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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
SYRACUSE LIKELY
 TO DROP MICHIGAN

Syracuse, N. r., Oct. 31-That Syr- acuse and Michigan will in all proba- bdlity sever football relations was ad- mitted by Syracuse authorities yester- day. The principal reason given for this action is that. too little interest is shown in the contest to warrant the heavy expenses incurred by tho long trip.
 Syracuse's attitude became known after Saturdays game. when 1t was alleged the Michigan management used officials who had been previously protested. Orange supporters also claim that those officials unfairly pen alized Syracuse in the final quarter, and thus enabled the Wolverines to tally the two winning touchdowns
 Sore and bruised from the Michi- gan game. the varsity eleven held a light practice this afternoon, ending with @ short scrimmage against the freshman team. Signals for forma- tioas, that will be used against Dart mouth at Springfield next Saturday were tried. Newbury came out for the first time in weeks, and played in good form at fh1llback. He has been laid up with broken collar bone. Joe Dumoe, right end, who received a bad kick in his side Saturday, will not be able to don his togs for several days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1s77-Sim Thompkins, eoiored welterweight and middleweight box CT. born in Baltimore. Sim was bet ter known in the bin fraternity as Young Peter Jackson. deriving his nom de ring from the great Austra- Han black who was once the king of the heavyweights. although John L.. refused to give him @ chance to fight for the title. Young Peter com menced fighting in 1895. and con- ttnued in the ring for a dozen years or more. He was five and a half feet in height, and good enough to whip all but the topnotchers among his opponents. Among his distin- euished victims were Philadelphia Jack O'Brien. Kid Parker, the "vege- tartan Champ; Tommy Tracey. the Australian boxer; Jimmy Handler, "Scaldy Bill" Quinn, Tommy West. the game welshman; Dan Creedon. the Australian middleweight, Mike Donovan and many others. He fought two draws with Joe Walcott. and in 1904 knocked out the Barba- dos Demon. He also defeated Sam Langford on one occasion, although in several other bouts was whipped by Than. Young Peter went 12 rounds with Jack Johnson at Balti- more in 1905, but lost the decision.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
PENN. ELEVEN NOT
 DISCOURAGED OVER TR0UNCING BY PIT

Philadelphia, Penn.. Oct. 31-The sentiment about the campus of the University of Pennsylvania yesterday is not one of gloom. The under graduates on all sides seem satisfied that the Red and Blue went down to an honorable defeat at the hands of the greatest team in the country. This afternoon at a rally held in the gym nasium, Provost Smith. Coach Fol- well and John Clarke spoke in praise of the team. The first named saw the Pittsburgh game and declared that he had never seen gamer play against overwhelming odds than that done by the Red and Blue.
 Clarke, the president of the Senior Class. said that the undergraduates to a man were proud of tho team and that the players would have the wholehearted support of the student body. All the speeches were wildly cheered.
 Following the raly in the gymna- sium the eleven was put through a short drill on Franklin. "Hobey" Light. the fleet quarterback, was at fulIback in place of Howard Berry. who will rest for three or four days. Jimmy Bryant, who came to Pennsyl- vania from Battle Creek. Mich., was at quarter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
VILLANovA WILL { SEND STRONG TEAM

Word has been received from Man ager McGeehan of the villanova col- leee eleven that the strongest team win be presented against the Chain Go. eleven on next Saturday. Henry, the 260 pound right guard, will be in shape for the first time this season and Fogarty, another 210 pound guard. has been permitted to take only light work so he can be ready for the Chain contest.
 Here is some information about the vllanova players:
 'Capt. Lynch of South Bethlehem High school is playing his third year as regular center. Henry. product of Lock Haven, Pa, Normal school. Is also a third year man. Fogarty has come to Villanova from Toronto, Can. In the West Point game last season his work was of such cafibre as to warrant tho placing of him at the reg ular guard position. Hartigan. like his captain, Is one of the former stars of South Bethlehem, Pa, High school. Dopgherty owes his development to z Coach Sommer of Vi1lanova's 1915 team. Reap halls from the High school of Scranton, Pa Dominey learned football in the prep school at villanova. McGuckin began his ca reer d football player on the team of Northeast Manual Training school of Philadelphia. McGeehan is a for mer high school nah of Hazelton, Pa Chambers was rated as the best boy . who had ever donned a uniform at Steeleton, Pa The people of Stam- ford are loud in their praises of the work of Bln Brennan on their last years high school team. Among the extra men who will appear at Bridge port are Fleming. Lawrence High, Lawrence, Mass; Mat Brennan and Graney, Stamford High; Diggies, Newport High school; Benson, for merly of Fordtam university; Mur- ray, Scranton High. Scranton. Pa; Troxel, formerly of U. s. Army; Ewing, formerly of John Hopkins; Coan. St. Johns ----dgh. Lawrence Masa; i; MikS Fogarty, Toronto. Can Alvarez; one of the few Cubans play inR the game in this country.
 Reagan, captain of the 1915 team also star tackle, has been elected to lact as line coach for the remainder o1 the present season His experience as a player and leader will be of in- valuable assistance in aiding Field Coach Bennis to whip the green ma terfal into shape for the remaining games"
 It can be seen that villanova figures the Bridgeport game as hard and important game, and will use it's best lineup. The game will be played Sat- urday afternoon and in order that people working until ! o'clock in sev- aral shops may be able to attend. the kickon will not take place until 3:16
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
NICK YOUNG, FORMER PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL
 LEAGUE, PASSES AWAY

Washington. Oct. 31-Nicholas B. Young, an old time baseball player and formerly president of the National League, died at his home here early today. He had been employed in the treasufy department for some time.
 MT. Young was born in Amsterdam, N. r.. and was 76 years old. He played profesd onal baseball with the old Nationals of Washington in the sixties, later with the Chicago club of the Union League, and was at one time manager of the Lord Balti- more club, of Baltimore. He became president and secretary of the Ma tional League in 1881 and held that position until 1903 when he retired and was succeeded by Harry Pulliam. MT. Young had been an invalid for four years.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
N. Y. Farmer Tells Reason Why DuPont Does Not
 "Make Baby Carriages

New York. Oct. s1-By inverse ap- plication of the slogan, wilson has kept us out of war;" an old Repub- lican farmer near Ithaca expresses a quaint opinion of the Hughes Roose- welt campaign. and declares his inten- ton to vote for President Wilson. His statement. given to Aaron c, Mintz, chairman of the Democratic Commit tee of Ithaca, follows.
 ''I never voted the Democratic tic- ket before, but I am going to vote for Mir. Wilson. You know, always judge a man by his supporters. Now. there is Teddy. and he likes war, and he is little hot-headed. And to cap the climax, the Du Pont powder people arder their seventy thousand men te vate fer Hughes. Now, you knew they dent make baby carri- a8es."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
.LEv|NSKY TAKES
 BEATING IN LIVELY . BOUT WITH MISKE

New York, Oct. 31-Battling Le- vinsky, the clever heavyweight. met a tartar in Billy Miske of St. Paul at the Clermont Athletic club in Brooklyn last night. and at the final clang of the gong the St. Paul boxer had a clear advantage in the matter of points. It was the second meeting of the pair, and a crowd which taxed the capacity of the clubhouse turned out. despite the threatening weather and heavy fog. to be rewarded with one of the best ''big" bouts seen in this vicinity in many months.
 Levinsky had sin advantage of slightly over ten pounds in weight, but against Miske this seemed to ham per him rather than work as an ad- vantage. The St Paul boxer was on the offensive from the tap of the open ing gong and carried the fighting to his opponent with willingness and con- sistency throughout He accom- plished more effective work at close quarters than did the Philadelphian, and at long range he also showed to advantage. As c matter of fact, Le- vinsky at stages of the contest was as wild as the proverbial March hare. and quite a number of his leads went sailing harmlessly about Miske's neck or landed on the latters protecting arm. Several times the St. Paul box CT rushed Levinsky to the ropes and there pummelled him about the body with stinging right and left hanr blows delivered in quick succession.
 During the. ten rounds both boxers assimilated the punisEing blows with out ninching. but Miske's aggressive ness and clean, heavy-hitting earned him the honors easily.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
TEX RICHARD TO l CONDUCT BOXING IN
 MADISON SQUARE

New York, Oct. 31-Madison Square Garden will face a crisis tonight, so far as the feature of boxing is con- cerned, and the Show Corporation, which has conducted the bouts in the historic arena may retire and give way to new officials.
 The fate of the Show Corporation hinges on the action taken by the Boxing Commission when the refusal Of the Garden management to pay $250 each to Moha and Weinert be- cause of the first postponement of their match will be taken up. AL though Frank Duyer has expressed the opinion that the fine against the Garden seemed excessive, Fred Wenck and John Franey, who decided on the penaltA can hardly reverse their de- cision.
 In the event of the Commissioners reaff1rning the penalty and the Show Corporation refusing to pay, there will be nothing for the Commission to do under it's rules but to Rlspend the corporation until such time as the fine is paid and the bout between Weinert and Moha put on in the Gar- den.
 If that action is taken, then the Show Corporation will throw up its hands and retire from the boxing in- dustry, and at this point the name -of Tex Rickard looms large as the next Czar of the padded glove game in the Garden. It is declared by one in position to know that he will be the next manager in the old arena Should Rfckard get control he would be compelled to go through with the MohaWeinert bout and also pay the fine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
YALE WILL BEAT PRINCETON
 AND HARVARD, SAYS METzCER
Washington and Jefferson Coach Declares New Have1
 Conegians Have Powerful Attack

New Haven, Oct. 31-Four of Yales injured players returned to the game yesterday afternoon and took part in the opening practice of the week, which included the usual Mon day regime of signal drill only. Jim Braden's muscle bruise showed so much improvement that he went back into the varsity lineup at full back. Braden will begin scrimmag- ing Wednesday and will be started against Colgate on Saturday, accord ing to present plans of the coaches.
 John Callahan was in uniform for the first time in three weeks and went to the third eleven at guard. AL
 though he limped slightly, he re- manned in the signal rehearsal forty minutes. His assignment to the guard position Is regarded as indi- eating a belief Of the coaches that Hutchinson Is the definite selection for center rush in the final games, but that there Is a. chance that Cal lahan may displace Gait at right guard. Galt's weight, 227 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
JENNY LEONARD SAYS HE WILL TAKE TITLE
 AWAY FROM WELSH

Manager Billy Gibson and his meal ticket, Benny Leonard. are agreed upon ono thing:
 Freddie Welsh is going to lose his title before another two months-if Freddie agrees to give Benny g. chance over the twenfy-round trail and referee on the job to hand down a decision.
 T accomplished something that Welsh couldn't, and that is. licked Ever Hammer decasively." began Leonard. T he'd to so all the way to Kansas City to knock out the western lightweight favorite in twelve rounds. Welsh had all he could do to so ten rounds with him several months ago.
 T believe that Welsh ought to give us a chance" chimed in Gibson. There are any. number of clubs seeking just this kind of g. match. Leonard has proven his class time and time again.
 '-Thts was the fryt time we had seen Leonard since Welsh outpointed him at washington Park. We asked him how it came about that the cham pion turned the tables .on him.
 "I trted to knock him out" an- swered Benny. T knew could out box him, but I was anxious to grab the title that night. and I used every ounce of my strength to pull the trick. As the rounds progressed felt Fred die was outpointtng me. was mad clear through. had lost the chance of lifetime. As gave him a return bout after licked him SC badly in the Garden, I think it is only right that he should reciprocate. I'll knock his block off the next ttme.
 This Hammer boy Is a bearcat take 1t from me. In the first two rounds he gave me a good thrashing had to get busy"
 Benny said that he tips the scales ct 133 pounds.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
SAM LANGFORD THINKS
 HE IS ENTITLED TO BE
 MATCHED WITH WILLARD

Manager Joe Woodman thinks pretty well of his fighter. Sam Langford. judging from the following letter:
 Since Sam Langford returned from South America, having gained new, if not profitable experience, he has been undergoing a careful physical pre- paration,e preliminary to a new pro- fessional campaign. His particular object, for the past few years has been to get a chance at the worlds championship, and sport followers still have in mind how insistent and persistent had been, for years, to persuade or force Jack Johnson into a. match, but all efforts were futile. There are many good judges who agree that Johnson showed commend able judgment in passing up Lang ford.
 "I am still hopeful that Langford may get a chance at the worlds title. It is not my purpose to reflect on the capacity of the present worlds cham pion, but I am not alone in the judg- ment that Sam Langford trained for the task, can beat Jess Willard. I know that Langford could have beaten Jack Johnson, at any period of his career, while it took Willard 26 rounds to beat Johnson, who had shown his physical depreciation when he fought Frank Moran in Paris. In Havana, many well informed sporting men knew that, at least a couple of Johnson's so-called sparring partners and tpainsrs had to use wraps in theixwork, which presents the evil deno9 that Johnson's athletic and physical powers, had greatly deteri- orted.
 ''It is an absurd and untenable po- sftion for a worlds title holder to draw the color line, especially when he was enabled to gain professional honor and distinction by a victory over a somewhat convalescing cham pion, a, colored man. All the great champions, of all classes, since the in- ception of the game, under old as well as new rules. had no hesitancy in matching with, and fighting Q capable coloFed man, and a genuine challenger when expert and public judgment called for it.
 Sam Langford wants to fight Jess Willard for the championship, and a little fair and warranted discussion of this fact, by the sporting writers will aid materially in producing results The clever work, roses. subterfuges and objections of able managers did not offset the force of printers ink, when Sullivan had to fight Corbett; Corbett had to fight Fitzsimmons; Fitz had to fight Jenfries; Jeff had to fight Johnson, and Johnson had to flight Willard. Now Willard has to fight, and that 'alibr stuff about not wanting to dght colored man is cry baby act, when 1t is remembered that Willard was not reluctant te fight a colored man, at an eppertune and favorable, as we'll as an inviting mo- ment was there. As to the rest of the heavies,s we are offering daily pEay-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
LONGFEIIOWS IN SEYMOUR.

The Longfellows will stack up against the strong Seymour team next Sunday at Seymour. Manager Ma rak would like to have all players on hand Friday evening at 7:46 sharp without fail. Capt. Darrish would like to have the following men on hand. Friday night: Daley. Pulaski. Munsin, Red Yankee, Wagner, Pelles, Bailey. W. Bady. G. Badly. Mccall. Bay, Bellett. Radsey, Funk. Rosen- berg, Yukacz. Lotsko and McCarten. All be on hand without fail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
PLAYERS DEMAND
 SALARY FOR TIME
 THEY ARE INJURED

New York, Oct. 31-David L. Fu1tz, president of the Baseball Players Fra ternity, yesterday announced the de- mands which the players organization would make on the National Associa- tion of Minor League Baseball Clubs when it meets at New Orleans on Nov. 14.
 The demands which the fraternity makes on the minor leagues govern ing body include the elimination of the clause in the minor, league play ers' contracts which empowers the clubs to suspend player without pay after periods of disability due to in- juries in service. The fraternity de- mands that they be paid in full as long as they are under contract. Another demand is that when a player is given notice of his unconditional release he be free to negotiate with other clubs for his services. A third demand Is that all minor league players receive their travelling expenses from their homes to the training camps before the season opens.
 In brief supporting the fraternity's petition, President Fultz, acting for the boardSof directors, said: There exists today in many of the minor league contracts and in some of those of the American League a clause al- lowing clubs to suspend. without pay. a player who had been disabled on the field.
 "We believe that this rule is unjust to the player. in that it deprives him of the opportunity of earning his live lihood, not because of any breach of discipline on his part, not because he has neglected in any way to do his full duty, not because he, engaged in a dangerous occupation, disregarding his own welfare in his excessive de- sire to win, has taken a risk in the furtherance of that desire which has broE=ht injury upon him.
 '"The National Board, at it's annual meeting in the fall of 1915, enacted a clause designated Rule 34 of the Rules and Regulations of the National Board which is in direct violation of Section 1 of the fraternity agreement, which permits a player who has re- ceived notice of his unconditional re- lease to immediately negotiate for his services, so that by the expiration of the release period he will have posi- ton open for him. Rule 34 complain ed of takes this right away from the minor league player. thus materially lessening the value of the release mo- tfce."
 The minor league meeting this year promises to be of great importance. One question to come up is a plan to have a championship series for the minor league clubs. This suggestion comes from the Southern League. Radical changes will be suggested in regard to salary and player limits.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

predicting that the versatile Yankee outhelder would just naturally snatch Tyrus bafdheaded of laurels. Daniels Is Future Ty Cobb of Diamond" reads the headline of a mfldewed clipping of 1911 vintage. And now where is he? Echo answers, Where? Bert started the 1916 season with the Louisville Colonels. but along in mid season he broke one of his legs in a game Tn Kansas City. It was the blow whi@a in all probability sounded the knell of the once promising player. so far as any hope of returning to the big tent Is concerned.
 Daniels was born 34 years ago to- day, and started playing professional ball while still kid. Tn fact, he was a pro" before he entered college, and he used several aliases to prevent the college authorities from getting wise to his wicked ways of raising the wind. He got away with fl, too, and played both professional and college ball at the same time, approximately, thus getting the coin to pay his way through the institutions of learning where he studied civil engineering.
 When he joined the Hlghlanders- as the New York Americans used to be cal1ed-Bert was stationed at first base. Later he went to third, where he played a rattling good game, and subsequently he was moved to the out field. Bert's strongest point as a player was his speed, and w0en oper- ating under a full head of steam he could traverse the base paths with a momentum that even the Tiger idol would have DO right to sniff at He also developed a happy knack in base stealing, and covered a lot of territory in the outf1eld. With all his virtues, however, the clean-limbed, ambitious young athlete wasn't there when it came to pulling the Ty Cobb stuff. He just naturally didn't have the iron in his system.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31

handicaps him in speed and endur- ance.
 Jack Vorys also returned to the practice. He was regarded second string candidate for center when the squad reported, Callahan alone being favored over him. Vorys appeared in excellent form and Is now looked upon as Hutchinson's understudy for the position.
 According to officials of the Wash ington & Jefferson team. Yale IS like ly to defeat both Harvard and Prince ton. Coach Sol Metzger said in the Yale News yesterday:
 'The Yale team has improved greatly. The attack is strong. and the defense powerful. Yale's only weakness against us was in the for ward pass and that was probably more because Washington & Jefferson is unusually strong in that department of the game than because Yale is weak in breaking it up. I expect to see Yale put up a strong fight against Harvard and Princeton. with strong probability of victory"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-31
HARVARD, FULL OF PEPPER,
 HOPES TO BEAT OLD RIVALS
Coach Haughton Rules With Iron Hand and Insists On
 FFH Secret Practice

misfortune, not his fault. In an effort to show no discrimination he finds it hard to draw a line that does not carry offense to some. He has his own ideas as to what news of Harvard football and Harvard players should be given out, and these ideas nine out of ten times are at variance with what Is ex- pected. As a result he Is charged with lack of sympathy and understanding, and rightly at times.
 It Is impossible to talk with Percy D. Haughton without realizing the electrifying force which is back of his remarkable success in the building of football teams, and also without real tzing peculiar attitude of indiffer- ence. It is this no doubt which has emphasized the rather widespread feel ing that. like the system. he lacks de- mocracy in it's broad sense.
 Haughton rules with an iron hand. He Is taskmaster, but the method behind the man and the results be- hind the method command recognition and place him in the front rank of football tacticians. He is the type of a man who can make amends for yer bal castigatton with a emile-a most taking and infectious smile. Haugh- ton Is a power in Harvard football one may say THE power.
 Nothing pleased the coachesemore on Saturday than the effective bunting of Horveen. When the season began the outlook was gloomy for a dependable punter and this aroused much un. easiness in view of the fact that Har- ward elevens in recent years have been built largely around a kicker. Hor- ween has Worloed hard and his nrntin c on Saturday vas most acceptable and more effective than shiver1ck's. He placed the bau yell and of course had