has been bat tered and bruised and bumped all over the place. He has suffered a dislocated thumb or-two and has lost a finger nail now and then, but his bones are just as good now as they ever were Instead of presenting a right hand that looks as though it had been stepped on by an elephant and repaired by a freshman medical student when ham its you, Bill ex- tends a paw that has no disfi gure- ment to speak of, but nobody would ever know by glancing at it that it was being worn by a catcher so old in the game as Sully.
 Bill attributes his success in evad- ing broken fingers to the fact that he learned early in life to catch the ball properly. Instead of receiving with his fingers extended in the gen eral direction of the pitcher, and thus offering a tempting mark to every foul tip, he holds them close together and pointing either straight up or down, depending on whether the ball is high or low.
 The other two veteran catchers formerly employed by Detroit in posi- tions similar to the one Sullivan now occupies, were the real battle scared heroes. Mcclure and Joe Sudgen when both were with the squad, used to hold many a friendly argument about who had sustained the largest
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Edited By Wagner
.FOHt THINKS LEVELAND HAS
 CHANGE TO WIN

% New York. May 17.-wIld Bill Don ,ovan is not particularly impressed about the Cleveland furry and says he would far rather see the Indians In front than most any other team
 ssI think the Cleveland club is great deal like my club of a year ago, which you will recall was leading the league until late in May. We were getting all the breaks and good pitch ing, Fisher having won six straight games. The team was-in fine spirits until We hit St,TEpqsE where we lost a couple of close games and the props were kicked right from under us. We were soon knocked out of the lead, and after we once started to skid we never were dangerous factors for the pennant thereafter.
 .'C1eveland looks pretty much the same way to me- The team has been getting good pitch ng and the breaks and has been winning, but 1t-doesn look to me like a club which can stand much diversity, Let the team IT think the pennapt bubble will burst Fohl fs-getting by with several young pitchers who may not look so well when the race grows hot"
 While Wild Bill does not take the Cleveland squirt very seriously, Man ager Lee FohI of the Forest City pace settlers has different views Lee does not claim the pennant for his bunch, but he thinks he has a pretty fr1sky ball team and that the Indians will have a lot to say as to who will re- present the American League in the Worlds Series next fall.
 My players all feel highly optimis- tic over. their fine start, and every man on the club is convinced that the team will stay in the running all year" said FohI. Speaker, Of course, helped us a great deal, but we did not have such a bad team toward the lat ter part of last season It needed Strengthening in only a few. places, and we have that additional strength. It only shows what a few players can do for a club
 According to F'oh1, Ed Kepfer, who has been bothered with a sore arm after making a great start, is coming around nicely and will soon be avail able for Eeguiar duty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
EIGHT ASSISTANT COACHES PICKED FOR
 PRINCETON ELEVEN


 Princeton, -H.= J., May 17.-Eight as- sistant football coaches for. Prince toms 1916 team were appointed yester- day bySthe Athletic Board of Control The men have all distinguished them selves on the Tiger gridiron, and all but two have been selected on past An-American teams.
 The new coaches are: Philip King, 'ss, who played fQr four years on both the baseball and& football teams; Ar thur R. T. Hi1debrands 9o0,9 one of the best tacklers in Princeton history; Sanford B. White, '12, famous for his runs against Yale and Harvard; Thomas B. Wilson, '13,s a player of brilliant ability; Arthur Bluethenthal, '13, centre for three years; Harold Ball lin, '15, captain two seasons ago; Ed. Shea, a senior, now at Princeton and end on last years team; B. B. Cruik- shank, former Washington and Jeffer- son star, now student in Princeton Seminary. These men will each be assigned a certain position and will be under the direcfio1 ofEHead Coach Rush
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
LINCOLN GIANTS TO.
 PLAY HERE FRIDAY.

Owing to the bad weather the game scheduled between the Lincoln Giants of New York and the Bridge port Stars was not played today at Newfie1d park. Arrangements were completed this morning to have the contest take place Friday. The local boys will use Johnny Barron, Speed Finn and White in the box, as they originally planned. The game will start at 3:45 in order to- accommodate the U. M. c. employees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

number of separate and distinct frac- tures,F compound ones counting double.
 Nobody ever was able to decide the matter, for it would have required ftoo much patience to count up the plainly visible evidences of former breaks. Each of them has a claw that would be worth lot ofSmoney to the class in anatomy at medical college. The hooks look more like the horny claws of some giant bird ten the grasping apparatus of a hu- man being.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
 At Portland R. H! B. New Haven ............. 2 ROrCIand 5 Batteries - Aisworth and Soper; Burning and Sweatt.
 At Lowel1-Springfie game postponed+rain.
 At Lawrence-Lawrence game postponed-wet grounds.
 At Worcester-Hartford Worcester game postponed-wet grounds.
 At Lynn-Lynn-New London game postponed-rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17


 He played in sensational style against the Yannigans, Acorns and B. A. c. in former years.
 An X-ray picture of Fritz MaisePs S broken collarbone was taken yesterday and physicians say the Yankees in jured outfelder may be able to play again in three weeks.
 New Haven has 8 fine pitcher in A1dworth, secured from the Athletics. He has done well that Connie Mack will surely recall him at the end of the Eastern league season.
 Big league scouts are already in specting the work of Smal1wood, a Newark pitcher, who has been dash ing off numerous victories. In build and in manner of delivery he is said to greatly, resemble Matty.
 Lee Magee, the Yankee outfelder who has been tottering along with a. batting average of .191 planes the sunfield for his failure to hit. Man ager Donovan has changed him to center field and thinks the 2,5OO beauty will do better now. \
 Manager John McGraw of the Giants says Joe Tinker and Fielder Jones lost the major league viewpoint through their association with the Federals. They thought the men they had in. the outlaw circuit were better than major league material. Both will learn to their sorrow be fore the year is done," says McGraw, that with few exceptions the outlaw talent was an inferior brand.''
 It is said that Joe Tinker has final 1y decided he is all through as a player. The Chicago Cubs manager took on flesh rapidly during the winter and after playing last Sunday Tinker was so sore that he could hardly walk Monday: Danny Hoffman isn't getting very good weather in which to work out. He wanted to get a few sunny days this week so he would be in shape to play with Bridgeport against New London at NewfieId, Sunday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

With IS more days to come before the opening of the training camp at PIattsburgh, N. Y. the camp has al- ready enough enlistments to recruit five regiments of infantry at war strength, s,405 having enrolled
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

service to pugiIism. Many a lavish ly press-agented championship pos stbility'' has been reIegated to the dis card by the fists of the fighting F1ynns. They are the dogs in the pu- gilistic manager. and the fight fans have reason to be grateful to them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
sTANDING OF THE CLUBs,

GAMES TODAY. Cleveland in New York. Chicago in Boston. St. Louis in Philadelphia. Detroit in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TO-DAY. New York in St. Louis. Brooklyn in Chicago. Boston in Cincinnati. Philadelphia in Pittsburgh,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Just as the Cleveland Indians are proving the big sensation of the sea- son, so are the St. Louis Browns prov ing the greatest disappointment The Jones crowd fell into the cellar Sat urday after threatening for some time to do this trick.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
(By Wagner.O

It is said that one of the local sport promoters who has permit for a show in June is trying to arrange a bout between Champion Al Mccoy and former champion George Chip for the star event. Mccoy is the man to whom Chip lost the title and it would be a big thing for George to grab the title again. Such a bout would be a fine drawing card but it would be so expensive that high prices would. have to be charged. On ac- count of the big guarantees demand ed by the fighters the promoters, if they stage the event, will probably have only one preliminary.
 According to stories in the Law renee. Mass, papers. Manager Bur- kett of that club, will not insist upon Bridgeport paying the $100 forfeit for that city was called off, Monday. He realizes that the delay was unavoid- able. When the Bridgeport players left Springfield it was feared the train would not arrive in Boston in time to make connections for Lawrence.
 Manager Ball wired to the station master asking him to hold the Law renee train for five minutes but this request was. not compiled with and the players missed the Lawrence local by five minutes. Even at that they arrived at the park only about half an hour after the game had been for feited. The Springfield club was also late in getting to Lowell that day and nearly forfeited the contest.
 Pitcher Johnny Verbout, a veteran International 1eaguer, just released by Richmond. has wired Bridgeport for a job. Owner Knorr sent the tele- gram to Manager Ball this morning and if the local manager thinks Yer bout is worth a tr'Gl he may sign him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
ING OF THE CLUBs.
GAMES TO-DAY.

Bridgeport at Worcester. New Haven at Lynn: Hartford at Lowell. Springfield at Lawrence. New London at Portland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YEsTERDAY'S RESULTS

L E At Washington R. H. E. ...5. .-s-. 10 To Detroit D Il
 The New York-Cleveland, Boston Chicago and Phflade1phia-St. Louis games were postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

It is likely that the Cobb Crawford Veach combination will hang up a greater record for long distance hits during the entire season., but up to the present time the honors belong to the Graney-Speaker- cOmbin- alton from Cleveland. This trio has played a prominent part in the uplift of the Indians.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
CHAMPION AL M'COY MAY
 TAKE ON GEORGE CHIP HERE
Manager of Lawrence Will Not Insist Col
 lecting Forfeit From Bridgeport.

as fu1back on the old Naugatuck eleven, died in Naugatuck, Monday. He played in sensational style against the Yannigans, Acorns and B. A. C.. in former years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

tation of being a good batsman, but you could not prove. it by the 1916 averages. Ruth has made only two hits this season in twenty-five times at bat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE
:. YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

Chicago New York game postponed on account of cold weather and Pitts ourgh-Bostop game postponed on ac- count of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Nearly 5000 United States soldiers are now on border duty at Douglas, Ariz.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Since Jan. 1 news pers and period icals to the number of ,255 published in Germany have gone out of busi- ness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

After depIoring the too slight inter est taken by our citizens in public affairs most men proceed to buy the newspaper having the best baseball news
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

These agricultural advisers now be- ing appointed for so many counties will have to know what the prosper ous modern farmer should do when his motor skips.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
American, Association


YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
 At Milwaukee RH E. Indianapolis .........11 10 6 Milwaukee .... 5
 Batteries-Carter and Schang; Hov- lik and Mayer.
 At Kansas City R. H. B. Louisville 1O> o Kansas City .... 713 8 Batteries-Northrop, Moran, Middle ton and Lalonge; Sanders, Crutcher, Cocreham and Berry.
 At St. Paul-St. -Paul-Toledo game postponed; cold.
 At Minneapolis Minneapo1is-Co- Iumbus game postponed; cold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

The names of boxers always hand the fans a hearty laugh. The latest to break into the joke co1nn is Paul Cantway, who calls himself the Bitter Root Kid.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

James Jaccone11i, who will be re- membered by old time football fans
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
BASEBALL BITS

Saturdays crowd at the Polo Grounds was the largest that ever at tended an American League game in this city. More than 28,0O0 fans paid for tickets and 2,OOO got in on passes. soon will be turned over to the Tor onto club. The Newark clubs claim is trif1e too late. E,
 Myers of the Athletics pitched three games last week and won them all. Mack has picked up a great youngster in this boxman.
 Bill KifIifer's throwing arm is O. K, and he will catch Alexander the rest of the season, barring another acci- dent.
 For the first time in his career Hans Wagner was benched last week for poor hitting. Manager Callahan of the Pirates evidently is playing no favoritesf
 With the Cardinals in the first di- vision and the Browns in the cellar, St. Louis scribes are banning Fielder Jones for all they are worth. Owner Phil Ball of the Browns also is re- ceiving his share of the journalistic gibes. Meanwhile tthe Brittons are S1dO L1dI they olO14 0oAA OoI'
 Bennie Kauff is making friends in West. His earnest playing for the Giants is appreciated here too.
 Hans, Lobert has sent word to Mo Graw that he will be ready to play third base when the Giants come back.
 .Peckinpaugh's gorgeous fielding proves the assertion that he is the king of shortstops. He is killing base hits every day.
 The CIeve1ands drew 35,000 per sons during the series with the Red Sox in Boston. Vice-President McRoy says that the club. will recover the money paid for Iris Speaker before the Eastern trip ends.
 It is likely that the Cobb-Crawford- Veach combination will hang up a greater record for long distance hits during the entire season., but up to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

FLOWERS FOR
 MOTHERS DAY JOHN RICK 6 SON,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

The C1eve1ands drew 35,00O per- sons during the series with the Re6 Sox in Boston. Vice-President McRoS says that the club. will recover the money paid for Iris Speaker before the Eastern trip ends.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
GJRBONS READY FOR
 BOUT WITH TED LEWIS

New York, May 1.-The Gibbons syndicate of St. Paul, officered and directed by the mid 1Ieweight, broth CTS Mike and Tom, gave an interest ing farewell exhibition at the New Polo A. A., yesterday afternoon. It was Mikes final boxing bout before his battle with Ted Lewis in Madison Square Garden tonight and furnished four lively rounds.
 Toms performance was interesting because Brother Mike said he would match him with Jack Dillon at an early date. This is one way Mike has of showing light regard for any opponent who challenged him. In stead of saying:
 "Go get a reputation,'' he smiles and remarks:
 Meet Brother Tom first"
 Also it serves to give him a line on just how good the other fellow is. .
 The man who has the most pro- nounced preference for the horse over the automobile, must admit that the gasoline tank, unlike the stable, was never a fly breeder.
 The fact that a boy can't stow away hay in the barn because the dust would injure his lungs, does not prove that he can't go motor riding on a dusty day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Southern Association

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

For the first time in his career Hans Wagner was benched last week for poor hitting. Manager Callahan of the Pirates evidently is playing nc favoritesf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Peckinpaugh's gorgeous fieldini proves the assertion that he is tn king of shortstops. He is killing bas hits every day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Myers of the Athletics pitched three games last week and won them all. Mack has picked up a great youngster in this boxman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

An X-ray picture of Fritz MaisePs S broken collarbone was taken yesterday and physicians say the Yankees in jured outfelder may be able to play again in three weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

New Haven has g. fine pitcher in A1dworth, secured from the Athletics. He has done so well that Connie Mack will surely recall him at the end of the Eastern league season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17
Eastern League

REsULTs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Bill Kinifer's throwing arm is O. K, and he will catch Alexander the rest of the season, barring another acci- dent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Pitcher Piercey of the Yankees soon will be turned over to the Tor onto club. The Newark clubs claim is a trifle too late. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Hans Lobert has sent word to Mo Graw that he will be ready to play third base when the Giants come back.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-17

Bennie Kauff is making friends in West. His earnest playing for the Giants is appreciated here too.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27
IS A PRETTY FROCK,
BUT NOT FOR PLAY
BY Betty Brown

"S'p'se I just dasn't make mud pies
today" probably is what this small
person is musing, so pensively to her
self, but, anyway, her frOck is so cum
ming it must bring her almost as
much joy as mud pies.
It is made of sheerest white hand
kerchief linen, with a facing of val.
lace at the bottom and sleeve caps of
lace. The empire waist has a square
yoke. It is a Fashion Art Magazine
design, so it is exclusiVe-and the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

At the newspaper Office Oranda
gave his first concert He sang La
PalOma" and parts of I'll TrOvatOre"
and other famous operas. The busy
men in the Office stopped to listen,
as did many on the streets.
And then, just to show that his
repertoire was not all 'high-brow,"
Oranda sang "Tipperary." He won a
cheer and the interest of men able to
help him.
Signor Constantine consented to
hear the discovery"
Such a voice for beggar," mar
veled Constantine, delighted. HE
shall have his chance. l viii train
him. Some day he will be a great
singer"
Oranda is a Mexican. It was nee
essary to consult the Mexican con-
sui regarding his future and Signor
Constantine attended to all the for
malities. He has also given the
youth a place in his opera. Oranda
is to begin in the chorus. He may
go just as high as his ability permits.
There is no limit.
With good meals to eat and decent
clothing to wear, Oranda looks none
Of the beggar discovered by the re-
porter
81 am so happy" he said to the
newspapeTman. CAS- we Mexicans
say, My house is yours 1 owe it all
to you"
ooh, shucks, that's all rightI' said
the reporter, as he rolled a cigaret. /
HERE IS A PRETTY FROCK,
BUT NOT FOR PLAY
BY Betty Brown
"S'p'se I just dasn't make mud pies
today" probably is what this small |
person is musing, so pensiveIy to her
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-10-25

The Independent, last week. had
a long canned" editorial criu'
cising some os the opinions hand
ed down by Judge l.amm while
he WAS a member of the Su
preme Court. OF course this
criticism WAS presented In such
a way ~ to give it the fullest
partisan bias, aud one particular
opinion was o,niSted entirely. We
refer ~ the question Judge
lAmn was called upon 10 decide
s0me gears Axp in All election
contest coming up from Phelps
County. viz A Democrat Of that
county, in his ea9crness 10 xe,
an ofiice for which he had bscu
defeated at the polls, entered .
contest. alleging that he vas pre-
vented from getting the sfiicc by
~ vote cast by the iumasas OF
Me Federal Soldiers Home st
q. James, who. the plss vss.
were nos entitled 70 vote because
sAey were public charges This
plsa, q Q mossss Of course, also
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-10-25

The Major administration has
added $50. 900 a year TO the sal,
AIRY expense o! the state govern
men,. all OF which goes 10 de
serving Democrats but comes
out Of the roc kets OF The people
Three hundred and nifty thousand
dollars FOR four years means -,
10000. Pretty tidy little sum
for those IN on the graft. The
amount is large enough to liqui,
date the deficit in the state trca.
sury, II II werc only there Slam
the party that is guilty of this
salary raid on the revrnues-~act
1t good aud hard.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-10-25

We want to say n good word
fue the Republican cosn,y ticket.
The candidates on that ticket are
honorable citizens and competent
men. They were nominated by
,s,pulsr vote and should have the
foil support OF the party. Let
every Republican vote for the
nominees OF his party.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-10-25

fali III the near tuturc .et ~
asaMe tltA!Ne rodHtry - ~, '.r
time be,u1 prosrerugs AGa NHa.
labor is generally employed AZ
good wages. that docs ~. d.>gvl
the fac, ,ha. not long than two
years ago the country Was un0e!.
going period ol industrial de-
preston. the plain consequence
OF throwing our ma kt,s open 20
the world, Our prcsca. pros
perl,y did not begin un.,I Europe
took i,seI. by the ,hroa, n a war
engvndered largely by greed fur
our markets. When the tiSh, is
over Enrope will come back
again ~ grab that trade We
should hold for ourselves, ard
unless we do hold II. il viii mean
relapse here, 10 thr CONDITIONS
prcva,'iug before the war began
The ,hinking man look> both
backward and forward before sv
casts his vote. the unlAInkins
man. who looks only !" his imnc.
diaic condition is. through his
ihoughtlcssness y rionace 10 hls
coun,rys welfare With peace
In Europe, and the Democrats,
party in power here when that
peace CONES, the United States
will have another industrial ca.
lamity.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-10-25

No voter will 20 wrong by cast,
ing his ballo. for N r., Rhodes
for Congress and no Republican
voter should 90 wrong hy casting
his ba,lo, for llens,cy. The
term OF Office Of the congress-
men elecled this yuar will un.
dou btetily fall within the period
following the conclusion Of the
European war. When this time
comes, the United States will
need men At Washington whose
policies stand for our own imme.
date interests, men Who are ca.
pable OF hsndling the disturbed
economic conditions that must
inevitably befall US when the
heavy war orders stop. Mr..
Rhodes stands for + tariff thst
will protect our own Industries
lead, xince, iii. ETC., while bic op,
Donent has already com mlttsa
himself agsinst such . policy by
voting Tor the tariff law now in
force Homo interests msy ex
pect neither sid uos sympathy
irou Ms. Hensley when II comes
10 uaklag sAriG laws. Mr..
Rhodes 10 tho man 20 send 70
Congsess.