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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
YALE FOOTBALL SQUAD IS
 LARGEST IN MANY SEASONS
Will Start Work Next Month at Yale Field Instead of
 Madison

when tried by recent Yale captains, and Black himself has determined to avail himself of the superior facilities of the Yale gridiron, the Yale dormi- tories, as affording more comforts, conveniences and chances for scientif- ic drill than any other.
 The complication caused by the presence of the Yale Battery cbnsis- ting of nearly 500 undergraduates, at Tobyhanna, Pa., and the likelihood that all may be unable to report at the beginning of the fall term, has caused Captain Black and the football coaches to take serious view of the Mexican sitpation and the gridiron outlook.
 Black went carefully over the list of candidates for the eleven and found that only two players who were relied upon for regular football duty are en- rolled on the Battery which is in camp at Tobyhanna- They are "Chub" Sheldon, tackle, and Jim Braden, end. They are two of the strongest mem bers of the proposed Yale rushline. Sheldon was Blacks closest competi- tor for the Eli captaincy last fall, Black defeating him by only two or three votes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
STOVALL HOLDS
 ASSIST RECORD

George Stovall, the s1ugging first baseman of the Toledo club and for mer pilot of the Cleveand and St. Louis Americans and Kansas City Feds. is the holder of the major league record for assists at first base. The big Missourian hung up his record just Nur years ago today, August '. 1912, when he. was first passing for the Browns He made seven assists at the initial bag, surpassing the record of six made by Bill Brown, of the Louis vile club of the old American As sociation, back in 1893.
 It was in a game with the Athletics that Stovall pulled off his remarkable feat. In the first chapter he tossed out Oldring on sacrifice, Pratt cov- ering. In the second inning he got Barrys grounder and threw to Wal lace, forcing Combs, and then took part in a double play, by which Barry was caught at the plate on a bounder by Collins. In the fourth Stovall an- nexed a roller by Coornbs and threw him out to Baumgartner. In the fifth a sacrifice by .McInnis came Georges way and he threw to Pratt. In the seventh Stovail connected with Shot tens relay from the outer garden and by a speedy throw to Pratt caught Baker off second. Lords sacrifice in the eighth resulted in his being thrown out by Stoval1 to Pratt. Having thus set up a new worlds record, George knocked off and called 1t day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
MATTY WILL SURELY
 GIVE YOUNG PITCHERS
 CHANGE TO MAXI GOOD

Those young pitchers who are draft. ed by the Cincinnati Reds while Christy Mathewson is at the helm of the Rhineland crew will have scant cause to complain of lack of thorough trial before being shunted back to the minors.
 Matty condemns the policy of many managers in turning a boy adrift be- cause he fails to shine forth as star in his first trials with the majors. He cites his own case for point. It is we'll known that Matty did not look any too good when he started, but just the other day Bill Klem pronounced him the greatest pitcher baseball ever knew.
 eff any young pitchers come this way in the near future," said Mathew son recently, "Ill give them the best possible trial. Too many of them have been chased because they look ed bad at the jump. The Giants had Shore for few minutes. just as an example, and let him Iout after one disastrous game.
 1T thought at the time that Shore had an immense amount of valuable stuff, and the after years have shown that he was wonder
 Firing kid pitchers too soon is as bad a habit as keeping them too long. It takes a lot of judgment to decide when they will ard when they won't make good. Don't know whether I'll have the right judgment or not; I'll have to find out, that's all.
 "Tell you why am strong for the young pitcher. Did you ever see the score of my first game in the Ma tional League? We'll, I went in dur ing the late innings of a badly play ed game, and many managers would have told me never knew anything and never would know anything.
 "I was hit lot. was unsteady and, in general, couldn't have looked even half way good. But got another chance, In fact, got several of them. Didn't lose three games of my own, besides that bad start in another game. that first campaign? Any time see kid pitcher trying to make good and see that the boy is game and intelligent, I'm not going to turn that boy away without fair show, for I remember my own troubles six teen years gone by."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
HILL RODGERS, FORMER X WATERBURY STAR, HAS
 TRIPLE PLAY TO CREDIT

B1i Rodgers, formerly of Water bury. who received a brief trial from tho Cincinnati SReds only to be cast adx1ft won lasting fame for himself by making an unassisted triple play tn . game in the Pacific Coast League last zAtSSk. scF6l6Sefs ffb biaying- with the Portland Beavers and performed Inc feat in game against the Salt 1Ake team.
 Buddy Ryan was on second and Bi1i Orr on first, when Guigni hit a liner down to Rodgers Bill made a enchanted catch, stepped on the bag, retiring Ryan, and tagged Orr com ing into the bag.
 z unassisted triple plays have been made only eleven times in profes- Eonal ball, including Rodgers's play, and Neal Ball and Paul Hines are the only major league players who ever pulled the trick.
 Following is the complete list of unassisted triple plays: Paul Hines. of Providence at Providence in 1878. Harry O,Hagan. of Rochester, at Jer- sey City fin 100z; Larry Schafly, of Portland, Ore, in 1904; Simeon Murch of Manchester, at New Bedford, Mass, in 1906; Neal Ball, of Cleveland, at Cleveland in 1909; Walter Carlisle, of Vernon, at Los Angeles in 1911; Har- " Calvert, of Woodburn, at Wood burn, Ore., in 1911: Roy Aiken, of Waco, at Houston, Tex. in 1912; John Foreman. of Kankakee, at Kankakee, Ill. in 1912; William Rapp, of Port land, at Oakland. Cal, in 1912, and Bill Rodgers. of Portland, at Salt Lake City in 1916.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
.CuLLOP PUTS END TO LOSING STREAK
 OF POOR YANKEES

Detroit, Mich., Aug. Two pitch CTS, who had served up shut-out brand of ball for eight innings and who seemed likely to keep on doing Fit indefinitely, suddenly collapsed in the ninth round of Sundays fracas at Navin Field.
 Unfortunately for the Tigers, Dauss. who -was entrusted with their gum nery, fell harder than Cullop, who was Bill Donovan's selection, and the New Yorks got four runs while the jungaleers' spirited and thrilling comeback netted but two. The fact that the Gotham foreman removed his curver when there was still time to save the game, while Jennings let his man finger to the bitter end may have had something to do with the result. In justice to Hughie, however, it must be said that things happened so suddenly that he didn't have much chance to make up his mind to change. |. Cullop permitted four hits in the first eight frames against two taken off Dapss, but there wasn't much to choose between them, both showing such form that the batters might just as welk not have bothered to go up to the plate.
 Cullcp made his first appearance since July IS, when he suddenly col lapsed in the box while working against Detroit and left the game with a torn muscle in his side. Apparently he has fully regained his health, for he looked just as good as at any time In his career.
 He did have to be taken out in the ninth., a wise move on Donovan's part, by the way, but the fact that he has been so long on the hospital list prob- ably accounted for his weakening.
 Pippe opened the ninth and plaster ed the ball with all his might and main. There are times when all his might and main are considerable, and this was one of the time. He beat
 Bush's relay to the plate, and re- ceived an ovation from the fans, many of whom are roofing like sin for the l1uckless Yanks
 Pipp's colossal hit acted as a torch It set off a blaze of hits. Oldring doubled to left. Gedeon doubled to the same field scored him. Boone struck out and Alexander walked. Cul1op died at first, but advanced his men and Miller brought them in with two-bagger to left.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07

New Haven, Aug. 7..-After a two days session, Captain Clinton Black of the Yale football eleven has left the headquarters at the university with plans matured for marshalling the candidates here on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
 He has sent notices to a squad of 120 candidates to meet him and Head Coach Tad Jones at the Yale gymnasium at il o'clock that morning and will immediately set them to work
 The program he has outlined calls for all the work of the squad to be done on Yale field, the Bowl being used for all the daily practice during the season. Never before has a Yale captain called together such large squad for the preliminary practice, nor has. the exact hour for reporting been specified.
 \ One of the chief reasons for Cap tain Black discarding the policy of the past two seasons and coming to Yale field to train, instead of going to Mad isons was that training table might be secured under the scientific man aghment of the unive sity dining hall Attempts to brinv ootban squad to summer hotel. ooth at Madison and Lakeville, have proved disastrous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
LOCALS SEEK PITCHER

The Bridgeport club is stronger now than at any previous time this season. The boys are batting well and the fielding, with the exception of yester- days nightmA,e, has been good. One more good pitcher and the boys will be able to make fight for the first division. Manager Healy is after Speilman, a college twirler who has made an excellent record and expects to hear from him in few days. Either Tillman or Turner of the local hurling staff will be released tonight. Neither has shown much although Turner appears to be the better of the two.
 The addition of Flaherty, Warner and Briggs put the club on the map. This trio has been playing superb ball. Both Warner and Briggs are natural hitters who are just getting into their stride now. Flaherty has steadied the pitchers. Thursday will be ladies' day at Newfie1d with Hartford as the at- traction. Ladies will be admitted free to both grounds and grandstand. They are welcome with or without escorts. On next Sunday New Haven will play here.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
EAST CAPTURES MOST
 OF GLORY IN TENNIS
 STRUGGLE WITH WEST

New York. Aug. 1.-The western tennis players managed to get one match on Saturday but when the pro- gram had been completed the east was the possessor of the laurels in the east against west series.
 The East continued its good work of Friday, for although the national doubles champions defeated the vet eran internationalists. Karl H. Behr and Frederick B. Alexander, in four sets. R. Lindley Murray and Willis E.. Davis fell before George M. Church and R. Norris Williams, 2d, and Na- thaniel W. Niles. of Boston accounted for young Roland Roberts, of San Francisco, in straight sets. With the matches finished last night the East went to bed with six safely tucked under the pillow. The West sat up with one.
 Johnston and Griffin waded through Behr and Alexander, 7-5, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Church and Williams went to five bitter, spectacular sets with Da- wis and Murray, winning 6-8, 6-2, 6--2 1-6,6--3. Niles accounted for the San Fransico champion, Roberts, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.
 The Church Williams and Murray Davis slambang affray was the great est doubles of the year. Each of the four players sat at the shrine of sheer speed, and they were wept company by some 4,000 tennis fans, who simply could not leave until the issue was de- cided, although darkness crept to the edge of Forest Hills before the last terrific OOint was scored
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
ANNIvERSARIES
 or RING BATTLES

1s06-Harry Baker defeated Frankie Neil in 20 rounds at Los Angeles This bout practically finfsh- ed tAe pusilistic career of Neil. at one time . star among the bantams and featherweights. Soon after his defeat he fought Owen Moran. the Enelish- man. and was knocked out. Neil was a native sen of San Francisco and started his battling career at the age of 17. winning nearly ali of his early bouts by knockouts. In those days lit. tie Eddie Hanlon was the only boy who could outpoint him. and fin one of his bouts with Hanlon he held him to draw. In 1909 Neil fought Harry Forbes for the bantamweight cham pionship, hut was defeated. but the. following year he knocked Forbes out in the 2nd round and won the title. He gave Forbes another chance in 1904. and again put the Chicago lad to sleep. Nell then went to England and fought Joe Bowker. the English bantam champ. for the worlds title The bout went the full 20 rounds. bu, Neil lost the decision. On his return to California Nell knocked out Dick Hyland and Harry renny. but was de- feated by Abe Attell. Harry Baker and Owen Moran.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
OZANAM BOYS DEFEAT
 BUCKELEW'S BALL TEAM

Playing the fastest game of the sea- son, the Ozanams defeated Bucke- lew's team by a score of 2-1 in well played game on No. diamond. Sea Side park yesterday.
 The Ozanam team was changed somewhat. Span Bowden played his first game of. the season and went in the box. Bowden proved a wonder ful discovery as he held Buckelew's team to three hits and struck out 10 men. Not Q man received a base on balls. Only one ball was hit to the outfield. Hamilton held up Bowden's delivery in fine style and caught few stealing second. Cook. a dark horse. drove in the winning runs with a hit in deep right in the lucky seventh.
 Owing to Manager Curran's abs sence. Dewitt acted as manager.
 Buckelews, .. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 Ozanams. .... O O 0 0 0 o 2 o x-2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
WILLIAMS IS TENNIS HOPE OF
 EASTERN FANS

New York, Aug, 7,--Standing fore most in the tennis world at the pres- sut moment is Richard Norris Will Hams, 2d, of Philadelphia. victor over the national singles champion. Will Ham M, Johnstpn, in . thrilling match of the Inst VI. West series at Forest Hilli last Friday, A little earlier in Inc season such an achievement might not have ita present significance. but with the national championship only three weeks on this victory has caused followers of tho gane to wonder whether the Californian will be forced to abdicate his singles crown in favor of the skillful Philadelphian. It was in q that wiliams held the cham piouship, sthe famous Maurice E. Mo- Louehlin falling victim to his Eastern ylval.
 But then part of the satisfaction of his victory was withheld. The rank ing committee. taking the full season as It's basis of comparison. gave the Pscinc Coast comet the coveted place as drst player of the country.
 Tho Philadelphian ts certainly an able man when playing at the top of his eane. but what most concerned
 
 matches was whether Williams had actually reyAined his form lon the courts. The defeat by Clarence J. Grimm in the second round of tho lLongwood tournament appeared to prove the opposite. Williams did not play wen them sy;t4-'
 Ha was efratic-at times brilliant: agaip. fAr hslpw par. The short pc riod Of ten. days wrought a miracle From mediocre play Williams sud- denfy raized himself to the pinnacle, and even Johnston could not with a<nud the assault of his rival. And 1ew W1llAms 3s the chosen. of East erm met at any rate, for the national ehampionship in singles.
 ? It Is almost too much to expect that Williams will improve over the game no Displayed against Johnston Yet fh4re are three weeks in which he can round or his play-t then even the form of McLoughlin in the Davis Cup matehea may he surpassed The ouaker Cay man has nothing 70 learn 1n atroke4 Everything that goes to Ra1o the ,srfect tennis player is at his command. and with such a ground X 1ng 1t rsznxsns only for him to co-or- daxate mind and muscle
 From now on the work of Williams win be watched with anxious concern, for on him is pinnel the faith of many ! n tho Shility of the East to establish 1toazk lm the position. which obtained when WIAinm A. Larned reigned SUI pre1ne. Probably no champion again V1n ever be able to hold such undis- puted sway. yet in Williams there is youth. shiIl, Above all, natural ap- titude for the game. With such forces at wusk nothing is quits beyond the zea1m of possibility.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
TIlLMAN'S LOOSE FIGHTING COSTLY IN
 GAME WITH LYNN
(By Wagner.)

John McGraw recently said his pitchers were outguessing him. The one he started in a game always ex- plodedi and the second, twirler invar- iably uncorked dazzling line of stuff. Manager Mike Hea1y of Bridgeport, is having the same trouble. He put Tillman in against Lynn yesterday and although the youngster had a lead of to l in the fifth he fell by the way side and the slugging visitors toppled him over in the sixth. Shanty House was rushed to the rifle pit but errors proved his undoing. It would be bet ter judgment to use Walsh, House or Mulrennan for the Sunday games inc stead of taking chances with uncertain boxmen.
 Waite Hoyt, the IT year old Giant farmland. was given lively pounding in the first three innings. but did well after that. He was taken out in the ninth after Baker made a three basger. Lewett succeeded him and blanked Bridgeport in the 10th.
 After Lynn got lead of to in the sixth the locals fought gamely. They picked up a run in the sixth and enthnsed the crowd by tieing the score
 
 fence and Warmers grounder. Lynn got three in the 10th largely through Horkheimer's error. Carroll doubled with one out and on Prysock's ground CT. Horky had an easy chance to got Carroll at third. The throw went wide. Before the storm was over Lynn had soaked away the contest by Il to 8. Warner, Blake and Baker did great hitting for Bridgeport.
 Lou Pieper, the Lynn manager, be- gan to shout You're rotten" at Um- pire Bannon in the third. The Silver King didn't mind the first two verses but finally thought it was time to get new record so he ruled Pieper of the turf. The lanky manager then stood outside the fence and peered over like giraffe. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
BURKETT OUT
 AS LEADER OF HARTFORD CLUB?

New Haven, Aug. 7.-There was c rufnor current in local baseball cir- cles last night that Jesse Burkett has been dethroned as manager of the Hartford club. Burkett has not been seen in Hartford for four days. He went away several days ago on a sup- posed scouting expedition but had not returned last night.
 It is believed that he either, went away for good, following the peor showing of the club, or that Owner Clarkin deposed him temporarily to see what the team might do without him. Cy Mcdonald, the veteran catcher, is in temporary charge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
That Providence Record

Although the White Sox, the Giants and the Washingtons have all taken a shot at 1t. the record of twenty con- secutive victories set up by the Provi,; dence club of the National League in 1884 still stands as the high mark in the major circuits. It was thirty-two years ago today, on the seventh of August in 84; that Providence started the greatest of winning streaks with a to victory over New York. Charley Radbourne twirled for Providence in that game, and he was the pitcher in eighteen of the twenty contests, estab- fishing for himself a record of conse- cutfve victories since surpassed only by Tim Keefe and equnlled only by Rube Marquard. Of the twenty trfumphs. four each were gained over Boston, Cleveland, Detroit and Chi cago. two over Buffalo, and one each over New York and Philadelphia.
 The Providence club of 1884 was managed by the veteran Frank Ban croft, now business manager of the Cincinnati club. The Grays not only captured the National League flag that year. but they won the first worlds championship by taking three straight games from the New York Metropolitans of the American As- sociatfon. The great Radbourr1e pitch ed seventy-two games for the Grays that year, while Sweeney twirled in twenty-four contests These two men made up the pitching staff of the first worlds champions. Giliigan and Maya were behind the bat. In the infic1d Joe Start covered first, John Farrell played second.- Jerry Denny was at third, and Arthur Irwin was short stop, and Paul Radford in the right garden.
 Providence vanished from the big show more than thirty years ago, and big league ball has become only a memory treasured by the venerable fans of the Rhode Island metropolis The record hung up by the Grays of 'S4 has gained a lasting place in the eternal dope. and the prospects for its being surpassed in the major leagues are exceedingly remote.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
AVERAGES OF
 LOCALS SHOW . BETTER HITTING

There has been a big improvement in the hitting of the Bridgeport play CTS within the past two weeks and now there are four players hitting over .250 and two over 240. This is the best lineup of batters shown by the
 local club this season. Deininger dropped few points but is still lead ing with .267. Jake Warner had the biggest week, making II hits and
 Jumping from .237 to .255., Blake also turned in large increase and so did Baker. The official averages up
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-07
TIGERTOWN IS A BUSY
 PLACE DESPITE HEAT
Especial to The Farmer (By "Old Man Grump'' Staff Corre- spondentl INV

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 spondent.)
 Lake Pembroke near Tigertown. Conn.,. Monday, Aug. 7.-Residents of Tisertown yesterday experienced the hottest Sunday in these parts in the last twenty years and the members of the Tigertown baseball nine, in train- ing at Lake Pembroke, abandoned training for the day and lolled about the camp. -
 Seven members of the team slept under the maple trees on the shore of the lake. Among the seven sleepers" were Long Jake Grosman. Major" McPadden. Bill Mcclure, Big Tim Shea and John Fox. These members of the camp. however. were repeatedly disturbed by the antics of Jack Me- Govern, Terry Rogers and Jack Demp. sey, the latter refusing to allow oid General Humidity to knock them out and they were just as, full of pep as ever. The result was that the seven sleepers" were forced to take to oan- oes in which they padded up the lake and landed in a small cove near Ed Reddy's farm and there they remain ed the rest of the day.
 Manager Bill O'Leary enjoyed a good nap in a hammock swinging be- tween two oak trees. He was famed for two hours by two of the substitutes of the team who took this means of getting into the good graces of the manager with the possibility of being allowed to take part in the big game at Pleasure Beach. Saturday. August 2s. .t
 It was shortly after o'clock when. Lake Pembroke received a visit from the Matorville baseball nine. who have been in training a mile farther up the river and on the opposite side. They were led by Manager James Or Nell and Capt. 'sWiggy' Halpin- In this party were yellow White. Joe kasparek. Fred. Rosenpenny. Tom Smallwood ana other star players of the nine that are favorites in the bet ting odds.
 The rival teams were conversing when a great commotion was heard near the entrance to the camp. It was caused by the arrival of Al Goul- den and two Fiji Island warriors who answered to the names of Tuesday, and "Thursday," respectively. They are to take part in Afs sideshow at the beach on the day of the big game.
 Tuesday and Thursday" .wee imported to th1s country by the<3reat- est Show on Earth and Al. who stands in, with the big boss of that caravan, was able to procure their services for this occasion. He announced that one of the featurss of his side show will be "what Did Robinson Crusoe Do to Friday on Saturday Night?" It will cost ten cents to find out. z