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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
GORDON WINNER OF iMAYO MILE" IN
 THRILLING FINISH

New York. June 11-An unusually large crowd saw Willie Gordon, the New York Athletic club runner, annex the principal honors in the Mayo Mile," the feature event at the 32nd annual games of the Mayo Mems as- sociation, held yesterday at Celtic park. His victory in this years run ming of the mile race makes the third successive time the Winged Foot ath- iete has scored in this event, and gives him permanent possession of the trophy. Gordon covered the Journey in 425 1-5, and following him closely over the line came Joe ENggins of the Irish-American A c. and Johnny Overton, Yale University A. A., Inter collegiate mile and cross country champion, in the order named.
 Entering the last leg of the journey, Overton, his endurance evidently af- fected by his fast early pace, was not up to the task of defending his posi- ton against the challenge of Higgins and Gordon, and as the field headed for the home stretch the Yale athlete was occupying third position, while Highs was leading ordon by a short space. About 50 yards from the tape, however, Gordon came through with a sprint which carried him ahead of the Iris-American A. c. runner by about 10 yards over Higgins, while Overton trai1ed home in third posi- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
PHIL DIVER, FAMOUS MAN, DIES AFTER LONG
 ILLNESS IN NEW YORK

New York, June 11-Phihp J. Dwyer, one of the most picturesque characters connected with American thorough bred racing, died yesterday evening Tn his suite at the Hotel Wolcott. HIS colors, red with a blue sash, were car ried lby some of the most famous horses ever raced in this country TIindoo, Luke Blackburn, Charley Cor ham. Miss Woodford, Kingston, Han over, Longstreet and others were mum bered among them.
 Phil DWyer, as the deceased was known to- racing enthusiasts, came 10 America from Ireland when a boy With his brother, Michael, he engaged in the meat business, and made SUI ficient money to gratify his desire 10 own a race horse. He was successfui from the start, and built his stable up until he swept all before him
 For a number of years the brothers continued their partnership but finally decided to sever. Mike Dwyer re- tained he horses, while Phil devoted his attention to the properties he. had acquired He was president of the Brooklyn Jockey club, and chief stock holder in the Queens County Jockey club. which has its course at Aque- duct
 Michael Dwyer, who died number of years ago, was famed as one of the greatest plungers in the history Of the sport. Phil was more than conserva- tive Starting a poor boy, he built up a fortune of 8, 800, 600.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
MORAN DESERVES
 CREDIT FOR GREAT
 WORK OF PHILLIPS

New York. June 1.-The Phillies seem to be able to win most any where at the Polo Grounds. They haven'tFwon a game here in two series, but are tanning every one else. They already have taken six games from Chicago this season and have yet to lose their first decision to the Cubs.
 No manager in baseball deserves more credit than Pat Moran for the great showing the Phillies have been making during the last three years. While McGraw has spent over $100,- 900 on material to reconstruct his team during those years Moran has hardly spent a penny.
 Inability to do anything whatever to the Phillies has yather annoyed Manager Mitchell, but the Cubs still are making a fine fight to stay in the peAnant race. The Reds just now are playing the best game in the West It always was admitted that Matty had some high grade material, but ii wasn't until lately that Big Six has whipped it into shape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
SPlTBALL HURLlNG
 DE PRESS FOOLS BRIDGEPORT CLUB
G(By wagner.1

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 Charley Press, the spitball hurler, was knocked out in the third inning by Bridgeport. Saturday. but he came back yesterday and knocked out Bridgeport in nine innings. The To- calls got three blows and no runs and Lawrence had an easy time winning by to o. It was the usual Sunday exhibition which the local club fur niehes. It seems impossible for the players to show to their best advan- taSe before a Sunday crowd
 Frank Dessau. who started for Bridgeport, didn't have a thing and was lucky to last until the third. Af- ter he walked a man and hit anoth- & Ndanager KricheH concluded to snke Dessau out Pillion, a south paw from, Raleigh, IN. C., was sent in. He znanaged to blank Lawrence until he was wdthdrawR for a. pinch hitter in the. ninth but was tapped pretty hard in the seventh and eighth. Gingras worked the last inning, al- lowing one run.
 Catcher Charley Donnelly was off form, the local catcher's had throw to first in the third paving the way for a Lawrence rally that yielded five runs. In he same inning Donnelly made a. high throw which allowed Hinchmans to score from third. These five runs sewed up the game. Martin and Zinn fielded brilliantly for the locals. The fscore:
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
MISFORTuNES HAVE COME IN LUNCHES
 TO JOHN M'GRAW

New York. June Il = Misfor- tunes have not come singly to the Giants. Perritt and Tesreau i'll and out of play for 8 zasek, maybe more; McCarty in the hospital with a broken leg; McGraw suspended in- definitely. The worst of these is the accident to McCarty. McCarty was improving as a catcher. He is a worker and fighter and a fine batter Charles Ebbets, of Brooklyn, regrets ever letting him go. He wouldn't have had he not been urged by Rob inson, his manager, who was in dire need of first baseman at the time.
 The pitching staff has been badly crippled, too, by the absence of Tes- reau and Perritt, and though the be- setting sin of this temperamental team, it's proneness to cratic playing. afflicted it in Cincinnati, the disabil- ity of Tesreau undoubtedly made a difference. It is a ticklish job pilot ing the club through it's present pre- dicament, and McGraw will have to do it for while a little further dis tant from the scene of operat tions than the bench.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
BROOKLYN POUNDS
 T0NEY, REDS' STAR

Cincinnati, June 1.-The Dodgers accomplished the feat yesterday of beating Fred Toney by 8. Toney has been the best pitcher in the league against the Dodgers for several years, but they punched hits on him yester-- day in the third inning for three runs after Sherrod Smith had blown up in the first inning and the Reds. had made three runs. Smith was in per- feet form after the first round. He al- lowed two hits in fourth and two in the fifth, but his support kept the Reds from advancing beyond second base.
 The game was marked by number of brilliant fielding plays in which Hal Chase and Mike Mowrey were the stars. Chase did not get a hit, but he was so active in other specialties that the fans gave him an ovation. Olson started for Brooklyn in fielding chances back of second base. The weather was perfect, and the Cfncin- natl fans turned out 5000 strong.
 The Dodgers won in the third when they collected three hits off Toney. Hickman opened with a single through the box and scored on Stem gels triple to right. Wheat was out on a grounder to Chase. Stengel holding third. Cutshaw singled to left, scoring Stengel. Cutshaw was safe at second when Shean muffed a throw from Clarke and took third on Mowreyss infield out. Jack Snyder singled to right, scoring Cutshaw- Groh threw out Smith After that It was a pitchers battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
FACTORIES TO ENTER
 FLOATS IN PARADE

Under the newly assigned title of Universal Service Parade" the com mfttee acting in corporation with the City of Bridgeport and the Chamber of Commerce has decided that indus trial plants may enter patriotic floats similar to those in the line vast year, Nin the July 4 parade.
 Because of this change an oppor- tunity will be afforded for each fac tory to honor the men who on June 5 appeared before the registration board.
 Mayor Wilson when presented with the plan by the committee favored it heartily and invitations will be sent generally to every factory in the city Ito enter in the parade their full forces of employees as well as any floats de- picting patriotism or war defense ar- ticles manufactured by them.
 It was announced by the music committee today that the problem of procuring IS bands needed had tenta- lively been solved.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
GIANTS DROP FAR
 BACK OF PHlLLIES AS CUBS BEAT FEM

Chicago, June 11-After a Cub at which the big men had the game won, the Eastern gunners weakened and the Cubs rallying again, won by to 5. It was 8 long-drawn out fight, full of wrangling, loose playing, with some brilliant individual flashes.
 One of these stopped the Cubs in the eighth round. George Burns, run ming back in a dense crowd that framed the whole field, caught with one hand a shot from Elliotts bat and, lining the ball to third, caught Zeider, who tried to make the base after the catch.
 Thirty thousand saw the game. The
 great crowd streamed onto the field, forming a deep circle all around. AL
 though ground rules were agreed to-,
 when it came to interpret them in the
 plays it was something else again.
 The Giant hurlers were in poor form. Neither Perritt, Tesreau nor
 Sal1ee had control. Perritt, who start ed, slipped suddenly in the third,
 when he walked three almost in suc-
 cession. Deal and Vaughn and Vol ter were the lucky Cubs. With the sacks loaded and one out, Herzog called on Tesreau. He walked Doyle and forced Deal in. Merk1e put up a fly and sat down. Williams singled, scoring Vaughn and Wolter.
 Robertson made a good throw to Radiden, but the ball went through into the crowd behind. Doyle ran in from first and the big argument start ed Herzog held that but two bases | could be garnered on a ball into the | crowd
 After ten minutes delay. Klem de- cided Doyle should go back to third. ] He got no further. Wilson missed Robertson's third strike in the fifth and Doyle let HoEke's slam go past him Rariden swatted into the crowd in right, counting Robertson. Tesreau famed. Burns walked and Herzog 1 hit long fly, scoring Holke.
 Zim opened the sixth with a great | blow into the, field crowd. He had been booed and ridden by the specta- | tors, but now they cheered. Fletcher | walked, Robertson bunted. Deal made | bad throw to Merkle, who relayed to
 the plate, but the ball passed Wilson.
 Zim and Fletcher scored. Holke put
 up fly on which Robertson scored. With this lead, the Giants went along until the eighth. Tesreau had i given way to Sallee. Mann hit to | Zim, who made a high throw and the
 runner was safe. F1ack bunted, Sallee | failing to cover first. Deal forced l Flack, but Hendrix lifted one into the | crowd in left, counting Mann. Zeider 1 doubled, scoring Deal and Hendrix 1 It was then Burns made his great catch.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
HARVARD ELEVEN OF
 1916 HAS ENLISTED IN
 SERVICE OF UNCLE SAM

Cambridge, Mass, June 1.-The Harvard football eleven that played Yale last November is Uncle Sam s eleven now. Today the lineup of the team, now representing the United States, follows:
 Harte, r. e., Plattsburg; Gamer, r. t., Norton -Harjes ambulance unit, France i; Snow, r. g., naval reserve; Harris, c., P1attsburg; Dadmun. l. g., captain, American ambulance unit, France; Wheeler. l. t., naval reserve; Coolidge, l. e., Plattsburg; Robinson, q. b., Plattsburg; Casey, l. h. b., naval re- serve; Thacher, r. h. b., Plattsburg Horween, f. b., naval reserve.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
NEW HAVEN BOY
 IN GREAT DEMAND
 BY MAJOR SCOUTS

New Haven, June 11.-JoSeph Du- gan, who hails from this city, has gained fame in college baseball circles through his wonderful playing with Holy Cross and a call in stentorian tones for his services appears from almost every big league club. He is the most sought after young college player that has ever broken into that pastime and from reports he has not taken the proffers with much consid- eration, the reason being given that he intends to go through his college course and then talk business when he matriculates at Holy Cross.
 From all major league clubs Dugan has been rendered contracts contain ing a big slice of money, but he has always turned deaf ear to them. No less than eight ivory hunters have ap- preached the Elm City youngster, who is the idol of the New Haven baseball fans. The Red Sox, Athletics, Phil lies, Pirates Braves and Tigers prac- ticaIly have sent the wise birds with hattering contracts, but they have all been turned down.
 However, it is strongly intinated that Dugan is tied to the apron strings of Connie Mack and will attach his signature when the time comes, as he is figuring that if he works under the astute leader, he will gain the needed point of the national game. Mack is noted for that purpose and it is no doubt that the Athletics pilot would take the New Havener with open arms as the second bag is a weak link in his Ichain. It has also been Ibruited about that Dugan will be a. member of the worlds champions when he fin ishes his course. This can be con frrned better than the report that he will be with the Athletics, as Jack i is closely connected with the baseball affairs at Holy Cross and it probably will be some time before the name of the club that Dugan is des- tined to play with is revealed.
 Dugan's first start was with the New Haven High school team, incidentally coached by Pat Caw1ey, former Pur- pie captain. Cawley induced Dugar to keep Holy Cross in mind, so that when he was through with his college course, he would be ready Dugar made a big hit in the tnterscholastic circles and later went with Cawley te the Colonials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
KING LEAR LEADING BATSMAN
 ,OF EASTERN, AVERAGES SHOW
Bridgeport Has Four Men Hitting Over .30O-Johnny
 Prieste Second In Base Stealing

Hartford, June 11-Bridgeport has four 300 hitters according to the of f1cial Eastern league averages issued today by Secretary Thomas A. O'Brien. King Lear is first with a mark of APO and Outf1elder Corcoran is next with a mark of 371.@-Pitcher Dug Smith is going at a<.333 clip and Joe Briggs has an average of .,318. Lear is the real league leader, as Flaherty of New Haven and Williams of Lawrence, who rank ahead of him. have taken part in only aafew games. Bridgeport and Worcester are tied in team batting with an average of .266 and Johnny Trieste of the locals is seconds among the base stealers with a mark of eight
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
Baseball on Battlefield

The baseball season has opened in Flanders, yes, right on the battle fields, or perhaps, for the sake of &C., curacy, one should say slightly be- hind the battlefields. Nevertheless the, roar of cannon can often be heard above the crack of bat and ball and. altobether~ the spectators as we'll as the players have a mighty lively time of it. The great American game has been taken over to Europe's fighting zone by the Canadians. Each major unit of the Dominion forces has it's team and a series of games has been scheduled for the summer. Prolong- ed battles or great advances will, of course, interfere with the schedule, but nevertheless the games have been arranged for and are anticipated with great delight. The games are played by. the troops who have been rel1ev- ed from the trenches and are resting up behind the lines. They discard for the time being their warlike trap pings and don the garb of the dia- mond. The baseball outfits. including uniforms, bats, balls, masks gloves and all the rest have been sent over by patriotic Canadians. The news of victories on the diamond behind the lines travels quickly to the men in the trenches where many a cheer mas gone up, to the great astonisnment of the Germans, who on frequent oc- casions have taken this outburst of enthusiasm to be the forerunner of an attack. Speculation is now rife as to whether the American troops soon to take their places in the trenches will be prepared to enter into base ball contests with their Canadian .,otders in arms. Undoubtedly our boys in khaki will go over to Eur ope we'll provided with baseball kit and their will be some lively baseball
 battles going on behind the lines while the other more deadly contest is fought at the front.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
RANGERS TO TAKE ON BRIDGEPORT CITY TEAM
 IN FINALS OF SOCCER

At Seaside park yesterday the Bridgeport Rangers got into the finals of the Spring cup competition by de feating the New Haven team to l. There was plenty of excitement in the contest. As the new Haven players had a, lead of one goal from a pre- vious game, it was necessary to play two extra 15-minute periods yester- day, the teams being on equal terms at the end of the regular period. Grif- fin scored once and Rintoul twice for the Rangers in the extra time. The Rangers and Bridgeport Citys will ningle next Saturday and Sunday in the two final games
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
EDITED by WAGNER
Cutting the Corners

the old American 1eaguer; Infielder
 Tamm, formerly with the Yankees,
 and Barrows, the slugging outfie1der.
 Gingras and Dug Smith will probably do the pitching for Bridgeport. The
 first game will start at 2 p. m.
 Hinchman, the Lawrence second
 baseman, is built like a, bale of hay.
 He is veteran of the American as-
 sociation and a brother of Hinchman, the Pittsburgh slugger. When it
 comes to beef the Lawrence doesn't
 ask odds from anybody. Hinchman,
 Daley and Manager Flynn have plenty of weight.
 Shortstop Martin of the Bridgeport club made a fine bid for a hit in the
 ninth yesterday but his blazing liner l went directly into the hands of White, | the Lawrence third sacker.
 Manager Jack O'Hara of Springfield
 has concluded Walter Hammond won't do as an infie1der and has de- cided to make an outfelder of the youngster. Hammond has always been good sticker but poor fielding has handicapped him.
 l. >Edmondson, who played with Wa terbury in 1914, is leading the South ern league in batting with .362. Howie Baker of this city. who is one the New Orleans club with Edmondson, is clouting for .312.
 Johnny Banks, the Bridgeport pitcher, turned in another good game Saturday when he beat Lawrence at NewheGd park by to 1. Banks has
 won his last two games. He has lots
 of stuff and is gradually acquiring
 control, which is his principal trou- b1e. Zeke Lehman, who was with Lowell in the Eastern league last Season, is considered the best pitcher of the Rochester International club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
BATTLES OF JOHN MGRAw,

Although John McGraw is getting per and has to engage in few bouts each season. Lately he has been out pointed by his opponents but he did a comeback last Friday by getting a decision over Lord Byron, the singing umpire. As Byron was led from the field of battle after taking one punch the bout will go on the records as a victory for Battling John Mo Graw.
 The Giants manager has been jus, as willing as ever to mix things but apparently he doesn't pack the punch that terrorized all corners in the days of the Baltimore Orioles. It was only a few years ago that Ad Brennan then a pitcher for the Phillies, won 8 short bout with McGraw and last sea. son Newman, a Texas league manager hattened John. The latter had g good alibi, though, for he said he wasn't looking when the haymake1 reached him.
 George Twom bley, outfielder of the Boston Nationals, who was released a few days ago to the Louisville clut of the American association, returned to his home in Medford, Mass, today and announced that he had quit pro- fessional baseball. Twombley said that if he was not good enough for the major leagues he was going to retire from baseball altogether.
 ,Uppy Upham, the former Bridge port pitcher, is hur1ing good ball for St. Paul of the American association this season. He rblanked the strong Louisville club yesterday, allowing only six hits.
 There will be a double header al Newfie1d park tomorrow with the , hard-hitting Portland club as the at traction. This team contains a num- Der of stars, including Harry Lord
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
AUSTRALIANS DECLARE
 THEY HAVE DISCOVERED ANOTHER DARCY THERE

Over in Australia they believe they have found another Les Darcy, in Tommy Uren, the new middleweight champion who recently defeated Jim my C1abby and Eddie McGoorty. How everp zouri Australian cousins should not be too optimistic about Uren just because he beat these two boxers Everybody knows that Clabby as well as McGoorty are more or less back numbers and fast descending the lad der even when Darcy beat them. One doesn't like to speak i'll Of the depart cd. but the suspicion is rapidly grow ing that Darcy would not have lasted very long if he had been permitted to meet some of the foremost ring artists in America with whom he anxdously sought bouts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
OTTO KNABE FORMER
 PHILLIES STAR, DROPPED
 AFTER FEDERAL CAREER

Otto Knabe, former manager of the Baltimore Federal league team and prior to that star second sacker of the Philadelphia Nationals, will celebrate his thirty-second birthday tomorrow. He was born in Garrick, Pa, and started playing professional ball in the Western League with Col orado Springs and Pueblo in 1905
 He then went to the Pirates but was turned over to the Toledo team of the American Association. After a season. with this club he returned to Pittsburgh, but was immediately ex- changed for Camnftz of Philadelphia. When the Federal League was organ ized he was made manager of the Bal timore club. He is managing Rich mond. Na-, now.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
TANKS DEFEATED
 BY PATERSON CLUB

New York. June 1.-The New York Yankees, with all their regulars in the lineup, were defeated by the Do- herty SILK So4. of Paterson, in a sen sational ninth inning rally by the home clnb by 4 to g. ss
 BE Ed Monroe held the semi pro nine well n check unt tho ninth in ming, when Grant walked Murray, the former Giant, dropped a safe one in centre, Reymond walked and Estes then crashed one. over the right field fence, breaking up the game. pr. Ed. Laf1tte. the former Detroit Ameri- can finger, twirled fine ball for the home team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
Lawrence.
:" N- 8z 6' z1 I6 sBatted for Pillion in eighth.

Lawrence ....04o 5 o o o o o 1-6 Bridgeport 70 0 o o 0 0 O 0 %
 Two base hits, Flynn 2, Daley. Three base hit, Porter.s Stolen bases. Porter 9, Hinchman 2, 4Schreiber. White. Sacrifice hits. Briggs, Htnch- man, Press. Double plays. Martin to Trieste to Deininger; Denfnger to Lear. Left on bases, Bridgeport 8. Lawrence z. Bases on balls. off Press I, of Dessau 2. off Pillion g.. Hits and earned runs. off Dessau i hit, 1 run in 2 1-3 innings; off Pi1lion 6 hits o runs in ga innings; of Gingras, hits l. run in inning. Hit by pitcher, by Dessau, Porter. Hinchman. Struck out. by Press 2, by Gingras 1. Wild pitch. Dessau. Umpires, Kelly and Stanford. Time, 1:3S. t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11

Two persons were drowned, a score were injured and more than 30 were rescued in Dockers Hollow, Braddock Pa, following a cloudburst which wrought havoc in the Monogahela valley. A dozen dwelling houses were washed away
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11

The collision of two motorcycles three miles east of Bakerstown, Pa., caused the death of N. c. Hartman of Mars, the probable fatal injury of his wife and the serious injury of Edward Nelson of Etna and Norman Hunter of West Etna.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11

New York city's stback to the soir' movement has proved a success the Park Department announced. Eleven hundred and fifty acres, heretofore lying idle are planted in food crops. There are S,4oo hoe patriots at work.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11

Games Scheduled for Today. New York in Chicago. Brooklyn in Cincinnati. Philadelphia in St. Louis. Boston in Pittsburgh,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results of Yesterdays Games. Chicago 10, Cleveland 4.

Games Scheduled for Today. Chicago in New York. Cleveland in Washington. Detroit in Philadelphia. St. Louis in Boston.