The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-06-13

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 | If Alexander had not been called to the colors, it is a safe bet that the Cubs would long ago have been at the top of the heap.
 Red Faber of the White Sox is ex- pected to enlist in the Great Lakes Naval Training Station very soon. Rube BreSsler is proving a valuable addition to the Reds pitching staff. The former Mackman is winning games steadily for Matty.
 Willie Jackson will hook up with Jake Schiller of Buffalo in a ten round bout at that city tonight.
 Jack Britton of the firm of Lewis and Britton came near taking the count at Boston the other night. He was boxing a soft one by the name of Byron Downey of Columbus. Ohio, when, in the third round as Britton was trying to sidestep Downey, he ran into a stiff right hook to the neck and was knocked through the ropes. He was a bit dazed but man. aged to finish the round. He came back strong in the latter part of the bout and gave Downey a bad trim ming.
 Bunny Hearne the former New London pitcher is doing some fine hurling for the Boston Nationals. He ! lost a 16 inning game to the Pirates the other day on a bit of hard luck when he missed a bunt in the final inning and Mollwitz of the Bucca- neers scored from third. Hearne held them to one hit up to the sev- enth.
 | John McGraw was chased off the field the other day, and a fan heav- ed a bottle at the umps. Training, as it were, for the current series with the Cubs.
 Benny Valgar is a bantam no more. He has taken so much weight that Doc Bagley, his manager, has an- nounced that in the future Valgar will box at 122 pounds, and is al- readay laying claim to the feather weight championship of the world now that Johnny Kilbane has retir- ed from active competition.
 John McGraw has taken in hand his latest pitcher, John Ogden, a right handed pitcher who gained consider able fame while hurling for Swarth- more. Ogden is regarded by many competent critics as one of the best college pitchers produced in srecent years and the Giants were not alone in seeking the services of the young ster. At SwartRmore he was coached by Charlie Bettger, former major leaguer, who gave him good training and who believes that his protege will make good in fast company. Ogden is only twenty years old and prob ably will not be called to the colors for at least two years.
 It is said that Yale will return tc Formal football next year but not ir the Yale bowl. The bowl is an ex- pensive proposition and most likely the old Yale Field will be used with the exception of perhaps one of the big games for which the bowl vii be opened. It was pointed out by some that Yale offers a military course next year to be as stringent as that of West Point and there vii be little time for football But the Military academy in all the stress ot war time has not dropped any ath- letics at all and it is probable that Yale will have a football team nex year as the undergraduates are clam bring for an eleven after such a sue. cessful season as the baseball team enjoyed.
 Charley Weeghman is sure pleased with the performance of the three castoffs, Merkle, Hollocher and bod, , Paskert. They are keeping the Cub : up with their constant hitting, stand ing among the first five in the Iates official batting averages. Last win ter Weeghman was bemoaning tn, fact that he had no first basema1 of any account and was offerin: } S1OO,OO0 for Roger Hornsby of tn, Cardinals. Today Hornsby is bat. l ting .25O and Merkle is hitting aroun, $40. And Paskert was obtained il 1, a trade with the Phillies for c, Williams when Weeghman learne, that Williams was going to retire
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