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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
Weiahina fhe Atmosphsra.

If we are to believe both legend and history the first attempt to weigh air was that made by Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher of the fifth century. He first weighed an empty goatskin bag and then inflated 1t and again put it in the balances and because he found no difference in weight under the two conditions announced to the world that air was a substance wholly without weight With modern labora- tory apparatus most any high school scholar can demonstrate the fact that a flask of ten cubic inches capacity weighs fully three grains more when filled with air than it does after be- ing placed under the exhaust of an air pump. The numerous experiments that have been made on the weight of air warrant the scientists in announc ing that the weight of the whole ter restrfal atmosphere is about equal to that of a solid copper ball sixty-two miles in diameter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
py nsnsctlon.

1t is found that in concave spherical mirrors the reflected rays only come to a definite focus fn the point when the angular aperture of the mirror does not exceed or 10 degrees. With a larger aperture the rays reflected near the edge cut the axis of the mirror at a point nearer its surface than those from points immediately around the center. This being so and the curve of the mirror being continuous, a cor responding curve of successive focal points is formed in space and can be rendered visible by the rays falling on a refecfing surface. such as sheet of white paper or tablecloth. The nap kin ring is cylinder and possesses the properties of the spherical mirror along one diameter. The rays falling upon portions more remote from the center line are brought to a different focus from those falling nearer the center, and this produces the peculiar heart shaped reflection. These figures are known as "caustics by reflection and can be well observed by allowing the light of candle to fall on the inside of a cup or tumbier partly filled with
 milk
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
MURPHY OF CUBS DID
 NOT USE GOOD JUDGMENT

New York. Nov. 6-President Charley Murphy's handling of the Chance case hasn't won any new friends Tor .'Chub- by Charley Murphy fhas deposed the peerless leader, but as yet has not re- leased him. It begins to look now as to let Chance have his unconditional release If Chance was released and went to another club and made good, Murphy would never hear the end of
 The peerless leader is now on his way to his California home. Before leaving for the coast, he let it be known that if any club wanted him him a slice of the clubs stock
 If Chance does get his release from Murphy, Frank can command unlim- tied capital to break into the game as give Chance for nothing. Foxy Char Iey'' is said to have planned to re- build the Cubs by using Chance, Tin. ke, and Shekard in deals. He believes ing talent that once more would make the Cubs the greatest team in the country
 Chance Frank is sore the way he was let out and 1t is certain that he won't let Murphy use him to help the Cubs. Garry Hermann has also thrown the hooks into the Chicago magnate by refusing to see the kind of a deal that Murphy wanted for Tinker. It is likely that Murphy didn't ask any more than Beecher, Hoblitze1, Mitchell, Marea11s. Suggs and Benton
 sheckard was supposed to be slated for here, but President Ebfoets would be foolish to give op any of his good isn't the great ball player he once was and his ability to make good as a. manager would be only a gamble.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
WAL TER CAMP ILL;
 QUITS YALE TEAM
REPORTED UNDERwEIGHT AND TO STOP PLAYING.

New Haven. Nov. 6-waIter Camp, Jr., has left the Yale football squad and has abandoned training. It is not expecbed that he will return to play during the season, although Head Coach Arthur Howe said last night that he had not heard that Camp had decided Do stop playing altogether. all though he knew that Camp was not feeling we'll.
 Camp reported this fall weak from the effects of an attack of netrftis, and was advised by his physician not to play during the season. He re- ported three weeks later, but was 1ra- de1weight, and when the attack Of neur1tis returned last week, he finally consented to accept his pl1ysician's advice and leave the squad Camp was regular left half back last season, and gained more ground than any other HaIe back in the final five games of the season He did all Tales bunting and was looked upon this fall as the man to relieve Flynn as Ya1e's distance punter It was evil dent when he reported that he would not be available for regular play.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
MIKE MURPHY HAS,
 GIVEN UP COACHING
PENN TRAINER LEAVES JOB TO
 GO TO HIGHER APTITUDE.

Philadelphia, Nov. 6-Mike Murphy. the University of Pennsylvania train CT, who has been in poor health for a long time. has temporarily given up his work at the university, and yesterday left here for State College. Pa. in the hope of recovering some of his failing strength. He will go into the camp of the State College football team, where, it is believed, the high altitude will benefit him.
 Murphy has been in poor health for several years. He is suffering from lung trouble, to which a man of a less hardy constitution would have succumbed long ago. While on the trip with the Olympic team Mike spent a great deal of his time in bed, and never went out in the air after sun- down.
 41ler his return home Murphy went to the home of his brother in Natick, Mass, for several weeks, and return ed to Pennsylvania three weeks ago. He was in such poor health that he was unable to do any training work, and was advised by the doctors to go to Colorado. On account ow the high altitude at State College, however, Murphy may be benefited.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
WHEN HAvEL HIT HOMER IN HATH
 AND WON GAME

Speaking o6 famous Counecticsrt League baseball games seen at Savin Rock none of them ever had anything on that one played along in the latter part of May in 1908 when New Haven beat Hartford to 0 in 14 innings and Eddie HaveFs home rum over the left field fence did the trick. On Decora- ton Day. 1890 New Haven and BaIti- more Of the Atlantic League battled IS innings at the Howard avenue grounds without a score being made. But the game in 1908 had everything "slxinneds for excitement Chick Evans Of Hartford had bat tied 13 innings with Corcoran allow ing four hits and Evans four. Yancey had made three of Hatford's four hd ts and Catcher O'Leary had the other one For New Haven, Billy Haywood, Duggan had hit safe, Haywood hav= ing scored a two-bagger. It was get ting dark and sttil the crowd was on edge when New Haven got her raps in the fourteenth frame. Capt. Hayel was first up. With two strikes and two balls called, Havel slammed the ball over the left field fence on to the game broke up. It was one of the longest hits ever seen at Savin Rock and indeed the most opporuune one. The crowd carried Havel from third home and off the field on the ShOua- ders of @ bunch Of excited fans. Phil Ccrcora.n was cheered and likewise carried off the field with honors.
 During the 14 innings Corcoran famed eight men and Evans Il and each walked three men. New Haven had only one error and that made by Duggan at first base.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
By wag1ner.)


 The Pittsfield club, which has just been admitted to the Eastern Baseball Association, is making an effort to secure Outfielder Frank Carroll, who Is the property of the Bridgeport club. Carroll looked like capable player when he was here last season in the preliminary games. He was a hard man to handle, though
 In fact, Carrou was one of the most peculiar characters who ever drifted into this city. He was the sourest man in seven states. Instead of get ting out and enjoying himself like a regular fellow. Carroll would sit down in a leather chair in some hotel lobby and begin to tell his troubles. He was never satisfied with anything and he had the whole team on edge. Man ager McCann wasS glad when Carroll left the club.
 After he departed from this section Carroll went to P1htsfield and played with the independent team there He made such a good showing that he be- came a. big fa-vorite with the fans and they want Manager Jack Zeller to- get Carroll, who could not play in organ ized ball without Bridgeport's consent. The chances are that Bridgeport will either seM or trade Carroll to Pitts field. Carroll was formerly with Troy in the New York State League and was secured by Bridgeport in exchange for Foot Ruell.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
PITTSFIELD CLUB WANTS FRANK
 CARROLL, BRIDGEPORT 0UTFIELDER
Charley BrickIey of Harvard Very Modest in
 Spite of His Fame

President Murphy of the Chicago Cubs is now after Roger Bresnajflan, who vas showed outside in the cold by the St. Louis owners. He wants Rog- CT as a catcher but not as a manager Roger threatened to take Murphy across his knee last summer because Charley 'insinuated that Roger didn't try to beat the Giants. With Roger and Charley on the same team the moving picture privileges for the daily fights would be worth sounething
 Princeton players are picking liar yard to beat Yale. It has been sug- gested. however, that the Tigers wid be in a better position to pick the winners after they have played against the Ellis
 Charley Brickley or Harvard has made 84 points for tine Crimson eleven this season He cleaned up 54 from touchdowns and 30 from field goals. In spite of the alteration he received from the crowd last Saturday, Brick ley was one of the most modest and unassllning players on the field
 Manager Charley Dooin of the PhiI- adelphia Nattonals hasn't put in claim for Chance or Bresnaalan the two deposed managers. Dooin says they are no longer valuable as play CTS and Of course he wouldn't want to give up his job as manager to either Chance or Bresnahan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
TED COY ARRIVES
 FOR THE SEASON
COAEES FROM SOUTH TO HELP IN YALE DEVELOPMENT = VAR STTY AND SCRUBS IN sCORE-
 LESS TIE.

New Haven, Nov. eff a galaxy of coaches will win the 1912 football championship. Captain SpaLding's Yale eeam is going to do it. Yesterday the coaches came from ali parts of the country and some of thems no- will spend the remainder of the sea- son here Head Coach Art Howe went to New Jersey to vote, but was at the field with the squad yesterday af- coaches present. Foster Sanford came up from New York and worked with the line during the afternoon. The Shevlin. Ed Class Carl Flanders. Ralph Boomer. Henry Holt, Pop Corey and Bus Brown, who came to New
 The varsity had a long scrimmage with the second team which resulted in a no score tie. Th varsity out three tanses. losing the bali wdlen near the goal line There were no real furnbles but quick work of the scrubs took advantage of the varsity mis-
 PhibHn once ran the ball back twenty yards. D1etx of the scrubs Punted out to the varsity ten yard vasrity goal was in danger. Wheeler ran the scrubs well with Markle, Ddetz and Beecher as backs and this well stopped as secondary defense The strenuous work was held despite the warm weather. The four days tu which there had been no practice over came the fear Of the coaches that the men would become overtrRined if there was hard work. Shew1in hasn't yet outlined his new plays to the men, but there were inlxlings of them in tine work at the field.
 The coaches have considered the plays and Waller Camp, the dean of fale Tale coaches, has made 9 careful study of them
 But besides these plays, the Yale team, as in former years will rely largely on rushing. Whenever Yale has departed from thts style of play it has been sign Of wea kness and generally unsuccessful. Special plays while fn some eases they have proved an enigma to opposing teams have often been solved, but some Yale backs have been hard to stop.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
WASHINGTON CLEE CLUB TO
 PLAY FAST YOST ELEVEN HERE
Pop Foster and Eddie .Lavery, Local
 Favorites, Will be in Visitors Line up

tion will bring down crowd of 800 rooters and tsle Yost cheering section will be in operation, too.
 The Yosts have been pracficing this week under the direction of Coach Mc- Cormick and they are confident of making a good showing against the visitors. The defense is very strong but the attack has not been as good as the coach desires. There has been plays.
 I7 accord ance with the usual custom the Yaost management will have spe- cdal policemen to patrol the field. There has never been any crowding upon tlfe playing field at these grounds and the spectators have always con- ducted themselves in such an orderly manner that nobody in the netghboC- hood was disturbed. yg
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
BIG TOM KENNEDY HAS
 ISSUED HIS CHALLENGE

Sporting Editor of The Farmer On behalf of my charge, B1g Tom Kennedy, New York's popular heavy weight, I would like to issue chal- lenge to any white heavyweight in your vicinity. or in fact in the world. Kennedy, who stands six feet in his stocking feet and weighs 265 pounds, is a fast fellow for a big man and is one of the very few men who is a good boxer Kennedy has met the following men: Bomba dier Wells, Andy Morris, Sandy Ferguson, Carl Morris, Frank Moran, and AL Palzer whom he won from twice. He will never meet negrOes.
 Hoping that you will find space for the above in your valuable columns and thanking you in advance. am, Very truly yours,
 LEO. P. FLYNN,
 BPS East 14th Street,
 New York City.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
PLAYERS WANT PAY FOR
 SPRING TRAINING TRIP

The ball players are preparing a few demands they will submit to the club owners when the latter come to New York for their annual meetings next month With practically every big league player a member of the protective association, the club own CTS will have to give these demands serious consideration.
 Money. which is the cause of all bubbles between players and club owners is the bone of contention this all the time they are under the direc- ton of the clubs manager. They wants six months' pay for six months work, and if it is necessary to report six or even four weeks before the actual season opens they want to be paid for the extra time. ..
 What the player wants is a regular pay day during the time he is prac- ticing in the South or wherever the club may go to prepare for the pen nant fights. The player never re- ceives any pay until the seasoI- opens. True he lives well and has all ex- penses paid while training, but many of them are compelled to abandon and they want to be paid for this loss, against these demands. A training trip is always a dead loss to club. The few exhibitions played do not bring in enough money to pay one jump during the trip. The players do not ask for the same salary they re- ceive during the playing season. But they believe that each man should re- ceive SO much each week so that the people at home can be taken care of.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
WALTER JOHNSON, .24 TODAY,
 WORLDS GREATEST PITCHER

Opinions differ as to who is the greatest box-artist in baseball, but not in i Washington. p. 2. Tn that city tainty, that the honor belongs to Wal ter Perry Johnson, the star twirIer of the Washin gton American league team, fourth birthday. Expert testimony bolster up this view of comparative pitching prowess. Hughey Jennings declares: s.Is belive Walter Johnson is the speediest pitcher that has stepped on the rubber. have batted against the great Rube in his prime, but Amos never showed me as much stuff as I have seen Johnson put on the ball. Besides. Rnsie pitched from a distance much closer to the plate than the rules PsscTdss Rim 1ook 9rogadays sv and that maSe a veteran American League umpire, also .favors Johnson above all other twirlers Tn selecting an all-star nine, Evans chose the Washington phenomenon for his pitcher. Tn the course of a recent article in Golfers Weekly, Evans said: s.Of the star pitchers, have never yet heard anyone close ly connected with the game deny the wonderful prowess of the Washington speed merchant He has terrific speed, a good curve, and a nice slow ball Nothing worries him. He never fumes at the unpires. Errors by his team He is a glutton for work, and game to the core. In a pinch he always shows to the best advantage. Pitchers of the Johnson type are fewa and far be- tween Of course, Bo4tonians will disagree with this judgment and give the palm to smoky Joe'' Wood 9th CT cities will play their favorites. Yet the fact rema ins that unparalleled ex- perts give Johnson the shade over all twirlers of his time, or perhaps of all time. Johnson was born in Hum- boldt, Kan, Nov. 6, 1888. He stands an inch over six feet in height, and is of almost perfect build. He began playing semi professional ball for the Weiner, Id.. team in 1905, and joined Johnson is of Scotch German descent and not a Swede, as has been alleged. Johnson is far and away better in the league" Napoleon Lajoie said some time ago. And Napoleon is an excellent judge of twirlerS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
An odd Moorish cuatora.

As a people tie MOors are already well inclined to anything that gilGg life. A correspondent says: Nothing delights them more as a means ol agreeably spending an nour or tive than squatting on their heels in tha streets or on some door stoOp, gazing at the passersby, exchanging compi- ments with their acquaintance Ma tive 'sweIis' consequently promenade with piece of felt under their arn11s on which to sit when they wish"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
Sunday Night, Wheeler & Wilson Band The W. & w. Band will give another


 The W. & w. Band will give another of those popular concerts next Sunday evening, Nov. 10th, with program of musical numbers that have been espe- cially selected by MT. John A. Lynch who (after an absence of some tin1e), returns to his place as conductor, and will wieId the baton MT. L.. A. Yer non the man who plays the cornet and gets more fine tone out of it than it seems possible to produce will oblige with some solo work The requests have been so great for MT. Vernon to play again that the management after great amount of persuasion have fin ally induced him to accede to popular demands. Another event which is fur nishing a great amount of interest and enthusiasm is the first appearance here of MT. Robert Weber IT,, concert tenor. MT: Weber has Sbeen abroad for the past seven years, finishing his musical education and now returns home to rank with the first artists in vocal work His last years have been given over to the studies of voice placement and fundamental work and under the guidance of the best teachers possible to obtain in Germany. MT. Weber studied opera repertoire under Dr. Ze- mineck at Prague, conductor of the Prague symphony Orchestra. MT. Chas. S. Ferritt who is also making a name for himself in the musical world, will be at the piano. These concerts have struck the popular vein of the people and are now an assured success. Seats
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
(By wagner.1

The Washington Glee Club football eleven of New Haven, generally re- gar1ed as the strongest teaan in the State. has been secured to play the Yost team at Yost field next Sunday. Pop Foster, the hero of many gridiron battles for the High School in the old days, is coach of the G1ees, and also plays in the backfieId. Eddie Lavery, a we'll known member of the St. Jo- seph s, is another nlernber of the back field and iS one of the best ground gathers.
 Manager Keenan of the Yoats had scheduled the Rockville team to play here, but he communicated with the give up the date. It was felt that the EIees would be g. much stronger attraction The New Haven asgreea-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
The Eartb and Man Compared.

If 1t were possible for a man Co con- struct globe 800 feet in he1ght-msch less than twice the height of tha Washington monument-and to place upon any portion of It's surface an atom one four thousand three hundre1 and eightieth of an inch iB diameser and one one hundred and twentieth oz an inch in height, it would correctly denote the proportions man bears tg the gigantic globe upon which ho stands
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Duke Jones. Colgate'e star guard, will be out of the game for the rest of the season. He is a victim of aD-
 Johnny Poe, the most famous half back that Princeton ever had, has the Tigers in their big games of the year. n
 The Penn State team has not been defeated in the last two years. The record of Coach Bill Hollenbecks men Tor this season, in addition to satur- days 14 to victory over Pennsy1va- mia, Is as follows: State fl, Carnegie Tech Q: State 29; Cornell S, State 25; Gettysburg Q.
 lFhe Yale varsity football teams backheld will Join the Knights of Col umbus in a body tonight. Those who terback: Capt. spalding. left halfback: Holiday P1iIbin, right haifback: Eu- gene Phiibin, of New York, and Lief ty' Flynn. the full back
 The following editorial from The Daily Princetonian shows that a college students interest In his var sfty eleven: It is only human, or should we say student nature. to go to the movies when the worlds ser ies is the leading attraction of the eve ming it is expected as matter of course that preceptoria1 hours will De
 
 ball mass meeting. however, should suffer a similar fate at the hands of so many undergraduates comes as rather a surprise. When the next gathering of this kind is held, Alex ander hall ought to be filled at least a little nearer to over1owing than was the case the other night
 Big Bill Hoar has been bounced from his position as head coach of Purdue for improper conduct at a meeting of the board of directors of the athletic association. Hoar was did not do as well as was expected It was beaten 42 to by Wisconsin, but last week rallied and held Chicago, z to 0. .Keckle'' Moll, the former promoted to Hoar'e position. At Syra- cuse University Hoar was one of the biggest stars in the country Walter Camp named him as All-Amerfcan discus throw in London in 1908 and twice won the intercollegiate title in The hammer throw. In football he was a star tackle and a wonderful forward passer.
 If is said that B1uethenthal, the princeton Snapper-back, passes the ball back to the kicker with greater was it too much sped or not enough that caused Dewitt to tumble and give Bric1ley a. chance to drop-kick Bis second, goa12
 Vanderbilt is credited with having two stars, Collins and Capt. Hardage, either of whom Is as fast as Pendle- ton, the Princeton captain Collins seconds He once had am tmpromptu foot race with Ty Cobb, the great baseball player. and won looking over his shoulder at the Detroit player.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
pr.historin Anandas..

Eve had a new gown made Of her usual fig leaves
 why don't you make a costume of those beautiful vioIetsT 1nquirsd Adam
 Poor wash goods,'' replied Eve 'SYou know that vioIets are sErinkinG ers."-Pittsburgh Post
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILISTIC ANNALS

1s0s-Jim Flynn and Jim Barry fought 10 rountis no decision, at Los Angeles
 199s-wfIlie Lewis outpoinfed Jabber Carey in $ rounds at New York.
 1909-Grover Hayes and -Joe 7aryS Fought Ground draw in Philadelphia.
 1Si1-Baftling Nelsoy Nnd Frank Loushrey fought 10 roxHds to a draw Ak Troy. ". T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
srIneIns ths PaEadox Iion.s.

'sPa. what's a paradoxT
 ssIt is when the impossible happena-"
 sSThen we had a paradox here this evening. Ma said you couldn't pOssi- ply be expected home before midnight because you had an excuse for stayln' downtown. ."-C Chicago Record Herald.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
NHaehed.

'tHow do you like me for a travelinE ccmpanion?' asked the detective ag hs handcuffed his prisoner to himself
 "Oh. Pm very much attached tcl you," replied the prisoner promptly
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-06
The Usual Result.

little willie-Pa. PIi be awful glad when I get old enough to do as please. Pa-Naturally. my son. and when you reach that age you'll proba- Dly get married and not do it.