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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
"YANK EN- BACK"
JOHNSON SAYS

Chicago, May 17-Baseball players
of the major leagues who have sought
employment in shipyards and other
tempt to evade military service
should be yanked into the army by
the coat collar" President Ban John
son of the American league said in a
statement given out here last night.
President johnson said he had
taken up the question with Charles
Schwab, who is in charge of the gov
ernment's shipbuilding program, and
that the latter assured him that no
overtures would be made to players in
class A 1 to engage in shipbuilding
work.
1.-THE American league does not de-
sire to impugn the motives of the
players who have gone into this
work" President Johnson said. Some
of them are patriotic. But if there
are any of them who are in class A
1, I hope Provost Marshal General
Crowder yanks them from the ship
yards and steel works by the coat
collar and places them in canton
ments to prepare for future events on
the western 'front.'
Joe Jackson, star outfielder of the
Chicago club, is the latest American
league player to engage in the ship
building industry. When informed by
his exemption board in Greenvilie, S.
c., that he had been advanced from
class to class 1, Jackson went to
work in a plant at Wilmington, Del
''The American League has lost
more than 70 players in the draft
and through enlistment and expects
to lose more, but it does not approve
of players trying to evade military
service" President Johnson said
Some of them apparently have been
badly advised"
Contradicting previous reports
Connie Mack, manager of the Phila-
delphia club, advised President John
son tonight that neither Merlin Kopr
nor Robert Geary, two members Of
his club, had left the team to engage
in shipbuilding work. They were re-
ported to have left the club yester-
daV
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Va. He played his first game in that
city on May IT, 1910, and did so we'll
that he was retained for the entire
season.
Benny's dad was a coal miner, and
Benny seemed destined to follow the
same occupation The future famous
swatter had barely entered his teens
when he Joined his father in the
mines, and for years he tciled under
ground for long hours at small pay.
in his leisure hours he played base
ball, and gained quite reputation
among the youngsters in the vincin-
ity as a diamond artist.
Benny wanted to be regular play
err, and his chance came in 1910 when
Franck Locke, the Parkersburg pilot,
consented to give him a chance. He
made good at once, becoming the star
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
Draft Dodgers Likely
To Be Called To Task
CROWDER TO co
AFTER DODGERS

washington, May 17-BasebaIl
players who recently have Joined
shipbuilding plants will not be given
exemption from. military service ex-
cept through the regular channels of
the army and on showing that they
are entitled to immunity from the
draft. Statements to this effect were
made yesterday at the office of Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder after
information had been received by him
entered shipyards,
Arrangements were made yester-
day preliminary to making inquiry in
to the matter, and if instances are I'M
covered where ball players have en-
tered the yards as shop workers but
devote much of their time to ball
playing the local draft boards at their
homes will be asked 20 make explain
ations.
Petitions for their exemption must
be filed with the local draft boards,
it was stated. The petitions can be
filed either by the players themselves
or by others in their behalf. If the
representation is made that the ball
players employment in the shipyards
is essential to building vessels the Pc
titions must bear the signature of an
official of recognized authority at the
yards. Affirmative action lis optional
with the local boards.
Many exemptions have been grant
ed lately to men employed in ship
yards, but in each instance they are
employed at regular hours and it was
shown their services were considered
necessary. Other exemptions have
been granted to men engaged in rail-
road and farm work.
The leading player of draft age to
join the Steel league is Joe Jackson,
the hard-hitting outfielder of the Chi
cago White Sox, who Joined the Har
Ian team at Wilmington, Md, Tues
day after being notified to be ready
for a call to the colors within two
weeks. Other former big leaguers on
the Harlan team are Catcher Char
rity and Pitcher Dumont, lately with
the Washington club.
Al Mamaux, former Dodger pitch
er, is with Fore River, as are Joe
Connolly and George Twombley, for
mer Brave outfielders, all of them of
draft age. Lebanon has Pitt, a for
mer Dodger twirler, as well as Bill
Ritter, formerly of the Giants, and
Buckles who had tryout with the
Yankees, all boys well under 81. Ed
Monroe, young Yankee pitcher, has
recently gone to Sparrow's Point, Nd,
with which team Runt Walsh, former
PHILADELPHIA outfielder also has a
berth,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
Second Guessers

The average major league, or for
that matter minor league manager.
detests second guessers''- who,
after play has gone wrong, demand
to know why the manager didn't do
SO and SO instead of employing the
strategy he deemed most advisable.
However, John McGraw is not one of
those who look with disfavor on this
species of rooter.
THE second guessers' help TO
make baseball what it is" says the
Giant leader. "They are usually the
kind of fellows who attend every
game they possibly can and who have
the interest of the home team at
heart. They are so disappointed when
their team loses that they feel con-
strained to take the matter up with
the manager, and a fellow who has
that much interest in baseball is, 1
contend. an asset to the sport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
FISTIC HISTORY


Stanley Ketchel knocked out Perky
Flynn in the third round at Boston
on May IT, 1910, eight years ago to-
day This was the first time Perky
was ever knocked out, and he didn't
have another such experience until
1912, when he was put to sleep by
Sam Langford at Melbourne. Sam re-
peated the trick at Boston in 1913,
while Flynn never really doomed up
as a championship possibility, he was
nevertheless a great stumbling block
to the aspirations of many other fight
err. Sandy Ferguson, Bombardier
Wells, Gunner Motr, Jim Savage, Jim
Barry, Boer RodeI, and many other
heavyweights had their hopes dashed
to the ground by the rugged Irish
American
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
CITY OFFICIALS
Trim REPORTERS
State Street Grew Take Two
Out of Three in Holy
Roller League.

By taking one out of the three
games with the City Officials last night
a the Park City alleys, the Newspa-
permen kepttheir lead in the race for
the Holy Roller hague pennant. The
city Officials md st now win three
straight from the Twelfth District Re-
publican club next Thursday night in
order to nose out the Scribes.
The games lastk night were rolled
with low scores. Not one man on
either team had Total of 800. Fftz-
gerald, of the C, 9.'s and Harper OF
the Newsies, both finished with a
mark of .293.
The scores:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
GRINER ANOTHER
"SHINE" ARTIST

Dan Griner Of the Robins has a
lot of fun at the expense of the op-
posing batters while he is twirling.
Dan, besides throwing a spit ball
with an under hand delivery, is fool
ing the baters with the shine ball,
made famous last season by Eddie
Cicotte of the White Sox. Toward
the end of the game he is pitching
and If the Robins are in the lead it
is safe bet that the opposing bat
tiers will stop the contest and COM
plain of the ball the Robin is using.
Recently Griner shut out the Phillies
with one hit and in the last inning
the Phillies made Umpire KLEIN look
the ball over. After a close exam
nation KLEIN threw it to Griner. The
Reds did the same thing in Cincin-
natl, and Kelm again o. KID the ball
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
Here and There
The Reds infiela even with sber

The Reds INTEL even with sher-
wood Magee subbing for Hal Chase at
first base, is not tos be sneezed at.
Chase may be odt of the game for
quite a while. Heshas a badly strain
ed tendon in his back.
Whether McInns would have be-
come a great thir baseman or not
will not be known as he is back at
first base again and quite likely to
stay there.
The army now has Alexander and
Dilhoefer, while Kinifer has been told
to be ready. The players in that big
deal are going fast4
With the departure of Ed Monroe
the Yanks' pitching staff became
smaller than any staff carried by a
major league manager in several
years. 1t numbered exactly six box
men.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
Taberski, Cue Wizard,
Plays Here Next Monday

Frank Taberskf of Syracuse, cham
pion pocket billiard player of the
world who recently took part in the
big tournament at Doyle's Academy
IN New York; city will appear in this
city next Monday afternoon and
evening at Jack Shaw's new pool and
billiard academy on Barnum avenue
over the East Side postofiee. Taberski
has been in demand by all of the
leading billiard academy proprietors
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Murphy is willing and showed it in
what little he did yesterday. If there
is any drawback at present it lies in
the fact that he is a left-hand hit
ter.
One of the strange effects of the
war and it's relation to baseball is
that the right-handers seem to have
disappeared off the map. The major
leagues have a lot of left-hand hit
ters Too many of the southpaw
batters do not do a club any good.
although Portland, in spite of bad
start last season, shaped up we'll from
the middle of the season with the
portside Differs in the majority. Port
lands troubles were not due to a sur
plus of left-handers, rather it's diff
Guilty in locating a suitable shortstop
before the middle of the season.
Bill Carey and Parent have been so
busy digging up ball players the last
few days that they had almost for
gotten to take stock of the material
left over from 1917. At present there
isn't a whole lot of it in sight and
at this angle it looks like an almost
brand new ball club for Springfield
liz
est and strange faces can never do q
club harm, If other things are equal
Roger Bresnahan, manager of the
Toledo club of the American Associa-
ton, has fulfilled his promise to Own
er James H. Clarkin of the Hartford
club that he would add a pair of
promising players to the roster of the
local team, by wiring the Capital City
magnate that the two much-sought
outflelders are en- route.
Owner Clarkin signed up a highly
promising player yesterday in the
person of William Shay, a first sack
er, who halls from this city. Shay is
left-handed thrower and can swing
from both sides of the plate. He
played stellar ball for the Singer team
of the Industrial league last season
and it was his smash to right field
that broke up the pitchers duel be-
tween Dutch Leonard and Andy
Meyerjack last season in the s. K. F
Singer series for the state industrial
title. The local magnate expressed
delight at his coming, as he is conf.
dent Shay will deliver the goods
Clarkin now has two candidates fol
first base, the other being Ray We're
and it is his plan to station one o.
Them in the outfield If they display
enough swatting ability to warran
st. Shay will be out with the squad
today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Tim Hendryx, who was sent to the
Browns in the deal involving Lee Ma
gees transfer to Cincinnati via the
Yankees, has been laid up with an in
jured ankle. Inzielder Johns Of the
Browns is laid up with a broken nose.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
GAMES TODAY.

Binghamton in Toronto.
Baltimore in Buffalo.
Jersey City in Rochester.
Newark in Syracuse.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results,

Binghamton 2, Syracuse 0 6 in
nings, called; allow players catch
train).
Buffalo 8, Newark /.
Jersey City 5, Toronto 5 (called in
It'll inning to allow teams to catch
train).
Rochester s, altimore 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

st. Louis in New York.
Detroit in Boston.
Cleveland in Philadelphia.
Chicago in Washington.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

TOMATO, LETTUCE AND
GARBAGE PLANTS.
JOHN RECK g. SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

the best advertised
e business, will ceie-
Eighth anniversary of
the coal mines and
ofesional ball player.
'enjamin is a native
hio, but he got his
With Parkersburg, W.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Eddie Cicotte, the "shine BALI
specialist, is finding that opposing
players are not respectors of repu-
tations. Eddie was a big star last
season but he has been getting bumped
considerably this season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Rip Williams is proving a very ca
pable performer at first base for the
Cleveland Indians.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Bonnie Kauff
ball player in Il
brate today the
his rescue from
his debut as a p
The renowned =,
of Midtown, {
first league job
- -.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Jess Barnes continues to pitch win
ming ball for the Giants. 1t makes
a lot of difference whether a pitcher
is with a strong team or a consistent
loser.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
SPORTING CHATTER

Charley Risberg has fitted in very
acceptably at second base for the
White Sox during the enforced alb
sence of Eddie Collins.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

American League.
New York 1, St. Louis 0.
Boston Z, Detroit 2.
Philadelphia 6, Cleveland s.
Chicago 4, Washington 2 I'll in
lings.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
Fast New York Team With
Array of Former Big
League Talent to Play
Krichell's Americans -
Braun Will Report to Lo-
Gals Tomorrow Sunday
Game Undecided.

The Hybridge Athletics, with Cy
Seymour, George Brown and Arthur
Devlin, all former Giant players, will
be on hand tomorrow afternoon to
give Peerless Paul Krichelrs Ameri-
cans a good working prior to the
opening of the 1918 baseball season
here next Wednesday. Krichell said
this morning that he will send either
Dug Smith, the Millers Falls magi-
clan, or Johnny Lyons on the mound
against the invaders with Ferguson in
reserve.
Krichell was in a happy mood to-
day as George Braun, who left the
team to go shipyarding the other day,
has changed his mind and will report
to the local club. Braun will play
shortstop and is due here tomorrow
for the Hybridge game.
Secretary Jim Kelly went to New
York yesterday to make final arrange
ments for the Sunday game. Kelly
will make known which team he has
secured by tonight.
Up Springfield way Eddie Parent is
having a lot of fun these days hitting
'em out and watching a half dozen
or so lads with baseball aspirations
do likewise at League Park. But
Freds days of easy times will soon
be over and there will be a lot OF
hard work cut out for him in build
ing a club that will be able to cope
with the rest of the league. The sea-
son starts next Wednesday and the
time is short, but Parent is putting his
shoulder to the old wheel and push
ing the load along with such Ponies as
he has on hand. Two more sessions
yesterday gave him something to
think about and something to do and,
to make matters more interesting, one
new recruit showed up for inspec-
ton.
Fred Murphy, an outfielder, who
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

in New England and Proprietor Shaw
has gone to considerable expense to
book him for an engagement here A
few weeks ago Taberski thrilled local
fans by his performances which were
given at the various clubs and blizzard
rooms The afternoon game will start
at O'Clock and the evening game at
sharp. Some of the local GUESTS
will try their skill against the classic
Syracuse champ.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Scott Perry did not get much at
tention from the dopesters before the
season opened, but he certainly has
opened their eyes by his pitching per-
fformances up to the present time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
American League.

GAMES TODAY.
National League.
New York in Cincinnati.
Brooklyn in Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia in Chicago.
Boston in St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

Rube Oldring gets into the game
occasionally as a pinch hitter, but
THAT is all. Rube apparently is salts
Fed that he can no longer star as i
Irregular.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
Hybridge Athletics At
NeWfie|d Park Tomorrow
How They Look
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
National League.

National League.
Cincinnati 3, New York 0.
Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 8.
Philadelphia 6, Chicago 5.
st. Louis 2, Boston 1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17

e Berksh1reS, particularly in
Id, is anxious to have Parent
i'm over, and came on yeste--
slight in build and a
led hitter, Parent had him
k5und. He knows that good
ksometimes come in small
!. and doesn't want to make
- e of letting something get
Mi a. fairly decent inSnectinn.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
Standing sof Teams.

tai, lass 1852 4Sa-141a
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-05-17
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

s, altimore 1.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-29

ter who were so sick with the flu last
week, are much better.
Mrs. Court Sears, who has been
sick for several months, is slowly
gaining in strength.
Vefn Bowman and family are living
in their new home in the Howe build
ing.
Will Baish and wife moved their
household goods Monday to their
home, which they bought about year
ago, vacated by Bowman's.
Miss Pearl Fritz entertained Miss
Emma Rshel Of Leroy, over Sunday.
Yuba Moreh0use spent several days
in Willard, o., last week.
The little boy Of Ralph Warehouses;
who is spending the winter at his
grandparents, N. Morehouse and wife,
has the whooping cough.
The holman family, in the south
eastern part of the township are
sick with the flu.
Several people in our neighborhood
are killing their pigs this week.
Rev. o. c. Bedford was in Bruins
wick Tuesday and Wednesday Of this
week attending a rally meeting. He
had charge of the music.
J.W. Whitehead and family enter
tanned several Of their friends at
dinner Sunday.
Mrs. Delong Of Copley is visiting
atN the home of DR.. Scudder.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-29
LEGAL NOTICE

X Sardis Henry white. whose place Of
residence 10 unknown. Henry T. Smith,
residing at 214 Fifth Ave, Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, John G.. Smith, Martin ".
Smith and Mabel M. Reed. residing in
Waterloo, Indiana, Mary Husselman re-
siding in Auburn. Indiana, r. H. spiker.
Mrs. r. II. Spiker, r. M. Brown, Mrs. E.
M. Brown and William Schwartz, whose
residences are unknown and the un.
known executors, administrators, heirs,
devisees and assigns of Jane Shaneholt
Smith, deceased. Ella Reed, deceased,
Laura Lindley. deceased. Henry Shane
holt. deceased, Lizzie Ehaneholt White
deceased, and Mar tin Shaneholt, de-
ceased. viii take notice that on the 18th
day Of October, 1918, John Hawk filed
his petition in the Common Pleas court
of Medina County, Ohio, in case No.
1902 against the above named parties
and others. praying for the partition Of
real estate, known as being 1855 acres
of land situated in lot No, AZ. in Gran
ger township Medina County, Ohio, and
being lands owned by Mary Shaneholt
Hawk at the time OF her decease. and
for other relief.
Said parties are required to answer
on or before the 14th day Of December.
y. w. WOODS. \.
9-6 Attorney for John Hawk
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THE BEST TEST
Is the Test Of Time

Years ago, A. H. Ryan, carpenter Of
214 E. Smith Rd. Medina, told of good
results from using Doan's KidneyP ills.
Now Mr.. Ryan confirms the former
statement says there has been no
return of the trouble. Can Medina
people ask for more convincing tes-
timony?
II certainly can recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills for know from personal
experience they act just as represent
ed,' says Mr.. Ryan. Il had an attack
of luInbago and for several days,
was unable to get about. / heard
what Doan's Kidney Pills had done for
others, SO j used three boxes. They
cured be and I haven't had any trouble
with my back since" Statement given
March 28, 1913.)
On January 23, 1917, Mr.. Ryan said:
IT haven't had to use kidney medi-
cine since recommended Doan's Kid
ney Pills before"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Pllls--the same that
Mr.. Ryan had. Foster Milburn Co.,
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night from his eastern trip.
Helen Miner and a nurse friend,
Miss Lewis, were home from Cleve-
land Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Barabas and two daughters
and Lawrence Miller have been hav-
ing touch of flu. AS Lucille Miller
boards at home it was thought best
that she not teach this week, so the
Leinseder school is closed. AS Mrs.
Abby Earl's husband was sick last
week with the flu, she could not teach
here in the south district
Hayden Morton and family are
staying in Strongsville at her father,
A. Sanderson's. Mrs. Morton's grand
father Bartlett died last week at
Strongsville. Later we heard that the
Mortons are all sick at her fathers.
Floyd Miller was operated on last
week at Charity hospital and for a
few days it was thought he would not
survive, but the last reports are he is
on the gain. #
Will Pratt is finishing off the
chamber Of his house SO his father
and mother can live with them.
G. E. Pitkin had charge of Mr.. Ish-
ANS funeral in Hinckley Sunday. The
deceased was So years old and his
last wife was the widow Archer, who
used to live here.
Privates Carl Rau and Clarence
Rohde were home from Baldwin Wal
lace Saturday and Sunday.
In the years Red Cross report our
society made and knitted 303 articles;
70 articles were donated besides, and
261 articles. were sent to the Belgian
Refugees. This includes Beebetown
society, too.
Maud Judson has gone to Cleveland
to help care for a little cousin while
the mother teaches school.
Later-The flu has come into our
little burg now, and again schools,
churches and all public doings are
closed. A child at Mr.. Spector's,
Raymond and Elva Brant and one of
the Miller girls are sick.
Mrs. Kate Chidsey was called to
Cleveland, as her daughter Lillian
Phillips and family were all reported
sick Of tonsilitis. About an hour af-
ter she got home Monday, they phoned
and said they were quarantined for
the flu.