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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01

Death of Jonathan Spragus 6ard, Pron1inent Resident Of Brooklyn, Re- tired Menaber of Famous Pen Man ufacturing company-Distinsuisssd Speakers Heard at Business Men,s Smoker Wednesday Evenine-se oush News in General.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01
PUTNAM

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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-01

Wilfred chapdeladne. clerk 1t thx post omce. has retur1sed from an in teresting trip to Panama.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
BOWLING ENTRIES
ARE ANNOUNCED
Washingtonlans Roll Tomorrow
and Thursday In Baltimore
Tournament.

Fourteen five-man teams. thirty-one
doubles. and sixty-one singles form
washington's representation in the
duckpin section OF the Baltimore City
Bowling Associations annual tourna-
ment. which Is being contested on the
two-ban plan The Capital rollers COM
pete tomorrow and Thursday.
Jack Williams. vice president Of the
District Duckpin Association. Ii re-
sponsibls for the fne showing this city
Is making in the Monumental City af-
fair. Williams expected to get more
teams and individuals to compete, but
many Of these are employees Of the
Government. the navy yard especially.
who are unable to get away.
Following are the bowlers who COM
pete tomorrow:
Teams-Palace, westons, G. p O.,
Southeast Stars, Agriculture No. 1.
Judd & Detweiler, Agriculture No. 2.
Doubles-Evans and Mclaughlin,
Hausler and Jacobson, Shaw and
Rose, Stamper and Nelson, Pagan and
Taylor, wolstenholme and Welsh,
Murdock and Burtney. Suess and Hem
ueTSOn, " oSbOhip IohN anu
Schmidt, Schott and Phillips, Nc
Ceney and Morrison, Haarer and Will
lIams, Rider and Litzau, George and
Armiger, Mccarthy and Al Works,
]. Works and DeMar, h krauss and
Goddard.
Singles-Evans, Hausler, McLavgh-
lin, Shaw, Rose, Stamper, Nelson,
Pagan, Taylor, Jacobson, Wolsten.
hoIme, Welsh, Murdock, Burtner,
Suess, Henderson, Pratt, Weston,
Schott, Schmidt. Milans. Haarer,
Lucas, Rider, Litzau, Williams, Ar
niger, George, Mccarthy, Al Works,
HALEY, DeMar, Krauss, Goddard, and
Kelley.
Those who roll Thursday:
Teams-Harmony, Southern Rail-
way, No. 1; Columbians. S. w. Grands,
Contenders, Southern Railway. No. q;
Grand Centrals.
Doubles-Shade and Pearson. Ise-
mann and Wells, Joliffe and Gheen,
Mayhew and Vaeth, Whitford and
Robb, Chaplin and Mueller, Wright and
Baum, Noack and Howard, Keys and
Reichard, p. Clark and 2. Clark, Sey-
farth and Price, Swaggart and Mack.
Murphy and Bell.
Singles-Shade, Pearson, Isemann.
Seaman, Wells, Jolliffe, Gheen, May
hew, vaeth, whittord. Robb. Chaplin,
Mueller. Wright, Noack, Howard.
Keys, p. Clark, 2. Clark, Reichard.
Sayfarth, Price, Farrow, cr., Murphy.
Mack, Swaggart, Bell. Phillips.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
MAY TAX BASEBALL
Secretary Of Treasury Would Levy
Ten Per Cent on Admissions.

One Of Secretary OF Treasury Nc
<Adoo's proposals to raise revenue to
carry on the war with Germany in
clude a 10 per cent tax on all base
ball admissions.
II adopted this means that Uncle
Sam will collect 2h cents out of
every 25-cent bleacher ticket sold,
cents from 50-cent tickets, IL cents
from 75-cent tickets, and 10 cents
from 81 tickets.
This is bound to be felt by the
baseball owner. Charles Ebbetts of
the Brooklyn Nationals enters a
strong protest
THE Government might just as well
connscate the property OF the Brook
lyn ball club" said Ebbetts. The
proposed tax is excessive. as It means
that we would have to pay s cents for
every 75-cent admission to the park.
"of course we are willing to share
in the burden of the war" continued
the Squire of Flatbush, but the tax
should be less than 10 per cent. Right
now the Brooklyn club must take In
$3.50. 900 a year before we can make a
profit"
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES.

HAVRE DE GRACE, Nd, April II.
-Eneries for tomorrow:
First race-Two-year-old maiden
files and geldings; four furlongs.
Pasamena (imp.). 100; Miss Sanfara.
100; Miss Peep, 100: Juanita Sd Ump.)
112; Laudator. 112: Treasure Trove,
100; Money Mart, 100; Dublin Mary
(imp.). 100; Derigo. 112: Austral, liz !;
Edith F., 100; Beautiful Kathryn, 100.
Second race-Three-year-ol and
up; claiming; fve and a half fur
longs. Gaelic, III: Sureget. III;
Wiley, III; Joe Finn, 107; Lohengrin.
ll2: Meelicka, 112; 'Finalee. 102;
Stellarina. 110; Tempy Duncan. 112;
Encore, 112: Two Royals, III; 'Peg-
gy L, 81; Carl Roberts. lis; Ener-
getic, 1o7; Kenneth, 112; 'Brobeck,
102.
Also eliEible-Laura, 112;, Refugee.
100: Republican, 112; Birdman, III;
Baby Cole. 1o7.
Third race-For mares: three-year-
olds and upward; selling; five fur
longs. 'Favour, 112; 'Scylla, o.; Es-
tImable, 116; 'Josefna zarate, 1O5;
silk Rustic, 100; Gina K, Ill; Kath.
ryn Gray, 100; Sable imp.), 90.
Fourth race-Three-year-old and
upward; conditions; fve and a half
furlongs. None Such, ia: Dunga Din,
Ill; Jimmy Burns, 90; Grand Opera,
l05; Adalid. lis; Fox Trot, 100; Anita,
121.
Fifth race-Four-year-old and up
ward: selling; six furlongs. Cos
tuner, 112; 'Preston Lynn, 103: Tran
sit, 10s; Galaway. 112; The Busybody.
1O3; Cliffhaven. 1os: 'Repton, lOT;
'Carlaverock, 9s; Goodwood, 112;
'Tom Edward, 10S: 'Maznik, 1O7:
Miss Kruter. 1o7; Silvey Shapiro, 1O7.
Sixth race-Three-year-old and up
ward: handicap; six furlongs: selling.
Bac, l15; Gamer. ia: Ting-a-Ling, 10;
Prohibition, 10s; Maxim's Choice, 104:
Cannon Bridge, imp, 1o2-
Seventh race-Four-year-old and
upward; selling; one mile and seventy
yards. 'Minda, 106; 'Devil Fish Gimp
iO4; Mary Warren, 104; Brickley. lO5
'Virginia W., %; Gano. 112; tom Han
cock, 81; 'Agon. 1o4; Regular. 107; River
King, 100 Billy Culbertson. 1R; Tanner
lane, los; 'High Horse. 1H; Colonel
Matt (imp). 11; Dartworth. nb; Dis
turber, liz Also eligible-Cannonade,
los;; Thesieres, 115: Petelus. lm
Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear; track fast
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
FIVE DAYS REMAIN
TO ENTER TOURNEY
Entries for District Duckpin
Event Expected to Pour
IN Shortly.

With only ave days remaining be-
FORE the entries close for the seventh
annual tournament OF the District
Duckpin Association. to be held at the
Grand Central beginning April 30,
Secretary Noe Goldberg Is sending
out an urgent request that the bowl
ers get viggls on and send IN
their entries.
Not until day or two before the
entries close do the pinspillers ship in
their nllsd entry sheets, II has been
shown In the past, but because the
coming tournament is expected to be
the largest city event ever held here,
the District Association officials are
especially desirous OF getting the en-
tries early, in order to give the schsd-
uls.and classifying committees . IT.
tie lseway In their work.
Pegan,s Team First Entry.
The nrst nvs-man team to place It's
entry In the hands Of Secretary Gold
berg II the Managers' quint. Of the
Southern Railway C1erkS League,
eaDtainsd By Dave Fegap. The wash
ington Centennial League In one OF
the nrst circuits to enter doubles and
individuals
Entries Tor the tournament VIII
close At midnight Saturday. and POSI-
lively no entries win be taken after
that, time. Those mailed and post
marked Saturday win be accepted, as
customary.
Wants An Averages.
Secretary Goldberg requests every
bowling league secretary In the city,
whether members Of their circuits sx-
pect to enter the tournament or not,
to send him their averages
Entries are being given In at the
various alleys, but will be turned
over to Goldberg at the Palace estab-
Ashment In q day or two. Bowlsrs
can md entry blanks at any bowling
establishment.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
MANY DOGS TO EXHIBIT
Total Of 546 In Washington Kennel
Club Show.

When the doors of the Arcade open
next Monday morning at 10 o'clock
for the sixth annual dog show OF the
Washington Kennel Club there will
be as fine an exhibit OF the kennels as
has ever been seen in the District OF
Columbia.
The advance guard OF exhibits will
arrive tomorrow. and by Sunday every
bench will be filled with a barking
canine from out OF town. Boston ter
riers excel all other breeds in the
number OF entries. with the airedale
terrier second.
Mrs. ]. s. Pettitt will have the
largest local entry, With the Dee Gee
Kennels not far behind. The largest
out-of-town entry has been registered
by All belmont, Of Wynnewood, Pa,
with an entry OF nearly forty dogs of
various breeds.
B.F. Lewis, of Lansdowne, Pa, will
have thirty-one benched. Exhibits of
whole packs OF foxhounds from the
clubs of Virginia and New York will
be one of the features OF the show.
There will be about $40 dogs bench
ed. with about 1900 entries in the
different classes.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
YEAR IS SUCCESSFUL
George Washington Teams Do Well
In Competition In Sports,


With athletic competition shut
down at George Washington UnIver-
sity, a perusaI of the records made
by the flvs teams wearing the Bun
and Blue shows better than an even
break in all branches.
George washington's frst football
team in ten years surprised even the
local dopesters in its return to the
football map. and covered itself with
glory. breaking even in the seven
games played by winning three and
tieing one with Ursinus.
The basketball team has just I'm
ished q most successful season and
with the exception OF the Georgetown
game won every one of the seven
home games played. In all, the team
won almost 80 per cent OF the games
played.
This year for the frst time in his
tory the George Washington track
team won its own meet, winning thir-
teen points in the open events and de-
feating the Carlisle four in the re-
lay. II was the best meet that the
university has ever held, and had
entries from the most prominent ath-
letes in the country, representing The
largest colleges.
The girls basketball team, consid-
cred one OF the best in the South, has
won a majority OF its games this year.
Several trips, one as far as Boston,
were taken.
Tennis matches with most Of the
nearby colleges were planned fer this
spring, but have been cancelled be-
cause OF the war.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
COOKS ON STRIKE
AS GRIFFS ARRIVE
Awake on First Day in New
York to Find Only Soft-BoiI-
ed Eggs to Eat

NEW YORK. April 17.-'Llttle old New
York." which is not SO very old and
certainly not little, always has some
thing with which to startle the visitor.
The Grifrmen ran right into a strike Of
the hotel cooks.
Getting up for breakfast yesterday
the boys entered the dining room and
prepared to eat something. But they
merely prepared. for the smiling walters
assured them that. ION account OF the
strike. only boiled eggs were available." :"
What striker somebody inquired.
"Oh, the cook, he strike. and 30 eggs
are ready"
Prices Are Frightening.
The players are on the European plan
here this year and have already been
frightened to death by the prices asked
for their food. Payday is yet to come
along. remember, and so when a half
orange and two solf-boiled eggs were
exchanged for six bits. Eddie Ainsmith
tainted and had to be carried from the
room.
There were some other things Eup-
posed to go with the orange and eggs
for that 75 cents. but "the cook. he
strike" Just why the price didn't drop.
none could learn. and SO all dug into
their Jeans. meanwhile muttering many
things that might, by some. be. termed
blasphemous or, Is It. Raiser-like-
Wants Harper Fit.
Every effort will be made by the Old
Fox to ut Harry Harper for mound duty
when the Griffmen reach home Friday.
1t is admitted here that with Harper out
OF the lineup. the ball club Is lament
ably weak against some clubs. and 80
the Hackensack hurler will have to get
a wiggle on himself in the near future.
He's needed.
Molly Craft will very likely get
chance to show his PAGES the next time
Washington pitcher Is broken at the
we'll He insists that he isn't worrying
about the results.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
WHERE THEY ROLL.

National Capital-Dumbartons vs.
G. p. O., at Georgetown.
Masonic Potomac VS.. Lebanon;
New Jerusalem vs. Mt Pleasant, at
Royal.
Mt Pleasant-Parks VS.. Colonials,
at Arcade.
Departmental-Labo vs. Marines,
at Palace.
Arcade-Phi Mug Sigma vs. Bene-
diets, at Arcade.
Southland VS. Midnight
Crew, at Southeast
Navy Yard-Miscellany VS.. Sight, at
Capitol HILL
GeorRetown Commercial Allie
ghenys VS.. C. and C. Supply Company,
at Georgetown.
Postoffice Delivery VS.. Night
Force, at Postoffice.
ACCOMPLISHMENT VS.. Highlands,
at Anacostia-
Washington City Tenpin-Acme vs..
Commissioners. at. Royal
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
DIAMOND BRILLIANTs.

Yesterdays hero: Walter Holke.
His two hits alone were enough to
convince the Dodgers that they've
made a bad start.
Red Faber tried to emulate Eddie
Cicotte, but the Tigers nicked him
for two blows.
Ping Bodie accomplished three hits
out Of four times.
, Frank Bakers Jinx Is in bad health.
He will be back In the game next
week-Frank will.
FerdIe Schupp Is beginning right
where he left of last fall for the
Giants. He scored his first shut out
OF the year at the expense OF the
Dodgers.
Grover Cleveland Alexander was
equipped mainly with bad luck. The
Braves maced him for three triples in
q row and sent him back on the short
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
DRAW FOR PENN RELAYS
Record Entry Received Despite
Withdrawals,

PHILADELPHIA. April I-The
drawing for positions at the pole in the
University Of Pennsylvania relay carni-
val to be he'd on April q and X, an
nounced yesterday. shows an uuprece-
dented number Of entries
While q number OF institutions have
announced their intention Of discontinue
ing athletics because OF the war, only
three, Harvard. Michigan, and Cornell.
have officially withdrawn from the re-
lays.
A few others are expected to take
similar action. but In spite OF this the
management says the entry list still Will
be the largest in the history OF the
meet
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
NeW York Fans Looking
For Comedian AltrOck
Is Anxiously Waiting for Popular
Hero Who. Can Make Laughs Bone Dry
Jag" Latest Mirth Producer on Field.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE me-
tropolis 10 anxiously waiting for Nick
Altrock. The genial comedian-coach
of the Griffmen is more than popular
here. Hes hero, for New York
likes to laugh more than anything
else. He makes the fans laugh.
Therefore, he owns the burg.
Nick Atrock-or to use his new
name, adopted since war was de-
clared against Germany, Nick Nc
Altrock, has a number of new stunts
to show the fans here, and he is most
willing to go through with them.
"This 10 q hard town to put over
anything unless II is new" muses.
McAltrock, "and SO I've thought up
something that ought to make q hit.
ALI I want Is the right kind of q
game, a one-sided one. Then I can
take the fans mind off the serious
ness Of the afternoon with q bit Of
comedy"
Fakes Mrlitnry Drill.
Though realizing that military
drill Is no idle joke, McAltrock has
a fake drill that brought the Phila-
delphia fans up standing. 1t isn't
long, but it is excrutiatingly funny.
Washington fans may not see It Fri
day, but not many days will pass be-
fore the comedian will show 1t to
the home folks
Then McAltrock has a "bone-dry
Jag" which should go over with a
loud noise. 1t came to him in Mem
phis, after a fan had kidded him
about his failure to- get a seidel. All
his actions are imaginary, and SO Is
the temporary jag. He may hold
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
THURSDAYS GAME
K MAYBEPOSTPONED
Big Parade Scheduled in
Gotham May Stop Yankee
Griffmen Battle.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Thursday's
game here may be postponed in order
to escape conflicting with the big
parade scheduled for the metropolis,
although Manager Griffith is doing
his best to have the game played as
per schedule.
New York Is wild over the wake
Up, America" movement. and IL ex-
pected to turn out thousands of spec
tators to witness the parade. This
parade is counted on to set q record
for Americas greatest city, and the
marchers may be passing through the
streets for many hours. That Is why
the Yankee club owners believe II
wisdom to save the game until the
next time the Griffmen visit New
York.
while am more than willing to
do all in my power to aid any pa
triotic movement" says Manager
Griffith, 81 also am looking out for
the welfare of my ball club. 1 think
we should play ball, IL only the base
ball writer's see 1t. don't care how
many fans come. New York won't
forsske any parade to see u.s.. and
80 can't see how / can hurt the
parade.
Wants to Win Games
But I want to win games when
ever possible. Ny pitchers are in
good condition and my team showed
in Philadelphia that It can play good
ball. But It cannot continue to play
good ball with vacations every other
day. That is why I want to play
Thursdays game on Thursday. 1t
will do my team more good than a
postponement will help the parade"
Manager Griffith is busy with his
plans for the opening day in Wash
ington, but he is keeping them a
dim, dark secret. He fears that II
they get out too early the fans will
know what to expect. Some talk has
been heard about having the Third
Regiment march from its camp across
the river to the ball park and act as
a sort OF guard around the field, thus
lending a military aspect TO the af-
fair. However, this has yet to be
officially.
1t is safe to say. just the same,
that the 1917 opening at Georgia
avenue is going to be different from
all going before, and that the fans
of the Capital will miss something
worth while II they remain away.
Craft Is About Ready.
Molly Craft is about ready to show
major league speed, according to the
catchers. who have been
warming him up in the bullpen- If
the young Virginian develops the
right kind of speed, which means
merely getting his body into the
swing, he will become one Of the
regular quartet sent to the mound
against all comers. He may be started
against the Yankees here or in
Washington against the Mackmen.
"Slim" Love, the long, lanky south
paw with the Yanks. is said to have
found a fine curve ball. II that is
true he should be a good pitcher. for
when with the Griffmen that's all he
lacked. His speed and slow ball were
all the doctor ordered.
Duke" Farrell has taught Love a
curve ball and is now running around
boosting the Southerner for a regu-
lar berth with the Yankees.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17

this until warm weather, but It is
going to go strong, especially here
and in Chicago or St Louis.
The passing of Carl Sawyer leaves
all the wit and humor to McAltrock,
though Cuckoo" Jameson has been
training to become an assistant
comedian. Jameson was q complete
success during that wild inning. at
Shibe Park Saturday. but his partic-
ular brand of comedian twirlins
made no hit with the Old Fox and
30 Cuckoo has not been much In
evidence since landing here.
Gedsoa For Second Base
Joe Gsdson, former GriffInan, is ex-
pected to play second base until
Frank Baker returns to work. Bill
Donovan has about decided to send
Fritz MAisel across to his old posi-
ton at third and send Gedson to the
keystone.
According to those watching Aaissl
all spring. he is q very crude per
former at second base now, but i'm
proving with every day. He viii be
kept at second, provided his hittins
is strong enough. In fielding, Gedeon
surpasses Mabel Their batting is on
par. Maisel II the faster on his
feet Gedeon II probably doomed to
sit on the bench most of the season
Baker, when injured, was expect
ed to be idle for at least q month,
but the latest is that he will be back
on the job in ten days or so. Baker
is a valuable man for the Yankees
ard II they are to get away to any
kind of n start this season, they
must k>vs his trusty war club In
Lction as soon as possible.
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
FRIENDS ATHLETES
AFTER COMMISSIONS
Miller and Harrison Leave
School to Take Exams for
Army Service.

Friends Select School athletes will
be doing their bit shortly. Dick King,
who played on the tennis and basket
ball teams last year. has left school
to take commission examinations for
the army, while William Henry Har-
rison, q basketball and tennis player,
is out Of school preparing for Coast
Artillery tesla
The Quaker school has few boys
old enough to be In line for any
commission, but those who are ell
sible are expecting to get In line
shortly. The tennis team has lost
two good players in Miller and Har-
rison-
Yesterday Friends was scheduled
to play the St Albans School team.
the matches having been arranged
April IA st. Albans failed to make
an appearance.
The Friends players held q one-set-
down-and-out tournament. Dick King
winning. The team will probably be
composed of King, Brown, Boynton.
Stone, Naon, and Brander. Business
wfll be met on Saturday at the
Friends Country Club
Western and st. Adams are due
for Q game on Sattsrlee Field today.
st. Adams has played but one game
this season. and that was q defeat
Army and Navy Props defeated
Western by o to In q loosely played
game yesterday. Western made nine
errors and got some miserabls pitch
ing from Imirie and Davidson. Both
teams hit the ball hard at all times.
Central landed another game yes
terday when Alexandria High was de
feated by 5 to 2 on the Monument lot.
Central will go up against the Epis-
copal High School nine tomorrow af-
ternoon-
The Washington times., 1917-04-17
BOB THAYERS GOSSIP
ON SPORTING MATTERS

An unusual baseball circumstance At
tends the opening Of the International
League season today. In four Of the
cities in the circuit new managers win
be actively installed. and OF these three
are men who have Just passed out from
the big leagues, no longer capable. per-
haps. Of playing big league ball. but
possessed, nevertheless of the expert
ence and wisdom which accrue to one
who has lived the life and died the
death OF a big league player. Larry
LaJoie, Mike Doolan. Tom Needham, and
Jack Egan-these are the men who be-
gin their careers as managers in the In
ternational League today.
The stake book for the Pimlico
spring meeting to be held under the
auspices of the Maryland Jockey
Club makes an appearance today.
The Pimlioo races will start May /
and will close May II. Several fea-
ture races will be added to the un-
usually attractive program IL con-
ditions warrant
Maryland State will probably keep
up athletics IL suitable opponents
can be obtained for the teems- The
track meet will probably be Q big
feature Of intercollegiate and tntsr-
scholastic sport here, and is likely
to be the largest affair In this sec
tion of the country. Plans are under
way to include all Of the schools In
and the District
The Grifrmen are homo Friday for
the opening here. Plans for the nag
raising are completed and indications
point to q great day. Walter john
SON will probably do the hurling.
Enough said
American sport followers are watch
ing with interest the movements OF GER
tain prizenShters who outwardly are
putting up a great show Of patriotism
by declaring their intentions Of enlist
ing. don't know how many have come
forward with statements that they ex-
pect to enlist In the army and navy, but