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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
JJHa [. BnUsn FAVURS
 CONCRETE GRlHDSTaHDs

John T. Brush was the bufIder o< the first concrete baseball grand stand. He was the owner of the CIn- cinnati club when his "freDroof iron amphitheatre" was destroyed by frs like a barrel of shavfngs tossed into a furnace. When he looked oyer Gas ruins next day Mr. Brush sasts T want a grand stand that I know viii be intact in the morning; one ehae will enable me to go to bed h Deacs without being aroused at 3 o'clock z- m. to receive the news that my base~ ball plant Is in ashes" Mfr. Brssh therefore ordered a CfncfnnatI con~ tractor to build the famous Palace o< the Fans entirely of concrete and steel. The structure was found to ts too small this year and Pres1den< Hermann is building q new one- When MT. Brush secured control o< the New York club he always feared that fire would destroy the wooden stands at the Polo Grounds. Tse con- flagration last April taerefors gave him another chance to rely on con~ crete and steel, with the result ss&k he built the biggest baseball st<uc- ture in the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
Doom Declines
 Job As Manager Phillies' Leader Suggests Second Baseman Knabe as Good Man to Take
 Charge

Philadelphia, Dec. 5Horace Fogel was reelected president of the Phila- delphia Ball Company at the annual meeting held yesterday in Camden, N. J.
 Following his financial report, which showed the club to be in fiourishing condition, having had one of the best seasons in it's existence, Fogel created a sensation when he said he had not selected a manager and will not do so until at the National League meeting in New York next week.
 "Dooin called at my office month ago." said Fogel, "and told me he d d not want to be reappointed manager. He suggested Otto Knabe as his suc- cessor. Dooin's expressed opinion as to why he did not wish to remain as manager was that he worried too much about the position and would rather remain as player. In Dooin's opin- than Knahe, and Dooin said he would work his head off for him.
 ''Of course I shall not attempt to force Dooin to become manager and if he does not change. his mind shortly l shal. appoint some other man. Dooin S contract as a player has two years more to run. Should he not be man. to make changes in the catching de- partment, the club could easily make a trade and receive good man in ex- change for Dooin.''
 This statement by Fogel is in direct line with rumors in the latter part of last season. At that time it was said Dooin was a litt'e too independent for the Murphy-F -Fogel comb: nation and that they would get rid of him this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
E0St0n Club To
 Be Sold Saturday
Death of Owner May Affect Re- election of President Lynch of National League

The Boston club of the National League may be sold next Saturday William B. Winslow, counsel for Mrs William Hepburn Russell, to whom the club passed on the death of her husband, returned to New York yes- terday from Boston, where he went to be present at the annual meeting of the clubs stockholders. which was set for today. MT. Winslow yesterday informed President Lynch of the Ma. tional League that the meeting was pos poned until Saturday.
 It was learned that when in Boston MT. Winslow made the statement that the club IS for sale at price, but If that price was not paid he would advise Mrs. Russell to retain her shares. Mrs. Russell is executrix and sole beneficiary under the will of her husband, who died two weeks ago Speaking further about the club when in Boston. MT. Winslow said:
 We ask 500 a share. Mrs. Russell shares of capital stock, all paid in There have been several offers The lowest came from Boston. There was an offer from Pittsburg interests, but it was not from Billy Locke, Secre- tary of the Pirates.
 There has been no offer from Pres ident Murphy of Chicago, nor has
 
 Dooin of the Phillies. If Mrs. Rus- sell does hold her stock she will not be a director, nor will she emulate Mrs. Britton of the St. Louis National League club.
 'eThe annual meeting called fol Tuesday has been postponed till next Saturday. This will give more time to dispose of the club.''
 The Boston proposition further com plicates the situation in the National League in regard to the reelection of President Lynch. It is thought that if the club does not change hands prior to the National League meeting on Dec. 12 it's vote will be given tc Lynch. If. however. the club should be sold before the election no one can say how it's vote will be cast It would, of course, depend on wheth. CT the purchasers were friendly tt Lynch.
 According to Billy Locke Secretary of the Pittsburg club, the persons who buy the Boston club will have to lay out about s70O.000. Locke says:
 "Last summer former Police Com missioner Baker of New York. who ii my cousin, and I tried to buy tht Boston club, but $135,000 was asked for it and we declined to buy. Now I understand $200.0O0 is demanded and in addition there is s20O o0t mortgage on the grounds. After this comes the building of a new stand which would cost at least $500 600 Then after these physical assets the new owner would have to go out and build up the club.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
NEW blulD S.GAS FUR
 SIX DAY BICYCLE RACE

There will be more fresh blood in this years six-day race, which starts at Madison Square garden next Sum- day night, than in any similar event for some years past.
 It has been ten years since so many good riders were developed during the outdoor season, and the management of the long grind has taken advantage of this fact to sign up all of the new material that seemed to possess the class to go through such hard strug- gle.
 One of the best of these appears to be Ernest Jokus, a Newark boy, who is teamed up with another, youngster from the same town, Grassy Ryan. Jokus captured many races during the outdoor season at Vailshurg and show ed splendid form in the s.x-dav race which was recently held in Buffalo.
 Another new face will be Jumbo | Wells. a New Zealand boy who has secured an od-tiner at the six-day game for a pa5tner. He is to ride with Pedlar Palmer, the Australian. Wells is a great big strapping fellow with a rare turn of speed and great staying powers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
THE HIDDEN HoARDs
 OF AMERICA.

None can estimate the wealth hidden in Civil War times. Down mou1tafn slopes, across the great p'anta tions. and along the streets of cites Of fhe South are the trails of lost fortunes Ca the Mississippi River the shanty ~boat~ CTS tell tales of kettles of gold coin an1 boney that were buried in the brakes or revealed In the cavfng bank Of khs Mississippi by a cascade of coin rusn- ing down the crumbling slope fnto ths flood. Now and then some sharp dar~ ky appears with ban5fuF Of old soIt-
 A mathematician might esftfHats the quantity of nugget gold hidden by tlss placer miners, the logRers, tfnke<1s tramps, soIdiers-aH the kinds of sos- tunes that are tucked away in useIess and wastefuI neglect in all parts of Us country--fn stDekines, mattresses, o51 clothes, garrets, cellars, hollow freess novels, mansions, caches Of fespera~ does, hidings of foreigners. fg en5y one in ten thousand hides q hundred dollars that is never found-4n6 fr ev- cry village and town the preporfion is larger, among farmers and back country people, much lar9er-tbs 11ss will amount to es00,0e1 The chances are tf1kt there's are a hundred mi -Tfom dollars of hidden fortunes in this eo1n- try now-gold, silver, precious stores, and paper wealth. Many farm. many a city property, goes into neglect and decay because the heirs never know of t-Raymond 2. Spears, ln Harper's Weekly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05

Here is something the postman brought from the manager of the Fairmonts:
 "In regard to my calling the Colum- bia game off Sunday I would like to say that I did it of my own accord. There is a rumor around that the Fairmonts were yellow. This is not true as the members of the team were angry when told that the game was off The injured men expressed there willingness to play and went so far as to try and book a game Sunday morning without my consent.
 If any blame is to be given it should go to me as manager. l did what I thought and still think was right by not allowing the team to play in it's crippled state. &
 If anybody thinks the Fairmonts are afraid to play the Columbias even though the latter outweigh them they are mistaken as the Fairmonts will offer to remove the snow from the field so that it will be in condition for a Fairmont- Columbia game. The manager of the Fairmonts would like to meet Manager O'Rourke of the Co., lumbias tonight in front of the Tele- gram office at p, m. Thanking you for your space. am, Yours in Sports. James J. Tassinaro, Manager. Fair mOntS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
Jennings To Get
 Sa'a'y Of sI8,OOO

Hugh Jennings, who was injured in an automobile accident Friday, has signed another contract to manage the detroit Tigers and will receive nearly S1S,0O0 for his services next year, it Is said. This will include salary and a percentage of the clubs profits and vii! exceed the pay of any other man. -ager except Mack. Jennings received 5000 as manager of the Baltimore Eastern League team when the Detroit club secured his services for a paltry $1, 500. He had been turned down hy other big. clubs because it was be- lieved that he would not prove a suc- cess in major league company. But from the moment he assumed control of the Tigers the Detroit club began to coin money while the team proceed ed to win three American League pen nants.
 In signing Jennings for future cam paigns the Detroit c ub felt that it was mands. President Navin says that without the auburn haired manager the Detroits would resemble a rudder- less ship and would lose much of the public's support both at home and abroad. He declares that Jenn ngs is ro. only valuable as a manager but a So is big drawing card and is worth all the money he will receive Navin makes it clear that he would not sell or trade Jennings under any cir cumStanceS. He wouldn't accept $20,- 900 cash for his release and wouldn't exchange him for the best payer in the profession.
 Connie Mack of the Athletics is said to be the highest salaried manager in the game. He has a long term con- tract with the Athletic club ahd also
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
No Yale and Harvard
 Hockey in New York
Management Decides to Have Games in Boston
 and New Haven

New Haven, Dec. 5-Yale and Har- yard have decided to play none of their annual hockey games this year in New York city. Their annual series will consist of three matches. It has just been arranged by Manager O'Brien and is as follows:
 February IF. at Boston; q. at Yale Fie d, and A, in Boston, If third game is needed to break a tie. Yale agreed to go to Boston for two games, and it is expected that Harvard will play { two games here next year if a third match is necessary.
 For the first time in Yale hockey his- tory facilities for seating the crowd that will attend Yale-Harvard game have been provided in this city. A new rink is being constructed neal Yale Field which will seat 4.000 peo- pie, although artificial ice will not be assured.
 Yale's first scheduled game will be D 'ayed in St. Nicholas Rink, New York city, December 20. with the St. Paul School team from Concord. N. H.
 Capts5f Archer Harman, of the team, has set the Yale 70 candidates at work in daily running practice and VII take them twice a week to New York city for practice iu the St. Nich- olas Rink.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
FOOTBALL lx.' .'ERTS PICK
 OUT SAME COLLEGE STARS

For the eleven positions on the All
 Eastern football team for 1911 the va
 rious sporting experts of six New York papers name 21 different men. White and Hart of Princeton. and Dalton of the Naval Academy are the only men
 who find place in al six line-ups, but
 the vote Is almost unanimous fer Bonn eisler of Yale and Wendell Of Harvard.
 The list of honors, with a figure indi-
 rating the number of papers making the choice. provides an interesting com
 rarison:
 Arnold-Army, Guard, 8; Bomeisler-
 Yae. End, 5; Brown-Navy, Tackle, 2; thenthal-Princeton, Center, 3: Dalton-Navy, Fullback Or Ha f, 6; Duff-Princeton. Guard, 4; Elcootz- Dartmouth, Tackle, |; Ffsher-Har- ward, Guard. 4; Hart-Princeton,
 Tackle, G.: Howe-Navy, Guard, 1; Howe-Ya1e. Quarterback, 3: Ketcham Yale, Center, 3; Mercer-Pennsylva- mia, Fullhack, 3: Morrison-Vanderbilt Left Half. |; Miller-Pennsylvani State, Quarterback, |: Scully-Yale, Tackle, 3; Smith-Harvard, Right End, 1; Sprackling-Brown, Quarterback, 2;
 Thrope-Carlisle. Right Half, 8; Wen
 dell-Harvard, Fullback or Half 5; White-Princeton, Left End, 6.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
WEATHER PROPHETS
 15O YEARS AGO.

A century and a half ago people used to depend upon the weather prognosti- cations in Partridge's Almanac. One day Partridge himself put up at a country inn for dinner. The hostler advised him to stay the night, as it would certainly rain. "Nonsense!" said Partridge, and proceeded on his way. Soon a heavy shower fell, which so im- pressed the traveller that he instant y rode back to the inn and offered the hostler half a crown if he would tell him how he knew the rain was fmmi- nent.
 Well" replied the man, with a grin, pocketing the coin, the truth is, we have Partridge's Almanac here: and he's such a liar that whenever he promises fine day we know it will be foul. To-day is set down as fine." The weather prophet, like many oth- CT weather prophets before and since passed on discomfited.--From Weather Wit in the December Strand.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
MCANN EXPECTS TO GET
 CATCHER FROM NEW YORK
Will ktend League Meeting 1h3re Next
 Week in Hope of Swinging Deal

The Mechanics manager is enthu- siastic over Frank O'Rourke, the you g shortstop he has signed. O'Rourke holds a political job in New York but has been playing with a crack semi professional c ub in Eliza beth, N. J. After the close of the Connecticut league season McCann went scouting and one Sunday afternoon saw o Rourke play against the Brooklyn Nationals in an exhibition game. He was much impressed with the young ster's style and after watching him play the following Sunday he made O'Rourke an offer. Several other ubs were after him but McCann finally landed the boy.
 Louie -Litschi writes from his home in Reading, Pa, to say that he is feel ing Ike two year old and is anxious to play in Bridgeport again. He will probably be stationed at third base next season. If ORourke makes good the Mechanics will have a good steady infield with Crook on first and Stow on second.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
A CHANT PUMPKIN.

A giant pumpkin which four-year- cd Miss Rills, Of Santa Paula, uses as a cradle, was raised by MT. c. c. Tea que, manager of the Blanchard ranch and is particularly wonderful from the fact that on the same vine were twelve others, weighing an average of 1S( pounds each. AS this weighs 2sC pounds, a little figuring shows that there was over a ton of pumpkin on one vine-2,390 pounds to be exact. It received no fertilizer or special culti. vation. This pumpkin measures feet 8 inches around the ''wa st. stands 2 feet g inches high, and measures in circumference lengthwise 10 feet, 8 in- ches-Strand Magazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
MerId3n Is Proud
 Of Young Costello
Former High School Athletic Star Becomes Football
 Hero at Georgetown

Of all the star athletes turned out by Meriden. the Silver City is prob- ably proudest of Harry Costello, the Georgetown university football crack On two occasions Costellos toe has figured in the defeat of Georgetown's 8 greatest rival for football honors, the University of Virginia. Last year Cos tel booted enough balls over the goal his toe that scored the first points, when he sent a beautiful drop kick sailing over the bar
 Costello is a marvel in more than one sense of the word. As fleet as the wind itself, he has indomitable pluck and nerve and an eye that is as sharp as the hunters. He began to show s gns of his prowess while student at the Meriden High school. He play ed in near every branch of athletics but it was in football that he was the especial hero. It is related of this young warrior that once when he was supposed to be in bed with bro- ken rib or some similar ailment, he suddenly appeared on the football field at Hanover park and insisted on get ting in the lineup. He had escaped from his room by dropping his football togs out the window and going out af- ter them as he knew that his relatives would never permit him to play If they knew his plans. That is only one instance of his grit There are others too numerous to mention
 When Costello first went to George town the coaches rubbed their hands in glee. From the very beginning he showed that he was just the man they wanted. He showed exceptional bril- liancy as a kicker and it was nothing for him to poke the bal over the hosts from the OrtV-yard line
 In addition to being a good punter, Costello excels at carrying the ball. Cool and calm, he never loses his head. A quick eye enables him to pick holes in the defense and swift feet usua ly carry him through the hole. He is one of the fastest men wearing a moleskin uniform to-day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05

owns a block of stock. For his. ser vices this year Mack is said to have carried off $25,000 at least. Mack and Jennings in this respect are far in ad- vance of other American League man. agers. Harry Davis of the .Clevelands is said to have signed a three year con- tract at $10.000 a year, while Jake Stahi of the Red Sox and Jimmy Callahan of the White Sox will receive less than that amount.
 John McGraw of the Giants is be- lieved to excel the other National Lea- que manaeers in receipt of salary. 1t is said that he draws more than $15,- 900 annually from the New York club. Frank Chance of the Cubs is a $12.O00 manager, and Bresnahan of the St. Louis Cardinals has a similar contract. Fred Clarke of the Pirates is believed to be drawing about $10.000 each year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
John McGraW And
 Rigler Arrested
Giants Manager and Um' pire Make Insulting Re- marks About Cubans in
 Havana

Havana, Dec. 5-Manager John Mo Graw of the New York Nationa Baseball Club and Umpire Riglel have. felt the heavy hand of the Gu ban law. They were fined $20 eacf for making alleged derogatory state ments about Cubans.
 Sunday night, while dining in cafe they were accused of making a pup lie declaration that all Cubans were merely negroes, whereupon a police man was called, and he attempted tc arrest the baseball men. McGraw anc Rigler s;ubbornly resisted. on account of the policeman being negro.
 Two white policemen were called and the Americans submitted to ar rest. They appeared in court yester' day. where the fine was imposed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
h'AuLIFFE ARD SHEA
 TO CLASH THIS EVEN NC
Oxford A. C. Expects Record Night at Boxing Carnival at
 SOkOl Hall

It is expected that there will be a big crowd at Sokol hall tonight when Young McAuliffe and Tommy Shea of New Haven clash for eight rounds. The exhibition will be under the aus pices of the Oxford A. c. and several good preliminaries will be provided. Tn the main bout the boys will box at 120 pounds. Both have trained faithfully and expect to give a lively exhibition.
 The semi-final will be between Ed die Kelly and Cal Mccarthy. These boys will go eight rounds. Young Britt, the Michigan youngster who beat two opponents at Eagles hall Thanksgiving day, will meet Kid Per- rome. Kid Bedner and Young Pc ask will come together in the openin. bout. The bouts will commence al $40. Popular prices will prevoil.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
WHY WOMEN PREFER
 EVENING THEATRICAL PER-
 FORMANCES TO MATINEES

Tn the December American Magazine
 Edna Ferber, writing another of her
 Emma McChesney stories. says that no women hut girls of sixteen and con- firmed old maids and Itravel'ng mems wives want to go to matinee in pref erence to an evening performance. Spe- cial stress is laid on the travelling mans wife, who has to go to a mat inee rather than an evening perfor- nance because of her husbands ab- sence. She goes on to say:
 Do you think any woman goes to matinees by preference? Matinee! Say, would you ever hesitate to choose between an all-day train and a sleep CT? It's the same idea, What wo- man calls going to the theatre is some- thing very different It means taking a rap in the afternoon, so her eyes will be bright at night, and then start ing at about five o'clock to dress, and the bed She loves it. She enjoys getting his bath towels ready, and put ting his shaving things where he can 'ay his hands on 'em, and telling the girl to have dinner ready promptly at six-thirty It means getting out her good dress that hangs tn the closet with cretorne bag coverin9 it, and her black satin coat, and her hat with the paradise aigrettes that she bought with what she saved out of the house. keeping money. It means her best silk stockings, and her diamond sun- burst that he's going to have made over into a La VaIllere just as soon as business is better. She loves it aT and her cheeks get pinker and pirker, so that she really doesn't need the title. dash of rouge that she puts on because everybody does it, don't YOU know?' She gets ready, all but her dress, and then she puts on a kimono and slips out to the kitchen to make the gravy for the chicken because the girl never can get it as smooth as he likes it. That's part of what she calls going to the theatre, and having a husband. Ard if there are children and for her sake I hope there will he-she's father and mother to them. She brings them up, single-handed, while he's on the noad. And the worst she can do is to say to them, Just wait unti' your father gets home. Hell hear of this.' But shucks! When he for what they did seven weeks before, and that they've forgotten all about, and for what he never saw, ard can't imagine. Besides, he wants his com fort when he gets home. He says he wants a little rest and peace, and he's darned if he's going to run around evenings. Not much, he isn'ti But he doesn't object to her making a special effort to cook all those little things that he's Teen longin~ for on the road. Oh, there'll be a seat n Heaven for every trave ting mans wife though at that, I'll bet most of 'em will find themselves stuck behind a post.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-05
PAL MOORE (UTPOIATS
 'F.GHTI 6 J,.CK DoRMAN

Jack Dorman. the Bronx light weight. stood toe to toe with Pal Moore and exchanged hard punches in the closing rounds of the feature bout at the Olympic A. C.. New York last night at clip which completely sur prised the clever Philadelphian. but he could not do enough damage to Moore to wipe out the latter's early lead. Moore won on points, but he got far more punishment from the Bronxite than he bargained for when he signed up for this bout just twen- ty-four hours before the clash with Willie Howard Of Brooklyn. That Pal could go in and completely outpoint the Bronxite was evident whenever he cut loose. but Pal was inclined to take things easy after piling up an early lead and it worked to his ad- vantage