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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-09-21
OPENING DAYS

Again we are brought face 10 face
with the law that life is progress
and that progress continually draws
its sustenance from new and I'M
tapped sources. The student body
Of last year is not the student body
Of this year. Many have dropped
out and new students have stepped
into their places. This may seem
To be sad fact. but on the con-
trary IL is a glorious one. IL is
simply an application Of that old
principle of the survival of the
llttest." The weak and the less
capable give way to the younger
and more hardy. And as we near
the senior year few Of those who
started four years ago now remain
in the ranks.
The opening day brings back 10
mind the old second reader story
Of the first day of school. Dean
Matheny and his corps of efficient
teachers were at the door To well
come those who hunger and thirst
after knowledge. And even in the
ranks Of the faculty we saw three
new faces filling the places of three
of our loved instructors of last year.
So turns the wheel of time, ever
carrying away our old friends and
bringing new ones TO fill their
places. But they are not forgotten.
The memory of A. s. Hancock, Fred
Ford, James Wynn, and Miss Sim
clair can never die so long as the
grace. of God permits time. And
in life's broader sea friends like
forgotten rhymes will come back TO
us and will make life's work easier.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
4. A1yanes
 Shck by Rush

pay for injured athletes and which also omits the ten-day clause will go a great way to satisfy disgruntled play CTS.
 It is not likely that there will be as many trades this season as in past years. It is nearly certain that the New York Giants will remain as at present. The Western clubs were all dertake some measure of strength in their line-ups. In Chicago the Cubs are in danger of losing much of their popularity unless something is done to put them into the pennant fight. It is understood that in Cincinnati Man ager Chrlsty Mathewson will have free rein to get stronger playing tall ent. There will probably be a general shapeup in St. Louis under the super vision of the new club president. Mrs. Helen H. Britton.
 President Barney Dreyfuss of Pitts burgh will probably cause commo- tion at the meeting, as it is said that he will oppose August Hermann as chairman of the National commits sion. Dreyfuss seems to be the only club owner who is anxious to have Chairman Hermann unseated: it ap- pears certain that he will be over ruled If he brings the matter up. The chairman Is elected by the other two members, Presidents Tener and Ban Johnson, and, as both are in fla vor of MT. Hermann, it is not likely that the objection of Dreyfuss will be sustained.
 Another serious matter which con- fronts the National league people is the marked superiority of the Ameri- can league in the last two worlds se- ries. To regain it's popularity in the baseball world. the National league pennant winner next season must beat the American league in the big classic. The owners realize that their circuit must provide better ball, and it is certain that measures will be taken to win back their lost prestige.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
THE KICK DEPT.
Spectator" Writes About Recent Em- pire-Spartan Football Game, Claim
 ing Uncalled For Interest.

Dear Sir
 The Spartan football team was de- feated Sunday afternoon at the East End field by the Empire A. c. The game was one of the best that could be staged between two teams of the 125 pound class, only for the poor Judgment on the part of the referee. Time and again this official would penalize the losers for unknown req sons.
 At one period of the game the Spar tans reached the Empires 10-yard line only to be set back by a fifteen yard penalty. When he was asked what the reason was, the only satis- faction that could be obtained was, ''Shut up, I'm running this game"
 The greatest disappointment of all to the crowd and players was, when Quarterback Rahm intercepted a for ward pass on his 5-yard line and dashed down the field twenty yards when Referee Peplau started after him and placed the ball down where he halted the runner and called first down for the Spartans where the rum ner was stopped.
 It seemed to the crowd and the players as though MT. Peplau didn't think it was fair to see the runner all by himself gong TOT d lOuCnuOWn ana therefore halted him. After this raw and unfair deal the majority of the crowd dispersed on account of this wretched ruling. This deal cost the Spartans touchdown. When the plays were on it could be noticed that MT. Peplau. the referee, and MT. F. Rittner. the head linesman, were urging the Empires to hold the 1 Spartans and get them hard. It seemed as though these two suppose 1 to-be officials were in the game them selves fighting against the Spartans.
 This game was supposed to settle the championship of New Britain fol i the 125 pound class, but the Spartans lay their right claim to 1t as they protest this game. as it was not off ciated over by officials announced ir 1 the Herald of Saturday, December 7
 If the Empires wish to claim the 1 championship they must play a game on neutral grounds and ofticiated b5 neutral officials, and not by friends o1 one team.
 Very truly yours,
 A SPECTATOR AT THE GAME
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
STICK BY RUSH
Rumors That Princeton Football
 Coach May Be Replaced Brings Forth Storm of Indignant Protests.

Princeton, N. J., Dec. 5.-The poor showing made by Princeton this year against Yale and Harvard has not shaken the faith of Princeton under graduates and alumni in their sup port of John "Speedy' Rush, coach of the Tiger football squad despite the criticism of his work by many sons of Old Nassau Rumors that Rush was to be replaced as chief mentor of the Tiger-town forces have provoked a storm of protests and Rush pol- cies have been championed by practi- cally all the student publications.
 The Princetonian, the official organ of the university, in an article claims that, as Rush has been at the helm only two years, the veteran members of the eleven have had faults which they had acquired before they came under Rush's eye. These shortcom- ings, 1t is claimed, bobbed up in all most every game, and. although they were corrected many times in prac- tice, it seemed that no amount of ln- struction could eradicate them.
 Prominent alumni who are active in college athletic matters will have much to say in the final judgment of the Rush system. Parke Davis is quoted in The Princetonian: ''The sea- \ son of 1916 will bequeath one of the soundest systems of technical organ ization that Old Nassau ever has known, the handiwork of John Rush and his staff. Not only did MT. Rush and his associates devise, perfect, and establish an effective football system, but as practical field coaches they molded the players in that system and produced one of the most successful squads of players that ever stood in cleat shoes at Princeton"
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
BERRY NOT TO GO WEST.
Penn Full Back Says Studies Will
 Prevent Trip to Play Oregon.

Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 5.-How- ard Berry. Penn's fullback. declared yesterday that he would be unable to accompany the Red and Blue football team to Pasadena. Cal. where it will play the University of Oregon on New Years day. Berry stated his req son as follows: \
 "I was kept on the Mexican border so long that I fell back in my work, and I will have to pass up that great trip to the coast. I am going to get right down to my books and catch up with my studies. In fact get ahead, for I will have busy spring. I intend to try to win the pentathlon title for the first time. and then I will have to spend a lot of time with the ball club"
 Coach Folwell said yesterday morn ing that the Penn squad would be composed of twenIy-four players, three coaches and Manager Lovett.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

lege he was a member of the varsity squad and after graduation he coach ed Westfield. Mass, and Enfield High school teams. both of which made fine records under his training.
 Manager Peterson of the team has completed his schedule for both the Triangular and Interscholastic leagues as follows:
 December 15. Middletown High in this city.
 December 22. Bristol High. in this city.
 January 1 Bristol High in Bristol.
 January 5. South Manchester High in this city.
 January 6. Sufield in Sufneld
 January 12. Crosby High in this city.
 January 20. New Haven High in
 January 26, Meriden High in Meri- den.
 February ?. Middletown High in
 February g, Hartford High in this city.
 February 16. Suffieli in this city.
 February 21, South Manchester in South Manchester.
 March 2. New Haven High in this city.
 March 9, Crosby High in Water bury.
 March 16 aHrtford High in Hart ford.
 March 23. Meriden High in this city.
 Hartford, New Britain and New Ha- ven comprise the Triangle league while the locals, with South Manches- te, Meriden, Bristol and Waterbury are members of the 1nterscholastlc league.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
ELM CITY CLUB GETS
 FINE BOXING CARD
Marlin A. C. to Stage Three Star
 Bouts Friday Evening

What is conceded to be the greatest ! boxing card arranged in the Nutmeg state since the McGovern- Corbett ST. gument, has been completed by Matchmaker James Maher of the | Marlin A. c. of New Haven in the Arena next Friday evening" Boxing fans throughout the state and many from New York are expected to be out ! in force on the occasion For the star
 bout Joe Yelling, looked upon at pres ent as the logical contender for thek crown that Freddie Welsh dances sd
 well to retain, will clash with Pbill Bloom of Brooklyn, boy whose
 record speaks for itself. The muss Is y carded for fifteen rounds and should
 be hummer from gong to gong. Tn securing this match, Matchmaker Maher put across a ten pin strike on the New York officials who were dickering for the boys, when along came Jimmy and stole their thunder
 The usual terms applied to the other bouts such as semi finals and preliminaries are not applicable to any of the bouts on the Marlin A. c. | card. The second bout will bring to-
 gether Hughey Ross of Bridgeport
 the conqueror of Cowboy Charlief
 Shands and one of the most popular boys in the southern part of the state and Charley Hill, the dusky cyclone of
 the Elm City. Ten rounds is the dis- tance agreed upon by the boys to f m1ngle, but each are confident that
 the sleep potion will be sent to the other fellow before that round arrives The opening clash brings togethero Dave Medar, "The Fighting Irishman'i of New York and Charley Pitts ofY Bridgeport, in a ten round encounter Medar has boxed in several cities3 about the state and Is very popular Local followers of fistania will 're- member his great battle with Johnnie 1 Drummie in Turner hall in thd@ i halcyon days of the boxing game here. l Pitts, recent arrival from Australia. 1 has created a favorable impression byj { his showing against Jimmy Fasand i and Battling Kunz
 An added feature of the exhibition
 will be a concert by the Marlin band of 35 pieces before the start of ,tha2
 bouts and during the waits. Popu-
 lar Dave Fitzgerald will handle thel
 boxers in the ring.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
ODD FELLOWS WIN.

Sir Francis Drake lodge, Sons of St. George encountered worthy op-| ponent last evening in the Fraternal Carpet Bowls league, when the Lex-} lngton lodge I. o. O. F. team proved to be superior, to the tune of a 5Ol to 32 score. The results on the vari-j ous rinks were as follows: Rink H. Lexington lodge, Curtiss skip, 16l Sons of St. George, Slaney skip, 121 rink 2, Lexington lodge, Croclxer skip IA, Sons of St. George, Woods skipy 16; rink 3, Lexington lodge, North skip, 20, Sons of St. George, SWiftI skip A. 7
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
MOOSE POOL PLAYERS.

The first round in the pool tourney at the Moose club is nearing an end, the games on Thursday evening being the conclusion of the series. The con- testants will be John Basso. Edward Stromie James Dehan and George Valentino Other winners in the round are Timothy Dehan, John Nee han, Frank Arata, Felix Faltin, Albert Swanson and John Peterson.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
RELEASE CUES FROM CONTRACT

Tampa, Fla, Dec. 5.-Secretary Reagan of the Tampa Baseball Train ing Association wired President Weeghman of the Chicago National League club yesterday that the asso- citation preferred that the Cubs fulfill the contract to train at Tampa, but would release them on payment of S2,5OO, the amount it has spent on the grounds and stands. An offer from another major league club in the place of the Chicago team probably would be accepted, it was understood.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

elected and they are having a cele| bration in honor of the event"
 It is probable that before the "idopj packs away his gloves and fighting
 trunks, the, Silver City will see him ir3 action against Tommy Carson of3 Hartford who has, through his mana \ ger, Thomas Cunning, sought 8 match
 for several months. Last eveningl Cunning challenged Waltz to battlel for @ side bet of $200, which Eddie1 Ryan, manager of the pride" ac cepted.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
MORDECAI BROWN RELEASED.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-After playing thirteen years in the major leagues, Mordecai Brown, the famous three- fingered pitcher of the Chicago Ma tional League club, was given his un- conditional release by Charles H. Weeghman, president of the club last night MT. Weeghman offered to aid Brown in obtaining a berth as a man.
 ager of minor league club. Brown is 3s years old. He came to Chicago from the St. Louis Nationals in 1904.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
VIKINGS TO ELECT.

The annual election of officers of the Viking A. c. will be held next Tuesday evening and will be followed by smoker and social Interest is grow ing in the bowling league. the Bear cats having a slight lead at present. A meeting of the general fair committee will be held this evening at 61 Main street.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

else.
 Shop leagues held forth at the Eetnc alley. last evening. sone fast games featuring the play. In the Skinn'" Chuck company lea esu9, t'e Drill Chuck trio downed tha Office team two games out of three. The Office workers of the New Britain Machine company experienced little difficulty in defeating the Lathe Hands quintet, taking Ill three. games in decisive manner. The Tool room aggregation went down to n two-time defeat at the hands of the J. & l.. operators. V. Woerdlln of the Wir- ners established a new league record, when in the final game he hit the wood for a 12S score.
 A new collection of factory bowl CTS made their appearance OH tEe lanes last evening when two teams from the Hart & Cooley company tried their skill. There was an en- tirely Boston color to the game, the Braves and the Red Sox being the names applied to the contesting teams, and as usual the Red Sox were the winners.
 The scores follow:
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
BOWLERS ISSUE CHALLENGE.

The Stanley Rule & Level companyl office boys bowling team would like to arrange games with any office boys aggregation in the city, whose agea are not over 16 years. Games to be, played on the Y. M. c. A. alley sd Communications should be sent to C' R. Isleib, care of Stanley Rule & Level company, city. \
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
NEW H. s. COACH
Local Yale Graduate is Secured to As sist High School Basket Tosscrs- Management Arrangcs Schedule.

Nathan C. Avery. Yale. '15. has been secured as basketball coach for the New Britain High school team
 and began his duties with the squad last evening" MT. Avery is a, local boy and has had considerable experience as a player and coachs While in col
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
The Bunk Championship.

If there is one thing that gives us a large, ingrowing pain above any thing else, it is to hear one university given credit for winning it's games through sheer courage or grit. The students of one university are just as game and just as courag geous as the student of any other.
 There is no such thing as "Yale courage'' or Harvard courage above Brown courage or Princeton courage.
 It is merely a matter of material, coaching and general efficiency
 We are told that it was ''Yale cour- agc'' which beat Princeton and liar ward this season.
 Was it then Yale cowardice or Yale poltroonery which lost to Harvard, 4 to 0, a year ago? Of course not It was lack of Yale efficiency than lost to Harvard efficiency.
 Yale beat Harvard and Princeton this fall because she had a better football team--a team backed up by the material and the proper coach ing. She beat Harvard for exactly the same reason that Harvard has been beating her a-prevalence of the goods.
 If a team is given a greater amount of courage because 1t wins, then it must be awarded a greater amount of coWardice when it loses Both pro- positions are equally futile, foolish and insane. It may happen that a great system. such as Yale had from 1900 to 1910, may develop the con- fidence that comes from a tradition of victory. But this was nothing to do with courage in it's truer, finer mean ing Nothing whatsoever
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
Practice Games.

It may be that the Big Four or the Big Five are looking for some fairly husky practice games next fall.
 That being so we suggest the names of Colgate and Brown, who return something like nine regulars for 1917. By that date they may have had ex- perience enough to give Yale. Harvard, Princeton, Cornell or Penn, fairly extensive warming up'-in a purely preliminary way.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
An Umpire's Training.

We watched Bill Klem play golf down at Lakewood and immediately discovered why Bill is such a good umpire ((Brooklyn kindly write)
 Bills system is this; by the time he has put in three winter months plav- ing one trap to another listening to Johnny Evers and Heinie Zimmer man is as a zepher against the rear of a simmOn.
 By the first of April, as Bills trustv 1niblick whangs its last shot out of a.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
The Greatest Institution.

The greatest institution in the world is a fairly large order. But we know the answer. It is this-The Standing of the Clubs, which carry the official percentages of games won and lost. If you don't think so look at the riot and the chaos and the frenzy and the rest of it that follow a short football season of six weeks that has no such institution.
 Think what would have happened around October if they had to decide a baseball championship as they now try to decide football title; if it was left to each clubs say-so, mixed with the Power of the Press and the Voice of the Fan.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
The Chaos League.

Here after a schedule of s or 10 games to the season for each team, lasting through a mere six weeks, we have more football champions in the East alone than a dozen or fifty world series can show
 Pitt and the Army are champions because they persisted in not losing a start.
 Brown is champion because it beat Harvard and Yale on successive sat urdayS
 Coleate is champion because she beat Brown, cOnquerOrs of Yale and Harvard
 Yale is champion because she beat Colgate, Princeton and Harvard And so it mo owes along
 Suggestion
 We see but one way to settle this burning debate. Take all the various elevens who consider they have cham pionship claims, put them at one and the same time in Madison Square Garden lock the doors and let the survivors come out about the 18th of next June to claim the undisputed crown.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
Now Comes the Winter.

Now comes seasons reached its end, You ask us then what we will do, We who have trailed the sportive trend Since ApriIs sky was blue; What will you write about ?" they
 ask, To which we counter, wan and sole
 mn, The while we daily on the task well write about a column The season through? Who told you
 that? Who slipped in with that ancient gag? Who sport of sport as being flat While tongues are left to Wag? The bat may hang upon the wall; The mashie may seek warmer skies, But though the game rides to it's fall, The Old Dope never dies.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05

 &)& LI6HT d;:!::51 II!

sanded trap, umpiring, in comparison, is a holiday, a jubilee. a picnic, a lump of joy
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
Mcriden Wakes Up.

The attendance at the show was not as large as usual, the greater portion of the crowd coming from Hartford and this city. On the way to the hall, the local delegation encountered a parade and when one of the boys asked what it was all about a wag answered, "Oh they have just learned in Meriden that Wilson has been
New Britain herald., 1916-12-05
ON THE ALLEYS

Ten Hours in the Mill Followed by Several on the Alleys Is Fine Exer-
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-01-25
FOX SALE OR TRADE

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kansas. Thirty bearing peach pear
plum and apple trees. one half acre
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-01-25

hree miles from town and one-ha,f
nile 70 school. If you are interested
write the Appeal, or Lock Box 4o4,
larson CITY, Nevada. m25-tF
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-01
GERMANS HAVE CASH FOR ART
High Prices Paid for OIL Paintings At
Auction Sale In New
York.

Berlin.--Rich Germans still have
money for other purposes, than buying
war bonds, as is evident from an auc-
ton sale Of oil paintings just held here.
A collection Of LA pictures, which be-
,longed to the late Privy Councillor HUI
60 Schmell of Dresden, brought to-
tai Of s2S5,000.
The highest price. s14.b70. was paid
for an early work Of Max Liebermann
In the style Of Rembrandt, represent
ing girl making preserves. A small
portrait by Leibl brought $4,000. and
two other portraits by him each 50, 400,
but q Lehnbach portrait Of Bismarck
Gin civilian clothing) went at the sur
prisingly low price Of $2,S00.
!, A peasants farmyard at noon by Sc
gantini, Q small canvas, was knocked
down at $500, which shows that the
great Italian master has lost nothing
Of his popularity in Germany through
the war. Three pictures by the French
man, Courbet, brought together only
s11.800.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-01

More prairie chickens than any
other county Ia the nation, is the
claim made for Linn county by
correspondent of the Brookfield
Argus. Credits given the school
teachers Of the county that the
laws protecting the game have
been go we'll observed.
Cotton and sunflowers clogged
the railroad facilities OF Portage
vlle, New Madrid county, recent
ly when The prevailing market
prices encouraged growers TO
slip their crops. Some relief
was sfforded when furniture cars
were utilized for handling the
sunilowsrs, Of which 100, 900
pounds were shipped out in sim
Gle week.
Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-01

|psnnsyivanla 0ln osvs up etsneo.
raphy 70 Take up Moss etrsnuess 4
|, Form of Earnlne Living.

Norristown, Pa.-Quitting her posl-
tion as stenographer to 60 to the wash-
tub. Miss Georgianna Cuthbert u maxi
ing s8S q week. and she handles only
i've washes to do Il, according DO her
Testimony In the equity action In which
she is defendant and Mrs. Marie Lus'
son. her neighbor. plaintiff.
Miss Cuthbeft informed Judge
Swarts that one family alone paid her
ESQ. another $12, two 30 and fifth $8
q week. She gets the business, she
says. because she does not use bleach
or acids In cleaning them.
"None Of the clothing ! handle 10
soiled, only mussed," she said.
Mrs. Marie Lusson seeks to prevent,
Miss Cuthbert erecting q laundry In
the rear Of her lot In Ardmore, Pa.
Mrs. Lusson says that laundry there
would be undesirable, unhealthy and
In violation Of building restrictions.
In the testimony experts said laun-
dry would be unobjectionable; that
there would be no dirt. no noise, no
smell, and. In fact, no reason why this
woman should not be permitted to pro-
coed with the laundry, which ID to be
a small one.