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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
SHORTER SCHEDULE
PLAN IS OPPOSED
Tener Says National League Play
erS Will Get Six Months Salary

New York, Nov. 20.-Sentiment in
favor of q 140 game major league
! schedule in 1913 fast is disappearing.
The clubs may take the field with a
reduced player limit. but from pres
ent indications the big leagues will
retain their 1874 game schedules,
President Tener of the National
league had piece Of good news for
National league players Yesterday
, when he said it had been decided
to pay the players on a six months
basis as has been the custom hereto
fore. Under the proposed season
running from May / to September 16
the players would have been paid for
only five months.
Tener, in comm enting on this fact.
let it be inferred that if the players
were paid for six months work that
/ amount Of work would be exacted
| from them.
! In Chicago yesterday Charley Com
iskey of the White Sox, the leading
| exponent of the 1874 game season in
! the American league, made the radi-
cal suggestion that it may be neces-
sary to pool both gate receipts and
! players in the American league next
season in order to avoid shortening
the schedule or reducing salaries to 4
five month basis.
Suggestion Too Radical,
Comisl1ey admits that the sugges-
ton is radical and he does not neces-
sarily favor such a course, but says
The would be willing to go to great
lengths. to enable the major leagues
to retain their high standard during
the duration Of the war.
In discussing the inroads which. the
new drafts may make into the big
league ranks next season. Comiske,
has the following to say:
"Pooling of players may become i'm.
perative to preserve anything like
equality in playing strength. If the
Forthcoming drafts for the Nationa
Army take half Il dozen regulars ava,
from one or two teams. one or tw,
stars from others and none at all from
some clubs, the result, would be
runaway pennant race, which woulc
? rob the sport of all public interes
early In the season."
Coming from the owner Of tn
worlds champion ball team and tn
/ second best money maker in base
ball, a suggestion to pool receipts ant
players is up to the usual standard o
IComiskey craftsmanship. However
it is unlikely that such an extrem
step need be taken, at least in 1918
There is no doubt that the BIZ
leagues will be hit harder by the dral
than appeared the case at the end o
last season. The new classification
will likely bring to the fore numerou
players who held high numbers in tn
draft lottery. However, the gres
percentage Of major league player
are married and will claim eXemptio
because of dependent wives or FAM
lies.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
SOME BOWLER IS SMITH
Seventy Nine Year Old Lane Artist
Who Hits I'm Where They Count
for Good Scores.


Kensington can lay claim to having
one Of the oldest and most enthusi-
astic followers Of ducks" In this
vicinity In the person of John Smith.
who despite his IS years. can throw
EN- down the lanes with g. keener
eye than many of his youthful friends
at the Aetna alleys. Mr.. Smith
dropped into the Church street bowl
ing temple last Saturday and tried his
hand at coping the high score for the
day, and when the figures for the day
were counted. 1t was seen that his 129
score brought home The bacon. 1t
might be suggested that Manager
Rogers acquire the services OF Smith
for his league team or Bill Brennecke
add him to the Wanderers quintet.
OF course, Mr.. Smith might Justly
raise some objections to rolling with
his weaker colleagues, but there is no
question but his ability would en-
nance either teams chances toward
victory.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
REST FOR PENN TEAM.

Philadelphia, Nov. 2O.-Penn foot
ball team did not have any practice
Yesterday. Coach Folwell granted
hem two days rest. No work will be
done until Wednesday, when light
sc,iinmages will take place in prep
aration for the Carlisle Indians game
>,i(ur0aN
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

III Miles (Outdoor), hour 81
minutes SO 3-5 scconds-W. Plant,
Long Island A. c., June II, 1917.
~ Miles (Outdoor), j hour 40
minutes % seconds-W. Plant, LonS
Island A. c., June II, 1917.
us Miles (outdoor). i hour 4s
, minutes 4S Is seconds-w. Plant.
Long Island A. c., June II, 1917.
Fla Miles (Outdoor), ! hour 81
minutes SO scconds-W. Plant, Long
Island A. c., June Il. 1917
Throwing the Weights
| Throwing the Sc Pound Weight
| with unlimited run and follow, 40 feet
Il inches-M. ]. McGrath, New York
| A. C., October 2, 1917
Mems Swimming.
100 yards. open tidal salt water,
straight-away. IS seconds-Duke p.
kahanamoku, Honolulu. September s,
1917.
zoo yards bath (25) turns, min
utes s seconds-Norman Ross, Olyn-
pic club, San Francisco, March 81,
1917.
22o yards, bath GOO feet.) turns,
minutes 81 3-4 seconds-Norman
Ross Stanford university. November
"a, 1915.
""u ydlOS' bolII \sf,J o LuTNS, : MIN
utes % 1-5 seconds-Norman Ross,
Olympic club, San Francisco, March
81, 1917.
| geo yards, open tidal salt water
| Go0,) turns minutes "a 1-5 sec
onds-Perry McGillivray, Illinois A. C.
| February "a. 1917.
| 800 yards. bath (25) II turns. 5
minutes % seconds-T. H. Cam, New
| York A. c.. March IA. 1917
440 yards, bath (25,) II turns, 5
j minutes 16 IS seconds-Norrnan
Ross, Olympic club. San Francisco,
| March 81, 1917.
| 440 yards, open tidal salt water
! 1oo,) turns: minutes II seconds
Ludy LANCER, Los Angeles a. c., Feb
ruaw "a, 1917.
500 yards. bath (25) 10 turns, 6
minutes 3-5 seconds-Norman Ross,
Olympic club. March 81, 1917.
$50 yards. open tidal salt water
G00,) 8 turns, II minutes p 3-5 Sec
onds-Norman Ross, Olympic club,
September s. 1917.
One mile. open tidal salt water
G1o) is turns. "a minutes 10 sec
onds--Norman Ross. Olympic club
July 4. 1917.
500 meters, bath GOO feet) turns
. minutes Fl 3-5 seconds-Norma,
Ross. Stanford university, November
"a. 1916.
100 yards. gackstroke, open tital
salt water. straightaway. I minute =
is seconds-Harold Kruger, II. =
Is. c., Honolulu. September 5. 1917
1850 yards, backstroke, bath (25)
5 turns l minute 53 1-5 seconds
Charles r. Pavilcek, Illinois A. c.
February "a, 1917.
200 yards. breoststroke, bath (25, }
7 turns, minutes 80 As seconds
Michael McDcrmott Illinois, A. c.
April 20. 1917.
200 yards. relay. men, SO yards
each. so yards each. bath. minute
AZ Us seconds-Yale university team
; d. A. Ferguson. G.. c. Schlaet, r
Mayer and r. Thomas) February IS
1917
,, 1850 yards bath (25, turns. :
,, minutes IS As seconds-T. H. vann
. New York A. c.. March II. 1917.
1880 yards. open tidal salt waite,
, 11o) turns minutes s 2-5 sec,
onds-Norman Ross, Olympic club
> July 4, 1917.
$3.50 yards. open tidal salt watel
1lOD turns. minutes 10 2-5 sec
onds-Norman Ross, Olympic club
July 4, 1917.
$3.50 yards, open tidal salt waite,
. 11O,) turns, minutes As Is sec
onds-Norman Ross, Olympic club
= July 4, 1917.
"770 yards. open tidal salt water
I10,) turns, 10 minutes 1s SIS sec
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
DRILL FOR MINNESOTA.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Nov. 2O-Tho
University of Minnesota football! squad
Yesterday began building up de-
Tense to meet Illinois forward pass
ing game. The freshmen were given
the ball and used passes against the
regulars None of the players showed
any i'll effects from the Chicago game.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
By Briggs

Georgia Tech, at Atlanta, Ga, is out
10 gather the largest gridiron laurels
this year and places its hopes in great
measure in the work of these four
boys. The team has already corralled
nigh honors this season for their
smashing vigorous play.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
JLPSCONIB EXETER LEADER,

. Exeter. n. H. Nov. 2O.-Louis W.
Lipscomb of San Antonio. Texas, was
yesterday elected captain of the Phil
lips Exeter Academy eleven for next
season. lie plays center and is pre-
pairing for Yale.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

the South. and believed by many
authorities to be the greatest back
field in America.
Left to right these gridron giants
are, Strupper, Harlan. Guyon and
Hill Photograph shows them in their
famous jump-shift formation.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

The photograph shows football
stars of Georgia Tech in formation.
They are given credit for being the
greatest baCkfield ever developed IN
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20

minutes So 3-5 seconds-Olga Dorf-
ner. Philadelphia Turngemeinde,
May S, 1911.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-11-20
Averages.
Skinner Chuck League.

Adonitis, a new member Of the
skinner Chuck league this season. has
displaced Bowers for leadership in the
high individual honor race In that
league Bowers retains the leader
ship for high single and high three
string score. The Office quintet naan-
ages to maintain the grip on first
place.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05
both CAPTURED
BOLD, BAD MEN ATTEMPT TO
GET AWAY WITH BANK
MONEY.

Condo, July 5.-The bank at Con
de was robbed i'm a sensational man
ner Tuesday afternoon. around 2:30
o'clock. but the robbers, two in num-
Der. were captured after M of them
had been seriously wounded in the
side. and the money stolen by them,
between $4,000 and $1,000, was re-
covered. The capture was effected
by G. A. Foster. town marshal and
editor Of the Condo News.
Earlier in the day a man named
Clifford was halted near town by two
well known characters known as
Mike Mcbride and Louis Miles. who
forced Clifford from his automobile
and tied him TO a tree. The men
then took Clifford's automobile and
drove into town, where they donned
masks and drove in front of the
bank, which they entered and com
manded everyone in the place to
throw up their hands. Holding the
bank employees at the point of their
guns, the men grabbed all the cur
rency and coin in sight and started
out to make their getaway, when the
alarm was spread and a running fight
ensued in which Mcbride was seri-
ously wounded, both men were cap.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05

Summer time is here. You need
a refrigerator. See the best on the
market at Geo. Beck's furniture
store.
We have a number of excellent
ranch propositions for sale on easy
terms or trade. List furnished on
application. Inquire John Kellstrom
of Western Loan g. Investment com
pany.
/ am prepared to do all kinds of
hauling between the city and the
chautauqua grounds.-Geo. Parker,
Phone 3S43.
For Rent. Nine room house, mod
ern throughout, on Center street w,
three block from Egan avenue
Mrs. A. f. Clough.
Wanted. Scrap iron. Market
good.-Madison Iron & Metal Co.
Phone 2159.
We guarantee TO remove all car
bon from your engine for SO cents.
R. B. Fitzgerald.
For Sale. A quantity of dimension
lumber, also some firewood.-D +.
Dougherty.
For Rent. Strictly modern five
room house. close in.-Mrs. c. ii
Roberts, Phone 1875. At library
after 2 p. m.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Eat at Jacks.

Eat at JACKS.
Wanted. A dishwasher at Jacks
restaurant.
So in cash to any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
| cannot repair.-Guy f. Hanson.
Eat at Jacks.
Agnes Roberts will give piano les
Phone 1915.
Vote for v. T.. Walden for city
commissioner at special election.
July 1O.-Ady.
Eight room house for rent, two
lots, good barn. s16.-John Kell-
strom.
Eat at Jacks.
For Rent. Elegant suite of five
rooms for housekeeping. Apply to
Hans Urdahl.
We guarantee to remove all car
bon from your engine for so cents.
R. b. Fitzgerald.
Broken Lenses accurately dnpli-
Gated while you wait. Eyes exam
med and frames fitted.-Yaeger's
Optical Parlor.
Vote for n. T.. Walden for city
commissioner at special election,
July 1O.-Adv.
Wanted. Young nan to work in
Sugar Bowl. Permanent position
open.
For Sale. Riverside cook stove
nearly new, cheap if taken at once
Ole Skillestad. 116 Washington ave.
nue. N.
All stores will close at IL O'Clock
on July 4.
Wanted. Three or four furnished
rooms for light housekeeping. In
quire at this office.
Wanted. Girl for general house
work, two in family. no washing
Mrs. Ida Vessel.
Vote for n. Il. Walden for cit,
commissioner at special election
July 1O.-Adv.
Strayed. Collie pup. Reward
Return to I. j. Tobin.
VIM. Metcalf returned from Mar
ka, Kan.
Parties who have contracted 70
hay can begin hauling Saturday.
r. M. Bourne.
Mrs. l.. III. Blagen and son, VIII
lam, were passengers by the soutl
train for Waukon, la.
Mrs. F. j. Mundt and SON, Carl
departed this morning for Monona
la, on a visit of about two weeks.
Mrs. Williams and son, David, ar
rived yesterday from P~latteville
Wis, on a visit to her sister. Mrs
w. A. Rothschild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roesler, of Wells
! Mimi, who have been visiting at tn
home of +. Z. Stolzman a week, wen
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05

to the manner in which the draft will
be made, il is understood that all of
the drafting will take place in Wash
ington. 1t is reported that the jury
wheel system will be used.
Under the plan proposed, there
will be 5000 precincts in the United
States. In case No. 10 is drawn in
Washington, the name corresponding
to No. rs in every precinct will be
selected for military duty.
Those selected will file their claims
for exemption after they have been
drawn for service. Ii will be the
duty of the local boards to pass upon
all exemptions.
As this board replaces the original
registration boards, it is their duty
to make any further registrations
that may be offered. From this il
appears hat their jobs may be per
manent, at least for some months
Further registrations will be added
to the publicly displayed lists from
time to time, as they come in.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05
GATHERED At THE LAKE IN
NUMEROUS FAMILY REUNION

Relatives of Mrs. +. A. Keller TO
the number of a great multitude are
gathered in a reunion. and camped
at Lake Madison near the southwest
part of that sheet Of water. They
have two tents, 14X20. one 14X16,
and some other shelter of like kind
Gasoline stoves proved too artificial
for this close TO nature bunch. 50
they are smoking their grub in the
prehistoric way.
Those present are Walter Johnson
and family. of Aurelia, Ia. Mrs. Ella
Miner and two sons. of Cherokee
Ia: Willis Lane and family of Beres-
ford: Wilbur Lane and family. Of
Iroquois: Chas. Leeds and family, OF
Huron: Geo. Leeds and wife. of Iro.
quois; Fern Lane. of Pipestone
Mimi: Mrs. l.. T. Love and daugh.
tiers. of Madison; Albert Lane, o.
Cherokee. Ia. and Mrs. Keller's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Lane. o
Cherokee, la.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05
AUTOMOBILE INJURIES
AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF MA.
CHIMES TWO SLIGHTLY
INJURED.

Injuries of minor importance, but
which held tragic possibilities, were
suffered by three persons at the
ehautauqua Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Geo. Phifer and little girl were
bruised by a machine which had slip
ped its brake, and James j. Sollitt
was knocked down and sustained bad
bruises in a misunderstanding at the
gate yesterday afternoon.
After the evening performance
Tuesday night Mr.. and Mrs. Phifer
and little daughter were standing at
a point near the west side of the no.
tel when they heard the call to stop
that car" Looking quickly around
they saw a car backing toward them
from where it had been parked on
the hillside above them. Mr.. Phifer
does not know just what was done.
but his wife was badly bruised at one
knee and thigh. and a leather shoe
torn from her foot. Neither n nor
the child were thrown to the ground
due to the efforts of Mr.. Phifer to
get them clear. The car had been
standing without proper brakes, and
apparently had started back down the
Hill toward the west.
j. j. Sollitt was at the entrance
gate and about to buy a ticket. He
had occasion to cross the road, and
either misunderstood the directions
OF a man handling the traffic, or
somebody else did. He understood
that the foot passengers were told to
cross. and that a certain line OF autos
were ordered TO proceed. Instead OF
that one starting ahead. n of those
which he was Immediately ahead OF
started, throwing him to the ground.
the wheel running over his arm
bruising the arm and tearing the skin
from the hand. He vas brought to
town, where the injury was dressed
after which he returned to the
grounds.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05
BOARD SITS
BEGAN WORK THIS MORNING
WORK CONTRIBUTIONS
WILL LAST SOME TIME.

Lake county's selective exemption
board completed its organization this
morning with the nominees made by
Gov. Norbeek as incumbents, in the
persons of j. A. Johnson, chairman,
Rev. j.. Il. Booth, of Ramona, as
clerk, and DR.. VIM. Lowe. They
have selected the G.. A. II. at
the courthouse for their sessions.
Immediately after their organization
and the administration of oaths, they
sen messages to the governor, ad-
vising him of the accomplishment of
organization.
Following these preliminaries, the
board requisitioned from Auditor
Hartwich the cards and other papers
used in the registration of June 5,
which they carried to their office.
On the organization of this board the
existence of the local boards of reg
istration ceases automatically.
The registration boards of the
county made copies of the acual reg
istration cards at the time of the
registration. The exemption board
will keep these cards separate.
The first work of the exemption
boards after receiving the cards is to
number each card and its copy in red
ink. The copy and the original card
shall bear the same number. The
numbering will begin with the nu-
neral Il"
After all cards and copies have
been properly numbered, the orig.
inals will be sen to the adjutant gen.
eral of the state, who will hold the
cards for further instructions.
Four lists of names will be made
from the copies held by the exemp
tion boards. The lists will CORE
spond with the numbers on the cards
For instance, if the card of Johr
Brown bears the numeral, a." hi!
name will appear first on the list
One of these copies will be sent Il
Washington, one will be kept by thu
exemption board, one will be posted
in a conspicuous place, and the othel
given to the press.
While no official information haI
been received by the local board a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05
MAN KILLED INSTANTLY
FORCE OF IMPACT JERKS MAN
LITERALLY OUT OF BOOTS
CAR DOES NOT STOP.

During the progress of the races
at Ruskin park yesterday, a man
named Smith, who was caretaker of
the speedway, was struck by a racing
automobile and instantly killed, it is
reported. The machine or the occu-
pants were not injured a%ppreciably.
Though warned, Smith ventured
across the track, carrying a heavy
log chain and a double tree on his
shoulder. A racing car came toward
him and turned somewhat to avoid
him. but the man became confused
and stepped in front of the automo-
bile. The machine speedometer was
recording 70 miles an hour as il
struck him. He was just enough In
the way to be caught between the
wheel and the projecting end of The
front spring. The speed of the ma
chine was so great that it is saiC
that the body was thrown 100 feet
clothing tori from it, and he was lit
orally jerked out of his shoes. Tht
car went beneath the chain ant
evener he carried and neither the
car or men were touched by it.
The force of the impact of the ca
bent the front axle somewhat. but al
the drivers were within sight of sec
ond none for the event and had blu.
one more lap to make to win 1t, the.
did not pause, but continued arounc
the course. 1t is said that they made
the coveted prize. The car was
Chalmers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05

this morning to Mankato, from where
they will go to their home.
Deaconess NJ. E. Barlow and Miss
Adelaide Spicer, of the st. Marks
Episcopal church at Minneapolis. are
visiting at the home of Rev. l.. r..
Gwynn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur A. Backhaus.
who were recently married near Mad
ison, went this morning to their flu
ture home in Baltimore, where Mr..
Backhaus is chemist.
Joseph Berg. a shoe merchant of
Mitchell, spent the Fourth at the
chautauqua grounds in company
with other citizens of that place, hav-
ing autoed yer Mr.. Berg was for
merly employed in the j.. A. Johnson
store of Madison.
Myron L. Mease returned home
Tuesday night from Chicago, where
he has been attending the univer-
sity. The student body of that insti-
tuition have been training for mill
tary service, and the young nan is
now home until called later for some
of the great camps which will be
used for training the selected
ID. j. O'Connell. chairman of the
board. and Joseph Rosenow, commits
sioner, are in session today in the
commissioners room at the court
house. 1t is the date set for them to
act as a board of review for the coun-
ty tax books. They have been wait
ing for the appearance of Commits
sioner NJ. Cosgrove, but it is said
that he is away. and will not be pres
ent today. 1T is likely they will pro
coed with the work.
The rain OF last night, for which
many farmers have been yearning
not so much because they actually
need it, but because it would do much
good, and also to see whether Il
really could rain as easily as il haC
all spring. did much good owe a re
stricted territory. At a distance o
three miles north of Madison il il
said no rain fell. but northwest alonl
the railway as far as Bristol they hat
a fine shower. The south sayeth not
Today at Chester the funeral o
Elmo Spawn was held at the Metho
dist church at Chester. The youn'
man died at Fort Bliss. Tex. from
results of measles. being a membe
of the regular army at that place
On word being received of his Hines
his father and brother had startet
for the place, but on the way re
ceived another message of his death
The father turned back, while tn
brother continued his journey TO r.
turn with the body. The father j
a veteran of the civil war. and it j
said that he feels that his son shout.
. have had his chance on the field Q
battle.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-05
THE INVADERS
To BE Staged at Lake Madison by
Home Talent.

An intense. gripping, thrilling play
of what might happen if an enemy
should succeed in landing troops in
our country is faithfully portrayed in
the new four act play, The Inyad-
ers," which will be produced at the
ch|autauqua auditorium July 10.
This mammoth production will be
staged by a picked cast of Madison's
best players, directed by N. l..
Waelchli (B. f. Irying) under the
auspices of the st. Katherine's guild
of the Episcopal church.