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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
REWARD PLANS STRONG ATTACK
 AGAINST CORNELL

Cambridge, Oct. 24-The HaTvari football eleven began work for the Cornell game in earnest yesterday Coach Haughton, who saw many encouraging points in the match against Massachusetts State College on Saturday, spent the earlier part of the afternoon outlining the teams of- fensive work for the coming of the Ithacans, and then took the squad to the field, where practically all the work was en signals.
 The squad is now in better physical trim than it has been for some time. While both Clark and Gamer were pretty much banged up in Saturdays game, both were on the field, but their places on the Harvard forward line were taken by Day and Lowell. The latter has not been out for a week. but is in better shape to start scrim- maging than either Taylor or Sweet ser, two of the best tackles.
 Robinson was in charge of the team, and had the regular backs, Thatcher, Horween, and Casey, this being the combination that will be groomed to start the game. against Al Sharpe's Comedians. With the ex- ception of Half Back Bond, Haughton will have the services of all his best material, and while some of the stars will be held back on Saturday. all can be used if necessary. The Crim- son will work lot on offense this week. intending to put on a much more varied attack than was used against Cornell a year ago.
 The defense will also be built, the scouts having kept close track of Cor nelPs advancement this fall. It is ex- pected that because of the poor work the Ithaca end rushers have been do- ing this season that Harvard will open its play more than in any pre- vious game.
 The rush-line candidates were join- ed by two good men. Parker, one of the freshman line men last fall, will be tried at tackle, and Lancaster, from the second team, is a good guard. He was the most active line man on the second team last fall. These two players have been with the troops in Texas and have returned in prime condition to play football.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24

escapes from being knocked out by Lawler, but clever work on Connors part kept him always prepared. Law Ter kicked behind left end line. Bridge ports kick out from goal was taken by Capt. Murphy, who sent the ball ot center field to Connors, who passed to Cahill. He passed to Courtney, who tried hard but missed by a few feet. In the kick out by Hartford the ball went down the right wing to center field and a good combination on the part of Hartford scored for them an- from goal was caught by Cahill who sent ot down the field. Then the whistle blew. 1st half was over. Hart ford 2, Bridgeport O.
 Now Bridgeport was playing with the wind. A Bridgeport player foul ed Hanford, the Referee awarded "a free kick about the 50 yard mark. Hanford tried we'll to score from fifty yards, but failed the ball going behind. On the ball being kicked out from the Hartford goal Lawler again fouled Courtney and brought remarks from the crowd. It was evident he did not have any science. He depended on mere strength and tried for his man first andi the ball next. Murphy took the free kick and passed to the goal. Mccarthy tried to score but the ball struck the cross bar and came back into play then Lawler tried to foul Cahill on the wing which brought more shouts from the crowd. Cahill being too we'll trained for him, avoid ed him letting Lawler go sprawling on the ground. The ball was kicked to the mouth of the Hartford goal by Cahill. There was a big rush and everyone looked for score but the ball came out again only to be sent in by Courtney. Again a goal for Bridgeport was looked for, but again the ball came out and Cahill got pos session of it. Lawler tried to foul him and he had to drop the ball to avoid being knocked out. It was ta- ken by Connors of the Gaelics who passed to Mccarthy who passed to Ca- hill. Cahill tried hard for another goal but Hartford backs seemed to be on the job with the rough stuff and again the ball came out to center field. .Cahill again sent it in. Bridgeport tried hard and Hartford again sent it out and Bridgeport player sent it in but it again was kicked out. After some rushing Hartford centre field got possession of the ball and tried to score by a good combination to an other player, who sent the ball to the mouth of the Bridgeport goal. but Cap. Murphy made good catch for Bridge rort and sent the ball out with strong kick. Cahill got possession of the ball by leaping in the air for 1t and was about to kick it when Lawler of Hartford pushed him while he was turning to kick the ball. Cahill fell and was out for the rest of the game
 For the next five minutes Bridge port tried hard for score but failed, the whistle blew the final score being Hartford 2 points Bridgeport 0. The players called an automobile and took MT. Cahill to the Ga1en hospital where he is progressing favorably. He ex- poets to be on the field in a few days.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24

when the president of the Philadelphia club openly declared that the umpires
 were favoring the Giants to win the I.pennant. For these rash statements.
 which the board of directors reviewed and ruled were groundless, FogeI, af- ter spirited hearing, was ushered out
 of the league.
 It is pointed out by some baseball
 men that McGraw, in making his
 statement, was very careful to first
 make it clear that he did not openly
 charge his players with deliberately
 favoring the Brooklyn club. After first qualifying his statement in this
 respect, he openly charged them with
 indifference and with not trying to
 play their best President Teher is in
 clined to take the incident as a alcase
 where McGraw's temper got the tbest of him. and what he said was ex-
 pressed while he was in the heat of , excitement.
 The hearing before the board of di-
 rectors promises to be a very lively
 affair, as McGraw is an individual who does not mince words, and it is very evident that he will express him. self freely when he hears the charges which some of the club owners are likely to make against him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
TENER ADMITS LEAGUE TO
 INVESTIGATE M'GRAW CHARGES National Board of Directors Plans to Make Giant
 Manager Prove Statements.

New York, Oct. 24-A conference between John K. Tener, president of the National league and Harry N. Hampstead, owner of the Giants, to Investigate John McGraw's charges against several of his players was held yesterday afternoon in Mrf Hemp stead's office. McGraw was to have been present but left before the ar rival of the league executive.
 'oThe McGraw incident was lightly touched upon," was President Hemp stead's statement. The owner of the Giants also stated that as far as the New York club was concerned it was . dead issue
 "The McGraw case will be handled b~ the board of directors of the Ma tional league when it meets here on the second Tuesday in December" said President John K. Tener of the Ma tional league yesterday.
 It is necessary for ore or more of the clubs to file protest in order that a case of this kind may come before the board of directors, but President Tener would not say what club had made the protest. The pres ent case offers a new situation in the National league. The last case of its kind was the Horace Fogel incident,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
'LEvlNSKY TO TAKE ON JACK DILLON
 IN BOSTON TONIGHT

Boston. Oct. A.-Battline Levinsky and Jack Dillon will meet in a 12- round bout in Boston tonight. A ref eree's decision will be given.
 Tex Rickard, who has an eye to promoting another big event in New York, will likely be on hand to see the men battle, and on what he sees will depend the staging of Jess Willard in another match. As yet the famous promoter has secured no site for such a contest, but he believes things will work out in such a manner as to per- init him to go through with his pet idea.
 Dillon and Levinsky have met many times, and it is yet toss-up as to who is the better man. Recently they met in Baltimore, and Levinsky was said to have been given the worst of 1t when the referee called the bout a draw.
 In his last bout Levinsky thought he won cleanly, and has said that had the bout gone two or three more rounds he woul& have won by a knock -out. To win that way is his ambition. and while 1t is expecting entirely too much to perform such a trick against man like Dillop, he will nevertheless bend every effort to do that
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
RED SOX HURLERS
 INSIST ON GETTING
 SPECIAL CATCHERS

Boston, Oct. 24-They're a sus- picious lot. those Red Sox pitchers! That's why they insist on having cer- tain catchers work with them when- ever they're assigned to the slab.
 Even Manager Bill 'Carfigan has been stung by the superstition bug. The master of the worlds champions would rather concede defeat than send any backstop other than Forrest Cady into the lineup the day he picks Ernie Shore to pitch.
 Shore, by the way, is a difficult hurler to catch because of the freak ish dip on his fast ball. The giant southerner positively demands that Cady catch him. Other catohers have handled the string bean of the Boston staff, but Shore never seems as steady as when Cady is his receiver.
 By the same token Dutch Leonard always insists that Manager Carrigan work behind the plate the day he pitches. Bills throwing arm is noth- ing to brag about, but he's long on the steadying "bulr' which he always brings into use the instant Leonard exhibits symptoms of wavering, and this is one reason the southpaw wants his boss on the job.
 Carrigan is one of the smartest maskmen in the business and Leonard figures tha this handling of every sit- uation that rises offsets any handicap that his glass arm may give the ene- my. Chester Thomas always draws the grabbing" task when Mays or Ruth are doing the curving. Mays. with his peculiar subway delivery, is a, hard guy to catch. and no one else seems to do the job as we'll as Thomas.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
HUTCHINSON IS
 MADE REGULAR CENTER AT YALE

New Haven. Conn.,, Oct. 24.-With with Callahan so~injured that he will not be back in time to aid in the final development of the team, the coaches began yesterday afternoon to build up new line.
 Capt. Black, with his leg bandaged up to protect it, was back both in the signal drill and in the scrimmage, and undoubtedly will lead his team against Washington and Jefferson on Satur- day. Gait, with his injured hand heav- fly bandaged, was at right guard and Hutchinson continued at centre. The rest of the, line was Taft and Bald rige, tackles; Gates and Comerford, ends
 The putting of Hutchinson at centre is probably permanent because of Cal lahan's injury, and the latter on his return will be developed into sub stttute guard. Hutchinson's passing is superior to Taft's, and he will prob ably develop into good rowing cen 'tre, with Vorys as his first substitute. : 'swhether Larry Fox or Taft will be lat left tackle in Sheldon's place is un- decided. Taft was there yesterday as Fox wasn't at the field because Of rec ttations. Traver Smith and La Roche were out of the lineup and in their place Van Nostrand ran the team at quarter He ehowed improvement. but the team against which the varsity played was not a strong one. Bing- ham, the regular left half, also was out of the scrimmage because of a spEe throat, and Carey played in his place. LeGore and Jacques completed the back field. Joe Neville went in to try drop kick AFom the 43-yard line and just missed it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
ST. LOUIS CASTOFFS ON EVERY NATIONAL
 LEAGUE TEAM IN 1916

St. Louis, Oct. 24.-Every club in the National league at present is carrying at least one ball player who at one time was member of one Of the St. Louis teams. In ak there are B play CTS now on the reserve lists of other outfits, who at one time were with To- cal clubs. Of this number ten are ex- Cardinals and three of them ex- Brownies.
 Of the total, five of them are pitch- CTS, although one of them is just com- ing up for another trial They ara Wheezer Dell with the Superbas. Har- ry Sallee and Polly Perritt with the Giants, and Bob Harmon and Phil Bedding with the Pirates. Bedding was given a tryout with the Cardinals in 1912, but found wanting. Callahan is going to give him another chance.
 The players turned loose by the Browns now with National league clubs are Charley Deal, landed by the Cubs in the draft from Kansas City: Bill Killifer star catcher of the Phil lies, and Bill McKechnie with Cincin-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
GOLFER WITH ONE
 LEG DOES GREAT
 WORK IN ENGLAND

London, Oct. 24-A remarkable ex- hibition of golf. under extreme handi- cap. was recently shown atthe Sun dridge Park course during a foursome in which the leading English profess sionals were the contestants. Pre- vious to the match in which Edward Harry vardon and J. H. Taylor, in Kitchener National Memorial Fund, Ernest Jones, balancing himself on one leg, repeatedly drove the ball for distances we'll over 200 yards.
 Jones, who was the professional of the Chislehurst club, had recently re- turned from the firing line where he had lost his right leg at the knee It was generally assumed that his golf ing days were over. Immediately he was out of the hospital. however, Jones was back on the links.
 In the khaki uniform of a lance corporal and on crutches he made his way to the tee from which Vardon and the others were later to drive and gave one of the most remarkable exhi- bitions the golfing world has ever seen. Balancing on his left leg, Jones drove his first ball straight as the flight of an arrow 235 yards down the course. Not one ball, but a doz- en, all flying as far and as true as the first. And never once did he lose his balance. All the rhythm and timing of the perfect professional swing were there, and many amazed golfers discovered that form" is real ly the thing after all, whether you are standing on two legs or one. Jones naively remarked that he hoped to do much better after he gets an artifi- cia1 leg fitted. So far he has only been able to make a 69 on his home course.
 The spectators also witnessed some wonderful play in the foursome which followed. The match demonstrated that whatever may be it's other vicissi- tudes war has not taken a single ounce from the tremendous driving smash of Ray, nor has it dul1ed in the slightest degree the keen edge of Var don's wonderful machine-1ike play. These two masters of golf fought out a wonderful match. Vardon made a -6S, ten strokes under the standard for the course, but Ray was miracle
 
 of his niblick play finally set at naught the wizardry of Vardon's woods and irons, and he rounded out the eighteen holes with a 66. Braid and Taylor were more or less ec!ipsed and 1t is no ordinary golfing contest when players of their type can be all but forgotten.
 The foursome had not moved be- yond the third hole when the big gall 1ery, which included a host of Amer jeans, began to realize that what they really were to see was a duel between Ray and Vardon. Yet Braid and Taylor were playing magnificent golf all the way through. Taylor was a trif1e handicapped by sore hand and had most of the bad luck in the match. Braid did some remarkable putting. He was constantly down in three or -four, but vardon or Ray were always on hand to halve the hole and share the honors. Once Braid sank a 30 foot put for a two, but Ray with an air of supreme care1essness -ran one down from 15 feet away and took similar score.
 The driving was always wonderful.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24

ward this year is because they are used to following star at Cambridge. First Haughton had Brickley, then Hardwick and Mahan. This fall there is no one man who stands out above his fellows as these three did in other years. P"ughton is great line coach. In fact, he is so thorough that his work is uniformly. good. Yet it is his backfield material that has brought him his greatest fame. The makeup of the Crimson line, save for Captain Dadmun at guard and Dick Harte and
 coolidge at ends, is still a bit uncer- tain. The strength of Harvard behind the line is definitely known Casey, Horween, Bond, Hitchcock, Minot and Flower are the men who will carry the ball for Haughton's host this season
 Of these Casey seems to be best. Percy Haughton may not turn out another really great team this fall, but you can bet on it that he will have an eleven that will take lot of smearing before it yields to anybody. This is the only kind of an eleven Percy Haughton knows how to mold. Photo shows Captain Dadmun of Harvard
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
PROTEST
 FINES ON RED S0X FOR TRANSFORMING

New York, Oct. 24-Protesting against the contemplated action of the National Commission in fining ball players for transforming after the season Is over, David l.. Fultz, presi- dent of the Players Fraternity. said yesterday that the fraternity would not accept the right of the commits sion to impose fines for such an of- fence. He declared that the play CTS were acting well within their rights In taking part in such games He denied that the Red Sex were in any way guilty of wrongdoing in play ing against New Haven a few days after beating Brooklyn in the worlds series.
 "If the National Commission wants to fine any of the Red Sox, 1t had better look to Manager Carrigan and Owner Lannin, as both these men gave their consent to the players per- forming at New Haven" said Fultz. After Lannin had agreed to allow the players to meet the New Haven Colonials, on the night before the game was to be played, he advised the players not to go on with their contracted contest. All arrangements had been made at that time and the players would have been forced to forfeit some money expended for advertising. They told Lannin it would be impossible to cancel the game at that late hour.
 At any rate. the fraternity cannot recognize the right of organized base ball to fine players for barnstormins ffor ho ic nd of ffor oi, contracts have expired. The play CTS, of course, have no right to rep resent any club without the consent / of its owner, but as long as they upon their own personal regulations they are clearly within their rights. '"The relation of player to magnate is purely contractual and gives no ,ba- sis for the principle which the mag mates now attempt to inject into it. In addition representatives of organ ized baseball have for years conduct ed post-season trips in which they shared the receipts and it is difficult for tue players to see the distinction between these trips and the, ones the magnates now seek to abolish.
 "I am not discussing the advisabi1- ity of pennant winners Transforming g after the season, as that is an entire ly different matter. I am simply commenting upon their right to do so if they SO desire.
 eff the commission thinks the al- legged offence of sufficient importance and that the act would be a wise and dignif1ed one they have every right to withhold the worlds series emblems from the Red Sox but as for finino them. that is another matter"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
BILL O'HARA, OLD ! GIANT 0UTFIELDER,
 IS HERO IN WAR


 Boston, Oct. 24-"BilT O'Hara, once a star left fielder of the Toronto International league team, and former player on the New York Ma tional league club, has been recom- mended for the Military Cross in recognition of his bravery and skill in lhurling bombs on the battle front, &C., cording to advices received here yes- Iterday from his home in Toronto.
 When O'Hara played in the Inter- national league he was noted for his strong and accurate throwing. Base ball men here say it was a common occurrence for him to head off a too daring base runner by long, quick throw from the outSeld. O'Hara, a lieutenant in a Canadian regiment at the front, is now hurling deadly bombs instead of baseballss
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
LIGHTNING SHOTS AT E SPORTING TARGETS H

provinces with their act. Soon they will be advertising. "See the man. moth success. Run of 260 nights on the road.'
 Capt. Babe White, the 260 pound guard of the Syracuse eleven, was handled so easily by his lighter Pitts burg\ opponent in last Saturdays game, that 5ne was sent to the scrub team yesterday. Then he became slightly vexed and in a scrimmage broke the shoulder of Schlachter, a weakling who makes the scales move at 23o pounds. Why didn't somebody vex Babe during the Pittsburg game? :?
 The New York Sun says the day when beef dominates football is gone It Is pointed out that in the battle between the Syracuse and Pittsburg giants the only Syracuse player who displayed any skill was Meehan, the 146 pound quarterback.
 The cry of wolf is beginning to come from Yale new. Daily reports from the Blue football camp tell of Capt. Black limping about with a couple of broken legs and somebody else staggering through the practice with a bandaged head. In the big games the players will probably be carried on the, field on stretchers.
 John McGraw has gone into train ing for that meeting with the Na- tional league directors at which the Giants manager will be told ito put up or shut up. It is said McGraw will outflank the directors by turning loose flock of highly explosive adjectives describing how the Giants laid down to Brooklyn.
 Speaking of Yale's charge that Le- high was guilty of lover jealous ag- gressiveness" in the recent game, a Philadelphia writer says, ''The over jealous aggressiveness stuff was eag- erly sought but was not to be found at New Haven last year."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24

It is hard to see how Harvard, even aided and abetted by the genius of Percy Naughton, can establish grid iron supremacy over Yale, Princeton and Cornell tlnisayear. The season of 1916 apparently finds the Crimson foot ball tide receding, while that of Cor nell is still at flood and at Yale and Princeton the waters are rising at an alarming rate. It is impossible on the grand old dope to figure this Har- yard year. Particularly after the de- feat of the Cambridge eleven at the hands of little Tufts few weeks ago. Yet any one who thinks that Harvard with Haughton as a directing genius is going to prove easy picking for her three great rivals is going to be sadly mistaken. :.
 Harvard has lost Mahan. She has lost King, Boles and Watson too. Yet Haughton has quite a few men who know little football and, under his guiding hand, are apt to do lot bet ter than the pessimists expect during the next few weeks. The main reason why folks are prone to underrate Har-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
LARRY WILLIAMS
 BEATEN BY DILLON

Philadelphia, Oct. 24-"Jack" Dil- lon trounced Larry Williams, light-heavyweight, in a six round bout at the Olympia A. A, here last night. Dillon won every round except the first which was even. Williams bothered Dillon slightly for three rounds with a snappy left jab. but the Hoosier threw off his wraps in the fourth. and from then until the finish gave Williams hard facing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
LONGFELOWs, NOTICE.

LongfeIlows will hold practice this evening at 7:45 sharp. All players are requested to be on hand without fail A special meeting will be held after practice regarding the dance, Nov. II. Manager Marak has Sunday open to any team in the state. Address all communications to Manager Chas E. Marak, 88 Waldorf avenue.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24

Taylor and Braid were seldom more than a couple of yards apart. Var don generally was 10 yards in advance of these two, but Ray, little off in direction. always had from ten to twenty yards the best of the cannon ading from the tee. It was a four some in which it took a to win and oftentimes a two. Ray made a 3 on a 454 yard hole after driving well into the rough.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-24
City Bowling League Rollers Expect Some
 Good Scores Tonight

Members of the City Bowling league will get busy this evening at the Park City alleys. The Columbus Boys club rollers, who have won six straight. are due for tough match with the Ozanams. The Longfellows and White Eagles will mingle and the Savoys roll the Athletics. The matches will start at 8 o'clock on the upstairs alleys. The standing: