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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
BATTLES 15 ROUNDS DAILY
 WITH PARTNERS

Southampton, England, Aug. 27.--- Battling through 15 rounds daily with nearly a score of sparring partners. Joe Beckett, English heavyweight champion, is getting into prime con- dition for his fight on September 2 with Eddie McGoorty, the American boxer. The British champion is maui ing his sparring partners, including Arthur Townley ans1 Jack Harrison. whom he has put out for the count several times. ..@ ssgSi
 Bernard Mortimer, manager of Beckett, believes his charge will put away the American fighter in six rounds. Beckett is even more confi- dent '1 believe McGoorty is the most dangerous opponent of my ca reer, but I wouldn't fight him if I thought the fighter lived who can give me weight and beat me-" he said.
 Beckett will weigh around 1s4 pounds for the bout, while McGoorty will scale about 172. Beckett is 9: Mo Goorty Is 90. The Eng!ishman was to meet the French champion, Georges Carpenter, but the Frenchman was unable to get into condition and Mo Goorty was suhstituted. They will go 20 rounds for a purse of S1O.OOO and a side bet of s1O.OOO
 Among the preliminaries will be a ten round bout between Fred Fulton, the American heavyweight, and Ar thur Townley of the Beckett stable.
 Another go of interest will be 20 rounds between Charles Ledoux. the French bantam champion. and Walter Ross. the British champion, for s10.0OO. Efforts will be made to match the winner of this bout with Pete Her man, the American champ, for the worlds title.
 Beckett win now enter the ring a favorite, as English fans, giving Me Goorty credit for superior cleverness. do not think he will be able to weath- CT the attack of the Englishman.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
AMERICANS DEFENSE POOR
 AND GRAYS WIN EASILY
Walsh Poorly Supported and Loses Despite Three
 Run Lead Start.

The Americans are crawling up, or should we say down to fifth place, slowly 'tis true, but none the less surely. After beating the Grays yes terday afternoon in the third and fourth innings. the Americans erred and then erred some more until the Providence nine scampered away with the score of to 8 and the game, Nothing could be falrer than that to use the words of A. e. J.
 Walsh had the Rhode Isia nders eating out of his hand for four in nings, but in the fifth his support weakened to such an extent that he seemed to lose heart and the visitors were brought into the game for a count that tied them with the locals and gave them heart again, There after the game was not of the classic variety and the Grays were handed the runs with the exception of the two they tallied in the ninth when a homer by Hauser sent a man over the plate ahead of him,
 For the visitors Horn handled the situation well and while he was freely enough hit. his support was almost perfect and he was able at all times to master the situation
 The Grays will be the attraction at Newf1eld park again this afternoon and the Americans are counting on a reverse of yesterdays proceedings. The score;
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
FINE SHOOTING AT RIFLE MATCH
 IN NEW JERSEY

Caldwell, N. J., Aug. 27-The 1,00O- yard final event of International indi- vidual match was fired yesterday at the Navy Rifle Range under the aus pices of the National Rifle Associa- ton. The 200 and 500-yard matches were fired yesterday. The feature of yesterdays shooting was the splendid work done by the American EXpedi- tiOnary Force Team, which took the first place and won five of the first ten places.
 More than 1900 entered the match Yesterdays target was a 56-inch bull called target c. Twenty shots were fired from a prone position. No sight ing shots were allowed or no artificial sights. Twelve gold medals went to the first twelve marksmen, twenty four silver medals to the next high scores and thirty-six 10 the next hign men. a total of seventy-two medals for the match. The winner Is hailed as the champion individual rifieman of the United States"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
TWO FAVORITES 60 DOWN IN
 FIRST ROUND

Detroit, Aug 27.---Two favorftes, Mrs. Melvin Jones, (Chicago), med alist, and Miss Elizabeth Klotz, (Chi- cago), city champion, fell in the first round matches of the Women's West ern Golf tournament here yesterday. Mrs. Jones was defeated by Miss Frances Hedffeld, the 17-year-old Milwaukee Girl, holder of the Wis consin title, and l. while Miss Klotz was eliminated by Miss Dorothy Hig- bic of Chicago.
 Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson, former na- tional champion, advanced another round nearer the final by defeating Mrs. K. Durfield, CAIemphis), 3 and ?. Mrs. Jackson's e3 was the best card of the day, a strong wind playing havoc with scores. Mrs. David Gaut, CIemphis). came through by defeat ing Mrs. T. Ellis of Chicago, ' and s. Mrs Gaut is the South's only remain ing contender.
 Two Detroit players were placed in the second rounds, Mrs w. G. ATc- Giverin, who defeatei Mrs. s. Prit- chard of Battle Creek and l, in a hard match, and Mrs. L. R. Jones, who won from Miss Vera Gardiner, (Chicago), 3 and ?.
 The hardest match of the day was that between Miss Jennette Kinney, CCleveland), and Mrs. H. Landauer, CMilwaukee), former Wisconsin champion. Miss Kinney won on the twentieth green, after squaring the match on the eighteenth, by winning the last three holes. Afiss Madge Mil Ter. (Grand Rapids), had to go to the nineteenth green before defeating Mrs. W. c. Deemer. Mrs. F. C. Let's. Jr., winner of the 1916 and 1917 West ern titles, reached the second round by defeating Mrs. R. P. Towner, CNemphis), and G.
 Of the remaining players. Miss He'd field, Mrs. Gaut, Mrs. Let's and Mrs. Jackson are counted the strongest contenders for the title and none of them meet Wednesday in the second
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
KETCKEL AND B0GASh IN
 FAST DRAW

nouTe Bogash. Sam Drivers vel this city went a fast tour wound draw before a packed house at the Akorn Clubs smoker last evening. The card was a big success both financially ard pugtlistically three of the bouts turn ing out to be some of the fastest ey CT staged in this city, Paddy Burns of the South End. quit in the first round of his bout with Johnny Hurley of the East Side, Hurley put over stiff punch to tho jaw and Burns covered up and decided he had enough.
 Eddie Fitzsimmons of New York won easily from Young Starsky of this city, It was Ssnrsizy's first bout and tho New Yorker was to clever for him. Fitzsimmons used a left Jab that musscd up tho local boys's face quite n little and if he had n little more steam behnd his puncnes he would have finished StarslSy be- fore the final gong.
 Young O'Connell, the classy little featherwelght from St. Joseph's Club, showed the results of Young Mo Auliffe's training by outpointing Young O'1seary of the AlSorn Club in the seni-final. OConnell possesses a left jab that is n beauty and used 1t to great advantage.
 Al Ketcholl held Rogash to q draw in bout that was crammed full or snap and activity from the beginning to tho end. Tn a longer bout thero would havo been nothing to 1t but Bogash, but in four rounds Kctchell gave Louie as much as he received, and Sam Drivers meal ticket had to step out to get a draw with the local carpenter.
 Bogash's strength was too much to overcome, but Al was willing to mix 1t all times and landed some pretty right hooks on the Italians jaw. There was no sign of avoirdupois on Ketch- ell, in fact he was In tho pink of condition, being the aggressive most of the time,
 ES1die Meade, manager of Joe Lynch who fights Peto Herman on Labor Day was on hand and introduced to the crowd as was Young Bosse who challenged the winner of the star bout,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
GIANTS GET MARINE FOR
 PITCHING STAFF

New York, Aug. 27.---Colonel Leslie Shower is the name of a tall, husky soUthpaw, who has left the Marine Corps to enlist under the banner of lawn McGraw out at the Polo Grounds. The left flank of Snover's highly martial name is not a title--- it's his real name.
 In military rank Shower never climbed higher than private, but among Marine fans he was rated at the top of the list of service pitchers. For a year before his discharge from the corps he kept his left wing in con ditiOn by heaving coal into the fur mace of Brooklyn Marine barracks, where he was post fireman. Between tricks with the scoop he pitched for the Brooklyn Marine team. Jack Murray of Elnlira brought Snover to the attention of McGraw, who is giving him a chance to show his stuff at the Polo Grounds Giants who have faced him in batting prac- tice say he stacks up very well in deed.
 Before he enlisted in the Marine Corps, Shower was with the Elmira club of the New York State league.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
TENNIS STARS OPEN TOURNEY
 IN GOOD SHAPE

New York Aug. 27.-An four of the visiting Australian tennis players, NOrman BrOokes, Gerald Patterson, R. V. Thomas and Randolph Lycett as well as the majority of the high ranking players of America, came safely through the opening round of thirty-eigth national championship on the turf courts of tho West Side Club at Forest Hills yesterday after noon. Patterson, who, since his vic tory at Wimbledon has been hailed as the worlds tennis champion" had his hands full to dispose of -he old intcrnationist, Frederick B. Alev- ander, pulling down, 4-6, 3-G, 6---, 6-2, 6-2. Aside from the umeA- pectedly thrilling struggle, the only surprise of the day was the defeur of s. Howard Voshell by Conrad B. Doyle, of Washington, the match Go- ing in five sets at 4-6, e-3, G-3, 5-7, 6-4.
 The present holder of the national title, Robert Lindley Murray o"or- whelmed Dr. William Rosenbaum in his opening encounter, taking three sets without the loss of a game, and eX-champion William Johnston also started with an easy victory. R. N. Williams End, the 1916 champion was forced to work hard by Fred c. Baggs, but won in straight sets, 6--3 6-4, 6--4.
 In an entry list of 12S only nine matches went by default, the most important player to drop o-t being Karl II. Behr, who found it impos- sible to get the necessary practice to put himself into condition for play.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
Ebbets Says Fans Get Rough
 In Scrambling

New York. Aug. 27 -- Charley Eb- bets, president of the Dodgers, has requested John A. Heydler, president of the National League, to issue an order which will prevent ball players from indulginE in the habit of throw ing the ball fin the air for the fans to scramble for after the last put out has been made. Last Sunday at Eb- bets Field Zach Wheat did this and Ebbets states that several fisuc en- counters resulted. which, happening on a Sunday, rnarred what otherwise was A pleasant and orderly Sunday his statement twas not serious, this occasion" continued Ebbets in hiss tatement. was not serious, there is always an opportunity In rush of this character that one or more persons may be seriously injur- ed"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
CHERRY PARK
 AGAIN BECOMES
 RACING CENTER

Hartford, Aug. 27.---Three Hartford business men, Michael w. Delaney, Charles 1T. Brazel and William T. Crozier, have completed a deal with R. F. Distin, whereby they become the owners of Cherry Park, located in Avon. It is their intention to make the famous old race course one of the the country. Work will begin imme- diately on the improvements. The purchase comprises 50 acres and the price announced by the new owners is S6O GOO.
 Speaking of the plans of the new owners, Delaney said that 1t was the intention to make Cherry Park the Goshen of Connecticut" Goshen track in New York State is regarded as a model for the half-nilers.
 Delaney is the owner of Evelyn Watts and Ecton Watts. He also owned the only Hartford horse that ever won the Hartford Futurity.
 Charles H. BraZel is also a horse man of prominence. Like Delaney and Crozier, he is a. member of the Hartford Road Drivers Club.
 CrOzier is one of the leading train CTS and drivers of trotting horses in this country and has been prominent for years on the Grand Circuit and in smaller racing organizations. This year he is the leading winner in the Short Ship Circuit, which includes the ltading trotting organizations of Southern New England.
 The track will have its first meeting under the new regime this fall, direct ly after the closing the Grand Cir cult meeting in Lexington, Ky, the | first week In Octobar
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

It now looks as if Babe Ruth of the Red Sox, who Aug. 16, establish ed a new record for home runs in one season in the American League, beat ing that of Socks Seybold, who made 16 in 1902, is in a fair way to beat all individual home-run records
 Monday in Detroit. Ruth made his 2Srd circuit clout of the season, hav- ing come through with four in three days.
 According to the statistics Ed. Williamson of the Chicago National League club made 27 home runs in 1883, and Buck Freeman of the Washington club, at the time a mem- Der of the National League, made 25
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
Giants ''TOut Fini" In
 Pennant Race

New York, Aug 27.---The Giants dropped another game in the pennnnt procession yesterday, breaking even at the Polo Grounds in a double header with the Pirates, while the Reds were winning two games fpom the Phiilies. Cincinnati now leads New York by nine full games. That puts Pat Moran's bunch almost out of speaking distance and the only way the Giants can hope to reach them now is by telephone.
 New York took the first game. to 1, and the Pirates won the second to !
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
FIVE MORE CIRCUIT CLOUTS
 WILL GIVE RUTH WORLD RECORD

in 1899. It may be well to bear in mind that the performances of Will Hanson. Freeman and Seybold were on much smaller playing fields than those of the present day and that the fences were much nearer the plate then than they are on the modern parks.
 Despite the more disadvanta geOus conditions Babe is more than like ly to improve on the performances of both Williamson and Freeman, and possibly set a record that will stand for all time.
 Following are the major league leaders in home runs since 1901:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
DODGERS BUY BAIRD.

The Brooklyn Club has claimed Douglas Baird, infielder, from the St Louis Cluh, via the waiver route. Tho Dodgers paid the required $1,500 for the player, who has pastimed with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, as well as his recent engagement with tho Cards, yesterday. He practiced in a Brooklyn uniform between the dou ble header at Ebbets Field
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
EPPA RIXEY HAITS BATTING RAMPAGE
 OF EDDIE ROUSH

After hitting safely in seven games, Eddie Roush, who, no doubt, will re- gain the National League batting championship, was stopped yesterday by Eppa Rixey in the first game at Philadelphia. In the seven games Roush made 5 hits in 2s tries for an average of .536. He avera ged more than two hits a game.
 Ty Cobb is still away out in front in the American League batting scramble.
 Here are how the five leading hit ters in the major leagues are batting to date:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
SPORT DIGEST
(By GRAVY.)

Freak shots in golf are usually vague sort of things-that is, some one hears of them in round about ways, and it generally turns out that they happen with. few witnesses. once in a while, though, an incident far from the ordinary is recorded either during or on the eve of a tournament and such was the case few weeks ago. Dave Honeyman, the Forest Hill Field club pro-" was having a practice round in company with sev- eral others the day before the pro- fessional qualification test, and he had been going along smoothly enough until he hit a wild second shot that started for a clump of trees. They all saw the ball strike a particular tree, but none saw it drop. It didn't. Eventually one of the party discover ed the rubber core embedded in a rotten part of 1 lofty limb. Dave play ed another ball.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

In Toledo, on July ith, the great est array of lightweights ever seen was around the Secor Hotel.
 There was Jack McAuliffe, retired lightweight champ; George Lavigne, who took the title when AIcAuliffe quit; Freddie Welsh, who won the title from Ritchie; Battling Nelson. who beat Cans for the crown, and Benny Leonard. who took 1t from Welsh Quite a bunch, we say.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

Two base hits, Eayres. Donahue. Three base hits, Ray Grimes, Brack- eft. Home run, Hauser, Stolen bases, K. Grimes. Sacrifice hits, Sweatt, Donahue 2, Braunn. Double plays, Braun, Roy Grimes and Ray Grimes; Tai, Walsh and Ray Grimes. Left on bases, Providence 7. Bridgeport 10. First base on errors. Bridgeport 1, Providence 2. Hit by pitcher, by Walsh (Forsythe); by Horn (Her- ring). Struck out, by Walsh 2, by Horn 4. Umpire, Mclaughlin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
Baseball MOguIs Plan Program for
 The Big Series

Cincinnati, Ohio. Aug. 27-August Hermann. chairman of the National Commission. will leave for Chicago, Sunday night, where he will call meeting of the commission and talk over world series plans.
 Hermann said probably two sched- ules will be prepared. One will be based on Cincinnati being the Ma tional League representative in the classic and the other if New York should have that honor. The Ameri- can Leagce plans will include the Chicago White Sox and the Detroits.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

Clarence N1ackay, who has bred and raced thoroughbred horses in the United States. Great Britain and France for upward of twenty-five years, severed his connection with racing and thoroughbred production last week
 MT. Mackay's stud and his yearIings and weanings were sold at public auc- tion. Tine stallion Spanish Prince, a splendid son of Ugly and Galazora, and an inbred representative Of the celebrated Agnes family, was in- cIuded along with fifteen blood mares, fifteen yearlings and seven wean- Ings-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

Games Today. Chicago at St Louis. Detroit at Cleveland. Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

Games Today. Providence at Bridgeport. Hartford at Waterbury. Worcester at New Haven. Springfield at Pittsfield.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
EvEIRYBoDYs DON TT.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. PA ninth inning rally gave Worcester's Eastern League team a 6 to victory over the Athletics in an exhibition game here yesterday Gardella of Worcester, stole homein the seventh. The score:
 R. HE. W'cester 0 0 o1oo 0 2-s 10 l Phil 0 Q o1 0 0 0-5 g l Bennett, Bish and Piedmont; Kirch- CT and Mcvery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterdays Results.

New York 9-1, Pittsburgh 1-4. Cincinnati 4-S, Philadelphia 3-3. Brooklyn 1-2, St. Louis O-1. Boston IT, Chicago O-2.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

MAY NOT ask if, when the Uni versity of Minnesota investigated the louse, 1t considered the road variety7
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

round. Of these. Mrs. Jackson is alope in the second half of the pair inEs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27

Games Today. Boston at Brooklyn. New York at Philadelphia.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
BASEBALL SUMMARY

EASTERN LEAGUE.
 Yesterdays Results, Providence :, Bridgeport 3, New Haven 2. Hartford 2. Pittsfield 5, Springfield 3.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterdays Results.

Chicago {, St Louis 8. Cleveland [, Detroit g.
 Team StnnIfnD-
The sun., 1919-08-29
Baseball Briefs

The Yankees yesterday announced the
purchase of Moose" Miller. n right hand ed
pitcher. from the Regina club of the
Western Canada League. Miller In q big
fellow and he has been reco m ended to
the Tanks a. the leading pitcher OF the
Canadian circuit, He will report to the
Yanks next month, when Higgins viii
look him over.
II may have been tough for walter
johnson to lose q game on n ny which
three players could have caught, but he
deserved to lose. Whenever 4 team mAuls
Walter for nineteen hitA even though In
q fourteen inning game, that team II
entitled to win
Nick Aitroek had a nsid day Yesterday.
advantage, In the second game he even
made Tommy Connolly laugh. and that's
going some. But Tommy stumped him.
Nick, while coaching at hrst. Initiated
each OF Tommy's moves. Then Connolly
pulled out a handkerchief and blew his
nose H1ving no hankky Nick had to
admit defeat
Griffith used his new second base COM
bination In the second game, Frank Ell
lerbe, recalled from Binghamton, was at
short, and Stanley Harris played second.
Both look like promising lads. Harris
meets . ball well. and got two hits and
pass In the two games
q centre nelder for the Cubs, and instead
Of being elAAsed as 4 Joke player. as has
been the habit in recent years. he IL
EsttinE his old time recognition. the stun
that was his before he noppod from the
Cards to the Federal League.
The sun., 1919-08-29
WINTERS MILDNESS
BOON TO PHILLIES
Cravath's Men Hit Curves of
Giant Pitcher All Over Pas
ture and Win, IA to 2.
DUBUC ALSO SUFFERS
Quakers Break Their Losing
Streak After Dropping
Nine in a Row.
DUBUC ALSO SUFFERS
Special Despatch to TEE suS.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2s.-The Giants
rloom was as thick as a London fog
this afternoon at the close of a game
IN which the Quakers beat the Polo
Grounds athletes by IL to .. This disas-
ter was the result of Jesse Winters 8
curves being hit by the opposing batters
10 all points OF the compass In fact
Il is likely that a well regulated COM
pass needle would have been compelled
20 work overtime had II attempted to
point to all the hits made OF winters's
delivery. The Quakers got ten hits on
Jesse.
The fact that winters remained on the
mound only six innings makes his per-
Torrance all the more remarkable.
Jean Dubuc took up the burden where
Winters dropped II and the unfeeling
Ouakers gave the French Canadian the
same dose they had handed to Winters.
Doubtless had Dubuc remained on the
mound long enough the Phillies might
have had a grand total OF twenty-eight
runA
Hogg Holds Giants Safe.
Hogg. the Philadelphia pitcher, lived
up to his name by yielding one ema-
ciated pair of runs to the Giants. These
the visitors got In the second frame.
went on strike and refused even to arbi-
trate. The brace of tallies In the second
were due to Kauffs single. Kelly's triple
and Snyder's single. Thereafter the
Giant power in the base hit factory was
turned OF.
But the Philadelphians were making
up for lost time. Cravath's Cactuses
had lost nine games In n row. and 1t Is
putting 1t mildly to say they were over
joyed to bump against so easy a mark
as the Giants proved to be. Fritz
Meusel had not made q hit In fourteen
successive games and II Is easy to i'm
agine his delight at getting a single on
Winters's pitching.
The Quakers started to hit Winters
from the first sound of the gong. CAL
lahans single, Blackbnrne's sacrifice,
Zim's wild throw and Wllliams's double
gave the locals two in the FIRST session
Two were added In the fourth on Pan
croft's pass, Adams's single and Hogg' s
double Frisch injected a CLINT OF
brightness into this inning by making a
sensational stop and throw Of Gala
hans vicious grounder. thus checking
the rally in that frame.
Quakers Active in Fifth.
But the Quakers were perniciously ac-
tive in the fifth. Meusel hit safely in
his 18th consecutive game. Then, after
Luderus singled, he and Meusel worked
a double steal. Bancroft got an infieid
single, on which Meusel scored. Pau
lette's single scored Luderus. Hogg
walked and the bases were full. Gala
han walked. forcing home Bancroft.
Blackburne doubled, driving in Paulette.
Iioss s1s Callahan. Williams ~rded
the inning with an out at first
Winters got the side out in the sixth
with no runs, and Dubuc succeeded to
the task in the seventh. Doubles by
Hogg and Callahan and Williams's sin
gle gave two In the seventh. and the
final pair of runs were scored on Luz
derus's double, Bancroft's pass and
Paulette's double. The score: