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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
Gets Big Order From New York

The Meritol Co. of DEBORAH today
received very fine order from the
Pennsylvania Station Drug Co., OF
New York City, one of the largest
and best stores in New York. In
the same mail an order was received
from the ]. A Tepoorten Co. Ltd,
of Vancouver, B. c. The business
of the American Drug & Press AS
ISOLATION is rapidly spreading to all
parts of the country, and DEBORAH
has every reason to feel proud of
this fine manufacturing institution.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
Chautauaua Opened Monday.

This years Chautauqua, which
opened Monday, is proving the best
In years and the big audiences
present at each attraction are strong
in their praise of it. A great pro-
gram is on for the rest of the week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
ALEX BEAR WRITES
FROM CAMP GRANT
Continued from first page.

Continued from first page.
weeks and later assigned to different
companies. A big parade is planned
for the division on the 4th of July
while in the afternoon there will
be a large boxing show. 1t is time
to go to work, so will close ex-
tending much love and affection to
all
Your loving son,
ALEX BEAR.
Tell the girls they can bake some
cookies if they can spare the time
from social engagements.
--O--
Ice Cream Sandwiches, 30 cents
at Otto Anderson's. 24-tf.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-06-26
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Better pictures are not made than
those shown in this weeks pro-
grams.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
AVIATION HELP NEEDED.
Plenty of Opportunities for Young
 Men Behind the Lines.

Washington, Jan. 23-That Amer ica's air fleet is about to have eXcit- ing adventures is evidenced by the announcement that Aviation Corps is in urgent need of 1914 chauffeurS and motor truck drivers, 3,562 auto and gas engine men, 1860 machin- ists, 220 blacksmith forgers, 22O wheelwrights, 504 cabinetmakerS, 460 sheet-metal workers and others to q total of 1000 for service in France behind the lines. They will belong to the Motor Mechanics Regiment the first of it's sort in American history. Only men outside the draft ages are acceptable under this call, and they must be at least eighteen and not over forty. There are also wanted for the same regiment 200 cooks, 100 canvas workers, 30 house and sign painters, 20 harness makers and 80 acetylene welders. The U. $, Public Service Reserve of the Department of Labor, which has undertaken to get these 1000 men fer the Aviation Corps, states tlsat the men specified ere urged to enlist at any recruiting station, and that they should not leave jobs in shipyards or war indus tries for this service, attractive as it is. The regiment will have short period of training at Fort Hancock, Ga, before going to France.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

Cuban Infielder Accepts Terms Of
 fered By Hampstead.

New York, Jan. 23.-The Giants announced yesterday that Jose Rod riguez, a young Cuban farmed out to Rochester last season, has been signed for the coming season. Rodriguez has shown he is a wonderful fielder, but lacks hitting power, although last season he dislayed considerable ability in batting in the International League.
 Secretary Foster of the Giants, who was a member of the major leaguue committee which waited on the com missioner of Internal Revenue last Monday to discuss war taxes on base ball, said the conference was very satisfactory He declared the basc- ball committees recommendations and suggestions were given careful attention
 Several of these questions must be put before the Department of Justice and will be announced later. Poster said that the arrangement to collect war taxes at football games last fall will be used in baseball during the coming season, as such arrangements were approved.
 According to Secretary F1eydler Ban Johnson's train got stalled in the mountains, and after making the trip from Chicago he got to Washington after the conference was over.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
PRINCETON POLICY
 FAYORS ATHLETICS
College Paper EditoriaIly Pro-
 poses Outside Competition

Princeton, N. J., Jan. 23.-A DOS sible prospectus of the manner in which intercollegiate athletic compe- tition is to be treated by the Prince ton University Athletic association this spring is gwen in an editorial in the columns of the Princetonian ves- terday.
 Tho molders of student opinion take the position that it will be for the best interests of the university if in- tercollcgiate competition S resumed on smaller scale, allowing less time for practice and limiting schedules to games which will not sufficiently stir up undergraduate interest to detract from attention to military training.
 The opinion is based on the funda- mental principle that no form of in tra- mural athletics can be adeuuately substituted for intercollegiate compe- tition because of the lack of induce ment for students to take interest in the games.
 Intra-mural football last fall was a failure, not only because of the pitt fully small number of candidates who
 reported, but also because the student
 body as a whole failed to take any in terest.
 It is felt, therefore, that if athletics are to be made a material means of physical training, and thus military training, they must take the form of outside competition. with the con- sequent award of letters and insignia.
 The Princetonian suggests, however that this outside competition be limit ed to games with the smaller colleges, on the ground that the "big" games /} to T1l1I n1oT nh ociZ "a the importance of athletics and tend to detract from the interest in mil itary drill. Tn defense of this opinion it says:
 Much depends on the spirit in
 which athletics are conducted. If there is none of the show usually con- nected with the big football games,
 but if there is a general sameness in the attitude toward intercollegiate sports, then the resumption will be l justified.
 The failure to have varsity football 1 last fall had most salutary effect. i Most of the glamour of intercollegiate i athletics is linked with such big foot ball contests as those between liar ward, Yale and Princeton, and their absence this year has, in Princeton at least, tended toward a more sane and normal attitude toward athletics that is certainly most desirable. If this spirit be maintained with regard to every sport, and if some of the large overhead expense of coach ing is reduced the resumption of in- 1 tercollegiate athletics is a wise policy; 1 but if athletics are allowed to inter fere in any way with military training, l either because of the demands on the time of those who are trying to make l the teams or because the teams occu- py too large a place in the life and l thought of the undergraduates, it is better to seek some other method of physical training."
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
ICE YACHTS RAGE POSTPONED
Snow Prevents Craft From Compel" ing on Shrewsbury.

Red Bank, N. J.. Jan. 23.-9 ester days snowfall prevented the sailing of the second yacht race for the w. Harold Powers cup and has forced postponement of the first event ln the series between the North ShreWs- bury and Independent club yachts for the third class championship pen. nant of North America, which has been called for Thursday afternoon.
 The snow on the river is about sL foot deep and the twenty or moro ice yachts are resting on benches iii front of the clubhouseS and covered with blankets of snow.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
pUGhISTS ARE ACQUITTED.
Police Fail to Establish Violation Of
 Law at Olympic A. c.

New York, Jan. 23.-Magistrate Mo- Ouade, sitting in Washington Heights Court, yesterday discharged, within two minutes of their arraignm ent, the men charged with violating the law by participating in a. pugilistic exhibition at the Olympic Athletic club of liar lem on Monday night. Captain Gar gan of the West 125th Street Station failed to establish to the satisfaction of the court that a membership fee had been charged for the alleged exhi- bition.
 The men discharged were Daniel Davis and Harry Javlin, principals in the alleged bout; Julius Lesser, al- leged referee, and Benjamin Tambor alleged timekeeper.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
FULTON IS WITHERING
Recent Showing of "Ferocious Fred" Against Wee WiIIic'' Miske Causes His Stock to Greatly Depreciate.

Fred Fulton has lost a bankfull of prestige. AS a result of his encoun- ter with Billy Miske at St. Paul fan dom is prone to be more sceptical than ever as to the exact measure ment of FuIton's championship abil- ity. A hay doubt surrounds his eff forts to entice Jess Willard to meet him in a bout with the title at stake. The obstacle Fred confronts is the quite logical question, If he couldn't t dispose of Miske, a considerably smaller man, how can he hope to dislodge the bulky Willard ''
 The majority Of the reports from St. Paul agree that Fulton made a disappointing showing; that Fulton failed to show any real ring general ship that he does not know how best to employ his physical advantages of height, weight and reach. In short, that Fulton still has a. great deal to learn before he can hope to be a real champion.
 Weighing Fulton in the scales to find his real value, it is found that he is but another of the great army of present day boxers who have been lured into the game by the jingle of the golden coins that are to be picked up with boxing gloves on. As a. sport
 
 fact, Fulton does not like boxing. He does not relish the sting of punch. As long as things are coming his way with but little opposition Fulton is @ champion, but once stung his boxing sense is dislocated and his great bulk avails him but little.
 If Fulton were as good as he is big Miske should have been easy for him. But Miske is better man than Full ton, although considerable smaller in stature. And Miske is not great enough to overcome the natural phy- sical disadvantage-he is not an- other Bob Fitzsimmons.
 Summing up, Fulton still finds himself in the position where he ] must prove to the public that he is the king pin of the contenders for the ! title now held in cold storage by 1 Willard.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
MAY BAR FRED FULTON.
Minnesota Boxing Board to Investi-
 gate Broken Bone Yarn.

St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 23.-The Min nesota Boxing commission is inves- tigating a report to the effect that Fulton was handicapped by a broken bone in his left hand the night he boxed Miske, and Frank P. Thomp- son, chairman of the commission. declares that if proof is produced that Fulton was cognizant of the in, jury at the time he went into the ring he will be barred from boxinn in that state.
 Dr. Edward J. Clark, a physician, of Minneapolis, stated that he gave cocaine to Fulton to ease the pain in his hand and that the effect of the drug was to prevent the boxer from doing his best work in the rim 2 against Miske. If this story war sent out for the purpose of eXcusin3 F'ulton's sorry showing against Miske it is the most ingenious scheme ever concocted by a boxer to whitewasb a poor performance in the ring, de- dared the boxing board members today.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
CHAPMAN IS KING AT LAYING FEM DOWN
Indians InIielder a Martyr on 67
 Occasions Last Season

Managers and ball players do not 1 alWayS take the same viewpoint as
 the fans in awarding credit to an ath- Iete for showing the way to others , Tn certain departments of the game. TOT instance, when John Franklin baker was the batting demon of the old Mack machine it was insinuated : that Edward Trowbridge Collins had
 a good deal to do with the high aver | ages obtained by Baker through Col. | Inns ability to work the hit and run or run and hit stunt with Baker. Similarly certain leaders and play | CTS think there was something else than Ray Chapman's skill in bunting i that enabled the Cleveland shortstop , to lead the American league in sacri~ flee hitting last year, when he set Up i a, new modern record for base ad- ! Vanc1ng taps. They point out that Chappie, as his teammates called him, was hitting behind the best lead off man in the country in 1917-John G.
 Graney-and that Lee Alexander I'ohl, Chappie's manager, kept him in the same place in the batting order, No. 2, almost all season.
 In seven games last June Ray was | placed fifth in the Cleveland hitting | ! games won two lost four and tied one
 game. Fohl then made up his mind l that the old batting order was the | better one. Chapman played in every game in
 which Cleveland played. His only lay i off in 1917 came in the conflict of . July 22 with the Athletics, which i Cleveland won, 20 to $. Hay wrenched his ankle in the eighth inning in making a home run off Fredie Schupp's old pal Schauer, and Turner
 played short in his place in the ninth.
 Rays total of suicides last year was 67, five being of the newfangled or Outfield kind. The best previous rec ord in the American was 50, madesby Bill Bradley also a Forest City play
 CT, in 1908. Bills place in the batting , order was the same as Chapman's- | No. 2-and, like Ray, he hit behind a
 man who got a great number of com 1 plimentary tickets to the getaway has sock, the name of said athlete being Josh Clarke. He is the younger l brother of Fred, long time Corsair comrhander. Clarke, however, was
 not such a demon hiker as Grapey who acquired more passes the last
 season than any man on either of the
 big circuits.
 Bradley also was a fence breaker which Chapman is not Moreover
 Bill was working for d manager who ] believed in going after the runs in groups, while Lee Fohl is a pilot of l the Carrigan- Barry type, who likes to
 see his men pick up one tally early in the game and then keep adding to i that primal counter.
 1 Chapman's siXty-tWo sacrifice bunts : compressed into fifty-fiv games cer- tainly helped the Indians greatly last , season as the tribe won thirty-five of i the jousts in which that Cleveland shortstop adopted tap tactics and, made a martyr of himself for the benefit of the scoring cause. This is a
 percentage of .636, and .636 was .065 better than the Indians figure for the year and the same percentage 1 New York ran up in landing the Ma tional league gonfalon.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
KNITTING AT BALL PARK
Chicago Club of National League May Put Plan Into Effect During Com- ing Season.

Chicago, Jan. 3.-"Knitting Day once a week may be established at the National league parks this season, if plans under way here are carried to completion. The Chicago club form erly admitted women free one day a week, but a year ago the National league passed a rule abolishing Ladies Day.. Officials of the local team now propose to ask a renewal of the custom at the next meeting of the league, but instead of calling it Ladies Day it will be know as Knitting Day.
 It is said that five of the eight clubs of the National league favor a free day for women, which has pre- vailed the park of the local Ameri- can league club for several years.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
TO ARRANGE SCHEDULE.

Washington, Jan. 23.-President Johnson of the American league an- nounced here yesterday that the playing schedules of the major leagues will be drawn up in Pitts burgh starting tomorrow It was intended to draft the dates for the 1918 season here, but the illness of President Dreyfuss of the Pittsburgh club, a member of the schedule com- mittee, necessitated a. change in plans. Johnson and Secretary Heyd- Ter of the National league, also a member of the sch hedule committee, planned to leave Washington for Pittsburgh tonight, accompanied by Chairman Hermann of the National commission.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
ALLEGE PROFESSIONALISM.
A. A. '. Boxing Registration Com mittce Looking Up Speno and Davis.

New York, Jan. 23.-First steps to- ward cleaning up the ranks of the amateur boxers over in New Jersey were taken yesterday by the registra- ton committee of the Metropolitan as- sociation of the Amateur Athletic union Fred Niles, chairman of the committee, announced that it had sus pended Anthony Speno of Newark and Willie Davis of Elizabeth, mem bers of the Puritan A. c. Both stand indicted on the charge of professional ism and all clubs are warned not to accept their entries until further notice.
 Speno's case is one of the most peculiar which ever has come to the attention of the A. A. U. His real name is Russell Penzino and it was under that patronym that he was sus- pended by the A. A. U. two years ago for selling tickets to a boxing tourna- ment. He applied to the National A, A. IT. for reinstatement, but was turned down.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
PLANK IS THROUGH

Veteran Hurler Traded Yesterday to
 Yankees, Says He Has Retired From
 Diamond.
 Philadelphia, Pa, Jan. 23.-"I will not go to New York next season. I am through with baseball forever that goes. I am not trying to hold anybody up, and I hope that my re- tirement will not upset the deal be- tween New York and St. Louis, but if it does I cannot help it.
 This was the statement made by Eddie Plank, the forty -three-y -year-old ssouthpaw pitcher, who figures in the deal that sent Derrill Pratt to tho New York American league club from St. Louis. Plank was reached from this city over the telephone to his farm at Gettysburg, Pa, where he is snowbound and taking life easy.
 When I announced last summe CT that I was through with baseball at the end of 1917, I meant just that, ,' said Plank. Talk about doin your bit in the army! I guess I have done my bit in baseball and am entitled to a rest. I am not all in by any means. My left wing is as good as ever and I could still pitch a fine game, but I have enough. I have my farm, my home and enough to take care of me. so why should I work and worry any longer?
 eff the deal is dependent on my sig nature for it's completion than I am sorry to say that it will be all off,
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

Dr. John c. Lavin, former member of the St. Louis Americans, who with Bert Shotton recently was traded to the Washington Americans, announces that he has been named Lieutenant in the medical reserve corps and that it was practically certain he would not be able to play with the Washington club next season. He is now under orders to report at the Great Lakes Naval Training station on "A hours notice
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
SASIN WINS IN MUD.

New Orleans, Jan. 23.-Sasin, the old bay gelding owned by Clarence Buxton, won the fourth race, the feature of the card at the Fair Grounds track, yesterday afternoon The track was ankle deep with mud and this condition suited the old fei- low to perfection. He sped away from the barrier on his toes and splashed along in front all the way and won easily. Redland finished second and Waukeag was third.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
GOWDY GETS RECOGNITION
Tcner Says, Nationa League Will As sist Dependents in Case of Neces- Sity.

Boston, Jan. 23.-'I have notified Hank Gowdy, of the Boston Braves the first ballplayer to enlist, that the National league will take good care of his dependents in the event of his inability Or effacement," John K. tener, president of the National league, said yesterday, while here, as chair man of the Elks' committee which is to build a hospital in Boston for crippled soldiers.
 Already I have plans to make it plain to Sergeant Gowdy on his return just how much we feel indebted to him for the honor he conferred on the National league by being the first to forsake the comparatively easy ways of baseball for the active service of his country Tenor added
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
BITTTERS BEELEAIRE COURSE,
seeley Twins in a "A, Best of Sea-
 son, in Golf Tourney.

Belleaire Heights, Fla, Jan. 23.- In the nrst round of tho January tournament here yesterday W. P. Seeley of Brooklyn defeated E. G. Jones of Memphis, and 5. Seeley's s score of "A was the best turned in by an amateur on the local course this season.
 Burton Breston, Mansfield. Ohio, defeated R. E. Richards, New York, turning Tn card of less than 80.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23

a big dlSauVAHISi$s<4v@NANe3 sy.D. G.4 from the bedside of his father who is suffering from blood poisoning and for three nights, the fast captain of the home team has had but very lit tie rest This may in d measure count for his inaccurate shooting. Eddie Siegrist who was called into battle when Kopf left the floor, pleased his many friends by the splendid game he put up. Toward the final minutes of the game, when every tally looked big for the locals Siegrist raced through the entire Hartford team and dropped the ball in the net It was the final score tor New Britain and incidentally may be termed the "victory getter."
 Spears Helps Visitors.
 The visitors were short one player when they took the floor, and BOD Shears of MiddletoWn who was in the audience was pressed into service. With this formidable player in their lineup. the Colonials looked very strong at the outset.
 The Game.
 The Capital city boys broke the scoring ice in about four minutes when Cronin located the net for two-point count This lead was short 
 head of steam made a beauty shot tying matters up. For the next few minutes it looked as if "Chief' was about the only player of the home crowd who was going to do anything in the scoring line, when he secured two more goals and things looked serene for New Britain. However, that eagle eye of Joe Smith got work ing and Hartford managed to tie the score before the bell sounded for the cessation of hostilities. The visitors made the game very rough, and Tn this line they received all that was coming to them. Harry SchoHeld received a bad cut under his left eye and the claret flowed from the wound in a free manner.
 The fans were on their toes, when the game resumed in the second half, and the visitors caused gloom to hang over the hall, when Schofield and smith registered goals in quick time. Slater and Stepanian evened matters 1Ip however, and from that time on the locals were either leading or hold ing their opponents to tie, Hart ford never regaining the lead,
 F'iske Red Tops Coming.
 Physical Director Slater announced that on next Tuesday evening, the crack Fiske Red Tops quintet or Chicopee, Mass, will play the I. M' c. A. five. The locals Will journey to Middletown accompanied by large delegation of fans Saturday evening to play the state champions repre- senting that town. The score:
 NapT Britain. Colonials. Kopf, Stepanian ........... oIhllh
 Right Forward
 CIOnul
 Left Forward
 Center
 Seigrist ................. Schoheld
 Right Guard
 Larson Ahoelu
 Left Guard
 Score:-New Britain 23, Colonials 21; goals from floor. Stepanian 3 slater 3, Seigrist, Larson 4, Smith 4 Cronin, Spear 2, Schoheld 2; goals from fouls, Smith 2, Cronin, Slater referee Miller; scorer, Luebeck timer, Nelson; time of halves. 2(
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
STOUT TO OPPOSE RAY.

New York, Jan. 23.-Clyde J. Stout,
 the star University of Chicago dis tance runner, will oppose Joie w. Ray, national champion, in the Rodman Wanamaker 1 1-2 mile special run at the Milrose A. A. games in Madison Square Garden this evening. Through the aid of the commission on training camp activities Stout had been granted a short furlough from the aviation camp at Fort Wayne, Detroit. He is expected to arrive here this morning.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
ZBYSZKO-OITN MATCH ON.
Fuel Administration Gives Pernlis'
 sion for Bout in Garden.

Just when it looked as though the fuel administration had obtained 0 headlock, toe hold and a body scissors on the proposed Zbyszko> Olin match at the Garden next Tues day night the grips were relaxed and the bout will take place on the date originally set. Jack Curley, the pro- moter, made so eloquent @ plea to the fuel officials in Washington that yesterday he received a telegram giv~ ing permission for the holding of the bout on the day set
 VIadek Zbyszko, the ponderous Po~ lander, will meet John Olin, the Cy- clonic Swede, as originally scheduled in the feature of a fine wrestling pro gram.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
POWELL APPOINTED DIRECTOR,

Washington, Jan. 23.-The appoint. ment of Walter E. Powell, of Cleve- land, as director of athletics at the Charleston, s. C., navy yards was
 announced yesterday. MT. Powell organized athletics in Cleveland schools and coached at various Ohio colleges