Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-25

however. has proved everything but t.ealthfu1' for the president, we be- Neve.
 A year ago they were laughing at Eddie Cicotte in New York. Today when you mention his name there the subject immediately switches from Ia seball.
 Gen. White says he would like to see every ballpIayer in the army lead ing the troops Evidently he didn't see Heine Zim perform in New York last fall.
 Ralph ". PendIeton of Boston, pitcher. was elected captain of the Bowdoin college baseball team to suc- ceed Orin $. Donnell. recently called into military service.
 After reading what Coach Heisnan- has to say about the Georgia Tech team we. can't help: opining that as a personal press agent Heisman has something on even Tom Jones and Jack Cur1ey.
 New York sporting writers are of tween Leonard and Charley White will he attempted soon in New Haven. It is doubtful, though, if the plan will go beyond the stages of possibility.
 
 Kunz and Chic Brown after, Chiclets had recovered from the, sleeping pow ders administered, by Benny Leonard all served to make the proposed match between the old rivals more. interest ing than ever. 4s -,.. t'.' :
 The Pirates had more than 50 play CTS in uniform at one time or another during the past season: and finished last. They won the worlds champion ship in 1908 with 17 men. Quality, Barney. quality. not quantity is the thing that counts. .,
 Erret Rodgers, star fulihack at West Virginia and prominently mentioned as one of the leading backs of the country this year and last, was unan- imously elected captain of the West Virginia uni eersity.s football team at the annual banquet
 What college track team is Heine Zinn a graduate of? Such brilliant @ aprintInE talent as he showed last fall ing. Andy Kelly, Howard Drew and a. few: others are hereby warned to look to their laurels.
 Ed Barrow has resigned as presi- dent of the International league be- cause his salary was cut from 1,5eo to $2,000. We don't blame him. That was almost as much of an insult as though Jess Willard had been asked to fight for less than $100,0o0 Q Uncle Sam didn't let Ray Schalk go up in an aeroplane the other day when that redoubtab1e player wanted to visit the army aviation camp at Rantou1, H. There will be lot of fans who won't mind seeing Ray ''go up'' next sum mer. however. Maybe he won't want to oblige them. "
 
 the intercollegiate chess tuorney, thus winning the college title. The final scores were Columbia 1-2, Yale 6, Harvard ,, Princeton 1-2. Columbia has now won the championship 13 times. Harvard times, Yale twice and Princeton once.
 Irrespective of whether or not the Lewis-Draak wrestling match in New York was a fake, it proved the most exciting exhibition held in years in tt at particular sport. If all fakes were as we'll carried out as that, the real promoters would probably make the principals agree to camouf1age their bouts hereafter.
 s Friday the regular routine of studies was suspended. at Bulkeley school so that the students could elect the foot ball. officers for. 191S.s Thomas SUlli- van, IS, was elected captain and Rob- ert Mcbride, '1s was elected manager. Sullivan was probably the best high school end in. eastern Connecticut in 1917. Mcbride is the president of his class. ~
 Thirty five candidates for the liar yard informal varsity hockey team are practicing daily under Coach Rob- ert Gross, himself a candidate for wing. The squad will spend an hour two afternoons each week at the Bos- ton arena, and the remainder of the daily workouts will be held on rinks on Soldiers field.
 A hero today and a stero tomorrow. Such is the case of the average base ball player For instance John Col Tins, the White Sox outfleider. f,mbled nearly everything that went his way fn the outfe1d- in the worlds series and yet he played in 7s games during the regular season summer and made only one misplay
 Strangler Lewis by virtue of his recent victory over Zbyszko stands in a class by himself. as far as the New York tourney is concerned. but Lewis has, no claim on the worlds title. When he defeats both Stecher and Caddock, especially the latter the sporting fraternity will recognize his claim to- the title. fl
 Jess Willard fss willing to jeopar- dixe his title in order to give the Red Cross son1efhfn9 like million dollars