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The STRENGTH of our companies makes certain the prompt and sat- isfactory adjustment of losses. d. L. Lathrop 2'5.5 28 Shetucket St. I imll!l}llh) is a common saying=and it is eminent~] ly true in the Case of Fire Insurance. If you have made timely arrangements for protection against loss by fire— and a fire breaks out—the aptness of the expression will be brought home to you forcibly. Take time by the forelock and look after your Insurance. It is a very im- /portant matter. ISAAC S. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, 91 Main Street e —— ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Brown & Perkins, Ittomeys-at-Law Over Uncas Nat. Bank, Shetucket St. Entrance stairway near to Thames National Bank. __Telephone 35-3. AMOS A. BROWNING, Attorney-at-Law, 3 Richard’s Bldg. 'Phone 700 EDWIN W. HIGGINS Attorney-at-Law Corner Main and Shetucket Streets CHANGES IN TEAMS. Combinations of Ten Years Ago in the Majors Shot to Pieces. Three major league teams that are much in the public eye and favor have been so compleetly shot to pieces and made over in the last ten years that even their best friends wouid not recognize them if they had been ab- sent from the country for that period. They are the New York Giants and Boston's Red Sox and Braves. Giants Twice New. In the last decade all three of these teams have won world’s pennants and the Giants have been National league champions four times. In fact, Mc- Graw has bad two almost entirely dif- ferent teams of champions In that short period. The Napoleon of the Polo grounds won the league and the world’s champlionship in 1905, then pulled his team all to pieces and built up a new one that licked everything in its own league in 1911, 1912 and 1913, but tried three times to win a world’s penuant and failed each time . Now that team | has gone to pieces and McGraw has to rebuild anew. Not many fanatics can name cor- rectly the world’s champlon Glants of 1905, First and foremost, of course, was Mathewson. He had as pitching asso- ciates McGinnity, Wiltse, DCummy Tay- lor and ‘Ames. Only Big Six is left of that staff, although Wiitse lasted un- til ‘this season, and Ames still is work- ing in the National as e hurler for the. Reds. Wiltse found a berth in the Feds and McGinnity became an Internation- al league magnate and manager, after- ward drifting to the . Northwestern league in the same capacity. That 1905 Giant infield contained Mc- Gann, Gilbert, Dahlen and Deviin, with. Strang as substitute. The outfield was made up of Donlin, Browne and Mertes and the catchers Bresnahan, Bowerman and Clarke. Only Devlin remained through the transformation which occurred before the Giants again were champions. The rest were drop- Eed one by one, and Devlin has since een turned loose. Became Managers, Of that lineup three afterward be- came National league managers. Dahlen, after being traded to Boston, was put in charge of the Brooklyn team, where he served as errand boy to Boss Ebbets for several years with- out success. Bowerman filled in as manager for the Boston team for a Bpell. Bresnahan first tackled the man- agerial reins in St. Louis and was sufficlently successful to satisfy any- one except a woman magnate. After returning to the ranks for two years, he took charge of the Cubs this year, with a result now quite generally knowxfi In Boston in 1905 Manager Jimmy Collins had a team_which had just won two American ague pennants, in 1903 and 1904. But it began to fade in 1905, and was completely trans- formed before Boston won another pennant in 1912. Not one of the previ- ous champions remained in 1912, and none of them is even in fast company now. They were these: Pitchers, Young, Tannehill, Dineen, Winters and Gib- son; catchers, Criger, McGovern and Armbruster; inflelders, Grimshaw, Fer- s, Parent and Collins; outfielders, Burkett, Selbach and Chick Stahl; utility, Unglaub and Freeman. Went to Browns, Dineen was transferred to the St. Louls Browns and graduated into the umpire class, where he has made as great a success as he did on the slab. Cy Young struck to pitching until he was past 40 and the grandest cld man In the game, but the rest did not last long after they started slipping. Parent went to the White Sox and stuck for leveral' seasons before the minors slaimed him. Burkett bought himself 1+ New Emngland league franchise where 3o could give his crabbed temperament .’I;ll swing without anybody to suppress dm. Princeton Star Plays True to Form. Chicago, Aug. 5.—George M. Church, the Princeton university star, played irue to form in the western tennis lournament at Lake Forest today, eas- Iy defeating J. J. Forstall of Chicago. He also disposed of R. E. Turney, Chicao, 6-0, 6-1. Other successful.players in the third found were Al Lindauer, of Chicao, who won a hard fouht match from Nat Thornton of Atlanta, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Walter Hayes, Chicago, who defeated M. A. James, Chicago, 6-2, 6-1; and Heath Byford, Chicago, who beat D. Robertson, Chicago, 6-3, 6-3. ‘Wet courts prevented some of the natches, virtually all the women's lingles being postponed. Frank Gygll, former New Haven first ncker, is not batting up to his proper tandard for the Erie club of the Cen- ral league. He is batting for .255, but ® up among the best base stealers rith 31, Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA ‘| United States. ¥| Wilkams ns National Cham Willidms=Unable -to Compete With the Masterly Tennis . ‘Played by California Star—Matches Played Under Bad Condition of Weather and Turf. })‘I:n. in the .challenge match, of the ngwood singles, the oldest temnis tournament under club auspices in the Except.in one.set, MoLoughlin ‘was nearly:every situation. 'Wil- liame’ method of:procedure at the out- set was to.rush’his opponent to such an extent that the Californian would be unable to get openings, but the lat- ter’s defense was so tight that Wil- llams soon had to fall back on his own defense. No important tennis match probably was ever played under worse condi- tions of weather and turf. A light rain fell during the afternoon and the play- ers literally fioundered about, often sprawling on the grass, so insecure was the footing. McLoughlins’ ter- rific forehand drives from the back of the court were largely responsible for his victory. The game developed lit- tle or no lobbing, and McLoughlin did not go to the met more than half a dozen times. It was the first time that the play- ers had met since the national cham- pionship tournament at Newport a year ago, when Willlams won the title from the Californian. By today’s vic- tory McLoughlin secures anent possession of the Longwood bowl, hav- ing previously won two legs of it. The summary: First round: ‘McLoughlin ‘Williams Player. McLoughlin ‘Williams Second set: McLoughlin ...3:4.1-374 44 4 4818 ‘Williams ......5 0467210 00—17-3 Player. Nets. Out. Plcs. Aces. Dbls, McLoughlin 7 2 8 1 0 1 10 8 o 1 Third set: ‘Willlams .. . McLoughlin ...~.1°25 4 4 41 8—24-2 Player. Nets. Out. Plecs. Aces. Dbls, ‘Williams R 4 McLoughlin:-10 v Ne McLoughlin 6 ‘Williams 1 The score was §-3, 6-3, 4 §T22:6:4 5—84-8 | MAJOR-WILL ‘MEET VEYSEY “In Annual Tournament for State and Bridgman.Cup. Norfolk,>Conn., Aug. 8—C..A, Major and A. J Veysey, both of New York, will ‘meet: in" the tomorrow of the sannudl tournament for the state tennis championship and the Bridg- man cup. Today in the semi-finals Major beat H. A. Plummer of New York in straight sets. The match was not an easy one to win, however, the first set going to deuce. Veysey beat Vanderbilt Ward of New York, tak- ing the second and third sets after ‘Ward had won the first. One match in the semi-finals of the doubles was played, Fisher and Fish- er defeating Geer and Iler in straight sets. Rain interfered with the play during the latter part of the afternoon. ‘The summaries: Singles, semi-finals: C. A, Major, New York, beat H. A. Plummer, New York, 7-5, 6-4; A. J. Veysey, New York, beat Vanderbilt Ward, New York, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles, second round: Low and Rand beat Harrison and Harrison, 6-2, 6-3;; Fisher and Fisher beat Post and Ackerland, 1-6, 6-4, 7- Semi-finals: Fisher and Fisher beat Geer and Iler, 6-1, 6-1. Jennings After Pitchers. Philadelphia, ‘Aug. 6.—Manager Jen- nings of the Detroit Americans, it was learned today, has made an offer to Manager Rickey of the St. Louis Americans for either Pitcher James or Pitcher Hamilton. Jennings, it is understood, offered a large sum for James, but-Rickey would not consider a deal for him without consulting President Hedges of the St. Louis club. Rickey, it is said, offered Pitch- er Hamilton to Detroit -for $5,000 and Players Jacobs and Hellman of the Detroit club. Jacobs at present is playing as an outflelder with the San Francisco club, Jennings is also after Ayres of the ‘Washington club and expects to make an offer for him when he reaches the national capital Saturday night. Sluggers Sign Wheeler. Manager Seidel of the Sluggers in the City league announced Friday that he signed Charles Wheeler to his del- egation. FINANGIAL AND COMMERCIAL MARKET CLOSED STRONG. Railroad Issues Revived and Their Strength Spread to the Industrials. New York, Aug. 6.—It was an open question during the greater part of today's trading in stocks whether the market would retain unimpaired its large gains of the last few weeks, or was on the verge of a reaction. The list was soft in spots during the morning and thers were signs of a tendency. to sell freely. Although a few of the:popular speculative issues made further gains others fell back and ths movement was irregular and confused. In the later dealings, how- ever, the market lost its uncertainty and advanced gemerally, closing well up on the day. Total sales were 776,000 shares. An'unusual circumstance of the aft- ernoon rise, in a market which has been given over so long to the war stocks, was,that the upturn began in the rallroads. St. Paul, Canadian Pa- cific, g, Lehigh Valley and ‘SBouthern Pacific were taken up by traders and were:advanced with no great difficulty. Their strength spread to the industrials before the close, al- though these issues did not reflect the urgent demand of the earlier days of the week, New high records were Bethlehem Steel, up 10 to 311, Crucible Steel up 11 to 89; General Motors up 6 to 198; ‘Willys-Overland .up 4 to 143 and Con- tinental Can preferred up 1 1-3 to 103. Steel sold at 78 3-8, the best since 1912. Oll shares and various others of the industrials;participated. in the rise. Before the close a gelling move- ment was attempted and prices_gave way, but a recovery followed. Beth- lehem Steel was singled out for pres- sure on this movement and was forced back to about on a level with yes- terday’s close, The speculative . situation remained practically unchanged. Reports of crop prospects and trade conditions were good and sentiment wag cheerful. Known improvements of money dur- ing the week indicated another in- crease in_cash for the banks. Gains were made from the interior and on gold imports, suggesting an_addition to_cash holdings of about $3,000,000. Irregularity developed in the bond market. Foreign selling was heavier. Total sales, par value, $3,300,000. United States bonds were unchanged on call. STOCKS, 400 Linsced pr 4900 Am. Lomome 100 Am. 200 Am. clo ‘ber, 400 Cubs Am Sug. 200 Del _&Hudson 200 Hay Flectric 136 Tilinols Cent. 8900 Int Agrieul . 7300 Lehigh Valley = 125 Long Tsland Co " 400 Maxwell M 1 pr 200 Maxwell M 2 pr 200 May Dep Store . 8600 Mex Petrol . 100 Mex Petrol pr 600 Miami Reading e Rep. Ir. & Steel Rep. Ir & Steel pr Rumley 00 Rumely pr TIER T St L'& 8 F. Seaboard A L Seabd A L pr Sears Roebuck . Sears Roebuck pr Slos § 8 . South. Pac . P R 8 o 2 pf 100 or 600 Well Fsargo 100 West Mary COTTON. New York,.Aug, 6—Cotton_futures sed steady. Octobea, 9.44; Decem 9.78; January, 9.85; March, 10.07; May, 10.31. Spot steady; middling 9.45. MONEY. New, York, Aug. 6.—Call money steady: high 2; low.1 3-4; rullng rate 1 3-4; ‘last loan 2; closing bid 1 3-4; oftered"at 2, CHICAGN GRAIN MARKET. High. 6% 39% 40 . Hartford at State Homital. AL Stars at Taftille. SUNDAY RESULTS. National League. Boston st St Louls. Brookiyn at Chicago. Philadeiphia at Cincinnatt. Emeralds vs. Siuggers st Cranberry. Trimmers va, East Ends at Mobegan Park YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Notisnal vTeagus. Montreal 10, Harrisburg Montresl 13, Harrisbureh Federal League, Newark-Kansss City. rain. New England Leagus Lyon 0. Portland 5. (First game.) 0, Portiand 3. (Second game) Manchester-Fitchburg _postponed. rain. Worcester-Lawrence ~game posiponed, rata Lowell 5, Lewiston 4. = Federal League. Brockton 4, Harttord 3. (First game) Harford 1, Brockion 4. (Second game) New Havea 3, Springfield New Bedford '3, Pawtucket American Leagus. Federal Lezgae. Chicago . Pittsburgh W Louls Brookiyn uffalo Bailumore Senators Win Fourth Consecutive Game. Washington, Aug. 6.~Washington won its fourth consecutive game from Chicago, taking both ends of a double header, 8-6 and 6-3. Johnson blanked the visitors in the opener until the eighth, when six hits, a pass and two errors resulted in six runs. Washing- ton duplicated this performance in its half, pounding Wolfgang and Faber for six hits, which, together with Ed- die Collins’ error, netted six runs and brought Washington's total up to eight. The second game was a free hit- ting contest in which Ayres out- pitched Russell. The scores: Chicago (A) Washington (A) o b hpo & ofoelier,rt ofFoster, b ecccomEMNONNRE coocuscocunume Blrwsonanmnand Blonoconeommuny 8l ocomantinces! ol onuncconene wlencossoncecs nter. Chicago Murphy.rt Weaver.ss 5 E.Collins, 2b Fournter.1b Feisch.cf Letbold.1f Blacky'e3 Totals 34 12 24 13 | (x) Batted for Kiepfer Brooklyn 3, St. Louis 2. St. Louls, Aug. 6.—Brooklyn defeat- ed St. Louis 3 to 2 today and moved up in the percentage column ahead of the Boston club which lost to Chicago. With two out in the eighth, Wheat doubled ang Cutshaw singled, scor- ing Wheat with the winning run Coombs for Brooklyn was found foi nine hits but kept them ‘well scat- tered. The score: Brookiyn (N) 8t. Louls (NY ab h ab o ] so Myers, Omara.ss Daubert. 1b Wheat.1f Cutshaw.2b Stengel,rt Getz.3b Miller.c Coombs,p g cuncamensl scorosceson SRE oo ouscmornon B g Totals Socnomonnmos Soouammanting Coammssce: H 3 4 H 4 o 4 4 i H 1 1 1 (x) Datted for Huggins Score by iunings: Pierce Hasdndian Signion Braves. Chicago, Aug. 6.—Plerce shut out Boston, 2 to 0, today, in a:pitchers’ duel with Rudolph, Chicago making it two straight from the champions. Plerce, although generous with his passes, pitcher airtight ball in_ the pinches. Only three scattered ‘hits were made off him and only one man reached third base. Chicago.gathered five hits off Rudolph. One in.the sec- ond, followed by anyinfleld out and a wild pitch, scored ‘a run:and, two more in the third inning scored an- other tally. The secore: Boston (N) = 3 AR Y e S eeaie Shosesedt [ s & resulted in two runs. In the ninth the locals rallied and had two runs in and one needed to tie when Mayer relieved and stopped further scoring. The score: Hf achanpasiost Blenimduaien " PRI e e | Abrsan WAL AR | ‘Reds Take Third Game of Series. Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 6.—Cincinnati took the third game of the series from New York today, 3 to 2, in a ninth inning rally. The locals took an early lead of two runs on a base on balls, an error, a single and a wild pitch in the third inning. New York scored one in the fourth and tied the score in the sixth on a_double, a single, and a sacrifice fly. In the ninth Griffith doubled, going to third on ‘Wingo’'s sac- rifice, Wingo being safe on Perritt error. Perritt purposely passed Wil- liams,. filling the bases. Clarke was then sent to bat for Mollwitz and sin- gled to left, scoring Griffith with the winning run. The score: H 0|Toney.p 1{Moliwitz, 1b n;u_nl ; Totals (x) None out when winning run (2) Batted for Mollwitz in 9th. Y innings: = 01 2 00200 TWo base hots, Hersog, Dole. Three base hit, Perritt. o Merkle, Winga. 1 ororunwast [ 2 ° 2 1 1 1 o ° 1 2| wrrvnuaned | nocmcancon Bl rwwpnasnnn B oBomummmen SHmoomennwi Grand Circuit Races. Kalamazoo, Mich., Aug. 6.—Although the track was muddy from the rains which had caused three postponements of the Grand Circuit races here this Wweek, three events were run off this afternoon. One of these, the 2.12 trot for three-yvear-olds, was easy for Col- orado Range, who won a similar race in Detroit last week; but the other two were well contested, the winners finishing in a close drive in a major- ity of the heats. Lettle Lee, who was considered the pick of the fleld in the 2.11 trot, never was better than third. Sadie 8., fin- ishing sixth in the first heat, came strong and took the next three, Flaxy B. won the 2.11 pace, three heats out of four. She was fifth in the second heat. English Cup Ties Off. ‘The-English Football association has decided that the English Cup tie competition, which has been held ev- ery year since 1871, be abandon- ed this year owing to the unusual con- ditions brought about through the war. Also, no international games will be decided Owing to the rallways be- ing under control of the government for the movement of the troops, it is feared that the English leagues com- petitions, which necessitate so much travelling, may not be helll until the war is over. The association has un- der coasideration a scheme for or- ganizing three competitions, which will divide the sixty clubs, membes of Leagues 1 and 2 and Southern League, into districts, which will avoid long rallway journeys. Bay State Races. Holyoke, Mass., Aug. 8-—After two days of postponements, the Bay State Short Ship Circuit horses got into ac- tion in four events today, the favor- ites winning In straight heats in each. The track was heavy and time slow. The winners: 24 trot, 2.20 trot, Axide; 2.21 pace, Maintaince; 2.18 pace, John R. Hal. All Stars at Taftville, The All Stars will play at Taft- ville this afternoon on the Providence street -grounds. They will lineup as follows: L. Stanley c, Bri¢kley 3 Young 1b, W. Stanley 2b, Miller Zg, Holland ss, Standish If, Oney cf and Hughes rf. CHICAGO AND BRAVES WILL COMPETE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP Says Big Ed Walsh—White Sdx Have a Great Chance. ‘There’s. a .question in the minds of most fans as to how this littls three- cornered affair in the American league between Boston, Chicago and Detroit is going to end up. In one fellow's opin- ion though there is nothing to it but the White Sox. And as that fellow happens to be no other than that old king of twirlers, “Big Reel” Ed Walsh, what he has to say is worth & once over—and then some. Eq admits that while he may be just the least bit perjudiced in so much as Chubby Charley Comisky fumishes him hig three squares a day he honest ly believes that the World's Seties of 1915 will see him drawing down lis lit- tle share of the coin. The Boston Braves will be Chicago’s oppontnt he thinks. And EA belleves every word he says. ‘You can tell that by the enthusiasm he shows in talking. He got all het up when we suggested as our humbleopin- ion that Boston had something ¢n his team and that we wouldn't be sur- prised to see the Detroit Tigers win out. Ed says when the Sox swing east again they will be way out in fmnt. “Why look at here,” ejaculatel the big fellow, %eaning forward i his chair and pounding one fist first ¢n the arm for punctuation, “why aren’t we better team than Boston. Why haven't we the edge on them. I'll tell yok why we have. Listen. “Take the outflelders, Ours is every bit as good as theirs. 'hey've got the newspaper rep of having ths best combination in the country with Hooper, Lewis and Speaker. They did have, but today that bunch isn'ta bit better than John Collins, Eddie Mur- phy and Happy Felsch. “This Felsch is one -of the geatest flelders in the business. He malle the best catch in Boston the other day that I ever saw in my life. ran seenty-five yards after a ball Hen- drickson hit—if he ran a foot—ind he caught it over his shoulder. Hys do- ing that sort of thing every day. It isn’t any flash in the pan. The Boston papers admitted that he.had it on Speaker and I guess» ‘they admit anything like that it'meansisometh! hA;.lr three men are hitting the Then the . infleld. We've gt ‘em beat at first base, second bass, «and JAMES W. GERARD # ABLY- HANDLING ERLIN SITUATION. In the delicate controversy between this country and Germany James W. Gerard, the American ambassador at Berlin, is proving his worth. For sev- eral months past the situation has been such that the slightest diplomatic blunder might lead to serious conse- quences. series with them. We're been in a Fournier Collins both fell down on their hitting and the rest of the team didn't do as well as it has been. That's what has been the trouble with us. “But we're coming out of it now and we will get going again pretty soon. Rowland has got a fighting ball club there—one of the greatest young ball clubs I ever saw and they're Zoing to be hard to beat. I tell you that by the time to come east again we are going to be way out front. “As far as the Red Sox are con- cerned, they've got a corking club there and we fear 'em. They're the only team we do fear and we're not Dlahlmed to admit it. They're a great club. “Yep, I think Jack Barry is helping them a lot. He never played as good ball any time I saw him with the Ath- letics as he is putting up this year. I don’t think that he ever hit as good before in his life as he is hitting now- ad: v 1 think Jack is better off at second than he would be at shortstop. You know Jack's arm isn’t what it used to be. Second base is a position just made for him. “As far as 1 go myself, I'm feeling fine and am ready to go in there and help out the boys any old day. It's a great team, those White Sox, and just watch us g0 now we are getting out of that slump.” If the rest of the White Sox team feel and talk like Walsh it looks as if it might be a good thing for some of us Boston backers to kinder hedge a E COLONIAL LEAGUE USED AS A BLIND. Feds Get Rid of Surplus Players With Supposediy Good Contracts. More evidence of the manner in which the Federal league is using the Colonial league as a blind to help it get rid of its surplus players, who are supposed to have iron bound contracts, but which contracts do not have to be lived up to on the part of the Federal league, comes to light by the action of the Buffalo Federal league club in connection with Pitch- er Woodman of the Springfield club of the Colonial league. ‘Woodman has received notice from the Buffalo Feds that his contract will be null and void, he having received a ten- day notice to this effect, and the time of the notice expiring at this time. This is only one of other instances of this nature that have cropped up since the opening of the Colonial Jeague. Both Cannon and Texter, who were sent to Hartford as catch- ers by the Newark Federal league club, had their contracts abrogated before they were told to go there, or at the time that they were sent. Boucher, the Pawtucket inflelder, only a few days ago was given a similar notice to that which Woodman re- ceived last week, and Boucher said he was going to fight the case. The chances are that Springfield will lose a good man in Woodman, as he prob- ably wili not care to continue at $100 a month, the Colonial league maxi- mum. Such actions on the part of th Federal league are Interesting just now. It will be remembered that it wae a ten-day clause that they ob- Jected to when they began their raid upon the major leagues or organized baseball, and made much of the fact that such clauses did not appear in their contracts. Later it was charged that they were making similar con- tracts with ball players, but the charges were never proven. Now, however, their own action in the case of Woodman makes it appear as If they have forgotten all of the high principle which they shouted for when they attempted to break in as a third major league. And this is not the only change of heart on their part, as recently they have been forced to give up a couple of contract Jumpers, and they claimed that they never would tolerate contract jump- ers in that league. The Worcester Telegram has a spe- cial story umnder a Fitchburg date to the effect that baseball in that city of the New England league is fast growing Into disrepute because of syndicate baseball, like that in the Colonial league, only on a smaller scale It is a repetition of the charges of 1914 by which the Lawrence club won the championship after buying up the Haverhill franchise. SPORTING NOTES Ray Keating will be out of'the.game 16r the rest of the season with an in- Jured hi; The young spitballer, who promised to become a second Ed. "Walsh a few years ago, has been a big disappointment with the Yankees. Jack Ness, who recently broke the world's .record for consecutive hitting, He has eaten alive at shortshop. Thid Zbase] &80 is the only position where they have anything on us. “Ray Schalk is one of the bestcatch- ers that ever lived. There Isn'ta man in the game today that has asything on him. And as far as our pitclers go. {rhorrx- Class A—that's all I can say, Cl 'M:Ipwlm‘nntm‘;honr them being doubles, § triples and 12 home runs. Jack Nabors, the youngster who re- cently pitched & thirteen inning no hit contest in the Georgia State league may become a at the end of the season. He is only 20 old. Connie Mack has sent his DEATH OF GEN. BEN]J. F. TRACY (Continued from Page One) believe I am. I tried to take the navy department out of politics and I be- lieve I succeeded. He referred to the days when he served as secretary of the navy un< der President Benjamin Harrison FAt that time,” said Gen. Tracy, "thé cruiser Baltimore was the largest,and strongest ship we had, and she was only a protected cruiser. I saw the necessity of bullding ships which could fight if they had to.” “What's the use of building a ship that can’t run away from a ship it can’t whip?” demanded the secretary in his appeals. The phrase has bk- come historie. He won the public. As a conse- quence there appeared three new typea of naval vessels: the armored cruiser, the armored battleship and the scomt cruiser. He also replaced all steel armor with the present day nickel- steel. This aroused England and lit< erally “stripped the armor from the British navy.” All naval powers were compelled to adopt the new method of protection. Led a Versatile Career. Gen. Tracy led a versatile and -bril- liant career. Born in Owego, N. Y., in 1830, he was a play and school- mate of Senator Thomas Platt. He was admitted to the bar at the age of 21. When 23, he was elected dis- trict attorney of Tioga county, Helped Organize Republican Party. He helped Horace Greely organize the republican party in New York state at 26 years of age. At the out- break of the Civil war, he was serv- ing in the New York legislature as an assemblyman. It ig sald that here he made the first legisiative speech in the United States in favor of paper money for war expenses. Like many of his colleagues, Assemblyman Tracy went to the front, after organizing two reg- iments. He served first as colonel of the 109th New York. Hero in Battle of Wilderness. At the battie of the Wilderness ‘he ‘won the Congressional Medal of Honor and was breveted brigadier-general of volunteers at the close of the war. Four times in the 'Wilderness, he ral- lied his regiment to finally sweep over the Confederate ramparts. At the mo- ment of victory he feill desperately wounded upon his battle flag. His~ torians say his deed made possible Sherman’s march to the sea. He closed his war record:as commander of the military post and prison at Eimira, N. Y. Met Great Americans. General Tracy met most of the-great Americans of the last half century. “The greatest man with whom I ever came In contact was Abraham Lincoln,” he said. “I did not know him intimately, but the strength of the man lingers in my mind. “The greatest president since the Civil war,” he continued, “I think, was McKinley. He could make a man feel happy while refusing to appoint him to office.” to look him over. Frankie Fuller, the young Detroit sandiot graduate, whom the Tigers loaned to the Ottawa club of the Cana. dian league, is doing some great hit- ting and flelding these days, and will likely recelve another trial with the Tigers next spring. Walter Mails, the youngster whom the Brooklyn Dodgers purchased from the Seattle club of the Northwestern league, and who will report to them somewhere in the west, made a record recently when he pitched a double- header against Aberde#n, winning both and striking out 20 men. He had 13 in the first and seven in the second. Barney Furey, the coloreq trainer of Wolgast, who is a great friend of Jack Johnson, says he has received a letter from Johnson tellisg him that the latter is going to meet Bombar- dier Wells in London during the lat- ter part of August. The match must have been arranged secretly, for none of the English sporting journals have yet mentioned it Tom Healy has more than made good. The red-haired youth has an ideal build for a third baseman and handles the hardest kind of chances with remarkable smoothness. He can knock down hits on efther side of him and is especially fast in scooping up bunt: In putting the ball on a run- ner, he does it as gracefully and with the sureness of a veteran. Already he looks a better flelding guardian of the hot corner than J. Franklin Baker. As a manufacturer of hits, the youth appears to be just as finished as he is in his flelding, For a recruit who never had experfence in the minor leagues, Ho is about the most polished hit- ter that has joined the Athletics since, the coming of Baker. He is not a long distance swatter. He is more of the consistent, choppy hitting type of bats man.—Philadelphia Press. FAMOUS FURS Ladies’ Fur Coats and Sets. Men’s Coatssof all f Remodeling and also done surely. Superior styles. M. BRUCKNER 81 Franklin St.’ JOSEPH BRADFORD, BOOK BINDER Blanic-Books Made and Ruled to Order, - 108 BROADWAY e S ——— NEW SPRING MILLINERY at MRS. G. P. STANTON’S - No.82-Ghetucket:Strest -