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Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
FITz TOOK BEATING
 FOR S5,ooo SHARE OF PURSE.
FrecLIed Bob Counted Out Probably for Last Time-Not Much Class to His Opponent.

For a trifie more than $5,0O0 which will come in nicely just now the an- cient Robert Fitzsimmons was beaten in to state of insensibility by Bill Lang, second rate heavyweight, at Sydney, N. $. w., the other day.
 When Fitzsimmons recovered conscf- ousness he burst into tears. while the crowd cheered him wildly for his pluck. He declared that old age was to blame for his undoing, and that he would never fight again. It had been planned to pit the old fellow against Squires and even Burns, but it is probable that there will be nothing further doing in this line.
 Although Fitzsimmons, who is nearly AS years old, showed flash of hisi old form and was game to the core, the end came in the twelfth round.
 In days of old when Fitzsimmons was a worlds champion he would probably have disposed of Lang in a couple of rounds, and the fact that the freckled pugilist managed to stay a dozen rounds in the mill appears to be excel lent proof of the inferior quality of his antagonist.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
WILSON'S FOUR FIGHTS.
The BattIer Will Be Busy Man in the
 Next Two Months.

Battling Nelson's latest statement is to the effect that he has agreed to take part in four glove contests in the next two months that will net nearly $23,000. He says he has accepted an offer of a $12,OO0 guarantee to fight 45 rounds with Ad Wolgast before Pro- moter Sid Testers club in San Fran cisco in February; that he has agreed to take $7.500 for a 10 round bout with Dick Hyland in Kansas City at time yet to be named. and that he will box "unknowns" at Saginaw on Jan and at Madison, Wis, on Jan. s.
 Nelson fails to state how Hester can pull off 45 round bout in Frisco when city ordinance forbids more than 20 rounds there. In view of the fact that Hester made a newspaper offer of $75,- 900 for the Jeffries-Johnson fight and then failed to put in bid with $5,000 forfeit, it is believed that Nelson is bluffing for the purpose of forcing Promoter McCarey of Los Angeles to come through with a $13,000 guarantee for the proposed bout with Wolgast.
 Meanwhile Nelson is paying no at tention to Owen Moran, the English pugilist who has just challenged him to fight for the lightweight champion ship of the world, and Is also ignoring the various propositions made to him by Freddie Welsh. To man up a tree
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31

Neil Crowley, who has been selected as manager for the Second basketball team at the Central Athletic club, trot- tde his squad out on the floor Thurs day evening for a tryout against a picked team called the Heavyweights. The Seconds more than made good, as they had the Heavyweights on the run all the way. leading them to at the end of the first half and beating them 8 to at the finish.
 The lineup of the winners was: Bren- nan c, Fitzgerald lg, Simcox rg, Connell If, Crowley If. Carroll sub Friswell was referee. Simcox shot pair of baskets. Fitzgerald and Connen got one each.
 Manager Crowley wore a broad smile after the game and announced that he was ready to meet teams that wanted games, and would like to hear from Taftville or Jewett City.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
TED coYs ELEVEN.
Walter Camp Thinks the Players Could Have Coached the oCachers.

Walter Camp, Yale's football guide and athletic director. discusses in the Yale Alumni Weekly how. Ted Coy's eleven was developed, and brings up the question whether Coy's winning team could beat Lee McClung's and Gordon Browns famous elevens. He ridicules the idea set up in some quarters that the Yale eleven might have been coached from the side lines, claiming that it could have coached it's coachers. Part of his statement follows:
 "To the old question that has fur nished food for many winter nights football discussion, there has been added a new one. Formerly it was Could Gordon Browns eleven beat Lee McClung's? Now there is added the new one. Could Ted Coy's beat either or both? The same quality that made McClung's team of the old days so great made the team of 1909 Strong and that was boise, individual self reliance, and that too, a self-reliance based upon knowledge. Tn that re- spect Coy's team. taking all it's com ponent parts with the substitutes in- cluded. was ahead of the team of Lee McClung. That aggregation of McClung's knew all that was neces- sary for them to know, but this team
 
 the infinitely greater variety of rules To think of strings being pulled for this team by the coaches from the side lines in the big game is indeed ridiculous. That is not the way Yale makes her elevens. and, win or lose, she stands to it. and Coy and Howe demonstrated this.
 "This team in that game could have coached it's coachers. and they went kx .r~ III pending upon the quarter and captain. Harvard has been playing a mighty good game of football, and the Yale team knew it. Harvard had certain marked weaknesses which had been printed in every newspaper. and it did not take any clairvoyance on the part of Yale to know these weak nesses. Harvard had certain strength which Yale knew equally well. Yale also was under the impression that Harvard knew even more about Yale than Yale did about Harvard.'
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
PRES. TAFT's sIsTER-IN-LAW
 BUYS PHILA. BALL GROUNDS
Gives e9 Lear Lease to National
 League Team.

Philadelphia. Dec. 30.-Mrs. Annie Sinton Taft, sister-in-law of President Taft. and the wife of Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, is the new owner of the Philadelphia National league baseball grounds. The deed and lease for the propert ywere filed in City hall late today, and show that Mrs. Taft. and not her husband. has the title to the grounds
 John l. Rogers and A. J. Reach, the former owners of the grounds trans ferred the title this afternoon. Charles w. Murphy. president of the Chicago National league club. represented the purchaser, who was announced as Charles P. Taft. The purchase price was not given. but the papers filed in the recorder of deeds office show that the price was f250,O00. The Philadel- phia National League baseball club is given lease on the grounds for 9e years. with the privilege of buying the plot at the expiration of twenty years.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
TucKEY DROPPED.
Nausstuck Boy Will Not Be With the
 Boston Nationals This Season.

Tom Tuckey, the Naugatuck boy, who pitched many seasons for the New Haven State league baseball team, and was drawted by the Boston Nationals from Meriden in 1908, after season with Norwich is booked to return to the minor league. Boston has asked for waivers on Tuck" and 1t seems that none of the big league teams care to take him on.
 Tom went to the National league with bells on. He met with great success as soon as he landed with the Boston team along the close of the season of 1908. He won most of the games and received some fiatte ing press notices all over the circuit. Of course, he was held for the next sea- son and looked upon as the mainsteay of the Boston team. But somehow or other Tuclxey went to the bad last sea son. He couldn't manage to win a game. and was soon turned over to the Lynn club of the New England league. Tom pitched strong ball in New England league company, and II looks as if he will either hit the New England or Connecticut league for the coming season.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
uphoId Athletes, susnension.

Following the recent action of the Military Athletic league of Pennsyl- vania in suspending Melvin w. Shep- pard and William J. Hayes. the regis tration committee of the Atlantic di- vision of the Amateur Athletic union has decided to uphold the suspension. Chairman Chadwick at once notified the Metropolitan division of the Anna teur Athletic union and the national board of registration of the action taken. The men failed to compete in a military athletic meet in Pennsylva- mia after having agreed. it is alleged, to enter the npetition.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
BETTER SPORT CONDITIONS.
A. 4. U. President Looks for Develop
 mont of International Idea.

New York, Dec. 30.-Harmony out of discord, a more compact organization out of disruption, and a new national and international birth for sport is what James E. Sullivan ,Eormer presi- dent of the A. A. U., believes the future holds in store for sport in general.
 MT. Sullivan in his review of the general situation was not only opti- mistic over American sports, but was confident that the International idea would develop rather than to recede.
 up to the present, however" he said, 'the function of the international board has been merely to decide upon the date and place for the Olympic games, leaving the actual control of the annual events to the board of whatever country Is conducting the games. We must have. and shall have. some day, an international board of full control. with international rules and regulations"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Alteristions Completed at C. A. c.
 Rooms

Under the direction of Joe Desmond, to whom this work was turned over, the change in the arrangement of the Central Athletic club rooms, to accom- modate the winter sports, has now been completed. Thns provides one room for the apparatus work and an- other especially for basketball. This game is all the rage in the club now. Desmond has been hustling to get 1t all in shape in time for therr smoker next week. when the basketball fiends will have a chance to show their speed and other departments of sports will be on the programme. Recently the mem bers have been enjoying a Christmas tree in the shape of a five pound box of candy provided for them through the good will of Druggist Fl. B. Smith.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
phiIIiss Secure Ihree PIaxsrs.

Philadelphia, Dec. 3O.-1'he Philadel- phia National league baseball club an- nounced today that it has secured the following players: Pitchers Humphries of Grand Rapids, Mich. and Mcbride of East Liverpool, O.. and Infielder Walsh of South Bend, Ind
 Three clubs were after Humphrles and on the dpaw the Philadelphia club won
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Matches Young Allen With wiIkersOp.

Bill Collins has matched his protege, Kid Wilkerson. of Lowell, Mass, for a six round go with Young Allen of this city, provided the Norwich boy can make 133 pounds. Allen has accepted the proposition and believes he can come down to the mark that he must make to meet Will1erson. The boys are to go on as a preliminary at Westerly the second Wednesday in January when Collins has signed to meet Rog- CTS, a Fall River wrestler, who chal- lenged him through The Bulletin.
 For the benefit of Buck Falvey of New London. whom he challenged some time ago, Young Allen states that he is still prepared to back up
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31

Mighty Five and Manager Joe Des- mond of the Central Athletic club. This will be the first appearance of the C.. A. C. athletes at the goal shooting game, but they promise to turn out a speedy team. The Mighty Elves are ahead of them in experience, but the C. A. C.'s will have weight and height on the Y. M. c. A. five. The lineups for the c. A. c. will be Sullivan fc, Riordan If, Kearns n.n H6ulihan rg, Slattery and Shea lg. The Mighty Five will play their usual team
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Penn Won the Needed eame.

New York, Dec. 30.-Pennsylvania won the eleventh annual chess tourney between two students each from Brown. Cornell and the University of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania took the one necessary game from Brown. Cor nell won two games in the final round, one from Pennsylvania and the other from Brown. Pennsylvania gets the championship and the trophy donated by Prof. Isaac L. Rice of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
The United States Einishinn Cn.

320 Broadway. New York, Dec. Is. 1909. Coupons No. Il. due Jan. 1, 1910. on consolidated mortgage per cent. gold bonds of this company, will be paid at the office of The Trust Company of America, s7 Wall Street. New York City.
 Coupons No. IT. due Jan. 1, 1910, on first mortgage 5 per cent. bonds of The Sterling DyeinE and Finishing Com pany. will be paid at the office of The Trust Company of America, 37 Wall Street, New York City.
 F. s. JEROME, dee1Sd Treasurer
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
chaIIenas, Soldier easketbaIIi.ts.

The athletic committee of the Gen. tral Athletic club-Luke Riley. Tim Fields and Jack McGibney-has chosen Joe Desmond for manager of the bas- ketball team. Manager Desmond chal- lenges the Third Co Coast Artillery team to a game at an early date.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
ATToaNEYS AT LAW.
The Thames National Bank
Norwich. Conn, Dec. 24, 1sO'

Norwich, Conn, Dec. "A, 1909.
 The annual meeting of the Stockhold- CTS of this Bank, for the election of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may legally come be- fore them. is hereby called to be held at their Banking House, on Tuesday, January II, 1910, at Il o'clock a. m., from which place said meeting will be immediately adjourned to meet at the Directors Room of the Norwich Saw ings Society, at 1L30 a. m., for the transaction of the aforesaid business.
 CHARLES W. GALE,
 dec24d Cashier.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Business Men at Basketball.

business mems class has picked Will liam Frisbie as its manager and he is dating up a few matches for the five. He has written to the New London as- sociation for game with the business mems class there.
 SPORTS 8 -I2
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
COTTON.

New York, Dec. 30.-Cotton spot closed quiet, 20 points higher; mid ding uplands 16.15, middling gulf 16.40 Futures closed steady. Closing bids. December 15.7S, January 15.79, Febru- ary 15.94, March 1910. April 1923, May 16.99, June 16.30, July 16.40, August 15.99, September 14.79, October 1899.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
The United States Finishinu to.

Szo Broadway. New York, Dec. 16. 1909. Preferred Stock Dividend No. 42. The Board of Directors have this day declared the regular quarterly dividend of one and three quarters per cent (1E per cent,) upon the Preferred Stock of this company. payable Jan. l. 1910. to Stockholders of record at the close of business Dec. 20, 1909.
 Common Stock Dividend No. 4. The Board of Directors have this day declared dividend of one per cent q per cent.) upon the Common Stock of this company, payable Jan. l, 1910, to Stockholders of record at the close of business Dec. 20, 1909.
 F. s. JEROME,
 dec18d Treasurer
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
MONEY.

New York, Dec. So.-Money on call strong and higher; 1-2@7 per cent, ruling rate 6. last loan 1-2, closing bid 4 1-2, offered at 1-2.
 Time loans easieE sixty days 41-2 per cent, ninety days 1-2, six months 41-4.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Tronhv Presented to Tx cohh.

The George Honeyboy Evans trophy was presented to Ty Cobb Tuesday night at Augusta, Ga. at the opera house, for being champion batsman of the world for 1909. An immense throng packed the building to see the presentation.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
To Throw Out First Ball.

President Thomas ]. Lynch has &C., cepted the invitation of Charles IT. Ebbets. president of the Superbas. to throw out the first ball at the open ing of the season at Washington park. Brooklyn. probably on April IA.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

speculation has been active, and this kept the price movement irregular.
 Bonds were firm. Total sales, par value, $4,219.000. United States fours coupon advanced 1-4 per cent. on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
NeIson-4yIand Match Cancelled.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 30.-Battllng Nelson will not be able to meet Dick Hyland in a boxing contest here until February This cancels the proposed match. as Hyland cannot be here at that time.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31

1t looks very much as if Nelson has made up his mind to take no chances with his precious title and will soon be forced to retire.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Larned In Froni Ranks of Tennis
Ratings Are Are Not in First Five Hacket and Alexander First in Doubles-sports of the Day.
Basketball Challenge.

this challenge and can be ready for Falvey any time after January 15.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
Mighty Five vs. c. A. c.,s.

A basketball game for Friday night at the Y. NJ. c. A. gymnasium was ar ranged for on Tuesday evening be-
 tween Manager Benjamin Bruce of the
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-31
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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-22
H. H. Rogers Died
Suddenly Today.
Standard Oil Magnate and Owner OF
virginian Railway SuCcumbS
to Heart Disease.

New York, May 19.-H HI. Rogers,
one of the founders of the Standard
Oil Company and right hand man of
John d. Rockefeller, owner of the Vir-
g1nian Railway, died suddenly today at
his residence, East Seventh street. He
had just risen when he was stricken
with heart disease, which is believed
to be the cause of his death. His wife
and son, H. H. Rogers, Jr., and three
daughters were with him.
He had been in excellent health and
his death came as great shock. He
was vice-president of the Standard Oil
Company, and was at his office in Wall
street yesterday. He suffered nervous
collapse in 1907 and withdrew from
business for awhile, but was quite ac-
tive in more recent months.
Rogers was born at Fair Haven,
Mass, in 1910. He began life as de-
livery boy in a grocery store at So
week. DR.. Fowler, his family physi-
clan, who arrived fifteen minutes after
his death, says he died from apoplexy.
Only his wife was present when he
died.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-22
Streets Gay with Bunting.

Petersburg, Va. May 18.-The Pc
tersburg people are making great
preparations for the reception of
President Taft, when he comes tomor-
row to attend the dedication of the
$50, 600 Pennsylvania monument near
Fort Malone. The main streets are
gay with bunting and the indications
are that the crowd will be the largest
ever entertained in Petersburg.
The Presidential train will arrive
here from Washington shortly after
nine o'clock tomorrow morning. A
detachment of military will escort the
President and Mrs. Taft to Center Hill
Mansion, where President Lincoln
held his last conference with General
Grant, April 8, 1865. After taking
luncheon at Center Hill the President
will inspect the Petersburg battle
fields.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-22
Ferguson and che Rabbits.

Robert Ferguson. the poet, was first
matriculated at st. Andrews uniyersi
ty in the session OF 1764-5. 1t wa>
the custom at this time for each bursal
TO take his turn In invoking ''blessing'
at the meals. The college table having
been surfeited with an unbroken diet
OF rabbits I'm various forms Of cookery
Ferguson, on being called to say
grace, repeated what are now celebrat-
ed lines:
For rabbits young and for rabbits old.
For rabbits hot and for rabbits cold.
For rabbits tender and for rabbits tough
Our thanks we render. foe we've had
enoughl
xt may be added Ferguson was not
sent down, but the rabbits were ''rus-
Gacated.n
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-22
LIEUT.. POPE WASHINGTON
HOME FROM FAMOUS TRIP
Ordinance Officer ON Georgia Visiting
His Parents, Col. and Mrs. j. A.
Washington.


Lieut.. Pope Washington, who made
the trip around the world as ordi-
nance officer on the battleship Geor-
gia in that famous world-encircling
tour which WAS completed a few
months ago at Hampton Roads, ar
rived in this city Monday to visit his
parents, Col. and Mrs. ]. A. Wash
ington. Lieutenant Washington is
here on leave, having been detached
from the Georgia and ordered home
He will remain in Goldsboro until
further orders are issued.
Lieutenant Washington, in speaking
of the famous trip of the flower of our
navy, stated that there was not any
thing eventful in the cruise except
now and then some sailor fell over
board. He left the Georgia at Phila-
de1phia.
When asked concerning the new
towers for the battleships, Lieutenant
Washington said that this new mast
would be far superior in protection
to the former ones. He expects to be
with the Atlantic fleet when it goes to
Hampton Roads in June.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-22
EUREKA HAPPENINGS.

Mr.. Sam Martin and sister, Mis-
Leila. were visitors at Wilson Moilday
Mr.. and Mrs. T. c.. Hill and sol
Thaddeus, of Fremont, spent Sunday
in Eureka.
Misses Mary Minshew and Bertie
Reeson were visitors to Goldsboro Sat
urday and Sunday.
Messrs. Ed. Bardin, of Richmond
Va, and Mr.. Hirman Walston were
visitors at Eureka Sunday.
Quite number of our young peo-
gle attended the Children's Day SER
vice at Yelverton's Church on last
Sunday.
The many friends of Miss Bette
Bardin will be glad to learn that she
has recovered from the severe attack
OF tonsilitis from which she was suf-
fering last week
Among those from Eureka who
went to hear the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Strange preach in Fremont Sunday
.. a.
Overman.
The girls of the intermediate de-
partment of the school, under the
auspices of the, Woman's Betterment
Society, will serve strawberries, cake
and cream Wednesday night, May 10,
at the old school building. All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. Nathan Taylor, from near
Charleston, S. c., who was born and
reared near here, is on visit to his
brother, Mr.. David Taylor. This il
the first visit Mr.. Taylor has made to
his old home since he left thirty five
years ago. Mr.. Taylor was accompa-
MED here by his niece, Miss Mabel
Edmundson, of Nashville, N. c..
The young people of Eureka will
present the play "Imogene" or ''The
Nitch's Secret" in the school audito-
rum soon, the proceeds to be for the
parsonage of the Fremont circuit. We
trust the play will be literally pat
ronized. MAGISTER.
Eureka, N. c., May IS.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-22
PRESIDENT TAFT
At PETERSBURG
Monument Erected by Key
stone State Unveiled Near
Fort Malone Today.
A LARGE CROWD ATTENDED
The President Leaves Tonight For
Charlotte Historic Battle
fields rraYersed By Pres.
identlal Party.

Petersburg, Va, May 19-With
elaborate military display and appro-
pirate exercises, the monument erect
ed by the State of Pennsylvania near
Fort Malone in memory of the Penn
svivania soldiers who fell in the ten
months siege of Petersburg in 1864
was dedicated today. In addition to
regular troops from Fort Monroe and
Iart of the National Guard of Vir-
einia, President Taft, Governor Stuart,
of pennsylvania, and his staff; Cover
nor Swanson, of Virginia, and his staff
and large number of war veterans
participated in the ceremonies.
The day was notable one in Pc
tershurg. The city was profusely dec
Grated for the occasion and the crowd
Of visitors was the largest ever enter
tanned here. The program of the day
began with the arrival of President
and Mrs. Taft from Washington short
ly after nine o'clock this morning.
The governors of Virginia and Penn
sylvania joined in the official welcome
to the nations chief executive.
A military procession escorted the
Presidential party from the station to
the site of the Pennsylvania monu-
ment near Fort Malone. The process
sion comprised, in addition to the reg
ular military troops, many veterans
of the 2O0th, 208th, 209th, 2O5th, 2O7th
and 211th regiments of the Pennsyl-
vania Volunteer Infantry, all of whom
fought under General Hartranft
around Fort Steadman, Dunn House,
Fort Malone, and the other histroic
battlefields to the east of Petersburg.
The members of A. p. Hill Camp. Unit