Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 5, 1915, Page 3

——===___{KALAMAZOO’S GRAND CIRCUIT OPENS Kalamazoo Mi Aug. 4—After alctan Union, the mw_ Grand delay of two days, Circuit race meet opened this after- noon, under anything but favorable ; ise of-the Afternoon Was the Defeat of Eno, Favorite in $2,000 Michigan United Traction-Trot. Catholic Athletic league and the Park and Playgrounds of New York city. He is 20 years old. NE 18 a common saytng—and it 1s eminent- {ly true in the Case of Fire Insurance. ? you have made timely arrangements ifor protection against loss by fire— iand a fire breaks out—the aptness of ‘the expression will be:brought home to iyou forcibly. " Take time by thewtorelock.and look iafter your Insurance, It is a very im- \portant matter. ISAAC: 8. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent iRicharde Building, 91 Main Street —————e ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW + AMOS A. BROWNING, IAttorney-at-Law, 3 Richard's Bldg. *Phone 700 iBrown & Perkins, ittmeps-at-Law \Over Uncas Nat. Bank, Shetucket St. iEntrance stairway near to Thames {National Bank. Telephone $3-3. Bulletin Pointers Send Your Laundry to Rogers Domestic Laundry’ nd get one vote for every penny in the Great Library Contest. Telephone 914 A. B. MAINE Nothing Better in the Market. 218225 Central Ave, i I DR. N. GILBERT GRAY, Graduate Veterinarian OFFICE Bailey’s Stable, 371 Main St. Phone Connection DR. C. B. ELDRED DENTIST 43 Broadway, Central Building Telephone 341-3 M. A! BARBER, Machinist and Engineer. St::.a Engine Repairs. EARLY CLOSING EVENTS For Grand Circuit Meeting at Chart- er Oak Park. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 4—Early clos- ing events for the Grand Circuit har- ness meeting at Charter Oak Park, Labor Day week, were announced to- ht as follows: 8 pace, three in five, purse $1,000; 10 trot, three in five, purse $1,00 2:15 trot three in five, purse $1,00 free-for-all, trot, two in_ three, pursé $3000; free-for-all pace, two in three, purse $8,000. With the ten earl yclosing stakes snnounced in May this makes a total of fifteen races for the meeting with purses aggregating $32,000. her Drops Dead. While pitching for the Franklin Electric _Manufacturing _ company's team in a besaball game in the Fac- tory league series in Middletown Sat- urday afternoon, Landon S. G. Bell of Oak street dropped dead as the result of over-exertion. Bell had made a run for his tesm In_ the previous inning and es he crossed the home plate complained of » pain in his side. He was advised by Harry Haling, with whom he boarded, lo stop playing, but he said that he essed it would wear off. The acci~ lent happened in the seventh inning, while the Franklin team was in the Beld. Bell hed been pitching good all and had just reached out his and to catch a ball when he toppled ver. The other players rushed to his ¥de but found, him unconscious. All Stars at Hosital Teday Because of rain the game between \He All Stars and State Hosgital was Wednesday but 1 will ‘be layedthis afternoon. The All Stars’ neup : Murphy, o Zrickley p; Crowe. 1b, Stanley b, - Miler 3b, Holland ss., Germaln If, Foley cf,and Normander rt. ‘weather conditions, the track being exceedingly slow. The surprise of the afternoon was the defeat of the Eno, favorite in the $2,000 Michigan United Traction trot, St. Frisco, the Geers entry took the event in four heats. The Eno win- ning the first heat. i The 2:08 pace proved easy for Aco- nite, who won in three straight heats. Margothal made a good showing in the last two heats. Lou_Jennings, favorite in the 2:09 trot, finished last in the first heat and was distanced in the second. Lizzie Brown won this race by tak- ing the last three heats. The 32:13 trot was the slowest race of the day, being won by F. A. L. He was not.driven out until the third heat. COYNE SHATTERS WESTBOUND _ WALKING RECORD. Crack Athlete Did the Hike Between New York and San Francisco in 108 Days. Shattering all westbound walking rec- ords between New York and San Francisco, P. M. Coyne, crack amateur athlets, recently arrived at San Fran- cisco on the 108th day of his phenom- enal hike. Coyne followed the wagon highways, averaging 32 1-2 miles during the eh- tire time consumated, and 37 1-2 miles during the 95 actual walking days. He wore out six pairs of shoes, 53 pairs of socks, and the trip cost him $165. He was not permitted to receive any financial assistance. ‘Adventures of e perilous character beset his path in Wyoming, where he was forced to battle for his life with & ferocious mountain wolf. The fight lasted ap hour, says Cayne when the brute was finaily shot. “I killed three woives and seven coyotes,” he sald, “whica menaced me ibecause I happened to come near their young. These experiences occurred in Utah, Wyoming and Nevada. My object in making this hike was to further general interest in amateur athletics. Physical trainidg for the youth of this country is better than a great army or navy, I believe. __“Neither the pleasures nor the ben- efits of distance the art of walking without fatigue. “I can walk all day and in the ev- ening feet less tired than the average person who has used a car or an auto. On my transcontinal hike lost 5 1-2 pounds, and am now in per- fect condition. i “To demonstrate that, I shall enter the 5 end 10 mile A. A.' U. champion- ships and the International Marathon race at San Francisco. I shall then challenge any professional walker for a contest across the country to New York this fall. Coyne is registered with the Metro- politan association of the A. A. U., Is a member ~ of the Church Athletic league of the U. S. the Catholic Dio- walking or of city walking, either, are generally realized. That is because so few people know I only FAMOUS ATHLETIC MACHINE PASSING-OVER BASEBALL DIVIDE Many of Connie Mack's Players Sent to the Minors, Others Have Left the Game. Of the famous Athletic machine which won the American League pen- nent and the world's championship in 1910 only McInnis, Davis, Lapp, Old- ring and Strunk remain with Mack. There never was a greater machine than that one, and the many changes in the line-up since that momentous year illustrate just how short the life of the average ball player really is. To be sure sofne of the men who have left Mack still are giving excellent service elsewhere in the big show, but others have gone to the minors, while still others have passed entirely over the baseball great divide. Among those who left the Athletics after what many consider its greatest year are Hartzell, Lord, Baker, Collins, Barry, Eddie Murphy, Livingstone, Donohue, Krause, Adkins, Bender, Plank, Coombs, = Morgan, Dygart, Housey and ‘“Danny” Murphy. Most of the 1913-14 teams were picked,up since 1912, when the Mackmen slump- ed badly. WILL RAID IN FALL. Federals to Sign Major League Stars, Says Gilmore. James Giimore, president of the Fed- eral league, has announced that his league was planning apother raid on organized baseball, and that negotia- tions with 15 stars of the National and ‘American leagues were under way, He said the Federals would endeavor to sign several well known playéers in the fall, and that others would be found in the Federal league training camps next spring. Gllmore said that no amount of money within reason would stand in the way of the Federals if they could induce such men as Grover Cleveland Alexander, J. Franklin Baker, BDddie Collins_and Stuffy McInnis to sign contracts. Mr. Gilmore announced that the Fed- eral league_undoubtedly would have a team in New York city next year, and that the pennant winner . his league would again challenge the win- ner of the world's series this fall. Will Play at Jewett City. Manager Woodmansee will take his ball team to Jewett City Saturday to compete with the C. A. C. of that piace, The team wiil line up as follows: Pat- erson or Foly p, Foley or Houston c, Sargent 1b, Houston 2b or ¢, Paterson ss or p, Swaski 3b, Taylor rf, Coblin cf, Charles 1f. Greeneville Wants to Play Baltio. The Greeneville baseball club is anx- ious to piay the Baltic Independents Saturday, Aug. 7. Answer through The Bulletin, of communicaté with Manager Ed. Gleason, 13 1-2 Eleventh street. _ FINANGIAL AND COMMERCIAL MARKET LACKED STRENGTH. Industrial Stocks Advanced, But Rail- road lssues Lagged. New York, Aug. 4—Industrials again advanced sharply today, but railroad stocks lagged. There was no sign of the broad demand for the railroads of the preceding session and the market Jacked the balance and widely dis- tributed strength of that day. The sluggishness of the railroads, however, did not interfere with the vigor of the movement among the industrials, par- ticularly the steel issues. Total sales were 675,000 shares, Tnited States Steel was the leader, being traded in heavily throughout the day. It rose 2 5-8 to 70 5-8, a higher price than it attained at any time during 1914 or 1913, when it was on a dividend basis. Bethlehem Seel made guother remarkable advance. On the first two sales it rose 18 points and later it mounted to 290, a gain on the day of 22 points. Its previous high record was 275. There were upturns of two to seven points among such stocks as Crucible Steel, Sloss-Shef- field, Pressed Steel Car. American Car and Foundry, Continental Can, Gener- &l Flectric, Mexican Petroleum and California Petroleum. Buying of these shares was well sus” talned, and although there were occa- sional reactions the close in most cases Wwas near the day’s best. In the railroad list St. Paul and Canadien Pacific were heavy, but the Profes- sional traders, who were active_in the bidding up of the war shares, neglect- el tho railroads and outside interest was centered in the favorite indus- average change was slight. trials. CM. R . & Pac Chitlo_Copper. Col. Fuel & Iron Qs (NY Continepial Can m Prod Ref Com Pr Ref br Cructtle ucibl & L18% 1 1% % 45 rie 1s pr ... Fed Min. & Em General Electrie . General Motor .. Gt Oro ofts Gt. North pt r N J Tllinola _Cent. Inspiration Cop Interboro Con, Interboro 8 pf Tnterboro-Met . Tnterboro-Met pf. | Int. “Ag Com Kan City So Lacka _Steel Laclede Gas Lehigh Valley Maxwell Motor Maxwell Motor pr Maxwell 2 pf Mexicwn Fet .. Meican Petrol pf Mlami_ Copper _ .. o., Kansas & T f Mitn & St Louls Missouri Paclfic Montana Power . Nat. Blscult PiCC. C. &SCL Trade reports, particularly from the | Fitts Coat N ) 243 steel and iron industry, were optimos- tic enough to explain the heavy buy- ing of those shares. The weekly re- views of the steel trade indicated that operations were well up towards ca- pacity. There were reports of several new erders for large amounts of war muni- tions, but they were not _confirmed. Copper producers reported large in- quiries ~from domestic _consumers, as well as the development of foreign demand. Utah Copper's report for the querter ended June 30 showed an in- erease of $1,693,000 in total income. The.hond market was firm. Total sales, par_value, $2,285,000. United States bonds were unchang- ed on cell. - STOGKS. 3 13% Pitta Coal of Pitts Steel pt Pressed Steel Car s 5 Ry St Spring . ni o n S 2 BuSe i B St oy S T o = A i R R Sesneert, 12 2 Z e IS o e ] e " p B B B e % SR 3 el % T o% Trin G, B 5 AR S e, e e Dot e ol z e 2 CEtneT s T i e s ST b A Fd B8 iy s % 10 e W - % T & L a Wisconstn Cen ... 0% COTTON- New York, Aug. 4—Cotton,futures closed steady. October 9.39; Decem- ber 9.67; January 9.79; March 10.00; May 10.15. Spot steady; middling 9.35. MONEY. New York, Aug. 4 — Call money steady; high 2; low I 3-4; ruling rate 1 3-4: 'last loan 2; closing bid 1 3-4; offered at 2. HY Bumslt 4 Babbingn.lf 1 Snodgrass.ct & Doletd 4 Doyle.3b Fletcher, s Mergle.rt1t Lobert, 30 Bratnard,1b Dootn.c WendelLe Meyers,o Mathews'n.p Tesreawp Totals Bl ovrosnranancsl Place. Bl anesnonnnd @ ] H g Ho plonsesssccs H H g E £ Tigers Take a 1 to 0 Game. Philadelphia, Ausg. wjliness in the sixth inning-enabled internationas League. Providence 10, Mortreal 3. ALl cther gaines postponed. rain, Federal Loague, Pittstugn 6, Brooklyn 1. Fo other gimes scheduled. New Englane Leagus Zymm 3, Lewtston 2. A other games postponed, Tain. Fedoral League. ATl gumes poseponed, Tatn. Natienal League. American Leagus. Reds. Find Brooklyn Ease. well today, keeping the visitors® scattered, and Cincinnati won well. Score: Totals 318 3410 0 (x) Batted for Appleton in 5th. @ (2) Batted for Wagrer in Tth. (xx) Batted for Dell in 8th. Scors by innings: Brooklyn © ............0 0 01000 Cinctnnatt 0020032 Two base hits. . Gron, Kiliiter. base hits, Stengel, Kiliter. YALE FOOTBALL PLANS E: « o @ i I 38 54 & terial Available. 2| onsbinvonud It Pitchers With Cincinnati, O., Aug. 4—Dale pitched Brooklyn, 4 to 1, thereby taking the series, three games to one. Cincinnati hit Appleton hard in the fourth and also took kindly to Dell's curves in the seventh. Daubert fleided exceptionally [0} Cinstnsti_ (N) b5 a o R 203 olffomes 314 111 1 olwagmers 2 8 3 0’1 0 OlBodgeran 0 0 1 03 3 olKinkercs 3 2 3 31 0 Olonmie 4 20 000 ofWingoc 4 13 15 1 ofwillemerr 31 2 © 10 ofMonwimib 4 013 001 ofDalen 30 900 o 110 100 o SRS 5000 T e Glenoousomuans wlosscsscsemar it UNDER COACH HINKEY Capt. Wilson Will Have a Squad of 75 at Madison on Sept. 7—Good Ma- Captain Aleck Wilson of the Yale eleven has announced plans for the Giants Win Tow St. Louis, Aug. 4.—Spectators came out in overcoats today to see New York take two games from St. Louis, 11 to 9 and 7 to 0. York pelted Louis pitchers, getting 11 runs in six knocked Mathew- son out of the box and got seven runs In the second game, Tesreau allowed the locals but four hits, three of these successively 1 the third inning, but a triple play prevented St. Louis Betzel on third, and Bescher on first, Lobert, who catching Betzel. Meadows out” at second. New York (N) In the first game, New innings. St. in the eighth Meadows on second Lobert then threw amawesmn | mermoocssom Elouserconwsss ~|oroosc00s0a I i k (i sowmmond 1 4+ 1 o H 0 ° soccssentuunnonm D ° 1 H ° H H a 2 0 0 ° o Gl urocosrmancoos lommrise munmmmsonn [Boomumauncsscsnsen *| occeccesecsorormme bl base hits, Long. Matthewson, Butler. BRAVES LAND IN DANGEROUS POSITION. World’s Champs by Winning from the Pirates Form a Tie Sacrifice hits, Fletcher, Pittsburgh, Aug. 4—Pittsburgh lost its third straight game to Boston to- Mamaux left the box in favor of Cooper in the third inning after the visitors had batted out three singles and two triples off his delivery. Hughes relieved Davis when the latter passed a man in the second inning and held the home team safe until the last inning, when three hits produced the locals’ only run. day, 5 to 1. Pittsburgh (N) comuHomONHE PRUTRRPPSIN | mmanoHOHan | s mismm e locos | onscoorurenos "l osssrssscs (@) Batted () Batted Score by iunings: for Giteon in Sth. for Cooper 1n Sth. (agee, Maranville, Wa difice hit, Fitmpatrick. White Sox Drop Two. 4.—Washington took both games of a double header from Chicago today, 1 to 0 and 8 to 1. In the first game Boehling let the White Sox down with four hits, and Gallia duplicated the performance in the second contest. ‘Washington, Scott allowed five hits and Cicotte and Wolfgang, in the second game, allowed the same num- er. Scores: Chicago » Wshington (A) | econnsssaven lounnnwnran lonmwounere Gloommponses, 4| owman-tmmpn Bl iosmiaii oleecsccoeccoss 84| sasausnbanbE = 8 ; ¢ $ H & L e oo % unachonned " ) | ommwaanand oo Bluwsnannws ol nooomnorerg S| esconunencs . 1 . 0 H ° ° 1 1 i sridiron campaign for 1915, He has ordered a-squad of 75 play- ers, comprising all candidates of ex- perience, to report at Madison on the Sound, about 20 miles east of New Haven, on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Light Work Daily. The squad will take light work daily till Sept, 20 on the links of the Madison Country club, which can be fitted up into an excellent gridiron. The squad will dine and be quartered at the Hammonassett house, only 200 yards from the playing field. The ho- tel is located on the Sound, and the squad is thereby assured surf bathing. The squad found conditions at Madi- son perfect last year, and the scheme of training there promises to be made annual. A _squad of 125 players will report on Yale field Sept. 20, and will get 10 days of aggressive football before the formal season opens. When Captain Wilson threw open his desk at the Yale athletic offices recently he really opened the season. He will be there two or three times a. week till Sept, 1, when he will arrive permanently. He will spend the month of August in the Yale crew quarters at Gales Ferry. He is a member of the faculty of the Roxbury Tutoring school which conducts a summer pre- paratory gchool at Gales Ferry. Marty Shedden, the Yale track captain of last season, will also be at Gales Ferry, Wilson Gains Weight.\ Captain Wilson has spent July at Camp Susquehannock, near Montrose, Penn., where about 105 collegians are summiering, including Dick Merritt, the former Yale baseball captain; Fred Dawson, formerly baseball capéain at Princeton; Charlle Shons, the former ‘Willlams college center flelder; George Cariton Shaffer, the Columbia tennis and baseball player; Bayne Taylor, the former Ambherst pitcher, and Kemp- ton, the Exeter quarterback. Wilson has played baseball, football and tennis the past month, and is somewhat distressed because Instead of lightening his weight he has added five pounds and tips the scales at 195. This is the heaviest figure for a Yale quarterback on record and is equally heavy for a Yale end. Wilson is un- decided which to play, but will. prob- ably be found at his old position at quarterback. Several changes in his coaching plans have been made, principal of which is that Pudge Heffelfinger, who had agreed to spend the season at New Haven, has found it impossible to do so and has_asked to be excused from acting as Yale's defensive and prin- cipal line coach this fall. In his place Captain Wilson has chosen Red Dun- bar, who was one of Yale's best cen- ter ‘rushes several years ago, and who has had three seasons’ coaching ex- perience at Notre Dame since then. Dunbar, who is a remarkable all- round athlete, is accredited with be- ing largely responsible for Notre Dame’s fine showing the past few years. He played end rush and hailf- back as well as center at Yale.and was also one of Yale's best pitchers. Hinkey to Lead. Yale's coaching staff, as finally se- lected by Wilson, will be headed by Frank Hinkey. Dr. Billy Bull will ai- rect the backfield work. Nate Wheeler and Percy Cornish, coaches last year, will again be on the resident staff, as will Red Brann, end last year. Ted Driscoll and Pat Osborn will be on the resident squad as lieutenants, Heffel- finger will be here for a week or two and Johnny Kilpatrick, Jack Field, Guy Hutchinson and Ned Glass will make a couple of visits a week to the fleld. Nelson Talbott, captain last year, will be with the squad all the fall as line coach. Billy Marting, coach of the center men last season, will be with the varsity squad at Madison, but will take charge of the freshmen when they report at Yale field and will be the freshman head coach this fall. It will be coaches at Yale more than the present season, Captain Wilson is pleased with the outlogk. The material is stronger than usual and Wilson believes in strenuous training. Men ‘Available. For guards Conroy, Walden, Von Holt and Jim Sheldon, all “Y” men last year, are available. Ple 'Way, guard two years ago will report, and Black, the former Exeter captain, and McGrath, the two freshman guards last year, will make up an exception- ally formidable snap-back quartet. again available as tackles, and Bald- ridge, freshman last year, and Big Dick Kent, the former Stevens tackle, ‘will be eligible. Higginbotham, 'Wiedeman, Church, Potter and Nichols, all of last year's squad, ana Moseley and Allen, fresh- mn ends last year, are an excellent. set of frontiersmen available. Behind the line will be the veterans, Harry LeGore, Billy Baston, Mal Sco- vil, Otis Guernsey, “Effie” Waite_and Captain 'Wilson of the veterans. Bun- ny, ‘Burgess and Malcolm, two years ago, will be with the squad. From last year's freshman team three strong halfbacks -will be available in Bingham, Hutchinson and Bev-Thomp- son. Bay State Races Postponed. Holyoke, Mass., Aug. 4—The har- Ine‘r races of the Bay State Short 4. — Wyckofr's | Ship Circult were postponed today on is possible that Marting and Dunbar Carl Betts and Chub Sheldon will be PRINCESS SAILS TO JOIN HUSBAND NOW WITH ARMY ,'_4 i 2 One of the passengers aboard ’ the Transatlantic Italan line steamship Dante_Alighleri, which sailed from New York, was the Princess Rospig- lios, wife of Prince Francesco Ros- pigliosl. With her was her month-old son, Prince Camillo. Their destination is Naples. The princess was accomp- anled to the pler by three maids and Marquis Ugo Pletro Spinola. Prince Rospigliosi left New York several weeks ago to join the Italian army, and his wite will join him at Naples. This Italian Princess is an Ameri- can girl. She was Miss Laura McDon- ald Stallo, daughter of Edmund K. Stallo. She is the granddaughter of Alexander - McDonald, a prominent figure in the Standard Oil company. Miss Stallo was married to Prince Rospiglios! in Paris in June 1014. The Rospiglios! infant was born a_month ago at the country place of Mrs. Rutherford Stuyvesant, near Allamu- chy, N. J. Miss Helen Stallo(_sister of Princes Rospigliosi, married Prince Michel Murat, now an officer in the French army. Four American girls have married into the Rospigliosi family, a famous old family of Italy. City League Notes. The Kickers have reorganized with the following lineup: Riordan (mana- ger), Sheehan, Connors, Kruck, Cor- coran, Barwell, Gelino, Ferguson, Ton- dreau, Hague, Smith, Eaton, Bowen and Mullen. Slugggrs still remain with only one defeat chalked against them. Although the Emeralds at the start seemed to be outclassed in the race, they have come back strong and have won four straight games. WITH 'THE HORSES. * The backers of Peter Farren, 2.09 1-2, lost a large roll when the son of Judge Queen Worthy, 2.07 1-2, winner of te 1912 hM. & M, has abay filly by Peter the Great, 2.07 1-4, Peter Volo, (3) 2.03 1-2, stepped the last quarter of a mile in 2.14 in 29 STEEL SCREENS 25 ft., 5-ply, 34- 10c FLY KILLERS .. Orders Delivered Keen iKu ~AND—" C lmperi CYTHES - EVERY ONE FULLY WARRANTED | e SPEGIAL BARGAINS 25¢ HUMMER WINDOW' SCREENS. .. c-vue 35¢ HUMMER WINDOW SCREENS........ 40c HUMMER WINDOW SCREENS....... $4.50 LAWN MOWERS. ....ceeveeeeniee g, $5.00 LAWN MOWERS. ....s.. $5.50 LAWN MOWERS. .. .= GARDEN HOSE 25 ft., 4-ply, 34-inch, $2.50, reduced to. nch, $2.75, reduced to.. 25 ft., 6-ply, ¥5-inch,.$3.25, reduced to 50 ft., 6-ply,. 34-inch, $6.75, reduced to. 50 ft., 7-ply®34-inch, $7.50, reduced to. - The Household Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street at Reduced Prices Telephone 5314 3-4 seconds the other day. Brewster Hal, 220 1-4, by Direct Hal, 2.04 1-4, died at West Chester, Pa, from lung fever recently. The Montreal track has been fully reclayed and there will be fine foot- ing for the harness horses when the Grank Circuit clans reach there in August. Tommy Murphy has a star three- year-old in Bondella that won the North Randall Sweepstakes. The daughter of Walnut Hall,=2.08 1-4, trotted the second heat in 2.07 3-4. Ess H. Kay, 2.00 9-4 the _good stallion owned at McKenna Farm, Washington, Pa., is coming fast as a producer of speed. Many think that will be as good a sire as Direct al, 2.04 1-4, The trotting stallion, Mr. Forbes, by J. Malcalm Forbes (4) 2.08, owned by William Engleman, secretary at Kala- mazoo, annexed first money in the $1,- 000 stake for 2.20. trotters at Jackson last week an dtook a new record of 2.13 1-2 in the second heat The trotter, Wiliam L. Snyder, 213 1-4, has been purchased from Henry Fennell, of Pottstown, Pa., by Harry Root, of the same cify. The latter owns the pacer, Hal Gray, 2.08, and the pair will be raced on the Lake Erie Circuit in the stable of Sam Far- ing. The trotting stallion, Governor Ma- son, 210 1-4, has been traded by J. T.A Carter, Atchison, Kan., to James Cannon, of Garnett, Kan., for the four- ear-old colt, Peter Pinkerton, by Mr. Pinkerton, sire of Peter the Second, p., 2.04 1-4, etc. The latter is said to be a promising trotter. Tommy Murphy offered $6,500 for Tom Patch, 2.10 1-4, after seeing the son of Joe Patchen, 2.01 1-4, Eo a couple of heats in his race at Youngs- town, Ohlo. The stallion died that night of acute indigestion. Fortunate.- ly for Murphy and unfortunately for Mr. Boyd, his owner, no deal was made. It is hard to say what predomin- ates on the Kansas Grand Circuit, but it would not be a bad guess to say that the conduct of affairs by Miss Emma Knell, the circuit secretary, is the most impressive. And this is in no way an implication that ghere is anything to be criticised of sport that the circuit affords, for whoever has raced along the Kansas Grand will bear witness that is real home of sport. PORTING NOTES Jordan of the Portland club is the New England league’s leading pitcher. Albany of the New York state leagve has had some of its home games trans- ferred because of lack of patronage. The Feds say they will make a play to get Christy Mathewson as manager of their New York team next season. Manchester is again falling down as a New England league town. The fans do not seem to be interested emough to attend games. Manager Bresnahan of-the Cubs de- clares some of his players are laying down on him. He has fined Zabel $100 and suspended him for breaking train- ing rules. Heine Zimmerman was soaked 325 the other day for failing to run out an infield hit. Says Hugh Jennings: I fear Boston more than Chicago. The Red Sox, when under way. are harder to beat and they have a month at home in September. This will help them. Chicago, on the other hand, has seldom been a good road club. Detroit usually plays harder when in front of strange faces and my men can be depended upon to stick in the fight until the final count.” “You will notice,” says. Manager Miller Huggins of the St. Louis Na- tionals, “that within the last month or so the National league race has been unusually exciting. This condi= tion, I think, is due to the fact that jevery player is hustling his very hard- est. The illustrations that trifling is not to be tolerated by the promoters have had just the proper moralizing effect upon the fraternity in gen Players will not deliberately lea their contracts open to attack, Fur- thermore, the player has realized at last that a readjusiment is bound to come after the life of the present term contracts. They are anxious ‘o hus- tle so as to make the best possible terms in the future”