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Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE ADOPTS SCHEDULE.
Contains Three Conflicting Dates Win American League Schedule IT Umpires' Appointments Certified - Little Business of Importance at First Days Meeting of Senior League.
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New York. Feb. f2.-When the club owners of the National League. ended their first session of the regular an- nual two day schedule meeting here today, very little of the proceedings, announced by Secretary J. A. Heydler, was of more than passing interest to the followers of baseball The playing schedule for the coming season, in which there are only three conflicting dates on the two major league cir cults, was adopted. The championship season opens on April 16 and closes in the eastern cities October and in the wes ton the following day.
 The board of directors ratified Pres ident Tener's appointments of um- pires as follows: Robert Emslie, w. J. Klem. Henry O'Day, Charles Rig Ter, w. I. Byron. E., c. Quigley. Peter A Harrison and Charles B. Moran.
 The directors refused to allow the Chicago clubs claim of s2,500 paid as salary to an injured player, Victor Safer, from the date that the Pitts burgh club claimed him. The player remains with Pittsburgh and Chicago loses the money. A stricter enforce ment of the coaching rules was rec commended so that "goat getting" tac- tics from the coaching lines or the players benches will De eliminated as far as possible in future
 A readiustment of official salaries was confirmed during the regular league meeting but just how far this retrenchment went was not made known. < ~
 "Wednesday, May 15, was set as the date@on the western circuit on which 25 per cent of the home clubs share of the admissions ;s to be donated to Clarke GvifS.hAs bat and ball fund, and Tuesday, June F, at the eastern parks. On May 1s. tbe games sched : uled are Ncw York at Cincinnati; Brooklyn as Pittsburgh, Boston at St. Louis, and Philadelphia at Chicago. On June 1T Chicago plays at New York; Cincinnati at Brooklyn; St. Louis at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh at Boston. In case of postponement the following days admissions will be levied on
 Tomorrow the leagues committee on the war tax problem will make it's re port. -ls>
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS,

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Norwich, within and for the District of Norwich. on the 1lth day of Febru- ary. A D. 1918.
 Present-NELSON J. AYLING. Judge. Estate of John O. Barrows. late of Norwich. in said District, deceased. Ordered. That the Executrix cite the creditors of said deceased to bring Tn their claims against said estate within six months from this date. by posting a notice to that effect, together with copy of this order, on the sign post nearest to the place where said deceased last dwelt, and in the same Town. and by publishing the same once in a newspaper having circulation in said District. and make return to this Court.
 : NELSON J. AYLING, Judge. The above and foregoing is true copy of record
 Attest: HELEN M. DRESCHER.
 Clerk
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

his army has had his reply. For ths moment, at all events; he and his chancellor seem to. have forgotten the Reichstag resolutions of six months ago. It remains to be seen whether those who passed the resolutions are willing to revert to the spirit of Pr1s- sianism implied in Chancellor Won Hertling's speech and openly avowed in the kaiser's message of yesterday"
 Commenting on President Wilson's reference to Count Czernin, the Aus tro- Hungarian foreign minister, in which the president found avery diff ferent note the Westminster Gazette says it remains to be seen whether Count Czernin twill be able to main-
 tain his attitude or whether we will have to deal with : enemies whose
 standpoint still is accurately repre-
 sented by kaiser resolved to make
 the world submit to the victorious German army"
 The Pail Mall Gazette says the fundamental issue between Germany and the entente allies was never mors
 clearly defined than in the presidents
 address, and the newspaper whole heartedly endorses the presidents de- claration against a peace of patches"
 The Pail Mali Gazette disagrees with
 MT. Wilson that the voice Of the Ger
 man chancellor is the voice of but one party in Germany, but adds: SF
 Happily the president is unambigu-
 ous in his declaration that America
 will hold to her purpose until the
 monstrous claim-that the Germans
 stand on a pedestal of armed strength
 above the rest of the worlds
 brought to naugilt.'
 The Globe considers the presidents speech shows there is as yet no hope of accord in the views of tte entente nations and the central powers and despite the conciliatory tone of his address" the newspaper adds 'that fact is obviously as clear to the pres i6ent as to ourselves. 9. % The Star, which has been a severe critic of the report of the Versailles 1 conference, cannot reconcile the report with the presidents address. The newspaper says: MT. Wilson speaks sn the language of democracy. * The Versailles report 1 is written in the iargon of old secret diplomacy. Secret treaties must be repudiated., Our government must come into the open and araign it. self with America. If this government | has neither the moral courage nor the l will power to break away from the l foul past then let us have clean gcv- ernment that will do so. = | British democracy is at one with American democracy in a determina . l tion not to live in a world governed by intrigue and force"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE SCHEDULE
 FOR 1918 ANNOUNCED
Season to Open April IS and to Close on Oct. 5-154 Games to Be Played

New York. Feb. 12.-The usual 154 game schedule has been announced by the National League for the season of 1918. Play will open on Tuesday, April Is and close on Saturday. October g. The opening games will see Boston playing at Philadelphia, Brooklyn at New York, Pittsburgh at Cincinnati and Chicago at St. Louis. There are but three conflicting dates, when the schedule is compared with that of the American League. All occur at Chi cago where the Chicago Nationals and the Chicago Americans will entertain opponents on their home grounds on June 23. Aug. and Sept. 1.
 Saturday and holiday dates have been apportioned equitably, the clubs sharing about equally in the distribu- tion of home and abroad fixtures. F Pittsburgh has the largest number of Saturdays at home. fourteen of these weekend contests being allotted to the Pirates. Cincinnati has eighteen Sundays at home and none abroad. Boston secures four holiday dates, | three at home and one abroad. In other respects the clubs are placed
 upon a share and share alike basis.
 The following table shows the mum
 Der of games each club will play on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays both i at home and while abroad:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Rube Has Sold His Farm .in salen,, Mass- and Purchased Home in Philadelphia.

Folks down Salem way just now are Assming to know more about the 1918 Athletics than Philade1phianz At least, they point with significant em- phasis to the fact that their fellow citizen, Rube H. Oldring, has sold his fine farm and is preparing to move his household effects to house he recently purchased in Philadelphia in the vicinity of Sixty Second and Mar ket streets. To his canny fellow -Jerseynan there can be but one reason why he would do thing like that, after spending all that time and money de- veloping his farm. They confidently in left field out at Shibe Park next summer, for the season is one that is going to bring back to the big league diamond veterans who gave up the fight long ago.
 Rube disposed of his farm recently and last Tuesday sold his personal property at public vendue. From re- marks made to friends in and about Salem it is regarded as 8 foregone conclusion there.
 i Connie Mack could not be located at his residence last evening, but it was known that when Rube retired from baseball that he made the state ment that if he should ever decide to
 return to the fray he would give the Athletics first claim to his services. Rube had fine little farm near the
 Marlboro church. about a mile and a half from the Salem and Bridgeton
 pike. He improved the place in many
 ways and as a farmer was very sue
 cessful. During the summer months
 he kept tip his love for baseball by playing with the teams down there
 and seemed to have lost little of his | oldtime speed. His batting was mar
 vicious to the people there as well as his work on the bases. While he played many games in the outfeld lie
 also performed frequently at third
 and second base and at short.
 i After selling his farm he was unde- cided whether to secure position at ] du Fonts, at Carney's Point, or move 1 to small farm near Salem, but fol
 some reason hastily decided to buy 2 home and go to Philadelphia
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
SETTER DOOMED TO
 GO INTO OBLIVION
Barney Dreyfuss to Lead Warfare on
 The Moist Ball.

A strong effort to abolish the spit ball will be made at the coming meet ings of the National and American Leagues to be held this week. Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pitts burgh club, will lead the warfare on the Splitter" in the National League. He will have quite a back ing.
 There also is opposition to the splitter in certain quarters of the American . League, Charles Comis- key, president of the world cham pion White Sox, who was supposed to be a strong opponent of the spit ter, yesterday came out in favor of former star first baseman, informed the baseball rulemakers yesterday that it is advisable to leave the splitter alone. He says he doesn't favor Xanking the rules to pieces every time someone offers a sugges- ton. Every time a smart pitcher develops something new they want tc hang him." says Comiskey.
 President Tener, of the Nationa League, formerly one of the stal pitchers of the game, last night gave a statement on the spitban, which is | very interesting.
 While do not go so far as to say | the spitba1l should be abolished by th< | stroke of a pen, think for the bes interests of baseball the delivery should be discouraged and gradually done away with" said Tener yester day.
 1 T will be frank and say never car ed for the spitball. I do not like tn, idea of putting any foreign substanc' on the ban. other than such as it pick lup in the normal course of play. | seems to me such practice is agains the spirit of baseball It gives tt, pitcher an artificial aid which he ii not supposed to have. and I alway have contended that the splitter is al artificial delivery. not a natural one.
 t'Then I dislike the splitter be cause it affords an opening to so man,
 other illegal deliveries An umpi7 must continually watch spitba] pitcher, so that he, does not use hi | splitter as subterfuge to cover III something else. And when it is sim mered down. what is the big difference of rubbing saliva or some of the ot1e tabooed artificial aids into the ball
 I for one would. not grieve much t
 see the spitted go."
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Certificate
ro rHr BOARD oF ooUNTY com.

TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM. snissioners of New London County: hereby apply for & $65 druggist license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider, to be sold on the prescrip- ton of a practicing physician, and not to be drunk on the premises. In quantities. not exceeding one gallon. Dxcept other than distilled liquors, and those in quantities not exceeding five gallons. At No. South Front street, Town of Norwich, Conn. Dated at Norwich. this 5th day of February, | A. D.. 1918. Philip H. Mudde fnan, Ap- pHcant. for Dr. George Thompson. electors and taxpayers, owning real estate. of the Town of Norwich, and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing application of Philip H., Muddeman for druggists license. and hereby certify that said applicant Is a suitable person to be licensed pursuant to said application. Dated at Norwich. this 5th day of February, A. D. 1918. VII liam c. Kendall, Michael Jacob, George Gregory, Philias Dion, Timothy J. Sul- nvan. I hereby certify that the above named signers and endorsers are cleo tovs and taxpayers. owning real estate. kr the Town of Norwich. Dated at Norwich. this 18th day of February, "A D. 1st8 Chas S. Holbrook Town Caerk- febf5W
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Ledyard. within and for the District of Ledyard, on the 11th day of Febru- ary, A. D. 1918.
 Present - SAMUEL E. HOLDRIDGE, Judge.
 Estate of Augustus L. Chapman, late of Ledyard, in said District, deceased.
 Ordered. That the Administrator cite the creditors of said deceased to bring in their claims against said estate within six months from this date by posting a notice to that effect, together with copy of this order. on the sign post nearest to the place where said deceased last dwelt,. and in the same Town, and by publishing the same once in newspaper having a circula- ton in said District. and make return to tkis Court.
 The above and foregoing Is . true copy of record.
 Attest:
 SAMUEL B. HOLDRIDGE.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
YALE TO HAVE
 VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM
N. C. Lyman of New Preston Has Been Appointed Captain for 1918.


 New Haven. Conn. Feb. 12.-Yale is to have formal varsity baseball team the coming season, it was announced tonight the athletic board of control of the university having approved the proposal. While no schedule has yet been made up. it is planned to have it conform as nearly as possible to those of other years. although in order not to interfere with the military work games will be played only on Satur- days. It is hoped to arrange games with Princeton and Harvard. There will be no professional coaching. it was stated, this work being done by returning graduates.
 N. c. Lyman of New Preston, Conn, has been appointed captain and F. S. Hyde of Englewood, N. J., manager. Practice is expected to be started next week.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
feb1d
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

AT COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Norwich, within and for the District of Norwich, on the 18th day of Febru- ary. A. D. 1918.
 Estate of Patrick J. Cassidy, late of Norwich. in said District, deceased.
 Ordered, That the Administratrix cite the creditors e said deceased to bring within six months from this date, by posting a notice to that effect, to- gether with a copy of this order, on the signpost nearest to the place where said deceased last dwelt, and in the same town, and by publishing the same once in a newspaper having a. circula- tion in said District, and mako return to this Court
 NELSON J. AYIING. Judge.
 The above and foregoing is a true copy of record.
 Attest: HELEN M. DRESCHER,
 Clerk
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
LONDON PAPERS COMMENT
 ON PRESIDENTS SPEECH
Opinion is. That It Clearly States the
 Wars Fundamental Issues.

London. Feb 12.-Great prominence is given in. this evenings newspapers to the speech made yesterday in con- gress by President Wilson and in their lengthy comment they compare it with Emperor Williams reply to the burgo- master of Hamburg in which the em- peror declared that the. victory of German arms must be recognized.
 The Westminster Gazette. after re- viewing the presidents arguments, says:
 'The kaiser with the glorffication of
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Hold On to Laioie.

The Chicago National league clubs mana cement received a telefram from MT. McCaafferty. president, of the To- rcnto club. yesterday, saying that Larry Joie would be needed to man.. age the Toronto team this year. and that the Cubs cannot get him as a pinch hitter This is regarded as con- frrning the recent report that the In- ternational league will vote on Feb ruary 12 to go on even if only six clubs come into line.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Baker Got Fixe in one.

Frank Baker got five hits in one game last season and three other games produced five hits for the Trappe mauler. Peckinpaugh twice made five hits. while Pipp and Miller each made four hits on two occasions. No other Yankee player came through with more than three hits.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Banuuet for Honus.

The Pittsburgh Hot Stove league is going to give Honus Wagner his an nual birthday banquet on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Wagner will be A years old on the 24th. but as that day falls on Sunday. the jollification will be held three days later.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
SISLER A FLlvVER
 AT INDOOR GAME
SisIer, Prize of Browns, Strikes Out
 Four Successive Times.

George Sisler is satisfied that he will not be a $50, 1000 prize as an indoor baseball player. The American League star, who ranked second to Ty Cobb in the swat race last season, with an average of 1858. played his first indoor game recently wit hthe Browns in a benefit game against the Cardinals in St. Louis. Sisler was at bat four times and famed four times He did not even touch the ball for foul The Cardinals won the game, to g.
 Johnny Lavan, Derril1 Pratt, Wal ter Hoelke. Bob Steele, Chuck Ward. Ed Koney and Johnny Tobin were oth : CT big leaguers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

George Stallings of the Braves is the proud father of a, son. George has not yet announced if the new conner is a righthander or southpaw
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
New orlsans' Winter Racing Ends.

New Orleans, La, Feb. 12.-New Or leans winter season of horse racing which began last Thanksgiving Day, at the Shrewsbury track ended today. The feature of the days card was the Crescent City Handicap at a mile and a quarter, with 5000 added. which was won by c. Buxton's bay geiding Sasin. The stake was worth $l,550 to the winner.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

1t was rumored some time ago that Bill Sherdell, pitEher with the Car dtna1s. had enlisted in the army Later the twirler denied the report.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

NOTTCE-All creditors of said de- their claims against said estate to the undersigned at Norwich, Conn, R. D. No. 6, within the time limited in the above and foregoing order. E '
 CYRUS E. CHAPMAN,
 ifeb13d T Administration.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

NoTICE.-All creditors of said de- ceased are hereby notified to present their claims against said estate to the undersigned at Norwich Town, Conn, within the time limited in the above and foregoing order
 CLARA s. BARRoWS, feb13d Executrix
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
strunk a HoIdout.

Amos Strunk, who was recently sold by Connie Mack to the Red Sox, has notified Presidence F'raZee that he has retired from baseball and will go into business in Philadelphia In other words. Strunz has joined the holdout brigade. He is trying to squeeze a big salary out of the Boston magnate in spite of the fact that he has been talk en out of tail end club to play with 8 possible pennant winner. Strunk, like other shortsighted players, doesn't realize that baseball must be operated on lines of economy until the war is over fFrazee isn't worrying.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

4 NoTICE.-All creditors of said de- ceased are hereby notified to present their claims against said estate to the undersigned at AS Church St., Nor wich Conn. within the time limited in the above and foregoing sorder.
 JANE E. CASSIDY,
 feh1ad AdminiStrafrix. :.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
coIunbia pefeats partmo,,tl

New York. Feb. 12.-The Columbia University basketball team defeated the Dartmouth five. 22 to IS, in an in tercoilegiate league game here to- night.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
WOULDN'T TRADE sISLER
 FOR " COBB Quinn Thinks That George is Every Bit as Good as the Georgia Peach.

Robbie Quinn. the new business manager of the Browns, who is get ting to be quite a David Harum in baseball circles. recently remarked he wouldn't trade George Sisler for ?>y Cobb. This statement was challenged by good many fans. but it really would be bad trade for St. Louis.
 How long Cobb can go no one knows. He already has gone through 1s seasons and apparently is almost
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Mrs. Cole lEiiminates Mes.l;s+

Bellair, Fla. Feb. 12.-Mrs. Chan
 ming Wells of Southbridge, Mass. medallist in the qualifying round yes terday of the woman's annual Feb ruary golf tournament here, was elimi- mated today by Mrs. T. F. Cole, Green wich, and 4.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

Byron Houck thinks that he is worth more money than Phil Ball stipulated in his contract. Houck returned the papers to Ball unsigned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Penn Wins From Cornell.

Ithaca. N. T., Feb. 2-Pennsylvania defeated Cornell by score of 21 to IS in an intercollegiate league basket ball game here taniRht
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

The Braves will give Pitcher Bur meisfer trial at Miami. Last sum mer Burmeister was with the Greens bcro club of the North Carolina league.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
Red sox Get outf;eId.r sni+h

New York. Feb. F. = The Boston American League club announced to- night. the purchase of Outfielder Paul Smith from the Montreal club of the International League.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

Paul Mitchell, manager of the Bridgeport club, will arrive in the Park city this week to discuss plans for. the coming season with President Lane.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

Among the first 90 leading hitters in the National League last season were 1S outfieIders.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
TilIman and Duffy Draw.

Boston Feb. 12.-Johnny Tillman of Minneapolis and Jimmy Duffy of Lockport N. Y fought twelve rounds to draw here tonight
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
NOTICE

The Board of Relief of the Town of Norwich, Conn, will meet in the City Hall Buiidings in said Town. each day, Feb. 10th. from 10 a. m. to p. m. to listen to appeals from the doings of the Assessors, and to transact any other business proper to be done at said meetings. -....,.. sr Dated at Norwich. Conn. Jan. 18th, 1918
 FRED G. PROTHERo.
 JAMES C. FITZPATRICK,
 JEREMIAH J. DONOVAN, t = Board of Relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

Manager Walter McCredie of the Salt Lake club of the Pacific Coast league is after several players that will be given tryouts with American league clubs this spring.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

Pauiette may be the Cards regular drst baseman next season. f
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

w. D. HAYWOOD RELEASED
 ON BONDS OF $15,ooo
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13
saII pIayer. Not to eet FurIouahs

Jack Barry, manager of the Red Sox, and. other ball players will not play this year. s Secretary of the Navy Daniels has issued instructions to the reserve di- visions of the navy. to refuse summer furloughs to professional baseball players among the enlisted men.
 Congressman James A.. Gallivan, of Boston, recently presented q request to Secretary Daniels to allow Barry and other players enlisted in the na- val reserve, to play ball this summer on the ground that President Wilson advocated the encouragement of ath- lctics during the war.
 To allow furlou ghs for baseball play CTS was out of the question. the sec retary said.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

Paul Smith, the outfielder sought by the Yankees. started on the Montreal team of the International league last season. In 138 games he batted at a 1902 clip. His fielding average was .96S.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-13

as good as ever. He is just past 31. One thing everyone knows, however. is that Cobb has the best part of his career behind him and that he can not last forever. In two more yeafs Cobb will have been in the American league 15 years, and after that it is a gamble how long he will last
 Sisler. on the other hand. is just en- tering his prime and has been in the American league only two seasons ard a half h his third year in the Ame-- ican league he ,outstripped everybody in the, American league but Cobb. bat ting second to the famous Tyrus. with .S5S By a strange coincidence, Cobb in his third year in the American league had practically the same aver age2 .S5o. In another year Sisler ma y pass Cobb and by that time Sis1er still would be coming while Ty would be going. Sisler today is the biggest in
 dividual asset in baseball. :,