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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
MORAN BEATEN BY SMITH IN
 LIVELY BATTLE

New York, Sept 8-Gunboat Smith easily defeated Frank Moran in 1O- round bout at the St. Nicholas Rink last night. Smith outpointed his op- ponent in eight of the ten periods of fighting. { It was the third clash be- tween the pair, Smith emerging from each the victor But in neither of the.. previous bouts did the Sailor show such pronounced superiority as he did last night.
 While his tactics at times did not meet with approval, he scored fre- quently and in clean cut fashion. Time and again he broke up well in tended attacks by Moran and placed telling rights to the face and power full leIts to the body. All hurt With IS pounds in his favor, Moran, who was quite fat, tried hard to make his weight tell, but he failed miserably against the conditioned gunner in the long run, although he made fa- vorable impression in the first round, which he took by a considerable mar gin. sxs
 Except in the third round, when honors were easy, Smith had things all his way, placing a variety of blows on the Pittsburgh heavyweight's body and head and leaving marks of his hard thumps. Moran was always az gressive and willing, but his judg- mept of distance was so bad that he rarely landed clean blows. He was well battered at the end.
 Smith wasted few blows. He usu- ally landed, while Moran missed fre- quentiy. Moran early realized that his only hope of winning was by a knockout which he tried hard to land. The sailor usually guessed his opponents intention and checked Moran's blows. Moran weighed 1aS pounds. Smith tipped the beam at 1S0.~9
 Last nights battle was the third for the lads, Smith winning 2o- round decision on the Coast a few years ago, while last winter the 4tGooner" easily outpointed Frank over in Brooklyn. Smith was far from being in condition, having train- ed only four days, but by the show ing he made last night Smith can beat Moran without a days work. Jim Coffey sat right at the ringside and declared after the bout that he will mingle with Francis Charles any time now. And unless Moran can show a. lot more than he did last night the Roscommon Giant will re- verse the two knockouts Moran holds over him. ia s.s By winning Smith earned the chance to mix with Fred Fulton and they may get together at local club in a couple of weeks.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
FAVOR PAPP TO ]. WIN FUTURlTY IN
 FIELD OF THIRTEEN

New York, Sept. s-A field Of IS tvo-year-old thoroughbreds will conAe pete for prize estimated at $2o, COG in the third race at Belmont Park fhfs afternoon. The event will be the Futnrity,> which since it's introduc- ton at Sheepshead Bay in 1888 has been the chief classic of the metro- politan turf. In 1890. when racing was enjoying flush prosperity, the Futurity reached a value Of $77,000. In that year Potomac and Washer. both owned by. the father of August Belmont, the present chairman of the, Jockey Club, ran first and second In ;1s10. 1913 and 1914 the annual renewal of the event took place at San4toeas7,a During the depression of racipg in 1i911 and, 1912 it was sus- at Belmont Park. .Fs a
 George W. Lofts Papps was most talked Of at the.- track yesterday as the probable favorite. If he runs to hisa form in the Hopeful Stakes, when he was beaten a scant half length by Sun BriaE. after being many lengths out of it in the run up the back stretch and on the outside of a, big he1d. he is likely to set the seal OF his greatne5Ry His phb1fc work for the@race on Thursday, while not fast was smooth and even, and to all ap- pearances he is ready to give of his best.
 Allan, an Inexperienced jockey, but boy who understands every wtim and mood of the Peter Quince colt. will. .hawerthe mount. Papp has prov ed more than once that he could h4ndle weight and hsrytn meet his chief rivals today on a better foot ing. so far as pounds go, than in the Hopeful Stakes.
 The ones most talked of yesterday as likely to beat Papp were A, K. Macomber' g fTracksend and War Ma chine. concerning which rumors hoated about of particularly fast trials; H. 4P. whitney's Rosie O'Grady. now ranked at the top among the two-year old Allies, and Samuel Wflle<'s Gold Tassel.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

Chicago, Sept 8s-Ty Cobb appar-
 ently is dett4# Stos seapture all the khonors of ths5 sArfeann, league Av- eraees including games Of last We'd nesday show the Detroit star leading the league in batting with a mark of .3S6; leading with 194 hits, winch in Afcafsa that he will pass, the 200 mark a&aan: topping the list fine two base lana three base hits; second in scoring and fourth in stealings. The Georgian made 1os hits sin his last seven games, bEtnsing his total bases up to 293. In 1so games Cobb has driven out 3S doubles, 23 triples and five home runs.
 Bush, -Cobb ssteam mate..is showing the way to Cobb in scoring. having made ss runs as compared with g for Cobb. Roth of Cleveland, the
 1ead1ng base stealer. has 43 to his credit; .Chpnsan. Cleveland, has 40; Eddie. Collins, Chicago, ST; and Cobb, ss- , J
 Two points separate ,Sisler. St. Louis and Speaker, Cleveland, for second
 and third places in batting. Sisler,
 second in the list has an average of .352. veach, Detroit, took the Nhonors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
PROVED POORER FIGHTERS
 IN GREAT SERIES

New York, Sept S-fhe Giants yes- terday did more with five hits in one game than they did in the other with eleven. Five hits, won the second game for them. The score was New York, 2; Philadelphia 1. The Giants dug into Alexander's pitching for eleven hits in the first game, but they might as we'll have made none for all they could do with him when men were on bases, and this score was: Philadelphia 4; New York 1.
 The crowded series ended four games to two for theY Giants, who proved the better fighting team of the two. Eliminating all the cheap and fishwife gab between rival players, all the froth and bluff and sputter, all the :, overdone hostility and getting down to real scrap and baseball, and the Giants were the better team. They outgamed the fretfu1 PhiIIies, excelled in mechanical skill and played smart CT baseball. Their generalship, their headswork from manager down, was better.
 There was less rowdy and inane verbal scrapping than on the first two days, but some. You can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear overnight. However, the adversaries showed some conception of decorum, although there were instances now. and then to show that. the visitors were adept at swapping low brow personalities and that the. Giants could qualify. for at least the semi finals Zimmernan n and several Philly players, among them Whftted, were at it, and with remarks possibly which would have stood treatment with chloride of lime. The Phillies never found picking on Zimmerman profitable practice. They could neither silence him nor af- feet his third base play, except per haps, to make 1t better.
 In the first game the Phillies had the faculty of finding Tesreau with two out, and, on account of his pass es, needed only a hit or two for each run. Yet Tesreau improved as the game went on and did better job than early innings promised. In the main he was unsteady to the extent of dfsposing of a man or two handily m various innings, then losing his grip for the next one orstwo.
 Alexander's efficacy with men on bases was due in part to excellent support, for several times when he was smashed with violence somebody pack Of him snapped up the ball for close play. He had some luck, but he also had stuff in reserve to use when he had need of it. McCarty's s poor throwing, which lost two runners both of whom afterward scored; Tes- reaus brief, but costly, lapses with men on bases, anad Alexanader,s tight ness in pinches were the deciding fac tors of the first game.
 Schupp and Rixey in the second meeting both put on view attachments or southpaw pitching. to an. unusual degree. They gave real pitching snow Of cunning and nerve, one worth czs- ==aoaey, and they had a cloudy af- ternoon to add bewilderment to their smoke and curvilinear wares. Rixey adoed slow ball to his repertory. An error by his catcher did a lot of dam age to his chances, although he was not quite as effective as Schupp, who pitched great game, after poor beginning.
 |t It was the first time in many months, Alexander has won at the
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
WORLDS SERIES ,.
 NEWS TO BE SENT !:
 TO MEN AT FRONT

f
 Chicago, Sept. S-American troops training under Major-Gen. Pershing in France are to receive detailed cable description of the worlds series games, President Johnson of the American League said last night. These stories ofSprobably 1000 words. will be cabled daily at the conclusion Of the games. The National Baseball Commission will stand the expense.
 President Johnson said, that Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington team, who is seeking funds to supply American troops with baseball para phernalia, had requested permission to take up a. subscription before the start of the gaines. It is considered probable that the request will be granted by the commission.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
(By Wagner)

The reason for the failure of Field Louis may be found in the sensational charges made by Owner Phil Ball of the Browns. American leagne play CTS, who knew the strength of the St.
 Louist outfit. wondered why it didn't
 win more games. According to Own CT Ball the players have been delib- erateAy losing in order to discredit Manager Jones.
 The magnate has asked President Johnson of the American league to investigate and drastic action may be taken against the offending players. Ball declares that for every $1, 900 he has lost on the season he will take $100 from the salaries of the men who have thrown him down. Jones was regarded as one of the greatest man. agers in baseball when he went to St.
 Louis and Owner Ball says there will be no change in management. But there may be a change in scenery for some players.
 John L. Lavan, shortstop of the St.
 Louis Americans, and DerriIl B. Pratt,
 second baseman, filed suit yesterday
 for $50.000 each against Philip Dec.
 Ball, owner of the team, for alleged slanderous statements made in an in- terv1ew given to a morning paper several days ago. In the interview Ball was quoted as saying that the
 players were laying down.
 Owner Ebbets of the Brooklyn Na-
 tionals is a hard man to do business
 with. He insisted upon a guarantee of $500 to bring his club to this city tomorrow. In retura for this the To- cal management insisted upon having the Brooklyn club send it regular line up, which Ebbets agreed to do Jake Daubert, the great rsrst baseman, Ca sey Stengel and O'Rourke, the former Bridgeport player, will be with the big leaguers. Smith or Ferguson will
 work for Bridgeport while Pfeffer is slated to begin the game the Brook lyn. Because of the large guarantee
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

demanded the local nlanaeemen. hopes large crowd will turn out so that expenses will be made.
 Ray Grimes, the tall Bridgeport first sacker, made three bagger at Newf1eld park yesterday that he will never receive credit for in the records. He came up in the fifth when Pitcher Head Sof Hartford was wafming up between innings: Grimes thought play had been called and took a vicious swing at ball. It sailed over the center fielder's head and Grimes was running second before Umpire Connolly convinced him the hit was1l': on the level. Then Grimes drew a pass.
 The same player made the feature play of the game in the seventh Breen sent a liner in the general direction of right field and Grimes Ieaped in- to the atmosphere for about six feet.
 He Knocked down the ball with his gloved hand and caught the spAere before it touched the, ground The first base bleachers was the scene of
 great excitement for few minutes after that
 Catcher Connolly of the Americans
 is not only capable backstop but a
 dangerous man at bat He came up in the seventh with Martin on third and promptly laced a triple to right. One bright young man says the race in the International league is .as close as a coach dogs spots. Tho Houa- field and track events before their game with New London to-day. Catch CT M. Devine ought to win the long distance cuss word contest in a walk. Gene McCann of New London and Moose Miller of New Haven are evenly l matched in the tobacco chewing con- test but insiders are backing McCann- because he is so graceful in balancing a cud of Red Band in his cheek.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

Games Scheduled For Today. i New York in Washington (two). Boston in Philadelphia.
 Cleveland in Chcago. . Detreft ipsSt. Louis Ex.r.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
EASTERN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Gamea. Bridgeport, 3; Hartford, 1. Portland. 6; Worcester, 5. Springfield, 3; Lawrence, 2. New London, 5; New Haven, First game).
 New Lnodon. 8; New Haven. Second game).
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. Washington, 6; New York, 0 (1st). New York, 4 Washington. 1 (2d). Boston, 5; Philadelphia, o.
 The St. Louis-Detroit. game was to September g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
standing nf the Clnhs.

Games Today. Brooklyn in New York Philadelphia in Boston CD, Chicago in Pittsburg. St. Louis in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Gaxnes Philadelphia. 4; New York, 1 (1st). . New York, 2; Philadelphia, (2d). Boston, 5; Brooklyn, o f1st). Boston, 8; Brooklyn, 2, (2d.) Chicago, 2; Pittsburg, l.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
BRIDGEPORT

Two base hits, Gather, R. Grimes, Carroll. Three base hits, Corcoran, Martin, Connolly, R. Grimes. Stolen bases, Corcoran. Sacrifice hits, Lyons, Martin, Roth. Left on bases, Hart ford 3, Bridgeport 6; First base on errors, Hartford 1. Base on balls off Lyons 1; off Head 4. Hit by pitcher, by Lyons (Keefe). Struck out, by Lyons 8; by Head 3. Umpire. Con- nolly. Time 1:30.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
Sporting Comment

The Reds won but two of the II games they played in Philadelphia ' this season. The Phils hit the Reds pitchers hard and have a. batting av- craze of 300 as a team against , Matty's' twtraers.
 The St Louis Cardinals have gone to the independents and landed a J new second baseman. He is Billy { Lloyd. who halls from Trenton, IN. J., and has been playing in the Dela- ware County League, the circuitmade famous by Frank Baker
 The Pittsburgh club last week closedsthe deal for Pitcher Roy San ders with Kansas City. Sanders was with the Reds in the spring, but was ESQ wild that Mathewson turned him back to Kansas City He seems to Fhavs acquired a measure of control lately. fe The Cincinnati club, according to j. Buffalo report, not only pays a good k cash price for Pitcher Joe Engel, but 1 gives up Pitcher Jimmy Ring be. sides Engei has been doing good [ work with the losing Buffalo ! team f and International fans are sure he will. stick in his new trial in fast company,
 DamA sRatmor hath it., as somebody 2 said I'M a6H used to talk that { way, thht O0sld<e Mack will have new : partners next year in the ownership of the Athletics. Somebody is evil 1. dently tired of losing money.
 a1-l. - i The Pirates inlay not come out among the top notchers this season, but they are making the other teams 1 play their heads off in order to beat ! 1hena. eass's
 :; William SherdeIl, the new pitcher who recently Joined the Cardinals, 1 looks pretty good to those fans wha ! had look at him. He came from ; the Milwaukee team, where he did some first class -f1inging.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today. Hartford at Bridgeport N(2}. New Haven at New London CD. Lawrence at Springfield. Portland at Worcester.
 American Association Results of Yesterdays Games. No games were scheduled.
 FLORAL BOUQUETS AND DESlGHEa. sSyE; JCEfcs E3SEylK. sas -<<z
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

up to the mark this year. Incidental. ly fans already are figuring on the
 chances of the Giants winning the
 worlds series. At this writing it looks
 very much as if Clarence Rowland's s White Sox will land the gonfalon in
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

The 40 per cent of the drafted men who move South, beginning Sept ls, VIII go in daily contfngents of 6 900 men. sa=sr1=-s-'-.-s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

the American league Ail during the season the White 'Sox have been the terror of left handed pitchers. and American league followers say that this trio of the McGraw clan will ''get theirs'' when the teams meet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
WHAT WHITE sOx AND
 GIANTS MUST DO TO CLINCH REMNANTS NOW.

The Giants need to win but eighteen games of the twenty six they have to play kto clinch the National League pennant, provid- ed the Phil1ies win their remain ming twenty eight games. The standing then would be:
 D ", l. PC. Phil1ies 99 65 i.643
 In the American, League the White Sox must :, win sixteen of their remaining eighteen games, provided the Red. Sox win all of their twenty four games still to play. The standing then would be: t Na's : ". L. PC. Chicago N105 4s 1882 Boston 104 50 .676
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

It is announced in Pittsburgh that Alex Mccarthy will be turned over to Kansas City as part payment for First Baseman Mollwitz and Pitcher Sanders, but that he will not report to the American Association club un- til next spring.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

The Yankees are. to recall two good young pitchers. They are McGraw, now with the Newark club, and En- right. playing with -sthe4 Richmond
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

The Pirates inlay not come out { among the top .notchers this season, but they are making the other teams play their heads off in order to beat 1hena. eefp.s3 s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08
SCANDAL IN ST. LOUIS TEAM
 RESULTS IN $50,0OO LAWSUITS
Lavan and Pratt Deny They Were Laying Down.
 Brooklyn Nationals Here Tomorrow.

I demanded the local management
 hopes large crowd will turn out so | that expenses will be made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-08

One bright young man says tRe race in the International league is sas close as coach dogs spots.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-13

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The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-13

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The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-13

templated in the fishing laws of Cali fornia. At special meeting of the fish and game commission, which was attended by representative spotsmen from San Francisco, the bill contain. ing the changes was discussed.
 It is proposed to open the trout season on April 1, setting the time for fishing month earlier than now pre- vails. Winter fishing for steelheads is proposed for both districts 1 and 2. This will allow these fish to be taken in the coast streams as far south as Santa Barbara. The use of salmon eggs as bait and spearing is to be forbidden. These changes are embodied in a bill which Is to be pushed by the commission at the com ing session of the state legislature.
 Followers of golf throughout the United States and Canada will be glad to learn that the reported death of James Braid, the famous Scotch pro- fessional, was based upon case of mistaken identity and that Braid Is very much alive and looking forward to the time when conditions abroad will permit him to visit this country and play in a series Of exhibition matches.
 Early in the month a short dispatch from London announced that James Braid. the famous golfer, had been killed while boarding a moving train in the Waterloo station It further stated that Braid had been thrown backwards from the train and had died on the way to the hospital, apparent ly from a fractured skull. The report vas given wide publicity. and 1t was not until recently that it was learned that the man killed was not the open champion of 1901-5-6-S-10,
 The James Braid who was killed in the manner described was pro fessional golfer employed by the Southsea Club, and so far as known no relative of the James Braid who, with Ray Vardon, J. H. Taylor and one or two other players, stand out as the most famous opponents of the ancient and honorable game.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-13

Followers of the rod and reel on the Pacific coast are making preparations to do honor to the man who is accre- dtted as their patron saint.
 For the first time in the history of angling in America an effort will be made next year to properly celebrate the birth of Izaak Walton, the angler.
 Although English fishing clubs for years have had celebrations on the birthday of the fisherman who wrote the classic. The Complete Angler or the Contemplative Mans Recreation. :" American anglers have ben remiss in this respect
 The United States Anglers League Of New York intends national ceie. bration to commemorate August g, 1893. the day when Honest Izaak'' was born at Stafford, in the parish of St. Mary. The league will ask the co. operation of fishing clubs all over the country.
 To this end the United Anglers League has appointed an Izaak Wal ton committee. consisting Of John W. Mcdonald. John s. Roberts and Jul. ius Heymon. The committee probably will be increased to permit the ap- peintment of several sub-e0mmitees, each with special function. The idea will be an annual celebration on Walton Day.
 Walton published the first edition of his celebrated work in 1853. and lived to see 1t go through no less than five editions. the last of which was accompanied by a second part. writ, ten by his intimate friend and adopt ed son. Charles Cotton of Beresford Hall, in the county of Stratford. In it Cotton treated of fly fishing.