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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-14
Maine Prep Schools
Approve of New Rules
Governing Eligibility

Lewiston. Ne. April E-Representa
tives OF four Maine preparatory schools
at meeting held at the Dewitt bouse
this afternoon for the purpose Of finally
determining the question Of athletic ELI
gibiiity adopted the fve-year rule and
other regulations. The schools which
accepted the rules are Westbrook semi
nary, Hebron academy. coburn CLASH
can institute anG Kents Hill The prin-
eipals OF other schools were represent
ed by proxy and 1t Is believed that these
institutions will in the near future
adopt the rules, although some OF them
have already approved Of the Maine
scholastic regulations.
The rules which were adopted today
are summarized as follows:
A student must be in good standing
and carry and pass in at least four
studieE.
He must be in school within three
weeks Of the opening Of the fall term
to be eligible for football and within
at least two months Of the opening OF
baseball.
A student shall not represent school
more than five years. and any data con-
corning a questionable student :hould
be submitted to the principal Of the
opposing school for a considerable time
before any particular contest.
The question Of umpires was dis
cussed at length and Tommy Catterson
was agreed upon as one. 1t was voted
unanimously that no official or referee
in any contest should be teacher or
anyone Immediately connected with a
school,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-14

Dummy" Burns of Brooklyn, y.
Y, who is matched to NEE, Leo
johnson Of New York N two six
round bouts April = at City hall. has
an excellent record. He has met some
Of the fastest and best men in his
class and has acquitted himself cred
itably. Among his recent battles was
a six-rounG &C early this year with
Dick Stosh in Reading, Pa, that
ended in draw. In a 1o-round match
Sept. 10. 1918. with Tony Va,iin in
Cambridge. Mass. he lost. but April
he again met Eatlin in Portland
giving him such a thrashing the
scheduled six round go was ended by
the referee in the fifth round. Burns
trimmed KID Francis in 10, rounds,
Nov. q. 1915. in Providence. r. L.,
while Aug q. 1918. he fought a
draw with Shaver O'Brien in Bos-
ton, Mass. while he hung the X. 0.
sign on Harry All Chung. the Chi
nese boxer, in Bath. May /. 1918.
Dummy" weighs from 133 10 1876
pounds and - 5 feet, inches in
height. He has the earmarks Of e.
conner being fast. clean. little
boxer and a good CONSTANT mixer.
By his sportsmanlike metho6s re
has Won himself host Of friends in
this city
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-14

BASEBALL NOTES

Jimmie DolaA il making a uay
the Georgetown un.yersity team ~.
season.
1t would not be surprising j. H..
Conley started the season villa =. =.
yersity of Maine team.
Flynn. the star BoOdoin Bitch,
some good work aEaiax, Har,.,. ~.
Wednesday and is deserving Q: -
credit.
The Catholic institute team i,
WORKING hard under the eos.,,
Father Aelien =, the Cu.,,,,,
grounds-
Henry C'Hank', aiesrii 70. sa
lese team out last vsEs aad :-o, w.
Appearances should develop /. ~. -.
for the Bates fans this seasa
Holy Gross got under way ye.,,.,,
with Penn II viii be pleasing 10 49,
that the Holy Cross team 10 be..r
aged by John Harrigan. a Po-.!aos -.
The Eastern League IS 10 s.s- -,
playing season May 1i. q. y. =.
nounced by rresiden, O'Ne.. las, -.
The committee y aow work..z p,.,
the schedule.
The Yankees wM have 70 FAX.
great offer In order to secure 'o...h,
Leonard for this season, ~ he Ia. ~,
offered by the Fresno club s.y a xs-.
to play one game . week, which ". :.
30 weeks and net him $3.50.
Capt. Lonnie Eeeman. tie big p....
ing factor Of Portland high schoo, xr
be seen in action next SATURDAY ass.,r
DeeFing for the first time in two wear.
He spent 4 year or more overseas
Warren C"Chick') Boothby, th,.
years ago a star On the o.. G,v,
seminary football. baseball and bss.s,.
bail teams. was in town yesterday And
will remain q few days before re,ur.
ing to camp He arrived in Bos,o. e,
the Mongolia several days ago with II.
7. d.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-14
MADISON MAN OWNER
OF PROMISING STALLION

John w. Stobie, prominent mill
owner Of Madison, and Hiram Bearce,
blacksmith and WelI-known horse
man Of that town, own one of the
handsomest and most royalty bred
young tYotting stations in the State
of Maine. Bred in strict trotting lines
on both sides. this young horse
worked out in 2.2s in his two-year-
old form while still on his Kentucky
home farm. and later was brought
East. This handsome youngster
stands over Is hands high. He is a
son of J. Malcolm Forbes, 2.0s the
sire of 81 trotters and two PAGERS in
the list His dam " Ethel Vaughan.
q great brood mare with a maternity
record OF seven trotting foals. all OF
which have taken standard marks.
Ethel Vaughn il by the great Arion.
and her sons and daughters are: The
Guide. 2.O8 IL. Peter Vaughn, 2.13
IA, Nettie Green, (2). 2.24, John
Vaughn. 2.2S IL. Evelyn Vaughn.
2.2S IA, Malcolm Vaughn. 2.23, Julia
Vaughn. 2.23 "a.
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VASSALBORO

EAST-MP. and Mrs Charles Nov,
er returned Thursday from a week.
visit in Boston
Rev. Mr.. Barker. who was attend.
ing the East Maine Conference /,
Fairfield. made a brief visit a, The
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Moi.
felt.
Miss Blanche r. Marshall has re.
turned. after passing the winter with
relatives in Bangor.
Herbert Ingraham of Bow6oin Col.
lege arrived Thursday to pass The
weekend with his sister. Mrs. B. H.
Gates.
David Gates was a business caller
in Augusta Friday.
Mrs. John Goddard was guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. T. Goddard Thurs.
day.
Mrs. Ada b. Lord has opened ne,
house, after passing the winter With
her daughter.
Mrs. Zilphia Butterdeld hes opened
her home for the summer.
John Mckay has returned tc Frov.
dence. r. l., after a few weeks visi.
here.
Samuel Bryant arrived HON. pr.
day night for a brief stay.
c. L. Barker made a business trip
to Augusta last week.
The Christmas Club met with M,
Anna Gates Thursday afternoon. The
next meeting will be with Mrs.
Charles Crowell Thursday. April e.
Vassalboro Grange will hold its
regular meeting Tuesday evening
|, April Is.
Miss Melvina Masse has returned
to business college, after a few
weeks absence on account of Mrs.
Masses illness.
Mrs. 4. F. Hussey entertained he.
sister. from Waterviile. THURSDAY.
Charles Mason was a business call.
er in Waterviile Friday.
Miss Louise Gates attended the
conference in Lewiston as q delegate
from Oak Grove Seminary.
AIRS. E. r. Priest attended the eoH.
fernce at Lewiston as q delegate from
the Friends Sunday school.
vassalboro Grange viii hold is neI'
regular meeting Tuesday evening, vhsa
the lecturer vii! present the following
program: Roll call answered with SEQ.
ries; reading, Olive Pope: question,
What Can ". Do to Improve Oa'
Rural Schools" music.
The Christmas Club met with Mrs
Anna Gates Thursday. Ten were pres
eut. Mrs. Charles Crowell viii enter.
tain at the next meeting.
Miss Blanch Marshall has returned
from "angor. whore she has been pass,
ing the winter with re,ati
Louise Cafes and Katherine Ballard
are attending the girls conference IN
Lewiston.
Carroll Pearson and sister. Ms. Ethsi
Taylor, Of Maiden. we're visiting friends
here recently. They were called 10
Maine by the death Of their aunt, Miss
Ella Pearson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mower hay.
returned from a visit to Boston and
Providence.
Mrs. Mary A. Stafford is suffering
from an attack of lumbago.
Mrs. Ada B. Lord returned from New
Hampshire Wednesday and has opened
her house here.
Mrs. John Bradbury and Mrs Nancy
Gates attended the Methodist confer
ence In Fairfield Friday evening
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-14
GREAT BOOM FOR
TENNIS PROMISED

On August next the Portland Couh'
try Club will conduct al open :ennis
tounament on Ter courts in rat
mouth. On the "a Of the same month
the southern Maine championship VIII
be fougiat out on the courts oil the
Squirrel Island Athletic Club. These
are the only two Journeys in this state
osyicislly recognized in the long list Of
events announced yeHteYday by the
United States National Lawn Tennis
Annexation. The so-cailed Maine cham
pionstip usual played at Bar HaTbor
In not included in tho oficial 1919 list
Of events.
The RAr Harbor tourney always has
been more Or lesA Of a joke 80 far an
determining any State championship ~
concerned. 1t was run exclusively for
the summer coionists at the fashionable
watering place. and real Maine players
raSeiy competed
There are a cluster Of Journeys sched-
ulsd in New Hampshire mountain re-
sorts To which Maine players are eii-
gible, including an open tourney 1t
sNeWCA8IbEt July %, -'I" AAH"Spa''~
State and White Mountains Champion
ship at Crawford Notch, july y: and
Championship Of the East Side OF the
White NountAing. at Jackson. Aug. =.
The tennis schedule for 1919 shows 10
tournaments sanctioned By the United
states National Lawn Tennis AsEocia-
ton, exclusive Of the junior. boys and
girls events which are listed ssparate-
~. This number will be Increased when
some uncertain dates are fixed. AL
though there are fewer tournaments
than In 1911 when the highwater mark
was reached. the associations officials
are gYatified To rec that the wars ef-
feet on tournament play was temporary
and that competition will be conducted
on q broad scale.
The first national championship will
be played at the Philadelphia Cricket
Club on June lG, this being the women's
and girls' event. The Clay Court
Championship comes next. on July II at
the South Side Club in Chicago. On
August II the national doubles cham
pionship will begin at the Longwood
Cricket Club in Boston. The singles
championship. together with the finals
in the Junior and boys. the veterans
and the ther-and-son championships.
will be played at the West Side Tennis
Club. Forest Hills. l.. l.. commencing
August q. Other important events are
the East We West team match at Gin
cinnati July 10. and the intercollegiate
championship at the Merton Cricket
Club in Philadelphia Sept. 3.
Resumption Of general play by the
colleges and the addition Of a number
Of interscholastic tournaments az part
Of the junior schedule indicate the in
creasing interest among the young play
ers. The fact that there will be jun
Tor ranking this year will also have a
marked influence on this branch Of the
game.
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Washburn Eliminated in
London Tennis Tourney

London. April 12.--Capt. W. M.
Washburn of the American army was
eliminated in the semi-finals of the
covered court tennis championship at
the Queens Club today by =. NJ. Da-
vison. rated among the best of the
English covered court players. by
Go. 60, 4-6. rs. Tho match was
sharply contested throughout. Wash
burn volIcying more than usual.
Dawson played in extraordinary
form.
Miss Ryan Of California was de-
feated in the women's i-finals by
Mrs. Chambers. the British womans
singles champion. 6-3. Cd. Mrs.
Chambers will meet Miss Holman in
the championship round. Although
Miss Ryan played a brilliant game,
her opponent scored through steady
play. Miss Ryan's footwork was
faulty at critical stages OF the match.
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JOCKEY LEAVES
ESTATE 100000

Louisville. KY, April 12.-Jockey
Frank RobinSOn. who was killed at
Bowie. Md. race track more than n
week ago and buried here today. left
an estate understood TO approximate
$500.000. The heirs include his widow.
formerly Miss Lucy Simcoe. who left
the Louisville High school seven
weeks ago to become his bride.
Robinson. regarded az Americas
premier jockey. was under contract
to ride for Harry Payne Whitney.
His intermc9t was attended by many
persons connected with the turf, the
pail bearers being jockeys now train
ing at Churchill Downs.
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FEDERAL VERDICT AGAINST
AMERICAN AND NATIONAL MAY
MAKE BIG CHANCES IN BASEBALL

Chicago, April 1z.-Dissolutioa Of
the National Baseball Commission.
the supreme court Of baseball: absc-
futs severance Of relations with the
National Association Of Minor
Leagues and revision Of the playerS
contracts eliminating the 10-days and
reserve clauses will he the probable
result OF the szl6.o0o verdict granted
the Baition1re club Of the Federal
LEAGUE by . jury IN the District Of
Columbia supreme court yesterday.
These revolutionary measures to
safeguard baseball from all further
legal attacks were forecast by Ban
JohnSon. president Of the American
League, upon his return from Wash
ington tonight. The American and
Ea&tonal Leagues together with their
club owners and oficials. and certain
0Acials OF the defvnct Federal
League, were defendants in the
500. 900 damage suit for damages In
y0IyinZ the Sherman antitrust law.
President johnson said that an appeal
would be taken to the court of ap-
peals of the District Of Columbia. and.
II necessary. to the supreme court OF
the United States.
While declaring that he did not
care 70 ridicule the verdict or the
court, President Johnson said the at
torneys for the Baltimore club talked
like "Lenine and Trotzky."
You would have thought that we
we're on trial in Russia" the Ameri-
can League executive said. we were
charged with all manner Of crimes.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs refer
red to me AZ the 'Czar OF basebah
and gave the impression that we
were ON the threshold Of catA-
cIysm.
Baseball has been conducted I'M
der the present system for 40 years
and has been persistent in It's success
of keeping the slate clean and re-
tanning the dignity Of the game. IL
re have been wrong in our opera
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EASTERN Y. G. PLANS
FOR ANNUAL CRUISE
Heydlsrs Statement

Commodore Herbert u. Sears OF the
Eastern Yacht Club has announced that
the annual cruise Of the club Will be
held this year. He will lead the fiset
in his nagship Constellation. The Meet
al usual will cruise to the eastward
from MArbIeheac. starting with a snort
run TO Gloucester On the afternoon OF
saturday. July 8. and ending at Bar
Harbor Saturday. July L. Various
places along the Maine coast will b
visited and racing runs from port to
port will be arranged.
While not many of the larger steam
and power yachts may be in commis-
zion, it IL evident that a great many
sailing yachts will be out after their
enforced layup for the last two years.
The Eastern feet On its cruise ID usual
" composed mostly Of sailing yachts.
10 the prospec.; for a good cruise are
bright
The annual regatta Of the club will be
held on Marblehead on Friday, July 4
This will be an open race for yachts
over - feet waterline enrolled in any
recognized yacht club. The Puritan
Cup. sailed for each year and open only
10 yachts Of the Eastern Yacht Club,
will go to the yacht making the best
corrected time over the course sailed
BY larger yachts.
During the season the club will hold
six open races for smaller yachts on
Marblehead. four on Saturday after
Moons and two during Narblehead race
week. These races, together with 9TH
ers held BY the corinthian and Boston
Yacht Clubs, will provide racing At
Yarblehea' for yachts OF Class r and
small on every Saturday, every day Of
race week, and on holidays from June
q 70 the middle Of September
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Special Town Msstino

The warrants have been posted for
a special town meeting to be held
m Union hall Saturday afternoon,
April ~. at ? o'clock to see il the
citizens will vote to raise $1,000 for
the purpose of a centennial celebra.
ton. At the annual town meeting
the sum of $1,000 was raised but the
committee who have been appointed
TO have charge of the celebration
feel that this amount would not fl
nance such a celebration as the peo-
pie would wish to have for an &C.
caslon OF this kind and so have had
the selectmen call a special meet
ing to see If the voters will grant
them additional funds. Another ar
ticle in the warrant is to see if the
town will vote to sell old tomb and
lot in village cemetery and arrange
terms Of sale.
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LOCAL SPORT NOTES

Vernon Souie. who played center
for cony Friday evening. played
great game. holding his man down
TO a single basket and netting three
himself.
Carr Kennedy. manager Of the
Cony track team this year and y a
good performer on the cinder path
himseif. also looks good for the bag
kesbalI outfit next year. having
played On the Varsity team several
times this season and putting up
good game On the second team.
Stanley CobuFn- manager Of the
Cony bsseball team this season, has
practically completed the baseball
schedule New uniforms are already
enronte from the manufacturer 50
the 0utdt should present spick and
span appearance for the drst game.
VIII the old-time stars on the al
unni outfit which is TO meet Cony
Saturday. April -. on the Reuel
Williams Aeid. be able to come back
TO their old time form and trim the
youngsters: As a rule alumni outfits
have the theory but not enough prac-
tice
Gardiner high track team is to take
part in the Maine Interscholastic
meet at Orono and the Bowdo:n In
terEchOlastic meet at Brunswick.
The track seems to be receiving more
attention each year in the different
high schools.
The time is drawing near for the
fans interested in trolley league
to get E.lsHr In week nv fuo moro
the BASEBALL season will be in fun
swing and plans can not be made too
carly IL the different cities want to
put winntn. aggregations into the
field.
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BATES WINNER
OVER HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass, April 12.-Bates
defeated Harvard 8 to z today in a
game marked by slow fielding and
wild pitching by the Crimson play
ers. Bates scored four runs in the
third inning on one hit, two wild
pitches. base On balls and a man
being hit by pitched ball. Froth-
ingham Of Harvard cleaned the
bases with home run in the sixth
Score:
Bates ...... 90 4 o o ID
Harvard ..... 900 . 8 5 o.
Hits, Bates 6; Harvard II. En-
rors. Bates 5: Harvard 3.
Batteries. Bates. Elwel and Stone:
Harvard, Norween. Hardell, Billiard
and Gammack.
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BAL |M0RE CLUB
WINS SUIT OVER
"BASE BALL TRUST"

Washington. April IA verdict
for the plaintiff with damages fixed
at $4,000, was returned late today
by the jury in the suit of the Bal
timore Federal League Club against
the American and National Leagues
and certain officers of the defunct
Federal League. AS the suit was
brought under the Sherman anti
trust law the damages will be trebled
making the amount S2iO,OOO if a fl
nal judgment is entered.
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READFIELD

Miss Alice Henderson. who has
oeen in failing health for some time
was found by one Of her neighbo'S'
VINO called at the house Friday af'ef.
noon (April ~ lying unconscious on
the moor Of her living room. wneI.
she had fallen from weakness. ITO
physicion who was summoned e.
vised sending her to a hospital 0'
and care. The next MON
ing she was taken to the Cen1r'
Maine General Hospital at Lewiston
She Is getting along very VOL
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MOTHER OF PUBLISHER
HEARST DIES IN CAL.

Pleasanton, Cal. April 13.-Mrs.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst. widow of
the late George Hearst of CaIifor-
mia, and mother of William Ran
dolph Hearst. the publisher, died at
her home here today, after an i'll
ness of several weeks. She was 20
years old.
Mrs. Hearst was known throughout
the country for her philanthropic
work. Mr.. Hearst was with his moth
err when the end came. lie was her
only child.
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Saco, April 12.-Mernbers OF the
Thornton Academy baseball team
were given a banquet in the Emery
gymnasium tonight by the girls OF
the Sophomore class, among the
guests being the Junior team and
male members OF the faculty. Ad-
dresses were made by Prof. f. X.
Woodbury.. Prof. George Leatherbar-
row. Coach II. NJ. Sanborn and Capt.
clifford Parcher. The team won eight
OF tho ~ games played.
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PITTSFIElD

ihere will be a special convoca.
tion OF Ira Berry Chapter. No. 81,
=. A. Masons, at Masonic hall Mon
day evening for work in the Royal
Arch degree.
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COLLEGE BASEBALL RESULTS

Bates o, Harvard Z.
Yale 8. Fordham z III innings).
Holy Cross 20. Trinity /.
Army 2. Lafayette /.
Princeton g. Swarthmore O.
Navy 16. Dickinson 0.
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tions, then. II course. We want u
know about IT."
What msthods the American and
National Leagues would ADOPT 70
govern themselves will be among the
early developments. President john
son sajd
The leagues would be obliged To
conduct their affairs independently
and the National Commission would
have 10 be aoolighed II the verdict Is
sustained, be said.
Hsydlsr's Statement
New York, April Recommending
on the victory of the Baltimore FED
eral League baseball club in Wash
ington yesterday in its suit charging
the major baseball leagues with
maintaining a monopoly Of baseball.
John 4. Heydler, president OF the
National League, expressed tonight
Tho greatest disappointment at the
elimination by the trial judge OF e'i-
denee bearing On the negotiations
leading to the peace agreement with
the Federal League.
May Mean Mere Suits
Cincinnati. O.. April 1s.-AIgust
Hermann, chairman Of the National
Baseball Commission. who returned
from Washington today. when in
formed of President Ban Jonnson's
preparations, said they might be the
uutcome Of more Federal League club
suits. but that he did not believe 1t
would be necessary to go as Tar as
forecast by the American League
president
We have prepared an appeal on
the Baltimore club suit. will execute
bond and the matter probably Will
not come up during the coming play
ing season." Mr.. Hermann said.
THE National Commission as a
whole is preparing a statement and
this will be ready in couple OF days.
Pending the appeal Of the verdict
against us. baseball will be conducted
al in the past"
The daily morning oasis., 1919-01-31
Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams.
A REMINISCENT RETROSPECT.

The sudden death of Postmaster Schuckmann yester-
day morning. and the fact that he had been resident Of
Nogales near of years, and frequent visitor
many years before casting his lot here permanently calls
again attention to the fact that those whe in Mega
les in the early days of the burg passing away and
but few of them left The town dates back to 1892
column Of Twentyfour years Ago. upon the first page
shows what a ravage time has made among those who
were here then Of the twelve prominent and well known
men mentioned in that column but two here today
Captain Mix and County Treasurer Burgoon. Three
more, D. B. Hogan, L. Ephraim and Louis Luley, while
all still living are residing elsewhere while the where
abouts of fourth, is unknown-F M Her. who was only
casual visitor being engaged in mining in Sonora The
other six have all died.
Mr.. Thee. Oldendorff frequent visitor at No
gales, and he was known well all Sonora Before
construction of the Mexican Union Railway hen Torres
Prietas ne had great freightng outfit of mules and
wagons for heavy hauling and he handled all the trans
portaon for the mining companies at Mnas Pretas and
La Colorado He made his home at Torres until he died