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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
WEAK TWIRLING
 AGAIN REASON FOR
 AMERICANS LOSS

Worcester, Mass, July 17-When will the Bridgeport pitchers brace up and do their share to repel the ene- my? That was the natural question after yesterdays game when the Americans pounded the Worcester pitchers for eight runs only to have the Massachusetts boys overcome the lead and win by 10 to 8.
 Gingras began as the Bridgeport boXman but couldn't hold Worcester in check and was replaced by Sher- man in the third. The former Bal timore hurler got by in fine shape un- til the seventh when he developed a streak of wildness that enabled Wor- cester to fill the bases and then mix in a few hits so that five runs were pro- duced.
 Krichell's men had the satisfaction of knocking McQuilla.n off the mound. He fooled them until the sixth when with the score to against them they made four runs. Otto Deininger started the rally with g. double to right. In the seventh with the score 5 to Martin walked and came home on Jack Egan's triple, The catcher scored on an out and the fig ures were, Bridgeport T; Worcester 5.
 In the latter half of the inning Sher- man was unable to hold his lead and Worcester grabbed five tallies, making 1t 10 to '. Bridgeport started a rally in the ninth but got only one run. Lear, Egan, Priest and Dein- finger hit hard for the Americans. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
BAKER DENIES CHARGE OF
 INDUCING PLAYER TO JUMP
Yankee Star Says He Did Not Hamper With sotheron
 Of St. Le uis Club

Cleveland. July Frank Baker last night characterized as ridiculous the charge that he had tried to in duce Allen Sothoron of the Browns to jump to the Delaware County League. It sdeveoped that the owner of the Upland club of the Delaware County League wired him in regard to Sohoron, who evidently had been dtckering with the independents. Phil Ball heard about it and notified Ban Johnson.
 Johnson wired Baker for an expla- nation, and he ignored the message on the score that the charge was ri diculous. Then came, another mes- sage from Johnson that unless an ex- planation was received within 24 hours there would be trouble.
 Baker insists that he advised Soth- oron to stick to organized baseball. This Is substantiated by Paddy Bau- mann, who was with Baker when the subject came up. 4 Amdayits to that effect will be forwarded to Johnson.
 St. Louis, July 17-Ats the time the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

Baker-Sothoron incident first came up in St. Louis the Yankees were playing here. Local newspapers printed a rumor to the effect that Sothoron had asked for, more salary It was stated that Cothoron had re- ceived an offer from a team supposed to be the Upland club and that he had asked one of the Yankee players to use his acquaintance in the East to find out if the club was a reliable organization. It was said that this Yankee endeavored to get the infor- nation for Sothoron.
 Later the names of Rogers and Sis Ter were brought into the matter Stsler denied having received such an offer. Rogers made no statement. Sothoron declared he would continue to play for the Browns. The name of Baker was not brought into the mat ter until Johnson visited St. Louis and he made no statement here re- garding his findings. In some quar- ters tho story is regarded as a device of Sothoron's to obtain more salary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
UMPIRE BYRON IS
 JEERED BY FANS
 AT POLO GROUNDS

New York, July 1.-The Giant tank goes plunging steadily forward. It had no great difficulty yesterday in running over the Chicago Cubs at the Polo Grounds by a score of to 2.
 This was the game which was to have been played on Sunday as an added attraction to a band concerS for the ibenef1t of the Sixty-ninth Regi- 1nent, ,@but which was prevented by rain.
 The. only semblance of. concArt yesterday was the concerted groans which greeted Lord Byron, the .um- pire. each t,no he made any sort If announcennent to the crowd. This was the first appearance of Byron and Quigiey here since the trouble in Gin cinnati. and the little umpire appear ed to be about as popular with the fans as a bomb in a royal family.
 Tho attitude of the rooters did not appear to affect Byron to the slight est extent. He was as unruffled as a rnaa1N pond on a still day. So far as cosiau be ascertained. neither he nor IrcGraw was aware of the other presence on the. field. The Chicago Csbs however, <conversed with Byron at length They were losing. and they were determined that he, should shoulder his full share of the blame.
 Ench club used a riglt-handed and a ieft-handed pitcher. Chicago started with. Vaughn and f1nished with sDouxfas, while New York began with Tesreau and ended with Benton. Be sides using two pitchers the Cubs rushed five pinch hatters into the fray.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Matty Twirled First
 Game for Giants Just
 17 Years Ago Today


 Seventeen years ago today the great Christy Mathewson made his first ap- pearance in the National League In the spring of 1900 Matty was playing with the Cincinnati club, but never got into the game. He was traded to the Giants by John T. Brush for Amos Rusio.r Matty's first appearance was, in Brooklyn when he went to the re- lief of Ed Doheny in the fifth inning with the score tied. none out and two on bases. Brooklyn won the game by a score of 13 to '.
 Mathewson played with the Giants steadily for sixteen years, leaving in the middle of last season to become manager of the Cincinnati Reds. in place of Charley Herzog, for whom he was exchanged. There is probably no player who enjoyed and still! en- joys the regard of fandom and play CTS as much as does Matty. Certainly no player has cleaner record than he has.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
FANS LIKE QUIET
 PLAYERS AS WELL.
 AS SCRAPPY KIND

New York, July 17.zIt has some- times been said that the scra,ppy, pug nacious ball player or manager is the most popular with the fans because they love lighter. The facts do not sllbetantiate this statement. It is true that the fans do not like @ Qudtter. No one does. But a ball player does not have to be a pug, continually toting 8 chip on his shoulder and ever ready flor Q. fist fight to avoid being called a quitter.
 The gamest player is not always the fighter; in fact, it frequently is found that the tighter is a fighter only on the surface and that he is Not nearly, so game at heart as the more quiet and less assuming player.
 Of types there are plenty of each variety in each league. Theer are stars who are pointed to for their az gressiveness and there are stars who are referred to as calm. close mouthed p1ayers-men who are put off the field so seldom the fans can't remem- ber the happenings.
 Of the dbelligerent type John J.. Mo Graw, Charley Herzog, Arthur Flet- cher, Johnny Evers, Heinie Zimmer- man. ny Cobb, Fred Tyler, Miguel Gonzales and Rabbit Maranville are the most prominent '-s- On the other hand there are Eddie Collins, Jack Barry, Joe Jackson, Ro- ger Peckinpaugh, Wally Pipp, Lee Magee Walter Johnson, Grover Alex ! an5er, Frank Baker and half a dozen other real, high class players from whom a real, live kick in angry tones never was heard. And these men are just as popular as the ones listed un- der the heading of belhgerents
 The Braves, when they were driving we'll and sticking around the top of National league standings, constituted
 one of the greatest drawing cards the game exer has seen. Every man. on the club was a fighter. The club won
 it's games fby fighting. Bulldozing was
 one of it's greatest assets and the
 players made 1t go over.
 Then there were the Athletics-men
 who rarely uttered a protest They merely played baseball and were rec
 ognized as the greatest machine base
 ball ever has seen in action. They T drew powerfully in every American
 league city. The main difference seems to be the quiet kind of a bal player draws his cheque intact, while the scrapper suffers the setback oi fines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
FIGURES OF BIG
 LEAGUE CLUBS IN .
 FIELDING FOR 1917.

New York, July 17-That we'll bal
 anced and even baseball play points
 the way to the pennant ha; again
 been demonstrated by the figures com
 piled from the various averages and
 records available at the halfway mark
 in the present big league contests.
 When the turning mark was reached
 on July neither leading club in the
 National and American Leagues was
 among the first three in total number
 of runs or hits made but this mark
 of a finished offensive was more than
 counterbalanced by the strong de
 fensive game played by. the league
 leaders.
 In the National League the Chicago
 club was first in runs with Cincinnati
 second and Philadelphia third. Chi
 cago was second in total number of
 hits reversing places with Cincinnati,
 in this respect, while St. Louis was
 third. This strong offense of the
 two western clubs was offset, however,
 by weakness in defense. s
 Chicago was first in error making;
 had more runners left on bases than any other senior league club and third,
 in total number of runs made by op- ponents. Cincinnati was second in
 TOTS: second in left on bases and more , runs had been scored against the team than any other club in the
 league. Pittsburgh, in last place, 7
 had made the third largest number sof errors and had next to the largest number of errors and had next to the largest number of runs scored against by opponents. Boston was third in left on bases The compilations showed more complicated situation in the Arnerf- can League. Boston. the leading team on that date, was second in runs scored but in other respects was play ing close, careful but not particular | ly brilliant baseball. The Chicago White Sox, right on Boston's heels, lead in greatest number of Tuns but strange to say had the third largest number of runners; stranded. De troit was third in run making. second in hitting, while St. Louis led in the greatest number of safe drives regis tered with Cleveland third. s;s.,.... l St. Louis spoiled her hitting record by piling up the greatest number of errors with Cleveland 2: second and Washington third. Cleveland. had | more runners left on bases than any of the other teams in the American League with New York second arfde l Chicago third. The New York club | was in third place notwithstanding that the opposing teams had made | more runs against the Gothanitese than any one of the other seven 'cofnso binations. St. Louis and Philadef- ! phia, the two taiiender, on July4T, were second and third respectively in this department of the records.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Baseball Outfits for Our Soldiers On Other. .s.
 Side Lost In the Ocean

Chicago, July 17.--Gen. Pershing's army in France is to have baseballs, bats, masks and gloves, despite the activity of the German submarines which sent to the bottom of the Att lanttc ocean with the American steam CT Kansan enough baseball supplies to equip a50 teams.
 The baseball 'paraphernalia carried by the Kansan was sent through the efforts of Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington Americans. who sev- era1 weeks ago started a chain letter to collect 25 cents from each of his
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

friends to supply soldiers in the Amer ican army with baseball outfits. When the, receipts tota,Hed close to $s,000 Griffith bought the supplies and ship aed< tllern to France on the Kansan. Griffith started another chain letter and asks everyone who contributed on the first call to send in another quar- ter. When the new subscription reaches a sufficient sum he. will start another consignment across the Allan tic. President Wilson was one of the contributors to the first fund.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Lusitania Not Forgotten
 Grave Memorials Show

Queenstown, July 17-(by maiI)- The newest memorial to be placed on the graves of the Lusitania victims is an artificial bouquet of flowers en- closed in glass case, which also con- tains a woman's photograph and a small marble cross with the inscrip- tfon:
 Tn Memory of My Dear Wife, Mar garet Butler, Drowned on the Lusi- tania. Vengeance Is Mine, Saith the Lord. will Repay"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
LEvINsKY DEFEATS ;
 BENEDICT EASILY.

New York, Jally I7-Battling Le- vinsaxy deserted his home in Bridge port last night long enough to polish off Al Benedict at the Military "A. c. The bout went ten rounds and was a walkover for Levinaloy. The Battler stepped all round Benedict, hitting him at will and having the Hoboken boy in distress at the finish. In the sixth Levinsky hoored his opponent, who weighed 195 to IFS for the Bat tier.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Cutting the Corners

Pirates and Cleveland watched Weaver. the New Haven pitcher, blank Springfield yesterday. Weaver looks like the best twirler in the Eastern League this season. His lack of weight is one of the things held against him by scouts.
 The next home game will be on Thursday when Springfield will play here. The Green Sox have signed several new men since they showed here last Gootch, from the Athletics, has been one of the leagues leading hitters since he joined Springfield. Move, the old Newark shortstop. is acting as captain of the Springfield team. Gingras or House will proba- bly, pitch for Bridgeport.
 Pitcher Douglas of the Cubs was assuming a threatening attitude toward Umpire Byron at the Polo Grounds yesterday when a fan yelled, You lay off him, Douglas. Don't you know he's the only guy McGraw can nck?"
 They certainly are hopeful cusses out in Cincinnati. One wealthy fan has already put in his application for the first worlds series game in Cin- cinnati. Perhaps he means in 1925. Lefty High, the old Hartford out fielder, got back in the game for the Yankees yesterday after a prolonged absence due to a, flock of boils on his knee. He grabbed a double and two singles. Johnny Evers made his first ap- pearance with the Phillies yesterday. He made one hit in four ti1ees up and | accepted four fielding chances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Totals. ....... .s1 10 15 27 1s
*Batted for McQu1IIan In 7th
 *tBatted for Sherman in 9th.

**Batted for Sherman in Sth.
 Bridgeport. :. o 1 1.0s0 0 2 0 1-.S Worcester. 5 Q +-1O
 Two base hits. Gardella, Conway, Lear, Deininger. Three base hits, Egan. Sacrifice hits, Tyler 2; Gross, Potteiger, McQuillan. Grimes, Mar tin. Sacrifice flies, Corcoran. Left on bases, worcester 8; Bridgeport 13. First base on errors, Worcester q; Bridgeport 1. Bases on balls, off McQufIlan g.; off McGin1ey l.; off Gin gras 8; off Sherman 3. Hits and earned runs, off McQuillan 8 hits z runs in innings; off Mckinley 2 hits, 0 run in 2 innings of Gingras 4 hits, 3 runs in 1-3 innings; off Sherman II hits, 6 runs in 5 2-3 innings. Hit by pitcher, by McQuillan 2. Struck
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Standing of the Clubs. :.

Games Scheduled for Today. Bridgeport at Springfield. New Haven, at Worcester. New London at Lawrence. Hartford at Portland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
TO SEW FOR RED GROSS.

Sister Susie." or any other person who knows how to sew and would like to help make things for the boys at the front, are invited to attend the meeting of St. Augustine auxiliary of the Bridgeport Red Cross Chapter next Friday afternoon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today. New York in Cleveland. (. Boston in St. Louis. Philadelphia in Detroit CD Washington in Chicago (2)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

Games Scheduled for Today. Chicago in New York. St. Louis in Brooklyn. Pittsburg in Boston Cincinnati in Philadelphia
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. Cleveland 3; New York 2.
 St. Louis g; Boston o.
 Philadelphia at Detroit, both games postponed, -Fain. Washington at Chi. cago, both games postponed. rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. New York 4; Chicago g. St. Louis g.; Brooklyn 1. Philadelphia 1: Cincinnata, 0. Boston 8; Pittsburg z. (ftrst, Il inn lngs.)
 Boston 2; Pittsburg 2 (second)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Plan Entertainments ,-: @
 For Russ Commission

If the Russian High Commission accepts an invitation to visit Bridge port, Professor Bakhmetieff and his colleagues will receive a royal well come. The 22 Slavonic soeieties.iRs $ this city sent, representatives to a. meeting held last night in Sokel hall :, to arrange for the welcome of the mission. --s --.ss Z
 What the Russian army needs eiss more rations and less erations.s .e
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
DARCY MONUMENT.

DARCY MONUMENT.
 In memory of Les Darcy, the boxer who left his home country only to die in a foreign land, a monument will be erected in Australia The money will be raised by public sub- scription and already a large sum has been pledged. Reports from Austra- lia say the news of Darcy's death was a great shock. Two nights after the announcement had been received there was a match in the Sydney Sta dium and at the request of the referee, the crowd arose and stood with bowed heads for few seconds in memory of the great boxer. /,
 WILLARD WINS SUIT.
 i, Jess Willard can go right along making those pesky redskins bite the dust in his Wild West Show. The court has refused to grant an injunc- ton requested by Jack Curley, who wished to restrain Willard from ap- bearing under any other manage rment In New York yesterday Judge Hendrick ruled against .Curley. It was cruel blow to Willard's syndi- cate of managers when Willard cast them to the wolves. s.
 King Lear had great batting bee in Worcester yesterday, the Bridge port third sacker getting g. double and two singles. Lear seems to do his best batting on the road.
 The Americans have apparently gone back to their unsteady fielding again. They had four errors yester- day. For about week they went along without making many boots.
 Scouts from the St. Louis Browns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

out, by McQuillan 3, by Gingras 2. by Sherman 1. Wild pitches McQuil- Ian 3; .Gingras 3. Umpire. Kelly. Time, 2:25
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
EASTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

< Yesterdays Results.
 Worcester 10. Bridgeport 8.
 New Haven 3, Springfield 0.
 New London 6, Portland GA inn ings) t Lawrence 5. Hartford (12 inn ings)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

A Dutch tramp steamship confirmed the report of Germany having 300-foot submarines. The Dutch ship was held up by the new submersfble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

Johnny Evers made his first ap- pearance with the Phillies yesterday. He made one hit in four tilees up and accepted four fielding chances.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

At the Boys camp they are learning not to be boy scamps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
American Association

Batteries-Slapnicka and Murphy: Dawson and Schang.
 St Paul-Toledo game postponed: (rain.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17

Scouts from the St. Louis Browns.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-17
Southern Association

.esults of Yesterdays Games.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-24
By JOIN H. HEARLEY.

star Correspondent yrtted Press
Copyright 1917. by United Press
ROME. Aug 24-The United Press
was authorized today BY TIE paoal
secretary OF state 20 make the fQi
lowing statement
The first two points IN the ponti-
Zeal appeal for peace. treating re-
specuvely OF disarmament and free
dom Of the seas. we're suggested by
President Wilson's weii-knoWn mes.
sage 20 the senate
"Consequenuy We are Inclined "a
believe thar they Will now nnd. on
the part o. he American people the
same reception that they enjoyed
when President Wilson proclaimed
them AZ the capitol
"The third and fourth points.
wherein mutual condonation az VAR
expenses and damages. as Nell us
mutual restitution OF occupied terri.
tories, was proposed, were formula.
I'd from public speeches recently
delivered by statesmen OF the direr-
ent beliigerent nations and from
resolutions passed by their respec-
tive parliaments.
Therefore The same statesul an
cannot reiute them nov without
contradictlng themselves.
Moreover. II Is necessary 20 re-
mark. as 10 conGonation OF damages
caused by the war. that there j. an
exception applying particularly 70
Belgium.
The nth and sixth points con.
Germ special territorial questions,
about which the holy father does
not and could not propose any dean
tie and concrete solution Conse-
quently he confines himself 20 tx
pressing the wish that said ques
tons shall be examined ~ "A concil-
istory spirit. taking into consdera
ton. as far as possible. any just As
piraiions OF the reople.
The holy see wishes 20 emphs'
size the fact thar The appeal Uas
not suggested nv any % The bellig
erent powers and was not inspired
for the particular advantage OF any
warning nation.
"FinalIy. he holy father said
nothing about democracy and IT,
democrat ization Of any existing gov
eminent because history teaches vs.
that form OF government impose cd
by arms does not and cannot live
and also out OF respect for the free
will OF the people themselves who
having the right OF universal sui
frage. may choose whatever form %
government they plesse
For the rest. democracy all 70
ceive such an impulse from the var
that wisdom mus prevent s. defe
riorating into any excessive forms
such as anarchy.
The Detroit times., 1917-08-24
Mason Sees Important
Step Toward Peace

NEW YORK. Aug - rope Hefl'
diets explanation. through the Unit
ed Press. OF his peace plea. Is 'ne
most important move 30 End the
war that any neutral power has ~
made. because IL endorses. a. least
by influence. rho ailimpori ant de.
mand Of The Allies for restoration.
In his original peace proposal
the Pope created the impression thar
he vas NOT in favor Of any Kind of
restoration beng e1acted from eth
Or set Of bsllgerents His Holt
ness now, however. ampihes hls
statement in words that vill b.
given the closest. attention oy ne
statesmen Of the Allies
IL is necessary 20 remark a. ~
conformation Of damages CAUSED hF
the war. that there is an exception
applying particularly 20 Beg 1n.
In other words. the Pope intimate.
that damage inflicted on Belgium
must certainly b. made good anG
possibly the damage on other terri
tory as well n the pope ia able 90
secure endorsement Of his principe
by Germany, the md % the var b.
IN sight
I.lovd George recently -ai0 Whn1
they have learned 20 think ard say
restoration then peace oy neEo'ia
ton viii be morally possible
Tho Pone has seen The riCnh
canoe % ihe British premier d.
claration and now accepts % as ~
real basis Of peace. Eyery fh.ni
else In tho Pope's new statement 81.
subordinate IN importance 20 MS ~
parent acknowledgment
/ damages must be- paid for the oui
RACES inflicted upon Belgium
Freedom Of the seas Is mattel
of definitions and as for dtmocracl
n cannot be enforced upon German
as written term Of peace bur d
already being done 80 by The faiiur'
OF the kaisers militarists TO win ihI
| war.
Restoration IS now the cru1 OF 'h
peace issue. All other matters AZ
secondary. n Pope Bonedict show
his reputed skill 'aE diplomat h
viii now proceed 20 work thru Cam
Ollie Austria and Bavaria for accepi
ance by the Central powers % ~
essential formula n he succeed
In doing so. the Holy See will ear
the honor and glory Of having bis7
ed the way for permanent settle
ment Of tho war.