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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29
WINTER SPORTS c COOPERATION
WATERv|LLE and AUGUSTA TO
INTERCHAN &c team talent

Augusta and Wateryile Will VIM,
hand in hand in developing wint.,
sports in Kennebec county this Sc,
son. planning their carniNaIs SO lin,
ski-jumpers brought to the one c;;y
for exhibition purposes can par;i,i.
pate in the other city the next veal
and in like manner with the OIL,
talent of the two carnivals. Pres.
dent Cyr and Executive Secre,ary
L. H. Striley. of Community Service
Inc, which is in charge of the wors
in WaterviIle called on Secreta,v
George c. Clarke of the August,
Chamber of Commerce ana Laurence
G. Purinton. chairman OF the Az.
gusta Winter Carnival committee
Tuesday for a conference along then
lines. -
After the conference at the Chan.
Der of Commerce Office Nessrs. C,r
Striley and Clarke visited Ganaes,og
Park to look over the toLbogqn
shute, the famous ski-jump and the
new skating rink. The visitors were
delighted with the layout and spoke
in highest terms OF Mr.. Gannetrs
thoughtfulness in arranging a park
of such appointments and oprnihs
it to the people of Maine TOR winter
sports enjoyment.
Waterville plans TO spend in The
vicinity of $4,000 for this years &C.
tivities, $4,000 of which is already in
hand The carnival itself viii Weld
a portion of this revenue and the
rest will be earned through a com.
munlty skating rink, which will te|
conducted on a cost basis under the
auspices Of Community Service. Both
Augusta and Waterville are fortu-
nate in having the backing of their
leading business men and both are
fortunate in having Il goodiv mum.
Der of sports enthusiasts in their
midst.
Chairman Purinton proposed anil
interchange of local talent, Augusta
to-. I'd a team to WaterNilie to com.
PCT and Watecville to send lis out
TT TO Augusta to compete. In hoe
key this is already working out to
the advantage OF both cities.
The Waterville men spoke espcc.
tally of their intention to put the
stress on genera. participation in the
sports rather than in focusing all ef-
forts on the one big carnival max
in gthe carnival the minor rather
than the major consideration In
Augusta there are two committees
one to develop local sports for the
entire SEASON OF which committee
Blaine Owen is chairman. and the
winter carnival committee. whose
sole duty it is to work up interest
in the Second Annual State Of Maine
Carnival. of which lau ence Purin-
ton is chairman. Il
President Cyr expects to bring a
carpenter to Augusta some time next
week to get dimensions fer the Wa
terville ski-jump, after which jump
similar to Augustus will he hni't
though no attempt will he made toll
build q permanent structure.
Holyoke. Mass. Nov. cS-H ".
Reusswig. Of Utica, \. Y. was elect
ell captain of the Amherst football
team for next year. in a meeting here
tonight. Reusswig played half back
on the team this wear
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29
Williams Grid Captain

Williamstown, Mass. Nov. Is
James B. Robinson, Wilkesbarre, Pa,
K day was elected captain of the
Williams College football eleven for
next season. He has played guard
for 2 years. Herbert T. Mallon, Of
Cincinnati, quarterback for two sea-
sens. has been declared ineligible for
the team next season because of the
three yer. rule.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29
Wesleyan Elects Manager

Middletown, Conn. Nov, 2S.-Wes-
leyan today held its annual fall cleo
ton for managers of the football.
swimming and debating teams, r. F.
Bowman, of Philadelphia, Pa, was
elected manager of the football team;
and r. L. Morrow, West Pawlet, VT,
was elected manager Of the debating
team
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29
Inter-class Series to
Start Basketball ct
COburn Classical

Especial to kennebec JournaD
Waterville, Nov. 2S. - Russell
Whitfield. captain of Coburn basket
ball tossers, announces that there
Will be an inter class basketball
tourney staged at the school imme-
diately following the Thanksgiving
recess. This will offer an oppor-
tunity for the coach to get a line
on the candidates. The following
schedule has been adopted:
Dec. 5-Freshmen IS. Junior.
Dec. 7-Freshmen vs.. sonho-
mores.
Dec. S-Juniors VS.. Seniors.
Dec. 11-Freshmen VS.. Seniors.
Dec. 12-Juniors vs.. Sophomores.
Dec. 13-Sophomoros VS.. Seniors.
Dec. 1f-Play off for champion
ship in case OF tie.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29
American Swimmers
To Compete in Sweden

Stockholm, Nov. 2S-Johnny Weis-
muller, Gertrude Ederle and Helen
Wainwright. American swimmers,
have accepted an invitation OF the
Swedish swimming authorities to
take part in series of contests here
next July against the best swim
mers Of the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

1t is expected that the Colby col
lege hockey rink will be flooded be-
fore the end of the week, if the
weather continues cold. There re-
mains but little to be done to get
the new rink ready for the water and
the college puck chasers hope to be
on the ice Saturday.
Besides the men named in an ar
ticle in the Journal on Monday, the
Coburn basketball squad will have
another veteran this season in Will
liam Bowe. who played center last
year. His work on the five was of
high order. Bowe is three letter
man, having won his &c" in football
and baseball, as we'll as in basketball.
He halls from Winchester. Mass.
and has been a student at Coburn
two years.
Manager Dutil of the Capital City
A. c. received word last night from
Al Cassidy of New Bedford, who
has accepted the clubs terms, as
bring Kid Russell to Augusta, Dec.
Sth. as one of the principals in the
main bout of the Capital City A. c.
card that evening in City Hall. His
opponent has not yet been selected
but negotiations are underway with
well known boy who has been
Scc' 1,oro f>r"o"o 90 who pleased the
fans with his fine work.
Among the Gardiner boys who are
making good in athletics in prep
schools is Donald Cobb. who is attend
ing Worcester Academy. He has
played fullback on the eleven for two
years. This year the team won the
Fay State prep school honors. Cobb,
in company with some members of the
team and the coach. attended the Har-
tard-Yale game.
Kid DUDE is reported to have battled
to 10-rourd draw in Quebec Monday
night against George Giradin. accord
! ing to the judges decision. Ruby Le-
vines opponent is alleged to have at
tempted to hold the club up for more
| cash, so THAI fight was not held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-11-29

Holyoke. Mass. Nov, cS.-H. "
Reusswig, Of Utica, \. Y. was elect
ell captain of the Amherst football
team for next year, in a meeting here
tonight. Reusswig played half bach
or the team this wear.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22

"But girls will be girls friends!" finally
cried Hon. Quinn after going into revolt
ing details of his great subject that has to
be generalized here on account of the deli
cacy and revoltingness of the subjects un
der discussion.
Sand why, maybe you 'sk?" cried the
speaker of the evening, Hon. Quinn. BE
cause, friends, they always have been. So
leave us this night go back a generation
and consider what we there see.
But first, friends, must pass the lie, no
less, to those of you who find in the presen:
demoralized state of our female young OF
the land such modern causes as the new
dances. the laxity of parental rule, the
automobile and the road house, the wary
bootlegger, the whole liquor trade, caba.
rets, dresses that looks like a Greek soldier.
the painted faces of them, the bathing suits
which here on our own boardwalk and
beach we see ending at the nape of the
neck in the summer of our content, their
cigarettes and the like.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22

evening; she had to either dance every
single dance with him, which was torture
or sit it out listening to his theories on
Freud &c.
The following day being Sunday. of
course it rained all day, and the only relief
from the overpowering presence of the son
which Dorothy had during the day was when
she sat down to play bridge. She never
would have committed this extravaganza IL
she had not been driven to 1t, and when the
game was over Dorothy had lost about sS
AS she paid her losses she discovered in her
purse just the exact fare back to the city.
II was all that was left, and she knew by
this time that she would never be able to
remind her hostess of the fact that the
forgotten railroad ticket was an item of
some Importance to her. The soul of the
lady was far above such mundane matters
Utterly fatigued from the Freudan con-
Versation of the heir of the house Dorothy
went to bed that night and tried i'm vain to
sleep. Psycho-analytical arguments, mingled
with the thoughts of her hard-earned money
spent so quickly, sent the temporary COM
fort OF sleep far from her mind and she
thought of her excitement and pleasure
when she had received the invitation and
she remembered her visions of herself and
the man she had been so sure she would
meet, she smiled crookedlyl The interesting
one and only male member of the party had
been completely taken in charge by the
hostess; the other male members were evil
IDENTIFY the possession of the other female
guests. She longed to get back to town,
and when she emerged from the train at the
Pennsylvania Station she could have cried
aloud for Joy.
That night, back in her little room. she re-
viewed the past three days. With a groan.
she counted the money It had cost her to
spend the weekend. Her only comforting
thought was that she didn't receive such in
vitations often. Thank God
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Recalls Skating Rink Days
And All They SignIfet

NO, friends. Leave you go back with
me bit and you find that what is always
has been.
DO you remember. friends. the skating
rink days of the eighties? Hah! Do you
remember, friends, the seductive folies
that the young of the land found in the
ten, twenty and thirty cent comic opera
didoes of them same wicked eighties?
Hah! So you do, eh? Very well! Con-
slider with me then. people, the diviltry of
the days that were.
1T was about the time, friends, when
James G.. Blaine--a grand character that
I'd go to any extreme for except, of course,
give him my vote-was selected by the
members of his misguided party to try to
jimmy way into the White House on the
masterful slogan of Rum, Romanism and
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Graphic Story of What Much Coveted Invitation Means
Working for Living but With Wealthy Friends

OF course she could not afford 1t: but then
she didn't receive such invitations often.
And besides, she would be saving on her
meals for couple of days. her hostess was
going to meet her at the station with the
car. and she had said in her note that she
was inclosing her railroad ticket.
Dorothy looked in the envelope Mrs.
Brown had absent-mindedly forgotten to
send the ticket That would mean several
dollars for fare, unless she gave her the
railroad ticket home. Dorothy hoped that
her hostess was tactful enough to remember
that she had forgotten.
You won't have to bring many clothes,
dear" she read. "Just simple little sport
frock and dance frock or two will do"
Her one and only dance frock would sim
ply have TO do She would fHeshen 1t up a
bit that night when she went home. 1t
needed pressing. Thank heavens, her silver
stockings were practically new. But the
sport frockl The only thing she had In that
line was relic of last summer. which WOULD
never do.
She decided to go over 10 a little, inexpen-
sivo shop whore she had seen some jersey
dresses reduced Perhaps she could pick
one up at n bargain. or course It would
mean digging down into her meager savings
but then she didn't receive such invitations
often
After she had acquired the bargain (''My
dear. perfect duck OF dress, the latest
thing In sport costumes, right from Paris
and reduced Just for to-day, too; think Of It,
only $780, she could still hear the dulcet
tones Of the salesiady IN her earl she dis
covered that she needed the usual acces-
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
THE FENCE CAT.

The FENCE CAL.
ssIN HE world amt run right" said
the Fence Cat (when we met him
the other day in the corrse of our
rambles). "a bum stands in a back yard
and plays on a busted banjo or sings one of
the sob songs of 1898 an people throw him
pennies. sit on a back fence and sing the
latest pussycat ragtime an they throw
shoes at me. Is that fair?
Another thing. For years the papers
have given the scientists credit for Kidding
the world Of the bubonic plague. That's all
bunk. Cats killed off the rats and mice that
carried the germs. That's the truth o. the
matter. Why don't they give us a little
credit? It's shame the way they're treatin
us. The world may be rid of bubonic plague
but, take 1t from guy that knows, the boo
bonic plague is as bad as ever.
well, so long; I've got date on the
next fence. And, for the love o. Mike, put
a piece in the paper about the way cat
gets treated nowadays. It's time people
knew the facts"
The New York herald., 1922-01-22

She never forgot that drive through the
strange country, lonely as some forgotten
world save for a very occasional light in a
passing house. She was so nervous; wild
thoughts of being murdered on the lonely
road &C.. flashing through her head So ex-
hausted was she when the car finally drew
up before the imposing rococo entrance of
the house that when her hostess casually
mentioned that she had been unable to send
the car to meet her owing to one OF the
guests using It to return from a neighboring
golf club Dorothy became slightly hysterical.
However, she followed the lady of the
house up to her room and upon being told
that dinner would be served in a few
moments she started quickly to change her
clothes.
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Monopoiized by Son of House,
A CaIfow Youth Who Reads Freud

At dinner she vaguely received an impress
sion of the guests, and owing to her state
Of nerves she sat silent, scarcely touching
her food. The man on her right was the
only interesting looking individual at the
table but the moment that Dorothy began to
show the first symptom of animation and in
terest he was calmly and coldly monopolized
IN conversation by his hostess. Dorothy felt
that she had committed an unforgivabie
sin by listening TO his conversation. On her
left sat the owl eyed, undersized just fresh
from college, son Of the house. and he Inn
medately fastened upon Dorothy and re-
fused 10 part from her side from then until
she boarded the train back to the city.
He n,onopoized her during the entire
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.

VISIT to n musical instrument con
~ Germ the other day disclosed that
4 there are more ways of making
noise than we ever dreamed Of The up to
date music shop devotes "a whole depart
ment to Jazz Instruments There are. among
others, the slide whistle. which makes
noise like an angry screech owl; the jazz
trombone which sounds like a lowing buff
falo, and the kazoo which has a voice, as
any kazoologist will tell you, that is not un-
like that of the teething ocean canary (dln-
tolorum birdilarse
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Dorothys Week End Country House Party Proves Costly

~ OROTHY is the female of the WELL
bred youth flung on its own
- resources-by- -pennilessly departing
parents species. She has job which nets
her about $40 week. upon which sum she
Is supposed TO dress up to the rarehed at
rnosphere of the exclusive publishing house
she serves Each of the female employees
must look as If shc wore the latest Partisan
style The mandate extends also to male
members of the staff they must individually
represent i'm their sartorial perfection the
ext OF the popular mo Man Is Dressed
Unless He Is We'll Dressed" department.
II can easily be deducted by the Holmes
method. therefore, that Dorothy wasted very
little time in squandering what remained of
her princely salary (after she had paid her
landlady, her laundry bill and sundries)
upon the pursuit Of pleasure. ana so when
she received an invitation to spend week
end with former friend of her mothers she
naturally accepted with pleasure
Pleasure and Excitement Beckon
To Hard Worked Dorothy
A week end at one of the loveest homes
ON Long Islandi What a vista of excitement
ana pleasure opened up before her romantic
eyesl OF course there would be some at
tractive men at the house party; her hostess
was noted for that Perhaps the Elusive
goddess Of Good Fortune had finally decided
to turn her silver lorgnette in Dorothy's
direction. Dorothy saw herself escorted
around the spacious grounds by the stalwart
igure of man. She knew he would be the
man OF her dreams Every girl has onol
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Nobody Meets Dorothy at Station.
And Her Taxi Ride Costs Sac

1t was quite dark when she alighted from
the train at the little station, and quite
deserted. She looked around for the car
which her hostess had promised would meet
her. but 1t wasn't there. II had turned quite
cold, and Dorothy shivered in her none-too-
warm travelling suit, and her spirits began
~ sink. AS any one can assure you, there
is nothing more dispiriting than Long ISL
ana station at night; IL seems to concen-
tratc all the gloom and loneliness of the en-
tire country, and Dorothy began TO get ner-
vous as she stood alone save for one dilapi-
Gated looking Ford car in charge OF still
more dilapidated locking man. who was just
then cranklng It preparing to leave.
Dorothy hurried over to the man and m
CURED the address of her hostess's house.
The driver told her that 1t was about six
miles from the station. on the end of the
point (whatever that meant), and that he
would drive her there for the small sum of
$3.50. Gle knew she would pay it, and she
Gid, after slight gasp)
The New York herald., 1922-01-22

sories to match. Her gray hat would never
do for that tan dress Stockings also were
required.
BY the time that she had reached the rest
ful ease of the hairdressing chair Dorothy's
anticipation of the week end party was
somewhat disturbed. She contemplated her
hands. She needed a manicure. In answer
to her groan the vivacious young lady who
was wildly gesticulating with the curling
irons inquired If she had been burned
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
No Blush of Shame
Mantles Cheek of
Rev. Borough Clerk
Pilberry, Nor Does
Councilwoman Faith
Prettyman Protest
By FRANK WARD O'MALLEY.
BURRsvILLE CITY, Jan. 21

..T EFT you and me this night friends
consider the female of the spe
cies-especially her in that f1edg
ling state of her known to chicken fanciers
the world over as the female fapper."
Thus begun Councilman Cornelius F. X
Quinn at the opening of Borough Council
meeting last night in our fine new Fire
House, to the great interest and nudging
of elbows of one and all.
my dear sir" here timidly interrupted
the Rev. Borough Clerk U. Grant Pilberry
at this stage of Council proceedings the
Rev. Pilberry wrapping his shawl muffier
around his throat and making as IL to
leave Fire House, "if my presence here
during SUCH a discussion, Councilman
Quinn, embarrasses you-
"Divvil a bit. Rev. Pilberry," cried
Councilman Quinn heartily yet sternly.
I'VE must take and meet life, Reverend,
as we find it.
True, Reverend, this night shall call
limb l-g. Nay more-Ill mention this
night in my discourse things that the girls
in their teens these days are timid about
mentioning in the presence of their parents
to save them from blushes-to save the
parents from bushes. mark you!
Warns Rev. Mr.. Pilberry
To Raise Hand in Protest
But remain with us, Reverend Pilberry.
Twill do you no great harm. And so
should it happen that things get too hot
for one of the CLOTH let you but raise your
lx.I+ all,
We'll it'll be the first time you halted
your remarks in this body since l been
here" here hollered Councilman Luther
Nickelman, he entering Fire House late
on account of stopping at the home of
Councilman Thurlow Pfugg to inquire
about the latter's reported illness.
Before going further perhaps it had
ought to be explained to the hearers that
all Council was last night on hand at Fire
House, for meeting except Councilman
Thur]ow Pflugg, he again being on the
sick list with stomach trouble following
his business trip to Trenton over the week
end on secret business of our State Anti
Saloon League and again returning as
usual two days ago very miserable and
washed out.
DR.. Wilbur Peters, of Old County Line
road, west HerbertSv1lle, VINO is attending
the distinguished Solon, stated this noon
in Ferd Schroeder's Waldorf Parlors in
S Main while getting shaved that it looked
like somebody had fed Hon. Pfugg pois-
oned meat and it did not agree with him.
For the first time since Councilman
Cornelius F. X. Quinn recently retired
from his big contracting business and
politics in the metropolis and moved here
with his wife, Mrs. Quinn, just in time to
run successfully for Borough Council
against ex-Councilman Elmer Van Note,
last night was the first time Councilman
Quinn talked in Council meeting in a seri-
Gus vein--his subject as stated. being fe-
male flappers.
On account of the subject being consid
cred risk it was said, was the reason
Councilman Quinn last night was careful
to avoid sense of humor.
Flappers getting stewed to the gills on
The New York herald., 1922-01-22

To-day, friends
the Tuesday after Monday of
November kind friends knowing
al least"
The New York herald., 1922-01-22

The proprietor was inordnately proud of
his apple cider 1t was pretty good stuff
but 1t wasn't worth three signs. BY the
heavenly cider Of Middesex county. N. j..
MOI