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New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
MAX PORTER MAKES
 EXETER TENNIS TEAM
Captnin of Last Years High School Court Sharps Shows Up Well at
 New Hampshire School.

Maxwell $. Porter son of Frank J. Porter, and captain of last years High school tennis team, is one of the mainstays of the Exeter club this spring.
 Porter first attracted the attention of Coach Perkins last fall when he won seven sets in succession, finally going down to defeat before Wool ridge, one of the best preparatory school players in the United States. An idea of Woolridge's value as a tennis player can be gained from the fact that his brother, the Harvard tennis star, claims that he has been defeated in the majority of games he has played with his younger brother. The clash between Woolridge and Porter last fall went the limit of three sets for the best two out of three, the final set being won by Woolridge by a. few games margin. .
 Coach Perkins has seven first string men that he places in Porter's, and Woolridge's class, but only three are . eligible to play. The others are either on probation or below in their studies. The condition just stated makes For ter and Woolridge the two right hand men of Captain Debare.
 Next Saturday the team will play al Harvard, and the week following the players will play in Worcester. Por- ter has been notified to practise and be prepared to take these two trips The spring matches so far this year have been very successful for Exeter Out of the four schools they have :, played, not set has been lost, due to the excellent work of Porter, Wool ridge and Debare.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
Brown Toys With Dartmouth.

Hanover, N. H., May 11.-Brown had an easy time defeating Dartmouth here by the score of Il to 1. Brown started the game by putting eight runs across the plate in the first in- ming, making six hits, two of which were for three bases. In the same session Dartmouth made five errors. Perry started the game for Dart- mouth. but gave way to Doyle, who lasted till the fifth. Holmes then relieved Doyle, but did little to stop
 r. h. e. Brown 8 0 0 1 1 1 0 0---11 19 , Dartmouth :. .O.1 10000 o-1 , Batteries-Crowell and Donovanf Feinberg; Perry, Doyle, Holmes and Wanamaker. .,
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
I Whit.rashes PhiIlies.

IRE t |xlyn, May 11.--Dell won a vic-
 the Dodgers over the Phillies It's Field yesterday afternoon. Ehed sl1eutout ball, and that Is It can be asked of any pitcher. meantime his team rasped
 Mayer. for five runs.
 Enc first seven innings Dell's as something to marvel at, his last two tilts called forth pitching heart and skill. Only han should have. reached first En the first, seven innings. In These rounds the league leaders Retired quickly and in order. !, in the fifth, was the only bat Titled to his base. He walked. Et got a single with two out in kcond, it is true, but this was |ctly the fault of O'Mara. He kd on Niehoff where he should sretired the side, and then on and run play was pulled out of ssition so that Paskert's grounder trough the inner line safely. re:
 delphia .. 0o000O000--O 8 4 klyn .. 230oo00ox-5 8 tteries: Mayer, Baumgartner and .er,. Burns; Dell and Miller.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
Detroit Wins in Exhibition.

Detroit, May 1.-The Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds played an ex- hibition game here that went eight innings, being called to let the visi- tors catch an Eastern train. De- troitz took the game by 10 to g.. Err TOTS and bases on balls made things uncertain right from the beginning. Tn the eighth, with two out, Griffith dropped Crawfords' easy fly. Veach
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
REVISED BASEBALL SCHEDULE
Boys Church Athletic Association
 League Now Has Five Teams.

revision of the baseball schedule of the Boys Church Athletic associa- tion league, which was made neces- sary by the dropping out of the Swed- ish Lutheran team, has been com pleted. Next Saturday the Meth odists will play the Center and the South will play St Marks. The schedule follows:
 May 15-Methodists vs. Center: South vs. St. Marks.
 May 22-South vs Baptists; Meth
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11

then tripled, scoring Crawford, and kavanaugh followed with a single that counted Veach. This won the game for the Tigers.
 I. Il. e. Cincinnati =. % 1 0 5 3 0 l. g g ? Detroit .3 sol % 2--10 II 5 Bateries-Toney, Brown and Dooin; Oldham, Ledbetter and Peters.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11

dists vs St. Marks. r.v aa
 May 29--Baptists vs. Center; Meth 2 dists vs. South. .re&
 June 5--Methodists vs. Baptisfa Csnter vs. St. Marks. .,
 June 12-Baptists vs St. Mark ss S uth vs. Center.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
NNDS GIANTS ! PROPOSITION
|d Bal Hep Braves te
 0, IA te g

lay 11.-For the fifth time ssbetween the two clubs
 the Giants fell down be-. raves yesterday. For the
 in six games Boston ran runs into double figures. really was won in the first en the Braves scored : six Est the ineffective, pitching srau, but after that both e runs aplenty. the cham lever, Keeping ahead at all finally winning by A to 3. he club after taking the hand on four hits mixed in basses and a wild pitch while las working continued to do gaist Schupp. It made eight hst young Ritter, who had |inning and was hit hard in Tyler had to tighten up sev- s in the early part of the !t found the Giants shy on aual alities. Tyler also was a ctor in his teams attack, for four hits in. five trips to the lore:
 r. h. e. k ... 1100112O3-9 13 A. 6030O212x-14 15 ? es: Tesreau, Schupp, Ritter ITS, Mclean; Tyler. Crutcher ling.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
League Standing.
Games Today.

Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. =. St. Louis at Boston.
 Pittsburg at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
FEDERAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Kansas City 4, Brooklyn 5. . Chicago 10, Newark 5. f@,@ Pittsburg 10, Baltimore 4. St. Louis 5, Buffalo 3.-14 innings
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.
 Boston 3, New York 1.
League Standing.
Games Today.

Games Today. New York at Cleveland. Washington at Chicago. Boston at Detroit. Philadelphia at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
League Standing.

Games Today. Chicago at Brooklyn. Kansas City at Newark. Pittsburg at Buffalo. St. Lous at Baltim ore.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Rochester 10, Newark 3. Montreal g, Jersey City 1. Providence 6. Toronto 4. Richmond Il, Buffalo 8.
 T,eapue Standing.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11
Baseball in
 c Nutshell
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Boston IA, New York 9. Brooklyn ,, Philadelphia 0. Pittsburg 10, Chicago z.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11

NEW YORK STAI1E LEAGuE.s Binghamton g, Walkesbarre 8. Utica Il, Troy 1.
 Albany 3, Syracuse l. Scranton IS, ElmiraS10.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11

NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE Worcester 8, Manchester 5. Lawrence g, Fitchburg 0. Lewiston &, Portland 7. Lynn s, Lowell ?.
New Britain herald., 1915-05-11

Games Today. Buffalo at Richmond.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
TEST FOR SOIL ACIDITY.
Wisconsin Experiment Station Do
scribes a New Method.

Wisconsin EXPERIMENT. STATION 70.
scribes a New Method.
The Wisconsin experiment station
has recently issued Il bulletin describ-
ing new method of testing the acid
ity of soil. In this bulletin. written by
Professor L. TrOug, several tests used
for determining the acidity Of the soil
are described as well as the new test.
1t Is claimed by the author that the
new test for soil acidity is more re-
liable. measuring, to Il certain extent,
the degree Of acidty and indicating
in general way the amount of lime
needed per acre to make the soil sweet.
The principle of the test as described
in the bulletin is as follows: When
zinc sulphide. a white, flourike sub
stance. comes in contact with an acid
Il gas is formed which can be detected
by the use of lead acetate paper. In
a similar manner the acid in soils
causes formation Of this gas which
~ similarly detected.
The apparatus for making soil tests
by this method is simple and looks as
though it would be very effective
way for the farmer to determine
whether the soil needs lime and the
approximate amount of lime. The
use of lime to correct the acidity of
the soil is coming more generally into
use as year succeeds year. 1t has been
proved beyond doubt that alfalfa and
clover-in fact. all kinds Of legumes-
will not do well upon an acid soil.
Various methods have been used to
determine whether the soil is acid or
not in the laboratory. but to get some
practical. reliable test that the farmer
can use without requiring too much
time has taken some years. Blue lit
mus paper has been used and. on the
whole. Is quite satisfactory test, but
when inserted into the soil it may turn
red from other causes than from the
acid in the soil. There is more or less
carbonic acid in all soils, and when
this comes in contact with blue litmus
paper 1t turns red, yet the soil IS not
acid in the sense the term Is used and
may have an abundance of lime. The
perspiration on PERSONS finger very
often reddens the paper. and unless
care is taken in testing soils with lit
mus paper results are apt to be mis-
leading.
The muriatic acid test determines
hot SO much whether the soil IS acid.
but whether it contains any carbonate
Of lime. This has proved n very sat
isfactory test, but is not as reliable as
could be desired.
The new acid test for determining
the acidity Of soils recently conducted
by the Wisconsin experiment station
seems to overcome all the difficulty Of
the other tests and indicates positively
whether the soil is acid and also about
how much lime will be required to
sweeten the soil. Farmers can we'll
afford to give this subject their atten-
ton and determine whether their sou
is ncid or not.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
STORING SEED CORN.

Storing seed corn is always i'm
portant. 1t is unusually impOr-
tant this year because any seed
corn picked this fall is likely to
contain very high percentage
of moisture when it Is selected.
II is very important that this
moisture be greatly reduced be-
fore freezing weather.
The day seed corn is picked It
should be hung up on corn hang
ers by the double or single string
method or in some rack that will
allow no two ears to touch and
will provide good ventilation be-
tween the ears. This should be
put in some dry building pro-
vided with good ventilation. A
woodshed or attic with facilities
for letting the air circulate
through is good place for cur
ing seed corn.-NIinnesota Sta
ton.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
ATS East Wishkah Street
Philosophically Considered.

Il wouldn't marry you If you were
the last man on EARTH" said the girl
well" replied the young man who
takes everything seriously. "if l was
the last man ON earth Id be mourning
so many friends and relatives that
don't suppose Id feel much like taking
part in a wedding anyhow Washing
ton Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
AVOID THE RUTS.

The most beaten and frequen,ed
tracks are those which lead us most
astray. Nothing, therefore. is more
important than that we should not,
like sheep. follow the flock that has
gone before us and thus proceed
not whittier we ought, but whittier
the rest are going.-Seneca.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
Cornstalk Cutter.

Some farmers plow under the stalks
after they have been broken down by
cut. pile and burn them. especially
where insects are bad. Stalk cutters
have been in use for years in this
country. though their use has been lin
tied because Of the large acreages Put
into crop in the short space of time
available. The cylinder on which the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-10-14
APPLE CANKERS.

A constant source Of danger to
apple trees lies in cankers Of
various kinds. which. persisting
from year to year. If left uncared
for may in time cause the death
of large limb or a tree.
The only effective means Of
controlling these cankers. ac-
cording to the New York State
College Of Agriculture. is by re-
moving the diseased bark or
cutting the affected limb from
the tree. The cutting should be
done very carefully. and the re-
sulting wound should be covered
with a dressing, not so much for
the purpose Of fastening the
healing. but to protect the heart
wood from decay while the new
tissue is being formed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
PEANUTS TRAINS
FOR dams MATCH
Schieberl Confident He Can
Retrieve Any Laurels He
May Have Lost.
B0lLS ON HIS ARM HEALED
Dams to Fight Maurice Flynn Tonight
at LaSslle-LooaI Fans inter
ested IN Result.

Peanuts Schieberi is training faith
fully every day in the gymnasium on
the second floor of the Hotel Harms,
with his sparring partners. Young
Eagle Eye and Young Evers. for his
,o-round. no-decision bout with Aadv
Dams. the Monmouth boy. AL the En-
pire theatre Monday night
Peanuts is anxious TO make up for
all Iaurels he may have lost al his
lasc bout with Dams. Dec. E. and is
training in earnest. lie cancelled two
important bouts while iu Milwaukee,
just 10 keep in shape ami 10 prove TO
his local followers beyond a shadow
of doubt that he possesses the goods
to beat the Greek. Peanuts is jim eX-
ceilent condition al the present time
and makes the assertion that If he
does not unquesticnably earn tine de-
cision he viii retire from the ring for
all time The fighters viii weigh In
at O'Clock in the afternoon at Jack
Tighe's. and both have agreed to make
lbs. Dams VIII receive so per cent Of
the gross receipts. win or lose
The bout should be good one. as
both fighters have much TO lose and
viii work hard and fast 20 win
Pronounced in Shape.
The bOils on Peanuts. rieaf arm
have practically healed and will not
bother him in this bout The fractur-
ed rib has also mended. according TO
his physician, who examined him be-
fore he left Milwaukee. and pronouuc-
ed him fit and ready for any battle
The four boils on Peanuts right arm
bothered him considerably in his last
bout with Dams. and he was hardly
able 10 do any infghting. and il is iu
this department that the curley-headed
battler shines. He has also recovered
his full strength and is feeling INT as
a fiddle as he puts it,
1t is probable that two six-round
preliminary bouts of high class viii be
put on before the main exhibition.
The TriCity Athletic club is arrane-
ing the card to start at S:25.
Immediately after the bout Peanuts
will leave for Kewauee. where he is
10 fill a three-day theatrical engage
ment
Dams viii arrive in Rock Island SAT-
urday from La Sale for the exhibit
tion Andy meets Maurice Flynn to-
night at La Sale, H.. in 10-round 90
FLYNN is one OF the hest featherweigbt
scrapper in the state, and the resuIt
SnouIo prove interesting TO local fans. +.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
JOE MAND0T OFFERED
GO WITH FREDDIE WELSH

Chicago Jan Flight promoters In
the east are getting their wires
crossed. Yesterday Manager Tommy
Walsh received a telegram from the
National Sporting club of Phnadel-
phia asking his terms for a fight on
Jan II between Joe Mandot and
Champion Freddie Welsh. Charley
White uas matched to battle Welsh
IN New York on Jan. l3, but the date
yesterday was changed TO Jan. 20.
Walsh answered requesting $4,000
Tor his end II Welsh would make 1873
pounds at % O'Clock Walsh believes
a different date viii be suggested just
as soon as Philadelphia learns of the
Welsh-White plan.
Naudct also has q shance 10 battle
Leach Cross over the 20 round route
in New Orleans on Jan. 10 TO IL, but
there is little likelihood OF having the
match on the permanent schedule un-
ul Joe finally meets Welsh Maudor
viii continue his preparations Tor his
bout with Callahan ia Memphis on
Jan. is and his scrap with Pal Brown
in Superior. Wis. ON Jan. %
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
POSTPONE WHITE BATTLE
WITH WELSH TO IAN 26

Ne" York, Jan. Upon the re
quest OF Manager Pollok. Promoter
Jimmy Johnston mas changed the date
OF the Freddie Welsh-Charley White
DAtte here from Jan. Is to Jan. %
foiiok wants the champion to be in
me best OF condition. as he realizes
mite is about the toughest foe Welsh
mas met within the last year. Man
aser Lewis for White agreed 10 the
postponement and is making arrange
ihehts TO return to Chicago with his
near champion Lewis promised 10
return 10 New York with White no
later than Jan. Is, and also agreed 10
accept no matches in New York dur-
ing the interim. but was privileged
10 nave White battle elsewhere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
SPLINTERS OF SPORT.

Chicago. Jan. ALLEN I. Blanch-
ard, president of the International
Skating union, announced Wednes-
day that the international amateur
championship title, vacated by Rob
ert Mclean, viii revert to Antoine
O'Sicky of Cleveland.
Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. Johnny
Tilman gained the referees decision
over Jim Potts in fast 10 round bout
before a private club here Wednesday
night. Potts was hanging on and all
but out in the third. but came back
in the fourth and stalled off his
younger opponent till the final gong.
Louisville. Ky, Jan. Charley
Cutler, the Chicago wrestler, had lit
tie trouble winning from Pat Con-
molly, Irish champion, here Wednes-
day night. Cutler won the first fail
in 1890 with front crotch and bar
arm holds. The second fall came in
1890. Cutler using a hamnerlock,
which forced Connolly to give up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
BILLIARD TITLES
DID NOT CHANGE
Formation Of Champion League
Another Feature Of the
Year in Game.

A notable feature Of the year 1914
in billiards vas that not a single title
changed hands. William =. Hoppe. Of
New York, retained possession Of the
49, ana 1871 championships and 10
addition gained first hold on the new
1Al Brunswick trophy emblematic Of
the worlds championship AT that style
of balkline. Alfredo De orc. gained
permanent possession of the Jordan
Lambert three cushion emblem
while Bonnie Allen of Kansas City
won the Brunswick pocket billiard
emblem outright
with the exception of Allen i'm one
match. none OF the champions was
seriously threatened His narrow es.
cape came early in tho year when
James Mature. OF the Denver Athletic
club. slipped up az a crucial moment
and the Kansas City player won by
the small margin of 13 balls After
that he won easily from Edward
Ralph of Higutstowu. ~ D.. Ray PraF
OF san Francisco, and AGAIN from
Mature.
De orc defeated his title three
times. defeating IN turn. Charles Nor.
in OF Chicago. Fred EaWes of Denver
and George Moore of New York Ms
smallest margin Of victory being 81
points against the first named. AZ
the present time it looks as II the
veteran Cuban rs unbeatable and Che
same can bee said about Bonnie Allen.
unless De orc should again try t1
the pocket billiard title
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
SPEEDWAYS CAVE
TWONEW CHAMPS
Rene Thomas and Eddie Pullen
Stars in Motor Racing
World in 1914.

Automobile racing for 1914 pro-
claims as speed champions of the year
Rene Thomas, who won the Indiarap-
oils motor speedway 500-mile race at
S2.47 miles an hour, and Eddie Pullen,
who captured the 300-miie Corona road
contest at SIS miles an hour Another
noteworthy performance for the year
was Teddy Tetzlaffs try at the
worlds half-mile record at Salt Lake
City. during which he attained a speed
of 1928 miles an hour.
Old records in the automobile world
which still stand are Duray's sensa-
tional performance at Ostend, Bel
GUM. in 1913. when he negotiated
kilometer at 1929 miles an hour and
Jean Chassagae's run at Brooklands,
England, also in 1913, when he cover
ed 1926 miles in an hour Then
there is Victor Hemery's half-mile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01

record al Brooklands. made in 1909. of
12TS7 miles an hour which still
stands untouched, and Bob Burman's
American speedway quarter mile rec
ord of III miles an hour, made at In
dianapolis in 1911. Another veteran
is s. +. Edges 24-hour record made in
1907 at Brooklands al 65.9O5 miles an
hour.
In point OF attendance records. au-
tomobile racing far outshines any
other sport for 1914. All three
branches of the pastime. speedway.
road. and dirt track contests. have
turnstile figures to show of more than
100000, viz. indianapolis, Corona and
Minneapolis. No other sport even APP
proaches these records. the next best
showing being made by the Harvard
Yale game, with an attendance total
of 10000.
For next year. with speedways
sprouting up throughout the country.
even better results are expected. Dirt
tracks are uniformly being given over
to the speed car. Old Dobbin being re-
legated to the dump because of his
slowness and lack of stamina Where
one auto contest was held in 1914
three VIII be held next year Hardly
a country fair but VIII feature several
races as attractions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01
- - - - Bout

EI Paso. Tex. Jan 1.-Belore leaF-
ing Tor Chicago and Rev forE Jack
Curley was offered q certified check
for $4,000 which was ON deposit at
the First National bank 10 guarantee
the expenses or the Johnson-Whlard
fight in Juarez. Curley Immediately
announced that the fight would GER
tainIy be held across the river at the
Jockey club iu Juarez and that lac
would arrange for the fight to ne
fought ON March g. CurIey expressed
himself as well satisfied with The ar
raugemeuts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-01

Rupert and Captain Huston own ev-
cry share of stock Of the club
Captain Huston said that Manager
Bill Donovan would be given every
encouragement TO work out the sal
walton of the local team
Donovan Star az Manager.
Donovan's managerial career has
been even more brilliant than the
days OF his pitching triumphs in the
big show He took hold Of the Proyi-
deuce club of the International league
and in less than a year reconstructed
a champion out of a hopeless trail
sr. Donovan IS real thinker. In ev-
cry respect he is modern His task
here is difficult but his friends be-
Iieve that wild Bill" Will come
through as usual with his broad
smile
Colonel Rupert turned all inquiries
over 10 Captain Huston. The captain
said:
II am not prepared to say how
much we paid for the Yankees. but
Colonel Rupert IS as well satisfied
as am myself that we viii be able 10
bring a pennant winning team of play
ers together in this city II IS a big
but l feel confident We
can accomplish It. Bill Donovan is to
be our manager, and we have the
greatest confidence in his ability.
The deal just put through does not
include any players other than are
now the clubs property. We are go
ing TO purchase players and among
those we have already secured are
Pipp and High of Detroit. Rehg. Bost-
on. Miller. St. Louis, and Joe Berger
In addition TO these. several
other clubs in the league have promis- |
ed 10 help us out and we will go into !
the market for the best that money |
can buy.
Next year We viii play throughout |
the season on the Polo grounds" add |
ed Captain Huston. but we hope that |
In 1916 we will have a new and com |
park of our own. Several 1
sites have been spoken Of but none /
~ them is included in the purchase
we made today"