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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
LACROSSE SEASON ENDS
Crescent A, G. Team Winds Up
with Victory Over Toronto.

Before one of the largest crowds OF the
year the lacrosse PLAYERS OF the Crescent
Athletic Club ended their spring season
yesterday afternoon by defeating the twelve
or the Toronto Amateur Lacrosse Club by
the score OF 3 10 3.
The gamo was the most interesting OF the
international season. Throughout the tirst
half the visitors played the New Moon
stars to stsndstill. and II was only by
good luck that the Crescents led by to 8
score al the end OF the period.
In the second session the visitors went
to pieces and were unable to stand up I'M
der the terrific attack of the American
champions Toward the end of the half
Holmes. centre Of Toronto, received a nasty
crack on the head and was knocked out for
several minutes. but was able to finish the
game.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

a foot at a time. and then by whole yards.
and Columbia began TO fall back, although
It stu held It's own with Syracuse. At the
two and d quarter mile post Cornell got its
first open water on Columbia, and Colum-
bias day vas done. After that nothing
could hold the Ithacans. and they went out.
gaining. gaining on every stroke-not much
at any one time, TO be sure. but just
enough 20 make an appreciable difference
In the positions of the two boats when the
various posts were reached At two and a
half miles Cornell had a length and quar-
ter on the Blue and White. and at the
bridge. where 80 many races have been
lost or won. the Ithacsns were enjoying a
lead OF a length and tbree-quarters.
AL this time Wisconsin was going bet
ter and better Between their lighthouses
and the bridge the Badgers caught and
passed Syracuse, and then set out after
Columbia At that stage Rices crew
seemed to have second place we'll in hand
n was two full lengths ahead Of the second
division, and although the men were not
rowing as strongly as Cornell, still they
were getting their oars in and out With
tremendous amount of snap, and the
whole eight was together
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
CARNIVAL OF IRISH COUNTIES
Association to Have Big Athletic
Meet in Celtic Park on July 4

In Celtic Park on July the Irish Coun-
ties Athletic Association will have a big
athletic carnival. and in addition there will
be speeches IN Gaelic and in English. This
big festival on the Fourth is TO finish the
work of two County Kerry priests who
have been here a long time raising money
for the Killarney Cathedral building fund.
Many Of the Irish county teams have
been in practice for the athletic contests
since June Is. and It Is the hope Of their
organizations that the meeting will draw
big crowd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
Columbia Gets a CHALLENGE.

! Coming through the bridge. Iasker, the
! Wisconsin stroke, called for a little more
| steam, and slowly, but surely, the Badger
shell began 10 creep up on Columbia First
the prov OF the Wisconsin boat and the
| Columbia ruGder were even, and then under
the mighty heaves of the Wisconsin men
, the Badger shell began 10 gain inch by inch
! on the Blue and White. Maybe Downing
| lid not realize what WAS happening, but at
any rate he did not attempt to raise the
| stroke. keeping II down TO the same low
thirty that had marked the third milo Of
the struggle But Wisconsin was not 10 be
denied, and just as the two flashed past
the Cornell bosthouse the Columbia shell
was hidden entirely from those on shore
by the Wisconsin boat.
After that II was Wisconsin and Cornell
for Columbia sti kept dropping back be-
hind the Ithacans at the same steady pace
that began away above the bridge. As
the Cornell boat shot into tho lane Of
yachts there were wild cheers. but these
we're checked because Wisconsin, not con-
tent with catching Columbia, rated the best
on the river had began to wear down the
Cornell boat
That same doggedness that marked the
advance on Columbia was continued, with
the Ithacans az the objective point. And
stroke for stroke the Badgers were gaining.
The finish however was far too close
at hand, and Cornell shot across the line
three lengths IN the Lead. With the goal IN
sight Tasker. the Badger stroke, broke
down under the strain and the crew did lit
tie moro than drift across. Then came Co
lumbia two lengths behind. and Syracuse,
the same distance IN the rear OF the New
York men. Pennsylvania and Stanford
were so far I'm the ruck as 70 be completely
outclassed.
Distler, the Cornell stroke, was pretty
well used up at the end, while the Wiscon-
sin men were badly distressed. Not man
In the Columbia shell, however seemed 10
feel the effects OF the gruelllng struggle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

heat. Temrorary relief came about noon.
when some black thunderheads rolled up
and threatened rain. but there were only q
few drops. and then came the heat again
Thirty thousand persons. I; was roughly
estimated. saw the races small boats by
the hundreds swarmed tie river near the
finish line. hut o5 large Yachts there were
few The picture In contrast TO that at
New London was ono Of ruggelness. and
one felt that here was something that vas
stern business. something or which cham
pionship depended. and upon the winning 81
which was honor unbounded Everything
seemed 70 emphasize this
The steep rising bluffs n the river banks
dull and gray. with here and there q touch
Of green, where some scraggly bush or tree
had gained a foothold were crowded The
persons who were there carried themselves
IN feverish expectancy. There was talk CT
checking and strokes and slides and every
thing lent 10 the atmosphere Of rowing
rowing for the fun of the thing. subtly
combined with rowing for glory and cham
pionships and with great many OF the
crews rowing for the conquering Of Cornell.
the queen OF the river
over all this feverish scene was the
weird glare OF the river and sky, for the
sun had sunk behind a veil Of haze and all
around there was nothing but glare and all
distressing heat There were a few delays
In the early races, the incident at the
starting Of the freshman race, when a
man I'm the Columbia boat sisnalled for a
new start causing 4 .Iod-up Of a minute or
two but on the whole the schedule was fol-
lowed to perfection. In the morning there
had been scarcely a ripple on the river, but
as the day wore on a slight breeze from the
north swept the course, gradually veering
around 10 the south. and this made few
spots OF raw water, but nothing that would
bother crew
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
Past Winners i'm
Battle Of CretOS
VARSITY EIGHT.oAREp RACE.

Cornell defeated lale and Harvard at
New London on June 25, 1897, while ON
July g Cornell defeated Pennsylvania and
Columbia at Poughkeepsie.
trace In 1898 was rowed over the three
mile course on saratoga Lake.
THE record al Poughkeepsie was made
IN 1901 by Cornell, when hard pressed BY
Columbia. Time. 1851.
Cornell also holds the record for the
freshman eight end four-oared races. The
record for the freshman race u 9;e7sS,
made IN 1909, and for the four-oaYed race
1901, also made In 1909.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
Story of Varsity Eight
Dared Race at a Glance

Cornell Wis
Leland Stanford Junior oWe
over foure course Poughepse Challenge Cup offered
in by DR. Louis I. o Cornell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

Cornell pulled from
mile thereafter in danger
Syracuse mark fell back rapidly Wisconsin
Columbia half mile from the finish
when their long chase after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
Cornell Forces the Pace.

It was Just after the mile mark had been
passed that the Cornell crew went on about
its business, but it was plainly visible to
those on shore and afoat that the Ithacans
expected Columbia TO hold up and make
race Of Il. That's what the Columbia men
expected too, but instead OF keeping up
with the flying Ithacans Downing. the Co
lumbia stroke, let his crew lag further be-
hind. First the bow man in the Columbia
boat was even with No. in the Cornell
boat, then It was No. 3 that the Columbia
bow oar was on even terms with, and then
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30

Goals--N Kennedy 49,, Walbridge ~. r. Tay-
lol -, Wall and s Kennedy, for Crescents. and
Graham. Littletsir and Rodgers, for Toronto.
Referee-W i. Bass Crescent a. G Goal UNI
pires--J Bennett and !. s. Flannery. Time
Halves OF 80 minutes each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
BADGERS Mako Great Squirt.

Rowing a lower and much longer stroke
than Syracuse, the Badgers crept up and
I'm and at the two and half mile post
were only quarter OF length oeh'ha tue
Salt City eight
With the leaders conditions soon began
to change. Cornell picked UP ground hrst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
not a crew on the river rowing as well al
the eight from Mendots.
How the Race Was Rowed,

| now tNc mace w dS nO"co
II was Just Ave minutes after the ebb
|! tide had reached its strength that the
! Stanford crew made fast TO its stakebOat
/ and the referee began his customary
/ queries TO the crews. Pennsylvania found
| II little difficult 10 hold its position be-
| cause Of the tide. and that delayed things
a minute or two. At last came the call OF
| the referee. Are you ready. alp and
| simultaneously six boatoads OF men that
! had been lying idly IN water came 10 life,
whipping the water into foam and amash-
ing al a driving pace for the lead.
! There was no jumping at the start but
/ Wisconsin and Stanford were lighting It
out for the lead in the first half dozen
strokes. with Cornell and Pennsylvania and
Syracuse close VI. Columbia was out Of
| It. much TO everybodys surprise, but It did
/ not take the Blue and White men long TO
| get together. and at the end of the frst
hundred yards the Columbia boat was slow
/ " but surely forging out under powerful
| drive Of thirtv-eight strokes TO tho minute.
Thus he titanic struggle began, and the
! finish did not come until four wildly er-
/ citing miles had been covered.
Rice had instructed Columbia n go right
out at the start. and that IS what tho
New York men proceeded 10 do AT the
| ouarter-mile mark they were leading Cor
| nell by a quarter Of a length, and seemed
10 be planning TO go out and force the pace
| as they did year ago, but the Cornell
! boat had 10 be reckoned with. Stroke for
stroke the Ithacans held on, and then
! Distler sent tho boat up a notch. That
! was the finish OF the New York crew, for
! Captain Downing, not being able To muster
/ his eight for an answering squirt, let the
| Cornell challenge go unaccepted. and at
! the Columbia boathouse the Ithacans were
leading. Syracuse had gradually dropped
! hack after the first few quick heaves. and
| I'm the first half mile was full length be-
/ hind Cornell leading the second division
| OF the race.
4. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania we're right
on the Salt City crews heels and then
came Stanford also Tapped on the Syracuse
boat Coming down 10 the Columbia quar-
tiers. which are at the ope-mile mark
Syracuse was two lengths behind Column
bia, and the power which was supposed to
be in the Orange she'll was strangely miss
ing. Wisconsin held its own, bat rowing
an uneven stroke that had q hang at the
! catch and held the boat back between
heaves Pennsylvania, too, chung on des-
| perately, but the pace was already begin"
Ming 10 tell on tho Californians and they
were getting further and further behind
| at every stroke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
Thousands See the Races.

FouShksspSie early became . much con-
EestSd town, and when the crowds began TO
swarm down 10 the ferries at noon there
was hardly walking room even in the road
ways. And all about was the scorching
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14

preaching the bait, before Massachu- setts council could commute his sen tenee to life imprisonment Thanks for all the noble and well directed ef- forts, the city of Washington was rid den of some 7,o00, 600, not counting those found on congressman.
 As one fly will lay 120 eggs, the re- suit, if all these should hatch and re- produce their kind in like rates, would be most alarming. From experience and observation it is estimated that from each pair of flies surviving the winter some S.000,000 living insects are propagated during the summer
 Now here is a chance for child to show ingenuity and business ability and at the same time be a great bless ing to the public in a sanitary way
 Time flies, and every young fly catcher is supposed to be on the wing, too, so to speak after school hours this summer, and to see then that the rich es he earns in the fly industry do not take to themselves wings, like the flies that may be fortunate enough to es- cape being captured.
 Flies are wide awake, and the youngsters should be, too, if they would be an honor to the fly brigade and have the pleasure of eating their soup before the flies inspect it. The boys and girls will be in the soup if they neglect this opportunity to en- gage in an honorable, fascinating and lucrative vocation that will be as good to child as one term in business college.
 c. H. TALcoTT.
 Norwich. May 13, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14
cAllFoRNlA.s PRlMARY.

In the primary contest in California totsy the unit rule such as prevailei 1 In Maryland will be in force. The can didate getting the preference vote win receive the entire 2s delegates of the state. Had the same law governed in Massachusetts the 36 from that state would kavO an been delegates for President Tart, which should mean 9 uniformity on this point in all the states in a spirit of fairness.
 California has an uncertain contest on today for several reasons. Only one of the presidential candidates has done any personal work there. La Toilette has covered the state and it is ex- pected that he will have big infiu- ence on the statewide vote. President Taft should carry San Francisco and gain by the vote of the progressives being divided between Roosevelt and La Toilette. Governor Johnson one of the famous seven, has done his utmost for the Colonel
 A biK factor ia the contest will be the vote of tAe women for the first time in a nationsl contest It is an uncertain quantity with no precedent to go by. but the Taft administration has been one which would appeal to them and it would not be surprising to see them casting their ballots for him. They have a big vote in California. The contest is therefore of much i'm portance to both sides. It will be a big boost for whoever gets the dele gation- They both need it. but Roose- welt has the greater need for it; how ever that will have little to do with the vote.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14
IDEAS OF APLAIN MAN

If you suspect you are a fool, and if you would rather be hated than found out. it is a good plan to be sarcastic.
 If you secretly detest anyone. and face, be sarcastic.
 If you want to cause misery to those who are weaker than yourself, and you dare not pinch them or pull their nose for fear of what people might say, be sarcastic.
 If you like to make your children wretched because their high spirits of fend you, or because you realize you are utterly incompetent to govern them, be sarcastic.
 If you feel bad. are irritable, sour tempered, or suffer from indigestion, and you want to make some one suffer out of pure spite, be sarcastic.
 If you find that you cannot convince any one that you are right. and if you want to make him miserable even if you can't worst him. be sarcastic.
 If anyone is better. wiser or hand somer than you. the most satisfactory way of venting your spleen Is to be sarcastic.
 Sarcasm is a great comfort to ego tistic, sensitive, cowardly and petty souls.
 Tt seems to me" said Paul Derjar- dins, that sarcasm is simply the at titude of minds that do not want to express what they think, or do not themselves know what they think, or think nothing"
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14
PRINcEToN's PRESIDENT.

The selection Of a university presi- dent involves no easy task, but the choice of Dr. John Grier Hibben as the head of Princeton university was an excellent decision. There is always plenty of good men to trust with the serious problems of a university in it's wide field of usefulness, but it is not so easy to pick out the one who best measures up to the special require ments of an institution which has stood for two centuries and has dis tinctive and substantial policies. The aim, of course. is to avoid experiment. ing and in the selection of Dr. Hib- ben such 6 contingency has been avoided
 In making him the fourteenth presi- dent of the university an alumnus of the institution has been selected and one who for 21 years has been a val ued member of the faculty. lie is therefore equipped with all the quail fcauons which such close association with former heads can endow him. His achievements. his fidelity to the traditions of the university, bis high scholarship place him in the rank with his predecessors.
 As one of the historic centers of learning, Princeton is among tho leaders and can point with pride to the long list of men of prominence who have secured their impetus from with in It's walls and carried forth it's teachings for the benefit of the na- ton. It has always maintained wise and conservative policy and main iained quality Dr. Hibben is excep- tioually provided with the talent to continue it.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14
THE BULLETINS SHORT STORY.
SUITABLE TO THE SEASON

Good morning, Mrs. Hubbard" said the next deer neighbor from her back porch. T see you have your curtains down. Are you going to mover"
 No, Indeed" was the emphatic re- ply. I've begun housecleaning. She fiuttered a white tablecloth over the porch railing and allowed the break fast crumbs to fall on the sodden grass below. I've nos patience with people that move every year, just for the sake of moving. It's surprising how many do that very thing. I've seen so many looking at flats this spring I've looked at a good many myself, think it's a woman's duty to keep herself informed on the subject of flats. since she passes most of her time in one.
 Whenever I go into 8 fiat that's occupied l always ask the tenant why she's leaving Almost invariably it's because she has been seized with the moving fever, simply because her neighbors are moving, or maybe be- cause she's seen another fiat that she covets. We moved last year and the year before that and many times be- sides, but it was my husbands doing, not mine"
 " our huSpanQ never SIFHck IlS as being one of the dissatisfied kind" the neighbor commented.
 "Mr. Hubbard wouldn't be the man he is, Mrs. Atkins, if he hadn't wife who understands him thoroughly. :" Mrs. Hubbard answered with dignity.
 AS | said, we moved last year sele- ly on MT. Hubbard's account. He has always been crazy to keep dog and last spring he was craZier than ever on the subject He made arrange ments to secure puppy from friend. I didn't say outright: No, sir, you can't bring a deg into my flat Instead l suggested that he needed more con venient darkroom for developing his pietures- photography Is another of his hobbies. Then I made 1t my busi- ness to find flat where the landlord wouldn't allow dogs. Mir. Hubbard Is so pleased with his darkroom in this fat that he says he never wants to move again, and I'm sure I don't"
 T wish l felt that way" Mrs Att kins sighed T want to move. There's a beautiful building going Up on the boulevard and the second apartment on the corner facing south is just to my liking. But Mr. Atkins won't move. He's never had the moving fever"
 T quite sympathize with your hus- band. Mrs. Atkins. Ilxnow exactly how he feels. poor man. l trust that you are patient with him. Did you say that you had been through the flats in the new building on the bou- leyard?'
Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The War on Flies.

Mir. Editor: Soon the war on flies will begin, and it promises to be the most destructive war in the annals of either ancient or modern times. If Napoleon were boy today his thirst for glory in the taking of life and gaining possessions could be honorably satisfied And Joan of Arc, if she were one of our girls, could march at the head of a fly brigade with flying colors and carry the trophies of war, to sell them for enough to keep her in cara mels and chewing gum, at least All along the fighting line reports indicate that the contest will be carried on even more vigorously than last year The last report of local interest Is that the Westerly authorities have decided to pay ten cents per hundred for flies, a price proportionate to the high cost of living.
 About a billion flies are known to have been destroyed in the swatting campaign of 1911. And all kinds of devices have been invented and every inducement has been offered the boys and the girls to enlist in this noble service It Is said that the Boy Scouts of Weir, Kas., inaugurated the massa- ere in 1911. and are more thoroughly equipped for it this year. They went ateit in systematic way and were aided by dealers and town and city authorities.
 There was the rake brigade, the gunnysack brigade and the hauling brigade. and there were officers to see that the work was well executed. The town fathers, and the mothers. too knowing that boys and girls are gen erally as hungry as fiies-es specially after whetted the thirst for noble endeavor by giving the children a public dinner. and this showed, of course. that the public conscience had been awakened on the fly question More, than five thousand boys and girls took part i'll two weeks swat 1 ting campaign throughout the coun- try which resulted In the destruction of more than seven million flies, as i well as the invention of the most ef- l fective flytraps.
 l The Washington Star for instance offered s100 in prizes and from time tG l time gave suggestions for catching | flies. When the children got through l with their labors there were, of course 1 no flies on the editor and his sugges- i tions were, of course, worthy of beine copyrighted.
 One paper box maker furnished box es for the departed but no plates fol i the boxes were necessary, for no ont l cared to identify the flies It was sim l ply known by all concerned that a gil
 was to he considered ts contain 1,600 and in that way each captor received due credit for his work daily in tn, Star. The boy who won the highes prize $25-had formed a company 6
 25 alid beat his most successful oem
 petitor by almost 156. .09e flies
 Many interesting things were learn
 cd by this experience. One little gir I tiycatcaer captured the larger part q her flies on her baby brothers face, fo
 habies, you know, are sweet little crea
 lures, and more flies can be caugh
 by sugar than by vinegar" we ar
 told. Another child found that dea,
 crab was still more attractive to tn
 flies 0ne noy invented an elaborat
 trap that eleeuocuted every fly sap