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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-04
Review Basketball
Names Past Season

Orono. Me, April 3.-With pros
poets looking dim and with an ar
duous schedule ahead Coach F'lack
with one regular of last years team
began Names most brilliant season
in basketball. The sport proved most
popular as well it might for Maine
has to.its credit wins over some O.
the best teams in the East. Games
were won away from home for the
first time since basketball became a
varsity sport at the Orono institution.
The teams that camo out winners
were given hard fight in every case.
The credit goes to Coach Flack,
who was untiring in his efforts to de-
velop a team that would rank with
the best in the east. 1t was a task
worthy of mention to develop State
champions from one regular and six
OF last years subs.
Sensational was the brand of play
turned in by Ollie Berg and Newell
The former as right guard was sim
gled out time and time again by
sport writers for his cleverness, his
ability as foul shooter helped greatly
in the points scored; IS were acquired
by him in this way during the season.
Newell. alternating at left forward
and left guard was a defensive man
of the highest calibre. he held his OPP
posing man throughout the year to
only IL baskets against 81 for him.
self
Noyes at center was factor in and
contributed to the success of the sea-
son by his ability to get the plays
started. His work was of consistent
high grade.
Captain Mel Holmes was a leader
who was the acknowledged keynote
in the successful teamwork of the
quintet. While neither he nor Turner
were Of the spectacular variety of
players. their dependability in every
play gave the other players and sup
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CLINTON

Charles Leavitt of Richmond has
been secured by Supt. T. w. Nc
Quaide to teach the spring term of
the Hill school, which opened yes
terday.
Woodbury. Pulsifer suffered
stroke of paralysis Sunday evening
at the home of his daughter. Mrs.
Ole Gerald. His, right side is af-
fected and his condition is considered
serious. His age is IS years.
At the regular meeting of Billings
Relief Corps Wednesday afternoon.
program appropriate to Grand
Army Day will be given. under the
direction of Mrs. Lottie d. Wakely.
Each member is given the right to
invite one guest.
George Drake is passing a vaca-
ton from Bowdoin college at the
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fl. Drake of Pleasant street.
Mrs. Thomas III. Ward and son
Maxwell have returned from Bow
doinhanl. where they have been Wis
iting relatives.
Mrs. Charles Raymond and son
Arthur of Fairfield have been visit
ors in town recently.
Miss lone Irving and Clarence
Spearin returned Sunday to Orono
to resume their studies at the Uni
versity of Maine.
Charles Spaulding was a week end
visitor at his home in town
Miss Blanche Roundy re-opened
her school in the Brown district,
Benton. yesterday.
Wayne McNelly, principal of
Washington High school. is enjoying
the spring vacation at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Nc
Nelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Decker were
calling on friends in town. Monday.
Kathryn, Elmer and Phillip Hutch
inson are visiting their grandparents
Rev. and Mrs. Elmer E. Longley.
Eugene Scribncr Of Dexter was in
town Monday calling on friends.
Orrin J.. Wheeler was business
terday.
Mrs. a. J. Hunter, Mrs. Harry Nc
Kenny. Mrs. Mark Grant. Mrs. Octav-
ia Written were among the Clinton
people in Watervillc, Monday.
Miss Edith Knowlton OF Fairfield
who has been the guest of Miss Ma
rion Wiley for several days returned
to her home Sunday. She was accom-
panied by Miss Wiley who resumed
her studies at Lawrence High school
yesterday.
| Mrs. Arthur McNelly of Burnham
has been n visitor at the home Of Mrs
! Evelyn McNelly of Baker street. Miss
! Evelyn reformed Sunday for the open
| ing of her school yesterday.
| Mrs. s. L. Andrews and son earle
| ton, of Lewiston, are visiting relatives
/ in town.
| Raymond Nelson of Canaan was ar
early business visitor in town yester-
day. He left home at A. NJ. hoping
to complete his business and return
/ before the slcighing was gone.
| Dumont Hoyey and family o.
! BridEewater arrived Monday to make
their home intown. He will be EN-.
! DlOVcd in the garage D, ". A. Dickey
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PIT TSFIE:L.D
Sceva Powers

Word was received early Monday
morning OF the death of Sceva Powers
at his home il the west part Of the
town, which occurred at about 4.3G
Monday morning. Mr.. Powers had been
in poor health for some time bat his
death came very suddenly and uhex-
pectcdly. His age was rs years.
lie was tile son Of the late Alba and
Naomi (Mathews) Powers, and a broth
e. of the late Gov. L1ewellyn Powers
He is survived by one brother. Hon.
Fred A. Powers Of Houlton, and by
several nephews and nieces. Hon. Fred
A. Powers il in Florida and will not
arrive in Maine in time for the funeral
which will be held from his late home
Wednesday afternoon at l o'clock. Rev
j.. j.. Converse, pastor Of the Free
Baptist church, Will ofiiciate. Inter
ment will be made in the Powers GEM
etery in West Pittsfcid. The deceased
was a Mason and a X. T.
EX-service men present from out of
town to attend the funeral services of
Lieut.. Earle y. Tarbcll were: Norris
Friend, Harold a. Sprowl, Newport:
Arthur Bean and Mr.. Temple of De
troit.
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Eastern College Group
To Hold Conference

Boston, April 3.-A meeting Of
coaches and athletic directors of
seven New England colleges in the
near future for the consideration of a
plan for an Eastern Conference mod
clled on the lines of athletic confer
ences in the west was proposed today
by Coach David Morey of Middlebury
college. The proposition was made
in letters addressed to coaches and
athletic directors of Amherst, Wes-
leyan, Williams, New Hampshire,
Norwich. Tufts, ana the University of
Vermont.
Among the details which are to be
considered in the possible formation
of the body will be the eligibility of
players set definite date for the be-
ginning of the training season and
a set policy regarding post season
and intersectional games.
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Mistakes lye for Salts

Portland, April 3.-Mstaking a
bottle of I've for bottle of salts,
Charles Little, colored, chef on one
of the Grand Trunk dining cars. was
severely burned this morning when
he took a teaspoonful of the contents
of the wrong bottle.
Little took the I've while his train
was pulling into the West Paris sta
ton. AS the bite of the I've struck
his tongue and roof of his mouth, he
tried to spit out the drink that he
had prepared Some of the contents
went down his throat and inflicted
severe burns about the throat pas
sage. Antidotes were administered
by his fellow workmen, and when the
train arrived at the Grand Trunk sta
ton here DR.. Charles III. Hunt rem
dered first aid. The victim was
rushed to the Maine General hospital,
where it was explained that the
severity of the case would depend
wholly on how much of the I've the
victim had actually swallowed. 1t
developed that the. bottle of I've was
beside the bottle that the victim had
intended to take.
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Look for New Relay
Record at English Meet

London, April 8. (By A. PD-lf
weather conditions are favorable,
track enthusiasts predict a new four
mile relay record next Saturday when
the relay runners of the University
of Penna. meet oxford and Cam
bridge in England's first relay carni-
val at the Queens club.
The Americans finished their pre-
liminary training on the Queens club
track today and then went to Oxford,
where they will remain until Satur-
day as guests Of Trinity college. All
the men are in good condition, Don.
Head having recovered completely
from his indisposition during the
voyage.
The Penn. athletes have been made
honorary members of the Queens
club, and have been recipients of
many honors in English athletic cir
cleS.
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311th in National
Guard Service Soon

Portland, Maine, April 3.-The
indications are that the 9l1th Com
pany. Nj. G. A. n. G.. being or
ganized in this city under the uircc-
ton of Lieut.. George c. Kern, will
be in active National Guard service
within a short time. A total of 81
men have been signed up for the new
outfit and there are a number Of APP
plicants for whom papers are now
being made out. The company will
be organized as soon as the minimum
of so men have been mustered in. No
officers nor non commissioned Off
GERS have yet been selected, it being
planned to take these from the per-
sonnet of the company as soon as TIE
organization is completed. The rooms
Of the old First Company in the Ar
mory have been assigned to the new
company and the members will meet
there for the first time tonight.
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Walter 4. Ha3eltine of Lowell, Mass.
WHO has been in town for few days
the guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. 9. Hazeltine, on Nichols street re-
turned to his home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Staples left
Saturday for Boston for visit with
their daughter. Miss Elizabeth Slap
les and son. Francis Staples.
Mrs. O. \. Bigelow of st. Adams
was in town Saturday. leaving later
for Boston where she will visit for
several days.
Mrs. Fl. IT. Humphrey of Boston,
who has been a guest in the home
of her cousin, Wilder T. Humphrey on
Nichols street the past three weeks,
returned home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G.. RYAN were
business callers in WaterviIle Satur-
day.
There will be a@speeishconvocatio
of Ira Berry ChapterY No. 81, Royal
Arch Mason son Tuesday evening,
April 4th. Work in Past and A. M.
degrees. Refreshments will be
served.
Alvah SpauIding and A. G. Dins-
more of Newport have purchased the
pool room and bowling alleys of c.
+. Spaulding, located in the Davis
block on Middle street. taking pos
session Saturday. Mr.. SpauldinG has
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Pine Tree Colony
at Worcester Acad.

An even dozen Maine boys, practi-
cally all of them athletes form a very
influential little Pine Tree State COLI
ony at Worcester Academy, Worces-
ter, Mass. The Maine athletes at this
big prep. school in the Heart of the
Commonwealth" are:
John fptrk" OConnell, Portland.
Raymond Pal" Reid, Portland.
Donald '"Ty" Cobb, Gardiner.
Frank Deering, Jr, Bath.
Roger Machines, Bath.
John Machines. Bath
Granville Nc. Bond. Bangor.
John i. White. Bangor.
Harold B. Mallet, Fort Kent
Howard Northumberland.
Ralph Goodspced, Wilton.
Both scholarship and athletics are
established and maintained on an eX-
ceedingly high plane at the Academy.
In the fall football soccer and cross
country arc maintained in the winter.
winter track, BASKETBALL swimming
and wrestling, and with the coming
of spring, baseball, track and tennis
are focused upon. Football. track
and baseball are major sports.
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Hub Teams Start North

Boston, April 3-Both Boston ma
jor league baseball teams are north
ward bound.
The Braves in company with the
Washington Americans are due in
Charleston, s. c.. today, where the
two teams are scheduled to continue
their exhibition series. The Braves
were given big send off from their
training camp at st. Petersburg. Fla.
The Red Sox are making for Overs
burg. Tenn, where Muddy Rucl is
expected to report. The local Amer
lean leaguers yesterday shut out the
Milwaukee American association team
by score Of two to nothing at Caru-
thersville, Mo. Only one Milwaukee
player reached third base. Dodge
and Alex Ferguson pitched good ball
for the SoX
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VASSkLR0RO

GETCHELL'S CORNER-Mr. ard
Mrs. w. Y. Nash entertained one eve
ming recently Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Priest, also Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Jones.
A very pleasant evening was passed
with music and dancing. Refresh
ments were served consisting Of ice
cream and cake.
A church supper was held last
Friday night at the Odd Fellows
Hall. A fine supper was served
after which games were enjoyed. The
proceeds for the evening amounted
to nearly twenty dollars.
Fred Luce hrs returned to Nor
wich, Conn, after passing n week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. \. A.
Luce.
Prof Cecil Rollins of Colby Col
lege is passing the Easter vacation at
his home here.
Miss Louise Jacobs. senior at
Colby, is at home on her vacation.
Mrs. Freeman Trites has gone to
Haverhill. Mass. for few weeks.
The regular meeting Of the Oscco'a
Chapter 0. T.. s., was held last
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SPORTS

April f-DeRice boxing exhibition at
Portland. Ruby Cohen one of prin-
cipals.
April 4-Bowdoin at New York Univer-
sity.
April 5-Bowdoin at Princeton.
April 6-Bowdoin at University of
Pennsylvania.
April 7-Bowdoin at University Of
Delaware.
April SHORTHAND High at Bath High
tgirls).
April eo-Eddie Polo VS.. Al Burman at
Lewiston.
April % = Soccer football: Danish
club of Westbrook; Portland Grand
Trunks vs.. Palm Beach at Sanford.
May New Hampshire Bates meet at
Durham, y. IL.
May 10 = York county secondary
school track meet Acton.
May Estate track meet at Colby
College.
May 2O-New England track meet at
Worcester
June In. c. A. A. meet, Chicago.
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Thursday evening with q good at
tendance.
On account of the heavy storm
Sunday proved to be a rather lone
some day in Vassalboro, as only two
autos ventured out.
Mr. and Mrs. V. c. Sampson have
gone to Connecticut where Mr.. Samp-
son has employment. They made the
trip by automobile.
Mrs. Mary Written of Waterville
is visiting her daughter. Mrs. How
ard Lawrence.
James ROLLS. who has been passing
a number OF weeks in Nobleboro, has
returned home.
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Banuor Aces Windup

Bangor. Me-. Apr 3-Thc Bangor
- Ace basketball team recently
lshed up n successful season by
kfeatng the fast Brooks High
}hool quintet. championship claim
t,7 o. Waldo county. The team
Aeraeed about $40 pounds and was
fusiicrcl one OF the fastest OF its
|eisht in the state. II has defeate d
bme % the fastest outfits in Maine.
! 4 included IN it's list OF teams that
|h,e bowed to the prowess OF the
re Aces arc Ellsworth. Searsport,
Rstne. lucksport. Washington Nor
kal Carmel and Brooks.
4 he Five Aces are already making
separations for another season. and
kpect 70 have the same veterans
tck that have represented the club
p the past nye years. The letter
en &c the season arc: Nutter. Will
fn, stevens. White. Edwards. Kemp
Pn Mul'in and III. X. Epstein. man
-
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MONTVILLE

Rev. Mr.. Raven and Charles Stew
enson are conducting meetings at
North Montville Baptist church sun
days.
The ladies at the Baptist church at
North Montville are raising money
to purchase a carpet for the church.
Misses Oracle, Thelma, Rosa
Thompson and Miss Marie Jackson
are attending. spring term of
school ct Whites Corner.
Travelling is very bad. Few there
arc who ride for pleasure now.
Frank Penney and James jackson
were in Belfast recently on business.
Albert Tweede has purchased the
old Sayward mill in Thorndike and
will take it down and use the lumber
to build q house,
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Amateur Wreatles Champ

Boston. Apr. Amateur wrest-
|pg from All sections OF tho country
I've acnt IN their entries for the Ma
|oua' championships to be conduct
u az BOSTON y. W. &. 4. gymnasium
S'urlay afternoon. April ).
FRANK Myers. 10 pound National
leho.der. viii be one OF the four
Btrauts from Chicago. Four men
go will he entered from the south
B. Atlantic division and eight New
|orkcrs Will also compete.
Among those already entered to
J. IL were j. limerick, LOS Angeles
e. anal II. H. Brown. Yale. in the
~ pound class: =. s. Nanderploeg.
(gG5 O, in tic 10 pound class; X.
II and A. Gilman. Los Angeles A..
| ln the IA pound class: T.. Wolf.
chichester, y H.. in the 100 pound
ass ana T.. +. Mooney. Springfield
! cge. III The lI5-pound class.
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SPORTS
Roekland Roller Polo

nockland Me. Apr. J-Roller
kno. revived IN this city last fail
Sner lapse of17 years. reaches its
,ason's end next week. The home
|am lost n majority OF its games,
)ue 70 the fact that Manager Allen
hose 20 bring fast Massachusetts
la Rhode Island teams here for the
SnbAcas tatrrtainment. The attend
! rce Js been unvarylng large. how
Sgor. and tho situation Is ripe for n
Mate league ucAt season. MS far as
rs city goes The sentiment also
Ippears 20 favor the retention OF the
Sre.cnt team, which IL regarded as
b. ~ tho fastrs st semi-profcssional
! 10 outfits IN New England.
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rters a feeling of security and re-

porters a feeling of security and re-
lance.
Mason and Horsman when called
upon gave fine grade Of ball. They
took part in all the tussles playing
we'll throughout. Mason is as good
man at shooting fouls as BERG.
Graduation will only take away two
men, Turner and Moves and with the
remaining five men as a nucleus
Coach Flack has a good start toward
more successful season next year.
Maine has scored 1894 points to her
opponents S36; won out of 10 games,
three of the four games at home and
six out of the II on other floors. The
State championship was won by one
victory over Bates and two wins over
Colby.
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Answered Door
Shot Down Dead
An Irish Murder

Belfast. Apr. John Mallon. ans
wering a knock at the door OF his
home in Skegoniel avenue last night
was confronted by a gang of men
who asked if his son was in the
house. Upon replying in the mega
tive, Mallon was shot dead.
A bomb thrown into bedroom In
the house of John Simpson i'm Ar
lington street, wounded two children.
aged ) and q.
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Receivership N. "A. Woolen Co

kcone. y. IT,, Apr. 3--1'he Hamp-
shire Wooden Co. of Ashuclot was pcti-
TONED into a .rcceivorship today "
three creditors. the Crlmmons and
Pierce company of Boston: the Yer
mont National Bank of Brattlcboro,
Vt, and the John 7. Slack company Of
Springfield. Vt. The liabilities OF tho
wooden company are $267. 900. The
superior court named Arthur Il. Jones
OF kccne and George w. Brown of
Boston as receivers, who viii ouali-
fy in $4,000 bonds.
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RockIand Girls Record

Rockland, Me-, April 3.-The girls
basketball team of Rockland High
school has just completed its seasons
schedule, with results so amazing
that friends of the team say they fail
TO see how its claim to the State
championship can be logically dis
puted.
There were II games on the sched-
ule, and each ended in an emphatic
victory for the home team. The cal
ibre OF the opposing teams ranged
from North Haven High school,
which was a novice at the sport,
playing its first game, to Skowhegan
High school. which had twice defeat
cd Cony High school of Augusta.
Augusta. in turn. had already won
one game from Portland.
In the IL games played and won,
Rockland High school established a
new record in Maine. for a girls
team. at least. by scoring 43O points
to it's opponents 20. Eileen Flanagan,
the teams captain. flung the sphere
into opposing baskets $50 times in the
IL games.
Miss Flanagan Is one Of IA children
In the family OF John II. Flanagan
or Willow street.
The seasons schedule resulted
thus:
Rockland 30, North Haven II! S. 0.
Rockland 81, Thomaston II. S. ..
Rockland 80, Camden II. S. 2.
Rockland 80, Thomaston II. S. O..
Rockland %, Belfast II. $. @.
Rockland l., Maine School Of Com
mcrce ).
Rockland 6S, Camden II. S. l.
Rockland 80, Lincoln Academy l.
Rockland 80. Brunswick II. S. 0.
Rockland %, Bangor High S. ..
RoCkland 40, llallowell H. S. l.
Rockland %, Skowhegan II. $. 6.
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To Back Henri Wiseman

Henri Wiseman. in company with
sun reported. visited the home of a
prominent professional man of Lew
lston Sunday and was given to I'M
derstand that he would be financially
backed by this man and well known
business man of this city in the pre-
sentation Of fights at City hall next
year. The corporation name of the
Business Mems Athletic Club will be
retained. These men will make an
effort to protect Wiseman from out
sders who, he claims have tried to
freeze him out. Wiseman's new
hackers decline TO allow the use Of
their names.-Lewiston Sun.
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RIVERSIDE
funeral of Mrs. Maurice w. Smiley

Funeral services for the late Airs.
Maurice w. Smiley were held at
o'clock Monday afternoon at the homo
of Mr.. ana Mrs L. l.. Baker of River
side. Rev. Rush w. II. Smith of Hal
lowell officiating. Many relatives aud
friends We're in attendance and there
was profusion of beautiful floral Of
ferlngs. The remains were taken t.
Augusta for intermcut in Mt. Hope
cemetery. The bearers were Percy Ap-
pleton. Henry Fossctt, Alfred Fcacocl
and Walter Macarthur.
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moved his family from Newport
into the house of Mrs. Nellie Burns
on Central street. Mr.. Dinsmore.
who recently sold his home in New
port to DR.. Higgins of Plymouth, is
to move his family to Pittsfield very
soon.
Mrs. Alice Cole and daughter
Frances Cole are in Boston for visit
with Mr.. Coles son, Earle Spauld-
ing.
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Detroits Going Home

Detroit. April S-Tl.a Detroit Amer
leans were on their way north today,
having broken camp at AUGUSTA, Ga,
last night. Exhibition games will be
played during the next three DAYS at
Macon. Americas ana Griffin, Ga,
with tho Rochester club of the Inter-
national League.
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New Judge Advocates First Army
Corps

Boston, April 3-Assignment OF
Colonel Beverly y. Read as Judge adj
vocate of the First Army Corps area,
was announced today at army head
Nuaf<srs. Colonel Read. who succeeds
Major Gilbert Bauer. row on leave in
Germany. has been attached TO the
staff of the judge advocate general in
Washington.
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Winding Up Exhibitions

Philadelphia, April 3-The Phil
adelphia Nationals and Americans
started their final week of exhibition
games today. the Phillies with the
Charlotte nine of the South Atlantic
League and the Athletics with a COL
lege team at HattiesbGrg, Miss. Both
squads are due to arrive home early
next week
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too late for him to get into proper
condition. Eli Laroche Of Lewiston
Is In charge Of Sullivan who is an
xious to meet any good weller weight
in Maine or New Hampshire.
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Mrs. Floyd Besse and son Belden re-
turned Sunday from a two weeks
visit at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Abbott Of Albion,