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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
Big Leaguers Clout Locals Pitcher at Will and Take First Exhibition Game of the Season by 7 to 0 Score -Schang Stars for Visit ors [: oASs yzsskasaa
BY T, F, WAGNER

WaIly Shang, the former Mackian backstop who knocked down one of the fences around Connie, Mack's ball yard in the town of everlasting sleep during the 1913 worlds series pulled off the same kind of stunt on Paul Kriche1 yesterday afternoon at New field park.
 Schang, who is now employed bN Ed Barrows & Company broke up a nice quiet ball game in the third inn ing against the All Stars when he kissed the first ball pitched by one McCabe Ga new one on us) right where it should be kissed and sent it high over the right field fence for a four base blow. Amos Struck, ar- other ex-Mack 1aborer, was on faLst at the time and the clout gave E,ur guests from Boston the first two runs of the game and started the local representatives on the downward path.
 The Beantown delegation gathered in seven runs during the afternoons exhibition. Why they didn't gather more was no fault of the All Stars. The big leaguers just toyed along with KrichelPs crowd and hit at will while the homesters were unable to solve the delivery of Jones and left Groundkeeper Bells plantation with out the sign of a run.
 Not content with a two run lead which looked as big as Harry Quinn, the visitors started again in the fifth when Tommy Downey, who leaves us Wednesday to join the Newark In ternationals, juggled Whitman's grounder with the bases clogged, all lowing Thomas to romp across the pentagon. Strunk came in for an- other run on Hobby's sacrifice fly to left and Schang came across with one more on Wagner's safe smash over third. Whitman registered at home on Mayors single to right center. Jones struck out. It was a good thing he did as we might have been at the park yet.
 Chalk up another for the Boston, lans in the next session. Thomas sin gled to right and scored on Hooper's double in the same territory. Babe Ruth batted for Hobby in this inning and of course the fans expected Babe to pull something big but after a cou- pie of fouls, Ruth hit an easy roller 1 to Cooney and was out at first
 Babe came up again in the ninth and fouled far over the right field partition It was one of the longest drives ever made at Newfield park. Manager KricheIl then ordered Nc Cabe to issue free transportation to the Sox twirler as the supply of Spaldings at this time of the year are not any too great.
 The casualty list is as follows: | DIM GOV
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
Ritchie Must Now
 Go In the Draft

Willie Ritchie, former lightweight champion also has not covered him self with glory. When his name first came up before the military au- thorities a claim for exemption was made on the ground that he already was in the service as a boxing instruc- tor, The authorities decided that boxing instructor was not in the ser vice and that Ritchie was not ex- empt.
 A claim fer exemption was then made on the ground of deafness, but that also was oveFFuled and Ritchie has been drafted in the April call,
 In private life Ritehie is Geri1ardt Steffen, and in company with T6 oth- CTS has been ordered to report for active duty at Camp Lewis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
Borrowed" Shell Worked o. K.

proved gn  trials unfamiliar the the efficiency of the Crimson After the freshmen
  addition having the satisfaction winning  Carnegie in 1916
 
 
 
 
 
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
American Inague.
.Matty May Stay
 With Cincy Team

Cincinnati. April 29-Christopher Mathewson, manager of the Cincin- natl Reds, announced last night that he will remain with his team, for the present, at least, and will not accept the invitation extended by the officials of the Y. M. c. A., to go to France and promote baseball among the American soldiers over there.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
ALI STARS
2S 0 2 27 IS 4

Two base hits, Thomas 2. Home runs Schang. Sacrifice fly, Hoblit- zell. Double play. Brown to Skiff, Left on bases, Red Sox 10; All Stars. 4. First base on errors, Red Sox 4; All Stars 1. Bases on balls, off Jones 3; off McCabe 2. Hits and earned runs off Jones, hits 2, runs o in g innings; off McCabe, hits 12, runs in g innings. Struck out by Jones ?, by McCabe 4. Umpire Liz gins. Time 1:3O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
SENATORS BEAT BRAVES.

Providence, April 2e-Hits were aplenty in the victory scored by the Washington American League team over the Boston Nationals in an ex- hibition game here yesterday by a score of 8 to 6. Each team used two pitchers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

 time it his idea boom athletics and make the name of Iaksco famous ghout the state 
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
SUNDAY BASEBALL
 DRAWS CROWD

Boston, April 29 - Twenty-eight thousand persons saw a baseball team from Camp Devens defeat the Com monweaIth Pier naval nine, to 2, at Braves Field yesterday in the first service game under the new Malssa- chusetts Sunday baseball law,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
Major League Records
 For The Past Week

The weeks record in each league of games played, won and lost, with runs, hits, errors, men left on bases and runs scored by opponents, in ciuding. the games of Saturday, April 27, is as follows:
 Nat1onaIyIeaGue.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Stallings wrecked this himself. He traded his two pitchers, Tyler and Barnes, while Dick Rudolph is a hold out, leaving him only a few second stringers like Hughes, Hearne, Ragan, Crum and Canavan.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
TO-DAY IN PUG11Is1IC ANNALS

190S-Jotnny Cou1on defeated Tommy Scully in five rounds at Waukegan.
 1911-Jim Smith defeated Dummy MaXson in two rounds at New York.
 1912-Young Dyson and Benny Kaufman fought IS round draw at New Bedford.
 1912-Johnny Dundee outpointed Charley White in ten rounds at Syra- cuse.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
The Sport Spotlight
Laksco Club Active.
By T. F. Wagner

In speaking about athletic organizations in Bridgeport must certainly place the Laksco club on Seaview avenue right in the front This or ganzation taking the of Laksco after the Lake Submarine company-one of the plants in this city which Uncle Sam is depending to construct inn plements for the destruction of the Hunhas started
 membership drive with the hope of placing the of every employe of the Lake plant the roster of the club. Within the past month the club has in creased over 40 per membership and with the election Of Ralph Brown president have placed a man at the head who has already infected spirit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
Krichell Signs Braun.


 
 Columbia club of the yesterday Bill  Smith, Bracket Krichel from
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
GIANTS DEFEAT ORIOLES.

Baltimore, April 29-The New York Giants defeated the Orioles, of the new International League, here yesterday by the score of to 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
FRENCH CYCLIST KILLED.

Paris, April 29-The French bicycle rider Darrago fell during a race at the Velodrems yesterday and was in- stantly killed,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

German newspapers are urging the killing off of caterpillars. Berlin IS menaced by the creepers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
Tenders Test Tonight.

lightweight Frankie Bedford
  a punch
 Willie Philadelphia amost win on ii kouth ne S most achieve
  Newfeld a thai
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Wholesale arrests will be made of British and Canadians in the United States for desertion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
LightWeights Ready For
 Clash At Arena Tonight
How They Look
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
 National League. St. Louis 4, Cincinnati (called end of eighth on account of rain.) The Chicago-Pittsburgh game was postponed on account of wet grounds.
 American League. Chicago 2, St. Louis 1. The Detroit-Cleveland game was called in the third on account of rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
American Ieagne.

Philadelphia in New York. Washington in Boston. Chicago in Cleveland. Detroit in St. Louis
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

The German steamship Prinz Bftel Friedrich, interned at Puerto Coh.rn- bia, was burned at her anchorage.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

SWEET PEAS, vIOLETs, TULIPS.
 DAFFODIIS.
 JOHN RICK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

The Baltimore Correspondent, a German language paper. announced the suspending of publication.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
American League.
GAMES TODAY. National TRaQmp.

New York in Philadelphia. Boston in Brooklyn. Pittsburgh in Chicago. St. Louis in Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Today is the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Charles J. Ferguson, who was the greatest pitcher of his day, and. in the opinion of old fans, one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the National league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29
FROM THE PRESS BOX.

Whitman's running catch of Me Cabe's long fly to deep left in the fourth was a corker. The Sox out fielder got big hand from the crowd when he came in to the bench.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

A crowd of soldier boys dressed in khaki kept the fans in good humor during the game, Between the in- nings a sailor took Manager Krich- els place warming up McCabe.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Jenes only pitched five balls against the Stars in the last half of the sixth.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

The grass around third and first base near the coacher'S box has been taken away. This is a much needed improvement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Over 2,5OO fans were on hand to see fray. Pretty good for the opening
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

The Leeds Mills plant at Catsdll. N. Y, was destroyed by an incen- diary fire It was built by the late A. T. Stewart.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

SWEET PEAS, VIoLETs, TULIPS,
 DAFF'ODuS.
 JOHN RICK 6 SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Bridgeport will open the season here on Friday, May 24, with the New Haven club. The locals open at Savin Rock on Wednesday, May 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-29

Italian Agricultural papers an- nounce that a chemist of Lngano dis covered a fertilizer to treat seeds be- fore planting.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
Watch the Weather Forecast

Shippers of food and other pro-
ducts liable Ito injury from freez-
ing are urged to watch the daily
forecasts, ISSUED by Weather Bu-
reau station during the winter in
cities and towns of considerable
size, of minimum temperatures ex-
pected to occur Within shipping
radius of one day or two days of
the station. These forecasts may
be had by telephoning or tele-
graphing the Weather Bureau Of
flee, or arrangements may be made
in advance ito have them sent as
desired. When freezing tempera-
lures are forecast, shipments may
be given adequate protection or
delayed until conditions change, or
if they are en- route orders may be
photographed to have them placed IN
shelter. Experience of large pro-
duce-shipping firms, as given IN
their voluntary testimony, Ito that
as a result of careful attention to
these forecasts their losses from
freezing of goods i'm transit have
been negligible. The Importance
of this service is thought to be es-
pecially great during the war, with
it's food necessity.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
Household HELPS

AT this time of year mice are
coming in from the fields and
housewives are at their wits end
to keep them out of the house. It
lis said that cayenne pepper is ex-
cellent for Kidding a cupboard of
mice.
Make over the old window
shades if you cannot get new ones
this fall. Rub a dampened cloth
over the shades, removing all the
spots of dirt and dust, then paint
any color desired. Lay in the sun
to dry, being careful not to let any
dirt blow on them while damp.
Doeskin and channels gloves
which are slightly stiffened after
washing can be made soft and like
new by pressing with a warm iron.
To whiten wooden floors, add
two tablespoonful of paraffin to
the hot soapy water used for wash
ing a floor. 1t will cleanse the
boards and will also destroy any
insects that may be lurking in the
cracks of the wood.
To clean a vinegar cruet, put a
teaspoonful of I've in it and then
fill it with water. Let this remain
for few days. and then rinse
the cruet out thoroughly, when it
will be perfectly clean.
To clean patent-ieather boots,
first remove all the dirt upon them
with sponge or flannel, then rub
over the boots or shoes a paste
consisting of two spoonfuls of
cream and one~of linseed oil, both
OF which require warming before
being mixed. Polish with a soft
rag.
Difficulty is often experienced in
putting cluny lace on the outside
edge of a big round centerpiece
Pulling the gathering thread makes
straggly outer thread. The fol.
lowing has been tried successful-
ly: Roll the lace in little tight
roll. Wind lit tightly about the
center with stout thread. Then
dip the straight edge in water, tx
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30

head, which is generally thought
to be rather harmless, is accom-
panied by swelling of the mucous
lining of the nose and throat. La
grippe is often followed by a weak
or injured heart. Whooping cough
strains and sometimes breaks the
walls of the air cells, thus making
an opening for further disease of
the lungs. Diphtheria often at
tacks the central nervous system,
resulting in partial paralysis.
Scarlet fever and measles are like
ly to be attended by inflammation
and disease of the ears, heart, kid
neys and other vital organs.
Whoever wants to keep his chill
dren strong and healthy, and also
to give them the best chance for
their lives will keep them away
from all contagious diseases; and
if he is a patriotic citizen, he will
respect the health and lives of his
neighbors' children as he would
want them ito respect the health
and lives of his own.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
Y. w. C. A. ADDS BOMB PARLOR
TO HOTEL PETRoGRAD.

Paris, Sept. 5.-A new Bomb Par
lor'' has Just been added as life saw
ing feu lure to the Hotel Petrograd, run
by the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION for American women work
ing in France. The Bomb Parlor is
good sized room at the bottom of the
house and has no outside walls. When
a series of walls from sirens announce
air raids the "guests" scramble out Of
bed and get down to the Bomb Parlor
in double quick time. Once theresthey
feel safe from harm.
II have seen Red Cross nurses fast
asleep on the floor Of the Bomb Parlor
in spite Of the awful din Of the raids"
writes one of the Y. w. G. A. workers
in the Hotel Petrograd. "Many times
l have made the flight down to the
Bomb Parlor twice in night. 1t is
war, and we soon get so used to these
nocturnal visits we can drop off to
sleep again as soon as we get back to
bed. We spend the time between the
'Alerte,' which turns us out of bed,
and the All clear which sends us
back to bed, in playing games, visiting
or reading down in the Bomb Parlor."
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
KEMBLESVILLE

Mr.. E. H. Strahorn, who has
recently returned from a trip to
|Ohio, was the guest on Sunday OF
Mrs. F. B. Pratt.
Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Crossan Oh
Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. Crossan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dutton Richards
|hnd Mr.. Nathan Richards, and fam
FLY spent Sunday with c. T. Rich
|hrds and family.
Mr.. S. B. Snyder and family and
Mrs. Ledie Kelley of Harmony
were the Sunday guests OF Mrs
Naggie Greenfield.
Mrs. Florence Mackie entertain
ed the following to dinner on Sun
Fay evening: Mr.. and Mrs. S. O.
Kennedy, Mrs. Maggie Pratt
Misses Celesta and Florence
Blackburn, and Mr.. Joseph Ly'
brand, ALL of Kemblesville.
Master Joseph G. West was
aiken sick ON Saturday and is un'
Ter the doctors care.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. R. Kennedy
II Newark, were callers in the VIII
age on Sunday.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
every Patch a War
Savings Stamp

To arouse interest in clothing
conservation, an Oregon nome
demonstration agent held an ex-
rhibit of remodeled garments,
which had been loaned to her by
the school of home economics OF
the agricultural college. Follow
ing this exhibit, the women called
ON her by phone for pointers and
suggestions and brought their ma
terials and problems to her office,
having overcome their hesltancy
to let their neighbors know they
are patching up their old clothes.
Records have been kept OF the cost
of remodeling the garments and an
estimate made of money saved and
war textiles conserved.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30

novators of several nationalities, a
few of whom have appeared in
paper costumes-but never to the
conversion of others, or to their
own entire satisfaction, since in
no instance was paper actually
adopted for habitual, daily wear.
A noted Flemish artist, Jean de
Mabuse, a contemporary of Column
bus, was the first, perhaps, to ex-
pertinent with paper clothing. He
was of gay and jovial DISPOSE
tion and helplessly lavish with
money. Generally paid by the rich
mobiles who were his patrons he
was, nevertheless, always hard up
and resorted to many makeshifts
Ito pacify his creditors. At one
time when he was in the service
of the Marquis de Vereen, a
wealthy nobleman of Holland,
Emperor Charles V made visit to
the estate Of the marquis who
made magnificent preparations to
receive his imperial guest. Among
other things, he ordered his entire
household to be attired in i'm
maculate white damask. When the
tailor came to Mabuse, the artist
requested that the cloth be de-
hvered to him instead, for he had
in mind a suit of new and elegant
design which he would procure
some one to execute under his own
eye. The tailor readily assented
and delivered the necessary num-
Der of yards of expensive damask.
Mabuse promptly sold the cloth
and spent the money. He then
made a suit of paper, painted it
with the same design as the
damask, and finished the job so
cleverly that he walked undecided
between two other pensioners of
his patron, a philosopher and poet.
"But the joke was too good to be
kept; a friend who was in the Sec
ret told the marquis, who turned
to the Emperor as the three adj
vanced, requesting His Majesty to
observe their. attire and point out
which costume he preferred. They
appear Ito me to be the same was
1.-THE reply, except that he in the
middle wears a fabric, whittier and
more richly lowered than the
others
"When the marquis told the en-
peror that the costume was of
paper, he would not believe it UNI
It'll the artist, half abashed at the
betrayal and half exultant at the
presentation, had been summoned
ito the dais and Charles had run
his imperial fingers over the cloak
and doublet and pinched them UNI
til they crackled."
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
Chestnut Trees
Recover from Blight

1t lis believed that many Of the
chestnut trees in this section and
across the lime in Pennsylvania
nearly every one of which was kill
ed by blight within the last few
years, may yet come back and yield
a crop. as i'm former years. All
about the forests in the section
young shoots are springing up
from the roots, which were not
destroyed by the blight, and they
have made one and two years of
growth and apparently are as
healthy ais though grown from the
NUTS. Even the foliage is green
and solid and there is no sign of
blight about them, either on leaves
or bark.
For this reason many of the
treemen of this place believe that
they will bear and be immune from
the trouble which killed the trees
from which they are springing.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
Fallacy of Childhood Diseases

1t seems a common theory that
every child must have the social
ed disease of childhood" and the
sooner he gets them over with, the
better. This murderous idea is re-
sponsible for the deaths of thou
sands of young children annually
and for the manning and crippling
for life of thousands more. These
diseases of childhood are not de-
sirable nor even NEG essary but a
grave danger to young children.
The younger the child contracts
such a disease, the greater the
chances he will die, for the young
er he is the less resistance he can
offer to the disease.
Even an ordinary cold in the
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
STRICKERVILLE

Mrs. Rudolph Gregg who has
been seriously i'll FOR three weeks,
is convalescing at Delaware Hos
pital. Her little daughter Bertha,
who has been suffering from an
attack of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., is
recovering.
Rhea C. Dayett and her sisters
Helen and Dorothy, who have been
i'll with influenza, are much I'M
proved.
Elmer Wright who has been a
patient at West Chester hospltal
for some time, returned to the
home of his employer, Mr.. Sher'
man Dayett, one day last week.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30

about half the width of the lace.
Let it dry and you will find a piece
of lace ready shaped to your lik-
ing. You see what happens is that
the straight edge, being wetted,
shrinks. and so can be easily adj
justed to the curved edge of the
centerpiece.
The garbage pail should be kept
very clean and so tightly closed
that no fly can get into it. Rinse
first with cold water then wash
thoroughly with a strong solution
of hot soda water, using a child's
long-handled broom kept for that
purpose only. Let both broom and
pail afterward dry in the sun. The
cleaning may be made much easier
if before the garbage is put in, the
clean can is lined with tough
paper or with a folded newspaper.
This facilitates the emptying and
avoids the disagreeable part of the
cleaning.
Tough meat is the rule rather
than the exception these days and
much discomfort and same waste
results unless the best can be
made of a bad bargain. A little
vinegar added TO water in which
meat is sitewed softens the fbres.
Salt tends to tougher any animal
fibre so that beef, pork or mutton
steak should not be salted until
we'll fried or broiied and placed on
the hot platter.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-10-30
Poem Received by
a Newark Mother

The following poem clipped
from the "Stars and Stripes" was
recently received by a Newark
from her son cover
There:
That Month at Home
We boys were all excited
When the story came around
That a leave at home was possible,
How good it sure did sound!
We have searched through general
orders,
We have raked them with a
comb,
To see, if after eighteen months,
We'd get month at home.
The story sure did cheer us,
Although it wasn't. true,
And the boys all got together,
Each telling what he'd do.
One said he'd buy a brewery
And wallow in the foam,
If he should, after eighteen
months,
Obtain a month at home.
Another youthful private
Said he'd get in bed and stay,
Instead of standing reveille
Before the break of day.
They'd all eat pies and go to
shows,
And with their girlies roam,
If after eighteen months in
France,
They'd get a month at home.
So l hope the men who run things
Will get wise ito our hope,
And get together and decide
That this is the real dope:
A man with a good record
Should be given every chance
To have a months furlough at
home
For eighteen months in France
p. w. B.