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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
DANNY HAS NO HoLDours.
Everything Rosy For New Haven in
 Starting seasen.

There will be no holdouts on the New Haven baseball club this spring. This n,, nas been annoaneed eno @ py Owner James outfit when he said that the only two doubtful players. Pitcher Donovan of Lawrence and Frank Woodward of New Haven. another hurler. had noti- fled him that they were satisfied with their contracts and would report as soon as possible after reporting day. May 1. ES
 A week ago Collins was informed by Donovan that he had a pretty good job as railroad ticket agent at Lawrence and didn't think he could get leave from the Boston & Maine road for the summer and would probably not report. Collins came right back with a raise in salary and then Donovan wrote back here that he would come to New Haven but couldn't promise to be here on May l. Collins Aas written him to report as soon as he can.
 Frank Woodward is now pitching ball down in the Panama Canal zone and says in a letter to OwenerS Collins that he will not be able to leave the tropics until May 1 and that will not get him to New Haven for a couple of weeks. Collins has told him to re- port as soon as possible. This dis poses of the only two men over whom doubt was expressed and now Man ager Danny Murphy is hustling around to get everything in shape for the opening of the season. May Il.
 Everett Nutter has written a letter to the club management from his home in Ohio saying that he will probably land here early next month, maybe April 10. He reports in nne condition and eager for the opening Of the season.
 built around Dave Irwin of Allentown, Pa, who will try out Phil Chouinard.s old job at second or possibly go out for the shortstop berth. He has writ ten Collins thatshe is very much pleas ed at the chance to come here for a tryout.
 Connie Mack has written the New Haven management assuring it that he will ship. any good man he has to the club and Jack Barry has written Devine that the favorite backstop will be sent back to New Haven with any other players that look like good pros poets for the New Haven club.
 Exhibition games may be played at the Rock May 5 and 6 but nothing definite has been settled upon. No series has been arranged with the ColoniaIs as yet and Collins says ment made with George Weiss of the ColoniaIs.
 The two baseball promoters have split far apart on the question of fi- that he wishes to work on 8. percent age plan in these exhibition games signed by Weiss and Weiss stating that he favors the fiat guarantee bas- is.
 Collins has stated that he would never give in to Weiss and the latter says that he does not care. to give Collins a percentage, Weiss has all ready engaged the Lighthouse ball park for exhibition games on Sundays but cannot bring major league teams here unless, he meets Collins demand for the waiving CT territorial rights
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
SATURDAYS MARKET
Rails, Were the Absorbing Feature oi
 the Active Session.

New York. March 24.-Rails. were the absorbing features of today's brief but very active session, that divis- ion, for the most part, adding to its beiated advance of the preceding day, presumably on the prospects of higher freight and passenger rates.
 Buying converged around coalers, Reading. Norfolk ID Western. Lehigh Valley, Baltimore & Ohio, and Erie advancing 1 to points. Gains in oth- CT rails, notably St. Paul. Northern Pacific. Southern Pacific. New York Central, Chicago & Northwestern, H. linois Central. Colorado Southern and the preferred shares of the Missouri Pacific, Wabash and Southern roads, attained similar proportions. U.S. Steel was variable. rising and falling within a point of yesterdays final price, but Bethlehem Steeis. ship pings and motors were moderately re- actionary, with Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific.
 .Coppers were in steady demand at gains of 1 to almost ? points. Utah proving the exception, falling back under pressure. but making full re- coverysz later. Baldwin Locomotive Ing 3 points to 50 3-4.
 Among the less active industrials and specialties strength was shown by Mating common and preferred. Hide and feather pfd. and Gulf States Steel at gains of 1 to points.
 Realizing for profits caused a gen. eral shading of prices later, but the market closed with strong tone. To- tai sales amounted to 630.0oo shares.
 Actual reserves in own vaults and federal reserve banks of local bank ing institutions decreased about $20,- 100000 during the week, excess re- serves decreasing by little more than $21 000, ,e00, just about offsetting the previous weeks gain
 Bonds were generally higher today. on an expansion of dealings. Total (nnr wal a a. GOO.
 U. S. coupon 4's rose 1-2 per cent. on call during the week and coupon Sls declined 1-2 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Yale's big year in athletics seems to- be here. Since the beginning of college in September the Yale athletes have been dealing deadly blows to their foremost rival. and at the same time showing great strength in other sports.
 Harvard is in a veritable slump as ear as. athletics is concerned. and the low ebb of Harvahr sports. Some of Yale's vistories have been surprising an dccntrary to the dope" but victor ies they have been until Johnnie Har- ward is now sitting disconsolately be- fore the soldering fire trying to think sa,it the reason.
 With the winter season of sports practically at an end the Ellis have shown increasing strength and turned the tables on the Crimson. Last year, 1t was all Harvard. Even up to last December Harvard had the advantage for the preceding year. but so far this year tho Ellis have got in some great work.
 Victories in both of the major sport games played so far this year puts the Ellis far ahead of the Crimson. True, hockey Is not recognized at Yale as a major sport. but 1t Is at Harvard and down as a victory for Yale in major sport. The football victory is still in the memory of Harvard. the minor sports this winter Yale has secured QeC1SlVe VlCtOrleS over f1ATVarQ Tn IHS two sports in which they clashed fencing and wrestling. During the fall Harvard managed to win it's soccer game from Yale. but although the Crimson cross- country runners won their dual event with the Ellis. Har- yard was fourth. with Yale finishing in the intercollegiate. so that matters are capitalized.
 But Yale's superiority is even great CT when her swimming team is con- sidered. Harvard did not consider the Crimson team strong enough to match against Yale. And. finally. Yale won the basketball championship, another title in a major sport for the Ellis. liar
 The only consolation which Harvard has is dated way back in the late sum ner when her tennis and golf teams disposed of the Yale players. The i'm tercollegiate tournament takes place near. enough to the academic year to consider witr the 1916-17 year. liar yard won the singles and doubles championship in tennis. and the singles championship in golf. Princeton won the golf team championship, beating Yale and then Harvard. after the Crimson had defeated Cornell.
 During the fall Harvard won in soc- 29. But the tide turned on the day of the HarSsrd- Yale classic in New Haven. Tn the morning of this day Cornell won the cross country cham pionship with Yale leading Harvard by many points. Tn the afternoon the 6-to-3 decision was secured by the Yale eleven.
 This winter Yale won the wrestling champion sships with 26 points. Har-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
1916 BALL SEASON FEATURED
 BY. CEASES CCMERAck
Hal Returned to Organized Ball Fold
 With Spurt.

One of the outstanding features of the 916 baseball season was the come back of HaroIi Chase. The Prince Hal of ether days, who lad been called Qsssnce Hal at 8 later period in his career, returned to the c. B. fold with the humble Cincinnati Reds to prove that he still retained mu@h of his sen sa.lonaI and almost uncanny fielding sssH. Not satisfied " tn that, he fell up3 n the delivery of the National and eclaI as to win fc hlmself a place at the head of the Terer circuit bat ting roll.
 Prince Hal $ quite a- old man now, as players go. having been born 34 years ago, Feb. 13, '". in Los Gatos, Cal. At Santa Clara college he was a se- sation, making all sorts of sensa- tiona1 catches. usuady spearing 'em with one hand. Joe C ,rbett. brother of the Illustrious Jim, was coaching at Santa Clara, and he ried to get Hal to use two hands 10" catching pur- poses, but it didn't do any good. In 1903 Chase turned professional with lowing year was " tiI Los Angeles. The New York Ameitctns got him in 1905, and from the first he was the most spectacular playe: III the league, but also the most te:Gr eran1ental. In 1910 he was made pilo. of tEe Yankees bu- he soon got in bal with the fans, who accused him of wrecking the club. When Frank Chance took charge of t1e Tanks he couldn't set along with his fellow Native S,e and swapped him to the White Sox. Chase Ieaped to the Buffalo Beds in 1914. and when it was predic ed tha- :-1e big leagues had seen the last of Prince Hal. How ever, Garry Hermann decided to take a chance with him-a-'d row see whati
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
NOTICE.

All persons liable to pay taxes in the Town Of Colchester on levy of 1916 are hereby notified that have war rant to levy and collect a tax of ten mills on thesdoliar, including personal taxes. Said taxes are due and payable on or befoze ApgiI 1se 1917. For the be at the store of John Condren on the following dates ; Saturday. March 31st from l LS o'clock p: m.i Saturday, and Montla& April soth. from to o'clock pE Hass Sn Thursday. April 124k1 at the FoH&nEHce in North Westche ester from g fesEnf to- 12 o'clock noon, and at Brown Bros. office, Comstock Bridge. sApf1I, Eth. from to o'clock D. m.
 Interest at 9 per cent will be charged on all urpAid taxes May 1st. 1S17
 All peFsons neglecting and refusing to pay will be dealt with as the law dIrects--2Ehapter. 222. Section 8. Laws
 colchsster. March 10th. 1917.
 MFR R. sABEL collector. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
YALE DUE FOR BIG YEAR
Blue Athletes Beating Old opponentsTn Tables liar
 var Football Victory Upsets Results in College Sports

vxard coming second with 10 1-2 points. Incidentally Yale defeated every Harvard. entry in the tourna.- ment but one. When the fencing. teams met at New Haven 1t was generally thought that Harvard would win. due to the excellent showing made up to date by her swordsmen. But the Ellis triumphed. T to 3.
 The surprise of winter occurred in hockey. Harvard was scredited with having not only the fastest but the best organized seven in the college game. The first game. at New Ha- ven. went to Yale to O. But as Har- ward had lost to Princeton in the first game and then won the series the critics did not consider the defeat as very vital Tn the second game the crimson sevSn backed this thory by piling up a 5-to-0 score against the Ellis. But the third game of the year showed the Harvard seven absolute ly at loss without the services of Cap- tain Morgan. and Yale won to o.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
TIGER ATHLETEs ExcEn VALE. Prineston Gymnasts Won Meet, s1 to

The Yale gymnastictea was forced to bow before the strong and clever Princeton gym team in the Yale gym the meet by Sn si to soe 2s ascer score nan Taie started the match as if determined to conquer and for a time it appeared as if the fighting spirit of the Ellis would prevail over the seasoned ability of the progressed the visitors wore down the spirit of the Blue and so won the match. This meet was the best home meet of the Yale season. which will close Friday with the intercollegiate.
 The horizontal bar event came to Yale after close fight. but Philips. the Blue man executed maneuvres with more skill and so he was awarded the decision over Cooper. the visiting con- testant. Yale's second successive civ tory came in the side horse division. when Luippo1d. the clever little Blue performer, did his tricks without a break. Princeton gained both second and third in this event as Luippeld was the only Yale man entered.
 The visitors first showed their real strength in; the parallel bars event, which Wise won with comparatice ease. Cook who was expected to capture this awarded third place. All the con : testants did good work in the club swinging. but Schwabacher of Prince ton, by Clever execution won the de-
 
 point Yale attempted a. recovery and Martin gained first honors on the rings and Elwood was given third place in the same event. However Prince tons lead was too much to overcome and although Wood won the tumbling for the Ellis. Princeton captured all the other places and so won the meet.
 Summary:
 Horizontal bars-won by Phelps, Yale: second. Cooper. Princeton; third Lloyd, Princeton.
 Side horseTWon by sLuippold, Yale. second. Thornington. Princeton, third.
 Parallel bars-iWon by Wise. Prince ton: second. Cooper. Princeton: third. Cook, Yale.
 Club swinging = Won by Schwa- bacher. Princeton: Thorington. Prince ton: second: Smith. Yale, third.
 Rings-Won by Martin Vale: Hum- phrey. Princetons second; E1wood, Yale third.
 Tumbling-won by Wood, Vale: sec ond. Wiss. Princeton; third. Doyle, Princeton.
 Score-Princeton s1: Yale 2s.
 Ohicials-Schroeder, Carpenter and Swan.
 Australia seems to be getting along just as well less Darcy.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

slightly higher today. Cattle trade was slow and sheep firm
 Cattle-Receipts 5000 head. Native cutters s6.10@6.S5; heifers $6@1150; calves S5.5o@15..
 Sheep and lambs Receipts -2,2o0. Yearlings $e@14-s5; wethers ss@12-9o: lambs $14@75.35.
 Hogs-Receipts 24,ooo. Mixed butch CTS $14.55614.S5; light s13S5@1490; heavy s14.s5@ 15-10; rough heavy s14,4s@14.s5; pigs s1o@1a.5o: bulk
 Buffalo. March 2s. - Cattle receipts 10000 head. market active. Prime steers s12@1275; butcher grades $6 50 o@11-20.
 tive and soc lower. Gull to choice $5.000r15.50.
 Sheep and lamb-Receipts 5000, market active and 1oc higher. Choice lambs s15.5o@15-75: cul to fair s12. 50 @15.oo: yeariings s13.0o@ 14.25: sheep $5.0o@1250.
 Hogs-Receipts 4,9oo:. market active with pigs lower. Workers s15.O0G I5.9o: heavy $15.75@15.se; roughs $14 @14.25; stags s11.50@12.5o.
 Pittsburgh, March 23-cattle sup ply light. market steady Prime $11.5 50 @12'oo; good s1o,5o@1 tidy butch eornmon s7.5o5Ds5o: common to good fat. bulls $s.0o6 1000; common to good fat cows $4.75@ 9.50: heiferss $70O@ 10.59; fresh cows and .springers SOC s5; veal calves s15.oo615.5o: heavy and thin calves s6.00s911.00.
 Sheep and lambs-Suppiy light, mar ket steady. Prime wethers $1175@ 12.5o. good mixed $1o.5o@11.5o: fair mixed $9.50@1O.25, culls and common $5@7, lambs $12@15.50, spring lambs s15@1s.
 Hogs-Receipts 10 double decks. market lower. Prime heavy hogs $15 50 @15.6o, heavy mixed $15.5O@15 60, me diums $15-500 15.S0, heavy workers $15.25 @15.5o, light workers $145o0 14.75, pigs $13@13.75. roughs sI3.5o@
 Kansas City, March 23.-Hog re- ceipts estimated today 1000 head. Re- ceived officially yesterday 9,352 head; shipments 994 head. The market was steady; quotations ruled from s1395m 14.95 per 100 pounds against $14@15 per 100 pounds on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
INGRAM HIGHEST PAID
 MAN IN BASEBALL
Giants Manager Signs Contract for
 S5c,ooo For Five Years.

San Antonio. Texas, March 25.- President Hampstead of the New York Giants. announced here today that Manager John J. McGraw has signed Q five year contract calling for a sal ary of s5o.oo0 year. Hampstead said: -
 -tMc4rKaw is said to be the highest priced man is baseball and he deserves to be. He has been with the. Giants since 1902 and we hope to have him with the club as long as he remains in baseball
 Previous to signing the contract Me- Gray's salary was announced as ESQ., 900 year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
MONEY.

New York. March 24.-Mercantile paper 1-4: sterling SO day bills All; commercial 60 day bills on banks All; commercial 60 day bills 4.7o 3-4; de- mand 4.75; cables 4.76 7-16; Francs demand 5.S4 5-S: cables 5.83 5-S; marks. demand 69 1-s: cables 6e 1-4; Kronen demand 11-3e; cables 11-35; guilders demand 40 1-2:- cables 40 9-1S: fires demand ITS: cables 7.74: rugoles demand 2s 5-s: cables 860; bar siI- yer II 7-S; Mexican dollars 55 3-4; government bonds steady; railroad bonds firm.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
TAX NOTICE. TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE TOWN


 All persons alab1e to pay taxes in the Town Of SpFaguss State of Connecticut are hereby notified that I have a war rant to levy and collect tax of nine mills on the dollar on list Of 1916, due and payable April 4th. 1917. All per sons neEi citing this notice will be pro- eeeded against as directed by the laws of this S&a4es For the purpose of col lecring thta taxi shall be sat Baltic. In said iSpIa gne. at the. Town Clerks Oef7ce. on H9ednesdays. April 4th, 11th 18th and nth $ 1s1T. from 10 a. na to n noon-F2 pf m. to $ P. m. and p. m. on saturnaT's April 7th. 14th. fist. asth. and May En- 191T,s at the same hours. At Hanover, at 3he store of Webster Standlsh. on Tuesday. April 10th, 1917, from II a. m. to l ?. m AtsYersailies From II a- m. to. l P:
 Alter May 5ths 1e1T sintersst at the rate of per cent. wtal be added from she Eufe these taxaS became due.
 Dated at sprnEue. Conn., tnis 10th
 JAMEs IduIRE. Tax Collector mmr14M
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
LEGAL NOTICES
 NOTICE
TAX NOTICE
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF THE TOWN
 OF LEBANON

TO THE IA4PAKEHS OF' THE TOWN
 OF LEBANON.
 All persons liable to pay taxes in the Town of Lebanon are hereby notified and warned that I have a warrant to levy and collect a tax of Is mills on the dollar on the Town list of 1916, payable April 3. 1917, and for the pur- pose of collecting the same I will be at the Town Hall Monday, April 2d, urday. April 7th. at the residence of John Clark, from Il a. m. to p. m, and on Monday, April sth, at the resi- to 2 ?. m.
 All persons negiectinE this notice will be charged legal fees and addf- tions as the law directs!
 Dated at Lebanon this 10th day of March, 1917.
 WILLIAM THOMAS CURRY. Collector. mar13M
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
MACK TO HAVE BEST
 LETTERS IN THE LEAGUE.
Athletics Manager Says He Will Not
 Have Weai. Hitter.

Connie Mack is the most interesting tailend manager the American league has had in all it's history. The lean, 10 lg, intensely earnest baseball edu- cator of Philadelphia IS always about two jumps ahead oe lis colleagues writes w. J. O'Connor in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He. proved that by rsalizing fully on Col,rs, Barry and Baker the minute his greatest machine showed signs of. disint egralion. Last . season, with the most IT efficient team the league has ever known. he didn't lose money. His payi Jli was less than Roger Bresnanan's ex outlaw band in Toledo, a class A club.
 sued his 1917 prospects indicate who wtil be with his team the coming sea- son. McInnes on first, Grover at sec o1d Witt at short an5 Bates on third will man the inner defense. Strunk, Bodie and Thrasher will be in the out field. Schang will haye Meyer as his first assistant behind the bat. Joe Bush, Elmer Myers, Russell Johnson Jack Majors and the pick of II young sters will make up tn !, pitching. staff Connie concludes:
 'I will not have d weak hitter on the team, and really believe it will be- the best batting club in the league. O. course, I am at the mercy of my pitchers, but don't believe me extrava- gant when I gay we w11i have a hard h.: ting team and a tough. club to beat with Bush or Myers hL. .Ing.'
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Hal Chase Solves Pitcher.

Memphis, Tenn, March 25.-Hal Chase and Cueto were the only Gin cinnati National league batsmen who could bit Wasf ington's pitchers in to- days exhibition game here and their total was only three singles. while the American leaguers punched hits with bases on balls and errors and won, 5 to l. Score:
 Washington ...... ...........S- 2 Cincinnati ...... ............ 5
 Johnson, Shaw, Dumont and Ain smith, Henry: Toney, Schneider. San ders and Huhn
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

When he arrived in America Les Darcy wore a hat about the same size as Gunboat Smiths shoes, but it is said that he takes a smaller lid now
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Judging from the increasing num- bers of those who would tackle Willie Hoppe,- the number of those who rush in where angles fear to tread is on the increase.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Greenway, of Yale; Poe of Princeton Wheeler and Starr, of Harvard, anc Osgood, of Pennsylvania, are some 0! the men football has sent to war.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Philadelphia fans will have a chance to see all the American league clubs this year, but the deuce of it is that they'd like to see 'em in action.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

A Cincinnati man says golf hardens the muscles and softens the brain, but maybe living in Cincinnati caused tho latter condition.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Such is the growing demand in football for speed and strategy as op- are falling with joy on the necks of all the 200 pounders they can find.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
TROTTING-PAcINc
 MARKS OF SEASON
Trotting.

Lee Axworthy. mile by stallion, 1:5S 1-4.
 Real Lady. two-yead-old lilly, mare. 2:04 3-4. Mary Putney, four-year- mare, 2:04 1-4. St. Frisco Mabel Trask, dead heat, 2:07 1-.4 Pacing. Directum I. half mile. o:55 -3-4.
 Directum I, one and one six tenth miles, 2:09- 3-4. Directum I. one and one eighth mIIes, 2:16 1-4 Peter Look. three y6ar-old colt, 2:o3. Young Todd. gour-year-eld geld ing, .: O. 1-2.
 Miss Harris M, four-year- mare, 2:01=1-4.
 Helmet Queen, yearling Ally, 2:16 If.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

PugiIistic distinctions seem to be disappearing. Tn the winter they're all middleweights, and in the 'summer ar are swelterweights.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
! Giant Regulars Hit. Hard.

San Antonio, Tex, March 25.-The New York National regulars hit the ball hard and, taking advantage, of local errors, defeated the San An tonic eTexas league) club here today, 10 to c. The score:
 New York ..........s 10 Is o San AntOn1o Q Anderson, Perrftt and Rariden. Mo Carty; May, Harper and Cook, Reilly.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

the club offered him, then signed al the clubs terms. Prompting the in- ference that Magee doesn't care much to make money.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

There isn't IS much Irish blood in baseball as there used to be. but there's enough that the players refuse to let rice or other food subs pinch hit for good old spuds on the bill of fare.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

Ball players of today are much | more refined than those of 20 years ago. Most of them now use forks as food transports. whereas the old | timers used their knives.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

The fellow who shot his friend in mistake for a rabbit is now looking forward to a joyous time rocking canoes. Nothing can discourage such simps
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

1887; Oct. 1S.4o; Dec. 1850; Jan. IS53 -z
 Cotton futures closed steady: May 1928: July 1S.89;- Oct 1S45; Dec 1880; Jan. 1851, spot steady; mid ding 19.3O.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
grandmothers begins April 3rd in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Salt Lake.

The gink who said that it takes two to make a fight wasn't hep to modern matchmaking methods which require at least a dozen.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

A pitcher who goes to the well too often is sure to be cracked, according to the old proverb. but at that it's better for pitcher to go to. a well than to a gin mill.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

The fact that a cribbage game o& 100000 points, lasting six months and played 250 feet below ground, has just been finished in Minnesota, is a, sre- buke to the person who onea exnlaira-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26
Cleveland Shut Out New Orleans.

New Orleans. La. March 25.-The Cleveland Americans defeated New Orleans today 4 to 0. Score: Cleveland ....... -.......4 5 0 New Orleans .............0 5
 Morton Cove;eskie and O'Neill; Mil Ter and Higgins.
 If what the ball players eat at southern training camps during Lent is called fasting, heaven help the poor inkeepers up North!
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

We understand that Herr Heinie Zimmerman has warned umpires that they must wear "a coating of paint in vertical stripes if they don't want to be roasted.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-26

ed that America is country of no privacy.