Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 23, 1915, Page 3

uSECo 3 AERE IS NEWS ‘Big fire last night resulting in serious losses. This is frightful news to a man not insured. How about you? Few men remain uninsured from de- sign. SBut many keep -putting the matter off through carelessness or for- getfulness. How is it with you? Let us insure vou today thile this re- minder is fresh in your mind. The cost ,will be trifling—the effort little, 3 ISAAC S. JONES Insurance and Real Estate Agent Richards Building, 91 Main Street BEAR IN MIND when plafing your INSURANCE for the coming year. THE FACT that during the last five Yyears 92 Insurance Companies have sither failed, reinsured or quit; THE FACT that no company can af- Ford to cell Gold Dollars for 90 cents;or pay $1.20 for every Dol- iar taken in and THE FACT that we sell INDEMNITY not a mere promise to pay. 3. P. LEARNED & CO. Agency Established May, 1846. ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW AMOS A. BROWNING, Attorriey-at-Law, 3 Richard’s Bldg. "Phone 700 Brown & Perkins, Aficmeys-ai-law Over Uncas Nat. Bank, Shetucket St. Entrance stairway ‘near to Thames National Bank. Telephone 38- HOW JACKSON LANDED WITH WHIE SOX Attempts of Feds to Land Star Help- ' ed to Boost the Sale. Attempts of Federal league to.'sign Joe Jackson just rior sale to the White Sox threatened to precipitate court proceedings against the Chicago third league team and also postporie indefinitely an agreement be- tween organized baseball and the Gil- more organization, leading to peace in the: national pastime. _ This was learned recéntly from a re- liable source. Ban Johnson the other day was in Cleveland to convince President Somers of the Indians that hé has a clear _case against the Feds ind if the American league chief has his way Weegham's team will be com- pelled to defend itself in court for tam- pering with a player under an iron- d_contract. ol “There never was a clearer case .on retord of agents deliberately tamper- g with a man under an ironclad con- tract than fhat of Joe Jackson, whom the Féds tried to sign despite his writ- ten word ‘to-play- with Cleveland for three years” asserted one who claim- 2d to knw the facts. “Ye is_ why Jackson was placed off the market by Cleveland and why the Sox bought him. Pres- \dent Somers was incensed over the tactics of the Feds, and the fact that Jackson was in conference with them made it imperative that he be sold to some Other team, as Somers was through with him. “Joe Tinker was trying to get Jack- wn{o signt with the Feds. Secretary agents to his Blatkwood got wind of it and went to Jackson's home. He found Tinker there He called Jackson out and ask- ed what he was doing. He told him he couldn’t play with any Federal league teaih as he was under a contract to play with Cleveland and that contract coufdn’t be broken.” the story goes, Jackson rejected the;Fed offer and agreed to play for some other team, preferring the White Six| The Cleveland batting phenom- 2non had been panned by a number of Cleveland baseball writers and wanted to_get away from there, it is said. President Comiskey has benefited immensely? by the foraging tactics of Joe Tinker, the Federal league’s great- 38t .scout. When Tinker went after Walter Johnson and infidenced him to leap to the Whales it caused a panic In Ambrjcan league circles. . The sale >t Eddie Collins to the White Sox at 2 record price followed Now comes the same Tinker :and goes after Joe Jackson. His persuasive powers have worked ‘heir same magic spell over the south- arn swatsmith. Jackso: was spell- ouné by the eloguence of the Whales manager and talked contract with the Fed agent. Then Somers decided ts sell Jacks ind asked for bids. Of course Comis- irrepressible ey was right on hand to go a little, algher than any one else. He signed Jackson, one of the greatest hitters in saseball, for a price said to be in ex- texf ot $30,000 in cash and players. President -Jchnson admitted recently ‘hat Cleveland probably would have tept Jackson Pad he not gore into a :onference with Tinker. Harvard’s Baseball Manager Resigns. bridge, Mass.,, Sept. 20.—The 3 tion of Ever H. Foreman of At- an a., as manager of the Har- rard college baseball team, was re- eived by the Harvard athletic asso- iation today. George A. Parsons of Tew York will advance to the vacan- y. CIGARETTE 1 3 e i e el lies leading by fi over Boston and BULKELEY HIGH LOSES % STAR' LINEMAN. |, Enter*€onnecticut Walter Ellis Wi and one half gameg rooklyn. Literary Instituto. A staggering blow was dealt the Bul- keley football team Wednesday. ing when Walter Ellis, star I last vear announced that Wi was the last day he will attend ley school, having decided to continne his studies in Suffield, where he feels he can prepare for college in a short- er time than at Bulkeley. Ellis broke into the athletic lime- 1913 when, playing tackle on the second team as a freshman, he made an enviable record. Last year light in as tackle on the regular team he start. led the high schools of Eastern Con- megticut by his spectacular playing. 180 pounds, tower of strength against all opposing teams, crumbling the offense of op- ponents as quickly as it was_formed. No tackle on any team that Bulkeley played was able tc cope with this giant ‘Weighing from Noank. . Bulkeley started her season last year with Hartford High, Ellis being played on Trinity field. was approached after this Trinity men, who offered him splen- did inducements to enter that college. He was a sophomore at that time and, of course, was unable to enter college. Later he received an offer to attend Rutgers. against his former seems extremely likely was a the game Ellis game by On Oct. 30 Bulkeley plays C. L. L at Suffield and Ellis will probably play teammates. Jt that he wi = OF N. E. BEAGLE CLUB. | Will 'Be Held Oet, 25th at Hubard- 2 ston, Mass. — The twenty-first annual fleld trial of the New England Beagle club, will be held at Hubbardston, Mass., com- m,gll‘x:lnx Monday, October 25th, 1915. inches or under. Pack stakes for packs of four and eight will also run. All_stakes except the All-Day stake will be run on Coney rabbits, The Oll Day stake, eighi hours continuous running, will be on white hares. The judges will be Bradford S. Tur- pin, Roxbury, Mass., acknowledged to be one of the best judges of field bea- gles in America, and S. T. Washburn, Longmeadow, Mass., who has. had large experience in hunting hounds. The hounds will be run on grounds where game is abundant and condi- tions are such that the work can be readily observed by the judges. A special prize of a silver cup, val- ued at $50 Las been offered by a member of the club to be contested for in the pack stakes. g RED SOX WILL USE BRAVES' FIELD Providing They Win Championship of American League. Boston, Sept. 22.—Braves' field, the largest baseball grounds in the coun- try, will stage one end of the world's series games next month, unless the Red Sox are displaced from leadership in_the American league. President Joseph J. Lannin of the club today announced. that he had ac- cepted the offer of President Gaffney of the Boston Natlonals, extending the > FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL U. S. Steel and Westinghouse Contrib- uted About One-Third. ew York, Sept. 22.—Further extrava“ tior in specialties, chiefly those issues known as war helped to swell today’ very large total of 1,125,000. amount United States Steel and West- inghouse alone contributed about one gant specu third, Steel Locomotive, 94 3- to 55 3-8. 345, an off 10 a.% In the nited indnstry. tances. on call. Sales. 7600 Allla-Chal lmers 800 Allis-Chalmers pr 800 Am. Ag 3 100 Am. A sazsfesitsadvantelasls R T il i i 22 ¥ 2 % iéfi%gifiigi“ 92°2g228 REERRE Ll g pgfigflfl 3-4 to 78 3-4, il 3 B3 £ il ® MARKET SALES 1,125,000 SHARES. shares, trading to the Of this incidentally adancing Baldwin American Smelting, eum and the automobile issues. high prices were recorded by Bethle- hem Steel, which rose 4 1-4 to Crucible Steel preferred 5-8 to 107 7-8. Maxwell Motors to 57 1-2, the first preferreq 1 3-4 to the second preferred 5 3-4 to 49 1-4Studebaker 5 to 145, Continental Can 3 3-8 to 93 3-8, Texas Company 4 to 157 1-2 and American Woolen 7 3-8 STOCKS. 1300-Aluska Gold M b4 B ggg igi b Mexican Common Southern to Steel's ‘Total sales, value, aggregated $3,880,000. United States bonds were unchanged 1 obin Baud fl#‘&#fl L # 5 - 1 =} Sterling was B2 e Yot 163 1% 35! 2 1-4 General Motors, whose meteoric fise of recent davs made it the most_con- spicious of the specialties. openell at ernight gain of 22 points, fell closed at 340. Other special stocks of no particular designation rose two to four points. railway division Reading, Erie first preferred, Canadian Pacific, “Soo’ preferred, preferred and Atlantic Coast Line im- proved their positions one points, but the inquiry for investment issues were relatively narrow. foreign selling of American railway is- sues was reported from London. where the_international list was lower. States Railway two More greater strength probably had its origin in the Teports of the trade jourdals which state in effect that export business now constitutes the dominant factor of that It was the demand from foreign sources rather than home in- quiry that caused the recent advances in_various manufactured specialties. _Exchange markets continue to wait on the outcome of the loan negotia- tions, no changes of note being shown by today’s. rates. t , its highest price since 1915, Westinghouse made a maximum gain of 1 5-8 at 124 1-4 and closed at 120_ 3-8, losing a considerable part of its rise shortly before it became known that the quarterly dividend had been increased from 1 to 1-2 per cent. Other very prominent features were American Car and_Foundry, American Locomotive, Petrol- New $00 Chino Con Cop. 00 Com Prod pr Crueible Steel Crucible 8 pr Cub_Am Sug. 0 Del Int. Paper . Int. Taper pr Pen R R Peoples G & C. Thila Co. .. 15100 200 1000 1 400 Ray Con Cop 2260 Reading a trifle steadier than Continental remit- Bonds were firm, despite, renewal of foreign selling. 00 South. Ry 200 Stand Milling 600 Stand MIN pr par New York, Seyt. 8% | steady; high 1 3- 1 39% | rate 1 3-4; last loan 1 3-4; 6% | 1 3-4; offered at 1 3-4. 158% FASir——. i ; COTTON. n% New- York, 317 | closed steady. ‘:, ber u.‘a- January 11.74; 19% | May 1218, - ¢ T TS ugl Soot steady.middling 11.40. <7 % Special BLOCK ISLAND SW( BLOCK BLOCK ISLAND EASTERN SALMON, Ib. LARGE MAINE SMELTS, Ib. FLOUNDERS, bb. .......... SHORE HADDOCK, b. ... BLOCK ISLAND COD, bb. . LARGE BUTTERFISH . . ... YESTERDAY'S WESULTS. Naticaal League. Eont ey o, . 5, ERh A No games scheduled. R s St Louls 4. New York 2. (Fimst game) Bt Louls §, New York 1. ston 3, Cleveland game by Umpire Chill for protesting decisions. Score: Orders Delivered 8L Leuis (A) New York (A) N e - . {3l 3 ofbecnimphe + $120 ofPwpib 3 JIM WRAY DEPOSED AS s20 0| Bauman.2b 3 18090 ol 4 HARVARD'S VARSITY COACH ot H Robert F. Herrick of Boston Replaces ie : the Old Vetegan. &t = Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 22—A 3 change in the system of rowing in- struction at Harvard college, by which James Wray is dropped as of the varsity crew and Rober{ F. Her- rick of Boston, a graduate, assumes final authority over the Crimson row- s s ing activities, became known tonight. Austin. 3 o Mr. Herrick will coach the crew him- Walker.rt 1 self, but will also have the assistance for individual instruction of Willlam Haines, a former English professional, now coach of the Unlon Boat club of Boston. / Wray, who coached Harvard crews for 11 years, is under a contract which has four or five years to'run. This contract will be carried out by the Harvard management, according to the semi-official announcement of the change. Whether Wray will continue connection with Harvard rowing is uncertain. His contract it was sald, How'd.1b.3b Sis'r.rt.1b Shotion. ef [3-ERBERLE] O S S e ~ SEABASS, . oo .oin.n LONG AND ROUND CLAMS . SMOKED HALIBUT AND SALMON other six. . 21bs. 25¢ cee. 12V5c Telephone 133 —_—— THRILLING HORSE RACING AT ROCKVILLE FAIR. Both Races Fast, Going Five and Six Heats Respectively. Sept. 22.—Both races at the Rockville fair today wer: thrillers, one zoing five heats and the Excellent times wore made. The summary of those taking the money: 224 Trot; $500. Betina, b m. (Young) 14113 Fox De Forest, b h cotton) . .2132¢2 B k) 12534 (Rosenmere) 5 3 3 4 3 71 $300. Denny ., s g (Crozier) .. 1224 Bobby ale, D h (—) .. 5431 MoNell, r 1 (Durnaman) 2 § 4 3 Lou Braden, b g (Lentz) Best time 2.17 Fohl Boston, 1-4. was “to perform whatever service he might be called to do in connection with Harvard rowing. Under Wray's - coaching. Harvard crews have won seven of their eleven annual races with Yale. The last two races resulted in Crimson defeats. In races other than those with Yale dur- ing that time Harvard has alsc been fairly successful, winning about one- half of them. Mr. Herrick gained special notice as coach of the Harvard crew. which won the Henley cup in England two years ago. He was cap! of the crew when he was in coll 25 years ago. Red Sox Take Two From Cleveland. Boston, Sept, 22.—The Red Sox con- tinued their winnihg ways today, de- :e.)ung Cleveland twice, 3 to 2 and 7 o0 1. The visitors had a lead of two runs ju the first game, with Jones pitch- ing strongly, up to the eighth inning. Then a pass to Scott and Speakers' double caused Jones' banishment and Klepfer, who followed, was hit for the three runs. After Cleveland had batted Foster for a run in the first inning of the second game, the Boston pitcher tight- ened and held them without further score. Mitchell struck out five men consecutively in the second and third innings in the fourth was hit safely Dodgers and Pirates Go Fifty-Fifty. Pittsburgh, Pa. Sept. 22.—Brooklyn and Pittsburgh divided a double head- er here today. the former winning the first game, 4 to and the latter the second contest 2 to 1. Cooper was hit hard in the opening game and had a wild pitch with the bases full in the first inning which resulted in two runs being scored. He was relieved at the end of the fourth by Slattery, who stopped the scoring. The Pirates won the second game in the.ighth when Carey and Barney walked and scored on Hinchman's double. Up to that in- ning Cheney, for the visitors, had al- lowed only one scratch hit. Score: o Pittsburgh (M) FEW CLOSE FINISHES four times for as many runs orMinm "3 17 331% £ AT COLUMBUS RACES Graney, the Cleveland left flelder, | Daubrtiy 2 T 2 — rndflr:d f‘riom (h:h:nmo lwm; a wrenlc‘:h- e : General Todd Won Horse Review Fu- ed shoulder as result of a tumbling | catch in the fizst inning of the sec- | Myera & 3 % il bl game. Score: Go 4 H 3 P P MeCarthy.e 3 H 1 Columbus, ©Ohio, Sept. 22.—Out of Clovland (&) © Basten (A) v 301 H 17 heats of competitive Grand Cireutt ° o o i AR B H racing this afternoon, there was a 2 Totals 3513 3 E poor time average and few close fin- ishes, but overthrows of the favorites in both sections of the 2.15 trot. The first division of tais race went to Roy Miller, second choice, with Fa- vored Pareliffe ougside the money. Rose D.. an _Indiana half miler, was back in the first heat of the second division, but she easily showed the way home in each of the next three miles. Fair Virginia and King Charlie were In ‘most favor: ol General Todd, the champion three- vear-old pacing coit, won the Horse Review Futurity in straight heats but was crowded in the second one by Miss Harris M., so that he came with- in_half a second of his record. Not since 1905 has a Hotel Hart- man stake for 2.13 pacers been raced in slch slow time as that made today by Hal Boy. The third heat was best and it was in 2.07. The winner wak = the favorite. Well backed Judge Or- 5 - monde falled to xet up the speed o T " needed to force Hal Boy out. (xx) Baticd for Ceoper in 4th. In the fal trot, Margaret Druein e el live won a4 she pleased. = The contest in ~ e this event was for second place and Star Winter got it froi Joan by brushing best in the last quarter of the final heat. om0 enanweanoand ol onmmnupants Rlompenburel” WORLD'S SERIES WITHOUT PLANK OR BENDER. Prob- ‘Washingtort, Sept. 22. shut out in the second game of the series here today 2 to 0. Gallila was wild but was not hit effectively and was aided by good support in the Once Iron Men of Athletics pinches. Avres relieved him in the| ably Never Participate in Bags= sixth with two on bases and none out Classic. Def he White S ‘e the rest N Sionts s i :;mmhefl:lu-ly.'e McEride's triple and 8| A World's Series without _ Eddie Chicago, f#wpt. 22.—New York today defeated Chicago 3 to 1 in their final T I (e thIN e Aot Dok wild in the t! nning ter pass- fng Grant and Burns, Hebertson doub ed, sending two runs home for the Giants. Benton worked in fine form and that lead was enough for the via- itors t6 win. Only one man reached second base after the first inning, when two hits and an error netted the Cubs one run and saved them from a shutout. The rest of the locals’ hits were scattered. Score: “New York (N) 5 h po Bums.lf 3 Roberison.rf Plank and Charles (Chief) Bender will seem almost like a Thanksgiving din- mer withou: turkey: But it has got to be this year. The series, not the dinner. In the first ‘&hge. r;:wk at the position now ‘occup! y the once mighty Athletic machine. Cdlinte Mack’s 1915 aggregation will not fin ish first in the American league. That bet is safe enough. In the second place, those sreat twirlers, the wily indian and the wonderful Plank; as everyone knows are no longer in the single by Judge gave Washington run in the third and another came in the sixth, on singles by Milan and Barber and Shanks’ fluke double, which Fournier trapped but falled to hold. Score: Chicage (A) Washingtes (A W b o’ ° 1 1 ° that neither will play in the baseball classic of the year. One could t 1000 to 1. olonmounmueny Hlooomumnuned ol munmmonsons ehammo s ug IR -] FST TN PUTTTS-T - enatun - Ell MINNESQTA'S STAR r. H. L. Williams Reveals Facts That Created a Stir. Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 22.—Uni- Bacrifice hits, Weaver, Jackson. Barber. Yalo Has First Hard Scrimmage. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 22.—In his first hard scrimmage of th (a2 Batted for New York” . Chicago Two base’ hit, Sacrifice Kocher. Becker 2. 'Ac'lnn% o Harvard Practices Punting. Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 22.—Har- vard's football candidates fumbled through a cold p: session today. The first and second squads alt In scrimmage with a scrub combina- tion. Punting and drop kicking were practiced by several players, among whom Coath Haughton hopes to find one ‘who will uphold the Crimson's re- Yyears, appeared today, but will aveilable only occasionally, it is up- derstood. ager of the Cleveland team of the American league., has signed a con- tract to continue in the position next season, President Charles . Somers announced today. Mr. in the ability tion of the team next year. SPORTING NOTES* Fred Reiger, mainstay of Hartford's pitching staff in 1914, has signed to twirl for the Buffalo Internationals. Cincinnati writers are most as happy over being ahead of the Glants as they would be if the Reds were in first place. Martin Beck, former New Londoner and more recently of Portland, is mak: Ing a favorable impression with the Giants. The Red Sox have taken Claude Has- tings, last spring” Washington and Jefferson malnstay, intg camp for & tryout. . Kid Elberfeid is still the Tabasco kid as is evidenced by his peppery attack on a grandstander at Nashville the other day. Maurice F. (Shorty) Dee of the Low- ell club of the New England circuit got into his first major league game yesterday ,at Philadelphia. He played short for a while with- the Browns against the Athletics. the consumption of ice is greatest During Dog Days. More food is spailed than any other time of the year. During Dog Days’ more Refrigerators are sold than any other seasoa. Befare Dog Days is the time to buy a Refrig- erator. We have a full line, large and small, at prices that will please you. J.P.BARSTOW& CD. 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