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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
BERG1N, Ex-PRINCETON STAR, SAYS HE DIDN'T GALL BRICkLEY YELLOW
New Haven Boy Writes Letter of Exp'ana-
 lion to Harvard Football Player

Frank Bergin, the ex-Prfnceton quar- ierback and New Haven boy. has written to Charley Bricl<ley. Harvard s BtEr football player. appealing to the latter to help put down the false re- port published in a New Haven pa- per some days ago to the effect that BerEins had said Brickley was not game BrickIey received the letter lust before leaving for the Cornell Pennsylvai1ia football game in Phila- aelphia yesterday.
 Bergin.s letter, part of which is as follows:
 "A New Haven paper pub1ished an alleged interview with ma the first part of which was devoted to an at- tack upon you. the second part to 2 comparison of the relative merits of the Harvard and Yale teams. The whole alleged interview was con- kemptibIe fa1sehood.
 ssOn Wednesday afternoon I was with a party of Yale men, and natur- ally the conversation turned upon the big game and different players. Your name i. waS+ Of Seerrse mentioned In justice to all those that were present must say that there was not a word spoken that was interpreted as a sIur upon your ability as a player or your courage as man
 1T have thought the whole discus sion over and talked it over with some of those present at the time, and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29

also gives the quarterback, who on
 many teams is not in the play often an absolute dead weight to the team,
 chance to get into the interference and do his big share.
 There are times when the direct
 pass is @ danseroug tnin< mn s2 use, a 4,,3,,s pr,.
 bling the ball, and that Is dangerous
 at any time, no matter how the game
 is played. Carlisle guards get into the
 interference on the ofEense. AZ soon
 as the ball is snapped, they pull back
 from their positions and get into the
 play. If 1t goes at tackle. they go
 through before the runner. Iney @
 straight ahead from guard on plays outside of fstacaxle,= and 4-tlaerexisn't any chance for the opposing players on into the holes they vacate and spill the play behind the line. Using the guards i'm forming the interference has helped the Indians win mar many games; B. rules committee let the team on at tack interfere with opponents in case of an attempted forward pass. Before. they let down the bars and said that there must be no interference. with the enemy back of@the line of scrim- mage in cases of forward passes, we used a good mass forward pass. Four or five of our men would be down at a certain point and were almost sure to get the passs as4t the other fellows would be blocked out of the play. - L11C T0SIIlGLlOnb W0A Adb1ACAA OAA from interference with opponents on forward passes. it would break up the present kicking game, as but few teams would resort to the kicking game when the forward pass offered such fine chance for the attacking team to keep the ball and yet manage to throw the attack so much nearer the goal It was formerly a great dodge with coaches who wanted to get their men playing their very best game. to have it get out that these men were yellow were quitters Personally I have never been in favor of this method Certainly have no sympathy with those who try to get an opponent by publicly stating that he Is yellow TO my way of thinking. this yellow business is overworked.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
TUMBLE GIVES
 VICTORY TO PENN
CORNELL oUTPLAYED OLD RIv- AL UNTIL CAPT. MERCER
 MAKES LONG RUN.Eests :

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. zs.-One unfortunate slip by Bennett, who was playing in the back field for Cornell yesterday afternoon, s prevented the
 Ithacans from changing the tide. of footba1 history between Pennsylvania and Cornell and also gave the Quak- CTS a victory which would be known
 in baseball as unearned. Perhaps the definition is quite as good in foot ball. to 2. It was noticeable after the contest was over that the Pennsy1- vania students attempted no snake dance on the field. They filed out of the stands with much so1emnity. So did the graduates. Sos dids@every- body, so far as that is concerned, in cluding the CorneT men
 back to punt on the fourth down, and as he lifted his foot to the ball Nash sor oke through and broke the ball down before it had cleared six feet. Three Pennsylvania men tried to recover 1t. One got his hands on the ball and held 1t, but Nash pur- sued him grin1y and threw him over the Pennsylvania goal line for 8 safety.
 s Pennsylvania made its scoresin the second period The tale of that point is very easy. The teams had spared for half of the period and Cornell had ls. centre of the field. The Ithacans were still dsafplaying their opponents on defence.
 Bennett. who had taken Hfll's place, undertook to go around Penn sy1vanfa's right He managed to slip past the end, but Mercer came plung- ing along as a secondary defence. and behind Mercer was the less fleet Har- rington Mercer seemed to get the first smash at Bennett The Cornell man half stopped and turned with the i'm pact of the blow, and then it ap- speared asg dfy ying irving tol change sthe ball from one arm to the other to avoid the next man he dropped it.
 Tn any event the ball struck the ground and Mercer picked it up and raced from the 45-yard line into Cor ne1I's goal for touchdown. The Cornell eleven had feinted4.to-.g go to :Penn,s left, so when Bennett efrcled the right end. practicaliyaATp the Cornell team was on the other side of the field and Mercer had his rul, his own way One Cornell man was waiting in the back held.-buta he had been drawn over to the other side m following the play, and when he tried to cut across Harrington got between him and Mercer and after that the touchdown was easy. Minds kicked goal.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
LEACH CROSS WINS FROM
 BAT NELSON ON POINTS

Leach Cross handed Battling Nel- son tffe former lightweight champion, "a terrific ss lacing1 in their ten-round T1a tile before a. crowded house at the Frorty-fourth Street Sporting Club, New york yesterday, but Nelson was great eer in defeat than Cross was in vic- tory. z Nelson's wonderful display of T5tl1llIog grit and Tindonitable courage won the hearts of those who were there with the hope of seeing him con- tItrered by Cross.
 The years have taken the edge off NeISon's condition, and 4s the punish 7flent he has undergone has sapped his sfissp and -stc1en his speed, but those who saw the war-worn veteran wealth or the wfir1Wind assaults of the East slider wfn attest to Nelson's wonder fryl stamina and vitality. He still is 4t1e Durable Dane
 NeIsorr tEvas- glorious in defeat It was the -vanquished and. not the vic tor that Forced the. fighting from the first to the final c1ang of the gong. Yt was, the batt1e-scarred veteran, with nothing except his lion heart and his rawfide toHghnes. and not the one
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
HERMANN SAYS CHAS. MURPHY GAVE
 HIM DOUBLE CROSS
CHICAGO MAGNATE NOW TRYING TO H1z4IxB. CHANGE MANAGE
 CINCINNATI.

New York. Nov. 2e-Tfe main topic of conversation in baseball circles here today was the reported break between Garry Hermann, president Of the Cincinnati baseball club. and Cfsrle8 w: Murphy, of Chicago, which. it uaq trouble for the Chicagoan when the National League meets here next month Hermann who took Ndrr- pny part at the recent meeting wbere that Murphy doubIe-crosSed him and It Is likely that if President Lynch presents charges against Murphy srI Dec 10. they will have the eufhusfa-- t1c support OF the Cincinnati man ager. -1zexrs.s-
 The break came after Murphy. -sr- cording 10 the close friends Of F1esr- mann. had agreed on a trade svhereis Joe Tinker was to go to CIncfnnsff Phelan, Reds, and Red. Corridor c,r the Detroit Americana .T+ilig v-aw. ss- ranged Wednesday night, it was zafd and Murphy and Hermann were fr nave met yesterday to sign the panerr Instead, Murphy did not show iIr ss,zs when the Cincinnati mag gnate got hoff of him by phone he said that he haS changed his mind
 When Tinker heard of this. if was reported today, he searched ont bftIw- phy and accused him 10 His fssfes ~,f breaking an agreement and told him natly that rather than play with Chicago next season, he would os5fl professional baseball for all time
 Baseball men here believe sf7af 4gs4w- phy plans to force Hermann 10 ar- cept Frank Chance as the nnanzxer srr the Clncinnatis, despite fne fact eFaa the Peerless Leader is unaIterabJr opposed to going to the Ohio city
 Both Murphy and Hermann are sr Indianapolis today to attend fine e.I- neral of John T. Brush
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29

f the only thing that we could recall was a remark to the effect that Brick ley got hurt easily and couldn't last long. That remark was not made by me. ss
 "I have never been so ashamed and hurnl1fated in my life,- and assure you it is numerical. Such despicabIe attacks MT. sBrickley, cannot f1jure your reputation, either as regards your ability or courage: but they can, and this has, seriously injured nay reputa- ton as a gentleman and as clean and fair sportsman. No one has ever before denied my claim to such a rep utatiorf4hlkt T. know it has suffered grievously in the past few days.
 T can only hope, Mr.. Brickley, that yoir Will xbeHeveStfifs statement T have been peffect1y frank. have repea ted to .SFotasst hesfonly staten1ent made .that. could have been construed as 8 reaec- ton HPeA-you. That statement was not made by me, and the paper has made g. retraction.
 If you believe my story, I wish to make the same request to you that I made to some of your fellow Harvard men yesterday and today. They ex- pressed their confidence in me and promised to aid me fn suppressing this awful lie, and so, MT. Brickley, am asking you to believe in my absolute innocence in this affair, and to aid me, if you do believe, in putting down the ie.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
HOLY GROSS DEFEATS
 ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY

Holy Cross defeated St. Louis uni xersity yesterday afternoon at St. Louis. 24 to 15- St Louis made a touchdown on a forward pass. but failed to kick goal. and the first per- Tod ended. St. Louis 6. Holys Cross o. OsBrfen of Holy Cross got the ball in the second period on an intercepted forward pass and ran 70 yards for a touchdown. The goal was kicked Starting with the ball on its own B yard line. three rusfes through tackle and a place kick by Ratican searHed three niore points for S9< -Loulss The score was g to 2 in favor of St. Louis at the end of the second period.
 Holy Cross scored first in the third quarter when Capt Ostragen made a goal from placement after O'Brien had caught a punt from behind the St: Louis goal line After Zachritz had been put out of the game for striking Holy Cross player and the St. Louis team penalized 30 yards Pickett block ed an attempted punt and ran 20 yards for a touchdown. Ostragen kicked goal Picket scored another touch down by intercepting a forward pass and Ostragen again kicked goal. St. Louis scored a. touchdown in the last quarter by line play and forward pass ee. but failed to kick goal The game closed rEith the ball in Holy Cross posession on it's own 35 ward line
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
RIVERS WINNER OVER JOE MANDOT
 IN FIERCE FIGHT

Los Angeles. Gal. Nov. 2g-Joe Riv- CTS was given the decision over Joe Mandot yesterday at the Vernon Arena after twenty rounds of fierce E and fast: fighting
 r For sixteen rounds it was nip and tuck between the two clever 1ieht- weights. In that round Rivers bega n knocking Mandot about the ring, beat three rounds were duplicates fof the sixt eenth, Mandot being driven and punished around the ring. Through put the entire fight the two boys stood blow. The punches aof Rivers how ever. were: too much for the New Orleans boy, and as the battle neared the end he began to show signs of .ssssThe Mexican, familiarly known as the. Wildcat by Western fight fans, tire mill, rushing the fighting, pressing his advantages. outboxing afdaoutg gen eralling his French opponent. Both ments over their condition on their first meeting on Labor Day, when Mandot was awarded the decision.
 The two little battIers met before the second. biggest house financially at least, fin the history of the coast fight game. It was Rivers final ap- peal to the court of last resort not to be placed in the has been class and he fought hard for his re-insta tement into the near champion ranks Man dot, who went into the ring almost a to favorite, looked in the pink of condition, but the consistent and all most lightning blows he received dur ing the mitigating gave Rivers the decided advantage. Both of the boys were bleeding at the close Rivers from cut under the left eye and the Southerner from the nose
 Sporting men, observers of scores of the best fights in every division fol- lowing the mill. gave it as their opin- ion that the fight was one of the fastest and cleanest in the history of the sport.
 Mandot appeared to be almost out but he rallied gane1y.s and managed to obtain something like an even break in the. succeeding two rounds by slugging at close quarters with the Mexican, who had cast aside all defen- .sive efforts in an attempt to put the southerner down for the count. Man dots Judgment Of distance, however, seemed defective and he was thrown off his balance time after time by his wild swings.
 All science was dicarded in the last round, as standing close, they clammed rights and lefts to head and fought ferceIy head to head, with honors' about even for: the round as the final gong changed.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
ELIZABETH SOCCER TEAM
 DEFEATS L0C.I PLAYERS

Yesterday. the Bridgeport City team went down to defeat at the hands. of the Hawthorn team of Elizabeth, N. J., by the score Of 3 goals to 1. The locals blame thfs tosthe fact that as the letter carriers were not working they did not receive word that they were to play and: SO there were only tnreeao Or four regular players present. The whole team were very glad that the carriers: had a. day off. but feel very sorry that 1t was the means of their losing the garney-s:-F. -ir+..e.
 However on Saturday. when they meet Yale University team they hope to mak a much better showing. The lineup for tomorrow, will be: Callis. Ainsworth, Goodwin, H. ButerWorth, Cotton Whitaker, Pohlmann, Rose, A. Butterworth. Fy1des, Robinson Re serves, Barrows and R. Holden.
 Owing to the fact that J. Thigh, the will play much more this season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
tBy Wa agner.)


 Jimmy O:Rourke, the local boy who has been with Columbus in the Amer jean Association for several seasons, has been sent to St. Paul of the same league Columbus also sends Charley Hamphill, the veteran outde1der, to St. Paul. Hemphiii's last big league job was with the New York Ameri- cans.
 By this transfer O'Rourke is once more under the leadership of Manager Bill F.rfel, who. had charge of the Co., lunabus team last season F'rieI has just signed to manage the St. Paul club for anext year. When seen this morning Jimmy said he hadn't heard of his transfer. He Said he didn't mind playing under Frie1 again. Jimmy will have another Bridgeport boy as a teammate, for Danny Hon- man. the East End landlord, is one of St. Paul's outf1elders
 : The. girls basketball teams will soon start playing in thise 5city.s The Nut megs, who made a good record last year, expect Q clean up all corners this season. Miss Lillian Daniels Of New Haven regarded as the champion player of the State, is anxious to join the Nutmegs and it is probable that she will be signed. The girls on the New Haven teams have had some trouble and it is said that Miss Dan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
W0lGAST LOSES
 TITLE BY POLLING
WILLIE RITCHIE GAINS LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AF,-
 TIER sLAsHING BOUT.

Daily City, Cal, Nov. 2s-wil1ie Rftchie of San Francisco became the lightweight champion of the world by defeating Ad wolgast yesterday after noon at the Daily City open-air arena. Referee Jim Griffin awarded him the decision in the sixteenth round. Wol- gast had fouled Ritchie twice before Griffin gave Ritchie the decision
 The champion had been sent to the floor in this round, Ritchie catching
 him with 8 right cross that came as unexpectedly did the foul blows. Wolgast tottered about the ring, but the Californian apparently lacked the power to land a finishing punch.
 The blows that gave Ritchie the title were delivered near the end of the session. Both were at close quar- nded ls seie the bel ern sri lsfs arned aad Wo1gasty Despite the warning, Wul- gast repeated the blow. Griffin then ed Ritchie zf11e. fight and the title
 Both men were strong at the end of the fifteenth round and each had euf- fered< considerable punishment. Ritehie presenting battered appearance: One Of his eyes was entirely closed and the other partly SO. The fight. was in knocked down in the sixteenth round.
 At the finish Griffin rushed between the lighters. pushedl Wofgast aside; and raised Ritchie,s ;si hand in token of vic 'cheered him and hundreds rushed to shake hands when he left the ring hltcnle was taken to 8 bath house. and Wolgast went to his Ocean Beach, training quarters immediately after the fight. :.
 Woigast had the better of seven of. the rounds, four were even and the re- mainder were Ritchie's. Wolgast had much the worst of the milling and Tom Jones. his manager. increased the aliowance of brandy that the champion took during each interrntssion.
 Woigasf followed the nner. course thr,oughout the nght. He jumped to close quarters with his head covered, tore away at the body with both gloves and occasionally used right chops for the head. Ritchie at times gave the champion a taste of his own medicine, and there was a fierce ex- change of body blows.
 It was a very neat blow, placed right on the chin. that startea the trouble in the sixteenth round. Vol gast although he pulled himself to- gether in some measure and fou&hf2 back, was still suffering from clouded faculties when he fouled his opponent so c1umsi1y and lost the championship by doing so.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29
GLENN WARNER FAVO3S
 THORPE OVER ERlCNEy

Somebody asked Glenn Warner. coach of the Carlisle Indian eleven, to compare Jim Thorpe and Charlie BrickIey as football players. Warner favored Thorpe. and he. says the In dian is the most effective open-f1eld runner rraat he nsy @yer saw, besides % being E. he preferred Thorpe,s kicks from placement to BricAley's drop kicke Warner told his hearers that he pre- ferred place kicks to drop kicks in the following: Scientific experiments have demonstrated to my entire sat isfaction that the try for goal from for a goal from the field. by way Of the drop kick. It is more accurate It seems good logic that a man car boot a stationary bali with better wishes, than if he toed moving ball at the same goal. It is quicker by an appreeiabie difference of time.
 The passes are the same length either seven or eight yards back of center, and never more. But the pass for the placement kick goes directly to the man who is on the ground. It 1sis one continuous movement for him to catch the ball and place it in posi- ton. And there is no time wasted by the man who knows just where it is. In case of the drop kick, the pass goes to. the man who is to kick. Eeshas to do what a teammate does in the case of the placement kick. s4sesss ..s-#
 It necessarily abstracts him a trif1e. He catches the ball high, has to drop it. to the ground. and kicks it on the rebotl1ld. Ishave had men work side by side, one set trying the placement idea and the other group working out the drop kick Idea, and the placement Kick always has won. As far asa Thorpe goes, he is as capa ble with the drop kick as he is with the place ment. kick
 The present rules are liked by the Carlisle coach. He remarked: The present game of football suits me very well I believe the big teams, liar ward and Yale. Princeton and Dart mouth. have not realized the oppor- tunity for offense. and so their of lenders have been weak invariably If they loosened up. they would find they could gain ground. And there would not then be any cry that the offense was to weak. Carlisle is a firm be- iiever in the efficacy of the direct pass from center to the man who is to car ry the bali. The very obvious recom- mendation that this direct pass has. is that it saves time. It destroys the middle man, and the play gets off quicker The attacking team is able to reach the point Of attack before it can be bolstered up. The direct pass
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29

who had youth. strength, speed and science in his favor. that made the pace from ffagfaIl to finish. It was the conqueror who retreated and the conquered who charged.
 Cross many times turned and ran, but he fought~sh saVagest on the rel treat. Nelson was slashed and cut to ribbons, but he carried the battie all the way, and was responsible for all the real fighting that was done IA referee would have given the decision to Cross. but it would have hurt a man to make decision. Cross youth
 speed, strengt tn. and skill were too much for the gameness and aggres- siveness of Nelson se
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-29

National League Club for four years
 He fig pr. Oscar M. Leiser and he IS connected also with the New York City department of health
 pr Ieiser is Manager McGraw's right-hand man in many ways, for
 McGraw is tireless in his vigilance as he is ever on the lookout for the phys ical welfare of his men and the club physician often tips him off to the real reason for a player going badly
 This does not mean he acts as a spy to See if the players keep training rules. That would not be necessary for phys1cfan's keen eye could judge a mans habits by his physical con- dition. Dr. Leiser says the avera ge ball players life is SO much cleaner than that of most young men. there Is no comparison. For instance he says there was not one case of fnebria- stfon among the Giants this year. There hasn't even been a case that had any signs of alcoholism.
 5 Speaking of McGraw and his regard for his players health, pr. Leiser said:
 .sTo show you how closely .McGraw watches his players she he h ' often come look at the eyes of that man He had noticed that they lacked lustre, and he wanted to be sure it was no indi cation of serious trouble
 There is always something to be concerned about in the health of team of base ball players. Twenty nve men are likely 10 devetop some ai1n1ent at any old time. And Me Graw knows that He thinks ahead in playing the game from all angles, whether it is from that of the real playing itself or the physical fitness of the men,
 pr. Leiser said that the health of the players this year had been much better than last year. Of course, there were injuries but they were not so serious as in 1911. and easily righted.
 Dr. Leiser has high regard for the players individually He spoke of them as intelligent men, who realized that it was necessary to conform to cer- tain strict rules in order to be in con dition at all times for play. Base ball players are like race horses he declared. They must be ready at all times. It is the horse that is left at the post that does not win, and it is the player or the team that gets left at the post that does likewise