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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
SACRIFICE
 FOR WAR SHOWN
 BY NEW ZEALAND

New York, July 24.-War imposes sacrifices upon a nation engaged in it, and civilian life necessarily is disturb ed. The United States will have to share with other belligerents the in convenience incident to the conflict. But if anyone is inclined to feel dis contented, he should take the trouble to note what has been done by New Zealand since the beginning of hostil- ities. That dominion, though under mo legal obligation to aid England, has raised an army of more than 100000 men. Her population is 100000.
 Since New Zealand has had com pulsory service law, she has drafted a large number of married men, both with and without children. The do- minion has raised $130,0OO,000 in do- mestic war loans. A finance act was recently adopted which empowers the Government to levy on salaries am- bunting to more than $3,500 a year, and to take drastic and far-reac ching measures in order to raise money. Ma
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
Tommy Spink Is
 Enjoying Army Life

Tommy Spink, well known fight ing promoter and manager and At one time a very clever ring man him self, is enjoying the best of health at Niagara on the Lakes in Ontario, Canada. Tom tried to enlist in diff ferent branches of the service six times and was rejected each time He finally got into the Royal Engineers and is stationed at the above place with Company N. His number is 2,s27.332.
 In letter to a friend in this city he writes that he is enjoying the only life a fellow should at this time Spink says he has put on ten pounds since he joined the ranks and this is encouraging to his many friends. He has asked to be remembered to all his old friends al home because he is in this fight to the end and will see them again when it's over. Tom my wants all his old pals to drop him line with the above address and he will answer all as soon as he has time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
TENER FIFTY-FIVE
 YEARS OLD TODAY

John Kinley Tener, former profes- sional baseball player, ex-congressman ex-governor of Pennsylvania and now president of the National League, will today receive the congratulations of the magnates on his fifty-fifth birth day. President Tener was born on July 25, 1863, in County Tyrone, Ire land, which makes him ineligible for the presidency of the United States. but as executive head of the National League he has almost as many wor- ries and responsibilities as the occu- pant of the White House. He cer- tainly earns his salary of $25,000 a year.
 In the years preceding President Tener's tenure of office, the National League was conducted pretty much as Mexico has been for the past sev- eral years. The Maderos and Huer- tas and Villas and Carranzas and Za- patas of the circuit split up into lit tie cliques and waged almost constant warfare on each other. The selec- tion of Gov. Tener as president mark ed the beginning of a period of com parative peace, internally, although the Federal League war gave the new chieftain and the club owners plen- ty to worry about.
 President Tener has fostered sev- eral pieces of baseball legislation which have helped to put the game on better and firmer basis. and he has accomplished by indirect and diplo- matic methods several reforms which his more autocratic counterpart of
 he American League, Ban Johnson, has put through by imperial fiat. Mir. Tener's long experience in the po- litical game, his personal knowledge of how it feels to be big league play er and his Irish gift of gab, have en- abled him to make his administration one of the most successful in the lea gue's long history.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
DRAFT BOARD ASKS
 ARREST OF FULTON
Fighter Claims He Did Not
 Receive Letter Calling Him for Examination.

New York, July 25-Fred Fulton, claimant of the. heavyweight crown, who is scheduled to meet challenger Jack Dempsey in anNeight-round bout at the old Federal League baseball park, Harrison, N. J., on Saturday evening, has been classed as de- linquent by local draft board and the officials of Harrison have been ordered to apprehend him upon his appearance in that town.
 According to a letter sent yester- day to the draft board in Harrison by Henry S. Wise, chairman local Draft Board 1855, of this city, Fulton, for failure to make any response to an order to appear for a physical exam nation, has been reclassif1ed from Class A to Division A Class 1, on the ground that he is engaged in a non essential occupation. So far as is known, Fulton is the first boxer de- clared by any board to be working in non-essential occupation.
 In his letter MT. Wise declares Full ton a delinquent and instructs the Harrison board to order the police to apprehend Fulton immediately upon his appearance in that city and be sent to local Board 125 of this city. The Harrison board met yesterday after Clerk Peter c. Goodman had i been advised of MT. Wise's letter, and after a lengthy discussion referred the matter to the attorney-general. | The board was not certain of their Jurisdiction and wired to Washington | for official advice.
 Fulton was dumbfounded vixen the news of MT. Wise's action was told to him at the Hotel Endicott last night. He declared that he had heard noth- l ing from Chairman Wise or any mem [ Der of local Board 125 regarding a l call for a physical examination. He said he would go directly to the board | and give himself up.
 MT. Wises letter to the Harrison draft board follows:
 | "It has come to the attention of this board through the newspapers that the registrant (Fulton) is sched-
 uled to engage in a f1stic encounter
 with one Dempsey within the juris- | diction of your local board in the l near future. An OrQer TOT appear
 ance of registrant before this board
 has been issued and no response has
 been received, and the board reclassi- l fled this man in Division A, Class 1,
 on the ground that he is engaged in
 a non-essential occupation.
 "He is now in default of appear
 ance for physical examination and is
 therefore classified as delinquent.
 You are therefore hereby requested 1 to issue the necessary request to the
 police officials in your jurisdiction to
 have this man apprehended and sent
 to our local board immediately upon
 his appearance in your city"
 Wise last night said that he had no
 particular desire to do away with the
 Fulton Dempsey fight, but that he
 was desirous of making Fulton ex- plain his ignoring the boards order.
 Jack Curley, promoter of the bout
 promised to bring Fulton to the
 boards headquarters this morning
 Wise declared that if Fulton explain
 ed his delinquency satisfactorily and
 obeyed the iniunctions of the board
 he would not be molested.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
Packard Holds Gotham Team to Four Hits While Teammates Pound Four Giant Pitchers.

New York, July 25.---Back on their home heath in Harlem after weather ing some severe storms and squally weather in the West, the Giants were expected to launch a new offensive to cut down what remains of the Cubs lead. The opposition looked soft enough yesterday, nothing but the poor St. Louis Cardinals, fitted out with minor leaguers, but the Giants proceeded to make the Cards look like the worlds champions.
 The tailenders from Missouri simply hammered the Giants into a plupy mass and pounded three Gotham pitchers into submission before Waite Hoyt, the schoolboy wonder from Brooklyn, halted them in the ninth. But by that time the Cardinals had their tongues hanging out from romp- ing around the bases, and won with many yards to spare by a score of 10 to 2. As the Cubs also won the Giants lost a full game and now are four games behind.
 Sheriff Sallee was originally sent to take an easy game from the Cards. It was one of those sticky St. Louis udJo III " HUI Odll0S SIOdlS, puI Long SaI' was in the shower much sooner than he expected to be. A home run, double and two singles in the first inning convinced McGraw it was time for Sallee to quit.
 Then poor Ferdie Schupp was trot- ted out. He didn't look much differ ent than when the team last played at home three weeks ago. Double plays saved him for two innings, but in the fourth he was cuffed for three runs.
 Jack Ogden, the kid from Swanth- more, took the next pounding. while Hoyt swept out in the ninth, striking out two men.
 Gene Packard, the tiny veteran left handler, was the St. Louis moundman. The Giants could do everything to Gene but make hits. If it gave them any consolation, they sure gave the baseball some long journeys, but no matter how far the locals hit Me- Henry, Heathcote and Betzel, all mi- nor leaguers, corralled the ball. Bet
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
General Crowder Hears Ma for League Delegation and Turns Brief Over to Secre- tary Baker-Decision to Be Made Today.

New York, July 25.---The fate of professional baseball still hangs in the balance, for late yesterday af- ternoon Secretary of War Baker an nounced that he would make known his decision some time this morning. Pending this decision, all the Eastern clubs of the American League have gone West to carry out today's sched- ules The Yankees left for Cleveland last night, the only player refusing to go being Pitcher George Mogridge, who will probably join a shipbuilding plant team on Staten Island.
 A committee of baseball men from both leagues held a conference with Provost Marshal Crowder in Wash ington yesterday. They presented a brief of their case, asking for an ex- tension of time of the work or fight regulations as they apply to profess sional baseball players until the end of the season, or until the clubs can have time to prepare for a suspen- sion of operations. General Crowder was told by the baseball men that if the regulations were enforced less than co players would remain in the
  would be no time in which to recruit new players to enable the clubs to complete the present playing sched- ules.
 The draft of the brief handed to General Crowder was completed yes terday at a conference of baseball of icials. They included President John K. Tener, National League; President ID August Hermann of Cincinnati chairman, and John E. Bruce of the National Commission; Secretary Hey dler, National League; and these clut r presidents: William r. Baker, Phil adelphia Charles Weeghman, Chi cago: Barney Dreyfuss, Pittsburgh; Percy D. Haughton, Boston; Harry N. Hampstead, New York; Harry H Frazee, Boston, and Benjamin Minor Washington.
 General Crowder took the brief un- der adyisement and late yesterday afternoon laid his recommendations before Secretary Baker. The War Secretary said that he would con- slider the brief and the recommenda- tions last night and expected to an nounce his decision this morning.
 National and American League of ficials and club owners were hopeful last night that MT. Baker would ex- tend the time of putting the order into effect until the end of the sea son. They based this hope upon tho Secretary's previous statement that i was not certain that the baseball in dustry would be disrupted by opera tion of the order and their belief tha they had presented facts that would convince him that professional league: would have to suspend unless the or der is modified.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
BaSeba|I'S Fate To
 Be Decided Today
Locals To Oppose
 Pirates Here Sunday

The local fans will be in for a real treat when the Bridgeport team stack up against the Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock. Manager Hugh Bezdek promised Sec retary Kelly of the local club that all his first string men would play against the Americans.
 The lineup of the Pirates for Sum- days game will be: Caton, ss; Blk bee, of; Southworth, If; Carey, If; Cutshaw, 2b; Mollwitz, 1b; McKech- nie, 3b; Schmit and Shaw, c; and Comstock, Cooper and Mayer will do the pitching. Hinchman will be the utility man.
 The Americans vii have Bill Skiff catching the slants of Aleck Fergu- son. Bill Shay will hold down the in itial sack while the guardian for sec ond base has not yet been selected. Bill Tai and Howie Baker will take care of shortstop and third base re- spectively while Burke, Sherwood and ; Vim will covert around the outer gar den. Sava will be the utility pitcher.
 Fred Higgins will officiate the pas time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
Tennis Final Decided

New York. July 25 - Miss Marie Wagner and Henry H.W Bassford yes- terday afternoon won the mixed doubles tennis championship of east ern New York. Before taking the title they were forced to play three hard sets, extending through 30 games, against Miss Edith Handy and William Wadsworth at the Mount Pleasant Tennis Club at Pleasantville, N. Y. The score was 6-4, 6-S, 6-3.
 , Miss Wagner and Bassford owed their success to their hard driving game from back court. Miss Handy played a strong game at the net, but her partner was not quite equal to the task in the final rallies. The losir g team put up a far better game than had been expected.
 Miss Handy and Wadsworth already had played a hard match in the heat in the semi-fnal round. They de- | feated Mrs. E. V. Lynch and Walter Toussant, at'2-6, S-6, GO.
 The tournament will be completed on Sunday. when the mems doubles , will be decided. The mems singles final between Fred c. Anderson and Abraham Bassford, Jr., will be played Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
FOUR ATHLETES
 GOING OVER THERE.
Y. M. c. A. to Send Old Col lege Stars to Other Side
 As Athletic Coaches.

New York, July 25-Four athletes O prominence have just been re cruited by the National War Work France as directors in the army schools of athletics. courses in which are made compulsory by the army heads and the management of which has been entrusted to the Red Tri- angle.
 The four men are Edwin Crowds, old-time Princeton football star; J. P. Sullivan, Olympic runner; Alexander Dunbar, one of the best known bowl CTS in the country, and B. H. Dwight, Yale baseball coach and tennis player.
 Edwin Crowds is a preacher by profession, and left the pastorate of the Congregational church in Tucka- hoe, N. Y, to volunteer for "Y' ser vice abroad. He is now attending the Y. M. c. A. intensive training school for overseas workers at Columbia University. He was Big Bill'' Ed wards running mate on the famous Princeton football team of 1899, which defeated both Harvard and Yale. At that time he was one of the best known baseball men in collegiate athletic circles in the country.
 Sullivan is a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, in New York City, and from 1906 to 1912 he held the American record for the mile run, APP. He was contestant from the United States in the Olympic games at Athens and London, and was known throughout the country.
 Dunbar made national reputation as a bowler and is regarded as one of the topliners in that branch of sport. He is also an excellent billiard player
 Dwight is a Yale graduate and in his student days was coach for the baseball team at that university. Since his college days he has become promi- nent in tennis circles and has been successful in many contests not only in the metropolitan district but at many clubs over the country. He has played many fast games at the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, Long Island.
 As "Y' athletic directors in France they will instruct our boys in boxing, football, tennis, baseball, running, hockey and other sports and forms of athletic training which are peculiarly American in their appeal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25

ori tribes have uncomplainingly fur nished large quotas of men to the ar my. The whole country, in short, is determined to help vigorously to car ry the war to a successful finish.
 Canada and Australia have been no less unselfish in supporting the war. The wholehearted and entirely volun- tary exertions of the British domin- ions furnish an inspiring example to the American people. When Cana da, Australia, and New Zealand make such sacrifices for Great Britain, Americans should even more cheer fully endure hardships for their own country. When any "squalling" is heard, it is not from our brave young men or their families. It is from those who are mortified at the pros pect of giving up a few 1uxuries.- Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
Chajes and Kupchik
 Tie for Chess Lead

New York, July 25.---At the conclu- sion of the third round of the Masters Chess Tournament at Rye Beach yes terday, Oscar Chajes, State cham pion, and A. Kupchik, both of whom played games in advance of their schedule, were tied for first place in the race for possession of the Rice Silver King, now held by Chajes. Each had score of 40 to his credit.
 Eight games were disposed of, one being adjourned. The two most in- portant games were those between Chajes and Black and Kupchik and Jaffe. Chajes and Kupchik were re- turned the winners. Jaffee being rele- gated to third place thereby and Black to fourth
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
DEMPSE TO BE
 TESTED TODAY
Boxing Commissioner Has Ordered Him to Have Three sparring Partners at His Training Place When He Visits Him.

New York, July 25.---Jack Dempsey has been instructed to have three sparring partners at his training camp at Long Branch, N. J., today, when he will be visited by Chairman Smith, of the New Jersey Boxing Commis sion, and Commissioner Grain, who will pass on the condition of the man who is to meet Fred Fulton at Harri- son on Saturday.
 Battling Jim Johnson and Joe Jean nette have been engaged to show that Dempsey is in proper condition for the big bout. A new crew of partners was arranged for on account of Clay Turner and two others retiring on account of damaged lips and bruises.
 Fulton will box for the last time tomorrow, indulging in light work only until Saturday afternoon. The St. Paul aspirant for the heavyweight title is pleased with his present con- ditton and is confident that the bout will last not more than five rounds. This will be his last engagement until after the war
 Mrs. George Wheelock, Chief Yeo- man of the United States Navy, who has done remarkable recruiting work the past year, has accepted the invi- tation of the management to give a short lecture at the ball park t1Vough Commander William Tipton, Conn.
 The question of referee will come up today between the managers of the boxers and the promoters. Johnny Eckhardt, Freddie Welsh and Jim Savage have been suggested for the position.
 The old Federal League Park, where the bout will be held, has been trans- formed into an ideal boxing arena, with a seating capacity of 25,C0O. The ring has been set between the pitch ers' mound and the home plate, there being 10000 reserve seats within 200 feet of the ring
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
Sailor Marquard Loses
 Game to Pirates 3-1

Brooklyn, July 25-Seamen Rich ard W. Marquard and Burleigi Grimes, U. S. N, doffed their natty blue uniforms and jumped into base ball regalia for two hours at Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon. Marquard went on the firing line for the Dodgers and Grimes warmed up in the bull pen to go to his matie's rescue if needed. Rube did his utmost to sink the pesky Pirates, but at the end of the engagement the Jolly Roger still was flying from the top of the mast, with the Corsairs exulting in a o 1 victory. Ralph Comstock held the Dodgers in check in all except one inning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25

Giants Receive Lacing
 At Hands Of Cards

gels catch on Zimm in the seventh was the jewel of the afternoon He jumped into the air, batted down the drive with his gloved hand and caught. it as it came down. iMcHenry's catch on Thorpe in the second was another pippin.
 Fisher, Paulette and Hornsby put quite a kick into the Cardinal bat ting order. Each got three hits and the nine blows were for IA bases. Fisher, who is the same Bob Fisher who formerly played with the Dodg- CTS, Cubs and Reds, knocked in four runs and scored three, while Hornsby hit homer and two singles and drew a base on balls.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
Two Extra Heats
 To Decide Contest

New York. July 25 - The 2,000 spectators who were on hand yester- day for the second of a three-day trotting meeting of the Metropolitan circuit at the Parkway track, Brook lyn, under the auspices of the Park way Driving club, were treated to one of the best races of the meeting when David Bushey and Worthy Bingen measured strides iE the 2:18 trot for a purse of $500.
 David Bushey a brown gelding owned by J. F. O'Shea, of Hacken- sack. N. J., and driven by Charles Mabery, won the event only after one of the most gruelling races staged on the track this season. It was neces- sary to stage two extra heats before the event was decided.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
HOLKE MUST
 GET NEW JOB

New York, July 25-Walter Holke, first baseman of the Giants, has been ordered by his local draft board in St. Louis to take up some essential employment. Holke is married and was in a deferred class.
 Holke has received a number of flattering offers from various steel plants and shipbuilding yards, but has not accepted any of them pending the ruling which is expected from Wash ington. The player will probably go to the Bethlehem Steel Works, where Jeff Tesreau is working and playing ball. '-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
NAVY SEEKS
 BASEBALL MEN

Great Lakes, H., July 25-Every big league baseball player in the country is to be invited to join the navy at once, according to letters be- ing prepared today by Ensign W. I. Denny, recruiting officer at the naval station here under the direction of Captain William A. Mofett, con- mandant. -
 we are asking them to join the navy because we want the best men we can get" Captain Moffett declar- ed. However, there will be no special ratings for which they can qualify"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
Gardner Leads on Links

Manchester, Vt, July 25.---In the qualifying rounds of the annual mid summer golf tournament at the Elk wanok Country club yesterday Dr. c. H. Gardner of Providence was med allist with a round of 7S, one better than bogie. pr. Gardner started poor ly, but beat par on the eighth and eleventh, and had but one poor hole In the last nine, the twelfth.
 N. S. Campbell, who stood second, with a card of 83, started with a total of 20 strokes for the first three holes, but succeeded in playing the last nine in 37, only two strokes above par for the nine. The senior champion, W. E. Truesdall of Garden City, had very good round of 82, but withdrew from the competition.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25

in such water as long as he feels com fortable, the f1eshiness and physical condition of the individual governing the duration of time in the water. Thin and raw-boned persons cannot usually stay in the water too long. Fleshy persons can stand much more of it. Some persons should not at tempt to remain in the water more than fifteen minutes at a time while others, especially when accustomed to it, can remain in the water for hours and feel no bad effects.-From Breathing, Swimming and Drown- ing" by Henry Elionsky, in July Physical Culture.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-25
$500 Per Game Is
 Offer to Johnson

Duluth, Minn., July 25.---Walter Johnson, the Washington baseball pitcher was wired terms by the man. agement of the Duluth baseball team of the Head of the Lakes-Mesaba cir cult yesterday. The telegram offered the moundsman at least $500 per game to pitch here if organized baseball disba nds. Telegrams were also G!=- patched to Claude Hendrix" the Chi- cago National pitcher, and to Henry severeid, catcher of the St Louis Americans.
 Hub Perdue, former Boston Ma tional pitcher, came here yesterday to pitch for the Duluth clubs of the new league. Officials of the Superior team are reported angling for Dave Ban croft, star shortstop of the Phiiadel- phia Nationals.