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Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
TWO Fruit Crops Raised.

Rogers, Ark.-This has been a re-
markable year for productiveness in
Benton county. A second crop Of
strawberries yer produced. Apple
trees blossomed the second time, and
many trees now have young apples
on them.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
DICKINSON FLIES.
Takes AeropIane Voyage With French
Ensign Lafon.

Mourmelon, France-Jacob NJ. Dick
inson, American secretary of war,
made a short aeroplane flight at the
military aerodome here Wednesday
as a passenger with a French officer,
Ensign Lafon. The secretary, On COM
ing to the earth again, expressed HIM
self as delighted with his trip. NJ.
CODE took up Senator Bacon and 9th
ers of Secretary Dickinson's party.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Revive Old Land.

Conway, Ark.-Producing five bales
of cotton on four acres of upland, on
which two or three years ago M bale
would have been a good crop, is the
record of E. Lawrence of Greenbrier.
this county, who has cultivated a por-
ton of his farm under Government
Demonstration Agent J. E. Rogers
this vera.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Winners in BOYS Corn Club Contest.

Lake Charles.-Winners in the
boys corn club contest in Calcasieu
schools were announced as follows:
Best yield. Alton Fontenot of Ardoin
school. 90 81 bushels per acre; best
ten ears, Freeman R%igmaiden, Singer
school; best single ear. Arthur Glenn
enas. Oberlin; best Judge of corn.
Calvin Watson, Singer. Lucius Lacy
was awarded a special prize for the
best corn in the Fourth ward.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
80 Years OId-Suicide.

San Antonio, TeXas.-J. E. Flynt,
aged 80, living near Woodward, south
of here, went just outside Of the door
Of his home, placed a shotgun to his
left side, and, pressing the trigger
with d stick, sent a charge Of buck
shot through his heart. He was de-
spOndent over ill-health.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
THIRTY POINTS LOSS.
Cotton Failed to Hold Big Rise, and
Spinners Didn't Buy.

New YOrk.-More than half of Tues.
days big advance vas lost in the
cotton market Wednesday under
heavy general realizing and active
selling for a reaction, owing to re.
ports that the census figures had
failed to stimulate the demand from
mills and that the advance had
brought out freer offerings of spot cot.
ton from the South. The market
opened at an advance of 2 to s points,
bnt quickly weakened and closed easy
at a net decline of from &c to SO Oints,
with January cotton selling at 14.19,
or $3.50 a bale under the closing fig
ures of Tuesday.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Bow Loses Hand as Result of Accident

Jennings.-Ernest Bollich, a son CT
W. J. Bollich, met with a serious
accident while hunting in the woods
near the bayou. His gun was acct,
dentally discharged, the whole
charge entering his arm at the wrist,
nearly severing the hand. He was
brought to town and the hand am
inflated.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Hahnville Schools Closed,

Hahnville.-On account of several
cases of sore throat reported IN The
First and Second wards of Ibis par
ish, the board of health has ordered
the public schools closed until fun
Their notice.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
CRIPPEN WILL APPEAL.
Doctor Is CheerfuI-Happy Miss lie.
neve Was Acquitted.

neve Was Acquitted.
London.-Counsel for DR.. Hawley
Crippen, who was sentenced to death
October % for the murder Of his wife,
has decided to appeal the case.
This determination was announced
at the conclusion Wednesday Of a long
conference between DR.. Crippen and
Arthur Newton, one Of his lawyers,
at the Pentonville prison.
At this conference Crippen ap-
peared to be quite cheerful and eX-
pressed great satisfaction that Miss
Ethel Leneve had been acquitted Of
the charge as an accessory after the
fact.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Oil Well Down 1000 Feet.

Oakdale.-The well of the Basils
Oil Company, on the edge Of the
piny woods, a mile from Basil. is
down 1000 feet.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
SterIinu Refinery Begins Run.

Franklin.-The Sterling Sugar Re
finery has commenced operations.
The company expects to grind about
$4,000 tons of cane this season, and
will run about three months.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
A Life Term for oil Field Murderer

Shreveport.-John Moffat, a negro,
was found guilty here, without CAPT
tai punishment, of the murder Of
Frank Kelsoe, another negro, in the
oil field.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Irish Settlement Road Projected.

st. Benedict.-There are bright
prospects of a new road being laid
between St. Benedict and Semiluca, a
German and Irish settlement, six
miles north.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Drillino of Oil Well Begins.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. four days de-
lay, the machinery for borinS the oil
we'll has arrived and active opera
tionS begun.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Erosts In South,

Louisville, Ky.-Low temperatures
and frosts are reported from a large
section of the South and Southwest.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-11-05
Tho Old QuantrelI Revolver.

smaller released 1t and fired the shot.
When found the old revolver vas
broken, giving the impression that it
was used in the raid and discarded
when 1t got out Of order.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
WHY ]. |. BRUSH
WANTED LYNCH
New York Club Owner Recited
Some Baseball History in
Nomination Speech.

.
NEW YORK, January 1.-The National
League recently made public the speech
with which John T. Brush nominated
ThomasJ. Lynch for tho presidency. In his
elocuton Mr.. Brush was reminiscent,
Speaking OF the league from it's organiza-
tioE he said
| I'VE have had since its organization in
1876 as prcsideAly Mr., Btlkeley from Con-
probably was the greatest organizer that
we have ever had, and q man who did more
for the National League than any other
Individual who has ever lived.
ME- Hubert was succeeded by a. q. Mills.
Who served only u short time, and he was
|presIdent of the organization from 1855 TO
1901.
During all those years the game I'm.
proved In all respects with reference to
the playing rules but II deteriorated with
respect to rowdyIsm and lack Of discipline
upon the ball field, so that during tho last
years of Mr.. NYoung's presidency the actions
OF the players upon the ball field were
scandalous and action was taken by this
league to correct and reform II in that par
tlcular. 'iS
'rhe toWdyism growing ont OF Mr.
Young leniency," said Mir Brush, .necessl-
|tated change OF methodist Here Mr..
Brush intimated that Mr. Pulliam and MIR
lleydler had gone too Tar in thor Worship
of the effort to sustain the unpire" fetch
of his own knowledse, with suggestIon
trom the club owners whether an umpire
was right or wrong, that the speaker said
he had favored him, For that no thought.
wasS the principal requirement. tn League
president In fact, la said. supervision Of
mission work, was practically the sole dutS
OF tho ptesdens" Hs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
TED COY 60 M { 5
WITH VAL t Gil U.B
Greatest Star in Football Will Be
With Glee Men Here
This Week.

When the Yale Cleo Club arrives
here Tuestay for the concert that
night, there will not only be large
number OF melody stars along, but
also number of nation-renowned
athletes. In the list will be included
Ted Coy, all-Amcrtcan halfbaclS. and
held as the greatest all-around foot
ball star the game has even known.
Tackle Hobbs, another all-American
wonder. and several other football men
will be present, and stilhfurther, Rob-
iert GardnerS 8of ,the IIinsdale Golf
Club. Chicago. national golf champion
of America and captain of the Yale
track team The local appearance of
Coy will undoubtedly attract much
local interest. as his phenomenal work
year after year under tho blue stand
ard has been heraided all over the
Land.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
SUMMARY OF EVENTS IN
SPORT WORLD FOR 1000
Signs Show Games Are Getting
Cleaner as Years
Roll By.
SEASON UNUSUALLY ACTIVE
Summary Of Principal Happen
ings From Every Section in
Past Twelve Months.

That sport has become regular ufct
for the American people is more and
more evident, and the year Just closed
has been no exception. There has been
unusual activity all along the line, al
though some OF the so-called major
sports have received black eve or
two. This especially has beenstrue of
racing and boxing. Among the strict,
ly amateurs branches 1t has been q
great year.
Signs of the times multiply that
sports the world over are getting
cleaner and cleaner as the years so by,
Crookedness, which not long ago was
associated with other sports than box
Ing and the turf, is rapidly being elim-
mated and craftsmanship improved as
1T never has been before. In this COM
nection,it might be pointed out that
hardly singlea athlete waa protested
sby any of the Western colleges. The
same practically held true with the
East and whatkdiferences arose were
amicabiy adjusted.
Outside of college sports there has
been some tension, notably tho break
In harmonious relations between the
Amateur Athletic Union and the ANA
teur Athletic Federation. which had its
birth among the Young Mems Chris
tinn Associations of this city. The
differences of opinion, however are not
likely to decrease athletic activities.
but will make the branches OF sport
controlled by the two organizations
more popular than ever.
~ Minor Class OF Sports,
There was plenty doing in what
might be termed the minor class Of
sports, such as tennis, rowing. archery
and the different branches of aquatlcs.
The two big local athletic clubs have
always made a specialty of fostering
water sports, and number Of records
were set by at the meets held here.
Tennis saw a boon5last summer both
lin the East and West. scores of tour
naments being pulled off The West
eril chamnionship wac held al the on
I u,,,,ts,a, 9r,ivI, M ~, ~, =
: !, y, - I'M Y -
lisu AWAY W MY slLilte II, lAoHs, the
Pacific Coast PLAYER, who later figured
In the Davis cup series in Australia.
.A1fother pair from tile Goa ST II Me- Laugh
I,,,,, -, ~, 49,,
- 60 49, 4" J, y
N zen y ~ tiiie 70 ne ma
championship at Newport, the veteran
i.al llet' iiau ~ catss.ns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
LASS BUSHES
ORIGINAL CAME
OF F 90 BALL
First Contest Declared
to Have Taken Place
in 1874.

Football at American colleges runs
back beyond the memory OF the Oldest
living graduate. But the kind of foot
ball that was played back in the 4Os
was of such crude character that it
would hardly be recognized as the Sec
ond great American game to-day. In
those early days 1T served more as an
excuse for rush between the sopho-
mores and the freshmen.
The Football of the early collegc,days
gave place to PUSHES between the
classes. which We're practically the
same as the football game of that day,
except that the ball was not used
These PUSHES, at first governed by no
laws or rules. took on a form of or
ganization during the COS There was
no game about 1t during the cos, but
ball was kicked about and more or
less amusement derived from it,.
In the early T0's, however, a num-
Der of Rugby boys at Harvard re-
vived the game and 1t was taken up in
earnest and associations organized at
several OF the colleges. In 1872 Co
lumbta University played match
game with Yale on the 18th of No
vemher
There were twenty men on Side
and the game was nearer the English
Association game than the, English
Rugby. The costumes of those DAYS
We're long trousers and jerseys, The
rules We're simple and forbade any ose
picking up, carrying or throwing the
ball. There We're no on or.
off side rules, and goals were made
by sending the ball under the crossbar
instead of over it. Fouls We're penaliz-
cd by making the player who had COM
United the foul toss the ball straight
up in the air from the place where the
foul occurred. and it was unfair to
touch the ball until after 1t had toucl-
cd the ground. This particular rule
gave rise later to a good deal of skill
full dropkicking. the man kicking the
hall just as it touched the ground. Al
though the game was played with
disabled instead OF sending in a sub
stitute a man was dropped from the
other side.
Real start In 1874.
II was not until 1874 that football
began its present career OF interest In
American colleges. In that year foot
ball clubs were formed in many of tile
American colleges. each institution
having five or six teams which played
interclass games. The first match
games played between teams of differ
cnt colleges under the American rules
was played on old Forbes Field, at
Cambridge Mass, between Harvard
and McCill University Of Montreal, Ca
NADIA. This game was played on May
IA, 1874. and resulted in victory Tor
Harvard by three touchdowns against
NIcGill nothing. The players on the
harvard. team We're TYLER Tnynha nd
and Goodrich, tenders Cabott Grant
and Whiting. half tenders. and Sanger,
Morse. Lyman, Randall and Leeds
lrushers, The McGill players were
Rodger and Gilbert, tenders; Abbott
Joseph Thomas and Goodhue, hall
tenders, and haynes, Jenkins Hall
Huntington and Bowie, rusherss EN-
lmons Blaine, son of James CT, Blaine
! former Secretary of State, was IA Incnl'
lber OF the Harvard club land acted as
| lineslnan in. this game. n
Ing5this same year Harvard playec
lContinued on Second Page,l
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
NEW RULES MAY
RE5T0RE BOXING
To HIGHER PLANE
Boston Expert Formu-
lates New Code to Gov
ern Ring Contests
| n Future.

II BOSTON. MASS January LIN
an effort TO restore boxing to, the
high place it once held among lovers
of physical contests between men and
to do away with the many interpre-
tations of the rules covering ring con-
tests, Spencer 7. Williams, one of the
most consistent of Boston's boxing
enthusiasts, has formulated u set of
boxing rules based tn the better points
of the Marquis of Queensberry and
Blanchard Fair Play rules, the latter
of which governed glove contests for
many years with great satisfaction
and with such success that Boston be-
came the centre around which cham
pions of all classes ware developed.
Not only were the men developed
under these rules boxers, but they
were fighters as WE'LL Instances that
can be named are George Dixon,
worlds featherweight champion. John
ny Murphy, Ike Weir, Paddy Duffy,
Patsy Kerrigan,3 Dick O'Brien. Mys-
FERROUS Billy Smith, Joe Walcott,
George Godfrey Martin Flaherty,
Spike and Dave sullivan, Eddie Con-
ley, Mickey Sears. Dave Ross and
others.
The original Fair Play rules were
of David II. Blanchard and Captain A.
w. Cooke, both since deceased. DR..
A. X Ordway, well known interna-
tionally because of his connection with
the National Sporting Club of London,
and Mr.. Williams
The rules were In force for some
time, but their provisions were not
liberal enough to suit some promoters,
so Messrs. Blanchard and Williams
made a further revision in 1899, but
did not publish the revised code Re
Gently MIR. Williams thought that the
better points of the Fair Play and
Queensberry codes combined would
make an ideal set Of rules, These are
as follows.
RULES TO GOVERN BOXING.
i, All contests should take place in
roped enclosure, from 90 to "a feet
square, or as near that as possible.
To prevent injury to the contestant n
soft covering, such as cork or cam
vas carpet, with a suitable lining UNI
derneath. should be provided for the
floor. No one, except the referee.
timckeeper and attendants should be
allowed within three feet of the enclo-
sure, @
., An honest and competent referee
must be chosen, who should be fa,nil-
lar with the rules. His orders must
be promptly obeyed, aud his decisions
I in all cases shall be final.
3. A responsible timekeeper must be
appointed who shall take his position
| near the ropes,
4. Each principal must have three
| attendants, only two OF whom shall
be allowed within the enclosure.
| While the contest Is in progress all the
| attendants must take positions out
! side OF the ring, and neither advise
nor speak to either of tho prineipals
except while resting, While resting,
| principals may use a light chair in
| their corners, but 1t must he placed
outside by The attendants whilo the
contest is In progress
O. a round shall be OF three minutes
duration with ono minute between tho
rounds for rest, In all matches the
1 IContinued on Second Pageo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
JEFF SAYS HE WILL BE
AT HIS BEST FOR FIGHT
By JAMES j. JEFFRIEs.

I've got to wIn2this fight with johnson
and will he in the bsat shape OF my lifa
when I enter the ring, / would lot theip
have the SO. 900 forfeit rather than go into
the fight in poor shape. can't afford to
to train, and from nov on i psopose to work
daily until i 70 intos my nuArtcrs for the
actual work, Every dag for ME past TWO
weeks u have worked out for two hours
1 have noticed a big differenrepnlreadya and
am confident shall be az strong az ever
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

Play at Hermitage began yesterday
at 2 o'clock, and from then until dark
ness the course WAS alive with con-
testants. George d. Morgan. with 6S
net, won the prize, but his place was
not decided until the scores had been
carefully altered and compared.
Following are the scores in yester.
day IS tournaments.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-14

Willimantic, Danielson and Putnam

during the summer for the beneft of his health.
 Mrs. w. w. Woodward and Mrs. w. H. Judson were in Worcester Monday.
 Rupert Marland was at Moosup on Monday to attend the funeral of the five year old son of MT. and Mrs. F. w. Sheldon. who died at the Day. Kimball hospital after a surgical oper- ation.
 Louis Petrossi of Hartford was in Danielson Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. l.. H. Wilcox were guests of relatives in Mystic Mon day
 Miss Margaret Awkward was with friends in Boston over Sunday. To Deliver Commencement Day Ad-
 dress.
 Rev. Watson l.. Phillips, D.D, pas tor of the Church of the Redeemer at New Haven, is U deliver the address at the Commencement day exercises in Danielson.
 Baptisrs on Children's Sunday.
 Six infants were christened and three girls received baptism at the Methodist church on Sunday, the girls receiving baptism also being admit ted to preparatory membership in the church. These last three were Misses Beatrice Brown, Hazel Hopkins and Bessie Mason.
 1.90 Inches of Rain Fell.
 All the rain that came down from Thursday night to Monday morning amounted to 1.9o inches. The precip- 1tation for Friday amounted to 80 inches. that of Saturday to .34 inches and that of Sunday to .66 inches.
 Rain Spells Foresters' Plans.
 The memorial exercises arranged by Court Oak Grove, Foresters of Amer ica for Sunday, had to be given up. It rained so hard at the time set for GCi fn hal 111 all the plans had to be abandoned. This was . great disappointment for the local members as they had ar ranged for the most impressive serV- ice that they have ever held. It ysas expected to have 500 members in line and two bands had been engaged to do escort duty. Visitors were present from all the surrounding towns.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-14
ALBERT ALBERTA ARRESTED.
Believed to Be Guilty of Assault on
 Athol, Mass, Teacher.

Albert Alberta 3s, queer acting and under suspicion of being guilty Of criminally assaulting Miss Lucy Shep- ardson. a school teacher of Phillipston, near AthoI, Mass. was taken into GUS tody in Putnam Monday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff H. s. Goddard of Athol and Capt. P. F. Murray of Worcester, connected with the Massachusetts state detective force. Alberta was taken to Athol where he will be sub jected to the scrutiny of the victim of the assault in an endeavor to deter mine if he is the guilty party. There is an offer of $10O reward for the de- tection of the guilty man.
 Alberta has been loitering around Putnam since last Wednesday. the day after the crime was committed He first attracted the attention of Capt. John Murray by reason of the fact that he was wearing a false moustache. The captain pulled this off for him and told him a few things about wearing disguises on the streets Alberta hung around all the week, however. spend ing much of his time around the rail- road station, marching nervously up and down the walks chewing unlight- ed cigars, and occasionally his finger nails, as well as doing other things that directed suspicion against him.
 In the meantime he was living at a local boarding house and getting his meals at a restaurant. Sunday Station Agent G. l.. Baldwin saw an item in a Boston paper about the Athol case and mentally connected Alberta with 1t. Massachusetts officers were given Information about Alberta and they came here Sunday evening to get him. but although they searched the city and kept close watch on the evening trains. they could not locate him. They got him Monday, however. after he re- turned from Pomfret. where he. had spent Sunday night. presumably with relatives.
 He answers the description of the wanted man, but denies that he is guilty of the crime and returned with the officers from the neighboring state without making any objection.
 The assault on Miss Shepardson. teacher of a little school a quarter of a mile from any habitation, is describ- ed as a particularly vicious and brutal one and her condition has since been serious. She was assaulted about 4.3o in the afternoon, soon after the pupils had left the school for their homes.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-14

it's annual banquet in Grove cotta ge, Storrs Monday evening. There were between 50 and 60 present including a number of guests comprising several members of the faculty. Caterer E. L.. Prince of this city was in charge of the banquet. Charles l.. Clark a member of the society, was chairman of the committee to arrange for the evening.
 Various Notes.
 Mrs. Ievertt Clark and daughter, Miss Amelia, of Indianapolis. Ind, are in town to attend the Hourigan- Mur- phy wedding at St. Joseph's church today.
 A warranty deed transferring prop erty that was owned by Alphonse Christian on Monticello street to Jo- seph Caldaredo. has been filed for rec ord in the office of the town clerk.
 The willimantic Gas & Electric Light Co., donated the current to illu- minate Town hall for the Spanish war encampment and Electrician Elm CT NJ. Young gave the use of his lights and wiring free of charge
 The chairman of the ways and means committee of the Fourth of Ju- ly celebrat tion has received a letter of the wilIimantic Gas & Electric light company. offering to furnish the electric current for Illuminating the band stand free of cost for the cele- ibratlOn.
 Personals.
 J Stanley Walden Of New York is the guest of relatives in this city.
 Martin Flaherty went to Boston on Monday for visit of several days.
 Ex-Representative Brainard West of Columbia was a Willimantic visitor Monday.
 Edmund Smith and daughter, Miss May Smith of Hartford were recent guests of friends in town.
 Principal Henry T. Burr of the state normal school was in New Ha- ven on business Monday.
 Miss Delina Parent of Maple ave- nue left Monday forenoon for a visit of several weeks with relatives in Northfeld. Vt
 Mrs. Arthur D. Chaffee and children left Monday for a visit with Mrs. Chaffee's mother, Mrs. Elisha Risley of West Hartford.
 Rev. ". s. Beard, pastor of the First Congregational church, was in Northampton, Mass, attending the commencement exercises of Smith col lege.
 Town Clerk and Treasurer Frank P. Fenton, who was elected department commander of the United Spanish War Veterans in this city Saturday. has received a. number of congratulate telegrams. telephone and other mes sages from friends throughout the state.
 Additional WiiIimantic on Page Eight.