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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
TELLS SISLER TO
PUT MORE DASH
INTO HIS PLAYING

George Sisler will have no one to
blame but himself if he doesn't go
out and play the game Off the map.
He lis free to go the limit. Manager
Fielder Jones, who has been accused
of trying. to do the thinking for his
whole team, had a heart-to-he talk
with Sisler the other day and spoke
to the Michigan star something like
this:
you are the best player in baseball
outside of Ty Cobb. At Your age and
with your ability you ought to be as
goodsa player in time as Cobb. or even
better, if that's possible. But you
won't unless you get out and do things
like Cobb does-initiate plays. I'd
like to see you start something once
in while"
IS ssTy,s been in she game 10 years.
This is only my Second year, and I
don't want to, appear fresh" said
Sisler.
You're all wrong answered Jones.
st want you to be just as fresh as
they make them.
s-Here are your standing orders.
Play your. own game. Hit when you
please, run as far as you like, steal
when you think the time is ripe,
make the others play after you OF
ahead of you. Do Just what Ty Cobb
does on his team-be the whole
thing
Jones believes these instructions, if
carried out, will make Stsler a greater
player He thinks he has been too
difhdent. He wants to see him pull
some of the stuff that Ty pulls and
believes he can get away with just as
much of it. ~
ZONES is always preaching Cobb to
his players, but it is more than any
manager could expect that any con-
siderable number could go out and do
Cobb stuff. He really believes Sisler
can, though. At least he wants him
to try.
Jones has noted particularly since
his return to the American League
that the runners can't get away on
the pitchers like they used to in the
old days and he's ever after his
browns to study the pitchers.
Study their feet. their legs, theiI
arms and their heads when they are
pitching-get the little tipoffs to what
| they mean to do, for every pitcher
has his peculiarities. That's what we
used to do I remember how we used
to study Cy Young. We. discovered
| that with a. man on first base -he'l
always look over to the base twice
then jerk his head to the left before
pitching We knew he'd pitch after
that second look and jerk of the
head, and away we'd go on him fol
second and even Lou Criger eouldn'
| throw us out.
Is Zone day one of our coachers a
first spilled the beans when cried tt
L SVT
| twice-go
| Patsy Tebeau, playing first, heard
| it, figured it out, and after that we
| didn't steal SO many bases on Young
and Criger.
every pitcher has something ht
does that tips him off when he's goins
| to pitch. It's the idea to learn wha
that popularity is and take advantage
of it,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
UMPIRE IN MORE
TROUBLE AT HOT
GAME IN BOSTON

Boston, June 23.-In a hard fought
game the Braves won from the Giants
yesterday, 5 to 8. For the first six
innings the Boston players had an up
hill fight. In the second inning, after
Red Smith had come through with a
three base hit, he was declared out
at third on a quick throw by Rariden
to Zimmerman. The decision looked
to be wrong. The spectators began to
boot at William Bransfeld, the UNI
pire, and Tragesser, who was coach
Ing at third, set upsa howl and tossed
his cap in the air.
Bransfield twice ordered him off the
coaching line, but he refused to bulge.
William Klein stopped the game, ap-
parently waiting for his companion
to enforce his order. The latter failed
to do SO, however, but stood over in
his position sat first base. For about
ten minutes he remained there motion
less, while KLEIN, without a word, stood
ten feet behind the plate. Slim Sallee
began to toss the ball to the catcher,
while the Giant infielders laid on the
diamond. Bransield should have
hustled Tragesser to the bench, but as
he did not KLEIN finally took action.
He yelled to George Stallings to take
the coacl1er off the lines. It'll give
you just one minute to get him off, -
said KLEIN. and Tragesser was quickly
called in The crowd, meanwhile. be-
gan yelling to find out what was de-
laying the gamae.s
The feature of the game was the
batting Of Meanwhile, who made 9
double and three singles in his foul
times ait bat. He scored three Of the
Braves five runs, pulling off a double
steal on the last one with Evers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
HUTCHINSON WINS
!. H0N0RS AT OPEN
GOLF TOURNAMENT

Philadelphia, June 2s-Never did
almost perfect golf appear more easy
of attainment than when Jock Hutch
inson Of Glen View claimed the chief
honors of the golfng year by winning
the national open tournament over the
Whitemarsh Valley Country Club
course yesterday with a grand total
of 292 for IL holes. Steadiness and
brilliancy have been his ; watch
words all through the event and he
was rewarded with a score that top
ped that of his nearest rival Tom
Mcnamara o. Taplow by seven
strokes, the latter being credited with
299 for the four-time journey of the
links.
There was a cool, matter-of
way in which this son of Scotland
went about his task of bringing in the
best score of the tournament that was
as impressive as it was effective. AT
times he appeared almost mechanical.
so sure were his shots, whether of the
long or short variety.
The score of 292 compares favora-
bly, with that which he made in the
open championship a year ago at
Minikahda, when he was runner-up
to Chick Evans for the title, with a
score of 288, which was only two
strokes behind that which won the
championship. The greater distance
of the Whitemarsh course, it was be-
Heved by many, would account for
the difference between the score this
year and that made at Minneapolis.
How steady WIS the play of Hutchin-
son is indicated by the fact that he
was only four strokes over par for
the Whitemarsh cours, in the en-
tire ~ holes, a feat whici has never
before been duplicated on the links
at Chestnut Hill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
Cutting the Corners

be used at second until Neal Ball re-
turns to the lineup. Ball is at his
fcme in this city and is slowly recov-
ering from the injury he received in
Worcester.
King Lear hasn't done much with
the willow this week. The Bridge
port third baseman has drawn so
many passes, though, that his aver
age won't suffer as much as it would
under ordinary conditions.
Jack Egan continues to crown the
baseball for Bridgeport. The young
ster is a natural hitter and his blows
generally go on a straight line for the
fence.
Manager Jack Flynn of Lawrence
has led his club through string of
nine straight victories. He has his
pitchers going well and although
there are number of slow men on
the club the players are hitting in
timely fashion.
Now that the Pittsburgh sporting
writers have agreed not to mention
J ohm >MeGraw's name in their papers
Inc 1ldut uldIdSCI Will piOOdUly dC-
eide not to soak anybody the next time
his club visits the Pirate stronghold.
What's the use of a lively bout if the
sporting pages won't carry the fight
by rounds?
Barney Dreyfuss, the Pittsburgh
baseball magnate, must have felt like
poor fish when he saw that crowd
of 1000 on hand yesterday to honor
Hans Wagner. Dreyfuss5 kept the
famous veteran off the club for two
months because he wanted to save
$4,000 in salary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
Pittsburgh Writers
Not to Mention John
McGraw's Name Again

Pittsburgh, June 2s-Just before
the Pittsburgh Chicago game here
yesterday, a meeting of the Pitts
burgh Chapter of the Baseball
Writer'S Association of America was
held in the scorers box, and resolu-
ton was presented calling for vote
of confidence in the New York writer's
who sent out the interview with the
manager of the New York Baseball
club relating tc President Tener,
which was agreed to by every one
present.
It was agreed not to mention the
name of John J. McGraw in the sport
ing columns or in dispatches sent out
of this city relating to the New York
games. It also was agreed to support
the New York chapter in anything it
may see fit to do regarding an inves-
tigatiOn. a
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
TIMELY RAPS BY
LOCAL CL0UTERS
DEFEAT HARTFORD

Hartford, June 23-Bridgeport sell
is on the mound but the Americans
swung their bats Justify for the south
paw yesterday and he beat Hartford
by Z to in a long drawnout game
Bridgeport collected ten hits and
hammered two Hartford pitchers.
Smith was in great form outside of
the sixth, when he allowed four runs.
He famed eight, walked two and
allowed six hits. The left handler
made two timely swats himself
Tencate started son the slab for
Hartford but was taken out in the
seventh after Krichelrs men began to
soak him. Trautman finished the
pastime and was tapped for a run in
the ninth. Jack Egan hit hard for
Bridgeport and SO did Otto Deininger,
who had three safeties. Y
In the second with two out Egan
drew a pass and Smith singled. Mar
tin followed with a hit that scored
Egan. Then Wilson muffed a, throw
to first and Smith counted. Guy
.Zinn began the fourth with a single
lie went to third on Deiningers smash
and tailed on Egan's sacrifice fly.
Smith had a lead of 8 too here but
he weakened in the sixth and by a
collection of hits mixed with a pass
four runs were made by Hartford
Wilson's double with the bases filled
doing a lot of damage. 49,
Then Bridgeport had to start
again. In the seventh Lear walked
and Deininger doubled. Trautman
replaced Tencate. Egan's crack to
safe territory brought in two runs and
on Smiths hit Egan reached home In
the ninth, Deininger, Egan and Priest
singled and the final run was produc-
ed. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
YANKEES UNABLE
TO HIT MAYS AND
LOSE To RED SOX

New York, June 23-Carl Mays
submarine pitching was bewildering
to the Yankees at the Polo Grounds
yesterday and Donovan's lads accept
"a defeat without as much as
r.ehimper, the count being to L.
Mays starts the ball way down near
1.-THE ground and propels it up until
whistles past without speaking. Mays
lis the only pitcher left in 1.-THE game
who retains this obsolete style of
Ringing. The Yanks are SO accus-
toned to swinging at drop curves
that when an up-shoot comes along
they are about ready to shout for as
sistance. Z. ..,ss -
There was nothing about yesterday
game which would cause any one to
wreck his voice or disturb the tran
quill. beating of his heart Mays was
so sttngy with his hits that there was
nothing for the crowd Of 5000 to dc
but sit back and suffer while the
sYanks. One after another went up to
tho baat and spanked limpid raps to
the waiting Red Sox f1elders. Occa-
sionally Mays rubbed it in by striking
out Yankee players, just when they
were confidently expected to do some
thing else.
Wallie Pipp's three-base smash in
the& fourth was the only. noticeable
damage Inflicted on Mays underhand
service. That bang brought in Hen
dryx with the Yanks' only run That
count would newer have naterialized
# It hadn't been for Captain Jack
iBarry's error. Miller made single
in the seventh and Hendryx got a
single in the eighth. Those three
drives were the only hits the Yankees
COINED. =
Bob Shawkey was just Wild enough
at times to give the worlds champions
juststhe encouragement they needed
to get their two runs across. In both
innings where the Red Sox got their
runs, the second and fifth, Shawkey
started the trouble by issuing pass.
The Red Sox have put damper on
the hitting outbreak which the Yanks
have shown at times within the last
few weeks j. Franklin Baker. for
instance, hasn't made a hit in this
serfes.~
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
DECIDE TO HOLD
A. A. U. MEET AS
USUAL THIS YEAR

New York, June 23-As tt, result
Of sober second thought several OF
the national sport-governing bodies OF
the country have reached the conc1u-
sion that they acted rather hastily
in abandoning various national cham
pionship meets. In the case Of the
Amateur Athletic Union the matter
was put to mail vote before any de-
cision of staging the track and field
games under the same conditions pre-
vailing in normal ties.
The annual championship meet will,
therefore, be held as usual but some
uncertainty still exists regarding the
date and place for the games. They
were originally set for st. Louis on
August 81, septemt 1 and B. st.
Louis athletic officials, however, are
not positive at this time that the
meet can be properly staged there and
should this prove to be the case, the
championship games will be awarded
to some other athletic center. New
York, Chicago and Philadelphia are
all understood to be willing to assume
the task of holding the meet in case
s. Louis decides to forego the con-
tests
It may also be necessary to change
the dates for the games should it be
found that they will conflict with the
plans for the assembling of the army.
AS originally set, the junior and Sc
Nor meets woul have fallen on the
Friday and Saturday preceding Labor
Day with the finals on the holiday
with a. Sunday for rest interven-
ing.
If it should develop that the gov
eminent will begin assembling the
new army on September L., IS has
been unofficially stated, the dates of
the games will be moved forward a
week bringing the contests on August
24-25. This will be necessary in view
Of the fact that number of promin-
emit athletes will enter the service
with the first call thus losing all
chance of competing if the meet were
to be held after the date set for as
Sembly at camp.
The championship committee also
has decided that the regular A. A. U.
die medals shall be awarded to first
second and third men to win places in
both the track and field events as in
past years. It was the general opin-
ion that since the games were to be
held the regular championship tro.
phies sh ould be awarded instead of
the certificates planned in connection
with the suggested patriotic meet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
BIG,LEAGUE BITS. j

HF = =
The Oakland Club. when it notified !.
Brooklyn that it could no longer use
Ollie 0,Mara or Warren Adams was.
Instructed to ship O'Mara to Bling s
hamton of the New York State league
and Adams to Omaha of the Western
league. y.
Catcher George Gibson of the
Giants is past the age where he is ex-
pected to do any fighting for Canada, .
but he has sent his Oldest boys aged
Is. to the co1ors. The youngster, asis
soon as his school year closed. hustled =
to an officers training camp. -
The White Sox. have a gem of a
shortstop in Risberg who is doing
some star performing these days. Now
if he can only improve his work with
the bat he'll soon become one Of our
leading citizen. -
Eddie Cicotte, pitcher for the White :.
Sox, has everybody worried with that :
shine BALI of his. Eddie is not
letting any of the boys know how he
handles it or what he does to the pill
but wherever he appears the eyes sofs.
the players as well as the fans are
glued to his delivery. -,
Connie Mack hasn't gained a name
as great maker of ball players for
nothings IF any further proof were
needed of his ability one might point i
to Ping Bodie and Rube Schauer.r
These two players are developing win
ming qualities under the careful suzF
pervision of the Athletics famous
manager. $3.50
George Stal1ings is working his
Boston Braves under high pressure
and is getting a first class brand of
ball out of his men. He insists that
his outfit will be a serious contender
for pennant honors at the end of the
season.
Baseball managers are certainly
having their troubles this year. In
one case the inf1eId is weak, in another
the outfeld. With another, both
may be good, but the stick work is
bad, and so on. Trouble with the
pitching staff seems to be chronic
and universal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
TOMMY DOWNEY
WITH NEW LONDON

New Haven, June Z 23-Tommy
Downey OF Bridgeport has been signed
by the New London club. Downey
made his initial appearance with the
Planters in yesterdays doubIe-header
( at the Rock. He is expected to add
much strength to the Planters at
tack. ~
The acquisition OF Downey has re-
suited In the penching of Candy, the
gawky outfielder who has slumped
in his hitting. Candy Is also recognize
ed as an incompetent fielder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
DAN KELLY'S RECORD
FOR 100 YARD SPRINT
CAUSED BIG sQUABBLE

Eleven years ago today an event
took place at Spokane, Wash. that
caused one OF the bitterest controver-
sizes i'm sporting annals. On that day,
June 20. 1905. Dan Kelly. until then
absolutely unknown in the world OF
sports. was said to have run hun
dred yards in nine and three-fifths
seconds. This record was accepted
by the Amateur Athletic Union on the
testimony Of a. score of reputable men
who declared that they had inspected
the watches. three in number, and
that all read alfke-9 3-5 seconds. No
other record in amateur athletics
aroused SO much controversy as that
attributed to Kelly. One of those
who refused to believe in the anthem
ITCHY of Kelly's time was the late la
mented Mike Murphy, who a, year
later became Kelly's trainer and who
knew the youth, if anybody did. MUIR
ply maintained that Kelly hadn't it in
him to do better than 10 1-5 seconds.
1t was later alleged that unofficial
timekeepers at Spokane made the time
over ten seconds. 1t is certain that
Kelly never did anything wonderful
after that, although he had the ad-
vantage of being trained by Murphy
s7G other experts.
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80 4 6 27 Il
Bridgeport.

Two base hits, Wilson, Deininger.
Hits and earned runs. off Tencate S
and in 6; off Trautman 5 and 2 in
8; off Smith, and in 8. Sacrifice
hit. Priest 2. Sacrifice fly, Egan.
Double play, Purcell to Telcate to
Low. Bases on balls, off Tencate 4,
off Smith 2. Struck out, by Smith g.,
by Tencate 4. by Trautman 1. Hit by
pitcher, by Smith purcell, Skiff)
Left on bases, Hartford 5, Bridgeport
s. Wild pitches, Smith 2. Time, 2:3e,
Umpire, Kelly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results OF Yesterdays Games.
Boston, 2; New York, 1.
Washington, 8; Philadelphia, 5.
Chicago, 4; Cleveland, 1.
Detroit 9; st. Louis, 8 (frst.
Detroit, 3; st. Louis, 2 (second).
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
K. Of G. Ball Players
TO Practice Tomorrow

The knights of Columbus of
Bridgeport are organizing a baseball
team for the season, and will hold a
practice at Seaside park tomorrow.
Those members wishing a tryout for
the team are requested to be on hand
at 10 o'clock. Out of town brothers
desiring to play are requested to re-
pQrt.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

The old-timers have staunch friend
in Connie Mack. Just because a
man has a few years to carry around
on his back is no reason why he
should be dropped, according to the
Athletics manager. Cy Falkenberg
is still a prominent member of that
clan and Harry Davis is allowed to
sit around waiting for a chance to
come to do some pinch hitting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
K. O. Eggers in Fast
Draw With Morga1

Boston, June 23-A1though K. c
Eggers of New York defeated Joe
Morgan of Manchester. N. H., in
12-round bout at the Commercial A. c.
referee called it a draw. There was
much dissatisfaction over the de-
cision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

Games Scheduled for Today.
Philadelphia in New York (two).
Washington in Boston.
n Cleveland in Chicago.
st. Louis in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

Games Scheduled for Today.
Hartford at Bridgeport.
New London at New Haven.
Springfield at Worcester.
Lawrence at Portland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

Games Scheduled for Today.
New York in Philadelphia.
Boston in Brooklyn (two).l
Chicago in Pittsburg (two.)
Cincinnati in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston, 8; New York, 8.
Philadelphia, s; Brooklyn, 8.
Pittsburgh i; Chicago, 8. Go in
nings)
Cincinnati, 8; st. Louis, 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

Thousands of Russian prisoners cap
tured by Germany have died from
starvation and more are dying from
famine and tuberculosis
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
EASTERN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Bridgeport, z; Hartford, 4.
New Haven, SO; New London, So.
Springfield, 4; Portland, 2.
Lawrence a; Worcester, 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

f. plar ned to sell potatoes for 81. 40
r '7.shel at Detroit after the new har-
vest.
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RED CROSS DAY.

It is expected the Red Cross fund
will be sweEled by a large amount if
the weather if good for the Bridge
port-Worcester game at Newfeld park
tomorrow. The Bridgeport club will
turn over it's entire share of the re-
ceipts to the fund and realizing what
the Red Cross organization is doing
for humanity the fans will undoubted-
ly turn out in large numbers. Presi-
dent Stanley Of the police board, and
Lieut.. fSuck1ey of the department,
members of the committee, are work
ing with President Lane of the Bridge
port club to make the affair a success.
THE game will be a regular league
contest. If Mulrennan reports here
from Providence, r. T.. he. may be
used, otherwise Joe Gingras will
probably pitch for Bridgeport. Man,
ager mckinley Of Worcester is likely
to send Lindstrom or Herring to the
firing line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
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American Association
Results of Yesterdays Games

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
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.CHANGE. IN, oUTFIELD.

Manager Krichel1 made a change
in the Bridgeport outfield yesterday
by sending Guy linn to right field,
switching Bracket to left and bench
ing Joe Briggs. Briggs has fallen Oft
in hitting lately.
Otto Deininger, after slump in
batting, came back to form yesterday
and pounded the Hartford pitchers for
a double and two singles.
Weidel, an irr1e1der. released by
Hartford, has been signed by New Har-
ven. Weidel was recommended by
Tom Connery, the former Hartford
manager, but couldn't do enough hit
ting to suit the Senators. He will
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Southern Association

Results of Yesterday,s Games.