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INSURANC=. "ACCIDE Atna poiey S L SE— to take out & FIRE INSURANCE POLICY and fe.l that you will be compensated for all loss by fire. You cannot tell when some slicht accident will start a bad fire. Don't go unpro- tected. 1SAAC 8. JONF= Insurance and Real Estate Agent, Iding, 91 Main St. -ad Fire Insurance 15 located in Somers’ Block, over C. 31, ‘Williama, Roor b, third Hoor Telephore 147 ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Brown & Periuns, ittamey-at-lay Over burst NaL Bank, Shoiuckel —w Entrance stalrway next to Thaowes ationa’ Gank Telephone 33-8 —_— NOTICE The Board of Rellef of the Town of Norwich, Conn., will meet in the City Hall Bullding, in said Town, each day, Sundays excepted. from Feb. st te Feb. Zlst, from 10 a. m. to 4 ». m. to listen to appeals from the doings | of the Assessors, and to do any other business proper to be dono at sald meetings. 3 ,Dated at Norwich. Conmn. Jan. 3¢th, 1918 FRANK R. MLAUGHLIN, EDWARD KIRBY, JAMES W. BLACKBURN, Jans1z Board of Rellet. — IATENT Frotect your idea. Handsome 60-; Guide Book Free. HARRY E. BACK. Attorney-at-1a.,, Phoenix Block, Danielson, Conn, octITuThs —_—— FOOTBALL AT COLUMBIA. They May Be Permitted to Revise the Sport at Blue and White University. Down at dear old Columbia they're fetting all excited over a report that he university will again be represent- »d by & football team next year. One of the favorite athletic exercises at Columbia has been the abolishing of football, but President Nicholas Mur- ray Butler is said to have become so impressed by the fact that there was not a fatality among the colleges last sSeason that he is willing to give the reformed game a chance. Columbia has done away with foot- ball twice in the history of the game. "The last blue and white football epoch gaw some stirring doings in the Morn- ingside camp. The team was organ- ized in the fall of 1301. George.i"0s- ter Sanford of Yale was the coach and one Billy Mitchell was the manager. the material for a real team. After- ward he was fired from college for having filled the eleven with profes- sionals—somebody hac to be the goat —but while that team was in action it ‘was a lively organization. If mgm- ory serves correctly, its memberfhip included no less than five former var- sity captains from other college: fashion, but the next week Columbia was overwhelmed 27 to 0 by Cornell. Gowdy, first . basemen and catcher, goes to Buffalo from the ton nafionals, and Beals Beck sielder of the New York na been secured by Cincinnati for the waiver price. It was currently re- ported that Cy Seymour, who recent- 'y bought his release from Los An- | geles, will join the Boston nationals a good to lof the stock market weakencd tod and a number of such as the Han Paul, Lehizh Valle: dropped back a point or more. Sp | ulation Yale was defeated in impressive | ni g D03 vere pressure. The consisted of a slow, dragging de- THREE BASEBALL MEETINGS MONDAY| Play 140 Games—Holyoke Team Transferred to Whal" New York, Feb. 10—The American League formally ~adopted without change, at its meeting today, the schedule of games for 1913, already ®mgreed upon. The Nationay League will meet tomorrow and probably take similar action. The National Commis- slon elso will meet tomorrow proba: bly before the league meeting. The American league was one of three baseball organizations which met today, the other two belng the International League and the Bastern Association, until recently known as the Connecticut League. To Aid Veteran Umpire, Beyond the ratification of thé sched- file, little was done by the American league. President Johnson was author- ized to investigate the case of Fred Perrine, a veteran umpire who is reported ill and about to lose his sight, and to give him whatever finan- cial aid Mr. Johnson deems necessary. Perrine is now at Berkeley, California. Another resolution was adopted mak- ing it compulsory for visiting teams fo use the dressing rooms at the various parks instead of going to the ball srounds . their uniforms. Red Sox vs. Athletics. The American league season will open April 10 with the world cham- plon, Boston team clossing bats at home with Philadelphia. Washington, the runner up to the pennant win- ners of last year, beins the season In the national capital with F Chance’s New York team. Cleveland 2t home the opening day will have icago as an opponent and St, Louls will meet Detroit on the former's grounds. The scheduls calls for 154 games. President Barrow of the Interna- tional Jeague said the adoption of the schedule for the coming season Was the only busimess transacted at to- dey’s meeting, The full schedule will be mads public next Monday. It calls for 154 games, The season Will open April 16 with Rochester playing Baltimors, Toronto at New falo at Jersey Clty and Montreal at Providence, Eastern Association Schedule. The Eastern Association’s schedile this year will consist of 140 games in- stead of 120. The season will begin April 23 “and expire September President O'Rourke sald there was d tull representation of the clubs at the meeting today ' when Daniel O'Neil | Hol- transferred bis ownership of the ce team to T, J. Whalen of West pringfield .and T. P. Prendergast of Three Rivers, Mass. Several trades of players were spoken of during the day but only two wers positively made. Henr ange , out- onals has Chance Warmly Greeted. Frank Chance, the new manager of the local American League club, roached here from the few, minutes after the league meeting ended and was accorded a h greeting by the biz gathering of club owners, managers, pla ball enthusiaste. He looked strong | and_vigorous and declared he was ready to take up his new duties at once. c coast a rg and ba One of the first to shake McGraw of satd you on getting into he New “I congrat Jake Si ed_suit Bmoky Joe Wood, the premier twirl nic | 3uf- | ville ba the game to be 1 swer through the pe and so was tillon's star pitchers at Minneapolis. a- | hand | on Cobb during his early stay and Clark Griffith follpw- (ner the first night Wad er of the Boston American league team, tonight signed a contract for the coming seasop which provides for an advance of salary over that paid him last year. NEW LONDON FIVE DEFEATS NORWICH TEAM Céptain Hill's Duckpin Artists at Di advantage on Polished Alleys. Captain Hill's duckpia team found luck against them on the trip to New London Monday evening, losing to the New London rollers by 53 pins, the Bcore being 1319 to 1266. The match was rolled on polished alieys on which the visitors were inexperiented and the Norwich boys are confident of re- versing the defeat when the New Lon- team comees up to this city for a match on the Aldi alleys next Monday. Cap- tain Hill had high total of 276. The scores: Norwich, Sourbler ........... 82 88 77 247 McAllister' :...2.2000 85 78 86 249 Tuttie S85. 81 8%~ 364 Aldl . S76 91 73240 Hill (Capt) 85 94 97 276 413 432 421 1266 New London. Brown .. 39 '3 87" 353 Bush 18 85 98 270 Dart ... 10086 102 LaPoinie 104 so Watters 438 440 441 1319 Reach Ssmi-Finalé at Racquets. Tuxedo Park, N. Y. Feb. 10—Some very keen racquei piaving was wit- nessed today in the third day's con- tests for the gold racquet champion- ship on the courts of the Tuxedo Ten- {nis and Racquet club. Four matches were concluded, leaving Harold F. M- Cormick and Geerge Thorne of Chica tomorrow, and Jr, of Monir Grafton Mortimer The surprise of feat Df Joshua Crane, by Greenshields. It w iy fought match all the way luck | was a the Bostonian een- | shields won out, 45 aces to 28. Works Signs Up for Life. b. 10—Ralph T. 1nd Miss Monrce, La, F Works, piteher for C néin Nellie Barnes, were marrie dey. The wedding was the c tion of a romance begun her o when the Detroits, wit Works was then plaving, were in | training. Taftville Challenges Baltic. A bloodthirsty crew, stvled the Taft- aughte 3 game of ball with t : second team, An- When Cobb Was Goat. Tyrus Cobb of the Tigers has found a method of training more effective he idea which prevails at nt major league cf fol- story was related by Herman ny” " Schafer, former second- sacker of the Detrofts and now offlcial coacher of the Senators: “Cobb visited Joe Cantillon at his farm in Hickman, , for a_weel in Decembér. I h re at the same e Waddell, one of Can- d fo bo t nd r ed up ube is as eccentrt ever entered into a deal we ned he h duck shooting spot a 4 loc FINANCIAL AND COMMERCH WEAK UNDERTONE. X | Movement of Stocks Marked by Slow, Mitchell saw to it that Columbia had | Steady Deeline. New York, F eb. 10.—The ur epresentative issue: imans, Readin and Smelt as marked by the revailed recentl as the lst subjected to se- The next year Columbla distinguished | ciine. itself by defeating Princeton. and next season after that Pennsylvan: scalp was added to the collection. Jumt Harvard and Cornell was a hard nut for her to crack, but the Itha les; o never did succeed in beating by the trading element of stoc | corporations operating in_the south- ns | The market situation was somewhat favorable. Outbreak of ution in Mexlco led to some set tlip republic. National Railways of were finally overcome. And while | Mexico first preferred, broke over four football was booming tle blue and |points. Another development wh favored the bears was the ti sle players, such as Harold Weeks and | of money rates. Call money climbeq | to four Isince the first week of the vear. While | there was no quotable money rates, the tone was apprecia- bly firmer. white produced some truly remarka- Sherifft Morley of the backfleld Wrigat, the center; the Van Hoeven berg, end, and others. But eight years 3go Columbia abolished football for *he gridiron map since. Howard P. Drew, the negro sprinter f Sprinfield, has received word from e New England A. A. U. that in fu- ture he must file with that body an | itemized account of his expenses when | he enters games In New York and else- where. In the past the negro runner has failed to do this. It is one of the rules of that association that appears to have fallen into disuse. Drew’s showing in the big town has been ofa marvelous nature and has placed him in the front row of the truly great spripters. 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A tightening of rates, however, is of less serious concern to stock market operators than would De the case were speculation on o large scale. {On the present basis requirements to fina small ice speculation are comparatively The steel ‘corporation reported a.de- of nearly 105,000 tons in un- Continued selling of Southern Pa- cific forced it atill lower, the price touching 103, the bottom flgure since 11998, "A" few speciaities showed strength. Can rose over two polnts ang Union Bag pre erred seven points, were lower. Bond prices in'the maln Total sales, par value, $2,250.000. 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The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend. cenUuike CASTORIA ALways Eears the Signature of e Always Bought in Use For Over 30 Years THE CENTAUR COMPANY, Y7 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. he Kind You Cobb, who likes hunting | and went into the box and started to pitch with a clgarette in his mouth, “In a game plaved when in St. Paul 2 visiting batsman hit a ball info left Our left fielder, while running for it, collided with & calf that had broken its tether and had strayed on You can imagine the effect that had on the ball game.” moderately and nodded. well, ‘pricked up his ears ‘What do you say to trying it out tomorrow, Ty ? exclaimed Cobb seemed dead willing, So the next morning they got up bright and we found them eating Before they set out for the | happy hunting grounds we loaded Ty a big bunch of shells, some decoys and a containing thefr lunch. It made a mighty heavy load, but is a_dead game Now If there's any- thing that Rube likes better than tal after ducks or t Rube set the pace as a fast one. lected for the shoot was | the farm and be- got half way there Cobb be- bhorn- | Waddell, [ O e N g NS NP g NI g N g N FEW STARS ON THE BLACKLIST Ineligible Are Mostly Bush Leaguers—“Paddy” Green Youngest aid nothing, There are today in the United States an environs some 25 men to whom the doors, windows, fire escapes and every other' mode of ingress to orsanized save perhaps the turnstiles, are barred. Organized baseball rare- bars anybody from pay-as-you-enter these 25 are youmg and others are not s0 young as they used to be, but they | are kin in a common cause—they are | the brothers of the blacklist. | organized haseball softens the aspes- ities of the term by calling it the ineligible list, but it is none the less 2 blacklist, and those entered thereon aer debarred from earning a living in league under the jurisdiction of | the baseball powers, as effectually as if they were in Jail. a lot of difference at that, because it appears that most of those blacklisted ineligible are men who have either passed baseball usefulness or never displayed talent to get anybody wiidly Tt has been dem. e to know It. { for Cobb ana 1t w. pot he had s amount of exercise this load and fast He was pretty near Waddell says Ty’ the load on the ground and sat v can say all a ‘month’s th a groan. want about training, but three or four days of this would skin it all holler’ he told us when he finally A Special Sale also in Hosiery The Geo. W. Kies Co. reached the farm guess he's pretty | nearly right, INCIDENTS OF THE DIAMOND. Ttoohean't imeks tories of Base- ler Huggins Tells ball Doings. | excited about them. onstrated time and again that any real star who gets in bad with organized secure reinstate- saw on a ball field can easily in the National league ne or more on the inelgible list, three clubs in the American put up the bars on players, and the total in the younger league 18 but Americans have Elliott, a young fleld- i the Giants have Hendricks, M. C. Pfyl, Er- and W. A. Torrey. Hen- nder. who was enton Hafbor, zy” Schmidt, and was tried out by the Gfants showed some nromise, but when Mec- Graw tried to send him to Newark he of organized ball and has since been ~ftching in semi-professton- | al_ company around his home town. Monte Pfyl has almost been forgot- It was years ago that the California outlaws, time since he been rezarded as a serviceable ccially for a big league Shore Is a cadaverous ame to the Giants last )layed an im- Overall and Vic Willls, the most noted of the whole national sald to be trying to do a come-back, but Vie has long ago passed into pri- is running a hoted in Wilmingfon, Del. former Brooklyn pitcher, traded to Philadelphia for Eddie Stack, is blacklisted by the Phillies. burg has declared ineligible L. T. Quigley. and George er, all recruits, while St. Louis of the Natlonal league, has put the ban ‘Earl Hénnis, Plddington. one just now, When Frank ifarrell en- gaged Frank Chance ihe Yankees at a year ed to be $20,000 the have been irrepressible Charlie his retund baseball horizon as a disputs Chance assertion. Johnmy Evers is going to be the king. v artist. Little Johnny money that for the Elmira club ten years slgned with New Haven. patrick, unti the bag, but that ting that the | Tholmas M. to get so much doesn’t really like to _what the amount is Only one string 1s nual stipend. Golden and V. four Golden was the best known. was a promising pitcher. Pat Dougherty, Lange and Martin Walsh are ail cligibles of the Chicago White Jones 1s now president of the Wwestern lengue, igible only is a_brother of the redoubtable Ed. The St. Louis Browns contribute C. Brown, a pitcher, while Boston, Cl land, Deroit, Philadelphia and Wash- ingtén have mone at A lot of ineligibles of the past have Apparently it | tied to Bvers That is the Cubs must got his man as one in whi carried out, With that will recefve in addition to a amount a percentage of the and a bonus, the latter depen what position the club occupies at the end of the season. 2 salaries promise to be feature of the baseball winter has brought about portant changes in the bas=ball firm with six of the major | clubs being placed in the hands of new Discontent ¥ has compelled changes in ment of the clubs, and shifting about the men se sume charge have been in position dictate terms under which they attach signatures to contracts, ten by the fans. he hopped to s were on first and second | 5o Is apparently inel- intention to sz all player, e \inst Pittsburs, and a: rer pitched the ball he | line, ana I| e-out at third. I| sending Shore to Indianapolis for de- the young youth got is now back home. Tor- been lost from the list. was decided that there was no chance ever returning, chance of thelr making good if they former Yankee Hilde brand, used to ap- list, but they n of m¥ hat right down the lane | velopment, he manage- | list for several years. He Is a young- Fred Glade, ster who was token South one vear, buty got sick with never returned to organized baseball The Boston Nationals have black- Barney Joy and s position the the bases filled, one-time Princeton_star, pear on the New York are there no longer. “Iwill tell you three funny incidents | d during my career. | Cincinnati vl with Johnstone-as | a during all th put on a large and went out on | cing a deaf mute! and not pavins any atfention to John- | s -, it caused a lot of excitement and | BASEBALL NOTES. uller Thompson. voung pitcher who was once with the New York Nationals Joy 1s,a Kal MANAGERS’' SALARIES INCREASE. | Claims Evers’ Larger Than Chance's. Fred Gaiser, hes been sold to the Wilkesbarre club. ala from Honolulu, ‘he Pacific coast, but who would never report to Who's going to capture first place in the baseball salary league? ‘Rube Sager, who pitched for North- who leaped to ampton a few seasons ago, has beer signed Bri Arthur - Brov The signed contract of Emos inflelder of the n baseball team, has been received by President Ebbetts. f Philadelphta improve sion will ha; serles. jes will mave on t The Phil ern Pines, N. C. Februar ers Cravath ~and Mill ager Dooin says the trip unless, they sign. st outlaws years ago, to the list, Cincinnati donates C. whom Joe | when Cincinnati was | burg Joe Kelley, of the Reds, was sore be- | areen, a young pitcher Tinkér Is trying now to whip into line. Charles Murphy has turned in Orvie playing in & pitchforks Gascarets Tonight! 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