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Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
Progressive . Probate Convention for the District of Norwich

The Progressive Probate Convention for the District of Norwich will be held in Town Hall, Norwich, Saturday, September 18th, 1914, at one o'clock D. m., for the purpose Of selecting q, candidate for the office of Judge of Probate for said district, and to trans act any other business proper to come before said Convention. t Per order,
 H. R. BRANCHE.
 18th Senatorial District.'
 ERNEST CHADWICK.
 20th Senatorial District. '-'
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
Oakley c. CVurtis, Democrat, Elect
 ed Governor of Maine.

The election of Oakley c. Curtis, mayor of Portland. Me, as governor of Maine was a decisive victory for the democrats. The result pleased the democratic administration at Washington. Both Curtis and Govern or William T. Haines, republican, ran ahead of the vote for Wilson and Taft. The progressive vote fell off heavily. Maine is normally rockribbed re- publican state, but the inroads of the progressives, with the increased dem ocratic vote, turned the tide.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
The Presidents Sense,

Staying on the job" in Washing ton will make more votes than eswinging around the circle-' The President again shows his astute po- litical sense.-Springield Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17

Was w. Valentine MiIIer's Automobile.
 The automobile which struck Con stable Michael J. Hickey's horse and wagon in Montville on Tuesday night was owned by W. Valentine Miller of New London. Only the driver of tn 2 machine was in it at the time of the accident
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17

The Uruguay legislature has just set aside a large sum of money for the use of the nation in participating in the Panama Pacific exposition.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
Predieament of Barnes.

Whenever MT. Barnes, of New Tory. tries to behave he is accused of cowardice.-St. Louis Globe Dem ocrat,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
New London County Progressive Convention

The New London County Prosreg- sive Convention will be held in Town Hali,. Norwich, at 12 o'clock moon" Saturday, September 18th. 1914. fur the purpose of selecting. a Candidats for the office of Sheriff for. said County, and transact any other busf- yention. Per order,
 H. R. BRANCHH
 18th Senatorial District
 ERNEST CHADWICK,
 goth Senatorial District.
 committesnnen.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17

Fivo teachers and four assietant
 teachers Over 113 students in attendance Tuesday from all parts of East. ern Connecticut.
 $100oo worth of the most modern office training equipment. Sanitary ,Fire-proof Quarters and the highest salaried expert certified teachers
 Attend the school that has plac- cd all of it's own graduates in good positions and has helped . many who attended elsewhere to positiens during the past year. Business men have been gen. erous in their support of Nor Commercial School during the RhSI yCd4 OSN6aS0 SASy ISd1lLC that they obtain from this school the most thoroughly competent bookkeepers and stenographers with previous business training :. college training. high school training, grammar school train ing, etc. ..5--
 / A prominent business man trav- cling all over the state visited the school Wednesday and said after careful Investigation:
 sIhe Norwich Com mercial School is the largest Business Train ing School in the State. '' Call today to see the largest school at work and then you may decide to let us help you.
 1.-THE GROWING scHooL!y
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
Incidents In Society

Miss Helen D. Mabrey of New York is in town for a vacation of q month.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17

Miss Ethel W, Sevin, who has been spending a vacation of a month at her home on Broad street left on Wednesday for Pittsburgh. where she Is in charge of one of the libraries in that city,
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17

Ninety per cent. of the farms of this country are said to be without any sheep.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17

THERE is no advertising medium in Eastern Connsc,lcut equal to The Bull etu for business results.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-17
THE NORWICH ART SCHOOL

TWENTY-S SIXTH YEAR Day Glasses open at o'clock, Sept. 22 Evening Class opens at I o'clock Sept" 25 = chffdren's' Glass opens at o'clock Sept.26
 Finely Equipped Shops. Glasses in Drawing, Design. Metalry and Pottery.
 Circular on application.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Yes, Fred Has Done Better
Than Most Crowned Boxers

OF fear for his hard'earned crown.
Welsh almost Immediately jumped TO
Milwaukee to fight Charley White.
The latter was given a draw by some
sporting writer's. but Welsh had no
time for explanations or excuses, He
was a fighter His board bill refused
to stop. He made another date-this
time to meet crafty Duffy, at Buffalo.
He kept the date by outpolnting
Duffy.
Now there are two reasons why
Welsh should get the palm for this
record. He should get II going or
coming Some folks might say, We'll.
why shouldn't he fight This business
OF praising him for being a willing
worker Is all bosh Welsh can COM
mand the money and he's getting II
while it's good" Let's concede that.
only for the sake OF argument, and
we'll ask this one question:
How many American champions In
the last 10 years have been willing TO
mix with the best ones in such quick
fashion, and for the comparatively
small purses Welsh gets?' That's
all.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
BACKFIELD THAT
DROVE YALE TO
COVER RETURNS
Princeton 1915 Squad Retains
Men Who Scored Twice on Blue
in Eight Minutes
TIGER LOOKS STRONG
FOR NEXT SEASON
Only Four Varsity Players Will
Graduate This Year-Must
Have Head Coach

PRINCETON, y. j.. Dec Prince
ton men are trying hard TO see the
silver lining In the cloud which hangs
over Tiger football as a result OF the
season OF 1914, and many maintain.
with every show OF reason, that the
silver is not only there, but that II
is we'll polished
The chief requisite for uncoyering
II in 1915 Is held TO be an adequate
coaching system and the agitation
for the desired change has become 10
insistent that new and permanent
coach IS practically assured.
Only four men OF regular standing
on the 1914 eleven will be lost by
graduation, while five substitutes
who won their varsity letters tor
playing a short time in either the mar
ward or Yale games, will receive their
diplomas in June. The backheld, az
II played in the memorable fourth
quarter of the Yale struggle. when
the Tigers awoke 10 sweep Hinkey' Z
men back for two touchdowns In
eight minutes, VIII remain intact as
far as can be predicted now, and al
but three line positions will be able
10 draw from the same list OF caudi
dates while several men or high
promise will step up from the fresh
man team.
Click, Eberstadt, and Ames will be
eligible for quarterback positions, but
Clicks performance in the last quar-
ter OF the Yale game will give him the
edge.
or the back trio Fred Trenkmanu
Is the only one 10 be lost and he was
not part OF the suddenly discovered
machine which drove Yale 10 cover
for the last period OF the game with
the Ellis briggs and Law will both
be on hand for the punting aud pass
ing. while Moore and Dickerman
whose combined work scored twice
against Yale. will also be ready TO re
peat next year Tibbott has not been
eliminated, and can be counted on "a
develop some drop kicking.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Attendance Record
Tumbles With Bang

When most records fall, IL is but a
tiny margin that wipes out the old
mark and hangs up the new. But
here is record that was smashed
with bang. and with a margin that
leaves the old record far in the depths
and ont OF sight.
In October. 1911, more than $4,000
people paid $4,000 10 see the Giants
and Connie Mack's world-beaters open
world series at the Polo grounds
That crowd set the worlds record for
attendance at athletic events. On
Nov 81, 1914, more than 10000 per
sons paid $4,000 to see Harvard
rout Yale, and the old mark was near
ly doubled That's a genuinely Amer
lean way OF doing things.
Incidentally, the Yale Harvard
Princeton series this year drew a TO
tai OF 1872 900 spectators, who paid
more than $500, 900 at the gate-quite
record Itself --=-=-
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Carlisle Schedule Is
Too Stiff Says Warner

Glenn Warner says that ii is DOUBT
full il the Indians will ever tackle
such hard schedule as they did the
past season Ii is too much TO ex-
pect OF any football team" said the
well-knovn indian coach There
isn't team in the country that does
the amount OF travelling that the In
dians do, and still IL the Redskins
fail 10 win every game there is a kick
coming from the football followers.
II any one will stop and consider just
what II means to travel practically
from one end OF the country to the
other. and in addition try to keep the
men in condition. II will be under
stood just what we have been mp
against"
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
BY HAL SHERIDAN

NEW YORK, Dec. Hats on TO
Freddie Welsh, Englishman and fight
err. The last word is used advisedly.
It's a word that couldn't be applied
truthfully to a lot OF American cham
pions, near or far
Freddie Welsh, in about six weeks
time, has fought more two-fsted scrap
pers than some of his predecessors In
the lightweight chair fought In as
many months OF their respective king
ships. And the men who faced Welsh
in this period are among America
best.
The little Englishman sailed into
this country on the wave OF his sue
cess over Willie Richie literally with
his fighting toys ON and his guard up.
His first match was with Matty Bald
win. in Boston Welsh won, few
days after the Baldwin bout. Welsh
met former Champion AID Wolgast, IN
New York, and showed his class. THIS
battle ended before the l0-round limit
had been reached, when Wolgast broke
bone in his hand Without a sign
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
II BOSSES in 81
YEARS FAIL TO
WIN FOR pills
Quaker City Nationals Have
Yet to Capture First
Title Play
G. STALLINGS WORST
MANAGER OF THE LOT
Wright Holds Long Distance
Record, Hanging to Job
For III Seasons

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. l.-For 81
wears have the Pills tried 10 win
pennant. and tor 80 years have the
pills failed. Other clubs have iaiieu
too. but not quite so often as the
pills. And In all these 81 years the
Phrs have been Loyalty supported
everyone telling Himself tnat mex
year. will be the year. Maybe II VIII
One can never tell.
In these 32 years the pills nave
had IL managers-Moran making the
twelfth Charley Doom held down
re lob longer than anyone else since
the DAYS OF Harry Wright. who man
aged the pills for IL years. oeint
assisted the last two years he was
with the club. Doom held the pos
for Ave years, and William j. Sheus
line still with the Pills. was manager
for four and one-half years.
In all this time the record made py
Wright In the early days OF oaseoal
appears 10 be the best, while the rec
ord made by George Stallings' nov
the manager OF the worlds champion
prayes. IS the poorest. Stallings trieC
10 manage the Pills in 1897, and th'
CllO nnlSQeQ q - 49,
They we're twelfth before the season
was two months old in 1898. and tn
rebellion which had been smoulderinl
for more than a year broke forth ant
the players refused 10, go on the nei'
again with Stallings as manager
The pills were frst managed D!
Bob Furgeson, who captured celia
cham pionship at the start VIRGIN
took hold the next year, 1884, and 10
II wears finished no worse than fourti
with the exception OF his first season
when he had TO put up with furge
sons leavings Arthur Irwin, BIZ,
Nash. Andy Freedman, Chief Zimme
like Moran, a catcher on the team
and Hughey Duffy are among IN
Others who tried and failed.
All In all, however, the pills nav
made a good record as Il CLUB. IN
club finished second four times
third, six times. fourth. III times
seventh. twice. eighth, three times
and tenth. once. Luck has never beel
with the managers OF the pills.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Taylor and Brennan
Wind Up Training

Sammy Taylor and Frank Brennan
will wind up their training this after
noon for their scrap with Jack Sulli-
van and George Lewis. OF Toledo. at
Windsor tomorrow night. Both De
troit boys have been working faith
fully at the Moose temple for the past
three weeks, and say that they Will
be in the best condition OF their ca
reers. Interest is running high in the
ranks OF the fans and packed arena
is expected 10 greet the appearance
OF the home lads in the first double
windup OF the year Taylor will enter
the ring at 1873 pounds and Brennan
will fight at $50 pounds.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
SCHOOL QUINTETS
START BASKETBALL
Local Teams Begin Practice for
Winter-Eastern Has Squad
of 30 Candidates

Basketball is here. The local sch, d
schedules will not open for a few
weeks yet. but the thump OF the big
sphere is resounding at the gyls
each afternoon and the strategy
boards are giving their ideas tryouts.
Al Central, Coach Buss is building
quintet around Hendrian and Whit
marsh last years stars, and at East
ern. Coach Frye has men from
which 10 pick a trio OF new tossers.
Frye's veterans Will be Ireland and
West.
Coach Rogers has big squad out
at d. u. s.. and Will have TO pick
four new regulars. Capt. Lovett being
his only veteran. Coach Maris got
the jump on the enemy by starting
Northwestern Cpractice, with a bis
turnout, last week Westerns start
is delayed until arrangements for
the use OF the gym can be made. and
Coach Pearl, OF Cass Tech, has held
up work because Of his non-appear-
ance
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Like Umpires? No! Then Here's
Good Ne,Us---HdF of EN- TO Be Fired

pire system will be adopted in all Of
the minor leagues except the Inter
national and the American associa-
ton. The Pacific Coast league, which
is a class IA league, is going in COR
the single system. This means saw.
ing OF from $4,000 TO $4,000 season
in most of the minors.
Even in some OF the smaller
leagues the umpires draw as high as
$3.50 a month. The Southern league.
for instance, figures on saving about
81 900 a month by cutting its staff in
half. In addition TO the saving In
salaries. the leagues will also save on
travelling and hotel expenses. The
single system was In vogue In prac-
tically all leagueS at one time, but
with the years OF prosperity even the
little fellows felt able TO expand IN
this department.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01

If the minor leagues carry out their
present intentions a large force ~
umpires will be thrown on the com.
mercial market next season. T1e
wave OF economy which overlook the
minors at their recent meeting ~
Omaha has now been made to include
the arbiters OF the diamond. Inc
double umpire system is to be aDah.
doned. which will mean that hair OF
the umpires will be out OF work.
The losses sustained by the small
leagues last year forced them to look
into every detail OF thtr organization
for an opportunity TO cut down ex'
penses, and after first determining
10 cut salaries and reduce the mum
Der OF players ON each club, they
finally arrived lat the umpire situa'
ton.
II Is understood that the single UNI
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
~" Awards Bars"
To X-Country Men

The award OF service bars" 10
those men who have competed in two
thirds OF the cross-country events dur
ing the year, viii take place at the
Detroit ~" tonight
The class TO receive recognition
will be composed of the following.
w. II. b. Bell, w. Z. Noakes, X. @.
Secord, John Bell, A. Lamb, G..
Wrong. c. r. Rollings, j. G. Spauld-
ing, Jack Behrman, George Kline, w.
ID. Mead. L. H. Seeley, A. y. Dun2le,
w V. Rhodes, Tom Watson. V. W.
Spencer, n. A. Fleming, Rudolph
Hopwood Harry Macdonald, c. X.
Lumley.
Members of the group TO receive
the triangle that is given TO point
winners are Harry Macdonald. X.
c Secord, A. n Dunkle, r. Hop
wood, w f. Noakes T. Watson, @.
Wrong. V. w. Spencer.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
HARVARD TO PLAY
MICHIGAN in 1915
Such Is Belief on Bartelme's
Return From East-Game TO
To Be at Cambridge

ANN ARBOR, Mich. Dec. l.-Di-
rector OF Athletics Bartelme is back
from the east with tentative contracts
having 10 do with next years foot
ball schedule. Although no announce
ment will be made until the athle:lc
board stamps its o, X. on the arrange
ments, II Is understood that Cornell,
Syracuse and NJ. A. G. will be- the big
home games next year. and that Har-
ward and Pennsy will be met in the
east. Mt. Union and Case are sure
OF early season games. and probably
Vanderbilt. although Notre Dame
may yet replace either the Commo
dores or the Aggies.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
.DETROITERS PLAY
in NOTABLE GAME
Speigel and BOville to Perform
Against Redskin All.Stars
At Pittsburgh

The football season Is dead. but
like the proyerbial serpent II con
tinues 10 display signs OF life until
the sun goes down There is yet an
other game 10 be played. and II really
is TO be notable game. For the
benefit OF charitable enterprises in
Pittsburgh, an eleven composed OF
men who once starred on Carlisle
teams will meet an all-star eleven
made up from various Pennsylvania
schools. The game will be played al
Forbes field in the Smoky city. and
the lineup will include at least two
Detroiters. Speigel and Boyill. OF
Washington and Jefferson. Among the
famous redskins who will play will
be Quarterback Arcasa. Bergie, Gar
dener and Joe Wheelock. the latter
Jim Thorpe's old running mate in the
backfeld
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
IT'S a Mighty Long
Road to Tipperary

In fsuc circles, it's as far from
fancy TO fact as from the battlefield
of Flanders 10 Tipperary. A few
weeks ago II was said that Havana
would dedicate its splurge into the
staging of ring encounters on a large
scale by long-distance bout between
Sam McVey and Battling Jim John.
son. II was To be a great occasion.
and its heralding was 10 cause great
mortality among typewriter ribbons
on sport scribes' mills" But now
II is announced that Battling Jim and
Sam are TO exchange thumps in 10
round bout at New York, where
great occasions" pugilistically
speaking. are now unknown.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
TuthiH VIII Coach
Too, He Tells PennSy

Harry Tuthill, OF Detroit Tiger
West Point and Young CoeDett fame
has been approached with a proposal
that he become football trainer a
the University Of Pennsylvania te
succeed the late Mike Murphy. Pat
Dryer. Murphy'ss immediate success.
sor. was deposed in midseason this
fall. Tnthill was in very receptive
mood. for he told the Quakers that
he would be willing TO both train and
coach both the baseball and football
teams. cts only matter OF salary,
said Harry.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
DILLON WILL FIGHT
GIBBONS, HE CLAIMS

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. Jack Dill
Ion. whom middleweights have been
lodging with the excuse that he can
no longer make tho middleweight
weight, announced today ne had
agreed 90 meet Mike Gibbons. the 81.
Paul sensation, az catch weights for
a six.round bout In Philadelphia. Dec.
"a He hopes 10 box young Ahearn
in TINT CITY. Doc 8
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
COLUMBIA FOOTBALL
NOW LOOKS BRIGHTER

NEW YORK. Dec. Hopes of Co
lumoia men for intercollegiate foot.
ball were aroused TO high ditch to-
day following the announcement that
President Nicholas Murray Butler will
discuss possibility OF resembling his
rule against the gridiron game. at a
mass meeting in the gymnasium to-
morrow.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
HIS NAME WAS HAROLD AND HE WAS BOWIEGGED
BUT ZUPPKE MADE STAR OF POGUE lust THE SAME

Harold Pogde. OF the Illinois
the appearance OF football hero
rogue LOOKS Ike high school boy He weighs only 145
Is extremely bowegged and he gaopng
horse. 'Ni7
pogge went to the University Of Illinois from sullivan III
attention freshman
of his can. -
Ins team was class champion aided by brilliant runs by
coaches
the
sn'np'oh team and unanimous allwestern
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
IT'S THIRD UNBEATEN
SEASON FOR E. BUSS

Coach Ebert Buss, of Detroit Cen
trail, has tutored unbeaten teams fer
three years. He guided the fortunes
OF the Central scrubs in 1912 and
1913, and although the reserves play ed
fairly stiff schedules. they we're not
defeated Then Buss was made heal
coach. and led the varsity through
one of its finest undefeated years.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
TWO TRIALS WITH
WHITE SOX PLENTY

Pitcher Rogge, last season with To-
ronto. and good twirler, too, who
has been recalled by the Chicago
White Sox won't sign contract with
that club. Royce says that the White
Sox twice sent him back TO the min
ors without giving him fair trial,
and he is so disguised that he VOWS
he will quit baseball before Joining
Chicago
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
WILL KNOCK WELSH
OUT, SAYS SHUGRUE

NEW YORK, Dec. freddie
Welsh announced today that he has
made the weight called for I'm his
agreement TO fight young SlSissue at
Madison-sq. garden. tomorrow even.
ing. Welsh declared he never was in
better shape. Young Shugyue issued
a statement today In which he declar-
ed he will probably by a knock.
out"
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
DETROITERS TO SEE
FAST JACKSON BILL

Detroit fight fans by the score are
planning to go TO Jackson, Dec. 10. to
see one OF the fatteSS fight bills II
the year. Mickey Sheridan and
Johnny Lore will fight out the argi.
ment begun at Detroit two weeks ago,
and Sammy Taylor will meet Artie
Kaufman in the seminal The fans
will make the trip in special cars.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
WHITNEY, OF PRINCETON,
MAY COACH BOWDOIN

Bowdoin college wants Capt. Larry
Whitney, OF the 1914 Princeton foot.
ball team, TO coach the Bowdoinite
gridders next fall. Whitney has not
yet accepted the position, but II is
predicted that he will before the first
OF the year.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
SHARP TO GET TRYOUT
WITH TIGERS, REPORT

BUFFALO. y " Dec. Jimmy
Sharp. who managed the Wilmington
team in the Tri-State league during
the latter part OF the season. is to
be given trvout by Hughey Jen-
nings az Detroit
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
PATSY DROUILLARD AT
ST. LOUIS NEXT WEEK

Patsy Drouilliard will box Harry
Trendall the lightweight champion
OF 81 Louis, at the Missouri metropo-
lis, Dec. S, according 10 advices from
that city. The bout will last eight
rounis aud Will be the feature OF the
evenings entertainment.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
WATSON is ILLINI
CAPTAIN FOR 1915

CHAMPAIGN, H.. Dec. Jack
Watson. center on the University OF
Illinois eleven that won the western
conference championship this year.
and brother OF Chauncey Watson. who
won fame as an Illinois guard, will
head the lllini next year. Watson
was picked at the annual football
banquet last night
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
HERE'S OLYMPIC CONTEST THAT WOULD
FIND AMERIC ANS OUT OF TRAINING

II the next Olympic games held Berlin
undergo
worthy OF the trained skill OF Europe
l. Bayonet
Rifle fire a group oil old and children
16pound torch TO church or hospital
4 Running broad all degrees
The alla the who use
bomb bayonet and lance with greatest
furnish sufficient nOncombaants
n Golfers.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
Shall We Raid Cincy
Reds? Aye, Votes Joe

II Joe Tinker has his way Garry
Herrmsnns team Is In for another
raiding. Not only that, but Sir
Joseph Is In favor OF the Federal
league putting q club in Cincln'
natl. Tinker is still sore on the
Cincinnati club, and is intent upon
making life as miserable as II Is
possible TO make II for the famous
board OF directors OF the Cincin-
natl club.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-01
No More Scouts For Reds.

The Cincy Reds are through VIII
salaried scouts. and hereafter the
only IVORY hunters" that Garry Herr
mann will utilize will be we'll m
formed baseball men in the bushes.
who will be paid according 10 ne
value OF the talent they tip or