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New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Life's Little Tragedies
By Louis Lee Arms

fighter-presuming that is con-
summation devoutly to be wished.
There was only one wrestler in the
tournament just finished who even
looked like q fighter. He was Pierre
lie Beige, Of Belgium, and from
Pierre's record during the mat
activities we should think il would
be a good idea if he tried boxing. He
should do that or grow castors on his
back.
Hevonpaa, Zbyszko, lie Classe,
Pilakoff and the remainder Of Jack
Curley's performing troupe are
shoulder-bound or have shoulders
heavily weighted with muscles. There
is consequently friction in their sim
plest action. Most Of these men Of
the mat are so tied up around the
torso that Jimmy Valentine couldn't
pick the locks on their shoulder
blades.
This in no way interferes with
their ability to tug and haul away at
an opponent, but, barring the
clinches, tugging and hauling are
considered bad etiquette in the ring.
Sula Hevonpaa in the heat Of sew
eral matches took a wallop at an op-
ponent, and might have hit him, too,
had his vis-a-vis gone suddenly
blind. During the space between
Sula starting q punch and finishing
it a man might have time TO write Q
modest history Of the Aztec Indians.
Wrestlers Lack Speed
A fighter hits with the speed, sud-
denness and, if possible, the coneus-
sion of an exploding shell. No man
was ever knocked out by being
pushed or pulled about the ring. 1t
is the rapier thrust, sparkling COM
municable vitality, that lands on the
button" and effects the knockout.
It is this style of muscular action
that is impossible for the shoulder
bound wrestler.
Consequently, If he is a wise gen
tlemsn the wrestler sticks to his
knitting and stays on the mat.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26

something mighty slluring in the way
Of pitcher.
Robinson will have all his players at
Hot Springs by Maren Is. That date 10
but two days later than the official time
set By National League law. In all
probability the Brooklyn pitchers will
report much earlier. Hot Springs pro-
vides plenty of opportunity for outdoor
games and exercises, including noun
tain climbing, which are admirably
suited to preliminary training.
st. Louis FOR a week or so has been
a spot of special interest TO New York
fandom. Local enthusiasts are roofing
hard for Colonel Rupert in his com
mendable efforts TO upbuild the ill-fsted
Yankees. st. Louis, it would seem,
holds out about the last hope. Miller
Higgins has been in the Mound City
several days trying TO arrange a most
important deal that has hung fire for
many weeks. Until the proposed trade
is ratified or abandoned, therefore, ST.
Louis is bound to command due atten-
tion in these parts.
A new angle, too, has developed that
increase interest in 81. Louis affairs.
Branch Hickey, president Of the Cardi-
mails, no longer seems anxious TO place
Jack Hendricks in command. When no
tilted by James c. McGill the other day
that he might proceed TO negotiate for
Hendricks's services, Hickey intimAted
that he had already looked elsewhere.
This bland statement would make il
appear that Wild Bill Donovan. former
manager OF the Yankees, may have the
inside track on the berth left vacant by
Miller Huggins, when the latter sup
planted the old Tiger favorite here.
Hickey intimated at the annual meet
ing OF the National League that mex.
to Hendricks he favored Donovan for
the position.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Braves Action Surprises
Baseball Magnates Here
Mailing of Contracts Players Contrary to Understanding
Reached at Joint Meeting-Possble That Merely No
tices for Services Were Sent to Unsigned Men
By w. J. Macbeth

The announcement that 1918 contracts had been mailed
the Braves unsigned for next season came as distinct sur
it had been practically
agreed by those attended the recent JOINT MAJOR
nq in Chicago would not be sent out until the dele
had further opporun meeting of the National
in Cincinnati hence TO discuss and arrive at some
definite salary scale.
In all probability the story from Boston originated rom some mus
an tho mart Of the scrbes Percy D. Haughton or
BOSTON Nationals the joint conference IN Ccag ana W."
ono Of the most vigorous champions Of economical reform IN we"
81 = "a vev doubtful il for the Braves
Oh
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Trap Shooters
Pass UpXmas
Feast for Geese
Wild Birds From California
Serve as Prizes for New
Rochelle Men
By ]. s. Mitchell

wild goose shoot tempted the clay
..-s ,4pcrts OF The New Rochelle Yacht
r.-b from their turkey dinners yes
.,-sav. and those who made the jour
..r 70 tho clubs traps on Harrison
-.is,d had a capital days sport The
.,,.e came all the way from Cali
r,,ia. and The shooting committee de-
.,s,5 20 give three for the highest
..-stcb guns and three for the handi-
,sp department
The three best in the former class
-.re Reginald Green, Vincent Rogers
"a = ". Thompson. while the high
,,Bdiesrpers happened to be Joseph
Cranbery. Charles A. Marsland and
frederick S. Ham, jr With three
,-,,kets 90 his name. Grsnbery carried
= The best gun honors Of the day. In
Il. scratch and handicap race Of 100
,-3. bo made the full tally Of 100, but
sr, others on the firing line were keen
q, the prize and they, too, hung IN
perfect scores.
Granbcry Wins shOOt-oH
These we're Ham, Green, Rogers,
rsr.'srd aad Lldr.dge, but IN the
..oo..oT Granbgry proved the best
.-.-ksrar. and took home the prize
&C. viii thc goose. Granbcry also
..-4s5 oF tfc takc-home trophy after
.bo,t-oF with Narsland. Eldridge,
porsrs. Green. Donovan and lam.
h miles governing the December
.-, s.inrIatc that al with the score
- 95 arc entitled 10 legs. so Gran
~ came ir for another slice Of VIM
30 cIo-v. his comrades being Mars
rso3 Thompson and Rogers.
ire rr,zc for the high scratch gun
s,Ii n Reginald Green with grand
,otsI of g5. and when the poor hgnt
as taken into account the string could
h. recorded as a splendid piece Of trap
Jnbroken Run OF 81
By far the best feature Of Green 5
Hsrllv was an unbroken. run OF o.
vticb is the record run or the season
Ve ratified down %, %, IL NlthouI d
-iss. and showed such keen eye ina;
.Fe wiseacres who stood around
.5Curb, n he had a good day Green
voul5 make a new club record for the
hundred birds. .;.L 81,
Rogers exhibited fine form with an
,,trai Of e8. and along with his goose
h won the prize for the preliminary
n Zen birds scratch. Thompson Sc
ssre6 the ten-bird preliminary and a
roose. and retired fully satisfied with
his luck for the day.
The trap scores:
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
New York Girl Rides
Winning Horse in Race

, PlNEHURST. y. C.. Dec. %. - The
laeies' fiat race at the Christmas Day
meeting Of the Pinehurst Jockey Club
vas won by Miss Eleanor r. Vreeden-
eeargh, Of New York. on Rex, with Miss
,Lsiher Tufts, on Topsy, a close second,
,ess than half length separating the
longs.
another close finish marked the two
nile steeplechsse event, Littlehorn.
s'l9 smith up. coming under the wire
NJ snort length ahead Of Melos. with
" "ynsfk up. Wynsrk. riding Molly o.,
s0a ,s1 me thoroughbred fat race, four
sai. ~ a half furlongs. against a large
heid' in 80 seconds fat.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Cochran Far in Lead
In Billiard Match

Welker Cochran again scored easy
victories over Albert Cutler yesterday
N their 5000 point 1872 balkline bill
lard match. I'm the afternoon session
With the worries Cochran amsssed q
total Of 300. as against his opponents
. while in the evening the count was
600 70 l07 in favor of the Chicago
player
Cochran had a high run Of 10S in
ne afternoon and in the evening
gathered clusters Of go and 70. Cut
lsrs best run occurred in the evening,
When he Tailed 81. The totals now
are: Cochran. loo; Cutler. 250.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Fire at Bowie Track

BOWIE, Nd, Dec. 25.--A FIRE, the
origin Of which is unknown and the
second to visit the Bowie race track
since its construction, destroyed Stable
A, of forty-eight stalls, at $3.50 o'clock
tonight. There was no loss of life or
thoroughbred horses. The total loss Of
property is estimated at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26

VAROLD TAYLOR, the young Brooklyn Prep lawn tennis
player. who pictured below looms up as one OF the
probable inalss of the junior championship which IS
in progress the 7h Regiment Armo. Although not yet
years of age Taylor has shown the skill OF veteran
in play He expected oppose Vincent Rich
ards the Yonkers wonder in the final match for the title
Tayors experience gained in his few championship ourna
is expected greatly aid him in his important match
against Richards
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Ice Races Called of

Rain caused a postponement Of the
ice skating races scheduled to be held
at the fremont Skating Rink yester-
day morning. A number of the con-
testants were on hand but the ice was
not fit for racing. The contests will
probably take place Saturday after
pogn
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Tillman Outpoints Cline.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 25.-Johnny
Tillman, the Minneapolis lightweight,
won the popular decision over Irish
Patsy Cline, OF New York. in q fast
six-round bout here to-day. Tillman
had the better of every round except
the first, which WAS even.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26

Since the average wrestler looks
so much more like a fighter than
most fighters do. it is bound to strike
the bystander as a singular thing
that more mat men do not take up
boxing. Wladek Zbyszko, with his 54-
inch chest, bulging muscles and
bullet head, seemingly should be able
10 give Jess Willard a strong argu-
ment-that is, if Gentle Jess is going
to do any more arguing with any one
Yet it is a notorious fact that
when a wrestler takes up boxing he
is as good as lost. He may recover
TO be sure; but during the time he
Is fddling around in the ring he is
virtually living next door to Death.
Gotch, Cutler, Zbyszko, Linow,
Roller and dozens of others are
wrestlers. who at one time or an
other during their careers believed
they we're ring men Of destiny. Well,
in way they were, but it was more
Of a terminus than a destiny. Or the
destiny consisted of sudden dark
ness, a droning referee and the in
eyitable ammonia and smelling salts.
No Lack Of Courage
Why is this? No one doubts that
wrestlers as a class are as courageous
as other athletes. In a rough and
tumble fight it is believed by many
that the average wrestler would
make the average fighter quit. When
it comes to hitting with the floor.
stiff Farming with the furniture and
feinting with the gas fixtures
wrestler is q pretty tough citizen, as
he proved recently at the Lexington
Theatre.
roped ring and Quilted with a PAIR
of five-ounce gloves that MS hinu
friends, sympathizing with hlm IN ms
horrible delusion, begin LOOKING
around for a soft spot for him 70
fall on. A wrestler essaying the
manly art of fsticuifs has more use
for a mattress than n water bueKeI
There is hardly a living prize
fighter who is so altogether hopeless
that he hasn't been able to KNOCK
out one wrestler before he quit.
Difference in Muscles
The reason a wrestler can't box
will be found i'm an anatomical con-
sideration of the average mat man.
IL is, generally speaking, a difference
between the tug and the slug mus
cles. The fbrcus tissue. composing
the wrestler's arm, body and leg
muscles are trained for steady, con-
slant pulling. This ultimately makes
a wrestler shoulder bound, and there
never vet was hard-hitting fighter
or good baseball pitcher whose
shoulder muscles weren't free, as
thew saw on the diamond.
Look over the champion hghters,
from Benny Leonard back 70 Bob
Fitzsimmons, and you will find that
~. boYers who packed the cruel and
nunishing punches had dropping and
nftsn narrow-set shoulders. Inc
Shorlder that drops away from the
r.ck n.rmits OF smooth, friction
less hitting. that is impossible for
ths souare-shouldered athlete. Our
noyeiists give US year after year
h. 100. who are tall. broad and
asnns1.-.houldered." For the sake OF
h.roi.w We trust none of these es-
timSble gentlemen will ever meet one
If the loose, drooping-shouldered
tr,e with hands the size Of a West
nh,lis ham. He may even have
rork leg and a boil on his neck, but
we'll venture he can hit.
One Looked Like Fighter
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

The telegraph racers are at it again!
Chevalier Daniel McKetrick first under
the wire, leading all rivals by the width
Of a hand. The Chevalier shakes a
wicked hoof when it comes to the
sprint. All of which is apropos of a
wire received last night from Provi-
dence, TO the following effect:
"f2 ny 40 paid npr
Proyidene. r I Dec 25
Tribune
Walter Mohr was disqualified in the
eighth round Of the bout with Soldier Bart
6eld at the National A. c. this afternoon.
Mohr vas SEVERELY PUNISHED and
resortsd 10 foul tactics after being cav
toned ak times. Referee Billy Gardner
DISQUALIFIED him. MeKETRICK.
$40 p"
'The caps are our own.
Before closing our desk last night
and going home to wrestle with the
turkey and plum pudding Of the midday
meal we carefully oiled this old type
writer, inspected the bearings and tried
the self-stsrter preparatory to siren
uous time this evening, when we will
probably have a belstcd wire from
Mour's manager denying in detail
every accusation made by McKetrick.
These fightinG managers certainly are
a conniving lot and keep q sporting
scribe from getting his regular sleep.
oh, di mi!
Another!
Ana. P. wire from Philadelphia, tell
ing US that Johnny Tillman, the Indian
spolis welterweight, decisively out
pointed Irish Patsy Cline in that city
last night in a fast six-round bout
"Tillman had the better Of every round
except the first, which was even" were
the cussed words that described PStsy's
downfall.
We sat back for twenty minutes, con-
fdent in the knowledge that 'Andsome
AIRY" Pollok, Cline's manager, would
come along with his own account Of
how Patsy had all but murdered poor
Tillman and begged the referee to stop
the slaughter, after knocking Tillmsn
down for the tenth time.
But nothing like that happened. Pol
lok either stubbed his toe. ate too much
Philadelphia lIlrkey or had blowout
on his way TO the nearest telegraph
Office. On second thought, perhaps
Harry decided that the injustice done
Patsy could not be righted IN any
rneagre telegram, paid" and will re-
sort to the mails TO set down full his
tory of the facts.
Why are these boxing club promoters
so ali.fred exclusive? It's getting so
nowsnights that no perfectly respect
able "bull" can sit in and watch a
couple Of lads wallop each other with
the padded mitts.
The Olympic Athletic Club held its
first membership" boxing show yes
terday afternoon directly across the
lane from the West 125th Street police
station. In the long summer nights
heretofore, IL has been the custom Tor
Eddie and Jess Mcmahon, who conduct
the club, TO sit on the back doorsteps
and squirt tobacco juice across the
street 20 the front steps OF the station
house.
1t is experiences like these that knit
men closer together and make hrm ana
lifelong friends. Ed and Jess are on
chummy terms with every patrolman'
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Zbyszko Beats Hussane

BOSTON, Dee. 25.-Wlsdek Zbyszko.
the Polish wrestler, defeated Youssuf
Hussane, in a wrestling match an
nounced as for the worlds heavyweight
title, here tonight. Zbyszko won the
first fall in hour and 40 minutes. His
opponent was unable 70 continue.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Williams Captain in Army

George A. Kingsley. Of Portland,
Ore, captain-eleet Of the Williams var
sity nine. will leave college this week
to enter the reserve officers training
camp at Camp psvsna
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Robson Victor in Bout

LAWRENCE. Mass, Dec. 25.-Tommy
Robson, Of Maiden, got the decision
over Fred Dyer, of Australia, in
twelve-round bout here to-day. The
men are welterweights.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
Dean Briggs
Cannot Attend
College Confab
F. w. Moore VIII Represent
Harvard at Meeting Here
of N. c. A. A.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. 2o.-Fred
W. Moore. graduate manager OF the
Harvard Athletic Association, will rep
resent that university at the twelfth
annual convention Of the National Col
legiate Athletic Association TO be held
Friday at the Hotel Astor, New York.
Dean Briggs. former president OF the
association. will Re unable 70 attend.
Il am very sorry" the dean said to-
day, "but | am having an extremely
busy week and cannot find time TO
make the trip. One reason | would like
to attend is that, as Harvard, Yale and
Princeton have definitely abandoned
athletics, there will undoubtedly be
considerable discussion about this
action"
Mr. Moore will also attend the meet
ing of graduate managers at the Hotel
Martinique on Thursday evening, at
which will be discussed some of the
questions that will be taken up at Fri
days gathering.
The Friday morning session Of the
COLLEGIATE association will be devoted
t. speeches BY Colonel Palmer E..
Pierce, [. &. A., the president; ". H. P.
Faunce, president of Brown Univer-
sity; George L. Vincent, Of the Cen
eral Education Board. and DR.. Joseph
L. Raycroft, OF Princeton, member
OF tic War Department Commission on
Training Camp Activities. The appoint
aert of a committee to make nomina-
tions for officers also is scheduled.
President Faunce is expected to ad-
vocate some radical changes in the way
Of conducting collegiate sports after
the war. and his talk will doubtless
prove Of considerable Importance. DR..
Raycroft will speak on the results OF
athletic instruction at the different
army cantoaments.
The afternoon session viii be taken
UP by the report from the secretary on
the conditions that exist throughout
the collegiate districts of the United
States. Reports from the other athletic
committees will then be heard. The
election of the officers for the ensuing
year will follow.
The evening session, which will be
an informal one, will be given over TO
talks on "What More Can the Colleges
Do 20 Help Win the War" and "Re-
construction Of Athletics After the
War"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26
One Looked Like Fighter

Most wrestlers develop tremendous
.bould.r muscles through constant
tugging, and thereby deprive them
selves Of any chance OF becoming .
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26

bouilns AIisy. BiuHard a
~ a Pool Table Mira Re-. 4
pairs. sEppnss. Mar
- 49, Bro. 70 Iaioa segxs ~
New-York tribune., 1917-12-26

wilbert Robinson, manager Of the
Dodgers, will put in every available sec,
ord Of his time in the development OF
pitching talent during Brooklyn's stay
at Hot Springs. Fortunately for himself
there is no greater master in the game
al this particular art. Robbie will have
70 bestir himself, for Leon Cadore, Sher-
rod Smith and JEFF Pfefer-his three
best veteran pitchers Of q year ago
will be wesring army drsb next season.
In view Of which IL Is not likely that
Rube Aarqusrd may realise his smbi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
P. o. ORDERS ]

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received from the Second Assistari
Postmaster General, Washington. d
C. =
Referring to.the notice of this If
flee dyed June IL, 1917 and printed
on pages and 8 of the Postal Guide
Tor the current month (August), tn.
Following additional information ha,
been received from the postal admin
fstration of Great Britain.
The term paper hangings', in
cludes wall papers. The importatio,
both Of paper hangings' and posters
is prohibited absolutely.
Any number of packages of print
ed matter may be forwarded by mar
eel post provided no parcel exceed
z pounds in weight.
Two or more different COMES q
the same magazine or newspaper ma,
be included in one package.
Printed tracts may be sent by par
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same magazine or newspaper NAV b
sent as prints to one and the sam
address. If they are sent by parce
post. the parcel may not exceed
pounds in weight.
A set Of books such as Dickens
works may be sent as printed matte
up to a weight limit Of 4 pounds,
ounces"
All clerks will kindly comply wit
the above restrictions.
c. F. GREENE,
Postmaster.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
TODAY's AMNivERsARIEs.

Vasco de Balboa discovered the
Pacific Ocean on Sept. %, 1913. He
was Spanish adventurer, who had
struggled himself in cask on board
a vessel bound for the Itshmus Of
Darien, but became leader of an ex-
petition across sthe Isthmus, which,
after encountering many hardships,
reached an elevation from which the
waters of the great Pacific conld be
seen. He claimed possession of this
broad reach of unknown waters for
Of Spain.-Montreal was captured Dy
General Montgomery on Sept. Is,
ITS. In this enterprise Ethan Allen,
the daring leader of the Green Noun
tain Boys, was taken prisoner and
sent in chains to England.-The sieg,
of Lucknow, in India. was raised by a
force under Gen. Havelock on Sept.
rs, 1857. This siege is memorable
for the persistent defense, under
great distress, of the besieged, and
the story of Jessie Brown, the Scotch
girl, who heard the sound of the
Highland pipes of the relieving col
umn long before it came into sight.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
To Stop Smuggling
of Munitions of War

Mexico City, Sept. 25.-Word has
been received here from General Sal
vator Alvarado, in charge of military
operations throughout Chiapas, Cam
peche, Yucatan and the states of the
south that he would draw a. close cor
don of troops along the border be-
tween Chiapas and Guatemala in or
der to prevent any supplies or NUM-
tions reaching the rebels in Ciapas
from Guatemala.
The country along the border is
wild and not densely populated and it
is said munitions have been sumggied
into Mexico without the knowledge of
the GuatemaIan authorities. The
presence of the strong Gordon along
the border also has served to quiet
apprehension of German activities
along the frontier, fostered by Ger
man coffee planters.