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The clubs may take the field with reduced player limit, but from present indications the big leagues will retain their 154 game schedules. 3 President Tener of the National league had a piece of good news for National league players recently when he said it had been decided to pay the players on a six months basis as has been the custom heretofore. Under the proposed season, running from May 1 to Sept. 15, the players would have been paid for only five months. _ Tener, in commenting on this fact, Jet it be inferred that if the players were paid for six months' work that amount of work would be exacted from them. In Chicago yesterday Charley Com- iskey of the White Sox, the leading ex- ponent of the 154 game season in the American league made the radical sug- gestion that it may be necessary to pool both gate receipts and players in the American league next season in order to avoid shortening the schedule or reducing salaries to a five months basis. Comiskey admits that the suzgestion is radical and he does not necessarily favor such a course but says h ! be willing to 2o to great length: able the major leagues to retain their high standard during the duration of| the war. | In discussing the inroads which the new draft may make into the big léague ranks next season, Comiskey } has the following to say “Pooling of players may become im- perative to preserve anything like equality in piaying strength.. If-the forthcoming drafts for the national ar- my take half a dozen regulars away from others and none at all from some clubs, the result.would be a runaway pennant race, which would rob the =port of all public interest early in the season.” Coming from the owner of the world’s champion ball team and the second best money maker in baseball, a sug: gestion to pool recenpts and piayers is up to the .usual standard of Comiskey sportsmanship. However, it is unlike- Iy that such an extreme step need to be taken at least in 1918. There is no doubt that the big leagues will be hit harder by the draft than appeared the case at the end of last season. The new classifications will largely bring to the fore numerous players who held high numbers in the draft lottery. However, the great per- centage of major league players are marpied, and will claim exemption be- cause of dependent wives or families. Camp- Team Defeats Georgetown. Louisville, Ky, Nov. 21.—Camp Zachary Taylor football team defeated Georgetown college in a hard fought game here today, 14 to 10. Tom Walker, who was manager of the Hartford-United soccer football cleven in the State league, is now a member of the famous Black Watch regiment of Canada. Walker make: the sixth man of the Hartford soccer team to enlist since the United States entered the war. | DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES ‘Take elevator Shetucket Streen entrance, Phone - = * Overhauling and Repair Work OF ALL KINDS ON - AUTOMOBILES, CARRIAGES, WAGONS, TRUCKS and CARTS, - Mechanical Repairs, Painting, Trim- ng, Upholstering and Wodod ' Work. Stacksmithing ia all its branches 507 to 515 North Main St. el - LF e Big Leagues Ask Exemption For Players Over 200 Bdll Players Included in the List—Ban Johnson Says the Game Would be Spoiled by Draft— Club Owners Discuss Schedules and Adopt War Policy at De- cember Meeting. ——— Chicago, Nov. 21.—Exemption for 238 baseball players—eighteen from each of the sixteen clubs of the American and National Leagues—will be asked of the government, it was announced tonight by President John- son of the American League, who de- clared that the high standard of the game would be destroyed if the play- ers were indiscriminately drafted for military service. President Johnson said the Ameri can League would willingly sacrifice the remaining players on its roster if the clubs were permitted to retain eighteen selected men. As the player limit was twenty-five last season, seven men from each club would be available for military duty. “Neither the American nor Nation- a1 Leagues could hope to keep up the usual high standard of the game if some of the clubs were riddled through the draft and other teams, composed of older and perhaps married men, were untouched,” Johnson said. “Base- ball is eager to do its part, but we would like to be assured of players of quality on every club. Otherwise the pennant races would be very one- eided. ‘Take for instance the champion- ship Chicago club. Practically every member of the team called in the first draft was exempted because of de- pendency. The team probably will be intact next season as a majority of the players are married or have other dependents.” The American Leagme executive pointed out, however, that some of the other _clubs, principally the Cleve- land, Philadélphia and Boston clubs, have been seriously hit as a result of the war. The Cleveland club, accord- ing to latest reports, has lost ten men in the draft and Philadelphia stands to lose six. Three or four members of the Boston club, including Mana- ger Jack Barry, are in the navy. President Johnson’s announcement is taken to mean that the league, if | the desired players are exempted, will attempt to go through the season with only eighteen men, exclusive of a manager, on every club. The club_owners will meet here on December 12 to consider a_schedule and adopt a war policy. President Johnson warned that retrenchment would be necessary as baseball, he said, faces a desperate sitvation. He said_that the two, major leagues and possibly two or three of the larger minor leagues, would be the only or- ganizations to take the field next sea- son. The American League executive stated positively that the league would play a 140-game schedule next season, instead of 154 games as has been the rule for years. The season probably will open about May lst—three weeks liter than usual No Official Comment. 'Washington, Nov. 21.—While no off- cial comment was to be had tonight on the proposal to ask exemption from the national army for 288 basebail players of the National and American leagues. there was nothing to indicate that officials would be swerved from their previously announced position that the classifications in the question- naire. already made public, would not be altered in any way. Officials have stated emphatically that no exemptions of workmen as n class, except shipyard employes, wou!l be made. DAVE POWERS AND K. O. PALITZ BOOKED TO BOX HERE’ Pastime Athletic Club to Stage 15| Round Mill Between These Two Fighters. Matchmaker Jack Sullivan has sign- ed up Dave Powers -of Marlboro Mass. and K. O. Palitz of New London for a fifteen round bout to take place here PROVEN SWAMP-ROOT AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS The symptoms of kidney and bladder troubles are often very distressing and leave the system in a run-down con- dition. The kidneys seem to suffer most, as almost every victim complains of lame back and urinary troubles which should not be neglected. as these danger signals often lead to more dangerous Kidney troubles. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root which, so many people say. soon heals and strengthens the kidneys. is a splendid kidne; liver and bladder medicine and. being an herbal compound, has a | gentle healing effect on the Kkidnéys which is almost immediate’y noticed in most cases by those who use it. A trial will convince anvone who may be in need of it. Better set a bottle from your nearest drug store and start treatment at once. 3 However. if you wish first to test this great preparation nd ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. Binghamton . for a sample bottle. When wi ng be nd mention the Norwich Daily Bulletin bitterest of rivals and the-bout is sure to be a fast one as each one is out for blood. They haVve met several times before with varied results. The boys are about as evenly matched as| any two fighters who have put on the gloves in Bastern Connecticut. Powers is now in training for the bout under the watchful eve of George Robertson who in his time was no mean pus. Palitz is olso in the pink of condition and is trained to the minute. The two fighters are to put feit of $25 each and must w six o'clock o’clock on the night the fight at 145 pounds each. If eith- er one fails to make that weight he s to forfeit the money to his oppon- ent The boys are guaranteed $100 each and 25 per cent. of the gross re- ceipts. The Pastimers have promised to put on two other fast bouts of ten and six rounds eoch which promise to be whirlwinds. The sporting public is assured of their money’s worth in 31 rounds of fast boxng. LIFE SENTENCE ASKED FOR FORMER BALL PLAYER In Trial of Dan Shay, Who Shot and in December. These two hoys are the b pebepmm— MARKET WAS IRREGULAR New Haven Road Registered Gains of 1 to 3 1-2 Points. New York, Nov. 21.—Stoecks more susceptible to favorable fluences today than at any time ce the widespread depression engendered by the Russian and Italian reversals. The British victory on the wesiern front and significant developmen the domestic industrial situation off- set further pessimistic advices from Petrozrad and another slump in Ital- ien exchange. Leaders rose two to six points af- ter on early period of irresularity, caused in part by Pennsylvania’s d to the ncew minimum of 46. were irregularly, but not ma teriaily. impaired on profit-taking and short selling toward the close. T. S. Steel asserted its long-estab- lished leadership, taking a foremost position in- the ‘advance from its low quoctation of 95 3-8 in the first hour to 98 1-4, but reacted to 97, a net gain of the smallest fraction. Other industrials and equipments, coppers, shippings and war special- ties displaved greater firmness, -though yielding from large fractions to a point.. Industrial Alcohol made an extreme advance of 6 1-2 points and a’'few speculative issues held most of their 2 to 3 point zains. The rebound in rails carried Dela- ware and Hudscn from 88 1-2 to 94 1-4, while St. Paul, Louisville and Nashville, Reading and New Haven registered extreme gains of 1 to 3 1-2 points. Canadian Pacific retained much of its 4 point rally, but other transcontinentals were irregular. Sales amounted to 800,000 shares. Gonds -were decidedly firmer on broader operations. Liberty 4’s moved between 97.80 and 98.20 and the 3 1-2's varied from 98.96 to 99.12. Total sales of ‘bonds (par value) -ageregated $5 175,000. On call U. S. 2's declined 1-4 per cent. and the 4’s one per cent. Pan- ama s (1918) 1 3-4 and 4's (1961) 4 per cent. were HEETE B EEEREREL i g s5a8Efasiis 111 £ shalssuits BELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists money if it fails. 25¢ 1 t 6000 600 100 12800 160 200 DA & Hudson Dol Leak & 00 1500 300 Diet Erie Erle e, ecurities 1 pe 2d pr 2100 360 300 200 0o 3:cene, Guir s s Haskdl & Inc 4 Int Agricul pr Tos Copper Interboro Con Inter Con pr ... Int Har of N 3 Mer Mar M Mar pr Paper Lack Stecl Lacledo Gas © E & W .. i#h Valley Tire axwell M well M Petiol Copper Steel & St L Pacifc Pac pr Biseult Con & C Fuam & S Lead .. " Copper Alr Brake Central . N.oA & H W N. Y. 0 & West 0 Norf & West North Pacific Ohio_Cities Gas Ontario_Stlver Owens Bot M Padific Mail Penn R R ... Puwpie's G & C 1 pr 2 pr Mex new 107090 800 900 200 Rep I-& St or 1200 Royal Dutch 3 300 Sears “Tioebolk 500 Shattuck A C 4709 Sinclalr Ol 100 Sloss Sh § & T . 1700 South Pacific 100 So P R Sugar 4100 Southern Ry 400 Southern Ry £00 Studebaker 100 Stutz Motor 100 Va C & Chem 1500 Wabash . 1100 Wabash pr 500 West Mary 1100 West . Mary New York, Nov. 21.—Cotton futures closed steady. December 28.! ary 18.4: July 25.€0. 2 Spot steady; middling 30.40. MONEY. New TYork, Nov. 2L—Call money stronger,; 5 1 low 4 3-4; rul- ing rate 5; closing bid 5; .offered at 5 1-2; last loan 5 1-2 . . CHICAGD - GRAIN MARKET. Open. High Low. So1m o aany 120% 17 nsw 6% o Closs. 123% 130% urs g o CORN Dec Jen May OATS- Dec. 8 May 7% | of second degree murder, with its pen- Killed a Negro Waiter Last May. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 21.—A verdict alty of life imprisonment, was asked of th¢ jury by the prosecution in the trial ‘of Dan Shay, former Milwaukec ! American association baseball mana- | ser, today. |~ The entire day ahd night sessions | were devoted to arsuments of attor- ineys for the state and defense, the prosecution closing tonight. The state’s attorneys contended that evidence for the defense was contradictory, especi- ally that of Mrs. Gertrude Anderson, Shay’s companion in a local cafe on the night of May 3, when Shay shot and killed Clarence’ Euell, a negro waiter. ) The defense based its,argument on a self-defense plea, asserting that the cidence had shown that Shay was cked before he shet the negro. Ertle Gutpoints Burman. Milwaukee, Nov. 21.—Johnny Ertle, St. Paul bantamweight sboxer, out- pointed Joe Burman, Chicago, in a ten round no-decision bout tonight, sporting writers agreed, and Joe Ma- gan, Boston middleweight, defeated Eddie Moha, Milwgukee, in ten rouneés. The bell saved Moha from a knockout after he had been floored twice. The Ertie-Burman bout was a whirl - wind affair thronghout. In the eighth -Burman toppled Ertle’ with a right uppercut, but the St. Paul lad was up immediately. Ertle’s work in the other rounds more than made up for his slight setback. He had Burman grog- gV near the end. Wesleyan Basketball Schedule. Middletown, Conn., Nov. 21, — The schedule of the Wesleyan basketball team as announced tonight follows Dec. Connecticut Agricultural col lege at Middletown: 19, Connecticut Agricultural college at Storrs: Jan, 1 New Hampshire State at Middletown; 17, Colgate at Middletown: 19, Amherst {at Middletown: Feb. 8, Stevens, Ho- boken: 9th. open: 14, Dartmouth at Middletown: 15, R. P. L at Troy: 16, Union at Schenectady Williams at Middletown; 23, Amherst at Am- herst; March 2, Williams at Williams- town; 9, Union at Middletown. Yale Runners Not to Compete. New Haven, Conn., Nov. 21.—Tt was announced by Coach Queal of the Yale distance runners tonight that no Yale % | varsity runners would compete in_the | intercollegiate cross country ru in New York Saturday next. The freshman team, howeyer, will be allowed to star:. Tt was found that there was a lack of material among the reserve officers’ training corps here to form a_varsity cross country squad and only such runners as have taken up militar® work are eligible under the rules m force at Yale. STAR PLAYERS DO NOT MAKE STAR TEAMS Too: Much Dependence is. Placed on Single Player; When He Fails Oth- ers Lose -Confidence. It will be recalled without much ef- fort that Walter Johnson, the best pitcher in the American league, has been unable to make a pennant win- ner of the Washington club. Also, while the recollecting is good, we find that Grover Cleveland Alexander, pre- mier twirler of the National league, failed to shove the Phillies into the world series in the last two years. ‘These two cases are cited not to re- vive the baseball season, but to show in a way just how important an in- dividual star is to a team. We have stars in football as well as baseball, and some stand out as prominently as Johnson and Alexander. The only dif- ference is "that the fan expects the gridiron heroes to go out and win the =zdmes single-handed and overcome all opposition with a simple twist of the wrist. He believes the stellar players are supermen and nothing can stop them. For that reason we read of Oliphant, of the Arm; George . Me- Laren, of Pitt.; Berry, of Penn.; Bovn- ton, of Williams, and others and think it strange if the teams lose when they are in the game. > A player must have ability to stand out above the others, but it must be; remembered that the other men on the team make it possible for a star to shine. For example, Oliphant made some. brilliant open-field - runs' last year, but McEwan always ran ahead and knocked off the tacklers. Berry has made some brilliant runs, but what could he do without the support of the other players? McLaren is the greatest plungitig fullback In the counitry, but without a strong line to open holes for him he would find it difficult to gain ground. It is the supporting cast that makes a star, so this one-man team idea slightly er- r-f the olden days it customary n the ol ‘was to build a team around one man. An- dy Smith, Bill Hollenback, ‘Mer- cer and others at Penn, were the piv- dts, anfl Ted Coy, Ned Mahan and examples. Charley Barrett were jattack of their teams, but, other THese men' seemed to_be the Report in Relation to Licenses in the County of New for the Year Ending Sept. 30th, 1917 Liquor Licenses Drusgists’ Licenses Beer Licenses TOWNS () Number Norwich Londcn heester iswoid | Wholesale 3 Transfers | 5,000,060 95 $14.685. : | 4 684 117.41) 15,088 830.00 o 00 $12,702.05 42.00 | | | | ) 11| 175 | 82 218 | $184 218.50 | 2 [ $666.00 | 5 $2,136.00 50| $18,744.05 | $87,898.51] $35,830.14 *Police Pension Fund. Norwich, $2 he undersigned, County true statemnt of the numbers and kinds of licenses Commissioners for the County of. New London hereby ecertify that the foregoing is a sned, the amounts .received therefor, and the dispdsition made of such amounts for the year ending September %0, 1817 State of Connecticut, County FRED J. BROWN, CHARLES H. SMITH, ALBERT H. LANPHERE, County Commissioners. of New TLondon. ss, Norwich, November 20. 1917, Personally appeared Fred J, Brown. Charles H. Smith, and Albert H. Lanphere, County Commissioners for New London County, and made oath to the truth of the above certificate.- J. FRANK CORBEY, Justice of the Peace. Before me, Receipts and Disbursements of the County of New London “for the year ending Sept. 30th, 1917 Received for board of prisoners: From the State . From the S. . On civil process From earnings Paid at Jail for: Provisions Clothing Bedding Fuel Light Medicines e Medical Attendance Salary of Jailor Salary of Assistants Building and repair Water and ice .. Telephone Stationery and stamps Barn expense . Cane . Tobucco ... Disenfectant Other expense INDEBTEDNESS O Five notes at 414 per cent. interest Two notes at 4% per cent. interest . Two notes at 5 per cent. interest . RECEIPTS Brought forward Jail receipt: Received from: Licenses, 10 per oent. License transfers State for County Home State for Niantic’ Bridge Loans .. . Miscellaneous ... . Balance from last yea . $11,862.30 13,702.05 42.90 12,385.62 1,060.80 49,808, 31.38 9,178.56 $98,008.66 Jail expenses 315,357.48 Paid at Court House Repairs Telephone Janitor . e . On account of County Home Building and repairs .. Expenses 2 New Building Salary of— County Cemmissioners County Treasurer Cotinty Auditors Insurance Stationery, blanks, etc. Incidental Office expenses . Fromotion agricultural interest Attorney e Advertising. Bondsl?. . Zovr. o bebe Niantic Bridge, Old Niantic Bridge, New Forest fires . Interest ..... Law Library Printing Probation officer Miscellaneous .. Balance to next year . $6,362.32 320.63 180.64 1,634.33 183.64 60.15 170.50 1 440.00 1,410.00 2135.26 252.08 132.07 10478 287.08 179.82 145.10 300.00 109.17 13,885.43 19,832.79 3.580.08 200.00 40.00 431.. T1.27 400.06 3,060.00 150.00 206.38 210.00 882.51 2,448.69 58.67 "~ 4,306.05 1 000.60 153.38 262.47 31.88 30,071.57 Total $08,008.66 $ 84,000.00 16 000.00 48,000.00 $142.,986.00 State of Connecticut, County of New London, ss, Norwich, Novémber 20, 1917. The undersigned County Commissioners for the County of New London hereby ecertify.that the foregoing:re- turns concerning the jails and the finanecial exhibit for said County, are correct and true. . Atrest: FRED. J. BROWN, CHARLES H. SMITH, ALBERT H. LANPHERE, County Commissioners. Norwich, November 20, 1917. The undersigned, Auditors of the County of New London. hereby certify that they have audited the foregoing exhibit of receipts and expenses of said County for the vear 1917, and find the same correct. WILLIAM T. CURRY, JOHN J. SWBENEY, Auditors. ending September 30, —_—_ said before, they were aided by the cther ten men on their side. A well-balanced ‘team, without any particular.. shining - light, always will beat a team with one or two well-ad- vertised players. The reason for this is that the stars are watched closely, while the other men are allowed to get away. We remember one Penn- Michigan game when Johnny Garrels ‘was the star of the Wolverine: Penn watched Garrels from. the start, sent two and three men at him each time and when he was stopped the Red and Biue won the game. Too much de- pendence was placed on one man, and it has been proved repeatedly that the system is all wrong. SPORTING NOTES Rube. Oldring is . still engrossed in the work of running his farm in New Jersey, and says he has lost all inter- est in baseball. S S Ham Hyatt, one-time Pirate firgt baseman, o still bit the ball, He led the Southern associstion in batting this season with a mark of .334. Jack Leary, formerly of the St. Louis Browns, has enlisted in the navy. He was a megber of the champion Indian- aolis club of the American associa- tion during the past season. Catcher Herman Deberry of _th Clevelarid club, ‘whio has just passed the examination: for entrance into’ the national” army, is the ninth member of the Indians‘to be drafted. i . Connie Mack =ays that players who 1 to make good. in the majors, and are turned back to the minors, seldom come back,:-but-that a_ large percent- age of those who do are pitchers. It i probable that Charies T Chapin of the Rochester club, will scon get out ot 1. The Rochester club bas lost money. for ‘the last few years and it is’ said has had enough. . back for more. ~ All told he caught 184 of the 203 games played by Salt Lake City in the long season éf the Pacific Const League. league third basemah during the past season, and thal Pipp tied for the jeagd among first basemen wher hs haniled rineteen ehances May 8. Kid Norfolk wili take on the Zuh id at North Adams, Mass., Thursday night. B There have been rumcrs of late to the effect that there wiil be. a chapge in- the National League umpiring staff and Charley Moran and Bill Friél are said to be in line for positions on it.| . Gue club in each majir league will - enter the next championship campaign with a new leader at the helm. They are the Yankees and Cardinals. All other 1317 managers will again be in charge next season. ° . Dopster Ernie’ Ianigan has discov. ered that. tem chances -accepled Frank Paker - on July 20 was the top mark in fielding by an American Theough Dails: Train - ‘To Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and St. Louis ‘Via New York City and Penna. System Hell Gate Bridge Route Effective November 25, 1917 - Due Harrisburg 11.45 r.2e. Altoona 5 2.53 s M. Due Pittsburgh (East’s Time) 6,00 * Ly. Pittsburgh (Ceat1 Ti Due Columbus ’ Cicisnati Lv. Boston (Se.Sta.) 1.30 r.x. Providence 2.36~ Westerly 3.31." New London 4.09 New Haven 24 Bri £ 852 Due New York f Poans. | 7.35 Indisnapolia Lv. 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