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Connecticut western news., 1914-11-19
SHARON

Miss Ruby Donahue. of Katonah, N. Y., spent the week. end with her friend Miss Myrtle Thompson, at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Dakin.
 Born-A daughter to MT. and Mrs. William J. Pidgeon, Saturday, Nov. IA.
 Postmaster Byron is numbered among the sick this week and is con- fined to the house suffering from throat trouble.
 Mrs. J. B. Smith, who has been spending the past week at her home of her son, D. F. Smith, returned to her home in West Cornwall on Sunday.
 William Kenny spent Monday and Tuesday of this week ill New York city.
 Miss Elizabeth DuFour. of Lakeville, was the guest of the Misses Viola and Dorothy Landon last week.
 Miss Katherine Hotaling entertained a few of her friends at "500' last Fri day evening. A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. John Williams at the Sharon Hospital Monday, Nov 9. Congratulations. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Matilda Cesar.
 Miss Frances Lambert White and brother, Frank White, motored to Maiden on the- Hudson, on Saturday last where they attended the wedding of relative making the trip i'll Miss Robinson's car.
 MT. and Mrs. D. F. Smith, R. K. Woodward, Rev. MT. Parkington and son Hills, attended the Congregational State Association held in Winsted last week.
 We are pleased to report Mrs. W. w.. Knight as gradually improving from her recent illness.
 The impersonation of "Peg O My Heart" given by the fascinating Miss Marion Hertha Clark for the Senior class benefit at the Casino last Tuesday evening was we'll attended and proved a great success both socially and fin ancially A dance and supper followed the evenings entertainment and the sum of $50 and over was netted for the Senior class. Members of the High School, who added much to evening enjoyment by appearing between acts with music and song are to be con- graduated. The class of 1915 wish to tl ank all those who so kindly aided them by donating so generously for the s lpper, for their kindness and ill many other ways.
 Mrs. s. L. Fellowes is spending the week in New York.
 The condition of Miss Ruth Lamb remains about the same. She is still a very sick little girl
 Miss Harriett Dakin, of Millerton, was recent visitor at the home of her brother F. w. Dakin.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-19
SHARON VALLEY

Miss Jennie Turner, of Elizabeth, N. J., is visiting her cousin Miss Jes- sic Morehouse.
 G. Klebes was given birthday sur prise on Saturday night by twenty of his friends from Waterbury, coming by auto, and spending the night at his home. All report jolly time.
 Another ''surprise" was given Miss Gladys Brazee on Friday night by hel schoolmates. Evening was spent with progressive games, peanut hunt, music, etc., after which refreshments were served.
 F. Platt, Jr. has moved into his fathers rent.
Connecticut western news., 1914-11-19
SOUTH CANAAN AND HUNTSVILLE

Mrs. Parmalee is recovering from her injury so as to be around the house.
 MT. M. O. Dean is greatly improving the looks of his South Canaan land by cutting the brush.
 There was slim attendance at church Sunday afternoon owing to the weather and sickness.
 Miss Elizabeth Holcomb is entertain ing the grippe.
 MT. and Mrs. Jensen and two child ren are spending little time at MT. Vests.
 Word has been received of the death of MT. O. l. Connolly, who lived in South Canaan a number of years. His health had been failing for some time. He left his home in Winsted and went to Bridgeport to live with his son Amos, where he died. He was taken to Winsted for burial. His son and daughter are buried in Winsted. Mrs. Colnelly's health is very poor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Charley Frank Has
Soft Job as Scout

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Designed
to the best contract possessed by any
scout in baseball, Cholly Frank
should worry for the next two years.
He IL no longer connected with the
New Orleans club, having been Off
cially severed Thursday
All the worries OF gathering a
team. negotiating with other clubs
and baggling with players over terms,
advancing them money, dickering
with the big league clubs for stars
late in the spring-all these worries
have been erased from Franks pro-
gram for the next year at least
In May Frank will stick around
New Orleans until the Cleveland club
orders him somewhere else. He Will
be busy about half the time from
May until September. All the rest
Of the wear he will hsh and hunt
and draw the $4,000 per year just the
same,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Federal League, Beware Of Ban Johnson!
American Chief Mighty Bad Man to Cross

Because they know that Ban John
son is the biggest man in baseball
and a bad one to Gross"
Johnson never overiooks an oppor-
tunty to get something" on some
body. He always has an ace in the
hole.
A Nd no one knows it better than
the writer
N 1908 the Giants and Cubs played
off that famous game at the Polo
Grounds in New York that won the
pennant for the clan Of Frank
Chance. There was an attempt to
bride the umpires.
Through luck ! got a big exclusive
scoop on the bride story for Hearst's
New York Evening Journal
Two days later Ban Johnson drop
ped in from Chicago, accompanied
by Charley Comiskey, president of
the White Sox.
He called me up on the phone, ask
ing me If / would drop around to
the Walcott Hotel in West 30th street
| was ushered up to Bans room
and to my surprise found waiting
for me, not only Johnson, but Frank
Farrell, owner of the Yankees: Co
miskey and Robert Mercy, then sec
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Big Money Induced
Otto Knabe to Jump

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10.-"The
Baltimore stockholders treated me
very literally and ! can't lose out"
said F. Otto Knabe on his return
from Baltimore, where he signed o
contract to manage the Federal
League baseball team there. 81 have
half my money now" he added.
Signing with the Federals was
simply a matter of business. Any
other man in organized baseball, /
think, If placed in a similar situation,
would do exactly as l have done
better my financial condition.
THE F'ederals offered me far more
than organized baseball ever had
done and more than ] expected it ever
would do, so l took what l consid-
cred the best opportunity to make
terms with Baltimore"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Second Championship With AID WoIgas Finally Closed
WILLIE RITCHIE'S OWN STORY OF HIS CAREER


the ring with me. But I was up
against x in trying to figure out a
plan to swing the deal. l knew that
Coffroth would not talk business with
Nolan, and | could not very well
throw my manager down.
HAD a long talk with Nolan, and he
was strong for taking on some
body else here, or else for going East
and hooking up in the short-round
bouts. But l could not see this at
all, for l had just returned from there
and did not want to break away with
a chance to win the championship.
Billy" l said, "Tll go and see Coff-
roth myself and see what l can do in
the way of making this match, But
you will still be my manager. All /
want to do is to talk with Coffroth.
You can do the rest"
Very well, Willie" replied my man
ager. You go and take chance.
But / advise you to be careful. Get
what you can; but l suppose that you
will have to allow the champion 20
take everything"
dropped in on Coffroth the follow
Ing afternoon, and, strange to relate,
we had everything fixed up in half al
hour. Neither Wolgast nor Tom Jones,
his manager, was present. But they
did not have to be on the job, fof
Coffroth had already agreed to their
terms.
first SIS 900 which came into the
house. / realized that he was the
champion. the big drawing card, and
realized that I would have to gamble
for my end of it.
The promoter first tried to get me
to accept a fiat cash guarantee, but /
could not see this so we got together
after a while and fixed things up on a
sort of sliding scale
T THINK that l will prove pretty
L good drawing card, Mr.. Coffroth,"
| said. "They will all want to see me
beaten, and they will give up their
money. Just give me a chance, and
see if l don't make good"
But you must remember Willie,
that Wolgast is the champion, and
that l will have to give him practt-
cally everything" replied Coffroth.
you ought to consider yourself lucky
to get a chance to fight for the title"
There was no way for me to beat
this argument. agreed with Coffroth
that Wolgast was the big card, but,
still. / was just vain and proud
enough to believe that I would be the
best opponent Coffroth could get for
him, from a purely financial stand
point.
After a long argument. Coffro III
agreed to give me 80 per cent of the
receipts ranging from $4,000 to 500.
600 after Wolgast had been paid. OF
course, it was understood that the
champion was to get the first $4,000
that came into the box office.
That looked fair enough to ME, and
7 accepted. Then Coffroth said thet
he would give me 40 per cent Of The
receipts rangino from the $4,000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

rotary to the American League pres
ident
Johnson began easing out" OF me
all / knew about that attempt to
bride the umpires. l am sure he
figured that MCGraw might know
something about it; also other mem
bers of the Giants.
| gladly told all | had learned and
my remarks were not only witnessed
by Comiskey, Farrell and Mercy. but
| found out later that in an adjoin-
ing room, the door of which was
ajar, that Johnson had stenographer
who took down every word l uttered.
A New York physician was alleged
to have been the go between" for
certain players, but it was never
proved.
But Ban Johnson was highly
pleased with the tale I told him. He
had come all the way from Chicago
ito get something on somebody"
\ Nd you can bet Ban Johnson in
a his quietness of to-day is work
ing on the proposition Of at least
TRYING ito get something on the
Federal League.
And If the Federal League does
cross the path of Ban Johnson, and
you want to win a good bet, Just
stake the works on b. B. J.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Bv W. S. Farnsworth.

KIT > long alley lndl mas no ASH
can"
And the Federal League had
better think over the above adage
and weigh it thoroughly
Connected very prominently with
the American League is a pompous
gentleman possessed with a think
tank that is crowded with good COM
mon sense, a man who has yet to bow
before anyone in baseball, a man
who has never run second to any
body since he was crowned presi-
dent.
Yes, the Federal League had better
figure that their good ship has not yet
struck a Johnson squall
But they're going to. And when
they do-well, yours truly will send
in his entire stack on B. Byron.
HAVE you noticed that so far the
Federal League has kept hands
off the American League talent pref
ty much?
They have and are still humping
National League rosters with threat
ening slashes
And why?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Zimmerman Leaves
To Hold Conference
With Joe Tinker

NEW YORK. Jan. 10.-Ned Han
Ions secret visit to New York Tues
day may be explained in the depart
ure of Heine Zimmerman for Chi
cago last night. The Bronx hero and
clouting third sacker of the Cubs an
nounced to friends yesterday that he
was on the eve of joy ride to the
Windy City to discuss matters of
business with parties so anxious to
get into touch with him that they
had guaranteed all expenses OF the
junket.
These friends of zimmerman who
would not in any way commit him
self-were sure that Heine had a
date with Joe Tinker, manager Of the
Chicago Federals. 1t Is said that the
temperamental Jimmie" absolutely
refused to meet Murphy on the LAT
ter's return from Europe about a
month ago. Cheerful Charlie made
every effort to get in touch with his
erratic athlete with the purpose OF
signing him.
Zimmerman departure for. Chi
cago strengthens the report from
that city that Joe Tinker had as
sured the Federap League at least
ten Of the Cubs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

every six or seven years.
1t is very probable that Yale miss
ed a beautiful chance for a touch
DOWN in the third period of the Yale
Harvard game last fall. In the be-
ginning of this period Yale started
the running game like a whirlwind.
and had Harvard up in the air. The
team gave a splendid exhibition of
what the offense may do under the
present rules In an advance of some
thing like so yards, but when they
approached Harvard's goal line the
old idea cropped out that there was
no way OF scoring unless by a drop
kick
No idea of risking a forward pass
or using the last down in a running
attack for a possible touchdown. Not
! only that, but as the team had the
ball to one side of the field, all the
downs were used with the idea OF
getting into position for that kick.
This was exactly what Harvard ex-
pected, and played accordingly. Il
looked like a splendid opportunity
not taken advantage OF.
| TAKE, for instance, two other very
L successful teams, Michigan and
Carlisle, and 1t is in this respect that
| they differ from Yale or Harvard.
| Neither of these teams used the ac-
tual forward pass so much, but used
1t more as a threat to give their run
ming game a chance, and they were
always after touchdowns. If kick
| formation was used, IL was more apt
| to be a fake. 1t seems to me that
these teams used the forward pass in
| its true proportion to the modern
| game. With a strong punch to their
! attack, the forward pass was always
| held as threat to give this punch
chance to be effective.
Teams like Pennsylvania that used
the open attack entirely-forward
passes, double passes, delayed passes
were not very successful against
de-awake and well-coached defense.
Even at that, such a game is more at
tractive than one made up entirely OF
punting with the hope that somebody
will make an error and give some
specialist who may not have many
| of the qualities that make the game
attractive chance to boot 1t oyer the
bar and win the game.
IN the South, unhampered by tradi-
l. tion of any kind, all sorts Of foot
ball was seen, and perhaps the most
interesting game in the country, as
we'll Limitations OF material has a
decided influence on the kind of game
played in most Southern colleges.
Kicking did not play any very impor-
tant part, but almost everything else
| did
Some teams used the open running
game entirely, and as result ran
| themselves out in the last part OF the
game, while others mixed 1t more or
less. But the main point Is that the
South is well satisfied with the pres
ent game and with its possibilities.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Forward Pass Is o. H. Declares Coach of Champion Auburn Team
DONAHUE SAYS LET FOOTBALL RULES ALONE

out the forward pass or potential
forward pass, the defense used would
be different and would make scoring
much more difficult than it is now.
Every defense is obliged to make
provision against a possible forward
pass by the offense and thus give the
running game better chance. Ger
tain players on the defense must be
kept back to guard against forward
passes. else they can be worked even
by team that is only mediocre in
the execution of them. Thus, while
the actual forward pass may be eff
fective in only rare instances, the
possible forward pass Is always there
and is of great assistance to any Of
Tense. Without 1t, the defense would
be too strong and we would have to
go to tinkering all over again.
On the other hand, no one wants to
see a game made up entirely Of for
ward passes. 1t would never suit an
American audience, and we already
have a basketball game. The main
attractiveness of the forward pass
under present conditions is its unex-
pectedness and the fact that the
weaker team always has chance to
spring something. For this, and rea-
sons already stated, the forward pass
is very essential to the present game
of football.
W HAT the present game of foot
" ball needs more than anything
else Is to be let alone and given a
chance to develop without continual
doctoring. We want players game
and not a rule makers game. Give
the game a chance and after two or
three years experience, If there is
anything wrong, we can probably get
something like a unanimity OF opin-
ion as to the remedy.
1t Is claimed in the East that the
defense Is too strong and that they
can't get touchdowns; that it Is prac-
tically impossible to gain the neces-
sary distance inside the opponents
% yard line against any kind of de-
Tense. The trouble is not with the
game, but with the teams. They
don't try for touchdowns, but are
obsessed with the idea that when in
your opponents territory the only
possible way to score is by field
goal
1t has always been an established
precedent at Harvard that on the
last down within striking distance of
the goal, no matter what distance
to gain, there Is one thing, and only
one thing, TO do. and that is drop
kick
With Brickley at the propelling
end this system is working well, but
Buckley is a "rara avis"
The Harvard system Is probably
The most thorough in the country,
and the players are not overreached
as they have been at Yale, but the
Yale Harvard games would be far
more attractive nowadays IL there
was touchdown oftener than once
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Milton Dargan Is
Again Official of
Golf Association

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The Nation
a. Amateur Golf championship of 1914
viii be held at the Ekwanok Country
Club OF Manchester VT. 1t was so
awarded by unanimous vote at the
annual meeting of the United States
''olf Association held here last night.
The national open championship
was awarded to the Midlothian Coun-
try Club of Chicago, H., and the
Women's championship was given TO
mo Nassau Country Club of Glen
Cove. l.. l.
No dates for the championship were
decided upon. This was left to the
executive committee. Officers We're
elected as follows:
President, Robert c. Watson, Ma
uonal Golf Links of America; vice
president, Milton Dargan, Atlanta A.
- and Frank L. Woodward, Denver
country Club; secretary, John Reid,
w. 81 Andrews Golf Club; treasurer,
Ft,ePrcy R. PPyne II, Garden City Golf
Executive committee, Charles L. AL
zen, Chicago Golf Club; Harry l..
aver, Braeton Country Club; Howard
" Perrin, Marion Cricket Club;
hnoWlton LANES, GlenyieW Club.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
By Willie Richie.


y AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10.-The
long rest at the Lake County
ranch did me a lot Of good, and
I returned to San Francisco feeling
like my old self once more. My hand
was entirely healed and the doctor al
lowed me to take the bandage off It,
telling me that it was just as strong
as ever, and that l would not have 70
worry about 1t if l took proper pre-
cautions.
But l was still in wrong with the
fans. They refused to believe that l
did not deliberately run out on Ho-
gan. The more l tried to explain the
worse matters were, till l began to
feel desperate. l wanted to fight some
body, but public sentiment seemed %
be working against me.
Billy Nolan came to the front with
a challenge to Wolgast in my behalf,
and he also offered to fight any of the
other lightweights. including Hogan.
But, somehow or other, things did not
break right for us. The fans evident
~ refused to believe that 1 was in line
for a Wolgast go, although 1 still con-
tinued to think that l had his num-
Der
To add to my troubles, 7 soon be-
came aware of the fact that Jim Coff-
roth, the only man in the field to han
die a match between Wolgast ana
myself, was at outs with my man
ager. It seems that they never sst-
tied that old feud which existed be-
tween them since the Britt-Nelson
battle seven years before; so 1t was
up to me TO do some tall thinking.
TWAS told on the quiet that If l
would call off my relations with
Nolan l could get the match with VOL
CAST for the following Thanksgiving
Day. But ! decided to stand pat. l
agreed to allow Nolan to manage my
affairs, and ! made up my mind to
go the route and stick with my man
ager, no matter what any of them said
to me.
was advised on all sides to get
rid Of Nolan. My most intimate
friends told me that he would get me
in bad, and that | would not land any
good matches because of Nolan's un-
popularity, I listened to everything
they said, and then was all the more
determined to allow Nolan to LOOK
after my affairs, because | had great
| faith in his ability.
In the meantime, Nolan and Coff-
roth had a mix-up over the match
which they were discussing. | was
not a witness to the affair. but I took
Nolans side. He was my represer-
| tative. and I did not believe that he
had been treated right by the pro-
| moter. The mix-up caused quite a
sensation, and it was the talk of the
whole town for several days.
The match with Wolgast looked
! further away than ever after this
! trouble. Still felt more determined
than ever to get the champion INFO
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Packey and Gibbons
Agree on Weight
For New York Bout

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Packey Nc.
Farland and Mike Gibbons have been
matched. Managers Thirty and Reddy
got together here to-day and closed
final details. The signing of the arti-
Giles will follow as soon as Match
maker Billy Gibson, Of the Garden
A. c.. Of New York, can forward them
on to Thirty. The battlers have agreed
to do 145 pounds at o'clock the aft
ernoon OF the fight. Several hours
Of wrangling over the weight fol
lowed the proposal to fight before the
145- pound figure was reached The
date of the match has as yet not been
set but 1t will be staged early in
February The boxers are to get so
per cent Of the gate.
Forfeits OF 81 900 each are TO be
posted when the articles are signed.
1t is believed that a $4,000 gate will
greet the welterweights.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Grant and Superior
At Burlesque Show

siX-round boxing exhibition be
tween Jimmy Grant, the fast Chi
cago bantamweight, and Joe Supe-
rior, of this city, will be staged at
the Columbia Burlesque Theater in
addition to the regular show to-
night.
Grant and Superior should put up
a fast go for six rounds, as both boys
are in good shape, due to their re-
cent bouts at the Auditorium Ar
mory. Grant has fought some good
boys here, having knocked out "Spi-
der Britt in two rounds and also
held kid" Young TO a draw when he
was outweighed several pounds SUI
perior stopped Kid Brooks in one
round last Tuesday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Mclean Rewarded
For Good Behavior

CINCINNATI, Jan. 10.-The Ma
tionaI Commission has settled the
controversy between Larry Mclean
Giant catcher, and the st. Lbuis Ma
tional League club ito the satisfac-
ton of both sides" This Is taken to
mean that Mclean will get at least
part of the $500 which the club
agreed to pay him at the end of the
1918 season If he remained on the
water wagon"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Cubs Head Glasses
Federals as Takers

CHICAGO, Jan. 10.-Charles w.
Murphy of the Cubs. to-day classed
the Federal League promoters with
men in the fake patent medicine
business and sellers of worthless
mining stocks.
"If raising money under false pre-
lenses is still an offense, 1t seems to
me that people going around endeav-
oring to sell stock in Federal clubs
should either change their methods
or else the law might be invoked by
some OF the deluded persons who are
said to be buying small blocks of
stock in those clubs" said Murphy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
By Mike Donahue.
Coach Auburn Football EIeven.N

IN HE next item Of interest in con-
nectioE with football will be
the meeting of the Rules Com
mittee. We have already heard sug-
gestions from one source or another
of what ought to be done to improve
the game. Most Of these suggestions
have to do with the forward pass,
and they range all the way from
those that would eliminate the for
ward pass entirely to those that
would make it the whole thing.
Those that oppose the forward pass
state, and bring forward statistics to
show. that the play is not successful
ten per cent of the time, and that IL
helps opponents more often than 1t
does the team using it. All of which
may be true and probably is, but the
fact that is lost sight of is that with