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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
PENN ELEVEN
 FACES TOUGH
 SCHEDULE YET

New York, Nov. 1.-PennsyIvania' Blue and Red machine already has accomplished suficent to mark 1t one of the leading elevens of the year. But beyond loom sterner tests, to pass which F'olweIrs array will have to fight with every last ounce of its football soul.
 On successive Saturdays beginning today Penn will encounter harder foemen than it has met previously in the autumnal campaign.
 Its battle with Penn State at Franklin Field and Dartmouth's struggle with Colgate at Hanover will be fraught with interest for New York football devotees inasmuch as Penn and Dartmouth will play one of the most important contests of the Gothamic season at the Polo Ground on November 8.
 Today's encounters, therefore, should provide a tidy idea concern ing the merits of the respective eIevens.
 But, so far as Penn is concerned. it has rugged route to tour from now to the final fadeout. State Is certain to provide robust opposition, for State ever is at it's best against it's ancient rival Unless Penn is ab- solutely at the peak of its power, or in the immediate neighborhood State may kick in with another staggering surprise to harass the already be- fuddled analysts.
 For a week discouraging reports anent the condition of Bert Bell. the Penn captain and handspring of the Blue and Red assault, have drifted from beyond the Delaware. Bell Is in poor shape but FolweH and his asso- ctates are putting forth every effort to have him groomed for the game with State. Certainly Bell and every other important henchman will be required urgently.
 Pugilists, ball clubs and football teams invariably throw up a smoke screen of optimism before the main event-genuine or canouflaged.
 Measured by the scores of early games Penn ranks beyond State, to be sure, but Franklin Field will be a fertile area for fate to spring an- other upset today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
MATTY TOO EASY GOING TO
 BE MANAGER, SAYS KOPF
Cincinnati Shortstop Says Pat Moran is Big I'm provement Over Former Manager-Declares
 Moran is Idolized by Players Under Him.

New Britain, Oct. 31.-Larry Kopf, shortstop of the worlds champion Cincinnati Reds, and former New Haven star, when asked to whom he gave the most credit for the Reds winning the National League race and also defeating the White Sox so de- cisive1y for the worlds championship.
 unhesitatingly replied:
 Pat Moran. All of his players
 think so. too-'
 When asked if he thought the Reds would have won with MatheWson as manager, Kopf said:
 "We might have, but, not to be- little Matty's ability as a manager
 his methods of management are so
 different from those of Moran that I have my doubts about 1t.
 You see, Matty allowed us to go along and do as we pleased when
 it came to the stages of a game where the players as a general thing
 like to have the advice of their lead CT. When we would ask Matty what
 to do; to either lay the ball down for
 a bunt or hit Ter out. the manager,
 sitting on the bench, would lift one
 leg over the other and say:
 "'You're a ball player, are you not? You are being paid for being
 one; you ought to know what to do.
 Now go in and let's see how you come
 out
 Matty did not seem to be willing
 to take any responsibility and left 1t entirely to us to decide what to do. I am free to say though that he did not heap the blame on us if our play did not carry through successfully. Neither did he accept the blame. He just let it pass over and was appar- ently very little disturbed.
 Players want a leader who will advise them and direct them at crit ical times; to be forceful and decisive and act quickly the spur of the moment, but Matty seldom did that He was too easy-going. We like a manager who will give us call once in a while. It puts pep into us and also gives us confidence.
 "Wen, just such a manager is Pat Moran. He is not rough spoken to | his men. In fact, he is the easiest 1 and incest manager to get along with | that l ever played under. Still he would tell us when we failed to car ry out his orders and what we ought i to have done. He was firm and we | appreciated that he meant what he
 said and also knew his business. | "If we asked him what to do, he | WOulo say, DO ypu lIl4lh SOo SehiA
 hit the ball behind the runner?" and 1 we would say yes He would re- 1 ply, Then go to it, and even if we 1 did not succeed, he would not growl 1 at us, but would say, well, you tried anyhow, and, it was a good gamble | to take Better luck next time At | other times he would tell us what to l do and we would try it, make no
 mistake about that. We had the | greatest confidence in his judgment and followed it religiously.
 "It was Pat Moran who developed our team into the splendid machine | it was and we knew it. He inspired 1 us to do our best in every game. h-S | plans for the worlds series were as 1 perfect as they could possibly be. We 1 played waiting game at bat when 1 Williams went in against us the first time, and he walked eight of us. I thial< VIA rzasa taA ranaa on the n"~-~s
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
COLGATE AND DARTMOUTH
 GAME BIC EVENT TODAY
New York College Slight Favorite in Betting Be- cause of Previous Good RecOrd-PrincetOn May
 Get Surprise Against West Virginia

hart's pupils. There was general impression at the Polo Grounds. also, that Coach Speers was not allowing against Cornell. being content to win by a small margin and save his sur prises for today. Certainly the green played nothing but straight football here, unless the use of the Minnesota shift and an occasional forward pass be considered exceptional
 Colgates superiority to Princeton last week was very slight, but unm.s- takabIe, nevertheless. ' Yet the speedy veterans from Hamilton gave the i'm pression of being just little stale. perhaps even on the downward path instead oof entering upon the period of highest development. The Tigers gave them a far closer battle than
 most of the wise ones had expected, and only a penalty for off-side pre- vented a Princeton touchdown, with a probable tie score resulting.
 If Colgate is really moving back ward and Dartmouth forward, the latter may turn in a surprisingly one sided victory, although every indica- tion points to an absolutely even struggle. with the records. if any
 thing, slightly favoring Colgate. Sup
 porters of the big Green team reflect
 with pleasure on the fact that no Dartmouth eleven has been defeated on it's home ground since 1905, and
 the Hamiltonians answer with equal enthusiasm that it was a Colgate
 team that turned the trick on that oc- casiOn, and is therefore likely to do it again. An additional feature of , interest today is that the rival coaches, Spears and Bankhart, are both Dartmouth alumni. and the lat l ter is thus placed in the difficult po- sition of trying to defeat his own Alma Mater
 , It is pity that Hanover is so in 1 accessible to metropolitan football en- thusiasts, for it means that one of ! the most significant and perhaps one i of the best played games of the sea
 son will be staged before a purely i local crowd, with little representation ! beyond the undergraduate bodies of ! the two institutions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

New York, Nov. 1-The eyes of the football fans turn today toward the distant town of Hanover, N. H., where the first real championship battle is to be staged. with Dartmouth and Colgate as the contenders These two elevens have advanced to mid season without a defeat, and by their records both may claim at least equality with the best that the East can offer. Unless they play each other to a standstin this afternoon, their encounter will produce the most logical aspirant for the mythical Eastern title to be found at pres ent.
 Up to this point the football season has been a rather haphazard affair, full of surprises. and with little chance for definite comparisons of strength. What seemed to be prov proved the next. But today, for the first time, a significant elimination process begins to be possible.
 With either Colgate or Dartmouth soon to be counted out of the reckon ing, only five other Eastern teams of prominence, Harvard, Pennsylvania. Washington and Jefferson, Lehigh and Annapolis remain with unblemished d schedules. But none of them has encountered consistent opposition of the high class overcome by today's headhners. Colgate has defeated in succession Brown University, Cornell, and Princeton, all three without the semblance of a score against her. Dartmouth, with a somewhat lighter assignment, has disposed of Penn State and Cornell, both worthy con- tenders, and gives the impression of having not yet realized her full strength.
 The only opportunity for a direct comparison of scores lies in the com mon victories over Cornell Colgate won from the Ithacans by three touchdowns, while Dartmouth was lucky to make one, coming within striking distance of the goal line only with the help of a blocked kick. Or the other hand, the Cornell team ot last Saturday was a far better devel- oped and more determined aggrega- ! tion than the eleven which wa: earlier slaughtered by Larry Bank
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
CHAIN ELEVEN
 AND WILLIAMS
 PLAY TOMORROW

The state football title will be de- cfded at Newfield park tomorrow af- ternoon when the American Chain eleven will clash with the Williams team of New Haven. The teams are about evenly matched in weight but the Chain players are taller. It is said that the Williams manager has engaged two star players just for this game but he refuses to tell who they are except to say they are New Ha- ven boys"
 Coach Clyde Waters of the Chain squad put the players through a long signal drill last night and they prac- ticed again this afternoon. A dele gation of about 1000 New Haven fans will come down to witness the contest. Large sums have already been bet on the game and the Chain rooters are willing to back their team to the limit. The game will start at 2:30
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
JACK DEMPSEY
 SAYS HE WON'T
 BOX IN NEWARK

New York, Oct. 31.-Just to make sure that Jack Kearns will not over step himself while sojourning among the perfume tinted caibarets of Broad way, Jack Dempsey. who really Is the attraction of the Kearns-Dempsey combination, Kearns to the contrary. sends a nasty telegram from Mobile advising that he has no intention of displaying his fistic talents in New ark. Dempsey need not have been so
 1ustered because Kearns did not do more than enjoy himself at the ex- pense of a promoter or two with se- rious intentions. If Dempsey thinks
 that -Kearns is going to do any dis appearing acts when on Broadway Dempsey will just have to wake up. Dempsey suggests his willingness to talk business if the winner of the Becfett-Carpentier match, to be de- cided in London December 4, can be induced to take the long journey to this country. In fact Dempsey seems
 unusually anxious to face either the British champion or the man now
 considered the European title holder. Dempsey might even forego the pleas
 ures of facing the csEnera in a $750, 900 production if some promoter could ar
 range meeting for the world lau- relS.
 | Dempsey Is something like Kearns. l He is enjoying the novelty of having I his pockets filled with money and he does not relish any sort of labor that will interfere with the spending there of of that cash. Just as soon as his coffers begin to shrink a bit he will be in a more acceptable frame of mind. Jess Willard was like that. So was Jack Johnson. And Jim Jeffries went into ~af ayrf Ii< IT- dle shrunk to small proportions. Even Jim Corbett had to repianish his bank
 roll and John l.. Sullivan went to the
 well once too often in an attempt to
 get some spending money. Dempsey
 will fight again, but not until the
 novelty of having everything he wants
 wears a bit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

switched on Williams and before he tumhled we had him on the run in the first inning.
 with Cicotte, we were told to hit the first ball if it was a good one. We had the little fellow bothered from the start. We got him for four teen hits in the first game, if I re- mmeber rightly, but he came back all right and kept us guessing in his other two games.
 Pat Moran is a great manager-a real miracle man to his players, and we idolize him. We also give him the credit that is due, although he Is so modest that he gives us all the credit. But it was Manager Moran who made us the National League leaders as well as worlds champions" |"
 Kopf is soon going back to Gin cirinati for the winter, where he has accepted a position in a prominent business house, until the Reds go south for spring training next year. 50 to Sports
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
Joe Yelling After
 Benny Leonard Bout

New York, Nov. 1.-Joe Yelling, the pride of Chicago, announced yester- day his intentions of challenging Benny Leonard for finish battle in which Benny's title will be at stake. Weuing is matched to fight Joe Ben 5amin next Tuesday night at the Sportsmen's Club in Newark, and his showing will determine if he is enti- tied to hurl challenges at the cham pion.
 Augte Rather, who is to meet Sol dier Bartfield on the same card, is working hard at Grupp's for his tussIe with the spendthrift of the army. Rather is two pounds below the re- quired weight, so will ease up work. In addition to these bouts, Johnny Dundee will mingle with Tommy Tuohey, and Benny Valgar will hook up with Johnny Drummie
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
Harvard Gets New
 Sports Committee

A new committee to govern sports at Cambridge has been appointed by the Harvard Corporation and will as- sume control very shortly. This council is composed of nine mem bers, representing the student bod, the faculty and the alumni. Bill Murray, captain of the football team; Bobby Emmons captain of the base ball team. and Norman Walker, cap tain of the hockey team, will speak for the students. Ehe viewpoint of the faculty will be aired by Dean 11e Baron Russell Briggs, Acting Dean Chester N. GreenouGh and Dr. Irving Lee. Henry Pennypacker, hsadmaster of the Boston Latin School; Laurence Curtis, 2nd, former football, tennis and hockey player, and Representa- tive Benjamin Lorirg Young will act for the graduates. Dean Briggs is chairman of the committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

to box-that is one thing more the English will cheer there for when he arrives. It's funny but there wasn't any boxing stars around camps in England teaching the soldiers how to box that had not seen service in either France or Belgium.
 Dave Mckay, the Newark boxing promoter, is trying hard to get John ny Kilbane to meet Benny VaIger in the latter city on November IT. There is a big purse offered the champion, and there is a possibility that he will accept, If not Willie Jackson will sub sdtute in his place.
 Middle weight Champion Mike O'Dowd is to receive $500 for fight ing Mike Gibbons of St. Paul, in a ten round bout to be held in the lat ter city on November 22. It is ex- pected that the house will draw a s40,000 gate, Gibbons is fighting on percentage basis.
 One hundred forty pounds ringside is a fine weight for a lightweight champion to meet a title holder at But that is what Benny Leonard is getting away with when he meets
  vember 10. Pretty soon Benny will have the n1iddleweight limit made his mark for weighing in.
 Battling Levinsky of Philadelphia, has been signed to meet Eugene Bros seau of Canada in a ten round bout at Montreal on November 10. Bros seau was form erly the amateur mid d1eweight champion of Canada and was the victor in his first professional bout with Johnny Howard, when the failure of the lighting apparatus saved the American from a knock out. Brosseau has also been signed to meet Jeff Smith of Bayonne, N. J., on November z4.
 Only about seven hundred fans wit messed the bouts in Middletown the other night. The poor weather con- ditions kept the usual large out oe town crowd down to small numbers
 A bill permitting bouts of twelve rounds to a decision in New York is to be Introduced into the New York Legislature in January.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
NEAT sWINDLING GAME

Leo walewski, 129 Lewis street, a cigar store proprietor was neatly swindled out of s19.90 last night, by a well dressed young man who en- tered his store early in the evening and asked for a package of cigarettes. The customer presented a S20 in pay ment of his purchase, and Walewski handed uot the correct change. The stranger then picked up the $20 bill and laid down a S1 note. Walewski also changed this bill, and the young g man, who kept up a continual flow of conversation, secured the money and walked out of the store The matter has been reported to the po- lice.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
WEIRD COLLEGE TEAMS
 ARE PLAYING TO-DAY

Yale vs. Maryland State. Princeton vs. West Virginia. Harvard ys. Springfield Y. M. c. A. Union Vs. Columbia, Penn vs. Penn State. Lafayette vS. Cornell. Syracuse Vs. Brown. GaIIaudet vS. Catholic University. Mass. Tech vs. Dartmouth. Tufts VS. West Point. W. Va Wesleyan vs. Annapolis. Delaware ys. Georgetown. Grove City ys. Washington and
 Jefferson.
 Vermont vs. Hamilton. Williams vs. Wesleyan. Holy Cross ys. Rhode Island State. Notre Dame vS. Indiana. Pittsburgh ys. Lehigh.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
STEAM ROLLERS TO
 PLAY GLEES AT
 SAVIN ROCK

New Haven, Nov. 1-The Steam Roller football team is ready for the encounter on the Savin Rock grounds tomorrow afternoon with the Wash dngton Glee club eleven, and judging from all indications the contest should be one of the most spirited ever recorded in semi-pro history in this city.
 The Steam Rollers will be led by "Chisel' Boyle, ex-Brown university captain, who is considered one of the best backfeld men in the country. Mark Farnum of Brown, rated as one of New England's greatest tackles; Charlie Dickerman, the ex-Princeton ~ta~ npartArhack. and "Josh" Weeks.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
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CANADIAN CLEANS UP
 $15O,995 ON TURF.

New York, Nov. With only a few more big races yet to be de- c1ded Commander J. K. l.. Ross Is almost sure to lead the list of win ming owners this season. To date the Canadian sportsnran's thor ouShbreds have earned $150,99o. Five Of the horses rank among the thirty best money earners of the season. They are Sir Barton, which won the Kentucky Derby, PFeakness, Belmont and Withers, with SS2, 100; Billy Kelly, with $20, ,149; Constancy, SIS, S,194; Milk maid, $16,622, and Cudgel, S13,- 93O.
 $. O. Hildreth Is second on the list. With Mad Halter Purchase, Thunderclap and LuculIite he has won $117,469.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

Ted Kid Lewis, who a short while ago lost the welterweight title to Jack Britton, has decided now that the war is over he will return to his native country, England, and try to pick out a lot of spare change in the ring game. Lewis claims that he has a contract calling for sf50 per week to appear in the English music halls, but we don't think he'll get that, not even a few cheers for boxers who spent their time out of the real fight ing ring are not very popular in Eng lana today. Lewis spent his time while the war was on teaching the soldiers at one of the cantoments. how
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
CLEVELAND 10
 STAND PAT IS
 OWNERS BELIEF

New York, Nov. If the season had been two weeks longer we would have won the pennant. Despite the results of the pennant races and the worlds series I believe we had the strongest club in either of the leagues. A club like ours certainly does not need any changes
 It's Owner Jim Dunn of the Glove land Indians who is talking. Dunn spilled the preceding paragraph in answer to d query as to what changes Iris Speaker might be contemplating in the lineup Of the Indians for next season.
 ''We have no battery worries with the exception, perhaps, that our pitch ing staff is too large and might be cut to eight or nine men fAr econ oIny's sake" continued the Ohio mag nate. Our catching staff Is the best in the league and will be good for years to come There will not be any tampering with the infield. Our out field delivered last season and should do the same next year. We have no one to sell or trade"
 Despite Dunn's remarks, however, it is known that Speaker is on the lookout for a good southpaw and will land one if possible. Iris also is of the idea that a couple or utility infie1ders might come in handy next season.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
BOxi7ag NezUs and Gossip
By G c HAWMAN

Larry Williams, the popular light heavyweight of this city has been signed by Slim Brennan to box Char ley Weinert of Jersey City, in an eight round go at the latter city, November Il. Brennan Is boxing promoter for the Colosseum A. c. of that city. Clay Turner, the Indian, is on the same card but his opponent has not yet been. announced.
 Knockout Eggers. of New York who meets Al Shubert of New Bed ford, in a twelve round bout at Dan Hatfeld>s show in this city on Novem- Der 13, has been matched up for two more bouts. On Monday night he meets Johnny Murray of New York in a six round bout at Philadelphia, and on November IT he clashes with Frankie Fleming in Baltimore.
 Eddie Meade, who has lately sepa- rated from Battling Reddy claims that the latter has no intention of going through with his bout with Packey Honey of Brooklyn, before the Hardware City A. c. in New Britain next Monday night. Meade says that Reddy thinks that Tommy was too tough for him.
 Benny Valgar, the French flash who fought Harry Carlson at the Casino last week received $834 for his end and Carlson $695. Valgar fought for thirty per cent and Carlson twenty-five
 Ray Cass, who handles the business affairs of Harry Carlson says Laat he
  turn bout with Benny Valgar, the French Champion, to be held in New Haven on November 14 over the fif- teen round route to a decision. Case has received a guarantee of $500 for his man, sounds big, for the Elm City.
 The following is from Jack Moore who is as dangerous with & type writer as Leo Flynn.
 Dear Sir:
 '"Tobey Owens the manager of
 Red Allen is still squarking like
 all unpaid Policemen claiming that no lightweight is game
 enough to get into the ring with his man.
 Now to prove that Owens is
 still bluffing I will allow Fran kie Conifrey the New York Fighting Fireman to meet Red Allen and knock him out long i before the end of the 10th round has been reached. 'rNow let us see if Toby Owens or his fighter Red Allen is as game as they want the boxing fans of Bridgeport believe they are or is he just an ordinary four-hushing fighter seeking | little cheap advertising. "Yours JACK MOORE.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01
L1NEBURGH HOME ENTERED

William G. Lineburgh, of s39 Lau- rel avenue reported to the police last night, that burglars entered his home yesterday afternoon and made off with a watch. The thieves entered the house by breaking out a rear ~-rir1dn4
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

the sturdy Brown tackle, are a few of the celebrities who will attempt to down the G1ees tomorrow afternoon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-11-01

Roy MacCormick, who claims the light heavyweight championship of England, was given the decision over Gunboat Smith In a four-round bout in California recently.