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Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

Elizabeth Crowd Swears to Kill Sulli-
Van--Nothing Doing When He Shows
Himself-Matehed For Another Race
With Observation-Disclosures Stranger
Appears.
A few days after my race with Will
Jams / received a letter from Albert
Schardien Of Elizabeth, asking me
what l would ask to run a five-mile
exhibition with Dufrane at a benefit to
be rendered to George at Elizabeth a
few days later. [ at once replied that
| would be glad to give my services
gratuitiously and left for Elizabeth
on the afternoon of the day ON which
the benefit was to be held.
Sullivan accompanied me, although
l tried to dissaude him. as the Eliza
beth sporting crowd blamed him for
catching them in the Dufrane race,
and they had sworn to kill him if they
ever got favorable opportunity. But
Sullivan was absolutely fearless, and
with many misgivings of the outcome
Of our trip | allowed him to accom-
pany me to Elizabeth. We arrived at
about u O'Clock p. m, and went di-
rect to the rink, which was filled with
a crowd of about 500. Dufrane and
Schar6ien met me as I entered, well
coming me to Elizabeth. and | was
soon surrounded by q crowd of curious
sports, anxious to get a glimpse Of
the man who had defeated Dufrane.
Jim Dwyer and several others shook
hands with me, and Dwyer said:
I'VE are glad 10 see you down here,
Mr. Gleason, as you beat us, fair and
square; but if we ever catch that ras-
cal Smith we willtsurely kill him.
Before I could reply, Sullivan, who
stood a short distance behind me, and
whose face was partly concealed by
a wide-brinmed hat which he wore,
stepped forward and, removing his
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
TWENTY YEARS ON THE CINDER PATH
By JOHN D. NOLAN.
No. "a.

hat, said: "Well, gentlemen, Mr.
Smith is here, at your service!"
! felt sure at that moment that we
were slated for the hospital, but
whether it was owing to the audacity
he displayed in coming there that
night, or because I was their invited
guest, that saved us. l know not, but
no one made a hostile move, and Du-
frame and l we're soon on the mark.
The live-mile exhibition was run in
% minutes, Dufrane and l running il
close company throughout the race,
and finishing almost together.
This so pleased the spectators that
some of them expressed the opinion
that ten-mile race between us
would be worth going miles to see.
After the exhibition Sullivan suggested
that George and I might arrange a
ten mile race, to be run at Orange
two weeks later for gate receipts. This
suggestion was eagerly accepted by
Dufrane and his hackers. who hoped
to be able to get back some of their
lost money.
Coffey and his friends at once con-
cluded that this race was to be the
throw down. which they had looked
for, from the time they had cornered
the lions share of the bets in the for
mer race with Dufrane, and decided
not to bet on this race Sullivan, how
ever, had a wheel revolving within a
wheel, and on the afternoon of the day
the announcement was made of the
coming race with Dufrane, d stranger
dropped into Orange, giving the name
of Carroll of New Brunswick, and Of
fered 10 run me two miles for $500 a
side the following week. The offer
was accepted and the stranger and
Sullivan at once posted forfeit OF
500 q side with John Erb, who was
selected as referee and stakeholder
and the race was booked to be decided
at the Park rink, Orange. on June 10
1885,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
DU POINTS DELAWARE ROAD
SOLVING SERIOUS PROBLEM
106 Miles Built Free Of Expense to the
State.

Although at the present time there
are between $1,000 and 10000 miles Of
improved roads in the United States,
either Under construction or proposed,
no section of road is receiving the
careful investigation or is being
watched as closely by the road max
ers and by good roads advocates, as
is the 106-mile road which Gen. T.
Coleman DUPONT is constructing at his
own expense through the state. of Del
aware.
To quote the generals own words:
my object in building the road is not
only to provide good highway where
II is badly needed, but also to work
out in a practical way a problem that
will If successful, revolutionize the
building of roads In the United States.
The problem is how can a free coun-
try road be built to make it pay its
original cost, cost of maintenance and
a fair return on the money invested"
The solution of this problem as
worked out by General DUPONT, as a
veSulC of his experience on the Della
ware road. is a system Of graduated
assessments, so arranged that all who
receive direct benefits from the road
are to bear their share of its ex-
recOmpensed by rentals of the unused
portions of the road itself.
Suppose, for instance. that th76I
Delaware road was being constructed
by this method, instead Of being given
by GeLeral dupont On the dupont
road some rs acres Of land have been
condemned for every mile of road
Revenue from the road will be par
TALLY derived from trolley franchises
from water, telephone, telegraph and
| sewer right Of way rentals and par
| TALLY from the rental of that part OF
| the 20 acres per mile, which is not
used for actual road construction.
| AS laid out, the dupont road con-
/ sists of some seven parts, although
NOT all Of them will be developed i'm
n1ediately, the idea being to increase
the size of the road as the traffic be-
! comes heavier. When completed the
road will consist Of a forty foot strip
in the middle, which will be given over
to automobiles, and on either side OF
this forty foot strip, a fifteen-foot
strip, which has been reserved foI
| trolley lines. Beyond the trolley lines
there will be thirty foot ROADS for
| horse drawn vehicles and heavy traf-
| flc. Adjoining each of these. lasL-
named roads will be dirt roads,. fifteen
feet wide, under which will be laid
water pipes, sewers, telephone and
| telegraph ccnduits. etc, thus eltmi-
mating any necessity for tearing UP
the paved portion of the road.
I AS will be seen, the total acreage
utilized for the road, in spite Of the
magnificent width and arrangement
will not come near taking up the 26
acres reserved, and it is from this re-
! IND hot 10 res
( Bile revenue fer road maintenance can
Z be derived.
General DUPONT has conceived sew
eral ct er features, which he intends
/ to put through, and which will be OF
great value to the state One of them
is the foundation of several agricul-
! tura! experimental stations, in charge
of trained men. which will be main
tanned by the revenue of the road
In the actual construction of the
road many experiments are being tried
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
TWO LEADERS OF OUTLAW
BAND ARE CAPTURED
Both Badly Wounded-Wife of One
Gives Life for Husband.

Hillsville, Va, March 15.-The end
of the days chase of the Hilsville raid
ers brought the death list in the court
house tragedy and its sequel up to
five.
sidna and Floyd Allen, two of the
chiefs of the band which rode down
on the Carroll county courthouse yes
terday and assassinatedathej judge, the
prosecutor and the sheriff, are in cap
tivity, both severely wounded. Sidna
Aliens wife is dead, shot in a pitched
battle with a posse in the mountains,
while helping defend her outlaw hus-
band.
The fifth death was that of Nancy
Ayres. 19-year-old girl, who was
| accidentally shot during the volleys in
the courthouse yesterday. All the
| other members of the gang. probably
IL, are up in the mountains off toward
the North Carolina line, well armed,
well supplied and determined not to
be !aken.
The storming of Sidna Aliens house
| late today was the next thing to a
bombardment. The posse trailed
| through the bush four miles up the
| ridge and surrounded his cabin in a
| SION6s Alleu, expecting Ll61r coming.
/ was barricaded, we'll supplied with
/ rifles and ammunition which he had
/ brought for a store in which he was
a partner. From behind stumps, rocks
and trees and other natural fortresses
| Of the mountain side, the posse shot
/ at the house and Allen shot back at
| the posse as fast as the women Of his
| family could reload the rifles. In q
| lull in the firing the posse rushed the
| house, broke Gown the doors and found
Mrs. Allen dead and Allen groaning in
a heap, bleeding profusely.
| You got me because 1 couldn't fight
no longer" he is reported to have said
| to the men who brought him back to
| Hillsville more dead than alive. At
| torney General Williams of the state
who is here today. said that Sidna AL
LENS bullets killed Judge Massie on
| the bench yesterday.
] Floyd Allen, the cause of the TRACE
! dy, was taken to the lookup this morn
| ing under a heavy guard and immedi-
ataly whipped out a pocketknife and
! slashed lis throat. His wounds, how
| ever, are not serious. Aliens son
! Victor, Cabel Strickland and Bird Ma
| rion were also locked up as Witnesses
| Juror Fowler, who was wounded in
| the firing. is not expected to live
! through the night The wounds OF
| Jurors Kane and Wordell and Clerk
/ Goad are not serious.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
The Standing.
flowing is the standing in /
LAUREL HILLS READY
FOR NEW HAVEN FIVE.
Fast Basket Shooters from the Elm
City Here for Game.

Since the Laurel Hills signed up the
fast basketball team from the New
Haven Y. M. c. A. to come here to-
night, to give them a game, they have
been working out the fine points Of
attack and defense by some steady
practice this week, and when they take
the floor tonight at the Y. NJ. c. A.
gymnasium they will be in fine shape
to play the game of their lives against
the New Haven five.
The New Haven boys are in the 145
pound class and have a record for fast
work in the basket shooting game, SO
that when they appear against Cap
tain -Coyls Laurel Hills the game
shuld be the best and fastest that has
been seen on the Y. NJ. C. A. floor here
this season.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

bill by members from Louisiana and
Colorado.
The debate was marked by occasion
al signs of extreme bitterness on both
sides. Democratic members from su-
gar producing states accused their col
leagues of working ruin to the sugar
industry while republican progressiVes
seized the opportunity to give their
views on the tariff.
The sugar bill out of the way. the
house tomorrow will take up the excise
measure, which provides tax Of one
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
Donahues I4I String Saves One Came
Phenomenal High Single By Captain of Owls Ne. Team
No 3 is Climbing Towards the Top.

Owls team No. 8. under Captain
futile crawled UP to within striking
distance OF Captain Donahue's team,
No. l, by defeating them two games
out of three in their duckpin match
Friday night at Donevan's alleys in
the Owls tournament.
Only q phenomenal single of 141 by
Captain Donahue in the middle game
saved his team from utter annihila-
ton since he pulled his team to vic
tory by two pins. handicapped by his
two teammates doing their worst work
of the match In this game.
The scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

which will be exceedingly useful for
reference purposes and for the guild
ance of future road makers. Although
different systems Of road construction
have been experimental upon, it is
probable that either the bithulitic or
penetration system will be used.
While the bithlulitic process is more
expensive it withstands the action OF
the elements better in many respects
than the penetration system.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

they hammered away, head to head,
and when time was called Monty $
visage bore considerable evidence Of
the encounter. The timekeeper was
James Higham, the announcer William
]. Donnelly
Young Generous of Baltic and zeung
Fourier of Willimantic fought three
fast rounds in the preliminary, to a
draw. Bernard Smith of the B. A. c.
and Chic Riel of New Bedford went
four rounds to a draw.
Slasher Houck and Kid Swift of this
city went six exciting rounds, with the
Kid showing in the first half OF the
bout and the Slasher coming storing at
the finish. making it good draw.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
MONTY AND BUSTER
WENT TO A DRAW
Eight Fast and Lively Rounds Before
the Baltic A. C.

In the boxing exhibition held on
Friday night at the Baltic Athletic
club, Jack Monty of Norwich met
Young Buster (colored) of Pawtucket
in a fast eight round bout, which Ref
cree Walter Miner declaerd a draw,
before packed house of about 800.
The bout started off very fast, prom
Using much excitement Monty started
by leading a right to Buster, but the
colored boy drew first blood in the
third round with a left to the nose.
Monty evened the score later by tap
ping Buster for the claret, and in the
next to the last round, after breaking
from a clineh, he rushed Young Bus
ter TO the ropes. In the last round
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

Chambers Of Commeres Throughout
the country have enthusiastically mott e
fed Secretary Nagel Of the department
Of commerce and labor that they will
accept President Tafts invitation for
conference of commercial bodies at
Washington on April Is to form a ma
tional board Of trade.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
COTTON,

New York, March 15.-Cotton fu-
lures closed barely steady. Closing
bids: March 1O41, April 1912, May
1871, June 1885, July 1888, August
1853, September 1881, October 1886.
November 1857, December 1912, jan
harry 1857, February 1865.
Spot closed quiet and unchanged,
middling uplands 1875, middlfng gulf
HOO; sales, 4,T25 bales.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
.AthIeiIcs Via, 5 to 8

San Antonio, Texas, March 15.-The
Philadelphia Americans and the local
team Of the Texas league played to-
day AID the former wVn, TO 8.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
MOTORCYCLE NOTES

The Tacoma, Wash, motorcyclists
recently celebrated their utilization
with the Federation Of American Mo-
torcyclists at a banquet with F. A. M.
officials and Seattle riders as guests.
The membership of the club is over
one hundred.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

now forms a part of the equipment of
nearly every department in the city
governments. Policemen, inspectors,
engineers. councilmen and fremen are
now enthusiastic riders of the two
wheelers.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
Roller Polo Results Friday.

At Poughkeepsie; Newburgh Z;
Poughkeepsie 5.
terbury 7.
At Albany: Amsterdam 8; Albany 2,
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
FREE SUGAR BILL
PASSED BY BOIJSE
Twenty four Republicans Vote for 1t,
Seven Democrats Against.

Washington, March 15.-The demo-
cratic free sugar bill passed the house
today, 1913 to 1913. Its passage was
helped by twenty republican
votes, this was Offset by the detection
of seven democratic votes against the
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
MONEY.

New York. March 15.-Money on call
steady 2l-402 IL per cent, ruling
rate , as, last loan IL, closing bid
, 3-S, offered at II.
Time loans firm; sixty days 3@S1-4
per cent, ninety days s1-4Ts 1.2, six
months 31-2Q3 "a.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
KID BURNS, SECONDS
THREW UP THE SPONGE
Packey Mcfarland Had the New York
Boy Nearly Gone in the Eighth.

Kenosha, Wis, March 15.-.Kid
Burns of New York was saved from
a knockout tonight when his seconds
tossed the sponge into the ring in the
eighth round Of a scheduled te3 round
bout with Packey Mcfarland Of Chi
cagO.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
Sutton Takes Championship From
Hoppe.

New York, March 15.-George SUIT
ton the challenger, wrested the 1871
balk line billiard championship title
from Willie Hoppe here tonight. SUIT
ton ran up the 5OO-point total while
Hoppe was scorming S74.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
Friday Baseball Results.

At Dallas, Texas: Dallas 2; Chi
cago Americans second team 0.
At Fort Worth, Texas: Chicago
Americans first team Il; Forth Worth
5.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

per cent. on incomes Of corporations
firms or individuals which reach or
exceed 5000 a year.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

With the addition Of the motorcycle
to the fire squads in many cities
throughout the country, the motorcycle
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16
Yale WrestIers Defeated Tiger Crap.
piers.

New Haven, March 15.-The last
wrestling meet of the season in the
Yale gymnasium was won bp Yale to-
night, defeating Princeton, to l.
Yale's five wins were on decisions,
while Princeton's victory came in the
pound class, F'rantz throwing Lit
tie in one minute 26 seconds.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

Owls No. l.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-16

Owls No. 3.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28
BY BILLY EVANS

Only last wear saw Kid Elbercld foul of dozen or
more balls with that intent in mind. Late in the game
Washington pitcher, in stopping liner for the third
ont had one Of the fingers on his pitching hand 50 badly
injured that he was forced to retire He had been TAX
ing things easy with the opposition, and had the game
- well in hand that the matter Of warming up another
ithcr had not been given the slightest attention The
first two men up for Washington easy outs and il
looked as if the chances Of victory might be jcoparlzed
by having TO send pitcher in cold Ebcricld proved
I 10 the occasion Before the opposition succeeded
IN retiring him. ne had consumed enough time to give
the pitcher a chance to get properly warmed up. That
little bit Of strategy went by unnoccd: but 10 Elbr-
field really belonged the credit for the victory.
SPEAKING Of delaying the game recalls the fact that
~ every umpire fears darkness or ram more than
hundred close decisions The average umpire will tell
yn that most Of his trouble has been caused by the
clements If a ball team can chance Of orc>,aling
defeat bv DELAYING the game with the hope that rain or
darkness will intervene, they seem able 10 devise
million tricks on the spur Of the moment TO acompsh
their purpose.
Tim Hurst has had many wild time in h 'rcnuous
crccr: but he will tell YOU that two Of the annoy.
ing occurrences caused by Stalng for darkness
to stop the play. Strangely enough, the Cleveland club
figured in both episodes.
anyone who knows Tim personally aHar, # the
fact that he is a determined character. Winning a~gu.
,nots ON or off the ball field have Away, been -,ec.
ia1tv Of his Tim kept the mcmbcr- Of the New York
and Cleveland clubs playing 50 late one afternoon at
Cleveland that folks getting ready 20 90 10 the
,hc,cr when he finally called the game after the street
l9mp, had been burning sercncly for sometime. The
New York team that year had an excellent chance 70
win the pcnnant while the Maps were Ga. Of the run
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

Ming. \ double header wa, scheduled. ~ n.r-
SON of the first game il was evident that = t'! Mt
be po.,blc to play the full nine inning III ro.n!
contest Cleveland was leading by run ~ -. 'na q;
the fifth and i was thought that lIur~' ".". .l the
ga,nr then. Tim believed il Wa, light ,noog 90 an
other inning. Realizing tha, every gam ". = the
greatest importance 10 the New York club " g.. battle
for the pcnnant. Hurst naturally Wan.e3 - -re Il
every fair chance possible.
Dusty Rhoadc, was pitching for Cl,v,'a Dusty
is usually 4 slow fellow in the box; hH, I'm he
desires to be real slow he can step along ".'. Ng
Cuppv and Slow Joe Doylc " luck w.... ..re i,
the Kew York team scored q r,n IN The ->', :"s ap
the game Aftcr this run had been ~,y"r N....eS
became very deliberate in his pitching II. tst %
kill enough time e. have darkness max. g. necessary
for the umpire t. call the game before I'll. Maps ..a-
p'o,cd their half ot the sixth He began z" ~ anS
1f attention 20 "a base runner on first ID. ''." -
first time after time. although he had Il" -.. ..'.a
the man mapping. In tay' The first 3t.'. ' 10
effort t. touch the runnor OFT. Rh.a..- ;F
-,alliug t. have Hurst call II The rr...' @ I'm
Wa getting mailcr all ~, '.wc, and ,.t... made
,,p his mind that that inning would ne ..'.. ' my
cost. So il u.-. even though the spectator LIE
farce Of the proceedings hy lighting eE,r. " .,'
they could g,t their hands .o and using P. ''
,ur.hhsh',.
n D,,ro, one afternoon Lite in ,a. ...r. ' ,eve-
1 land club again ,ci,i p. ~'.i, 80 l,". .. .,''>s
u.., ag.in it, hope. The N.i- ami .a. -. re
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

En-. ,rt;rc con1plcyion Of the game. Sometimes thls
strategy is the result Of quick thinking on the Part :"
some player Again It IS the result oi n.Oe u,I i
,ynrl, to use the baseball expression. Often 1t may
lac the outcome Of some scheme that IS not very sports
manlkc. vet accompshcs the end Many 9l Ihc(f
rcccngs are known only to the men on the dful0i"'
and often one side IS ignorant ol IIc l"0' '' ' "
+, being pcrpctratcd. ,.
UntI the foul strike rule added to the PLAYING
code favoritc amusement OF lot ot batterS was TIC
ouljnp off Of many balls. Many Of the players DccI
decidedly proficient at this stunt LaJoie lH i'T,i,''
we're mast masters. The intent Of the foulng OH PraC-
,i wa, manifold There were, and still are, many i8h
cl,, pitchers, who are too strong phyScay. lh'
,ni as much On the tlsr Of their BRAN rs on thclr
brawn il not more, Such ltcn'r was "I"i{ l d y
fnr ,,I3ycrs who could foul off the balls. lhcy Wold
make him pitch many times the number 81 bMs mat
would have, been necessary such practice hi n O'"
r,,orrcd to- lftcr time the pitcher Woid give way
under the additional work caused by 'h' pI"''Ii, "
fouling them off, and the opposition would take d'F-
tagr q his weakness by batting out a victory.
n connection with the practice Of "foulin cnl off,
they. tell about a funny stunt that Lalpic puIIci OH at
,r ,,.r. ,f the New York club when he WAS a ncin-
i,'r - IN. PIil.dclpha National League team. ! he
New, York club had issued orders that VISITING players
hc stricken of the pas list for complimentary tickets
rh,. aftgrnaon the ,la~c went into effect Larry in
tcd two II his friends to 60 out to the game Wi'n H
liz knew nothing of the new rule, and was highly lndg-
nan. icn the pa,nan refused to allow his trends I"
enter Naturally very embarrassing i"f I'"iE'
He pleaded with the gatcnan 70 let MS ii''H' ~
-,,, he would return with the tickets but AL IN
vain He was forced 70 enter alone buy a coupe o.
Il~ -. for hi, friends, and send them through the
REGULAR turn-tlc Larry did not care IN the '' "'",
the money expended; but he was hiGIy indignant '''
thrlrca'mcn' he received and the consequent
mcui. ,,
Late in the game an idea struck him. He decided TO
foul AS MANY ball, oyer the fence as possible 'na tn'r'bE
cause hr club much loss as ne I""d. .'.,IIS t. ~.
New-York tribune., 1912-04-28

ALL IS fair in love and war,
n i, an old adage. 1t
L u might well be applied
- baseball. There is no doubt
that the great national pastlme
Is the clcancst Of all sports;
but many little bits Of strategy
are pulled of on the diamond
that 10 not conform with the
best ethics Of sportSman>hlp.
Results are what count with
the big army Of fans who sup
port The game, and II IS results
that the baseball generals seek
to attain. at practically any
cost. Usually ii is the score,
and not the game, that appeals
to the fan. He rcliShcS a hoI-
low fourteen 10 three victory
more than Il two 10 one defeat
that is the outcome Of a bril-
liant extra inning struggle.
The fan is not familiar with
many # the inside happenings
that take place on the diamond
and often prove to be the turn
ing point in the game. II he Is
v.,..t,f fl, t11u,iiVpr that WIS