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The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
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JUDGE LANDS HEADS
 NEW BASEBALL COUNCIL

JThe baseball war is over Peace was declared when the owners of 1o clubs of the National and American leagues met and agreed to bury the hatchet, at Chicago.
 Judge K. M. Landis was the unani- nous choice as head of the antional commission. He will not resign from the Federal bench, but will handle both jobs in the future. The agreement was compromise for both sides.
 The compromise practically scraps the details of the Lasker plan for re organization. "The spirit of the plan was retained" it was announced.
 The new 12 club league has gone glimmering.
 Under the new agreement there will be two leagues, the American and the National, as in the past.
 The leagues will be composed of the same teams which have made them up i'll the past Ban Johnson will con- tinue president of the American league. John Heyd1er will remain president of the National league.
 The National Commission hereafter will be composed of one man only that will be Judge Landis. He is to be the final and only authority i'll all mat ters submitted to him.
 Under the arrangement only inter league matters will be submitted to Landis. Anything that can be settled within the leagues will not be passed on to him.
 The club owners offered Landis $5O- 900 year. When he accepted he said he did not want to be in the position of drawing two salaries. His present pay is $7,500 a year. He told the base ~oH hot na <o1z position for the difference between his present salary and $50,O00 They will therefore pay him $42,5 500.
 After all the kinks had been disposed of the 16 men journeyed to Judge Lam, dis chambers in the Federal building They informed him that all 16 had unanimously agreed upon him as their arbiter in all disputes in the future and begged him to consider the offer.
 The scene in the chambers was touching.
 Landis was visibly affected He had practically made up his mind not to accept the offer, which was rendered him the first of the week. He told them his life work and his love were in his present work. Landis' court is an in stitution that is unique. No other is like it. It is all due, to his own per sonality and the devoton he has had for the cause of justice and law.
 The ball magnates saw he was about to decline. Then some one had hunch.
 Why not keep your position on the bench and accept our offer, too?" he was asked.
 He thought moment "The work will not call for much time," some one suggested.
 The judge remembered that he has several days each month that are his to do with as he pleases.
 He accepted. There was, a cheer Waiting movie men and newspaper photographers rushed in. Pictures were taken i'll a dozen poses. Everybody smiled through the smoke of the flash powder.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
THE FOOTBALL COACH
 AND THE TEAM

After all, isn't the football coach . bigger part of his teams success thar many now believe he is?
 Haughton comes to Harvard, and ob- serve what happens between 1910 and 1920. It's true, enough that Brickley Hardwick, Mahan, Casey, etc, would have made any coach. But the Haugh- ton system goes on.
 Cornell was houndering badly Then in a dark moment Gil Dobie steps in Gil Dobie may not be the most popular man in the game, but as football coach he's 100 per cent there.
 With Dobie's arrival Cornell sudden ly comes back as one of the leading machines of the country The Big Red team emerges from the shadow with 8 combination able to give any one 3 battle
 And by another year Dobie will have Cornell even higher in the ranking even up to being championship con- tender.
 In the same way Buck" O'Neill will have Columbia up in polite football society by another year. O'Neill, like Dobie, is a machine maker, handler of men, When this type arrives you can count upon early success.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
YALE SWAMPED BY
 FAST PRINCETON ELEVEN

Last Saturday the speedy Tigers from Jungletown, N. J., broke a hoodoo of B years and defeated Yale for the sec ond year in succession. In running up a score of 20 points, including two touchdowns and two field goals, against nothing for Yale, Don Lourie, of Peru, Ills, Mike a1laChan of Lawrence, Mass, and Stanley Neck of Greens burg, Pa, put themselves in the galaxy of Orange and Black heroes who have contributed sensational feats in defeat ing an ancient foe.
 Lourie made the prettiest play of the game just as the first half was coming to an end. Princeton had the ball for first down fl yards away from Yale's goal. It was obvious that there was little time left in the period Neck dropped back from the line to the kick CTS position and Lourie lay on the ground in front of him at the 51 yard line as if to hold the ball for place kick, Neck being particularly adept in that respect.
 Then ensued surprise Lourie re- ceived the pass perfectly from Captain Mike Callahan, scrambled to his feet, circled Ya1e's right wing, dodged, side stepped and straight-armed and crossed the last white line to the amazement of both the Yale team and the 50,000 spectators.
 Princeton ended its 1920 football sea- son in the most successful manner of any season Ill recent years. It has won every game but one, that with Harvard with resulted in a tie The Princeton players probably will witness the game at the Yale Bowl between Harvard and Yale as an anti-climax.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
CARPENTER HOLDS
 RESPECT FOR CHAMP

Georges Carpenter, the heavyweight champion of Europe, returned to Paris, richer by 100000 francs and with a great respect for the fighting ability of Jack Dempsey, world title holder.
 Carpenter, who has never boasted, even before leaving France, when he had not yet seen Dempsey, said on his return that Dempsey was considered in America to be "super-hghter," but that he would meet him with as much confidence as he did the British fighters, Welsl and Beckett, whom he knocked out.
 The newspapers" he said, reported Dempsey as saying he would lead me to the slaughter like an OK. I don't believe 1t. 1 have met Dempsey, who is really very amiab1e gentleman. even had one match with him which I won-but that was at golf. Dempsey's kind thought in sending me wireless message when off Nantucket wishing us God speed was very gentlemanly."
 The boatsful remark attributed to Carpenters manager, Descamps, at the Jersey City ball park, that Carpenter would beat the champion in two rounds, has now been modified to such expres- sions as "The difference in weight of fourteen pounds will be great handi- cap" and The man who lands the first blow will win"
 Descamps appeared proud of the con- cession he succeeded in obtaining from the promoters-the privilege of making Carpenter 'ss forfeit deposit i'll scrip of the new French loan which will be placed in J. P. Morgan & Company $ bank this week bearing six per cent. interest.
 Carpenter was received like a con- quering hero, an ocean going tug meet ing the 1iner> France 30 miles out from Havre.
 , Carpenter showed only a trace of bitterness when he referred to the out cry of flake" raised by the American press concerning his bout with Levin sky and the hissing and jeers to which he was subjected while acting as second to Charles Ledoux the French bantam weight in the 1atter's bout in Madison Square Garden in New York. He seemed greatly amused at Descamps reference to the ringside sports" in evening clothes and bedecl1ed with dia- monds in Jersey City who kept exhort- ing Levinsky to kill the Frog"
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
TURNS DOWN $75O
 FOR FOOTBALL GAME

Casey Oliphant West and the other luminaries who filled the sporting pages with their deeds on the gridiron at the same time may play professional football if they like, but not for Ira E. Rodgers, West Virginia's A1l-American fullback in 1919 and regarded Ms the greatest thrower of the forward pass that the game has developed
 Rodgers has definitely made up his mind that money, friendship for men managing or coaching professional teams nor any other consideration shall swerve him from his decision never to play a professional game.
 At the close of last season when Rodgers name was on the lips of every follower of the gridiron sport, an ennis sary of one of the leading Ohio pro- fessional teams offered Rodgers $75O for a single game to be played after Thanksgiving. He refused this offer, which is believed to be the greatest ever made to football player for a single contest.
 This year since Rodgers has been helping Hubby McIntire develop a practically new Mountaineer eleven, hardly a day has passed that he has not been sought to play with some of the pro" e1evens. It remained, how ever, for Efgie Tobin, former Penn State player and coach over Rodgers for four years, to bring the player to a definite decision. Tobin went to Rodg- CTS the other day with the avowed in tention of signing him to contract and brought every possible pressure to bear without success.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
CRIMSON SUBS EASILY
 DEFEAT BROWN TEAM

Harvard substitutes easily vanqu1hsed Brown 2 to 0 last Saturday. The visitors who rolled up 10 points on Yale the week before scarcely threatened the Crimson goal single attempt at a field goal hitting a Harvard man half way to the goal posts.
 Harvard scored a field goal Ill the first period after 60 yard advance to Browns four yard line had been stop ped through strong rally by the vis- itors.
 Soon after the beginning of the sec ond period another 60 yard Harvard march in seven rushes and two Brown penalties produced the first touchdown on a quarterback run Johnson making the score. A few minutes later Ham ilton kicked his second field goal from the 25 yard line
 In the third period Harvard caught a punt on Browns 40 yard line and with couple of we'll thrown forward passes and straight line plunges, scored the second touchdown.
 Brown rallied in the final period and carried off three forward passes for a total of 38 yards, but fourth forward was caught The visitors fought off an other threatened Harvard touchdown on the Is yard line, but few minutes later Harvard captured a Brown for ward pass in mid-air and ran 1t to the visitors four yard line, from which point the ball was carried over in four hard fought rushes.
 Brown was once on Harvard's 30 yard line, but most of the offense of the visitors was well back on their own side of the field.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
BATTLE ROYAL AT
 WEISS PARK SUNDAY

At Weiss Park, Sunday, the game between the Lakes Torpedo eleven of Bridgeport and the Williams should be a real test for both teams, considering the fact that the Williams are to battle for honors on Thanksgiving day in this city, while the Lakes will clash with the American Chain eleven of Bridge port in the Park City championship battle at Newfeld, Turkey day.
 Followers of the local eleven claim the Williams faced the seasons strong est opponents last Sunday in Bridge port, when they met the Lakes, and those that witnessed the game regard the second game as one that will be worth while for apparently the Lakes were perfecting an excellent defense for the Williams attack.
 Howie Baker, the popular baseball and football player, will direct the team play and the well known end of few years ago still retains the speed which characterized him as one of the fastest players in the game when with the Washington G1ee club and American Chain teams.
 Pat O'Ri1ey, the Park City policeman, and former fu11back of the American Chains, is holding down a line position for the Lakes. Grunwald, also of the Chains last year, is in the backheld.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
ATLAS TEAM OPENS
 SEASON THANKSGIVING

The Atlas basketball team will make it's first appearance of the season Thanksgiving night when they oppose the New Britain Y. M. C. A. Five at the Meadow street arnory in game staged under the auspices of Company A, C. s. G. The military men were intent upon having some attraction for the holiday and secured the Atlas to perform against their old rivals from upstate.
 The game will be part of gala eve ming at the armory during which danc- ing, special music and numerous side attractions will be featured. The Atlas team, with one exception, will remain intact this season. Sam Bailey and Sam Botwinik will be seen in the forward positions, Harry Alderman will play at center this season and George Green berg and Benny Witkin will be i'll the guard positions.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
LISTEN YE POLO
 BUGS, TO THIS !!

Anent recent polo game i'll Hartz ford, between the Capitol City five and the Lowell team, the Hartford Courant pays glowing tribute to Wild Barney Doherty's vaudeville act on skates. Listen:
 Much of the interest of the game centered about Barney. Early in the game he became peeved at Lewis, and for one of the few times in his long and usually honorable career, forsook the polo game and entered into the prize fighting ring. Barney bears faint fac ial and physical resemblance to Bob FitzsImmons, and possibly may have imagined he was the late lamented Cor nishman. He took several passes at Lewis, much to Ted's surprise, and then tackled Morrison. The latter, as New Bedford will testify, is a pretty difficult proposition for anyone to mix 1t up with, and Barney spread his ancient length upon the floor.
 When foul was called upon him after he had thrust his left at Lewis jaw, he became real indignant, and ar gued with Referee Williams for several minutes. Barney then entered upon a Career of hstic carnival, and, much to the disgust of the crowd got away with it."
 Same old Barney, same old tactics.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
WILLIAMS FOOTBALL TEAM
 SINK LAKE TORPEDOES

In contest that scintillated many brilliant plays, the Williams football team of this city defeated Lake Tor pedoes of Bridgeport, Sunday after noon, at Yost field, IA to O. The game was witnessed by 5000 persons. The Lake team was completely outplayed and outclassed in the first half, but during the last half displayed better form and held the Elm City team score less.
 The touchdowns were made by Shaff- nit, left end, and Bradford, the speedy right halfback
 The Lake team was considerably strengthened for the occasion and in the lineup had two college players, Selkirk of Princeton, 1918, and McCu1- tough of Holy Cross College. The locals backhe1d were, however, unable peatedly were forced to punt.
 Hardly had the contest started when free-for-all fight between several hundred rooters and three Bridgeport policemen took place. James Hogan of Is Bradley street, New Haven, one of the instigators of the fight, was arrest ed charged with assau1ting police officer and was released i'll bonds of SlO0 for an appearance in the city court.
 It is alleged that Hogan threw stone at Patrolman McMullen, hitting him in the stomach. A fight ensued in which Hogan received a battered head and nose from the policeman's night stick Patrolman McMu11en was slightly in ured but arrested his man, while Patrolmen Walker and O'Neill in civ ilian clothes, who were witnessing the game broke Up the crowd
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
THANKSGIVING DAY
 GAME BEING ARRANGED

Preliminary arrangements for the annual city championship football game in the Yale Bowl, Thanksgiving day, were made Monday night at a meeting of the men in charge of the Williams and Glee club teams Manager O'Con- nor and Golden of the down town eleven and Coogan and Wilson of the Hill club attended the confab and ac- cording to reports after the gathering everything seems to be progressing sat- isfactorily.
 Several details were discussed at length, among them being the officials for the game. At least two men who will be i'll charge of the game have been definitely agreed upon. They are Frank Bergin and William Hackett. It is expected that Bergin will referee and Hackett will act as head linesman. Both of these men are as capable and efficient as any who might have been secured,> and are certain to render ab- solutely honest decisions on every play.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
FRANKEL ANNOUNCES
 THANKSGIVING CARNIVAL

The Williams basketball team, which Morris Frankel will put on the court this season, will make its initial ap- pearance at the Arena, Thanksgiving night.
 The All-Bridgeport five will appear against the local quintet. The mainstay of the visitors will be McGran, of the Blue Ribbons, who is regarded as the greatest guard playing basketball to- day.
 The Williams team will be composed of Eddie Rahm, the local favorite Miller, one of the leading centers of the Pennsylvania league last year; Sol Cohen, who starred with the Yale Var sity and two men from New York who will be announced in a few days.
 The management has arranged to give the public flight at the Arena follow ing the game at the Bowl that has never before been equalled in the his tory of basketball in this city. There will be preliminary game, also a car nival dance led by a confetti grand march. Dancing will follow the con- test until a. m.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
NOTRE DAME STAR
 GIVES GRITTY EXHIBITION

George Gipp, halfback of the unbeat-
 en Notre Dame eleven, who is heralded
 for All-American selecuon, gave won derful display of grit in last Satur- days game with Indiana An examina- ton Monday revealed that Gipp played through the entire game with frac- tured co1larbone His injury came shortly after the contest began. Though suffering with great pain, Gipp tried to get away with his famous forward passes. He was compelled to employ side arm motion instead of his usual overland throw Coach Rockne re- moved Clip from the lineup in the third quarter, but the p1ucky athlete insisted on rejoining his mates in the final per iod. He carried three Indiana men over the goal on his first play for Notre Danes first touchdown.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
LEONARD AND YELLING
 TO MEET ON NOV. 26

Beny Leonard, lightweight champion of the world, was matched yesterday to box Joe Yelling of Chicago Is rounds to a decision at Madison Square Garden on the night of November %. The men are to weigh in at 135 pounds at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of the contest, and by the terms of the agree ment signed in the Garden each Is to post a forfeit of $10,O00 to guarantee weight and appearance.
 This match Is the culmination of a three days conference between Billy Gibson and Tex Rickard.
 This will be Leonard's second match in New York to decision, under the Walker law
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
AN ARGUMENT FOR
 NUMBERING PLAYERS

Another convincing argument in fay- or of numbering the players took place i'll the game between Harvard and Princeton. Harvard had three men together in the press stand who have been with the team all fall When Harvard's touchdown which tied the game was made the trio agreed that Crocker went across. They went further and inquired later of some of the players who gave the credit to Ros- COG Fitts
 Coach Fisher, called upon to settle the argument, named Clark Macomber, left end, as the scorer. His decision, however came after the game was over
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
VIRGINIA ELEVEN
 SCORES 4O7 POINTS

Virginia Military Institute by virtue of Saturdays o8 to victory over Catholic University led all southern college football teams in points scored The V. M. I. eleven to date has scored 407 points to its opponents 13, and has yet to be beaten, its victories including the 27 to 7 defeat of the University of Pennsylvania.
 Auburn, in points scored, ranks next to w. M l. in the, south with $40 to its opponents Is, while Center College has scored 338 points against $ by oppon- ents
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20

Eddie Cicotte, former Chicago White Sox pitcher, whose confession resulted in numerous indictments by the special Cook county baseball grand jury ir connection with the 1919 world series scandal, probably will not be punished for his part in the game throwing, ac- cording to officials of the state attor- ney's office Cicotte will turn states evi- dence when the men indicted are tried and his only sentence will be banishment from organized baseball, it was said.
 The ball players and gamblers in- dicted by the jury probably will be brought to trial in January, it was said
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
NEVILLE OF YALE
 SHINES AGAINST NAPLES

The Nutmegs of New Britain with Joe Neville, former Yale star, in the backfeld, and See1ey, the former Wes- leyan guard, in the line had an easy time with the Naples of this city, at Nutmeg Field, New Britain, Sunday afternoon, winning 20 to 0.
 Neville's playing was revelation to the large crowd of fans in attendance. His kicking and throwing of forward pasess left nothing to be desired, while Conley at end handled the passes with the skill of a veteran. Seeley and Politus were team in themselves, their line playing being of the highest grade. For the Naples Quarterback Fergu- sons playing was excellent.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20

Moose Miller, the Glee club captain, of the season, with fractures of the ankle. This is hard blow to the Hill boys on the eve of THE game of all games. Charlie Brickley scored five field goals for the Crimson in the 1913 Yale Harvard game.
 Roller polo! Shades of Dupee, Lum- bering Miller, Larry Saunders, ct als.- Jim McLay's Fair Haven rink, etc, etc, etc
 Eckersall, of Chicago, made 106- yard run for touchdown in the 1904 Wisconsin game;
 Robertson, of Dartmouth, made the longest goal from fe1d-55 yards-in intercollegiate football last year.
 
 Charles Dillon of the Carlisle Indian school, on October 31, 1903, ran 105 yards for a touchdown against Harvard, winning the game. The ball was secret ly slipped beneath the back of Di1lon's jersey, and the Harvard players did not discover the ruse until Dillon had run past all of their men.
 
 The line-ups of both the G1ees and Williams may look like college teams, Thanksgiving day, if all the rumors are true
 Leonidas Walker, the Yale fight box CT, found discovered that Stanley Keck had kick.
 Walter Eckersall, old Chicago play CT, was the only western player select ed three times, i'll a row for Camps All-Ameriean leven..
 Thomases KNOW who the king-pin backheld man is
 The 18th annual intercollegiate cross country run in which 17 colleges will be represented is scheduled to be held over the Yale course today.
 Jim Thorpe's famous Canton Bull dogs dug their teeth deeper into the national professional football cham pionship when they humbled the Chi cago Tigers Sunday 21 to o at Canton, Ohio. Henry, Washington and Jeffer- son captain last season, and All-Amer- ican guard, played great game for the Bulldogs.
 Did Mique O'Connor say the Canton team was to show in New Haven? Kempton, A1drich, French and Kelly, rah-rah-ray.
 If Tad Jones could disguise the Will Hams team and ring them in against Harvard he might become miracle man of 1920.
 Honest Bilr' Brown. has resigned from the New York boxing cornish. z
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
McCANN SELECTED
 TO LEAD BRIDGEPORT

Eugene McCann of Baltimore, for the last four years scout for the Cincinnati club of the National league, has been appointed manager of the Bridgeport Eastern league team for next season. The appointment was anonunced by Clark P. Lane, president of the Bridge port club, following conference with McCann. McCann will replace Big Ed" Walsh, former Chicago American star, who managed the Bridgeport team the last two seasons.
 McCann is well known to Connecti- cut fans, having been the manager of the Park City team in 1o11-12 and pilot of New London in 1914 and 1916.
The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20
GREENLEAF RETAINS
 HIS BILLIARD TITLE

Ralph Green1eaf of Monmouth, H., retained his title as pocket billiard champion of the world, Monday, when he defeated Arthur Woods of Minne- apolis, 125 to $ in 31 innings.
 Green1eaf defeated the other fnalists, James Mature of Denver, who finished third, and Walter Franklin of Kansas City who lost all three games he play ed and finished last.