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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
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AND
 HIGH STARS OF
 TANKS VICTORY

Chicago, May 12-slim Ray Cald- well, Bill Donovan's star righthander, was practically the whole show in the 6 to victory of the Yankees over the Chicago White sox at Com ishey Park here yesterday afternoon. It was the fourth consecutive game for the New York team.
 Despite the terrific gale which swept across the field and almost blinded the, players at times, Caid- well pitched his best game of the season and held Rew1and's sluggars to two hits, a single by Eddie Collins in the first inning and a triple by Chick Gandl in the seventh. His comrades also performed brilliantly beind his fine pitching, little Lefty High robbing Happy Fleseh of a home run by g wonderful running catch in the second inning.
 Caldwell also was powerful fen the attack as well as the defense. His contribution was g double and sin=' gle out of four legal trips te the plate. His twe=baggeF came in the third inh= ing and figured prominently in the fruitful rally which netted the Yan= kees a three=run lead. His single in the sixth scored Peekinpaugh from second base. E
 A yeungster by the name ef Dan tepth opposed eur Ray at the start ct the game and went well fer tive inn= ings. la the third he lost all control of the ball and issued se many pases that Rowland gave him the rest of the afterneen off. The Yankees made only one clean hit in this ina= ing, yet they seerea three Funs.s
 Walters was first up and DanfeFth gave fim his base en balls. Caldwell whiiea g double far over Jacksen's head and Walters moved on to third: The blow of GaldWeli's diseoneertea Danferth to such an extent that after Walters scored en 8 sacrifice fly by Hendryx, the yoqngster walked both High and Malgel, eengesting the bases with New York players.
 Rowland then passed Banferth te the club house. Mel Welfgang sup= planting him en the mound. Mel was wild at the start and forced in 9aia= well by walking Pipp. On Bakers sacrifice fly High alse crossed the plate.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
Charley Sheppard Is
 Looking for Encounter
 With Young McAuliffe

silvey Burns, the boxing promoter. of New York, invaded Bridgeport last night and with him was Charley Sheppard, the sensational New York featherWeight: Sheppard, who. is a classy featherweight boxer, is after a crack at Young McAuliffe, the New England featherweight champion
 Burns says that he is, willing. to, pit Sheppard against MeAuliffe at any time and if his pTetese deesn.r dee1. siFeiy whip the Park City lad Burns is willing te donate his end of the purse ta the Red Cress. Sheppard is a. clever fighter who packs a punef, that has sent many an aspiring feath. erweight te the land of nod: Charley has fought and whipped such good men as George Chanes, Willie Jones, Jimmy Walsh, Al Delmont, sharaus 0Brien and many others.
 Burns has received a telegram from Matt Hinkel, the promoter of Cleye- land, and the latter states in his wire he is trying to get Champion John. ny Kilbane to bix Sheppard at Cedar Point, O.. on Decoration Day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
BROOKLYN CLUB OWNER WANTS
 LATER OPENING

New York, May 12-Whem the Ma tionaI league magnates convened iss special session at President Tener's; headquarters today. Charles H. Eb- bets presented a meteorological chart with which he hopes to convince the club owners that the baseball season next year should start on April 24 and close October 13.
 The Squire of Flatbush has collect ed a lot of technical data on the weather conditions in April. October. and November. and goes back as far as 1871. These phenomena include wind, velocity, sunshine, temperature, rain and snow. Even if the nagnates do not adopt Ebbets' suggestion to, start the season later. they should confer upon him the degree of me teorology.
 The Brooklyn magnate wants to, eliminate 13 "poor days in April for what his records show will probably be eight or nine good days in De- tober. It would cut down the sched- ule to 175 playing dates against 1S0 at present, but this could be over come by scheduling five double head CTS.
 According to Ebbets'' plans the, training season would start about 20 days later and points out that the clubs could get better results.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
FRANKIE BURNS IS
 TO BOX SHUBERT

The bout between Al shubert and Frankie Burns, which is to take place in New Haven before the Ryan A. C., May 21, is attracting consider able attention among local fans. Burns has appeared in this city twice and acquitted himself well on both occasions. Shubert and Burns were to have met here at the last show but because of an injury to Shubert's eye, the matchmaker had to substitute K. o. Eggers for. him.
 The New Haven affair is scheduled for l2 rounds; at 12o ringside.
 Red Allen of. this city, who, has a large local following. will mix things in the seni-final with Charlie, Bergen of New Haven, Allen Is hard hit ter and if he beats Bergen has been promised a bout with Chic Brown of New Haven, Tickets for. the show may be obtained at Garrity's lunch room on Barnum avenue or from Ter ry Lee at the. Atlantic hotel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
OPPOSES IRIS SPEAKER
 AS THE LEADER IN BATTING
Smith of St. Louis and Roush of Reds Away Ahead
 In NationaIKauff Drops to Eighth


 Chicago, May 12-George SisIer of St. Louis has crowded Iris Speaker of Cleveland out of the, lead for hitting honors in the American league, unof- ficial average today show. The St. Louis first baseman, driving out eight hits in his last five games, is leading with an average of 1893, a1- though Rumler, a St. Louis pinch hitter, batting seven times in 10 games, has an average of .429. Speak CT, the 1916 batting champion, has fallen into fourth place. The average include games of last Wednesday.
 Hooper of Boston is leading in runs scored with 19 and Chapman of Cleveland in sacrifice hits with 12. Hoblitzell of Boston and Cobb of De- troit are tied, for stolen bases with six each St. Louis Is out in front in team batting with an average of .255, having five, 'hitters in the se- lect 300 class. A dozen players are fighting for home run hitting with one each.
 Leading hitters: Rumler, St. Louis, .492; Sisler, St. Louis, .393;. McInnis,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
HOPE FOR BOXING WHEN WHITMAN IS
 OUT AS GOVERNOR

New York, May l2.Aaleem was the predominant character of boxing pat= rong yesterday when the full imgert of the aetion of the Legislature came to them. Owing to the hostile attitude of the solons to the repeal bill when it first came up, the devotees ef the glove game were hopeful that the sport might be spared The chief ground of complaint of the ringslders Is that the only demand for the repeal of the law came from the governor, while 8 ma5erity of the members of both Senate and Assembly were on reco1rd as opposed to doing away with boxing:
 At the public hearing held by the governor at Albany not a Voice was raised in favor of repeal save that of the goyernor, while the opponents of the Slater bill were strong ln num- bers and petitions; Supporters ef box ing declare that there will be 8 new bill introduced the instaa-t that Gov. Whitman leaves the office of governor:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12

Philadelphia. 1882; Speaker, -Cleve- land, -37z; B. Johnson, St. Louis, .333; Wambsganss, Cleveland, .321; Judge, Washington, .317.
 Jack Smith of St. Louis is setting a merry, pace for Roush of Cincinnati to maintain his position as the lead ing hitter in the National league. Smith is foremost with an average of .524. although he has made only 21 trips to the plate in 1z games, against AZ times at bat for Roush, who is hit ting at a .429 clip. Benny Kauff of New York is now eighth in the list.
 Sacrifice hitting honors are in pos session of Whitted of Philadelphia, who has nine. Zeider of Chicag go leads in stolen bases with eight, and Cravath of Philadelphia in home runs with four. Groh of Cincinnati leads in runs scored with IT. New York is. topping the list in team bat ting with an average of .266. Leading hitters: Smith, St. Louis, .524; Roush, Cincinnati, .429; Burns, New York, .373; Reuther, Chicago, .a70; Herzog, New York, .361
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12

painfully slow. He was soon cast adrift by Tecumseh, and finished the season of 1908 with a seni-pro. team of Co1dwater, Mich. The following year Fabrique was back in the South Michigan league again. this time with the Jackson, Mich, club.
 Fabrique played three seasons in Jackson, 1909-'11. Fort Wayne, of the Central league. purchased his re- lease from Jackson. Bunny played in Fort Wayne for two years, through 1912 and 1913.
 Bill Donovan, then manager of the Providence club of the International league, bought Fabrique from Fort Wayne in the fall of 1913. Fabrique helped win a pennant for the future manager of the Yankees. The last three seasons Fabrique did valiant ser vice for the Grays, and during the three campaigns continued to improve in hitting and all-round general use fulness. Last, season FaIbrique hit for .S15.
 The nickname Bunny was first applied to Fyabrique when he went to Jackson in 1909. It has stuck to him ever since. He'd scarcely recognize the name Tavern now But Bunny or Uavern is all the same to him Sd long as he can make good for the Dodgers. If anybody thinks this shortstop candidate will fail, he can place 20-odd good wagers by journey ing to Ebbets Field
 Few major league players break into the charmed circle for the first time so late in life as did Fabrique.
 Bunny," as he is familiarly known, Is approaching his 18th birthday But that fact has discouraged neither the player nor his associates.
 fanfidue,' says Manager Robin son. IS better off, I believe, to have come Tn late, Often young players are discouraged and ruined for life by being called too soon to the big leagues, It breaks their courage to be sent back into the brush.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
FABR|QUE LOOKS
 LIKE GOOD PLAYER FOR BROOKLYN CLUB

New York, May 12-In Tavern Far brique, who is proving one of the leading sensations of the National league championship race, Manager Wilbert Robinson of the champion Brooklyn Dodgers believes he has se- cured the missing link of an other wise strong infe1d chain.
 end of the season the pace he has set end of the season thep ace he has set so far, he is likely to prove as great a help to the Dodgers as Bancroft has been to the Phi1lies and Maranvil1e to the Braves. Fabrique, like this illus trious pair, is a shortstop, and short for many years has been the one cry ing weakness of Brooklyn clubs,
 Fabfique is of the Bancroft type, of medium height, but rangy build. He is possessed of an excellent pair of hands and a strong, accurate arm, He is a clever fielder, going with equal ease to either side. and possessed of that happy faculty of being able to peg accurately from almost any pesi- tion,
 Such clever. judges as John J, Mo Graw, Wilbert Robinson and Jack Coombs predict a brilliant future for this young man, He is not exactly young as ball players go, but that fact is in his favor, if anything. For Fabriaue has been able through his nine years of professional baseball to study the one infieid patrol: He has never played any but the short field position;
 .If practice makes perfect" says Fabrique, "I should be able to do fairly we'll in my present surround ings. I've had nine years to study my job: Of course, I ana far from satis- fled that have made good: I'll make good, though. if hustling and appiica- tien count.
 Fabrique was born of French par- ents at Clinton, Afich., in 1SS9 He earned quite a local reputation in the early '90s as shertstep for the Clinton High school nine, In 1908 he secured his first professional enga cement with the Tecpmseh, Mich.,e club of the South Michigan league. This club the year before had sold Fred Merkle to McGraw.
 Ehe rise of Broolxlynss shortstop, was
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
lead in the third inning.

lead in the third inning
 A lead for the Dodgers doesn't mean that they are going to cross the line first, for they have acquired the habit of curling up in the stretch. They didn't wait for the stretch yesterday. for they Topped out of the game at the half way mark.
 Rube Marauard was chosen to turn the Dodgers into winning way, but he was thumped for il hits and seven runs in five and one-third in nings, Galore stepped into the ring and closed the throttle on the stamp ede of run getting. He gave away one run and two hits and. pinch hitter squeezed him out of the game in the eighth, Sherred Smith finishing it.
 Chicago employed three psfes.ps, too, but the Dodgers did not bunch hits. except in the third, when Al Demaree was pastiming was elouted out before the inning passed into his- tory. Brooklyn wasn't much of an opponent after A1dridge supplanted Demaree.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
SPORTING SIDE OF ARMY IS
 VERY PROMINENT IN ENCl AND
Over 200 College Football Heroes Have Gone to
 Plattsburg Training Camp.

New York, May 12@That athletic training and sport are net entirely eliminated by either war or military is being demonstrated frequently these days beth at home and abroad. Reports from the front and at the various training camps garry repeated mention of athletic contests, both team and individual and the daily physical exercise necessary to harden the men for the mere serious work of modern warfare:
 A writer in ene of the leading Eng fish papers devoted .to. sport, states that the British Home Defence Army has attained 2 point of efficiency which would make the invasion of England an utter' and absolute folly whether the attempt were made from the sea or air. The salient feature of the New Army, he says, is its sporting side: Games of all sorts ap- peal irresistibly to officers and men alike and he descri bes as especially pleasing their fraternizing daily in the sporting. arenas. He emphasizes the fact that while absolute equality is observed in the several arenas no lack of discipline Is! shown or att tempted by the enlisted men while away from the athletic fields.
 During the games, whether trying conclusions with the boxing gloves, finishing 8 e1ooge cricket match or contending fer mastery at all-round athletics, the excitement excitement at times is intense. The writer goes on to say that during these struggles the. sol- diers req ad ally sun up thae ehaEAeter oI tnelF effnfeeFs, and and the oficer who exeels in pIe gpeeFt gains gains 8 very valuable ass'eett=thlee 'ett=tlee esteem and confidence of the men men under under him. him.
 If fsr n1s9tthlliinrg else. therefore, the writer writer says, the AArmzsg spertfng side IS t9 bs comm commended for the eenfi= eenee # establishes tss. and and hae is con yinneessdd that after the var, all=reund spert will bs resumed aE enl 8 scale un= preeedesnsttssd even in Great Britain, Judged by gefagTsi general results, ga1ts, he asserts, the drlii=sgssrt sal ssaalrriesllun syll has proved siasfa fer speEt is proof ef the in- tengity of the passsileen passion which eelhl athletic
 Coiiege athletics are found in large numbers m at all the various training camps these days. and as is natural the feetball players lead all the rest. At Plattshurgh alene there are close t9 2ee men training fer positions as officers Whe have gained fame either local eE national as gridiron warriors of exeeRtiona1 ability: Among the mere preninent whs have worn tneleslkins within eomparati4ely re. cent years are the following: Har- Fared-RHebert T: B: storer, Harry Gardner, H; E: eFaeksl HaraWick, Charley Coolidge, Dick Harte Tom Thacher, Bill Robinson, Joe Harris, Mark Horne, Crawford Blagden; C9lgate----Joe Brooks; Yale-Henry H. Ketchanl, Joe Neville, Douglas M. B9msaslers Lewis E: Bomslsler yr.:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
HACEY AND JOE BRIGGS FINE IN
 OPENING GAME
(BY Wagner)

Somebody ought to speak to Joe Briggs about the way he is hitting that baseball. The weather worn out fielder got two blows in New Haven Thursday, his final effort winning the game, and yesterday he uncorked two singles and a double. His two bagger tied the score in the seventh and just for good measure he started the ninth with a single. Nobody could bring him in, though, and Bridgeport lost the opening engage ment to New Haven by 3 to 2.
 Another ancient bird who likes his. basehits is Jake Warner. Jacob bob bed up with a pair of singles but his throwing was off color and he was credited with two errors. One of the bright spots in the afternoons ac- tivities was the twirling of Hagey, g. pitcher secured by Manager Krichell from Baltimore of the International league. Hagey once had a brief trial with Cleveland and was sent to Ball. timore to gain experience. He has a graceful delivery with plenty of stiff stuff on the ball. Although he is them were intentional. New Haven tapped him for only seven hits, in cluding doubles by Devine and Wha- len.
 What pleased the fans was Hageys coolness under fire. The youngster often found the bases occupied but generally managed to work out of danger and but for poor support would have won. In the eighth, New Haven got two singles and a pass and yet did not score. There were three on bases, two out and the. count on Moose Miller was three balls and no, strikes. Then Hagey grooved two strikes and forced Miller. to- hit the next one for an easy grounder.
 Naylor. a tall youngster secured from the Athletics was the New Ha- ven twirler. He had the top of the Bridgeport batting; order puzzled, Hank Bracket being the only one of the first five to get a safety. Catcher Donne1ly clouted a two bagger and Hagey got a single. Briggs and War ner got the other five hits.
 Bill Martin flashed number. of good stops, his stab of Nutters speed CT in the sixth being particularly bril- liant. It Was also Martins bad throw that gave New Haven the game in the ninth. With Devine on second and two out, Martin made a fine stop of Wha1en's grounder but his hurl to King Lear was high and Devine dash ed home with, the winning tally.
 Singles by Briggs and Warner and Donnely's double gave Bridgeport a run in the second after two were out. In the sixth Lear got around on a pass. Warmers, out and Briggs two base drive.
 Although the weather was. too cold for comfort a crowd of about 1000 turned out. It was the best opening day attendance here in several years. The players raised the flag in deep center and then marched to the plate while the band played Marching Through Georgia Hard working young men from New York publish ing houses sang the newest song hits before the athletes began to. make base hits and President Primrose of the Board of Alderman almost slam med Nutter of New Haven when he threw the first ball in the general direction of the plate. Altogether the opening was an artistic success. The | score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
SEEN AND HEARD FROMTHE INSIDE

there with the foolish business in the noodle.
 Johnny Prieste came through with a clever play in the third that saVeo trouble for Bridgeport With one out and two on base in the third Torphy hit a liner toward secont Pfesle came in and scooped the ball of the ground by inches. It was so close that the New Haven players claimed it was pickup. By stepping on sec ond Trieste completed a. double, play unassisted..
 Seldom a day. passes but somebody takes another crack at Les Darcy. As a result of his unpatrbotic action i'll leaving his country, the Australians have taken the middleweight and heavyweight titles from him. Darcy won't worry about that if they will let him stage a few fights in this country.
 Although boxing received. the cold shoulder in New York state, Illinois is smiling on the game again. The legislature in that state has just passed a law legalhzing ten round bouts. Now if Freddy Welsh doesn't
 
 indulging in one of his hula hula dances everything will be all right.
 Manager Pieper of Hartford has bought Pitcher Tencate, a right hand CT, from Wilkes-Barre of the New
 York. State league Douglas Myers. a third baseman, has also been se- cured from Buffalo.
 Bill Martin covers more, ground than any shortstop Bridgeport has had. in many years. Martin can go on either side and he gets the ball away quickly by an underhand throw. Neal Balls; wife and mother-in-law sat in the stand yesterday and watched the local boy deliver two singles for the New Haven club. Neal l also drew a pass. He played a good fielding game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
BROOKLYNS QUITTING.

Since the Brooklyn club has been foundering around in last place the report persists that the players are deliberately quitting. It is. said they are disgruntled because Owner Ebbets made them all sign at reduced salaries this season. The indifferent manner in which the Dodgers have been play ing has disgusted the fans and less than 500 saw them play the Cubs yes- terday.
 The attitude of the Dodgers in the last worlds series made them unpopu- lar with the public. The Brooklyns were more. interested in their financial interests than in winning the series and appeared to be perfectly satisfied to take beating and accept the losers end of the purse. The, veterans held out during the winter but finally had to sign at smaller salaries. Since then they have played with no real pepper.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
INDUSTRIAL BOYS
 START THE SEASON

uhas IHaHstFiassll assll Baseball league gst under Way t9day when thFaa games were playsd. The RendnIgtaa Arm1s AAI ms played the AneFiean GraghsBhlleenleess her eess at Newfe1ldd park, the Afaeriean ghaiaIa and I1ecemebile boys met at Test field and the Singers e1as1zed with the Henal= ington Vests at Seaside paEk. Pete Wilsen, the eld HaFtfgFd se4thgaW, is .tWiFliRg for the ReIaingtea Arms
 started last Saturday, Saturday, baI bad Esa1h 1heF
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
ELECT 0LlPAANT CAPTAIN OF ARMY
 FOOTBALL ELEVEN

West Point, N. Y, May 12Agadets Elmer 2. 0liphant of Dugger, Ind. was yesterday elected Captain of the uation of the class of 1918, which has now been arranged for Aug. 30, made this action necessary if the Army is to have a football eleven next fall Cadet L. M. Jones, the present Captain, viii be graduated with the August class
 Oliphant was graduated from Pur- due University in June, 1914, and was admitted to the Military Academy in the same month. He is the only man ever admitted who has on the coveted letter "As in four branches of sport football basketball, baseball and track.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
MANAGER DANNY SHAY
 OF MILWAUKEE TEAM IS INDICTED FOR MURDER

Iaaaianaps1ls, la1sddy May l2-gaaayy wgaukes a Ameriaat t- asseciatisa baseball ot He is sa5ssa mash s4sssa aarassaas as sa eellorse waiter iR the Hetsl Eagllsh end bsla has shas zsS been refused.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
WOULD BOOST SUPPLY
 OF POULTRY IN U. s.

Chicago, May 12.-A campaign to increase the meat supply of the. na- ton by 10O,00O,o00 pounds in four months by raising chickens was begun yesterday by the American Poultry association.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12

Brown-M. M. de vita1is. Mark Far mum, Ray Ward; Williams-Cy Too Ian; Dartmouth W. saladine, Jr., Red" London; Princeton-J. o. Par isette; .Amherst-R. Shumway; Co lumbia=P. B. Yon saltza; Wesleyan W. l., Deetjen.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
MARQUARD GETS
 WARM RECEPTION
 FROM CLUB TEAM.

New York. May 12-The Dodgers sank their. taIens deeper into the cellar of the National league yesterday by losing again te the Cubs, this time by 5 to 6. And this happened after the champions had obtained g three-run
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-12
Bridgeport.

**Ran for Corcoran in ninth. New Haven go 0 0 1 0 o 1-3 Bridgeport ....0 0 0 0 0 0-2
 Two-base hits, Donnelly, Briggs, Devine, Whalen. Sarifice hits, Nutter, Whalen, Nay1or, Double plays, Trieste (unassisted); Naylor- to Ball. Left on bases Bridgeport g, New Haven g. First base on errors, New Haven 4, Base on balls, off Nay1or 5, off Hagey 4, Earned runs off Nay1or 2, off Hagey 1. Struck out, by Nay1or 5; by Hagey 1, Umpire, Whalen, Time, 2:05,