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New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
Dismissed by Rules Aaed /ackI Manage q Y N C Tonight
BASKETBALL AT Y. M. C. A.
Four Teams Await the Blast of Ref cree Skaters Whistle to Start Sea son-Who the Players Arc.

cree Skaters Whistle to Start Sea
 son-Who the Players Arc.
 At S:30 o'clock tonight, Referee Warren s. Slater will sounst h'a whistle which will inaugurate the S. urday Night Basketball league at Y. M. c. A. With four teams I 7. .s appear evenly matched, some -. basketball should be served up to | 3s<f lovers of the game. A record break ing crowd Is anticipated. John Lue- beck will act as scorer and Robert Middlemass timer, both having acted in similar capacity last season.
 The first game will be between the Wentworth and Viking clubs and the second between the Nutmegs and the Pioneers.
 The respective managers have handed in the following list of play CTS: Wentworth club, Jacobson, Jack Martin, w. Kopf, O. Kopf and Nor feldt; Pioneers club. Cook, Ellison, Grobstein, Jones, Walthers, Sampson, Williams and Johnson; Vikings club, Nelson, Sandberg, A. Peterson, H. Peterson, Lindstrom, Abrahamson and Hoglund; Nutmegs club, S. Was kowitz, E. Martin, Miller, Solomon. Piekop, Howard, Koplowitz and Mur- phy
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
SCOTS SETTING THE PACE
Scotchmcn and Pythians Having a Pretty Race for Honors in Fraternal Carpet Bowls League.

Clan Douglas, o. s. c. and St. Elmo lodge, K. of P. carpet bowls teams, are having a pretty race for first place in the Fraternal Carpet Bowls league, with the former team leading at pres ent. The remaining teams in the league are we'll punched for various positions. The spurt of Phoenix Temple of Honor representatives dur ing the past few weeks has been a revelation to their followers, and has acded new life to the league. At present the team is one of the most feared of, and the leading teams are practicing steadily in contemplation of annexing the scalp of the organization to their belts on the next meeting.
 St. Elmo continued on it's winning spurt last night, defeating Washing ton Camp, P. o. s. of A.. score 46 to 33. The results on the rinks follow: Rink 1, St. Elmo. skip Ptolomey 15; F. O. s. of A., skip Snyder 19; rink 2, St. Elmo, skip Spence 21; P. O. s. of A., skip Wesley 1s: rink 3, St. Elmo. skip Boyington 10; P. O. s. of A., skip Carswell II.
 The standing of the clubs to date is as follows.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
As Ever md Always.

 They were packed upon the Wagon
 Just q young short week ago; They had canned the bubbling flagon For at least a year or so; Now the road behind is jumbled
 Where the mockers stand and scon At the countless hosts WEove tumbled Cr.
 Opinions and Such.
 Opinions given by those for whose judgments we have respect are always interesting.
 And one of tho most interesting phases is the wide divergence pre- sented between men expected to view things from a common viewpoint.
 Take the case of California football Here is Eddie Mahan's viewpoint, in effect: "Tha point that struck me in Far Western football Is that the teams do not play with the intense aggres- siveness of Eastern clevens. There is lack of that fighting determination to win," etc.
 Nathan was one of the coaches at California University.
 Against this take the statement of Bob Folwell, coach of Pennsylvania, referring to the Oregon eleven:
 '"The Oregon team was in wonderful physical condition and the men played like tigers. I have seldom seen men who played with such fierceness. de- termination and enthusiasm. They were. in that battle to win or perish tn the attempt, and this spirit was not to be denied"
 This is not the first time that two men have peered from the same look out upon widely different aspects in the same scene.
 Western Stuff.
 Brown took fine eleven to Cali fornia a year ago and was beaten. Pennsylvania took one of the best elevens in the East to the same battle ground and suffered the same fate.
 Far Western football receives no great attention in the Middle West or in the East But the proof lies in the printed record that the Pacific Coast plays football of a high order, we'll worthy of being compared with the best that any section has to show.
 The Batting Marvel. If you look back over the records, past and present, you will find that batting is as much a matter of physi- cal build as it is of skill and eye. Practically all the great batsmen have been above the average-Dele- hanty, Lajoie, Wagner, Cobb, Speaker, Jackson, Baker, Zimmerman, Daub- ert etc. The lightest of the present day crop among the stars Is Eddie Collins. But the battling marvel of
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
BARRY NAMED MANAGER
Meriden Boy Is Selected by New Own CTS to Lead Cha1npions-A Noted Figure in Baseball.

Boston, Jan. 6.-Harry H. Frazee, l President of the Boston American 1 league baseball club. announced last 1 night that Jack Barry had accepted the management of the team. The contract will be drawn up today. It's duration has not been fixed. but Mr. Frazee said that he would let Barry
 ":sign for any number of years with l in reason" and that he would be the sole manager. with the privilege l of choosing his own assistants.
 Before announcing his acceptance B:.rry made it known that he desired to C centinue to play second base, and
 President Frazee granted his request. Barry was captain of the team last year. The amount of his salary as
 manager was not made public last night.
 Plans for the spring training trip will be made at a conference between Mr.. Frazee and Hugh J. Ward, the
 owners of the club. and Manager
 Barry tomorrow. The team will train
 at Hot Springs. Ark. and will play a series of exhibition games before , the opening of the league season.
 The new leader of the Red Sox. who Is 29 years of age. has been prominent as an inf1eld member of worlds championship teams in both Boston and Philadelphia It was to the American league club in the lat ter city that he went from Holy Cross college in 1908 to win a place in what later became the famous "$100,000 infteld" of the champion Athletics. When that machine was boken up In 1915, Barry, a leading shortstop. be- came second baseman with the Bos- ton Americans, to whom he brought fresh strength for the struggle that
 gained them the worlds title of that
 year. He is said to be the only major
 league player who has ever shared
 in the receipts of six worlds series.
 Last season Barry was injured and
 could take no active part in the
 worlds series games, but was mem
 Der of the board of strategy organ
 ized by Manager William c. Carri-
 gan.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
CRIMSON SCHEDULE OUT
Syracuse is Only New Opponent Add ed to 1917 Schedule-DoOin No Longer Considered For Coach.

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 6.-Syra- opponent in Harvard's baseball series for 1917, according to the schedule made public last night. The schedule contains twenty mine games with Yale and Princeton in case of tic, and an open date on June 9. Tufts and Georgetown are dropped.
 No coach for the team has yet been appointed to replace Fred Mitchell, who recently became manager of the Chicago National league team. Forty two candidates have applied for tho position, according to the baseball management but the final choice has narrowed down to three men. The Harvard baseball committee and Charley Dooin, former manager of the Philadelphia National league club, were in conference today over the proposition of Dooin's succeeding Fred Mitchell as coach. No agree ment, however, was reached, and the committee announced tonight that Dooin no. longer is being considered for the place.
 The schedule follows:
 April 10, Boston Nationals; ii, Bowdoin; 12. Maine; 14, West Point at West Point; IT, Virginia at Char lottesvi1le, Va: IS, Annapolis at An napolis; 19, Catholic university at Washington; 20, Johns Hopkins at Baltimore; 21. Columbia at New York: "A, Bates; 26, Colby; 2s, Yer mont.
 May 1. Catholic university; g, Vir- ginia; 5, Pennsylvania at Philadel- phia: 9, Holy Cross at Worcester: 12, Brown; 16, Syracuse; 19, Princeton: 23, Dartmouth: 26, Princeton at Princeton; 30, Brown at Providence. R. I.
 June 2, Pennsylvania; 5, Williams: '. Amherst: 12, Boston college at Newton, (conditionaD; 13, Princeton, Gin case of tie); Is. Boston college: 19. Yale at New Haven; 20, Yale; 23, Yale at New York, Gin case of tie).
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
sDDLEBURY GRID SCHEDULE.
mont Boys to Open Season With Trinity at Hartford.

Manager K. M. Gorham has an- bnced the Middlebury college foot schedule for the 1917 season. ourh incomplete as regards two ra games. Manager Gorham eX- sts soon to fill these oateS, 1he fyen of Stevens Institute, tioooNen, T.. will be met on Octoner ~ at sboken.
 hrhe schedule follows: September 29, Trinity at Harttora' kober 6, open; 13, Brown at frotl- hce: 20, open; 27, Stevens at Ho ken: November 3. Norwlcn at rthfieId; 10, Williams at Williams Cn. 1T. Boston college at Foston'
 Vermont at Middlebury.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

fight he has been in since winning the pionship. In the fourth round Kunz appeared in bad way but the New Yorker was unable to floor him. Kunz appeared "all in" at the finish while Conifrey was as fresh as a daisy Kunz's nose bled continually after the second round.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
SCHEDULE MAKERS TO MEET.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Members of the schedule committees of the American and National leagues will meet in Brunswick Ga, January 10 to draft the 1917 playing charts for both or- ganizations B. B. Johnson. president Of the American league, announced last night. There also will be meet ing of the rules committee of the two leagues. Johnson said, however, that no changes are expected to be made in the rules.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
DOEsNsT WANT MUCH!

manager of the Washington American league club, who Is here today on his way from Montana to Washington, said in answer to reports that he was negotiating a deal to sell Walter John- son, his star pitcher, to the Cleveland Americans: "I'll trade Johnson for the Cleveland franchise; nothing less.'
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
ON THE AETNA ALLEYS
Tool Room Team Trims Shipping Room Trio After Bad Start-Trevf- than's Work a Feature.

After throwing scare into the Tool Room trio last evening, the Shipping Room bowlers blew up and lost two games. The games were closely fought and were decided upon merit. Bowers for the winners and Root for the losers were the chief point getters for their teams.
 The office representatives who nave been travelling along at rapid pace for several weeks ran up against snag last night in the Drill Chuck trio who cleaned up in three games. The work of Trevithan was the bright feature of the match. Two of his scores topping the century mark and his total score amounted to 314.
 Teams from the H. & R. company relied last night, the handle f1nishers defeating the grinders two out of three games The scores:
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
BOSTON GROUNDS SOLD.

Boston, Jan. 5.-The grounds in the Roxbury district occupied for forty years by the Boston National league baseball club. were sold yes- terdny to the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad for $400.o00. The site will be used for freight terminal purposes.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
"30(SS 5?SHz 5!!;:::! J:

all time, pound for pound, is Wee Willie Keeler. keeler for a stretch 1 of ten years had an average second to l that of ny Cobb alone-a better ten- year average than any other man in the game has ever known. with a mark around .369. Lacking the power of ! the others, it stands to reason, there fore. that Wee Willie put more actual l skill and science into his hitting than any other ball player on record. ''The games most scientific batsman'' Is a title that belongs to the Wee one be- yond any rebuttal or debate. Small Stars.
 There are several fielding stars be- low the normal in build at this junc- ture but Eddie Collins is the only 300 hitter in either league who weighs under ITO pounds. Frank Gilhooley, of the Yankees, is one of the best bats men among the lightweights, but .2S0 was the best he could do. Johnny Evers has always been con- sidered one of the smartest batsmen in the game, and yet Johnny has reached the 300 mark but twice in his career.
 It may be that one MT. Darcy may have to look beyond the seasor.for a suitable opponent to match his prowess-and it may be that he can find all the competition he can carry for a brief spell much closer at hand if some one will kindly page Messrs. Miske and Levinsky.
 .- Service.
 If there is any one who feels that he might need inspiration if the call should come to service, we recom- mend tho following lines from Alan Seeger. the young American killed in French charge:
 God knows 'twere better to be deep Pillowed in silk and scented down, Where love throbs out in blissful sleep, Pulse nigh to pulse and breath to
 breath, Where hushed awakenings are dear, But I've a rendezvous with death At midnight in some flaming town When Spring trips north again this
 year.
 And I to my pledged word am true I shall not fail that rendezvous"
 This time last week good resolutions were as thick as autumn leaves on the ground. Today they are as thick as winter leaves--on the trees.
 Mounting the Wagon Is simple proposition. But to stick requires all the agility and aplomb of a trained acrobat. And today's box score of fervid resolutions shows what pre- carious existence an acrobat leads.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
CUBS TO USE MANN IN ENFIELD

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Leslie Mann, out fielder with the Chicago Nationals. will be shifted either to third base or short stop next season, Fred Mitchell, the new manager of the club, an nounced today. Mitchell believes that Mann, who was member of the Boston club under him, possesses the speed to play the inf1eld.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
CHAMP KUNZ BEATEN
New York. Fireman Hands South
 Norwalk Boy n IAacing

South Norwalk. Jan. e.-Frankie Conifrey, the New York fireman, out pointed Battling Kunz. state light weight champion, in a fast ten round bout here last night. Conifray, ac- cording to impartial observers, was entitled to the honors by virtue of landing the harder and clearer blows.
 Conifrey gave Kunz tho hardest
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
STRING SERIES ARRANGED.

Philadelphia, Jan. 6-The Athletics will play five games with the Boston Nationals on the spring training trip. Connie Mack yesterday announced partial schedule for the trip, which includes games with Boston at Miami March 21, 22 and 23; at Palm Beach March "A and at Jacksonville March 29. Other games with Southern teams will be arranged later.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06
FOOTBALL STARS DROPPED.

Washington, Pa. Jan. 6.-W. w, Fain, halfback and D. E. Nall. guard. both freshmen, have been dropped from the rolls at Washington and Jefferson college. Failure to attain passing grades is give1, as the reasont,
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

Lexington lodge, I. O. o. F. will play Washington Camp, P O. g. of A, Monday evening"
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

Mounting the Wagon Is a simple proposition. But to stick requires all the agility and aplomb of a trained acrobat. And today's box score of fervid resolutions shows what pre- carious existence an acrobat leads.
New Britain herald., 1917-01-06

This time last week good resolutions
 were as thick as autumn leaves on the
 ground. Today they are as thick as i winter leaves-on the trees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12
LETTERS 0F SENATOR ARE FOUND AMONG
 TAGEBLATT PAPERS
Four Members of German Language Publication Are Now Under Arrest in
 Philadelphia

Philadelphia, September n.-Four mem hers of the staff of the Philadelphia Tage- blatt, whose offices were raided yester- cay by government agents, now are un- der arrest and the remaining two for whom warrants have been issued will ap- pear in time for hearing on Thursday. All are charged with violating the espion- age act through the publication of articles alleged to be inimical to the interests ot the United States.
 Louis Werner, editor in chief, and Waldimar Alfredo, an editorial writer surrendered to the federal authorities to- day and were held in sl00O0 bail each. Peter Schaefer, president of the com pany which publishes the Tageblatt, and Paul vogel. treasurer. the other two men wanted, are in Cincinnati attending a meeting of editors, 1t was said, and their counsel promised they would be hero Thursday. The men arrested yesterday are Dr. Martin Darkowr managing edi- tor, and Herman I4emke, business man ager.
 Agents of the department of justice re- ported that other articles seized included a number of letters from a United States senator from a western state. The contents of the letters were not re- vealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12
SECOND DEATH IN
 ALABAMA RAINBOW UNIT ONLONG| ISLAND
Private Blo0dsworth of Do than Is Victim of Pneu- monia The Coming of
 Baker Is Awaited
New York Hernld Service

Camp Mills, Garden City, l.. l., September H. (Spe- cial. .)-With the probable arrival at Camp Mills tomor- row of the One Hundred and Sixtieth Iowa infantry, formerly the Third Iowa, and later in the week hos pital attachments from Col orado and Michigan the Rainbow division will be complete.
 Just when Newton c. Baker, the Secretary of War, and prominent members of Congress will arrive to inspect Camp Mills was not known at divisional headquarters tonight. The presence of the Secretary of War will be one of the principal events of the entire life of the camp and will probably be after the, regimental drills are completed, within week or ten days.
 Private William Bloodsworth. of Company c. One Hundred and Sixty seventh Alabama infantry, died today in the camp hospital of pneumonia. He contracted severe cold while the regiment was coming north from the Mexican border. where it had been for a year. The regiment landed at Camp Mills in pouring rain and all the men were drenched. Private Blood worth's home is at Dothan. A mili tary funeral will be held in Hemp stead on Thursday and the body sent south,
 Funeral services for Private Charles Fletcher, another pneumonia victim of the same regiment, were held with full military honors at Hempstead today All the 25o officers and men of this company and the full regimental band were in attendance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12
Situation Serious, Says Kerensky h
 Formal Statement

mental position there is no doubt. The fundamental position is that the Petro- grad supreme government is absolutely unanimous in favor of all decisive meas lures which we have prepared and are preparing against the present attempt by a military rebel in alliance with the reactionary clements of the country to exploit the fatherland's internal troubles in order to effect a counter-revolution, with the design of robbing the Russian peoples of their hard won liberties.
 "So much for the government. Re- garding the nation, I declare that have no doubt whatever that the mass of the population is behind the government in it's new fight for freedom, and, that be- ing so, have no doubt whatever about the triumph of our cause In that tri-' umph have absolute and unqualified faith'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12
EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON |S
 WITHOUT NE WIS

Washington, September 11.-At the Rus sian embassy here this evening 1t was stated that no cable messages had been received there from Petrograd since Mon- day morning.
 We are absolutely in the dark concern ing what is taking place and are depend ent on the press for information said one of the secretaries. Asked whether the report that Premier Kerensky had been murdered could be qonfirmed. he re- piled:
 We have received the report from Swe- den. but we Lnow nothing about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12

.7 ( J s Y
 Petrograd, Monday, September 1o-ln answer to request, Premier Kerensky has made tho following statement to The Associated Press for transmission to the American people:
 Tn view of the fact that the cabinet $ sitting uninterruptedly discussing measures, the premature announcement of which is impossible, I am obliged to withhold a general statement until later, when conditions and prospects may be clearer than now. You may neverthe- less announce the following:
 ''The situation with respect to the con- flict betwen the provisional government and the revolting commanuer-in-chief is more serious than we earlier contcm- plated, and it is impossible to predict what developments may ensue in the next few hours. But as regards the funda-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12
HOUSE AND SENATE DIFFER 0N WAR TAX IN 5 MAIN POINTS.

Washington, September 11.-Three out standing points of difference will exist between Senate and House conferses on the war tax bill when they begin their work. probably tomorrow. They are on the income, excess profits and second-class mail matter sections.
 Democratic Leader Kitchin announced tonight that he would ask unanimous a6nsent ton,orrowte send the bin to con ference, ndsnone of the republican nem- bers indicated that they would object. Tho Senate already has named the con ferees. N
 Fl am pleased with the outlook for an agreement Representative Kitchins said tonight. There are many just and good changes in the Senate bill to which heartily subscribe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12
New York Detectives Will Aid Carolina Authorities
 in Probing King Killing

Concord, N. Ca September 1l.--Detec- tives sent by District Attorney swann of New York are expected here tomorrow to GO operate with local authorities to determine whether or not there arc grounds for reopening the case of. the fatal shooting of Mrs. Maude A King near here on August 29:
 It was announced tonight that r. e McDuffie, attorney for Mrs. Anna |. Robinson. mother of Mrs, King. viii arrive at Salisbury tomorrow for < conference with Solicitor Hayden Clement. Two brothers of Mrs King are expected to reach salisbury with McDuffie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12

ment statement of the contents 0. the dispatch it was written that eall' of the six submarines probably had been lost. Later on checking over the mes sage and the statement issued to the press it was found that the word was "one" in the dispatch.
 Officials were interested in particulars of the fight since if the vessels were under convoy, as is supposed. and either of the two steamers lost were American, the first conveyed Amenican merchant craft has fallen victim to the subma- rines.
 The fact that the submarines attacked the merchant fleet in such force led to the conclusion that the German com- mander erroneously thought he had to deal with troops transports or with army supple ships
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-12
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS


 GENERAL, NEWS 1--Geheral korniioff k marching on to PetrOgrad. One submarine Is sunk when att tack ia made on fleet of nier- chant ships. Alabaminn~ to he formed Into Aep- nrate national army brfkade. Second. death in Alabama's "Raln- bow" regiment. :-summary of tAe news from all war fronts. s S-News of Beasemer. M LOCAL NEWS 5-Barrett says voters ure going to judge WNrd on hss record. heflin returns from Texas. City is without coal for public nchO0In.
 Bunn to nddre-- lccnI Rotarians.
 FEATURES 4-Edtt0riul comment. G--society and Dolly nalrymple. S-Sport6. X sf < p--Mafkets.