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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
COACHES TO
 CONVENE IN CHICAGO

The football season of 1914 will have an airing this week when the National Collegiate Athletic association holds its ninth annual convention irN Chi cago, beginning on Tuesday. Foot ball is to be the principal topic of discussion and the great gridiron game will be subjected to a searching analysis by the leading coaches and college officials.
 More than the usual importance is attached to the coming meeting be- cause of the fact that it was the foot ball committee. of this organization which brought about the radical re- vision of the rules in the winter of 19o5-O6- .Dr. Harry L. Williams, the head coach fof the University of Min nesota, is still chairman of this com naittee, and he will make report on the last football season with recon mendations for changes in the rules for the coming season.
 In addition to the report of Doctor Williams there is to be an address by Percy D. Haughton, head coach of the Harvard football team, on .'Mental 1 Training in Football Haughton has
 always maintained that the menta condition of players is as important I as their physical condition, and his l friends attribute the success of hfs coaching to his rea1izition of this
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

was entitled to the shade. After the unfortunate stBulr' Young battle at vernon Jess returned to the east. out pointing 'eBoer'' RodeI in Milwaukee and giving Carl Morris the whipping of his young life in New York. Later Jess knocked out Rodel in New Ha- ven and put a crimp in the aspirations of George Davis in Buffalo.
 These and other past performances give some basis for Pottawatomie county's faith in it's native son. One of Jess greatest weaknesses In his overf1owing good nature, He wont fight at his best unless his opponent does something to injure1 his feelings. When he gets to feeling really peeved he can go like demon. If Johnson meets the Jawhawker. he will be wise to keep his golden smile constantly on display and to refrain from in du1ging in any rude conversation. Such remarks as Jack customarily makes during the course of his battles would ssri1e'' Jess and make him feel very annoyed. When he gets that way, Jess is just as likely as not to take a hearty slam at his anneyer. Then = ouch!- one-two-three-fou five-six- seven h-eight-nine-ten!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
OAR TM0UTH
 PLANNING TO
 HAVE STADIUM

Boston. Dec. 28-Daxtmouth, fore ed by the need of a larger city than Hanover, N H., to hold football games, is the latest Of the colleges to look around for large city cen tfa11y located as a place for most of the home games on her football schedule, and Boston is likely to be the city selected if Faculty objection can be overcome.
 It has been the custom Of Dart mouth to play it's home games on the gridfron, at the little New Hampshire city, and in the past this plan has been successful because of thay big guarantee received from Harvard for the annual game with the Crimson in Boston, and now Dartmouth has been dropped from the Harvard schedule, and the Athletic Association has been having considerable difficulty in fi- nancing the team.
 At Hanover the Dartmouth team has a very small number of people to draw upon for it's home crowds, out side of the student body, and this has necessitated a plan of playing most of the games away from home. Even with this plan much difficulty has been experienced in financing the Green eleven. In addition there is the difficulty of having the team do considerable travelling in playing it's schedule, and some of the football experts at the New Hampshire insi- tuition believe that this has handicap ped the playing ability of the team.
 The present plan Is to erect a large concrete stadium somewhere in the Hub in a somewhat central location, where all the so-ca11ed home games can be played. Graduates of the in- stitution who have investigated this plan agree that there is every hope of successfully carrying out the pro ject, but an informal. canvass of the college authorities has disclosed the fact that the plan if formally pro- posed might meet with consid erabIe opposition.
 Despite this reported objection bn the part of the college authorities, graduates are going ahead investiga- ting the plan, and will probably sub init some proposal to the officials an the spring
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
AMERICAN BALL TEAMS GOT
 FINE GREETING IN HONOLULU
Big League Stars Return from Trip to
 Far Away Spot

New York, Dec. 2s-The Al1-Satfonal and All-Aanerican League baseball teams which have been. touring the sout Invest and the Hawaiian Islands, have completed their long. trip and are back in California, where they dis banded today. The tour was arrang- led and managed by Frank Bancroft, the veteran business manager Of the Cincinnati club, and the trip has been a success in every way. All the play Eers will get quite share of the re ceipts of the trip.
 By far the most interesting stage or the trip, according to the members of the Giants who were with the All-f1aA tionals, and who have written their friends in this city, was the visit to Honolulu. It was the first time that Hawaiians had ever seen real noajor league clubs play, some of the coast minor league teams have visited the islands.
 Back some twenty-eig1rt years ago A. G. Spalding went there with his Chicago White Stockings to play on the trip around the sWorIds but the Hawaiians failed to see a game. =e A Sunday law said that. it was illegaI bo have the exhibition, so MT. Spalding took his team to the steamer and started for Australia that night much to the disappointnent of the people of Honolulu President John K Tener
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

was a. member of the spalding party as was John M. Ward.
 So when Bancroft's party arrived in Honolulu there was great rejoiincg. The islanders have become more closely acquainted with baseball since the visit of the Spafding party, and the visitors were entertained with ban u1ets, speeches and automobile tours. In the crowds that greeted the Arneri- can ball players were all classes, even to the Chinese coolies, who have be- come great baseball fans.
 The first big game was played in Honolulu on December 3. and the players say that the enthusiasm which was shown was even greater than that seen at the Polo Grounds during a big game
 One of ths players concludes his let ter about the visit by wr1ttngs "The visit of the major 1eaguers, and. the coast teaguers as we'll, has been a great boost for baseball in Hawaii, if the game really needed boost The islands are a hotbed of enthusiasm over the game. They talk nothing else. Amateur and league teams play on every lot big enough to lay ont a diamond. We were much impressed with the playing ability seen, and in 8 few years you will see Hawaii rep resented on the major league teams in the United States
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
Young Players
M 'GRAW TO
 TAKE ARMY OF MEN TO TEXAS

yNew.5XsUzE Dec 2&-Jof1n NcGraW ,sof the esiants will lead the biggest tBql1Ad of players ever taken south TOT Ia spring training trip when he de- tparhs for Marlin Springs, Tex, nexf sFebruary McGraw's fleet was badly damaged in the Nationa1 league pen- Enant race last year.
 Conseuuently the manager of the hGiants wants to be well fortlned ID Ethe9 coming bassTbaH sa<irrnish Wltn SssNGiraele Man, George Staulngs ana ahAs Boston Braves once referred to nss s +afIent5ers. but now known as fvvorad's champions and copquerors oI hglae Athletics
 <. Thus practically every young ball Isp1ay yaer in the country has been given kxhe A4once overss' by scouts rom tns ETJav1 york Ma tional league club, and heague ability have been lassoed anu trorralIed in the Giants wide spread tsr1g net Forty-five players have been Eaigned by the Giants for the 1913 Ecornpaign, and if the the nuTnper oA EpIayers counts for anything Tn as pen Enant race then New York IS assures kof another worlds series next se'cto- kkber.
 How many of these players will re- k414ru Ae tl1e Polo Grounds on Aprh IA kaa members of the Giants will renaaan ', Ea. mystery until the Little Napoieon fbrings the big squad back for tne knnat4i4ag of the season. One unpieas- ssn 1f feat11re that the manager will e<- EDeriersee with the big fleet will be to Eaa,,eta it to z1 by the first of May. kThere,H be many a young player ana Enerhaps a veteran or two that MIC kCsravv would like to keep until the season is over elne manager. 20 pitchers, P infleld- kers and seven outheIders make up the hist s,f tlle New York club. From tnls So& <.an be seen that NTeGTaw is well kernzglied with pitching talent, and all k4faf he requires from the 20 is nVe
 fTst class big league pitchers to last EEMl,a ,ent.ire season. Matty, Tesreau and kmssInlTsassrEse seaa1s be geo1n ted son TOT neAt syears-
 or the young pitehers, Stroud, Ishauer. Ritter and, Sehupp have the shest chance Of becoming regulars kndanager McGraw made an effort to EaI1Trctake Stroud from the Sacramento @eano If the Pacific Coast league dur Eang the middle of the season, but the IofiIciaas of that club ren1anded SIG, oeo sseor fl1e. r,itcher. McGraw didn't want l4o nav that much. but put in a draft E.eD,-2 lE1irs1 and was fortunate enough to s~eel1re saais services for next season |. Both Sc1aauer and Schupp have per EfErured for McGraw, and besides max Edns q great innpression upon the faa1s I4lev made hit with the manager, fand it would not sa3e surprising if both ! E1zzare regular pitchers next year. Kit E5er after being released by the Giants IIssst seasonAype1lt to Toronto and then fta1rifted into scranton. He was re- 5ealIed by the Giants at the end of the l94ew york State league season
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
PHILLIPS TO GET PLAYERS
 FROM BOSTON

New York, Dec. 2s:-A baseball meeting win be held in this city this week which will have an important bearing on the Philadelphia club of the National league for next year. President William F. Baker and Man ager Pat Moran of the PhiIlies will meet President Jim Gaffney of the Boston Braves to com p1ete the deal whereby Sherwopd Magea goes to the Braves The final details were put off until President Baker has a chance to- get the final answer of Hans Lobert about his contract for next season Lobert is the only mem ber- of the PhiAlies who has not signed for next year. If Lobert refuses to sign and jumps to the Federal League Moran's club will be without third basenan. In that event the Phillies will ask for an infie1der from Boston as part of the trdae- Boston will have stRed'' Smith back in form next year, and also has Deal, who so ably filled Smiths shoes in the worlds series Baker also wants an outGe1der as part of the trade, and one of the men he is liable to land in the trade is Gathers.
 The loss of Magee, together with the severe losses the Phillfes suffer ed last season, means, an entire re- construction of the team next sea- son Manager Moran has hard task on his hands, but he depends on de- veIoping a number of young players to fill the gaps made by the loss of so many stars.
 The success Of the Boston Braves last year, a comparatively green club, has set a new style in baseball, and this season there is sure to be a lot of experimenting by managers to de- ve1op young players as Manager Stall ings did last year, instead of depend ing on a few star players.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
HAS
 GOOD CHANGE
 TO WIN FLAG

H Detroit, Dec. 2s-+The Tigers have just as good a. chance for the pennant as any team in the American League So says Hugh Jennings. Whiting from his Pennsylvania home. HugI1ie opines that while the winning of a. pennant is hard proposition. he will be much disappointed if Detroit isn't in the thickest of the light right from the be- ginning.
 Hughie, for several years, has acre. fully. avoided pointing to his team as a pennant contender. A couple of years ago he declared he would be satis- lied if the team finished in fourth place. It didn' t, 1t ended in sixth.
 Last winter he expressed the op1n- ion that the Tigers would finish in the first divisien probably third or fourth The team finished half 8 game behind Washington, which ended in third position
 While Jennings will not admit it for publication, it is known that he holds hopes for another flag.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
CHAMPION. BOXERS
 MUST TAKE GREAT
 CARE OF THE HANDS

Champion boxers need as much care these days as high class race horse The champions, especially. have been accustomed Of late years to drawing down small fortunes nearly every time they start and when anything goes wrong with their meney-getfers (Maulers1 there Is woe in the camp immediately During the past few months three champions have suffered set-backs-B'reddy Welsh, Jimmy C1abby and Johnny Klbane Welsh hurt his hand in his bout with Fred YeIle at Boston some few weeks ago, although 1t did not prevent him from going on. with Young Shugrue at Madison Square Garden, New York. However it
 might have cost him dearly, for had Shugrue gone in and taken more chances he might have made 1t very bad for the champion. A Knockout would have put Freddy to the bad and no one would listen to any story about his right hand being out of commission. There is little doubt that Welsh hurt his hand and was obliged to favor it all through the fight with Shugrue. for the press re- ports stated that the champion did not use his right hand but once or twice during the entire contest 1sz- cept as 9 shield. However, Freddy
 made a record of earning $50 ,00e In a few weeks with his hort bouts and that helps a 1ok Jimmy Clabby fn= jured his shoulder again In his cham pionship battle with George Chip ct San Francisco and will be unable to fight again for a few weeks; in 1aeE it is keeping Jimmy out of the ring for at least two months. He injured the same shoulder in his bout with Jimmy Gardner over four years ago and again in Australia he sprained 5f while playing baseball. Johnny EiIz bane hurt his thumb several weeks ago and was obliged to lay off for two months Johnny figured that il cost him about s10.oOO. Boxers cannot be too careful of their hands. It might be added that Ad Wo1gast claims he was out about $5Os00e during the time he was inexperienced by broken arm and again by an opera ton when he was champion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
dl1,D GEORGETOWN STAR
 NEW PRESIDENT OF
 NORTHWESTERN I4EzAGgJE.

Seattle, Dec. 28.-Bobby Blewett, ssecrrner Georgetown pitcher. whose k.5saf 7v1 ff,1 baseball fame lay in the most s-3,,sI4-yveIo11s control pitching to the hatcher known to baseball history and sslae poorest control pitching to a first Abaseuaan. has been. elected president krssed E. Randolph Hughes.
 & BIeWett seldom gave a batsman a faDasse on balls, but he was literally @olImted out of the Northwestern EI.eague as member of the Tacoma HNessrtl of 1 1903. He could take a hard slait :ground ban, walk four-f -fifths of ttf4ae way across the diamond to the k4irst basenlan to make sure of his kkassist. and then, tossing underhanded,
 heaeye the ball six feet over the first kbaaeman,s head BIewett is practis- s9nr law now in SeattIa with the firm kOf RIewett 6 Blewett.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
WEST POINT MAY PLAY HARVARD ON
 GRlDIRON IN l9l6

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 2s-Har- yard and West Point football teams will probably meet on the latter's ground in 1916 Both the Army and Crimson arrangements were willing to play next season in the Stadium, but the Secretary of War put his foot down on the plan.
 Harvard was willing to play Oct. 22. 1816, at West Point providing the solodiers ca me here next Fall. As the Army officials did their best to fulfil their part of the contract liar ward having received permission to make an extra trip away in 1916 will likely accept the date mentioned at West Point
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
B. H. S. FIVE SCORE
 FIRST WIN OF SEASON

The Bridgeport High school basket ball players won their first game of the season Saturday when they beat the B. H. s. Alumni by 27 to A. The battle was staged at the Boys club and drew a big crowd. The teams were tied at the end of the second half and overtime play was necessary Capt. Jim Munp1fy played for the first time and shot seven goals Pious made the winning basket for B. H. s. =astsu Ma1rp91y had 4hroszn a. fon1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
By Wagner

J I That roller, polo has lost it's hold on people in this section is demonstrate ted by the fact that the Interstate. Polo league has disbatnded. The league passed away Saturday night and now have polo. When the organization started New Haven, Waterbury and New Britain had teams but the fans showed no interest and the franchises in the first two citieo were shifted. New Britain held out and drew good crowds until the finish.
 A new league to be known as the American league was formed in Prov idence yesterday. All the players de- cided toAjoin the new organization. The circuit will consist of Providence, Pawtucket, Taunton, New Bedford, Fall River and Worcester It will open the season next Monday.
 If Col. Ruppert and Capt Huston do not buy the New York Americans it is said that several other wealthy sportsn1en will put in bids for the franchise.
 Hartford baseball club several. years ago and at one time was part owner of the New Haven club has just been reelected mayor of Bayonne; NJ J. That's where Skipper E1ey, the old Bridgeport outdelder. lives
 T1e soccer game between the Ca1e- donians of tris city and the New Ha,- ven team has been postponed OF ae- count of cold weather.
 The final game of the Al1-American and Al1-Natioaaa1 baseball tour was played yesterday in San Diego, Gal. The Nationals, with Alexander of the PhlHes pitching. won by 1 to 0. Bush of the Athletics worked for the Amer jeans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
FIREARMS,

The first percussion Jock for fire arms was invented and patented in 1907 by Rev. Alexander J. Forsythe, a Scottish clergyman, who was born 146 years ago today, Dec. 2S. 1768. Firearms were first made in Italy in the fourteenth century, and were en- ployed in war by the Burgundians at Arras just five centuries ago, in 1414. These first small arms were really small cannon, and were borne by two men In 1471 Edward ". had 300 F1emings with hand-guns in his army, and a little later the Swiss armed 0,OOO men with arquebuses. The muskat was employed in the army of Emperor Charles V early in the six teenth century. These rude firearms were at first discharged by the ap- p1ication of a flaming torch. About 1517 the wheeI-lock method came in to, and afterward the flint was used from 1892 until the Scottish clergy man invented the percussion princi- pie of igniting gunpowder in muskets, by means of detonating powder. Per cussion caps were first generally used about 1925. Since then firearms have undergone many improvements, and the rifle of ten years ago is now hopelessly out of date, for military use.
 Nicholas Bawlf. owner of two eleva- tor companies and known as the oat
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

18z4-Jem Ward defeated Phil Sampson in 27 rounds st Stony strat- ford, Eng. Those who kick at the arrangements for entertaining the crowds at present-day fights should consider the conditions under which this battle of ninety years ago was pulled off. The ring was pitched on the turf in an open field. A cold rain fell in torrents throughout the fight. There were no seats, and all the spec tators had to stand in the deep mud. The ring itself was a lake. of mud. and the pugiIlsts were soon covered with slime from head to foot Vet hundreds of sporting. men endured these disconforts without complaint, and at the ringside there were more than a hundred women and girls. Some of the latter were only from twelve to sixteen years of age. but they applauded each fall as enthuslas- tica1ly as the men Ward, ''the Black Diamond,'' had the best Of the. argument, and in tl1e 2zth round Sampson was located with blood and mud,'' and his seconds tossed in the sponge. Imagine modern boxer. fighting under such condidons-or a modern fight fan attending such a bout!
 1ss6-John L. Sullivan and Dun can Mcdonald fought 4-round draw at Denver.
 1892-Billy Murphy and Tommy White fought 32-round drw at San Francisco.
 18s7-Jack Everhardt and Jack Daly fought 1O-round draw at New Orleans.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28
ROLLER POLO LEAGUE HAS
 ABANDONED. CONNECTICUT CITIES
Harvard Baseball Coach Comes Out
 in Favor of Summer Ball

that Jimmy SrlaitT Of Brooklyn holds the all round National bowling title with T ,917:s tndividuaIs Harry Krauss, Washington,7 678; two men, Glen Rid E dell and Harold, Horton, New York, E 1, 3!33;a five men, Genessee team. Ro- chester, $685.
 Hugh Chalmers. the aatonaoRile nagnate, has abandoned the plan of giving a machine each year to the m ost useful player in the two major leagues. He figured that che scheme had lost its advertising value. Among those who won machines in the last five years were: Tsy Cobb. Lajoie, sSchulte. Speaker, Doyle, Walter John Etson, Daubert, Collins and ENers. Cobb was awarded two Perhaps Chalmers figured chat if the plan were continued Cobb would have enough machines to stock a garage :
 The new rink at New Haven has aroused a greater amount Of enthusi- asm among candidates for the Yale hockey team. Over T 0 came aout for take recess until after the holidays
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 Dr.. Sexton, coach of the Harvard baseball team, believes in summer baseball for stu ents But sFle would limit the playing to- independent ball. 1egiabe association. The eastern wing could fhave ale, Harvard, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, Brown and Williams The middle states would be represented by Princeton, Columbia Cornell Penn syEvania, West Point and others The western teams could have a section and the winner in each section could meet for the national title That cer- tainIy would arouse interest in college baseball
 The Giants are anxious to get I.o- bert from the Phil11es because they fear that the Braves, with Magee in the ranks, will walk away with the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

1900 New Fan woolens B SEE AFFORD BROTHERS BUY l E East Side and West End N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

Two prisoners in the United State, Penitentiary at Atlanta. Ga~t escaped from the tuberculosis camp. vyl1ars they were confined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

Nicholas Bawlfs owner of two eleva-
 tor companies and known as the oat
 king of Canada, was found dead in his. oed<alh NVsannanagA
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

Assembly Charles w. Ostrom of Hoboken annou1ees hs T7ili 1ntrnduce as 9au tazzuss az1 h,- z1z-7s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

The Giants are anxious to get Io- bert from the Phi1Iies because they fear that the Braves, with Magee in the ranks, will walk away with the flag if they get Lobert, too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

The soccer game between the Gale donians of tris city and the New Ha. ven team has been postponed OF ae count of cold weather.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

If Col Ruppert and Capt Huston do not buy the New York Americans it is said that several other wealthy sportsnaen will put in bids for the franchise.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-28

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