Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 14, 1921, Page 3

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" estjmates, included two records for op- way for a trip to Honolulu this summer by the Yale swimming team, Intercollegiate champions of the United States. The proposed itinery as announbed tonight by Captain' Ler: rin P. Thurston at the Yale swmmi et, includes stops at New Y it, ) Lake City, Los Angeles, San Di and San Francisco. Meets with swim- mln.clnhq..m the various cities and also with a number of Hawalian clubs are being arranged. The Yale team holds several world's records for relay events and also esv- eral Intercollegiate records. Ameng se expectéd to make ‘the trip age Edward Binney, Jr., of Sound Beach, Conn, W, L. Jelliffe, of New York, C. D. Pratt, and L. R, Thurston, both of onolulu; R. F. Solley of New York B, . Meagher, of Chicago; J. K. Pollard #f Northampton, Mass., and H. R Mar- shall £ New Haven C. D. Pratt, of Honoluly, star of the 220 yard event and member of the relay team that holds several recoerds was elected Captain of the ale swim- miing team for next year. N. ¥. ush- er, of Stonington, Conn., was elected: captlin of the water polo team. ' 1 ATHLETICS PROGRESSING AT THE ACADEMY Baseball practice at the Academy - is’ Progressing nicely, with a good sized bunch of candidates reporting daily and are now rounding into form. Ceach Mec- Kay has four pitchers on his staff, Mur- phy, Hitchen, Diffly and Curry, who will probably be given a chance to how what stuff they have in the coming gamé this Saturday with the Colonials. On the receiving end, Congell and I{!nrtnu\vul no doubt be given a chance. The other positions open beside the battery are short stop, Srst base and one position in the field. =~ Murray looks like a fixture at short as Well as Brown at first although he has another con- tender, Reed. There are three or four likely candidates for the outfield poel- “Jon. b In a Hare and Hound race run by the track team Wednesday afternoon, Fahey was the only contestant to finish the race, the rest having lost the trail. Boynton and Briggs were the hares. The students have taken sreat interests in track and- field athletics and many turn out to.practice during the after- noons, soms sprinting around the track, q'3ers jumping or pole vaulting. ‘As yet no tryout for height in vaulting and jumping, or time in running has been held but it is thought that on this Fri- day that such trpouts will bé held. As Coach McKay has his hands full in looking after his ball tossers, Raymond B. Case 1s acting as his assistant in training the candidates for the track team. PLAY BALL HEARD BY 155000 . PERSONS IN LEAGUE PARK Chicags, April 13—The umpires’ cry “play ball” was heard by more than 155,000 persons in seven major league parks today in what officials{ of the national pastime heralded as the “come back of baseball.” The figures which were unofficial ening day attendanée at the Chicago national league park, where nearly 23,- 000 saw the game. and at the home of. the New York Yankees who play- ed before 37,000. The Chcago-Detroit game at Detroit in the American lea- gue was postponed because of rain. New Haven, Conn, April 13—Plans| are under’ Minneapolis,. Salt) - g0, | | iean, 18,000; :Philadelphia national 12- 000; :8¢. Louls American, 15,000. JEWETT CITY.CLUB TO i Rivals will play the Jew- J t. will have Reeves and :{. ielson for the "battery wi ber, Jodoin and Whit- ney in the Jarvis, Raill and Cyr in'the garden, © . . < k - The Rivals will lineup with Ander- son and Papineau as'the battery, Mas- sey, Simineau, Charon and quist infielders and'St. Amour, Sullivan and | Taylor in the’ outfield. Bouchard'and Papineau pitchers will be held in re- served. S 3 s i The club made a good strat by win- ning their first game and are out to 'make it two straight. . 'EXPECTS TO KNOCK OUT Aberdeen, /S’ D. April 13—Jack ‘Dempsey ‘heavyweight champion pug- ilist, who passed through this city this .afternoon on his way to New-York ‘where' he intends putting on the fin- ishing touchs for his coming battle ‘With Georges Carpentier for the world heavyweight title, expressed. belief that he will knock out the Frenchman with- in 12 rounds. MISS SIGOUREY EARNS RIGHT TO MEET MRS. MALLORY Pinehurst, N. C. ,April 13—2iss Edith Sigourney, defeated Mrs. Mabel Straf- fin, §-1 6-1 today and wop tha right to ‘meet Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Maliory in the semi-finals of the womon’s sin- gles in the north apd south cham- pionship tennis tournament Others to meet Miss Anne Townsend The men’s and women's doubles were brought to the semi-final stage and the first round of the mixed doubles were disposed of without bringing any surprises ! The survivors of the men's doubles in the order in which they will play ia the semi-final round are: Beals Wright ard Ichita Kumacaes, Wallace Johnson and Harold Throck Morton; Raymond Bid- well and Josiah Wheelwright ; 'S. Howard ‘Voshell and G. Cadleton Shafer. In the women's doubles the fo! pairs won-their way througn to the se finals: Miss Zinderstein ani Miss S g- ourney; Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Fulleiton Weaver ; Mrs. Ben Cole ani Frank Godfrey; Mrs. D. W. Du>! Mabel Straffin, RAIN CAUSES POSTPONEMENT OF TIGER$&—WHITE SOX GAME Detroit, ril 13—A stéady drizzle of rain began in mid-forenoon thoroughly soaked the playing field and caused a postponement of the A- merican league Season inaugural here today. x * Thousands who had hoped to see Ty Cobb make his manageral debut in a clash with the Chicago White Sox had found seats in the park hours before game time and when the postpoement was announced less than an hour be- LAY. BALTIC RIVALS'| - lidated elub,”Sunday ati- FRENCHMAN WITHIN 12 RDS o 305, have five cities where Sunday basaball may. be played and if it fails, the leazue will continue with four as in other sea- sons. The presant Suidey cities - are Bridgeport, New Harsa. and, Waterhury l in Connecticut and Albany ia New York| state. Announcement ..f umpices and other fle nal getails is exps:ied at next week's meeting. The season starts Wednesday, April-28, and will consist v 134 Zames. RECORD CROWD ATTENDED SENATORS'RED $0X GAME ‘Washington April 13—(American)— The president and Mrs. Harding, vice president and Mrs. Coolidge, General Pershing members of the cabinet and congress the Diplomatic Corps andj President Ban Johnson of the Ameri- can league were in the record-break- ing crowd' which attended the open- ing game today of the baseball sea- son in Washington. Boston won, 6 to 3, by bunching hits on' three Wash- ington pitchers. President Harding received a demon- stration upon his entry into his box near the home plate. He threw out the first ball and kept his 8wn score on a card which he later presented to President Johnson. Before the game General Pershing raised the American flag at the park, received a tremendous ovation when he appeared on .the field to march to to the flag pole in the center with the band and the players of both teams ‘Walter Johnson started in the box for Washington and for the first time "in his long career failed to finish an opening game. He gave way after four innings when Boston had obtained one run’ lead. Score: fore the teams were to take the field a record attendance was in prospect. EASTERN LEAGUE OWNERS UNABLE TO ADOPT SCHEDULE - Springfleld, Mass., April 13.—Because of the Sunday sports bill being further delayed by the Connecticut senate tuay Unofficial figures for other cities were: Cincinnati national, 30,4 Bes- ton national 12,000; Washington' Amer- MARKET BROADENED. New York, April 13.—The stock mar- ket was subjected torbroader selling pres- sure for both.accounts today, reflecting Increasing pessintism in financigl and Epecuiative circles, due to adverSe devel- opments at home and abroad. New low records for the year regis- tered by a number of in@tustrial favorites, aspeciaily steels and equipments, and minimum_quotatighs for a longer period marked the distinctly downward trend of vari investment rails. Ve Leaders of the reaction included Nofth- ern Pacific, Canadian- Pacific, Great Northern and Union Pacific, as well as other rails of less representative char- acter at extreme declines of 1 to 4 1-4 points. .Among industrials _Republic, Lackawanna, Bethlehem and Crucible ac- centuated wecent backward - tendencies ‘with oils, motors %nd, tobaccos at gross recessions of 1 to 3 points. Excepting Northern Pacific; which be- came increasingly weak as the progressed, short covering effected. par- lal recoveries in the sluggish ¥inal hour, but losses far exceeded zains, the latper being limited to unimportant speciaities. Eales amounted to 485,000 shares.’ The British industrial situation was viewed with greater apprehension by in- ternational banking interests' and impefl- ed recurrent lignidation in this market of foreign-owned stocks such as Canadian Pacific and Reyal Dutch. STOCKS. Wigh. Low. Closa. alen. 1S% 15% % e kn am od % WY B | S e g T M ¥ A wioan 4% % ) % 2% 42 u.z et 43 : 141 ]E‘ T8 18 » 5 2 Tot H CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET [ Chicago, April 13.—Renew: 3 13; al of e % % | ety regarding labor conditions iy é::t z m 2' ot glr!t.-ln had z depressing effect today on 9108 Can 1g e -gTain markets here, ‘Wheat, corn, mg;: -'A ;:!Lc!es ll!;let r{:unll declined to the Jowes, 3 4 season an V! :-o 5:"'9 7'1;“ With wheat 3to 4 1-2¢ do‘ivrtxo}s(e:y h?l‘ i ma B, |12 lo 8125 and July 81,07 1o $1.07 ] o & G 24|14 Corn lost 1 5:8 to 2@2 1.8e, mma mExL @i |08t 1@1 7-3 to 1 3-8@1 1-2. The fpien B&LS 2% |In provisions ranged -from 15¢ decling amen % -.:-lg:otzl-l. ity g o . Although many traders 2 o 8 |tiet ' that the wheat marketonag s b!'l iy S 1% | discounted bearish factors in full, sriy, E 8% |talk falled to' translate ltself ing) asch ”&n 1% |90 the buying side. A fresh wave of z B 13 | liquidation on. the part of holders gl:he: o0 e s ed increasing force soon fter the xmr: -1 L ket opened, g‘d R speedily became ap- X il | Parent: that the ‘overnight develoness = & 2% (In the British coal strike had deprived B % :; pr;:rn‘rkutng any immediate aggressive s |t eiearish dofestic orop agvices EEE Buudensdel o 8 i $33883 AEREE " 5 TP O the Eastern League clup owners in sion here todav, wars 'm 2 n take action on adoptiag a2 paying scheduls, It the sports bill passed the league will | | FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL . 8 MONEY. . | New York, April 13.—Call money firm high 7; low 7; ruling rate 7; closing bid : 6; ofr 7; Shconteed A% 7; Iast loan 7; bank aceepts | B i : COTTON. ! New York, pril 13.~Cot | middling 12.30, ton, spot, quiet e LIBERTY BOND MARKET. U 'S Lib 3ys . U 8 Lp sus U S Lib 15t US Lib ad U S Lib it U S Lp 20 U B Lib 2d U S Lib 34 U S Lib 34 A U 8 -Victory U 8 Victory ¢ FOREIGN EXCHANGE fATEs, - Yesterday. eovereign) ml::"-'-u (Par $1.86% per \race today by defeating Cleveland, 4 | P. Aloe, ¢hairman of the board of Al- St Louis (A) | Cleveland (A) b hpo a e ab hpo 2 e Jamiceondf 4 0 3 0 G[Tobinct 4 1 3 ¢ 0 Jolnstonib '3 110 0 0/Gerberss. 4 i 4 & 6 Seakeret 4 001 0 OSlerd 4 35 28 Smithaf . 4 2 0 0 olJacohsonct & 0 3 0 © Gardner.3b 4 2 1 2 ofvildusit 4 o & 6.0 |Sewellss . 4 2 4 3 3|Gleason,° 3 0 I 5.0 toben,2b 4 2 0 0 0Leeid 3010 ONellle 3 15 I cSeereidc 2.0°6 00 Thomasc . 1 0 0|Shockerp 3 1 0 Coveleskie.p 2 3 o = = | Odenwaian o o of Totals 31 s xGraney 1 00 xxErans 0 o ol Totals 83 2 Score by Clevéland Boston (A) Washingten (A) ab hpo a o hpo a e ¥itt,3h 4172 2 oludgetn " 4 38 iug Foster2b -4 2 3 5 ¢fMllamrt 48300 Menosksl? 4 3 2 1hofRkect 4.5 10 1 Hendsxf 2 1 0 0 Oftewislt & 0 2 0 0 Lelgoldsf 3 0 @ © oOfHarris® 4 2 &1 0 Mclmk,ln & 0 ofShaiksisd 4 1 220 Cofns 3 0 1|0'Rourkess 4 1 2 3 0 ites 3 2 olPlciniche 21 2.0 0 Ruele i 9 (Charitye ¢ 0 2 10 Jones'p 4 4 (|Simmsond £ ® 0 1 0 — 10800 Totals 3% g 00010 13008 00000 39w Tolals (x) Lewis out, hit by batted ball. (z) Batted for Jobnson in- dth. (z2) Batted for Erickson in 7 Score by innings: Beston .. el 10326011 Wasaington .. ".1720071 28 0 0 Three base hits, (x) Batted for Perry in 8t 5 000 03 Vitt, Joncs. Coiling and Shanks. BROWNS DEFEATED CHAMPION ) INDIANS 4.T0 2 ~ St. Louis, April 13— (American)— _‘:"(‘3_ St. Louis got away to a flying start 1% 3% in the 1921 American league pennant to 2. State'and city officials. participated in the opening ceremonies Governor Hyde pitched the first ball to Louis dermen. Mayor Kiel umpired the toss and called it a ball. Two wild throws in the third gave the Browns their first run and four ‘bunched hits in the fifth accounted for the other three, : Smith’s home run followed by three singles gave Cleveland its two tallies, Score: 10030660 x4 Gardner, Shocker, Tobin and Sis- (x) Batted for Cadore In 8th. (xx) “Ran for Krueger in Sth. (xxx) Batted for Mamaux in 9th (2) Batted for Oescheger in 9th. (zz) Ran for O'Neil in 9th. to weaki 100, did notics of . Aimaraes 21d so, dispatches gayin Canadian wheat was being rusheq jC the United. States to forestan ire [2t0 BRAVES SUPPORT CRACKED ING,LAST TWO INNINGS Boston, Aprl 13—(National)—Pitcher Joe Oeschger cracked and so did his support in the eighth and ninth innings today, Brooklyn making three runs in the eighth and two in the ninth, and defeating Boston, § to 4 in the opening game of the season here.. Govrnor Cox threw out the first ball One of the biggest crowds that has ‘witnessed a Boston major league opens ing attended the game. Score: (Srooklyn (N) Sosten (M) o W ab s Wpeat.It Mot Konetehy, 1b Kijduff. 2 K e Miller,c Cidore.p Marmaux.p Smith,p xNeis ele® uionnae R o®smulonn vlosacsestuese Blorwrnuines Bla®aiomn ONell A (x) Batted for Miller in the Sth. £/ (2) Batted for levander n Tth. BATNEE RECEIVED DECISION OVER KEID LEWIS |, New York, April 13.—Augie Ratner re- ,T. i A THE PACKARD SINGLESIX is built by the same mature and experienced organization that for twenty years has made Packardcars incom- parably fine. It is essentially a quality product, yet it meets every . demars for an economical, fine car. In test runs over country roads the Packard Single-Six gave more than 20 miles to the gal- lon of gasoline. Of course, in city driving, this figure will be somewhat reduced. - It is confidently expected that the Packard Single-Six will satisfactorily serve its owner for at least ten years. Average tire mileage can be expected to ex- ceed 15,000 miles. In experimental driving -at the end of 25,000 miles. The Touring Car may be obtained at the low price of $2975 f.0.b. Detroit. At this figure it offers a value that is without parallel, 391 William Street, New London | Ask the man who owns one &4k for a ‘Damfi_shation Now 2 | , National league club, who came here |Clerint .. % a1 93— 26: | Cincinnatl 5, Pittsburgh 3. - last week to attend his father's funeral | L. Hul} . <9z 86° 103— Caicaga 5, St, Louls 2. 4 today announced he was considering —_— = American Awseciation. -~ retiring ‘from baseball. He has been in | 455 467 4i6 Afunestaits_Kaosse Ciy. (rain) major league baseball 13 years and g Teatolite 3 Dokt & = said he wished to settle down. REDS DEFEATED PIRATES Indisnspolis 3, Columbus 2. ~ IN OPENING GAME College Basshan. Labs YANKEES WIN OPENING 5 At Providence-wwn T, Vermeat Tal. 3. 7+ AM HLE Cincinnati April = 13—(National)— | At Primeton. N.'J—Princeton 3, Villa Novs 1. o GAME WITH ATHLETICS| ,Clacingati Asril. 13" (National~ e T -» New York, ‘April 13—(American)—|5 to 3, before the largest crowd that| At! Wct Polnt—Amy 4. TUnion a8 Showing the same impressivé ofiense | ©VEr attended an opening game in Cin« | At Amapols—Navy 2. Mount St Mrv's 2 - as last season, the New York Ameri- | cinnati. The Reds scored four runs ini At 3% iomi Toly Crows (. Trinis o. cans today opened the season here with | the eighth inning by bunching hits.| At Middewwn Weean CL, rom Asdie 2. GAMES TODAY. an 11 to 1 victory over Philadelphia.| Pittsburgh started a batting rally in| At Easin, Pr—lafisetie o Williams 4, Nationa! Loagun. “Babe” Ruth, New York batting star | the ninth after two were out and made Srockiyn ot Bosten. oflast season. started the 1921 cam.|tWo runs. Luque was hit hard through- New York 2 Phlladeinhia paign with two doubles and three sin- | 0t but was saved by his support when LEASE. Saminan o o gles in five times -at the bat. Bodie|TUnners were on bases. Score: | Natienal League. E M . cleared the bases. with a three base| _ MR () | . Ciecinsi 0 |, Wa I B o : hit in the eighth inning. Mays pitched | Fimst "5 23 o oskeret 3 5"3 5 §) oo, PR U 4 Lo — -y a strong game for New York only four,|Carr.d 43 2 0 ofDaubert b 1 0| Cinctnnat | 1 . Toe Boston st Washingum, Philadeiphia plasers reaching first. |poiaty & 5 A o Mayor Hylan threw out the first 32 ball among the guests of honor were | T i3 ) Army and Navy Officers of high rank. e H score: \ 3 . e Y How Yerk (A Philadeishia (A.) eo0 0 (f T it i {'iu Thi Fonster.2y “1 1% § g i B fos e s \,{ ‘}” '1}‘ b "Ix}l\ii!“t ) e b4 b d > 42200 L Piopib . 4 214 o 407 1 0! Pitwuren % it : . Boieef 5230 30800 Two base i Bohne, Bigbee (2), Mamanville. - " Ward3b 3 23 ¥ 302 1 6| Tarce bace hits, Bonne. M lh Schangc 3 0 4 ¢ (|GelloFem 2 0 0 2 0| (x) Bawed for Dougias in 3 il i Y Mays,p 4314 (fremy 2001 0| (m Bated for B in . ! i M il i Wt PRt L B R gyl e il A v” ks ffpse 1009 ¢|GIANTS AND PHILLIES i | & Tous % 331} STRUGGLE 11 INNINGS Philade'oitla ., BEES 1 . ¥ Neow Yore . 22908038 x| Philadelphia, April 13—(National)— A 3 base hits, Ruth (2), Bodle, Peckin- | K. " vi I s e 4, Lok~ | Kelley's home run with Frisch on first it h PRy (x) Batted .for Coveleside (xx) Ran for O'Nelli in CUBS USHERED IN SEASON WITH VICTORY OVER- CARDINALS Chicago, April 13—(National)— The Chicago nationals with Grover Alexan- der pitching, ushered in the major league season here today with a 5 to 2 victory over St. Louis. Haines weak- ened and was pounded for five hits in the fourth inning, one of which was a home run drive over the right tield wall in 8, h. by O'Farrell. @ne man Was on base at | Bancroft. the time. Pederal Judge Landis, who occupied | a box seat said: mighty good clean game”. More than 20,000 persons attended |} despite the chilly weather and an ov- ercast sky, the crowd overflowing in to_the outfield. Numerous gifts of flowers and lov- h:ncunl ‘were presented to manager Johnny Evers. A Detachment of Ma- rines raised the stars and stripes while | > a band furnished the music for the Chicage (W) . A5 Bpo s e Efl,fl 421009 ileh'rm 3 0 0 0 o | Teets, 30 41140 irioes, 1b 38 11 ¢ 0 | Maioel,of 1160900 ©|Barber. it 41400 | Deal,2b 21040 €jO'Farrello 3 1L 7T o o (jAlezanderp 2 3 0 3 0 “Twombley ! 1 ¢ 0 4 OFrecmanp ¥ 40 0 the - Totals WWHFW O posed ‘emergency tarifr. S, Pro-} ceived the judges’ decision over Ted rally which' ensuued near the. con forLy® | (Kid) Lewls at the end of their fitteen session was ascribed to prefit-taking Lo |Found boxing bout 'here tonight. Rat- teeeae e shorts &nd was net well intein ey [ner was the aggressor and clearly out- 480000 14 Europe took 750,080 bushels, " "% pointed his more" experienced opponent | e . Twombley. Home Provisions -were co; paratively steady ing virtually every round. Ratner weighed | (x) Batted for Hamilten in Oth. owing ‘to Uptins in the value of hogs 102.1-2 Pounds and Lewis 144. —_ = cloiaa feom & leading puck- Yale's Lacrosss Schedule = { New Haven, Conn.. piril 13.—The Yale 92— 263 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET, lacrosse schedule includes the following 80— 244 WEAPAT: Open Hih Low. Clse | dates: April 23, Rutgers; 30, Stevens In- 34— 286 Juiy 1 % W m )etitute of Hoboken; May 6, Hobart at Hek coRN— i % ! Geneva: May 7, Syracuse at Syracuse; 102— 204 - g% . mwo wy c |14, Cornell; 21, Harvard. . <o Bx_ %l ST [ 50 1336 o &% &% ©% FLETCHER CONSIDERING s IR (! o By soal S i 5o RETIRING FROM BASEBALL|5uan.cx . 93 136 §5 - 200 3 =2 % © .} Collinsville, 11l April 13—Art Flet- | Foster .. 1302 . 93 e nen a 7 Lest. | cher shortstop for the Philadelphiaj Cestelo ., 4 8 s1 -2 & - g { “Well that was a > base, decided an 11 inning struggle match in favor of New York here to-| day, 10 to 8. Each team had one big inning, Philadelphia taking the lead but losing it in the seventh, when New York batted Ring out of the box. The locals tied up the score in their half, ;ljld Betts held New York safe till the th. oy The usual opening day ceremonies were held, marking the debut of Wil- liam Donovan as the Philadelphia man- ager. Score: New York (M) ) » % hpo a €210 €378 § 10 511309 5318 81313 5216 0 5330 3103 35078 ® s Score by innings: 8 0 T ‘oe New York Brookiy 3. 10, Philadeiphis 8. (11 tenings). Boston 4. I e - unflll‘t" \ o s L Paint is o Panaces Keep your home 100 per cent healthy with Bay State Liquid Paints. They protect against the ravages of time and weather. A house is perpetually young where Bay State guards its youth. For raging storms or baking sun won't ect it. Bay State Paints cover more sur- face. They wear longer and look better. You can buy a Bay State paint, stain, varnish or enamel for every painting purpose. 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