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11 SPORTI THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1925. I popular Favorites riding in the six-day race this year the ball while tha Senators have one of tha lightest Junior outfits in the city and neglect the defense for a faat shoot A 01VFTT ATT succeed themselves. Allen R. Sturtevant was elected as auditor for a term of three years and Mrs. John A.

Fletcher was elected as trustee of the Publlo library for a term of five years. John ing five-man offense. MIDDLEBURY 48, ST. MICHAEL'S 23; I Kenworthy was elected as tree warden. B.

H. S. Class Gaines Game Postponed The long looked for big final gun for Tonight on the Armory surface, two of the last class league games will be played when the senior boy a face the rosh and the Junior glrla play the sophs. The boys' game ought to be easy for the second place seniors who have already one victory over the class scholastic basketball before tha tour ney, the Cathedral High achool-Mont-pelier High school battle scheduled to be played at Montpeller tonight, has been Indefinitely postponed because of The Black Panther Goes on a Scoring Rampage and Piles Up Highest Point Total of Season narles I. Button rendered a report for the committee on erecting a memorial for all Middlebury soldiers who served in the w-ara of the United States, tha report was adopted.

The rental of the town hall was left to the discretion of the selectmen. It was voted for the selectmen to pay such tax on 23 lota owned by the town in the West cemetery as could agreed upon by the cemetery trustees and tha selectmen. The attention of the selectmen waa called to the condition of the Soldiers' monument, where it is said some slight repairs are needed. 1 THE VILLAGE NEWS The funeral of Mrs. Katherlne (Mc Hugh) Fales will be held at St.

Mary'a the unfortunate death of Mrs. M. H. Donnelly of Montpeller, mother of Ed of '3S. The frosh have had tough luck this year, not winning a single game in the league and but one outside.

The probable line-up: SENIORS FROSH ward and Harold Donnelly, star forward and guard respectively of the Mont Morse, Oadua peller High school quintet. It Is doubtful now If this game can be played off Baker, B. Knight Dodds, Croto before the coming tourney. In this Elehel, Adams case, J. Ti.

w. has the advantage over Montpeller High having defeated the Hall, g-. Gardnet The girls game ought to Te the best capital city lads In a hard fought bat (Spwifll the Free Pre) MIDDLEBURY, March 3-Middle-bury's quintet ran wild tonight and, displaying exceptional and shooting, piled up its highest scores of the Beacon at the expense St. Michael' College, to 23. The game wis close for the first five minutes, but tle, 29-27 here.

Cathedral has a game scheduled here for Saturday with the Ausable Forks veteran scholastic team of three years standing. The New Yorkers are undefeated this season and they have a three years record that will equal that of any Vermont schoolboy outfit. with the score at all the Rice brothers went on a Scoring rampage and soon had the Blue team safely In the lead. The Bcore was to 9 at the end of the half. The Black Panthers forged further ahead in the second half with Capf class league game of the season.

Earlier the juniors nosed out the seniors, 7-4 in a thrilling finish and need but to repeat tonight to cinch the claas league title. The repeating Is not going to be easy, however, as both teams have Improved equally and It was merely the breaks that decided the first game. If the sophs win they win tie with the Juniors and a play-off will be necessary. If the Juniors win, the class of '28 will be victorious In both leagues, neither having been defeated and all-class league teams will be picked after the games. The probable line-up: JUNIORS SOPH 3 Currie, Barbour Jordan, f.

f-. Nile Dean, Salger Austin, e-. Hallock Richardson, g-. Walker Hollquist and Knowles doing most of Church Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. The Rev.

T. J. Leonard will officiate and burial will In the family lot in the Case street cemetery. The Society of the Methodist Church will meet this afternoon at the homa of Mrs. D.

S. Pease on Pleasant street. The St Stephen's branch of tha Woman's Auxiliary held a well-attended meeting at the home of Mrs. Benjamin Stewart on Pleasant street Tuesday afternoon. A French play will be given this evening in the High school auditorium at 7:30 o'clock.

The funeral of W. H. Birchard of Shoreham waa held at his late home In that town Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Henry C.

Newell, pastor of the Congregational Church of this village officiated. There was a large attendance and many flowers. The bearers were: Rufus Waln-wrlght, Carl O. Frost. Edward Moore, Charles Witherall, B.

W. Hall and E. Dickinson. Burial was in the family the shooting. Hollquist with six baskets and a foul was high point man.

Mc the Alpine was the best player for losers, scoring eight. The summary: MIDDLEBURY Pis Fls 3 0 lit k- ff Si i f-' i' -j GIs W. Rice, If 2 McNeil, If. 0 Patch, If 0 Hollquist, rf 6 Jones, rf. 1 0 0 13 2 li 0 MIDDLEBURY Knowles, e.

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Church League Title The First Church baaketball team swamped the Episcopal Quintet on a church league battle on the court last night and won the league cup for this season. This Is the first time that the First Church has had a title holder in the league and the third team to gain a leg on the cup which must be won three years before permanent possession Is awarded. The Methodists have won the title twice and the Baptists once. Last night's game started off to be a fast affair with Jackson scoring the first basket and the lead changing until at the quarter the First Church had a 7-6 lead. The score then was tied at 7, 9 and 11 all but the First Church made a spurt and at half time was again leading 3-20.

In the last half there was nothing to It, the First Church quintet piling up point after point until the final score stood 1-39. E. Knight starred for the winners and Knickerbocker for the losers. The summary: EPISCOPAL Gla Fls Pt3 Herberg, If 6 1 IS Towne, rf 0 0 9 Knickerbocker, 6 1 13 Jordan, lg 2 2 Buckley, rg 2 3 7 lg. 5 0 1 0 4 2 lot in the Lake View cemetery In that place.

Notice I will pay no bills contracted by my wife, Ruth Devoid, as she has left my bed and board. Lyman E. Devoid, Salisbury, Vt. Advertisement. 4S.wed.St Kddy, c.

Hasseltine, Keene, lg. R. Rice, rg Town, rg. 0 10 4 43 Totals 21 ST. MICHAEL'S GIs Boiselle, If 1 PtS Fls 0 2 FREE PRESS WANT ADS PAT BEST Does Quality Count with yout If so, there is every reason why you should smoke St.

A Special Cigars In taste, aroma, style and price there Is no equal Perfectos Londres 10c 3 for 25c For sale at all dealers! E. H. BROOKS SON, Mfr. St. Albans The annual town meeting was held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.

Irft H. LaFleur was elected moderator and Joseph M. Burke town clerk. It was voted to adopt the reports of the town officers as submitted by the auditors. A six per cent tax was voted to maintain the public library in co-operation with the Ladies' Library Association.

The sum of $135 was voted for the observance of Memorial Day, $S3 to be expended in the village and 30 to be spent at Kast Middlebury. The 6ame tax as in 1S24 was voted for permanent highways, to take advantage of State aid laws. The sum of $500 was appropriated to be expended for band concerts during the summer. A tax of $1.10 was voted for the payment of outstanding orders of the town, support of the poor. Stat tax.

Stete highway tax. State school tax and 6bllgations of the town, also a tax of $1.10 to maintain the schools in the town school districts, and a tax of 35 cents for repairing highways, five per cent to be used for the removal of snow. Article S. relative to the selectmen appointing a road commissioner, was tabled. Under article 9, to elect the remaining town officers, Floyd Keese was elected selectman for a term of three years.

There were two candidates for road Commissioner, George H. Chaffee received 175 votes and Carroll Sargent 29. Cushing Hill was elected lister for one year and Charles G. Seeley for a term of three 39 1 TotaU IS FIRST CHURCH GIs E. Knight, If 14 rts Fls 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mulliken, If.

B. Knight, rf. R. Towne. rf.

Jackson, c. Hall, lg Loudon, rg. S3 10 0 IS 0 2 61 Small Audience Hears "L'Ombra" Given Under COATS Auspices of Woman's Club John H. Han Totals 2S Referee, Rowe. Time, 4-Ss.

ley Dies While Making Call Items of City Our Spring Suits Are In News and Personal Notes Junior Tcurney Finals Tomorrow on the armory surface, the Tigers will battle the Senators for the junior championship title in the final game of the third annual Jun A small audience greeted FlotoWs The alterations are progressing at opera eomlque. "L'Ombra," which was rapid rate on the Boardman houta on ior tourney. This game should be one State street, recently purchased by Dr. of the best independent contests of the Thomas Co. presented In the City Hall last night under the auspices of the Montpeller; Woman's Club with an all-star cast iv.

leaves, and it is expected that 1 season with the two teams showing years. H. E. Sessions was elected school director for three years andj Charles I Button town agent for onei year. Robert A.

Calhoun i received the election of town grand Juror for one year and Charles B. Pinney was elected town treasurer for one year. There wasj no competition for the office of town i which is now on a transcontinental tour. Jollet, If Pierce, rf. Cassette, c.

Perrotta, lg. McAlpine, rg. entirely different styles of play. The Tigers, a heavy and speedy aggregation depend upon an airtight five-man defense with two crack shooting and fast moving forwards to break as soon as the Red and White gain possession of 62 CHURCH STREET Tk Horn. styleplaa Cloth 1 II constables, ind Milo KJ Moore and Vinfllil iVnninian were elected to tne building will be ready for occupancy about May 1.

Dr. Cleaves will occupy one of the offices for his dental office and thero will l.e four other sets of offices. In the two-story ell of the building, which is To feet long, six apartments are being fitted up and there will be three heated garages. The 600 Club had a meeting in the Knights of Pythias hall on Main street Totals Referee, O'Brien of Kutland. An excellent production, well staged and with elaborate costumes, was given by Stella N'orelll-Lamont.

coloratura soprano, who appeared as Vespina. young widow; Suzanne France, lyric soprano, aa Otna. a maid servant; Obrad DJurin, tenor, as Fabrlzio, a sculptor, and Carl Formes, baritone, as Dr. Mirouet. The musical director was Arthur Lydell and the musical scores were arranged and coached by Isaac Van Grove of the Chicago Civic Opera Company.

The opera was sung in English. It was first produced in Paris In 1870. Mrs. Nellie L. Pierson, wife of William Plerson, died at her home in SPORTS 1 Monday night which was in charge of nounced today following a meeting of representatives of Cornell, AVest Point, Yajp, Harvard, Princeton, Virginia Military Institute, Norwich and Pennsylvania Military College.

An application to affiliate with the United States Polo Association was filed with U- f. P. A. Alvin Dexereux of rrinceton was elected president of the association and George M. Carno-chan of Harvard, secretary and treasurer.

F. S. O'Reilly, secretary of the U. S. r.

A. will serve as assistant secretary and treasurer. A tentative executive committee appointed included: Colonel Frank B. Edwards of Norwich. The date and place for the first annual tournament of the association will be announced later.

Play in the tournament will be for possession of the General Robert E. Bullard trophy which was first placed in competition In 1923. Prices Reduced to $15.00 $19.75 $24.75 $32.75 and $37.75 the men and which was attended by nearl lifty members and guests. A suppef- was served by the men at 6:30, after wliii was played. The! Kxchange Club will observe ladies? this evening.

A supper will be sejrved at at the Church of the Messiah and a program will be given unilerjthe direction of lister II. Green. Tho; following fm Monti Her left Siki Vs. Berlenhach NEW YORK, March 3. Matches two March boxing shows were for an- Futnamsville at 2:30 yesterday morning as tha result of a shock she suffered an hour before.

She was 54 years age. nounced today by Madison Square Garden promoters. The first of those on March 16 will mark the return to the metropolis of the erstwhile liht heavyweight champion and conqueror 01 Georges Carpentier, Battling Siki, who with Governor and Mrs. Kllllnc Mon- having been born ln Slielburne June! flav niclit fur la shins-ton 10. 18fii, the and then he changed to Blackstone daughter of George the Inaugural of President Yale won it the first year and Prince and Linnie L.

Sherwln) Blair. Sh Adjutant-General and Mrs. IT. T. John- ton last year.

was married 23 years ago in Shelburne. son, Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Phel-she and her husband moving about 2J don, jfaptain William Barrett and years ago to rutnamville. where they staff Francis Sweenev have since resided. Besides her husband, i Charles iane of the Vermont Tress sne leaves iour enunren, all at home. Bureau also accompanied the party to has been touring the AVe.st for several weeks.

Siki's opponent in a go will be the heavy punching Paul Berlenhach. Frankie Schoell of Buffalo and Larry Kstridge, negro middleweight, will meet in another 12-round match on the same card. The second bout is booked for March 21), featuring a l.Vrouiul world's bantam championship contest between F.ddle (CannonbaJl) Martin, titleholder, und Charlie (Pihl) Rosenberg of Harlem. uoroinj. jinnie, Ueoige I WashlnRton as the offlc as the official reporter for 'enon, ma a Bister, Mrs.

fTsnkthe tato party for party for the trip. Sergeant being the senior color vhltney or Futnamsville. The funeral! Sweeney, win oe neia at tn residence at sergeant in the regiment, was selected by the arijutent-general to carry the colors' in tho inaugural parade. Captain Barrett of Montpelier end Captain Kit-hard Pollard of St. Albans were TgiI1 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

John H. Hanley, a salesman from North Adams. who is well known in this city and vicinity, died suddenly at 9 'o'clock Monday night from an at- Preparing for Marathon BOSTON, March 3. Kntries will close for the 29th annual American marathon race for the National A. A.

U. marathon championship on April 13. Thomas J. Kanaiy. of the B.

A. announced today. The run will be held on Monday, April 20. over the regular 26 miles and 3 yard course. The start w-ill be made at Ilopkinton with the finish at the B.

A. A. club house here. Albin Stenroos. Finnish Olympic marathon champion, lias signified his intention Of coming to this country for the race and Clarence DeMar of Boston, four-time winner of the classic, will again compete.

selected oy uenerat Johnson to act as tack of heart trouble while he and his! the color guard during the parade. Norwich in Polo League NEW YORK, March 3. Eight eastern colleges will compose the Inter-Collegiate Polo Association, it was an, wife were calling on Mr. and Mi. Charles E.

Kingsbury at their home on Loomls street. The body was taken to North Adams, where the funeral will be held. Mr. Hanley was 48 years or The basketball team of Montpelier High school lias postponed the game with Cathedral High that was to be rlaycd in this city tonight out of respect of Mrs. Manus It.

Donnelly, wh died yesterday morning. Mrs. Donnelly's two sous. Kdward and Harold, played on the local High school team. age.

He was born in North Adams, March 6. 1S7S, the son of Harrison and Evelyn (Cota) Hanley. staged each spring at Springfield College and sponsored by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Representative N. E.

COLLEGIATE Weight Underwear At Attractive low Prices of the various coleges, brought together by the track event, conceived the Idea U. S. Rhodes Scholars Win OXFORX), Kngland. March 3. American Rhodes scholars took first and second places in the weight putting event at Oxford University's annual athletic competitions yesterday.

R. L. Jlyatt, of Harvard, won the event with a toss of 39 feet 10 inches, and H. M. Cleckley, of Georgia, came next with 37 feet 7 inches.

11. H. Jack, of Pennsylvania, finished second in the low hurdles and Cleckley was third. ATHLETIC fen Most Smokers Demand Mild Cigars That's why Little Met with such a popular demand. Not a large cigar but hand-made with only the choicest tobacco.

Try them You'll be pleased of forming on organization. As the commerce men are now anxious to give over the management of the meet to the association, it Is likely that the affair will bo conducted entirely by the college union in the future. Service to sports other than track is now sought Perfection of a Permanent Or as an additional function of the ganization to Serve Interests of Smaller Colleges Columbia Beats Yale NEW HAVEN. March Real smoker's hospitality what's that? (From our own Etiquette Book) Never offer cigars. Never offer "choked-draft cigars.

Never offer ragged-burning cigars. Never offer a scatter-ash cigar. Never offer cigars loose from your pocket. We suggest this: Ask for a pocket package of 5 or 10 Blackstone Cigars. They're the safest cigars to offer on all points listed above.

You get jac-tory-jresh, foil-wrapped cigars when you open the pocket package. They're exactly the same mild cigars in quality and shape as the Blackstones sold from cedar boxes. Changing to Blackstone bids goodbye to changing aroma, good-bye to bitter second halves, good-bye to ragged burning, good-bye to hard-drawing cigars or continuous match lighting. Columbia defeated Tale 18 to 14 tonight In an intercollegiate league basketball game. The teams were tied with eight points each at the end of the first pecal to tk Free Prr) half.

NORTHFIEXD, March S. Perfection IMS PERRY "Quality Clothiers" Established 189S of a permanent organization to serve tha athletio interests of the smaller New England colleges will be one of the aims of the Eastern Intercollegiate Too Old for Life o. c. Athletio Association at Us annual meet-; INO. Vt.

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The rates are much leas than you think. Information without obligation! dozen New England colleges are expected to be present at Saturday's gathering, which will be held at the Springfield T. M. C. A.

College. Called primarily to discuss plans for the Eastern Intercollegiate track meet to be held In Springfield May 9, the meetings also hopes to make headway In the matter of providing sew England small colleges with a governing grT- CIGAR Blackstone was a fine cigar 52 years ago. It was even finer 10 years ago. It is at its very finest in this year of Jbody for their athletio activities, Though 1 TrAJTT- fir BONO JilacKstone CIGAR. North's Insurance Agency the present Eastern Association has concerned itself only with the annual track meet.

President' Potter feels tkat Its scope can gradually be broadened (Aetaa-taera In this rot amaalty) JM College Street Phone 1MO to include other branches of sport. The Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association grew out of the track meet.