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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
ITILDEN TOYS WITH
 JAP TENNIS RIVAL
Philadelphian Outclasses Kumagae and Enters Fin
 al Round With Murray.

A tennis eclipse took place at For est Hills yesterday. It could be seen as far away as the slopes of Fujiy- anna, the sacred mount of the domain of the Mikado. Ichiya Kumagae came to grief in the seni-fiinals of the 37th national championship singles, when he was swept off his feet and out by William Tilden, 2nd, of the German town Cricket club of Philadelphia, a humble private in the Signal Corps. Tilden disposed of the Japanese in A minutes, which is believed to be rec ord time for a semi-fnal match, win ming at 6--2, 6--2, 60.
 Today Tilden will meet Robert Lindley Murray for the national sin gles championship. Murray, winner of last years national titleless tour nament, is ambitious to win a real championship and his tussle with the Pennsylvanian should make tennis history.
 The weak opposition put up by Ku- n1agae took a lot of zip out of the La Dor Day program. While Tilden was a warm favorite it was figured that | the match would be a close one, in | which 'Ichy' would make Tilden hus- tie every moment for the decision, es- pecially after Walter Merrill Hall had carried Tilden into five sets. But Kumagae was outclassed by such a ! wide margin that mere words or a point score can tell only the half. In no place was the story of Kumagae's helplessness written as fully as in the sad eyes of his fellow Ortentals.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
GIANTS DROP
 FINAL CONTEST
 TO THE BRAVES
Boston Registers Only Triumph of Year Over New
 York in Curtain Struggle

Boston, Sept. 3-The Braves saved themselves from getting a season long record of defeats at the hands of the Giants yesterday when they took the last of the season game from the visitors 9 to 1. It was the Braves only chance to show signs of life, and they were rather lucky, for the Giants did not seem at all anxious to let the Bostons have even one run.
 Dick Rudolph was at his best and the fans felt that an error at the plate on the part of the Braves was the only thing that saved the Giants from a shutout. In the first half of the double bill the Giants won, as usual, to 2.
 With the score 1 to 1 in the fourth inning of the second game and one out Wilhoit was purposely passed by Rudolph, filling the bases in order to get at Rariden and Steele. He judged correctly and struck them both out. About 5000 fans turned out to see the windup, more than 1,500 of whom were soldiers and sailors, the guests of the management. The scores:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

Hooper a chance to roam the exten- sive South Side pasture, and as a defensive outfielder, especially in a worlds series, Hooper never has had an equal.
 It is practically a toss-up between Hooper and Eddie Collins as to wnfcn of this pair has been the most consis- tent worlds series performer. Hoop CT, a player whose averages never can show his real worth to his team, starred in each of the three series in which he took part-1912, 1915 and 1916. His catch in the eighth game of the deciding series in 1912, rob- ping Doyle of @ home run, described | by McGraw as the greatest catch he ever saw, prevented New York from winning in regulation innings. Hooper hit .290, against the Giants that fall, his lowest worlds series average. He hit 1850 against the Phillies in 1915, hitting two home runs in the fifth and last game, and .3S3 against the Dodgers. He played all around Speaker in the Series in which the famous pair played along side of each other.
 1 The Cubs have twenty-three shar- | CTS in the worlds series plum, while the Red Sox have twenty-one. The official list of eiigibles follows:
 Cubs-Fred Mitchell, mgr; F. O Knabe, coach; c. R. Eendryx, p; J L. Vaughn, p; G. A. Tyler, p; P. B Douglas, p; E. Martin. pi Paul Carter p; J. R. Walker, p; W. Ktllefer, Jr. e; R. O'Farrell, c; T. Clarke, c; F. C. Merkle, 1b; c. Pick, 2b; c. J. Hol- locher, ss; c. Deal, 3b; W. L. Wort. man, ss; R. Bender, u; L. Mann, eff G. H. Paskert, of; M. Flack, of; T Barber, of; W. McCabe, u.
 Red Sox-J. Bush, p; J. Dubuc, p S. P. Jones, p; W. Kinney, p; c. w Mays, p; W. Petrica, p; G. H. Ruth, I and of; s. L. Agnew, c; W. Mayer, c W. Schang, c; c. Wagner, ss; D. Scott ss; D. Shean 2b; c. Cochran Sb;- J Coffey. 3b; J. McInnis, 1b; H. Hoop
 CT, If; L. Miller, If; A. Strunk, of; G
 Whiteman, If; F. Thomas, 3b.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
Notice to Tax Payers

Every person, firm or corporation President or non-resident) liable tc taxation on real or personal property in the Town and City of Bridgeport on September 1, 1918, MUST FILE with the Tax Commissioner a sworn statement of all taxable property own ed by such person, firm or corpora tion in the Town and City of Bridge port, on specially printed lists fu1 . nished by the Tax Commissioner. Such lists must be filed during the month of September, 1918.
 FAILURE so to do will compel the Tax Commissioner to make out such lists from the best information ob- tainable, to whiob a penalty of ten per cent. will be edded as by law re- quired.
 LISTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED if each parcel of real estate is not separately listed, and properly de- scribed, giving metes and bounds: street number or lot number. Build ings thereon must be entered separate ly from the land value.
 FAILURE to file a list deprives the owner of the right to appeal to the Board of Relief.
 HOURS: ( a. m. to 4 p. m. daily; g a. m. to 1 D. m. Saturday.
 A. F. coNNoR, L30 t~ Tax Commissioners.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
WHAT $s,OOO, ,OoO,O 900 MEANS

To collect within a few months $S,000, 100000 is the task confronting the bureau of Internal Revenue. This Is the amount the new revenue bill now being framed is expected to yield. It is difficult to realize the immensity of this sum, and yet $S,000,O00,oOO is less than one sixth of the annual in come of the United States, which has pledged it's entire resources to the suc- cessful prosecution of the war. How well this pledge is being carried out is a matter of present 6aW history.
 In order to bring to the mind of the American people a comprehension of the sum they will be called upon this year to contribute by direct tax ation to the support of the war, the bureau of Internal Revenue has pre- pared a set of figures showing that if divided according to population it would mean a per capita of $76.76 or more than $936 per family. The amount of money in circulation Aug. 1, 1918, among a population of 106,- 012,000, was $53.44 per capita.
 The total value of all crops on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
DOINGS in SPORTLAND
TANKS AND RED
 SOx SPLIT EVEN
Fine Exhibition in Closing
 Games of Season at Polo Grounds.

New York, Sept. 3-They tucked the weak totertng baseball season away in camphor up at the Polo Grounds yes- terday afternoon. The game is tn- termed for the period of the war, along with a lot of other less useful things Officiating at the obsequies were the Boston Red Sox, who will commence an argument with the Cubs in Chicago tomorrow concerning a matter apper- taining to, the worlds championship.
 Some 10000 folks sat in at the wake and saw the Red Sox win the first game to and got all excited when the Tanks took the second game 4 to 3.
 Two incidents seemed to please the populace overmuch. One came in the first game when Slim Love famed Babe Ruth, and the other was in the second tilt when Frank Baker hit a home run inside the park. These things, together with a big crowd of soldiers and a syncopated brass band from Camp Merritt, took all the sad ness out of the occasion. The scores:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

American farms in 1910, the fast cen< sus year. was $5,000, 900, 1000. The total value of alll i've stock on farms Jan. l, 1910, was slightly less than $3,0O0,0 100000. In one year, there fore, the taxpayers, according to the proposed terms of the new bill, are called upon to pay more than the ag- gregate value of all farm crops in the United States in 1910, plus the value of all farm animals.
 The tax amounts to practically ones third of the total value of manufac- tured products as reported to the Census Bureau in 435,- 900. The value added to raw mater- ials by manufacture, which repre~ sents the wealth produced by manu- featuring was in 1914, $9,S7s,S46,-. 900 or but 23.4 per cent. more than the proposed tax levy.
 These figures are presented by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, not with the view of preparing the American people for heavy sacrifices, but to bring home to them a sense of their responsibility in the way of necessary economies. The new revenue bill, is being drawn in a manner to impose the least burden possible. Every man will be assessed according to his in- come-each will be called upon to do his share. i The amount of Federal taxes cok- lected from all sources during the last
 fiscal year was $3,694,000,000. In collecting more than twice that sum this year, the Bureau of Internal Rev ;c culties, but is prepared to benefit by past experience. The force of office and field employees has been increased from approximately 4,500 to 5000 | and the entire administrative machin- cry put in readiness for it's task.
 ''In normal times Federal taxes are inconsequential and impose no bur- | den on the taxpayer" said Commis- | sfoner of Internal Revenue, Daniel c. Roper in commenting on the work ! ahead of him. Their collection is simple matter, involving principally routine work. But this year we are engaged in a war upon which depends the safety not only of the United States but of the world. The collec- tion of so vast a sum, so large a part of the peoples earnings, involves the morale of our civil population, the keystone of our success in the war.
 National patriotism and solidarity, engendered by the war, has contrfbut- | ed largely to our success in the past and augurs well for the future. be- lieve the majority of taxpayers now understand and appreciate more than
 ever the objective of the Bureau of | T1,%a D
 fund every dollar of which goes to the support of American arms and the
 speedy conclusion of the war;"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
WORLDS TROT MARK FOR u
 PRINCETON Stallion's Two Fastest Heats at Hartford Acclaimed
 by 50,000.

Hartford, Sept. 3-The opening day of the Grand Circuit race meeting here yesterday afternoon was made noteworthy by Lu Princeton's per formance in thief rec for all trot, Walter Cox piloting the horse in the two fastest heats ever made by stall lion.
 The new world record was acclaim ed by an enormous crowd, as more than 50,O00 attended the Connecticut Fair in connection with which the Grand Circuit programme is being conducted.
 Lu Princeton's victory was clean cut one and although the stallion went in record time at no stage of the race was he pressed hard by his closest rival, St. Frisco, who took second money.
 J. H. Lawrence's fast Hoboken mare, Lizzie March, took all three heats in the 2:O7 pace, the conclud- ing event of the program, and thus made the card straight l-eat affair. Many prominent officials, including Governor M. H. Holcomb, were pres ent. The summary:
 The Acorn for Three Year Old Irot- ters 2:2O Class; Two in Three;
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
CUBS PRACTICE FOR BATTLE WITH
 RED SOX TEAM

Chicago, Sept. 3.-The Chicago Na- tionals returned from Pittsburgh to- day and began preliminary practice for the opening game of the world se- ries here tomorrow with the Boston Americans, champions of the Amer ican league. Ideal baseball weather is predicted for the first game.
 Jim Vaughn, the big southpaw, has been picked by Chicago sport writers as the probable choice of Manager Mitchell for the opening game, while the baseball rialto guesses that Bos- tons right handler Carl Mays will start for the Red Sox, with Ruth as second choice.
 Ticket reservations for the games, which in price will be the cheapest on record, have been far better than was expected, according to Walter Craighead, secretary of the Chicago Nationals Two thousand box seats for tomorrow's game at $3.30 each, war tax included, were placed on sale today
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Results of Yesterdays Games Jersey City 2; Newark (first) Jersey City 5; Newark 3 (second, [ innings.)
 Binghamton 2; Baltimore 1 (first) Baltimore 2; Binghamton 1 (sec- ond.)
 Toronto 4; Buffalo 1 (first.) Toronto 5; Buffalo (12 innings.) Rochester 4; Hamilton 8 (first, 12 innings.)
 Rochester 3; Hamilton 1 (second, ! innings.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

T
 Herzog out, hit by batted ball.
 Batted for Rariden in 9th.
 Batted for Steele in 9th.
 Errors, Herzog, Wagner, Kirke 2, Wilhoit. Boston ...... % 0 0 0 1 o 0-2 New York ..0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1
 Stolen bases, Chadbourne, Compton, Rudolph, Doyle. Sacrifice hits, Tag gert, Terry, Kirke. Sacrifice fly, Raw Iings. Double plays, Compton (unas- sisted); Kirek, Fletcher and Kirke. Left on bases, New York 8, Boston g. First base on errors, New York 1, Boston 2. Bose on balls, off Rudolph 8, Steele g. Hitb pitcher, by Steele (Rudolph). Struck out, by Rudolph 6, by Steele 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
American League.
Miss Detroit HI. Is
 Gold Cup Winner

Detroit, Sept. 3.---Adding four points to her score by finishing second in the final 30 mile heat, the Miss Detroit III. won the gold challenge cup of the American Power Boat association yes terday afternoon.
 The Whip-Po-W Will, Jr., of New York, and the Lake George Yacht club, won yesterdays heat and nosed out the Miss Minneapolis for second place. The Miss Detroit IT., which failed to finish in either of the first two heats because of engine trouble, set the pace for the first two laps yes- terday, but as she started the third time around snapped a connecting rod and wrecked her engine.
 The final standing and points of the -four contenders was Miss Detroit III, l IA; Whip-Po-Will, Jr., F; Miss Min neapols, 10; Miss Detroit H., none.
 In winning yesterdays heat, the Whip-Po- Will, Jr., averaged 534 miles an hour, the best of any of the three 30-mile heats Sixteen seconds late across the starting line, she finished the 30 miles in 34 minutes and two seconds after the gun, leading the Miss Detroit III. at the finish by one minute and 54 seconds. The Miss Minneapolis was close third, 9 sec onds behind the cup winner.
 The summary:
 GOLD CHALLENGE CUP, THIRD HEAT 80 MTT,ES1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
 National IeaQne.

New York 6, Boston (1st).
 Boston 2, New York 1 (2nd). Chicago 4, Pittsburgh GA. M.) Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2 (P. M.) Philadelphia 4, Brooklyn (1st). Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia 8 (2nd). Cincinnati 6, St. Louis (1st). Cincinnati 1, St. Louis 0 (2nd).
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
PERSONAL MENTION

MT. and Mrs. Harold H. Hamilton of this city announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Betty Hamil- ton, to Ensign Elliott S. Upson, U. s. N, son of Mrs Harriet Upson of Ire mont street, Hartford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
American League.

Boston 8, New York ? (1st). New York 4, Boston (2nd). Philadelphia 5, Washington (A.M.) Washington 8, Philadelphia 3, ,(P.M.) Detroit II, Chicago (1st). Detroit T, Chicago 8 (2nd).
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

Walter Johnson will long remember the season of 1918, which has now closed. To the Washington star the campaign will be memorable because of the many extra innings. The Washington club up to the last days before the season ended has played in | 2 4of thees overdrawn engagements
 and Johnson took part in 15 of them. At times he has come into the game I in late innings, but many of the long
 contests were started and finished by
 the big pitcher. Johnson has lost
 seven of these games, and has been victorious in eight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
MSTANDINGST Baseball W RESULTS
SATURDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

4NNUIOHIG1A l1OGIEs LOs New York 8, Brooklyn 1 (1st). Brooklyn 2. New York (2nd). Cincinnati 8, Chicago 4. Boston 5, Philadelphia (1st). Philadelphia 6, Boston (2nd) |. St. Louis at Pittsburgh, rain.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

New York ....2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-6 Boston ......0 0 2 0 0 0 0-2 Two base hit, Zimmerman. Three base hit, Zimmerman. Sacrifice fly, Zimmerman. Double plays, Doyle, Fletcher and Rodriguez; Fletcher, Doyle and Rodriguez. Left on bases, New Tor xii, Boston 5. Base on balls, off Nhf 4, Clausey 2. Struck out, by Nehf g, Clausey 8.
 (Second Game)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
American League.

Washington 6. New York 8. Boston 6, Philadelphia 1 (1st). Philadelphia 1, Boston (2nd). Cleveland 2, Chicago 1.
 St. Louis 5, Detroit 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

Just now the soldiers have all they can put their minds onto. After they get back, they will attend to the case of those who have failed to back them up at home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
American Ieagne.

Washington 5, New York, 3. Cleveland 8, Chicago 5.
 Detroit ', St. Louis 5 (1st). St. Louis 6, Detroit 2 (2nd.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
SUNDAYS RESULTS. National League,

Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 0.
 Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 2 (1st). Cincinnati 10, St. Louis 6 (2nd)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

The food dealers try to console us for raising food prices by telling us the prices will go higher still later on.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
Purse S2,0O0.

David Guy (Murphy) ......... 1 1 Hollyrood Bob Dodge ) ......2 3 Miriam Guy (Hyde) .......... 3 2 Miss Dewey Watts (McDonald) 4 4 Time-2:08 1-4; 2:08 1-2.
 Truxton, The Divorcee and Forbes Robertson also started.
 Free For All Trot; Two in Three
 Purse $2,5OO
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
NEW YORK. (A)

IOtaI ........3z zI IT
 a Batted for Love in ninth inning
 Error-Schang.
 Boston ..... 100 20 0 0-3 New York ....0 0 0 1 0-2
 Two-base hits s- Hooper, Strunk. Sacrifice hit-Shean. Sacrifice fly Strunk. Stolen base-Peckinpaugh Left on bases-New York, 8; Boston, 10. Double plays-Fournier and Peck inpaugh; Strunk and Scott. Bases on balls-Off Love, 5; Jones, 3. Hit by pitcher-By Love, 1; Jones, 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

TWO Dase mts-W WhIte1naH, I1yaIl' Peckinpaugh, Coffey, Fournier. Three base hit-Scott Home runs-White- man, Baker, Sacrifice hit-McInnis. First base on errors-New York, 1; Boston, 1. Stolen bases-Pratt, Mog- ridge. Double play-Cochran and Mo Innis. Left on bases-New York, g; Boston, 5. Base on balls-Off Mog- ridge 1; Dubuc, 5, Struck out-By Dubuc, 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

Eddie Collins will not be in the 300 class this year. He was hitting about .275 when he left the White Sox to join the marines at their training camp at Paris Island, S. c.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

Max Carey continued to steal bases despite all efforts to get him, and he closed the season with big lead over all other major league players.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

Charlie Pick, formerly of the Ath- letics, has been used by the Cubs at escond base and may cover the key stone sack for MitchelPs team in the worlds series,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
SPORTING NOTES

Outeaider' Clarence Walker of the Mackmen was called by his draft board shortly before the season ended and is now learning how to be sol dier of the National Army.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

1.-TWO out when winning run was scored.
 Errors-Hummel, Schang. New York ....0 0 1 1 1-4 Boston ..... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-3
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03

OLD CHALLENGE CUP, THIRD
 HEAT 60 MTLES).
Arizona republican., 1918-05-27
SERVANT FOR EACH
 INDIA HOTEL GUEST
(Hotel GaZette)

A hotel in India IS in some respects quite unlike a hotel anywhere else in the world. Every guest has a servant of his or her own. The hotel has some servants, but the guests do not depend upon them all. My servant takes care of my room, brings me my tea and toast when I arise, prepares my bath and waits upon me at table. He also keeps my clothes clean and my boots blacked, sees to my laundry, gets me a carriage when I want one and does my errands.
 When travelling. he will attend to the tickets and the luggage and make my simple bed on the cars, for India is a country of magnificent distances, involving considerable night travel. There are no regular sleeping cars like ours, but the seats are long enough for the passengers to stretch out on and wide enough to make a reasonable couch, which the traveller provides with his own thin mattress pillow and wraps. The number of ser wants in a great hotel is confusing at first. In a long corridar you see one before each door. They usually sleer there, wrapped in a sheet or blanket and curled up on the floor.
Arizona republican., 1918-05-27

suant to the right of cancellation spe- officially reserved to us in such an event of war, we herewith notify yo4l that your contract is hereby canceleGf
 In Berlin, June 10. 1911, Mme. Ob9 says, she entered into an agreement with the defendant to sing in the United States. Canada, Mexico and Cuba in German French, Italian ol English opera for five years, beginning in 1913 and ending this season.
 She was to receive for the first year a salary of $400 for each appearance. Each successive year the rate was tp be increased $50 a performance until this season. when her salary was tn be $500 She also was guaranteed forty appearances each season. The company. she also alleges, agreed to pay her travelling expenses to and from Europe and in America.
 The contract, Mme Ober ayers. pro vided for the discontinuance of her | service in the event of war, but specifi- cally stated that such cancellation could be exercised only against all the 1 employees of the company. This condi. l tion has been disregarded, she says. as i only five members have peen released, i four of them Germans and one an i Austrian.
 Before receiving her notice, Mime. ! Ober alleges, she received an advance f payment of $1,400 from the defendant, which was to be deducted from the first seven performances, and the company continued it's assurances that it would observe the contract. AL though she spent the greater part of
 the day Of November in rehearsing
 she says, it was on her return to her
 home, at $40 West End avenue, that
 she found the notice of dismissal.
 Anticipating the rulfillment of hel
 contract, Mime. Obef explains, she ex-
 pended large amounts of money fol
 clothing suitable for one in her posi-
 ton, and to main ain the standard a:
 a member of the company. The renta of an apartment was an additional eX , pense.
 The result of this action is awaited l by other alien singers who have beeI dismissed by the Metropolitan Oper; . company. If Mme. Uper is successful l it is expected that actions will b brought by Mme. Melanie Kurt, Jo s names Sembach, Carl Braun and Her l man Well.