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Mgr. P. W. Chase better the New London county ‘wonder at. Last season the team got away to & bad start, but once they got going they cleaned up all comers. This year the lineup is even stronger than the one thai earried off the championship. Of last season’s array the (o!]oflngpnr‘ Te- chette, c.; Liberte p; Chase 1b; McBeth signed and as ambitious as ever. 2b; Leclalre ss; Jarvis If; Benjamin ef. These men are too well known to th2 fans to need any further comment, except to say that they no doubt will he better than ever, having been together a season. Of the new comers we would say that their known ability will add consiierable strength to an already strong club. Ray Counihan who causht for Syracuse y last season, and who is a handy man in most any position, has been signed in this section and the managem.nt predicts hat Ray will have the wise ones rub- bing their eyes before the season is very univers This youngster has been overlooked old. known as *Hal” who piloted the Ashland club to championship last season announced that his club is ready to start in where it left off last fall and give the baseball fans something to out of the lineup. RIGHT AFTER HIM ASHLAND NOW READY FOR OPENER et Third base will be covered Ly either “Gurd” Williams or George Commette. The former is a New London boy and the latter a Southbridge product. Doth of these men have proven their ability and aro sluggers. Leonarda, a pitcher, outfielder of the forkhand variety played in one of the city leagues in Chicage last seasoa and showed enougr stuff in practice last Sat- urday to warrant a thorough tria! Cyr, a local boy is also trying for the outfield and has the gyods. but is lacking in experience. He is a good nusky lad and packs an awful waliop and should make good. 3 Passmore, a pitcher, is anothar yoting- ster, who has the goods, but like most youngsters has found it hard to land with the so-called better clubs. He will be given every opportunity to make good as he has shown enough stuff to warrant a thorough thryout. The utility rcle wEI be filled by “Nap” Liberte, a brother to “Spike. This six- teen vear old boy has more style and class than any infielder in_castary Cone necticut and his you'h and fncxperience are all that keep him from bein gplaced in a regula rposition Watch this lad. he'll make the regulars hustle to keep him FINANCIAL AND CONMERCIAL MARKET WAS IRREGULAR, New York, May 3.—Trading stock market touay was attended by Buccession of couiusing advances, ms and irregular rallies, « save among a tew issues, being rather inconclusive, Dealings fell considerubly below the iarge total of the previous session, but t ess comprehen- embracing in addition to the usual The centered, however, in the oils, motors, steels and the sive. tactors, bulk of movement was no many the unclassified turnover shares. again shippings. Mexican Petroleum maintained its ve- leadership, de- ning 2 1-2 points after an early gain points and finishing near the Other oils were equal- ¢ uncertain and the motor group show- o mt record for erratic of almost low of the day. ed mixed changes at the end, sing of the dividend Cotton Oil Preferred 4 points for less resulted in unsettlement vision. Tobacco, leather and mail order issues moved g an unstable | wars Pend i way, but rails were firm, though @ull | Woeth Pumo Total sales amounted to 865,000 shares. Easier tendencies ruled in the money market, call loans falling to 6 1-2 per per cent., with freer offering of time funds and some mainly xchange en London and Paris rose to highest levels for the current move- Belgian, Itzlian, Dutch and Swiss rates alse rose {rregularly, the edvance suggesting in- creasing confidence in an early solution of the German reparaticns controversy. the mest of the Liberty zroup rising in is featured e intermationa] divison at 2 smart ad- vance. Total sales (par value) were cent. after opening at 7 nquiry for commercial paper, terior banks. ment on extensive operations. Porsls wers firm to mal moderately, with further eculative rails. Belgium strong in strength 413,175,000, ; L, e——— R N arecN. e Ig_". Close. R % m the reac- the net res more sesaoned. on Ameri~ that stock and througheut NNE #i New Yes: Central NYNHI&H Nottolk & a Wosth Pump A MONEY, New York, May 3.—Call money eas- fer; high 7; low 6 1-2; ruling rate 7;! closing bid 6 1-2; offered at 7; last loan € 1-2; bank acceptances 6. COTTON. New York, May 3.—Spot cotton middling 12.90 quiet, L LICERTY BONDS. Low. adaad ¥ CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET Chicago, May 3.—Shortage of wheat at terminal market led to a decided up- ward swing in wheat prices today for {the May delivery in particular. There was a buoyant close at 2 3-4 to 8 3-4 net advance with May $1.42 1-4 to 142 3-4 and July $1.12 to $1.12 1-2. Corn gained %2 to 1 Tmlc and oats 1-4 to 1-2c. In provisions the finish varied from 12 1-2¢. decline to 15c advance. It was a generally accepted ofinion that whether or not there was plenty of wheat in the hayds of growers, very little was in pesition to be available for im- mediate commercial use. Neither millers nor exporters appeared to be able to buy freely. Meanwhile evidence accumulated that May holdings were largely for sea- board account as & hedge against export sales. Corn and oats derived thelr strength from the action of wheat. Pork and ribs were firm in line with easier owing to big stock on hand in ware- higher quotation on hogs. Lard was houses here. The team plays a practic egame at the Sub Base, Saturday, May 7, May Sth they meet Roy Rock’s clud at Providence; May 15th at Bradford. The big opening at home is set for Sunday, May 22nd. The grounds are being put in snape and the boys aro fast getting into condition. Wateh Ashland. STONINGTON PLAYS ACADEMY ON CAMPUS TODAY ‘The Academy plays its first league game here this afternoon with Stonington as the pussible victim. This is the first honest to goodness of the seasou, those heretofore bemng/of tae exhibition type corresponding to the spring training of the ig timers, yoa might say. The beys are more than zntlous to snateh tue pennant and with the fine werkouts they received in their games with the Colonials and Rivals are in a fair way to accomplish it. We think that they will do it unless fick]~efate forbids. Coach Eddie McKay worked his men lightly Tuesday afternoon. They fielded well as usual and they were hitting the ball on the nose better than ever before. Tney suro look like the best:bet for to- . Lither Hitchon or Diffly will pitch. They both are rounding into form fast and are about due to turn in a win. ‘The game will begin at 3 o’clock (stand- ard time) Harold Hull will hold the in- dicator. GIANTS MAKE IT FOUR STEAIGHT FROM BRAVES New York, May 3.—The New York Na- tionals made it four straight from Bos- ton here today, winning the last game or the series 7 to 2. Benton, starting his first game of the season, held Boston to three hits. Wat- son, who was knocked out of the hox by the Giants yesterday, met a similar fate today. The score: Boston (N) New Yerk (N) ab hpo a of ab hpo s e Povell.cf 14 0 4535300 Barbsre.ss 204 3 (] 3009 2 % 100 i 3 2.3 9 s b4 51 3 i 10 i ! o0 0 4 [ 0 0 olGatnp 2 o 32 ol - Watson,p 19 0| Totals 29 Oebger,p 1y Totals 2 Score by iunings: (z) Ba'ted for Keefet i nioth 81000000 20200300 x— Three base hits Powell Yankees Trim Red Sex. Boston, May 4.—A scratch infield sin- gle b; Schang's double and Piercy's single to right, a pass to Roth and Pecki sacrifice fly to Collins gave New York two runs today and the game 2 to 0. Boston hit Piercy often but not consec- utively. Schang had a perfect day at bat with two doubles and two singles. Score: New York (A) (A) ab hpo 2 e hpo a e th,of 3 0 0 4009 Frpaughs {1 6 5 0 0w €03 00 020 1070 106 40210 09 £ 0| T0 39 Werd2b 4 o ) Sehange 4 0 30 Plercy,p 4 0| 8 08 of 1o Totals Ruscellp 900 Ko 0 ¢ 9 ZaLeibokd IR | 2z2Chaplin L) Totals 40N T 0 (2) Batted for Pennock in 7th. (zz) Batted for Vitt in 7Tth. Ruseell in 9tk for TicWeeney In Sty (xx) Ran for Mostil in Sth. New York . 20000062 Boston . -0 0.0 006 0 0 0 0—0 Two base hits, Schang (2), Menosky, Scott. Tigers Swamped White Sox. Detroit, May 3. — Detroit Americans batted hard behind effective pitching by Leonard today and easily defeated Chi- cago 13 to 1. The locals gained four runs from Faber's delivery in the first iuning, forcing his retirement.' The vis- itors were saved from a shut-out by Falk's double and Mulligan’s single in the ninth. Score: Chicago ab o{Cobb.cf Falk.st Strunk.cf Mulligan,3b halk.c Yarsan.c aber.n D'venport.p M'Weeney,p W ‘b xMostil xxKerr Totals 33 9241 Scora by innings: (x) Batted for Ford Chicago S Detroit - =5 Two base hits, Blue in 8th. 0000 Bt g Cobb, Hooper. Senators win out 10th, Philadelphia, the tenth won the last game of series for ashington today, 4 to 2 the second | brilliant ball for Philadelphia until Washington (A) Phitadeiphia (A) ab 2 ¢ ab Judge.1d 3 14 3 u|Dykes.2b 1 Milan, 1t 5318 3 Rice,cf 4000 4 S.Harls.2d 5 @ 1 4 s Milier,xf 5621 4 Sharks3h 4 1 4 3 4 O'Rourkess 5 2 6 2 1 Gharity,: 4 2 2 1 3 Zacharyp 4 197 [ _____ «.D 3 ‘Totals 4110 30 23 |zWach Totals Scere by innings: Washingtag Philadept . Two base hits, J. Walker. Zacbazy, Judge and Witt. BULKELEY PLAYS ITS SECOND GAME WITH BRANFORD s CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET. High Low. Close. 43 .4% 143 1% W% e 0% ®% 0% 6% 6% 63 6% et 6% a% 8% ”»You cant help but ~ like them! Jhey areDIFFERENT Shey are GOOD "I0ifor15¢ Babe Ruth. The first honest-to-goodness game for Bulkeley will be against the Nor- wich Free Academy on Saturday. If possible the game will be played on Morgan Park. The field has been rolled and it is said that the diamond will be laid today or Thursday so that the obys can play ther Saturday, CHARGED WITH STARTING HORSE UNDER ANOTHER NAME New York, May 3—Expulsion of J. C. Mott of Washington, D. C. by the board of review of the national trot- ting association was announced te- night by Secretary Treasurer W. H. Conn. Mott was charged with starting “Marching Girl” under the zname of “Nellie Hope” in Gocher Hartford, North Carolina three years ago. J. L. Grubb of Ashburn, Va., was ordered suspended until he had re- turned winnings of “Hallie C.” alleg- ed to have raced under name of Ash- burn Bell” in Maryland, Va. and Nerth Carolina. Glasgo wants games The Glasgo Yarn Mill Rosebuds team of Glasgo will open its season by playing there first game Sunday, at home. The Rosebuds team would like to hear from Baltic, Slater A. A. of Jewett City, Plainfield, Moosup, Cen- tral Village. “Write to Mgr. Herbert ‘Wild, Box 193 Glasgo or phone 135-2 anvtime. ‘Ward in the third, followed by | May 3—Judge’'s triple tield with two on bases“in o Moore was knocked out of the box in inning but Keefe pitched the tenth, despite mediocte SUPPOIt| pi ) "1one to see thelr supporters. fo glzc)p;ry Wwas helped by four double| v BOne to = Bulkeley will play its second game | of this season this afternoon. at the| Plant field New London meeting the 7 BANK STATEMENTS Charter No, 1187, ' Reserve Distriet No. 1. REPORY oL The Uncas National b n the State of Conne~ticut at the close of business on April 28th, 1921: 1 4. a Deposited te tion (U. S.° i bonds, par- | . value) .. $60,000 00 b All other United P. W. CHASE Manger of Ashland Baseball team —_— Washington §, Puiladelphia 2. (10 innings:) Other tcams mot scheduled. Rochester ‘Toroato 0, Buffalo 1 (First game.) Ruffalo 2. Readinz 1. (Second game.) SyFacuse-Baitimore, ran, American Asseciation. At Toledo 2. Columbus 3. At Indianapolis-Loulsville. pestpened, At Mitwaukce-Kansas City, cold. At Indianapolis 4, St. Paul 2. Eastern League, Sgeingfleld Pittsfield 4. Worecster 3. New Haven . Albany 5, Waterbury 4. 19 innings.) Hartford- Rridgwoert | wit - srounds Calles Gzmes. . Worvester Tech 1. Lafayette 3, West. Virginta 4. cold. GAMES TODAY. National League. Philadelpbia at Boston. Brookiyn_at New York. St. Louts at Pittsburzh Cincinnatt at Chicago. American League, Chicago at Detrott. New York st Washington. Bosion at Philadeiphla : Eastern League. | Springfleld at Worcester. | Pittefild_at New Haven Waterbury at Albany. Bridieport at Haetford. LEAGUE STANDINGS. National League. = Pittsburgh Brookyn New York Chicago Cincinnati . Beston . Philadelphta | st. Louis ... American League. Won Cleveland .. . Washington Boston Detroft New York St Louls ] Exstern League. Won, L 4 h 1 P T TIEES ) | BALTIC RIVALS TO PLAY SOUTH MANCHESTER The Baltic Rivals are booked to play | two games this week end. On Saturday they go to South Windham to play a return game. On Sunday Managet Collins has book- ed the Atlas club from South Manchester, who plays in the Central ‘Connecticut League. Last season they won 32 games out of 40 and for this season won one and lost one by the scores of 2 to 1 and 3 to 2. As the club giving this team | a good guarantee It IS un to the fans | to turn out, which means a better class | of basebail for Baltic. The club has lines out for Puntam and wouwid to| hear from the Submarine Base and the Fort Wright baseball teams for games The following is the line-up for Sun-| dav's game: South Manchester: Hunt ss, Portous| Bassett If. Stinson, 3b, Stowe 2b, lor rf. Robb 1b, Stivenson or Noble ¢, Thornfon or Lervinn, p. Baltic Rivals: Simineau b, St 1f, Sullivan cf, Massey 1b, J. Papineau e¢. Taylor rf, Papinean, is | | cof, Armonr Allard " 2b Charon nderson or Bouchard p. E. Papinean is expected to take the mound in this game. Earl is piiching great ball for the Rivals. 1 7 After winning two week end games tne | HARDING WONORARY MEMBER | OF U. S. GOLF ASSOCIATION | New York, May 3.—President Hardlr has agreed to become an honorary me ber of the United States Golf assoc! tion’s executive committee and to pr sent the prize to the winner of the n tioral open champions ‘at the Colum-! bia Country club July 22, it was an- nounced tonight. Defeated State Fospital. At the State Hospital Saturday aft- ernoon the American Thermos Pottle Co. tea mdefeated the State Hosnital team by a store of 2 to 1 in a nicely played game. Much credit i{s due FuHer, who picted fine ball all through the game. We have a few onen dates and would Vke to hear from any fast team @ Saturday or Sunday afternoons. Write fast Branford team at 4, daylight sav- ing time. The local team will try out a new pitcher, an unknown twirler, who has never pitched before, but his name is Edwards and when in prac- tice looks like Walter Johnsen and hits to Manager W. Dorr, at the American ‘Thermos Bottle Co., or telephone 1270. Nortn Stonington Won. The North Stonington nine defeated the Preston City team in a loosely play- ed game Saturda@ afternoon by the score of 17 to 14. L. Franke pitched zood ball for the Prestonites, but recefved poor support. Preston Clty's lne-up fol- lows: C. Charmatz ¢, Franke p, H. Rob- bins 1b. R. Robbins 2b, F. Charmatz ss, Reed 3b, Tholen If, Schleifer cf, Swan . Princefon Defeats Princeton, N. J.,, May 3.—A home rurl by Second Baseman MacPhee in ths sixth Inning with two men on the bases enabled Princeton to defeat the 'Uni- versity of Pennsylvania here today, 6 to 4 PN R e U. 8. STEEL CORPORATION TO REDUCE WAGES 20 PER CENT. New York, May 3.—A reduction of about %0 ner cent. in wages for day la- bor, effective May 16, and an equita- ble adiustment of other rates. including salaries, at the plants of the United States Steel Corporation was announced today by Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the corporation. It is estimated that be- tween 150,000 and 175,000 employes of the corporation will be affected by the cut. Mr. Gary also stated that the cor- poration -had been unable to find a prac- ticable basis for the entire abandon- ment of the 12-hour day.orturn, in the immediate future. During 1920 the average daally wage ¢¢ amnlomea was $6.96 as against §6.12 5. 8. Cash in 3 . 9. Lawful reserve with Fed- 11 14. ) Checks on other banks Total of Ite 15. 186. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. S ANl Bl e Tomey 21 Leaguo. | Interest_earned. not c Pitisburgh. Chicago. cold ; lecte2, $2.426 custom New York 7. Beston ers’ ' accounts, = Victory Only games schedu'ed. notes, $299.90 2726.62 American League. ~ S i Dotate S & $781,774.3, ¢ Less current ex- pens: interest, and taxes p 7 —————— 2235044 21 Circulating notes out- standing . P 600. fln[ 24. t amounts due to state banks, d_trust RESOIUTROK . a Loans and discounts . U. S. Government sccuri- ties owned: $395,210.34 secure circula- States govern- ment securities. 54.950.00 114.950.00 Other honds, stocks, se- curities. ete. 2 $8,183.10 Banking hi furniture = and $2.000 .. 2 500.00 ees ault . 1347 | 39,000.00 | 54,797.92 eral Reserve b Net amounts national banks . due from in the came city as reporting bank or town 7.953.76 11 and 14, $101.751.6; Checks on banks locat- ed outside of ity or town of reporti bank and other cash items Redemptien fund Preastirer and with du LiABITITI nital stock paid in .. $100.000.00 , Surplus fund ........ 25,000.00 | Undivided brofits . $29,110.47 $29.119.47 com s United ems 24 and 25 nd " deposits (other 1 bank deposits) sub- to reserve ( i'a within 3 Individual deposits sub- ect to_check .. SBiS. 1 of demand deposit (other than bank. depos. its) subject to reserve, Item 27. $543,217 5. Liabil those above earned discount State of Connect London, Cashi. solemnly $78 nt. County of Henry L. Y e named b a the ahove ate. best of my know- “that wes ment is true to the tedze and belief. HENRY L. FRISBIE, Cashier. Subscribed and teohefora ims this 3d day of May, 1921. DWIGHT L. UNDE WOOD, Not Public. rect—Attes: f}‘lr‘l{' FRISBIE, ERBERT F. DAWLEY, W. H. ALLE “-L may4d Directors. in 1319, according to corporation fig- Total ries and waages dis- rsed by the steel corporation in 1920, n the total number of employes was 000, agzregated $581,556,92 the basis of the, reduction an unced today, corporation officials ated the average cut in wages at ap- proximately $1.40 per day. Roushly, this will affect a . reduction in the payroll, calcuated on the present number = of employes, of not less than- $150,000,000 annvaliy. Today's announcement followed ays' conference here with the various subsi the_corporation. tions In thé prices of certain pro- ures. bu atwo executive Charter No. 651 : Reserve Distriet No. 1 i 10N ov o CONDITION oF " the HIALE OF Comtasitent) ai i b the close of business on April 28th, 1921+ g e IESOURCES, A 1. a Loans and discount $360,176.49 £ SR O 100.71 Government arities owned Deposited to secure circula ” tion (G, bonds, vaiue) ..... ...$100,000.00 b All other it . States govern- ment securities. 75,100.00 2 l‘.,l!. 4 - 36,5 6. ¥ 8. 4 9. 3 104.100.0¢ 11~ Net amounts due from natio banks oe 47, Net amou 5 from barks, bankers in the r ot above stat my kn ment 2 iedge and belief. . CHARLES H of PH Subscribed and swor 5 this 3d day of May, 1921. ” JOHN H. PERK 44083154 3 ] s 11,399 LLO LIPPITT, { Tox 2 ARD, i 4 { SAXTO; | Der i Directors. P the sacred lake, and excava-| Jjec T L8e8,99158 > aled the theatre, and |30 1 va > of Apollo. p as journeyed to Crete,| island ‘in the medi- | two-thirds of the| famous cypresses having | o ed, a liftje fertile'lahd | ¥ foot of Mount Ida on long been desol isting at tk ducts afactured by the averaging approximately 7 announced by Mr. Gary on Apri take effes: the following day. Thz heaviest reductions were recorded ., which dropped from $140 a ton, while th, ffected 4x4 and heavier cidied from $38.50 a nnouncement was made, mment on the re- ducti a to ques- tions regard empMated cut in ages, w general es that wage cuts price reductions t from which th ! es were made went into effe 21, 1919, by tion which recalls sing of this ubsequent pedi nder winds to th from the Wa tiénal Geographic Societ “Excav the vealed top of the otk sixth from t Troy of which Homer Vi day there stands 1 might of the former Priam and P: and the splendor which the beauti caused to be tumbled into dust. low ridze some four tions on te have re- t onc upon the past. T : bottom o “The 1 1ot or five miles in length which ends in a promontory, where the city itself located, The great wall which w stood the siege of years can still be almost in its entirety. A iine tower, containing a large well and a postern gate, stands Greeks for nine at the northeast corner. five miles off the coast lies the little island of Tenedos where the Greeks hid, awaiting the wooden hors the time when e should make his way through the city wail Today windmills of its bu 4,000 people whirl merrily over its en square miles of territory. “After the exile had slipped away about 30 miles to the southeast of the plain of Troy and had built his little fleet under the shadow of the Ida Mountains, he sat sail with his follow- ers to Thrace—the same Thrace with Wwhich mighty Athens made an alliance in the fifth century B. C., which later fell into the hands of Philip of Mace- don, and which as a result of the World War has been added to the ter- ritory under the suzerainty of the King of Greece. Here he founded the city of Enos, which even now com- mands the harbor in the Gulf of Enos at the mouth of the Maritza River. “Again driven to seek a home the wanderer looked on Delos. . Though today' this smallest island of the Cy- clades is desolated and in. ruins, scarcely one stone upon another, legends and history which cling to it Wwill always be fascinating. The waters in its one remaining fountain and the brilliant and unusual = collection of flowers whisper to us that Jupiter once fastened this flating bit of edrth to the sea bottom with huge chains in order that it might become the birth- place of his son Apollo. To give cred- ence to the story you can find on’ 3 3 the | I themselves in corsets and & led ‘Pa | suppl Skirting t | of Grec {on the of Corfu, a: is yet in dis| G e. —TODAY— LEAGUE ‘GAME STONINGTON vs N. F. A T e TOE0 “No-To-Bac” has helped thousands | to break the costly, nerve-shatter. tobacco habit. Whenever you have a longing for a cigarette, cigar, pipe, or for a chew, just place a harmless No- To-Bac tablet in your mouth insiead, to help relieve that' awful desire. Shortly the habit may be completely broken, and you are better off mental- ly, physically, financially. It's so easy. so simple. Get a box of No-To-Pac and if it doesn't release you from all craving for tsbacco in any form, your druggist will refund your money with- out guestion, The rellef work of the American nds includes the daily feeding of dren in all parts of Germany. | Nickel Plating UNITED METALS MFG. COMPANY, Inc. Norwich, . . . . Conn. Shea’s News Burean MAGAZINE SPECIALIST UNION SQUARE