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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
ALLOW FOOTBALL
TO BE RESUMED
BY NAVY PLAYERS

Annapolis. Md, Aug. 25-.-fter
Having been knocked out completely
by official edict when the war began,
football ana other sports on an in
Intercollegiate basis were restored to
favor at the Naval Academy yester-
day. The order from the Secretary
,of the Navy. Josephus Daniels, lifting
the embargo, applies not only to foot.
ball but to gymnasium meets, wrestl-
ing bouts. basketball. fencing and
swimming.
! Whether there will be an Army
/ and Navy football game depends en-
tirely upon whether Secretary of War
Newton D. Baker will follow the lead
of Mr.. Daniels and. allow the West
Point cadets to take up the game
during the continuation Of the war.
The navy football squad, although
badly crippled by the graduation of
two classes and the loss Aof 13 men,
Including five varsity players, are
keenly anxious for a brush with their
Ianterservice rivals.
With the receipt of permission from
Jtle Navy Department to resume the
game, a. rush was >started to rear
range schedule of games, engage the
necessary coaches and get the play
ers back from leave in time to start
practice early.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
LES NUNAMAKER
OF YANKEES HAS
MADE FINE RECORD

Leslie G. Nunamaker, the hand
some Yankee backstep.eds !. being
slapped on the back today by his
team mates and various others. not
because he has a sunburn,f but be-
cause this is his birthday. "Nun."
who is % years old today, was born
in Lincoln, Neb., Aug. rs, 1889. He
was 20 years old when he broke into
the professional baseball ranks as
catcher for the Dubuque, Iowa. team
in the Three-I League. At the end
of the 1903 season scout for the
Chicago Cubs recommended that
ftNunny'' be given chance to show
what he could do in fast company.
He was taken with the. Windy City
crowd on it's 1910, training tour, but
failed to deliver the goods, and was
turned bacA to the Three-I. He
spent the season of 1910 in Boom
ington, Ill, uniform, where he made
a record that attracted the attention
of the Bostonians.
He made good with the Red Hosiery
gang, who took him on. He plays
a heady game behind the bat and a
good one at the bat. Since coming
over to the Yankee outfit he has kept
up his good record, and 1T isn't his
fault that the team hasn't made a
better showing. Rifle shooting is a
favorite pastime of the big catcher
and he has hung up number OF
records. He. may get a chance TO
shoot rifles to his hearts content in
the very near future.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
Gambling Should Be
Permanently Ousted
From Baseball Parks

Commenting on the crusade in
augurated against betting. In major
league ball parks, Len Wooster in the
Brooklyn Times writes: The time is
now come when the issue must be
fought to a finish. Either the major
leagues will triumph in the battle to
keep baseball free from scandal or the
gamblers will have their way. In our
humble opinion the baseball solons
will win.
There ever has been a desire on the
part of the best people In the land to
throw safeguards around our great
national game. One has only to re-
call the deep interest of the learned
jurist, Kenesaw Mountain Lands. in
the welfare of the game to realize
that baseball will be protected against
the Vaccinations of the gambling e1e
ment.
Before there can he a repetition of
the scandal involving Crse~vr, Devlin,
Hall and Nichols and which resulted
in the first relentless war on the gam
blers an organized effort will stamp
out the evil. Ban johnson is to be
congratulated on the quick success
met by his initial step to. remove
practice which in the end could but
have reflected on the honesty of base
ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
HAS
INDIAN SIGN ON
\. The Green SOX
Especial to The Farmer.)


Springfield, Mass, Aug. 25-Aleck
Ferguson, the young New York
American recruit, put Bridgeport
back on the winning side of the ledg-
er yesterday by twirling the Ameri-
cans to victory over Springfield by 4
to 1. He allowed only four hits and
was strong in critical situations.
Opposed to Ferguson, was Gerdin-
Ter, who belongs to the st. Louis
Browns. He baffled the Americans
until the seventh when they began to
bunch their drives for the first time
in a week. Two baggers by Brack-
EFT and Martin helped in the scoring.
Johnny Priest led at bat with two
hits.
Manager Krichell introduced new
catcher in Connolly, who formerly
played with Columbia, S. c., in the
South Atlantic League and, with st.
oseph, Mo-, in the Western League.
The new backstop looked fine. He
handled Ferguson's delivery well and
also was strong at bat.
In the sixth Connolly walked, stole
second and continued to third on
stephens poor throw. Brackets
double to left brought Connolly in. In
the eighth Martin strolled and stole
second. Ferguson was hit by a
pitched ball and he and Martin made
a double steal. Priests single sent
Martin home. Lear was hit by a
pitched ball in the ninth and prompt
ly stole, dashing to third on another
bad throw by Stephens. Grimes at
tempted sacrifice was fumbled, Lear
scoring. Martins double scored
Grimes. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
FEAR OF LIGHTNING MAKES
STRACHAN LOSE TO MURRAY
Californian Left Handler Meets Niles in Finals of Tennis
Tournament Today at Forest Hills.

New York. Aug. 25--A streak of
lightning flashed in the sky during
X ne second set of the match between
~ Eindley Murray, of Niagara Falls.
end John r. Strachan, of California,
Al the semi7fnal rounds Oft ma
efonal patri6tic lawn tennis tourna-
ment, on the Championship court of
the West Side Tennis club, at Forest
Kills, L. L, late yesterday afternoon.
A resounding clap of thunder re-
ver6erated in the mass of dark
clouds overhead, and simultaneously
lStrachan's game underwent pecu-
liaEe change. He became cratic. His
powerful service lost a great deal of
! itst force. He appeared to be ner-
vous. and his terrific driving became
uncertain. The transformation in his
play endured to the. end OF, the match,
and Murray won, in four sets, by the
score sof As Ga, 6N1..
The lightning bothered. Strachan
and II, he had worn lightning rod
or . four, leaf clover 1t is quite prob
able that he would have won, for in
the first set, when the sun glittered
ibrttliantly, he outplayed Murray.
r. During the second set, however, the
sun took refuge behind mass of
dark clouds. A little drizzle fell upon
The courts. Peals of thunder rumbled
In the distance. worried expression
spread across Strachan's face, and
then a fash of lightning streaked
across the sky. Strachan is from
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New Haven to Open
Boxing Season Monday
With Home Guard Bill

New Haven, Aug. accompany. H
of the Home Guard will fire the open
ing shot Of the outdoor boxing game
of the season when they stage the
bouts at O'Connell's Field on Good
rich street, Highwood, on Monday
evening, Aug. 81, with four classy at
fractions.
The Home Guarders will provide for
a large crowd and this innovation in
local boxing will undoubtedly prove
feature.
Matchmaker Marcks heads his
Home Guard card with a 10 round
session scheduled between Billy Nisto,
the hard hitting Italian and Mickey
Doherty, the local boxer, who created
a sensation about Gotham with his
aggressive tactics in the ring Doher-
ty impressed the New York fans with
his work and feels that he is capable
of delivering the goods in his home
town this winter. Doherty is anxious
to get started early and looks for
several bookings this coming sea-
son.
Billy Nisto, who Joe Marcks looks
to taking things seriously now, will
endeavor to come back and show the
fans that he feels the heavy hand
1h1I AdS ueeH pldceo upon nlIn IN the
past since his encounter with Chic
Brown, when he came into disfavor
by his tactics at the Casino Nisto is
training hard and pleading for me
opportunity to meet a local boy or
in fact any boy in the state. Nisto
went into hard training several weeks
ago and is now in equally as good
shape as he was whe n he fought Pete
Hartley at the Arena against big
odds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
(BY Wa ner.l

Manager Krichell of the Bridgeport
club wired from Springfield this
morning that he has signed Jimmy
Nipple, a young pitcher who made
great record. at Fordham university
this year. Krichell lives in the Bronx
and some of the neighbors gave him
a tip on the kind of ball Nipple had
been. pitching around New York this
season. Nipple has already reported
to Bridgeport and may get into the
game today. He is only 10 years old
but is said to be a. cool customer
when in action.
To make room for the newcomer,
Pitcher Dick Tuckey was released.
Since he was secured from Portland;
Tuckey has displayed none of his old
form for Bridgeport. He was hit
hard in almost every game. Another
member of the Americans to go was
Catcher Jack Egan. Although he
started at fine clip this season, Egan
has been overworked lately and has
not been able to do himself justice.
He is willing player but had the
misfortune to make costly misplays
in recent home games, Manager
Krichen also expects to announce
several other new players in a few
days.
Catcher Connolly, made good
showing in his first game for Bridge
port yesterday. The former Western
league backstop made one hit. al
lowed only one stolen base and turn
ed back several Green Sox who tried
to steal. =
=; Va
The scrauny New Haven leaders
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old ROSEBUD HAS
SUDDEN SICKNESS
UP AT SARATOGA

Sartoga, Aug. 25-With more
scratches than usual on account of
the change in track conditions, the
principal excitement for the race
goers yesterday was furnished by an
unprogrammed event in the paddock,
which nearly cost the life of Old
Rosebud, the handicap champion.
H. C. Applegate's winning horse
was entered in the Merchants and
Citizens Handicap today, and as part
of the preparation was brought into
the paddock to be saddled for final
spin. Trainer Fred Weir was tight
ening the saddle when Old Rosebud
fell to the ground as if dead. Heroic
measures were resorted to and after
ice had been packed on his head for
a long time the horse slowly recov-
cred.
DIR. R. W.. McCully attended Old
Rosebud and diagnosed the ailmenr'
as acute indigestion, which caused res
fiex action of the heart. Old Rosebud
will he withdrawn from today's race
and is not likely to be raced again
until he is found he has suffered no
ill effects.
In spite of the muddy track the
public was fairly successful in pick
ing winners. though it was simply
weight of money that caused Willis
Sharpe Kilmer's ToTaggart to close
favorite over John W.. Schorr's But
ter Scotch End in the Rensselaer,
High Weight Handicap at seven fur
longs Mr.. Schorr's colt opened the
choice at 6 to 5. He receded so
rapidly in the quotations that he
closed at to /, with Tom McTaggart
the favorite at to 5. Willie Knapp
had the mount on Tom McTaggart
and though he disposed of Butter
Scotch End easily enough he had to
ride his hardest to beat Tea Caddy.
The latter was off in front and set
all the pace throughout the seven
furlongs route.
Though only four went to the post
for the Buskirk Steep1echase~ Handi-
cap, the race was one of the best
run through the field this season. The
quartet kept close company all the
way, and two jumps. from the finish
all were in the air at the same time.
Ray PARIS Balybay landed over
the last jump length and a half in
front of Mrs T. J. Donohue's The
Brook. D. Holley, on The Brook,
refused to give up the fghteand in
the run-in on the grass made up SO
much ground that The Brook poked
his nose in front at the finish.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25

California, where lightning spreads
fear and is seldom seen.
The large gallery, which sat
was at a loss to account for the
change in Strachan's game. So were
the newspapermen, until several play
ers on the clubhouse balcony COM
mented upon the change.
For Strachan, the players had
nothing but nice things to say. They
understood his weakness, and lest
anybody should doubt his gameness,
they told several incidents, tennis and
otherwise, in which he proved that
he was game to the core-bu,; feared
lightning.
Murray, formerly of PaIo Alta,
Cal, but now and for some time of
Niagara Falls, had long since accli-
mated himself to Eastern weather
conditions, but he knew whz< was
bothering his opponent aal sypma,
thized. Occasionally, however, he
and those who had been told of Stra-
chan's weakness smiled, and couldn't
help it. =,
AS the result of his victory, Muir
ray is now in the final round. AT
$50 this afternoon he will meet Ma
thaniel w. Niles, of Boston, in the
concluding bracket of the tourna-
ment. Niles won his way into the
final round Thursday by defeating
Richard Norris Williams, I'd, the ma
tional champion. :,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
|PHiLLlES GAIN AS
GIANTS GET EVEN
SPLIT WITH CUBS

New York, Aug. 25-The Giants
had peck of trouble with the rain
yesterday-rain from overhead and a
rain of Chicago hits. They went
through the first game prosperously
and untroubled, winning by a score
of to 1. The second encounter was
terrible expose of the strength lof
detachment of New York right
handed pitchers The Cubs battered
the life out of the pitching of AL De-
maree. their former mate, and won,
I ~ to 2.
h the first. game.D played in the
quick time of an hour snd IS min
utes, the hitting was light, and Poll
Perritt slightly outpitched Phil
Douglas. both doing twirling above
the ordinary Rerritt. in fact, was
inyipcible until the ninth inning,
when he backslid trifie. His sup
I ,rt was fine all the time, and from
Zimmerman brillianA Zim SHARED
two liners with the gloved hand in
his graceful, hke-breaking-
sticks, HM0MM@n way.
The Giants were net champion
ship team in the second game, nor
anywhere near 1T. The slipped CLOSER
to the Phillies. They don't seem able
TO get back into their stride and stay
back They put on speed and show
class, then relapse into their recently
acquired Indifferent slovenly work.
The idea that anybody San catch
them seem&gG q Idle AO4them. but
onnsebody VIII catch them at the. rate
I. they've been moving lately. The
4 Phillies are driving. and in less thar
two weeks have gained, four and g
half games on the Giants
Jim Vaughn was master of the
Giants in all but one inning in the
1 second game and had fiery speed. De.
| maree hung on for a while and ther
withered under the Chicago fire. The
seventh inning Melted seven runs ant
seven hits for the Cubs. The en-
gagement had it's 1udicrous features
namely the ease with which the Cubs
cluttered the plate with runs on Am
derson and Demaree and the wilt
and futile efforts of Benny Kauff t.
even touch vaughn's pitching wheI
men were on bases.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
.MAGNATES OUGHT
TO HAVE SHORTER
PLAYING SCHEDULE

The baseball magnates would make
a master stroke if they shortened the
playing season from 154 to 1876
games, opening the season about May
1 and closing it September 1, writes
Billy Murphy in the ST. Louis Star.
One of the troubles with baseball
is that the season begins too soon and
ends at time when interest in reg
ular season baseball is dead and en-
balmed. There is such a thing as too
much baseballing-and that is what
has been going on for years.
The middle of April is too early to
start a baseball season. The past has
demonstrated that beyond the point
of argument. The April weather al
ways is of variety that rarely can a
team play out it's April schedule, and
even If it does, the outdoor conditions
are such that the bulk Kof fandom
does not care to take chance of
pneumonia. The opening game, al
ways draws a crowd, but during the
balancefof the month the assemblage
is small.
The season ought to end October
I. DraggingNft along until the 9Th or
9TH is mistake, Fandom, by that
time, has lost it's interest in the reg
ular diamond combat. It's attention
has Shifted to the Worlds Series and
to. football The baseball crowds af-
ter October 1 in the big leagues rare
ly run far into the thousands-of-
tener they do not go above the hun
|dreds-unless the pennant isn't cinch-
ed by that time.
The 1876 and .140 game schedule
have been suggested frequently in
years gone by-but the magnates have
poeh-poohed the plan. Such a sched-
ule would chop off IA to 18 games
and dear me, how could the magnates
live throughout the winter without
the receipts from those extra games ?
That's how the magnates figure, it.
but it is fairly safe bet that they
would draw down approximately as
much for those 1876 or lao games as
they do now in 1874? Why? Well
simply because they suffer an average
of five postponements in April, and
in the second place their April and
October games rarely draw any
crowds. If the public didn't get quite
SO much baseball it might appreciate
it more.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
ROUSH AND COBB
LEADING CLOUTERS
IN MAJOR LEAGUES


Chicago. Aug. 25.-DEiving out, ten
hits in his last six games has given
ceorga s;s,er ST Ion,is. second place
among uhe american ies1s no p
according to averages released today.
The st Louis star has an average of
1852. Speaker is a. point behind him
Bodie, the hard hitting Philadelphian.
is in the 300 class for the first time
this season with an average OF Soo.
Cobb fell or four points IN the last
week. but as safely out IN front with
3S1. The averages include games OF
"Wednesday. ''F
Neither Chicago nor Boston, which
are making a desperate Did Tor the :.
pennant, mas player among the 500
nltters with the exception OF piocners.
RUTH the star. Boston nurler, Is soal-
Ing .S4S lor 81 games, ana Fsussen,
Alecaso, 90. felscn OF Cnicago ieaoss
S'n ne resulars IN Datuns Win .zsa- ~
OWnie 6usn' Detroi1. conunues 10
SNOW .ne way 70 ODD, nus tea1n mate.
IN scorins. Inc Delroat snoIlstop mas
slosSeu Inc pia.e % LINES as asdihse
LOT Oopp. Fipp' new ork, ana
/ sacn. De.l. IL lenlain eieu TOT mons
- o,o..s, Win . sesen sseh Sn.p,s
.a@r;eoe ,,ts r. i NJ 49,; .s 80.
- 90 raat,.ost S.. 10 - 80
~. - -. tt;,,. a.'S ~ go =,
-, tss - 80 e go
l 49, 800 &c. 80, -
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SPRINGFIELD

Two base hits, Bracket, Martin.
Three base hit, Durgin. Stolen bases.
Lear, Martin 2, Connolly, Ferguson
Gonzales. Sacrifice hits, Gather
Move. Double play, Move to Con-
zales to Durgin. Left on bases,
Bridgeport 5, Springfield 4. First
base on errors, Bridgeport 1, Spring
field l. First base on balls off Fer
guson 8, off Gerdonier 81 Hit by
pitcher, by Ferguson (Mowe); by
Gerdonier ferguson. Lear). Struck
out, by Gerdonic= 6, by Ferguson g.
Umpire Brown. Time 1:48.
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Army Surgeons Make s
Thorough Examination q

Boston, Aug. 25-District boara1d
No. 5. which has jurisdiction oversx
draft appeals In this city, has refuseds7
to grant appeals based on complaintzHT
that examinations made by physicians
Of local boards were not sufficiently
thorough. The board has taken thew
attitude that all drafted men will baSz
so thoroughly examined by army sur
geons at the mobilization camp that
there will be no possiollity of any
man being taken Tor service anaegsehe
H. physically a,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
RELEASE DICK TUCKEY AND
SIGN new PITCHER, Nipple
Bridgeport Club to Announce More New Players Soon
Other Sport Gossip

will be at Newfield park tomorrow
and Bridgeport will need to display
lots of pep to down the coming
champions. Gingras or Shanty House
will do the f1inging for the locals.
The fans will probably have plenty
of fun with those two eccentric New
Haven players, Catcher Devine and
Outfielder Nutter.
First Baseman Grimes of Bridge
port fell into a batting slump this
week. The big fellow has been hit
ting 'em high and far but his efforts
have been landing in some fielder's
ohtstretched hands.
Both President Tener OF the Ma
tional league and President johnson
of the American are looking lightly
on fights between players this season.
Tener let Fletcher of the Giants ana
Stenge1 of Brooklyn get away with
out punishment and Johnson has re-
fused to take action in the cases of
Gandi1 of the White Sox and Gamer
of the, Red Sox who had a mixup in
Chicago early in the week. 1t is
probably figured that little show
of aggressiveness, when it doesn't go
too far, helps the game. -
Bantamweight Champion Pete
Herman will have to carry musket
for Uncle Sam. He was Aoaled ex-
emption by a board in New Orleans,
although he claimed to be the sole
support of his parents. He has pass
ed the physical examination. The
board probably read the sporting
pages and learned about that easy
money the boxers make.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
Walter Mohr Winners
Over Panama Joe Cans

New York, Aug. 25-Walter Mohr
found an easy opponent in; Panama
Joe Cans at the Vanderbilt A. c.
last night. The Brooklyn welter-
weight who weighed 142 pounds, had
things his own way throughout ten
rounds of fast milling. No knock
downs were. scored, but Mohr several
times had his opponent groggy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
TO BUILD COOLING WE'LL

A diver from the T. A. Scott Co. of
New London near the Congress street
power plant of the United Il1uminat-
ing Co., inspecting the river bed pre-
paratory to constructing a well to be
used coolingepurposes. -
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
Zulu Kid Receives
n &c Beating From Rather

New York. Aug. 25-Augie Rather,
the Zulu Kid, engaged in a nip and
tuck battle at Browns Far Rocka-
way club last night. with the Zulu Kid
on the receiving end of the mixing~in
the majority of rounds. Rather not
only proved the cleverer, but his
punches were delivered with greater
xofcsH and landed more frequently
fhan,thossSo his onponsnt
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today.
New York in Cleveland.
Boston in St. Louis.
Philadelphia in Detroit.
Washington in Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Cameo
New York. 8; Chicago. 1 (first).
Chicago, II; New York, 2 (second).
Philadelphia, 6; Cincinnati, 5
(drst).
Philadelphia, q; Cincinnati. 6
(second.)
Pittsburg, 1; Boston. O..
The ST. Louis-Brook1y game was
postponed on account OF. rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
Standing of the Clubs

Games Scheduled For Today.
Worcester at New Haven (2).
New London at Lawrence.
Springfield at Bridgeport.
Hartford at Portland o..
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25

Games Scheduled For Today
Chicago in New York (two.)
St. Louis, in. Brooklyn (two.)
Pittsburgh in Boston.
Cincinnati in Philadelphia.
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EASTERN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
New Haven, g.; Worcester, 1.
New London, i; Lawrence, o.
bridgeport, 4; Springfield, 1.
d-Portland-Wet grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25

Count Eugene Bernstorff, nephew of
the ex-German Ambassador, is a vic
tim of gas and is in a French hos
pital.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results OF Yesterdays Games.
Philadelphia. s.; Detroit, 4.
No other games scheduled.
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The noise of the high explosive
shells in the trenches must be nearly
as bad as the racket the motorcycles
make on a pleasant Sunday afternoon
on the macadam roads.
Some people are opposed to the
draft because it is game of chance,
and they are opposed to universal SER
.vice.ihecauseeitstse