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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-09
Shown That Heath Could Have
Been Shot from Window.
Sensational Demonstrations Of
The Bullets Course.
Crowd In Guildhall, w., Courtroom
Is Mostly Women.

Guildhali. Vt. May S.-Willam
Heath. a painter. for whose death Mrs
Florence VI. Dodge of Lunenhurg IS
being tried for murder. could have been
shot by a person standing in front Of
baJ window on the west side OF the
bedroom, according TO testimony Of
feIed 1T today's session. This posi-
bility was voiced for the first time by
City Watson. a st. Johnsbury civil en-
gineer.
\ pallor orept over the face of Mrs.
Dodge for a moment today, when W.
f. Baleh, the Lunenburg firearms eX-
pert, testified that Mrs. Dodge brought
the revolver in the case to him. four or
five years ago TO examine. He said that
at that time the weapon was in normal
condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-09
7-2O-4

| - 1Uc. CIGAR.
Largest selling brand of 10c. Cigars
in the world. ENOUGH SAiD-Fac.
tory, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Wrights and Curtiss
Out Of Speed Race
Leaders Of Plane Industry Refuse to
Enter International Contest
in England.

NEW YORK, May 2O-It is now prac-
tcally certain that the makeup Of the
American team in the International speed
race in England on July 1 will be Charles
Weymsnn. J V, Martin and Earle l..
Ovington. The Wright brothers and Glen
". Curtiss have definitely announced to
the Aero Club of America that they are
not building and have no intention Of CON
structing special machines for the big
contest
Weymann, who has done all his flying in
France, will probably have the fastest
aeroplane Of the trio. He has cabled TO
the Aero club that his seventy-horse power
Gnome-driven Newport monoplane Is good
for eighty miles an hour and is as fast
as any NJ the 1S0-horse power machines
that have so far been seen in flight.
The speed Of the fastest machines Of
ovington and Martin is a little over seventy
miles an hour. Ovington recently arrived
in this country with a 1911 model seventy
horse power Gnome- Bleriot. Fitted with
racing wings, Ovington no doubt could
make seventyfve miles an hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Indianapolis Taxed
to Accommodate Races
Indiana City Unable to Give Room to
Enthusiasts Of Big Motor
Contest.

INDIANAPOLIS. May 2O.-Indianapolis
has begun to dress for automobile race
day. This in every other city, town and
village In the country is known as Me-
mortal day. But the usual ceremonies OF
May 30 will be subordinated at indianapolis
20 the racing Of automobiles through 800
miles at the brick track. Already the
Hoosiers are bedecking themselves and
their city In everything that will tend to
make suitable background for the
seventy five mile -An-hour flights that are
expected from the forty-five entered ma
chimes,
The hold that this race has gained
throughout the middle west cannot be
exaggerated. Indeed II begins 10 look as
II Indianapolis was preparing 20 hold an
event that will get away from L. For in
stance, today there is not a room TO be
had in an Indianapolis hotel All are re-
served and countless requests are being
turned down. Louis Disbrow, one OF the
drivers who will compete in the race. has
had TO pay the rent on a room from May
so as 10 hold IT, When a contestant is
forced TO such an arrangement II shows
the condition OF things in the Indiana
capital.
The proportions that the contest lie taking
are pest rejected oy special ARRANGEMENTS
that the railroads are making, Trains for
race-goers only will be run from Chicago
Philadelphia and possibly New York. Win
dow posters depicting many racing ma
chimes plunging over a track are being
spread broadcast "On TO Indianapolis"
is becoming q slogan with certain persons.
Fred ]. Wagner, the veteran race starter
and entry procurer, will be prominent in
the. work OF preparing the track for the
race. Wagner is responsible for the state
ment that the winning driver will receive
t25,O00 when every accessory and other prize
Is figured.
Members OF automobile clubs in the vicin-
ity Of Indianapolis are making plans TO at
tend the race In body. Prominent In
this are the two organizations OF Chicago,
the Chicago Automobile club and the Chit
uago Motor club. Members OF the latter
organization have scheduled three-day
tour TO indianapolis, while the automobile
club members are making up a special
train that will leave Chicago the same day,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Pitchers ALI Ought
to Be Good Batsmen,
Declares Griffith
Team with Efficient Hitters in Bat.
terry Has Great Advantage,
Says Reds Manager.

Give me pitchers who can hit the ball"
says Clark Griffith, manager of the Gin
cinnati Reds II wish there were a few
more pitchers available like the top-notch-
ers OF twenty years ago. In those days
pitcher believed that he was hired to soak
the ball as well as curve, and he always
did his best to get a hit. Pitchers who
were weak hitters then were feeble simply
because they didn't know how to swing
the ash and connect. not because they
didn't try to slam the pellet with all their
might. Keefe. WEIGH, Ramsay and jim
Calvin were among the old-time pitchers
who could not bat, but they tried ali the
time, and II one OF them got a hit he was
as proud as kid just breaking into the
big league.
THE team that has hard-hitting
pitcher and a smuggling catcher possesses
big advantage over its opponents. 1t is
sending up nine WALLPAPERS to seven for the
other side, which is hampered by two
dead sure outs. The weak hitting OF the
average pitcher is due to the fact that
in spending all his time developing his
curves he neglects practice with the bat
until 1t is too late. The pitcher too.
seems to think that when he Is delivering
the goods in the box nothing more is re-
quired of him. Hence his careless, indIf-
ferent air when he goes 70 the plate to
bat"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
BELLEVUE WINS THE MEET
Strong in Track Events and Takes Six
Of the Firsts.
WESLEYAN IS A STRONG SECOND
Nebraska Colleges Meet on the Track
at Lincoln, where They Try
Conclusions in Series of
Sporting Events.

LINCOLN, Neb, May 20.-(special Tele-
grRm)-With almost ideal weather con-
ditions and the track in fine shape, the
annual track and field meet of the Ne
braska colleges was held here today
Bellevue won the meet with IS points
Wesleyan was second with 40 points
Dosne third with % points and Cotner
fourth with points.
Bellebue was strong in track events
and won most of it's points with firsts,
securing six Of these. Wesleyan secured
three firsts and seven secosds Prim-
rose Of Bellevue was the star of the meet,
securing sixteen points for his school,
McCandless Of Wesleyan broke the only
record OF the day by running the 800
hurdles in 16lb seconds. Two other records
were tied by Jrimrose of Bellevue, run
ming the 100 in 0:10 flat, and by Brandt of
the same school, in the pole vault. with
height of 10 feet inches. Summary:
l2O-yard hurdles; McCandless, Wesleyan,
first; Rice, Doane, second; Thomson,
WESLEYAN, third. Time, OIsb.
Toward dash; Primrose, Bellevue first
ner. third. Time, o:lo
0ne-mile run: Mickle, Doane first;
Miller, Bellevue, second; Beck, Wesleyan,
third. Time, 4:059t.
440-yard dash Primrose, Bellevue, first
AHueT6On, W eSleyani SeCOn0i huffman,
Doane, third. Time, o:541s.
,22o,yard dash: Ogden. Cotner, first;
Hoyle, Wesleyan SECOND; Primrose. Belle
22o-yard hurdles: johnson. Bellevue, first;
Thompson, Wesleyan, second; Griffiths,
SSO-yard rum Dowden, Bellevue. first
kearns, BELLEVUE, second; Beck. Wesleyan,
third. Time, 2:09%.
Pole vault; Brandt. Bellevue. first;
Smith. Wesleyan. second; Dickinson,
Doane, third. Height, 10 feet 8 inches.
Discus throw: Primrose. Bellevue, first;
sutton. Wesleyan, second Goble, Doane,
High jump. Wilson, Wesleyan, first;
McCandless, Wesleyan, second Quacken-
bush, Bellevue, third. Height, s feet 7
inches
Shot put: Sutton, Wesleyan. first; Curtis,
Bellevue, second; Maston,. Bellevue, third
Distance, ss feet ~ inches.
Broad jump: Maston. Bellevue, first;
Dickinson, Doane, second Wilson. Wes-
leyan. third. Distance, n feet inches :
Hammer throw Sawyer, Doane, first;
Bronson, Doane, second; Rice, Bellevue,
third. Distance, 1O5 feet / inch.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
BATTLE ROYAL FOR ASPIRGNTS
Tournament for White Hopes to Be
Held in New York.
TWELVE GIANTS ARE ENTERED
Illinois EounHster Weighs 2IS
Pounds aud stands BarefOOted
STA Feet Eight Inches
Tall.

NEW YORK. May 20-Twelve white men
who think they know how to fight with
gloved fists and may develop sufficient
prowess to wrest the heavyweight cham
pionship title from Jack Johnson have sent
in their names to Manager Tom o Rourke
of the National Sporting club expressing
their desire to take part in the white
hope" boxing tournament on May 20.
O'Rourke firmly believes that the only
way TO discover real white heavyweights
is by holding tourney open to all corners,
the contestants being matched by lot to
meet in bouts of four rounds each the eli
mination process finally bringing the two
best men together for first honors. The
entry list has not yet closed, and o Rourke
said that he might be compelled TO make
the tourney a two night affair inasmuch
as white hopes in various parts of the
country have wired that their entry blanks
have been filled out and are in the mails
one of these persons halls from Jackson
vile, Fla, according TO ORourke, and is
six feet nine inches tall Another lives in
Palestine, Tex, and his expenses will be
paid here by a bank president in the Lone
Star state. Yet neither has made known
his name to the clubs managing director,
OF the twelve entries the biggest phys
lNdii9 - hNIEHhh 1EdIc9 u btauAuIot AAls
He stands six feet eight inches in his
homemade socks and can tip the beam
at 27b pounds. He has a reach Of eighty-six
and one-half inches and writes that he
once killed an OK with right-hand blow
between the eyes, If Tracey should
happen to be drawn with Joe Rogers, the
huge wrestler, who is among the entries,
there would be a small earthquake in the
n hnpbnod uaI 40
is six feet two inches tall and is hard as
nails. Bob Day Of Toronto held the anna
teur championship of Canada for six years
and has taken part in one professional
fight Charley Mulbach of Philadelphia,
who is six feet four inches tall and weighs
227 pounds, has a local reputation as a
slugger in Sleeptown Jack Mcfarland of
Brooklyn, six feet one inch tall and weigh
ing EOS pounds, made his first appearance
at ORourke's club the other night when
he handed a severe trimming to Bob
Williams. who lie known as the Masked
Marvel" Williams is in the list and his
entry blank shows that he is six feet four
inches tall, his avoirdupois being 200
pounds.
Al Benedict of Hoboken, six feet tall and
scaling at 200 pounds. may prove a hard
man to beat, as he has shown considerable
skill among the kind OF boxers he will
meet George De Vray, six feet tall and
weighing 1876 pounds, halls from Canada,
while Arthur Pelky, six feet one inch in
height and carrying 197 pounds resides at
Chicopee, Mass. From Brooklyn come the
entries Of George Owens. six feet one inch
and 1875 pounds and George McGarry, five
feet eleven inches and 100 pounds Ed
Smith Of Jersey City rounds out the list
| He Is a six-footer and weighs 100 pounds
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Bloomfield High is
First in Track Meet
Captures Silver Trophy, Randolph
Second, Of Northeast Nebraska
Contest.

CoLERIDGE. Neb., May 2o.-(special
Telegram.)-The Bloomfield High school
won the silver trophy cup at the North
east Nebraska High school meet on the
local grounds Friday by a score Of IS
points. Randolph was second with . score
of 4s5b. coleridge ranking third with 49,
The schools represented were Colsridge.
Harrington Randolph. Bloomfield. Laurel.
osmond, Wakefield and Creighton. The
base ball game went 10 Bloomfield in a
shut out for Wakefield. the score being
4 to a
A hotly contested basket ball game went
to Randolph over coleridge, Is to 20.
Summary:
Shot , put RaRa0IDh 5; Hs5ti9stSn; 2;
distance. Al feet inches.
Pole vault: Bloomfield, points; Coler-
idge, 8; Wakefield and Randolph, y each.
Won by Owen Funk; height. feet
ioo-yard dash: Randolph, S; Laurel. 3;
Bloomfield, l. Won by Herbert Reese;
Base bail throw; Bloomfield. S; Ran
f EIdSs. ,. GSlsrdgSss Won BY Richard
field. a Won by Kenneth Baughn, feet
2ao-ysrd dash; Randolph. S; Bloomfield.
3; wakefisld, /. Won BY Herbert Reese;
Half mile run: coleridge. 5: HartinE-
ton, 3; Wakefield, l. Won by Finley
Crockett; time 2:lA
Running broad Jump; Bloomfield, and
/; Coleridge, g. Won by Roy Stone; dis
lance, IS feet
l9o-yard hurdle: Harrington. s; Bloom
field. 3; Wakefield, /. Won by Roy
Greenwood time. 0:i7M.
Hammer throw Bloomfield. 8; Harting-
ton, 8; Randolph, l. Won by Harvey
Fisher; distance, % feet
Half mile Won by Randolph team;
time, l;42at.
Attendance: LOO
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
IOWA AND GcPHEEs CONTEST
Fast Meet Mt Iowa city Between the
Two Iniveraitiea.

IOWA CITY. Ia Nav 2o.-The lowe
Minnesota track and field meet FRIDAY
resolved itself into runaway match
for Minnesota. With the question of win
ming eliminated the interest centered in the
remarkable runs made against strong head
winds The feature was Bush's time in
the half mile and Hills spirits into wind
The time in the dashes and hurdles by no
means indicates the character OF the races
Iowa won three firsts Captain Wilson
taking both hurdles easily and Streeter
capturing the hammer throw. Minnesota
made sweeps in the mile run. shotput and
discus throwing.
Joslyn ran Hill a close race in the 100
yard dash, but the other events generally
lacked interest at the finish Tydeman
and Brown OF Minnesota attempted TO tie
In the mile run. but miscalculated. Brown
letting his teammate win. Bush and Basr
led in the half mile until the last 300 yards
when Anderson passed Bear.
The closest event was the hammer throw.
where Streeter OF Iowa defeated Grimslie
OF Minnesota by an inch and half
The final score was; Minnesota, %;
Iowa n. Summary: seh
Discus: Lambert CMJ won, Frank (M1
second, smith tM( third, Distance; ia
4lO-yard dash: Hin tM) won. Anderson
(M) second, JAMS IL third. Time; O:52it
Low hurdles; Wilson a. won, Merdlck
(M) second Wilson (M) third
Pole vault: Cody and Peterson CM) tied,
Hartupe % third. Height: feet inches.
Two-mile run; Connolly CM) won. stads-
welt (M.) second Smith 10 third. Time:
1901
shotput: Frank (M) won, Lambert (M)
second Smith, (M) third. Distance lla feet
uh inches.
Half mil run. Bush (M) won Ander.
son (M) second, Baer ID third. Time: 200
Hammer throw: Streeter ID won Cans
lie (M.) second Whipperman (M) third.
Distance: Ills feet ! inches.
High hurdles: Wilson ID won, Smith
(Ml second, Corr ID third Time: O:i7as
lOO-yard dash: Hill (M.) won, Joslyn (I)
second, Vanstrum third Time: O:i0b
Mile run Tydeman (M) won Brown
(Ml second, Chaplin (M) third. Time.
4:444k
290-yard dash: Hin (M0 won. Joslyn ID
second Burkhermer 10 third. Time: OPAL
High jump: a. w. Peterson, Minnesota.
first; Carmen. Minnesota, second; Wilson,
Iowa, third. Distance, S feet inches,
;lsIU 'UloseuuIV 'lIsqmB1 :dmnf peoIs
Hanson, Iowa second; Cody Minnesota
third. Distance, 20 feet s inches.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21

90 ana w. L. Foulk 'O5. will have COM
plete charge OF everythlns connected with
foot ball at Princeton except the finances
of the sport but it is understood that
Cunningham and MscGregor with Cap
tain Hart will do most Of the actual field
coaching.
cunningham was coach Of the Princeton
freshman eleven last fall and succeeded IN
bringing his charges through the season
with only one defeat and 6-to-0 seors
over the Yale cubs lie played halfoack
on the 1909 Princeton team and saved more
than one game for the Tigers during that
season by his clever drop kicking.
MacGregor. for two years first subsu-
tute tackle and varsity tackle last fall,
knows the art OF playing on the line from
TO y and should make an excellent coacn
for the forwards. The usual practice OF
having graduate coaches back for several
weeks during the season will be followed
again next year II is also understood
that the captain Of the team lie 70 have
more power than usual next year and the
two field coaches will serve more or less
as Harris assistants.
such a system Of coaching is a radical
departure from anything yet tried in
Princeton and time alone can prove its
worth Two years ago the so-called "tri-
umvirate" guided Pincetons foot ball
stars having charge both Of the police
and the actual field work. The new plan
differs materially from that, in the fact
that separate field coaches are appointed,
Roper, as chairman Of the committee in
charge will still be the most powerful
factor in Princeton foot ball, but he win
probably do very little actual coaching in
the field.
F. II. w. Harlan. 'OS. all-American half
back in 1907 and for two years one Of the
assistant coaches OF the Princeton varsity
elevens. will coach the Princeton freshman
eleven naxf fall
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
RENE SIMON TAKES THE RISK
Goes Three Hundred Feet High in
Flight Dat over Big siOuH
RiVRs.

SIOUX CITY, la, May O-lSpecial Tele-
gram IRENE Simon In his mOnoplane
made a beautiful flisht at the aviation
meet az Woodland pfrk this afternoon. He
was in the air for about fifteen minutes
flying out OF the park over the Big Sioux
river and back again. He rose to q
height Of about 800 feet Upon atghttng he
advised his flying partner Rene Barrier
against making a flif;lt on account OF the
treacherOus air curniats-
This was the third d9s Of the meet. which
win continue over Sunday. II was the
first day on which there was any flying
the wind heretofore haVhs prevented ex-
hibita-
The French aviator. flew over the corners
OF three states. and incidentally crossed
tive rivers StarinS from the nterstate
into Nebraska. just across the Missouri
river. Making q wide detOuT he crossed
the mouth Of the Sioux river into South
Dakota Twice he aid this and then
landed again AZ his starting place
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
lOURKBS PLAY HERE TODAY
Jane with Wichita is Transferred to
Rourke Park.
FANS MAY SEE THE NEW TEAM
Many New Faces WIN he seen I'm
Pa's Lineup when the imp
calls Time This After


Pa Rourke and his Warriors will arr
rive In Omaha this morning, acoompan-
led BY the Wichita team. The game
scheduled for this afternoon has been
transferred from wichita tn Omaha and
az a consequence the fazs will be able
20 see Pas rejuvenated coiss sooner than
they expected. The game will be called
at s:45.
Monday is an off day and then three
games viii be played with the Lincoln
team wichitR win than come for
three more. After that the Rourkes viii
leave for a two-day trip and return 20
play two games with the Kavs. trip
lasting thirteen days will follow.
The fans have been anxiously await
ing the return Of the Colts and are pre-
pairing to turn out In punches. The first
half of the trip was not in favor OF the
Rourkes in the least but they have been
holding their own for the last few days.
The new players added TO the roster are
working strong and seem 20 have done
n world of good for the team. The new
ones have been batting with a vengeance
and are playing II good game In the
field.
More Life In Team.
The acquisition of the new players by
Rourke seems to have put life into the
team Pick and Niehoff, in the infield,
have strengthened the team 100 per cent
The whole team works together much
better than in the past. This was evil
denced in the game Friday against wich-
tia when not an error was made by the
Rourkes and ten hits were made. Every
man on the team with the exception of
the catcher and pitcher connected safely.
The work on the bases has improved
wonderfully and the way the Colts are
stealing bases Is caution. II will be a
much different team that will play this
afternoon from the one which left here
fifteen days ago Captain schipke has
been coaching the team In the way he
should, but in way which he could not
do while playing in the game. He is
now taking a rest which he has needed
for many days, and will be able TO fill
any position when he Is required
Pa Rourke Is immensely satisfied with
the present team and thinks he has
bunch now which will keep the other
teams in the league hustling 10 get the
best Of them. However, the present ros-
ter of the team is too large and some of
the bunch will have TO leave. Waivers
have been asked by Rourke on Picker
ing, Anderson, Graham and Patten,
Pick, the new third baseman IL espe-
cially pleasing to Rourke. He was Sc
cured through Cleveland. and IL a grad
uate of the University Of Virginia. He
is but p years of age and is as fast as
any other man in the position In the
league. He has good whip and can
throw the ball across the diamond with
the speed of cannon ball. Niehoff
who usually plays at the third sack has
been sent 20 second and lie putting up
some game there, too, Following is the
lineup:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
DEATH RECORD
Nfontrose st. John.

Montrose ST. John died May Of Brights
disease at the Swedish hospital at Seattle
He was for over twenty years a clerk with
the Hartman and Hill railroad lines his
last active duty having been q position
with the Great Northern. He was q resi-
dent of Omaha for many years, where he
was employed at the Union Pacific head
quarters
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
UNIVERSITY HIGH WINS MEET
Chicago Team Captures Illinois state
InterschOIastic TITLE.

CHAMPAIGN H., May 20.-Univef-
sity High of Chicago won the Illinois
state interscholastic meet at the Univer-
sity OF Illinois today with a total Of %
points. It's nearest opponent, Hyde Park
gathered 1914 points, Loomis of Univer-
sity High was the individual star Of the
meet, winning thirteen of his teams
twenty three points. This Is the third
consecutive time University High has won
the meet.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21

Left on bases: CINCINNATI, s.; BROOKLYN,
s. Two-base hts; Bates, Grant, Clark,
Daubert. Three base hit: Clarke Sacri-
flee hits: Bescher, Keefe. Stolen base:
Bescher. Double plays: Altizer and Hob
litzel, Barger, Bergen and Daubert Altizer
and Hoblitzel Bases balls Off Barger,
4; off Schardt, 2; off Keefe, 4. Struck out
BY Barger / by Schardt, 1; by Keefe, s.
Hit by pitched BALL Coulson. Hits: off
Barger in three and two-thirds innings.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
STEMFELDT JOINS ST. PAUL
saints Win from Louisville by
punching Their Hits.

LOUISVILLE May COST. Paul blanked
Louisville today in the last game Of the
series Decanniere allowed the locals but
three safe hits while the visitors punched
the better part OF their twelve safeties.
McCormicks batting was the feature.
Harry Steinfeldt, the former Chicago Cub
third baseman. Joined ST. Paul today and
will play tomorrow at Indianapolis Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21
Metz and Storz
Teams Are Tied
For First Place
Omaha Bowling League Has Hot
Finish and Roll-0ff Comes
Next Week.

The 1901 season OF the Omaha Bowling
league was finished Friday and for the
first time in the history of the league two
teams are tied for first place, being the
Metz Bros. and storz Triumphs,
A special match to decide the tie will
be bowled next week, the team winning
two Of the three games TO be entitled to
first place and the loser taking second.
Frank Conrad broke all previous records
of the season for high total of 696 pins
going twelve pins over Huntington, who
has held the record with 6s4
The Metz team and its members hold all
the records of the season. Huntington
high single with 26s. Conrad high three
games with sos, high single team score of
1o71 and high three games with 1880,
The Metz team averaged $50 pins for
each series during the season, which is a
very high average.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-21

SHUTOUT


TABOR. Ia. May s0.-(SDeciai Telegram.)
Tabor college aefeaSSa AmIty loaay. .
10 o. TabOr's hard hitting and Halls
pitching were features. Only twenty-eight
men faced Hal a bat. one only getting a
Amity ..........O . go Q % 0 s
Prest and Hawthorne Three base hit: T.
Johnston. TWo-base hits: c. Johnson,
Hume 7. Johnson. Mann. Starr, Hall %
Passed baIla- Hawthorne 90.