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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
NATIONAL COMM ssIoN ON
 COLLECTION. OF WAR TAX.
Bleacher Seats Advanced from 25 to
 30 Gents.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. 1.-The Ma
 tional Baseball Commission today gave
 out notice explaining in detail the
 manner in which the war tax, would
 be collected at ball parks during the coming season. Ten cents will be dropped into a box by all pass bolders
 in major league parks next season at
 every game they attend. The usual
 war tax. of course. will be assessed to all purchasers who buy tickets. The commission announced that this
 matter was taken up in Washington with Daniel c. Roper, commissioner
 of internal revenue, and his several assistants.
 The finding said in part:
 When the rain check proposition was thoroughly explained to the inter-
 nal revenue commissioner at Wash ington,. ruling was quickly made by him that no second tax would be col lected where the holder of an admis- | sion ticket had not witnessed the per romance. AS to the annual and daily passes-free admissions-the scheme suggested by the committee was ap- proved. This is in line with the joint action Of the two major leagues at the conference held in Chicago in Decem- Der last. when it was thought advisa ble to collect ten cents from every 1! holder of a pass, whether annual or
 daily. which entitled him to 25 cent seat. ~s.
 Tt will be only necessary for the
 holder to drop 10 cents into a box at l the turnstile entrance each time the
 same is presented.
 NThe authorities also acquiesced in l our request to have the turnstile | count made the official one insofar as ! 1t pertains to passes instead of hav- | ing each pass holder go to the box Of l flee for proper credentials It will be ! noticed that rain checks will have to ! be issued to the pass holders each time l the passes are presented so that if the game is not played no second tax will l be collected. 4f 1f7 s- , ] HTo secure proper ruling. covering i season boxes that are sold for fixed | price was quite a complicated mat | ter, but if the rule stands as now out | lined in the regulations it should be satisfactory to all clubs, because ii . covers not only the reservat ton for 6
 season box which does not include any
 admissions for any games but alsl
 covers the sale of season box that | does include admissions for all the I games.
 An important regulation recently promulgated by the, authorities makee i it permissible, where 1t is found i'm 1 practicable to handle pennies, to ad ] Tance the ? cent admissions to 8
 cents. and the 75 cent seats to. S5 cents 1 conditioned that adequate lobby signs
 are printed as stated in the regula- l ton. This will permit the two majol l leagues to increase the prices or
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
SPORTING NOTES

a'
 Twelve members of the Indians. are in the second draft.
 Iris Speaker was once a lineman for Texas telephone company.
 John Kilonis defeated Henry Irs- finger at Atlantic City recently.
 Oscar Mendez .Tuero, Cuban. is with the Cardinals. Tuero is pitch CT. tf+
 Eddie Murphy; the White Sox utili- ty outfielder, has sent in his. signed 1918 contract.
 Fritz Maisel is one player who does not ffown at the idea of going to St. Louis. Maisels believed that New York was his hoodoo.
 Outfelder Ellis, who went to the Senators from Birmingham. via the draft route, has been turned mack to the Southern Association club.
 Tom Draak is in the next draft and vii, not claim exemption. He is therefore anxious to defeat George Manich in Boston next Thursday night. Wrestlers of any kind of class are in the biggest kind of demand in all parts of the country, where grand op era prices prevail for even an ordin- ary attraction.
 Nearly 5000 people paid something like s24,00O at Des Moines, Ia, or Friday night to see Earl Craddocf | of Anita, Ga, defeat Wladek Zbyszkc I in two and half hours. | This winter has been bad one fol Emanagers; sof teams in the Pacint Coast League Of the six men whs started last season at tue helm Q
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
BOWLING
EIks' Tournament.

The bowling committee has arranged to entertain the Baltic Five in match same Thursday evening. The boys from Baltic come well recommended and no doubt will make it very inter- esting for the local team The Baltic contingent of Elks expects to come With. their team and a good contest is expected The bowling committee of the lodge expect the local Eiks to turn out in good numbers to- root for the home team.sN The score:
 The committee intend to arrange games weekly with teams of good standing and will try to keep the. al- leys working throughout the rest of the winter. ' E ~
 Team No, and Team No. ? met in their scheduled match Monday even ing With Team No. 1 taking three games. High single. was credited to l@ons substituting for Fitzgerald and Lucy substitutes for Frost with 107 each. High three string total for the match was PTS by Lucy substituting for Frost. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
VARSITY BASEBALL MAY BE
 RESUMED AT HARVARD
Fifty Candidates Reported to Coach
 Duffy on Monday. x

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 11-Pros- poets for resumption of intercol1egi- ate baseball at Harvard were consid cred when 50 candidates for the var s1ty and freshman baseball squads re- ported to Coach Hugh Duffy for the t1rst time today. Thirty of the men were listed as varsity candidates.
 Opposition to continuance of the so- called informal games was ex- pressed and plans for resumption of athletic relations with Yale and other college rivals, discontinued since the entry of the United States into tie war, were freely discussed.
 It was the opinion of candidates f1r the squad that in the event of a game with Yale no student should be allow ed to compete against, the Blue unless he were member of the reserve off cers training corps or had been dis qualified from military training from some sufficient reason. a
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
0VFR THE T0p By ARTHUR GUY EMPTY
 
Copyright by ARTHUR GUY EMPEY

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 and blind in the most approved style. Got to be sort of a habit with him.
 About six thousand yards from us, behind the German lines, was road in plain view of our post. For he last three days, Fritz had brought companies of troops down this road in broad daylight. They were never shelled. Whenever this happened the captain would froth at the mouth and let out a volume of Old Pepper s religion which used to make me love him.
 Every battery has a range chart on which distinctive landmarks are mum bered. On our batterys chart that road was called Target Seven teen. Range 500, three degrees, thirty sisted of four '4.5' howitzers, and fired thirty five pound H. E. she'll As you know, H. B. means high ex- plosive.' I don't like bumming up my own battery, but we had a record in the division for direct hits, and our boys were just pining away for a chance to exhibit their skill in the eyes of Fritz. "On the afternoon of the fourth | day of Fritz's contemntuous use of the road mentioned, the captain and were at our posts as usual. Fritz was strafeing us pretty rough, just like he's doing now. The shells were playing leapfrog all through that or | chard.
 T was carrying on a conversation in our tap code with CasseI at the other end. It ran something like this;
 1 :" Say, Cassell, how would you like 1 to be in the saloon bar of the Kings l Arms down Rye Lane with a bottle O 1 Bass in front of you, and that blond barmaid waiting to fill 'em up again 2 | 'Cassell had fancy for that partic
 ular blonde. The answer came bacl | in the shape of a volley of cusses. l changed the subject.
 After awhile our talk veered rounl | to the way the Boches had been ex I posing themselves on the road knowl
 on the chart as Target Seventeen
 What we said about those Boche
 would never have passed the Reichs tag. although I believe it would hav' gone through our censor easily enough
 f"The bursting shells were maxim, such din that packed up talking
 and took to watching the captain. H
 was fidgeting around on an old sand
 bag with the glass to his eyes. Occa
 sionally he would let out a grunt an,
 make some remark couldn't hear ol I account of the noise, but I guesse'
 what it was all right. Fritz was get ting fresh again on that road.
 "Cassell had been sending in tn
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
BOY rwSRLER READY
FOR MAJOR LEAGUES
Waite Hoyt Has the Reputation of Being the Youngest Player to Sign a Big League Contract.

Waite Hoyt. the kid pitcher, who has been with the Giants off and on since the season of 1915, is said to be about ready for the big leagues. He probably will receive more attention at Marlin than any of the other young Giant pitchers. Hoyt was only 15 when he first came to the Polo Grounds after an uncanny number of high school no-hit games and other pitching feats-
 Waite is now IS and is a real, good sized lad. Last season the Giants sent him to Memphis for while, where Mike Donlin started the season as manager, but neither Mike nor Waite stayed long in Tennessee.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12


 bleacher and 75 cent seats, if they deem it advisable to do so to prevent congestion at the box office in mak- ing of change.
 Where person buys bleacher seat for % cents or 30 cents. as the case may be. paying a.. war tax. of three cents. such person will only be required to pay an additional two cents when he buys an exchange ticket to the pavilion; in other words, the war tax finally collected from every patron should not be any greater than the amount he would have been charged had he originally purchased the seat which he finally secured.
 These regulations, however, have not as yet been approved. as certain matters, pertaining to the question of bona fide employees have not been determined as-sf a1s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
FULTON WINS FROM EAt M'MAHoN IN FIFTH.
Referee Stops Bout When MeMahon is
 Hanging on Ropes, All In.

Denver, Col, Feb. 11.-Fred Fulton, contender for the heavyweight boxing championship, won from Tom McMa- hon of Newcastle, Pa, here tonight, the. referee stopping the scheduled IS round bout in the fifth round, when McMahon was hanging on the ropes. The decision was Awarded to Fulton.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
FATE OF INTERNATIONAL
 PUT OFF UNTIL APRIL. f.
E. T. Harrow,s Resignation Accepted
 by Club Owners.

New York, Feb. 11.-Acceptance of the resignation of President Barrow and decision to ask permission from the National Association of Profess sional Baseball Leagues and the na- tional commission to hold in abeyance until April 1 the question of abandon ing play this season were announced at the meeting today of the Interna- tional league club owners
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
Tender Knocks Out Touaey.

Philadelphia, Feb. 11.-Lew Tender. the Philadelphia lightweight. knocked out Tommy Touhey of Paterson, N. J., in the fourth round of what was to have been a six round bout here to- night. The local boy gave Touhey a bad beating, knocking him out of the ring in the first round and sending him to the mat for the count in the fourth with right and left punches to the stomach and jaw.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
SAMMY WALTZ OUTCLASSES TONY VATLIN OF BOSTON
Vatlin's Seconds Threw Up the Sponge
 in the Fourth Round.

Middletown, Conn, Feb. 11.-Sammy Waltz of Hartford completely outclass- ed Tony Vatlin of Boston and the scheduled twelve round featherweight match here tonight ended in the fourth round when Vatlin's seconds threw up the sponge
 Bobby Reimer of New Britain was awa41ed the decision over Raftline 70 Wolgast of Waterbury in the eight round semi final event.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
pevannex Enlists.

Boston, Feb. 11.--Michael H. Devan, icy, holder of the half mile champion hip title of the Amateur Athletic un- on, enlisted as a second class seaman t 7fbe Boston navy yard today. De- znfeE in recent years has worn the olons of the Millrose Athletic club of Sew York Y TAO
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
DAVE POWERS RECORD.
The Big Harp Has Enviable Record ir
 .tst VI Bouts.

Dave Powers, who works under the Pastime A. C. here on Washington's birthday. has an enviable record. He has fought n fights, winning AS and losing g. There were 14 that were draws. His record follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12


 Nap. A card game of Tommy's in which the one who stays awake the longest grabs the pot. If all the players fall asleep, the pot goes to the Wounded Soldiers Fund" "Napoo- Fini.' Tommy's French for gone, through with, finished, disap- . --peared. < ,.79s.-
 "Napper." Tommy's term for head Neutral. Tommy says it means afraid to fight" v--~F Next to Kin. Nearest relative A young and ambitious platoon officer bothers his men two or three times month, taking a record of their next of kin" because he. thinks that Tommy's grandmother may have hanged his uncle. Might Ops" Slang for night opera tions or maneuvres.
 Nine Point Two. A howitzer which fires a shell 9.2 inches in diameter, and knocks the tiles off the roof of Tommy's billet through the force of it's concussion.
 No Mans Land. The space between the hostile trenches called "No Mans Land" because no one owns it and no one wants to. In France you could not give it away.
 N. c. C. Non Combatant Corps. Men who joined the army under the stip- ulation that the only thing they would fight for would be their meals. They have no King and Country" {" N. c. O. n-COmmissioned Officer. Asperson hated more than the Ger mans. Tommy says his stripes are issued out with the rations and he ought to know.
 1No. g." A pill the doctor gives you if you are suffering with corns or barber's itch or any disease at all. If none are in stock, he gives you a | No. and No. 5, or a No. and No. anything to make nine.
 Nosecap. That part of a shell which unscrews and contains the device and scale for setting the time fuse. Some Tommies are ardent souvenir hunters. AS soon as shell bursts in the ground you will see them out with picks and shovels digging in the shell hole for the nose cap. If the shell bursts too near them they don't dig. Z,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12

Sir F. E. Smith is to speak at To- ronto in campaign to raise ssoo. 900 for the Red Cross and Patriotic fund.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
FREDERICK I. BUNCE Piano Tuner
g 2 clairmount Ave.
Phone s3s-2

Wholesome Cigars will be s3.90 a 100 from Oct. 1st, 1917. s2 for box of 50, Same rate per thousand ~ J, F. CONANT,
 II Franklin st
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12

teams, five have. been either passed out of the league or have become the members of other teams.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
Cline and pundee Draw

| New Orleans. Feb. 11.-Irish Patsy Cline and Johnny Dundee, light
 weights. both of New York. fought 20 fast rounds to a draw here tonight.
 Remy Dorr of New Orleans was ref cree.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12
ATTORNEYS -AT-LAw
Brown & Perkins, llilnys-st-liH

Over Uncas Nat Bank. Shetucket St. Entrance stairway near to Thames
 National Bank. Telephone Ss-3'
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12

Observation Balloon. A captive bal
 loon behind the lines which observes the enemy The enemy doesn't mind being observed, so takes no notice of it. It gives someone job hauling it down at night so it has one good
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12

It's been long time since Boston has seen jiu jitsu match, so that the contest under the bone breaking rules at the Grand Opera house in Boston on Thursday night will be quite a treat for the fans.
 | Nap Lajoie rises to remark that ambsganss, the Indians second
 baseman, is one of the games best infieIders. '. Nap has seen lot, of stars come and go and is an excel lent judge Of playing ability.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12

Joe Stecker desires a crack at both ] lzybszko and Earl Craddock. and pro-
 moters through the west are bidding
 strongly for the affair. If staged in
 Omaha the gate should go over the | $30 900 mark.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12

Matchmaker George Touhey and Professor Nelligan, in charge of ath- letics at Camp Devens, will probably stage big show for the soldiers the latter part of the month.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-12

Nearly 5000 people paid something like s24,000 at Des Moines, Ia, on Friday night to see Earl Craddock of Anita, Ga, defeat Wladek Zbyszko in two and a half hours.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18
BLUE BLOOD in HORSE EXHIBIT.
Continued from Page ~

exhibited brood mare with colt three
months old, by Success, and an imported
Pcrchcron stallion, Kramoisy He is
handsome 'act animal Of Loo pounds
and never has been exhibited before.
4 brood mare, Tricks, by Lyndcn,
2l5, dam by Clematis. by Robert Ban
ucr, 2.33, and colt foalcd July Is. last,
by Success, were exhibited by Oscar
7. Bennett of Dummcrston.
A handsome black five year old Nor
gan mare, Nancy, was the property Of
George w Fisher of Brattleboro. Nancy
by Kcnncy' S Morgan Her dam was
| by Mcmbrino Chief. She was bred and
raised by Mr.. Fisher
An exhibit in the non-standard class
was by b. \. Whittemore of Guilford,
who brought a brood mare and five
months old colt
H. X. c. Watson of Brandon, who or
dinarily brings a large stEng of reg
| istcrcd Morgans. was unable to bring
| them all here this year on account of
| help conditions. The well-known stal.
| lion, Reynard, whose per cent of Justin
Morgan blood Is 21al, was the only ox
hibit from Mr.. Watson's Edgeviev
| farm. Reynard traces ~ times to Jas
in Morgan. He was sired by Billy Rob
erts, by Mountainecr His dam was
Topsey, by Billy Boudcttc, by Black
Morgan.
Eleven ycarling and two-year-old colt.
sired by REWARD were shown by thci
owners, Us follows: Frank II. Howard
Brattlcboro, two; Fred Smith, Yves
Brattleboro, Mrs C. A. Prouty of Put
1 acy. g. II. Butterfcld of GWlford, two
A. l.. Miller of Vernon, b. +. Morse 0
Newfane, II, A. Wright Of Bernardston
/ w Viyicr Of Brattlcboro and l.. F
putnam of Vernon. They were an cx
aeptionally goodlooking lot Of youn
animals. Mrs. G.. 4. Prouty s handsom
BAY two-year-old colt was ridden froi
Putney yesterday by Fanny A. Prouty
girl of IL years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18

at the town hall Friday evening to give
the townspeople an opportunity to meet
the school teachers. A short program
will be rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Smith of
State Line, Mass, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. C. F. Smith Friday Charles
Smith returned to State Line with them
for week s vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ Leonard are Wis
ting relatives in Springfield (Vt.) for a
Ishort time Mr.. and Mrs. j. Snow OF
West Dover are attending to their farm
duties while they are away.
| Those who attended the district
| meeting of the Eastern Star at Spring
field (Vt.) were Mr.. and Mrs. p. z
| Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Barnard
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Carver, Mrs. Elsie
| Brown, Mrs Dora Buell., Mrs. w. w
Follett, Mrs. J. H. Buckley, Mrs. Merti'
Hall, Mrs. Lettie Wheeler and Mis-
| Leora Harris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18
WEST DOVER.

J A. Davis in confined to the house
having a severe cold
G. H. Jackson Of Wardsboro was in
town last week Wednesday attending
10 professional business.
Misses Marion Howe and Winifred
sherman came Sunday from East Do
vcr TO attend church here. making the
trip with Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins.
The Ladies Aid society met with
Mrs. w. VI. Harrison Wednesday of last
week The next meeting will be with
Mrs. c. w. Jones on Wednesday, Sept.
..
Bon Leonard of Wilmington came
Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Snow
Who arc staying at Mr.. Leonard s while
he and his wife are away on a visiting
trip.
On Monday, Sept l6, George Bog.c
delivered to West Dover village foi
the Shaw Fern Co., load of fern,
consisting of twelve boxes or 5000
punches of ferns which ne had picked
alone since Sunday, Sept. s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Rev. Henry Croker of Chester
preached in the Baptist church last
Sunday.
The sophomores at high school gave a
reception to the freshmen last Friday
evening.
Mrs. D. A. Boynton went to New
York Tuesday for her fall and winter
millinery.
Norman Hunt, RolHn Rowley and
Clarence Stone from Camp Devens, were
home over Sunday.
Carrie Carver is taking a weeks va
cation from the central telephone office.
Mrs. A. II. Davis is taking her place.
George Churchill, Lake wilkins and
Lyle Bolster were called to Brattleboro
for examination Tuesday from this
town.
A large number from here attended
the meetings of the Woodstock associa-
ton of Chester ON Wednesday of last
week.
There were q from Kent Rebekal
lodge attending annual district meeting
Of district No 10 at Wardsboro last
Thursday night.
Mrs. f. G. Fielding and daughter OF
Glcns Falls, \. Y, and Mrs. F. F. Rog
ers Of Washington, p. c., were week
end visitors at +. a. Melendy 5.
Mrs. Bessie Hoffeekher and it'll,
| daughter returned to her home in Phil
adelpha, Penn, this week after spend
ing the summer with her friends here
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Melcndy and Mrs
J. w Melendy attended the wedding o
Ruth French and Harold Waite of Yves
ton on Tuesday of last week. Rev
and Mrs. w. c. Goodwin, Olive Phelps
Minnie Futile and Ruth Ross went t
Young Woman $ meeting of Woodstoe
Baptist association of Bellows FAN
last Saturday. Olive Phelps was one o
the speakers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-18
WARDSBORO.

Miss Ethel Parsons, has gone 10 Bos-
ton to work.
FAY sprague, is teaching school on
South Hin, Jamaica.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Whitney spent
Monday in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Mary May has gone TO work
for Mrs. Frank Blood in Townshend.
Otis and Beryl Heffion, and Edith and
Ray Wilder were at home over Sun
day from their schools.
T. w Plimpton. who has been home
ford, Conn, last Tuesday
H. Is. Howard and son, Alvah. of
Worcester, Mass, visited his brother,
G. Il. Howard, over Sunday.
Ward Plimpton of Bristol. Conn,
came home last Tuesday to register, re-
turning to his work Monday.
Genie Plimpton. who has been spend
ing the summer at her home, returned
to Brattleboro to work Monday.
Stephen Derby, who has been visit
| ing his grandmother, Mrs. L. \. Derby,
| returned TO his home in Gardner, Mass,
| Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Rockwell, of Brat.
tleboro, VT. came Thursday to visit
Mrs. Rockwell s cousin. Mrs. l.. \
| Derby, and attend the Rebekah district
meeting Mr.. Rockwell returning home
Saturday.
Miss Hattie Smith, who has been a
her summer home the past two months
closed her house last week and vii
stop in Mortified, Mass, two week
before going to her home in Spring
field. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Darling an,
Miss Mary Pierce of South London
derry. visited at Dexter Wait 3 AM
Mrs. Maria Johnson last Thursday an,
Friday and attended the district meet
ing Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. sherman, and two chi
drcn Of Marlboro, Mass, Mrs. Haskins
and con of Worcester came Thursday
visit Mrs. NJ s. Haskins, and to &c
Mr. Haskins, and daughter, Ruth, VIII
, have been spending the past week wit
his mother. i'elf'sTi