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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13


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 The extreL-e ciUrnSineSs and cruelty with which operations were performed even subsequent to the fifteenth cen tury would scarcely be credited had VT not authentic descriptions of them by the operate Thus Fabricius of Aqua pedents f15BT-4619}. the eminent pro lessor at Padua and preceptor of the immortal Harvey, describes what he considered an improved and easy op eration in the following terms: If is be movable tumor cut it away with a redhot knife that sears as it cuts, but if it be adhered to the chest cut with out bleeding or pain with a wooden or horn knife soaked in aqua fortis. with which. having cut the skin, l dig out the rest with my fingers" When the surgeons of Edinburgh were incor porated it was required as a prereq- uisite that they should be able to read and write, ito know the anatomie, na ture and complexion of everie mem Der of humanis body and likeways to know all vaynes of the same. that he may make f1ewbothemie in due ume."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
D0oin Has Three Year Contract to
 Manage PhiIIies
Peppery Leader Declares il Takes Time to Get Team
 Whipped Into Shape

When Charles Dooin, manager of the Philadelphia National League Club, signs his new contract to con- duct the affairs of the Phillies on the return of President Fogel from the South, it will be for a. period of three years.
 Dooin is already signed up as a player for that length of time, but his managerial agreement heretofore has only been from year to year.
 All l ask for is a three-year agree ment,'' said Dooin when broached on the subject. ''It takes time for a manager has a long term contract he has practically no hold on the play CTS of his team.
 T think I have shown that we have the goods. I would now like the chance to display them"
 Dooinss request has been granted by Horace Fogel, who said before his departure for the National As sociation meeting at San Antonio. that he counted on Dooin as man. ager, and would willingly give him a three-year contract if he so desired.
 Instead of touring the Southern section on their return from spring training at Hot Spring, Ark, the Phillies are arranging a series of ex- hibition games with American League teams.
 Plans are already on foot for cans at Washington, D. C.; Boston Americans at Richmond, Va: New York Americans at Atlanta, Ga, winding up with the Eastern Leaguers at Baltimore before coming home
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
BARROW SAYS EASTERN
 lEACUE IS NOT TOTTERING
President Denies Story That Three Franchises Are on
 the Market

Edward Barrow, president of the Eastern League, takes violent excep- lion to the stories emanating from Newark to the effect that the the prranization is tottering financially. and that several magnates have placed their clubs on the market. Barrow in his denial of the reported existing conditions. admits that two pr three club owners might dispense with their franchises, but that these franchises have been sought and are not being peddled. ~'
 Amy club in exfstance can be bought If the amount of money wanted b ythe owners of the franchise Is paid over," says Barraw.
 Barrow insists that his league is on a firm foundation aud that some one of 8 creative turn of mind has been Issuing these harmful stories to injure the Eastern League. As regards the transfer of the Montreal club, Bar row said that the Montreal club is not. and will not be, for sale; also that the Montreal club will be in the Eastern League next season.
 'It has been reported that the Jer- sey City owners were desirous of seli- ing their stock. If James T. Lillis wants to get rid of the stock his fath- CT owns in the Jersey City club, he does not have to seek a buyer, for I can get him a purchaser within 24 hours," said Barrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
Ruyina a Doc.

Buying a dog is not so easy as it looks, there is so much ''faking." A good Irish terrier. for instance. should have a stiff. wiry coat, pronounced red color. long. narrow head, small eyes and ears which hang down. The ears of a bull terrier, an Aberdeen terrier or Yorkshire terrier should stick up. But be careful that the willy dealer has not produced this effect with cardboard. A bulldog should have a shovel shaped mouth. with the under jaw protruding upward. and a wide chest There are one or two things to look out for in buying dog. Some dealers try to palm off an old dog as young one by scraping. his yellow teeth, which show signs of age. and painting his gray muzzle. Bright eyes are often produced by a smear of vaseline and cold nose produced by Stockholm tar. But you can detect the presence of these aids by smell Chicago Record Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
Chief Bender Had
 Surprise For Mack
Indian Twirler Insisted Upon Pitching Sixth Game Against Giants in WOr d's Series

It is not generally known how Chief Bender of the Athletics came to pitch the sixth game of the recent world s series against the Giants. Two days previously Bender pitched for the Ath- letics and won his game. It was rest of at least four days between his games in order to be effective, and it therefore was a great surprise when he walked to the center of the dia- mond in the sixth game of the series. A few days ago Connie Mack told a New, York friend how he came to send Bender in the box that day. T had Plank groomed for the Giants" Connie said, and thought we could win with him. He looked good when he was warming up, and I paid strict attention to him, never giving Bender thought. However, I mo- ticed the Chief was warming up with taking some exercise, so as to be ready in case of emergency Five minutes before the teams were to go into ac- ton Bender came over to the bench and said to me:
 Connie, I'd like to pitch today. l think can win for you
 T was surprised at the Chiefs re- quest, and said to him:
 "'Well, Chief. I had picked Plank, but we need .his game badly, and if you really think you can win I'N send you in the box
 " 'Tll win, I'll win,' Bender replied excitedly. I never felt better in my life, and I've got more on the ball to- day than ever had All you've got to do is to say the word and I'll show you.
 Never before had Bender made such a positive assertion to me, and just as the teams were to take the field I said to him: Go on, Chief, and good luck to you
 T felt that he was in deadly earn est, and. knowing him as I do, I knew he never would have asked me to let him pitch if he had not been right. watched him closely in the first in ming. and must say he did not look good in that round, but in the second inning saw he was himself, and from that time on I felt the game was safe for us. And Bender went all through that game with the middle finger of his pitching hand badly split. The hard drive Devore sent at him right at the start split the finger, and blood ran from the cut throughout the game. Bender stuck a piece of court plaster on the injury, but it didn't do any good.
 "I was credited, when sent Bender in the box, with springing a surprise on the Giants, but the truth is the surprise wasn't mine, it was Ben der's."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
HARVEY RUSSELL GOES
 TO ATLANTA fEXT SEASOH
New York Sends Mechanics Backst0p to Glass A. Club
 to Develop

Harvey Russell. who caught such great ball for the Bridgeport baseball club last season, has been sold to the Atlanta club of the Southern League, by the New York Americans. The New York club wished to gradually develop Russell into backstop of ma jor league calibre, so it was thought advisable to put him with a Class A club. Last season was Russe1ls first in professional ball. Previous to that he had caught for the. Hampton, Va, independent team, where New York nabbed him.
 Russell led the Connecticut beague backstops in fielding during the past season. He is fine thrower and a hard worker all the time. Local fans liked him and will be sorry he is not to return here.
 Manager McCann intends to play Iitchi at third next season. He will get new shortstop. Tom Crook and Bob Stowe will be back in the fray.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
Romanoff and Dr.
 Roller Meet Tonight
Two Giant Wrestlers Will Get Together on Mat at Har-
 lem Casino

No wrestling bout that has takem ,lace since the Zbyszko-Hacken- schmidt match has aroused as much interest in the sport as the bout to , finish, catch-as-catch-can style, be- tween pr. Roller and Ivan Romanoff, the recently arrived Russian cham pion, at the Harlem casino, New York. tonight.
 This match will aptly illustrate sci ence versus strength. Roller is the exponent of skill ;Romanon exempil- les muscle. Roller is crafty wrest- Ter, with all the tricks of the game at his command; Romanoff has the s.:.-9 power of a derrick; Roller pos lesses the agility of panther; Ro- nanoff is as steadfast and solid as a ten-ton rock.
 | Romanon Is a regular Goliath. He towers over most wrestlers like the Singer building over St. Paups stee- pie. Roller is big and strong, but when he stands alongside of Roman nn the comparison in the form Of ships is like a battleship against a torpedo boat RomanOf stands close to six feet six inches and is built in proportion When at his best phy- eical conditions he weighs close to 2S0 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
A cIeu.. In napoIson,s wrsI

Peter the Great is said to have made a will in which he exhorfed bis heirs to approach as nearly as possible fo Constantfnople and toward India, but the authenticity of this document has been disputed, and it is sfrewdIy SIS pected to have been forged late fn the eighteenth century by August von Kotzebue.
 Of the genuineness, however, ef ff5s last will and testament of Napoleon f there can be no manner of doubf- One of it's clauses Vas as vfndicffve ss ff1s testamentary injunction of Queen Ans trigilda to her husband to have her two doctors killed and buried with her The exile of Longwood absolutely be queathed 10000 francs to q fellow called Cantf1Ion. who had been tried in Paris for an attempt to murder the Duke of Wellington. The man was still surviving inp Brussels wien Na~ poleon III. came to the throne, and Cantillon was duly paid his legacy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
CapI. FIshar at
 Odds With Coaches
Harvard Leader Di obeyed
 Orders and Put Regulars Into Last Period of Carlisle Game

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 15,-The Harvard team came through the Car lisle contest In fairly good shape Coach Haughton and Cuarterback Gardner witnessed the Brown-Yz1e game, while Coach Leary watched the Princeton and Dartmouth baf1e
 It was Coach Haughton's plan Sat- urday to play his subs tfrougaou4 the contest. This, however, did not meet the approval of Captain Ffsh5r- When things began ta look blue for the Crimson, in the third per1o6< Fisher wanted the entire varsity eIev- en sent into action; but Coach Cor bett, who was in charge in Haug1- tons absence, refused to allow fEfs. Trainer "Pooch" Donovan sided with the coach.
 The subs still held the field dur5r1 the three minutes preceding the clos ing session In the interim Captain Fisher asked his men if they wonld stand by him if he took matters into his own hands. They answered fn the affirmative and the Crimson Lead CT informed both Corbett and Dou1,- van that he and his regulars were going into the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
Freak Goal From
 Field at Princeton
Same Thing Happened at Exeter Saturday But Referee
 Called it Touchback

The peculiar turn of the wheel that gave Princeton a victory over Dartmouth on the football field last Saturday, when DeWitt's drOp-kick struck the ground and bounced over the cross bar for a field goal, set the gridiron fans talking. Almost fifty years of football, passed without such an incident happening, yet when Dame Fortune chose to play it's hand the balls odd prank turned up twice on the same day. drop kick by Mahan of Andover, in the annual An dover-Exeter game On Saturday, hit the ground after clearing the rush line and then bounded over the cross bar. It was identically the same sort of a freak goal that caused Dart mouths first defeat this season.
 Referee Mike Thompson, however, interpreted the rule differently in the Andover-Exeter game than Referee Langford did in a Princeton-Dart- mouth struggle. Mike ruled that it technically it might be considered a goal from the field, but said that in his mind it was against the spirit of the rules to call it a field goal. Had the game been close, he said. he undoubtedly would have decided it was a field goal instead of touch back.
 Thompson's stand seems peculiar. Football solons say conditions in no way should govern the decision of a referee and that Thompson should interpret the rules the same, whether the game be close Or one-sided, As the rule governing field goals now reads, Referee Langford's interpreta- tion as made on Saturday is the only correct interpretation.
 Walter Camp of Yale. the dean of American football, says unqualified ly that Langofrd's ruling was correct. Costello, the linesman at the Prince n-Dartmouth game, says that such a play as happened on Saturday was discussed at joint meeting of the football officials and Rules Commit tee last fall, and was laid aside as be- ing too improbable to bother with and cause the changing of the rule. He said it then was agreed that if such a thing should occur the goal should count.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
AFsmou. Welsh Fortress.

Carnarvon castle is the most splen- did specimen of medieval military architecture surviving inz Britain, not excepting Alnwick. Art and beauty were combined with strength by De Elfreton, the architect. who had been commanded to construct a palace within an impregnable fortress Whether the mean little passage cham Der in the Eagle tower was the birth place of the infant prince whom Ed ward I. made the medium of such a grim practical joke upon the Welsh seem., doubtful. but the main story may still be true. Every famous sol dier who helped to make history in this corner of Britain has played some part within or without the walls of Carnarvon castle. It has been starv- ed into surrender, but never captured by force of arms and can therefore claim to be considered virgin for tress." s."-Westminster Gazette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
Local Football
 Chatter Here
(By Tanglefoot.)

(By Tanglefoot.) The Edgewood, Jrs., and the Fair monts played no score game at the circus grounds, yesterday afternoon, with a crowd of eight hundred fans present.
 Tn a very fast game of soccer ball at the meadows. yesterday, the Park Citys defeated the Thistles in a close game, by the score of ? to 1.
 The Seasides and the Tigers played a no score game. yesterday afternoon, at Hairs lot. That two headed penny did not work on French, the Tigers manager.
 The Superbas defeated the Cedar Streets, yesterday afternoon, at Sco- fields lot, IS to II.
 The Trade School defeated the Sta pies High School of Westport, 2 to o, Saturday, at Seaside Park
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
TOM SHEVL|N'S COACHING
 SHOWN IN YALE'S VICTORY
Big Crowd of Local Enthusiasts Sees
 Triumph of Eli Eleven Over Brown

Ted Coy used to do
 Dave Dunn, New Britain High school graduate who has many friends in this city. also proved his worth by playing a great game in the backfield for Yale. The New Ha- ven Journa1-Courier says:
 There is one player on the Yale team who may some day share All American honors. He is Dunn, the fullback. His speed in line plunging is something that more than once dis concerted Brown. More than once he brought the crowd to it's feet by dodg- ing runs, one of his longest dashes netting Yale 30 yards Saturday"
 The Yale team was about 15 minutes late in appearing on the field. Brown was waiting and the spectators were becoming impatient It was learned afterward that Yale was delayed by a tieup in the trolley system. A note of explanation will be sent to the Brown mana cement.
 Great amusement was created by the Whiffenpoofs. Yale senior so- cietyswhich paraded around the gird- iron previous to the game and be- tween the halves A small boy bear ing a placard reading "Alexander's s Ragtime Band" marched at the head of the procession and following him came a leader in a grotesque suit who wore sign with Alexander" on it. Then came the regular brass band ana after that marched the Whiffenpoofs clad in costumes typifying the uni- forms of the Italian and Turkish arm- ies There were also two phoney warships "The Caruso'' and the 3'Tur- key Trot'
 The Yale boys took occasion to bur 1esque some of the well known head liners of the day. One student stuck his head through a picture frame and which sported sign "The Missing Money Liz" King Manuel. Gaby Da Slice, Mutt and Jeff and other charac- ters marched in line. Between the halves the Turkish and Italian navies had a great battle.
 About 800 from this city saw the game Many went in autos but the 12:27 train carried a large delega-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
BOWLING TOURNAMENT
 AT E.KS CLUB TONIGHT

The Elks will start their third an- nual bowling tournament at the club house on State street, this evening. Team A. explained by Edward Collins, will mix 1t up with Team B, led by Sammy Brewer. There are four oth- CT teams in the tournament. Prizes will be offered for the highest single string, highest three string and the teams finishing first and second re- spectively. The five finishing last will also get trophy.
 The committee in charge of the game consists of Joseph Ivers, chair man; Richard Dunn. Joseph Neisner, Harry Gould, Frank Mills, James Far mum, John Grant, Edward Brewer, George Mccarthy and Gus Buckley.
 The makeup of the teams follows:
 Team A, Collins, captain, McLaugh- lin, Gould, Goulden and Miller.
 Team B, Brewer, captain, Buckley, Donovan, Ivers, Flint.
 Team c. Nichols. captain. Mills. Farnum, McDonough, Coleman.
 Team D, Mccarthy, captain, Neis- aer, Dewitt, William Buckley, Hamil- ton.
 Team F. Grant, captain, Parker, Dunn, Lannon, Hutz.
 Team E. Welch, captain, Brock, Chadwick, Hurley, McGauley.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
Sam Plaxsd the sass Drum

They used to say that Sam had the biggest mouth in Indiana avenue He was a short, sfocky negro, and his mouth was the most notfceab8e thing about him. It is said that he nsed to make pretty good money placing or dinary saucers in his mouth fat with his face as an exhibition He was felI ing a friend about the negro band of which he was a member.
 'T should think you would all want to play the instruments with solo parts. such as the cornef," was suggested
 Dat ain't it, replied Sam Each man plays de horn dat suits his uozf best"
 "WelI, then, Sam, what horn eo you rlay?" Is was evident that the qnes- tioner was puzzled He wondered how Sam's lips could be compressed e blow a horn sz7 s~4s -s sz se
 "Oh, An plays de bass drum, sahs" said Sam.--Indianap polls News
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
Experts Declare
 Yale is Champion
Eli Expected to Beat Princeton Next Saturday and Thereby
 Win Title
Especial from United Press.)

(SpeclaI rom UnlLeQ fT6SS.
 New York, Nov. 13.-Eastern foot already the football experts are be- ginning to dope out the winner of the "big four contest. Yale has the edge, they think, though Princeton is close at her heels. The real cham pionship game, this year, they add, New Haven, next Saturday, and not the Yale Harvard game, in Cam bridge, on Saturday week.
 Princeton already has defeated Harvard and should the Tigers take Yale into camp the sons of Nassau champions. It is true that Prince tons victories over Harvard and Dartm outh have been by the smallest of margins and that the Tigers were tied by Lehigh and Navy, but vic- tory over the blue, Saturday, would give her the championship by nar- row margin.
 Yale, however, will be the favorite in the Tigers game. The Ellis have lost only one game-to the army on field so soggy and under conditions so adverse that it can be called little more than a fluke defeat
 Harvard, the experts say, has prac- tically been counted out although a victory over Yale would much re- deem her. The crimson lost to Princeton by to 6, while the Indians defeatedN the sons of John Harvard by Is to 15 and played superior foot ball. There are few who believe the crimson can be whipped into shape to beat Yale.
 Pennsylvania is net in the running at all, three signal defeats eliminat- ing her from further discussion as a possible champion. Outside the "big four" there are several teams that merit attention.
 ] The army with only two points scored against it, has made the best showing. Carlisle has piled up the biggest score. Annapolis and Cornell are also in the undefeated class and Dartmouth's only defeat was scored by Princeton's unusual and freak field goal, Saturday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
By Wagner.)

Tom Shevlins coaching, even though it started only last week, was largely responsible for Yale's great showing against Brown Saturday when the Ellis beat the Providence collegians by 15 to o. Yale's work in previous games had been crude and ragged in spots but the wrinkles were all smothed out Saturday The Yale team was a machine that worked perfectly.
 In football parlance the team had the punch. In plain English this means that the eleven had the power and ability to take advantage of op- portunity for victory. At every stage of the game the team seemed sure of itself. The players never appeared worried or Mustered.
 Brown on the other hand suffered an attack of stage fright in the first per- iod On the very first play after the kickoff they fumbled and Yale had the ball 27 yards from the Brown goal line. Walter Camp IT,, went around end to Browns seven yard line but after gaining three yards more, Yale was held on Browns four yard line. Sprackling had to punt from behind his goal posts and Brown was in a hole during the rest of the period be- cause the ball was continually in her territory.
 Although Yale only scored one touchdown, two field goals by Capt. Howe and place kick by Francis piled up the remaining points. The Minnesota shift was used by Yale to great advantage and the crowd was much amused when Capt. Howe yelled out the command Pep" and the big linemen moved to the opposite side of the line to protect the man with the ball.
 One Of the features was the open field running of Walter Camp, Jr. After watching this boy, it is easy to see that he is not getting by on his fathers reputation. On the fake kick formation he swings around the ends for long gains in the same way that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
{ The cedsrs of Iebanou.


 Very carefully inciosed and guarded are the 200 remaining cedars Of Lel,< anon, those famous trees that ones clothed all. the sides of the Syrian mountains. So tall and beautiful wsrs they scomparison with the tress Of Palestine that the Hebrew writers eel ebrated them with extraordinary praise. and from the earliest times their soft white wood was the glory of Jewish architecture. They wers used in Solomou's temple and tn ffs successor and also in the church khz< Constantine built at Jerusalem.
 The surviving trees are called by tho Arabs the trees of God" and under their widespreading branches the cfer- gy of the Greek church occasionally celebrate mass.
 Several of the trees fn the grove are ever 1,5OO years old and have he16hk of 100 feet and circumference of s9~ In appearance they more resemble the aged larch or the majestic oak f1an the cedar that is known in America Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-13
The 1roublsd Prefssser.

"The professor Is so dreadfully sb sentminded."
 "YesT
 'He paid marked attentions to q pretty girl who lived near the cosIegs and was afraid she might get sons legal hold on him, and so he wrcts Der a love letter with invisible fnk-D
 Clever idea. YesT
 'Then he made a typewr5tfen copy of the letter for his own protectfoM and finally sent the girl the typewr5s~ ten copy"
 'I see. Poor old prof"
 ~And he didn't find out his ntstaks until the ink had faded. and now hs wonders what in Tophet he vrotsr- Cleveland Plain Dealer.