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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
YANKEES STEP
NEARER TO ISTI
PLACE BY WIN

st. Louis, May 15-After losing the
iast two games to the Chicago White
Sox, Bill Donovan's Yankees resumed
their Western drive at Sportman's
park here yesterday afternoon by
beating the Browns in the opening
game of the series by a score of to
2. AS the worlds champion Red Sox
were beaten, the New York team took
another step nearer first place.
Wild Williams men drove Big Dave
Davenport out of the box in seven
innings and a youngster named Rogers
pitched the last two. Off Davenport
the Yankees made an even dozen safe
blows, including a home run and
three doubles.
wally Pipp. the Home Run King
of the American league, contributed
the circuit smash, and j. Franklin
Baker, Roger Reckinpaugh and Fritz
Maisel, the twe-baggers.
Ray Fisher began the game for the
Yankees, and Allen Russell. the young
spitballer, finished it. Fisher went
we'll until the eighth frame, allowing
only five scattered hits and one earned
run In the eighth he developed
wild streak and pitched eight straight
balls to Jimmy Austin and George
Sisler. Russell was then sent to his
rescue and promptly checked the
rally.
The Yankees scored first the second
I inning Lavan made a two-base wild
throw on Miller's grounder, and Peck
brought him home with double
down the third base line. Peck was
interned at second as Nunie famed on
| four pitched balls. -
! In the last half of the inning the
. Browns, aided by an error by Baker.
| tied up the score. With tWo out, and
| Jacobson on first as the result of his
single, Baker booted Severeid's
grounder. Lavan followed with a
single and Jacobson scored
/ Baker made up for his error by bat
ting safely in the fourth inning. Mil.
fler sacrificed him along, and aftef
Lavan threw out Peck. Nunie singled
scoring the third baseman. ~ =.
! Pipp added aHDther run in the sixth
! by dropping fhh ball Into the right
! field bleachers for his second home FUR
OF the season. In the seventh the
+; Yankees, by clean hard hitting
knocked Davenport out Of the box and
settled the issue by scoring three runs
An error by Peckinpaugh allowed
the Browns to score their other rur
in the seventh inning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
POSTPONE FIELD MEET.

The Bridgeport Inter-Factory Field
meet was planned for Seaside park on
Memorial Day afternoon but when
the committee in charge of the athletic
meet learned that Memorial Day ex-
ercises were planned in Seaside park
at the same hour, it was thought ad-
visable not to run the meet, as. it
might conflict with the memorial ser
vices. 1t was therefore decided to
hold the meet at a later date. At a
meeting of the committee held last
Friday evening it was decided to hold
a meet the latter part. Of July or the
middle of August. Full particulars
will be given for publication as soon
as day is agreed on.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
KILBANE VERY APT
TO MEET BENNY
. LEONARD IN ARENA

The fight fans are sitting tight
waiting for the match between John
NY KiIbane and Benny Leonard,
which everybody is talking about,
to, come off. OF course the challenge
was issued long ago, that is, just a
moment or. two before Ki1bane pro-
coded to toy with Freddie Welsh dur
ing their recent bout in New York.
Leonard then and there announced
that he. wanted to fight the winner
apd he's likely to have his wish. 1t
is generally agreed that Leonard and
Kilbane are the most shllful boxers
in the ring today. They are both
speedy and can both hit and hit hard
In this. Kilbane has the advantage OF
Leonard for he packs a harder punch
than Leonard can produce. 1t will be
interesting to see what happens when
the two get at each other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
CARDS SMASH
WINNING SPREE
OF. The GIANTS

New York, May 1.-THE st. Louis
Cardinals, showing all the symptoms
of a smashing good ball team, caused
the Giants to hesitate in their spright-
ly winning streak up at the Polo
Grounds yesterday, and by tight
squeeze pried a victory away from
them by 8 to 1, after ten agitating
innings. Miller Higgins, the diminu-
tive manager, has a rousing assort-
galloping New Workers the sauciest
argument they have listened to this
season.
Willie Doak and Fred Anderson
had a tense flinging duel, in which
Doak eventually came out on top be-
cause the Giants failed to give the
New York boxman the support he
deserved. The clubs were deadlock
ed at the end of the ninth at to L,
and when Slim Sallee edged. into the
wrangle, the Cards rose up and polk
ed in a victory in the tenth. The
Giants made a bold attempt to win
! in their half of the extra session, but
| the rally died in the making.
| The Missouri clan is equipped this
season with a pair of fence-breakers
made UP of John Smith and Walton
Cruise. John Smith of the Cardinals
himself, and is lacing the ball at about
.480.
| Willie Doak gave the Harlem lads
five hits, two of them coming in the
tenth and going to seed. Three hits
were all the hitting that the Cards
could worry away from Anderson
but all this fine pitching went TIC
naught because of a hilarious error by
Fletcher, which had great deal to
do in encouraging the Cards first
run. Sallee was. pie for the Cards
! in the tenth and, a couple Of bangs,
aided by Benny Kauff's error, brough'
happiness to the Higgins crew.
/ There was a time when the Cardi.
nails could suffer reverses in meek
lquiet manner, but not so with this
Years boys. They're scrappers. they
fare, and in the last of the tenth yes
lterday, when the Giants were in the
midst of an impending rally, the
| Cards got rambunctious, and the ex
Iistence of Umpire AL Orfh hung in the
balance.
| This is how the St. Looey revolu
ton started In the last of the tenth
when the Giants were tagging at the
| end of the 8 to- 1 score, Robertson
poled out to Bescher. Heinie Tin
brought up the Giants hopes again
with a two-base slam against tn
right field wall. Then Fletcher skiet
to Bescher, and, if any one was go
| ing to do anything, it must be Kauff
Benny shot hot grounder through
first, which was scooped up behint
the sack by Miller, who tossed tt
i Doak, who tried to cover first. I'm
pire Orth decreed that Benny Kauf
was safe.
In half a second Orth was sur
rounded by a mussy crowd of ST
| Louis orators. From left fell
Bescher came on the gal1op. and shool
his fists in Orth's face. Bescher wa
so mad that he grew pink in the fac
and looked around to see if there wa
not something he could pick up an,
throw at the umpire. There wa
nothing in sight but blades of grass
lso Orth still lives. Benny was SAT-
and Heinie Zim was at third. Kauf
then tried to steal second, and die
for the third out.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
CAN'T WEAR WAR MEDALS
UNLESS PROPERLY AWARDED

has been placed on the wearing of
miniature war medals and decora-
tons, unless in the, case of such per-
sons to whom they have been actual
ly awarded. A firm which recently
manufactured miniatures of war hon
ors such as brooches, bracelets and
lockets has been informed that they
will not be allowed to sell them. The
idea is to prevent the cheapening of
war honorS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
SEEN AND HEARD
FROM THE INSIDE

Powers and when they get into shape
Jack OIara's men will bother the
,best Of them.
The st. Louis Cardinals have done
one good thing for humanity. They
have abolished the pop corn and soda
butchers whose hoarse cries make life
miserable for spectators at big league
games. The st. Louis management
has also pleased the public by giving
free score cards.
Umpire Irwin, who officiated at New
field park last Sunday, puts on a pref
ty good act. When he calls a strike he
shouts something. that sounds like
"streek" and after. dancing a few
steps. points one finger toward the
golden west. He makes the same
speech for a. ball but points toward
the east for a change.
Lou Pieper's Hartford crowd will be
at Newf1ed park tomorrow and Man
ager Kriche11 is hoping to start a
winning streak for Bridgeport. He is
planning to send Dug Smith against the
Senators If the, southpa,w's arm is
right. Hartford has a club that is al
most entirely new to this section
tCatcneF S1uHy carroll, last year WITT
Lynn, and Inf1elder Low are about the
Ion1y old ones left. Most of the players
were picked by Tom Connery, the for.
mer. Hartford manager now scouting
for st. Louis. The game will start al
$3.50.
Mike Gibbons, the st. Paul boxer
admits he is worth 100000. Now i
Freddy Welsh and Jess Willard viii
only step forward and tell how mucf
coin they have packed away in the
cellar, the fans will be satisfied
Joe Rodriguez, the Cuban first base
man who was with New London las
season, will never inger in the Inter
national league if he continues to hi
at his present gait. He got thre,
blows for Rochester yesterday ant
stole a base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
WILLIAMS and
CASEY FAIL ON
ARMY EXAMS

athletes who have been through the
fire of athletic battles in some in
stances failed of acceptance at the
Plattsburg military camp. R. Norris
Williams, the national tennis cham
pion, was turned down because his
feet had minor defects from the
standpoint of army require
Two more notable Harvard athletes
who applied for Platsburgs and failed
to he taken in are Eddie Casey the
football and baseball star, and Billy
Moore, the star sprinter. Their age,
which is barely above the require
ments for membership in the govern
ment camp, gave them such a low
rating that they failed to be selected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
tsDRIVE LOAFER TO WORK
SAYS GOV. CORNWALL

Charleston. w. Va, May 15-Declar-
ing that 'id1eness in the crisis is I'M
patriotic, Gov. John j. Cornwall in
a message to a special session of the
legislature that convened here yester-
day for the consideration of problems
arising from the war with Germany
urged that appropriate measures be
passed dealing with the problem of
idleness and that public sentiment
should be invoked to drive the loafer
to the field, the factory or the mine
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
CENTERS DEFEATED IN
GAME IN NEW HAVEN

The Centers were defeated in New
Haven, Sunday afternoon, by SO.
The Centers used a patched up team
as Dorkin, D. Spaine, F. Spaine, Sher-
wood and MacNamara were unable to
make the trip. Connors could not
pitch because of sickness and Train
or was used in the box. He twir1ed
great ball but costly errors and in
ability to hit with men on bases caus-
ed their defeat. -Miocco, covered
first and gave a good exhibition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15

New York, May 15.-While an the
members of his team are going well
just now, McGraw banks largely on
his pitching staff. and he is particu-
lar1y sweet on Schupp, Anderson and
Tesreau. Schupp and Anderson have
been doing the best pitching, with
Tesreau close third. Schupp is
starting in just as he finished last fall.
He shut out Brooklyn with five hits
by a score of to in his first start.
He<then beat Boston, to 2, allowing
six hits and after held Brooklyn to
eight hits and two runs III fourteen
innings in a 2 to 2 tie game. p
Anderson, who went very badly at
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
M'AuLIFFE MAY
BOX EGGERS HERE

Young McAuliffe, who has been alb
sent from the ring for several weeks
because of injuries to his hands, will
probably return to action in this city
June 4. Billy Hogan is planning
to hold show at the Casino on that
date and is figuring on McAuIiffe and
K. o. Eggers Of New York for the
star bout. Eggers Is a favorite here
because of his recent good showing
against frankie Burns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
DETACHABLE VESSEL
FOR SINKING SHIPS

Havre, May 15.-A 1ife-saving ap-
.paratus, consisting of a clnart-house
which can be detached from the deck
OF sinking ship in twenty seconds
and made watertight in a few min
utes, has been invented by a Belgian
engineer attached to King Albert's
staff. 1t contains fifteen sleeping
berths and ten fresh-water tanks
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the fag end of the season, has come
back strongly. His best games were
a two hit shutout against Boston and
his victory over the Phillies, when he
permitted only five hits and one run.
Tesreau also has been pitching most
consistently. He pitched a greater
part of the sensational opening tussle
with the Braves. which was finally
lost by Smith, 4 to 2. in the fourteenth
inning. Is
Benton was little slow in starting,
but appears to be finding himself. The
cold weather has prevented McGraw
finding much use for either Sa1lee or
Perritt, but both did well the last time
they were called upon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
GERMAN PAMPHLET
PRINTERS ON TRIAL

London, May 15-The Berlin po-
lice are reported by the Amsterdam
correspondent Of the Central News
to have discovered the printers of a
pamphlet published during the strike
of German workmen in April. An
arrest has been made. The cores
pondent reports that a sensational
trial on the charge of high treason
is expected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
PREDICT PEACE IN YEAR

London, May 15.-The Office Of
Works, in outlining work to be done
after the war, hazards the guess that
peace will be declared in July, August
or September of next year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Games Yesterday.
st. Louis 8; New York 1, Go inn-
ings.)
Cincinnati 8; Brooklyn e..
Chicago 6; Boston 0.
Philadelphia 8; Pittsburg 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
WHY HANS WAGNER QUIT.

A Pittsburgh sporting writer says
the real reason why Hans Wagner
quit the Pirates this season was the
veterans disgust at the ungrateful
attitude Of Owner Dreyfuss. It had
generally been supposed that Drey-
fuss cut Wagner's salary from $1O,-
900 to $4,000 but the story, which is
believed to be- true, states that Drey-
fuss made the figures $500.
Wagner would not have objected to
a cut of $4,000, but he baked at the
$500 salary. What made him
more indignant was the cool manner
in which Dreyfuss treated him. The
.magnate didn't offer Hans his cuncon-
ditional release if the terms didn't
suit him but dickered as he would
with raw recruit. Later when the
Pirates made a poor start Dreyfuss
got in touch with Wagner and offer
ed him $4,000. Later he raised this
to $4,000, but the old boy felt hur1
and would not listen to iDreyfuss. He
thought that after his years of faith
full service for .Dreyfuss and the
money he brought into the Pitts
burgh treasury he should have beer
accorded better treatment. Drey-
fuss conduct in this case is the prin.
cipal reason for his unpopularity with
Pittsburgh fans at present
DEININGER ON HAND.
Otto Deininger, the old timer whe
captained the Bridgeport club las
season, reported for duty last nigh
and was taken to Hartford today. He
may be used at first base temporar
lily as King Lear was spiked by Beck
er Of New London, last Sunday ant
| may not be able to play for a few
i days.
| Springfield has obtained Catcher
| Rico from the Boston Braves. He is
a. BrookE~e, Mass, youngster who
was picked up last season. Springfield
has two good pitchers in Rettig and
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
EASTERN LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS Results.

Yesterdays Results.
New Haven 1, Hartford o..
Worcester 8, Portland 1.
Lawrence II, Springfield 6.
New London : Bridgeport - Not
scheduled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Games Yesterday.
New York 6; st. Louis 2.
Cleveland Z; Boston 6.
Chicago 6; Philadelphia 2.
Detroit 8; Washington 2 GA inn
ngs.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15

John James. chauffeur, was killed
by an automobile as he crossed Eighth
avenue and 33d street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
Standing of the Clubs
Games To-Day.

Games To-Day.
st. Louis in New York.
Cincinnati in Brooklyn
Chicago in Boston.
Pittsburgh in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
Standing of the Clubs.
Games TO-DAY

Games Today.
New Haven at New London.
Bridgeport at Hartford.
Worcester at Lawrence.
Springfield at Portland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
: Standing OF the Clubs. .
Games To-Day.

New York in st. Louis.
Boston in Cleveland.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
Washington in Detroit. =
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15

Everybody but the weather is now
doing his bit toward tha cne-~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
American Association

Yesterdays Results.
At Minneapolis r. H. e
st. Paul :. 8
Minneapolis ............. 2 a 1
Batteries-Griner, Hagerman and
Land; Humphreys, Williams and
Owens.
No other games were scheduled
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
GAMES THIS WEEK.

Wednesday, Hartford.
Thursday, New Haven.
Friday, New London.
Saturday, Springfield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15
Southern Association

Yesterday's Results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-15

Yesterdays Results.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-15
THE LAST EXAMINATION
OF WARS DRAFT

Many a man has fallen down because a
test of his water showed Enthusiastically
that he had kidney disease.
The kidneys are the scavengers and
they work day and night in separating
the polsons from the blood. Their signals
of distress are easily recognized and in
clude such symptoms as backache, de.
pressions, drowslness, irritability, head.
aches, dizziness, rheumatic twinges
dropsy. govt.
1.-THE very best way to restore the
kidneys to their normal state of health
and cure such symptoms" says DR.
Pierce of Invallds' Hotel, Buffalo, N. z.
is to drink plenty of water and obtain
from your favorite pharmacy a 6O-cen,
bottle OF An-u-ric, double strength
which Is dispensed by almost every drug.
gist." You will find Anuric more potent
than lithia, dissolves uric acid almost as
water does sugar. Large package 60 cents
Send DR.. Pierce 1oc for trial pkg and
ask for advice II there Is need.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-15
Love Found the Way.

The spirited story of one Of the most
romantic weddings Of the war was I'M
folded recently, writes a British cor
respondent. Lieutenant Wyndham was
gassed in France, and taken to Lady
Luchcapes's hospital. There he fell in
love with Lord Inchcape's daughter,
but the girls father refused his con-
sent to their marriage. The couple
ran away to London, only to find Lord
Inchcape in hot pursuit, and that
Wyndham was wanted for being alb
sent without leave. There followed a
chase through London, in the course
of which the couple got into telephone
booths and changed their clothes, and
then walked out under the very noses
of the detectives who were waiting
for them. They then made their es-
cape to Scotland, where they were
married.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-15
E>ll DADC7'S [Y[NIN|Gj,i. &
b,Y [A|RY TALE
klAl 81 NApN GpABANB0NNeR
cows PRIDE.

TITS perfectly delightful" said Mrs.
Cow. Eyes, 1t is really very fine"
Mrs. Cow was talking to Mrs. Black
and White Cow. To be sure they were
both cows, but Mrs. Cow was always
known by just her simple name, and
Mrs. Black and White Cow was al
ways called Mrs. Black and White.
Mrs. Cow was brown with q few
white patches. She told someone
when she was little calf that she
had never had q whole brown dress
because her mother hadn't been able
to afford to give her one, and she had
had to patch 1t up with white.
All the creatures of the barnyard
liked this story, and they also admired
Mrs. Cow for telling it. "Its so much
better" Mrs. Duck had said, than to
boast as If you could have everything
under the sun. And our clothes aren't
so important as our dispositions"
So now that Mrs. Cow had something
special to say, Mrs. Black and White
stopped chewing for moment and
looked at Mrs. Cow.
II would love to hear It," said Mrs.
Black and White. "What is so de-
lightful and finer It won't excite me
to hear it, trust, for 1 hate to be-
come excited"
at certainly won't excite you," said
Mrs. Cow. "That is I am pretty sure
1t won't, for it didn't excite me. 1t
Just made me very happy and
pleased. I do not like to become ex-
cited any more than you do, my dear.
/ enjoy chewing and taking my time
over everything. never look excited,
do IT
mo" said Mrs. Black and White.
"You always look as If you were
calm. But then that is the way a
COW should be. We should never hur-
ry. We are not meant to for none Of
our family have ever hurried. We've
always enjoyed taking our time and
eating and munching. Now and again
we look up at people as they pass by
but we look at everything calm.
"That is So" said Mrs. Cow. "But
sometimes I think we have grown a
bit lazy"
"Oh, don't say So" said Mrs. Black
and White. Laziness is the very Joy
of my life. Never TO move quickly,
never to eat quickly, never to grow
excited-those are the joys Of cow
life"
"That's So" said Mrs. Cow. II really
meant that I sometimes think people
do not appreciate cows enough. They
are so used to seeing US move so slow
ly that they think we aren't worth
much. They rather like the creatures
who hurry and hustle even If they
never get anywhere"
Its strange that they can admire
hurrying," said Mrs. Black and White,
chewing slowly all the time.
"They should realize that we do all
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-11-15

the work that is expected of US and
we do 1t WE'LL" continued Mrs. Cow.
isn't that enough?" asked Mrs.
Black and White.
at should be-" said Mrs. Cow. "And
l think that If ever they would stop
hurrying and have a nice long time
thinking about cows they would come
to the conclusion that we were very
useful and that we were great addi-
ton to the world.
"And l do think now they are be-
ginning to appreciate us a little more.
That is what have to tell you. They
are beginning to think farming is
fine thing and that cows and chickens,
/ ducks and geese, should be studied.
"What makes me extremely happy
is that I saw a friend of the farmer
the other day. The farmer was talk
ing about his fine animals and he
said, pointing to me:
"'There's a fine COW over there
And what do you suppose the friend
did?"
'T can't imagine" said Mrs. Black
and White. COWS haVent SreaL ueaA
of Imagination you know!
''He said: Now let me look up
about cows in my book saw his
book. It was on farming and on the
outside of the book was my picture
yes, a picture of brown COW with
white spots. Just think, COW ON
book and all about the COW family In
the book--7for he said So"
Its splendid" said Mrs. Black and
White. 1--WE are appreciated after all.
And I'm honored to know you, Mrs.
Cow, for you've gone on a book"
81 haven't gone on 1t myself" said
Mrs. Cow. "It's my picture. But that
is enough of an honor" And Mrs,
Black and White agreed.