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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
KING COLE DEAD.
Yank's TwirIer Had Been Seriously
 III For Several Weeks.

Leonard J. Cole, pitcher on the New York American League Baseball team, and formerly with Chicago Nationals, died at his home at Bay City. Michi- gan, Thursday.
 He had been seriously ill for several weeks.
 Leonard Cole was known to the fans throughout the country as King. He leaped into fame overnight, it seemed, and for a while was rated as one of the best pitchers in the game. Cole se- cured his first professional engage ment with the Bay City team in 1909, and the same year went to the Colum- bus nine of the American Association
 He was bought in 1910 by the Chi cago Cubs, who. under the manage ment of Frank L. Chance, won the National League pennant. In that campaign Cole was the leading pitcher Of the National league, winning twen- ty games and losing four. He pitched the greater part of the only game won by the Cubs against the Athletics in credit for the victory. Brown relieved him in the ninth frame and was cred tied with the winning.
 Cole had another good year in 1911, when he won IS games and lost 2. ranking third in the National league. 1912 he was traded to the Pirates and once on the toboggan travelled fast. He was released to the Columbus team and worked there in 1913. when he showed signs of recovering his effec- tivecess. He was drafted by the Yam kees and. after taking a short leap to the Feds. returned to organized base ball. He did little with the Yankees.
 After rest through the winter, Cole reported to Bill Donovan at Savannah last spring apparently in the best of health. but the strain of training told, and before the team left for the North he was taken ill., and it was decided that an operation was necessary. He went under the knife and axter a rest returned to his home in Bay City. He reported to the Yankees at Cleveland last July, and again he seemed to be in good health, but the malady that resulted in his death sapped his vital ity, and he was forced to quit active service and warm the bench
 Just before the end of the season he returned to his home and was confined to his bed until the end came.
 Cole was twenty-eight years of age stood 6 feet 3 inches in height, and in
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET CLOSED STRONG.
After Spell of Depression During the
 Forenoon.

New York, Jan 7.-Conf1icting e1e- ments guided the course of today's ac- tive market to a considerable extent. During the forenoon sentiment remain ed under the spell of depression or caution engendered by the Gary state ment and prices ranged from heavy to weak, some specialties yielding three to six points, while high priced issues suffered more severely. In the last half of the session material recoveries were registered, the Improvement be- ing concurrent with the report that Berlin had accepted Washington,s s terms in the matter of the Lusitania case.
 United States Steel the bellwether of the market, had been in free supply during the early operations at 86, yes terdayiS low price, but on the upward movement of the afternoon 1t advanced to 87 1-2, closing at its best. Other shares, notably American Can, war de- seriptions and petroleums, as well as copper and miscellaneous issues, rose sliritedly from low levels, and General Motors, which registered an early loss of 25 at 415. rebounded to 45o.
 Rails also participated in the rise, although to a smaller extent. A fea- ture of this group was the better in- quiry for issues of minor roads at a material gain toward the close. Among the other specific movements was that of Mercantile Marine pre- ferred. which made an extreme ad- vance of 3-S to 79 7-S, on unofficial statements purporting to give an out line of the proposed reorganization. Tota. sales of stocks aggregated S35, ,00O shares.
 Reactionary tendencies were at work in the foreign exchange market, ster- ling falling over two cents from its high rate of the previous day. Marks made the new low rate of 73 on some earlier offerings, but closed at 73 1-4, yesterdays minimum. Anglo~French fves rose to 95 1-2, their high quota tion of recent weeks and within frac- tion of the syndicate price.
 The known movement of money dur ing the week points to an increase of local bank reserves tomorrow, largely as a result of additional gold imports. New financing by railroads mad indus trial corporations Is expected shortly.
 Bonds were firm, with more diversi- fled trading. Total sales, par value, aggregated S4,320, GOO.
 Untted States bonds were unchanged on call
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

New London is to forzale the East eTn association and next season will be represented by ball club in :he New England Eastern association ssSs DssS.a ais0rdss ;S ans Hsr.ord o Friday morning and credited to Com modorp Morton Y. Plant, owner of the New London club. This statement is zaid to have been issued from antnofity of Commodore Plant.
 This will mean that New London is aliyinx itself with the Ciarkin- Carey Cameron contingent of the Eastern association and against the faction O'Rourke. The former have cut loose from the Eastern and are to merge with the strongest clubs of the New England association.
 Charles S. Starr. president of the New London club, was asked Friday President Starr said nothing had been done officially as far as he knew. He had not seen the Courant's story.
 Very Important Baseball News.
 This announcement comes as the most interesting and important piece of baseball news that has broken in this part of the baseball world in many a month. There has been a break for a long time between Clarkin and his forces and the element which was with President O'Rourke. Com modOre Plants position has been the cause of anxious speculation on rhe part of both. The Clarkin party claims that the announcement that New London. will be a party to the merger is a death blow to the ORourke faction.
 Clarkin, Carey and Cameron have positively stated that they are through with the Eastern association. O'Rourke has consistently contended that the league would remain in existence, but the chance is admitted to be small with the withdrawal of New London.
 The Courant story follows:
 The death knell of the Eastern as- sociation was sounded by the base ball happenings of Thursday night
 Everything now looks bright and
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
ED. eWYNNER MAY BUY CLEVELAND AMERICANS
# Terms Can Be Agreed upen-Price
 "a Little High.


 New York. Jan. 7.-After a long con- ference here today between James A. Gilmore, president of the Federal league, Harry Sinclair, head of the Newark Federals, Ed. Gwynner, presi- dent of the Pittsburgh Federals, and C.. B. Comstock, vice president of the same club, President Gilmore said Ewynner would buy the Cleveland Americans if he could agree on terms with the banking committee which is now running the club.
 T0 The priceSis nothing like what has been reported.'' said Gilmore, -fbut it still is little high. We know what the club is worth. and when the com lnittee meets our figures GWynner will huy." sa
 { Gilmore would not make any definite statement as to whether Sinclair would buy the New York Nationals. He de- nied that Sinclair owned any stock in the Chicago Nationals or St. Louis Americans. under the new order of af- fairs. 'eWhfle MT. Sinclair conducted the negotiations for the Cubs for Mr. Weeghman. he did not put penny in the club, nor did he loan MT. Weegh- man penny, said Gilmore
 a Gilmore said nothing would be done about disposing of Federal league players until the baseball atmosphere clears. He announced that the Fed eral meeting scheduled for New York on Jan. 12 has been postponed owing to the inability of Phil Ball of St. Louis to attend on that date.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
EASTERN ASSOCIATION DOOMED
Merger Wih New England Leagr Seems to be Sure Go
 Commodore Morton F. Plant Quits Eastern Association New London Assured of Top Notch Ball This Sum .

rosy for the merger of the New Eng land League and the Eastern Associa- ton.
 At the meeting of the New England Thursday night the affairs of that city were definitely settled. Messrs. Burkett and O'Donnell the two stockholders of that city, turned over their shares to Mir. McEiale who has agreed to sell them to Messrs. BiEelow and Irwin. These two men will run the Worcester club of 1916 with Billy Hamilton. for merly manager of the Springfield club, as manager. Burkett. formerly the Worcester manager, wtl take charge of the Lawrence club. Both Mir. Bige- low and MT. Irwin are in favor of the merger league. which lets the Eastern Association out of that city and dis pels one more hope of that organiza- ton.
 Plant Quits Eastern Association.
 Morton F. Plant, the millionaire stockholder of the New London fran- chise issded a statement from Spring field Thursday night that he had quit the Eastern association for good and for all. Mir Plant has no intention how ever. of quitting baseball. His state ment can be taken that he has decid- ed that the merger league is best for the national pastime in New England and that he will be seen in the role of one of the merger league magnates when the season of 1916 comes around The decision of MT. Plant is another death blow to the Eastern Association That organization had hopes of keep ing this wealthy baseball man inside it's own circles and his decision to have nothing further to do with the East ern Association will cause the few sup porters of this league that are left to realize that all is not SC serene for the formation of even a six club league be- fore January IT, the date set for the leagues report before the committee that vii finally decide the brand of baseball for New England the coming season.
 Merger Can Give Class A Ball. Further than that, it was discovered Thursday night that the merger mag
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Chicago has a new athletic club. called the Sportsmen's Club of Chi cago. The building is situated on Michigan avenue and is close to the Illinois Club. It is the intention to promote amateur and field sports and other games.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

That was one. time when every
 thing worked perfectly.'' remarked Coach Elcock in telling of this rare play. Every man was picked off ac-
 great Shelton's end that Johnny made his run"
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

expects to unload lot of surp1u players on the Cincinnati Reds in ordei
 to obtain Heine Groh, the hard hitting
 second baseman.
 Topeka, Kan. has 1000 golf enthu- siasts- And they serve ginger beer at the 18th hole.
 Princeton has declared ineligible promising candidate, for it's ball nint
 because he played summer ball last
 summer without permission. The vic tim, 1t Is admitted. received no pay for
 his playing; he did not ask "pernis-
 sion." Princeton, anyway. appears strict.
 Unfortunately, the New England baseball situation is muddled because of personal feelings. It is interesting though to note the Worcester Tele-
 gram, which denounced the threatened expansion of the New England league
 as not merger at all, now favoring the
 threatened expansion of the Eastern
 association.
 The javelin record in the 1916 @Ath- letic Almanac" is still given to H. B Liversedge of Stanford, Ca, the figure
 being 1855 feet, g 1-2 inches. As that
 throw was made with a light weight implement it should not have been re-
 printed. The mark of 173 feet 6 inches made by G. A. Bronder is the best record made under fair conditions with full weight javelin and will be rec ognized by sporting authorities as of =
 ficial. The throw was made at the
 Boston ''tryouts" last summer and was witnessed by members of the national record committee. who pronounced it O. K.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Ellery H. Clark is evidently the live wire in pushing the swimming pool at Harvard to a near prospect. More power to him. It seems absurd that Harvard should continue to trail be- hind most of our colleges and big schools in this important utilitarian sport
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
COTTON,

New York, Jan 7.-Cotton futures closed steady. January 1236, March 12.5e, May 12.s4. July 12.9s, October 12.62. Spot steady; middling 12.55.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

In the newspaper discussion of . possible successor of the late Su-, preme Court Justice Joseph R. La mar the names of former President Taft, Secretary Of War Garrison and Secretary of the Interior Lane have been mentioned frequently MT. Taft had experience on the federal bench before assuming office as president of the Philippine commission and ac- quired a high reputation as a jurist. Mir Garrison was vice chancellor of New Jersey before he took his present office Mir. Lane has never held ju- dicia1 office. but his legal Qualifica- tions are undoubted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
MoMEY.

New York, Jan. 2. = Call money steady; high 2; low 3-4; ruling rate 2;. last loan 2; closing bid 1 3-4; of fered at 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

the Millrose A. A. games, set for Jan
 uary 26, which means sprint race in the 70-yard special that will be well worth travelling some distance to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Dan M'Grogan of Newark, N. J., who is a member of the Irish-Ameri- can A. C.. is doing good work with the discus and will make a good handi- cap entry for Lawson Robertson's team.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

condition weighed about 200 pounds. His contract expired last fall and was not renewed.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

methods, can give his university a smooth working system.
 The franchises of the Albany, Troy and Utica clubs of the New York State league are on the market.
 Umpire Charles Rigler of the Ma tional league is recovering from an attack of typhoid fever in a Cleveland hospital.
 Tommy Connolly. former shortstop for the Bennington, Vt, nine, has been retained by Washington for the coming season. cuse club says he will play Tony Marhefka at third base this season in stead of shortstop.
 Hal Chase. the former Yankee first baseman. is ambitious to become man. ager of a Pacific Coast league club. Chase is now at San Diego.
 Harrisburg. Pa, will make formal application for franchise in the New York State league at the annual meet ing of the latter late this month.
 The Worcester Post gives the East ern association a hard cIout. 'sWorces- ter fans will stand for nothing but regular league" says the clouter.
 
 Scribe says Nap Fucker has a sore arm. There still are about 15 major league clubs who are willing to take a chance on Nap sore arm and all.
 Joe Tinker, who will succeed Roger Bresnahan as manager of the Cubs,
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Barrett, by the way, is the man wfio after receiving a kickoff in the Cor nell game ran 101 yards to a touch-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Walter Elcock, who has made an en- ball coach at Washington and Lee, says there is nothing to the story that Johnny Barrett is going to trans
 fer to Cornell. 'He likes Ward L. too well to do that is the way logger
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
SPORTING NOTES.

Trap shooting is one of the paying sports of the New York A. c. It net ted profit of $56, ,285 last year.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

A study of pitching records indicates that Pitcher Williams of the Minne- apolis American association team was the real iron man of 1915. Williams pitched GA games, working Al innings; he won 29 starts, lost 15 Ca percentage of. .64D,. and worked in part of 19 games. Alexander pitched 376 in- nings this year, while Walter Johnson bent them over In 336
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08
MORAN KNOCKED OUT
 ,a5 coFFEY IN 9TH ROUND
Pittsburgh Fighter FIoored Dublin Giant Four Times in Fatal Round.

New York, Jan. Frank Moran of Pittsburgh knocked out Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, in the ninth round of ten round match at Madison Square Garden tonight
 5grhis was Morarl's second victory over CoHey in twelve weeks, the first light ending in three rounds Tonight, however, Coffey showed much inn provemei1t and it was not until the eight round that Moran's terrific smasheslshowed any effect. Coffey was knocked down four times in the ninth round, in each instance remaining on the mat for nine seconds. The last time Moran almost drove him through the ropes. but he managed to get up that he was hopelesslys beaten, threw sponge into the ring to avoid ,r a complete knockout.
 The weights were: Coffey 2051k and Moran f96H. ss sI.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Umpire Charles Rigler of the Ma tional league is recovering from an attack of typhoid fever in a Cleveland hospital.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Both Howard Drew and Joe Loomis and said to have sent their entries to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

The franchises of the Albany, Troy and Utica clubs of the New York State league are on the market
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Notre Dame University has attained considerable reputation for the excel Ience of its football. baseball and bas- ketball teams, but as a matter of fact few, if any colleges, can point to a record equal to Notre Dame's in inter class, intramural and all other kinds of sports than complete a sport for all system.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

methods. can give his university
 smooth working system.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Tommy Connolly, former shortstol for the Bennington, Vt, nine, has beer retained by, Washington for the comini season.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

lenC6 or It's fOOtDall, baseball and baS- ketball teams, but as a matter of fact record equal to Notre Dame's in inter class, intramural and all other kinds of sports than complete a sport for all system
 W. R. Applegarth, the former anna teur sprint champion of England, who recently turned professional, has join ed the 1st Surrey Rifles and expects to go to the front during the present
 week. The 1st Surrey Rifles are known
 land. The recruiting agent is Dick Burge the old time fighter, and he has enlisted over five hundred athletes who
 will fight for the British Empire. Proselyting is one of the serious
 problems of college athletes but when
 professional coaches and trainers go
 back to their job in the fall with a
 group of school athletes they have
 picked up as recruits in the summer and early fall the wonder is that col lege authorities, many of whom attend these annual athletic reform meetings
 in New York and elsewhere, are so
 blind" to what is going on right un- coming of these athletes is heralded in
 the press.
 Masked athletes may become the vogue. Now that the masked mys- tery'' has added to the success of the
 wrestling tournament in New York fight manager proposes to introduce a masked featherweight boxer to- the New York public. This newcomer or oldcomer does not wish his identity
 known. It Is a goods publicity scheme, but the fellow behind the mask has to make good to insure success. The masked mystery wrestler made good from the start and woke up the New
 Workers in good style
 Bob" Folwell produced a football eleven at Washington and Jefferson last fall that got 50-50 results in com pleting forward passes. and that is a
 promising prospect for. Penn now that
 Farmer Bob" has been made head
 coach. The great need at Penn would seem to be cooperation among the old football men. if Folwell Is to have any assistants. The lack of pulling together spirit and an absence of the proper discipline among the players were serious handfcaps to Penn last fall and the question is whether Fol- well. either by tactful or autocr1tic
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Topeka, Kan, has 1000 golf enthu- siasts@ And they serve ginger beer at the 18th hole.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

expects to unload a lot of surpluI players on the Cincinnati Reds in ordei to obtain Heine Groh, the hard hitting second baseman.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

The Worcester Post gives the East. ern association hard cIout. 'FWorces ter fans will stand for nothing but { regular league" says the clouter.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-08

Mahager Mike O.NeilI of the Syra- cuse club says he will play Tony Marhefka at third base this season in stead of shortstop.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-13
BE CAREFUL OF HOME PLANS
Don't Forget That Slight Details, Now
Overlooked, May Cause Much
Dissatisfaction Later On.

When planning the new house, as
much attention should be given to the
things which should not be done as to
those which should be done. Unless
thought is given to many details APP
parently slight, but which may cause
much trouble and annoyance later, If
not properly planned at the start, dis
satisfaction is sure to result when the
home is completed and occupied.
Some of the things which should not
be done. If future convenience is de-
sired, may be avoided by carefully OBJ
serving the following "don'ts:"
Don't set your house too low. Better
have it foot high than an inch too
low. The street grade may be raised
at any time, and If the house sets low
this will make it look squatty.
Don't fail to provide proper drain
age under the cellar wall and through
the center Of the cellar, under the con-
crete floor. This may easily be ac-
compllshed by constructing dry drain
or trenches filled with small stone. If
this precaution is omitted, a damp
cellar will be the result in nine cases
out of ten, unless there is a very
abrupt slope to the land on which the
house stands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-13
MAKE PAPER OF WILD GRASS
Investigation Shows That Material
Found in Profusion in Burma Can
Be Used Successfully.

The wild kaing grass of Burma may
be used for the manufacture of paper,
Uncle Sam has learned. The possibili-
ties of using this grass for paper max
ing have been under investigation by
British paper manufacturers and 9th
ers interested in the matter for several
years and it is now announced that the
conversion of this grass into pulp and
subsequently into paper can be accom-
plished in q simple and economical
manner. 1t is said that arrangements
soon will be made for the collection of
the grass, its conversion into pulp and
its shipment in that form to paper
makers in the United Kingdom.
Kaing grass grows in great profu-
sion in all parts of Burma, frequently
reaching height Of ten feet. AS pa
per-making material 1t may be classed
with esparto grass. and is much cheap
er, though the quality Of the pulp is
not quite so good as that obtained
with esparto. Esparto grass is to a
large extent cultivated. whereas kaing
grass grows wild and is sometimes
rank and coarse. BY systematic cut
ting, however, over properly preserved
areas, a finer grass of uniform quality
can be obtained in very short time,
1t Is said.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-10-13
What Baltimore Did.

Which would you rather have, a
dirty lot in the rear of your home or a
beautiful green garden that produces
vegetables, fruit and pretty flowers
each year? 1t is not hard matter
to decide. yet when this question was
put up to the people living In part
Of Baltimore some few years ago there
were many who preferred the dirty
back lot. OF course, there were others
who desired the pretty garden, and
now that the garden is reality not
one person in that neighborhood would
take 20 lots for one small section of
the green spot.
1t was through the efforts of the
WOman's Civic league that dirty lots
in all sections Of that city have been
transformed into pretty vegetable and
fruit gardens. On the very same spots
where boys played bali and people
threw all kinds Of rubbish. one finds
beds of beautiful flowers and rows of
potatoes tomatoes, peas, beans, car
rots, onions and corn every summer.
Berries Of all descriptions In season.
and peach, apple and other fruit trees
are also to be found there.