Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 3

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915 INSURANCE A IT'S GOOOD POLICY to place your INSURANCE with_an_agenoy that writes the most FARM IN- SURANCE of any Eastern Con- necticut agency. representing the three Strongest Mutual Compani in the State. AND SONS | d. L. l.at!\rog 28 Shetucket 8t. " B ‘Why you should have your property protected against loss by fire. First: An Insurance Policy costs little com- pared with the protection it affords. Second: Fires break out in a night in the most unlooked for places. Third: It is the best investment of a small amount of money vou can possibly have, and will add greatly to your péace of mind and comfort to know that you are sufficiently protected in this important matter. ISAAC S. JONES insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, 91 Main Street ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW AMOS A. BROWNING, Attorney-at-Law, 3 Richard’s Bldg. " 'Phone 700 Brown & Perkins, Atlemeys-at-Law Over Uacas Nat. Bank, Shetucket St. Entrance stairway near to Thames i Telephone 38-3. COLLEGE ELEVENS ELECT CAPTAINS Majority of Larger Institutions Have Selected Their 1916 Gridiron Leaders—Football Season of 1915 Very Suc- cessful One—Names of 45 College Captains. With the conclusion of the 1915 football season, probably the most successtully the great American sport has ever had, a majority of the larger colleges and also minor ones have se- lected thelr gridiron leaders for the season of 1916 In looking over the selections of 45 colleges, eight play the position of quarterback, six tackle, eleven halt back, five ends, while ceter, guard and full back stations have a num- ber of four each. As a result of the elections many a hard fighting captain has been the choice who have showed great prow- ess in numerous hard fought bat- tles throughout the season. The elected captains follo College Captains Position Residencs . Cinton R Black Guara New York City Thilbrick Jackson Tacklo Chicago Albere Baston End Tiepkins, Minn. Jomn J. McEwan Centre Jobn Stablum Guard Rarnard 0. Gerrlsh Halfbic: John_S. Maulbetsch Halfbae Pittsburgh R D. ‘Peck Jr. Centre Tilinols Bert Macomber Halfbuci St Louls Emil Flug Quaric Michigan Agzies Ralph Henning End Virginia Haroid ~Sparr Fullback New York “Rube” Bersteln ‘Fullback Rutgers Francls Searr Quarterback Weslesan (Conn.) Waldemar Deetien Halfback Carnegle Tech, Herbert K. Heelstrom Ceutro Northwestern John L. Driscoll Quarterbact Stevens Mortimer Middleton Centre Fast Orange, N. J. Wake Forest C.W. Parker Tellbac N0k Carolina Nebraska Harold Corey Bay Lombard Edgar Heller ohto Georgia Charles E. Thompson fa Baker (Nebraska) Lioyd Stucky o 2 Kansas State Aggies J. B. Barnes Contre, Kas. Denver Glen Bingham Californta “Brua” Montgomery Springeld Y. M. C. A Ray Sermon rensburz, Mo, Tufts Oliver H._ Westcott G Trinlty _(Conn.) Fred P. Wooley. rird Allegheny Martin 3. Scanuel Penn. M. Talon Hary Geltz o SMizmi Chiarles W. Baer Onto Crelghton Roy Platz Halfback Clnciunatt “Dusts” Altamer Halfback Stanford Joscph B. Braden Breakaway Phillips Exeter Arthur I, Braman Tacklc r Phillips Andovee Willlam . Russell Guard 3 Holy Cross. ark Deslin Quartcr Willtams bert A, LaPlank Quaric: - town Gallau: T Cuscaden Tacklc riska Malne William 3. Gorham Fulib. ) Hamil Wollam F. Daston Cantre . Amher Sheldon B Goodrich Halfbac Laten Tnion ifred Rosecrans Halfback <imectads Bates James DeWearer End TPortland, ~ Maine BICYCLE RIDERS TWENTY MILES AHEAD OF RECORD Midnight Twelve Teams Had Covered 1,487 Miles and 5 Laps New York, Dec. 8.—Many prizes of- fered for sprints resulted in a fast pace being set in the six day bicycle race tonight and the leaders were well ahead of the record at mid- night. Once Walthour tried to sur- prise his rivals and in the sprint, during which Moran fell, every rider was called to the track. There were no gains or losses in this of the suc- At ceeding spurt which lasted twelve minutes. At midnight, the 72nd hour, the twelve leading teams were 19 miles uhead cf the record with a score of 1,487 miles 5 laps. Sullivan and An- derson_were one lap behind the lead- Suter and Madonna two laps y Rudie Russe and Vanderstuyft three laps. 2 a. m. Score. York, Dec. 9—The twelve teams had gone 1,528 miles, ps at two oclock. Sullivan and Jerson were two laps behind; Su- and Madonna 3 laps and- Ruddie- and Vanderstuyft 4 laps. marra_was leading. The record 05 miles, 1 lap, made by Goullet and Crenda in 1914, New The person or persons responsible for the Federal league 1915 schedule, probably won't get another chance to arrange “sighteeing tours” for the players of the Gilmore circuit. The Pitifeds ras their fill of long jumps and long stays away from home, and now comes a wail from St. Louis. Fielder Jones's outfit, including their training trip to Cuba, covered 16,380 miles during the scason. In order to play all its scheduled games St Louls was compelled to travel 13,256 miles. The Havana training trip brings the total up to 16,380. Then add to this the street milage in get- ting to the hotels from sttions and from hotels to ball parks and it is casy to be seen that each player on the St. Louls Federals traveled close to 20,000 miles during the season of 5. Mo e @ Whax Sterling Gum Folwell Waits for Penn. Bob Folwell, who has gained undying fame as a coach of the Washington and Jefferson eleven, declared recently that if he were offered the job he would coach the University of Penn- sylvaria squad. “I'q do it without asking for pay, if that is necessary,” said Folwell. “Penn- sylvania is my old college. I hate to see it drasged and I believe that all ing along new line Folwell's contract with Washington and Jefferson expired with the end of the 1915 season, and he may not be there in 1916.owing to the fact that the football appropriation in 1916 will be t needs is coach- MARKET FLUCTUATED. Opened Active, Became Feverish and Had Periods of Stagnation. New York, Dec. 8.—The president’s message, increased tension in the re- lations between Washington and Ber- lin, banking intimations of a possible domestic trade reaction and a fall in the Anglo-French notes to a fraction under the price paid by direct par- ticipants were among the factors which played their part in today’s pro- fessional market. Trading was active during the first hour, when prices fell and rebounded rather feverishly, but the balance of the session was marked by frequent periods of stagnation, re- lieved only by further unconvincing advances in highly speculative special- ties. Opinion seemed to be more divided rezarding the president’s views on the taxing of various raw and finished ducts and on the surface at least, lit- tle interest was manifested in the pro- posed policy of home defense. The decline in Anglo-French notes to 96, for “future” delivery, representing a drop of two points from the offering price to the public, was viewed as a bearish diversion, designed to unde mine confidence in investment cond: tions. Constructive news was not lacking, however, as was demonstrated by the placing of additional orders for equip- ment by railroads and industrial com- panies, increases in the dividends of the Western Union Telegraph and sev- eral copper companies, prospective new raflway financing and _ the strength of sterling exchange. Rail- roads also reported substantial gains in November gross returns. General Motors made an extreme rise of 25 points to the new record of 546 and Studebaker gained 10 3-4 at 170 1-4, with one to_three point ad- vances in Mercantile Marine preferred, United Fruit, the Harvesters, oils and the familiar unclassified issues. Rails were under moderate, but _constant pressure, particularly Canadian_ Pa- cific, Great Northern, Atchison, Read- ing_and Erie. U. S. Steel was heavy at the outset, falling to 86 1-8, but recovering to 87 1-2. Bethlehem Steel was lightly dealt in. but rose to 475, a gain of 6 1-2. Total sales amounted to 545,000 shares. Demand sterling was at_ its best for the current movement, bills being quoted at 4.71 1-2. Francs were a triffie heavy, but other continental rates held firm. Bonds were irregular to heavy, with some contraction of dealings. Total sales, par value, aggregated $5,285,000. U.'S. bonds were unchanged on call. 'OCKS. Sales. High. Low. Close. 7300 Alaska Gold M B v e 6400 Al Juneau 10 3100 Alis-Chalmers 1700 Allls-Chalmers, pr . 100 Am. Ag. Chem 3200 Am. Beet Sugar . 2400 Am. ~Can. .. 100 Am. Can pr . L g This Is Gas Heater Weather With the sudden drop in the temperature, the absence of steam and other heating, has brought discomfert to many. A GAS HEATER or GAS STEAM RADIATGR will give you immediate com- fort in the Home or Office, Full, new stock on hand. The City of Norwich Gas and Electrical Dep't. 321 Main St.. Alice Building 1500 Am. Car & F. 1100 Am. Coal Prod 140 Am. Express 500 Am. 700 Am. 100 Am 6700 Am. 200 Am. . Wool pr 12100 Anaconda. 500 Assets Keal 100 Asso 11 1750 Atchison 500 ‘Atclison pr 200 At. Coast Line 19453 Balt Locomo. 300 Bald. Loco. pr 2700 Balt’ & Ohts . 500 Balt. & Ohio p 4900 Batoptlas Min. 1320 Beth. Steel . 100 Beth. Steel pr 700 Brookly R T . 100 Brown' Shoe pr 200 Dume Bros. 700 Brunswick 500 Butte &Sup’ 1500 Cal Petrol . 300 Cal Petiol pr 1200 Can Paclitc 14530 Cent ~ Leathér 200 Cent. Teather pr ... 2430 Ches & Ohlo 300 Chic Gr Weat. 600 Chic Gt W pr 1600 Clie M & St. 200 C. AL & St P pr . 1000 Ch BRI & P Ry 100 C. St P M 4300 Col Fuel & 200 Comput Tab. 1600 Conson Gas. 400 Contt _Can. 300 Com Products 100 Corn Prod_pr . 5300 Cructble Steel 200 Crucible Steel pr . 100 Cap Am. Sugar 160 Da’ &Budson odrich_pr North pr N Ore Sub 100 Greene € Cop 800 Guggen. Fxpl 200 Tilinols Cent. 100 Int. 200 Tnt Agricul Agrienl_pr 4700 Tnsp. Copper 500 Juter Con 500 Inter Con pr 1000 Int Har of N 200 Int. Har Corp 100 Int’ Paper e Nicke © .. : 500 Ken. City So’ 11110 160 Ran. € S pr .. 5900 Lack Steel 3 2 200 Mas Dept 100 May Dept Store pr 11200 Mer 3 pr ctfs ... 6800 Mex Petrol 200 Mex Petrol pr 0 Miamt Copper STEC L &St L pr . 300 Mo.. Ken. &T. . 2800 Mo, Paciic 0 Mo. Pac cfts Mout. Power 190 Mont_ Power 500 Nat Cloak 2600 m & S 400 Nat B & S pr 200 Nat. Lead . ¢ Copper. Alr Brake . “Central NOH i 0. & & w. Amer ...l Pacific 109 Norih 500 North 51000 Ontario Stiver 1200 Pacific. Mall 500 Pac Tel 300 Penn T R 300 Peo. Coal pr Steel Car 100 Press Stl. Car pr . 1400 Quicksilver 200 Rock Island . 400 Rumely. Southern Ry South Ry pr . Stand. Mls pr Stand Jglling ... Studebaker Studebeker pr . Ten. Copper . Texas Co. 100 Third _Ave 100 ToL. SE L. 200 Twin €. R T. 100 Under. Type . Union Bag & P, Union B & P or . TUnion Pac ....... Union Pac pr - U.C S of Am United Frute United 3 Inv Westinghouse West Mfg lst .. 300 Woolworth . 200 Wh. & L E | 2300 Willss Over'd 200 Willys Over pr e 8% 14 Total sales 546,316 MONEY. New York, Dec. 8—Call money steady; high 2; low 1 3-4; ruling rate 1 3-4; 'last loan 2; closing bid 1 3-4; offered at 2. COTTON. New York, Dec. 8.—Cotton futures closed steady. December, 12.52; Jan- 12.6: March, 12.89; May, 13.09; Spot quiet; middling 12.70. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close. Dee. L.I8% 1TH 1M% L% May Dlntk nusx sk 6% conx 69% % 68 7215-16 T1% 72 3% % oy wd G® G in the dust of defeat,| smaller than heretofore, and the au- thoritfes will not be able to pay Fol- well the same salary he received in other years. PENN MAY NOT ROW ON POUGHKEEPSIE. Quakers’ Rowing Schedule Asnounced —Leaving of Poughkeepsie Race Due to a Cut in Expenses, The biggest surprise that Penn's Athletic association has sprung in years came after a recent meeting of the present board, when the crew schedule was announced and ratified for the coming year, minus the usual Poughkeepsie race. For years the Red and Blue has sent three crews to Poughkeepsie to meet Columbia, Cornell, Syracuse and some of the western eights, but this season promises to see the Red and Blue sweeps missing from the starting line when the shells line up for the big race of the year. 1t is just barely possible that Penn's Athletic_association may later see fit to restore the date of the Poughkeepsie regatta on the crew schedule, but since the schedule has been ratified it is thought that Penn will drop out of the rowing competition at Poughkeepsie until the athletic association gets on its feet financially and the crews war- rant_the expense of the costly trip up the Hudson. It is believed that the reason for leaving the date of the Poughkeepsie race out of this year's schedule is due to the cut of at least $1,000 in this year's crew appropriation, which even necessitated_that the fali crew work be dispensed with. Another surprise came when it was announced that the triangular race for the Childs cup would be held this year on May 13 on the Schuykill instead of on Lake Carnegie at Princeton, as in vrevious vears. The schedule contains only two other races, one with Yale at Philadelphia on April 22, in which both the varsity and junior varsity will row, and one with the Middies at Anrapolis on May 6, when it is likely that the freshmen will go along in place of the junior varsity eight. BROWN IS EXPECTED TO SHOW EAST'S SUPERIORITY. Providence College is to Meet Wash- ington Team on New Year’s Day. The Brown-Washington State col- lege football game scheduled for New Year's day is expected to all the more evidence the east’s superiority over the west, so far as the great intercolegiate pastinfe is concerned. Syracuse, a team that was beaten by Princeton and secured only a scoreless tie over Dartmouth, and is far from the champion team of this section of the country, already has downed the Oregon Aggies, claimants of the west- ern championship, as well as the Oc- cidental college team, acknowledsed champions of the southwest, and Brown, although not regarded as so strong an aggregation as Syracuse, is expected to clinch matters for the east by trouncing Washington State, the unbeaten team of the west, when the two elevens meet on New Year's day. The defeat of Occidental by Syra cuse as well as the defeat of the Ore- gon Aggies by the Salt City aggrega- tion, evidenced the fact that a studied defense for the passing type of foot- ball is all that is necessary to Stop western aggregations from scoring, while straight old-fashioned football is all that is necessary to win scores against western teams. Syracuse showed an ability to check overhead football when it trounced Colgate, after the Jatter had enjoyed a clean record without a semblance of a score charged against its men. It car- ried this ability to the west, and fac- ing teams that had been accustomed to play wide open defensive football, had little trouble in sending its power- ful backs—Meehan, Wilkinson, Rose and Rafter—through the line and |around the ends for scores. FEDS PLAN A NEW LEAGUE IN THE WEST. Cities in Missouri, Kansas and Okla- homa to Make Up Circuit. Plans for the organization of a new baseball league and its possible affilia- tion with the Federal league are well under way. Cities in Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, including Kansas Cit Kan, said to be the largest city America without a baseball club, are slated for franchises under the pro- posed organization, which probably will be named the Continental league. D. M. Shively, who formerly was president of the Western association, and now a resident of Kansas City, Kan. said the proposition had been under consideration for some time and that an announcement would be made { within ten days concerning the success of failure of the venture. The new organization is to be an eight-club circuit. Among the cities mentioned for membership are Kansas City, Kan, Oklahoma City, Okla., Tuisa, Okla., Springfield, Mo., Joplin, Mo, Sedalia Mo., Pittsburg, Kan., Parsons, Kan, Independence, Kan., Coffeyville, Kan., and Bartlesville, Okla. POMFRET ANNOUNCES * HOCKEY SCHEDULE. Season Opens Dec. 18 With Harvard Scrub: The management of the Pomfret school hockey team has announced its schedule of games for the coming sea- son. Marager Sanderson has yet to fill the Jan. 26 date. Practice for the hockey players has been on for a week, the work consisting of gymnasium work. The schedule: Dec. 18—Harvard scrubs at Pom- tret. Jan. 19—Dean Academy at Pomfret. Jan. 22—Somerville High at Pomfret. Jan. 26—Not vet filled. Jan. 20—Taft School at Watertown. Feb. 2—Huntington School at Pom- fret. Feb. 5—Providence Technical at Pomfret. Feb. 9—Conn. Aggies (1919)) at Pomfret. Feb. 12—St. Mark's at Pomfret. WAR AGAIN PUTS STOP TO CRICKET. Club Marylebone Announc No Matches Will Be Played. With the majority of first class cricketers either with the colors or engaged in other war work, the Mary- lebone Cricket club, the governing body of county cricket, has announced that, whether the war is over or not before May 1, the English county cricket competition for next season will again be abandoned. For the first time on record, the bowling staff attached to the head- quarters at Lord's have been notified that their services cannot be utilized for the season of 1916. J. T. Hearne is at the war office, H. Butt and R. Rolf are making shells, George Cox and F. Martin are working at Woolwich, W. A. J. West and J. W. Hearne are in amunition factory and Murrell is with the torpedo makers. Virginia Will Play Yale and Harvard Charlottesville, Va., Dec. ~—Vir- ginia’s football schedule for 1916, made public tonight, includes a game with Yale at New Haven October 7 and one with Harvard at Cambridge November 4 or November 18. in | BELL-ANS' | Absolutely Removes | Indigestion. One package ' proves it. 25c at all druggists. FULTON ADVANCING IN FIGHTING TACTICS Willard’s Next Opponent a Powerful Hitter. Until only recently hardly a box- ing fan - in the east knew that Rochester, Minn., was on the map pu- gilistically, but it became known to boxing fans all over the country at that time, when it was announced that Fred Fulton, the rising young giant heavyweight from that town, had been selected to battle Jess Willard for the latter's heavyweight championship of the worid, in New Orleans early in March. For the past seven months the glant westerner has been coming along rap- idly. He started out as any other or- dinary heavyweight, meeting the sec- ond-raters in the vicinity of his home town, and, after conquering them with ease,’ started after bigger game. His manager, Mike Collins, a brother townsman, began to realize he had the makings of a great heavyweight, and sought better opponents for Fulton, and in a short time he has disposed of about a dozen really good heavy- weights. Included in Fred's knockout list are Arthur Pelky, who was the late Luther McCarthy’s opponent in the bout which resylted in the cowboy's death a few years ago in Canada; Jack Moran and Jack Lewis, two far western heavies, were finished in jiz time, as was Tim Logan, the former sailor heavy. Boxing fans in Minnesota began to sit up and take notice of the smiling vouth Rochester lad, who has been saying nothing, but going out and meeting everyone who would fisht him and invariabiy knocking out his oppo- nent, ver- {- - being able to last the mit with him. Fulton nea:.. compares with Willard in everything but experience. He has the gigantic reach of 84 1-2 inches and weighs about 215 or 220 pounds, being a little lighter than the champion. He is 6 feet 4 inches, being two Inches shorter than the Kansan. Manager Collins hadn't intended sending his heavyweight protege after Wlilard so soon, but when ail the other heavyweights being sought after by the New Orieans promoters had refused the offer to box the giant champion, Fulton, on account of his recent sensa- tional ‘performances, was offered the date by Tommy Burns. Manager Col- lins snapped it up willingly and will start Fred on a training campaign that wiil have him at top form for the fight, Those who have seen the young westerner in action like his style, and ay he is a mighty fast youngster, rapidly learning the knack of boxing and is a_powerful hitter. He knocked Arthur Pelky down 13 times in their recent bout in Oshkosh, Wis. before the referee decided to stop the bout in the fifth round to save Pelky from beinz assassinated. Fulton really got his first becoming a profe ring. idea of onal scrapper last Jess Willard, fresh from win- ng the championship from Jack Johnson, stopped off at Rochester, Minn., with the circus in which he was appearing, and sought a sparring part- ner, Fulton accepted and gave the champ a tough tussle while they mixed it Then Fred decided he would become a pro scrapper, and started on a long journey to the top, but the trip wasn't as long as expected, for only a few months after his start he is picked as the heavyweight titleholder's opponent in the latter's first bout since winning the championship. ILLINOIS WILL FIGHT FOR COLLEGE BALL. Faculty Denounces Action Taken by Conference Board. Illinois faculty and student leaders Have denounced the action of the con- ference board in abolishing baseball, | traditionaily a favorite sport at Illi- n. The Illini will go to the mat to retain baseball, and a_ break from the Big Nine is even indicated as a possibility should the various faculties indorse the decree. The Illini hold that the universities as individuals may abolish baseball, but that it is going too far to legislate the sport out of existence. “To abolish baseball will not_solve the problem,” said Director George Huff. “The conference board evidently fails to recognize the fact that all the trouble arises from football men play- ing baseball for money in the summer. This caused the Pickering and Solon cases. Even if baseball is abolished, there will be players who engage in other branches of athletics, and are then more likely than ever to go out in the summer and compete for cash, as they will have no opportunity to play ball in their universities. “Minnesota had already abolished baseball and Northwestern was con- sidering a similar step. In many Big Nine institutions baseball is the weak sport. It Is poorly supported and its loss will not be a blow. At Illinois, however, baseball has been a leading sport and is strongly supported.” It is believed that President James and the university faculty will make a strong protest against the radical step. | Should the conference leave the ques- tion of abolition to the individual schools, even if a majority quit base- ball, Illinois could easily fill up a schedule, engaging eastern nines if necessary. The fact that the conference over- rode_entirely the student opinion of the Big Nine universities is comment- ed on bitterly by student leaders. MORE HORSES EXPELLED By National Trotting Association— Others Being Traced. New York, Dec. 8.—At today's meeting of the board of review of the National Trotting Association, Secre- tary Gocher announced that Milo Powers of Goshen, Ind., had been ex- pelled with the mare Ruth Granite for starting the horse out of her class under the name of Ruth Corporal at Leesburg, Ohio, in October last. The board announced that several horses had been traced and identified in various parts of the country. Billy Dispute had been driven to a baker's wagon for seven years and at the age of 13 started out on a racing career on dwon a number of races. The board found he was entitled to his name and winnings. A black mare, Guidiana, fourteen years old, owned at Grafton, N. C. had been used as a buggy horse fo: several years and wes _identified. John B. raced by P. F. Hamlin of Poughkeepsie and Jack Parker, bred in Ohio, sold in Chicago and now owned in Maine, were both approved. Hearing of the case of Ben F. White, of East Aurora, N. Y. who appealed from the decision of the decision of the judges at Columbus, Ohio, in fining him $100 on September 30 last when he failed to start on Queen Abbess in the fifth heat of the 2:10 pacing race, was adjourned until the May meeting. The Pirates struck out oftener than any other National league club the past season. Their strikeouts were :‘EG Even Hans Wagner fanned. 64 imes. WEED CHAINS ALL SIZES W. R. BAIRD, 107 Franklin St- Norwich CAN'T KEEP THE DROP KICKERS DOWN Scores Have Carved a 1915 Football Conts Many Aerial Niche You can't drop the drop kicker. Tib- bott of Princeton, Mahan of Harvard, Barrett and _Shiverick of Cornell, Guernsey of Yale, Oliphant of West Point, Talman of Rutgers—these are some’of the aerial scorers who have already secured thelr niche in football history on the basls of 1915 perform- ances, Try as rule makers have year in and ‘year out to subordinate the im- portance of fleld artillery as a decisive tactor, the standard of efficiency has kept on improving so that the team which has one of the leaders can eas- ily win games against good teams without ever crossing the enemy’s goal line. In 1903 a field goal was rewarded with five points. The next year it was cut to four points. Five years later it was cut to three points, and three years ago the value of a touchdown and goal from touchdown was raised to seven points. Now it takes three goals from the fleld to beat one well executed touchdown. Yet you can't keep the drop kickers down. It has been no narrow and unrea- sonable prejudice against one particu- lar tspe of tally which has been the cause of this steady legislation reduc- ing the scoring value of the goal from field. The trouble is that drop kick- ers have steadily tended to become too good for the good of the game. Their increasing proficiency has threatened to upset the basic proposition of American football—that the game shall not be the prey of one single indi- vidual, but a team contest. Possession of the ball and sustained drives into the enemy’s territory are in the minds of many men the finest spectacles of the game. And with a sharpshooting kicker standing in the middle of the fleld capable of hanging up three points for his teammates without their even acquiring perspiration In the process— what is the percentage for the hard | working opposition, striving to score by the touchdown route? Mighty lit- tle, forsooth! Fortunately for the enjoyment of pectators this season is the fact that | wo goals from the fleld do not total up to the value of a touchdown: other- wise competition would resolve itself into a drop kicking duel with hoth teams content to stay in the middle of the field and such men as Tibbott and Mahan deciding the issue, each wear- ing one of the well known Brickley brand of shoes. Not only these kicking marvels, but many others, are entirely capable of standing in midfield and scoring via the field goal route. Princeton drop kicker marvelous efficiency can only be lik- ened to that of the great Poe,” is the characterization someone gives of Tib- bott. Poe at his best would have had just about as good a chance trying to kick field goals against the younger Tib- bott as the old battleship Maine would have in action against our newest dreadnaught. It is true that Poe, on a_short kick—fifteen yards—won_one great game for Princeton against Yale. The average range and accuracy would be just about in this proportion. whose Drop kicking is one of the depart- ments of football in_ which there is no possible argument for the contention “they may be good, but not so good as the real old timers.” The legislation to ear on the rules fur- e proof that the great est development in this sphere of play has been in the past dozen years or s0. Of course there were unexcelled kickers like Frank Hudson of Carlisle, Pat O'Dea of Wisconsin and Al Moflat of Princeton in the years which went before, but kickers were consid- ered gifts of fate then. While genius- es of this caliber are still rare, there are scores of kickers in a single season who have the odds in their favor any place inside the ememy's forty yard line. The reduction in the value of the field goal and the increase in the value of a touchdown have had a sweeping effect on the generalship of the game. You can note it in the tactics used by teams from which you can count on headwork. The team which rejects a possible touchdown and accepts a field goal be- fore exhausting the possibilities of at- tack may find the other side in the lead through a later exercise of a similar opportunity. The argument snould show the working out of one of the prettiest football problems of re- cent years. BINGHAM ELECTED FIRST MARSHAL OF SENIO RCLASS Defeated Mahan, Captain of the Footbal Team Cambridge, Mass.,, Dec. 8.—Willlam J. Bingham of Lawrence, captain of the track team, was _elected first marshal of the Harvard senior class today, defeating Edward W. Mahan, of Natick, captain of the football team. The position is virtually that of senior president and is regarded as the highest distincton that the grad- uating class can confer. Captain Mahan was chosen second marsha and R. Norris Williams, 2nd., of Philadelphia, captain of the ten- nis team, third marshal. H. L. F. Kreger of Freeport, Me. coxswain of the varsity crew, was elected class treasurer. The battle between Mike Gibbons and Young Ahearn is arousing much interest among the western fight fans. McKone was the lucky boy of the Mystic quinette Tuesday evening as in’ the game with Danieison, a Mystic shoe dcaler offered a pair of basket- ball shoes to the first Mystic player to shoot a basket. McKone did the trick and he will romp over the floor with new boot DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES Suite 46 Shannon Building Take elevator Shetucket Sireet en- trance. Phone. American House Special Rates to Theatre Troupes, Traveling Men, Etc. Livery Cannection, Shetucket Street, FARREL & SANDERSON, Props THE AETNA. BOWLING. BILLIARDS. MAJESTIC BUILDING. 7 Alleys. © Tables. WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING Plenty of Good Turns to Do. Scouts, it is nearing Christmas and we all can find plenty of good turns to do. One of the best and most appreciated is helping the poor and sick. Our organization has gone on record as willing and anxious to spread the Christmas spirit and So let’s keep up the good work and make many individuals and families happy. Bring up the subject at the next meeting of your troop and urge that definite steps be taken. There is another kind of good turn that scouts can do. That is, feed the birds. Scouts should always throw out crumbs to the birds, at least. Of course the best way is to arrange a feeding station with a roof, supplied with grain, crumbs, and suet. Many birds will be attracted and many in- teresting pictures may be “snapped” if one is alert And, scouts, don't fail to arrange for a “Potlatch,” as described by Dan Beard in the December Boys' Life. o¥ Scout Editor-in-Chief, ton Scout News. Thanksgiving — and Christmas. Thanksgiving is over and the usual flood of reports of scout activities on this great holiday are beginning to arrive at headquarters. From Maine to California and from Washington to Florida, our scouts have been mes- sengers of cheer and comfort to fami- lies in dire need. Bos- Let us make every scout a Santa Claus this year!—Scouting. What Do Scouts Do? The following brief extracts from reports made by scoutmasters to na- tional headquarters indicate the gen- eral character of scout service For two weeks did the chores for a woman with a sick husband. Chopped and hauled to house two wagon loads of wood for an old couple. Gathered ang stored in a barn, corn for a man who was taken sick. All worked on soads on “Good Roads day.” Gave potted piants on Easter to old people or others apt to be forgotten. Des- troyed 5377 nests of tent caterpillars for which we received a letter ~of praise from the state biologist. These are some of the things the boys have done.—Scoutmaster Howard W. Wolfe, Pa. Boys have been doing wonderful work for the city at all times. This {is the troop from the “Ghetto” dis- itrict of Pittsburgh. Through the heroic work (in attempting to rescue a burning child), of Scout Stine of this troop. the city police department | has officially recognized second-class scout badges. Boys have weekly meetings_and elaborate weekly pro- | grams.” Troop started with nine boye one year ago. A teacher of one of the scouts has remarked— Net only has | his conduct changed but his entire | apearance, even hnis face, has changed | since he ' became a scout."—Scout- master Benjamin H. Griffin, Pa. Delivered Christmas baskets to poor families, solicted aid for 200 the | Children’s Home: put out destructive | forest fire—Scoutmaster M. H. F. Kinsey, Ohio We have one tenderfoot (Gleen Mec- Dill) an expert swimmer and diver, 3ut Tharksgiving is only a begin- ning and the services of scouts on | this day are merely training for the bigger work they will do when | Cartst with Chris- mas 3 h brings suf- | fering and hardship to tiz>usands who do not feel the pinch of cold and hunger in late November. Christmas and winter, therefore, multiply op- portunities to serve. It is unnecessary for headquarters to remind scout officials of thse op- portunities, for the experience of the past several seasons has proved that our scout brotherhood is al- vy alert to take advantage pportunity to relieve d we feel that it is entirely ap- propriate_to remind our men that RIGHT NOW is none too early to make plans for Christmas relief work. The more carefully it is organized the more effective it will be. Bring this subject up for discussion at your mext troop meeiinz and give your boys the pleasure of working on their Christmas good turn for three weeks in advance. | who saved three persons from drown- | ing in six days. C ntly doing com- | munity good turns—Scoutmaster Will { 3. Hooa, T Maintained public drinking place instituted last year and made the { grounds around well attractive with flower beds. Built crushed stone walk from street to pump and ar- ged a permanent place for viit- g scouts to_cook meals adjacent to above well.—Scoutmaster Thomas R. Spurseon, Ohio. The scouts of Gower, Md., are build- ing shelters and feeding boxes for their feathered friends this winter. These scouts demonstrated their help- fulness during the Sunday school convention, held in Gower. They met the delegates, checked and transferred all baggage and suit cases, superin- tended the registration, and helped in many other ways. | PRINCES OF ROMAN CATHOLIC C MEET FOR The consistory called by Pope Ben- edict to begin its deliberations at Rome on Dec. 6 for the purpose of conferring the red hats on six new cardinals and for other purposes (perhaps the discussion of peace) is the most important _international gathering of the war so far. Its representatives come from belligerent countries and whose relations there are political as well as religious. The consistory is the first of its kind HURCH FIRST TIME SINCE WAR BEGAN since the war broke out. Cardinal Mercier of Belgium will not be there, for he is unwilling to pass through German territory. Cardinal Gasquet represents Great Britain. Cardinal Billot and Cardinal Amette uphold the cause of France. Cardinal Von Hartmann is the German representa- tive. In the pictures 1 is Cardinal Gasquet; 2, Pope Benedict; 3 Cardinal von Hartmann; 4, pope and cardinals in consisto THE FOOS JUNIOR PORTABLE SAWING OUTFIT ike to saw wood? SAWING OUTFIT and save yourself If not, buy a FOOS JUNIOR PORTABLE this drudgery. If you have no wood of your own to saw, you can make good money by sawing wood for other people. When not sawing, the engine can be used for other work. THE C. S. MERSICK & CO. e distributors for Connecticut and Western Massachusetts 274-292 State Street, New Haven, Conn. .