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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
ATHLETES
 ARE STILL SUPREME
Seventh Olympiad Shows No Danger of Leadership Being Changed Soon.

From a viewpoint of competitive sport, none of the six previous Olym- piads have compared with the current games at Antwerp on track and field. While the athletes of the United States scored a decisive victory - victory that compares favorably with anything they have accomplished in world competition in the past - and again proved their unquestionable su periority in running, jumping, pole vau1ting, weight throwing and the other events that comprise the gen orally accepted program of athletic events, still it was impressively dem onstrated that the European countries especially the Scandinavian countries, have greatly improved in athletic prowess.
 Naturally, the nations like England. France, Belgium, Canada and Austra- 1ia are still feeling the ravages of the World War. However, they have shown wonderful recuperative powers and the athletes they sent to the Olympic games foreshadow great ri- valry for the United States in such events in the future.
 For seven successive Olymp piads the Americans reigned supreme on track and field. They never have excelled in distance running, and this year was no exception. They failed to score a single place in either the 5000 metre or the 10000 metre runs and were able to finish no better than fourth in the cross-country team race. The javelin throw was the only other event in which the United States fail ed to score a point. But. taken by and large, the success of the Ameri- can Olympic team lived up to the ex- pectations and hopes that the athletes carried over with them aboard the U.. S. Army transport Princess Ma toika-
 Thirty events comprised the track and field program of the Olympic games. In these the United States scored 9 first places. Is seconds, Il thirds. fourths, fifths and sixths. While the number of first places SCOT ed by the 1920 representa- tives of the United States is considerably less than the 6 frsts scored by them at Stockholm in 1912. the distribution of other places among the members of the team and the fact that injury to several stars failed to handicap the punch of the team bespeaks volumes for the a1l-around ability of the we'll balanced team.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
,oxing : Tennis :. Swimming. Golf : Amateur Sports
w Wa1tzers Pressing
 New Haven Leaders
Victory Over Albany Yesterday While Indians Lose To Worcester Puts Americans in Position Dangerous to Bender's Tribe and Jackmacks.

New Ravens loss while Bridgeport and Worcester were winning yester- day cuts down the lead of the Indians and places both Worcester and Bridge port in a position to be dangerous in the closing days of the race for the league pennant.
 The Bridgeport team is in Albany again today and will put up a. fight for the game, while New Haven will stack up against the Waterbury club which has won six gam es in a row. Worces- ter will also have a task on it's hands in Springfield and it looks as though tn ere may 1be a big upset today.
 Yesterday Bridgeport defeated AL bany, to ?, and Bridgeport mauled the ball for 13 hits, while the home team was collecting only eight safe ones from the delivery of Glynn. Fea- turing the game were catches by Tai and Murray. Kenneth Grimes was or dered from the field by Umpire Brown for disp1Tting a called strike and Don ahue of Albany was injured in a col lision with Ray Grimes and was forced to retire.
 Pitcher Glynn not only pitched Bridgeport to victory, but he blew himself to a couple of hits as did Tai, E1merick and Ray Grimes. The latter scored two of the four runs The score.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
MEXICAN OARSMEN PEA CED
 WELL IN OLYMPIC PRELIDlS
Yankee lightweight Wrestlers Eliminated in Prelimn- ary Catch-AsC latch Can Bouts When Swedish Grappler Floors Metropoues of Gary, Ind, in Trial Round.

Antwerp, Aug. 26-American oars men are well placed in the prelimi- nary heats of the Olympic regatta which will be held near Brussels to- morrow and Saturday. The English eight and the Canadian four are con- sidered the Americans most danger ous rivals.
 The draw has given American oars men the following rivals in the pre- iminary heats:
 Single sculls-Sweden.
 Pair oars without coxswain-Brazil and Holland.
 Pair oars with coxswain-F'rance.
 Fours-Brazil and Czecho- o-Slovakia.
 Edghts-Belgium.
 American lightweight wrestlers were eliminated in the preliminary catch-as-catch-ca bouts last night when Svensson of Sweden defeated George Metropoules of Gary, Ind, in the trial round. and Antilla of Fin land beat J. Shimmon. New York
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
Strong Finish By
 Northern Direct

Pou~hteer~9e. N. Y. Aug. 36.-Pitt- man. with Northern Direct. won d stirring four-heat victory in The Vas sar 2:12 class pace, the feature of the third ma atinee of the Poughk eepsie Grand Circuit meeting. Pacing sec ord to Symbol s. Forest and Darves- ter in the first two heats, the son of The Northern Man. took the third and the fourth and deciding miles with great bursts of speed down the home stretch. Darvester was second in the money.
 Bonnie Del outclassed the field in the o:o9 trot, winning all three heats without being seriously extended. Moko Axworthy was second in all three heats. with La.be Riddell third in the summaries
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
Crisp Bing,es

Bridgeport is sticking near the top in the Eastern league race.
 
 Chicago made it three straight from Boston yesterday at Chicago. Tyler was in great form, allowing only three hits.
 Catcher O'Nei1 of Boston was hit on the head by one of Pitcher Ty- Ier's curves at Boston yesterday and retired from the game.
  Waterbury is on a rampage, having won it's sixth consecutive game from Springfield yesterday.
 Kahn. who pitched for Waterbury yesterday, gave but two hits in seven innings and he jumped into the of fensive himself when he obtained two hits out of four times up.
 The Reds made it three straight from Philadelphia yesterday when they punched four hits for three earn ed runs off the delivery. of Pitcher Rixey.
 Harris of the Athletics held Cleve- land to three hits yesterday and Philadelphia won the game. Harris
  plays aided him materially
 Pittsburg knocked Marquard out of the box yesterday, but Brooklyn won in the ninth on two hits. Pittsfield staged an eighth inning rally in the game against Hartford yesterday and won a pitchers battle. l Unsteadiness by Pitcher Brown of New Haven cost the league leaders the game in Worcester yesterday. Fine running catches kept New Haven be- ! hind
 1 The Boston Red Sox punched sev- ! en hits for seven runs in the eighth ! inning of the game against St. Louis i yesterday and easily won.
 After the Cardinals had taken a | two run lead at St. Louis yesterday | the New York Giants started up the | grade in the eighth inning and scored | five times on four, singles, a triple and { q base on balls for a victory. I Roy Grimes went in to pinch hit for Pitcher Barnes yesterday, but he failed to produce the hit.
 
 The Hillies have purchased Out l fielder Gene Martin. who was inde- finitely suspended by Manager Walsh for indifferent playing. Martin vii join the IIillies within few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

A. l., in the quarter finals. The Americans, however, qualified their full quota of two men ill each of the other cIa asses.
 In the other bouts the results were as follows:
 Featherweights: c. D. Ackerly,, Cor nell University, beat Diabetes, of Greece. and s. N. Gerson, University of Pennsylvania, defeated Makinson of England; middleweights, MacDon- aId American, beat Lopponen of Canada; Iightweights Walter s. Mau- Ter of Chicago beat Iladrau of France, and Lieut.. J. R. Redmond. U. S. N, defeated Wilson of England; heavy weights, N. Pendleton, New York A. C., beat Salida of Finland, and F. J. Meyer, Chicago H. l., defeated Ma son of England.
 In the quarter finals. Gerson de- feated Barathou of France, and Ack- erly beat Kaiser of Switzerland
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
New York Season
 Closing Schedule

That the baseball season IS nearing its close becomes apparent as vari- ous teams make their final apear- ance of the season at the Polo Grounds The Boston Red SoN were the first to bid farewell to New York fans for the season and within the last few days the Cleveland and De- troit players made theT final appear ance of the year in Harlem. The White Sox will finish on Saturday and the Browns next Wednesday. The Philadelphia and Washington teams have to. play there again before the season ends. The Tanks have made their last appearance in Washing on, but must visit every other American League city. Every National League club will play one or more games with the Giants at the Polo Grounds.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
DEMPSEY FEARS
 MISkE'S PUNCH
Champion Says Challenger is Tougher Man Than Willard and Gan Take More.

Benton Harbor, Mich, Aug. 2e-. Jack Dempsey said today he had seri- ous respect for Billy Miske, whom he meets here a week from Monday
 Dempsey has fought Miske X twice and failed to knock him out In the second fight Miske claimed victory.
 T am frank to say that I think Miske is sttffer puncher than Will lard and certainly is much faster,'' the cha ampion said today, "and he can stand up under severe punishment. I even failed to knock him down, all though I put every ounce of strength behind my punches.
 Miske is big as am and per ha,ps will slightly outweigh me when he meets me on Labor Day. I figure to go into the ring under the 190 pound notch hope to be at the same weight as I was when I fought Will 1ard-1S7 pounds"
 Harry Greb, the Pittsburgh light heavyweight, will join Dempseys staff of spaning partners within a couple of days. Greb is scheduled to meet Chuck Wiggins of Indianapolis in one of the four heavyweight matches on Labor Day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
AMERICAN GIRILS WIN SWIMMING
 EVENTS EASILY
Capture All Three Places and Miss Bleibtrey Sets New Olympic Record.
 England Wins Boxing Score One Point More Than America While Canada
 Follows Closely.

Antwerp, Belgium, Aug. 26-The feature event of the Olympic swim ming program here yesterday was the final of the 100 meter, free style, for women, and in it the American girl swimmers distinguished themselves by capturing all three places. The win ner was Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey of the Women's Swimming Associati Of New York, who set new Olym pic record for the distance when she fin ished in 1 minute p 3-5 seconds Her time was 6 1-5 seconds better than the former Olympic mark made by Miss Fanny Dula.ck of Australia at Stockholm in 1912. Miss Irene Guest of Philadelphia, was second and Miss third
 The final of the 1,50O meter, free stroke. was won by Norman Ross of the Illinois A. c. The Canadian Yer not was second and the Australian Beaurepaire. third. F. K. Kabelo, United States Navy, fourth, and E. L. Bolder. Illinois A. C., fifth. The time was 22 minutes 23 Is seconds.
 All three first places in the finals of the plain diving contests went to Swedes when Vallman captured first place, Skoglund second and Jansson third. The Brazilian welliech was eighth. There were no American finalists.
 The final heat of the 400 meter breast stroke was won by Malmroth, Sweden in 6 minutes 31 4-5 seconds. Henning. Sweden, was second; Aal- toonen. Finland, third, and J. Howell, Olympic club, San Francisco, fourth.
 England Takes Boxing Trophy.
 The final official award in the Olympic boxing gives the team trophy to England, her representa- tives scoring II points. The United States was second, with 10 points, Canada third with 9 points and Den mark and France tied for fourth, with 6 points each.
 In the individual scoring F. De Genero, .Paulist A. C., New York. was the winner in the. flyweight class, Graham of Canada was second in the bantamweight class and J. Zivic, Will low A. C., Pittsburgh, fourth in the featherweight class. In the light weight class s. Mosberg, Pastime A. C., New York, was the winner.
 Schneider of Canada was the win ner in the welterweight class and F. Kolberg. United States Army. and w. Clark Orstatcher, Herman Institute, Philadelphia, were third and fourth respectively. In tho nfiddleweight class Prudhomme and Mexovitch of Canada finished second and third. Edward EaGan, Yale University, was the winner n tihe light heavyweight class and W. Spengler, New York, was fourth in the heavyweight class.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
HITTING FEM ON A LINE
By Masterscc

and the owners are ready to spend something to keep up the flow of coin into the till.
 This winter promises to be a lively one as far as sport is concerned. The Am merican league roller polo team will make a. bid for patronage as will the Blue Ribbon basS Seatbal1 team The Blue Ribbons have always drawn large crowds every night they play, but the polo team will probably schedule games here two or three nights a week.
 Walter Johnson,sAone of the speed kings in American league baseball, may not pitch asain this year. accord ing to the latest reports for his arm
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

Owner George Weiss of the New Haven Indians has scheduled the New York Americans with Babe Ruth in the batting order for next Monday afternoon at New Haven and it will come as a feature of a twin bill with Worces- CT, a regular league game, as the opener. The Yankee owners have absolutely guaranteed the appearance of Ruth.
 
 The New York Yankee owners are planning to build the largest stadium in the world and some large ones have been constructed in the past few years. but New York is now en- toying it's mose successful year in baseball due 10 the acquisition of Babe Ruth, from Boston last spring
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

is giving him siderable trouble. Recently Johnson consulted a spec ialist in Rochester but every warm up he has taken since has caused him pain. Johnson has been directed to not even throw a ball for ten days.
 Both the New York teams are in third place in the National and American league race and followers of the game in this city are pulling for one or the other togwin the pen nant That would bring the world series games to New York and give Bridgeport fans an opportunity of see ing them There seems to be a gen eral belief that the Giants will nose out in the final spurt.
 Even though Roy Grimes didn't get a hit yesterday when he was put in to pinch hit for Barnes, he contributed his share to the Giants eighth inning rally. Grimes grounded to Hornsby and while he was being thrown out at drst, Doyle tallied.
 One of the strange things in the major and Eastern Leagues yesterday was that there were no home runs made and only few triples.
 Two of the Eastern League teams won their games yesterday by the one run margin. while the other two were victories by the two run margin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
Wisconsin Boxing
 Fans Pay $500, 900

As a matter of sporting statistics the report issued by Chairman W. H. Liginger of the Wisconsin Athletic Commission, showing that the com mission has collected ,S41.91 from boxing license fees and. the 5 per cent. tax fixed by the boxing law, is inter esting. It means that approximately s3oO.000 has been paid by fans in Wisconsin, as admission to boxing shows during the last fiscal year. Of this sum, something over $1o.ooo is net profit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
Colgate Expects
 100 For Football

Hamilton. N- Y., Aug. 26.-Colgate University's football squad will num- be rover a, hundred men when the first regular practice of the season is held here Sept. ' on the famous Whitnan Field, according to a statement given out yesterday by Colgate's Director of Athletics, E G. Huntington. Over 60 members of Nhe entering freshman class have made known their inten- tions of reporting on the 7th-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

#Ran for DOna hue in fourth.
 **Batted for Clark in 9th. Bridgeport =. 2 0 o 0 i 1 0-4 Albany ...... 0 0 o 0 1-z
 Two base hits, Brausen, Baker, Prediger, R. Grimes, K. Grimes, Sweatt, McCorry. Left on bases, Bridgeport 8, Albany 8. Double play, R. Grimes (unassisteD. Bases on balls off Glynn 2, off Scanlon 1. Struck out, by Glynn 4, by Scanlon 4. Passed ball Musser,- Gillis. Um- pires Brown and Hannifan. Time of game 2:O5.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
New Haven Club To
 Fill Mail Orders

The New Haven club will fill re- serve seat mail orders received before Friday night, for the game Mon dav afternoon wita lhe New York Americans, according to George Weiss, owner of the clus The first game at o'clock will be between Tsu Haven and Worcester. league leaders. while the second game with the New York America ns will start Immediately a=terward The prices for the attraction will he sl.so .ri e1 "a which incluGe the war tax.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
Whitney's Exodus
 Wins Adirondack

Si7ra toca. N. Y. Aug. 2S.-The mas tory tat Harry Payne Whitney holds in the two-year-old division with his numerous fine youngsters was in evi- dence again ye+terday afternoon when his Exodus scored an easy victory in the Adirondack Handicap. the six-fur- long dasn which provided the feature of the day. Exodus won by two lengtl1s from J. E. Grifiti's Jeg after setting his own pace all the way. Que2rce< was third. Dry Moon was the only ether starler.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
Floral Piece For
 Saratoga Winner

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, Aug. 26- n, fsldition to the other prizes which sro with the victory, the winner of the Saratoga Cup, which wiH be run on the closing day of the meeuns' wlH ssa ,,resented with $500 floral piece h,s the Sa-hen ectady Lodge of Elks- i1 this race, at a mile and three-quar- ters. it is expected that Man O War, rs~terroina,tor and possibly Sir Barton vvsll be among the starters.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
LEADING BATTERSH IN TWO LEAGUES. N
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Expect Preacher To
 Join Detroit Tigers

Baumgarten. a Mississippi minister who also is q pitcher in that neck of the woods, is expected to join the Detroit Tigers in New York this week. Jack Coombs was on a scouting eH- petition the other day and discovered the preacher pitcher.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
Thomas To Compete
 In Races Saturday

Elgin. H., Aug. 26-Joe Thomas injured when his car overturned while making trial spin around the Elgin course. will compete in Saturday, s 250 mile race. Thomas, who is in a hospital. assured officials he would be on hand. Thomas said the acci- dent was due to his unfam miIiarity with the machine he was piloting.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

~ Games Today. -< Bridgeport at Albany.
 Worcester at Springfield. PittSfield at Hartford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

Sullivan went to England in 1918 to swim the Channel. In August of that year he started from South Fore land, but only succeeded in getting within six miles of France. Sullivan again went to Dover last July, and has been practising there for the present attempt.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

New York 6. St. Louis 3. Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 3. Cincinnati ,. Philad elphia l. Chicago 4, Boston 0. "
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

Predicted that clothing prices are going to drop, and for. information when and where, see the ads in The Times.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
League Standings
 And Results
AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results.

Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 1. Boston II, St. Louis l.
 Other tams not scheduled.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Starts To Swim
 English Channel

Dover, England, Aug. 26-Henry Sullivan of Lowell, MaE1., started at $40 o'clock last evening to swim tAe English Channel from Dover to Ca lais. This is the first attempt since the outbreak of the war to swim the Channel.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
GATHER LONG ONES

Three Base Hit& Hammond, Hf11ies. Conrad, Waterbury. Hendryx, Red Sox. Duncan, Reds. Kelly, Giants.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

National League. New York at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. Boston at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

The idealists are frequently non1in- ated by the politicians for offices to which they can't get elected.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

Auto industry in danger from lack of credit? Can it be that those soulless bankers refuse to lend money to a. man with a third hand Car as security?
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

Indians smoke pipe of peace with Gov. Cox, but apparently the braves had to get along without any fre- water. ..-s-ssx
 Five thousand immigrants a day pouring into Ellis Island, so here's hoping some of 'ern are hired girls willing to do something more than ornament the back porch
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
STANDING OF CLUBS.
 American League.
National League.

GAMES TO-DAY. - American LIgue. Chicago at New York. Cleveland at Philadelph1a. Detroit at Washington St. Louis at Boston.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

At Birmingham R. H. E. SashViiie N 7. sf,,liI l<' ..... 0
 At Chattanooga K. H. E. Chattanooea 5 2 Atlanta. 0
 At Memphis R. H. E. Memphis 6 6 Mobile ........10 13 1
 At Little Rock R. H. E. Tittle Rock 6 0 New Orleans .. 1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-26

The Hillies have purchased Out fielder Gene Martin, who was inde- finitely suspended by Manager Walsh for indifferent playing. Martin will join the !Iillies within a few days
The Washington herald., 1920-03-21
SUNDAY. MARCH 21, 1920.

Copyright, 1920. by The Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
Astrologers read this as a quiet
day. Neptune rules strongly for
good. Uranus and Venus are mildly
adverse.
1t is a time when the planetary
government is believed to make the
mind receptive and exceedingly hos
pitable to religious ideas.
Interest in churches will be
aroused by uniting different sects
and eliminating old tenets that have
been outgrown.
The movement that will affect
many denominations has an occult
Significance little recognized, the
seers declare, and is but a prelimi-
nary to a worldwide acceptance of a
spiritual revelation.
While the planetary rule is salu-
tary for all who use the mind, II is
not fortunate for emotional persons.
Warning Is given that great in
crease in self-control will be, de-
manded in the changed conditions Of
life In the new era of the world.
As the sun enters Aries for the
spring quarter, Mars is rising in
Scorpio, Saturn Is in the tenth
house opposed to Venus and Uranus
in the fourth.
The rising position of Mars In
square to Jupiter and Neptune
points to labor unrest and an in
crease of Bolshevism. -,
Trouble from revolutionary move
ments is again forecast and there
may be many strikes. April seems
to be subject to peculiarly sinister
influences.
Epidemics and infectious diseases
may be prevalent during the sum-
mer months and cleanliness in cities
is enjoihed.
This should be a lucky direction
under which to set out on journeys.
Much travel across the waters will
mark the coming summer, and Ja-
pan will attract many tourists. !.
Railways come under a planetary
rule that is not favorable and there
may be a serious slump in stocks
that will have a far-reaching effect.
The evening of this day is not an
auspicious time for lovers and en-
gagements made today may be un-
lucky.
Persons whose birthdate II Is have
the forecast of a most successful
and prosperous year. but they
should be cautious in all sentimen-
tai affairs.
Children born on this day may be
much given to society and perhaps
too popular with persons of ,oppo-
site sex. Girls are likely to have
romantic careers.