The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-26
Here and There

II dI1A -bdhtT $ DdLLlnS so Tar naS been a big help to the Yankees.
 Truck Hannah, the Yankees new catcher, is bigger than Ed Sweeny. He can throw the ball like a rifle bull let. ~,
 Miller Huggins is working the wires to land a pitcher of national reputa- ton. There are obstacles in the way, but the Yankees manager believes they can be removed
 Eddie Fitzpatrick apparently is de- termined to give up baseball for good. So far he has stuck to his resolution, and is industriously engaged in farm ing somewhere in New Jersey.'
 Gandiil was supposed to have weak legs two years ago when the Wash ingtons sold him to the Clevelands and the latter passed him on to the White Sox. Chis's pins, however, have fooled everybody.
 Nearly one hundred major league players are now either in the army or in the navy. It is dtting that Amer ica's national pastime should be well represented in Amsrica's fighting army.
 Nick Altrock, the Washingtons' comedian, is a real attraction. There is nothing offensive in his fun mak- ing. His ludicrous antics and pos jrcrc Ia lon jnancco of1 while he was on the coaching lines yesterday. Alt1ock is naturally funny on the ball field. He is original and witty. His good nature is infectious and the fans enjoy him every minute, If some of the other major league clubs carried comedians like - Altrock they would draw larger crowds. The Washington club is well repaid for keeping the former White Sox pitcher on the roster.
 When Jess Willard declared some time ago that he was willing to join the army, but that he had been de- tered from his purpose by army of Ificials, who informed him that he was a trif1e toO big for Uncle Sam. His declaration was greeted with derisior on all sides. Now, however, comes tc light the case of another man who has been rejected because of his great size. George Bell, the giant ne. gro, who has recently appeared 1T ''Chu Chin Chow" was apprehendeG the other night on Q charge of hay. ing sought to evade service in the army. He was taken to Camp Upton but one glance at him satisfied the examining surgeons at the camp tha he was too big to be of much use il uniform.
 It will be seventeen years tomorrow since Christy Matthewson, now pilo of the Cincinnati Reds, and up to 191 , the star tWirler of the Giants, wol
 his first game It was on April 26
 1901, that Big Six" humbled tn
 Brooklyns, with ''Wild Bill" Donovan
 as their gunner, to the tune of to :
 It was a great day for Matty, and h.
 celebrated by wining seven nor victories in a row, taking Philadelphia Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chica
 go, Pittsburg and Cincinnati int
 camp, one after another.
 That victory was just about du
 too, because Christy had pitched an
 lost his first game for New York O.
 July r, 1900, and went through the re
 mainder of that season without a sol
 itary win to his credit. Mathewso
 was bought by New York from tn
 Norfolk club of the Virginia Leagu
 and joined the Giants in July. Tn . first time he went into the box wa
 at Washington Park, Brooklyn. Matt
 went out when the score was a ti
 to 5, in the fifth inning, an1 whe
 the Trolley Dodgers had two men o ,. lthe bags The Brooklyns scored bot men, and before the trouble was owe 0 had banged Christy all over the To 1 getting half a dozen more runs. Jc 1 Kelly was the first National Leagu 0 player to face Mathewson, and got 3 pass to first. Bill Dahlen was the set 0 fond up and made a sacrifice fly. Lay 0 Cross singled and Tom Daly sent or
 to the outfieId, bringing in anotht |. man. Christy then hit Duke" Fal L rel and nearly caved in his ribs. Tn; first game in which Matty appeare might have been going yet if ''Irc V Man" McGinnity hadn't had that tire V feeling and ob1igingly struck out. Du ing 1900 Mathewson pitched one fu game, at the Polo Grounds on Ser 5 13, against Chicago, losing by a scol 'S of to ,, and twirled parts of f7
 other contests. His subsequent bri
 liant history on the mound is too w
 known to need repetition.
 TODAY IN PUGILIsTIC ANNALS
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