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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1909

Page

8

National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry and local baseball results

Reports from Camp Perry Ohio describe General James A Dean and others visiting the national rifle matches with plans to bring educational institutions into competition. Separate Pittsburg baseball summaries note Bowden pitching for a victors over Dorset and Loco’s strong hitting. Bullards and Jennings teams split games with large run totals.

Camp Perry Ohio Mary John A. T. Hull Senate Committee On Affairs Poerry Jim Crozier Aytive I. R. Sherwood Edwin Wy Michigan Learnard Kerth James A. Dean Culver Military Institute of Indiana

Bunched Hits Help Orators Win Narrow Contest

The Orators defeated the Perfectos 5 to 2 on Saturday in Newfield. Freddie Ack held mound duty with strong form, while Sweeney led at bat with three hits. The Orators rallied in the seventh inning, scoring three runs on four hits and a walk to seal the victory. Gibbs and Kocher, Case contributed for the Perfectos.

Orators Britain Newfield Freddie Ack Perfectos Gibbs Sweeney Newtain Baderiee Gibbs Kocher Case Yosts Yost Field Wilson Duppe Yost Johnson Keenan REE Yost Chubby Kellogg Warner Brothers McCormick Warners Bert Liggins Chucky Franz Ash

American League 5 Saturday Scores Report

Boston 3 Chicago 0 Philadelphia 5 Detroit 3 New York 5 Cleveland 2 Washington 6 St. Louis 1 report from Saturday games with results across the league.

Boston Chicago Philadelphia Detroit New York Cleveland Washington St. Louis Philadel Land Pittsburg New Fork Cincinnati

National League Yesterday’s Results Summary

National League scores show Cin cinnati 6 to 2 over rentace tonen at practice. Chicago 7 over Brooklyn 6 in Chicago. St Louis 5 over New York 3 in St Louis. In second game Holyoke defeated Springfield 8 to 6. First game Northampton 4 Hartford 3, second Northampton 9 Hartford 3. Waterbury 6 New Haven 2 and Bridgeport 5 New Britain 2.

Rentace Tonen Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn St. Louis New York Holyoke Springfield Northampton Hartford Waterbury New Haven Bridgeport New Britain P.C. Holyowe Dane Ridgeport P.c. Crane Crane Tee Yost A&b Boston Singer Pittsburo St. Louie Warner Bros UMC Chicago Cae

Industrial League Action and Weekend Results

Scores and standings from the Industrial League include Saturdays games with Crane No 2 defeating Singers 14 to 8 and Yosts falling to U M C 12 to 4. A B team topped Crane No 1 11 to 2 while Warner Brothers lost to Chubby Kellogg's Brassies 6 to 3. Also listed are various matches and upcoming schedule notes.

Crane Singers W. A WI. M. C. Co Crame Warner Bros Singers Brassies

Locomontic and Batchellers Lead Tight Factory League Race

The Birdseye-Somers Bullards and Jennings Bros. contests show Batchellers and Locomontic neck and neck as Birdseye-Somers falters Saturday. George C. Batcheller Co. rolled to a 38 point win, keeping pace with Locomontic in a tight Factory League standings update.

Locomontic Birdseye-Somr Bullards Jennings Bros Bullards Birdseye-Somers Ly Loetue George C. Batcheller Co Loco Tea

Live Base Ball Tips From New Britain Doubleheader

Local notes report a doubleheader at Newfield with the Perfectos at New Britain and the Springfield Ponies. Sweeney the new second baseman shines with timely hits while Waterbury defeats New Haven at Savin Rock for the first time in three years. A Branford Lakewoods game ends with jaw broken and a Rock riot after a New Britain visitor abused Waters.

O'Rourke Zeller Springfield Ponies Newfield Sweeney Waterbury New Haven Savin Rock Undertakers Branford Lakewoods Doherty Tidgewell Lakewood Tidewell New Britain Catcher Waters the Rock

Orators Beat Authors In Waterbury Doubleheader

In Waterbury a crowd of about 2500 watched the Orators win the second game 9 3 after Pollard and Heuser held the Authors to the final runs. Kane pitched well early but the Authors bunched seven hits for six runs in the third and seventh. The Bridgeport nine scored 9 runs to Waterbury 3 in the first game though.

Sweeney O'Rourke Rube Pollard Bridgeport Waterbury Swander Bannon Hill Kocher D. Milder Bunyan McDonald Brennan Kane Sillery Kene Ottors Steinhauser Doherty

Sweeney the Base Thief Like Kelley in Bugville Tale

The poem chronicles Bill Sweeney trying to imitate Kelley’s famed base stealing. Fans taunt him as a moving van at bags and he slides long distances, finally dying in a legendary failed steal. The piece ends with a grave marker reading fans remember Sweeney as the base-stealing star who failed like Kelley.

P. M'Donald The Chicago ‘Tribune Bill Sweney Bugville Bill Sweeney Kelley Sweeney Kelley Dia Kelly Bill Potter's Field Kejley

Hans Wagner May Play First Base

United Press reports Pillsboro Aug How would you like to see Hans Wagner at first base The big German may move from short where he excels to rest injured muscles Clarke weighs this shift to reduce strain Wagner’s substitute shines at short so Clarke hesitates to bench him

United Press Pillsboro Hans Wagner Fred Clarke Wagner

Australia Seeks Big Fight with Johnson Jeffries Bout

Australia plans a major push to secure the Jeffries Johnson fight. Promoter Hugh McIntosh, who staged the Burns Johnson match last December, will arrive in New York next Friday to bid. He has offered $50,000 and is believed to be ready to raise the purse to $70,000.

United Press New York Australia Jeffries Johnson Hugh McIintosh Burns-Johnson McIntosh

Greece Repudiates Turkey Claims Over Crete

Constantinople August 9 Greece rejects Turkey’s ultimatum and disavows Crete secession claims. Greek Foreign Office says Crete’s status is a matter for the great powers, not Greece alone. Foreign impressions here hint at possible moves by Britain to influence Crete.

Tonedal United Press Constantinople Turkey Greece Foreign Office of Greecia Crete

Principals in Thaw Trial Hear Testimony at White Plains

Spectators listened as Mrs. Mery Copley Thaw testified to the enormous costs of the Thaw defense. Delmas, Thaw’s chief counsel, described millions spent and the defense’s reliance on wealth. The Sanity inquiry witness said Thaw would not seek freedom at any cost, even as questions about money and strategy arose.

White Plains Harry K. Thaw New York Mery Copley Thaw Delphin M. Delmas Thaw

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