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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
YANKS TO LOSE.
SEVEN {: PLAYERS
IN CONSUMPTION

Cleveland, May 24-Whiles waiting
Tor the weather to clear up so they
can resume their baseball activities
the Yankees took the necessary steps
to provide the government with the
Information required by the army
draft bill.
Shortly after the game with. the
Indians had been called off yesterday
Manager Bill Donovan and several of
the players called at the office Of the
City Clerk to secure registration cards
for absentees from home They were
informed that the cards had not ar
rirsd here yet, but are expected in a
day OF two, when they viii be fur
niaRed to the members of the club
me Yankees Will be home on regis
tratlon day, June s, but Captain Hus-
ton has Instructed Manager Donovan
to have The registration of his players
attended tn while the club is in Cleve-
land This is because SO many Of
them 1--we outside of New York state.
All. bud ON player of the twenty
five remadning ON the Yankee roster
arr required to register Frank. Bak-
er = the stng4e exception He is
thixty7two ye,rs aid Angelo Aragon,
thelittie Epnan will register He in
Le1-4B. Lis sE<<k<SAS LII
citizenship IN the United States VIII en-
he returns to New York
While the registration viii take in
all but ONE player ON the club, all but
seven are apt tn be exempted in ac-
tual consumption. At least, all but
seven are married The single men
are Nunamaker, Alexander, Shocker,
Monroe, Pipp, Baumann and Gilhoo-
leyS the latter now rendered hors du
combat with br0keh shoA1dsr
= mere has beehx mulch xpecu1ation
asstp how mnch eonscriptfon win cut
int tn ranks Of the big league clubs.
As Tar as the Yankees are concerned
they could survive If only the single
men were drafted. 1t would be a
weakened club, but IT would be able
TO stAgger alpng.
The blow would fan hardest ON the
cahehing staff, where Nunamaker and
AlGsarider wonld be claimed The In
fie1d would suffer the loss of Wal
he Pipp, who constitutes half of the
big punch; the pitching staff would
lose shockEr and Monroe, but would
still remain quite a formidable hur1-
ing department, while Bau1nann world
be claimed from the utility staff and
GiEhooley wUrad alsD be liable to the
cali. But Lee Mages can play first
basa, SO with am additional CATCHER or
tw& ne AA& couaa struggle
a1Dng and maAe a prsty fair showing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
DUG SMITH HAS :.
PLENTY OF STUFF
BUT LOCALS LOSE
(By Wagner


The Bridgeport club is finding as
many ways of losing ball game as
the Pittsburgh Pirates. Previously
the hitters have been in there whal-
ing away but the pitchers put nothing
on the ball but their fingers. Yester-
day Dug Smith twir1ed so well 1T hurt
your eyes to watch him but the home
cIouters had stepped out to lunch. At
any rate Bridgeport couldn't produce
"a. run and Worcester won a stingy
contest by to 0 at Newfield park.
It was encouraging to know that
Smith is back among the ranks of
the good pitchers, though. The side
wheeler was dubbed vigorously in
two previous starts but yesterday he
steamed along at top speed. He let
Worcester down with two hits, fam
ned eight and passed three. Just for
good measure Smith made two Of
Bridgeport's four safeties.
Third Baseman Corcoran had the
misfortune to present the game to
the enemy. It was in the ninth and
neither side had scored when Potteig-
err tripled with one down. Wilder
tapped to Smith who threw to Cor
coran to catch Potteiger off third.
Corcoran chased Pottefger and touch
ed him out but dropped the ball. al
lowing the winning run to trickle
over. Bridgeport could do nothing in
the ninth. Corcoran redeemed him
self somewhat by getting a couple OF
hits.
Herring flung the baseball in elu-
sive style for Worcester. He was par
| ticuIar1y good with men on bases
Four hits were all Bridgeport could
collect. Martin, the local shortstop
turned in several fine plays and Pot
teiger made a sensational catch fol
the visitors. The score:
10.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
fast man but not much of a batter


Potteiger, the husky Worcester out
fielder, was a hoodoo for the Bridge
port club yesterday In addition to
making a triple and scoring the only
run Of the game he contributed great
running catch in the third when he
raced in and caught Bill Martin S
short fly. Smith was on second at the
time and would have scored if the ball
got away from Potteiger. The out
fielder had to roll over a few times
just like Hank Bracket, the Bridge
port \outfelder, did when he made a
similar catch last Sunday.
Gloomy Gus Gardella, the Worcester
frebrand, Is not such. dangerous
hitter as in the days when. he played
with Springfield and Hartford. The
fact that Gardella is batting in eighth
place, right next to the pitcher. Is the
tip on his work with the cudge1. Gus
still has his picturesque vocabulary.
though, and has not lost an argument
since 1909.
Two Eastern league players have
already won $50 checks for hitting the
Bull Durham signs. The first to get
the coin was First Baseman Durgin of
Springfield. Last Saturday. Catcher
Wilder of Worcester slammed the sign
in New Haven. The check will he
presented to him when the Worcester
| team appears in New Haven next
Monday.
| Manager Ham Patterson Of the Fort
Worth, Tex. club has been sued fol-
$4,000 by a policeman who tried to
remove Ham from the grounds one
day at the umpire's request. It is said
Ham used several punches that the
cop never heard of before. The next
time an umpire requests that cop to
do anything the bluecoat will have
cotton in his ears.
Freddie Welsh denies he is kicking
about the referee for his coming bout
with Benny Leonard. Why should he:
So long as the orchestra plays lively
dance tunes Freddie doesn't care who
referees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Penn Coach Goes to
Cuba to Take Charge
of Native Oarsmen

Philadelphia, May A.-Joseph Wright,
the Pennsylvania rowing coach, has
received three months leave of alb
sence, which he will employ In Cuba,
teaching the eigft-oared crews Of the
Havana Yacht club to row. Rowing
Is booming in Cuba, and there Is a
general demand for coaches. Ste
phenson. one OF the Harvard coaching
assistants, has accepted a contract
from the Vedade Tennis club, OF We
dade. Cuba, and other Clubs are look
ing about for instructors. The great
aquatic events at Cuba occur ON Aug.
IS, when six-oared barge races are
held at Cardenas, and on August Is.
when eigfat-oared races are held at
Havana.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
GIANTS AWARDED
$1,000 IN CLAIM
AGAINST TORONT

Chicago, May 2A-The National
Commission at q special meeting here
yesterday disposed OF several minor
league cases during a four hour SEES
zion. Petition Of the Northwestern
league for rehearfng i'm the case OF
the Tacoma club VS.. the st. Louis
Americans, Involving Player AT1nis,
was denied. The claim Nof the New
York club OF the National league
against the Toronto international
leagne club for 81 800 for the sale OF
Pitcher Cooke was allowed
The Chicago National league c1u5
Was awarded $526 from the Atlanta
club OF the Southern association In the
case Involving Pitcher Tom Seaton
Decision was reserved IN the petition
Of the Washington club of the Aned-
can league against the Los Angeles
c1e1fb OF the Pacific Coast league in
vodving $780, the draft price 70.
Pitcher Love. now with the New York
Americans.
The Philadelphia Nationals won its
case against the Kansas City Anaeri-
cam association team, relative to Out
gelder Wilbur Good The commission
ruled that the Philadelphia club is
entitled to $1,50o. the purchase price
for the release of the player
Good held oert until after the Kan
sas City team had gone into training,
but reported to it I'm April President
Tebeau said that failure TO pay the
amount was due to the decreased rev.
enue caused by the cold and wet
weather In April amid May. A settle
ment La promised at an early date.
Chicago. May 24lThe player limit
OF % men will Inc maintained INV tI,e
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

Don't forget that baseball player
is human. The batter who Just
struck out may have had to buy a
pound of potatoes this morning and
was worrying how to make ends meet
when he was famed. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

Barney Dreyfuss is still worrying
about a first baseman. He doesn't
seem to be able to find anyone who
will fill the bill, and Pittsburgh fans
are getting little hot under their
ficiency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
WORCESTER

Three base hit, Poetteiger. Sacri-
flee hits, Briggs, Bracket. Double
play, Potteiger to Hefrich. Left on
bases, Bridgeport 6; Worcester 6.
First base on errors, Bridgeport l..
Worcester 2. Base on balls off Her
ring 8, off Smith 8. Hits and earned
runs off Smith hits O runs in 8
innings. Struck out by Herring 8,
by Smith 8. Umpire Whalen. Time
LBS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Standing of the Clubs.

Games To-Day.
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburg at Brooklyn.
st. Louis at Boston.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Pirates and Chicago
White Sox May Give
Up Tour to Panama

Chicago; May PA spring series
between the Chicago Americans and
the Pittsburgh Nationals in Panama
which had been planned may be
abandoned because of the war, it was
announced today
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Games Yesterday.
Boston g.; st. Louis 2. =
Chicago q; Washington 1.
The New Y ork Cleveland and Phil
games we're postpon
ed on account Of cold weather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
BIGLEAGUE BITS

McGraw is whipping his pitching
staff into fine shape and pennant
hopes among Giant fans are mount
ing steadily. These hopes are being
pinned on Schupp, Anderson, Tesreau
and Perritt and those boys will have
to come across with some pretty good
brand of playing if they don't want to
cast the whole ilk of Giant rooters
into deep gloom.
And then there's Groh, of the Reds.
He's doing some star work. In fact,
he's running a very close second to
the great and only Heinie Zim.
just watch the Cubs piling up the
runs. In that respect they have out
distanced all the other major league
teams. II they can keep up that
sort Of work and their pitchers show
up a little stronger, everybody in gem
eral and the Giants in particular had
'better look out for those pennant
chances.
A great deal of the credit for the
good showing being made by the
Cubs is due to the strenuous efforts
Of Fred Mitchell
The players seem just about to be
fmbering up after the cold weather
that has pursued them all around the
circuit ever since the season opened.
The little Cuban, Cuoto, who played
in the outfie1d for the Reds while
Eddie Roush was laid up, performed
pretty well. A little more training
1T the hands of Mathewson and you'll
be hearing things about HIM.
Harry Wolter is findi-g National
League pitching far more difficult
than the brand delivered in the Pa
cific Coast League. Several seasons
ago he used to damage all the fences
in the west with his trusty stick.
Since the season started this year he
has mot been able to do better than
the average. There are indications,
however, that he will find himself,
soon and let loose a little Of his old
time stuff.
Hal Chase Is over his slump and
is rounding out into tip top shape
once more. There wasn't any par
ticulars reason for the slump except
that he just simply couldn'1 connect
for a while. Now, however, things
are beginning to look different. He
seems to be taking a greater interest
in the game and displays considera-
bly, more pep than he did for the
first few weeks of the season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
SEEN AND HEARD
FROMTHE INSIDE
MORE CHANGES COMING

AS predicted in this column last
night, Jake Warner was cut loose by
Manager Krichell yesterday in order
to get the Bridgeport club down to
the IA player limit. Warner is still a
good hitter but has slowed up in
fielding and base running. He is well
liked by the fans and they will be
sorry to see him go. Manager Kri-
che11 figures Corcoran is better bat
ter than Warner and is also a faster
runner.
Whether Krichell intends to- keep
-Corcoran at third is a. question. Out
side of Briggs the local outfielders
have not done any hitting worth men
tioning. 1t is probable that unless
an, Improvement is noted Krichell will
send Corcoran to the outfield and get
a new third baseman. The local
pitching staff is not up to snuff yet,
either. Smith, Dessau, Woods, Banks,
and Gringras have been retained but
with the exception of Smith and Des-
sau. the staff has not shown much
ability. Banks has done well as a re-
lief pitcher. The Newark recruit may
do if he can acquire better control
Meanwhile Krichell is after better
pitchers and may be ready to an
nounce good news before the end OF
the week.
The Americans left for a road trip
this morning. After a two day SER
les in Worcester they go to Spring
field and return here Sunday to play
Springfield at Newfie1d park. Grin
gras or Woods will draw the pitch.
ing assignment in Worcester today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

West Point, N z, May 24-Elmer
Oaiphant, star backfeld man of the
ball eleven for three years, will lead
the army gridiron squad next fall.
Recently he was unanimously elected
captain to succeed Jones, the giant
1fneTnan, who will be graduated in
August, and a few days ago he was
chosen as captain of the army base
ball team. OHphant is the best all
around athlete at the post He is the
only man in the history Of the fnstitu-
ton who has won his varsity letter
in four branches of sport. A marvel
on the football field, the former Pur-
due boy is star in baseball, track
and basketball as well In the ac-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Games To-day.

Games Today.
New Haven at Springfield.
Hartford at Lawrence.
Bridgeport at Worcester.
New London at Portland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Standing of the Climbs.
Games To-Day.

Games To-Day.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Detroit.
Washington at Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
EASTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results.
Worcester 4; Bridgeport 0.
New London 4; Portland 0.
Other games postponed; wet
grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results of Games Yesterday.

II6SuHCS Oh 0a1f16S I0SC6Tt16ys
New York, s; Chicago 3.
Philadelphia 5; Cincinnati 1.
The Brooklyn-Pittsburg and Bos-
ton-St- Louis games were postponed
on account of wet grounds
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
JOHN RECK 8 SON

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

Hartford has signed Danny O'Con-
nell, the little outfie1der who was
with Lawrence last season. He is a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
JOHN RECK q SON

FARMER want Ads. One Cen. word
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
Southern Association

YestertIay,s Results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
KEATTNG,s BAD LUCK

jinx that pursued him when he was
with the New York Americans. The
local pitched for Toledo against Co
lumbus in the American association
and lost by 2 to 1. Heating allowed
only seven hits and deserved to, win
but Toledo got only a single tally on
pine hits
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

The country can get along in this
crisis even If the &rmy post lawns
aren't moved twice a week.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

A great deal of the credit for the
good showing being made by the
Cubs is due to the strenuous efforts
of Fred Mitchell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

The little Cuban, Cuoto, who played
in the outfield for the Reds while
Eddie Roush was laid up, performed
pretty we'll A little more training
1T the hands of Mathewson and you'll
be hearing things about HIM.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24

The players seem just about to be
fmbering up after the cold weather
that has pursued them all around the
circuit ever since the season opened.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-24
American Association

Yesterdays Results.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03
DOES AWAY WITH SlGNBOARDS
Removal Of Unsiehtly Advertising
Along State-Aid Roads.

In the belief that ungainly and un-
slightly signs of an advertising nature
along public highways mar the beauty
Of the road itself and of the contiguous
landscape, the Illinois highway com
mission has directed that all such ad-
vertising signs be removed from along
all state-aid roads.
The order came in a letter directed
from Chief State Highway Engineer w.
w. MARI for the commission to all adj
vertisers. Other communications sought
the cooperation of county highway SUI
perintendents and through them TO
township officials as well, to the end
that the antisign campaign may be car.
ried to a beneficial conclusion.
The state highway commission de-
sires first of all, of course. to conserve
the interests of the state-aid roads.
The placing of signs has become such
a universal practice that 1t has come
to amount to nothing less than a nui-
sance, in the opinion of the commits
sion. Moreover, the commission be.
lieves such staring objects as the ma.
jority of signboards of today do not
really advertise; that, in many in
stances, they repel instead of attrac,
the favor of travellers.
The order is expected to help brini
Illinois chain of state-aid roads up Il
the top notch Oh taste and natural
beauty.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03

companies throughout the United
States, has been hailed everywhere as
the most beautiful and artistic thing
ever evolved out of the new art of
photo-drama.
The fight on the cliff in 1.-The Eyes
of the World between King and
Rutlidge, which is the major climax
to the story, is said to be one of the
most thrilling things ever shown in a
theatre. A musical score has been
prepared for 1.-The Eye of the World
which is cued to the second with
every mood of the unfolding tale, and
is said to be a symphonic drama in
itself.
1.-The Eyes of the World was
filmed with the active personal as
sistance of the author, who not only
amplifed the story for the screen end
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03
Protecting Newly Set Plants.

Newly set plants should be protect
ed for a day or two from the sun, and
the protection should be continued till
1t is evident the plants are getting a
hold on the soil and securing a supply
of soil water. If this is done, the new
ly set plants will generally live and
thrive afterward. The only time when
protection is not needed is when the
setting-out is done just at the begin
ming Of a wet spell, which, of curse,
is a desirable time for transplanting.
One nurseryman says that he trans
plants at any time through the spring
or summer, whenever he can be sure
he is to be<favored by three or four
days of rain or mist. However. every
spring in a great many plants are lost
by not having protection from the sun
or by not having the protection con-
tinued till the plants can live without
r.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03
Decrement Unearned.

At last the unearned decrement,
neglected brother of prosperous un-
earned increment, has come to its own.
Alderman Charles Z. Merriam has
dragged this too long forgotten child
of the shifting city out of its obscur-
ity and made of it an argument for his
zone plan. Some of the facts which
he has elected are startling. For Illus
tration these:
On the South side an apartment
building was erected, at a total cost
for land and construction of $14,5OO.
A coal yard was later established on
the property adjoining, and the entire
value of the apartment building was
destroyed. In Wicker Park a residence
was built a few years ago, at a total
investment of something like $4,000.
The establishment of a grocery store
led to a depreciation of the values for
residence purposes. and the house was
recently sold at $1,000.
The same solution is to follow the ex-
ample of European cities and of New
York and Los Angeles in this country
by dividing the city into residence, in
dustrial and other types of zones. In
that way the useless destruction OF
property might be reduced and, too,
which is more important, the entire
city might be developed in accordance
with ar intelligent plan.-Chicago Her.
aid.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03
SLOGAN Worth Remembering.

1.-THE city is our home-help us to
keep it clean and h%ealthful." This is
the slogan of the public health depart
ment of the city of Dallas. 1t would
be good for all the people if all the
people would bear it in mind all the
time. If they did, they would not
spit on the sidewalk, they would not
throw dirty papers on the street, they
would not keep ill smelling garbage
cans to offend the nostrils of every
passer-by, they would not maintain
dirty outhouses to spread disease
among their neighbors. they would not
use vulgarity and profanity on the
streets, they would not make vile re-
marks about women Of their city
among whom their own wives and Sis
tiers and mothers must move and with
whom they associate, and they would
not do a hundred other things that de-
tract from the cleanliness and health Of
city life.-Houston (Tex.) Post.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03
BEST PART OF PROTECTION
Apart from Appearance, There Is Ex-
ceiIent Reason Why Trees Should
Be Planted Along Highways.

"Shade trees, judiciously planted,
are no only a large addition to the
beauty of a region, but they are OF
great value in protecting the high
ways from deterioration" Such Is the
opinion Of the State College Of For
estrS at Syracuse, which has complet-
ed Investigations showing that nine
tenths of the roadsides in the rural
districts of New York are entirely bare
of shade trees. The college authorities
maintain hat where overhead wires
are numerous. some sort of bushes can
be planted, and where the roadway, as
distinguished from the banks at the
side, must be narrow, some small tree
will prevent any injurious effect upon
the vegetation in the adjoining fields.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03
Overheated Air.

A rise of temperature in the sur
rounding air diminishes the amount of
oxygen consumed and the amount OF
dioxide discharged. A fall of temper
AZURE has the opposite effect. In ad-
dition, the overheated air forms a hot
jacket around the body which prevents
the radiation of heat necessary to keep
the body in a healthy condition. With
a sedentary occupation a temperature
of from 81 to 20 should be maintained
for comfort and health.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-08-03
The Date Palm.

No tree is more graceful and beau
tiful than a date palm, and the plants
the Arizona university have conclu-
make stately ornaments for lawns and
parks. At the same time they grow
an appetizing article of food. In north
ern Africa, the native habitat of the
date palm, the fruit is a common ar
ticle of daily diet.