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New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
0UIMET AN AMATEUR?
Massachusetts and United States Golf Associations Differ on Point-Docs Not Take Issue.

An apparent conflict developed yes terday between the United States golf association and the Massachusetts as- sociation over the status of Francis Ouimet, former national amateur and open champion. Closely following the announcement of the national body that Ouimet had been declared in eligible for amateur competitions be- cause of his connection with a sport ing goods store came the official list of ratings of the state organization placing him as the leading amateur of the state His rating was given as plus one, the only player in the class.
 Harry l.. Aver, president of the Massachusetts association, disclalmed any intention of taking issue with the ruling of the national body, saying that no official word of its decision had been received.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
CK'S MISFITS
 BOW 10 YANKEES
' Shows Old Boss He Gan
 Still Play Fast Ball

Y York, April 19.-While it was Psolutely essential to the nations fe that the Yankees and the pics should play at the Polo sds yesterday, nevertheless they SThe players should have been sd an open fireplace talking the trouble in Mexico. The en- Aent was witnessed by so very Rople that its result is something @ecret! To let the cat out of the Flew York won by a score of 4 to
 asn't difficult for the Tanks to #he White Elephants. In their #t condition, the Philadelphians #d one vividly of the old Yankees M they began to sprout. The tall, &'n tactician, Connie Mack, must Mone to the four corners of the @ States to assemble the regiment #<nowns who now wear the Ath- Uniforms. They form merely a #of the old wrecking crew which #ed away with so many worlds X The only ones recognized yes- # were Stuffy McInnis, Rule old
 Band Amos Strunk. Then, of # there is old Larry Lajoie, M every one knows, as graceful
 S smooth as ever. Time has not Saen able to leave it's mark on this # ball player. As ever, he is @ M workman on the ball field. & score:
 # h e
 elphia .oOoo1eO1o-2 7 2
 ork .... O1000210x-4 Il 1 "a #eries-Nabors, Sheehan, Crow
 8l Meyer and Thomas; Shawkey
 unamaker.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

pest chance to win a flag three owe the bulk of their puissance to the man who is now a mere trailer in the game.
 The fact that he was paid for these stars has no significance when if is known that he has made less than ? per cent. on his investment, with six pennant years behind him. If he could make no money with a pen- nant winners where is his fortune to come from a tail ender?
 The Ways of Fate.
 The ways of Fate are beyond all understanding. The man who financed the American league, the man who stood a chance to lose s500,OO0 and not make a. cent, has been crowded out through money troubles. We refer to Charlie Somers.
 The man who gave the American league it's greatest glory from play ing standpoint, Connie Mack, is now headed so swiftly for the Subterran- can Country that nothing can check his decent
 It was the machine built up by Mack that stopped the wild charge of the National league and prevented the younger circuit from being known as a dependent body. The Giants had won the world cham pionship in 1905. Cubs and Pirates had utterly crushed the American league winners in 1907, 1908 and 1909. The National league had won the inter-league series four years out of five. And then Mack arrived with his legion in 1910, dismantled the Cubs and whipped the Giants to froth, thereby re-establishing his cir cult in the hearts of fandom.
 Building Back.
 No game can keep men like Connie Mack and John McGraw down very long. Both are fine organizers-team builders-and though suppressed for a spell will get their balance again and start moving upward. We re- call the club that Mack sent West just ten years ago. It was one Of the poorest looking machines a big league club ever had in the field. It was a joke outfit in almost every particu- lar. But two years later Connie was giving Hughie Jennings a September battle for the top, and two years after that he had the world series cham pions.
 Considerable Zig-Zag. Yes, it's a zig-zag course baseball takes once it starts moving from the doomed to last place, and McGraw, struggling to wipe out the blot of a tail end year, there is Frank Leroy
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
LEAGUE GAMES TOO LONG.
Comiskey, White Sox Owner Com
 plains to Ban Johnson.

Chicago, April 19.-Complaint that American league games are being played too slowly was made by :C. A. Comiskey, owner of the White SoX, to President Johnson yesterday. A number of the games have lasted well over two hours and in Chicago par ticularly they have been slow, duo, however, mainly to the number of passes issued by the pitchers.
 Comiskey noted yesterday that Faber pitched eleven balls to two St. Louis batters, which, if maintained as an average, it is said, would account for some of the slOWness.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

New York, April 19.-Opportunity is supposed to knock but once at every mans door, and if this is true, then Bill Nick echnie must be a favored mortal indeed. Once more has the eX-Yankee- -Pirate-Fed been called, and now he has another chance to prove himself a hero. Forced by the accident to Lobert, the spiking of Hunter and the shortcomings of Brainard, McGraw sent out an $ $ call for third baseman and landed McKechnie. McGraw has had him ill mind for some time, and should he play as well as he did in the defunct Federal league McKechnie will add
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

The story of Connie Mack forms one of the greatest dramas that base ball has ever known. Baseball being a game of swift action and in tense emotion, has always been chuck full of the dramatic.
 But we know of nothing in all the wide and winding realm of sport that quite parallels the case of the eminent Philadelphian.
 Speaking of Ups and Downs.
 Here is a man who stands as the only living manager that ever won six pennants and three world cham pionships.
 One who for four years had a ball club that almost wrecked the league by it's overpowering strength.
 Here is this same manager piloting a ball club that finished last @ year ago and today looks to be the weak est machine in the major leagues Connie is almost sure to finish a bad last once more. We doubt if all the dynamite used at Verdun could lift him higher than the cellar abode he now adorns.
 Leader of Extremes.
 Apparently Fate has doomed man. ager Mack to a leader of wide ex- tremes. The games's allotted des- tiny has doomed him to have a, ball club that is either too good or too bad for the game. And lest it be forgotten the span of his great clubs is far longer than the regime of his poor ones No man is baseball has done more for the game and has gotten less in the way of financial reward
 Only look at the individual stars he has developed-Plank, Coombs, Bender, Collins, Baker, Barry, Me- Innis, Schang, Oldring ,Strunk, Dy- gert, Murphy, Davis and many others. No man has given cleaner or better baseball, and yet today, beyond fifty, when he should be reaping the re- ward of wonderful achievement, he is starting all over again with little profit back of him for the great years he has known.
 The Situation We wonder how Mack feels today with club doomed to last place 1 when he looks about him. l There is Boston, a pennant con- | tender through a star that he de- l Veloped-Jack Barry.
 There is Chicago. another strong | pennant possibility through another of his stars-Eddie Collins. There is New York. ont of inc r11t at last through the strength inn parted by Baker, still another of bic pupils.
 Of the four clubs that have the
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
|NT DEVORE FOR MGR,
bort Owners Considering For Giant AS Possible Manager for
 Ball Still Hopeful

3geport, April 19-"Josh" De- former Giant outfielder, Is by the Bridgeport owners as Ter for the local club of the
 h a league. Several teIegrams been sent to him, but he has 3t been located. The owners |pld by several prominent base , ,en that Devore would be the thoice for manager. Devore .outh with the Phillies, but was : last week by Manager Moran.
 Ball can't get an answer from ' O, but will make a final effort I his release when Toronto vists l Ity Saturday for a four-game . owners have secured outfielder .-e from Providence. He play the Colonial league last season.
 Gearin, another Colonial Ete, also signed. Newark comes
 Friday for two games, and #port hopes to get some of k's surplus material. -.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

strength to the lineup and the teams chances will naturally be increased. Bill Rariden, a keen judge of ball players, and a man who as a team mate of Mckechnie last year, had fine opportunity to get a line on the third baseman, spoke very highly Of Bills form as displayed last season. "McKechnie should prove great as- set to the team, and I hope McGraw lands him." says Rariden. He was always a good infielder and is as fast as he ever was. while his batting is very much imprVed." It's a great chance for Mckechnie and for the team.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
JAKE RECALLED.

Merwin Jacobson the local boy who went south in the spring with the Giants and later played with the rockies has been recalled by Manager "Muggsy" McGraw. Jac- obson has been spending a few days at his home and has left to report to the New York management.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
NOCRDGE'S NOSE BROKEN

George Mogridge, one of the Yan- kees' left-hand pitchers, was struck on the nose by batted ball in practice at the Polo Grounds yesterday morn ing, and his nose was broken. He will be out of the game for ten days or more. The Yankees yesterday re- leased Infielder Terry McGovern to the Troy Club of the New York State league.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

New York, April 19.-Jay Gould is still the greatest court tennis player in the world. He recently defeated Joshua Crane in masterly style here at the Racquet and Tennis club It was the eleventh year in succession he defended his American title suc- cessfully. A few days later, with w.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

Chance leading a minor league club and Fred Clarke out of the game
 Yet these four men in the last fifteen years have won among them nineteen pennants and six world championships. ...
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
MEASLES PREVENTS GAME.

An epidemic of measles at Taft school has caused the management of the baseball nine to call off the game scheduled with the New Britain High school team in Watertown to- morrow afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Faber's Good Pitching.

Iago, April 19.-Urban Faber's baffled St. Louis yesterday,
 Esroom's streak of wildness and
 |upport in the first two innings
 Ehicago a lead the visitors tried h to overcome, the White Sox
 |g, to 2.
 abe pitched good game for
 bis, but gave way to a pinch hit
 ] pretty throw by Felsch caught |e at the plate in the third and a St. Louis opening. |score: r h e
 Ilfs OOO1O1000-2 6 8 |o 23000110X-7 10 0 |eries-McCabe, Park and Hart b sSeveroid; Faber and Schalk.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Standing of the Clubs.
TOday'S Games.

Today's Games. Philadelphia in New York. Washington in Boston, (tWo). Detroit in Cleveland. St. Louis in Chicago.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

New York 4, Philadelphia 2. Washington 4, Boston 2. Chicago ', St. Louis 2. Detroit 4, Cleveland 3.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
GRAYS ARE DEFEATED.

Springfield, Mass, April 19-Tho Springfield Eastern association team defeated the Providence Information als here yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
CATHOLIC NINE IN FRONT.

Washington, April 19.-The Cath ollie university nine defeated Boston college here yesterday, to 0.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
At Last, At Last.

lon, April 19.-F'or the first |nce 1914 the Washington team hay defeated the Red Sox here, Ire being 4 to 2. Last season the played eleven games at FenWay hll of which were won by Bos- Ely hitting by the visitors, |1 with first class pitching by !, gave Washington the victory. h1 the first and second innings Et batsmen singled and eventual
 ed.
 hss, a steal and a single gave hgton a run in the eighth, while by Janvrin, a sacrifice and a 1t the last one home in the if sion.
 Is drove in Boston's two runs Ieighth inning with double. score:
 r h e
 lgton =. 1100O0011-4 2 3 ......... OOO0O002O-2 5 1 Eeries-Harper and Williams; fPennock and Agnew.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Cobb Saves Game.

bland, April 19.-Triples by Witt leach enabled Detroit to over early lead yesterday
 bn, 4 to 3. Cleveland knocked 6kie from the box in the first but could do little with Dubuc. Indians filled the bases with he out in the eighth, but Cobb Towards fly and doubled @r at the plate.
 |score:
 r h e O0O002t10-4 g 2 End 2O01O0o00-3 8 0 eries-Cove1eskie, Dubuc and Eel: Morton, Mitchell and O'Nell.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Baseball News In Nutshell
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Cincinnati 4, Pittsburgh 3.
 Philadelphia 4, Boston 0.
 The Brooklyn-NeW York and St. Louis Chicago games were postponed on account of cold.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

ii. T. Hum as his partner, Gould de- feated Charles Sand and Payne Whit ney for the championship in doubles. Gould was in remarkable form. At present it looks as if there is not man in the world who has a chance to take away his honors. Gould won the worlds title from George F. Co., vey in Philadelphia. March 19, 1914
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
RUDOLPH BUMPED BY
 MORAN'S CHAMPS
Alexander an Enigma and Use
 WhiteWaSh Brush

Philadelphia, April 19.-Boston suffered it's first defeat in the pennant lace this season yesterday. Philadel- phia winning the game, 4 to o. Alex ander kept Bostons hits scattered, while Rudolph was knocked off the rubber in six innings. Niehoff drove in three of the home teams runs with two singles and a sacrifice fly.
 Before the game Magee was pre- sented with a diamond pin and rcdestal carved out of anthracite coal from his friends here and up the state. The score;
 r. h. e. Boston ........ OOOoOOOOO-O 1 Philadelphia .. O1OOO2O1*-4 s 2 Batteries-Rudolph Barnes and Gowdy and Tragressor; Alexander and Burns
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Standing of the Clubs.

TOday's Games. New York in Brooklyn. Boston in Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
New Britain.

4S6 492 465-1443 Slew Britain won roll off.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Cincinnati Wins From Pittsburg.

NHtS
 Cincinnati, April 19.-A home run by Hal Chase in the tenth inning won the game for, Cincinnati from Pittsburg here yesterday, to 3. Cincinnati made two runs in the first inning off a single and two doubles
 The visitors made one run in the first and another in the third canto, tieing the score. Both of these tallies were made by Carey, who drew two passes and then stole a base each time. He scored on Hinchman's single.
 Cincinnati broke the deadlock in the eighth on Schmidt's error, only to be tied up again in the ninth when Baird and Hinchman tripled.
 Chase, the first man up in the tenth inning, struck the first ball pitched for a home run, winning the game Hal made three hits and stole two bases. He rapidly is becoming the favorite of local fans. Chase s great all-around work is sure to keep the Reds in the race. The score:
 r. h. e.. Pittsburgh =. 1O1OO0OO1O-3 61 ? Cincinnati .... 2OOOOOO1O1-4 10 ? Batteries-Adams and Schmidt: McKenery, Schulz, Schneider and Clarke and Wingo.
New Britain herald., 1916-04-19
Hardware City Specials.

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New Britain herald., 1916-04-19

Yes, it's a zigzag course baseball takes once it starts moving from the beaten way. In addition to Mack, doomed to last place, and McGraw, struggling to wipe out the blot of a tail end year, there IS Frank Leroy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
FIGHTING FOR POSSESSION
OF POINTS IN DOBRUDJA
Russians and Roumanians in Violent
Battle With Tcutonic
Allies.
SPIRITED ARTILLERY DUELS
Berlin Reports Successful Raid by
Germans on British Trenches In
West - Germans Violently Bonn
bard Louvemont-Vaux Front.
SPIRITED ARTILLERY DUELs
I BY Associated Prcss.l

In the Dobrudja region OF Roumania
where the RUSSO -Roumanian forces
have turned upon the invaders. tho
leutonic allies have been driven from
heights in the region of Balabanica
and Dachkoi. and the Russians and
Roumanians now are disputinE with
them in violent battle the possess
sion of other positions along this line.
In Roumania proper the Teutons are
advancing along both sides Of the Insu-
Racovitzeri Road. but arc meeting
with steady resistance.
Along the lita-Stankuka front.
the Teutonic allies have pushed back
the advance guard OF the defenders.
Except for the battles in Roumania.
in the Carpathians south of the Kim
polung- g-Jacobeni Railway, where the
Russians have captured several heights.
and at various points on the Russian
front where attacks by the Russians
have been repulsed by the Germans.
little infantry activity is being dis
played
The artillery duels have been spirit
cd At various points along the French
front. Berlin reports a raid by Ger
mans on HrltlSh trenches and the cap
ture of four officers and twenty-six
men. In another raid. British troops
entered German trenches near Arras,
but later We're elected.
On the Nerdun front. where the
French made notable advance last
week, the Germans have violently bonn
barded the Louvemont-V Vaux front.
Snow and rain are falling in Mace
COMA, and aside from an engagement
Ill the Cerna River bend region no
iufartry lighting has taken place. In
this sector Berlin reports that the
Teutonic allies have held heights east
OF Para.ova against strong Russian
attacks.
In Mesopotamia. the British report
Successful bombardments OF Turkish
river craft and land positions in the
region Of -E.lAmara.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
OPENS WAY FOR PROMPT
EXCHANGE OF RATIFiCATIOSS
fBy Associated Press.l

fBy Associated Press
WASHINGTON, December 21-Ap-
proval by Denmark's Parliament OF
the treaty by which the United States
Will acquire the Danish West Indies
opens the way for prompt exchange
Of Publications between the two gov
ernnents. and consummation OF nego-
tiations that have been In progress in
termittently since the civil War The
United States Senate already has given
Its approval, and as soon az the for
NAL exchanges have taken place. the
administration Will press measures In
Congress appropriating the purchase
price. s25. 100000. and providing for the
institution OF an American territorial
government on the islands.
American naval stratcgists for years
have regarded possession of this lit
tie archipelago. lying nifty miles east
OF Porto Rico. az absolutely necessary
to prevent any European power from
acquiring Il, and. moreover. TO estab-
lish there a great naval base and coal
Ing station for the United States feet
Commercially. the islands arc regard
ed as Of comparatively little value.
There arc three o! then-St Thomas
st. John and 81. CroiX-and on their
l42 square miles live some 33. 900 peo-
pie. ninc-tcnths Of whom arc negroes.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
PAPER INQUIRY TO CONTINUE
Even II Distribution Plnn Is Succcss-
full. There Arc Other Points to
He Cleared In.
iRr A.socIa,ci Press. !

SJ associated fTeSH.
WASHINGTON. December 21.-Fur-
th"r hearings for all interests con-
c.rned probably will be held before
tho Federal Trade Commission con-
cludes its investigation of the news
print paper inquiry. II was made clear
to-day that tho investigation ordered
by Congress is by no means considered
completed. and that even IL tho paper
distribution plan now being attempted
Is successful. there are other points
TO be cleared up.
Consideration OF the distribution
plan may develop. II was pointed out,
that no actual shortage exists. Trade
Commission officials have declined To
say what VIII become OF the manu-
facturcrs' offer TO sell under the dis
tr'hution plan 10 small publishers at
the average contract price charged the
big companies, II II is shown there
is no shortage and that the distribu-
tion plan is unnecessary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS AT WHITE HOUSE
President md Mrs. Wilson Preparing
for Old-FnshIoncd Home
Celebration.
fBy Associated Pre.s.l

WASHINGTON, December 2l-Prcsi-
dent Wilson is preparing for an old
fashioned home Christmas at the White
House. There Will be Christmas tree
for the children Of the family, includ-
ing Josephine Cothran, the Presidents
grandniecc, who arrived at tho White
House last night with her mother, Mrs
Anna Cothran. of Philadelphia and
Ellen McAdoo, granddaughter of Mr.
wilson. The family party will include
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo. Miss Mar
Earet Wilson and relatives OF Mrs
Wilson.
More than 100 turkeys Will be dis
tributed on Saturday by the President
to employees Of the executive Offices
on Christmas Day he and Mrs. Wilson
expect to deliver presents to a number
Of poor families.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
BE AIRS NO THREAT
TO BELLIGERENTS
y. S. Wants to Be Clearinghouse
for Views and Terms of Peace

WtSHINGTON. December :f.-
Entente diplomats. at first Mt an
utter loss how to handle the unex-
pccted situation, growing out of
President Wilson's note to the Eu-
rOpean beIiigcrcntn became con
rinced that clearer understanding
of the necessities and purposcs of
the United States proved TINT their
fenr OF q move favorable TO Ger
mnny Sas not contemplated, and
TINT this country would not try to
force pence on Europe. The view
grew that the United States fenrcd
that unless the peace proposals go
through now. period OF ruthless
ness and retaliation may set in on
hoth sides which will inevitably
force this country into action. 1t
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22

In Indicated, therefore, TINT the dip
lomnts will advise their govern
mentS TO view the note In q friendly
spirit, and no nv fnr ns possible to-
wardH meeting the wishes of the
United States.
Secretary Lansing. In calling In
the diplomatic Representatives of
the various governments, Is under
stood to have made IL clear to them
that the United States expected the
replies OF their government to he
adequately frank In nll details. The
Idea was gathered thnt the United
states wns looking forward TO
forming itself into n clearinghouse
mt ienst for views md probably for
termH. Including those relating to
territory.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-22
EARLE SUCCEEDS STRAUS
Appointed Chief of Navy's Burenu Of
Ordnance, With Hank of
Rear-tdmIral.
IBy Associated Presa.l

w ASKING TON, December o1-
Commander Ralph Earle was appointed
to-day chief OF the navy's Bureau of
Ordnance. with rank Of rear-admiral
The nomination was confirmed by the
Senate.
The new bureau chief. who has been
inspector of ordnance at Indian Head
Proving Grounds. Maryland succeeds
Captain Joseph Strauss, returned at his
own request to sea duty In command
OF the new er-Dreadnought Nevada
Rear-Admiral Earle was appointed
to the Naval Academy from Massa-
chusetts in 1892. and is an expert on
ordnance