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New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
''E1X-PLAYEFsS BAD UMPIRES.' 5
"Wild Bill'' Donovan Declares They
 Make Up Minds Too Hastily.

Baseball players do not make good umpires, according to the deductions of Wild Bill'' Donovan, former Yan- kee manager, and now pilot of the Jersey team in the International league. Donovan gives these reasons for his declaration:
 The ex-player is 8 bad umpire be- cause he is always figuring plays out before they are completed. He knows what ought to happen on certain kinds of hits or in certain situations And he makes up his mind in advance on his decisions.
 "He cannot help this. A player is always thinking ahead of the play. This is so even If he is sitting on the bench watching the game.
 When a veteran player gets to be an umpire, therefore, he cannot be ex- pected to change his complete base ball thinking process. He cannot do so. And he is invariably a bad um- pire.
 Tt is a mistake to make umpires out of veteran players. Young men should be secured. When they get on in years they should be replaced as ball players are.
 Under the present scheme of things the umpiring in the major leagues is mediocre. I'll bet there are not five umpires on the combined staffs of the National and American leagues, who can read newspaper without wearing eyeglasses"
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
WOMEN'S GOLF TOURNEY
Mrs. Jones, Former City Champion Of Chicago, Has Low Score in Qualify ing Round at Detroit, Mich.

Detroit, Aug. 26.-Mrs Melvin Jones, former city champion of Chi cago, carried off low score honors in the qualifying round of the women's S Western Golf associations tournament at the Detroit Golf club yesterday, making the IS holes in 89. Mrs. H. Arnold Jackson, also of Chicago, thrice former national champion, was second, with 91.
 The first six positions went to Chi cago players, and 19 of the 32 who qualified for the championship event are from that city.
 Except for the three or four lowest scores the cards were much higher than usual because of 8 strong wind which swept the links all day and the exacting trapping of the course
 With few exceptions all of the fa- vorites qualified for the championshin match play, the first round of which was played today. Among the upsets was the failure of Miss Lucille Dessen- berg of Kalamazoo, Mich, the present title holder, to place in the champion ship fight.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
CHERRY PARK IS SOLD.

Hartford Aug. 26.-Three Hartford business men, Michael W. Delaney, Charles H. Brazel and Williall T. Crozier, all prominent in harness horse racing circles throughout the east, yesterday completed a deal with R. E.
 Distin of Avon whereby they become the owners of Cherry park, in the town of Avon on the road between Unionville and Collinsville. It is their intention to develop the famous old race course into one of the finest trot- ting plants in this section of the country, and work begins imm ediately on the improvemen The purchase consists of 50 acres and the price an- nounced by the new owners is $50,0OO.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
IT'S A SAD LIFE FOR PURDUE.

Hub Purdue the Gallatin Squash whose major league career ended with the St. Louis Cardinals, is leading a hard life as a pitcher with the New Orleans club in the Southern associa- tion. It seems that a fan singled out Hub as the object for consistent and seemingly intending vocal attack WitN each days game, until the Gallatin Squash finally protested to the New Orleans officials. The fan was then barred from the park, and Hub reg istered his twelfth straight victory. Then, when everything seemed all right with Hub, his arm went back on him and a physician ordered him out of the game for at least ten days.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
REDS AGAIN TAKE
 PHILLIES' MEASURE
Coming Champions Get Five Runs
 in Seventh Inning .

Philadelphia, Aug. 26.--Cincinnati needed only six hits to beat Philadel- phia, to 8, yesterday. In the seventh inning the visitors sent eight men to bat before making a hit. Their onlN hit in this inning was Roush's double. but three bases on balls, errors by Pearce and Tragresser, and a wild pitch helped produce five runs. The locals made nine hits and drew seven bases on balls. With the bases filled in the seventh and two runs in, Ring replaced Rcuthcr and retired the side
 r. h. e.. Cincinnati OO2o005OO-7 O Philadelphia ..OOO1OO20O-3 3 Reuther, Ring and Wingo; Smith and TragreSSer.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
Yankees Just Win.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-The last of the eastern clubs closed their season here
 yesterday with a to victory for
 New York over Chicago. James lost
 the game in the fifth inning. The visi-
 tors scored four runs on four hits, in |cluding a double, a walk, hit by
 pitched ball and two sacrifice flies.
 RuePs single and Thormahlen's triple |sent the final across and caused James retirement. Chicago played
 an uphill game and would have tied |the score in the ninth but for Pecl1in-
 paugh's great fielding. He knocked
 down Gandils grounder and threw
 him out, retiring the side with the living run on third.
 The score: r. h. C. New York ..... 000141000--6 13 0 Chicago ....... 0OO2OOO21-5 II 0 Thormahlen and Ruel; James, Low dermilk, Ragan and Schalk.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
BASEBALL GAMES
New Britain Machine Colt Game at Walnut Hill at o'Clocl1-Twilish Game at St. Mary's Fairgrounds.

Two good ball games are scheduled in the local field of sports today, the first between the New Britain Machine Company and the Colt team of Hart ford. The Hartford boys took the measure of the locals last week in the Capitol City and now the Hard ware Cityites are out for revenge. The game will be called at o'clock at Walnut Hill Park
 At 6:45 o'clock this evening at St. Marys playgrounds, the New De- parture company girls team of Bris- tol, will play the St. Marys girls team. The locals by their double defeat of the crack Colt team of Hartford earlier in the season, have earned the right to cla,im the state championship. The Bell City girls are coming here confident of downing their opponents.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
C0E LOSES AIR RAID
Owner Sustains Distinct Loss When Crack Colt Is Injured and Put to Death.

Saratoga. x. Y, Aug. 26.-Tll for tune attended the favorites in the races here yesterday. Not only did four of them fail to get down in front over a track that was fast and slow in spots, owing to heavy rains, but two of the most fancied choices, the Kentucky Stables Chasscur and H. r. Whitney's Wildair. were soundIy defeated while a third, w. R. Goes Air Raid, was cut So badly that it had 1o be destroyed.
 MT Coe sustained a distinct loss when Air Raid was injured. This occurred in the third race, an event for two-ycar- olds, in which Air Raid was a strong favorite. There were
 only eight starters, but, shortly after the barrier was sprung and while Air Raid was gaining through the back
 stretch, J. E. Madden's Northern Belle came up on his heels and cut him on one of his hind legs. The
 sharp shoe severed a tendon, and the : colt at once quit to a walk, while the 1 others rushed past him.
 1 J. K. l.. Ross His Choice, which i had been out in the first of the flight 1 and struggling with Air Raid, had little competition after the injured colt retired from the race, and won handily, with Simpleton second, and Herd Girl third.
 Air Raid limped into the stretch,
 where Jockey McAtee dismounteQ
 and led the colt down to the stands. 1 It was found that the tendon had been
 cut in two, ad few minutes later,
 Air Raids career was ended out 1 behind the barns.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
TOhin Wins For Browns.

St. Louis, Aug. 26.-Tobins single #off Walter Johnson with the bases H1lled in the ninth scored the two runs sSt. Louis needed to win the final game #of the series with Washington yester-
 8day, to 8. Johnson had relieved
 8Shaw with three men on and the sscore to 1 in the visitors favor. He
 Unit Williams with a pitched ball, fore ling in run. Then came Tobin's sin
 Bgle.
 The score: r. h. e.
 HSt. Louis .... 00oo10OO3-4 0 Washington -. OOO0o10O2-3 s 0 Shocker and Severeid; Shaw, John |son and Picinich.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
BOXING FIASCO
King Fistiana Has a Discolored Optic As Result of Bouts at Burner Hall Last Night.

The boxing exhibition last evening at Turner hall, clearly evinced the fact that if the sport is to be a sue cess in this city, it is up to the license committee to use some judgm ent in the manner of issuing permits. The affair last night was marred by the non-appearance of three of the SChed- uled performers, and substitute bouts which always have tendency to de- tract from the interest was the result. Chief Rawlings is not satisfied with the affair of last night,
 The star bout between Red Allen of Bridgeport and Whitey Fitzgerald of Hartford, went the twelve rounds as scheduled, and it was a fairly good battle. Chick Mccormack and Pete Dunn, who were to appear in the semi final, both failed to show up, Al. Ketchell of Bridgeport and Young Pella of New Haven being substituted. Ketchell ended the affair in the first round.
 In the curtain raiser, Terry OCon- nor took the place of Kid Morris of Hartford, and was awarded the yer dict over Young Ross" of this city in the second round.
 Pete Herman, the bantamweight champion, who meets Joe Lynch in Waterbury Labor Day, was introduced from the ring last night.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
GOBERT WINS.

Deauville, France, Aug. 26.-Play in the semi-final rounds of the Davis Cup tennis matches began here yes terday. Andre H. Colbert, the French player who won the Inter-alled singles championship in June, de- feated Dawson, England, by a score of 9-5, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
ATTENTION, NUTNEGS.

The first meeting of the Nutm egs football team will be held this eve- ming at 7:30 o'clock at Paradise Park All candidates are requested to be in attendance. Business matters will be discussed relative to securing a coach and grounds for the coming season.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
RAIN HALTS BROTHERS.
Prevents Holding of Grand Circuit
 Races at ReadvilIe Track.

Boston, Aug. 26.-Rain caused the postponement yesterday of the open ing card of the Grand Circuit race meeting at the Readville track.
 The races cheduled for yesterday will be decided today and the tues day card will be raced off Thursday, the events of Cox Day" remaining on the programme for Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
EASTERN LEAGUE.
x-Indicates nc game played.
FOOTBALL STARS FOR w. VA.
By Briggs

Morgantown, w. Va, Aug. 26.- The basis Of West Virginia university's strength at football will be further added to this fall, as Grove and Fru- tel of Huntington, Neale of Parkers- burg, Hamilton of Fairmount, and Sims of Charleston, all picked for the All-West Virginia High school foot ball team in 1918, will matriculate bora Doxt month
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
Indians Win Easily.

Cleveland, O., Aug. 26.-Uhle, RCleveland's graduate of the local sand
 Bots, shut out Philadelphia yesterday, M12 to 0. The Indians drove Kinney Afrom the box in the fifth inning and Ahlso batted Johnson at will. The bat #ing of Harris and Gardner featured The score: r. h. C.
 Cleveland ..... 01116102x-12 r o
 Philadelphia =. OOOOOOOO0-O 6 1 Uhle and O'Neil and Thomas; Kin
 sney, Johnson and McAvoy
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

Cincinnati [. Philadelphia (Second first game, rain.
 All other games, wet grounds.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26

Washington. --. If the Shantung clause is retained in the peace treaty, Willard told the senate foreign reia
 tions committe, the United States will be at war with Japan :n ten years. Willard was adviser to the Chinese delegation at the peace conference and has lived 20 years in China
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
MAIN BABE RUTH
 ], DRIVES OUT HOMER
Was Fourth Circuit Clout for Player in Three Days

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 26.-Detroit pitchers were unable to hold Boston Hn the pinches yesterday, the visitors Eaking the second game of the series to 4. Ruth hit his fourth home run m three days, making his total for the Beason 23.
 The score: r. h. e. Boston ....... 000003O11-5 12 0 Detroit ....... 01O01O002-3 10 0 Russell and Walters; Leonard, Myers, Love, Cunningham and Ain
 smith.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Jersey City at Toronto. Newark at Buffalo. Baltimore at Rochester. Reading at Binghamton.
 EASTERN LEAGUE.
 Results Yesterday. Springfield 4, Worcester 1. other games postponed, grounds.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Springfield at PittSfe1d. New Haven at Hartford. Providence at Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

New York 6, Chicago ,. Cleveland 12, Philadelphia 0. Boston ,, Detroit 4.
 St. Louis 4, Washington 3.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
ERNATIO<AI LEAGUE.

Results Yesterday. Reading 3, Binghamton ,. Baltim ore 8, Rochester 3. Toronto 5-4, Jersey City 4-5. Newark 10, Buffalo ,.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26
Standing of tue Clubs.
Games Today.

St. Louis at Brooklyn. Boston at Brooklyn. New York at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1919-08-26

Games Today. Chicago at St. Louis. Detroit at Cleveland.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Land Case Settled

The celebrated land case of Perry
Tryon and John A. Sabin against
A. A. Barney, a civil action in the
Superior Court at Tombstone, came
up last Monday morning and went
to the jury Wednesday afternoon.
The case, briefly stated, involved
an exchange of farming lands in
Pomerene and in the Gi1a Valley.
The contract was somewhat COM
p1icated, and after a considerable
length of time, it's stipu1ations re-
naming unfu1f1led by the defend
ant Barney, an ejectment suit was
brought to recover possession of
their Pomerene land by the plain
tiffs, Tryon and Sabin. Plaintiffs,
Tryon and Sabin were awarded
their Pomerene real estate and
damages to the amount of $4,000.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Takes Wilcox Position

This item about former Benson
telephone man is taken from the
last issue of the Wilcox Range
News:
Thos. w. Flower arrived from
Tucson on the 10Th and took
charge of the Mountain States Tel
ephone office. Mr.. Flower is an
old telephone man and in his youth
followed newspaper work. He left
the evil ways of his younger days
and went into the telephone busi-
ness. We suppose he can pry into
the affairs of his neighbors far
more by listening to their conver-
sations over the telephone than he
could when being a cub reporter
attempting to extract news with a
corkscrew from people who we're
unwilling to tell"
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Dissatisfaction Over Condition
OF the Roads

Farmers living down the river,
from several miles this side of Tres
Alamos on down to Cascabe1 and
beyond, are positively disgusted,
to put it mildly, with the slow
moving program of road improve
ment on their main highway to
town. They are well-nigh unani-
nous in condemning the unfair
policy that collects road taxes but
fails to make passable road. It
is high time some steps should be
taken to improve this road, the
main highway to Benson, the main
shipping and supply point for a
large and important scope of ter
ritory.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
MiramOnte Items
Especial Correspondent

Mr.. Harman, the we'll driller,
struck water at a depth of $50 feet
at the E. 7. Jesperson ranch.
Mrs. Efie Williams, who has
been quite i'll for some time, is on
the improve, and will soon be able
to again attend to household du-
ties.
Mrs. Mary Thompson, of White
water, is here visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. Heber Davis.
James Jasperson and family, of
Tucson, motored over last Satur-
day to visit with their brother, Ed
Jesperson.
Henry Martineau left last Friday
to visit with relatives at Salt Lake
City, Utah.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
FIVE CENTS A COPY
The Junior Christian Endeavor
Society
Contributed
Contributed

The Junior Endeavor Society of
Benson have divided their forces,
and are putting on Red and Blue
contest. We want new members
and we need financial help. So the
children are asking the older peo-
pie to give a dollar for the priv
ilege of becoming honorary mem
bers of the Benson Society. Hon
orary members will only be asked
for money and encouragement and
maybe you will be especially in
vlted once year to our meetings.
But every one is welcome at every
meeting. We meet every Wednes-
day after school at the Presbyter-
ian Church. We are trying to give
the children a moral education
without any reference to a creed.
Will the citizens of Benson give
their support to this movement?
Miss Grace Hooper, the national
Junior superintendent, will spend
the first Sunday in November with
us. Everybody should hear her.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Census Valuations Will Not Be
Bases of Taxation

Washington, Oct. IL That
the facts and figures gathered by
the enumerators, supervisors and
special agents of the Fourteenth
Decennial Census will have abso-
1utely nothing to do with valuation
of property for taxation purposes
is a point l desire to emphasize
with ali possible vigor," said Dir
ector of the Census S. L. Rogers
today in speaking of the forthcom-
ing 1920 enumeration.
Some difficulty has been exper-
fenced in the past, continued Mr..
Rogers, in getting absolutely ac-
curate values OF land and other
property because of a certain
amount of confusion over this
point. Many people were erron-
eously inclined to connect the cen
sus with taxation. We hope to
avoid any such confusion this
time
The act of Congress which, un-
der the Constitution, provides for
the taking of the Fourteenth De
cennial Census makes it unlawful
for any enumerator, special agent,
supervisor or other employee of the
Census Bureau to divulge any in
formation whatsoever concerning
the census returns. A heavy fine
and possible Imprisonment, or both,
is the penalty prescribed for viola
ton of the provisions of the law.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Entries at the State Fair

Phoenix, Oct. 1O.-Don't wait
till the last minute before the clos
ing of the entries to secure entry
blanks, is the advice of the Ari-
zona State Fair Commission. Var
ious dates have been named for the
last day on which entries may be
filed for the various departments,
and in the past considerable con-
fusion has arisen just previous to
the closing dates by rush of ap-
p1ications which have overwhelmed
the office force af the commission.
All this it is hoped to avoid this
year by having prospective exhibi
tors secure their entry blanks now
and file them with the commission
as soon as possible. Only a few
days now remain in many depart
ments for the closing of the entry
lists; hence the necessity for
prompt action.
An extra force of clerks has been
put on at the fair office to handle
the work, but this will avail moth
ing, it is pointed out, unless better
cooperation is shown by the ex-
hibitors than has been shown mp
to date.
Applications for premium lists
and entry blanks may be made to
any commercial organization in the
state, or direct by addressing the
Arizona Fair Commission Phoenix,
Ariz.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Grand Bale

The following invitation issued
by members of the Spanish-Amer-
lean Society, has been sent out for
their big dance at the Auditorium
October 25th:
Los miembros de la Junra Sc
honran en- invitar a Vd. Y su
apreciable familia para un gran
bale que Sc verifcara el dia veinte
cinco de Octubre a las ocho de la
noche en- e1 salon Auditorium
Dando a Vd. las mas expresivas
gracias por su atencion. Admi.
cion de caba11eros dos pesos. Pres
idente, E. Castillo; Secretario, A.
Salazar; Tesorero, J. Quihuiz; Bas-
tonero, A. Figue1
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Struck Oil

What is believed to be we'll
founded report comes from the
Texas oilfields to the effect that the
Adams syndicate, of which d. A.
Adams. of Dragon, is the active
promoter, has struck oil aud that
the shares have jumped to $50
each. A number of Benson people
are interested in the company, and
if the report proves true they are
in the biggest kind of luck. Messrs.
Milton Fairlee, ]. w. Gull and S.
L, Wilson are among those largely
interested.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Thanksgiving Dance

All ladies interested are invited
to come out to a meeting to be held
at the Signal Office Wednesday
evening, October 18th, at o clock
to discuss plans for giving a dance
on Thanksgiving night for the ben
eft of the Chautauqua fund. The
dance has been definitely decided
on, but arrangements have not yet
been completed and it is desired to
have the cooperation of the ladies
to make it a complete success.
Gentlemen are also welcome.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
An Agreeable Surprise
interested.

About three years ago when l
was suffering from a severe cold
on my lungs and coughed most Of
the time night and day, l tried a
bottle of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy, and was surprised at the
promptness with which it gave me
relief, !" writes Mrs. James Brown,
Clark Mills, N. Y. Many another
has been surprised and pleased by
the prompt relief afforded by this
remedy. At Moss Pharmacy.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
The Old Charleston Cemetery

Mr.. Lindley, the section fore
man at Charleston, stated to a
Prospector reporter recently, fact
new to the Younger generation but
not to the old-ti1ners, which is that
in the Charleston cemetery there
are some as fine head stones as are
to be found anywhere hereabouts.
Several of them, he said, are out in
the open range where stock can
rub against them, and will doubt
less be knocked down by them;
and one of the washes is CARRYING
debris over the cemetery. Little
work would be required to turn the
course of the wash so as to stop
the overflow Ought we not to
string a few strands of barbed wire
about this Gods acre." and turn
off the wash, and so preserve invi-
olate the last resting place of pio-
neers who barred their breasts to
perils from Indians and braved the
many other hardships incident to
early days, in order that we might
enjoy a safe and prosperous heri-
tage ?-Tombstone Prospector.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11

Mrs. w. c. Miller, State Fair
Commissioner for Cochise county,
so1icits exhibits for the fair, to be
held at Phoenix from November Sd
to 9Th inclusive, from all who are
interested and who have products
of any kind to send in that would
add to the county's exhibit Those
interested should get in communi-
cation with Mrs. Miller at once. A
premium list may be found at the
postoffice.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Weather Report on Highways

The highway weather service,
one of the new enterprises of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. operated through the or
ganization of the Weather Bureau,
is proving of benefit to automobile
owners where it has been tried.
The meteorologist in charge of the
Weather Bureau office in Kansas
City, Mo-, recently reported:
"The demand for road-reporting SER
vice is quite general and insistant and it
will continue so increasingly until dirt
roads become an anachronism. This Office
established a road or highway reporting
service April I. of this year, and, without
exaggeration, it is equal to the most prsc-
teal service which our Office otherwise
can perform. 1t amounts to the direction
of public motor travel, and persons start
or postpone trips as we advise"
The highway weather service
was begun as a war measure in aid
OF motor transportation and was
conducted with emergency money
until the end of the war. Though
Congress made no appropriation for
its continuance during the present
fiscal year, the demand for it is
such that the department is endea-
voring to continue it without spe-
Sial funds to meet the expense.
The Benson signal., 1919-10-11
Chamberlain Cough Remedy

This remedy is intended espec-
tally for coughs, colds, Group and
whooping cough. From a small
beginning its sale and use has ex-
tended to all parts of the United
States and to many foreign coun-
tries. This alone is enough to
convince one that it is a medicine
of more than ordinary merit, Give
it trial and you will find this to
be the case. Sold by the Moss
Pharmacy.