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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
YALE, PRINCETON
AND HARVARD MAY
0RGANZELEAGUE

There has been not a little specula,
ton concerning the past each of the
will play in the intercoI
legiate athletics next fall, says. Law
renee Perry in the New York Post.
There is little reason to doubt that
not only at Princeton and Yale, but at
schedules of games as ar
ranged for the autumn will be aban-
doned and there is also liability that
none Of the three institutions will be
represented by university team. Or
if there are varsity teams, the games
they play will be extremely limited in
mum Der.
There is even the possibility that the
formation of the elevens at these three
universities will be so hedged about
with restrictions, not only as to per-
sonnet, but as to manner of coaching,
period of training, and the like, as to
render anything but a.<Yale-Harvard-
Princeton triangular arrangement in
advisable, If not impossible.
Yale authorities are now discussing
the athletic situation and have not
neglected to. equip themselves with
complete information concerning the
athletic resources as well as the views
of their colleagues at Princeton and
there is little or no tendency at
Princeton to organize a varsity foot
ball eleven next fall although as yet
the 1917 schedule has not been aban-
doned.
Yet it is hardly to be doubted that
the Tigers would cheerful1y join with
their two great traditional rivals il
they decide it were best to carry on
limited process Of intercollegiate
sport next fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
GINGRAS EXPL0DES
IN NINTH SESSION
AND LOCALS LOSE
(By Wagner.)

IS Gene Mccain put in a hard after
noon on the third base coaching lines
yesterday, standing up under fire of
heavy. artillery from the bleachers. He
chewed a lot of Red Band fine cut
and sometimes he wanted to chew the
heads off his players. But he found
the world pleasant place after the
New London team scored three in the
ninth and pulled the game out of the
fire. When the Planters went to bat
in the ninth Bridgeport was ahead
by to l., but Gingras, exploded with
a loud report before the reserves could
be called and the, disappointed fans
went home and told the folks Bridge
port had lost by 4 to g.
Cal Crum, the lean twirler Mccain
secured from the Braves, bothered the
locals after the first when they tap
ped him for two runs on hits by Mar
tin, Priest and Corcoran and sacrifices
by Bracket and Lear. Bridgeport
managed to score another in the
eighth.
Johnny Banks started flor Bridge
port but Manager Krichell yanked
him in the third after he. showed
took up the Job, performed brilliant
" until the ninth. Then he passed
the first man. A single by Beatty,
a triple by Becker, a sacrifice fly by
Russell and it was. over. Martin,
Priest and Lear did some fine field
ing for Bridgeport Jack Egan led
at bat with double and single. The
score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
.PlTTSBURG FANS
GIVE LOVING CUP
TO HANS WAGNER

Pittsburgh, June 22-In celebra-
ton of his recent return to the game
thousands Of baseball enthusiasts to-
day honored. J. H. (Honus) Wagner,
Pittsburgh's veteran infielde A
parade formed in the. downtown sec
ton and proceeded to Forbes field,
whore Mayor Armstrong formally
presented Wagner with a silver low
ing cup, a gift of local admirers.
When plans for the dem onstration
were being made Wagner requested
that the money be given to the Red
Cross fund instead of being used in
the purchase of a present.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
tBy wagner.)

1t is expected that Newf1eld park
will hold the largest crowd of the sea-
son on Sunday afternoon. which will
be Red Cross day at the local arena
The, management of the Bridgeport
club has agreed to give Every cent of
the home clubs receipts to the big
charity fund. President Stanley of
the police board and Lieut. Suckley
Of the department are members of
the committee and they are working
with the club> management to make
the affair a success.
The Worcester club will be the
opposing team and upon learning that
the contest was to be a benefit for the
great war charity, the Massachusetts,
club agreed to accept a small guaran-
tee instead of the usual percentage.
1t will be a regular league game, of
course. Manager Krichell may use
Mulrennan, the pitcher Providence
has agreed to send here. If he per-
forms as we'll as he did for Bridgeport
last year he will be real addition to
the staff.
Jack Flynn has his Lawrence play
ers going at top speed. The Massa-
chusetts boys have just reeled off
eight straight victories.
Brooklyn has purchased Pitcher
Russell from Vancouver of the North
western league. He has made a great
record this year.
Johnny Priest made a stop in the
seventh at Newfeld, yesterday, that
cut off run. With two out and
Becker on second Johnny ran back
of second and grabbed Trout's hard
smash, getting his man at first.
Another good fielding play was
/ turned in by King Lear. In the sixth
Beatty hit a slow one down the third
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
DIED

SMYTHE- Danbury, June IT,
Sarah, widow of Charles Smythe,
aged Sc years.
MGUIRE-In Danbury, June 13, Will
liam A. Mcclure, aged 20 years.
BEVANS-In Danbury, June II.
James T. Bevans, aged sc years.
YUNkES = In Stamford, June II,
Theresa Yunkes, aged II years.
WOOD-In New Canaan, June 1e,
Charles H. Wood, aged 80 years.
DINAN-In Stamford, June 15, Mary
G., wife of Frederick iDinap..
GIILs-In Stamford. June 15, Bridget,
wife of Patrick Gill.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
Bridgeport.

*Batted for Gingras in ninth.
New London J. 20 o 0 0 o o o 3-4
Bridgeport - 0 0 0 o 0 1 Ga
Two base hits, Egan, Lear. Three
base hit, Becker. Stolen bases, Becker
2. Sacrifice hits, Bracket 2, Lear,
sDowd. Sacrifice flies, Russell. Double
plays, Martin to Deininger; Candy to
Beatty to Dowd. Left on bases, New
London z, Bridgeport 6. Base on
balls, off Crum 1, off Banks 8, off
Gingras 8. Hits and earned runs, off
Crum hits 8 runs in 9 innings; off
Banks. 2 hits l run in 2 113 innings;
off Gingras, 5 hits, runs in 23 in
nings. Struck out, by Crum g. by Gin
gras Wild pitch. Gingras. Umpire,
Connolly. Time, 200.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

Games Scheduled for Today.
Boston in New York.
Philadelphia in Washington.
Cleveland in Chicago.
St. Louis in Detroit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

Guy linn was called to bat for Gin
gras in the ninth but his best effort
was puny grounder to the pitch
er.
Hartford appears to have picked
UP good twirler in Ralph Head, Sc
cured from the Three league. He
had the New Haven league leaders
buffaloed yesterday. When Manager
Pepper gets a few capable twiriers
he will make the other clubs hustle
Dick McCabe, who wore a Bridge
port uniform in 1914 ,twirled Buffalo
to victory over Richmond in the In
ternational league yesterday by 6 to
4. He allowed only six hits.
Ray Heating of this city turned in
victory for Toledo of the American
association yesterday. He beat Min
neapolis by 9 to Z. Although Keat-
ing allowed the opposing club only
seven hits they managed to bunch
the blows pretty well.
Hugh High, the former Hartford
outfelder. began to do a little hitting
for the Yankees yesterday. He has
been in the midst of a slump but
against Shore of the Red Sox he man
aged to make triple and single.
Lord Byron, the singing umpire.
probably sang I'm Afraid to Go
Home in the Dark" when that mob
began to chase him in st. Louis.
Manager Mathewson has the Gin
cinnati Reds going at lively clip
now. The fans, who generally roast
all Cincinnati managers, whether they
need it or not, have been laying off
Matty. \
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
BIG LEA'GUE BITS
BASEBALL ALPHABET

M STANDS Tor Manager, powerful
man.
Whose dictum is law to the whole
baseball clan;
There's onl.- one person who rules
him-but then,
IT. his swife-so you see he's like all
other men.
The Phillies have got new system
and systems, you know, are great lit
tlea things to have, especially when
they work. This one seems to be
doing just that. Here it is: Pat
Moran is working FIVE pitchers in ro-
tation and the result, for the Phillies
Il gratifying They are garnering a
greater average of games than ever
Maybe it wouldn't be a bad idea for
some of the other baseball Napoleons
to follow these Moranian tactics.
Like unto a fishing net that gathers
up everything before it in the deep
sea, SO is Old Boy Pipp's catching
hand. 1t seems as though. he grabs
everything that flies 4thEoHgh~the air
within a radius of several miles Of
where he stands. The major
leagues show 10 better first baseman
than Pipl, of the Yankees.
80 7ts-s
To watch Frank Baker play those
da4s one would never think that only
redSntly he recovered from an injury
Fr&pk has gotten into the Agame in
earnest and is displaying a mighty
fine brand of ball.
k1mong the most prominent Ameri-
caM optimists is Clark Griffith whose
Warrington club is struggling with
mighty kicks from being sprecipitat-
ed Hnto the nethermost cellar Crit
ftfEis also one of the leading mem
bets of the Never say die club. He
is dIlite certain that the Washingtons
viii finish in the first division Well,
notHing is impossible. particularly in
ba oAa.
M r-r< ga
K there lis any young gentleman
in Ehe audience who thinks he can
hitA baseball hard and timely, let him
hasten at once and seek out Bill DON
ovaff, manager of the Yankees, who is
LOOKING high and low for just. such as
he. The Yankees, In other words,
need some heavy artillery and that is
very scarce indeed.
Arguing with the umpire Is like
arguing with the tax collector You
can, call him all the names you like,
but4you've- got to pay in the end
ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games
New York 4, Boston 0.
Brooklyn 4, Philadelphia 2.
Cincinnati Z, St. Louis 1.
Chicago IL. Pittsburg a.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
U. M. C. WILL HAVE
TWO TEAMS FOR
BIG TRACK MEET

The U.eM. c. athletes have shown
greata interest in the big Factory
track meet to be held at Seaside. park
July H., Teams have been formed
among the girls as wen as boys and
all are precticing hard. Because of
the large number CT good athletes
in this plant it Is figured the U. M. C.
has a. good chance to carry off the
honors at the meet,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

The crusade of the New York Fire
Department against the sale of fire.
works and possession of fireworks has
begun and several cases have resulted
in the roundup.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
New ork 5, Boston 4.
Cleveland l.. Chicago o..
Detroit 5, ST. Louis 4.
Philadelphia g., Washington 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

Games Scheduled for Today.
Bridgeport at Hartford.
Worcester at Lawrence.
Springfield at Portland.
New London at New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today.
New York in Boston.
Brooklyn in Philadelphia.
Chicago in Pittsburg.
Cincinnati in st. Louis.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

FLOWER AND vDGETABLE
SEEDS
JOHN RECK a SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
RED CROSS DAY AT LOCAL
BALL PARK SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Ray Heating Wins Game for Toledo Club-Other
Short Items of Sports

base line but Lear made one hand
pickup and got the putout by a light
ming throw to De.ninger.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
American Association

Results of Yesterdays Games
At st. Paul R.H.E.
Indianapolis $500. ........ IL IL
St. Paul ......... 2 8 0
Batteries-Dawson and Gossett;
Hagerman and Glenn.
At Milwaukee, r. H. r.
Louisville ..............
Milwaukee .............
Batteries-Mann and Clemens;
Goodwin and Deberry.
At Minneapolis r. H. E.
Toledo ...... 913 1.
Minneapolis 4 y
misunderstanding and Sweeney;
Humphrey and Owens.
At Kansas City R. H. e.
Columbus 4 10 o
Kansas City .......... 0
Batteries-Carter and Dilhoefer;
McQuillan, Chalmers and Berry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
EASTERN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
New London 4, Bridgeport ).
Hartford 4, New Haven 0.
Lawrence 5, Worcester 4.
Portland 6-2, Springfield Al.
Standing of the Clubs.
Won. Lost. PC.
New Haven ...... "a 9 .727
Lawrence ...... % 13 1928
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22
Southern Association

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for and delivered. Satisfaction
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

Arguing with the umpire Is like
arguing with the tax collector You
cam call him all the names you like,
but you've got to pay in the end.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

ADVERTISE IN T11E FARMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

Guy linn was called to bat for Gin.
gras in the ninth but his best effor,
was puny grounder to the pitch.
er.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-22

Jack Flynn has his Lawrence play
ers going at top speed. The Massa-
chusetts boys have just reeled off
eight straight victories.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
SECTIONAL AND NEoU1TABLE

n OVERNOR MCCALL, of Massa-
IT chusetts, protesting against the
increase in the draft quota
from his State, makes the suggestive
comment that the new apportion-
ment, which is supposedly based up
on the registration, penalties States
where registration was complete and
thorough in comparison with States
where registration was incomplete. :"
The latter States are all in the
South-yet we do not hear of any
widespread activity among Federal
authorities down there in seeking out
and Furnishing slackers. Whereas, in
the Northern States where, as Gov
ernor Mccall says, the registration
was complete and thorough. the
prosecuting officers and the courts
have been busy rounding up and
dealing with those who did not reg
lister.
In this view of the situation it is
far more serious than a sectional in
1ustice-to which the North has be-
come somewhat accustomed through
Democratic taxation. It involves m
official negligence. if not connivance
which is vital to the equities.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30

spired by the humanitarian duty we
all owe our fellow-countrymen who
are lighting the worlds battle for
democracy. Those interested in the
movement will endeavor to make
every railroad employe who goes to
the front and is unfortunate enough
to sustain injury feel secure in the
knowledge that when he returns he
will find a position awaiting him
paying livable wage"
This is move in the right direc-
ton. The railroad men of the coun-
try have responded nobly to the call
for volunteers. Hundreds of those
from along the Reading, the Penn
sylvania and the Baltimore & Ohio
systems have gone into the engineers,
even though it is strongly suspected
that few railroad men will be draft
ed. The man who volunteers when
he knows the chances are good for
his exemption is a real patriot and
nothing is too good for him. 1t is
to be hoped that all of the railroads
of the country will take up the Egan
plan. Many railroad men will re-
turn disabled, but they will not want
to become objects of charity. The
Brotherhoods are also moving for
the relief of their members by
pledging them their death and dis
ability claims while in the service.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
THE MILLERsBURG BRIDGE

TT is too bad that money sufficient
could not be found with which to
build the proposed bridge across
the Susquehanna at Millersburg.
There is no public improvement in
Central Pennsylvania more needed
than this. Twice Senator Beidleman
got the bill through the Senate and
this year the House added its ap-
proval, only TO have it vetoed because
of lack of funds.
Unquestionab bly,. the Millersburg
bridge eventually will be built by the
State. Two serious set-backs will not
dampen the enthusiasm of the active
upper end people who are back of
the project. They know so well the
vast benefits to be derived from such
structure that temporary disap-
pointment will not be permitted TO
stand in the way OF continuing the
campaign that eventually will bring
success.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
The Wrist Watch
By BRIGGS

Among the many things that have
been permitted to go to waste in this
land is the nations noble heritage of
humor. Founded by Benjamin
Franklin and carried along through
many decades by a race of men who
were both witty and wise, American
humor that was once racy of our
soil has of late years been eclipsed
by the inferior hee-haw school, in
which every man is his own humor-
list.
What mechanical contrivances
have done to music by placing it
within the reach of everybody pos
sessed of hand or foot-the ear no
longer counts-the hee-haw school,
with rib-poking as a nimble acces-
sorry, has done for humor. In its
scheme of funmaking wisdom has no
part. Its shafts are aimed at what
ever strikes the humorist as odd or
new in the dress or personal appear
ance of the victim. Women's clothes
have been a favorite target of these
latter day Franklins and Lincolns for
many a long year, but of late they
they have trained their batteries on
the wrist watch.
Thanks to their efforts the greater
part Of our unthinking population
firmly believes that the wrist watch
is a sure indication of effeminacy,
whereas it is merely timepiece car
ried in the most convenient fashion.
Every soldier in Europe-which,
happily, lies outside the hee-haw
bailiwick-either has a wrist watch
or wishes he had one. There is moth
ing funny in the spectacle of brave
man who can tell the time of day at
a glance.-New York Herald.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
down WITH NOISE MAKERS

@HIEF OF POLICE WETZEL and
his force are now under civil
service regulations and any
temptation under old conditions to
treat with consideration persistent
noise-mskers among automobile and
motorcycle maniacs should no longer
interfere with prompt and effective
suppression of these public nuisances.
One need only stand for a few min
utes on any driveway of the city to
learn FIRST hand the need for vigorous
police enforcement of the regulations
against open cut-outs and uuneces-
sary blowing of horns in addition to
outrageous speeding. Also. the dis
regard of parking regulations de-
mands an awakening of the police
department.
II the civil service innovation is to
amount TO anything in the way of
improvement it must be manifested
in the effective and fearless putting
down of the ise-makers who are
running wild in Harrisburg at the
present time. A few courageous cycle
poicemen can stop the cut-out
racket and all the other needless
noises in a jiffy. but there must be no
don't do it again" at headquarters.
Stiff fines and still sitter fines for
every offense with arrests without
fear or favor in all cases will soon
make Harrisburg a habitabIe CITY.
Down with ncise-makers.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
RAILROAD COUNTRY CLUB

TT is to be hoped the plans of those
back of the movement for a
county club for railroad men
along Wildwood Lake on railroad
property will materialize. The pro-
poseesite is we'll suited for the pur-
pose. Target ranges, baseball fields,
tennis, croquet and other outdoor
sports could be encouraged on the
eight acres of ground the originators
of the movement have in mind.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. is filing a useful place in its
field, and it began in one small room.
So, perhaps. with the talked-of coun-
try club. The small beginning may
make good ending. A large fraction
of Harrisburg's population is made
up of railroad men and anything of
benefit to them is of benefit also to
the whole city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
A GOOD MOVE

T MPLOYES of the American rail-
n roads disabled by reason of the
war are to be extended such
practical assistance as will enable
them TO earn a livelihood when they
return to peaceful pursuits through
a movement which C. W. Egan, gen
eral claim agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, is behind to educate
these men along lines that will make
them capable of self support. The
work will be undertaken by a com
rnittee, of which Mr.. Egan is one, of
flve members representing III Am
erican and Canadian railroad sys-
TENS.
AT a meeting recently of the
heads of railroad claims depart
ments." said Mr.. Egan in outlining
the plan, "a committee was ap-
pointed to provide the ways and
means of educating crippled railroad
employees made so by reason of the
war. teaching them the work in the
department to which they may be
best adapted and providing them,
after they become efficient, with
work at or near the salary they
would be likely to command had
they not gone to war. The work wall
be carried on not only from an
economic standpoint. It viii be in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
AN ARMORY NEEDED

4" ARRISBURG will send into the
Ill war nine separate units of the
National Guard with a big share in
tenth company located elsewhere.
This compares very we'll with any
other community of its size in the
State and far surpasses most. Yet
Harrisburg is without a State-owned
armory, notwithstanding that many
other cities have been favored in this
way to the extent of hundreds of
thousands of dollars.
The Governor has just approved an
appropriation of $1,1s0,000 for
armory purposes. OF this Harrisburg
should have a very generous slice. AS
has been frequently pointed out. the
new armory should be located at
State street and the railroad, 'front.'
ing on the new Capitol Park extern
sion. 1t should be of design in keep
ing with its surroundings and large
enough to permit of cavalry and in
fantry drills at one time, with room
for all units and tracks for the load
ing of supplies direct from the
building.
The time is here when this subject
should receive consideration. When
the troops return from the war they
will find the old City Gray's Armory
entirely inadequate and the cavalry
armory torn down to make way for
park Improvements. Nothing will dis
courage recruiting for the new Guard
more than lack of proper quarters.
Nothing will do so much toward
keeping up the standards as a mod
ern armory conveniently situated. BY
all means let us take up this matter
with the State without delay.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-30
WHAT WILL COUNCIL DO .

ITY COMMISSIONER DUNKLE
and his colleagues of the City
Council will meet public expec-
tation with regard to the ash and
garbage conditions in Harrisburg
only when they take over the pres
ent reduction plant from the pri-
vate concern which has been op-
Grating it and establish without un-
necessary delay a municipal plant
All classes of citizens demand a
change. They have a right to ex-
.pect that the waste OF the commun-
ity will be promptly and efficiently
handled to the end that the health
and comfort OF all the people may
be conserved.
We must not drop back into a
situation that had become intoler-
able. 1t is due this beautiful and
progressive city that we have full
and permanent relief from the old
order and that is what the people
have right 10 insist upon.
II definite action On the option TO
purchase the existing plant must be
taken on or before August frs.,
Council must act within the next
twenty-four hours.