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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1914
Page
15
In this column readers report on discounts for baseball equipment including masks stockings chest protectors and score books with price ranges from one to eight dollars and notes on lower costs for certain items. The piece maintains a practical shop talk tone and highlights value for fans and players.
Bridgeport edged New Britain in a tight game as Powers and Wilson led a morning to afternoon rally. Blum delivered crucial hits and pacing, with Stow and Hallman contributing in relief as Bridgeport snapped a seven game skid and grabbed momentum.
Waener reports Prospient O Rourke announces J J Kelly will replace Marty Phelan as umpire for the Albany South Atlantic club recall pending. Phelan faced fan critique for hesitating on calls while Kelly, praised by Sam Kennedy, has worked in the Virginia league recently. Waterbury adds Nixon back to Cleveland as Fielders improve. Gravesend Handicap Brooklyn feature set at Aqueduct with riders including Rockview and Lahore. Federal league action looms as Armando MArfari dispute enters court. Yale beats Harvard in Boston. Bridgeport lose at Newfield Park. Waterbury to host Friday, New Britain tomorrow. Euburiniag released by New Haven.
Yale and Princeton prepare for a Polo Grounds game in New York tomorrow. Both squads seek a win with neither side favored. Analysts cite Yale’s tough schedule including Harvard and a recent series win as a potential edge while Princeton aims to rebound after practice improvements.
In June Chicago Hal Chase played his first Federal League game. He hit twice in a game that the White Sox hoped would enable a win. Afterward he and a companion jumped into a car and were believed to have fled the city. Comiskey vowed Chase would be barred from Federal League play in all cities. an injunction suit was planned.
At Yost field yesterday afternoon the Bermington Yost team defeated Newfields by 4 to 1. Silva started for the Yosts but was hit hard and left in the sixth. Robacker relieved him. The Yosts collected ten safeties led by Bram Silzer Nick Carter and McCormack with two safeties each. Rohacker may be ready to face the Chinese team next Saturday.
New York June 22 The Metropolitan champion R Lindley Murray a Stanford student may compete for the American Cup team under Robert D Wrenn chairman of the Dav cup management. Maurice McLaughlin is expected to remain the favorite to repel the invasion with Widdy Norris Williams likely as a first line defender. If any of the three are injured a near equal replacement would be kept in reserve as experts say Murray is being groomed for the spot.
A gambling measure and threats of a split to multiple leagues stir fan concern. Owners debate adding a separate league while some see it as a bluff to restore attendance. Baltimore Buffalo Toronto Newark exit complicates International League, affecting Rochester Providence Montreal Jersey City.
Baseball gossip rounds up Yan kees stars Pete Daley and Jimmy Walsh as a split of a world series dividend looms. Heinie Groh and Berghammer emerge as strong Reds infield and substitute options. O Mara, Hergog, Maisel, and Walsh are noted for speed, defense, and form, with mentions of White Sox pitching and Ed Walsh. Washington schools may hire trained nurses.
Yale faces coaching uncertainty after Yale stroke that beat Harvard lingers on plans. Coach Nickalls may not return with no formal offer yet. Appleton emerges as potential assistant and hero of the last race. Captain Bayne Denegre and others depart with four seniors leaving Yale eight.
A long ago record shows Louisville’s 25 year losing streak dating to 1889, a span unmatched by any club since. The piece traces that era’s major league and American Association history, noting rivals like Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, St. Louis, Brooklyn, and Chicago, and highlights post season contests and shifting leagues through 1891.
The article notes Tor Sayers being presented with the English championship belt in 1857, valued at 100 pounds, after defeating Bil Perry. It lists Sayers at 5 feet 1 2 inches tall and 10 stone 10 pounds, 150 pounds, and mentions a later world title bid against John Heenan that ended in a draw with both belts symbolic of the honor.
Sayers showed early promise after opening with Heenart but Heenan’s belt delivery issue left a letdown. Liberty German defeated Jon Jeannette in a 15 round Boston encounter. Ter “Eialth” postponed Jimmy Clabby in a ten round session from New York.
Frank Perro, owner of the New York Tanker, in frequent talks with Granta executives about extending the city’s baseball use of Polo Grounds for the Yankees. The plan faced wind delays and wartime policy shifts, with previous hope for a new home at Sara Park fading as sentiment shifted. An announcement soon indicated the Yankees would share the Grounde for an extended period.
Brief recap of last week’s baseball runs across cities including Cleveland Boston Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Washington Detroit. Highlights note scattered scoring across teams with several high totals and notable player performances in multiple games.
Reported scores include Tetser City 3 Muffato 6, Jersey City 5 Buffalo 4 second, Toronto 7 Newark 1 first, Newark 5 Toronto 3 second, Providence Rochester 7 with Rochester in Jersey City, Montreal in Newark, Buffalo in Providence, and Baltimore 8 St Louis 4. Also Pittsburgh 7 Kansas City 2 and Chicago 2 Buffalo 1. The piece weaves in broad population and industrial trends, mentioning German influence, railroad and factory expansion, and agricultural notes alongside eccentric commentary on advertising and medical practice.
Cincinnati in New York. Pittebursh in Brooklyn, St Louis in Boston. Chicago In Philadelphia, Yesterdays Results, Cleveland, 7 New York, 3. Sty Touls Wy Philadelphia, 0. Washington, 7, Deteit, 3, Chieseo, 5, Boston, 3.
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