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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-11
Opportunity Made to Order.

therefore was careful not to mention
the affair again. and when Dicky, after
nnishins his paper. began a conversa-
tiof which had no relation to the former
topic, ] kept UP my end OF it with no
lntimation that anything had occurred
TO disturb me. But set my mental teeth
balefully as I chatted, and bided nv
time, which felt sure would come
1t came sooner than l expected, al
though not in time to save me from tho
embarrassment Of declining the invita-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Stockbridge. I
didn't make the declination fnal, how
ever explaining to Mr.. Stockbridge that
DicKy's time was SO filled with profess
sional engagements and meetings with
his old friends that it would be some
time before he could consider anything
else. l held out the distinct hope-hoth
In my interview with my principal and
the cordial note I sent to his wife-that
later We would be glad to accept tho
hattering invitation they had extended
to us. and l resolved grimly that in
some manner I would make my promise
good.
My opportunity. when It came, was
like situation made to order. couldn't
possibly have devised one better suited
to my purpose. Dicky. man-lilIe. had
evidently forgotten everything about his
brusque refusal to accompany me TO
BayView, when, one evening week
later, he followed an interesting de-
scription of tho latest illustration he
was making with an exclamation:
by George! l nearly forgot! Miss
Brown Is going to give a sort of a cos
tune party in her studio apartment q
week from Friday night. She and the
Fairfaxes are doing It together.
imagine. and they want you to be sure
to come. 1t'll be a crazy sort of thing 4
expect. Rita's got a bunch of wet clay
where her sense OF proHc-ucn ought -
te, but We can't very we'll refuse, and r.
ought to be amusing 20 you.
II you'd like any pointer, abou: YOU.
costume call on me-"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-11

DON'T know yet whether that new and shockngly
cheap flivver is to be named the Damse.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-11
Tell En- Anything"

For heavens sake. cut that kind Of
cope out! Dicky rejoined Grossly,
you're not delivering a lecture In your
classroom. remember All this GUT
doesn't impress me ono bit. Not that l
would Kick SO much on talking to the
Kids, " you could get 'em off by them
selves somewhere, where there weren't
a lot of Sinking schoolmaams lined
up behind them. criticising every word a
fellow let out Of his mouth. But that's
impossible. of course.
AS for the other scheme of going ia
that principals for dinner and meeting
some of Bayview's leading citizens after.
ward! Police! I'd sooner be in tho
eternal oven with a fractured spine.
please give mo credit for clothing my
idea with innocuous language'-hs
bowed to me mockingly-"and thata
final"
But what shall write to Mrs. Stock
bridge. Dicky?" asked
That's your funeral" he retorted
brusquely Tell 'em anything you
please. that I'm shell shocked, and can't
speak three consecutive words straight,
or that I haven't eaten at a civilized
table in so long that the sight of an
oyster fork sends me into spasms-you
have an inventive mind, my dear. exer-
else It,"
He retired behind his newspaper, icay-
Ing me furious with anger, a wrath I
was wise enough not to show knew
my husband well enough to know TINT
his decisions were not always irreyoc-
able, but also knew that anything like
nag81ng would crystalline his dislike of
the project into mulish obst!nacy,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-11
PUTTING IN THE PUNCH.
By PEPs.

1T MAY be merely plaster of Paris conference.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-11

TO HAVE real meal invite one of your wifcs former
sweethearts out for dinner.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-11
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Carrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife
What Happened When Madge
Asked Dicky to the
StockbridQes.

s sss to .;,s town .,..n nsv;r Tx.
ham fat actor. spelling little pieces
about me heroic deeds across the water:
Noth-ing-do-ins! You're crazy Madge!
Better 20 and have your head examined"
This was tho reception which Dicky
accorded to my delivery of the invita-
tion OF Mr.. Stockbridge and his wife. l
was not dismayed, for I had expected a
tempestuous refusal when preached
the subject.
But Dicky's bark Is always worse than
MS bite, SO made no reply for mo-
ment or two. pretending to be absorb
ingly occupied with the bit of sewing I
had In my hands. When had given his
extravagant words time to echo and re-
echo against his consciousness / said
quietly:
Il am afraid haven't made you uh-
dersand the situation, dear. You, nor
any of the men who were abroad. can
realize how abysmally ignorant we peo.
PIE at homo are OF the real happenings
ever there. And don't you realize how
Imperative 1t Is that the children OF to-
day should have impressed upon them
Just the things that you and men like
you could bring home to thsm?"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
HARVARD HOPES FORCOASTTOUR
 ARE REVIVED

Cambridge, Mass, Dec, S-Although the Harvard Athletic Committee last Saturday announced that the football team would not be allowed to go West during the holidays for a New Years game at Pasadena, Cal, the football men have not lost all hope. So great has been the demand for the game by the Western graduates and so strong their insistence that the fuel situation is not such as to de- mand cancellation of the plans that the Athletic Committee held another meeting yesterday.
 This meeting was attended by Presi- dent Lowell of Harvard, but none present would make any comment on what happened. There will be an other meeting Wednesday after rness- ages from the West have been more fully considered
 The football players, however, have decided to begin practice tomorrow in the stadium, and think there is a chance that they will be allowed to go to Pasadena Harvard accepted the invitation providing the coal sit uation was such as to warrant the trip The Western graduates do not share the point of view that the fuel situation demands a cancellation of the trip.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09

The retirement of Mike Gibbons without a decisive defeat to blot his escutcheon and without tftle-great boxer though he was-recalls the In numerab1e cases of celebrated ring sters, who through some perverse twist of fate or due to some vital shortconing also failed to crown their successes with a championship tit1e-and what a toothsome morsel just a partial list of pugi1isms s luckless makes for the reminiscent fight fan these names of champions that never arrived"
 There was Tom Sharkey, Tom was the real near champion if ever there was one He gave Jim Jeffries the hardest fights "The Grizzly ever encountered.
 Their first encounter was a des- perate affair and like the second one it went the limit Jeffries was given a hair line decision over the sailor in their first meeting on the coast Most of the unbiased spectators be- lieved that the pr6per verdict should have been g. draw" while others ac- tually thought, the sailor the better man. Jeffries however, little left doubt as to his superiority in the sec ond meeting Sharkey being obliged to Ego into dock" for some time for the repair of several broken ribs Sharkey, nevertheless, made a won derful showing forcing the fighting
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09

through out, and more than once hav- ing the champion in bad straights.
 Kid Mccoy was one of the most formidable ring specim ems ever. even though he never annexed a title. He whipped Tommy Ryan just before Syracuse Tommy won the middle weight title. Mccoy took on weight but never became big enough to sue cessfuIly cope with the first string heavyweights. Nature short-changed the Kid. Joe Cans once said that Willie Fitzgerald was the most dan gerous man he ever met. F'itz was a clever boxer and a murderous bel ter, Joe said and Cans was glad when he finally "got'' Willie-Eddie Hanlon was one of the best featherweights California ever had. Eddie was a hard hitter and a game man. He used a crouch which baffled the best of them. Young Corbett then the feather champion just managed to get a draw with Hanlon in the first meeting Many thought the Frisco boy should have won the title In that fight.
 Jack Dillon the Man Killer never conc1usively proved himself. the mid dleweight champion although he had the ability. Taking on weight he beat the daylights out of the best light heavies but never won title. Packey Mcfarland could make the best light weights in the world look foolish but he never got to the top-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
Five Faults Of Yale '19 Football System Capt Callahan Will Investigate Small Resident Coaching Staff, Lack of Medical Supervision for Injured
 Players and Other Matters

New Haven, Conn. Dec. s.-Yale's investigation into changes which seem necessary in It's football system
 will be continued by Captain Tim Callahan. whose election for next year has Just taken place. These centre around the following points:
 1.-Failure of the general gradu- ate committee to hold regular meet ings with full membership.
 2.-Inadequacy of the resident coaching staff.
 3.-Lack of medical supervision for injured players.
 4.-Sat4stactory distribution of football tickets to the big games.
 5.-AErangenent of comfortable accommodations for the players while absent on trips.
 Of the graduate football committee Vance Mccormick was retained in Washington on government business frequently the past seaSo., Joe Swan was unable to attend meetings regu- larly because of the pressure of busi- ness duties, Johnnie Fitzpatrick was absent on his honeymoon during a vital part of the season, and Walter Camp and Brink Thorne were the only two members available for the
 
 The undergraduates greatly desire the addition of at least two young alumni to the committee. Names most frequently mentioned are those
 of Arthur Howe, a former captain and head coach; John w. Field and Guy Hutchinson. All were former brilliant Yale players of executive abaility and all are in business in Connecticut.
 One vital defect in the coaching the past fall was the lack of quarter back supervision. There was no res ident quarterback on the squad. and the visits Of Arthur Howe and Guy Hutchinson were mot frequent enough l to remedy this defect, which dis closed itself in the crudeness of the game played by both KeTnpton and LaRoche throughout the season. The supervision of injured players will be expanded more scientifically the coming season. The Yale Hospi- tai list the past fail has been the largest in football history. while the team lost It's medical director. Dr. Leonard c. Sanford, at the beginning 1 of the season. because of his illness The fact that thousands of tickets to tho big games found their way into the hands Of sUeculators has | led to 6 demand for a different su- pervision of the distribution next fall The Yale players are grumbline 1 about the accommodations given them
 when they went to Boston for the Harvard game. At the Belmon' 1 Country Club the players who were 1 to meet Harvard the next day slep' two and three in a bed
 i Captain Callahan feels that Hea6 Coach Sharpe has achieved remark able success during the few month: since he began the reorganizat tiOn o1 1 Yale's athletic system. DT. Sharpe will be given more active co-opera- l ton by the undergraduates and i alumni in preparation for football l next fall.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
YALE GIVES ""
 10 25 MEN ON
 VARIOUS TEAMS

New Haven. Dec. 9-Yale gave the football ''Y'' to 25 men this fall. The board of control, acting upon the rec onmendation of the Undergraduate Athletic association, awarded the in- signia to the following: Acosta, AL drich, Allen, Braden, Callahan, Camp bell. Dickens, Gait, Calvin. HaniIl, Hubbard, Kempton, La Roche, Lay, Munger, Neville, Reinhardt, Robin son. Sidenberg, Vorys, Walters, Walk CT, Webb, weIles and Zenner.
 Of these La Roche, Braden, Ne vile, Allen, Callahan and Gait had won their letter in previous years, The only men not coming back next year are Allen, Braden, Campbell, Galt, Hubbard, La Roche, Neville, Robinson, vorys, Walters and Zen ner.
 The board of control has appointed Paul E. Trouche, Jr., 1921, of Charles town, S. C., manager of the football team for next season to succeed Frank P. Heffelf1nger. Trouche has been awarded his letter.
 Further action of the board was to grant a '"Y'' to Leslie Malcolm Mac Naughton of Fort Edwards, N. Y, who was killed In the war; He row ed on the 1917 crew, which did not participate in B. letter race,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
ClANTS AND RED
 S0X ID CLASH
 ON SPRING TRIP

New York, Dec. 9-The opponents of the Giants in several of their ex- hibition games on the spring training trip will probably be the Boston Red SOx. It is understood that negotia- tions are now under way between Mana gers McGraw and Barrow for the two clubs to play several games before returning North to open the season, about the middle of April.
 The Giants will train at San An tonio, which has been a favorite training site for major league clubs for several seasons. The Giants will play games with several of the Texas League clubs during their sojourn in the South. The Red Sox will very likely train in Florida, and toward the end of the training season wiM jump over to Texas and take on the Giants for exhibition games on the return North.
 It is expected that the schedule of the exhibition games of the Giants will be announced in a few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
JOHNSON GIVES
 IN; WILL HOLD
 MEETING IN NY.

New York. Dec. e-Mesn1ng that Ban Johnson yesterday suddenly de- cfded to come to tomorrow's annual
 meeting of the American League, called by the Board of Directors. and gave up his idea of holding 8 gath" ering of his own in Chicago.
 Johnson, Frank Navin of Detroit, Connie Mack and Tom shibe of Phil adelphia, Philip Ball and Robert Quinn of St. Louis. B. S. Minor and Clark Griffith of the Senators, and James c. Dunn of the Cleveland In dians. yesterday packed up bag and baggage and moved on to New York. They bring with them William liar ridge, Johnson's secretary, and George W. Miller, his counsel.
 The big gathering of the clans wifi take place at the Biltmore at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the annual meeting of the Board of Dt- rectors will be held. If Johnson and James c. Dunn of the Cleveland club attend this meeting 1t will be the first one at which they have been present since the Mays suit was in- stituted early in August, and when as Col Huston put 1t yesterday, il was first discovered that there WAS a Board of Directors in the Ameri- can League.
 Of course, Messrs. Confskey, Rup- pert and Frazee will be in the ma 1ority at this meeting, and they will have the votes to transact any busi- ness they see fit. The majority ot the directors may attempt some dras- tic legislation, and they are in the unique position of being able to do il without having their actions nulif1ed or changed by the succeeding Board of Directors.
 But then will come MT. Johnson's ! inning, when the annual meeting of the full league membership takes place at 12 o'clock noon. He will be in full control if the five clubs which stuck to him yesterday in Chicago continue to stick. A plan of battle has probably been mapped out b1 both sides for this momentous occa- sion, and no one can tell at this time l just what will happen. This mucf
 seems to be certain, however - th' ] owners of the Chicago, Boston ant 1 New York clubs will make a fina ! appeal for the election of a boare | of directors, which will act as 8 check upon any of the alleged abuses O. | power of which they say MT. John
 son has been guilty in the past, and 1 the full recognition that the board
 is the supreme authority in controll l ing the leagues affairs.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09

Packey was so good that neither Nell son or Wolgast would give him a chance and Packey drifted into the welterweight division, quitting unde- feated, but without championship. Owen Moran was a great little feath- erweight and later a brilliant light weight. Owen was a splendid little speciman of humanity when he first come here from England but dfssi- patton ruined his bright chances. Tommy Murphy the clever New Yorker suffered a fate similar to Nc Farland. Tommy witnessed the light weight title change hands several times before he got a chance to pos sess it. Then beyond his prime Will lie Ritchie engaged him in champion joust. Tommy lost the decision after twenty hard rounds.
 Joe Jeanette and Sam Langford could give Johnson a ciose argument on several occasions-but not after Jack won the title. He was too wise to give them another chance then. Gunboat Smith had a punch almost as soporific as Dempsey's. For a while he knocked out the best in his division, but finally fell by the way side-Knockout Brown, Joe Rivers, AureIia Herrera, Willie Lewis. Peter Mahar, Gus Ruhlin, Jack O'Brien, Tommy West, Joe Shugrue. That's only few of the genuinely great who were never champions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
g.: Sporting Gossip From Many Fields :-
Williams Team Refuses 10 Play Sunday
 In This G1y; Offer To Pay For Charity
 In Bowl, Knowing It Cant Be Secured

Another chapter was added to the comedy which has been injected into professional football during the past season by the story of the Williams and Chain team squabble printed in the New Haven Journal-Courfer. One of the best things in the story was the statement that the Chain manage ment had engagd West of Colgate to play against the Williams. Inasmuch as West is a wealthy young man and recently turned down an offer of s1,0OG> to play one game with a pro- fessionaI team in Ohio, it is easy to see how much chance the Chain man. agement would have of signing him.
 Then the Courier makes the prop osition that the Williams boys will play the Chains at the Yale Bowl and let the proceeds go to charity In the first place the young man on the Journal-Courier knows very well that the Yale officials would not allow two professional teams from different cities have the Bowl. And in the sec ond plac& anybody who knows pro- fessional football players realizes that whether they come from Bridgeport or New Haven they wouldn't play anybody for charity anywhere at any time.
 Most of the JournaI-Courier's story is devoted to roast of Mana. ger Kearney of the Chains, who seems to be about as popular in New Haven as Ban Johnson is tn New York. Kearney is blamed because he would not accede to all the Williams de- mands and yet he was the one who made a concession last week and agreed to play in the Elm City.
 Charges are made that Joe Neville of Yale was paid $15O in advance to play with the Chains last Sunday and that Jim Braden of Yale had also been engaged. It may be true about Neville and Braden but that yarn about West was a little too raw. At any rate the Chains say the Williams can play in this city next Sunday or else not play at all. If this thing lasts another week the Chains will be accused of hiring Jim Thorpe and Eddie Casey.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
OHIO TURNED DOWN PRINCETON
 FOR GRID DATE

Chicago, Dec. e.-Refusal of the in a home and homo game, Illinois demand for a home and home game with Harvard if the Crimson wants to meet the conference champion, the severtng of athletic relations be- tween Chicago and Northwestern for ball game between Chicago and Ohio State on Stagg Field, were among the salient features of the an- nua1 meeting of fotbau coaches of the Western Conference at the Aud itorium Hotel Saturday.
 Jack WtIce, coach of Ohio State, asserted he had received an offer from Princeton for the Buckeyes to meet the Tigers at Princeton on Oct. Is. Coach Wflce accepted, with the provision Princeton come West in 1921. This the Eastern eleven re- fused to do, and negotiations ended.
 Coach zuppke of Illinois said he would be glad to take his team to Cambridge to meet Harvard on Oct. 23, providing the Crimson eleven will come West in 1921. The Illin ois coach said he has informed the liar yard Athletic authorities of his de- ciston, but has not yet received a reply.
 Harvard would consider the game only practice affair." Zuppke said. ''Tf we beat them we would mot re- ceive any consideration, and if they beat us they would gloat over the victory. I am willing to take my team East next fall if they will agree to come West in 1921; otherwise there will be nothing do4ng'
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-12-09
GIBSON GIVEN
 JOB AS LEADER
 OF THE PIRATES

Pittsburgh, Dec. 9-George Gibson, former catcher for the Pittsburgh Ma tionaI League baseball club, yesterday accepted the offer of Barney Dreyfus, president of the club, to become its J7ansger. Gibson, who teIegraphed d on1Mount Bridges, Canada, said he would meet Dreyfus in New York on Wednesday.
 George Gibson, named by Barney Dreyfus yesterday as the next man ager of the Pirates, is anything but a stranger in the city where he is to make his debut as a major league manager. Gibson was the star catch of the Pittsburgh club for more than ten years, and was a big factor in the success of the Pirates in the days when Fred Clarke had the club bat ting annually for the National League pennant. In 1909, when the Pirates annexed their series, Gibson partici- pated In 150 games.
 Gibson, who was born at London Ontario, on July 22, 1880, made his professional debut with the Kingston club of the Hudson River League in 1903. The following season he caught a few games at Buffalo, and in 1904 he became regular catcher for the Montreal club of the then Eastern League. He started the 1905 season with the Maple Leafs but was pur- chased by the Pittsburgh club in mid season and before the campaign end. ed he had established as regular back, stop From 1908 to the end of the 1915 campaign, Gibson was the mainstay behind the bat for the Pir ates and in six differentC seasons ht caught more than 1O0- games.
 During the 1916 season Dreyfut 2sked for waivers on Gibson and the New York club put in a claim for his services. The veteran was ordered to report to Manager McGraw. but ht declined, and for a great part of tht season he remained out of baseball During the Winter, Gibson had a con ference with McGraw and agreed t join the Giants. He was with tn New York club during the campaign of 1917 and 1918, acting mainly a. coach of pitchers, though he partici pated in a few games each season Manager McGraw gave Gibson his re lease a year ago in order that h might accept the managerial position at Toronto. In his first year as man ager Gibson led his team home il second place, and he now gets hi opportunity to show his managerial skill in the majors.