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Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF FOOTBALL
Metzger Coach of Washington and Jefferson Team els of Many Funny Happenings in the Game-Some Coach es Take Game Too Seriously, But Fail Reap the Benefits of the Game

After all is said and written about college football and it's fighting spirit there is a good deal of -humor and fun in the game. College spirit and tradi- ton, which center about football, share this alike with the game itself. I re- call playine in a game against Brown on a soggy field A run was sent at my end and in talking the interference I skidded through this on my fore head until both eye sockets were filled with mud. I got up. scooped it out with my right hand and flung it from me. To my amazement I had tossed the whole lump into the open mouth of Brown half back.
 That player, righteously indignant and as hard pressed for breath as had just been for sight, managed to expel most of it. Then he began a trick. But I could not refrain from seeing the humor of it and, in spite of his anger, was overf1owing with laughter. Fortunately he soon got my view of the incident. also saw the humor of it and joined me in laughing it off. Some shot!r was his com ment.
 Once upon a time there was a col lege football coach who swore in deep tones and in a most profound way when he was coaching certain team. The boys under him soon learned that bis profanity was due to excitement and that no harm was meant by it But the faculty-the faculty took up arms to stop it. This august body appointed one >of its oldest and long, est-in service members to remonstrate with the coach. He sought him out the next day and spoke rather touch ingly upon the subject. It was a. strong appeal.
 The coach. who knew his fault and who really wanted to cast it from him, was non-plussed for a reply. Then his eyes twinkled and in sober voice he said to the eminent Doctor of Laws, ''Dr, did you ever work on a farm as a boy?" Yes, sir I did," replied the dignified and loveable old gentle man. Then, Dr., did you ever drive a team of stubborn mules ?'' "Yes, sir I did," again came the answer Well Dr." said the coach. then you must kEow how I feel when Pm coaching" Well, well, we'll" sputtered the kind ly dean. T never thought of it in just that way. Well, well. well, I really don't know just what to say"
 College loyalty reaches great ex- tremes during a football sea son. This fall nearly everyone read Of the Ale gheny college students who bummed
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

a great drive down the field almost to the shadow of Princeton's goal, ere it was stopped.
 During this advance the Princeton students got back of the team and. under the direction of the cheer lead CTS, kept up an incessant cheering for a stand. One of the Princeton cheers is. shouted something like this: .'i'rince-tun Prince-toun Prince tun!"
 When the packer of the w. & J. team heard this voluminous yell he mistook it for the slang express ion: seat he could not resist shouting at the Tiger cheering sections:
 You're-risht you're stung!"
 As it was Princeton held and then gave w. & J. an awful wailCpinS.
 Near the end of that game and when it's coaches sent substitute into the bacl<field. He was small and both his ankles and wrists were wrapped in bandages. When John Duffey, the w. &. J. end. was to kick off he asked his captain to whom he should kick the ball. Being anxious to avert greater disaster the latter said to him. Boot 1t to that little cripple who just came iT." Dufey did and the little crip- Pie, being no other than Eddie Dillon, star quarterback, ran the ball back for a touchdown
 Football is so full of innumerable
 
 it would be well to compile them in book, form. The game, no doubt the most strenuous and the most popular If college, if not of all amateur spor: has its lighter vein as well. True. t has it's sterner and most serious side, just as has war. but that which saves It and redeems it, that which carries it along so that it's participants do not grow stale, and really love the sport is it's humor and it's fun. In fact, no sport is a sport unless it has these qualities playing a prominent part in it's life.
 True, some coaches and some players do take football far too seriously but those who reap it's biggest benefits and those who love it best as d game are those who get the most fun--sport- out of it's every action After all, this is the sort of thing which gives foot ball it's strongest hold on the Ameri- can people. We, as nation, hate the Door sport, the fellow who lacks a balance, same balance being proper and due regard for the fun that can be had out of the most serious things we undertake either in the game of life or the game of football.
 (Copyright, 1917. by Sol Metzger.)
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET IN A RECEPTIVE MOOD. Speculative Sentiment, Was Confused
 During the Forenoon.

New York, Nov. a6.-The stock market was in a receptive mood today oI; a moderate volume of operations Events over. the week end were of such varied character as to further confuse speculative sentiment during the fore noon, but the list hardened perceptibly later, war; issues manifesting marked strength.
 Rails were the hesitant and uncer- tain features. the proposed pooling of the eastern roads war measure evidently giving rise to uneaSineSs. Western issues and Pacifics were no less influenced, however, than coalers and the trunk lines
 Reactions of the morning ranged from ? 1-2 to 1-2 points in General Electric, General Motors and Pullman. the latter falling to 123 1-2, it's lowest quotation in many years. Other squip- ments and specialties lost one to two points during the same period, but rallied smartly with oils. tobaccos and sundry war shares in the final hour.
 U. S. Steel featured the more active dealings of the afternoon. advancing from 96 7-S to 99 1-8, within a frac ton of its best of the month. Profit taking reduced this odvantage by half a point, Steel closing at a net gain of 1 3-4 points. Other leaders also yield ed part of their extreme advances.
 Bonds were decidedly firmer, all though internationals showed some ir- regularity. Liberty issues were active, the As at 97.89 to 98.02 and the 3 1-2s at 9S.9O to 9902. Total sales (par value) aggregated $3,435, 900.
 U. $. bonds Gold issues) were un- changed on call
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

their way on freight trains from Meadville, Pa.. to Pittsburg, and back to cheer their team in it's annual game with Carnegie. Tech I was telling
 That's nothing,'' said Maxwell, "a year or so ago I had an appointment to ofdciate in game at the Naval Academy and on my arrival there that morning with the other officials we were asked to handle morning game between the teams of St Johns Mill tary Academy and Maryland Agricul- tural College. We were glad to help out especially when we learned that this was a big game for these col leges.
 When we got over to St. Johns we met a sorry looking crowd of boys. They looked like bums- But we learn ed that they were students from M. A. C.. who, lacking the car fare, had walked all night to be there in the morning to cheer their team. When they met the St Johns students they asked if they could wash up. The lat ter met them more than half way and told them they would also give them their breakfast. Believe me, they ate one.
 Then they went up to the students rooms to wait for the game. Seeing inviting beds they excused themselves to take a nap. Well, when the game was over they were awakened by the cheers. They were the most heart broken crowd you ever saw when they rushed out of the college buildings to take in the game only to learn that the cheers they heard were the after math of the struggle.''
 When I was coaching West Virginia we played Marietta college in Clarks- burg late in November. The morning Of the game the team lounged aroun d in their hotel rooms and were ordered to report in the hotel lobby an hour before hand to go in a special car to the field. Near the end of the first half one of our ends was hurt and began hunting for his substitute. But he was. not to be found. Fortunately, the boy hurt resumed play. Between the halves the substitute turned up
 Where in the devil have you been ?'' asked him in sharp tones
 Why coach," he stammered, "I fell asleep down at the hotel and never woke up until a few minutes ago"
 A good many years back W & J. played the Princeton team at Prince ton. One year W. & J. thought it had mighty good chance and one of it's alumni went down to talk ali bets. They were all covered. Al the start Of the game the w. & J. eleven made
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
FORMER HARVARD STAR
 RECEIVES COMMISSION
Bradlee to Serve as an Officer in the
 Regular Army.

Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 26-AI1 the members of Harvard's most football combination - Brickley, Mahan, Hard wick and Bradlee-now in training for an assault on the Hindenburg line. Frederick J. sBradlee, Jr., mentioned in 1913 and 1914 in the leading selections for "all America halfback, has just received work that he has passed ex- aminations for commission in the regular army and is to report at Fort Leavenworth, kas., for further train ing.
 While Bradlee was great ground gainer and interferer, he was better known as one of the best defensice backs in the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

turned the trick while playing with the Reds.
 It is reported that the Robins and Red SoX will play another spring series on their way home from the training camps, as they did before the 1917 season, when both teams were champions.
 Bill Donovan will attend the big meeting of baseball men, which opens today at Louisville and it is possible that he may land a managerial DO sition for 1918 before the meeting comes to close.
 Willie Doak of the Cardinals was the pitcher upon whom the Giants did their best work. McGraw's men took Eoalls measure no less than six times and they nicked Burleig Grimes fo:' five victories. No othe.' hcxman was reached for more thrn four victories, Sherrod Smith Phil Douglass Eppa RiXey and Jimmy Lav- ender were in this class.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
Eastern Conn. Bowling.
Kid Roster Knocks Out Eaqers

New Orleans, La, Nov. 26.-Kid Kos ter of New Orleans knocked out John ny Eggers of New York at the open ing of the fourteenth round of a scheduled twenty round fight here to- night. The men are featherweights. The ben saved Eggers from a knock out fin the sixth and again in the th1r- teenth round
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
WESTERN FOOTBALL.
Thanksgiving Marks the Close of the
 Gridron Season in .he West

Chicago Nov. 26.-F'ootbalI will be placed on the shelf in the West this week with Thanksgiving games and benefit contests between army elevens on Saturday. Syracuse will meet Nebraska, champion of the Missouri alley conference, in an intersection al contest at Lincoln Thursday
 Theer also will be several other con- tests between traditional foes in cluding the annual Kansas Missouri game
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

Interest in the forfhcominE six day bike race is growing apace. The an nua1 winter sport classic will be held at Madison Square Garden, New York, the week of Dec. 2-S.
 While sporting devoteess have xt- tended these grinds in New Yorl's his- storic amphftheatre for more than a genera tion-this is to be the 18th re- newal of the event-few know that the .exx l~.CEaxnA 0sfainea~A in I@
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
Small, Rowdo;n csp4.ir.

Brunswick. Maine, Nov. 26.-Regfn- ald T. Small of Westbrook today was elected captain of Bowdoin College football eleven. He has played cen- ter two seasons.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
K,u,x ou4oo;nt.~P.Tnz

11orwaIk, Conn. Nov. z6.-Bxtfling Kunz outpointed Knocazput PzHtx of New London in six rounds of ten rounds here tonight. Weights:- .Kunz 13o; Hantx :f4&
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
COTTON.
New Yc

New York, Nov z6-Spot cotton quiet; middhng 31 .25. Futures opened steady. December 5000, January z9O March 2S.70. May 28.50, June 2S.32.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27
MONEY.

New York, Nov 2&@CHH. money steady; high 3 1-2; low 6; ruling rate 8 Ia; closing bid 2~3-4, offered at 3a last loan 3.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

The American League has decide c1 to cut out exhibition games in rlf spring with the National League Good idea,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

Leon Galore of the Brooklyn club is sne cnly major league ball player who is enrolled in the national army at the Xaphank camp.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

9'he only National League player who broke up two close games against the Giants was none othor tran Jin1 Thorpe, who finished rhe season with McGraw's team. Jim
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

crAsd sOsfufnxted in Eurupeln f8z6saaa Has Proved Popular for Many Hear..
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

turned the trick while playing with the Reds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

The Giants dropped twenty two games by one run during the 1917 campaign. They dropped seven games that went into extra innings.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

sox, Babe Ruth is the hardest hitter iE the American league.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

sIH DeX BIKE RAcE
 AM oED-sPoR1.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

DEFECTIVE FLUES and careless ness with stoves and furnaces are the cause of many a disastrous fire. RIGHT NOW see us about the FIRE INSURANCE you need and have your property protected against the hazard and stock
 We offer skilled service and the pro lection of sound, high grade com- panieS-
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 insurance and Real Estate Agent Riehards' Building e1 Main St.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-27

Ty Cobb is laying out baseball fields at Camp Hancock, Augusta, for the usc Of latio gal army recruits.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
To Intern Germans
atHotSpri,gs, NC.
Department Of Labor Rc,1is
Mountain Park Hotel, in
Which to House Ciuilimus.
Try Associated rrcss.I

wASiIINGTON. MsA @6.--rbc Depart
ment OF Labor announced to-day TINT
il had routed the Mountain Park Hotel.
At Hot Springs. y. G.. TO house some
of The informed German civilians nov
held in various parts of the countr,
There are about 1000 of them MOSTLY
sailors from German merchant ships
An VII" cannot he put in The Hot
Springs hotel will he taken care "t
on government land in Western North
Carolina rs soon as quarters can H..
made ready.
THE Department, II Labor is nf the
belief. said n statement by Secretary
Wilson. that any improvements which
il may be necessary Ia provide in
""d"r TO care for th.se pcnrtr should
G" upon government; land rather than
upor private property. Til" Hot
springs property is taken h"caus" it
is ready for immediate OCCUPANCY
while few months timc Will H." re-
CURED L" max" ready ,h~ detention
camp. on public lands now avaiinhlr
FOR the purpose and a,Imirahly suited
for IN intcrnmcnt settlement Tho
hotel viii within the next ton day :
house the first cons Snmrui The
locations Of the Germans at Hot
Springs would insure hcaitrful condi-
tons and an opportunity :" tale out
door exercise, whirh is. 90 course.
difficult At Immigrant on stations
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
POLLARD CONSTITUTES
STATE PRIMARY LAW
Gives I'm Detail Steps Which Canli-
date Must Take to Have
Name on BALLOT.
SENDS OPINION TO ELLtsoN
Candidates for Governor in Full Con-
Curreucc ~ tn Steps tn BE Taken.
State Chairman Must Furnish
List.

,>t"rncy-':cnorsi .i"hu Garland
rollard Yesterday rendered to candi =
date j TAYLOR Elyson an opinion con-
STRUNG the primary law rs 10 tho en-
trance Of candidates. Csndidat cA John
Garland Pollard and Lieutenant, Tower.
nor ! Ta>lor l;ll!s"u concur IN the
"pininn. which follows:
j. TAYLOR Elly>ou. Richmond. Va:
Ny Dear Sir.---l ackuow lcdc" %ou-
letter Of tho 2?d instant requesting
my opinion ~ IL Whist, i necessary
Tor full compliance with the sta
tutc concerning the primary TO he held
ON tho .t day ~ tucms, next. roi
nomination FOR Governor and other
state officers. IN which Won say:
"If | orioctlN interpret tho provi-
slons ~ tho law. IL requires tho pay
,ncnt Of an entrance fec 10 tho Auditor
o. Puhlic accounts The declaration Of
candidacy and = petition of 80 Quali-
ned voters requesting tho person petit
toned TO become caudi date and ask
ing that his name l." printed upon tho
official ballot To "" used ct tho state
primary. III" receipt or the auditor.
tho petition and the declaration of
cludidacy 10 he filed with tho state
chairman or the Democratic party. l.
tncrc anything further tina, = candi-
date should do"
]. In order for candidate for a state
nnice 10 hav" his name printed. upon
the official hailo, used AT the primary
such candidate must 1T leas; sixty LAYS
before the primary max" and file u
written declaration Of candidacy in
substantially tn" form SGT out IN acc
'ion of chapter 3n7 OF tho Acts OF
lHl". ,as amended. known as--the pii-
mary law. This declaration must he
acknowledged before some officer who
has authority 10 lake acknowledge
meuts TO deeds. OF no attcs,"d by two
persons who can write. signing as wit
ncsses.
. Tho candidate nus, III. al"uc with
his declaration Of ,.nd;dscy ? petition.
signed nv -" qualified voters Of tho
state At large. each siGne'urc =" which
has been witnessed ~ "a person whose
'tldaNii TO that eject is attached To
Tho petition
: Such declaration ~ - ndidacy and
r''ition OF 80 qualified voters must no
filed only with tho chairman OF The
patty holding the prim,ri
Each candidate before he files his
declaration Of candidacy shall pay Ia
The Auditor o. Public Accounts az
Nircinia a Zee eHus 10 , per cen; q;
"no Ncar's salary attached In the oflica
for which nc l. candidate
There is nothing ia the law provid =
iur hat tho petition filcd with the
declaration Of candidacy shall request
tha the candidates name he prinls RI
uron the official ballot to Inc used in
the state primary bat section 20 ~
tho primary law makes i; tho iuiy ~
the state chairman 10 FURNISH TN" cjcc
'oral boards charged with tho duiv Of
preparing and rriniinR tho primary
Ia lots tho names Of ihe candidates
Ia be printed thereon
From the 7hovc. Vol, will sea tba.
"our Interpretation of The provi=inn :
II The law is correct
mo GARLAND rt,II.AEp.
ATTORNEY Genera
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
PUPILS GIVE RECITAL
Interesting rr"Rrnm I. Rendered H.
MuSic Students of Miss
Snelltnrs

IN interesting program was rcn-
dcrcd Friday evening at Sis o'clock
',l,cn tho pupils OF Miss Edith
Mathews Sncllin2s gave their final
man" rectal in tho i;aiubridSc Strea,
BAPTIST church Those playing were
follows.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
LIST is ANNOUNCED
rhirt!-Si> ". & J.. students Selected IN
Gu to Franco With Ambulance
Corps

LEM NGTcN Va May 2S-Ths LIS;
OF men WHO arc - compose the WASH
incton ami IL" ambulance whit of ;hs
Medical Enlisted EoSer,e Corps has
hc"n announced From = fold nf more
than sixty applicants. thirty-six msn
have h"cu chosen. aud arc n,w await
-rnE mina'ion and enlistment ny the
War Department before coinc - Join
tho corps Of %" COLLEGE students who
.Nrec, I" sail f"i France within =
mon H.
1he personnel al rhe unit consists q,
Two set coaniS. one corporal. three me-
ch.,ni's wv" clcrAs. two cooks. two Or
de lies. and twenty Tour drivers Tho
unit wiil bc under thc leadership q,
Forest Fletcher ae Grst scrceanr
coach "f tn" Washington and Lee track
team. himself member of the team
which rcpres"uiod America in the
blymric games AT Stockholm and as
sociate professor or rhvsical culture
aud hygiene al the university
Tn" other members or the unit are:
"orporai. ~ T.. DorGsval: mechanics.
Leon Norris Gwynr IcIe and G. W.
GooCh. .Ir. clerks. w NJ Brown and
j. II. Knight: orderlic*, IT, l.. Moore
and n. W. Thornhuc: drivers r. 6.
Eakcr. II. !. Blachford. i. w. Cook. .rr..
I. u Evans. ~. L. r. Green. z. II.
Gruhh. w. -. Hisle. H. l.. Hurst. C;eorg Q
\. Irwin. - s. johnston. a. e. Jones
i. y Niunear 8. Il. knichron. T.
Mason. u. T.. Moore. l.. l.. Moore. x.
r Morrison. +. H. Dickens. A. T. Shcp.
person. j. L. Waters. t. A. Wcloro
q. =. Wo,ncldorf and r. q; woodson:
reserve list H. j.. collins H. {; craig
v g. Hamilton Il. y Kelley. W. T.:
Mckenney and y. T.. Richardson
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
>o transfer. 90 For, My.r.

I.teO'ena ut-tolonel j. l.. Jervsy IF
The United States Army. has issued
from Norfolk An answer 10 the re-
mort which has had some circulation
ir the state 10 the nfArt that many
Virginia applicants Cor I'll. reserve Of
f"ers training camp at Fort Myer
had been refused admission because
800 men had been transferred TO the
"anp from New York. Colonel Jer-
Noy'S statement is follows:
Official Information has been re-
"eiNci by tho district engineer off1c -.
=; Norfolk that no applicants were
transferred from rlattsburc barracks
or nrv o,hn,. Damn 10 Fort MNer..,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
rre nay for Ola Folks. uome,

Tag day for the hcncti, Of the Col
nrcd Old Folks Home and tho Friends
orphan Asylum viii he held next Sat
nrdSy. June =. The home is in great
nre6 OF funds 20 carry on it's work
The campaign for $4,000 carried on
last winter was only partially sue
cessfu'. |, is hoped by those arrang-
inE the tag day that white charitable
workers Will volunteer to assist In
IL sNosinE Of the tags
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

IS0eclSl n Inc TINlcs Eispa Tch.
GoEpoNSNiLLE. W. MAY c6.-The
annual icnt GAY camp-meetirE OF the
seventh bay Advertists - Nirc iuis
began hc"e Gu Thursday night, This
is their thirty fourth annual camp
mcctine and conf< crcs Many paorio
from all ovor the STATE are present
About :oo dsleSStcs are expected
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
Invest Surnlus In Hnnd.

directors Of the Mutual .tid society
of SNdnor e Hundley's. at their las,
meeting. decided - devote their SUP
plus funds 10 the buying Of Liberty
loan bonds, which We're purcha sod
ycstcrdaN The directors -aid ihoy
knew Of No safer invc.'men, for INC
funds. and they believed II 10 he their
ratriotic duty 70 suhscrlhn 10 The lnan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27
THROWS siiELi. INTO riR;
AND IS B<DlN INJURED
Especial to The Times pispa,chl

Special to The Times Dispatch.
DANNIi.LE, VA. May 26.-l;uby May
Stradcr. tho nine ycnr-old daughter OF
riouSly injured at hes home this norn-
ing when she threw into st"N" ~
shotgun shell which exploded. wound
in;: her badly. rho little girls right
eve WAS nut out anu hcr abdomen ana
chest spatt"rci With shot. play
matc standing near 10y was slightly
injured Tho ;;iri said that she thought
TN" shell which she found in tho house
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-27

estimated gross revenues or Tho
theSsreahc and OHIO Railway Com
rary for the third week IN NAV az
-r"r+'"d ''fH '"'. as compared with
sasft'l for the same vcsI or las,
.Far sho"lnC IN increase ~ IGsS3
"tt "rn-"- 4" figures made rubiic yes
-c.G+t hN Cnmpiroller Sullivan