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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1S94-Joe Shugrue, Irish-American lightweight, born in Jersey City. Two or three years ago Joe looked like a big noise among the contenders for the lightweight crown, but early last year he developed eye trouble which made it necessary that he give up the game for a time. He was just at the height of his career when cataracts on his optics threatened him with complete blindness. An operation saved his sight, but left him in a con- dition where he had to start all over again. Joe was a boxing enthusiast from the time he was able to waddle, and he started fighting professionally when he was only IS years old. His first ring victory of any importance was over Packey Hommey in 1910. Joe mingled with a lot of good boys after that, and did not meet defeat until 1913, when he lost decision to the veteran Matty Baldwin at New Haven. In 1914 he went to Australia, where he knocked out Herb Mccoy and Hughie Mehegan and defeated Milburn Saylor, but lost to Kid Lewis. On his return to America he met Fred die Welsh in New York. and fought an even battle with the champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
START TOMORROW TO COMPETE FOR
 CITY TENNIS TITLE

The struggle for the city tennis championship begins tomorrow at the Brooklawn club and players from many different clubs have entered. Dr. R. w. Hall is the present title- holder He will have to work hard. to hold the championship. The singles will be started first and all matches in the first round must be finished by tomorrow might.
 The drawings for the singles: I. T. Clark and D. S. Day, 2 D. m W. S. Lacy and W. E. Davenport, 2
 J. B. Brock and F. W. Stanton, ? P. m. c. A. Baldwin and D. B. B1odgett, 2 ?. m.
 w. H. Feber and H. McHenry, 5 H. siskind and R. J. s. Pigott, 5 |p. m.
 s. stoddard and H. E. Thomas, 5 p. m. O. B. Noren and G. l.. Catlin, D. m F. M Fosdick and T. w. Grumman, 4 D. ID
 W. Seabridge and R. W. Hall, 4 p. m.
 G. S. Bryan and E. T. Buckingham, 4 p. m. R. H. strang and F. B. Hawley, 1 |p, m.
 N. E. Brown and W. Anderson, 3 p. m. R. A. G. Ives and J. w. Wheeler, Jr., |3 D. m. H. c. Andrews and G. O. Tanlblyn, 2 p. m.
 J. w. Wheeler and B. R. Dungan, 2 D. m.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
MULRENNAM PUTS ANOTHER DENT IN
 OLD TIME 100000
(By Wagner.)

The Spanish curse has been lifted from Mulrennan. Once more he walks with the springy step of a man who has left bad luck behind. In the not far distant past Mulrennan couldn't win game even though he held the enemy to one run. Yester- day at Newfield the Bridgeport youngster was staked to six errors by his supporting cast and nevertheless beat New Haven by 3 to ? in ten innings.
 Mulrennan pitched crafty game. He seldom used the fast ball but de- pended mostly upon his fioater. which had the visitors puzzled. If the locals hadn't been so busy kicking the ball around New Haven would not have scored. Baker had a bad day at third. He upcorked several bad throws but made up for this by two timely hits. It must be remembered that although Bakers throws were low they would have been gobbled by regular first baseman. Defining CT is playing out of his position and should not be censured for failing to get the low ones.
 Opposed to Mulrennan was Weaver, slim youth who looks like a movie hero. The Hustlers combed him for ten hits but didn't bunch them very often. The pinch clouts of Briggs, Baker and Deininger did the dam age. Catches by Briggs and Blake also aroused the cheers of the popu, lace.
 With New Haven ahead by to ] in the sixth, Bridgeport tied the score. There were two out and nobody on when Duggan, Briggs and Baker sin- gled in succession, Duggan tallying. The teams battled until the tenth when Horkheimer beat out a hit. Mulrennan sacrificed. Blake was safe on Woodward's out but Horkheimer was caught at the plate on Duggan's tap. Then Briggs slammed one to left, sending Blake across with the winning run. The figures:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
JOHpSTOsg SHOULD RANK SECOND ON
 SEASOu'S PLAYING

New York, Sept. 11-Should the ranking committee of the United States National Lawn Tennis Asso- citation ever attempt to look over all the hypothetical rankings printed in the daily newspapers of this land there is no doubt but that it would become more hopelessly involved than ever, because every man has a diff ferent idea as to the disposal of the first 10 places. v
 Without being vindictive in the least, we wish to add to the muddle. Until the playing of the national Championships on the West Side Ten his Clubs courts at Forest Hills last week the situation as regards the first three men at any rate was shope- ilessly complicated.
 Had George Myers Church won the title it would have been difficult in- deed to keep him from occupying the No. l position, and the same thing applies in the case Of William M. Johnston. However, neither of these players succeeded in winning the crown for 1916, which sinpllhes the matter exceedingly. ;
 When Richard Norris Williams, Ed, came through to the final and then wrested the chan nipionship from John stCn In that final thrilling five-set match last Tuesday he automatically moved up to the top of the heap. The new champion went through the sea- son with only two defeats Tnarke against him, both at the hands of Charles J. Griffin. of California, 8 player several degrees removed from him in singles play quality.
 Williams reversed matters in the semi-final round at Forest Hills, eliminating Griffin in straight sets. The latters victories over Williams at Longwood and at Newport, were lost sight of when the Philadelphian swept his opponent off the court last week.
 Johnston seems entitled to place just below Williams. It is true he lost to Ichiya Kumagae, of Japan, in the final round at Newport, and to Williams in the ,East-West matches and the national at Forest Hills. At Newport he was overplayed and bit of luck in the sectional matches might have given him the match with the new champion. Otherwise his season was g. notable one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
WHITE SCX TO BATTLE TIGERS
 FOR THE. FLAG

New York, Sept. 11-In the Ameri- can League the race continues to be as close as in the National, with three clubs the contenders. Both New York and Cleveland threw up the sponge last week, and if St. Louis hasn't it ought to, but Fielder Jones probably will keep on plugging away until all possible chance is gone, though his team is now as hopeless as the Yankees.
 The writer doubts if the Red Sox can hold their slender lead in the west. Boston may be put out of the running in the next two weeks. In that event it will be a fight to the finish between Detroit and the White Sox. The Chicago men have taken their second wind. They are again ping great. Detroit is hammering away and winning despite poor pitch inG.
 The present worlds champions prob- ably could have held together but for injuries during the past week. They were in pretty bad shape in Washington, when Carrigan was fore ed to play practically a kid infield, McNally on third, Scott on short and Janvrin on second. Captain Jack Barry is lost to the team at least un- til October 1. Clarence Walker has played only one game since he smash ed into Hal Janvrin on the Polo Grounds last Monday. The star Bos- ton n\pitching staff also is showing the burden of carrying along a light hit ting team. The hurlers are not mov- ing as smoothly as in past weeks.
 The schedule also is greatly in fa- vor of the two western contenders in the Johnson league. Boston must call on Chicago, Detroit. St. Louis and Cleveland, while the two western teams are playing at home against the Yankees, Athletics and Washing ton. While tho Athletics have shown improvement in the last fortnight, nevertheless, it doesn't do any harm to recall that Mack's team has won just one game in the west in it's two former trips this year. Detroit has four games with Mack's crowd and Chicago three. Washington seems stronger now than 1t was on either of its earlier trips, while the Yankees can hardly l do any worse than on their last west ern expedition, when they lost 14 out | of IS games played.
 | It really would be a good thing for ! a western team to win in the Amer1-
 can League this season, as the all | Eastern worlds series have become l rather monotonous, and it puts more I spice to these series to have them l occasionally take on an intersectional | aspect. Since 1910, when the Ath- | letics wrecked the old Cubs, no west l ern team has been in the worlds ser les. From 1911 on all the fighting | has been in New, York. Philadelphia
 and Boston, the big seaboard cities. However, prior to that there was
 a long stretch in which the west got all the big games. In 1906, 1907 1908 and 1909 all the games were | played in Chicago, Detroit or Pitts | burgh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11

fore been witnessed on any tennis court. Mclaughlin in his palmiest days never played with any more dash or generalship than did Williams in this memorable match. Against him was pitted the brainiest player of the tennis world. William M. Johnston is without doubt the craftiest wielder of the tennis racket of the present day. In fact, many class him as the wisest of all times. The California champion employed every method known to his fertile tennis brain to outmaneuver Williams. All of his eff forts brought forth fruit. The pres ent title holder was master of his craf- ty California rival and defeated him because of his ability to put forth better brand of tennis. Williams feat of scoring a comeback on the tennis map will do much to increase interest in the game Many experts were of the opinion that the national title holder of 1914 had tackled too hard a job when he essayed to win back his national honors in this seasons tour nament. Upper photo shows Will Hams and Johnston playing the last set of their recent match. Lower pic ture Williams, on left, shaking hands with Johnston after the match.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
STACC TO BE
 COACH AT YALE
 FOR THIS WEEK

New Haven, Sept. 1.-The Yale football faculty is looking forward with keen interest to the visit here this week of Coach Stagg of Chicago University Stagg's reputation as one of the greatest inventive geniuses O. football, quickly followed his career as player at Yale in 1888 and 1899.
 Stagg has been too busy to come to Yale during a football season, but he has laid suggestions and advice freely at the disposal of the Eli coaches. The fact that a new rule of the western conference has prohibited coaches in any university in the con- ference from taking charge of their eleven till September 20 is responsible for his present visit to Yale. Stagg. like other Yale alumni has become kenly impressed with the need for rehabilitating football here and is in thorough sympathy with the present to completely reorganize 1t.
 The present Yale policy of conserv- ative development of the eleven will probbly result in no scrimmaging for fully a week longer. Players who have shown the most promising form since the squad reported have been the veterans, Harry LeGore, fullback; Rex Hutchinson and Ellie Waite, half backs; Howell Van Nostrand, quar- terback; Callahan, the former Notre Dame cetre; Captain Cupid Black and Gait and Zenner of last years fresh- man eleven. guards; Art Gates and Howard Baldrige, tackles, and Frank Lynch, Rosener and Moseley, ends.
 With the discharge from military service of the Yale Artillery battery this week fully 20 candidates will re- turn to the squad, including Club Sheldon, tackle; Kelley, and Braden, the former West Point and Washing. ton & Jefferson ends
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
Hal Chase Idol of
 Cincinnati Rooters As
 1916 Campaign Closes

Cincinnati, Sept. 11-To the Cin- cinnati fans has been vouchsafed the privilege of seeing Hal Chase at his best on the field and at the bat. Play ing as he has not played since years ago, when his performances at first base for the New York Highlanders set the baseball public by the ears; content with his surroundings, even though they be those of trailing club. and a firm friend and admirer of his manager. the Peerless Hal is daily vindicating the wisdom of the Cincinnati club in obtaining his ser vices.
 The recrudescence of Chase will be one of the outstanding delights of an otherwise deplorable season for the Reds. His earnestness during the game and his disposition to give the hest there is in him to advance the interests of his club have long since disabused the fan mind of the belief that Chase was a breeder of dissen- sion in other teams with which he has been connected.
 Hal says himselfs that he was mis- understood, and h9 emphatically de- nies that in his long baseball career he ever attempted by word or deed to undermine the manager of his club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
BROOKLYN LOSES
 TO COLONIAL CLUB

. New Haven, Sept. 11.-Displaying the best brand of baseball they have shown this season. the Colonials regis tered victory over club flying the colors of the Brooklyn club of the National league on the Lighthouse Point grounds yesterday afternoon, 4 to 1. Spencer Pumpelly limited the batting operations of his oppontnts to six hits. But for an intield error Purnpelly would have scored a shut out.
 Nap Fucker, the veteran southpaw who vas in charge of the Brooklyn club. pitched the first inning and was then relieved by Special Delivery Mails. Mails was derricked after one inning of poor pitching and Appleton finished the game. During Mails short stay on the mound he yielded three runs which were enough for the Co., 1onfals to win.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
MATT M'GRATH IS FATALLY HURT BY
 FALLING ONE FOOT

New York, Sept. 11.-"Matt'' Me Grath, champion weight thrower and a member of the police force, lies in the Volunteer hospital in a critical condition. Last night, while trying doors on Spruce street, he fell from a shipping platform only foot and a half high, and suffered a possible >frac- ture of the spine, aSprained a back and contusions of the light leg.
 A ,passerby summoned Patroiman Wagner of the Oak street station, who sent in a call for an ambulance. pr. Morrison took McGrath to the hos pital.
 In 1910 McGrath '.0t George Wal ker, whom he found in his home. He was acquitted On the charge of as sault, then dismissed from the depart ment, but was reinstated. As an ath- lete McGreth has an enviable record. First for the New York Athletic club and then for the Irish-American Ath- elite club he won metropolitan and national championships, and he was a member of the Olympic teams that went to Athens and London.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
iGEORGETOWN BOYS
 EXPECT SUCCESS 'lON FOOTBALL FIELD

1 Washington. Sept. 11.-George- towns varsity football campaign of 1916 will get under way next Wednes- day when Coach Albert A Exendine, former Carlisle star. takes charge of thirty members of last years squad. Owing to the, warm weather, the play CTS will not be driven hard until after the Navy game on October 7 .A.
 The prospects for the season are unusually good this fall Only four regulars from 1915 are missing, Cor coran, right end; Fitzgerald, centre; Barron, right guard. and Ward, left tackle. Last years entire backfield
 ono of the most brilliant ever seen here. will be back and ready for ac- tion. In'the line Captain Johnny Mah- 1um will be found at left guard, Dan O'Connor will be at right tackle and Red" Cusack will again be at left end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
'kAuFF'S HOMER
 AIDS GIANTS IN < BEATING TANKS

New York. Sept. 11.-New Workers S~e1v Iesaled with a baseball novelty f,A-rrerday when the Giants and the
 Ankees met at the Polo Grounds in "a game played for sweet charity with la moving picture accompaniment Ma ptionai League fans in this fair city in- < sist that the Giants under the leader ship of John McGraw dan beat the local representatives of the American League at any time under any condi- jtfons. The McGrawites bore out this lboast by trimming the Yankees by a score of to 2, with 20, 900 fans look ing on and lending color to the latest movie attraction.
 The retiring Bonnie Kauff was for ced into the limelight as the shining figure in the victory of the Giants Perhaps he made Wild Bill Donovan regret that he had not reached out for the Federal League star when the players of that ill-fated organization were being handed around
 Bennie was the first man to put anything but a round O into the score sheet He stepped up to the plate when two men were out in the second linning and forwith whaled out hit to the right field crowd that entitled him to walk around the bases for a home run. That was the only hit he lgot off Russelps delivery. but it was sufficient to make the holiday crowd believe that Bennie is as great play CT as he thinks he Is.
 sSchupp started on the mound for the Giants. but. as soon. as the Yam lrees showed disposition to connect with his cruves he was supplanted by Anderson. The latter was never in dsnger and the Highlanders collected only two hits off him in the five and one-third innings that he pitched
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
JENNINGS WANTS
 PENNANT JUST TO VIuDICATE HIMSELF

New York, Sept 11.-Never before in his long and honorable career as a major league baseball manager has the heart of Hughie Jennings been so set upon pennant as it is today. One might think a leader of Hugh's ac- complishments would be pleased to stand on his most commendable rec ori, after such a plucky fight as he has made against odds this season. But not the I-itian-locked pilot of the ferocious Tungaleers.
 "I need this pennant,' confided Jen- nings while in the city recently, need it far more than any manager I can think of. I need it to vindicate my reputation
 Now what do you think of a state ment of that kind? Here is man of world renown, with a face as open and bright as an unclouded sky, speak ing seriously of having a reputation at stake--a man who as player and manager both had already won more fame than usually falls to the lot of half a dozen professional baseball players; a man who stepped into the American league from a bush organi- zation and immediately placed his name in the Hall lof Fame in Sport dom, alongside those of Hanlon and
 McGraw and Chance and Clarke and Connie Mack, by winning three con- secutive championships, the first in his very first year. The coincidence was recalled to Sir Hugh. It was difficult to fathom his remarks save as light pleasantly.
 Now, see here" said Hughie, '1et
 me explain" His face, voice and man. ner were all serious. There could be
 no doubt of that
 "I want this pennant because it will be MY pennant," he said. When we
 old Orioles played ball"-Hugh's face Hit up at the merest reminiscence of
 the name-"we were never jealous of
 each others triunphs. They pleased us and spurred us to to greater enk
 deavors. But still we always wished whatever >credit was our due. We
 would fight for one another. But, too. we would fight for ourselves. q guess maybe I have had my share of pennants since I took command of the Tigers" unused Hughie. q have never had a joke club. and have been ! in Detroit-let's sec, this is my tenth year. We have not always won. But 1 always we have been most dangerous right up to the very end of the cam | paign.
 Critics were willing at first to con- | cede me a niche with Mack and Nc Graw while my club was the pennant , trust of the American league have
 not won pennant since 1909 and some of my former autobiographers are be- ginning to grumble.
 | "Ch, I can read between the lines,
 never fear" snapped Hughie. T get the drift all right. Jennings is all right as a field captain they might just as well say openly but a field captain is all that he is Where is his constructive abil- ity? Has he rebuilt powerful pennant
 winning machines like Hanlon and 1 Mack and McGraw? Oh, no. He fell heir to a great club when he went to Detroit. He won pennants while that
 machine lived it's allotted span of championship capabiity. And then he stopped winning pennants.'
 You understand what I mean, then,
 when I say I am most anxious to win a championship this year. You know
 what mean by MY remnant"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
Chick Evans Wears |
 Two Golf Titles Now

Merton Golf Club, Haverford. Pa. Sept 11-Chdck Evans. the Chicago golf1ng wizard. has two crowns, with only one head to carry the double burden Twenty-six years ago, in the summer of 1890, John Ball, of Holyoke, won the open and amateur championships of Great Britain, achieving a. double triumph that no one thought would ever be repeated.
 Evans Saturday carved out the same destiny by beating Robert A. Gardner, the amateur champion, up and 3 to go. So Chick, after seven barren years. at last comes into his own with a sceptre in either hand open champion and amateur cham pfom of the United States.
 Playing before big gallery of T. 300 people, who surged and swept over the course, literally fighting at times to reach an observation point, Evans forged ahead, slipped back, and then at the supreme moment, when he looked to be slipping, once more fought his way to the front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
LARRY DOYLE OUT
 FOR REST OF YEAR

Pittsburgh. Sept. Hilary Doyle, second baseman for the Chicago Ma tfonsls. who fractured his ankle in the first game with Pittsburgh here Sat- usday, rested comfortably today An X ray of the injury was made, but a preliminary examination showed that 3 small b ,ne in his ankle was broken. At the hospital where Doyle was taken it was said he would have to remain tbere for at least ten days and VII not be able to play again this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
Short Sections
 of Fan Fodder

when they were crippled and will get paid for the balance of the season. Manager Donovan plans to try new material in the outfield for the ball. ance of the campaign. Blake prevented New Haven from taking the contest in the ninth when he ran back and pulled down Smith 8 liner. There were two out and man on second at the time.
 Catcher Devine of the New Haven club has been suspended by Vice President ONeil for his part in the trouble at Lynn Thursday when New Haven forfeited a game. It is said Devine had a long argument with Umpire Bannon who said he would forfeit the game unless Devine stopped. Devine said the umpire didn't dare forfeit theg anne so Ban non proceeded to do so. That looks like very poor judgment on the um- pires part. He should have fined the player instead of depriving the fans of seeing the finish of the contest. A large number of local boxing fans will make the trip to New Haven to- night to see Al Ketchell tackle Chic Brown of the Elm City in a 15-round encounter. Ketchell has been train ing, hard for the encounter and ex- poets to win.
 It looks as if the Giants got the better of the deal whereby Catcher McCarty was secured from Brooklyn for Merkle. McCarty has been doing fine work for the Giants. McGraw caught Robinson at a disadvantage because Brooklyn had to have first baseman at that time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
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BRIDGEPORT.

1.-TWO out when winning run scored. New Haven, o 0 1 o 1 O O o 0-3 Bridgeport, 1 o 0 0 1 o o o 1--3
 Two base hits. Deininger. Bressler, Nutter. Stolen bases. Blake. Reed. Sacrifice hits, Warner. Nutter Mo- shier. Whalen, Mulrennan. Sacrifice fly, Whalen. Double plays. Horkhei- mer, Warner and Deininger; Smith, Woodward and Moshier. Left on bases. New Haven 6; Bridgeport 6. First base on errors, New Haven 6; Bridgeport l. Bases on balls, off Weaver l. off Mulrennan 1. Struck out by Weaver ?; by Mulrennan 1. Umpire, Ennis. Time, 1:45.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-11
CHURCH TO AID WAR LOAN.

Berlin, Sept. 11--Archbishop Dal- borg. of the diocese of Gnesen-Posen. has instructed the clergy to invest as much as possible of the funds of their churches in the new German war loan, the Oversees News Agency says. The municipality of Wissbaden has subscribed 30,00O,0O0 marks to the loan.