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Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
ExPEcTANT TONE
Pervsded Stock Market on Closing Day
 of the Year

New 0rk- Dee 31--The closing day CT the year in the stock market re- nectec an eNpectant tone of good things TO come with the opening of the new year rather than the direct op- erstien of present favorable influences in the trading. January will see the largest sum disbursed in profits that has ever occurred in d similar period m New York In preparation for mak- ing 1EeSe payments and placing of loans on the stock exchange to carry over until Monday kept the call money market stiff today at a minimum of six per cent and exercised a restrain ing influence on market activity High CT rates were willingly paid by holders or stocks rather than sacrifice their that money rates are to relax and the demand for securities revive with the turn of the year The stock market of the day was characterized by the great number Of separate securities which
 were dealt in. many long dorrna mt stocks appearing on the tape. The dis position to clear up many accounts with the end of the year accounted partly for this A process of price ad- JuStments also was in progress with a F1e~ ro furnishing basis for book and balance sheet valuations. The ex- pected relaxation in the money market is not looked for immediately next week The slender surplus disclosed statement after the close of the mar Ret goes to justify this view. Bonds were irregular Total sales, par value. ss.lSs.ooe- United States twos have cecifned l-f per cent in the bid price on call since last week
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JEFF ON THE MAT.
BoiIermaker to Wrestie Gotch for IS Minutes in New Years Coliseum Show, Boston.

There will be no boxing. even of the friendliest nature. in the athletic show which win be put on at Boston Coliseum New Years night as a set ting for James J. Jeffries and Frank Gotch The big fellow however will do 'solo" turn in bag punching and other exercises that form vii; form when he gets down to business his training routine.
 He also will be seen in a , min ute rscuffier with Gotch on the wrest- ling mat, which. it is promised, will be as much like the real thing as pure exhibition can be. The topiirer in the wrestling bouts will be q match. best two in three falls. between Dr, F. r.. Roller, now considered the IlInner-up to Gotch and Mike Dwyer. the l. A. C.. athletic Instructor
 Jim (Hoot Mon) Eason will attempt to stay 20 minutes. catch as catch rali with Gotch. Jimms' Callahan. the liub promoter, now is casting about for an opponent for Con OKelly. the biS harp" whose ambition is some day 10 throw Ciotch
 James T. corbett. who will be in town. is expected to appear ana iell from the arena his reasons for thirk- ing his former opponent vii belt Jo.'nson.
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who got one fall, but failed to get two in an hour: lost handicap match 10 Jim Barnes at Westerly; lost two out of three falls to Chief Fighting Bear: wo ntwo out of three from Chief Fight - ing Bear; won from Capt. Charles Clayton on straight falls: threw Abe Pirolo, Abe the Newsboy and Bill Col Hns in an hour; defeated Ed Anderson in Cambridge: Bill Collins in Willi- mantle; Jim Barnes in Westerly; Chief Fighting Bear two straight falls in Norwich Christmas afternoon.
 Throwing All Corners in IS Minutes.
 In the course of the last four years the Irish Giant has done much wres- ting in 15 minute bouts. meeting all corners and beating about 15O men at that game.
 Successful Wrestling Tours.
 On a wrestling tour in the central part of New York state this spring the results were as follows: Won from Miller Max Strauss. George Stape, Jack Lynch and Rowser all in strai3 ht falls. At OsWego he wrestled Kaiser and Bulldog Clayton. agreeing to throw
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GOT HOME RUN,
 BUT WAS TAKEN OUT.
Joss Had Made Long Swat, But Was
 Not Good Enough in Pinch.

Addie Joss. crack pitcher of the Cleveland team. was the victim of Il funny freak of the game in the final series between Cleveland and Detroit at the latter place. In the sixth in ming of the third game Joss met a fast one straight on the nose and drove it to the far corner of the Detroit park. Despite some fast work on the part of Cobb and Crawford in relaying the ball back to the infield. Joss easily turned the drive into a home run. The home run put the Maps in the running. and when it came AGdie's turn to hit in the ninth two were down and a couple of men on the bases. Evidently Joss had an inkling of the humorous fate that awaited him. for as he walked to the bench at the end of the eighth inning he remarked to the umpire. -I suppose if l happen to come up in a pinch they will take the home run siugger out to let a pinch hitter try his luck" The very situation came up. and. sure enough, the home run hitter. Joss. was derricked to let Hinchman try his hand Bill made a great effort. but retired the side on a line drive to Cobb. Now Addfe will never lead the league in hitting, and the play to take him out was the proper one, still the situation was decidedly unique, and Joss will always get lot of fun telling how home run hitter was taken out to let q real slugger take crack at the ball.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
DELEHAnTY STAYED HOME.
Fans Cannot Get After Him for Cuban
 Trip Next Season.

Jim Delehanty- can thank his stars that at the last minute he decided not to make the trip to Cuba with the De- troit club Perhaps Jim's experience after his trip to the Orient nodded his decision Delehanty had an excellent year in 1908 and held out for more money in 1909. finally getting it. He failed to show his usual good form and the fans got after him strong for it, bIa aming his failure to shine to the fact that he was worn out from the Oriental tour No matter what kind of ball the Tigers or Delehanty play next season. no one can remind Jim that he ought to have stayed in Cuba. Should the Tigers play poor ball. it's ciuch that past deeds of vaIor will soon be forgotten and the Cuban trip hurled at them. Inasmuch as the team won only four out of twelve games with clubs that were beaten by minor league teams. the players cant get chesty over their showing.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
chEseRc GETS AFTER" LEADERS
Says They're Crazy When They Over work Young Pitchers-Takes Shot at Catchers, Too.

"AIanagers who tave the arm of a young pitcher too much must be era zy. says Jack CheSbro. ''1'hev take fearful chances They really do not care whether the young star goes to the wall or not SO long he can win games for them. So ambitious are they to make a showing that if they num- Der a fine young pitcher in their rOs- ter they will make use of him at every available opportunity IF the young man is robust and strong bc is not so liable to go to pieces as a lighter man. but it is taking chances, at that. know of young pitcher who did not weigh more than l45 pounds and had a snap delivery who was worked under wonder to me he did not got to pieces
 If he eyer caught cold in his arm working under such conditions the chances are his arm would be gone
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TeIeseope that Floata.


 At the Harvard observatory a giRan~ tic telescope floats in a tank of water It Is one Of the largest fin tho world. the rehecting mirror being five feet vide. Mounted on water tight cylin- drlcal steel float, the telescope swings in a. concrete tank full of water. only slightly larger than the cylinder which Is designed to nt it closely and serve as q pivot for the telescope. instead af having it mounted on solid base. M a- chinery at each side holds and guides it. The water bears the weight and the movements of the telescope are regulated by tiny electric motors; the giEuntic mirror can be easily removed and resilvered when it grows dim al- though two tons are Indicated when it is placed on the scales. Through tnis telescope stars of the sixteenth a nd eighteenth magnitude are rcVealed, uad 1t seems to penetrate into tho very abysses of the heavens. While the in strument Is mounted in the open a1r the image is reflected tO uu eye piece in an adjoining buiIdlng, where tho in which millions of miles are deal E with as indifferently as the simplest sums in ordinary bookkeeping.
 The first look through a. great tel8- scope is disappointing. but tho novif @ soon sees that the flat appearance which tie heavens present 70 the naked eye k replaced by q curious concaVity; the moon and stars seem to be hung in space rat-er than spread out on a fiat surface For a moment one feels at the telescope like a chilH watching the swift moving balls kept in the air by a iuggler. and expecting 10 see one of those great. bright hodiee fall. Then comes the thought hat keeps them there, apparently suspend ed in space with absolutely nothing te hold them firm The explanation of the learned astronomer causes the brain of the layDtan to Whirl and he sees himself perhaps for the first tin1es as a child gathering pebbles on tho great shores of the sea Of Knowledge or as "an infant crying in the night; an infant crNing for the liEht-and with no language but a cry"-January National Magazine.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
PITTseURe LEADS FIELDING.
Team Mark Was .e54-Lennox of
 Brooklyn the Find Of the Season.


 Frank Chance. the peerless leader of the Cubs, heads the National league first sackers with the fine average of
 994 Chance in the g games he took part in. accepted 94l chances and made but six errors He is tied in percent age by Alan StOrke of St. Louis. but the latter occupied the initial on but 19 occasions. Konetchy of the Cardi- nals, who played in 152 games. had the largest number of put0Uts t15s4) and assists t97l, but made two less errors than Hobitzel of the Reds. who is charged with 28.
 Dave Shean gave Boston their only prerniers hip of the year by fielding for 960. Ritchey of the same club is close second with -95s- Miller Of Pitts burg. who toell part in l59 contests. is third with .953. He accepted 6S6 chances and made 34 errors, five less than Lar ry Doyle who was the chief offender. Miller is fourth in putouts, making but 260. Evans of the Cubs led in this respect with 292. Miller was first in assists with 426 50 more than the num- Der credited to Egan of Cincinnati
 As predicted by critics last spring. Lennox of Brooklyn has proved the seasons find, He led the third base men of the league with an average of .950. accepting BIT of the 393 chances offered. Bobby Byrne of the Pirates was the hardest worked of the off, station guardians, 520 opportunities for errors coming to him. But 37, how ever. resulted in nnsplays-
 Abhaticehio is the nominal leader of the short-f field performers with an av- craze of .965. but the real leaders are Wagner. Bridwell and Tinker, all of whom have percentage figures of -940. Of the trio Wagner led in putouts with 344, and Tinker in assists with 470-
 HummeI and Downey of Brooklyn are the only outfielders with clean states They played however. in but IT and 19 games, respectively Fred Clarke of the champions is the real leader of the list. His average, -9s7, represents 379 chances accepted of 3S4 offered
 The Pirates led the league in field ing, as they did in batting, their grand average being -964- Boston was last with .947.
 Schoolmastef Sam Leever, who pitch cd but two full games, tops the twirl CTS with eight victories and one defeat. Camnitz of the Pirates and Mathew son of the Giants divide the real lead ershiP with 25 games won and 6 lost. Miner Brown of Chicago was the hard est worked of the bOXmen-- He worked in 50 games. Next to him is Mattern of Boston, who was sent to the mound on AT occasions.
 The following is the showing made by the teams.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
THE YEAR,s HAPPENIMos.
Eminent Persons Wno Have Died-~Faa Great Disasters--The celebratione-s Deaths Shining Marks.

In October the supreme court ioa1 one of its members, Associate Justies Rufus w. Peclham, who died after 4A years of service at the age of 20. I've other most notable deaths were thoau of IT. H. Rogers, on May 19 and l1 EL Hartman. on September 8, shortly nGte CT his return from Europe, whither he had gone in search of health. Mr4 Rogers death caused no palpable change either in the administration on the plans of Standard oil; while Mrs Harriman had discounted the effects of his death by planning out ahead just who would direct his great railroad system. and just how this should be done. Judge Robert s. Lovett becona- ing head of the Union and Southern Pacific roads. MT. Rogers fortune was estimated at S40.000. .000. Mr. Harrl- left in sole control Of all of it in one of the briefest wills that ever disposed of millions.
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forever. Two games a week are plen-
 ty. and sometimes more than enough
 for such q light young pitcher. It Is
 a shame to work him. He ought to be
 nursed as much as possible his first
 year. He has not the strength, the
 power or the physical resistance to
 keep up the pace.
 There are some pitchers who can go
 in about any old time and make q showing& like Ed Walsh. Frank
 Smith, Cy Young or Jack Powell--but look at them, they are giants and they are veterans Some pitchers aer reg ular gluttons-theN seem unable to get too much work. They can go in every other day without the least trouble. Look at that wonder, Walsh; he never pitched better ball in his life than last year, when he pitched 65 games, which is far more than double many as most of the pitchers work nowadays. The. other extreme is a man of the type of Joe Doyle of the New York Americans. He wants from eight to ten days between the games in which he works. He is a slow chap. anyhow. He claims his arm needs rest. He is one of the greatest pitchers there is
 You never see him throw a ball hard He just losses them. He just studies himself He knows what 1t is to be right and how to keep right. You will find it is no easy matter for a man ager to cick ont his man to work in game. His pitchers will claim they have everything when they have nothing. He is lucky. indeed. 1T he happens 10 hit on the man who really has some thing. It seems funny enough man should be seemingly in the best of shap pc when he warns mp before the game. and have everything leave him when the contest commences, s1 that he does not know where he is at.
 One of the reasons that pitchers are rot more effective than is the case Is that t...s t~tuchers dc not study their men enough. They should give more attention to tbe pitchers they handlc than to the l-.tsneu of the opposing i side. Sonc th7pEz ail that is necessary f is to work on t.lc bitspan. while it is highly necessas,- to work on the hitch CT. too. It will TO- in to handle all pitchers alike. It is necessary to find out if the fast ba" nf c-c man is "s effective as that of another or if the curve ball Of one is bsfnlns as that of another. Some cStcaers act as if they imagined all they Were in the T game for was to receive and throw and l rnu after foul balls. When I first ! started in to play ball the catcher did ] not have the work 70 do he has today. f He had only two or three pitchers at ! the outside to handle: now he is lucky. | indeed if Inc has l"ss than dozen. | and the number seems to be growing | each seison. Now mo two pitchers are | alike and no two pitchers have the l same kind of J ball. One always has | something the other chap has not.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
COTTON.

New York. Dec. S1.-cotton spot closed quiet, points lower; middliRg uPlands. 16.1e; middling gulf 16.s6: sales, 3,935 bales.
 New York. Dec. 31--Cetten futures closed steady. Closing bids: January 15-so. Februsry l5.s4. March 1s.1o. April IS 23. May 1887. June 16.3f, July 16-5s August 15-93, September 14.77, October 1897.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
WILL RossmAN RETURN?
St. Louis Americans Anxious to Have
 Him for First Base.

Will Claude Rossman return to the baseball fold next season, or continue to work at d job that nets him in the neighborhoed of SIS a week? Although possessing far more natural ability than the average ball player, Rossman blew up last year just as soon as the opponents of the Tigers discovered that he couldn't throw in a pinch. He was traded to St Louis and insisted he he played in the Gutfield. One day as an outer gardener was enough to satisfy McAleer that Claude would never do there. He refused to play first quit the club and went home,
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
GOOD YEAR IN LOCAL SPORTS.
Norwich Athletes Were in the Front Ranks-Winnins Records Made in Many Lines of Competition

Tn a varied line Of the sports that have been before the local field in the year of 1s0a- d more than usual nurn- bsr of top line honors can be noted as coming to the athletes of Norwich and vicinity Tn baseball. football, wrest- ling running and amateur and pro- fessionsl track athletics. there have been champions produced to win the laurels in their distinctive lines The most prominent of these, professional and amateur. are shown in the illus trations on this page.
 In the professional field. all corners have been made to bow to the prowess of Jack McGrath, the Irish Giant and heavyweight wrestler. whose bouts in defending the title to supremacy on the mat have attracted a numerous following and left him with a name for science. strength and gameness un- questioned
 Tn our national game. the Westerly high school baseball team has taken the highest E0nors within it's grasp by capturing the state baseball champion ship of the 1nterschoiastic league by defeating Bridgeport high in a close game. 1 to O. This after winning the eastern championship
 On the gridiron. the Norwich Free Academy football team were cham plSnship aggregation although not playing in any league, but they went through the season showing an excel le1tly drilled eleven, skilled in the modern game
 Distance running was brought to the fore by the speedy endurance tests of F. Clifford Hilton. who represented Norwich with credit in a number of different events throughout New Eng land and closed the season by knock ing r. minutes off the road record from New London to Norwich, which he did in ! hour A minutes.
 The games in July at the 25eth an niEerSary of the founding of Norwich gave chance for. the local profes- sioual and amateur athletes to show fheir worth in the field and track events Here also the Norwich entries proved their class over the rest of the county. as the major share of the prizes fell 10 the represents tives of the Central Athletic club in the pro- fsssional events. and to the Young Mems Christian association athletes in the amateur com petitions.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01

''This polar controversy has stirred up a lot of trouble. That's what it has," assented Uncle GoshalI Hem lock. Why some of these PlunkVi1le people are now demanding affidavits on a story that I have been telling for the past 30 years."-Kansas City Journal.
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thereby losing about s1500 in salary.
 Rossman is one of the hardest hit ters in the American league He is dangerous in a pinch. He is very fair fielder, and although there is noth- ing wrong with his arm. for some req son he cant throw when anything de- pends on the heave. No doubt Jack OConnor will try to get RCssman to come back and take another whirl at first for players who can hit like Rossman are greatly in the minority.
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MONEY.

New York Dec. 31.-Money on call firm at 1906 1-2 per cent: ruling rate G. last loan 3-4: closing bid 1-4; offered at , 3-4. Time loans duli but firm: sixty days 1-2 per cent; ninety days 4 1-4G4 1-2: six months i i-4G4 1-2
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CHAMPION AMATEUR RUNNERS
 OF NEW LONDON COUNTY

The following is the years record of E. Clifford Hilton the 116 pound dis tance runner, of this city. whose rec ords are q standing challenge to all
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01

->eW A@oildoH anu " iloAASii county AAl- ateurs:
 May 30-5 miles, Norwich Fair grounds first place. time 30.4S- June-l0 miles, American league grounds Boston, Sth place in field of 32 time 59.30 July 5-5 miles. Providence, R. l., 5th place in field of 19, time 29m. July 2E3 miles. Rocky Point, R. T., Sd place in field of 22 time 16.45. August 21-10 miles. state champion ship, Lighthouse Point, New Ha- ven, Sd place in 20 starters, time 1 hour 24 seconds. Sept. 11-12 miles. Stamford to Roton Point via South Norwalk, eth place in 47 starters. time 1.2e. Oct 16=15 miles, Holyoke. Mass, 7th place in 22 starters time 1.31. Dec. 25-14 miles, New London coun- ty amateur championship, New London to Norwich. time LA. Race against time to beat record of hours l minute.
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only five games were played by the American All Sfars during their recent jauut to Cuba. and of these the Cubans won three. Says Dutch Schaefer. one of the men who made the trip: We had a great time and all hands made money. The teams down tlier play great ball And they can hit too. They would give any bunch Of States play CTS a run, for their money, I'm telling you"
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
SPORTING NOTES.

Ray Bronson has agreed to fight Ad Wolgast 10 rounds in Los Angeles shortly after the new year. Bronson is ready to leave for the coast as soon as he gets the word from McCarey.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01

Johnny Shields is out with a sweep ing challenge for Harry Ferns. who hasn't fought any since his return from London. Shields wants Frankie Madden first of all. Madden won in their last meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01

Articles were signed for the 20- round fight between Willie Lewis and Harry Lewis. to take place in Paris the first of January or the first part of February. The men agree to make 150 pounds. which looks to be hard ship for Willie.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-01
HEAVYWEIGHT WRESTLER
 WITH A WINNING RECORD.

Wrestling events have been taken care of by Jack McGrath the Irish Giant, who came here from Worcester, ! Mass. about two years ago. He holds championship in his class. The fol-
 lowing is q glimpse at his record;
 Won Tournament at IS.
 McGrath's first entrance into the wrestling game was when he wan an amateur tournament in Worcester, ing is a list of his early matches. all
 being in Worcester. unless stated otherwise: Won from Iver Sundstrom at Southbridge: stayed lj minutes with Kid Parker defeated Charles Johnson, Arthur Miner, "BEtcher' Rondeau. A.
 Pineo. John TUani, Hjalmer Holt, middleweight champion Of Finland. Prof. Mike Willard. Dick Grovener. Prof. Mike Kelly, lost to Fred Beell when the latter was meeting all corners in Worcester defeated Clinton Green Held, draw With Billy l-adue at Marl-
 boro. Mass. defeated Dave lIallard at Charlestown. Mass, George Gowan at Portland. Ale. and Bill White at Port land, Me.
 Stayed With BeeIi and Jenkins. He also won from Herman Watson at Worcester from Apollo at Torring ton, and lost to John Perrelli at lSos
 ton. A bout with Rough House Morri son was stopped by the police. lie drew with Jem smart at Boston, won 2 rom BILLY l@Hdue at l$ONrl. \ ndul 1 Mahsn al Nashua N. IT,. Young Rober
 at Northampton. Mort Hendron at New
 York. Jim Downs at New York and stayed l5 minutes with Tom Jenkins. Other wresters defeated were Ed Anderson at Roxbury, Prof. Mike Will lard at SDringfield Rough House Alor- ! rison. Bill Collimore and Oscar Nor quist al Worcester. Jem smart at i Portland. Me. Wild Bill Davis at Bos- i ton. Jack Armstrong at SDencer. Albert Heter and Iver Sundstrom at south bridge
 Met Carl Busch First Here.
 Carl Busch, the German. was the i first man he met in Norwicl If WAS l McGraths decision as Busch could not | throw him AIS he had agreed to do. i Other men McGrath defeated here in I 1908 were Stransler Coleman Peter Jack the Greek. Oscar Samson Of 1 Pittsfeld, Mass.
 In the past year McGrath hus par i ticipated in the following local match 1 es: Won from Ed Lebarre two out of i three; won from Chief Fighting Bear,