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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Zbyszko Grapples
 Olin Tonight

Hartford, July 17.---Can Wladek Zhyszko, the Polish wrestling cham pion holder of the big gold belt for defeating "Strangler" Lewis, and by many declared to be the best wrestler today, not even excepting Caddock, forego the use of his famous hold, the toe grasp, and come through victori- ous aga Inst a grappler of no mean re- pute? That is the question which Is uppermost in the minds of wrestling followers today. and it will be an- swered emphatically tonight when he goes up against John Olin, the Fin nish champion, in a match to a final decision best two out of three falls, in the Grand theatre
 This bout which carries with it a purse of s2,0o0 on the outcome, was originally scheduled for last Thurs day night, but at the eleventh hour the entire program was called off be- cause Zbyszko was not in proper shape to do himself justice and give the fans a run for their money. He Rwas recovering from an attack ot boils on his right hip, and his physi- clan advised against entering such 2 hard match as that against Olin fol at least three days mere, and witf the consent of the principals the bou was put over until tonight. so tha Zbyszko might have mo alibi to offel in case Olin makes good his threat tt take his measure with the toe-holt barred
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
JERSEY CITY GETS
 L|CENSEFOR BOUT
Fulton and Dempsey to Clash at the Old Federal
 League Grounds July 27.

New York, July 17.---A license to conduct boxing bouts was issued to the Hudson County Sportsman's club of Harrison, N. J., yesterday.
 The New Jersey State Athletic Com mission granted the new organization it's permit to hold bouts at the Fed eral League Baseball Park at Harri- son, without debate, and armed with the necessary papers, the new club will immediately set about the promo tion of the Fulton-Dempsey bout.
 Saturday, July 27, is the day set for the much-postponed bout, and the date will stand unless it is found that Dempsey cannot recover in time from an injury to his ankle. On Sunday, during training bout, Dempsey wrenched his foot and at present it is swollen to twice it's nor1-al size.
 With the granting of this permit, Fulton and Dempsey's troubles seem to be over. There is hardly a chance that anything will crop up now to prevent the bout unless the men are further injured.
 Miske will leave for his home in St. an operation on his nose in order to
  ing him a deal, removed.
 As a spectacle this bout should be the real boxing thriller of the year. Dempsey is just youngster, yet there are good judges of boxing who believe he will stop Fulton inside the eight rounds allotted him. Leo P. Flynn is one of the men who says Dempsey will win with a knockout.
 ffT,II fo11 x-o11 v'' be witted Leo P. He stopped Bill BIen- nan, didn't he? Well, Bill was my man, and how many men have been going around knocking out Bill? He didn't really knock him out, but Bill was very much perturbed and I threw in the sponge before some one threw in a call for the ambulance. Demp- sey can fight, and don't forget that. He'll open their eyes if ever a big newcomer did. Dempsey sure in five rounds"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
New York Team is Trounced in First Game 12-1 and Lose Second Tilt by Al Heilman and Cobb Sus- tain Injuries - Caldwell and Love on Mound For Yanks.

New York, July 17-Up to yester. day no one had regarded the Tigers as especially dangerous, and just when the Tanks were getting this same idea, the Detroits came to life and gave New York the worst drub- ping of the season. It Is the first time that Huggins's lads have drop ped two games in day. Detroit took the first by the ridiculous score of 12 to 1, and the second 4 to 1. Experts blame it on the heat. It was the first time since last Sum- mer that the Polo Grounds lot has been blistering hot. It was pretty hot, but then it would take lot, of heat to make the Tanks play as bad ly as they did yesterday.
 Harry Heilman was put out of the game by an accident in the second game. He banged into the concrete wall in front of the field boxes back of first base while chasing. Pratt's foul fly. His neck collided with the top of the wall and knocked him out. Ty Cobb took his place at first and soon after Ty hurt his left arm trying to slide into first ahead of Pratt in the sixth Ty, however, was able to resume playing. Oscar Witt, the Fig CTS third baseman is out of the game with broken thumb. In spite of all this, they beat the Tanks easily: Coach Wild Bill Donovan was mo- | where to be seen and Manager | Hughey Jennings had to do all the l coaching. Every time that Jennings comes to town Henry Fabian, the | ground keeper, gives the lawn mover rest, for Jennings keeps the grass around third and first plucked' down | to the roots.
 The first game found the Tigers banging Ray Caldwell all over the lot. Detroit loaded up the. bases in the second with a pass to Veach, a dou- ble by Harper, and an intentional walk to Stanage. Dauss, who was do- ing the pitching for Detroit, plastered a single to centre and sent Veaeh 1 and Harper home.
 | In the seventh Detroit lambasted Caldwell for fiN e hits and as many runs, so Dazzy Vance made his first appearance on the home lot in the eighth. After getting three hits and two runs off Vance in the eighth and i four hits and three runs in the ninth, | Vance gave way to Bernhardt, a youngster who pitched for Pennsyl- vania last Spring. The colleg:an stopped the Tigers when all the dam age had been done. The lone run the Tanks made in that first game came in the fifth on doubles by Cald- we'll and PeckiEpaugh.
 The second tilt gave promise of be- ing close pitching duel between Bernie Roland and Slim Love. Bo- land exercises the same jinx over the Tanks possessed by Stanley Coveies- kie, and as socn as the megapho1e announces that Roland is going to pitch, the Tank bats wither, and blow away.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Teams Will Battle Today and Winner Holds First Place-Aleck Ferguson is Given Bad Support and New London Wins Game 4-1-Rieger on Mound for Planters.

The Planters entered into tie with the Americans yesterday for first place when they defeated the local team by the score of Al. The main feature of the game was the superb pitching of the opposing twirlers. Freddy Reiger was on the mound for the New London boys and was touch ed for six hits by the league leaders but kept his head throughout the game and after the first inning was never in trouble. On the other hand leck Ferguson, the king of the local twirlers, was the pick of Manager Grimes and he deserved to win for he pitched his usual game holding his opponents tof our hits. He would have come out on the long end of the score if it wasn't for the misplays that his teammates committed in the field.
 The Americans scored a run in the first frame but their scoring stopped right there. The Planters collected two tallies in the fourth inning and made two more in the seventh.
 Sherwood started the local team off to a great getaway by securing a sim gle in his first trip to the plate. Lai sacrificed him a base and Sherwood went to third when Baker was being thrown out at first. Grimes scored the short left fielder with a double to center but H. F. Baker flew to Bates.
 The New London scored their first two runs in the fourth and neither of them were earned. H. F. Baker fumbled O'Rourke's grounder and the Planters third sacker was safe at first. Bates also hit to Baker and this time the local shortstop threw the ball over Grimes head at first and the ball went to the stand. O'Rourke scored on this wild peg and Bates took third and registered on a wild pitch.
 The Planters put over their other counters in the seventh. With one down H. w. Baker made an error on Oakes drive and the latter pilfered second. Devine was given free ticket and both men advanced base when they worked the double steal. Pickup hit the breeze three times but Reiger hit one of Ferguson's slants to right field safely and Oakes and Devine crossed the platter.
 The tie between the two rival teams will be played off today in New London. The Planters will most likely use Garry Fortune while Sal Sava or Eddie Lennon will hold up the laurels of the Americans. A record crowd is looked for as Jack Flynn and Ray Grimes are both positive that their respective teams will be in the lead after today's battle The score:
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Reach Final Round
 In Eastern Tennis

New York July 17-Abraham Bass ford Jr., and Fred C. Anderson at tained final round brackets in the Eastern New York State Tennis championship on the courts of the Mount Pleasant Tennis club at Pleas antille yesterday, after two of the most spirited matches of the tourna- ment. Bassford proved to be in fine form and vanquished the Brooklyn veteran, Frederick G. Anderson, at 6-4, 6-4. The laurels of the An- derson family were upheld by young Fred Anderson, who defeated Lieut.. John Collom, 6-3, 2-6, 14-12.
 Bassford and the elder Anderson. Tad a baseline duel that tested the skill of each to the utmost. The for- mer was g. bit faster in covering court and this proved to be a determining factor in the match. Anderson plac- ed his shots nicely and was as steady as rock, but Bassford made re- rarkable gets, turning the near aces of ;lis rival into points for himself Bassford's passing shots were work ing well and Anderson could not get a chance to go to the barrier where he is usually effective with his smashing game.
 The match between young Fre.i Anderson and ColIom was diametri= cally opposite in tactics. These two waged a keen struggle at the net, each bending every endeavor to tal,e up a volleying position at the bar rier. The first two sees were not particularly noteworthy, although sharply waged but the third set prov. ed to be test of stamina and en- durance such as the present event has not before brought forth. The set went many times to deuce while each player was striving desperately for the points. Anderson finally sue ceeded in breaking through with . bit of sharp volleying that swept away Collom's defense and thereby took the match. -..--
 The womens singles will begin. this afternoon. The present ar rangement calls for the playing Of the final round of mems singles on Saturday, while the final in mems doubles will be played on Sunday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

Ty Cobb on Hitting Rampage Is Rapidly
 Nearing 400 Mark

It will take more than the present brand of pitching of the American League moundmen to check the bat ting rampage of Tyrus Cobb. The famous Georgia Peach helped him self to three hits yesterday and in- creased his batting average a point nearer the~ 400 mark,
 In his lask A trips to the plate the outfielder haS made 25 hits for an average of .S6S. He and George Burns, of the Athletics, have each made 1O6 hits this season, one more than J. Franklin Baker, of the Yan- kees, who is on a slump.
 Following are the five leading bat ters in each major league:
 American Ieague.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

New York, July 17-British officers who had not held a cricket bat since pre-war days, some of them not since they were youths at schools in Eng land, yesterday took their first prac- tice on the grounds of the Staten Is- land Tennis and Cricket club at Liv- ingston, where the match between a team drawn from the War Mission and one from New York clubs will be played Saturday afternoon. The pro- ceeds of this contest will be devoted to the British and Canadian Patriotic Fund, which is for the benefit of wives and children of those men who have gone to the British front from the United States.
 F. T. Short will captain the New York team, and Lieut.. Col. Jack Gif- fard, a man who excels in many lines of sporting activities will be cap tain of the War Mission team.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
EDDIE COLLINS, KING
 OF SECOND SACKERS

Boston, July 17-Eddie Collins is the brainiest, quickest thinking of infielders. In each of the three games played here between the White Sox and the Red Sox, the high salaried second sacker of the worlds cham pions has performed brilliantly, even as he did in the last world series, and he managed to stage at least one un- usually brilliant play in each game. First afternoon it was an acrobatic stop and throw out of fast running Harry Hooper, who had bunted sc1en- tifically too wide for the pitcher and in the general direction of the deep playing Eddie Collins. In the next game "Cocky" Collins, as he was called by his mates on the old As of revered memory managed to cut off Scotts vision at second base, so paw ing the way for a bad Sam Agnew throw to bound off Scottie's knees and go far away, paving the way for White Sox victory. Monday the White Sox captain, with Ruth on first and one out, dropped back, took Schang's pop fly on the first bounce, tossed rapidly to first. where Risberg caught the ball and tagged the base, retiring the batter. Eddie Collins yelled quick instructions for Risberg to get Ruth, who did not know just what to do. Then, too, Eddie had sort of crowded the Colossus back toward first before the throw to Risberg. The result was that Risberg tagged out Ruth, completing an unusual double play It's a safe bet that Babe never will again be caught in such man. ner He is learning new base running stunts every day. But the major cred it for the engineering feat belongs tC "Cocky," the alert, head-up field lead CT of the Chisox. With Barry and Evers out of the game, and with the great Lajoie in the minors, Eddie Co., lumbia sort of nonopolizes the second | base limelight.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Benny Kauff May
 Be Sergeant Soon

Cincinnati, July 17-It is now Cor poral Benjamin. M. Kauff, U. S. A.
 Manager McGraw, of the Giants yesterday afternoon received a letter from his once famous little outfielder in which he writes that he has been made a corporal and that within a month or so he expects to receive the title of sergeant.
 Furthermore, Bashful Benny writes that he likes his new position ard that he is anxious to get over in the big scrap and "do his bit" Benny is playing the outfield for the Camr Sherman team and is hitting the bal like he did for the Giants. He is also training recruits in the manua of arms.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Watson, Ex-New , Haven Man, Wins
 For the Athletics

Philadelphia, July 17-Watson, the Athletics recruit pitcher, earned a 4 to victory over Chicago yesterday by driving in the tying and winning runs in the sixth inning, with a two- base hit.
 He was hit freely in the early in- nings, while Shellenback held Phila- delphia safe until the fifth, when E. Collins's tumble, after two were out, weS followed by Kopp's double, SCOT ing Jamieson from first base.
 Burns's double opened the sixth, and singles by Gardner and Dykes helped drive Shellenback from the box.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Providence Captures
 Twilight Game 1926

Providence, July Yesterdays twilight game between Providence and Springfield had to be called at the end of the seventh inning with the local team the victor by 12 to score.
 The contest started at 6:3O and at SIS when it was almost too dark to see the ball, the umpire put an end to the conflict. The teams fingered and poked through the game. both pitchers, Shriver and Manners, talk ing up much time unnecessarily. Both were hit rather hard and had diff culty in locating the, plate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Giants Pitcher Called

Cincinnati, July 17-Pitcher Fred Anderson, of the Giants. received word yesterday from his draft board at Statesville, N. C., to report for mill itary duties on July 25. Anderson was recently reclassifed. He was originally in Class 4, but was changed to Class IA. Anderson is dentist and has been trying to get into the service for this work, but has not been successful. He will remain with the Giants until Saturday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

Tie for first place. We'll, it took thO Planters a long time %o catch the ] Americans.
 Mule" Watson won his own game 1 Yesterday against the White Sox with | a two-base clout, two runs scoring. The fans in New Haven are glad that Mule has won. his first major game. Alex Ferguson lost a tough one yesterday. The errors of his team mates was the cause for his defeat. Alex allowed four hits and famed seven of the Planters but the Plant CTS scored three of their runs on mis- plays by Lai and H. w. Baker. Farmer. the recruit outfelder of the Indians, lost the game for FohTs team when he'd ropped a fly in the 11th inning. In other words Farmer | played like a rube.
 Hauser, the Gray's outfielder, won the game single handed against the Green Sox yesterday. He got three hits one of them going for three 1 sacks.
 The Cardinals gave a fine exhibition of gameness yesterday when they scored four runs in the ninth with two outs. The Braves found out that the game is never over until the last man is out.
 Dick Tuckey, thep ride of Water bury, won another game for the Hinchmen yesterday. He held the 1 Murlins to seven hits in the second game and drove in two of the three runs. Dick went in to pinch hit for
 "Rube" Minor in the first game and | came across with a base smash. | McHenry, the young outfielder of the Cardinals, gathered four out of five yesterday in the game against
 the Braves. Mac got double in the third and in the ninth he tied the score with a triple, later scoring the winning run.
 Dutch" Sherwood done all he could to keep the Americans in the
 lead yesterday. Dutch" got hits out of 3 and scored the Amerlcan
 lone run.
 The Tanks began their retreat They seem to blow up every year about the middle of July and yester' day they gave. evidence of doing the : same thing this year. The Tigers de feated them two games, beating then 12 to 1 in the first game
 The boxing fights at the Garder
 last night proved to be a big success
 More than 10000 fans turned out fol
 the battles. The sum collected wa: over s20,OOo, which will go to th'
 Army Athletic Fund. The fight be tween Lynch and Leadman was th' } best of the evening.
 Cooper, of the Pirates, has won si1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
PHILLIPS TAKE
 DOUBLE HEADER
Capture Two Games From Leaders 7-5 and 4-3- -Hol-
 locher Gets Six Hits.

Chicago, Jul 17-Philadelphia won both games of double bill from Chi cago yesterday by scores of to 5 and 4 to 8, respectively. On both occas- ions the visitors came from behind.
 Vaughn replaced Douglas in the ninth inning of the initial game with the tying run on base and was so un- steady that Philadelphia punched hits to win.
 In the second game with the tying and winning runs on base in the eighth Meusel doubled and gave Phil adelphia the game.
 Hollocher who made two hits in the first game and four in the second passed the century mark for safe hits. His total now is 103.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17

I straight games. Yesterday he re- | placed Sanders in the box at the end of the 7th and as the Pirates won the l game in the 8th, Cooper gets credit for the win. Cooper has won three i of his five straight victories in this manner.
 The pitchers for todays game in New London will likely be Sava for the Americans and Garry" Fortune or Keliher for the Planters. Lew Tender added another victory to his long string last night, when he l defeated Irish Patsy Cline at Shibe park. And to think Lew was once a newsboy.
 Fred Reiger is pitching the best ! ball of his career this year for Jack l Flynn. Freddie seems to improve with age.
 l The Tanks tried a new pitcher yes 1 terday in, the first game with the Tigers. He was Bernhardt, a college lad. Berny got by during the inning he pitched without allowing a hit. | Wonder if he is any relation to Sarah :?
 Some heavy hitting in the big leagues yesterday. McHenry of the Cardinals got out of 5, Johnston, of the Indians, banged out out of 5, Judge, the first sacker. of the Sen ators, hit the apple for out of 5, i Shanks, of the Senators, got out of 5, z. Wheat, of the Robins. secured 4 out of 4, Bancroft, the shortstop of the Phillies, got 4 out of in the first game, Luderus, of the Phillies, got 4 out of in the second game, Hollocher, the kid shortstop of the Cubs, got out of in the second game with the Phillies, and R. Jones, of the Tigers, collected 3 out of in the second game with the Tanks. Bob Steele, the former pitcher of the Pirates, has been bought by the Giants. Bob was released by the Pi- rates, the day after he held the Reds to one hit. Matty tried to sign Bob up but was beaten to it by McGraw. Bob is in the draft age, but is in class 4.
 Harry Greb received the surprise of his life last night when he was de- feated by Soldier Martfield at Shibe park, Phila. The bout was a six round affair and according to the re- ports, Bartfield was the fighter while Greb was the receiver.
 AS pitcher Slim Caldwell was good outfielder yesterday. The Tigers hit Sims offerings to all corners of the Polo Grounds. Sims pitching days seem to be numbered.
 Matty is trying to sign a couple of good southpaws Since 'fRube" Bress- Ter answered the call of his country. Matty has been without the service of a southpaw. Matty is so desperate that he is going to try a want ad.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Senators Win Game
 In Eighth Inning

Worcester, July 17-With only one marker on the score board up to the eighth inning, and Worcester leading by three runs, Hartford put over four runs in the eighth yesterday and won, to 4, neither club scoring in the ninth. Myerjack was Gardella's choice for the hurling hill and allow ed ten hits to the seven the Senators secured off Keller, who was playing his first game since the auto aeci- dent, in which one of his knees was run, over. Up to the eighth inning Keller had speed, but in the sixth showed signs of weakening and fans were yelling for a change of pitcher In the seventh, although the Sena- tors failed in that chapter to get the ball out of the infield and went down in 8 row
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
Muslins and Waterbury
 Split Twin Bill

New Haven. July 17-Tn two games ending with the same scores, to 1, Waterbury and New Haven split a double header, yesterday. the second, scheduled for seven innings, going into eight because of a tie at the end of the agreed upon period. Neither game was very brilliant, but a fine catch by Nutter in the last con- test furnished one feature. Coinci- dentally the nine that batted the bet ter lost in each instance.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
BARTFTEIID BEATS GREB.

Philadelphia, July 17-Soldier Bart field, the New York middleweight had the better of a six-round fight with Harry Greb of Pittsburgh in a boxing show last night. George Chaney of Baltimore, who was to have met Frankie Callahan of Brooklyn, was unable to appear on account of illness. Phil Bloom Of Brooklyn took his place, and was out ciassed by Callahan in six rounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
CARDS RALLY IN NINTH

St. Louis, July 17-St. Louis won from Boston to 6 6yesterday in a sensational inning rally after the visitors had come from behind in their half of the ninth, driving May from the box and had taken a to 4 lead:
 With the game apparently won, Rudolph replaced Ragan, and after two were out Cruise walked, Paulette singled, McHenry tripled and Beall, batting for Betzel, singled, driving in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-17
LEONARD IN TITLE BOUT

Benny Leonard, worlds lightweight champion, will defend his title against Young Gradwell in an eight-round bout at the Arnory Athletic Associa- tion of Jersey City next Monday night. Gradwell is a Newark boy, and has fought such stars as Johnny Griffiths, Leach Cross, K. O. Brown, Phil Bloom and Tommy Urn, the Australian champion.