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Will Delight a
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
AMBUL. ANCES TO
Get NAMES Of
Golf CLUBS

Nv York, Jan. 10-The names Of
"A golf clubs in this vicinity will be
attached to ambulances in France,
which means that. after all, the Met
ropolitan Golf Association has sue
ceeded in bringing about what it Or
iginally set out to do. George H.
Barnes, the associations treasurer,
received a letter from Major c. H.
Conner of the American Red Cross
yesterday, stating that arrangements
have been made for the name plates.
There will be all told about a hun
dred cars with plates. Some of the
clubs will be represented more than
once. A small portion of the money
will be used to purchase trucks for
transportation work in connection
with supplies for the ambulances.
1t will be recalled that after the
Met body raised something like
$5S,00O for it's ambulance fund on
Memorial Day no end of trouble was
experienced before the funds were
finally disposed of. But even after a
check for 5000 had been turned
over to the Red Cross no assurance
could be had at the time regarding
the placing of the name plates.
Because of the uncertainty as tc
the plates the total amount was not
sent until entire approval had beer
| received from certain clubs, which
were holding $1,75O recently gave the
money to the association, SO that the
treasurer now has $4,000 more which
he will send to the Red Cross upor
receiving tie approval of the execu
tive committee, making 100000 in all
raised by Ga clubs The reason SOME
of the clubs will not have thei
names appear on ambulances is be
cause they were unable to raise ;
sufficient amount CT money
1t was stated last night that thu
apAbulances would cost, including
freight charges, in the neighborhooC
Lee 5000 each. The trucks cost nearl!
$4,000
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
MCCOY WHIPPED
LOT OF HEAvIES

Kid Mccoy knocked out Doc Payne
in the fourth round at Louisville on
Jan. TO- 1898, just twenty years ago
today. This was the Hoosier Kid
first battle after his defeat of Dan
Creedon, the Australian, for the alleg-
ed middleweight championship. Nc
Coy had been hurting challenges at
Bob Fitzsimmons for several months,
but Ruby Robert was too busy eleVa-
ting the stage to bother about fight
ing. Doc Payne was d fairly good
fighter, and, as he had been in Nc
Coys training camp when the latter
was preparing to fight Creedon, he
was supposed to be wise to all of the
Hoosier's tricks. The Louisville de-
velopments demonstrated that Doc
hadn't been very apt pupil, for the
Kid pulled his "cat and mouse act
with Payne in the role of the rodent
While some boxing authorities refuse
to admit the validity of McCoy's claim
to the middleweight title at this uer-
led, he was certainly the best man OF
that weight in the ring with the eX-
ception OF Fitz, and Bod had definitely
relinquished that title to go after
heavyweight honors. In his prime Nc
Coy was never whipped by middle
weight, and he cleaned up a lot OF
heavies, although Tom Sharkey and
jim Corbett were too much for him
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
OLD BASEBALL RECORD
GUIDE IS INTERESTING

New York, Jan. 10-A glimpse of
the baseball of the early seventies is
given in a pamphlet on the game pub
lished in 1875 which was recently I'M
earthed by a modern devotee of the
sport. The booklet, which is equiv
ssIent to the present day baseball
guide, consists of about thirty pages
instead of the several Numbered now
necessary to chroicle the records of
the many major and minor league
teams.
Much of the space is devoted to
the doings of the Boston National
Association Club, winner of the cham
pionship of the previous year. The
ers the names of whom are still fanil-
lar to the fans of this day. That
they were high class players, accord
ing to the standards of the times, goes
without saying yet there is nothing to
indicate that they were supermen
either on the diamond or off the field
of play.
The personnel of the Boston club
of that year shows that of the twelve
are given, A. G. Spa1ding, pitcher and
center fielder, was the only one who
exceeded the six foot mark. The ma
jority of the players ranged from SIT.
in, to #, in, and the average
weight was not more than $50 pounds
The heaviest man on the team was
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
FRED ANDERSON
SIGNS CONTRACT

New York, Jan. 2O-Dr. Fred An
derson of the Giants has sent his
signed contract for newt season to the
New York offices. and so has Sterling
Stryker. the elongated finger of At
lantic Highlands. Anderson spends
the winter practicing dentistry at his
home town. Statewide, S. c.
In spite of the fact that -Anderson's
record last season was eight games
won and eight lost. he was unusually
effective as a pitcher and his average
of earned runs per game was better
than that of Alexander, who led the
league. Anderson permitted only
LA. earned runs per game, as against
1S5 by Alexander. Although Ander-
son took part in thirty-eight games.
He suffered through poor support in
many of the games he started.
Stryker was with Rochester and
Montreal las tseason. and he showed
so much improvement that he may
get a. regular assignment with the
: Giants next summer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10

McVey, who tipped the scales at 100
pounds.
The batting averages of those days
were computed to show the number
of base hits per game and McMullen,
of the Athletics, led the league with
100, "Pop" Arson, was eighth with
LIS and Spaulding eleventh with Ito.
In club batting the Boston team led
with an average of I'LL hits per
game and the Athletics were second
with 1906.
The total receipts of the Boston
Club for the season of 1874 amounted
/ to S30,931.17 and expenses $50, S665.97.
A portion of these expenses, which
were exceptionally large for that per-
iod of baseball development, included
the trip to Europe, the first of sew
eraI invasions of England and the con-
tinent by American baseball combin-
atoms. The salary roll for the entire
year then would now barely pay for
| one star player, as the accounts show
that $4,000 covered the entire cost
for the season in this direction.
Ground rent amounted to $517.5O
and uniforms, bats, balls, etc, cost
S3S7S9. Even in the early days OF
the game, adverticing was not over
looked as the accounts show that
$t619.70 was spent for advertising
and printing, which was more than
/ thecombined rental of the grounds
and the team equipment expenses.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
MCInnis OF
Phila Goes
To Red SOx
Hard Hitting First Baseman
of Athletics Secretly Sold
By Mack to Harry Frazee
Latter Expects Hoblit-
zell to Go Into Army.

New York, Jan 10 tuffy' Nc
Innis, the hardhitting first baseman
of the Philadelphia Athletics, has been
sold to the Red Sox. IN fact, McInnis
was sold TO the Boston American
League club 10 days ago, but for
SONY reason neither Connie Mack nor
Harry Frazee, president of the Hub
team, has been willing to make the
official announcement
This bit of news was learned yes
terday, and it comes from a man in
the employ of the American League.
1t seems that Frazee is positive that
Dick Hoblitzen is to be drafted as
an army dentist, and that when the
Bush-Schang-St purchase was
made by the Boston magnate he also
bought McInnis. The Athletic man
ager, however, insisted that the sale
of his first baseman be kept quiet for
. few weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
THIS ATHLETE ESCAPED FROM A
RUSSIAN PRISON TO WIN WALK

Most everybody in Harlem and the
Bronx knows Joe Plichta, who won
the three-mile walk in the metropo1f-
tar junior patriotic games last spring,
yet few know that he is an escaped
prisoner of war. After fighting with
the Austrian army he was a willing
captive of the Russians. This fact
leaked out yesterday when e. Won Ell
il g, coach of the Mohawk A c., show
ed a letter addressed to Plichta, who
is now a director of athletics with a
certain division of the American
forces in France.
Plichta, Bohemian, fought for
Austria because he had to, but in the
early days of the war he was cap
tured, and after being sent to a prison
camp in Siberia escaped and, making
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
CAREY ALMOST
Was Minister

Baseball hadn't been invented when
Shakespeare inquired, whats in a
name?'' Otherwise he wouldn't have
pulled such a fool question. Take the
case Of Leopold Hoernschmeyer, for
instance. Do you imagine the fans
ever would have stood for that? And
especially at this time. But as Lee
Magee the same man does quite nice
ly A rose might be just as sweet if
called an onion, but diamond stars
have to be more particular.
Max Carey Of the Pirates is another
example. Max was horn in Terra
Haute, Ind, Jan. II, 1890, and thus
Will De twenty-eight tomorrow. He
started life as Macmillan Carnarius,
which would have peen all very well
| if he had carried out mis- original in
tention of becoming a minister. At
school and at Concordia College,
where he was sent to prepare for a
| theological career, Max was one of the
| leading aI-around athletes. In the
summer he played bah, with a Terre
Haute club, adopting for that pur-
pose the name of Scoops Carey" the
first part,of which had been wished on
him. He broke into the professional
pastime with South Bend, in the Cen
trail League, playing shortstop for a
few weeks during the college vacation.
After graduating he reported to South
Bend and was stationed in the outer
garden. For a time he continued his
theological studies, but gradually
dropped these to devote himself en-
tirely to baseball. In 1911 he landed
with the Pirates. While he made good
in all the departments of the game, il
was in pilfering bases that he has
made his greatest reputation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
WILL! HOPPE MAY
TEACH SAMM|ES
TO WELD CUE

San Francisco, Jan. 10.-WilIie
Hoppe, worlds champion billiardist,
may become billiard instructor in
the army.
THE government is installing bill
lard and pool tables at all of the
army camps not only to amuse but
instruct the Sammies.' says Willie.
The ordinary layman would not
believe that billiards could be used
as a means of developing the pre-
cision and accuracy of the Sammies'
eyesight, but such is the case. 1 re-
Gently made an interesting expert
ment when I tried trap shooting and
found that my ability to shoot straight
was over so per cent. better than that
of the ordinary novice at the game
Hoppe made a worlds record in a
three cushion exhibition game last
night with a run of %. The previous
record run was IS, held by Charles
Norm of St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
A BATTING EYE
FOR ALEXANDER

Pat Moran, manager of the Phillies,
krew what he was about when he
, traded Paskert for Fred Williams of
the Cubs, as in "Cy' he obtained a
player who was able to tag GroT er
Cleveland Alexander. Pats departed
pitching prince, for seven straight hits
last year.
Williams, who comes from the same
place as Otis CrandeT, once of the
Giants (Wadena, Ind.,) made his sew
en- safeties in a row off Aleck in the
games of July 1 3 and Aug. 8, five be-
ing singles, one being a do&tle and
one being a triple.
Only one of The hits was of the in
field persuasion, the rest whistled to
right.
Consecutive single No. 4, procured
in the first inning of the controversy
of Aug. 8, drove in Leslie Mann and
was the deciding blow OF the game,
as "Shuffling Phip' Dougles, AleXan-
der's pitching vis-a-vis, hurled shut
out ball.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
HARVARD MAY Be
ELIMINATED BY
I.C. A, A. A. 4.

New Y DIRK Jan 10-Harvard' an
nnounred intention not to be repre-
scented in any way at the intercol-
1egiate track and field championship
games this spring if champ onship
titles are to be awarded, if adhered
to, is likely to result in the Crimson's
not having a team at Franklin Field
or wherever else the games may be
held.
1t WAS said on good authority yes
terday that there was little likelihood
of the L C. A A. A. A. adopting
Legislation eliminating title COMPETE
ton
The annual convention of the I. c..
A A A A is to be held at the
1 Waldorf Astoria on March 2, and
from present indications the only
Z business that will come before that
body will be routine. When the asso-
Z citation undertook a month ago to as
certain the sentiment of it's members
relative to the holding of the 1918
games it was generally understood
that the champ onship feature would
be retained, and in fact, Yale, Cor
nell, Pennsylvania and all the mem
bers of the association with the ex-
cept1on of Princeton and NJ. I. T.
replied that they would be glad to
take part. Harvard likewise agreed
to send athletes, but said it did not
wish to enter the team competition.
Under the Constitution of the as
sociatfon it is not possible for ath-
1etes to compete as individuals, and
unless Harvard is to be represented
by a team, it is difficult to see just
how the Crimson and L C A A
A A will work out the problem un-
less. of course, the Cambridge au'
thorfties refuse to let even individual
athletes compete.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
Brooklyn.
PrOCureS
Nan1auX
Pirate Pitcher, With Brother
Finger Grimes, and
"Chuck" Ward, An In
fielder, Tossed on Counter
for Casey Stengel and Cut
shaw.

New York, Jan. 10 Dear old
Brooklyn had population yesterday
of 1,92S,432. Today it has a popu-
lation of 1,928,43S. The reason why
is that yesterday Mr.. Casey Stengel,
outffelder and Mr.. George Cutshaw,
inf1elder, of the Brooklyn baseball
club, left their fiat and Mr. AL Mann
aux, pitcher, Mr.. Burleigh Grimes,
pitcher, and Mr. Chuck Ward, in
fielder, all of Pittsburgh, drffted in.
1t looks as though Mr.. Chuck Ward
is the 1,92S,433rd Brooklynite
To be exact, Messrs. C. H Ebbets
and Barney Dreyfuss, presidents re-
spectively of the Brooklyn and Pitts
burgh baseball clubs, made a big
trade yesterday in Cincinnati Mr.
Dreyfuss wanted playing strength
and Mr.. Ebbets wanted pitchers
Each got what he needed.
Cutshaw and Stengel are strong
players and they go to Pittsburgh,
and Messrs. Grimes and Mamaux are
certainly pitchers, and they come to
Brooklyn. Everybody is happy ex-
cept the members of the Casey Stem
| gel Marching Club.
| The deal, as originally outlined
| from Cincinnati on Tuesday night,
named Zach Wheat instead of STEM
! gel as the man to leave Brooklyn.
| This was threshed over, but Col. Eb-
bets would not consent to lose his
star outfielder, much as he needed
pitchers, and finally an agreement
was reached with Stengel accompany
| ing Cutshaw.
When the Brooklyn club lost
Pfeffer, Galore and Smith to the
| government. the cream of the Brook
| Ign pitching staff was gone. Now
W1lbert Robinson has quite a respec-
table gathering with which to expert
ment. He has, in addition to Mamaux
and Grimes, Clarence Mitchell, for
merly a Red, and AL. Griner, an erst-
while Card. and he has Rube Mar
guard. Larry Cheney and Jack
Coombs of the Dodger veteran corps,
and Miljus and Russell, colts, to call
on.
Ward, it was stated last night, will
probably be given thorough trial at
second base, as Robinson thinks well
of him and believes he will make
good. With Daubert at first, O'Mara
at short and Olson at third, the
Brooklyns can put forth a. strong in
field. Mitchell, the pitcher, can be
used to relieve Daubert at first in
case the 1atters legs bother him again,
| and Hi Myers, outfelder, is always at
hand in case of emergencies. The
Brooklyn outffeld will be Wheat,
Johnston and Myers, with Hickman in
reserve
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
HORSE is KILLED
AND Rider HURT
IN RACE FALL

New Orleans, La, Jan. 10.-ArthuF
johnson, considered one of the coun-
try's leading lightweight riders, was
injured, and his mount, Poppee, was
killed, in the second race yesterday at
the Fair Grounds track
Poppee was in the lead when she
ruptured a blood vessel. She crashed
into the fence and smashing it, threw
johnson just out of the danger zone
of the horses that followed. Johnson
was picked I'D unconscious but soon
recovered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
Cub Boss
Charging
BOyCOtts
Weeghman Declares He
Wasn't Given a Chance to
Bid for Casey Stengel and
Cutshaw of Dodgers, and
He's Exceeding Wroth
Thereat.

Cincinnati, Jan. 10 - Charles
fWeeghman, owner of the Chicago
National League club, who attended
the meeting of the National Commits
sion, which wound UP its work here
yesterday, made a bold attack on the
! National League magnates when he
ACCUSED them of boycotting him. In
a statement made after learning that
! Charley Ebbets of the Brooklyn club
had traded Cutshaw and Stengel to
the Pirates for Mamaux, Grimes and
! Ward, Weeghman said that he would
have made a good offer for the
Dodger players, but Ebbets refused
to give him a chance to bid for
tAem
The National Baseball Commission
completed its annual meeting by fin
isa1ing I'D minor matters which it was
unable to dispose of yesterday Moth
ing further was announced on the
plea of the National Association for
more cooperation between the ma
-jor and minor leagues,
Following the adjournment of the
commission meeting, a short meeting
was held of the schedule committees
of the National and American
Leagues It was announced thai
owing TO the failure of William Har-
ridge, secretary to President johnson
of the American League, to get here
nothing was done on the schedule a
this time 1t also was announced tha
the two committees would meet il
joint session at Dover Hall, Ga, il
the near future to complete the
schedule
A few of the baseball men remain
ed in town after the comm tssior
meeting adjourned. There still j:
considerable trade talk in the air
Weeghman of Chicago expressed dis
e.e1-sIsrt414sIrL 4ho4 he was forced t.
return to Chicago without an goot
news for the Windy City fans.
President Tener- of the Nationa
League left for New York as soo1
as the meeting of the National Com
mission adjourned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10

his way to VIadivostok, shipped for
New York by way of the Panama Can
al.
He arrived here something over two
years ago, and Immediately obtained
employment through the National Bo-
hemian Alliance. Then he Joined the
Mohawk A. C. and became one of the
best heel and toe walkers in the me-
tropolitan district. He'd be the junior
champion now if the war had not led
to the calling off of that title fixture.
When the Bohemian Alliance took
an active part in recruiting men from
Bohemia for the United States Army,
Plichta stepped forward and because
of his athletic prowess was named di-
rector of sports in the division to
which his countrymen were assigned
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
WILLIAMS KEEPS
ATHLETIC COACH

Williamstown, Jan. 1O.-Ira Thomas,
former catcher of the Philadelphia
Athletics and right hand man Of Con-
ME Mack, will return here to coach
the Williams baseball nine this spring,
according to an announcement made
by Shepard, manager of the Philadel-
phia nine.
Owing to reports that Thomas would
re-enter major league circles as a
manager, doubt has been expressed
in regard to him being available at
Williams this year, but it is stated
definitely that he will be in charge
He is expected to arrive here some
time in February and take charge of
the Purple squad in the cage as usual,
despite the fact that no southern trip
will be made.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
MATTY SELECTS
ALABAMA TOWN

Cincinnati. Ohio, Jan. 1o.-The Gin
cinnati National league baseball club
yesterday announced that Montgom-
ery, Ala, had been selected as train
ing grounds for this spring. A site
has been obtained within the military
cantonment, it is further stated, and
a series of games will be played with
the soldiers during the training pc
Rod. The Cincinnati club Will report
at Camp Sheridan on March Is.
| For the past several seasons The
Reds have trained at $SheSepo 80
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
MORROW TAKES
METZGER'S JOB

Washington, Pa, Jan. 1O.-David C.
Morrow, of Washington, former star
centre, yesterday was named head
coach of the 1918 football team at
Washington and Jefferson. He sue
ceeds Sol Metzger, who was not an
applicant, the latter having entered
war Y. M. c. A. physical work.
The engagement of Morrow is re
turn by w. and J. to the graduate
coaching system after six years IN
der former Pennsylvania tutors. Nor
row was the last coach prior to this
period, having had charge of the
Washington and Jefferson teams in
1908, 1909, 1910 and 1911. He was also
line coach of the 1917 team under
Metzger.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
OFFICER
IN u. S. RESERVE

St. Louis. Mo. Jan. 10-Dr. John
c. Lavan, former member of the st.
Louis Americans, who with Bert Shot
ton, was recently traded to the Wash
ington Americans, announced here
yesterday that he had BEEN named a
first lieutenant in the Medical Re
serve Corps, and that it was practical
ly certain he would not be able to play
with the Washington club next season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
GALLAGHER AND
COCHRAN SPLIT

New York, Jan. 10-Welker Coch-
ran and Tom Gallagher broke even in
their three cushion billiard matches
at Days Academy yesterday. In the
afternoon Cochran won by a score of
40 to 20, and in the evening Gallagher
reversed the decision by a score of 40
to SO.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
BERRY WILL RUN
FOR ARMY TEAM

Howard Berry, the noted all
around track athlete, and football
player of the University of Pennsyl
vania, is one of the candidates for the
team that will represent Camp Dix in
the one-mile relay race for army
men at the games of the Millrose A.
A. on Jan. 23
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10

FUNERAL BOUQUET AND
DESIGNS
JOHN RECK S SON
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10

FUNERAL BOUQUET AND
DESIGNS
JOHN RECK g. SON
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10
Talk OF Sports
WHO is IT?

There once was a fighter named =
Who met with a lot of success;
A circus he ran;
Do you know this young man?
Ill bet you never can guess.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-10

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