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New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
LEWIS STILL WINNING
''Strangler' Downs Mannich in 5:37
without Using His Deadly deadlock
Loser OutclaSsed From Start

New York, Dec. 21.-Although
Stranger Lewis was induced by the
management of the wrestling tourna-
ment at the Lexington theater to
eoreRo his deadlock, he made short
work OF George Mannich, a fine mod
elled Servian, who was pinned to the
mat in 5:37 with an arm scissors and
crotch. Mannich was on the defen-
Eivc from the start, and did not have
n possible chance.
Z It Is in the cards for Lewis and
Di3yszko to meet asain on Saturday
right. and it is said the Stranger will
i,5sis. on tho use of his deadlock
0S:ai1gt the giant POKE.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21

The record of the New Britain High
school football eleven for the season
just closed is one that the followers of
the team should feel justly proud of.
True, the boys did not win the cham
pionship, but they did the closest
thing possible-tied Hartford for the
honor-no little achievement, to be
sure. Scanning the record of the team
will show that in the six games
played, the Red and Gold warriors
scored 124 points to six for their OPP
ponents. The half-dozen mark was
attained by Holyoke High through the
fine toe work Of Daley, who boosted
the pigskin over the crossbar twice in
the contest. The excellent defensive
work of New Britain prevented OPP
ponents from scoring a touchdown.
! The 1917 eleven is one of the few
| teams to keep it's goal line uncrossed
| during season.
The record for the past season S
! r~1I~
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
TIE IN FOUR BALL PLAY.
Tin Whistles Tourney Begins at Pine
hurst Links.

Pinehurst, N. c., Dec. 21-The tin
whistles four ball medal play tourney
at Pinehurst resulted yesterday in a
tie at 1852 net. T. J. Check of East
Orange and M. H. Gregg, Jr., Of
Pittsburgh won on the playoff from
G. A Magoon of Pittsburgh and H.
G. Phillips of Pinehurst. Phillips, Sc,
was the best gross of the day. The
prize for the best net went to G. T.
Dunlap of Summit, N. j., with Gels,
IS. c.. L. Becker, Ekwanok, and G.
M Howard, Halifax, supplied the best
team work of the day finishing in
1872 gross. They took third honors
with a net 1865.
Norman H. Maxwell, who has just
arrived and, is getting ready for the
approaching midwinter tournament,
played the championship course in the
seventies today.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
WESLEYAN MEN PATRIOTIC.
Alumni Secretary Has Infornnatio1I
That so Athletes Are in Service.

Middletown, Dec. 21.--Warren F.
Sheldon, alumni secretary at Wes-s
leyan, has gathered information COM
corning the athletes at the college,
which shows that they are conspicu,s
ously loyal to their country. or th6s
fifty athletes at Wesleyan who were
entitled to wear the ''W' when war
was declared last spring, every one
volunteered for some form of activeg
war service, and today every one OF
them is with the. colors or fairly ac-s
counted for
Twenty other athletes who had
qualified for various teams in Y
Guiding the freshman eleven, but who
had not played enough to win their
letters, are also in the service Every
outgoing and incoming athletic cap.
tain in college at the outbreak of tho
war is now in the army or navy.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
||||lODIF|ES
MS FOR BOUT
Red Gross Benefit Ex-
\ Must Be 10 Rounds

M. Dec. 21.-Jess Willard has
mis- early statements of sign
Fred Fulton or some other
QRn for g. championship bout,
seeds to go to the Red Cross.
III defend his title, but he now
Rtes 1t must be in ten round
It'll no decision. In other words,
~ battle, but with safeguards to
extent against the loss of the
Qionship. Willard wants to make
that only knockout would
him of the title he won when
Iefeated Jack Johnson.
Ills was the day set by Mike Col
to declare Fred Fulton heavy
hit champion If Jess didn't come
1T, but the champion is on the job.
- can tell Fearless Fred I'm here
ready to talk business said Will
I'm prepared to fight anybody
b thinks he has q chance. 1 think
the best heavyweight, and If Tn
~ I want to find out about it. TIL
nsider any propositions. Fearless
9ed looks as good to me as any of
4e heavyweights."
IS. Will Not Box Before Spring.
n Willard does not want to fight be-
aA EOJ0 spring. ne SStlu l0 uOOSI KNOW
I Of any building big enough to put on
I the sort of a bout he wishes to stage
for the Red Cross.
IT want to put on a big benefit bout
for the Red Cross. and in order to
accommodate the crowd that I'M
doubtedly would be eager to see such
a. contest think it would be neces-
+ Sany to stage the bout in an outdoor
arena, or possibly in one of the big
ball parks.
k"I don't care so much for the twenty
round stuff, so this match will have to
\ be ten round affair. Just as much
money can be realized from short
bout. gs5'
Il sM'I still hope to have a battle with
Carpenter, the French champion. +
think that would be the biggest kind
Of an attraction. I am told that he
now weighs 200 pounds, and that
there wouldn't be such a difference
Ia weight as there might have been
year or so ago.
TT doesn't look as If there is much
chance of his coming to this country,
30 I'm open to anybody, and it looks
as If Fred Fulton is, the boy.
Is Through With Circus.
..Fe can. do all the claiming . he
wants to- 50 far as the title is con-
Iscerned. Pm here. I won't even deny
4 Ills story that he once knocked me
out He can have a chance to try
again."
pg Willard, looking in better condition
than in several years, dropped into
4 Chicago yesterday to announce that
~ has retired from circus life and
%vill not strike the sawdust trail an
ether year, He will dispose Of all his
I circus holdings, which are now To-
Gated at Jacksonville. Fla.
s"I don't know what I'll do next
h SEASON." said the big fellow. but I'll
drop into some line or other. I'm
not going to loaf"
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
Waltz BEATS HUBS.
Hartford Boxer Easily Proves He Il
l.. MiddletOwn Boys Master.

Middletown, Dec.8 21.-In a boxing
match here last night Sammy Waltz
Of Hartford punished Teddy Hubs
of this city so badly that after five
rounds of scheduled 10-round gos
Hubs seconds threw up the sponge. L
Jimmy Sandell Of New Haven bats
tered Young Lizxio of Bridgeport for.
seven Of the 10 rounds they were to-
go and then Lizzio quit. saying that a
boil ON hisneck had been bro ken. ~
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
TO ABANDON SPRING GAMES
Penn State College Authorities to
Close Institution April %, to Enable
Students to Secure Work.

State College, Penn, Dec 21.-An
spring sports will be abandoned this
year at Pennsylvania State as a result
OF the college authorities decision to
close the institution April % in order
tc release the undergraduates for
farm and factory work. There will be
no lacrosse, soccer, tennis or outdoor
track meets. Possibly a few inter-
collegiate baseball games may be
played early in April, before the col
lege term ends.
Announcement to this effect was
made today by r. H. Smith, graduate
manager OF athletics. He said Penn
sylvania States basketball and wrest-
ling schedules would be carried out
as originally planned, but that inter
class track and 'cross-country activi-
ties would take the place of outdoor
intercollegiate meets for the cinder
path men.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
COLONIALS HERE TOMORROW
Crack Hartford Basketball Quintet to
Meet Y. M. G. A. Team-Fine Pre-
liminary Game Arranged. II


liminary Game Arranged. HI
What should prove one Of the best
games Of the season, is scheduled for
tom orrow evening at the Y. M. G. Al
gymnasium, when the Colonials OF
Hartford will be the Hardware city.
lads opponents. For several seasonS
the Capitol city basket tossers have
made excellent regulations on the
basketball court, and it Is expected
that they will give the associations
five a hard tussle. The New Britain
representatives will have their crack
team in form for this big game with
Slater, Kopf, Jacobson, Larson ct al.
ready to administer good wallOpinA
to the visitors-if possible.
The Colonials will have Joe Smith,.
Harry Schofield and Carrier in their
lineup. This is the outfit that de-
feated the Pittsfield boys club Ave.
an accomplishment which was not
achieved by any team in the past IL
years. The Colonials have also held
the crack Middletown quintet to a
two-point victory. ~
The preliminary game will bring to-
eether the Kamels and the Murine gs.
Cabelus and Solomon, the Muhlenberg
stars v.ll probably be in the Nutme gss
lineup while Harris Ginsburg will try,
-, to play with tl.-- kamels' outfit. Gins
burg's presence on a basketball court
should stimulate added interest.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
EVERETT SCOTT IN DRAFT.
Red Sox ShOrtstoD Will Be Called
Early in Next CONTINGENT.

Bluffton, Ind. Dec. 21.-Shortstop
Everett Scott of the Red Sox will
come up for examination for the Ma
tional Army in the next batch OF fifty
called in this district. He 'is married
and has a family, but there is no;
indication that he will be exempted
should he ask for exem ption on the
basis of dependents.
He has considerable property herr. B
runs prosperous business. and there
is considerable money in his family.
His family viii not be destitute, by
any means, if he should be takens
"over there"
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
CRESCENT CAPTAIN ENLtsFs.

New York, Dec. 21.-Tod Browne,
captain of the Crescent Athletic club
hockey team, yesterday enlisted in the
navy. His action was complete sur
prise to his eliminates as Browne has
been practicing daily with the Half
Moon club seven, which will open it's
schedule shortly.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21

AUUOtI II. OIKIIII1, WTILIHB TOT IIIe
Hartford Courant bowling team, is
sues a challenge to any newspaper
quintet in this city. for home and
home series. The Capitol city five
will make it an object to win. ac-
cording to the communication. The
challenge specifies that the series be
held on any Monday in January. Feb
ruary>o or March.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ENLIsTs

Indianapolis, Dec. 81. - Cullen
Thomas athletic director at Butler
college here, yesterday enlisted as a
member of Battery B. Second Indiana
Field Artillery, and was recommend
ed for a second lieutenancy Ihomas
will remain in charge of athletlcs at
Butler until the battery is caleo INTO
service.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
HUGGINS AND BALL CONFER.
Yankee Manager Makes New Propo'
sition for Sale of Derrel Pratt.

st. Louis Mo-. Dec~21.-Despdte the
fact that Phil Ball Of St Louis turned
down all of Col. Ruppert's. PROPOSE
tions for a deal involving Second
Baseman Derrell Pratt the Yankees
have not yet given. up-sthe<quest=, for
the crack second baseman. Higgins
arrived here yesterday and during a
conference with Ball made him a
new proposition for the pRayer.
Who the new trade involves Hug
gins would not say, but Ball is con-
sidering it and may give Higgins an
answer today.
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
YALE TO OPEN SEASON.

New York. Dec. 21.-Yale will play
it's first basketball game of the sea-
son when it engages the Crescent
A. c.. Ave in Brooklyn tonight. The
game will be played in the gymnasium
OF ~the-club- on Court street,
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
BOY SCOUTS START RIGHT.

Troop 2, Boy Scouts of America,
opened the indoor baseball season
Wednesday evening at the State Ar
rory, defeating Co. M, Home Guards
score 8 to 2. On next Wednesday
evening the troops will play Co. M,
at basketball
New Britain herald., 1917-12-21
.MOHAWKS CLEAN UP
By Briggs

Eddie AnderSOn's Lane Warriors Trim
Warriors Three Straight Games
skinner Check League Results.
bowling matches at the Aetna
alleys last evening resulted as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
u. S. S. Des Moines
Will Go to Turkey,
Defying U-Boats
Germany Refuses Safe Conduct
for; Warships Ordered to
Rescue Americans

Washington, Feb. 27.-Germany has
declined to guarantee the safe passage
of the American naval vessels :Des
Moines and Cesar through the Medl-
terranean war zone to Syria, to carry
supplies to the destitute Syrians and
Armenians at Jaffa and to rescue
thousand Americans stranded at Bel
rut. The German refusal was made
known to diplomats here to-day.
The German answer, according TO
officials, means that the vessels will
proceed without Germany's assurances,
unless war breaks out before they
start. in which case the situation OF
the Americans at Beirut will be pre-
carious, as the Turkish government,
even If not formally at war with the
United States, doubtless would prevent
movements of American warships In
Turkish waters.
II is declared that Germany Will
state in her formal reply, to be trans
mitted through the Turkish govern
ment, that her submarines have been
instructed to use every precautlon to
avoid attacking the Des Moines and
the Cesar, but that no guarantee can
be given that they will not strike
German mine or be torpedoed mad
v,rtently. An attack on these vessels,
it is declared, could only be interpreted
by the United States as an act OF war
1t was stated also that Turkey would
not promise to furnish pilots for the
American naval vessels if they entered
Turkish waters, but would deal with
the situation as it exists after It's
waters have been entered. individuals
in high command in Syria would no.
hesitate to cause embarrassments II
the opportunity offered, it is feared
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
Bryan Will Go
To Washington
To Block Wilson
Telegraphs Congressman
Not to "Surrender" Power
Asked by President

jacksonville, Fla.s Feb. 27.-W. j.
BRYAN, in a statement issued here to-
day. announced that he was opposed
to granting the President such powers
as Mr.. Wilson requested Of Congress
Yesterday. He said that he would 60
Immediately to Washington and use his
influence to have the request declined.
After reading the Presidents address
Mr.. BRYAN cancelled five speaking en-
eagements in Florida. and since has
been in communication by telegraph
with friends in Congress.
whatever power is conferred upon
the President should, | think" said Mr..
BRYAN, abe so limited as not to con-
stitute a surrender of the power of
Congress"
Mr.. Bryan said he had the greatest
faith in the Presidents high purpose,
but that it would be unwise to delegate
10 the President the authority asked
for. mo matter how much confidence
we have in the Executive"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
1000 u. S. Tractors
Will Plough at Night
To Help Feed Britain
Taxi Chauffeurs in Civilian
Army to Pilot Machines
with Headlights

London, Feb. Give want 1000
American tractor ploughs for the use
of a civilian army of night ploughers
which we arc about to enlist through
out the British Isles" said Sir Arthur
Lee, Director General of Food Produc-
ton, to-day.
"We hope to make the tractor ploughs
fill the gaps caused by the shortage
in labor" continued Sir Arthur. "We
are going to equip them with head.
lights for night ploughing, so they
can work twenty-four hours. They
will be driven by taxicab drivers and
chauffeurs.
"Behind every plough will be a
skilled farmer. assisted by prisoners
conscientious obiectors, members of the
home defence forces and women.
ave do not believe we will be able
TO produce sufficient food TO feed the
population in time of peace, but are
confident we will be able to grow
enough to stave off starvation during
the war For this We thank the Ger
man submarines. They already have
given England an agricultural policy
which is destined to make us to large
extent self-supporting.
"The submarines also have revived
rural life, given the farmers a mini
mum wage, and generally made oul
national defence more effective than q
thousand speeches in Parliament"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
Penfield Makes
Full Plans for
Austrian Break
Washington Holds That Rupture
Is Inevitable-Spain Will
Handle u. S. Interests

Washington, Feb. 27.-Complete ar
rangements for the withdrawal OF Amer
ican diplomatic ana consular oifcers
from Austria Hungary have been made
bv Ambassador Penfeld on instructions
from the State Department. 1t was
learned to-day that the ambassador had
been directed to take this step, the be-
lief being that break is inevitable.
The Spanish government has been asked
70 take over American interests, and
plans have been made to expedite the
withdrawal OF al! Americans.
The last report from Ambassador Pen
field suggested slight possibility that
Austria's reply 20 this government S
aide memoire might be favorable. HOW
ever. no real hope was raised mere ,
The feeling prevails here that while
both this country and Austria are seek
inc To avoid a break, Germany IS de-
termined that her ally shall support the
submarine campaign to the greatest
possible degree. .;,,
The withdrawal of the American
dinIomatic and consular corps from
Austria will not present as difncult
problem as in the case OF Germany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
BcrnstorH Leaves
Halifax as Patrols
Guide Frederik VIII

Halifax, n. s., Feb. 27.--The steamer
Frederick VIII, with Count Won Bern
storff, former Ambassador TO the
United States. and his party on board
sailed at 1880 o'ciock tonight for
Copenhagen.
The same precautions which marked
the arrival Of the liner here February
IS attended her departure. She was
not moved from her dock, where for
the last few days she has been taking
on coal and supplies. until after night
fall As she steamed slowly down the
barbor she was conveyed by a swarm
OF patrol boats, with orders to keep all
other craft at distance, in conformity
with the assurances OF safe condue,
made by Great Britain TO the United
States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
Another Yarrowdale
Inquiry Sent to Berlin

Washington, Feb. 27.-Germany's pro-
crastination in complying with repeated
American demands for release of the
Yarrowdale prisoners is bringing the
controversy to stage Of extreme
gravity.
Accounted from the first perhaps the
most serious difficulty between the two
countries, aside from the submarine is
sue itself, the Yarrowdalc case has
been a source of growing concern and
Indignation among officials, some OF
whom now are convinced that Ger
many's intention is nothing more nor
less than to hold the American seamen
as hostages pending decision as to
peace or war.
Such an act would be regarded here
as not only a fragrant violation Of in
ternationsl law and treaty rights, but
an open insult to the United States.
Another inquiry regarding the pris-
oners was sent through the Spanish
Ambassador at Berlin tonight as soon
as oficials saw news dispatches saying
they would not be liberated at present
because Of disease at their camp. This
was regarded ss only a prete1a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
Germany Holding
Yarrowdale's Men;
Blames Quarantine
News Agency Says Infectious
Disease Has Appeared in
Place of Detentio.

Berlin. Feb. 26 (by wireless to Say
ville).-The release Of the American
nrisoners brought to Germany on the
.,esmer Yarrowdale, although ordered
some time ago, says the Overseas News
Agency, cannot be carried out for the
moment, as an infectious disease has
been discovered at the place Of their
residence.
As the outbreak of the malady neces-
states a quarantine measure affecting
the number OF persons about to leave
Germany, the OVERSEAS Agency states
that the delay in the departure of the
Americans is in the interests of neu--
trail countries. The hope is expressed
that the quarantine will be OF snort
duration.
The American citizens, it is an
nounced, are safe and well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
"U. S. Rights Violated"
Official View in Capital
[By The Associated Pressl

Washington, Feb. 27.-The sinking
of the Cunarder Laconia by German
submarine was stated officially to-day
to constitute a clear-cut violation Of
American rights.
Conclusive official information at the
State Department shows that two
American women lost their lives, that
if four other Americans among the
passengers and the fourteen among the
crew were saved. it was only by good
fortune and that the vessel was sunk
without warning. in direct defiance of
all the principles for which the United
States has stood.
No further facts are needed by this
government, II was stated officially, and
no inquiry Of any sort is necessary to
establish the facts of the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28
Gerard Anxious
To Leave Spain
And See Wilson
Now at Corunna Waiting for
Santa Isabel to Sail
for u. S.
BY CARL W. ACKERMAN
lFrom stan Correspondent of Tho Tribuns.I

IFrom a stan Correspondent Of Tho Tribune
Copyright 1917. by The Tribune Association
Corunna, Spain, Feb. 27-Betore
leaving Madrid Mr.. Gerard cabled to
the State Department asking for spe-
cial train from Key West to Washing
ton. He is anxious to confer with the
President at the earliest possible mo-
ment not only about Germany, but also
about Spain's reasons for not joining
with the United States in breaking on
diplomatic relations with Germany.
Although Mr. Gerard's stay in Madrid
was short, he met a great many of the
most influential people and had an eX-
cellent opportunity to learn at first
hand the Spanish governments atti-
tude. Naturally, he cannot discuss
these matters for publication.
Nevertheless, something may be dis
closed. The fact is emphasized by
Spaniards themselves that when Mr.
Wilson sounded Madrid on breaking off
relations with Germany. that part OF
the Spanish press controlled by Ger
man capital Immediately brought up
old Spanish-American War issues, and
succeeded to some extent in turning
popular opinion against the United
States.
II is evident that since the United
States has severed diplomatic relations
with Germany the idea that Spain will
act as the peace mediator has been
growing. 1t is known, also, that she is
very anxious to obtain American capi-
tai for the development of her re-
sources.
Mr.. Gerard's train arrived at Corunna
at 11:40 this morning. II was ahead Of
schedule, thanks to the Duke Of Zera-
goza, who, in overalls, acted as engi-
neer, running the special train through
the hardest part of the journey from
Madrid. The duke volunteered as hon
orary escort. He is an engineer by
avocation. and runs all of King AL
fonso's trains.
AT dinner on Sunday night the duke
dined with Mr.. Gerard and sat beside
the ambassadors wife, who was dressed
in black silk velvet. As the duke wore
a gray sweater, blue overalls and heavy
shoes, the contrast was striking. The
other guests were Lithgow Osborne,
Hermann Oelrichs and Christian Herter.
in thanking the duke Mr.. Gerard said
his touch on the tn ottle was as fine as
that of a violinis. o1 his instrument,
which made the duke laugh heartily, as
nc clicked his heels and saluted.
At Corunns the Gerard party was
met by Spanish officials and large po-
lice escort. Mr.. Gerard will go aboard
the infanta Isabel on Tuesday after
noon. During the voyage he will con-
slider various offers which have been
received from publishers who want him
to write book about Germany. He
would probably like to write. but for
the present his position is such as TO
make il impossible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-28

was the first one through the doors
when they were opened and got all de
tails available there. Then | went to
the American Embassy. where ! had q
conversation with Ambassador Page, to
whom / expressed my feelings IN the
strongest possible manner. ! then
cabled President Wilson"
Hoy's cable to President Wilson de-
mands that the death of his mother and
sister be avenged, and requests the
privilege of being the first volunteer If
a citizen army was raised in America.
Otherwise, he declares, he would en-
list in the British army.