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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
BREAK GROUND FOR
PERSH|NG STADIUM
Inter-Allied Games to Be Staged
on Site in June

Paris, Feb. 2S.-CrrQund was brok-
ell yesterday for "Pershing stadium"
where the great intera1lied games will
be held in June. The stadium is to
be situated at CoinVille, near Paris,
and will have seating accommoda-
tions for 22,00 persons and standing
room for 10000 more. The plans
were drawn up by the Young Men S
Christian association. The contract
calls for the completion of the sta
dunn within 90 days.
At the conclusion Of the interalied
games Gen. Pershing will present the
amphith eater to. the French govern
ment as a permanent reminder of the
Am rican armN's presence in France
The contract was made Jointly by the
Y. NJ. c. A. The French donated the
field, which formerly was a French
military training ground, and the AM
orleans will provide the field with
plumbing, wiring, stands and dressing
rooms.
The structure will be of re-enforced
concrete, completely surrounding the
vast field, which has q 200 meter
track straightaway and a 500 meter
eliptical running track. Within the
running track there is room for an
English rugby playing field, which is
80 yards longer than the American
rugby field
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
89TH DIVISION Wins
FOOTBALL HONORS
Eleven Coached by Paul Whiting
ton Are Third Army Champions

Coblenz, Feb. 2S.-By it's defeat Of
the football team of the Fourth diVi-
sion yesterday the eleven of the seth
division became champion of the
Third army. The score was IA to 0.
To the seth falls the honor of repre-
senting the army of occupation at the
A. f. F. Olympic games in the spring
near Paris
Major Gen. Dickman and his staff
and a number of British and French
officers as we'll about 1000 officers
and soldiers attended. Before the
game six aviators entertained the
spectators by looping the loop and spi
raj diving. Directly over the gridirOn
was an elephant observation balloon
and from the basket Col. John H. II.
Fowler, Chief of the aviation service,
and another officer witnessed the
game. From the guy ropes of the
balloon hung an American flag nearly
as large as the balloon itself
1t is estimated that more than 300,
600 francs changed hands in pools
and individual bets on the result The
Fourth division players concede that
their defeat was due to the better
team work of the S9th, coached by
Capt. Paul Wilmington, formerly of
Harvard who played left guard.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
POST-LEAGUE SERIES
F'afnir Dragons-Ncw Departure and
the New Britain Machine-All-St Star
Games at Y. NJ. c. A. Saturday.

The first game Of the post-league
series of factory games at the Y. NJ.
G. A. will be played Saturday night
The games will be as follows ALL
Stars VS.. Machine Shop-NeW De-
parture VS.. F7afnir's. and the entire
proceeds of the games will be given
to the players in the Factory league
teams.
In the first game Of the evening"
the Fafnir-NeW Departure match
the two teams will meet for the sec
ond game of their series. The first
game was played last week in Bristol
and resulted in victory for the Bris-
tol team. The second game should be
more interesting, inasmuch as the
Machine Shop team, the winners OF
the league championship, will meet a
team composed of the best players on
the three other teams of the league.
Physical Director Warren S. Slater
arranged this series of games for the
benefit OF the players and none of the
proceeds will be used for any other
purpose.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
BROWN SURVIVES.
New York Golfer Victor in Two
Rounds at St. Augustine.

st. Augustine, Fla, Feb. 2S.-One
|of the largest fields of golfers that
lever competed over the links here
|got under way in the annual st.
Augustine tournament yesterday.
Play was scheduled to begin Wednes-
day, but rain caused postponem ent.
Among the contestants are a host
|of New Workers and many notables
from metropolitan golf clubs. In the
first sixteen W. S. Brown Of New
York beat C. F. Berry of Frankfort,
KY, by and 4, and William Bayne,
Jr, East Orange, n. J., disposed of
w. V. Porter of Charlotte, N. c., by
the same score.
In the afternoon both Brown and
Bayne scored again. This time the
former defeated G. Winton of Min
neapolis, 8 and 8, while Bayne tri-
Hmphed over o. B. Goode, a local
player, Z and 5.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
RICHARDS COPS AGAIN
Teamed With Tilden, Youthful Ten
mis- PhcnOm Wins Middle States
Doubles Championship.

Philadelphia, Feb. %. - William
Tilden I'd of this city and Vincent
Richards of New York won the final
round of the mems doubles of the
middle states covered championship
tournament on the roof of the John
Wanamaller store yesterday after
noon. They defeated Craig Biddle
and Wallace Johnson of this city, 6-8,
Sc, 81, 6-2.
The match was replete with sem
sational tennis such as is only wit
messed in the biggest summer tourna-
ments. The pace was fast all the
way. The weather conditions were
just right for the match and COM
forta BILE for those on the side lines.
While defeated Biddle and John
son gave Tilden and Richards, who
are the national doubles champions,
a hard game. The match was in
doubt until the final game. The close
ness Of the contest can be seen in
the fact that the first two sets took
fourteen games each. Craig Biddle
gave a splendid exhibition.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
YALE SWIMMERS WIN.

New Haven, Feb. 2S.-Yale swim
easy victory from Wesleyan univer-
sity, 81 to 16, the visitors failing to
take a single first place, although they
captured five of six seconds. Capt.
Hincks finished the 100-yard swim III
the brilliant time of 80 seconds. while
Binney's 25 1-5 seconds in the So
yard event was first class. The feat
of the Yale swim ming team of taking
the team event in / minute, A sec
onds, was close to worlds record time.
Benjamin's form in the fancy dive
was clever and Loeb's mark of St
feet in the distance plunge was his
best record of the year.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
MISS SEARS BEATEN
Bostonian Woman Tennis Star Finds
Molla Bjurstedt's Playing Alto
gether Too Fast.

Palm Beach, Fla, Feb. 2S.-~~A
large gallery of fashionables watched
Miss Molla Biurstedt, the national
champion, defeat Miss Eleonora
Sears of Boston yesterday in the
semi-fna1s of the WOman's singles
tournament for the Florida title in
straight sets, GA, Ga.
Miss Sears played a great game, so
that the match was "a fine exhibition
of good tennis, but it could be noticed
that the champion always had the
contest Well in hand. When it be-
came necessary to obtain points she
cut loose with a drive the Boston girl
could not handle and which kept Miss
Sears charging from one side of the
court to the other.
To Miss Sears credit were some re-
markably clever gets, but the return
ball always found Miss Bjurstedt
waiting at the right spot. The gall
lery was ever ready to applaud tho
good strokes of both players and was
especially appreciative of funny little
explanations of surprise that kept es-
Gaping Miss Sears.
Two or three times she used q Sc
verely cut return that fooled the
champion and then giggled in great
amusement. Miss Bjurstedt was very
much stronger than Miss Sears on her
overhead strokes, taking them with
long, free sweep which put plenty of
speed behind the ball
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
AS THEY DO TN PARIS
The Gibbs Boxing Act l. Amended to
Have Two Judges Act With
Referee

Albany, Feb. 2S.---The Gibbs box
ing bill was amended yesterday in
several particulars designed to pre-
vent fake fights and to permit bouts
to he held in any arena.
An unexpected amendment pro-
vides that in addition to the referee
in the ring there must be two official
judges in Tingside seats. After q bout
the referee must consult with them
to get their opinion, and if they agree
he is to announce the decision. If
they fail TO agree, the referee is to
give the decision.
In case a bout is called a draw
the judges and the referee will have
power to order the boxers to box an
other round.
Another amendment will prohibit
any club or club official from having
any interest in the management of a
boxer.
The provision aimed at fake fights
will permit club managers 70 with
hold compensation from boxers if the
referee declares they failed to box
on their merits. Club owners in New
York, Buffalo and Rochester will be
required to file q $4,000 bond, and
smaller cities bonds ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
PERRIT QUITS DIAMOND.
Giant Pitcher to Work On His Farm
in Search of Oil.

New York, Feb. 28.-William Day
ton Perritt, better known as Polly, is
the latest Giant pitcher to announce
his retirement from baseball. Oil has
been discovered near Permits prop
erty at Homer La, and the pitcher
says he is too much interested in pro-
noting the oil busin eSS to return his
contract to the Giants.
Perritt, who formerly was cotton
planter, has rushed into the oil game
with both feet and he is said to have
struck it rich. Harry Sinclair, the for
mer Federal league promoter, is in
terested in the same oil field which
has taken the Giant pitcher out of
baseball.
At the Giant offices nothing was
known of Permits threat of retire
ment except that he had not sent in
his signed contract. If Perritt re-
tires it will be a stiff bow to McGraw,
as Sallee also has quit and Fred Ton
ey remains a guest of the state of
Tennessee.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
RED RED ROSE BEST

Mrs. Payne Whitncy's FiIly Beats Big
Field in the Champion at New
Orleans.
New Orleans, Feb. 28.-Red Red
Rose, the tWo-year- old chestnut
daughter of Whisk Broom IL, and
Cardaminne, owned by Mrs. Payne
Whitney, is the best Juvenile racing
here. Yesterday she won the Crescent
City junior champion purse from a
big field of youngsters. At no time
during the four furlong journey did
she leave the result in doubt. Jockey
Murphy got her away from the BAR
rier we'll and kept her in a conn
handing position throughout. Theln7s
E. finished second and Minute Man
third.
Red Red Rose has been to the
races four times and won three races
and finished second in the other.
The Mohawk purse, the other fea-
ture of the program, was won by
Marie Miller, the old chestnut mare
belonging to G. A. Marshall. Assume
was second and Barry Shannon third.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
BRUSSELS OUTCLASSED.

Thompsonville, Feb. 2S.--The Brus-
sells failed in their efforts to stop the
Red Tops in the game here last night,
the Fishers coming out on top by b
score of rs to / 5. The high powered
Fisk team played true to form and
shaped up faster than the carpet
makers. Long shots were the favor
tie resort of the two teams and in
this respect the Red Tops proved
themselves past masters. At least
three of "Snooks" DOWd's goals were
scored from positions a. little this side
of the MaSsa chusetts state line, and
Remmele had the angles of the play
ing surface down better than the
home players.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
GOOSE NECK PUTTER COSTLY.
hauscs Defeat of NorrcI in Match
With Miss RoSenthal.

8 Palm Beach, Fla. Feb. 2S.-Alfred
@NorrelI of Hackensack played a chal-
@enge match on the Palm Beach golf
asourse yesterday with the Western
golf champion, Miss Elaine Rosen-
Ahal whom he endeavored to beat
with the use of a goose
heck putter in place of all other clubs.
The match was al interesting one,
lMr. Morrell making the eighteen
holes in 81. Miss Rosenthal won, how
lever, 8 up and to play, with a medal
Sscore of so.
Morren made a poor start, taking a
#s for the short first half but took
Nonly to negotiate the longest hole
on the course, SIS yards. He made
the course in rs with the same putter
n last week.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
398 405 417-122C
KALAMAZOO EARLY CLOSERS.

early closers appear in the announce
ment for the Kalamazoo Grand Cir
cult meeting, which will be held
July IA to 10. This year the free
for-all pace, as we'll as the two and
three-year-old trotting races will be
given on the old ia shioncd sweep
stake plan, $500 being added to each
OF them, While In the matter of class
races $4,000 is offered for a 2:06 trot,
$1,000 for a 2:13 trot and $4,000 for
a 2:06 pace.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
BLUE QUINTET WIN.

New Haven, Feb. 2S.-Before< a
brilliant junior promenade crowd
Yale yesterday defeated Brown al
basketball, A. to IL, the visitors hold
ing Yale to a to score till the mid
die of the first half, completely col-
lapsing and tagging, &c to 4, at inter-
mission. Yale presented entirely a
reserve team in the second half, Hor-
ton and Van Slyck shot goals cleverly.
Pieris game was the best for Brown
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
WALDO LEADS SENIORS.
His Card of IS Best in BelIeair Tour
ney.

Belleair, Fla, Feb. sc. w. Wal
do of Bridgeport, Conn, won the low
gross in the annual senior golf tourn-
ament played yesterday His score
was IS for the round, with a 43 going
out and a AZ coming in. He had a
handicap of 5, which did not figure
in the low net score.
The low net prize resulted in tie
among three players-H. w. Parker
of Intervale, 98-24, "A; ]. w. Green,
Raltusrol, 96-22, IA, and ]. Elan
merry, Edgewater, 98-24, "A. This
will be played off tomorrow.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
WELLS KNOCKED OUT.
w. O. w. Beckett of Southampton
VIII Meet Carpenter.

London, Feb. 2S.-The announce
ment made by the Central News that
W. O. W. Beckett, of Southampton.
who Knocked out Bombadier Wells
last night, would meet Georges Car
pentier, the French heavyweight
champion, is not confirmed AS yet,
Sporting writer's in this mornings
newspapers say that the winner of
the fight between Beckett and Frank
Goddard will meet the Frenchman,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
HALIFAX WANTS BOUT.
Group of Nova Scotia Business Men
Send Offer to Tex Rickard.

Halifax, N. S., Feb. 28.--A group of
local business men have invited Pro-
moter Tex Richard to consider Hall
fax as the scene of the Willard Demp-
sey heavyweight championship fight.
A telegram to Richard, sent by the
Halifax Herald in behalf of the bust
ness men, points out that the laws of
Nova Scotia permit fifteen round de-
cision bouts and emphasizes the &C
feasibility of Halifax.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
TO ROW NAVY.
gOrangc Reconsiders and Will SEND
Crew to Annapolis.

Annapolis, Md, Feb. 28.-Though
Syracuse did not intend to resume
srowing this year and declined to send
y crew to Annapolis it has reconsld-
#ered, and will row the Midshipmen
with varsity and freshmen Fights at
annapolis on May 3.
The only other race for the Mid
@shipmen which is definitely settled Is
#vith the University of Pennsylvania
abn April ~, the latter sending either
8wo or three crews.
e The Navy management is still try
ne for the three cornered race
against Harvard and Princeton and a
race with Yale. It is almost certain
81 hat the Academy will be permitted
81 o have a good number of entries in
Tic event at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
MALONE'S TEAM AHEAD.

The setback tourney being contest
ed at the Anchor Brand club between
teams captained by Tied" Malone and
John Moran, is drawing to a close,
the fourth and final series will pa
played next Tuesday night. The win
ners will be entertained at a thea
ter party in Hartford. AS q result OF
the games last Tuesday night, Cap
tain Malones team is now 81 points
ahead
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
OSTBERG MILLING.

Ellis Ostberg, of Worcester, Mass,
who was defeated by A. Ventres in a
wrestling bout in this city last week,
has wired the Berlin boy that he will
again take tho latter on any date
other than March s, Ostberg, in his
telegram, asked that the toe hold be
fiarred, Ostberg's ankle was hurt in
the recent match and it is for this
reason that he asks that the toe hold
be ta71Ooed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
NEVADA BOXING BILL DEAD.

Carson City New, Feb. 28-Gov.
BOYLE vetoed the twenty round
boxing bill last night few minutes
after it reached his office. The bill
passed both houses OF the legislature
but did not nave a two third major
ity in either house, indicating that any
attempt made to pass the bill over
the governors veto will not be sue
ceSSful.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
SITUATION is GRAVE.
Munich in Control of Spartacan
Forces-Food Supply Is Low.

Paris, Feb. 27.-The situation at
Munich is grave, according to the
Berlin Vossische Zeitung, which is
quoted in a Havas dispatch from
Basic. Spartacan forces not only Aare
masters of all public buildings and
the transportation services in the
city but have also seized the presses
on which government bank notes are
printed.
These presses, the Berlin Lokal AM
zeiger says, are kept busy. Food
stuffs are being rationed at Munich
the amounts issued to the bourgeoisie
being only half of those given work.
ing men.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
CABLES GOWDY $3.50.
Boston National League Club Answers
CatCIer'S S, 0, s.

Boston, Feb. 2S.-The Boston Ma
tional league club cabled $3.50 to
Hank Gowdy yesterday in answer to
request from the catcher. Gowdy
is with the American Army of Oc-
cupation and his cable encouraged
officials of the Boston club to beliexe
that he might be released from serv-
ice at an early date.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
HARVARD HOCKEY CAPTAIN.

Cambridge, Mass. Feb. 2s.-Nor-
man s. Walker of New York was
elected captain Of the Harvard 1919
20 ice hockey team last night He
played cover point on this wears
seven and previously was a member
of the Harvard freshman and st.
Paul school teams
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
GORDON GOING TO FRANCE.

New York, Feb. 2S.-William F.
Gordon, the star New York A. c.
distance runner, is soon to sail for
France where he will engage in war.
work. Gordon will sail in about two
weeks. Gordon, who was recently
discharged from the navy, won the
senior metropolitan mile champion
ship in 1915, 1916 and last year.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28
SANDY FERGUSON DEAD.

Providence, r. l., Feb. 2S,--Sandy
Ferguson, the veteran heavyweight
pugilist, is dead. Sandy succumbed
10 pneumonia at the Rhode Island
hospital Wednesday night. He was
about 40 years old and entered the
ring in 1898,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1919-02-28

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The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-03
NEW MINING COMPANY
 IS NOW INCORPORATED

According to telephone advices from Fairbanks this afternoon, the Ryan lode claims have been incor- porated for half million dollars. The property incorporated consists of eight quartz claims on the di- vide between Eva and St. Patrick creeks, in the Ester mining dis trict.
 The directors of the newly formed company are Ben Thompson. Aug ust Peterson, James G. McCann, Falcon Joslin and Guy B. Erwin.
 A part of the stock of the cor poration has been set aside for the owners, who are widely scattered now, and an option on the balance has been given to J. w. Pratt, whc expects to sell shares in the States shortly
 The company expects to com mence work on the claims soon.
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-03
GLACIERS PUT
 SEWARD RAILS
 DOWN AND OUI

ANCHORAGE.-Glaciered rails and snow slides have made impass- able for trains the Seward-Anchor- age line of the government railroad between Mile 49 and Mile Fl. Across this closed gap of twenty-two miles, for the remainder of the winter, mail, freight and passengers will be transported by dog and horse sleds Trains will be operated between Seward and Mile 49 and between Mile Fl and Anchorage
 The distance between Seward and Anchorage is IA miles. The mile stations are numbered from Seward. They begin at Mile and proceed in regular sequence
 The stretch of glaciered rails is between Mile 57 and 62. As a re- suit of warm, rainy weather follow ed by an extremely cold snap, three or four inches of water, which had flowed on the track, froze solid When this condition first presented itself, an effort was made to remedy it by picking away the ice with hand labor, there being no mechanical device for removing it. Before there was much progress in this | work. numerous snow slides, par ticularly between Mile 49 and Mile 52 and at Mile 53h and a heavy fall of five feet of wet snow that soon froze into salid pack between Mile 57 and Mile 62, made futile all efforts to keep open the middle part of the line.
 Thirty-three dogs with basket sleds, in charge of Harry Revelle, who last winter had the contract ! Tor carrying the mail between
 Seward and Iditarod. are used by
 the Alaskan Engineering Commis- sion in moving mail, express, bag gage and passengers across the blockaded part of the railroad, and ten teams of horses with double
 ender sieds take care of the heavy
 freight.
 Leaving Seward, passengers trave
 by train to Mile 49, and by dog sled to Mile Fl in one day. They stay i at the roadhouse at Mile 71, other
 wise known as Kern, that night and
 make the distance between Mile Fl
 and Anchorage by train the next
The Nenana daily news., 1919-02-03
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT
 FOR FAIRBANKS LINE

Several teams owned by various freighters around Nenana have al ready commenced the work of haul ing construction material and sup plies to points along the Nenana- Fairbanks right of way, where they will be needed when aggressive work IS commenced in the spring.