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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
CLEVER PITCHERS
WILL KEEP YANKS
IN REMNANT RACE

New York, May 14-The Yankees,
are a team which to date has evi1
denced one qualification which goes
with pennant winners, strength on the
road. There is no chance to head
the Boston Red Sox, Nthe way they
are going\ They, like the Giants, are
the class Of the competition for the
moment, if not permanently, but the
Yankees have done praiseworthy
work since they left home, having
won eight games and lost five; There
is encouragement in that showing.
Shawkey and Caldwell, the leading
righthanders. were in top form
against the White Sox, who don't APP
pear to be as much Ut a bugaboo for
other teams as they were credited
with being; Mogridge has been con-
consistently effective from the start;
Cu1lop has been winning; Shocker
get there somehow or other, and Rus
sell is uncertain. but a wonder when
he is on edge. The Yankees have
not put up an impressive offence at
any time this year, but what offence
they have they use intelligently, and
their chances for winning are increas-
ed by a capable pitching string
which makes them a hard team to
beat. Donovan has full game pitch
ers. Relief for any of them has been
necessary in only one game this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
John L. Sullivan In
Old Days Had Two
Bouts With Mitchell

1t was on May IA, 1888 that John
L. Sullivan won one of his most fam
our victories in the ring when he de-
feated Charlie Mitchell in New York.
The bout between the American cham
pion and the clever English middle
weight was staged in Madison Square
Garden and attracted an enormous
crowd. Many Englishmen crossed the
Atlantic to witness what was to be
one of the most important events. in
ring history.
Alas, their trip was a great ex-
travagance for the battle. lasted just
three rounds. Although Sullivan fol-
lowed his usual roaring, cluffing tao
tics Mitchell refused to be inundated
and at one time it actually looked as
though he were going to win, for he
stretched the big Boston fighter on
the floor with terrific blow to the
Jaw. Mitchelrs smiling countenance
and general air of certain victory en-
ragged Sullivan and <he went at the
Englishman so ferociously that Capt.
Williams, the referee, stopped the
bout in the third round, although: it
had been scheduled for four rounds.
Not long afterward Sullivan and
Mitchell were again matched to box
four rounds in Madison Square E-~-
den, but when John L. appeared IN
the ring he was barely able to stand
up and annuonce that he was too sick
to go on. John had the appearance
of one who had had a hard bout with
the champion of champions at the
knockout game, John Barleycorn
Mitchell and Sullivan did not meet
again until 1888, when they fought a
thirty-nine round draw in France
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
WELSH SIGNS To
MEET LEONARD IN
new YORK ARENA

New York, May 14-Freddie
world, and Benny Leonard. recently
crowned American lightweight cham
pion, were. matched last night to box
ten rounds at the Manhattan Sport
ing club on Monday night, May 2S
Billy Gibson acting for Leonard, and
Harry Pollok, representing Welsh,
signed articles for the bout.
This will be the third meeting be-
tween Welsh and Leonard. The first
bout, held in Madison Square Gar
den, was won rather handily by Leon
ard. Gibson's young star actually OUT
boxed the worlds champion on that
occasion, and there were those who
thought the contest would have end
ed in knockout had it gone few
rounds longer.
They were rematched, and last
summer fought their second battle at
Washington Park, in Brooklyn. In
this second bout the tables were
completely turned. Welsh made
Leonard look like a novice as a box
err True, Benny was there with the
wallop, but he was unable to land it
on the elusive Welsh. Freddy trav-
e1led along at even a faster clip than
his younger rival, and at the end was
unanimously proclaimed the victor.
The wiseacres declared that this
defeat was just what Leonard needed
to make him a great fighter. Here
tofore, they argued, he had been
finding his opponents too easy, and as
a result had become careless in the
belief that he was the best light
weight in the world. The defeat by
Welsh changed his viewpoint, and he
went to work in earnest. Since that
bout Benny has gone along knocking
out his most dangerous rivals, until
now, with the possible exception of
Charley White, there remains only
Freddy Welsh for him to conquer.
Leonard will enter the ring within
the weight limit of 1875 pounds SO that
if he succeeds in stopping Welsh the
lightweight championship of the
world will pass to the clever New
York boxer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
KOLEHMAINEN WINNER
OF MARATHON FOR 4TR
TIME In SUCCESSION

New York, May 14-Hannes sKo-
1ehmainen, the wonderful Finn, came
back into his own yesterday by easily
defeating field Of 1900 athletes in
the seventh annual running, of The
Bronx to City Hall modified marathon
run. More than 100000, persons
witnessed the race. The former
member of the h-American -Ath-
letic club, but now unattached, sped
away, from his rivals in the last mile
and half, to win by 10 yards. His
time was 1 hour minutes 11s4-5
seconds.
Following in second place came
Vi1lar Kyronen. fellow countrynian
of Kolehmainen and member Sof
the Millrose Athletic Association, who
outsprinted Hannes by a stride in last
years race. Kyronen failed to keep
up with the leaders at the outset,
and as a result was compelled. to
make up this ground during the2last
half of the race.
Kolehmainen's victory was his
fourth in this particular event. as
he won successfully in 1913, 1914 and
1915 Charles Pores, a clubmates of
Kyronen, ran a surprising fine race
in finishing third. He was contend
err from the start, and for more than
four miles. t '.t,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
Tennis Clubs Intend
to Have Tournaments
AS Usual This Year

New York, May 14-C1ubs belong
ing to the United States National
Lawn Tennis association are strong
ly in favor of the plan for conducting
tournaments this season proposed by
the executive committee, and most of
the 220 sanctioned tournaments will
be played. This sentiment predomi-
mates in the letters received by George
T. Adee, president of the U. S. N. L.
T. A., in reply to his recent request
that clubs notify HIM of their plans
with reference to the tournaments
awarded to them.
Discussing the tennis outlook, Mr..
Adee said: "About two weeks ago let
tiers were sent all members of the U.
S. N. L. T. A notifying them of the
changed conditions for the conduct of
sanctioned tournaments this season,
and asking them to notify me as to
their plans. The regulations adopted
by the executive committee provided
that championships and ranking be
given, that proceeds of tournaments
be given to the Red Cross, anad that
clubs minimize their efforts to attract
visiting players and instead try to Sc
cure a large local entry in order to
improve the physical condition of
men not actively engaged in military
service at present -
1.-The response thus far has been
most encouraging. I have had let
tiers from about 60 clubs which were
awarded tournaments, stating posi-
lively that they will hold these
events under the regulations propos-
ed. A dozen members of the associa-
ton which were not awarded events
have written that they approve the
plan and will try to arrange local
tournaments for the Red Cross. Six
clubs are in doubt at present as to
whether they can hold their tourna-
ments and eleven cannot hold those
awarded them. In the case of thse
clubs the suggestions of the executive
committees are cordially approved, but
for various reasons they will be I'M
able to conduct the tournaments"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
Reds and Blues of
Bridgeport Club Have
Close Pool TOURNEY

Keen interest is displayed in club
circles over the outcome of the pool
tournament now being played by
members of the Bridgeport club,
which is divided into two camps fight
ing keenly for supremacy under the
leadership of Attorney George Mara,
leading the Blues and F. H. Chris
tie, leading the "Red'' faction.
With a. $500 dinner at stake, the
play is waxing keen and following the
preliminary games when the lead of
the Blues was cut down from 8
points to 6, with the assurance that
the Reds will take four more games,
the contest has developed into one in
which every shot counts. Members
of the Seaside and Algonquin clubs
are interested in the finals because of
their belief that they have teams
which in an all-cluD championship
can take away the honors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
M'CANN'S MAJOR
LEAGUE DISCARDS
BEAT BRIDGEPORT
(By WagVfer)

Those old free lunch favorites,
Crum and Fish, were out there work
ing for New London when Gene Nc
CAMS Planters invaded Newfield
park yesterday. When Umpire Irwin
bawled the names of the battery and
then let out the secret that Gingras
was pitching for Bridgeport the fans
guffawed loudly. That trio would
make a fine meal for some fat person
trying to reduce.
Gene Mccain took an unfair ad-
vantage of our boys by starting to
collect players from the Boston
Braves after he had exhausted the re-
cruits of the Phillies. That's about
the only alfbi the locals have for that
8 to defeat New London gave
Bridgeport yesterday unless somebody
wants to take a fall out of Shortstop
Bill Martin for cutting the sphere
around. Quite a few flannel mouthed
boys in the stand told Bill where he
got off and he probably knows by
this time that three errors are not
to be sneezed at.
The first of McCann's Boston col
lection Is Careless Cal Crum, a lean
pitcher who was in the Central league
last year. This is the same organiza-
ton where Charley Donnelly and King
Lear of Bridgeport played. Although
Crum was wild he managed to bother
the locals in the pincnes and Mccain
let him stick it out Bridgeport col
lected nine hits but tn raps were well
scattered except in the sixth.
From the Phillies Mccain has
Catcher Fish, Shortstop Gohzales, Out
fielders Candy and Rodes and Pitch
er Craig. Gonzales played brilliantly
in the field and also got a pair of hits.
Rodes doesn't look like much of a
hitter. Both are Cubans. Candy is
a 1anky cuss from the Virginia league.
He looked awkward at bat and gave
Mccain nervous prostration by muff-
ing an easy fly in the ninth.
The Bridgeport infield resemb1ed
the kitchen sieve in the first and sixth
innings. =
All hands took turns at booting the
ball or making wild throws. Until the
fifth Gingras, secured from Elnlira
of the New York State league, did well
but he was clouted heavily in the
fifth and replaced by Lloyd with one
out Lloyd is an old Tri-State south
paw He managed to retire the Plan
ters in that session but was reached
for two runs in the SIXTH aided by a
|-coup1e of errors by Warner and Lear.
Banks, a recruit from the Newark In
ternationals, finished the pastime. He
was the most effective of the trio. He
did not allow hit in three innings
and the only man to see first base got
there on a pass. .
Because of Bridgeport's poor field
ing New London was ahead by 8 to
| 2 in the sixth. Then Prieste's triple,
singles by Briggs and Lear, another
blow by Corcoran, who. batted for
Lloyd and a luscious three Dagger by
jDonnelly gave the locals four runs.
Another rally was put on in the ninth
but only one run resulted. New
London was scared when Beatty made
two errors and Candy dropped a fly,
allowing Martin to score in the mix
tup. There were three on bases and
! two out when Gonzales ended the
game by making a fine stop OF
| Briggs hard grounder. The score:
.NuEyVU T nNJTAOJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
GIANTS INCREASE LEAD IN
NATIONAL LEAGUE FLAG RACE
Yankees Are Getting Good Pitching But Hitting Poorly
On the Road

Robinson blames the slump onto the
bad weather, but it would appear that
there must be some other reason for
such wretched playing. If it was the
weather alone, some of the other clubs
would be just as hard hit as Brooklyn
Many Brooklyn fans do not hesitate
to charge the Brooklyn players with
indifference.
The first week Of the intersection
al series between the Eastern and
Western clubs shows a decided ad-
vantage for the Eastern club in both
major leagues. In the National lea
que the Eastern clubs won seven
games and the Western teams won
four. These four were won by Chi
cago against Brooklyn. In the Amer
lean League the Eastern clubs won
seven games and the Western teams
five. The st. Louis club in the Ma
tional League was shown to be much
weaker than the early showing 1ndi-
Gated, for it dropped all three Of it's
games to the Phillies. The Quaker
pitchers showed remarkable Improve
ment last week, and Pat Moran's team
seems certain to figure prominently
in the race. The Boston Braves
moved up from seventh place to fifth
by taking three out of four games
from Brooklyn and Pittsburgh.
= The champion Boston Red Sox in
creased their lead in the American
League race by winning five out of
six games during the week. The rise
of the Yankees to second place was
one of the notable achievements of
the week, although by yesterdays de-
feat in Chicago the Yanks are now
tied with the White Sox for second
place each having a. percentage of
.571, The Yankees pitching continues
to be remarkably good, but there is
still room for improvement in the hit
ting of Bill Donovan's' team.
The other teams in the American
League did not change positions and
Cleveland was the only one Of them
to go ahead in the percentage col
umn. The American League games
thus far have been marked by high
class pitching, the notable perform
ance of last week being Groom's feat
on Sunday against Chicago, when the
Browns boxman pitched eleven inn
ings without allowing a single hit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14

New York, May 1.-THE Giants
won all Of the five games they played
last week and assumed a generous
lead In the National league race st.
Louis had the honor of leading the
league for only q single day-last
Sunday-and during the last week the
Cardinals have taken a big slump
and have dropped down. to fourth
place. The work of the Giants and
Cubs afforded the feature of the play
ing OF the week. 1t seems like old
times to see the Chicago club fight
ing in second place at the heels Of
the Giants. The rivalry between the
two teams has been very keen in the
past, and IT. looks as If this long
standing scrap might be on again in
earnest this season.
The Giants defeated the Phillies
twice and took three games from
Cincinnati. 4McGraws pitchers are
working smoothly and the club is
again intact, Herzog having returned
to the fold late in the week. The
chances of the New York club look
brighter as the season progresses.
The Cubs jumped to second place
by defeating the Pirates twice and
taking four straight from Brooklyn.
Cubs squirt is the return of Pitcher
Tom Seatonkt to top form. He pitched
two three hit games. Only two years
ago, when Tom was in the Federal
league, it was generally conceded that
he was through as a major Lacquer.
The deplorable showing Of the
Brooklyn Club is causing no end of
talk among baseball fans. For
club which last year won the pen
nant, the work of the Dodgers this
season is inexplicable. There seems
to be little 2denbt that the Brooklyn
club is not playing the kind of, ball
1t is capable of playing. Rumors
are afloat of dissatisfaction among the
members of the team over the re-
trenchment policy followed by the
owners of the club at the end Of last
season.
The Dodgers have dropped their last
six games, land some of these defeats
have been characterized by work
which has been indisputably. careless
and Indifferent. Manager Wilbert
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
MORRIS WILLING
TO BET He WILL
vANQuISH MORAN

New York, May AT see that
Frank Moran declares he will knock
me out when we clash at the Harlem
Sporting club on Friday night" said
Carl Morris yesterday. 'Well just
go tell Moran that he can bet me
his end of the purse against my end
that he not only will not hatten me,
but that will defeat him.
Not since Jess Willard fought
Frank Moran in this city has there
been such keen amount of interest
centred on big bout as the ten
round affair between these two fore
most contenders. This is probably
due to the fact that the meeting of
Morris and Moran marks the first
time that these heavyweights will
face each other.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
JIMMY CLINTON
BEATS CINCINNATI

New York, May 14-Though the
Cincinnati Reds outhit the Jersey
City club at West Side Park yester-
day afternoon, the Reds were unable
to get to Jimmy Clinton at opportune
times and were defeated by 6 to A.
Christy Mathewson sent over his reg
ular lineup, as he was prepared for a
hard tussle, the Reds having obtained
only two hits from Clinton last year.
Hal Chase of Cincinnati failed to
get hit. Regain and Eller twirled
for the Reds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
YANKEES CHARGE
CICOTTE PITCHED
The EMERY BALL

Chicago, ILL.,, May Fiddle Cicot-
xe blanked the Yanks with two hits
yesterday and a timely swat by Hap
Felsch brought home the final game
of the series with New York by the
squeaky score of 1 to o. So very
good was Eddie that he whitfield nine
Of the Broadwayites. which peeved
them no deeply that they accused him
of inventing a new brand of emery
ball Donovan and his tribe kept
demanding to look at the ball, until
Silk O'Lloughlfn, after repeated exam
nations and delays refused to con-
tinue the. farcical instructions.
Whereupon the Yankees tried to
play horse with Silk by cumming up
the ball when it was Cullop's turn to
start an inning. The arbitrator re-
,taIliated by giving Cu1lep a brand new
sphere, and when they continued the
horse play until the new ball was as
black as the back of Pittsburger's
neck, O'Loughlin slapped fine of
SIS on Cullop. This created a deep
or peeve and 1t looked as If there
were. going to be fistic instead of
q verbal scrap In the eighth when
Weaver accused the alien finger of
trying to bean" him. It was a
lively afternoon and the $4,000 spec
tators forgot the arctic wind, espec-
tally tbose in the sheltered stands.
The aforesaid wind was the chief
cause of the kick over Cicotte's de-
livery. Eddie had his wind gauge
set so perfectly that he could use
the crossf1re breeze to put an addi-
tional break on his splitter and
knuck1e ball and the combination
had the visitors breaking their backs.
They could account for the freak ac-
tions of the sphere only on some
crooked theory. ~
Only tvps aliens reached first of
CicottR. Peck opened the third with
a single ana stole second. but was left
there Baker led in the fifth with
the other safe hit Off Eddie. He
was sacrificed to second by Miller.
Peck followed with a vicious wallop
to right, but John Collins pulled il
down. Cicotte passed Walters or
purpose and got 7Cullop for the third
out. That was the nearest the enc
my gpt teSstheT plate. Only IL men
faced Eid0ft iff the last four rounds
and only 30 during the game.
Culiop was tagged for only five
safeties and these would not have
produced a run but for his own gen.
crosby. Eddie Collins, first up in ths
fourth, was given four balls in sue
cession. Jackson sacrificed him to
second and Felsch delivered the
necessaryMveingle on a line to right
field, fscdTdh&& EEddfe. FeIsch would
have scored later If Peck, who played
a whale Of game at short, had not
robbed Risberg of what looked like q
sure single to left.
Peck went back of Baker, speare6
the ball with one hand and while still
on the run threw Risberg out at first
Only one other Sox reached second
base and he got there with two ou
in the sixth. The Sox played two
subs in their lineup. Ted Jourdar
went to first in place of Gandil, who
finally succumbed to a cold that has
been with him ever since the sprine
training trip. and Lynn took ths
catching job to spare schaIk, who i:
nursing sore finger on his throwing
hand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
new LONDON CLUB NOT so
POWERFUL AS LAST SEASON
Loose Work of Bridgeport Infield Has Prevented
Club From Getting Flying Start.

Although Gene MCann has been
claiming the Eastern league. pennant
he will have quite tussle to win the
flag with his present outfit. The
Planters who wore the garb of New
London at Newfield park yesterday do
not class with McCanns other clubs.
The team is not overburdened with
hitting strength but is fast on the
bases. That and good pitching will
be it's principal assets. Even the
twirling will not be up to the stand
ard of former years, although Mccain
has his two reliab1es, Southpaw Pat
Martin and Highlander Freddy
Reiger. Cal Crum looks like a good
hurler but Mccain will miss Bunny
Hearne, who is with Toronto this year.
The Bridgeport club did not get off
to a flying start as was hoped, mainly
because of the loose work of the in
field. The boys have been making err
rors just when they did the most dam
age. Second Baseman Prieste has
been the stadiest of the quartet. Man
ager Krichell has enough Fingers on
hand so he can select a capable staff.
If they don't do some of them may
get the gate.
Home Run Baker is slow in getting
started this year and the New York
Americans have not felt the benefit
of his long drives. Lefty High, the
former Hartford outfielder, was also
going so poorly at one time that he
was about to be benched but he inn
proved last week and stayed in the
lineup.
Although King Lear made cou.
pie of costly wild throws yesterday
the Bridgeport first, baseman came
through with a wonderful play in the
ninth. Becker, the fleet New Lon
don outfielder, dribbled one toward
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14

You've got to hand it to Hal Chase.
He is playing the same fine brand of
baseball that he used to show in the
American League and displayed for
the Cincinnati Reds last season. He
was the first player in the National
League to make twenty hits, this sea-
son. His rival for the same honors,
and who also got away with them, is
Iris Speaker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-14
Stated for Lloyd in sixth.

*+Batted for Banks in ninth.
New London, zoo o 2 o o o8
Bridgeport, o OIL 0 4 0 0 II
Two base hits, Becker 2. Three base
hits, linn, Prieste, Domnelly; Stolen
bases, Dowd, Fish, Becker, Martin.
Sacrifice hits, Dowd, Warner, Double
plays, Martin to Prieyte to Lear; Con
zales to Dowd to DeNoville; Martin to
Prieste to Lear; Gonzales to Dowd to
DeNovi1le. Left on bases, New Lon
don 4, Bridgeport 8. First base on
errors, New London s, Bridgeport g.
Bases on balls, off Crum 5, off Gingras
p, off Banks 1. Hits and earned runs,
off Gingras hits runs in 1-3 i'm
nings; off Lloyd 2 hits 1 run in 1 2-3
innings; off Banks hits runs in 3
innings; off Crum 9 hits 0 runs in 9
innings. Struck out, by Crum 4, by
Gingras 8. Wild pitches, Gingras
Umpire, Irwin. Time, 2:15