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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
JIM M'CARTHY TO COACH AMERICAN
 CHAIN co. ELEVEN

The American Chain Go. football eleven which came within an ace of winning the state titles last year is out to capture the honors this year and plans are already under way for the eason. At a meeting held last night Jim Mccarthy, the old Ford ham player, was elected coach, and Jack Kearney was named manager.
 Mccarthy has had considerable ex- perience in the game and he predict ed the Chain eleven will be strong. Manager Kearney will startNat once to book games. It is expected the first game will be played the last Sun day in this month or the first Sunday in October. The first practice will be held at New1eld park next Tues day night and all local boys who de- sire a chance to make the team are urged to report. No favoritism will be shown and anybody who displays sufficient ability will be placed on the team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
RESTA PASSES UP
 s5,OOO OFFER TO
 DRIVE FOR TROPHY

New York, Sept. 14-Dario Resta, the champion automobile driver of 1916, is still :on the fences as regards his return to the track to defend his laurels in the Hardness $10,O0O Cup race to be contested on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 22, on the Sheeps- head Bay. Speedway. Resta retired with the highest honors at the end of last season, and apparently is not eager to race again. for last night he refused an offer of. $6,000 by William Wellman. promoter of the meet, to compete in the coming classic.
 Resta's entry is needed to complete the list of foremost drivers in the big trophy race. Ralph De Palma, Louis Cbelyrolet, Eddie Hearne, Ira Vail, Ralph Mulford and other prominent drivers will compete, and all are eager to engage Resta in battle so as to strip him of his crown. /
 Two more nominations for the 100- mile Derby were made last night. Ora Haibe of Chicago will drive a car of his own design, while A. c. Caldwell of Los Angeles will drive a machine which is an exact duplicate of Bar ney Oldfield's Golden Submarine"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
RED SOX CHANGES
 CROW SLIM WHEN , TANKS WIN GAME

New York, Sept. 14-Such baseball as was played at the Polo Grounds yesterday by the Yankees and Boston Red Sox was of the quality one would expect to see ion a lot after school hours. It was.punctuated with sloppy fielding, batting that sounded like cannonading and pitching by four ot the five pitchers employed that served to fatten averages. New York won by a score of 8 to 2.
 The game was drawn out to two hours and twenty minutes by this whaling of the pitchers, slight acci- dent, and wrangling by the Boston players that savored of minor league methods. Boston acted like a team whipped in pennant race, and if there is any punch left in the Red Sox they kept the punch under cover. Two of Boston's most dependable pitchers-Foster and Pennock-were driven off the mound in four innings, Foster in the first and Pennock in the fourth. and it was a fusilade of hits in each instance that caused change in hurlers. Boston was so completely routed that Jack Barry sent in sew eral reserve players when it was ap- parent that the Yankees had the game safely tucked away.
 Boston is yet a championship fac tor, but such minor one that it is cf the tiniest importance. The Yan. kees in Boston pulled the, pennant prop from under the champions, dazed them to such an. extent that they are still dazed and yesterdays blow perhaps convinced the Sox that their quest of new flag is in vain. i In the fourth, Lewis lost High s fly in the sun and it counted as a double. Then came the wrangling. Peckinpaugh rapped to McNally, whs apparently tagged out High at third. But McNally queered his play by try ing to touch High again as he over ran third base, and Silk O'Loughlin decided High was safe. All the Boston players surrounded O'Loughlin and George Moriarty, the chief umpire, around so long that Mor1arty drew out his watch as a threat to forfeit the game unless the Bostons resumed their positions. Then Babe Ruth uttered something displeasing to Nor iarty and he was sent off the field.
 Bob Shawkey, pitching for the l Yankees, settled down splendidly 1 after yielding six hits and four runs | in the first and second innings and gave only twoe more hits in the next five rounds. He took his turn at bat | In the seventh and then retired, Love 1 finishing the game. Love was shaky
 and hits by Shorten, McNally and Janvrin and Peckinpaugh's error gave Boston three runs in the eighth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
GIANTS MAINTAIN
 LEAD. BY BREAKING
 EVEN WITH BRAVES

Boston. Sept. 14-John J McGraw's coming National League champions split even in g double-header with the Boston Braves here yesterday after noon Stallings warriors, with Dick Rudolph on the mound. shut out the Giants in the first performance by ' to O.. but the visitors beat Arthur Nehf, the southpaw, in the second en- counter by 2 to 1.
 Long distance hitting saved the day for the Giants. The prospective cham pions made only three hits off Nehf, but all of them were for extra bases. George Burns, rated by many as the most valuable player insJohn K. Ten CTS organization, tripled right off the reel and scored on an sinfield out. Burns hit for two bases in the third, Out was doubled off second when Thorpe lined to Rawlings
 u The Braves evened up things in the fifth. Schreiber, the recruit from the Eastern league, singled. Kelly sacr1- feed. Fletcher allowed RawIing's s Erounder to roll through his legs and the youngster moved to third. from where hs<acored on Chief Mayors sac rifce aysK .--SsA
 This was all the scoring for the Braves. but in the sixth the Giants won the game by crossing the plate again on a base on balls to Thorpe, a forced out by Kauff and Heinie zimmerman's long drive over Kelly's head for three bases. 2
 Demaree pitched his best game since rejoining the Giants. He al lowed only five hits and was at his best with men on the bases.
 s4 Tn the ninth Maranville was hit by a pitched bah, and after Powell flied out. the Rabbit went to third on Ko- ney's hit. Itloofed bad for the car foonist, but he speared Schretber's srounder and caught Maranvflle off, third. His troubles were not ct over as Kelly walked, filling the bases. Rawlings. however. obligingly lifted to Fletcher.
 - Rudolph held the Giants to five scattered hits in the first game, while inc Braves pounded Rube Benton to al1 parts of the field. It was Ru- doIph's second consecutive shutout Over the New York players.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
JACK HARE, JR. IS
 VICTOR IN NURSERY RAGE AT BELMONT

New York, Sept. 14.-By a margin of a head w .E. Applegafe's brown colt. Jack Hare, Jr-, by Marathon Afoon'et. 6 to chance, won the Nslr- sery Handicap, six furlongs straight away for two-year- at Belmont Park yesterday. A. K. Macomiber's s imported bay colt War Cloud. was second. and the Quincy stables bay Ally. Lady Dorothy, was third, five lengths back of the contenders. The winner and the second colt were the top weights respectively. carrying 125 and 12z pounds. Gady Dorothy was an added starter and carried 100 pOunds.
 War Cloud was the favorite and was heavily backed. EIis opening Quo- tation was to 1. his closing Il to 5. Lady Dorothy was backed from 10 to 1 to 8 to 1. Morton L. Schwartz's i'm ported lilly. Enfilade, which finished fifth. was the medium of liberal trans actions in the club house. The net value of the race yesterday was s1 1885.
 Jack Hare, Jr., an exceptionally rapid breaker, was in front from gate to sfand. but 1t required his every re- sou<ce of speed aAa strength to get home in advance Of the imported colt. Had War Cloud been able to catch his stride equally well he wouDd have won. As 1t was, Loftus, who wore the. Ma coniber colors, began driving directly after the start, and did not cease until after the goal had been reached. Un- der the severe flashing he received War Cloud proved himself a remark ably. game colt. Peak, who rode the win1>er, sat stili from the first to the AhnaE stridesoaffep held rfiis colt under a steadying pull. let him speed the first i've furlongs on his natural inclina- ton % run, and nursed him skillfully in the crucial stage
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
NATIONALS PLAYING IN
 CLEVER FASHION NOW

Form last Sunday and overwhelmed the fast league leading Sokols at Wheeler's lot. by 6-3A This shows that the Nationals have without doubt a good chance for. the city amateur championship. The Pioneers; thought they were too fast for the league and thought the Sokols would be easy meat for them, but they were com pletely outclassed 9-2 at Yellow Mill park. The Nationals will play the fast St. James at Seaside park No 6 diamonldl' Sunday. The winner of this game will play the Sokols for the city championship.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
Talk Of Sports

Manager Clark Griffith of Wash-s ington of late has ont been appearing in uniform and he is quoted as saying that he had concluded to keep off the coaching, lines and be a real bench manager. Griff says that he gets too much worked up over decisions by umpires when on the coaching lines and that hIs nerves won't stand it any more. 8sl3-s z ssts.s.sA .-s ss@7ss. e
 Old Sam Crawford, the Tigers vet 'eran slugger who will retire at the. end' of the season, will take fond memories of the game back homo with him. He'll never forget the tri- bute paid him the other day at De- troit when, before the game started Sam was presented with $1,200 in cash, a gold watch and a diamond ring. Sam felt so good that he al- most went and patted an umpire on the back.
 The Red sox pitchers are largely responsible for the good showing late- ly made by Jack Barry's team The hitting end of that outfit has had quite a slump.
 President cotniskey of the White sox has so far sent over s14,0o0 to the Red. Cross. This sum represents a percentage of the gate receipts and its donation will serve to increase Comiskey's popularity.
 Col: Ruppert, owner of the New York Yankees, is spending money right and left for new players He seems willing to dig down into his jeans for any man who looks as if he can deliver the goods.
 Baseball is an uncertain game, and nobody knows that better than John McGraw, manager of the New York Giants. Despite the fact that the New Yorkers lead the National Lea que, he's not allowing them to relax one bit He's afraid of those acci- dents, which have frequently spoiled some of the rosiest baseball hopes
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
YANKEES HERE SUNDAY.


 The New York Americans will play Bridgeport at Newfield park Sunday afternoon. Manager Donovan has agreed to send his regulars and as the big league managers have all sent strong teams here this season it is probable he will keep his word. Many of the Bridgeport players have left for their homes but other Eastern leaguers living in this section will be used in the local lineup.
 Jim Thorpe, the utility outfielder of the Giants, has signed to play football this season with the Canton, O., pro- fessional team This team won the professional title last season Ghee, the former Dartmouth quarterback, is one of the Canton players.
 Neal Ball, the local boy who helped New Haven win the championship of the Eastern league this year, will bowl with Mort Lindsey's Bridgeport team this season. Ball has greatly improv- ed in his bowling in recent years and is expected to hold his own with all corners.
 fAlllAOuSA ISdu JOIlnSOu HAS ISSuSu an order forbidding any American league player to write for the news papers during the worlds series it is a good bet that the players will con hnue to pick up that easy money for stories they never write It seems to us that Johnson announced last year that the players could no long CT serve as authors b nevertheless the noble athletes continued to pose as writerS and nobody ever heard of the players being fined.
 Johnny Evers is mentioned / as a possibility for manager of the Yam kees next season. It appears to be taken for granted among New York writer's that Bill Donovan will not return in 1918.
 Johnny Lavan, the St. Louis Browns shortstop, is still roaring about the ,harge of laying down" made against him by Owner Ball of the Browns. Lavan is a doctor in St. Louis and he says the charge will hurt him in his profession unless it is shown to be false. It looks as if Owner Ball made mistake when he accused his players of not trying to win against the White Sox. He was not able to prove the charge and the result is that the fans have soured on n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
SINGERS WILL TACKLE
 HARTFORD TEAM HERE
 FOR TITLE TOMORROW

The Singer team will meet the s. K. F. team, the Hartford Industrial Lea : que champions at Newfield park to- morrow at o'clock. The locals have taken the measur> Of the Hartford crew and are confident of repeating
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Now that Fred Moilwitz is back with the National League, playing first base with the Pittsburg Pirates, q great many people are wondering why he was ever sent back to the minors in the first place. His presence will considerably strengthen the Smoky City infield.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
U P A N ID DOW N S P o R T s T R E E T
NEW HAVEN LOSS SLIGHT.

Although Owner Jim Collins of the New Haven club admits he lost money during the season which has just closed, he did not drop s4,2OO as a New Haven paper alleged. Collins says his loss will be slight and if one or two of his players should be draft ed he could show a small profit on the season. He is convinced. however, that baseball is not game for a poor man to try as a magnate and he will sell his franchise if anybody makes a noise like real money. He expects the Yankees will draft Outf1elder Nutter and the Phillies may put in a bid for Pitcher Woodward
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
Standin. of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today. Boston in New York.
 Philadelphia in Washington. Chicago in Detroit. Cleveland in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

The poor showing of the Yankees this year probably has killed the pro- position to build new park for the club. Plans were well along last win- ter to erect the plant at the close of the 1917 season, but the falldown O. the team has hurt interest in the Tanks and it is not likely anything will be done for another year at least
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Garnea Boston 7, New York 1 (seoond.) New York 2, Boston 1 (second.) Philadelphia i. Brooklyn (first. il fnnings.)
 Brooklyn z, Philadelphia (sec- 'ond.)
 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Kelly has been absent from the Na- tional lineup for two weeks due to a vacation tour, but will be in trim for St. James, Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games. New York 12. Boston 2
 Washington 2, Philadelphia 1 (1o nings.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

New York in Boston.
 Pittsburgh in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14


 Cogan regained his throwing arm in the eighth and ninth innings Sunday and threw. out four Sokols' men trying to pilfer second, thereby cutting slror7 a few dangerous rallies. He ended the game suddenly hy a grand stand catch of Boney's high foul off the screen for the third out in the ninth. Kieqy got in the way of several smashes down the third base line which seemed sure hits, throwing out his man in each occasion.
 Williams continued to crash out a healthy single in Sundays game, hit ting at least. one safe clout in each game of the league.
 Foley's fine catch of Boney's sure triple near the left field fence saved a lot of trouble for his team. His clever base running enabled the squeeze play to be successfully oper- ated.
 Kennell's spectacular catch of Pis- tey's drive brought the fans to their feet in amazement
 Dolan was held in reserve for any break in the team but the perfect team work would not permit of any change. @
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

FLORAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

FLORAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN RECK a SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

FLORAL BOUQUETS
 AND DESIGNS. JOHN RICK @ soN-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Dorin fielded sensationally and his rbingle to center field scoring Nelson in the ninth put the game on ics
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
NATIONAL NOTES.

Clancy showed the Sokols a sample of the brand uf ball that Walter John- son pitches when at his best His 14 strike-outs and four hits has not been
 duplicated on the Sokols this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
American Association

Results of Yesterdays Games.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14
Southern Association
Results of Yesterdays Games.

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a word
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Nelson spilled the beans when he crashed his double in the ninth, to the left field fence. scoring Oogan with the winning run.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-14

Kennell's spectacular catch of Pis- tey's drive brought the fans to their feet in amazement
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
MAY MEAN BATTLE
AWAY FROM TRENCH

Geneva, Switzerland. Feb. 81, via
London.-Although the withdrawal of
German forces in the Ancre region
may signify merely the abandonment
of . tactically unfavorable protection
Of the German line at this poirt an
other explanation is suggested nv
Americans who have come to Swift
zerland recently sitter lon STAYS in
Berlin.
1t Is said that the German retire.
may perhaps be the beginning of a
re-grouping Of the Teutonic forces in
the West, with the intention of bring
ing on an decisive open field engage
ment to settle the war.
At the time Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg's appointment to chief
command last year, when the CORES
pendent was In Berlin, there was
much discussion of a question the an
swer to which may be given by the
developments of the next few DAYS
This question concerned the field
marshafs plans for conducting the
war. and particularly the possibility
of some daring strategy to bring the
armies out of the trenches
and substitute for trench warfare the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
A War OF Nation Agminst Nation.

1T was England who from the out
set wanted to make this war not Il
war of army against army but a war
of nation against a nation. And af-
ter she did so, after her leaders an
nounced in the face OF our will for
peace. their will for destruction, moth
ing was left for the German determine
ton of defense. than the enforcement
of Goetheus words according to which
'rudeness must be met with rudeness, :"
with regard to the submarine situa-
tion. the chancellor recalled the Eng
fish observation that they would be
the masters OF that danger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
RICHMOND WOMAN ON
ILlL-FATExD TACOMA

A Richmond woman Mrs. Caroline
r. Hubert. and her four year-old
daughter. icon Douglas Hubert. was
abroad the Cunard liner Laconia,
which was torpedoed and sunk off the
Irish coast. Mrs Hubert, who is a
daughter OF Edward Coxen, of 210
West Fifteenth street, South Rich
mond, was returning to her husband
In Guernsey. after coming here in
response to message that her moth
err, Mrs. Isabelle Coxen, was dying.
Mrs. Hubert arrived here early in
December. and her mother died on
January l.
Mrs, Hubert was booked to sail on
the st. Louis. SUIT when that ship was
held up on account OF the submarine
warfare shG took passage on the
l>aconia, Her husband will shortly
Join one Of the English regiments and
go to the front, and she was anxious
to sce him before he left Yesterday
message was received by Mr.. HUI
bert's father, stating that she was
SAFE at Queenstown. Mrs. Hubert Ia
a niece Of Mrs. James r. Bradley. Of
this city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28

ship shook In it's foundation, then
staggered from one side to another
for few seconds, ciumsily regain
ing its balance and finally stood up
right again sinking lower and lower
all the while.
All this time Mrs Harris, who is
the wife OF an American army Of
fcer, Colonel Harris, stationed at
Fort DUPONT, and the granddaughter
Of former governor OF Pennsyl-
vania, had been quietly doing what,
from the first she had conceived her
duty" To her perhaps Is due the
fact that the deathroll OF the Laconia
did not run into scores. Immediately
after the first torpedo had struck the
ship she had hastened to the cap
tain's side and there she remained
until every other passenger had left
the boat She checked up every
woman and child as they were placed
into the boats. Here and there. where
hysteria threatened to overcome n
passenger, she spoke a few soothing
words and where child seemed too
thiniy covered sire lent a helping
hand.
Last 10 Leave.
Finally every one eise--except two
had left the liner. she took the
81 III GdiiAHliS Hclu Out Ivy captain
Irvine and with him stepped into the
Even then there came from the
radio room the methodical tick
tick tick of the wireless apparatus
Donnes and Taylor were still on their
jobs. Not until they had made GER
tain that all were safe did they
emerge from their coffee" Waving
their hands to the occupants of the
life boats, as II TO tell them they
need not worry. Donnes and Taylor
| jumped overheard. It was not big
| jun p-they could almost step into
/ licking the upper deck.
/ Meanwhile the U-boat had beer
! heard from--personaily.
The lfeboats had been dangling on
the swells for nearly half an hour,
sometimes dangerously near each
other, until II was possible for the
oarsmen TO scatter widely, so as to
avoid collisions. when the author ~
all the misery suddenly hobhed I'D
on the surface 1t came nearer ard
nearer it's victim. until the com
rnander on the bridge could be clear
~ discerned.
The Iaconia sank about hfty-fve
minutes after the first torpedo. Where
she had. been pieces OF wreckage
were floating now. while around sur
vivors of the ls,000-ton vessel were
being tossed about IN their lifeboats
Carefully skirting the waters that had
swallowed the liner, so as to avoid
ramming her remnants and thus be-
ing dragged down TO It's victims grave,
the C-boat drew near a group OF life
boats. one OF which contained the
Laconia's second officer. Then the
submarine commander offered this hit
Of consolation:
you are only a short distance from
! shore" he shouted in clear English.
The patrol (British) will save you"
IT was grim illustration OF the
capacity of U-boats for listening in
on the radio messages between their
victims and prospective rescuers
Mrs. Hoy and Miss Hoy were In
boat No. s. II had been swamped, It's
occupants being thrown into the Icy
water, suffering terribly from the ex-
posure. The two American women
| died az a result .........-
The rescue work was not completed
until after daybreak
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-28
warfare of motion" which Won Him

warfare of motion" which Won Him
denburg favors.
This was considered in German mil.
itary circles to have various advantages
for the German army. whose great
numbers of veteran professional OFF,
GERS and long service men. trained and
disciplined for open feld fighting In the
years of drill and maneuvers before this
war. would give it--so 1t was reck-
oned-decided superiority over the i'm
provided British army. whose officers
and men have learned quickly the les
sons of trench warfare. but whose few
months of training can hardly have
given them all around familiarity with
all sides OF soldering such as the Gar
mans. and of course the French. armies
have acquired.