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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19
Pittsfield Players Crab, Umpire Brown
 Scoring Three Put0uts In Weird Game
Visitors Have Hard Time at Park and Allow Americans to Win Fourth Straight.

That a ball game can be made into a perfect burlesque production with laughs that are not entirely enjoyed by a crowd of fans who pay to see ball players act as ball players and not as a lot of ham comedians was a fact brought out yesterday when the Americans met and defeated O'Hara's new Pittsf1eld team by the score of to 3. It was incidently the fourth suc- cessive victory scored by the Bridge porters.
 Ball players, like boxers, can bore a crowd. Likewise can they enter tain one. But yesterdays game was far from an entertainment; it was an imposition on the good nature of the 3,100 fans who crowded into Newfield ptark to watch the first Eastern League game there. The season here has got underway in anything but or derly fashion, but the disorder has been caused by the visiting aggrega- tions.
 One thing that must be maintained In the Eastern Lea ague is order-and instructions have been sent to un- pires on the circuit to spare no effort to sec that it is maintained at all times. Brown. fearless and compe- tent, has so far carried out instruc- tions to the letter. Intimidation of opposition players by heckling and the like will not be tolerated and the sooner the managers and players ap- prcciate and realize this tagk the bet ter it will be for all concerned.
 It was the Pitts1elders' heckling and failure to attend strictly to busi- ness that made the game the weird and uninteresting one that it was. Unquestionably fair decisions by Um- pires Brown and Quinn were dfsput- ed for no reason at all and the wonder was that Brown did not chase O'Hara out of the game earlier than the eighth inning.
 More than 3,1oo persons paid admis- sions into the ball park yesterday and every seat in the grandstand and bleachers was occupied. It was an ideal day for baseball, anyway. When the teams took tho field tho Bridge port team was the to favorite. Ptttsfield, which is well represented in this city. was given strong support by his roaming sons and tho air was filled with cries of Come on you P1ttsMeld.'
 But the roofing of these was in vain, for. the locals played superior brand of ball. They hit harder and timelier. They placed their hft9e Pittsf1sld was too ready to battle }o give the ganne daza attention. Hyoky verdlot hanAs0 doNn by tho u4( it seeang1Was 4ueuf1qnaAls. And 9E we
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

have never seen a better umpired game that day over which Brown and Quinn ofdciated yesterday. All CT which shows the lack of fairness. good Judgment and antagonistic feeling of the average player in this circuit
 Herring, a youthful but promts- tng hurler. was sent onto the mound to work Tor the Bridge posters. He showed a lot of stun that baffled the Pittsfielders and when they failed to lambast his deliveries. they set about heckhnE and Joshing the lad with all sorts of unca1led for remarks Time and again the intruding players and coachsrs were warned, but in vadn5 Tho Tnlngstcr held his own pretty well although a wild pitch s7f1abled the Pittsffeld combination ito record its first tally in the fifth sf inning, thus tieing the score. Fortune for tho visitors might have made . better showtn9 hal6 his team Gtven him better Gupport but n fn1nG1 turned out he was kept 1n uis- eEy 60r 0e nevor could dlp6n1 on
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19
Ray Grimes Reason For
 Keeping Lai At Short
 Is Mystery To Locals

changed his mind. A knock never did harm Leo P. Flynn; in fact. knockers have made Leo P. Flynn the popular and most sought man ager in the game today.
 And when we say this we recall 2 number of harsh letters that L. P. sent to yours truly. But then that's Hymns way.
 Yep, boxing managers are as talkative, inconsiderate and uncertain as the boxers they handle. ID RIDGEPORT is horse racing mad. kO There are hundreds and hun dreds of sports in this city who daily watch the movements of the horses. With the steppers nearer home the New York-boulld trains every day can depend on carrying at least two scores of horse racing bugs to the tracks.
 But this is not the only place where the spotr of the maSses'' and no longer of the kings" has taken a firm grip. Every where one hears and reads of the horses. And all be- cause the races staged this far down In aryland have been the most spec tacular fin years. It's been and prob- ably will be 8 very tough year for the faVorites boys
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19
BRIDGEPORT.

Two base hits, Martin. Cura.go. De- vine. Three base hits, Grimes. Stolen bases, Martin, Lai. Bracket. Baker g., Mitterling, Braun, Cirago 2. Sacrifice hits, Herring. Double plays, Devine to Schilling. Left on bases. Pittsfeld 6; Bridgeport '. First base on errors, Pittsf1eId 2; Bridgeport 3. Base on balls, off Fortune 5; off Herring B. Earned runs, off For tune 1; off Herring 2. Struck out. by Fortune 4; by Herring, $. Wild pitches, Herring, Fortune. Passed balls, Devine. Umpires, Brown and Quinn. Time, :05.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

Benny Valger, of New York, by defeating Frankie Britt in Boston last week, has won two good matches Tonight he meets Harry Carson of Brockton at the Fenway A. A. in Boston, while on Thursday he tack les Dick Loadman at Lowell
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19
Louis Bogas Will Tackle Pete Hartley While Mickey Travers
 Will Renew Feud With Sapper Cohan-Boxing News.

of making his way to the top. Wheth- CT Proto will box him, however, is something that will not be decided until tonight or tomorrow.
 In addition to promoting the show Terry Lee will also act in the capa- city of referee. He will surround him self with a corps of experienced and popular workers. Al Braithwaite. who is a perfect imitation of Joe Hum phries and whose gentlemanly ap- pearance and competent announce ments were one of the most conspi- cuous features of the big battle last week will off1ciate in g. like capacity at Terry's show. Good old Mike O'Con- nor will hold the time piece.
 AS the show will be staged during the drive for the Salvation Army Ter ry Lee, appreciative and cognizant of the splendid service that truly won- derful organization has renedered humanity, has agreed to share the profits from the affair with the s. A. The Salvation Army will receive one half of the proceeds derived from the show.
 Sam Driver, manager of local box CTS, has been elected vice president of the American Boxers Loyalty League. that has been furnishing Anlerlca s returned WOunOeQ SOlQleIS with boxing entertainments. The election is a popular one and a boost for the local manager.
 Larry Williams and Louis Bogash lefe today for New York where they will do their training for next Mon- days bouts. Tonight, tomorrow and Wednesday nights they will box at special entertainments arranged by the American Boxers Loyalty League at various base hospitals for wounded soldiers in New York
 Joe Mulvihill of Danbury has ar rived at Toledo, O., and is assisting Tex Rickard in arranging for the ac- commodation of the record breaking crowd that will be on hand to witness the Jess Willard-Jack Dempsey bout there on July 4. Happy Jack" Snel- lin who will act as overseer of the enterprise leaves for Toledo tomorrow or Wednesday.
 promoter, passed through Bridgeport today on his way to New London where Paul Doyle boxes tonight. Dick is seriously thinking of coming to this city. Anyway, he says that he has not abandoned Connecticut, although he is acting matchmaker for the Park A. c. of Newark.
 Benny Valger, of New York, by defea tipp Frankie Britt in Rostor,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

The one marring feature of the game was the cratic playing of Bill Lai at short, who has no business playing in that territory bounded by third and second. His cratic playing was a source of much worry to the Bridgeport CTS, for this player was way off form yesterday. He Is as com fortable at. short as a soldier is with a company of soldiers with cooties.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

1.-TWO WEEKS ago q prominent
 ~ Comeotfcut handler of boxers oAsneA xhe strsst tGGling friends that ee zb t1mo. Wou24 any Of h,s scrappsts noru1oeoA e unGoe na1 .ex LAD R.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

It was Bridgeport, however, that broke the ice by scoring a tally in the third inning. Bill Skif opened with a clean single and moved to second. in Herring's perfect sacrifice, Mihn to Brady, who covered first. double into centre derricked Skif home. Bill moved to third on Lai's sacrifice, but Martin got reck- less at third and was caught off that bag, Devine to Mihn, after Hank Bracket had walked.
 Ray Grimes tripled in the fourth, but he was a victim of a fielder 8 choice. Mitterling dropped the ball in front of the plate after Baker had grounded fatally to Mihn. Braun walked, but Skin slxied to Cirago.
 With one down in the fifth, Cirag } fell on a double into centerfleld and made third on Fortunes out at first, Lai to Grimes. A wild pitch brought home the tieing run. Day. however, struck out. closing the inning.
 4 dngle. bass on balls, stolen base and error gave Ptttnneld two runs in the sevsnkh inntng. No trouble was enccuneered rok1r1ng tho enemy in a<ne sAAz4SkA A PSzs kA = ssAA 3
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

If Connie Lewis defeats Joe Porto in their match this week he will be again challenged by Fred Teller, who still insists he can defeat the Bridgeporter. Comics friends. say that Fred doesn't mean business. for he has ducked several offers to meet Lewis for side bet of $500.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

Van Dusen's Bridgeport Elks have another tough league match on their hands for this week. On Thursday night they will journey to Torring- ton to meet the Torrington Lodge of EIks in a match that will attract many fans from this city. The trip will in all probability be made in au- tomobiles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

The Bridgeport Southern New Eng land Telephone company branch team of rollers will journey to Wa terbury tomorrow to meet the branch team of that city. This should be rattling good match, for both teams constitute consistent bowlers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

Pastor and Beblon will start play in their $500 series tomorrow night at Beloin's alleys They will clSee the match at Kelley's parlors on Thurs day night There is a lot of money on the outcome of this affair.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

The North Ends are rapidly or ganfzing their nine for the City League. They held their first work out yesterday at Beaches Woods.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

In a fast ten-inning game played at Beaches Woods, the Allison Stars de-. feated the fast Lafayettes by the score of 6-5. Theg anne was we'll played, and another meeting of the two teams should prove very exciting.
 Bill Shay, the star first sacker of the Walnuts, played a stellar game yesterday, and his wonderful catches contributed we'll to the defeat of his opponents. C
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

The Spinne1lo brothers---three of them of New York-are anxious to come to this city to meet the three best bowlers Bridgeport can offer. So confident are they that they can win that they are willing to roll for a. side purse of $500.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

Joe MoIlinello by his victory in New Haven the other night has at tracted considerable attention and the first to challenge him to a match was Jim Ferguson from Derby. Joe imme ediately accepted and the two will come together in a. match at Derby, Thoursday night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-19

The victory of Connors' Live Wire team in the Holy Rollers League came as no surprise, despite severa! hard trouncings suffered by that ag- gregation in it's out of town games.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
Scouts to Be Honor
Guests at Celebration

Scouts Bowman, Wallis and Kline
have been faithful and trustworthy
boys and have the interest of scout
ing at heart. so on Monday evening
they will be the honor guests at
celebration given by the troop.
Scout Commissioner Garman will be
with us and will present them with
First Glass pins. In all probability
c. w. Clark, the local Y. NJ. c. A.
worker, will be with us and will re-
late his overseas experiences. Mr..
Clark is a splendid speaker and it
will be a treat to hear him. The
parents of our honor Scouts will also
be present as we'll as numerous 9TH
ers. including the troop committee.
Ham sandwiches, coffee, ice cream
and cake will he served.
Scout Slothower will have charge
OF our Scout orchestra, which will
play several selections. Assistant
Scoutmaster Eoehler will have
charge of the singing.
Last Friday evening at the rally
the following Scouts of our troop
received medals for selling bonds
during the Fourth Liberty loan. They
were; Assistant Scoutmaster Koch
Ter, Scouts SPOTS, Walters, Brooke,
Ed. Wallis. Emmett Wallis, Brandt,
Fry, Zarker.
Our cubs are still on the job I'M
der the leadership of Scout Ed. Will
lis. Cub Brindle is n new addition
to the pack and they certainly are
Il likely looking bunch.
EDGAR SPOTTS,
Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09

the rest of our lives A man who
has done what he has done, who has
peen where he has been, and who
is the acting head of one of the
nhest bodies of men in the world
generally says som ething when he
speaks Any Scout who did not hear
the Captains talk ON BE Prepared"
is not quite as good a Scout as he
might have been If he had henrd It,
we congratulate most heartily
every bar or medal winner in the
Fourth Liberty Loan drive and par
ucularly those of our own Troop
raul kunkeL Frank Foose, Joseph
McC1lntock- Oliver McGary, and last.
put not by any means least our
cub Huston These fellows worked
hard and deserve the distinction
they have won l feel sure that all
of these Scouts and some others
VIII be on hand when the Fifth
Loan bars and medals are passed
out
Troop Sixteen has it's first merit
badge, of which Foose is the proud
possessor. We also announce the
name of our second First-Class
Scout none other than John Fred
rick Stocker Steiner.
Tonight we celebrate the second
anniversary of the reorganization of
Troop Sixteen We hope to have
with MS Scout Commissioner Ger
man. Scout Executive Virgin. Field
Executive Huntsberger, Chief For
est Fire Warden Writ of the State
Forestry Department.; the Rev. ].
+. Markward. Messrs Klnnard. Del
llnger and Markley of our Troor
Committee, about fifty Scouts and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
SCRIBE WIELAND
LIKED THE RALLY
Pack Two Had Great Time;
Hiked Through Cameron
-Ntension Saturday

Well. we hit the trail to the rally
last Friday and it was quite worth
while. We enjoyed every minute of
the time from when we left Beth
lehem Church until we returned
about three hours later. The turn
out was fine and I'm sure that the
people along the line of march were
surprised at the number of Scouts
and cubs in line. OF the rally it
self too much cannot be said. Cap
tain LumbS talk on BE Prepared"
was the very best thing along that
line that we have ever heard. I
hope that every boy there has asked
himself this Question-If a man of
such position and standing in the
commonwealth as Captain Lumh
can stand up before an audience of
at least 500 boys and confess his
faith in God as set forth in the
twenty-third psalm. is there any
reason why any mere boy should
hesitate about taking such a step?
Every Scout and Cub ought to think
seriously about becoming a member
of the church of his preference.
whether it he Catholic or Protes-
tant, Jewish or Gentle. The Cap
tain's thought of planning our line
of defense before the temptation
comes was right straight to the
point. We hope to hear him soon
again. Scout Commissioner German
had a busy fifteen minutes present
ing bars and medals to the seventy
one winners in the Fourth Loan
campaign. OF course we were proud
of our own Cub Huston, and say.
he's right on the job this time, too.
he's sold enough for several medals
already.
Nine cubs enjoyed the hil.
through Cameron Extension on Sat
urday. The weather was just right.
We hope that every cub and. his
father will be on hand tonight at
80 when we sit down 10 our lunch
con. We expect some prominent
men as our guests and hope to have
At least seventy fathers and sons.
The eats will be first class. and
everything else will he on that same
high plane.
Tonight we lost George Boak. who
has reached the high and mighty
age OF u and will he transferred
Is by the Scout executive. George
has been one of our most loyal and
enthusiastic cubs and naturally we
are sorry 70 see him go.
We will have the privilege of well
coming John Haldeman, our newest
cub, tonight. Be on hand not earlier
than 7.15 and not later than 7.25 in
your cub uniform or your best
clothes. Please do not forget to in
troduce your father TO the officers.
DON NJ. WIELAND,
Acting Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
Troop |, Camp Hill,
Represented at Rally

Twelve Scouts of Troop l were
present at the rally last Friday
night. All thoroughly enjoyed the.
entire program, and Scout Stearns
was presented with his war service
EN- blem. After the rally we marched
to the Square. Some of the Scouts
were good boys and went right
home, but some remained in town
and went to a nearby drug store,
where Scout Ed. Hamme consumed
two sundaes and some coco cola.
Scouts Hamme and Stearns decided
to walk home and on the way Scout
Hamme became quite dizzy. Scouts
Freeze, Nell, Patterson and Kilborn
then went through the subway and
saw the big guns with the trophy
train. Saturday the Victory Loan
began and as we could not sell bonds
in Camp Hill some of our boys went
into Harrisburg to sell bonds, and
were successful in selling about six
hundred dollars worth. About three
fourths of the members of our
troop assisted in handling the crowds
on Wednesday. We never were in
such a jam before in our sweet
young lives. 1t was hard work but
we enjoyed it.
SCOUT KILBORN,
Scribe
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
$NEvNz AND NOTES or THE BOY z10uTS&
THE WIGWAM

ment stands for And how may we
be helped Try it" Those are the
questions a candidate iS asked as ne
takes off his tendertoot tests Sure
ly as we sign an application to be-
come a Scout we have some pur-
pose for joining such grand organ
ization. There are not very many
sports 10 be gained by claiming the
Scouts as a model place for such
series of games as would-be ath-
lete would desire Then some fell
lows like to join for the privilege of
wearing the uniform and those snubs
sometimes remain tenderfoots Tor
two years and then drop out OF
course we don't care for such stripe
of imitation Scouts. But then we
have real leaders in scouting big
men to take care of the coming gen.
Grafton. and altogether. the Scout
movement is favored everywhere al
though great numbers are against ii,
but then our helpers and the other
odd number are with us in our pur-
pose. The largest organized club
or body of fellows are those that
belong TO scouting. No other inter
est will hold a boy as long as scout
ing will for years and years to come,
indoor or out of doors. And when
we join at twelve years of age. we
climb steadily up till we become al
ready worthy citizens OF the coming
generation. Then there is the boob
who writes B. 5. A. over buildings.
but he is not Il Scout for who
would dcfaCe Il building If Scout
has honor for the Scout movem ent?
And then If Il boy once joins a good
up-to-date troop, he will honor the
troop because he values the help it
gives not only to himself but to
others. Let our purpose be of the
highest degree and may we make
the city in which we live better for
having such a movement existing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09

Fellows this little article by the
Observer is a good one 1t shows
that someone was watching us at
work on Wednesday and isn't afraid
10 tell what he thinks of us
There were a good many false
alarms Wednesday, were there not,
Scouts? We'll. il didn't seem TO dis
appoint any Scout even if more could
have been used. Those who respond
ed-and there were hundreds of
them-did the job well. 1t took
some pep and grit, fellows, to hold
that surging crowd back and some
of you were never in such a jam
in your young lives. But tell me.
Scouts. who else could have done it?
There were not enough officers to
do it; ropes could have been cut or
broken. But a Scout could and did
do it. How? Why? Because they
Scouts do. Did a few fall down on
the job? suppose they did. 1t was
only because they had not been in
the organization long enough to
know how TO pull together. In
three or six months these tendcrfoot
Scouts will he up to the standard.
Why? Because they are aSSOciatinE
with the older Scouts and are learn
ing to do things Systematically.
l-Sl me say H@dI'' LCIlpNS' ~"
did the best that could he done.
When crowd like that gets the idea
that they mustn't miss a bit and all
want to he up front, it's big prop
osition TO stop them. But I'm tell
ing YOU that when they hit that
khaki line on Wednesday they stop
Ded-started-and stopped again. 1t
was a good days work.
THE PURPOSE OF SCOUTING
BY Scribe Fenstemacher.
What is our purpose in scouting?
What do we think the Scout move
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
Liberty Fire

Liberty Fire
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. IS.
Goldberg, of the American Rag.
Metal and Junk Company. Briggs
street, between Cowden and Sew
cnth, we have been able to secure
4 collecting place for all combustihle
material for the Liberty Fire. All
troops are requested to transport
whatever material they have col
loCted to this central point at as
early n date as possible. We must
secure at least five truck loads of
boxes and barrels in order to make
4 fire of good size. This is import
ant and should he done Immediately
Parade
Wednesday was a day 10 he re-
membered by the Scouts of Harris
burg. 1t was as much their day as
ii was a big day for the boys" in
whose honor il all was. They began
reporting at Scout Headquarters
carly in the morning and they
hadn't stopped at eight o'clock last
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
SCOUTING NOTES


evening. Six were on duty at the
Armory in the afternoon, and as
one Scout afterwards reported,
That was some job" At Third and
State streets ten others assisted in
handling the mobilization of the pa
rade and several were flag bearers
in the parade. over six hundred
assisted in handling traffic and di-
rccting the crowds They did their
work we'll and deserve all the praise
one heard of them to-day. They
must have been tired. But every
boy of them would agree with one
of the cub Scouts who said: 1T
was great. When will there be an
other?"
Scoutmastcrs' Supper
4 Scoutmasters' supper will be
held on Tuesday night at $50 in
the Y. VI. c. \. 4 short business
session will he held following the
supper. and the rest Of the evening
will he given over to instruction in
SCoutCraft
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-09
Troop Seven Plans
Big Meeting Tonight

4 big business meeting Is on for
tonight at Troop I. You know it Is
getting near TO camping time and
a big overnight hike. Every Scout
should get that spring fever out of
his system. pun up with real Scout
dignity and be n worker, There
are three general classes of Scouts.
shirkers, jerkers and workers. Let's
have only one class.
Frank Schwartz got the merit
award for the month OF April. Clyde
Rosenberger comes in second.
That was some rally last Friday
night. Every second of the time
was full of pep, and several Scouts
are known to have cheered in their
sleep that night. How is that for
spirit? Scouts of Troop 7 who re-
ceived medals for the Fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign are William
Quaid. William Bodmer. Robert
Marcus, Clyde Rosenberger and
John Reinoehl. John. who is
dubbed Chiefly" sold 81.
RUDOLPH MILLER,
Scribe