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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
PITCHER IN TEXAS
 LEAGUE TIES RUBE
 MARQUARD'S FEAT

Dallas, Texas, July 9-In winning the first game of a double-header with the Waco team, league club champions of 1916, "Snipe" Conley, premier pitcher of the Dallas club, yesterday tied the major league re- cord of Rube Marquard. made in 1912, with 19 consecutive wins. Eff teen thousand people, the largest crowd that eyer damned a Texas baseball park, saw Conley defeat the Waco team, 5 to 4, after 10 innings of thrilling baseball.
 The day was set aside as "Snipe" Conley Day, and was featured by patriotic program and military manoeuvres. Conley's team over came a tvso-run lead in the eighth and won in the tenth on three hits. .
 Con1ey came to Dallas from the Baltimore Federals in 1916. He is 23 years old, and his efforts have been closely scrutinized by an army of major league scouts. The Dallas club, however, has no intention; of selling him until the fall, unless it re- ceives a fancy price for his release.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
Cutting the Corners

more ground that Desmond Beatty or New London. He knocked down six chances yesterday his stop Of Mar | tins smash in the seventh being par tictlarly good. Beatty once had trial with the Giants but couldn't mt and was sent to Rochester. He went l to Portland last year and New Lon don obtained him during the winter. l The hardest hit of the day was con- tfibuted by Roy Grimes, the Bridge port first baseman He slammed drive to right in the fifth that enabled Lear to go direct from first to third and eventually score.
 l The New Haven club stopped at Putnam yesterday anIdl played an ex- hibition game before a crowd of 2,5o0 IA delegation of 800 came from Nor wich to greet Danny Murphy, the New Haven manager, who makes his home lin Norwich. New Haven won by to 2.
 The Toledo club, for which Ray Heating of this city pitches is still getting bumped pretty hard. A dou- ble header was tossed off to Indian apolis yesterday. Heating twirled the second game and lost by to 1, a1- lowing nine hits.
 The Worcester club has returned Shortstop Brewster to the Baltimore club of the International league. Few ster is a good fielder and it is said Baltimore will use him in place of Maurice Shannon, last year with New Haven. Maurice is twin brother of Joe shannon, the New Haven out fielder.
 Jack Dillon has forgottene that VOW he made never to box in New York again. He will meet Jack Clifford at the Broadway Sporting club tomor- row night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
Player Cooney Makes Triple Play Without
 Help in Recent Game


 Phil Cooney, second baseman with the Omaha club, is the first western ,leaguer to execute a triple play un- aided, according to records available there. Cooney gained the honor in fame with Denver, played in that city, when he took line drive in the sixth inning. tagged a base runner and. then hoped onto the second bag before another runner could return from the trip he had started, toward third.
 Records show it to be the first in- dividual triple play in five years in organized baseball, and the ninth time it had been made in a period of 39 years. Neal Ball, then with Cleve- land, made the last big league triple play unassisted. Ball is now with New Haven, of the Eastern league
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
SMITHS SUPERB TWIREiNG BATTLES
 NEW LONDON CLUB
(By Wagner.)

Umpire Tex Erwin left his watch home yesterday so Gene McCann didn't get a chance to play his fa- vorite game of Tossing the Time piece" In fact Gene didn't do much but clap his hands and urge the New London players to mace Dug Smith for a load of base hits. But the Planters only touched Smith for two hits during the afternoon and Bridge port won a well played contest by I to 0. A crowd of $500 saw the pastime.
 Smith bothered New London with a high, fast ball. The visitors tried to slaughter this but their efforts result ed generally in fly balls or strike outs. The number of lofty drives is indicated by the fact that First Baseman Grimes had only three putouts. Smith famed seven and tis- sued no passes Becker's rap over second was the only clean blow. Mar tin knocked down DeNoville's hard grounder in the first but couldn't pick it up in time for putout.
 Careless Cal Crum worked for New London. He shot them over the corners most of the afternoon and the locals gathered only three 'safeties. Johnny Priest captured two of those. Bridgeport played erro1'less ball but
 most of the chances were easy. The Americans drove the ball much harder than the visitors.
 KrichelIs men had only two chances to score and they made good on one. In the fifth with one out Lear walked and went to third on Crimes single to right. The squeeze was tried and on Martins bunt, Lear slid home in safety. The same situa- tionf arose in the sixth when Bracket was on third and Priest on first with one out. This time the visitors were expecting the play and after 'Corcoran bunted, Crum threw home in time to get Brackett. New London never had an opportunity to score. The figures: RT-d dOnr,crt
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
Especial to The Farmer.)

Hartford, July s-Bridgeport has five men among the 300 hitters, ac- .cording to official averages issued by Secretary Tom O'Brien of Hartford. Gooch, the outfelder. sent to Spring field by the Athletics, is leading. the league with an average of .643, but he has played in comparatively few games. Jack Egan of Bridgeport, who has been playing several weeks, ranks second with .390.
 The leading run getter is Schreiber of. Lawrence, who has crossed the plate 38 times. Dowe1 of Portland is ahead in stolen bases with 16. John ny Priest of the Americans, comes third with 13. Johnny Banks of the Americans, ranks first in effectiveness among the twirlers. He has allowed an average of 50 of a hit per inning
 The official figures:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
Five Harvard Athletic Stars Are Ordered to
 Report at Annapolis

New York, July s-Five of Har- yards most prominent athletes were among the 48 members of the fourth class of the Coast Patrol branch or dared to Annapolis for 10 weeks training. They received provisional commissions as ensigns in the naval reserve
 Tlhs men are: Walter IT. Wheeler, captain-elect of the football team; John E. P. Morgan, captain of the hockey team: Harry B. Gardner, one of Harvards best quarterbacks: Charles Higg1nson and Robert F. Herrfck, IT,, both members of the varsity crew.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
LEONARD TO PICK
 UP ,, EASY MONEY
 IN KILBANE MATCH

New York; July Eff things keep on breaking for Benny Leonard, in a financial way as they are doing at round no-decision bouts. the light Weight champion of the world should be able to join the army toward the end of the summer without leaving behind any business worries. In fact, Benny might be able to keep the $30 monthly wage for digging trenches all to himself, without having to split 50- 50 with Mommer and Pepper Leiner. The little champion has engaged in several bouts since he wrested the worlds title from ancient Freddie welsh, and each time he has put a few more rolls of banknotes down among the moth. balls for safe keep ing. But. the six-round bout with Johnny Kilbane, featherweight cham pion of the world, to be fought in Philadelphia on July 25, will repre- sent Benny's top achievement in the mazuma gathering nnes
 Both boys have been guaranteed s10,000 for the IS minutes of actual work, with an option on percentage if they decide. after counting up the house, that they can collect few more nickels that way. Shibe Park, where the boys will meet, is big enough to accommodate a healthy crowd, and that old percentage clause may prove an attraction,
 Instalments on the Liberty Bonds will be due on July 80, and just so that he will not be caught short of pocket money, Leonard is going to do As1ittle job down at the Arverne Sporting club on Thursday night. Ac- cording to the ferocious press agent of the club Benny is going to- take a horrible chance of losing the Kilbane match by taking on Frankie Burns of California, for 10 rounds at Arverne.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

Boston. July TIA few days ago in Ia fanatical group of argument start CTS some one opened the debate as to ball. This of course, was to include ell departments of play. The debate, in it's main allotments, was banked around three nameS-Larry Gardner of the Red Sox, Frank Baker of the Yankees and Heinie Zimmerman of the Giants-with Buck Weaver of the White Sox also receiving polite mem tiop. While the debate was still rag ing some non-combatant startled the group with this delayed < query, What's the matter with Heinde Groh
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
Giants Raise 5000 For Veteran Player in
 Benefit at Paterson

Paterson. July s-Eleven thousand persons saw the New York Giants de- feat the Silk. Sox at Doherty's Oval here yesterday afternoon by a score of to l.
 Nearly $2.o00 will be turned over to Jim Mccormick, the former Chi. cago star, who. lies seriously i'll at his home here.
 The hitting of Benny Kauff and Robertson's fielding was a feature of the game. Raymond's catch in the eighth robbed Holke of home run For six innings the contest was a pitching duel between Ed Lafitte and George Smith.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

of the Reds?" Upon turning back to the averages it was soon found that nothing at all was the matter with Heinie Groh. The facts proved were as follows: M IL That he was as quick and as shifty around third as any of them. x 2. That he was outbatting them all
 a healthy margin.
 3. That he had scoreaa more runs than any ball player in either league,
 two more than Buck Weaver, in sec ond place-more than Cobb, Speaker
 or any of the others
 Therefore, if MT. Groh isn't the sea- son, g most valuable third baseman So far who iss-aald why? .s a5s5fp<
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
GRAHAM, WHO WASN'T ] AFRAID OF RAPIDS AT
 NIAGAR.A,DIED or COLD

A man who WAS known the world over as the human fish was Carlisle D. Graham who made several daring deecants of Niagara Falls. Graham frst attracted attention in 1886 when he announced that on July II he would go through the Whirlpool Rapida Speculation was rife as to whether the feat could be accomplish ed without ending in the death of the man who undertook 1t. On the date set for the daring deed the banks of tho Niagara were lined with interest ed spectators
 Graham, who was a cooper, success fully carried out his plan and repeated the stunt" three years later. A week later he went over Horseshoe Falls in a barrel. On September g. 1901, he swam Whirlpool Rapids at the same time that Maude Waliars was suffo- cated in trying to navigate the upper rapids in Graham's barrel.
 His last feat was accomplished on septemberx 1, .ll902. when he again swAm Athe rapids. After gaining a worldwide reputation through his five daring descents of Americas most treacherous waterway. Graham died from the effects of a cold contracted while sitting in a draft.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

Donovan's men became SO familiar with the slants of Tom Rogers in the fifth and sixth innings that Jones would not take any chances even with a six run lead, and Eddie Plank was rushed to the rescue with one gone in New York's half or the sixth. Plank not only checked the scoring in this inning when he found the bases choked, but proceeded to hold his op- ponents hitless during the three re. maining frames.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
LOCAL ELKS LOSE TO BROOKLYN BOYS

The local. E1ks had plenty of fun Saturday afternoon when they played baseball with the Brooklyn Antlers at Newfield park but all the Bridgeport lyn. won the game by 10 to 5 before a good sized crowd. Garrity pitched well for Bridgeport while Robinson caught in clever style. Uncle Jeems'' OsRo,1rke also distinguished himself
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

Sacrifice hit, Martin. Double plays Gonzales to Dowd to DeNoville. Left on bases, Bridgeport 3. Base on balls off Crum 3, off Smith 0. Hits and earned runs off Crum, 3 and in 8; off SmDh 2 and 0 in g. Hit by pitcher. by Crum( Corcoran). Struck by Smith z, by Crum 0. Umpire Irwin. Time, 1855.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today. St. Louis in New York. Chicago in Brooklyn. Cincinnati in Boston. H Pittsburg in Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. St. Louis, 8; New York, ?. q Chicago. 8; Philadelphia, A..
 Cleveland, 1 Boston, O., Washington 10; Detroit, g..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

for the home boys. The receipts were turned over to the Red Cross and as
 many bought tickets who did not att
 tend a, large sum was realized. After the contest the visitors were enter tained at dinner at the Elas' club house on State street
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

Games Scheduled for Today.
 New London at Springfield. M Hartford at Worcester New Haven at Portland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

fore you know 1t there's going to be Ia big surprise in the American league camp. Hughie Jennings and his out fit got very bad start this season and have been bucking the tide con stantly. They are making fine fight for top position, despite odds that have been against them.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
 No games were played, all teams being in the East.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
s25.Oo and ssO.Oo
 e. s-- Suits @ Reduced to $22.5O

If these garments were still in the piece goods we could make more than our normal profit by selling the cloth. 4
 ---- ss To offer reduced prices on a rising market is to afford a double saving.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
THANK o,RoURKE GOES UP.


 Frank O'Rourke, who played short stop for Bridgeport a few years ago, has another chance to make good Tn the biz leagues He has been signed by the Brooklyn Nationals and will report at once. O'Rourke was with Utica, of the New York State league until that club disbanded last week. Bridgeport sold O'Rourke to the Bos- ton Braves for $3,o0o but although his fielding was wonderful, he could not hold the job because of light hit tfng., He was supplanted by Maran- vile. O'Rourke is still young and if he has improved in batting he may deliver this time.
 LOCALS GET PITCHERS.
 The Bridgeport club will make it interesting for all corners Tn the East ern league race if the pitching stan is strengthened as Manager Krichell expects this week. Pitcher Shef- man. who went to his home in Mass achusetts after being sent here by Baltimore, says he will report in a few days and Richmond of the In ternational leag1e will send Pitcher Carmichael to the locals. If these two live up to their regulations the Americans will be in a. position to climb still higher.
 The strong Lawrence club will be at Newf1eld park tomorrow and wed nesday Jack FIynn's sluggers always make trouble for Bridgeport. They are in thirb place and if the Amer1- cans can take two straight it will mean a. big advance for the locals. Manager Krichell will probably send Gingras against the invaders while Press is hOkeln to hur1 for Lawrence
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
. Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today. New York in St. Louis. Boston in Cleveland. Philadelphia, in Chicago. Washington in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
 SEEDS JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

New YoTak's mdlitia is called for fed- eral service beginning July 15
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
FIVE LOCALS BATTING .30O
Official Eastern League Records Show What Players Are
 Doing In Various Lines
Leaders in Home Runs.

DeNoville, N. L.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09
EASTERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results. Bridgeport, 1; New London, 6. Standing of fhe CIuhs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-09

FLOWER AND yEGETARLE- .
 SEEDS JOHN RICK q SON
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
STOKOWSKI PLEASES
in Slavic PROGRAM
Grabrilowitsch Is Soloist at First
Concert of Philadelphia Orchestra.

The Philadelphia Orchestra. con-
Quoted by its efficient leader. Leopold
StOkowski. gave its first concert yes
terday afternoon at the National
Thtater.
Keenly analytical. virile. tempera-
mental and Slavic. Mr. Stokowski is
the great interpreter of the Russian
moods. In an all-Russian program
StOkOwski is at his best. as was
demonstrated by the overwhelming
plause he received yesterday after
each number.
In the matter of the Star Spangled
Eanner. Mr.. Stokowski graciously as
serted himself by playing the national
anthem very brilliantly at the open
ink of the program.
Ossip GrabilOwitsch. the famous
viTtuoso. was the soloist OF the occa-
sion.
As Grabrilowitsch has matured in
years his art has steadily advanced.
while his temperamental ardor has
remained undiminished. His perform
ance of Rachmaninoff's Concerto in
c minor was most magnificent.
He entered with such a virile spirit
into his Interpretation of this con-
certo that he carried the listener
quite beyond MS own preconcelVed
imagination.
The Kalinnikow Symphony in G
minor begins with a theme that Is
individual from the first bar and con-
tinues throughout the whole score to
emphasize the Slavic moods. 1t is
varied at times by periods of lyric
song. as though to give a new con-
trasting touch when returning to the
savage joy of the opening theme.
The Dances of the Polovetzki
Naidens,' from Prince Igor, the
colOrful music of BOrodin. with its
barbaric iteration and rough clash
Of overtures and opposing rhythms,
brought to close an already rich and
varied program.
The President and Mrs. Wilson oc-
cupied their box and entertained a
few guests.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
ma Did Me More Good
~ Than Two Years
Under Doctors Care

| treatment by special physicians. 1
can really say that I feel like an
other person. No more swollenfeet
and limbs. No more bloating of
the abdomen. No more shortness
of breath. No more stiff and sore
joints. You have NO idea what your
treatment has done for me. 1t GER
tninly has prolonged my life and
made n new woman of me. o, such
a blessing I have received through
your kindness. Doctor, and the as
sistance of the medicine which you
so kindly prescribed. I am able to
work since I began your treatment,
but before 1 was not able to help
myself, much less work for any one
else. All praise Is due to your
medical department and treatment"
Those who object to liquid medr-
cines can now procure Peruna Tab
lets.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Former Health Commissioner SAYS
Nuxaied Iron
Should Be Used Every Hospital and Prescribed by Every Physician
Attributes His Own Great Physical Activity Today at Over 50
Years of Age Largely His Personal Use of Nuxated on
WHAT FORMER HEALTH
COMMISSIONER KERR SAYS

IA Health Commissioner Of the City Of Chicago
] was importuned many times to recommend dfgr
cut medicines mineral waters etc. Never yet have
e'ne on record as having favored any particular
medy. hut feel that in Nuyated Iron an exceI
Do should be made TO the rule. | have taken
'Nated Iron myself and experienced its bealtr-
wing strengthening effect and in the interests
? tas public welfare | feel it my duty 10 MAKE
un the results Of its use. am we'll last my
s-"e-s score years and want to say that l believe
"i my own great physical activity is due largely
day to my PERSONAL use Of Nuxated Iron and if
cndorsement shall induce anaemic nervous. run
"a men and women to take nuxated iron, and
i've the wonderful tonic benefits have received
-hall feel greatly gratifed that have made an ex
'ii0n to my lifelong rule in recommending it.
II my own experience with Nuxated Iron | feel
1t j, such valuable remedy that it ought 10
r,8d in every hospital and Prescribed by every
i'.ln in this country.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Sting of Chilly Winds
Puts "Pep" in Meaae Men
Problem of Clothing Fats and Leans Ade-
&, quately for Approaching Wintry Blasts
Rothers Supply Officers.

while the fellow with more generously
proportioned pedal extremities has
none"
"The same rule holds good with
regard to undergarments, wooden
shirts, blouses and breeches.
There are thousands of pairs OF
good shoes in the suDDlv depot. but
there is the same lack of adequate
assortment of sizes.
THE condition that exists in this
respect Is not necessarily due to any
fault or oversight. 1t does seem.
however, that some supplies might d.
exchanged for an assortment avail
able for immediate USE"
Faces DesertIon Trial.
Most of the District boys are COM
pletely outfitted, but the colored con-
scripts. who were the last to arrive,
are wearing nondescript garments.
Charles f. Wagner. 3l3th Infantry,
Baltimore soldier. will be the first
selected man in the Seventy-ninth d.
vision to be tried by court-martial
for desertion. He fed three weeks
ago. was arrested by a Baltimore
policeman and returned to Col. Swee-
zey. regimental commander.
The cantonment will be entirely sur
rounded by trenches when the engineer
units complete their work. Trenches
now completed are about eight feet
deep. protected by barbed wire en-
tanglements. They are as exact q
reproduction OF those on the firing
line as the American officers in
structed by British and French vet
Grams can make them. About eight
feet wide they contain three lcdges
for the soldiers to stand, kneeI oil
rest on.
In these trenches the men of the
312th Machine Gun Battalion will
carry on mimic warfare.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
Ran ON UNLICENSED
MILK IS effective
Fifty-four Prosecutions. Long on
Docket. Will Be Pressed.

Hereafter no unlicensed milk will
be imported for sale in the National
Capital. it was announced last night
by District Health Officer William
G. Woodward.
This is expected to do much toward
supplying cleaner milk in Washing
ton. For more than two years the
prosecution of unlicensed milk deal
ers has been prevented by legal
ObstructiOns.
The situation was changed Mon
day. however. when Justice Van
Orsdel, of the District Of Appeals,
ruled that unlicensed importers of
milk should be prosecuted in Police
Court.
Fifty-four are now pending and i'm
mediate prosecutions will be begun by
DIR. Woodward. Some of the cases
have been on the docket since July
Z. 1915.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-14
By ANDREW r. KELLEY.


Camp Meade, Admiral, Md, Nov.
13.-There was sting in the air today
that limited what winter will mean
in this cantonment.
The men were kept busy in the
new maneuvers and the chill winds
seemed to put more pep" into their
movements.
The District boys went on their first
extended hike. None dropped out of
the line from fatigue. evidence that
they are hardening up and will soon
be ready for two or three-day hikes.
Division headquarters announced
that 300 drafted Austrians, Bulgarians
and Turks will not be permitted to
fight for the United States. The
Washingtonians will lose two from
their ranks by the order. The men
will be discharged enemy aliens. To
many of them the order came as a
disappointment.
Clothing Problem Presses.
With the advent Of cold weather
measurers must be taken to outfit
diversified and understood men. Re
peated assertions that there is no
shortage in clothing supply are not
fully supported by supply officers
and commanders of division units.
Men of normal size have been out
fitted completely. but the men with
excess avoirdupois or Of slender pro-
PORTIONS have not been fully clothed
THE trouble is that the assortment
of sizes in socks, for instance, Is suci,
that they are useless except for a
certain small portion of the men,"
said an officer. 1t is the height of
folly to try to put a number sock
on the foot of soldier who wears
a number 10 shoe. Consequently, the
man with small feet may have five
times as many socks as he needs,