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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
ABSENCE OF GOOD MEN
 FOR QUARTERBACK MAKES
 HARVARD TEAM FEEL BLUE

Cambridge, Oct 11.--Earvard has gone behind the fence The Crimson squad is practising in secret. Yester- day none but those intimately con nected with the team was allowed on the field. These same conditions are expected to prevail this afternoon.
 For Coach Percy D. Haughton is displeased with the work of the Crimson eleven. It's a wishywashy sort of football that they're showing Added to this is Wigglesworth's ac- cident, which will keep him out of the game for the rest of the season. This accident to WiggleSworth can not be underestimated in the effect it will have on Harvard's plans. He was brilliant quarterback, almost as good as Potter, generally regard ed as the Crimson's star.
 No wonder that Haughton is wor- ried because Wisglesworth is lost to the team. If Potter be injured now, Haughton will have no proficient quarterback. Yesterdays practice did not tend to relieve him any, and he fdgeted reStlessly until the squad went back to the locker house.
 All the while Haughton was turn ing over and over the names of sub- stitute quarterbacks. The second team can offer nothing. Last year freshman quarterback, Freedley, is far from being varsity material. The other, Bradlee, has been hurt. Grad ner ,who shows promise, is hurt too Perhaps Haughton will take either Campbell or Graustein, fleet varsity halfbacks, and transform them into quarters.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
Stuffy McInnes
 Youngest Player In Worlds Games
Athletics First Baseman is Only 21 Years Old and Weighs
 But 155

Jack "Stuffy'' McInnes, the Athlet- ies first baseman, will be the youngest player in the worlds series between the Giants and the White Elephants. McInnes has just reached the voting age. He was 21 years old on Sept. 19{ In view of his age and the fact that he has played in nearly 200 games as a major league star, and become regular on worlds cham pionship club, the young players rec ord is a unique one.
 Manager Mack, who developed the initial Sacker, says that McInneS IS one of the most promising men in base ball today, although he has been play ing big league baseball only three years.
 Luck has played a big part in Mc- Innes's quick rise to baseball promi- hence. When Shortstop Barry was hurt Mack needed a man to take his place. SMcInnes was the man selected to fill the gap. How he held down the shortstop job and later superseded history.
 McInnes was born in Gloucester, Mass, in 1890. He got his first real try at baseball with his high school team, where he played three years, acting as captain of the nine. After ne 16IC nlSn ScnOOl lie pldy6Q Oll loWiI and semi professional clubs. It was no time at all until the minors began to hear of him. In 1908 McInpes sign- ed a contract to play with the Haver- hill club of the New England League. He played in over fifty games and was rated the leagues third best batter. With all good intentions McInnes wanted to finish his education. A tele- gram from Connie Mack sent to Stuff fly in the spring of 1909 upset McIn- ness plans. That was the year the infiel1er went south with Mack's men. Once in an Athletic uniforns Stuffy was determined to make good" It is needless to say that he has.
 McInnes is only feet inches in height and off the field does not look as heavy as his weight of 155 pounds. In 1909 he looked even more like boy, but Mack liked the way McIn. ness carried himself in the field. and he survived the usual spring wedding out process. McInnes took part in only nineteen games his first season, with hitting Smark Of .239. But his style and his action, more than his average. presaged better things.
 Last season McInnes had more sop- portunities through injuries and shifts in the club and got into thirty-eight games, frequently acting as a pinch hitter His batting average climbed to .SO1, and he had become a factor which, even on that club of sluggers, could not much longer be overlooked. McInnes has played regularly practi- cally all of this year, and his clouting is around the 1925 mark. He is not a cleanup hitter but is reliable and "a good man in a pinch.
 When his age and experience are considered, McInnes is one of the most promising men in baseball. for cer- tainly he should improve with the many years that are before him as a performer in the major leagues. That he has been able to fill the bill at first base while so many major league managers are looking for first-class performers at that position is either Mack luck Of Mack foresight, which ever you wish to call it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
NEARLY LOSES LIFE
 IN HUNT FOB HONEY
James C.AFseynoIds Severely Hurt by Fall Down Rocky Precipice When
 Stone Gives Way.

Danbury, Oct l1-Plunging seventy hve feet down the side of a rocky precipice at the summit of Bear MDun~ tain, five miles east of this city, yes- terday. James Clarence Reynolds. q wealthy young farmer, barely escaped oeatn. Both his legs were broken, and it is feared that he received inter, nal injuries. 'S
 MT. Reynolds was leading an expedi~ ton Tn search of honey in hollow free< on the mountain side when the scci. dent happened. Instead of following path that winds around the mountain the members of the party attempfet to scale the ledges. Mr. Reynolds ras swInging around projecting crag af the edge of the precipice when a stone gave way and carried him with if.
 1t was nearly an hour before his companions were able to reach him. after perilous climb down the rocks. It was necessary to carry the fntur- ed man two miles on an improvised litter, where team was waiting
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
CLEVELAND BEATEN BY CINCINNATI TEAM
Suggs Holds American League Sluggers to Six Scattered
 IJ:<.

Cincinnati, Oct 1.-The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Cleveland Maps in the opening game of the interleague series for the championship of Ohio here yesterday by score of to 0. Suggs held the Maps to six hits, and was master of the situation at all stages. He was particularly effective against the batting stars of the Cleve- land team, Jackson and Lajoie. Bland ing, who twirled for the American Leaguers, was hit when hits meant runs.
 Next to Suggs' pitching, the throwing of Catcher aO'Neill was a< feature Bescher batted hard cracking out a pair of doubles. Both teams played errorless ball. It was announced that on account of the poor condition of the grounds from recent rains, all the re- maining games of the series will be played in Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
YOUNG lOUGAREY PUTS
 TED NELSON OUT GOLD

After taking severe trouncing in the first five rounds Young Loughrey, fhe Philadelphia welterweight, came back strong in the sixth and Knocked out Ted Nel~on the Australian cham pion, at Browns Gymnasium last night. A terrific right smash to the jaw about the middle of the round sent Nelson into slumberland for ful- ly ten minutes. His seconds had diff 3icuIty in bringing him to. q Nelson administered a hard beat ing to his rival in the early rounds, while Loughrey could do absolutely nothing against the Australians awk- ward defense. Nelson kept Loughrey off by simply placing his rangy arms on the Quaker's shoulders and hold ing him at safe distance. Lough- reys adhered to one method of at tack throughout. playing for the body solely The finishing blow was the only hard one Loughrey landed on Nelson's features. Nelson foored Loughrey momentarily in the second round with wild left swing to the head. But Loughrey never stopped boring in. He had the advantage at fnfighting. Nelson not knowing what to do with. his hands at close quart CTS In the fifth round Nelson land ed a score of healthy wallops, but Loughrey shook them off and waded in for more.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
No $22,500 For
 Ad WoIgast Fight
New York Promoters Fail to Appear With Coin For
 Match With Wells

That s22,500, which George Me Donald. manager of Matt Wells of- fered--on .paper-to Ad. Wolgast for English boxer, was . will-o'- they wisp, so far as Tom Jones or Wolgast was concerned. They were unable to grasp it or even any part of it yesterday, the time for the guarantee to be posted.
 A great crowd gathered at the Hotel Metropole, New York, to catch d glimpse of the forfeit money being posted, but not a soul with money showed in sight. All of which caus- ed many of the Metropole habitues to sigh. Neither David Leavy, the peared at the Metropole.
 Battling Nelson makes his first ap- pearanee in a ring in New York to- night, in ,ten-round bout against Willie Beecher at the Madison A. c. As both are hard fighting men. ot sion promises to be a banging, smash ing event without much .pretense 10 boxing. Zf4
 Jeff Smith. who faces Willie Lewis at the National Sporting Club on TnurSQays IS supremacy couHueiit Ildl he will win over the east slider. He believes he can hit as hard as Lewis. He has a fine left hook that has put out many of his opponents. He claims that he can hit any right-handed fighter with it, and Lewis, be, is known, is a. right handler and good one when in condition. Lewis has spent several weeks in Savin Rock, Conn. He went there to train for his fight with Kid Henry and returned immediately afterward to the camp, where he has been getting in condi- tion for what he terms This fall cam paign to prove his right to the well ter-weight championship of the world"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
Athletics Take
 Game From Stars
Walter Johnson Bumped Hard by Connie Mack's Merry
 Band of SIuggers

Washington. Oct. 1.-The Athletics won the second game of the series from the All-Stars here yesterday by putting the winning run over the plate in the ninth inning. Connie Mack used three pitchers, Coombs, Plank and Bender, and each allowed the Stars one hit. This trio will probably be used during the worlds series with the Giants
 The winning run was scored when Collins singled to centre and crossed the plate on. Bakers hit to the right field fence for two bases Walter Johnson was batted hard. Harry Da- wis putting the ball oyer the right field fence for d home run. The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
Local Football
 Chatter Here
By Tanglefoot

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 Did some one in the Fist Side of the river say that the Thunderbolts can't come back. We'll leave it to them, they can hold their own at any time of the year and expect to clean up.
 Some class to the Edgewoods going to meet the fast Thomaotsn team Sun day afternoon in Thomaston. The team will journey in auto bus. Lots Of rooters wanted to be on hand to see the home town lads cop the game. See manager Frank about your tick cts.
 The Superbas will practice tomorrow evening at Boston Avenue and East Main street at o'clock.
 The Pequots are the first amateur team to get out of town teams. They will meet the Tigers of South Nor walk Sunday afternoon in that town.
 Will the Berkshire Jrs. play the Su- perbas at Scofelds lot? If so the Superbas would like an answer with in a day Orr so.
 Pjuira and Halapin are with the Sokol football team but not to stay unless the Thunderbolts disband.
 Eddie Finn will play with the Edgewoods this season.
 This is a fast back field that the Sokols have in Stevens, lhb., Halapin fb. Trimmer rhb
 Rocky Farrell thinks the Seaside boys are the champions of 1911
 Dave Brolley once a fast boy in the football world will be matched up with Mike Stepney, in a 100 yard dash Sunday morning at the St. Joseph oval.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
Declares ,YaIe's
 Eleven Stronger
 Than Fair Harvard
Coach Larkin of Holy Cross Says Eli Team is Better
 Football Machine

As coach of an eleven that has al- ready played both Yale and Harvard. Tim Larkin, the Holy Cross tutor. is perhaps in a better position to pass judgment on the Ellis and the crimson than any other man in the country. Larkin, after seeing in action the two teams that figure now as the most like ly to meet in the real championship game of the year, declares that Yale is today a better football machine than Harvard, but only because the New Haven players appear to have derived better results from the coach ing they have received.
 The fact that Harvard beat Holy Cross only to 0, while Yale trounced the same team 26 to 0, does not in- luence Larkin greatly. When Holy Cross met Yale the Worcester team was composed of veterans who were paying more attention to their indiyid- ual records than to their team work.
 Then, too, they suffered bit from stage fright. All this combined to practically wreck what should have been good team. Holy Cross did not play good football against Yale, but did put up smashing game at Cambridge. Therein lies the reason for Harvard's failure to equal the point total accumulated by Yale. In commenting on the team games Lar kin said:
 Holy Cross found little difference in the two rush lines" said MT. Lar kin, although perhaps Yale was lit- tie more aggressive. Against neither team were we able to gain much ground by our regular attack Both when we had the ball, but I cannot say that either did much breaking through on our plays.
 .sIn both games our Nine attack was smothered rather than upset before it reached the line of scrimmage. Yale may have turned our end plays in quicker than Harvard did, Sd that our attack did not appear to have so much action at New Haven as it did at Cambridge, but Harvards tackling in close scrimmage' was awfuliy hard.
 Harvard has wonderful man in Wendell and back who stands head and shoulders above any player Yale has in the backfie1d; but aside from having Wendell Harvard's backfield. as it played against Holy Cross, dic not seem to be as well developed as Yale's. The Yale backs did not ap- pear to be much heavier than liar yards. but they worked together lot better.
 :'Of course. Yale has been on the field longer than Harvard has this sea- son, but I make allowance for this when analyze my impression that the New Haven team today has better football machine than Harvard has.
 ."There is a lot of crudeness about both teams, but 'Yale's individual play, CTS semed to be working out the lines on which they have been coached, bet ter than the Harvard individuals did. At the same time, Holy Cross would have held Yale to a much smaller score than 26 points had it played as good football as it did in the stadium.
 "For Harvard, against us, . Smith. who is a wonderful player. did some splendid work down the field, but the ends at New Haven looked very good and as if they were capable of being developed into mighty good men for the big games.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
Hurt Wrist May
 Keep McInnes Out
Philadelphia Athletics Rooters Worrying Over First Base
 mans Injury

There is a strong rumor in the baseball world that when the Attn letics take the field against the Giants on Saturday in the first game of the Worlds Series that little Jack McInnis, Connie Mack's star first sacker, will be among the missing and that Harry Davis will be on first base. The kid first baseman was hit by George Mullin. of the Tigers more than two weeks ago, and the injury is healing slowly.
 At first it was believed the prom ising kids wrist was broken. but an X-ray photograph showed that though several fragments were badly bruised, no bones were injured. It was said at that time that McInnis surely would be able to play in the big battles. Until last Saturday Me- Innis made no attempt to use the wrist. Then he found when he tried to throw a ball that his wrist pained him and that he could not throw far or straight. Also McInnis found that in batting he could tap the ball, but when he hit it soHdly there was pain in his arm almost to the elbow. It is said Connie Mack is much worried about the probable loss of this young ster in the series.
 If McInnis cannot play, as now seems likely, Captain Harry Davis will cover first base for the Athletics Davis at one time was the best bats man in Mack's troupe, but his aver age this season was only 190. His fielding and baserunning also have fallen off and he no longer has the ginger which McInnis puts into the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
SOKOL 4. 6. TO HOLD
 ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

The Sokol A. C. will hold a smoker and vocal entertainment at Sokol hall, 521 Hallett street. tonight. There will be no prize fights, as a morning paper stated today. A program of boxing and wrestling bouts has been arranged but the participants will be memb bers only. Alderman Danny Walker of the Fourth district will be present as the guest of the club and Senator Archibald McNeil. Jr., will also be there. He was the author of the boxing bill in the legislature and is in favor of clean sport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
TWISTED TO SAFEGUARD
Burgesses Vote to Acquire All Lands
 Surrounding Watershed.

Winsted, Oct. 11-At a special meet ing of the warden and burgesses of the borough last night it was unanimously voted to purchase Or acquire by con- demnation proceedings all land sur rounding the bodies of water which comprise the watershed from which the local water supply is secured This action was taken because of the recent typhoid fever epidemic in Torrington. On the watershed atA Crystal Lake there are farm buildings and a dwell ing house A thorough clean up of the watershed will be made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

New York-"Don't be angry, dearest still love you and I leave your clothes and s3. Lovingly, Annie" This was the note Edward Castro found when he returned home. All the fur niture, even the piano, was gone. New York-Failing to pass an ordf- nance prohibiting the wearing of pro- truding hatpins. the aldermen have asked legal advice as to whether they can stop women from smoking cigar e<tea in regtaurants.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Joe Rivers. the litle. Mexican. and Frankie Conley of Chicago, who are aspira1ts for Abe Attelrs title. will come together in Vernon. Cal, Satur- day night Rivers looked like won- der till Johnny Kilbane put "a K. iO-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

New York-When the Federation of Women's clubs meets here, two new rules will be in force viz. no woman may enter the hall wearing a hat and no delegate will be excused to go shopping
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Phil Schlossberg, ex-amateur heavy weight champion, who is making Chi cago his home, is matched to box Tim O'Neill They are waiting for some of the western clubs to make a bid for the bout. x
 Battling Nelson is not. a bit dis mayed over his defeat by Young Say Tor and still believes he can come back. Tonight he is to give the New York sports a chance to judge If there is any hope for him to get to the top again. He will meet Willie Beecher
 Sammy Keller, the English bantam who will meet Harry Forbes. the for mer-champion bantam of this country, in Cleveland tonight. will return to England after the bout. He has been matched to box Sid Smith for the fly weight championship and the Lord LonsdaleS championship belt in London next month.
 Indianapolis promoters are deter mined to keep that city in promi- uDnt place on the pugilistic map by arranging bouts that attract the at tention of the sports of the country Jack Dillon, it's favorite middleweight has been signed for three bouts IT that city in November. Eddie Me Goorty will be his first opponent, the contest taking place November 1. Two weeks later Hugo Kelly will ge against Dillon and two weeks from that date Bill Papke will be billed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Athletics
 Put on your smoked glasses before you slant at this one. A young man blew into. our sanctum bright ana early and wrote this with one hand tied behind him. Across the board, boys Giants all the way. Good night, Phil. That's no Con (Mack.) Matty twill get you no matter how you Bender. We still have a Mark (quard." J. A. Clancy, GOA Noble avenue.
 Lajoie and Joe Jackson failed to do any hitting against Suggs, the Cincinnati twirler. It often happens that good batters, such as the Cleve- land sluggers, fail to do much in a short series It is one of the strange features of the game. Another my stery is the sudden slump of 8 good hitter. A man may be a 300 sticker and still go for two weeks without delivering a hit.
 It is said that John Ganzel may not be with Rochester next season. The man who won three Eastern league pennants is sore at Owner Chapin of the sclub. Ganzel is said to be in line for the job of running the New York Americans next sea- son.
 Russell Ford, the New York Amer ican pitcher, has gone to- his home in Western Canada. He was prom ised a place on the All-Star pitching staff but was turned down in favor of Mullin of Detroit. Ford is sore because he didn't get some of that money the Athletics and All-Stars are drawing.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

One of the San Francisco promoters is going to try and coax President Taft to Witness a bout. in that city next Friday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Willie Fitzgerald and Young Erne, the fsid Philadelphia rivals, will have anotker meeting in the Quaker City Thursday night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

New York-Pleas of three children of Paulo Boneforte, in prison for evad- ing customs laws. were not in vain and their offere to go to jail, instead, released the father so he could see his dying wife.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Newport-Wome are carrying canes here. one dealer having sold six dozen in less than a month. Canes with small electric searchlights to guide fair pedestrians in the dark are most popular.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Paddy Lavin and K. o. Bremen, the rival. welterweights of Northern New York, will clash in Buffalo Friday night and the bout is creating con- siderable interest in that section.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Dublin Ga-Orvilte Casterliys who escaped from the Ohio penftentlary after serving 47 months of Is years sentence, gave himself nup here be- cause he didn't want to "imposse up- on people any longer. W
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
BOXING

Abe fAttell wants $10.OO0 for his and to meet Johnny Kilbane in Los Ange- 1es=
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

SCORE BY INNINGS.
 All-Stars 0 o 0 o O 0 O-2 Philadelphia .....0 1 % 1 o o 0 1-3
 Runs, All Stars. Milan, Gessler. Phil adelphia, Collins, Davis, Plank. First base on errors, Philadelphia 2; All Stars 3. Left on bases. Philadelphia 3; All Stars 5. First base on balls, off Coombs 8; off Plank 1; Innings pitch ed by Coombs 4: by Plank 3: by Ben der ?. Hits, off Coombs 1. off Plank s; by Coombs ?. by Plank 9: by Ben der ?. Home run, Davis. Two base hit Baker Sacrifice fly Gardner. stolen bases. Milan, Chase. Double play, John- son, Mcbride and Chase. Umpire in chief, Dineen. Field umpire, Egan. Time, 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Although an army of workmen is engaged in putting up new seats in Shibe Park, the Athletics manage ment has had to return $30,000 to fans who wanted to witness the great series.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

Chicago White Sox-Cubs series will draw like a magnet. Extra clerks are being engaged to take care of the applications for seats for the fray.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

And the prospects are that Pier pont Morgan will turn bottle blue when he hears how much the Giants management will have to return through inability to handle the crowds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
(By Wagner.)

few washers left that I'll bet on the Athletics
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11

The Reds shut out the Cleveland Naps in the first game Of the Ohio championship series.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
YESTERDAYS RESULTS. Brooklyn ?, New York 1.
STANDING OF THE CLUES.
GAMES TO-DAY,

GAMES TODAY. Brooklyn in New York, e games.) Girl Wanted? Read the Farmer Want Ads.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-11
SHORT NOTES ON SPORTS
Opinions of Some St. Joseph's Members on
 Outcome of Worlds Series

Joseph's pick the Athletics to win the worlds series: Sylvester Coyne, Jimmy Noonan, Eddie Lavery. George Smith, Fred Shea, Alex Mckay, Sam Curtiss. Bob O'Hara, William Miller, Fred Kenny and Fred Wetstine Ed die Corcoran is pulling flor the Giants.