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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
IS FOSTER SANFORD
 TO COACH YALE AZ
 SALARY OF $1O,OOO?

, Yale is determined to climb right back to her previous high position m football if money and the best coach ing talent in the country. can accom- pliSh the trick. A thFee-year Slun p, during which Harvard and the Tigers pra actically ate the bulldog alive, was more than the students and alumni of the New Haven college could stand. Believing the fault lay with the coaching system, movement was started to reorganize the entire staif, celebrating an overwhelming victory over the Eli this fall. Plans have now reached the stage where an offer has been rendered to George Foster Sanford to become the Blues head coach for a period of three years at a salary of $1e,O90 annually.
 The plans are yet in a tentative state. but rumers emanated from New Haven that a special meeting of the football horities at Yale would be held shortly after the holidays at which a contract would be presented to Sanford to assume full Tesponsi- bility of Yale'sc) gridiron affairs.
 . It is believed that Sanford will See his way clear to accept the offer. For years the former Yale star has jour neyed to New Haven for weeks at a time during the football season, and his friends declare that Sanford will be able to wind up his business affairs each year in order to spend the neces- sary time with the football team.
 So keen are the Eli authorities on securing the services of the former Yale centre that emissaries have been sent already to broach the subject to Sanford.
 Howard Jones, at one time spoken of for the job of head coach, made a special trip down to New York this week to coax Sanford to accept the abffer, which had previously been made unoffieialIy. In view of the tempting monetary offer and the strong pres sure being exerted there's but little doubt that next year will see Foster Sanford conducting Ya1e's campaign on the gridiron.
 The landing of George Foster San the New Haven authorities have done in many Q day. If Sanford can't bring
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
STATE WRESTLING
 CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE
 HELD IN BRIDGEPORT
o. A.-WrestMHg Club To Be. Organized.

The State wrestling championships have been secured for Bridgeport and the bouts will be run off in Warner Hall. Representa- tfves from Hartford, New. Haven, Waterbury, New Britai Bridgeport, Stamford, Meriden and other places in. the state will take part in the meet. The time set for the sta te meet is Saturday. March list, 1913.
 A preliminary meet will be run off in Warmer Hall on January 18th It is hoped that some New York wres- f1ers can be secured for this meet. In- vitations have been sent to the Cen tra1 Y. M. c. A. of Brooklyn, the liar lem Branch of New York and the Or ange Y. M. C. A. of New Jersey
 The local boys have several men last year. With these men in good shape the boys should make a good showing against any amateur group they will meet. James Hickey won the championship in the 129-pound class last year at Hartford
 ting second in the A. A. U. champion ships of New York city and Theo came in a good second in the state championships of last year. Louis Nanchy and Eric Rising are corners and there are any number that can
 A new 15-by-15 wrestling mat with corduroy carpet has just been pur- chased. With this fine equipment the boys have decided to form a wrestling club and any member of the Y. M. c. A. is eligible upon payment of a small entrance fee of S1.
 The wrestling mat was initiated last Tuesday evening as a special number on the Ladies Night program. Erit, Rising and Louis NanchY gave an ex- htbition bout and many of the fair sex witnessed their first wrestling match.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
TY COBB. GREATEST
 OF BALL PLAYERS

(Continued from Yesterday)
 In centuries to come pious pilgrims from all over the world will probably visit Royston, Ga, where TyEus Raymond Cobb was born twenty-Sfx years ago yesterday, and tho village will become a shrine where the fans of all nations will do homage to the memory of the greatest baseball player in all history. It is too much to hope that the years will ever bring another Fly. Roystpn. the future Mecca of fandOm, is a typical little .GeOF-
 Ria town, on the Southern rail- way. in the northeastern part Of the State. Its present popula- tion is about 4,500, and it hasn't grown much since the bOyhOod days of the demon Tiger. Will liam H. Cobb, father of TyPus WAS for many years editor of ;the R0yston Record. 8 weekly journal which under other man agenlent continues to record the dofngs of Royston and chronicle the .gIories of the towns great est son 1. Cobb senior, who at different times, 8 county commissioner, State senator, school principal, and mayor of RoNSton. Ynung Ty attended the public schools and eVentu- ally graduated from the Roys- ton high school, where he ac- ;auiEed a ;smattering of algebra, Latin and other useless things, and learned a lot about base ball. Inquiry among the old in- habitants of Royston fails to de- TeIop any facts upon which to base the statement that our hero was a remarkable and precO- 1xaf4Rad there are a few Roystenians gIlo are not impressed by the gorgeousness of Tvs glory, and who openly express doubts as to the reality Of tCobb's 1000 salary, declaring thai no man just by playing ball. 1t is only fair to say 'thaV this is not the general sentiment of the citi- zens of RQyston. They are proud of Ty and the refected 1uster he sheds upon the town, CaFnesvi1ie, BoWersvilie and oth-~1 CT nearby villages, which can't boast Of even bush-league hero. It was in the early part of the present century that Ty began to achieve a local fep1I- tation with the Royston Romp- CTS. the village nine Whieh on Saturday afternoons and holf- days s.crossed bats'' with the , aggregations from nefghboring towns. -Cobb,s first, ltprofes- sional game was played in 1904. Ty and his companions walked five miles, under 8 g1aring sun, of the gate receipts. Cobh's share was a dollar. This was the first money he earned by playing ball.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
T0NIGHT'S BOXING SHOW
 READY FOR FIGHT FANS
Young Dyson and Bosse Report
 ThemseIves in Good Shape.

ThemseIves in Good Shape.
 At 8:30 o'clock this evening, Teddy Fabryck of Fairfield and Kid Perrone of. this city will jump into the ring at Eagles hall and open the show of the Acorn A. They are billed to who carries the battle to his opponent and he says he will not change his plans any this evening.
 Tiger Tierney and Frank Mckay, the New York white hope" arrived here today in company with Young Dyson, who is to box Young Bosse of Waterbury ten rounds. It will be the main bout of the evening and both boys have reported that they will surely give the fans a run for their money.
 According to reports from New Ha- ven, considerable money has been wa gered ill that city on the outcome of and Fighting Dick Stone These boys are booked for ten rounds and the Elm City sports will be at the ring side in large numbers to see them set tie the question of supremacy. They will meet at catohweights.
 The curtain raiser will begin at 8:30 o'clock and the fans should be seated al that tfme,, as there will be some action in the bout. The ticket office will be open at 6 80 o'clock.
 Dave Fitzgerald of New Haven, will be the referee. Harry P. Quinn of this city the timer, Frank Braithwaite the announcer and Terry Lee will have charge of the boxers. This is some array of talent to be in charge of the evenings entertainment and the men are we'll known to the boxing fans of the city. Quinn will have the famous gong which was used in some of the bouts which were staged in this city when 'Stockings' Conroy and Peter sMaher fought in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
DOOIS GETS NOTICE
 THAT HE WILL HOLD JOB

President wiler of the Philadelphia Nationals has authorized Charley Dooin to go ahead with his plans for next season. This is certainly a relief to the auburn-haired manager of the Quakers, as up to the present time the leader of the Quakers has had his hands tied by the upset condition in the business management of his club. When Dooin was at the recent league meeting he declared that he co4ld make several trades which would strengthen his club if he only knew whether they would stand or who. had power to approve them.
 MT. Wi1er is in favor of putting the playing end of the game entirely in Dooin's hands and then demanding results. Dooin himself is more than willing to accept the responsibility
 He believes that if he is given a free hand he can land we'll up in the race. He has a very strong, weH-balaneed team and a remarkable pitching staff If he can get his men into shape and keep them hustldng he should eer- tainly make trouble for the other teams in his league. President Wiler has said that any money necessary to purchase players will be found and, taken all in all, the Phillies' outlook is bright for the coming year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
MANAGER CAN PICK OUT
 GOOD PLkfEES ON SIGHT

Every now and then somebody D1ds young ball players cheer up by saving @ players of the big leagues were one considered an jokes
 It may be true that they were con- sidered as Jokes" by some who are not over-conversant with the quaIffi- cations which go with a good ball player. but they were not considered as "iokes'' by a manager who Knew the ball player in the rough.
 Therein lies the difference between the callow critics and the experienced manager. Meyers, Marquard. Zim- rnerman and Merkle were regarded as jokes when they first broke in,' says a well known writer.
 Perhaps so by the minimizing. In the case of three of the men men .tioned there was one person who nev- CT regarded them as jokes" His name is McGraw.
 Merl1le was the first of the three to join the Giants. One day McGraw remarked-and it was only a few days after Merkle had joined the team-- that he had one of the coming fhrsf baseman of baseball tucked under his wing ready to take the place of Me Gam when McGann failed.
 There were some who failed to see underlying the little crudeness which Meyers exhibited when he first joined the Giants that he was better every time that he stepped behind the plate. Some of these fellows who poke fun at Meyers will take off their hats to
 
 ThesNew York manager was asked, a couple of years ago, if he would trade Marquard. Presumably some other manager was trying to test him and see if he could not obtain the ,left=hander. MeGraw spoke about if one afternoon in conyersation. So and so,'' said he, fI think has been trying me out to see if he can get hold of Marquard. None of them will get him. He has got the essentials for a f1rst-class pitcher, and some m orning he will wake up and find it out If I can get two or three vic tories under his belt he is made. He'll stay with me until he proves that he is as good as his physical quahfca- tions call for or he will quit gray headed. He is a natural left hand pitcher of great skill, and I'm going to get him to believe it.
 These players are not Jokes" with the New York manager. They are mostly jokes with young men who know all about a ball player after he has made reputation.
 When McGraw first joined the Bal tim ore team some one asked Hanlon one day what he kept him for. Han lon looked up quietly and replied. Because some day he is going to be one of the greatest ball players in the United States"
 In the first year which McGraw was with Baltimore. Pat Tebeau, manager of the Cleveland Club, was talking with Frank de Haas Robison !94s one get chance to induce Harry Wonder horst to let MeGraw come to the Cleveland Club get him for us," said the Cleveland manager.
 ftThat little fellow, Pat? Don't you think that he's too smau?"
 'tI'll tell you, MT. Robison," was the reply, 'tif you get him for us he will be beating Baltimore for Cleveland" :"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19

the bulldog back to the championship circle no other man can. YaIe's foot years. There's been great playing material at New Haven, plenty of it, but the old axiom of etoo many cooks spoil the broth has been r, the ga cause asss of appointing as head coach the previous years captain has proved very unsatisfactory and for long lime students and graduates have clamered for 8 resident coach, such as Harvard and Princeton employ.
 To bolster up a team poorly in sheylin and Foster Sanford toward the end of the past season. On their arrival those two stars found chaos esistdng Many of the best men nlsa were those in the lineup were poorly seheoled ln the rudiments of the game. With the selection of Sanford as head coach and having full an- thofity during the whole season these faults would be eradieated, claim prominent graduates.
 It was way back in 1892 that George Foster Sanford, then big boned youth with fighting ability for the en- tire Ieam, set a style of centre play at Yale that has never been surpassed. They had big men on the gridiron those days, but no player was strong enough to successfully cope with the fiery Vale centre rush. Gradua ting from Yale, Sanford utilized his won derful football knowledge as 8 coach.
 Sanford gained wide fame as a coach when Columbia made the for mer Yale star head coach during the season 1901 at a salary of S, 600 a year, making him one of the highest paid coaches in America at that time. Sanford, with his aggressive measures, quickly worked wonders with the Blue and White. It was his special delight to form a team that gave the Bulldog all he could safely handle. Sanford's record at Columbia was the feat of taking bunch of raw ma terial every year and welding it into a team that had the respect of every eleven in the East.
 Leaving Columbia, Sanford every season went to New Haven in re- sponse to urgent summons to polish up the Blue team. It is said of the former Yale star that he can recog- nize a football player in two minutes, and many sons Of rnilaionaires have been sadly ordered to the side lines because they couldn't play the game the way Sanford wanted it played.
 Ehe famous coach was one of the pioneers in bringing about the code of new football rules.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
BASE RUNNING OF OLD
 R. SCHULZ WON CAME
Hospital Corps Get Victory in Thrill ing Baseball SFuggle-Umpire
 Tom Cox Wears Flinders.

Pharmacist Tom Cox, assisted by the Hospital Corps nine, defeated team composed of newspaper reporters at indoor baseball in the Armory last evening. With three precincts out of 457 yet unheard from, the score stands IA to 8 in favor of the soldiers.
 The newspaper men started off with a wa11op- and scored seven runs in the first inning Umpire Cox settled down then and didn't allow a newspapermap 8, ghost of a chance to score until the last inning when one run was shot across the plate. The umpire was lighting a cigar at the tine and didn't see the runner until he had scored. The soldiers, in the meanwhile, had driven runs across the pan at odd in- teryals and when 8 halt was called the score was IA tq 8 in their favor
 Police Sergeant Hazel was in the ri f1e pit for the reporters, with Sullivan catching. Higgins and Christie were the soldiers battery Doc Schulz did some great base running for the hospital team despite his s25 pounds; Getting to first on a pass, the first time, he stole second and third A few minutes later he stole to his State street home almost overcome with ex- hauStion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
PENN COACH SAYS
 HE WAS HAMMERED
OF FOOTBALL COMMITTEE.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1s.-Head Coach Andy Smith of the University of Penn sylvania football eleven has taken ex- ception to the statement of pr. Carl Williams in. which Williams denies that he or the Advisory Board of Coaches interfered in any way with the coaching methods of Smith Yes terday in the PennsyIVanian Smith makes a eaustic reply in which he says that until just before the Penn State game he was hampered by the Advisory Board and was unable to use his own coaching methods. Pre- yious to that game, which was the crucial and turning point in the play of Penn for the better, Smith declares he took the matter into his own hands.
 Smith has said before that a coach cannot be successful so long as Dr.. Carl Williams and the mem bers of the Advisory Board interfere This is the reason Smith gives for refusing to coach Penn again, and it also is the reason why several prominent coaches are not anxious to take Smiths place.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
(By Wagner.)

That baseball Inagnates sometimes pass up a chance to get something for nothing is shown in the transac- ton which almost landed Catcher Walter Ahearn of Holyoke with the Bridgeport club last season. Before the 1912 season commenced McCann had no veteran catcher and was very anxious to secure Ahearn, who is one of the headiest backstops in the East -ern Association. It WAS understood that O'Nei1 and Ahearn were not very warm personal friends and that the Holyole boss might be willing to talk business.
 O'Neil was approached and said. Sure. I'll give you A'heaFn for. Brown, from the New York Americans Mo Cam laughed harshly, like the villain in the play. Brown was supposed to be a wonder and the word had gone around the circuit that he would show the pitchers up. So O'Neilss offer was refused. Brown reported for spring practice and was promptly named strikeout Brown. because he 8 roof. Every time after that when McGann saw Ahearn in there cutting down the base runners he scowled fiercely at himself.
 The Pittsfeld fans are forming an organization to raise funds for the Ss RurehasH 9, of the baseoah s1 I., gark where son. A fund of $4,0A0 will be needed and a public meeting will be held next month to discuss ways and means.
 A couple of winter league experts blew into Harry P. QuinnAs Fairfield avenue caffay last night and after raiding the free lunch, said to the flaxen haired proprietor: 'fsay, Harry, have you heard that story about Rh1be Marquard?' Mot I, little one,'' quoth Harry. Shoot me an earful.' D s'WeH,'' remarked the yarn spinners, tRtbe was reading a sporting extra and at the bottom of a. box score he saw fUmpires Messrs. Kane and Rig ler.' Who is this guy Messrs?' de manded Rube. I've been around the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
MIKE MURPHY GETTING
 BETTER IN BROWNSVILLE
Famous Trainer Finds That Southern
 Climate Helps Him Greatly.

Macon, Ga., Dec. 19.-Mike Mur- phy, the famous Pennsylvania trainer, who had charge of the American ath- letes in the Olympic games at Stock holm, is regaining his health at Thomasville, near the Florida line, according to a message from there last night. Thomasville people were proud to have Murphy with them. More than a hundred homes were thrown open to him. and he chose that of William Miller, on Broad street, where there is plenty of air and sunlight. "I begin to feel like myself again." Murphy is quoted as saying.
 Murphy takes exercise every day, gets out for long walks. and in few days has promised to address the boys of the town on athletics. He says that as soon his health permits he will show them how to properly train to develop their strength. He expects to organize the boys into an athletic club.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
STANDINGS EUROPEAN TRIUMPH

Albert Spalding, the celebrated Am erican violinist, son of MT. J. w. Spalding of baseball fame, Is the first American artist invited to play with the St. Cecilia Society's Orchestra in Bordeaux, which he did this month and scored one of the most brilliant tors exclaimed: Here is an artist who knows what music ie'' and Phenee- Baton, the Conductor at Bordeaux, is considered one of the most difficult men in Europe to please. The concert was given in the Bordeaux Opera House TIValling ri Hing d the i+ Paris oPeTa "a capacity. three hundred people were turned away Spalding played Men delssohn'e concerto, Bach and Paga- mini numbers and was recalled four teen times
 From Bordeaux he went to Montpe- Her. where he was soIoiet at the ultra schola Cantorum society, where only artists of the highest musicianship are engaged. MT Spaldfng was the first American engaged by that society The evening was devoted to a Seance of Eonatas, preceded by explanatory lecture given by M. Delaunay, Profes- France and accompanied by M Ray mond Besard, Professor of the Ma tionaI Conservatory of Montpelier
 Three epochs on music were illus trated by the Sonatas for violin and piano by Corelli, Schuman and Lekeu, illustrating the Italian, German and French musical evolution.
 Spalding's success was immense. The society was publicly cOngratu1at- cd for having chosen him, and he was caIied-a Master in his art, an artist comparab1e style.' Both societies at Rordeaux and Montpelier imm ediat tely son of 1914, as Spalding will play in America in Fall season of 1913 and Spring of 1914. Spalding is now tour ing Holland
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
THIS DATE IN
 PUGILIsTIC ANNALS

18s7-5ake Kflrain and aem Smith. heavyweights, fought a draw for s10.- 900 a side and the championship at Seine, France.
 1s6s--Fom King defeated Tom Eas- nan for heaxy-Hseight tfrle in ez rounds in England, winning $1o.090.
 19O5-StanIey Ketctiel defeated Jerry McCarty in Il rounds at Great Falls, Mont.
 191e-Johnny Couion defeated Earl Denning in five rounds at Mernphias Tenn.
 191o-Joe Costcr and Jimmy Walsh fought 1o-round draw at Brooklyn
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
DENIES HE WILL
 COACH YALE TEAM
Foster Sanford Says He Has Heard
 Nothing of S1O,OOO Offer.

George Foster Sanford, who has been identified with Yale football coaching for a number of years, de- nied yesterday that there was any truth in the rumoF that his name has been mentioned as head coach at Yale next season MT. Sanford's name has been used without warrant and abso- Iutely without his permission, he told his friends yesterday. For several seasons past MT Sanford, together with Tom Shevlin, have aided the regular staff coaches at New Haven in putting the final polish on Yale elevens. Sanfords work has been mostly in perfecting defensive play among the nnemen-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-19
FOUR GOOD BASKETBALL
 GAMES IN JUNIOR LEAGUE

There were four games in the Jun ior City basketball league at the Boys club. last night and all were we'd played. The K. O. K. A. beat the I4enox Juniors by 22 to 6 and the Ohvets trimmed the Excelsiors by IS to 16. The Walnuts beat the Olyrn- pias by 8 to and the Crescents van quished the Cubs by 24 to T