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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
SANFORD'S LATEST INVENTION
Coach's New Football Play May Revo-
lutionize All Kinds of Kicking.

George Foster Sanford, football sur
geon and inventive genius of the grid
iron, has evolved another wrinkle. In
cidentally the secret of his visit to
Pennsylvania short time ago is out.
for it was to teach Bob Folwelrs dis
ciples the knack of new trick.
Sanford and Folwell belong to the
new thought school of football, in
which the old conservatism has about
as much standing as the old mass play
has in the 1916 code. They are as thick
as peas in pod and always let each
other in on their gridiron secrets.
Sanford's latest invention is dubbed
by him the multiple kick, but it isn't
anything like that. It's only one kick.
but the play requires the services Of
the center. the quarterback and the
other three backs. so that the multiple
part refers to the handling of the pig
skin. It's a trick that may revolution
ize the kicking feature of football, but
as yet it is a rather hazardous stunt
at best and in some quarters might
he classed in the category of shoe
string" plays.
Here's how it works-when it does
work. From n kick formation the half
backs lie down on the ground. facing
each other. Right above them stands
the quarterback, ready to receive the
ball from the center. Several PAGES
behind the quarterback is the fullback.
The pass is made. the quarterback
places the ball in the hands of the
halfbacks, they put it in position for
,hc kick, and the fullback proceeds to
boot the pigskin into the next county.
+ 1t is very easy to see how farreach-
ing the effects Of this play might be
and what a tremendous bearing it has
on punting and the kicking of place
ment goals. Rutgers has worked the
I play for kicks which went for seventy
yards, particularly in the tie with
Washington and Lee. Bill Quigley of
4 Pennsylvania has kicked several goals
/ from the iifty-five yard mark with the
aid of the multiple play, and Derr,
Light and Berry have had almost
equal success.
The play requires stone wall line,
and the development of first class line
men is sort Of second nature with San
ford. He may show, through his Rut-
gers team, that his newest play is the
real goods. 1t was Sanford who evolv-
ed the legal mass play. which the rules
committee recently had to declare in
keeping with the spirit and the letter
of the code. The new kicking play
on paper sounds like a remarkable
stunt, and 1t may in reality~prove to
he one
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
PERSONAL.

Mrs. w. E. Cooper of Quincy, Mass.
is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. p. De.
Witt.
Mrs. A. B. McNall is visiting her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Mary McNall, in
Stowe.
Mrs. c. s. Wilson of Dummerstop
spent yesterday with her son, Arthur
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Z. Dickinson viii
close their home the last of the week
and will 90 to New York to spend the
winter as usual.
Easton Davis has begun work in the
retail department of the Durham
Brothers company.
Mrs. 0. c. Brown will 90 Saturday
to Rumf0rd, r. l., where she will spend
the winter with her daughter, Mrs. F.
w. Hall
W. X. Sparks and family have moved
from Wllliston street to the downstairs
apartment in Mrs. Jennie NJ. White 5
house on Putnev road.
Frank Dalton. assistant manager of
the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. s stores.
with headquarters in Rutland, was in
town yesterday on business.
Mrs. Jennie NJ White went this
morning to Plainfeld, n. j., where she
will spend several weeks with her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth White.
g. F. Whitney returned Wednesday
night, after a week 5 vacation spent
in Boston and New York city. Mrs.
Whitney accompanied him to Boston.
Mrs. Leon Young of Brocton. Mass.
who had been visiting Mr.. Young's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. Young. went
today to Nergennes to visit a few DAYS.
DR.. w. II. Lane read paper on The
Newer Therapeutics before 4 meeting
of the Brattleboro Medical association
in the Brooks House parlors last even
ing.
Mrs. Lila Hadley, who was guest
of her sister, Mrs. George f. sherman.
at the Brooks House, has taken a
room with Mrs. Eta Chamberlain of
Green street.
Corliss Bashaw was called to Rich
ford Saturday to attend the funeral of
Mr.. Mudgett, Mrs. Bashaw' 5 father
Mrs. Bashaw was not able to go, on
account of their two small children.
Miss Florence NJ. Wellman. super.
intendent of schools, left today fol
Boston to stay the rest of the week
She will attend tomorrow the conven.
ton for superintendent of New Eng
land.
Miss Marjorie Crosby will 90 tomor
row to Germantown, Pa. where she will
remain until after Thanksgiving with
her sister, Miss Sylvia Crosby, who is
attending school for young women
IN that city.
Mrs. Elizabeth p. Bailey will &c
Monday to Bellows Falls ON business
From there she will 90 to White River
Junction to attend a meeting of chi
ropodists of the state who are mem.
hers of the national association, to
form state association of chiropo,
dists. She will return Tuesday evening
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23

tiee before what they considered their
most important game of the year. that
with Colgate.
Capt. Farnum of the Brown univer-
slty football team was promised $50 by
his brother before the Yale Brown
game, providing the Providence team
won, and at the same time his brother
told him that if Brown beat Harvard
he would give him 800. Brown won
both games. Now, where is Caspar
Whitney, to insist that Farnum has
been made a professional by his
brother
The freshman football team of the
high school and the ninth grade team
had another interesting contest at Is
land park yesterday afternoon. The
graders, who have defeated the fresh
men this season, ran up against their
equals yesterday and neither team
could score. The freshmen were aided
by Manley and Adams of the school
team and were strong on defense when
near their own goal line
The Company L basketball PLAYERS
are beginning to get into shape for a
hard season. Practically the same plav-
ers who composed the team last season
will play this winter. A game for the
last week in this month with local
team is probable. 1t is expected that
the Seton Hall college team, which
during the Christmas vacation is TO
make tour through this section. will
play here. The local team, bv GETTING
started early in the season, ought to re.
celVe satisfactory support from resi-
dents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
397 400 4l4- 1880
Sporting Notes.

The four backfeld men of the NAVY
all entered the academy last June.
The Harvard varsity football squad
will lose II players next spring by
graduation.
The Harvard and Yale football teams
have finished their last hard practice
OF the season. The Harvard squad left
for New Haven today.
John p. Henry, catcher of the Wash
ington baseball team and former Am
herst star, has bought a half interest
III box shop in Amherst.
The Turner's Falls high school team.
which it is hoped may play in Brattle-
boro Thanksgiving morning, defeated
the strong Greenfield high team yestor-
day, q to 0.
Capt. Frank Clary of the Cornell
baseball team, the catcher, cannot plav
with the team this season because he
played two games of baseball where
admissions We're charged.
An effort is being made to arrange
a game with some school team for
Thanksgiving morning. If this does not
prove possible it is possible that a
game may be arranged with some town
team.
They say "Rabbit MaranvilIe is
coaching the Atlanta football squad of
Springfield, Mass, and getting in to the
scrimmages. In this latter respect he
differs from his boss, Coach p. d.
Haughton.
Inc neWSpapermen assigned to re-
port the Yale Harvard game Saturday
at New Haven, Conn. will exceed in
numbers the entire attendance at the
first game in 1876 between teams from
the two universities.
Ryan, a former Notre Dame football
player who is said to be most expert
with hurting the forward pass, has been
playing on the scrubs at Harvard two
seasons. Recently he has been taken to
the varsity training table and some ex-
perts believe that Haughton, if hard
pressed, may use him Saturday.
1t is reported that the New York
Americans are to have a home of their
own instead of doubling up their home
games with the Giants at the Pole
grounds. 1t is claimed that the new
plant, which will be second to none in
- >'eii'' VIII bt I6dtlS lOI lilc open
ing of the 1918 season.
Frank Cavanaugh his season as foot
ball coach at Dartmouth being over
IS working hard at Worcester helping
get the Holy Cross team into shape fol-
the game with Boston College, coached
by Charlie Brickley. Cavanaugh used tC
| be coach at Holy Cross and made {
record as successful man there.
The high school team goes to Keene
Saturday to play its last regularly
scheduled game. The team figures that
by defeating Keene Brattleboro will
step into second place in the league
Each team has won two games and upon
the result of this game will depend the
final standing of the two, for Bellows
Falls has already cinched first place.
The Brown university football coach
es have certainly rubbed it in on Har
ward and Yale. Robinson and his asso
GATES did not consider it necessary tC
order any secret practice before either
the Yale or the Crimson games but yes
| terday they ordered hard secret prac
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
There's a Difference In BATTING.

Old Dan Brouthers, fat and comfort
able. gazes at the modern games and
shakes his head. "They don't ring of
the bats the way they used to do says
the old warriOr-and they don't. Not
the way Dan used to punch them, any
how. When Brouthers was in his prime
The pitchers didn't try fancy curves or
change of pace against him. They just
threw him straight ball, shut their
eyes and prayed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
HATCH GOING TO RETIRE.
Veteran Long Distance Runner Will
Hang Up His Spiked Shoes.

Sidney Hatch is going to retire. The
veteran long distance runner, who re-
GENTLY made the remarkable run from
Milwaukee to Chicago, a distance Of
ninety-five miles, in ii hours 80 min
utes 30 seconds. says he has had
enough of it, so will hang up his spiked
shoes
Athletic sharps are still talking of
Hatch's feat His average was only
slightly slower than eight and a half
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
SIDNEY HATCH.

miles per hour. And steaming along
at an eight and half mile an hour
gait for fifteen hours is some strain
on the human engine.
Since 1904 Hatch has crowded a
world of Marathon running into his
career. In fact, no man in the history
Of athletics has ever competed in as
many grueling long distance races.
When it comes to stamina, endurance
and Unborn toughness Sid sure is sec
ond cousin to western broncho and a
near relative to the Alabama mule.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
Record For A. L. Strikennts

The best American league Strikeout
records are those of Glade of the St
Louis Browns in 1904, sixteen men,
md Of RUDE Waddcll Of the st. Louis
Browns in 1908. also sixteen men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
Margin of 81 Over Team C in Odd
Fellows League.

Team D of the Odd Fellows bowling
league had an easy time last evening
disposing of team c. The winners
knocked down pins for a score of l ,2SO
while the best the losers could do was a
total of 1,lS9. Shaw set a single-string
mark of III, but Wilder, with 293, had
individual honors. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23

There is some talk of Yale'S eleven
making a December trip to the west
coast if faculty permission can be OBJ
taincd. y god bet would be that it
cannot be obtained.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
G AND E IN CLOSE MATCH
Former Only 10 Points to Good on Odd
Fellows Alleys.

In game Tuesday evening on the
Odd Fellows alleys team G defeated
team f by 10 pins, the scores being
,22S to 1,21S. Dubie and Wood were
tied for high single with Ill each and
Dubie, with a total of 284, carried off
the threestring honors. The scores:
Team q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
Defeats Team H by Nine Points in
Masonic League.

Team D of the Masonic bowling
league defeated last evening team H by
a score of 1,256 to 1,247. Pcttee had
high single of 80 and Barber high total
Of 264. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
TEAM D HAD EASY TIME.

$50 436 1875 1,247
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23

All 410 397- 1,21S
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-23
SMALL LEAD BY TEAM D.

Totals,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-20
CONCERT BY CHORAL
SOCIETY A SUCCESS

The Choral society gave its annual
spring concert last evening at the
high school auditorium, assisted by the
high school chorus. The stage made q
striking appearance with the $50 sing
ers seated upon it, and the added VOL
ume of the high school chorus gave
Mr.. French, conducting, the opportun-
ity to give the selection with strong
choral effect. The stage in which there
was not the opportunity for sound To
escape in the hundreds of feet above
and on which the front rows were seat
ed out into the auditorium space was
also more satisfactory arrangement
than at some other times.
THE Swan and the Skylark," by A.
Goring Thomas was the beautiful pas
toral selected for the spring concert
and was pleasingly received by the
audience. Two open grand pianos fur
nished the accompaniment which was
especially realistic in its story form.
The soIoists were Miss Evans, Miss
MayfeId, Mr.. Schaffner and Mr.. En-
sign. Mrs. Adams and Miss Greenlee
were at the pianos The solo given at
the beginning was Mr.. Tompkins with
the violin and Mr.. Beale at the piano.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-20

federation meeting at Caldwell, with
Mrs Heinman and Mrs. Young alter
mates. The program consisted of a
talk by Mrs. Harry Eagleson on the
resume of the war. This was greatly
enjoyed and appreciated by those pres
ent as invaluable information of cur
rent happenings. The next meeting
win be held at Carnegie hall May ..
Vivian Bayles today filed suit in dis
trict court against Stephen F. Bayles.
The papers in the case were withdrawn.
Harry Ezra Thayer and Miss Nova
Elisha Ritter two we'll known young
people of Halfway. Ore, We're mar
ried last evening at $3.50 o'clock by
Judge r. II, Dunlap at his office in the
court house.
Mary j. Breeze was last evening re-
stored to the state Of single woman
/ by Judge C. P. Mccarthy, who grant
cd her a divorce from Berry B.
Breeze and restored her maiden name
of Mary j. Aikens. Cruelty was the
grounds on which the decree was
granted.
| d. M. Cox, an attorney from Rose
berry, is in the city today. He re-
ports foot of snow at Roseberry and
that winter is still holding on in that
section. Mr.. Cox has Just qualified as
United States commissioner for his
district having been recently reap
pointed to the position.
The celebration of the fiftieth we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Fl. Ames of 1415 North Fifteenth street
coupled with the marriage or Their
granddaughter, Ruth Wilma Ames te
Henry Milo Moore, was a notable
event in the Ames household last night
and one in which only members of the
family attended. The wedding cere-
mony was performed by Rev c. l.
TraWin. The newly welded pair and
the estimable couple who had tray
eled the road of life half century to-
gether, received many congratulations
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-20

torney; If you pay them on Friday, you
pay them to the irrigation district; and
If YOU pay any special taxes on Sat-
urday, it would be TO the city clerk
while If you pay them on Sunday, you
put them into the contribution box. The
natural consequence is that nearly ev-
Mry day there are people coming into
he county court house Nho are obliged
to make round of the county offices
before they find the right place to pay
tier taxes. Another reason why this
change should be made is that the
people who are obliged to correspond
wi h the officials in regard to their
taxes do not get proper service. as
their mail is frequently addressed to
the wrong office.
The portion of Mr.. Van Deusen's re-
port relative to shortages in accounts
and the manner in which the county
offices have been conducted is as fol-
lows:
Probate Judge.
Probate judge, covering a period
from the. second Monday in January,
1907. to Jan. Il. 1910. inclusive. pro-
bate judge being Mr. Hegelin. We find
nv the books that there is balance due
the county of $S1.95, of which 1896 is
for four fees, and SIS Is for is marriage
fees at SIS each. Judge Hegelin believes
that he was within the law when he re-
tanned these marriage fees owing to a
decision of the supreme court, and TO
an understanding with the county COM
missioners relative to the same. We
nresent tho matter. however, to you
for consideration During his term OF
noffice there were 81 cases relating to
F'the probate of certain estates, which
cases have not been properly closed up
IN our opinion. This could be ascer-
tanned By getting in touch with the at
torneys who represented the different
cases.
Probate Judge covering period
from Jan. 90. 1910. to july II, 1910, the
probate Judge being c. J. Sebring. We
md that there isla balance due the
county of $39.s0. and that there are II
rases in the estate books which have
not been properly closed up.
probate Judge. covering a period
from July n. 1910. to Jan. II, 1913, the
nrobate Judge being B. w. Henry. We
ana that there is a balance due the
county of $16s.90, and that there are
~ cases in the estate book which have
moi ZEN properly closed.
probate Judge. covering a period
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-20
HOW TO BE SLIM

II you are too fat and want to
reduce your weight Is or 90
pounds, don't starye and weaken
your system, or think you must
always be laughed at on account
of your fat. but go to Charles l.
Joy g. Co., or any good drug
gist, and get a box Of Oil OF Ko-
rein capsules, take one after
) each meal and one before retir-
ing at night.
Weigh yourself once a week
and note what pleasant and re-
liable method this is for remov-
ing superfluous fat from any part
Of the body.
1t costs little, is absolutely
harmless and weeks trial
should convince anyone that 1t
is unnecessary to be burdened
with even q single pound of un-
slightly fat.--Adv.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-20
VOTE WILL SHOW
THE STRENGTH OF
COL. ROOSEVELT
Former Presidents Name Is
Not on the Montana Bal
lot, but Many Will Write
it In.

Helena, Mont, April 20.-Tomor-
rows presidential preference primaries
In Montana, for the election of eight
delegates to each of the national con-
ventions, are expected to afford a
fairly good test of western Roosevelt
sentiment, Notwithstanding the fact
that Colonel Roosevelt has declined to
permit his name to so on the ballot us
candidate for the Republican presi-
dental nomination.
There have been many indications
recently of strong Roosevelt senti-
ment among the Republicans of
Montana. A state Roosevelt for Presi-
dent" league was formed here a
month aGo and it is expected that
many of the Roosevelt followers will
take advantage of the law which per-
mits them to write in blank spaces
provided on the primary ballot, their
preference for the presidential NOM
: ination.
M Another test of the Roosevelt senti-
ment is afforded by the candidacy of
Joseph NJ. Dixon of Missoula, for dele
gate -at-large to the Chicago conven-
ton. Mr.. Dixon is former United
States senator and was Roosevelt S
campaign manager four years ago. Mr..
Dixon is running as a Roosevelt man.
In announcing his candidacy for dele
gate large he declar. |: Personally
] favor the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt as the Republican candidate
for president Of the United States as
believe that in this critical stage OF
our nations history it to be of the
utmost Importance that man OF
world wide experience and knowledge
be placed at the head of the nation s
affairs"
Situation Is Peculiar.
In the early Ltage of he primary
campaign petitions were filed by the
Montana Republican state commit 1e
! placing the names of practically all Il
whe Republican presidential aspirants
on the primary ballot These included
Cummins Sherman Borah, Root, Fair
banks, Burton, Weeks and Mccall.
Former Senate. DiXons announce
ment that he would run for delegate.
at-large as a r osevelt man brought
on a straight issue over Roosevelt, and
MS 1t was believed that Roosevelt would
stand a good chance Of winning the
state if the opposition was divided, al
the Republicans except Cummins with
drew. Senator. .Cummins is not q
typical old guard candidate, as hs
voted for Roosevelt in 1912 and fire.
quently has voted with the Democrats
in the senate, nevertheless the situa-
ton is such that the anti Roosevelt
men in Montana are compelled to make
their fight with him.
With the name of no other promi'
nent Republican presidential aspiran
appearing on the ballot, it is difficult
to see how the Iowa senator can h'
/ prevented from scoring a victory" II
tomorrow's primaries. Yet, under th'
N conditions already stated It is possible
THAT the results of the primaries MAJ
show Enthusiastically that a majority o
Montana Republicans would prefer t
see Roosevelt returned to the presi
Dental chair.