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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
SAY M'CRAW
 WAS SORE AT LOSING '$I5,o00

New York. Oct. 3O-'The real cause of the outbreak of John McGraw on the occasion that the Brooklyn Dodg- CTS Nbeat hH team has been revealed. From a most reliable source comes the story that at the time that Mo Graw procured Heinie Zimmerman from Chicago and Charley Herzog from Cincinnati that he felt so conf dent that he would finish one, two, three in the National League race that he bet $5,OOO oil this proposi- tion," says Ed Grillo, the Washington scribe
 'When McGraw saw himself losing this amount during the Brooklyn se- ries he left the field and in his ire made the remark that his players were laying down to the Robinson team.
 "McGraw has always backed his judgment with his money. The strengthening of his team convinced him that the Giants would be one, two, three in the race, and his disap- pointment when he saw his team slipping before the Dodgers can be imagined.
 Seeing the $5,OO0 slipping from his grasp, McGraw lost his usual level head and said things which any other man experiencing a similar disap- pointment might have done."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
ANNIVERSARIES
 OF RING BATTLES

1 f740-On this date was held in Jack Broughton's gymnasium and boxing amphftheatre at Tottenham Court in London "A Lecture on Manhood, or Gymnastic Physiology, wherein the whole Theory and Practice of the Art of Boxing will be fully explained by various operators on the Animal Econ omy and Principles of Championship
 illustrated by proper experiments on the Solids and Fluids of the Body; to- Eether with the True Method of inves- tigating the Mature of the Blows, Stops, Cross -buttocks, &c., incident to conbatants. The whole leading to the .,noet successful methods of beating a man deaf, dumb, lame, and blind By Thomas smallwood, A. M., Gymnast of St. Gd'es', and Thomas Dfmmoch, A. M. Athletes of Southwark" This qu0rnt advertisement, contained in an odd book in the British Museum, an- nounced one of many similar "lec- tures' given in the Broughton and other gymnasiufns in the early days of boxing. Broughton was the successor Qf Ffgg, the first champion, and the cleverest boxer known up to that time
 Hundreds of the young nobles of Eng land paid fancy prices to listen to these lectures, and to take personal Instructions from Professor" 1roug1- ton. who advertised "the Art and Prac- tice of Boxing delivered without Loss of Eye or Limb to the Students"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
Attack By Dreyfuss On National Commission
 Will Not Be Noticed

Chicago, Oct. 30-The attack of Barney Dreyfuss, owner of the Pitts fburgh club of the National League, on the National Baseball Commission, will not be answered. August Herr mann, chairman of the commission, announced that after a conference with President Johnson of the Ameri- can League, the third member of the commission.
 MT. AerrAann issued a statement asserting that it was not necessary for the governing body of baseball to con- sider "an assault on the honesty of the men who have directed the affairs of the spor+ for the last fourteen years"
 The suggestion of MT. Dreyfuss that lthe commission be revised is subject entirely for the National and American Leagues to discuss" Mr. Hermann said. Each league will decide separately when it gathers for the annual meetings whether the com- mission ought to be changed. do not think it will be-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
LATEST AND BEsTIhe Farmer Daily Sport Page=O7ED BY WAGNER
HARVARD WILL
 DEPEND MORE
 ON OPEN PLAY

Cambridge, Oct. 30-Harvard came through the hard Cornell game with comparatively few injuries. Captain Dadmun wrenched his ankle, and will probably keep quiet until the Prince ton contest. Dick Harte received a sharp blow in the head, and Gamer re- injured his knee. but both boys will soon be fit, so Trainer Donovan be- leves.
 Harvard's supporters are jubilant over the defeat of Cornell, which was unexpected, even by some Of the men closest to the Harvard footpaii throne, and now predict victories over Princeton and Yale. :.
 Last fall Coach Haughton stated that his team had gone into the game with Cornell with one hand tied be- hind. their backs. that is, they were not allowed to use plays that had been taught them, preferring instead to keep their best formations for<Prince- ton and Yale. Saturday it was team of two armed players who went into action, and the team had more varied equipment of plays than any Harvard eleven has shown before in October games. '
 Haughton apparently is to use the most open offense he has ever at, tempted, building it to fit the sort of team he has this fall. To date, no back has shown the line plunging abilities that please the big chief, and he lacks a Mahan of many football virtues to help him out in tffe cele- brated. threat" formation.
 This will mean that Casey, who can do about everything but kick, will fbe used in short runs off tackle or to sweep around the ends. in which posi- ton Harvard now appears strongest. Five out of 12 forward passes tried brought i72 yards gain Saturday. Har- yard never in any game has tried this number of relays. The lateral pass which Yale found so unsuccessful is also likely to play an important part in the Crimson attack.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
(By Wagner.)

Team work will win this game and we have the team work" said Coach Charley Porter of the Annex eleven as he sent the New Haven boys into battle against the American Chain Co. team at Newfield park yesterday afternoon. Charley was not talking through the roof, either. His boys had the team work and they gave the Chain players their first beating of the season. The score was 6 to O.. A delegation of 500 from New Haven was included in the big crowd.
 Porter is a negro who gained his football education with the old Hill- house High school team of New Ha- ven and afterward played with sev- eral small college elevens. He has also been a rubber in the Yale camp so he has picked lup some good foot ball instruction.
 yesterday for the Annex boys played with machine like precision. They started quickly, held their feet well and used good judgment in picking openings The Annex line, although lighter than the Chain forwards, held its own. The New Haven youngsters
 
 backs, particularly in the first half.
 As the close score indicates the Chain team was not badly outplayed. The locals fought hard but did not have the drive to their plays nor the compact interference that featured the visitors exhibition. On defense the Chain giants were strong. What they need is practice to improve their in reference and also drill in handling the ball.. Fumbles by the backs were very costly.
 Of the Chain players the work of Moshier and Lavery deserves men, ton. Lavery hit the line for good gains and Moshier made several spec tacu1ar runs. He contributed some bad fumbles. Howie Baker clipped in a few gains but was also inclined to tumble. Capt. Flanagan was hard worker at tackle and Pjura did well at center.
 For the Annex the work of Zwack and Claprouth in the backfield was sensational. Both made thrilling dashes which aroused the fans. w. Klarman at quarterback, was a heady man. The entire line was active and quick h smothering plays.
 It was in the first period that the Annex made their touchdown. After they had kicked off and had taken the bali from the Chain team, Moshier intercepted a forward pass on the An mex 35 yard line. He then tore around end for 9S yards and Baker made a short gain. After two short plunges by Lavery the Chain Co., lost the ball on downs.
 W. Klarman started the Annex crowd cheering by run of 40 yards Zwack then broke away for 20 yards and Bradford got five. The Chain giants battled hard in the shadow of their goal but after being held less than a foot from the line w. Klar- man sneaked through for a tochdown. 1rv~ el- r-,iHsoa tha goal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
PRINCETON FEELS DISCOURAGED OVER.
 SHOWING OF TEAM

= Princeton, N. J., Oct. 30-The Prince ton football team is scheduled for an unusually hard week of practice. as many flaws in the Tiger machine made themselves evident in the contest with Dartmouth Saturday. The next few days will be about the last which Head Coach Speedy Rush will have in which to drive his charges to the limit, and Saturdays contest proved that a de- cfded improvement will have to be shown if Princeton hopes to triumph oyer Harvard or Yale this fall.
 The playing of the Tigers on satur- day was distinct disappointment to the undergraduates, and many excuses gre being offered. It cannot be denied that Princeton is far behind the stage of development which 1t had reached ct this time last season, and the only doubt which exists here is whether - rid improvement will be made dur ing the next couple of weeks which in tervene before the contest with liar yard The entire football squad has full confidence of Speedy Rush, how ever, and it is felt that within another two weeks the Tigers will be able to perform nearly to their limit.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
INTER-LEACUE GAMES WILL
 PAY SPRING TRAINING EXPENSE
Major Clubs to Stage, Contests on Way North In.
 stead of Playing Bushers.

body quicker than the Dug gets onto the fact that major league players re- gard these contests as jokes, and jokes they naturally are bound to be.
 There was a time when the South was enthusiastic enough. Then the training trips sometimes showed some thing of a profit. Within the last five years major league clubs have been lucky indeed to make a grub stake out of the entire spring tour. In fact, lately it has cost every major league team owner an average of $5,000 to get ready each spring.
 That minor league citizens are in- terested in major league baseball be- tween major league clubs in major Texas last year. The Giants and Tigers played five games in the Lone Star state. x Those five games got McGraw and Jennings both back home with a profit to show instead of the customary deficit.
 Irrespective of the immediate finan- cial end, this new system can scarce ly prove anything but economical. For years the promoters have regarded spring training trips as part of a nec- essary expense, like rent, taxes ,etc Whatever revenues came from spring games were regarded as so much vel vet ;they. were entirely, unexpected. The main idea was to get the club in proper physical condition for an ad- vantageous start in the pennant race, for the difference between a good and bad start in the regular campaign always has been the differesce be- tween financial success and financial failure for the year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
YALE DEFENSE DISSATISFACTION
 TO TAD JONES

New Haven. Oct. eQ-Well satisfied team in most departments of the game for this time of the season, but
 not yet pleased with the ability of the
 eleven to block the forward passes of
 the Washington and Jefferson eleven,
 Tad Jones mapped out a still harder
 week of work today preparatory to
 the four remaining games of the sea-
 son, with Colgate, Brown, Princeton
 and Harvard.
 The team came through Saturdays
 game without a single injury, and the | lineup this week will not be changed.
 except that Bob Bingham, the left halfback who was called home Satur- day, will probably be back in the | game this week. The work of Carey,
 who played in Bingham's place on Sat-
 urday, was satisfactory, and will keep
 the other backs on their mettle. Braden is expected to return to the squad this week to fight with Jacques for the position of fullback. Jacques hit the line hard on Saturday anf played the best game he has played at any time this season. If he was in
 good condition 1t is probable that
 Braden would he the better man be-
 cause of his versatility. In addition
 to his ability to hit the line, Braden is
 punter and drop-kicker of no mean ! accomplishments, and possibly the strongest backfield would be Smith, Bingham, LeGore and Rraden. LeGore seems to be able to punt in the early part of a contest, but as the game goes on he commences to punt high and short often going outside not far from the line of scrimmage. He is at his best running with the ball
 around the end or through a broken field. Although Hutchinson probably will !! be the regular centre, Smith and Leis- enring are likely to have another trial on the varsity this week. Hutchinson has been working hard since hew as
 put down into the line, and the coaches probably will decide to rest
 him up for a few days. vorys also will be able to play this week. but 1t is doubtful if Callahan will be availa- ble before the Brown game.
 The work of George Moseley at end on Saturday was one of the satisfac- tory features of the game, and he will
 make an excellent first substitute in
 this position. With Gates, Comerford
 and Moseley, Yale's ends will be we'll looked out for. but the coaches are al-
 most without good substitutes in the line from tackle to tnckle.
 Taft and Baldridge are the regu-, lars. The latter seems quite subject to injuries, and Fox is being developed to
 take his place. Capt. Black and Gait
 are the regular guards. and Zenner
 and Graham, the first substitutes, are
 not nearly in their class. Chub Shel-
 don is missed at both guard and tackle.
 Foster Rockwell. former All-Ameri-
 car quarter and later coach of Samuel F. B. Morse's 1906 eleven, is expected
 here to coach tomorrow, and later in
 the \ week Fudge Heffelfnger, star
 lineman of the early sos, Is coming
 to help. It is hard to realize that Heff
 has son on the freshman squad. and
 if he develops to be anything like his
 father. the Yale line will have less to
 worry about next year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
RANGERS WIN FROM
 NEW HAVEN AT SOCCER

The New Haven soccer team went down to defeat before the Bridgeport Rangers at Seaside park yesterday afternoon. The score was to in favor of the home team. The game was the first round In the Budd chal- lenge cup competition. The New Haveners were strong favorites. but they put up a most disappointing game. They never got together at any period of the game and played more like lot of beginners. The Rangers played around them at will and had no trouble in making their way into the second round.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
Sues Trolley Co. Because Car Hit
 Load of His Fruit

Declaring that load of fruit worth $512 was destroyed when his auto truck was struck by trolley car at Main and Gilbert streets. Samuel Spirit of Waterbury. has brought suit against the Connecticut Go. In pa- pers filed in the superior court here 0prit also claims the truck was dam aged to the extent of 1900 and he wants $3,000 damages.
 The, plaintiff says the truck came to this city to get the load of fruit on, October s last. While on the return trip to Waterbury the driver turned the truck out of Gilbert street into Main. He tried to get the truck off the track before the car approached but was unable to do so. Negligence on the part of the motorman is al- legged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
. (By Wagner.)

Percy Haughton had to put that young upstart. Tad Jones. ia his so the old fox of Harvard set his war riors on poor Cornell and said, Give 'em all you've got"
 The result was the biggest surprise of the football seas.n for few critics thought Harvard would win and none expected such a large score. The brilliant running of Eddie Casey stamps the Harvard b4.cK as one of the great players of th1 year. AL though weighing only about 155, Casey can dodge and twist his way through a broken field and it gener- ally takes two or three men to bring him down. The Harvard line, which was supposed to be weak, displayed big improvement and made numer- ous holes for Casey and Herween to slip through. The Harvard victory 2 will make the Crimson a favorite over Princeton and an even choice for the Yale game.
 The stock of the Yale eleven took a boom after the large score the Blue piled up on Washington & Jefferson. Although the Yale boys were unable to stop the enemy from using the for ward pass with success it must be remembered that the W. & J. team can work this play better than any eleven in the country.
 Washington & Jefferson had weak CT team than last season as was to be expected after Bob Folwell left the institution. They still had McCreight. however, and the lanky fu1lback spent busy afternoon throwing passes in every direction. His work entities him to All-American mention.
 One feature of Yale's work that caused comment was the cleaner han ding of the ball. There were few fumb1es in decided contrast to pre- vious games. Harry LeGore made one tumble which might have resulted disastrously in a close contest. He was standing back for fake kick when the ball was passed. He started be- fore he got the oval and it went through his hands. The ball rolled toward the Yale goalNine with two of the enemy and LeGore in pursuit. Harry managed to save the situation by falling on the ball. The contest proved that Yale's backfield is very powerful. The only question is whether Tad Jones can build a line that will be able to hold off the CO., horts of Princeton and Harvard.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
BRIDGEPORT CITY WINS OVER MANCHESTER: ROVERS
 DEFEATED BY ANSONIA

noon the Bridgeport Citys won from the Manchester soccer eleven by to o. The visitors played a better game than the score indicates but the Citys showed fine team work when near the visitors goal. Hunziker and Satterwaite were stars for the Citys.
 The Bridgeport Rovers went to An sonia and lost to the natives by to O.. The Rovers were lighter than their opponents but gave a good account of themselves. They managed to hold Ansonia to one goal in the first half.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
REMARKS LOSE
 TO WINCHESTERS
 IN LIVELY GAM E

New Haven, Oct. 30@Winchester' s football team continued it's winning career yesterday afternoon, defeating the rejuvenated Remington Arms team from Bridgeport F to O. The Red w men outplayed their opponents in every part of the game. Time and time. again the Winchester back tore through .the visiting first defense for good gains. Enthusiastic fans, who witnessed the game. pronounced the Red w team as the finest football ma chine developed in the history of city football.
 Capt. Jimmy Coogan ran the team and showed fine judgment in the se- lection of his plays. John Milliken went in at quarter in the second period but was forced to retire with a wrenched knee. Bridgeport fans who saw the game were of the opinion that the Winchester attack was more pow erful than that showed by the Glees at Bridgeport last week. The Red W shift, which calls five men on the line and five infthe backf1eld and then changes into any one of several formations caught the visiting team off balance, allowing he backs to get we'll under way before the opponents solved the play.
 The Winchester goal was never in danger, save for a few minutes at the beginning of the last quarter when a penalty brought the ball to the three yard line. There the home teams de- fense 'stiffened and hurled the visitors back, taHing the ball on downs. Capt. Coogan Immediately punted out of danger.
 The game opened with Capt. Reilly kicking off to Lawlor. and the Win chester team marched down the field carrying the visiting defense with them. Schatzman uncorked a nice forward pass to G. Milliken for a 15- yard gain. The ball was advanced steadily to the ~f1ve-yard line, where the period ended.
 J. Milliken took Coogan's place at quarter when play was resumed, and on the first play sent Schatzman through for the second touchdown. Milliken missed the goal.
 In the second half the Arms players claim they were victims of raw deal. They say Eddie Reilly ran for a touchdown but was called back by the referee, who declared he had blown his whistle. The referee also gave the Winchesters a touchdown after the Arms had held for downs on the two yard line. The referees contention was that the field was wrongly mark ed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
JOHNNY NOONAN SEEKS
 BOUT WITH MAULIFFE

Johnny Noonan, who has made a great reputation in Boston as a boxer, is in this city looking for bouts Noo- nan has beaten all the best boys in the Massachusetts clubs. He would like to take crack ,at Young Mc- Auliffe/ and as he-can make from 126 to 130 pounds he figures he would be a good opponent for the local star Dave Carver, who has handled many crack boxers in the past, is manager for Noonan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
SATURDAY FOOTBALL.

Yale 36, Wash. & Jeff. IA. Harvard 23. Cornell 0. Princeton z, Dartmouth 3. Brown 21. Rutgers 3. Pittsburgh 20y Pennsylvania o Army 69. Villanova '. Penn State AS, Gettysburg 2. Wesleyan 10, Amherst z. Columbia 0, Williams O. Lehigh 27, Catholic 0. Michigan IA, Syracuse 13. Tufts 12, Indiana 10. Wisconsin 30. Chicago z. Notre Dame 60, Wabash 0. Illinois IA, Purdue z. Navy 27, Georgia 2.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
CLEANER HANDLING OF BALL
 FEATURE OF YALE TEAM PLAY
Chain Co. to Have Big Shakeup As Result of
 Annex Victory.

Howie Baker. will probably be sent to department. Bakos may go to half back and a new man sent to quarter back. There may also be some will have to brace if they expect to beat the Villa Nova college eleven on Saturday. Manager Healy has also booked game for Sunday so the play CTS need lots of practice this week.
 Referee Joe Waters gained almost as many yards as the Annex backs at Newfield park yesterday. The little round man went into the pile of play CTS like diving Venus and never failed to come up with the ball.
 Foster Sanford has a nice, peaceful set of players on his Rutgers college eleven. After the game in Provi- dence last Saturday six Brown men had been carried from the field and another was in the hospital.
 John McGraw may be expected to come out of his shell now that he is charged with quitting the field be- cause he last $15,000. McGraw will probably give out a statement that will start another argument. Then Ban Johnson and Proxy Tener can stage one of those ten round affairs.
 There must have been a number of Arms rooters at the Annex-Chain game yesterday. A certain element in the east bleachers made scathing remarks about Capt Flanagan when he was trifle abrupt in ordering a player out of the lineup.
 It is said that the Phillies are likely na trade during the winter. Carey is in wrong with Owner Dreyfuss of the Pirates because of an argument following a transforming tour. Carey was sent to Dreyfuss as spokesman for the players who demanded the re- ceipts of the games. Dreyfuss told Carey to go out and get the air. Drey- fuss claims he intended to give the players half the receipts but when they displayed such greed he would not give them a cent. They were under contract until October IS; so he wasn't compelled to give them any, thing.
 Lack of a punch appears to be the trouble at Princeton as usual. The Tigers can make spasmodic gains but when they have to deliver the tell ing blow they can't put it across The Tigers have to improve wonderfully fo heat Harvard and Yale
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30
SUPERIOR TEAM WORK BY
 ANNEX DEFEATS CHAIN BOYS
Local Players Tumble at Critical Times and Fail to
 Stop Elusive Elm City Backs.

This score loomed up pretty big as the game wore on and the locals found it hard to push the visitors back. For one thing the forward pass went wrong and not one hurl was suc- cessful. In the fourth period dashes by Moshier and Bakos Brought the leather to the Annex 12 yard line but there the Elm City youngsters held. There was no further chance for SCOT ing before the final whistle sounded. The lineup:
 Annex. Chain
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-30

Harvard is better fixed for ends, this season than any other football team in the east. So say the crimson gridiron experts. In addition to the regular ends, Dick Harte and c. Coolidge, the Cambridge eleven has two or three men who can told down these posi- tions in brilliant style.