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NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1922 JOHNSON TELLS BASEBALL WRITERS THAT COBB'S SLIDING WILL STAY .-Chicago, Dee. ' 22 (By the A. P:) . President Johnson, of the American lea se In a letter tonight . to Presideat P. Ci. Lieb, of the New York Baseball Writers' association, in which he assert ed baseball official scorers "In many cases art sroasty lacking in efficiency and re sponsibility," advised the baseball writers' association ."pat their own house in or der before ; sending me scurrilous and questionable complaints' on the Ty Cobb hit controversy. . ' "the New York chapter of the Baseball Writer's association recently forwarded to President John-son a protest against the hater's action In discarding the bore core of the official' scorer in a Detroit Yankee game at New York last May. In substituting The Associated Press box core 'of the same. Ty Cobb gained one mors hit making- his IS 22 batting aver-age- .41. , President Johnson's letter follows in part : .."Your letter of recent date, enclosing a clipping from some paper of resolu tions passed by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' association, was received. . r knew nothlnr of the contro versy over Ty Cobb's batting average un til It was called to my attention in the, public press. . Mr. . Irwin Howe Is the official statis- match with Held, and Ganley has play ed the champion on even terms during all these trial tilts. Several times, in fact, Ganley has done more than mere ly hold his own. so that many followers of the game not only believe that he can play the champloiKfar, more closely than Held was. able to, but that he has a good ushance for the title. TAFTV1LLE VILLAGE LEAGUE Lucier's Stars Fiegeam . Gauthier . lvDuchaime Gaudetta . Sydlou ... . 82 . 92 . 91 .105 . 92 149 96 . 81 97 92 90 ,331 71 29 91 253 94-r 306 93 283 Totals . 500 505 419 1454 Wall Street Five ILemieux I Rckdale Sydlou . Brook's . Gaudette Totals .. 79 ..- 81 ... S8 ..103 ..105 S5 86 101 81 97 72 226 106 295 85 274 151 335 10S 305 TODAY'S SPORTS itAcrxs Meeting of Jefferson Fair Parish Association, at New Orleans. Meeting of Cuba-American Joekej Club, at Havana. Meeting of Tijuana Jockey Cub, at Tijuana. BOXING. Panama Joe Gans vs. Andy Palmer, 12 rounds, at New York. Jimmy Carroll vs. Benn Ponteau 12 rounds, at New York. venture': 10, Dartmouth; November 17, Harvard at Cambridge ; November 2 1, New Hampshire State; 29, Lehigh. .449 447 607 1403 AT WILLIMANTIC Taftville f May 15, Mr. Howe had previously Bade a. careful investigation of all facts j surrounding the scoring of that day. "The official sheet was not signed, and was plainly In error in one other parti cular that tended to make valueless thn pitching records. The Associated Pre core of the game of May 15 was accept ed and with my endorsement. You scor ed the game for the Associated Press that day and credited Cobb with a hit. , Are . we to believe that you reversed your Judgment at this late date? ' "This office has no direct dealings with the official scorers. They are ap pointed by the e'ubs tn the various cities, and experience has plainly shown that in many cases they are grossly lacking In efficiency -and responsibility. - Extending through- a perW.d of sev eral' years, this office has had much dif ficulty In securing the official acorea, and In some Instances none was received af ter, much telegraphing and corns pond in ce." Pepin ....97 98 112 802 Glarfue 83 98 97 283 Marien 120 107 170 397 White 119 130 111 360 Dugas 136 129. 100 35 Totals 560 557 , 590 1707 Willimantic Francher 115 114 ""104 333 Jacobs 141 104 116 361 Bishop ". 106 115 121 341 Cnabot 100 12-1 142 313 Noel .....112 129 169-; 410 Totals . 573 583 652 1808 WILLARD TO BB BARRED P'BOrZMS GIYX8 CRIQTJl HIS BEST TERM New York. Dec. 22 Tom O'Roiftke. Jew York boxing promoter, today cabled Eugene CrtquL European. ' featherweight ahampton. that plans to match htm with Johnny Kllbane, of Cleveland, world's tttlebolder, next Decoration day at the Polo Grounds, would, be cancelled un ions Criqul agree to accept a guarantee at $25.000 ' or 20 per cent, of the ga'M rmeipts. ORonrte's cablegram was la answer to ona from Robert , Eudltn, Clqul's manager," O'Rourke declared, "that if be (alia, to accept my offer, I WI1 match Johnny Dundee, of New York,! ter a title contest with Kllbane. I have ivllbane'a agreement to fight on that date arfth any opponent I may select." ' , Dundee is recognized as the feather weight champion by the New York state athletic commission, which ruled Kllbane bad vacated his title for failure to ac cept Dundee's challenge. - O Hem rice also announced he was ang tine &' - championship heavyweight - contest at the Polo Grounds next July ! aad had communicated with Tom Gib bons, Jess Wlllard and Joe Beckett, the Englishman, In an effort to match one of Cham with Jack Denapsey. ; . FROM FIGHTING IN NEW YORK New York. Dec. 22 Unless there Is ;i change In the personnel of the Sta'e Athletic Commission with Incoming of the new State Administration. Johnny Kllbane, Cleveland veteran whose world's featherweight title was declared vacated by the commission, will not be permitted to box In this state. Chairman Muldoon made this statement yesterday On behalf of thecommission. Another statement made by Chairman Muldoon was that Jess Wlllard who ant. who formerly held the world's heavy weight title, will under no circumstance be permitted to box under the jurisdic tion of the present commission. The agi limit, under the rules of the Boxing Board, will keep Wlllard ineligible for. j a license here,' it was explained. The fact . that Wlllard has hot been active In an ath'etlc sense the memorable occo sum at Maumee Bay In 1919 further mil itates against him. Muldoon's explanation of the status of the two boxers followed -T'-rU that Kll bane had been matched .. ilnst Eugei Crlqut, French boxer who holds the Eu ropean featherweight title fcnd that Wil lard might engage in a fcout with Demp sey. . Kibane, Muldoo'n said, had already had a reasonable chance to regain his good .standing with the locaT commission, but he permitted the opportunity to pass unnoticed. ... . . In the same category Muldoon placed Johnny Wilson, Inactive Boston box ; AMERICAN ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN DEMAND IN EUROPE New York, Dec. 22 American Olym pic team trainers and coaches are already In great demand among foreign nations, although the Pari3 international meet i3 still eighteen months away. Correspond ence addressed to the Amateur Athletic union and the American Olympic asso ciation stress this demand and there are numerous inquiries regarding suitable candidafes from widely separated natlon3 throughout Europe. " ' Belgium is one of the latest countries to ask the good offices of the A. A. TJ. in the matter of engaging a coach and trainer for the BeVgium Olympic team of 1924. Impressed by the development, con dition and showing of the United States teams at Antwerp in 1920the secretary of the Ligne Beige D'Amletisime, tne track and fie d sport governing body of that country, has written to Secretary F. W. Rubien, of the A. A. U-, request Ing a last of possible candidates for the position. The names of several well equipped t 'ainrrs wi'.l be forwarded with in the next few days. Other European nations are consider ing the ad usability of engaging an Am erican athlete or trainer to coach their teams include Holland, Spain and Greece Still others in more remote portions of the globe a" so are interested. One or more South American countries may elect "o enage an American coach and it is un dprKinnd t.bat TiryTt has a' ready ap proached a former United States track star now living abroad. ROBINSON NARROWLY ESCAPES t INJURY IN. ACTO ACCIDENT Annapolis, Md., Dec 22 Wllbert Rob inson, manager of the Brooklyn National league baseball tarn narrowly escaped ta- ; jury today while riding with Robert i Strong, of South River, in an automo . bile. f j Robinson, who is on a hunting trip near here, was driving his machine be- ; hind a truck loaded with bricks. One of the bricks fell and was caught In the rear wheel of the truck. It was sent crasiilng through the windshield of Rob- ineou s car. Robinson escaped the show er of glass, but Strong, besides beint; , trm.-s. by the brlcK, sustained several slignt cuts about the face. SPORTS FwpianBn CHARNETSKI'S TEAM WINS "Y' GYM CONTEST The athletic contest In the sen'or gym class came to a close at the Y. M. C. A. Friday night, with Team C taking- the honors, which will entitle them to a feed to be served them by the three losing teams. The final standings are as fol lows: -Team. Points. C A. Cliarnetskl in B N. Flolayson '. liBg D L. Tempestas 9J A R. Boynton ........ 752 STAMFORD GOLFER WINS IN PINKHURST TOURNEY Pinehurst, N. C. Dec 22 E. L. Scho field of Stamford and Pinehurst won the Pinehurst country club's annual gol! tournament today by a victory of 4 and 2 over R. C. Shannon, 2nd, of Cassaps qua. Holiday "Y" Gym Activities. A special program of activities will lie ! held in the Y gym durine the hol:dav week . The program will include special athletic nnd uame stunts, also swtmm:ng activities. The new term will open in the gym the first of the year and will include many new activities, including new leas-ues in all the gymnasium classes. A Real Christmas Suggestion NUGGI CIGAP BOXES OF 25 AND 50 FOR SALE EVERYWHERE GEO. P. MADDEN COMPANY FRANKLIN SQUARE SHOP EARLY ANNOUNCEMENTS HitW at T Bandar Tomorrow. Sunday, at 4 o'clock. the story of Joepb will be told In moving pictures at the Y. M. C A. In aJ.ii-.ton , Swahn't orchestra will furnish deligh:ful music A brief address will be given tx1- tween the reels. All men and older burs ' i are invited to be present. Vhat Is Gfiing On Tonight VardevKI- tr.J ::s-.:r.g Tic: urea at Vf..-!i-jr Tr.eatr 'vlni T-iur-.i at Thr l!c.lr.; Pxrci at Thtitre. TODAY'S EVENTS Fc;mn!r r! Na- or.il R!:o WerV. The famous poen-.. - Tt.,i tha Night Before Chr:Mwae. t.- vr:-tn by Clem 'ent Clarke Moore. ca hiur.drtd years ago mis evening. An unusually short Christmas recess la Caning tm Strand. Ia carrying out her announced no'.iry ' tLj1:. """.r 'J pUb,ic ". 'r eongrK. iih IsgrUd best tht mnner. t1m nA 9ft af ar. . . . miwm deavor can produce. Norma T.lm.d-. ZJZS rWe aaXl following her great triumph In Th, 1'niv.r.iiv ,.r r-,-..i k u.w.n Tknn.1, l,k Ml . . ' - "" leave, to-lay tor Alto. Calif, v here a eame is to be ::aycd witli Ice land fctanford on uec. 2. Connie Mack, majjip-r cf tic Phila delphia American Lsne team and os of the best-krown ficur-r, m prcfessionai bas-b2ll. is SO y-ira uid today. Through the ef."--.r-.s ,f ihn Massaeho- In Smllln' cent film. The Eternal Flame, an adap tation of La Dwhesse de Langeai. by Honor de Balzac. In The Rtemal Flame, which will h the First National attraction at the Strand theatre next week. Is to . found a story of tnns heart Interest that revolves around the scandals nnd setts Society for the ITrwr.tion of Cru- romancn-ni me court or Lows xvni.ielty to Animals Oi-: v-ork horses of Misa Talmance portrays the leading Boston today will 1 ivea their annual role of thee Dnchens. a rreat beauty of Christmas tree and dinji'-r of cram, hlrh character who. when she lea rr.s ' apnlea and carrot?. that her husband, the Due de LaiigeaH Three eminent prelate cf the Raman In betting on her parity. beotns the Catholic church todc. y caleUraic the for roquette of the court. In her flirtation" tieth anniversary t-f tlitir otdlnsuon to she arouses the love of the lnv'.n-&U : the priesthood. They are Archbishop General de Montriveau. He Is furious Keane of Dubuque and Bishops O Dea of when ha learns cf her desire to -j; Seattle and Walsh of J'onlaal. Me. known as the conqueror of the man whv To gratify a mother's wish. Archblsa has never fallen In love and In his ragL- 'P Curley of BaHimore today will per- k dnaps her. Intending to brand hr orm an unrreceom-i art waen be or- oaini a stuaent oi M. Marys Seminary one year in advance of the completion of his studies. The student will proceed immediately to bis hon-.e in Maine, griva . with the mark of Infamy. She pleads : and he has not the cm-age u. through with the terrible punishment ' and releases her. The Durliew reAli I that her love Is real and In dally letters nis moiner aa nrst t,!eM.rs. and any i to the general bares her soul to him. ,nm mfea m n;a lrishyi The letters are returned unread. In de CHINK ANNOUNCES PURCHASE ; : , OF it HORSES IN ENGLAND Phil T. Chlnn, tha Kentucky horse snan who reached New York on the Olym pic : yesterday, reported his purchase of twenty-eight head of thoroughbred racing stock at the Newmarket sales in England. ALL-COLLEGIANS . TRIM THREADMAKERS, 63 (Special to Tha Bulletin.) Willimantic. Dec. 21. The lust Amer ican Thread five met their Waterloo here tonight at the state armory when the fast All-Collegian five of Hartford took their measure by a score of 62 to 37. The Threadmakers, who are accustomed to playing professional rules, agreed to play tiie game under the amateur rules which greatly handicapped their All- work. The first half ended with the All- Colleeians leadine 25 to IS, an KM Norfolk Wins. Boston, Dec. 22. Kid Norfolk of New lortc defeated Lee Anderson of Berlin. N. H., ton ght in 10 rounds. Th-. n?gro heavyweight fousht viciously wi'h Nor foi'r ho:dinr the u-- hand. Anderson's belated rally wag flashed in the tenth by the New Yorker. S1i, . zz J SPORT WORLD BRIEFS L Ji Pancho Villa, American flyweignt champion, has been signed to battle Ton my Murphy of Philadelphia In an eight round bout at the Arena A. C, of the Quaker City on New Year's day. Former officials of the New York Am. when erican Baseball club has abandoned niar. play was resumed in the second half the raise a burial fund for Cfiar'.ey Thread team crept to within three points Hemphill, former Yankee star, when they of the opponents only to be s.-ept off earned that he was not dead. '' their feet in the last ten minutes of . nlav. Pike was the tugh p- n s -irer ;for the All-Collegians, wh :o T ins, jNormandin, D. Murphy and lif'n - i : I the bulk uf the soring fpr tlie --a imiksrs. On Christmas nircht the Thre d nakera will meet the Wa-srbury COiiegians, ; whicn includes three Washington Cm-1 Uene Sarazen, open golf champion has versity players, Carroll, Dumshotte and signed a two year contract to act as pro Carrington, formerly with the Water- fessional for the new y formed Briarcliff If Jack Dempsey doesn't receive som-. km of an au-cctive of.'jr from Amer! ean : r moter.: he will sail for Euroj. lateiu oanus.iv, accord. n,, t.j Oj.n M Metric:, his eastern representative. TRANSFORMING RURAL LIFE- Why move to town when you can enjoy all city conveniences in your farm or country home ? Delco-Light will furnish . every comfort and convenience of the . most modern and up-to-date city residence. ' ;, ' Write, call or phona and let us show you how .we can save you money by -. installing Delco-Light on your farm. WRITE FOR CATALOG CARL W. BROWN -UNCAS NATIONAL BANK BLOG. NORWICH, CONN. AVOID SMOKY OIL LAMPS -,. ANNOUNCEMENTS Christmas day. spalr she determines to quit the world 1 Sunday Events ana seen spiritual solace in a convent Obwrnncc of Peace Rundn ana tne events which fo.iow her dec:s-1 Centenary of the birth of Matthew At. ion carry drama as po gnant as the nold. famous Enelish cost. " .recn can K.vc. ' Conway Tearie portrays the leading male - role as De Montriveau, whi Adolphe Jean Menfra is to be seen s l- Due de Langeais. Others In th east are Wedgwood Nowell. Bosemtry rhaby, Kate Lester Thomas Rteketta. Irving Cummlngn and Otis Harlaa riank Lloyd directed. A comedy and news will complete th program. Next Week Conrre rational James L. Case has sold for Mrs. Julia A. Gore to Charles L. Chapman et al. a valuable tract of lar.d located In tha northerly side of Hamilton avenue ad joining the resldcr.ee property of. Mrs. "Snre and containing about 12 acres. The new owners have purchased ta prnnerty as an investment. Colt & Sholes sold for Mrs. llstlle A. Henderson ber to-famI"y house on ZTf aurei Hill avenue to Mrs. Anna W. Woods of Eat Side. Slic lirtenda t move lier family there ia the spr.nc ar.d make her home there. It Is a dandy house with ail modern intprTvcmcaU NORWICH TOWN burj Kaceys, pions. last year's state ciiaro- GONZAGA SQUAD PRACTICES The University of Notre Dame footha.i 1 team will play the Princeton univprsitv i , eleven at Princeton on Octoher 20. 1923 - San Diego, Calif., Dec. 22, Football Kald Knute K. Roekne. ilir. r whose world's middleweight title was de- practice- in bathing suits on a beacii was Mies at Notre Dame, announcing his those which resulted In the action In the case of Kilbane. Following Is the Christmas programme carried out by the several grades at West xown street school at the closing of xebooi on Friday for the Chr'stmas va cation. crj ,es 1. 1, 4 Santa C'.aas Is Com ln, A Christmas Lullaby, Jolly Old San ta Claus, Just 'Fore Christmas, Auther Bern-itt, We Three Kings of Orient Are, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Holy Night; selections on Vlctrola. Y.) Lodge hotel and Golf Cub. The ! TZ,Z ter Lies the Child, George Richland ; Planning Christmas Gifts, Anna Duch; How Santa Claus Came Down the Chim ney, Claude Stanton at Park Chnrrh. Sunday, Dec H At four o'clock In 4he afternoon the annual Christmas ser- ; vice- of the Sunday school will be held jln the church proper. Each class of the overlooking the Thames. .scnooi win nave a parr in me exercises l and the frlertds. of the children in the j THE BREED ' ssonaay scnooi as wen as the member of the congregation are Invited to at tend. Wednesday. Dec. 27 A Christmas party for th children of the Sundar school will be held In the Hugh Osgood Memorial Parish house at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening. Every member of the . Sunday school ia Invited to come and see the surprise that will be await- aer- PBATT STKEET BE8IDENTS AFTEB CHICKEN THIEVES r them. Residents of Pratt street and vein Ity who have been losing ohickena n.ghta during the past few weeUa are reaartlr.g - o di-it.c -.asu.ts to put an end to thia - Liberty Caeh J'e Urt Opens Today. e :nj. ir. s na e oecn cei ana not This iSnturdnv, mornln nw ntnh Thursday, Dec IS. Mid-week vice in the chapel at 7.10 o'clock. 1 A perfect picturization cf The Go4 j PVov'.der, which according to the an ' thor. Fann'-e Hurst. :s "a supreme ex ample of how -a ctory may be success fully transferred to mouon pictures without throw'nt the narrative vers'.OTi out of the window," will be shown at the Breed theatre. Sunday. Monday. , Toesday and Wednesday, j Everyone who has read Miss Hsrst'f orlr'nal story will acres with her com mendation of the picture. More thi j that, they will recognize In It one of the , screen events of the year for The Good . provider has more I27carat bumaaeai about It thn any other picture seen in a few r a ..sts ha.e gun loaded and market Is to be openr at 21 West Main months. This team cf Hurst and Ear- are Aylng .or the roost raiders. The of- street. The new market, which Is to be sage works well 'n screen harness. That the Liberty Cash Market, ir was made evident in Humoresque. au- Tense brings a. prison sentence. (N. new course will be opened March 1. a novel stlit anoruea to ean jjibko j;i m- rootball schedule for next season. iron fans today when the Gonzaga uni- " eniiari hcrp trt lPt W Vir- . ' I is v.,im wned ou- under . .f c'." "n, wno apparently Is th ' rect:on of AssisUnt Coach Bill Hig- DELTA8 OITE ANNUAL . - DANCE AT ACADEMY The Deltas, an Acaoemy sorority, gave their annual uance Friday nlgoi ia tha Acaaemy gymnasium, which was attractively- ucconutu with laurel, ever areen A ChrtKtmas Carol, and red in Christmas etfecu The music Julia Santo; Christmas Ceroids. Grades was oy Herb Smith's orcnesTa. 5 and 6. ' I ' Grades 7 and-1 Christmas, .The Birth of Christ Xmas quotations, Gr. 7; How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar, Ern est Remon ; Christmas -Everywhere, poem. ' liene McCann full-fleged leader of the Bridgeport club Grades 7 and 8 : Christmas for The Birds. CONNECTICUT MILLS FIVE wiTU, . anno"nces that he has purchased Pitcher Beatrice La, Bonne. PLAYS NEWPORT RESERVES, .quad had come from the " h,r" - ' (Special, to The Bulletin) . northwest and a temperrtture npvermg ton f Chattanooga Tulh Afth. Southern league. TisnUiann Tion 91 Mrniinr P.nh ' around the zero mark, ana tliggin- a.-a Pellerln of the Connecticut Mills bas- not want his m;n to feo! too much the cetball team Is determined to give the bat- y 74 degrees pre -rrnVns at Cor.inada. Newport Naval Reserves team a run where the team Is quartered S) h ae- for its money when It coa.es here for ' number of ba hing suits ana or Ned Dameron. un er a five-year sus p nrlon terra for jumping the Albany clu! nLortlhall. This Newport team has managed "ira warriors went down to hard nd Fbany with T western"" 'iLSFtS inown to trim Connecticut Mills on two other and were put throu3h a brisk work ut. " i 'tr?, Mft -Tf.f bfin in nanager hippen . . "v.""niww u iiauu. I "r - AraA into ,v,Rm. The ftra- ,"t rcM Bna Paying outlaw Dal LOtonei cmnn acquired the horses, f I un""" '"s'"- "" : -- ----- - -- reported to be part of . . t 11 m.i. i.- . v. .. j vie-a wamn-s wptit n : nv-n tn hard sand wnwn sixteen are loais or vaiena, Lord Archer Sunstar, and other well-known to ires, for the Hlmyar stud at Lexington Ky.' All of them will be shipped on the Mesaba which ia due here some time next ' week, ' and which will bring also two mares for E. R, Bra, ley, three for H. P; HeadJey aad several for Walter J. Sa'tnon, Colonel China hoped to buy thj aire Stephen the Great, but a reserv rice of 13.000 guineas was placed on the stallion and there was no bidding. sUNSEIXA MtBT NOW DEFEND ' aarASH TITLE AOAIN8T GANLEY ' New ,Tbrk, Dae. 21 After Walter K. K-nsclL had won a renewed lease npoi the . world's .'professional squash tennis title b his defeat f James Reld at the Vale ChA yesterday afternoon. It -became . known' that he will be eal ed upon . to de fend -ljis. laurels once more, in tiie lm- nnual occasions when St r? Oanielson, and the Daniels. : is determined this will no again if he can prevent it. With that idea in mind he has sign ed up a team for the Christmas night ame that should make things hum. Such stars as Alexander, Reddy, Mills. Barry and Lord will be in ti;e Cc -( necticut Mills lineup and they have tlio pwer and the speed to give the Naval Reserves a humd:nger of a contest. CQFFT. TUG-OF-WAK CHAMP. DIED IN BOSTON "ostoi. Dec. 22. Timothy J. CofEy. who wr.s individual tug-of-war champion of this country for 10 years and claim d he could out.ull any man in the wnr"d al ii end of a rope, died here tod" In ''.'09 a', a tournament in N w Yrrk city 'offy defeated 27 men of man: nation- In a cont""t adver ised for th- world's S!UZKTT',",1 ln5 ancinE tha-t win continue un anls lnfltrudtor of - the New . Ynr' a c, rir midnight or after. knd In wn tennis Instructor at White Sul- - - phui1 ' Spring and Se'ibright, wi.l-ae.thi! ',. Ehampion's 'next chaUenyer andMt w'.l" BGINS ALL-STAKE ' .yntt-f-H 'in' Jarm'Hrr' Klnsoila and 1 ' ' AT ARMOBT CHRISTMAS uaiucy prncuceu togeier rremiently The management of the Battery B atuifa.' ibfc ' fbrmer -was.. training, for nls Ave was disappointed, to learn that the haTriTiirmsli' Hft was s:tt fe f tall onrl u-.iji!er reuenn is assurea oi a Dig weighed about 208 pounds at his best noUday crowd and will see to it that . . a basketball game wo thy of their at tention is provided for them. 1 A an appetizer forthe big game the Plrjnfield B;.dd es w 11 battle with the Danielaon Tigers, and then after the -)ig game Eai 1 Wood and his- orches- ra will be up therd on the stage play a stuinbling block ton. the deal. . Johnny Dundee has signed to batt.1, with Tommy O'Briend, crack California!! 'ightweight, In a 1 ,-und bout to be staged at Tom AridreWs auditorium In t''w?ukee on Dec. 29. O'Briend his de feated all tor notch western light weight? Johnny Shugrwe was offered this bout. In 1796 the world's trotting, horse roc-o-d was a mile in 2 minutes and 37 sec onds. . - ' ; la tfc City Caws. in ' the city court Friday morning on known located in the. block formerly occupied by John Troland. the block having re cently been purchased from the Chelnea Boat club by Alex Pamik. The market la to be managed by Harold Stone, form erly connected with a local well known tnxrVet and Justin Holden. also well known in the business In Norwich. The market is to handle only meats of ' custom to grow sentimental. Mr. the highest grade and with the baying vldfon's portrayal of the kindly. stantlated In Back Pay and ebl'sh- ed beyond doubt in The Gd Provider. The Good Prov.dtr. which features Vera Gordan and Dore Davidson. Is an acknowledgment ct the family debt to the father, to the man who provides t the creature comforts, a long-sufferinc man about whom it bas not been the Da- lov. power of the nrra the public will have ; ifi antelfi'h. Julius Binwaneer U as opportunity to buy the best at prices touching and able a screen performance that will be surprisingly low. Invitation ; .. t,.. .., k- dnn. Mlns Gordon. mau Irain out of town paid a fine plus have been extended t all to visit and.- nra in mill the inimitable motij- custs foT dnnaing to eac s. Another Inspect the new market. j cr gnj Miriam Battista again la the iun who 11. ea near Norwich paid a One ' ' j winsome, darling Utile firi. Vhienna and costa for the same often. Dcnnia . , . , . Osborne, a beaut'ful girL contrttmtes Honillle w lined I2S nnd cotn for reck- Next Weak at rt4 Caasregstteaal enet tnt ability and others less driving and faLure to obey the light I Cfcnreh i tj,a tine cart are William (Buntert i wa. iiU o.d came to 140.S0. which he The Campfire trill give a Christmas Collier. Jr.. John Rocbe. James Devin. Entire Navy to Obs-rve Christmas Holl I oaid. The arrest was mada bv 8ta . . . wm . Th navy department has' issued orders i,i;ccman M.li. Si.eil.nz. . rT "1, Ta continued nuuur against tw be a dinner at 5.20. an da gift laden Taftvllle brothers waa called up and went tree, this party to. be followed by a over, to Dec. 26th. The som of 7.ft0 -Christmas meeting and carol singing by ms uen in by Clerk A. J. Bailey. the Camp Fire. '..' ; i The Christmas festival for the church WEATHER BUREAU WARNS . school will-be held at the Community to all ships and stations, that the Christ- ma"! holidays will be observed m the most appropriate manner. Leaves awl fur loughs are to be granted to all the men that can be gns red-without Imnalrln the tt" 'ntnsnc 'fflclency of ships In ae tlenm:i"'i These orders will en ble shout 12.000 Vow England boys to visit their homes during lhe next IS days. . Christmas will be real merry to many In the navy tm year 1.18 pettv nffl c"i will be made, dated Jan. 1st. Many n-w chief pKty offivrs are also o be mide to fill the vacancies 'cav4 by the eM'-fg retlTd since July. In addition to i tVose. 200 permanent nno'n'm'nts s ch'of nettv offloer will .be 'ssued lso datd Jan. 1st. These nromotton" lave wonderful T"-"rtunitls for men now m- Or A NORTHWEST STORM house. Rlanrha Craic. Ora Jones, Ed wan Phillips. Muriel . Martin aad Margaret Severn. Tonics of the Day and an Education al Weekly maka up the remainder of the hill. Today's bill eonriits of fVola Dsn a June vndnen. Charles Hutch ts-n In Oa IE LYKCH GUTPSINTS, MIDGET SMITH IN TKRILUNG FIFTEEN ROUND BATTLE Basketball New York Dec. 22. Joe Lynch of New challenger's body as they came to York successfully defended h4s world's grips. He cut Smith's mouth with- his nuuiiwtisni cfiampionsnip tonignt, re- jao m tne second round and kept a steady stream-of- blood flowing for the rest of the boot.- and Dance fast r Rector n.e of Bridgeport would be unable'-to pp. ar on the Armory court - seivmg the Judges' decision after i 15 Christmas afternoon as they are book- ground contest with Midget Smith a's1 of ed to play m BridfreDort Monrla v. . I New York, at Msdlfum' Smiare Ha - n .To replace this learn and give the Smith fa'led in his gamelSid for the Smith onee slipped to the floor iAcK.ei.aaii lansNoi mis section a .fast Dantam title because of his nabilltv to penetrate l-yncns rangy,, clever defense. Washington, Dec 22. The mu. today issueil the following ad' visory northwest storm warnlna a samr p. m.; "Block Island to Dascon, -coast storm moving rapiuly northeastward. . Its ceo-' ter - will' probably ' pass a' Mm i t s-ti.tr southeast ot Nantucket toblght. ' Strong northeast to northwest winds, probably gaiea indicated." r - t Wednesday venlrs at half past Get "Em Hutch. Charles Chaplin seven. There will be a simple procram Shoulder Arms, and the Paths News. weather candy for all and every member o: w arisa ia coraiany inviteo. . .ft w fc , THUTUt H - Mid-week worship. Thursday evening. at 7.45. Mr. Abbott will contlcue his talk on Preparation for the New Testa ment. . ' listing. pr "ela'lv men with aome technf. ca' tr'Wn-: snd knowledge. ' ATO BLLMINATE GRADE - . ;. . AJt.honeh ; verv close to . the. holidays, I - . CROSSING AT NEWIXOTON lat week was the biggest 'week In tne -' - ' recrul'mg rerrlce for the post year:.-! 079 '.. Hartford. Dec 22.-"-As a result of 'op nw men were enlMed. EnTstments" of position, by 'Highway- ConUBissfoner 4 800 men erpW during. the month it. ' Charles J:-. Bennett to plans. proponed by December snd It Is assumed that '.aVut the -New Haven road tor -the, elimination onft-half of fhwie men wttl re-enlist SmaH 'of ' Clayjon'a creasing at Newingtoo, ' a hopes are he?d hy,the recruRmg service "eontinaance for two. weeks, waa taken to thls week, but tt u expected Uist next day, following, a hearing before the pnW week will be a record breaker. . To meet c utlliUea commission , to ( allow, vthe this situation an recruiting stations have i railroad tune to submit'; a revised lay- orders to remain open until 9 p. m. . Town Hall, Dsriichon (STT NIGHT Newport Naval .Reserves, vs. Connecticut Mills PRELIMINARY GAME Flainfield Buddies Doniekon Tigers These Gmes to be Followed by Dxag. game the management of the Battery B team nas securea uiggms All-Stars. Scotty Hlggins, for eleven years cap tain of Willimantic, will be seen In action against the local-team. Scotty is a fa- ivortte with .the basketball fans where- ever he appears on the floor and is as Musk by WOOD AND HIS OOIESTRA v -Cttbaeriptioa ts) aO AmaHeaw ai4 . Eurepsan Publications,. -!I.V5 TiEWS BUREAU-'-' vsrott eauARi The challenger, was- on - the aggressive .nost of the time but except for occ.sion tl swings that momentarily shook the uhnmplon, he was unable to land effectively. Lynch fonsht cautiously. At times his iye an anyone wouia want to i defensive tactic, slowed up the fight. 'but - r . "e l wonaenui shot I in several rounds, notably the 13th snd J?0." i" I"1" an,d th? a"cctsa i "th. he traded punches with the ohaT- ot the Emeralds was due largely to his coaenmg ana team wonc. He will have the' Emerald flash: Tn Normandin playingr' a forward position and tt Is worth the price of admission alone to watch this blond haired lad on the chaikea courts. Bill Reddy, - Conn.. Mills team star. In booked to play the other forward posi tion. - . BIU has recently been appointed coach et the Southbrldge Optical team which shows his worth as a basketball- per former. Hlggins did not divulge the names of his other players but the fans may rest ..assured that he will bring some snappy players. , , The Battery B five will probably line op aa follows: Belah- If, Da via and Jim Murphy rf. Mills c. Jack and Deny Mur phy guards. ...-. - There teams ought to furnish enough fireworks to please the most ardent bas ketball fan. Remember aj the Stats Armory, Christmas afternoon. - lenger on even terms. He kept out of the m'dget's reach with his long left, jabbing rtth whiplike swiftness to Smith's jaw and occasionally "shifting his attack to On a grain farni of 12,90 acres near Winnipeg, all the .work . Is . done with. tr.lra niwl . tmr4nrn tfaat fnrmerlv pa- Neither scored a knockdown, although quired 400 horses and the f eed . frow nlth onee slipped to the floor as they, nan hytp for their maintenance, v . wrre mixing luriousiy. ........ . . ... ' Smith seemed a trifle off form as a re- I r" . v " 1. .-V b,,UVUU WMUP111 and the fact that within the last week he' was obliged to take off six pounds in or aer to scale tonight at 118, the bantam-' -eight limit Lynch weighed 116 3-4. -The semi-final contest, scheduled for 12 rounds, . ended abruptly "in the first round when Harry Leonard ;, Philadel phia was disqualified by the .eferee for: fouling Kid Williams, Baltimore veteran. The low blow came after 2 minutes and 21 seconds of the round had elapsed. Wil liams weighed 11 1-2 and Leonard 118. out for the pew highway. S snare DeaJiaa Open a . 'The'-Powers of Shirooe mav" as well understand that open and square' dealing Is the only way out of their difficultiea. Washington 'PosC . "1 -'. ; BROWJt TO PXAT . . TXH FOOTBALL OAMW Providence, R. L, Dec 2 X Seven home games and three on rival fields are In cluded in the Brown university football schedule for 1922. announced today by Manager Robert H. Goft Two new-comers, Haverford and Washington and Jef ferson, are on the list. The Bears will play. Uieta- first Thanksgiving day game since lHf when they face Lehigh in this city on November 2J. The schedule follows: 8eptmber 2, Haverford 1 October , Colby; IX,. W. and J; at Washington; October M. Boston unlversltv : ST. Yala at New : Haven ; Notembei $, St. Bona- J HAPPY LLXE LET US ASSURE YOU OF OUR APPRECIATION OF YOU R PATRONAGE DURING THE PAST YEAR-AND BY THE SAME TOSEN WE EX TEND TO YOU OUR WISHES FOE A--IISAS-J-ND A ' ' SUCOESJL NEW YEAS QUINN & DESMOND ; I -In order to give the No lch patron a treat for Christmas the managemeat of the Broadway theatre will have van riaiHiu for nil nest week. A Una Pr9- e m c. iv, ' gram has been arranged with noma of - Spwulatortv Not Farmers, Winners test seta that could be had. ;The farmers may enjoy a semblance j The Referee, which comes to tit of prosperity In a period of inflation Broadway theatre Monday for a run ato they did In 1920. But tha persona of three days, offers Conway Tearie tha who -win real prosperity in such a type - of role his admirers have long period are not the farmers,' who have wished be would play. There !s per to devote their time to their fields and hepa no screen star of the day mora fit livestock, but. the speculators who ted to play the part of a fighting referee pave nothing else -to do than to apply forced by circumstances into the most their wits. to extracting the maximum trying situation of his thrilling life, advantage from Price chanrea A'aw 1 John McArdln has a conscience cultl- nepuaucan. . . I vated and strengthened trom nis -you up by the teaching of his mother. -At twenty-four he is the recognised mid dleweight champion of the world. But a motor-car accident injured his annr so badly that he Is forced to abandon hi career when It is at Its crest. 60 John McArdle enters the . business world. ' The t h on I The arena Is Janv med with fight fans crazy for action., crying for first blood! The gong clangs! Action I The fighters step gracefully about the ring, their muscles modal like slick ribbons under their skin, theli eyes narrowed, and eager for the first advantage. There Is a Wow under thi belt. Someone cries. "Foul!" n crowd shrieks. The referee steps for ward. Honest I oka HcArdlet Tbam thi real. ntattnat fight of all begins! Don't Neglect Your Wood - PfleAll Size ;CORD WOOD SAWS ; T. H. ELDREDGE v K( "WATER STREET HLL OUT AND MAIL TO THIS Nb 10c a Line, A TCTt 5 Words to ft line ' Wairt To Let, For Sale, Etc Name . . ... ... . . . . . . . - C!assific.tioa. ............ . . . ... R. Fi D. or Street . . i3y ... .......... Number of Insertions Post Office .v.: .V.. .': . . . .V. . .V. . Am't Enclosed! . . . ..... .V. . . 4 : Write complete ad below tecliidihj name and address . : Or Lf blind address Is wanted , mark X here 41 . t ......... 4.......... titfii'm.Mivti m Vew Beaaty Satea Xarne Lackenbach is to open ber op h date Beauty Sa'lon on Wednesday, De cember. 27th, at No. 1 Washington street Coming from- New York city where for the past' 13 years she bas conducted a beauty parlor at 3809 Broadway, em ploying twelve beauty specialists. Madam. t Lackenbach Is prepared to give the people., of Norwich all the latest In beaaty work. The salon la equipped with all modern conveniences, Violet ray, electrical mas sage, maroelle- waving, hair coloring, and ' Madame Lackenbach intends to carry on her popular and perfect work in sonfp and clal treatments: . Tha salon will also carry a fun stock of salves, olla. creams, and dressings, tor oae of her patrona, and all work wfil fce done la the same manner that brought success to her parlors. In New Tork. M"1" Lackenbach will be aaslstad hi ber business" by ber daughter Ee who Is also well known for bar fine work. .Treatments can be had by special ap pointment and all work is ruarantaed a ; perfect.." - - - ' I Featured is the French bluebird mod 1 pack, aad the -mud and lemon bleaching pack, noted for their qualities in. beauty parlor work. la connection with the . business the rear of the stove is ts be occupied t y Mr. Lackenbach for fancy tailoring aad clean . ing and pressing, for men aad women. In featuring th spaaing Mi da me Lack- t enbacb Is to present each visitor on th. opening days a fancy ;ax .1 moa eream. i. - Two textiles owe - their . names to rraac. .These are cretonne aad cam hrtc, the first of which 'came trom th. Normandy town of Creton, while the Mcesl is - still manufactured at Cam bria. .'.