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Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31
BOY SCOUTS GOOD WORK
Qualified as First Glass and Did VaIu-
 able Service.

Qualified as First Glass and Did VaIu-
 able Service.
 Samuel R. Macdonald, Scout Master of Troop No. 1S4, New York City. tells an interesting story of how many of the boys in his troop qualified as first class scouts when in camp this summer "rhey showed first" he said, "that they were prepared for any opportunity to in June and went almost immediately to camp at Long Lakes in the Adiron- dacks. There under Scoutmaster Mao Donald they worked zealously, winning their Tenderfoot degree and then pro. Rressed toward second class scout degree. By the middle of August they had com pleted all the requirements except earn ing one dollar. They were away out in the woods and the boys saw no possible way by which they could earn the mon- ey- One day, however, a forest fire started across the lake. The fire warden began to call for volunteers to fight the fire. Suddenly Macdonald remembered that the state pays dollar @ day to per sons who fight forest fires. He called the candidates for second class scout de- gree to him and pointed out the oppor- tunity. Quickly the boys jumped into a canoe and sped across the lake. There they worked hard for day, fighting the lire and finally conquering it. Every 0ne of the boys received one dollar for the work from the State Forestry De- partment.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31
Mrs. Humphreys ssth eirth day

Mrs. Sabra Humphrey celebrated her '89th birthday Saturday, and a large number of friends called to pay their re spects, or sent congratulations and best wishes which in many instances were accompanied with substantial remem- brances. Mrs. Humphrey, who is the oldest resident of Canaan, enjoys excel lent health and is in the full possession of all her faculties. In spite of her years she is as active, mentally and physically as the average person 20 years younger, and her many friends hope and trust she may be spared to round out at least a full century.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31
MINISTERS SHUN RELIGION
Protestants Don't Preach Gospel, Says
 Phelps Because it Wont Draw"

Protestants Don't Preach Gospel, Says
 Phelps Because it Wont Draw"
 Prof. William Lyon Phelps, head of the English department of Yale, in a sharp address last week, scored Protes- tant clergymen, ,and said if they preached more about the gospel and religion, and less about politics they would get along better. He said, among other things
 "The main difficulty with the church today is that the people in the pews do not have the gospel preached to them. The hungry sheep look up and are not fed
 "The tremendous strength of the Roman Catholic Church lies in its fdeI- ity to principle, in it's religious vitality and in it's hatred of compromise. It should be an object lesson to all Protes- tant ministers. They ought to learn that the chief duty of preacher is to hold forth Christianity and not discourse on sanitation, political economy or liter ature. People everywhere are eager for the gospel and always respond to it when it is conV incingly set forth whether by men like Phillips Brooks or men like Billy Sunday
 "The Protestant clergy are afraid to preach Christianity, partly because they do not believe in it and partly because they are afraid it won't draw AS a matter of fact, the ungodly respect heartily Christian minister who is ab- solutely sincere and who confines his sermons to religion and they despise vacillating and worldly minded pastor who seems to apologize for his religion and substitutes lectures on politics and socialism for the preaching of the gospel.
 'I know of a prominent clergyman who during a Presidential campaign preached Sunday after Sunday against one of the candidates, to a constantly audience. When the re- turns came ln, the object of his attacks was apparently successful, and he cried 1 out in despair, What can be done now?'
 "He was answered by one of the un- godly who happened to be present: I don't see that there is anything left for you now, doctor, except to preach the gospel
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31

Delegates present from Canan League were Mrs. Hitchcock, president; Miss Ella Brown, vice president; Mrs. E. V. Nestell, secretary; Mss Sarah w. Adam and Mrs. R. D. Pierce.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31
Score One for Ireland.

An Ellington dispatch to the Conrant says A son was born Tuesday to Mir and Mrs. Louis Goldberg It being their first American born child the parents have named it Mike.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31

"No, darling, l have never proposed to any other woman than you.
 "Oh but you once told me you had been engaged to a widow"
 True but that was iu leap year. Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31

Glbbs-"l sang a soNp at the banuue, Fine r" "O"'e'
 Dlbbs-"Did any one mention how much that fine should have been2V-. Boston Transcript.
Connecticut western news., 1912-10-31
Fatal FallDown Stairs.

Felix Zeramba, laborer, fell down stairs in Meriden Friday night and broke his neck, being instantly killed,
Evening star., 1912-11-20
DEPARTMENT CHESS MATCHES
Exciting Team Contests Carded for
Tonipht's Program.

The chess players in the government
departments will be out in force this
evening at the Capital City Chess and
Checker Club. corner Of 18th and New
York avenue northwest. Four teams will
be in action, the Interior Qeague cham
pions) being pitted against ''other depart
ments," while Agriculture tries conclu-
sions with "all comers." The latter team.
it may be explained. is non-department
team. and is included in the competition
in order to take in all the prominent play
ers Of the city.
with the talent engaged it goes without
saying that some first-class chess will be
seen. especially on the higher boards.
Board 1 in the Agriculture and All-cona-
ers' match Will be contested by District
Champion L. B. Zapoleon and former
club Champion E. B. Adams. Other we'll
known exponents to take part are F. B.
walker, ex-District champion: W. r.
Pratt, winner Of the Wimsatt cup; r. F.
Lowell. former club champion; ]. w.
Fry. champion of West Virginia; N. b.
Webster, F. M. Halstead. w. L. Peet, etc
Visitors are cordially welcomed to wit
ness the games, which commence at 8
O. clock.
Evening star., 1912-11-20

big show Buck Weaver. the White sox
nash, went at a dizzy clip, finishing with
.elo. Appearing on the Job in lat games,
Buck spilled the beans seventy-one times,
committing more slips than any other in
fielder in the league One Of the idols of
for years a factor In the achievements of
the Cleveland Maps, galloped Off with the
tnlro-sacklng palm, getting mark Of
Sol Tor lob games. The dope shows that
Terry took care of 129 put-outs and 199
assists, erring in seventeen other trials.
Larry Gardner Of the champion Bos-
tonians pastimed in 143 conflicts for a
mark of $50. The real leaders among
the outfielders fail to show a redsocked
fiy-chaser. Instead, Amos Strunk. Wahoo
Sam Crawford and Walter Mattick, the
latter also of Callahan's clan, are holding
berths in the very front rank Strunk
broke into 120 games with the Mack
men and got mark of 800, pulling
down 27S balls and coping sixteen as
sists. while the statistics show he missed
connections three times.
The walloping Samuel boosted a mark
of .9S4 gained in 149 contests. Sam also
spilled three chances, but he fielded per
fectly 1863 put-outs and sixteen assists.
Next in line among the outposts we find
Mattick Although he was among those
present in but elghty-eight games,
Chink' stands there with his 1882. Harry
Hooper, right fielder of the Red Sox
broke into 147 battles and averaged 1854.
iris Speaker. appearing in 153 games
must be content with .a5S. Philadelphia
twirlers had the bulge in the fielding
branch of play. Jack Coombs stands
first with 1000. taking care of eighty two
chances in fifty-four games. Eddie Plank
was next with clean slate for seventy
four chances in thirty-four games. Doc
White of the Galatians also finished with
LEGO in twenty-four games.
The averages place Forrest Cady of the
Red SoX in front among the catchers. He
worked in forty-three games. handled 24O
put-outs. had fifty-six assists and made
three errors, all for a mark of $50
Evening star., 1912-11-20
ALL-H|GH TEAM
NOT ASSTRONG
Representative Scholastic
Eleven Will Be Weaker Than
in Previous Years.
BACKFlELD MATERIAL
LOOKS VERY WEAK
Probably Poorer Than in Long
WhiIe-0chsenreiter Shows
Well Against Eastern.
BY n. c. BYRD.

The all-high foot ball team will not be
ical eleven, when it is selected at the emo
Of the present season, will not be nearly
as capable a combination as those which
have been accepted as all-star aggrega.
tions heretofore.
Especially will the backfield be weaker
than the selections which have preceded
1t. There will not be a man this veal
up to the standard of the last few sea
sons. 1t is doubtful II the best Of the
backs this fall are any better than the
average Of some Of the other seasons.
Take, for illustration, last fall, an6
compare it with this. There is not a sin
gle back this season who is as fast a.
the slowest Of the four which made w
the quartet behind the line at that time
It is doubtful IL one can be selected
who is better than either Of that four,
especially on the offense. King of Cen.
trail this fall is much stronger on the
defense than either Of three Of those
men, but is hardly up to their standard
as ground gamers. King, of course, is
really nneman, and was used in the
backfeld more as makeshift than with
any intent to develop him into regular
back.
Last fall the backfield which was Sc.
lected as the all-star combination aver.
aged about 165 pounds: this season II
will be lucky II four men can be found
who will go above 15O. and weight is a
decisive factor, too, in the local high
schools.
There will not be the brilliant individ.
ual performers this year there was last
There is no man in the backfield of any
OF the high schools who can be compared
in any way with Morris Of the 1911 Tecf
eleven or Van Dyne of Central, nOtwith
standing the fact that the latter did no
appear at his best at that time. Those
two men would not need much suppor1
to beat any of the teams this fall.
The line will probably be Of about thu
same caliber this fall as last, provided
King OF Central Is given place in it. II
however, he is given a job in the back
field, instead, the forwards will not b'
near as strong.
There must be great deal Of uneasi
ness at Yale regarding the kicking abil
ity OF Brickley. Word comes from Har
ward that In a practice scrimmage yes
terday the best that could be done agains
the scrubs by the varsity was points
and all of them were yielded through the
excellent work Of the star back in boot
ing the bail over the cross bar.
Brtckley will not be as easy to stol
this time az he was against Princeton
because Of the fact that he will have a.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
HARD WORK FOR HARVARD.
Varsity Fails to Score on Scrub, But
Brickley Kicks Three Goals.

CAMBRIDGE Mass, November 2O.-
Yesterday was one pE actioh! inside the
Harvard stadinD!-t where the varsity team
and the scrub worked hard against each
other all afternoon. The coaches charged
the players not to tackle too roughly. burt
otherwise the play was hard enough. The
varsity did a lot Of work on its own plays
and put them on with a will, while the
best men the scrub could muster put on
the plays the scouts had seen at New
Haven.
Reggie Brown, who always follows the
Yale games all season. was on the field
and directed the second teams attack
The varsity was not scored against. nor
was 1t able to cross the scrubs goal line
the satisfaction Of seeing Charley Brick
ley kick three pretty field goals. Brick
ley made four shots at the goal, one of
which he missed His kicking was done
in scrimmage, and he scored once from
the 40-yard line and twice from the 35-
yard line. although not at difficult angles
The subs had q lot of work also. lining
up against another of the second elevens.
Gardner and Hardwick were not in the
lineup, but Trumbull was back. and went
through the practice In his old place at
right guard. Gardner is still lame after
his experience in the Dartmouth game
while Hardwick has had a bad cold. Both
We're on the field doing light work in the
open IrunDull feeiS better and did his
share.
1t is question. however, whether
Coach Haughton will put him in the first
lineup at Yale Field. for Driscoll is in
top form now. and his work against
Dartmouth was the best that has been
done in Harvard's middle line this fall
TrumbulL though. is more than welcomed
back to the squad, and the tfaIper says
that he car. play SATURDAY., Y the occa-
sion demands.
+ Freedley. who ran the. varsity from
Quarterback until he sprained hts ankle.
was very active. Coolidge win also be al
lowed to play Saturday as SECOND SUBJ
stitute end. -
Evening star., 1912-11-20
.HEGARTY HAS CHARGE
OF FIRST PRACTICE
Georgetown Captain Puts Men
Through Workout in Ab-
SenCe of Coaches.

The first workout since the Virginia
game was held at Georgetown yesterday
and very profitable afternoons prac-
tice was INDUCED in Neither Coach
Gargan nor Coach Dennis were on hand
and in their absence Capt. Hegarty took
charge Of the work. Coach Gargan is
still In New York. They will not be on
hand until this afternoon. With Gargan
are Dave White and Moriarity. These
two players will be on hand today Coach
Bennis is at his home in Philadelphia at
tending to business and will not be here
until tomorrow.
The only members Of the squad who
were used up to a great extent in Sat-
urday's game are Murray and Donnelly.
Murray pulled tendon on his left leg.
He jumped around during yesterdays
practice, but seems to think that the In
jured leg win be all right for the game
Thanksgiving day. Donnelly has a very
bad side. The hard working end re-
ceived his injury during the latter part
OF the first half. but managed to play the
remainder OF the game. Yesterday when
he tried to run he found it utterly i'm
possible to do so. Donnelly will be given
AaA>A ASCucu IcSl ne mas Dcen "a
faithful worker all during the year and
deserves a rest.
yesterday the men were allowed to take
1t much easier than what they have dur.
ing the past year. 1t is planned now tt
work the men with the greatest precautior
In order to have them in tiptop shape
when Thanksgiving day arrives.
Charlie Van Brocklin, who has been or
the injured list since the Washington and
Lee game. stated last evening that hi
was to leave the last Of the week 70,
Georgetown. Tex. Van Brocklin has 4
fine position offered him. by his uncle and
will accept the Offer
In losing Van Brocklin Georgetown loses
very good man, and besides being .
wonderful foot ball player he Is q bass
ball PLAYER of no mean ability . Since
coming to ieorgetown Van Brocknh ha.
made great many friends, who wish hin.
all kinds of success in his new under.
taking.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
McBRIDE AND GANDIL MEMBERS OF
LEAGUES BEST FIELDING INFIELD
Unique AII-Star Team Fields
.976 for Season
of 1912.

| The champion fielding team Of the
American League for 1912, boastine
among the members but one betitled Bos-
| ton Red Sock, set q team average of .976
| The lone champ, Forrest Cady, ranks
first and foremost among the backstop-
pers with a mark OF 800 gained in forty
three battles. Associated with Cady in
this fielding troupe of high degree are
eight other truly greats, two OF them
wearers of the immaculate white hose.
At first blush the showing of these nine
athletes would appear overshadowed by
the brilliant performance Of Jake Stahr S
mighty machine, but a difference of nine
teen points exists in the matter of COM
parison.
Pick the fielding leaders in each depart
ment and line them up alongside the
world champs to get the everlasting dope
in its proper colors. These nine young
men picked to oppose the Red Sox might
not pound the pill on even terms with
Boston, but they certainly made records
this season that would give the impress
sion that there's nothing ailing their in
dividual abilities in the defensive branch
Of pastiming.
The real topnotch first baseman is
Chick Gandil, former White Shin, now
enrolled with the Nationals. In lit COM
bats "Chick' committed but twelve mis-
cues, handling 1,1s6 chances for his high
water mark of $3.50. Morris Rath stands
in the front rank among the Sec
ond-sackers, having set mark OF 1868 in
157 games. While engaged in burning up
the circuit Morris perfectly handled 1853
put-outs and 463 assists, committing but
thirty-one errors. Steve Yerkes. one OF
the heroes of the worlds series and regu-
larly posted on the keystone bag in 131
combats. handled fewer chances than
Rath. but failed to display the class not
ed in Morris all-around play. Steve got
.943 for his reward. The veteran
George Mcbride of the Washington team
copped the high honors among the short
shoppers, .9i1 for 1o2 contests. MAC"
speared 1913 assists and handled $40 put
outs and the averages show that he erred
on fifty-three occasions.
For a youngster just breaking into the
Evening star., 1912-11-20
Y. M. G. A. CONTESTS.
Good Program Arranged for Tonight
in the Gymnasium.

Forty men are listed for competition in
the weekly evening athletic contests al
the Y. M C. A. gymnasium this evening
The events, which are open to the at
tendance Of the public without charge
are the hitch and kick, three standing
hops and the 1sO-yard potato race. In
scoring the records, one point will be al
lowed in the hitch and kick for each halt
inch over four feet seven inches; one
point in the three standing hops for every
two inches over seventeen feet, and two
points in the 1SO-yard potato race Tor
every one-fifth second under thirty-five
seconds.
Two gymnasium records have already
been broken this season by athletes COM
peting In the Wednesday night events.
Linden has done the 12O-yard potato race
in seventeen and three-ffth seconds,
while Hamilton has got up to seven feet
two inches for the stretch kick In the
pan. -
The standing of the five highest contest
ants is: Lassley, 972; Linden. 921; White,
914; Ashley, sol; Hamilton. $50.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
L0NG-DISTANCE RUNNERS.
Best Of the Local Boys in Baltimore
Cross-Country Run.

The Baltimore Cross Country Club $
ten mile handicap marathon that is to be
held at Union League Park Thanksgiving
day gives every indication Of being one
of the largest marathons ever held in the
Monumental city. In connection with the
marathon there will be a foot ball game
and soccer contest at the park. Several
Washington athletes have sent in their
entries. and more are looked for includ-
ing NJ. j. Lynch, Johnny Bolac, Warren
Curley, Schofield, Groome and Holland.
Entries close with Frank A. Ruth, 800 East
Baltimore street. Baltimore. Nd, and To-
cal distance runners are urged to send
In their blanks as soon as possible, as
they go to the Handicapped in a few days.
The race will start promptly at 2 pm,
and there are ten prizes, three handsome
silver loving cups, two sterling silver
medals and five bronze medals Of Cross
Country Club design.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
TRIANGULAR BOAT RACE.
Penn oarsmen win Meet Harvard
and Princeton Next Year.

PHILADELPHIA, November 2O-That
Pennsylvania WIN .,meet Harvard and
Princeton in a, triangular, crew sece some
time in May 10 n0w almost IAN as
sured faet. -ohaasanan Reath Of tne Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania rewinG commit
tee stated yestetday, that negotiations
had been under way for.son1e time, but
not until Monday was it known that the
rowing authorities of Harvard and
Princeton had taken favorable action.
At present the plans have not been
completed, but the first race will prob
ably be held at Cambridge early In May.
Last year Pennsylvania, Princeton and
Columbia held a triangular eight-oar race
on Carnegie lake, at Princeton. as
The races will be held every third year
at the different -coltoGess z-Ehe .fin1l plans
Of the contest viii be completed by the
first Of the new year.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
KILBANE AGREES TO BOX.
Featherweight Champion Will Fight
Eddie Morgan Twenty Rounds.

CLEVELAND, November N.-An agree
ment between the managers Of Johnny
kilbane of Cleveland. featherweight
champion, and Eddie Morgan, English
boxer, was reached late yesterday. where
by the two will meet soon in a twenty
round bout for the championship. Terms
and 4 date have not been agreed upon,
but II 10 said the match viii take place
on the Pacific coast within couple Of
months. ~ m
Morgan. has been in. this country but
about ten weeks, and has secured deci-
sions over several boxers from, whom
Kilbane had: hard tiIpe1to win.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
CHARLES DALEY TO WED.
Noted Foot Ball Player at Harvard
and West Point.

BOSTON, November 2O.-Announcement
is made here OF the approaching marriage
OF Charles Daley. noted as a foot ball
player at Harvard and West Point, and
Miss Beatrice Jordan Of this city.
Daley was captain OF the Crimson
eleven in 1900, and on the day of the
game with Yale was notified OF his ap-
pointment to West Point. Miss Jordan
is sister Of Harry Jordan. well known
Dartmouth sprinter.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
BOWLING BATTLES.
TONIGHT'S SCHEDULE.

DUCkPINS
National Capital League-Mount Vernons VS.
Fat Men, Palace alleys.
Commercial League-Tolman Laundry VS.. Wood
ward & Lothrop. Palace alleys.
District League-Resolutes Eurekas Roya
alleys.
Southern Railway League-Tie and Timber VS.
Auditors. Casino alleys.
Departmental League-Census vs. War Capto
Hill alleys.
Y. NJ. c. A. League-Ontarios vs. Hurons. Y
NJ. c. A. alleys.
Northeast League-Atlantics vs. Young Mems
Shop. Northeast alleys.
Potomac Council League-Champlains vs. Bal
bOas, MarQuettes La Salles De Solos vs.
Hennepins Palace alleys
Carroll Council League-Salvadors vs. Trinidad
Rathskeller alleys.
TENPINS
District League = Coonials VS.. Columbias,
Rathskeller alleys.
Palace alleys.
Evening star., 1912-11-20

Ensign Cottrell. the left-handed star Of
last years Scranton team, who was
drafted by the Chicago National club.
will be a member of the Philadelphia
Athletics next season. Cottrells name
was placed by mistake on q. list Of young
players that the Cubs wanted to get
waivers on and Mack grabbed him
Evening star., 1912-11-20

In st. Louis it is reported that Man
ager Stovalls desire TO build up his team
with young blood WIN result in placing
Stephens on the market.
Evening star., 1912-11-20
Birthday Greetings

stov and first Of St
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hody
Evening star., 1912-11-20

While the game was won by the bare
margin Of a goal kicked, it is Remarkable
that Eastern came within half foot OF
scoring by the same method. One of Co
hills attempts barely missed the bar by
six inches or so.
Evening star., 1912-11-20

Ray Demmitt, the former Highlander
outfielder now with Montreal, last week
became the father Of a bouncing boy.
Charley Hemphill is likely to succeed
Bill Phillips as manager Of the Youngs-
town club Of the proposed new Interstate
League.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-04-12
Right Kind of Assessor.

There is an assessor in a neigh
boring county that is certainly
doing business with a proper
spirit. When he goes out to as
sess and three or four dogs meet
him at the gate he proceeds
calmly to the proprietor of the
farm, makes his assessment and
asks how many dogs he has. If
the proprietor says he has none,
and that a few dogs just hang
around the place" Mr.. Assessor
just pulls out a revolver and
speedily dispatches the CANNES
in sight. He says he may not be
elected assessor again but he is
going to get the dog tax of his
township while he is on the job.
There should be more assessors
of this kind in every county.