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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1918
Page
6
New York dispatch notes World Series attendance likely to match past peaks despite national concerns. Article outlines new revenue sharing rules from the leagues, detailing shares for winning and losing clubs, and distributes percentages among pennant clubs across both leagues.
Washington defeats New York 6 to 2 in the season closer at Washington. Keating and Mogridge are roughed up by Rawl, Trelayo, and Ayvans. Final score shows Washington’s offense and pitching performance shaping the outcome.
Chicago finished its home season by eight errors aiding Cleveland in an 8 to 5 loss in a loose game. Names like Holtz, Coumbe, McQuillan and ONeill appear among the hitters and pitchers in a muddled box score from September 1.
City league standings show Athletics ahead with 15 wins, St Josephs within one game, Rosebuds and Company I K one game behind. Seaside park action features Company IK beating Rosebuds in a close, high hitting game as Cunningham and Drugos shine on the mound.
In St Louis Cobb pitched the last innings of the second game as Detroit and St Louis closed the season. Detroit won game one 7 to 5 on Davenport hits and infield errors. St Louis won game two 6 to 4 aided by Detroit errors. Cobb relieved Cunningham and allowed one run on three hits with Sisler doubling against him.
Joe Booth reports Bridgeport plans multiple senior soccer teams despite WWI draft disruptions. Rovers disbanding frees players to join factory leagues, with Lake Torpedo and Remington UMC likely teams. Hartford area clubs, including Pratt Whitney and Colt, expected to enter leagues. an international match Sweden versus England players is planned in Hartford. Francis Byrne reports safe arrival in France. organizers in Bridgeport and New Haven seek to assemble teams for the season.
Yesterday's results show Washington and New York 3 Cleveland 8 while Chicago and Detroit tied 7. St Louis beat Detroit 6 2 in the second game. Tonight's games feature Boston at New York, Cleveland at St Louis, Philadelphia at Washington, Chicago at Detroit, and a full slate with New York at Boston and St Louis at Cincinnati among others. A stray line notes a woman arguing about a plan, followed by a puzzling question about five men.
Members of the Twelfth District Republican met at Jordship park for an all day outing. Sheriff Bob Nichols led the clam bake with John Heyser assisting and the event ran from ten in the morning until six in the evening. Dennis Kelley was to race Health Inspector Mike Tomey over two miles but did not drink water. A 324 side bet was settled by the sports committee. Ex alderman Vico Whitney was photographed in hiking attire and the image will be shown in Read's window next week.
Cincinnati moved into third place by sweeping a two game doubleheader from St. Louis. First game finished 5 to 4 with Meadows and Paulette among top hitters, while Cincinnati edged St. Louis 10 to 6 in the second game.
Belmont Park reveals opening entries for a multi race card led by six furlongs for three year olds and up with Ima Irrank and Prince of Como among early choices. The program features a two mile steeplechase with Square Dealer Altintore and Skibbereen, plus a one mile Belmont Park Autumn Handicap and several selling and allowance races.
BU Maguires White Snax meet Ansonia at Seaside Park this afternoon in the finale of a side wager series worth 190 dollars. Manager Marvire expects to win with his regular lineup on the Geld and aims for the deciding contest victory.
Vienna newspapers quoted by the Vienna correspondent of the Weser Zeitung say Isdaron Burian, Austro Hungarian foreign minister, faces a shaken position and his speedy departure is expected. The Polish question is cited as favoring an Austro Polish solution.
Seph d Paulo returns to the Camp Wheeler athletics roster at Macon Georgia as polo gains new life under War Department training efforts. Cavalry regiments resuming polo, with a growing polo team and spectator interest, alongside surf swimming and lifesaving instruction at Calin Upton. Portsmouth Naval prison adds daily recreational sport under Edward J Hines, forming three baseball leagues and weekly track meets to improve inmate conduct.
New York reported 87 motor vehicle fatalities in August, with 48 in New York City. The National Highways Protective Society cited declines in neighboring states, noting New Jersey and Connecticut variations as compared to 1917 figures. Howard S. Cornell framed the state counts and shifts among CT and NJ when publishing the monthly totals.
Vice Admiral Willian S. Sims, commander of American naval forces in the war zone, told American troops in London that Germans now see that U S soldiers are more than mere ushers in uniforms, capable fighters. He praised Allied naval protection and support, urging pride and resolve as the United States presses to the front.
The automobile, once a pleasure car on farms, is now a necessity under war conditions. Farmers use cars to haul produce and perform farm work, with many logging 600 to 1000 miles primarily for business. Mechanization and autos help offset labor shortages as draft power declines, boosting efficiency on stock farms and feed yards.
Rev Hubert Herring of Wichita Kansas argued that the Roman Catholic church cannot be holy Catholic, stating it rests on forgotten superstitions rather than universals. He lauded Jesus Christ as the first great Catholic and urged Rome to embrace universality and universal truth.
The 1918 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Heston Red Sox opens in Chicago next Wednesday amid war-time focus. Public attention wanes versus past years, though War Secretary Baker says Americans are keen on the outcome. Chicago excitement runs high with expected big crowds at Comiskey Park as the series nears.
David Wark Griffith directs Hearts of the World a war era love story filmed under actual bombardment on French fronts with Lillian and Dorothy Gish and cast. Proceedings note reception by David Lloyd George and early front line tranches in Downing Street. Shown at Polls for eight days starting September 15 with reserve seats on September 1.
War and conservation orders hit automobile owners, banning Sunday pleasure driving to save gasoline. The War Industries Board aims to limit production and use of passenger cars while noting most vehicles serve practical needs. A balanced approach suggests restricting pleasure motoring but not eliminating it. Argentina's 1919 budget includes an income tax two percent on salaries over 200 pesos to cover deficits from import curtailment.
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