Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 30, 1909, Page 3

hY . en to of all kinds placed in reliable an and for- e attention™giv- B t'a of ‘+ novardaw W << ‘Weigh the sense of security before —and the profit on a small annual fnvestment after disaster. If you de- elde wisely yowll ask US to write your policy of Fire Insurance. Why not decide NOW ! ISAAC S. JONES, Insurance Agt. Richards Building, 91 Main Street. nov4dew N. TARRANT & GO., 117 MAIN STREET. Fire, Accideni, Health, Liability, Plate Glass and Steam Boiler ... INSURANCE Nerwich Union Fire Insurance Socisty, uU. 8, Assets 52,760,422.10 Waestern Assurance Co., U. €, Assets $2,307,608.00. THE OFFICE OF WM. F. HILL, Real Estate and Fire Insurance, is jocated In Somers’ Block, over C. M. ‘Willtams, Room 9, third floor. febl3a Telephone 147. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. AMOS A. BROWNING, Atterney-at-Law, 8 Richards Bldg. *Phone 205. BROWN & PERKINS, Attoneys-at-Law over First Nat.. Bank, Shetucket St. Entrance Btairway next to Thames Nat. Bank znl. 38-Z. Open Monday and Sat- urday evenings. oct29d Do It Now Have that old-fashioned, unsanitary plumbing replaced by new and mod- prn open plumbing. It will repay you in the Increase of health and saving of doctor’s bills. Overhauling and re- ftting theroughly done. Let me give re fer replacing all the old with the modern kind that m&%’ o e ower g e 3. F. TOMPKINS, 67 West Main Street. THE PLANK Headquarters for Best Ales, Lagers, Eto., in Town. JAMES O'CONNELL, Proprietor. Telephone 507. oct2d eughtd Watch Repairing done at Friswell's speaks for {tself WM. FRISWELL, 25-27 Franklin jan32daw No Building in Norwich will ‘ever be too large ‘for us to bufld. All we ask is an opportunity fo bid for the job. Competition is keen and eompels close figuring, but years of experience has taught us the way to ‘flnn clese and do first-class work. C. M. WILLIAMS, General Contractor and Builden, 218 MAIN STREET. Phene 3 may274 A TIP ON FUR COATS The most genuine Fur for the lowest figures in New Londen County at L. L. CHAPMAN’S, Bath Street Harness and Carriage Repo: ory, SWITCHES Reduction of 20 per cent. ir! prices. nev22daw For two weeks only I will sell the regular $2.50 Switches for $2.00 and the $2.00 Switches for $1.50. OTTO STABENGBW. 7 Broadway novidd DOMINICK & DOMINICK, FOUNDED 187, Members of the New York Stock Exchange. Bonds and High Grade Investments Onders oxecuted in Stocks and Bonds, Grain and Cotton. NORWICH BRANCH : Bridgeport Eddie Kelly Basketball Team Begins New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 29.—Jimm:; Gardner of Lowell and Mike (Twin | Sullivan of Cambridge boxed twelve rounds before a large crowd at the Grand opera house tonight. Neither man displayed any disposition to in- flict punishment on his opponent and both were hissed repeatedly. In the preliminaries Bunnie Ford of New Haven and Terry Fitzgerald of Philadelphia boxed ten fast rounds, and what was to have Been a ten round match between Joe Marks of Highwoo and Eddie Kelley, of Bridgeport wis stopped in the second round by the po- lice, when Kelley was practically knocked out. BOXING BOUTS THIS WEEK. Tuesday. Dave Deghler ve. Ray Bronson, Max Lundy vs. Jimmy Sullivan, Bobbie Tick-e vs. Bud Frederics, Max Baker vs. Eddie Jauson, Armory A. A., Bos- ton Jack Reed vs. Jim Savage, Allen- town, Pa. Fredcie Corbett vs. Willie Lucas, Philacelpbia. Yankee Swartz vs. Young Wagner, Mount Vernon, N. Y. Thursday. Frankie Neil vs. Patsy Kline, Balti- more. Lea Hauck vs. Kid Broad, Lancaster, Pa. Phil McGovern vs. Young Ziringer, Pittsburg. Saturday. Fenri Fiet vs. Phil Brock, New Or- leans, %a.ck leonard vs, Kid Beebe, Willie TLucas vs. Ycung Nitchie, Philadelphia. Doc Roller Holds Off Gotch. Detroit, Nov. 29.—Dr. B. F. Roller, wrestling champion of the Pacific coast, held Frank Gotch, world’s heavy- weight wrestling champion, fifteen minteen minutes without a fall tonight at an exhibition here, The men spar- red five minutes before going to the mat and at the end of thirteen minutes Rooller regained his feet. Gotch had Roller twice in close quarters, but the westerner worked himself out of dan- ger each time, In the last two minutes Roller broke nearly all of Gotch's favorite holds. Jack McGrath for Cuban Tour. Jack McGrath, the Irish Giant, went to New York on Monday to see a man who wants to take a party of wrestlers to Cuba for a tour of the Island. Jack expects to arrange terms to make one of the bunch. Prospects for Johnson-Langford Go. Unless Jack Johnson names impossi- ble condition he may sign articles to fight Sam Langford, his latest challen. New Haven Sports Handed a Lemon—A Tame Fight— Nearly Put Out—Third Co. Season Next Wgok. ger, within the next sixty days. John- son’s manager, George Little, arrived in New York from Chicago Saturday and said that Langford could have a fight provided the latter would wager $10,000 on the side at even money. Langford and his manager, Joe Wood- man, were in Boston Saturday, where they placed their $10,000 in the hands of a mew stakeholder, having decided not to allow the money to remain up in Pittsburg. WON'T FIGHT SOUTH OF MASON AND DIXON LINE. Jack Johnson’s Ultimatum—No Use for Bids from There. Savannah, -Ga., Nov, 29.—That he would not fight James J. Jeffries south of Mason and Dixon’s line was the statemént made today by Jack John- son, heavyweight pugilist, in a tele- gram to Manager Nick Aprea of a local athletic club, in answer {o the latter’s offer of a purse for the battle. This statement accompanied the ad- vice that it would be useless for a southern club to make an offer, be- cause the black man would not con- sider it. - TRIPLE TIE IN BILLIARDS. Cline, Sutton and Demarest Must Play Off for Championship. ‘New York, Nov. 29.—A triple tie for the world’s professional 18.2 balk line billiard championship resulted from to- day’s play in the tournament at Madi- son Square Garden. At the afternoon session George Sutton of Chicago de- feated Firmin Cassignol, the French champion, 500 to 467, and this evening Calvin Demarest of Chicago won from George Slosson, the New York player, 500 to 364. The two winners are therefore tied with Harry P. Cline of Philadelphia, each of three having completed his schedule with four games won and one lost. g The scores of the six contestants for the championship are as follows: ‘Won. Lost. P.C. Cline ... ceriesn 4 1 800 Sutton ...... . 4 1 -800 Demarest 4 1 .800 Slosson .. 1 3 .250 Cassignol b 3 4 .200 Cutler .. B 0 4 .000 One game is still to be played in the regular series between Slosson and Cutler, and this will be decided Thurs- day afternoon, while the triple tie for first place will be played off in three games. Demarest will play Cline on Wednesday, the loser of that . match will play Sutton on Thursdaw and the winners of the two matches will play on Friday. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MARKET AFFECTED By Suggestions of Reopening Tariff Question. New York, Nov. 29.—A struggle against the forces of reaction was per- ceptible in the stock’ market specu- lation today, which was aided by a few points of pesitive strength. The sentiment was overshadowed, however, by the lowering prospect of the ap- proaching session of congress and the fears of the legislative programme on the trust problem. Suggestions of a reopening of the tariff revision ques- tion at the coming session also had their effect. In the light of the Stan- dard Oil decision and the serious con- sequences for corporations involved in the government's powers there affirm- ed, further procedure in the direction of combinations is made a matter of grave consideration. The copper group continnes to reflect most closely the mutuations of feeling on the subject, owing to the advanced stage to which the project for a consolidation of cep- per producers had reached, and the ap- parent continuance of efforts to find a way to carry out the project without contravention of the principles laid down in the new interpretations of the anti-trust law. Rumors.current about the stock exchange as to the prospects of success in these efforts vary from day to day and almost from hour to hour. The feverish fluctuations of prices in that group which result have a bad effect on the whole market. The market for copper metal is almost as much upset by the changing reports on the subject. A violent decline in the price of copper warrants occurred in the London market today. The demand from consumers, which was stimulated when an agreement to restrict produc- tion seemed imminent, i8 restrained again and the whole trade suffers in consequence. The viclssitudes of the prosecution of the American Sugar Re- fining company were reflected in the fresh liquidation in that stock today, down to 116 5-B, the lowest price level of the year. This was accompanied by reports of an undesirable promi- nence to be given the company’s af- fairs in the forthcoming presidential message, with the chances of a con- gressional investigation looming be- vond. Wall street opinion looks for possible effects from such an investi- | gation similar to those which followed | the insurence investigation, and a ner- vous. feeling becomes manifest when- | ever the subject comes to the surface. | Another restraining influence on the speculation is the belief that the time for relaxation of the money market may be deferred. The continued with- drawals of gold for shipment both to | South America and to Canada are sig- nificant of the continued control of the {focal gold supply by London banker: | This is ascribed partly to the maturing of loans from foreigners to New York borrowers and which are called for payment’ instead of being renewed. The official announcement of measures designed by the British government to care for revenue requirements after the Icoming rejection of the budget by the house of lords is awaited with interest and some anxiety in all financial mar- kets. The amount of government bor- rowing which will be necessary cannot be estimated until this statement ap- ! pears. In our own money market fu- | ture requirements are becoming de- fined. New York city will sell $12, 500,000 corporate stock on Dec. 10; first installment of subscription to Pennsylvania stock will call for $24,- 800,000 on Dec. 18; on Dec. 20 the New Haven stock subscriptions will call for a $12,600,000 installment, while for January the $44,698,000 of New York Central stock and $10,230,000 on account of Missouri Pacific convertible bonds must be provided for, besides other smaller issues alreadg announced and more expected. The "professional bear party grew rapidly in the course of sthe day and found the market in- creasingly vulnerable as the attacks gained in boldness. The result was a closing in' some disorder, with prices rapidly declining and showing losses from one to threée points and more all through the list. Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $4,155,000. Unit- ed States coupon fours declined one- | quarter+ and the registered three- eighths per cent. S the % sTOoCKs. - .* S300° Al Clalmers oid ... B 9% Sk Allis Chalmi - 3 100400 Amal CODPEr .irersneecas ST u 800 Am. 2500 Am. 2200 Am. 2500 Am. 1600 Am. Agricaltural Be: Baltimore & Ohio. Bethlehem "Steel 2400 Chicago & N. W. 13800 Chicago, M & St 100 C. Or C. & St 3500 Colorado Fuel & Securities 2400 Erle e 800 Do 1st pfd 100 Do. 2d pfd ... 1100 General Slectric 8000 Great Nortehrn pd 1600 Do. Ore ctfs .. ——— Tllinons Central Inter Marine pfd International Paper Loulsville & Nashwilla Minn. & St. Louls... M., St. P. & 8. Missourl Pacific Mo., K;n_ & Tex. Pucific Mall Pennsylvania Peole’s Gas Piitsbuarg. C. C. & Pressed Steel Car Pullman Palsce Car.. Raflway Steel Spring. Reading P Republic Steel pfd ..... Rock Tsland Co. Do. pfd .... 8t. L & 8. St. Louis 8. & I Southern Railway IO Tennessee Copper Texas & Pacific Toledo, St. L. 00 Do. pfd Ton o Unfon Pacific . 00 Do. pfd e ool nited States Realty. Tnited States Rubber. . United States Steel . ptd | Do. ptd i Western Maryland Westinghouse Electric Western Union u Total sales, 999,500 shares COTTON. New York, Nov. 29.—Cotton spot closed quiet, 20 points lower; middling uplands, 14.35; middling gulf, 14.80; no sales. Cotton lutuyes closed barely steady. Closing bids: 'November 14.15, December 14.20, January 14.36, Febru- ary 14.46, March 14.66, April 14.69, May 14.81, June 14.68, July 14.77, August 14.08, September 12.95, October 12.53. MONEY. New York, Nov. 29.—Money on call firm at 4 1-2@5 per cent.; ruling rate 4 3-4; last loan 4 1-2; closing bid 4 7-8; offered at 5. Time loans slight- ly easier; sixty days 4 3-4@5 per cent. ninety days 4 3-4 per cent.; six month; 4 1-2@4 3-4 per cent. AIN MARKET. Tt 106 1-1 lfi?-u m“n-u 97 9-16 07 n% 59% 58% 38% 813 61% 1% 61 60% 60% 41 15-18 3 1518 { known o‘&).—;‘i\e # r{s-' defeated the internati sets in : Inf ational B es of Vie- toria and A. F. Wi of New Zealand defeated Maurice McLoughlin, United States, and Melville S, ALong, United States, 12-19, 9-7, 6-3. ‘The Californians made a splendid fight, though McLoughlin was erratic. Long’s service was masterly. Wilding was forceful and conmsistent thrbugh- out, while the service and placing of Brookes were perfect. SEASON OF 1909 GREA% FOR 2 YEAR OLDS Ben Brush Leads, Sires—85 Stallions Representsd by Winners. The racing season of 1909 has been productive of great sport in various sections ‘of the United States, as well as in Canada, and from the stend- point of two year olds it has been al- most up to the standard of other years. It is true the amount of money won by N the aged horses this year was not as _great as in former years, and in many | respects the clasg of youngsters was not up to the stdndard, but from the number that won brackets, the com- parison was up to the standard, and many of the most prominent sires of the country were represented on the turf with two year old winners. Dur- ing the season just closing 85 stallions have been represented on the turf with two year old winners, and no less than 465 voungsters of this age have won 1,156 races and earned a total of $475,- 600 for their respective owners. Of the 85 stallions represented by two year old winners this season, the get of ten of the number have won $10,000 og over, and only four of the youngsters have passed the $10,000 mark. Ben Brush easily leads his nearest competi- tor with twe year old winners, while his son, Sweep, is far ahead of the other two year old winners in the amount of money won. BRENNAN’'S SHOTS BEAT STERLING. Plainfield’s Fast Play in Second Half Won the Game. In the final game of the assoclation football league Saturday at Plainfield Sterling put up a great attacking game but was defeated, 2 goals to 1, Plain- field making both its goals in the sec- ond period. Tom and Arthur Shorrock of Sterling made a combination that kept the Plainfield goal defenders con- tinuously busy all through the first half, but Bob Sykes cleared many close shot until finally Shorrock beat him for the first score. Sterling seemed to weaken late in the second period, when Manville and Brennan forced the Sterling defense and Brennan shot in the equaliser. Brennan also shot the winning goal a little. later on a pass from Whewell, and Manager Oates’ team had won the cup for Norwich- by defeating their only possible opponents. % o AT COAST ARTILLERY BASKETBALL. Third Company Five Has Scheduls Ar- ranged—Lineup Contains Well Known Athletes. The basketball team of the Third company, Coast Artillery, is all ready to begin the season with its team pick- ed and a schedule arranged by Mana- ger Leo Bruette to begin next Monday at Jewett City. Oit of ftown games will be played first, providing for a big interest among the followers of the team when it puts on games in the armory. The following is the schedule: Déc. 6 at Jewett City, Dec. 8 at Taftville, Dec. 10 at Westerly, Deg. 14 at Willimantic. - businesslike The five will have a looking suit of khaki trousers, with leggings, and olive drab shirts. This week they will get in a little practice Thursday evening before the drill and social” An effort is being made to get Luke Riley to coach the military men. The lineup selected includes men prominent in different branches of the local athletics, and should make a fast bunch t will be hard to travel against. For center there is Steve Sul- livan, well known in Norwich base- ball circles and built right for the ex- acting duties of the pivotal position. Big Dave Rydholm and John Mullin, as “Shadow,” will be the for- wards, presenting a noticeable contrast in size, but both are tlever men at the goal shooting game, Rydholm having been one of the Heavyweights' football team. The two guards are Long Red Rankin and Big Dick Sheehan, the for- mer of the Invincibles baseball team and the latter one of the Kickers. They will make a solid pair for the opposing forwards to fight against. Bruette, sub., has won his athletic spurs on Y. M. C. A. basketball teams, and in the Wauregan Waiters’ baseball team last summer., MURPHY KEEPS THEM GUESSING. Non-Committal About Philadelphia Deal—No Deal to Sell Kling. Chicago, Nov. 29.—Charles W. Mur- phy, president of the Chicago National league baseball club, on his retyrn from the east today, refused to deny that he is now dart owner of the Phila- delphia cb of the National league, and also refused to say anything in connev;lon with the league presidential campaign. He did say, however, that he had not made a trade of Zimmer- man for Knabe and a pitcher, which i had been, yeported from Philadelphia, and that no deal had been made where- by Catcher John Kling is to go to the Philadelphia club. Regarding the re- ported statement of President Horace Fogel of the Philadelphia club that he had sent a check for $15,000 to Murphy for the purchase of Kling, Mr. Murphy declared he had received no such check. Harvard-Yale Regatta Date. Harvard and Yale are presented wiih a perplexing situation in regard to tke day of the annual 'boat race on the Thames between the two universities. Formerly the Yale commencement came on Tuesday and Harvard's on ‘Wednesday of the last week in June, ‘but the Yale faculty has recently changed its commencement to the week preceding, making complications ‘that promise trouble., Each institution ‘wants the race as near the commence- ment as possible, in order to have a large crowd of graduates back for the occasion, and with a week between the two both cannot be accommodated. If it were to come in the middle of the ‘week between the two commencements meither would have as-targe a follow- ing as they would like and so the mat- ter stands. Fine Sport on Jacksonville Track. Jacksonville, Fla.. Nov. 29.—Today's crowd at Monmcrief was large and it witnessed fine 8port. The fourth race furnished the most excitement and was won by Patsy. - Arondack and Gretna Green were both heavily played in this race, the best price of the race being offered on Patsy. which opened at 4 to 1 and closed at § to 1. o Basketball Meetings. Philadélphia, Nov. 20.—The collegiate basketball rules committee will hold four interpretation meetings in as many different of ional tennis | Y Weak and unhealthy kidneys are probably responsible for sickness and suffering than any other disease, therefore, when through neglect or other causes, kidney trouble is permitted to continue, serious results are sure to follow. Your other organs may need attention—but your kidneys most, because they do most and should have attention first. If you feel that your kidneys great kidney, liver and bladder are the cause of your sickness or run down condition, begin taking Dr. Kilmer’'s Swamp-Root, the remedy, because as soon as your kideys begin to get better they will help all the other organs to health. Prevalency of Kidney Disease. Most people do not realize the alarm- ing increase and remarkable prevalency of kidney disease. ‘While kidney dis- orders are the most common diseases that prevail, they are almost the last recognized by patient or physicians, who usually content themselves with doctoring the effects, while the original i e constantly undermines the sys- The mild and immediate effect of Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy,/is soon realized. It stands the highest for its remarka- ble results in the most distressing cases. ; Symptoms of Kidney Trouble. everything bat if you are obliged to pass your water frequently night and Swamp-Root is always kept up to its absolutely free by mail. received from men and women who edy they needed. mer & Co., Binghamton, offer in the Norwich Bulletin. teed. 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A sworn certificate of purity with every bottle, SAMPLE BOTTLE FREE—To prove the wonderful merits of Swamp-Root vou may have a sample bottle and a book of valuable information, both sent The book contains many of the thousands of letters found Swamp-Root to be just the rem- The value and success of Swamp-Root is so well known that our readers are advised to send for a sample bottle. Address Dr. Kil- N. Y. Be sure to say you read this generous The genuineness of this offer is guaran- next Saturday to discuss basketball rules for the oming season. The east- ern meeting will be held in New York. One meeting will be at Chicago for the western conference, one at Lawrence, Kas,, for the south and middle west, and one at Portland, Ore., ffor the Pa- cific coast colleges. The rules commit- tee will be represented at each meet- ing. POWERS POOR AS UMPIRE. Help to Pitcher Proved No Help at All, with Hurst Behind. The late Doc Powers, who was the star of Connie Mack's catching staff in his time, always delighted in tell- ing of the first game he ever caught with Hurst umpiring. Powers was al- ways full of pepper, and in order to encourage his pitcher kept up a con- tinuous chatter throughout the game. “That’s a peach.” would be his com- ment on a ball that was perhaps a foot wide of the plate. “Another pip- pin, Eddie,” would be his comment of the next ball served by Plank, de- spites the fact that it was up around the batter's eye, “Just like picking cherries,” was anether way of express- ing ‘his belief that the ball conformed to all the regulations of a strike. Tim rather enjoyed the ginger shown by the youngster, and for about six inn- ings pald no attention to the chat- ter. Finally Tim called a batter out on a ball that was a trifle low, as he afterwards admitted, but which Pow- ers declared avas a peach. “Letting the ecatcher umpire the game for you; losing your nerve, I guess,” were the words handed to Tim by the sore and disgusted batter who had just been retired on strikes. It had just the effect the batter desired, for Tim immediately got after Powers without mincing words. “Young man, you may be a good judge of fruit, but you're not on a farm; this is a ball game. During the rest of the game I call the balls and strikes without any agricultural remarks from you, other- wise I will be forced to request you to beat it.” It is needless to say that the game priceeded to the finish with- out further comment from Powers. Football Umpiring Hard Job. If anyone thinks that officiatink at football games is easy work, just ask the men who work on the fleld. “Billy” Evans, who is considered Ban John- son’s best umpire in the American league, has worked in several football games this fall, and this is how, he speaks about the sport: “Anyone that tells vou that football officiating is a snap, just examine his head. Why, you run around the field like a wild hare keeping track of the plays, and unless you are mighty careful you are liable to be pumped by a runner. No, sir, there is no comparison between two.” Mohicans Challenge Heavyweights. The Mohicans are willing to place | $26 with the Sporting Editor of The Bulldtin to play the Heavyweights to decide the championship of Norwich by a game next Sunday. The Mohi- can team has been crippled of late, but next Sunday the local fans will see the old team once more in harness and whert they line up against the Heavy- weights the Greeraville boys will find out that they are up against the real oods. The Mohicans have in their lineup some old Academy stars, among whom are L’Huereux, Magner, Field- ing, the Skelley brothers and Captain Riordan, with whom they intend to wipe the chesty Heavyweights off the gridiron. Michigan Elects a Captain. Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 29.—Joy Mil- ler of Detroit was today elected can- tain of the University of Michigan football eleven for next year. Miller played at quarterback in tie Minne- sota game. Detroits Get One Matanzas, Nov. 29.—Tae Detroit Americans defeated the Matanzas baseball team here today by a score of 14 to 7. Y ‘in Cuba., Blames System of Interference. A Yonkers man comes {nto the dis- cussion with a comparison of the Am- erican game and the English or Ca- .nadian Rugby, putting the blame on the system of interference used in the American game, where one of more runners may precede the man with the the | In both the England and Canadian games the rules absolutely forbid off- side, interference, and they are much more open and spectacular than the American, the English game being ea- pecially so, he says, As the game which he favors s played, the lineup is much the same as our own, except that there are three halfbacks and the linesmen are called inside, middle and outside win instead of guard, tackle and end. main difference lies in the rule for- bidding a player to go through the line ahead of the man carrying the ball. Thus, though bucks, tandems, and oth- er plays of the kind may be used, and the wings may protect the back-field while they are behind the line, the backs must depend upon their own ag- gressiveness and speed to gain thelr yards, whether they go through the line or around the end. As a result, more attention is paid to kicking and handling of the bhall than in our game, and the system of short, snappy passes by which the ball is often advanced by several men in turn in the same play makes the game much faster and more open, though in this respect the English game with two quarterbacks, four halfbacks and all the forwards gathered . in . the “serim” is even meore spectacular. DISCUSSING FOOTBALL. Al Sharpe Says Game Is Worth All It Costs—Many Deaths Only a Coinci- dence—Yonkers Man Says Abolish Present System of Interference. In the discussion over football aroused by the large number of fatal injuries this season, two gridiron glad- iators whose achievements a decade ago thrilled the lovers of the sport, including Dr. ATbert H. Sharpe, fa- mous in Yale football, and Layton M. Schoch, fermerly a Cornell star, took a part at the banquet of the Saga- more clup in Philadelphia on Satur- day. Unantmous regret was expressed by Dr. Sharpe and the other speakers for the 29 deaths that have oecurved among the players engaged in the pas- time this year and the hundred or se severely injured. Dr. Sharpe made this emphatic declaration, and he was vehemently applauded: “There 18 no question,” he said, “but what if you abolish it there will ‘be no more deaths from football. The ques- tion is as to whether it is the kind of game we want to play and have played in our schools and colleges. Person- ally, as a coach of schoolboys in foot- ball, I feel that if the boys are prop- erly trained and cared for physically it is the very best game there is to develop real manhood in them. ¢ “It is the only game in which a gentleman can get into a fight. We simply have got to have such a game. We cannot afford to let our young men go to ‘bridges’ and dances and all that sort of thing, and grow up to be so soft that they are afraid to take their bumps when their turn comes later on in life. “The present outcry against the game is due to the fact that one man was killed at West Point and another met with a terrible accident at An- napolis. Heretofore such accidents have happened every season in foot- ball, but they have not occurred in big institutions, where the men are care- fully looked after as regards their physical condition. Before we did net believe that such accidents were pos- sible when the men were properly trained. But I feel that their occur- rence in the same season was due teo coincidenceé rather than to any fault in the game, and although they are big sacrifices to make to any game, I believe that the game is worth it “So does every lover qof football, and the game will go right on, be= cause the young men of America dee mand it as the one best game in which to develop their fighting qualities. So slight’ changes will be made In the rules by us, fully believing that the accldents this year were due teo co= incidence rather than to any unneecese sary roughness in the game.” Fuzz Johnson, 4, 2.36 1-4, by Baron Bell, 2.09, hag been t by Frahk G. Jones of Memphis and placed in Bd Geers' stable. The colt worked fm 2.12 several weeks ago. Eps by o Stk T e i I N Miss' Alliewood, 2.20 1-2, “Alte- Ny A year. y