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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
,R0B M'ALllSTER
SAUUID GIVE BAT
LEVINSKY FINE Gu

5s 1,oh, ,ncAllister. a graduate OF the
,x,l,,non;c club of San Francisco, .ne
~ me being the scene Of Jim Coroett
astio +oddline days, will meet an GU
~ next Wednesday, nignt9S d. l
;fsirmont A. c. In Battling Eevlnsky'
Z T,ohart whipped Levinsky some tlihe
AGO in dadison Square Garden. Mo
a Il,ster had come from the Coast Win
The finest sort of sendoff from Jeelhs
Coffroth, the big pugilistlc gun ol M
Golden State. Levinsky was sefoo'ou
A an opponent for the youngster' anu
the wise ones planked down ~
money on clever LevansKy' eApeoes
the Californian would surely pe SHOWN
up. ~ +b.+
McAllister boxed like a master ina.
night and poor Leyinsky came out Oh
8 he wrong end Of the horn. he was
most beautifully outpointed. McAails-
Tar became famous overnight. Ihen
i n a wild moment of enthusiasm, NC
Auister's manager-brother matcnea
! alim with Mike Gibbons. a puglhs.
! ghost from st. Paul A goooly crown
was there the night the pair fwalheu -
the center for word OF advlce on
proper pugilistic procedure Inen tney
went at 1T.
isIsNv but that boy from the west
t,oa,lf, hoy and he did! He made the
| famous Mike look cheap by compal-
ison. The manager-brother in BOD
corner advised the younger lad- lear
! into him. Robbie, he can't do thlhs
with you" he shouted. Bobbie scent
ling a knockout victory over the great
I ST. Paul phantam did tear and he did,
I'm an unhappy moment, leave wee
Bit of an opening over his right guard,
and mike did spot it and did shoot
short right through it and did knock
1 6u& 1GcAllister when victory for the
lnative was spread eagling all over the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
YALE 1 q !; Will | NOT
ACCEPT HARVARD
I Def IN BASEBALL

New Haven, May, by order of
the Yale athletic board of control no
modification in the decree abolish
Ing sports al ahs saAissrsity during
the war will be made.
Thismdecision Establishes the fact
that the movements to schedule a
short baseball series this spring, es-
pecially with Harvard will fail. The
undergraduate managers and cap
tains were eager for a few games
TO be played and one or two track
meets to be arranged, and especially
hoped for two baseball games with
Harvard. Correspondence had been
opened Informally with the Cam
Midge university. but 1t seems de-
strabfe that. no matches be schedul-
ed in view of the fact that hundreds
OF Yale undergraduates are on the
verge of being sent to different mill
tary units and that the remaining few
weeks of college this spring will be
decidedly disorganized.
The ATHLETIC board of control issued
a. statement, following it's meeting
saying that, at present no plans can
be discussed for the future Of ath-
1etics at the university and that it sees
no reason for modifying its original
sweeping decree forbidding all Yale
sports for the present.
"a. Several plans have been advanced
for Yale sports during the war. One
set of athletic lovers favored holding
games between the different college
departments or military companies.
0thers=urged-xa- short schedule be-
tween two or three of YaIe's univer-
sity rivals. The board of control has
cut short all schemes by reiterating
-. rI,o H.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
Willie Jackson Signs
to Box Tommy Tuohy

New York, May willie jackson.
who sprang into prominence by knock
ing out Johnny Dundee in jig time
over in Philadelphia, was matched
yesterday to meet Tommy Tuohey in
a return bout at the reopening of the
Empire A. C. next Monday night
jackson and Tuohey met recently in
a 10-round biting match at the Fair
mont A. G. and the wiseacres decreed
that William had a shade on Tommy
at the end of the tenth round. This
didn't meet with Tommy's accepted
notion of things at all. at all, and he
has been c1amoring for a return joust
ever since.
Tuohey was credited. with the only
knockdown in his previous bout with
Jackson, and he AYERS that this time
he'll make the knockdown one of 10
second permanency.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
BERGEN'S MANAGER
SAYS RED ALLEN MUST
WORK TO WIN FIGHT

Red Allen of this city, who is to
tackle Charley, Bergen in New Haven
this week, will be scared when he
reads this letter sent by Bergen's
manager. Here's the note:
well. at last they have agreed to
let Red Allen step in the ring with
Charlie Bergen, the foremost conten-
der for the state lightweight laurels.
Several times Allen has been offered
this match but turned it down for
some reason or other. And it sur
prised me very much when Dave
Ryan came to me and told me Allen
had signed. One thing I want to
say is that Allen better be in grand
shape for this match, as Bergen in
tends to make him jump through the
ropes before ten rounds are over
When Bergen trims Allen he is going
right after the champion. Battling
Kunz.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
RISE OF CARDINALS TO TOP
Feature in NATIONAL RACE
Giants AT Last Toppled From Lead in Pennant
Scramble by st. Louis.

forced absence from the game has
been the cause of the Giants slipping.
p The real test of the Cards will be-
gin hext Monday, when the ST. Louis
club opens a series here with the
Giants. On Wednesday of this week,
Huggins's' team will play a series
against the Phillies, and this clash,
too, will give a line on their true
strength.
Philadelphia and Brooklyn did not
lose a game last week and improved
their positions at the expense of the
Boston : Braves, who unexpectedly
we're shock to Manager George STALL
ings. The Braves are depending on
their pitching staff almost entirely
and when. that fails, the whole club
drops. The outfield has not proved
to be the hard hitting aggregation
that Stallings hoped for Then. too.
the Braves miss the agile and COM
bative Johnny Evers as a field gem
eral.
The tie in the American League
was broken during the last week and
the Boston Red Sox now have a COM
mandlng lead over st. LOUIS, winch
has lcrept up to second place, while
the much-touted Chicago White Sox
AioVS "OdhCuSu anu dropped down to
fourth place. The Yankees still hold
on to third place, although their hit
ting strength has, not been formid-
able during the last week. The pitch
1ng,of Donovan's staff, however, con-
t1nues strong. They broke even in
the four game series with Washing
ton. The Browns celebrated their
squirt by negotiating the first triple
play or the season. Detroit showed
some OF the strength expected of it
and went through the week with a.
clean slate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

New York, May by defeating
the CINCINNATI Reds yesterday, the St.
Louis Cardinals jumped into the lead
of the National League race, passing
the Giants, who have been making
the pace almost ever since the season
opened on April IL. The work OF
the Cardinals has easil.- been the out
standing feature Of one of the poorest
weeks the major leagues have ever
experienced. During the week nc
less than. twenty-four games were
postponed on account of rainy
weather, eleven in the National and
thirteen in the American League.
The sudden rise of the Cardinals
comes as something OF surprise and
shows that Manager Miller Huggins's
club is playing together with great
smoothness. The pitchers especially
are showing up well and the. new
community ownership of the club
seems to have worked out for the bet
terment Of the organization. The new
owners, made up entirely of ST. Louis
men, have given Higgins a free
hand in the management of the
team, something which no manager
enjoyed there under the old regime.
During the week st. Louis dropped
two games to the clubs, who are
also showing surprising strength, and
later won two from Pittsburgh, con-
coded, of course, to be the weakest
club on the circuit. A feature of the
Cards victory over the Cincinnati
club yesterday was some unusually
good pitching by Watson.
The capture of the lead by the
Cardinals is a hard blow to some
over-enthusiastic Giant rooters, who
have been willing to bet that the club
would not be ousted from the lead
throughout the season. Herzog's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
NEAL BALL GETS
TWO SINGLES IN
new HAVEN GAME

New Haven, May danny Muir
phys reconstructed New Haven team
inaugurated its 1917 playing season at
Eavin Rock yesterday afternoon by
optpointing the Marlin Arms Co. nine
to the song and dance of to g. OPP
perfume hitting, coupled with several
erratic errors, accounted for the Muir
Inns victory. The weather was not
suitable for good baseball but both
teams did exceptionally well in spite
Of the existing conditions. 1t was a
biting cold day with heavy clouds OBJ
securing the sun and up to noon the
the game or not. The contest attract
ed absa1t $50 fans sf3
Frankie Woodward fresh from his
sojourn In the Panama Canal zone,
was shunted to the firing line by Man
ayer Murphy, and barring the fifth
inning, in which he got careless, he
pitched .invincjble ball. Woodward
worked only six innings and then gave
way to Kyle, a recruit, who finished
the game. During Woodward's stay
in the box he yielded four hits for two
s4raEd=4an9Ha@a Eyen--R runs
we're the direct result of q wild throw
by Woodward himself. 2he : MarNns
collected their final run off Kyle in
the ninth on a hit batsman and two
hits
Kid Frey, who pitched for the gun
workers, was touched up for eleven
saSeties. cutter, Simpson, Ball and
Devfne collected two singles apiece,
while White. Miller and whalen came
through with three singles between
snsiisy Flshssrty, second string
;;cstcher, Of the New Haven club, was
'1oened to the Mar1ans for the day and
did cred1tadble work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
Benny Kauff Knows
How to Handle Chew
of Tobacco in Face

New York, May Though young
in years, Benny Kauff is decidedly
one of the baseball p1years of the old
school. He can perform feats with
a chaw of tobacco that would dazzle
some of the champion quid jugglers
of baseball.
The other night at the Harlem
Sporting Club Benny ate an apple,
drank a bottle of soda pop and smok-
ed black cigar without moving a
quid of tobacco from his left cheek.
Thls record may hvea been tied about
twenty years ago, but it is a cinch
that 1t will never be beaten in these
erIete days of the national pastime.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
MERKLE MAKING
GOOD FOR CUBS


AS was expected, Fred Merkle Is
making good with the Cubs. Fred
is filling Vic Saiers's shoes at first
bsae and is somewhat alternating the
sorrows of the Chicago fans over the
latter's broken leg. The fact is.
Merkle has made good all around
and it was only the fat bankroll Of
fered by President Weeghman of the
Chicago outfit that n1ade Col. 1b-
bets of the Brooklyn team part with
him.
Meanwhile President Dreyfuss of
the Pirates is mourning the loss Of
a good chance to get Merkle for his
own feam.i If he had been willing to
part with little more cash instead
of players the Brooklyns didn't want
he might have had Fred, and his
team might have had a better
chance of winning the pennant than
1t now appears to have.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

teen.
This is the first time he has pitched
a; not hit ga he in the major league.
1t was his fifth victory this year in
six starts.
been equaled only twice before in the
big leagues. On the morning of July
4, 1908, George Wiltse, then in his
prime, held the Phillies hitless and
runless for ten innings, the Giants
winning by score of 1 to O..
Harry McIntire, while a member of
the Brooklyn club, pitched ten shitless
innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates
in 1906, but lost the game in the thir-
teenth inning.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
SEEN AND HEARD
FROMTHE INSIDE

call off their game with Asbury park
Only $50 fans turned out at Sav1n
Rock to see the New Haven club play
the Marlin shop team.
Some team always has to kid the
fans in the spring and make them
dream pennants. This year the St
Louis Cardinals are blowing them
selves to an early season squirt ana
causing the rooters to build hopes
which will last until the alarm clock
goes off at Z O'Clock some morning.
Ball players sometimes think the
umpire is right. During yesterdays
game at +Newf1eld a ball was hunted
down the third base line by one of the
Phillies and Infielder Milton Stock
from the bench shouted, IF he was
thrown out you'd call it fair" Pitcher
Erskine Mayer of the Phillies who
had been walking back of the catcher
and was in a position to see the ball,
strolled over to the bench and quoted
Stock by saying, THAT ball was foul
by a few inches
Jess Willard didn't increase his pop
u1arity any by refusing to appear at
the smoker in honor of the French
sailors held in New York last week.
Willard was appearing in a circus in
Brooklyn and could easily have
reached Madison Square garden,
where the smoker was held, by taking
a short automobile trip. Since max
ing that bluff about enlisting in the
navy, Wizards stock has been on the
down grade.
New York gamblers have been hit
pretty hand by the jump Of the St
Louis Cardinals to first place. Many
wagers were made that the Giants
would never lose first place during the
season. One wager along this line
was $500 to $500 that McGraw's men
would never he headed in the race.
In New York the betting is even
money on the Giants to win the flag. i.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
Totals,
Philadelphia,
Bridgeport,
SO Q Z 27 Is 2
2 0 0 0 4 o 0 0 0-6
o 0 o 1 o o O 0 1-2

Two base. hits, Cravath, Prieste,
Lear. Sacrifice flies, Cravath, Lu-.
derus. Double plays, Luderus to Nc
Gaf1igan to Luderus; McGaff1gan to
Dugey to Luiderus 2. Left on bases,
Philadelphia s, Bridgeport 5. First
base on errors, Philadelphia 2, Bridge
port 2. Bases on balls, off Iillipop 2.
off Wood 3, off Fittery 1 off Mayer 1.
Hits off Lillipop 4, runs 2 in innings;
off Fittery g. runs 1 in innings; off
Wood 2, runs in innings; off Mayer
5, runs in innings; off Smith O,
runs in innings. Hit by pitcher.
by Wood -Fittery). Struck out, by
FIttery, 1, Smith 1. Umpire, Higgins.
Time, lao.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
BRAVES RELEASE DAVIS
OF NO HIT RENOWN

Boston, May George (No-HID
Davis got an unconditional release
from the Boston National league club
yesterday. Davis earned his title in
1914, when the Braves made their sen
sational and successful drive for the
National and worlds championships,
by shutting out Philadelphia without
a hit. He was then a student in the
Harvard Law school, and had broken
the university's strength test records
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Games Yesterday.
St. Louis 8; Chicago 4, (1st game9.
St. Louis g.; Chicago o, (2nd gameaA.
The Detroit-C1eveland game was
postponed because of rain.
Other teams not scheduled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
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., 1917-05-07

Well. the. Pirates know what the
collar feels like. too. On, shades of
Hams Wagner, Tho Pirates had bet
ter call old Honus back from his
chicken farm and learn some OF his
boid hot stuff that kept fans moving
like fFfmpins Jacks.
HarS vfEN ~ ~. fsaT.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

Congressman Frederick C. Hicks isl
trying to obtain a night mail for SeT-s~
den, Coram, Middle Island and other
Long Island villages which have onl-a
one mail day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

Games To-Day.
Philadelphia in New York
Brooklyn in Boston. s''s'srs
Pittsburg in Chicago.
st. Louiss,in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results of Games Yesterday.
ST. Louis a; Cincinnati o. 8
Chicago 8; Pittsburg 2.
Other teams not scheduled.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

Pope Benedict appealed to the peo-
pie of belligerent nations of the
world to pray for peace.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

An appeal to young men and wom-
en- to take up telegraphy was issued
by the War Department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

L CSC0fu4y lACSuAtSs
At Louisville (first game) R. H. 3.
Louisville 49,: 5
Milwaukee ..-............. o
Batteries-David and Clemonss
Goodwin and Deberry.
Second game R. III. 81
LOUISVILLE .............. D LIZ
Batteries-Main and Kocher; Sher-,
dell, Shackleford anad Murphy.
At indianapolis r. H. e.
Indianapolis ..-..-........ y
(Fourteen innings)
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Dawson and
Gossett; Niebaus and Land.
Second game four innings; no COM
test, called at 6 p. m. account of State
law.
At Columbus (1st game) r. H. E.
Kansas City ............ 10
Columbus 49,. 49,. -
CThirteen innings)
Batteries - McQuillan, HUMPHREYS
and Berry; George and Coleman.
Second game R. H. EsA
columbus 1850. ..i.....
Kansas CITY "
eight innings; called; darkness.)
Batteries-Lowdermi and Coles
man; Crutcher, Sanders and Berry.
At Toledo = Minneapolis-Toledo
game postponed; rain. - *
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

There were % cotton fires in Bonn
bay in April.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

Yesterdays Results. =
At New Orleans R.H. e.
New Orleans ............- 81
Little Rock 2 8
Batteries-Kroh and Higgins; Rob-
inson, Ledbetter and Chapman.
At Memphis r. y. Fl
Memphis OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. o. So
Mobile 10 1
Batteries-Willet, Barger and Rue1;
Blodgett and Griffith.
1T Nashville r, h Ii
Nashville 6 o.
birmingham
Batteries-Jonhard, Cavet and
Street; Black, Hill ana haworsn.
At Chattanooga RH. e.
Chattanooga .l. 4
Atlanta ........... 1719 %
Batteries-Marshall, Allen, Knowl-
son and Kitchens; Bressler and Per-
kins.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
Southern Association

Yesterdays Results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
American Association

Yesterdays Results.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-16
WORKING LANDS /,
JUST CAPTURED
British Headquarters Has Special De-
partment to See After Agricul-
tural Work.
(By Associated Press)


Behind the British Lines in France,
June 16-A special department at
tached to British Headquarters has
been created for the purpose Of sup
|Arintending agricultural operations in
the areas evacuated by the Germans.
Work in the fields by soldiers is
largely voluntary. As details Of SOL
diers leave the trenches for the rear,
they are invited to spend their leisure
in agricultural work, which in the
spring air and sun of France, is one
of the pleasantest recreations imagin-
able. Soldiers who have once lived on
a farm or have done farm work "back
home," generally jump at the oppor-
tunity, and it is surprising how many
men are eager to take up work in the
fields, even preferring it to sports
such as football and field athletics.
The soldier-farmers are well provid-
ed with horses, usually artillery or
transport horses from the reserves.
The British Agricultural Military Staff
has gone so far as to secure it's SOL
dier-farmers cultivators and machin-
cry of British models which are fam
.iliar to them. Seeds and necessary
fertilizers are also provided in abund-
ance. The army will cultivate some
thing over 10000 acres this year in
the liberated Somme aera alone.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-16
DEGREES FOR DIPLOMATS.

Princeton, N. j., June 16-(By I'm
ion Associated Press Princeton Un-
iversity confers honorary degrees on
Secretary of State Laning, Herbart
Hoover and the ambassadors and min
listers representing all the Allies at
Washington today. The exercises are
held in connection with the 10th an
nual commencement, which President
Wilson has been formally invited to
attend. Commencement will consist
largely of patriotic demonstrations,
including exhibition drills by the
Princeton aviation corps and infantry
battalion. Class reunions have been
postponed because Of the war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-16
HURT IN WRECK
INJURIES FATAL
|Mr. C. L. Foster, Bridge Supervisor
on Southern, Died In Winona
This Morning.

Mr.. C. L. Foster, bridge supervisor
on the Southern Railway, died this
morning a few minutes after seven
o'clock at the Winona lnfirmary al
Winona, from injuries received Thurs.
day night in q motor car wreck neal
Malmaison. Mr.. Foster lived at Car
rollton and his remains will be in
TERED there tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Foster, Mr.. X. E. Traylor, sup
ervisor, and Mr.. w. P. Brown, relief
agent, left Greenwood on the motor
car Thursday night Immediately fol.
lowing the departure of the Winons
accommodation train. The cause oi
the wreck is not definitely known. Mr.
Foster received severe injuries, Mr.
Traylor and Mr.. Brown escaping with
slight bruises.
The three gentlemen were carried
to Winona where they were given med.
ical attention. a
Mr.. Foster was well known in rail.
road circles here and was liked by al
who knew him. His untimely deatt
will come as shock to his friends II
this city. He was known all over th'
entire system in Mississippi from Co
lumbus to Greenville. His office wal
located at Columbus.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-16
SALE OF RAILROAD ORDERED BY
COURT.

Chicago, June 16-(By Union AS
sociated Press THE United States
district court has ordered the sale Of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Rail-
road at Danville, ILL.,, today. Judge
Carpenter holds that the property will
bring good price now, whereas un-
cerrainties Of the war might create q
poor market later. The upset price Of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois lines
proper is fixed by the court at $10,-
100000. The total default Of the rail-
road company now amounts to approx
imately $5O,O00,0O0. Receivers' cer-
tifcates outstanding aggregate $6,-l
100000. "A tentative reorganization
programme for the Chicago 4 Eas-I
tern Illinois has been drawn which
provides for an assessment ~ 80 y
share On the present outstanding stock
and new cash Of between III, 900, ,000
ma s1s,0o0,000, to - raised W ths
issuance of new securities. A con-l
mittes of stockholders pans 70 buy
IN the road. sss Ssl
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-16
JUNE ls IN HISTORY.

1S3O-Eight villages destroyed by
eruption near Mt. Etna.
1S62-Sultan of Turkey granted
new rights and privileges to Christian
subjects.
1S57-Riot in New York City grow
ing out Of dispute over public Offices.
89S-Sampson's feet again shelled
forts at Santiago harbor.
1912-London dock strike ended.
19l4-England won the international
polo championship.
1916Army Appropriation Bill car
|rying s157,l2s,o9s reported in the
House from the Military Committee.
French Chamber Of Deputies enter
ed upon the first secret session to be
|held under the Third Republic.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-16
WILL SUPPORT A
FRENCH ORPHAN
D. A. r: Chapter Undertakes Task
Benefit at Theatre Next Wednes-
day for Cause.

Several weeks ago it was esti-
mated that there were two hundred
thousand orphans in France as result
of the war. France has officially adopt
ed these little ones but has found that
the government allowance was not suf-
fcent to feed them. The government
allowed each orphan ten cents day.
Twenty cents is necessary to properly
feed these little ones. The govern
ment of France cannot do it. An
appeal has been made to America to
aid.
The Daughters Of the American
Revolution as national organisation
has pledged itself to support two
thousand Of these little ones. The
Chakchiuma Chapter Of that organi-
zation, which is located here has pledg.
ed itself to support one Of these two
two thousand for one year.
The money necessary for this is to
be raised by the Chapter. Manager
Schilling, has kindly consented to give
benefit 1t the Greenwood Theatre
next Wednesday for that purpose ane
The Crumont and The Handy Kitch
en- will on the same day give liberia
share Of their receipts 70 the sam'
cause. ls5.y
Sarah Bernhardt in "Motfers o
France" will be the feature picture y
be shown At the benefit shows Wednes
day afternoon and night. The nam
\ Of the great artist in the title rcl
spells success for the benefit. Re
member ths day i Wednesday, Jun
twsutisth.