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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
FAVOR RESTA TO
WIN AUTO RACE AT
lSHEEPShEAD TODAY

/ New York, Sept 22-The third an
EnuaI darkness Gold Challenge
ETruphyS race. which has supplanted
the Vanderbilt Cup. race as the auto
Emoffle classic of the year,s@will be,
contested at the Sheepshead Bay
tSpeedway this afternoon. More than
Q score OF the greatest drivers in the
kworld will struggle for the big prize
! money and theS SIC. 900 cup donated
fby Harry S. Hardness, owner of the
tspeedway- r N7te
Foremost among the intrepid wiz
ards OF the wheel who will tempt Fate
Fin the battle for the monetary reward
land the honor of being crowned Speed
skiing of 1917 are Dariot Restay Ralph
rDe Palma. Louis Chevrolet Ralph
Fiddle Hearne. Fifteen others will
&face Starter Wagner.
The Hardness race will be at 100
! miles. In addition to this classic
Sevent there will be the futurity handi-
cap, in which all the drivers in the
Atrophy race will compete. Resta. De
fPzlfra, Mn1ford and Louis Chevrolet
EwilI be the scratch men in the four
Eheafs of 10 miles each. The final,
ealso at 10, miles, will bring together
kthe first two to finish In each heat.
( Reata, who won the first Gold
bChalIenge Trophy race in 1915, and
fwho was the champion driver of 1915.
land 1916, will make his first appear
Eanecs OF 1917 in competition this after
moon He Is a slight favorite to repeat
E1iis, victory Of two years ago.
That Resta has lost none of his
skin as a driver because of his volun.
tary lay-off he demonstrated the
other day when he sped a newly pur-
chased Fsrontenac around the two
tni1e oval at the rate Of rs miles an
fhour in his first workout. He expects
ITO ezceed this average In the big race
efhis afternoon.
The driver who is expected to give
sResta a busy hour or SO in the classic
Sis Ralph De Palma, who. won the
ESpf4nt championship on the same
Scourse a month ago. vanquishing Bar
fney OIdfield in three straight heats.
RDe Pzfma was hailed as the 1917
champion until Resta decided to de-
tfend the title.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

Chicago, Sept. 22-Tris Speaker. Is
cutting down Ty Cobb's batting lead
in the American league. Unofficial
averages released today show only
Ia points separating them as compar-
ed with I'd a. week ago. Cobb &c bat
ting .373 and Speaker, the 1916 cham
/pion, 1853. The averages include
games of Wednesday.
Bush, the Detroit shortstop, con-
tinues to draw away from Cobb in
scoring He has 1913 runs to his
credit, head of five over the Georgian
Bobby Roth, of Cleveland, added three
more stolen bases to his total, bring
ing it up to 4S. Chapman, his team
mate, is pressing him with AZ, and is
far in the lead in sacrifice hitting with
SIS. Pipp of New York. took the lead
in home run hitting with nine. De-
troit remains out in front in team
batting with 258.
Leading batters who have played in
half of their club's s"ames: Cobb, De-
7troit, .373; Speaker, Cleveland, 1853;
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Birthday Of Baseball
e Falls On Sept. %

1.-THE fans throughout the nation
should Join in a great celebration to-
morrow. for September % is the birth
day of baseball. It was on that date
in the year 1S45 that the Knicker-
booker club of New York promulgated
the first code to govern the pastinle.
The first contest under these rules,
which would make present-day fans
split with laughter, was played in To-
boken in 1916 These rules long gov
|erned what was called the New York
game, while the New England clubs
had rules which differed in certain
points from the pioneer code.
In the early days of baseball the
number Of players varied from 10 to
H. The catcher was permitted one or
two assistants. The bases were wood
en- stakes, and there were usually
three umpires in each game, one from
each club and one from neutral
club. By 1850 bags had supplanted
the stakes; nine innings and not a
ceftain number of runs constituted a
game; nine players constituted a side,
and in other ways baseball began to
assume it's present form
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Cruise OF Cardinals
One OF Seasons Finds
Sporting News


Complaint has been heard that the
season in the majors has not deveI-
oped a single new star, and in sense
it is correct, for the newcomers who
have done meritorious work and prac-
tically all comebacks to the big show.
However, Walton Cruise of the St.
Louis Cardinals, though having had a
previous trial, can be classed as a re-
cruit, for his previous stay with the
Cardinals before going to st. Paul was
brief. And he certainly has made good.
For the first half of the season he was
a contender for the batting honors of
the National League. OF late he has
fallen off in his hitting, but he still
bats around .800-and that is a high
figure in the National this year, for
the pitchers seem to have the edge
and the 800 list at last accounts in
c1udedsonly 10 regular players.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
BOTH ''SPH"BALL
AND sASHME7gBALL
SHOULD BE BARRED

{ The fate of the much argued
f~shfne" ball is doubfy interesting at
Efftis moment to fandom, writes James
FW. Gsntz in the Philadelphia Press.
Elm all probability Chicago's White Sox
Eand New FORKS Giants will meet for
sfhe worlds championship next month.
GYhe new wrinille-or, at least the al
E9eEed new freak-wouid place the
EGfant batsmens at a great disadvant-
Sage.
tt would be the same as asking
2good hi<ters~to go .up against more
bdeadFy devfltry than the Splitter or
Sfhe '-every,' ball for the first time.
SJust now the shine ball Is uues-
Mion that concerns only the American
GeaGne4 1t has not been introduced
Unto the parent major circuit. but
with its arch manipula4ors entering
ia Worlds Series 1t at once becomes
ia general baseball issue and the de-
Session regarding 1T is awaited with
k1nteresf.
It isssncerely hoped that the argu-
sznent VIII be settled one way or
another by the American League
E11eld illegal by the majority of the
kAmerfcan League magnates. its use
fan the Worlds Series could not but
aengender i'll will and hard feelings.
baseball just now can stand little
knear-scandal, Connie Mack has the
Eonly practical solution - exterminate
Efhe spitball and the Sinner will die
Ia natural death. To many of us it
bseems that this Worlds Series would
be the proper time. under all the cir
scumstances, to begin the reform
(which. 1t is generally agreed, will be
I'm effect anyway before another base
ball season LIS inaugurated.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
LEONARD PUTS
JOHNSON AWAY
In FIRST ROUND

New York, Sept. 22-Benny Leon
ard, lightweight champion, was the
magnet which drew more people to
the Harlem Sporting Club last night
than could get in though they held
tickets which had been purchased
previous to last night. It was said
the management had oyersold the
house, and many ticket holders were
turned away. Anyway, they were
fortunate, for they did not have to
see Leonard knock out Leo johnson.
so-called negro lightweight champion.
in less than one round.
johnson has been chasing promi-
nent ightweights for a battle for
some time, and Leonard finally graft
fed the negro by making this mixed
match. Leonards title was at stake
If johnson could put the champion;
out, but the negro was merely a no
vice compared with Leonard and
very poor novice at that.
JZlnson had hundreds of negro adj
herents in the hall yelling for him..
but before the fight had gone two
minutes it was doubtful if johnson
heard anyone of his rooters. He was
hanging on the ropes helpless from a
battering that Leonard gave him, the
blows landing SO fast that Johnsons
could not get out of the way Of them
His body and head stopped all of
them.
Leonard enIivened johnson at the
start by Shaping him on the jaw with
right. and the negro hit the cham
pion on the face with both hands, but
! the blows were light
Leonard then went after the negro
in real earnest and pounded him all
around the ring. which made John
son stagger and reach for something
to hold on to. A fusilade of blows
| had telling effect, and. johnson was
sent against the ropes. and there he
remained until the referee had almost
finished counting him out. when the
| negro sank to the< floor. Leonard
weighed 1873 pounds and Johnson 100.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
BENNY KAUFF and
jim THORPE WIN
FOR M'GRAW BOYS

Pittsburgh, Sept. 22.-The. Giants
won yesterdays game from the Pr
rates, to l. RUDE Benton allowed
only three hits in eight innings, but
he weakened in the ninth and 1t was
necessary, to rush Fired Anderson to
the rescue Of the big southpaw in Or
der that the game might be preserved
for New York. Bob Steele went the
route for the Pirates but was hit
freely most of the way.
Jim Thorpe, whose triple with the
bases full was the feature Of Thurs
days game, was again in the lime
light, the big Indian, with the aid of
Benny Kauff, accounting for two of
the Giants three runs. In the first
inning, after Burns had been retired.
he doubled to left and Kauff followed
with a double to right that scored
Thorpe. This combination produced
another run in the third when Thorpe
registered his second double, a wallop
that struck the fence in deep left, and
Kauff brought him in with a single to
right.
The Giants tailed their third and
last run in.the sixth. Zimmerman led
off with a single to centre, but was
caught off first. Fletcher singled to
centre and Smiths single to right put
Fletcher on third, whence he scored
on Holke's blow to left
Benton's lack Of control got him into
trouble in the ninth. Carey was first
Up and banged single through ZiIn-
norman. Boeekel popped to thinner
man and king flied to Thorpe, after
which Carey was allowed to steal Sec
ond and third without drawing a
throw while Benton was pitching to
P1tler. Pit1er finally walked and
/! FLYNN was called on to hit for
Schmidt He beat out a slow roller
down the third base line, filling the
sacks. Willard Smith batted for Steele
and drew pass, forcing Carey over
the plate.
McGraw pulled Benton out of the
box and with Anderson pitching Jack
son was sent in to run for Flynn, and
Fischer was put in to hit for Cation
Anderson promptly struck out Ffs-
icher, putting an end to the pa,stime
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
benny KAUFF RANKS THIRD
Big League Batting Averages Show Iris Speaker Gain
ing On Cobb in American.

sisler, st. Louis. .347; Fe1sch, Chica-
go, $40; Veacl, Detroit, 1906.
In the National league, Roush Of
Cincinnati with an average Of 1872
has an Is point lead over Roger
Hornsby of St. Louis, who is second.
Three members of the New York club,
Kauff, Burns and Without, are among
the 10 leading batters. Kauff is third
with 1908. 20 jggsN4 III
Burns of New York, the leading
scorer, brought his total to 80, and
Carey of Pittsburgh, Increased his
mark in base stealing to As. The
record of IL home runs. hung up by
Cravath, OF Philadelphia, remains out
of danger Deal of Chicago. continues
to show the way to the sacrifice hit
ters with 2S., Cincinnati, leading in
team batting. has an average of
.265.
Leading batters who have played In
half their clubs games: Roush, Gin
cinnati, .342; Hornsby, st. Louis, 1924 /;
Kauff, New York, 1903; Groh, Cincin-
natl, 1906; Burns, New Y ork, 1902.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
YANKEE RECRUITS
SLAM BALL HARD
AND BEAT BROWNS

New York, Sept. 22-The Yankees
defeated the st. Louis at the Polo
Grounds yesterday by a score of 9
to 6, and it was the youngsters who
did a large share of the work. The
rockies are beginning to find them
selves, They have discovered that
the distance between the bases is the
same in the major as in the minor
leagues. that the same brand of ball
and bat is used and that New York
itself is merely a collection of small
towns bandeLs and joined together.
Camp, who hit 300 in Newark,
helped himself to three singles and a
double. Lamar, who, like McGraw,
Jennings, Robinson and others known
to baseball fame, formerly played in
Baltimore, made three singles in a
row and drove in three runs Wick
furnished a sacrifice fly, and Fewster
and. :Rue1 did their part ION the de-
tense.
Sothoron, who pitched for the
Browns, has become accustomed to
holding the Yankees to few hits and
fewer runs, but the youngsters were
too new to be affected by tradition.
They had discovered that a big league
player had only two legs and two
arms and, that being the, case, one
| pitcher was pretty much the same as
| another. Sothoron was pounded for
10 hits.
Only a scattered handful of fans
| were in the stands, but the thousands
who will witness the Worlds Series
will see no better battle from the
| standpoint of excitement. The
Yankees took the lead, awere caught
and passed and then rallied and came
| through to victpry. The pinch hitter
made a home run and all the thrills
| Of the baseball story of fiction were
included in the game, which was
fiercely contested and rapidly played.
| The Yanks made two in the first on
singles by Camp and Peck, wild pitch
and f1elder's choice. They added
two more in the fifth when Maise1
was hit, Pipp walked and Lamar
singled and by being caught off first
gave Pipp chance to scote.
| In the sixth St. Louis tied the score
on a base to Shotten. single by
| Smith, a triple by Pratt and a home
run by Rurnler, who batted for DEM
mitt- They added one in the seventh
on two singles and an error and two
| hits, and another in the ninth. on two
hits, an error and a force play.
The Yanks won in their half Of the
seventh on hits by Camp and Lamar,
two. errors and a f1elder's choice,
| which netted three runs. They made
two more in the eighth, but these
were not needed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Reaps Ninety Bushels
OF Wheat Per Acre On
His Farm In the West

Ninety bushels of oats. to the acre
Is the record made this year by Carl
Vrooman. Assistant Secretary of Ag-
riculture, on one of his farms at Che
noa. Ill. The average for all the oats
harvested on the Vrooman farms this
year was IS bushels per acre. The
average production of oats per acre
for Illinois for the past ten years is
33.1 bushels. The fact that Mr.. Vroo-
man was able to more than double
this average on his entire acreage and
almost to treble it on one field, it is
pointed out. is proof of the efficacy
of the methods recommended by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. All Of the oats were grown in
accordance with methods approved by
the department.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
NEW HAVEN HASN'T
YET ARRANGED FOR
EXCURSIONS TO CAMP

Although railroads throughout the
country have announced excursion
rates to mobilization \camps of the
National Army, including the Long
Island railway, which yesterday made
public special rates between New
York and Yaphank, it was said by Of
ficiais at the Bridgeport station today
that no information of such rates A0r
Camp Devans, Aver, had been circu-
lated as yet from the New Haven Of
fees.
In other states railroads viii run
special visitors trains''e that the
relatives and friends Of men in the
National Army may visit at the
camps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

Joe Judge Of the Washington
Americans is certainly in hard luck.
Not alone is he laid UP with broken
ankle. but he is also suffering pecuni-
airy loss. Joe has contract that
provides for a bonus Of $500 If he
bats .2S5 or better this year. He had
Just about reached this mark when he
broke his ankle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Oldest Billiardist In
Country Playing Here

Joseph Gerstal, who claims to be
Ethe oldest billiard player fn the coun-
stry, lis in this city to give exhibitions
fof hAs Skill He Is "A years old but
lean still WELD a clever cue. Tonight
lhe gives an exhibition at the billiard
Epariors Of Pippen & Co.. 80 Fairfield
eEsuus-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
T alk1Of Sports
THE HIGH COST
OF LIVING, AND BILL

Bills doctor ordered him to eat
Most anything excepting meat.
Bill thought he'dbe at the living cost:
The thing turned out to be a frost.
The doctor told him, don't you see,
He'd have to charge an extra fee
Because all things were so expensive
Now do you wonder Bill is pensive?
/: Base stealing honors in the AmerY-
can League belong to the Cleveland
club, with Chapman and Roth fight
ing it out for the lead
Milton Stock Of the Phillies Is hav-
ing his troubles~Witht he draft law.
His home is in Mobile. but when he
was drafted he registered in Chicago.
He was exempted by a Philadelphia
examining board but the Chicago
board refused to accept the ruling
and ordered him to submit to another
ordeal Meanwhile he probably wiz
hear from Mobile. where he should
have registered in the first place.
And speaking of the draft. the
Cleyelands may lose Harris. Morton,
Klepfer, Elmer Smith and Evans, as
all have been accepted for the Ma
tionaI Army and Evans alone mas
claimed exemption.
It's all right for Hindenburg and
the Kaiser to keep on winning RUS
sian cities, but the German people
can't eat houses, harbors or captured
cannon
I, Whatever the decision OF the Brook
lyn court in the legality of Sunday
ball games played in Brooklyn Its de-
lay in giving a decision did damage
that must please the bigots. Presi-
dent Ebbets had two Sunday games
arranged for that would have turned
in probably $4,000 to the funds fo.'
the soldier boys, but they had to be
called off while the wise judges pom.
dered over whether playing ball on
Sunday is a crime. The court has
promised a decision on Sept. IA.
There is no reason why ethics
should not prevail in the baseball pro-
fession as well as in all others. but
rarely ever has suoh courtesy been
shown as waSe displayed by Manager
Hugh Jennings in recent game
between Detroit and Cleveland, when
he graciously allowed iris Speaker.
who had retired on account of amin
Jury, to re-enter the game after one
inning. This kind Of an act is only
too rare among managers, probably
for the reason if it were made fegu-
lar feature it would be abused, but
anyway the magnamity of the Tiger
manager must be considered.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled For Today.
st. Louis in New York (two.)
Cleveland in Philadelphia (two.)
Detroit in Washington.
Chicago in Boston ltwo.l
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
UP A N D DO w N
S p OR S r r f. e r
MOOSE MILLER GONE.

Moose Miller, the big guard who
did such great work for the American
Chain Co. eleven, will not be with
the Chain team this year, according
to an announcement from New Ha.-
ven It is said Miller has signed with
the Annex team of the Elm City. Dave
Dunn, the old Yale and Fordham
player, has also been captured by the
Annex. Manager Kearney Of the
Chain eleven has ordered a practice
for 1890 tomorrow morning at New
field park and all candidates are
urged to report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results OF Yesterdays Games.
New York g., Pittsburgh 1.
Philadelphia 4, Chicago 2.
The st. Louis-Boston game was
postponed on account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
New York 9, st. Louis Z.
Chicago 2, Boston 1 90 innings,
Cleveland 8, Philadelphia 3.
Detroit z, Washington 1,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

The Navy Department. investiga.
ton into the mysterious balloons fly.
ing over parts OF the Maine coast re-.
sxeaItthey weresonly spapersbaaioonS
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

After reading those elaborate artit-s
cles on how to bli1d a house for the's
least money, we have concluded THAI
the way is to wait until some lblame
fool gets sick of his job and wants st6
move SO bad that he viii sell cheap.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
BRACKET Gets $50 FOR
HITTING BULL DURHAM" SIGN

urysof the American Tobacco Co., but
the baseball fund is handled directly
by THE Baseball Publishing Co., which
conducts the Baseball Magazine" As
Bracket left last week for his home
in Mora, Mimi, the check may be a
few days in catching him but it is a
cinch that Hank will turn around and
run the other way when he sees that
slip Of paper coming. You can do a
lot in Mora with $50.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

The American steamer susanna, re-
ported sunk by a German submarine
Ia the Mediterranean. arrived safely at
as2ofEagna port.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

This may be a lean winter for some
folks but not for Hank Bracket, the
feet outfelder of the Bridgeport club.
The Baseball Publishing Co. has just
mailed a check for $50 for Hanks
work in hitting the Bull Durham"
sign at ,Newfield park Aug. 7. The
check will be on exhibition for a few
days at J. H. Ke1ly's Fairfield avenue
cigar store. j.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

Champion Pete Herman of the ban
tamweight ranks has rejected an offer
of $4,000 to fight Frankie Burns. He
says he has quit the ring until after
the war Herman was drafted from
New Orleans short time ago and
will soon report at one Of the south
ern training camps.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

New York in Pittsburgh (two.)
Brooklyn in Cincinnati.
Boston in ST. Louis.
Philadelphia in Chicago (two.,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22
EXPLAINS SHINE BALL.

Pitcher Benz Of the Chicago White
sox says there is no such thing as
shine ball" He claims the much
discussed delivery is nothing but a
'tspitter.' Benz says all pitchers like
to get the gloss off the surface of the
ball so they can grip it easier. He
claims Cfcotte rs1bs the bali on his
trousers to take the smoothness off
the cover. .'Most Of ALL" concludes
Benz, "Cicotte knows what not to
pitch"
No wonder Bennie Leonard was
willing to forget about that color J1ne
and take a chance in the ring with
Leo johnson. It was johnson who
should have drawn the color line.
What he needed last night was a Life
line.
The Yankees appear to have picked
up two lively hitters in. Outfielders
Camp and Lamar. Camp was taken
from Charleston, S. c., but was sent
to Newark for more seasoning. La
mar is from Baltimore Of the Inter-
national Camp got four blows
against st. Louis yesterday and La
mar had three.
Because Head Coach Percy Haugh-
ton is busy with the affairs OF the
| Boston Braves and Assistant Coach
Leo Leary Is employed on legal work
for. the. government. the Harvard
players have been unable to start their
football campaign under proper guild
ance. Don wallace, center on the
Crimson eleven in 1915, is likely to
be named to take charge of the squad
until the other coaches return.
/ OutheIder Jim Thorpe, the noble
red man who has been pastfming in
and ont of the National League for
| several years without much success
as a hitter, declares his batting would
| improve if he were allowed to play
every day. Manager McGraw OF the
Giants has been using Thorpe regu-
| larly lately and the Indian has cuffed
the pitchers around something scam
daIous. When Mathewson was giving
Thorpe daily chance in Cincinnati
he compiled an average of .270 and
no thinks he can equal that with the
Giants.
| Champion Pete Herman of the ban
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

FLORAL BOUQUETS
AND DESIGNS.
JOHN. RECE SON.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

Games Today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-09-22

/: Base stealing honors in the Amerf-
can League belong to the Cleveland
club, with Chapman and Roth fight
ing it out for the lead