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New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
ANTS BUY THREE
 FEDERAL STARS
llf, Rariden and Anderson Bring Sinclair About S66,OOO

Few York, Jan. 1S.-The Giants He march on all the clubs in or aized ball yesterday and plucked #e of the brightest stars from the #lnct Federal leagues collection of Eers. Benny Kauff, the independ- leagues best batsman; Bill Rari- s their best catcher, and big Fred $ &erson, one of their best pitchers, ae purchased from Harry F. Sin xr by the New York club at a price to be about s65,000.
 #uisition of these three players will *nuch to strengthen the weak spots zlis club. It gives the Giants g. Anising outlook for next season. The A has not concluded it's search for 8 players, and President Harry H.
 npstead stated yesterday that the b was after another player, and zFulnably he had in mind new $d baseman.
 Segotiations for the Federal league.
 Fers have been pending since the %ement of the baseball war. The $petition for these players has been k keen. Manager McGraw stated #erday that the attitude of MT. Sin #r throughout the negotiations has *a commendable. He said the Fed
 l league owner had given the
 hts the pick of his talent, and all
 pils of the purchase had gone along &othly from the start.
 #he New York club assumed the
 racts which the players had signed
 h the Federal league clubs. Kauff's tract has two years to run, and 1t
 Eated that it calls for salary of goo year. The Giants also have $ntract for three years with Kauff, Sch he signed last summer when he &ped to the Giants. This contract lEed a big f1asco in baseball at the @, and resulted in Kauff bringing & against the New York club for zoo, the amount of the bonus Sch he claimed was promised him #signing.
 President Hampstead stated yester- \ that the club would soon have a Ference with Kauff, and the suit
 other details of the transfer of &player would be settled satisfactor-
 Eo all parties concerned. The con- #ts of Rariden and Anderson are 1.-two years.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
Club COIOrS.

Some ball clubs carry an unusual amount of color. Others are as drab as a faded sponge. The old Cubs were always aglOw. Their color scheme was crimson and purple. They at tracted the eager fanatic through the turnstile at all stages. There was plenty of color to the Giants, largely through the dynamic personality of NcGraw and the popularity of Mathewson. The Tigers, with Jen- n'ngs and Cobb were rich in color effect. They still are. These are the clubs that have always gotten the money. They have appealed to the popu1ace with something more than ability to play ball.
 On the opposite paw the Mackmen, as great as any of those mentioned, if net greater, were bereft of all color. They had the games greatest second haseman. They had one of the games most monumental sluggers in John Franklin Baker They had three of the games greatest pitchers in Ben der, Coombs and Plank. Tn SchanG they had the games best young catcher. In Barry and McInnis they had two of the leading stars of the infield Tn Amos Strunk they had the fastest sprinter in baseball.
 But with all this they never had erough glow, multiplied by 32, tC light up a thimble They lacked the drawing quality at the gate. At the end of five campaigns, four of which were flag winning seasons and three of which resulted in world cham piOn- ships, they had hardly drawn il enough money to pay running eN- penses. They had no great appeal fol 1 the fan. No ball club was ever more : sportsmanlike or businesslike. Their i efficiency was beyond debate Blu i when they appeared in a hostile tow1 1 there was little of that fan yearninl
 to storm turnstiles and watch then l rlay. They lacked the personal ap peal. They were more like machine than human beings They couldn' | draw the crowds, through no fault 0
 tE cir own or the very fine manage
 who led them on.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
Another Entry.

Another modern club of unusual color was the White Sox array of 1906. There was an appeal in the personalities of Frank Isbell, Jiggs Donohue, Nick Altrock, Doc White, Billy Sullivan and Ed Walsh.
 Fielder Jones was even more sombre than Connie Mack-one of the games greatest living crabs, but for s,il that MT. Jones had far more of that personal outlay that either made you like him or hate him.
 Thousands come to see the Giants play largely because they want to see McGraw beaten.
 Through the West especially John J. has always had the knack of arOus- ing the fan. His walk to third base was a challenge to the multitude. They yearned to see his clan over Whelmed-so they have always filled the parks to root against his men.
 There are things in baseball--as baseball is a business and an amuse- ment-that count as we'll as ability to bat, field, run and throw.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
MUCH IMPROVEMENT ~
 SHOWN BY ATHLETES
Records in Standard Events Since Early Eighties Have Been
 Reduced.

New York, Jan. 1S.-Since the or ganization of the Amateur Athletic Union, in 1888, there has not been an important standard event in which the time or distance has not been bet tered, although some of the marks remained for years, until they seemed to he impregnable. With the intro duction of charts in the new Ath- letic Almanac the gradual improve ment of competitors Is attractively presented, so that the delver after tn, high spots in the records can tell at a glance who were top-notchers in their respective specialties.
 Tn the 1OO-yard run Fred Nesting of the old Manhattan Athletic Club was the first to earn record brack- cts, his ten seconds standing for two years, when John Owens, Jr., put the mark at g AS seconds. Bernie Wei CTS equaled the time in 1895, 1896 and 1897, J. H. Maybury reaching it that year also. J. H. Rush was the next one to do it, in 1898, after which there was a gap of four years, until 1902 when w. H. Shick did the trick, followed in 1903, 1904 and 1905 by Clyde Blair, w. D. Eaton and c. l.. Parsons, respectively.
 After sixteen years of futile at tempts it remained for a Westerner, D. J. Kelly of Portland, Ore, to star tie the athletic world, when he did g 3-5 seconds at Spokane, Wash, June 23, 1906, this time only being equaled once, by Howard Drew, the fast colored wonder representing the University of Southern California, at Berkeley, Cal, March 2S, 1914.
 The longest interval in which a record was not beaten, or even equaled the diagram shows, was that of Frank P. Murray of the old Will liamsburg A. C., whose record of ( minutes 29 3-5 second made in 1888 was not surpassed until George Goulding did minutes 2S second in 1911, which bids fair to hold fo1 years.
 To the present generation who know Charlie Fitzpatrick of the New York Athletic Club he might pass as a weight thrower, but long line in the diagram of the haIf-miIe run shows that his 1 minute 53 2-5 sec- onds, made in 1895, still stands as the record for the United States, and was a worlds record, as the Almanac shows, until Emilio Lunghi broke it 1T Canada in 1909, the 1atters victory standing as the premier mark unti Ted" Meredith dropped it at thc Olympic Games at Stockholm in 191 ?
 To the follower of athletics the Almanac opens up endless stories n similar interest, besides presenting the results of all important meets o1 the past season, while the pictoria section, from the front cover, show ing N. S. Taber making a world! record for the mile to the last pages comprises scenes and groups that ar' not only of curre:s interest, but vii
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
ZBYSZKO IS BEATEN
 BY STRANGLER LEWIS
Sensational Kentuckian Wins Fall When it Locker Bad for
 Him.

New York, Jan. l8.-In sensa- tional climax to a long, desperately contested bout, Robert Friederich the Wisconsin Bearcat, who wrestled un- der the name of Strangler Lewis, con- quered the Polish Hercules, Vladek Zbyszko, in Catch-as- atch-can struggle in the Manhattan Opera House last night The fall was regis tered after the young giants had been tussling on the mat for an hour and twenty-one minutes and the result was cheered by the large crowd in attendance.
 The downfall of the mighty Pole came unexpectedly immediately after he had secured his favorite crotch and-arm lock and pivoted. The men were on the mat at the time the Polander took the crotch-and arm lock- Rising slowly to his feet Zbyszko lifted his opponents 220 pounds waist high and then began to swing about in a circle. Faster and faster the Pole whirled about, the Strangler's feet flying out straight as the speed increased.
 At the psychological moment Zbyszko dropped Lewis on his back and fell on him. But the Strangler, with lightning speed, kept rolling after hitting the canvas, and turned Zbyszko over on his back. The Pole was taken so by surprise he could made no effective resistance, and his shoulders were pinned to the mat.
 Zbyszko took his defeat so deeply to heart that he refused to come out to bow to the spectators who called for him.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
RETAIN SALARY LIMIT.
Clubs in American Association Can
 Pay Only S3,5OO Per Month.

Chicago, Jan. 1S,-The salary limit of $3,500 as adopted last fall by the American Association will re- main in force. President Chivington announced yesterday. Discussion of the limit took place at the meeting here last Saturday but no formal pro- posal to change it was made and it will probably not be brought up at the February meeting to be held in Co., lumbus.
 Owner McGill and Mana ger Hem dricks of the Indianapolis club yes- terday interviewed officials of the Chicago Nationals relative to the transfer of several players.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

Is there any such thing as an or Ganization having an abnormal vital spark afame in it's system that an ex- plosion is sure to follow? If so, the Boston Braves are in grave danger of detonating while fragments strew the field.
 Certainly no sporting organization in history-barring possibly the old Orioles-ever had so much dynamic or dynamite force imbedded in it's frame as the Braves have. Percy Haughton is a vital spark personified. So is George Stallings No two men of greater force ever travelled to- gether in sport. They are living flames. Their energy is abounding and apparently eternal.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
PERCY READS RIOT ACT.

Boston, Jan. 18.-Percy Haughton, president of the Boston Nationals, ai- ready has exercised his authority in disciplining players. Announcing him. self as opposed to basketball playing by any member of the Braves, because of the possibility of injury, he wrote personally to Walter Maranvil1e eau tioning him against taking part in indoor games. Maranville had stated his intention of joining a team which would include Janvrin of the Red Sox, Connolly of the Washingtons, Nunanc aker of the New York Anleri- cans and Rehg of the Providence In- ternationals.
 ADDITIONAL SPORTING NEWS ON
 FOLLOWING PAGE
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
MAY REORGANIZE.
Reported Dissolution of Present Su- pT'eIne Baseball Body Is To Come.

EANHtIt ISttSCUsSII bUIy IS TO JULIE.
 Chicago, Jan. 1S.-ReOrganizatio of the National Commission, the su- preme court of baseball, and elimina- tion of Garry Herman as it's chair man, was reported here yesterday
 dissolution of the, National Com mission and it's reorganizat ton under a new regime is the plan of the Amer ican League according to the rumor. The change includes the passing of Garry Hermann as chairman of the supreme court of baseball.
 The rumors also quoted President Johnson of the League as favoring a 'change in the method of conduct ing baseball business"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
The BraYc Cast

Nor do they stand alone The vital spark in Johnny Evers' breast is al- ways at a crimson glow. Johnny is a wonderful force. And there is, only to a fairly lesser degree. a bale of force to Walter Maranville Sherry Magee, Butch Schmidt and Dick Ru- Gtlph.
 We have never seen a more inter esting com bination than the Braves now have. They are far beyond the ol dinary, and their career this season is sure to be one of the most interest ing features of the year.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

Detroit, Jan. 1S-Harry Tuthill,
 trainer of the Detroit American league baseball club since 1908 and for the past four years trainer of the Army football squad, recently signed con- tract to condition the University of Michigan football team next season. It is understood that the West Point
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
HEDULE COMMITTEE MEETING

chicago, Jan. 18-he first meeting stf1e big league schedule makers will held at Chicago, Wednesday, Jan. according to an announcement bterday by President Johnson of American league. Johnson said .rney Dreyfuss of Pittsburg and
 hn Heydier, secretary of the Ma
 nal league would come here on at date to begin work on the 191 s
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
WELSH LOSES AGAIN.

Phila adelphia, Jan. 18.-Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion, was outboxed by Eddie McAndrews of this city in a six-round bout, here last night Welsh clinched frequently to save himself from stiff left jabs and hard right crosses to the body. ar 6
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
rO BOXING LICENSES GRANTED

The license committee of the coun- met last evening and granted a limit to James Walsh to conduct a king exhibition at Turner Hall on huary 28 and to William w. Hanf,a conduct a boxing exhibition at Han
 s Armory on January 31. Es will be the last event in armory, as Landers, Frary & Srk will take it over the following
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
The Star Cards Of Baseball.

The leading cards of baseball have nearly always been the star players But not all star players have been at fractions at the gate Ten years ago Mathewson, Wagner and Lajoie were the three who drew in the largest crowds. For the last few years Ty Cobb has been the main attraction, not only because he is a great ball player, but also because his system teens with the personal appeal.
 Who in the present era is next to Cobb? Walter Johnson, Eddie Col 1ins, Iris Speaker, Grover Alexander? :?
 Last season there was but little choice among Alexander Speaker and Johnson. But none of these had the appeal that Mathewson, Wagner Waddell and others carried years ago.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
HARRY TUTHILL

authorities had offered Tuthill a con- tract for next fall. Steve Farrell, Michigan's athletic director, who had charge of the squad last year, asked to be relieved of that particular duty in the future. He wants to devote more time to the cross country run nerS.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
SHKTOwN BOUTS.

Tirnr,y Taylor the rugged New
 brk bantamweight will take part in flew more fights before he starts nth with his manager Bob Fennell h is signed to box Jack Sharkey, Eelve rounds at South Manchester
 ursday night.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

the top is empty, but for 1916 the B. L. will be damned beyo all past records, Enough so far some one to start parody, viz, We were crowded in the Bush League, not a soul had dared to eat"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

be simply invaluable in few years as a matter of athletic history.
 The Almanac which was founded by the late James E.. Sullivan in 1895, was the most cherished volume in his list of publications, and every effort is made to keep it up to his ideals
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
&?aHz }:i';:::! T:
 A T/ bu GIa17zZdud Rice

in School and College" published in 1912.
 He wrote: Every teacher and pro lessor in the country ought to go at least once to football practice and watch the patient, energetic and efficient coaching. It is real teaching. I learned a great deal watching a Yale graduate who had come all the way from Minnesota to New Haven to give instruction to a few football can Gidates. He took two men to corner of the field and for over an hour drilled them on ono minute point of the game. He went over this experi- n1ent at least hundred times, with absolutely unf1agging energy and en- thusiasm. I saw a great light, and taught English literature better the next morning.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

What will become of the Feds who are turned back by the major leagues?' queries an exchange. Is it possible said exchange never lamped MT. Henley's immortal ballad: Back to the Bush go one and all?''
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

No, you never can tell. We recall a trip with the Giants a few seasons ago where among the squad was one tall, silent athlete, who sat apart and who looked less like a ball player than almost any other man we ever saw. He was tried out one inning that season and was bumped for ten runs. So naturally McGraW let him go. Yet last fall, against the Phillies, big Ernest Shore looked to be a pretty fair pitcher, taking him by and large, up and down, or back and forth.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

We notice where Jess Willard is planning to take up golf. We'd sug- gest that Jess wait until one of those steam shoveis can be imported from Panama to replace the divots.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18
Tom ShevIin as Professor

An opinion of a member of the Yale faculty on Tom shevlin's skill as teacher may be found on page 50 of Professor William Phelps Teaching
New Britain herald., 1916-01-18

Jimmy Archer, in playing golf, has a strong tendency to hook his shots. Jimmy has also a fair knack of hook inS one down to second base.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-23
First Woman Who Went to the
Very Fore Returns in
Safety to London
fBy Associated PressI

LNDOI1, Eng.-'-he first girl who
had been right up to the front OF the
French army, is Kathleen Burke, the
same English girl who On her tour
early this year in behalf Of the Scot
fish Women's Hospitals in the Eastern
states ard Canada, collected so much
money that on returning she was hail
ed in the newspapers as the thousand
dollar-a-day sirl." 49,. -.
A mere slip OF girl Of the type that
might be afraid OF the report Of a
rifle, Miss Burke stood calmly by the
side Of the officers in Verdun, and
while big shells we're dropping ebout
watched the direction Of colnter-
attaci; that repu.sed the enemy.
AS q special mark OF appreciation
OF the splendid devotion Of the body
OF workers she represents and her own
zeal in raising more than a million
francs in support OF hospitals treat
ing wounded French soldiers, she was
entertained by three great generals.
Her hosts we're General Petain, the
original defender of Verdun, General
Nivelle, now in command of the
Army of Verdun, and General Dubois,
in command in Verdun itself. Miss
Burke was also received by General
Joffre. At dinner in the vaults of
the Citadel OF Verdun toasts to the
success of the Allies and to the
visitors health we're proposed to the
of the boom Of the
big guns. " ~.
Under the care Of the Commandant
Jean de Pulligny, of the Ministry of
Munitions, and recently Chief of the
French Engineers Commission to the
United States, in an automobile placed
at her disposition by the French
Government, Miss Burke visited practi-
caIly the entire front, paying particu-
lar attention to the worl. of the hos
pitfalls. She remained in France about
a month. Ten days after my arrival
/ assisted at the opening of new
ward of 100 beds in the hospital of
the Scottish Women at Rayaumont,
she said. 1.-The ward is called Canada
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-23
SLIMENGLISHGIRL FACESFIRE
WITHCALMNESS ON FRENCH FRONT

because ii was paid for by the Cana
dian money. The money was given
to me by five Canadian cities during
my hurried vfsit-Ottawa, Montreal,
Toronto, Hamilton, and London. On
tario The Canadian Red Cross made
me a splendid gift of $4,000
Everywhere / was tremendously
impressed by the work of the hospi-
tails, their remarkable system whereby
the wounded are so promptly given
the best attention, and | was glad
actually to witness the wonderful
work of the American Ambulance
Section ! saw several and they were
much closer to the firing line than
anyone would imagine. the young men
being constantly in the greatest peril.
but seeming to forget in their zeal all
about their personal safety" .....-
Although she knew IL in a vague
way, Miss Burke says that she did
net realize the great danger she was
in at yerdhn as she stood out near
the top of the Citadel and watched
the battle. Men we're falling within
a few hundred yards Of her. 1T was
bit thrilling, she said, especially to
see the big shells 'rough-words' from
Krupps, as the officers referred to
them, falling on various sides. do
not retain impressions of any Of them
individually, but one burst some 2OO
yards away from where we stood. 1t
was a big one. We did indeed feel
much safer when we we're in the COM
Portable and protected vaults under
the Citadel. | think 1t must have been
the perfect ease and lack Of the slight
est trace of anxiety among the officers
that set me so much at my ease dur
ing the terrific cannonade Of the big
guns. 49, ~ ...
For her efforts in behalf of the Ser
bians, Miss Burke has been made
knight of st Sava in Serbia, the
youngest on the roll. Her organi-
cation had four hospitals in Serbia
and transferred their work after the
German occupation to SGIoniki and
Corsica, where they have the medical
care of 5000 rerbian refugees. Anoth-
er unit is leaving shortly for Russia
and a unit which left last month for
Saloniki to join the Serbian army is
called the american Unit as it was
paid for with funds subscribed in
America.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-23
THOUSANDSOF
CHILDREN TAKEN
BACK TO JAPAN
Carrying of Babies to FloWery
Kingdom to Be Educated
Becomes Business ~.
LEV Associated Prassl

TOXIC, Japan Attention is being
called here to the growing success OF
what is known as the Baby Carrier"
business between the United States
and Japan. The essence of the idea
Is the bringing to Japan of Japanese
babies born in the United States in
order that they may be brought up
in this country and receive their edu-
cation here. ...... T.
Over 5000 babies, it is estimated,
are bern every year to Japanese fam
flies in California. Many families
are anxious to have their children
reared in Japan but are financially
unable to bring the babies home. con-
seque1tly hundreds of babies are
brought here by carriers. On each
trip the carr:er--a japanese man or
a Japsnese man with his wife
brings from five to Is babies and dis
tributes them in all parts of the EN-
pire, usually at the home of the
grandparents. Masumi Yashimi, one
of those who conceived the carrier
project, say he does not find the work
troublesome. On arrival at Yoke
hama he engages sufficient number
of nurses to look after the babies in
the train and then follows carefully
prepared itinerary. The only dan
ger" he said. lis mixing up the
babies, but / have solved that by
keeping an Identification card con-
stantly tied around the neck of each
child"