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Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
LIVE HORSE RACING
 BOOKED FOR WINDSOR
Fifteen Horses Promised for $2,ooo Freefor-Ail July 4-SaddIe Race for $500 a Side.

Joseph P. Graham, the live wire of the trotting game down in Windsor. Ct, is making preparations for one of the best meets that New England has ever seen. These are his words. Joe owns the Huntington track in New Haven and will put on some racing there too, but the big stuff will be pulled off at Windsor, four days of the week of the glorious Fourth. As a headliner he will have a $2,000 freez for-al1 on the holiday. Entries show that such cracks as Peter Stevens, Roan Hal, Judge Ormonde, Fred Rus sell, My Colonel, Earl, Jr., and B. M Frank D. Whitcomb's Springfield flyer. and others. MT. Graham is confident there will be fifteen in that race.
 Just now negotiations are under way for a match under saddle between Sam Hastings The Wanderer c. K. G. Billings former horse, and Harry Brusie's Koroni for $500 a side. Brusie says he will make it $700 is the Bos- ton man is willing. This event prom ises to be one of the most attractive on the card. Koroni is well known to Springfield enthusiasts. Another star event will be a race for three-year old trotters, 2: 30 class With a purse of $500. T This will give owners a chance to try out. their new speed. The pro- gram for the four days of the meet promises to have something good every day. Frank Walker of the grand cir cult will be starter and the judges will be c. W. Barnum of Lyme Rock, Ct, Chester Pike of Windsor, Vt, and c. W. Simpson of Hartford, a notable array of talent.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
DAN O'NElL GETS
 OPTION ON GROUNDS
Understood Group of Eastern Mag mates Will Finance Lawrence Club.

President Dan ONeiI of the East ern League has secured an option on the Riverside Park baseball grounds at Lawrence and will sign a one-year lease of it within a few days with the privilege of renewal r. was stated recently that no Lawrence capital has been secured to operate the club Eastern League. or a group of ast- ern Leagne owners will operate the franchise.
 This belief is heishtened from the fact that Dan O'Nei1 is making him self personally responsible in securing Joseph Monette of Lawrence, who secured the grounds not long ago from the Lawrence Realty Go. The ball park at Lawrence had been con- sidered doomed to house lots until last night announcement.
 When the Eastern League met sev- era1 weeks ago. the statement was given out by President Dan O'Neil that a millionaire buyer has been se- cured by him to take the franchise. Since then he has stuck to his state ment but has not given out the name of tae prospective buyer.
 It is announced that interests in Lawrence have closed a deal for the transfer of the club to that city. Jack Flynn, former Pittsburgh National leaguer, manager of the Springfield club last season. will be manager. league last year, but it's franchise was forfeited to the league because of f. nancial difficulties and the players were distributed among the other clubs.
 The first league game will be play ed on May II and the season will close SeDtember 15. The fall schedule will be drawn up in April.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
COMPLAINT OF STRINGENcY
 OF BRITISH CENSORSHIP
Made by John Dillon in t=e House of
 Commons.

London, March 27. s.so p. m.-In the house of commons this evening John Dillon, nationalist, complained of She greatly increased stringency of the censorship during the past six months. The newspapers, MT. Dillon charged, were being directed how to influence the opinions of their readers and had received orders to suppress certain news.
 The government had extracted page from Bisna rclx's book in it's deal ings with the press, MT. Dillon contin- ued- Instead oi greater publicity con corning submarine losses. as had been promised by Sir Edward Carson, the first lord of the admiralty. the coun- try was getting far less informa -ion The policy of the government. he as- serted, was to suppress the truth and circulate falseho ods. It had suppress ed the truth about Russia, he declared. and with regard to the Saloniki expe- dition its polic1 was stark madness
 Tn Gods rame," exclaimed MT. Dillon, solve :his great Greek qles- ton one way or another"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
By SOL METzGER.


 Coach Washington & Jefferson Foot
 ball Team.
 There are actually more important matters pertaining to sport. and es- pecially intercollegiate sport. than the amateur professional debate. although that apparently has occupied the cen ter of the stage for several years. The great amount of thought and publicity given 1t has resulted in a more sane view of the question than some of the us believe. Men governing sport at the various colleges with only limited time at their disposal now deal with facts and not with fancies. for the made to clean sport of actual personal influences which go toward lowering character. College presidents and pro- fessors think it better to keep the moral atmisphere pure than to indulge the intricate and ethical problem of who is and who is not an amateur.
 Brown, for example. permits it's stu dents to play summer baseball for whatever they can make out of it. dealing with question perplexing certain other institutions has result ed in doing away with dishonesty and really countenancing it. It was Mark Twain who expressed the virtues of being good so strikingly by telling us he had tried both systems Brown has but. done the same thing in the sum- mer ball situation and has likewise ar rived at a successful conclusion True, there are those who criticise Browns position in this matter. They claim Brown is lax in it's laws and that summer ball is a harmful thing. But the point of view in the anna teur controversy is much a matter of birth, residence, social and financial position. There seems to me to be less moral harm in exposing Ne needy under graduate to the influences he en- counters in summer ball playing than there IS in permitting the second gen. eration' undergraduate the free use of a twin six and the free run of the summer cafes. although I may be
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
Amateur Controversy in Athletics
Sol Metzger Says Professors Are Trying Keep the Moral
 Atmosphere Pure in College Athletics

wrong. The twin six and the roll of unearned coin. all present but not per rnanent property of the cafe athlete. are more vexing problems for col. buss an the three or four hun dred dollar summer salary of the col lege ball player - if it reaches that amount Technically the latter is a professional. But what of the other is he not high fiier. sport. booze artist? And, if so. which one has the better right to participate in inter collegiate athletics?
 Some folks say that this profession a1-amateur controversy is cut and against absolute amateurism comes from those who rest their cases on the broad principles of Democracy. They come forth in reply with the proposi- ton that our country is dedicated to the principle that all men have equal opportunity. Therefore. the rich have certain privileges which those who have not realized upon their equal op- portunity do not have. This privilege. in one case. is to gobble all the sport. These are the kind of men who advo- cate a society tennis championship at Newport-which we did have in Amer ica- and who must necessarily con- demn an actual championship such as we now have at the West Side Tennis club, l.. l.
 Fortunately, for the best interest of intercollegiate athletes. this sort of thing goes no longer. There have been instances of it in the past. At one intercollegiate track meet cer- tain sprinter would not shake hands with an opponent before toeing the mark for the finals in the hundred" because the boy who wished to do so was the son of a mine superintendent He was not a gentleman in the view point of the clean-limbed youth beside him. The college of the boy who was a gentleman in his own right, was wasting much time in furthering pur- ity in athletics-amateuris that time, which might well have been em- ployed in clearing the minds of certain of it's finest physical specimens of the germ of snobbery. Or is this one of
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

the privileges of those whose fathers have realized upon their opportunity ?
 During the past winter an article Of mine appearing in an outdoor mag azine and dealing with the cure for pronounced the best defence of pro our so-called college athletic ills was tessionalism yet written by the former president of The Athletic Research Society. This may be so. but think not. What many of UT are striving for. equal opportunity. The belief is up- permost that education is good thing, that the poor boy should have 1t and that intercollegiate sport is educational.
 While it is difficult to deAne educa- ton it is. in college sense. the mem tai, moral and physical uplift of the undergraduate. Intercollegiate sport Is and can be made to aid more and
 more in the mental and moral uplift. There are very fine qualities tested and developed by sport. if it is clean. The problem of sport is to have it test and develop the moral. mental and physical stamina fthe bo1. In sport he meets in concentrated and sudden form life itself; in the classromm he rarely does.
 College authorities are seeing this more and more each day. More care is being used in selecting the men governing sport. Football coaches over this winter. Not only must the coach and the trainer be fitted to de- velop athletes and teams but the tend ency is to have them of the kind that will aid in the moral and mental de- ve1opment of the undergraduate. This is all very well and fitting and is de- cided1y more important than all the amateurism there ever was in the world.
 Copyrighted, 1917. by Sol Metzger)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
PRINCETON NEEDS HEAVY
 MEN FOR CREW
Tigers Have Five Vets in Varsity
 Boat.

Weight in the waist of the boat is proposition which pr. Spaeth, Princeton's faculty rowing coach. will have towork out during the next few weeks. Though indications are strong for a good varsity crew. with five vet erans remaining over from last years varsity, Princeton is discovering a decided lack of heavy candidates for the three waist positions at 4, and 6.
 While on the machines ther ewere four men available who weigh over 17o pounds-Trevor, Hogg, captain of the football team: Loeb. Ten Broeck and Machin. Now only two of these men, Loeb and Ten Brocg. are out for spring rowing. Midyear examina- tions have made Hogg ineligible. An injury has compelled Machin to quit for the spring.
 Getting out on the lake late this spring, the Tigers find themselves with lesthanas iinelibi mthe omth with less than a month for practice before the Harvard race April 19. The Crimson will bring both varsity and junior varsity to line up against the Tiger shells on Lake Carnegie. Ar engagements have been completed for May 12 as the definite date for the Childs Cup race and Columbia ac- cepted that date some time ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
WINDHAM HIGH TO
 ENTER TRACK ATHLETICS
For First Time in Five Years-School
 Has Received Several Challenges.
Especial to The Bulletin.

Willimantic, March 27.-At the first meeting of the Windham High track team MT. Case explained that it has been five years since Windham has had a track team and was the result this year of se--eral schools sending in challenges. The situation is different this year from that five years ago, as then the team averaged 19O pounds and did not have to meet such strenu- ous teams. There is enough equipment in the gymnasium at the present time for the needs, except that a pole for the pole vault IS needed. There were about 35 men out for the team. Three of these will try for the shot put. Practice will be held before school and during recess. This morning the high jumpers will try out and after school the broad jumpers will take a turn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
Littla Girl Had craun.

Every mother knows and fears croup. Mrs. R. M. Raney, R. F. D. 2, Stan ford. ky, writes: 'My little girl had been having croup every few nights. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound ev- cry two or three hours, and that night she slept well, never coughed any, and the next day her cold was gone To all of my friends am saying: Get bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar for Ia grippe coughs colds and croup A genuine c1re..S Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
PALACE LEAGUE.
4S0
Adair Made Low Score.

Atlanta, Ga, March 27-George Adair of Atlanta, with ST. made the low score of u e qualifying round of the invitation tournament which open ed at the Druid Hills Golf club here today. John ti. Anderson of New York and Norman Maxwell of Phila- delphia, with S3 each. tied for second. Others qualifying include Robert Jones of Atlanta, S5; Frank F. Blossom
 Yale, s5; Louis Jacoby, New Orleans, s5, and Grantland Rice, New York, s5
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
22o YARD SWIMMING
 RECORD SHATTERED
Norman Ross of San Francisco Goes Distance in Minutes 2 Is Sec onds.

New York March 27.-A worlds rec ord for the 220 yard swim in a 25 yard tanw-2 minutes 9 1-5 seconds-was made here tonight by Norman Ross of the Olympic club of San Francisco in winning the na:ional amateur athletic union championship at that distance. The former record, 2.23 2-5. was held by Hal Vollmer of the New York Ath- letic club.
 A. E. Downes of the New York Athletic club won the A. A. U na- tional fancy diving title with 142.7 points.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
Chicago. MedaIi.t Winds First Round

Pinehurst, N. C., March 27.-Miss Elaine Rosentl'al of Chicago, the medalist, defeated Miss Ronald H. Barlow. Philadelphia, the present champion, in the first round here to- day of the north and south golf cham pionship tournament. The score was 2 up, the victor being aided by two uead stymies and two partial ones.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
Charley Herzog. the FIorida auia

Charley EierZOg, the F1Or1da aVlatOr, wears his flying regalia about the hotel McGraw is keeping close watch on him, as the Giants manager fears his second baseman will attempt to, join the faculty of the Marlin Aviation school and give few lessons in sky climbing to the natives.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
Terry KeIIar caved In.

New York, March 27.-Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, stopped Terry Kellar of California in the third round of ten round match in Brooklyn tonight kellar's seconds threw up the sponge. Coffey weighed 200 pounds, Kellar 17s.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Rabbit Maranville has satisfied George Stallings that he is going to have another great year. The Rabbit has broken into the practise business with an amazing amount of dash.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
Pittsburoh Won at Heek.v.

Boston, Marvh 27.-The Pittsburgh Athletic associe ;ion defeated the Arena Hockey club at ice hockey tonight by score of to 2. J. Mccormick scored the winning goal after two minutes and three seconds of overtime play
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Practice i nthe ring develops the speed of a sprinter. Many a boxer has done ten seconds flat.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Practice in the ring develops the can't provie it by the spring baseball workouts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Wild William Donovan continues to think very. we'll of young Edward Monroe, the tall, lean Kentucky youth Probably one of the reasons for Will Hams fondness for the lad isstf1at Mon roe in action looks very much like one William Donovan when he was at his best. e If Monroe's work is half as good as it looks-that is, half as good as Wild Bills used to be-he certainly will make a valuable addition to the Yankee outfit.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
New York Giants Defeat Waco.

Waco, Tex, March 27.-The New York Nationals today defeated the Waco (Texas lea gue) club, to 2. The score:
 Middleton, Smith and McCal ty, Rariden; Russ, Teague and Vann, Kuhn.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
GREECE HAS PRESENTED
 A NOTE TO ITALY
Insisting on Withdrawal of Troops
 from Erirus to Avlona.

despatch to Reuters from it's Athens correspondent states that Greece has presented a note to Italy insisting upon the withdrawal of Italian troops from Epirus to Avlona.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Larry Doyle out of the game. An os- teopath says Doyle's injured knee may keep him on the bench most of the time until July.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

You will never succeed in bulldozing a man by bulldosing him.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
MON

New York. March 27.-Can money steady; high ? 1-2; low 2; ruling rate IA; last loan 2 1-2; closing bid If; offered at 1-2
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
SPORTING NOTES

Second Baseman Massey is showing up we'll with the Braves.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Alexander and Johnson are not the highest. paid pitchers in the game Slim" Love stands inches above them
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

A golfer is no stronger than his weakest links.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
Stock carried by ALLING RUBBER co. NORWICH NEW LONDON WESTERLY

yesterday to Richmond of the Central league.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
COTTON.

New York. March 27.-Cotton fu- lures closed steady. May 1888; July 1S.66; October 1901; December 1911; January 1912.
 Spot quiet; midd1ings 1910.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Earl c. Ainsworth, a recruit pitcher was released by the Chicago Americans
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Nuts thousands of years old have been dug up in the Gulf states. This, coupled with frequent discoveries of ancient bones, proves that baseball is a very old game.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28
STOCKS.

The following is summary of today's trans actions on the New York Stock Exchange to . P NJ:
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Tough luck for the Cubs to have
Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-28

Coach Washington & Jefferson Foot
 ball Team.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-01
SWISS MINISTER
IS FACING RECALL
FOR HIS ACTIVITY
Resentment of President and
Secretary of State Aroused
by Recent Actions.

WASHINGTON, March IAN ac-
Ritter, Swiss Minister 20 tho United
States. and Germany's indirect repre-
sentative hero, has tended TO put him
In tho near-perHona non grata class.
While Government hoads refused TO
comment officially on the matter,
some privately admit that the Admin
lstration IL coming TO believe that
DR.. Ritter not only inherited Won
Bernstorfra diplomatic work here.
but that no has taken up, as we'll,
certain German propaganda work
that may force IA flat show down be-
tween him and the State Department.
The first evidence OF this sort OF
work was Or. Ritter's dissemination
OF reports that Germany was anxious
for ~ German American conference
at which all points at issue between
the two nations could be discussed.
This propaganda work was started
German American relations.
What chiefly annoyed Secretary
Lansing and President Wilson was
the fact that DR. Ritter made his
peace conference" suggestions 90
newspapcrmen several hours before
the state Department had any idea
OF them. II was learned 10 day that
his hurried trip to the State Depart
ment within "A few hours after he
permitted" the "pcaco conference"
news to 80 out through tho press
was In response 10 an urgent re-
quest" that he call on Secretary
Lansing.
II Is understood that his planter
many later announced It cmanated
from Or. Ritter himself and not from
the German Foreign Ofilce-mct with
such u brusqe rebun that 1t fell alb
solutoly flat.
Oficials believed that the plan, by
the very nature OF tho way II was
made public. was an appeal over gov
ernmcnt officials heads to the people
chiefly the pacihst element, to urge
such conference.
The latest bit OF obvious German
propaganda work by DR.. Ritter came
yesterday, when he--once more
through the prcss--lct Il be known that
Germany proposed TO detain five
American Consular officers until she
was assured all her Consular officers
and other officials were not being held
up by this Government.
Diplomacy required that DR.. Ritter
communicate this to the State De-
partmcnt. Diplomatic ethics. at least,
also required that he leave II TO the
state Department or another branch
fact.
Although Secretary Lansing re-
fused absolutely to comment in the
case, no plainly showed resentment
at DR.. Ritter's action, and II was
later learned that the Department Is
investigating the question.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-01
TESTIFIED IN MURDER CASE
As He WAS TOLD, HE SAYS
Witness Admitting Perjury Gives
Amazing Tale Of Methods to
Get Indictments.

Beni1min Polar went on the wit
ness stand to-day before Judge Nc
lntyrc, pleaded guilty 10 perjury and
then told an amazing tale OF tho al
legged methods employed in gaining
the Indictments against leaders OF
the international Garment Workers
Union, not only FOR minor offenses.
but for murder.
Polar was indicted last week in
connection with testimony before tho
Grand Jury and subsequently at the
trial of Morris Sigman, and six other
union lc2dcrs, charged with the muir
der ~ Herman LibCowitZ In 1910.
81 never knew anything about th'
supposed murder of Licbowitz' 'until
four years after II was said to have
happened" he told Judge Mcintyre
Il had been told what 10 say TO the
Grand Jury and | said IT,"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-01

situation. ! want tho most explicit
Information before acting In n mat
ter which may bo so grave in its
consequences
Senator Smith. Democrat, OF
Georgia, said he hoped the resolution
would be adopted at once.
After carefully reading tho rcsolu-
tion, senator Stone. Chairman OF tho
Foreign Relations Committee. said:
1T seems 10 me that the resolution
ought TO 30 TO the Committee on
Foreign Relations. Hero Is a news
paper report that the Secretary OF
Foreign Relations Of tho German
| Government has sent to tho German
Ambassador In Washington a certain
letter which appears In the morning
papers. We are not informed as TO
the source. We have no facts upon
which 10 determine our Judgment.
There may be information In tho
hands ~ the state Department Of a
confidential nature that II might not
bo thought compatible with public
interest to reveal Then again. this
alleged despatch may not be au-
thcntic. II may not be true.
Senator Norris wanted TO have the
resolution referred with instruction.
TO report Tomorrow, hut Senator
Stone objected 10 any instructions. II
was so referred and the debate on
that point ended.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-03-01
MYSTERIOUS BOXES
BEING SHIPPED INTO
MEXICO BY JAPAN
Consignment, Marked Handle
With Care" Found on the
Ward Line Pier Here.

The revelation OF Gcrmany's at.
tempt to embroil Mexico and Japan
in "A war with the United states,
coupled with the news that the Jap
ancso have established munitions
factory In Mexico, turned the atten-
tion OF the Customs authorities to-
day to q big shipment OF heavy wood
en- cases, marked Handle with care"
and en- route from Japan TO Vera
Cruz. Mexico.
Tho cases are piled on Pier 1a Of
the Ward Line and are billed TO be
shipped on the Esperanza. which
sails from Vera Cruz next week.
Names OF the consignee or the con-
signor do not appear oR the cases.
Tho shipment IS in the hands OF
William A. Brown a Co., Custom
House brokers, No. II State Street,
who say this consignment is one of
many Of general merchandise which
they have been forwarding from
Japan 10 Mexico for months.
There arrived at the Ward Line
pier to-day the Mexican freighter
Mexico H.. flying the Mexican nag
but under charter 10 the Ward Line.
Tho wireless operators say that IN
the Gulf Of Mexico. while the ship
was touching at various Mexican
ports, and also while they were cruis.
ing along the south shore OF Cuba,
picking mp cargo, they heard time
after time Tclefunken signals In -
numeral code which they could not
understand.
The TelepCunken system used by
Germany Is easily distinguished FROM
any other, they say. ana the signals
they heard, in their Judgment. were
sounded by German operator at a
point on this side OF the Atlantic
Ocean.