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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
SECRET PRACTICE
ORDERED AT YALE
Coach Jones Satisfied With Work
Of Team Against Lafayette

New Haven. Conn, Oct 14-Secres
practice started at Yale again yester-
day after a let up of several days.
Head Coach Jones being SO satisfied
with the rudinentary work of Satur-
days game that he tried out some new
plays. The Varsity men were kept in
the scrimmage instead of resting, and
the only men who were absent were
GLE and Wiser, who were hurt. Avery
played in place of Gle and Ainsworth
for Wiser.
The scrimmaee was very fast, but
the Varsity backs beat down the scrub
line. AS soon as there was an OPP
portunfty Keteham kicked a goal from
placement, which he followed three
minutes later with a duplicate
The only other score. was touch
down by Wilson, who plowed through
centre from the seven-yard line. Har-
bison was the only cripple TT return
to the field, and busted himself with
kicking. While Arthur Howe spent
most of his time with the quarter
backs, he gave Harbison some points
He was the only new coach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
GIANTS RECEIVE SHARES FOR
LOSING TITLE IN WORLDS SERIES
Rube Marquard To Elevate Vaudeville Stage
In Winter Months

former groundkeeper, while Dick Hen
spending money for the winter. Ed
Mackall, the trainer, also came in for
a nice little slice.
Losing Worlds Series is. far from
being an improbable business. In
the last three seasons each regular
member of the Giants has landed over
seven thousand sirnoleons for losing
Worlds Series. The exact sum is
$7,165.01 to be exact. The one cent
is left over to buy paper. In 1911,
each Giant grabbed $2,436.39; in
1912, $2,566, and in 1913, $2,162.62.
The commission did not soak any of
the players anything for writing
Worlds Series yarns. All of them
presented a. clean bill of health that
they signed all documents to be au-
thors prior to September 81, 1913,
when the commission issued an i'm
peria1 decree that Worlds Series writ
ing must cease am ong Worlds Series
g1adiators.
Several of the boys departed for
their homes, as soon as they grabbed
their checks, but the majority of the
Giants are still in Manhattan. How
ever, by Saturday, it is doubtful if you
can find a Giant in Gotham with a
Lick Telescope. Rube Marquard is
likely to stick around awhile before
his vaudeville engagement, but the
rest of the gang will, either be started
on the Round the World trip with the
White Sox, or on their way to their
homes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

The last act of the 1918 Worlds
Series, as far as the Giants are con-
-erned, was staged yesterday in the
offices of the Giants in New York. II
was q very pretty act, too, and the
Giants liked it better than any part
Of the big post-season show 1t was
termed, ''Whacking up the dough-
Every member of McGraw's band
batted 1000 in this act, and several OF
the boys did a home run as soon as
the act was over. All agreed it was
the most pleasant act Of the show. It
had repulsfng that Macklan avalanche
skinned thirty different ways.
The National Commission sent the
Giants Chunk mere matter of $54,-
065. 56-to the New York Club, and
Secretary Foster acted as the good
little Santa Claus All the Regulars
and Near-Regulars each received
checks for approximately $4,000. Some
of the younger youths, such as Schupp,
Cooper, Thorpe and Grant, divided
shares between them Beg pardon,
Harvard Eddie, for CHASING you with
the younger youths.
The Giants held a meeting at the
end of the season as to how they
would divide the spoils, and they
whacked up the pie according to this
ARRANGEMENT yesterday. No one was
FORGOTTEN Even Schauer, Hearne and
stock, who Joined the team too late
to be eligible for the series, were tax
en- care Of
one thousand dollars was voted to
Mrs John Murphy. widow of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
WHITE SOX WIN
TITLE IN CHICAGO
Knock HUMPHREYS From Mound
Before Crowd OF 10000

Chicago, Oct. 14-Before a crowd
of $4,000 the White sox won the
championship of Chicago yesterday by
beating the Cubs 5 to 2. A double by
Fournier in the fourth inning put the
game on ice and sent Humphries, the
Cubs best pitcher, under cover BY
the victory the Sox grabbed the series
by four games to two.
The Sox started a bombardment
against Hump hries' curves in the
fourth. After Lord had walked, Chase
singled. On Bodies attempted bunt,
Lord was forced at third, but Collins
drove out a single and Chase scored
the first run by making a beautiful
slide under Archer.
Fourier followed Collins with a
timely double into the overflow crowd
and Bodie and Collins scored. A
pinch hitter batted for Humphries in
the next inning, and Jimmy Lavender,
who went to the mound for the Cubs,
was greeted with a fusillade of hits.
They included doubles by Lord and
Bodie, and a single by Chase, giving
the Sox two more runs.
The Nationals got their first run in
the fourth inning. Eyers singled and
took second on Schulte's out. zim-
drive sent the manager to third. A
double steal was started. Weaver
took Schalk's throw and tried to run
down SAFER between first and second,
but they collided at the initial sack
and Weaver dropped the ball. In the
meantime Evers stole home.
The attendance yesterday was 49,
4S4 and the receipts for yesterday
$19,569. The National Commission s
share was $1.S5s and each club
shared $8,SO6.
The grand total of attendance for
the six games, with the receipts and
division of the money, is as follows:
Total attendance. 153, $40.
Total receipts, $1O5,815.
National Commissions share. $1o.-
500.
Each clubs share, s2s,453.
Players pool (for first four games) !,
s86, 325. This amount is divided be-
tween the winners and losers as fol-
lows:
White sox. s21.7o6. and the Cubs.
s14,530.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
VEAN GREGG FANS 19 IN
GAME WITH CLEVELAND

Pittsburgh. Oct. 14-vean Gregg
hurled Cleveland to a tie with Pitts
,burgh in the post season series when
he famed 10 of the Pirates yesterday
and downed the National leaguers by
1 to in q Is inning battle. Each
club has won three games and the
deciding contest is boxed for this city
today.
The game was won when Gregg
doubled with one man out in the thir-
teenth and scored on a single by Lei
bold. The official attendance was
3,641, and the receipts as announced
by the National Commission was 3d.
698.75.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
FREE FIGHT IN
ST. LOUIS GAMES
BOBBY Series Between Browns
And Cardinals Ends I'm
Tie

ST. Louis, Oct. IA free for all
battle was the feature of the final
engagement yesterday between the
Browns and Cardinals to determine
Which is the worst team in the big
leagues. Following a dispute in the
second game there was a fist battle in
which players and spectators Joined.
The series was called off with the
verdict a tie as each won two games
and there were two ties.
The first game yesterday was won
by the Cardinals by the score of to
2 and the second game was ended by
darkness with the score L to at the
end of the fifth inning.
The riot occurred in the fourth in
ming of the first game. After Konet-
chy had singled and Evans struck out
O'Leary smashed a. slow roller along
the first base line, which was defect
ed by Pratt, who stumbled and fell
Pratt, thinking the ball was a foul,
failed to throw it, and when he heard
that Umpire Hndebrand had called it
fair he rushed to the plate to protest
the decision.
While Pratt was arguing with Hide
brand Beck of the Cardinals yelled
something at Pratt and Pratt turned
and rushing to the players bench
and Pratt was put off the field, while
the fans swarmed on the field and
threatened to take sides in a general
riot. They were driven back. by the
police
When the second game started
Pratt appeared on first again and the
Cardinals refused to play until he was
wrang1ing followed before Manager
Hickey consented to eliminate Pratt.
The second game was then played un-
til darkness yelled the field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
HOPPE REPLIES TO
ENGLISH CUE STAR

Willie Hoppe, the worlds 1872 bill
lard champion, evidently is not pleas
ed with the conditions imposed in the
challenge of Melburne Inman. t11e
English billiard champion. Unless the
English player agrees to make some
changes, 1t is very likely that Hoppe
will refuse. to meet him. Hopes pro
test follows:
Mr.. Inman proposes under coridf-
tions similar to those which governed
the match between John Roberts and
Frank c. Ives in London from May %
to June 2, 1893. That match was play
ed on an English table, 6x1z feet in
side the rails, under English rules. with
the exceptions that the pockets were
cut square and measured 3 IL inches
instead of 4 inches, and the balls. in
stead Of being the English standard or
2 1892 inches in diameter, were 2 II
inches, and there was no Limitation to
the number of direct carroms or can
mons. As result of the run. z.5ss.
made by ives in that match the rules
OF the English game have undergone
various changes.
The rule OF the Billiards Control
Club of London, which Mr.. Inmsn
specifies to govern the games he Of
fers to make with me, limits the num-
Der of direct carroms that can be made
in any position to %, after which IN
order to hold his inning, player must
have recourse to a cushion Shot OF
pocket play.
That provision would undoubtedly
be a great handicap to me. am a
carrom player. Pocket play is a style
of billiards which I have not prac-
tised in many years Furthermore.
not having practised English billiards.
know little or nothing about the
game.
e'I do not know what knowledge OF
the balkline game Mr.. Inman Possesses
but have as much right to ask him
to compete against me at that style
of billiards as he has to ask me TO
meet him at the English style, with
slight notifications. Accordingly, I
have a counter proposition, which
consider fair, to make to him.
It will agree to make two. matches
with him; one at the English game.
the other at 1872 balkIine. each game
to be for $1,000 side. II this propo-
sition is acceptable to Mr.. Inmau, de-
tails of the matches can be easily ar
ranged upon his arrival in New York
the later part of this month.
CIVILIAN r. HOPPE"
vr.ruoer. Want ADS. One Cent a wvuwH
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
jim THORPE'S LAST
PRACTICE. WITH INDIANS

Carlisle, Pa. Oct. 13-Jim Thorpe
never booted the pigskin higher, furth-
er or more accurately than he did on
the Carlisle Indian football field yes
terday, when he served as assistant
coach to Glenn Warner in advising the
redskinned kickers during the usual
practice, Thorpe, who was to be mar
-ried here today, wore his favorite foot
ball toys almost up to the last stage Of
single blessedness.
Coach Warner gave his warriors an
extended discussion of the negligence
developed in the Cornell game. AS
sistant Coaches Exendine and Lone
Star gave especial attention to the
ends and scrubs, and Capt. Welch did
his share in rounding up weaknesses.
Ex-President Taft declined to go up
in aerop1ane. It is fortunate for him
that he isn't running for Office
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

today, to be a very sick man. BY
physicians at the Philadelphia hospf-
tai where he is under treatment. He
was so badly beaten that the referee
stopped the bout in the fifth round
Later he became unconscious but was
revived after strenuous treatment.
While his condition is serious, the
physicians said it is not critical
Freddie Welsh, the lfghtwefgl1t
English champion, was given the de-
cision here over Leo Kossiek, Of
Moorehead, Mimi, at the end Of a II
round fight in Billings, Mont, last
night. Kossick tried for q knockouf
several times but failed
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
,CHER HARMON, 2e
TOMORROW WAS BORN
IN ~CTTY OF SPOOKS''

Robert Harmon, the handsome
goung pitcher of the st. Louis Sufra-
gettes. alias Cardinals is a native of
ehe Show-Me State. having arrived in
4his vale OF tears by way of Liberal,
40, Just twenty-six years ago come
tomorrow While Handicapped by the
tact that he is forced to infest a tail
end city, Robertus has the reputation
of being quite a classy pitcher. 1t is
alleged that the owners of the Cardi-
nails contribute $4,000 a year for his
support, which is a fortunate circuin-
stance. since It is the only support
Bob gets
X Bob first played ball for money with
an Independent team at sMorenci.
which, as any intelligent person
knows, is in Arizona The Portland
club of the Pacific Coast League Of
Tered Bob a chance in 1908, but the
Oregon climate didn't suit him, and,
after three appearances on the mound,
he jumped back to Morenci. In 1909
he took another whirI at league ball,
this time with Shreveport, La, where
he attracted the attention of a scout
for the Cardinals. He was signed by
ST Louis in rnid-seaEon, and has been
a member Of the Slfragette pitching
STAFF ever since.
Harmon is a broad-shouldered, up
standing youth, towering into the at
nosphere to a height of a fraction of
an inch less than six feet. Besides
being the author of pitch Out. Wild
Pitch.' Bob is also something Of an
orator, and is often invited to address
Mems Bible clubs, and such.
HARMONIC birthplace, Liberal, in
southwestern Missouri, was, at the
time of his debut, one of the queerest
town 70 be found on any map. twas
f0unded by Col. Wa1ser, q famous
Missouri lawyer. as a community of
treethinkers and -'infideIs,'' and was
to be a town without either churches
or saloons Christian people accepted
this as challenge, and built rival
town. Pedro. adjoining liberal, with
a high wire fence to separate the
saints and the sinners, They also de-
termined to build a church in Liberal,
and. being unable to buy q lot, erect
ed the sacred. edifice in the middle of
a street. The freethinkers attempted
TO hold a meeting in the church, and
a fight resulted. After a. time Col.
Walser became a convert to spiritual-
ism. and life in Liberal became just
one seance after another. The dis
gusted freethinkers moved away, and
Liberal became just an ordinary coun-
try town, except for the occasional
conventions of spiritualists held there.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
WORLDS SERIES KILLS
SON OF HARRY DAVIS

Philadelphia, Oct. 1-Gloom over
spread the triumphant Athletics today
by the sudden death of Harry Crostin
Davis, fourteen-year-old son of Harry
Davis, the old first baseInan, former
captain, pinch-hitter and trusted lieu
tenant of Connie Mack
The fact that the death is generally
attributed to heart trouble, brought
on by excitement over the great
worlds series victory, adds to the
grief of the winning players with
whom the lad was a prime favorite.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

age the C1uO ne VIII SuSCCO0 GAANA
EIberheId, who goes to New Orleans.
The New York Americans have sold
Outf1elder Whiteman to Montreal.
This outf1eIder was purchased from
the Texas league and while he hit well
it was considered that his age was
against him. He is 33 years old,
recruit.
First Baseman Konetchy of the st.
Louis Nationals played in the series
against the Browns only on condition
that the management agree to trade
him before next season. The rurnor
that the Giants will give MerI<Ie and
some other players for the crack first
sacker is afloat again.
President O'Rourke of the Eastern
association received a visit yesterday
from William Seinski of Staten Island
who has taken an option on the Meri-
den baseball franchise. Seinski has
been managing a semi professional
club for nine years and says he will
spend money to get a good club. 1t Is
probable that he will transfer the club
to North Adams, Mass. Whoever goes
to New Britain must pay Jim Murphy
the $1,734 he paid Dan O'Neil to set
tie debts and no newcomer would
want to handicap himself by dropping
that amount at the start. SeinsSi
went last night to see Owner Whalen
to make the final payment on the
club.
Miss Georgianna Bishop of this city
has a score of 100 in the qualifying
round of the national women's gold
golf tournament in Wilmington, Del,
yesterday.
Those two gallant veterans, Al
woIgast and Battling Nelson, fought
ten rounds last night in Milwaukee
and wolgast had eight of the rounds.
Wolgast was in better shape at the
finish.
While practfeings with the Yale base
ball nine en- Yale Field, yesterday,
captain Jack Blossom, of the var
sity, was struck on the forearm by
pitched bali with such force that a
small. bone was Broken. 1t is not be-
IieveR the injury will be serious
enough to prevent his playing in the
spring.
Harry Lewis, claimant of the wei
terweight championship. who receiv-
ed what is believed to have been a
conclusion of the brain, last night, in
his fight with Joe BorrelI, PhiIa-
delphia middleweignt, was reported,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
TO-DAY m FUGn1sTTo ANNALS.

1s0s-Joe Grim went s rounds with
Bob F-itzsimmons at Philadelphia.
This bout marked the beginning of the
end of the freck1ed fellow as boxer.
After losing to Jeffries in 1899, RUBY
Bob knocked out Gus Rubin, Tom
Sharkey, and other good men, but
after his second defeat by jeff in 1902
he began to go back. In the fight
with Grim it was demonstrated that
Bob had lost his punch. The follow
ing month, in San Francisco. George
Gardiner stayed 20 rounds with FItz,
although Bob got the decision. In
1905, at San Francisco, F'itzsimmons
lost to Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, and
his downfall was complete.
1SS5-Jack Britton, whose real
name is william J. Breslin, born at
Clinton. NJ Y.
1s12-Johnny Kilbane defeated Ed
die o-Keefe in IL rounds at Cleveland
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
(By Wagner.)


Bob Birmingham, who was the idol
of the football fans when he played
with the famous Yannigans in the old
days, has Joined the Remington-Yo sts
and will practice with them for the
first time next Thursday night. Birm-
ingham went to California shortly af-
ter his football triumphs here but
came to this city for, a visit last sum
mer and has remained since. He in
fine condition and declares he can hit
the line with his old time skill. There
was never d local player who could
rip through the enemy like Birning-
ham and his return to the game will
be greeted with enthusiasm.
Another crack player secured by the
Yosts is Bill Flanagan, the old Villa
Nova star. He is q. great lineman and
will give the Yosts one of the strong
est com binations in the state.
The value of the Yosts as an out of
town attraction was shown by the fact
that the Annex eleven of New Haven
offered Manager Keenan, $500 to bring
his team to the Elm City for a Sun
day game. In addition to this they
offered to give the local boys a flat
guarantee of $3.50 with a privilege of
SO per cent. of'the gate receipts. This
is the best offer ever made to a state
football team. It is under consfdera-
ton by Manager Keenan,.
The Yosts will not practice tonight
because the primaries are being held
but will get busy Thursday night in
preparation for the contest against the
Starlights Of Naugatuck.
Some of the attractions booked for
following Sundays are Fort S1ocun1,
West Point second team and Rock
Vile. HaIfback George Mosllie- has
deserted the Yosts to JOIN the Wash
ington Glee club of New Haven but
Manager keenan, thinks the addition
of Birmingham will atone for Mosh-
ier's loss.
Nearly s46.ooo will be divided
among National league club owners as
a result of decision handed down
yesterday by an arbitration committee.
Two years ago the National league
voted that the club representing the
league in the worlds series should
give 25 per cent. of it's share of the
receipts to the league. This was bit
tsrly opposed by the late John T.
Brush, on behalf of the Giants but
when the decision was left to arbitra-
ton the Giants lost The percentage
amounted to $26, 1000 in 1912 and $780,
900 this year.
Harold Mccormick, the noted pinch
hitter of the New York Giants, has
been sold to Chattanooga of the
Southern league where he will man
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Ya1e's score against Lafayette last
October was 16 to o, most of the points
being made before the Pennsylvanians
recovered from an attack of stage
fright similar to Names at Harvard
two weeks ago.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Muhlenberg has played a 7-to-7 II
with Lafayette and beat New Yor
University, 81 to 0.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Brown found much encoura cement
from its Rhode Island State game
making Is first downs and not being
forced to punt once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Coach Hurry Up Yost of the Mich
igan football squad has cut his, var
sity material to 20 men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Some of the railroads are willing
70 dissolve their combinations volun-
fzrily, but doubt is expressed if it
will be safe for the government to al
Low the,n to obey the law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Reifsnider, a younger brother of tn
former Navy star, is playing wit
Georgia, where he is doing the punt
ing and dropkicking.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

receiving a lot of attention at Brown.
are considered promising guards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

The University Of Virginia, with
veteran team, expects to beat Wander
bilt this fall for the championship o
the south.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Walter Eckersau, the old Chicago
University football star, has been Sc
lected for the third time as referee OF
the Penn Michigan game this fall.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Al Sharpe has sent two of his Cor
nell varsity men, Phillip, a ha1fback.
and McIlvaine, a ful1back, down tc
the second team.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Penn State, which is to play Har
ward on october 20, beat Pennsylvania
Ia to last fall and % to in 1911.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Harry Lewis. claimant of the wei
terweight championship, who receiv-
ed what is believed to have been a
conclusion of the brain, last night, in
his fight with Joe BorrelI, a Phi1a-
delphia middleweight, was reported,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14
BOB BIRMINGHAM AND BILL
FLANAGAN JOIN YOST ELEVEN
Staten Island Man Interviews President
O'Rourke About Meriden Franchise

age the club. He will succeed Kid
E1berfeld, who goes to New Orleans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Harold Mccormick, the noted pinch
hitter of the New York Giants, ha.
been sold to Chattanooga of the
Southern league where he will man
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-14

Those two gallant veterans, Al
Wo1gast and Battling Nelson, fought
ten rounds last night in Milwaukee
and Wolgast had eight of the rounds.
Wolgast was in better shape at the
finish.