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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
Team A.
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Sporting Notes.

The football team of the parochial
school defeated the eighth grade u
to at Island park yesterday after
noon.
In spite of the fact that Dunton and
Adams were not in the lineup yester-
day afternoon the last practice before
the Windsor game today went better
than any workout in a week.
Monteyillc, who pitched for the Bel
lows Falls team last season as wei
as the season before, is now in Fitch
burg and is playing a slashing game at
ia'lback IN the Titchburg high school
eleven.
Edward Barrett of Bellows Falls was
in town a short time yesterday after
neon and went over to Island park to
watch the high school football prac-
tice few minutes. He expected that
Bellows Falls Woald defeat keene high
today at Bellows Falls.
Individual scoring records are now
headed by Elmer Oliphant of the Army.
who went on a rampage against Villa
nova last Saturday. With ten touch
downs, seventeen goals and one field
goal the soldier has gathered rs points.
Gerrish of Dartmouth has scored -
points. Hastings of Pittsburgh leads
the drop kickers with three goals.
Connie Mack has come out in de-
fence of Garry Hermann, National
Commission chairman, who may be
deposed. Mack says that Hermann
combines an energy and enthusiasm
lacking III any other man he knows.
Mack favors the retention of Herr
mann as chairman and also thinks that
the commission should be left alone.
The Cubs may have trouble breaking
away from their Tampa (Fla.) obliga-
tons next spring. Announcement from
Charles Weeghman that he would take
his Cubs to Pasadena to train caused
storm of protests from the Tampa
Baseball association, which produced
long term contract entered into by
the Cubs, with the demand that salts
faction be given before the contract
was severed.
Parents of boys who are scratching
their heads, or will be soon, to decide
what might do for present, could
make far greater mistake than the
purchase of Football Days, a wonderful
comments by big Bill'' Edwards.
former Princeton captain and for wears
one of the game S best known officials.
1t is just off the press and every sport
writer is hailing it with joy.
The fact that Owner Comiskev of
the White Sox has reserved Manager
Clarence Rowland is taken to mean
that the latter will remain in charge
of the team in 1917. Comiskev dis
covered Rowland two years ago, and
still is anxious to see the latter suc
coed. The Old Roman refuses to be-
! lieve that the failure of the White Sox
to win the American League pennant
this year was due to Rowland IS tacti-
| cal plumbers. But Comiskey will keep
the veteran Kid Gleason on the club s
pay roll to act as Rowland s chief adj
wiser. Gleason has received credit for
! improving the work of the White Sox
in the last month of the recent cam
paign. Comiskey, who has been criti-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
THE BRATTLERORO
sPITBALL MAY GO UNDER BAN.
Reasons Why Coaches and Managers
Discourage It's Use.

The winter of 1916 may see the end
of the spitball!
Rumors in baseball circles indicate
magnates of the major leagues will
place a ban on the moistened delivery
similar to that which put the emery
ball out of business two wears ago and
resulted IN the retirement from big
league circles of two great pitchers.
Russell Ford and Cy Falkenberg.
The spitball has developed some
great pitchers. The success of Ed
Walsh was due to use of the wet
sphere, which shot with lightning speed
from a side-arm delivery, broke in be-
wildering fashion and made Walsh
leading pitcher of the American league
for the year in which he earned the
title of "iron man.
Jack Chesbro, who holds a record
of 10 consecutive victories, made with
the New York Yankees in 1904. de-
pended on the splitter.
jeff Tesreau of the Giants used the
spitball lot, but depended great
deal upon blufing a splitter when he
was really throwing a-fast ball.
Bugs Raymond, once invincible Giant
pitcher, was spitball artist, as was
Claude Hendrix.
For several years coaches and man
ayers have discouraged use of the
splitter. Baseball statistics have proved
that the spitball pitcher as a general
rule does not last long.
Another argument against the spit
ball is that the man using it is likely
to be erratic and unless he is a won
der like Ed. Walsh, could not control
the break of the curve.
The origin of the spitball is clouded.
Although the discovery is commonly
accredited to Elmer Stricklett about
- years ago, Cap Arson and some of
the old timers declare the moistened
ball was used by Bobby Matthews as
long ago as 1871 and that a pitcher
named Conway used the spitbalI in the
early eighties
In modern baseball, however. Ches
bro was the pioneer with the damp one.
Barring the spitball from baseball
probably would affect few pitchers.
The number of men using this ball has
diminished until there are only a few
now active in the big sticks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
PERSONAL.

Miss Viola Williams of Greenfield.
Mass, visited friends in town Thurs
day.
Miss Gertrude II. Hubbard went this
afternoon to Chester to spend Sunday
with relatives.
Mrs. Helen Norcross and sister, Mrs.
w. d. Aiken, of Dummerston are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Bur
nett.
Miss Marion Knight will resume
work Monday in Houghton & Simonds s
store, after week s vacation spent in
town.
Miss Alice Larson and Miss Beulah
Simmons went to Springfield, Mass,
to attend the Syracuse Dartmouth
football game.
Mrs. George Goodridge of Keene,
formerly resident of Brattleboro.
who spent few days in town, re-
turned to Keene this afternoon.
Mrs John D. Barrows, who has been
Ill several weeks in the Richardson
private hospital, expects to 60 to her
home In Springfield, Mass, Sunday
John Heaphy has returned to Mont
peller, where he is employed at the Pa
Vlllon hotel, after having spent a va
cation of nearly three weeks at his
home on Cedar street.
Miss Ruth Robbins and Miss Alta
Dennison are spending the afternoon
in Greenfield. From there they will 90
to BernardstOn to remain over Sunday
at Miss Dennison s home.
Charles Seaver and family will move
next week from the Charles Cook house
on Clark avenue to the tenement re-
Gently vacated by A. II. Jaquith and
family on the same avenue.
Mrs. John Cain Of Somerville, Mass.
who was called here to attend the fu-
neral of Thomas Cain, will return to
| her home Monday. Mrs. Charles Smith
of Holyoke, Mass, and Mrs. f. A. Eos
ter of Somerville, who also were here,
have returned to their homes.
Among those who are attending the
acknowledgements football game at
Springfield from Brattleboro TODAY
are Harrie Chase, Albert Laird, Frank
Dimes, Delnison CoWles, IT.. Julius
kueeh, Laurence Sherman, Miss Helen
kimball and Miss Elizabeth Hildreth.
Chase and Laird went to Amherst.
where they We're joined by Paul Chase
and Jacob Estey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
PROPER Grip
when PUTTING
Why Best Golfers Favor The
Overlapping style,
VARDON POPULARIzED IT
Great Englishman Used II to Edvan-
tage, and II Is Now Generally Ap-
proved by Players-Thc Advantage
II Gives Ono-How Il Is Done.
Photo by American Press Association.

II Gives ore-How It Is Done.
There can he but little doubt that
putting is at once the most important
and the simplest operation in goIf-also
the most neglected, says =. A. Vale.
the well known expert The golfer, in
his arrogance, thinks It unnecessary TO
study and practice 1t. Therefore he
falls down on the green more than
anywhere else, ana in ninety-niue out
Of hundred cases he deserves SO to
full, for a little industry and patience
would save him from trouble.
Constant practice is necessary to he
come good puttcr The books Of the
greatest players of golf all say thar
putting Is n gift of tie gods. that putt
ing IS born ana not made. Forget al
this and remember that putting is so
simple that amy ono can learn the main
principles in few minutes, and there
after 1t is chiefly n matter of practice.
The grip for putting is of Importance.
The ordinary overlapping grip is gen.
orally considered the best. This grip.
commonly called the Eardon grip be
cause Nardun uoml8rized It. consist,
Of putting the hands so close together
that the thumb of the left hand rests
inside OF the right hand. and the little
finger of the right hand rides on the
fOreiinger Of the left.
This is the most generally approved
grip. There is, however another grip
which consists of ovellappi q the little
finger of the right hand with the fore
finger OF the left, the left thumb being
as In the VaIdon grip, i'm the palm OF
the right hand, between il and the
shaft, and lying snugly by the ball Of
the thumb
The Nardon grip TO Il certain extent
robs the right hand Of its proper posi-
ton. The other grip gives the right
hand full command Of the operation OF
putting.
The chief advantage of the overlap
ping grips is that they reduce the con.
flict of the wrists and reduce the ac-
ton of the two points as much as pos
slblc to one. There is no hard ana fast
rule FOR address and stance in putting
Indeed, all the great writer's throw the
unfortunate golfer or learner entirely
ON his own resources and say that ne
must just use whatever putting style
Mother Nature started him out with.
As Mother Nature never condcScend-
ed to think of anything 50 infinitely
small as a style Of putting. Prefering
to work on much broader and moro
general lines, 1t follows naturally that
she is blamed for much that falleth
not rightly 20 her account. \ player
may quite well he allowed to use his
Or her own individuality in stroke pro.
auction, but only in so far as it does
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
PERSONAL.

Miss Addie Wood of South Main
street, who has been i'll several months,
IS critically ill.
Miss Katherine Clarity has entered
the training school for nurses in the
Melrose hospital.
Miss Laura Spaulding went this az
teraoon to her home in Wilmington to
visit over Sunday.
Guy Johnson went to Springfield,
Mass, this morning and win begin
work Monday for the Fisk Rubber com
pany.
Miss Judith Cain, who has been at
her home four weeks, will resume
work Monday in the Holstein- Friesian
office.
Miss Mary Turner, who teaches
school IN Dummerst0n, is a week end
guest of her sister, Mrs. Walter c.
Halliday.
George E. Sherman, Roger Sherman
and Louis Kaine are in Springfield to-
day to attend the Dartmouth Syracuse
football game.
Miss Alice Macdonald, who has
been having vacation of two weeks,
will return to her work in the Hol-
stein Friesian Register Office Monday.
Louis Dunlevy, who recently took a
position in Springfield with the West
inghouse Co., returned to that city this
morning after being at his home in
town few days.
Curtis Norton of New York, jun
Tor at Amherst college, was a guest
over last night of Paul Chase, going
this morning to the Dartmouth SYRIA
cuse football game at Springfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04

not in any way transgress any of the
simple mechanical laws which regu-
late all successful putting.
The stance for the putt is fairly
"open"-that is to say. the left foot
points forward toward the hole at an
angle of about 10 degrees to the right
foot, which is almost at a right angle
to the line OF run of the ball This is
rs nearly as one can possibly say for
general directions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04

DR.. L. 0. Howard, chief of the Blu
reau of Entomology at Washington, D.
C., says there is no such thing known
to science as silent mosquito.
The annual product of the American
chicken yard is estimated at $509000,-
600.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04

The football team of the parochial
school defeated the eighth grade u
to at Island park yesterday after
man
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04

With four horsepower engine mo-
tor-driven pillow of English invention
cuts a six-inch furrow at speed ex
ceeding three miles an hour.
Strange, that professional uplifter
always starts by a1tttemPtipg to put
some other person down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
TEAM A IS A WINNER.
Rolled 1903 to 1877 by Team G on the
Masonic Alleys

Team \ of the Masonic Bowling
league had an easy time in defeating
Team G last evening 1903 to 1917.
Capt. Crowell secured the high total,
20, and March took high single with
l02.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04

Wen. Bill has shown the Europeans
who are at war that a man who can
peg is n mighty dangerous person to
have on the battlefield.
O'iara Gas been recommended for
the military cross in recognition of his
bravery and skill in hurting bombs for
tae British army on the Somme battle
.sout. according TO advices received in
aos,ou from his home in Toronto.
When D'Hara. played in the Interna-
.lohai league he was noted for his
ifoag and accurate throwing.
otiata, q lieutenant in a Canadian
as'IeHt ut the front, is now hurting
5ombs instead Of baseballs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
0'HARA NOW A HERO.

tx Baseball Star Recommended For
Military Cross In European War.
Rill O'IIara. once left fielder for the
Now York Giants and on the Toronto
hero among baseball players. WHY?
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-04
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Harry A. Pike, optometrist optician
of Brattleboro, will be at the River
side Inn parlor two days, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Nov. and S.-Adv. 21l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
SATURDAY, SEPT. 80, '16

at o'clock sharp in the afternoon, the
following choice stock:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
Naming the Gerrymender.

The gerrymander was christened in
1913, although 1t must have been in OPP
GRAFTON long before that, A stanch old
Federallst, Governor Elbridge Gerry,
controlled through his legislature the
redistricting of Massachusetts under
the census OF 1910. In the office Of
Benjamin Russell. an ardent Repub-
lican editor, hung map of the state
as newly subdivided by Gerry and his
men. Gilbert stuarts ready pencil
whimsically added to the outlines of a
grotesque district the wings and tail Of
a dragon.
"Har' he said when he had finished.
"How's that for a salamander?"
The Republican Russell growled
Better call It gerrymander. And
American politicians have taken his
advice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
Simply Terrifying.

An old lady was in the same railway
car as party Of golfers.
81 found fearful trouble this morn
ing" said one. AT the first | fell
right into the middle of blackberry
bush and at the second | was stuck up
on the top of tree. | pitched out OF
bounds into the farmyard at the third
got caught by the wire at the fourth,
stuck fast In deep hole at the fifth
found myself buried in mud at the
sixth, | was lying in heap of rough
stones at the seventh got lost at the
eighth and finished up at the bottom OF
that dirty ditch at the last hole"
Gracious me"' cried the Mortified
old lady from her corner IN the car,
land they told me that golf was an
old mans game! I'll never let my Ed
win play again. Exchange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
STREETS OF LONDON.
A Name System That Is Confusing
Even to Residents of the City.

even 10 htsiut0to OF tuo wy
When ii comes TO confusing street
systems London should not be over
looked Some consider 1t the most con
fusing. even Londoners not always be
Ing sure of locations.
As an example of what one meets in
the British capital man once asked
to be directed to a certain house on
King street He was sent in one di-
rection When he did not come to
King street as soon as he expected he
asked again for King street and was
sent in an opposite direction. Again
not sure Of his direction, he asked a
third time for King street and was
asked which King street he wanted.
The question stumped him, not know
ing that London has nineteen King
streets. This number does not include
the King streets In London's suburbs.
If this man who wanted King street
had asked for Queen street his predic-
ament would have been even greater,
for there are thirty-four Queen streets
in London.
Great as the city is, it is far behind
New York in regard to a comprehen-
sive street system, even though cor
ners of New York such as Greenwich
Village are most confusing Exchange.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
ESTATE OF ANNIE SCOTT

state Of Vermont District Of Washington, -,
me Honorable e-cbate Curt fer the Dis
triet Afortsaidl
To an persons interested in the estate Of
Annie Scott. late OF the city Of Barre, IN
ala district. decreased Greetings
WHEREAS said court has assigned the
18Th day az October next for examining and
allowing the account 81 the executor
~ the srtAte 81 said decreased and for a
deere. Of the residue Of said estate TO the law
ful claimants Of the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be- given to all persons
interested In said estate by publishing this
order three weeks HueeessVely previous 10 the
day assigned, in the Barre Daily Times, a
newsparsr published az the city Of Barre, in
said district
THEREFORE,, YOU are hereby notified 10
Appear az the probate Office In Montpelier In
said district on the day assigned. then and
there 90 contest the allowance Of said account
II YOU see oauae and 10 establish your right
rs heirs, legatees and lawful claimants 10 said
residue,
Given under my hand. this 25th day of
September, 1915,
sep2socts-io
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
NATIVE OF BRooKFIELD.
M. Eugene Rice, Leading Business Man
of Chelsea, Mass, Dead.

Boston, Sept. pm. Eugene Rice,
owner of the largest dry goods store in
Chelsea, and for many years one OF the
leading business men of that city, died
Sunday afternoon at his home in South
Sudbury. after an illness of about six
weeks. Mr.. Rice was operated upon sew
aral days ago and gradually sank until
the end came.
He was born 50 years ago in Brook
field, Vt. Coming to Massachusetts, at
an early age, he began his mercantile
career as a clerk for the well known firm
Of Hogg, Brown & Taylor of Boston.
In 1890 he went TO Chelsea and estab-
lished the firm of Rice & Miller. at 222
Broadway He had since that time con
Quoted that store and had considerably
enlarged IL.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

When he broke the globe Of discard
ed electric light globe while playing at
his home in Rutland Friday, the two.
vear.old son of Mr. and Mrs. George r.
Bush nearly lost his eyesight, for the
glass flew into his face and into one eye.
ball. The sight if the eye will probably
be saved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
RECOUNT REFUSED.
N. c. Florence, Aspirant for Assistant
Judge, Refused.

Burlington, Sept. 25.-The petition re-
gently filed by y. c. Florence, asking for
a recount of the votes cast at the pri-
mary elections, in the town of Colehes-
ter, was heard in county court yester-
day.
Florence has contested the election of
". H. Adsit for assistant judge, and
seeks to have the court order a recount
Of votes in Winooski. Several of the
ballot clerks Of that village testified as
TO the way the votes were counted. The
SQUIRT in its decision pointed out that
there vas nothing in the testimony to
.rove mistake in the count Of the votes.
The petition was dismissed. F. A. Ash
and appeared for Florence and V. A.
6ullard for the respondent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
HELP WANTED

WANTED AT ONCE-Two painters. Apply
to II Bosley. Morse block, between Z =. m.
and I D. m. 1891 {
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
SATURDAY, SEPT. 80, '1G
Good Serviceable
All-Around Livery Horses

ranging in weight from 900 to OPS lbs;
s top buggics, ! Concord buggy and ,
surveys, s sleighs6 of them Courtlandt
and good ones; | 2seat express sleigh
and | surrey sleigh, s single drive har-
nesses, sets Of double drive harnesses
and heavy express harness, fur robes,
6 fall and spring robes street blankets,
some stable blankets and light robes, !
horse clipper and other stable equip
ment. This is a good lot of livery stock
and will be sold as advertised, as mean
business. No reserve or limit. Terms at
time Of sale
JAMES LAWSON, Owner.
C. F. SMITH, Auctioneer, Barre. VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
WaterprooHng Matches.

A waterproof matchbox is good for
emergencies, but not for a smokers
daily supply. waterproof the matches
themselves by dipping them half length
in shellac varnish thinned with alco-
hol and laying them out separately on
a newspaper to dry. Shellac is bettet
than parafln or collodion because Il
does not wear off, and it is itself in
nammable. like sealing wax. Matches
go treated can be left in water long
time without spoiling.-Outing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

The enrolment at the Rutland high
school is 46l, and at least 90 more are
expected. The freshman class numbers
between lao and 100.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

One apple tree in the orchard of Amos
J. Eaton in South Royalton will this
year bear 40 bushels of apples. During
the last four seasons it has yielded 500
worth of fruit and the tree is 10 years
old Mr.. Eaton asserts that in 1891, the
year before he moved to it, the entire
farm crops would not have brought 500,
whereas last year his sales totaled 81
300.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

80 ACRES Of pasture and woodland ) miles
TO Barre City; nearly thret-fourths covered
-" l4qtf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

f. NJ, Adds, for the past seven wears
manager of the Brattleboro electric light
plant, has resigned, his resignation to be.
come effective Oct. Is. Nov. he will as.
sumo the duties of manager OF the Wal,
lingford, Conn, gas company
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

Myron Stearns has raised on l3.acre
field in Rutland, Ohio dent corn whose
stalks average from 1919 to Is feet in
height, the ears on which carried 10
rows of corn and averaged II inches in
length.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
TWENTY COWS

extra good. all black and white, all fresi
or will be soon; 10 calves, very fancy,
is. mo.-old registered Holstein bull, No
100000. Morrison Farm Baron Dekol 4th
50 hogs and pigs White Chester; % Of
these are from 6 to 5 weeks old, young
Chester boar. sows, shoat, also 9
hens and chickens.
FIFTY TONS OF CHOICE TIMOTHY
HAY, 10 tons clover hay, ! set extra goot
work harnesses, driving harness, gooc
saddle. wagon box, 42.in. wide; McCor
mick reaper and binder, in good eondi
ton; walking pillow. 1900 It. hemlock
boards, grain separator, No 3 Sampson
in good condition, with bagging attach
ment, etc.
Sale positive terms at time of sale
Saturday afternoon, Sept. 30, at o'clock
LUDGER CAMIRE, Owner.
D. A. PERRY, Auctioneer, Barre, VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

Seventy-four street lights in Burling
ton went out of service Sunday evening
when a transformer coil burned out at
the electric light plant. As new coil
must come from Boston before the re-
pairs can be made, at least go of the
lights must be off for two or three nights
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

Henry H. Ross of Rutland at the l04th
annual meeting of the supreme council in
Pittsburg, Pa, last week, attained the
33d degree of Scottish Rite Masonry,
the highest degree in the gift of the or
der. There is but one other in Vermont,
who has received that degree, Rev. Henry
Ballou of Chester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26
TO RENT

UPSTAIRS TENEMENT TO RENTING
rooms and woodshed electric lights and gas.
rs Short street inquire downstairs. itau
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

John Churchill OF Brandon fell dis.
lance of 90 feet from an apple tree on
Thursday, while gathering apples, and
received injuries which confined him to
the bed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-26

WANTED At oNCE-Three hrst-class gran
ite cutters on monumental work steady work
Thomson Monument Co, Limited. Toronto
Can. lb4td'