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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
HARRY DAVIS WAS
 ONLY PLAYER TO
 STEAL FIRST BASE

One of the best players who ever swung a bat or shook his fist at the umpire when that gentleman's back was turned, because it costs money if you do it while he's looking--wa-s Harry Davis, one time star of the Athletics He was, born at Philadel- phia July IS, 1s3. and first played professional ball with the Providence team in 1894. It Is told of Davis that he is the only player on record who ever stole first base. This Is how 1t happened Davis was playing with the Athletics, who were at the bat Davis was on first base and Dave Fultx on third Davis started to steal second for the purpose of drawing a throw and permitting Fultz to score.
 The throw was intercepted and re- turned home so rapidly that Fultz was unable to score and barely man. aged to get back to third, Davis reach ing second The Athletics needed 9 run badly and Davis, to the amaze nent of the crowd, dashed& back to first base He got there, too, thus cleanly stealing first There was 9 wrangle, ut there were no rules cov- ering such a play and it stood. On the next pitched all Davis dashed to second and while the effort was be- ing made to. get him, Fultz scored. Davis certainly had a head on his shoulders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
DUG SMITH IS
 GIVEN POUNDING
 BY SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, July 18-This pitchina situation is getting ro be a serious problem with the Bridgeport club. The last two games have been tossed away because of poor hurling and unless Manager Krichell can secure better fingers the team will drop back into the second division. Yes terday it was the same old tale. Dug Smith was batted all over the lot by Springfield and Bridgeport lost by 6 to 3. The Green Sox belabored him for Il blows. including three doubles. -'s
 Johnny Barron, a Bridgeport boy, did the tossing for Springfield and although he was not hit very hard the Americans did we'll enough with the bat to win under ordinary cir cumstances. Krichelps men got seven blows, two of them collected by Hank Bracket and one double by Johnny Priest.
 Bracket started the first with a single. advanced on an out, stole Vhard. and ta1lied when the third ': baseman booted Catcher O'Donnell's' throw. Tn t4he third Jack Egan
 singled, went to second on Smiths. sacrifice, romped to third on: an out and counted when Bradshaw dropped Priests fly. In the ninth Corcoran worked his way around by vheady work. He walked and took second on Lear's single. Grimes forced Lear. and when Deininger grounded out, Corcoran kept -on home when he saw nobody covering the plate. A double header is on the card for today. The score: .s-.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
BAKER FREED OF
 CHARGE THAT HE ]. TEMPTED PLAYER

Chicago. July ds:-J. Franklin Baker of the Yankees was yesterday exon- erated of blame for the alleged tam pering with a player to influence him in jumping his contract with the St Louis Browns. The exoneratfon fol- lowed te receipt of a letter from Ba- ker in which he denied that he had approached tAl1en Sothoron, pitcher, to induce him to leave the Browns and join the Upland club of the Delaware County league in Pennsylvania.
 In his letter of explanation, Baker said he was approached bys sothoron. whom he advised to remain loyal to organized baseball. Baker asserted he Is surprised to hear he should be ac- cused of taanpering with players He thought President Johnson had kn9wn him too long to suspect him of conn mitting such an offense
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Ferris, Norwalk Newspaperman, Has
 Heard Call to Colors

Editor Victor W. Ferris, of the Norwalk Hour, discoverer of Battling Kunz. who now wears the crown of state lightweight champion, and one of the best known sporting men and writers of the state, has wiped his pen, temporarily, and within a few days will respond to a call to service in the National Coast Defense Re serves.
 MT. Ferris was prominent in the organization of Norwalk's force soon after Lieutenant Dyer was placed in command of the Bridgeport base and after being rated chief boatswain's s mate offered his auxiliary yacht DIX to the government. Aside from his acquaintance in newspaper and particularly sporting circles, he has many friends in all parts of the state and especially this city. 84
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
DEMAREE UNABLE
 TO EXERCISE x E OLD 100000 ON GIANTS

New York. July Is. - The Giants took another game from the Cubs at the Polo grounds yesterday and in- creased their lead in the frivolous 'frolic for the flag to eight games. The score was 6 to 1, and after the gamo the Cubs held g. secret conference in the clubhouse trying to guess low they happened to get the lone tally. The New York crowd Is now riding over these Western clubs with such ease that they will get so far ahead the rest oh the teams ,>n not be able to find them.
 The Cubs threw the ball around yesterday like a crowd of girls play ing beanbag. They can throw 'em high and throw lem low. but can't throw 'em straight. There was lots of carry to these throws but no di- rection. The Cubs reveled in errors and runs came so easy to the Giants that everybody lost Interest in the. game but Umpire Byron. The Cubs rose in 8 body against Byron in the fourth inning when he called Benny Kauff safe at the plate. They roared and pleaded and beseeched with the umpire that Kaun was out.
 Pickles Dilhoefer the new1y-pfcked Cub catcher, had an exhibit to prove his contention that the runner was out. His right hand with which he held the ball was spiked by Benny's cleats. And how argued Pickles, coud Kauff be safe if his spikes cut the hand which held the ball before the foot touchdd the platter If Byron heard this argument he gave no in dication of it. ~s
 Al Demaree, who used to have the Giants beaten every time he put on his gloves has lost his spell over the McGraw men,, In the last couple of seasons Mobile Al has beaten New York times out of IS starts..ss The old roundhouses curve of : EDemaree's which used to twist in knots around the Giants bats was thoroughly strengthened out.
 Ferdinand Schupp, who was pound ed out of the box last Saturday came to the scratch yesterday with all his old cunning. A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
BROOKLYN SENDS PITCHER DELL TO
 BALTIMORE CLUB

New York. July 1s-wheezer Dell, the elongated right-hander, is no longer a member of the Brooklyn team. President Ebbets announced yesterday that the Wheezer had been released under optional condition to the Baltimore club of the Interna-. tfona1 League. The release Of Dell came so as to make way for the new players who are either at Ebbets Field or on the way.
 John Mi1jus. the young pitcher of the Binghamton club. of the New York State League, has refused to sign with the Dodgers unless he first receives $500. Mijus claims he is a free agent and first reports had him signing with the. Cincipnati Reds. President Ebbets stated yesterday that he had first call on the Bingham ton players for the services of Mack Wheat and that Milus will have to play with the Brooklyn club or retire from baseball.
 Ed Appleton. the pitcher who re- fused to go to the Baltimore Inter- national League club a month ago. has been reinstated and has joined that organiztion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
'MARSANS DOES
 WELL IN DEBUT AS TANK PLAYER

Cleveland, July 1S-The Yankees. have seemingly entered into an era of baseball where the -honored ibase-hit is ofslittle or no importance lin the scoring of runs. At least it has not been essential. in the scoring of runs for the opposition.
 Allen Russell the young side-arm spitballer, pitched a four-hit game against the Cleveland Indians yester- AAy afternoon; yet in spite of this very creditabe performance he. went down to 9 to l defeat, It was the second time in two days that the Indians had won a game from the Yankees without having an earned run to their. credit.
 The two runs that beat Russell and the Yankees were due in large meas ure to two bad throws by Al Walters. who is usually the best sharpshooter in the league But This throws were just bad enough to get out of the reach of fielders.
 Ed Kepfer was touched for seven hits. and but for decision by Umpire George Moriarty. who Is now coupled have succeeded, in spite of errors by '. '.
 Moriarity, who is now going through his first season as an um- ptre. made a decision at third base Which undoubte edly affected the score for the Yankees, and which was so !! ridituous that even the Cleveand9 fans laughed at him for it.
 Msrsans, playing his first game n !, a Yankee uniform, led off with a i double in the seventh inning, and Miller hit to Chapman, who turned and tossed to Evans for a play on MarHans Armando went into the base standing up, for Evans was three :! fest away when he took the ball. Evans reached over and touched 1 11Arsans' after the runner was stand ing on the base, and Moriarty, stand ing lined up with the play, called htm out
 Donovan appealed to Connolly, 1 who was. in position to see the play. but Moriarty got very touchy about the appeal and threatened to put Donovan out of the game. The { cunsequenoe q was that the Yankees failed to score in that inning.
 Aszde from this ancidant Marsans was quite pleased with everything He was glad to be with the Yankees, and especially glad to be away from the St Louis Browns And he was at oncs quite an improvement in the out1eld. He made a shoestring catch or sKlap&er ins the eighth inning wh4Ahs aakzefE "a Essn.rssIt was q fine 1 r1nn1ng catch, He Aid flip and came up with the ball
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
EBBETS ANNOYED
 BECAUSE BENEFIT
 GAMES ,PREvE

i New York, July l8.-CharIes H Eb- befa. president of the Brooklyn club o< tho National league, is stin fufning beczzzBe he has been enjoined from zaizdng money for war purposes by p&txiot1r concerts and baseball games pm 6nnh1ay- day he explained that he had planned No fnrish baseball equipment to the various Brooklyn regiments with part Of the money raised and to contribute the rest to various organizations
 Eag letter in part follows: :.
 It WAS our purpose to apply the net proceeds from OUT weekly Sunday pa ifx1ctkc corscerts at Ebbets Field Chad mot the Law and Order society .en- 5olned u) to requests for baseball eQEiruent not only from the Four Eteenth Regiment, but also from the Twenty third and Forty-eeventh Reg Command, the First Cavalry and the Second Eiead Artillery, all of which probably will see service in France.
 If we are permitted to conduct a spatrdotic concert every Sunday at Eb- bets Field. we win raise annually dgM- ing the war a. sum exceeding $100 GOO flor the puEpoges above indicated
 The, a3asaban equipment which we were to send to Trance would approx imately consist of 1s packages Gone for each company or regimentaa unit, (each package to contain six bats, two ldoDen basebaflH, nine gloves, one body protector and one football, or a total Ito the six regiments of 96 packages c0ntaindng grand total of 576 bats, ,304 baseabaIla. S64 gloves, 96 bddy pro- doctors and s6 footballs
 A G- Epa8dingr & Bros have agreed ito furniahs the total equipment for ac- stual cost of manufacture. which will he about $500 This supply, Colonel Ez0wlett and IAeut. Hodes of the Four lfesnth Regiment estimate will last
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Roast Ban Johnson In Philadelphia For Letting
 Babe Ruth Off Easy

A fine of $1005 aid weeks s1s- pension is anything but severe pyn ishment for hitting an umpire in the American League. Just why Ban B. Johnson was so lenient is hard to ex1 plain, writes James W Gantz in the Philadelphia Press. When McGraw struck Umpire Byron in the National League the aftermath of which blow still disturbs baseball Fighting Ban declared he would soak any such of fender in his league with a penalty that would go a long ways toward disceuraging a repetition of the off, fense From this we deduced that Johnson would inf1ict penalty far greater than 16 days suspension and $500 fine, the sentence received and served by the bellicose McGraw.
 About the only explanation for Johnson's leniency in the Ruth case is that pressure was brought to bear upon the president of the American League. The suspension of McGraW for 16 days meant little or nothing tG the Giants on account of Muggsy be- ing merely a. bench manager. In the case of Ruth it was pointed out by Boston partisans that his suspension for more than a week would probs ably destroy the pennant chances of the Red Sox. in view of the fact thzt the Red Sox pitcher was the Alex ander of Jack Barryts tWirling corps.
 We, however, fall to see where the hitting of an umpire by a pennant- contending team 1essens the offensei of rowdyism. If one looks at 1t from the financial viewpoint of the leaguA then 1t would be a, wise move 10 let Ruth return to the game. as soon as possible, in order that the cioseness of the race might be n1adntaaneH Without doubt the interests Of the Boston Club were strongly considerea .------- ----------.---------.- 2. sLg <
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
BENSON BERGER SHOWS
 TO CONDUCT CARNIVAL

The advance agent for The Benson Berger Shows has arrived in Bridge port and is making arrangements to hold carnival under the auspices of The Liberty Athletic club next week, commencing Monday, July 23, at North Main and Federal streets.
 The Benson Berger Shows, accord Ing to the advance agent, invite conn parisons as to cleanliness, the man. agement of the show having elfminat- ed all objectionable clements, such as girl shows, gambling, etc.
 They carry 10 shows, two riding de- vices. a 1 5 piece band and two excep. tionally thrt1 Hing free attractions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
WILLARD CLAIMS OLD NTRACT OF
 JONES IS ILLEGAL

New York, July 1s-Jess Willard. in his answer to the suit for s25.0o0 damages brought by Tom Jones and Jack Curley. yesterday, through his attorneys. repeated the allegations made by the attorneys in open court, tfla this contract with the plaintiffs was and. is illegal.
 Speaking of his fight with J ohn-s son, and its preliminaries. which were arranged by the plaintiffs, follewing the singing of the contract. Wflardss answer sets forth that the plaintiffs encouraged, aided and assisted him to leave the state of New. York, the: ai- legged contract being contrary to. the laws of the state of New York and therefore illegal and void. ssss.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
sOUIMET DEFEATED BY
 WALTER HAGEN IN GOLF
 MATCH AT ROCHESTER,

Rochester, M T., July 1s.-walter Hagen, 1916 Western open champion and a former national open champion, representing the Rochester Country club, and Alfred Campbell of the Dak Hill Country club, also of this city. defeated Francis OMmet, who last Saturday won the Western champion ship, and Herbert Iagerbade, of the Buffalo Country cIuib, up and 1 to play, yesterday afternoon in an exhi- Country club course.
 The match was given for the ben- ( eft of the Red Cross war fund. Indd- !vidual scores were Hagen, 76; Oui- met, IT; Campbell, 7S; Lagerbade, s1. The bogey of the course is 80 One thousand persons watched the match
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Umpires Not Showing
 Favoritism in American
 League This Season

Despite their lowly position in the race, the Washington Griffmen' are poor losers. After any close game they lose, it is possible to obtain statements from Manager Griffith. Mike Martin or any one of half a dozen players that the umpires favor ed the enemy. That's a part of the game for these men. No baseball writer believes it for minute, writes Louis A. Daughter in the Washington Times
 I have heard Clark Griffith rant and roar time and time again during a losing streak. I didn't write all T heard him say Some of it wouldn't t have looked good in print. The rest of it was junk that he'd have denied, had he seen, 1t in print the following morning. It's strange how hot stuff freezes through the medium of the type.
 American League race is absolutely on the level Get that first and foremost into your head.
 Ban Johnson could not arrange to throw the pennant" to any team, if he would. He'd have to find so many other crooks to help him that the truth would surely leak. And Ban isn't going to make any such at tempt. a
 It is true that the umpires are bad this season. It Is probably true that they have not been so bad, as a class, at any time in the history of the American League.
 F Washington fans have seen some weird performances here by Bill Di- neen, Brick Owens, Hildebrand and O'Loughlin. For one, have persis- tently opposed the work of Frank O,LoughMn, but never because con sidered him anything but "on the level', believe him incompetent, that's all. He doesn't make an ef- | fort to see plays in the field and pulls | his bandstand stuff at the prsse for mere effect.
 D--t the Anne ,iSal League umpires l ot deliberately trying to fayor ] ag ore team, not by long shot. | Tleyd be looking for a job the mo- | ment it was known.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
TWO NEW MANUFACTURING
 CONCERNS TO LOCATE HERE

Bridgeport's national popularity as g manufacturing centre has resulted in. two large corporations deciding to locate in this city and sites have been tentatively arranged The Interna- aonal Tool & Gauge Co.,, will open a factory in French street. They have incorporated for $10,o00.
 The Connecticut Pure Food Pro- ducts Co.,, incorporated for $50,000 and fostered by local men will decide in 8 few weeks which one of three sites offered them near the city center they will accept.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Cutting the Corners

ing home. Brewer was recently se- cured from Utica. of the New York State league He looked very proInis- ing in the games the Maine club played in this city last week.
 Benny Leonard has been offered $20, GOO to box Charley White 20 rounds for the title Labor Day. Benny doesn't want to get a headache from counting his money so he will wait until after he gets that sa0,Oo0 for the Kiybane match before accepting the White bout.
 The Pittsburg fans are roasting Owner Dreyfuss for signing Bezdek, an inexperienced man.. to manage the club. They clarnored to have Jimmy Callahan released but thought a. prac- tical baseball man should have suc- ceeded him.
 After a slump lasting several days, Hank Bracket, the fast Bridgeport yesterday. Bracket also stole a base
 Manager John nNcGraw of the Giants and Umpire Byron have not spoken to each other during the se- ries with the Cubs at the Polo grounds. McGraw sends his batting order to the umpire by Capt. EIerzog Perhaps McGraw is afraid if he talks to Byron the umpire might have some good alibi for that knockout in Gin cinnati.
 Mathewson is pursuing different tactics in handing the Cincinnati players than those used. by Herzog last year. Mattv praises and urges the men while Herzog drove them and roasted them when they failed Wdth the same lineup, Ndatty has obtained better results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
TO HOLD BASKET PICNIC

A basket picnic will be held by the commercial travellers, members of the Bridgeport Council, No. 3es. United Commercial Travellers, next Saturday. at Roton Point, Norwalk. Three legged races, potato races and other similar athletic contests, will be held.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
DONOVAN MAY STAY.

According to one of the officials of the New York Americans, Manager Bill Donovan is not to lose his job after all. This man declares Dona- van may be retained for next year, too He says Donovan is not to blame for injuries to players and other naisfor- tunes which have kept the Yankees back.
 All that may be true but neverthe- less several New York sporting writ CTS believe Donovan is slated to go. It would be policy for the owners to deny at this time that he was to be let out for they probably figure 1t would be wiser to allow him to finish this season anyway, and the an- nouncement of his coming retirement might impair his work. It is possi- ble of course that if Donovan should drive the Yankees to a, sensational finish that he might persuade the owners to give him another trial.
 HEATING LOSES GAME.
 Ray. Keating of this city pitched for Toledo of the American associa- ton yesterday and was beaten by St. Paul by to 4. Heating was rapped for 10 hits. The Toledo club is, get ting a bad facing this season and Keating is probably discouraged.
 The Springfield club will display its wares at New1eld park tomorrow in the first of a two day series with Bridgeport. Manager. Krichell will probably use Ferguson against the Green .Sox while Btll Powers is likely to 11url for the visitors.
 |
 Portland met with a bit of tough luck yesterday when First Basen1an Brewer broke his right leg whife slid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
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*Batted for Martin in 9th.
 Springfield ...2 Q 10 1S2 0 o s-6 Bridgeport ..-1 Q I 0 O O O es=1v--7ssss
 Sacrifice hits Move, Mitchell, Priest. Smith. Stolen sbasesY Gooch 2, Hammond, Mitchell. Bracket, Corcoran. Two base hits, Gooch. Hammond. Mitchell Priest Three base hits. King. First base on balls, off Smith 1, of Barron 4 Left on bases, Springfield 6, Bridgeport 5. Struck out, by Barron B. Batter hit. Gooch, by Smith. Double play.-- Smith, Egan, Priest and Martin. Um pire. Kelly. Time 1:4s. = z.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

Games Scheduled for Today. Chicago in New York. St. Louis in Brooklyn. Pittsburg in Boston (two). Cincinnati in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
EASTERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results. New Haven, 8; Worcester, 1. Lawrence. 6; New London, 5. Portland. IS; Hartford, 5. Springfield. S. Bridgeport, 3.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. Cleveland, 2; New York, 1.
 Detroit, g; Philadelphia, ? {st). Philadelphia. 3; Detroit. Il (second. called in eighth
 Chicago. 5; Washington, 0 (1stG ; Chicago, 3; Washington (2d). St. Louis. B; Boston, ?.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Standing of the Clubs.

Games. Scheduled for Today, New Haven. at Worcester. Hartford at Portland. Bridgeport at Springfield (two).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. , New York, 6; Chicago, 1. Brooklyn. ?; St. Louis, 1 (10 inn ings.)
 Cincinnati. 3; Philadelphia, 1. Boston. 10; Pittsburg, 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

Games Scheduled for Today. New York in Cleveland. Boston in St. Louis. Philadelphia In Detroit. Washington in, Chicago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

After a Congressman has secured a full assortment for his district of mar ble post offices. postmasterships, and river and harbor money, he begins to realize the folly and extravagance of the pork eystexn.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

Car Griffith, manager Of the Wash team, who vo,lected the S''nd.tc oply the Uniteg Gtases sol- -sr' ' rsepall good ilich were
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

stormy Sunday on the motor roads makes a. dull Monday for the hospitals, doctors and undertakers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
Sporting Comment
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HARD LUCK. It would be fine, If every line I wrote wouId rhyme like this; I'd take my pen
 In hand and then Just write and never miss. Most often I
 Just sit and sigh Because my. lines won't rhyme: I fun1e and fuss
 And swear and cuss And have a helva time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

It seems that Tragresser has taken leaf out of the book of his boss, George Stallings, and has taken to batting the umpire every chance he gets. The general opinion Of Tagres- ser as e ball player is not very high ahd the sooner he cuts out his jawing the umpire the better it will be for hdm.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

George Stallings seems to .'haye 1t in" foF the qlrnptres this season. Every time his Braves get licked-and that is mighty often-he blanes it on those poor, unfortunate Individuals How ever. he can't fool the fans with that stuff.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18
American Association

Results of Yesterdays Games
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-18

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