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New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
PLANK NOT A FREE
 AGENT, SAYS BAN
Johnson Declares o. B. Recognize s Reserve Clause of FedleralS-Sto-
 wall and Chase Not Wanted.

Excelsior Springs, Mo-, Feb. B. Kansas City is going to be in a major baseball league within two years, ac- cording to Ban Johnson, president of the merican League, who is rest ing here. He said Kansas City was "a major league city right now.' He thought it would fit into the new American League better than the Ma tional, and intimated one of the St. Louis clubs might be involved in such 8 move.
 President Johnson left here last night for Chicago. where within the next few days move probably will be made to dismiss the antitrust suit of the Federal League, still pending before Judge Landis.
 Discussing the future of Federal League players, President Johnson said George Stovall and Hal Chase never could return to the American League.
 There's no blacklist" said he, "but Stovall and Chase are not the kind of men the American League wants" A decision of the National Base. ball Commission soon to be announced will be a shock to many a Federal League ball player who now believes himself to be free agent, MT. Jo1ln- son said
 A. number of former Federal league players, whose contracts have expired, have contended that they were free agents. Among tho most famous of these players are Benny Kauff, recently bought by the New York Giants at big figure, and Ed die Rousch, formerly of the Newark Federals, who also is said to be slated for the Giants.
 Kauff claims he is 8 free agent, and alleges he was not under contract last season, while Rousch, having served out his contract, claims he is free to dicker with any club that wants him.
 It is believed that Johnson was talking of such players, and that they will be told they must be good little boys and go wherever they are sent, whether their Federal League con- tracts have expired or not.
 The decision is in the case of Ed die Plank, pitcher who appealed to the commission to be made Q free agent. Plank claimed his contract with the St. Louis Federals had ex- pired and that when he had signed that contract all the American Leagua and National League clubs had waived on him.
 "All the clubs had not waived on
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
OFFER HUMMEL JOB.
Ikcsbarrc Player r-Managership Is
 Johns If He Wants Ii.

Epringfield, Feb. 3.-John Hummel sflais city. who has just been given unconditional release by the poklyn Nationals, yesterday was of led Che job as manager of the Ilkesbarre, (Pa.) club of the New (rk State league
 Enc offer came from one who de- [red himself a stockholder of the ID and he was particularly anxious secure Hummel as playing mana of the Wilkesbarre club for sever- Ieasons. One of them is that Hum I is rattling good ball player, and Ef he has today as ever a fine eye the ball, and another reason is that lis well qualified with his ten years big league experience and a few Ire years of minor league service
 the side to fit him as manager
 a club.
 evidently noted these |sons and one more and that is that hn Hummel halls from and used to ly down in Pennsylvania and is a 3 l-Enown baseball character in lkesbarre.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
LITTLE BITS OF SPORT.

! George Horine, former worlds rec 1 ord holder and present running high ! jump champion of America, has re. 1 tired from athletics, according to 2 ! letter received in New York by 2 i friend.
 Horine says henceforth he will de- vote all his attentions to his ranch ir Winton, Cal.
 Horine is known in track athletic: as the originator of the half-roll form 1 in running high jumping. Horine using this form, set record in 1912 1 at 6 feet ' inches.
 This record was broken in 1914 by Beson, also retired. who set the new mark at feet ' 5-16 inches. Miquel Finn, former manager of the Memphis and Mobile clubs of the Southern association and Waterbury of the Eastern association has signed a contract as manager Of the Beau mont club of the Texas league.
 Colgate's 1916 football schedule as announced contains nine games. The eleven will meet Susquehanna Maine. Illinois, Rhode Island State, Spring field Y. M. c. A., Colgate, Yale, Roch- ester, Syracuse and Brown.
 Manager Bill Donovan, of the Yan- kees, has gone to Macon, Ga, to super intend the work of getting the club S training camp in shape for the first squad" which will leave New York February 20.
 The Memphis Southern league club has asked for waivers on Brisoce Lord former big leaguer, who managed the team in 1915.
 Waivers also were asked on Out fielder Charley Stewart.
 Pitcher Goulait has been sold to Wilkesbarre, Pa., for $250.
 With a jump of seventy feet and three inches, Burger Ma1n1quist of Virginia won the ski jumping cham pionship of America at the meet of all the crack jumpers of the United States and Canada, held at Cleveland.
 Clarance Hamilton of Chicago holds 8 new worlds record for roller skat- ing. He did mile in 2:26 To, l-5 seconds better than the old mark.
 Gloom was thrown into the Univer- sity of Tennessee ball camp Saturday when a telegram was received from Clark B. Shaughnessy at New Orleans announcing that he would not be able to accept position as assistant football coach at Tennessee next fall.
  that Shaughnessy would come here to succeed Miller Pontius who recently resigned from this position.
 Dr. Paul Wilmington, of Harvard, has been elected coach of the 1916 University of Wisconsin football team at a special meeting of the board of His salary will be $2,500 a season.
 G. Harris (Doc.) White has been signed to manage the Denver Western league club for 1916. White formerly was a member of the Chicago Ameri- cans.
 Springfield Y. M. c. A. college has begun indoor baseball practice and Ray Fisher a pitcher of the New York Americans, will have charge of the battery candidates until it is time for him to report to the Yankees in the Southern training camp at Macon
 Bill Roper, the former Princeton
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
STANFORD BARS FRESHMEN.
Changes Attitude on Athletics and
 May Meet California Again.

Stanford University. Cal, Feb. B. Students of Leland Stanford Univers sity yesterday rescinded their stand in favor of allowing freshmen to par ticipate in intercollegiate games. Their previous position caused a rup- ture of relations with the University of California and notably the aban- donment by California of Rugby foot ball in favor of the American game Stanford still plays rugby.
 Todays action by the student body makes possible the annual boat race and a renewal of all other athletic meets except football.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
JONES AND SWEENEY
 NAMED BY COMMITTEE
1ale Football Committee Select Phil 1ps Exeter Academy Star For
 5 Year Term,

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 3.-Theo- oore A. D. Jones of Excello, Ohio, for the past four years football coach at , Phillips Exeter Academy was last night formally named as Ya1e's head football coach for the next three yearS. The Yale Athletic Committee raNfied Jones' appointment. which was made by the special football committee consisting of Vance Me- Cormick, Brink Thorne and John kil- patrick.
 The appointment of Michael F. Sweeney, for fifteen years athletic di- rector of the Hill School, Pottstown, Penn, as general athletic adviser at Yale for two years was also ratified
 The plan to continue the special committee in charge of reorganizing g Yale football was carried out and two former players, Walter Camp, the vet eran Yale athletic adviser, and Jo- seph R. Swan of Albany head coach in 1901, were added to the committee.
 Coach Jones was graduated from the Sheffield Scientific School in 1908. He was Varsity quarterback for three years, and in his senior year was Captain of the baseball team. For the last few years he has successfully coached the eleven of Phillips Exeter Academy.
 No action was taken concerning proposed revised eligibility rules for Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. It was reported unofficially that q deci- sion as to the eligibility of five Yale baseball players would be announced within the next two weeks.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
HUB GETS TOURNAMENT

Championship to be Decided Juno
 5-tO on 8 Course to be Selected
 Later
 Boston, Feb. 3.-Miss Louisa A. Wells, secretary of the Women's East ern Golf association, announced the dates for the holding of the women's s Eastern championship for June 5-10, on some Boston course which will be selected in the near future. It is Bostons turn to hold the champion ship as New York held it in 1914 and Philadelphia in 1915. Mrs. c. IT. Vanderbeck, present national cham pion, is also the holder of the East ern title.
 The championship is decided at thirty-six holes medal play and will be contested June and 6, while the other three days will be devoted to the tri-city matches between New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, for the Griscom Cup. The Women's Metropolitan Golf Association has been waiting for the dates of the Eastern championship before deciding on the dates of the metropolitan championship in order to keep the dates from conflicting and to insure @ good representation of New York women on the metropolitan team in the tri-city matches.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
WANTS BAN TAKEN 1 OFF YALE ATHLETES
University Paper Urges Reinstate- (nent of Disqualified Ball Players

# New Haven, Feb. 3.-For the first 8ine in Yale history, the Yale Daily News has made a demand upon tbe
 kthletic Committee of the university Fl yesterday asked the committee to %einstate Le Gore, Milburn, Pumpelly, #ihett and Easton, the athletes who
 Eere barred last September on Sum- #ner baseball technicality. It quotes #ame demand.
 The News insists that the Iniver- #ity not the men, are to blame. In this connection the story was told 8n good authority that at the hear Eng last Friday before the Yale-H liar #ard Princeton Eligibility Committee &Iarry Le Gore made the statement #hat he had made his vacation plans #or last Summer and was to take an Extended trip with relatives when of #cials of the Baseball Association &ame to him and urged him to join #ae squad of ball players at QuogUe, N l. He told them that he had #ianned to take an all-Summor trip Mnd had practically declined to go to Muogue when George B. Case, sraG IL Mte baseball advisor added his request #o that of the other officials. # Le Gore says that he changed his %lans and went to Quogue, relying on #1e arrangements made for tho ac- #pmmodation of the baseball players, #1d believing, when the board of the #Ee players was paid the first two #eeks, that they were the personal #lests of one of the owners of the &uogue nine.
 Le Gore does not believe. that Case # any Yale baseball official had any Hing to do with the giving of free %pard to the five players, but 1e in
 sts that he regarded himself as in #e hands of the baseball officials #hile the players were at Quogue #pach Sommers of the nine and Cap 81n Milburn were in charge of the #uad while there. The editorial in #e News today is, in part, as foi- z8ws: # Once again the Harvard Crimson, # an editorial which we print else 1 #here, has given expression to Ihe at | &ude Of Harvard men as to the cligi- l #Ity of the five Yale men who played | #sepall at Quogue last Summer In 1 Heir belief they should be reinstated. # is belief not based on sentiment # we nave had ample evidence of #elr good sportsmanship before-but & an unprejudiced considera tion of #e case In the light of pure jus
 e, Justice not of the letter, but of r & spirit" As such it carries great
 Eight.
 It is a question of whether Yale #ght to mete out justice to five vic
 as of her own athletic system or | W ether she should sacrifice them on # altar of her own building in the l &l1ae of clean athletics. If sacrifice |
 individual justice in this case x #Hld condone for Yale's past laxness # regard to Summer baseball, or if 8 would affect her future conduct,
 sre might he grounds for hesitation. # does. however, neither.
 Ve can see but one course open to M Yale athletic autho rites: Admit
 les own guilt, reinstate the men
 then take such steps as will guar . ee in the future system that will
 sclude the possibility of laxness on
 part of the auth critics and ignor- re on the part of the players Why
 sifate longer?
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
CHURCH LEAGUE RACE
 STILL A HOT ONE
Three COrncred Tie Is Broken in Baraca Leaguc-Tailcnders Win
 Three Times in Adkins League.

The triple tie existing in the Baraca Class Bowling league was broken last evening, and as a result the Trinity and Epworth quintets are now battling for the premier honors. The Wesleyans succeeded in captur Ing one of the games from the Trim itys while the Athenians had the same luck against the Epworths. Robinson of the Wesleyans was high tital score man of the evening, while Hancock copped the high single honors with a string of 1Oo. The scores follow:
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
HOPPE'S TERMS FOR MATCH.
Will Play Sutton or CassienoI For
 S2,5OO to SfO.0O0 a Side.

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 3.-WilIie Hoppo, the billiard champion, in re- plying to challenges from George Sut- ton and Firman Cassignol, the French champion, said yesterday through his manager, R. B. Benjamin:
 "I will make a match with Sutton or Cassignol or any other player in the world for $2,500 to $10,0O0 a side, the match to take place if Sutton accepts in Detroit, and if Cassigno1 accepts iuy St. Louis, the winner to take all. IF Cassignol accepts I will guarantee that the winners share shall not be under. $2,500, the match to take p3ace next October
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
COMMY A BRICkLAYER.

Chicago, Feb. 3.-Charles Comis- key, owner of the Chicago White Sox was notified yesterday that he had been made a member of the Brick layers union. At a meeting of the To- cal union Tuesday night Comiskey was made a member with full privi- leges and a union card was issued in his name in appreciation of his per- mitting the union to build a clubhouse on land adjoining the White Sox park
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
HARVARD TO PLAY RED SOX.

Boston, Feb. 3.-An exhibition hae between the Boston Americans, &eball champions of the world, and Harvard University nine to be syed April 10, at Fenway Park, was Bounced yesterday.
 s7eorge Davis, one of the pitchers #the Boston Nationals returned his Ntract, unsigned to the club head 8rters. It is Davis intention to 8sh his course at Harvard Law
 & &oo1 before rejoining the team.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03

Plank said MT. Johnson. Boston and Cincinnati in the National both claimed him, but that does not affect the case. Organized baseball will recognize the reserve clause of the Federal League. All players whose contracts have expired are under re- serve by their clubs, whether in the Federal League or not Hence Plank belongs to St. Louis."
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
Haughton's Record.

If Percy Haughton could main tain the same average with the Braves that he has made with Har- ward he would soon dismantle the Natonal league.
 Tn the eight years that he has been with Harvard Haughton has won 64 games and lost 4. His eight years average is .941. Imagine a ball club travelling at that clip for eight cam paigns.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
Naxims of the 18th Hole

It is better to dwell with a brawl- ing woman in a narrow house than with a golfer who has just developed a slice.
 He that heeleth his mashie shot without cursing is either a jellyfsh or a hero.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
WANTS TO MEET SEMMY.

Jack" Robinson of Shelton is the Waltz of Hartford. Manager Me- Mahon, his manager, writes the Herald that his protege is ready to give battle to the Hartford boy at any time.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
$50 341 416-111 {
Adkins League.

The Composing room team of the Adkins league received surprise last evening when the lowly Press room five lived up to their prediction 10 "come back and handed the leaders a three time defeat. The Bindery five trimmed the office force two out of three games. The scores follow:
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03

football coach, has been re-engaged to instruct the Swarthmore eleven next season. Roper developed a fairly good team last fall and won five of the eight games played, in- cluding tho Haverford contest.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
The Fan Chant.

"U. S. exports last month, $90,000,- 00O." Wonder if Willard would fight for that much change? or that little ?
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
&?SHz }::!;:::! T:
 N.Y. Ga,71zmd Rice

leagues leading pitchers. They were not even among the first 25. Just WhaG 1916 will develop remains for 1916 to show
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03

Joe Jackson may be displaced in White Sox outfield" And Yale may name the Masked Marvel as head football coach.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03
$5,50O a Round.

The reported offer of $55, 900 for a ten-round Willard-Moran bout is be- yond the limit of farcedom.
 This would mean $500 a round or som ething over 1900 a minute for two slow-moving, not particularly skilled, boxers, with very little chance to produce any thrill or anything else worth a fifth of $55,000.
 To obtain this amount the public would have to be taxed, and while attendance isn't compulsory, high admission price that wasn't followed by a delivery of the goods paid for would be a hard blow at the game.
 No WiIlard-Moran nor Willard Anybodye1se bout at ten rounds is worth anything like $55,000.
 The bout might draw In S75,000. But if only $10,000 worth of stuff was shown, the after effects on boxing can he well enough understood.
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03

Pinehurst, N. C., Feb. 3-Philip Carter, the metropolitan junior cham pion, is now the reigning sensation in the golfing world here. This is due to the fact that for the past week he has been on a golf rampage. Re gently Carter broke all golf records at Pinehurst Even those of Vardon,
New Britain herald., 1916-02-03

The Big League and the Bush. The Big League Cities make the
 game
 The Bush Towns are a shine; The Big League is the only fish That dangles from the line; But Ty Cobb is a Royston boy A town you never knew; And MatheWsOn'S from Factoryville, And Crawford from Wahoo The Big League Towns build up the
 sport;
 The Bush Towns hardly count; The Big Town is the only place Where turnstile records mount; But Hubbard City Texas, looks On Speaker as it's boy; And Collins comes from Millerton, And Evers lives at Troy. IL goes of course without debate The Big Town is the smoke; The Bush Town isn't worth rap, Unless you like a joke; But Miner Browns from Nyesville,
 Ind,
 Where tourists seldom go, And Walter Johnson started out At Weiser, Idaho.
 l might keep on along this line Upon an endless path, Through Jackson, Alexander, Doyle, Or Wagner and Cravath; And yet I think you make the dope Which trickles from my pen The Big League Cities have the kale The Bush Towns have the men.
 To any Big Town devotee who thinks we are wrong, we'd like to have him pick a Big Town team to meet one like this, born and bred in towns of less than 10000: Catchers, Schalk' and Schang; pitchers, John son. Alexander, Shore; infeld, Dau- bert, Collins, Maranville, Baker; out field, Cobb, Speaker, Jackson. Craw- ford. Shoot.
 Switch your dope" advises S. K, H., about Gotch ever having been faster than Stecher. Stecher is faster than Gotch ever thought Of being at his best.'' It is this differ ence of opinion which will build up that $2O0,000 house when the two meet.
 R. F. All we can say definitely is that Yale's new football coach will be announced before the next liar vard-Yale or possibly before the next Yale-PrincetOn game.
 Davey Robertson, of the Giants hasn't broken his neck yet, but he is still young. Give him a chance.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
ENOUGH TO KILL 40 PERSONS
San Francisco offend" Requires 80
Times as Much Dope as Or
binary Habitual.

San Francisco, Cal.-Twenty grains
of cocaine and morphine a day.
Enough to kill 40 men.
And so times the amount the av-
erage dope fiend consumes.
Fifteen years at it, too.
This is the human dope marvel
found by the State Board of Phar-
macy in its combing of the San Fran
cisco underworld.
"Dopy Phil" Harris is his name.
Thirty-four years his age and healthy
and robust looking at that. The phar-
macy board officials confess them
selves dumbfounded.
This man is marvel" said Secre-
tary Zeh of the pharmacy board to-
day. "He consumes enough dope ev-
cry day to kill 40 average men. He
requires so times as much hop as an
ordinary drug user consumes. Yet TO
look at him you'd think he had lived
all his life on some baby's matted
milk. Take the dope away from him,
though, for As hours and he would die
in the next "a.
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
LITTLE RED ROCK
SOLD FOR $4,000
Cowboy sage He Glanced to Pick II
Up In Draw One Day.

Up In Draw One Day.
Omaha, Neb.-How A. c.! Olson, a
well known young horseman OF Pine
Blubbs found $32,50O. is related in a
letter written to the Bee by p. G. Ross
Of Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. Ross states that he was return
ing from the San Francisco fair when
cowboy boarded the train at Sidney,
Neb. This cowboy proved to be an
old friend, whom he had first met in
Weiser, Idaho, when but IA years old.
Ross was in the smoking car talking
with New York precious stone deal
er when Olson boarded the train and
took seat opposite. They recognized
each other. The letter continues:
"Olson pulled out a bottle of beer
and while searching his pockets for
an opener pulled out a single nail,
two small stones and one large red
looking stone. Brown, the precious
stone dealer looked at 1t carefully, and
asked what he called it.
"Oh, it's just little red stone /
CHANGED to pick up in draw one dag
said Olson.
Brown asked what he was going
to do with it, and Olson said he was
going to have it mounted and present
it to friend.
well, what1l you take for it?" ask
ed Brown.
"Oh l don't care to sell it," said
Olson.
"They dickered for while and fin
ally Brown said:
'Tll give you $4,000 for It,"
well, Mr.. Olson came near faint
ing right there. You could have
knocked his eyes off with a stick, and
he reached for the little red stone,
looking at it for a while.
Finally Brown said, well are you
going to SELF"
Mr.. Olson studied a while and then
said, What is the best you will give"
"And finally, after parleying till we
were near North Platte, Neb., Brown
had come to $4,000.
wanting to go to bed" said Olson,
"Pll take $4,000"
Brown said, mo, it's more than I'll
give" and left the car, but soon re-
turned and offered $4,000, and they
finally came to an agreement, after
Brown had promised to cut two small
stones out and mount them.
asked Olson what he was going to
do with the money.
well" he said, III go home in a
couple of weeks, pay my debts, buy
some more calves and start a new
business that 1 have always wanted
to go into since was a boy"
Charlevoix county herald., 1916-04-15
Twins Return with Riches

Milwaukee, Wis.-With less than a
dollar between them the Poppert
twins-Oscar and Walter-left Mil
waukee fifteen years ago to seek their
fortune in the Klondike.
A few days ago they returned as
owners of mining property in Alaska
said to be worth several hundred
thousand dollars. They are visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Poppert 394 Twenty-seventh avenue.
The adventures of the Poppert
twins rival those read about in the
widest of Alaskan tales. The first
years in the North were spent in
whaling" on rickety vessels, their
cruises taking them to Siberia, China,
Japan and the Hawaiian Islands. Lat
or they herded cattle and finally, with
a team of dogs, set out for the inter
Tor of Alaska.
The men are now known as the
most daring explorers in the Arctic
region.