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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
HARVARD'S GREAT
 QUARTERBACK TELLS,
 HOW TO PLAY GAME.

Harry B. Gardner, quarterback on the Harvard team. discusses the trials of a quarterback of a championship team in the Harvard Illustrated Mag azine.'' He says:
 "In a real game the quarterback must have a thousand and one things at his finger tips. Some of these things
 II name them as they come to mind are wind, sun, condition of the grounds. the ability of every player. instances, the time left to play, antic1- pating the thought of the opponent whether to hit a 1fneman with play on one side or the other, whether to try a close or wide play, whether to gamble or play safe, or whether to play fake kicks to stop opponents from hurrying a kicker Ihese are bered, and to forget one for an in stant may mean disaster. Picture yourself in the quarteroacks position score 3 to o against you, fourth down, one and a half yards to go; only a fair position for a. drop kick and on Iy two minutes to play, and you have a situation similar to one a quarter back has to meet. and decide many many times.
 'tSo much for the generalship, which i, is the result of concentration and study of the most careful kind. Physically, the quarterback IS con nected with the rest of the team such his technique, by which I mean such
 
 ing punts. The importance of hand ling the ball cleanly and quickly can not be too greatly emphasized, as the l slightest slip will spoil the play and a bad slip may result in giving the op- ponents an opportunity to score. A good instance of this was in the Dart very first play a tumble resulted from this very reason and gave Dartmouth the ball in position very danger :, out to Harvard. To handle the he ball a,all and practice with the center, and not 1 a little of the quarterbacks time is spent in perfecting this play. be increased fully 50 per cent. by Quieknees in handling the ball by the quarterback, as nothing slows a back so much as to have to wait for the ball. Another very important and es- sential feature of quarterback play is I taclzling in the backfe1d. for when a l runner reaches the .Quarterback he is vent a, touchdown. This tackling is of the hardest variety. as the runner IS in a position to exercise every trick known to a. man carrying the ball. such as change of speed TfreversaP' of field, straight arm pivot when tackled and sidestepping.
 portant than this, in that on a bad day it is one of the most unpleasant of the quarterba ck's duties. To catch an ordinary kick when out of the cor ner of your eye you can see half 9 ton or so of opponents racing down the field, usually none too far away is sometimes none too reassuring; but add to this a high wind and a blazing sun and floating ball which way CTS from side to side, and you have 2 situation which the inquisitors o1 Spain overlooked. Under these circum- stances, it is very difficult for a catch
 CT to fool himself into thinking thai
 he cannot miss the ball. Yet such
 must be his state of mind if he wants i to have even a chance of catching
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
zBYSYkO ARRIVES TO
 CHALLENGE FRANK GOTCH
Polish Wrestler Still Trying to Get
 Champion on Mat.

Twill be rather an annoying Christ mas for Frank Gotch, the worlds champion wrestler, for his Nemesis. Zbyszko, is due to arrive in New York tomorrow, providing the winds and wild waves will be reasonable. There are a few matters that are bringing Zbyszko to these shores-and strange to say they're all Gotch- The Pole champion did his best last year to coax Gotch into a match for the title, but the husky Westerner politely declined the issue. Shortly after Zbyszko took the steamer home Eotch announced his retirement. The worst part of the retirement gag was
 that Gotch took part in a few match | es, which came under the name of | lead pipe cinches.''
 | As soon as he recovers his land
 legs Zbyszko is going to pay Gotch
 8 visit, and make all kinds of efforts
 to get tlAe champion to reconsider his retirement. If Gotch persists in
 his determination to remain in the di-
 vision of undefeated title holders Zbyszko is going to claim the crown and defend it against all corners. The Pole is not anxious to get the title through default, for he fully believes that he can defeat Gotch.
 Jack Herman, the manager ot Zbyszko, has mapped out strenuous season for the foreign grapp1er. He will make an extended tour through l the West, meeting all corners. Ii Gotch "cornes back the itinerary will be called off, and the Pole vii | only train for this match.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
NINE BOYS AND 6 GIRLS
 IN FAMILY ATHLETIC CLUB

Lynchburg, Va, Dec. 18.-For the last six months many local newspaper coluInnss have teemed with reports of a baseball team composed of nine brothers, the sons of T. O. Gi1lum of Madison Mills, Orange county, this State. In some places the truthful ness of the report has been questioned, but it is true that the baseball nine manned by nine brothers whose ages range from fourteen years to thirty seven and managed by the father, who amateur games during the past sea- son
 But this is not all about this remark able Gillum family, for instead of con- fning the athletic activities of the family. the gentler side has branched out into basketball. There are six girls on the family basketball squad who play the cage game as well do the brothers perform on the diamond.
 The basketball team is composed of these members: Mrs James Forbes, Mrs. Alice Hurley and Misses Susie, MabIe, Ruth and Nina Gillum- It would not be fair to make public the ages of the players on the basketball team, though these range from six teen to thirty years.
 The baseball nine is made up as fol- lows: Willie, aged 37; oscar, aged 33; Harry, aged 3o; Roy, aged 27; James, aged 24; Leonard, aged 23; Carroll, aged 21: Vivian, aged 20; Hugh, aged IA with the sire. aged 63, as manager for the aggregation.
 Mr. Gillum, the head of this great fau1iIv is postmaster, miller and mer- chant for Madison Mills, as well a farmer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
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 In accordance with its policy to have 2 team of youngsters next season, the Bridgeport club has signed Outfelder Fred Leid, who played with Councils vile, P. A., in the O. P. league last season Leid hit -29O, but the teSEa dIsbanded before the campaign was over. According to the latest bulle- Leid SS0 and he is therefore free
 Leid is a little fellow. but is very fast and thosS who have seen him play, say he can line out the base hits Frank O'Rourke is great booster for the youngster. Leid comes from Elizabeth, N. J., where O 'Rourke also gets his mail The sensatonal shortstop, who is expected to take care of the shortstop position next season for the Mechanics, declares Leid will surely make good for Bridgeport. Man ager McCann got a tip on Leid several months ago and went to see him play in a Sunday game in New Jersey. He liked the youngsters actions so well that he stated negotiations with him Today word was received from Leid' stating that he accepted the clubs terms.
 There is not much chance of the Torrington or Thomaston football elevens playing the Yosts this season The valley teams have been putting many pieces in the papers, but they started too late with the press agent stuff Manager Keenan of the Yosts said he wrote numerous letters 10 Torrfneton and Thomaston in the height of the season trying to arrange a game but could get no satisfaction. He thinks it is too late Tor any more football this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
DOOIN DECLARES HE WON'T TRADE
 PITCHER RIXEY

Philadelphia. Dec. 18.-Manager Dooin of the Phi1lies yesterday said he would not let Eppa Rixey, his southpaw, go to the Cubs under any consideration, no matter how much Manager Evers of the Chicago az gregation might offer for the pitcher.
 'I consider Rixey one of the best lefthanders in the country, said Doo- in. 'He has ten years of good base ball in him, and I propose to keep him. I will not take either players or money for Rixey.''
 Dooin still is a trif1e puzzled, how ever about what he is going to do. He has been informed by President Wi1er of the Phillies to go ahead and assume the duties of manager, make trades and buy players as he sees fit
 'sYes,'' remarked Dooin, 'tI have the authority now. but what about those weeks that I had to sit in the office of the Phillies waiting for things to happen. Why, letters came along ask ing for waivers on certain players that it was a shame to waive on. but couldn't do anything else"
 Dooin expects to start South short ly to make arrangements for the Phillies to go to Southern Pines on their spring training trip.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
CHANGE MAY NOT
 MAKE TRIP EAST
Former Chicago Leader As sumes Mysterious Attitude
 Now at His Home

Los Angeles, Dec. 1.-Frank Chance former manager of the Chicago Cubs, told friends here yesterday that pri- vate business had kept him from go- ing to Chicago to meet Frank Farrell, owner of the New York High1anders, who is said to want Chance as man ager.
 'tI cannot go until after the first of the year." said Chance, and added that he may not go at all.
 When pressed for a further exp1an- ation as to his failure to start for Chicago the Peerless Leader declined to talk.
 Despite the mystery with which Chance has enveloped his negotiations with Farrell, friends of the great baseball manager are firm in the be- lief that he will pack his grip in a few days and start for the East. It was learned that Chance received another telegram from Frank Farrell yesterday, but he declined to divulge its contents.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

19S8-Jack McAuliffe knocked out Sam Collyer in second round at Will liamsburg. N Y.
 1901-Joe Walcott, the Barbados gGnons I}ein f won rad wedtesweiga6 champion Ferns in five rounds at Fort Erie, Ont.
 1907-Tommy Murphy and Young New York
 1909-Jimmy C1abby defeated Guy Buckles in ten rounds at New Orleans.
 1909-Willie Lewis defeated Sid Rus sell in 15 rounds at Paris, France
 1911-BOmbardier Wells knocked out Fred Storbeck, South African heavy weight champion, in 11th round at London.
 1911-Battling Nelson outpointed Willie Howard in ten rounds at New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
TY COBB, GREATEST
 OF BALL PLAYERS

Wherever baseball is played today should be a legal holiday, for it is the birthday of Tyrus Raymond Cobb. the king, the aeknowledgeS d ed master, 9;snea,d the 1sI S1a is not so very old, at that, for he was born at Royston, Ga., on Dec. IS, 1886, and Is thus. as any mat1ematica1ly-m gh-brown can demonstrate, by means of a pencil and a pad of paper, celebrating his twenty sixth birthday today. Tho fes- tivities of the day are somewhat tinged with sadness on account of Tvs recent announcement that he intends to quit the dia- mond. I should worry! Prob ably he will quit, some ten or twenty years hence. when he gets the blue envelope. In the meantime, all he asks is that his salary be boosted from $0,- 900 to SIS, 1000 per annuIn. When a McGoorty and a Gibbons can get umpfy thousand dollars for a few minutes of bIuffing, Tyrus Raymond is entitled, on the same basis, to a salary of fff- teen millions 8 year. According to several stories I have before me, ny began his professional baseball career in Anniston, Ga.
 
 accuracy with that of the an- nouncer at the Gibbons-Mc- Goorty fight, who introduced Eddie as hailing from Oshkosh, Mich. The gentleman later de- clared, when acquainted with his geographical error. that he knew all the time that Oshkosh is in Wisconsin, but that he liked that State and didn't want to knock 1t in public. of this should come to the attention of the Oshkosh Chamber of Com merce. the name of the an- nouncer will be supplied on ap- plication.) Tvs baseball career commenced in Anniston, but Alabama is entitled to whatever of credit or blame attaches to the possession of that thriving little industrial city. But we our getting ahead of our story. : ROyston, the native village of the Georgia Peach, is in Frank lin County, Ga.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
JACK BRITTON DEATS
 FRANKIE NELSON EASILY '

Jack Britton, aspirant to the light weight crown, simply pummelled the everlasting daylights out of Frankie Nelson in the windup before a house fu1 of fiStic fans at Browns Gymna- sium, New York, last night. The bout went the full distance, ten rounds, and there were no knockdowns, but Nelson was a very badly beaten young gentleman when the final gong clanged.
 From start to finish it was a very one-Sided engagement-too uneven to be Of much interest. Nelson was com pletely outclassed and displayed little but sheer gameness. For the first four rounds he stood up well under the rain of blows which Britton show cred upon him with both bands. Thereafter the punishment began to tell, and while Frankie always kept his feet, he was staggered time after time.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
NEW HAVEN FANS COME
 TO SEE BOUTS TOMORROW
Elm City Sports Interested in Bunny
 Ford-DicIk StoDe Match.

Tomorrow evening will be mo- table one in the history of the Acorn A c. of this city for the popular club will hold it's annual boxing car nivaI 74 %Sagles' hall and the mem bers are of the opinion that there will be some large crowd on hand to see the card of three bouts Wh1ch has been prepared for the fans.
 It is possible that Frank Mckay the giant white hope" of New York may arrive in this city this afternoon He is billed to come here tomorrow morning with Young Dyson but word was received at the Acorn club that Mckay may start for Bridgeport to- day. He stands six feet six inches and is one of the biggest men in the boxing game to-day.
 Young Dyson of Providence is book ed to meet Young Bosse of Waterbury in a ten round bout at 133 pounds. Bunny Ford and Fighting Dick" Stone of New Haven will furnish the semi-final of ten rounds at catch weights and Teddy Fabryck of Fair field and Kid Perrone of this city will appear in the curtain raiser of eight rounds
 Dave Fitzgerald of New Haven will be the referee, Harry P. Quinn of this city the timekeeper and Frank Braith- waite the master of ceremonies.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
ROASTING COST FLYNN
 VICTORY OVER M'CARTY

At what point the confidence that all successful boxers must have ends and conceit begins is a question that is being discussed since Jim F9ynn's downfall at the hands of Luther Mo Carty. MeCar.y showed such great superiority that there is little doubt that he would have won in any case. But there was such a marked differ ence in F1ynn's assertions as to what he would do to McCarty and what he was able to accomplish that the afore- mentioned question has been raised. the bout now appear ludicrous in the extreme in the light of past events.
 Say, Bo." said Flynn in the inter val of one of his training bouts, 'tI can beat any white man I ever heard of, and on the level I never heard of Mccarty or Palzer until I came to with them I'm going after Pompadour Wells. I see he has come back to life in London"
 Of course Flynn well knew that
 by and what Palzer and McCarty have been doing in the ring for the last year It was merely his way of superiority of one, Jim Flynn. Flynn has always been known for having an excellent opinion of his own prowess. In discussing him before the McCarty bout the latter's man ager, Billy McCarney, remarked: ''I don't believe Flynn is real game When asked his reason for saying so, McCarney replied:
 t'He always boasts so loudly after beating some unknown, inexperienced fellow. I never knew boaSter who was not a coward at heart
 Yet Flynn put up such a game ex- hibition that those who saw his re- n1arkaible show of grit are still won- dering over it. Apparently there are
 no set rules by which to judge a, box CTS temperament.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
BRIDGEPORT CLUB SIGNS UP
 FAST OUTFIELDER FRED LED
Yosts Will Not Play Torington or Thomaston
 EIevens This Season

Inf1elder Shafer of the Giants wants to quit the game because he got too many perfumed notes. Which leads a New York writer to remark that Shafer must have received Rube Mar guards mail by mistake.
 Ty Cobb denies he will try to buy the Philadelphia National league club He might also deny that he will try to buy the Brooklyn bridge or the Russian crown jewels.
 It is claimed that the real reason for Chances trouble with Owner Mur- psy of the Chicago Cubs was the managers refusal to sell his stock to Murphy at Murphys price. The owner offered to give Chance $2O,00O offered $4O,000 which Chance accept ed. After that Murphy began to make trouble for his manager
 The Schuylki1l naval board of Phil adelphia, has decided to make appH- cation to the national association of oarsmen for next years national re- gatta to be held on the Schuylkill river.
 Billy Papke, who received a dia- mond belt in France, ernb1enatic of the niddleweight cham mpionship, is ex- pected to arrive in this country short 1y to enjoy enforced rest. In the recent bout with the French boxer, Bernard. Papke injured his hand and a proposed match with Frank Klaus was called off. Before leaving Paris however. Papke and Klaus signed ar ticles for a 20 round bout in Paris March 5 for the middleweight championship of the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
HARTMAN WILL
 COACH YALE CREW
Son of Former Railroad King Will Introduce English
 System

New Haven, Conn, Dec 1S-The resignation of Jim Rogers as head coach of the YaIe crew has left Avert1l Hartman, son of the late the coaching system. This is the first time 0 Yale undergraduate has acted as head crew coach since Bob Cook went to England in 1874, studied the America and for three years coached Yale crews to win, although he was only student.
 Hartman, like Cook, went to Eng land last Spring, remained for three weeks in the camps of the Oxford and Cambridge oarsrnen when they gatta and returned fortified with a timely knowledge of English rowing conditions.
 He coached the freshman eight, the on the Thames last June, and was this Fall appointed lieutenant to Jim Rogers, who was made head coach when Fall work opened. Rogers had announced his plan of retiring when the Southern season closes, and Captain Snowden has decided to make Hartman head coach. Rogers will work in conjunction with Harri- man till the season closes.
 Yale has begun formally upon an adoption of the English stroke and to some extent on English ideas ofboat rigging, and Harriman's experience is most valuable at this time.
 It is believed however, that in row ing, as in football, Yale will in another season introduce a permanent system. No doubt is felt that the English mode of rowing will be maintained and a, coach of wide experience is de- sired to instruct in its principles and the technique.
 It is felt that young Hartman has undertaken an unusually exacting task in atten1 pting to act as head coach under the present condition. but no change from the present arrange ment is expected during the present season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
YOST FOOTBALL TEAM
 WILL BANQUET T0hIGH I

The members of the Yost football team will hold a banquet at Bullen's tomorrow evening at o'clock. Af- tev winning the estate championship th 2 boys are feeling pretty fine. The money which was received during the past season will be distributed and a number of speeches will be made. Manager Keenan expects that the banquet will be a great success.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
MAYOR HOLDS BOXING
 MATCHES PRIzEFIGHTS

Cleveland, Dec. 1S.-Mayor Newton D. Baker, has refused to recede from his attitude, that all boxing matches at athletic clubs are prizehghts and vioIatio of the law.
 Baker refused a permit to the Tux edo Club for a bout and intimated that he will prevent the Joe Rivers-Phil Brock bout, January g, for which Rfv- CTS has been guaranteed $S.o00.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
POINTS OF INTEREST.
The Present for Him.

Eckler & Company, the cigar and tobacco dealers at 986 Main street. are showing fine line of smokers articles for the holidays. No more acceptable gift than a box of his popular brand of cigar, which can be had in boxes of 1O-12-25 or 50. A fine line of ca1a- bash, meerschaum, briar and clay pipes. Tobacco in half pound and pound boxes and glass jars. All the leather novelties for the smoker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
ONE ROUND HOGAN
 CLEANS UP OLSEN

In a one-sided battle, One Round Hogan of California practically knock ed out Frankie Olsen of Pearl River, N. J., in the fourth round of their ten round bout at the Brooklyn Beach, A. C., Brooklyn, last night. In the fourth session Olsen was staggering around the ring in a helpless condition when Referee Jim ShorteIl halted the bout.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
PACIFlC COAST BOXER
 LOCATES IN THIS CITY
John KarpiIow Took Part in 40 Bat,
 ties and Lost Only Two.

John Karpilow, who made a big rep utatioh as a welterweight pugilist op the Pacific Coast, is now located in this city. He is g. member of the firm Of karpilow & Drucker lock- smiths on Fairfield avenue. While on the coast Karpilow took part in over 40 battles and lost only two. He probably will not do any boxing while in this city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-18
IN MAJOR LEAGUES

The White Sox have sixteen pitchers in line for next year. Each one, of course, comes highly recommended. All but three of the sixteen are right handlers, Doc White, George Mogridge and Russell of the Texas League be- ing the only port-siders. It is said six of the youngsters for one more vet eran Slabman. He has been trying hard to engineer a deal for George Mullin of the Detroit Tigers. If, how ever, he can manage to get about three good pitchers out of the crowd he should be very well fixed, as in that event Ed Walsh would not be obliged to twirl oftener than every other day.
 Johnny Evers is still trying to put | through a deal whereby he wishes to ca5ole the Cardinals into allowing | Hauser to come to Chicago. For trad ing purposes Johnny has Bridwell, | mer, Phelan, Corridor and Knisely. | Even if Huggins got four of this col lection for Hauser it is hard to see | where he would benefit by the trade, as only one of them could play short- stop at any one time.
 | John J. McGraw engineered some sort | of a deal before the training season | opened. The Giants manager never | hesitates to put through a trade if he
 sees a. chance of strengthening his team. With such men on the bench
 as Becker, Jacobson; Stock Harley l GrOn ana Snd10r, MC1FdW I could make almost any sort of a deal without weakening his team.
 i Jimmy Callahan has a new scheme for preventing his recruits from throw ing their arms out in the first week o. spring training. The White Sox'i l manager says that during that time
 he Is going to refuse to let any player
 wear a glove or mitt. He believes tha if the men are obliged to catch thu balls bare-handed they will object tC
 h hlIrI the sphere a
 them with much force in the throw.