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thoc u Qnt Meets Real Test Tomorrow in Game With Nav
MANY PLAYERS LOOKING FOR
A CHANGE IN POSITIONS
Umpire Evans Tells of Numerous Cases
Where Stars With Certain Jobs
Hanker After Others.

for st. Paul after his pitching days We're
over. Howell believes that playing the
infield tended to shorten his pitching ca
reer. 1t is the same with seven out of
ten stars; they play positions other than
their regular one. often injure their abil-
ity as a result, but keep on doing it until
Father Time counts ten and out.
Perhaps it's the trait that's in all hu-
man nature. Each of us, however for
tunate, envies another who has some
peculiar gift we have not. Even John d.
Rockefeller is said to be willing to trade
millions for an appetite.
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Athletics Have Real Wonder,

BALTIMORE. Md, December CONAN
ager Jack Dunn of the Orioles says that
n Eddie Murphy the Ath 'etics are get
ting the best lead off man in the country
Dunn sold Murphy to Connie Mack last
year and the yourgster got in a few
games toward the end of the season.
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Jem Mace's Memory Honored.

LONDON, December 2O-"Jem Mace,
champion of the world is part of the
inscriptio non a marble cross which has
just been set up by few old friends in
Norwich cemetery to the memory of the
famous pugilist. Mace was a Norfolk
man, and for meny years resided in that
city The actual burying place is Anfield
cemetery, in Liverpool.
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Roper Favors Stronger Attack.

PRINCETON, n. j., December 2G.-Bill
Roper, former Princeton head COACH
says he believes the foot ball rules should
be changed to make the attack still
stronger. The onside kick should be re-
stored and the forward pass should be
unrestricted with the exception that it
must be from behind the line of scrim-
mage, he believes.
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Pool Tournament.

GoOdacre went down to defeat by
Bartelmes in the pocket billiard tourna-
ment at the Royal last night. the score
being 100 to so. both players having plenty
Of chances. but falling down on easy
shots. Bartelmes and Kelchner play to-
night and q good game can be expected.
Standing Of contestants to date:
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BOWLING
Tonight's Schedule.
DUCKPINs.

Commercial League-Havenner Baking Company
vs. Evening Star. Palace alleys.
National Capital League-Welsbachs vs. Pc.
tomac>. Palace alleys.
District League-ResOlutes vs.. Goodfellows.
Royal alleys.
Arcade League-Laborites VS.. Immanuels. Ar
Gu de alleys.
Spalding Council League-Normoyles Vs. John.
sons. Casino alleys.
Carroll Council League-Ninas vs.. Trinidads.
Rathskeller alleys
y. c. A. Ieague-Michigans vs.. Hurons.
Y. NJ. G. \. alleys.
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Basket Ball at Y. M. G. A.

At the Y. NJ. c. A gym tomorrow night
the Regulars will line up against the Bull
Moosers at $50 o'clock. in a regular class
a. league game. The lineup:
Regulars. Position Bull MoOsers.
Allnon, Frazier Left forward 800. Rutherford
Varela, Hall. Right forward go. Sandcrson.
De Grange
Hoppe. .......... Center ............ Matthews
Allwine. ........ Left guard ......... .Mc(ihan
Mckay, Mcdonnell Right guard Putnam, Henry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-20

Eastern has yet to show it's mettle in
the scholastic basket bail series. 1t gets
its chance today. 1t must show a SUI
perior style of play to that of Business
If 1t is to stand any chance to win the
championship. The Army and Navy Prep
and Cathedral School teams seem to be
the strongest two and as Business has
lost to the latter a comparison will be Sc
cured after Business meets Eastern to-
day.
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TENPINS.

TENPINS
Individual tournament-C. Miller vs.. Miioriich
Mloyitch L. kraus~. &. Miller Brush.
Wash rgton Halfway Mechanical
Northerr. AssociGt on allovs
Dstrrt League-G. z. o. vs.. Colonials Raths-
keller alleys.
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A special program is on at the Y. NJ.
c. A. today. Business and Eastern will
meet in the regularly scheduled contest
in the Interscholastic league in the after
noon. In the evening there will be a
soccer game of foot ball between two
teams in the boys department.
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Another roller polo game is cheduled
to take place at the Arcade tonight The
same two teams which played to a draw
last week VIII meet, team from this
city and one from Baltimore Each club
has won a game and the contest will he
the decisive one
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Totals. AZ A62 As Totals. 458 40 ~
sHoRman rolled second and third gama
Supplies vs.. Rural Mails postponed.
The sun., 1912-07-04

did shape physically. although. according
tn unbiased musiCa critics, their hardest
work on tn" trip across consisted in
carrying two parts in a quartet which
was called on to supply vocal entertain
ment from time 10 tire. Harry Bahcock
II looking iii and George Bonhag is now
training hnrd for his event. toInletent
Judges LAY that he never appeared to be
IN better form. Clinton 'hilds. the for
mcr Yale captain. now wearing the Winged
Foot. made the most strenuous effort
of any of tn" weight men To get exercise
on the long ocean voyage. Every day
thilds rrsorted 10 the stokchole and nut
in three or four hours firing the ship.
The hammer th,ower lost a good hit Of
weight because of the heat in the bowels
of the ship. hut claims that he is in much
hctter physical condition than il he had
confined his efforts to simply putting the
shot up in The bow of the Finland as did
TN" other big men.
James Duncan, the New York discus
thrower. was one of the most severe
sufferers from seasickness and is badly
N need Of practice. There were many
days when Duncan felt so poorly that
the question of Olympic superiority in
ms event was Of no interest TO him. He
cheered ny as Europe came into sight
and - now working hard to develop
his throw with his left hand. On The
discus throw with the right hand the
outlook favors q victory tor the New
Yorker, bu, his other throw is poor by
comparison and IA foreigner will win unles
Duncan 'inproves greatly in this depart :
ment. Like thr rcst Of tho pole vauiters
g. r. Dukes bad To take things easy on
the trip 10 stockholm. but he too has
time To practise for his event
The principal thing which is " orrying
Jack f.ner and the rest of the members
OF the Olympic team who under ordna nv
circumstances would bc wearing the
shields of tho New York Police Depart
meni instead Of that Of the United States
athletic team is that of dollars. In
order 10 make the trip Mcirath, Erick-
son. Gillis and McDonald Ill had TO leave
without any salary, All tho army and
navy men on board members Of the
ritc and fencing teams were not only
given nll pay by the authorities at
Washington. bul they were also allowed
To count their trip with the Olympic
tca'nasdu;y, In other words Captains az Il
l.ieutcnlnls IN the service are now com
peiing for their country with full pay
plus expenses and the right to Il Ike their
regular vacation when they ge, back
home. The New York policemen are
many or them almost Ncnnilcss on the
voyage, with the prospects Of ia cling
debts when they got back to New York
" has been figured up by some of the
passengers On board the Finland that
81 .r"I wolld royer the entire cost Of
piving ~" police meas salaries and an
ai'cnpl VIII ic made to induce the
mlInItrnal authorities to give the blue
coats thor regular 'r"cks upon their
arrival back oh thor fixed posts
Harry Grunpelt and leo GGhrinC
have shown consistcnt athletic ability
The sun., 1912-07-04

Mike Ryan has never looked so we'll
| in his life and there are several among
, tho Olympic party who are willing to
back the New Worker TO win the Mara
! thon. Ryan is running 80 strongly that
it haa been definitely decided to send
him into the io.OOU meter race ON july
o. the opening day of the Olvmpic-. Ryan
II easily the neatrst of the Marathon
runners "a far As form is concerned. and
in spite Of the prettiness of his style Of
running there appears tn be no waste
energy. Ryan is not running 20 far of
he ground rs he was hail "a year ago.
he has sacrificed some of the bound in
his stride, but still gets over the ground
more like half miller than one OF the
entrants in the twenty-five nil" grind
Rosenberger is ano'hcr New Yorker
whom many look upon as a likely finisher
/ IN the 400 meter race. Murphy has taken
great liking to the work Of the Irish
American runner and substa inflated the
opinion expressed by Jim Sullivan some
time ago that Rosenberger has the ca
as fast as has ever been recorded. Rosen-
berger seldom smiles. but the day that
Murphy told him he had a good chance
OF winning over SHEPPARD in the 400
meters there WAS a smile on the face
Of the big sprinter the glow of winch
lasted for several hours sheppard re-
fuses To become worried on the danger
of losing the title OF King Mel. The
great distRnc, performer has been work
ing faithful, and Is one OF the few ath-
lstes on tn, trip who has no hesitation
in exchanging repartea with Murphy
lit for tat, Sheppard says iaat he il go
ing to run in the quarter. half and mile
and in the 500 meter relay race il he can
make u place on the team.
The athletes from the far West arc
among the best travellers in tho party
and can he depended upon To run much
truer to form than some of the colleg"
men This is especially true of such
veteran performers az i. GPrhardt. the
tried sprintcr from the Olympic hub
Of San Francisco, who said good-by to
his wife and a couple of robust children
before starting Tor Stockholm. The
men from along the coast are splendid
lot Of athletes and Courtney in particular
is showing form which makes II almost
certain tina, he will bc a point winner
in the ,prints
One OF the hardest tasks of the trip
was allotted to Assistant Manager Paul
Pilgrim. The former Olympic champion
has been designated by Matt Halpin
a. FIRST bearer Of the torchlight This
means tina, he has the responsibility Y
of ChrsinE the erring athletes on TO bed
at 1880 There are Il score of attract i've
young women on the trip. all of whom
is brutal hour to chase the young men
of the nation OF To rest especially when
the moon is shining brightly Pilgrim
has tn grit his teeth each evening, iak,
AN electric fash llGhi which iialpn pro-
vides for IN" purItie aud rout IN" Iil"e
ladies' men Of Nalc. Harvard Princeton
Pennsylvania, Michigan. stanford and
the other leading universities OF the co,in-
try IN to ignomlnious si"ep
The sun., 1912-07-04
and Murphy is greatly pleased with their

ana Murphy Is grea''y Pieaseo WIN 'he''
work.
Abel Kiviat is looking stronger every
day and the boat Is now divided up into
supporters of him and those who back
John Paul Jones to win the I 800 meter
race on July TO- The little Staten Islander
his been a continuous bundle Of nervous
energy since he first left New Y ork
kiviai has developed into camera
fiend of the first order and nothing seem.
des, ined ,o escape his lens. In the early
par; Of the trip many Of the views he took
were such as no camera was ever asked
TO register before All photographic
precedcn,s were defied but hc learned
with experience and now rcckons himself
as one Of the hest photographers in the
party. The trip has done wonders for
kiviat as far as general upbuilding is
concerned.
". j. Kramer is another New Yorker
who will probably be heard from i'm the
point allotment. One Of the most con-
scientious workers on the team. he has
says that he will do better work than he
has ever registered in America. Mike
Murphy has taken a great interest in the
work Of Alvah T. Meyer, and betwe Oh
him and Lawson Robertson. the Winged
Fist sprinter has been afforded n critical
analysis OF his strong and weak points
Meyer felt keenly his failure to show
in the Eastern Olympic .rvouts and his
clubmates say that he will certainly he
among the first three men in the final
OF the 100 meters.
Muller Of Newark has put on consid-
cradle weight. and like Duncan needs
q great deal Of practice. Wesley Oler
The. crack schooiboy performer in tho
high jump. is being coached by Horine
but like Il. NJ. Pritchard, the Irish Amer
, ican hurtller. has a lot Of work ahead to
rid himself Of his sea legs
The sun., 1912-07-04

eight miles one for each glass Of beer
consumed Accomplishing this distance
on the hard decks of the Finland and com
batting II heavy roll due to a high sea
convinced RYAN that It was the part of
wisdom to refrain from such a liberal
indulgence.
The general plan of Commissioners
Sullivan. Capt Halpin and Coach Murphy
is Ia impress he athletes with tn" fact that
the responsibility Of making a show .
il their races rests on themselves. y
much larger range has lcen is'rmitted
III diet and character Of training than
would l,c the case with IA smaller team.
III" Ircn are allowed to take a limited
amount Of beer each day and the pole
vauliers and weight men can smoke
The latter delegation committed some
awe inspiring crimes in their competition
for eating supremacy. the race cu!minat
ing when Simon Gi!lis ate three eggs
shells and all.
Both Plat and Bon Adams are in sDlen-
The sun., 1912-07-04

supreme ourt Justice t'icgcrlch signed
an order Yesterday appointing Henry u.
Benson vi Beaver ~ir""i guardiin al
liicm for hi~ infant dsught"i, VIA" J","ph
,rr. ~ n sut 10 10" hToIrii' against W ,
i, SInhr. IoI So .i,n damage. II" 'hh1
,,. .'...np! ,l"' - Nv w rlnh"' = Hhiu
muhilr ~ iroJdwaV ant ~',l N-s,N'h Hif""l
llst N'.udaN and hr' ~ shi lhlrh HhI i"H
we're lf.rinrru II T. alleged ihn IN" "'ti -
dent vac due 10 the n.gli}ra'c OF the 'hav'
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FRANKLIN COUNTY
ST. Adams.

a part OF the regular Memorial day
observance having been omitted on ac-
count of the Indictment weather, the
graves of veterans were tagged and dec
Grated Sunday morning by comrades
detailed for that purpose. and In the
afternoon the members Of A. RHurlburt
Post, No. 20, G. A, r., met at their
hall on Maiden Lane and marched to the
South Main street cemetery, where the
G.. A. r. ritual service was held. The
post was escorted by Co. n. and men,
bers OF the Knights OF Pythias. The 81.
Adams Brigade band furnished music.
Mrs. f, L. Yandow and two children
and Mrs. Arthur Dubuc have gone "a
Berlin N. H.. to reside. Mr. Yandow being
located there as an agent Of the Ameri-
can Express company Miss Corinne
Dubuc accompanied them TO Berlin for a
months visit.
James and Joseph Lawton will leave
to-day for Montreal and will sail June
for Liverpool, They will visit In Eng
land for about three months.
At the annual meeting OF the Warner
Home for Little Wanderers the follow.
Ing officers were elected: President, Mrs
G.. II. Morton; vics-president, Mrs. J.
Walworth Smith: secretary. Miss Marion
+ ceAiaat, Ssa1asGe N.Y. y. waiyasth
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FAIRFAX.

Miss Ardelle Depatie returned Monday
from Atlantic City where she had a post
ton IN hotel the past winter.-The free
tuition examinations will be held Thurs
day and Friday at the following places
u. +. A.. Georgia Center and Wcstford
Center--Mr. and Mrs. l.. e. Wilson are
In Burlington.-Mr l.. ii. Phelps visited
friends In Burlington Saturday Miss
Jenkins of Pittsburgh. Pa. spoke at the
Baptist Church Sunday at the interest OF
home missions. and her work among
the foreigners there.--Mr and Mrs II.
Deweys two daughters, Mrs. Boughton
and Miss Julia, are at their home here
Mrs James Goodall Of Burlington visited
her husband at his home here over Sun
day--C. Il. Mudgett OF Enosburg Falls
visited friends In town Tuesday. Miss
Clara Southland of Moretown was at her
home here over Sunday.-The Westford
Cornet band gave a serenade TO the b. r.
A. baseball team on their arrival homs
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will be remembered as Flossie lombard,
died suddenly Saturday morning in her
26th year She is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter, Madeline, aged
three. and her mother, Mrs. George Bonn
bard; also three sisters and two brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beach of Burlington spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. X. A. Arms
The Ladies Union Aid society and the
Foreign Missionary society met with
Mrs. Walter Tarbox Wednesday after
noon. William Bombard sustained two
broken ribs Sunday morning by stopping
a runaway team. AS the horse dashed
by Mr. Bombard leaped upon the animal
and tried to throttle 1t. The horse plung-
ed over 15-foot embankment and PIN
ned its rider underneath The horse was
unnjured, and deep bed of mud evil
IDENTIFY saved Mr.. Bombard's life.
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JERICHO CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. G.. o. Coburn of shelby,
o., are visiting her brother, w. G.. Bliss.
On account Of the convention in Hines
burg the Wednesday evening prayer
meeting was omitted this week. Misses
Mary and Katherine Lynch were at home
Sunday from East Bolton and Richmond.
Miss Sadie Foster from the corners
was visitor for Il few days to Miss
Blanche Wilder Misses Helen Chaplin.
Gretchen Allen and Constance Jordan
gave musical selections at tnderhll
Thursday and Saturday evenings whcn
the Dramatic club gave their play.-Dr
Eddy. Mrs. G. G. Bicknell and II. T.
Hall was the delegates to 1IincsburG.-
Mr.. Crooks returned Saturday from
Brandon.-The Rev. William Cashmere
preached here Sunday--James Sweeney
died of pneumonia in Waterbury. the
last of last week. Until last fall he had
lived here in town He leaves four young
Childrcn.--A business meeting of the
Ladies' Aid society was held at tho
parish house Tuesday afternoon at two
O'Clock and at three o'clock the ladies
served ice cream and cake.--'rhe evening
service next Sunday evening will be in
charge of the Home Missionary society
and a report of the Swanton convention
will he given by the delegates.Mrs
Arthur n. Morse is in Essex Junction
visiting at the home of her sister. Mrs.
Ann Coleman. Her brother. Frank
Warner of Brattleboro is also there for
n visit-Several from here attended the
play in Underhill Saturday evening.
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FRANKLIN.

The remains of Elizabeth l.. Green
were brought here for burial Monday
afternoon and the nterment was in the
family lot In the village cemetery. Miss
Green was a daughter of DIR. G. S. Green,
a former resident.-'rhe school directors
have engaged as principa! Of the high
school for the coming year II. r. Cowles
of Plainfield. Misses Norslin and Har-
Miss are to remain another year, and
Mrs. Hattie Duel Is to succeed Miss No'-
Inns in the intermediate department. The
principal assistant has not been engaged.
III. NJ. Davis and Miss Mildred a. Marsh
of East Highgate were marrfed Wednes-
day morning at the Methodist parsonage
by the Rev NJ. a. Turner.-Mrs G. W.
Gates and Misses Ella Randall and
Anna Powell attended the conference at
Enosburg Center Wednesday, Rev.
and Mrs. Day are 10 spend the month at
her home in Pittsteld-Jacoo Clapper ~
Newport has been spending a few days
at O. T. Nrishts.-W II. Wright Of the
University of Vermont spent Sunday at
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EAST CHARLOTTE.

II. O. Van Vliet has recently purchased
a Maxwell touring car. Mr.. Van Vlet
has the agency for Addison county and
the southern half of Chittenden county
for the sale of the Maxwell.-Mrs Thomas
-. Hart is recovering from an attack Of
german measlcs.A daughter was born
Friday to Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Desautels.
r. f. Dodge of New York city has been
visiting c. l.. Van Niiet, his uncle
The Rev. Thomas Dawson and Mrs
Dawson, deacon, and Mrs. Taggart,
MIR. and Mrs. Leon Prindle and many
others from the church went to Panton
this week to attend the Baptist associa-
ton.-Mrs. Phoebe Emo, Mrs. Augusta
Narney, Mrs. Nettic Harris, Mrs. August a
Noigt and Mrs. Cornclia Claxton are
named as delegates from this society
here to the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union convention held in Shelburne
this week.-Mr. and Mrs. b. o. Foote
spent Sunday at home, returning ia
Thompsons Point Monday morning,
where Mr.. Foote is experimenting the
building of summer cottage
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GEORGIA.

The Memorial exercises passer off
pleasantly in spite of the rainy weather.
NJ. II. Alexander of st. Adams was orator
and delivered an eloquent address. The
Georgia cornet band. assisted by the
Rev. ~. III. Lock of Sheldon, played sew
cral selections. There was also singing
by the Grange choir--The Rev w. y.
Dukeshire, district superintendent, will
hold the first quarterly conference Of this
year, at the vestry OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, at the close of the
weekly prayer meeting Thursday even
ing.-At the regular meeting of Banner
Grange No. 35G, p. of H., Friday even
Ing, the first and second degrees will
be conferred on four candidates.
tthel Drew OF Burlington was an over
Sunday guest of Miss Alice Wood -
Hiram Cushman. who has been visiting
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. +. A.
Cushinan. has returned to burlington.
At the business meeting of the Ep-
worth League Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing officers We're elected President
r. o. Pattee; first vice president Miss
Cora Webster. second vice president,
Rev. G. Il. Davis; third vice-president
Miss Mabel Bliss; fourth Vice presldent
Mrs. /. O. Newton; secretary, Miss ola
Bliss; treasurer, Clarence Newton. Aftei
the election, social hour was passed
and light refreshments were served %.
=. Wood and family have arrived In town
for the summer Mr. Wood is principal
of the Shelburne high school and has
been re-engaged for the coming year
The theme of the Epworth Leagues
meeting Sunday evening will he ''rrle
Wisdom Is from God and is for Those
who will Receive IT," Miss Louise New
ton will have charge of the meeting.
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CHARLOTTE.

The Ladies' Aid held their monthly
meeting with Mrs Hill Wednesday after
noon.-Mr and Mrs Ezra Williams are
the parerts of a son, Harold Elliott-S.
G. Bush, who has been with his daugh-
ter in Canada for a year, has returned
to his home here. Miss Kate Smith of
Burlington Is visiting at her brothers,
Percy Pope Of Philadelphia Is visiting at
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. +. j. Pope
The examinations for those wishing to
enter the high schools will be given a the
school house at the Four Corners June
Z and S-N1iss Pearl Cook of Burlington
visited in town last week.
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The children Of the infant class sang the
hymn Precious Jewels" which his family
had heard him trying to sing one morn
ing after hearing the children sing 1t the
Sunday before. -Four boys of Mr. Per-
ley's Sunday school class were bearers,
Kenneth Wright, Albert Waterman Jay
Chaffee, Jr.. and Avery Gross. There was
a great profusion of beautiful flowers,
Some of the children placed flowers on
the coffin at the grave, arranged so as to
spell the name of Harold