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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
BASEBALL PROVES :. MELTING POT FOR
 DIFFERENT RACES
CNew York Telegraph.)

The 1917 baseball season has opened and the great American game took on new and timely significance withs the thousands who hocked to see the first skirmishes of the onconing cam paign for pennants. No nation in the world has developed 8 national sport of such universal and gripping inter est. Our so-called aliens, hyphenates, unnaturalized immigrants. take to citizenship papers.
 In this country there are hundreds of thousands of baseball fans who can score a game accurately before they have learned to talk English. At the opening games the advance guard of this polyglot multitude got together at the ball parks, forgot their war feel ings, forgot their nationalities; forgot their bigotries and their feuds and shouted their louidest. in cheers for the athletic feats of the ball players.
 The American idea of racial assim- ilation, of amiable mutuality, of equal opportunity, is epitomiZed and illus trated in the game which has become both a habit and a passion with all sorts of American men and even wo- men. France, Germany, England, Ireland, Russia, Greece, Italy, Cuba,
 
 the Indian nomad tribes of North America have blood kin now in the famous baseball clubs of America In thee Yankee, cohorts of Bill Donovan for instance fighting side by side are Gilhooley and Nunamaker and Maisel, and in the opposing forces of the Bos- tons there are Barry and Janvrin and Hoblitzel, and on other fields the Zimmermans, the Burnses, the Mo Graws, the Herzogs,s the Covaleskies, the Maranvilles and the American sons of almost every civilized race in the world. Neither in the personnel of it's ath-s letes nor in the character of it's en- thusiastic followers can any other game in the world history of sport show so extensive and so perfect a
 unanimity of racial understanding and enthusiasm. Perhaps more than any other single influence, baseball remains at once the pleasant and al- ways growing factor in the friendly characterization of our people, mould i ing together all breeds through the
 elemental love of sport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Burning, Old Eastern Pitcher, Earned Out
 By the Brooklyn Team

New York, May 2-Yesterday Brooklyn released Pitcher Dick Durn- ing, who looks and acts like Rube Marquard, to Montreal of the Inter national league. Pitcher Jack En- right of the Yankees, who was sent to Toronto a few weeks ago on trial, has been returned to the New York club.
 All the major league clubs are now getting ready to cut down their squads to the prescribed limit. Ameri- can league clubs must cut down their players to 25 before May 15, while the National league aggregation will be permitted to carry only 22 players after that date. It is believed that before the season is over both leagues may reduce the number of players to each club below the present limit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
GOWDY LOSES THIRD OF HITS WHEN BRAVES LOSE PROTESTED GAME

New York, May 2.-Hank Gowdy. catcher of the Boston Braves, has an idea that Samson was an exceedingly weary person upon discovering that his hair had been cut while he slept. and that, as the result of the hair cut his strength had vanished. Gowdy himself is weary. Seventy-four points have been shorn from his batting ay- craze.
 On April IT he made four hits in a. game against the Phillies. This game was protested, and subsequently, the protest was allowed by President Ten CT of the National league. The Braves won the game largely as the result of Gowdy's batting, but the victory was eliminated from the records Gowdy also loses credit for his four hits
 Before President Tener ahowed the Phillies' protest, Gowdy was batting .324. Aftr the decision his average was reduced to .250-a difference of "A points. The ruling also deprived the Boston catcher of one-third of his hits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
" COBB GIVEN
 THIRD DEGREE ON. CHICAGO WHEAT PIT

Chicago, May 2-Ty Cobb, right fielder of the Detroit Americans ap- peared in his accustomed form yester- day after having undergone what is termed the third degree on tn Chi cago board of trade.
 The game between Detroit and Chi cago was postponed on account of rain, and Cobb. Hooking for excitement wandered into the board of trade. A number of traders immediately recog- nized the ball player and invited him into the wheat pit The journey from the edge to the center of the pit was reasonably easy, but the exit, Cobb said, broke his best base-stealing re- cord.
 \ The, proceeding to which the Geor- gian was subjected was called the third degree on the floor of the board, ard when he emerged it was neces- sary for him to retire to his hotel for a change of clothing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
JOCKEY TO DRAW
 $500 PER MONTH

New York, May Edward B. Mo Lean, the Washington sportsman, who has Just po1ned the ranks of steeple- chase owners, is determined to cut a figure in jumping races if money can attain that object. Word has just been received from PimIico that Jockey Fred Williams one of the best cross-country riders. has been en- gagged to ride the Mclean Jumpers at salary of $500 a month. So far as known this is the largest salary ever paid a steeplechase rider in this coun- try The contract with MT. Mclean had scarcely ben ratified when Will Hams received a cablegram from J. D.. Conn offering him contract to ride In steeplechases at Chantilly from Aday to July 15, but had to decline the offer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
MEREDITH AND BERRY OF PENN
 JOIN THE ARMY

Philadelphia, May 1.-Two of old Penns most noted athletes, Ted Mer- edith and Howard Berry, left for Washington yesterday afternoon to ,1e their papers for the United States Army Aviation Corps.
 Meredith is probably the greatest of all half and quarter mile runners and Berry is certainly one of the greatest all around athletes in the history of sport. Meredith's home was in Media, Pa., but he has been living in Phila- delphia, while Berry is a resident of this city.
 Nelson Murray Mathews of Chicago, captain of last falls University of Pennsylvania football team, has also applied for a commission in the new. Federal army soon to be organized.
 Mathews appeared at the local re- cruiting station in the Commercial Trust building and asked how best to go about achieving his ambition and was told that it would be well for him to send his application to the head quarters of the Western Army Dis trict, Federal building, Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Comedian Sawyer of
 Washington Team Is
 Back In Minors Now

The funny stuff pulled by Sakyer will he missed by those who go to see the Washington play and incl dentally want a vaudeville show on the side. Most fans, however, won't miss it, much as some of the antics of Sawyer have contributed to the gayety of the game. Clark Griffith. manager of the Washingtons, has decided to cut out the comedy when it interferes with the game and Saw yer has been guilty of doing his stunts inside the lines. Nick Altrook will remain with the Washingtons to do the mirth provoking while Sawyer will perform with the Minneapolis team of the American Association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
WINS OVER WELSH IN
 LIFELESS BOUT:

New York, May 2-Johnny Kill hane champion featherweight, whip ped Freddie Welsh, lightweight title holder, at the Manhattan A. C. last night in ten rounds, but he was as far away from scoring knockout over the daddy of the lightweights as any of the men who have tried to reach Welsh's dimpled chin since he was ac- claimed the champion in Lonoon ring three years ago.
 Johnny fought like madman to win his second crown His very over anxiousness spoiled his chances Welsh deliberately set about the task of blocking anything that kilbane had on tap. Johnny very unwisely xtood off and tried to feint Welsh into leads Welsh is war-wise, to say the least. He simply would not be trapped, into leading until he was fancy free and in the notion.
 At long range Welsh held Johnny safeS When it is remembered that We1sh sis xthe man who outpointed lAb<r A<teI1stwiee and Jem DriscoH once. Kilbaile Acansfeelsno particular chagrin. at hot having won a second' htle., Few clean blows were landed welsh's shuffling arms spoiled Kill bane's best humping intentions, and any. that Welsh landed were for de- fensive purposes only.
 The great thrill throughout was the thought that the tiny Clevelander might, penetrate the Chinese wall with which Welsh. seems ss eternally sur rounded before poised for a sscrdwns speit, but Welsh with both hands held high and close k "A 1o%k tv,0 Tn, all the ten rounds Johnny landed less than half dozen clean shots to the head Certainly none of them was to the .button'' so jealously guarded by the master of Summit Heights N. J.
 The crowd chided Welsh for his safe, sane and conservative methods, Tbu$z<z <zfadeT5ek kSeiS used to that. He ,gri X z U ff& zk1an f3fnaRe assumed lpropdr6 ohs Of general oral febuke. But the more they yelled the closer Welsh tucked his chin inside his left shoulder
 Once Welsh had guaged the over anxious feather, the simpler became his task. There was no denying Kill ibanes however. Though he seldom landed cleanly, he landed somewhere on .f11e Welahs outer defenses. His ,vefY ness was enough to give him the victory. but it was without the big hair raising finish that Kill 1bane confidently expected. It was youth against an old master of de- fense, as great perhaps as ever enter ed a ring. Kubane might wear Welsh down in a long light, but for some time to come, he will never be any nearer Welst's cl1is. in ten rounds than he WAS last night
 Before the miniature g1adiators dropped in Mrz- George A Wheelock, the '.Pilotess of the Navy" entered the ring, accompanied by two blue Jackets. and made an appeal for re- cruitx
 KiIbane was the first to crawl through the ropes He was respIen- dent in green fighting togs.s Welsh Followed at his heels Freddie too wore green Charley White had been Ehgreed upon as the referee and he ap- ,peared on the scene
 On the advice of his physician however, he did not officiate. Billy !Joh filled the gap Welsh's weight was announced as 13s- h1bane's as l1se
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

land has been roughly handled by St. Louis this suspension will not be rel ished by the Cleveland fans at thls time.
 Manager Paul Krichell of the Bridgeport club declared he heard the Eastern league had 40 straight days of rain a, few years ago. The way the week started he thought the record would be broken this season.
 Coach Guy Nickalls of the Yale crew has given' hope of arousine any interest in rowing at the univer- sity this year. Practically all under graduates are in military training and the boathouse has been turned over to the Navy department. Nickalls will sail for his home in England this week.
 Hal Justin, the little twirler who was with Springfield last season, is doing well with Buffalo of the International circuit. Yesterday he relieved an other pitcher in the sixth and held Richmond to four hits and two runs for the remainder of the game. -
 The New York Sun says the names of some ball players might keep down the high cost of food. Wheat o1 Brooklyn, Rice of Washington, Ham Hyatt, Tommy Bacon and Kitchens o1 Chattanooga, Tenn, are mentioned. Coach Stagg of the University ot Chicago football eleven says it would be a good thing for Michigan to re- turn to the western conference be. cause Michigan would get better com petition in the west. In view of the ! fact that Penn beat Michigan 10 to ' Cornell won by 23 to 20 and Michigan was able to beat Syracuse only by | to 13 doesn't appear that the westerr competition will be better, or even a. good, as the eastern brand -
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
EASTERN BOYS IN SOUTH.

Players who performed on Eastern league diamonds last season are dis tinguishing themselves in various oth- CT circuits this year. Howie Baker of this city is hitting hard for New Orleans of the Southern league, but his fielding has been poor. A sport ing writer in Atlanta says Baker is not a very valuable man for New Orleans because of his fielding weakness. Bud Weiser, last year with New London is killing the ball for Little Rock ot the Southern league and will probably be recalled by the Phillies, who farm ed him out Rube Bressler, the rosy checked pitcher with New Haven in 1916, is twirling fine ball for Atlanta. In a recent game he made two home runs. Waite Hoyt, the 17-year-ol Giant twirler, who started in the Eastern with. Hartford and finished with Lynn, is going well for Memphis. Garry Fortune, who twirled for Mo Cam in New London, in the last campaign, is still with the Phillies and is likely to pitch part of the game against Bridgeport at Newfield park on Sunday.
 Stuffy Carroll, who threatened. to retire from baseball, has listened to the call of the diamond and will catch for Hartford this season. He was with Lynn last year. - New London business men have agreed to close their stores on the af- ternoon of the opening day. The Planters start the season with Hart ford.
 Iris Speaker of Cleveland very sell dom gets into trouble with umpires He got into a jam with Umpire Hill debrand on Monday, however, and has been suspended indefinitely. As Cleve-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
YANKEES PROTEST WASHINGTON GAME : ON BASE DECISION

Washington, D. G. May 2-Harper, pitching his first game of the season for the Nationals. subdued the Tan kefsssA yesterday, in a brilliant game ok xpA .zz,s ga1utns the verdict of hit more free 1y, but who was more steady than the local twir1er.
 Y Ell Donovan, manager of the Yan- kees, played the game under protest after two. Nationals had been retired in the first inning, claiming a dou- ble play at third, which the umpire Dineen, ruled as a single out. Foster was at the far corner and Milan on second when Rice hit to Baker, who tnIss Fosser Fl & ss s@ ssssr si1s which Milan then occupied, having come down from second. Nunanaker ran past Foster and touched Milan on the base and then came back and tagged the Nationals third sacker. As Eos ter did not touch the bag, the un- pire's ruling was that Milan was en- titled to the base and a double play ; was not possible. Had Foster toucf1> ed the bag both 1nen would have been M MakrAeA lrMn 1a,a. tbeeA x-rayed and treated by nearly every sort of a doctor for the last six weeks, he hay- ing developed 8 lameneas in the sa1- ary whip early in the training camp season His ai1ment was due to being hit on the arm in Chicago last sea- son, nerve being affected. If an x-ray was needed yesterday it should have been in the hands of the fast !. travelling Yankees. for the star south paw of th8 4meffcan league appeared to have seSsrytfange that went to give him that title, and except for one inn ing, the third. when the Yankees got both of their runs, was master of the situation.
 Harper gave seven passes and yield
 ed four hits as against one walk and ten safeties registered at the expense of 6haNkey, but as was the case yes- ferdax, the Yankees superb defence was in evidence and the Nationals found it mighty hard to score thei1 three talliee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Vacuum's Sd Mate
 Is From Mt. Vernon

London, May 2-Nine survivors, in-- cluding Capt s. s. Harris. from the American oil tank steamer Vacuum which was sunk by German subma-s rine on Saturday, have been landed This makes 27 men saved from a totaE of 45 aboard the vessel. -i-s
 Capt Harris wired to the offices of the Vacuum Oil Co. that he with Third Mate E. D. Husted of Mount Vernon, N. r., the boatswain and six gunners were picked up by a patrol boat and landed.
 Liverpool, May 2-In addition to the naval gunners Wilson, Lesher and Nichols, the survivors of the Vacuum who- have arrived here are Oscar Gai1es first mate, Boston; {. John Simpson, first assistant engineer, New York; William Langrin. ships car penter, Newport; August Lotas, quar- termaster, Libau, Russia; Robert Will Hams, third assistant engineer. New. York; L. Halton. wireless operator, Wisconsin; William Andrews. mess, boy, New York, and eight foreigners including oilers and seamen. =
 Liverpool, May 2.-Capt. Harris also reports that s. H. Loree died of ex- posture after being landed, and that A. Donald, c. J. Fisher and C. F. Luck ham were lost.
 Liverpool, May 2.-Captain Harris of the Vacuum reports that 1s men of his crew were lost. Eight gunners and Is members of the crew were saved.
 Liverpool, May 2.-Leut. Thomas, U. S. N. lost his life by the sinking of the Vacuum, according to a telez gram received today from Capt. liar ris ty the American consul have. Il. L. Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

Robins as well with a percentage of .442, a gain of 103 points over the pre- ceding week.
 Facing the Boston and Philadelphia pitchers-such stars as Alexander, Feu- do1ph and Nehf-BurnS made 21 legal trips to the plate and gathered in an even dozen hits for an average of .571. He capped the climax when he ham, mered the great Alexander for a quar- tet of solid blows, including a double and a triple. With Wally Pfpp of the Yankees Burns was tied in the num- Der of runs scored. Each has crossed the plate nine times
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

McGraw, manager of the New York Giants, recently declared that he has two players who, because of their modesty, seldom get in the IimeHght, but that he considers them real base ball luminar1es. They are Art Fletch- CT and George Burns. McGraw says that Fletcher is the best hitting short stop in the game today and that he wouldn't trade him for any other shortstop in baseball. During the last six years that he has played with the Giants only the great Hans Wagner has eclipsed him with the stick. The
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

lowest mark the long shinned Giant ever touched was .25o in 1915. In 1911 Fletcher hit .31s and usually averages around .290. Last year, for instance, Fletcher hit .286. The others: Ban croft, PIP; Bush, .225; Maranvil1e, .235, Lavan, .236; Chapman, .231; Scott, .232; ; Terry, .190; Wortman, POI; Witt, .245; Pechnpaugh, .2S5. McGraw says George Burns is one of the greatest outfelders in the National league. Burns had a, wonderful week with the stick recently and not only tops the other members of the Giants on the offensive but leads the Yankees and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
HONOR LOCAL MEN
 AT CHARITY CONFERENCE

Rev. c. w. Areson. rector of Christ Episcopal church, was elected a vice president of the Connecticut Confer ence of Charities and Correction yes terday in Meriden. George L. Warren, Charities Organization society secre- tary here, was elected general secre- tary of the conference. A resolution of coincidence was adopted on the death of Rev. J. McLaren Richardson
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

other team in the major leagues. Up or down?
 Toledo boxers are drawing steady pay as guards around industrial plants Some of them never earned money so easily in their lives.
 Manager Mitchell of the Cubs has decided to seek seclusion after each game so that he won't have to stay up all night playing it all over again with the fellows who hang around the hotel lobby. Gee! Someone is all ways taking the joy out of life. Half of the fun of the game is in chew ing it over after it is all done
 Now that golf courses are going to be cultivated and made to produce cabbages and parsnips We may soon see the butter brigade marching off to war.
 If the players who swing clubs around their heads before getting up to the plate would use some of the maybe they'd hit something some time.
 A boxer who goes to war in the hope of having laurels placed on his brow should first be sure that he has a brow.
 The Atlantic Ocean is now operated on the Donnybrook Fair Ilarl-when you see a periscope, shoot it!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

When the United States food dicta- tor gets on the job is he going to cu1- tivate onions on the diamonds or will he just let nature take it's course and let the bush leaguers bring their a1fal- fla with them?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
American Association
Yesterday,s Results.

BalterleS - GOodw1n, ShackeIfOrd and Murphy; Kantleher, Rodge and Schang. (12 innings)
 The Minneapolis Columbus and Kansas City-Toledo games were post poned on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Fruit Trees Selling
 For, Only Ten cesss ss

One of the Main street stores of the city is selling sturdy fruit trees, over a yard high, for the small amount of 10 cents. Large raspberry bushes are being offered at the same price s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Games To-Day.

Brooklyn in New York.
 Boston in Philadelphia. Cincinnati in Chicago. z St. Louis in Pittsburg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

England experienced no May Day demonstrations. On the contrary, l. 500 striking clerks of Woolrich Assen- al and 5000 dock workers at Tilbury returned to work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Games Yesterday.
 Chicago g; St. Louis o.
 The pew York-Brooklyn and Pitts burg-Cincinnati games were postpon- ed on account of wet grounds
 The Boston-Philadelphia game was postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

The Boston harbor island, owned by Julia Arthur, the actress, was donated by her to the Federal Government.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Standing of the Clubs.

Games To-Day. New York in Washington. Philadelphia. in Boston. Chicago in Cleveland. Detroit in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

Marriage is becoming popular in Brooklyn. During April 3,015 licenses were issued, an average of over 100 "a, day. ....hsA..a-l
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results of Games Yesterday.

Results of Games Yesterday.
 Washington 3; New York 2.
 The New York-Brooklyn and Pitts postponed on account of rain.
 The Cleveland St. Louis and Chi cago-Detroit games were postponed oh account of wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

Earmer Want Ads. One Cent 9 Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
Sporting Chatter

The Pittsburgh Pirates will travel a greater distance this year than any other team in the major leagues. Up or down?
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

The Atlantic Ocean is now operated on the Donnybrook Fair Ilan-when you see a periscope, shoot it
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02

Liverpool, May 2.-Captain Harris of the Vacuum reports that IS men of his crew were lost. Eight gunners and Is members of the crew were saved
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-02
SEEN AND HEARD FROMTHE INSIDE

land has been roughly handled by St Louis this suspension will not be rel ished by the Cleveland fans at thls time.