The Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer from Bridgeport, Connecticut • 8

CJ2lllI r-'- THE FARMER: JULY lOCALan SElMTr'S 1 EDITED by WAI lillinOHIlO uuco WELL IN DEBUT flSlYUNK: PLAYER Cleveland, Juljr The Tankees have seemingly entered Into an era of baseball where' IBe time-hontired base-iil t. Is of little or no importance i In the scoring of At le.st it has not -been essential-in the -scoring of runs for the opposition. Allen the young side-arm spitballer, pitched a four-hit game against the Ceveland- Indians afternoon; yet in spite of this very creditabe -performance hewent down to a 2 to 1 defeat It was -the second time in two days, that the Tndlsnw had won a game from the Yankees withoult having an earned 'ran to thelr credit. The two runs that beat Russell and the Tankees "were due in large measure to two bad- throws: by, Al Walters, who la usually the best sharpshooter in the league. But 'his throws were just -bad enough to get'ouf of the reach of fielders.

Ed XOepfer was touched for seven hits, and but for a dealsion by Umpire George Moriarty; who. Is now coupled up 'with Tom might noj have succeeded in' spite of errors by Walters. who is now going 1 through bis first-' season a an- "Urn sire, made a decision at third base I yfhich undoubtedly- affected, the score for the" Tankees, and- which was: so ridicuous that even the' Cleveand fans laughed at him for it Marsans, his first game a Yankee uniform, led off with a doable in- the seventh inning, and Miller "hit to CHapman, who turned -and tossed to-Evans for play on I Marsans Armando went the base standing UP, for Evans was three feet away woes he took ther Dan. 1 Ermoa -reached over and touched Marsans' after the 'runner was standing on the base, and Moriarty, stand-ting lined up with the called hira out. Donovan appealed to Connolly, iwfce was.Hn, a position to see the I play, but Moriarty got very touchy I about the appeal and threatened to I put Donovan out of the game.

The conaoaueBoewaa that the Yankees ifaied to score in that Inning. Aside Srom this incident Marsans quite-pleased with He Klad to be with the Yankees, and especially glad to.be away from the St. Louis' Browns. Ahd he was at one Quite an improvement in the owtflaU. He pmde a shoestring catch off eighth Inning jua.

a. fine rtiimUur He sid a flip and came with the EBBEfS ANNOYED BECAUSE BENEFIT GAMES PREVENTED v- Nesr Yorfe, Jy 18. Charles jwesldent of the Brooklyn club iot ttoe National league, is still fummex It in sis in he' fjaa been enioinBd from p'ateiisg noney war purposes toyT tpatriotlo concerts and 'baseball games km SnutOay. i-r i Xa -aus. open letter to the Cans yester-.

idaty be 'explained that he had planned fo ftardsh eselbeJI equipment to the jvartooo Brooklyn reghnents with part jof the money raised" and to contribute the rest to vartous organi nations. SQa letter in part follows: It was oar pupow.to apply the net ISMOoeeds-lrom our weeicty dunday pa-itriottc ooDoerts at EJbibeta Field (had the Law and Order society -en-- otned ni to retroests Car baseball qolmient not only from the- Four- teeoth' Regiment, toot also from the and Forty-seventh Reg-' ilmenta, the Thirteenth Coast Defense Command, the First Cavalry and the Second Flefti Artillery, all of which tpmbaJbly will see service In fff we are permitted to oonduict a 'patriotic eoiioert every Bunday at Bb-4ets Field, we- will raise' annually dur- ing the war a' sum exceeding $100,000 The i BwiflwiTl eqqtpment which we iwere to send to CFVaice would approx-I Imatety consist of 1 packages (one for 'each, oompany or regimental unit), eacb vMbcksuge to contain six fiats, two dosen fcaseballs, nina gloves, one body I protector- and one iootball, or a total to the six regiments of 96 packages containing; a grand total of 57 bats, 2,104 ibaaetMUls, 86 gloves, 96 body protectors aaid 9 A. Ou Bpaftlitneyfe IBros. have agn-eed fto formtav the total equipment for ac cost of mevrrafacture, whi-oh will toe about 3J50O. This Colonel lESowlett and Lieut.

Bodes of the Fourteenth (RegimentT estimate, will last khe soiBer boys for about' six months. 10UIMET DEFEATE3): BY WALTER HAGENJN GOLF MATCH AT ROCHESTER Bochester, iNv. July 18. Walter fiagen. lSlfl Western open champion and a former national open, champion.

representmg the- Bochester Country ctub, and Alfred Campbell, of the Dak Hill Country cluft also of this city, defeated Francis' -Ouimet, who last Saturday won. the (Western 'champton-ielilp, and (Herbert Xaigertoade, of the Buffalo Country cVuto, 2 and 1 to play, yestarda IStternoon in ah exhi- fr'tlon fordaeJi4n the' Bochester Country ciu8 The match was given-' for ben efit of the 3 tea Cross war fund. InfeM-vidiual scores were Hagen, Ouimet, 77; Campbell, 78; Lagerbade, 81. The bogey, of the course is 80. One thousand persons watched the match.

Clar' Wash: -nil. Griffith, manager of the i team-, who ro'iectei the the Unitef "ta4fcs sol- "seDall good i -filch were 'r-1 n-n -n. has FliCmAIi BOUQUETS AND DESIGNS. JOHN KECK A SON. LARRY CHENEY NOW PITCHING CONSISTENT BALL FOR ROBINS Vi Brooklvn.

July 18. With the re Brooklyns hope to climb the percentage column. In a recent game against the Pirates Cheney pitched a shutou hits, an was rarely ever in trouble. HARRY DAVIS, WAS ONLY FLAYER TO STEAL' FIRST BASE One of the best players who ever swung a bat or' shook his fist at the umpire when that gentleman's back was turned, because it costs money if you do it while he's looking was Harry Davis, one time star of the Athletics. He waa born at Philadelphia July 18,.

183, and rst played professional ball with the, Providence team in 1894. It is told of Davis thati he is the 'only player on record who ever stole first base. This is how it happened. Davis was playing with the' Athletics, who 'were at the bati Davis was on first base and Dave Fults' on third. Davis started to' steal second for the purpose "of drawing a throw and permitting Fultz to score.

The throw was Intercepted and returned home so rapidly that Fiilta was unable to score and barely man- aged to get back to third, Davis reach ing Tb Athletics needed a run badly and Davis, to the amaze-, ment of the crowd, dashed back to first base. He got there, too, thus cleanly stealing' was. a wrangle, ut-Alxere were no rules -covering such'. a -play-and it, stood. On the next pitched all Davis dashed to second land while the effort was be ing made to- get Fultz scored.

Davis' had a head on his shoulders, vi'-' Umpires Not Showing Favoritism in American League This Season Despite their lowly position in the race, the Washington Griffmen are poor losers. After any close game they lose, it is possible to obtain statements from Manager Griffith, Mike Martin or any one of half a dozen players that the umpires favor ed the That's a part of the game for- these men. No baseball writer believes it for a writes Louis A. Daugher in the Washington Times. 1 haye heard Clark.

Griffith rant and roar time and time again during a losing streak. I didn't' write-, all heard him say. Some of It wouldn't have looked good in print. The rest of it was junk that he'd have denied, had he seen it in print the following morning. It's -strange how hot stuff freezes through the medium of the type.

Make no mistake about it, the American League race is absolutely on the level. Get. that first and foremost into your -head. Ban Johnson could-not -arrange to "throw the pennant" to exny team, if he He'd have to find so many other crooks to help him that the truth surely leaki And Ban isn't going to make any such ki- I It is true that the umpires are bad this It is probably true that they have not been so bad, as a class, at any time in the history of the American. League.

i i Washington fans have seen some weird performances here by Bill Owens, Hildebrand and O'Loughlin. For one, I have persistently opposed the work of Frank O'LoughXn, never because I considered him, anything but "on tae level." I him incompetent, that's He doesn't make an effort to see plays in the field and pulls his bandstand stuff at the piale for mere effect. "-t the Ame-han League umpires rt trying, to favor one not by a long shot. Tlity'd be looking for a job the moment it was known. "A stormy Sunday on the motor roads makes a dull Monday for the 1 hospitals, doctors and undertakers.

turn of Larry Cheney to form the victory, holding the enemy to six DEMAREE UNABLE TO EXERGSIE OLD HOODOO Otl GIANTS New York, July 18- The Giants took another game from the Cubs at the Polo -grounds yesterday and in creased their lead in the frivolous frolic for the flag to eight games. The score was 6 to 1, and after the game the Ciibs held a secret conference in the clubhouse trying to guess they happened to get the lone "tally, The New York crowd is now'' riding over' these Western clubs with such ease that they will get so far ahead the rest ofe the teams i Vll not be able to find them. The threw the ball around yesterday like a crowd of girls play ing beanbag. They can throw 'em high and throw -em low, but can't throw 'em straight. There "was lots of carry to these throws but no di rection.

The Cubs reveled in. errors and runs came so easy to the Giants that everybody lost interest in the. game but Umpire Byron. Cubs rose in a body against Byron in the fourth inning when he called Benny Kauff safe at the plate. They roared and pleaded and beseeched with the umpire that Kauff was out pickles Dilhoef er the newly-picked Cub catcher, had an exhibit to prove his contention- that the runner was His right hand with he held the ball was spiked by.

Benny's aleats. And how argued coud Kauff be safe if his spikes cut the hand which held the ball before the foot touched the plate? Byron heard this argument he gave no indication of it. --i Al Demaree, who used to have "the Giants beaten every time he put on his glove," has lost his spell over the McGraw men. In the last couple of seasons Mobile Al has beaten New Yorlt 1 times out 15 starts, t-i The old roundhouse1 curve of Demaree's which used to twist in knots, around the Giants' feats was thoroughly Straightened out. Ferdinand Schupp, who was pounded out of the box last 'Saturday-came to the scratch yesterday with-all his old Cunning.

FIVE MINOR LEAGUES HAVE DISBANDED SINCE PRESENT SEASON OPENED New Haven July 18 The closing of the Three-Eye and South Atlantic? makes-a total of five leagues which have suspended since the opening of the season. The Virginia league was first to fall. Then the (North Caro lina league suspended after six weeks of operation, and the Northern league gave up because of heavy financial losses. Other organizations are in bad shape and It is reported that the New York State league Will ask all players who are not owned under op tions by the' major leagues to accept reductions in salary to the extent of 25- to 60 percent. This is done to keep the league Off the financial rocks this season, and insure the playing off of all the games.

Utica and Harrisburg have been -dropped and the league reduced to a six circuit affair. There has been a scarcity of talent in the bushes this year, and the suspension of these leagues will make harder than ever to procure first class players for the. big leagues. It also will make it tough for. clubs who have players farmed out under optional agreements, and the' chances are that many be turned loose.

This means that there will ibe a superabundance of ball players for a few jobs, and those who are not able to sign with other clubs will go to work at something else. A great majority of these will give up the game for good, and many new. faces will be seen in the forest, primeval next. year. Norwalk Newspaperman, Has Heard Call to Colors Editor Victor W.

Ferris, of the Norwalk Hour, discoverer of Battlihg Kunz, who now wears the crown pf state lightweight champion, and one Of the best known sporting men and writers of the state, wiped his pen, temporarily, ana witnm a lew days will respond to a call to service in the National Coast Defense Re-serves. Mr. Ferris was prominent in. the organization of Norwalk's force soon after Lieutenant Dyer was placed in command of the Bridgeport base and after being rated chief boatswain's mate offered his auxiliary yacht DIIK to the government. Aside from his acquainta-nce in newspaper and particularly sporting circles, he has many friends in all parts of the state and especially this city.

i SdllUHHHlIIIIIIIHIIIIIIlllIUIIIllllllllUHIH I Sporting Comment HARD IiTTCK. it would Ibe fine, If every line I wrote woulia rhyme like this; I'd take my pen In hand and then Just write and never miss. most often I Joist sit and sigh Because my- lines won't rhyme; I fume and fuss- And swear and cuss And have a helva time. Am 1cTlesc pitchers around? If so, let them write a post card at once to Branch BAokey, -president of the Car dinals, who is looking lor ongnt Trnrmtr rmftn to lero to work on- the mound for his team. fHarrv Wolverton is looking around for a nice team to manage.

Harry is some manager. The fact that he was recent! released from manage- fritent of the Sian Firancisco club of the Pacific Coast league is, certainly no reflection on his aibilityi seeing that that clruto was in the-lead when he severeid' his with it. It was Just i a matter of a financiajl mas-understanding himself and "Owner Berry. Need-am has cercaintly got his Newark "Bears well trained and they are keping well dn front of the other cliiba of the International league. However, there are several other teams that have some reserve pep in them and Newark had better keep plugging- away for all it is 'worth lest some "dark horse" suddenly creep up and snatch away the laurels.

Just about the, time the race is almost over. Jimmy Callahan, former manager, the Pirates, is enjoying- himself these days on his salary he receives with out much effort on hi part. -He's Ibe- ing ipaid in full until his contract expires, which is Human (beings are funny things. CRiariden of the Giants punched the Cincinnati gTOunl4 keteper in the eye during the recent 'MtoGraw-lByiron. fracas, and written a.

-letter sayings he made a mistaike. Now that eye feels Leslie', latest recruit, in 'the ranks of the is warminig the bench for the present, (but that should not dis courage him. CDt waa to ibe foreseen when, he was (bought from the Waco club of the Texas league, that he would have to wait while (before getting into action as a first 'baseman. (But. Fred' (Meride is going very strong at present and it's (best to leave well enough alone.

Do you bear that chirping? It's the Robins and the noise they produce comes from the deHghtthey are ex- riencing at climbing higher on- the National league ladder. "You can't blame them for chirping. IA good iplayer as not necessarily a good manager, tout you've got to hand it to Christy He has. cer tainly worked wonders with the Cin cinnati Xteds. The palm and the crown for wield ing the willow effectively in-the Amer ican association is herewith to Jack Lelrvelt.

Jack is getting better with every swat. Scrapping' is. also taking hold of the Player in the' (A-merican association. which is sad thing to contemplate. One would have thought it (bad enouigh for the players in the larger leagues to give such unseemay exhi bitions.

The recent fist fight (between Joe Tinker and Fred4ollwiitz at Kan sas City seems to prove that the "war spurat has taiken hold of the entire field of (baseball. Ira Flagstead, of. Tacoma, who is the' (batting sensation of the North western league, has been bought by George StaMirags seems to "have it in" fo the umpires this season. Every time his Braves get ticked and that is mighty often he blames it on those poor, lUinfortunate individuals. How ever, he can't fool the fans with that It seems that Tragresser has taken a leaf of the book' of his boss, George SOaUlngs, and has taken to baiting the umpire every chance he gets.

The general opinion of Tragresser: as. a (ball player Is not -very high ahd the sooner he cuts out his jawing the umpire the better it will toe for BENSON BERGEB SHOWS TO CONDUCT CAKNIVAIfc The advance agent for The Benson Berger Shows has arrived in Bridge port and is making arrangements to hold a carnival under the auspices of The Liberty Athletic club next commencing Monday, July. 23, at North Main and Federal streets. The Benson Berger Shows, according to the advance invite comparisons as to cleanliness, the management of the show having eliminaf-ed all objectionable elements, such as girl shows, gambling, etc. They carry 10 shows, two riding devices, a 15 piece band and two exceptionally-thrilling-free 1 Gutting the Corners DONOVAN MAY STAY.

Accprding to one of the officials of the New York Americans, Manager Bill Donovan is not to lose his joli after all. This man declares Dona-van may be retained for next year, too He says Donovan is not to blame for injuries to players and other misfortunes which hive kept the Yankees back. All that may be true hut nevertheless Several New York sporting writers believe Donovan Is slated to go. It would be policy for the owners to deny at this time that he was to be let Out for they probably figure it would be wiser- to allow him to finish this season anyway, and the announcement of his coming retirement might impair his work. It is possible of course that if Donovan should drive the Yankees to a.

sensational "finish that he might persuade the owners to give him another trial. KEATING IiOSES GAME. Hay, Keating of this city pitched for Toledo of the American association yesterday and was beaten by St. Paul by 8 to 4. Keating was rapped for 10 hits.

The Toledo club is. setting a bad lacing this season and Keating is probably discouruaged. The Springfield club will display its wares at New-field (park -tomorrow the first Of a two day series with Bridgeport. Manager- Krichell will proibably use Ferguson against the Green ox while (Bill IPowers is likely to hurl for the visitors. Portland met with a fait of tough hick yesterday when First Baseman Brower broke his right leg while slid- BAKER FREED OF CHARGE THAT HE TEMPTED PLAYER Chicago, July Franklin Baker of the Yankees was yesterday exonerated of ibiame for the alleged tampering with a player to influence him in jumping his contract, with tne- St 'Louis Brqwhs-Cj The exoneration followed te receipt of a letter romi Baker in which he Idenied that he had approached lAllen Sothoron, pitcher, to induce; him to.

leave the -Browns and Join-the Upland cluto of the Delaware County league in (Pennsylvania. Itt his letter of explanation; Baker said he -Was aroached (by, Sothoron, whom he advised to remain loyal to organized baseball. Baker asserted he is surprised to hear he should be ac cused of tajmpering with rife thought President Johnson had known him- too long, to suspect him. of committing such an offense. NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Results of Yesterday's Games. New York, Chicago, Brooklyn; St. Louis, 1 (10 inn ings.) Cincinnati, Philadelphia, 1. Boston; 10; 'Pittsburg, 6. 1 Standing, of the Clubs.

Won. Lost. f.C New York 49 26 .668 Philadelphia 40v' 33 T.548 St. Louis 44' 38" .637 Cincinnati 47 .42 .628 Chicago 43 42 .560 Brooklyn 1 37 39 .487 Boston 33 43 .434 Pittsburg 24 64 .808 Games Scheduled for Today. Chicago in New York.

St. Louis in Brooklyn. Pittsburg in Boston (two). Cincinnati in Philadelphia. AMERICAN LEAGUE Results of Yesterday's Games.

Cleveland, New. York, 1. -Detroit, Philadelphia, 2 Philadelphia, Detroit, (second, called in eighth). Chicago, Washington, 0 (1st). Chicago, Washington, 2 (2d).

St. Louis, Boston, 2. Standing of the Clubs. Lost. Chicago 63 81- Boston 60 32 Cleveland 47 40 p.c .624 .602 .640 .613 .85 .367 .388 New York 41- 39 i Detroit 42 -'-40 Philadelphia 80 48 33 47 St Louis 33 .62 Games Scheduled for Today.

New York in Cleveland. Boston in St. Louis. Philadelphia in Detroit. Washington in.

Chicago. EASTERN LEAGUE New Haven, 3 Worcester, 1. Lawrence, New Londsm, 5. Portland. IS; Hartford, 6.

Springfield, 6 Bridgeport, 3. Standing of the Clnbs. "Won. Lost. P.C.

New Haven 39 16 .709 New London 30 23 .566 Lawrence 32 26 .562 Bridgeport 29 26 .527 Worcester 28 30 .483 Portland 25 32 .439 Springfield 34 ,382 Hartford 18 35 .340 Games. Scheduled for Today. New Haven, at Worcester. New London at Lawrence. Hartford at Portland.

Bridgeport at Springfield (two). TO HOLD BASKET PICNia A 'basket -picnic -will he held by the commercial travellers, members of the Bridgeport Council, No. 39 United Commercial Travellers, next Saturday, at ttoton Point, Norwalk. Three legged -races, potato races and other similar athletic contests, will be jMiav ing home. Brower was recently secured from Utica, of the New York State league.

He looked! very promising in the games the (Maine clufo played in this city last week. Benny -Leonard has (been offered $20,000 to box Charley White 20 rounds for the title Iabor Day. Benny doesn't want to get a headache from counting his money so he will wait until after he gets that $10,000 for the KAlbane match before accepting the White bout. The (Pittsburg fans are roasting Owner IDreyfuss for signing B'ezdek, an inexperienced to manage the clulb. clamored to have Jimmy Callahan released tout thought a (practical baseball man should (have-succeeded him.

'i (After a stump lasting several -days. Hank the fast Bridgeport outfielder, two hits to Bpringleld yesterday. Brackett ateo stole a Ibase. Manager John CUoGraw of the Giants and' Umpire Byron have not spoken to each "other during the series with the Oulbs at the Polo grounds. MoGraw sends his toatting order to the "umpire by Capt.

Herzog. Perhaps MoGraw -is afraid if fee talks to Byron the umpire might have some good alifbl for that knookout in 1 (Mathem-Bon is pursuing different tactics in handing the Cincinnati players than those Iby, Herzog last' year. praises and urges the men while Herzog drove them and roasted them when they failed. With the same iMatty has obtained better results. BROOKLYN SENDS PITCHER DELL TO BALTIMORE CLUB New York, July 18 Wheezer DelL tne elongated right-hander, is no longer' "a member' of ther Brooklyn team.

President Kbbets announced yesterday that the Wheezer had been released under optional condition, to the Baltimore club of the Interna tional League. The release, of Dell came so as to make way for the players who. are either -at Ebbets Field- or on the way. John Miljus. the young pitcher of the Binghamton club of 'the New York State League, has refused to sign with the Dodgers unless he first receives $500..

Ml jus claims he is a free, agent and first reports had him signing with -the Cincinnati Beds. President Ebbets stated yesterday that he had first call on thee Bingham ton players for the services of Mack Wheat and that Milus will have to play with the Brooklyn club or retire from baseball. Ed Appleton, the pitcher who re-- fused tp go" to the. Baltimore national League club a month ago, has been reinstated and has joined that organiztion. r-r 4 American Association Results of Yesterday's Games At Indianapolis R.

H. E. Milwaukee 1 11' 1 Indianapolis 2 10 3 Batteriesr-Sherdell and Murphy; Kantlehner and Gossett, Schang. At Toledo (first) B. H.

E. 8 10 0 3 11-4 Land; St. Paul Toledo .1... r. Batteries -Finneran and Keating and Sweeney.

R. H. E. 15 0 St. Paul Toledo 05 ,3 Batteries -Williams and Land; Brady and Sweeney.

(Called end fifth inning, darkness. At Louisville R. H. E. Kansas City 3 11.

1 Louisville 7 11 2 Batteries Sanders and vHargrave; Berry, Davis and Kocher. At Columbus Minneapolis-Columbus game called end of fourth inning on account of rain. Southern Association Results of 'Yesterday's Games. At Nashville (first) R. H.

E. Nashville 11 2 Birmingham 1 6 2 Batteries Decatur and Marshall; Black and Ha worth. (Second) R.H..B. Nashville 0 4 2 Birmingham 1 3 1 1 Batteries Meader and Marshall; Fonder and -Haworth. (Seven innings by agreement.) At Memphis i R.

H. E. Memphis 2 6 0 New Orleans 3 5 4 Batteries Blodgett and Kuel; Walker and Higgins. At Chattanooga R. H.

E. Chattanooga 2 7 2 Atlanta 2 0 Batteries Merrltt- and McDanlels; Bressler and Griffith. (Ten innings). At Little Rock R. H.

E. Little Rock 0 5 3 Mobile .4 1 11 Batteries Ledbetter and Chapman; Brennan and Griffith. TWO NEW MANUFACTURING CONCERNS TO LOCATE HERB national popularity -as a manufacturing- centre has resulted in two large -corporations deciding to locate in this city and sites have been tentatively arranged. The International Tool Gauge will open a factory in French street. They have incorporated for $10,000.

The Connecticut Pure Products incorporated for 850,000 and fostered by local men will decide in a few weeks which one of three sites offered them near the city's they will accept. After a Congressman has -secured a full assortment, for his district of mar ble post offices, postmastershlps, and-l river' and harbor, money; he begins to realise the folly and extravagance -f i the pork system. DUG SMITH IS GIVEN POUNDING BY SPRINGFIELD Springfield, July 18 This pitching" situation is getting to be a serious problem with the Bridgeport club. The last two -games have been tossed away because of poor hurling and unless Manager Krichell can secure better flingers the team will drop back into the' second division. Yes terday it was the same old tale.

Dug' Smith was batted all over the lot by Springfield and Bridgeport lost by 6 to 3. The Green Sox. belabored him for 11 blows, including three doubles. Johnny Barron, a Bridgeport did the tossing for Springfield and although he was not hit' very, hard the Americans did well enough wito-the bat to win under ordinary cir cumstances. Krichell' 'men.

-'-got seven two of them collected by Hank Brackett and one a double by Johnny Priest. 1 Brackett started the first with a' single, advanced on an stole1' IHird. and tallied when the third baseman booted Catcher O'Donnell's- throw. In tehe third Jack Egari singled, went to second' on- Smith's," sacrifice, romped to third on- an out and. counted when Bradshaw.

dropped Priest's -In the ninth Corcoran worked his way around by -heady -work. He walked and took second -on Lear's single. Grimes forced and when Deininger grounded outj -Corcoran, kept on home when he saw nobody covering the plate. A double-header is on the card for today. The score: -Springfield.

ab lb -po a. en Bradshaw, 2b 4 3 3 3 3 Mowe, ss 0'" 1 '2 King, If 4 1 1 0-- Gooch, rf 3 I' 2 "1 Hammond, cf 3 0 1 1' 0 Durgin, lb 4 0 0 1 0 0 'Mitchell, 3b 8 1- 2 ll'i O'Donnell, 0 0 1 Barron, 4 "0 0 'ft -4 -I 32 6 11-27 -1 2 Bridgeport. ab lb "po a Brackett, If Priest, 2b Corcoran, cf Lear, 2 Grimes, lb Deininger, rf Martin, ss Egan, Smith, Zinn ...4 ...3 2 2 0 2 3 X-Kl. 1 tt 0 0-3 1 If Of 2 kl, 6 '10 9 2, 3-4 1 0 0 3 1 28 3 .7 27 15 Batted for Martin in 9th. Springfield ...2 I 12 0 0 6 Bridgeport 1 ,0 10 0 Sacrifice hits "Mitchell, Priest, Smith.

Stolen -Gooch 2, Hammond, Mitchell, Brackett, Corcoran. Two base hits, Priest Three base hits. King. First base on balls, off Smith' 1, off Barron Leftr on bases, Springfield Bridgeport- Struck out, by Barron 8." Batter by Smith. Douhle play-- Smith, Egan, Priest and Martin." Cm' pire, Kelly.

Time 1:49. VILLARD CLAIM'S OLD CONTRACT OF JONES IS ILLEGAL New York, July 18 Jess Willard, in his answer to the suit if or 326000 damages brought -by- Tom Jones and Jack Curley, through his- attorneys, repeated the- allegations; made by the attorneys Ut open court, tha -Xhis contract with plaintiffs was and is illegal. Speaking of his fight with' Johnson, and its preliminaries, which were arranged by the plaintiffs, the singing of the contract answer sets forth that the- plaintiffs encouraged, aided and assisted hln to leave the state 'of New. York, the. alleged contract being contrary to the laws of the state of New York and i therefore illegal and void.

1 Boast Ban Johnson In Philadelphia Tor Letting Babe Ruth Off Easy A fine of $100. and a week's suspension is anything severe -pvrrjfV ishment for hitting an umpire in tfi American League. Just why Ban-' -B7 Johnson was so lenient is hard to explain, writes James Gantz in the Philadelphia Press. When 'McGraw struck Umpire Byron In the' National League --the aftermath of "which blow still disturbs baseball Fighting Ban-' declared he would soak any such offender In his league with a penalty that would go a long- ways -toward dlsceuraging a repetition -of the of-' fense. From "this we deduced that Johnson would inflict a penalty.

far '-greater than 16 days' suspension, attdi a $500 fine, the sentence received and served by the bellicose McGraw. i About the only explanation Jot 1 Johnson's leniency in the Ruth "case is that pressure was brought to "bear upon the president of the 'American League. The suspension of McGraw for 16 days meant little or nothing ts the Giants on account of Muggsy bf- ing merely a bench manager. In the case of "Ruth it was pointed "oat By Boston partisans that his 'suspensioo. for more than a week would probably destroy the pennant chances of the Red Sox, in view "of the fact.

tht the Red Sox pitcher was the Alex? ander of Jack Barry! twirling corps. We, however, fail to see where the hitting of an umpire by a. pennant--contending team lessens the offense of rowdyism. If one looks at tt rain the financial viewpoint of the league then it would be a wise move to lt Ruth 'return to the game as Boon as possible, in order that the closeness of the race might be maintained. Without doubt the interests-; of the Boston Club were strongly considered) A.