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Evening star., 1916-01-14
Billie. F.Eawlings

Goals from heid-Brown ~, Chamberlain.
Kreamer te). /. Beall, Agnes Selby. Dore l5,.
Innnhans From foul-Dore (5), Agnes Selby.
Brown 1a), Chamberlain. Clancy. Referee-Miss
Wbitcomb Umpre-Mr. Haas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
HOLY CROSS 1906
 TEAM HAD MANY BIG LEAGUE STARS

Each season brings out some col Iege baseball team which is called by it's admirers "One of the best college teams that ever played the game" This has been said this season of the Columbia team and it gives rise to the question:
 What college team of this or any other year stands out as the strongest combination? That question will cause many debates and bring aut many diff fering opinions. Without chasing it as the "best ever," one team can be mentioned which certainly ranks as one of the best college teams that ever trod the diamond. That was the team which represented Holy Cross in 1906.
 Bill Carrigan, manager of the worlds champion Boston team, was catcher for that team and Jack Bar ry of Mackmen and Red Sox fame, played shortstop. Both went from college to the major leagues and both stuck, barring few months which Carrigan spent at Toronto. Jack Flynn, who went to the majors from college, played first base. Jack Hoey, who joined the Red Sox, after leaving college, played left field. Besides the above named five players of that 1906 team later played in Class B leagues Others turned down offers from pro- fessiona1s. This team flashed in a season of great college teams and it shaped up far ahead of all others
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
COOMBS BETTER
 THAN BENDER IN
 DUEL OF BOXMEN

Philadelphia, April 29-The Dodg- CTS wound up their rather wet sojourn in this city yesterday by again trounc- ing .the Phillies. The score was to 3. As result of their victory the Dodgers jumped up the ladder, land ing in fourth place
 The announcement that Chief Ben der and Jack Coombs, former Athletic teammates and prime favorites in this city. brought out nearly I 0y00O fans to see the veteran moundsmen in action. Neither man, however, pitched major league ball and both were retired be- fore theE aaezwas over.
 The Dodgers touched up the Indian srnartIy from the start and poor. sup port from his teammates kept him be- hind in the run getting. Coombs was . hit hard by the Phillies. but he receiv- ed dawIess backing up and promising rallies were killed in the bud Both men pitched about the same brand of ball and neither showed anything to rave over.
 RetA were hit for threeearned runs. Co0nnf5s was found for nine hits in six innings. while the Dodgers located the Indian for 10 hits in seven innings. But Bender did not pass a man along, while Jack deadheaded one and un- corked a wild pitch Mayer, who succeeded Bender, pitched hit1ess ball for his two innings. Big Jeff Pfeffer, who relieved Coonbs, was batted for four hits ff t l1nesain ffiiags, but he was iveTy effective when men were on the sacks. v
 Gayvy Cravath, suffering with a bruised heel. will be out of the game for several days, thus giving Wilbur Good, the former Cub. a chance to get in action in right field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
WRESTLER GOTCH AND STECHER TO. MEET IN BOSTON

Boston, April 29-There is a strong likelihood that Boston, will see a lot of high grade wrestling staged in the open air during the summer. George Tuohey has been authorized by the directors of the Boston A. A., of which he is the matchmaker, to go ahead with tentative plans looking to an of fer for a Gotch-Stecher match, if it can be made.
 Negotiations are under way for 9 large plot of ground centrally 1ocat- ed which can be secured for a req sonable rental and which with a com paratfvely small outlay could be turn ed into an ideal outdoor arena. Mean time, Tuohey is rounding up a strong set of matches for the night of May 8 when he will have an a1l-star card in Mechanics building.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
LOWELL BOSS PRAISES LOCAL
 CLUBS WORK
(By Wagner)

tHThis Bridgeport club surprised me, ''said Manager Harry Lord of Low ell as he was leaving Newheld park yesterday after the opening game. ''I had been told that Neal Ball had a bunch of youngsters who would be pie for our veterans. They fought for everything, though, and gave us a fine beating With one or two changes in the club Bridgeport will give any of them battle for the flag
 The former American league star said a mouthful for the showing of the local club was a pleasant surprise to the fans in spite of the fact that rain was falling when the past1me started there were 1000 on hand. Balls warriors were a trife unsteady in the opening inning but after that played an alright article. downing Lowell by to g.
 Walsh gave an exhibition which in dicates that he will have a good sea- son. He yielded only five hits, two of them scratches, and with good sup port in the first Lowell would have scored only once. As it was. the wis itors got two runs without hitting the ball out Of the diamond. At this time of year batters are not accustomed to curves and Walsh used 9, lot of ben sders It was this policy that enabled him to fan nine.
 Lehman, a, big fellow who looks like | gave only five swats, but four of them counted in the scoring. Red Stew arts double to left in the second, which brought in two runs, was an example of this. Stewart was very unsteady in the field, though.
 Another example of pinch hitting was furnished by Manager Ball in the eighth when he pumped single through, shortstop with runners on second and third Ball was a trife shy of batting practice as he only took charge of the club on "Wednesday. He displayed fielding skill around second, his stop of Greenhalge's smash fn the fourth being particularly clever.
 Tip Edwards, the scrappy outfe1der, displayed bis worth as hitter by bounding Lohman for double and single Third Baseman Byrne made a single in the fourth and worked him self around the circuit. FIieut.-Go Wilson received the plaudits of the multitude by hurling the first ball. Contrary to custom it was not wild pitch and the refreshment hucksrers who had donned shinguards for the occasion did not need any protection The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
OLSON AND WARD
 MILLER ARE BEST .HITTERS IN MAJORS

Chicago, April 29-Ivan Olson. of the Brooklyn Nationals, with .545, and Ward Miller, of the St. Louis Ameri- cans, with 300, are the leading bat ters in the two major leagues, accord ing to averages compiled here today. Ty Cobb is beginning to move upward among American League batsmen. The figures show that Cobb, though out of recent games because of illness, has increased his average from ,231 as shown last week. t0 300. This average ranks him 18th in the list. Graney, of Cleveland, leads the bat ters in total bases with 21 and is tied with Felsh, of Chicago, in home runs at two each. Fe1sh leads in runs and Baker, New York, are ahead in stolen bases with four each.
 The following are the leading three hundred'' hitters: w. Miller, St. Louis, 300; Nunamaker, New York, .S87; Speaker, Cleveland, .3sO; Janvrin, Boston, 1858; Gedeon, New York, 1851.
 The five leading pitchers in the American League ranked according to earned runs. are: K1eipfer, C1eve- land, one won. none lost, 0.00; Leon ard, Boston, two won, none lost, o-O05' Markle, New York, two won. none lost, o.5o; Ruth, Boston. four won,, none lost, 1.o2; Fisher, New York, two won, none lost, 1.35.
 Chase, Cincinnati, and Carey, Pitts burgh, are ahead in stolen bases with five each. The Nationals leading bat ters are:
 Olson, Brooklyn, .45o; DoIan, Chi cago. 300; Molwitz, Cincinnati, .462; Chase, Cincinnati, .455; Compton, Boston, .412; Daubert, Brooklyn, .391; Mowry, Brooklyn, 1885; G. Burns, New York, .37S; Hinchnlan, Pittsburgh, .375; Kauff, New York, .964; Flack, Chicago, .360; Groh. Cincinnati, 1851.
 The five leading pitchers, ranked according to earned runs are: Meadows, St. Louis, one won, one lost; Mcconnell. Chicago, two won, one lost; Kantlehner, Pittsburgh, one won, two lost; Tesreau, New York, one won, one lost: Schneider Cincinnati, two won, one lost.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
MOOSE MILLER BY HIT WINS OPENER
 FOR NEW HAVEN

New Haven, April 29-Moose Mil Ter continued his policy of winning games for the New Haven team by rapping out a long hit in the ninth inning of yesterdays game against Lawrence at Savin Rock which scored Nutter, who had gone to first on single and taken second on Tierney's sacrifice, and decided the contest, 5 to 4 in favor of New Haven.
 The festivities were carried out to the letter including the parade to the grounds and the flag raising. The members of both teams followed the band to the flag pole accompanied by the guests of the club and the cham pionship pennant of 1912 was, ,unfurled to the breeze. The march was then resumed to the grandstand and after a short fielding practice First Select man Wilkinson of Orange made two attempts to throw the ball over the plate to Town Clerk Whitaker, who had assumed the catcher's position but both of his speeders fell short of the mark.
 Umpire Bannon ordered the players to take their positions imm ediately after this ceremony and Ellsworth took the mound for New Haven. Pen nington and Shears pitched for Law renee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
McGraw Said Hurler sFromme Should Have
 Neck Painted Yellow

t When Art Fromme was sent to the Giants by Cincinnati he had some sort of trouble with his feet. They be- came yellow and caIloused, and every day, before going out on the diamond, Fromme would >liberally paint his pedals with iodine. McGraw was up against it for pitchers, and as Fromme looked good in warming up, he asked Art what he thought of working that game.
 .sMe? Why. say. I'll hold these guys to two hits today" replied Fromme.
 The Giants were opposing the Pi- ratesI Fromme went well for two in nings and then began to slip. He is sued two walks and struck a fellow, filling the bases. Then Wagner step ped to the plate and hit the first ball for a two-sackeT. McGraw rushed frantically to the side lines and mo- toned Art to leave. As Fromme reached the bench McGraw turned sarcasticaIly to him and remarked:
 .'So you paint your feet to keep them from getting. yellow. do you? Say, go in the clubhouse and paint a ring of iodine around your neck"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29

days of Bill Donovan. In his later years, Wild Bill'' became one of the most dependable twirlers in the his tory of baseball, but when he broke in, he was truly horrible. That's why Bill was traded all over the old Ma tiona1 League and to several other clubs on the Atlantic Coast before he settled down.
 Donovan's big debut was for Wash ington against the Giants. He enter ed a wild and woo11y fray in the fifth inning. The Giants made five runs in the fifth, two in the sixth and one in the seventh, and then the game was called on account of darkness.
 A short time later Bill was given chance to work again, this time against Louisville. Donovan walked six men, caved in. one of Dummy Hoy's ribs, and lost by an overwhelming score. A week later he was, started against the famous Baltimore Orioles They made nine hits. drew seven passed and benefited by three wild pitches. All this was in 1898, and Donovan won but one game that year. Bill ca aptured but one victory the next year, when he. pitched for Brooklyn, and in 1900 he was at Hartford for seasoning. In 1901 he came to earth and then scared as a star, winning 25 of 40 games. In 1898 Donovan was with Waterbury.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
Funny Names Taken By Modern Fighters
 In Cities of West

What has become of all the 'eYoungs's and Kids that formerly graced the ring2 There are no Bat ting Welshs or "Kid'' Kilbaness to- day. Time was when the champions set the fashion in all that appertained to the fistic art and even their names were copied. Individuality is now the fashion and each rising warrior aims t0 select a eogHomen that will make him stand out from his fellows.
 The west has set the pace in this respect, but the east will follow. In ----tfsr to be original some of the youngsters have gone to the animal and vegetable kingdoms in search of nen de rings Thus we have Goats Doig, Lemon Kegg, Peanuts Schreib1e- Other peculiar names are t'Louisiania,', 'sEver Hammer and ''Kewpie"rs Ertle. fA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
BERRY OF PENN.
 BEST ALL AROUND
 COLLEGE ATHLETE

Philadelphia, April 29.-Howard Berry's brilliant victory in the Pen tathlon at the first days contests of the annual Pennsylvania relay meet was the determining factor in favor of the East in one of the stiffest and most even battles ever waged against the. powerful track and field contin- gent sent on from various Western colleges.
 The versatile athlete who represents the University of Pennsylvania on the diamond and gridiron as we'll as on the track performed feat which it is be- Heved never was equa1Ied before when he won all of the five events in the all around competition, finishing up the gr0e1ling 1,5OO meter race with a sprint that brought the time for the distance down to the sterling figures of minutes 29 4-5 seconds.
 Brilliant as was the performance of the sturdy Quaker. there were others to share in the glory of the first day of this fascinating meet in which the pick of the college world came togeth- CT before a crowd of 5000 persons on thes rain soaked Franklin Field.
 Ted Meredith, the hero of the Olym- pie games of 1912 at Stockholm, stir red the partfsans of Old Penn to a wig away a long start 2n the last relay of the sprint medley relay championship anr came romning nome victor by five yards. The wearer of the Red and Blue was ten yards behind the leader when the last relay started and as the time for the final half mile was 1 minute 54 4-5 seconds he must have run close to record time under most discouraging circumstances.
 It was the Western athletes who forced the Olympic champion to the utmost in order to carry off the 1au- rels, Chicago and Wisconsin men fin ishing almost in a dead heat behind him. The forward position of Chica- go was due entirely to the sensational quarter run by the negro sprinter Dis rnond in the third relay. Starting be- hind Wallace of Princeton and Len non of Pennsylvania, Dfsmond streak ed along at such a wonderful gait that the time for the relay was IS 4-5 sec onds and his quarter must have been run about three yards faster than that.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
DUFFY LEWIS BEATS HEATING
 BY HOME RUN

New York. April 29.-The rude in tr1sien of a crashing home run by Duffy Lewis in the ninth inning at the Polo Grounds yesterday. flashed two runs over the plate and tied the Yankees. The game remained tied up Tn a 2-to-2, deadlock until the eleventh inning when the Boston men chaIked up another counter and won by a 8 to-2 score
 Hooper had perished in the ninth, when Keating got a bit wobbly and lnjudiciously permitted Dick EIoblit- ze1l<to walk. Just what Heating toss ed then to Lewis isn't known, but to Duffy the ball must have looked like a hated foe, for he s1ugged it without pity into the waiting hands of the fans, in the steerage section of the feft-field standf
 The Yankees made enough hits off Dutch Leonard to win the game twice over, but most of the safe faps, failed to bear fruit. Leonard was daIIying on the edge of the precipice several times, and one little push would have sent him over, 7but-the Yankees didn't have the push.
 Paddy -Baumann, who decorated the field yesterday, did all that mortal could to win the afternoons s argument by slashing a home run into the left field b1eachers- The other Yankee run waited over the plate on an error TJp to the time of the Lewis insurrec- ton Keating was doing some nice pitching. He had held the Bostons to the starvation allowance ofs five hits, and gave the populace every reason to believe that he had taken up the busin ness- of white ewash1ng- once or twice he got into a hole, and extracted himself with the delicate touch of a master
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
MAY GIVE MORE
 TIME TO CUT BIG
 LEAGUE ROSTERS

New York, April 29.-The Giants re- turned from Boston last night, where they were showed under yesterday. For once, runs did not snow them under but real snow which prevented the last game of the series between the Giants and the BoStonS on BraXeS Field.
 Secretary Foster of the team denied that Manager McGraw had left BOs- ton for New York on Thursday night on a secret mission, and characterized this as a wild Boston yarn. ''McGraW came down from Boston with the team after the game was called off; in fact, played bridge with him half of the way down." said the secretary.
 Foster further said that no deala were under way, and that for ths present McKeehnie will be continued at third base. 'fMcKechnie's poor start is due greatly to nervousness and over-anxiety to make good,'' said Eos ter "He realizes that this is prob ably his last chance in the majors, and has been trying so hard to make good that he has been unable to do anything. We never regarded Mo Kechnie as 8 great player, but he was the best man available"
 Fred Hunter, according to Foster. is not yet ready to get into the game. Hunters hand is healing nicely, but he cannot grip g bat nor throw a bar,' continued Poster. ''If AIcKech- nie does not do better Hunter may get a chance later on
 He said that the National league may allow the clubs until May Is to cut down to 21 players. as several finding it hard to get within the 21 limit. The Giants are now four men over the limit, without counting L1o- bert, who is on the disabled list.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
(RV Wagnerl


 Hugh Dufy's Portland club, which has left the dreary wi1ds of Maine to invade this section, will battle with Bridgeport at Newfie1d park tomor row. Portland won the New England league championship last season and Duffy claims he has a strong aggrega- tion at present. Manager Ball ex- poets to send Pitcher Bill Martin against Portland. Martin is the man purchased from Lynn. He is a giant in stature and seems to have a variety of stuff.
 Here is a chance for the fans of all co1ors and politics to get something for nothing. The owners of the Bridgeport club want a short, snappy name for the team and will give a sea- son pass for games at Newf1eld park to the person who suggests the best name. The contest begins today and continues until next Saturday. A com nittee of sporting writers will act as judges. Send all suggestions by mail to Bridgeport baseball club, 40 Con necticut Bank building. Each fan may make as many suggestion as he or she desires. It looks as if some e lucky individual will get in free this season.
 The jinx still pursues Ray Heating. The local boy was pitching fine ball for the New York Americans yesterday until Duffy Lewis po1ed out a, homer for the Red Sox. But it was again a, case of the deadly base on balls. If Keating hadn't passed Hob1itzeH be- fore Lewis came up the circuit c1out would not have tied the score.
 Bob Thompson, the 1anlxy Bridge port, baseman, got a badly injured
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
Harry Pierce Gives
 Began Fine Trimming

New York, April 29-Harry Pierce, the Brooklyn, K. O. artist, won one of the most sensational -10-round fights last night seen in Brooklyn in years against Jimmy Began of Cali fornia. In the seventh round Began went down for the count, the bell saw ing him from a sure knockout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
Tommy Shea In Draw
 With Young Brooks

Stamford, April 29-The South End A. c. put on good card last night and 500 fans saw Young Brooks and Tommy Shea Of New Haven fight a fast eight round draw. Brooks felt so elated that he challenged any boy in the state at 122 pounds. Young Eddy of Greenwich beat Young Car
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
Anniversary in Baltimore

This is the thirteenth anniversary of the first Eastern league game in Baltimore, but the Monumental City fans are not going to do any ceIebrat- ing. Up to 1903, when the Oriole City, deserted by the American Lea gue was wiped off the major map, the Baltimore fans had always been accustomed to big show ball. The come-down was an awful blow, to their pride, and the failure of the Feds has reopened the old wound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
BRIDGEPORT.

Two base hit, Edwards, Stewart. Three base hit, Lehman. Stolen bases, Edwards Byrne Sacrifice hit, Briggs. Double plays, Ball, Stewart and Thompson; Barrow and Mum. Left on bases, Lowell 5; Bridgeport 1. First base on errors, Lowell 2; Bridgeport l. Base on balls, off Walsh of Loh- man, g. Struck out, by Walsh g; by Lohman '. Wild pitch, Lohman. Pass ed ball, Ki1hul1en.~ Umpire Ennis Time, 1:40.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29

Newark 4; Toronto (1o innings). MontreaI.7; Baltimore 5.
 Richmond 6; Buffalo 4.
 The Providence-Roch chester game was postponed on account of snow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
American League
Yesterdays Results

Boston 8; New 2 (11> innings). lt Cleveland 2; Chicago 1, (10 innings) :. Detroit 6; St. Louis 5. @
 Washington T; Philadelphia G.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
Wild Bill Donovan Had Hard Time Flying
 To Start As Boxman
(Snorting NeWs.l

Some of these young pitchers whO. are having a tough time finding con- trol enough to help them into the big league will do we'll to recall the early
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
STANDING OF CLUBS
TODAY,S GAMES

Toronto in Newark.
 Montreal in Baltimore CD. Buffalo in Richmond. Rochester in Providence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
BIG LEAGUE EVENTS
National League U Yesterdays Results

Brooklyn 5; Philadelphia 3.
 Pittsburgh 5; Cincinnati 1. Chicago r; St. Louis 0.
 The Boston-New York, game was postponed on account of snow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

New York in Philadelphia. Boston in Washington. Cleveland in Detroit, Chicago in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
Standing of the Clubs
Games Today

Brooklyn in New York. Philadelphia in Boston. Cincinnati in Pittsburgh. St. Louis in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29
OUTFITS PORTLAND CLUB TO
 PLAY BRIDGEPORT TOMORROW
Local Baseball Bagnates Offer Season Pass For Best
 Name For Team.

finger when he made a fine try Tor Simpsons foul in the seventh inning of yesterday's game. The game was halted while the mained digit was re paired. Thompson gave great fielding exhibition, his one hand stop of a bad throw by Red Stewart pre- venting another error for the short stop. Thompson also got into favor with the fans by taking Barrows grounder in the eighth and whipping it to second for the start of a double play.
 Fritz MafseI, the Yankee outfelder, who has been in a batting slump, emerged with gladstone shouts and raked the Red Sox pitchers for four hits yesterday.
 Although Fred Fulton followed the general custom and gave Al Reich a beating he did not impress New York writers very favorably. They say the Minnesota giant lacks a defense They don't give him much credit for beating Reich because kicking Al around has become a popular pas time.
 The New York Americans are evil dent1y getting into the stride which made them the best fielding team in their league last season. In the last five games the Yankees haven't made an error.
 Although they were generally re- garded as a poor outfit after their bad showing in the e2ohi hibition games, the Chicago Cubs have astounded the critics by winning seven straight. With Hendrix pitching as he did yes- terday, the Cubs will make a, great fight for the pennant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29

In an article in the Berliner Tage- b1att, written by an exchanged civil prisoner who was interned in Eng land, the British Society of Friends are praised for the aid given by them to interned Teuteps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-29

ter of Stamford in six round go and Eddie Kelly of Bridgeport was de- feated by Joe Murphy of GenEaferd h a four round engagement.