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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
BASEBALL TWO
 DAYS A WEEK
 COMING SEASON
Semi Professional Bal Played on Saturday and
 Sunday.

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. S-The gov ernment has approved the plan of the National Baseball Federation to form a semi-professional league to play in major league parks on Saturdays and Sundays during the coming season, it was announced here last night by Clayton Townes, Cleveland member of the executive committee of the Fed eratioA upon his return from Wash ington.
 Townes, with Cliff Martin, of Gin cinnati, president of the Federation, and Ralph Davis of Pittsburgh, active board member, conferred with mem bers of the war activities commission and with officials of the railroad ad- ministration. The latter believe the weekend trips could be made without handicapping railway facilities.
 The league will be comprised of teams representing eight cities, in- cluding Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Akron. The remaining two will be selected from Louisville, Indianapolis, Johnstown, Pa., Canton and Dayton, O.
 Each city will have at least two clubs, one remaining at home while the other is on the road.
 After travelling expenses and the up- keep of the parks have been deducted, the receipts will go to the National Commission on Training Camp Activi- ties for athletic equipment for sol- diers and sailors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
sH1pYARDs WILL SPARE STEEL

Washington, Oct. s-The steel sit- uation in the shipyards has improved so it is possible for the Shipping Board to release plates for use in oth- 'er war activities. Details were worked out at conferences between Charles M. Schwab, Director General of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. and officials of the War Industries Board, and it is expected the amount of steel to spare will greatly improve conditions in many munitions plants.
 Under the plan adopted the Ship ping Board will release 50,000 of the 250,00 tons allowed it monthly be- ginning Jan. l. It is able to do this because there is now 1,3oO,O0 tons of steel on hand in the yard, sufficient, with the 100000 tons monthly the Shipping Board will retain, to carry out the full six months witf1ean ample margin of safety against shortage ot plates in the yards.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
"GENTLENIAN'' GEO. DAWSON'S
 BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Gentleman" George Dawson was born at Dark Corners, Australia, on tins date in 1867. He escaped from his Dark Corner" and got into the limelight at the age of IS, when he went to Brisbane and captured the amateur light weight championship. He soon entered the professional ranks and won all his fights in Aus tralia except one with Tom Williams, who refused to give the Gentleman" a return match. The stories of the big coin being collected by Australian fighters in America decided George to go and do likewise, and early in 1892 he hopped off a steamship at San Francisco and issued a challenge to fight any welterweight in America, bar none. He knocked out Billy Gal lagher, Danny Needham and Doc O'Connell in San Francisco, and was then matched to fight Tommy Ryan at New Orleans for $6,0OO, but the Syracuse boy had a bad cold-Daw- sons friends diagnosed it as cold feet and refused to fight. More than 25 years ago Dawson quit the ring and started his long career as boxing in- structor at Chicago athletic club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
3. RHE

Back in '-It ., piaa-- worlds series was played, 4 ,oklyn had not been "benevolently assimi- lated" by New York, and the rivalry between the two cities was very keen. This spirit of competition ex- tended to baseball, as to everything else, and when New York captured the National flag and Brooklyn that of the American Association, the fans prepared for ructions.
 Bob Caruthers, who figured in more worlds series than any other pitcher in the history of the pastime, was wearing a Brooklyn uniform and was the star of the American Association. Caruthers' fellow pitcher at St. Louis, Dave Foutz, had also been sold to Brooklyn. The first game went to Brooklyn, 12-10. New York took the second, 6-2, beating Caruthers. "Bob' pitched again in the third contest, and won, S-7. Hank" O'Day and "Smiling Mickey" Welch were in the box for New York. With Terry pitching, Brooklyn took the fourth game, 10-6 It seemed to be all over but the shouting at this stage of the S6Tl6S. as bTOOhlyl hdu lohCAl lhI CO out of four games. The dark pail of gloom that hovered over Manhattan could be seen from Trenton and Phil adelphia, while in the City of Churches the joyous celebrants con sumed so much champagne that the supply was exhausted. When Car .uthers went into the box for the fifth game, Brooklyn fans considered the series cinched, but their idol fell and New York won, 11-3. But why drag out the agony? The New Workers proceeded calmly and deliberately to annex all of the remaining four games.
 That was the first and last world s series between New York and Brook lyn. and it Is we'll that 1t was so, for another would have probably resulted in a declaration of war between the two cities which 1t might have taken the military forces to bring to an end.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
Amateur Cueists Meet
 In Novice Tournan

New York, Oct. 7-Billiard players with championship aspirations will meet in the third annual novice championship tournament at straight roll to be held under the direction of the National Association of Amateur Billiard Players. The first matches will be played at Gruhn's Academy, 10th Street and Broadway, and at Lawler Brothers Academy, Broadway and Monroe Street, Brooklyn, tonight.
 Among the competitors qualified at the former for the 100 point games are Humboldt Foss, Oddie Wickers M. Matty, Alexander Lupin; pr. B. w. Kurchner,' Arthur M. Rosenfeld and J. Clarence Davies. In the opening games of the Brooklyn division will be J. F. Blaisdell, J. N. Shea, E. G. Mo Gill and J. R. Langdon.
 Julian Rice, the former Columbia student, who was runner up to Charles E. White for the national Class B championship at the New York A. c. last season, will act as referee of the tournament. He willNmeet White to- night in a special match at LawIer's as a preliminary to the opening of the tournament. Other divisions of the novice championship will be decided at other rooms and clubs. The win ner of each division will meet in the round robin for the title.
 The first of the starred competi- tions to be held under the National Association will. be the eighth annual Brooklyn Handicap, to begin the first of next month at the Brooklyn Acad- emy. It will be at 18.2 balk line, the scratch competitors playing. 300 points.
 The list includes Morris D. Brown, former national champion; Charles B. White, national Class B titleholder; Charles T. Mathews, Frank W. Boyd Dr. H. D. Jennings, Claude R. Lewis Sidney Brussels, Charles S. Rennie and H. P. Merrill.
 The National Association, which has directed amateur billiards for a quar- ter of a century, has recently been 1 incorporated and charter issued, SC that it might more properly conduct it's work. The New York A. c. has | applied for three of the tournaments 1 this season. The Class A 182 balk l line championship tournament has al.
 ready been awarded to the Chicago
 Athletic Association and Charles B
 Dryden has it's plans we'll advanced.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
Y. NJ. 0. A. GYM LEADERS
 FIRST GYM PRACTICE

Physical Director Robert Grasson is trying a new movement with the Y Leaders Corps. In former years only local Y. M. c. A. leaders were trained but this year the neighboring towns and churches have been invited to send representatives.
 Last night a large group was pres ent. After the reading of the outline of the work the men and boys went through the preliminary marching exercises and each of them had an opportunity to take command of the class. The second period was spent in free hand exercises which everyone performed correctly A review of the different movements was made and most of them were already familiar with the drill. The set up exercises consisted of A different movements.
 Two games were taught which all enjoyed very much. Without doubt the Y physical director has outlined a splendid program for the coming year and he hopes to have well trained instructors for the end of the year. The meetings are held every Monday from 8 to 10 p. m.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
LEJEUNO, CHAMPION THROWER,
 FAILURE IN BIB LEAGUES

It will be enght years ago tomorrow since Sheldon Lejeune, of the Evans vile ball club, set up a new worid's record by throwing a baseball a dis tance of 426 feet 91s inches. This feat was performed at field meet held on the grounds of the Cincinnati Reds, Oct g, 1910, and has been &C., cepted as a record by the authori- ties. Lejeune's performance was bet ter by 26 feet 2h inches than the best previous record, hung up in Oc- tober, 1872, by John Hatfield, of tue New York Mutuals, who accomplish ed his feat on the Union ball field in Brooklyn.
 Lejeune, by reason Of his record smashing stunt, was locked upon as a conner in baseball, but he never ar- rived. He had three chances in the majors, but was released as many times. He was signed by Brooklyn for the 1911 season, but failed to make good, and was turned back to the minors. His last appearance in the big show was with the Pirates in the with Sioux City, in the Western League, anu HIS SllCh WOIh WdS largely instrumental in winning the pennant for that club.
 At the famous field meet eight years ago Lejeune made two trials ba~ fore he succeeded in bettering the throwing record. About two years before he broke the record Lejeups came within few inches of it by throwing the ball 399 feet 10% inches John Hatfeld's throwing record made in 1872, stood as the off1cia- mark until Lejeune bested it, but 1s the interval several players claimed te have bettered it. Some 30 years agS | Ed Crane and Larry Twitchell are sait | to have thrown a ball 406 feet and # | inch and 4OS feet, respectively, bu | these figures were never accepted Q! l official. Hatfield was not the onlI | old-time player who had grea
 throwing arm. Andy Leonard, of thu old Boston champions of the roc hung up a record of S58 feet Il
 inches. The baseball throwing record
 surpass any ever hung up by Brftisi chicketers by many feet. The longes
 throw of cricket ball was 396 feet
 made by Forbes of Oxford Universit.
 about 40 years ago. He threw tn
 ball with a fair wind in his favor
 which was also the case with Lejeun
 when he made his record-breakinl
 throw.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08

portable merchandise that when we consider that we must compete with the much lower wage scales of Eu- rope some idea of this important problem will suggest itself. On the other hand will be the reconstruction requirements of Belgium and France and Italy, not to mention the Baltic States, which have been so fearfully devastated. But, as I have already intimated, 1t is not my. intention at this writing to discuss fully the prob lems of peace. I have merely sug- gested few of the many topics which when the war hears it's formal end, will present themselves for general discussion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
UNION COLLEGE
 ANNOUNCES ITS
 WARTIME GAMES
Columbia and N. Y. U. Have Place on Schedule Play
 Six Games.

Now that the football situation at the colleges has been, arranged to meet the retrenchment policy of the military authorities, the game waits on the outcome of the Spanish inf1u- enza epidemic which caused the can- cellation of all the games, however, by last week. It is believed, however, by Saturday that the situation will be so well under the control of the health authorities that several impromptu games can be arranged for that day.
 Union College of Schenectady is the first to announce it's schedule under the new conditions. It will play series of six games. The schedule is as follows: Oct. 12, Amherst at Schen- ectady; Oct. 19, Williams at Williams town; Oct 26, New York University at Schenectady; Nov. 2. Rensselaer, at Troy; Nov. g. Columbia at New York; Nov. 16, Hamilton at Schenectady.
 While no football has been started at N. Y. U. up to the present time, the fact that the game with Union has not yet been cancelled is taken as an assurance that the Students Army Training Corps eleven will be in ac- tion there within & short time.
 The present moment has little to promise in the line of intercollegiate games, but the scrub games which Twill be played between the mflita~' units and with service camps should put the college elevens in shape to play intercollegiate contests in No vember, when the teams will have af oh
 | The benefit of football as a devel- oper of young men is being appreciat- ed more every day by the military linen, and Walter Camps recent plan to have every man in the naval trsin- ing stations active on the gridi --- will do much to promote a sluGAU
 interest in the army camps. Ther.n 2 no doubt that the military office and and the college underestimated the VI of the game in thei rearly plans, 2RI | it is expected that all diFsculties ', 10 be adjusted during the present weSe | At Minnesota tn Faculty has ta 6e
 the attitude that the football cos pr. Williams, will receive no sai64
 for coaching under the contract VI fooi he holds in normal times. If the 0parl is paid at all, the Minnesota autf1av
 ties maintain, it must be by the Bar
 ernment, as they have turned tf--
 entire athletic institution over to R
 military authorities This question: sMTrl RI
 one which will also come up at ottlo,
 colleges, although it has already hsiil
 solved at Cornell, where Dr. Sh901.
 has been appointed examining Pore can oL the oluoents ATny Ira N4v Corps. imp
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
GOLFERS TO HELP.

U Despite the threatening weather and the da,k skies which hovered over the golf links of Van Cortlandt Park early ST nday morning, T. T. Lomas, president of the Scottish-American Golf Hub, refused to call off the sched- led open competition match which vas to be held for the benefit of the Red Cross.
 As a result a representative gather ing of golf enthusiasts turned out, vim dicating Lomas' judgment, and netted a sum of $306 for the charitable pur- pose.
 The match was a blind handicap affair, for which prizes were issued to the woman and man who turned in the lowest score. Miss Kenealy, with a comparatively good score, won the prize for women, and J. Bruyere won the mems prize, doing equally as well under the prevailing conditions.
 Members of the Newspaper Golf club and the New York Golf club turned out in goodly numbers. The money was turned over to the Bronx Chapter of the Red Cross.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
TO RUN
 SMITH & WESSON PLANT

Springfield, Mass, Oct. 8.-An- nouncement was made late yesterday of the formation of the National Op- erating Corporation, which is to su- percede the present management of the Smith & Wesson Co. and operate the plant for the United States gov- ernment The officers of the new cor poration are:
 President, W. c. Bryant of Bridge port, Conn; vice president and gen eral manager, E. F. Russell of this city; secretary and treasurer, H. c. Heiden of thhis city; board of direct ors, the foregoing officers and Lieu tenant Colonel Lindley D. Hubbell, acting commandant of the United States Armory here and F.A. Merrick. MT Heiden is the only member of the new board who has been connected with the Smith & Wesson Co. in the past. The corporation was formed, 1t Is announced, under the direction of officers of the Federal government.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
AN AIR CARNIVAL.

A sham battle in nid-air, with all the thrills which flying brings, is promised at Belmont Park on Satur- day, Oct. 26. Capt. c. M. Wharton of the United States Air servtee is ar ranging a carnival for the benefit of the National Aeronautic Committee and the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, and it is sure to arouse widespread interest.
 Through the courtesy of Major August Belmont and the Westchester Racing Association, Belmont Park was secured for the meet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
REGISTRARS NOTICE

The Registrars of Voters will be in session Monday, October 14, 1918, at their office, Room 2, City Hall, State Street from o'clock am. to o'clock p. m, for the purpose of perfecting the voting lists and to receive applica. tions of those persons who desire tS be made electors. Applications will not be received after o'clock p. nt on that date.
 WILLIAM LOUNSBURY,
 THOMAS F. WHITE, Gs us General Reg.strarS' of Voters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
OHIO FOOTBALL PLAYER
 DIES OF INJURIES

Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 8-Wendel s. Watkins, 20, of Chauncy, Ohio, is the first football victim in Ohio this fall. He died at local hospital following injuries received in Athens last Sat urday in game between the Fresh man teams of Ohio State and Ohio University.
 Watkins played on the Ohio Uni versity team and suffered a broken ha ok
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
Republicans Will
 RenOminate Miller

Judge Paul L. Miller, the present incumbent of the office, will undoubt- edly be renominated for judge of pro- bate at the probate convention to be held at noon at The Stratfield Thurs day. The Bridgeport district com prises this city, Easton, Monroe and Trumbull. Judge Miller is the only candidate. Following the convention the delegates will be entertained at dinner by Judge Miller.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
NOTICE
CALL FOR CONVENTION OF TWENTY SECOND SENATORIAL
 DISTRICT AND FOR REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTION

There will be a convention of all delegates of the Twenty-second Sem atorial District on Tuesday evening. October Sth, 1918, at 8 o'clock in the Newheld building, for the purposes of choosing a candidate for senator in the Twenty-secondS Senatorial District.
 On said evening at said time there will also be a convention of the dele gates chosen to represent the various districts in their representative conven- ton for the purpose of choosing two candidates for representatives from the City of Bridgeport and to nominate justices of the peace.
 HUGH J. LAVERY, Town Chairman of the Democratic
 Party G5 s%
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
TODAY IN PUGn1s11C ANNALS.

1sS4-Sailor Burke (Charlesj Pras- ser ), born in Brooklyn.
 1901-At Weinig won on A foul from Dan Creedon in six rounds at Fort Erie.
 1912 - Eddie McGoorty defeated Jack Dennings in five rounds, stopped, at New York.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
Knockout Brown Is
 III With Influenza

According to reports from Walnut Beach last night, Knockout Brown, at one time conceded to be the greatest fighting machine in the East, is seri- ously i'll with Spanish influenza at his home. Brown is under the care of a ptysician.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
OFFICIAL NOTICE

To Whom It May Concern:
 Application having been made by the Crane Company of this district for change of name of the St. Sc. SMITH BROS" and the full re- quirements of the law having been compiled with, the Commissioner of Navigation under date of October 2, 1918, has authorized the change of name of the said St. Sc. SMITH BROS" to that of "R. T. CRANE. "
 J. L. McGOVERN,
 Gs us Collector of Customs
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
Ex-sENAToR MCREARY DIES.

Richmond, Ky, Oct. S-James D. McCreary, twice governor of Kentucky six years, representative of his state in the U. S. Senate and for several consecutive terms member of the lower house of Congress, died at his home here today after brief illness. He was 80 years old.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
BROWN TO PLAY
 FOOTBALL;B BIG
 SQUAD TRAINING
Decision to Abandon Sport is Reconsidered and Many
 Candidates Report.

Providence, R. l.. Oct. S-Following the announcement that Brown had dropped intercollegiate sport for the duration of the war there has been a calmer consideration of the athletic once more are on Andrews Field. Coaches Robinson and Hahn yester- day held a workout with forty play CTS and before the week is out 2 Student Army Training Corps eleven will have been chosen to represent Brown. The first game will be play .r.a.dy,with the Newport Naval Station
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
DOINGS in SCOTLAND
Columbia to Have 3
 Teams on GridirOn

New York, Oct S-Columbia will instead of one if the plans of Fred Dawson, coach of the Morningside Heights football players, work out and the approval of the military au- thortties is given for varsity sports. partment, elevens are to be organized to represent the various units, and at Columbia this will take the form of battalion squads, of which three are to be developed.
 It is Dawson's plan to have each battalion represented by a team which will be of real varsity calibre, and when the varsity or post squad is se- lected on Nov. it will consist of the three battalion elevens with a few substitutes for each. Each of these elevens will be kept intact as far as possible, but at the same time the players will be interchangeable. Un- der this plan, Dawson hopes to be able to organize a varsity squad that will rival the squads that Percy Haughton turned out at Harvard in the. days when the Crimson was sweeping all others aside.
 snii The fact that South Field was A1 n uddy yesterday did not bar one of edle stiffest practices that Dawson has lt his players through. Four elevens out, and at the end there was v short scrimmage. The veteran ' Iayers have been spread out among lR. .e teams, so that there will be uni ah rmity of play when the battalion An evens get into action.
 Ra, In addition to the five veterans of -e 1916 and 1917 squads who report
 last week. Parkes, a member of
 -t years varsity eight, who played M ME h the Dartmouth freshman eleven a 1r or two ago was in togs. It is ard ected that E. V. Littauer, the big back of the 1915 team, who is g LEtdical student and in the Medica, pho'serve Corps, will be a candidate fo1 1srae post eleven when it is organized
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08

Everett Scott, one of the heroes of the recent worlds series, may enter | the employ of an electric plant in Dayton, Ohio, in the near future.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
NOT ICE Bridgeport Hydraulic Com
 pany
S2O MAIN STREET.

oGU MAIN oIhLEls
 Water rates for the quarter ending October 1st, 1918, are NOW DUE and payable at the office of the Company, No 820 Main street. All bills must be paid on or before October 15, 1918. Business hours on Saturday from 8 8. m. to 12 m.
 For the accommodation of the pub lie the office will keep open from 8 a. m. to 8 D.. on Monday, October 7th and 14th, 1918.
 ALBERT E. LAVERY, H Secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08

Eddie Cicotte has bought farm and will try his well known pitching arm at tilling the soil.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08

Rob Russell, the White Sox pitcher, : has gone to work as a coal miner at Bicknel, Ind
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08

Secretary Lane reports production of potash in the United States for the first time now equals the needs of the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08

| with the RvS" z s'--GsC.,.y who was with that club in the 1912 series with the Giants
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08
,P4@ 7burgh to Have

f; minutes fror7 gfoiiey car:1 4 edlLl
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-08

AIE KINDS of second hand automo- c-r, sale here. Can at s4 Gil- Ask for & c. Brown,
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