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COLL ECES LIKELY TO RESUME
FRESHMAN FOOTBALL IN FALL
Small Chance of Yale, Harvard and Princeton Having
Varsity Games This Season

at Yale that any recommendation
which the military national heads
make to Yale in the government and
direction of its athletics will be car
ried out and the outcome of the COM
ing conference in Washington will be
awaited with keen interest by Yale
undergraduates.
At a session which has just been
held the Yale Athletic Council decid-
ed to suggest to Harvard and Princeton
officials that an attempt be made to
revive freshmen sports this fall. The
proposal is being discussed at Yale's
sister universities and it is likely that
a football schedule will be played by
the teams of the class Of 1921 in the
three universities. The games will
be summary cancelled in mid-season
should an international war crisis
cause the athletic committees in any
Of the three universities to decide il
wise not to play out the schedule, il
ut Is once arranged.
Yale's delegate at the Washington
conference will probably be Prof. Rob
ert N. Corwin. chairman of the Ath-
letic Council. Every Yale athlete Of
last season who wore a varsity uni.
form is now in some branch of mill
tary service of his country
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JOHNSTON TRYING
TO STIR interest,".
IN TENNIS AGAIN

New York, July 12-More than half
limbo and the schedule has now
reached what in the ordinary course
of events would be the big tourna-.-
ments of the year only to find that
dull play and duller interest threat-e
en- the life of even the classics thernhr
selves. The tennis enthusiast finds
little that is cheering in. survey eofT
what has taken place, and as far
for the future that is elouded with
many doubts. Only one bright beam
affords relief, that is the heralded
advent of some of the Californians to-
tennis. Whether it will succeed is
only matter of conjecture, but at
least it should help sr=
In the tennis to Gate it has been
shown that patriotic tournaments with
a. surfeit of second and third rate
| players, and only an occasional leader,
while commendab1e in. spirit, are far
removed from popular interest, and
not over appealing even to the tennis
men themselves, from whom the
greatest support has come. Even clubs
have shown a disinclination to hold
tournaments which were scheduled,
|
! interest in this period of war stress.
1t was rather to be expected. that
/ some of the smaller clubs would for
sake their tournament dates, but now
the tennis association is confronted
| with cancellations which take the
| backbone out of the season. Not
tournament which was played in the
East last year without the presence
| Of the Californians showed such ex-
cellence as that at the Nassau Coup-
try club, but that has already been
passed on this seasons schedule with
| out any play. When the Rockaway
Hunting Club tournament was also
called off only a few days ago, the
outlook for Seabright, Southampton,
and Newport was far from rosy. As
yet these latter tournaments are on
the schedule, and the presence of the
lCalifornians an the East, always a.
tonic to the eennis season, may pre-
went them crumbling as have. the
other notable fixtures.
Those in charge OF the tennis des-
ltinies, George T. Adee, President. of
the United States National Lawn Ten
mis- Association, and the Executive
lCommittee, are doing all in their
power to keep alive tennis compete
tons, with the worthy object Of raisS
ling a fund of 100000 for an ambu-
lance division in the American Red
Cross. s ~
In aid of this cause some Of the
Californians are hurrying East, and
exhibition matches will be played ,at
a number of clubs, with the start at
Utica. not far hence The most not
liable of the Californians are William
M. Johnston, former holder of the ma
itfonal singles championship, and Miss
Mary Browne, former holder of the
women's national championship, who
came noticeably under the eye of Eas-
terriers early in the year when she
defeated Miss Molla Bjustdt, the pres
ent national champion, in an exhibit
ton match on the Coast.
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LEE MAGEE MAY
GO TO ST. LOUIS
FOR CUBAN STAR

Chicago, July 12-Bill Donovan,
heading the Yankees, arrived here
yesterday in a David sHarun frame
Of mind. Having won two games in
a row, he feels the tribe has struck
it's stride again. He wants to get rid
of some expensive talent, though, and
land some real players.
Hence Lee Magee is on the market.
In the war times few club owners
want to drop an $1,000 a year bomb
on their pay roll. So Lee will be a
Yank for some time. There is a
chance he will go to st. Louis for
Marsons. This year they have been
going bad. A change may help both.
Fielder Jones turned down the deal
for Ray Caldwell yesterday whereupon
the tall telegrapher went in and pitch
ed the Yanks to victory in. seventeen
innings. This defeat, however. will
not keep him on the Yank pay roll
AS soon as Donovan can find some
one to grab him in return for a star
player or two he will go.
Offers are now open. It may be
that he will stick with the club I'M
til Donovan exiles him to Connie
Mack. the only man in baseball who
could control the pitcher.
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LEONARD TO TAKE
ON BURNS TONIGHT
In ARvERNE CLUB

New York, July 1.-THE champion
of all the lightweights, Benjamin
Leonard, will doll up with a little war
paint-a very Httle-and endeavor to
stop frankie Burns of California at the
Arverne Sporting club Of Rockaway
tonight. Nothing very serious is apt
to happen to Leonard, but it must
make the cold @chills and shtvers
squirm down Frankie's back to read
the long list of those who have lately
come to grief at the hand OF this
hard-hitting Bronx boy.
Leonard may be careful of his
hands, but it isn't likely. Benny is
to fight harder against the would-be's
than the somebodies. However, with
the Kilbane bout at Philadelphia only
10 days off, Leonard may be a little
careful with his money makers.
Burns has done nothing startling in
the ring of late. but If he is the same
man who whacked his way through
our local lightweights four or f1ve
years ago, then Benjamin is going to
have a lot of trouble branding him
with the K o. iron. This Burns was
fast and clever and a smart hitte/
besides. In any case, 1t is merely a
matter of how far he can go against
champion.
There are two good ways Of getting
to the Arverne club. The Long Island
train, which stops at Arverne, leaves
the Penn Station at GIT. 7:10 and
8:24 The trains from Atlantic ave-
nue., Brooklyn, for Hammels or Ar
verne, leave about the same time.
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ALEXANDER HAS FAILED
TO BOTHER GIANTS IN
CONTESTS THIS SEASON

Grover Cleveland Alexander, the
star twirler of the Phi1lies, seems to
lose some of his stellar qualities when
he faces the Giants. The best he
has been able to get from them is an
even break. In tt, last two years
Alexander has pitched IA games
against McGraw's outfit and has lost
half of them. He hasn't beaten
them once this season, despite the fact
that he is terror when facing the
other National League teams. No
body can account for Alexander
inability to- trim the Giants and the
fact Is taken simply as a, piece of
baseball luck.
This same popularity has often
been noticed in regard to other star
pitchers. They have all had GER
tain team which was immune against
their efforts, while the others simply
fell before them. OF course Alexan-
der Is mighty anxious to beat the
Giants, and the latter are just as anx-
ious to keep him from breaking the
spell.
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0uIMET DEFEATS
HENRY in MATCH
ON CHICAGO LINKS

Chicago, July 12-AOut of a medley
of eight matches in the Western anna
teur golf Championship at Midlothian
yesterday; which fully equalled the
weather in variety.a hardfought and
record breaking match between Ned
Sawyer of Bob O. Link. and Robert
Maxwell of jackson Park. eclipsed
the other happenings. The former
Western champion and the former
Western intersch elastic title holder,
who Is now at Yale. went AZ holes
before Sawyer clinched a victory.
s The match was one hole longer than
the longest on record in the National
Amateur Championship, which. went
Al holes. when Walter Travis, after
being dormie 4, beat III. H. Wilbur of
Boston, l. up in Al holes, at Garden
City in 1903.
It was the longest and one of the
most grueling matches in the history
of the Western classic, equal praise
being due to victor and vanquished.
Turning the 27th hole s down, Sawyer
whitfield this lead down to dormie g..
In this desperateN situation, he won
three straight, displaying remarkable
steadiness at the home hole
Ouimet who will meet. Paul Burnett
OF haywood today, should gain the
seni-final round without trouble. Oui-
met had a hard battle with Jack
Henry in the early stages, the long
driving local player being one down
at the turn. The former open and
amateur champion did not appear to
be keyed MP and his play lacked the
briIliancy of some of his exhibitions
around Boston this. year.
Ouimet led one UP at the turn, go
ing out in 2s. He came home in 80,
and ended the morning round up
Piayin the afternoon see-sawed
each winning two holes on the out
going nine, leaving Ouimeti 8 up at the
turn The play on the last nine
holes was practically repetition
Ouimet eventually being dormie 4. He
was bunkered at the next hole, but
Henry took 3 puts on the sixteenth
green and 0uimet won 5 to g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-12
K. Of. C. ROLLERS
TO Be HOSTS OF
PROVIDENCE BOYS

The Providence Knights Of Column
bus bowling team will make a return
visit to Bridgeport on Saturday when
they will roll a match with the local
Knights of Columbus rollers. Several
weeks ago the local team visited
Providence and by exceptional rolling
beat the Providence team by a very
close score. This trip is return
match and the game which will be
rolled at the alleys at the K of G.
club promises to be close and inter-
esting.
The visiting team will be entertain
ed by the local club and on Sunday
will be taken on a sight seeing trip
around Bridgeport followed by a din
ner before leaving for home. The
Providence team have some of the
best bowlers in the east. During
the season they rolled in Boston,
Worcester and other cities and their
average and consistent bowling make
! them formidable tenn to beat.
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GILHOOLEY BACK
WITH YANKS NOW

Chicago, July 12-Rain kept the
Yankees idle here yesterday, but they
made up for idleness today when they
met the White Sox in a double-head-
er at Comiskey Park. Frank Gilhoo-
ley, who sustained a. fractured collar
bone. at Philadelphia ON May Z, re-
ported to Manager Donovan. He, has
been working out for a week with the
Toledo club, but there is some doubt
as to when he will be able to take
his place in the line up as the sore
ness around the injured bone has not
entirely disappeared.
The trade of Lee Magee for Ar
mando Marsans of the Browns still
hangs fire, but may besclosed tomor-
row Colonel Jacob Rupert will be
in Chicago before this series is, COM
pleted, and Manager Donovan will
confer with him on the proposed deal.
Donovan already has discussed 1t
with Captain T l.. Huston over the
long distance telephone To close the
deal the owoners Of the Yankees
must assume all or part of the differ
ence between the contracts of Magee
and Marsans. The difference
amounts to $4,000.
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BEZDE'k, NEWEST
PIRATE MANAGER,
LIKES THE PLACE

. New york. July 12-Hugo Bezdek,
latest SELECTION of Barney Dreyfuss to
Guide the destinies of the Pirates is
much pleased with the job as far as
has gone. Tho Pirates have been
winning since He took hold. and that's
one reason why he's pleased, though
mai isn,t5 the main one. Bezdek likes
baaebaII. afootbaIl. boxinx. likes sports
of ali sorts. has done, 50 eyer since
he was 4 football and baseball lurni-
nary at Chicago University /. in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-12
Yankees Send Check
For Part of Recent
Receipts to Red Cross

New York. July 12-Co1onel Jacob
Rupert, president of the Yankees,
yesterday handed Jacob Schiff, treas
urer Of the New York Chapter of the
American Red Cross, a check for
$S40.92, representing 10 per cent. of
the Yankees' share of the receipts of
the series with the Washington club
at the Polo Grounds July 4 and 8.
This is in conformity with the an
nouncernent of the Yankee owners,
made previous to the playing of the
series, that 10 per cent of the home
clubs shares would be donated to the
Red Cross.
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MATTY SAYS REDS HAVE
GOOD CHANCE FOR End POSITION
Hopes to Make Strong Showing Against Giants Brooklyn
and Phillies On Trim

New York, July 12-"Our standing
in the race at the end of the season
depends greatly on what we do on
this trip" remarked Christy Mathew
son, manager of the squirting Reds.
yesterday. When we know what
we've done against the Giants, Phillies
and Brooklyn we shall have a better
idea Of where we stand. You can take
this much from me. however. Any
team which is hitting the way ours is
mas no mean chance of finishing one,
two, three, If its pitchers stand up, and
our pitchers are doing pretty we'll at
present.
eve aren't afraid Of any pitchers,
either. Rudolph shut us out in Bos-
ton and we came back and bumped
him hard, and we made IA hits of
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-12
SISTERS RETURN
TO FORM STOPS
IRON EAT STORY

Neu yor1x T,,1u 1a-Over a month
900 wbe,, tia yInEeas were on their
first western trim and PLAYING in ST.
Louis. the startling news was sent
over tbe wire that Catcher NINA
maker had canght George Sis1er. star
hatsman Of the BROWNS using a, hat
il, which On MANY Nails had been
driven that # had nracticallv a metal
sr,,fooa A. This +i,oe sisIer was hit-
ting al an astonndine Gin With an
aver.ga of aver sso II !.
In,rnodi.+e1v- folIou,ine +bis discoy.
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Nehf. Boston's best pitcher. We're
only few points away from second
place now. and we're as likely as not
toNmake trouble for few of the boys
ahead Of u.s.
Two. Of the Reds haven't any too
pleasant recollections of their last trip
to Boston. although the visit was sue
'cessful. There was convention on
there and with many. strangers, in
Guiding some of the undesirable ilk.
Jim Thorpe was touched for 500 in
the Hub and Kopf for $50, touched
in this case meaning frisked, filched
or robbed, and indicating to the sat
isfactten of Messrs. Thorpe and Kopf
that the nimble fingered dip is by no
means an extinct institution or that
sneak thievery is far from lost art.
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OMAR KHAYYAM IN
FINE FINISH WINS
BROOKLYN DERBY

New York. July 12-Omar Khay-
yam beat Rickety a neck over s1op-
Ply track in the Brooklyn Derby at
Aqueduct yesterday, with Ticket third.
and August Belmonts Hourless, UNI
beaten this year, bad last in the
four-horse field.
To the victor first must praise 'be
given The eocn of Marco-Lsma,
for which Wzlfred yiau paid $26, 500
at the dispersal sale of the Billings
johnson horses at Belmont Park,
broke moving as the barrier went up,
but could not hold his position and
was a trailer in the run up the back
stretch, with Rickety and ,Hourless
racing. like team in front
Rounding the far turn Rickety
shook on Hourless and drawing clear
opened mp ia gap of three lengths
when Strengthened out for home. 1t
looked then as If the purse was at HE
mercy, but Omar Khayyam moved up
smoothly on the outside and gradua---y
wearing Rickety down won in a mild
drive by neck.
This in a few weeks tells the story
of a race in which Omar Khayyam
set the seal on his greatness. He has
now beaten every prominent three
year-old in the country with the ex-
ception of Liberty Loan and stands
forth as a horse which gives eve<,
promise of earning a place with the
greatest and best in the history OF
the American turf
Omar Khayyarn, which proved him.
self In tho Kentucky Derby, has row
beaten Campfire, Hourless. Rfc1kety
and Ticket within a week and stands
forth as all great horses should as
one which can run over heavy TRACK
as well as over fast one. He
came out of the race in fine condition
e-T will now be pointed for his en-
e''t at Saratoga Springs.
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MAISEL OF YANKEES is
TRYING TO BEAT COBB -
IN BASE STEALING LINE

A good base stes1er is a great asset
to a team. particularly as these men
are mighty hard to find. For that
reason there is considerable rejoic-
ing in the Yankee camp over the
performances of Fritz Maisel. who has
once more developed the art of steal
ing bases. an art which gave him the
lead In the American League several
years ago. This naturally helps in
the base stealing game and Maisel LIS
doing his best to beat Ty Cobb at it
this year. He's on the way to do 3t,
too.
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(By Wagner.)

Manager Krichell of the Bridgeport
club announced today that Pitcher
Banks has been returned to the New
ark club of the International league.
Banks has plenty of stuff but lacked
control and Krichell felt he couldn't
experiment further. Lennon, the
young Niagara boxman, will be given
a further trial. He Is rapidly learning
and the manager hopes to make. a
winner out of him. It was also an
been returned to the Philadelphia
Athletics. With Jack Egan going SO
well the club did not need Yebsley.
Pitcher Carmichael, secured by
Bridgeport from Richmond of the In
league, has written from
his home in Atlanta that he will re-
port this week. After leaving Rich
mon he decided to go home for short
vacation! With Sherman already on
hand and Carmichael on the way,
Manager Krichell thinks his pitching
staff will stand the strain. He has
three good boxmen in Smith, Gingras
and House, and a likely prospect in
Lennon. The Portland club with such
veterans as Harry Lord, Larry Ma
honey and Buster Brown. will be here
again tomorrow. Smith. or Gingras
will get the pitching assignment.
Red Murray has Joined the Giants
again. He was released earlier in the
season but evidently McGraw thinks
he needs a utility man.
Ray Heating of this city wor
another game for Toledo Of the Amer.
lean association. He beat Louisville
yesterday to 2. He allowed only
five hits and as Louisville has one OF
the strongest clubs in the league this
is good showing.
The Yankees are wondering VIVA
to do with Ray Caldwell and Lee Ma.
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Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today.
Cincinnati in New York (two).
Pittsburg in Brooklyn.
st. Louis in Boston.
Chicago in Philadelphia.
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Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today.
New York in Chicago (two).
Boston in Detroit.
Philadelphia in st. Louis.
Washington in Cleveland.
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Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today.
Portland at Bridgeport.
Lawrence at New Haven.
Springfield at Hartford.
Worcester at New London (z),
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
Boston, 1 Detroit, o.
Philadelphia, 13; st. Louis, 5. s
Cleveland, 8; Washington O..
The New York-Chicago game was
on account of rain.
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Sporting Comment
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Major league batters might as we'll
get their lives insured in preparation z
for the advent of Melvin Goodwin sof
the Brewers. In the game of Junes
"a this is what he did in the very first
inning: Plugged Bates with q fast
one on the shoulder; on the third ball
pitched hit Boone on the jaw and
laid him out cold; Knappo hunted one
and was out before he could be beam
ed, but Evans, next to bat, was swat
tedIin the ribs. Three men hit by.
pitched balls in one inning and Goods
win was said to have pretty good CONF
trol-for him.
George Burns of the Giants is earn
ing the plaudits of the fans by his
speedy playing. He is considered one
of the best fielders' in the major
leagues.
1t will take st. Louis months to get
over that home run Ty Cobb made in
the Missouri city with the bases full.
That's the kind of stuff you read about
in books. y<y
The International League and
American Association races are very
much more interesting than those OF
the National and American Leagues.
There seems to be much more ginger
in the former than In the latter.
Baseball players and boxers must
be sore over the fact that this war
has butted in and made other heroes
besides themselves.
If Larry Doyle gets that chance to
be manager of a certain National
League club which has its habitat in
the Smoky City. look out for some
spectacular playing by the whole
blooming team. Larry ought to he
able to train players to work as he
does-that is, to catch balls tsanding
on their ear Larry can do It and
he just loves to show OF his tricks
to the fans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-12

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
JOHN 8EcK 8 SON
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. +
All games were postponed on ac
count Of rain
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-12

Only IT British steamships were
sunk last week according to the
weekly summary at London.
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EASTERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results.
All games were postponed on ac-
count OF rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-12

Coal cards were introduced in Ber-
IN IN order to regulate the winter
supply.
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KRICHELL RETURNS BANKS. TO
newark and KEEPS Lennon
Ray Heating Pitches Great Game For Toledo
Other Sport Gossip for Fans.

gee. Because of his recent escapades
Caldwell is not wanted by Manager
Donovan but 50 far no good offer has
been made for him. The White Sox
are after the erratic pitcher but are
not willing to offer fair exchange.
They will give Outfielder Jack Collins,
Eddie Murphy or Memo Leibold. Dom
ovan thinks he should get somebody
better than any Of that trio. If Cald-
well would stay in condition for the
rest of the season the White Sox could
probably win the pennant with his as
sistance. Kid Gleason, who acts as
coach for the club. believes he could
handle Caldwell. The trade Of Magee
for Marsans of ST. Louis would probae
bly, help both players. Marsans has
been hitting poorly and SO has Magee.
The Cuban, who got his start with
New Britain in the old Eastern asso-
citation, is one of the fastest men in
the big leagues.
field obtained from the Athletics, is a
college boy from the University of
North Carolina. He is quite a slugger,
too. <
LIS LICK oI Inc 81. LOUIS Odr olidis
in bringing Bobby Wallace back to the
big show has caused writer's to dig
up facts about the veterans age. II
| is said wallace is ~ but at that he
has a year on Hans Wagner. Wallace
has been playing with Wichita this
season in the Western league.
After watching the papers every
| day for the past two weeks the fans
have come to the conclusion thai
Benny Leonard must have. forgotten
that loud noise he made about Joining
the army Maybe his press agent got
away with the patriotic yarn wher
Benny wasn't looking. Other sports
| have responded nobly to the country's
call but boxers in this country have
shown the white feather.