The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-05
SPORTING NEWS

On last years form Ben Whites two pupils, Brusilof and Princess JItawah, should be the leading three year-olds, but after what happened in 1918 it might be we'll to wait for the latest returns from the training camps before making any predic- tions. At the close of 1917 every body expected that either Nella Dii- lon or Peter June would win all of last years futurities, but the re- turns show what Chestnut Peter David Guy and Hollyrood Bob did to them before they went lame. Peter tunes only win was at Columbus while Nella Dillon won at Boston and Lexington.
 Of the new material the entry lists present the names of Dark Flower, who was sent home after winning at the Cleveland July meet inR; King Stout, the Cox group, Sun ny Sue, Penrod and Baron Frisco: the Laurel Hall lilly, the great Marie and Geers' pair, Wicki Wicki and Tombigbee. Periscope also has sev- eral futurity enga gements, but her name does not appear in any of the events which closed this year.
 Kalamazoo is the only member of the Grand Circuit that gave a free for all pace as an early closing event. When the nominators were an nounced every one was agreeably surprised to see that Geers had nam ed his old champion Napoleon Di- rect. If he trains sound it will re- quine a two minute pacer to catch him, Aand that he will have company is shown by the entry list, which al- so presents the names of Single G. Militant T., Directum J., the leading money winning pacer of last year, Gro FjLNO and Peter Nash
 While the free for alls will fur nish the extreme speed, the real fire works in the pacing world will be seen in the 2:O6 class. one of which will appear on all of the programs between Cleveland and Atlanta Pet CT Look Is being named In them. He has been geLded, and is now expect ed to recover what was lost when he met A Game of Chance at Cleveland and Verlfe Patchen at Toledo last year.
 That he will have plenty of com- pany, however, is shown by the list of entries, which includes the Ore gon horse Captain Mack, that paced the slow track at Salem last year in 2:05 1-4; the best of the Murphy group, which includes Hal Logan, Ethel Chimes and Esther R., whose grapddam, Harrietta, won the Char ter Oak Purse in 1893, as well as the Indiana marc South Bend Girl.
 Judging from the scores of several major league games. likewise the In- diyidual batting features of several players, it is apparent that the pit chers have!not yet rounded into form. Carl Mays, Walter Johnson and Scott Perry have come through with fine performances, but several other box . players who have fattened their bat ting averages at the expense of some pitchers includes Cravath, Williams, Buck Weaver, Wally Schang and. Joe Gedeon, all of these having already collected four hits in one game, an unusual number for so early in the season It is odd fact that the pitchers of the St. Louis Browns, who trained at San Antonio and who have not encountered such weather as the Eastern teams have run into, have been hit the hardest. However, bats men usually start the season better than the pitchers, and 1t will only be short time until the mound ar lists forge ahead.
 The Cardinals have sent up a cry for help. Five of Branch Rickey's twirlers were injured in recent auto accident. and three of them are tenn porarily out of the game. The clubs manager has asked several National League clubs to lend him boxmen. He appealed to the Brooklyn club for as- sistance, but unfortunately Uncle Robbie had to refuse as he has only five pitchers himself and therefore couldn't help out the western club. President Grant of the Braves, who
 
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