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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
DODGERS DEFEAT
REQ SOX IN HARD
BATTING CONTEST

Hot Springs, Ark, March 26-Wil-
bert Robinson's rollicking Robins
defeated the Boston Red Sox at Whit
tington Park here yesterday. The
score was II to 2.
For six innings the respective cham
pions of the National and American
Leagues played a brilliant, scoreless
game. Then Ernie Shore, who had
relieved Babe Ruth Of the Boston
pitching burden in the fifth frame,
weakened and the Robins made six
hits and as many runs.
Against the star southpaw of the
world champions\ the Robins were
was on the mound they got only one
hit, single by, Merkle in the first
inning.
Cheney started the game in the
box for the Robins and, although he
gave four bases on balls and allowed
three hits, was master Of the situa-
ton in the pinches.
In the sixth inning Robinson pull
ed out his rockies and substitutes and
played his regulars and they quickly
took advantage of the situation With
one down in the seventh inning, Shore
passed 'Cutshaw and singles by Myers
and Olson filled the bases. Chief
Myers, making his first appearance at
bat after relieving Otto Miller, drove
in three runs with double to deep
centre. Sherry Smith then followed
with the longest line drive ever seen
on the grounds, home run to left
field. Not content with the five runs
already scored, Fabrique singled to
centre, went to second on Del Gain
ers error and tallied on. Daubert's
single to left.
Lefty Pennock, who pitched the
ninth inning, was found for singles
by Daubert, Olson and Cutshaw, a
double by Johnston and a triple my
Myers, which accounted for four more
runs.
All remaining doubts as to the abil-
ity of Bunny = abrique to play the
short field in big league style were
put to rest. He was the individual
star Of the contest. He accepted ten
chances afield and made two hits and
scored two runs.
Remem brances of the Worlds Ser
les were brought back sharply to
Sherry Smith when he faced Del Gain
er in the fifth inning. 1t was Gamer,
in the role of a pinch hitter, who pro-
duced the hit that ended the memoir
able IA inning game which Smith
pitched and lost.
Sherry laughed gleeful1y when he
famed Gamer yesterday but when
the Boston man came to bat again in
the seventh and roade a home run the
Brooklyn southpaw became suddenly
bereft Of humor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
YMC.A. ATHLETES WIN
FROM STAMFORD BOYS
IN BIG TRACK MEET

Local Y. M. C. A. athletes defeated
Stamford Y M. c. A, in a track meet
last Saturday night in Stamford.
The half mile was the best event of
the night. 1t was race between
Kretrix of Bridgeport and Rising OF
Stamford The event was not decided
until the last lap when Rising by
great squirt defeated his opponent by
two-fifths of second. Gertner OF
Bridgeport ran a good race and fin
ished third.
This was the first meet engaged in
by the Bridgeport runners and was a
big success from every point.
Summary:
rs yard dash: Alex Leverty, Bridge
port, 90; Mitchell and Alafon, SIAM
ford, tie. go.
Half mile run: Kissing. Stamford.
2-21-4; Kretrix, Bridgeport, 2.22-1;
Gertner, Bridgeport, 2-6-1.
Running high jump: Lebold, Bridge
port, feet IA inches; Marden,
Bridgeport 5 feet IA inches; Nit
chell, Stamford, 5 feet Ia inches.
Standing broad jump: Joe Com
metti Bridgeport, 81 feet ga inches;
Bakos, Stamford, 20 feet 6 IL inches;
Leverty, Bridgeport, 20 feet 4 ga
inches.
Potato race: Kretrix, Bridgeport, "a
minutes, 1 second; Marden, Bridge
port, second, and Knapp, Stamford,
third.
!. Running broad jump: Alex Leverty,
Bridgeport, IS feet s IL inches; RIA
sias Stamford, Is feet 2 LIZ inches;
Henneberger, Stamford, II feet IL IL
inches.
One mile relay race: Won by Siam
ford, time Ais 3-5; Howard, Knapp,
Rasias, Rising, Bridgeport; Hargraves,
Goldman, Rylander and Kretrix.
Bridgeport scored a roraf On Sc points
and Stamford took 3d.
The individual points were: Alex.
Leverty, II; Kretrix, 8; Marden, 6;
Conmetti. 5; Lebold, 5; Gertner, 1.
Stamford will send its team to Bridge
port next Friday, for a return meet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
LINDSEY TO BOWL
CHICAGO STAR FOR
Big SIDE WAGER

New Haven, March 26-Mort Lind
sey, king Of New Haven bowlers, has
arrived home. He made a hurried trip
to Baltimore after his bowling tour
and now announces that he is home
to stay. Several weeks ago Lindsey
announcer that he planned to give up
the bowling game to enter the auto
mobile tire business, but a recent turn
Of events has caused him to defer de-
cision. He holds a half interest in the
Palace alleys in Bridgeport
Efforts are now being made to ar
range a match between Lindsey and
Jimmy Blum, of Chicago, one of the
foremost lbowlers of the west. It is
planned to make the series home
and home affair, As games to be rolled
here at As at Chicago. A substantial
side bet will be put up and admirers
of Lindsey will be given the oppor-
tun1ty to ploce part Of it. This match
should serve as a browning event to
the bowling season, which, from q
sporting standpoint, has been one of
the best New Haven has enjoyed in
recent years. Lindsey and Blum have
clashed before, each having won a Sc
ries
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
MAMAUX, PIRATE STAR,
CLAIMS HE WILL GIVE
UP GAY LIFE THIS YEAR

Pittsburgh, March 2S.-"None of us
know how we are going to go, but if
effort plays an important role in my
baseball success next season I'm due
to have a big year, for I surely am So
ing to work hard at. all time for Drey-
fuss and Manager Callahan"
In this manner does Prince AL of
Dormont unfold himself to the host
Of rooters who look forward to him
as the pivot on which will swing much
Of the future success Of the Pittsburgh
baseball club /
It may be that Dreyfuss and Gala
han have recently lifted the heavy
fine which fell to Mamaux on the
event Of his suspension without pay
last summer. Fans will recall that the
warbling pitcher was assessed 10 days
pay for his insistence in breaking
training rules. Ten days pay might
not seem a great deal in words, but
in this particular case it meant about
5000.
II felt that I was not treated exact
" right last summer" sadi the star
slabman. "but feel entirely different
about it now and have promised my
self that Pittsburgh will get the best
that's in me from now on
If Mamaux holds himself to this
peldge it will mean much to Callahan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

War, politics and other topics
dwindle when baseball is mentioned
in Cincinnati. And all because of the
reports from the spring training camp
that among the most notable come
backs Of the season are Christy
Mathewson and Larry Mclean. Sew
eral days ago Big Six discovered that
the hitch in his should and neck no
longer bothers him, and he went in
to pitch a few innings To the sur
prise and joy of the other members
of the club, he twirled the brand of
ball that made him one Of the great
est pitchers of all time. Now Mathew,
son is free to say that he may get in
a few games this season. When
Mathewson decides that it is his turn
to pitch, the opposing team will have
its work cut out. About the time
that Mathewson did his comeback
stunt the veteran Larry Mclean
found himself. He caught in his old
time form and threw to the bases
like a rifle shot. There are many,
who say that Mathewson and Mclean
may be the battery that will face the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
Three Soccer Games
On Local Fields Are
All Exciting Contests

Three soccer contests played here
yesterday drew large crowds.
The New Haven soccer team ana
the Remington City team met yester-
day in the first round of the spring
cup competition. The New Haven
players defeated the Bridgeport team
by the score Of goals to 2.
In the spring cup competition the
Bridgeport City and Bridgeport
Rovers met yesterday before an i'm
mense crowd of spectators. The city
men won out early by goals to U.
The New Haven Rangers and the
Bridgeport Rangers and the Bridge
port Rangers crossed swords in the
opening game of the spring cup series.
Both teams were evenly matched and
played nip and tuck game all
through. The home tam, which
finally won out by 2 to 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

he realizes what a dangerous oppon-
ent Kilbane is. The boys are sched-
uled to go IL rounds
The ten-round semi-final between
Tommy Shea Of New Haven and John
ny Best should prove exciting. Best
has fought frequently in Philadelphia
where he has made good reputation.
The other ten round affair will have
Billy Hughes of this city and Johnny
Hayes of New York city as principals.
Because Of his good showing against
McAuliffe here Hayes will be favored
by many to win. There will be
-four round preliminary between
Young Mcmahon and Young Murphy,
which will start at 8:15. Terry Lee
will referee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
WELSH SAYS He
WON'T RETIRE FOR
TWO YEARS MORE

New York. March 26.-Freddie
Welsh is not going to lose his title
when he faces Benny Leonard next
"Wednesday might at the Manhattan A.
c., if condition is to save it for him.
The lightweight champion invited 10
cal scribes out to his camp in Doug
laston, L. l., yesterday, and the pen
puShers were surprised when they
found the champion in better physical
condition than he has been since he
defeated Richie for the crown.
Also, Freddie has developed a
knockout punch in his right hand. to
which Eddie Moy, who gave Johnny
Kilbane a stiff battle, and a chap from
the West Side named Barney Williams
can testify. Welsh knocked Moy out
in four rounds and flattened Williams
in the same number. And both were
real st-to-goodness knockouts.
81 am in better condition today
said Welsh, than I have been for any
battle I ever fought in this country.
I wasn't anywhere near as good for
my second Leonard fight, and you all
know how easily won that.
''While I consider Leonard a great
boxer I am sure I can defeat him.
true, he ulu OuCpOlHC me, aEu easily,
too, the first time we met. But I was
in exceedingly poor condition. I suf-
fered with a severe cold for three
weeks before that scrap and shouldn' t
have gone into the ring: But 1 was
afraid Of being called a gutter and
went on-and took a beating
Welsh is SO happy over his condi-
ton that he declared yesterday that
he would not retire from the game
next July 4 as he had planned lie
says that he will keep on fighting fol-
two more years, and that he will oe-
fend his title in twenty-round decision
kA11tS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
Johnny GRIFFIN MADE
GOOD RECORD IN RING

Johnny Griffin, the ''Braintree
Lad" once one of the leaders in the
featherweight division, began his ring
career thirty years ago today, when
he was knocked out in the fourth
round by fellow named George
Badger. Johnny whipped Badger the
following year, and also licked several
of the best little fellows around Bos-
ton and Brockton.
In 1889 he forced Tommy Warren
to forfeit rather than meet him, and
knocked out Jack Havlin, but lost to
both of the famous Murphys of that
period--Australian Billy and Engllsh
Frank. In 1891 Griffin claimed the
featherweight championship and
fought Ike Weir at Nantucket for the
title, but the cops stopped the affair
in the fourth chapter. Johnny then
knocked out his old enemy, Billy Muir
ply, but was himself knocked out by
Solly Smith at Roby, Ind. In 1894,
he defeated Ed Connolly in st. John,
N. B., but was defeated by Kid La
vigne in New York and by George
Dixon in Boston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

San Antonio, Tex. March 26.-John
NDcGraw, manager of the Giants, pe-
came the highest sala,ried man In base
ball late Saturday night when he
signed a new five-year contract with
the New York club on terms that Will
make his income from the game be-
tween $40, 900 and $4,000 a year. Under
the contract McGraw virtually be-
comes a partner with the stockholders.
OF the club, as a straight salary is
guaranteed to him, said to be O,OOQ.
In addition to this, he will share IN
the profits of the club over certain
figure. In this respect the contract ls
really a. bonus arrangement, as the
profits will be regulated by the stand
ing Of the Giants in the National
league championship races.
Although this new contract had been
discussed for some time, McGraw had
not expected to sign SO soon. Presi-
dent Harry Hampstead, however, saw
no reason for delay. Hampstead was
in San Antonio when McGraw brought
the Giants here Saturday. They talked
business last night and the announce
ment was made after a late dinner
given by McGraw at the ST. Anthony
hotel. He signed the contract just be-
fore this dinner.
The new contract becomes effective
at once, although McGraw's old agree
ment covered this season. After the
season Of 1912 he signed a fve-year
contract at a straight salary of $50, ZOO
a year
Even then he was the best-paid man
in the game, but he now ranks above
10 ~1,1h OIL n
son, president of the American league,
gets $25, 600 a year, but there are some
club owners who draw larger stipends.
It is understood that President Hemp
stead, who represents the majority
| stockholders of the New York club,
draws a salary of $4,000.
st am not at liberty to state the
terms of this contract said Hemp
stead last night, 'ibut if the Giants
have a, good year this manager will
earn and get more money than the
president of the club
| It is understood that McGraw will
acquire a certain amount of stock in
| the club each year by charging it
against his salary, and by the time
the contract runs out it is possible
that he will be an officer of the Ma
tional Exhibition company, the cor
| name lot the New Ork CIuD.
By continuing his relations with the
club McGraw now ENSURES his record
of a longer period of continuous SER
vice as manager of a big league base.
ball club than any man in the game
He came to the New York club in
1902 in nidseason. He has therefore
been manager of the Giants for IA sea-
sons and part of a fifteenth. His con-
tracts, therefore, cover a period of 20
years.
In all these years the Giants have
finished only once in the second di-
vision. That was in 1914, when they
were fifth. They have won four pen
nants and one worlds championship
captured another pennant that they
did not get-in 190S-and last season
broke the record for a run of victories
in the major leagues.
San Antonio fans, at least, are sat.
> isfied that the Giants are going some
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
DARCY SIGNS FOR
TWO BATTLES IN
WEST AND SOUTH

New York, March 26.--Les Darcy,
the Australian middleweight cham
pion, last night announced that he
had finally concluded arrangements
for boxing exhibitions outside the
state of New York. Darcy said his
first match will be staged at Cleve-
land on April 10, his opponent to be
AL Mccoy, the middleweight cham
pion; Jeff Smith, or George Chip.
Darcy also said that arrangements
had been completed for a twenty
round bout against Jack Dillon, the
Indianapolis light-heavyweight, who
was scheduled to box the Australian
boxer when Governor Whitman step
ped in and forbade Darcys appear.
ance in a bout anywhere in this state.
This contest will be staged at New
Orleans on May 4.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

Both Worlds Champion Johnny
Kilbane and Eddie Wallace are on
hand for their bout at the Park thea
tire tonight. Kilbane had poor train
connections and didn't get here until
yesterday morning. He did a little
road work this morning to put him on
edge for the contest. Kilbane says
Wallace showed great improvement
in their last bout in Montreal ana
he expects a hard battle tonight.
Wallace arrived from his home In
New York, Saturday afternoon, ana
went over to Battling Levinsky's camp
in Stratford to put the flnlshlng
touches on his. training. Wallace td1o
not care to make any prediction re-
garding the outcome Of the bout TOT
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
M'CRAW SIGNS FOR five
YEARS AT RECORD SALARY
Giant Manager to Draw $4,000 or $4,000 An
nually and Bonus.

where this season. The Bronchos have
been beating and playing tie games
with the major league teams but yes
terday the Giants shut out the Texas
leaguergs by a score of 10 to 0, and did
it with substitutes sprinkled freely
through the lineup in the last four in
nings. Three thousand persons wit
messed the one-sided exhibition.
Anderson and Perritt held the Bron-
chos to a pair of hits. One was an
inield single and the other a three
base clout, which Kauff might have
caught but which eluded Germany
Schaefer in centre field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
RUDE SCHAUER ONE OF
FEW RUSSIANS WHO GOT
INTO NATIONAL PASTIME

New York, March 26.-Rube Schau-
er, late of the Ganits and Louisville,
and now selected by the Athleticsc for
1917 labors, had to sign some papers
with his real name the other day, and
sign them in about a dozen places. AS
Mr.. Schauer's legal name is Dimitri
Ivannovitch Dinitrihoff, most of the
day elapsed before all the formalities
were completed.
Schauer and Jake Gettman, former
ly big league outfielder, are prob
ably the only Russians in profession
al ball. Gettman's Russian name is
said to have been so long they never
even tried to spell it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

look like one of the greatest outfield-
ers of the year. Reports from the
Cleveland camp indicate that Joe
Wood is in as good shape as he ever
was. The year out of baseball, when
he was suffering from a bad arm,
seems to have done Joe a lot Of good.
Three years ago Wood was regarded
as one Of the best pitchers the game
had ever known. If he can pitch
anything like as good as Iris Speaker
says he can Joe will come pretty near
leading those Indians to pennant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
Young Giant Pitcher
Sent Home for Not,
Obeying Boss Orders

Marlni, Tex, March 26.-Bill Nor
risette, a young pitcher with the
Giants, yesterday afternoon was Civ
en- his orders to leave camp and re-
turn to his home in Baltimore. Nor
risette got his release from McGraw
the othed day but was held over. Sat
urday he refused to obey the orders
of Hans Lobert, acting manager in the
absence of McGraW and Lobert wired
his chief in San Antonio. Yesterday
afternoon Lobert got word from Nc
Graw to give Morrisette his final
walking papers.
Morrisette, who pitched for the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

Giants on the Polo Grounds in New
York some day in the early part of
the season. If that battery should
happen to beat the Giants it would
be interesting to watch the face Of
McGraw.
Harry VOTERS, Of the Cubs looks
like another decided comeback. VOL
tiers played in the outf1eld for the
Yankees way back in 1910. He broke
his leg and had to retire. Out in
Pasadena he has been playing the
outfield in q way that makes him
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

Baltimore Internationals, got his re-
lease from Jack Dunn in order TO
take tryout with the Giants. He fall
ed to show any enthuiasm in his WORK
and capped the climax by. disobeylng
orders
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

Litschi is the same player who COW
cred shortstopf for Bridgeport in 1911,
the year Gene McCann's team lost the
pennant to Springfield in that mem
cradle game at Pleasure Beach on the
last day Of the season. Since leaving
this city Litschi has been playing in
the Pacific Coast league but was re-
Gently sent to the Texas league.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
FAST TROY TEAM
TO PLAY RIBBONS
TOMORROW NIGHT

The celebrated Troy, N. Y, basket
ball players, who held the worlds
championship for six years. will be
the attraction at Colonial hall tomor"
row night when the Blue Ribbons Will
attempt to stop the invaders. In view
OF the Troy teams record it looks as
if the Ribbons are in for busy even
ing.
AS the Penn State league has I'M
ished it's season Chief Muller and
Dick Leary have been able to join
Troy. These two gave great exhl-
bition when Uniontown beat the Rib
bons a few weeks ago and Leary is
regarded by local fans as the best
center who ever appeared here. 1ngliS
one Of the best forwards in the coun-
try, will be with Troy. He was en-
gagged by Manager Leavy to play two
games with the Ribbons last year.
Johnny Beckman has finished his
tour with the Reading, Pa, five and
has assured the local manager he will
play with the Ribbons. Jimmy Clin-
ton will also be back in the lineup
and will guard. Tom Thorp, the old
Columbia university star, has been en-
gagged to referee. The big game starts
- iQ.00 Tho Imam.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
EASTERN MANAGERS GOOD


There will be some good managers
in the Eastern league this season.
Paul KricheH in this city has started
we'll by rounding up a number of ex-
perlenced players and Danny Murphy
of New Haven had enough experience
with the Philadelphia Athletics to
qualify him for, a job as pilot He
started poorly last year but had his
club going well toward the close of
the season.
Bill Abstein, the old time Pitts
burgh first baseman, ought to make
things hum in Hartford while Gene
Mccain may be relied upon to put
winning combination in New London.
Jack Flynn, who bossed Springfield
last year, will prove an aggressive
leader for Lawrence. Mike Clarity,
an old time New England Lacquer, will
be in charge in Portland and it is
said Jack O'Hara has been offered
the leadership in Springfield. No
manager has been picked for Worces-
ter but it is reported Owner Mack
plans to conduct affairs himself with
Pitcher Mckinley acting as field cap
tain.
If Manager Krichell can secure
Southpaw burning, Bridgeport will
have one of the best pitching staffs
in the league. The left handler made
a wonderful record with Portland last
season but it is said Brooklyn will
farm him out this year. Manager
Krichell is trying to land him but has
received no definite answer yet
more bad news for the boxing fans.
Champion Freddy Welsh says he
won't quit the rims for two years yet.
He probably figures that as long as
Vernon Castle is in ne trenches come
bccy has 20 introduce the latest dane
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
K|LBANE AND WALLACE IN
SHAPE FOR TONICHT'S BOUT
TONIGHTS B OXING CARD.

Johnny Kilbane VS.. Eddie Wallace
~ rou nds
Tommy Shea VS.. Johnny Best.
10 rOun ds.
Billy Hughes VS.. Johnny Hayes
10 rOu nds.
Young Mcmahon VS.. Young Murphy
-" rOun ndS.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

Joseph Domin, of the Bronx, was
killed when he stepped in front of
south-bound subway train at 204th
street and Nagle avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26
SEEN AND HEARD
FROMTHE INSIDE

The Yale baseball team will open
the season next Saturday with a game
with the Colonials, the New Haven
semi-pro outfit. Clyde Waters, the
former Eastern Lacquer, Is catching
for the Colonials.
Harvard has a freshman athlete
named Ralph Hadley, who weighs
252. He is a great football player, al
though from his weight you might
think he was a great team.
Although Pitcher Ray Caldwell of
the New York Americans denies he
spent the winter in Panama, he had
to admit he was on the Mexican bor-
der for Pitcher Enright Of the Yam
KEGS saw him twirl in Brownsville,
Tex, during the winter.
1t looks as if Guy Morton, the for
mer Waterbury twirler, has brought
his arm back into condition again. He
pitched four innings against New Or
leans yesterday and held the South
ern leaguers hitless.
The Brooklyn Dodgers are world
heaters in the spring. They are MAX
ing the Red Sox look like last years
straw hat in the present series The
Red Sox were always slow staters
though. If somebody offered a purse
to the winner of the series they would
probably spruce right up and knock
the everlastingly daylights out of
Brooklyn.
In point Of service Ray Fisher is
the oldest member of the New York
Americans. The burly pitcher went
from Hartford to the Yankees in 1910
and has been there ever since.
Clarke Griffith appears to have a
ter hitting club in Washington this
season. The boys have been pounding
the apple hard in exhibition games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

The Town Council of Petrograd has
unanimously agreed to appoint a cer-
tain proportion of women to several
Of it's committees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

Lots Of towns will support a base
ball club if it stays in front all sea-
son, provided it isn't too far in front
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-26

The bread ration in Germany will
be diminished one-fourth beginning
April. owing to the scarcity of wheat