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New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
YANKEES TO BUILD
BIGGEST STADIUM
Johnson Tells Of Plans for Park to.
Seat $4,000

Chicago, Nov. 24.-News that the
New York American league club has
laid plans to build the greatest base
ball stadium in the country, with
double decked grandstand to hold IS
600 and bleachers and pavilions to
make a total capacity of 1000 per-
sons, was given out here last night by
Ban Johnson, president of the Amer
lean league.
He had just returned from French
Lick, Ind, where the plans were full
w gone over with Col. Jacob Rupert
and Capt. Til Huston, and announced
that practically the only unsettled
business was to get the grounds. Tho
arrangements contemplated will ex-
coed the capacity of the Boston Ma
tional league park by about 5000 1T
was said.
President Johnson said the location
already had been considered and an
option obtained on a piece of property
big enough to take care of the playing
field and the stands. 1t is not expect
ed that the new ground will be ready
for occupancy until 1918. Il
"The American league always has
been opposed to playing on any
grounds but its own said Johnson,
land the new venture is in Keeping
with this policy. The outlay Will be
over a million dollars. Still New York
is big enough for two parks, so we VIII
have one of our own"
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
ROAM HAL SOLD FOR $4,000.
PAGER Goes to III. T.. Grady
at Old Glory Sale.

New York, Nov 24.-Roan Hal, the
champion pacing gelding of 1916,
brought only $500 yesterday after
noon when sold at auction at the Old
Glory Horse Sale in Madison Square
Garden This great PAGER went to H.
T. Grady Of Philadelphia. That he
brought such low price was due
probably to his age. He is a geldlng,
9 years old. and experts who admired
him yesterday declared that his great
racing career was near an end. He
is by Hal De Facto. dam Maud G.,
both of which had record of zoo
IA. His best mark was 200 ga.
DR.. Gilmore. a bay colt by J. NAL
colin Forbes, dam Mendoza Worthy,
which earned the title of champion
yearling trotter of 1916, brought the
top price of the day. He was sold to
| the Brook Farm for $4,000.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
BOWLING RESULTS
Like Taking Money From a Hughes
Bacl<er, Tigers Wal1op Pastimes-
Besse-Ieland BOWIers Show Form

BeSse-Ieland BOWIerS Show Form
The Tigers are today within hail
ing distance of the leadership of the
City Bowling league having disposed
of the Pastimes in easy fashion on the
Aetna alleys last evening. The losers
were never in the contest, and it was
simply good practice for the Tigers.
J. Wright and Anderson INDUCED in
a pretty race for high honors on the
winning team, the former losing out
in total pinfall by one pin, the scores
being Wright 312. Anderson 313. Fo-
berg Of the victors was high single
score man of the match with 1872.
Alpress and Scheuy performed the
best for the Pastimes.
-Four teams comprising employees of
Besse-Leland company, opened up a
series last evening. Using the names
! Of noted baseball teams, considerable
interest was manifested by the play
ers and their friends. RIOTERS for
| the Giants in the National league
| pulled for the team of the same name
in the bowling league and other fans
| evinced their interest likewise. The
Braves fell thrice at the hands of the
! Giants while the White Sox took two
| games from the Red Sox The league
! gives promise of developing con-
| siderable interest as we'll as star
bowlers.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
is in,ssgood condition and ready
q fight.,e Ma
Middies Confident.

Annapolis, Md, Nov. 24.-Cohfident
in the ability Of their favorites to
break the series of West Point victo-
ries, twelve hundred midshipmen yes
.erday afternoon hauled their, team
through the streets Of Annapolis and
gave them a real send-off when the
start was made for New York. where
on Saturday the inter-service football
classic will be staged. The Navy
team admittedly has shown much
more real football prowess this year
than for many seasons past, and the
Navy rooters see nothing to it but a
Navy victory by decisive score.
The MILDLY backfield this season,
while admittedly made up of excep-
tionally speedy men, has the handi-
cap of being composed Of players who,
until this year, had never played in
q big game. The Navy coaches, how
ever, profess confidence in their
men.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
Crimson at New London.

New London, Nov. 24.-Harvard's
Football squad Of thirty-one players,
accompanied by coaches and trainers,
1arrived here early last night from
4New Haven to remain until Saturday
Smorning, when they will be taken to
aNew Haven on special train for the
annual Yale game.
The practice in the bowl yesterday
afternoon was cut short by a drench-
ling rain. Horween, Flower and Minot
Hpunted to the backheld men and the
1itne charged down the field. Coach
Haughton made a wager with Rob-
sInson that he could not score a drop
kick from the muddy field but the
quarterback sent over two goals in
succession, after which the Crimson
mentor paid the bet and called fur
there wagers off.
The squad attended a theater last
night and retired early. The re-
mainder of the squad is expected here
from Cambridge this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
BINGARA BRINGS $4,000.
Sire Bought at Old Glory Sale for
5000 Sold Again.

Bridgeport, Nov. 24-Benjamin A.
Buckley, Southport horse breeder,
has just purchased the stallion Bin
CARA, Americas leading sire of stand
ard performers for the past three
years. The purchase price is an
nounced as $4,000.
Bingara was first sold Monday at
the Old Glory sale in Madison Square
Garden to E. J. Trantor, an auctioneer
of the sale. who paid $4,000 for, the
animal. Trantor, who declared he
bought the animal as a speculation,
imm ediately turned it over at a profit
to a second party. who in turn sold 1t
to Buckley.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
WAR NOT AVERTED
President Fultz Asserts National
League Must Grant Players Re
quests Before Contracts Are Signed.


league Must Grant Players Re
quests Before Contracts Are Signed.
New York, Nov. 24.-That major
and minor league players in all
leagues protected by the Baseball
Players fraternity will refuse to sign
their contracts unless the National
association, the governing body of the
minor league, grants requests recent
ly made upon it by the fraternity,
was again Indicated by statement
made here yesterday by President
David F'ultz of the fraternity.
The National association simply
must grant these requests: that is all
there Is to it," said Fultz. I'VE have
pledges from virtually all our players
not to sign contracts unless they get
word from officers of the fraternity
II am more sure than ever that we
nave the majority of the players be-
hind us on this issue. Since the minor
league conference ignored our re-
quests in New Orleans have received
letters from dozens of players asking
that we sit tight"
Fultz also said he had sent Chair
man Herman Of the National COM
mission, copies of contracts entered
into last season by Ray Heating Of
New York and John Henry of WASH
ington. Both of these contracts had
clauses exempting the club from pay
ing the players salary in the event
of injury met while playing ball.
Fultz declared.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
o. 5 Re! J.!

That in 1890 John Lawrence sulli-
van was "invincible'; that in 1900
Jim Jeffries was "invincible";. that
in 1912 Jack Johnson was irwin
chile" Wizards supremacy today
is no more marked than the suprem-
acy of Sullivan, Jeffries and John
son. They We're all super-men, not
to be overthrown They were all
beyond the reach of a mortal con-
queror But at the appointed hour
each in his turn knew what it meant
to wait face down in the resin, until
the official timekeeper had completed
his count.
To Retire?
We hear, too, that Willard is plan
ming to retire. So was Sullivan.
Jeffries had already retired. john
son was to retire after this last fight
Willard may break the record. But
the betting is 10 to that he doesn't.
Just as he is getting ready to step
to one side, unbeaten, the chance to
pick up another $4,000 or 100000
easy money" will lure him on just
once too often. One more shot at
easy money-and then another in
vincible'' will take his place until
fate picks the hour for his successor
! to arrive.
Invincible was not meant to be
written against the name Of any con-
tender who cares to stick around.
The Cincinnati Reds were second In
club batting and third in club field
ing Their only apparent weakness
was inability to win.
| Being second in batting, third IN
| fielding and last in games won ana
lost is no sort of a knock, of course
at Red pitching and Red alertness.
! How much is defence worth, any
; way? Princeton had strong de-
fence, and you may recall What II
got her. Brooklyn finished bae
fourth defensively, but won pennant
The Time Arrives.
1.-The time has come the Walru'
said, :. =
ITO talk of many things; 90 ". =.
OF fullbacks who can back a line,
OF ha1fbacks who have wings;
+ Of All-Americafls as thick
AS ghosts of vanished kings
|-.'The time has come, he Walru
sighed, sA'' IS '@ ,''''''F = d: 49, IN" T'
"To pick all stars galore,
From Berry, Pollard, Casey anSd ,ssy -.
From Hastings and lie Gore;
From forty-seven quarterbacks
And tackles by the score
Those who are wondering whethe
Pittsburgh or Brown will be bedecke
with the laurel seem to forget thu
Brown still has a team by the nam
of Colgate to push out of the wa.
where the pushing is no part of
pipe.
In fact, you might add that eve
if Brown beats Colgate it will onl
be by q close shave n
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24

West Point, Nov. 24.-Army foot
ball experts boast of the fact that they
have two of the best backs Of the
season in Oliphant and Vidal. These
men are also star all around athletes.
With Oliphant behind the army line
is one of the football sensations of the
season. Vidal, the recruit from South
Dakota, is one of the fastest and
tr1ckiest Of the running backs who
have been uncovered this year. He
is a ten second man in the hundred,
Javelin thrower and an all around
track and field man. Once past the
first line Vidal is dangerous. He is
as elusive in a broken field as any Of
the backs. He has a tricky way of
swerving and melting through the
clutches of the tacklers. In addition
he is perhaps one Of the best drop
kickers of the year. He can shoot
them from a bad angle on the fifty
yard line, and they go true between
the posts with terrific force. A
smooth worker in every department is
Gene Vidal.~@ Photo, shows Vidal
starting one Of his runs
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
PIRATES GO FURTHER soJTH.

The Pittsburgh National sleague
baseball club will not train next sea-
son at Hot Springs, Ark, WHICH has
been the. custom for sixteen years, but
VIII go to a point farther south.
President Barney Dreyfuss announced
at Pittsburgh late yesterday. lie said
that two places for establishing a.
camp next season are now under con7
sideration, but a definite announces
ment would probably not be made un
til later in the week.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
AWARDED MONOGRAMS.

Captain Lang and Clesson w. Par
ker were among the members of
Middlebury college football eleven to
secure monograms, at a recent meet
ing of the faculty athletic board. In
appreciation of the work Of the team
during the past season, Ebenezer
Saunders a. wealthy New York man
ufacturer who is making his home in
Middlebury rendered the boys a ban
ouet Monday evening at the Addison
House. Among those responding to
toasts was Captain Lang.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
RECORD CROWD FOR BOWD.
II, 453 Tickets Distributed for Yale
Harvard Game

New Haven, Nov. PA total of
77,453 tickets has been sent out for
the Yale-Harvard football game here
next Saturday. Of which number 28,-
I'll have been taken by Harvard, it
was announced yesterday by the Yale
ticket office. The total also includes
244 press and 800 side line tickets.
Two years ago 6S,o42 persons saw
the Blue and Crimson classic. The
attendants at the game will be 1.5Oo
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
Slick Throat Epidemic Loss of
Claim For
MOODY ANSWERS NAFEY
Sub-Master Points Out Where Stam-
ford on Previous Occasions Have
Proved Poor Sportsmen.


The sporting page of the Herald
recently published a letter from
George M. Nafey of Stamford. form
er local resident, who demanded that
sentiment be created for a post-sea-
son football game between the local
champions and the team representing
stamford. The former local man
"marooned in Stamford'' also penned
a letter to Sub-Master James c.
Moody of the High school requesting
that the locals journey down the state
and meet the eleven of that city on
Thanksgiving Day.
In reply to the letter, Mr.. Moody
today forwarded to Mr. Nafey rea-
sons why New Britain should not or
would not pay any attention to the
demands made Of them The letter
is as follows:
November %, 1915.
Mr.. George M. Nafey,
81 Broad Street,
Stamford, Conn.
Dear Mr.. Nafey:
[ am receipt of your communica-
ton under date of November 81,
with regard to our team coming to
Stamford to play football on Thanks
giving Day. I presume there is no
one here connected with athletics that
knows the history of things better
than | do. If you knew the history
of our relations with Stamford you
would hesitate in using such terms
as "sportsm anship" and New Britain
being "afraid'' etc.
AS matter of fact our season is
closed. Even if this were not so,
would do all in my power against
playing Stamford. In my experience
in athletics I have never dealt with
a more unsDortsnanlike crowd than
that representing athletics in the
Stamford High school. Three or
four years ago we were anxious to get
on permanent schedule for football
with your school. This was brought
about and two-year contract was
drawn up and signed by both schools,
we to play in Stamford the first year
and they to play in New Britain the
next year. We fulfilled our part Of
the contract to the letter and played
in Stamford and received royal treat
ment in every way and congratulated
ourselves that we were on "a working
basis with a school like Stamford.
The next year when Stamford was
due here they ignored the contract
absolutely and said they had no place
on the schedule to play New Britain
Two years ago we tried again game
in basketball with Stanford which
was played here. j arrived at the
gymnasium about the time the game
was supposed to have started and
found a dispute in progress over the
to a I, n
already been settled between the
schools both having signed the rules
gotten up by the Headmasters' clut
to govern athletics in High Schools
Of Connecticut.
Furthermore your coach, Mr.. Boyle
by name, if remember rightly, gave
me a line Of talk that was anything
but gentlemanly and sportsmanlike
and until Stamford is ready ITO come
across and do the right thing I shall
exert all my influence not to have
athletic relations with the Stamford
High school. AS much as I regre'
. this situation I do not feel that I an
justified in pursuing any other course
| Very truly yours,
(Signed) J. G. MOODY.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
OFF FOR NEW HAVEN.
Cornell Harriers Leave for Scene OF
Cross-country Race.

Ithaca, N. Y, Nov. 24'-Coach Jack
Moakley and his squad of eight Cor
nell runners left Ithaca yesterday
for New Haven, where on Saturday
they VIII complete in the annual ih.
tercollegiate oss-country race. The
team will remain at the Hotel STRAIT
field at Bridgeport, over Friday night.
The athletes will go to New Haven
Saturday morning. s@,
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
Penn COACH PICKS
BULL Dog TO WIN
FolWell Says Yale Spirit Will Dis.
count HarVard's Attack

Within the last few days Yale's foot
|ball team has, rallied quite a number
|of coaches and critics to its stand
lard. Sentiment Immediately after the
Yale Princeton game was strongly in
Flavor of Harvard to defeat the Ellis
tomorrow, but the factor Of Yale
Fighting spirit has since taken on for
lnaidable proportions.
In further search of opinion from
Beading football figures, Bob Folwel1,
HEAD coach at Pennsylvania, was
Bought yesterday. FolWell believes
2that Yale will win. He sizes up the
sgame as a test between spirit and
Splendid schooling, and he holds that
Hight will turn the tide in favor of
fTad Jones eleven. F'olwell also
thinks that the quality of substitute
2Elaterial is to be regarded as a major
Factor, and that on their showing
y against Brown the Haughton second
8stringers cannot be ranked with the
4Ya1e substitutes.
incidentally Folwell makes the as
4sertion that Harvard's first team
would have been whipped by Brown,
#Gnu Jildt IjduSulOn S6uI LII Ills odp-
@stitutes in an attempt to hide the
&fact that the Bears were the superiors
8of the Crimson and to avoid the moral
3effect of a beating for Harvard. Here's
4FolwelPs, dope:
Wagers ON Fighting Men.
ssYale's spirit will meet the highly
aschooled Haughton machine, and l
3think spirit will win. Harvard hid
3some of it's strength when it played
1Brown-how much is a question that
lone must deal with in making haZ-
lard as to Harvard's real strength. [
lido not think the Crimson concealed
&much of it's power, but that Haughton
shot in some of his second stringers
3toHcloud the fact that Brown was the
BETTER eleven and to avoid the moral
&esTect of a licking for his first team.
ss' Tt 81 an old saying that a team is
Mo- stronger than it's substitutes.
well Harvard subs showed nothing
3asainst Brown whereas Yale has a
.corking second string Of men with all
the spirit of it's first string. Har-
Wards second string cannot be near
:the perfect machine as the first play
3ers. therefore another edge for the
yale team. f
"Haughton's cool, almost faultless
machine may win but I would wager
#on the fighting man with his~heart set
ION mastery. I think Tad Jones has
&instilled this spirit into his men,
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
NEW DARTMOUTH CAPTAIN.

Hanover, n. H., Nov. 24-F. j. Du-
sossoit of Brookline, Mass, was elect
ed captain of next years Dartmouth
football team yesterday. For the past
two seasons he has played at endTf
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
The InVincibleS.

The Invincib1es.
We note where an expert lists Jess
Willard as "absolutely invincible, be-
yond the reach Of any contender in
the ring
If one looks back through the files
of thirty years he will also find this
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24
Football Weight.


Episodes and incidents of 1916 have
shown beyond the need of further
debate that old-fashioned beef is prac
tically null and void in the present
game.
The stars of the campaign, in the
main, are we'll below the average
weight Of the average team.
Casey of Harvard weighs 1856
pounds Pollard of Brown weighs 1856.
Maubetsch Of Michigan weighs 1877.
Legore is below ITO. Casey, Pollard
and Maulbetsch are not forced to de-
pend alone upon their speed. They
have been among the hardest runners
of the Argame, driving their way
throu gfIAwith unusual power. -.
M1shc Greatest Upset.
Whatsaas been the seasons most
spectac hfar upset, a reader inquiries.
The following is hard to beat
Illinoiss beat Minnesota IA to 8;
Chicago beat Illinois 20 to 7; Wiscon-
sin beat sGGhicagora9. to.-7.-s /. s4-a.s'a.'s
! This, by f1essa|comp arative Score
route. Would make WISCONSIN Al
points better than Minnesota.
The final score was: Minnesota. 54
Wisconsin d.. An arrangement that
involves comparative score displace-
ment of 95 points should be award &c
the laurel bay, with all further
nominations closed.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24

shakespeare.
You know your debt;
And high or low or the rest of it,
Today, next year-well, the date is set,
And getting the worstTor the best of it
At the moment picked by an unknown
Fate, fss
One query stands for the outbound
And it isn't the matter-it isn't the
When the bill comes due as the duck
grows gray,
Are you ready to pay?
You know the price
Fixed for your brief day in the sun;
And it isn't a burden, or a sacrifice
That misses another and falls on one,
But an equal charge for the high and
low,
For those at the crest and those at
bay,
A price that knows no friend or foe,
But only this from the Games array,
Are you ready to pay?
Chick Harley Of Ohio State has Won
two big games almost single-handed,
as the quaint phrase is often put. If
he can add Northwestern's detached
scalp to his collection Chick will carry
Ohio by three or four times the
margin employed by President Wilson.
New Britain herald., 1916-11-24

In fact, you might add that even
if Brown beats Colgate it will only
be by q close shave
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-04
a Preparedness Pioneer

Likewise Mr.. Estabrook was the first
man prominently before the public to
outline Il concrete program Of national
defense. which he presented in an adj
dress before the American Bankers
Association September Sth last at Seat
tie, characterized by the Seattle Times
as zone OF the most remarkable ad-
dresses ever delivered In the North
west and he was the first Republican
leader TO point the way to the reunion
and harmonizing of all elements of the
party. his 'Get-Together' plea before
the Mckinley club OF Omaha. Nebras-
ka. last October, having attracted wide,
spread attention.
From the time Mr.. Estabrook open
ed the Republican National campaign
in Chicago in 1896 he has been recog
niEed rs one of the ablest campaigners
In the United States, and there have
been few speakers in greater demand.
The issues i'm the great contest Of
1916. which is TO restore the Republic
an party to the administration of ma
tional affairs. will be Protection. Pros.
perity. and Preparedness. in Mr.. Esta-
brooks judgment. with Get Together"
ms the slogan for Republicans Of every
shade OF opinion. He las been preach
ing this gospel in all sections OF the
country. and has met with enthusiastic
receptions everywhere he has gone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-04
81, 100000 LOOT IN YEAR
Chicago People Robbed of $1,000 0
More Than in 1914.

Chicago, Jan. 4-One million five
hundred thousand dollars was stolen
in Chicago during 1918, according to
figures compiled from police records.
This was $500, 900 more than the trib-
ute levied by thieves on Chicago's pub
lie during the preceding year. More
than 1900 automobiles were stolen
last year of which number $50 were
not recovered. representing a value
OF more than S225 900.
Fewer holdup robberies took place
than in 1914, but the amount taken
from the victims was greater.
Chief OF Police Charles 4. HealeY
has asked the co0E Il for LOCO addi-
tional Iatrolmcn an ne is confident
there VIII lie a Cole .cfable decrease
in erin e if his request Is granted.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-04
BIG IMPETUS FOR
ESTADROOK BOOM
Ozark Horse For Republican
Presidential Nomination.
NATIONAL DEFENSE PIONEER
Known as Fearless Advocate of Ira
ditional Republican Principles-Also
Recognized as One of Ablest Cam
paigners In United States.

Far and away the most interesting
phase of the national political situa-
ton is the movement that has brought
Henry ID. Estabrook. Of New York and
Nebraska. SO prominently to the front
as a candidate for the Republican pres
idential nomination First spoken of
MS n possibility in connection with the
presidency less than six months ago.
Mr.. Estabrook is today one of the
leading candidates. with evidences of
strength that are a source of concern
TO the friends OF the other aspirants.
lie has made speeches in every inn
portant city In the East. Middle West,
and Far West, an arduous campaign
experience that has put him in good
condition to meet the rigorous demands
made I'm the head of a party's national
ticket, and his friends in Nebraska and
other States have formed Estabrook or
CARNATIONS and are going after national
delegates In the most vigorous fashion.
Impartial observers agree that athis
development of the Estabrook boom
has ne parallel In the political history