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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

cism for their alleged misbehavior on the diamond lately. They have been characterized by certain writers as the Bolsheviki gang of baseball this because of their sudden out bursts of rowdyism.
 Dealing with this subject Joe Villa, the New York Evening Sun expert, comments as follows:
 Although Branch Hickey. president and manager of the Cardinals, sat on tho bench in street clothes he ap- peared to have no control over his players, who induIged in disgraceful rowdyism. New York fans are not accustomed to seeing disorderly con duct at the Polo Grounds. The Giants play clean ball and there is no dispo- sition to find fault with the National Leagues umpires. Consequently the unruly conduct of the St. Louis play CTS was a shock to 5000 fans, a large ma jority of whom believed in sports manship.
 ''Mcssrs Harrison and Mccormick umpired yesterday with eminent fair ness. but they soon found themselves in hot water. The first runpus Oc cured in the fourth inning, when the Giants were collecting seven runs Causey occupied third, with a run needed to even the totals, and Me Carty stood on first when Burns Crounied to Stock. McCarty and fell heavily. the former being declared out. Before Stock could wriggle out of the tangle Causey breezed home.
 Jack Miller rushed at Mccormick and claimed that McCarty had pre- vented Stock from making a double play, which would have retired the Giants. Mccormick waved Miller off and the latter, followed by nearly all the St. Louis players, appealed to Harrison. Miller become so bolster ous that Harrison put him out of the game. Paulette, who was sent out by Hickey to succeed Miller, also wran- gled with Harrison. at the same time kicking up a cloud of dust at the plate. Harrison elected Paulette, too, but had to pull his watch with a threat to forfeit the game before Mil Ter and Paulette consented to leave the field.
 Frank Snyder, the Cardinals big catcher. was the worst offender and should be severely punished by Pres ident Heydler. Hornsby, Shotton and ;TcHenry were on the bases in the sixth, with one out, when a double squeeze was ordered. As Dubuc de-
 ivered a. high ball Iavan jumped out of the batter's box and hit the bah in front of the plate, where Chase picked it up. But before Chase could make a play Hornsby and Shotton, both un- der full headway when the ball left lDubuc's hand, crossed the plate. Harrison properly declared Iavan out for illegally hitting the ball and ord cred the runners to return to their bases Instantly the entire St. Louis team made a bee line for Harrison, and several players grabbed him by the arms. Big Snyder, waving his fists. shouldered through the squab- bling Cards and threatened to punch the umpire. He bumbed into Harri- son and the latter commanded him to go to the club house. Snyder con- tnued to push the umpire, who stood his ground but could do nothing. Finally two St. Louis players dragged
 Snyder away before he could land a l blow"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11
McAuIife Has No
 Pity For Willard
By JACK MAULIFFE.

New York, July 11.-"Poor Willard" they said, when the big champion stepped out of the ring at Toledo. He was battered and staggering.
 Poor Willard, my eye!
 They didn't say "poor Sullivan" when old John L. walked from the ring after Corbett licked him. Not once. But I had to borrow money to pay his hotel bill and his carfare back home. ITe fought on the basis of winner take all, which was as it should be.
 All fights should be conducted on that basis, especially those for championships. Let the loser walk if he wants to or stay where he falls.
 Willard was down to his last half million when he met Demp- sey. Now he is staring another half million in the face, and it doesn't look like he will be able to escape getting it.
 Sound like poor Willard?
 Not on your life.
 They gave Sullivan a benefit in Boston and it made him weep. He was proud and fighter. He bet on himself and lost. He didn't have any comm ercialized game to insure him a big sum even though he lost. Not Sullivan. He didn't own any oil well nor big home in Kansas. He was broke, but he could fight, and he was willing to bet all he had to prove 1t.
 And later, when Sullivan went out on the road with a show, he squared up with every man he owed.
 Poor Willard, and he tossed a towel into the ring. Poor Willard, and he started home in a big high priced automobile
 Poor Willard, my eye.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11
Peckinpaugh's Hit
 Streak Is Broken

The great batting run of Roger Peckinpaugh, Yankee captain, was stopped yesterday in his home town, Cleveland, where he failed to get hit in either game of a double head CT. Elmer Myers, pitching his second game of the year, stopped Peck in the first game. Peck had hit safely in 29 consecutive games, and tied the run of Zack Wheat in 1916, when the Brooklyn star hit safely in the same number of consecutive contests. In the 29 games Peck made AS hits in no times at bat and scored 2S runs. His average during the run was .436. The five leading batters and a review of Peck's great hitting streak fol- low.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11
Minor Baseball Leagues Formally Break With The
 Major; Split Permanent
Ratify Action Taken Last January Bridgeport Nine Idle-NeWs of the National Game.

All relations between the major and minor baseball leagues were definitely broken off at a meeting in Chicago yesterday of a. committee represent ing the National Association of Minor Leagues. The committee adopted res olutions ratifying the action taken at the joint meeting with the major leagues in New York last January when the national agreement was ab- rogated.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

seven days, September IS to 20 1ncl1- sive Latonia;, 22 days, September 2x to October IS, and Churchill Downs, nine days, October 23 to Nove1ub ber 1s
 Officials of the Longwood Cricket club of Boston will make an effort to have the Australian tennis stars who, it is reported, will soon sail from Lon- don for this country make their first American appearance in the Long, wood singles and New England sec- tionaI doubles, which will be decided on the courts of the Chestnut Hill club, beginning July 21.
 Winchester, Mass, July 11-Thun- der showers, which thoroughly soax4 ed the players and slowed up the course, did not prevent some excel lent shooting in the first and second rounds of match play at the Win chester Country Club yesterday for the Massa achusetts amateur golf cham mpionship.
 Hugo Bezdek, manager of the Pittsburgh baseball club, has resign ed as athletic coach at the University of Oregon and will not return to the Eugene institution this fall. Bezdek will devote his time to discha1EinE his duties football coach and ath- letic director at Pennsylvania State, College. The Oregon officials hope to regain Bezdek's services for 1920.
 New York, July i'm the only match played during the afternoon in the women's championship forI Eastern New York at the Mount Pheasant Tennis Club. Miss F. B. Handy and Mrs E. V. Lynch defeated Mrs Edward Raymond and Mrs. w. H. Chapman, 7-5, 6-1.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11
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BRESNAHAN, BROKE, SIGNS TO CATCH
 FOR SEM-PROS

Toledo, July 11-Roger Bres- nahan, several years ago mana ger of the Chicago and St. Louis Nationals, now president of the Toledo club of the American As sciation, has signed to catch for the Rail Lights. a local semi professional outfit, 1t was an nounced today at baseball head quarters here.
 Bresnahan has not taken part in any of the games in which the Toledo club has been engaged this yearfl. Last year his legs failed him and he announced that he had retired.
 He will divide his time between catching for the Rail Lights and conducting from his office the affairs of his own club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

Peckinpaugh was stopped by Elmer Myers of Cleveland after 29 games safe hitting and tied Zack Wheafs 1916 record. Peck got forty-eight hits in 110 tries for .436 and scored 28 runs, being the nearest American League player to equal Ty Cobb's American League 35 games straight of 1917.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

The unusual protest which the Giants made of the second game be tween Pittsburgh and Cincinnati last
 Sunday is now under advisenent by President Heydler of the National
 League. New Yorlz's part in the af- fair presents an entirely new problem
 in baseball. Such Q situation is not specifically covered by the rules. The second game in Cincinnati was won
 by the Reds in six innings by a score of to O. The game was stopped in the sixth by agreement for the Gin cinnatis to catch train for Boston, where they played a double header on Monday.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11
Only Three of Six Grand Races Decided at North Randall-Other Live Re Sume.

Cleveland, July 11-OnIy three of the scheduled six Grand Circuit ra ces were decided at North Randall yes teray because of a heavy rainstorrn which delayed the start of the first race nearly four hours. As a result 1t was announced that the meeting would continue into Saturday. De- spite the unfavorable weather, another record crowd was on hand
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

The minor league will operate inde- pendently of the major leagues and will attempt to settle all disputes within their own organization instead
 of appealing to the National Commis- sion for final decision or review of any case.
 The action of the minor league com nittee means that the major leagues will not be permitted to draft players this fall. Contracts and territorial rights, however, will be respected.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

Mu1elseM lueuItuoId eUl 'uloLUoO Vutr lBul lIodeI eul s7moo MO promoter of by-gone days, is about to make stab at coming back. Jim is quoted as having said in New York yesterday that he was negotiating for a. return battle between Champion Jack Dempsey and Willie Meehan. Also, says the report. the match Is wanted for the Harrison. N. J., ball park-the scene of the famous less than-one-round knockout of Fred Fulton by Jack Dempsey just about e year ago. What proposition Jim ! has under his hat to offer the two, however, Is something that has not been divulged.
 However the writer does not be- lieve that Labor Day will find the
 champion defending his champion | ship While his contract with the circus permits him to step out any | time to accept a pug1listic engage ment, 1t Is reliably said in theatrical | circles in New York that Jack will 20 through with the season, which will not terminate until the middle
 of October. But then Jim may have
 some real money to offer and If he | has he may induce the new title
 holder to como out and meet the
 husky from the Golden State.
 THE St. Louis Cardinals have come
 ! in for n unusual amount of criti-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

Cal Ewing of the Pacific Coast League was in New York city yes terday, and he said that he was in favor of the minors renewing their relations with the major league un1 CT the system which was in vogue under the old national agreement. MT Ewtng's attitude Is that of the Pacific Coast League one of the strongest of the Class A organizations. Mir Ewing said that he favored the draft in a modified form and advocated the former arrangement whereby the ma jors let players out to the minors un- der the optional agreement
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

Mariondale, third choice in the bet ting, won the Tavern Steak" of s3,- 900 for 2:14 trotters,the feature event of the program. After deciding the third mile of this event a dead heat Between Mariondale and Lockspur tn e judges reversed their ruling and gave the classic to Marionda1e because he stood first in the summary. The auc- tion pool. with s3,200 was the largest ever made on the local track.
 The judges called off all pool bet, ting on the 2:1S trot. It was an- nounced this action was taken be cause of the alleged listless driving of Dodge behind Hollywood Naomi in the first two heats.
 Lexington, Ky, July 11.-Dates for the fall racing meets in Kentucky have been awarded by the State Rac- Com mi SSinr
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

2 m ISAPPOINTED, Tex Rickard, now O In New York, is planning to re- turn to his oil fields In the South
 west. Tex worked hard and risked , plenty to put over the Jess-Willard-
 Jack Dempsey championship bout at { Toledo a week ago and he was fig- | uring on at least a profit of S3OO.OOO | for himself but instead he will be : lucky if he pockets stO0,o0O. accord
 ing to tho official count.
 Never in the history of boxing was | so gigantic a risk taken as the one that Tex took last week. on all sides ' of him were expenses-tremendou { expenses. He had guaranteed the i fighters s127,50O and had authorized the erection of the great arena at an f outlay of S150.OOO. And there were , countless other minor expenses, but they all ran up.
 Pugilistically. Tex Rickard believes { he made a success of the affair. but financially he figures 1t a bad finan- : cial failure. one hundred thousand ! dollars constitute a sum that Is not to be smiled at, but when one con siders tho money to which Isicklrd / Is in the habit of gaining on ventures
 and the time he spent planning it. the worry and many sleepless nights, one can appreciate why he feels as
 dissusted as he says he feels.
 There were less than 20,OOO people who paid their way into the arena. And the promoter, managers and between 7O,OCO and SO,OOO fans. And the receipts were estimated at close to a million. But, oh, what fond : dreams these turned out to be.
 Tho fact is that Tex figured on the | maximum. Mind you, he is not kicking. He merely is discouraged ; for he figures that the time and worry incurred in staging such ! larger profit. And so 1t was.
 Unfortunately. however. the fans would not turn out. The higher priced seats were fairly sold out. but : the cheaper ones were unoccupied. There were thousands and thousands
 of idle ten dollar seats, each one of which Tex aud his associates believed
 would have been damned. But, alas,
 nothing doing.
 All of which goes to show that it
 Is not a difficult matter to over-esti- mate anything.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11
Heavy Rainstorm Hits
 Sports Hard Throughout
 Country; Horses Run Wild

seven days, September IS to 20 1ncl1-
 stve Latonia;, 22 days, September 24 to October Is, and Churchill Downs, nine days, October 23 to Nove1ub ber 1s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

THE St. Louis Cardinals have come
 ' in for a unusual amount of criti-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

The Clark who has been catching for the Phillies in the last few games is none other than old Mig" Clarke, formerly with the Cleveland Indians. He was over on the other edde with the Marines. Mig won considerable fame in 196, when he was tied for the American League batting lead with George Stone. Yes. folks, that was some time ago!
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

The uprising of the St. Louis Cardi- nals against the umpires in New York on Wednesday, was costly to Manager Rickey's club. Frank Snyder was in definitely suspended yesterday by President Heydler of the National League, and Jack Miller. captain of the team, was fined S25, while Gene Paulette drew down the same fine,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

A fly ball which fell between Lamar and Ruth in the eighth inning of the second game went for a double, two runners crossed the plate and St. Louis won the game to 3, after beat ing the Red Sox in the first game by concentrated hitting. to l.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-11

Cleveland and New, York broke even yesterday, the Yankees winning the first 1 to 0, and the Indians the second to 3. The first game was a pitchers battle between Quinn and Myers, New York's run being scored on errors. Peckfnpaugh was held hitless after hitting safely in 29 con- secutive games. Cleveland hit Thor mahlen and Russell hard in the sec ong game.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
DRAGGED TO DEATH
 BY WEIGHT OF GOLD

HONOLULU, July 1 (by maiD.- Dragged down to his death by the weight of $3,6OO in gold coin carried in bags around his chest, the body of a former customs inspector has been recovered from the bottom of Homo lulu harbor. The theory of the police is that the man attempted to swim to the stern of a Japanese liner lying for opium. It is believed the money, at pier here, to exchange the money which probably will go to the dead mans widow, was furnished by ring of Honolulu Chinese engaged in snug gling opium into Hawaii. The gold has not been claimed, and if it is ar rests will follow, according to federal authorities.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
PRESIDENT TO MEETFL,EET AT
 GOLDEN CATE

WASHINGTON, July 30 (by Associ- ated s).-It is announced that President Wilson will review the Pa cifc fleet at San Francisco on Sept. or 5 Secretary of the Navy Daniels will review the fleet at Los Angeles on August g.
 The fleet will conduct maneuvers and exercises near Los Angeles and will visit the small California ports while awaiting President Wilson's ar rival at San Francisco.
 On account of President Wilson changing the date of his arrival Sec retary Daniels probably will not visit the Hawaiian islands.
 Lengthy Stay at Los Angeles
 LOS ANGELES, July 30 (by Asso- Ciated Press).-It is possible that the Pacific fleet may remain here over two weeks in order to enable President Wilson to reach San Francisco before the vessels enter the Golden Gate. The ships will be divided among the various beaches.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
MINE LOCATED
 IS YEARS AGO
 TOBE WORKED

NEW YORK, July 30 (by Associated Press) With a million dollars worth of machinery, a party of more than fifty mining engineers and workmen, with MT. and Mrs. Perry Tiffany, ciety set, left here today for Dutch Guiana to mine gold.
 MT. Tiffany discovered the deposit, which is located on the Moroni river, eighteen years ago. He guarded the secret of the discovery pending the obtaining in France and Holland of concessions to mine the ground, which runs for more than a hundred miles along the river.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
Senators Interview President

Senator Harding of Oho Republican, conferred with the President today with reference to the peace treaty and the League of Nations covenant He said the President empha- sized the embarrassment and delays which would reservations by the senate because such would justify like action by other sgnatories of the treaty.
 Senator Harding denied that he had become convert to the Presidents program of ratification without reservations
 Senator Dillingham; of Vermont, Republican, also con- erred with President Wilson today When he left the White House he said he expected to vote for the treaty but with ervatons He said he had very satisfactory and delightful talk with the President who answered frankly many questions concerning the Paris negotiations including the Shantung matter.
 Senator New of Indiana Republican, will visit President Wilson tomorrow. He says he is going to the White House with an open mind.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
FOUND UNDER TONS
 OF DEBRIS

SEATTLE, July 30 (by Associated Press) 1.-The body of James D. Webb, who was killed by a slide in the Bur nett coal mine Monday, was found today.
 Two hundred miners, working in cessantly, had removed four hundred tons of rock and shale in the hope of finding Webb alive. It was thought possible that boulders might have pro- tected him from being crushed.
 Three miners who were with Webb escaped with their lives.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
TWENTY SEVEN DEATHS AND
 SEVERAL FIRES RESULT FROM RACERIOTSN CHICAGO

CHICAGO, July 0(by Associated Press).-Bter fighting between whites and negroes has spread all parts of Chicago has yet ordered troops into acon but there than eight thousand troops ready and waiting for quest from the city authorities for help queng the disturb 
 Up to date there have been twenty deaths result of the fighting and there have been several small fires In the back be whites and negroes last night continued to slash each other with knves to shoot from ambush and to run down isolated members of either and beat them.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
RANK GIVEN T0PERSHINC
 AND MARCH

WASHINGTON, July 30 (by Asso- ciated Press) The house committee on military affairs has favorably re- ported the bills authorizing the ap- pointment of Generals Pershing and March to the permanent rank of general The committee was unani- nous in the case of General Pershing but was divided, eight to 7, in the case of General March.
 The committee had previously de- feated a motion to make General March a permanent lieutenant general.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
JAP BOYS AND GIRLS BEING TRAINED FOR
 THEATRICAL FEATURE

HONOLULU, June 26 (by maiD.- At the request of New York theatri- cal manager the Hawaii tourist bu- reau is recruiting a chorus of twenty four Japanese boys and girls for a production of Madame Butterfly" The Japanese consul and Japanese commercial organizations here are as- sisting in obtaining the desired num- Der of singers.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
 FOR VETERANS
 TO BE ISSUED

WASHINGTON, July 30 (by Associ- ated Press) ).-The distribution of Victory" ribbon bars will begin inn mediately after the manufacturers start delivering them, August g.
 Four hundred thousand of the bars are to be sent to recruiting stations and army posts in the first shipment
 "Victory" medals will be distributed through the same agencies later.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
PROBING AIRPLA REDISTRIBUTION

NEW YORK, July 30 (by Associated Press).-Th mttee of the national house of representatives which nves tgang the reported destruction of hundred arpanes in France after the signing of the amstce holding sessions here Lieutenant Paul Lockwood testified today that of his colleagues had said that the aanes were damaged and burned intentionally after of the machines had flown but twenty minutes Guards patroled the during the burn ing to keep photographers away.
 General Pershing has cabed denals of the story.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
INDIANA REPUBLICANS
 WANT CHAIRMAN HAYS
 TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (by Associ- ated Press) Indiana Republicans are endeavoring to persuade Will Hays, chairman of the Republican national committee, to run for governor at next years election. Republican congress sional leaders, however, are endeav- bring to persuade Hays not to become a candidate, as the national party has great need of his services.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
GEN. MORRISON
 IS NARROWED
 ATST. MICHAEL

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (by As sociated ress)-General Morrison, commander of the Western depart ment, wires from St. Michael, Alaska, that he is practically marooned there on account of storms. He is unable to leave, as ships are unable to call at St. Michael.
 General Morrison has been ou a tour of the Alaska army posts for several weeks.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-30
FIGHT AGAINST FRENCH TREATY BASED ON TRADITIONAL POLICY
 ON ALLIANCES AND WAR POWER

WASHINGTON, July 30 Coy Associated Press )-UnusuaI steps are being taken guard the official of the Franco American treaty pending final action by the The treaty bears the signatures of Premier Cemenceau and President Will 
 The senate officials have locked the treaty in the senate vaults and decline to send to the printing office instead they had typewriter copies made inside barred closure. < --.-
 Senators today nmated that the opposition the treaty with France likely to be centered along the two lines that it ananogstc to the American tradition against entangng ances and that subverts the constitutional right of con- gress to determine questions of and peace.
 Supporters of President Wilson maintain that the treaty not alliance but Senator Borah and others claim it has similar to those of the alliances among European nations