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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-21

MAYOR OTIS.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09

The score: N. B. H. S. 31, Stamford 19; floor baskets, Anderson 4, Du- dack 2, Schade, Tuthill, Kelly ?, Cook ?, Brennan, Rich; foul goals, Schade none out of three; Anderson 1 3 out of 19; Kelly 5 out of 12: referee, Dill lon; timer. Knight; time of halves, 20 minutes; points awarded New Brit ain, 2 points awarded Stamford.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09

lad who caught the boxing fever, and it eventually landed him in the posi- tion of feath erweight champion of the habita ble globe. Dan Creedon and several other New Zealanders also attained wide fame and much money in the ring. Australia enjoyed similar experience at about the same period, and sent to America some of the best boxers the world has ever seen.
 Little Prince Edward Island, the baby province of Canada, has turned out many great fighting men, including George Godfrey, "Old Choc olate"; Joe Lamar, Billy Mckinnon, and several others. The colored pop ulation of Nova Scotia gave us George Dixon, Sam Langford and a few oth CTS of lesser fame.
 There have been several fighting twins in ring history, but the most noteworthy modern instance is sup piled by the SulIivans, Jack and Mike. The former climbed up pretty near to the top of the middleweight ladder, while Mike at one time claimed the welterweight leadership. The Sullivan clan has always been represented in pugilism, and there have been more ring stars bearing that name than any other.
 Mike and Tommy Gibbons, Johnny and Tommy Kilbane. Abe and Monte Attell-these are but a few among many brothers who have engaged In the boxing game. Cases of sons Of pugilists gaining eminence In the same profession are very rare. Prof Mike Donovan has attempted to make a great middleweight out of his son. but, up-to date, the kid has shown little Of his fathers ability. Several other ex-champions have tried the same stunt without success. Evidently pugilistic talent is seldom inherited.
 One notable instance of this sort, however, Is afforded by the case of
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
NARSANS CERTAIN TO
 PLAY WITH YANKEES
Agent Of Club H.W in Cuba Talk.
 iEg Wdh Rebel.

New York, Jan. 9.--Armando Mar sans, former star outfielder Of the Cincinnati Reds, is now practically certain to wear a New York American uniform this year. This misguided Cuban, who Jumped to the St. Louis Feds and then was tied up by the courts, is ready to sign a contract with the local club as soon as one Ia offered. Terms have been agreed upon with him, and Ban Johnson, president Of the American league. Is pulling the strings to have the waiver matter fixed up so that Maraans can bo taken out of the National league his case has gone that far.
 A representative of Captain Til- linghast L. Huston. one of the new owners or the New Works. is in Cuba right new talking if over with Mar Sc ms. who is spending the winter play ing first base for the Havana club of the Cuban National league. Reports from tho island tell of his putting up a sensational game at the initial corr ner where he is almost certain to, play for the New Works when the club gets him. Captain Huston him self will see Marsang in Havana about tive weeks from today and tender him a contract to be signed. The captain will sail for Cuba q week from to- raorrow in company with John Me- Graw to stay several weeks and says he will return with a contract bind-' ing Marsans to his team.
 The majority of the work done by the scouts of organized baseball in the present raid will be kept quiet as long as possible. nothing being announced in any cases until the men have actually signed contracts. as in the case of Ivy Wingo. the catcher who jumped from the Cardinals to the Feds and back again. Charley Herzog who did the work in the Wingo case. said yesterday that his capture signed fore the fact was made known to the public.
 At least twenty men now on the roster of Federal league clubs are sought by organized baseball. Fof obvious reasons it would be impolitic tc give the full list of names. but players of the stripe of Benny kauff, the Indianapolis outfield sensation. gre included in it. However, no player will be tempered with to whom organized baseball has not some legal claim which Is sure to be recognized in the courts. With the exception of Hal Chase and Heine Schulz nearly every player who jumped to the inde- pendents in the latter part of the 1914 season will be approached. All such legally belong to organized baseball by virtue of the 1915 option clause in their 1914 contracts.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09

inc Braves were at the bottom and the Cardinals were at the top. " mt ted was used at first as utlllN player He subbed for ENers al second, took Maranville's place occa- sionally at short, went over to hrst when Butch Schmidt wanted a rest was used occasionally at third ana the rest of the time he played in the outfield. He finally became fixture in center as he batted equally well against either right or left handed pitching. It was his three bagger in the first game of the worlds series that sent Chief Bender to the club house and it enabled Whitted to spring his usual joke: They knew no was not right when I made hit Stallings says that Whitted was lazy when he joined the Braves. but that he soon changed his disposition and became a valuable player.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
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M SA O V VI dl u SIl to box Freddy DOW instead of a majority of
 decision over Even Freddy y engaged to a local news
 of victory to he'd to press elieves he is Be' in naming S a new face ht the crowds eing tired of ices time and be quite right
 it that way. reason as 1t is
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 the popular
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 club officials
 the sum of offered twenty ccepted. The les about $12,- $3,500, about ross. Shugrue he states per- lcted.
 Shugrue was [sh in a return he same terms
 cent. which lieve the little | doing so. He
 Y ork and d
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 to cross from Joe puts the
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 to my infor-
 up as the op- ! White given ntee of $3,500.
 J Johnston fig I'd to give the punt and let like forty per
 am told he is loss to under II if the match as Shugrue and unr to S10,000. at would leave e club. Welsh lite $3,500, the sies, employees,
 sellers, tick ct unt for at least { the big build
 There would
 club owners. r the risk they ought to know ter than anyone hin why they ue, 8 big card nounced by ex- hite, in favor of y Whites man. ed Johnson into t to see that he rvices. for it is noes on record ven a match for a winner. reliance in tn 0 ugrue was cer- Shugrue.
 may be "a good lat he has been lime being. He rnnI ho4t1o Rdmirers looked B no disposition be way of credit Doe appeared to work. In fact, nces have not of, even in tn he In he was th e winner.
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New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
JOHN l.. GETS BELT.
Finally Redeems Gift of Boston
 Friends ut Cost of $4,OOO.

John l.. Sullivan has bought back the belt which was given him by the citizens of Boston following his vic- tory over Paddy Ryan for the heavy weight championship of America in 1883
 The belt has been in various hands since John l.. first came into it's pos session. the old gladiator being com pelled to rid himself of it on differ ent occasions when he was hard pressed for funds
 Following it's last sale. some years ago, Sullivan had been unable to trace it, and only recently heard of it as belonging to Tom Connolly of Chi cago. Connolly relinquished his hold on it for the sum of $4O0O
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
YALE IN TRIANGLE RACE.

New Haven, Jan. S.-The Yale crew management has completed arrange ments for triangular race with Princeton and Cornell. The race will take place over a one and half mile course on Carnegie lake, at Princeton. The race will be between tho first university crews. and it is possible that freshman race may also be arranged to take place at that time. This Is the third crew race scheduled for the coming year. the other two being the Pennsylvania race on April ward.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
NEW LIFE WANTED AT YALE.

New Haven, Jan. 9.--New men are wanted for the Yale track team. The coaches will be in the cage every af- ternoon and will devote their entire time to the new men who are anxious to learn and to get in work during the winter months. The candidates will have entire use of the cage for over month and the opportunity to do some valuable work A schedule of indoor meets is being arranged for February and the early part of March Relay teams and individual men will be sent on these trips as reward for their work and to gain experience for the Harvard, Princeton and intercol- legiate meets to be held later in the
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
THE 1915 STYLE.

The modern boxer swung his right,
 And then he swung his left; To miss his rival was his aim
 At stalling he was delft.
 But one false wallop struck his foe,
 Yes straight between the eyes; Which caused him to express regret
 Likewise apologize.
 Leslies Weekly.
 Joe Shugrue lacks just one thing according to Franke Erne as quoted in a local paper. F''He doesn't hit hard, because while he's hitting he's throwing himself in. He has no base to hit from
 Most boxers strike from where they stand,'' writes Dick kain in q Philadelphia paper. thus lessening the effects of their blows. Were they to step in with the punch it would be much harder, as it would be backed up by their weight. which would add tremendously to their hit ting power"
 Now what's a poor boxer to do. If he followed Erne's advice he would set for his punches. while if MT. Kain's tip were taken he would be moving in every time he led. My  system for one man may not be so good for another l have known boxers who could hit terrific punches from set positions, while others could not put any considerable heft to blows delivered in that way. Each and every boxer should operate along the lines best suited to his individual style.
 Boxing Parlor Game.
 A correspondent has sent me a clipping from compilation by some statistician showing the number of deaths in different lines of sport dur ing the past decade It will be ob- served that boxing is a parlor game compared With certain other popular forms of sport. taking line from the number of fatalities: Baseball 264; football, 196; auto racing, 115 boxing, 97, etc, etc.
 Even tennis did not escape it's tol in deaths. 1t is a matter of record that two persons have succumbed tc it's strenuous pursuit
 The most important match sched | uled during the present month is the Mike Gibbons-JimmyC Clabby affair al l Milwaukee on the 21st. While the Welsh White bout naturally will at l tract considerable attention the prob 1 ability is that the standing of the | men will not be any different wher 1 1t IS over, but with Gibbons anc l Clabby something out of the ordinar, is likely to develop as & result of tn, intense rivalry between the men. ! JAS. J. CORBETT.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
|Gipen RaW Deal
 Being Passed Aside
Jersey City Lad Should Have Been Giv- th Welsh Instead of White-Sport
 |ers Prescribe Differently.

, tion to Shugrue as championship possibility. More than a year ago in this column praise was given to Snug rue before other experts recognized the boys ability. But to my mind Joe has not improved to any extent the last year, and it begins to look as if there is something lacking that will keep him from getting any higher in the division than that of an 'aspir- ant"
 White just at present stacks up as more promising. But Charley also is minus that "something" a champion must possess. Shugrue has aggres- siveness without the punch, and White seems to have the wallop but lacks the fighting instinct.
 Shugrue may have had too much of it the past year, and White also for that matter. 1t is dangerous to rush these fellows too fast It took Welsh many years to get to the top and with the possible exception of Ritchie most champions of the class have had to go through hard drilling sometimes extending over six or seven years of the hardest kind of fighting before landing the title.
 Of Charley White I cant say, but Shugrue is not fighting as well as he was year ago, and If I had the boy in charge I would see to it that he took a vacation from the ring for a couple of months.
 Welsh Likes "No-Decision' Bouts.
 By the way, Freddy Welsh, who was wont to dub Ritchie a "no-decision' champion, is taking rather kindly to those affairs himself. It seems to me that it is time Frederick gave one of the boys a chance at his title over long route. While California is no longer in the field New Orleans is ther with both feet and Messrs. Tor torich and McCarey, who have joined hands in the Crescent city, and anx- ious to book the champion over the twenty round distance.
 Both White and Shugrue to say nothing of Willie Ritchie, have earned the right to battle Welsh for the title and by accepting offers to meet the champion in short no-de- cision contests they are playing right into Welsh's hands. If they held out for longer bouts public opinion would soon force Freddy to accede to their demands. As it is now this ten round mo- decision thing is water on the champions wheel.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
' NEAR GUESS.

A man named Higgins came pretty, near buying the New Haven roller polo club just before the club left here. He is a real estate operator in Waterbury and was put wise just in time-New Haven Union.
 That was what you might call near guess. The Higgins" referred to is John J. Higgins, New Britain real estate man.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
WORTHINGTONS DEFEATED.
1mpromptu Bouts Feature Basketball
 Game Against South1ngton.

In game, more exciting and hotly contested than the score would indi- cate, the Worthington basketball team of Berlin lost to the Southington A. c. last night in that town by the score of 24 to 12. Fhe Southington team was familiar with hooks and corners while the Worthingtons were handi- capped in this respect. Several min iature pugilistic bouts greatly marred tho game.
 Degnan and Lotz paved an excellent game for the Southington team while Gibney did fine work for the Wor- thingtons
 Summary:
 Southngton A. C. Worthington A. C. Right forward. Lotz ............ Moore, Boyle Left forward Kane Mckeon Center. Zilly ......... Lawrence, Gibney Right guard. Williams ........ Boyle, Lawrence Left guard. Score-Southington A. C. "A, Wor- thington A. C. 12; goals from floor Degnan 5, Lotz 6, Kane, Moore ? Bunce ?, Lawrence, Gibney; referee Schuman; timer, Francis.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
YALE BRUSHES WILLIAMS.

New Haven, Jan. 9.-Yale proved too strong for Williams in the hockey game at the Arena last night and won a stirring game. to 2. Captain Sweeney of Yale carried the puck down the rink and caged it single handed in the most spectacular play of the game.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09
STAMFORD WARRIORS
 co DOWN TO DEFEAT
N. 3. H s. Basketball Team Wins
 by Score of 3l to l9.

In a game replete with thrills and featured by much spectacular play ing, the New Britain High school basketball quintet vanquished the fast Stamford team last evening at the High school gymnasium. While the game was fast throughout there was a considerable delay in starting. Stam- ford wanted collegiate rules while New Britain claimed that since they were school teams A. A. U. rules should be used entirely. It was de- cided to play A. A. U. rules the first half and collegiate rules the second half. New Britain outscored Stam- ford the first half by eight points and the half ended 1s-1O. In the sec ond half New Britain was able to increase their lead, mainly through stellar work by the New Britain guards. especially Ginsberg, who held his opponent scoreless and the game ended 31-19.
 Kelly, the Stamford star, opened the scoring with a pretty basket from the front, but Anderson followed up with two foul baskets and a floor goal from the side, and after that, New Britain was never headed. Stam ford threatened to overcome the To- calls lead in the middle or the sec ond period but Anderson again shat tered their hopes with two fine field goals. Captain Brennan of Stam- ford kept Schade we'll covered and he was able to secure only one bas- ket.
 Dick Dillon refereed satisfa ctoriIy and kept the game under his control at all times, even though there were frequent tendencies to rough 1t. There were thirty-four fouls called. The summary:
 N. B. H. s. Stamford High. Anderson .......... Kelly, Palmer
 Right Forward. Schade (c.), .Collom
 Left Forward. ulHlll .CCOk
 Center.
 Ginsberg ........... Brennan (cD
 Right Guard. Dudack Rich, Gillespie
 Left Guard.
 The score: N. B. H. s. 31, Stamford 19: floor baskets, Anderson 4, Du- dack 2, Schade, Tuthill, Kelly 2, Cook ?, Brennan, Rich; foul goals, Schade none out of three; Anderson 13 out of 19; Kelly out of 12; referee. Dill
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09

Philadelphia, Jan. 9.-Manager Moran of the Phillies has decided to take George B. Whitted and Tom Hughes from the Boston Braves in exchange for Sherwood Magee. The Boston management offered a choice Of several men, and Moran made his choice. Hughes joined the Braves late in the season and won the few games he pitched after the champion ship was decided. He looks like a conner Whitted was traded to the Braves by St. Louis last June, when
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09

Jacob and Tom Hyer. Old Jacob was the victor in the first regular ring battle ever fought in America, nearly a century ago, and his son Tom be- came the first heavyweight champion of America
New Britain herald., 1915-01-09

at he has been tme being. He a good battle admirers looked B no disposition be way of credit Joe appeared to work. In fact, noes have not of, even in tho
 In he was the
 winner.
 t to call atten-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-30
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

The French occupation of the Turk
ish island of Castelorizo in the Aegean
sea is reported from Paris. The island
is desired as naval base, it is said.
Field Marshal Won Mackensen, who
was recently reported to be directing
the fitting out Of a powerful expedi-
tion against the Suez canal, visited
Sofia yesterday, according to advices
from that city, returning to headquar
ters after comforting with the German
and Austrian ministers and King
Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
The repulse of a German attempt to
capture a French camp in the vicinity
of Dompierre is announced by the Paris
war Office.
French artillery fire prevented the
Germans from repairing trenches in
the Champagne region, which French
guns have recently broken up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-30
ADDISON COUNTY
FARMERS MULCTED
Sheriff Hunting for Goldberg, Who Is
Alleged to Have Given Bad
Checks for Produce.

BURLINGTON, Dec. 80. - Deputy
Sheriff Fred T. Rowley of New Haven
was in this city yesterday with war
rant for Barney Goldberg, a former
resident of Burlington, who is wanted
on charge of swindling the farmers
Of Addison county out of over 1000
worth of livestock by the alleged
simple process of giving worthless
checks.
Goldberg has lately been living with
James Sheppard on the road between
New Haven and Monkton. The second
week in December, it is alleged, Gold
berg, made trip through the county
buying up cattle, dressed pork and
dressed poultry which was delivered to
him. The cattle were driven to Bur
ington and the pork and poultry slip
ped away.
Payment, it is claimed, was made in
checks on the Howard National bank
of Burlington, but when the farmers
| sent in their checks to be cashed it
was discovered that Goldberg had nc
! funds in the bank.
1t is said that Goldberg was last
seen in Burlington Dee. 16.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-30
MEETING OF vERMoNTERs.
F. N. Newell President Of the Society
in Springfield, Mass.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Dec 3O.-The
snow last evening would have been
more appropriate for the "sugar eat
than for the annual meeting of the sons
and daughters of Vermont. The sons
and daughters met at the Young Men 8
Christian association in spite of the
snow and elected officers for another
year. The sugaring off affair win be
under the direction of the executive
committee, and viii probably follow
the usual custom and be held in the
Auditorium during April.
The officers elected last evening were:
President, Franklin n Newell; 1st
vice president, Z. E. Snow; I'd vice
president, Mrs. Jennie L. Doubleday;
Sd viee-president, II. B. Hubert; treas
urer. F. L. Beleher; secretary, c. x.
Farrar; auditor, E. D. Kendall; exec
utive committee. NJ. L. Aseltine, f. D.
Kendall, J. R. Albee, Mrs. II. A. Bush,
Mrs. F. 7. Gordon. G. w. Streeter and
l w /. Spaulding.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-30
MIR. AND MRS. ALLBE
Welded 20 YEARS
Believed to Be the Oldest Married
Couple in Vermont judge
Dean of Vermont Bar.
Especial to The Reformer.)


Today is the 10th wedding ami
of Mr.. and Mrs Albert Mer-
riam Allbe, believed to be the Oldest
married couple in Vermont. No special
observance was made, although they
received many visitors
Mr.. Allbe is the dean of the Vermont
bar, and for many years was a prac-
ticing attorney in Westminster, Lon
and Springfield, this state
He observed his oath birthday last
month. Mrs. Allbe was 90 years OLD
last July. Both are in good health
Judge Allbe is the only man now
living in this locality who heard Dan
iel Webster speak in Bellows Falls
the day following his memorable
speech on Stratton Mountain in 1910
before 10000 persons.
Mr.. Allbe was born in Westminster.
He attended school in Bellows Fails
until Walpole academy in Walpole, "
H., was opened, So years ago.
In 1852, because of ill-health Mr.
Allbe went to California. In 1855 he re-
turned to Londonderry. Following the
death of his father he returned to
Westminster and remained there until
1861. From 1861 to 1865 he worked in
Fitchburg, Mass, and then returned to
Londonderry, remaining there until
1874, when he went to Springfield,
where he lived until 1906, when he
moved to Bellows Falls.
Mr.. Allbe s grandfather, Rev Thorn
as Messer, fought in the Revolution. In
his youth he was athletic and once in
Fitchburg put On the boxing gloves
with the present Sir Hiram Maxim
and knocked him through window.
In California he won many foot races
He is charter member of the Yer
mont Bar Association, of Emmanuel
church of this place, of the Vermont
Chapter, S. A. R., and the Masonic
lodge in Springfield.
He was admitted to the Windham
county bar May z, 1843, and to prac.
| tiee in the supreme court of Vermont
/ in 1876.
| Mrs. Allbe was born in Andover, Vt.
| July ,, 1925, daughter of Barnet and
/ Polly (Smith) Waite Her grandfather
was Maj. Waite of the Continental
army. Her mother lived to be IS anC
her father died in his 99th year.
She attended the schools at London
| derry and was graduated from the
Chester academy. She was married Il
| Mr.. Allbe Dec. 80, 1845.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allbe were the parent
| of five children. three Of whom ar
living, Mrs. Fred A. Pierce of Fitch
burg, Mass; Mrs. Cara A Allbe, widow
of DR.. Elmore S. Allbe, and Mrs. A. c
Spear of Beverly, Mass
1t Is Mrs. Allbe's boast that for 6
years she kept house for her husban
without employing help of any kind.