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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
ROBIDEAU MEETS JOE SHUGRUE HERE
 FOR THIRD TIME

When Joe Shugrue, conqueror of Freddie Welsh, and Sam Robfdeaus of Philadelphia face one another on Fri day night at the Armory, it will be the third meeting between this great pair of lightweights Robfdeau and ShugTue faced each other the first time in New York in one of the great est battles ever staged there and saf- ter ten slashfng rounds the experts were unable to- pick the winner, the concensus of opinion being that the bout was. a draw.
 They were immediately rematched this time and Robideau was credited with a win. Sam is graduate of Uncle Sans navy where he first start ed to fight and after winning the championship of the navy he turned professional and has been going down the line ever since. trimming every one he met with ridiculous ease with two exceptions and they were Freddie Welsh and Joe Shugrue.
 In his contest with Welsh over the six round route at Philadelphia, he was generally credited with a win, onlysa few of the papers giving Welsh a, draw Robideau first attracted the attention of the sporting world by the decisive manner in which he defeat ed Grover Hayes, the great little lightweight of Philadelphia whom he knocked out in three rounds. He then took on Jack Read the Australian lightweight champion who had just scored win over K O. Sweeney and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
Y s WILL
 BE SOLD IN
 4 OR 5 DAYS

New UorE, Geo. 14-Frestdent Ban Johnson Of che American league re- turned to Chicago yesterday with the pending negotiations for the sale or said before leaving, however. that the. deal would be eonsrmnnated in four or five days which is taken as an dndlca- tfon that the parties concerned dn the transfer will visit Jacob Ruppert, Jr-. at French Lick. Inds within short time
 purchasera, Col. Ruppert and Capt l. Huston, stand ready to go thToalgn rvT3til. the deal, and are said to- De sat- asffed with the price agreed to- puA want the assurance Of the en1irs
 American league that they val re-. ceiye co-operatfon in engaging good
 4aanarer and also in negotiating trades whereby the Yankees can be made a stronger team than that WnEcn played here last season
 E lFsvef-v club owner in the American league is takdnE an interest m Ine ssaIfz of the Yankees, at President
 Is,,,1, Te,s,z, so7,.e reouest as the organiza- f4ior ie anxious to build up a strong cam and make New York one or tne hest cities on the circuit, just as it Is an the N atfona1 league President Johnson is said to have put the mat 4ar s1Jp to the other club owners. ana t1ey are sW1ll1&ie5 v ~ v - 7 - -,1. fcaz1 to aid the new owners in strength. . ening the club.
 Manager McGraw or the Giants. who is a close friend of Capt Huston,
 one Of the prospective buyers, is said tos have taken an interest in the deal and has made several suggestions in hl1e negotiations. Capt EEsiston IS 9
 ssrsszt sadrdiref of NIcGTa:w and realizes
 fI5af the success Of the Yankees will. .a enend in a, great measure on the new manager As soon as Ruppert and Huston hit upon a strong leader ana have assurance that he can be en-
 xaged, the transfer will be made Sev- eral names have already been mon 5ffoned in connection with the man apement of the Yankees under the new regime, but it is stated that the tname of the one man who will be
 asked to take the job is being kept fz1zl21er cover.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
Neither Feds Nor Organized Baseball Will
CAMP PICKS
 ALL-AMERICAN
 FOOTBALL. TEAM

Waiter Camps Al1-American elev- en, which has just been announced contains the names of five Harvard players. Not single Yale man is placed on the first team, for the first time on record. It shows that Camp did not regard the Yale material very highly. EIardwick, Trumbun, Mahan, Bradlee and Pennock are the Harvard stars chosen by Camp.
 Camp is by no means convinced that Yale's passing game is founded aon a football fallacy. He says in his sartt- c1e in 'CoI1ier's''
 If we could combine the skill in line work of the best exponent Of the close game-name1y. Harvard-@with the execution of the double and<t <triple passing, lateral and forward, and the speed of those passes displayed by ale, 1t would take a phenomenal de- fence to stand up against it. But 1t took Harvard all the season, up to the Princeton game, to perfect her style Of play, and 1t occupied Yale all that same season to perfect her open play
 Some day a combination of the two is likely to come, unless expon- ents Of open play become too much discouraged at the fact that the old style while producing shorter gains Is more to be relied upon under all conditions of weather and defence. The open game requires playing for. YD1S SLa.keS and taking big risks. The closed game takes far less risk, but the gains must be more frequently re- peated and no team has as yet sue ceeded in combining both with proper ski11.''
 Eddie Mahan, captain of the Har- ward eleven for 1915, is hailed by Mr. Camp as .tthe best all around back field man in the country by all odds '' The teams chosen:
 First EIeven-End, 9Hardwick, Har- yard; tackle, Ballin, Princeton; guard Pennock, Harvard; centre, MeEwan, West Point; guard. Chapman, Illinois; tackle, TrumbuI1, Harvard; end, 9O'Hearn, Cornell; quarter, GheeD Dart mouth; halfback, Maulbetsch, Mfchi- gan; haIfback, Bradlee, Harvaud; fu11- back. Mahan, Harvard.
 Second Eleven-End, Merrillat West Point; tackle. Nash, Rutgers; guard, Jordan, Texas; centre, sDes Jardlen, Chicago: guard. Shenk. Princeton; tackle. Patterson, Wash ington 6 Jefferson; end, Brann, Ya1es quarter, Barrett, Cornell; ha1fback. SpiegeI, Washington & Jefferson; half back, CahalI, Lehigh; fu1Tback, Le Gore, Yale.
 Third Eeven-End soIon, Minne- sota; tackle, Ha11igan, Nebraska; guard. Spears, Dartmouth; centre, Cruikshanky Washington & Jefferson; guard, Meacham, West Point: tackle, Weyand, West. Point; end.. Oweresch, Annapolis; quarter, Wilson, Yales ha1fback, Pogue, Illinois; ha1fback. Talman, Rutgers; fullback, Whitney. Dartmouth
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
YALE MAY
 ADD ANOTHER
 WESTERN GAME

New Haven, Conn., Dec. 14-Aleck Wilson, Yale's new football Captsin. believes in getting an early start. and has already begun consideration yof two of the most important matters or his administration, the selection soE a coaching staff and the framing Of a schedule. Under the Yale 6o0tbalI system, the Captain has full power in these matters, subject to only Faculty ratification of the schedule. This year the presence of Coaches Frank Hinkey and Bull, who have long-term arrangements for remaining at Yale, limits his power in the selection soE coaches.
 Yale wishes to arrange games again with Virginia Washington and J6f- ferson, and Notre Dame, which were last season on the schedule on trial but which gave xale splendid battles All three of these games brought out large crowds, and their preseace again will feature the 1915 schedule
 Yale would like to book an eleven which will prove 8 strong drawing card and fill the Bowl, as Princeton may not prove equal to that require ment next Fall. Princeton did not quite fill the old wooden stands, hold ing 36,O0o. here a year ago. The ques- ton Of either a, Dartmouth or a VVaz- tern game is being discussed at length and Yale feels that a Western uni Versity eleven would prove of much more help than Dartmouth in tryiag to fill the new Bowl and assist fr paying for it.
 The challenge of Illinois University does not mean that this eleven would be allotted a date that Yale might give to Westerner- Chicago and Mime sota Universities would be favored first, as their coaches. Lonny stazg and Harry Williams, are former YsIe players and athletic Captains
 new idea may be put into effect in the arrangement of the Yale. Princetons and Harvard scheduies Some Yale men wish Yale to propose to Harvard that a three-cornere ar- rangement be made whereby Yale and Harvard take turns with Princeton fl1 meeting that Eleven the week before the Ya1e-Harvard game, instead Of having Yale play Princeton the prei7i- ous Saturday. It is not certain. how ever, that any official proposal Of fiYat kind will be made to Harvard by Yale but Yale has urged Harvard and Princeton for years to unite fn d three-cornered arrangement of fine annual athletic schedules
 In the selection of resident coacfea for next season Capt. Wilson 1uzg make some changes According .to runcr his staff may be Capt. Talboft of the eleven the past Fall, Nate Wheeler freshman coach the pasf ss4 son: Red" Brann, end rush for t7s past two years, and Billy Marin who was coach of the centre trio ez11- didates the past season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
SEVERAL BIG MATCHES
 ARE SCHEDULED SOON

Several big matches are in the nak- ing and they win probably be arrang- ed for the near future most likely following close after the holidays. One of the real fights will be between Charlie White of Chicago and Joe Shugrue when they clash in New ork Dec. 2S. They have met twice and 1t is a standoff for honors, but since their last meeting both have advanc- ed to the top rung of the lightweight ladder. It will mean much to the Chi cago boy A defeat would set him angling for a. championship match with the titIeho1der, Freddy Welsh. It is the same with Shugrue, for he too cIamors for a long distance fight with the Champion.
 Packy Mcfarland, the Chicago star, is talking of meeting Mike Gibbons and Freddy Welsh and it is just pos sible that some sort of arrangement will be made to bring them together Jimmy Johnstone. the New York pro- moter, is trying to land McFarland and Welsh and so is the Milwaukee rnatchmaker of the Cream City club Milwaukee would be the ideaT place for meeting between Welsh and Me Farland and 1t would draw a, great deal more than in New York.
 Another big match in the making is between Jimmy Clabby, the new mid dleweight champion, and Mike Gib- bons, the St. Paul phantom and chaI- 1enger for the title. Both New York and Milwaukee clubs are after the plum and now New Orleans would like to bid for 1t, but Dominick Tor tori6h, the matchmaker there has backed up at the terms proposed. All three matches are sought by the fans and if arranged they will attract a lot of attention.
 Bob Moha- the Milwaukee middle
 
 luck. Bob got into a mix-up with the Montana commission last season and as a result lost his share of the gate receipts. Now he is having trouble with the Wisconsin commission on ac- count of his alleged fouling of Mike Gibbons in their contest at Hudson Wis, last week. The referee, George Duffy, declared that a foul had been committed by Mofa and awarded the verdict to Gibbons. This happened in the second round and the fans got the worst of the deal. It might have been good idea to follow the PhiladeI- pIlia custom and give the injured man five minutes to recuperate and then proceed with the contest. It may be unfair to the boxer who has been fouled, but it is also unfair to the fans who pay their money to see the con test and are sent home without get ting what they paid for It is not likely that Mona would commit a de- liberate foul, for he has never been accused of such thing before The rules are plain on the subject, how ever, and the referee did his duty, but it might be a good idea to make the rule regarding fouling more elastic.
 Gus Christie, the veteran middle weight, who went to Australia with Johnny Griffiths of Ohio, last fall made a much better showing in his second battle in Snowy Bakers stadium at Sydney. Gus was put LID against the French naiddIeweight. Vic tor Marchand, who had a reputation as a knocker out. The Frenchman did not prove to be a very hard cus- toner and in the third round Christie put him to the mat three times, the last time for the cont.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14

Robideau knocked out Read in two rounds.
 His next contest took place in Fall River where he took on Gilbert Gall lant. victor over Leach Cross on two occasions and by the kindness of the referee the bout was called a draw In Robideau's bout with Jimmy Duff fly last year at Waterbury he made Duffy look like an amateur and then to prove that his victory there was no fluke he took Duffy on at Buffalo and defeated him again with ease In the opinion of experts the real light weight champion will be decided Fri day night for as far as Charlie White is concerned Shugrues has defeated W hiteA with ease on two occasions and he so far outcIassed Welsh that most of the knowing ones at the ringside on that occasion figure that Freddie will never be induced to climb in the ring with Joe again
 As far as Willie Beecherss preten- sions for a bout for the championship go Robideau eliminated him as a championship possibility by giving him bad lacing in Philadelphia ring 8. week ago. His latest victim was who stood Joe Mandot off on two oc- casions and had a. record of nine straight victories until Robideau put the quietus on him. Denny stayed the limit but it was only his ability to assimilate punishment that kept him on his feet
 Jack McGuigan. manager of the National A. C. of Philadelphia, and the man who is handling Robfdeau, has been promised a bout for the championship over the twenty round route in New Orleans with the proviso that Sam. wins over Shugrue Friday night. A match between Jack Brit ton and the winner may also be ar ranged as Jack will be at the ring side with his manager, Dan Morgan, to challenge the winner.
 Packey Mcfarland and Jim Coffey are planning to be at the ringsfde, be- sides a host of other stars including Gunboast Smith and Mike Gibbons of New York, Jack McGuigan and John ny Loftus with a crowd of Phi1adel- pl1ia followers of Robfdeau including Danny Murphy the former captain of the Athletics and now located in Nor wich.
 Joe is training for this bout in Wa terbury. This will be his first con- test since his memorable battle with Welsh at Madison Square Garden and Joe means to wipe out the stain of that newspaper decision that Robi- deau has over him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
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 In order to maintain football inter est, Coach Hinkey of the Yale squad has decided to hold a series of month ly smokers throughout the winter to which all players will be invited Plays will be discussed and the the ory. of the grtddron, game will be ex- pounded. Z The Yale management will Sadopt an easier schedule next fall, feeling that hard games in the preliminary cam paign are apt to get the players at top form too early. Pennsylvania and Dartmouth wanted games but were turned down and Notrs Dame will not leSe team, better suited for a prelim- mary battle, will 1be substituted.
 There was a. move to drop Washing ton & Jefferson in favor of Dartmouth but Yale could not do this very grace fully when the W. & J. boys held a. decision over them. Virginia and Le- high will have places on the schedule
 The B. IT. s. basketball team has lost three straight games. The boys were beaten Saturday by the Fsarnum Hall team of Yale. The score was s6 to 20.
 Glenn Warner, the Carlisle unt1ian coach, who will have charge of the CH@ALy 1OotDS1ll G10V- en next fall, is trying to get Cornell to give Pittsburgh a game He may succeed now that Pittsburgh has adopted more severe eligibility rules
 The reason Harvard is seeking an easy schedule for the next football campaign is because the Crimson will lose so many veteran players. Capt. Mahan will have only Center Wallace and Tackle PaIson as a, foundation for next season. Therefore it was deem ed wise to drop strong teams like
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
YALE HARVARD GRADS
 TO KEEP THAMES RACE

New York, Dec. 14.-AIunnni of both Harvard and Yale, as represent ed at the clubs of the respective col leges in this city. don't look with ia vor on the proposition for an sintef- collegiate Henley such as has been proposed by the recently organizsd Collegiate Rowing Association if it means the abandoning Of the New London. raceg Consensus at both clubs may be terse1y put in this way as voiced by one of the Veterans oa.raraen of Yale and fndorSed by the Harwpr-7 men who heard him express himssifs
 Harvard Yale races on the water are purely family affairs The com tests have been bequeathed to Ahe col leges by the fathers of rowing at bofh institutions. We don't care a row of pins whether Cornell, ColunbiaL svra- cuse, Wisconsin. Princeton or Anus- polls can beat the winner Of the race between the two crews that neprsssr5 these old New England universlfier b7r a yard or a half mile. There fs uo question of championship involved and we ara perfectly willing that the winner of the annual race on the Hl1d- son or Of the suggested coIIeEiate Henley shall be called the champion crew of the year. It may ba Door sportsnanship from the popuIar point of view and probably is. Let Is go at that
 Yale and Hayward graduates as a body are only interested In what the crew representing their particular llliz versity shall do to the other crsv ir successive years. Ours is a traditional rivalry handed down from father to son and we hope may pass on to orr granosons. Every true Yale man v7ss1iae to see his crew beat the Harvard crew each year, and every true TIarrsr5 man wants the rowing scalp of Yale each year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14

rnflade1phia, Pa, Dec. 14.-It was said here last night that the Bal timore Federal League had been un- able to see Charlie Dooin's estimate of his services as a catcher, and that his negotiations with Otto Knabe had been called off.
 As matters stand now. nobody seems to want the former manager of the Phillies. President Baker of the local National League club has been notified by John McGraw that the proposed deal with the Giants is off. What steps Dooin- will now take are not known. He recently gave the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
MICHIGAN
 MAY TRAVEL
 TO PRINCETON

Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. 14.-Pr1nce- ton on M5chigan's 1915 football sched- u1e. Zhe rumor will not down in Ann Arbor. After the Athletic boards s nounced that the Wolverines sched- ule next year would be greatly changed.
 It is stated on fair authority that the Tigers will play Michigan next year and that Princeton is willing to come to Ann Arbor the next year while Harvard absolutely refused to invade the West
 Immediately after the game with Yale the Princeton management is said to have offered Michigan a game for next year. The matter will not be definitely settled before the holi- days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
WINTER BASEBALL

Fred Banding, the Cleveland pltch- CT who was married recently, IS the Iuckiest man on earth There need be no Noubt about that. According to a, dispatch from Cleveland, Mrs. Blanding says that she is sure the Naps will win the American League pennant next year. Making excuses to a lady so credulous should prove the easiest of pastimes.
 Charlie Herzog, manager of the Reds, says that his team will have the niftiest sweaters in the big league next year, but he negIects to say whether the base is to be pink or vio- let
 Fred Luderus, the first baseman of the PhilItes, is just tickled to death oyer the report that Bancroft, the new shortstop of the team, throws with either his right or his left hand.
 Rube Marquard has been up to the Giants office just once since he was returned by the Wards, and he says he does not believe i'm the story of the prodiga1 son.
 The proposed purchase of the Yan- kees by Colonel Jacob Ruppert is brewing. if you please.
 It is rumored that Herzog and Hug gins may buy the Buffalo Interna- tionaI League team. If Buffalo is to get t heplayers whom Cincinnati casts off it should win the International League pennant in canter.
 More managers have been mention ed for the Yankees than coaches for the Princeton football team
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
GIANTS CALL OFF DEAL
 FOR DOOIN AND so DO FEDS
Baker of Athletics Announces He Will
 Not Jump to Outlaws

club ten days notice, and, according to the legal ruling on the contract of the sort held by Dooin, he is a free agent, as the ten days expired yester- day.
 J. Franklin Baker of the Athletics asserted that he had not contemplat- ed @. leap to the Federal League and that he was absolutely satisfied with his position with Connie Mack's team. This came in the wake of the news from St. Louis that the Feds had found Bakers contract to be an iron clad one and had dropped negotia- tions with the third sacker.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
RED FARFm1s CHALLENGE.
Sporting Editor:-

Sporung Editor:-
 On behalf of my protege, Red" Farfel, the fighting newsboy,'' I would like to challenge anybody in the state at 1855 pounds. would like to have him meet either Young Dun dee, Kid Perrone or Young Brown at the next boxing show to be held here for side bet of $25. He goes out on the road every morning with Ray Heating, the Yankee pitcher, and works out every afternoon at St Jo- seph's gym with Young McAuHffe. Hoping to hear from some of the boys and thanking you for your space
 remain yours in sport,
 ED CORCORAN, Mgr.
 Care Gerrity's Lunch, Barnurn ave nue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
PENNSYLVANIA AND DARTMOUTH
 TURNED DOWN BY YALE ELEVEN
Snappy Snapshots Of Interest To Those Who Follow Sporting
 Events

Michigan and Washington & Jeffer- son.
 It Is said that Tex RSckard, the western promoter, is backing the Jack Johnson-WdIlard fight at Buenos Aires! Rdekard has been putting. on boxing shows in the South American netrcp- olisf and, he says the people are very enthusiastic.
 Connie Mack probably won't feel very much compnmented at Home Run Bakers belated statement that he did not intend to jump the Athletics. The only reason he didn't was because the Federals considered his contract iron bound and wouldn't talk business with him.
 A report from St. Louis says the New York Americans have already been sold to Col. Jacob Ruppert. The only thing that is holding up the an nouncement is the refreshment con cessfcn held by Harry Stevens. Col. RupRert insists upon the sale of his beer Aat the grounds and Stevens has 9 contract with another brewer
 The condition of Johnny Evers the Boston second baseman who is i'll with pneumonia, improved yesterday. The crisis has passed and Evers will inn prove steadily. the doctor says.
 Owner Ganney of the Boston Braves has signed Manager Stallngs to a five year contract It's wise magnate who knows enough to hang on to a good manager.
 Speaking of StaI1ings brings to mind the fact that he recently. declared he could make a good third sacker out of Fred Merk1e of the Giants. New York fans would shed no tears, so long as Merkle was led far away from the Polo Grounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14

At last there Is said to be. a sua5- clenf supply of farm help, but 1t Is na4
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14

Sinners a new play, will. have it's first nights' production at Sing Sing prison, Christmas night.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14

Union Made Custom Suits B TRY LYFORD BROTHERS BUY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14

800 New F'au woolens B SEE LYFORD BROTHERS BUY
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-14
RESULTS OF SOCCER
 GAMES AROUND STATE

New Britain, Dec H. The New Br1tain soccer team travelled to Meri- den yesterday and. although without the services of several, of their regular players, came out on the big end of q to 0 score The ground was frost 8ound and the footing insecure, but lspth teams put up a good brand of soccer
 New Haven. Dec. 1.-The Terry Turbines of Hartford submitted to a,
 to | defea4 at the hands of the local soccer team here yesterday. The con fest was , play off from last Sum days tie in the Budd cup conpeti- i ton The Eartford boys lost all chanc- es of a victory in the final minutes of play on a goal by New Haven.
 South Manchester, Dec 14-The
 Manchester Gaens by losing to the Manchester United at soccer football 1 yesterday afternoon 2 to 0. went to second place in the Connecticut Soc { Ger Football league, New Britain go- ling into the lead. The game was tpIayed at Mount Nebo and both being local teams there was a big crowd l out to witness the contest