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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24
Worried for Newbury Preacher.

Friends of Rev. Z. B. Williston, who
breaches in the Methodist church ut
Newbury, are worried over his disap-
pearance He went away from Newbury
on July 6 to go to Portland to meet a
man and has not been heard from since
then. He is young man and was grad
uated from Bangor Theological seminary
last spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24
Poor Fare.

What came before the literary club
this afternoon, my love?" asked Mr.
Dibble at dinner.
"Oh, The Merchant Of Venice and
some of the worst sandwiches / evei
ate" answered Mrs. Dibble.-- Birming.
ham Age Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24
Card of Thanks.

/ wish to thank the firm of Leclair &
McNulty and their employees for their
kind and generous contribution also the
many friends who have helped me
through my long illness.
Samuel lite.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24

shes been so conceited since they
managed to get player piano."
well, dear, player piano owners do
as general thing put on airs."-Bal-
tmore American.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24

To prevent the juices of pies running
over, spread thin rim of butte,
around the under crust at the edge be-
fore putting on the top crust. The
juice viii not escape and the flavor of the
pie will be improved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-24
BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY. JULY "A, 1916.
The Weather

For northern New England. generally
fair tonight and Tuesdays gentle shift
ing winds.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03

other pitchers who have duplicated his feat. But the fact that Daley, al- though a first-class pitcher in his day, was possessed of only one arm adds to the importance of his accom- plishment.
 There have been few one-arme1 pitchers or other baseball players, and Daley must necessarily be plac- ed alone as the only one-armed pit cher in the history of baseball to attain such heights as those which attend the winner of a no-hit, no-run game.
 Lee Meadows, the St. Louis Cardin- al pitcher is considered somewhat in the light of a freak because of tho fact his eyes are weak and neceSsl- tate his wearing glasses on the base ball field, but such a handicap cannot be compared with that of the old Cleveland pitcher
 It is a fact, although it is not gen erally known, that Jimmy Archer, the famous Chicago Cub catcher, has a weak arm, and it is his right arm, too. This member of Archers anatomy is fully an inch shorter than his left arm and it is badly scared. When he, was about 19 years of age Archer then an immigrant from Dublin, was working in cO1Operage shop in Tor onto, While discharging his duties one day Jimmie slipped and fell so that his right arm was plunged into vat of boiling sap. ..
 The skin and quite a part of the flesh were torn away when the cloth ing was removed. and for weeks Archer was in a hospital, where it was thought for a time that the in jured member would have to be am putated. However, the surgeons man. aged to save the arm, but Archer still carries the scars.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
MORAN-COFFEY BOUT
 ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Each Scrapper Confident of Victory Public Opinion a 5O-5O
 Choice.

New York, Jan. 3.-More than usual interest attaches itself to box ing this week in the metropolitan district as a probable contender for the heavyweight championship will be seen in action on Friday night at Madison Square Garden, when Frank Moran of Pittsburgh and Jim Coffey, the Roscommon Giant, will play re- turn ten-round engagement. In the first contest between the pair Moran knocked out Coffey in three rounds.
 Since that time, however, the Irish battler has established himself with the followers of boxing by knocking out Gunboat Smith.
 The one incentive of the pair is the likelihood of being signed up for a bout with Jess Willard the heavy weight champion, and for this req son, if not for any other there will be plenty of action in the ring. Des- bite his previous defeat there. are many close observers of boxing who believe that Coffey will redeem him. self when he faces his vanquisher for the second time.
 It will be a contest between a fight CT and a boxer Moran does not even pretend to be a boxer, but believes the only sure route to victory is by the knockout route, and keeps up fusillade of sledgehammer blows on his opponents body and jaw until the right one lands, which invariab bly, means the finish of the contest. 1t was this style of boxing that carried Moran to a successful issue in his first encounter with the Roscommon Giant.
 Coffey is a clever boxer and Is lightning fast for a big man. Ills left glove keeps popping away like machine gun. and seldom misses, but it lacks real power. Jims right is more deadly and it is possible that he may reach Moran's jaw with it, in which case he may turn the tables on the Pittsburgher. The big handi- cap for Coffey is that he naturally will fear taking the count again. And in the history of the ring a man who "comes back under these conditions is considered a marvel.
 As to the outcome, the men have divergent ideas. Moran calmly an nounces that he expects to win by a kno ockout again. Coffey says he will follow an entirely different line of bat : tie and will triumph through sheer skill
 There are several interesting con- tests scheduled at the other clubs, but none of sufficient importance to warrant special attention.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
ABERG THE CLASS.
Graeco-Roman Champ Seems to Be
 Peer of All That Style.

New York, Jan. 3-The decisive manner in which Alexander the Great, otherwise Aberg, has disposed of his rivals in the Graeco-Roman competi- tion has been the feature of the wrestling tournament at the Manhat- tan Opera house. Two of the most formidab ble of his opponents for the Graeco-Roman' hampionship- Lew is and the Masked Marvel-have been beaten so thoroughly that both were practically knocked out at the close of their contests with the champion Tn the case of Lewis, "The Strangler' was slammed to the mat with such force that he was grOggy and stagger- ing when he was going off the stage.
 In the matter of the Marvel, the champion, by the application of pun ishing holds, wore his opponent down to the point of exhaustion before he succumbed and was pinned to the mat Aberg is the most wonderful man, from the point of strength and stamina that has been seen on the mat in many a year and the wrestler that can hold him on even terms Tn a Graeco-Roman contest has yet to be discovered,
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
HEAVIER MARCHING
 SHOES FOR TROOPS
Present Footgear Would Not Stand Test of Campaign Service Says
 Inspector General Darlington.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Heavier marching shoes, reinforced with hob nails are recommended for the foot regiments of the army by Inspector F.. A. Darlington in his annual re- Iort, made public today. While su- rerior in design to any previous pat tern, the report says, the present foot gear would not stand the test of campaign service
 Shortage of line officers is serious menace to the service, the report as serts because of increasing demands upon the line for other duties. A corps of officers for instruction of militia and other duties away from the troops is urged.
 The inspector general recommends the abandonment of the annual test ride for officers as having failed to accomplish any good purpose and that officers over 4 5 years of age be excused from annual obstacle riding.
 In general the report finds the regular. army well equipped, efficient, Well-fed organization, and has only minor recommendations to make.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
1915'S~ High Mark.

What was 1915s great individual sporting achievement?
 Eddie Mahan scoring 29 points against Yale?
 Young William Johnston beating Behr, Williams and McLoughlin in succession for the lawn tennis title?
 Jess Willard knocking out Jack Johnson? ::
 The work of Duffy Lewis in the world series?
 Corne1Is victory over Harvard, with Barrett missing most of the way?
 Norman Taber's record mark for the mile? ~", :-~ ..'..- .,-.
 They are all worth a vote but we should say the great individual achievement was Ty Cobbs leading 10th leagues at bat for the ninth suc- Cessive- year while establishing a record base-running mark just al the time he was supposed to be slowing up under the terrific strain of ten campaigns.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
The Next TaD.

We've skidded along and have stalled and quit; We've bungled the job--and have
 called it Fate; We've made ten errors to each clean
 hit:
 As old Doc Time kept cutting the plate; With the goal ahead we have looked behind
 Or piked along with but half a heart: We've lost thetrack where we charged
 in blind .- But-here's the chance for another start.
 We've got our bumps where it hurt
 the most As we dug for the Grand Old Alibi; Or we've charged head down through
 the broken host With never a turn for an old pals
 cry;
 We've foundered through many a
 boggy stew, But old Doc Tempus has done his
 part,
 He has slipped us a leaf that is clean
 and new,
 So-here's chance for another
 start.
 If the practice of making the athletes is transferred from wrestling to baseball, how many masks will 1t require to disguise Hans Wagner? Or how many masks would Ty Cobb require when his batting and base running averages began to be printed? .? Also. how many yards of maskage would it take to disguise Johnny F,vers after some umpire had de- posted an unfavorable decision around second base?
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
T SUBJECT TO WAIVER.
kII Does Not Believe St. Louis layers Come Under Rule.

louis, Jan. 3.-Phil Ball, prin- {wner of the St. Louis Federa1s, EF head of the St. Louis Ameri- bid last night it was his under Eg that the players of the St. Federal league club would not subject to the waiver rule of led baseball through his pur- 3f the Browns.
 sthernore," he added, that understanding with which lF. Sinclair and the other club who represented the Federal &n the recent peace negotiations Rinnati came away from the E at which they signed the &greement."
 bose the National commission decide that the St. Louis Fed kyers are subject to the waiver 1ould thatr.deter you from buy Browns ?'' MT. Ball was asked. |have already bought the |,'' he answered.
 ht If f'the Federal league (which an active corporation) should ty half the StgtLouis Federal to the Browns?" he continued. this half be subjected to the
 rule and the, -unsold half, not yubject? Would the National ssion make fish of the one and f the other? It is my belief ganized baseball agreed to per
 thout waiver thef sale of any l< league player tps any Ameri-
 National league team which D buy" #
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
NEW BRITAIN BEATEN.
High School HOOD Shooters Out cIassed by Gilbert High Five

The New Britain High school bas- ketbaIl team journeyed to Winsted New Years afternoon where they were taken into camp in easy fashion, by the Gilbert High school five, score 32 to 22. Theplay was fast at all times, and was marred by the bad feeling between players on both teams.
 Tommy Cabelus, center for the locals, and Hayes, center of Gilbert, were removed from the game in the first half for engaging in fight.
 Brown was the star for the win ners, while Breckenridge for New Britain was particularly good on foul goal shooting. The lineup and sum- mary:
 Gilbert N. B. H. s. Brown, If. .... Ig. Bachulus-Peterson G. Hayes, If. ......... rg, Solomon w. Hayes, c. -. c, Cabelus-Bachulus-
 Siegrist Raynsford, rg., c. .r.. If. Breckenridge B. Hayes, If. If. schmidt Higgins, rg.
 Goals from field, Brown 5, G. Hayes 4, B. Hayes 8, Raynsford 3, Brecken- ridge 3, Schmidt 2, Peterson, Bachu- Jus; goals from fouls, Brown, w.. Hayes, Breckenridge 8; referee, Wheeler; timer, Pickett; time, two 20-minute halves.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
Another Twist.

Two years ago at this date, when Britain was able to rush her best fighting forces to the ringside, America. maintained the entire output of cham pionships.
 But now that Britain has sent or has prepared to send 100000 of her best fighting men to the front, when every fighter in her realm is sup posed to be tied down to bigger job, up she bobs with a couple of fighting championships, established by Freddie Welsh and Ted Lewis.
 Dr. Watson may be able to make something from this queer twist, but it rests well out beyond our brief reach. We wonder just how much Messrs Welsh and Lewis, as fighting Erglishman, will be able to get on their titles back upon British soil when the Red Carnival ends, in the shadow of five million graves?
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
MANY ATHLETES
 ARE IN THE WAR
Representatives of Several Branches of Sports Now Under Fire at
 The Front.

Almost every branch of sporting competition in the nations now en- gagged in the war has been materially affected by the conflict, for the nu-
 merous athletes have offered their
 services to their countries without hesitation. Many of Europe's prom inent athletes have been killed or wounded. Athletics autom obiling, boxing, wrestling, hockey, tennis, baseball, aviation and golf-all these branches of sport have been affected. Prominent among the followers of sport now at the battlefronts are Georges Carpenter, holder of the
 middleweight and heavyweight cham
 piOnships of France; BOmbardier
 Wells, formerly heavyweight cham
 pion of England; Jimmy Britt, the
 California lightweight; Jack Monroe
 of Canada a heavyweight fighter and
 Frank P. Slavin of England, who, in
 the pioneer days of the boxing game,
 was top-notch boxer.
 Carpenter joined the French Army shortly after the beginning of the war, and has seen considerable service in the thick of the fighting. He is at tached to the aviation corps at pres ent. At one time he has attached to the signal service of the French Army, and while engaged in his work in this branch of the service he had his apparatus blown away twice by German shells.
 Frank Slavin, who was at the height of his boxing career about a generation ago, when the bare knuckle style of fighting was in vogue, has joined regiment formed in Victoria, B. c. It is composed principally of engineers and frontiers men, and is known as the Sixty-Sev- enth Western Scots, Slavin holds the rank of Sergeant.
 Two prominent international auto mobile drivers are now engaged in the war. Rene Thomas, Derby winner on the Indianapolis track, and Jean Porporato, who finished among the leaders in the 5O0-mile race at Maywood last June.
 The famous Victoria hockey seven, champions of the Ontario Hockey As sociation, have disbanded since alm ost every member of the team has enlist ed for service. Jack Gooch, Captain is now a Lieutenant in a Canadian Field Battery, and is on his way to the front. Hugh Aird, another member of the team, who played sensational game at wing, is now on duty in France. attached to the Royal Naval Flying Corps.
 George Hackenschmidt. the wrest- Ter has enlisted and last reports con- veyed the news that he was a pris- oner of war, Billy O'Hara, a for mer outfielder of the St. Louis Card inals and New York Giants, was re- gently granted a commission in the Royal Navy Air Service. He left his position with the Montreal Club and Is now undergoing a course of training in England.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
YALE LOOKING FOR
 FOOTBALL COACH
Chairman Mccormick Reports Ef-
 forts Of Special Committee

New Haven, Jan. 3.-Vance Mccormick, Chairman of the Yale special committee in charge of recom- mending q new football coach, has just left here after a visit to discuss the situation with the university off, cials and to report on the progress the committee has made. He received cordial assurances that the university bodies heartily support the efforts If the committee, which consists of Me- Cormick, Brinck Thorne, and John Fitzpatrick.
 Mccormick made it clear that the report of the committee as to tho coach whom they will recommend IS not immediately at hand, although they realize that winter practice must begin soon. He stated that efforts have failed to secure pr. Al Sharpe, director of athletics at Cornell. This feature of the report is a keen disap- pointment at Yale, and a prominent university official said last night that Sharpe was just the man needed to establish definite and permanent de- partment of athletics at Yale, effi- ciently organized like the Departments of Latin, Biology, or Mathmatics. At the conference between McCor- mick and the university officials it was pointed out that the committee of three, who are recommending a new head coach, will retain their or ganization till football is placed on well-organized basis at Yale
 A plan which is likely to be an- nounced shortly is the addition of two more members to the committee in charge of the reorganization of Yale football. It was understood, when the committee of three was named re- gently, that they might add to their number if they desired, and it will be committee of five before long, if present plans are carried out
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
ONE-ARMED HURLER
 MADE FINE RECORD
Daley, With Cleveland Club 32 Years Ago, Pitched NO-Hit, No-Run
 Game.

Probably no more interesting feat has been recorded in the history of the game of baseball than that ac- complished by Pitcher Daley of the Cleveland club. then in the National league, who thirty-two years ago es- abolished a record by pitching a mo- hit, no-run game against the Phila- delphia team. Some of the pitchers have placed their names in baseball 5 hall of fame by their ability to pull through nine innings of baseball without allowing a batter to reach first base.
 Dailey's performance appears, on the surface of things, to have no more material value to the average base ball enthusiast than that of several
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
|ESNAHAN NOT IN DEAL.

kgo, Jam 3.-Roger Bresnahan br of the Chicago Nationals, in blent yesterday announced he
 do nothing toward purchasing eyeland American association |se for the purpose of transfer to Toledo until his status with tcago club had been cleared up. B Weeghman, owner of the Chi Federa1s,. had previously an-
 Id that Joe Tinker, manager of |derals, would head the club he had completed the deal to rer the Nationals.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
ERAL LEAGUE AYERS STANDING
|al Commission Will Dis CuSS Status of Men

#nnati, Ohio, Jan. 3.-The Ma baseball commission which held &ual meeting here today will
 electing officers for the en- ! year, take up two. matters pertain to the peace treaty, re- <Bigned here, that will be taken #he supreme court of baseball. $abIy the most interesting mat Noe discussed will be the status players formerly connected 8e St. Louis Federal league club
 6 players of the Chicago Fed &gue club in case the Chicago
 u league club is purchased by Weeghman, former president &Chicago Federals. ,..-
 Rb is some doubt as to whether #yers of these two Federal clubs will be subject to the rule of organized baseball. It Sended by some that the pur- Eff the St. Louis Americans by
 eIl and his associates, former
 of the St. Louis Federals,
 the purpose of consolidating [Eo teams. Therefore, it Is con- < the Federal league players 4be subject to the waiver rule of Serican league. In other words, I from each American league Rbuld have to be obtained on
 layer of the St. Louis Browns
 they could be disposed of out &t league. The same condition, blended, will apply to the Chi Hhtional league club ill case it is
 Jed by Charles Weeghman.
 3ks, however, maintain that all < league players were made eli b organized baseball, and that all players were vested in the league as a league and not as *aI clubs. If this contention is according to a high baseball By, then it will become neces-
 r the St. Louis Americans to #e, in case they desire to do so, 2yers of the St. Louis Federal IeIub in open competition. It is  by this same authority that if upheld the waiver rule will not b any Federal league player.
 nSeer matter which has to do Se peace treaty will be the fix h date and a place of meeting gcommittee appointed to thrash t settle the difficulties which Eetween the Federal and Inter El leagues concerning the Bal land Buffalo Federal league This committee was to have Ire today but the meeting was jed indefinitely and it was an- H yesterday in New York that omission would fix the place of $ and the date. ..- s,man August Herman an- H today that a large number of kould be discussed by the com today, but there were none of | aptional nature.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
AMERICUS MAY MEET STECHTR

Gus Schoen1ein of Baltimore, who is better known in wrestling circles as "Americus," and Henry Ordeman, the famous catch -as-catch-can grapp Ter of the West, are being considered as possible opponents for champion Joe Stecher in match in New York the latter part of this month Stecher beat "Americus" last year with the use of his wonderful sissors hold. but the Baltimorean is anxious for ar- other trial
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
SON RELAY TEAM DATES,

bridge, Mass, Jan. 3-The win ledu1e of Harvard's relay team, hing four dates, was annnounc- night as follows: tary ,2e, Coast Artillery games. x. Feb. 5, Cornell and Yale, at |ston c5association games; RI. University of Pennsylvania, |rd, Conn.,, March 4, intercoll-
 games. New York.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
BASK TBALL AT Y. M. C. A.

Junior League to Start Saturday Att ernOon-Association League Opening
 The Junior Basketball League will start at the Y M. c. A. Saturday aft ernoon at o'clock. The Swedish Lutherans will play St. Marks the Baptists will play the Center Church and the South will play the Metho- dists.
 The Y. M. c. A. Basketball League will meet tonight to complete ar engagements for the opening Saturday night. The league will include the following team, the High School alumni, Pirates, West Ends, Pioneers and Viking A. C. Games will be played each Saturday night
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03

Great football players are scarce where good ones gather in the. pack. Of the great ones in the last few years Neil Snow, Tom Shevlin, Gordon Brown, Jim Hogan and Stillman have passed on. Which is no great boost for football as a builder of the human system
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03

Through the germ-em broidered ages You can seize this as a tip
 Better fifty years of smallpox Than a fortnight With the grip; .- Better fifty years in hellfire r'., @'' '..' Where a million devils gloat-'' Better fifty years of trench life Than an ulcerated throat '.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03

In lifting the Willard-FultOn grapple from New Orleans that proud and ancient citadel will probably go the way of Nineveh and Tyre. It was a terrible blow to deal an un- suspecting city that was in no sense prepared for any such death dealing g blow. Suppose you lived in a town where you expected to have a chance to see Willard and Fulton fight, and then suppose without Warning-but there is enough tragedy in this world without piling any more on.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
WELSH AND DUNDEE MATCHED.

The Seventy-first Regiment Ath- letic Association will open it's boxing season on the night of Jan. 13 with Freddie Welsh, the lightweight cham pion of the world, and Johnny Dun dee.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
0E: &?S4z }::i';|,:! J!
 NY RY G1D7zld7d Rica

Cubland'S place upon the map should ne as lofty a perch as it was under the banner of Chance. Tinker has the stuff at hand to mould pennant- fighting machine, a ball club that on copy paper looks to be a shade better than anything in sight unless Bill James reports in first class shape to Stallings.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-03
OnSidc Kicks.

Tom Stevlin should stand as a great boost for an extended life on beyond the grave. It is impossible to figure a soul as vivid as his plotted out by as small a thing as death
 The best preparation for any new year start is to get set against the bumps.