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Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
SAFER AWARDED PITTseURe
Services Had Been in Dispute Be.
 tween Chicago and Pirates.

President Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsburg ball club received word from John K. Tener. president of the National League. that he had award ed to the Pittsburg club Vic Safer, late first baseman of the Chicago club, over whose services the two clubs had been in dispute. Dreyfuss claim ed Safer last year when it was an nounced that he had been released by Chicago. but when the Pittsburg club sent Safer a contract he re- fused to sign. saying he was being paid by the Chicago club.
 Safer played several games with the Cubs at the close of the season. The matter was threshed out at the meeting of the league two weeks ago in New York. and the issue left to Tener, who made known his decision the other night. When Dreyfuss was asked what he would do. about play ing Safer he said:
 Tt all depends on how he and Moll- witz shape up at the training camp, and as to what Manager Bezdek thinks of them. We may make a trade that will give us at least one or the other for our first base position However, there is time enough for that The question is what should be done with Weeghman, who violated the league constitution when he paid Saier's sal ary and also allowed his manager to play him at the end of the sea son. If Safer belongs to us then Weeghman should be fined and shown that he cannot get away with such tricks in the National league"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS DULL.
A Score of Rails Declined One to Fou,
 Points.

New York. Dec. 26.-Raids led the post-h oHday recession on the stock exchange, a score of those issues de- clining one to four points, with yet lower records for St. Paul preferred at 62 1-2 and Baltimore and Ohio prefer red and common at AT 1-4 and 3S 1-4 respectively.
 The fresh reaction was popularly associated with indications that the administration is soon to announce it's policy of railroad control. congress to share in the responsibility.
 An illustration of the caution with which transportation companies are proceeding was furnished by the Del aware and Hudson directors. A reg ular dividend was declared for the first quarter of 1918. instead of order ing payments for the full year, as was long the custom.
 Industrials suffered almost as much as rails. deriving their impulse, from sporadic liquidation of equipments. For this no explanation was vouch- safed other than a possible further re- vision of prices by the war board.
 Trading lapsed after the first hour, the market coming to a standstiH in the intermediate and later periods, ex- cept for a weakening of utilities. Leaders made nominal rallies just be- fore the close, chiefly Reading and Union Pacifis. U. $. Steel showing a am|dnted to 415.000 shares.
 Foreign bonds forfeited much of their recent recovery on the less favor able war views presented by repre- sentative banking interests. Liber- ty issues were active the 4's making a, new minimum on the decline from 97 to 96.70, the 1-2's holding at 9s.50 to 9s22 Total sales, par value, aggre- gated $4,65o, ,000. U. S.. bonds, old is- sues,s were unchanged on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
CAMPRELL'S MILLS
Program Carried Out at Closing Ex- e ercises of the Wylie School.

wyiie school closed for the holiday vacation Friday, Dec 21, when the fol- lowing program was presented: Christ mas Carol. school; Cradle Hymn Lucy Gray: Santa Claus is Coming, Joel Barber; What Little. Saul Got for Christmas, Mildred Wilcox; The Timely Pointer. Howard Gardner; Who's Santa Claus? Marion Brown; dialogue, Playing Santa Claus, Marion Brown. Mildred Wilcox, Helen Cong don, Howard Gardner, Joel, Barber; song Christmas Bells, school; While Stars of Christmas Shine, Clifford Gray; Christmas Tree in Wildwood Claus. Lloyd Barber; A Christmas Thought, Susan Gardner; The Real Question. Roy Congdon; dialogue, The Messenger Birds. school; The Christ Christmas. Viola Cole; Christmas Hymn Helen Congdon; Little Gott- Heb's Christmas, Gladys Young; Bright Stockings, Katherine Clark; A Letter to Santa Claus. Ethel Congdon; Fam fly Troubles. Grace Gray; The First mas Tree Farm, Fred Congdon; An Eastern Legend, Edith Hall; The Christmas Tree, Bertha Hall; Song of GladneSS. school.
 Clifford Congdon made capital Santa Claus ans distributed gifts to
 The teacher. Miss Marion B1akeslee, played the organ. A good number of adults were present and the exercises were enjoyed by all.
 Personal Mention.
 SiIas L. Barber is in feeble health.
 Miss Marion Blakeslee Is spending the holiday vacation in Waterbury. ,- Norwich, spent Christmas at his home in this place.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

have annually developed one of the
 most dangerous wrestling combinations
 amoing the Ellis opponents. The
 Navy grapplers have sent word that
 they hope to be able to give Yale a
 date later in the season. At Annapolis
 wrestling is a major sport and is re-
 garded as one of the most valuable aids
 in the training of the midshipmen.
 Develops Oarsmen.
 Yale's rowing coaches regard wrest- ling as an adjunct to development of the oarsmen and will encourage 1t more emphatically than ever this sea- son. Winter Mead who rowed No. in the varsity eight last season and who is one of the strongest oarsmen in the present varsity she'll is one of the best heavyweights on the wrest- ling squad. He weighs IFS pounds and, with Captain Gus Avery, may enter the light heavyweight class Avery is brother of Ben Avery, Yale's and football end. Rarely has single family contributed two captains to a Yale athletic team Gus Avery cap- tained the freshman wrestling team last season.
 Heavyweight Entry.
 Yale has a remarkable heavyweight the former football guard. He weighs 235 pounds when in training form. Under Winters coaching he promises to prove an intercollegiate heavy weight champion. If football returns to the Yale curriculum anothe rseason Galt and Avery are likely to shine on | the gridiron. Theodore Lee Stafford captain of the freshman grapplers last year, is the star of the 162-pound squad. He is regarded the most prom iSing candidate at his weight who has represented Yale in several seasons Rutland Thompson of New York city | is on exceptionally promising second string entry at this weight.
 Other Possibilities.
 W. B.. Gray of the freshman team ] last season will probably be Yale's l nominee in the 149 pound class. Al bert Veeder is a, promising reserve I candidate. Oswald Jones of the fresh man team two seasons ago is the lead ! ing 139 pound candidate and Francis | Woodward the best 129 pound entry R. H. Berry is another promising member of the 129 pound squad. R S Mcconnell, a new conner on the squad l is the best. 119-pounder.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
GIANTS HAVE LOST
 ONLY THREE PLAYERS
All Regulars Still in Civilian Life Three Rockies Have Answered Call

So far the Giants have. not lost. a regular player in the draft. and the probability is they will not be af- fected, unless married men are called to the colors. So far only three rock ies, Al Baird. John Paul Jones. a pitcher, and lineal descendant of the first American naval hero and DE George Kelly are in the national service. Kelly was drafted and the others recently enlisted in the navy.
 The club has received word from Fred Anderson that he has been ex- empted because of dependents. After Anderson's exemption he tried fo en . list in the Dental Corps, but was told that no more dentists were needed. The Giants also have heard indirectly that Robertson has been rejected by his draft board Anderson and Rob- ertson were the only players the Giants seemed in danger of losing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
CLARK'S FALLS
Wood for Fuel at Felt MiII-clark lee
 houses Filled.

Miss Julia Fleming is at home with her parents in North Grafton, Mass, for the Christmas vacation. She iuh tends to return and take up her work of instruction in this school district Tuesday.
 Albert Lutz of New York was a wis., itor at his home south of the village Christmas day. He returned to his business in the evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. John B. Perry enter tained their son Oscar and his wife from New Haven, also their son Mau- rice of Horkinton- who is employed by John Cole
 Wood for Felt Mill.
 The Federal Felt company has bought a large quantity of wood from Malcolm Thompson, who is delivering it at the mill
 Mrs Addie Chapman Clark has been enrolling members for the Red Cross
 Alfred M. Clark, has filled his large icehouse with ten. inch ice of good quality.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
SOUTH LYME
Christmas Tree Exercises at Union chapeF-PersonaI Items of Local In- terest.

Mrs. Nettie P. Slate ilas gone to New London for lengthy visit
 Miss Edna ComStock of New Haven is the guest of her grandparents, MT. and Mrs L. C. Payne.
 Charles Ray Warehouse of Fort Terry and his wife were guests of his parents recently.
 George H. Hersey of West Haven is spending the holidays with his fam fly here
 MT F. c. Payne has purchased a new touring car.
 Philip Peck was the guest of Will fam C. Slate over Sunday.
 Sunday School Christmas Tree.
 Sunday school at the Union chapel had a Christmas concert
 Mrs F. w. Chapman has been visit ing her niece, Mrs Clara Starr of New London
 Misses Airline and Selmer Chempir are home for the Christmas vacation
 Visiting in New Haven.
 Miss Etta Powell is spending hei vacation in New Haven, the guest o1 her. parents. MT. and Mrs. Charles Powell of Townsend avenue.
 Mir. ana Mrs. Edward Dean of Lyme were recent guests of John Baldwin
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
League Schedule for the Season of
 1918 Announced.

New York. Dec. 26.-Dr Joseph L.. Raycroft of Princeton, who has charge of the athletic activities of all the army camps, presided at the interpretation meeting of the joint basketball rules committee here tonight.
 Secretary Treasurer Ralph Morgan of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basket ball league stated tonight that the full schedule for the 1918 season, con- sisting of CA games, will sbe an- nounced later this week The lea que is made up of six colleges-CorneIl Columbia. Dartmouth, Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yale. The season will begin on Jan. with Columbia at Pennsylvania. Dartmouth will play at Princeton Jan. ' Cornell at Columbia Jan. II, and Yale will be at Dartmouth and Princeton at Pennsylvania on Jan. ID
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
seo,4o7, ,se1 IN 1917
 FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS
Total of Subscriptions Received ir
 the United States and Canada.

sions in the United States and Canada received total subscriptions of $2O.- 407,S61 in 1917, of which $1e.166, S64 was from the United States and $1,240.997 from Canada, according to a report by the foreign missions conference of North America made public here to- day. Nineteen organizations in Can- ada and ITS in the United States are represented in the figures.
 While the combined total is almost exactly that of a year ago, the fig- ures show that Canada, regardless of the burdens of war, subscribed approx inaately $100,000 more than a year ago. while the United States contrib uted the less amount less.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
B. GOTTHELF & CO. "7he Store of Good Values" 94-1OO Main Street

ness of war, which is so similar to the gridiron sport. Then he cites an other ideration-gameness. How often, he asks. tat Plattsburg and in get cold. wet, tired, and discouraged! Then their football training, the hab- it of keeping at it to the end, comes to the assistance of the young men. sThey keep going, refuse to be dis outraged, and they make good.
 :'The last reason why so many play CTS have obtained commissions, and why they have made and are making good as officers. is in their grasp of the why's and wherefores. Why, our scouting system in football was noth- ing more or less than a police es- pionage system. The more you elab- crate the more you realize the sfrnt- iarity between football and war"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
Team No.I Leading in Palace League
Captain McKelveys Men Have Won Ten Games and Lost Five-Tearn No. (Giford, Captan) Second-Peck- ham Leads in Individual Standing

France. He was wounded twice in the iz was thought he would lose the leg. But thanks to the American doctors and nurses at base hospital the limb was saved Nickalls in his own characteristic manner writes to Eddie Marsh of the Vesper Boat club, in part as follows:
 'I was hit through the knee twice and was in bed two months. I am now fairly sound again after -four months and join up for light duty in two weeks and expect to be sent to France again. in January. I am fed up, but it's no good soldering at home One might just as well take a chance again and can only get kill ed once Remember me to all the boys along Boathouse row"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
FOOTBALL AND WAR
Percy Haushton Points Out Similar ties-Scouting Is Football Espionase


 In a recent interview in a Boston newspaper Percy Haughton drew an analogy between football and war, in which among other things he made the interesting confession that "our scouting system in football was noth- ing more nor less than polite es- pionage system Just now the va rious. College authorities may view MT. Haughton's school for spies when peace comes is a question. Perhaps because they are so necessary in war. the Harvard spy, or, rather. scouting system, may be regarded with great CT kindliness by athlete purists when intercollegiate sport is resumed than was formerly the case. Harvard. by the way, prized her system of espion- age so highly that she retained it this season for her freshman tcam-au. of course, to the ends that her freshmen should lose nothing of the quaIihca- tions for war that football teaches. Haughton says that in his own, case
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
Reds to Play Tioers.

Detroit. Mich, Dec. 26-A series of ten or twelve games between Cincin- nati Nationals and the Detroit. Amer lcan League baseball clubs will be part, or the spring training work of the two teams, it was announced here today. The Detroit players will as
 ssmble at Waxahachie. Texas, March
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
DEAFNESS CANNOT m
 CURED -

by local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased portions of tho ear. There is only one way to. cure catarrhal deafness and that is by a constitution al remedy Catarrhal deafness fs caused by an infiamed condition of the mncoua this tube is indamed you have a. rum bling sound or imperfect hearing. and when it is entirely closed deafness >is can be reduced and this tube restored to it's normal condition. hearing will deafness are caused by catarrh, which Ks an unframed condition of the mucous surfaces Halls Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood on the mucous sur faces of the system.
 for any case of catarrhal deafness that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrf Medicine. Circulars free. All drug gists, -15c. s.s
 t.scENezzH- -rnssae. a. =
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

A Cleveland boxer has been exempt ed because of bad feet and bad hands However that will not keep him iron doing a little fighting so long a. there's coin in sight
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
The Thames National Bank

Norwich, Conn.,, Dec. 22, 1917.
 The annual me eting of the Stock holders of this Bank, for the election of Directors and the transaction of such other business as may legally come before them, is hereby called to be held at their Banking House on Tuesday, Jan S. 191S at II o'clock a. m.
 CHARLES W. GALE, Cashier.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

led the league in batting percentage, in
 hits, in sdoubles, in triples and in
 stolen bases. which is Coblos way of answering the critics who announced that he wos going back.
 It's the long shot that's most dan gerous to toy with, We read yesterday of two entrants on the St. Louis track making it possible for many racing enthusiasts to clean up by holding bets on the small end of 401
 wilbert Robinson manager of the Brooklyn Nationals. says that his team this season will make it hard going for other contenders for the flag in the i Tener circuit. His infield, he thinks, will be a match for any in either major league.
 "f5aby Doll' Jacobson famed 67 times last seasons It isn't likely that Fielder Jones called him Baby Doll in endearing tearms when he did it with three on and two out. We know an other Baby Do1T' that famed with the bases loaded.
 Alexander wants s1o,ooo of the pur- chase money that the Phillies received from the Chicago Cubs. Alex is very 1 modest. Last season Ee asked for a record salary and received it. He has always been asking for something. It's | about time that ball players realized
 
 now engaged in the task of overpower- l ing the. Hun. They are: Football, Shel- | don Goodrich, officer in reserve corps | Baseball Rob Munroe. naval reserve | Track Thomas H. Nelliean officer in national army. Basketball. Jim Parten- heimer chemical division. Swimming, l N R. Lencke, navy. Golf, W. E. Sib- | ley naval reserve.
 Reports have it that close to $500 changed hands when the New Haven duckpin howfers swamped Hartford several nights ago. Hartford sports men came in big numbers to risk, their bank rolls on their favorites wllereup- l on New Haveners covered every nickIe | in sight while Porto, Johnson, ct all I did the rest. It was a mighty bit ter pill for Hartfordites to swallow. l "A fighting fool" we are informed, | is the way Benny Leonard character : l ized Chic Brown after their bout be- | fore the Ryan A c. in New Haven Monday night Leonard's remark is l said to have been influenced by the | fact that just before the knockout came Chic called him an insulting
 name and dared him to do his worst | Leonard did it, in a way that sur
 | prised the New Haven pug, and then
 | advised him afterward never to say
 | anything to or poke his jaw out at an
 l opponent in the ring, no matter: what I his ability.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Danny Goodman has challenged Ben ny Leonard to a finish fight for the title, which in Goodman's case would mean about six rounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Jess Willard has come to the rescue of the sporting writers. His Red Cros: or doubie-clPss offer makes interesting reading and good space filters.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Joe Boehling is to play with the Cubs next year. Alexander isn't wor-
 ryirg for fear Joe will beat him out of | first place.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Barrows late head of the Interna- tiona1 league. may tackle the job of managing the Boston Red Sox. Here's
 hoping that another 5000 salary cut will not prevent his carrying out that purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Wild Bill Donovan, according to re- ports. is slated for the job of manag-
 ing St. Louis. President Branch Rick
 ey's efforts to land Hendrick failed and he turned to New York for ma terial
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Amherst is making what is believed to be a wa:. record. There are sever recognized sports at the college an6 the men who explained the teams iT each of these branches Of sports arc
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Fred Fulton says that unless Jess Willard gives him a bout he will claim the championship. Which is probably giving Jess a lot of worry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Some of these days Carl Morris is going to win a fight, and then there will be no living within 300 miles of Jack Curley.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Irregular won a race recently a New Orleans. The fellow who name, him must have been brutalIy frank.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
COTTON,

New York. Dec. 26.-Cotton future. opened steady. January 2s.80 to 5000 March 2s:44: May 2s.05; July 2a.79; Oe tober 27.45
 Spot cotton quiet: middling s1.5o.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Paying war taxes to see Pittsburgh play will be just like throwing nickics in the lake to see it they'll noat.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Sells bull for s35,GO0." says q headline. We don't know who the gent was but he wasn't a sport-ed.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Count Polzer, vice president of the ilpper house of the Australian Reich hrath. is reported to have resigned for reasons of health
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
BELI:ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Druggists refund money if it fails. 25c
SPORTINGsNOTES

State sports have come to the real ization that bowling is New Haven: middle name.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Syracuse is to have a lacrosse team. Syracuse athletes had better enlist in the army to be safe.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
MONEY.

New York, Dec. 26-CalI money firm; high $; low S-4: ruling rate 6 i: closing bid 5 s-4; offered at 6; last loan 6.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Stuffy McInnis of the Athletics has decided to join Uncle Sam's forces. Stuffy is to become a yeoman at the Chariestown Navy yard. He is the sixth player of the Athletics to join inc colorS
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Friends of Vivian Nickails. former rowing coach of the University of Pennsylvania, will be delighted to
 learn that he has fully recovered from wounds received at the front in
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Tn the Palace Bowling league the Team No, is still leading the rest of the field. Peckham has the best inds- vidual average with 10S-2.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
VIVIAN NfCkALLS FULLY
 RECOVERED FROM WOUNDS

Former U. of p. Rowing Mentor Was
 Wounded in Knee by Bursting . ShrapneI.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
WRESTLING AT YALE.
 ON MILITARY BASIS
Regarded as Valuable Adjunct to Mili- tary Training by Captain overton..

Yale wrestling has been put on a war basis by Captain Winfield Over tor r ale s military instructor, and Coach Izzie Winters. Both regar1 the sport as a valuable aid to the develop mei1t Of the soldiers and sailors who to the number of more than 800, are ttsiiiiing at Yale in either the OfIlcere' Reserve Training Corps or the Naval Militia Both believe that, as a cuiti- vator of aggressiveness and self fidence, it is one of the most desirable sports on the college calendar. All though the wrestling schedule is by no means filled out. Captain Gus Avery said that practically every East ern college would be on the list. At least challenges have been sent to all; but the responses have indicated that war has broken up the prospects of putting formidable teams on the mat at present.
 colunfia Accepts. Columbia has accepted Yaie's chal- lenge and the Ellis will wrestie their first match in New York with the Morningside Heights collegians. rYa4e is especially hopeful of clfnchins match with the Annnapo1is Cadets, who
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Official averages show that Cob led the league in batting percentage, il hits, in doubles, in triples and il stolen bases. which is Cobb's way o answering the critics who announces that he wos going back
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27
ATTORNEYS-A -AT-LAW

Brown & Perkins, Liirmgs-st-ln Over Uncas Nat Bank. Shetucket St Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank Telephone Ss-S
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

It's the long shot that's most dan gerous to toy with We read yesterda y of two entrants on the St. Louis track making it possible for many racing enth usiasts to clean up by holding bets on the small end of 40-1.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

Wilbert Robinson. manager of the Brooklyn Nationals, says that his team this season will make it hard going for other contenders for the flag in the Tener circuit His infield, he thinks will be a match for any in either ma jor league.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-27

"i5aby Doll' Jacobson famed 67 times last seasona It isn't likely that Fielder Jones called him Baby Doll in endearing tearms when he did it with three on and two out. We know an- other Baby DoIl' that famed with the bases loaded.