Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 8, 1921, Page 3

KCaf ¢ Won Hogh Canavan, the Kacey's clever . held the team from Milford ‘five scattered hits Sunday, at the fair strikng out eight men and shutting fhem-out by a score of 7 to 0. —_— ndni HT o is the second time this season that they 1 H have beaten Baltic, both games being shutouts. Corcoran on the mourl for . LR the Colonials allowed four) hits, one of . 5 them betg a double by Jodoin. Belair held him in fine style. Jodoin pitched good ball forithe Rivais allow'ng three hits, one a double by Belair, but gave five bases on balls which wers costly. ‘The Colonials scored one run in the fourth. Mulholland walked, stole sec- Taftville Bearcats, the Duwels emerg- ing on the big end of a six to five score. Fuller, who twirled for the Duwels, pitched gilt-edge ball and got out of & good many, tight places. One of the 9-, once during the game did the vis to get a man as far a mu that one got no farther. sure was in fine form, flashing Ms benders with well nigh perfect Several of those who were ond went to third when Massey drop- ped the throw, and scored when Clabby grounded to second. They scored again in the eighth when Belair led off with a double to left, took third, when CAr- most important was in the ninth inning with one man on third and another on second and nobody out Fuller.struck out the next three batters that faced -him. He |struck out 13 men. ‘J. Murphy -of Taftville made -a good showing but had to leave the box in the fifth-inning on account of a sore arm~ He wag relieved by Lemieux who also put up a good game, to reach first were the coran grounded out and scorsl when Papineau dropped the last striks on Ellsworth. Ellsworth played a star game at short and brougt the fans to their feet by his wonderful catch of Sim- tha husky right hander. for 10 safeti and seven runs. Powell WAs very un- wtegdy and in the seventh gave WAy to . a forkhander, who finished the game without further scoring. Ojerholm was umable to appear’ at Nis position, so Eddie McKay was pull- +d.into second base from the garden and Polty gamboled around short. The com- Nigation worked smoothly and without a D ifeher celebrated his returm by inzau's drive. Simineau starred :n the field: for' Baltic while Taylor led the hitting with two timely singles. The management was mot very much pleased Wwith the size of the crowd ahd con: ing the games they are puing up they should draw a largs crowd.. Next Sat- urday Joe: Cranker and the New london Independents are to play hers and it !s hoped “that ‘the fans will tur ocut in large number, The score: In the seventh inning With two: out and a tie seore of 3 to 3, Capt. Leonard stole home and gavé the Duwels a one- run lead, but the Bearcats came back In the eighth with one more run tieing the score again. Corcoran, of Taftville hit a pretty domble in he tenth with Wilson third, giving Taftville a one run lead, then came the crisis when ‘the Du- wels came to bat. Leonard, first man up. was walked, stole second and O & wild .throw to the pitcher from center, Chicago L 2 “ Cineinfaty 5, Philadelphia- 2. Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 2. - §t. Louis 12, Boston 2. American Leagu Boston 9, Chicago 4. . St. Louis § Philadelphia « 4 (First game.) St. Louis 9, game.) i Detroit 9, Néw York 8. Cleveland 3, Washington 1. Eastern League New Haven '8, Worcester 2. Bridgeport 7, Springfield 5. Hartford 6, Albany 1 (First zame.) Harttord 0" Albany 1. (second game.) Waterbury 6. Pittsfleld 4. International League Toronto §; Jersey City, 1 (Ist game.) Toronto 15; Jersey City 4 (2nd game.) Rochester 9; Newark 2 (1st game.) Newark 1; Rochester 0 (2d game, T Phriladelphia 12 (Second tnnings.) < < Syracuse Reading 3. (1st game) Reading 3; Syracuss 1 (nd game, % innings.) 2 Buffalo 3 ; Baltimore 0. (1st game.) Bajtimoge ‘14; Buffalo, 6 (2nd game.) wamming out two hits, & single and a|Leonard went to third, Joubert up next 36 35 Exhibition Game Gouble in three trips to the saucer. His|came across' with a home:run just in R 2 p| Brookiyn 8; Detroit American 6. ~war eiub adds quite & kick to the Kacey |time to give the Duwels the game. .| ok X ey offenstre Belair umplred a very good game and 10 12 A Norwich 1ost no time In getting start-| ghowed no favoritism for either side, 14 it Natioral Lenuge +4. the first episode being productive to| The Duwels are out of a game for o % 5| New York 7, Chicago 2. . he extent of a brace of markers. Pelty, | next Sunday . and” would like to hear 10 1.0 |« Philadelphia’ 6, Cincinnati 3. Arst uwp. beat out a roller and McKaiy | trom Moosup or the Colonials for a o 19| St Louis 11, Boston 0. wacrificed him to second and was safe | game to,be played on the Battlegrounds. s P - L Simsalf when Powell threw wild to first. | Communicate with Manager W. Pedace, an Leas Ren Houlhan then leaned on one and|¢§ Hamilton avenue or call 1986-2 be- oo | Philadelphia 3, Cleseiand 4. arove it into right fleld, scoring Pelty | tween' 7 and 8 any evening. ®o | St Louis 8, Wasimaton 5 and McKay. Ben was left to die on . Chicago 0, New York 2 (5 innings; Wectnd. In the second frame Coushiin Ny GIANTS OVERCAME GUBS' EARLY |called rain). 7 :\;::.G”"“h a single tl;h‘!rfflh ;l!‘ll::“; :x:::,:‘ml LEAD AND WON, 7 TO 2 !..u‘;n L;llul: heave and tallied on Pelty's infleld out. s o [comoman et Chicag~ Aug. T.—Pep Young's triple in | Bridgeport 7, Worcester 3. . e o [PUphy.7hp the fourth inning with the bases filled en- |+ Hartford 7, Albany 9. The locals kept right at X and in ¢ o [temt'x b ablea New York to overcome Chicago's | Pittsfleld 9, New, Haven 9 (called end Qi atto-twe naes. With e EOR) B[Sty lead and they were never overtaken, win- | 9th. inting; rain). e e L rieggianiga o foontms B ning 7 to 2. Barmes was hit harder | Springfield 7, Waterbury 3. they having reached there by & o Juenet than Alexander but he had better luck International League. 2 walk respectively. Bill Bergen slashed s D ; a wicked liner to left, scoring two runs. 1 Totals in the pinchea, X _| ‘Toronto 6, Jersey City 3 (first game). e Gatiagher stngled. Hick- Frank Frisch, the Glants' third base- | moronto.jersey City econd game, call- T O ember of this season’s team at 001080010 | man, was hit over the zight eve by & | oq: rain first inning). oY, o Wembir of U 2 peninosnms | switt grounder off Maisel's bat in the : \ ; Yale. made s poor peg_fto fir Oh by Lot 2 Furky Dord. . Jums. | sixtn tnning.and Ynocked unconsclous. He | Roctester 3, Newask 4 (first game) Sahle's: G T emtes | S 2 Muhaind; ‘home e Jourt, was revived and helped to the club | (Socond game called beginning of 3th in Sared on an infield out. Hogh Cansvan| it I‘;‘v‘“;.‘&iamém"?u‘?;Qii‘l;nmi,‘,i.’?fl; Euffalo 3, Bajtimoro 15. Srought Tim homg with a double ) i A S B the season, driving ‘the ball into the left pens-Saracues; Tain. ter. % WAL FINISHERS GOOD TRIVMING | ficld bleachers in the sixth - inning. American Assoclation, Milford ehjoys & ‘d'fh"e“'n" ‘with | _ The Riverview glub shut out the U £.| Score: Louisville 5, Minneapolis 3. "','""-"" :“ me them au-| Finishers 17 to 0 at: the Hosoital, St New York (N) e My » o| Kansas Cit Columbus 4 zurs well for |“ . They have a seri-| The Hospltal®team had their hatting | pancrirts § 1 5 3 OHollocherss 5 3 2 5 1| Toledo 2, Milwaukee 1 (second). rionship ambitions. 4 in the shape | €¥® With them and got to Shahan for 11 [¥rixhib 3 1 0 2 O|Kelcher?s 3 2 0'7 0| Indianapelis 4, St. Paul 3 (first). one obst. in their way in the shape hits and 9 runs in 4 1-3 inni b Cunnin'm,cf 1 0 1 o 0|Grimestb 4 12 0 0 & St “Pauté11) TodtGaapolss 't (second) of the Singers, who are coming here | o 2 %50 4 (R0 b o Youngf 3 1 0 0 OfBarberit 410 0o 4 . : next Sunday to play off the tie., The . Kely.lb 1 3 3 9 1 v|Maisdof 4 € ¢ 1 0 n E 2 P o b made, and Ferguscn who 0ok hix Meusel)f 4 2 B 0 0fDeal.3b 411280 GAMES TODAY. Singers themselves have hopes was also hit hard Eight hits and as |Bawing2% § 1 1 3 OfKilefere 4 2 0 1 0 ing the semi-pro championship of the| . ony run heing,made oft of Wis dony- |Swderc™ { 0 8 3 oMlenlery 3 0 0 1 0 Natlonal Lengue “ate and they figure the Kaceys as | QTS TURS BEITE o0 " |Bamess 4 % 10 oisrwomber 10 0 0 0| Brookiyn at Pittsburzh. ome of their most formidable rivals. S0 "oy ang Stesle cach had fiva hits 2 14 0 Totais 2| Philadelphia at Clncinnati next Sunday's contest means something. | fug times at bat. er out hit by batted .ball. New York at Chicago. The game was in charge of Umpire| Leiteh and Zemke made a nice double e tn Boston at St. Louls. Roy and Sullivan. play in the sich. reti 00 407 e Avabdia T eele and Thurley also 01100000 0. RN b1 vlay.” Whedgore: - 4w Two bate s Ranemit, Holocher; thre base Bils, | _ Crevernng ot DRNAACINA g S8 vemvic . . Finishing Gs. | Youns; heme runs, Kelier. 2 (Flifladely kst 418 LR P T gt ] Giieaxo bt Newj¥ore whedd 311 amede " 4 1 § 0 |PHILLIES POUNDED DONAHUE B 4 - 111 P Ao A R TR L FOR FOUR'RUNS IN NINTH Eastern League. amantt 3 1°0 L e Cincinnati, Aug. 7. — Philadelphia o e ¢ o £8 3 4 0l pounded Donahue for four ruis in the| Worcester at Springfield. o1 y[Piwerth.3b 3 2 1 0 0 | jinth inning and won from Cincinnati| Hartford at Pittsfield. 1ee o ofsmany % § | today, 6 to 5. Score: Bridgeport at New Haven. s 24 peanid ek o Cincinnati (N) Phitadomhia Waterbury at Albany. S 3 Totae iy S hho 1 e Wk po a e 4171 0 ofReay 51021 LEAGUE STANDING. y "R ek, Dilworth, Liverts, Stecier three 1350 wiker 43200 o £ base hits, Steele. 2 o elRoneciyh § 228 1 8| pipurcy ‘;’; T LAty H 0 ofwiliams. o ol Pi h DECWELS DEFEAT BEAR CATS IN Colonials Shut Out Baltic SEpieiTes RS sk S5 = FAST TEN-INNING GAME| gqijrday afternoon at the Fairgrounds N L R T I T 51 50 Sunday the fans who were at the Bat- | the fast Colonial team ‘continued their D G a6 sl St Tonte 52 iy sgrounds witnessed a fast ten-inning | winning streak by shutting out {he Bai- | Dononuep 6 0 0 0[Rinep 000 1 0]|Chicago 13 59 all game betwsen the Duwels and the| tic Rivals by the score of 2 to"0. Tris |xcxHagrre 2.0 0 0 ¢ Slae 1 1 | Cincinnatt 1 g0 Totals © 31 82772 Philadelphia By 69 - e American League . un for Bresder. in o ety o Donchue in 8eh, Won. Scove. by Jnnings: Cincinnati . i - SATURDAY'S MARKET paper, 6A 6 1-4; exchanze, firm, sterling | Philadelphia . o St< Louis 19 +he | 60 day bills and commercial 60 days bills | T¥o base hits King, Konecthy. Detroit New York, Aug. 6—Operations on 'e | o panks, 356 7-8: commercial 60 day 1GET PIT Fotto 5 short wide of the stock market were re- | 30, MRS 0 JO05 commercial €0 day | o, p0q ArRTIGHT PITCHING ston. 5 newsd today, and the price movement | ; . ’ e 8. 28 les, 3 Chicazo 44 ot §-8; france, demand, 7.4 1-2; ca- TOO MUCH FOR BRAVES | ppiisioion: went downward. It was a typical haif- e s RN % 4 : iladelphia 33 Nalf-holiday session of mid-summer, With T bio San. francs flemand.| St Louis Aug. T.—Dosk's airtight LR + wmall attendance on the floor and per- R n T T s gemand, pitching counled with the Cardinal's’ - % : fumctory trading. Transactions if' the 4 3 re, - demand, [ timely hitting enabled them to win over Brid on. Teost. rC. two hours amounted to 110,000 shares. | 195 '[%7 CAMeS 4907 marks, demand, | Boston today, 11 to 0. Although Boston | PHidEtort 56 Such speculative ventures as were un- | "5y 07 FDles fle-;ni}.d'fggfl;g demand, | made eight hits oft Doak, but one man | Fittsfield 5 dertaken were mainly for the decline. | ;07 JETETRNG, TS . 29.12; Brazll-| reached third base. Score: e 5 Absence of support for weak spots in the | Lot Tl m'."comm"” 10 11-16 Becton (N) St. Louis (N) hi:m:i‘"" :é <t and iack of outside demand favored | D7 Cont. discou Bl ehbonds | '3 1% 5 ¢ | springhela 4 this attitude on the part of traders, and - 3220 0| Springeld = the encouraging inferences drawn from gy i S R weekly reviews of the mercantile A ¢T3 L Watebury ..., 33 gencies were umnoticed. - Prospects of e 2 eeh r Hadd contimued higher rates of money and re- 7 5132704 . - ports of the probability of further divi- He ¢34 30| BROWNS DEFEATED SENATORS dend reductions were advanced as rea- sy, s 3 3 oPE: sona for selling and the reaction became o s 1| Washington, Aug. 7.—St. Louis defeat- more gemeral in the late trading. The e ed Washington § to 3, 'in- the opening : o game of the’series today. In the ninth o inning the visitors pounded Courtney for five hits and four ~wns. Seore: s g st l-.l:’hh(‘) Washington (A) were other stocks in which the reeession % hpo a i hpo a o Tax pronounced. The railroads were dull g iy e o R e with losses of point or more in Union X aip e, 5s 4 KSR V'acific, Lackawanna and Delaware and ] e e gz Tiudson. ~ 3 A 22 I Absorption of bonds was en a good 1% | YANKRES TAKE FIVE INNING Beerlde 4120 s133e sale, and some of the representative is- E GAME FROM WHITE SOX |McMarue? 2 0 1 3 11058 ues, made large fractional gains. Unit- e New York, Aug. 7—The ~New TYork |Amtinth. 1 1:¢ % iComtnerp, 4 9:0 ¢ ¢ 3 States Steel s were higher as were 2% | American defe:#:d Chicago, 2 t2 0 talay Prelol BTN 8 New York Central debenture £'s. Batale- , B8 | in a five inning ‘contest in wkizh Collins | Totsle = 37 tlomows gruzns hem Steel §'s. Oregon Short Line re- . 1560 | held the White Sox to one hit, A severs | Serre by innings: funding 4's. L R. T. 5's and Colcrado 35 thunderstorm broke up tne zame. SHERE. s 000,200 200 3 »4 Southern refunding 4 17s. Total The Yankees scored the's first victory | VWashington L 0000120003 erty sales (par value) $4,000,000. Tonds_were irregular, with the Victory issues ‘eontinuing to lose ground. Forslgn emenange rates again moved up. Sterling gained one cent. The fea- tare of the bank statement was an in- crease of $33,101,000 In reserve, making “he total $19.780,000 in excess of legal requirements, in place of. the dedcit re- ported Jast week. STOCE®. THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS over Fab-~ this season by bunching. hits Chicago, Aug. 5. #h the fourth and fifth inangs. Elmer Miller, who returned to the Yaakees to- day, reached first base three times ana batted in a run. Score:' (A) ~—Hogs—Recei) - 000" head ; market uneven, 35 to ?;:' Z:v er. Bulk, $8.85@10.90; top, $10 heavyweight, $965@10.40; medium weigh, $10.15@10.90 ;- lightweight, ‘$10.60 | . @10.90; light lights, $10.10@10.90'; heavy | ohnson. packing sows, rough, $8.40@8.75 s i $9.50@10.25. Cattle—Receipts, 4,000 head; ma; steady. Beef steers: Choice and $9.50@10.25; medium and géod, $7.50@ 950; good = and choice, $8.90@10.2¢ common and medium, $5.50@8.90, But: cher cattle: Heifers, $4.00@8.75; cows, $3.50@7.00; bulls, $4.00@6.50. Canners |3, and cutters: Cows and heifers, $2.25@ 3.75; canner steers, $2.75@4.00. Veal calves (light and handyweight), $5.00@ 9.75; feeder steers, $4.75@7.50; stocker steers, $3.75@8.75; stocker cows and heifers, $2.50@5.50. 2 2 2 . 4 2 ° 2 1 ° o . : v 3 ° H ; H sssas03230 |sese™nssara lonsaPrusal Ul upn®a wils Totals x4 6 2l Totals ZTw0 out "when, game wss called 8 INDIANS TH INNING RALLY it s:eep -kna Lambs—Receipts, 11,000 DEFEATS AT! 08 ead; market steady to 25c up. Lambs| Cleveland, Aug. (84 Ibs. down), $8.75@11.00; lambs | today's-game out of the fire in the last (culls and common, $5.00@8.50; yearl- h inth i 4 ing wethers, $6.0068.50 alf of the ninth inning when they bunch- ed singles by Wambsganss and Speaker with Burns' double and a pass to Nuna- maker, scoring three runs and overcom- ing Dafiadelphia’s two run lead which they-flad taken in the seventh inning. Cleveland made but one run off Hasty prior to the ninth—a home tun by Smith n the second inning. Score: ewes, $3.00@ ewes (culls and common), $1.50 @3.00; breeding ewes, $3.00@6.50; feed- er lambs, $6.50@7.75. Pittsburgh, | Aug. light ; market' steady. prime, $8.75@9; good, butchers, 28 5.—Cattle—Supply Choice, $9@9.25; $8@8.50; tidy. fair, $6.75@7.75; Two base hits Bilerbe: three base hits Tobin. TAFTVILLE WON CLOSE GAME FROM NEW HAVEN NUTMEGS After helping the Nutmegs of Haven, score their two runs.in the and ninth innings, Capt. DeCelles of the Taftville team drove in the winninz run with a clean hit to right, affer txo men were down Saturday at Taftville. Dugas the first man up in the ninth, was out on a fly to Hanlon. Mills then came up 1and caught Hanln napping at third and laid down a pretty bunt, and fol'owed this by stealing second, Murphy stmuck out, and the finish came When the Taft- ville captain drove in his timely clout, It was the finish of one of the best games seen on the Taftville ground this season. Taftville got three men on in the first inning and failed to score throngh gnod fielding by the Nutmegs and the third inning saw just the reverse, When the Nutmegs got three hits in suecession, with none down and failed to ssore. This was the resulf of a sensational runming catch by Caron in centerfield, who im- mediately doubled Gallagher at seeond. the next man struck out. Morin had the best of Murphy in the pitching, and pulled out of many good holes by.D's masterly work. The American Thread team of Willimantic will be the attrection at Taftville next Saturday and Sunday common, $5.50@6.50; common to good| Philadelphia (A) tharvrariFille Shuys 0’ v ans S fat bulls, $3.50@6; pommon to good fat hpo s e s o| The score: cows, $2.50@6: heifers, $4@7.50; fresh i B e e B cows and springers, $35@=S5; veal calves. 042 0 9 0|Cley, b 2 011 0 0fVenelolt 3 00 &0 #1150, heavy and 'thin calves, $3@5. real (RS SRR RS R S eep and Lambs—Supply, 600 head; - Sl 24 market, steady. Prime weiners, 55250 it solmme 1PiimAT fadds £30; Eood mixed, $4.75@5.25; fair misx- 1160 e LR s 3 .50 ; cul ; Sl octie o - s and common, $1@2; Vim 61 2 8 |siomny © 3207 ohiuming 2080 Hogs—Recetpts, 2000 head; market, A o K Toals 35 7% 35¢c lower. Prime heavy hogs, $10.75@ 3 H 5 11; heavy mixed, $11.25@11.50 ; medi- D‘ ums, $11.85@12; heavy yorkers, $11.85@ - 12; light yorkers, $11.85@12; pigs, $11.25 = » @1L.75; roughs, $5.50@8; stags, $5.50@ L e 7zBatted for Morton in 7th. B i k: ICAG0 GRAIN MARKET. lfl.'ln for Baghy m oth. et frey Philadeiphia semn 0 e o Cleveland . Two base hilc, Walker, home funx, Smith. ‘When you encounter a man who tells you the world is growing worse give vl AMERICAN THREAD AND TUNSON DIVIDE WEEK-END HONORS (Special to The Bulletin.) Willimantic, Aug. 7.—The American Thread team broke even in their week- end games with Munson, losing Satur- day’s game at Munson by a score of § 10-3, and winning Sunday's game in this city by a score of 7 to 4. Brownell pitched for the locals Satur- day and weakened in the sixth, Munson |cago is batting poorly and Philadelphia, | Frush's manager, promised him if he Where Would You Go to Fma ~ the Equal of Cadillac Value? » Perhaj e greatest single’tribute-that.is paid the Cadillac, 3 ll‘tl_le if] Ce of\ltu owners to the appeal of other cars 3 str -for a share of Cadillac preference. 3 d Year atter year, for ten years, eager salesmanship has been 5. cen and concentrated upon this effort to divert the P Cadillac owner frem his allegiance. . g : ‘ Yegl ' Year after year Cadillac owners have remained indifferent; - 3 and year after yesr their' number has increased. This could not be sv, of course, but for the positive conviction of the Cadillac owner that it would be impossil find a car at once so superdly smooth and so need of adjustment, overhauling and repair. ble for him to free from the He believes—as we know—that these qualities are the fruit of such years of organizati the Cadillac has enjo; on and striving after perfection as only He believes that this sort of continuous satisfaction, freedom from care, cost and worry, is the one and only thing that spells motor car value, If he were offered—as no doubt he frequently is offered—the most lavish sort of inducement, he would still consider it bad business to relinquish the certainty the Cadillac alone can give Phaeton = « = $3790 - TouringCar - - $3940 Roadster - « - $379% Victoria = « « - 4540 Suburban - - « 519 Town Brougham - 5690 Sedan - - . - 4950 Limousine - - - 5290 Imperial Limousine 539 F. 0. B. Detroit, War Tux te be added L L Norwii—THE A.C.SWAN CO.—New Londo =y scoring seven runs. FEight hits were garnished from Brownell before the end of the inning. Pete Wilson for Munson held the locals to two hits until the eighth and then eased mp. In Sunday's same, both ieams scored in the first. The American Tharead tcok Letourneau’s measure in. the third and gathered four runs.. Comins and Mul- doon walked and Halstein beat sut a bunt, filling the sacks. Bransfield tri- pled and scored on Lathrop's out at first. Both teams got two runs in the fifth. Bransfield hitting a double. Ha- der was touched for eleven hits, every man on the Munson team getting at least one safety. Bader was backed by fast fielding, preventing any scorin The . locals hit for a total of si hits for %2 bases in the two games and Munson gathered 22 hits for a total of 24 bases. The Munson team was a hit- ting team but seemed unable to hit to ‘win in Sunday’s game although they cut- hit -the Thread Makers. ~Tie scores: American Thread Munson Falpering 4 002 1 0 hps a e 21 ofpuppnit 4 172 0 0 10 ofuDigmng 4 2 3 0 0 1 o[Sutier2h 1218 2 1 [Rourke.t 1100 D ofCacerivoe 513 4 2 o ofCahyib 5 L 0 1 o oCrron.3b 11 1 ofMattisen.e 4o —[Ctourup b 6 = + Munson ab b po hpooa e LDugzandt 5 2 0 0120 Duganrf 4 0 0 121883 Buter )b 4 13 ® 1°3°0 1 Wakech 4T 20 6210 Caseriys 41 26 212 08 3 Chy.lb 5 218 1 1200 Maumphy.3b 4 8 2 0 12343 Mattison.c 8 1 5 2 1361 iWisnp 3163 0633 “otals 38 13 T Score by_innings: American Thread Co. apvas Munson ... . ° 70038 Two base hits Leo Dugran, Haisteln, Isiieb, WEEKLY BASEBALL REVIEW | OF MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS New York, Aug. 7—The final shird of the major league pennant races opens with the Yamkees leading the Cleveland world's champions by one point and e Pittsburgh National drawing away slightly from the Giants.. The spurts of the third place tewms. the Washimgton Americans and the Boston Nationals, apparentty havwe ended. 5 In the American league, New York went into first place last week mainly because of Cleveland’s worst slump of the season. Incliding teday’s victories, thelr percentages are: New York .62245; Cleveland .62136. The Indians have bat- ted in only 14 runs in the past seven games and Manager Speaker has been kept busy changing pitchers. The Yan. kees slowed up after the Cleveland se- Ties and, with the exception of Mays, the pitchers are going nome too well, al- though Collins held Chicago to one hit today in a five-inning eontest.. ‘Washington, which dropped its past two games after winning eleven straight has been playing the best game of the American teams, The Senators batted and fielded well and last week the pitch- ers yielded an average of slightly more than two runs a game. ~Detrolt took a serles by hard pitching after losing four despite its low position, against all teams. In the National league, the Pitts- burgh twirlers are becoming effective again and have been aided by good bat- ting. New York went to pieces after being pulled down from its joint pos- session of first place with the Pirates. The New York and Boston pitchers wete unable to check the western batters last week, the Brave twirlers yielding an ave erage of almost six runs a game. Brooklyn and St. Louis are fighting hard is playing wen | would give Frush first chance at him in a battle for the title. Harris now refuses to pay Kilbane any such amount. Chief Bender's injured leg is caus- ing him enough trouble to keep him confined to his house. He will not re- join the tedm for several days. In his absence Neal Ball is directing the team’s affais Harvey W. Cohn, noted Olympic ath- lete, has been appointed faculty coach of teh New Hampshire Coliege track from fourth ‘place. The Chicago and |€3Mm. _ Philadelphia moundsmen are unsteady Ai‘i‘i,rfi”,i?,’;%‘i“'m:,?:‘ wror, el while Cincinnati, with fair pitching, has | o1t can Jeague (s, whe TR R ae e tion has his eyve fixed upon Shor Long. - It will be no surprise in East baseball circles, if the little third ra What Abeut o Game? Sporting Editor, . Norwich Bulletin: er moves up o the big show next I would like to know what right has|S€2500. 2 Manager Benoit to claim a game with | _Failure to obtain convictions in this Norwich K. €. when there s a team | a0 of the ‘sevenformer Whits Soxi m’the city composed of local talent-that ' D'ayers was disappointing . John Johnson, president of the Ame: ican league, but he declared that a v good lesson had been taught.” Jones, former Cornell Univ is_credited with the record At Berkeley, a few weeks ago, Ray made the di nce in 4.14 45. Al Pierotti, who brought good pitch- | fortune to the Hill | since he joined them late in the son from the Boston Braves, is anoth- er schoolmaster who spends his sum- mers on the ball diamend. Rports from abroad that Georges Carpentier is not coming back to t United States to engage in mor bouts are ridiculed by Promoter Tex Rickard, who says he holds the French- man's agreement for a match wilh Tom Gibbons, and js waiting only for would make Taftville step a littla live- lier than they have been. As manager of the Norwich Colonials T had a talk with Benoit, asking him for a game and he stated that he had only one cpen | date In September, but he could not zive it to us. Now he has plenty open dates o play the K. C. team so it loaks tn me he is afraid to play the Colonials defeat by them would prasticall Taftville out of the running. Taftville played Baltic two winning one and losing one. The Co nials have played Baltic two cames, one 11 innings and one nife innipgs, a total of 20 innings. and" Baltle has not scored a run. 1 wonder what Manager Benoit has to say ahout that? Westerly K. C. beat Taftville and Mystic beat Westerly while the Colopials handed Mystic a 14 to 2 trimming In their last rames me. and then they don't deserve a |Word from Carpentier before he sets ::m: with Tateville. the date.for the proposed battle. Rick- Well, Mr. Benoit. the Colonials are| ard declares the news from the Con- ready to meet your team anywhere. tinent is humorous and declares thal the French fighter is eager to return to America for another fight. Pal Moore, the Memphis bantam- weight, and Jack Sharkey of New York are matched to box 10 rounds at East Chicago, Indiana, Aug. 16, Lee Fohl who handled the Waterbury Club with credit in 1915 and who is now managing the St. Louis Browns, is in hot water with St Louis fans.. He tas the backing of the Jnanagement, however, and to squcich reports that was to be given his walking papers, management recently signed him up to hanage the team next year. Major league scouts have their eyes fastened on Shorty Long, Waterbury's diminutice third baseman. Waterbury Bas let loose Pitcher Frank €ahey former Catholic university heave er. The Brascos have an exocess of vitching talént and - Fahey’s -services were not g0od enough to let him do his regular turn in the box. He had been playing in right field for some time and pitcied but one game against Pitts- fleld. He started ag Albany last week but was wild and was forced to retire. ard E. A. Tommers athletic *di- at the Pawling School at Pawling, N. Y., will be the next coach of the Yale baseball team, -sucoeeding William Laud- er. the old New York Giant. Tommers was graduated from Yale in 1911 and was a fine pitcher in his collegs days. fle has been connected with Pawling School hreN ycars. The €ormal anp- nouncement of the change to graduate coaching has not been made by Yale, but it-is expected that the appointment. of Tommers will be made soon. Babe Ruth has inaugurated a mew, before-the-game pastime . that has senf his stock soaring 100 .points in the ese timation of youthful fans. any time on any percentage basis t you wish, and if your team eannot pi better ball than’ they did in the games that 1 saw them play they will| be lucky to score at aH. Hoping that I may be able to arrange a game with you soon, T remain Yours for good clean sports, HENRY LESEMAN. ‘Manager Colonial B. B. Team. Stuggers Defeated Pirates. The High Stzeet Sluggers defeated the Pirates Sunday#by the score of 15 to 2. The feature of the game was Tombari's splendid pitching. He fanned 15 men. 00010001 0—2 Sluggers 22002225x—15 The Stmggers challenge any team un- der 18 years of ase. SPORTING NO1ES. Charles H. Ebbets announces the | ‘purchase of Clarence P. Brown, a| right handed pjtcher, from the Lud- ington club the Central leaguc. Brown's record this year with Lud- ington is ten victories and three de- feats. Johnny Kilbane and Danny Frush are mo closer to being matched for a battle for the featherweight boxing championship of the world than they ! were when Kilbane was photograph- | cd affixing his signature to articles| calling for a $60,000 stake. straight to Washingten. St. Louls and Boston are beginning to hit again, Chi- 7.The hitch is that Kilbane wants $13,000 which he eays Sam Harris, -~