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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-02
Correspondence Column
Interesting Letter,

Dear Edltor.-oh. the country. Every
and you re feel ff so frs ssa and @a
Leonie and l. mother and grandfather
are up hero all alone in big old farm
The fence and calls every minute-lis
ten, hear him now He says bob.
in he yard ,ha hoids large IRON bell
TO be rung In emergency. and Il mock
ng-bird sits OH the wire that connects
bird and the pigeon all day, then at
night an owl boots from long dis
lance away.
The house il furnished with old
fashioned furniture, and there are so
many little hooks and cupboards. An
old andiron here has. the date Its on
you AL about 1t II ! tried, 50 ri wait.
and when go back TO Richmond. I'll
Maybe you haven't kept count, dear
editor, but | haven't sent anything
since before the Shakespeare Contest.
did. had my Contribution ali ready.
but delayed i'm sending il till il was
TOO late. congratulate Miss Emily
Wight Blayton very much. and think
she was very lucky. Resolving to con-
tribute oftener.N am. your loyal friend
VALERIE MANNING DE MILHAU.
SAKE. Va.
We Have a. Many ms We Can.
Dear t;ditor.--when the paper came
prised to find our page lacking Of
Doems and puzzles, Although it was full
when Joined the T. -. c. e.. IL always
had lots or poems. | guess all OF our
old members have gotten too large TO
write. Don't you think our members
must get To work OH poems TO get back
up to that old standard of having tho
best poems? Hoping to see more poetry
ON our page soon, am. your old mem
bcr. EVELYN C'J-MNIISS
500 Rome Street. Petersburg. Va.
Send Only Original Poetry.
Dear Editor,-I am so sorry because
] did not send in something for tho
I. -. &. &. But I'm going to try to
send liz something every week. Now
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
WASHBURN NEARLY BEATEN BY NOVICE
 IN TENNIS MATCH

New York, May 15.-Watson M. Washburn, the BrookIawn star, had a narrow escape from being the victim of an early season reversal yesterday in the second round of the cup singles on the courts of the Harlem Lawn Tennis club. His smashes, drives and volleys in the early games were de- cidedly. off form, and Edward Hutch ings the former Erasmus Hall ath- 1ete, reeled off lead of 5-1 on games while the crowd watched and won dered whether or not the No. of the national ranking list was to fall be- fore an unknown.
 With the set practically scored against him, Washburn started to move toward the net. There was sting to his slanting cross courts. He put more speed into his strokes. His spurt was rewarded by increasing sfeadiness
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
YALE TAKES TRACK
 TROPHY FROM HARVARD


 Cambridge. Mass. May 15-The Yale track team took possession of the Harvard Yale fve-year track games trophy Saturday afternoon by beating the Crimson, 63 1-3 points to 40 2-3 points, in the stadium. Johnny Mack's team was a well balanced one, winning eight first places and being. tied 4inS another, while the Crimson did all it's winning in the two dasHes and in the quarter and half Hliie runs.
 Yale made almost a, clean sweep of f1rsts in the field events. The games produced some splendid rnn- ming. but the crowd was not treated to the loolzed-for competitions. The ha1f-niIe race between Bingham of Harvard ,and Overton, of Yale, did not come off as planned as the Ya1e runner decided to run the distance winning both the mile and two mile events with the greatest, of ease. Bingham took the half mile in min. -55 2-5 sec, very fast time under the conditions, but 300 yards from the finish was passed by Barker, of. Yale, whom Bingham afterward overlook and beat by five yards at the tape.
 There were no records broken, aI- though B. A. Teschner, of Harvard, contributed a wonderful performance in the 100-yard dash. winning in 9 4-5 seconds, which equals the American collegiate records, as well as the in ter-collegiate- mark.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
Local and Outside
GIANTS MAKE FIVE STRAIGHT
 ON TRIP WEST

Chicago,May 15-In a, game largely devoted to beating the rain and keep ing a mob of 23,ooo spectators COIN tented. the Giants won from the Cubs yesterday afternoon by 6 to 4. s The Bruins, behind from the start, made a desperate effort to catch up in the ninth, a home run by Schulte in the final round giving the mob of half drenched spectators a momentary glimpse of the promised land, but Rube Benton. coming to the relief of the sore1y harassed Jeff TesreaL, struck out Williams and Zimm erman with Maxie F1ack straining at the leash on base. As an. out had pre- ceded Schulte's circuit smash, the whiting of the two premier sluggers hurt.
 Before that mighty walIop of Schulte's two similar clouts had edged into the damp pastime, Doyle getting a homer in. the first inning with no one on, and Robertson another in the third with two on the paths.
 The effort to- keep ahead of the downpour was only partially success full, and the last haf of the game was played in a, sea of mud. It was apparent from the beginning that both teams were trying to keep the money dry in the cashbox, but this did not prevent the Giants from running up four runs on Mcconnell in that many innings. The Cubs had found Tes- reau for two in that time.
 In the fifth inning Burns was re- tired on an infieId grounder and Rob ertsons had walked, ina, binding mix ture of rain and hail. Doyle hit the ball toward third. Packa- I. who had taken McConne1Fs place in the box, ran for it, but suddenly sat down, and the captain reached first. Seeing all the spectators scurrying for shelter, Umpire Rigler waved the athletes to dry land at this juncture. -.
 When the storm died away and the game was resumed, Benny KaUff, first up, bounded single into left. scoring third.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
WHITE SOX DEFEAT
 NEW HAVEN PLAYERS

Collins and his Chicago American team romped away yesterday with a ' to score at the expense of the Co., lonials yesterday afternoon at Light house Point. Big Ed Walsh started fhe affair on hhe mound for the wis itors and held the sColon1aIs to two hits during the three innings he off, ciated. He was relieved by Benz who was not such a puzzle to the local boys, for they managed to tally twice from his delivery and registered six safeties, two of which were for extra bases.
 Neither team played errorless ball and the game was featureFess ex- cepting for P. Fa1sey's catch Of FeIsch's 1ongsf1y in the seventh.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
LINCOLN GIANTS IN GAME AT NEWFIELD
 PARK WEDNESDAY,

Local fans will have a gooo chance to see the crack LincolnsGiants in ac- tion at Newfield park Wednesday,, when the New Workers come here to play the Bridgeport Stars. This club is composed of U. M c. players and contains the best of the local talent. sJohnny Barron and Speed Finn will divide the pitching bur den.
 The Linc61ns have beaten clubs in all parts of the country. Yesterday they lam pasted the crack Hoboken team by 3 to 1. Andy Coakley,> the former big 1eaguer, was working for Hoboken, too. The game will start at 3:45 in order to accommodate the U. M. c. employees. The Lincoln line up: Poles cf.; Bragg 2b.;, Wiley C.; Hall lf.; Thomas If; Pierce h.; Mangin 3b.; Forbes s.; Bedding D. The Bridgeport batting order; Silzer If; Bowden 3b.; Burns 2b.; FIaherty C.; Burke slf.; Hurley cf.; Horkheimer ss-; Clark 1b.; Barron, Finn and White p.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
(Bv Wagner.l


 Manager Ball of the Bridgeport club today closed a deal with Toronto of the International league whereby Pitcher Dye will report to the local club this week. Infelder Wright who was. secured from Toronto, will also report this week. Byrne will deport at once for Toronto. <s : Big changes are due in the Bridge port ranks soon. A first class catcher is to be secured before the end of the week and unless the present outfield- CTS do some hitting very soon there will be a shakeup in that department. Pitcher Burroughs has been suspended and sent home. He has malaria and can't help the club any now. Pitcher Dolly Gray has been released. Man ager Ball expects the hitting to imz prove when Danny Hoffman joins the club next Sunday.
 Improvements are to be made at NewffeId park, too. New bleacherS will be erected along first base this week and the stairways at the end/of grandstand will be taken down.
 Easter league averages, which in clude last Wednesdays games, show Harry Lord, the Lowell manager, is the real leader with 8 mark. of .426. Weiser of New London is batting 400 and Oreutt of Lynn 1875.
 Somebody put the Spanish curse on Bridgeport yesterday. And there were 2.8OO paid admissions in spite of the cloudy day.
 How is a. baseball manager going to call the turn? Bill Martin had won9 three straight games until yes- terday. / He was saved for the Wor- cester contest in order to please the home fans. And then look what Worcester did to him. Some fans wondered why another pitcher, wash t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
Edited By Wagner
LEE MACEE IS FALSE ALARM
 FOR YANKEES

New York, May 15-The work of the Yankees last week was only fair While it is true the team broke even on six games played with the Worlds Champion Red 'Sox, the hard-hitting White Sox and the pace-setting Cleye- land Indians, in the games lost, Dono- vans team played poorly and the Kilties' victories were due to gilt edged pitching and Pipp's pleasing return to some kind of batting form.
 The club really should have had better than an even break with Chi. cago. as Caldwell had lead of A to in the first game, which he tossed away. A pitcher of CaIdweITs repu- tation should surely be able to win when his teamecan get him four early runs.
 The real reason that the Yankees are not riding out ahead now is that .S1e veteran pitchers have been falter- ing, or perhaps, it would be better to say, are not winning. Heating has pitched some good games, but he ap-' pears to have inherited Red Ames' Polo Ground jinxs and has been a hoo-doo pitcher ever since he came here in the fau of 1912. Caldwell also has pitched some low score games, but does not appear to be able to get his old zip on the bal1/
 Caldwell. Fisher and Heating are the only men Donovan retains out of the big batch of pitchers he inherited from theeChance regime Caldwell and F.ishSrcSarA considered the star eunners of the club, yet the three Rays have managed to win only three games and lost eight, for a percentage of .273. The youngsters are winning the games, as they have won ten games out Of 0. for a percentage or -76s.
 This table wilIs,show how the .Yan- Skee pitchers have fared:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE.

For the second time in many weeks the much-touted Remington Arms nine bowed to defeat, this time at the hands of the Chain Col. on Sat urday in their second game of the Industrial league season, Speed Finn was in the box for the Arms. boys and he established a local record by striking out IT men in six and two thirds innings. Ray Heating pitched for the St. Charles Altar boys. famed "A men in a 14-inning game back in 1908.
 Thompson, Sherwood and Riley hit well for the Arms boys but at oppor- tune moments hits were lacking, and in spite of the masterful work of Finn who sby the Eway, allowed the Chain aggregation g hits, was forced to go down to defeat by 8 to- 5. The Arms nine helded very poorly an added attraction. Lavery caught good game for the Arms men.
 Twenty hits for a total of 28 bases was the tsurn and substance of the icIoutfng done by the U. M. c. nine under the leadership of Tom Me
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
CLEVELAND CLUB NOT LIKELY TO CRACK UNDER
 STRAIN THIS SEASON

ttOnce they believe they have a sure chance to win,' comments an expert ''it is only a question of a short while before the Cleveland Indians will crack under the strain
 Precisely: Remember how the bally Braves cracked under the strain in 1914, according to prediction?
 And how badly the PhilIies cracked last season. just as everyone said they would after a good running start
 It was generally agreed that the price of Iris Speaker-$5O 0 .9OO-was a. foolish expenditure for any ball player.
 Observe how it works out. The Indians, minus Speaker. would un- doubtedIy have made no such show ing up to date. By the first of June the presence of Speaker and the high ranking of the Cleveland club will have drawn in at least an additional $50, O,G0O at the gate. The rest or lr will be- velvet, composed of the long green.
 The difference between the Red Sox winning and losing a pennant will mean at least $50, ,0Oo to owner Lan- min; in season and world series ad- missions. The query now before the house is this-just how foolish were the Cleveland owners for paying s5O,- 900 out for $1OO,OOO proftAGrant- land Rice in New York Tribune.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

IOL2llS D Q :1 70
 A glance over the batting averages will make one wonder that the Yan- lees have won as many games as slaas been the case. Four regulars, Magee, MaiseI, Peck and Pipp, are hitting undkr PA with .Pipp under the 200 ane5 listeN at .194. However, Waffle, got started during the latter part of last week, and in his last four games he has made six hits, includ- ing a homer. two triples and a double.
 UndoubtedIy the biggest disappoint- naent on the Yankees so far has been Lee Magee. Lee. with Frank Baker, was supposed to supply the punch to the Yankee batting order Baker still is far below his old .33o stride. but he has been driving in. runs. Ma gee, on the other hand, has been do- ing practically nothing with. the will low, and, what is the more discourag- ing. he does not appear to get any better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
 INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE RANKS

Cam when they battled the Crane Co., team Saturday. The game was played at Crane field. Burns at sec ond for the ammunition boys got five hits in. six times at bat. The Barnum avenue aggregation won by the score of 16 to g. Barron and .Bowden twirled for. McCann and Zempke and Sepso worked for Crane.
 Thas Lake team again failed to put in an appearance and forfeited the1r scheduled game to the LocomobiIe Co. nine at Seaside park It is be- lieved that the Lake franchise will be fofeited at the next meeting of the directors There will be an important meeting of the directors tomorrow night at Seaside Institute. Every di- later than o'clock
 It was sweet pill for Mike HeaIey to swallow when his Chain Co. aggre- gation put one over on the Arms nine Saturday Mike was tick1ed at the outcome and he was loud in his praise of his boys Saturday night.
 Healey is said to be about to rob nine of most of their star players It is said that proper inducements will be offered Baker, Sherwood and Iavery to join the Chain Co. team Griffin, the Holy Cross shortstop and last year with the Arms team, will report shortly to the Chain Go. Griffin is some shortstop and would greatly strengthen the infefd of the Chain team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
BRIDGEPORT GETS PITCHER
 DYE FROM TORONTO CLUB
First Glass Catcher To Be Secured Before
 End Of Week

put in. Marty Walsh was the only other twirler on hand and he pitched Saturday Reiger and Gearin had been left in Boston so they could work in the Lawrence series starting today. When Jake Boultes missed the train Byrne took Burroughs home uniform. so the pitcher had only a road uniform. Under the rules he wouldn't haves been allowed to go in.
 Johnny Barron of this city, twirled part of the game for Stamford yester- day and helped beat Springfield to B.
 Fred Tenney's Newark team is go- ing like a, house af1re. The Indians won seven straight by beating Buffalo yesterday. A
 Owner Gus Knorr of the Bridge port club says he won't Jet the club make any more long jumps like that from Portland. The players didn t get to the park until 3:15 and were exhausted from their long. train ride.
 Otto Rettig, the former Pittsfe1d twirler who refused to report to Lynn this season, pitched for Paterson N. J., yesterday against the New York Am nericans. Rettigs was beaten by 6 to 1.
 Although it was expected, Brook 1yn would go to pieces on the western trip. as so many other Brooklyn clubs have done in the past, the Dodgers have. so far made a fine showing in the west. It would be great joke on John McGraw if his two castoffs, Chief Myers" and ERlube Marquard, should help Brooklyn capture a pen nant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
WILLARD TO MEET
 FULTON LABOR DAY

Chicago, May 15-Jess~ Willard and Fred Fulton were matched here Sat urday night for a fight on Labor Day. according to an announcement by Mike Collins, F'uIton's manager. Tom Jones signed for Willard. The fight is to be for 10 rounds or more before the club offering the most money. Willard is to receive two thirds of the purse and Fulton one-third.
 Bids, according to Collins, will be received up to July 1. David Griffith he said, informally offered $37.500 to bring the contest to St. Paul.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
DETAILS OF BAD
 BASEBALL WRECK

Unless you actually saw it. you wouldn't believe. there could be such a ball game. Bill Martin who had previously won three contests couldn't get the ball past the ibatfers at Newl held yesterday and so Bridgeport was lambasted by Worcester, 16 to g. The worcester boys did everything to the ball but eat it. The local talent could do little with Herring, who .la,bored for the visitors Jake Bo1ltes took the wrong train in Boston and was carried through to Stamford,
 The figures:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

haymaker, but he will if it ever serapes' his: jaw. The six round af- fair between Young Brooks of Stan- ford and Young Rocco of Waterbury will be good. The opener will be four round affair contest between Louis Bagash and Billy Murray of this city. This starts at 8:15. Matchmak- ger Williams will have plenty of police men on hand and each spectator will get the seat his coupon calls, for.
 Terry Lee is to referee all bouts except the semi-fnal contest, in which his boy Moran appears. Al Jennings, the old time sportsman, will omciate in this. A.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

It looks as if the Casino will be packed tonight when George Chip. former midd1eweight champion, and Sailor Grande meet in the star bout of the sPastime A. c. show. This will be 15 round affair unless Chip slips dyer his celebrated knockout. Chip arrived yesterday, and so did Gran de. The latter had a short workout at Battling Levinsky's camp in Strat- ford.
 Kayo Moran and Roy Milne of New York, who mingle in the 10 round semi-f1naI, are ready for the gong. Milne says he does not fear Moran's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

so that he won six games in row for the set at 7-5.
 He followed by winning the first three games of the second set, chiefly by a nek attack and cross court vol 1eying to Hutchings' uncertain back hand. It was a run of nine games; in 8 row. Huchings made a stubborn stand for three games. He was not fast enough to recover Washburn's side shots, so that the ranking player saved himself to take theN set and match at S6-3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
BRIDGEPORT WINS SOCCER TROPHY IN
 THRILLING CONTEST

Ansonia, May 15.-In one of the hardest-fougtt, and at the same time most brilliantly played games ever seen in this state, the Bridgeport team defeated the New Haven City team here yesterday by three goals to one, and with the victory obtained the state championship and the Dr. Budd trophy. The verdict was not reached until overtime periods had been found necessary as at thet end of two reg Fulation periods the two teams were tied with one goal each. By agree ment with the teams and the referee, and in conformity with the amend ment to the laws relating to tie scores after the regulation. periods are over, two extra periods Of 15 minutes each were played.
 The overtime periods came as a big, surprise to- the big crowd of, specta- tors, who hardly Ioked for such an ending. No score was made by either team until they had been engaged for 35 minutes, when Dick Austin, for the Park City men, scored the first goal For the rest of. the period there was nothing like a goal promised, the teams working so hard that the ball was kept well in the center of the field In. the second period, however, the New Haven players started in de- ternnfnedly to even matters and they set as fast a pace as was ever seen on Hotchlxiss field. As the. period neared it's limit, Jimmy Houston for New Ha- ven scored the tying goal
 Resumption of play started imme- diate1y and the teams played hard. New Haven was penalized for fouling, the result was a free kick. for the goal and Bridgeport secured the point, placing them again in the lead. Early in the final 15-minute period Bridge
 
 scoring the trick. The last part of this session was gruelfing battle, neither side having the advantage. When the game was concluded the pr. Budd silver trophy was presented to the Park City men, the presenta- ton being made by Dr. Budd on the playing field. pr. Budd witnessed the contest and he complimented the Bridgeport players for winning what he said was. without any exception, the greatest state championship game that was ever played. The trophy was talk en by Captain Callis, of the Bridgeport club. The lineup:
 NEW HAVEN. BRIDGEPORT. Smith Callis
 Goal
 Montgomery Todd
 Right Back.
 Jenkins Drinkwater
 Left Back.
 Eyles BoIe
 Right Ha1fback.
 Cave Forsyth
 center Halfback, Cooper Finley
 Left Halfback. i Bannister Griffin
 Outside Right.
 Houston satherwaite Mckay Austin
 <. Center Forward. Valentine Fildes
 Inside Left.
 Smith -A Dickson Inside Right.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
.ODELL LEADS LOCAL HITTERs;;
 BALL IS NEXT

Al Ode1l is the leader of the Bridge port hitters with naaverage Of .263. Neal Ball, who has played in more games, has batted for .25s, so he is entitled to the honors. Jake BouItes has struck only two blows in five games, but the veteran will get going soon. Gaudette took a slump and the other outfelders, Edwards and Moshierz didn't show much inprovA- ment.
 Here are the official averages, in cluding yesterday's game:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
Worcester.
rotaIs-es. 40. .l6s16s 27 1

Tota1s,g..s .ss4 # .40ss16's 'sd6s 27 10 o
 xBatted for Martin in ninth.
 xCooney out hit by batted ball. ' Worcester, 4 0 0-16 Bridgeport, 0 0 2 O. 2
 Two base hits. Strand, Tyler, Malo- ney, Potteiger, Gardella, Magee, Smith. Stolen. bases, Maloney, Gar della, Strand Ball (31, Edwards. Sac rifice hit Gardella- Double plays, Fortefxer. Gardella and Courtney; Thonpson, O'De1l and Ball. Left on basess Bridgeport z; Worcester g. F1rstss base on errors, Worcester g. Bases on balls. Off Martin g e;Herring g. Hit by pitcher. by Herring (Moshier). Struck out, by Herring, 2; Martin, g. Umpires, Stafford and Ennis. Time 1:45.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
OPENING CAME FOR MILL HILLS

The NH Hills open the season Sat urday with the strong Alpines as their. opponents. The boys from the hill predict a victory. They challenge any team in the city in the 13 or 14 year old class. Answer through this paper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

Burt G. Lewis, the Coney~ Island hotel keeper. who was Convicted of conducting a pool room in his cottage was sentenced to spend 30- days in 5aiL
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15

Howard Refnehart, the aviator, has left Augusta, Ga. intending to fly straight to Nfineolas L. I. without stop ping once. The distance is S25 miles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
CITY CLERK MOVES

This afternoon the desks and oTice furniture of the city clerk were moved to the top floor of the city hall. west side, where the city clerks office will be located in the future. These are the offices formerly occupied by the board of education They have been remodeled to suit the purpose of the city clerk. The offices which the city clerk is vacating will be remodeled for the judge of probate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-15
sCoRs OF COLLEGE BALL GAMES

Columbia '. F'ordham D. Princeton 6, Pennsylvania 5. Swarthmore 6, Rutgers 2. Dartmouth IT, Williams 8. Holy Cross 2, Yale 1. Colgate 5, Vermont 8. Cornell 1, Michigan 0. Navy ', Hopkins 6. Lafayette 5. Lehigh 4 (15 innings).
 FLOWERS FOR MOTHERS DAY
 JOHN RICK & SON.