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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Ball F ans
 Itching For Opener

Ball fans will have Rn opportunity to look over the Brown DerbieS and size up some of Gene McCann'S pen nant chasing timber tomorrow after noon at Newfield Park, when the DerbS will pry the 1922 baseball lid fin a game with the Giant Colts, who will be here under the leadership Of Casey Stengel. The game will start at o'clock, regular admission prices prevailing. Empires Higgins and Dewey will Of1iciate.
 TOmorrow's Lineup.
 Manager McCann, this morning was uncertain, on tomorrow'S lineup, but the infeld will be Breslin first base; Hunt, second base; Kingdom. short stop, and Marty Fielder, third base man secured from New Orleans. at the dizzy corner. Stauffer, Howe and Smith will divide the backstop work. Bracket, Loftus Emmerich and Martin will be seen in the line up
 The locals will go into the game somewhat handicapped by a lack of practice, but they will doubtless be able to make a creditable showing against the junior McGraw outfit, which suffered defeats quite fre- quently on their northward journey.
 Bracket is Ready.
 Hank Bracket, who arrived yes terday, declared he's ready to jump into the game Bracket is in ex- ce!lent physical shape, keeping him. self in trim by winter gym work. A big hand is likely to be extended to pearance in Derby uniform. When Bracket played here in 1920 he batted for .271 per cent, and feIded at a .94S clip.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
BOYS CLUB
 SPORT JOYS

Today at the Boys Club gym the Twin Oak Clubs will clash with the Walnut Jrs. for the city championship in t,' cir class The Walnut Jrs. have a notion that they can oWerwhelm the Club Boys by a large majority The Cubs will use the same lineup as Tn previous games and expect to be on the winning end after a week of dili- gent practice with the elder members of the Club.
 The CoIonials have the makings of a strong baseball team with the Car fie1O, Maniero, Rich and others. The junior teams will have to set a fast pace in order to overwhe elm them as Judging from them in their initial practice of the season.
 Today at the Lexington Oval the Boys Club Juniors will play the Ro- yer Jrs. in the initial game of the sea- son.
 Tho Twin Oaks will practice at the Park today and captain Petrino request that every candidate be pre- sert for the first tryout Atfanese, Pe- trino. Carley. Iinane Banvil1e, Shorty, Carrano, Lockart, Clancy, Spagle, VarrOne. Mccullough and others.
 The Herb brothers are getting ready to report to the Pittsfield Club for trypouts, and Don Cretella is also awaiting letter from the same burg In all five members of the Boys Club will get Eastern League tryouts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Miss Rollins Has
 New Golf Ideas

New York. April S.-Niss Marion Rollins. national woman golf cham pion, who returned yesterday from a Scotland, said that she had gathered many ideas which will be used in the construction of the new wornen's na- tionaI Golf and tennis clubs course, to be built at Glen Head, L. l., this summer.
 Miss Rollins also brought word from Miss Cecil Leitch, British. French and would come to America this year for the Canadian and United States cham pionship tournaments and that her sister, Miss Edith Leitch, would ac- company her Roger Wethered, and his sister Joyce, also intend to visit America this year, Miss Rollins said.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
By Old SDOrt.

If you want to hear one of the cham pion yarn spinners in the major lea que get in touch with Casey StengeI, leader of the Giants Cubs, tonorrow when he visits Bridgeport. As a ~ra- contour. he is in class by himself and is known as the ''wandering mOn- ologue.''
 were punching the bag on the lawn of the Hotel Schenley in Plttsburg and Casey, got around to the days when he was breaking into the league.
 Nowadays" he said, when a fel- low is at bat and a pitcher gets bah close to his head, he comics back to the bench when he's through hitting and says: !" I believe that guy was throw ing at mel'
 'In the days speak of, mates, you knew da1nwfeM they were throwing at you. Why, of the first month I was in the league. spent three weeks sit ing in the dust around the plate. Everytinl'e I stepped up there those birds had me down. The balls l hit l took off my ear and when the ball hit the bat, wasn't always sure it wasn't my head it hit, there being a certain similarity in the sounds produced in the two opeTy tions.
 Hard Days For Rookie
 And how those old boys used to like to ride a young fellow! If you think we ride 'em pretty hard these days you should have heard some of the stuff they pulled when I was a pup around here I'll newer forget the first time I ever played against the Cubs-the toughest guys in the league in those days, with Evers and Tinker and Sheckard and others like them out there barking at a guy.
 Archer Is catching in this game Pm telling you about, and I go up to hit. We'll. in the first game played I had hit four times out of five and word about me has spread around the league, so these fellows are looking for me. Archer says to
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Casey Ster1gel ||Wa1dering Monologue" Coming Here With Giant Cubs Tonaorro,u

me: When you get on tLere. young fellow, let's see you run:'
 "'Oh, I know you. MT. Archer I tells him. you're not going to make a sucker out of me-
 ''You see. I've been reading all about this Archer and I know how he can throw. We'll, I get on a couple of times, but don't have to run. so I don't give Archer the time up I hit one for 8 base and there's two out. I get the signal to steal, and there's nothing for me to do but go down. Of course Archer throws me out by ten feet or so, but instead of taking it easy, I take a long slide into second base. Evers takes the throw and puts the ball on me and, while Pm ly1ng on the ground he barks at me out of the corner of his mouth:
 The next time you try that I'll put this ball down your throat!''
 [" Try what, MT. Evers 2 I ask.
 "Try to cut my legs off. you lot more which I forget now, but which remembered for a long time.
 That gets me sore and I jump up and stick my chin right in his face.
 Yes, I'm a busher,' I tell him, and that's the way I always slid in the bushes and the way I'm going to slide up here. My name is StengeL Evers. Take a good look at me and ASIliSipOSI II1S O6CauS6 u pc around here for long while"
 The next spring John is manager of the Cubs. and the first time they come to Brooklyn he walks over to hello to him. But Fun sitting down in a corner of the bench, and I don't pay any attention to him. Finally he comes down my way, sticks out his hand and says, Hello, Stenge1.'
 "So I shake hands with him and wish him luck. But if hadn't barwled him out the summer before he never would have remembered
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
"Y' Basketeers In Action Tonight

Y. M. c. A. cagesters are prepared to meet the two basketball teams representing the Holy Trinity church of New York City tonight. The vis- itors will have two teams, one aver 1855 pounds. These teams rank fore most among the amateur teams of the metropolis. Trinity's 15o teams lineup will be as follows: E. Talmon. E. Gottschalk. A. Michel. A. kauer, H. King and W. Miller. For the "Y'' there will be H. Sprock, F. A. Par sons, c. Ecklund. w. Albright, H. Pedersen and E. S. Ericsson For the 135 pound teams Trinity will have F. Dankert. R. Valentine, J. Rode wald, R. Fischer, w. Kauer, E. Wern- ert. Fishcher, and the Y. M c. A, R. Goebel. W. Goyette. H. Williams. w. Petersen and w Ireland
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Bell Rings For
 Riverside Tea,1,

The Riversides, one of last years tas5est road hines. is being reorgan- 1zed and Manager James Dean bas already started work on a lengthy road schedule. Dean has called prac- uce Tor tomorrow morning at Holmes ana EdWards field, at 10 o'clock, and all members of last years team ara requested to report All other can d1dates wishing to get on with fast sem1-pro team are asked to report ana will receive fair tryout The team Is already outfitted in the uni- forms which they received near the close or last year and the nucleus of the team will be selected. WouId cially.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Venice Juniors
 Seek New Laurels

The Venice Juniors, winners of the Junior Recreation League, champion ship last sason will have their initial workout tomorrow morning and Tony CapodagIi, TIA Madison avenue. has issued a. call for all players and candidates to report at 10 a, m., at Main and Grand streets. In their lineup will be seen Capo. Cataldo, Vecchione, Steve, T. Matro. P. Matro. Cuddy, VerelH, Julian, Paterno and Ambrose. The Venice Jrs. are open to play all teams in their class.
 Babe Ruth slammed out the long est home run ever seen by Richmond fans, yet Brooklyn grabbed another game from the Tanks, by to 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Colo1lials, Junior
 Cage Champions

Another basketball championship argument was settled last night when the Colonials trimmed the Putnams on the Boys Club court by a score of the thrillers of the season, being nip and tuck all the way. The spec tacular shooting of Jed Rogers and Carfello featured the play of the
 red for the Puts. Jed Rogers ac- counted for half of the points scored by the winners. The Colonials now claim the city junior championship.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
PEP YOUNG, C0BB'S { CASTOFF TO ATHLETICS

Connie Mack, the elongated manager of the once famous Athletics, has an eye to business and cheap bargains. Connie, who Sold off his famous hundred thous- and dollar infield for about a quarter million and who for seven years has been content to play the 1eech on more progressive Ameri- can League clubs, has just claim ed Pep Young, second baseman of the Detroit Tigers. Connie gets this chatteI at the waiver price, $2, 2,5OO. Young still seems to have everything but a throwing arm.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
''REINSTATE RUTH"
 PETITION APPEARS

"Reinstate Babe Ruth." is the slogan of more than thousand baseball fans who have already signed a petition to former Judge keneSaw Mountain Eandis, com missioner or organized baseball, requesting a modification of the penalty imposed upon the home run king.
 It is hoped to have more than 10000 names signed to the peti- tion to allow Ruth to play from the commencement of the league schedule.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
New Haven Gets
 Big Coast Hurlers

One of the new arrivals in the New Haven camp is John Thompson, a box recruit from the White Sox, who played with the Victoria Pacific Inter- national League club last season. He his and throws left-handed, is 22 years old and six feet tall, weighing 195 pounds.
 Guy Lacey. Neal Balls successor on second base for the New Haven club, is showing class in the workouts with the Donovanites at Rocky Mount, N. C., according to dope being shot north by Elm City baseball scribes.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
O'Leary Big Card
 In DaytOna Bouts

Johnny O'Leary, who has been boxing with success at Daytona, Fla, since last Fall has postponed his homeward trip until about May l. 0Laary has been booked for a couple of more bouts, and according g to reports he'll land in Bridgeport with plenty of kaIe to scatter for benevolent purposes, etc. In his recent bouts O'Leary defeated Johnny Ldsse, formerly featherweight champ CT of the U. S. Navy and "Cub'' Kelly, a fast and clever Southern boy.
 It was a great day all around for Nehf. He also batted the ball for a trio of doubles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Gotham Fans Set
 Up Big Yell Today

New York, April s.-Baseba1l came into it's own here today. the fans be- ing ready to take the afternoon off to see their favorite clubs in action. The Giants were hoping the weather man would permit them to meet the White Sox at the Polo Grounds, while the Tanks were preparing to invade the home grounds of the Brooklyn Nationals. All four teams reached town this morning after their training trips through the south.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Kacey Quint In
 Last Cage Tilt

The curtain will ring down on the Knig igfts of Columbus basketball team s season tonight when the Kaceys will meet the Laurels of Dambury in the High School gym. The Laurels won the initial tilt on their home court, but the Muldoon and Lavery combi- nation expects to bring home the ba- con tonight. Catholic Community and Alumni girls will furnish the appe- tiger for the big event. Lineup:
 K. of C.-Cogan, If, Duva1, If, Null fancy, C., Luddy, rg., Judge, lg,
 LaurelS-Schonfield rf., Russo, f., Haitsch, C., Ward, rg., Prokopsky, 1g-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Berksl1ires Have
 Stars In Lineup

Diamond 5, Seaside Park, will be the scene of a baseball tilt when the Rovers of the North End and Berk- shires lock in one of the first games of the season. The Berkshires are well fixed for fast players, the list including Leo Wasserman, "Bub" Lancaster, Andy Mrazak and others The batting order follows: Mrazak, second base; Lancaster or Leaser, shortstop; Wasserman, left field; Col gan, first base; Carr, center field; Horton, third base; Cfscero, right field; Grant, catcher; Johnson pitcher
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
St. Mary's To Play
 BroOkside Team

The St. Mary's nine will open their season tomorrow at Seaside Park at Diamond No. ', with the fast Brook sides. Manager Gascone asks all the players to report for their uni rooms. The probable lineup for Sunday follows:
 Catcher, Lesbon, Thibault; pitcher, Eco, Toney; first base. Cameron, Saffo; second base. Voight; thir1 base Hincks; shortstop, Schulteiss, Bun ders; rightfeld, Chellen; centerheld, Heagerty; 1eftfield, Kelly, Haggerty.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Shugrue Training
 For Dundee Bout

Johnny shugrue, the Waterbury battler, will enter the ring at 1855 pounds when he meets Johnny Dun dee, junior lightweight champer, in Worcester, April 19. The eye special ists who examined him took away the glasses he had been wearing and gave him others. He began to improve immediately, and says that he is not troubled with double vision now. Johnny is training in New York with some of the best boys in that sec
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Grand Rapids Club
 Wants Jack Flynn

Jack Flynn is not out of baseball, despite reports. The Grand Rapids club has made an offer to the for mer Springfield pilot to act as man ager, and Flynn is not consid ering the matter. Flynn by his thorough knowledge of the game should make an excellent pilot for any minor league club. The chances are that Jack will accept the offer of the Michigan club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Dewey And Lewis
 Again Show Way

Another big crowd of tenpfn en- thus1asts witnessed the second en- counter between the Lewis-Dewey and Kelly-Musante State Duckpin tourney teams last night at Connie AeWls drives, in which the former again emerged victorious in three ont of the five games Dewey again carried out the individual honors with an averages of 111.3, while Musaate vas next in line with a 104 average Scores:
 Dewey = 1o1 131 e4 1855 s7 55s Lewis S5 134 104 93 e2 SIS Totals 1s6 266 2OS FPS 1ss 1o7s Kelly Ss 104 1o1 94 e4 4s1 Musante 98 93 108 1O7 J16 59o Totals .. 1s4 197 2os POI 21o 1oo1
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
COLLEGE GAMES

Columbia vs N. Y U.. at Ohio Field Fordham vs. Yale, at New Haven Lehigh vs. Princeton, at Princeton. c. c. N. Y. vs. Army, at West Point Dartmouth vs- Penn. at Philadelphia. UrsiEus vS. Rutgers, at New Bruns- wick.
 Cornell vs. Navy, at Annapolis. Providence vs. Harvard, at Can1bridge Conn Aggies vs- Brown, at Providence
 Results. Virginia i; Cornell 8. Dartmouth 10: Hampton Roads 6. Vermont 5 Maryland 8.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Ball In Line To
 Capture Pennant

With the acquisition of George ment, Neal Ball has a team that is in line to will the South Atlantic League pennant, according to reports Altering in from Dixie. Ball is play ing regularly at second base and is fielding brilliantly and pasHng the ball hard. The original unassisted triple play artist should be one of the king pins in the circuit
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Phila. Nationals
 Play Here, April 23

The Philadelphia National League team has been booked for a game here with the Brown Derbies, Sunday, April 23, Manager Gene McCann an nounced this morning. Colonel Shower, Pittsfield twirler, last season who has been making good with the Phils in Dixie, will be twir1er against the Derbies, McCann is assured by the Quaker City mana cement.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Pitcher Bischop,
 HI, Recovering

Bill Bischop, pitcher, secured from Brooklyn by the Bridgeport club. will be little late in reporting, owing to his recent illness. Bischop was sent to a hospital in New Orleans, suffering with appendicitis, but is now on the road to recovery. He is expected to report next week and get a uniform on right off the bat. Bischop, all though a raw recruit, has the mak- ings of first class slabber, in Mo Cann's opinion.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Bish Starts Fourth
 Year As Booster

Johnny Bish enters upon his fourth season as a member of the Worces- ter club. Bish is regarded as one of the most reliable twirlers in the Eastern League. He is always in the best of shape because he takes plenty of exercise. During the ball season he has cultivated the habit of walking five or six miles daily Dur ing the winter he engages in indoor sports and is a crack basketball and volley ball player.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
W Worcester Park
 Situation In Air

The Worcester club is still up in the air over the baseball park situation and owing to the uncertainties, East ern League officials may be called upon to act, according to Worcester despatches. Jack Mack has made no further advances to the Graton & Knight Mfg. Co.,, owners of Boulevard Park after making a $65,00O offer, while the concern has reiterated it's refusal to lease the park. The Wor- cester players are due to report Mon day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
NEW SWIM MARK

Chicago, April S.-Johnny Weiss muller of the Illinois Athletic Club established new worlds record for th" 500 yard swim when in the na- tlonal A. A U- senior championship he made the distance in 5:46 4-5. de- 1e2ung Norman Ross, who had set the former record of 5:5S S-5
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
BIG TENNIS TILTS

New York, April S.-Three exhibi- ton matches have been arranged for the attraction at the New York In door Tennis club, tomorrow after noon at o'clock. Tilden and Rich ards will play in one single matph, and Frank T. Anderson and Francis T. Hunter. the new national indoor champion, will be seen in another. Tilden and Hunter will pair in the doubles against Richards and Ander-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
MILLER NINE IN FIELD.

The Frank Miller nine would like to book games for the coming season. The lineup follows: L. Martin D. ; E. Latin, C.; R. Quinn. Rs.; F. Pixley. 1st base; P. Elliot, End base; Taylor, Srd base; J. Moey. cf.; M. Frasier, If. i; w. Bartholomew, If. Games with the Bullard and Schwartz teams are de- sired.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Hitting The
 WITH G. E. FIRSTBROOK Sport Trail

Johnny Thole has quit base ball, says Gene McCann. Johnny'S diamond experience was brief, but he touched the two extreme space limits - top and bottom. "Obit" writers can preserve for future reference that ThOle wore the uniforms of the New York Americans and Bridgeport Brown Derbies during his career.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
Duck Tanning
 To Try Boxing

John CDucI1) Tanning local basket ball player and all around athlete of the Boys Club has the boxing bee in his bennett. Tanning is getting some ring pointers from Clayton McGran, and Is hoping to make his amateur debut at an early date.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
60 HITS IN GAME

Here's a real slugfest! At Nor gantown, w. Va. yesterday, West University nine piled up a total of sixty safe hits, each team hay ing thirty bingIes to its credit Thirteen of the total swats were doubles. Four pitchers were used in battle. Wcst Virginia winning,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
CUP FOR NUTMEGGER

Hamilton, Bermuda, April S.-In the finals of the trapshooting tourna- ment O. c. Hedstrum, Portland, Conn.,, won the cup of Gov.-Gen- WillcOcks by a score of S1 out of a possible 100, shooting from the .2S ward mark
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08

"Bootleggers may have good cus- tomers in some ball clubs, but not in the one that George Weiss and Bill Donovan have this year." says a des- patch from Rocky Mount, N. C., training camp of the Tanks. Last season it wouldn't have been safe to have left several of the players on a mountain top alone with the sacred jug.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
McCann Off To
 See Miller Huggins

Gene McCann left town today on the 11:19 train for New York for the purpose of conferring with Miller Huggins at Ebbets Field. where the Yankees and Dodgers continue their series today. McCann is hopeful that Higgins will be in position to hand over the pair of promised play CTS today If the grounds are in shape the Derby squad will practice this afternoon under the guiding hand of Gene Martin
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
CAMBRIDGE

CAMBRIDGE On the Harvard ball team that meets Provide ence Col- lege today are four varsity captains Conlon. captain of the nine; Owens hockey leader: Gordon. basketball nj
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
NEW YORK

NEW YORK An orga anization which will sponsor the promotion and development of amateur athletics for women is expected to be launched as result of a conference to be held
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08
ROPER-FULTON GO

Denver, Col, April 8.-Captain Bob Roper and Fred Fulton. of Roches- ter Minn, heavyweights, will meet here April 20 in a 12-round boxing
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08

When the New Havens come here for the opening game come dian Everett Nutter will be ready to spring a new hat jug gling specially.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08

Connie Mack isn't given to idle chatter or optimistic rawlings. So his recent statement that he believes his young Athletes are ready to step out of the American League cellar must bear some weight Every man jack in fandom would like to see the Ath- letics swing into first class form again. They have been with Connie in his earnest endeavors to rebuild a club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08

f'Porky stomachs'' are poor things to play baseball on, opines Jimmy Kelly, Norwich's star shortstop. of the period when cork center balls were unheard of.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08

The worthy gentlemen who are searching strange lands for the plesioSaruruS and the glyp- todon have a good chance to win additional fame in the sport world by bringing back with them a few heavyweight prospects. Inn agine what drawing card a 'man-eating hoofusgoofus, cap tured in the viids of Patagonia would be if pitted against one of our more or less formidable gents.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08

Elmer Bowman, New Haven shortStOP, will be one Of the heaviest scaling players in the league. BOHI13cn is in the heavy weight class, around the 200 pounds mark. They say Bow man is quite clever boxer which may be interesting news to Gus GaFdella-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-08

Rainy Friday dented some of the muscles of the Derbs. but not their appetites.