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New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

l2 3-5 seconds for the mile run. He has written this decision to Athletic Manager George V. Brown of the Boston A. A. Taber is one of the greatest runners the world has ever produced, and his loss would be a severe blow to amateur athletics.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
EXPECT DECISION TONIGHT
Baseball Committee Expected to De- eide Question Whether It Will Be Merger or Eastern Association.


 Merger or Eastern Association.
 New York Jan. 24.-When the Mer- ger committee, appointed by the Ma tional Association of Minor leagues, meets here at the Hotel McAlpin to- day, the question of the future of baseball in New England will be de- cided. The committee is made up of President Edward c. Barrow of the International league, President Tim Murnane of the New England league, and Secretary John H. Farrell of the National association.
 The Eastern association, made up or Connecticut and Massachusetts cities, which failed to operate last season, has a plan for a six-club circuit and will suggest this proposition to the committee today. Cities of the New England league however, want to merge with the best of the clubs Of the other league and form ten- . club circuit. This plan seems to have 7 met with the approval of most of the baseball club owners throughout New l England, and it is probable that the scheme will be adopted.
 The International league also held it's meeting here today, at the Me- Alpin, and was expected that several of the clubs, including Harrisburg , Providence, and Jersey City, will 1 change ownership. Several new managers will also be announced.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

When Murphy began to interfere with Chance the Cubs went to seed. The Reds have had more managerial interference than any club, according to general testimony, and their forty year record is proof of the price that must be paid
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

It took no immortal prophet to sug- gest that Percy Haughton intended to turn over the complete leadership of the Braves to George Stallings. No man who has been as smart as Haughton has been in football could even consider any other proposition in baseball. man who is only part manager of a ball club is worse than no manager at all.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

The Ice Picks team of the Stanley Fool league are making strong bid Tor the cham pionship honors in that league, and have acquired quite a
 lead over their nearest rivals The landing and averages follow:
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

In the grip-germed interim, what has become of that deathless. thrilling A5-round combat to be arranged be- tween MT. Welsh and MT. White? Or have we overlooked some important item in the last week or two?
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
ALUMNI FIVE BEAT
 WEST END |. TEAM
SChade'S Work FeatureS-V Vikings Hand League Leaders a Surprise

Two fast games of basketball were staged at the Y. M. c. A. gymnasium Saturday evening, when the Alumni five downed the West Ends in rattling contest, score 35 to 34. The game was a thriller, with both teams fighting hard for victory. To Schade the sterling forward of the victors, belongs much credit for the victory. He was in fine form and registered seven goals from the floor and six from the foul line for total of 20 points. Schade was ably assisted by the fine defensive work of Martin and Kopf. Pickop for the losers played a fast game registering 6 goals from the floor and from fouls Hultgren and Farrell also played finely. The score:
 Alumni West Ends Jones ................ w. Hultgren
 Left forward.
 Right forward Schade ............. Plckop
 Center
 Jacobson MaTlln ocNllupS' i5
 Left guard hOpI II ebl l Cll
 Right guard.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

F11gh S1ngIe-Stag1S, I13. High three-Lemeris BOA. High team string-Peanuts, 452. High team total-Chestnuts 1928
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
Texas LeagueI's.

Before placing your baseball wager kindly recall how many were picking the Phillies to win a year ago today. We have no desire to purchase any of his ball players, but what price is MT Sinclair willing to make on one Of his umpires? For, after all, what is Home without an umpire?
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

New York, Jan. 24.-It now looks as if the athletic words will lose an- other athlete shortly. The latest one to announce his retirement from the cir der path is Norman Taber, holder of the worlds record of minutes
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24
'0; 0;')5P 2}5Hr
 kI2y Gv71znd Rice
That $5O,OOO Purse

That $5O,OOO Purse. '"The punch is mighter than the
 pen"-
 We wrote this once before with
 grOanS; And here we turn to write again The punch is mightier than the pen By fortyseven thousand bones.'
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Strictly speaking' queries l.. H. G., just what is a bone-head pIay?" A bone-head play is any play that doesn't go through as originally pro- jected.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Suppose the American league had been forced to disband instead of the Feds! Think of poor Frank Navin up against the job of trying to sell Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford to some ball club.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Frank Chance, in entering baseball again, shows that no limit exists as to the punishment some systems crave. When the P. L. quit the Tanks the mere mention of baseball made him snap at the furniture. Now he's re- turning for another neck full.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Say, what is an amateur?" writes Jack Jolly, the rollicking Scot. Judg- ing from most of the stuff we have seen printed of late, we should say an amateur was any person who had never started a sporting goods store
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Games This Week Manager Rogers of the Aetna Alleys
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

H. Hultgren ..-
 Score, Vikings, 34, Pioneers 2s;. goals from field, Ellison 3, Dudack g. Nutting 2, Moody 5, Peterson 2, Nell son 2, Miller 3, Brink T, Siegrist; goals from fouls, Ellison 5. Peterson 2, Miller 2.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

High single-J. Trevethan, 123. High three-Hogan 326.
 Team single-Union Mfg. 544. Team Total-Union Mfg. 1,484.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

We have no idea as to what they in tend to do about it, but lot of in- terest would suddenly pass from any cham pionship that found Francis Ouimet and Maurice Mclaughlin barred.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

By bones, Amanda, we do not mean the assay of a poets bean, but what is more commonly known as kale-seed, or irOn-men.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Score, Alumni 35, West Ends 34; goals from field, Jones 2, Reynolds; Schade ', Martin 2; Kopf 2, Hultgren 4, Walthers 2, Pickop 6, Sandberg, Farrell 2; goals from fouls, Jones, Schade 6, Pickop 2, Sandberg 2, ref cree, Slater.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Other Sporting News on Page 1a.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

individual star for the victors. The score:
 Vikings Pioneers Peterson ElllSOn
 Left forward. Nelson .................. Dudack
 Right forward Miller br1nk NutJlHt3
 Center S1GgT1SC moOuy
 Right guard, NelSOn .'...-..s.. Wllllduls Left guard
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

High single--Stotts, Connors, 113. High three-Stotts, 293.
 High team string-Ice Picks, 370 High team totaI-Ice Picks, 1,08f.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-24

Score: Al to g. baskets from floor, Munigle 9, Shaw ', Logan 2, Snider. Paro Kane, Fellows Spatcher, Wald- busser; goals from fouls, Snider, Eel lows; referee, Shea; timer and scorer, Bourgeois.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
BRITISH TROOPS NEAR sERRs
AS sERBIANs NEAR MONAsTIR;
FIGHT TO TAKE CHUKA HEIGHT

LONDON, Dot IL
British troops have arrived within two
miles OF the Greek city Of seres In their new
offensive against the Bulgars. 1t was on
tally announced today. A Bulgarian cav.
airy dstachmsnt eRsrstins twa miles south
Of ssresr was dispersed and driven back
The British occupied Topolova and Pros
enik villages, Near kFastsli an enemy
post was raldsd during the nisht and its
occupants dispersed.
Eisht villages have been captured since
British foress took the offensive and q
comparatively large number OF prisoners
have been hFepsht IN,
Serbian troops are engaged In a fieros
battle with the Bulsars for possession Of
chuks Height, abselltsly dominating tbs
important town Of Monastir,
An Athens dispatch today ranortsd that
the Serbs captured the village OF schochiviv
and then pressed on and attacked thu
height. Capture Of this strong position win
be followed BY the fall Of Mopastir, Athens
reported,
The AustroEdeFman army, under General
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11

Won FsIksnhayn. which is ~ grips win ths
hunanians IN the Trsnsyivanisn Alps ~
increasins ns pressure ana the r<trest Of
the Rumanians IL becoming rovt
With the Rumanians nssinE through the
mountain passes military experts predict
that all the nshtins IN the Trsnsyiyanian
theatsr Of war viii be taking place On Rs-
nanisn soil before the present week is out.
ON both sids Of Kronstadt BrassoD Ger
man troops are pressing on the heels of the
disorganised Rumanians
Mount Hegruiul wssf of vulcan Pass.
y neain In German hsnds An Important
factor IN the situation is the power the Rus
SLAMS can exert In the Debrudia and the
extent 10 which they can divert troops from
Falkenhayn's command
There is increasing activity In the ne.
brpdja, with Indications that the battle
there will be resumed without delay The
Russians ore sendins more men into this
province, and Mncksnaen IL being hard
prsssed along his right wing. The Bulsaria n
offensive seems 10 have been checked def.
uitcly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
TEUT0NS TAKE OFFENSIVE
ALONG FRONT FROM STOKHOD
RIVER TO THE ZLOTA LIPA

LONDON, Oct 1.-THE Austro- German
troops are on the offensive from the Stokhod
to the southern end OF the Zlota Lipa
line. Berlin credits Prince Leopod's troops
with the capture OF an advanced position
on the stokhod. almost due east of Koyei
These positions were held against counter
attacks.
The village Of Herbutow, in Galicla, was
stormed by German troops. who captured
four officers and two hundred men, The
Germans also claim TO have driven on
counter-attacks against their recently con-
quered positions on Baba Ludova. II 10
considered significant that the Germans
have been able TO hold their own In the
Southern Carpathians without weakening
Won FslkenhAyns armies engaged In driving
the Rumanlsns out OF 'Transyivanis.
Petrograd announces that there is moth
ing TO report from any Of tho Russian
fronts"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
ITALIANS CAPTURE ENEMY
POSITION ON PASUBIO SLOPES;
DRIVE OFF FOES ATTACKS

ROME. Oct. II. - Heavy fighting con-
tInues in the Trentino. where the Italians
arc exertIng heavy pressure on the Aus
trian lines, and are slowly pushing their
way forward. The Italians. according TO
last nights War Office report, stormed Aus
trian positions on the northern slopes OF
Nonte Pasubio (southeast Of Rovereto).
capturing trenches in the sector OF Cosmag-
non and Settle Crocf with about l7b pris-
oners.
In the Travlgnolo Valley the Austrians
were the attackers. Italian troops on the
second peak Of Col Bricon (northeRst Of
Trent), drove on the Austrians, inhlcting
heavy losses. The Italians also repulsed
an attack on the northern slopes of Monte
Sief further to the north.
The official report OF the War Office fol-
lows:
on Monte Pasublo. after artillery
preparation, our troops stormed and
took enemy intrenchments In the
sector of Cosmagnon and Settle Croci,
and captured i76 men of the Kaiser
pager. including six officers and one
machine gun
In the Travignolo Valley after a
demonstration on the slopes OF Gina
boochs the enemy attacked, our posi-
tiops on the second peak Of Col bTicon
In force They were driven on with
heavy losses. and were pursued by the
effective fire OF our batteries. An at
tack against our advanced line on the
northern slopes OF Monte Sief was also
declsiveiy repuised.
on the front In the Julian Alps the
artillery activity on both sides has
been increased, The enemy shelled
dorisla, causing damage 20 buildings
and few casualties among the in-
habitants. In the course of small en-
gagements on the Carso front forty
three prisoners were taken.
Last night hostile aereplanes made
another raid on the lower Isonzo. drop,
. ping q large number Of bombs on VIII
iages In the dFado Lagoon and else-
where, Three persons were killed and
two others wsunded, and some material
damage was done.
One OF eur aeropians squadrons
dropped bombs on enemy positions on
Col RRnto, north of Monte Pasubio
Our aviators drove OF numerous aerial
attacks and returned safely. ~.
BERLIN. Oct 1.-The Italians launched
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
NEW GREEK CABINET CALLED
'C0L0RLESS'; KING CONSTANTINE
In FEAR OF ASSASSINS

LONDON, Oct. IL.
Telegraphlng from Athens, Reuters oor-
respondent said Professor Lambros had
succeeded In forming a Cabinet.
The correspondent describes this as
politically the most noiorless Cabinet Greece
has eyer known,
Eleutherios Nenixelos, accompanied by
other members OF the provisional govern.
ment, arrived at Salonica Monday, accord
Ing 20 a dispatch from that city TO Reuters
NEW YORK, Oct. liking Constantine
OF Greece is barricaded In his summer
pRlaae at Tatoi, afraid N he ventures forth
except under heavy guard he win be as
sassinated by one of his subjects or rushed
into exile by Allied military officers, ac-
oording to Nicholas @. Psaki, q lawyer, Of
40 Wall street, who has returned TO New
York on the Espagne. after having spent
three months In Athens.
Mr. Psaki beleyes the eeonpmIo pres-
sure that the Allies are bringing aaainst
the Greek nation. coupled with the activities
OF the new national defense movement
win combine to throw Greece into the war
with the Entente Powers within the next
month.
Here In America we one day hear that
Constantine 10 pro-Aily, the next day we
hear that he IL pro-dermah," Mr., Psaki
said. America should dismiss all doubt
from its mind. There IL not today in all
the Kaisers empire a moro loyal subject
than the King Of Greece,
What the secret behind the Kings
stanch pro-Germanism may be one can only
guess But the Greeks make no effort 10
suppress the rumor that early in the war
their King received from the Central Powers
magnihcentN financial present upon his
promise to keep his country neutral The
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11

s,tscco rem,co contro ie ncstre POSI-
xioni avarsate sui monte o''''
zona deil'sito Cordevcis. ,,,,,,. a,
sulis fronts dele Alpi Oiulle
.u,nsnts,a rattivits' deiie artsnerle
IA smbe IL psrtL II nemico ha , po,ni
} ba rdsto al nuovo 0orisls fscendo dann,
ad sIcunI edInsIl . poche vittlme ,a ,ra sn
ab,tantI. Mel corso al comeattlinens, NV,
svoitIsl suIl'altopiano del Carso hO'
facemrno ~ prifionicrt .,.,,
TerI ssra aeropiani ostli e.esv,Iono o
un'aitra incurrione suiln fona oe' pesso
Isonxo, lasciando csoere VI Sa
n,,rrero Al bou,be suila Iasuna di urado
: su sisri puntL IRE perrone rimssero
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11

uccise q dbe ferite q ., ehh.-- q ~
amt MATERIAL e<uM
Una dele nostre suuadre A,
ha rovescIato numerose 49,, f@fr1
posizioni nemlche AZ Cot santo ~
del Pasubio. nostri aviatorl - In'F<
nuneroei attacchi IA parte A, ,1.'*<
nemici quindi ritornarono sens, ..v*
ALA loro base. ok1~
Sulla fronte delrAIbanla q.
truppe occuparono Ia ioc.,,.-.l \
Klisura, a sud-est al Tepele-,, q
voiuExa. Domenica sera m e. sst
nemico voio' su valona a IA psn,
cadere bonnie che pero' non fecsrn. ~ ~.
nj ne vittime. osn'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
UNA vTTTORIA TALIANA
IRA IL MONTE PASUBIO
ED IL MONTE COLSANTO
Trinceramenti Austriaci Conqui-
stati d'Assalto-Attacchi del
Nemico Respinti in Val
Travignolo e sui Sief
AvANZATA IN ALBANIA

ROMA. n ottobre.
suiia fronte del Trentino continuano hd
aversi vioisnti connbattinentL iN le
truppe italane esercltano sernpre una WIG.
orosa pressione sla per lnpedire che "
nemico rilevi truppe per inviarle ad altri
settori della fronte taliana ad attire
'front.' al battaglla . sla per prossguire Ia
lenta opera dl riaggiustamento dele llnee
italiane di approccio delle posiSioni piu
vital deEli austriaoi. II rappor.o del gem
erale Cadorna, pubbilcato iert sera dal
Minlstero della Guerra. annuncia Ia con-
aulsta di Important poslEioni austriaehe
sulle fsids settentrionall del Monte Pasubio.
Eocone u testo;
preparasione di artlgiieria. le nostre
truppe hanno preso d'assalto trim
oeramsntl nemici mel settore dl Sasma-
Enon di sette croci, facendo priglo-
nieri IFS kalserpaegers. ira cut sci uni-
oisIi. . prendendo oil nemico una nitra-
gliatrice.
Neila vaiie del Travisnoio. dopo una
azione dimostratIva sulla Gina Bocche,
II nemico attacco' In forze le nostre po-
slxioni sulla seconda sommita' del Col
Bricon. oil austriaci furono respinu
con gravi pcrdite furono inseguiu DAT
tiri eficaci dele nostre bstterie.
lie nostre truppe resplnsero anche un
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
GERMAN TROOPS
INVADE RUMANIA
FROM THE NORTH
Won Krafft's Forces on En-
emy Soil After Taking
Red Tower Pass
FOES ARMIES SMASHED
Falkenhayn Drives Opponents
Across Mountains Into the
Alt Valley

BERLIN, Oct H.
Bavarian troops under General Won
Krafft, after capturing the Red Tower Pass,
have marched southward and Invaded Ru-
mania from the north for the FIRST time
since the beginning of the war, II was semi
efiieially announced.
The first and second RnmaniaB armies
that inyaded Transylvania have been an
initiated by the Austro-Germans who are
sweeping the enemy back upon their own
frontier. The northern army. composed OF
Rumanlans and Russians. Is retreatlng
hastily through the Georgepy Mountain
beyond Parait.
The military critic OF the semiofficisl
Overseas News Agency pointed out today
that the results Of General Falkenhayns
stadt are now shown to be of greater i'm
portanea than was first realized. Won Krafft
marched southwark through the Red Tower
Pass and stands on enemy soil near the
Robucainy Mountain.
Falkenhayn, having annihilated the first
Rumaniap army turned ut once against the
second Rumanian army and rolled It up
from west and south with an irresistible
attack that broke the enemy's opposition on
the Sinka River and threw the Rumanians
across the mountains % the GeIsterwood
into the Ait Valley
Three German submarines shelled and
heavily damaged the Russian radio station
at Sepnovalok, on ths Mprman coast along
the Arctic Sea, said Copenhagen reports
today. One mast was shot down and several
men killed.
a chrlstiana newspaper reported yester-
day that Russian destroyer sank two Ger
man submarines and crippled third OF
Yepnoyalok.
PETRo6RAD. Oct. li,--Ohly artillery
exchanges and scouting operations are oc-
curing In Dobrudja. the War ONCE an
nouHced today. In the Caucasus the Turks
were dislodsAd from mountain slopes near
soga and olnaTdiik.
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. general attack against Austrian positions
south Of GoriSia Monday. after an eight
day bombardment, said an oficiai statsmsnt
from the Austrian War once received here
today. The snemy's mighty attack" was
repulsed at every point Vienna declared,
the Italians suffering the heaviest losses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
Morris Tour Is Postponed

MADISON, N, j., Oct. 1.-THE tour OF
Morris County by H. Otto wittpenn, Demo.
cratic candidate for Governor, and United
states Senator MARITIME, scheduled for 20.
day, has been postponed for two weeks, at
the request Of tho county committee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
Fire Destroys Dozen Homss

HARRISBURG. Pa, Oct 1I.-Flre orig
mating IN the warehouse Of the Keystone
Iron and Metal Company was famed by
! stih breeze and destroyed a row OF
'rame dwellings, making n dozen families
The loss Is estimated at SIC, 600,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11

LONDON, Oct II.
Anglo-French positions on tho Somme
front were kept under violent artillery brs
by the Germans during the night especial
ly the new positions OF the French south OF
the Somme River. The Germans were at
tempting 10 prevent consolidation Of the
newly gained ground of the Allies and some
strong counter-attacks were launched
Allied artillery replied to the German
guns ana lively artillery duel developed
General Foch's troops are on the out
skirts OF the important town Of Chaulnes
as result of the new thrust yesterday
and II is believed that Chaulnss win soon be
in French hands. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-11
FRENCH MAKE NEW GAINS
ON s0MME; HALT ASSAULTS IN
CHAMPAGNE AND AT yERDUN

PARIS. oct II.
Fresh proeress has been made by the
French on the Somme front and German at.
tacks IN Champagne and In the Yerdun sec.
tor have been beaten on, the French Wal
ofice stated today in ITS oniciRi com.
munlque.
South of the somme, where the French
scored brilliant gain yesterday. they have
consolidated their gains Fourteen hundred
prisoners were taken.
The text Of the communiaue followsi
South Of the Somme the French have
consolidated their new ground and
made fresh progress Ia grenade at
tacks. The number of prisoners taken
has reached 1909 In the Fleury Sec
tor and In Champagne enemy attacks
were beaten OF
In the Yosges Mountains the snamy
bombardcd our position very violently
IN the sector OF Schoenholz after which
he subsequently attacked with infantry.
The Germans succeeded in reaching the
French trenches, but were then beaten
back to their own lines with severe
losses
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belief is general that this Is what actually
occurred In some quarters II IL stated
that the reward for neutrality has not been
paid, but is to be made at the close OF
the war--after Constantine has delivered
the commodity which he In believed TO have
sold"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-30

with lneftlclency in public service.
The establishment Of merchant
marine without imposing additional
burdens upon the people" was the next
Important pledge upon which the par
y made an issue in tho last campaign.
The only effort toward the fulhllment
OF that pledge has been an apprOprla-
ton for government purchase Of ships
and the expenditure Of an unknown
sum Of money. beginning with an APP
preparation Of $50, 900. 900.
That pledge was followed by one for
the exemption from tolls OF American
ships engaged In coastwise trade pass
Ing through the Panama canal. n
pledge that was not only ignored but
expressly and openly violated at the
earliest opportunity.
Honest enforcement OF the civil SER
vice law ITO the end that merit and abil-
lily Shall be the standard Of appoint
ment" came next In the Democratic
platform. lnstead Of keeping that
pledge, the Democratic Congress has
at every opportunity passed laws
which set aside the civil service rules
ana regulations, and tho president has
Issued an Unprecedented number Of
executive orders permitting deserving
Democrats to be placed in the CLASH
fled civil service without their taking
trio competitive test to determine their
merit or ability.
Extension Of the rural delivery SER
vice was another pledge. The chnrac-
ter Of extension this administration has
made In the rural delivery service han
been such MS TO bring protests from
farmers unions. from state oranges
and from local patrons Of the rural
mail service.
There were other minor promises
In the Democratic platform which cut
no figure in tho last campaign. The
foregoing enumeration Of important
promises that have been ruthlcssly
broken are sufficient to make 1t mani
fest that tho platform Of 1916 will CON
tain no assurance that "our promises
me made to be kept when in Office
AS well MS 10 he relied upon during the
campaign