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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
SAVING OLD SHOES AND HATS.

Camp Meade, Md, Aug. 9-sfxty- five thousand pairs of shoes were left behind at the cantonment by the men of the 77th Division when tIsAy went across the seas.
 These shoes have been piled up in a high mound Tn one of the big ware houses of the cantonment and will be used again by the men of the new 11th Division that is to be organized here. tcgnlgS
 These shoes will be fumigated and converted into new" by a special process evolved by the Reclamation Department. Their use will save the government thousands of dollars, but best of all will help to conserve the leather supply of the country.
 Thousands of army campaign hats left behind by the men of the 79th will be made over again. These hats, too, will be like new when they are turned out from the hat shops at this camp. They will be better than the great majority of new army hats now on sale, for it is difficult to buy the felt that is used in their manufac- ture. aG sa sziI
 Thousands of blankets used by the men who have gono across will be renovated and used this winter by the future Meadites. It will be hard to buy other woollen blankets. The country won't get many of them, for it is said that the government will need four-fifths of the wool turned out for thes oldier boys.
 Brooches, blouses and shirts will be remade into new, and the men of this cantonment will look as spick and span as their predecessors.
 The tin cans, bottles, bones, paper, rags and everything that will be ] thrown away by the men of the divis- l ion will bee onverted into articles of value or sold. Even the dead horses will be made use of. Their bones will be turned into fertilizer. Some Of the fats obtained from them will be used in the manufacturing of munitions to | be sent against the Huns.
 All these things come under the | head of the Exclamation and Conser- vation Department.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
KID NORFOLK WANTS
 TO FIGHT DEMPSEY

Kid Norfolk, the negro heavyweight: who holds a decision over Billy Miske, is on the trail of Jack Dempsey. Leo Flynn, who pilots the Kid person. last night hurled another def against Dempsey. Flynn writes as follows:
 Kid Norfolk has made Dempsey runt out no less than 10 times since last February, and I have all of JecIl Kearns letters to prove that he agreed to fight. Here Is our. proposi- ton to Dempsey: Norfolk will give his. $l, 900 in a Liberty bond or the same ir War Stamps and will go to any soldie.s' camp ir the U. $. A. and box him 20 rounds to a decision for the benefit of the soldiers, and will further bet Dempsey $2,500 in real money on the outcome of the battle.
 "If this is not satisfactory and his patroitic hallyboo about wanting 10 do something for the boys, black and white, who are going over to risk their lives in France, is not bunk then Norfolk VIII box him 10 or 12 rounds to a decision and giveh ir: $l,0OO worth of War Stamps or a Liberty bond for s1,0OO, and will also bet him the s2,500 on the outcome of the bat tie. He cannot hide behind the "old color line dodge" for two good req sons. First of all, they do not draw the color line in the United States army, where there is really great fighting to be done, and second, because he las boxed John Lester Johnson, a negro.
 q will post this money with ary New York sporting writer that Demp- sey to accept the challenge and polish 24 hours"
 Judging from what we have seen of the Norfolk boxer we advise Demp- him off.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
Learns French Quickly.

An American who wrote home a de- scription of his journeys into the in- terior of France, relates his experience in trying to crowd himself into one of the French "eight horses and 40 men"
 "These cars were loaded to the guards with Trenches bound for somewhere.
 "'Howdy' says.
 "'Go to he'll remarked one of them who'd learned to speak English from the United States marines, but I knew he meant to be polite because he of fered me a match and matches are just the same as ready money over there.
 "So I says, 'Au revoir, old timer and when they seen was right there with their lingo, they grinned back and made room for me-"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
First Round In Tennis
 Tournament Completed

The first round of the tennis tour nament of the Black Rock Shore and Country Club was finished yesterday afternoon. The matches were: Class A, BIegehold defeated Warren 6-1, 6-3, and P. T, Buckingham defeated Andrews 6-1, co.
 Tonight Blegehold will play Foster in the semi-finals and the winner will meet E. T. Buckingham tomorrow evening in the final round.
 The final round of the ladies' singles will be played this evening when Mrs. A. B. Whitney plays Myrtle Powers,
 In Class B. of the mems tourna- ment three matches were played yes terday They were: Goddard de- feated Rasmussen 6-2, 6-3; Clinton S. Smith defeated Sumner Smith 6-4, 6-4, and Terry defeated Hoskinson 6-1, 6-2. Many more matches in this class will be played this after noon and evening also the mixed and mems doubles are scheduled to start today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
FAST TRAVEL BY RAILROADS

The first time the distance between London and Edinburgh, 400 miles, was ever covered in less than eight hours, which was the ambition of English railroaders, was thirty years ago today, when a train on the London, Northwestern & Caledonian made the trip in what was then con- sidered the remarkably fast time )f ' hours and 25 minutes an average speed of over 53 1-2 miles per hour. This was the best time ever made for so long a distance. The fastest time on record for a railway run between 400 and 500 miles was made in 1895 between New York and Buffalo, 436 1-2 miles, in 407 minutes actual time, an average of 64 1-3 miles an hour. The fastest time made by a train for a distance of over 500 miles was in June, 1905, when the distance be- tween Buffalo and Chicago was cov- cred in ' hours and 50 minutes, an average of 69.69 miles an hour, ex- cluding stops. The best time record ed for a short distance was made six teen years ago by Burlington train, which travelled 14.8 miles in nine minutes flat, an average of nearly hundred miles an hour
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
EYELID SETS
 NEW RECORD
Captures Alabama Stakes in 2:04 1-5, Beating Enfilade
 By Five Lengths

Saratoga, Aug. 9-A. L. Aste's Eyelid gained the distinction of be- ing regarded as the best three year old lilly in the country when she smothered the aspirations of Morton L. Schwartz's Enfilade in the race for the Alabama Stakes, which was the attraction of the races here yes terday. In winning with compara- tive ease Eyelid established a new mark for the stake, which has been run at various distances since it was first captured by Woodvine in the Belmont colors in 1872. This after noon's test was over a mile and a quarter course, which Eyelid covered in 2:04 1-5 against the 2:07 recorded by Sun Bonnet a year ago.
 Enfilade, by virtue of a victory in the Kenner Stakes over such good colts as EXterminator and Tippity Witchet. was the opening favorite, but the stanch adherents of Eyelid forced her price down so that these two were even choices at the post, with almost any price against Ballymooney an Daytoria, the two other starters.
 Whatever chance Enfilade might have had of conceding= seven pounds to Eyelid was disposed of by the nur- ry up methods of Lyke, who raced the Schwartz candidate to the front as though in a six-furlong sprint. En- sor, on the other hand, waited pa- tiently with Eyelid, and was in last place until near the far turn. There Lyke was guilty of another indiscre- tion, for he left room for Eyelid to shoot through on the rail. Ensor took advantage of the opportunity, and In a twinkling the Aste colors were in the van to stay there until the end. Enfilade kept within two lengths of Eyelid until the stretch, where she dropped back so quickly that Eyelid won by five lengths. Da- toria was used up chasing Enfilade, and Ballymooney ran into third place by the safe margin of eight lengths Eyelid was bred by MT. Aste, and he has since loaned her sire, Eye brow, to The Jockey Club for the purpose of improving the breed of horses in the Genesee Valley.
 Trainer Billy Garth, who has been l monopoltzing the steeplechases here, had no chance to race his jumpers yesterday, but he made good on the flat with Captain Ral Paris Esuui- mau, which galloped home in the first race for two year olds, and upset a | strong favorite in Pinard.
 The West received a shock when Hamilton A, an odds on choice, fail ed to get in the money in the third l race at six furlongs. which was cap- tured by the Sunset Stables Midnight Sun in thrilling finish, with Louise V. second and Kama third.
 The West turned the tables in the tlfth when Franklin, a good two year old, now in his fifth year, came back to his form and defeated Hank O'Dav in the fast time of 1:37 3-5 for the mile. Harry Payne Whitney's Sketchv made amends for the defeat of many | faVorites by taking the last race for two year olds after being backed from
 to l to to 5.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
'KAHANAMOKU IN FAST TIME
Hawaiian Swimmers, Who Race Here Aug. II, Take
 Part In N. Y. Meet

Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii gave another demonstration of his remark able swimming ability in the 100-yard straightaway tank at the New York International Exposition in the Bronx last night, when he defeated two oth- CT Hawaiians in the fifty-yard swim ming event. After Kahanamoku had won his heat easily in OPS 4-5 he got away to a bad start in the final. Clarence Lane and Harold Krueger led him for a short distance, but the Duke crept up and won by a length in 0:24 1-5, considerably faster time than he was able to make in the preliminary trial.
 The Metropolitan Association A. A. U. championship at 440 yards was won by Leo Giebel. For a hundred yards it was a close race, but after that Gtebel forged ahead and won easily John w. Newman from the Pelham Bay Training Station was second. The winners time was 5:52.
 Lieutenant Ludy Langer of Los n- geles, gave an exhibition swim at N' yards, and covered the two lengths of the tank in 2:3O In the 1OO-yard event for enlisted men George H. Hoffman of Pelham Bay won from Ted Reilly of the Federal Rendezvous. The winners time was 1:O4.
 Miss Sophie Freithe of the Women Swimming Association of New York finished first in the 10O-yard novice swim for girls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
Prodression.

How can you ever hope to conduct a business of your own if you never see what has to be done elsewhere? To see things and know at once what to do in the case shows you to be above the average. It won't be long until you will be recognized as such. The fact that you advance gives you self confidence. That leads to the next step up. Progress is one series of sec ing and doing the right thing at the right time. Somo folks tell us that's wisdom. Call t what you will, it's profitable
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
Who Knows.

Mankind is proud of the beelike tn- genuity and accuracy with which 1t pursues many of it's activities; but we cannot be sure that the main result of our labor is not something as remote and unsuspected by ourselves as it's service to the spring flowers is by the bee. We do not always foresee the re- actions of our most careful enter prises; and, while the bee working among the spring blossoms may rec ommend us modesty, the wind which has it's own indiscrimfnate but none the less effective system of fertiliza- tion, calls us to hope.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
RED CROSS SENDS SUM OF $117,OOO FOR SPORTS

A call for more baseball equipment has been received from Harvey D. Hbson, Red Cross Commissioner to France, who states that balls, bats, Ind uniforms are needed for at least 100 teams among the soldiers. The London branch of the Red Cross has llso made a request for numerous baseballs and footballs, for both these James are thriving among the over leas forces.
 In conformity with the request, the War Council has appropriated S49, ,9SO I. 10 provide athletic supplies for the Ioldiers in France and $67,7S7.S5 has been appropriated for the purchase of baseball and football equipment for he boys in England. Bids to cover sshe supply have been negotiated
 Through President B. B. Johnson of X he American League.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
PHILLIPS WIN
 DOUBLE HEADER

Philadelphia, Aug. 9-Batting both of Pittsburgh's pitchers heavily, Phil adelphia secured an even break for the series yesterday by winning both games of the double-header by scores of to 1 and 8 to 2, respectively. Cra- vath and Meusel hit home runs into the left field bleachers in the second game, the latter drive coming with two on bases.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
DODGERS AGAIN BEAT CUBS.

Brooklyn, Aug. g Big Jim'' Vaughn hurled Buck Wheat back from the record trail at Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon, but he failed to stop the Robins. Nick Carter, too, did his share in stopping the hitting streak of the great left fielder, but he too felt the force of the bats of the other Brooklyn players. The Rollins won the game by sere of to 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
INDIANS SCORE ON
 4 SENATOR PITCHERS

Cleveland, Aug. 9-By winning yes terday's game to 4, Cleveland took the series from Washington. me vIs- itors used sixteen players, the locals scoring off each of the four Wash ington pitchers.
 Manager Griffith and InfieEder Mo Bride, of Washington were chased from the field by Umpire Nallin for protesting a decision
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
Better Than Coal.

Flatbush-According to an Italian scientists figures square mile of the earth's surface in six hours of sun shine receives heat equivalent to the combustion of more than 2,600 tons of coal.
 Bensonhurst--Orde your sunshine now before the rush begins.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
TENDLER TO JOIN NAVY

Philadelphia, Aug. 9-Lew Tender, one of the leading contenders for Benny Leonard's lightweight title, will soon enlist in the Naval Reserve at League Island, here, according to an announcement made yesterday by his manager. He will act as boxing instructor, also.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
TOUHEY TO BOX DUNDEE

A change for the better has been made in the feature bout at the Arm ory A. A. of Jersey City next Monday night. Tommy Touhey, the Patterson Flash" will battle Johnny Dundee. Lew Cardell was originally scheduled to oppose Dundee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
Wheat Averages .444
 During Batting Streak

Zach Wheat batted for an average of .404 in the twenty-six games that he hit safely in and which streak end ed yesterday. During this time Wheat went to the plate, legally, 1OS times and made 4S safe blows. He started his streak on July Il against Fred Toney in Cincinnati. His great hit ting carried him into the leader ship of the National League bat ters.
 Following are the five leading bat ters in each league:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
HERZOG'S HIT WINS
 FOR BRAVES IN NINTH

Boston, Aug. 9-Boston made it three straight from St. Louis yester- day by scoring three runs in the ninth and winning, to 4. Herzog's single over second scored J. L. Smith with the winning run.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
RED SOX GET THE
 JUMP ON TIGERS

Detroit, Aug. 9-Boston took the last game of the series from Detroit by a score of to 1 yesterday.
 Two bases on balls followed by two doubles gave the visitors three SR%p in the opening 1aRAwA
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
PIPP IN NAVAL AVIATION

Boston, Aug. 9-Walter Pipp, first baseman of the New York American League Baseball club, was enrolled in the Naval Aviation School at the Mas sachusetts Institcte Of Technology.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
FiStic History

John Willie knocked out Fred FL lis in the third round at. Nashville, Tenn, six years ago today, Aug. g, 1912. This bout practically marked the conclusion of the ring career of Willie, once prominent as middle weight and light heavyweight. Will lie was born in Chicago and started boxing when he was twenty years old. In 1901 he fought Al Weinig twenty rounds at Hot Springs, but lost, although a little later he de- feated Al at Milwaukee, and after ward fought a twenty-round draw with him at the Arkansas resort. He then defeated Jack Beauscholte and Jimmy Handler at Chicago, and fought draw with Dick O'Brien, but lost to Kid Carter in fifteen rounds at Oakland. After beating Young Peter Jackson, Willie went to Butte and fought Tommy Ryan, but the Syracuse champion put him away in four rounds. In 1904 Willie fought draws with Marvin Hart, Jack Root
 and George Gardner, but at the close | of the 1905 campaign he retired and | did not fight again for five years,
 when he took part in a few unim-
 portant bouts before finally quitting 1 the game.
 1900-Jack McCleIland and Kid 1 Broad fought a twenty-round draw
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

The inquiry is made as to what the admiral of the Swiss navy has to do. Last heard from, his duties were about as onerous as those of the Ger man foreign colony secretary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

After long and patient effort some of us find it impossible to keep cool in hot weather by remembering the cold of last winter.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

l The general definition of a luxury
 5 something that some one else en- Joys.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
Giants Again Lose To
 Matty's Reds Score 5-2
STANDINGST
 Baseball MW RESULTS Al
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

National League. Cincinnati, 5, New York 2. Brooklyn 4, Chicago 1. Boston 5, St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 6, Pittsburgh 1 (1st.) Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh (2ndD.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09
American League.

GAMES TODAY.
 National League. Chicago and Brooklyn. St. Louis and Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

American League. Chicago at Cleveland. Detroit at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

American League. Boston 4, Detroit 1. Cleveland 8, Washington 4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

International League. Rochester 5, Jersey City 4. Hamilton 5, Newark 8. Binghamton 6, Buffalo 2. Toronto 1, Baltimore 0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-09

1900-Jack McClelland and Kid Broad fought a twenty-round draw at Pittsburgh.
 1912-Jack Geyer defeated Frank Moran in four rounds at San Fran cisco.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
RAIL WAY EARNINGS IN
NOVEMBER IN BIG DROP

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-Net rail
vav earnings in November continued
lar below the earnings for the same
month in 1916. according 10 the in
terstate commerce commission s
compilations Tuesday OF reports
from eS roads. Returns are expect
cd from s. other roads.
Net revenue from railway opera
lions was S53.SS6.OOO as compared
with x6s.9T5.OOO in November 1915.
Eastern roads reported s16.715.O00
as compared with s21.s74.ooo year
before. Western roads $24,000.00O
as compared with S2S.2s6.0oo. and
southern roads $I3.162.0O0 as com
pared with S13.7O4000.
For the Il months ending with
Novem Der. net revenue was $618.-
$4,000 as compared with S63s.12S,-
900 in the first Il months OF 1916.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
DEATH NIPS IN BUD
YOUNG AERIALIST'S PLANS

CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Sergt. George
Houdek Of the 18th aerial squad
ron is dead today somewhere IN
France" without having realized his
ambition 10 drop about 5000 600
bombs on the imperial German gov
eminent"
Houdek's relatives here have re-
ceived word that he was killed IN
an airplare accident i'm France Jan.
A. A few days previous they had re-
ceived a letter from him in which he
told of plans for his first flight
when I do that" wrote Hou6ek.
in the army. I'd like TO drop about
100000 bombs on the imperial
German government and, by the
Gods, Wen do it
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
Team Work Big Factor In
Success of Create Teams

GREAT LAKES. H.. Jan. 9. -
That team work and not the pres
ence Of individual stars is the pre-
dominating factor in the success OF
athletic teams aSain is being dem
Onstrated at the Great Lakes naval
training station. where a basketball
quintet has been selected from the
20, 600 men in training for sea duty.
A glance at the lineup shows that
only one Big Ten" tOsser is on
the squad. He is Felmey, who
performed with the University OF
Illinois for the last two seasons.
Coveny of the Detroit Rayls. in
dependent champions Of Michigan
for the 1916-17 season, is the free
lance star. but outside of this pair
the team is made up Of athletes
from teams which, TO the close fol-
lower of the A. A. T. and univer-
sity teams appear TO he in the minor
section.
Ayers, who has been showing at
center in the tars' early games.
comes from North East high of
Kansas City, Mo. He is a strong
floor man and possesses a sharp
eye for the hoop. which has won
him plenty of consideration from
Coach OlcOtt.
Harold Erickson, the right guard.
halls from St Olaf college, North
field. Mimi. Several critics picked
him as an honorary man on several
of the state minor college selections
last season.
one of the most prominent actors
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09

at forward is McColley of Washing
ton university st. Louis lie hugs
the net because of his accuracy on
bank shots. Red Dab. Ayers rival
for the pivot post, learned to play
at Pierre. s. -. During his prep
days he was picked on several all
state interscholastic teams.
+. 5. Leavenworth, an Olivet.
Mich. college man. promises to
make the regulars step when he at
tains his form. He is a slow started
and for that reason has not been
appearing in the early games He
possesses all the requisites of "a
crafty floor man.
William Hyperion. a North Da-
kota product seems certain 10 re-
main on the squad. He is a trifle
light, but is one of the aggressive
sort that do not require much
pOundage.
Chicago has two men on the
squad in Jack Gruppel of the Chi
cago Hebrew institute. and Cyril
Ward, one of the bask lights
of Evanston. Both are certain to
count many points for the jackies
five
When William Johnson is re-
leased from the detention or rock
les camp Coach OlcOtt will have
one Of the best forwards in the
country Johnson has been one of
the stars of the Illinois A. G. team
of Chicago which last year landed
the National a. A. L. champion
ship.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-09
GRAND CIRCUIT To
OPEN ON JULY 8
North Randall Gets First Date
Toledo and ReadviIle,
Mass, Admitted.

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan Grand
circuit stewards meeting here Tues
day announced officially that the
1918 racing season will be opened at
the North Randall track at Cleve-
land the week of July S, one week
earlier than had been anticipated.
Toledo. Ohio and Readville, Mass,
suburb of Boston. we're officially
admitted TO the circuit. The stew
ards retired honorably the Detroit,
Mich. and the Goshen, y. Y, as
sociations and declared forfeited the
Grand Rapids. Mcn., franchises.
Dates for the coming season were
allotted as follows:
Cleveland week Of July s; Kala-
mazoo. week Of July Is; Toledo.
week Of July p; Columbus. week
of July %: Cleveland. week of Aug.
8: Philadelphia. week of Aug. y;
Poughkeepsie week of Aug. 10;
Readviile. week of Aug. %; Hart
ford. week Of Sept >; Syracuse.
week Of Sept 9-16; Columbus, two
weeks following. Sept. so: Lexing-
ton two weeks following; Atlanta,
week Of oct IA
H K. Deverux OF Cleveland. was
reelected president OF stewards. His
reelection caused considerable sur
prise as he had previously annOunc-
ed ne would not serve again. other
officers reelected were: f. w.
Swisher. columbus. vice-p president.
w Fl. Kiunan. Cleveland, secretary
and treasurer.
The next annual meeting il was
decided. viii be held in Philadel-
phia.