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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Harvard and Princeton Al
ready Have Decided to
Play Football Yale to-
Make Definite Decision
Soon. 80

New York, July 5.---That the majors
this fall and encourage all forms Of
athletics was pretty clearly shown in
a meeting held at Philadelphia re-
Gently. At this meeting Pennsylvania +
was represented by Bob Folwen, {
Pittsburgh by Pop" Warner and K.
3. Davis, Dartmouth by Major Pens
der, Syracuse by W. S. Smith, Penn
State by Bob Harlow, Brown by DIR. 4
Marvel, West Virginia by H. A. STAINS
bury, Colgae by Graduate Manager
Jones, Rutgers by Foster Sanford and
Director Blake, W. and ]. by Coach
Morrow Georgia Tech by Bill Heis-
man, and Lehigh by 'tBosey'' Reiter.
Cornell, Lafayette, Swarthmore and a
dozen other institutions also had rep
resentatives at the meeting.
While this meeting was called prt-
marily to agree on officials for the
major games to be played this fall it
was most interesting, as it expressed
the almost unanimous sentiment at
the larger colleges and universities
toward going forward with football
for this year. Walter Camp, tempo
rary chairman of the central board of
officials, presided and made the key
note speech. The fact that Camp is
at present head of the recreationaI
activities of the navy makes what he
says on the subject Of continuing in
tercollegiate athletics of the utmost
Importance.
| What Mr. Camp did say was to re-
mind the representative that Presi-
dent Wilson, Secretary Daniels and
many others had given out public
statements encouraging athletics of
all forms in the colleges, and that the
statements of these leaders reflected
most accurately the opinion of all the
leaders high and low. He went on to
say that while he had not found it
convenient to attend the meeting that
he felt it most important to urge the
colleges to go forward with their ath-
letics. The colleges, and especially
the bodies of athletes at the colleges,
Mr.. Camp said, had been found to be
the local centers for officers for the
army, as the training and discipline
of these men had particularly fitted
them for work as officers.
Harvard and Princeton will be rep
resented by football teams this fall.
Yale's decision has yet to be made
definitely.
Conspicuous among the list Of games
already arranged for this fall are the
following evenly distributed from the
first of October to Thanksgiving Day:
Penn-Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh-Penn~
sylvania, Dartmouth-Brown, Pitts
burgh-W. and j., Pennsylvania-Cor-
lneu, Army-West Virginia, Lehigh-
Lafayette, Syracuse-F1ittsburgh, Col
gate Syracuse, Rutgers-West Vir-
ginia, Pittsburgh-Lehigh, West Vir-
ginia-Pittsburgh, Notre Dame-W. and
J., Penn State-W. and J., Rutgers
Colgate, Lafayette Rutgers, and Cor
nell Colgate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Wright and Little
Take Tennis Title

New York, July 5-Beals Wright
internationalists, captured the one
day doubles tennis tournament which
was conducted yesterday by the Mas
sau County club on their courts on
Long Island. The famous pair af-
ter drawing a bye in the opening
round, defeated G.. A. L. Dionne and
Charles Chambers and W. Merrill
Hall and H. c. Martin.
The matches took the place of the
usual mems tournament which is held
annually by the Nassau club. Five
pairs competed, Dionne and Cham
bers heating DR.. William Rosenbaum
and Walter Pate in the first round af-
ter three gruelling sets, ca, 10,
e.
In the second round, Dfonne and
Chambers were eliminated by Wright
and Little in two easy sets by the
score 6-3, Ga. The winners dis
played o1d-time form with the rae
quet and forced many openings in the
other side of the net. Hall and his
partner earned the right to meet
Wright and Little in the final by de-
feating Lyle Mahan and Fred Baggs
IN two sets, 6-3, 6-3.
Hall and Martin played exception.
ally well at times, but were not quite
as fast or as clever in placing their
shots and lost in two hard sets by the
score of GA, ga.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
GIANTS DOWNED
BY DODGERS
Brooklyn Takes First Game
20 and Wins Second by
4-3 in Ten Innigs.

New York, July 5.---The Dodgers
showed their independence on the
Polo Grounds yesterday in a way
quite distressing to John McGraw ct
al. After failing to win a game on
the Harlem green all season the
Dodgers held quite a celebration, and
handed the Giants a double knockout.
,Rabe Marquard got up as fresh as
a daisy and blanked the Giants in the
after breakfast tiff by to O. Rube
also blanked the Giants last month,
to 0. In the afternoon tussle the
Dodgers did their best to kick a game
from under Jack Coon1bs, but the
grand old veteran kept pitching his
head off just the same, and pulled out
a winner in the tenth inning by to
8 He, too, deserved shutout The
double victory gave Brooklyn an even
break in the four game series.
1t wasn't an suspicious getaway for
the Giants as they left for their sec
ond trip into the Western country.
AS the Cubs gave the Cardinals two
beatings the Giants fell back four full
games, the farthest they have been
behind this season.
About $4,000 persons saw the two
games. More than 1000 were out in
the morning. About one-third were
soldiers and sailors, guests of the
club. Perfect weather brought out a
$4,000 throng in the afternoon, an IN
usually good Fourth of July crowd,
as the nations birthday is not as lu-
crative a baseball holiday in New
York as Memorial Day or Labor Day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Leonard Stops Jack
BrazzO at Wildwood

Wildwood, n. J., July Sin the
first experience of his professional
career in an engagement with eight
ounce gloves the worlds lightweight
champion, Benny Leonard, met Jack
Brazzo of Hazelton, Pa, in an eigh-
round contest at the wildwood Base
ball park yesterday afternoon in the
windup Of an open air show. The
referee stopped the bout near the
close of the last round to save Brazzo
from further punishment.
A crowd of nearly 5000 persons
saw the bout, which Referee Frank
O,Brien stopped in the eighth rou Id
with only forty seconds to go, the
champion on the winning end.
Leonard had to do the leading in
all the rounds, and refused to hit
Brazzo when he had him on the ropes
The champion failed to send home the
decisive punch. Brazzo constantly
covered and clinched. Leonard land
ed almost at will, but could not get
his glove on the poirt of the jaw. The
champion had Brazzo bleeding at the
end of the fight. and also scored one
approval and arplauded the work of
the champion.
In the third bout Freddy Reese of
New York, Leonard's sparring part
ner, landed on Louis Singer of Phil
adelphia so hard that the latter fell
on the back of his head and was car
ried out unconscious. Later on he
appeared in the ring none the worse
for wear.
Eleven hundred jael1ies from the
naval station at Cape May were I'm
able to see the fight, as they were
called home on account of the fire
that destroyed the barracks at Sc
UeIPS Point
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
De PALMA FIRST
| IN 100 Mile RACE

Speedway, Cincinnati, July 5 -
Ralph de. Palma won the 100 miles
Liberty Handicap automobile race at
the Sharonville Speedway here yes
terday by finishing almost a full lap
of The two mile course ahead of Tom
Milton. The latter had only. a small
margin over Ralph Fulford, while
Barney Oldfeld was a half mile be-
hind but landed in fourth place. De
Palma's time was 81 minutes 2-10
seconds.
De Palma drove a consistent race
and was favored by not having to stop
during the entire contest. He as
sumed the lead at the 35th mile and
thereafter was never headed. Denny
Hickey after repeated trouble with
his engine came in fifth, and Louis
Chevrolet, who was a favorite pre-
vious to the race, was forced to the
pits three times with tire trouble, but
finished well up and obtained sixth
place. Others who finished were Ira
Vail, Fred Mccarthy, Andy Burt, A.
E. Coley and OmaP loft.
Dario Resta was forced out of it
on the 18th lap, while Arthur Duray,
Milton Mcbride and Joe Boyer went
out before the 50-mile mark was
reached.
Red Fetterman, N. Zwick and Jim
Meyer announced shortly before the
race that their cars were not in con-
ditton and they refused the issue. Joe
Boyer in Frotenac was an added
starter making the total number to
go 16. De Palma's time of the race
was So minutes II 4-10 seconds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
COIOnials Defeat All
Stars of New York

South Norwalk, Conn, July g
The All Stars of New York, led by
Larry Mclean, former Giant catch
err and including in their lineup such
other famous stars as George Browne,
Cy Seymour, Billy Gilbert, all fam
Gus Giants fell victims to a vicious
hitting onslaught of the New Haven
ColoniaIs here today and returned to
the metropolis on the short end of
6-3 score.
The CoIonials, while presenting far
from the club which will represent
them against the White Sox next Sun
day, appeared to have found their
batting eyes with a vengeance and
pounded Keleher, date of Brooklyns
pitching staff, fer eAeven safe drives.
Peterson, Hatch and Hanlon led the
assault.
Roy Rock at short and Doherty at
second put in a very busy afternoon,
the form accepting nine chances
perfectly and the latter eleven out
of twelve.
Bender allowed but five scattered
hits, two of the runs being gifts. At
ter the Colonials had garnered two
run lead in the first the New Workers
proceeded to tie things up with tai
lies in the third and fifth. Two
walks and two hits broke the tie in
the seventh and in the eighth. an
avalanche of four hits and two walks
accounted for three more.
Cy Seymour proved that he has not
yet lost his batting eye and crashed
out two pretty hits. George Browne
also proved himself the same polish
ed outfielder of yore and gave a pret-
ty fielding exhibition besides hitting
a double Mclean, while slow behind
the bat, showed an abundance of pep
and is still dangerous with the stick.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Today's Anniversaries

This is the birthday anniversary of
John Broughton, the father of mod
ern boxing, who was the first to for
mulate rules for governing conbats
with clenched fists. He was born in
London IA years ago today. Brough-
ton was pupil of James Figg, the
first pusilistic champion, in whose
time all sorts of foul tactics were per
n11ssaole. When Broughton succeeded
to the championship he was induced.
by the fatal termination of a. bout.
to make code of rules which would
eliminate the most brutal features of
the sport. -
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
CHICAGO CAPTURES
TWO FROM DETROIT

Chicago, July 5-Chicago won both
games of a doubleheader from Detroit
yesterday Z to and 2 to l, respec-
lively, the first game going twelve
innings.
The playing of Ty Cobb was the big
feature Of the day. He made five
hits in the first game in six times up,
went from first to third on Veach's
sacrifice bunt, played first base in the
second game, and successfully worked
the ancient hidden ball trick on
Benz.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
DOINGS N SOUTHLAND
YANKEES out
OF FIRST PLACE
Cleveland Climbs Into First
Place by Taking 2 Games
While Yanks Split.

Washington July 5-The Yankees
had to be content with an equal divis-
ion of the holiday double-header with
the Senators, though their stickwork
and pitching entitled them to a dou-
BILE victory. A poor throw and some
clumsy outf1elding presented the Sen
ators with four runs Elm the after
noon, and the game went to the home
team by the score of to 8. The
New Workers had taken the morning
game by the score of to 0.
The stickwork of Frank Baker was
the big outstanding feature of the
two games. In nine trips to the
plate, the Yankee sluggere collected
home run, double, and four sin
giles, beating the Senators single
handed in the morning, and following
up with pair of clean hits off John
son in the afternoon.
Ray Caldwell, who was intrusted
with the dubious honor of opposing
Walter Johnson, deserved a shutout
in the afternoon. He pitched the
best game he has shown this year
and but for his poor support would
have been winner. The Yanks got
nine hits off Johnson, four coming in
the eighth.
Higgins men were easy winners
in the morning, but the game did not
become a one-sided affair until tbs
eighth inning. Up to that time tn:
affair was a pitching duel between
Bob Shawkey and Doc Ayers, with
the Yankee having the edge on the
home finger, but he had only one
run to work on. In the eighth 4
smash over the right field wall by
Baker with two Yankees on the run
ways made it possible for Shawkey
to breeze in. Ayers gave way to =
pinch hitter in the eighth and Han
sen. kid pitcher from Beloit Wis,
finished. The Yankees picked him
for three runs in the final frame.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Large Colleges Will Be.
REPRESENTED on Gridiron.
CaddOck Retains
Wrestling Title

Casper, Wyo., July 5-Sergt.
Earl Caddock of Camp Dodge,
Iowa, retained the wrestling
championship of the world by
taking two straight falls from
Yussiff Hussane in their match
here last night. The first was
obtained in one hour and one min
ute with a bar arm and head
lock and the second with head
scissors and arm hold.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
FavOrs Transfer of
Newark Club

Toronto, July 5-A favorable re-
port regarding Hamilton. Ontario.
as baseball prospect was forward
ed to the new International League
headquarters today by ]. ]. McCaf-
ferry announced he favored the pro
posed transfer of the Newark fran
chse to Hamilton.
Joseph ]. Lannin, chairman of the
leagues directors, said yesterday
there was no intention of transfer
ring the Newark club to any Canadian
city or elsewhere.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
RED SOX WIN AND
LOSE TO ATHLETICS

Philadelphia, July 5-Kopp's sac
rifice fly, after Philadelphia had fill
ed the bases in the eleventh inning
on a base on balls, an error of judg-
ment by McInnis, and Truesdale's
tumble, gave the Athletics this af-
ternoon's game by the score of 2 to
1, after Boston had slugged out an
II to victory in the morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
CUBS ARE VICTORS
IN TWO GAMES

st. Louis, Jr'y 5.---Chicago twice
shut out ST.. Louis yesterday by to
0 The first game, which went ten in
nings, was pitching duel between
Tyler and Ames.
st. Louis outhit Chicago to in
the second game, but brilliant field
ing by the visitors kept Hendrix out
of danger when the home team was
in position to score.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
REDS DROP TWO
BEFORE PIRATES

Pittsburgh, July 5.---Pittsburgh took
double-header from Cincinnati here
yesterday, the morning game by 1 to
in II innings and the afternoon con-
test by s to 4. Ring and Sanders en-
gagged in a pitchers duel during tho
first game, which the Pirates won in
the eleventh on three infield hits and
a walk
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05

Vernon Webb, one victory.
First Fence OF for First Place.
John KERN one victory.
Lincoln Weld, one victory.
E. E. Taylor, one victory.
Second Fence OF.
John KERN two victories.
Lincoln Weld, one victory.
E. z. Taylor, no victory.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05

the following innings, getting men on
the sacks in every frame, but could
not produce the punch. There were
two men left stranded in the sixth,
the bases weref ull in the seventh with
two down, and two more were left
runless in the eighth, while in the
ninth Meyerjack opened with a sin
gle, his third of the game, but it avail
ed nothing, as the game ended in a
doublep lay on Gardella's grounder
to Lai The score:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Americans Take Two
Games From Hartford
Pjimy Is No One
But Frank Woodward

Before the game at New Ha-
ven yesterday Frank Woodward,
who is now member Of the I'm
Gle Sans Navy, walked over to
Manager Murphy of the Murlins
and after comforting with him for
a few minutes walked to the club
house and next appeared with q
baseball uniform on. He went
in to pitch the second game, but
under the name of Pjimy and held
Springfield to four hits and score
less.
What's the idea of Pjimy,
Frank?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Morning Games.
st. Paul 5, Minneapolis /.
Afternoon Games.
st. Paul 2, Minneapolis 1.
Kansas City 6, Milwaukee 8 (1st.)
Milwaukee 6, Kansas City (2nd.)
Indianapolis 4, Toledo 1 (1st.)
Toledo /, Indianapolis 0 (2nd.)
Columbus 4, Louisville 8 I'll in
tings.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results (Morning.)

Newark 8, Jersey City 8.
Toronto 2, Buffalo 1.
Afternoon Games.
Newark 7, Jersey City 8.
Toronto 4, Buffalo 8.
Rochester 4, Syracuse 1 t1st)
Syracuse 5, Rochester 2 (2nd.)
Baltimore 5, Binghamton (1st.)
Binghamton 5. Baltimore 2 (2nd.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Cobb and Bager Gain
on Sisler in Batting Race

J. Franklin Baker, the smuggling
third baseman of the Yankees, will
in all probability be the first player
in either of the major leagues to make
hundred safe hits this season. The
Home Run King needs only five more
to reach the century mark. Incident
ly, Baker is only one point behind
Sisler for first place.
Hefnie Groh had a profitable day
with the stick yesterday and is now
at the head OF the National League
batters.
The five leading batters in each
league follows:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Eastern League Standing.
EASTERN LEAGUE GAMES

Today
Springfield at Bridgeport.
Hartford at New Haven.
Worcester at New London.
Providence at Waterbury.
Saturday
Providence at New Haven (two
games.)
Hartford at New London Give
games.)
Springfield at Bridgeport (twa
games.)
Worcester at Waterbury (two
games.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Jack Dempsey Knocks
Devere Out in LIST Round

Joplin, Mo-, July 5-Jack Dempsey
knocked out Bob Devere yesterday
afternoon in the first round of a
scheduled twelve round fight. De-
we're apparently was not in good con-
dition, while Dempsey was hard and
fit.
A short left hook, landed as the
men separated from a clinch, put De-
we're down for the count. The fight
lasted less than two minutes. the
men are heavyweights.
DamIssey and his manager left lat
night for Atlanta, where Dempsey
meets "Porky'' Flynn on Saturday
night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Hartford,

Two base hit, Ray Grimes. Three
base hit, Meyerjack. Sacrifice hit,
Gardella. Stolen bases, Low, YIN,
Ray Grimes, Weaver, Lai, Gardella.
Double plays, Low, Roy Grimes to
We're. Left on bases, Bridgeport 8.
Hartford 9. First base on balls, of
Weaver 4, off Ferguson 2. First base
on errors. Hartford 8, Bridgeport 2.
Struck out, by Weaver 4, by Ferguson
I. Wild pitch, Weaver. Balk.
Weaver.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Eastern League
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Morning Games.
Bridgeport 4, Hartford 1.
Providence s, Worcester 3.
New London Z, Waterbury 1.
Afternoon Games.
Bridgeport s, Hartford 2.
Providence 6, Worcester 5.
New London 10, Waterbury 8.
Springfield 8, New Haven (1st.)
New Haven 5, Springfield o (2nd.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
FHILLIES HAND BOSTON
DOUBLE TRIMMING

Boston, July 5.---Philadelphia yes
terday strengthened it's hold on third
place by defeating Boston to 1 in
the morning and to 2, Il innings, in
the afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
INDIANS TAKE LEAD
BY BEATING ST. LOUIS

Cleveland July 5-Cleveland went
into first place in the American
League race yesterday by taking both
games from st. Louis, to and to
s, while New York and Boston each
lost one.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
American League
GAMES TO-DAY.
National League.

4NNNIOHAtU1 A1Oe15 UN7a
New York at Pittsburgh.
Cshicago at St. Louis.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Hartford.

Two base hit, H. W. Baker. Stolen
bases, H. F. Baker. Sacrifice hits
We're, Colvin, Shay. Sacrifice fly,
YIN; double plays Lai to Colvin to
Ray Grimes; Lai to Ray Grimes.
Bases on balls, off Townsend A..
Struck out, by Townsend 4, left on
bases, Hartford 8, Bridgeport5. First
base on errors, Bridgeport 1. Time
1875 Umpire, Kelly.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
American League.

New York at Washington.
Boston at Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
Fencing Contest at
B. r. C. C. Yesterday


The Fourth of July, aside from
bringing pleasant recollections to the
mind of every true American, was in
deed an eventful day for the Y. NJ. C.
A. fencers. The opportunity at last
formed the long coveted chance to
display both the beauty of fencing
and also their own abilities before
the critical eye of the public at the
Black Rock Country club.
The contest began at 1890 a. m.
Grasson had subdivided the contes-
tants into two strips, each strip con-
tanning six men. Those strips were
to fence individually, but those who
scored the greatest number of vic
tories in their respective strip were
to join anud engage in final bout out
of which the winners were chosen.
It was John Kerin's seemingly slow
arm but an all seeing eye that made
him the winner of the first prize. His
policy of "watchful waiting" has
made him practically uncomfortable.
"Slow but sure" is his motto. Lin
coin Weld, an offspring of Dartmouth
was the winner of the second prize
great deal in the mastery of fencing
Besides his six feet of bulk terrorized
his adversaries and fear, of course,
spells defeat for them. E. E. Tay-
lor the winner of the third prize, is a
true personi1cation Of a Yankee
fighter. He plunges into battle with
a cheerful smile confident of the fact
that he is going to get you-and what
is NOSE surprising, he invariably does
get you. From all appearances he
promised to be the one to urge q
claim on a most decisive victory but
the tide of luck was turned against
him and he came out third. A
special mention can be made of Mr..
Waldhaus, whose agility of motion
grace of position, have made him a
remarkable handsome figure while ii
action.
The fencers had dinner at the club
during which Mr.. Grasson, in his
usual manner, has given some critical
but amiab1e comment upon the merits
OF the fencers. It has also been de-
cided to organize a permanent fenc-
ing club under the auspices of the
Y M. C. A. Temporary officers were
elected, constitutional committee
appointed. Shortly quick steps were
taken to promote and substantiate
the growth of the fencing club. And
one will doubtless see in the near fu-
ture that fencing, the ancient and al
most forgotten sport, will rapidly
come back into it's own and claim
foremost place among other forms
athletics.
First Strip.
Daniel Sharon, four victories.
Vernon Webb, three victories.
Lincoln Weld, three victories.
Lawrence Bickford, two victories.
Joseph Miller two victories.
Morris Meyers, one victory.
Second Strip.
John KERN, four victories.
e. E. Taylor, four victories.
Donald Waldhaus, three victories.
Edward Arthur, three victories.
Francis Grandfeld, one victory.
John KERN, no victory.
Finals
Daniel Sharon, three victories.
Lincoln Weld, three victories.
3. E. Taylor. three victories.
John KERN, three victories
Donald Waldhaus, 9 victories.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05

A treaty with Germany about now
would be about as valuable as an out
lawed lottery ticket.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-05
American League (Morning.)

American League (Morning.)
New York Z, Washington o..
Boston IL, Philadelphia 8.
Cleveland 4, St. Louis 8.
fternOOn.
Washington 4 New York 8.
Philadelphia 2. Boston l (11 In
nings.)
Cleveland 9, st. Louis Go innings.)
Chicago 7, Detroit (1st.)
Chicago 2, Detroit 1 (2nd)