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New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
Pennant Plays in Basketball
BY ". P, MEANwELL Coach, University Of Wisconsin.

The left forward, No. 1. secures the ball out of bound. No. 2, right forward, and No. 3, center, rush to position IS feet from tho end line and IS feet apart. No. {. floor guard, stands 10 feet out from No. 1, al. rectly in front of him and between No. ? and No. 8. The opponents usually stand as diagrammed. (x1), lx2). fx3).
 At signal. No. and No. 3 criss- cross diagonally forward (A) and fB) and directly in front of No. 1. This should result in a temporary check to one or both of the pursuing guards (x2) and (X3.
 Frequently both offensive men are a stride free. If so the pass co goes to No. ?, or If only No. 8 Is free and No. 3 usually can get free by continuing on towards the corner the pass CD Is from No. i to No. 8.
 When the criss-croAs is on, the guard, No. {, dsshes straight in (E) towards No. 1. No. can pass over hand and high (F) to No. {. After passing, No. i cuts co to goal and receives return pass from No. 3, No. 4 or No. 2, or the ball may be shot or dribbled in by any of these men.
 The forwards and center inter. change on these plays, depending on which man scures the bail out of bounds. The formation and methods remain fixed.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
FORD IS ASKED TO
 MAKE EXTRACTION
Given Thirty Days to Repudiate Dearborn Independent Statement
 or Be Sued.

Chicago, Jan. S.--A formal de- mand for retraction Of certain state- ments alleged to have been made in Henry Fords Dearborn Independent has been made by Aaron Sapiro, counsel for several farmers cooper ative organizations, preliminary to projected libel suit for Sl,ooe, 900 against MT. Ford.
 If retractlon Is not made within 30 days the suit will be filed in De- troitr Mir. sapiro said. In the notice of intention 10 bring suit, the attor- ney named F. c. Leibold. vice. -presi- dent and treasurer Of the Dearborn Publication company. w. J. Cam eron, editor, and the Ford Motor company.
 Mir. sapiro alleged his name was linked in series of articles with
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
WIFE SUES BILL HART
Winifred Westoyer Hart Goes to Law In Effort to Obtain Right to Re- turn to Screen.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan, S.--Mrs. Winifred Westover Hart's suit to break separation agreement pre- venting her from returning to the stage or screen while enjoying the benefits of trust funds established by her husband, William S. Hart. was set for trial in superior court today.
 When the couple separated in 1922 Hart created two trust funds of S10S,- GOO for Mrs. Hart and of S100,000 for William S. Hart, Jr.. born after the separation. Mrs. Hart contends she cannot support herself and the child on the income from those funds and asks that the court strike out that part of the separation agreement which prohibits her from earning salary in the motion pie lures.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
ATHLETICS SPEED
 UP AT '. M. [. A.
(continusd from Preceding Page.)

 L. Stowell and pr. F. H. Hand. Two games win be played off every Sat urday evening. The schedule starts on Saturday night, Jan. IT. Games will start at s p. m. sharp. Teams and linsups are as follows:
 White Washers: A. L. Stowell, captain; C. Resensweig, A. Siderowf, H. Roche, J. Rogan and II. Prebe.
 Wind Hammers: Dr. E. H. Hand, captain; J. Hergstrom. NJ. Unkel- bach, J. J. Dorsey. II. Rehm, II. Kutscher and II. Hornkohl.
 Balloons: A. II. Scott, captain: W. H. Van Oppen, o. Sahrbacher, I. Berkowitz, ]. A. Ericsson, E. Burke and A. F. Gard.
 Sub-Marines: T. Grove, captain; II. Dressel, $. Galbraith, C. H. Barnes, NJ. D. Saxe and T. A. Me- Auliffe.
 League chedule-January 17th Wind tanners vs, Balloons, White Washers vs. Submarines.
 January 24th--Submarines vs. Balloons, Wind hammers vs. White Washers, February 7th--White-W Washers ys. Balloons, Wind tanners ys. Subma- rines.
 1 Rebruary 7th--White- Washers vs Submarines, Wind tanners vs. Bal looms.
 l February 14th-White- Wa shert vs. Wind hammers, Submarines vs Balloons.
 February 21st-Wind- ammers vs Submarines, Balloons vs. White. l Washers.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
END 22 WEEK STRIKE
Waitham Watch Employees Ratify Agreement and Accept 10 Per Cent Reduction in Wages

Waltham, Mass, Jan. S.--A 10 per csnB wage reduction was accept ed by 5000 workers of the Waltham Watch company who last night voted to end a P week strike and ratified an agreement previously reached at a meeting of 8 workers committee, company officials and the state board of arbitration.
 Under the agreement no discrim- ination will be shown workers who struck and employees of the company will register at the mill this morn ing and operations will be resumed as soon as possible.
 An investigating committee will seek to ascertain whether the pres ent wage scale is on a parity with those in other watch making plants and any differences will be adjusted. it was announced. The 5000 strik- CTS comprised practically the entire personnel of the Waltham plant. They walked out in protest of the cut which they last night accepted.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
PRESIDENT URGES
 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Discusses Subject Over Break fast Table With Committeeman

Washington, Jan. S--Law enforce ment was discussed today around tho White House breakfast table.
 The presidents guests were Judge Ebert II. Gary, John D. Rockefeller, Jr,, and other members of special committe representing the national citizens committee of one thousand on law enforcement, which yesterday in New York closed its annual meet ing with the adoption of resolutions for presentation to the president and the governors of the various states.
 The resolutions requested the president and governors to urge all officials "of every rank and classiti- cation. appointive or elective, to join them by precept and personal ex- ample; and 50 far as they may, by active participation in all adminis- trative efforts in maintaining among the citizens Of our republic the high determination to obey and enforce the law of the land"
 A second resolution "commends to the people of the United States and particularly to their official repre- sentatives the attitude of the presi- dent In his obedience to the provis- ! ions of the eighteenth amendment to
 the constitution In the hope that the example of the first citizen of the ' country may induce those who are
 now wilfully violating the prohibi- | tory statute to accept his leadership ! in conduct and to endorse in prac-
 tice the integrity of his fidelity to the supremacy of law"
 Members of the committee in ad- dition to Judge Gary and MT. Rocke- feler were Robert Fulton Cutting, V. Everit Macy, George A. Plimpton, Frederick A. Wallis, Clifford Barnes, Patrick Henry Callahan and Fred B,
 Smith, chairman of the national
 committee. Attorney General Stone
 at the invitation of the president also
 attended the conference.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
PUZZLES TOO HARD
So old Subscriber Quits Sioux Falls Paper and Buys One With Easier Gross Words.

Sioux Falls, s, D.. Jan. s.--Tha crossword puzzle craze has cost q local daily newspaper one of its old- est subscribers.
 A victim of the puzzle fad, he wrote from his home near Garretson, S. D., and declared.
 T have taken your paper for 24 years, and hitherto have found no fault with 1t. When you began rum ming crossword puzzles, they were very good and possible to work, but lately they have been harder and harder, and now are almost impos- sible to solve. Having written you about this matter and received no satisfaction, l am compelled to abandon your good newspaper and take another which prints puzzles which can be worked without stay ing up all night. InaSmuch as can take only one daily paper and no other cross word puzzles than those I get in newspapers are available, l am compelled to find paper which is satisfactory in this department"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
PATHETIC SUICIDE
Man Found Dead With Letter From Mother Urging Him to Come Home to Celebrate Birthday.

New York. Jan. s.--With a letter from his IS year old mother bidding him to come home, on the floor be- side him. William Blake, a 36 year old seaman, was found in lodging house early today his throat slashed with a penknife. It is believed he will recover. Blake was found by a fellow lodgcr to whom he had called out that he was committing suicide.
 The letter, dated August f7, 1924, bore an address, in Tenawanda. N. Y. It was signed Mother" and read in part:
 Ut has been long time since you wrote. think sometimes you arc planning a surprise for me because you have the side door key and can come in when you like. l always look for you when am sitting on +the porch. am not very we'll and would love to see you, dear boy Write to me and come home soon.
 T am nearing my 7sth borthday and 1t is pretty near time for me to hang up the fiddle and the bow and lay down the shovel and the hoe
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
FROM WEALTHY TO
 POOR, ID LABOR
Exclusive Rochester Tailor Joins
 MT. Zero's Forces

New York. Jan. s.--For 40 years one of the leading tallors of Roches- ter N. Y, Charles Wichmann has assumed new role--that of button man and chief mender at Urbain Ledonx's front factory" Instead of measuring the figures of the fastidi- ous, he will hereafter. it was an nounced, sew buttons and rapaid rips in the habiliments of the Denizens at "the tub" as the establishment operated by Mir. Zero" in St. Marks place is called.
 Several days ago. "Mr, Zero" an- nounced that he would start a front factory" at the tub" the un- deriving principle being that clothes make the man and white collars get the employment.
 Hc did not however, expect to have a fashionable and reputable tailor in the establishment. The of- fer entirely. unexpected, came from Wichmann himself, last night, when he went 10 the tub" and offered his services. which were accepted.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
Hermit Used Four Foot
 Pool of Water as Bed

Salt Lake City. Utah, Jan. s. - Hermit of the warm springs" is the sobriquet police have given k. N. Jensen, so. found early today naked and asleep floating around in q four foot deep pool of natural warm sul- phur water in a cave just to the nortb of here, A wooden pillow ar engagement was used by Jensen to keep his head afioat. He told polica that he had spent his nights for months in the pool because 1t af- forded relief from the cold weather. Police at first thought his penniless, but it has since been learned that he has a private Income.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

He's going to start work Friday.
 "Pll bring buttons and cloth, shears and needles he said, "and if you give me place to work I'll see these men get real front, a front to be proud of." He admitted that this viii be the first time In many years he will have wielded the tape measure but said ho was confident of his ability to come back"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
Bo McMillin Will Be All
 Year Coach at Geneva

Beaver Falls, Pa., Jan. S.--"Bo" McMillin, football coach last season at Centenary college and former football star of Centre college, has been chosen alI-yesr athletic coach of Geneva college, it was announced by the board of trustees today. The salary McMillin is to receive was not announced, but it Is said it will be the largest ever paid coach by the institution.
 McNiiilin is the third Centre man to be chosen football mentor of col leges in this region, Charley Moran being now located at Bucknell uni versity and Red" Roberts, coached year at Waynesburg.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

those of Julius Rosenwald. Otto Kahn, Bernard Baruch. Albert D. Lasker and F. Myer, IT,, in charging h!m with participation in an al- legged Jewish conspiracy to control American agriculture, or to organize tho farmers of America in rhe inter ests of communism.
 MT. Ford was accused by MT. sa- plro of approving "an attempt to de- stroy my participation in the co-op- erative marketing movement"
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
ECLIPSE TO BE VIEWED

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. S.--In or der that students may have oppor- tunlty to see the total eclipse of the sun January 24, the Harvard faculty today announced that mid-year ex- aminations scheduled to begin at 9 o'clock on that date would be set back one hour.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
COLLINS SHOULD SUCCEED

Eddie Collins should be as success full a manager as Speaker, Cobb, Harris or Sisler, He is one of the brainiest players that ever tossed a ball and really is not without mana gerial experience. since he has been the ace in the hole for every Sox manager he played under.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
that made Gibbons the phantom of the ring.

the ring.
 Harold "Red" Grange, fashy Illi- nois halfbaels. chosen for All-Ameri- can honors on all mythical elevens. was the outstanding star of tho 1924 season, in tho opinion Of Major John l.. Grifith. commissioner of athletics in the western conference. Grifiith looked over a few stars himself. having refereed dozen games and talked with coaches from all sec tons of the country before arriving at hls conclusion. He says Grange's achievement in scoring four touch- downs against Michigan on long, thrilling runs in less than twelve minutes after the start of the game. was the outstanding individual performance of the season. ----A---~
 Outdoor exercise and golf have so improved the condition of Charley Hollocher, Chicago National short- stop, whose bad health last fall ap- peared likely to keep him from the game permanently. that he may be able to rejoin the team at the open ing of the season in April. He has informed President Veeck that he did not care to make the training trip to California because he be- lieved he could better round into condition at his home. in st. Louis. Because Notre Dame's football team has had so much dining and entertainment on Its way from the victory over Leland Stanford, the Notre Dame club of Chicago has abandoned plans for a welcoming party when the Rocknesuen arrive in Chicago tomorrow. Automobile trips about the city have been sub stituted.
 Lew Paluso, the Salt Lake City featherweight. fared badly in his first start since participation in the recent New York featherweight championsip elimination tournament. Nobe Cervantes of Denver scored g technical knockout over him in seven rounds at Ogden, Utah, last night. The bell saved Paluso in the sixth and he was unable to come up for the seventh. J
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
ST. PAUL WINS AGAIN

Eveleth, Minn., Jan. B. The St. Paul hockey sextet defeated the Eveleth team by to score in United States Amateur Hockey asso- citation game here last night.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
OLD "IRoN.MAN" SCOTT

Despite, the fact that the New York Yankees are looking right and left for a shortstop. Everett Scott will probably continue his consecu- tive game record when the season opens.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
BoBE BEATS opowp

Dayton, O., Jan. S.-Frankie Bobe, local featherweight, spotted Mickey O'Dowd. Muncie, Ind. eight pounds and defeated him i'I every round here last night.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
pAssaIc WINS 1S1e STRAIGHT

Paterson, N. J., Jan. S.-Pa ssaic high schools basketball team last night won its 151st consecutive vic tory, defeating Hackensack high, 64 to 3S.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
LOCALS IN HARTFORD

The New Britain High school basketball team Will play in Hart ford Saturday. their opponents being the St. Thomas seminary Ave.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

Mir Tex Rickard thinks he would be in favor of the huddle system. '.' q cant get enough birds to- gether at fight these days to start a huddle," he laments.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

If you leave 1t to the boys in tho box ofIice, the great weakness about modern football is the scarcity of holiday dates in California.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

Interesting in connection with Paavo Nurmi's first performance Tn the United States was the fact that his mile race marked the third time he has run this distance in competition. The last time he ran the mile in open competition was in August, 1928, when he set the worlds outdoor record at 4:lo "a. Thus in two successive mile races he shattered the outdoor and indoor standards.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

The Panama Canal Zones athletes by capturing first place in eleven track and field events, won the cen tral American Olympic games heh at San Jose, Costa Rica, recently. Good time was made, especially in the loo-meter dash, where the mark was 10 4-5 seconds. The zone 5 ba aslSetball team conquered C1ta Rica in two of tlwee games, but its baseball squad lost two contests to Nicaragua. Costa Rica took secqd place in the meet, placing first i'll six events.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

Whether London fight fans will fall for Firpo is a question, but If Firpo gets half chance he'll surely fall for them, as usual.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

Young .strIbling. Georgia school boy light heavyweight, will meet a formidable foe in boxing Jimmy De- laney of st. Paul, a protege Of Mike Gibbons, at Grand Rapids, Mich.' January 2i. Delausy made Gene Tunney, American light heavyweight champion, step at top speed to win shade decisions. Delaney boxes with the same speed and puzzling style
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

Even an editor must have his little joke. sss We note the life story of Cyril Walker is being published.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

Tn winning ten games from rep resentatives in every section of the country. the Notre Dame team travelled 1O,5o0 miles. One-sixtf1 Of the short football season was spent in Pullman cars. Three of the games,-+Army, Princeton and Stan- ford take in railroad mileage Of more than 5000 miles. The Lom- bard, Wabash, Georgia Tech and Me- braska games were played at South Bend, Ind. and called for no trfel- ing.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08
s p e a kin g of Sports
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Scientists show the world is i've times bigger than they thought 1t was. s's It still isn't biz enough to hold an egotisticai golfer who has just hpled out in one.
New Britain herald., 1925-01-08

Mir. .Mussolini of Italy seems to be caught between third and home in a run down, as the baseball writer would put 1t.
, 1925-03-18
ENTER THE PEA INDUSTRY

1t has been definitely settled that at least a small acreaoe
OF seed peas are to be grown in the community this season,
opening up another industry which promises to mean much to-
n western states, and one which many projects of Wyoming
are launching into on rather large large scales. The Cody farm.
es have been making some rapid strides during tho last few tow
years in more intensified farming. The low prices for crops
such as grain and hay, and the high freight rates, has forced
veoped agriculture. Ne"' '-
Beets have been introduced in the Sage Creek valley and
can be grown here at a substantial profit, although the haul to
the beet dumps is rather unfavorable for this crop. Beans have
oeen grown to good advantage, making the farmers who have
grown them better profits than they ever dreamed of from hav
and wheat. Corn has also become a regular crop and is giving
good yields. Turkeys have been added to the poultry crop and
br1ng IN many thousands of dollars about Christmas time. from
a source that is almost all clear profit. Now comes the seed
companies, and suggest growing for them of seed peas and there
is every reason to believe that peas of high quality can be grown
and matured at this altitude.
, 1925-03-18
Handle with Care

Yes, my boy, I reckon you can
have her." sighed old man Hawkins
to his daughters sutton, "but take
good keer of her for she's been
riz kind of tenderlike."
Eight acres is all l ever asst her
to pillow between sunup and dark.
She can do light work sech as well
diggin' and steer brandin' but she
amt used to no rough stuff, so
you'll have to be gentle with her"
Il tell you its mighty hard to
have to give up my little sunshine,
for from now on I'll have to split
wood and shovel away the
drifts and do all the other little
chores that it seems like a woman
wuz jest cut out to do.
Take her son, but for a lovin'
old fathers sake, treat her gentle"
Exchange.
, 1925-03-18
ONCE UNDER suspicious

Gas was once looked upon with as much suspicion as would
attach to the presence of a delegation of bootleggers at a law
enforcement meeting.
one hundred and eleven years ago a great crowd gathered
on Westminster bridge in London. A new chapter was about to
be written in the worlds history of inventions. The famous
bridge was about to be lighted by gas.
Suddenly the bridge was flooded with light. The crowd fell
back bew1ldered. An engineer stepped forward and touched the
gas pipes: He invited a member of parliament to do likewise.
This gentleman refused until he had borrowed heavy gloves. He
believed the pipes contained fire and would burn him.
When electricity supplemented gas a an illuminant people
believed that gas was doomed. But today it is one of the great
heating agents of the world and is used in 5000 different ways
in industry and is produced in greater quantities than ever
before.
, 1925-03-18
SUGAR BETS GOOD CROP
(From Editorial in The Longmont (Colo.) Call)

Just a few years ago Longmont business men and farmers
were eXertlng to their utmost every possible influence we could
bring to bear upon capital to establish a sugar factory in Long
mont. When the factory site was selected and the walls of the
great building began to rise. w were overjoyed. Farm land
jumped IN price from $75 to 500 an acre to as high as $3.50
IN acre. An era OF prosperity ensued, the like of which has
never before occurred; Under beet cultivation, wild oats, the
pest of the country, disappeared. Great increase in the stock
industry followed as a result of the sugar factory. The sugar
today.
Nobody is going to coerce anybody into raising beets if they
don't want to. If it's a good crop and you can make money at
1t, and you want to engage in the work, go to it. This great
sugar industry with all its angles and ramifcations can be de-
stroyed in much less time than it took to build it.
, 1925-03-18

has once more drawn to a close.
There were a lot of people in
the church tonight, my dear" re-
marked his wife.
Yes" replied her husband, "and
e was a stranger in church, but
1 didn't see him."
How did vol know, them in
quired Mrs. Parson.
Il found a SIS bill in the collec-
ton box."-Living Church.
, 1925-03-18
One Better Bet

An elderly gentleman who had
never seen a football game was
persuaded by a young enthusiast
to attend n of the gridiron con-
tests.
Now" said the young fellow. as
the game was about to start, "you
Will see more excitement for a
couple of dollars than you ever saw
before"
Il have my doubts about that
replied the elderly gentleman. THAT
is all my marriage license cost me-"
, 1925-03-18
Silence is Bliss

sam, do o solemnly swear to
tell the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the TRUTH"
"Ah does sah."
well Sam. what have you got
to say for yourself?"
ledge, wifi all dem limitations
you jes' put 'on me, ah don't be-
lieve ah has anything to say
Rochester Times Union.
, 1925-03-18
Stranger in Church

The clergyman leaned back in his
chair after supper. 1t was Sunday
evening-the time when all preach
ers heave thankful signs that their
most strenuous day in the seven
, 1925-03-18

Watch and Pray" is a good mot
to, but if you don't want to get
licked 1t is often necessary to keep
one y open when you are praying.
, 1925-03-18
NO FREEDOM LIKE UNITED STATES

An anti-Boshevst meeting was held in New York recently
to hear Morris Gordin tell "Why l Lost my Faith in Commuistic
Russia"
Newspaper reports stated that "One-third of the 600 persons
at the meeting were women. The audience applauded every
point Gordln made against present conditions in Russia, and
there seemed to be unanimous approval of his declaration that
Russia was slowly but surely progressing toward a republic of
the United States of Russia
When the people come to realize that economy in govern
ment is not only a federal, but 3 state, a county and municipal
responsibility, incumbent upon all alike, then may we hope to
have substantial results rather than mere pretense and staIling.
, 1925-03-18

A lot of intellectual steam is
wasted in trying to reason with
folks who merely like to blow off
steam.
, 1925-03-18

Surprising bobbed hair does make
EN- bald headed. A woman can
look attractive in a wig, which is
more than any man can do.