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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

he arranged for a conference with Moran and convinced the Philadelphia manager that he was in condition to get into the game.
 Henry (Hank) Gowdy, famous catcher for the Boston Nationals, has been promoted from a private to a sergeant in the Ohio national guard. General John c. Sparks has appointed him orderly in the Second Brigade in fantry, with the rank of sergeant. Gowdy, who resigned from the Boston baseball club several days ago. was the first major league player to ''an- swer the call to the colors.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
WHERE COOL BREEzEs BLOW.

Have you taken the trip across the Sound on the steamer Park City from Bridgeport to Port Jefferson, L. l., this season? If not, go and enjoy the sail on the Sound where cool breezes. blow. It's a wonderfully in- vigorating trip and just long enough The matinee excursions are given every week day and Sunday after noon, leaving thew harf at the foot of Fairfield avenue, at 1:3o o'clock, returning, arrive in Bridgeport at 6 o'clock. Special kow% %farA-Adx.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
ED LATHE, FORMER 1. FEDERAL PITCHER, JOINS
 ARMY TO PULL TEETH

New York, July 1s-Eddie Lafitte. star twirler of the Doherty Silk Sox, of Paterson, has resigned. to join the army. Laftte is a practising dentist in Philadelphia, and it is believed he will get commission as dental sur- geon in the army.
 Lafitte was considered the best pitcher the SILK Sox ever had, and his going means a big loss to Paterson Lafitte had been with the Brooklyn Federal League team. His resigna- tion follows close on to the recalling of Murray. the Silk Sox's leading hit ter, who was taken back by the Gaauek.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
BAKER GETS FOUR
 HITS AND YANKEES
 WIN IN THE TENTH

Cleveland, Ohio. July 19-A batting rally in the tenth inning. during which the Yankees landed on Stanley Cove. leslxie for six hits and five runs, gave Ban Donovan's team g. victory over the Indians here yesterday afternoon by 12 to T. In this big inning the Tanks batted around, Maisel opening and closing the frame with grounders to Chapman
 Ineffective pitching had twice en- abled the Indians to erase leads which the New Workers had picked up. Before the Tanks had been rung up a. three run lead for Ray Caldwell, but Slim did not last to the close of the inning. He started by flaming Wambsgans, and Chapman reached first on an error by Pipp. Af- ter Speaker had doubled and Roth had followed with a single, Donovan decided that this was not CaldwelPs day, and he put his case in the hands of Ray Fisher. The Indians chased Fisher to the showers in the seventh and Allen Russell came on to stop them dead until the Tanks had clinch- ed the game.
 The all-round work of Frank Baker who seems to have discovered the fountain of youth, stood out in this latest victory. He pounded out four hits during the afternoon, and these blows figured in six New York runs. In the first inning, after driving in a
 run, he stole second and later stole
 home and in the tenth he made a spectacular one-hand catch of Gra-
 ney's low drive.
 The tenth inning rally developed tired on his grounder to Chapman
 when Peck bounced a single of Evans shins. Pipp was safe, when Coyeleskie, who covered first. muuffed a throw from WanDby and Peck reach ed second. Baker lined a single in to right field, filling the corners Donovan decided it was time to in- troduce Armando Marsans into the Yankee squeeze play club, and the Cuban delivered with a perfect bunt scoTiax Psak and leaving the bases still flled,' as Marsans beat out the bunt. Chapman got Millers drive and forced Pipp at the plate9 Nuna- maker beat out slow roller to third and Baker counted. Russell got g hit to deep short, so deep that Chap. | man could make no play, and Mars. ans scored. High followed with g single to centre, scoring Miller an6 Nunamaker. Maisel ended the inning with a grounder to Chapman.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
CORNELL TO PLAY
 FOOTBALL AGAIN IN COMING SEASON

Ithaca, N. r., July 1s-Formal ap- preyal by the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs yesterday insured the resumption of intercollegiate athletics at Cornell next Fall. when a foot ball and cross-country team will be developed. Graduate Manager Kent said that the freshman rule would not be abolished, and that teams would be made up from the three upper classes. a
 CorneFs policy. he said, would be to attempt to got large numbers of men engaged in athletics as exercises and physical training. and the univer- sity will also turn out varsity teams.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
BRIDGEPORT MAY SECURE
 PITCHER TUCkEY IN TRADE
Deininger and Local Pitcher Likely to Figure in Deal
 Other Sport Notes

Dug Smith may work for Bridge port.
 Carroll, the catcher sent here by Manager Stal1ings of the Braves, had his first trial yesterday. Mana ger Krichen used him against Springfield in the second game. He didn't get a hit but looked like heady receiv- CT. The New York Americans have taken two players from the South At lantic league. They are Infielder Ward and Outfielder Camp. The latter hit .342 and Ward .295.
 Marsans, the former New Britain player. has done we'll since he was | traded by the St. Louis Browns to the Yankees. He got two hits yesterday l and stole two bases against Cleve- land. Lee Magee, who was sent to 1 St. Louis by the Yankees in the deal
 was used at second by the Browns 1 yesterday. He accepted IS fielding
 chances but couldn't get 2. hit. l Waite Hoyt, the youthful pitcher | sent by the Giants to Hartford and 1 Interpational league. He twirled for
 Montreal against Baltimore yesterday
 and won q shutout game, allowing
 only two hits.
 The 20th anniversary of the ap. l pearance of John H. (Honus) Wag l ner, in the National league, was ob.
 served at Braves field today when tho game between the Pittsburgh an6
 Boston teams wa% made part of z 1 Wagner day celebration. The veter. an, who made his first major league
 effort as an outfelder with the Louis
 vile club in game with Washington
 on July 19. 1897, came here especi ally for the occasion. He is recoy
 ering from spike wounds received re
 gently, and has been at his home il Pittsburgh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
FETE ATTORNEY cANFrEID.

long service with the Bridgeport park board was recognized last night when- his colleagues rendered him a compHr- mentary dinner at the Norwalk courf-s try club. Superintendent --<x Cliff and Clerk B. F. Cooney attended
 with the commissioners. Resol9-s tions adopted by the board when Mzss Canf1eld retired. beautifully engross-r ed. were presented to him by Com
 missioner Philip L. Holzer. During
 the course of the dinner. Bridgeporta parks and their history was discussed with much interest to all. ss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
BRIDGE AGAIN BALKs.

The expansion of operating geerz. said to be due to the heat, was given yesterday as the cause of the Yellow Mill bridge in Stratford avenue be- ing inopera,tive for two hours. ~ The bridge has developed stomach trou- ble. neuralgia or something else that makes it's appearance in frequent at- taoks for about every day 1t 3s out of x,orznTu&n16on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
2S 11-11 21 10 SPRINGFTEI,n

Seven innings by agreement.
 Bridgeport ......4 0 0 3 Gil Springfield ......0 o 0 1 2 O.
 Two base hits. Priest, Finn, Lear 2. Martin, Dl1rgin, Gill. Home run, Qooch. Stolen bases Bracket, Priest, Lear, Grimes 2. Sacrifice hits, Corcoran. Grimes. Double plays. Martin, Priest and Grimes, Lear, Priest and Grimes; Martin and Priest. Left on bases. Bridgeport g.; Springfield 5: First base on errors, Springfield 1. Bases on balls, off Ferguson l.; off Pieh 2; off Mangan 8. Hits and earned runs, off Fergu- son runs; off Pieh 1 and in 1-3 inning (41res 5nen on bases; off Mangan 10 and 6 in 6 2-3 innings Eftb y pitcher. by P1eh Gearl-, Struck out. by Mangan z. Wild : pitch, Ferguson. Umpire, Kellys Time 1880. sz+-a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

Games Scheduled For Today. Chicago Jn New York. St. Louis in Brooklyn. Pittsburg in Boston. Cincinnati in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE,

Results of Yesterdays Games. New York, 12; Cleveland, T (12 in lings.)
 Chicago, 4; Washington, 0 (rst). Chicago. z; Washington. (second) Detroit, 4; Philadelphia, 1 (1rst). Philadelphia, 4; Detroit, 3 (second) Boston, l St. Louis, o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
Standing of the Clubs,

Games Scheduled For Today. Springfield at Bridgeport. Portland at New Haven CD. Lawrence at Hartford. Worcester at New London.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. New York, 4; Chicago, 2. Brooklyn, 5; St. Louis, 1. Philadelphia, 3; Cincinnati, 1. Pittsburg, 8; Boston, 6 (hrst).. Pittsburg, 3; Boston, 2. (second.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
PERSONAL MENTION

Dr. Herman Duesing of East Mair street, is confined to his home with ar injury to his left knee received more than month ago in boarding trolley car His leg is in a plaster cast
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today. New York in Detroit. Boston in Chicago. Philadelphia in Cleveland. Washington in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

Boston,. July 1e-Johnny Evers,
 former captain of the Boston National League club, closed a deal whereby he becomes @ member of the Phila- delphia Nationals. He will play sec ond base. The deal was a simple pro- position, according to announcement by Manager Patrick Moran of the Philadelphia club, the local manage ment merely assuming Evers' contract. which expires at the end of the pres ent playing season Evers has been on the disability list for some time. When E,vers learned that the Phila- delphia club was willing to take him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
EASTERN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. Bridgeport, Ill; Springfield, 0-3. New Haven. 5: Worcester, 3. Lawrence, 3; New London, 1. Hartford, 4; Portland, 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
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SPRINGFIELD.

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 *Batted for Ferguson in sth. szs ssBatted for Wood in >4th.
 Bridgeport <
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 Two base hits, Finn g., Priest, Stolen bases, Lear, Move Goochs, Durgdn- Saddhce hits, Gorcoran- ;Durgin. Double play, Corcoran to. Egan. Left on bases, Bridgeport -10, Springfield T. First base on balls. off Ferguson 2. off House 3, off May berry 3. Hits and earned runs, off Ferguson 3 and ins7 innings; off House and 0 in innings; of May berry run. Hit by pitcher. by Fer .guson (King. Durgin1. Struck out, by Ferguson 2, by House 4. by May berry 6. Wild pitch, Mayberry. Balk. Ferguson. Umpire Kelly. Time 2:35.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
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BALLAD OF THE MAYNARD SON.

Gro be sung soft and low.) And aged judge was sitting Within the court house grand, An officer was by his side, A pen was in his hand. live got to sign this warrant" The aged judge then said. The soldier wiped away a tear And slowly shook his head, "I cannot face ny son again." The officer then cried. "Oh. calm yourself and have no
 fear,'' The aged judge replied. Although your son is wayward. And in jail is breaking stone, Your heart should. not be hard be-
 cause He stole an ice cream cone. Just think how bad 1t would be For his mother and for you. If, in his waywardness he had, Instead of one, stole two.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

King Lear. was another Bridgeport CT who swung lustily on the, baseball. He grabbed two blows in each contest and two of them were good for a pal, of bases each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

The hard hitting Springfield club will be the attraction again at New field park tomorrow. Johnny Barron, who generally bothers Bridgeport, is likely to serve for the visitors while
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

One after another the veterans Of
 yell with joy thousands of times are
 retiring from the game. Old age or breakdown gets them. Frank
 Chance. who recently had to give up
 the management of the Los Angeles
 team, will twiddle his thumbs for a long time before he gets used to be- ing out of the game for good. It looks as though he'd have to join the colony of chicken farmers. Clark Griffith is not alone a good baseball. manager, but also a good patriot. The, fans over in the trenches will think of him gratefully
 every time they use some of the $4,- 900 worth of baseball paraphernaHa
 he's sending over.
 A dynamite bomb is going to hit ] the Yankee camp one of those days.
 Bill Donovan is walking around with fire in his eye and when Pill does
 that, look out! Donovan feels like
 a little exercise and TO he's going to give his team a shake up. Watch for the explosion.
 If Germanys enemies keep on in- creasans, automobile owners will have Fto hook their goggles in order to buy l flags with which to decorate their 1 htvvers. i Ono of the hottest baseball towna I in the country today Is Cincinnati. Do | you know why7 Just look at what the Reds are doing and you'n have ! thasaanGEeS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
CB'y Wagner.)

According to reports from Spring field, Dick Tuckey, the old Bridgeport pitcher, may retrsn to this city. He is anxious to get away from Port land and Manager Krichell is trying to arrange a deal. It is said Otto Deininger and a pitcher will be sent to Portland in trade for Tuckey but just who the pitcher will be has not been announced.
 Tuckey has been dissatisfied all sea- son and has not been able to do him. self justice for Portland. Manager Garrity suspended him early in the campaign and recently gave him an- other vacation. Yesterday Tuckey ap- peared in Springfield to have a talk with KfcheH after the Bridgeport manager had been given permission to dtcker with the pitcher. Kriche1I thinks that with a pitcher of Tuckeys s ability added to the local staff he could make a good fight for second place, if not for first.
 Bill Powers, the veteran hurler, was released yesterday by Springfield. He was late in getting started. this year and has not lbeen as effective as usual Pieh, the former big leaguer. was also let out after Bridgeport lambaste6 him yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

That vacation did Guy Finn a lot of good. The veteran Bridgeport out fielder rapped out three hits in each of yesterdays games, including three doubles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
Southern Association

Results of Yesterdays Games,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19
American Association

Results of Yesterdays Games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-19

Dug Smith may work for Bridge port.
The Press., 1917-07-19
Now She Hates Her.

Now she hates one of her oldest friends. Yesterday she was downtown with this friend, and just before noon she said to the other lady, Well, l am going over here and catch my car" Then the other said to her: Well, am going home, too; I'll go over on Main and catch mine. 1 am awfully glad ran across you, and I want you to come to see inc real soon." Martha said she would, and the two parted A few minutes later Martha went into a place to get bite of something to eat, and what do you thinkf Yes there she was-eating lunch. "I didn't want her to ask me tO go 10 lunch with her." Martha explained . tis after she returned from town. "b 1 don't see why she wanted to slip awaf. 1 don't see why she wanted tO pretend that she was going home. I ant sure 1 am able to buy my own lunch. but l want her to return those patterns she bor- Towed, and l never expect to set foot in her house again. Claude CaIlan in Fort Worth StarTelegraph.
The Press., 1917-07-19
rhn Circuit Rider In Lapan.

We are in the upper room of the neat Japanese home. We have fallen flat on our faces and exchanged greetings in the deliberate and considerate manner of the east Beside me the captain sits on his heels, feat which admire the more after trying 1t for ever so brief a time. In the middle of the clean mat floor a small stand supports an ugly kerosene lamp, the one jarring note in that dainty home. Behind the stand sits the Japanese pastor, and in front of it sits the church treasurer, both on the floor. In recognition of my foreign training am allowed to sit on the window sill, silk cushion hay ing been placed there for the purpose by the good housewife, who, after see ing every one comfortably settled, had bowed to each In turn, kneeling at a distance and almost touching her fore head to the floor, and had withdrawn with the cheerful resignation of the Japanese wife.-Christian Herald.
The Press., 1917-07-19
EukllikN.

Just when a man begins to under stand how to do what he made his life work he ups and dies, and then, a gen eration later, the fellow who laughs al the first mans feeble approach and gets ready to show how 1t ought to be done-why, this fellow cashes in, too on about the third hole. The expert who laughed at Langley still turns tur. tie in the upper air, and within an- other generation some lunattc will &C., tually break his neck flying with indf- vidual wings hitched up to a vest pocket motor propelled by radium or some such thing!
 The infinite possibilities begin where mans greatest achievement leaves of, and about the time human understand ing masters 'C'' in the alphabet of cause and effect and gets ready to take up "D," John L. Earth will blow up like toy balloon colliding with tack. Richmond Tmes-Dispatch.
The Press., 1917-07-19
osfeetiv. Eve. Cause Accidents.


 When we stop to reflect on the num- Der of street accidents happening ev- cry year." says the New York Medical Journal, ''dOes it ever occur to us that perhaps a certain percentage of them is due to defective vision on the part of drivers?"
 Dr. James McHOul, a captain in the British army and OphthalmOlOgist for a recruiting board, states in the British Medical Journal that of six chauffeurs examined by him recently all had de fective eyes and four of them had had accidents, at least one of these having resulted in death. He urges that all persons applying for license to drive cars be subjected to rigid optical ex- animation and that this be repeated about once a year. The New York Medical Journal says this idea is well worth taking up on this side of the At 1antic
The Press., 1917-07-19
AaMdnIa On MlnuaA

Hadyn one day received a visit from c butcher who said that himself and his daughters were admirers of Haydn s music, and as the young woman was soon to be married he made bold to ask that the composer write a mlnuet for her wedding. Kind Papa Haydn consented, and in a few days the man of meat obtained his music Not long afterward Haydn was surprised to hear this same m1nuet played under his window. On looking out he saw a band of musicians forming a ring around large OK tastefully decorated with flowers. Soon the butcher came up and presented the OK to Haydn, say ing that for such excellent music he thought he ought to make the com poser a present of the best OK in his possession. Ever after this little con- position was called the "Ox" minuet.- W. Francis Gates in Anecdotes of Great Musicians"
The Press., 1917-07-19
NNh.n Airman Ely hIah.

Aviators have n cold time of 1t when they mount high into the air. On the hottest day in summer a flying man may be in the arctic regions in ten min utes by mounting to height Of 10000 feet, just as the climber may pass through all the zones of climate by climbing KilimanJaro, that giant peak which rises above the snow line from the equator. He commences with the tropical jungle and ends amid eternal snow. The temperature is invariably low at 10000 feet and over, whether at the tropics or the poles, and 1t is quite likely to be lowest at the equator. In fact, there Is little variation of temper Rture in these upper reaches of the at mOsphere. It is much the same in sum- mer as winter, except for the difference which a high wind makes. Even in the depth of a hot summer the airman will encounter 40 degrees of frost at 10000 feet, and at twice that altitude 100 degrees of frost-the temperature of the south pole-is usual enough.
The Press., 1917-07-19
Leaves of the Eucalypts,

Eucalypts are evergreens which shed their bark, but not their leaves. But they are not shade trees. The leaves are placed in inclined rather than in horizontal position, and the passage of light is but little Obstructed. For this reason smaller trees and bushes and grass grow underneath, and the woods in places assume the appearance of a jungle from which arise the towering shafts of trees. It is interesting to note that primitive types of eucalyptus as well as the young of more modern types have horizontal leaves, pointing to a time in the geologic past when the climate was more congenial and no precautions to conserve moisture need be taken.-NatiOnal Geographic Maga- zine
The Press., 1917-07-19

that I am right. I'll wager a pair of gloves to a tie that this is a hyacinth What do you say?"
 Simply that wear five and a halfs."
 Well, where can we find DonaIdY
 This being his day of, I can hardly say. But I'll tell you what will be bet ter fun. Let us plant the bulb and see which it turns out to be?"
 That Is a bargain. But will 1t be sure 10 get the attention necessary to make it grOw?'
 I'll plant it and care for it myself"
 But I claim the right of superin tending the work and examining the plant from time to time to make sure that my interest is being guarded"
 All right. If you will go up to the veranda and get the trowel that is ly- ing by the step l will find an empty spot in one of the beds in which to plant my crocus."
 When Jack had performed his errand he found Betty kneeling on the border of one of the beds waiting for him. He gallantly offered to do the planting, but she scOrned bis assistance.
 "Do you think" she cried, ''that I would trust the planting of an inno- cent little bulb to man whose knOwl- edge of botany is at once academic and wrong? Neverr'
 She had taken off her cuffs and pulled up her sleeves to her elbows, and as Jack watched he had a chance to see how 1.-the and shapely were her wrists and hands. He could also see how naturally the sunlight glinted through her brown hair, and when she looked up at him with laughing eyes. after batting the soil into place over the bulb, he could see that they were of an unfathOmable blue.
 You have done the planting" he ex- claimed. Now l should be permitted to do the watering"
 But plant like this should be wa tered every evening"" she protested.
 "Or oftener," he pursued blandly.
 "Oh, couldn't think of letting a foolish little bet like this interfere with your business"
 You couldn't? Why. I propose to make the watering of this plant my chiefest business. and shall not let anything else interfere with it.
 But you are a lawyer, understand. What will your clients say?''
 ''To be lawyer you must first catch your client" he commented whimsical ly and then added with we'll affected earnestness: By the way, you haven't any troubles that I could straighten out for you, have you? I mean troubles of legal nature"
 ''I have no troubles of any kind," she replied laughingly.
 Lucky girl, though 1t is unlucky for me. don't know but shall feel it my duty to make trouble of some kind for you"
 If you try you will perhaps find that 1 can make trouble too"
 "I don't doubt 1t, = he said bantering- ly and heaved a deep sigh. When 1t