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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
OUNCERS
 STRONG ENOUGH

When the clause of the Hurley law which prescribed eight ounce gloves came to the attention of patrons of boxing in New Jersey they were thrown into a condition of consterna- tion. Boxing with the pillows" was regarded as nearly as vigorous form Of sport as ''puss in corner" and "mumbletypeg, and the prediction was made that the law might as well be wiped off the books.
 Yet the initial contests under the Eew law showed that the apprehen- sions of the boxing fans were ground less. The eight ounce glove does not look any larger than the six ounce mitts that were used in New York under the Frawley law, with the ex- ception that they extend further up the wrist. It is not unlikely that the added two ounces is in the wrist of the gloves
 So far as the effect of being hit with an eight ounce glove is con- cerned, Vic Moran, who was stopped by Frankie Callahan in the sixth ASOA0 O4 d OOuI III l1l0 OcISCy NlIy Arena, will testify that it is quite as convincing as a blow from a six-ounce glove.
 In fact Moran was f1oored six or eight times before his seconds finally tossed in a towel and both boxers bled at the mouth as the result of Eeavy blows.
 Some of the boxers in the prelimin- ary bouts were hit so hard they were almost out before the finish, and from all points of view the contests were as vigorous as any that ever were fought with six ounce gloves.
 The eight ounce glove should be :. boon to the boxers, for it will save them from injured hands that now are so common among the ringsters and are the cause of so many post pcnements. It is a well known fact that the larger the gloves on a box CTS hands, the more likely a knock out blow. In the days of bare knuckle fights boxers suffered cuts and bruises, but knockouts were con- paratively few.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
LEONARD TO BOX
 FOR RYAN CLUB
Worlds lightweight Cham pion Willing to Box at New
 Haven In September

Unless present plans go amiss, Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight champion, will defend his title againE some logical contender at the Arena, New Haven, next September, accord ing to information which came to light for the first time last night. The bout is planned by the Ryan A. C., the club which was responsible for Leonard's last appearance in the Elm City, and will introduce either Char ley White of Chicago, Frankie Calla- han of Brooklyn, or Irish Patsy Cline as the champions opponent. Leonard has already given his sanction to the affair which promises to be the clas' siest battle ever attempted there. It will probably be a 20-rounds to de- cision.
 Dave Ryan and Frank Coyle, off, cials of the Ryan A. C., stated last night that they have been working on the proposed bout for over a week and that they expect to make some definite announcement within the next few days. They have already received the proper permission from the police which was confirmed by Chief Philip T. Smith last night. It is understood that the bout was or iginally planned for Lighthouse Point but Chief Smith expressed as being opposed to open air scraps with the result that the club officials decided to stage it at the Arena.
 The exact date for the proposed ho week. Labor Day has been suggest ed as the best time, although the club officials have the privilege of holding it at any time during the month of September they so desire. The bout will probably pry off the lid of the 191S-1919 season.
 Billy Gibson, manager of Leonard, informed the club officials yesterday that he is anxious to appear in New Haven again as he well appreciates the treatment accorded both he and the champion the time of the bout with Chic Brown Gibson is confident that Leonard will be in a position to break away from Camp Upton long enough to get into shape and bring the bout to a successful head. Leon ard has taken on considerable weight since his last important bout which means that he will have to undergo strenuous training session if he ex- poets to reach anything that resembles fighting condition.
 There is no chance of Leonard op- posing Lew Tender in New Haven Leonard is already in receipt of 3 f1attering offer to box the newsboy in six round engagement in Philadel- phia and the chances are that he will accept.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
OURSELVES
 LEACUET TWIRLERS
Local Slab Artist Topping. List of Hill Performers
 In O'Neil Circuit

Bridgeport's fine winning streak naturally had it's effect on the league pitching records, the first returns of the season showing that Aleck Fer
 guson is setting the pace with eight victories. Five of these games he. started himself, while the others gave
 him three victories, because his team pulled out in front after he had gone into the box. Peculiarly, Spring field has figured in the records estab- lished by the C'Neil moundsmen. 1 Woodburn set a seasons mark when he struck out ten of the Green SDx on his first time out, and Watson of New Haven, who has a string of nine,
 also made Springfield batters his vic tins. In the matter of inability to To-
 cate the plate, Welch, a Boston youngster tried out by Hartford and released, passed ten of the Green Sox Tuesday, a feat which equalled the mark set by Walters of New London. when he passed ten of Danny Mur- phys pupils. s-4 So far the Eatsern league has tried
 out 47 pitchers, but many of them
 have been found wanting.
 Minor of Waterbury is sporting around a 800 mark with three other
 Eastern hurlers travelling with the same kind of a percentage. Wood-
 burn of Waterbury is pretty well
 down on the list with a mark of .S39 while Tuckey has won one game to
 date and met his fifth defeat at the
 hands of Worcester, Sunday.
 The records up to and including. Wednesdays games, with the excep-
 tion of Tuckey and Ferguson whose
 games of Sunday are included, follow:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
OTHER SIDE OF
 WAR SHOWN BY
 SAPPER HIGGINS

There certainly was no denying the fact that Sapper Higgins generally got results And where results were diff cult to produce, there was no limit to which he would not go to get them. Furthermore, there was little sugges- tive of the commonplace or ordinary about Higgins style. Sometimes the Higgins touch bore all the hall-marks of the genius. For instance, the wire in front of & trench had been so bad ly mauled and cut one day as to rem der it practically worthless. This sad state of affairs was promptly com municated to the engineers, with re- quest that the matter be attended to forthwith if not sooner. A supply of entanglement was immediately dis patched to the front line along with Higgins, who was to be given a 'wir- ing party and under cover of dark ness repair the damage. As soon as darkness arrived the work commence ed and had progressed almost to a point of completion without misshap when suddenly the supply of tangle- foot ran out. Truly this was a catas- trophe, and the dump, or replenishing base, was three quarters of a mile away, along a road infested by shells, not to mention fixed rifles and other obnoxious things. And furthermore, by the time another supply could be fetched and prepared, daylight would doubtless pvertake the workers.
 But Higgins came through hand somely. Across the way, matter of perhaps one hundred yards, were the Hun trenches. Their wiring had but recently been reinforced by a system Of "knife-rests' that is entanglements prepared in units of about fourteen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
FOUNDATION APPROPRIATES
 RESEARCH FUND

The Rockefeller Foundation au- thorizes the following:
 By reason of the extremely success full results realized by the New York Committee on After-Care of Infantile Paralysis, the Rockefeller Foundation has appropriated $16,000 to aid the Committee in meeting its administra- tive expenses for the work of this sea- son.
 This committee assumes. supervis-s ion of the treatment of cases which, have passed the infectious stage, with a view to restoring, if possible, the pa-- tient to normal use of his limbs. Since the epidemic in 1916 and up to March 1, 1918, about 8,013 cases. have been referred to this committee and 1902 patients have been report ed as cured. More than 350,0O0 treatments have been given and 2,396 patients have been supplied with bra ces.
 The treatment. consists mainly in system of re-educating the paralyzed muscles by selected exercises. If the treatment is regular and persistent the patients improve even where they are not cured. If, however, the treat ment is stopped too soon the children rapidly lose what gains they have made. Authorities agree that it is vi tally necessary that the treatment be conducted energetica11y for at least two years, and cases have been re- ported where there has been steady improvement and yet not complete re- covery in even ten years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
OVER TAX FARMER
 FOOLISH SCHEME

London, June 1.-The British farmer is the most skilfuI agricultur- ist in the world said the Duke of discussing the new income tax meas ures directed against the farming classes.
 "The war period has brought out the value and virtues of the British farmer as never before,'' continued the Duke. ''The farmer has lost his skilled men, and the difficulties due to the war have made his pur- suit more and more irksome, but he has made a supreme effort and the results have exceeded all expecta- tions."
 The Duke declared that over-taxa- tion of the farmer would be a great national disaster. ''The farmer is not a profiteer," he explained. In my opinion, profiteering as applied to agriculture does not and never has existed in this country. Those who accuse the farmer of profiteering have little or no knowledge of con 6nions. Labor, feeding stuffs and machinery have all advanced in g Tanner, out of all proportion to the extra profits reaped by the farmer. Today the farmers net margin of profit on his investment does not ex- ceed ten or twelve per cent.
 The success of the British farmers S labor during the war, in the Dukes opinion. is due very largely to the loyal support of women workers. "The women land workers have toiled splendidly," he said. ''They have filled the gaps on the farms, and considering that they have hitherto had no experience in agricultur j. pursuits they have shown an extra CT dinary aptitude, for the work. To use a well-worn statement of mine, women can supplement men but they cannot supplant them. We are not, and shall never be, an agrarian peo- pie. Our women are not fitted o toll on the land in the same way as the French, Italian and Swiss women are.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
Krichen Clan Booked for Pair of Tough Battles at the Wethersfe1d Avenue Grounds, One Today and Another Tomorrow.

After. a hard battle with the Sena DTS, Sunday, at Newfeld park. tn are again facing thei enatorial rivals this afternoon an' omorrow at the Wethersfield avenu According to this morn ng's Hartford Courant, the Ameri ans have been travelling in luck al eason. Says the Courant:
 Tt is the axiom of aseball that the winning clubs always gets the breaks in 8 game, and this was true in no small measure, Sun day, when Cook lost that two hit game to Bridgeport. To all low only two safe bingles throughout eight innings, and still lose to 1, is the perversity of fate. Two bad errors, one by Low and the other by Clark, set the stage for the Americans, and they produced the two runs necessary to win. However, while Bridgeport has had this luck following in its wake since the opening of the season, it will not hold forever, and the Sena- tors are determined today to nick the perfect average of Krichelrs crew.
 Two men, more than the oth- CTS, are responsible right now for the continued success of the Bridgeport club, and they are Tai. the Oriental third baseman, and Grimes, the first sacker, brother of Roy Grimes, the Hartford shortstop. Vim, the Chinese outf1elder, also has been factor in Bridgeport's success. The two Chinese, Tai and Vim, are an attraction in themselves, being wonderful ball players, brimfuI of promise.
 At the present time Tai stands out as the sensation of the East ern league. He was a member of the Philadelphia Nationals, but was let out because of need for more seasoning. He has been hitting the ball at a terrific clip, but more than that, he stands. out as the best base stealer seen in action in this circuit since the days of Jimmy Curry and Benny Kauff, when together they nick ed one hundrded sacks and helped the Senators to a pen nant. Tai has had three and four stolen sacks a game more than once since the season open ed, and if he keeps up his pres ent gait he should hover around the seveuty-five mark, despite the fact that the Eastern league sea- son is shorter than in previous years.
 Roy Crimes brother, the big first baseman of the Americans, is the clean up hitter of the cir cult, and has been whaling the ball at terrific clip since open ing day. Twice already this season he has secured four hits in one game, and along with the speed of Tai, this pair has done more to keep Bridgeport's slate clean than any other combina- tion on the team"
 So you see it's all luck. Tai an Yim are lucky because they're goo Roy Grimes is lucky because he gt four hits inone game and repeated tn same stunt in another contest. Alec wonderful pitching is a luck. Manager Krichell is luck because he's out there fighting fc every inch.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
PERVERE WINS MOUND DUEL WITH FORTUNE

New London, June 11-In a pitch CTS duel between Fortune and Per were, Springfield won here yesterday, 1 to 0, in one of the most exciting games of the year locally. New London was held hitless by Pervere until the seventh and came near SCOT ing in that inning. Springield's run came in the sixth on a base on balls score:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

foot lengths in the shape of knife rest. These were merely anchored to the earth by means of wire stays to
 low stubs. Only one man ;n ten thousand would have thought of such a solution to the dilemma, and pos sibly a smaller percentage would have adopted it. But presently Higgins was leading his band over to the Ger man wire, and for the next half hour shadow figures silentlyhitted back and forth, taking from him who had and adding to him who had not. So skill fully was the pilfering done that not until daylight was the transfer dis covered. And then a heartless dawn revealed many yards of foe parapet absolutely devoid of fencing, while ours reposed snugly and serenely be- hind an unbroken line of barbed-wire entanglement. We did our best to picture the scenes in that German trench when the officer discovered the loss, but I think even our widest fan cies failed to picture truthfully the session between officer and sentries. Such liberty had never before been taken, and possibly to this fact was due in a large measure the success of the enterprise. Truly Higgins had way with him and. one might s1y, very taking way.-Lieut. Leon Archi- bald in Good Housekeeping.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
FiStic History

Charlie Mitchell and Patsy Cardiff fought a five-round draw on this date in 1886, at Minneapolis This bout was with soft gloves. The English man weighed about 155 pounds, while Cardiff tipped the beam at 1855 pounds. Practically all the specta- tors agreed that Mitchell had the best of the argument, but the referee called it draw. It was the. custom, when Mitchell was touring America, to give the native sons the benefit of the doubt and as Mitchell lacked d knockout punch, he seldom got de- cision in his favor even when he clearly 'outclassed his opponents. Patsy Cardiff was a good boxer, and popular in the middle West, but he lacked the fighting spirit and was easily bluffed. Cardiff afterward fought John L. Sullivan in Minneapo- lis, and got only a draw although champion was playing a game and Johns arm was broken early in the contest. Cardiff feared that the was too timid to wade in and nab the title which was within his grasp.
 Seventeen years ago today, June II, 1901, Austin Rice defeated Tommy Feltz in 20 rounds at New Britain. This battle was declared to involve the bantamweight champion ship, which had been in dispute since 1898. Rice was never recog- nized as the champion, however, as Harry Harris, by his defeat of Ped lar Palmer in England a short time before, had gained the best right to the title. Rice and Feltz fought again a few weeks later, and went 20 rounds to a draw. Austin got draw decisions with Hugh McPaden, Sullivans, and other good bantams later in the year, but was defeated by Tony Moran at New Haven. In 1902 Harry Forbes became champion by defeating Dan Dougherty and Tommy Feltz, but he was soon succeeded by Frankie Neil.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

Stolen base, Ball. Sacrifice hit, Whiteside. Double plays, Pepler, Sweatt and Dameron, Brausen, Sweatt and Dameron. Left on bases, Provi- dence 5; New Haven 4. First base on errors, Providence 1; New Haven ,. Eases on balls, off Collins 5; off Wat son 1. Hits, off Watson 4 in g inn ings; off Collins in innings; off Eayrs 0 in innings. Hit by pitch CT, by Watson. (Hauser). Struck out, by Watson 5; by Eayrs 2. Winning pitcher, Watson. Losing pitcher, Collins
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
LEVINSKY-WEINERT
 BOUT IS POSTPONED.

Owing to the indictment weather last night, the eight-round battle be- tween Battling Levinsky of this city and Charley Weinert of Newark, which was scheduled for the new veledrome in Jersey City. was post poned. Levinsky and his trainer, Joe Smith, returned home from the Skeeter village early last night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
MCBRIDE RESIGNS
 UMPIRE BERTH

President Dan O'Neil of the East ern League yesterday announced that and that his place has been taken by Ben Stockdale. Mcbride has secured a position in a intuition factory. O'Neil regrets the passing of Mo Bride as he had done efficient work since the opening of the season. Stockdale halls from New York state, and made his debut in the New Providence game yesterday afternoon
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
REFUSES $121, ,OOO FOR
 ST. LEGER WINNER

London, June 1.---(British Admir- atty per wireless press. )---J. B. Joel, the race horse owner, has refused an offer of $121, 900 for his horse Black Jester, which won the St. Ledger in 1914 This action was taken by MT Joel on the ground that it would be against the national interest to allow the horse to leave the country.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
Americans In Hartford
 to Face C|arkin Crowd
Eastern League
 Games This Week

Today. Bridgeport at Hartford. New Haven at Waterbury (two games). Springfield at New London (tvo games). Providence at Worcester.
 Wednesday. Bridgeport at Hartford. New London at Worcester. New Haven at Springfield. Waterbury at Providence.
 Thursday. Bridgeport at New Haven (two games). Worcester at Springfield. New London at Hartford. aterbury at Providence.
 Friday. New London at Bridgeport. Waterbury at New Haven. Hartford at Worcester. Springfield at Providence.
 Saturday. Bridgeport at Worcester. New Haven at Hartford 1.-two games).
 Springfield at Providence. Waterbury at New London.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

@Batted for. Pickup in ninth. Springfield, -. 0 0 1 0 0 0--1 New London 0 0 0 0 O-0
 Two-base hit, Oaks. Stolen bases. Bates, Pickup, Clemens, Gonzales, Martin; Poole. Sacrifice hits, Parent CD, Kincaid. Left on bases, New London '; Springfield 8. First base on errors, New London 2; Springfield 1. Base on balls, off Fortune 5; off Fervere 2. Struck out, by Fortune by Pervere 4.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
LIGHTS OF DOME
 TO BE PUT OUT

Hartford, June 1.-The lighting of the dome of the capitol is to be dis continued by order of Comptroller Morris~C. Webster. He made known his decision today. He said the req son was twofold, conservation of fuel through disuse of electricity and the possibility of visits from enemy aero planes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

A special committee reported to the Senate that aircraft production had so far progressed that French and English aid would soon be unneces- sary.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

The House Appropriation Commit tee reported the $2,862,752,267 Civil Bill which includes $1,761,101,0 900 for the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

The Fuel Administration will soon publish 9, list of essential and non essential industries.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

The first salmon fleet from Seattle was reported caught in the late ice in Boring Sea.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

Lieut. Walma Konrad Bodenstab, of Yonkers, was killed in action in France on May 29.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
SIMPSONS BLOW IN
 3RD DECIDES ISSUE

New Haven, June 11-Stimpson's single in the third inning scored the winning runs in the game won by New Haven from Providence here yesterday, 8 to 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND GARBAGE PLANTS.
 JOHN RECK & SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
Standing of Teams.

Games Today. Jersey City in Baltimore. Newark in Binghamton. Rochester in Toronto. Syracuse in Buffalo.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
American League.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

AN<1E5H11t0s Jersey City 3, Baltimore 2. Newark 8, Binghamton 1. Rochester 8, Toronto 2. The Buffalo-Syracuse game was played Sunday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
WNSTANDINGSw
 Baseball D RESULTS Al
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League,

The New York-St. Louis game was postponed on account of rain.
 Broonlyn 2, Pittsburgh 0.
 Boston 1, Cincinnati O.
 Chicago 6, Philadelphia 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
American League.
GAMES TODAY. National League.

GAMES TODAY.
 National League. Chicago in New York. Cincinnati in Brooklyn. Pittsburgh in Boston. St. Louis in Philadelphia.
 American League. New York in Cleveland. Boston in Chicago. Philadelphia in Detroit. Washington in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
Locals At Capitol For Two Booked in Elm City
EASTERN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY. New Haven 3, Providence 1. Springfield 1, New London 0.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
Here and There

Henry Buster" Elionsky, holder of many long distance swimming recorls and other. acquatic tests of endur- ance, has enlisted in the United States Navy and is now stationed at Pelham Bay. He. is to instruct the boys in the art of swimming and self defense in the water.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11
American Ieague.

American League. Boston 1, Chicago 0. Detroit 6, Philadelphia 4. Washington 3, St. Louis 2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

Bill Tyler, brother of Lefty Tyler of the Chicago Cubs, has signed up with Danny Murphy's Murlins. He is a right hand pitcher and comes from the Worcester club, which gave him his release earlier in the season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-11

Fred Fulton will now have to go out and do some work. His thea trical tour ended last week, and the part ownership he has in a saloon ill Minneapolis will not help him any under the new Crowder law work or fight" He may, it is said, give Up boxing for the present and go in for farming as quite a few other fighters have done.