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Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
SECRET PRACTICE WILL BE HELD BY. TEAMS
[RepubIlcan A. P. Leased wirel

PASADENA, Cal, Dec. 26.-Bo.h the University of California and the Ohio State football squads rested today. re- ceived friends and admirers collective ly and individually, and prepared to get down to hard practice tomorrow for their game at Tournament fled here New Years day.
 The Ohio players report no difficulty in accustoming themselves to the southern California climate, while those from Berkeley are naturally quite at home, especially as many of them are southern California men and former stars of various nigh school teams of this part of the state. While the Bears say nothing to :ndi- cate over confidence, football experts and sport writers of Pasadena and Los Angeles are agreed their appearance states plainly their apparent ability to take care of themselves in 4nybody's game"
 The Buckeye players are receiving much attention from former residents of Ohio and former students of the "big ten'' are planning to give them abundant vocal encouragement during the progress of the game.
 Tickets are far too few to meel the demand. officials of the Tournamen; of Roses association declaring they could have sold three times the 5,00t
 available The teams will practice or Tournament field different hours hay
 ing been arranged satisfactorily. Secret practice will be the rule.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27

Out of the cellar by next October Is the far-flung battle-cry of the so called once Wild Bill Donovan, new leader of the Phillies.
 Gavvy Cravath tried to make some thing out of a low-ebb ball club and couldn't.
 Wild Bill can't do any worse than he did and it is doubtful if the job can be handled any better unless Pres ident Baker loosens up on the we'll known money bag.
 Not a wheel has turned in the busl- ness office of the Phils towards get ting new talent for over a year. The 1920 choice fry of the minors is all ready picked pretty close to the bo2e That doesn't leave much for Donovan to pick from.
 So whether the cellar champs do any climbing in 1921 depends on whether or not the men higher up come through with the legal tender and go on g still hunt for players. The buck ism ID to Wild Bill.
 Back in 19O7-S-9 Donovan pitched the Detroit Tigers to three successive pennants almost single handed. He was born in Philadelphia Al year!
 ago.
 Donovan managed the Jersey City | Skeeters in the new Internationa League. last year. By a queer quirk il | circumstances Patsy Donovan succeed
 him as manager in the Skeeter village
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27

saturdays boxing card will present the first heavyweight contest ever staged in the state of Arizona, with Willie Meehan, challenger of Jack Dempsey. and Arizona's own product. Wild Bill Reed. The bout is booked as a ten-round event, and it may go the limit-and it may not. Heavy weight battlers usually put their weight behind the sofas and the damage costs fat and clean.
 Reed is a youngster just topping his 22d milestone. He won his last eight starts via the knockout route. He car ries his 1sS pounds In well developed muscles, with two powerful arms quiv- ering for chance to pat some luckless fighter on the chin. Lewis training quarters draw big every day when Bin works out as the home town folks are anxious to see how the kid looks in his heavyweight togs. They all speak favorably of Reeds chances, but are not placing any bets until they see Meehan work out down here.
 Meehan's coast record is known to every follower of the game. He draws down close to a thousand bucks every time he goes four rounds on the coast, which hints that the local promoters are laying out some real jack for the Reed -Meehan card.
 According to the "dope" Willie Nee han, known to the old folks as Eugene Walcott made his parents happy on Christmas day, 1893. He comes from Irish American parents, which gives the boy plenty of room to develop his lighting ability Being a Christmas package, Willie insisted that he spend his birthday in Frisco, but he wired Matchmaker McAhren that he would leave for Phoenix just as soon as the 27 candles burned out. He reached Los Angeles yesterday morning and steps off the train in Phoenix early today He will be accompanied by his man. ager. Dolph Thomas, and perhaps Terry Keller. ihis sparring partner
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Ira Vail Fails To LolUer Phoenix 100
 Mile Track Record
By Ripley

BAKERSFIELD Calf, Dec. 26.- Ira Vail today won from Roscoe Sarles and Eddie Hearne what was adver- tised as sthe dirt track automobile championship" when he made one hundred miles over one mile track here. Naifs time was 1:2S: IS 35. The worlds recor dis held by Tommy Milton. who covered tho distance at Phoenix, Arizona, on october 10 of this year in 1:24 2-5.
 Vail won easily, Saries, winner 3of the Los Angeles Speedway race, being forced to drop out on the 27th lap With engine trouble and Hearne being forced out on the 16th lap when a broken piston was driven through his crank case. Vail drove the entire hundred miles without a stop.
 Race officials believed that Vail es- tablished new records for the 9. 50 and 75-mile marks over a mile dirt track His 25 mile time was 22:29 4-5. The fifty miles was made in 45:05 ana the D miles in 66.57 2-5. His average speed was Il miles an hour and many miles were clocled off in 49 or 50 seconds. The track record is 46 2-5 seconds, held by Barney Oldfield, who paced today's race.
 Sarles took the lead on the first lap but Immediately lost to Hearne, who showed the way on the second and third. Sarles regained the leading position on the fourth lap and held it throughout the fifth before Hearno forged ahead, and maintained his lead until the foucteenth lap. when Vail came to the fore and never again was headed.
 The race was held under sanction of the American Automobile association A purse and a diamond medal were at stake. The event originally was scheduled for last Sunday but was postponed until today because of rain.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
ARIzONA'S FIRST HEAVYWEIGHT
 BOUT WILL BE STAGED SATURDAY

will also make the trip to Phoenix.
 Way back in 1909 Little Eugene crowded through the ropes in Oakland and won a four-round decision from Frankie Burke He was several months shy of being 16 and his weight was far from the 200 mark, but the kid stepped fast and made big hit with the coast promoter. The following year he engaged in close to 100 contests, winning the majority of his starts.
 Meehan lost one decision to Demp- sey, fought Jack four-round draw and beat him once over the four-round route. Harry Grebb, now touted as the next opponent for the champeen, went six rounds to a draw with Nee han in Philadelphia. Meehan's record includes more fighters than any man in the game today. All his bouts were not victories, but the long end came 10 Willie more times than to his opponent.
 Tn addition to the main event, four good preliminaries will be presented for the fans approval on New Years after noon. The special eight-round event between Bob Courts and Jack Lynch would be main event under ordinary conditions, but Saturday it serves as special number on the al-star card.
 The seat sale opened yesterday with i a rush, showing the unrest III lnc COih- ing card. The yedin-the-wool fight fan who misses this event will be pass ing LID the offering of the season. Start ing the New Year off right will keep l the turnstile clicking during the re- 1 mainder of the year, and Matchmaker l McAhren is doing his best to heat the I bearings for a regular fistic program that will please every fan. It listens good to the fellow with the shekels and no counter attractions booked for the day insures a packed arena. This is one bout that is listed in every city in the country where boxing holds forth. | Somebody is going to make a new reputation Saturday afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Washington, "U" Is
 Looking For Coach

SEATTLE, Dec. 26. - University of Washington is looking around for a new athletic coach, following the recent resignation of "Stub" Allison, who handled the 1920 football team which finished at the bottom of the Pacific Coast Conference percentage ladder.
 Among the men mentioned for the place are E. O. C'Jumbo') Stiehm, University of Indiana coach: Enocn Bagshaw, who has turned out cham pionship teams at the Everett, Wash. high school for nine years Vincent Boleske coach at Whitman college. Walla Walla, Wash; and Coach Hen California.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Southern California
 To HaUe NetU Stadium, Costing OUer $IOO, ,OOO

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 26-University of Southern California is the latest California university to announce that plans are being made for construction of an athletic stadium for inter-colle- giate games.
 The proposed U s. C. stadium will cost more than $1O0,000 and will re- place Bovard field, where all the games and track meets are held at present.
 Recently the University of California and Stanford university announced that steps had been taken toward con- struction. of athletic stadiums.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
UniUersity or NeUada
 Defeats HalUaii I4-O
Republican A. p. Leased Wire,

HONOLULU. T. H., Dec. 25.-Jrn.- versity Of Nevada defeated the Uni- Versity of Hawaii Ii to here todav in the first football game ever playeI between the Honolulu team md ar eleven from the mainland.
 Nevada's forward passing was q fea- ture of the game and enabled the visit ors to keep the ball in the home tealn.S territory during almost the entire con test. Rabbit" Bradshaw. the Sage brushers' quarterback, starred in the passing and in the plays against the Hawaii line
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Nebraska Hopes For
 Thanksgiving Game
 With Eastern Team
TRepubncan A. P. Leased Wlrel

LINCOLN Neb. Dec. 26.-Director Luehring of the University of NJ graska. left today for Chicago to at tend the annual meeting of the Ma tional Collegiate Athletic association. While there he hopes 10 conclude ne gotiations for a football game next fall with a strong eastern team.
 Nebraska has already signed a con- tract to play Pitt at Pittsburg. Pa., November ,, but still has two open dates 10 complete it's schedule of eIght games.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Famous Washington
 Game ReserUe Will
 Soon Be Abandoned

YAKIMA, Wash, Dec 26. - Mud Lake, one of the greatest resorts for water fowl in the Yakima valley, will soon be gone, the Indian reclamation service having decided to build a canal and drain the lake so the land can be used for raising crops Hunters start ed a movement to stop the work, but did not press the matter when they found the value of the land to be re- claimed was too great to let the lake remain
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Stamford Captain For
 1921 Mascot Tn 1912

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec 26. Jack Patrick, recently elected cap tain of the 1921 Stanford university football team, in 1912 was mascot of the Stanford team. Last summer Pat rick was a member of the American Rugby team which played at the Olympic games.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Forty Cubs WEI Make
 Spring Trip To Coast

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 26 - Forty baseball players will be in the squad of the Chicago National league club when it comes to train at Pasadena, Califor- ria, next spring, according to John O. Seys, club secretary, who was here recently.
 As in the past, the Cubs will meet Pacific Coast league teams in the.r spring training camps
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
DEWIRE LEADS STATE CHAMPS
 WITH RECORD
 IF 2S6 BIRDS

If is rather surprising that in the very fast field of trapshooters who won the State Championships in 1920 the high score was 2s6 out of 300. Not that 2s6, which is .9S67 per cent is a. score to be spoofed at-oh, no! If is an excellent performance. But it was expected that at least one gunner would shatter a possible 3oo straight-or at least 29S.
 However. all hats are doffed to M' r.. Dwire. the champion Of lhdlaila' who was compelled by Harry C. Stut1' of motor car fame, the runner-up, to hreak 296 to win his title. Four state harDpions-George Kreger, South Dakota. John IF. Noel Tennessee; E. P Woodward. Texas, and frank M !. Troeh. Washington, shattered 295 out of 300.
 Troeh won his title for the second ,ear in succession. and in 1919 ne is1 the field breaking 29S out of So0 Other 1919 titleholders who reported in 1920 were: T. l.. Edens Arizona w M. Foord, Delaware; w. N Boyl- son. Florida; II. D. Freeman, Georgla Mark Arie. Illinois; M. E. Dewlre, m diana: r. $. Wright, New York Ii. A Norson. North Carolina; A. F.. Chezik North Dakota; P. R. Earle. Soul Carolina: c. H. Reilley. Jr., Utah; pr c Fl. Burr. Vermont; w. D. Tunnels Virginia, and s. c. Vance. Easterr Canada.
 One trapshot. A. R. Chezik. Nort Dakota. has won his state title fou years in succession, while two-Wm Nj. Foord. Delaware, and fran Troeh. Washington have been re turned the winners three suecessIV years.
 The names and scores of the stat champions in 1920 follow:
 Amateur State Trapshootine
 Champions, 1920
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
WANT TAn BACK

BOSTON.-By clecting Malcolm Aldrich captain Of the 1921 eleven Yale has paved the way for the return of Coach Tad Jones. Aldrich is strong for Tad and so is the graduate football committee. His return is said to dr- pend on business plans.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
TWO sILENcEs

PHILADELPHIA.-C Benny Leonard turned challenger 2 few months ago and invited Lew Tendle to the party at 135 pounds at 3 o'clock. Silence followed. Then Tender chal- lenged. asking p per cent of the house. More silence is in progress.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
BACK ID IAZZ

AKRON.-This town has gone back to dancing It pays better than box ing. according to Henry Berrodin of the Eagles club. We usually lost a cou pie cool hundred on init shows he says. but the cash register fills up with dauCing"
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
COST OF BOXING

SACRNNENTO-Tbev gIvc medals for boxing in tho rour-round game on the coast. X dive into old business files reveals that the cost of staging cards has increased 300 per cent since 1917. Medals furnished for scven bouts i'm 1917 cost $3f3 Now they cost around Ellun.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Ogden's NeD Boxing
 Areno VII Seof 15OO

OGDEN, Utah. Dec. 26-Ogden has n ne-v boxing arena, recently constructed by the Wasatch Athletic cluo. Ihe arena will seat 1,500 and will be used Or weekly shows.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27

reveals the human well as the mere the question over to the judge and his advisory @
  the of their big league pitching days of whc will be presided most likely by spit  shocke Allen Russell Bueigh Grimes Bh
  jobs half Iars.
 
  anda newo Ina s he probably haven't the to of business by deprfvin his is and the is thea angle whc o the who We Perhaps
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
BASEBALL COLLEGE

SAN FRANCISCO-Theyre playing winter baseball on the Pacific coast, as usual. It is the purpose of the club managers to help youngsters to break into the game and graduate them into professional baseball.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
TiLder, And Johnson
 Represent America In 2 ennis Play TogpcrroJU 2

NJEkLAND, Dec. -6.-NlIliam T. Tnden H. of Philadelphia. worlds sin gles tennis champion. and William Nj. Johnston of California, former cham pion of the United States. will repre- sent the American team. and Gerald L. Patterson of Australia, former worlds < champion, and Norman Brooks. also Of Australia, and former British 2ham- pion. will represent Australia i'll the challenge round of play for the Davis cup December 2S.
 All players are in fine fettle. Critics express themselves as much impressed with the superb driving of the Ameri- cans. The relative strength of the two teams indicates a close struggle. Seat ing accommodations for the l1atah have been exhausted.
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Arizona republican., 1920-12-27

No less than 1o,800 American sol diers of Catholic faith gave their lives m the war with Germany.
Arizona republican., 1920-12-27
Canada

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Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24
CHURCHES UNITING IN
 THANKSGIVING NERVICE

Five churches are to unite this year for the Thanksgiving service on Thurs day evening at 7.45 at the Central Bap- tist church. The churches uniting are Trinity Methodist, United Congregational, First Baptist, Church of the Good Shep- herd, and Central Baptist Invitations have been extended to the other church es which are expected to be represented at the service.
 The following will be the order of the service: Hymn-Love Divine Hymn-All Hail the Power of Jesus Chrise Thanksgiving Lesson, read by Rev. George H. Welch Anthem-Praise Ye, the Father Chorus Choir, Led by Prof c. D. Geer Prayer-Rev. George H. Strouse Reading of Thanksgiving Proclama- ton Statement in Behalf of Offering
 Rev. E. A. Legg
 Offering will be made for Salvation Army Christmas dinner and United Workers. Lnthem-By quartette-Praise Thy Name, o Jerusalem .,t < -g A. Turner, Walter Marshland --.s. Nelson I. Crowell, Mrs Helena M. T. Church, Miss Louise Fuller, or ganist Hymn-How Firm a Foundation Thanksgiving Sermon
 Rev. A. IL Abbott Hymn-America Benediction
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24

ternal gatherings and as a consequence committee activities suffer.
 On Friday evening, December 3, Rev. George Dugan, D. D., of Trenton, New Jersey, will deliver an address on Civic Pride. pr. ,Dugan is an orator of the first class and has an interesting and en- thusiastic message which has never failed to arouse the enthusiasm of his. hearers. He recently addressed the Rotary club of Hartford and was most favorably re- ceived. Dr. Dugan was formerly a di- rector of the Albany, New York. Cham Der of Commerce and knows the activi- ties of a modern Chamber of Commerce thoroughly. As the meeting will be held in the Community house, and open to Chamber of Commerce members and their friends, it is expected that full house will greet the speaker. The officials of the Chamber of Commerce promise treat for all those who avail themselves of the opportunity to hear him.
 The indications are, judging from the interest ard desire to serve on the part of the members, that the Norwich Chamber of Commerce shall be successful in attaining to a large degree, a number of desirable achievements for the welfare of the community during the first year of reorganization
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24
lD-i-IoNAL CONTRIBUTORS
 TO sANATORIVM HOLIDAY FTND

Nl1ticnal contributors 10 the holiday fs-l for the Norwich State Tuberculosis sa-atorium for which Mrs. Frederick A. iyrucs and Mss Richards arc soliciting are.
 X New York friend. Miss Irnogene A. Cash. Miss Martin A. Ward Miss Lil- Han Gl Cross. Mrs. Rena S Hamilton N- anl Mrs John D. Hall Mir. and Mrs C E. Chandler. Mir and Mrs. Hen r~ ". Lang. Miss Gertrude Brown ir 7. I, Maria Gallun. Miss Marian C. Bee he Miss Anno NJ Curtis. Miss Mary F. o'C1r1el Miss Ganevieve Mccormick. Mss Mary r. Callahan, NIT. and Mrs. shera-i B. Palmer. Mir and Mrs. Chas. g l1'hrool. Loyal Circle of the Kings pan~n' rs Mr. and Mrs. William T. Cre~dau
 Mrs ]. L. Blackstone. Miss Jennie ]. Conrlor. Felix p. Callahan. Mics An- r'o FoV, John T. Harrington. Miss Flor ence Ai Bennett. Miss Jenn.e E McNa- rnra. Miss Sara J. Mcclellan. Miss Ro- Tq'ie H. Rardan. the Misses Caaden. N'es Mary Kampf. Miss Mary T. Eutlnr. Mes Mary W. Clune. Miss Helen E. Royce. Miss Minnie A. Wheele~. Miss Alice F. Kllroy. Miss Nellie O'Connell, Mr. ad Mrs. John F. Rogers. MT. and Mrs Charles D. Moves. Hourigan Bros, Mr. and Mrs. William II. Shields, Mrs. t- A- AultlNS. J. V. Qulnlan.
 Mrs. NJ T. McGarrity. A. J. Bailey, A. F. Libby. Miss NJ l. Gilroy. Mir. and Mrs. F. O. Rodier. air. and Mrs. c. C.. Trrat Benevolent and Protective Order ~f F'-e Mr md Mrs. C. A Sherman. f--- T Angelina stanton, Miss Mildred ff Fillmore Mics Sadie Kilrov Miss Kate f Wiflev Miss Elizabeth Weller l0 Mary Parry. Miss Mary NJ Me 1a-rr Miss Madeline Drscoll. Peck and McWtlllams Co. Mir and Mrs. J. C. Worth. r. W. Clapp. Miss A. NJ Young Miss s. Whittlesey. Miss NJ Bailey.
 Miss F. c. Clune Miss I. M. Demara is Miss l.. Lu"lla Wilson, Miss F. E. Beck. ley, Miss Mary Canty. Miss NJ Hinckley Mes II. C. Adams. Miss Myra F. Park. CT. Miss N. E. McNamara, Miss E. G, McCioud
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24
HUMoR OF THE DAY

First Flea-I suppose your family is pretty well scattered?
 Second Flea-oh. yes: mother is on the hog, father went off on a bat and brother is following the hounds.-Judge. Those people never read a newspaper from one years end 10 the other
 That doesn't matter; they've engaged : maid who's lived in about every family on the block."-Baltimore American.
 Congratulate me. Willie. Last night our sister promised to marry me"
 'Shucks, I heard her promise mother that months ago."-Boston Transcript
 You simply can't reason with a won- m"
 Who wants to7'-LouisviIle Courier 1urnaL
 Doughboy-what rank had that sailor .th the eagle on his sleeve?
 Enginecr-Dunnoi Must be a colonel n tine navy.-Houston Post
 Amy-conld you marry a man who is our intellectual inferiorg
 Nora 0rom Newnham)-I suppose shall have to.-London Answers
 Has the stingy Dr.. Bluff borrowed sfery scrap or your medical bools7T
 He has; even taken ny vermIform ap- ,endix. ."-Baltimore American.
 hhc A HlaA hHo alNasS HedrB mile"
 T don't know whether I do or not"
 piled Miss Cayenne Anybody who. ears a perpetual smile cannot avoid be- g very much of a dissembler."-wash- -gton Star.
 Did Mrs. Grabcoin voter No. she failed to get the social recog- uition al the polls she considered her .ue"
 How was that2"
 Tier cook was in line just ahead of her and refused to yield precedenc-."- Birmingham Age-Herald. "loid you say the good looking man we saw on the stock exchange was Msssa- chusetts man?"
 Yes; Boston bull."-Baltimore Ameri- can.
 Actor-I want you to write me a play.
 Playwright-Good as done. old top. Featuring?
 Actor-Yours modestly, an airpiane, a bed, an eternal triangle, ouija board, an-o opium joint, a radio station, and. say, the servant problem.-Buffalo Express. In spite of the advanced pricea, the barber was blue. and the, razor he was yielding seemed to share his discourage ment I've just about decided to open a butcher shop" he said, reaching for the powdered astringent. And will you close this one7" his vic. tim asked feebly.-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-24

About fifteen business men gathe-ed in ~ a station No ? Monday eve. ng to look otcl Inc proposed constitution and by tes of forming business nien'3 asso- eaton which includes the firemen of the f.lasc
 Tae Pcneulah mills VII close tonight f'r tfe rha'ksgiTiag holidays ard will l-orlr on Monday of next week.
 Yesterday was the last day that hunt can hunt for partridge. quail, rabbits. .r4rrli- pheasants, except that rabbits aav he taken by dcg and ferret until Dec 10th. Ducks can te hunted until Dec l5l and coons until January. For a ,rrng cay of the season yesterday was rTihi hut a urtng day. Pack ducks
 m7de their appearance on the river .scat t.le dam.
 % good soccer game is in store for the sl'.-ers on Thanksgiving morning when
 Bradford tenn of Rhode Isanh make tfer appearance here.
 large nuwher of people attended the isrr-f' h7-Fetbzll game last evening in r rh hall
 I'" ren yesterday cleaned most of the rrtfers in tho village streets of the hl cs that missed being burned.