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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
COWLER AND O'HAGEN
SUSPENDED FOR THEIR
TACTICS IN NEW YORK

New York, May S-The Harlem
Sporting Club yesterday was suspend
ed by the State Athletic Commission
for an indefinite period. JIMMY
O'Hagan, a middleweight, and Tom
Cowler, a heavyweight, also were sus-
pended indefinitely. Announcement
of the suspensions was made by Sec
rotary William F. Mathewson, of the
State Commission. in the following
statement
II am ordered by Commissioner
Franey at Albany to suspend the Har-
lem Sporting club because of the way
the show was conducted last FRIDAY
night, May a., and also to notify James
O'Hagon of his suspension because of
his actions at the club and Tom
Cowler for falling to put in an ap-
pearance as advertised. The suspen-
sions are to remain in force until fur
Their notice."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
WOODWARD MAY
FACE BRIDGEPORT
IN OPENING GAME

New Haven, May 8.-With the open
ing Of the Eastern league season but
two days away, speculation is rife as
to how New Haven will figure in what
lis expected to be one of the closest
races of recent years. The season of
exhibition contests Is over, and the
Murlins are now eager and otherwise
well prepared to pry off the lid with
Bridgeport here on Thursday after
noon. Those who have closely scru-
tinized the Murlins' play during the
past week opine that the club appears
to be well balanced aggregation and
one that should make trouble for any
Of the teams.
Walter Torphy, whose sensational
/, work at shortstop has been the real
feature of the practice games to date,
returned yesterday from his home in
Fall River, where his sister lies seri-
oursly i'll. Torphy arrived too late to
get into uniform, but will be on hand
today trying to make the fans forget
Roger Pecknpaugh and Joe Pope, two
| of the best shortstops that ever toiled
under the New Haven colors.
Pete King, a young 1eft-handed
pitcher who has been playing with
Providence, blew in yesterday, but did
not work out. He comes to New Ha-
tven well recommended by Manager
Jack Egan, of the Grays.
The New Haven club still has foua
loutfelders on it's payroll, which in
clude Simpson, Shannon, Reed and
Nutter. Shannon is the only right
handed hitter OF the quartet and may
ply, however, is loathe to let any oil
/ them oil -
Class B outt1elders
/ The acquisition Of Torphy and Bal
appears to have strengthened the in.
field fully 25 per cent. over that of q
/ year ago. Ball is a seasoned veteran
whose knowledge of the game and
sensational fielding should prove a bis
factor to the club. He is expected tt
make up in defensive play what he
lacks on the offensive Whalen Al
third and Miller on first are doing al
that is expected Of them.
In pitching talent, New Haven ha,
as good If not the best, trio of stan.
In the league. Harry Donovan, whose
Ispit-ball cut great capers in the league
a year ago. is fast rounding into form
He showed plenty of stuff last season
and if he corrects one minor fault
should be a candidate for higbel
classification by the time the Easter
closes shop =
Harry Weaver, who has been pitch
ing winning ball for the Niagara Uni
versity nine. has not put in an an
pearance as yet, but reports indicate
That his curve ball is raising ha,yo.
again. Frank Woodward, who had tn.
benefit of several months play in tht
canal zone during the past winter. /,
IN DETER shape than any player OF
Inc squad, possibly excepting Micke,
Devdne, who went to Hot SPRINGS, mi -
the Red Sox, and will probably he as
slsned to pitch in the opening game
WoodwardAs arms and bat perfornet
great wonders for the Murlins d.1rins
the 1916 campaign.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
WILL ARD AGAIN REFUSES TO
ENLIST IN Marine CORPS
Champion sidesteps When Confronted By Recruiting
Offer On Circus Grounds

There are plenty of fighters VINO
aren't married, and some of them
ought to enlist
AS the disappointed recruiting
agent was returning the application
blank to his pocket, the men chatted
about Willar's famous offer to enlist
He said that at a newspapermen'S
dinner at Chicago, which he attended.
the talk drifted around to the war,
and Willard merely remarked that II
size counted for anything he ought to
make blamed good soldier,
The next thing he knew, a telegram
had been sent to Washington, and in
due time it got there, and was follow
ed by the press announcements all
over the country that Willard would
enlist if he could. When he saw il
was taken seriously, he made up his
mind to actually go into the service,
and did apply at Norfolk. Tough as ii
was, they had to reject him because
of his size.
But, it was made clear to Mr.. Nc
Manus, that all this happened before
Jess signed up with the Wild West
Show for the season. Now, do you
see, he's bound to contract, and he
has to go on to the end no matter
how many thousands of dollars it gets
him.
So McManus left. to go hunting for
ordinary mortals without wives or
contracts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
UTICA GETS YANK
TWIRLER LOCALS
TRIED TO SECURE

New York, May S-The Yankees
shaved down to within one of the
American League limit of twenty-five
players yesterday when the club an
nounced it had released Pitcher Jack
Enright to the Richmond club of the
International league and Pitcher Alex
Ferguson to the Utica club of the
New York State league. Enright re-
Gently was sent to Toronto but was
returned. ~
The New York club retains options
on both players. Donovan especially
is anxious to hold on to Ferguson, as
the youngster has shown signs Of de-
veloping into quite pitcher.i He 10
the Bloomfield, N. J. boy, who though
only 10 years Of age has fast BAH
which was the envy of some Of the
older Yankee pitchers.
The only Yankee now slated for
release is Catcher Julian Olsen, the
former Pensacola, Fla, semi-profes-
sional. He probably will be sent to
a New York State league club.
Manager KrichelI Of the Bridge
port club was trying to land Ferguson
but the Yankees refused to send him
here unless the locals took Catcher
Olson, too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
KAUFF DELIVERS
THREE HITS FOR
GIANTS TRIUMPH

New York, May S-After playing
second fiddle to the ST. Looey Cardi-
mails in the league standing for a
whole day, the Giants hoped back
into the front Of the National League
race yesterday by defeating the Phil
lies, 2 to 1. This 1ong-expected vic
tory by McGraw's men-the first in
nearly two weeks-wasn't entirely re-
sponsible for boosting the Giants up
to the pennant peak, because the cold
weather in Cincinnati had something
to do with it. The Cards couldn't play
out there, it was SO chilly. Hurrah
for the cold weather-in Cincinnati.
The Phils can thank Jack Frost for
their one run. In the second innig
Davey Robertson's hands were so cold
out in the frigid blasts of right field
that when Wooden Shoes Cravath
doomed a high fly out his way, the
ball just slipped off his icy mitts. Graz
vath got around to second base while
Davey was making that awful muff
A sacrifice hit and a long sacrifice
| fly sent him home.
The Giants broke the spell which
Jimmy Lavender has held over them
for a long time. Last season every
| time Lavender stuck his head out of
| the players DGHCn, the CTldLtS were
beaten. They didn't hit him very
much yesterday, but when they did
slam him they made the hits sing
their way out into the jungles.
| Jeff Tesreau did the hurting for
| the home lads and he had the Pills
worried from the start. Four hits
was the best that the Pills could do
with the Ozark monsters flinging.
| In the seventh inning they had a
rally all cooked up and nothing in the
1 world could have kept them from tie4
| ing the score, but a little nap which
| Claudius Cooper took on second base.
| While he was asleep he was tagged
out, and this smeared up all the am
billions of Manager Patrick Moran.
| The score was 2 to 1 in the Giants
favor at the time when Cravath
steamed a white-hot grounder right
through Heinie Zimmerman. Whitfield
whacked a hit to right and the slow
| travelling Cravath got down to sec
| ond. Manager Pat Moran, coaching
at third, summoned C1audius Cooper
from the bench and sent him to Sec
ond to run for Cravath. No one out
! and the pills chances of scoring was
fine.
i Cooper took a big lead off second
and the Giants wigwag signals work
ed to perfection. Manager McGraW
on the bench, took off his cap, and
scratched his head, which must be
the signal for the pitcher to slam the
ball to second. 1t may not have been
the signal at all, but anyway Tesreau
whirled around and soaked the ball
back to Fletcher and Cooper was tag
| ged city block off the cushion.
| Manager Moran didn't say any
thing to Cooper as he walked blush
ingly to the bench. He probably call
ed him aside last night, though, and
pinched his arms to see if he was
alive. or perhaps he wrote him a let
ter about it.
Benny Kauff was the connecting
link, in the attack of the Giants yes
terday. He supplemented a three
Dagger of his own, driving in the
/ first run, and by hitting for two bases
he was in a position to score himself
with the run necessary to put the
Giants ahead. Against difficult pitch
ing he was the only man in the game
to make more than one hit. He made
three.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
WHITMAN ATTACKS
BOXING BILL AGAIN
IN HOT MESSAGE,

Z Albany, May S-Making last
stand IN behalf of the bills to repeal
the Frawley law legaliz:ng profess
sional boxing. Gov. Whitman sent a
special message to the legislature last
night, saying he would fall far short
of his duty if he did not urge aboli-
ton of professional bouts, in the in
terests of public decency.'
The governor, who quotes Colonel
Roosevelt and former Gov. Hughes as
having opposed professional pugilism,
declares that its manner of conduct
in this state has been "a public dis
grace He adds:
There seems to be an inclination
on the part Of some members of the
legislature to shirk their Responsibilities
upon this question, and to protect and
keep in existence a statute which is
the cause of this disgrace and serves
only to satisfy the greed of a few
who exploit prize fighting and prize
fighters for the money return, which
is by no means small. It is urged that
it is a manly sport and only men, of
good red blood can indulge therein.
There is an abundance of opportunity
now for men of good red blood who
are anxious to fight. to crafty their.
desire in a good cause"
Gov. Whitman, who refers to the
recent killing in the ring of a pro-
fessional boxer here as lone of the
evil effects of the Frawley law, con-
cluded:
IF the law permitting this atrocity
is continued upon our statute books,
the responsibility rests with the Re-
publican majority in the legislature.
81 urge the legislature to take up
this subject and to repeal the Frawley
law. Every honest and right thinking
person in this state. familiar with
conditions, must, I believe, demand
this repeal. The party now in the
majority in the legislature in New
York is not responsible for the enact
ment of this law.
''The party, is responsible If it per-
npits this law to remain in force and
protects prize fighting in this state. II
is an evil and abominab1e thing, and
propose that it shall be entirely
clear to the public that the Governor
of New York is against it, Just as
hard as he knows how to be-
The Boxing Law Repeal Bill has
twice failed of passage in the Assem-
bly, and is buried in general orders in
the Senate. s.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
JlNX GOES AFTER
THREE NEW YORK
BASEBALL TEAMS

New York, May 8-F'rank Gilhooley
Of the Yankees and Hy Myers of the
Brooklyn Robins, Joined Charley Her
zog of the Giants on the hospital list
yesterday.
Each one of the three local teams
is now suffering the loss of a player
who can i'll be spared Anyway, the
jinx is playing no favorites.
Brittleness continues to be a DOM
inant factor in the career, or lack OF
a career, of the Yankees. Something
seems to be breaking most of the
time. M 4
IL the men could only keep their
arms and legs in working order, to
say nothing of fingers, thumbs and
collarbones, . the American League
pennant might fly oyer the, Pole
Grounds
Just a year ago, on May 16, tc
be exact, Fritz Maisel broke his
SHOULDER IN just about the same way
that Gilhooley was badly injured yes
terday in Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
YANKEES MAKE
lFALKENBERG'S FIRST
GAME SAD FOR HIM

Philadelphia, May S.-The Yankees
finally managed to pierce Come
Nackss new line of defense here yes
;terday and win their FIRST game OF the
season from the reJuvenated Athletes
They scored nine runs on seven hits,
but paid heavy ton for their victory.
The score was to 4. Along with
the victory they sustained the loss OF
Frank Gilhooley, star Of their out
field. Gilhooley broke his collarbone
near the right shoulder during the
SECOND inning of the game while try
ing for short ny from McInnis and
Win be out OF the game for a month OF
six weeks
After an examination had been
made OF the injury and it had been
iascertained that the bone had been
Treasured. Manager Donovan had Gil
.hooley sent back 10 New York, where
hS Will be taken to st. vincenfs hos
Bitax The physician who examined
4h8 break said 1t was a clean fracture,
KIND In his Judgment would not have
any Ill effect ON the throwing arm
when once GiIhooley gets back into
the game.
Gnhoooley, however. quite naturally
feels that the evil influence that
travels In the wake OF the Yankees
has picked him, out as a SPECIAL vic
tim Last year he broke his leg slid
ifnE,s into third base In a game at
Waehington on July 8, and was not
iabf8 to play again all season
NJ Yesterdays accident happened after
fhs Athletics had opened their half OF
the second inning With a man on
base, McInnis raised a short looping
- 49,
lperate try for the bali He just
lreeched ii, as he toppled over.
me BAH touched his hands and roll
"a sway for q safe two-base hit Gill
hoo1ey piled over in heap. but in
.stead OF rolling over as he has done
many times ON similar plays, he fell
with the fun weight of his body OF
ph1a shoulder.
IN Donovan had to take him out and
ssput Hendryx into right Held. Gil.
hooaey took his nerve with him to the
5ciubhouse, and while the fracture wa
being adjusted by the doctor, he wal
moxe Interested In the effect OF his
,Ioe1f to the club man In the pain the
Ibonesetfer was causing him
TIN certainly the victim of som4
ru<ten luck he said, as he WINGED
with pain
Connie Mack picked out this gam,
las the place for Cy F'a1kenberg. VIII,
has been hitting from league to League
for ages. to make his debut Cy Il
Just as yVng and lean as ever, and
during hlS stay Ii the sticls he seem,
ito have acquired q slow ball and an
other bah, one that .sti1 shower.
He got by with It for two inning
on the Yankees and then they CAV
lin one 'riotous inning, in which the,
scored SIX runs. Cy took his beatin,
Igracefulfy. In the meantime, Mog
ridge passed over couple Of rougl
spots and emerged with his thirl
straight victory. BE has not been de
feated this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
ASSOCIATION
TO COMPLETE SCHEDULE
IN SPITE OF BIG LOSS

Chicago. May Although declin-
ing to admit that players in the
American association would be asked
to accept a reduction in salaries,
President Hickey, after conference
here yesterday with half dozen club
Tnanagers. said the situation con-
fronting the club owners would be
placed before the players and owners
alike
Hickey denied that a part of the
schedule would be cancelled The
subject, he said, had not been con-
temp1ated. although the league had
lost 10000 because Of postpone
ments within the last 10 days.
IL the government imposes a tax
on baseball and the war situation
cuts down the attendance he said
st WIN be absolutely necessary for
us to retrencf1-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
MANAGER STALLINGS OF
BOSTON BRAVES WEEDS
WIDOW OF BUD SHARPE

Philadelphia, May S-George Stall
hngs, manager of the Boston National
League baseball team, and Mrs. Bay
ard Sharpe, widow of Bud Sharpe,
former first baseman of the Braves,
were married yesterday in Westches-
ter. Sharpe until last year manager
Sta1lings's plantation in Georgia
me ceremony was performed by
the Rev. M. Kunkle, pastor of the
First Baptist church. Only the i'm
mediate relatives of both families
were present After the ceremony
the couple left for Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
SEEN AND HEARD
FROMTHE INSIDE

Sox yesterday when he beat Walter
Johnson in a 1 to 0 engagement. Ruth
is one of the best hitters in the majors
and his batting has accounted Tor
several of his victories. 1t was ms
sacrifice fly that brought home the
lone Boston. tally yesterday.
Billie Burke, not the auburn haired
stage beauty, but a mere ball player
has been signed by. Hartford. Burke
was with Springfield a few years ago.
He was a pitcher then, but is trying
for an outfield job now. He is a good
hitter.
Manager Jack o'Hara of Springfield
cannot be accused Of 1oafing on the
Job. He has secured First Baseman
Durgin from Newark of the Interna-
tiona1 league. Durgin is former
Brown university player and a heavy
batter. Outfielder Johnny Hickey,
who was with Springfield last season,
has again reported for duty. Hickey
is a fast man whose speciality is drop
ping flies at critical times. Many times
when he was with Waterbury and
Hartford Hickey gave the fans at New
field a good time by splitting the ball
when the sacks were crowded.
The claim by University of Penn
sylvania men that Howard Berry is the
best all around athlete in the country
is disputed by western sportsmen, who
are singing the praises Of F. G. Smart
of Northwestern university. Smart
can clear six feet in the high Jump, dc
100 yards in 10 seconds, is a fast
Splinter in any distance up to half
, mile, and also a bear. at the hurdles
and the running broad jump. After
those returns are in it looks as il
Smart is elected.
This will be sad news to the free
! lunch fans Catcher Pickles Dilhoefe1
has been sold by the Chicago Cubs te
Columbus, O., of the American asso.
| citation.
| Manager Pieper of Hartford Is try
ling Third Baseman Fletcher Low a.
a first baseman this season. Low is
former Dartmouth player and a dan
gerous man at bat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
MORE SPORT AND
!, LESS BUSINESS IN
BIG LEAGUES NOW

Baseball has been charged with be-
ing 80 per cent. business and one per,
cent. sport, perhaps "a little unjustly.
Never in the history of the game have
there been SO many major league
teams whose owners do not have to-
depend on profits for their livelihood,
writes Ed Wray in the st. Louis Post
Dispatch.
This condition is brought to mind
by the transformed Cubs, club that
from being the purely commercial
venture of an entirely commercial
person (Charles Webb Murphy has
become the plaything of two captains
Of industry, Messrs Wrigley, of chicle
fame. and Weeghman. who is said to
own whole bushel of potatoes and
a chain of restaurants along with
other properties.
Another club in the National
League that has been emancipated
from the necessity of returning prof
its to its owners is the Cardinals. =
Garry Hermann. president of the
Reds. although not the major owner
of, the Cincinnati stock, is in the
game purely for sport.
In the American league it can be
nointed out that Navin of Detrcit.
Ball of st. Louis, Dunn of Cleveland,
Rupert of New York and perhaps
the Washington owners are absolutely
Independent of any baseball income,
while Con1iskey is wealthy enough
not to worry about anything, hence
forth. Ben Shibe or Philadelphia
and Frazee of Boston may or may not.
be disinterested.
Half the major league clubs of to-
day are in the hands of independent
fortune, captains of business to whorhs
the income is secondary and the sport
first. That is far more than could
have been said ten years ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
YOUNG OTTO AFTER
YOUNG M'AULIFE YET

Fred DeLorme, the New York pro-
motor, sends the following about his
boxer, Young Otto:
"Once more after having been prac-
tica1ly matched to box on the card of
the recent show held by Billy Hogan
Young Otto the hard hitting New
York lightweight, was again passed
up by the SO called good lightweights
of Connecticut, with the same old
plea OF Get someone else" Now,
for the love Of Mike, what is the
trouble with Otto?
II the boys think he is such a
tough nut to crack, why doesn't some
promoter in Connecticut get the most
likely opponent for him, such as Bat
ting Kunz, who claims a champion
ship, or Chick Brown Of New Haven,
the former champ, and offer Otto as
an opponent and If they refuse, then
let said promoter show up either in
the event of them not being willing
to meet Otto.
Otto is willing, and also very and-
Gus, to meet Kunz, Brown, Pitts, AL
len, Drummie, Conifrey or any boy
that the promoters may select for
him snd the way re is going right
now, will make 1t highly interestine
for any Of the above. Last week
he administered the worst beating
ever received by Jimmy Flynn, and
that includes F1ynn's fight with Sol
der Bartfie1d.
Let the promoters Of Connecticut
make an offer to me, and the match
is on, as any of the last three pro-
motors Of shows in Bridgeport will
verify my statement, that it was not
the matter Of money that stood in the
way of Otto boxing on their card.
Not forgetting Young McAuliffe.
am patiently camping on his trail, and
will make him give Young Rector a
deciding match or give up, that title
he so tenderly carries"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
'MaNNIS HAS HIT
SAFELY FOR LAST
SIXTEEN CONTESTS

Now York. MayszS-The order OF
the leaders in the races for batting
supremacy in the National and Amerl-
can Leagues remained UNCHANGED as
the result of yesterdays play
Both. Eddie Roush, of, the Reds,
and Charlie Herzog, of the Giants, did
not play, but. despite this. they re-
tanned first and third places respec-
lively in the National League
Bonnie Kauff, of the Giants, how
ever, crept up to one point of third
place. In, three times at bat he made
three hits on Jimmy Lavender. of the
Phillies- He now has an average. of
$50.
In the American League "Stuf-
fy': McInnis, of the Athletics, again
struck q safe blow. He has hit safe
y IN every game OF the season-six-
tser straight
Here is how they stand this morn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
JACK RRETTON WILL
MEET O'DOWD TONIGHT

New York, May 8.-Jack Britton,
one of the claimants to the welter-
weight title is going out of his class
tonight to box Mike O'Dowd, middle
weight, at the Broadway Sporting
club 1t promises to he a real inter
esting joust.
Britton and O'Dowd mingled once
before in Boston last June Britton
was awarded the decision, but O'Dowd
kept Britton very busy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
Standing of the Clubs.

Games To-Day.
New York in Philadelphia.
Boston in Washington.
Chicago in St. Louis.
Cleveland in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08

Incidentally, don't overlook that
young man Eddie Rouech OF the Reds.
Playing regularly this year seems to
agree with him and he has given ev-
cry indication that he is going to be
q first class all round player. His
fielding n MP to the mark and as
for stick work, wen, he and George
Burns Of the Giants, are having
sthings all their own way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-08
SUGAR
CROP is DOUBLED

Washington, May S.-The Louisiana
sugar crop of 1916 was virtually
twice as great as the crop of 1915.
Figures compiled by the department
of agriculture show the 1916 crop
was 607,80O,000 pounds as against
275,ooo,oo pounds in 1915.