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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
To Try Out the
"Work or Fight" Law

Boston, July 3-Proceedings to de-
termine the status of professional
baseball players under the new work
or fight rules were begun last night.
when sumfonses were sent to IA play
ers of the Boston National League
baseball team ordering them to ap-
pear before the local draft board in
the Brighton District.
The players summoned include all
the members of the team except Wal
ter Rehg, Ray Powell and Joseph
Kelly, who will enter the United
States Naval Reserves this week, and
Captain Charles Herzog, Ed Konetchy
and Tom Hughes, who are beyond the
military age.
Fred E. J. Bowling, chairman of
the local draft board, said the inquiry
had been undertaken solely in ODE
dience to the nonproductive occupa-
ton orders promulgated by Provost
Marshal General Crowder, and with
out any intention Of disrupting the
national game. The team is sched-
uled to leave on its second western
trip on Friday of this week, and Mr..
Bowling said that the actual inquiry
probably would not begin until the
| players return here.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Manager Grimes Expects to
Have Pitcher and Out.
fielder by Saturday
Braun, Bracket and Mar
tin Suspended From Or
ganized Ball.

George Braun, Gene Martin and
Hank Bracket, the three players who
jumped the local baseball club after
the game with the Springfield Ponies
last Sunday, have been suspended
from the Bridgeport baseball team
for not reporting to Manager Crimes
of the Americans before the game
with Worcester yesterday at Newfield
park.
1t was an unsportsmanlike thing to
do on the part of these men, But for
the quick thinking and acting of Nam
ager Grimes in securing three play
ers inside of a day the local team
would have been in hole yesterday
and would not have had enough play
ers to play the Boosters.
The local pilot as soon as the news
was broken to him of the departure
of some of his men searched wide and
Ger and landed three capable PLAYERS
to fill in for the present games. He
secured HOWE" Baker, a native of
this city, but wo was playing in the
Southern League up until the time of
its disarmament, to cover short in
pace OF george Braun, and he shows.
ed by his playing of yesterday that he
can easily fill the former shortstop.se
Shoes
He recalled Ted" Colvfn, who had
been loaned by the local club to Hart
ford. HOWE Baker, who covered
around second base since the season
opened, was shifted to center field
and Ted took his place at the midway
sack. Kid Sherwood, who covered
third for New Haven in former yea
was signed to play left field. These
filed the places left by the jumpers
and all showed up in first class style.
Manager Grimes now has a string
on first rate pitcher and outfeIder..
He states that in a few days he will
spring surprise on the local fans
and that the team will not suffer the
least by the players who left the club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
'MURLINS SWAMP
WATERBURY "a
VIM. j. Baker Present at
Game, Accompanied By
Morton T. Plant.

New Haven, July S-The Murlins
journeyed to Waterbury yesterday to
give the Brass Town representatives
anoth0: lesson in baseball, which they
accomplished successfully to the tune
of 8 to 4. The main features of the
game consisted of the timely smuggling
of Danny Murphy's boys, for in the
course of the nine innings they
slammed out a total of Is hits, one
of which was a two Dagger by Tor
ply Ball, Torphy and Christie led
the way in the smuggling, the latter get
ting four hits and the other two three
each. The fielding was ragged on
both sides, four misplays being
charged against New Haven and five
against Waterbury. Tyler was on the
mound for the Murlins, and although
he allowed IL hits he kept them so
widely scattered that the third and
eighth innings were the only ones in
which Waterbury could put men over
the pan. New Haven got away to a
flying start by putting across four
runs in the third, following it up with
another tally in the fourth, two in the
seventh and one more in the ninth.
WOODBURY. essayed to pitch for Wa
terbury, but after New Haven had
nicked his delivery for II safeties in
seven innings Tuckey took up the
burden, but was not effective.
Commodore Plant of New London
and William F. Baker, president Of
the Philadelphia National League
club, the new owner of the Water
bury team were Spectators at the
game. The score:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Trying to Shift
the Newark Club

New York, July 3.---The experiment
Iof playing the Jersey City-B Buffalo
double header at Hamilton, Ont. on
Monday having proved something of,
success the International League
now IS trying to transfer the Newark
franchise to the Canadian city. The
Newark club may quit after the game
tomorrow. The patronage has been
We J poor and does not encourage Joe
|Lannin and those associated with him
TO continue putting up money for a
losing venture. The Federal League
queered minor league baseball for all
time in Newark.
The retirement of the International
League from the much disputed New
ark territory, will vindicate the judg- !
ment of the National Commission in
its original plan to play major league
championship games at the Fedora;
League Park in Harrison on SUNDAYS.
There is little doubt that the official
announcement Of Newark's dropping
from the International will be fol-
lowed by an immediate announcement
of major league game for the fol-
lowing Sunday. We may see the
Yankees perform there next Sunday
against the White Sox.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Boxing Big Help To
Soldiers, Says Packey

New York, July 3.---Officers of the
National Army place high premium
on their commissioned officers,
who have developed through the study
of boxing qualities which thoroughly
fit them to be aggressive leaders of
men, acc ording to Packey Mcfarland,
boxing instructor at Camp Zachary
Taylor, Louisville, Ky. Invariably
they lmpart to the men in their COM
mand similar fighting qualities
through the medium of boxing.
There is no doubt" said DR.. Jo-
seph f. Raycroft, director of the ath-
letic division of the commission, that
a knowledge Of boxing is a big factor
in the mems promotion from the
ranks; not so much that they know
how to box as a sport, but that the
lighting spirit and Leadership which re.
suits from boxing as taught in the
army makes the promotion posi-
bility.
"Out Of the s. privates and cor.
porals who took the intensive instruc.
ton for assistants in boxing in one
camp ~ were made top sergeants.
This special training is a great help
| to the non commissioned officers in
maintaining lHe respect u TIE mell'
and it makes the non-coms themselves
more valuable officers. The company
commanders and officers of higher
rank value especially those sergeants
who can develop in their men a fight
ing. aggressive spirit as a basis for
bayonet instruction"
DR.. Raycroft said that in some
camps as many as 600 men have been
developed as assistant boxing instruc-
Aors
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
YANKEES BEATEN
But STILL FIRST
Harper Downs Red Soz
Makes Z Straight White
Sox-Detroit Split Even.

Philadelphia, July 3.---For the third
time this season the Yankees yester-
day suffered shutput, the kalsomine
brush being welded by q compare
lively unknown twirler named Bob
Geary. The score was to 0. Three
singles were the sum total of the eff
forts of the Yankees with the stick.
Pratt and Pipp got two of them in
the second session and Baker achieved
the other in the seventh inning. AS
for getting any men around to the
home plate it was beyond the Yam
KEGS Bush of Boston and Kallio of
Detroit were the other pitchers to
whitewash the Yankees.
AS the Boston Red Sox also were
beaten the Yankees did not lose their
clutch on first place in the race.
Slim Love, who started the game
for the Yankees, was compelled to
retire at the end of the second inning
owing to an injury to his shoulder
received in Boston a week ago. Love
made a play at the plate in a game
in the Hub and collided with a base
runner, with the result that his left
shoulder was Wrenched. He thought
he had recovered from the injury, but
as soon as he started to pitch his
shoulder began to pain. He was hit
quite freely in the second inning and
gave way to Finneran, who held the
Mackmen down very closely.
Merlin Kopp, who is in the service
and left the team two weeks ago, re-
turned to the diamond yesterday with
the glad tidings that he would not be
called again for two or three weeks,
was the batting hero of the game. He
made a hit in each of the four times
he faced the pitcher, including a three
Dagger in the second inning.
The Mackmen really won the game
in the first inning, when they scored
a run on Jamieson's pass, Kopp's safe
bunt, Walkers single and McAvoy's
pass, forcing Kopp to the plate.
Two more were collected in the sec
ond inning on Dugan's pass, Geary's
sacrifice, Kopp's triple and Walkers
single.
Kopps single, Walkers sacrifice,
Gardeners pass and McAvoy's single
gave another in the fifth, and Kopp's
inf1eld hit and Walkers double yield
ed the final run in the seventh. Peck
inpaugh was out Of the lineup owing
| to indisposition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Robinson Has Made
Grimes a Real Star

Wilbert Robinson's wi1ardry IN
handling pitchers again is emphasized
in the work of Burleigh Grimes. When
Grimes reported to Brooklyn ne
brought with him a string of seven
teen straight National League de-
feats. Grimes got away to a bad
start this season, but got going on
Nav %. when he shut out the Cardl-
nails, / tc 0, allowing only two hits
issuing no passes and tanning elght'
On June 10 he kalsomined the Cardl-
mails. to 0, driving in both Brooklyn
runs himself.
On June IA he set Cincinnati down
with six hits, the Dodgers winning,
to l. On June 20 he allowed the
Giants five hits in eight innings, be-
ing taken out in the eighth Tor a
pinch hitter. On June % Grimes gave
the Giants only four hits and one oase
on balls. Brooklyn won, to 2, ooth
Giant runs being scored on errors.
On June Is Grimes permitted the
Phillies only three hits, Brooklyn win
ming. to .. Yesterday Grimes kali
sonined the Braves, to 0, allowing
only four hits. He made three hits
himself.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Bloom OutpOints
yelling in s Rounds

New York, July 3-Sailor Joe Well
ing, one of the leading contenders for
the lightweight title, received a dis
agreeable surprise last night at the
Spring Athletic Club in Hoboken. He
was outpointed in an eight round bout
by Phil Bloom, who is not regarded
as a candidate for the top honors in
the class.
yelling suffered this reverse in the
presence of a large number of offic-
ers and sailors from the United
States steamship Granite State, on
which the boxer is stationed. They
had gone to the clubhouse to see their
were disappointed.
1t may have been the eight ounce
gloves, or his sea legs, or some other
cause, but in any event yelling show
ed less speed than ever before in a
ring contest, while the veteran
Bloom was in better fighting form
than in many month. Not only did
Bloom outlook yelling but he outhit
him, and except in the final two
rounds had a clear advantage. He
met yelling in the nose with a
straight left that never missed the
mark, and when it came to fighting
at close quarters Bloom also had the
better of the punching.
yelling tried desperately to get
over his trusty right to Blooms jaw.
but Phil ducked with cleverness and
avoided any such disaster. Bloom
also peppered yelling hard on the
jaw with his right. but Phil never
was a knockout hitter and the blows
merely counted as points
In the seventh and eighth rounds
yelling, determined 10 turn the tide,
went at his man with fury, and in
the final session had Bloom covering
and hanging on to avoid the torrent
of blows.
The Brooklyn boxer weathered the
| storm and was On his feet at the close
! As he had outpointed yelling in the
! preceding six rounds the decision or
| points was his by q wide margin.
| In the semi-fira1 of six rounds Har-
vey Crosby of Bayonne shaded Abe
Attell Goldstetn of New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
KiIbane Is Barred
From Camp Sherman

Cleveland, July 3.---Upon his return
from Cleveland to Camp Sherman,
Chillicothe, Ohio, where he is boxing
instructor, Johnny Kilbane, feather
weight champion, was refused ad-
mittance last night, according to word
received here. 1t is understood that
Major-Gen. Harry c. Hale, IN COM
mand, issued the order on the ground
that Kilbane had absented himself
from camp without leave.
Since he has been stationed at Chill
licothe it has been customary for Kill
bane to visit his family in Cleveland.
Friday nights and return to- camp
Monday He contends that he is un-
der the Jurisdiction Of the War De-
partment Commission on Training
Camp Activities and not under Ma
jor-General Hale. KiEbane has te1e-
graphed to Washington for a ruling.
Johnny achieved such splendid sue
cess with the soldiers that his system
was inauugurated in all Of the army
environments. He has been an indie
fatigable worker.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Leonard to Box
For Society Folk

New York, July S.---The lightweight
champion, Benny Leonard, is to be
one Of the chief features Of the big
Aviation Fete given by the National
Aeronautic Committee for the purpose
of supplying athletic and musica!
equipment for the aviation training
camps throughout the United States
this coming Saturday. Benny Leon
ard will appear in exhibition bouts
with his boxing partners.
The fete promises to be one of the
most SIZE ctacular events of, the early
summer. 1t is to be given on the big
Mortimer L. Schi place, on the open
lawns. Many thousand New Workers.
and Ii ng Islanders are expected for
TIE afternoon.
There is to be a feet of aeroplanes,
which will range in battle formation
and will present many of the Incl
dents of a real war conflict in the air.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
BROoKUYNs 4; BOSTON o.

Boston, July 3-Burleigh Grimes
pitched fine ball for the Dodgers
against the Braves yesterday, shutting
them out, to 0, on three hits. Bur-
leigh also made three of Brooklyns
eleven hits off Ffllingham and Nen1'
During the engagement Boston reach
ad second base three times and third
only once.
The Dodgers counted a run in the
fifth on M. Wheats double to right a
wild pitch and Grimes drive past
Konetchy. In the eighth Grimes
Daubert and lack Wheat contributed
hits that scored run. In the NINTH
with Nehf pitching, O'Mara singled
Doolan sacrificed, Konetchy lost
throw from Nehf aimed to catch
Wheat mapping, and Grimes punched
ont his third hit of the match. Two
Brooklyn runs resulted from TINS
com animation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
GIANTS LOSE
TO PHILLIES
Grimes Holds Braves to 8
Hits-Reds Drop Game
to Pittsburgh.

New York, July 3-Long Cy Will
liams punctuated the Phillies' efforts
in the seventh inning yesterday at the
Polo Grounds with a home run slap
which drove in two runs ahead Of
him and gave the ball game to Pat
Moran's lads by a score of to 2. 1t
was Captain Art Fletcher of the
Giants who upset the soup tureen In
that same inning and set the stage
for Williams big bang. Fletcher made
a brace of errors in quick succession
just where they would do the most
good for the Phils. 1t isn't often that
Fletcher has such a distressing after
noon, but yesterday his support of
Slim Sallee was as loose as bunch
Of keys
1t was quite a large day for the
Pills yesterday. Besides winning
the ball game, each of the 20 mem
bers Of the club was presented with
nice new radcliffe watch because
Meusel hit the Ingersoll on the fence
the other day. Now the Pills will
go around wearing wrist-watches
when it might have been better
thing Tor them II Iney Hdu UeeH pre-
sented with alarm clocks.
There were a couple of bright spots
in the Giants defeat. One was the
appearance of Laughing Larry Doyle
and the other was the appearance
of pitcher Ferdie Schupp. Both
made a brief appearance in the game
toward the close. 1t was Larry s
first time at bat since May 4. He has
spent most of his time since that
date in the hospital, but now seems
fully recovered and when he stepped
I'D to the plate to bat for Sallee in the
eighth he got warm reception. Lar
nv was hitting APO when he was
stricken down and the Giants were
going through the league like wiidtire
rrher, he WAS leading the attack.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

Cobb and Baker on
Batting Rampage

Ty Cobb certainly is fast overhaul
ing Sister and Baker for the swatting
championship of the American
League. In the last six games he has
been to bat 81 times and registered
10 hits, which is travelling at .4S1
gait.
Cy Williams, of the Phillies,
stepped into fifth place in the Ma
tional League race yesterday. Jake
Daubert has made 16 hits in 43 times
up in the last II games for an aver
age of 1872.
Here's how the five major league
batters are hitting to date:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Baker, Sherwood and Colvin
Fill Vacant Places on Lo-
cal Team-Lennon Twirls
Fair Game.

Bridgeport defeated Worcester yes
terday by the score of Sc. The game
was very slow and did not offer much
baseball to the fans. The, visitors
made eight errors which explains
their defeat
Three new players appeared with
the locals. Our old pal "Howie"
Baker who was down south played
short for the Americans. Kid"
Sherwood, an old timer. was in left
field. Tied" Colvin, who was loan
ed to Hartford, was recalled to fill
in one of the places left vacant by
the jumping players. He was sta
toned at second. The three new
men played a good game and greatly
aided the locals to victory.
pat" We're pitched for the Bay
State team, but received poor support
from his teammates. He famed five
of the locals but was taken out in the
eighth for a pinch hitter. Bach
pitched the eighth inning for the
visieors and held the locals score
less.
Eddie Lennen was on the mound
for the Americans. He was wild at
times but was able to holdgthe lead.
He famed eight of the Boosters but
in the last two innings Worcester hit
him hard.
Bridgeport scored four runs in the
first. Sherwood famed. Lai hit
safely and went to second on HOWE
Bakers fielder's choice. Grimes was
Dy Dol
hit one to Cooney in right, who drop
ped the ball, Lai and H.. J. Baker
scoring. Grimes went to third on
the play and II. w. Baker to second.
Grimes scored on Yim's safe bunt
Colvln got a fielder's choice, scoring
H. W. Baker.
The locals scored again in the fifth.
Grimes hit the left field fence for Il
three base hit. II. w. Baker hit o
We're, holding Grimes on third. YIN
then worked the squeeze play, Grimes
scoring while YIN was being thrown
out at first.
Three more were added in the
lucky seventh. HOWE" Baker hit
to left field for base and went to
third on Grimes one base smash. H.
w. Baker then hit a double to left
center, scoring his namesake and put
ting Grimes on third. Vim famed
but Colvin hit the pill safely to CEN
ter, scoring Grimes and H. W. Baker.
Colvin ended the inning by being
caught stealing.
Worcester did not score until the
fifth. In this frame Brophy received
Worcesters first hit. He went to
second on McDermott's base on balls.
We're advanced the runners base
with q sacrifice. Jacobson got d
fielder's choice scoring Brophy.
In the sixth Phoenix got a base
hit to left and went to third on Nc
Dermott's blow to right. We're
scored Phoenix with a single to CEN
ter.
Worcester scored two in the eighth.
Phoenix reached first on Bakers err
ror Kelly then hit a single, Phoenix
stopping at second. Brophy hit one
to left scoring Phoenix, Kelly going
to third. Brophy took second on the
throw In. McDermott scored Kelly
with single to right
The Boosters tailed two more In
the ninth. With one down Johnson
singled to left. He advanced to sec
ond on Phoenix's single to center
Kelly then forced Phoenix at second
Johnson scoring on the play. Brophy
scored Kelly with double to right
center McDermott ended the gam
with a pop fly to H. w. Baker.
The score:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
PITTSBURGH WINS
TEN INNING GAME.

Pittsburgh, July Sin a hard w.
inning fight, Pittsburgh took the
game from Cincinnati by score OF
: to G slapnicka made his first
major league appearance and was
faced by Toney, who was hit nara
and gave place to Regain in the ninth
The latter was directly responslple
for the visitors defeat, as he walked
Mollwitz in the tenth with the passes
full and the score tied.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03

Baseball fans are going to lionize
the players now in the army when the
war. ends and they return to the dia-
mond More than 500 players have
answered Uncle Sans call, many of
them having gone to France, while
others are in the navy. On the
other hand the fans won't have much
use for the players who have left the
game for safe employment in ship
yards or munitions plants, in order
to avoid military service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Waterbury,

Two base hit, Torphy. Stolen base,
White. Sacrifice hits, Cosgrove, Cook.
Sacrifice fly, Cook. Double plays,
Burnett to Cook; Hinchman to Bur-
nett to Cook. Left on bases, New
Haven 8, Waterbury 8. First Use on
errors, New Haven 2, Waterbury 2.
Base on balls. off Tyler 2, WOODBURY.
8, Tuckey 0. Hits, off WOODBURY., IL
in 7, off Tuckey, to q. Hit by
pitcher, by WOODBURY. (Nutter, Mil
ler). Struck out, by Tyler 2, by Wood
burn 7, by Tuckey 1. Wild pitches
Tyler 2, WOODBURY.. Winning pitcher
Tyler. Losing pitcher, WOODBURY..
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
HEARNE QUITS BRAVES.

Boston, July 3-T!tcher Bunny"
Hearne, former New Londoner, of the
Boston National LeaEue team, left
the team yesterday for Chicago. where
he will start. learning a trade. His
request for a raise in salary over his
contract figure was refused by the
Boston club. \
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Hartford.
Totals ...s8 I 7 27 Is

bdIIeu IUT MeyeIJdCh III III.
New London 20 2 0 0 0 OF
Hartford .....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Two base hits, Grimes, Flynn, Mes
senger, Lehman. Stolen base, Gar
della. Sacrifice hits, Wendell 2,
Cakes. Sacrifice fly. Grimes, Cakes.
Double play, O'Neil to Gardella to
Grimes; Lehman to We're, Meyer
jack to Grimes to We're. Left on
bases, Hartford , New London 4. First
base on errors, New London 1. Base
on balls, off Meyerjack 4, off Reiger
2. Hit by pitcher, by Reiger
(Grimes). Balk, Reiger. Struck out,
by Reiger 4. Meyerjack 2. Passed
ball. Devine, Briger.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
INDIANS RELEASE THREE.

Cleveland, July 5-1'he Cleveland
baseball club YESTERDAY rave 10 days
notice of release to Catcher Alva
Williams First Baseman Ed Miller
and Pitcher June. The three men
Joined the Local team this year. Will
liams was signed as a free agent; Mil
Ter was obtained from New Orleans
and June reported two weeks age
through a trade with the Pittsburgh
club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-07-03
Eastern League Standing.
EASTERN LEAGUE GAMES
Today

Today
Worcester at New Haven.
New London at Hartford.
Waterbury at Bridgeport.
Springfield at Providence.
Thursday Morning
New Haven at Springfield.
Bridgeport at Hartford.
Providence at Worcester.
New London at Waterbury.
Thursday Afternoon
Springfield at New Haven.
Hartford at Bridgeport.
Worcester at Providence.
New London at Waterbury.
Friday
Hartford at New Haven.
Worcester at New London.
Providence at Waterbury.
Springfield at Bridgeport.
Saturday
Providence at New Haven Give
5ames.)
Hartford at New London Give
5ames.)
Springfield at Bridgeport (twt
games.)
Worcester at Waterbury (two
5ames.)