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Evening star., 1912-04-12
THREE LOCAL SCHOOLS ARE
ENTERED IN VIR RGINIA MEET
Central, Western and Emerson Institute
Will Compete in the Southern Inter
scholastic Games - Other Gossip.

meet consistently at any time with his
benGers
The Farmers will come i'm town tomor-
row to play Catholic SUniversity- 1t is
probable that Hoffecker viii do the pitch
ing for the surburbanites. He has not
worked since before the holidays, when
he beat Gallaudet and. while he may not
be In the best share possible, should be
right to give a good account of himself.
Judging by the work done against the
William and Mary team by the Brook
landers and M. A. c.. there should be a
schools. While the advantage will un-
doubtedly lie with the Catholic University
nine. it should not win without being eX-
tended to it's utmost especially if
Honeeker is in shape to do his best.
The showing made by the Eastern High
team against Gallaudet yesterday was the
surprise of the preliminary, season i'm the
high schools While the battery work
OF the Kendall Green team was not all
that could be desired, it nevertheless is
certain that Eastern has good defense.
Gallaudet was able to tally but three runs
during the contest, While Eastern an
nexed ten.
Looxs as though Eastern is a whole lot
better. this year than it has been given
credit for being. The one surprising
thing about the Light Blue and White
nine is that it appears to be heavy hit
ting aggregation, something that it has
not been in years. a hard hitting team
means success in the majority of in
stances in scholastic base ball
Gallaudet will play the William and
Mary nine tomorrow. The Virginia team
has failed to come up to expectations and
has received two drubbings in the two
games it has already played here. If
Battiste does the work i'm the box for the
Kendall Greeners tomorrow it is likely
: that there is another coming to it, as it
is certain the Williamsburg aggregation
will not be able to hit his delivery.
Western High will play the Fort Wash
ington team this afternoon. The Soldiers
defeated the Red and White aggregation
Monday.
There will be game played tomorrow
between the Central High team and the
Manhattan club of the Independence
League. 1t will be the first contest for
the Manhattan club. and a line will be
secured the talent that is available
for the opening of the regular league
season, which will begin within a little
more than two weeks. The lineup of
the club has not yet been decided, but
Central will have the same that it
started in it's previous games.
Evening star., 1912-04-12

playing to the tambour and the grille and
was also successful in his smashes to the
back net
Hopes of a victory for the American
rose early, when Mr.. Crane. after hold
ing his own in the opening exchanges.
closed the set with a burst of speed
that sent him out at g to B.
position of affairs was clear from the
way he went at the ball in the next set.
The first four games he took handiy, and.
although he eased up subsequently, he
had the set by a liberal margin at 6-2
In the next it was almost a repetition.
only that the Englishman reserved his
best work for the closing stages. The
score was . to 1 against him, but, taking
five of the next six games. he put that
one to his account at to x
The adverse turn of fortunes wheel
seemed to put Mr.. Crane all out of gear.
About this time he began to look well
beaten, especially as Mr.. Penneil opened
another set by taking the other Tour
games straight Just then, however the
pendulum went over. and, try as he
back Mr. Crane Won the next two
games. lost the seventh. but galloped
through the next three and brought the
set to vantage at > all. Once on top. Mr..
Crane took care to stay there. In the
extra games Mr.. Cranes skill and stam-
ina prevailed. and he got the necessary
two straight games for win by a score
of to q.
The last set was the easiest of all. 1t
finished at q to 1 for Mr.. Crane, who. ac-
cordingly, will meet Mr.. Gould in the chal-
lenge game for the championship. tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
JOSHUA CRANE WINS
AT COURT TENNIS
Defeats Vane PenneII of Eng
land in Tourney Final, Quail
flying to Meet Jay Gould.

NEW YORK, April 12--Vane Pennell
of England, lost a golden opportunity to
play jay Gould for the court tennis
championship by losing in the final of the
tourney at the Racquet and Tennis Clut
yesterday to Joshua Crane of the Boston
Racquet and Tennis Club, by score
Of 6-3, 26. :&6. Sc. 6-1.
The Englishman owed his defeat to a
slump i'm the middle of the contest, when
he led by sets to 1, and an advantage OF
points to o i'm the fourth set Looking
at it another way, Mr.. Crane won because
he proved to be better slayer.
Right through the match, which was
refereed by Mr.. Gould, there was scarcely
a dull moment. Both played clean, heady
and at times fast tennis, and there was
really little to choose between the players
at any stage. When things were breaking
right, however, it seemed that Mr.. Pen
nell was Just a trifie more aggressive and
dashing and frequently got a little more
work on the ball. Mr.. Crane excelfed in
Evening star., 1912-04-12
LEFT lab WINS FOR
FAST MIKE GIBBONS
Jeff Smith Guards Carefully
Against Right Hand Wa|Iop,
But Takes Beating.

NEW YORK, April 12.-With a cutting
left jab almost to the exclusion of every
other form of wallop, Mike Gibbons,
the clever ST. Paul middleweight, de-
feated Jeff Smith of Bayonne at the
National Sporting Club last night. Smith
watched Gibbons right SO carefully that
the westerner was seldom able to find an
opening for that hand. If anything,
Smith was too cautious, and it was that
lack of aggressiveness that hurt his
chances most.
On Just three occasions during the ten
round affair Gibbons diverted Smiths at
tention long enough to bring his right
crashing to the jaw. They proved to- be
the hardest blows of the fight, ones com
ing in the first round. another in the
fourth and the last in the tenth. After
each contact of Gibbons right glove
Smiths knees sagged, ana he had all the
could do to remain on his feet. Luckily
for him, the blows came shortly before
the bell and Gibbons was unable to fol-
low up his advantage. The final minute
found Smith very weak, and he had to
support himself on the ropes as he sat
down in his corner
Gibbons fought only in spots. There
were rounds, at least four of them, when
he contented himself with feinting
Smith into knots, permitting his rival
to do most of the leading. These tactics
enabled Smith to score most. of the Jabs
in the fifth and seventh rounds but the
blows he landed were light and lneffec-
tive.
Smith seemed timid about putting all
his strength into his blows. He simply
paved with his left, reaching Gibbons
face lightly, The motion denoted more
of an attempt to hold Gibbons OH than
an effort to land.
Behind the st. Paul mans jabs was a
jarring power that sent Smith 5 head back
every time they landed Smiths face
began showing the fleets of the punching
as early as the fourth round, when his
nose mouth and eye started swelling.
Both men weighed in with fighting togs,
Gibbons scaling l52 pounds and Smith
half "a pound more.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
C.. U. FRESHMEN LOSE.
Loeffler Nine Applies Whitewash
Brush-Score. 3 to @.

In fast, well played game the Loef-
fer team Of the Independence League
shut out the Catholic University Fresh
man nine yesterday on the diamond at
North Capitol and w streets; score, 3
to 0. This is the first victory for Man.
ager Hills aggregation.
Both teams fielded we'll, there being
but three errors charged to the two
mines, two to the winners and one to
the Freshmen. Considering the poor
condition of the playing field, it is sur
prising that more errors were not made.
The score:
Evening star., 1912-04-12
Paragraph a Success.

The Paragraph, the latest improved
score board. was shown for the first
time yesterday afternoon at the Lyceum
theater, which proved big success. be-
fore large and enthusiastic audience
The Paragraph is one of the most COM
plete score boards ever invented and
shows the plays just as played at the
ball park and received right after the
play by direct wire to the theater. The
reproductions will be continued today
and tomorrow at the Lyceum in con-
junction with the regular performance at
the Lyceum.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
Training School Wins.

National Religious Training Schools
base ball team of Durham, N. c., defeat
ed the team representing Lincoln Uni
versity Of Philadelphia, Pa, by a score
of to Z on the grounds Of the winning
team. Howard University team will
meet the religious. schools team at
Durham the latter part. of this month.
OF nine games played this season the
Durham team has lost but one.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
AMATEUR BOXING.
Interesting Elimination Contests
Held at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. April 12.-Elim-
ination contests at the Cleveland Ath-
letic Club last night marked Arthur
Strawhacker as champion Of the 115-
pound class and Barnie Black cham
pion of the 158-pound class in the Cen
trail Association of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union. Both are Cleveland lads,
and they are expected to appear in the
internati tional amateur tournament in
New York. There were fifty rounds of
boxing.
The contests will continue tonight.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
WARM BATTLE TONIGHT.
Ferns and Pierson to Go Ten Rounds
at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 12.-Clar-
ence c'Wildcat") Ferns, aspirant for
the title of welterweight champion of
the world. and Charley Pierson of Den
yer are scheduled to meet here tonight
in a. ten-round boxing contest, the
winner to meet Ray Bronson.
The fighters will make weight at 142
pounds at s o'clock.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
Results Of College, School
and Club Games Yesterday

Technical, IL; Episc0pal, II.
Washington and Lee, 5; Trinity;3.
4. and NJ, 10; south Carolina, 2.
Raleigh High, =; Durham High, 3.
NJ. A. G., 10; William and Mary, 1.
Belmont A. c., 10; LinwOrth A.
G., 8.
Riggs Prep, Fl; TrimrOds, IA.
TanglewOOd, IL; Logan, ;.
Mercer, 4; Miss. 4. and NJ, 3.
Oak Ridge Institute, =; H0rncr
Military Academy, z.
L. OF Georgia, 2; L. of Michigan, 3.
Loenler, 3; G. L. Freshmen, O.
Eastern High, 10; Gailaudef, B.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
Interior Reserves Win.

The Reserve teams Of the Interior and
Agricultural Departments played an in
teresting game OF base ball at r. II. Y.
NJ. c. A. field yesterday afternoon. the
former winning by the score of to e.
The pitching of Callahan for the winners
was easily the feature. although there
wtre several brilliant plays made in the
field.
Evening star., 1912-04-12
ANOTHER PITCHER FOR MAPS
New Orleans Sells Klawitter to the
Cleveland Club.
Ii III ~

NEW ORLEANS. April 12.-Al KIawit-
Southern League team, and who pitched
the opening game of the season here yes
terday for the local club, has been sold
to the Cleveland Americans. Klawitter
will leave Immediately for Cleveland.
Evening star., 1912-04-12

Rnns-Turner o.. Sigourney ca, Bailey 1a),
Maust a.: Green a.. Lyons a., Koons t2l. Bill
lard a., Bergeron (2,. Left on bases-War Col
lege. 2; Company f, 3. Home run-Bailey. Struck
out-By Lyons. q; by Skinner, T. Hit by
on bals-On Lyons, 1: OF Skinner, 3. Stolen
bases--Turner l2l. Bailey. Green, Koons (3)
Billiard. Bergeron. Lyons company e. Passed
balls-BergerOn. Eaton (2,. umpire-Mr. VIII
liams. Time of game-JO minutes
Evening star., 1912-04-12

Runs-Finnegan. Root, Harding. Two-base
ht-Lucas. Bases balls-Of Mctiiil, ).
Struck out-By McCill 2: by Passaquer. 5. Left
on bases-IoefHer Provision Company. 3: c. L.
Freshmen, 8. First base errors-LOef1er Pro-
vision Company, 1: G. u. Freshmen 2 Hit
by pitcher-By McCill Qsoot and Nicholson).
Wild pitch-McCiill. Umpire-Mr. notter. Time
of game-I hour and 20 minutes.
Evening star., 1912-04-12

Ray and Roy are the first names of
several well known players. including Ray =
Caldwell. Ray Fisher and Roy Hartzell
OF the Highlanders and Ray Collins OF
the Red Sox.
Evening star., 1912-04-12

Catcher Thomas is using newfangled
shin guards that can be adjusted without
the use of leather straps.
Evening star., 1912-04-12

Tesreau, the Giants big pitcher, is the
only exponent of the spit ball on the
team. He's y hard man to catch.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

Mrs. A. F. Reeves of Merchants
avenue is on a visit to Willimantic.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
THREE DIVORCES GRANTED
AT SHORT CALENDAR SESSION
Norwich, Westerly and Colchester
People Are the Plaintiffs.

In the short calendar session of the
superior court which was called to or
der here promptly at o'clock on Fri
day morning, by Judge Marcus H. Hol-
comb, three divorces on the uncontest-
ed list were granted the plaintiffs in
the three matters coming from Nor
Wich, Westerly and Colchester.
A decree was granted to Bessie Uhr
Gilbert of Norwich from John Gilbert
or parts unknown. The grounds were
desertion, and the custody of a minor
child. William Lee Gilbert, was given
to the plaintiff. Plaintiff and defend
ant were married in May, 1907, and he
deserted her in August Of the next
year.
George W. Burdick Of Westerly Sc
cured divorce from Susie G. Burdick Of
Groton, to whom he was married on
June 30, 1904, the maiden name Of the
defendant being Susie G. Elliott. The
decree was granted on the grounds Of
adultery, which it was charged was
committed with Alexander Ferguson
between December. 1909, and Febru-
airy, 1911. The custody of a year old
child, George Burdick, was given to
the plaintiff
A copy of New London vitar statis-
tics was put in evidence, showing the
birth Of son in March, 1911 to Alex
ander Ferguson, who is a soldier, and
Susan G. Elliott. F'erguson's residence
is given as Bay City Mich.
This suit was partially heard last
week, but the evidence was not con
elusive, and more evidence was sub
mitted yesterday before the decree was
/ granted. NJ Rasmussen of this city
granted NJ. Rasmussen of New London
was among the witnesses yesterday,
testifying that he knew Mrs. Burdicll
| was living with her father. James Ell
| LOOT in New London, and not with her
| husband.
| Divorce on the grounds of desertion
was granted Michael Cohen of Col
chester from Ida Cohen, whose maiden
name was Ida Berwald, and whom he
married in February, 1891. She de-
serted him on May rs, 1904, and is
now Of parts unknown.
Mr.. Cohen, who is 70 years old. tes-
titled that his wife. VINO is ~, refus-
| ed absolutely to come to Colchester
| from New York, when he removed
from the Zig city to live on a farm
| He said that he has been operated
upon three times in the last few years
! The couple have three children. all en-
! ployed in New York CITY.
The following uncontested divorce
| suits were down for trial, but were
postponed; Mary Gone Holmes VS.,
/ John A. Holmes, Walter Manwaring
! Creeier We, Hannah Louise Creeler,
| Catherine Carpenter VS., Albert e. Car
: pehtef,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

A number Of Taftvflle people are
planning to spend a few days in Can
ada next week
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING.
Officers Elected for the Ensuing Year
and Reports Read.

The adjourned annual meeting Of the
Greeneville school board was held in
the Greeneville grammar school at 1850
o'clock Friday evening. The various
reports were heard and accepted. The
polls opened at 6 o'clock and remained
open until O'clock The following
officers were elected:
Shepard B. Palmer and Edward
Crooks on the board of education for
three years: David Gilmore, treasurer
for one year; Joseph Bellefluer, clerk
for one year: Cornelius J. Downes, tax
collector, year; James w. Semple,
auditor, l year.
A fair sized attendance was present
at the business meeting which closed
at o'clock.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
IN CHARGE OF CAMP
OF NEW YORK BOYS
Frank H. Merrill to Be at Groton
Long Point with Party Of Is.

Frank H. Merrill Of New York city
was in New London on Friday ar
ranging for a camp for the boys of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church,
New York. The boys are to camp at
Groton Long Point They will arrive
Saturday and there will be about 25
in the party They will find camp es-
tablished for them and will have moth
ing to do for two weeks but enjoy
fishing, swimming. boating and base
ball.
Mr. Merrill was formerly general
secretary of the Norwich Y NJ C. A.
He then went to New York city and
there was assistant pastor Of the
West End Presbyterian church, a few
months ago going to the Fifth Avenue
church. of which the celebrated
preacher. DR.. Jewett, is. pastor. Mrs.
Merrill was formerly soprano soloist
at the Second Congregational church
a. New London.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
MARRIED.
CROCFGl

CROCKER WOOD - At WOrmwoQd
Hill. ManlAeld, JuNe %. by Rev /.
T. Rogers Eunice 5. \. Wood Of
NORWOOD Hill and Charles G.
Crocker Of East Haddam.
ELLIS ~ FRANKLIN IL In this city,
June 27, by John H. Barnes j F.
Thomas j. Ellis of Hartford and Miss
Malbi NJ Franklin o. Norwich.
BROWN - PECK - In New London,
June o. 1912, by Rev. Joseph p.
Brown. Danief P. Snow and Elsie NJ
Peck. both OF New London.
WALTON - SHAW ~ June -. 1912, in
Brookline. Mass at the residence OF
the bride Pauline Shaw, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs e. p Shaw, and Henry
Augustus Walton Of Brooklyn, n Y.
PHILLIPS 49, BARBER - In Boston
May u, 1911. by Horatio Card J. P
John Franklin Phillips Of New York
and Helen Irene Barber Of Norwich
DOLBEARE - FAlRBANkS-In West
Boylston, Mass June 81. by Rev. r
A. Royal, James Leonard Dolbeare
of Middletown, formerly Of this city
and Miss Florence Elizabeth Fair
banks of West Boylston.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
YANTIC HAPPENINGS
Village School Closes With Interest
ing Exercises-Address by Acting
Visitor 2. H. Foss.

The village school closed Friday
with special exercises in the morning
and a picnic in the afternoon in Burns
woods Cake, lemonade and ice cream
were served. In the senior room, F.
N. Bushnell. principal. the following
pupils were perfect during the spring
term: Minnie Ferry, Gertrude McGib-
bon, Samuel McGibbon. Perfect dur
ing the entire term of forty weeks:
Samuel McGibbon
: IN the primary room, Anna NJ
Parke, teacher, the following pupils
we're perfect in attendance: Gladys
Armstrong, Katherine Armstrong.
Charlotte Bentley, Claud Robinson,
Lila Smith and Joseph Wierzbinski.
Tardy once, Ernest Michaud Per-
feet during the entire year, Lila Smith.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

Acting School Visitor Frank H.
Foss made a helpful address to the
pupils at the exercises in the morn
ing. At the close, Miss Watrous, the
drawing teacher. was presented a
beautiful etching by Miss Helen Glas-
ser in behalf of the school
Helen CHASER, Mary Curry and
Charles Michaud will attend the Nor
witch Free Academy the coming year.
The newly elected committee Of six
of the Consolidated district visited the
local school this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
The Paper Weddinn.

The paper wedding" marks the
completion Of the second year Of
married life, and IS sometimes the
first one celebrated, since the cotton
anniversary seems to offer very few
possibilities in the way of unique en-
tsrtainment. For the paper wedding
We can decorate our rooms and table
with some of the beautiful paper
flowers that are now being modelled
most exquisite,y after the natural
dowers.-Harper's Bazaar.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

Principal Lucy Of the West Town
street school was presented a hand
some travelling bag by his pupils at
the close Of the school exercises on
Thursday morning Friday, Principal
Lucy. with his older pupils went to
Ocean beach for an outing, leaving
here at o'clock in the morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

Those perfect in attendance in the
West Town street school for the term
just closed We're:
Fifth and sixth grades. Mrs. E. G.
DANNY, teacher Leo Morris Henri
eta Morris. Irene Woodwork.
Third and fourth grades. Miss ]. r.
Mcnamara, teacher, Alice Rogers; alb
sent one-half day. DENIES Aspinall
DreXel Hanna.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
TaftviIIe School Board.

The TaftvilIe school board held a
meeting in Ponemah hall Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock About fifteen were
present at the meeting, which lasted
about As minutes. The reports of the
officers and various committees were
heard and approved During the meet
ing it was voted to retain the services
Of the various officers until the town
takes over the management
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

In 1904 New H~Nnn was a steam
railroad purely, the bulk of its 1906,
600" income from other sources" COM
ing from stocks of leased roads, which
were and are integral parts of the
road.
In the current fiscal year to end this
month New Haven will have to meet
charges of approximately s1S,3OO,00
and dividends at the existing eight per
cent. rate of S1431S,000. Amount of
stock bearing dividends this year Is
S178,979,000. Total dividend and in
terest requirements will be about $780,,
100000
In the ten months to April the rail-
road had earned $16,S63,S6S after OPP
Grating expenses and taxes. Assuming
that a balance of $4,000,000 is earned
in May and June, which is a very lib
eral figure, the steam railroad proper
will contribute less than $21 100000
toward requirements of over $4,000,
900. The difference must be made up
by other income"
Last year this item amounted to
S9,1T8,929 We understand that this
year New Ravens other income" will
be even larger than this figure. In or
der to show the regular eight per cent
dividend rate covered 1t will have to
be substantially greater.
The principal sources of New Ha-
ven's dividends and interest receipts In
| the 1911 year are presented below and
show where the road must look to in
| order that its surplus may even APP
| preach its eight per cent dividend re-
| quiremehts:
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
BUYS RobilIard Place.

Victor Fontaine has recently pur-
chased a chicken farm on the Old Can
terbury turnpike. For a number of
years the farm has been known as the
Robillard place. At present about 300
chickens are being cared for at the
farm, and Mr.. Fontaine intends to in
crease the number in the near future
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
A ReaoIve.

Not frequently or Of necessity TO
say to anyone or 10 write In a letter
that have no leisure, nor continual
ly to excuse the neglect Of duties re-
CURED by our relations to those with
whom We live, by alleging urgent oc-
equations, "-MsFeps Aurelius.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
NEW HAVEN DIVIDENDS
FROM SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
Earnings from These Must Make Up
the Large Item of About 81 100000.

With the expansion of capital obli-
cations incurred for the acquisition
and gnancing of companies affiliated
with its system, New Haven to an in
eraesing degree has become dependent
on the item of other income" in order
to show balance sufficient to cover
dividend requirements. says the Bos-
ton News Bureau The New York,
New Haven and Hartford in addition
to being an operating railroad, is a
holding company. The avenue through
which the parent road receives its in
come on funds invested is. of course,
other income"
comparison Of this item in 1904,
the fiscal year Mr. Mellen became
president, with that of 1911 shows this
fundamental change in New Haven in
the intervening years.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

A fine field of rye on Pine Grove
farm. Scotland road, owned by Cas-
par Bailey is attracting attention.
1t averages over seven feet high, and
older people say they never saw any
thing like it as it stands in stacks
ready for the barn.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29

Al the First Congregational church
there is to be a union service at seven
o'clock Sunday evening Of the Y. p.
S. c. e. and the regular second serv-
ice. Miss Della Leavens of Norwich
will give an address on missions.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
TAFT'VILLE
Thomas Duff Goes to Panama as
Foreman Of Construction Gang on
Canal.

Thomas Duff, a well known ball
player of Taftville, left Thursday eve
ming for Panama. Mr.. Duff called
on all the old diamond men before he
left for the south Last February Mr..
Duff applied for an appointment from
the government and he recently re-
ceiyed news of his appointment as a
foreman of a construction gang en-
ployed in making concrete forms for
the locks of the new canal Mr.. Duff
has the hearty good viii Of his many
friends in his new undertaking.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-29
COTTAGE MEETING.

A pleasant service was held We'd
nesday evening at the home Of J. H.
Richmond on East Town street Rev
G. H. Ewing gave a short address sand
solos were given and hymns sung by
members of the choir OF the First Con-
gregational church.