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Action of American Associa-
tion Gives impetus to Re-
form—National [cattle
May Follow Suit—Senti-
ment in Majors Seems to
Favor Return to Old Me-
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The oncoming ’gcueration of pitchemiA Plan “It M Result
will be wise to lieak away from thei
epilball.
Young pitchers who have started;
out to master the moist delivery hadi
best drop it. if they expect to graduate'the Society of Automobile Engineersl
to the big show. for the spittcr is all-'
pare-ti, doomed.
At the recent schedule meeting of
the National league the-club owners
appoinlod a committee consisting of
President John K. Tener. Barney Drey-‘
fus and John A. Heydler. to take up
the matter of abolishing freak deliver-
ies on the part of the pitchers, for it
is believed the step will tend to liven
up the game. That the American
league will eventually fall in line In
the prediction of baseball critics.
‘ 7 A. All Action
The action of the American Asso-
” elation ln abolishinng freak deliver-
ies was the precedent needed to lend
impetus to a reform in pitching styles
that has often been discussed. The
maior league owners who favor the
abolition of the apiltcr look their cue
to start new agitation animt it from
the big mid-woetem minor. and ale
lilOuL’ll the nicks invented by the
pitchers will probably continue to live
through the present season, it is prac-
tically cettain now that the question
will he decided in favor of the reform-
ori; next winter, '
Minor league managers who see the
lt'indwriling on the wall will dlscotir'
lure the um of the sputum-«the mod-
lull, the emery ball and all other trick
deliveries. Curve‘ballipltcltilng will
boon be the onlv ll-ultim‘myle and
there will he no mainl'yleaguo market
for pitchers who depend on the freak
Muff to get by. I
Ghould Prove of Value
During the coming summer the ef-
fects oflho rule. which killed the spit-
ter and other freaks in the American
Association will be watched 'with a
great deal of internal by baseball men.
That hittinz will Increase in prac-
tically certain. and llle efforts of pitch-
ers who lyiyc been using ”hindoo" me;
. lhoda in.the,bmi t9 adapt themselves
(”Clo gory—hall pitching excluplvelv will
' ln- .lnterestina.
. Several clubs lu _l.he A. A. were
lmrd hit by the rule abolishing trick
p’lchlng. as the best pitchers on their
rosters were largely spithall pitchers.
lint in the long run the new rule is ex-
‘pccled to prove its value.
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’ BRIDGEPORT'S NEXT eox- '
mo FEATupE
There is considerable talk alibi“
town of a match ‘between Joe Lynch
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of New York and Al Shubert of'fléfisthe'; lnited Slates government may
Redford for the next Bridgeport show.
Nothiniz: would hit lllc'v'l'afis" better.“
Lynch is without dolfi'lt"'one of the
best featllerweigllls in the game. lie
proved this beyond any doubt» several
weeks ago when he knocked out the
former bantsllnwcigllt champion, Kit!
Williams. in Philadelphia. It was er-
roneously printed in the low! press
some time ago that Sllullert holds a
decision over Lynch. Such is not the
use, however. as the two never haVe
met. Tbev ought to pllt up a splendid
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New York.
The Committee on Engine Feds will
b composfi of the following: (‘halr-
man, Joseph C. W. Van Blerck of the
Van Blerck Motor Co.. Home, flick;
George ll. bowie! of Geo. Inlay a
Son Corporation, Neponset. Mass.
and Walter I. ray, of For a Brown
Engine Company. Geneva, N. 1.
WWW“
in the Saving of Many.
1"“ iEDnm MARTIN ' '
The Katine Standards Committee ofi ON THE CARPET
has been at work for some time uponl HOT SPRINGS: Ark, Much 13’"
the standardization of certain parts of "Eddie Martin, the 5°C“? who 1‘“ 5°
.the power transmission used in mot0l :much trouble in getting I riding ii“
boats. From the propeller through tuelcense here. again is under.the into.
reverse gear and up to the motor, all'Judge Francis J. Nelson told him not
parts have received careful aiteniiontto acceptnnr more mounts unmhe
and study. and th5ue standard dimen-l could give a satisfactory exlllanatlon
sions will shortly be available for the; of his ride on Sedan last Saturday.
use of all manufacturers In the marine; llyrne was suspended for five days
field, In addition to this. certain new by the stewards for rough riding in the
subjects for standardization were d~is~' second race.
cussed at a recent meeting of the his. Barbara Shilling was claimed out of
of Engine and ion
were present. 7
Henry R. Sutphen, President of the
Manufacturertli of the last event for 81.100 by J. Mc-
.Phcrson.
Owing to illness, Lawrence l.yl;e.
National Association, is also chairman: who will wear the colors of J, K. l..'
0' “1“ Marine Standards Committee 0‘; Ross. the Canadian sportsman, on the
ilw S. ‘A. PL. and among other llatterul New York [Nicks next summer. was
“‘31 he brought ‘0 the attention 0" forced to cancel his mounts yesterda;
those resent was the possibility 0f! m
standardizing a motorboat to be partI T
of the equipment of all sea-going: v'es«fBA1\ JOHNSON ‘
scls. l NAMES UMPIREb
With a motor-driven lifeboat on?
these ships. the number of lives lost’. CH'CAGO' March 13"?!” 5““ 0’
at sea could be very materially de-I umpires in’tllc American League for
cféas. if ls" a well-known fact that.‘ [918 will be ‘he‘wme “5 1‘" ““0“.
even after a ship he" been sunk and President Johnson announced Monday.
”It" passengers and 'crevrs ha". Hut" ' Thomas Connolly, who has been at;
corded in taking to the lifebouls an'li “”9”“ W 25 We“. will be creamed
lilo-rafts. many lives have been lost- “'““ 8 80M "055 at the start of the
through exposure to the elements and season "5 “ reward for his services“
other causes before help could be} Th" staff. including “MORE "’1
brought to the survivors, or before: lows; William 0- kami- Cleveland.
tho boom could reach the nearest‘lusukn Ol.cughlin, ROG-1931912 33. Y5.
:hcrv. in the event that a motor “(9-, ('iul‘l‘llt't‘ ()wi-ns, Kansas City: George
boat was al'oilsblc. the remainingl'nndmmn‘i' San Francisco; Gooi'::c
boats could either be. lowed to land or,: Moriaill’. “’00dstock. lli.: llicharil
if distance made this imprnt‘ticablc.'. Nallln. Youngstown. 0., and William
they could be made fast ,to the motor Dim-in. SYNWFQ
lifeboat and kept headed up Into the
wind and “mothered'_ until rescuing
vessels arrived.
.To work it; conjunction with the Ma-
rinp .iSt.-,uidtu'd;lf Committee. in‘del'elop-‘
ing a standardized motor lifeboat. .thP
$3,000,000, THE FIRST mv '
' War Savings Campaign Showing. Fine
Remit: *.
-llAltTf«‘01lI). ‘Mfllt‘ll His—Tile \Yill
following committee was appointed Savings Campaign has reached lie"
from the National Association of En- first 33.000000 (lav. as shown by the
latest report of receipts n: the from
nine and Boat Manufacturers: Chair-_
man Henry R. Sulphen or the Elm 9“" department "coil'ed at the office
i\’ox‘ks.'Bayuum-; comm, p. 11ml” of of the Connecticut State Director.
Goo. Lawley a;- Sun Corporation. Neons‘ies 0‘ the ”Vim!!! stamps in the
onset. Mam; Capt. A. i’, Lundin of In“ three days have been: 32,295,000.
\Vclin Marine Equipment Co. 32'970-000'3'1‘133-049900.
Long island
indies Craig
lurks. Jersey Cltv. and. Charles
grlqul, of, Sterling Engine Company.~
outlaw ' in!" war. While $3,000,000 is only three
‘i in 'order that the requirements of (This a day 101' ewrv luau, “moan and
would in the counm. the entire cost
inllv developed in me mtmmnmi the war Ill only 30 cents per caplla
and equimm’nt of the stalldnrdizod lilo-‘1‘ 6“. t
tdr lifchodlfit is hoped that the lie-l The National War Savings Commit-
partmcnt of Commerce will consent to ice. delegated bv the treasury to on-
the a’ppointlncnt‘ol one} of its repre-zlisl 100.000.000- investors in ihl' "baby
senmtiVee to this oommitee. thonds" anticipates soon reaching: the
Other 0
pal-til of motor mat equip186.000.00 a day rule ncccessarv t
ment that were thought desirable, for
place the $2,000,000.0th lsaue within a
rtandaz-dization were boat fittings and: year. This will be six cents a day per
en'n'ne bade Committees to consider. capitu. The sale of these stanlps will
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these subjects and work in conjunction
with the Murine'Standords Committee
of the S. A. E. were also appointed by
Engine and )iacnine stamps provides the treasury with
'gnncv shipping! Moment The current
ltreasury
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Patriotic New Haven Light-
weight Places Himself Un-
der Uncle Sam’s Manage-
ment
Chick Brown. the New England
lightweight W will not appear
in the rim again. This Is an estab-
lished fac‘ (‘hiohas heard the irres-l
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Leader of World’s Clum-
piens Seeking Good Box-
men~Faber likely to Be
Called Early—Sax Ace Is
lnClass land Rob. Rus-
scl’s Am .Bothcrs Him
Clarence Rowland is liable to find
“m“? “l" 0‘ that mat mflsman‘W rather pesky pitching problem star-
Unele Sammy. Yes slree. Chic has in: him in the face before the White
80119 and done lust Vim every young 80: swing into the stretch in the oom-
l
.l‘inance the covernment's entire emer-
rccvipts from their shle are;
_ .ulrr-ndy "running the cost of building:
American. who is Physically tit and
with on one dependent upon him forl
support, ought. to do. Chic has cu-
wiil report to the emails at the,
Brooklyn navyyud loud-y momlng.‘
Bmwu received orders to report there
last night. ‘
ed the navy. the fact remains that
the New England titleholder had en}
listed last Saturday afternoon. Chic
had been seriously considering color-
in: the navy for the past five Weeks.
but Illosc‘who have made money
through his ring elolts tried to en-
cor-rage him. But Chic has a mind of
his own and he. didn't permit any of
them to change it. Saturday night he
sulpr soil ”will by announcing his en-
listnlenl.
BENEFIT BOUTS
NET OVER $1,500
livlll' YORK, March 13.—Bllly Gib
son. the local boxing promoter and
maliugerdoi Benny Iconard. world'iI
lightweight champion. announced this
week that. more than 31,500 had been
realized as the result of the boxing
carnival held last Friday night in the
ill-our A rluory. This fund will be cl.
pended in supplying athletic parapher-
. naiiu to tho soldicra making up the old
2d Field Artillery of the iii'Gle. who
‘are now stationed the Spartunhtlra,
S. P.
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Try This! Ha.r Gets Thick, Giolsy.
WaVy and Beautiful at Once
immediatef—Yes! (‘ertain'B—That's
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hair cleanse. Just try this-moisten
a cloth with a little Danderlnc
carefully draw . it through your hair.
.lakiag ale mall strand a: a time.I
:Thls \villeleanselhc halrof dust. dirt
lor excessive oil. and in inst a few mo
imenls you have doubled the beauty of
(your hair. A delightful surprise awaits
'lhose whose b
Is acrnggy. faded, dry, brittle or thin.
Besides beautifying the hair. handcr-
line dissolves every particle of dan-
fdrnlf; cleanses. purifies and invigor.
iates the scalp. forever stopping itching
[and falling hair. but what will please
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In: American League race.
As the Sox finished the season of
'listnd in the United States navy and 191711: a blew of glory. may did not
look like a club that would need to
make any additions in the way of play-
lng talent for 1918. But this has been
lime Standards Committee at ihic“: the second race by M. Syuiy for $1.3 Although it was not definitely made!‘l tough winter—and the 1918 “as”
1members of the. National Association 000. and Broomsweep was claimed out known last night that Chick had join- ‘5 something Elle usin.
The news that Red Faber had becn
placed in Class 1 of the Army Draft
was a blow to the supporters of the
301. Take Faber away front Rovl'land's
pitching staff and the ‘Sox manage-
ment immediately faces a problcnl. fm
filling Faber's shoes is no easy job
However. Faber will not be drafted at
once.
Should Faber be called. one of the
second string Sox pitchers will have in
come through or Rowland is point: to
be short a first string: pitcher.
And just as uncertain as FabTT'S
abilitv to'p‘ay ball this summer is the
chance that Eddie (‘icolte will pitch
the same sensational brand of ball
that did so much toward clinching the
old ran for the So: in 1017.
Another Blow
Another blow to the So: pitchlnv:
staff is the condition of Rel). “new".
The erstwhile sterling southpaw has
been lmvin': trouble with his arm for
two years. Before every game he pitch
ed last season the arm had to llt' mus»
staged and duped up with lnlment
The trouble with Russell is that hill
pitching wing has developed an unnat-
ural growth and there are times when
he cannot bend it. So. counting on
i Russell, will not be. whit- for the Sox.
Williams. Wolfgang. Benz and Dan-
,fortll remain. and Williams and Benz
‘will be largely depended on to lakc
itheir regular turns in the box.
So: prospects could llt' much lll‘l‘llll-
cr than thev are. And it is evident
that Rowland realize-s this, for. while
lie was in the East recently. ntlcndlnl:
the schedule meeting , he was patter
pitchers. He went home disappointed.
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City; James Craig of: Tm“ millions ii “3-" "0m ”"3 thrift‘mo my 01 it. Your lialr becomesll-‘lrst string pitchers are hard to get.
That's why the loss of'i-‘aber or a re-
mtabout onetenlh 0' the chtiro amoumfpears as soft. lustrous and beautifuliversal .b’ Clcotle '0‘“ be 5° ”“51"
My bung expanded by the nation '0‘ 'as a young girl‘s after a Danderineion lh“ W0fld'5 champs. .
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WANTS TO BORROW.
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Attorney Jacob B. Klein. reprcSent-
ing Rseeler J. Moss ice of the Dan-
bnry and liethel Street Railway com.
5 pony. has filed a petition in Superior
{court nailing for permission to borrow
air has best neglected or[ $15,000 on receiver's notes and the. re- i
{quest will go upon the short calendar
"to be heard probably Friday. Receiv-
er lves claims he has an opportunity
'to buy cars in good condition at a
price below the market value and
wants the money to expend within a
short time.
limit and as Lynch is willing to come to President Sulphen.
Bridgeport to meet Shubert on n 25 Thc Committee on Boat Fitting?
per cent, basis. no trouble should 'he‘wm be composed of the following: “
encountered in sicninu them up. The Chairman, Clans. D. Durkee of Chaim
12,000 tons of shipping a day.
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anulv Fil'c Chit-f Samuel McGowan
weeks' use. when you see new hair--
lflne and downy at first—yes—but real-
‘ly new hair growing all over the scalp.
.lf you care for pretty, soft hair, and
CARLES PAGE BRYAN DEAD.
WASHIXGTOX, March 13. --
Charles, Page Bryan. former flnlbfi'illtl-
bout has the makings of a first class
exhibition.
A TWiCE-TOLD TALE
‘One of lntcret to Our Readers
Good news bears repeating. and
when it is continued after a long
lapse of time. (‘Vt-n it \‘.':'- ill-sitatcd to
belich it at first hearing, we Ii-l-i 9(-
curc in accepting ils truth now. 'l‘hr
following experience of a ‘Nol'wulli
woman is confirmed after ion years.
Mrs. Mary J. Timur-n22 Main street.
gave the following statement Mar 1.
1906: "l had weak kidneys for n lonr:
time and was troubled bv lame back.
When stopping l.bccame dizzy and
1 was so restless at night 1 didn't sleep
well. Dean's Kidney Pills. which !
not at Giendcning l: Co's drug starf-
relieved me of the backache and other
trouble from my kidneys. I again elopl
mall and felt better In every way? .
On June N. 1916 Mrs. Tanner add.
ed: "l have the name confidence In
Dean's Kidney Pills today an evcr.
They have nevcr failed to help II?
when i have used them.”
. Price 00c. at all dealers. Don't Illin-
ply null for a kidney remedy-let
Doan's Kidney Filly-tbs same that
firs. Taller lied. inner-Hilliard
liars, Basia, N. Y,~Adv.
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D Dllrkee & Company New York' . recoivcd word today of the safe‘arrivnl
:Arthur W. Toppan of Toppan Boat
Elianufacturlnr. ompany. Boston. and
{John Tiehout . of W. & J. Tiebout,
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an. 110 left (‘amp havens some timt
arm. in company with
fifth Engineers Ro’zimcnt.
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in Home 0. his son. Dduald licGol iKnowlton's Danderine from any drug
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istore or toilet counter for a few cents.
-Adv.
several other countries. died here last
one yeariuold.
dor to Japan and former niilifsler to
night of heart failure. He was sixty.
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SWIMMING REOORDO Reilley of Chicago. whose score we! .
LAOT SHORT TIME 1,012.
“SAX FWCISCO. March lit—The
world's record for the “Him swim;
was broken by Ni“ W Durand: .
at the Australian championships at .
Melbourne, February 16. Word to this! But. Harrygfua:lia:n.l°n“1.wuw ”A
“fee! 0' wowed by M ”5m" moron. Much laden!
do! 5! WW Unmack. ”WU °‘ i‘ee. the New York urn-slat.
“'5 Pacific Athletic A“°c““°“- His" . worded the referee’s m '
Durack swam the “m in 6 m1" furry Carlson of Brocktonll 8m
“‘95- 3 Mr mm the dome i'oul ': in tniuht.
1'0“)": WW?“ '30 '1” W- by W" The bout was (“a and alone ow
fifths 0! - WM 511° '0’ 9"" all the way. with mndoo tarsus-N
champion'hip DI the Pull-L fi‘hum 31 most stages. Carla. W
him a better Wt than had but:
Hooked for.
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DETROIT WOMAN l3
CHAMPION IOWLEIi
CINCINNATI. March 13.-Mrs. F4
Steld of Detroit Is the champion indl-l -
vidual bowler of the country by virtue
of rolling the highest score in the in—‘
ternatlonal women's bowling untrue-l
ment here late yesterday. Mrs. Steid.
totalled 537 for her three games. I
in the doubles, the leading honors
went to Mrs. R. Acker and Mrs. J.
' Ilavtd W. lay-es! ~L‘ 7,
workmen, .. j
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Effect an Astonishing Reduction
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BACK and FRONT LACS
Hips bust and abdomen refincrtri l to 5
inches, yea look 10 to 20 pounds lighter.
You are no ion... STOUT, you can '.'.’t’.'ll'
1'1"” {unfli- nzlil- ‘35.; and you as
fialisfactionaiid Value at :u-zst moder-
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