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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
BROOKLYN BEATS BRIDGEPORT BOYS
 IN SNAPPY GAME
(By Wagner.)

Nap Rucker, who is a left handler at heart, wore his carpet slippers yester- day so he couldn't pitch the baseball for Brooklyn when the big leaguers appeared at Newfield yesterday after non. The time-worn southpaw strolled out on the coaching lines few times but left the pitching to Duster Mails. He was good enough to beat Bridge port 2 to 1.
 Mails is a southpaw who has been two years with the Dodgers. He was secured from. the Northwestern league. Mails has displayed a fine curve ball and the largest chew of tobacco ever seen in these parts. He gave Brfdgs. port only six hits. Joe Briggs combed him>for a double and single.
 Brooklyn used the game as an op- portunity to try out men recently talk en from the minor leagues although several regular players were used. Mack Wheat, brother of Outfielder Wheat, has been with the club several years but is generally farmed out for a few months each season. Adams at first was taken from Winnipeg. He secured four hits and looked like 8 conner. Ollie OMara, one of the reg ular inf1elders, was at second and Gus Getz of the regulars was at third. Kel- liner, recently bought from Denver, played shortstop. Otto Miller. one of the clubs backstops. played right field and the other outfierders, Hickman and Nixon, were recalled from the minors a short time ago.
 The Brooklyn youngsters put lots of pepper in their work, which made the contest interesting.
 Shanty House, who twirled for Bridgeport, proved a stumbling block for the big leaguers. Although touched for ten hits he kept them we'll scat tered and the visitors were unable to put over the winning marker until the ninth. Bridgeport's only run was made in the third on Briggs two bag ger to right and Bakers single. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
.SANEQRD'S MASS
 PLAY LEGAL SAY
 FOOTBALL SoLOAS

New York, Sept. 1S--Foster San- ford's mass play, used so effectively by his Rutgers football team for the past two years, is legal. Among the vast majority of gridiron officials and other followers, this has long been the impression.
 However, a decision in the Rutgers Princeton game last fall, that proba- ply cost Sanford's eleven a touchdown, appeared to cast some doubt as to the validity of the mass play. Sanford came to the annual football rules in depreciation meeting at the Biltmore last Saturday night determined to get an official ruling on his pet play, and he got it.
 Langford was the referee in the Rutgers-Princeton game last fall, and it was he who ruled the mass play illegal. It never came out whether Langford had detected illegal use of the hands or whether he regarded the play as organized by Sanford against the letter if not the spirit of the rules.
 Sanford declared that there seemed to be some question regarding the play and he wanted to be set high be- fore launching on another season. The officials were pretty unanimous in their opinion that it was absolutely valid.
 It was decided that the play. which calls for the alignment of three backs behind three adjoining players on the forward line, was legal provided that no parts of the bodies of the trio worm were within one yard of the line of scrimmage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
STUFFY IS SLIPPING

John McInnis, the last Athletic sur vivors of Connie Mack's $1,0OO, 900, 900 1nf1eld, will be twenty-six tomorrow as he was born on Sept. 19,- 1890, in Gloucester, Mass. Stuffy, as we call him in our set, seems to have de- teriorated along with the club, as his batting this year has been far under the mark set in former seasons. For that matter, all of the members of the former Trillion Dollar Infield have slunped in their stick work this year, Collins. Barry and Baker no less than Stutfy. It begins to look as if wise old Connie was crazy like a fox when he disrupted his Qdadrillion Dollar h. field while the disrupting was good.
 McInnis has been playing profess sional ball since 1908, when he was with the New Bedford and RayerhilI clubs in the New England League. Stuffy got his chance in that circuit on the strength of his diamond doings at Gloucester High School. He played a neat game at short and batted 1901, and was soon Che sensation of the league. Several big league managers had come to the conclusion that Stuffv would bear watching, but while they were watching Connie Mack got the name of McInnis on a contract. Stuffv was used largely as a bench warmer in 1909, but the following year he got into thirty-eight games as a shortstop and batted over 300. The next yeer he succeeded the veteran Harry Davis at first. Stuffy is capable all around infielder. and while first passing has been his speciality, he can do almost as well at short, second or third. Up to this year he has been batting oyer the 300 mark, ever since he became en Athletic regular.
 Mclnnis is the baby of the quartet which once comprised the Septillion Dollar Infield of the Athletics. Barry and Collins will soon pass the thirty mark, and Baker is in his thirty-first year. Stuffy~ ought to have a lot of good baseball left in his compact per- son, and doubtless he has,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
TANKS BEATEN BY CLEVELAND
 IN LOOSE CAME

Clevelapd, Sept. l8.-Three showers marked the final appearance of the New York Yankees on the home bali yard yesterday. Two were rain, one just before the game was started, and another just after the first tuning had been played. The third was a shower of base hits that lasted pretty well throughout the contest. The Tanks got Il bingles, but the Indians got their 10 in the more fortunate spots and won by the bush league score of to I.
 Seven pitchers were paraded before the 3,700 fans who risked their money on chance that the rain would not halt festivities. Shawkey started the game for the Yankees. and Smith, recruit from New Orleans, was in the box for Cleveland. Shawkey got away nicely for three innings, but in the fourth his pitching machinery slipped several GOES and the Indians sent five runs over.
 One would think that this was enough to show that it wasn't Shaw key day against the Indians, but Dor ovan let him stay in the fifth until he had allowed a double, near wild pitch, and had given a base on balls that netted another run. Slim Love took up the seemingly hopeless task and retired the side. Bot he was bumped in the next inning which had for a feature the most prolific sacrifice fly ever seen three runs scoring on it.
 Turner and Deberry had both sin gled when Love was called to take his shower Cantwell a recruit, was sent in just in time to have Smith advance both men on a sacrifice bunt. Graney was walked and Barbare sent long ffiy to left. On it only one man, Tur- ner, was entitled to score, but a left handler misjudged the throw to the plate, which was short, and the ball bounded just back of the catcher, go- ing>to the screen. Deberry scored and Graney came all the way home from first before the ball could be recov- cred
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
HOPE FOR LARGE
 CROWD AT BENEFIT CONTEST SATURDAY

Preparations are being made to handle a big crowd when the Singer and Loco clubs of the Industrial league meet next Saturday afternoon at New field park. This contest will be for the benefit of the Employees Relief asso- ciation. Every cent realized from the sale of tickets will be turned over to Treasurer Eaton of the association.
 The players of both teams have do- mated their services and Manager Healy of the Bridgeport club will give the use of the Newfleld park free. Tickets have already been placed on sale in the different factories and are being disposed of in large numbers This benefit is an annual event and has never failed to give the association financial ammunition to fight the white plague.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
HALL TO TACKLE
 WHEELER NEXT IN
 CITY TENNIS MEET

Dr. R. Warren Hall, the present city tennis champion. got into the semi finals Saturday by beating E. 1T. Buck ingham 6-2. 6-2. Halls next op- ponent will be J. w. Wheeler. ST.. who will tackle the champion Wed nesday afternoon at the Brookiawn Country club. The winner of the -Hall-Wheeler match will play Donald Blodget for the title. Blodget quail fled for the finals by winning from J. E. Thomas on Saturday, s-2 6-A
 Assignments for this week:
 Mixed doubles, c. O. Tamblyn and Miss Hyde vs. E. T. Buckingham and Miss Sterling. Monday, at p. m.
 Singles semi-hnals, Dr. R. W. Hall vs. J. W. Wheeler, sr., "Wednesday at 8 D. m. Blodget vs. winner of Hall- Wheeler match, to be assigned later.
 Doubles, Biodget and Neithercut vs. Lacy and Hall. Monday at ?. m. Semi-finais, Tamblyn and Bucking- ham ys. Hawley and Fosdick. Tues day, 3 p. m. Wheeler and Wheeler vs. winner of Blodget-Neithercut- ,Lacy-Hall match, Tuesday, p. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
AMERICA SENDING STARS OF TRACK
 ON TRIP ABROAD

New York, Sept 18-America will send four of her greatest present-day athletes abroad to display their ath- letic ability when Ted Meredith, of the Meadowbrook Club. of Philadel- phia; Fred S. Murray, late of the Olympic club and Leland Stanford University, of . California; Robert Simpson, of the University of Mis- souri, andf J. ,G. Loomis, the grey hound of the Chicago Athletic Asso- citation, sail away on the famous Ford Peace ship Oscar II on September 2s.
 The team will visit three countries, Norway, Denmark and Sweden, where the best athletes of the respective countries will be pitted against them. However, the Americans all-around prowess is expected to bring them home victors in many of the events Simpson. Murray and Loomis compose three of the best hurdle racers in the country, while Meredith's perform ances over middle distances are we'll known throughout the world.
 Original plans called for the send ing of three athletes to Stockholm, Sweden. to compete in a special set of games arranged in their honor. It was especially requested that Mere dfth be, named as a member, along with a distance runner and an all- around competitor. However, Fred erick s. Rubien. secretary of the Amateur Athletic Union, who was asked to select the men, found i. inn possible to get Joie Ray, the best of the distance men in this country to make the trip. The suggestion was then made that two athletes be sent in his stead, and the foreign sports men readily constented. Simpson and Murray were chosen from half a dozen applicants.
 Arriving at Christiana on October 12. the athletes will have little rest be- fore they are called on to meet their first. rivals. The next stopping place will be at Copenhagen. Denmark. the following day. They then depart for Stockholm, Sweden. where, on Octo- Der 21, the most important meet of their itinerary is scheduled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
ATTEST AND BSTThe Farmer Daily Sport Page-DTED BY WAGNER
COLUMBIA AND
 YALE OARSMEN
 LIKELY TO ROW

New Haven, Sept. 1S-Rowing en- thusiasts at Yale and Columbia are in- terested in the proposal to stage an- other dual crew race in November as a result of the inauguration of this event last year. It is known that the local athletics authorities favor such a race, and are desirous of including at least one fall meeting, particularly with Columbia, in the annual crew schedule Last spring the matter was discussed unofficially with William r. Walker, manager of last years Co., lumbia eight hut nothing was done by the Light Rlue and White officials.
 Rowing at Columbia has been in an unsettled state since the regatta in June at Poughkeepsie, and all though drastic changes were made in July, transferring the management from the former Graduate Rowing club to the Athletic association of the university, work of drafting q sched- ule cannot get under way until the reopeninc of another college year ten days honce.
 Coach Jim Rice, who has been spendiug the summer at Lake Lonely, N. Y., has asked Harry A. Fisher, gra duate manager. for instructions concerning the fall practice on the Hudson, and is expected to return to New York this week. MT. Fisher wts unable to express an opinion either way whether ColH:abia would be willing fer n dual race with Ya.e, all though it is known that last year the idea wa. accepted as f2vorab q very generally, and the Columbia victory over the Ellis in New Haven harbor served to bolster up crew enthusiasm at Morningside Heights for the rest of the rowing season,
 There seems little doubt that both crew arrangements will this year far- or a race on, the Hudson. There is opportunity for spectators to see the race from the banks of the river, and the work of transporting shells and rowing paraphernalia between the two cities is not so difficult that either university could use this as a reason for wanting the race over ore particular course annually. Last year the Columbia eight found it only nec- essary to have a practice spin at New Haven one day before the race, there- by making unnecessary the work of entering quarters for a longer period as is the case with the Schuylkill and Poughkeepsie regattas. According to one plan, if the Co., lumbia- Yale race become an annual rowing event, the scene of the event could be alternated between New Ha- ven waterway and the Hudson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
COFFEY RETURNING TO
 RING BY TACkLING OLD GUNBOAT SMITH AGAIN

New York, Sept. 1S-Big Jim Coffey has finally made up his mind to start again. The once popular Irishman will take things easy at first, meeting the ancient Gunboat Smith, whom he cracked on the chin last winter. Coffey has had a long rest from his labors in the ring. He has been trying to forget the walloping he was handed by Frank Moran. and he now believes that he has got his nerve back.
 If Coffey makes good in a few bouts he will receive an opportunity to tackle Frank Moran once more. As Moran has gone away back since he fell into a fortune through his two vic- tories owe Coffey, Jim may be able to tsks him into camp in another attempt and so regain all his old popularity.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

New Haven, Sept. ls-With the be- ginning of the third week of football practice at Yale at hand, Head Coach Tad Jones last night stated that the period of the regular scrimmaging had been reached.
 The coaches have laid firm founda- tions in rudimentary play, and ex- pressed themselves last night as hope full that the squad could tackle. ham, dle passes and punts with less fum- bling than any recent Yale squad when it began daily scrimmaging.
 Jones would not admit that the visit here of Alonzo stagg, the Univer- sity of Chicago coach. had anything to do with a wish on the part of Yale to learn western football. stagg has done no active coaching. although he has made occasional suggestions 70
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
SPEAKER GAINS
 ON " COBB IN BATTING TUSSLE

New York, Sept. 1S-Ty Cobb won a game for the Detroit Tigers, yester- day, but despite the fact that his batting average for the day was 300. he lost ground to Iris Speaker in the race for batting supremacy of the American league.
 Speaker in three times up, assault ed the combined deliveries of four Yankee pitchers, for a total of three hits, Jone of which was double Against Joe Bush. of the Athletics Cobb made a single in two official times at bat.
 And as the result of his remark able stickwork for the day, Speaker gained three points on Cobb. The Indian star, in one more time at bat, has made fourteen more hits than his hits than his rival.
 The up-to-date records of players including yesterdays games, fol- low:
 At Bat. Hits. A'v'ge Speaker, ........ 499 195 .3SO Cobb, ,......... 498 1S1 363
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
SMALL SQUAD FOR YALE
 TEAM DISPLEASINC TO COACH
Tad Jones Can't Get Enough Good Material For
 Tackle Positions.

the other coaches and has freely given advice at the coaches councils which have been taught at the signal prac- tice have been of the simplest variety. and Stagg's ideas will not be put into effect till much later in the season.
 Chief Jones of the coaching stan admits his disappointment at the small size of the squad, and especially at the scant material for the tackle positions. Although fully 100 'candi- dates were expected, hardly more than half that number are here. and the return of dozen or more prem. ising substitutes this week from the Yale artillery battalion, which has just been sent from robyhanra. Pa, to the state encampment ground at Mantle, Is eagerly awaited by the Yale football instructors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
TRYING TO GET KAUFF AND
 GIANTS HERE NEXT SUNDAY
Bridgeport Club Made Profit on Season After
 Healy Took Charge.

s.750, SO both clubs made . neaA profit. With the exception of two Sunday games early in the season no crowd approached yesterdays in size.
 Nap Fucker, wH6 acted as manager of the Brooklyn club. had Appleton warming up during the seventh but did not use the big right handler. He finally decided to let Malls hnish the ganie.
 Despite his disastrous experience thls season Owner Collins of the New Haven baseball club says he will con- tinue in the game next year. And he will retain Danny Murphy as man ager unless Murphy gets a chance to better himself. Collins lost heavily this year but probably the real req son why he will stick is because mo- body is willing to take the club off his hands.
 Yale has a player this season who is said to be a more powerful line plung- CT than Ted Coy. He is Rex Hutchinson and it Is said the coaches are planning plays which will give him a chance to tear through the op- posing trenches.
 Sisler of the St. Louis Browns Is one of the biggest headlinsrs who has appeared before basebaili au- diences. Not only is he . great hit- ter and . clever fielder In any po- sition, but he has enough pitching skill to beat Walter Johnson. He had to shut Washington out yestsrday to trounce Johnson but was equal to the oece Aon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

Col 1T. J. Siocum, who was com mander at Columbus, N. M, when the Villa raid took place, has been as- signed as brigade commander at La redo, Texas, where he will take charge of the brigade composed of Maine and New Hampshire guardsmen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
YOUNG RECTOR GETS
 SHADE IN DEFOE BOUT

New York, Sept is--At the Fair mont A. c. here Saturday night, Young Rector of Jsrsey City and Bil- ly De Foe of St. Paul, furnished one of the greatest bouts between feath- erweights seen in New York this year. De Foe used both hands to the body continually while Rector con- tented himself with a straight left coupled with 2 beautiful right cross. which at the Conclusion entitled the Jerseyfte to the shade. Rector's brilliant fight against De Foe sur prised the sharps as De Foe came here with quite reputation from the west.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

The superdreadnorght Arizona, just completed at the New York navy yard. will be commissioned under command of Capt. John D. Mcdonald on Oct 15.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

GAMES TODAY. Pittsburgh in New York (two). Cincinpati in Brooklyn (two). Chicago in Philadelphia. St. Louis in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
(By WAGNFR)

An effort is being made to get the New York Giants win Benny Kavf here next Sunday to play the Bridge port club. Manager Hea'y of the local forces went to New York today to see if arrangements could be made. Kauff has not been seen in thus city since he graduated to the big leagues. He was popular idol here when he played with the local club and a largo crowd would undoubtedly turn out to greet him.
 that the crowd yesterday was very pleasing to the management. The home clubs share proved enough to pay salaries for the final two weeks. After going over the books it has been shown that the club made small profit since Healy took charge of the team The receipts on week days were small, but the Sunday crowds were very profitable. This showing is considered very satisfactory consider ing the poor standing of the club in the race and the fact that the circuit was not ideal.
 Pat Duggan had the distinction of making two fine catches against Brooklyn yesterday. In the first fs raced back and picked Hickman's 8 hoist off an automobile sfender. In the sixth. the same player hit long drive between left and center. Dug gan ran toward the fence and made another good grab.
 There were about 1000 people at the game The Daid attAnd0nce WaS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
National League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
 No games were scheduled. all teams being in the East.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

one of the club officials at the Cresce mt Athletic club, there are at least forty lawn bowling clubs in this section at the present time. and he predicts that in another year there will be as many more. Layout shows some scenes at the recent match between the Royal Canadians and New Moons at the Crescent Athletic club courts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

William R. Wilcox. chairman of the Republican National Committee. announced that Charles E. Hughes would wind up his campaign in Madi- son Square Garden, Nov. 4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

Two base hits, Briggs, Hickman. Stolen bases, Wheat. O'Mara Double play. Warner, Horkheimer and Dein- inger. Left on bases, Bridgeport g., Brooklyn ,. First base on errors, Bridgeport 1, Brooklyn 1. Bases on balls, off Mails 4. Struck out, by House 4, by MailJ 5, Wild pitch, House. Um- pires. Silva and Higgins. Time, 1:45.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
American League

YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Cleveland, g; New York, '. Detroit, 6; Philadelphia, 5. Boston, 6; Chicago. 2. St. Louis, 1; Washington, o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

Score: Ansonia 2. Rovers l.. Referee, G. Denholm. Linesmen, W.
 Forsythe, F. Beardsworth. Goals. El-
 lam \Byrne, Ahearn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

crowds. Recently a contest between the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto and the New Moon club of Brooklyn vas held on the Crescent
 Athletic club grounds, and;> judging by the interest taken in the match, there will be many more held before the cold weather sets in. According tc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

GAMES TODAY. New York in Cleveland. Boston in Chicago. Washington in St. Louis. Philadelphia in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

Fire destroyed the public school at Woodmere. l.. l., causing loss of $30, 1000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

Berlin Bank employees demand higher wages because of the high cost of living.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18
ROVER SOCCER TEAM
 DEFE.TED IN ANS0NIA

The Rovers of this city were dsfsst- ed in Ansonia yesterday afternoon by 2 to 1. Ellsn scored for the Rovers but Ansonia tide the score on . psn- atty kick. Ahearn made the winning goal for Ansonia with . hpe shot. Tho
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

SPECIAL SALE OF FERNS
 10 AND 23c. JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-18

There were about 1000 people at the game. The paid attendance was