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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
ARENA GOSSIP

Looks as though the landlord who
owns the house next to the Arena
will be going up on the rent. 1t
sure is a prize rent for the fight
hungry fan. There were about 20
or 80 Annie Oak1eys in the windows
last night and mostly women at
that
One lone female fan braved the
tempest and had a ringsidei seat at
last nights affair.
Old STEADY" Steadman came near
losing his nick cognomen last night
Harlem Jimmy Kelley sure had him
groggy. The old gong saved this
bird from a study in astronomy in
the third round.
Some there are who are never sat
isfed. After frankie Conifrey had
dislocated his shoulder in the fifth
round of his mill with Simler one
fight fan was peeved because they
stopped the bout. Bet he went in
on a pass at that.
The Crashoes were on the job with
a little razz for Louis Bogash when
Jack MCGEE announced that the
blushing bridegroom would meet
Jack Britton at the Arena on Aug.
%. The West End boys are 100 per
cent. RED" Allen.
teenth straight win last night No
other than Joe Weber, the bird from
Bayonne, can testify to that state.
ment.
Still at that Weber was the srnil-
ing kid all through the bout and
Mike just couldn't erase the grin.
Mac hit him with everything but his
stool.
After the Kelly-Steadman mix UP
the old ring mat looked like the
boundary of the Marine. Twas a
beautiful study in red and dirty
white.
Too bad there wasn't a few more
women around when they introduced
Spider Roach from California The
boy from the land of the movies is
a regular Gene O'Brien.
Kelly and Bogash must hail from
the same countryside Mike and
Ike, they look alike.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
A DAYS THRILLS

Houses home run hit to deep CEN
terfield.
Babe Ruth's 3sth home run at Chi
cago yesterday.
Pinch hitting in the eighth inning
at Cleveland, George Burns doubled
to left and scored Chapman and
Speaker with the only runs made in
the game with Washington.
Ra1lying in the eighth inning at ST.
Louis yesterday, the Browns scored
six runs after two were out and easily
beat Washington.
Fla gStead'S double in the ninth
brought in the winning runs for De-
troit in the second game yesterday.
Z, With one out. the bases filled and
two runs scored in the ninth by Pitts
field, Worcester sent Bennett to the
mound to relieve Bish and the new
hurler checked the rally.
Catching Ledoux off his balance in
the 18th round, Joe Lynch scored a
knockdown at Jersey City last night
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

it posing for the movies as SO many,
boxers do.
Manager Barrow of the Boston Red
Sox has recently signed up a young
pitcher who is destined to make a for
midable appearance in the pitcher s
box, if nothing else. All Clayton is
this young twirler's name and he
measures feet Z inches in height
and tips the beam at 215 pounds. But
the bigger they are the harder they
fall, and I can already hear Messrs.
Sisler and the other noted American
League sluggers chuckling over the
prospects of the boy mountain stop
ping their walloping streaks.
Among the sundry ex-A. E. F.
champions who are showing notable
boxing form is Bob Martin. This
hard hitting heavyweight last week
took the scalp of one Ray Smith of
New York, knocking him out in five
rounds. I'd suggest that Gene Tunney
and Bob have it out for the cham
pionship of ex-soldiers.
They ,howled for Ruth to come
through in Chicago again yesterday
and he did just what they wanted
him to do.
Picking up couple OF, ball players
from the farms CT Philmont, n Y.
| will not strengthen the Bridgeport
| team much.
L The Washers do not seem able te
| get out of that fifth place no matter
how they H.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

When Manager Walsh and his
players left for Hartford this morn
ing to play there this afternoon he
expected to have Outielder Dillon and
Pitcher Hummer, both semi-profes-
siona1 players from the Skyrock A.
c. of Phi1mont, n Y. join the team
in Hartford. Both sent Business
Manager Jimmy Kelly kilograms yes
terday that they would be on hand
to help the crippled Americans in
their present struggle.
Yesterday afternoon at the park
the game was witnessed by Andy
Coak1ey, scout for the New York
Yankees, who said he was not look
ing for anyone in particular, but
sizing them all up. That is what
all the scouts say, but Andy was
agreeably surprised to learn that the
Eastern league is enjoying one of its
most prosperous seasons. He has
been in Springfield and today he will
visit another city in the circuit.
| Coakley is the first of the Yankee
scouts to visit this section. All the
| others have been assigned through
! the west and have not been able to
give the Eastern the once over.
| Whether Coak1ey's visit will be pro-
ductive in this section or not is
| some th1nS that remains to De seen.
| The game at the park yesterday was
| one of the best played of the sea-
son, but the Washers went down in
defeat, 8 to 1, and the lone run was
obtained by Pitcher House, who
| whaled the horsehide to deep CEN
ter for circuit OF the bases. He
! crossed home base before the out
| fielder picked up the ball.
! Marty Walsh was on the mound
for the home club and he was given
| brilliant support as three fast double
plays behind him checked possible
rallies but they couldn't save him all
the time. In the fifth a double follow
ed by a single produced Hartford's
first run, while in the sixth, Marty
continued his weakness by walking a
| couple and these, combined with a
| couple of hits, gave Hartford two
more runs and the game.
| The Score:
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
HITTING EN- ON A LINE
BY MastersoH

We learn from an unofficial source
that on the first 1 2 days of racing at
Yonkers, the gate receipts never fell
below $4,000, while on big days as
much as 100000 has been the total in
admissions. When it is considered
that one days expenses exceed $1,000
it will be seen that racing aSsocia-
tions are again money makers on
large scale.
Willie Jackson, the New York
lightweight, may not be the best
fighter in the world but he sure is no
SLOUGH from a business standpoint.
He's an A No. 1 going concern, be-
leve me. Since January 2 Willie has
taken part in something like, 16
fights, and his earnings during this
period have amounted to ISL, 400.
Pretty good for a fighter who holds
no title and has no immediate pros
poets of ever holding one, Ell? But
Willie deserves every cent he's made,
for he fought for it and did not get
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
LYNCH SCORES -
OVER LEDOUX

Joe Lynch of the West Side defeated
Charlie Ledoux, bantamweight cham
pion of Europe, in a fast - round
bout at the Armory A. "A. in. JERSEY
City last night Ledoux fought a
game battle and earned the plaudits
of the spectators, but Lynch had the
better of the French boxer in a ma
jority of the rounds.
Lynch punished his opponent Sc
verely, blackening both his eyes and
drawing crimson from his nose There
were no knocl1downs and both men
fought at pressure all the way,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
CARDS BUY $1,000 PITCHER.

The ST. Louis Cardinals have ac-
quired another pitcher, this one from
the Independent fields of Texas. His
name is Revere and he has been
pitching for a team in Bay City, Tex.
He won't report until next Spring.
The solemn announcement is made
that the Cardinals paid him $4,000 to
sign their contract
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

this city who think Louie will cop ihe
think in spite of the large backing in
title, that the popular local boy is
in for a boxing lesson.
Louis has shown that a fast clever
man with a good left can lndict dam
age, and if any one fits that descrip-
ton it is surely old Jack Brittor.
Terrible Toby Owens, who has de-
serted the Park City for the scene of
former workings, was on hand and il
must have been Toby's yellow silk
shirt that dazzled Young cAuliffe in
the second bout
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
SO, 900 OFFER TO BECKETT.

Chicago, Aug. 3-An offer of s1O,-
900 for Joe Beckett English heavy
weight champion, to box Tony Mel
choir, of Chicago, was cabled to John
Cochran, manager Of Beckett in
London, by Barney Lichtenstein,
manager of the Chicago boxer The
bout, if Beckett accepts, probably
will be held in East Chicago or Mil
wauSee. Z
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

London, Ont, Aug. 3-The Boston
club of the American League has
purchased outfielder Neitzke and In
fielder Pittinger from the London
club of the Michigan-Ontario League
according to announcement by Man
ager Wetze1 of the London club The
players will report to the Red Sox at
the close of the Michigan Ontario
League season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
INDIANS ENLARGE PARK.

CIeveland's baseball club officials
are apparently expecting large crowds
to jam their grounds during the clos
ing weeks of the pennant rush. E.
S. Barnard, business manager, has a
number of carpenters at work in
creasing the capacity of the stands
by some 600 seats The manage
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
WILSON KAYOES CHOYNSK

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug 8 - Johnny
Wilson of Boston, middleweight
champion, knocked out Steve Choyn-
ski of Milwaukee in the fifth round of
a scheduled 10 round bout here last
night.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
Gather Lon Ones
Home Runs.

Babe Ruth, Ward. New York.
House, Bridgeport.
Three Base Hits.
Rousch, Reds.
Hornsby, ST. Louis.
Griffith, Brooklyn.
Pick, Powell, Holke. Braves.
Hargraves, Waterbury.
jackson, White Sox.
Shannon, Dykes Athletics.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
CLEVELAND SELLS MYERS.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. - Pitcher
Elmer Myers. claimed by the Boston
Americans when the Cleveland Amer
ican League club asked for waivers on
him, has been turned over to the Red
Sox for the waiver price.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

Bridgeport 80 1 o o o o-1
Hartford -. 0 o l. 20 %
Two base hits, House, Bracket, M.
Walsh, Kane. Home run, House.
Stolen bases, Skiff. Sacrifices, E.
Walsh, Bonaguera. Double plays,
M. Walsh, Bonaguera to Ray Grimes
ca; K Grimes to Roy Grimes. Left
on bases, Hartford 6; Bridgeport 5.
Base on balls, off NJ. Walsh 8; off
Pennington 2. Hit by pitcher, by M.
Walsh (Harber). Struck out, by
Pennington 7; M. Walsh 2. UNI
pires, Hannifan and Brown. Time of
game 1855.
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ment has also made other improve
ments to facilitate the handling OF
big crowds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
BRIDGEPORT
Players

neutrality-suspicious.: Bailey 9, M
Neher 2, Damn 8, Pennington, Hous
Skiff 2, Bonagara 3, Sherwood 2, K.
Kane 6, Neher 4, Damn, Pennington
a, K. Grimes, M. Walsh; errors: He
f. Walsh, Bonagara; double plays:/
K Grimes to r. Grimes; bases On ba
by pitcher: Harber; struck out: by
Hanifan and Brown; time: 1 hour
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
1)Qd

good fashioned way are seldom improved
on. Put it up to the man who sells them and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
Pitcher Hummer And Outeder Dillon Join Washers Today
New Players Join
Americans Today
Rockies Picked Up From Semi Pro Team in Phil
mont N. Y, Coming to Help Out Ed Walsh
and His Team-Scout Andy Coakley Looks
Over Hartford and Bridgeport in Action.

The Bridgeport Times entirely method of
publishing baseball In the old the figures
ply show the results of the play and not the play itself
the below the what each did
bat and practically of the play of the
the
Copyright, 1920, by A. F Maher)
symbols follows-O, out; base ht II, two
hit; 1111, E.
force base OUT B. base bas H. hit by batted
ball; R,
The Score: Hartford 8; Bridgeport,
| rfords Bridgeport
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
ktlC1Nn

Sweet Caporal Cigarettes made of Golden
Virginia tobacco, blended with just dash of
Turkish-not merely toured, but cured Kin.
ney's good old-fashioned way.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

urphy 2, Pickup 8, Harder, Sherman
e, E. Walsh, Bracket, r. Grimes IA,
Grimes 8; assists: Bailey, Pickup.
Ed Walsh 4, Bonagara Z, Sherwood
use; stolen bases: Skiff; sacrifice hits:
NJ Walsh Bonagara to Ray Grimes q;
lis: off Walsh 8, Pennington 2; hit
Pennington Z, M. Walsh 2; umpires:
SIS minutes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

will let you in on a secret: He
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

About 1000 fans attended las
nights show. which goes to show i
"A. certain standard is maintained n
crowd will always C.nle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03

1t, seems that Louie Bogash may be
making a mistake in meeting Welter-
weight. Champion Britton this month.
put confidence is half the battle and
Louis has plenty of that. But we
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-03
Ok

Caps and they will give you the same reason
why -
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
Lest You Forget.

One OF the big rubber companies at
tcches to every big shipment of brake
lining a card containing some sug-
gestions which are worthy of general
circulation:
l. Storage battery inspected every
two weeks.
2. Grease cups turned up every 1000
miles.
.. Springs oiled every week.
L. Oil and gasolene connections in
spected every week.
8 Crankcase drained and washed
out with kerosene every 900 miles.
6. Universal joints packed with
glease every 1000 miles.
Z. Differential and transmissions
packed with grease or oil every LOO
miles.
s. Spark plugs cleaned every 1000
miles.
9. Carbon removed from cylinders
twice a year.
10. Valves ground each 5000 miles.
II. New piston rings every eighteen
months.
Il. See that wheels are in line once
a month.
1s. See that the water is circulating
every time the car is started.
IA. Bearings on wheels inspected
once a month.
Is. Gasolene pipe and carbureter
thoroughly cleaned every month.
is. Self-starter inspected every
month.
II. Steering wheel and steering
knuckles inspected once a month.
Is. Test brakes and equalize once a
month.
Removing front wheel hub washer
To remove the split steel washer that
snaps into a groove in the hub of
front wheel and holds the thick felt
washer in place over the inside bear
ing. the most effective method is to
make the simple tool. Obtain a pair
Of round-jawed pliers about five or
six inches long. File a notch on the
inside of each jaw near the end and
then reduce the diameter OF the jaws
until they will just slip into the holes
in the ends OF the split washer. Hav-
ing done this, it is a simple matter to
remove the washer. Hook >the ends of
the pliers into the holes, close the
pliers to contract the washer to draw
it out of the groove, and then by run
ming a screwdriver around the edge of
1t 1t Is easily slipped off. have used
one Of those tools for several years
and find 1t most effective.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15

cause the body Epss are so dis
tinctive. The repair bill nay be
quite distinctive also.
The majority of cars on th~---mer-
lean market are what are usually
called assembled cars; that is, the
main units of the chassis-engtne,
clutch, transmission and axles--are
bought of parts makers. concerns
that make nothing else but that one
unit 1t is quite possible to get
high quality of car in the assembled
class, but it is equally true that
many assembled chassis are simply
thrown together, with the parts
bought merely to meet a certain
price. The bodies on these cars are
usually of a most attractive design.
so that the eye appeal will be salts
fed. In other words, the manu-
facturer knows that the initial ap-
peal must be satisfactory, other
wise no further investigation will
be made.
what Wise Buyers DO.
The wise buyer today will inves-
tigate the value OF the different
parts used in the construction of
the chassis. He has seen sdver-
tised such names as Timken for
axles and bearings, Continental for
engines. Hyatt for bearings, willard
and Exide for storage batteries and
so on. The owner should make a
study of the relative value of the
important units that enter into the
construction of the car and avoid
chassis with even one cheap unit.
Some makers, in order to meet a
price, will use a fairly good engine.
good transmission but a cheap
rear axle. Knowing that so many
buyers select on appearance. the
maker is safe in putting almost any
sort of axle under the car. II, how
ever, the buyer becomes wise enough
to know good parts from poor ones
he will avoid the chassis with the
cheaper parts, even though the body
is a handsome affair. When you
buy a suit of clothes you expect
the vest to be of the same quality
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15

as the coat or trousers SO that all
units will wear about the same
length of timex The same thing
holds true in a car-all the units
ought to have the same relative
high quality so one of them won't
fall to pieces quickly.
Another thing a prospective pur-
chaser should bear in mind, and that
is that a body may be good look
ing and still cheap. Mounted on a
cheap frame the result Is the doors
soon rattle and the whole body gets
out of shape because of the warp
ing of the frame.
1t is necessary for tho automo-
bile buyer to study fundamentals,
or to get the advice of some one
who knows and understands these
fundamentals. Merely, to go into the
market and buy a car with the
money you have Is to take a chance
with a considerable amount of
money. Bear in mind you are buying
transportation. not merely a vehicle,
just as you buy tone not appear
ance in a violin or piano. Pretty
nearly all violins look alike, yet the
difference in actual value may be
thousands of dollars.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
DEMAND
NOT SERVICE
Average Buyer Of Cars Will
Pay More for Appear.
ance Than Usefulness.

The recent automobile shows In
New York and Chicago and other
Gig centers offered a good oppor-
tunity for study of the appeal that
different cars have for the pros
pective purchaser. The average
buyer Is buying on appearance as
the fundamental and deciding fac
tor, which, in the end. means that
he Is getting more good looks than
heyts service per dollar expended.
This Is not to say that the good
looking cars are not good ones, but
that the buyer Is overlooking the
important fact that a mediocre
chassis can be fitted with a smart
looking body and the car sold at
a price higher than that of a more
substantial chassis with a fair type
OF body. II you will but look over
the more prosperous manufacturers
cars / think you will agree that
there Is nothing freakish or start
ling in the looks OF the cars. They
are, one might say. ordinary. or
they have become so because OF the
great number OF them on the streets
As examples of these 1 mention the
Dodge. Ford, Maxwell, Chevrolet.
bort, REQ. Buick. These cars all
have good regulations for giving
high value per dollar spent. The
man who would buy good looks
alone in a car would also buy more
style in clothes without inquiring
into the quality of the cloth. The
results are the same in automobiles.
clothes, furniture or other COM
modities- The style may be there
but the quality so poor that you
don't have the benefit of that style
foNa very long period. and usually
YOU have so much trouble because
of the quality that you are ashamed
of the article.
Demand More Than supply.
There is no doubt that car manu-
facturers today are able to sell all
the automobiles they are physically
capable of producing because the
demand is so much higher than the
supply, but that is no reason why
you should not use better judgment
in the selection of your new car and
get the most quality with the best
appearance.
IL you are one of the great many
who wish to have extreme individ-
uality in their car. then ii prob
ably will be cheaper to buy a good
chassis and have a special body
made to your order and to your
individual liking. Thousands of
buyers, in order to get 4 car differ
ent from so many others. buy a
make not quite SO well known be-
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
OWNERS SERVICE DEPART
MENT.

Q. was fixing a spare onto the car
rier and happened to look down at the
exhaust pipe on my Cadillac and no.
ticed what I rsfit thought was raw
gasoline coming out. Upon investiga-
tion 1 found 1t to be water. and ]
would like to know If 1t is a leak or
can 1t be a regular condition in the
engine.
A. 1t probably Is not a Jacket leak.
Water is one OF the products Of COM
bustion, and in the colder days it con-
denses and flies out in liquid form with
the exhaust. You will find this more
or less in every automobile.
@. What Ii the particular advantage
of inclining the valves at an angle to
the cylinders? I notice this on two Of
the new cars.
A. You may have noticed that on l.
head engines. Primarily It reduces the
size Of the pocket in the cylinder head
and thus allows OF a better shape Of
combustion chamber.
@. Could bucking at low speed be
caused altogether by misfiring. / have
an eight-cylinder car which seems TO
hit on five or six at times and ]
thought that that might cause knock
ing which sounds like there is some
thing wrong with the clutch.
A. Quite likely the misfiring is the
cause Of your trouble. as the reduction
In power at low speeds is such as to
give the effect of an engine about to
stall.
n r1annth I had soda n
painted and now the paint is peeling
of and cracking SO that the car looks
worse than It did before painting.
Could l have done this or would you
say 1t was a poor fob.
A. A poor paint job. no doubt, cou-
pied with the fact that the car may
have been exposed to abrupt changes
in temperature.
Q. have an Overland model So,
and recently there developed some
trouble in the rear axle. which as
you know has the transmission in
unit. In running in first or second
speed there is a great deal of noise,
as though the whole axle was fall
ing to pieces. In high there is
hardly any at times. and then again
there is a great deal. Would you
take the whole axle apart or is II
something that can be remedied
without much Trouble?
A. Without question the counter.
shaft bearings are "all shot and
you will have to replace them.
hardly think this can be done
without removing the torQue tube
and transmission unit together
with the differential housing cover
The best job can be done with the
entire axle detached from the car
Q. The engine OF my car is thermo.
syphon cooled. and on a cold day the
water freezes solid after running
about fifteen minutes l put a piece
Of paper on the radiator. but it falls
OF. ordered a radiator cover made
but in the meantime tell me what &c
do when it freezes?
A. Stop the car, but allow the en-.
gine to run slowly. Keep pourins
water into the radiator and cover tn,
front lower half OF the radiator. As
water boils of keep adding more
Don't allow an appreciable amount tc
boil of.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-15
Practical Paragraphs

Throwing. the Ignition switch to "off''
position, and then leaving the keys
in place. does not insure your car
from theft. Take the keys with you.
A good short cut to low operating
expenses is careful driving. watch
ing faithfully the performance of the
engine. and giving 1t immediate at
tention IL anything does go wrong.
+ Tests, conducted by the B. z, Good
rich Rubber Company. explode the
idea OF using lower tire pressure in
summer than in winter. The variant
is so slight that an even pressure
can be maintained the year round.
When the starting motor lacks
power to turn over the crankshaft 1t
may be strengthened by coupling on
another storage battery, connecting
it in multiple so as not to increase
are of sufficient size from the battery
cradle gain in power output.
Your car will be less liable to
THEFT, II You VIII park IL near a
bright light Thieves work best in
the dark.
You can cut down repair bills
by occasionally examining the
mechanical units in your car. II
takes little mechanical knowledge
to tighten a bolt here and there.
Gasoline lines sometimes leak be-
cause of chafing against the edge
of frame channels or other parts.
An easy way to remedy this is by
wrapping soft wire tightly about
the tubing, winding it for a small
distance each side of the leak and
tnen going over the wire with SOL
der.
When two OF the wires of the
lighting or starting systems are
producing a short circuit an in
evitabIe accompaniment of the
condition is heat. By feeling care
fully along the line the operator