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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Frank Kramer Likely
TO Lose Cycling Title
To Young Canadian

New York, June 15-For years and
championship game but Frank
Kramer There didn't seem to be any
use of holding races to decide the is
sue, but into the limelight has come
new bidder for laurels, q lad who
at the start of the cycling season was
regarded as a long shot He is Ar
thur Spencer, a 20-year-old boy from
Canada.
All he has to do now to be crowned
xhe champion of his sport is to win
one more first place and a second
place to become the champion. He's
made runaway race Of the whole
thing, and to date has 10 points on the
championship table. while Frank
Kramer has but thvee. Alfred Goul-
| lett has the same number as Kramer
and right behind him comes Spears
with two, Mcnamara with two, Verrie
with one and W. Spencer with one,
| Taking the word of Newark cycling
authorities for it; Kramer hasn't gone
| back as much as some people think
new phenom has come forward and
rendered all the old racing tactics OBJ.
solete, just as the construction of 8
new and heavier superintendent
makes absolute all the batt1eships tina,
have preceded 1t. Sheer strength, Il
Is said, Is the only thing that will wir
bike races with Spencer on deck, and
in this he outclasses his field. So its
/ just about the time to begin mailing
the new champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
TED LEWIS and
JACK BRITTON GO
10 ROUNDS EVEN

New York June 15-Jack Britton of
Chicago recognized worlds welter-
weight champion and Ted Kid Lewis,
the English boxer meeting in the ring
last night for the twelfth time, furnish.
ed a fair-sized crowd of enthusiasts at
the St. Nicholas A. C. with an inter-
esting 10-round draw. The willing
aggressiveness of the English boxer
and heavy blows to the head which
he landed with telling force on Britton
in many of the rounds. earned him
an even break in the honors for the
bout Britton, while his style was not
as spectacular or interesting, never
theless managed to land the cleaner
blows in the latter rounds of the bout.
In fact after the first few rounds
Britton settled down to his task, and
taking the lead away from Lewis,
forced him with a Furnishing attack to
the stomach. The Chicagoan Incl
dentally, directed his efforts almost
solely to Lewis stomach and. the eff
feots of his hammering was plainly
noticeable as the contest progressed
and Lewis slowed perceptibly. Lewis
earned the second, third, and fourth
rounds; Britton got the fifth. sixth,
and ninth, and the remainder were
even.
In the early stages of the bout,
Britton was unsteady and wild and
| landed few effective blows. Lewis,
carrying the fighting aimed blows for
the jaw, but the majority went wide
or were taken easily by Britton, who
rode" with them. Quite few blows
We're landed in the second third and
fourth rounds by Lewis however,
which shook up the titleholder and
made him wary, but Lewis, while his
dashing style attracted the eye of the
| spectator, was unable to get past
Rritton's nose guard with a clean,
really damaging blow.
Lewis was evidently somewhat tired
from his efforts in the first four
rounds and in the fifth Britton took
| the lead. The Chicagoan found his
| rival comparatively easy target for
heavy blows to the stomach, and Brit
| ton sent these home with both hands,
making little or no attempt to reach
Lewis face except with an occasional
| left hand jab. In the sixth session the
| titleholder followed the same style OF
boxing His cleverness and more effect
i've hitting, coupled with his GOODNESS
| in the face Of Lewis spasmodic rallies
| earned him his share OF honors. Brit
ton weighed 146k pounds and Lewis
144A pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
HOWARD JONES OF
YALE FAME HAS
COACHING SCHOOL

New Haven, June 15.--Howard
Jones, football and basketball coach
at the University of Iowa, and Maurice
A KENT, coach of basketball and base
bail, will conduct a summer school for
athletic COACHES at Iowa City this
summer. The plans as prepared by
Howard Jones, who will be remem-
bered as a former Yale coach and
player, are designed to give the mid
weeterners insight into eastern meth
DDS, knowledge of which|combined
with what they already know-will
render them doubly equipped for their
work OF teaching football.
The course will be a part of the
regular summer school work and will
continue for six weeks, beginning June
j 8, with the other summer school ses-
sion classes. Much of the work will
be actual practice play, both on the
football gridiron and basketball court
Demonstration and play will be sup
iplenented by theoretical work in the
classroom,
The middle west appears to have
been strongly Influenced by President
Wilson's statement as to the advisable
2ty of continuing intercollegiate spor
along normal lines, and there is every
reason to believe that western high
schools and colleges will take UP the
sgarne with no less enthusiasm thar
in the past.
Howard, Jones says that he re-
ceives many letters asking for, recon-
mendations for coaches, and course
in the summer coaching school a.
Iowa will practically insure desirable
openings to competent students.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
murphy DAY" IN
WORCESTER BRINGS
/ PRESENTS FOR Dan

Worcester. Mass, June 15.-Carry-
ing the scrappy (Murlins along at q
breakneck pace for nine innings, the
Worcester team crowded ON more
steam in the tenth and nosed out the
league leaders here yesterday. to Q.
The game attracted one Of the larg-
est crowds of the season 1t was Muir
ply day, friends of Danny Murphy,
the New Haven leader, giving him a
big reception. Before the game start
ed there was an automobile parade
through the city streets, being fol-
lowed by a. band concert at the base
ball park. Last night Murphy was
guest at a big dinner at Hotel Essex.
He was presented with a gold stick
pin. Jack McGrath, widely known
wrestler, who was associated with
Murphy in Norwich. Conn.,, for many
years, arranged the reception.
The game developed into a pretty
pitchers battle between Harry jDono-
van and McQuillan. Both men were
at the top of their form, Donovan
yielding but five hits, while NfcQui1lan
| was touched tor only six. The defeat
marked the first of the season fol
Donovan who up to yesterday, had
registered six straight victories.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
BALTIMORE CLUB
DECIDES To DROP
100000 ACTION

Philadelphia, June 16-The Balti-
more Federal league club today drop
ped it's suit against organized base
ball. This action was taken after
the trial had been going on for sever
al days in the United States District
Court here. 1t was apparent that
the Baltimore Federals had not been
able to make much Roadway in the
effort to show that organized base
ball is a trust.
Philadelphia, June 15-Much Of
yesterdays session of the United
States District court, where the nine
hundred thousand dollar antitrust
suit of the Baltimore Federal League
club against organized baseball is be-
ing tried. was taken up with the hear.
ing of testimony as to the value of
the Baltimore club as a, business pro-
position at the time the Federal
League went out of existence.
August Hermann of the Cincinnati
National League club, testifying for
the defence as an expert on baseball
franchise values, declared that "the
value of franchise of a Baltimore
club in the Federal League at the
time of the peace agreement was
made, in December, 1915, was not
worth dollar" Asked as to how he
reached this conclusion, Mr.. Herr
mann said that two of the clubs in
the league and Kansas City
had forfeited their franchises and
that the league, in his opinion, had
ceased to be progressive concern.
On cross examination counsel for
the Baltimore club wanted to know
why, IL the Federal League was dead.
organized baseball agreed to pay, UNI
der the peace agreement, large sums
of money to a corpse. Counsel men
toned the 100000 to be paid to the
Wards of Brooklyn, $4,000 to the
Pittsburgh Federals and other sums
organized baseball agreed to pay Fed
eral league representatives.
| Hermann replied that organized
baseball entered this agreement in
order to restore public confidence and
also to restore discipline among the
players. Conditions in the major
leagues, Mr.. Hermann. said. had
reached such a stage that if a club
attempted to discipline a PLAYER for
infraction of rules the player in many
instances threatened to jump to the
! Federals
Hermann denied he had ever ask
| ed David L. Fultz, president of the
Players Fraternity, to blacklist play-
I ers who jumped to the Federal Lea
| que. Hermann told the jury there
! was no rule in organized baseball
which prevented the Federal League
from purchasing players from the
minor leagues,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
GIANTS GET BACK
TO IST PLACE BY
TROUNCING PIRATES

Pittsburgh, June 15-Pol Perritt
pitched the Giants to their second
straight victory over the Pirates here
yesterday afternoon and back into the
lead in the National league race. Pol
kept the six hits he allowed well scat
tered, with the result that Callahan's
tribe failed to register at the plate,
while McGraw's pennant hunters tai
lied twice.
Elmer Jacobs also pitched well for
the Pirates, one of the runs scored
off him being a fiuke homer by Charles
Lincoln Herzog In the sixth frame.
Carey lost the ball in the sun and as
he was about to turn backward,
stumbled. Before the veteran Schultz
could uncover the rolling sphere, the
Canteloupe King was almost home.
a balk helped the Giants to their
other run in the fourth.
Despite the fact that it was his sec
ond start since his recent illness. Per-
rift pitched his best game of the year
n and was seldom in trouble Only in
one inning, the fourth, did the tail
.enders really threaten to save them
selves from shut, out. They were
,on the verge of scoring in. this round
but a great stop by the speedy Arthur
Fletcher choked off their efforts.
The trouble began after two were
out, Bunny Brief singled to left and
stole second. Pol after this lost con-
troll of the ball and decorated tho
bases with Pirates by passing both old
bill Hinchman and William Wagner.
Ward sung viciously at the ball, but
FLETCHER ran to deep short, grabbed
his grounderl and by a fine throw
threw him out at first It was by far
the best play of the game.
As in yesterdays battle, the Pirates
made the more hits, but the less runs.
JAcobs held McGraw's men to five
4 safe blows, but one was good for the
complete journey around the bases
and another for three bases. The
triple was made by. the great Heinie
I'm the first half of the ninth. 1t was
wasted, however, as there were two
out at the time and Fletcher grounded
to Brief,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
BURNS OF GIANTS
FINEST LEAD-OFF
MAN IN BIG SHOW

New York, June 15.-George Burns
ns the class of the 1eadIoff men of the
sbig leagues. Here is list of them,
with their stolen bases, runs and bat
Ting averages, given in that order.
look them over and see if there's
ianybody in the list you'd trade for the
Giant outfelder: Burns, Giants, 8, %,
I.s44: Carey, Pirates, 8, 81, .246; Groh,
RAds, 0, Is, .279; Paskert, Phillies. 8.
t2s ,a4s; J. Smith, Cardinals. 2, Is, .327;
zeider, Cubs, II, Is, .21s;, Maranyi1le,
EBraves, 3. IA, .iss; Olson, Dodgers, o,
Is, si2; Hendryx, Yankees, 2, II, .259;
bush Detroit, z, 81, .25s; J. Collins,
white Eox. ]. 8, .2l2; Witt, Athletics,
n, ~, 200; Judge, Washington, 6, "a.
,.2s6; Graney. Cleveland. :. "a. .1s1;
Hooper, Red Sox, 8. 2s, ,22s; w. Miller.
Browns. 5, 4, 800. And then, If you
hadn't seen the averages, but Just
from general impressions and seeing
them all play, would YOU go any fur
ther for a lead-on man than Burns I?
He's the class of the big leagues.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
THE VAIL OF THE BALL.
Said the Ball to the Bat,

Said the Ball to the Bat,
by this and by that,
I don't care bit how you use me;
For it's long since I learned
BY the runs I have earned
That tits writer's of baseball abuse
am poled, am pasted;
I'm whaled and lambasted;
I'm walloped, I'm punched and I'm
pelted;
I'm slapped and I'm raped;
On the bean 1 am tapped;
I'm slaughtered, I'm biffed and I'm
welted;
I'm directed and damned;
I'm connected and slammed;
I'm assaulted. and attacked, and
assailed;
I'm driven and laced;
1 am faced; I am, chased;
I am hammered and then I am
nailed;
am soused; I am pickled;
I'm smacked and I'm tickled;
I am killed; I am murdered; I'm
shot;
I'm canned and I'm potted;
I'm panned and I'm swatted;
I am given a, line that is hot;
I am backed up and hunted;
I'm sidetracked and shunted;
I am given passage and sail;
am picked; I am tricked;
I am, sicked; I am nicked;
I'm a bird and get salt on my tail;
] am beaten; I'm bounced;
I am" teased; ann trounced:
am given whatever will fit me;
But, true to their tribes,
There's not one of the scribes
Who's content to have batters just
hit me-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
T,ENER MAY LOSE JOB

| 1t looks as if there will be a merry
row in the National league that will
tear the roof right off that organiza-
ton. John McGraw took a running
| jump and landed right on President
Tener's chest yesterday in a sizzling
F! interview he gave out in Pittsburg.
! McGraw calls Tener a dummy, a
politician who takes orders and a
contract jumper during the Brother
hood war He always refers to Tener
as "the leading reason why the Ma
tional league runs second to the
American" McGraw also insinuates
that Tener is the hand picked tool of
the Philadelphia club.
| Tener cannot very we'll ignore those
remarks. If he makes a fight on Nc
Graw the National league will be
rocked to it's foundations. The veal
thy New York club will back McGraw
and Tener will probably have the sup
port Of several other clubs The af-
fair may result in Tener losing his
job, though, for the league can get
along better without Tener than with
out the fiery McGraw.
Connie Mack is placing a lot of
players in the Eastern league this sea-
son. He has just sent Infielder Brad
shaw to Springfield to play second.
There are rumors that the veteran
Larry Mahoney, may be let out by
Springfield for Indifferent playing.
Bob Steele, a pitcher who has been
with the st. Louis Cardinals for sew
eral years, has been claimed by the
Pirates. Waivers were asked on him
and the Pirates decided to take a
chance ON Steele.
| Benny Leonard has been asked to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
HORNSBY'S HOMER AND
TRIPLE STEAL DEFEAT
DODGERS IN ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, Mo. June 15.-Hornsby 8
home run over Stengers head beat the
Brooklyn Dodgers yesterday in the
seventh inning by 5 to 4. The score at
that time was tied but Hornsby picked
out a curve from Pfeffer and drove 1t
SO far to center that the batter reached
home standing UP.
Pfeffer exploded in the fifth inning,
when the Cardinals had no runs and
the Dodgers had four. He allowed a
triple steal and pulled off. and made
q wild throw. Packard opened the in
ming with a single, and was forced by
Jack Smith.
Gonzales singled. and Smith took
third Jack Miller singled to right
and Smith scored, Gonzales going to
third. FIornsbyis sacrifice fly to Stem
fel scored Gonzales. Cruise singled
to left and Long walked, filling the
bases.
On the triple steal Miller and Cruise
started with the ball Pfeffer became
ratified and threw over Otto Miller
head, Jack Miller scoring. Cruise tall
lied on the wild pitch. and Long went
to third. Livingston famed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
YANKS WILL PLAY
BENEFIT FOR The
SOLDIERS SUNDAY

New York, June 15.-The patriotic
drill at the Polo Grounds on Sunday,
with a championship ball game be-
tween the Yankees and ST. Louis
Browns thrown in, will attract a huge
crowd If the advance demand for seats
at the office of the Yankees. No. 80
East Forty-second street, is to be
taken as an Indication.
The plan to give concerts and ball
games to create a fund for the benefit
Of soldiers and their dependents left
at home originated with Col Rupert
and Capt. Illusion, owners of the Yam
KEGS. and has been Endorsed by the
American league.
The receipts will fbe used for tfle
comfort of the troops of the First Re-
serve Engineer Regiment of New
lilies.
The First Reserve Engineer Regd-
nent, LILO strong, will come down
from Fort Totten by steamer, landing
at One Hundred and Fifty.seventh
street, North River, and will march to
the Polo Grounds, and parade across
| the field, headed by the regimental
band The line of march and plans
for the reception of the regiment at
the grounds were gone over on We'd
nesday by Col. McKinstry, command
Ing officer Of the regiment, and Col.
Rupert of the Yankees.
Both clubs also will go through their
military drill at the conclusion of the
CONCERT, which will he conducted by
John George Frank, with his orchestra
or 100 pieces. A platform is being
| erected for the band immediately back
OF the press box. BY special arrange
ment' Harry Ellis will sing George
There =
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
EDITED by WAGNER
Cutting the Corners

box at the Toronto baseball park July
IL at a benefit for the Canadian Red
Cross. The champion might show his
good intentions by going UP there for
just expenses. He might.
Owner Jim Collins of the New: Ha-
ven baseball club is still kidding HIM
self with the idea that he can play
Sunday ball at Savin Rock Although
the authorities have announced that
no contests will be allowed Collins re-
fuses to surrender. If he had been
wiser he might have secured the
Lighthouse Point grounds early in the
season.
The scrappy Worcester CLUB will bat
tie at Newfeld park Sunday after
| noon. This team is away UP in the
league race and has two of the best
pitchers in the league in Herring and
McQuillan. Gloomy Gus Gardella is
also with the club, and the bleacher-
ties are sure to have some fun with
hlm.N Manager Krichel is likely to
send Dug Smith against the invaders
Crum, the pitcher Gene Mccain Sc
cured from the Braves, is not finding
the going very easy in the Eastern
league. He was beaten again yester-
day when he blew up in the eighth in
! ming OF a game in Lawrence.
Frank Gotch, the former wrestling
champion, says he has 1000 acres ir
Iowa which he will dedicate to the use
OF the government. He ought to be
able to raise quite a few radishes anc
hand-picked squash on that.
Ollie OEMara, the youngster sent tt
Oakland. Ca, by Brooklyn, has beer
turned back to the Binghamton, N Y.
CLUB.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
BIGLEAGUE BITS

The Chicago White Sox ought to
pass the hat among themselves and
buy loving cup for Cicotte- When
ever Manager Roland wants to make
sure of garnering a game he puts
that well known mound artist IN the
box and usually he delivers the
goods.
The Yankees are certainly feeling
the absence of Frank GilhooIey, who
is slowly recovering from his injury,
Franks stick work is needed by the
Donovan clan. and sometime in July
he will be in shape to get into the
game again,
When man takes his wife and his
rnother-in-law to thes,baIII game you
can bet your bottom dollar he's been
out late the night before and is pay
Ing the penalty. = H.
Willie Mitchell. the Tiger south
paw. is certainly making himself
popular with the Detroit fans, Not
SO. however. with the followers of
other teams. Willie's work is get
ting better all the time.
Denver's shortstop, Charley Hol-
locher, Is certainly making a~nane
for himself The Pirates have had
their eye on him for quite some time
and have made several attempts to
purchase him. Before you know it,
Denver is going to lose Charley
Good for Dave Bancroft, the c1aver
shortstop of the Phillies Dave is
hitting 'em to beat the band those
days, most unusual thing, for while
he has always been looked upon as a
clever fielder, his work at the bat has
not been particularly noteworthy.sBu
it's different now and Dawes batting
eye is in fine working order.
Walter johnson dropped another
hard one on June 1, the Browns taxi
| ing it. He had the Browns BANKED
and the score 2 to in the ninth and.
he had twirled seven innings without
| a hit. Sloan. pinch hit for Plank,
| and raised a pop back of first base.
Three felders let it fall safe. That
was the break. The Browns tied the
score, sent the game into the tenth
and won out.
The Cleveland Club releases Ray
! Miller to Oakland of the Coast league,
where he will succeed Warren Adams,
| the former Brooklyn-P try
out, who, after a good start. has fall
en- down badly in his hitting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
LIBERTY GOLF MEETS
ON JULY q TO HELP
RED CROSS FINANCES

Boston, June 15-Plans were made
today to hold Liberty golf tourna-
ments on July on the links of all
the golf clubs in this district as part
Of a nationwide movement, started by
the United States Golf association to
aid the Red Cross Howard, Whit
ney, secretary of the association, in
a letter received today, urged the
clubs to respond to the. opportunity
for service. to the country and sug-
gests that the entrance fee of the
tournaments, which are to be turn
ed over to the Red Cross, be fixed at
not less than 81. The Red Cross, he
said, will present a souvenir medal
to each club holding Liberty teurn-
ament.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Sheckard and Archer
Showing Sailors Low
Baseball Is Played

II anybody says the baseball players
are not helping Uncle Sam get in trim
for the war let him come out and be
taught the error of his opinions.
Jimmy Archer. catcher, and Jimmy
shaeeSard of the CUBS are une bnnest
pair OF baseball players in any league
these days. They are both up at the
United States Naval Training Station
at Great Lakes, ILL.,, teaching the re-
eruits how, to play baseball. The arr
rangements for this instruction were
made between President Charles H.
Weeghman Of the Chicago National
league club and the commandant of
the training station. Manager Mitchell
will, therefore. have to worry along
without his able assistant, Jimmy
ShecKard, for awhile, at least.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15

Games Scheduled for, Today.
New York in. Pittsburg.
Brooklyn in St. Louis.
Boston in Chicago.
Philadelphia in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15

Games Scheduled for Today.
st. Louis in New York.
Chicago in Boston.
Cleveland in Philadelphia.
Detroit in Washington.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15

Pat French, who recently came
from the University of Maine for a
tryout with the Athletics, ought to
make a valuable addition to Connie
Mack's little band. Pat starts work
on June 20. He excelled in baseball
football and track athletics ait his
university.
Connie Mack announces the uncon-
ditional release of Pitcher John Fer
guson, whoever he was.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
LEONARD DENIES STORY
OF QUITTING HIS OLD
MANAGER, BILLY GIBSON

New York, June 15-"There is no
Truth in the rumor that Benny Leon
ard has quit me-" said Billy Gibson,
manager of the lightweight champion.
Benny is now hard at work training
for a bout with Johnny Nelson, of
Philadelphia, at the Harlem Sporting
club Monday night"
Nelson arrived in town yesterday.
He is a likely looking chap and comes
here well recommended by the fstic
scribes of the Quaker City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Scheduled for Today.
Bridgeport at Springfield.
Hartford at Portland.
New London at Lawrence.
New Haven at Worcester.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
EASTERN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays, Games.
Worcester, 8; New Haven; 2.
Lawrence, 4; New London, 2.
Hartford. IL; Portland, 4.
Bridgeport-Sprin rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
New York, 2; Pittsburg, 0.
st. Louis, 5; Brooklyn, 4.
Chicago. s; Boston, 8.
Cincinnati, 6; Philadelphia, 5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games.
St. Louis, 8; Boston, 0.
All other games were postponed or
account of rain.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-15

Cap Til Huston is a hopeful cuss.
just now he is busy recruiting his
regiment of Army Engineers for SER
vice in France, but he says that he
hopes to get a leave of absence next
fall and return to see the Yanees and
Giants play the Worlds series in New
York. He probably would have no
trouble getting leave of absence. but
as for seeing the Series, that is an
other matter.