New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1917, Page 9

~BASEBALL ~ SURP Supposedly Weak Teams in Major Leagues Are Proving Tough Nuts to COrack and Interest in Race Grows. Many of the baseball sharps may ;! have some retracting to do by the timd another two weeks rolls by. The vod’- tions of some of the western clubs in the two big leagues today indicate : that 1917 iy destined to be a season of . .. maay surprises for in both leagues the Y | work of clubs which were considered weak befors the season opened, is proving & reyelation. The first inter- . sectional series which starts this week, # Mwill throw more Hght on the question % of class n the eastern and western di- vistons of the majors. The National league clubs of the . mrest will make their first eastern in- - vasion, while the four eastern clubs in the American league will travel west. 7 The work of the first place Car- dinals, against the Giants Phillies and "% - Braves will be watched with interest. The Cards aro the biggest surprise of’ the season in either leagues, although - many critics are inclined to believe "' ! they are playing above their speed, the point remains to be proven. The driving power of the Cincinnati Reds and the improved showing of the Cubs, ugder Fred Mitchell, are _ other in the old league. The Afn andi cut ng of the White Som indicates that they may have been \ A r overrated. & Tt the drive of the Browns can be maintiined, Bt. Louis may be found with two first-place clubs before an- other week rolled around. The chances of the Browns depend on what the Red Sox can do in the west, o i " BASEBALL TN A - NUTSHELL New York 3, Philadelphia 1, Boston 7, Brookiyn 0.~ 3 4, Pittsburgh 1, . .3 8t. Lous ¢ Cincinnat!—Cold. | Stasding of Teams. - —dilnderphia st New York.. Brookiyn at Boston, || LUCKY STRIKE CIGAR 7 OU knowanhat.toasting does to bread, or 20 B et i : 1 meat (broiling), or coffee, or most other : ; good things. for It heightens the flavor, makes it enticing, and then—seals it 1n. - 10 c Now you know exactly why we toast the tobacco—to improve flavor and seal it in. Toasting does just that to Burley tobacco; we worked five years to learn this, and to invent the perfect way to. toast Burley tobacco: we did it and If your dealer does mot carry them, send $1 for a carton of 10 to The American T Co., -New York City. won the hearts of millions of cigarette smokers. Think of the taste of a brown crisp buttered-hot slice of toast; think of a tender, perfectly broiled piece of steak; think of the flavor-of your-morning coffee. - They’ve all been toasted, haven’t they (or broiled, or roasted) ?, . There you are. Toasting gives everything more, flavor, and seals in the flavor for'delivery to you—fresh. Providence at Toronto. iRichmond at_Rochester. - DAN WANTS SPEED. . Providing the club owners will co- ‘ {Now you -know why we toast the tobacco for e e S e i LUCKY STRIKE, the real Burley ci E e games playe: s year 7 25 taster. and sna than any seen i y the real ur. Cy CIgarcttc. = in this section for many years. Presi- g | dent Dan O'Neil took a trip to Spring- fleld yesterday afternoon and con- ferred with his staff of indicator holders. He made it emphatic that he wanted fast games this year and told the umpires to keep the players on the jump all the time. It is prob- able that the presiC™mt will also ad- yise the club owners and managers to tie same effect in order to insure the s of fastly played contests in the AR S ' HARVARD CALLS OFF MEET. _ Cambridge, Mass, May . 8.—The /Harvard interscholastic track meet 4 h was to have been held Satur- | was called off by’ the Harvard 4 etic association yesterday. Lack terest in the meet which has sen & popular fixture in other years, % ,the fact that the college students © recqiving mititary training at the Har- s vara camp ‘will be reviewed. in the stadium Saturday by the = visiting | INCORPOR ATED Copyrieht 3y.The Amstian Tobaceo Compeny, Ine., 1917,