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Evening star., 1923-04-01

tries to get away don't take chance
shoot"
Maynard smiled. The prisoner
would get away, and there would be
no shooting.
T<HEY were crossing the street. He
i looked up to see a heavily load
ed truck bearing down upon him.
He moved in his prisoners direction
to escape 1t and felt the arm to
which he had handcuffed his own
suddenly turn to steel and thrust
him violently into the path of the
onrushing danger. With a gasp he
flung his weight on his prisoner, car
ried him bodily of his feet and
gained the safety Of the sidewalk by
fraction of second.
You swine! You unutterable
swinev he cried.
Toselli looked up at him silently and
grinned.
If he could only rid himself of his
dangerous charge, turn the man
loose! For the time being 1t was out
of the question. Street urchins. spy
ing the handouts, were accompany
ing them In chattering groups. Pc
destrfans, catching the CLINT Of the
Evening star., 1923-04-01
BY PERCIVAL WILDE,

Mebbs you kill Guthrie. All ri.
no tell eef you le' me CO."
I'm not going to let you CO." said
Maynard very quietly.
You take me back, an they arres'
you" threatened the man. 'I tell!
Si-I tell!"
so you would" smiled Maynard.
The murderer leaned toward him.
LIE me go!" he hissed
NO" Maynard said; and then, more
positively: "No, Toselli."
x X
LIE yawned. carelessly raising his
l. l. manacled hand to his mouth
That action might well have been his
last. In a flash Tosellis right hand
darted over his head. dragging the
chain mercilessIy across his throat,
and his free hand. seizing Maynard's
shackled wrist, drew the chain tighter
and tighter. Maynard struck out
blindly. 1t was useless. The demon
was at his back. strangling him to
death. With bursting lungs. with
protruding eyes and tongue. Maynard
staggered TO his feet. bearing the
whole weight of his assailant. and
with a supreme effort flung the
CHASTITY burden over his head.
Toselli struck the floor With a
thump which stunned him momen-
tarily.; Then he rose, catlike, TO his
feet, jerked open the door and leaped
from the moving platform.
Maynard stood for an instant stu
pidly regarding the broken chain
which dangled from his wrist. Then,
SO quickly that the dozen travellers
in the distant seats never quite un-
derstood what had happened, he, too,
ran to the door OF the car and leaped
after the fugitive.
A curious procession moved I'D the
principal street of Madison. 1t was
headed by what might have been q
man and what might also have been
gorilla. Battered to a pulp. eyes
blackened, splitting out teeth, the
thing sobbed and begged for mercy
as it stumbled along. It's arms swung
helplessly at its sides. and on one
of the wrists glittered the broken
half of pair Of handouts.
Behind the creature, pushing j.
ahead whenever it faltered, came {.
man. His coat was split, his collar
gone his face torn and bleeding. and
quite unrecognizable for the coal
dust and .cinders ground into It
Yet there was something impress
sive about the man, something which
made the growing crowd which es-
r; nj -
Perhaps it was the odd set Of his
jaws; perhaps the strange light that
radiated from his eyes; perhaps the
fact that the other half of the broken
handouts dangled from his own
wrist.
without s1ackening his deliberate
pace, without glancing to the right
or to the left, Maynard marched the
prisoner into the police station.
This is Toselli."s, he said. Half L
dozen hands at once laid hold Of the
murderer.
Maynard glanced at the curious
| crowd which had pressed into the lit
| tie room with him. He could have
called man after man by name; yet
in no eyes could he discover an
answering CLEAN of Sreeognition. 50
TefectualIy had the cinders and coal
dust disguised him. Even in that In
slant he noted that he was unidenti-
| fed, that the way TO freedom still
! lay open to him. -,
| Yet he turned contentedly to the
man. behind the desk, saying:
You might as well arrest me too;
| I'm Maynard. the thief"
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nickeled chain, were turning to stare
at them curiously. Maynard hasten
ed toward the railway station.
!. In the waiting room he seated him
self on a long bench and dragged his
prisoner to a seat at his side. His
train would not arrive for half an
hour. Originally he had planned not
to release the man until far from
Evening star., 1923-04-01
THE WAY TO FREEDOM

chain. pointed to the handouts sug-
gestively, and grinned. AS clearly as
IL he were speaking the actual words.
the man was saying:"Take them off,"
Maynard turned his back in horror.
Take them off, Half an hour ago
he had been looking forward TO the
moment when he might
"Take them off" Freedom for him
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1st. hand that was dealt turned out
to be a miss deal and most of the
players got mad and left the. state
room. At II past the next morning
a ferret come into the room and they
was a big argument with the remain
ing reaches. They called each other
terrible names. During a quietus they
all went out What does it mean in
quires ]. NJ. G.
X X X X
.VITELL, that dream is so old that a
w person can't help from thinking
the man must be stupid or he would
of had 1t before. The dream means
just this that he was living in a
hotel where they was too many guests
in one rm. sEd his move was to either
Evening star., 1923-04-01

lance. A large, official-looking en-
velope seemed promising. He opened
ii.
That's right" said the police officer,
taking the single document il con-
tanned from his hands. Original war
rant of extradition.' You can't serve IL
any too soon TO suit us
Nothing remained for Maynard, the
impostor, but to play the role through
10 the finish. He would accept Gus
tody of the man, and escort him out
of the city. Once safe from pursuit,
he would turn him loose, and resume
his own interrupted flight.
A sudden thought came TO him be-
fore he left the room. Guthrie had not
qualied at the Thought of guarding
not one, but two able bodied prison
erS during a five hundred mile trip.
a wholly involuntary phrase of ad-
miration for the lion hearted old man
came to his lips: by George, he GER
tainly had nerye"'
The police officer caught his glance
and smiled.
wait till you see Toselli," he sug-
gested. you'll need still more of it!'
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estimated his own chances in hand
to-hand combat with Guthrie.
The movement was not lost on
Maynard's companians
He's sizing you up! That's what
he's doing"
Toselli grinned. showing his fangs.
A detective flung open the door OF
the cell.
Evening star., 1923-04-01
NfAYNARD's story was accepted

AN1 without suspicion. The dead
man, he explained to the local authori-
ties. was one Maynard, a fugitive
from justice. He gave cautious details
1t had been matter of juggling
books; now the man had gone where
such books as were kept might not be
juggled with. The account was closed
And while his lips formed the words,
his intelligence made careful note
that Maynard, the fugitive, was now
officially dead and the pursuit at an
end. Tomorrow the man who passed
for Guthrie would disappear, as also
would the prisoner who had been
confided to his keeping. The author
tiles would perhaps admit their un-
wisdom In having sent an old man
upon 50 dangerous a mission. The
prisoner. if recaptured subsequently,
would be charged with an additional
crime. But the Maynard case would
be closed once and for all.
The men at headquarters led him
to a small whitewashed cell.
This" they explained, sis Toselli."
Maynard peered through the bars
and saw a short, squat body, arms
Evening star., 1923-04-01
One Who Had Broken the Law
and Sought Escape Could Not
Evade a Duty to His Pursuers.

TIME two men hadi little in COM
mon. Maynard gave the i'm
preston of being prosperous
business man, Guthrie of be-
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New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
PADDOCK DECLARES THAT HE WILL RUN
Claims X. A. J. Has No Jurisdlc'
 tiOn Over Paris Meet

Paris, May s,-Desnite the dee.arar ton by the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States that he cannot compete abroad, Charley Paddock, the American star Of the einder path, iRr tends ts take psFt in the international collegiate track meet here this week, it was definitely stated, heih by Pad dock and the French general assoeia- ,ien Of students, The association said that il Paddock broke any records ihe new marks would be officially ree0g- nized hy ihe international federation of students, under whose auspices the meet is being held.
 Paddock declared the 4, A, [, had no right to attempt to prevent his participation in the meet. it was purely an international students af, fair, he insisted and no way within the Jurisdiction Of the A. A. |.
 'f want 10 make Il clear" said Paddock, that l am not defying the A. A. Us ruling. as il alleges I am hot a member of the A. 4. T.. and l have never asked it's permission to since it has nothing to say N'HN''Hihh 'pitehshi" ii''hss HhAf official sanction from the National Collegiate association. which is a char ter member Of the International Fed. eration of students, and also from the University Of Southern California"
 Delegates Pass Resolution
 Delegates of the various universi- lies. under whose auspices the athletic | meet here is being held met in special session and adopted the following 
 Delegates Of America. England. | Italy tkrainia. Holland. Denmark md France, meeting in international at Paris, decide to admit no interference from any athletic body n their university athletic manifesto ions. and consequently decide to ad. nit their American comrades, desig- ,ated by American universities to ompete in the Paris international lthletic university meet"
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
NEVILLE OR LEWIS BOTH
 GOOD FOR AMERICAN TEAM
Each is a Finished Golfer And Will Make Excellent Substitute in
 British Matches.

New York. May s.--Jack Neville oi San Francisco. California amateur champion or Reginald Lewis Of Greenwich. Conn. former Connecticut title holder Is eeSpected to All the gap In the Walker cup team left by Chick Evans when the American amateur golf forces line up at St. Andrews for the international team match with Great Britain. Evans was prevented at the last minute by business from going abroad this year
 Neville went to England with the Walker cup players two weeks ago while Lewis has been abroad about a month becoming accustomed to Brit ish links.
 Neville, one Of the finest linksmen in the Golden State, climbed to the top in California ranks in the last championship by dint of remarkable consistent work. He met Fred Wright, IT,. another of the invading team in the final and won after being two down and three to go. Neville is powerful and accurate driver and he plays his full iron shots after the fashion of Gene Sarazen, young pro- fessional wizard.
 Lewis, leading tournament player. for years gained fame in 1920 when he forced Chick Evans the ultimate winner to the 41st hole to win in the 1920 national amateur championships His game last season was not at its best but this spring he shook off \. sicing "jinx" which had followed him and sailed for England, declaring he was at the top of his game.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
JUNIOR CHAMPS OF THREE
 YEARS AGO BACK AGAIN
Columbias Want More Games-Will Play Cubs on This Coming
 Sunday Afternoon

| Baseball teams come springine forth from everywhere when the old baseball season arrives. But only now and then real good team Is formed The Columbias who took the Junior City championship at St. Mary's field three years ago have now formed for the season of 1923 and they are not juniors now but real young players. If 1t could be remembered what they did in 1920 when they walloped all corners, one would take interest in the fast nine this year. The Columbias are back once more but with stronger and more experienced men.
 Their first meeting was held on the first of this month. The captain and manager were elected. Ben Huck, who has put in a wonderful season in basketball this year with the Cres- cents of the local Boys club, has been chosen by his mates to lead the Col umbias this year in baseball. Harry Schact is the manager
 Art Pilz handed out the medals to the Columbias three years ago. Then the players scattered about with Va rious athletic clubs. So after gath ering together they decided to organ ize once more and show the local fans what they will do this year in the 16-17 year old class.
 This Sunday they will battle with the Cubs. The latter are boys who have played with teams like the St. Thomas seminary of Hartford and the St. Mary's nine of this city. The bat tel will be good one and St. Mary's field will be the arena.
 It did not take long for the man. agement of the Columbias to obtain games for they have the next ten days full Nevertheless the Columbias would appreciate challenges and they will be answered promptly if address ed to Harry Schact, manager, Talcott street, City.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
H. s. YS. GILBERT HIGH
Now Britain Boys Will Stack Up Against Winsted Aggregation on Diamond Tomorrow Afternoon.

The last practice for the N. B. H. s. baseball team in preparation for the coming game with the Gilbert High school of Winsted was held on the Walnut Hill diamond after school this afternoon. In the future the team will practice four nights a week and rest the day before the game. Re- ports from the town of more fancies than facts have it that the upstaters are out to take the measure of the Red and Gold team.
 The team has been working hard to correct the faults that handicapped them in the opening game. It is ex- nected that the team will work much better with a weeks practice togeth- CT. The team that defeated South Manchester had not worked together bfore. The team that will start the game tomorrow will have all the ad- vantages of team play.
 Clayton Gray, veteran of last sea- son, may pitch tomorrow. To date 1t i. unknown whether or not the boy from the upper section of the New England states will be eligible to play. If is expected that he will get the. as- signment if he is eligible. Jackie" Conlin will pitch if Gray is ineligible.
 The rest of the lineup will be: Neipp. catch: Beagle, 1st; kania. End; Reynolds, ss: Hjerpe, 3rd: Weir, If; Grip, Of; and Watson, If.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
Walter Johnson Pitches
 His Hundredth ShutOut

Washington. May 3.-Walter John son, Washington's veteran, in shutting out the New York Yankees yesterday, 8 to 0, pitched his tooth scoreless game as major leaguer-and he did it on the day Everett Scott, Yankee shortstop, was playing his 100oth con- secutive league game.
 Scott was the center of attention; Johnson the hero of the game. All of the 5000 fans who flocked to the American League park to join Ban Johnson, president of the American League. and Secretary Denby in hon. bring Scott, knew he had already par ticipated in 999 straight games. Few of them realized however, that their pitching idol had scored 90 shutouts since joining the Washington team in 1907.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
MIDDLET0WN EYENS UP
 TRADE SCHOOL SERIES
Locals Measure by to ?
Score

Middletown High evened the series with New Britain Trade yesterday af- ternoon in the River City by taking the second game with 3-2 score. Kania toed the rubber for the Hard ware City boys and was apparently off form. Although flaming eleven men he also passed eight and committed two costly errors. Up to the sixth inning he held the Middletown lads hitless and scoreless. Demon pitched a good game for the River lads hold ing the heavy hitting traders to seven hits, flaming seven and giving but one free ticket to first. He was accorded extra fine support especially by Hull at shortstop and Daley in left field.
 M. H. s. ..... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1--3 4 3 N. B. T. S. .... 0 i 0 1 o 0 0 0 0--2
 Batteries-Middletow High school Demon and Beebe; New Britain Trade school kania and Miller.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03

Not much over q year ago Tommy Gibbons was generally regarded as the logical contender. the one heavy weight able to give Jack Dempsey a real battle.
 Gibbons by recording more than a score Of consecutive knockouts had caused himself to be the most talked about young man in the ring.
 Then one bad fight spoiled the big opportunity.
 Gibbons was matched to meet Har- ry Greb at Madison Square Garden. The two had met before and there was little to choose between them. Gibbons however, had been making such an impressive showing that it was believed he would have no trouble with the much lighter Greb.
 The result of the meeting was quite to the contrary. Greb won as he pleased. He hit Gibbons with every thing. and while he did no great dam age, Greb won by such a large margin that there was never any doubt as to the outcome.
 That fight spoiled the big oppor- tunity for Gibbons. Since then he
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
 
Bate Ruth Offers Unique Reason
 For Unusual Increase in Batting

New York, May s,-In the major leagues last year 9T players hit ,s00 or better,
 Pitchers suffered in the campaign of 1928, Il was an orgy of swat with the homesFun habit predominating,
 What Was the biggest reason for the batting spree which the players indulged in throughout the seasans
 An infeFler brand of pitching will, Of course, be the first answer to the query, Pitching that was below standard very naturally was the cause Of much of The hitting,
 Why the inferior pitching;
 Elimination of freak pitching, which robbed great many pitchers of their stock in trade. is generally accepted as chief cause for the free hitting which featured last years race,
 While Babe Ruth didn't smash any
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
NATIONAL LEAGUE

New York, May 3.-Despite 15 strikeouts by Pitcher "Dazzy" Vance. 14 of them in nine innings. Brooklyn lost it's seventh game of the spring to New York, the world champions win- ming in the 11th inning by score of to 6. Vance's strikeout record is the best made in the majors in recents years. Ten of his strikeouts came in the first five innings. Mamaux reliev- ed Vance in the 11th, and Kelly sacrifice fly sent in Frisch with the winning run. Score:
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03

records last year, as matter of fset he was something of bust in the swat line, what he thinks on the hits ting feature of the game is always interesting,
 'They can talk all they want to about cutting out the freak stun. cans ning the splitter and the like, but keeping the ball clean has been the biggest handicap placed on the piteh- CTS in years,
 You could give some pitchers a new ball and with one rub in their glove il was black. Any one knows it's easier hitting q base ball by day than night, Well. that explains t, Hitting at black ball was just like playing baseball at night"
 Looks as if there was considerable to what Babe had to say on the bats ting question,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
COLLEGE RESULTS

Princeton IS, Fordham 6. Holy Cross i Harvard 0. Penn. 14, Columbia 1. Yale 25, Amherst f. Navy 2, Catholic University 0. Colgate [, Army 9 c. c. N. y. 5, St. Francis 4. Wesleyan f. Tufts ?. West Virginia 20, Lehigh 0. Brown 4, Providence 0. Swarthmore [, Albright 6, I0 in lings).
 ". I. Submarine Base 6, Villanova }.
 Dartmouth 17, Mass. Aggies 5. Bates Maine (rain). Yale Freshmen ,, Dean Academy ? Princeton Freshmen 6, Tome School Middlebury 12, Worcester Tech 4. Cornell ', Lafayette 3.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03

New York May S record day both major leagues yesterday and oddly enough the who the marks played losing teams.
 Dazzy Vance of Brooklyn struck l5 New York Giants in the ten innings he pitched setting record for the 1923 Fourteen of the whs in the first innings Vance however allowed IA hits and four passes The present record for strkeouts 9 in nine innings is held jointly by Sweeney made with the Providence team in 1884, Daily of Chicago the old Union association who performed the same year. But in spite of Vances performance the Giants the lth
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
ANDERSON IS HIGH
 IN BOWLING LEAGUE
Casinos Of Hartford Hold Mark
 for High Three Strings

The standing of the state bowling league at the close Of last weeks games. excluding the Tuesday night games of this week when New Britain dropped two 10 Glastonbury, saw New Britain and Meriden tied for fpt place with Anderson of New Britain as high individual average. The standing and averages recorded to Anril 20
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
Expect No Hitch

Chicago. May 3.-Promoters of the proposed Dempsey 5 round bout for the worlds heavyweight championship at Shelby, Mont, next July 4 expect no hitch in the proceed ing when Jack kearns the champions s manager arrives here today for the final conference.
 Loy Molumby, representing the pro- motors and Mike Collins, matchmaker. have g certified check for s11,000 to be handed Kearns the moment he signs the articles for the contest.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
SCOTT ALSO HOLDS MARK
 FOR DEFENSIVE PLAYING
Through 1918 to 1922 Inclusive He Ranked First Among All Am
 ican League ShortstOps

By The Associated Press.
 New York, May 3.-Everett Scott, Yankee shortstop, who played his 1000th consecutive baseball game at Washington yesterday, has led all American league shortstops in the matter of defensive play while setting that unique record.
 Through the seasons of 1916 to 1922 inclusive he has held higher aver- age than any other American league shortstopf His lowest fielding per centage was .95S in 1917 and his high est .976 in 1918 and 1919.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
How They Line up
 in Four Leagues
National League

Yesterdays Games New York [, Brooklyn 6. Chicago ?. Cincinnati 1. Boston II, Philadelphia :. St. Louis l2. Pittsburgh 1.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03

The Yale-Amherst game yesterday was awful. Yale got 22 hits and 25 runs. Amherst collected four tallies Leete was touched by the Eli boys for il safe hits in three stanzas.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
Eastern League

Yesterdays Games New Haven Q, Waterbury 0. Albany 1, Bridgeport 3. Pittsfield 2, Springfield 3. Hartford s, Worcester 4.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
KESZERKEARS M SPORT
Ten Years Ago

On May 3. 1913, Cleveland and Gov ington open the Federal League sea- son with 6 to 6 tie. II innings. Mill Ter and Wilcox pitched for Cleveland and Justus for Covington. Game play cd at Cleveland.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
International League

Yesterdays Games Buffalo 4, Read ?. Jersey City 5 Toronto 2. Syracuse 3, Baltimore 2. Rochester II, Newark 5.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
XiNfI
Cards 12. I'irates i

St. Louis, May 3,--Pounding three pitchers for IT hits, St. Louis yes- terday defeated Pittsburgh, 12 to i. Hornsby got three safeties out of four trips to the plate and Myers four out of five. Score:
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
American League
Yesterday,s Results

Yesterdays Results. Washington 3, New York 0. Cleveland 3. Detroit 4. Chicago 4. St. Louis 2. Philadelphia 4, Boston 3.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
RECORDS ARE SPLINTERED;
 Is EATERS FAN BUT WIN
 FOR GIANTS OVER DODGERS

Game Goes Il innings-Water Johnson Gives Tanks But Hits and Wins to O-Detrot Defeats Cleveland and Gets Hold On First Place in American League Bat. te-Brayes Win Sixth Straight Contest By Hard Hitting.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-03
The Standing.
Games Today

Games Today Boston at Philadelphia. Brooklyn at New York. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Chicago at St. Louis.