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group of ball players was dis cusslng the matter of aking weight. The light OneS naturally, desired to put on flesh and the heavy ones de- sired with equal lustiness to take it off. This led to an argument as to whether there were more big men or more small men in the big league play. Like most arguments, there was no definite proof to be obtained But there was at least the proposi- ton of finding out at what varied weights certain stars had played the proposition of rounding up an all-heavy and a1-bautam weight line Up from the roster of the game.
 The u-Heavies.
 Selected from the history of the big league play, what would be the heaviest lineup known?
 We may have missed q, few. but, with expert advice from oudtimers, this delegation would have the call: Catcher--Farrell, 24o, Brooklyn. Pitcher-Tesreau 23s, New York. First Base-Schmidt. a32. Boston. Second Base-Lajoie, 200, Cleve- land.
 Shortstop-Mckea can. 210, Cleveland. Third Base-"Big Jim" Davis. 21O, St. Louis.
 Outfleld-Delehanty, 210, Philadel- phia.
 Outfield-Seybold, 225, Philadel- phia.
 Outfield-Iange, 205. Chicago.
 Average Wcight-218 pounds.
 Others
 This of course, doesn't include the entire span of big men in the game. Amos Rusie was almost as big as Te sreau So was Jouet Meekin.
 New York has the lead in mighty bulked pitchers
 Pop Anson was a whale of a first baseman, but not quite as heavy as Butch Schmidt, of the Braves. VII namson and Denny Lyons were bis indelders. over 200 pounds, and botf were stars.
 The Bantam Weights.
 Catcher-SchaIk, 155. Chicago. Pitcher-"Little Johnny' Forman 139, Baltimore.
 First Base-Sisler, 161. St Louis. Second Base--Evers, 133, Boston.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

England. When Willie Ritchie fought Welsh for the lightweight champion ship in England Vernon held $50,OO0. During an election some years ago in New York Bob held over $25O,O00 in bets for various friends. And the strange part of it is that Vernon has never received any monetary consid- eration for his trouble-in fact, he re- fused it. All he asks for is the novel; ly. When Jim Jeffries met defeat at the hands of Jack Johnson in Reno Bob lost fortune. He was so sure that Jeff would win that he had his shoes bet on the Californian. He has bet but little since. Vernon was born in Wales March 26, 1870, and will be forty-six years old on March 26.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
kS' DAY WILL BE BOWLING FEATURE
Flo Bills" Government En- Ives and Children in Parade

8ashington D. C., March S-One se largest events which will mark Ssuccess of the Atlantic Coast Sing Tournament, that will be N ln Washington. D. C., commenc- II April 3rd, is Elks Day when sands of visiting Elks will be 2'tained at the capitol. A large S parade will be held at which M government employees and 8l children will turn out in large soers. At request of the Cham zbf Commerce the district officials declare half holiday, and the 2ess houses have all agreed to 2rate their buildings with purple white as a welcome to the visit @Elks.
 Ie Intercity Elks Bowling league, posed of ten teams representing York, Newark, Jersey City, Iklyn. Paterson, Passaic, Eliza New Brunswick, Hoboken, and Rochelle, will journey to the Iol as one delegation numbering hundred, headed by Hugh Nc k. president of the league.
 addition to the New York dele In, Elks lodges throughout New land, and cities east of Pitts h. have signified their intention haking this one of the biggest ks of the tournament, notwith- Hing the fact that Woodrow on Day" and Clark Griffith '' will both be big feature events rates on all railroads enable the bowlers to take their
 les on a sight seeing trip at the M's capitol, at the same time
 bart in one of the largest bowl
 Tournaments ever held In the
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

New York. March 8.-"Pommery Bob" Vernon, the veteran sportsman, Moran ten round battle to be held in Madison Square Garden, March 25. bears the distinction of being the only man in the world who has held over 1,000 900 in stakes and bets. Durin 2 the heyday of the thoroughbred horse racing in the east it was a common occurrence to see Vernon hold $1O,- 900 or $20,o00 on a race. In the Will lard-Johnson bout it's was Bob who held the mazuma. Not alone in this country has he held stakes but in
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
SOUGHT REVENGE
 AND TOOK BEATING Local Inter-City League BoWlers Drop Two Games to SouthinSton

The local Inter-City league bowlers truck another tartar last evening "t the Aetna alleys, when the quintet rom Southington romped homo a tWu-timo winner, after an exciting ratch. The boys from the town made famous by it's strict observance Of the traffic law. by it's noted police chief, were in fine shape, possessing a deadly aim for the bunch of pins and put up some fine scores. Twice during the evening the team totaled over 500 for scores.
 A new league record for high single was established by Jacobs of the visitors in the first game, when he i:owled the "ducks'' over for a mark of IA. Jacobs displayed as pretty a brand of bowling as has ever been witnessed at the Church street alleys
 The visitors copped the first game through Jacobs fine work, but the locals came back strong in the second game and won by a wide margin. Prennecke's poor work at the outset of the final game gave the visitors lead that Rogers pets were unable to overcome. Foote put up a brilliant exhibition. hitting over the century mark in every game. The scores:
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
ANOTHER VICTIM FOR
 BOYS CLUB QUINTET
Eureka X. C. Bows to Superior Work of Paulson ct. nI.-LOcaIS
 Have Fine Record

For a time at the Boys club gymna- sium last evening, it looked as if the basketball quintet representing the organization was up against super for foe in the Eureka A. C., team of Hartford, for the boys from the Cap itol City set pace that lead the home team at the end of the first half, score 2S to 24. The teamwork, pass ing and shooting of the visitors was of high order, Leland and Captain McGee time and again displaying form that completely mystified the homo lads.
 At the beginning of the second half, the locals hit their stride and aided by the wonderful work of Captain Paulson, Kilduff and Kallgren the To- cal hoop tossers forged steadily to the front until the close of the game wnen they had secured 6opints to the vis- itors 3S The work of Campbell and Martin on the defensive in the latter part of the game proved to be big factor in keeping the visitors score down. The score and summary:
 Eureka Five Boys Club l Leland ... Paulson, Capt. Right guard
 McGee .........>.... ......'' hllduii f Left guard
 Remedy ................. kalsreh | Center
 | Daly ........... .......'.. Marthi Right forward 1 Funcken .............. Camppell 1 Left forward | Goals. Paulson ', Kilduff &. Kalgren 8, Martin 2. Campbell 8, Leland G., McGee 5, Remedy 8, Daley 1. Fouls, McGee s. Referee, A. Pilz. Timer, A. Pau1son. Scorer, J. Ray.
 Last evenings victory makes it : eight out of nine games for the Boys
 club. The Wingate club of Hartford
 will be the next attraction at the local gymnasium. In all the all-around ath- letic contest tomorrow evening the s
 pound shot put will take place.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
GETS HEAVY DAMAGES.
ire Awarded $1,250 From Man
 ager for Assault.

ager for Assault.
 Louis, March S.-It behooves all players to be careful about as- 5ing umpires. Jack McNulty, Fer arbiter in the Federal league,
 srday compromised a suit against O'Connor, in which he was R-ded $1,500 damages by a jury,
 b1s5o -.
 Be verdict for damages came out
 Sl assault charge which McNulty hrred against O'Connor, who was lager of the St. Louis Feds in O'Connor took issue with Nc
 zy over a decision and in the ar lent which arose a, near-riot en- I, during which McNulty charged lnnor gave him a beating.
 |cNulty sued O'Connor for S5,000, |the jury saw fit to allow him but
 DO. O'Connor recently sued and lined judgment for $5,000 against Browns, which he claimed was
 |hin1 as manager of the Browns in
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
'OOMBE OFF YALE EIGHT.
s Effect of His Collapse Last Year
 On Other Men.

sew Haven. March S.-Announce-
 St is made at Yale of the withdraw
 bf Reginald C. Coombe, of New |k, from the Yale rowing squad. |mbe, rated by Head Coach Guy Exalls as one of the best oarsmen
 his age, and certain to make the 1v, collapsed last fall in the race
 h Columbia on the New Haven har- While a medical examination. if is
 a later showed that the collapse nervous one and not likely to |lr, Coombe, is said to have feared
 l Psychological effect on the other
 h of the memory of his collapse |uid he remain in the boat. He wilt |st in coaching the freshman
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
CHICAGO "FISH" TO COME EAST.

Chicago, March S.-UnlVerslty Of Chicago natators will invade the East fl second time this season if plans an- nounced yesterday by Coach White of the institution are carried out. He asserted that he has received offers of tentative dates from Yale and Columbia, and chat negotiations are under way with Rutgers, Pennsyl- vania and New York A. C. The present plans are to make the trip during the spring vacation, the last week In March.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
WINNER TO MEET WELSH.

New York, March S.--Johnny Dun- dee and Benny Leonard, who are to box ten round bout here tonight, have been promised that the winner shall have match with Freddie Welsh for the lightweight title. Both the local lightweights are anxious for try at the championship.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Former big league baseball players will be well represented in the Inter- state league this season. Gus Dun don, former second baseman of the Chicago White Sox, will manage the Clean club. Tom Jones, former first baseman of the Detroit Tigers, will pilot the Johnsonburs team, this players appointment being made yes terday. Howard Camnitz, the former star pitcher of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will lead the Ridgway club, while the president of the Interstate league Is Patrick Dougherty, the former star outfielder of the Yankees. The last town in the league to name q man. ager was the Warren club, the di- rectors of that club having appointed Shang Shaughnessy who led the Ot- taWa team of the Canadian league, a. their manager for 1916. There were many candidates for the manage ment of the Warren team among them being Walter Blair, late of the <,lr- falo Feds and formerly of the New York Americans. Before electing Shaughnessy as manager the owners of the Warren team made an effort to secure Hal Chase to pilot the team, but their efforts proved fruitless
 Pitcher Charles Ferguson of the Philadelphia Americans will not join the Athletics this season, but will con- tinue to practice law at Wayne w. Va, according to a letter he wrote to friend here, which was made public yesterday. Wayne is Fergu- sons home town Ferguson, next to Sisler. who is with the St Louis Americans, was considered the star of the pitching corps of the University of Michigan for two seasons. Presi- dent Navin of the Detroit Americans tried to obtain him last year, but Philadelphia had a previous claim
 their ball club the Brewers, in honor of Hi Brewer new owner and former Federal league secretary Hi is around town signing up players. It is said that Danny Murphy, former outtielder of the Athletics and the Brookfeds, will be appointed manager of the Worcester club.
 Hugh Bradley. Federal eaguer; Fat O'Connor. Rebel catcher and Neal Ball are rival candidates for the man agership of the Bridgeport club.
 BealS Becker, erStW nile Giant and recently released by the Phillies, has signed with the Kansas City club of the American association. Becker can thank Birdie Cree for the job. for Birdie was slated to go to the Kay sees.
 Enos Kirkpatrick. one time member of the Superbas Newark Indians and Baltimore Feds. has signed with the Wilkesbarre State leaguers.
 The Terre Haute Central league baseball club announced yesterday the purchase of five players from the St. Louis American league club. They are Pitchers Cochran, Fitzmier and Schatzmann, Catcher O'Brien and Outfleldcr Schuitc. The purchase price was not made known. It also was announced that Pitcher William Cramer who in 1914 won nineteen games for the Fort'"FWayne Central
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

Twenty-three members of the Chi cago National team, headed by Presi- dent Weeghman and Manager Tinker, were met at the Tampa station yes- tcrday by city officials and brass band when they arrived on a special train to begin spring training Two hours later Tinker and his men were on the ball field
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

George Cockhill. former National league umpire, is expected to be signed as manager of the Senators some time this week pr. r. N. Tate, owner of the Albany club, is negotiating with Cockhill. According to Tate, Cockhill answers all require ments but the physical.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
SCyHMARR WINS AT POOL.

Otto Schmarr yanQuished Charles Larson in the pool game in the Her mann Schmarr association tourna- ment last evening, score 100 to 51. The winner displayed classy Iorm making a nigh run of thirteen.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

hortstop-Maranville 147, Boston.
 Third Base Leach, 135, Pitts burgh.
 Outfield-k eeley, 140, Brooklyn.
 utfield--Liebold, 140, Cleveland.
 Outfield--Slaglc, 138, Chicago.
 Average wcight--143 pounds.
 The Old and the Now.
 These two line-ups were further suggested by statement from Johnny Evers as Duke Farrell and Joe Kelley passed by. That shows you" said Johnny, what most of the oldtime types were like. Tn the main, they were all big men, powerful enough to last for years. The oldtime type was far larger on the average than the ball player of today
 This is partially proven in the fact that seven of the nine heaVywe1ghts selected are oldtimers-that is, ball players who started over twenty years ago, while six of the nine ban tam weights are still in the game.
 The Part of Speed.
 The cry for speed has been factor in this loss of weight. Another 1eason, as expressed by Duke Farrell Is this-Twenty-f or thirty years ago ball player rarelN proke lhIo the big league until he was close to thirty years old and a matured man There were a few youngsters around twenty-one or twenty-two, but they were novelties. It was then game fo1 older men, or, rather. men of thirty end thirty five formed the major DOT tions of all payrolls. Today it scout recomm ended ball player | thirty years old the aforesaid scou would probably be decapitated o shot at sunrise. They want youth ncw-youth and speed, even above experience.
 On an average, big men last longer , ir, baseball than small men. Wagner nd Lajoie, the two veterans of the game still in harness, are both power full specimens. Mathewson, the rank ing pitcher in seasons worked, Is ; 1 big man. Cy Young, who pitched fo ] twenty-two years under the big tent 1 weighed over 215. Which doesn' i mean that all small men fade quickly 1 but rather that they have a harde 1 time bearing the strain.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

Manager Stallings and twenty six members of the Boston National team arrived here yesterday for spring training. The players soon after their arrival here were out on the new field built expressly for the Braves pre- season workouts.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
Nut League Results,

The Butternuts handed the Peanuts
 three-tine walloping last evening at the Aetna alleys. The scores
 follow:
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
ButfRJ11IltS
Peanuts
429 453 407-12 ? 8
Ranger League.

Cleanups were in order in the Rangers league last evening and as a result the Emeralds and the Ramblers came out on top of the nights play, by the following scores:
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

league club, had signed a Terre Haute contract He refused to join the Fort Wayne club last year because of sal ary differences.
 George Stovall, last years manager of the Kansas City Federal league club. has been signed by Roger Bres- nahan, owner of the Toledo American association club, it became known yes terday. Stovell will play first base. Four other former Federal league players are also under contract. They are J. w. Rawlings, third base Kan sas City; Hugh Bedient, pitcher, Brooklyn; George Kaiserling, pitcher, Newark, and Miles Main, pitcher, Kansas City.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

Enos Kirkpatrick, one time member of the Superbas, Newark Indians and Baltimore Feds. has signed with the Wilkesbarre State leaguers.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

Beals Becker erstwhile Giant and recently released by the Philies has signed with the Kansas City club of the American association. Becker can thank Birdie Cree for the job, for Birdie was slated to go to the Kay sees.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08

Hugh Bradley. Federal aguer; Fat O'Connor, Rebel catcher, and Neal Ball are rival candidates for the man agership of the Bridgeport club.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-08
VAUGHN QUITS AT FORDHAM.

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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-21
PLANS FOR RELIEF
OF THE ARMENIANS

Washington, Oct. 21.-During the
two days beginning today thousands
of dollars are expected TO be contrib
uted by generous minded Americans
for the relief OF the masses in Syria
and Armenia who have been rendered
worse than destitute as one of the re-
suits of the great war. The two days
have been appointed as relief days by
President Wilson. acting in pursuance
of a resolution passed by congress at
its recent session. The American COM
mittee for Armenian and Syrian relief
and the central governing bodies of
numerous religious denominations
have taken up the movement and have
issued appeals to their followers
throughout the land asking for gener-
GUS contributions to the cause. From
the pulpits Of thousands of churches
special sermons win be delivered to-
morrow calling attention to the con-
ditions existing in the stricken coun-
tries and OF the need of relief.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-21
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A G. Gallup or Placerville Is at the
Grand tocay. lie just returned from
Occur dAlene, where he attended the
L. o. o. f. Grand Lodge session.
Mrs. George E. upper, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. sam Parrott'
has gone to Billings, Mont, where Mr..
upper has engaged In business.
Miss Margaret F1negan left last
night Tor san Francisco, where she
will enter one of the large hospitals
TO take the training course FOR nurses.
Ole Anderson and Charles Smith Sc
cured some intoXicants yesterday and
as result were arrested last night for
being drunk. Each paid fine OF $40
In court this morning for the spree.
Three hours was consumed today In
the argument of the divorce case OF
Ruth Ella White versus Forrest White.
the trial or which occupied most OF
the day in district court yesterday and
part or THURSDAY.
Hush Sproat' president OF the luano
Wool Growers association was In the
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-21
EDISON DAY OBSERVED
OVER THE COUNTRY

New York. Oct. 21.-Today Ia Edi-
son Day, so called in honor Of the an
niversary of the invention of the etec-
trio light by Thomas A. Edison For
a number of years Oct. 81 has been
known as Edison Day and has been
appropriately celebrated by the great
electric lighting corporations of the
country. Last year on Edison Day
the inventor was the guest of the
Panama Pacific exposition.
The electric light was invented on
Oct p, 1879. 1t Is universally ac-
knowledged to be one of the greatest
single achievements in the history OF
invention, but strangely, it is not Mr..
Edison's favorite. The Electrical
Wizard in a recent interview, de-
clared that the monograph, with its
power to re-create music, is his ia
vorite among his long list of inven-
tions.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-21
SUBPOENAS FOR
TRIAL OF SLAYER
OF LUN GOODWIN
Case of D. G. Brichoux to Be
Called Tuesday at Vale
Great Interest in the
Case.
Capital News Special Service,

'Cdpltdl A>tWS special SeTNlce.D
Vale, Ore, Oct. 21-Hurley & Hur-
ley. attorneys for the defense have
turned in subpoenas this week IN con-
nection with the case of the state ver-
sus ID. c. Brichoux, charged with the
murder of Lum Goodwin, a prominent
sheepman of Malheur county and
southwestern Idaho. Oct. "a is the date
set for the trial.
This promises to be one Of the most
difficult cases ever tried in the county
and it Is creating considerable inter-
est as both Brichoux and the dead man
had been residents of this part of the
country for years. Brichoux was born
in Rye valley, and has resided in both
Union and Malheur counties all his
life. He is a man of about so years
of age and always held a place as a
highly respected citizen throughout
the county. Lum Goodwin, was known
throughout this county and Idaho as
an expert in sheep matters, and was a
very successful buyer ard free with
his money, having large number of
friends throughout Oregon and Idaho
1t is understood the state will lay
special emphasis on the facts pertain
ing to the letter sent to the Moore ho-
tel at Ontario asking that Goodwin s
suit case be sent to Wnnemucca as he
intended going east, also the forging
of checks by Brichoux, and imperson-
ating Lum Goodwin so as to draw on
his bank account in Boise banks.
The defense it is believed will try
to establish that Brichoux was not re-
sponsible for his acts on account of his
mental condition. Brichoux acts very
strangely in his cell at the county Jail
and it Is reported that he used to have
spells when he seemed out of his right
mind long before this case was brought
against him.
There will be from 35 to As witnesses
produced at the trial. coming from
Utah, Nevada, Idaho and different
parts of Oregon.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-21

buildings: that the pure food and dairy
department expended $4,000 less in the
year 1915 than was expended in one
year under Republican rule; that ac-
cording to the governors figures, the
horticultural department in 1918 I'M
der Republican administration expend-
ed s24,500, and that in the year 1915,
under Alexander, the same department
expended $1,000, a saving of $12,600:
that out of the capitol building main
tenance fund in 1913. the last year of
Republican administration, there was
used the sum OF $3S.OOO while in 1915,
under Governor Alexander, there was
expended out of the same fund, $24,-
900, difference of $4,000; that In the
two years of the Haines administration,
the entire $4,000 appropriated for the
maintenance of the capitol building
was expended, and a deficiency in
CURED in the sum of $4,000. Ac-
cording to Governor Alexander about
$4,000 will be turned into the treasury
out Of the $4,000 appropriated for the
maintenance of the capitol building for
the two years Of his administration.
Under Governor Alexander the
taxes the people have been obliged to
pay for state purposes have been de-
creased approximately one third. Dur
ing the past two years Governor
Alexander has been handicapped to
considerable extent because of the fact
he is the only Democrat on the differ
ent state boards composed of state Of
ficers, and If you will elect the Demo-
cratic state ticket, thus giving the gov
ernor men who entertain the same pro-
gressive ideas entertained by him. and
men who will be willing TO follow his
advice with respect to business matters,
do not doubt that there will be an
additional saving OF state money to
the people during the next two years.
Governor Alexander and President Will
son will carry Idaho by sarge MAORI
ties next month, at which time I trust
the entire Democratic ticket will be
successful in this state"