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Evening journal., 1916-05-17
MARSHAL NOT NAMED.

Through mistake announcement was
made that Colonel Edmund Mitchell had
been named marshal of the proposed
preparedness parade. To- be held uu
lulc 10. 40 officials tor the parade
have been named as yet, and will non
bc named until after the meeting OF tn,
Joint committees next week
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
BILLY SUNDAY AFFLICTED

BY The United Press.
BALTIMORE. May l7.-Billy Sun
day will return to Baltimore after the
wind-up of his evangelistic campaign
I'm Kansas City. TO be operated upon.
Il became known here today. Mr..
Sunday Is suffering from a double
hernia and before. leaving this city
consulted with Dr. Howard Kelly in
regard 10 the operation. The evan
gelist will probably reach here early
in June
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
LAUNCn YACHT on SATURDAY.

While II has not been definitely
decided IL Is probable that the new
steam launch OF William G.. Coke,
president Of the Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation. will be,
launched from the yards Of the con-
pOratiun on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
AT nm PICkMICK.

Charlie Chaplin in Charlie. the
Gang Leader" will be the attraction
az the Pickwick today and tomorrow.
This picture will be shown exclusively
at this theatre This picture is replete
with comedy situations that show
Chaplin TO advantage.
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
ATTENn GENERAL ASSEMRLY.

The Rev. Josiah Crawford. pastor Of
Central Church. commissioner from
this city. and the Rev. II. r Bunstein.
commissioner of Milford. left today
for Atlantic City TO attend the Cen
eral Assembly OF the Presbyterian
Church
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
M. TAYloR REcovERs.

Henry c. Taylor, secretary of the
Street and Sewer Department. who
was operated on recently at the Hom-
oopathic Hospital for appendicitis re-
sumed his duties today. Mr.. Taylor
was congratulated by many employees
of the city departments
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
RAeY IN srEvENs HoME.

Robert r. Taylor an executive Of
hcer of the Board of Health. is now
a proud grandfather. Last Monday
a hne baby girl was born 10 his
daughter Mrs. Arthur l.. stevens. Of
No ai2 West Sixth street The baby
has been named Irene May.
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
DELAwARE HOSPITAL CAsEs.

Harry Davis. Of No. S55 Church
street, was treated at the Delaware
Hospital today for bruised hand.
other cases treated at the hospital
we're: James Quinn. No. $50 Madison
street. cut forehead. and Clarence
Young. No. S12 Bennett street bruised
DOT
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
LEFT AFRO LICENSE HOME.

Joseph Mesino was arraigned in
City Court this morning on a charge
OF not having the proper auto license
and ordered TO pay a fine Of $40 and
costs Mesino claimed that he forgot
his license and left IL at his home.
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
roo LATE no CLASSIFY

I or SAl.E-FOBD TOURING CAR
/ Apply 2-05 Tatnall street. ID. a
A. phone lllaI. maYI.-2t
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
NEW STYLES

in Hickey-Freeman special
models: Brunswick and Allen
models in Suits; Amherst mod
els In New Pinch Back Nor
folks
$50 and S25
Blue Serges.
Mixed Cheviots.
New HOmespuns.
all in mems and young mems
sizes.
Come in and try them on;
no better clothing made.
MULLINS HOME STORE,
9Th and Market.
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
Attractions at the Theatres

and the result is certainly we'll .paru.
died exhibition of the great shopping
center OF America. An escalator. ol
moving staircase. was especially INSTALL
ed for the production and some of th,
side splitting situations are seen when
the smntic Charlie. the new floor walker
is irving to escape down the celebrated
stairway with the imtc manager m pur
suit, neither one of them getting amy
where The whole production b. high
cla-- ANA thc Mutual people have shown
grcai care in staging %, as well az gi,
ng the great screen iaNoritc -uitahl,
supporting cast A special added at
traction viii also be- shown TODAY.
Evening journal., 1916-05-17
RUSSIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Hardly another of the great orches-
tras of this country has TO its credit
the bringing To America for the first
time of so many artists who have
since won worldwide renoWn as has
the Russian symphony Orchestra.
which Will be- heard in concert at
The Playhouse ON Friday night.
Mischa Elman made his American de-
but at Russian symphony concert
In New York when he was boy.
Mr. Altschuler had confidence I'M the
youth and was willing to engage him.
whereas. not another orchestra con.
ductor would give the boy a similar
chance Another violinist almost as
we'll known who PLAYED In America
for the first time under similar cir
cumstances Us Kathleen parlow. the
youthful Canadian Others quite as
we'll known. whose names can be in
cluded in the list are Josef Lhevinne.
one of The reatost pianists of the
day, Sergei Rachmanmon. now lot
ter known as a composer than as "a
pianist and conductor, julius lsscr
less, the composer pianist. and Alex.
ander Scriabine whose Poem OF
Fire" performed Boz New York by the
Russian symphony last season was
one of the sensational happenings Of
the winter. with like enterprise the
Russian symphony management will
present IN conjunction with The or
chestra, Lada. an American dancer,
who has enjoyed successes I'M Russia
nearly as pronounced as have Paw.
Iowa. Niiinsk and the other Russians
in this country Disproviug the old
statement that no honor ls accorded
prophet I'm his own country. Lada
has been given equal acclaim in
America
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
All Boxers Grouchy Before Bouts

THERE are no exceptions They all
 get grouchy just before the fight. There is hardly fighter yqu can men days before he wl-s to cross bats with his rival.
 Jim Corbett was the worst pest that ever lived the week before a big fight. He'd play ball to kill time. then fight with every one in the game, kick an umpire ou. every minute, and if a de- cision WAS a bit bad on balls or strikes he'd throw the bat over the house.
 He had Yank Kenny training with him, and on the day before he fought Jeffries in San Francisco he wrestled with Yank for the benefit of Nat Good win. Tank got a bit too rough, and Corbett, who was on edge, let go and showed Yank up against the wall. punched him with both hands for fully a minute. then. after warning him about rough tactics, went back to work.
 Jim Jeffries was as cross as a bear SO sore at things that he used to go away every morning at o'clock and fish all day. He wouldn't see soul.
 Jack Johnson was just the opposite. He pulled out the big bass viola and played from morning to night. Joe Cans killed time and got his mind off a fight by shooting craps.
 Bob Fitzsinuons, the Dunellan Rock Cod, was as mean a man as ever stuck his feet under the mahogany when he was ready to fight.
 Bob would be like a schoo1boy for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

sThe American league hasn't man in Bancrofts class fielder. He ap- peals to me as one of the greatest shortstops the game has produced. And he hasn't reached the crest yet. Then there are Maranville of the Braves, Herzog of the Reds, Fletcher of the Giants, Wagner of the Pirates and OI- son of the Dodgers.'
 It is a fact that there are more good shortstops in the American and Ma tional leagues right now than has been the case for many seasons. Cleveland seems to have landed a corking good youngsteP in Wambsganns. The feI- low has performed in great shape since the opening of the season, and, accord ing to Manager Fohl he should develop into one of the greatest in the country within the next year.
 A number of the veterans are also showing up well. Hans Wagner is not all in by any means. The veteran has been putting up a brilliant game since the opening of the campaign. Fletcher of the Giants has been playing great game too. Dad MfBride of the Wash l ingtons seems to have recovered lost youth. There are few if any short helders who have anything on the grand old vet. If teams were as well
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
GEORGE SISLER TANNED TWENTY
 EATERS IN TEN INNING GAME

GyONSIDERABLE huIlabaloo has been
 made overzthe feat of Pitcher Davis of the Ki11een (Texl lhigh school team in striking out twenty-four batters in Q game with the Belton high school nine on April 22. Mistnformed persons think 1t is a record for all sorts of competitive pitching. but they're all wrong bo. all wrong.
 George Sisler, the Wolverene wizard, now playing with the St. Louis Browns. who easily could be accused and con- victed o& being one of the few innita- tors of Ty Cobb, cooled off enough of ais old college pals back in 1911 to make his name live forever at Ann Arbor. George famed twenty batters in a seven inning game and can't ex- plain to this day how the lone black sheep slipped through his eager clutch es. It is better to let Branch Hickey tell about it:
 '.At Michigan says Branch, stthey have interclass games every spring that are limited to seven innings in all except the finals. No eligibility rules pertain in these games. Any bona hde student of the school is eligible. Wheth- CT he belongs in the National or Amer gcan league. And, like all other schools, Michigan has many students who have played professional baseball. These. however, are not eligible for the var sity. =
 .-I,l the game in which Sisler famed twenty of the twenty-one batters he was opposed by one of the best class teams in the school, the runner up in the baseball tournament that spring It was the fresh lits' (freshrnen literary elass), and they were some team. Only one man reached first, and he scored on three passed balls. There was no catcher in Michigan that spring who could make a bowling success of catch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

ing Sisler. However, remember the details well, for the batters had such difficulty in hitting George that we kept count of the fouls made. Only six batters succeeded in meeting the ball at all. and most of them got only a nip of it. He didn't yield hit and would not have allowed a run if he had had a good catcher
 Because he ofaciated in only seven Innings Sisler will never get the prop CT recognition for his great pitching feat. However, this discussion prompts We find that the premier National league strikeout record for nine innings is nineteen. made by Charles Sweeney in the Providencss- Boston game of June 2. 1884 The American league rec ord was made by the late George
 ('Ruhe') Waddell. who famed sixteen in the contest between St. Louis and the Athletics on July 2S, 1908.
 Daley struck out nineteen in a Union asspciation game between Chicago and Boston on July 2, 1884; Tom Ramsey turned seventeen batters back to the bench in an American association con test between Louisville and Cleveland on June ?. 1887, and this was a re- markable performance, as at that time the four strike rule was in existence. On Aug. 21, 1909. William Mitchell famed twenty batters in a Texas league game involving San Antonio and Galveston. During the year 1912 Frank Davis of the Knoxville Appa- lachian league club and Fred Apple gate of the Blue Grass league also fan
 ned twenty batters. A. A. Stagg, now
 coach of the University of Chicago
 while a student at Yale, struck out i twenty Princeton batters in the Yale Princeton game of May 26, 1888, and this is probably the best college record Ito date.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
GOLFERS DIFFICULTIES ON THE
 GREENS.

SOMETIMES on very keen greens the
 golfer finds himself three feet above the cup on sloping hillside. It is a most difficult matter to stop the ball from running past the hole under these circumstances, and the player might do well who would make a strong bid for the back of the cup. Very frequently if the ball is hit on the toe of the club it will be caused to drag little, and perhaps stopped from running to an impossible distance past the hole. With an approach putt from a considerable distance above the cup much cut is imparted to the ball by using a stiff wristed nashie run up, simply hitting 1t with g. butter and all lowing it to trickle down to and sometimes way past the hole.
 Another t1<ink' Is cutting the putt, generally from right to left. As the ball is twisting from left to- right it will a straight putt, and on hitting the back of the cup will drop with a gratifying "plunk,'' while a straight hit ball is liable to rim the tin.
 Greens nowadays are constructed with undulations covering practically the entire surface, and frequently two or three slopes lie between the ball and the hole. No definite rule can be laid down for the negotiation of these diff hculties, but it will be found that the slopes generally compensate one an other. When near the hole a ball hit slightly above the center will be more apt to find a resting place in the bot tom of the cup than one hit sQuarely. This is called topping the putt and is a very hard matter to regulate proper ly-that Is, one is liable to put too much top on the ball and not enough for ward spin. This matter of being short of the cup is a bad failing and is prev alent among all classes of golfers. If the ball is not up to the hole it has no chance of being hoIed. and some of the long efforts are sure to go in if the player gives them a chance. It has been said that it is better to be three feet beyond the hole than one foot on the near side of it. and this Is very good advice.
 Cutting the ball around stynie is not the difficult business it is held to be- Of course when the opposing ball lies the lip of the cup it is very hard to prevent knocking it in and at the rules for cut butts are: For a pull hit the ball the toe of the club. and for a slice hit it on the heel, at the same time drawing the club in sharply.
 As for the choice of clubs for use on these out of the ordinary situations most good players carry at least two putters in their bags, and it would seem that a light headed club would permit of greater accuracy through the heightene7 sense of touch conveyed to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
No Place For Baseball Scouts

was suddenly quiet. Then the voice called again. It said:
 Water will seek it's level. You are on the right side of the wall, and some of us are here for less than you have just done"
 There was a field event and the root CT proved to be real sprinter. Dorsey approached him and said:
 My boy, you are fast: you are a wonderful runner.'' To which the ne- gro replied, "Yes. I know I am, but doesn't a fellow have to sleep?'' Dorsey didn't get the point of the remark un- til later, when it was explained that the negro had been arrested while in bed. When Dorseys players were leaving the prison the negro shouted:
 Keep your scouts away from our basshsu timber. It IS nailed fas-:-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
MORE THAN sLUoGERs NEEDED TO WIN REMNANTS.


 ETNO answer the cry of the baseball
 fan, If our club had only a few more hitters and a couple of good pitchers we would fly the pennant-'' Let me say that in all winning teams there must be little of the fifty f1fty'' ability in the way Of having some base runners and hitters. says Ted Sul- livan.
 The greatest batting cam that was ever put together in one team was the champion Detroits of 1887, but that Was all they could do, They sIugged their way to the pennant in 1887. but the clubs who had fifty fifty ability tu them won out in other years-nameiy the Chicagos of the midd'e eighties and the New York Giants of the late eight ies- The Baltimores of the nineties won the pennant three consecutive years in a twelve club ieaEue-an or ganization that was a merger or the American association and National league.
 This matchless Baltimore team had pitchers of only moderate ability, while their combination of batting and base running, guided by a baseball genius startled the baseball world in thoir style of Rlas4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

MIKE O,NELL. manager of the Syra- cuse New York State league team, tells a good story about a baseball game played within the walls of the penitentiary at Auburn. N. '. Patrick J. Dorsay of Syracuse who is friend Of many baseball celebrities, took a team from Syracuse to Auburn last 9aIl to play the prison team.
 Among the inmates was a negro with strong lungs and a deep bass voice. His roofing and ready wit made an in stautaneous hit with everybody. With men on the bases and two strikes and three balls on the convict batsman, Dfneen called the next pitch a strike, retiring the batsrnan and side. The negro rooter shouted:
 .shrister, nisteri Mister Umpire!'' s.s--~-. a.4--a>44 azessrA> hut ear~rxEhinG
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

:. The pros leap upon Charles Comis- key, who has participated in every baseball war of consequence as play CT, manager or magnate, and 6nd damning evidence against allied cam paigning. Back in 1890 Commy put team in Chicago as a Brotherhood war l move and played first base himself. He captured Pfeffer and Williamson from Pop" ,Anson's Chicago Nation als and shared Arlie Latham, Tip O'Neil, Silver King and Jack Boyle. all from St. Louis. This team was a world beater on form. but it didn't win any more flags than Commy's all star, gold plated crew did last year.
 While the St. Louis Browns were hard hit by Commy's raiding back in 1890. they have been a very fortunate club wherever war has smashed up the calm of the baseball situation When the Brotherhood failed the Browns got an excellent lot of talent. Out of the American league raid on the Nation nals the Browns picked up Bobby Wallace, Emmet Hedrick, Jesse Burkett. Jack Powell and Willie Suthoff. Plank. Davenport, Marsans. Miller. Chapman | and Tobin are only few of those ae-
 qnired in the consolidation of the Siou- feds and the American league club the past winter,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
ORIOLES GREATEST sAskETRALL
 TEAM

THE game of basketball can justly
 lay claim to the greatest athletic machine in the world. the Orioles of Buffalo. formerly the Buffalo Germans. Organized in the year 1895 four of tho original five have just completed their twenty first years. Starting out in the boys class. thirteen years of age, they went through their first year without a defeat and repeated the trick the fol- lowing two seasons Having conquered all the teams of their class throughout western New York and Canada they sought bigger game and that season. 1898, they suffered but two defeats out of fourteen games played.
 Since their organization twenty years ago they have played 6o4 games of which they have been returned the victors 548 times
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

 BASEBALL is threatened by a reign
 of divine right umpires. The czar of all the Russias does not possess the dictatorial powers assumed by the knights of the wind pad and indicator on major league diamonds of late.
 At a dinner given by Colonel Rup- pert and Captain Huston, owners of the Yankees, to the newspaper men at the New York Athletic club a little over { a year ago the late Paul Armstrong pointed out that the unwarranted ar rogance that unpires were assuming was robbing the game of much of it's glamour. Bill Klem's action in send ing every member of the Giants not playing in the; game off the field in Boston recently is a striking example of what Armstrong meant.
 Bill Klem is a good umpire. In many respects he is the best man in the business, but Bill has assumed an attitude toward the players that is not warranted nor desirable:
 1t is necessary that the umpire have the power to send men out of the game or to the bench. He should use a little
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

weeks in training. but in the last week he was wolf for abuse. He got an idea that things were not cooked right, and cook after cook would be fired on the spot. Nerves, my boy. just nerves
 Terry McGovern and Young Corbett both played theaters before their fights. For two or three days before a fight their evenings would be spent in the front rows of the best shows
 Freddie Welsh Is another great show bug. Freddie will work like a horse for weeks, but the last two or three nights get his Angora and off Freder- ick goes to a musical comedy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
MArloNAL HAS MoRE sEArs.

NATIONAL HAS MORE SEATS. FNHE total seating capacity of the six teen big league parks approxi- mates 426,50O. The new Braves park, seating 42,000 in normal times. is the roomiest of all. Next in ranking comes the Polo grounds in New York. with the White Sox and Dodger parks tied for third place with 35,000 each. The smallest parks are in Cleveland and Washington. The following table, giv- ing the estimated seating capacities, shows that the eight National league parks outseat the American leaguers by 30.500.
 NATIONAL. IEAGIIE. -L
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

WHERE Is vigorous delving into the
 records and hectic activity among the baseball historians these days. It was asserted during the winter that the Browns and Cubs should win pen nants thiS year because of the strength captured from their late Fed rivals. It is also asserted with equal vehemence that clubs of that sort don't win pen nants and develop fatal artistic tenn peraments and family jars instead. History is called upon for evidence that is strangely convincing when served as Stove league dope, and. as usual, both belligerents are supported by precedent. When the Louisville and Pittsburgh clubs were united the Pirates cleaned up in the National league. The pros also point to the pennants won by the amalgamated Brooklyn and Baltimore clubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
Some of the Leading Shortstops

judgment in the exercise of his au- thority, however.
 A ball player should be allowed a little leeway on questioning decisions So long as he is not abusive he should not be dealt with harshly. i A little kicking is good for the game. 1t shows that the players hearts are in their work. The fans like it. It has always been a part of baseball
 Klem would have men play like dummies. He knows the ball player
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

has no comeback and at the slightest sign of a kick banishes him.
 Possibly widespread coTnnendation of his work has gone to Bills head. He may think he is making the game better. As matter of fact, he is making it very dull and uninteresting. He should uso a little better judg- ment.
 K1em has crossed the equator twice. Every time a ball player reminds him of that fact he Is sent to the club
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02
by American Press Association.

By TOMMY CLARK. WHO is the best shortstop in MIM the game today7 Presi-
 WW dent John K. Tener of
 the National league says khat the honors belong to Bancroft of fhe Philadelphia Nationals. But does it7 How about Manager Herzog. man. mger of the Cincinnati reds7 show us some one who has it on him in any de- partment in connection with the posi- ton of shortstop. Herzie last season played a wonderful game He was all over and covered more ground than any other man in the position in either che American or National leagues. Then in the American league, who has anything on Ownie Bush of the Detroit T4gers7 The little fellow does every thing a shortstop should do and then some. He is all over.
 In talking about shortstops recently ,Rresident Tener said: .The shortstops Of my circuit are in a class by them selves Individually or collectively the National 1eaguers are far beyond any thing in the American league. but that asn't anything really new. The Ma GionaI always has been superior to the American in the shortstopping end of the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-02

fixed in other positions as they are in shorthelders the managers would have no kick to register.