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Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26

charge OF bIgamy against her. and
she was arrested. She Is held for
trial in the criminal court.
According TO an alleged confession
TO the prosecuting attorney. Mrs
Chapman admitted having been mar
ried to five men besides Chapman In
the past ten years. and said she had
deserted each OF them. Her husbands
were Frank Ritter OF Pa0la. Kama:
James CLANCY OF Butler. Mo-; Martin
Wheeler OF Jasper county. Missouri.
and two In Kansas City. Mo.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26
Pretty Country Girl
Proves MuChly Married

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 25.-When
he found marriage certificates In his
wife's trunk. Frederick Chapman OF
this city. who believed he had mar
ried an unsophisticated country girl.
investigated further and discovered
what he considered evidence that Mrs
Chapman had not been divorced from
her last husband.
Chapman confronted his wife with
the certificates and she confessed to
previous alliances. Tie then preferred
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
WILL OPEN WEDNESDAY
Registration and Classification Of Students viii Take
Place Tuesday, bright Prospects.

The University Of Florida Is 10 open
for the season OF 1909lO this week.
The registration and class ificalion OF
students is TO take place ON Tuesday
September 2Sth. All who expect to
attend the University are urged To
present themselves promptly on that
day. Lateness i'm reporting TO the
University not only loses time to
those who are late. but also causes
the authorities more Inconvenience
than Is generally realized. and IL is
hoped that all prospective students
will be cOnsiderate enough TO avoid
causing such inconvenience.
The formal opening for the year
will take place on the following day
Wednesday. September Goth. with the
chapel exercises, at 9:l5 n. M, which
are open to the public. The classes
will begin meeting for organization
and announcements on Wednesday
immediately after chapel. at the hours
provided for in the printed schedule
copies OF which can be obtained at
the presidents office.
A considerable increase in enroll.
ment is expected In the academic
general scientific. engineering. agri.
cultural, and pedagogical courses; /;
and besides this. the new law school
will add a good many TO the number
Of students in attendance. All the
rooms in the dOrmitory have been
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26

and observations OF his trip to the
pole.
Concerning DR. Cook" said Gener.
al Hubbard. Il would say let him sub
nit his records and data TO some
competent authority and let that au.
thority draw its conclusions from the
notes and records taken in the field
DIR. Cook is reported as having said
that he wants sixty days to go over
his records in order TO work out his
conclusions to show that he has been
to the pole.
1T Is for the scientific tribunal.
whether the Royal Geographical So
ciety of Denmark or any other So
ciety. to say whether conclusions have
been reached by consideration OF the
records. All that Is wanted Is the
data and records made in the Arctic
and competent authority will deter
mine from them where DR. Cook has
been
Il may say that Commander Peary
will also be- expected 10 turn over his
data and observations for the same
purpose. What proof Commander
Peary has that Or. Cook was not az
the pole may be- submitted later"
While Peary and General Hubbard
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26
Pole Row to Be Settled
By Scientific Societies

BAR HARBOR. Maine. Sept. 25.-
General Thomas II. Hubbard. presi-
dent OF the Peary Arctic Club, talked
Yesterday at Bangor with Commander
Robert +. Peary and returned here
last night with some OF the data and
records which are TO be used to main.
tain the position of the explorer in the
Cook controversy. These records will
te carefully considered within the
next few days and General Hubbard
and Commander Peary will confer
here either Sunday or Monday. This
consultation may result in an an.
houncement making public any infor.
b nation In the possession of COmman-
der Peary concerning Dr Cook.
Peary has placed his case in General
huebards hands aud meeting Oi
the Officers of the Peary Arctic Club
VIII be called AZ the earliest possible
moment by General Hubbard. This
meeting will be- held in New York.
Ihis action will b. taken because
General Hubbard believes that Com
mander Peary's interests will benefit
u! an early submission OF his records
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26
CONVICT SLAIN AT TABLE.

Triton. Ga. Sept. 2j.-Charles 10.
key, convict on the chain gang IN
Tiff county. was killed by Albert
White. a fellow convict. with a single
blow on the head. while seated az the
table White slipped up behind the
victim and dealt the blow with hick-
DRY crossbar
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26

party. although severely burned. ran
screaming TO this city. two miles die
tant. and gave the alarm.
Miss Herman's neck Vas broken by
the fall and death vas instanteOus
McIendOn was literally roasted
alive
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26

will not discuss what societies shall
consider Commander Peary's data.
the coast and geodetic survey at
Washington will examine records In
an Official capacity inasmuch as Com.
mander Peary Is an officer OF the
navy attached to that bureau at pres.
ent.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26

The best place TO buy your goods
Il At the store which invites you 70
come through an Ad. IN The Sun.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26

You may nnd what you are looking
for through q want Ad. In The Sun.
Gainesville daily sun., 1909-09-26

The Sun once for calling cards.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
WREsTLERs INVADE CUBA.
Troupe Which McGrath Turned Down
 All Nations Represented.

That troupe of heavyweight wrest- lers which Jack McGrath of this city had Q chance of joining on an invasion of Cuba has got under way. Hjalmar Lundin of Hartford, the Swedish wrestler, is one of the party and de- scribes the trip in a letter to a Wa terbury exchange. He says:
 Tt is a Graeco-Roman tournament and I think I have a good show to be in the finals and get some of the 45,000 francs, the prize money.
 ''The tournament beings tonight (De- cember 9, but I will arrive there be- fore my turn is called. The last en- tries will give an idea of the nation. ality of the men and their weight. and they are as follows: Madsen, Dane, 102 kilos; Lundin, Swede, 115- kilos; Jacobson, Norwegian, 104 kilos; Stro- bant. Belgian, 90 kilos; Perelli, Italian, 102 kilos: Johnson, American, 101 ld- los; Cordarelli, Turk, 120 kilos. Four teen others have already reached Ha- vana. The tournament is one of a series of international matches that have been arranged. It is to be a sort of continuous affair, with wrestlers going from place to place, some drop ing out and others entering. All tbe wrestlers are entered In the same class and each man will meet every other man on the list. The meet will a long one.''
 A kilo is equal to 2 Is pounds so that 1t can be seen there are some big men in the list given above
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
RINeSIDE GOSSIP.

Billy PapBe has been signed for three fights in Paris, one being with Willie Lewis. which is to be held some time in January.
 John Jones, who is said to be gigger than Jeffries, has been discovered in Philadelphia. He is anxious to get in- to the heavyweight swim.
 Harry Lewis and Willie Lewis have been signed by a Paris promoter to box in Paris the first week in Janu- ary. Papke will meet the winner.
 Jack Twin Sullivan received an of- fer from Pittsburg yesterday to box Sam Langford the batter part of the month. The big twin declined it, his hands being sore.
 Mike Twin Sullivan has received an offer from Milwaukee to box Jimmy Clabby on December 20. As Mike is to meet Jack Carrig in Pittsburg. De- cember 21 he declined the offer.
 Boxers who are to scrap in Pitts burg hereafter will have to be ex- amined 24 hours before the bout by the director of public safety to see if they are in shape for the contest. If they are not, the bout will be called off
 Tiger Smith. the English heavy weight, who bought his release from the army. believing he could win the English title. is still getting bumped. The other night at Blrkenhead. Eng land. he was knocked out in the sixth round by Tom Stokes.
 Some unauthorized person in Boston is sending out reports that the Armory A. A. has decided to cut the limit of its bouts to ten rounds. The directors of the club have not made any change in the limit of the bouts, and there will be no decisions given as usual
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
HOWL FROM THE TIGERS.
Westerly Bowlers Have Grievance
 Were Fitted Against Topnotehers.

The Tigers of Westerly, the duckpin team that was beaten here three straight games on Friday evening, and makes no pretension to be anything more than second class bowlers, feel pretty sore over the result of the match. In a lengthy letter to the Sporting Editor of The Bulletin they charge Murphy with breaking an agreement to match them against a team not averaging over S5, as they claim he picked up bunch Of top notchers, including some of them un- der assumed names who rolled against Westerly's first class teams
 In conclusion the Tigers say:
 'If this Norwich team wishes to come to Westerly and roll in their class we will gladly invite them to team that will roll them for fun, money or marbles. What object did Murphy have in putting this strong team against the Tigers Of Westerly? He has not yet gotten over the trimming that Packard and Casey of Westerly gave himself and Jules Harris on two occasions. both in Westerly and also on their own alleys.
 Norwich is to play the Tigers of Westerly return game some time in the near future. and Murphy has again agreed to send down team classed along with the Tigers The Tigers will roll the same men that rolled in Norwich; so let us hope that the Nor wich rollers will be men enough to live up to their agreement. Thanking you very kindly for a small space in your valuable paper. we remain,
 Yours most sincerely,
 THE TIGERS OF WESTERLY"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

pact offense than to develop a broad defense. This unfortunately brought back something in the nature of a mass play, for it held ont as a possible goal the probability of being able to make three and one-third yards to a down consistently by massing plays on tackle. This was going back with a vengeance to the old game, but strl- logically 1t meant if 1t could be ac- complished, the longer possession of the ball, and by that very means the keeping it away from the opponents and thus avoiding the necessity of constructing a defense for a greater variety of open play.
 Tn order to offset the increased skill in forward passing it was absolutely necessary to take the defensive back away from supporting the tackle. The end had already been taken away in the first year or two of forward pass ing, but now when the attacking side had become more expert and could get more men through in position to re- ceive the forward pass the halfback was moved back and the last support Of the tackle in defending against the running game was taken away
 Now what did this mean? 1t meant that one lone man occupying that pivotal position around which the heaviest plays could be swung was left entirely unsupported to meet time and time again. the mass plays on tackle. No wonder he became exhausted and no wonder accidents happened after that exhaustion had become extreme. That measures must be taken to meet these conditions is patent to everyone and there is no doubt that the rules will undergo modification to meet this emergency"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
CUT DOWN HOME PLATE
 TO INCREASE BATTING
Goat ,Anderson's Wsy-Tebeau Advises
 Larger Ball and Larger Bat.

To increase batting. let's have q larger ball. larger bat, and shove in a pinch hitter when 1t is the pitchers turn to go to the plate. is the advice of George Tebeau. of the Kansas City club.
 to reduce the size of the home plate. Is advanced by Edward J.. known as Goat Anderson. the well known Ro- chester outfielder. Goat says:
 Cut down the size of the home plate and I'll hit .500 as long as the game lasts. Where the front of the home plate is IT inches wide make 1t 10 or 12. Then the batter will be able to get an even break with the his favor With a home base half its present size. a pitcher would need perfect control to get the ball over. All this business of cutting across the in- side and outside would be thing of the past. There wouldn't be enough to the plate to give the pitcher the advantage of feedin goutside low ones that can only be hit into someone's hands. Then, too, the batter would know that the pitcher would have a hard job cutting such a plate and would pass up all the balls which now he has to go after because he IS afraid they are going to curve just a bit over.
 with a home base 10 inches wide. the ball would have to look pretty good right from the start. and if it didn't batter could easily pass it up. There would be more bases on balls at the start and that would mean a base on balls or a hit or a hard liner that would bring a fine fielding play. A smaller plate seems to me to be the thing, even if it only produces more bases on balls; in fact, that's where I would come in"
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
LANGORD BUILT N FOR ME TO LICK. So Says kaufman-Would Get Sam
 After Two or Three Rounds.

Sam Langford was built4for me to lick" says Al Kaufman, the Salifornia heavy weight who Is desirous of hook ing up with any man in his class. "He has a short reach and is wide open All he has is a wallop.
 "If I should agree to fight him, I'd stand his off and call him with a straight left every time he came at me. No fighter in the game has a stiffer, harder straight left than have. As my reach is about six inches longer than his, l would hold hom off with the left on the chin until he blew up, then pail him a few with the right.
 ''Jeannette, the other negro, proved that this is the rigth way to lick Lang rounds in New York. Langford claimed that he had broken his hand, but the ringside fans said that he quiet because Jeannette had his number.
 'Langford is a demon for about three rounds, but he is getting to be an old man now Langford is only 23) and if he fails to get his man in two or three rounds he shuts up like jackknife-
 T have a longer reach and a Stiffer straight left than Jeanette, and I can hit harder with my right, and-if Jean nette could make Langford quit in three rounds I can't possibly see how he could stay six with me.
 Then, too, am much stronger than Jeannette, and if Langford should man. age to nail me one or two in the early rounds I could take them and come back for more.
 philadelphia fight fans saw how Langford blows up after a few rounds when he fought Al Kubiak there. For about four rounds the things he did to the man from Michigan were a shame. Then he slowed up and in the sixth Kubiak nearly had him out. though Kubiak never was a. bear among the first raters."
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
CAMPS HONOR LIST.
New Departure by Veteran Football coach-Names Best Men on Leading Teams.

Tn the January Outing Walter Camp gives the following honor list of 1908 football and tells why the men belong on this roll. This is a departure from the usual All-American team published at this time of the year.
 Honor list of 1909 football
 Yale-Coy, fullback; Fitzpatrick, right left guard; Hobbs, left tackle; Cooney center; Howe, quarterback.
 Pennsylvania-Brad left end; Miller, right end; Pike, right guard {; Hutchinson, quarterback.
 Harvard-Fish, right tackle; Minot fullback; Corbett, left halfback; Mo Kay, left tackle.
 Dartmouth-Marks. fullback; Tobin, left guard; Ingersoll, left halfback; i; Bankhart, right end.
 Lafayette-Blaicker left end; Nc Caa, fullback; .Irmchler. right halfback.
 Princeton-Siegling, left tackle; Ber- gen. quarterback; Cunningham, right Aalfback.
 Fordham-McCaffrey right end; Bar rett, center; Mccarthy, right halfback.
 Minnesota-McGovern quarterback; ; Rosenwald, halfback; Walker. tackle; Farnam, center.
 Brown-Regnier, right end; Sprack- ling. quarterback; Ayler, left guard
 Chicago-Page, quarterback; Worth wine, halfback.
 Michigan = Benbrook, left guard; i; Magidsohn, left halfback; Allerdice, right halfback; Casey, left tackle: Smith, center; Wasmund, quarterback.
 Notre Dame-Miller, left halfback; Vaughn, fullback; Edwards, tackle.
 Wisconsin-Anderson, quarterback.
 Commenting on the seasons play and the reasons for the many acci- dents, MT. Camp continues:
 ~The really difficult problem, and the one that brought unfortunate re- suits. was that it was impossible to develop. in the time. allotted. an offense which combined a steady running game with the possibilities of the for ward pass and onside kick, and at the same time to take care of the double defense necessitated by these possibilities.
 Tt became necessary. therefore. for a team to decide whether & was bet ter to sacrifice defense to the practice of their strong open play or to at tempt to hold the ball a grester pro- portion of the eine by nnne com-
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
WON'T LET COLLINS soUeAL.
Dan Murphy Says He Must Have the Matoh-WilI Throw the Central vil- Iage Man Twice in an Hour.

Dan Murphy states that is some sort of a mixup in the published reports of Bill Collins withdrawal from the wrestling match that was slated for New Years day in Central Village. It looks as if Collins was trying to squeal out and he doesn't intend to let him. if he can help it. Dan says that the agreement was for a straight match between him and Collins. that is, if Murphy could make Collins weight of 15S. If he could make the weight he was to give Collins a handicap by agreeing to throw Collins twice in an hour
 If Collins thought it was up to him (Collins) to throw Murphy twice in an hour this other understanding of Murphy's puts quite different com plexion on the match. and leaves Col lins no loophole to escape a bout with the Norwich man. Murphy says he can throw Collins twice in an hour and all he wants is the chance to prove it on New Years.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

The Westerly letter carriers duckpin team handed the Norwich representa- tives of the mail service a proper beat ing on Tuesday evening at the Rose alleys. copping out three straight strings and finishing i'll ahead on total pinfall. After the match Dave Ben dett said that he would challenge the winners on behalf of the Mohican duckpin five of this city. He would like to hear from them as soon as pos sible.
 Counihan's single of 92 and total of 239 made him high man on the Nor wich team, but three of the Westerly mailmen beat this out with ease. Me Guire's total of 273 was high for the match and he also got the high single with an even century. In the Westerly five was also included the champion low score of the evening, made by Flynn with a single of 59 and three string total of 204, which just shut Brown of Norwich out by one pin from ringing up the consolation tally.
 Norwich made it's best bid in the third string of the match by putting up a. mark of 392, but Westerly met this with their second best score of the evening, going 15 over the 400. which swamped the chance which the local boys had of pulling out one string.
 The scores:
 Westerly Letter Carriers. St Onge - TT S7 94- 258
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
Westerly Cyclones Want Basketball
 Dates

The Cyclone basketball team of Westerly has organized for the season and is desirious of arranging for games with any amateur or high school teams whose average weight of players will be between 130 to 150 pounds. The Cy- clones have several out of town dates but still have open dates. Clyde H. Hall is manager and John Taylor is captain, and the team is made up as follows: c. Hall rf Fl. Moore If. C. Lee c, J. Taylor rg, Cramer and Sten- house lg. Acceptances of this challenge should be addressed to Clyde H. Hall, Box 576, Westerly. R. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
RoBINsoNs VOTE TO
 BREAK DEADLOCK
Between Ward and Heydier-HanIon Mentioned as Compromise Candidate.

New York, Dec. 14.-Routine matters alone were disposed of by the board of directors of the National League of Professional Baseball clubs which convened here today, consequently the all-important matter of electing a president will not be taken up until tomorrow.
 The situation apparently is dead locked, with John M. Ward command ing the votes of the New York, Brook lyn. Chicago and Philadelphia clubs, and J. A. Heydler, the present presi- dent, receives the support of the Cin- cinnati, St. Louis, Pittsburg and Bos- ton clubs. Stanley Robison of St. Louis holds the deciding vote, but has not yet decided for whom he will cast it.
 Might Be Ned Hanlon.
 Baseball men on the ground believe that the National league magnates, if Heydler and Ward have each four votes. will look around for compro- mise candidate and that the man who has the best chance of bein gelected in this contingency is New Hanlon, former owner of the Baltimores.
 The National commission will hold another meeting tomorrow morning.
 No important trades between major league clubs have as yet been negotiat- ed. It seems to be an assured fact, however, that the New York Ameri- cans will get Catcher Criger from St. Louis, and that Norman Elberfeld, the New York Americans shortstop, will be sold to Washington.
 The Baseball Writers association of America held an informal meeting to- day and decided that it was unneces- sary for them to indorse John Heydler for the National league presidency feeling sure that the club owners were aware of how they stood in the mat ter.
 Censures Sign Tipping Bureau.
 The American leagues meeting to- morrow is called for two o'clock and President Johnson says his organiza- tion will be all through with it's affairs by D. m. The directors, who con- cluded their deliberations today, dis missed the charges that the New York team had maintained @ bureau to dis close the signals and signs used by opponents. In dismissing the charges, manager or official found guilt yof op- barred from baseball for al ltime. This motion was carried unanimously.
 The pennant of the National league was officially awarded to the Pittsburg club today.
 The directors of the American league held a meeting in order to lay out the general business of the league meeting tomorrow. The directors awarded the pennant of the league to the Detroit team.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
zbysco vs. boo Roller.

Kansas City. Mo, Dec. 14.-Dr. H. F. Roller of Seattle and Zbysco, the Polish wrestler, were matched last night to wrestle here December 30. Zbyszco agreed to throw Roller twice in an hour and a half or forfeit the purse. which will be 60 per cent. of the gross receipts. Roller is the last obstruction in the Poles path to a match with Prank Gotch.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15

wich in the home and home series with Janswick and West of New Ha- ven, will leave here this afternoon to roll the first five games of the series in New Haven tonight. The Norwich rollers are expected to make a good showing against the New Haven cracks and return with the scores right for winning finish in the final games here next Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
COTTON.

New York, Dec 14.-Cotton spot closed quiet, 10 points lower; middling uplands, 15.10; middling gulf, 1885; no sales. Futures closed steady Closing bids: December 14.82. January 14.94, February 15.10, March 15.27, April 15.3S. May 15.57, June 15.47, July 15.6O, Au- gust 15.35, September 14.04, October 13.41.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Manager Roger Bresnahan of the St. Louis National league baseball club has announced that members of his club will meet at St. Louis the latter part of February and will reach the training camp at Little Rock. Ark, March 1. A full month will be spent there.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
DeshIer and Bronson Draw.

Boston, Dec. 14.-Dave Deshler of Cambridge was awarded a draw in his match with Ray Bronson of h. dianapolis at the conclusion of twelve rounds of hard milling at the Arnory A. A. tonight. To many spectators Bronson seemed to have the better of the fight much of the time.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
MONEY.

New York, Dec. 14.-Money on call firm at 3-4@5 per cent; ruling rate 7-S; last loan 5; closing bid 4; offered ar 1-4. lime loans weaker; sixty days 1-2@4 3-4 per cent; ninety days 1-2 per cent; six months 4 IA @4 1-2 per cent.