Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 1, 1909, Page 3

Doubleheader—Je! T 820 581 313 487 411 215 Foston, Sept. 30.—The fight for the American league pennant is over. De- troit has won again, making it three straight championships and a record for the league. The champions lost their game here today 9 to 7, much to their disappointment, for they had led during the greater part of the con- test. ‘When Manager Jennings' men learn- ed that Philadelphia had fallen down twice their spirits rose, and many\ congratulations poured upon the Mich- igan man. Game Was Hard Fought. Today's game was hard fought, both teams using two pitchers. Mullin was batted hard in the first inning, and in part of the second. Willett al so was hammered hard. Detroit drove ‘Wood from the box, but Hall held the visitors scoreless. = Three runs tal- lied in each of the first two innings by the home team made it look as though Boston was going to win eas- ily. Detroit was not long in getting started and by fast work on the bases and timely hitting was soon leading! by one run. Boston won in the eighth inning with two out. With men on second and third French singled, scor- ing two runs. Another hit' followed, glving Boston a total of 9. Detroit got one man to first.in the ninth, but he was left on second base. Tomor- row’s game will begm at two o'clock to enable the visitors to get an early train for Chicago. Detroit Once Down to Third Place. As in two previous years, the cham- pions’ this season had to make thae hardest kind of a fight to win and down to the last week the result of the race was in doubt. Detroit start: ed off well and remained at the top of the standing for many weeks main- ly through the remarkable work of its pitchers. A setback came toward the middle of the season, however, and at one time the champions dropped as low as third place. They did not stay there long, bracing up considerably and passing Philadeiphia and Boston, who were in first and second places respectively. A long series at home again gave the pennant winners a good lead before they made their sec- ond eastern trip. But on that trip they fell down badly and when they went west for their last home series were about on even terms with Phila- delphia and Boston. Late Deals for Players Were Good. Two deals for players by which De- troit greatly strengthened its infield again put a winning combination in the club, and gave the champions a comfortable lead before they started for their last invasion of the east. They opened in Philadelphia and lost three out of four games there, culting their lead down to two games. After getting away from the large crowds in Philadelphia, Detroit again struck its stride and though a few mere games were lost Philadelphia was losing at the same time and therefore did not threaten to go ahead of the champions. 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BROWN & ROGERS, 27 Chestnut St mar28d We Are Complete Housefurnishers Those intending starting house- keoping will do well to come here and see our stock and get e our prices; We have fuzniewed meny of the beautiful homes ia and about Nerwich, and sur fur- mituse has alwa¥s proven satis- factory, LATHRGE S sons. {1 cague Race Settled by Thursday =] ys s S is Fit ers gained in their two series with the Chicago Nationals for that honor i will greatly help them. Philadelphia’s Great Fight. A great feature of the American league race this season was the won- derful fight exhibited by the Phila- delphia club. With an infield almost entirely new and some new pitchers, the club was always in the race, and but for a poor start might have fin- ished first. Boston also was battling for the pennant up to four weeks ago, but the inexperience of a number of the younger players put the team out of the race. Score of today's game: Detroit. Boston. 3 D.Jones It Bush.ss. Cobb, Crwiord,cf Moriarty.3h Del'hanty.2 T.Jones, 1b Schmidt.c Mullin,p Willet.p cuimvssus! PR SRS s g i B » -1 RUIPISPRNRRe 3 GBloemrmunonna® Bl hosuuarerncy Bl romsormosien ] i 3 3 Runs, for Boston Lord, Speaker, Carigan. Niles 2, French, Hooper. Donahue, Wood, for Detroit D. Jones, Bush 2, Cobb 2, Moriarty, Delehanty; two base his, Delehanty, Donabue: three base hit, Wood; hits, off Mullin 5 in 1 {oniug, off Willett T in 7, off Wood 6 in 4, off Hall & in 5; sacrifice hits, Bush, Speker. stolen bases, Lord, Speaker, Cobb 2, Crawford, 2, D. Jones, Hooper; double play, arty to T. : left on bases, Boston 2, Detroit 9 bases on ‘balls, off Wood 6, off Mullin 2, off Hall 1. off Willott 1: fizst base on errors, Boston 2. Detrolt 2 struck out. by Mullin I. by Wood 4: passed ball. Donahue; wild pltches. Wood, Hall; time, 2.00; um- pires, Connolly ard Dineen. 3 DECIDED CHAMPIONSHIP. Chicago Americans Take Two Games from Phila- delphia. Philadeiphia, ~ Sept. 30.—The American league ehamplonship season was deelded in favor or Detroit when Chicago defeated Philadelphia in both games of a double header here this aftermoon, § to 3 and 6 io 4. Philadeiphia played poorly in both games. In the first- contest Dygert was hit hard snd was very wild, while his team was charged with five errors. In the second game Chicagn knocked Krause out of Scores: the bex in three innings. First game— Philadelphia. Chicage. abh po a|e abhpo s 204 12 3111 5020 0 321200 51047 51300 421 0 0 51201 4 010 1 0 41040 4200 0 00231 30101 338111 32920 41730 Dygertp 2 0 0 5 1 0050 *Hartsell 1 0 0 0 0f - —— ERTEEY Totals, 33 737 13 “Bated for Dygert Score by innings: Philadelphia .. 000080012 0-3 Chicago ...... . 9001104118 Runs. for Philadelphia Coliins, - Baker, Jackson, for Chicago Messenger 2, Altizer, Cole, Purtell 2. Parent 2; two base hits, Taunehiil, Cole, Purtell Lapp: ihree base hits, Baker, Tannehil, Murphy: fice fly, Tannehill: double plays. Messenger to Payne. Rath to Dasls: struck out, by Dygert T, by Bont 6: left on wass P Iphia 9, Soott 4: first ba g0 3: hit by pitcher, by Scot 2; wild e, %.07; umpires, Sheridan and Philadelphia. Chicago. abb po & ae Htmullerdt 3 0 1 & 00 Oldring.ef 4 1 1 1 10 b ¥ 1 3.8 s0 312 1 11 $193 80 3.010 50 3056 6 1150 11 0001 3. M. HOURIGAN, FINANCIAL AND DULL AND SLUGGISH MARKET. Operators Preferred to See the Big Military Parade. CHSING 00T SALE OF SURPLUS STOCK means money saved for persons de- siring to furnish or refurnish thelr homes. Don't fall to visit eur store during the mext few Gays and take ad- vantege of the many extraordinary values in Home Furnishings Shea & Burke 37-41 Mais Streel. augidd -An Overstock of 18 Coneords Will close them out at very low figures. Also Summer Goods which is light at your prices. L. L. CHAPMAN, septiodaw BATH STREET. Schoel Books - School Supplies For nearly seventy years this store has been the base of supply for all school supplies, and as usual we are ready for all comers. Call or semd for & list of books to be used in the Aeademy. We pa; h for second hand ‘books or’fifi them M umfm“l SCHOOL SUPPLIES - ’Am fir::rm ot the best qual- CRANSTON & CO. septiidaw DOMINICE & DOMINICK, FOUNDED 1870, Members of the Mew York Stook Exchange. Bonds and High Grade Investments Ordere exeouted in Stecks and Bonds, New York, Sept. 30.—Dealings in stocks underwent a decided shrinkage today from the large volume of yester- day, The desire to see the military parade in connection with the Hudson- Fulton celebration had the effect of emptying many of the downtown of- fices and left the stock market in a stagnant condition in the afternoon. The market was dull and sluggish at best and the professional element found difficylty in moving prices suffi- ciently to offer a profitable medium for trading operations. The slackened ac- tivity of the trading was partly due to caution on account of the October first money settlements. The amount called for by the October interest and divi- dend disbursements is estimated at $162,000,000 and there was some appre- hension that funds accumulated to meet this requirement might have been placed in call loans until needed and that recall of those loans then might dislodge stocks held on collateral. The money market gave some slight evi- dence of strain from such a cause to- day, the call loan rate rising to four per cent., the highest touched in New York since early in 1908. London sold stocks in this market and the demand for renfittance thus caused stiffened the foreign exchange rate. The Lon- don selling helped to turn prices down- wards here after an effort to lift them during the first hour. The pressure]] on United States Steel was conspict- ous, in spite of the evidence that the month just closed showed an output of steel and iron in excess of all prece- dents and demand is reported to be still in full force. Besides influential selling of United States’ Steel, there was some pressure on Reading which proved a weight on the general market. The moderate and, indeed, normal in- crease in the net earnings of the com- pany for August called attention to the dull condition still existing in the an- thracite trade. The August earnings of the Union and Southern Pacific were equally significant of the growth of traffic in that part of the country, the net earnings for Union Pacific showing a gain of $711,551. equal to 20 per cent.,, and the Southern Pacific, $1,0 096, equal to 31 per cent., over August of last year. Joined with the Atchizon statement, already published, the ex- hibit makes a striking demonstration of the great prosperity to which the business of the great Pacific carriers has risen. Union Pacific and Southern Pacific benefited from this showing, but the movement was not common to the group. The conflicting influences in the market brought prices back, after many fluctuations, to not far from the previous closing. Bonds were firm. Total sales, par valus, $5,336,000. United Stat bonds were unchanged on call e 00 Allis Chalmers pfd 19500 Absl. Copper .. —— Awm. Asredltural f 900 1500 Am . i, Baltimore & O ned 1307 Wefiehem 8508 Bréokim apid Transt. g Nber COMMERCIAL. 19 % 6% 14 piisy Com Products Delaware & Hudson Denver & Rio Grande. . A TR Distillers’ Seeurities . o 300 Do. 1st pfd ——— Do. 2d prd 500 General Electric 2400 Great Northern pfd 1700 Do. Ore ctfs. ... 600 Tliinols Central . 1800 Tnterborough Met. 300 Do. pid ....> 400 nter Harvester .. 400 Inter Marine pfd 100 International Paper 1500 International Pump 300 Towa Central .. x 200 Kansas _City Southern 200 Do. pid . 400 Louistille & 800 Minn. & Bt 1000 1900 3300 Mo., Do. National Biscult Natlonal Lead .. Pennsylvania People’s Gas .. Pittsburg, . C. & St. Pressed Steel Car. Puliman Palace Car Rallvay Steel Spring Reading ... Republic Steel Do. pfd 1800 Do. p 3 Rock Isiand Co prd < 1000 Do. 200 St. L. & 8. F. 2400 8. Touls 8. W.. 800 . pd . Sloss Nhefieid 8. & T e ... Do. pfd ... Ttah _Copper Va. Carclina Chem. Wabash . Do. ptd ¢ Western Maryland Westinghouse Electrie Western Unfon ... Wheeling & L. Frie Wiseonsin_Central ... Total sales, $25,576 shares. MONEY. New York, Sept. 30.—Monev on call strong and higher at 2 3-4@4 per cent.; ruling rate 2 7-8; last loan 3; closing bid 3 1-2; offered at 3 1-2. Time loans easier; sixty days 3 1-2 per cent.; ninety days 3-3-4@4 per cent.; six months 4@4 1-4 per cent. COTTON. New York, Sept. 30.—Cotton spot closed quiet; middling uplands, 13.30; Inlddllll{v gulf, 13.5. sules, 2,504 bales, New York, Bept. 30.—Cutton futures closed steady: Closing bids: Septem- —, October 13.14, November 13.07, December 12.18, January 12.16, Febru- ary 13.18, March 13.24, April 18.25, May 18.28, June 18.24, July 18.23, August —. CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. Open. High. Tow. Close, j08i 105% 106 lmlz 093 99° 100% CUreeg 102 (" 634 6314 67 60% B0 387% “>s ufi\ — Athletics Lost York. abh po 0 C 520 1 234 H o|Chaseb 3 210 2 ofFngleit 4 23 1 oGarduer.2p 4 2 1 1 nigh. s 208 1 ofAustinzo 2 0 3 0 X 404 1 300 3 Sy ————— 20 92 . 0 4 2 . for St. Louls Griggs, New York Cree. % ner 2 two bats hits, . Griggs Devos, Chase: tiiree base hits Griggs, Balley; sacrifice hits, Cromi Chase, Aus- tin, Koight; stolen bases, Gardnef. Knigh play, Ferris to Bailey; I New York 6: first bese on errors, St. Lagls 1. York 2: hit by pitcher. by Bailey 1, by A bases on balls, off Balley 3: struck out. 4. by Balley 7: balk, Mannlng: wild pitches, Bai 2 2.10; umpires, Evans and Paerri National League Standing. Gibson’s 133 Games Break the Record. Pittsburg, Sept. 30.—Pittsburg and New York divided a double header here today, the visitors taking the first game by a score of 6 to 2 and the lo- cals winning the seconw 9 to 1. Kla- witter was strong in the first contest, and Frock, a recruit, held New York safe in the second game. Gibson by catching in both games today broke the world’s record for the consecutive numbér of games caught in a season, having participated in 133 games. Mc- Guire, now manager of the Cleveland Ameticans, claims to have caught 132 consecutive games a member of the ‘Washington Ameri s. Scores: First game— Pittsburg. New York. abhopoa e abh o a e Bymesb 3 11 3 0[Daylezh 4 21 5 0 olt, ef 4 2 0 1 Seymourct 4 1 2 0 O Clakelf 2 0 0 0 O[MCmicklt 4 1 10 0 Abb'chioss 4 1 2 8 O|Mareayrf 4 1 2 0 0 Miller.2h 3 0 2 2 0{Deviin.3b 41240 Abstein,ib 3 014 0 O|Fletcherss 4 1 3 2 0 OWilsonrf 3 1 4 0 Of|Merklelb & 315 1 0 G e 3010 0jAWiHone 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 1 ofKlawitterp 4 1 0 S0 030 - — - 1000 0 Totals 212 10000 ‘totals. 30 18 0 *Batted for Leever in 9th. Score by inniogs: Pittsburg. c 3,00 0000 0 03 New York 106001300 18 Runs, for New Yorx Doyle 2. Seymour. McCor- mick, Devlin. Fletcher. for Pittsburg Ryrne. Leach: Leach, ‘Doyle. A. Wilson: three base hits, off Willis 8 fn 6 innings, acrificehit, Miller: stolen bases. Mur- ray play. Miller to Abbatechto left on bases, New York 3, Pittsurg balls, off Kiswiter 5: strick out.by Leever 2; time. 120; umpire, Johnstone. Seoond game— Pittsburg. New York. hopo s e abh po = e Byrne.3h 0 7 0fDoslc2s 4 13 40 Leachof 5 2 0 0 OfSesmouret 3 2 4 0 0 Clarkalt 4 2 20 0lStcdgrhssier 0 0 10 0 Abbehioss 3 22 3. 0CCmickt- 4 1 0 0 0 Miller2b 4 1 2 3 OiDevorert 4 13 0 0 AbsteinIb 5 214 0 JDewir3b 3 0 0 1 0 O.Wiisonif 4 0 1 0 4105353 Givsoie 2 16 1 40900 Froekp - 4 0 0 3 31410 —-——— 10000 Totals, 34 13 37 17 30000 37U 3 *Ratted for Wilson in 9th. Score by innings Pittsburg. ..., oAl § 108 New York 000001 Rune. for Pittisburg Byrne 2, Leach mafechio 2, Abstein. Frock. for New York mick: two base Diis, Clarke, Abstein; three hits, Leach, A. Wilson, MeCormick: sacrifice fly. Abbaticehio, Absteln. Gibson: stolen base, letcher: double . Fletcher 6 Doyle o Merkle: left on bases, Pittsburg 6. New York 7: bases on balls, off Daly 2 off Frock 2; struck out. by Daly 3. by Frock 5: wild pitch, Daly 2: time, 1.30; umpires, ohustone and Ems Witk Cardinats. making it an even break on the Boston. a e abhopooa e I Barbeaudb 2 0 3 2 2 Thomaslt 5 3 1 & 0 Flis.if 3 1.1 0 0|Becker, 41300 Bifss.c 4 1 4 2 28hean,: s+ 0320 Kouetchy.1b 3 013 1 0|Becker 4 1 3 0 0 v ans. 121 oGz 3 1320 6 03 OAutres. b 3 0 8 1 0 37102 0Rairdenc 40501 4132 0fSweeney.ss 4 3 2 1 0 3015 31120 “Bulswitt 0 0 0 0 pio **Phelps o 00 1027 81 Totals. 5 14Batted 1 **Batted Reore by innings Roston B - 110000611 14 St Louls . 001180000 02 Runs. for St. T, Konetchy, Storke, for Boston m: Getz. Sweeney. Matern: two base hits, Shaw: sacrifice hil Becker, Cetz. Mattern. Aurey: sacrifice fiy. Shean: double plays. Sweeney to Evans to Bliss to Barbeau: stol by Mattern 3: lef on bases time, 1.25; umpire, Kane. St. Louis 7. Boston Dates for Boston-New York Se Cincinnati, Sept. 30.—The arrange- ments for the post-season series be- tween the New York National league and Boston American league clubs wag announced by the National com- mission tonight. The wording of the notice regarding terms under which the New York-Boston series will be played is practically the same as that concerning the Chicago championship series. The schedule’is as follows: Friday, October 8 New York; Sat- urday, October9, New York: Monday, October 11, Boston: Tuesday. Octoher 12, Boston; Wednesday. October 13, New York; Thursday, October 14, Bos- ton. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. Formation of Leagus is Proposed— Sterling to Raise a Silver Cup. A short meeting of the Norwich As- sociation football club was held Thurs- day night in Taftville, and as antici- pated, prospects for the coming sea- son are very encouraging. Mr. Walker R|pp'isred as the Taftyille representa- tive. A letter was read from the Sterling A. F C. requesting that two represent- atives of the Norwich club attend the meeting to be held Friday evening at ‘thé Central hotel, Plainfield, with the object of forming a league of the east- ern Connecticut clubs. Sterling has pledged itself to scure a silver cup to be competed for, the team winning three years in succession to retain the same permanently. In the absence of Manager R. Me- Tntyre it was decided that Messrs. if. Firilaygon and 1ilton act as the club's representatives in teh matter. It was also.declded to hold a practice game on Saturday at 2 p, m. on the Sachem rk . grounds to try out the material 'or their vear's team. All Assoclation plavers take notice thut ey are wel- come. A meeting will be held after the game to hear the report from the representatfves to the Plainfield meet- ing and to'act accordingly. Strafford, Conn, Sept. 30.—In the Greenvale at 6 to 1. ' Belmont Park, . N; Y. Sept. 30.— Greenvale, at 6 to 1 easily won the filly end of the Matron stakes here to. worth $5,700 tp the S R T sto won today from St. | er for thel United States October 18. . Jeffries says that he has been work- ing hard both at Carlsbad and here, o, . J.; Rose Baker, b. m,, L. O, Allen of Middlebury, Vt.: Klondike, b. Tom Sharkey of New York city. r Tucker, Merrill reality the easiest way to run their leagues is to lay down hard and fast rules governing the conduct of players, and that he is most anxious for a fight | Jones of Willimantic; Better One, b.|and give their umpires full power to With Johnson. He added, however, that nothing has been definitely settled. Jeffries, who still calls himself the | ch. s. L. N. Dondero, g. D. E. Blanchard of Springfield, Free to all, purse $400—Donnybrook. Willimantic;: world’s champion, expresses himself | Gaulking Boy, gr. g. Bronton House as_disap $55,000 for a fight. He wants to fight for nothing less than $150.000. “1 am quicker than I ever was,” he added, ‘and am confident I can lick Johi son.” To friends with whom he discussed fighting, Jeffries repeatedly said that the only thing he feared was a man with a powerful left. Mrs. Jeffries is keeping a_watchful eye on her husband and acéompanies him everywhere. REMARKABLE TENNIS. 's Sears and Mrs. Chapman in Long Deuce Set. Boston, Sept. 30.—A remarkable match between Miss Evelyn Sears of Boston and Mrs. George L. Chapman of New York, which was finally won by the former, after three strenuous sots, featured today's play in the an- nual woman's lawn tennis tournament of the Longwood Cricket club. After taking the first set easily, 6—1, owing to her opponent’s wildness, and secur- ing a lead of four to ome in the sec- ond set, Miss Scars found hsrself con- ¢ | fronted by a suddenly recurring stead- { iness on the part of Mrs. Chapman, and was able to take but one more game during the set, which Mrs. Chap- man won, 7—5. The third set ran to deuce and during the next eight names there were repeatedly situations in which a single point differently de- cided would have ended the match. Miss Sears finally pulled out the set 10—-8. The defeat of Miss Eleanor Sears by Miss Margaret Shurtleff was a surprise. Wilkes Heart Astonish cuit. Columbus, O., Sept.-30.—Paderewski, Grand Cir- pointed at the meagre offer of ; stable, New Britain; Cascade, br, g, J. F. Kingsley of Norwich; Mark, b. Matt Brazel of Hotrford; Dawson Dil- lon, b. m., C. E. Pitman of Trenton, N. J.: Lady K: X y Kate, b. m, C. E. Pitnam of Trenton; Mabel Hill, b. m., L, O. Allen of Middlebunry, Vt. al R., br. s, L. O. Allen of Middlebury, Ella Willis, R. C. Lasbury of Broad Brook; Worest Axtallion, s, John Wright of Woonsocket: Wildwood, ch €. Dr. G.. E, Begood of New London; Awake Boy, ch. g, Dana Gary of Stal- ford Springs: My Favorite, b. m., W. ¥. Hall of South Willington. Running race—Drage Kid, L. D. Gary of Stafford Springs; Hygia, Quintard of Greenfleld; Midnight Bell, Quintard of Greenfield; Amos Judd, Smith Bros. of Greenfield. NO WORLD SERIES TRIWP FOR NORWICH FANS. Local Baseball Followers Have Been Pulling for Athletics—Hoped to Go to Philld.lp}!h. Now that the American league race is all decided, with Detrolt tak- ing the flag, a lot of the Norwich fans ‘have dropped all the hopes they had of seeing some of the games of the world series in case Philadeiphia succeeded in beating out the Tigers. Of course, with Daa Murphy playing right field for Mack's men. the Norwich sentiment has been all with the Athletics against the westerners, and the fans have been pulling as hard as possible for the Philadelphia team to win. Especially after the great gait struck by the Athletics ‘in the closing weeks, they have clung to their favorite to the last and have Had lively hopes of attending the games in Philadelphia. .1f Connies tribe had succeeded in winning there would without roubt have been a con- the Illinois trotter, after scaring The | siderable Norwich delegation on hand Harvester out of the today, was beaten in each heat of the race by Wilkes Heart. The result, 22 class event | to cheer them on against the Pirates. While they have given up all hopes of attending a world series, the Nor- next to the defeat of George Gano on | wich fans are getting satisfaction out Tuesday, was the most startling one of the meeting. Chicago Post S Cincinnati, Sept. nounced at the headquarters of National baseball commission today on Serie: [ that the post season series between the Chicago Americans and the Chi cago Nationals will begin at the West Side park in Chicago on October 8. The following day a game will be played at the South Side grounds. Games will alternate between the two parks until one club has won four games. Collier Wins Golf at Rye. Rye, N. Y. 30.—Robert Col- lier, the New ork publigher, won the chief prize today in the seniors’ fifth annual golf tournament at the Apawa- mis club. . He tied with George P. Sheldon of New York for th. net prize at 36 holes, and on the play off did 95-14-81, while Sheldon took 98-10- 88. RUBE 1S DUE FOR THE BUSH. Eoccentric Twirler Going Back to * the | 1" Minors. Rube Waddell may not be in major league compaeny after this season. The great pitcher scems to have gone to pleces and his record with St. Louis this year has been the reverse of bril- liant. Time was when the eccentric south- paw was considered one of the best twirlers in the country. He had but one failing—weakening under fire. He was an admirable winner. Once let the team behind Rube acquire a lead at all commanding and he was almost invineible. Waddell's favorite stunt was to fin- ish out a game when another pitcher had weakened and had been removed. Rube would shoot them across in great style and it was seldom he failed to stop his opponents. Many a game was saved for Connie Mack by just this particular ability ‘of Waddell. In 1902 | the Ruhe was the chief factor in the | success of the Athletics, but in 1905, when they again won thé pennant, the Rube got cold feet and refused to work in the world’s series against the Gi- ants. claiming that he was injured Waddell, though remaining in Phiia- delphia_two seasons longer, lost caste with Mack, and the astute Connie shifted him to St. Louis in 1908. Wad- del} acquired a new lease of life in the Mound City and his work helped to keep the Browns in the 1908 race up to the last week of the season. Innumerable stories are told of the Rube’s antics on the ball fleld and off. Even Mack. the only manager who was ever able to get any sort of work out of Rube, w)s obliged on occasions to throw up his hands in_ despair, for nothing would prevent Waddell from embarking on a three days' fishing trip if the notion struck him. STAFFORD SPRINGS RACES. Pierson and Kingsley of Norwich Have Entries for Friday Events. The following is the list of entries for the races this afternoon at the Stafford Springs fair: 2.20 class, pace, stake: purse $500— Tone or Molly J., William H. Hall of South Willington, Ct.; Happy Benton, ver of Webster; Miss True- E. Fierson of Nerwich PBon- nie Wilkes, br. g.. F. E. Smith of Nor. wich; Dawson Dillon or Lady Kate, J. J. McCarthy of Springfleld; Lizzie Simms, V. M. Frost of Springfield; Robert £, J. P. Brown of Williman- 30.—It was an-, the | i | was war. { Mim"in shelter. | be the party after the game. I of the great stand made by the Athlet- icg in the last series against the Tig- ers and also in the season's record, in which the Philadelpbia nine achieved the handsome margin of winning 14 out of 22 games from Detroit. On this showing they are arguing that the best team in the league has really not won the pennant, and if you want to start a pretty scrap with any ardent sup- porter of the Athle Just suggest that the Detroft team is individually and collectively their superior in ail departments of the game. = UMPIRE'S MILLENIUM COMING. Silk O’Loughlin Tells of the Gradual Changes He Has Seen. According to Silk O'Loughlin, the time is not far off when an umpire's job won't be any more hazardous than playing with dynamite. Mr. O'Lough- lin has delivered himseif of the opinion that within two or three vears the life of the arbitrator will be ail to the mer- ry. He bases his forecast on noting the improvements of the last few years. “When I broke into the game as an said Silk the other day, “the life of an umpire was the concentrated essence of what General Sherman said About the eighth Inning of every game the happy little umpire would begin figuring out which means of escape would be most likely to land And that first escape wasn't all. About every other game would be protested, and, like as not, | the whole scene would have to be en- acted again. Not much like that now I have long since ceased to expect to don’t say that the whole change for which {the umpires hope has been brought about. Obh, no. There is still a lot of rejudice for the umpires to overcome. Vot t is their life all sunshine and roses, but the transition is well under way, and it is reasonable to suppose that in the not too distant future the position of an umpire will be regarded as ‘one of honor and dignity."” League Officials Behind the Ump Now. The other umpires .of major and | minor leagues share the —views of O'Loughlin, and they attribute the pleasant change in their business to two causes: First, the strong backing given them by the league presidents; second, the wising up of the public to the fine points of the game, 80 that the patrons become able to judge for them- selves in a dispute between player and official as to whether the latter was & robber, ete. Before President Ban Johnson of the American league start- ed the reform in the umpires’ behalf it took a lot of nerve and moral cour- age to handle an indicator in any league. Players were in the habit ol riding roughshod over umpires and the spineless league executives allowed them to get away with that sort of thing. The players ran things pretty much as they pleased, and the umpire wis the goat all the time Never Any Friends Among Fans. The fans always sided with the play- ers, right or wrong, and there was merry war all the while. The umpire was the common enemy of peace: sort of a necessary evil, but needed to he v rugged to last till the first pay- Many of them didn't care to re- main after that. The umpire's stand- ing about ten years ago, let's say, has often been well illustrated by that story told on Joe Cantillon when he was an umpire—and, by the way, one of the greatest that ever lived. Joe asked Comiskey for a couple of passes one day, saying he wanted them for some nds. “Friend roared the “Old Romat." “well, if =~ou or any m?u them to the letter. dous popul ple who naturally tronize the leagues in the days when :‘ Tebeau and others of his kind playing | secondary to in- citing riots In which umpires were al- ways the center of attraction, O'Lough- lin pulled off a good one at Annapolis one day that shows pretty well hardships of an umpire’s life in the old days. ‘esident Johnson sent him to the seat of the naval academy to um- ire a game between the Middies and ‘est Pointers. High military and naval officers were in attendance at the game and they were ail crazy over O'Loughlin’s handling of a ball game. The military were calling Silk “Gen- eral” and “Admiral” After the game a leutenant general and a rear a miral congratulated Silk on his fine umpiring and then asked him to which branch of the service he belonged, not knowing that the committee in charge of the game had arranged for 2 ‘sague umpire. Silk’s War Experience. “Well,” said O'Loughlin, “I never saw any real fighting with cannon or torpedo boats, but I've umpired ball games in ch McGraw and Kelly played.” The education of the fans to the fine points of the game ‘makes it harder for the players to prejudice the patrons against the umpires. The first law of baseball for most players is to proteet themselve: That is, If one makes a very bad play he looks right away for an excuse. The umpire for years has been the handy little alibi. A case in point: A catcher hands the ball down to second with the would- be base stealer still five feet a W looks like a cinch that the runner will be out, but by a fine slide he manages to avoid being touched. Of course, that play Is bound to be close enough s that not a soul In the stand could swear as to whether the runner was tagged or not. Right away the big haj- ler. Indignant second sacker makes ures showing how far from the he touched the runner. That is the tip for the crowd to vell “Robber!™ at the umpire. Formerly everybody obeyed the player and yelled: many do v. but they are becoming time and sometimes—se ys—the fans will tell the dont’ know whether that man was out or not. I guess I will take his word for it." Detroit Piitchers O, K. All of Jennings' pitchers are In fine trim, and he is counting on them doing demon execution against the Pirates in the world's series. “Bill Donovan always used to be uzzle to the Pittsburgs when he w in the Na- tional league,” says Jennings, “anl he'll mystify them in the world's se- ries. The Corsairs also will find Ed- r Willetts difficult to hit. When that oy’s underhand delivery is working right it is just as troublesome to bat- ters as Joe McGinnity's ‘Old Sal’ Summers and Mullin ,also will prove bafflers to the Buccaneers. Tyrus @obb had a rough time in Philadelphia. Somebody started a re- port that he was in a theater and the show had to be stopped for fifteen minutes and a search made before the crowd could be convinced he wasn't there. Throwing For the Forward Pass. Walter Eckersall remarks: “To nego- tiate a successful forward pass, a play. er must be able to throw the ball from almost any position and at any angle. He will find that the same conditions dc not prevail every time he makes the attempt, for the defensive team, If it has any knowledge of defensive play. will shift its defense in such a way that the player who throws the rlg. skin will be hampered more every tim also the player who is to receive the pass. It is for these reasons that the thrower must be proficient In forward rassing frém aimosc every conceivable position. Tt sometimes may happen that he will have to make the pass when he is tackled, which is mighty hard thing to do successful without the experience one receives in a real game.” BASEBALL BRIEFS. The average attendafce at Detroit's home games this year has been 6555, The Detroit club wilt invade Cuba this winter. MciIntyre wlll manage the trip Eddle Bridges of Northampton wiil catch for the Bronx Athletes agninat another Bronx club Sunday. Rudoiph of Toronto will pitch. “I don't see why they need feld glasses to read the catcher's signe” sald Umpire O'Loughlin: “1 can tell what's going to be pitched when I'm %| umpiring at first base.” John Kling, the former cateher of the Cubs, is pleased by the elimina- tion of his former clubmates from the pennant race. After he found that Pittsburg had cinched the pennant, Kling said “Well, T am tickled teo death. That suits me exactly. At t beginning 1 was pulling for New York but I am glad Pittsburg won it, and not Chicago, Revenge Is sweet, and I have got It." Manager Duffy has asked the East- ern league directors to compel the Montreal club to return the $2,000 paid by the Providence club for Pitchey Jones. When Providence secured the player last August President Powers called Duffy's attention to the league rule, forbidding the purchase of a play- er form another club in the same or- ganization after the middle of the sea- son. 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