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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
RUBE SCHAUER EARNED X TO LOUISVILLE Cu,R
 BY MANAGER MGRAW

Chicago, July 24.-Alexander T.. schauer, of the Clans, who is better known as Rube, has severed his con nection with the New York club and has taken jaunt to the minors. John J. McGraw announced that he had re- leased Schauer to the Louisville Colo nels, of the American Association. ,,n. der the optional agreement, and that probably he would recall him in sep- ,tember. Schauer left to join his new team last night,
 McGraw said that Sehauer had ask. ed for his release. He felt that he needed more work than he was getting with the Giants to develop his skill as a pitcher. The acquisition of Slim Sallee displaced the Dakota hurler.
 During his stay with the New York club Schauer gave premise of deyelop- ing into a high grade hurler. He has been delinquent in the fuifilment thereof, and as matter of fact has done little to commend him. Possessed of great arm and able to put as much on the ball as any other/hurler under the big tent, Schauer was a total loss when runners got on the lines. He developed on ability to make wild pitches with men on third that was remarkable, not to say uncanny.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
SUNDAY BALL FOR MATTY FOR FIRST
 TIME IN HIS LIFE

Cincinnati, O.. July 24-For the first time in his fifteen years career as National League ball player. Christy Mathewson participated in a game Sunday yesterday afternoon.
 The new manager of the Reds did not actually get out on the field. but directed his team from the bench, where he sat in uniform. Not once did he emerge from thed ugout after the game started. While the players were warming up. Matty took part in their practice. batting flies to the outfield and gem orally overseeing the practice. When the umpires arrived on the field he walked up to them and delivered the batting order. This was the only time the 12,000 fans had a chance to cheer their new manager, and they took ad- vantage of it.
 i After delivering the batting order and shaking hands with several of the Philadelphia players, Matty re- turned to the bench and directed the work of running the Reds from there.
 Bancroft, the business manager, was busy yesterday afternoon arrang- ing for the Eastern trip of the Reds, who left last night. He asked Matty what he wanted in the way of accom- modations on the train and at the hotels. Nothing more than what the Hother boys get. I want berth and will eat at the same hotel and with them Whatever they have is good enough for me-" replied Big Six That is only one sample of the spirit Matty has shown here in his three days leadership of the Cincinnati club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.

Shutting out the Crane team in both halves of a double header, Sat- urday, the Singers stepped into sec ond place in the league standing. The scores were 8 to 0 and to O. In the first game, Champion was in the box for the sewing machine outfit and was well nigh invincible, allowing but one hit and striking out nine men. He was well backed up by his team mates, who played errorless ball. Zemke pitched for Cranes and was touched for eight hits. Butler was the only Crane batter to connect with Champions offerings.
 In the second, game. Meyerjack pitched "cracker. jack" ball, allowing two hits and striking out 10. The Singers scored the same number of hits off Kiley as they did off Zemke. Butler also secured one of the Crane's safeties in this game, hitting the old pill for two bases.
 Six errors contributed by the American Chain Co. team proved
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
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MAISEL MAY K
 PLAY SECOND
 FOR THE TANKS

New York, July 24-Fathef
 Knickerbocker and all the lithe Knicks went without baseball toddN. It is one of the few week days whtn neither the Giants. Yankees nbr Dodgers are entertaining the hone folk. The National Leaguers afe beating their way back home aftfr finishing their second Westekn junket. while Bill Donovan and his boys hit the trail last night for the beginning of their second invasion of territory, beyond the Alleghapies.
 Today Donovan dropped off in Buf- alo to do little side-lining with the International leaguers of that city. Tuesday they swing beck into regh- lar action against Clarence Rowlanfs walloping White Sox for the first stop on their tour.
 Before the tribe took the path lakt night Manager Donovon tipped of sai bit of information that comes under the head of good news. It is thht Fritz Maisel, who has been on tHe shelf since a short time after the sei- son opened with a broken shouldd, is about ready to take up active d6- ties again in behalf of the club. Maisel, who has been at his home Tin Baltimore for more than two months. is expected to join the club in Chicago. He reports that he hfs about recovered from his trouble add is anxious to get back into the thick of action. The return of Maisel will help to plug the batting weakness from which the club has been suffer ing since the. disabling of Baker and Gilhooley.
 When Maisel presents himself to Manager Donovan for service>he will offer a little problem for the Yankees. Just where Maisel will be used9es not been definitely decided. Dono- an has two plans in view for bringing the speed merchant into the lineup. He has considered a shift of Boone to second with Maisel on the hot corner. Since Fritz has seen more experience at the far turn than else- where it would appear the logical thing to use him there. But another plan has also been considered by Donovan. That, of trying Maisel at second and leaving kDan Boone to guard the third bag until such time as Frank Baker is able to return to the pastime.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

of fact, he took 1t as a slight on his ability if he were not called on every three or four days Between 1891 and 1900, in the good old days of the National League, Young never pitch ed fewer than 38 games. In the Ma tional League he won 291 games, lost 173, and had an average of .64S. Young's greatest year was in 1892, his third season in the big show, when he won 36 games and lost 10.
 Young came up to the National League with Cleveland in 1890. He remained in the Forest City through the season of 1898, when he won 24 games and lost IA. The following year he went to St. Louis and stayed there until the great war between the American and National Leagues broke out, in 1901. Lured by a shower of gold, assured a salary far In excess of any he had previously received, Young followed in the foot steps of many of the other stars of his day and cast his lot with the American League, going to the Bos- ton Red Sox.
 With that great team, which played under the management of the only Jimmy Collins, who has been pro. nounced by experts one of the great est third basemen in all time, Young kept up his wonderful work. He won Sl games and lost 10. and that was
 one or the reasons why Boston fin-
 ished second in the pennant race. The following year he won s2
 games and lost 12 and the Sox fin-
 ished third. In 1903, however. Bos- ton won the pennant, and defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first of
 the modern worlds series. In 1904 the Red Sox again won the America n League pennant. but the Giants. ] champions of the National League. re1used to play the post-season serles. So 1t happened that Young | took part in only one worlds series.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
THIRTY TEAMS IN
 BIG CONTEST FOR U. s. RIFLE TROPHY

Washington, July 24-Thirty teams have entered in the competition this year for the national trophy present cd by the war department represent ing the Civilian Rifle club nationai team championships of the United States. The match. now being held under the auspices of the national board for the promotion of rifle prac- tice will be completed August 10. Last year the trophy was won by the Los Angeles Rifle club, competing again this year.
 Teams consist of twelve men, the mems highest scores counting. The match resembles the national match for service teams. The winner holds the trophy one year and of the first ten teams receive silver medals. Bronze medals will go to members of ten teams Army and national guard officers will supervise the matches, which will be shot in home ranges,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
.MATTY AND OLD
 CY YOUNG AWAY
 AHEAD OF OTHERS

New York, July z4-Baseba11, we have been told by an eminent au- thorfty, is stil1 in its infancy. If this be true, the great game will be truly ve1opment Shall the name of Mathewson ever be heard by base ball enthusiast and fail to call to eyexs trod the diamond? Is there fan with soul so dead who will not argue the fame and glory of the mighty Cy Young?
 These master pitchers will stand out head and. shoulders above the others. The fame of Walter Johnson is secure. but the blond shrapnel has still several years to work before he can boast of Mathewson's .1e years of service or the zz seasons spent by Cy Young in the National League first and then in the younger circuit.
 The mighty Ed Walsh, once the hero of the Chicago White Sox, al- ways will have his fame, and none deserves it more richly than he. Thin list might be extended to include the heroes of another decade, who have written their names with 6 clear. bold hand across the pages of base ball history. but when the final word shall be spoken Matty and Young will stand out.
 Time was when Matty and his host of admirers hoped to equal the won- dcrful record of Cy Young, but that dream must now be abandoned, for a recent examination by 8 physician discovered the fact that a couple of Matty's ribs were detached from his spine and that his pitching days were over. In his 16 years of work on the mound Blk Six has won 371 games, and lost 189. for an average of .6S3, and this includes his three victories and four defeats this season.
 In order to equal the wonderful record of the mighty Young, the Old Master would have to pitch for. at least five years more. and would have to approximate his work of 1910, when he won 27 games and lost g.. That, of course, is beyond all reason, for iron arms of the sort possessed by Young are not to be had, even by the Mathewsons,
 Denton T. Young, which is the real name of the wonderful veteran of the two major leagues, stands forth as the only pitcher in the history of ma Jor league baseball who has won more than 500 ball games. In 12 seasons in the National and 10 more in the, American, Young won sos games and was beaten in 311, for an average of .620. He worked in many other, contests, relieving pitchers and some of these >do not appear in his record. He achieved greater success in the National League, but this is not to be marvelled at, for he started there, coming up from the farm, a great, big, raw-boned boy, with a curve that broke like a ram's horn and a fast ball that dipped like a lightning bolt.
 It was nothing for Young to work i'a 40 cannes in a season; as a matter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
THREE FINGER BROWN BEATS
 M'CRAW BOYS

Chicago, July 24-Mordecai Brown was resurrected from the depths of oblivion yesterday because he once in the long ago gained fame as Giant killer He showed some 19.- GOO fans that he still deals in magic and spells. In only two rounds did the Giants get to him, and he defeat ed them by a score of to 3.
 The attack of the Cubs helped somewhat the little bears gleaning some F hits and fielding like fiends. This is the first full game that Brown has pitched this season. He had plenty of stuff on the ball, but his speed is diminished.
 The game was won in the first inn ing, and "Rube" Benton was the vic- tim His southpaw offerings were clouted all over the lot and in the midst of the crowd which encroach- ed on the outfield. Anderson stop ped the bombardment for a time and gave way to a pinch hitter. Schupp finished and astonished Rollie Zeider by catching him gibbering off first. Herzog took part in some lightning plays, but allowed Zimmerman to take two bases on a drive that he knocked down and then loafed on, not ex- pecting the Bronx hero to dash to the middle bag.
 Kauff was cheered for a double in the seventh, but Merkle and Lobert failed in the pinch. George Kelly, batting for Anderson, hoisted one into the crowd in centre. but second base was as far as he got At the count of three and two in the ninth, Herzog singled. Robertson pushed one against the right field wall within three feet of home run. Kauff singled, counting two. Neither Brown nor Fischer interrupted Benny in stealing second and third.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
TO BAR BOTTLES IN BALL PARKS BECAUSE
 or UMPiRE'S INJURY

Toledo, Ohio, July 240fhe assault on Umpire George Hansoa at the local American Association park yesterday will result in the e1imina- ton of the pop bottle, according to plans under way by Manager Bresna- han and other stockholders of the club, it was announced last night.
 A substitute will be used, it was said. Johnson was knocked uncon- scious by one of 50 or more bottles thrown from the sands when the spectators were dissatisfied with a de- cision wl-ich meant defeat for the home club. He left the hospital to- day with several stitches in the back of his head where the missile found its mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
CHANGES FOR EASTERN. TENNIS
 TEAM ARE BAD

New York, July a<.-There is a treat deal of speculation relative to what chances the East will have in the intersectional tennis matches with the West, which will be played on the turf courts of the West Side Tennis club at Forest Hills on Friday, August 4, and Saturday, August 5- Last year there were two series, one in California, won by the Pacific coast team, and one at Eorest HNAwon by the Eastern squad.
 The fact that Mclaughlin probably win stay out of the intersecti6nal matches gives the Eassern contingent
 morn hope But even should Me- I.cughlin stick to his resolution of not naaytnK undl the sational champion Skiu theru Is some doubt as to what the Eastern team can do against te1m composed of William M John xton. national champion in singles and dcunaes; willis E. Day1s, national clay cnurt> chsmplon; Clarence l. Griffin, Ward Dawson, Roland Roberts and H. Van Dyke JohnA
 What the personnel of the Eastern tnnm VIII be Is still matter of doubt, hpa.t p29y if the men in Loonswood ;thie veekswin go long way to decloe it Tho most promising candidates TOT ,ucsdtions on the team are Richard Nor rh wT1li3ms. zd. Karl H. Behr, Theo- dur. Pell George M- Church. William ' caufhier.Watson M Washburn, Fred B. Alexander, Nafhaniel w. Niles and wa1ter Merrill Hall Dean Mathey is Ii P1sttsbury trying his hand at sol A5rrtnr and hence could not play if picked 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
YALE BOYS INSIST BLACK
 URGED THEM NOT TO ENLIST
Report Students May Ask President Hadley to
 Cancel Football Schedule. I 2

of several football players to enlist, despite the fact that they had pre- Viously expressed their intentions to
 One player in particular. it devel- ops, wrote Black concerning enlist ment. and the latter replied urging him not to join and also tell all other football players not to enlist When the football players heard what Blacks attitude was, they imme- diately banded together and for- warded a letter over their signatures to Black. The contents of the letter took the Yale captain to task. They received no reply from Black, how ever.
 In the event that the Yale battery is called to the border, it is planned to send a petition to President Had icy urging him to cancel the Yale football schedule for next fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

New Haven, July 24-Captain Chn- ton R. Black. Jr., of the Yale football team, who sent telegrams to members of the squad urging them not to enlist in the Yale battery, will have a whole lot to explain when he starts in to mobilize his forces for the 1916 sea- son. It developed last night that several of Yale's best athletes, who are encamped at Tobyhanna, Pa-. have just learned that Black has is- sued a denial in reply to the publish ed reports regarding the stand he took in the matter. a
 A letter received last night from a star Yale athlete substantiates the ar ticle printed exclusively in the Jour- nal-Courier several days ago. The athlete, whose name is withheld for the present, declares that Black did send the telegrams, and that he was directly responsible for the failure
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
LEONARD SHOULD
 DEFEAT WELSH IF
 HE'S IN CONDITION

4 4 :
 r,eonard,s chances to. annex the .nxhtweirht championship at Wash fnxton Park. Brooklyn Friday night, win depend entirely upon 1is condi- tsou- Whsn he fought Weisn af Mad 1so1 Square 0drden Leonard was as trim . yunnS athlete as ever 'crawied xhxuugh the ropea Welsh. too. was aG hia bsst and detern1ned to show ID t1sa prsteuder-
 But vith We1sh trained to tho min- u4e hna ulAnx every ring t<iek he had acqu1red in 1lis long experiences. Leon axd tusf valked away with him < He uAde the champion look like a no- vSce. an once or twice 1t sesmed as though the younger man would win the file bsfcre the 10 rounds were nwer. Weash vas sore in mind and body wi.sn it vas over.
 But shortfy after this fight Leonard enxaxed in a bout with Johnny Dun dae and fought as though his shoes were d1Ied with lead He was over Neaehf. pasfy-faced and out of condi- ticn- If he is in that condition when hs faces ,we7sh Frfay night the champion win make him pay early fer 1t. for Welsh dislfl1es Leonard in- tensely- It is the hatred of the eldAr g1adtator for the younger man who is heg4mntng to force the pace.
 Leonard's friends claim that he Mas worked h3uaseif out of his slump. But . boxef and his friends are the poor ct 5uAxes of his condition Frank Moran and his trainers were conf- dent that Francis Charles was in shape for the Dillon fight. If Leon- ard is not at his best when he faces Welsh Friday night he will be given q decided lesson on the tragedy of unpreparedness.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
FLAHERTY STARTS WELL AS BATTER;
 DEININGER GAINING

Althotaeh Afife Fiaherty has played
 on1y'xtWo games with Bridgeport he has set . good example to the other players in hitting. Flaherty has made Your hits and has an average of .500. Otto Deinjnger and Howfe Baker did scme noble clouting during the week. Whales. Blake and Duggah fell off. however. The ofifiai averages up. to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
SPRINGFIELD GIVES BEATING TO LOCALS

The Springfield club is the best hit ting aggregation in the league and Jack Flynn's boys certainly gave Bridgeport a fine lambas+ing at New field park yesterday Johnny T1llman lasted three innings, allowing three runs, and Mulrennen finished The latter received poor support
 The locals has the satisfaction or knocking LaRoy out in the first but Daniels, who succeeded him, was a puzzle. Deininger and Joe Briggs did the best hitting for Bridgeport, each getting two blows. The score:
 SPRINGFIELD
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

The refusal of Governor Ferris of Detroit to become candidate for a third term has brought Henry Ford tcN the front, ana he is the central figure in Der ocratic Ctate politics s3ecuia ton
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

scheduled took place yesterday.
 The Athletics have at last foun3 somebody they can beat. They stopped at Newark, O., yesterday and defeatea some bush leaguers by 12 to O.
 Alrneida, the Cuban infielder Whc graduated from New Britain to the big league, must have gone back in recent years. He has just been re- leased by Scranton of the New York State league.
 It takes more \than age to kill a jinx. Three Finger Brown always had it on the Giants in the old days Yesterday he threw his glove into the box and McGraw's men rolled over and played dead.
 There are times probably when Um- pire Dick Nal-in wishes he was back in the Eastern league. Dodging bot ties in Waterbury was mild compared to what Nallin encountered in Detroit yesterday when the mob swarmed on the field and cried for Nallin's blood The players were sore because the umRire allowed catch Schalk of the White Sox made against the concrete stand.
 Bob Wilson of the New Haven Journal Courier declares fraternities are to blame for the decline of ath. letics at Yale. He claims some of the societies have been permitted to die. tate the makeup of the different teams. Unless a change in the system is made so that the boys will gel places of merit alone, Wilson predicts Yale will not get out of the rut.
 Joe Wood has come down from his perch. He has agreed to join the Red Sox, after remaining in retirement half the season because he didn't like the terms offered. Efforts were made by other clubs to get Wood but Owner Lannin of the Sox wouldn't sell him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
GAMES TODAY. Chicago in Detroit.

Detectives began a roundup of cooks employed at Wisconsin lake re- sort hotels following the discovery of a clue that may lead to the arrest of Jean Crones.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
WHALEN RELEASED.

Manager Healy of the Bridgeport club released Shortstop Whalen to- day. Horkheimer of the Industrial league will get trial at the position. He is d better fielder than Whalen but it is not known whether he can hit Eastern pitching. The Bridge port club will not play tomorrow,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

Three base hit, Blake. Home run, Smith. Sacrifice hits, Low, Daniels, Smith. Sacrifice flies, Hickey g. Double plays, Whelan, Warner and Deininger; Hammond, Riconda and Flynn. Left on bases. Bridgeport, 5, Springfield 8. First base on errors, Bridgeport O. Springfield 0. Bases on balls, off 'Tillman 2, off Mulrennan 5, off Daniels ?. Hits and earned runs, off Tillman and 8; off Leroy and in 2-3; off Mulrennan and in 6; off Daniels and 1 in 1-S. hit by pit cher by Tillman (Riconda). Struck out, by Tf1lman l. by Mulrennan 1, by Daniels 1. Wild pitch, Mulrennan. Passed ball Mosh1er. Empires, Waters and Ready. Time, 2:05.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24


 
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
National League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Chicago, 8; New York, 3. Philadelphia, 8; Cincinnati, 1. Boston, 2; St. Louis, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

GAMES TODAY. Philadelphia in Pittsburgh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
Eastern League YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Springfield, g; Bridgeport, 2.

GAMES TODAY. Springfield at Bridgeport. Lawrence at New Haven. Lowell at New London Worcester at Lynn. Hsrtfogd at, fortla9h
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24

FUNERAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
FACTORY LEAGUE.

Still presenting a perfect record, the Remington Arms team made their hold on first place more secure Saturday by taking the Burns & Bassick crew into camp, 3 to 0. Kel- lam allowed the Bassick team three hits while Waters was touched for seven hits by the munition makers.
 The Remington osts presented their heavy artillery at opportune moments Saturday and combining their hitting ability with the Electric Cables fielding disability, romped away with the game, g to 6. Clark pitched for the Yosts and allowed six hits while his teammates got to the offerings of Sabor and LaValle for II safeties. Eight errors were, also contributed by the Cable team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
American League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. St. Louis, 5; Cleveland, 2. Chicago, 12; Detroit, g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-24
BALL OFF TO MAINE.

Neal Ball and his wife left in an automobile for Maine where the former manager will play in the Trolley league. He will be with Gardiner, Me, the club which has Harry Lord, the former Lowell pilot. Ball preferred the summer job to playing with Springfield, New Haven and Lynn, who also wanted him.