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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
Sporting Comment
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The Detroit club announces the
purchase of First Baseman Lew Blue =
from the Martinsburg Club of the L
Blue Ridge League. Scout Joe Sug- $
den says he is a. bear cat. Hugh
Jennings wants him to report at once,
but the Martinsburg Club says 1t
needs him for awhile in it's own bust
ness.
"a Cleveland critic complains that
Lee Foil has loaded himself down
with too many outf1elders who hit
from the left side and urges the man--a
ager Of the Indians to get a. good u
right-handed hitter from somewhere n
Urging Is easy. Landing the man is
outf1elder who hits from the right q
side.
Bob veach of the Tigers wants to- ar
know If hitting ball over the bull K .
sign entities batter to $50 the sarnes ar
as actually hitting the sign. In onedw
of the games Detroit played in Wash 10
ing, Veach sent the ball clear overssf
the sign for one of the longest drives.4s
ever seen in Washington. It is son1e n
trick to hit to the sign there, let a1oi1e.97
clear it. stsFfw
- 81 81
The Pittsburgh Pirates are going II
to have wishing bee one of Theses I
days and when they all get. together s
they're going to wish that Al Mamaux "A
wakes up. Not that Al isn't doingle1
fairly well, but he can play so muchs N
better ball than he is at the present SO
time. If he comes to life the Piratessut
promise to give the other National
League teams a run for their
| money.
-
Hughie Jennings has decided that
it. slime for him to get on the coach
| ing lines and put some extra pep into
his Tigers. He has really accom-
plished something. too, for since he
has resumed coaching the Tigers have
delivered a better brand OF ball
And speaking of wishing, there's
another bunch that Is strenuously oc-
cupied with that engaging pastime.
That bunch is the, or, are the Boston
| fans The gloom in Beantown Is SO
| thick that you can cut 1t with a crow
| bar since the Braves have had their
| slump.
When Gen. Pershing gets to the bat
he's going to knock Pitcher linden
| burg out of the box and do several
things to Kaiser Bill. captain of the
4 .Teuton team.
Fritz Maisei of the Yankees Is eomT q
| ing back into his own and Is again
| showing the speed which gave him
\ elaiIA to the title 'ef best base run
ner in the American League, Herr
| has been better, that Ia certain, but
| for all around good playing he cerS
| tainly deserves the bouquet. And
| the Yankee fans are ready to manu-
| it to him any time,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
EASTERN LEAGUE WON'T QUIT
THIS SEASON, SAYS COLLINS
Milton Blier, Who Boxed McAuliffe Here, Wanted
For Murder in New York.

lame knee and although he practiced
at New Haven yesterday he did not
get into the game, Billy Weidel, the
youngster who was used temporarily
at second after he had been released
by Hartford, has been canned by New
Haven.
The scrappy New London team will
be the, headliner at Newfeld park
next Sunday and a big crowd will I'M
doubtedly turn tout to see McCann's
men. Bridgeport and the Planters
always furnish a lively battle. Man
ager Krichell Is likely to send Dug
Smith against the invaders while Cal
Crum will probably hurl for New
London.
The Bridgeport players left last
night for Portland, where they start
| two day series today. They return
| to Lawrence for a Saturday contest
Gingras is due to pitch today.
| Jim Clarkin probably realizes by
this time that he is no John McGraw
as a manager. His Hartford players
tossed off two to New Haven yester-
day.
Fletcher Low, the Hartford in
| fielder, is in the midst of a batting
slump. Low was considered a good
sticker last season but hasn't done
much this year.
It didn't take Hans Wagner long to
become weary of the managers job
in Pittsburgh. That is one position
that is not all milk and honey by any
| means.
Frank Chance rs another old timer
who decided he would rather enjoy lift
than be manager. He has quit as
leader of the Los Angeles club of the
Pacific Coast league. Chance owns
an orange ranch at Glendora, Cal, g
few miles outside of Los Angeles an6
has a bankroll that giraffe couldn't
step over.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
COOMBS JOLTED
BY GIANTS AFTER
II STRAIGHT WINS

New York, July 5-The Giants de-
feated Jack Coombs yesterday for the
first time. When Colby Jack beat
Matty and the Giants in that memoir
able eleven-inning worlds seriess.bat-
tie in 1911 he forged the first link in
a chain Of victories that until yester-
day stood for nearly six years. Dur
ing these half dozen years the veteran
hurler won twelve times from the
Polo Grounders.
In winning these dozen games
Coombs faced the Giants thirteen
times, pitching nine regulation games,
ten innings once and eleven innings
once, while on May g.. 1916, he was
relieved by Cheney after twtrling
three and two-third Innings, with the
score to 4 in favor of the Dodgers
when he retired. Two days previous
to this Coombs gave way to Nap
Rucker after six innings with the
Dodgers leading 8 to s.
Coombs' other unfinished game was
his second worlds series game of 1911,
in which he suffered an injury that
kept him out of baseball for several
years. He was then pitching for the
Philadelphia Athletics. With the
score tied at 3-3 In the ninth inn
ing, Strunk hit for the pitcher, and
Plank, who took up the hurting bur-
den, lost the game in the tenth, 4
to 8.
During the two games of twenty
innings that Coombs worked in the
1911 worlds series, he allowed the
Giants five runs Gall earned). eleven
hits, six bases on balls and struck on,
sixteen, while he struck out only
twenty-four batsnen in the other
eleven games of ninety-one and two.
third innings that he pitched against
fhafso
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
Most One Sided Score
In Baseball Game Was
Piled Up Back In 1874

The most one-sided score between
two professional clubs was played
June 49,. 1874, when the Mutuals de-
feated- Chicago by thirty-eight to, one.
iChicakgo made only two hits. The
largest score on record in game
between two PROFESSIONAL teams
marked the game between the, eAt-
1antics of Brooklyn and the Athletics
Z of Philadelphia on July 5. 1859, just
/ forty eight years ago today. The
former team won by a. score of fifty
( one o.-forty-eisft. Fifteen thous-
and people were present. the largest
number up to hat tinne that ever at
tended a ball game. Is .ssssl
The games of the present day look
very small when compared with those
of the SOS and 70's, as far as scores
are concerned. An illustration OF
how they scored runs In the good old
days" is herewith given; On May
IT,, 1870, a game was played al
Cleveland between the Forest City
team and o. team of amateurs. Il
only lasted five ipHings. probably be-
Icatse the WINNERS were exhausted
from running. Otherwise there is ne
reason given why the game didn't &c
on. Possibly the losers decided
they couldn't catch up anyway, see
Ling. that the other team was 81 run.
ahead of them.
The vict6rs who did all this running
were the men from the Forest Cit.
Club while the Atlahties, the anna
teur team, managed to score just on,
run and wouldn't have scored tina
except that perhaps their epponen
got tired and began to play a loes'
game. The vieteFs made 101 hit
for. a total of $50 bases. However
that wasn't the largest score that wa.
ever made On June 8. 1859 Their
was a game at Buffalo, N. Y, be
4 tween the Niagara and the Co1umbu
team. The final scores were: Mag
ara zoe; Columbus 10. Just for fur
here is the score of that first game ii
Cleveland, given by innings of whicl
as you will remember, there wer
only five.
Forest City, .,..52 16 SO / 1e---1s
Atlantic, ,.,...0 1 o o e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
TY COBB CONTINUES TO HIT
Detroit Star Reaches Century Mark in Safetes by Get
ting Blow in 34th Consecutive Game.

New York, July S5-Ty Cobb cele-
'ibrated the Fourth by being the first
major league player to make 100 hits,
and by gettfng-a hit in each game of
yesterdays double header he has
now hit safely in thirty-four consecu-
tive contests. Ty is now within six
games of his record for straight hit
tine, when, in 1911 he secured one or
more hits in forty consecutive games.
During his recent hitting streak Cobb
has been at bat 1872 times and has
made 81 hits for an average of .462.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

He has also scored 26 runs.
In the American League batting
race yesterday Speaker. lost six points
as he failed to get a hit in four times
at bat. McInnis also lost six. points
yesterday, while Sisler lost five and
Milan lost one.
In the National League, Cruise
gained two points yesterday by getting
three hits in eight tries. Roush gain.
ed one point, while HornSby stood
still. Heinie Zimmerman replaced
Wheat in fifth place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
American Association

Results eff Yesterdays Game.
Minneapolis, 4; ST. Paul, 8.
St. Paul, Z; minneapolis, 5:
Kansas City, 8; Milwaukee, o.
Kansas City, g.; AFilwa ukee, Q.
Toledo. 6; Indianapolis, 3.
Indianapolis, s; Toledo, 8.
Columbus, S; Louisville, 8.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
DE PALMA MAKES NEW
RECORD FOR rs MILES
IN AUTOMOBILE EVENT

Detroit, Mich, Judy 5-A new worlds
record fer rs miles ON a circular one
lunfle dirt track was made by Ralph
de Palm here yesterday, when in an
Iauomos3iie match with Barney 0ldfield
he covered the distance In 21;92 20
His time clips 80 seconds off the old
record.
two other events, at Is miles and at 10
ssmiles. His time for the 15 mile event
was 1858 .2-5 and he covered the lie
smi7es in 1888 "A. With the exception
pf the first mile of the Is mile race De
Palma was always in front
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results of Yesterdays Games.

Results of Yesterdays Games,
Washington e; New York, 4. fA.M.)
Washington, s.; New York, 4. (P.M.)
Boston, 6; Philadelphia, 8, CA. Nd
Boston, 6; Philadelphia, 2, Up. ND
Chicago, 4; Detroit, 8. "a. M
Chicago, Al Detroit, 8. Up. M
Cleveland, ri st. Louis, @ (1st game.)
Cleveland, 5; St. Louis, 2 cd game.)
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

Games Scheduled for Today.
Bridgeport at Portland.
New Haven at Lawrence.
Hartford at Springfield.
New London at Worcester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
Southern Association

Results of Yesterdays Games
Chattanooga. 8; Nashville. 4.
Chattanooga. q; Nashville. !.
Memphis, /; Little Rock. o,
Little Rock. 6; Memphis. 2.
Birmingham. IA; Mobile. 4.
New Orleans, q; Atlanta 0,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
Ted Lewis Leses To,
Griffith on Points

Akron. g., July 5-Ted (Kia9
Lewis OF New York, who recently
took the Welterweight title from Jack
Britton, lost a newspaper decision to
Johnny Griffith here last night. It
was 15-ronnd affair and Griffith out
pointed Lewis by a, slight margin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
BRIDGEPORT.

Two base hits, Martin; linn. Three
base hits Becker. Stolen bases. Con-
zales Dowd, Priest Sacrifice hits
Dowd. Sacrifice flies, Fish. Double
plays, Beatty to DeNoville to Beatty;
Gonzales to DeNoville to Gonzales;
Martin to Priest to Grimes. Left on
bases, New London 5. Bridgeport 5.
First base on errors, New London q.
Bases on balls. off Rieger 8; off Len
non g.; off Banks /. Hits and earned
runs, off Rieger, hits s, runs in in
nings; off Lennon, hits 2, runs in
1 1-3 innings; off Banks, hits 1, runs
0 in "a innings. Hit by pitcher.
by Rieger (Corcoran); by Banks
Circuit, Struck out, by Rieger 8, by
Banks 8. Umpire Dessau. Time,
1850.
In the morning game at New Lon
don, Bridgeport lost to McCann's men
by 8 to 0. Shanty House went fine
for seven innings for the Americans
but exploded in the eighth when q
pass and five hits gave New Londor
three runs. Cal Crum was on the
mound for the Planters. He hello
Bridgeport to seven hits, which were
we'll scattered
King Lear gave a sensational ex;
hibition at third. Martin also die
some good fielding, There was c
large crowd on hand to see the confess
which was marked by frequent ar
guments between the players. ,fhe
score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, 9; Brooklyn. 2. "a. M
New York. s. Brooklyn. o. (P. M
Philadelphia, 5: Boston, 8. CA. ND
Boston, 4: Philadelphia. 2. (P. Nd
Cincinnati, 2; Chicago, 0. CA. Nd
Cincinnati, 10. Chicago. 10. (P.M.)
st. Louis. a. Pittsburgh, s. CA. Nd
St. Louis, 4; Pittsburgh, 1. Up. Nd
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

Stolen base, Becker; sacrifice hits,
Dowd, Downey, left on bases, Bridge
port 4, New London 8, Bases on balls,
off House G, off Crum 1. Hits and
earned runs off House 10 and in s
off Crum and Q in 8. Struck cut
by Crum 5, by House 1. Umpire Bes-
seaus. Time 1859.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
EASTERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results,
New Lenden. a-3i Bridgeport. Ga.
New Haven, "a; Hartford. Ia.
Springfield, sic; Worcester. "a.
Portland, Ali Lawrence 6-2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
Mike Gibbons Defeats
George Chip With Ease

Youngstown Ohio. July 5-AEike,,
Gibbons ef st. Paul eutpetnted Geargep )
Chip of New Castle. Pa, in a 12-sr
round bout at Wright Field yesterdaNas
Gibbons was master of the situatienn 4,
throughout and was never in danger
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today,
New York at Brooklyn,
st. Louis at Pittsburgh.
Boston at Philadelphia,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

Greuaan Aviator Resseinger, who
had set aare his adversary's machine,
was rammed and both airmen fell to
the earth.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05
Standing of the Clubs,

Games Scheduled for Today.
Washington at New York.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Chicago at Detroit.
Cleveland at ST. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE
SEEDS
JOHN RECK q SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

ADVERTISE IN THE FARsfER
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

Neal Ball is still troubled with
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

When Gen. Pershing gets to the bat
he's going to knock Pitcher linden
burg out of the box and do several
things to Kaiser Bill. captain of the
Teuton team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

Hughie Jennings has decided that
it's. time for him to get on the coach
ing lines and put some extra pep into
his Tigers. He has really accom-
plished something. too, for since he
has resumed coaching the Tigers have
delivered better brand of ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-07-05

And speaking of wishing. there's
another bunch that is strenuously oc-
cupied with that engaging pastime
That bunch is the, or, are the Boston
fans. The gloom in Beantown Is SO
thick that you can cut It with a crow
bar since the Braves have had their
slump.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-31
WILL MAKE DRIVE TO
APP0RT|ON FUND
Department OF Education Expects to
Nuke school Money Available i'm
Few Hours After II Hears
From Auditor.

The state department of education
Is preparing to make a drive to get
out the annual apportionment ofstate
school funds with more than usual
promptness this year. The auditor
of public accounts will probably adj
wise the department today of the sum
that will be available to 1t from the
state ten-cent school tax today. This
amount, which was approximately
50. 200 last year. will show an increase
of approximately Ave per cent this
year. 1t is probable that apportion-
ment will have been completed by
tomorrow night.
The drive to get the apportionment
made and the money actually avail
able for school purposes is made es-
pecially necessary this year on account
of the refusal, in number of cases.
Of the country hanks II advance mon
ely for the salaries of public school,
teachers in the counties. The getting
out Of the state funds to the country
authorities will relieve this situation
This fund is paid to the local school
authorities in two instruments, the
first in November and the second in
February.
Nlrginla's expenditures from state
and local sources this year will be
very considerably above seven millions
OF dollars. probably sT.500,o00. OF
this sum something more than two
millions come from the state. and the
remainder from local sources
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-31
AFTER MANY YEARS
LEARNS REAL NAME
II. f. Southali, OF HopewcII. Wants
to BE Known to World In Future
as III. w. Beaber--DIscoycrs
His Parents.

r. T. southar, OF Kopewen Va.
has written Governor Henry Carter
Stuart asking his assistance In having
his name and those Of his two child
rem changed Southan declares that
when he was four years of age ne
was taken from an orphznage by F..
w. southall. of Prince Edward county.
Mr.. r. w. Southall later moved to
Cleveland. Ohio. and both he and his
wife died In n few years. This hap
pened some thi-ty-six years ago. They
had given their name to the lad. but
according to his letter. had never
formally adopted him. He has now
discovered hts parents, who live In an
Ohio town, and wishes to assume his
right name, which he says Is III. w.
Beaher. His parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
!. r. Reaher MI Southall was ad-
vised that 2 lawyer could handle his
situation the courts rather than the
governor having Jurisdiction in such
matters.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-31

capacity to the instructors In the In
fantry school of arms. Captain Tou-
jams speciality Is the handling and
throwing of hand grenades and that of
Lieutenant Domozon is the manage
ment of light machine guns. Their
uniform Is blue. with small yellow
strip on the side of the trousers, and
the dresscap. worn never in the
trenches but on parade. Is OF the same
color encircled with yellow cords to
denote the branch of the service and
the rank of the wearer.
Hanging from hook on the wall
directly in front OF Captain Toujan as
he spoke was cap Of soft blue cloth
"Oest lie bonnet de police" ("that is the
fatigue cap"). said the captain. taking
II down AMI fitting II on his head, We
wear this in the trenches when there
is lull in the firing and we are tired
wearing the steel helmet"
"And here is the helmet" said Lieu
tenant Domozon, bringing from the top
of dresser the hard and heavy head
dress which through the movies and
from pictures appearing in magazines
has become somewhat familiar to
Americans The reporter took II in his
hands and the first impression obtained
was weight and the question how any
ordinary man could carry an object
like that on his head for hours and
days without serious discomfort. But
as was explained. It insures COMPARE
tive safety to the whole head and
especially to vulnerable parts from
shrapnel.
The electric bulbs in Captain Tou-
JAMS room were appropriately covered
by the tri-coior of France, presenting
pretty effect when the lights were
switched or. The same colors appear
on various Of their personal effects,
The Second battalion OF the 9tSth
regiment was given a lecture yester
dav by Captain Charles Crunl. of Com
pany F. the subject being Gas At
tacks BY the Germans and the Use OF
the Gas Masks" AS explained by Cap
tain Crum. who has spent over two
years In the British army on the west
ern front. the Germans usually shoot
the gases from a tank into fifteen
mile wind blowing in the right dtrec-
ton the discharge being made at such
a height that II passes within seven
feet from the ground at the lines OF
the allies. Occasionally under pecu-
liar conditions. a large volume of The
gas may stay in one place almost mo-
tionless for several hours. After gas
masks are distributed to the men OF
the Eightieth division. small detacn
ments will be resuired to don them and
pass through chamber filled with the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-31
FRENCH OFFICERS
READY FOR WORK
For Them At Camp Lee--To Teach
SpeciaIties in Art of War.
fBy star Corre.pondent.l

Camp Lee, Va, October 30-Captain
Jerome TouJan, of the 4t7th infantry.
and Lieutenant Claude Domozon, First
infantry, French army, are with the
other French officers who arrived at
Camp Lee Sunday comfortably settled
In their new quarters. the building
erected for their use near division
headquarters. To a representative of
The Virginian they spoke pleasingly of
their first impression or America and
Americans. New York is q handsome
city," remarked Captain Toutan. "and
that street you call Broadway is very
much 50 at night. In France since the
war started, there has been nothing
like that. Beautiful. gay. tragic Paris.
as some one calls it, has been less
beautiful and gay and more tragic in
the past three years than for a long
time before" The officers spoke also
of the delightful hospitality with
which they were greeted on the occa-
sion of a two-day visit to Gotham
They landed at an American port
just a week ago. The trip across the
Atlantic, made at time of the year
when equinoctinl storms beset the
ocean and render travel even on the
large liners uncomfortable, was almost
without incident and wholly without
accident. Though none OF us had ever
been at sea before" said Lieutenant
Domozon," not one of the infantry Of
ficers was made seasick. but several of
the artillerymen were In the condition
which made them careless Of whether
the ship sank or not"
Captain Toujau and Lieutenant
Domozon have been in action since the
beginning of the war, participating in
tho battles Of the Marine, the Somme.
the Aisne and other famous engage
ments, At the Somme Captain Toujan
was struck on the right cheek by a
fragment OF shrapnel which tore away
four teeth In the lower Jaw. The shock
and loss of blood rendered him uncon
seious. Three weeks in the hospital
restored him ra Gears the cross OF
the Legion of Honor. EMA
The officers la--.Are In an adytsory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-31
STANDARD LOAF MAY
SOON Be AGREED UPON

The question OF standard LOAF OF
bread will Doubtless he settled IN
few days by the federal food admins
tratton. The matter Is now receiving
attention and according to representa-
ton. made to Virginia food aufhori-
ties the matter will soon be disposed
OF.
Recently Food and Dairy Commis-
sioner B. /. Purcell had the matter
OF the size of he loaf up with Virginia
bakers. but anal action In the matter
was deferred on account OF the fed-
eraI action pending.
1t was recently held by MT, hoover
that with -four at the present lever
sixteen ounce loaf could be sold at
eight cents Loayes and prices vary
very largely and II IS the general I'M
pression In informed circles that the
nubli,i Is paying very dearly For ITS
bread According to figures OF an
off.cia' character. II ten-ounce loat
IA sold for Ave cents the loaf, II VIII
make a barrel of flour bring gross
OF s2.se, the absorption being est-
mated AT sixty per cent. This allows
uberally for the loss in weight by
drying cut.
A larger loaf. however. retains It's
freshness better and Is more econorni-
cal both in production and in the
NtIu III :.