Norwich Bulletin (Norwich, Conn.)
December 29, 1909

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NORWICH BULLETIN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, ,1909 INSURANCE. J.l. UTHROP& SONS. 28 Shetueket Street, Norwich, Conn. Insurance of all kinds placed In strong and reliable American and for etirn companies. Careful attention glv. en to all orders. -We solicit a share of your patronage. f nov27daw Cvsr $200,000 paid for flr loss in Norwich during the past year. Are you prepared for fire If not, turn over a new leaf and get a Policy from B. P. LEARNED CO., Thames Loan Trust Co. building, ..Norwich, Connecticut. Agency Established May, 1846. dec24MWF ALWAYS ON THE MINUTE is when you will find us, we have never been known to let a policy lapse. Tf you place your Insurance matters In our hands, you can set worry aside. Wi represent first-class companies only, and our rates are as low as the lowest. ISAAC S. JONES, Insurance Agl. Richards Building, 01 Main Street decl4daw FJ. TARRANT CO., 117 MAIN STREET. fire. Accident, L'ealllL liability, Plate Glass end Steam Boiler B El S U R AH C E Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, U. Assets J2.759.422.10 v Western Assurance Ca. U. G A seats 2870&0O. UolJd rr- IHE OFFICE OF WM. F. BILL. Real Estate and Fire Insurance,' Jo locatrvd In Somen" Block, over C M. Williams, Room third floor. febl3d Telephone 147. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BROWN PERKINS. Jttiorneys-at-Law ver First Nat. Bank, Shetucket St. Entrance Italrway next to Thames Nat. Bank Tel. 38-2. Open Monday and Sat ii day evenings.. oct28d The Thames National Bank Norwich, Conn, Deo. 24, 1909. The annual meeting of the Stockhold ers of this Bank, for the election of Ii rectors and the transaction of such other bunlness as may legally come be i fore them Is hereby called to bo held at their Banking House, on Tuesday, January 11. 1910, at 11 o'clock a. m., from which place said meeting will be Immediately adjourned to meet at the Directors' Room of the Norwich Sav iors Society, at 11.30 a. m., for the .transaction of the aforesaid business. CHARLES W. GALE, de24d Cashier. Die United States Finishing Co. J0 Broadway. New York, Dec. 1. 1909. Coupons No. 11, due Jan. 1, 1910, on consolidated mortgage 6 per cent, sold bonds of this company, will be paid at the office of The Trust Company of Amerlea, IT Wall Btreet, New York Csty. Coupons No. IT, due Jan. 1. 1910, on first mortgage 6 per cent, bonds of The Rtrrllns Dyrlag and Finishing; Com pany, will be paid at the office of The Trust Company of America, S7 Wall Street, New Tork City. F. S. JEROME, deol8d Treasurer. Tha United States Finishing Co. 120 Broadway, New York, Dec. 16. 1909. Preferred Stock Dlvlilrad No. 42. 1 The Board of Directors have this day daolared the regular quarterly dividend of one and three-quarters per cent. tl pT cent.) upon, the Preferred Stock of this company, payable Jan. 1, 1910.; to Stockholders of record at the close of business Dec. 20, 1909. Common Stork Dividend ;o. 4. The Board of Directors have this day declared a dividend of one per cent. (1 per cent.) upon the Common Stock of this company, payable Jan. 1, 1910, to Stockholders of record at the close Of business Dec. 20, 1909. F. S. JKP.OME, decl8d Treasurer. JOSEPH BRADFORD, Book Binder. Blank Books Made and Puled to Order. 108 BROADWAY.' Telephone 262. octlOd WHEir you want to cut your busi ness before the public, there is no rc dium bettr than through advertis ing columns of The Bullet:. DOIifllNIGK DOUIGK I Established 1870 Members of tbe New York Slock Exchange BONDS AND INVESTMENT SECURITIES Orders exsculed in Stocks and Bonds, Grain and Cotton Norw ;bh Chapman Building, 67 Broadway Branch Telephone 901 FRANK Sharp Debate Over Football Changes r X i I Only Three Negative Votes On Proposition to Make Changes Larger Colleges Favor Present Rules with Some Changes More New London to Norwich Run ning Talk. New Tork, Dec. 28. The Intercollegi ate Athletic association adopted and submitted to Its rules committee to night a resolution calling for a modi fication of the football playing rules whereby the Injury to contestants may be confined to a minimum. This is the resolution as Introduced by Prof. E. K. Hall of Dartmouth and adopted after three hours of acrimoni ous discussion: "That the football rules committee of this association be Instructed to use eVery possible endeavor to bring about such a modification of the -rules as in their judgment shall tend to reduce to a minimum the danger of physical in jury to the players and at the same time retain as far as may he possible the most desirable and wholesome fea tures of the game." Only three negative votes were reg istered against the resolution, but nearly every college in the west had something to say concerning it. Stagg Wanted a Gag Law. Prof. A. A. Stagg of the. University of Chicago made a motion which would prohibit all officials of a football game, including umpires, referees and all other participants, from talking to newspaper men after the game. Stagg made a strong appeal for this motion, saying he had been grossly misquoted at times; but the convention defeated the motion by an overwhelming vote. The revision of the game was order ed, it is understood, with due consid eration of the associations of Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Cornell and a few other Institutions which are not members of the intercollegiate associa tion. Harvard has Joined the associa tion, but its representative let It he known that his institution would not be bound by the new football rules of the association, though it would rec ognize its regulation of other minor sports. Have Substituted English Rugby Game A letter was read from David Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stanford Junior university, stating that the American game had been abandoned there and that the English Rugby game had been found satisfactory, not only to the students, hut to the spec tators. In the discussions tonight it became apparent that the larger colleges were In favor of the present playing rules, perhaps In a modified form, and that FINANCIAL AND SMALL HARM DONE BY THE ROCK ISLAND FLURRY Soma Individual Stocks Advanced Briskly Yet Operations Were Under Restraint. New York, Deo. 28. In the stock market proper. Rock Island fell into the background today, after Its highly sensational performance of yesterday. Those performances left an impres sion on the minds of traders that a security capable of such eccentric and inexplicable action might carry with it hazards In the handling, which dis couraged attempts to experiment with it. As for the episode itself, not much fear was felt of direct conse quences for harm from It, since it was bo soon over as to have prevented time for the operation of harmful in fluences. The supposition continued to gain force that reckless and blund ering misapplication of manipulative methods were at the bottom of the Incident. On this suppdsitlon it would follow that the buying of the stock up to 81 came, not from frightened shorts, but from the speculative party which had managed the advance. An oper ator short of the stock, unless he had been on the floor of the stock exchange would not have had time to execute a buying order on the advance, so quick ly was it followed 'by the collapse. For these reasons there was not the fear of losses and danger of failures likely to be caused by the operation of an ordinary stock corner. For the wider and Indirect conseauenees likelv to re sult from the episode, there was a feel ing of anxiety. The matter having taken on the proportions of a scandal ana tne stock exchange committee ap pointed to investigate It being en gaged during the day in the work, the subject was kept in a conspicuous piace in tne day's events. It was re marked that the Hughes commission in its Investigation of exchanges had secured assurance from the stock ex change authorities of their confidence In their ability to control and prevent iiagrant manipulation, such as led up to the A. O. Brown Co. failure In 1908 and to the appointment of the state commission. It was the character of these assurances that Influenced the commission to recommend against attempts to regulate the abuse by leg islation. The fact that these recom mendations are still In the hands of the governor and subject to further action Increases the Interest in the matter on- the part of the stock mar ket element. From Washington also came a re port that the federal authorities were showing renewed interest in the ques tion of possible regulation of specu lative dealings in futures. These con siderations and the continued nrenara. Hons for the annual money settlements Kept tno stock market operations un der restraint, but did not dem-ess prices. The small harm done by the Rock Island flurry yesterday -was maae a negatively favorable influence as demonstrating the strength of the speculative position. Expectation of a relaxation m money markets after the turn of the year persists. Individual stocks advanced briskly from particular causes,, not always specified. The coppers were strong anu were lniiuencea y a rise in the London price of the metal. The quick sale of the Delaware Hudson refunding bonds by the bank ers who took them from the company roaue a gooa impression on the in vestment situation, although the gen er.il bond market continued dull and unresponsive. 0. MOSES, Manager the smaller Institutions were violently opposed to them. The representative of nearly every Institution of high learning between. New York and San Francisco made an address and many offered motions designed to limit the present dangers of football. These of ferings became so confused that Hall's resolution was adopted as a com promise. Representatives from Cornell and other institutions not directly repre sented in the association suggested that rules minimizing the danger of the sport would be acceptable. It was the consensus of opinion that the rules regulatin mass play and the running tackle, otherwise known as the flying tackle, and playing through the line would have to be done away with. The representatives of a number of large colleges expressed themselves not only in favor of this, but conveyed the threat that they would either adopt a modified form of football or would withdraw from the association. PHIL KING'S SUGGESTIONS. Famous Princeton Quarter Tells How to Modify Football. Washington, Dec. 28. Phil King, three times quarterback on the All American football team, and now an advisory coach at Princeton, has for warded his suggestions for changing the rules of football to the Intercol legiate Athletic association, which will meet in New York tomorrow. King's ideas for a betterment of the game have been sought and he has given them after some study. These are the suggestions: Play the backs five yards back of the line of scrimmage; Play seven men on the line of de fence at all times. In order to off set the line of defence spreading against that formation, allow the quarter to run anywhere with the ball. In the event that the forward pass Is retained, remove all restrictions, allowing passes over the line and al lowing any player to recover the ball, after it has been touched and fumbled. Awarded Fight on a Foul. Boston, Dec. 28. For committing a. foul In the fifth round of a schedu'od twelve-round bout. Young Donahuj r Roxbury was disqualied by Refers COMMERCIAL Bonds were irregular. Total sales, par value, $3,779,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. STOCKS. sirs Jjjfrti. 3u Allis Chilian pfd 54 a; 3000 Amid. Copper m 711O Am. Agricultural 49 i 500 Am. Beet Sugar 46 2110 Am. Can pfd 81 2"0 Am. Car A Foundr.... 7114 41(0 Am. Cotton Oil 68 14 0(10 Am. Hlds I4. pfd 4814 Hit) Am. Its SecuriUu V 12"0 Am. Unwed Oil 17 1000 Am. Locomotive 694 42409 Am. SmelUns B lOJ'V 1700 Do. pfd 1114 100 Am. Sugar Refining 122 1400 Am. Tel. Tel 142 Am. Tobacco pd 1500 Am. Woolfn 37 fOJOO Anaconda Mining Co mA SSOO Atchison jog 700 Do. pfd 135 Atlantic Coast Hue 1600 Baltimore 4k Ohio 11 7 X 100 Do. pfd jo 300 Btthlehem Stee! 34 1S00 Jlrooklyu Rapid Transit 79i 400 Canadian Taciflc 178J$ 17700 Central Leather 4814 100 Do. pfd 108'i Central ot New Jfrsey.... 700 Chesapeake Ohio 86 100 Chicago 4c Alton ne., 1721)0 Chicago Ureal Western.... 37, 400 Chicago N. W. 181 1400 Chicago, if. A St. P....1",7U 4"0 C. C. C. St Loids 82 1200 Colorado Fuel Iron.... 50 Colorado Southern Do. 1st pfd Do. 21 pfd 6700 Consolidated Gai 158 700 Com Product 22 700 Delaware Hudson 18 H4 S300 Drmer Rio Grand.... 6H4 200 Do. pfd 84 "a 200 DlsUlltrs' SecuriUa ....37 1800 Krie 3.114 3o0 Do. 1st pfd 40!, Do. 2d pfd 200 General Klectrio 15914 2i'M Oreat Northern pfd H" 700 Do. Ore ctfs 803 Illinois Central Ooo Interborough Met. 25 3000 I. pfd 300 Inter Harrester 116H 803 Inter Marine pfd 1!4 InternaUonal Paper 600 InternaUonal Pump 54 200 Iowa Central S! 1200 Kanaas City Southern 4Hi4 200 Do. pfd 71 300 Louisville Nashville... ..1SG 300 Minn. St. Louis S4 100 M., 8t P. S.S S. 4L..l:!04 300 Missouri Pacific 71 6700 Mo., Kan. Tex 49'4 Do. pfd National Biscuit 8100 NaUonal Lead 8014 1600 N. R. Mcx. 1st pfd 5!l 3S7O0 New Tork Central 12G 400 N. Y., Ont West 48'4 200 Norfolk Western 89 North American 2800 Northern Pacific 1444 COO PaclBc Mall 4254, 102O0 Pennsylvania 137 isoo Peoples Oaa 11314 200 Pittsburg, c. C. St. L.. 98 j 100 Tressed Eteel Car 60 Pullman Paiace Car 800 Railway Steel Spring MT4 17100 Reading 1:1 5"0 Republic Steel 45 200 Do. pfd IniM 112700 Rock Island Co f.114 20O0 Do. pfd 81 300 St. L. 8. T. 2d pfd.. 5914 100 Kt, Loula S. W 3! 100 Do. pfd 70 100 Kloea Shef. S 1 87 18400 Southern Paciflo l:i4 1800 Southern Railway j 3i'i Do. pfd J 100 Tennessee Copper 38 900 Texas Pacific 35 1200 Toledo. St. L. W 5;;Vi 900 Do. "pfd 70'4 85100 Union Psxlfio 202 300 Do. pfd- 1034 500 ITnlted States Realty 82 800 United States Rubber... S3 SWM0 TJniled State Sted mV, 1400 Do. pfd 12lij S400 Utah Copper (lo'4 7200 Vo. Car. Client... 56 S7000 Wabash 2.1 102O0 Do. pfd 60 ti 300 Western Maryland f3 looo Wrstinghouse Eieclrl 82i 200 Western Union 7B 200 Wheellne L. Erie 914 Low. Close. M 54 1, I 87 80 1 48 4'4 46 46 ,i 8n 81 71' 71 68 67 47 4714 23 25 17 174 59 59 103 10o4 lioT. 111 122 122 lU'A 142 96 87 37 51 5.1'S 12114 1214 105i 105 135 11714 11714 92 92 3P,4 334 7!'.i 7914 170 17014 47'4 47'4 lu8',4 10714 305 M'i 81114 S'.i 66 ::V"m 36 '4 191 181 157 157 82'4 81 49 50 53 81 80 -57 157 22 22', i 185 1811, 51 31 84 8314 36 30 la 33 33 49 40 ss '4 15914 15H--4 142 142 80 80 li 14714 24 62 116 23 15 52 2:H4 43 70 15514 53 139 71 48 73 114 88 59 124. 48 98 84 144 42 .136 114 98 51 1W! 51 170 45 104 40 89 50 31 79 8i '133 41 72 38 14 34 52 70 201 103 82 52 9014 125 59 50 24 50 52 82 76 48 28 2494 62 11(1 ti 2314 5214 20; 4:1 71 15B 53 1H 71 48 88 58 124-4 4-' 118 144 l'-4 13 11514 98 50 5114 170 45 104 48 90 50 32 70 87 31 38 35 5214 7.114 2ol 10314 82 52 90i,4 12514 50 14 55 21 50--4 53 82 70 vwsoonsin t entral 15900 Pittsburg Coal 29 27 '4. (14 14 12314 500 American Steel 84 500 United Dry Goods 121 Total sale, 615,600 shares. 61 122 COTTON. New York, Dec. 28. Cotton: Spot closed quiet, ten points higher; mid dling uplands 15.S3, middling, gulf lfl.10; no sales. FUTHreS clOHPfl fitoariv Clnetner V 1 I December 15.55. January '15.57. Febru ary io.(4, marcn io.kb, April 15.95, May 16.12, June 16.03. July 16.11. August 15.69. September 14.66, October 13.87. MONEY. New York, Doc 28. Money on call firmr 55 3-4 per cent.; ruling rate 5: last loan 5 1-2; closing hid 5; offered at 5 1-2. Time loans steady; sixty days 4 -l-2i 8-4 per cent; ninety days 4 1-2; six months 4 l-24 1-2. CHICAGO fiRAIN MARKET. Onen. High. Low. Cloie. ....119 1MH 117 118 ...Jll 1)2 110 110 ....102 lu2 7-l 101 10114 ..t. 84 12 82 i... 67 87 86 66 67 67 66 66 S-ll ....44 4 44 44 41 45 43 i 3h IJ'A 4, U WHEAT. Deo. JlllT Oats:

Mar July COKNt IV. 5tT Tick Fleming, and the fight awarded to Youngr Loughrey of Philadeluhla at the Armory A. A. tonight. Th: I'hil adelphla boxer had the best jf 'no f-shting In each, round. His rushing tactics great' iy bothered Donah 113. .1 1 HILTON'S BACKERS PROPOSE PURSE AND A CUP. Running Talk A-ll tha Go Match Rave Proposition. Norwich hackers of Clifford ITiitjn who have a wad of money to pn: up on his running ability over the Xevv London to Norwich course, sal.l on Tuesday that they could see nothing attractive in taking a bet on tho iirop osition offered by Capt. William H, Wicks' backers that he couli beat Hilton!? time. It was too mucn of A bet in t e dark, as they knew nothing about Wicks as a runner and didn't even know if he could go over the course. They had a proposition to of fer, however, saying that they were willing to match man against man for any amount that would satisfy the hospital man's supporters. In ad dition, as Hilton had t)een over tae course once just for the honor cf tho thing, they wouldn't ask him to run for nothing again, hut proposed thai each side to the bet put in something for a trophy that the runners cuulti race for. This could not be a money prize, as Hilton's amateur standing would only allow him to run for a cup or some other trophy. Since the announcements of the I.mg distance abilities of Wicks, there has been nothing but running talk in iocal sporting circles. Tales were told Tuesday night of the rugged work that the Hospital man has been d ing this winter, which make it ap,Kar that he would show up as a dark horse of considerable pretensions in tha field. Those who claimed to know said that Wicks has been training for more than a month past with run? 'in the night over the roads around the Hospital neighborhood. He would siip off by himself to Dawley's lumber yard, get into his running togs be hind a convenient pile of lumber, and hike off for miles over the surround ing country. A plunge into tne icy Thames Is the usual finish to his training stunt. He is said to have coy ered the distance down to the navy yard and back in time that proves him a distance runner to he reckoned with. A man who works in a Thamesville store said Tuesday evening that a run ner passed there" Christmas morning, clothed in regulation running costume and heading for Norwich. He could not tell who he was. but said he was running strong and teok the Thames ville hill In good shape. This seems to put an unknown In the field, who may be heard from yet. JENKINS AND ZBYSZKO. Former American Champion Wrestler and Foreigner Matched. Cleveland, O., Dec. 28. For the first time since his memorahle match with Frank Gotch at the Grays' armory sev eral years ago, Tom Jenkins will make his. appearance toefore a Cleve land audience. He has been matched to meet Zbyszko, the Polish wrestler, in straight catch as catch can style at the Grays' armory on Wednesday evening, January 6. This match was not consummated until Monday after noon, when the papers were signed. Jenkins wants to show Clevelanders that he can hold his own with the wrestlers of the country and Is barring no one. In meeting Zbyszko he is tack ling a man who held his own with Frank Gotch at Buffalo, for an hour, neither gaining a fall. The Polish athlete will meet Beell in Buffalo on New Year's day. This should be a good match, even though very little is known of Tom Jenkins lately as a wrestrler, for he has heen devoting his time as Instruc tor at West Point, Should Jenkins train and he In shape he should give the Polish aspirant for the world's championship a hard tussle. ANOTHER TROTTING DERBY. Eliminating Heats With Horses of Unknown Speed Barred. The American Trotting Derhy, at Readville will "be renewed next year, hut on conditions quite different from those of 1909. Experience has con vinced Mr. Welch that it is impossi ble to satisfactorily handicap horses that never started In public, and the third renewal of the stakes will he limited to trotters having records of 2.15 or better. Green horses may be entered, hut they must have trotted at least three public races before the time comes for handicapping the en tries. Mr. Welch purposes also to re store the tliminatlon heats or races, which were a feature of the 150.000 handicap In 1908. The purse in 1910 j will probably be J 10,000 for trotters I and $5,000 for pacers. Mr. Welch is j considering the plan of separating the reai pacers iroin tne norjoiers in tne latter division of the handicap. Penn. Leads College Chess. New York, Dec. 28. Cornell, Brown and the University of Pennsylvania played the second round In the elev enth annual triangular chess tourney today. Each college is represented by 1 two players. Pennsylvania met one Cornell and one Krown player; the third game was played by Cornell vs. Brown. After today's play the score stood as follows: University of Pennsylvania 3 1-2, lost 1-2; Cornell 2 l-2,lost 11-2; Brown 0, lost 4. The third round will be played to morrow. f Highlanders Hand Out Releases. New Tork, Dec 28. The New Tork Americans today released Pitcher Re velle to the Richmond club of the Vir ginia league and Outfielder Gray to the Tnwflw f Toato., 1 i T-i j ".lei, ii league n ,l 1 1 1. xe- I velle was with Richmond last season, while Gray played with Johnstown, Pa, i of the Tri-State league. The New Tork Americans now have turned back five piayers wno were dratted or purchased from minor league clubs last season, these men being Blair, McConnell, Wil son, Gray and Revelle. Johnson's Gymnasium Started. Chicago, Dec. 28. Work was started today on the esquipment of the gym nasium in the barn at the rear of Jacq Johnson's new home here. The negro champion plans to do a large amount of his preliminary training in this gymnasium. A 24 foot ring will be the main piece of equipment Johnson said today that he would have a large train ing staff, consisting of Gunboat Smith, Monte Cutler, Jack Heiman and sev eral others. McGrath Knew Jimmy Sebring. The recent death of the "ball player, Jimmy Sehring, in Wllliamsport, Pa., was deeply felt hy Jack McGrath, who knew the ball player well, hav ing met him on the recent wrestling trip made ty the Irish Giant in Penn sylvania. Sebring was a staunch friend and a prince of good fellows, McGrath says. i McGovern-Brannigan Six-Round Draw Pittshurg, Dec. 28. Phil McGovern of Brooklyn and Patsy Brannigan of Pittsburg fought a six-round draw here tonight at the Duquesne Gar dens before the National Sporting club. Brannigan substituted fo Charley Goldman of New York, who did not arrive here in time to fill hi engagement Golf Card of 93 at Pinehurst Pinehurst, N. C. Dec. 28. Three di visions qualified In the sixth annual holiday week golf tournament today, J. T. Bishop of the Brooklawn club of Bridgeport leading with, a card of S3. STAFFORD SPRINGS UMPIRE WAS THE BEST YET. Hit Was Neither Fair Nor Foul Bat ter Had to Try Again. "Until I played in an exhibition game in Stafford Springs a few years ago 1 believed everybody knew when a ball was foul and when it was fair," says Bronkie of the Waterbury team. "The umpire, a native, didn't, though, and his ignorance cost one of the hardest played games I ever flirured In. "It was an even struggle until the ninth inning, neither side scoring. We got two men on in the ninth, and the next batter drove the ball to left Held. It was a line hit, and landed squarely on the chalk mark. A cloud of white dust marked the spot. Both runners scored, and we counted the game as good as won. The umpire was in a deep study, and when our next batter came up he asked for time. "'Say. that hit to left field wxsn't nothing,' he said, finally. Tt wasn't foul or fair. It hit right on the line, and the batter must bat aver again. The base runners will have to go back." "We surrourfded the umpire and tried to tell him, but it was no use. "The foul line is neutral Around,' he replied, 'and I don't care a darn what the rules are.' The home team got a run in the last of the ninth, winning 1 to 0." LAJOIE HAS BETTER MARK THAN WAGNER. Napoleon Leads Hans by Five Points on Grand Average Captain Anson Was the Real Hitter. Comparisons of the grand batting averages of Napoleon Lajole and Han Wagner since they broke into big lague company, In the case of ehe for mey for 14 seasons and one less for the Pittsburg slugger, show that the Cleve land man has the advantage of five points with the returns for the 1909 season all in. During the 14 years Lajole has play ed m the faestest company he has a grand average of .347, whilSfor IS sea sons Wagner hangs up the figures of .342. The big Frenchman beat Wagner In the averages In seven of the 13 sea sons both were In fast company, and tied him once, while the Dutchman had the advantage in five. The pair finish ed the season of 1903 with even figures .355 each. Lajole had the higher av erages in 1S98, 1900, 1901, 1902. 1904, 1906. Wagner led in the other seasons. The Pittsburg man has never batted for less than .300 in any season, and his highest mark was reached In 1905, when he batted at a .366 clip. Lajoie's highest mark was made In 1901, when he made a .422 rating. He fell to .299 in 1907 and finished at a .289 clip in 1908. In mentioning the brilliant work of this pair of great batters It might not be amiss to speak of the work with the stick of Captain Anson of the Chicago team. He was In the limelight for 15 consecutive seasons, from 1876 to 1890, and his grand average was .346, a rec ord never touchd. A comparative, ta ble of the work of Wagner and Lajole follows; Wagner. Lajoie. 189S .328 1897 .344 .313 1898 304 .328 1899 359 .379 1900 308 .380 1901 352 .423 1902 329 .369 1903' .355 .355 1904 349 .381 1905 363 .329 1908 339 .355 1907 350 .299 1908 354 .289 1909 339 .324 JOHNSON'S MAIDEN BATTLE WAS HIS HARDEST. Entered Ring at 17 Stuok t Fight ing Game Since. "What was the hardest fight I ever had Well, it happened a long time be fore I was 21 years old." Jack Johnson when in Indianapolis last week recalled his first eqort In the prize ring, when he related the story of his first battle as a boy of 17 years of age. Said Johnson: "It was 14 years ago, near my old home In Galveston, Texas, that I had my maiden battle. It was matched win. John Lee, who was regarded then as the heavyweight champion of the south. He was a veteran of the ring, and I was only a kid 17 years old, and the trouble we had in pulling off that fight didn't add anything to my confidence. "We were matched to fight on the beach near Galveston, but the authori ties got after us and chased us 14 miles into the country. There is an open field the ring was pitched, and before such spectators as were able to follow us in our flight we went at It Story of His First Fight "Say, but that was a fight Le was a big colored fellow, who weighed 185 pounds then, while I weighed only 158 pounds. The hot snu beat down on us as we fought about the ring, and I never did remember how I put that fellow down and out in the 17th round. But I know I was a mighty happy kid when he finally went down and failed to get up and sail into me again In that 17th round.. "After that fight I concluded that there was more money for me In the prize ring than in anything I could do, and I resolved to stick to it For a year or two I was the stalking horse in the training camps of various fight ers. I trained with Dan Creedon, Tom Tracy, Joe Wolcott and other fighters. "Of course I was proud to win the title from Tommy Burns, and I was glad I was able to defend It against Al Kaufman and Stanley Ketchel. but I don't think I ever got so much satis faction out of any battle in my life as I did when I won over Frank Childs in 12 rounds in Los Angeles in 1902. Satisfaction in Beating Childs. "I worked with Childs when he was In training for several of his fights while he claimed the colored heavy weight championship of the world, and the way that fellow trated me was a shame. "I didn't mind so much what he tried to do to me in training quarters, but Childs wasn't on the square with me. and I .would have starved to death for all he cared. "Now maybe I didn't tell Childs all about this when I got him going in our Los Angeles fljrht When I saw I had tiim I thought of all the mean things he had done to me, and every time I handed him one I told him about It I certainly repaid Childs with in terest for the dirt he had done me when I practically ended his ring ca reer. I "After my fight with Childs I was given recognition, and I have worked always with the heavyweight cham pions in view. "I am not trying to reduce my weight now. In fact I have taken on twelve or fifteen pounds since my fight with Ketchel, and I want to build up, so that I will be in shape to get in and work down to fine condition in the last "Blood Wffl Tell" Strength, stamina and vital ity depend upon the blood supply. Keep it pure, fresh and red with BEECH AM'S PILLS SoU Cnrprhsrs, In Uxm 1c mmt 2S five or six weeks before my fight with Jeffries." Canadians Win' at Hockey. New Tork. Dec. 28. The hockey team from Toronto university defeated the New York A. C. seven at St Nich olas' rink tonight, S to 1. RINGSIDE TALK. Harry TuthlU, the trainer of many well-known boxers and baseball teams, has heen engaged by Battling Nelson to train him in England for his hout with Freddie Welsh. Al Kaufman seems easy to please. Johnson has promised him the first chance if the colored man wins from Jeffries. This sort of thing gets both boxers', names in the papers and hurts no one. Manager Carroll of the Phoenix club. Memphis, is looking for a "suitable man to match with Packy McFarland for a date in January. Packv Is ning a trip to Europe, but will put Bright and Steady CO W tjwtf DR. KlriG. Originator of the King Safe 8ystm of Painless Dentistry. We examine your teeth without charge and tell you what It would cost to put them In perfect condition. Ou r charges are consistently low. Pain less extraction free when sets are ordered. Hours 9 a. m. to S p. m.; Sun days 10 to 2. Telephone. KING DENTAL PARLORS, Franklin Square, over Somers Bros. Between now and New Year's is a good time to stock your pantry with Omega Ware, so as to be able to start the year 1910 with a complete line of Genuine Imported Omega Ware a ware that rs perfectly clean and sanitary in every respect, one with out seams to fill up with dirt and a line that has a guarantee back of it. Omega Ware is the most economical ware to be obtained, although the first cost may be above the average, it will out wear anything on the market and this is the feature that makes "OMEGA" famous iarslew have a full line constantly on No order too small for our capacity. MID-WINTER TERM BEGirJS Monday, January 3d risiv London Business College R. A. P,RlTrsEi''K. Principal, Holiday Give something having "Quality", and always useful. KeenKutter Toois and Cutlery. Carving Sets, $1.75 to $7. B0. Pocket Knives. 25c to Sl-50.. SciBsorj and Shears. 25c to $1.00 Razors, f 1.00 to 13.00. Safety Razors Enders, 12 blades, 11.00 Keen Kutter. 12 blades. (350 K. K. Tool Cabinets. 15. to $50. Family Scales. 1 os. to U lbs., $125 THE HOUSEHOLD, Bulletin Building 74 Franklin Street this off for a week or two if there is any coin in sight Bat announced that he would only agree to fight at the Derby distance, 45 rounds, but that 120,000 purse look ed too good to pass up. Jack Dougherty spent the price of a lotig-distance phone from Waldon, N. Y., to let the papers have the results of the fight there Monday night Need less to say, both of Dougherty's boys were winners. Battling Nelson will he taking long chances when he enters the ring to box Freddie Welch in London. Welch has a great chance to make Nelson look foolish in a 20-round go, and the championship of tbe world will go with the decision. Tom Jones, who formerly had Papke under his wing, Is in bad on the coast As manager of Ad Wolgast he de manded and drew down a S200 forfeit posted by Frank Picato, who was to have boxed Wolgast. Picato fell ill and secured a postponement hut the grasping Jones couldn't let the for feit money slip. Tigajfo Lamp A bright and steady light depends upon the construction of the lamp. The best 'skill has put forth its best effort in perfecting the Rayo Lamp. As the air is fed to the flame so does the light burn. The easy-flowing current of air through the air-tube of the Rayo Lamp secures a uniform light, with never a flicker or flare. The ideal family lamp. Made of brass through out and beautifully nickeled. The Rayo Is a low-priced lamp, but rod' cannot get a better lamp at any price. Once a Rayo user, always one Evtay Dealer Enmhtn. If Not at Von, Writ for Descriptive Circular to the Nearest Agency at tbe STANDARD OIL COUP ANT (Imcorporatad) SsavSS DR. KING; Dentist. Ho Pain TJo High Prices I have twenty peoplo a day tell me that they had put oft coming because they dreaded the ordeal. Now. let me ay for the ten thounnndth time, that My Method is Absolutely Painless. After the first tooth is filled or ex tracted you laugh at your fears and wonder why you waited so long. Don't think of having your work done till you get my estimate, which I give for nothing. Don't put it off any longer. harid AT POPULAR PRICES. attention or too large for our Shorthand. Typewriting. Book keeping. Commercial Arithmetic. Penmanship, Grammar, Etc. CATALOG UK FOR THE ASKING. NEW LOXDTI.V. COX.V. Co. Presents Very neat Alarm Clock, $1.15 Watches, 85c, $1.00 and $2.00 Flash Lights, 75c to $1.50 DoIIb, dressed. 25c and 50c Games, 5c, 10c, 25c and 60c Photo .Frames, gold plated, 25e Mirrors, gold plated, 75c Food Choppers Roasting Pans Chopping Trays, Etc. TRAVELERS' DIRECTORY. All l"Jatcr Routo, TO. N.EIV YORES Chelsea Line j Fare 1.0(D): i Unexcelled freight and paseMgea. ervle direct to and from New XorM All Outside Staterooms. From Norwich Tuesdays, ThuredAy. Sundays, at l.li p. m. i New Tork Pier 22. East Rlrer, foot Roosevelt Street. Mondays, Wsdnso days, Fridays, at I p. in. 'Phone or write for fold sr. P. 8. Freleht rcelvd nnlll Bw a,. C A, WH1TAKER, Afsnl I maytd 1 TO NEW YORK NORWICH LINE The water way tbe comor table war of traveling. Steamers City of Lowell and New Hampshire safe, staunch vessel that have every comfort and conven ience for the traveler. A delightful voyage en Long Island 1 Sound and a superb view of the wor- dorfui skyline and waterfront of Ket Tork. Steamer leaves New London at 11 m. weekdays only; due Pier foot of East 22d St (.46 a. m. (Uondays r eepted) and Pier 40. North Klrsr. I a. m. Fare Norwich to New York SI.75 Write or telephone W. J. PHILLIP a. Agent. New London. Conn. auctd Eire I Ira t still am Mala far CLARK'S CMLI9K OK TUB "CIJCTmVi LAKI" 18,000 tons, brand new, R superbly fitted. ound tho HorlD FROM KATf r'RAXCMCO. FEB. B, Uae IKimrr for the Katlrr Crnlae of nearly fur months: ooatlng ealy $150 and up. Including ail necessary as- pensmi. KolTEl Japsa. Chlaa, Pfclllaalawa, Rorara, Java. Bar a, laaas. Cartas. Kgrpt, Italy, Aa aaasaal rKaaaa to vlalt aananally atrrariT alaera. T aSX orient cruise Feb. 6, 1910, by S. S. "Grosser Knr- fiierst," TS 4a rs. including 34 days -Egypt and Palestine. 4oe a a, Including hotels, shore excursions, sto. KKA.NK C. CLARK, Ttmra HI4sfH Ww 'ork. d aclasis' Carriage and Automobile Painting and Trimming Carriage and Wagon Work ef alt klntf Anything m wheel built to N PRICES AND WORK ftlQHT. The Scott Clark CORPORATION, 507-515 North Main Street aprlfd From Now. Till New Years We quote Reduced Prices On Holiday Goods. Our stock Is large and the prices well, we have reduced them so that any one can buy now, even If the Christmas buying baa reduced the alM of the wad in th pocket book. M. flOURIGAN, 62-66 Main Street. dec2Sd 1647 Adam's Tavern 1861 offer to the public the finest standard brands of Brr of Europe jnd America, Bohemian, Pilsner. Culmfcach Bavarian Leer. Bass' Pale and Burton. Jduelr's Scotch Ale. Guinness" Dublin Stout. C. Sk C. Imported Ginger Ale, Bunks Hill P. I!. Ale. Frank Jones' Nourish ing Ale, Sterling Bitter Al. Anneumr Budwelser, g.-Mlu and Pabst A. A. ADAM. Norwich Town. Telephone 447-11. Jylld NOTICE Cr. Louise Franklin Miner Is new locatid In her new office. Breed Hall. Room 1 Office hours, 1 te 4 p. m. Telephone (60. augI74 THE PLANK Headquarters for Beet Ales, L soars. Etc, in Town. JAMES O'CONNELL, Proprietor. Telepbou SOI. a(3d Have You Noticed the Increased Travel? It s a sure sign of good weatbnr fine roads. Fejp! like te ret out ha ha the open air. Wo furnish the fcaat method, and U yoall taka oaa) of os4 teams you'll aay the same. MAHONEV BROS, Polio

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