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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
Come Back of Coombs Was
 One of Surprises of Year

This has been a large year for Maine men in baseball. Not only did Bill Carrigan, the Lewiston grocer, cop the premier prize of the diamond, but Jack Coombs, the Kennebunk Express got back on the main track and pull ed a ''come back that was one of the surprises of the season. John Wesley Coombs-to give the, Iron Man his right and proper handle be thir- ty-two years old tomorrow, having de- butted on this sphere November IS, 1883. The Pine Tree state has to share honors with the Hawkeye state in this case for while Colby Jack was reared and educated in Maine he is not. a down easter by birth. The village of Le Grand, near Marshal1town, fowa Wesley to his parents but when he was about four years old the Coombs family reversed Horace Gree1ey's well known advice and turned their faces landed in Kennebunk, and latter at tended the Coburn Classical High School and Colby College, in, Water ville- He was the pitching star on the nine of both institutions of learning, and Connie Mack decided that he was good enough for a trial CooInbs went directly to the Athletics after receiv- ing his sheepskin, and signalized his entrance into professional baseball by twirling his club to victory in a rec ofd-bredk1ng game against Boston which lasted twenty-four innings Coombs wasn't an iron man in those days, however, and his salary wing soon went back on him. Connie kept him on his staff, playing him in the eutfield, and in 1910 and 1911 Jack pulled his first sensational come back as a slab artist. He mixed cannon {bal1 speed with slow curves that he bewi1d- cred all opposing teams, and he was hailed the master of change of pace In the 1910 worlds series be- tween the the Athletics and the Cubs the Maine Iron Man twirled three straight victories. In the 1911 series with the Giants Coombs was the hero of the pitching classic of the diamond, when he fought an eleven inning dual with Matty the Great and won by score of ?.
 It was the fifth game of that series that Coombs sustained the injury which put him out of baseball for three years, and which at one time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
AHEARN TO
 FIGHT MIKE GIBBONS

New York, Nov. 17-Young Ahearn at last gets a chance to earn some real money. The classy mid dleweigl1t was signed up yesterday to fight Mike Gibbons, the one time phantom ten rounds. The scene of this battle will be in St Paul, Minn., where Mike lives, and the time will be either Dec. 3 or T.
 The men will weigh in at 15s pounds ringside so as to make the scrap a. strict middleweight affair The main and most vital part of the battle is that Ahearn will receive S5.- 900 with the privilege of 8 liberal per centage.
 There is a possibility that the Min nescta Boxing Commission will allow the referee to give a decision and in that case the winner will be acknow- legged tfss Efidd1ewefgIft Champion of the World, Al Mccoy notwithstand- ing. It seems that the western bod les that govern boxing have seen and heard of McCoy's wonderful or rather terrible skill in the ring. What they have learned has killed As chances of being recognized in the wooIy lands as a champion. They absolute ly decline to stand for it; that's all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
TANK YOUNGSTERS TO PLAY BALL ON
 GAL IFORNIA TEAMS


 New York. Nov. 17-several Yan- leee youngsters have srgned to play with the Fl Centre team of the I'm perfal Valley league, the big winter league, which flourishes in south ern California. The three Yankees to sign with the sEl Centros are Catcher Walter Alexander and Pitcher Dazzy Vance and Bill Piercy the latter nav ing been won in the draft from Oak land.
 It is interesting to note that the roster of the El Centro team contains the name of two young men who, though they have never played with the Feds, have recently signed with Federal League clubs. They are Out fielder Jimmy Johnston of Oakland. who has recently cast his lot with the Newark Federals, and Charley Pick, who was with Richmond last season, but belongs to Washington. John GanzeI recently signed Pick fer his Brookfeds.
 However, it is doubtful if Alexan- der, Vance and Piercy will incur Johnson's ire. as a player does not actually takes part in Fed scrap. Walter Johnson, Ray caldwell, Polly Perritt, Rube Marquard, Jimmy Aus tin, Ivy Wfngo, Earl Hamilton, King Cole, Bill Killifer and others were all winter Feds, who were pardoneds upon to 0. B. If all players who played against this bunch were in eligible there wouldn't be an eligible player in the big leagues, except such youths as come up from the, Sally League and kindred organizations.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
WRESTLER TALKS
 TO AUDIENCE ANIL
 RIVAL WINS BOUT

New York Nov 17-CharIey Cur Ter, one of the American entrants. scored his most notable victory of the international wrestling tourna- n1ent at the Manhattan Opera House last night. He engaged Ivan Ldnov-, the Russian Cossack, in the only fin ish match of the evening, and won after an exciting. tussIe lasting fifty three minutes. forty seconds F Linow lost through a temporary lapse of mind. For fifty minutes he gave Cutler a brush Soon after he Hoped Cutler to the. mat and began working for a decisive hold Then the crowd began to taunt him He 1oosened his grip on Cutler to make reply to his critics, and like a flash Cutler squirnred from under and soon had Linow beneath. The Russian protested. but Cutler pinioned him with an arm roll and body lock
 Alex Aberg, the Graeco- Roman champion, was held to twenty min ute draw by Dimitrius TofaIos, the Greek.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
ASK $50 FOR 2
 TICKETS FOR YALE
 AND HARVARD GAME

Cambridge, Nov. 17-Capt. Mahan of Harvard gave as pretty an exhibi- ton of bunting and drop kicking as ever graced the Stadium when yes terday afternoou he lifted 'em over from all angles one of his drop kicks floating over from the 55-yard line His punts also carried a great dis +ance. some of his best kicks aver- aging between 68 and 5 yards With Mahan and Guernsey kicking at top form Saturday there should be some lively fireworks in the Stadium if the game settles down to an exchange of kicks for later scoring via the field goal avenue
 Coach Haughton gave the varsity a pretty stiff scrimmage, but barred too rough tackling, and no attempt was made to score. If Yale is coming along strong, Haughton realizes that he must have his defense perfected before Saturday or he may find Bingham and Guernsey ripping things up much too m erriIy.
 Haughton has never been very much pleased with his forward line this season, but has conso1ed himself inis the belief that it will rise to the occasion Saturday.. Even now Gil- man may be thrown over to the right side of the line to bolster up the breach between Taylor and Hafte, OOLn nrSLS year prayers 1IAS 1dcl5 lAlSI Taylor wrenched his hip Saturday leaked out yesterday. but Dr. Nichols believes that the big Boston boy will be ready when the Ellis come Sat urday. Cowan played right guard yesterday while Taylor looked on.
 Fred w. Moore, Harvard's grad manager, said that about 49,OO0 peo- pie will see Saturdays contest and that l 60. 900 folks would have bought tickets had the pasteboards been available. Spectators already have some tickets, but are asking from $35 to $50 a pair for very poor seats. The final closed practice will take place today in the Stadium. There yis little betting on the game as yet, Yale bet ters who have bobbed up demand ing odds that the Harvard men do not now care to meet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1sS4-John T.. Sullivan defeated Ali Greenfield in two rounds at New York. Sullivan was then taking on all com CTS in short bouts, and he found Greenfield an easy mark, although Ali had been touted by his admirers as the coming champ. Greenfield was dissatisfied with his showing and a. couple of months later he again faced Sullivan in Boston, losing in four rounds. Greenf1eld's only important battle was that with Jem Smith for the championship of Great Britain which was staged at Maissons La,fitto, near Paris, on a winter day in 1S86 This bout was for s1, ,5ap 2 side. Smith had the best of the argument in the ring, but Ali had the most friends in the crowd, and in the 18th round, when Ali was getting the worst of it.. they cut the ropes and crowded into the ring. A free-for-a all roolxus followed and clubs were freely used, with the result that many of the spectators sustained serious bruises and broken heads.
 1902-Kid Broad and Tommy Mowatt fought six round draw at Chicago.
 1905-Jack Dougherty defeated Eddie Santry in four rounds at Milwaukee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
Edited by Wagner
SONS OF FORMER
 PRESIDENTS AT
 BIC UNIVERSITIES

New Haven, Nov. 17.-Three sons or grandsons of former Presidents of tha United States are now in either foot ball, or baseball and one of them Is Ill both sports in eastern universities. Two of them, Charley Taft and New ell Garfield, are at Yale, and the thild. Dick Cleveland, is at Princeton. Charley Taft, son of Professor William Howard Taft of Yale, is in football, baseball and basketball
 He played on his class nine last spring, is now on the varsity football eleven and will probably get into the game against Princeton here next Saturday and that against Harvard the following Saturday. He played on the Yale basketball five last winter which won the intercollegiate cham pIonshlp-' He was in all three branch eS of sport at the Taft school in Wa tertown, Conn.,, where he prepared for Yale.
 Garfield. grandson of the late Pres 1dent James A. Garfield pitched for the Yale freshman nine last spring and started to play football this fall but it was\ decided to reserve him for the baseball season, in which he will probably be Yale's leading pitcher next. spring. He also prepared for Yale at the Taft school He and Taft are fellow members of the sophomore class in the Yale academic depart ment.
 Young Cleveland is a freshman at Pr1nceton- He starred for the Tiger Cubs when they came to New Haven and defeated one of the strongest Ya1a freshman elevens ever collected. He played fullback and kicked three goals, following touchdowns. for his side. He played football at Exeter before going to Princeton
 It is possible that all three of the presidential descendants will. meet next year as Cleveland will almost certainly be on the Princeton varsity eleven while Taft will as certainly be a regular members of the Yale team and Garfield, who is six feet tall and an ideal end rush, may also decide to enter the gridiron sport in which he took part at the Taft school Should they meet the descendants of the two Republican presidents will run side by side, on the Yale team, opposed by the son of a Democratic president, on the Tiger eleven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
Bush Leaguer Puzzled
 By the College Lingo

Chief Meyers the Giant catcher, is a former Dartmouth College student while Red Dooin, former manager of the Phillies and now backstopping for the Giants, is a very successfully self educated man. Rube Schauer, one of the Giants youngest pitchers, quit school soon after he absorbed the three Rs
 Since Dooin joined McGrawis team he has been devoting much of his time to developing the young hurlers. One day he was working out with Schauer and noticed that the young ster's style of delivery was rather crude
 Pitch more nonehalantly." yelled Dooin.
 ..Huh?" shouted schauer
 Pitch more nonchalant1y"
 Say, what does he mean?'' asked schauer of Meyers, who was standing close by.
 Pitch more b1ase. you busher." re- +-arted he Indian.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
RIPS UP
 YALE ELEVEN ON
 HARVARD TACTICS

New Haven, Nov. 17-Carrying out the program decided upon last Sunday of only nominal football work for this week, the Yale coaches yesterday or4 dered a short combined signal, dunn my and scrinmage practice matinee. No chances were taken on injury to the regulars in the scrimmaging as they were not allowed to rush with the ball, being continually held for defensive work Fitted against the strongest substitute freshmen and in eligible players the varsity proved unequal to the task of stemn1ing the attack, which was exactly the same as that they have to face at Cam bridge on Saturday.
 The opposing eleven had been drill ed in, Harvard formation, with Harry LeGore cast in the role of Eddie Ma han. Time and again the second team ran the regulars. back for touch- downs. No account was kept of the score and the ball was not put in play in the centre of the field. Although play usually started at the twenty yard line, it began wherever the coaches desired to illustrate a pecu- Iiarity of the Harvard attack.
 More than half the members of the second team would lie varsity .Inem- bers today, were they, eligible. It in cIuded Jim Braden, Hutchinson, Le- Gore and Metcalf abehlnd the line, Cal 1ahan at center, sMcGrath and Gait as guard, Kirkpatrick and Osborn at tackle and. Rosener and Comerford at end Conerford and Kirkpatrick were members of the freshmen elev- en which finished it's season last Sat urday.
 The hope that Hutchinson and Mo Grath two of the strongest meni- bers of the freshmen eleven last year, might regain their eligibility in time to play against Harvard, has proved futile. These players will be. unable to make up their scholarship dei- ciencies till after the close of the football season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
Leading Point Scorer
 In Football Is From
 Michigan A. c. Eleven

Michigan Horticultural college put if. self on the football map when it gave the University of Michigan a decisive trouncing with a 24 to 0 score a few weeks ago. M. A. C.. has since been beaten by the Oregon Aggies. but re- ports of the contest intimate that any eleven men in the country would have a beautiful fight in a game with the Oregon lads.
 : Be that as it may. the Michigan Aggies boast, of a full back who has personally scored more points than any other football player this year. De Prato, a twenty-two-year old youth has scored more than 100 points. of the 258 which the team has rolled 71n on their opponents
 One of De Prato5s best days wa on October 1 z when he scored thirty two out of fifty-six points against Car roll college He rcored four of the touchdowns and rolled up eight more points via of the kicking route He scored all of the twenty-eight points which the team made against the Uni versity of Michigan on October 23 These consisted of three touchdowns three goals after touchdown and one drop kick goal.
 De Prato is five feet ten and one half inches tall and weighs ITS pounds He is a senior this year and is playing his third year of varsity football. He was shifted from half to full back this he is an accurate drop kicker at a dis tance of forty-five yards. He receives and throws forward passes exception ally we'll and is a wonder on defense. He halls from Iron Mountain, MicIlf- gan
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

WACNER'S OWN COLUMN

r The Remington-Arms boys are thinking of entering the basketball field. Having beaten all corners ln baseball as well as football, they think they might clean up on the couNts, too. There. are a number of good players in the Arms plant A league
 may be formed in the different depart
 ments, an industrial leag may be organ nized or players may be imported for a professional team. It is the
 opinion of some that there is hardly
 room for two professinaI teams in the
 city.
 Capt. Eddie Mahan of Harvard is allowed to purchase 20 tickets at $2 each but there are 1 4 in his immediate
 family who will be there to see him in his last college game. His hun dreds of personal friends can't be taken care of on the remaining six tickets.
 At Newfeld park next Sunday the
 Refning gton-Arms will play the Annex of New Haven. The Elm City boys have been cleaning up all opponents this year and a hard game may be ex- pected.
 There will be a, big time in New Haven Thanksgiving day when the Washington G1ees meet a team of All Stars at Yale field. Harm Bronson
 a we'll known promoter, has engaged
 a bunch of, college players to oppse the GIees.
 The Yale undergraduates will give i the team a fine sendoffy Thursday af- ternoon when the football squad leaves for Cambridge. The boys will parade to the railroad station and cheer themselves hoarse.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
JOE WRIGHT MAY
 COACH THE CREW
 AT PENNSYLVANIA

Philadelphia. Nov 17-Joe Wright, who for years was the pilot and then the coach of the Argonaut Rowing club of Toronto. is said to be the man coach of the crew of the University of Pennsylvania. Wright was one of the greatest oarsmen ever developed in Canada, and when his rowing days ended at the age of 4O he succeeded Joe Bush as coach of the Argonaut crews.
 Wright has been in the postmaster's office at Toronto, but has completed a. term of 20 years, and is now eligible for a pension for, the rest of his life. He stroked the Argonauts in 50 races. and he won 46 of that number. He tsands 6 feet 3 inches, and weighs 1s6 pounds. He lives in Toronto, and is about 45 years old.
 Many of the best oarsnen in Canada have been instructed by Wright.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

If all the gum chewed by the young folks at the Blue Ribbon -Knicker- Dovher basketball game Hast night were joined in one piece it would reach from here to Paw Paw, Mich
 The managers of Young Ahearn and Mike Gibbons have been talking themselves blue in the face for the past year. Gibbons didn't want to risk his reputation in his home town, St. Paul, Minn., but finally agreed when it was seen that a $2O,0G0 gate might result The weight will be 1858 ringside. Ahearn is the midd1eweight champion of Europe>as he beat Adriah Hogan of France in 1914. Hogan re- gently lost leg while fighting in the French army.
 Just on the eve of the Yale game, the Harvard eleven had the misfor- tune to lose Taylor, one of the best guards. He injured his hip recently and will not be able to start Saturady, although he may get in for a short time. CoWarf, one of the heaviest and most powerful men in the squad, will be used. Taylor is the grandson of General Taylor, owner of the Boston Globe. John I. Taylor, another rela- tive, formerly owned the Boston Red Sox.
 The Brown University eleven will have a. fine trip to the Pacific coast. It has been arranged to play the Uni versity of Washington eleven in Pasa- dena, Cal, New Years day. This is the day of the Rose tournameE fN Pasadena, where a big floral parade is always held. There is large en- closed park, ordinarily used for char tot races, where the game can be played.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

threatened his life. At the best, it was expected that he would be per manently crippled, and would never be seen on the diamond again. Iron man Jack took a different view of the situation, however, and, bring all his courage and philosophy to bear on the, struggle, he finally triump11ed over the enemy.
 When Connie, Mack put Bender Plank and Coombs on the{ market a, year ago, it was cons1cered that while the Chief and the Gettysburg veteran were still good men, poor old Coombs was a permanent has-been. Uncle Robbie didn't agree with that opinion and he gave the Colby man achance on the Brooklyn club, with the. result that Coombs won fifteen games to ten lest, and on many occasions showed all his old time class. The return of Coombs was a cheerful event to the fans, for Jack is a favorite wherever baseball is known.
 Coonbs was recently. offered a big salary to coach the Yalet nine next year, but he passed it up, and has af- fixed his signature to a contract to play with Brooklyn for the next three years at the same salary he drew this season. Jack believes that Uncle Rob bic is due to win another flag for the Superbas, and he hopes to have anOth- CT chance to pitch in a worlds series next year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
KECKO,S TEAM ASKS TO
 PLAY REMINGTON-ARMs

Keeko, who has played on many To-. cal teams, has collected a bunch of players he thinks can give the Rem Arms a hard football. battle. He is out with a challenge for the Rem-Arms to play his aggregation Thanksgiving day at Newfield park. In Kecko's squad are the following: George Hal opin, E. Lavery, Curry. Kuba, Bakos, Flynn, Barry, Griffin, Rock, T. Griffin, s. Halopin, Neary. ". Dillon, Dan Dillon, J. Solen, Noonan, J. Kecko. coach.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
TO CONFER DEGREE.

"A stated communication of st. Johns lodge, No. 3. will be held at the Masonic temple, this evening The E. A. degree will be conferred
 Prince Max of Baden arrived at Stockholm, Sweden, where he will be the guest of King Gustav.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
THE PRETrrEsr rACm

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

s Joseph Boyce, aged 67, well known fisherman of Tarrytown. N. Y, was drowned in the Hudson while fishing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

About 500 men will be given em- p1oyment by the reopening of the two mines of the Hughes Creek Coal Co. Iosated at Hughestown. W. Va
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

Edwin " Morgan, American Am bassador to Brazil, donated 600 vol umes of Brazilian history and 1itera- ture to the Widener Library, at liar yard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
RIBBONS DEFEAT KNICKS BY GREAT
 RALLY AT FINISH
(By Wagner.

The sGraeco- Roman and catch-as- catch can styles of basketball prevail ed last night at Colonial hall when the Blue Ribbons and their ancient rivals, the Kniekerbockers, waged one of the hottest combats seen here in several seasons. The Ribbons, by a great spurt in the second period, took the honors by 33 to 22 but for a time it looked as if the Knickerb ock CTS were exercising their usual hoodoo over the locals.
 The. Ribbons didn't get warmed up at the start. All their shots went wrong by inches and the visitors, who displayed greater accuracy, soon built up a lead of 8 to 1. Then the Rib- hons found themselves and mana ged to score nine points before the period ended. But meanwhile the enemy had piled up 12.
 When the last period started the visitors continued to dixplay speed and although the Ribbons improved a little they were behind by 15 to 12 when there was about ten minutes left to play. Then they finally aroused themselves. When Beck mans long shot tied the score, the shouts of the rooters made the raft CTS ring. Then the scoring machine of Feclzman, Clinton and Leonard got busy and soon buried the Knicke err lockers.
 Smollick and, McMillan starred for the visitors, although McMillan was unusually rough. Beckman had a great night. In addition to four goals he threw nine from the foul line. Roach and Swenson also did fine defensive work
 The score:
 Ribbons. B Knickes.bockers se Beckman. ..-s.. RE SnioI1ick Il Gllliloh " .1--#..-- l4f Ernst leonard .-..--.- C. MacMillan ieoS1eil tf.G. -...- -Acker SWenson. Ha.Ia.
 Goals from field, Becknnan 4: Clin- ton l; Leonard 5: Roach 2; swenson Z; Smollick 4; Ernst 1; MacAkiIfan 2: Iiealey B. 5. FAeuls,s Becknaan I9; Mac Milan 2-s Referee. Al Burdick.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17

Goals from field, Beckman 4; Gin ton l; Leonard 5; Roach 2; Swenson z; ,Smolliek 4; Ernst |; Mac4EiIfan g.. Fiealey a Fouls sBecknaan I9; Mac Milan g. Referee. Al Burdicz.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
BRIEF NEWS NOTES.

The GerInanS aTe IIIdhIIIS UuIIeI from cod liver oil.
 Argentine delegates to the Pan- American scientific congress at Wash fngton, Dec. 27, arrived at Santiago. Chile. on their way to the United States.