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Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
MAGNATES FIND WAY
 TO EVADE LIMIT LAW
National Commission May Grant Especial Dispensaton" if Injuries Cut Too Deeply Into Lineup.

As the recent National league meet ing slips further and further into the dim and hay, and the Tener magnates forget their VOWS of secrecy, many a stray fragment of the inside story of the gathering is finding it's way into general circulation. The latest con tribution to the '1ow-down' history of the aSSemblage has to do with the new 22-men limit rule, the abolition of the disability list and cute little means whereby the club owners purpose to evade their provisions should occasion demand
 As the limit rule now reads, it is without a single loophole. There can be no such juggling of players and eligibility lists as was possible under called closed season each club can have P players at its disposal and no more-unless granted special dispen- sation by the league.
 When it was proposed to abolish the disability list, a club whose re- serve list is pretty well burdened with players under wartime, no-release cop'' ts wanted to know what alter
 ~rve to playing pitchers and catch CTS all over the place it would have if by any chance, five or, six of it's field CTS and outfielders were injured or in any other way inca pacitated. Suppose our entire infield and two Of our outfelderS were, through in- jury or illness, unable to play" this club argued. With a 22-men limit ir i effect and no disabled list we would be | unable to fill the gaps in our ranks ex. | cept by playing pitchers and catchers ir many of the vacant positions, fol | the very simple reason that we could not sig nmore players without exceed | ing the legal limit
 | Our club would probably lose it! every pennant chance right there ant | the entire league would suffer finan cially, for nowhere are the fans S, l gullible that they would pay to SC, i such team perform. This supposi | ton may seem trifle far-fetched, bu that a series of accidents which woult cripple almost an entire club is not t.
 be regarded as beyond the realms o reason was clearly demonstrated onl | last season, when the Yankees ha
 eight of nine men laid up at on I time"
 Tn that case" the protesting clu
 was informed, the league would gran
 a special dispensation which woul
 permit you to sign as many player
 as you might need for as long a perio as they might be required."
 From which it would seem that tn | National league has written into it
 rules a clause which may be violate
 any time the league deems it advisab
 to break it!
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
IS SURVIVORS IN TENNIS TOURNEY
Fight for National Junior Championship Drawing Close Best Tennis Players Under 20 Years of Age in the Country Are Competing Entries at the Opening of the Tournaemht

New York. Dec. 27.-The record field of 1900 competitors for the national junior lawn tennis championship singles narrowed to sixteen survivors
 here today. Among the best of the
 young players. under 20 years of age,
 who retained places. were: Francis
 w. Hopkins, Yale. who defeated Rich-
 4. Willard Botsford, Columbia, who B. H. Hendrickson,. the. Amherst star. who defeated F. Dornhein, PhiIadel- phia, Penn State boy champion, 6-1, 60; H. B. O'Boyle, Georgetown. who beat Alvin Filler. 6-1.e 60, and ..
 Warner, Lehigh university, who de- feated W. M. Warner, Hill school, Pottstown, 6-2, GO.
 The playing-~of Elliott H. Binzen, FVordham, the champion, was excel lent. He had such speed and accur- acy that he easily. outplayed F. Barrett,
 Newtown High School. 6-2, 6-1. Filler, whom O'Boyle defeated, created one of
 the upsets of the day by beating Fred
 Matthews of the Amherst team, 63, 6-9, and 9-7. -s B. M. Arnold, Jr.. of Cateret acade- eliminating F. A. Middleditch, Prince ton, 6-4, 60. Merritt Cutler of Pratt
 Institute, later defeated Arnold, 6-3, 6-4.
 Owing to stormy weather it was nec-
 essary to play the matches by electric light. The matches in the doubles was that in which the Hipkins brothers of Yale defeated H. D. Kerezy and O'Boyle, Georgetown, GA, 6-4.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
NOTED SCOTCH GOLFER
 NOT DEAD AS REPORTED
James Braid Reported Billed in Train
 Accident.

James Braid is not dead. At least the eminent Scotch golfer. who was reported as having been killed in a railroad accident a fortnight ago was | not killed at all. He is very much alive and looking forward to coming tournaments not only in Great Brit ain, but this country. The James Braid who was killed was a profes-
 sional employed by the South Sea club, and, so far as known, no rela- ton to the James Braid who. with Ed Wray, Harry Vardon, J. II. Taylor and one or two others, stand out as the most famous opponents of the an- cient game.
 At all events the great Braid will
 have the pleasure of reading several
 hundred columns of obituary notices
 that have appeared in American news papers and periodicals since the re- port of his death reached this country. Braid is a silent canny Scot, not with out a sense of humor, so it may be
 imagined he will derive some enjoy
 ment from the screeds of our golfng
 writers.
 Incidentally the news will come as
 pleasurable shock to the legion of
 admirers of the great golfers on this side of the Atlantic. Wherever golf
 CTS congregate one of the chief topics
 of conversation recently have been as-
 sociated with his supposed death. For
 several years Americans have been
 looking forward anxiously to a visit
 from the altitudinous Scot who has always weakened at the eleventh hour
 in his intention of crossing the Allan
 tic, apparently unable to overcome his fear of the sea. A few months ago, however, Braid
 definitely announced his intention of
 coming here. He is still one of the most talked of professionals in the world. His record showing that on
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS STEADY
European Conditions Seemed to Have
 Little Direct Influence.

New York, Dec. 27.-Trading in se- curities today differed in no important essential from the preceding session, except that dealings embraced a larger number of issues, with gerater uni formity of tone. European conditions seemed to exercise little direct in- huence, but Mexican affairs contrib uted to the reactionary tendencies or stocks whose interests are bound up in the destinies of that country.
 Absence of public inquiry, except in some of the investment stocks, tended greatly to curtail operations. Busi- ness during the intermediate session was attended by frequent intervals of absolute apathy, with occasional bear attacks upon the more volatile spe- cialties, particularly motors and allied issues.
 of the previous day, hardened visibly on circumstantial reports that Eng lands proposed control over shipping would not necessarily imply any change in the probable dividend actioT of the company. Other shipping stocks were strong, Atlantic, Gulf anc West Indies adding, at its best quo tation, IA points to yesterdays substantial gain. .=.s Industrials were in fair demand United States Steel making a gros: advance of 1 3-4, with to 4 point: i in others of the same class. Equip ments and metals also averaged tt | 3 points, with sugars, papers and th' | usual less representative specialties Papers were favorably influenced by | the increase in the dividend on In ternational Paper preferred. Rail-
 suffered from further neglect durins
 the forenoon, but strengthened later Union Pacific, New York Central Southern Railway and Rock Island Leading that division. Prices recedeC livery generally toward the close. Union Pacific was first among thu | important transportation systems t submit November returns, with ne
 earnings showing a net gain of almos
 $500, 900. Total sales of stocks aggre
 gated 870,000 shares, United State Steel contributing more than it's quota | There was further shading of for
 eign or international bonds, the Ang | lo-F'rench 5's and Paris 6's being dis
 tinctly heavy. Total sales, (par value
 amounted to $3,345,00O. s-..-.
 U. s. bonds were unchanged on call
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
found all over the country from New York to Oregon.

found all over the country from New York to Oregon.
 Pennsylvania has more gun clubs than any other state and naturally has more leagues-seven. Illinois has ssiX. Little New Jersey has four. The time is coming when there will be as many trapshooting leagues as there are base ball leagues. This sounds big, and is. But an assertion five years ago that there would be more than 900 trap shooters and 4,0O0 gun clubs today would have brought a smile at that time, yet they are here with us and the fraternity is being augmented every day.
 Here is the roster of the trapshoot- ing league:
 Arkansas Valley Trapshooters' League.
 Aver -Croton Clinton Leomister (Mass.) League.
 Berks County Pa.) Trapshooters' League.
 Central Illinois Trapshooters' League.
 Central Ohio Trapshooters' League.
 Central Pennsylvania Trapshooters League. Chicago Oll.) Interurban League. Clinton County QllD Trapshooters i League. Cambria County (Pa.) Trapshoot- CTS Leabue. Connecticut Trapshooters' League. Eastern Illinois Trapshooters' | League. | Gloucester County (N. UD Trap. 1 shooters League.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
PARISIAN COMMENT ON
 s-' NEW GERMAN NOTE
La Libertie Says It is Trap in Which
 Allies Will Not Be Caught.

Paris, Dec. 27, 1885 D. m. The newspapers today comment freely on Germany's reply to President Wilson's note concerning peace. All of them affirm that it contains nothing not con- tained in the first communication of pr. von Bethmann- -Hollwegs. the Ger man imperial chancellor except that it proposes a conference in some neu- tral capital.
 Germany" says the Temps, invites her adversaries to conference with out making to them any disclosure of what she proposes to say until their delegates surround the green cloth"
 The Temps then attacks in detail what it terms the systematic mendaci- ty of Dr. von sBethmann- -IIollweg re- specting the origin of the war and al- leges that he changed the date of the note of Cout von Berchtold, the Aus trian foreign minister, of which the chancellor spoke recently in the reich stag. The newspaper asserts that while Count von Bernstorff says one thing in the United States, Dr. von Bethmann- -Hollweg says another in Germany and expresses the hope that Washington will now be able to meas ure the sincerity of the German gov ernment's declaration.
 Germany desires peace, that is evi- lent" continued the Temps. ''but it will be a German peace which she will tear from her adVersarieS by a ruse. not having the power to conquer by force. That is the significance of the manoeurvre which outlines itself more clearly every day"
 La Iiberte remarks that Germany received the American note December 22 and that her reply had already left Berlin the 26th.
 "Never in the exchange of commu- nications with the government at Washington says La Liberte, "has Wilhelmstrass shown such ceIerity In the period of the torpedoing of the Lusitania Germany allowed entire months to pass without communicating to MT. Wilson explanations embarras- sing and belated. +@ The Ger man note is silent on the essential point; 1t evadess that entirely. Our enemy declines to unmask her bat terfes. The trap, is more evident than
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
~ l3 sTRAP z2 zl and (E, NEI
 FIELD EE1
TWENTY TRAPSHOoTING
 LEAGUES IN UNITED STATES
try and the List is Being Augmented Each Year.
By Peter P. Carney,

In this great and glorious country of ours-the land-of the free and the home fthe brave-there are 27 thap- shooting leagues, and the trapshooters connected with these organizations could be massed into quite an army and trapshooters are pretty fair shots
 However, the idea of this article was to deal with trapshooting leagues-not with war or it's prospects. We are not strong for that battlefield stuff. It is all right in the movies. but not in real life. There are some people more or less interested in sporting cents who thought that the only sport in which there were leagues was baseball
 Such%i snot the case, fair reader. Trapshooting leagues are all the rage these days. Go back a dozen years and there was only one 1eague-the mis- named Philadelphia Trapshooters or ganization. Ten years ago there were a couple and today we have 27-and additions every year There are no failures in trapshooting.
 Leagues come and go in baseball; i; when the people do not turn out the leagues "blow' but once organized a trapshooting league sticks forever. Reason: It is not a proxy sport. Every contestant is interested; it is some thing he can do. It is a sport in which you do not have to watch some one else play. and more and more is base ball being crippled because of this. People are now taking to games in which they can play themselves.
 In these 27 trapshooting leagues there are at least 25, 900 trapshooters That is a conservative estimate. The Philadelphia Trapshooters' league has ten clubs in and about Philadelphia on it's rolls and g, membership of more than 2.00o. These leagues are to be
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
FOR MOTHERS GIRL,

This model in striped gingham or chambrey. hnene, corduroy or. pique would be very attractive. especially if vest collar and cuffs were of contrast ing material. The waist fronts are trimme with revers that form a broad collar over the back and outline the vest portions which complete the fronts. The skirt is plaited under the belt. The sleeve may be finished with deep cuff or in short length with a turnback cuff.
 The pattern is cut in four sizes: 8, 10, 12 and IA years. It requires 5 1-2 size.
 A pattern of this illustra tion mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps.
 Order through The Bulletin Company, Pattern Dept, Norwich, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

less than five occasions-over period of ten years-he won the open cham pionship of Great Britain. The fact that Braid is still alive will probably have no immediate effect on American golf. Not only Braid, but several of the other leading professionals had planned to come here, but finally de- icided to defer. their trip until the end of the war. All the members. of the so-calqed .'R.g Four,'' while not on the firing line have been doing their part for England in the present war. Every few days they appear in ex- hibition matches, the proceeds derived -therefrom being turned over to the Red Cross, or similar bodies.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

Intercollegiate Trapshooting Asso- citation.
 Intertown (MassD Trapshooters' League.
 Illinois Valley Trapshooting League. Middlesex County (N. J) Trap shooters League.
 Monmouth County (N. J0 Trap shooting Association.
 Northeast Kansas Trapshooters' League.
 Northwestern Portland, Cre) Trap shooting League.
 Philadelphia Trapshooters' League.
 Rockfort Beloit Janesville- Cap ron Qll.) Federation of Gun Clubs.
 Southeast Missouri Trapshooting Leagu
 Schuykill County (Pa) Trapshoot- CTS League.
 Susquehanna (Pa.) Trapshooters' League.
 The Interlake League of Trapshoot- CTS, Geneva, N. Y. West Jersey Trapshooting League Western Pennsylvania Trapshooters Ieague
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
geToeE

men were required to complete it ir
 good time for the big change. Tht
 new bridge is double tracked, the only
 one across the Missouri river; is 1,722
 feet long, weighs 10,520,000 pounds, is
 seventy feet wide and cost $1.000.000.
 Six trunk lines of railroads use this
 bridge. Three hundred and twenty trains, freight and passenger, cross this bridge every twenty-four hours
 or one every four and a half minutes. Top picture shows old and new
 bridges, No. 1, new structure; 2, old foundation; 8, old bridge; 4, structure for old bridge before dismantling. =,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

Undoubtedly one of the greatest en- gineering feats of modern railroad times was the changing of the long railroad bridge across the Missouri river at Omaha.
 The installation of this new railroad bridge, capable of accommodating the immense traffic across the river at this point, was accomplished in less than one hour and the gigantic traffic was held up less than sixty minutes. The piers which provided the founda- ton for the old bridge were used for the news one. When the last work
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

was done on the new bridge, the change was made by slipping the inn mense steel structure upon the old foundation, with the old structure switched to the other side. A peculiar feature of the old structure is that it is as good as when built, but with
 the constantly increasing traffic at
 Omaha the immense tonnage was such that new bridge was necessary to take it safely. In May, 1916, work upon the new bridge was started on false piers parallel with the old structure. Working day and night since the inception of the work, 200
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
OPEN GOLF CHAMPION
 TO TEACH BATTING FORM"
Charles Evans. Jr, to Instruct chica- oo National Baseball Club Players.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-In announcing that Charles Evans, Jr, national anna- teur and open golf champion, is going to teaching batting form to the Chi cago National baseball club, Presf- dent Charles H. Weeghman said today that he believes Evans will be able to improve the batting of every player on the team.
 There is form in the driving of a golf ball" he said, ''but there is none in driving a baseball. Applying the form of golf to baseball was responsi- ble for the wonderful power of Frank
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
Jewett City vs. N. L. Independents.

The Jewett City basketball team will try their strength against the fast
 New London Independents tonight. The New London team is the fastest team that has represented that city in years, composed of such stars as Law renee of Kingston, R. l., State college, Keefe and Sylvia of Fort Wright, Ar hold, Mckinley and Doyle, well known here. As both teams are out to win,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

Schu1te and Heine Zimmerman. It may be argued that Schulte knew nothing about golf, 5. but he uncon- sciously used the same swing"
 Evans amateur standing will not be affected, it was explained, as he will not receive any money for his services. He merely will be MT. Weeghman's guest on the spring train- ing trip to Pasadena. Calf.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
SPORT NOTES.

In 1915 the Giants had the best bat ter in the National league, Larry Doyle, and finished last. In 1916 the Reds had the best batter in the Ma tional league, Hal Chase, and finished last.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

Ollie O'Mara may prove to be the right man in the right place if tried out as a second baseman. Many rlaS- CT Ii >; developed into a star in one po- sition after being only an ordinary performer in another place.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

Larry Mclean is an enthusiastic a. a youngster over his chance to play again in the majors. Larry knows baseball and is very popular in Cin- cinnati. ., He should prove a valuable man for Mathewson.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

one of the best games of the season is expected. Manager Benjamin has the fast South Manchester team coming New Years, which will be a hummer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
COTTON

New York, Dec. 27.-Cotton futures closed steady. January 172O; March 1759; May 17Ss; July 1792; October 1886.
 Spot quiet; middling 1735.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

EEdie Plank insists that rare use o1 the curve ball has been the greatest
 factor in prolonging his career as g pitcher. Plank claims that dul ing his entire caree he has thrown four fast balls to one curve. Constant use of the curve soon tends to sap the strength Of the salary whip, according to Eddie
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
PALACE BOWLING LEAGUE.
Team 3 Takes Two Games From Team
 1-Team 2 Loses Three Straight.

In the Palace League Wednesday night Team 2 took three games from Team Ain one sided game. Gris- scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
MON EY

New York, Dec. 27.-Call money steady; high 1-2; low 1-2; ruling rate 8; last loan 2 1-2; offered at 2 IA; closing bid 2 1-2.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

In Italy the refuse gathered in the streets is sold at auction.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28

Winter brings an inerease in FIRES. Having us handle your INSURANCE means being protected by strong companies . aud competent service. Insure then through this agency.
 lssAc S. JONES,
 Insurance. and Real Estate Agent Richards 5uilding e1 Main St.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06
Good Times for Iceland.

Iceland was one Of the poorest coun.
tries in the world before the war, but
It has made great wealth during the
past year. Most of the fortunes have
been made by merchants exporting
fish. game. wool and hides to England
Such unprecedented sums have been
deposited in the banks Of Reykjavik
that bankers do not know how to in.
vest their capital. Iceland has i'm.
ported great quantities of United
States goods during the war. but these
have come through other countries
Icelanders now want direct steamship
communications with the United
States to promote reciprocal trade.
Plans have been made for a steamship
service between Reykjavik and Boston.
Icelandic business interests are anx.
ious for the appointment Of a regular
salaried United States consul. Great
Britain and France are the only gov.
ernments at present represented in
Iceland by salaried consuls.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06
BIRDS SEEN WITH TELESCOPE
We Can Hear Calls Of Migrants Thai
Are Above Ordinary Vision
How Sound Travels.

September 80, 1894, an astronome-
at Shere. England, was studying the
sun through telescope. Every few
seconds during the ten minutes he
watched bird was seen to pass slow
~ through his field flying in south
erly direction; but with the naked
eye not a bird could be seen.
Our ears really tell us more than
our unaided eyes about the day fly.
ers which are travelling far up in the
sky. With nothing to turn them from
their course, sound waves carry sur
prising distances either up from the
earth or down to it.
Balloonists tell us how clearly they
can hear voices of people who arc
scarcely visible to them. So we NAV
hear the notes of passing birds which
are travelling at too great height to
be seen. The mellow whistles of GER
tain snipe and plover tell us that they
are passing along the birds airline
when it is impossible for us to see
them. But If we answer, we may in
time see black speck in the sky
which responds to our call and finally
circles close overhead.
On one occasion in Central park. Nev'
York city I heard the futelike call O.
a yellowleg snipe. which was migrat.
ing high over the city. Perhaps he
was calling to some companion in the
sky. Certainly there was nothing or
the earth to attract him. But putting
my fingers to nv lips. whistled
loud imitation of his notes. Quickly
he answered. I whistled again, ant
soon could see a black dot circlinp
high above me. Larger and larger il
grew. louder and more frequent be
came his cry. and within minute
much to the surprise of passersby, the
bird was flying anXiously back and
forth just over my head But unable
to find the bird which had called to
him. he soon mounted high in the air
and continued his iourrey.-Frank NJ
Chapman in st. Nicholas.
Gilpin observer., 1916-07-06

Carlson was an accident when elect
ed governor, and his election was
brought about mainly by few Den
YER Democrats, who insisted upon 60
ing upon the ballot regardless of the
wishes of their party, thereby caus-
ing many a Democrat to refrain from
voting for undesirables. With COM
mon sense used in selecting Demo-
cratic candidates this fall. the gov
ernor will find Il at Bob Speer holds
his merit card, counters,gned, N. G.