Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 19, 1918, Page 3

. FULLY COVERED ? Your stécks, your store or home—are they insured to the mazimum? ' ‘Den't have a loss of tHousands and get in return a few hundreds — be fully covered. “ ISAAC S. JONES | insurance and Real Estate Agent rde’ Building Main St. _ Why 8t have the right fire protec- tion | ¢ the:fire. A few PHOENIX INGUISHERS or UENDER- may kv. v8ur lite as well as your proper- ¥ All kinds of fire protection. E. E. PRUNIER, General Agent Norwich, Conn. L 1 © ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. ; - VISR Vi e i Brown & Perkins, Orér Uncas Nat. Bank. Shetucket St. trance stairway near ‘to. Thames N Teleshons 38-3 i DEATH MAY FOLLOW ] WRESTLING ACCIDENT ) —— Gardnér Thfowh Over Ropes and Sus- taike Severe Concussion of the Braii. Atlastic, Clty, N, .7, March 18~ George Bothner, 51, of New . York champion lightweight wrestler of the fiud, broke his leg here tonight in'a t with Frank Rice, of.Beston. In ripping Rice in a flying body scig- #ors his to# caught beneath Rice's body and his left leg snapped: above the arkle. % { Pinky Gardnar of Schénectady, M. . in a second bout was probubly, fa- Iy injured when Mike Yokel ¢f Salt e City thretw him over the ropes. rdner landed on his head and sus. Hiemeys:at-lav - Cambridge, . Mass., March 18—Two simultaneous rowing . races ; between ws of . and Yale over two- fi:"‘eflfinfi-w the .Charles ' and tonic rivér.June, 1 will the place this year of the annual Harvard- Yale .varsity race 'on the Thames river at New London, Conn. - ~In making this. announcement to- night, Harvard rowing authorities said § ‘“each university had agreed to ve:a first. and second crew ‘this sea- son. »These crews will be selected by a +| seriés of races. Then on'June 1 Har- vard's, first: crew will race Yale's firgt , either here ‘ax‘ at New Haven, the place to be decided by the toss of @ coin.. At the same time the second crews will race. If the first crews compete here, the second crews will race on’'the Housatonic, but if the first créws race on the Housatonic, the sec- ond .crew race will be held on the “.A freshman ‘rade between the two colleges, t6 ‘take the ‘place of the an- nual affair on the Thames, will held sither here or'at New Haven. 1t is announced also that Harvard and Princeton’ varsity crews Tace over the two-mile course‘at Lake Carnegie, Princeton, on April. 27. Rowing 'authorities of the three col: leges are'said to have agreed to elim- inate the cost of transportation of 'shells "tHis” yéar by having the home crews furnish -all the rowing equip- went for the races. % CORNELL WILL CARRY OUT _PLANS FOR ROWING SEASON. Anseuncement Made by G. E. Kent, +. Graduate Manager of Athletics. Ithacay £77. ¥,, March .18.—Official anfiounceaient ‘that Cornell will caigy j0ut its plans for rowing. this season, -notwithstanding wartime conditions, was made” here today by G. E. Kent, sraduate manager of athletics. "'We will have crews this spring as usual and tak in as many races as possible,” Mr, Kent said. “Two dates for races areé “being negotiated | for, ‘but no announcement can be made at this time” ' Several ¢rews are practicing daily. but.it was explainéd that they were handicapped by a lack of coaches Head’ Coach Charles E. Courtney is suffering from ill health and John Collypr, -assistant coach, is now en- A8 eoficussion o fthe hrain. Yokel ho is the middleweight champion, and 3 Fisher, of New .York; tao ref- ree, were taken into custody by Po- lice .Chief Miller -to await “th> out- eome of Gardner's injuries.” HIGH DUCKPIN SCORES ' ! AT WATERBURY Stone Takes L .. .in State Tournament. . Waterbury, Conn.. March 18.—-Stone k six out of nine games from Har- r in the state duckpin bowling tour- Dament here tonight. ‘3 Stoné made high single with 138, and 0 annéxec the high average honors k: a mark of 111.2. Harper's high ms;le score was 121 and his average i The 'score by frames: (< Stone—114, 92, 116, 138, 122, 119, 87, 4 119 Tota) 1001; average 111.2. i ‘Harper-=118, 96, 108, 99, 121, 101, 112, , 108.° Total 949; ‘average 105.4. { Chelsea, Mass., March 18, — Phil of New York was awarded the deeision ‘over Terry Brooks in a 1welve Sound boxing bout here tonighi. Bloom, -'P&o substituted for Mel Cungan. box- ng instructor of the navai ressrvas at Newport, proved himself very clever with his left and jabbed Brooks fre- quently. WOMEN SUFFERERS MAY * NEED SWAMP-ROOT usands ypon trhousands-of wom- 8n have kidncy.anl Wiadser trouble ARd. fover suencctyit. ‘Wamen's compiainis ofien preve to B8 nothing elsé but kidaey trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease. It"the kidneys are not in a haslthy, tion, they may cause the other 6 become Qdiseased. i n in the back, headache, loss of ambitien, nervousness, are often times.! o?lnptomn of kidney trouble. ) 't delay starting treatment. er's Swamp-Root, a physicidn’s cription, obtained at any drug may bé just ‘the remedy needed to_overepme such conditions. Get a medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store. Dr. ‘However, if you wish first to test| great preparation ‘send ten cents 0. Dr. ‘Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. N, Y., for a sample bottle. When writing be sure ‘and mention the Norwich ! Daily Bulletin. 7 ALLEYS Phone Conn.. & TARLES Majestic Building, - Shetuckzt St. ¢ Norwich, Conn. i owl and play Billiards for exerci d recreation The Thames Loan "4& Trust Co. DIVIDEND NOTICE C G B of X A _(11243)) PER CENT. y; of their prover add: alio will be ready for delivery on and : o jir FEBRUARY. 25th, 1918, AT MONDAY, 5 E.COMPANY’S OFFICE, 42 SHE- TUCKET STREET, NORWICH, ° upon presentatisn’ of Receiver's cer- Q' siate. - "Norwieh Feb. 25, 1918, L e, MR ':fit to the Treasurer. of 0 e (Time expires March !r - JOIN x Games From Harper || o BY,ORDER OF THE HONORABLE | P IOR COURT, notice is hereby g;:. posilors in the Commercial gaged in shipbuilding work. Wanderers Defeat Hockey Champions. New, York, Mareh 15.—The Wan- derers aof New- York defeated Pittsburgh A. A, champions' of National Amateur Hockey I €, tonight in- an eéxhibition b; score -of 7- goals to 5." At the the first half the locals led, 4'to 2. [NAVY BOXERS FEATURE .~ N. E. A. A. UNION CARNIVAL. 5il|y Rush of Boston Navy. qufd Was ‘... . the Star Performer. Boston,” Maréh 18.—~The' annual box- ing carnival-of th® New England Am- ateur Athletic union: here tonight was enlivened by the work of boxers from the nearby naval stations, which were represented largely also in the -at- tendance. More than 25 bouts. were held to decide the champions in each of the seven classes. Billy Rush, Boston davy yard, . took high honors, winning in“the 158 and ed to appear to defend his title. The proceeds of the carnival went to the army -and navy athletic equipment |’ committee. TRAP SHOOTERS REGAIN . . LOST TITLE German and Worthington Defeat Ti- tle Holders by § Targets. ‘Wilminston, Del., March 18.—In the eastern professional two-men tfarget championship match shot on thé grounds of the Wilmington Trap- shooting association this aftérnoon, L. S. German of Aberdeén, Md.; and L. R. Worthington of Baltimore defeated E. R."Galvin and H. McC. Winchester of this city, holders of the title, by a score of 273 to 262. Geérman and Worthington thus re- gained their title. which they lost” to Galvin and Winchestér in Baltimore last fall by onc target. The match was a total-of 150 targets, shot in four strings of targets each, in singles, and one string of doubles at 50 targets. German broke 141, Worthington 132, Galvin 181 and Wi chester 131. A Eayrs Succeeds Egan. Providence, R. I, March .18, —Eddjé Eayrs. pitcher and outfielder for the Providence Intérnational league: team, was elected manager of the Grays to- day. succeeding Jack Egan, who goss to Milwaukee. g & N MARKET WAS UNEASY Selling Assumed Wide Dimensions in the Final Hour. Neéw York, March 18.—A new and Wpreseomplicatedyphase of thesdmter-| natiénal situation was injected into ‘todd)’s heavy siock. mariket. Rumors of a.protest’ by’ Holland at the pro- posed commandeering of Dutch ships By. this. government formed the basis of heayy, sclling. Important rails and industrials re- acted one to three points and some epecialties, considerably more, the sell- ,Jing assuming wider dimensions in the final hour. -Dgalings in the early part of ‘the sessfon were nominal to the point of ! insignificance. Many stocks ordinarily ¢lagsed among the leaders wete scarce- Iy quoted until well toward the clese. .- Canadian Pacific was heavy to weak througthout, extending last week’s se- vere reversal by three noints. Other (ranseontinentals, also grain carriers and coalers ‘'were down one to 2 1-2 | poinis with shares of eastern roads. Among “specialties, American Su- atra Tobacco, which may be adverse- affected by the Dutch situation jLroke 4 1-4 points. Sugars and oils i 7ere swept into the receding tide of ke last héur, ypielding two to six points. d . S. Steel ‘'was immune from the etback most of the time, but finally succumbed to pressure, scoring an ex- treme lossof 1 1-2 points. Otheér steels and Kindreq' equipments relinquished midday =ains of one to two and half points, closing at variable net losses. Salés amounted to 485,000 shares. Bonds, both rails and industrials, were' sympathetically " depressed . and Liberty also reacted. Total 'sales, par valué, dggregated 75,000. TU. 8. bonds, old issues, changed on call. were un- STOCKS. ¢ Teanssctions on ihe New; York Stock ByPE M Exchange %3 Low 1% Close. 1% > asks’ Gold 3¢ Afaska “Juneau Gold Alis Chalmers: ctfs NEE T A GE & W T pt L3 % 22 P Ta% 7218 T T 21 2y 5% 57 BT4, ReX 18 15% 0% 0y 29 28 i 3 5 % 188 100 35 - 85 o | | i | icpdaat Mo Genera Granby 3n. > Gt. No Ore cifs Gi. North'n pt Grecue Can'nea Gulf States Steel Ifinois Central Inspiration Cop Tnierboro Con Interborn € pf Int . } International Int Paper pr sia Kansas City So Relly Tire .. Kenueeor: Cop ehigh Valley iz & Myers pf Looss Wiles s Tonistille & Nashvil Mackay Cos .. . Maxwell Motor . Maxwell Motor pf . Maxweil Motor 2 pf Mer Marve .. ... Merchant Marine pf Mexican Pet. Miami{ Copper Midvale Steel Missourt, K & T Missoud Pacific Mont Pegr o Mont Power o National Acine X Ohio Cilics Gas Ontariy Sirer Owens Boltle Presscd. Steel Car Pullman .. . Ry Steel Spring Ry S Spring pf . Ray Cou 2 Reading ., ¢ “lrion & Steel .. Royal Duich St.’ Lauwis & S ge Arms. Saxen Muter Sears Rocbuck inclalr Ol Sloss Shefrield Soutn Pachic South Railway South Ry pr Studebaker Tenn C: Tobzeew Prod Union Pacific .. Unlon . Pacific pf Cnion Pacific pf Un Cigars S A Unifed Drug .. I Wabash .. .. Wabash' pf (4) West Maryland © West Tnien T West Fl. & Mfg W& LE. " ol 9 White * Motor 405 4y 42 Willps 10'and L 18% 7 1% 7 Woblwoetls mg 1110 MONEY. New York, March 18.—Call money firm: high 5 1-2; low 5 1-2; ruling;rate 5 1-2; closing bid 5; offeréd at.5 1-2; ‘ast loan 5 1-2. COTTON. New York, March 18.—Cotton spot steady; middling 3420. Futures open- ed steady; March 3395; May 3210: July 3155; October 3047: December CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Open. h. | Tow, Close. BN Iy amy i 125y magd T asen ] o BN Mg ey EIL R I 1L STANDING. e stru:,“ Anderson ‘High, team total, No. 3 . High team single No. 5. 192-40 i 102-38 101-35 101-31 101-4 100-11 100-6 99-22 99-28 9819 H)s{pound classes. Tommy- Fall of{ % ell, the 108 pound champion, fail- Zebroskie Conneily R." Mellor Bush . ;{Lfi]lga.ll urphy. Lessman 2433 Greb Whips Willie Langford. Buffalo; N. Y. March ‘18.—Harry Greb, 161 pounds, of Pittsburgh, waiv- ing the color line, obtained a decision in. the.six round “beut with Wiillie Langford, 153 pounds, of "New York, here tonight. + Rowing As It Was and Is - By Sol Metzger. ' If all the littleness, narrowness and ‘smallness which have become s6 much a part of intercoliegiate athletics are not wiped out by this war then I miss my guess. ‘And if this war does.not remove the real evils in intércollegiate sport, which are littleness, narrowness and smallness, the things that laws and - prohibitions ¢annot get at, then my tip is wrong again. Patriotism for 6ne thing means -understanding the point of view of the other fellow. In this particular—not understanding the other fellow - intercollegiate. sport needs the thorough going over the war is_causing. Rowing is a quite typical example of ~the littleness, narrowness . and smaliness -that has béen entirely too Dbredominant. in intercoilegiate dthlet- ics.. While rowing his been the purest of all major. college sports, while it has also been the least induiged in and therefore least popular, it has also pos- sessed most if not. all of the small Lrejudices of the three other major sports, =3 ‘For some twenty or more years col- lege rowing conditions have been alike in one particular—petty jealousies. It was, not the 'thing to mix with certain erews in big races, each division had its own rights to uphold. -That was all there was to it. You either did or you did not belong. . And there were two divisions in college rowing, each of which in its own light was-it. One consisted of the New London group, two colleges in all, which rowed its historic classic annually on . the Thames.: The other was. the Pough- keepsié group, consisting of, with twe exceptions, all the other college row- ing -organizations, and they rowed AMERICAN TELEPHONE HAS VALUABLE EQUITIES While Report Shows $8.83 Earned For $8 Dividend, Undiyided Profits Bring Total to $10.48. Norwich people own quite a block of the American Telephone and Telegraph company’s stock and for that reascn they ‘will be much interested ,in the following statement which is pub- lished in a financial paper with a Bos- ton headline: It-was perhaps natural that the an- nual report should have been made the signal for a drive’ at American Tele- phone as the statement showed $8.83 a share earned, This is a rather thin niargin for an $8 .dividend. But the $8.83 per share is what the parént company. shows. It leaves out the equity in undiyided earnings of subsidiaries. American Telephone did not draw down by a good margin all profits “ of operating companies. Kts policy-has been to take only so much . |28 would: meet .its: own interest and dividends with a balance of perhaps $4:000,000. to $6,000,000. i J Telephone's equity in undivided prof- its of subsidiaries in 1917 was $7,250, 000, equal to $1.68 a shore, making total profits $10.49 a. share.. While this is 1.5 pér cent to 2 per cent. less than earned 4n some recent years, it is am- ple and should show a decided upward swing this year. In 1917 Telephone met an extraor- dinary burden of construction work. The. war. forced an expansion. which ‘would ordinarily. have taken ewo years. Construction outlay jumped from $86.- 224,700 im 1916 to $118,599,550' in 1917, far. the -bigest the company was ever called on to meet. It represents a plant that will be decidedly productive duripg 1918. ‘In 1917 this was in pro- céss of ‘ipstallation and’ on the entire $118,000,000 of new work it .is doubtful if ‘nét ‘profit was as much as 2 per cent. i The - 1912 construction estimate is; $90,000,000. at outside. January and February expenditures were at rate of but 70 per cent. of this or $54,000,000 per annum. TelepHone can meet a $70,000,000 or $80,000:000 -construction account with- ouf~ «lisconwfort. ' $30,000000 lto $35,- 000,000 will bé provided for from the big depreciation set up which in 1917 ‘!dmounted to enormous sum of $52919.- 458,"an increase of $3,287.492 over 1916 Company’s theory is that-money ex- pended for . mew: conmstruction and charged - -to depreciation: offsets un- doubted : dépreciation of. plant system alréady ‘in operation. = ‘The' $41,151,041 charged -16r maintenance in 1917 took care of ordinary upkeep. - Telephone ‘through its years of op- eration has developed somé tremendous equities. ~Those who atteck its credit or investment'worth forget such faets as the value ofits underground con- ted or invited. ‘ery. anted in the second group. e former was the last word in col- loge rowing. The latter was the last word in.college racing. Except for a little ‘early season racing which was mutually overlooked in so far as its ‘importance stood there was no over- lapping of these clear-cut and well- defineq lines. The big guns in college rowing, sounded only at New London or at Poughkeepsie, depending upon your affiliations. Nothing much of im- portance was accomplished or really Thappened. et ' As a point aside let us view the matter of ‘this final training for the races at both New London and Pough- keepsie. The crews were wont to move to the shores of their respective courses for from two weeks to a month in advance of the races. Whereupon they did a daily work out which would shame a modern army. Having seen these 'bovs during this period of their training i¢ was no surprise to me that our college lads rushed so wildly for commissions and enlistments in ‘the army. Having judged the navy by their own crews.at work before the final races it is hard to imagine how the navy got its share of ‘men. So much for that. There was never any great harmony shown between the two college rowing associations. It was generally other way. If the New London race was first- on the cards' the winning crew sometimes patronized the Pough- keepsie side show afterward. If the Poughkeepsie races were over first the winning eight was rushed off to its college home—rowing season belng over. That was the way it went in 1 things.. How about tie big ones? 1902 when the.writer was managing his' college ‘crew an alumnus arranged with the U. S. Naval Academy rowing authorities to. have the navy crew in- vite the various college crews to row a big regatta at Annapolis. Here was a big. chance to get “he college crews togéther and to break up party lints. That regatta never was realized. But it is odd and it is pleasant to note that just such a regatta is'to be rowed on the Severn at Annapolis the end of this May. It took the war to knock the legs from under the side shows at New London and Poughkeepsie, both carrying on business as.the real thing. The war has given us a.better un- derstanding -of sport. The impossible propositions of a few: years back in college athletics are gladly taken up the | | apd adopted today. Patriotism is the b e s st o e rndie i e ond: Watchoe, B Cut Glass and H Silverware ‘ H 239 Main Street 5 i Self Starting Remington Typewriters H. R. WAGNER 52 Broadway Norwich, Conn. e e AND POCKET BILLARDS DOOLEY & SIMPSON Basement Thayer Building e THE THAMES NATIONAL BANK 16 Shetucket St. We cane chairs in the finest way and sell caning at wholesale and retail. MIKOLASI'S TAILOR SHOP 38 Market St., Telephone 537~ DR. C. B. ELDRED 43 Broadway Tel. 341-3 THUMM'R Delicatessan 40 Franklin St. Tel. 1309 e £ See SPEAR and | You'll See C. A. SPEAR ~ Optometrist Franklin Squars up stairs in Somers Bidg. GET IT at RING & SIsK'S Druggists Franklin Square e Need a Plumber? 23 Viater Street B ——— PLUMBING “As You Like It~ JAMES W. MURPHY 16 Thames St. Telephone 1884-24 SUPPLIES and ACCESSORIES C. E. LANE Shop tel. 731 House tel. 1123-2 Everything Pure, reason for this. It causes each of us to understand the other fellow. Patri- otism aroused, nothing meore, is the reason why the Yale and Harvard, 6n the one hand, and Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania, on the other, the main cheeses of the New London and Poughkeepsie divisions in rowing are to row at Annapolis this spring. Only transportation difficulties have pre- vented the west from being in this as well. Whilée more people might see suzh a race were it rowed over one of the old courses it was ,good sense not to do this. First, such _a 'place might arouse old prejudices. Second, rowing at Annapolis insured the participation of the crew of the Naval Academy which has not since 1907 participated in anything like a big college regatta. - Theé decision in .college rowing is what is needed in intercollegiate ath- letics in general. Fortunately it proves that we are solving our college ath- letic problems because of the war and to a great exteat without the need of laws and prohibitions. 'We are learn- ing that the trouble in intercollegiate sport is not the sort we can adjust or right by rule, as some would have us think, but that it is of the sort that we can eliminate to a great extent by the simple. scheme of understanding the other fellow. Those wrongs, so called, which we seek to eliminate by regulation are but the resuit of and nlot the cause of intercollegiate athletic ills. Our troubles in this line of endeavor have been due almost entirely to lit- tleness, narrowness and smallness, a lack of understanding of each other and a holier than thou attitude. Once we get a common cause like this war has brought (o light to get us think- ing and working together for the com- raon good. we find that automatically most.of our evils disappear. (Copyright, 1918, by Sol Metzger) THE CALL OF THE CLAY The “Birds” at Which Trapshooters Blaze Away, Multiply Surprisingly, Though Milli Each Year. Are Scored “Dead” o By GEO. W. PECK (The Original “Pecks Bad Boy”) The unshakable hold which the fas- cinating sport of clay-bird shooting has upon a large percentage of Am- erican sportsmen is a great source of wonderment to those whose inheri- tance does not include the love of a gun and the great outdoors. Fortunately, this inherent love is lacking in very few, though there are still thousands of game shooters with every qualification and requirement for splendid results in target breaking who never have tested their skill, and consequently are ignorant of the in- justice they have been doing them- selves, both from 2 standpoint of blood-quickening emotion—healthful excitement, if you will—and that last- when one woos her with constancy in ing vigor which only nature guarantees the open. And' that annual excursion to the game country, be it upland or mavrsh- es—how the sportsman looks forward to his-allotted two or three days. or as many weeks, if he is that lucky! All summer he has dreamed of it un- til he may close his eyves and picture the coming outing. The smell of a bonfire is incense to his nostrilsfand the old hunting shack way off on Mud Lake, just to tanta- lize him, has jumped right into the héart of the city. He sees the mud hens driving and chattering to them- sélves, smells again the marsh, sees a bunch of mallards, and®is only brought back to earth again when the qui¢k blast of a horn warns him to sidé-step an automobile. Reduces Doctors’ Bills. That annual outing, then. has served many a doctor bill, and it is safe to suy thdt df all the hunting trips could be duite.“ In"New York City alone these are” worth at least $50,000,000 more than their ‘book™ value. Another little item-is the equity in ‘Western Electric commopi: now paying $10 dividends. ‘Telephone carries "this stock at $11,- .| 800,00." 1t - has - cold~ blooded book i .;o‘lo’:ao“ .~. w:?oo.:ufexv'e{- o'l 8(18,;l tabulated and a consérvative estimate of the amount of money saved through the storing up of health be made, the mortality through heart failure in the ranks of our medical practitioners and specialists would be astounding. But, unfortunately, one can devote but a limited period per annum to the game ¢ Varnishes, Building 144-146 Main St Norwich, Ct. and High Grade GROC=RIES A. T. Otis & Son 7% Franklin St. Bulletin Bldg. of all Bulletin Building, B Qils and Brushes and Metals Preston Bros. Inc. B ) WASSERMANN The Plaut-Cadden Co. Estab. 1872 Plaut-Cadden g FARMING IMPLEMENTS and MECHANICS' THE HOUSEHOLD Clean and Good at the PROVIDENCE BAKERY 56 Franklin St. Tel. 1133-3 e e—— VICTROLA The Plaut-Cadden Co. Estab. 1872 Plaut-Cadden Building 144-146 Main St Norwich, Ct. GOOD ROOFING in all its branches Chas.E. Whitaker 81 Water St. TOOLS kinds 74 Franklin Street up an unusual amount of reserve foree, he still is far from immune and is liable at any moment to have to stick his tongue -out while the family phy- sician counts his pulse at so much per beat. To obviate all this pulse-counting ceremony and liver-jolting expense is within the power of every sportsmamn if he will but go forth once a week with- the gun he loves and search out the nearest trap-shooting club. ' ‘Whether or fot the distinguished man of medicine has seen the hand- | writing on the wall and profits there- from for the good of his own constitu- tion is unanswerable. but the writer has in mind one of the largest shoot- ing clubs in the Uhited States, 90 per cent. of the membership of which is made up of medical men. About the time that the wild pigeon became extinct and the glass ball be- came a nuisance. the first clay pigeon was hatched, and has proved to be the most prolific. breeder of modern times—a statement verified by the fact that though there are about 50,000.- 000 shot every year, their. numbers never seem- to decrease, and the ‘en- thusiastic trapshot, with no limit set, hoot to his heart’s content and go home with a clear con- " The “Call of the Cla: first the uninitiated onlooker is puzzied for an explanation ~ of the seeming keen delight which his fel- low-business man finds in shooting at those hurtling objects. They seem so easy and he is positive that with his old gun he could stand out there and break every one of them. He looks his friend over carefully as he stands on the firing line—a dignified Judge or maybe a banker—and wonders. He sees a target slip out of the traphouse on an angle, as his friend calls “pull;” hears the snappy report of his ~un, and lo! the bird continues its flight to finally alight 60-odd yards from where he s if he is of an observing turn of mind, he will have noted the expression of de- termination which crosses his friend’s profile and again he wonders. Once more he sees his friend in posi- tion, the command is given, the target is thrown, but this time a puff of black dust floats off on the breeze, the score- keeper cries “dead,” apd the observer notes another expression on his friend’s profile, accompanied, mayhap, Wwith a slightly deepening glow which be- speaks another emotion. Then maybe he will cease to wonder, start to analyze and possibly he will arrive at the conclusion that after all we are just boys grown up. He prob- | ably recalls his own delight. and that of the other kids of almost forgotten vesterdays when for days they had a carnival of window-breaking after the woolen mill ceased operations, It was just a latent savage desire to' see something “bust,” and here it Was again in & new dress, wjth a fas- cinating snap and bang to it which called into action and exercised those human faculties that make for every- day ' success —poise, instantaneous ment, accuracy and a turning of brain never and muscle to act in harmony on_the instant of command._ Perhaps for the moment he experi- nnu ences a sort of lonely feeling as he! country, so, unless he has stored | notes the intimacy and ‘comradeship among the shooters, but the hearty in- vitation which is immediately extend- ed him to “get into the game” banish- es all doubt as to how he stands and immediately his mind turns to the old gun at home and what he will do to those targets when he gets busy. Such is the “Call of the Cla; SPORTING NOTES Col. C. H. Ebbets has not gone.to Hot Springs with the Brooklyns. Wil- bert Robinson and Trainer Dan Com- erford are in charge of the players. Horace Milan of the Washington team now is taking a course of in- struction at the naval aviation sta- tion at Charleston, S. C. He has not been in the air as yet. Frank Dubbs of Shamokin, Pa., who accompanied the Giants to the train- ing camp at Marlin, was at one tme a pdichery in the old Pennsylvania league anu later was an umpire in the Atlantic league. Branch Rickey and Jack Hendricks say that Jack Paulette, the CaMdinals’ first baseman, will make Hal Chase step lively this year. Paulette once was tried by the Giants but he couldn’t displace Fred Merkle. Artie Root of Cincinnati is making the fans out that way sit up and take notice. His manager in- a letter said that he had secured two 20od matches for that boy. On April 1 at Cincinnati Artie will meet. Knock- out Mars in a 10-round bout while three days later at Philadelphia Root will hook up with Dutch Prandt of Philadelphia. n and Rocky Kandas meet again. The - matchmaker of the Buffalo club. according to a wire from Doc. Bagley, will meet on Aprit 8. Evidentall Doc fs mryneg to outdo the Jim Johnson Jeaneite- Kid Norfolk-Sam Langford and Ted Kid Lewis-Jack Britton. ‘act. Well, good luck, Doc. The two fought last Monday at Buffalo and the Associated Press gave the verdict to Kansan. NOTICE I am going to New York for a few days for a sale. From now on my place of business will be on Verzason Avenue, Norwich Town, Conn. H. YURMAN, Furrier Dr. Alired Richards - DENTIST Office Hours: 9.12 2. m.—1.30 to 5 p. m. Wed. and Sat. Evenings 7-8 Room 305 Thayer Building - | Tel. 299 - Residence tel. 1225