" Fo Ty Does Mr. Jarvis Know His Own Voice? ' Itall happened one night up in the cop-' per region of Michigan. Harold Jarvis, the popular Canadian singer, happened to be on a concert tour through that country, and a young lad was playing the Victor-Victrola Record "Beau- tiful Isle of Somewhere" (Mr. Jarvis' great hit) ona phonograph, 1a the hotel where he was stopping. Recognizing the song, Mr. Jarvis rushed upstairs and into the room: ; "What is that you are playing?" asked Mr. Jarvis. * 'Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," sung by Harold Jarvis" replied the lad. "Why | I can't believe it!" ex¢laimed Mr. Jarvis, "I never heard my voice reproduced so beautifully before! What phonograph is it?" "The Brunswick," plays all records." --Then the lad had to play it again, to _his complete énjoyment. Upon his return to Detroit, Mr. Jarvis looked up the Brunswick dealer and asked him to play his record, that he might again enjoy it, and then and there voluntarily gave the following testimonial to the tone - quality of the Brunswick. replied the lad, "Which (Mr. Tarvie' Letter) - The tone of the Brunswick was a revelation toame. The unmusical, metallic phonograph qualities to which we have been accustomed so long, seem to be entirely eliminated in the Brunswick phonographa~y The vocal records particularly have a sweet full richnéss of sound wih the very vibrancy of life. 1 was, of course, particuluarly interested in the reproduction of my own records on the Brunswick, and can truthfully say that 1 have never heard them played as nearly lifelike on any other instrument... Particulariy in my recording of "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," the Beall phonograph brings out the shadings that I never knew were possible in a reproducing instrument. It hardly seems possible that it could be the same record. Your very truly, HAROLD JARVIS. (Mr. Jarvis was born ir Toronto, Canada.) . Come in and hear this phonograph. All phonographs in one. Will play any make of records. TREADGOLD Sporting Goods Co., - 88 Princess St. Phone 529 BILLIARD CHAMPION "USES PSYCHOLOGY Frank Taberski Pocket Bil- liards Titieholder and His Dilatory Tactics. A few wears ago i Alfredo De Oro was pocket billiard champion of the wonld he played a title match in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Among the spectators was a young fellow who had wou considerable l0- cal reputation as a pocket billiard player, This youth watched De Orp and his opponent carefully. Then He told his friends that if being champion meant bating either one of the two he would be champion hefore many months, The youth was Frank Taberski, and he made good by defeating De Oro for the championship. Since he won the title Taberski has added psychology to his billiard trick and his dilatory playing 'hes made many contenders defeat them ves, The New Yorker frankly admitted that the reason Ralph Greenleaf was defeated in their title match recently was because Greenleaf could not play at his best against his dilatory tactics and became nervous. The 1Minois boy was then unable to play at his best. Taberski can play a rapid game if he chooses, but he seldom so elects because rapid play is usually what the other fellow wants. For this reason, regardless of the wishes of antagonists and spectators alike, he reverts to his own particu- flar brand of game, and his contests often become tedious and wearisome It is believed that new rules for pocket billiards will place' a. check upon unwarranted delays in the game. KING'S DERBY COLT. Parsifal, by Bayardo-Prim Nun, js a : Big Fine Animal. The King has made a number of nominations for the English turf classies of this year, and thus gives proof of his desire for the mainten- ance of race, even tho the material in his own stable is not looked on by the experts as of the highest class. His Derby reliance, Parsifal, by Bay- ardo-Prime Nuw, the dam of the speedy Frair Marcus, is built. on al- together bigger lines than his half- brother, but for all that he is every bit as well put togethér, and possesses equally 4s much quality. For a big fine colt he has an easy style of aes tion when cantering and galloping, with a dengthy reach of stride. Being backward and somewhat un- furnished he was ifi no way hurried in his training during the early part of his two-year-old days. The only enigagemnt Parsifal met during the past racing season was the Clearwell Stakes at the second October meet- ing wlierein, although green and somewhat backward in condition, he rendered a creditable account of him- self by the manner in which he per- formed' with the very smart filly, Damark." Provided he continued to make the satisfactory improvement which he appears to have done since that pace, there is a fair prospect of the half-brother to Frair Marcus de- veloping into'a good class three-year- ald. Probably he will make his first appearance in the Two Thousand Guineas, as it is unlikely that a colt of his character will be hurr in TRY | 5c. Poet Cigar Sc. Look for Silk Thread on Tip of Each Cigar. S. OBERNDORFFER, Maker, Kingston. Bd ne his training this season, . The Rev. Sir Emilius Laurie, Bart. whose death has occurred at the age of 94, played in thé first Canterbury cricket week of 1842. He was chris- tened Emilius after the famous Derby winner. . A. representiye of R. Marsh, the Newmarket trainer, stated at New- market Tribunal, that of 53 of the lads who had joived the army, nine had been killed. No application has been made for exemption of a sin- gle fit servant. They now appealed for Peter Haekin, a jockey, aged 26, who weighed only 80 ibs. He had Been repeatedly rejected owing to his a stature and indifferent health. as exceediggly difficult to carry hom? with the military representa- th pressing. --A further medical ex- amination was ordered. The English four-year-old, Quarry- man, has been sold for 4,000 gquin- eas, to go to India, Pitcher Schupp. the Giants' star twirler, was one of the first New Work pastimers to send in his re- signed contract for 1918. Two people nay be able to live a8 cheaply as one, but it depends on Thether they are married or engag- CANADIANS ARE CHAMPIONS Checker Victory Over United States Was Overwhelming. The big correspondence checker match between the United States and Capada has just concluded, having %een in progress more than & year 'he result was a most decisive vie Yory for the Canadian, by 74 wins to 18, 308 games being drawn. This match was for the championship of North America, and was perhaps the biggest and most important chacker match ever contested by mail. / The teams consisted of ten men a side eich player contesting four games simultaneously with each member of the opposing team, making the total humber of games played 400. The Sanadjan team was captained by J. * Jacobson, of Toronto (ex-cham- pion of Canada), and Mrs, Jacobson was fortunate in securing .the ser- Wiegs of most of the finest checker players in the Dominion. Heary Hutzier, of Cincinnati, captained the posed of some of the best players from tie middie west, and included half a dozen State champions and ex- dhamijons from Indiana. Missourl, North, Dakota, Kansas and Towa. The" overwhelming victory of the Canucks was a big surprise to both ides, as the U, 8. team was special- ly selected with a view to avenging the defeat sustained at the hands of Canada some eight yegrs ago. Coast Wants Uniform Rules. A Vancouver despatch sdys: Six- .man hockey is to be played on the Pacific coast vext season, President Frank Patrick, of the P.C.H.A., inti- mated to-day that the bobtailed va- -| riety would be in vogue in the next championship tilt; along with the dé- ferred penalty system. The abbre- viated game has been played in' the east for several seasons, bat the coast officials have always maintained the bid game of seven men a side. The reason for the desire to change to the sixman game is because of the teams playing too much of a defen- sive game under the present sys- dem. At times there are four and five men crowded back on the de- fence, "and during the past few sea- sons the clubs have played a thrée- man defence practically in all games. Bresident Paarick believes that by going, to six six-man it will have a tendency to make the play more open, and give opposing 1 ands a real chance to show their 'class. Presitient Patrick fs. particularly .de- sirous of having some uniform rule adopted to govern play both in the eastern and 'western leagues. An- nually the champions of both ciations clash in a world's Series under mixed rules, and this hag found to be very unsatisfactol NMA. Goal Record. United States team, which was com-; ' THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1918. A $1,300 PITCHE Won Series And $115,000 For cago White Sox. ! A $1,500 pitcher .won the 1917 workd's championship, added $115, 800. to the coffers of the Chicago 'White Sox Club.and made Charles A. Comiskey owner of a team in line to, pick up many more thousands during the coming season, Urbap Faber, known in othe base- m Comiskey purc nce. Jn 1913 Faber 3 for'the Des Moines team ern League and was tion batsmen look like! rex pte pi. 'pitching the West- hurler, assisted b: BE Bos pitching Des Mong i into second pla Frank 'Isbell and [Tom owners, were, trying: 98 Isbell knew nd bees gue pitcher, and o the money. A J vod gue eae wouldn't do him any id, and the money would, The for the draft drew near, and it. was a cer tainty that some major league club or some class AA club would draft Faber. I those days the draft price was only $1,000. The day before the draft 'opened Is- bell boarded a train Chicago bound, gained an audience with Charles A. Comiskey and presented his case, at the same time giving his candid opin- 1ion of all baseball scouts, "Commy" wasn't in a lavish mood that afternoon, but he was charitable. He offered to give Isbell $1,500 for Faber. He was certain the sum was a donation. Isbell didn't mind having $1,500 thrust upon him. He was only disappointed at the amount and also peeved at Comiskey"s attitude in considering ~ $1,500, for a $15,000 pitcher gift, so he made a counter- proposition: That the White Sox pay $1,500 for Faber and if he failed to make good, no pay. Faber proved a winner for Chicago at once, and as 4 direct result one ma- jor league scout lost his job. There is na need to give his hame here, but he was employed by the Washington Americans, Clark Griffith, the Wash- ington manager fired the scout De- cause he had followed Faber in the Western League for nearly three weeks and had then labeled him with the "N. G." sign. WILLARD GROWING GENEROUS Wants to Help Everybody, But Does. n't Say When. Jess Willard, in Chicago, declared Fred Fulton must redeem himself be- Ltore he can hope to get a chance at the heavyweight title. The plasters's showing ageinst Billy Miske disap- fpointed the champlon. He is not nxious to have Fulton make ga name - for himself at the expense of the sol- diers. Said Willard: ------ The N.H.A. goal record ¢t Malone, Canadien .. .. Oy. Denenny, Ottawa .. . we RY Lalonda, Canadien .. Cor .Denenny, Toronto .. .. Nobile, Toronto .. ... . ..% Pitre, Canadien .. ... .. Cameron, Toronto Hyland, Ottawa .. Meeking, Toronto .. Gerard, Ottawa .. Darragh, Ottawa Ritghie, Ottawa .. ... Corbeau, Canadien .. Boucher, Ottawa .. ... all, Canadien .. ... inner, Toronto ia McDonald, Wanderers .. Crawford, Ottawa. .. ... Couture, Canadien Lowery, Ottawa .. Shore, Ottawa ¢. Randall, Toronto .. Nighbor, Ottawa. .. ... .v. «us Berlinquette, Canadien ein Mummery, Toronto .. . Laviolette, Canadien Healy Wasn't Killed, Cecil Healy, the vetéran swimming champion of Australia, who is on the western front with the Anzacs, re- cently had the privilege, as<he ex- pressed it, of reading his own obit- uary notices. He was reported kill- ed in action and newspapers telling of tile loss reached him. dently a double one, appears to have occurred when his younger brother was wounded on another sector in Franfe and sent to a hospital #n a critical condition. But even he is now on the high road to Te- covery. Never waste your time arguing re- ligion with a man whose wits takes in washing. When = man pays the price of fame he never gets as much change back as he expected. ' lighter. The error, evi-| "'"Y haven't given up nope of meet- ing Fulton, but before I do I want to public assurance they they. con- gider him a worthy fog. I'm not box- ing to make history for him or a 'Dame. 1 want to aid the boys 'over here.' "If 1 do box Fulton and the show | draws $100,000, I want that much to to the soldiers. If it draws only fio. 000, I want to be sure they get it 1. And to make Fulton's burden I'll pay his training expen- ses, pay for the renting of the ring and other incidentals." Offer Withdrawn. f 'The Ottawa Hockey Club an- nounces that the offer to sell Frank Nighbor to the Toronto Club has been withdrawn for all time. While it was not expected that the offer would be accepted the directors of the. local club were hot taking any chances, hence the withdrawal. It is now expected that last season's leading georer will be able to play the fast half of the season for Otta- wa. Nighbor is anxious to play with the local club and in a letter to the Ottawa Club received Saturday said that he thought that he would be able to get away for the~majority of the games. Donovan To The Tigers. It is understood that the Detroit American League Baseball Club will do little scouting for minor league players this season. Another rumor persists that Jimmy Burke, who coached the pitchers last year, will not be Pack, and that "Wild Bill" Donovan, former manager of the New York Americans, will be signed to replace Burke. 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Of the thirty-five local members. of the club to-day not one is a single man eligible for service. | string of "boxers with & view to de- Eighteen decorations for bravery | voting hiniself to the managerial have been won by club members and; end of the game in future. geverad members have been killed in action and others wounded. e ------------ The Brooklyn Dodgers and Poston Red Sox will meet at Al- bany, N.Y., Marck 16th, and go through in a bunch to their training camp at' Hot Springs, Ark. Battling Nelson ls gathering a the AMHMA* YOU | HEROD Mins CFLAT Brine