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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
BENNY LEONARD
 AND MITCHELL CLASH TONIGHT

New York, April 19-Benny Leon
 ard and Ritchie Mitchell will have it
 out at Milwaukee tonight and the
 man who wins is going to tack Ameri-
 can Lightweight Champion after his 1 name.
 Not since the night that Willie l Ritchie fought Charley White in the
 same city has there been such interest | taken in contest between top 1 notchers Naturally Mitchell is the favorite in the betting. He has done all his fighting in and around Mill ! waukee and folks out that way think 1 him the greatest lightweight in the | world The match with Leonard was made for no other purpose than to 1 give Mitchell a chance to eliminate Leonard before facing Freddie Welsh l in a. 2O-round contest for the brass ring. Welsh, always ready to admit that a man is or is not good, declare that ] Mitchell is the best lightweight he has met in the last three years. "He can hit, he is fast as streak and he has the home town rooters right at his heels all the time," said
 Welsh the other day. "If l were ask
 ed to name the man who I thought
 might be champion after me l would
 say Ritchie Mitchell first and then
 Benny Leonard. I've fought them
 both and I think Mitchell the better
 boy of the two."
 So much for opinion. Billy Gibson, Leonard's manager, doesn't think so. : He went West determined to bet his end of Leonard's money that little Benjamin would win. And that isn't all. The night before Gibson left for the seat of war. an army of Leonard's admirers trooped in and handed Gib- son $5.00O commission to bet on the brilliant graduate of the little old Fairmont club in the Bronx. There will be many an anxious ear to the ground in the Bronx tonight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
BAKER SLAMS BALL HARD AND
 YANKEES WIN

New York, April 19-The Yankees touched the low and the high base ball scale in their romp with the Sem ators at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Fortunately, the manifestation of mediocre, even bush league, play con- fined itself to one disastrous inning, the first, in which Washington piled up a formidable array of four runs After that a free and earnest use of the willow wrought a transformation that warmed the hearts of goodly gathering of fans who basked in the warmth of the first perfect day that the baseball schedule has seen. The confident Senators were passed in that later innings and dropped second game of the series to the Donovan clan by score of to 5. All that was lacking to provide the exquisite touch of mfd-season baseball was the ice cream cones.
 If ever player looked as if he wore destined to spend the rest of the season in retirement Urban Shocker was that person in the first inning. and several other Yankees appeared to second any adverse move that he made. Bill Donovan had to call for tho smelling salts as Washington hits and Yankee errors banded together in a reprehensible alliance. For few minutes it rained runs and before first aid could be applied enough wreckage had been piled up to dis courage even the best disciplined ball team.
 But from then to the close the tide turned. Shocker pitched masterly bah, allowing only two additional hits, and the Yankees f1elded with a sure ness and a dash that cut off any eff fort on the part of the visitors to stage a rally Gallia wilted before the determined attack that the Tanks centered against him in the third in- ming and was advised to seek seclu- sion and repentance on the bench. Ayres succeeded him on the mound, but in the mood that possessed the Donovan team, Ayres was uneaqual to the occasion, although he lasted until the close of hostilities.
 J.. Franklin Baker, minus the buga- boo of an injured thumb, started in to earn his salary. He scored two runs, made two hits on three times at bat and missed one home run wallop by only a slight margin. He bumped the ball over to the upper right field grand stand, but it went foul.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
SEEN AND HEARD
 FROMrHE INSIDE

but he still has an edge on the Giants whenever he goes into the box. The veteran Brooklyn pitcher spilled Mc- Graw's men for their first league de- feat of the season yesterday.
 Joe Shugrue, the Jersey City boxer who was compelled to quit the ring temporarily because of eye trouble, will make his first appearance in many months when he boxes tonight at an Elks' smoker in Jersey City. Herman Schaefer, the Giants come dian and coach, says his old nickname of Germany doesn't go any more. Henceforth he wants to be known as Yankee
 Manager McGraw of the Giants is carrying four veterans this season, Red Murray, Catcher Gibson, Hans Lobert and Schaefer. When the new player limit goes into effect next month one of these will have to go. would be let go so Jim Thorpe could be used as utility outfelder.
 The Toledo club of the American as- sociation of which Ray Heating of this city is member, is having an awful time getting started. The club has been kicked around by its oppo- nent so far and Manager Roger Bres- nahan is sending out call for help.
 Benny Kauff has found the pitching in Boston and Brooklyn to his liking and it hitting we'll over 300 now. He got a double and single against Coombs yesterday.
 Bert Gallia, the Washington pitcher, is said to be half Mexican. Perhaps he will revolutionize the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
TANKS SENDS TWO RECRUITS PITCHERS
 TO NEWARK CLUB

New York; April 1as-The Yankees last night announced that two of the clubs young pitchers, Sam Ross. left handler, and Bob NcGraw, the Colo raldo colegian, have been released un- der optional agreements to the New ark InternationalS.
 Ross is being Harmed out the second time. He pitched for Richmond last season and did fine work. The Rich mozsdb teana was anxious to get him baclks sThea Yankees now are only three players over the limit. The players who still are to be let go are Pitcher Jack Enrght, formerly of Newark; Pitcher Aleck Ferguson, the former Jersey semi-pro pitcher, and Olsen, the young catcher from Pen sacola, Fla.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
NEAL BALL PLAYS
 AGAINST ARMY NINE

= West Point, N. Y., April 19-The Colonials of New Haven, with a line up including several former college stars and Neal Ball of triple-play fame, held the Army to a stand-off yesterday in an interesting game which ushered in the premature commencement week of the cadets. The score was a tie at to when a time limit which had been set to all low the visitors to catch train had expired. The score:
 Army, % 2 0 o 2 0 *-4 Colonials, ...... 3 o o 0 0 o 0 1-4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Freddie Welsh Wins
 Over Battling Nelson

St. Louis, Mo-, April 19-Freddie Welsh. lightweight champion, easily beat Battling Nelson in twelve rounds of boxing here Tuesday night. The champion tucked, lodged, side step- ped and back stepped whenever Nell son started a blow, and was not hit solidly more than half dozen times
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
JOHNNY KILBANE AND
 BROCK MEET TONIGHT

Cleveland, April 19-Johnny Kill bane, featherweight champion, and Matt Brock, also of this city, will fight 10 rounds here tonight and, al- though it is to be a no decision bout. the championship is at stake, as Brock will claim the title if he stops Kilbane. Brock is to weigh 124 pounds at p. m. and Kilbane comes in at catch weights.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
LOCAL ELKS WILL
 BOWL DERBY BOYS

Bridgeport El91e will take on the bOw1ers of Derby lodge at the new home in that town tomorrow evening. The local contingent wifi leave the club house in State street at 6:45, making the trip fby motor. The Bridge port team will include: Dr. 1T. &. Schulz, Albert Lapke, c. c. (.'Scout") KedthysvW illiam iE Holah and Arch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

The Webb bill to permit foreign governments at war with Germany to recruit their citizens in this country for their armies passed the House without roll call
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Games Yesterday. Brooklyn 4; New York 3. Chicago g; St. Louis 2. Cincinnati '; Pittsburg 5. Boston-Philadelphi game postpon. ed; rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

The Senate passed the Culberson bill 1egalizing recruiting by the En- tente Allies in the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Standing of the Clubs.
Games To-Day.

washington in New York. Boston in Philadelphia. St. Louis in Chicago. Detroit in Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

Results of Games Yesterday. New York z; Washington 5. Boston g.; Philadelphia 0. St. Louis 8; Cleveland 2. Detroit-Chicago game postponed;
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
Standing of the Clubs.
Games To-Day.

New York in Brooklyn.
 Philadelphia in Boston G games) Chicago in Pittsburg
 Cincinnati in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
WILL GIANTS WIN?

It seems to be the opinion through out the National league circuit that the Giants will breeze<home with the pennant. Most of the experts think McGraw's men are too strong for the rest of the field. It is true that the Giants have started at rapid pace but pennants are not won in April.
 Ty Cobb recently pointed out in an interview that the Giants have sev- eral firebrands on the team and there is likely to be internal trouble before the season is over. A Cincinnati writer holds the same view. He points out that such scrappers as Herzog, Heinie Zimmerman and Fletcher will never be able to get along without fighting among themselves. The three players mentioned are aggressive but McGraw has always been able to handle his players in the past and if there are any signs of internal strife the Giant manager will be quick to make changes.
 HOWIE BAKER HITTING.
 Howie Baker of this city is batting third for New Orleans of the South ern association. The local boy has been hitting hard for the Southerners. AnotEer former Eastern player in that league is Waite Hoyt, the 17-year- pitcher. farmed out by the Giants last year. He is pitching for Memphis and won his first game by to 2.
 Zeke Lehman, who pitched for To- we'll in the Eastern league last season. made a good start for Rochester of the Eastern league. Against Rich mond yesterday he allowed only seven hits and one run.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19
JOHN .RECK Q SON FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
 BOUQUETS

Earmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-19

Bert Gallia, the Washington pitcher, is said to be half Mexican. Perhaps he will revolutionize the game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
COUNCIL GROVE RACES

Good Program Enjoyed by a Large
Crowd Thursday Afternoon.
Council Grove, Kan, Aug. 3--The
Morris County Racing association en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
CURTIS is in FIGHT
He Has Pushed Suffrage Resolution
As a War Measure

Washington. Aug. 3.-S n 0 r
Charles Curtis, of Kansas helped lead
the fight for action on the national
suffrage resolution as war meas
ure. With Senator Cummi2s of Iowa,
he directed the fight to bring the
measure on the floor for considera-
ton as a war measure.
The Susan B. Anthony amendment
had been recommended favorably by
majority of the committee on
woman suffrage Senator Jones, of
New Mexico, refused to report the
resolution. Senator Curtis declared
there was no justification of the arbi-
trary action by the committee head.
Suffrage workers in Washington de-
clared the action by Senator Jones
was an evidenoG of opposition by the
national administration.
Iris Calderhead, or Kansas, was to-
day bitter in her criticism of Senator
Jones. 1.-The responsibility for failure
to enfranchise women still lies with
the Democratic administration which
continues to ask sacrifices of women
in this war for democracy said Miss
Calderhead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
NO R. R. DELAYS
for CantOnments De-
livered in Record Time.
$4,000 Cars of Lumber Handled
in Thirty Days.

Within thirty days from the date
that the government placed its first
orders for cantonment materials, the
railroads had delivered more than 12,-
600 carloads of lumber and other
tional army environments which are
to house the first division of men call
ed to the colors by the draft, accord
ing to reports received in the office
of F. c. Fox, general manager of the
Santa Fe railway. Additional trains,
loaded to capacity with lumber,
brick, piping, wire, poles, water
mains and all the other materials
needed to construct cities capable of
accommodating 10000 inhabitants,
are arriving at the environments daily.
Mr. Fox has been advised that in
order to facilitate the movement and
prompt delivery of materials for the
construction of the army environments
the railroads war board has assigned
c. E. Denney, assistant TO the presi-
dent of the Nickel Plate railroad, to
the quartermaster'S department in
Washington. During the period of
construction Mr.. Denney will make
headquarters in the office of Colonel
Littell, where he will keep in touch
with all phases of the construction
work, and furnish advance informa-
ton to the railroads war boards
commission on car service, concerning
the governments orders and the Num-
Der of cars required to fill them.
There are 6 army environments and
6 guard camps. All the material for
the cantonments will take about 64.-
quire about 10000 carloads, all of
which must be moved promptly and
without delaying in any way the usual
traffic of the railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
500 TO ST. JOE?|
Hanlon Says Transfer of Fran
chise Will Be Made Today.
Dickerson Announces 1t viii
Probably Go to Drummeryille.

Sioux City Ia, Aug. S.-Either St.
Joseph. Mo-, or Tulsa, Okla, will Sc
cure the Sioux City Western league
baseball team A deal for the trans
fer will be concluded today, accord
ing to Z. J. Hanlon, president of the
local organization. The transfer Is
being negotiated by E. w Dickerson.
president of the Western league, now
in st. Joseph.
DicIxerson Says st. Joe.
Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. 3.-'sThe
Sioux City franchise in the Western
league probably will go to st. Joseph.
Mo-" said President Z. w. DECKER
son of the league, here. "A mass
meeting which will be attended both
by President Hanlon of the Sioux City
club and myself will be held at ST.
Joseph tonight, at which the sale of
$1,000 worth of tickets will be at
tempted. With the assurance of a
suitable guarantee. feel safe in say
ing that the club will be moved to
st. Joseph is too good a ball town not
to have team"
Drummer Fans Busy.
st. Joseph. Mo-. Aug. "a mass
meeting has been called for tonight to
consider what reception would be
given the Sioux City Western league
Joseph.
President E. w. Dickerson of the
Western league will come here from
Kansas City to attend the meeting.
President Dickerson said over the
telephone that he was confident that
the Sioux City franchise would be
transferred here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
HONORS TO West
Sunset Clubs of the Big Leagues
Claiming Their Own.
They Are Leading in Both Bat
ting and Base Running.
BY JACK VEIoCK.

New York, August 3.-Batting and
base running hoaors in the big leagues
seem destined to go West this season
Western major league clubs are set
ting the pace i'm these two depart
ments of the game and If the sunset
half of the two big circuits can annex
one of the pennants the West will
have something to crow about.
In the National League the bats
men of Western clubs have monopo-
liked the top rungs of the percentage
ladder ever since the season opened.
Cruise, of the Cardinals, and Roush,
of the Reds, have come to the front
as sensational hitters and the race be-
tween them has been hot for several
months In club batting the Cincin-
natl Reds have been the .principal
pacemakers, and, with long string
of games on their home grounds to
wind up the season, they seem to be
in a commanding position to cop the
swatting honors.
Detroit Claims Her Own.
1t took Hughie Jennings Detroit
Tigers longer than usual this year to
take the part of pacemakers in their
league in the matter of hitting the
apple; but they came into their own
before the season was half over, and
it appears that only-a sudden reversal
of form can cheat them out of Amer
lean League batting honors. Tyrus
Cobb, after forging to the front in his
string of thirty-five consecutive hit
ting games, is proving himself the
king of American League batsmen,
while Speaker. Sisler and Chapman
all Western players, have kept on his
trail.
Cobb and Max Carey were the base
running champs of their respective
leagues last year and both are out to
defend their honors again this sea son.
Carey has set a hot pace for National
Leaguers, but Ray Chapman was the
first American League player to steal
thirty bases and threatens to usurp
Cobb's laurels in this department
The consistent base running of the
cincinnati Reds has been by far the
best seen in the National League this
year, while in the American League
the Cleveland Indians have big jump
on all rivals in the matter of stolen
cushions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03

Chicago lat Boston, .......-..-.... 10 Q
Boston 2
Faber, Danforth and Schalk; Shore, PEN
mock and Agnew and Cady.
Detroit Cat Washington ...-....... 9 3
Washington 6 1
Ehmke and Stanage and Yelle; Gallia,
Johnson nd Henry and Ainsmith
Cleveland Cat Philadelphia) Z B
PHILADELPHIA 5 Z 1
Gould. Coumbe, Dickinson and O'Neill
and Deberry; Shaun, Myers and Haley.
New York z
Groom and SEVERED; Russell, Shoekef'
Love and Walters.
Second game
ST. Louis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l I
New York 10y
Plank, Martin and SEVERED; Shawkey
and Nnnamakar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03

their identity was discovered thru
threats made against Little before he
was hanged.
Complaint that they have received
the "3-7-77" warning of the Montana
yigilantes was made today by several
other members of the local l. W. w.
union
number of kilograms were ex-
changed during the morning between
federal officials here and at Washing
ton, but their nature was not d.
Vulged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
REBEL CAKES FIRED
Another Western League Managel
Gone to the Scrap Heap.

Denver, Aug. 3--Rebel Cakes, CEN
ter fielder and former manager of the
Denver club of the Western league,
has been given his unconditional re-
lease by the Denver club and left
Thursday night for the east in com
pany with James c. McGill, owner
OF the Indianapolis club of the Amer
lean association
1t was denied by Owner Hugh c.
Jones of the Denver club that Oalxes
would join the Indianapolis team
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
WESTERN LEAGUE.
BASEBALL TO-DAY.
National League.

National League.
Philadelphia at Chicago, clear, p. m.
New York at Cincinnati. clear, p m.
Boston at Pittsburg, clear. 80 p. IN.
Brooklyn at st. Louis, clear, 80 p. m.
American League.
Detroit at New York, rain, 3 80 p. m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, rain, 8 30 p. m.
st. Louis at Washington, cloudy. 3 30 p m.
Cleveland at Boston, cloudy, 10 p. m.
American Association
Toledo at Louisville, clear, 3.15 p. IN.
Columbus at indianapolis, clear, 315 p. m.
Milwaukee at Kansas City, clear, 3 80 p. IN.
No other game scheduled.
Western League.
Sioux City at Wichita, clear, p. m.
Des Moines at Hutchinson, clear, p. m.
Omaha at Joplin, clear, p. m.
Lincoln at Denver clear, 3 80 p. m.
ADDITIONAL SPORT WILL BE
FOUND ON OTHER PAGES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
COULDN'T SELL STORIES,
NOVELIST IS A SUICIDE

Los Angeles, Aug '3.-walter
Kerr, novelist and snort story
writer, is dead here. A bottle
which the police said had contained
poison was found near the body.
A note stated he took mis- life be-
cause of dependency over the in
ability to sell his stories because of
the war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
Uree E,1nbarpo Inv Mexico-

Mexico City, Aug. 3.-The National
Commercial congress which convened
in Mexico City about the middle of
July recommended to the national
congress that the expectation from
Mexico of articles of prime necessity
be prohibited. The list as outlined in
the resolution would include corn,
wheat, flour, beans and cotton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
COACH WINS MEDAL
Chicago Athletic Instructor Uses
Enemy's Machine Gun on Them.

Chicago, Aug BE. w, Arlington.
employed at the Chicago Athletic as
ISOLATION before he went into the war
zone some months ago to fight the
Germans, is wearing a military medal
Tor bravery on the field of battle, ac-
cording to information received here
today.
Arlington went out with a bombing
party and when they got into trouble
he grabbed a German machine gun,
killed eight Germans and lost his
right arm, according to the report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03

day with a large attendance and an
excellent speed program Top Top,
driven by w. H Combs won the 2:11
pace in straight heats with Colonel
Rogers second and Nancy Maud third.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03

The 2:1T trot went to Lady Togo
with Harvette second and Fred r.
third Western Flyer took first money
in the 2:14 pace. Lizzie Hives was
second and Molly Bringer third Two
running races also were on the care
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
GET 3-7-77 WARNING
I. w. w. Receive VigiIantes' Notice
Know Two Lynchers.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 3.-Attorney
William Sullivan, legal representative
OF the Butte I. W. W. miners union,
today declared that at least two of the
men who participated in the lynching
Of Frank Little are known. He said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

St Paul Cat Kansas City).--.-.-.. Q
Leifield and Glenn McQuillan and Har-
grave.
Minneapolis cat Milwaukee) $500. 4 2
Milwaukee Z
Patterson and Owens; North and Liv-
ingston.
Indianapolis Cat Indianapolis) g
Columbus = ~
(12 innings)
Kantlehner and Sehang, Gossett; Louder
milk and Coleman.
Toledo lat Louisville). ..-.-.-.....2 g !
Louisville III IA .
Schulz and Sweeney, Bresnahan; stroud
and Clemmons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Walsh, Allen. Raglan and Tragesser;
Vaughn and Dilhoefer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

r. Fl. L.
Philadelphia Cat st. Louis) . II /
OF; LOUIS - 49,. -,,..-;...
Packard and Snyder.
Brooklyn Cat CincinnatD ......... 6 Is 3
Cincinnati Observation-Disclosures O
Cheney and Miller; Schneider, Mitchell,
Eller and Wingo..
New York (at Pittsburgh ... 9 o
FlItsDurg ,,.......-...-;; 49,. y
Carlson and Schmidt.
Boston tat Chicago. IA
Chicago Observation-Disclosures. 6 10 o
Barnes and Tragesser and Rice; Hen
dirk and Elliott.
Second game
Chicago ) 10
90 innings)
Walsh, Allen. Raglan and Tragesser;
Vauphn and DiIhoafar
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-09-18

work-the family first 1t is not
easy now to put my philosophy into
words. Probably it could be done In
two words, love and work. And that.
after all. is the foundation Of every
normal life.
Love and work, and to live life to
it's fullest, and With honor, that seems
IT, me the universal creed. To take
ones self lightly, and ones work ser
iously, to be good friend and poor
enemy, to work hard and play hara,
to look out and not in, has been the
goal 1 have struggled for. l have
failed. Of course. Is not the very fact
that am writing this an indication
that I am beginning to take myself
seriously?"