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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

The Blue Ribbons. who are showing the way in the Interstate Basketball league just at present will tackle the New York five lat Colonial hall to- night. The Ribbons need every game for Danbury is pressing them closely. For that reason Leavys men cannot afford toN slip up tonight.
 Manager Leavy still hesitates to send Jimmy Clinton into the fray The veterans leg still bothers him and as his experience will be badly needed later in the campaign the local man ager prefers not to take any chances now. An effort will be made to se- cure Johnny Becknan in Clinton s place again tonight. Murray, Swen- son, Harvey and White will be on hand for the Ribbons.
 The Newt York five has been strengthened since last appearing here. Kenney, a hard working young ster, is playing guard, and Dondero and DeRose are on the forward line.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
First Team.

Walter Camps All-America football eleven, made public today, is fairly well-balanced affair geograph1cally. Three Western players are selected, two are from New Haven and the rest are Easterners. The second elev- en, however, does not cover so much ground, but the third team which Camp selects for Golfers more than makes up for this.
 From a geographical viewpoint the third eleven is the most interesting feature of Camps selections. With an collaborating disregard for distance he picks two men from the Pacific Coast, one from the Northwest, four from the South, three from the East and one from Cambridge.
 Oddly enough none of the big East ern colleges is represented on the first team backfield, and this may be char acterized as an unprecedented occur renee. In fact, the big Eastern col- leges as a whole fare poorly on Camps teams this year. Not a sin gle Princeton player is on the first or third elevens, while the only Tiger to be selected at all is Hogg, who is found after some search, at guard on the second team.
 Black and Moseley, of Yale, are the first team selections, and so is Dad nun, of Harvard; and to this extent is the Big Threes representations on the first eleven confined Colgate, with three men-Anderson, West and Horndng-heads the list Yale is sec ond with two, while the other six places are distributed among as many colleges. st e.5 x
 Baston, of Minnesota is placed at one end, and here in the East the advisa bility of such a step may be questioned. Out in his part of the country, however, he is considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game-a player who takes rank with Germany Schultz, Walter Eckersall Willie Heston and Nal Snow, all Western football products.
 Baston's ability was we'll known to every person with intimate football connections, and so was the ability of practically every player on the first and second teams which Camp selects There are few on the third eleven, however, who are not so we'll known here in the East. These are Beckett, of Oregon; Phillips, of Georgia Tech; Seagraves, of Washington; Vowell, of Tennessee and Curry, of Wander bilt, yl
 The selection of these players con- stitutes the most interesting feature of Camps teams from a geographical viewpoint. Seagraves, one of Gi1- mour Dohie's men, is a player of al- most obscure identity. So is Beckett, another Pacific Coast star.
 oA -LI team are selected for the second time These are Baston and Peck, of Pitts burgh, who is placed at centre. On-' phant and Black are moved up from last years second team to places on the first eleven, while Dadmun comes up from last years third team. Hogg, of Princeton and Herton, of Pitts burgh, are again given places on the second team, while McEwan, the Army centre, who made the third team last year, is moved up a notch
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
ENGAGEMENT OF ELEPHANT TO ELM CITY GIRL DENIED

New Haven. Dec. 26.-Elmer Oli- phant, the famous West Point half back, who is a likely candidate for Walter Camps All-American eleven, is visiting in this city at the home of Mrs. James Hume in Wall street. Ol- iphants visits have been so frequent to this city of late that the rumor has been spread that his engagement to Miss Blanche Hume, the daughter of Mrs. Hume, would be soon announced. Mrs. Hume last night at her home de- nied that any such engagement ex- isted.
 'I should not be inclined to say so, if it did," she said. "I should leave that to the people interested to an- nounce."
 Neither Miss Hume nor Oliphant were at home at the time and they could not be questioned.
 Oliphant is recognized as one of the best football players in the country. His sterling halfback play was a big feature of the ,Army's success during, the season just closed. He still has two years at West Point.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
Second Team.

Harley, of Ohio State, the first choice for fullback is preferred over Berry, of Penn, and Oliphant is plac- ed at halfback, with Pollard, of Brown, as his running mate. Ander- son, of Colgate, is the quarter.
 Le Gore and Casey are the halves on the second team, with Berry at full and Purdy, of Brown, as their rum ming mates, they make up a backf1eld practically as versatile as the first teams. Tn the matter of lines there is also very little to choose.
 Referring to the season as a whole, MT. Camp says in part:
 Every season there are certain marked developments in football play. Last year the run from kick formation came to it's own and proved the strongest feature of the attack Tn several cases this year it was shown, however, that this formation must have connected with it the threat of the forward pass and the kick. In case the last man in the back field is known to be a runner only, 1t natur- ally simplifies tho problem for the defense quite materially.
 ''The most marked feature of this seasons; development was, however, the various methods of thinning the defensive line-that is, forcing the secondary defense back by the threat of forward passing and kicking from close formation and at the same time, by formations and shifts in the back field, compelling the men playing on the forward line of defense to separ- ate further from each other and thus make thrustingi and plunging plays more effective. The University of Pittsburgh, under Warner, showed the simplest method of doing this by means of formations of the backfield They were not complicated, and they involved the principle of the direct pass.
 Colgate under BankaA used somewhat nnofe complicated method of quick shifts from regular forma- tion with tandem, and a pass through the quarter out for line plunge on tackle like that of Huntington's day
 Brown, under Robinson, used splits in the line and also quick shifts and developed the best kind of attack to get star like Pollard loose.
 Washington and Jefferson had the most effective forward passing and in McCreight one of the best mens to make the pass. )R
 ''The best individual defense was developed by Yale in her two final games. This defense practically stalled the Harvard attack-an at- tack which had formerly been vary effective.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
Dick HOblitZell Had Six Managers In His Ho
 8 Years in CincinnaSl

Dick IIoblitzel comes close to hav- ing record in the number of man agers he has worked under in eight years. Hobby has been directed by six baseball pilots in that time, five of them being leaders of the Reds
 He began under John Ganzel, in 1908, saw Clarke Griffith supersede Gam >l, watched Henry O'Day take the reins from Griff, observed Tinker take up where O'Day left off and then saw part of Charles L. Herzog's s stormy administration. Then Hobby went to a team that won the worlds chanpionshin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
GuNBOAT SMITH IS
 VICTIM OF COWLER

Rochester, N. Y., Dec. 26.-In one of Ehe fastest bouts ever seen here, Tom Cowler, English heavyweight, won on points in ten rounds yestreday after noon from Gunboat Smith at the Flower City A. c. The men battled ike lightweights all the way. Cowler did practically all of the leading and scored often with his left hand Smith displayed great ring ,generalship, of sufficient calibre to reduce the mar gin of advantage that 24 pounds in weight gave his opponent. Smith de- pended mostly on a right hand hay maker, but he landed seldom.
 rne Gunner, however, several times hooked his left into the stomach with damaging effect. Both men went to he floor during the bout, but neither vas a clean knockdown. Cowler won ,ig:1S or the ten rounds, but Smith finished stronger in the tenth, two tight uppercuts being telling factors. Smith also outfougllt Cowler in the fifth round. Smith swung a lot, missed . lot and held lot, but only a hay maker could have won for him. The weights were: Cowler, POT; Smith, 1s3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
SUSPECT SULLIVAN.

Eastern league baseball directors are beginning to think J. P. Sullivan, the Lawrence magnate, is double crossing them. He has been talking of selling his franchise for months but just when it looked as if he might do something he would appear before the directors and make some f1imsy excuse.
 Sullivan got into financial difficult ties last season and the league had to chip in with $3,000 to help him out. This debt gives the Eastern directors a lien on the Lawrence territory. Sul- livan, however, holds a lease on the Lawrence park, so that gives him a slight advantage. The directors thing Sullivan does not really want to sell his franchise but is waiting for the Eastern to surrender the terri tory so he can get into new league that will be formed in Massachusetts next season. President Dan O'Neil intends to call another meeting in Springfield this week when Sullivan will be forced to show his hand. The situation in Lynn also presents a problem for Owner E. B. Fraser de- clares he will not operate club next season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

New York, Dec. 23-..A chip of the old block" This is the expression cur rent1y used by billiard followers in their talks anent Young Jake" Schaefer, star balk line player '.Y oung Jake" is only a boy with boy ish. ideals, but he has perfected his style of play to such an extent during the last few months that the old timers of the green cloth see in him a dupli- cate of his father. the late Wizard Schaefer, who reigned supreme in the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

billiard world before the advent of Hoppe. Like his accomplished par ent, "Young Jake'' is developing a wonderful stroke and under the, tute- lage of Willie Hoppe is absorbing knowledge rapidly. It is freely pre- dicted that Schaefer will be the next champion, but that is still long time off, as Hoppe is good enough to retain the title for a number of years. Lay out shows two views of Young Jake" Schaefer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
FOUR GAMES BOOKED
 IN CITY LEAGUE TONIGHT

Bowlers in the City league will be busy tonight at the Park City alleys. The Athletics and Savoys are schedul- ed for a double header The Oza- nams and Columbus Boys club will get together and the White Eagles are due to tackle the Longfellows. The Ozanams and Columbus teams are tied for third place so their match should be lively.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
BluZEN
 TO DEFEND TITLE
 AT INDOOR TENNIS

New York, Dec. 26-Nearly 100 contestants started play here today for the junior title in the national in door tennis championship. This is the largest number of entrants that the event has had, due largely to the raising. of the age limit from IS to 20 years and thus admitting to the
 event many collegiatep layers. Elliott
 Binzen, of Fordham' college, cham pion, will defend his title against sev1 eraI prominent contenders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
YOUNG RECTOR HANDS
 PRESTON BROWN BEATING

New York, Dec 26-Young Rector of Jersey City defeated Preston Brown of Philadelphia at the Ma
 onal A. c. of that city yesterday
 eternoon. The fight was a thriller, Rector's terrific body punching in the last three rounds earned him the honors over the clever colored boy. Rector was given a great ovation for his fighting.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
JUAREZ OFFICIAL SLAIN.

Fl Paso, Tex, Dec. 26-Raou1 Loya, acting chief of police of Juarez, was shot and killed last night by a Car canza officer whom he ordered to surrender his arms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
Hitting The High Spots

Dartmouth and Brown have re- sumed football relations and accord ing to the schedule just announced, the teams will play in Springfield next season. Colgate has been dropped from the Brown schedule. Two dates were offered the New York state boys but neither was satisfactory.
 The official attendance figures show that Cleveland .outdrew any team in the American league by 50,- 900. Although the Indians made a poor finish they got such a good start that big crowds turned out at home in the early part of the season. Later in the campaign they happened to have dates in cities where the home clubs were in the midst of a spurt and this helped the Cleveland treas ury.
 Arthur Nehf, the Boston Braves southpaw, has gone to Rose PoIytech- nicS institute in Indiana for post graduate course in electrical engineer ing.
 Manager John McGraw of the Giants wants the sporting writers to stop picking his club as easy pen nant winner in the National league. John is afraid the predictions will bring bad luck. It is a fact that teams which are conceded the cham pionship in the winter are apt to fade away in the actual campaign while other clubs. which are ridiculed in the off season, rush right to the front.
 Joe Tinker can't give up active baseball without a struggle. He plans to reduce weight so he can play third for his Columbus, O., club in the American association.
  It is said Battling Kunz got $379 for putting out Bud Palmer in this city last Thursday. He boxed for 20 per cent of the receipts. .t
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

The University of Pennsylvania football players are having consider able trouble getting to California where they are scheduled to play the University of Oregon, January 1. Blizzards have tied up transportation in the west. The Quakers may be so late in arriving at Pasadena, Cal, that they won't have any chance to prac- tice before the battle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

Captain Bartlet has given up hope Of starting for the Arctic next sum. mer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
INTERSTATE LEAGUE.
Games This Week.

Games This Week. Tonight New York at Bridgeport. Wednesday, Bridgeport at New York
 Thursday, Stamford at Jersey City, Paterson at Danbury. Saturday, New York at Paterson. Danbury at Stamford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

ing bouts between Harvard and Yale and Princeton, however, are still far distant s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

Miss Ruth Orkin, fashion artist, injured her ankle in mysterious fall m New York
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
TO CLASH WITH
 NEW YORK PLAYERS TONIGHT

The main contest will start at 8:30 and there will be preliminary at 7:45. The usual dancing will be en- joyed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
NO COLOR LINE.

There is no color line on the All American football team. Pollard of Brown was right there in the front rank when Walter Camp picked 'em out. N
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

XMAS TREES, WREATHS
 AND HOPING
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26
WAL TER CAMP PICKS HIS,
 ALL-AMER|CAN FOOTBALL TEAM

Colgate Gets Three Men and Pollard of Brown Makes <ta E5 Halfback Position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

KIM IS TREES, WREATHS AND HOPING
 JOHN RICK & SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-26

It is said Battling Kunz got $37s for putting out Bud Palmer in this city last Thursday. He boxed for 2( per cent of the receipts. M
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
NAsnINGlON HERALD, SUNDAY. JANUARY 16 1916

Is shared with the landlords. money
lords, and other subsidiary parasites,
This is capitalist society--a society
based on private ownership for profit
of the social means for the produc-
ton and distribution of food. clothing.
shelter. and the other comforts and
conveniences of life
The proposition of the Socialist 10
that society in the next stage of so-
cial evolution will be based, not
upon private ownership for profit OF
the social means for the production
and distribution of the things that go
to make up living. hut upon soci3
ownership for use, under democratic
control. of those means of production
and distribution.
Mr.. Collins declares that this
changed basis of society would result
In the abolition of society. Certainly
the 1oo.ooo,ooo of people in the United
States would not be abolished. Certainly
the necessity for food. clothing, shelter,
education. social intercourse, and the
other things that go to make up a living
would not be abolished Certainly the pro-
duction and distribution of those
things would not be abolished. Ger
tainiy the transportation systems
would not be abolished. Certainly
the schools and colleges would not be
abolished.
In short. 1t is evident that no So
cial institution would fall by the
wayside other than those inherently
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

The committees OF women from the In
ternationsl Congress of Women at The
Hague, who visited the governments OF
the different nations. found the people
were anxious TO share In the discussions
of terms of peace. but none Of them
are free TO express their sentiments go
Miss Adams thinks the world win De
grateful 10 Mr.. Ford for providing zone
little wind swept spot" where a public
forum 10 discuss peace measures in-
formally viii b& established where SUE
gestions and programs from all countries
can be taken out OF the spirit OF con-
troyersy into neutral nations. so the men
OF different countries can know each
others thoughts and the similarity of
sentiment for peace. which they have
not dared express in their own countries
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
.GROTTO FETE Will BE
NOVEL and UNIQUE

The fiscal event of Kallipolis Grotto.
prior to the close of the grotto year, on
january q. will be the annual ladies'
night entertainment and dance at the
Hotel Raleigh next Tuesday evening. The
final touches are being given to the al
ready well-arranged program, and moth
Ing Is being left andone to make this the
most novel and unique of any similar
event staged by the grotto. An innova-
ton has been made this year by extend
ing Invitations to all Master Masons to
attend with their ladies'. which permits
the prophets to invite as many of their
Masonic brethren as may care to attend.
This, together with the double attraction
of musical program and dancing, is ex-
pected to make this one of the most
largely attended grotto affairs in recent
years. The famous Grotto Band will fur
nish the dance music. As usual. there will
be a few surprises not enumerated on
the program,
An invitation has been. extended to the
grand monarch, w. H. Snyder, ,lof Elmira
N. Y, and If he can SO adjust his other
engagements, he will be present.
Among those on the program will be
Miss Hazel Bornheim, Otto Woerner, Miss
Clara Naecker. Herbert ]. Jacob and
Miss Selma Selinger. Mrs Julian Bry-
lawski and others
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

They hope this uaoficisi confereres Of
neutrsis VII be the means OF bras isAx
together moral pressure and th<vetv
create public opinion. by expresxsou os
sentiments. and possibly have some Ell ecf
on the governments which eventually
VIII make peace terms Miss Addans
added that we can but admire the energy
and single mlndedness OF man who
was willing 10 blaze the way for govern
ment action. which private enterprise.
though unsuccessful. often does so ~'fser
the governments OF Europe are brought
into the oenafratic stream again and
the war Is e8ed by the voice Of the
people and not by secret diplomacy. a.
Il was begun. we will see Mr.. Ford's
expedition In different light
r. l. ROBINSON.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
new JERSEY SOCIETY
/ PLANS ANNUAL Dinner
Jerseyites Will Enjoy Evening of En-
tertainment at Rauscher's
Tuesday.

The annual banquet of the New Jersey
Society of the District, will be held
Tuesday night at Rauscher's. The Ia
vited guests will include only residents.
or former residents, of New Jersey.
Public Printer Cornelius Ford will be
toastmaster. Musical selections will be
given by George o'Connor, Mathew Horn,
Messrs. Green and Gluschack. Maurice
Fitzgerald. Edwin Callow, Earl Car
baugh. Miss Edith Rainbow, and
others.
A meeting of the committee on ar
rangements will be held tomorrw night
bat the office of the president of the
society, ]. ]. Keenan,, to complete ar
rangements for the vent.
Among the invited guests are Presi-
dent Wilson, Secretary of War. Garrison;
Justice of the Supreme Court. Pitney;
Secretary to the President Joseph z.
Tumulty; Interstate Commerce Com
missioner, Daniels; Associate Justice of
the District Supreme Court. Walter /.
Mccoy; Excise Commissioner. Gen.
Robert G. Smith; Senators James E.
MARITIME and William Hughes, and Rep
resentstive James A. Hamil, Archibald
c. Hart, William'J. Browning. Frederick
r. Lehlbach, Issaac Bacharach, Thomas
j. Scully, Isaac G. Hutchinson, John H.
Capstick, Dow . Drukker, Edward w.
Gray. Howard Wayne Parker. and John
]. Eagan. and Gov. Fielder. of New
Jersey.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments is composed of Joseph p. OLone,
chairman: E. c. Ayers, vice chairman;
James A. Edgerton, treasurer; Miss Mar
garet Lutz, secretary: DIR. l.. d. Car
man, E. Joseph Aranoff, F. A. Parth-
more, Chris Lehmkuhl. G. ID. Mann, NJ.
F. Keating. Felix MCGUIRE, ]. J. Keenan,,
w. ]. Sammond, Misses A. T. Coons. NJ
A. KenealIy. Flora Levy, NJ. A. McHale.
Edith Gardiner, NJ. A. Lee, and Mira
T. Hillman
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
Bretherton on Christmas Eve.

This is December twenty-fourth.
The wind Is blowing from the north
II penetrates the tattered clothes
OF wastrels poor in all but oaths.
They hear the clink of glass and spoon
Ia many an olorous saloon
Il Where the large-hearted roisterers MUNICH y
On tantalizng plates of lunch.
The little shopgirls cross the street,
With aching backs and weary feet
They ask for nothing but to creep
Into their attic beds and sleep.
And all the bells wild with JOY
Because long since baby Boy
Was in a lowly stable born
In Bethlehem on Christmas morn.
And under heavens refulgent stars
Belated shoppers crowd the cars
And grumble Thank the Lord, my dear
That Christmas comes but once a year..
u had a ticket in my glove!.
IT'S fierce the way some LADIES shovel"
The girls there have such vulgar ways!......"
Next year, you bet, I'll and stay
At some hotel on Christmas Day
And leave the children with their nurse.
Conductor! Some ones got my purse!
No, here it is. Eighteenth and @?
Well Merry Christmas" Same to you.'
The icy gusts of winter numb
The fingers of the hungry bum. q
But still the world withholds the boon
OF whisky and the saloon.
And far and wide the steeples call:
peace and goodwill and joy to all!
For God who gave all creatures birth
Has come, a little Child earth"
ITO hell" he cries, with Christmas Day.
And Jesus Christ"'-O strange, mad Joke!
For he alone of all the folk
That laugh and drink and fume and crowd,
Has called the name of God aloud!
BRETHERToN.