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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
SISLER-SMITH
LEAD BA7SMEN
Browns Star Clouter and J.
Carlisle Highest Among
Regular Players.

George Sisler, the sensational first
fbaseman of the St. Louis Browns,
. leads the regular players in the Amer
! lean League, while ]. Carlisle Smith,
the former Brooklyn Dodger, now
with the Boston Braves, is the leading
hitter among the regulars in the Ma
tional League in averages including
last Thursdays games. Sisler is bang
ing away at the ball for an average
fof 1856, while Smith is hitting .4O4.
In the american League Babe Ruth,
the famous hitting pitcher of the Red
Sox, and Wildfire Schultz, late of the
Cubs and Phi1ies and now with
washington, top Sisler with averages
of .426 and 400 respectively, but both
players have taken part in only II
igames against % for Sisler. Doyle of
the Giants tops Smith in the National
fleague, but his average of .426 was
Sconpiled in Is games, while Smith has
participated in 81 contests.
George Burns of the Athletics ranks
second to Sisler in the American
-tIeague. He is followed by lilly Wal
Eaoer, also of Mack's team. Frank Ba-
klzer of the Yankees is fourth among
Eregulars with rating of 1854. The
fplayers ranking next to Smith in the
Irrational League are Wickland, also
rot the Braves, and Merkle' of the
hCuba.
The Giants kept well ahead of the
krest of. the National League in team
fbatting with an average of .2A. They
tretain five representatives in the 300
kclass---Doyle, Kauff, Young, Burns
kand McCarty. Baker is now the only
fYankee in the 800 set, while Jake
EDanbert is the only Dodger hitting in
ERhe charmed circle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
METRO HANDICAP
TODAY AT BELMONT

New York, May 27-The 25th run
ming of the Metropolitan handicap at
one mile for purse of $1,000 is the
feature event on the program of the
Westchester Racing association,
which begins it's annual spring meet
ing at the Belmont Park race track
today. This is the first of the classic
contests in the east and IL horses are
carded as probable starters. There
may be some scratches, but 10 of the
horses named are expected to start.
Wilfred Viau will start Omar
Khayyam, while Westy Hogan, his
other entry, may be reserved for the
Toboggan handicap, which will be run
next Thursday. A. K Macomber
also has a pair, Walnut Hall and
Hank O'Day, entered, while Frank D.
Weir, who trains Jack Hare, Jr., for
w. E. Applegate, will also send his
own gelding Hendrie as a contender
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

All roads will lead to the Casino on
State street tonight where the all-star
card arranged by the Laksco club will
be staged. In the feature event of
the night Battling Levinsky, the
worlds light heavyweight champion,
will swap punches with BARLEY Mad
den, the sensational New Yorker,
whose quick knockout over Jim Cof-
fey in Providence in January, put
him in line for a chance to meet all
corners in his division.
Levinsky came out with a state
ment this morning that will put him
in right with the fans. Some time
ago the Glover club staged a Levin
Wild Burt Kenny bout which did
not please the fans. Levinsky did
his best to make his opponent make
a fight out of it but was unable to do
so. Tonight, according to Levinsky,
if Madden does not care to mix it,
the Battler is going right at him. ham,
mer and tongs, and try every known
source in the. art of boxing to put
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the New Yorker to sleep.
Local fans, who have seen the Bat
tier work out of town, know what he
can do when under fire. And Mad
den is one of the toughest men in
the ring game today. Anybody that
can fiatten Jim Coffey in seven rounds
must be able to swing some. Lee
whisky has fought Coffey three times
and while he has outpointed and out
jabbed the Roscommon Giant, he has
never been able to floor him. The
bout will be staged over the Is round
route and should prove a very inter
esting affair.
In the semi-final Red Allen and
Charley Bergen will mix matters in
a ten rounder that should bring the
faithful out in droves. frankie Will
son will take on Phil Munroe in the
second bout on the card while Young
McMahon and Kid LaTour will open
the show in a six. Terry Lee, Mike
O'Connor and Frank Braithwaite will
be the officials.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
Totals ..... 81 10 10 27 II 4
Springfield

Summary base hits, Ferguson,
Mclaughlin, Lai; base hits, YIN;
hit by pitcher, by Mclaughlin MAR
TIM; first on balls. off Ferguson 8;
off Mclaughlin 6; left on bases,
Bridgeport 4; Springfield 9; sacrifice
hits, Parent, Bracket, Skiff 2; stolen
bases, Gonzales, Lai 2, Grimes; struck
out, by Ferguson 5; double plays Fer
guson, Braun to Grimes; Martin to
Braun; Braun, Baker to Grimes; Kin
caid to McKeon; umpires DAILY at
plate; McBridge on bases. Time 1855.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
| Busy Week Ahead
For Krichell's Men

The next home game for the Ameri-
cans will be on Wednesday when the
Waterbury club will make it's first
appearance at Newfield park. The
locals took a day off today and tomor-
row will play in the Brass City. Thurs
day morning Krichelrs men will play
in New London and the two teams
will return here for the afternoon
game. Friday Hartford is here and
the locals will play a double header
at Springfield on Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
Third Straight
For Waterbury

Waterbury, May 27-verton Minor
had the better of a pitching contest
with Keifer and Waterbury won its
third straight home game, yesterday.
from Worcester, L to O. Webb's base
on balls followed by Hinchman's free
trip to first and Cosgroves single to
deep left brought in the only run
Score:
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National League.

GAMES TO-DAY,
National League.
New York at Chicago.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Brooklyn at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
American League.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
st. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
Here and There

Matty is the same old Mathewson to
the fans who admired him when he
was a pitcher; but one big change has
come over him and it's this: When
! Matty was a star boxman he never
+ used to dispute the decision of an
! umpire. Now that he's a manager,
it's quite different.
The New York fans are glad to see
Bert Niehoff in the lineup of the
Giants, but they certainly do miss
LARRY Doyle. Bert is going to sub
.stitute for Larruping Larry until the
tlatter RECEIVERS from his present ill
ness.
! The Browns pitching staff certainly
received a shock when Urban Shocker
treceived his call to the army. He is
reporting for duty today, after hav-
ling spent ten days at his home in
fDetroit.
Fans, especially those of Pittsburgh,
tare very much interested in the re-
.markable comeback stunt being
Epulled off by Jimmy Archer, once the
Irrational League star catcher when
me played with the Chicago Cubs.
eJimny was released by the Cubs last
year because crippled fingers prevent
led him from throwing to bases with
his former speed and accuracy The
veteran was passed up by other Ma
Stional League clubs and retired. Man
tager Bezdek Of the Pirates signed Ar
}cher to coach the pitchers this season,
land James Immediately set about
demonstrating that he was as good as
lever The result is that Bezdek is
splaying him regularly, while the other
tPirate catchers---Schmidt, Wagner
and Ffscher---are warming the bench.
James Thorpe the redskin gladiator
who qualified as the greatest athlete
lin the world at the Olympic games of
1912, only to have his history-making
records overturned because he had
once played baseball for money, will
celebrate his 30th birthday tomorrow,
.Jam is playing ball for money regu-
1arly now.
Jim was born Hay %, 1883, in a lit
tie cottage on the shores of the Can
adian river in Oklahoma. Both his
father and mother were the offspring
rof ful1-blooded Indians on one side
Jim was left an orphan at an early
age.
Thorpe broke into baseball after hi:
amteur standing was taken away from
him with the Giants, but did not las
very long. He has played with thu
Jersey. City and Harrisburg clubs o
the international League and als'
with the Milwaukee club. Now he il
tbacl in the big circuit and promise
to do fairly well. He has always beef
more effective with the stick whel
playing in the minors than in the ma
jors.
He was a member of the Giant team
which made the grand tour of tn
globe, and w1As the center of attrac
ton everywhere This was not be
cause of his baseball playing, bu
: first, because he was an Indian, an
Europeans don't see Indians ever
day; second, because of his Olymr,
record, and third, because his circui
of the world was at the same time hi
honeymoon It is as base runne
that Thorpe shines, and if he ever
able to field and bat as well as he ca
run bases he will be one of the seve
wonders of the world.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
CFTYS LOSE.

The Clan McDuh soccer team OF
New York, defeated the Bridgeport
Citys yesterday afternoon at the
Meadows by goals to /. 1t was the
locals first defeat of the season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
Waterbury.

zone out when winning run scor-
ed.
Worcester, 1000 5000 90
Waterbury. =. 0 0 0 0 o 0 o o Ii :
Stolen base, Gross. Sacrifice hits,
Keifer, johnson, Leary. Sacrifice
flies, johnson, Leary. Double plays, 8
Cooney unassisted. Left on hases,-;
Waterbury s; Worcester 8. First base -
on errors, Worcester l. Bases on
balls, off Minor 5; off Keifer A.
Struck out, by Minor Z; BY Keifer-<----
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
The Sport Spotlight
Wizards Title
By T. F. Magner

In commenting the proposal that Jess Willard
retire from the ring and present of his
tie to of the contending heavywe1ghts a
Western critic says
'1f Willard gives away his title it will not be the
first time that such thing has been done Jim JEFF
fries retired and refereed fight which awarded
the championship to the winner. 1t might be we'll for
Willard to referee Dempsey Fulton battle and
award the championship to the winner if he cares to
give the boxing game, which made him indie
pendently wealthy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND
CABBAGE PLANTS.
JOHN RELE4&S -SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

kriChe|I'S Men Make It
Five Straight Victories

Win Over Parents Ponies at
Newfield Park Yesterday
By 10 to 2-Playing of
Lai, Braun and Vim Aids
Locals to Down Visiting
Clan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27
.NSTANDINGSM
baseball
- RESULTS a
Yesterdays RESULTS.
Eastern Ingue
National League

Bridgeport 10, Springfield 2.
Waterbury /, Worcester 0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

Chicago 5, New York 1.
st. Louis 2, Brooklyn 1
Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

American League.
New York Cleveland 3.3
Washington 4, Detroit 0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

! The Browns pitching staff certainly
received a shock when Urban Shocker
treceived his call to the army. He is
reporting for duty today, after hav-
ling spent ten days at his home in
fDetroit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

Matty is the same old Mathewson to
! the fans who admired him when he
was pitcher; but one big change has
come over him and it's this: When
Matty was a star boxman he never
used to dispute the decision of an
, umpire. Now that he's a manager,
it's quite different.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-05-27

The New York fans are glad to see
! Bert Niehoff in the lineup of the
Giants, but they certainly do miss
Larry Doyle. Bert is going to sub
stitute for Iarruping Larry until the
tlatter RECEIVERS from his present ill
ness
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cur boys and our government with the sinews
Of war, the greater will be the loss of life and
the consequent suffering of countless of our
men. Does it take keen mind to reach the
very logical conclusion that those not subscrib-
ing are directly responsible for the deaths in
cident to any delays occasioned in the prosecu-
ton of the war? Such men and women must
think well on this question; they must reach
shat mental attitude which will lead them to
do everything within their power to shorten the
war and save further loss of life.
There is yet time to subscribe and save your
selves the odium and reputation of being slack
ers and traitors to the cause of safety, liberty
place of some friend who is actually facing
death in France today and you will lend, and
continue to lend, until the limit of your means
is reached. Our path of duty is clearly defined
and it is infinitely easier than that of our boys
doing the actual fighting It should be plea
sure to place our money (since our lives are not
yet demanded) at the service of our govern
ment. To loyal citizens it seems incredible that
there can still be persons, enjoying the liberties
and fruits of such nation as ours, who refuse
to do their share. Wake up. Such men and wom-
en- wake up before it is too late. Don't wait until
you are forced to give but give today while
there is still oportunitl and need Else as
sure as there is justice in the land you will be
the object of the unpleasantest kind of criti-
eism. Assuredly, if you are not FOR your
country you are AGAINST her. And if you are
against her you must be for Germany and all
the ba1barity, cruelty, treason, murder rapine
plumber and worse to which she has pledged her
self in order to win the war. Can the issue be
cleaner cut or more forcibly expressed? Think
over it, then subscribe to your country's needs
without moments delay.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-01
TESTS "HREE ENERGY GENER-
ATOR

'1Carebed" the engine that its in
ventor, Garabed Giragossian, asserts
is a free-energy generator, was test
ed at a private laboratory in Boston
by a board of five scientists in the
presence of Judge e. G. Finney, of
the Department of the interior. The
result of the test was not announced,
but a report was sent by mail to Sec
retary Lane, of the Interior Depart
ment.
Compete secrecy surrounded the
entire procedure, even the names
of the scientists being withheld 1t
was explained that any announce
ment would have to come from
Washington. Mr. Giragossian, how
ever, was said to be completely salts
fed with the demonstration of his
mashine. The test was completed i'll
three hours.
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THE AMERICAN METHOD.

In full accord with the spirit which first Of
all gave life to the American repubc-a spirit
which SHE'D at every sembance of arbitrary
rlethod-the Government today is appealing
to its people for war support upon purely
voluntary basis. 1t is most significant fact
n the history of nations that the American
Government is able to accomplish by essential
" democratic methods what other countries
must effect by arbitrary regulation
A case in point and of immediate Importance
is the set of regulations announced on Saturday
governing the use of sugar for an indefinite
period. 1t will be noted that the rations out
lined are in the strict sense of the word not
rations at ALL but only the strongly urged
limits of purchase which the Government asks
the people to respect. The ruling does say, it
sentation of a properly filled out and signed
certificate; but such certificate is only the
word-of-honor of the purchaser that he is do
ing all in his power to restrict the use of sugar
III his household to three pounds per month per
individual. And that word-of-hon is, in this
land where the people deal upon honorable
bases, the same as the truth The possibility
of Misrepresentation does not lead the Govern
ment to adopt anything more than this honor
system regulation 1t does not feel the neces-
sity of doing cut the sugar in fashion which
would insure only three pounds per month per
individual; it can rely upon the people to honor
the regulations which it recommends as neces-
saly to bridge the temporary shortage in the
sugar supply. And of course the people will
Justify this confidence
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GOUGERS.

There is nothing in the life OF the patriot at
home which excites to disgust and righteous
Indignation more quickly and more effectively
than the knowledge that certain of his coun-
trymen whose business has been stimulated in
its output by war demands have taken advan-
tage of the opportunity and are adding to their
proper income by gouging the public, and par
ticularly the Government in it's purchases of
supplies for the men in the service Next to
denlonstrable treason, this crime of emergency
profits, at the expense of public which as
sumes, until it is proven otherwise, the honesty
of commercial enterprises, occurs in the list of
the objectionable public sins.
The Federal Trade Commission has collected
evidence sufficiently broad and sufficiently ac-
curate to warrant the charge, it says that pro-
hteering exists among American industries
due in part to the advantage being taken of war
pressure for heavy production, and in part to
inordinate greed and barefaced fraud" Moth
ing in the way of punishment is too severe it
seems to US, for these hogs. The public is will
ling to allow fair profit on all war business,
but it does not expect to be gouged We had
thought that a sense of patriotism would have
deferred from such practices; but the proof that
such practices do exist leads to the conclusion
that such people are lacking in both the sense
Of patriotism and common fairness
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UNNECESSARY LOANS
TO Be DISCOURAGED

Eormer Governor w A. Mad-ornie,
committee, has asked the local banks
to decline all unnecessary loans that
their resources may be conserved to
help the government. In his letter,
Mr.. MacCn,kle says:
81 am equested by the treasury
department 20 urge you to respond
to the secretary's appeal for funds
in the current offering of treasury
certificates, and to ask you 10 con-
serve your resources as fully as pos
slble by declining all unnecessary
loans and to prepare for future fnan-
cling of the government in this great
crisis of the war.
ID accordingly do so, and urge very
earnestly that the secretary's appeal
will not go unheeded. The insistent
demands OF our growing state, of
course, present financial questions
that do not occur in many places
elsewhere, and wise discretion
should be exercised in the investment
of money in new enterprises Every
interest necessary for the develop
men9 of our state should, as far as
possible, be aided but our operations
should be directed to the great issues
of the day, the conservation of our
resources for the one supreme end,
the financing of our government that
this great war may be quickly and
successfully concluded Everything
else is secondary TO this one great
purpose"
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-01
SOCIALISTS SYMPATHIZE WITH
w w

socialism will become the dominant
factor in national and international
affairs after the war, Morris Hillquit
told 300 delegates to the party's state
convention in New York yesterday.
was described as having rallied to
the Socialist standard socialism will
poll IAN astounding, staggering vote
at the next election" said speakers.
who asserted that more than 100 I.
w. w. members on trial in Chicago
are under court-martial by a strong
ly intrenched capitalfstic class"
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PRIVATE EDM0NDS IS
NOW SAFE IN FRANCE

Word has been received here by
his parents, of the safe arrival in
France of Private George E. Ed
monds. of this city, who left with the
increment of draftees entrained from
here Iby the Local Draft Board the
latter part of March. He is now in
the 305th Signal Battalion American
Expeditionary Forces.
Private Edmonds writes that he
likes his new surroundings and re-
fers in appreciative terms of the
French people.
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KING CELEBRATES WEDDING.

Predicting ultimate vi ory BY the
allies and lauding woman's part in
the war as the brightest chapter in
the history of the conflict, King
George yesterday welcomed 5000 mem
bers of Engiand's women's army at a
celebration of his silver wedding
"The great sacrifices the women
have made upon the battlefeJds,
among the wounded and dying, in
the munitions production and other
vital industries will, with Gods help.
not have been made in vain,v said the
king.
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PASSES TWELVE BILLION BILL.

In passing She $4,000, 100000 army
appropriation bill Saturday, the Sen
ate emphasized sentiment for enlarg-
ing the army beyond the 100000
men provided in the measure, but de-
clined while awaiting the War De-
partment's new expansion program,
specifically to direct the President to
raise an army of 100000.
After a weeks debate and without
a roll call or dissenting voice, the
huge supply measure-a worlds rec
ord breaker-was sent to conference
between the two houses with view
to its enactment tomorrow when the
appropriations are needed.
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SUNDAY NEWS IN BRIEF
CAPTURE $4,000 ON PrAvE.

The report in northern Italy was
due to storms and the swollen river.
Defense Minister Szurmay declared
in the lower house, in replying to a
criticism, according to Budapest
dispatch received yesterday.
THE high command withdrew the
troops when it was impossible to pro
vide them with food and ammunition.
The retreat was orderly and undis-
turbed We captured $4,000 troops
and lost only 5000"
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oBJEcToR GETS is YEARS.

Ward c. Daisenberger has been
sentenced to fifteen years in Federal
prison by Gen. Mann, commanding
general of the East.
Daisenberger was one of the lead
ers of the international Bible Stu
den,s' Association in Mount Vernon.
He was arrested in Brooklyn April 2
for refusing to obey call from his
local board for army service. Since
then he has been at Fort Slocum
where he was tried for desertion.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-01

iEOPLE who are taking The World
! = nowadays frequently comment
!,~.-.s upon the accuracy of our War
News and the promptness with which we
get all the latest dispatches from the front.
The World is the only newspaper in east
ern West Virginia which is entitled to re-
ceive Associated Press Reports Unques-
tionably the Associated Press is the great
est News Gathering Agency in the whole
world and any newspaper carrying its de-
spatches is rated as leader in it's COM
munty
Every day we carry news which appears
with very slight additions in the Washing
ton and Baltimore papers the following
morning.
If you want the news at the very earliest
possible moment subscribe for The World
today.
It. will be delivered to your home by
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The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-01
EXPECT NEW DRIVE.

Prisoners captured by the Ameri-
cans in recent fighting assert that
Germany is preparing for a great Of
fensive all along the line, which is to
take place. some say, in July; others
say iii August Several prisoners
openly expressed the belief that this
stupendous effort will end the war
with complete victory for Germany.
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FOR STATE SENATOR.

] am a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for State Senator and re-
spectfully solicit the support and in
fluence of all Democratic voters at
the Primary Electin to be held on Au-
gust the sixth.
6 6 tt MILTON BURR.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1912-1921, 1918-07-01
DANIELS GIVES UP COURAGE.

Secretary of the Navy Daniels yes
terday drove to his office for the last
time in his horse-drawn carriage,
The time-honored vehicle used for
years by Secretaries of the Navy,
will be replaced by an automobile to-
morrow.