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Newspaper

Bridgeport Evening Farmer

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1909

Page

8

Industrial Teams Open Season With Four Games Next Saturday

Industrial League starts Saturday with four games at Yest field Crane Valve Field Newfield Park and other venues feature Union Typewriter Crane Valve American and British teams plus Bridgeport Brass. City official to pitch first ball. umpire staff led by Thomas McCann with Verrelle Boland and Dillon. Finance committee named to manage four figure budget.

Yest Field Qnion Ee Singer Manumoe Crane Valve Acrane Oadessa Park Warner ‘Brothers Co Peseenore Brass Co Newfield Park Bridgeportlow Haven Direc Tors Thomas McCann Pete Verrelle Pat Boland Dan Dillon Mr. McCann E. T. Buckingham Peter A. Colljung Crane Valve Co H. D. Kent Bridgeport Brass Co Edward Lynch Union Typewriter Co

DANDY DIAMOND DOINGS FLASHES FROM THE FIELD

Connecticut League action and club chatter detail today’s Waterbury New Britain and Springfield games with notes on pitchers Barnacle and Doroth Taylor. Baseball night at Poli’s Hartford features film of Detroit Chicago title game and a mock Umpire Murray skit amid Harlem-style vaudeville.

Waterbury New Britain Springfield Poli's Hartford Senators Northamptons Connery Murray Sehineel

Young Corbett and Gardner Win Close Fights in Rival Bouts

In Baltimore last night Young Corbett and Jim Gardner won their battles in close, brutal bouts. Corbett edged Scroggs by decision after a late surge. Scroggs showed strength at distance but couldn't hold Corbett at close range. Gardner outboxed Bill McKinnon over twelve rounds in Boston, dominating with superior speed and technique while McKinnon failed to land decisive blows.

Young Corbett Bill” Brown Jim Gardner Baltimore Hart Corbett Scroggs Senigthe Jimmy Gardner Lowell Bill McKinnon New England Boston Gardner McKinnon

Boxing promoters cautious under club law in New York

Sporting gossip from New York notes a club raid over ticket gates for a Well Street district boat event. It mentions a ten round draw between Tommy Creeee and Mackay in Chicago and hints at rumors of further activity.

New York Well Street Tommy Creeee Mackay

Johnson to Meet O'Brien in Philadelphia Bout

Chicago May 12 Jack Johnson heavyweight champion will leave Chicago this afternoon for Philadelphia where he faces Jack O'Brien in a six round bout next Wednesday. Johnson says he will be in the best of condition.

Chicago Jack Johnson Philadelphia Jack O’brien

Coffroth Calls Nelson’s Bluff In Boxing Showdown

San Francisco May 12 United Press report says Promoter James Coffroth says he will set new plans for July 5 the Nelson vs McFarland bout at Colma arena He asserts he will deliver a strong card with Ketchel possibly tackling the winner and hints at further arrangements to satisfy fans despite Nelson’s attempts to bluff.

United Press San Francisco Nelson James Coffroth Coffroth McFarland Colma Stanley Ketchell

Orators Lose Hard Fought Game at Newfield Park

Springfield defeats Bridgeport 9 to 3 as Artie Romer struggles on the mound. Collins collects three hits including a homer, Bourquin adds three safeties, and Burns, Hoer, and Warner contribute key moments. Romer exits after a thigh welt. Gibbs and Jameson hold the Ponies as Springfield sprints to the win.

Artie Romer Newfield Park Springfield Arthur Burns Gibbs Young Jum Warner Ponies Collins Candy Willow Marty Phelan Romer Maggert Connor Miller Waite Rising Luby Rster Barbour Il Lias Pop Hilt Bourguin Homer Ladd Bourquin Hill Bounder Whangdoodle Kocher Phelan Steinhauser Bannon Lkel Orators Jameson McKenna Steinhouser

Baseball Scores At A Glance

Baseball scores from yesterday include St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 0 in St. Louis. Cleveland 5 Boston 1. Detroit 16 New York 5. Chicago 5 Washington 0. Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 1. Boston 10 Cincinnati 8. Philadelphia 7 Pittsburgh 1. New York 4 Chicago 0. Detroit and New York each played in a morning game with noted lineups and pitchers.

St. Louis Philadelphia Cleveland Boston Detroit New York Chicago Washington Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburg Philadelph P.C. Pittsburg Brookl

World Champions defeat Giants in nine inning tilt

New York May 12 The World's Champions beat the Giants 4 to 3 with Three Finger Brown on the mound Wiltse pitched well but costly errors by Doyle and Bridwell cost New York. Brown and Moore opposed Wiltse and Meyers.

New York Brown Wiltse Giants Doyle Bridwell Chicago Moore Meyers

Boston Beats Cincinnati In High-scoring Baseball Game

Boston and Cincinnati clashed in a wild game loaded with hits and miscues. Boston pushed across 12 runs on 11 hits while Cincinnati gathered 10 runs on 10 hits, with the final score showing Boston triumphing over Cincinnati after a flurry of innings and errors.

Boston Cincinnati Ferguson Domer Chappelle Smith Ewing Campbell McLean

Bridgeport Public Market Faces Centrals in Brooklawn Match

Amateur baseball report notes Bridgeport Public Market at Brooklawn next Sunday with 9 30 am start against Centrals in new uniforms donated by the MacKenzie Bros. Mohicans meet Westerns at their grounds, while Mohicans manager calls team members to Lafayette Park tonight at seven to elect a captain and conduct business.

Bridgeport Public Market Centrals Brooklawn MacKenzie Bros Mohicans Westerns Lafayette Park

Batteries and Matchups Across Cities Listed

Fragmentary OCR shows multiple battery pairings and city names including New Haven Hartford Holyoke Waterbury Northampton New Britain and Northampton again with pairs such as Leverenz Wadsleigh Behrendt Lavigne McPartland Eastman McDonald Sindler Files Ahearn Brown Leahy and Peterson Bridges. Text is garbled and inconsistent but centers on battery pairings and locales.

New Haven Leverenz Wadsleigh Behrendt Lavigne Hartford Holyoke Waterbury McPartland, Eastman and McDonald Sindler Files and Ahearn Northampton New Britain Brown and Leahy Peterson and Bridges

Pitcher Mullen’s Brother Arthur Dies in Toledo

Detroit records report pitcher George Mullen of the Detroit Americans leaving for Toledo to attend the funeral of his younger brother Arthur Mullen who died at his home there last night. Arthur was a noted pitcher with notable work on minor teams.

Bill Brown Dan Sarge Charlie Seiger New York Savage Brown Detroit George Mullen Detroit Americans Toledo Arthur Arthur Mullen

Tim Hurst Suspended for Scrap on Diamond

Chicago May 12 President Johnson of the American League confirmed that Umpire Tim Hurst has been indefinitely suspended following a fight during a game with Jad Elberfeld of the New York High. The incident arose during a Diamond clash, drawing swift disciplinary action.

Chicago Johnson American League Today Tim Hurst Jad Elberfeld New York High

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