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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
HAGEN, M'DONALD
 AND BARNES WIN
 IN GOLF TOURNEY

New York, Oct. 11-Professional golfers started match playing yester- day at the Siwanoy Country club links for the championship of the Professional Golfers association. Six teen of the pros dropped by the way side after the days battling was over, but among them, there was hardly a man who was considered to have a chance to reach the finals.
 The novelty of seeing the players at match play brought out. quite a gal- lery later in the afternqon. but with the exception of one match there was not a contest that stood out as the days big feature. This exception was the battle between James Donaldson, Of Chicago. Nand Big Bob" Mcdonald, of Buffalo.
 This pair was so evenly matched that nary a hole separated them dur ing tffe entire Journey, except when the match drew to a close at the thirty-fourth hole. Mcdonald with a lead of one at the thirty-third, sank 20-foot putt for a half in three. On the next hole Donaldson's second found the brook and Mcdonald won this one and then took the match when his opponent missed a short putt on the thirty-feurth.
 James Barnes, who broke the re- cord on Monday with 69, could net master his drives in the stiff gale that blew over the course, and found diffi- culty in drawing away from George Fotheringham in the first IS holes. After lunch the Whitemarsh pro felt better and, with a fine streak of golf close to par figures, simply smethered the WesterHer by 8 and 2,
 Waiter Hegan won an easy match from James Thompson by 7a#a 5,
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WASH. GLEES OF NEW HAVEN HAVE GIVEN UP FOOTBALL

New Haven, Oct. 1.-The Wash 1ngton Glees, who, in former years. were, represented by one of the strongest football elevens in the state, have disbanded, according to an an- nouncement made last night. The determination of the Glees to aban- don further activities on the grid iron this season comes as a big sur prise as well as a disappointment to their many adherents who expected great thingstof the Hill team.
 The Glees, were anxious to play this year but the action of the West Ha- ven police in stopping Sunday foot ball at Savin Rock put damper on their plans Manager Coden, it is understood, tried to lease other grounds but was unsuccessful.
 Several star players were included in the ranks of the Glees and they must now find places on other teams. Captain Moose Miller's services were sought by the American Chain Co., of Bridgeport, while the Annex could also find a place for the giant guard. Clyde Waters, it is believed, will play with the Winchester eleven. ' Managers Cooper and Spillane, of the Winchester and Annex elevens, respectively. reached an agreement yesterday whereby their teams will pley at Forbes field every other Sun day. The managers tossed a coin to determine which team should have the benefit of the. first game. The -Winchesters won the toss and will play the Fort Terry eleven there Sunday The Arpay u,iI1 rJox tbo All-Waterburys on the coming Sunday and return here the following week for their first home game
 The Williams, who have a strong team in the field this year, will play the Remington Arms Co. eleven in Bridgeport, Sunday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
BROOKLYN CLUB
 MAY BE SOLD
 FOR s2,000),000

New York, Oct. lit was reported in baseball circles yesterday that Charles L. Fe1tman, the famous res tauranteur and banker, of Coney Is- land, has made an offer to purchase the Brooklyn National League club.
 Feltman said last night that he had discussed the matter with Charles HI. Ebbets, president of the champion Dodgers, and that Ebbets has it under consideration. The amount of Felt mans offer could not be learned.
 Edward McKeever, who! with his brother, Stephen, owns 49 per cent of the stock, said that the club can be bought for $2,0oO, ,o00., He arrived at these figures, he said. by calculat- ing the worth of the plant at H ,500,7 900, and the franchise at $500,000. :
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
CORNELL. FINDS CENTER WHO WEIGHS ONLY 225

Ithaca, N. Y, Oct. 1.-The usual day off after a game was omitted on the Cornell Field yesterday afternoon and the regular Varsity team, with the exception of Captain Mueller and Quarterback Shiverick, lined up against the scrubs in a hard scrim- mage. The Varsity men as a whole are in good shape and the drive for the. Williams game is in full swing,
 A huge new candidate for centre appeared in the person of Huntington, who tips the scales at 225 pounds. He seems to know something about football, although he did not report
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
RED SOX SECRETARY
 DISCHARGED FOR POOR
 HANDLING OF CROWDS

Boston, Oct. 11-Follow the the (poor handling of the crowds at Braves Field in the first two games of the worlds series in Bosten the announce ment was made yesterday that Edwin L. Riley, secretary of the Red Sox, had received message from Presi- dent J. J. Lanuin to the effect that Rileys services would DO longer be required. Riley declared he could give no reason for the dismissal and also that the news came to him like a bolt out. a clear sky.
 President LAnninN gave no reasons for the action in his letter to Riley, and Riley refused to comment. He !. said that if any explanations should be made they must come from the club officials.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
LONGFELLOws PRACTICE.

The Longfeliows will practice to- morrow night-at Auburn and Fair field avenue. All members of the team be present as a special meeting will be held after practice. Follow ing players report at 7:45 sharp iDaly, Yuhas, Yankse, Pulaski, Mum sin,, C.. Bady. w. Badly, Parrish. Bay. Radsey. Bellitt. J. Bailey, Smith, F. Bailey. Red Mccall, Wagner, Lotsko Chondos. McCarten. Frank Parrish l(Capt) Manager Marak would like to know if. the game is good with the Athletics for Sunday at the Acid Works or Circus grounds. If not this challenge is open to the victors, ol iany other team in the state. An iswer through the Farmer or tele. phone 20bo between 2 a. m. and (
 D. m.
 MANAGER MARAK.
 | SS Waldorf avenue.
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ious large cities.


 
 Jimmy Coffey the boxfighter, wide ly known as the Mohawk Indian," has issued 8 communiquo informing a palpitating world that he is not an Injun at all, but an Italian. Jimmy sys that some of the sons of Sunny Italy have accused him of being ashamed of his origin, which he wishes to brand as a baseless figment of the imagination or words to that effect.
 Although the Giants have beaten the Providence record of consecutive victories, 1t Is safe to say that, no twirler will ever lower the colors of Charley Radbourne. who pitched IS of the 20 victories comprising the winning streak of the Grays in 1884.
 Old Dan Brouthers. the slugging hero of the good old days of base ball. has of late been employed as night watchman at the Polo Grounds. Most of the old timers got far less money than the present stars, but they spent more. Nowadays a top. notcher in the big leagues considers it something of a disgrace to retire with less than $100.O0o.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11
COOMBS FINE RECORD.

The case of Jack Coombs, the stout hearted Brooklyn pitcher, is favor ite topic of conversation among base ball fans today. Although well along in years as baseball historians regard age, he still knows how to pitch and he displayed a great amount of cour- age yesterday when he took himself out of the box in the seventh inning of yesterdays contest. He was suf- ferink from a cold before he entered the box.
 Coombs held the Red Sox batsmen at bay for six innings but he knew his stuff was gone after Gardner made his home run. The veteran gets credit for the victory. which gives him a rec0fd of six victories and no defeats in worlds series battles. While pitch ing for the Athletics he won three from the Cubs and two from the Giants in the annual classic.
 Kayo Moran and Hugh Ross of this city will take part in the National A. c. boxing show in New Haven Oct. 23 Ross will tackle Cowboy Charley Shands in the 15-round star bout. Moran and K. O. Palitz of New Lon don will mingle in the 10-round semi finalA
 Owner Charley Ebbets of the Brooklyn Dodgers once startled the world by saying in a speech that baseball is in it's infancy" He wants 100000 for the Brooklyn club, so it is hard to figure whatsthe club will be worth when baseball grows up. 
 The Yale football officials are won- dering if there will be many cripples on their squad after the game with
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11

for the freshman eleven last year. Cornell already has in Miller and An derson; guards, and Gillies and Jew ett, tackles, four forwards whose aver age weight is above 195 pounds. It looks as if the rush line would be the most powerful in years.
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LATEST AND BT The Farmer Daily Sport Page-ED BY WAGNER
LIGHTNING SHOTS AT F SPORTING TARGETS F

Lehigh next Saturday. Last year the game was very rough and five Yale men were injured so badly that they couldn't play for a month. Some sbf the students insipuated that these in- juries were purposely inflicted. Le- high is not so strong as last season and Yale will probably pile up g. big score.
 The Washington Glee club football team, which figured in many sensa- tional gridiron battles in this city in former years, has disbanded because of inability ito secure a field. That removes one eleven from the list of the American Chain Cos opponents. The Annex and Winchester teams of New Haven will probably engage the Chain boys in the big games this year.
 The honesty of baseball was again demonstrated by the result of that IA inning game in Boston. Manager Carrigan by putting in Gainer as a pinch hitter in the final inning cost each club owner about $30,00O. Gamers single won the game but it was growing so dark that the umpires would have called the game before another inning. If the contest had ended in a tie the game would have been played over. meaning another pile of gold for the owners.
 So far every pinch hitter in the worlds series has made good. In the first game Johnston, batting for Marquard. made a hit, and Merkle, hitting for Pfeffer, walked. In the second contest Gainer delivered for Gardner. Yesterday Henriksen hit for Mays and received a pass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-10-11

{ Th forty-second annual convention Eof the convention of the Mississippi Valley Medical Association opened at pndianapolis.
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WARM MEETING
HELD BY LOCAL
TENNIS PLAYERS
Disseminated Against by
U. S. N. l.. T. A., Phil
adelphians Declare
OFFICERS REELECTED

one cannot question either the inde-
pendence of thought or the progressive
policy of the Philadelphia and District
Lawn Tennis Association after consider
ing the action taken yesterday at the
annual meeting on the question of grant,
ing qualified titles.
For some time past the U. s. N. L. 7. A.
has seemingly Disseminated against
Philadelphia and the surrounding districts
in awarding sectional or clay court titles.
other sections of Pennsylvania have sec
tional titles. Last season the Northeast
ern Pennsylvania championship was held
at Scranton the Southern Pennsylvania
at Bedford Springs, the Western Pennsyl-
vania at Altoona and the Northwestern
PENNSYLVANIA at New Castle. This season
Cynwyd asked the national association
for the Eastern Pennsylvania title, to
which the reply was that the association
felt that sectional titles took away from
the value of State titles, and that they
were not granting them.
This certainly appears like discrimina-
tion against this section for II there are
the four sectional Pennsylvania titles, why
should not there be the Eastern cham-
pionship? Every one knows that they are
subordinate to the State title, and the
argument that the sectional title arects
the state Iltle is putiile anu hNN''
Realizing this, and realizing also that
there is tendency to slight the Phlla-
delphia district, the Philadelphia and DIS
trict Lawn Tennis Association yesterday
placed itself on record as opposing the
restriction policy as regards sectlohal
titles, clay court titles and junior state
titles of the U. S. N. L. T. A., and Presi-
dent Gibbons appointed William p. Row
land, of Belfield Club and William L.
Tilden, Cd, of Cynwyd, committee to
draw up resolution setting forth these
views Of the Philadelphia and District
Association.
This resolution will be forwarded to
George Adee, the president of the U. S.
N. l.. 7. A.
There can be little question that Mr..
Adee will see the justice and wisdom
of many of the points set forth in the
resolution, for there is no more ardent
supporter of tennis progress than Mr..
Adee.
The annual election was also held, the
following officers being chosen for the en-
suing year: President. Paul w. Gibbons,
Cynwyd; vice president, w. p. Rowland,
Belfield; secretary, w. T. Tilden, I'd, Ger
mantown Cricket Club; treasurer, Harry
V. Betz, Greenpont; Executive Commit
tee Everett Mosier, Overbrook; 7. H.
Martin, Cynwyd; Hosmer w. Hanna,
Stenton; Warren l.. Irish, Plymouth; Jo-
seph H Jennings, Philadelphia Cricket
Club. and Percy S. Osborne, Point Pleas
ant Lawn Tennis Association.
One place on the committee was left
open, and it is the desire of the members
to obtain a representative of the Inter-
club League to fill the vacancy.
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HERE SEEKS RING TITLE OTHER NEWS {
BACK-HAND STROKE SHOULD
BE OFFENSIVE COURT WEAPON
BY WILLIAM T TILDEN, I'D

VTTHAT should the bacl<hand be- often
w sive or defensive? The answer is
both. II must be defensive and should
also be offensive.
Make your backhand first defensive
from the point Of security and steadiness;
do not miss often off it until you begin
using II to win points with. Then you
will miss, since any point.winning shot is
sure to go wrong at times. Any shot, to
count for anything, you must win moro
than so per cent of the times played.
That is absolutely necessary.
Now the technique Of the baclShand
ground is made up of three things:
~ Footwork. C2) Weight control. (s)
Racquet swing. OF course, keep your eyes
on the ball; that Is fundamental
To hit straight off the backhand, the
feet should be parallel to the side line,
the toes making a right angle with 1t; the
weight should be on the left Tor bacl)
root and swing over to the right (or 'front.'
foot at moment of meedng the ball The
racquet should meet the ball with a fiat
face and the top" spin be put on by the
racquet travelling over the ball, not under
1t, as In chop stroke. The racquet
should make almost right angle with
the arm, but the question of whether the
hand should be shifted on the handle is
one purely of personal comfort. As a
rule. the hand is shifted slightly; but IL
this Is done, get a firm grip of the rae
quet before making the stroke. The great
essential in racquet work for all tennis
shots Is to hold the racquet tightly and
hit firmly. Do not slaclSen the pace of
your shot.
The general line of the racquet on the
backhand drive is as follows:
First. When the ball is below level Of
the net 1t travels UP on to the ball and
puts small amount of top" on 1t.
Second. When the ball is about net
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PIMLICO ENTRIES
FOR TOMORROW

First race. maidens, 3-year; r;olds, selling. AZ
Highway, 112: Old Dunry, 112; Chelsea, 112; ;
Radiant Flower, 110; eden Park. 1O7; Grati-
Second race. the Hampden steopleehase, &
Viar, ia; j. &. EwaIt. 1856; limp. Lady Ed
wilma, 1873; Rusia, 1913; Battery, ,l55.
Third race, selling 4,year-olds and up, u
115; "Anavri. 10: tSalon, ITO; Doctor Ken
dali. 1i5 Obolus l15; Reflection, no; Chester
fP fTact, lis; Nash. ii5 Cornbroom. liz; ,'Rose-
mary iO5; Casaba i15: Rey lakewood. 1l5; !;
Thesieres, 115. Excluded-Bobby Boyer. Clint,
Fourth race. the Pimllco. Nursery, 2-yeaaTT-
olds Az furlongs = (a)Night Owl. il2i
(a)straiBht Forward 112; tblBlue Fox III Ia
lblsweeter Than Sugar. l99; SclieadginS ~ Ley sa
1Si }d{Dr., Nelson i96 (e}}GltiPP{Rttaunm1 HI
vhRN1 SaviIIa, III (a) Wilson entry (bj MrasoI en-
try: tc) Whitney entry; I'D Stockton entry
Eifth race the EQUITY hamdiGap s,geaEs5SOldfs sS6ls
srass. sFa upi pia5i @fPhtSgs$ loo; Uncle BFSn, i0l
RseiHse, ii5; Good Counsel. liz: 'Repton,
lO7: Plumose 107; HPiquette, 105; Ina Frank
1l0 Jane Straith. 1O7; 'Mirtanao. lo''i sea-
beach. 115. M, ,,.
Broomsedge, 1l2; Little England. ll3i IaImner- IaIn
shon, 1O3 Baby Sister. 10B; Goodwood' lO4
Supreme, 105,
Apprentice allowances.
Weather, clear; track. fast.
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MACK WILL WORK
ELMER MYERS OFTEN
Believes Lot of Pitching Will
Put Youngster in
Fine Shape

1eanle Mack has decided that the more
Elmer Myers does in the box the
- ne win be by midseason. Follow
ms line of reasoning. he win in the
= send the big right-hander in much
sAsf than he has been in the past.
n.saqsgh Myers pitched yesterday against
es ana won his game from the Tigers,
: - Z going to send him back tomorrow
hseans "-''' 'ie 81 LOUIS
three hits made by the Detroit
n Yesterdays conflict at Shibe
- - we're made by George Burns. The
Ifs Ifs crew, which every pitcher in
Aneriean League fears, was power
-, Before the varied assortment of
- and fast offerings of the former
- - tArolina State Lacquer. He had
xahing and deserved his victory.
IN u afternoon Mack viii send Crowell
: + ace the Jungleers in the final tilt
s. n ns.sis ssties' Dauss viii probably work
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WHAT MAY HAPPEN
IN BASEBALL TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
SCHEDULE FOR TODAY

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
New York at Plttsbursh--clear.
brooklyn at Cinclnnati-eioudy'
BOstOn at ChicagO-elOudy.
Philadelphia at st. LOuis-eloudy'
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Chicago at New YOrk-clear.
Detroit at Phlladelphia-clear.
Sc, Louis at WashingtOn-elear.
Cleveland at B0stOn-elear,
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Buffalo at Newark-elear.
Montreal at PrOvidence-elear.
Toronto at Rlehmond-elehr.
Rochester at BaltimOre-elear.
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MANY GOLFERS TEE OFF
IN PLAY FOR GEIST CUP
Record List Enters Overbrook One
Day Invitation Tourney

The one-day invitation tournament of
the Overbrook Golf Club for the Clarence
II. Geist Cup has 92 entries for the con-
test today. This is undoubtedly record
for a local tournament, and as the Over
brook course is nine holes, 1t was neces-
sary for an early start, the first pair
going Off at $3.50 and the last pair at :15.
Virtually every club in the Women's
Golf Association of Philadelphia is rep
resented in the list, and all the we'll
known local players, with the exception
of Mrs. Clarence II. Vanderbeck, who has
not recovered sufficiently from her recent
illness to play, will compete.
Mrs Ronald II. Barloy, women's United
North and South champion and holder
of the Philadelphia championship, won
the trophy in 1914 and 1915 and another
win today will give her permanent pos
session of the Geist Club.
This trophy goes I the player having
the best gross score for is holes medal
play.
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high meet the ball fat with medium
top"
Third When the ball is shoulder-hlgh
or above, meet It coming nearly fiat. but
with great amount Of top" spin. This
is Teddy Pells shot
When wishing to hit cross-court of the
bacShand, do not try TO do It by slanting
the racquet-face in various directions, but
change your footwork so that your shot
can be fiat drive in any case, advance
your right foot in front of or nearer to
the side line than your left, and pull into
the ball as your weight advances on It.
Above all things. have confidence in
your backhand. Expect to make your
shot. Strive for steadiness and correct
form before you try to score off your
backhand drive.
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assumed an early lead in his match with
AL Nelson in the main mix at the Broad
way Club last night, the Little Italy feath-
erweight came back so strongly in the
latter rounds that he deserved the honors
by slight margin The bout was fast
and furious after the first two rounds,
and the boys connected with some vicious
punches.
On several occasions Nelson rocked
Harmon with right-hand punches to the
head, and 1t seemed that he would drop
Willie, but the latter kept UP well under
fire and held his equilibrium throughout
the match The boys mixed boxing with
fighting and, while they stood flijabbng
at times, they forgot about their science
several times and slugged, punch for
punch.
Bobby Mccain encountered a good OPP
ponent in Whitley Fitzgerald, but the for
mer was the winner in a match full of
action. Three knockouts marked the re-
mainder of the program.
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Amateur bouts are scheduled at the Gayety
Theatre while the usual Friday night pro-
grams are on tap for tho Nonpareil and Lin
coin Clubs. In the wind-up at the Kensington
arena Charley Thomas will be opposed to Joe
Phillips. At George Decker's emporium Harry
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-12

National fans again will see Johnny Cashll,
the st. Paul boxer, who made big impression
last week. Tomorrow night the Mike Gibbons
imitntor will demonstrate his variety Of punches
against Tommy Livingston, In the wind-up
Young Jack o. Brlen will meet tough oppo-
nert in Johnny Tillman. Another new boxer
will make his first appearance here when One
Punch Hogan, bantam tries to make his
prefix good against Andy Burns. Willie Baker
vs. *. o. SAMSON and Henry Hauber Ns.
Morris Wolf are the other bouts.
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BILL BUTLER TO BE MILDLY
Central High Gridiron and Cage Star
Passes Annapolis Entrance Exams

William Butler, one of the best Cen
tral High School and schoolboy football
and basketball players, has passed the
entrance examinations for Annapolis. He
is eligible to become a MILDLY in the fall.
The passing of Butler from Central will
cause a setback to the gridiron team nsxt
season. The big halfback and last years
captain, had another year. Butler is also
a high-class cageman.
At Annapolis, the Crimson and Gold
athlete will report for the football team.
and with him as a candidate win be VIII
liam Crowell, of West Philadelphia High.
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EUentng Ledger Decisions
of Ring Bouts Last Night

x,,BROADWAY A. C,--Al Nelson won. from
NIUE Hannon, Bobby McCapn defeated
Mnitey Fitzgerald, Jack Dcnley knocked
ent frankie HaEen In. the hrst, Jack Brndy
stOpped Tlghe White In the second, Tommy
third. '
:, NEW ,YORK-Dutch Brandt and Frankie
nrgWn drew, Jimmy Anderson knocked out
pointed Zulu Kid.
, AUsTRALIA-Ies D,Arcy iutpolnted
"eorge u. D. Brown In 90 rounds.
DENNER--Jimmy Duffy. Of Lockport.
Knocked out Young Abe Attell In the third.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS
AMERICAN IEAGUE.

Athletics, 81 Detroit, 2.
Boston, 6i Cleveland, p.
Washington, 2i st. Louis o.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
ST I0uIs A; Phillies, 3.
New York. 81 Pittsburgh,
chicago, 81 Boston, i.
Cincinnati. 81 Brooklyn T.
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Bar Baseball Gamblers in N. Y.

NEW YORK. May 12.-The New York Base
ball Club has started n crusade against the
gamblers who attend the games at the Polo
Grounds. Sixteen men. who have been laying
odds on the various features Of baseball at
the Brush Stadium, were denied admission to
the game between the Yankees and White sox
yesterday.
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SCRAPS ABOUT sCRAPPERs

Johnny Moloney, the international amateur
champion, Will make his first Philadelphia ap-
pearance since his return after a successful
tour abroad. in an "all-for-glory" contest at
Quaker City tonight. He will meet his brother
Teddy. Seven other bouts aud battle royal
are also on the card. The show is for the
benefit Of the Church OF the Most Precious
Blood. Joe O'Neil and Harry Wagner are
booked for one of the numbers.