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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
IRA THOMAS
 MAY MANAGE
 YANKEE TEAM


 New York, Nov. 17.-It is expected that, as result of visit which President Ban Johnson of the Ameri- can league will make here and in Philadelphia during the next few days. Ira Thomas of the Athletics, Connie Mack's first lieutenant will be named as manager of the Yankees for next season At the recent meeting of the American league in Chicago the club owners decided that something should De done at once to give the Yankees q high-class manager and a. stronger team, if the American league hoped to rival the patronage of the National league in this city.
 It is understood that several men nave been considered for the place and that Johnson is in favor of Thom- as, on account of his knowledge of Adack'a methods and his wide expert ence with world s champion cISbs Thomas has been retained by Mack TOT the past couple of seasons in the capacity of coach and adviser. Mack also has Harry Davis in the same ca pacfty, and has no need for both men. It is Believed that Johnson will en- gineer the deal so that Thomas can come here as manager.
 Another purpose Of Johnson's visft Is said to be the transfer Of the stock In the Yankees owned by William s Devery. Devery, it is stated, has tired of baseball, and lost considera bla money on the Jersey City club of the International league las tseaaon. He is said to be willing to sell out his New York stock at a good figure, but from all accounts, it is planned to re tain Frank J. Farrell as president of the club
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
RUGBY PASS
 USED AGAINST
 HAIR ARD TEAM


 Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 17--Ihere was soane football for Harvard yesterday afternoon on Soldiers Field, where, after having rested for four days. the 'Varstty went out for along hard drill a.ea41st the scrs1b bs.s It was about the hardest practice the Grim son has put on early in the Last week of the season
 The regulars were out together with the exception that Wilmington was at ,-iglnty guard on defense In place Of 4vesstorl. The latter has contracted a severe cold. and as the weather was rough today, he was not allowed to f.e,,r,aat. fo the field. It is hoped that be viI1 get better at once, for With ington is not in yVeston's class as ar,I.Ia1-d. and with it's regular forwards intact Harvard figures that 1t will i,ls.f about be able to counterbalance fYaIe,s running game with it's own con- servative attack.
 wallace was at centre, and this ,,aaans that he will be first choice over Bigelow for the middle of the line on Saturday. !,
 rVhe scrubs, who are doing very well now with the Yale lateral passing or Fense. had degrees Of success today, but the Varsity defense Is getI1ng keener every day.
 Charley Brickley was active yester- 57av afternoon He wanted to try TOT = sa1d rroal late in the Brown game. ana there now is very little doubt .tT,at he will be allowed to try 9 shot . assaingt Ya1e if three points would win the game for Harvard. 2 her Z wises l1e will not get into the game
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
PASKERT GOT MORAN'S
 JOB AS PHlLA. PILOT

Dode Paskert, center fielder of the Phillfes, believes he is somewhat re- sponsible for the appointment of Pat Moran as manager of the team to sue ceed Red Dooin. When it was known that Dooin was not to be reappointed and close to 8 dozen men had been mentioned for the job. Paskert met President Baker and in the course of the converscation remarked:
 ssI see where they are appointing a new manager for us, MT. Baker. We'll, they have not mentioned the best man for the place.
 ssWho's that, Dode?'' asked Baker.
 tsPat Moran" was Paskert's answer. eff Pat does not change any and acts the same toward us as has since he has been coach, he will have all the fellows out there next year, working their heads off for him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
ENWRIGHT, HARVARD STAR,
 NOT SERIOUSLY HURT

Tom E1lwright, captain Of the. liar yard freshman football team, who was accidentally kicked in the head in the Ya1e-Harvard game lat New Haven. Saturday. was taken from the Stillnan. Infermary at Harvard, Sun day. and brought to his home in Fall River by his father. Enwright's in jury. which was at first considered very serious, will keep him from his studies for a week or more He is suffering from a. mild form of concus- sion.
 In the early part of the freshman game at New Haven one of the Yale men. throwing himself at Enwright to keep the Harvard captain from tackling an EH back, accidentally hit Enwright's head. The freshman leader was taken from the field un- conscious and rushed to the New Ha- ven station A special car was at tached to an express train, and he was hastened to the Harvard mfr mary. where it was thought an oper- ation would be necessary Enwright' s head was examined. however, and the fears. of the physicians were not sub stantiated.
 He is the great hope Of Harvard's 1915 varsity eleven, for before he en- tered Harvard in the foI he was rat ed as the best schoo1boy football play CT in the United States.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
Ham Fafa
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES


 1884=John L. Sullivan defeated Ali Greenfield in two rounds at New York. Ali was one of a number of young hopefuls who tried to stand up against the mighty John Ls, and he bunch John got $sssoe for a fev minutes of brisk exercise when hs polished off Ali in Madison Square Garden before a big crowd Of sports who actually thought Greenfield had a chance. Greenfield was not sat isfied, however, and a couple Qt months later he met Sullivan in Bos- ton. This time, Greenfield was stop ped in the fourth round. and Sulll- van got away with s5,5OO for his easy victory. John l.. was at that period engaged in his immortal knockout tour, and was offering $4s o0O to any man who could stay four rounds. On that trip Sullivan put away more than 15O men, and got about S2e0.000. Af- ter he became champion by whipptns Paddy Ryan in 1882. until he was de- feated by Corbett in 1891, only nine men ever succeeded in lasting four rounds against John F..
 T891-Ernest Flanders, German American niddIeweigllt, born in Chi
 1eo2.-ronrny 14owatt and Kid Broad fought six-round draw at Chi
 fso5.-Jack Dougherty defsated Eddie santry in four rounds ct n-ll- waulxee-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

HARVARD AND
 YALE LIKELY TO NUMBER MEN

Boston. 1y1v Harvard and Yale
 Soo<bain players may wear numbers on
 zhear jerseys when they clash in their ssrtkssst bsstt1e in t1fe Yale Bowl next sa1- Asnrda:y Hhe system by which specta-
 Auzs can easily Identify the men on
 fhe playing hald has been so cordially conznenaed by the public in. many of faa,A l,sw college games this season that
 both the Harvard and the Yale man aaeunenfs haFve abeen impressed and
 fhere Is q 1ike1hood that the Crimson and LIS I3Ens teams may beslr nt1raer- a1s h their h1aa1 e'aIae
 sT3ae good poinHs of the 1aberf1 g scheme were broezght home to Coach Haaas 4zton of Harvard in the Hs1-va ard Esrfrcstuu game In the Stadium, when k hn the Tiger players had numerals, a fNook nigh, on the back of their jerseys kfssI1ich were visible to the persons 4ilo sat in the stands
 1< is fafrly certain that in next Awaafes games the Harvard team Will
 s1re numerals for the purpose of easy z aAtent ion, for the press and ps1plac
 hAs been so tnsdstent on the sas1opFaen rFfs The idea that the authorit1es at Cam
 fsrAl5re and New Haven cannot well sa1rsn a deaf ear to their deana nos Dart rnoznth was the first one of the bag coI- 1eEs &ea1ng of the east to use numerous and Erinceton fem into line shortly af-- t4er There has been nothing esIt ls1,1zdse for the scheme
 Al f11e Yisle| Bowl here es,o0e per @cns <sdh see liar and Y ale batt1es a1,e specators will be fa1sher away ks4ernS1s the p1zyers than in most Of the { nflaes gazfaes, and 1t win De stin more szaTaenls to recognize the individual 5paasnsrs -
 Haug1rton has opposed the idea. con eiatear1ir since 1t was drst suggested, kbuf 4ts value and efficacy has been pruUed to him so well during the last few weeks that he Is willing to con <s1llzSte, t is rsperted and if proper ngernefats can be ps1slaed through h { zhds week HaEvard and Yale players ss.zin have their nuanbers on saturday,
 otherV1se Harvard may wait until < next year and begin the season by ass- His sning numbers to fhe players.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
HOME RUN BAKER MAY BE
 TRADED BY MANAGER MACK
cause Clouter Wants More Money

PhiladeIphia. Nov. 17-The cutting loose of Bender. Plank and Coonas, the great pitching trio of the Ath- letics. by Manager Mack recently. was a mild move compared to the next one that the championss leader is planning to make in the very near future. This will involve the sale or transfer of, Third Basernan Baker, the home run king. Left Fielder Rube O1dring and Catcher Lapp. That this move is only awaiting certain develop nents is certified to by baseball men close to the local club. but Manager Mack himself is too closet mouthed to give any details until he is ready to make his sweep
 This is the only reason the an no1ncenent has not. been made. Once
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

g. farm hand and prefers ripe tonna8oes to the tenderest heefsteaks will be one of the attractions at the seventh an nuaI poultry and pet stock show which the Consolidated Poultry association of Bridgeport Inc, will hold, Tuesday, "Wednesday and Thursday, Decernber. 1, and 3 in Eagles hall This re- nnarkabae dog is owned by Harry. Reece of Mohican Springs. Each morning the dog takes charge of . herd of sixteen cows when the owner turns them out of the cow barn. The dog drives the cows to pasture and then. returns home for breakfast, going back to the pasture to guard the herd after his morning. meal At milking time in the afternoon he starts the herd homeward again ard sees that every COW gets between the proper in the barn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
ORDER BRIDGEPORT NEW HAVEN SOCCER
 GAME PLAYED AGAIN

s,,arieI meeting of the executive esnrnr11ittee of the Connecticur state Fsootpan association was held last ss s+31rfzav evening in the CarroHon ho- s+e1 New Haven New Haven pro tested against the result of the game with Bridgeport City, November S, on the grounds that the management had not received notification Also that it did not receive a list or players until twenty-four hours perore, 9ne game It was decided to replay the game November 2s-
 r.a ftviale claimed the game and Sl5 f.,,. The Ansonia-Taftvf1Fe game. Sat- lIrlfay. November 2. It was decided that the game must be played on or before November 28 IaIeVaite vas G ai- lowed s expenses
 The Manchester Gtens were disqua1- Hifiad as they had ample time to make an inc arrangennents for the Terry rT,,Iribine game but had neglected to do so. Their entrance fee was re- tained and the game awarded to the Terry Turbine club.
 The drawing for tfe second round of the state cup competition resulted as follows:
 Terry Turbines vs. Bridgeport City or New Haven.
 Mancheater United vs. Bridgeport Caledontans.
 All games .to be played on the ground of the first named club on or before December G.
 It is Interesting to note that every game is to be played on the grounds of a northern league club
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

Members of the association promise a bigger and better show than ever this year Already a large number of entries for the dog show have been received The following judges have been named for the dog show: o. T Tortn of Fairfield, to judge Chow pup pies :AErs. Oliver Cedar. Of Pelham, N r., to judge Pekinese, Griffons. Japan csc, Me1ieans Black and Tanss and all toy spanieIs; F. O. Gerdon of Clinton, Conn, will Judge Boston terriers: Dr. J. E Hair of Bridgeport, will judge .Airdales. fox hounds. saclyhans and beagles George Hall of Bridgeport, will judge St. Bernards, mastiffs point CTS, collfes, German shepherd dogs, grayhounds, bull terriers and ali the other dogs.
 An unusually large number of en- tries of prize chickens. ducks and pet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
ANNEX AND CLEES MAY
 PLAY YOSTS WITH OUTSIDERS
Snappy Snapshots Of Interest Tc Those Who Follow Sporting
 Events

Konetchy says McGraw offered $25,- 900 for him last season but the offer was refused. Pat O'Connor, tue old Springfield catcher has Jumped the St. Louis Cardinals for the Pittsburgh Feds.
 Los Angeles is anxious to get the 1916 Olympic games. The California city has a new stadium which seats 30.00O- This is greater than the capacity of the Stockholm stadium where the last games were held.
 Coach Warner of the Carlisle In dians says his players have been sui fering from brain flag. After look ing at that long string of defeats it seems more likely that they are down with the collywobbles!
 After a long absence from the grid iron Columbia university is drifting back to football by allowing class games. Art Howe. the old Yale quar- terbacIk, is coaching the Sophomores and Charley Ham, a former Harvard guard. is coaching the Seniors.
 Charley White and Champion Fred .dy Welsh both declare their willing ness to meet again in the ring. They recently fought 8 draw in Milwaukee. There are some ring critics who think that the affair was framed so that a longer bout could be arranged for a big purse.
 There is a report that Miller Hug gins, the St. Louis Cardinal manager will be transferred to Cincinnati and Fielder Jones, the St. Louis Federal pilot, will take charge of the Cardi- naIs when peace is declared.
 The 17th annual inter-collegiate cross country championships will be run in the Yale bowl Saturday morn ing. Thirteen teams are entered and Cornell is the favorite The course will be six miles
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
By Wagnr.)

It is predicted that the Annex and Washington G1ee club football elev- ems will display more anxiety to play against the Remington-Yosts now that the two New Haven teams have decided to import outside stars. These teams have concluded not to abide by the arrangement whereby none but 1o- cal men should be used. The Annex found they could not get a, team strong enough to cope with the G1ee club so they figured 1t would be bet ter to import some college stars.
 The Annex and GIees will not be able to get r ale field for their Thanks giving Day. game because Yale off, cfals will not. allow use of the field unless both teams are composed of New Haven players 1t is probable that the game will take place at Savin Rock Thus the elimination series falls through. It had been arranged to have the Williams and Crickets clash and have the winner meet the GIee club in the seni-finals. The vtc- tor in this game would meet the An nex on Thanksgiving Day. The latest move means, that Moshier and Layery of this city will remain with the G1ee club. with out Of town stars in their ranks the Elrn City boys will be more willing to take chance with the r osts
 Frederick w. Rub1en of New York has been elected secretary Of the A. A. D. to succeed the late James P Sullivan.
 President F-11tz of the Players fra terr1kty says that if peace is declared those players who jumped contracts to join the Federal league will not be reinstated in the fraternity They are probably worrying more about getting on somebody's payroll.
 First Baseman Konetchy of the Pittsburgh Pirates admits he has jumped to the Pittsburgh Federals~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

a real swap is made. or at least tenta.- lively agreed upon, then Manager Mack will strike. Baker was dis satisfied ball player last season. He held out for as large a. contract as possible last winter, and then fell be- and was not the terror of old in the worlds series.
 He went to his home in Maryland without signing his contract In fact he told the Athletics manager that he wanted more money, and did not care particularly whether or not he played next season. He also dropped word that he had had a fine offer from the Federal league team. Con nfe Mack told him he had gone the limit with him and that it was up to Baker
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
INJURED
 IN AUTO SMASH

der, the Indian twfrler, on whom the Athletics have asked waivers was se- yerely cut and bruised last might near sun'bury, when he was thrown through the windshield of an automobiIe he was driving. The car had struck a r1lt
 The cuts were about the face and hands, but Bender was not seriously hurt He came to this city by train and spent the night at a local hotel
 returning this morning for his car
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
.N0TRE DAME BOYS WALK
 1O2 MILES TO GAME


 Five upper cIassmen of the Univer- sity of Notre Dame gave an arduous demonstration of their loyalty to the football eleven. The five students came to New Haven to see Yale and Notre Dame and bet all their money against the Blue team.
 Losing, their finances were depict ed and they had nothing left to make a trip to Chicago for the Carlisle game, as they had planned. At last the idea of walking struck them, and after much persuasion, they induced the college authorities to let them go. The Journey is 1O2 miles The students started early Wednesday morning and finished the trip Saturday.
 The hilzers carried no money with them and depended upon charity along the way. A letter from Harper, coach of the Notre Dame eleven, was the dependence Of the walkers for ad- mission to the game.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
COLUMBUS BOYS CLUB SMOKER.

Tonight there will be big doings at the Columbus Boys club rooms, 635 East Washington avenue. They will start things going promptly at S:30. The show will open with a four round bout between Kid Loeby, Red Aliens protege, and Babe Robinson. Young Dundee of C. B. c. and Young Denny of Pembroke A C.. four rounds; Young Brown of the Michigan A. C., and Dick Gill of the North End, four rounds, Eddie Kelly and K. O. McNally, four rounds Tom Hawthorne and Young McNulty of Boston, six rounds
 The wi1rd-up of the evening will be a six round go between Bud Palmer and Packey Hommey of New York! Andy Parker, the well known welterweight boxer, will be referee and Charles LN1nd will do the announcing There will be plenty of refreshments served to everybody.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

Mrs. Thomas Langdon, 100 Whitney avenue. has reported to the police that she lost her handbag while shop ping yesterday on Main street the bag containing $2O that she had just drawn from the City Savings bank, and her bank book She believes that it was stolen by a woman whom she assisted in auieting a crying baby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
15sAl1RcaHs roaaoRR.low

HEe third annual dance will be giv- esa by Che Rossbudss footba M team No IV1azasseF 1s AH members Of the Rose- abx1d@s Aootbau team are rsquested to report for pract4ce this evening at the ] Bxaas shop lot at T.60 as they have a,0rne 9nrpoz4aalt ,1siness 10 transact.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

While running away from the house of a neighbor, who objected to the noise made by a number of playing children. 13 years old Anna McHugh, 521 Main street, fell yesterday after noon and received a two-inch gash across her forehead. She was taken to the emergency hospital by her mother where two stitches were taken to close the wound.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

Two passengers by the Esperanza from Progreso, which arrived at Ha- vana, showed signs of fever and were isolated for observation.
 Two hundred women strikers, who tried to storm the Federal Sugar Re- dnery, at Yonkers. were driven back by hot water from fire hose:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

According to Provisional President Gutierrez both General vil1a and General CaIranza will resign their po- sitions and leave Mexico.
 The American White Cross society was founded in New York. The mem bers are unemployed ex-soIdiers and sailors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

1.500 New Fan WooIens B SEE AFFORD BROTHERS BUY P East Side and West End
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

l Farmer Wane Ads. or Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-17
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-27
LEFTY GEORGE NEVER
 WAS MODEST VIOLET

M
 It was not Lefty Georges nnodesty that prevented the slim 1eft-hander from sticking in the majors. Toledo players who were with Topsy Hartsel in 1 1911 illustrate LeftY's copper-riv- eted confidence in himself with a good story. A day or two before the Amer iean association season opened. Hart -seI called a meeting of the Toledo players Connie Mack's veteran lieu tenant talked for a long time and then asked for volunteers to say some wasn't a stir for some time, but fin ally there stepped forward out of the group, our hero, Lefty George.
 Well, boys, began Lefty, who had just been sent back from Cleveland, fit looks like the pennant for Toledo this year, with Topsy bossing things our club hitting pretty well, and me there every. fourth day, there is noth- ing to it.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-27
sOLD MAN GRUNP'S' COLUMN
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-27
STALL lNCS
 MAKES DEBU !
 IN VAUDEV TILE

7 - New York. Oct. 27.-BIushing like a debutante, George stallinggl manager of the worlds champion Boston base bali club, gave a rnonofogue at Keithss Palace theatre, New York, yesterday. Sta1lings said that he had faced how'll ing baseball crowds of more than Sos- GOO without qufVer, but admitted that facing a vaudeville audIence s.rattled;' him. He was very nervous, for once in his life.
 StaTings on the stage is quite 2 dff- ferent man than the StaIIings Of the players bench Gn a ball game he Is a stern. driving force which conpels young athletes to play ball for all they are worth. As an actor, Stall lings is a mild-5nannered courtiy gem tIernan who has nothing except words Of praise for his kid team, as he calls the champions.
 He told a number of interesting tales about the Braves. For one thing, he said, he never allowed any of them to spring q joke during ball game. He made them all take livery seriously Part Of the clubs work during the season was a daily confer ence in his room. where he laid down the law and talked over the plan of the coming games stal1ings said his kids, were in the game heart and soul and it was because they did their best all the time that they were able to accomplish what seemed inn possible.
 Stallings says that one of the great est events in baseball happened dur ing the last series of the Braves in Brooklyn in the double-header when Red Smiths right leg was broken Deep gloom pervaded the club house between the games He then took a team of substitutes and told them to go in and win. He impressed upon them the effect a victory would have on the downcast Braves The substi- ti1tes won, and Stal1ings regards the victory as the greatest of the year. It had the required effect. and the team was itself again the next day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-27

 OF RING BATTT.E:S


 1905. PhiIadel phta Jack 0'Brien knocked out Al Kaufman ains I 7th round at San Francisco. This match was a great mistake on the part of Kaufmanss packers, and Al.4wlao was then only g years old and one Of the most promising of heavyweights, never fully recovered from the beating he received from the hands Of the clever veteran. At the time he fought OsBrien the San Francisco German m erican had been in the ring less than a year. Kaufman won his next six bouts with knockouts, hisSvictiIns including Dave Barry. George Gardner and Mike Shreck- He then outpointed J ack Twin Sullivan and Joe Grimm, and in 190S he knocked out Jim F lynn and Jim Barry After that Al began to hit the down grade, and by 1911 and the following year he fell an easy yic- tim to Flynn, Al Pa1zer and Luther McCarty
 18s4Arthur Pelkey. French Ca nadian heavyWeig gInt, born at Chatham Ont
 892Char1ey Ledoux, French bantannWeight. born at Nieyre, France.
 19p2.-Jack Root defeated Kid Car ter in six rounds at Chicago.