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Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
New London standina Pat.

Gene McCann, manager of the New London club of the Eastern baseball club, announces that he will spend little time experimenting with un- knowns. He has signed up seven pitchers, three catchers, five inf1elders and four outflelders. and intends to add no more men to his roster. He will stand pat on the material now on hand, but is confident he will be able to give any club in the league a hustling run for the pennant- Chet Waite, recently acquired by trade from the Ponies, is the last man added to the list, and only those now hooked up will be asked to report for prac- tice.
 The players signed are as follows: Pitchers, Martin, Powers, Radabaugh, Manser GFeenwe4l. Watkins and Dan dels; eateheFs, Ahearn, Fay, Hide brand: infielders, Spencer on first basel Warner, seeendi Roy Rock shertj Afarh heflEa, third basel and Clark, subsHtutei eutf1elders, Waite, centefj Briggs, left Becker, right and Bayne, substitute Manager McCann has arranged few exhibitions for his team and hopes to have things going along well By the time the champion ship season epens
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
LAUREL HILL VS.
 NEW HAVEN BASkETBALLlsTS
Last Game of the Season-Must Hustle
 to Win the Game,

For the last game of the season the Laurel Hills tonight will line up with a team that will make them hustle During the last week the locals have practiced quite a little at opportune t'nes. The boys say they will play harder than they ever played before They started in the season right by winning the first game so they want to end in good order. The team from New Haven has not been beaten in two years and are coming here with the idea that they will run away with the game before the Laurel Hills know it. Manager Coyle received the line- Up from the New Haven manager and it will be as follows: Parder c, Wood son If, Pratt If, Mcdonald If. Wester- field If and DeJohn, sub. The home team will use the same lineup as used in other games
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
CANNOT PLAY IN ENGLISH MATCHES
Mclaughlin American Tennis Champion Will Not Go to WimbIedon-Would Take Time He Cannot Spare Won Tournament in 1912.

San Francisco, Feb. 27.-Maurice F. Mclaughlin. the American tennis champion. cannot spare the time this year to go te England and play at Wimbledon in the British champion ships.
 "The trip would mean month of travelling" said MT. Mclaughlin to- day, ito say nothing of time for prac- tice and I don't feel that can afford it."
 In 1912 Mclaughlin won the Vim biedon tournament and the right to meet Anthony F. Wilding in what Is generally regarded as the worlds championship match. The great New Zealander defeated him in a sensa- tionaI series. WiIding will visit the United States this year as a mem Der of the Australian team in quest of the Davis international cup.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
NEW YORK YACHT IN PROGRESS. Drausht Will Be p Feet-Greater
 Depth Than Defenders of Past.

Bristol. R. T., Feb. 27.-Preliminary markings made today on the hull of the New York syndicate yacht which is being built here as a candidate for the defense of the Americas cup, show that she is to have draught of 13 feet 10 inches. With eight feet of center board to be added, her draught will be nearly 22 feet a depth greater than that of the ninety-foot defenders of other years.
 As in other stages of construction, today's work was photographed and prints will be sent to Bermuda. where Nat Herreshoff, the designer, is keep ing in touch with the progress made no the yacht.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
NORWICH BULLETIN SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2s 1914

ball gathered in New York, the Fed eral league leaders intend to rally and take part in the bidding for the un- signed players among the tourists.
 James P. Gaffnes. president of the Boston National league club, says that his part of the Evers deal could not be resciaded. We have championship hopes, and the fans In Boston are pre- pared to welcome Evefs as the player needed in the pennamt hunt"
 Commenting on the reports of Otis Crandall and Arthur Wilson jumping, John B. Foster, secretary of the Gi- ants, saysi 'tAny player who jumps the Giants shows by his action that he does net consider himself of the caliber necessary for a championship team
 Ned Hanlon of Baltimore has joined the Federal league colony at the Wal werf. Hanen says that the largest crowd that ever paid admission to a game in Baltimore would attend the opening day ceremonies there.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
JEWETT CITY
c. E. Society oives Washington SociaI-Harmony Club Entertained.

Funeral services for Howard Leon ard were held at PaChaug church Fri day afternoon. Rev. F. s. Child off, ciated at the service. Mrs. James Crary Crary, Miss Lucy Lathrop, Fred Edmonds and s. F. Palmer sang Asleep in Jesus and Rock of Ages. Burial was in the Leonard cemetery, the bear CTS being ZIba Huntington, George Lathrop, Everett Salisbury and Albert Burton. There were flowers from Edw. A Geer and family, MT. and Mrs. F. s. Leonard and Mir. and Mrs. A. R. Young. A. J. Tinker was ia charge of the arrangements.
 Washington Social.
 The Baptist Christian Endeavor so- ctety held Washington birthday so- cial in the vestry Friday evening pn- der the direction of the social commit tee. George Clarke, Mrs c. H. Prior, Miss Evelyn Gardner. Mas Georgina Campbell, Tyler Gilbert and Adelbert Baboock. The programme was all of 6 patriotic nature, It opened with 8 plano soio, Evening Chimes. by Miss Emma Gardner. A recitation, The Landing of the Pilgrims. by Royal Babcock followed. Miss isabel Button sang The Sword of Bunker Hill as a solo, Mrs. Allan Spidell read a selec- ton entitled George Washington. Mss Marguerite Spidell rectted Cherry Trees, Doris Myott sang Red, White and Blue, Lemuel Green played Now the Swallows Are Returning as a cor net solo, Frances Brown, Richmond Gardner and Tyler Gilbert sang Dixie Land, and Alice Gilbert recited Sherf- dams Ride. The last number was John Browns Body Lies A-Mouldering in the Grave, sung by the entire audi ence. Cake and cocoa were. served
 Pulpit Themes for Sunday.
 Rev. Allan Spidelrs morning topic on Sunday at the Baptist church is A Whole Life, and in the evening Near Yet Far Away.
 Rev. W. H. Canes morning subject at the Congregational church is The Meaning of the Lords Death, to be fol- lowed by the Lords Supper. His evening topic is Gates of Iron.
 At the Methodist church the Lord g Supper will be observed and new members received into the church on Sunday morning In the evening Rev. Samuel Thatcher's subject is The Un- wearied Runner
 An anniversary mass for Timothy Welsh was said at St. Mary's church Thursday morning.
 Entertained Harmony Club.
 Mrs. Samuel Thatcher entertained the Harmony club Friday afternoon. She was assisted by Miss Thurber, who also entertained the ladies with nied by Mrs. A. M. Brown.
 Miss Ruth Stewart is able to be out after four weeks illness
 Byron c. Wilcox of Washington, D. C., was a guest at E. c. Willcox's in Lisbon on Thursday. MT. and Mrs. Wilcox were called from Washington to Ledyard this week on account of the death of Mrs. Willcox's father, Thomas Norman.
 J. H. Tracy has returned from sev- 1axr rfufk c. v the guest of his sister, Mrs. Charles Miller.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
LEAGUE MUST o. K.
 NEW PRESIDENT OF CUBS
One of the Conditions When Taft
 Bought Murphy Out.

National league solons returning from the meeting in Cincinnati which marked the exit of Charles w. Murphy brought news of conditions by which 1t will be impossible for Charles P. Taft to select g. president for the club without the sanction of the National league. Should the club be disposed of no club president can named with out first getting the league official o. K. This is one of the conditions Mir. Taft greed to when he took over Mur- phys stock and came into the open as chief owner of the Cubs.
 A meeting of the National league board of directors has been called for March at the Wa1dorf-Astoria ho- tel On this day the worlds tourists are expected home, and in addition to the representatives of organized base
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
FEDERAL LEAGUE DoINes.
To Avoid Conflicting Dates with American Association-Withho List of Players Until World Tourists Arrive

Chicago. Feb. 27.-Fol1owers of baseball believed they read between the lines of story published here today, news that organized baseball had virtually recognized the belli- gerency'' of the Federal league. The story said that the Federals and the American associatIon's leaders had arranged their playing schedules so that conflicts in the two towns in which they are both represented-Kan- sas City and Indianapolis-wou1d be avoided. Such an agreement would indicate that the association. one of the large leagues in organized baseball, had decided not to make war on the Federals. but rather to enter into a working agreement.
 President Chivington of the associa- ton denied that any agreement exist ed, but Charles Weeghnlan, president of the Chicago Federals, declared he had talked with Joe Cantillon, the Min neapoIis association owner, and George Tebeau, the Kansas City own CT, and that both had virtually prom ised there would be no conflicts.
 The Federal league will withhold it's list of players until the arrival of the steamer bearing the worlds tourists at New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
CORNELL cLINcHED FIRST PLACE
Defeated Vale in Close Game by Score
 of 25 to %

New Haven. Conn, Feb. 27.-Cornell defeated Yale at basketball tonight, 25 to 22, in a, closely contested game. thereby cIinching it's hold on first place in the intercollegiate race. The first half ended 12 to 10 in favor of the Ith- acans, but Yale tied the score near the close of the game. IS to 19- In the last few minutes of play, Cornell braced and scored the necessary bas- ketS to win
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
SPORTING NOTES.

The Providence club of the Interna- tional league. has arranged exhihl- ton games with the Washington American league team in Providence on April 12 and 13, and with the Phil adelphia Athletics on April 19, 1t has been announced
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28

Shortstop Johnny Lavan, who was shifted from the lowly St, Louis Browns to the champion Athletics last season, has been returned to the Browns. As Johnny hooked up with the Athletics in time to share in the worlds series money last fall he 'ain't saying nothing"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
Storm Cost Nearly ,f,oooooo.

New York. Feb, 27.-The recent York city nearly $1,00o.o .o0o and were it not for probability that rain and warmer weather will help out. the city's bill would reach approximately s2. 5oo, 900 figuring on the coatraet price of removal.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
COLCHESTER
Bacon Academy Orchestra Invited to Play at West Hartford-church and Personal Items.

Bacon Academy orchestra of nine pieces went te West Hartford Friday afternoon to assist at the senior class play of the West Hartford High school. They left on the Black D1a- mond train. The orchestra was invited to play by Pref, W. B, Spencer. prin=
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
COTTON.

New York, Feb. 27-Spot cotton d1iet; middling uplands 1905, gulf 1S.96; sales 800,
 Futures closed steady. March 1924. May l! 50. July n.Ss, August 11.75, Oc- tober 11.49.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28
MON BY.

New York, Feb. 27-Cau money fffTner, s-4@a per cent, ruling rate 3,
 Time loans firm; sixty days s-4. ninety days 3. six months 1908 3-4.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28


 ond baseman to take the place left vacant by William Kenworthy, who has gone to the Kansas City Federals.
 Noank H. Swayne, owner of the To- ledo baseball park, said to be the fin est minor league park in the country. says he will lease 1t to any club, or ganfzed or otherwise, that wants it. Application was made yesterday to the National commission by the Central league for the vacated Toledo terri tory.
 Johnny Dundee is booked to meet Pal Moore in a ten round bout in New York Friday night Dundee has been doing more boxing this winter erally comedies several pounds to an opponent, but 1t don't make any diff ference with him. He bests the best of them.
 The University of Keio. Japan. base ball team will arrive in San Francisco on April for its American tour &C., cording to advices received at Stan ford University. Cal. The team will tour as far as New York. Among the eastern colleges that have written ask ing for games are the University of Chicago. and the Washington and Lee university.
 Baker will find plenty Of old friends In Evansville, for Ray Williams, who pitched for Waterbury last season, has just been sold to that club. He did good work for the Brias oity outfit, but Manager Lee Fehl wants new faces in Waterbury this year, Toledo which is another Cleveland farm, owns Williams, Hauger. who was a mem- Der of the Waterbury eutfield in 1913, will be with Baker and Williams in EaHsville.-BridgePert Telegram,
 Fhe New fenden club has traded Pitcher AbeFerembie to Springfield for Outfielder Chet Waite. It is said that New Lenden gave some cash in addi- tieR to the player. AbefeFembie won 14 and lest 16 fer the Planters last season, He did fine work in the early season, but never worked so we'll for Gene McCann as for Jack Burns, who was released te make way for McCann Waite has been in Springfield, since 1907 and wanted a change of scene
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28

Through an alliance between the De- troit American league club and the Sacramento club, of the Pacific Coast deague. for the exchange of players, Sacramento is to be furnished a sec ond baseman to take the place left vacant by William Kenworthy, who has gone to the Kansas City FederaIs.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-28

A match between Hoppe and Calvin Demarest ought to prove and interest ing one. Demarest is playing great billiards this winter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
First-sacker Will Jump to Bal
timOre or Join Tigers With
in Week.

Harry Swacina, the Newark clubs
first baseman, has been carrying on
secret correspondence with Otto
.Knabe, manager of the Baltimore
Federal League Club, and it is an
nounced today that the big first
sacker of the Newark International
League champions will jump to the
outlaws if Knabe meets his terms.
Swacina named the salary he wants,
and also asked for a three-year con-
tract, according to reliable author
ity. The salary he asked is believed
to be over $4,000 a year.
Knabe is without a first-sacker, and
the heavy-hitting Tiger fills all of the
outlaw leaders ideas about the posi-
ton, but the terms have not yet been
agreed upon. The pair have been
exchanging letters for the past fort
night, and the negotiations have pro-
crossed so far that Knabe asked
Swats to name his terms. Swacina's
answer was received by Knabe today,
and just what action the leader of
the Monumental City Federals will
take remains to be seen.
Those who have kept in touch with
Swacina and his correspondence with
the outlaws believe that Harry will
jump, and that the announcement will
be made before very long. Swacina is
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
TENER DENOUNCES
CALAMITY HOWLERS
Says Players Are Not Slaves
and Should Not Plead
for Pity.
LATEST BASEBALL GOSSIP

There is not the room for dissen-
sion Of discord In the game that there
was in 1890" declared Governor Tener
last night at a dinner given at
the Philadelphia Pen and Pencil Club
in recognition Of his election to the
presidency Of the National League Of
Baseball Clubs. in the present So
called war" said Governor Tener.
less than 10 per cent. of the real
experts have left their respective
clubs. while in 1890 70 per cent. Of the
stars deserted. Any man or set Of
men can go into baseball, but it is
unfair to spread reports of dissatis-
faction or slave-driving. These men
who are opposing organized baseball
should be honest enough to admit
that they are in the game for the
money and should not spread i'm
proper reports concerning conditions
Other speakers were George d. Por-
ter. director of Public Safety; former
Governor Pennypacker, Benjamin +.
Shibe and Connie Mack, of the Ath-
letics; George NJ. Graham, the newly
elected president Of the Tri-State
League, and William T. Baker, presi-
dent of the Philadelphia National
League club.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
RIVALS TO BATTLE
AT NEUTRAL PARK
West Hudson and Bethlehems
Cup Tie Game at Tac0ny
Saturday.
HAVE DRAWN THREE TIMES
HAVE DRAWN THREE TIMES

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.-Interest
is being conferred upon the Tacony
and Hibernian soccer teams IN their
contemplated match In the semi
final round of the American cup COM
petition, which will be played in
about two weeks at the Tacony Ball
Park. That it means a great deal to
both teams is proven by the fact that
the loser Is compelled to drop out of
the competition.
The other teams left in the compe-
tition are the West Hudsons, of Har-
rlson, N. j.. the Bethlehem F. c.. of
South Bethlehem, and the Jersey A.
c., of Jersey City. The first match
will take place next Saturday at
the Tacony Ball Park when the
Bethlehem and West Hudson aggre-
cation meet in their semi-fnal round.
This will make the fourth time these
teams will have met. On the other
occasions the scores were tied and no
final decision was reached. That the
game next Saturday will be for blood
is foregone conclusion, and If the
contesting aggregations have not
reached a final decision at the expira-
ton of the regular ninety minutes of
play then they will be compelled to
go into extra periods and settle it.
The Jersey A. c. will stack up
against the winner of this game, be-
ing qualified by reasons of their VIC
tory over the Victor A. c., of this city,
last Sunday. There is a possibility
that for the first time two teams rep
resenting this State will be called
upon to fight it out in the final round
for the high honors.
That the Bethlehem team has an
advantage in their coming game over
their rivals can be seen when it is
considered that seven of their players
were formerly with the Tacony team,
and are familiar with the playing
field. This will be big help to them.
In the opinion of many soccer enthu-
siasts Bethlehem has a very good
chance to enter the semi-final round
and stack up against the strong Jer-
sey A. C. in the final play. The Ia
cony- Hibernian game must be played
on or before March rs.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
SWACINA ASKED TO NAME
TERMS BY OTTO KNABE

yell known in Baltimore through his
visits for the past two seasons as a
member of Harry Smiths Tigers.
The Newark management declared
recently that all negotiations with
Swacina were off unless he accepted
the contract sent to him. If Knabe
turns down Swacina's proposition, it
is expected that he will abandon the
idea of jumping to the outlaws and
sign the contract with the Newark
club.
President Charles H. Ebbets, jr., de-
clares that he is in a position, or will
be in a position, to get a flrst-class
initial sacker if Swacina holds out.
The names of Kirkpatrick and Hum
nell have been frequently mentioned
for the job. Hummell has not signed
his Brooklyn contract, and Kirkpat-
rick is still on the fence, as there is
a question whether the courts will
award him to Brooklyn or the Balti-
more Federal Leaguers. Even in the
event that Kirkpatrick is retained by
the Dodgers and waivers are asked, 1t
is doubtful if certain big league clubs
would pass him up.
tombstone Turns Down Feds.
Jim tombstone, the local umpire,
has turned down the Federal League
and attached his signature to a con-
tract sent him by President Thomas
Chivington, of the American Associa-
ton. tombstone is probably the high
est salaried umpire in the minor
leagues.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
Gotch Is Done With Wrestling,
He Tells N. Y. Promoters

New York wrestling promoters have
been trying for some time to bring
Frank Gotch, the heavyweight wres-
ting champion of the world, to the
big city, for three bouts with foreign
mat stars. He was offered SOS, 900 for
three bouts in this city. Gotch re-
fused the offer and says he will never
wrestle again.
The champions manager, Emil
Klank, of Kansas City, has been try
ing to persuade him to return to the
mat, but Gotch is content to stay on
his Iowa farm and enjoy all the money
he has picked up at the wrestling
game. Gotch, in replying to the New
York offer, wrote his manager as fol-
lows:
please announce positively that I
am through with wrestling forever.
My wife and myself have gone over
the matter thoroughly and nothing
will induce me to change my mind.
The call of the foreigners and the offer
of big New York purses will never
make me leave the farm again.
would suggest that Beell and Ameri-
Gus get together and then let the win
ner of this match defend the title. I
will willingly waive my rights to the
title in favor of the winner of the
Beell- Americas match"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
Himmelberger Wins from
LaRue in Handicap Match

Charles Himmelberger, with a fifty
point handicap, captured a Metro
politan billiard tournament match
from George H. LaRue. who had an
allowance of seventy points, by the
score Of 200 to 1866, at the Metropolitan
Academy last night The winner has
now won three games and lost one,
while LaRue has the same record, his
defeat last night being the first of
the season. Himmelberger averaged
A 12-47, with high runs of 10 and g.
LaRue's average mark was 3 25-47,
with IA and II as high runs. The next
tournament game will be decided to-
morrow night, when F. NJ. McDermit,
jr., who has not recorded victory
In three matAhes. will take on P. C.
Pointer, whof has a record of one
victory in til zee games. They will
be handicapped, sixty and seventy
points respectively.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
WE|NERT CERTAIN
HE'LL DEFEAT ASHE.
West Orange Boy Expects to
Use Opponent for Stepping.
Stone Tonight.
MEET AT CATCH-WEIGHTS

Charles Weinert, of West Orange,
conqueror of Battling Levinsky, fin
ished training yesterday for his
scheduled ten-round bout with George
Ashe, conceded one of the best mid
dleweights in the East, which will
take place at Tom O'Rourl1e's Ma
tional Sporting Club. New York city,
tonight. Weinert is in great shape,
according to his manager Percy
Woodruff, who adds that his protege
will convince Manhattan boxing fans,
as we'll as those who follow him here
abouts, that he Is all that has been
said of him.
Weinert boxed a few rounds with
his sparring partners yesterday, after
which he tipped the scales at about
165 pounds. 1t is likely that Ashe will
be the lighter by about five pounds.
The boxers will clash at catch
weights, however, SO there will be no
wrangling over the weight problem.
In opposing Ashe, the West Orange
youngster will stack UP against man
who, according to records, has met
aud defeated some of the best per-
formers of his class. He is said to
have a stiff punch and Is clever with
his hands. He has more experience
in the game than his opponent of to-
nights match, but Weinert will go
into the fray with the usual conf
dence that he will win. Should he be
returned a winner 1t is likely that he
will be matched with Johnny Howard
or Bob McAllister.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
DISPOSES OF STABLE"

Robert J. Collier, owner of Rest
Hill, at Wickatunk, near Red Bank,
and the old Collier country estate, is
disposing of all his polo and hunting
horses stabbed on the grounds, and
his large pack of fox hounds. Mr..
Collier kept the hunting horses and
hounds for the use of members of the
Monmouth County Kennel Club. AL
though Mr.. Collins is member of the
Kennel Club, he is not an enthusiastic
follower of the hounds 1t is very Sell
dom that he participates In, a live fox
or drag hunt. His father was one
of the most enthusiastic huntsmen
in New Jersey He has not stated
his reason for disposing OF the ami
mails.