New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1916, Page 9

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1916. The Travelers Insurance Co. L. F. BUTLER, President The Leading Company of the World Engaged in Life, Accident, Health, Liability and Compensation Insurance New Life Insurance Paid for in 1915--Over SEVENTY-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS (The First New Engand Company to Reach Its Maximum of New Life Insurance Permitted by the New York Statute) Total Accident and Health Premiums in 1915--Over FOUR MILLION NINE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TotalLiability and Compensation Premiumsin 1915--Over TEN MILLION TWOQHUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (The Income from Accideat, Health, Liability, and Compensation Insurance is th. Largest of any Casualty Company in the World) The Esteem In Which the Company Is Held At Home CONNECTICUT BUSINESS IN 1915 New Life Insurance Paid for--Over ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS Total Accident and Health Premiums Total Liability and Compensation Premiums F. S HOFFER, Manager Life and Accident Departments BRANCH OFFICE TRAVELERS BUILDING, 760 MAIN ST Hartford, Conn. -Over ONE HUNDRED and SEVENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS -Over FIVE HUNDRED and SEVENTY-NINETHOUSAND DOLLARS E. B. FIELD, Manager Compensation and Liability Department WARDS JOIN GWINNER TO BUY INDIANS | Combination Has Proposition from Johnson, But Wants Better Terms. + Pittsburgh, Jan. 4.—In conjunction with the Ward interests, represented by C- B. Comstock, Edward W. Gwin- ner: president of of the former Rebels, is nagotiating with President Ban Johnson for the Cleveland franchise. The conditions named b:- Johnson en- tail the payment of $200,000 to Presi- de# Charles W. Somers and assuming a mortgage held by the Forest City bankers against the property for $376,000. The bankars’ committee that holds the mortgage also insists that a Cleveland man must head the team Gwinner and his colleagues have ,agreed to elect a prominent Cleveland banker, who represents the Ward in- terests in that city, to head the club. | They are willing to assu.nc the mort- gage now held against the property, but they balk on pay addition for the franckise. It is known “that they have offered t~ split the dif- ference, but so far no satisfactory agreement has been reached. Rebel Oakes, former marager of the Rebels after a conference today with | President Gwinner, stated that would be “taken care of” next year. he HARVARD TRACK MEN OUT. Sixty Men Report for Practice— Boxing Starts, Too. Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 4.—With the opening of college yesterday after the holiflay recess, Harvard’'s track ason begar in earnest. Captain Bill inghar and Coaches Donovan and Ellery Clark welcomed more than six- varsity and freshmen athletes at Soldiers’ Field, and work was at once started for the many indoor meetings at which the Crimson will be repre- sented this winter. More than fifty additional men are | expected today and it is believed that the squad eventually will be the larg- est in Harvard’s history. The Crim son lost few good athletes by gradua «tion last June. Ellery Clark, who Is the assistant graduate treasurer of the athletic association and a former all- round amateur champion, will be in | charge of the field events this year, succeeding Fred Powers. He had more than twenty high jumpers, vaulters and shot-putters in the baseball cage Joday. LOOKING FOR BOXING LICENSE. A meeting of the license commit- tee of the common council will be held this evening at 7:30 o’clock, to Wnice action on the application of W. +W. Hanna for a boxing permit to hold an exhibition in Hanna's armory on Jrnuary 21. | peatedly | basket, only to have the ball miss the | work of Kenney. g $200,000 in | YALE BEATS SPRINGFIELD. Charlic Taft Stands in Way of Lo- cal Basket Tossers. Hartford, Jan. 4.—Yale night. Luck plaved a big part in the contest, the Springfield players making fine shots for the net by a hair. The game was wit- nessed by one of the largest crowds of the season, consisting mainly of Yale alumni. Yale piled up a big lead in the first | half through the inability of the Springfield forwards to get by Chars lie Taft, captain of the New team, and also because of the great The score for the first half was 20 to 9 in Yale's favor. Toward the end of the second period Springfield rallied but was unable to overcome Yale’s lead. Bigler, Spring- | field’s right forward, played a bril liant game, scoring 15 points. Hi shooting from the foul line won him | applause. The lineup: YALE SPRINGFIELD Olsen, Haughton Herkimer, Evans Left Forward. Mallon Right Forward. Baker, Clark Souders, Taylor Center. Weiner, Bigler Taft, Conway Sorg, Newell Left Guard. Brush, Right Guard. Score, Yale 40, Springfield 27. kets from the floor, Olsen 3, Weiner 3, Baker 3, Kinney 4, Brush 3, Evans 3 Haughton, Bigler 5, Taylor 2. Goals from fouls, Mallon, Kinney 2, Taft 3, Souders 2, Bigler 5. Referee, C. A. Reed of Middletown Time, minute halves. Kinney, WHEN CONNIE FOOLED POP. Anson Made Home Run But Lingered on Third and Was Left. Once upon a time—in the days of long ago—“Cap” Anson hammered a ball over the fence, but refused to ad- vance farther than third base, al- though he was entitled to a home run, and his team was three runs be- hind at the time. Why? Well, in those days the played back until there was a man on base. Connic Mack happened to be the catcher that day and Whitney was the pitcher for the club oppos- ing the Chicagoans. Anson figured that if he lingered on third Mack would have to move up back of the | batter and Whitney would be forced to pitch slower. Anson knew that one run would be useless to his side, and he thought that slower pitching would enable his men to stage a bat- ting rally. However, Connie foiled the shrewd Anson by taking a long chance in re- fusing to move up after Pfeffer had been thrown out at first. Then he took up his station back of the bat- ter and Ed Willlamson fanned, leav- ing Anson stranded on third, d the fact that he had made a home drive. defeated | | Springfield college, 40 to 27, here last Haven | Whalen Bas- | i 20- | catcher | | apart. Famous Billiard Champ Takes Plenty of Time for All Shots. According to Willie Hoppe, the wiz- | ard of all wizards at billiards, the dif- ference between a good player and a bad player is the difference in control of the more delicate muscles of the wrist. “I'll tell you, though, why a lot of our expert players lose matches,” said Jack Doyle, poolroom proprietor, who is not so modest, and right here is probably the secret of Hoppe's many victories. ‘“They get careless. All of the good players have about the same form, but most of them have a ten- dency to grow careless on easy shots. “I have seen dozens of important matches lost just that way. Hoppe noticed that when a kid, and made a point of never taking a shot easy if the balls are but two inches He changes his ‘stance’ on every shot, and even if the balls do not move more than one-quarter of an inch. Very few other players do that, and lose through carelessness.” Hoppe admits that being careful has been his method of winning matches, but in the plain matter of skill he says that he doesn’t know just why he is a better billiard player than anybody else. It is Hoppe's opinion that Jake Shaefer was the greatest billiard player that he ever saw, but he ex- presses regret at never having seen Frank Ives. BRIDGEPORT LEADS. Nutmeg State Marksmen Title Standing. Top Rifle Washington, Jan. 4.—Bridgeport Conn., displaced Kings Mills, Ohio, as high club in the second week's com- petition for the gallery rifle champion- ship. The present staniing, announced last night by the Nat onal Rifle a ciation, follows: Bridgeport, 1.977; 1,973; Warren, Pa., Ohio, 1,9 Buffalo, Ohio, 19,47; District 1,944; Manchester, N. Haven, 1,836. The twelve clubs 1. 1 scores in the second ended January 1, wers Bridgeport, Class A, 990; Class A, 988; Kings Mills, 985; Buffalo, Class A, 91: B, 981; Warren, District of Columbia Class A, 979; Quinnir ven, Class D, 979; St. Paul, Class C, 975; San Francisco, C, 975; Os- den, Utah, Class B, 973; Bangor, Me,, Class A, 973. Highest scores in the classes for this week v.ere: Class A, Bridgeport. 990: CI Ogden, 973; Class C, St. Paul, Class D, Quinnipiac of New 979; Class E, Bedford, Ohio, b} Taunton, Muss, 948, 0- Kings 1,062; Bucyrus, 1,548 Marion, of Columbia, . 1,925; New highest which ing week, Buc Class Kane, rrus A, Pa., 980; ation, ac of New Ha- various B, 8; 9675 Class I, has | Mills, | ‘of i league club were re-elected at | annual Haven, | FOR ATHLETICS. Schedule delphia. DAT] Spring Training Trip An- nounced in Pl The aseball club schedule of the Athletics Philadelphia, Jan. delphia American leasic today announced the games to be played by during the spring training trip. After an opening scries with the Philadelphia Nationals at St. Peters- burg, Fla. March 23, 24 and 25, the squad will be divided inio two teams. One team will leave Jasksonville, ¥la.,, March 29 and play the follow- {ing games: March 30, 31 and April 1; at Chat- tanooga, Tenn.; April 3 ard 4, Knox- ville, Tenn.; April 5 and 6, Ashville, N. C.; April 8. Portsmouth, 8 il 10, Norfolk, April . Newport News. Va. The team remaining in Jacl will play the following 1, Boston Nationals; Apr Philadelphia Nationais. Leaving Jacksonville April team will play games as fal1-~ Philadelphia Nationals at cross, Ga.; April 6. Philadelphia Na- tionals at Charleston, S. C.; April 7, Philadelphia Nationals at Raleigh, N. C.; April 8, Richmond at Rich- moond, Va.; April 10 and 11. Brook- Iyn Nationals at Brooklyn. 11 d onville 5, FOLWELL THE FAVORITE. That He Will yIvania Coach. Belief General Be Penns; Philadelphia, Penn., Jan. 4.—While no definite action was taken by the Football committee of the University of Pennsylvania in relation to the se- lection of a football coach at its meet- ing held last night, the impression is general that Bob Folwell will be the man chosen. Neither Frowell nor any other of the committee would make any direct statement regarding the coaching proposition. The committee will meet again in about a week. WALTZ HA! UGH JOB. Sammy Waltz the clever little feath- erweight battler of Hartford, is sched- uled,to meet the toughest opponant his career tomorrow evening in Comstock Hall, East Hartford, when he stacks up against Battling Lahn, of Brooklyn, N. Y., one of the hardest hitting boys he has ever faced. Local people had an occasion to see Lahn in action in Meriden last year before Mike Do club when he battled Buddy aulkes to a draw, and it was their opinion that Lann is a grand battler. A number from this city will attena the mill. KILLIFER'S ARM IN SHAPE. Philadelphia, Jjan. 4.—All present officers of the Philadelphia National the organization meeting of that yesterday. Manager vesterday W. F. B Pat to ker Moran came here ange - with President the spring training Phila- | March | National league champions. said he had a letter from Killifer, = stating that his would be in good condition for coming season. Killifer injured his throwing arm last fall a short | time Dbefore the Phillies entered the world’s series games. of the Moran Catcher rm the BACK ON THE JOB. Washington, Jan. 3.—AIl the mem- bers of the Connecticut delegation in congress have returned from their va- cations, with the exception of Repre- sentative Hill, who is detained by a business meeting and, are in Washing- ton ready for the session tomorrow. Representative Oakey and wife re- turned Sunday, having spent New Year’s day in Philadelphia. The others came in toda DEEPEN CONN. RIVER “AS FAR AS HOLYOKE 'Bill Tntroduced Calls for Expedi- ture of Over $1,000,000 (Special to the Herald.) Washington, Jan. 3.—Representa- tive Treadway of Massachusetts has introduced a bill appropriating the sum of $1,015,600 for the- improve ment of the Connecticut river between Holyoke and Hartford. The object as | stated in the bill is to secure a chan- | nel twelve feet deep between the two | cities as recommended by the army en- | gineers to the fifty-ninth and sixty- first congre The bill provides that | a suitable lock and damfor surmount- ing the linfield Rapids shall be con- structed by private or corporate in- | ter: free of cost to the United| States; that navigation through said lock shall be free from any toll or| charge; that these constructing the lock and dam assume all responsibills |ty for claims for damages that may | arise from flowage rights, for injury to water power, or from any source ,and that after construction the | lock shall become the property of the | United States and shall be maintained | and operated as the expense of the| federal government. The report of the chief of engineers of the army sent to congress at the beginning of this session shows that | prior to June 30, 1915, there had been expended on the Connecticut river | above Hartford the sum of $125,315.33 | The report says: “No permanent ben- efit has resulted from the work so far done by the United States, and none is to be anticipated until a compre- ! hensive project is adopted.” During the last fiscal year the only one of the old wing dams that had been objec- tionable has been removed. The max- imum draft that can be carried at is between two and three feet. The upper dike at the mouth of the Far- mington river which was constructed in 1871, was removed during the last fiscal year to a depth of five feet be- low mean low water and two small piers located a short distance above the dike were also removed, at an ex- pense of $7,182.04. On July 1, 1914, there stood to the credit of the Connecticut river above Hartford the sum of $23,195.02 but on March 4, 19 $10,000 of that sum was transferred to other projects as provided for in the last river and har- bor bill, leaving $13,195.02 to the credit to the project on June 30, 1915. The cost of the improvement at the mouth of the Farmington river and outstanding liabilities reduced that sum to $5,933.55 which is still avail- able for the maintainance of the im- provements. He did not think any p| for conscription in the U States in time of peace would tolerated and believed that thd litical party which proposed it have plenty of time to “think its mistake.” CONNIE MACK GETS HI) Tanning, Wesleyan’s Star Pi Signs With Athletics. Lester Lanning, captain of the leyan university baseball team fo coming season, has signed wit Athletics. Lanning played ball Maine last summer, and it was that one of Connie Mack’s scouts the star perform Lanning clever pitcher and a good hitter. has been Wesleyan's mainstay of slab for two years and also he Pl one season in the outfield. TAFT FOR BIG NAVY. New Haven, Jan. 4—The greatest need in national preparedness is a powerful navy, declared Former President William H. Taft in an ad- | dress at the Union league here last night. A large army he considered less important, and believed a force of about 500,000 would be ample. “I don’'t think we are going to have a war at all,” he said, “‘and I hope nor, but it seems only right that we should have a reasonable prepared- JEWELS LOST ON PERSL 4.—A Cairo disyg vening News says thai jewels of Maharajah of K thala, valued at £800,000 st were lost aboard the steamer Pel The members of the Maharajah's were aboard the ship, but Maharajah’s himself intended tof at Port Said London, Jan. to the E the Regular Mid-winter Mark Down Sale Astounding Values in Ladies’ COATS and SUITS These are all of the latest models, no old or leff] over stock. Marked down at less than cost. After looking over our splendid assortment of Stylish Coats and Suits, you will be convinced that this is a genuine sale. Come in and see for yourselves. All Necessary Alterations Free. J. RUBIN 135 Main St., Barnes’ Block mean low water through the section between Hartford and Enfield Rapids