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New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
NEW TROLLEY LINES
 FOR HARDWARE CITY
Four Branches Will Take in ItTTi-
 tory iD the North End.
RUN TO HARTFORD AND PLAINVlLLE
Bill for Company Introduced Into Legislature Today-PTOminent Citi- Zens Are Behind the Movement S5OO,OOO Stock is Authorized.

S5OO,OOO Stock is Authorized.
 Representative E.. W. Schultz today introduced into the legislature bill authorizing the incorporation of the New Britain Street Railway company to be conducted by Mayor George A. Quigley, George M. Landers, Joseph M. Halloran, Edward O. kilbourne, William J. Farley, Charles Glover, George P. Spear and Mortimer Ii. Camp as incorporators.
 To Construct Four Lines.
 The bill would empower the com pany to lay, construct and maintain a line with motive power other than steam commencing at or near the cor ner of Myrtle and Main streets, con- meeting with the existing street rail way, westerly along Myrtle street to the corner of Grove street, to Broad street, to Washington street, to Farm irgton avenue, to Comm ealt tn avenue, to McClintock road, to Stan ley street and on the Hartford road to connect with the existing line at Elm wood.
 Another line would begin at the
 
 and run to North Burritt street to West Main street and along the Plainville road to the center in Plain vile.
 A third line would commence at the corner Of Main and Broad streets and run westerly to Washington street.
 A fourth line would commence al the corner of Myrtle and North Bur .3A ~%r fn nGDnnd avenue, to Pennington avenue and tc the corner of Commonwealth avenue where it would connect with the line first mentioned.
 May Run Over Other Lines.
 The company, if the bill is adopted will be entitled to operate it's cari running between New Britain and Hartford or between New Britain aDt Plainville as may be reasonably nee essary to reach the central transfer points of said cities and towns. If thu parties interested cannot agree upoI the terms under which the cars shal be operated on the board of publi; utilities shall prescribe such term, and conditions.
 The company shall have the right to take land through condemnation pro- ceedings.
 Fifty thousand dollars is set for tbs capital stock of the company with which to start business but 1t will be authorized to increase this to no, more than s50O,OO0.
 The company will be authorized to lease or sell it's property and fran chise. The bill auth prizes the calling of the first meeting of the stockhold- CTS,
New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
BAD COASTING ACCIDENT.
Ruth Savinsky of Booth Street Suf- fcrs Broken Leg.

An unfortunate coasting accident occurred on Broad street last night when Ruth Savinsky, a twelve years old girl, was run down midway up the hill by a heavy double ripper loaded with boys. The girl was tossed to one side of the road and her right leg was broken.
 The police were notified of the ac- cident, which is of more than passing importance inasm as Booth street is one of the streets where sliding is prohibited by the police.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
ACQUISITION FOR ROE.

Hartford, Jan. Ex-Governor Hol- comb today made acquisition on the governor of New York for the return to Connecticut of Harry E. Roe, now at Poughkeepsie and accused of the murder of Hubert E. Case in Bark hamsted, November 2S. It is expect ed Roe will reach Winsted Friday night and go before the grand jury Saturday
New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
TO TRY GERMAN AVIATORs

Petrograd, via London, Jan. 28, 9:O5 a. m-The Novoe Vremya states that in order to establish the legal status of bomb dropping. Russia will place the Germans captured in the Zep- pelin which recently attacked Libau on trial. They will be charged With dropping bombs on an undefended town.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
APPROACHING MARRIAGE.
John \. Wood of New Haven to Wee
 Miss Agnes R. McAvay of This City

Announcement is made of the ap- preaching marriage of John A. Wood of New Haven, to Miss Agnes R. Me Away of this city which will be sol emnized on February 4. The bride to be is the daughter of Letter Car rier Peter McAvay After the wedding the young couple will take up their residence in New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
GENERAL y PASSES
 OF PRE|
House Makes IT. Senate lnsWar(
 t.ljuTas | ISDELL PREStNd
 FOX SIAl

Abolition of Stae
 and Transfer q
 Board Of Hca|
 posed AmeDds(
 New Haven Rt1
 islature.
 Hartford, Jan. general legislatio general assem- bly noon. It was sef by Sen. Cheney ing valuation of surance conpan senate on Tuesd ma de three amcE phraseology in I these the scnat bill in concurren expressing clerk sary as the bill ton of securitic ports of the con ance commission are now due.
 The senate pa pointing Jacob Geddes commiss county and in cd appointing 3 c. "A French and Wn sioners Of Midd
 To Inves
 The senate al the resolution rs investigate the d between SheIto1
 Both branche noon recess. Ad as the supply q been exha usted.
 Introduction in the gen 1915 ended N ment. The tot much less than aggregate numb kinds will not clerks in ca ch their records.
 Tn the senate measures to pro administration ernor Holcom b sage, and whicl the administrat guished from sd Her. Among to create a std differs from tE MT. Stoddard o1 ocrat, and whic of the appropr ator Isbell's b commissioners, the governor, q other for three years, the term to be six years he $500 a year \
 Other H
 Other bills al state board of of it's duties t h edith. exanins four tim es a commission to commissioners a two years at d com missioner tl Der of the state bureau of Ia bor .ory inspector a bor commissi salary of s2,5O m advisory boa lf a woman fa commissioner d De replaced by -iculture who ,uties of dat Iioner, the stat md the state missioner to i11 ,e to ha ve pol ity comm ission 100.
 A proposed a CT of the New 'ollows: The 'en and Hartf g authorized d pledge or oth whole or any he capital std Iwned by if in treet railway .rganized."
 Soldier
 A soldiers hat all perso1 Iecticut in th redited Go the eceived honor re residents o mates of the eceive a pensi ars, the sam c 8x exemption.
 The New Ha n the senate
New Britain herald., 1915-01-28
Soldier

A soldiers that all perso necticut in thu credited Go the received honor are residents Q mates of the receive d pensi lars, the sam tax exemption.
 The New Ha} in the senate
 { Continued
The evening world., 1915-02-17
|. a. 4. c. HOCKEY TEAM s. (
DROPS INTO LAST PLACE

The Irish American A. c. ssvoa v
now last In the Amateur Hoo1EaY
League. The Winged Fistites dropped
TO the bottom By reason of their defeat
BY the Hockey Club team b. . sosss
Of 8 TO !. The victory puts Tie
Hockey Club on even terms with TIE
Crescent A. C. for third place.
At the END Of the first period II
looked a. though the Irish-American4
would win a. they led by . score %
I 70 o. N
In the second half the Hockey
Club oame with rush and played sii
around their opponents. Their attack
vas too much for the Irish Ameri-
cans. who wilted before the deter
mined rushes Of the seven which u
the only league team that has the
credit Of . victory over the Boston
4. A.
while the Hockey Club was slow u
got started. the Winged Fist seven
having all the better Of the play In
tho first half. Capt. Lewis's men cpi
loose with q rush that was not to q
denied soon after the second bal
started. They scored all their nvs
GOALS In this period.
The evening world., 1915-02-17
Ball Players Take so Per Cent.
OF Profits, SAYS Connie Mack

HAT ball getting
10 for Q
proven b. supeo
said
. League Sv
n the now"
Speaking Of the general shake in the Athletics
organised ball could not afford to pay the oe the PLAYERS
leader argued that the national pas long en
nueu existing conditions
claimed thar The F>a.r.,
paid
The evening world., 1915-02-17
Racing Season
IN NeU York
Opens May l

Dates for the hunt msstins, which
~ usual will open the racing season
In this vicinity. were allotted ysster.
day at . meeting Of the huato com.
nittes Of the National etseplscha.s
and Hunt Association. The sanet,ons
granted were:
Nay 1-Rockaway Huntine Club,
Hswlstts PARK. L I.
Nay s-Aesdow Brook stesplechass
Association. Estate Of II. p. Whitn.v.
westbury. LII.
Nay 1S and 1S-UMtsd Hunts Ra-
cling Association. Belmont Park Ter
June . and S-Pipinx Rock R.s,,,
Association, Locust Valley, u.
June 8 and 1.-THE Country Club.
Brookline. Mas.
HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Feb. l7.1rhs
State Fair bill. which. II passed. Wiij
legaiixe horse racing In ArkansaS With
the pari-mutuel systsm of wagering
and with . committee Of three com.
missioners watohing over thN snort
was read twice In the Senate In Litt,S
Rock yesterday. After the SuomiS1
Of the measure failed to have n m.
definitely tabled II was referred Ia
the Committee on Agriculture and If
OF the seven members Of the commit.
tee voted for the bill. II 10 belioved
that Oaklawn will be the scene OF I
thirty days meeting commencine OF
st. Patrick's Day. Reservations foi
stable space are now being received
by Track Superintendent Schroeder.
The evening world., 1915-02-17
Comparative Novice Upssts Cue.
tave's Equilibrium in Match on
the Courts Of Seventh Reui.
ment Armory.
- UsrAvE r. YoUCHARD. Thso-
II dore Roosevelt Pell and Arthur

~ UsTAvE r. YouCHARD. Thso-
II dore Roosevelt Pell and Arthur
N. Lovibond-won places in the
semi final round of the national cham
plonship indoor tournamsnt yesterday
on the courts Of the Seventh RsGi-
men! Armory. Touchai'. the play
ing through champion. had . scare
that left him q bit shaken UP At
the finish. Clad In 4 sweater Jacket
that rssembled . bird cegs bsct 10
OF It's peculiar orossbar stripes.
rouchard undertook TO defeat Harry
J. steinkampf Of Bedford Park In
sinSls- -handsd fashion. 1tstnkamDf
soon showed the champion . few new
fancy crossing shots that caused
rouohard to look n II he had been
caxed in reality In another part Of
the court.
he steadied and slipped the ball 20
nrettiiy down the sides. a. Touohard
sprang for the net. - to reel on six
gnmes in q row. In the third set
Touohard controlled HE service and
long. direct drives better, 20 a. Ia
dnaliy win at s-7. 90, s-S. He
paired with Pell In the semi fni ~
Peil defeated Edward H. whitney
the former Harvard crack at -
e-3.
Lovibond. who has been improving
his game under the coaching of thS
professional Charles b. Haggett. dis
posed Of Benjamin n. Phillipb at -
l--6, 60.
Count Otto saim and r. c. 8shr'
mann. the Austrian German pair. me
with disaster in the doubles. Thel
were defeated at 81, 60 by tn
schoolboys Leslie v. Robinson an
II. w. Robinson. Count Otto was
trins wild at smashing. while tn
0Anan, unused 70 boards. failed =
lt his drives. usually lanAiag y
49, y ~ est IT, ~ seees =
The evening world., 1915-02-17

40 ON ~ vhieh Robid..u ,.ceiyed aAOO and Cal.
ishaa s72i.
r,.,,,. c.n.h., tn. p,.,,,v, ,.n,,.~.. a.
An a.n.nd ofI.r, Tor NJ ..rxcs. oonin~ IN frum
Buffalo. n r., bridgeport Ooan,, Msmphi..
Tenn. New Osissns. Ia. and atlanta. Ga., bui
On snbsuasins feature 10 that all the clubs want
him at shout the sAns time.
a.. cs. 49,. ,..,- ,...s..
-, - a. 80. U,,s.. ~.
feathsrwsisht champion. for q battle. has . record
In the squared circle which entities hin 70 .
bout with knbAne. He has had sixty fishts.
winning forty Of them BY knockouts. scoring Aas
victorian by dscir,ops and tan no o-deci,io. can
-. d. = -, -. - a.. a. 49, NJ,
tssts. ne mas only ioss one tsht 70 aouns bratt.
whom he knocksd out twice after thst.
The evening world., 1915-02-17
FZST7C NEWS AND GOSSIP

The State Athletic Commission at IL regular
weekly msetins granted two more cubs . hcenss
70 hold bolinS sAows Thsse clubs are the
wsstchsstsr A, O. o white Pkins and the
Astoria A. g. Of Lons Island City. 'ChIso
have bssa filed with the eo.aissios against the
Nsv Polo A. A. and the srosdsO sportins
Club Of Brooktu and the club officiAb have
bssn ordered to appear at the nsxt meeting VI
the ecanisIon.
"A woIsast, WHO Il 70 ciaah with Lsseh Oruo
In Q ten round bout st Msdisoa square Gsrdsn
on FEB. &C. ssnt . tsiesrsm 10 jimmy Johnston
to-day stAtus that be would arrtvs In New YORK
on saturday wolyaAt has not dscadsd who're he
van put on the finishins touches 70 his training.
but Il y thought that 10 viii vosk out 81 |ssk
Ooopsr's gnnAsiun.
Danny Morysn nspAsss Of Bstttns Levinsky.
ssnt word 70 John WsisnAntsl. manage Of the
Rruadwsy Sporting Club. that Ls,issky wiz moi
ss able to fight Charsy Young stsinsst. ths
Nswsrh hsa,yusasht. In th<ar tsa.ro,lnd bout .,
his club on saturia, aisht. - Lsvilsv hAs mol
had snoush tins 10 set In shaps for the battle.
Dan "poU" Flynn VI BOstos win nssst Wsinsst
| insesad.
| Matt Hinhsi. the ~sn ksows .sportins man o
Osvsland and also manager q . fws successfu
f,shtsw. has bssn ssrssd upoa a. referee for III.
| tvelve-round bout between Joe shusrus Of Jesss,
| CITY and Johnny Gnfftha Of Akron. o.. whici
wiu bs brought off at Bernie suapp's boxn,
Glib In Auon- o.. on fsb. %. Both ftshter
have posted their foreits u $500.
Ton Andrew. the Mn~susss promoter. uAo 1
acttns - matchmaker Tor Doninick Tortor,ch .
New orlsans. WAS In chieseo to eloss twenty
round contest bstSssn Jimmy cisbby and Mia
0ibbous. LAruo LAchtsns,sn. manager of Chbb,
sessptsd tsrus Of . 200 suarantss. alta
pstviisss Of 30 per cent Andrsws aid he did nc
apiieipats any trouble IN securing Gibtonss Aisn,
turs 70 ths articles st the sams tsrmA-
ioos now - n d. Louis might dsseiop int
. fin, class ay fcs the hshssss To sst the ~
aossy NJ fishtins In ~ ssesat boat bstws>
! vssahls oaiiaAas q nssehiya sad aaa nosiAss
J & vS>h<apAA - - sssUe snnsnAsA
The evening world., 1915-02-17
Frank Baker Says Goodnight to Baseball;
Star Third Baseman Quits the Athletics
Nnome Run King" Tells Connie
Mack That Hs 10 Going to
Devote Rest Of his Lie to
Farming.
PHILADELPHIA, vSb. II.
. o:JNIE AACK's 100000 inf,sld

PHILADELPHIA. DOo. II.
~ O:JNIE MACK's 10000 infisld
~ has been reduced to $4,000.
First It was Eddie Collins. the
grsat second bassman. who was sold to
the White Box. And now b 10 Frank.
alias GOOD. Night" and Home Run"
Baker who Has departed.
The news Of Bakers departure was
made public by Manager Mack at the
local sporting writer's annual dinner
last night.
OF the famous quartet Of infleldsrs.
Mack has only shortstop' Jack Barry
and First Bassman stu6y MoIanis
left.
Most critics regarded the infsld
comprising Baker. Collins. Barry and
McInnis the greatest In diamond his
tory.
II can't cay I've had a. good time
this year a. I have IN years gone By
At this banquet. for I've bad news on
my mind" Mack said. Prank Baker
wrote me tonight that he would not
play with the Athletics the coming
ysar. I got the letter just ~ ! sat
down to this banquet table
Frank has decided to quit the
game for good. No. he's not going
with the Feds now nor with any
other team. Hes Just plumb sick Of
travelling and he wants To settle
down for good on bis Maryland farm.
His wife has oeen at him for years
to quilt ana It's been . tussis to
make him sign each season. I've had
to 70 down to that farm and plead
with him. The last time ! went down
I said:
down here; slgn up for three years.
and he did. That was last year and
for, but he wants to quit. shpll wish
him luck and say O. X"
Baker is less than 20 years old and
has been q member OF the Athletics
since 1908. His batting average In
that year was .S07. Ho was the here
Of both the 1911 and 1913 World'i
series with the New York Giants. II
1911 ho knocl ID homo runs In TIVE
games at critical periods and In 1871
put the ball owe: the fence In tn,
opening contest. Last year his batting
average for the season was .336 ant
he made II homo runs. but, like tn
other members of the team. appearc,
| To be In Q slump In the crucial ssrie
with the Boston Braves.
More than four hundred diners ",
present at the dinner which was givel
in honor Of Larry LaJoie, who return
70 the Athletics after an absence o
thirteen years. wild Bill" ID, .oval
and Pat Moran, new managers, RI
spsctivsly, OF the Now York High
Isndsrs and the Philadslphia Nation
ais, were present.
The evening world., 1915-02-17
GUNB0AT smith,
NOT TO SUBSTITUTE
FOR JACK johnson :
Promoter Curley Wires Ffu4
Mexico, Denying ChanSesiH
Original Plans. s'l\s

Jack Curley. promoter Of the JaDer
Johnson-Jess Willard night to b. AOpa
at Juares. Mexico. March 9, to-day
again set At rest rumors that thsrs
would be a change in the plans. In
wire to this city he fatty stated
that under no conditions would a sub
stitute be used for either johnson or
willard. ... 80, -,
A report was circulated here Is.t
night to the effect that .Ouueost
Smith would b used against wii,ssd,
owing to the belief that Johusen
could not reach Juarex. Jim Bucklex
manager Of Smith. declared he hal
received . wire from tho Juarex pro,
motors, asking his terms for SmftnS
services. .' - : Aiss
Now York associates Of Curlovs an
day stated that IL Buckley had -,
csivsd this request It probebly wus
made In referring to q future bout.
following the Johnson-wSrlard - a.
gagsment. The Willard JohnSsn
night, they declared, would 70 thr0ysfn
on schedule. ...t. ..sd aas
johnson 10 now believed TO be on 4
boat on his way to q port In Mexico.
Con. Villa Is declared 70 have made
all arrangements for Transporting the
negro champion from that port 70
JuareE In ample time for the fisht.
Tho name Of tho. port at which be
win land u being kept secret for fear
that CarranAstas. VINO are endeavog-
Ing to capture johnson in ordjf 10
turn him over 70 United Statea IN.
thorities, may foil Villas plans..s,
The evening world., 1915-02-17
Chan,pi0nM
Beats Nan.esake
In Poor Bout

Al Mccoy. the middlswsisAt cham
pion. still retains his titis He fought
the new Al Mccoy. formerly OF Phil
adsiphaa, who chanssd his name from
~ Thssi 20 a. to anger the champion
into giving him . match. The men
battlsA at the Broadway Sporting
Club Of Brooklyn last niSlsa, and the
champion. whose right nAme " Al
rudolph, had % many rounds in his
favor that there waS no question a.
to the victor.
The battle was not much better thaa
Q street nSht, neither man making
any attempt to box olsverfy. They
rushed at each other and let 60 With
both hands throughout the contest
The evening world., 1915-02-17
IL Has Come at Last!
Southern Training Camp
For Baseball Unspires

- peevish ~ setting hens. al q
whioA was due to lack Of condition.
On several occasions No0raw and
Cara Griffith have urged the nsces-
atty ef having umplrss put iA shape
- we'll - the players. ne men otter.
Cd 70 acospt such officials - gsassts
at thslr camps. but . fssllng Of
danger kept them away.
NJ. Rigier sigusd bis oontIsst With
the National League yesterday and.
having his choice Of trainins grounds.
dsolassA that hs would begin at
Warn Spring.. Bob ,Enslis. Maj
EAeon. Hart and Bill Klein are
expsoted to Join him next month.
RiSiSr plans to do hard work 20 e.
to talee Oh weight, and thinks he
oaa sharpen up his eye BY oGoiat-
teSms. What the players may think
remains to be Seen-or heard.
Nr. KLEIN already has bean In train
fhg over In New Jersey by playins
rolf and shooting 1t the traps, but 70
put ON tho finishing touches he fools
that he must b. whefe hs can get n
sight OF . regular league baseball "
for the springs.
The stsasgisrs Of the International
League meeting got away last nignt
and now We are practically out OF
ne0tinGs for the rest Of the year. Nj.
BArroWs and his magnAtes may drop
In here TO Arrange their schedule
March Is. but that won't matter.
Most OF the gang will be at the sprins
training camps by that time. nee
from disturbance.
Thsre 10 still: talk Of the sale Of the
Jersey city franohiss, and Il might 20
through but for the unfortunate dim
Guilty In finding any one who wants 70
buy . liability At Q good price. The
Bronxites led by Billy Gibson are still
willing. provided that they can pull
| the club up BY the roots and plant II
In the BroNniK. And. Of course. thai
brings ON more talk.
| Miro Donlin II back In town a. the
personal conductor Of Marty hcHais
the well known singing actor with
spitbali temperament.
7 was . uaghty happy man 10 90
back in town with Marty and get him
in touch with BIN Donovan befors
there was any more talk of this Fed.
srsl LsasuS business." said Mike. :"
haA q hunch ali the time ] was aWsy
that Was going 70 get blamed, N
matter how things broke"
Donlin II looking At and there II Z
prospect Of bis becoming Q playing
manager in the International League.
McHale has not signed . contract
the matter being put on until Dono,
van could attend the dinner given II
his honor last night BY the Sporting
Wr1tsrG Association OF Philadelphls
They will hook up to-day.
! The Arst squad Of Giant recruit
J leaves for Texas Tomorrow and tn
main crew starts . week later. Un
J less Mc0rajw hurries through witt
; that rolf course In Cuba he may no
be on hand to see the start. Tha
ffrst trip with the rockies IL usual,
MACS" best fun Of tho year.
Dick Rudolph v anxious to start 70
Macon, Ga. early. but says 1t 10 i'm
poesiOie for him 10 get away until h
IN flud some other rsspeuSible per
, son TO roll the baby carriage.
The evening world., 1915-02-17
National League Arbltsrs to Get
Their "Eyss on the BaH' by
Months Workout at Warm
Springs, Va.


THDRE may bs NO way o6 ohans.
ing the ssasral ornsry disposi.
tion Of a. umpire. but Proidsat
Tsnsr has decided 70 20 the best he
can aaA will sss that svsry one Of Ais
arbiters enter the nay in April
physicaiiy at - Z fiddle. Just how
fit . fiddle really II nobody aDpssrs
to know, but that II exactly how they
are going to b. according to official
announcement. 4 tfaining camp fof
umpires, far from the maading work
o. Of the players, WIN b -
tablishsd at Warm eprinss. Va. and
there you may hear the roar Of Bill
Kism or Bill Ri6ler at any time with
In the nsxt month without fear Of
personal violence or . favorits paaysa
being put off the lot.
Yss. cir. It has come at last. Fol
several years baseball managers have
claimed that the officials came In u
blind ~ bats. ~ deaf ~ posts and
The evening world., 1915-02-17
Champion T0xchard Given Scare
At Indoor Tennis Tournament

rived In. the semi. finals by defeating
DR.. r. L. Robinson and Gordon Rob-
inson. father ana cousin Of the LADS.
at 60, 6-3.