Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-08-19
EIGHT HAVE SHOW FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
National Rogue Tournament Never So Uncertain as
the Winner-Bosworth Loses and is Tied With
Webb-Felton Looks Winner in the Second-Van
Wickle Games Played-Watermelon Game Tonight


With the leading players in the first
division of the national rogue tourna-
| ment with some of their hardest games
to play, today win prove one of the
most interesting of the week, without
doubt. AT the present time the cham
pionshfp lies between eight PLAYERS.
Wahly, though he has lost three games,
having the barest chance of winning
out, as those ahead of him in the
games between themselves must add
games to the lost column. All the play
ers nave lost one or more games. Bos-
worth lost his first game on Thursday.
which was bad day all through for
him, as in the afternoon he lost two
van Wicile games in succession. He
IS now tied with Webb for first place
and has several hard players to meet.
Never before has there been such I'M
certainty regarding the cham pions hi d
as there is this year. Usually by the
middle of the week there are indica-
tiOns as to where the championship
will go, but this year there are too
many important games to be played in
the two coming days to foretell the re-
suit. The tourney now resolves itself
into second tournament between the
eight leaders.
Kidd lis the dark hores this year and
he has one of the best outlooles for the
championship. He has met some of
the best players, has played the most
games and is in excellent form this
year. He plays a hard uphill game
and is an excellent shot His coming
was unexpected, and he is making it
interesting for the best of Them Rev
Mr.. Kidd is well remembered as for
mer baseball player in this city, hav-
ing pitched here twenty years ago. He
pitched at the opening game at Sachem
park against the Jeffersons, the man.
ayers of the Norwich team at that time
being William Jennings and w. F. Hill.
He played here at the time Cyclone
Ryan did. He has attended many pre-
vious tournaments and has always
made it interesting for his opponents.
The first game Cham pion Bosworth
lost was with E. Clark on Thursday
morning. It was a hard fought game,
but both players made many mistakes.
Clark, however. got an almost impossi-
BILE shot and one which few would have
tried. A ball was behind an arch and
not more than half out for a shot He
took the chance and got it, which gave
him the balls, and it proved the game.
The shot was made the length of the
grounds.
Webb made another bound forward
when heswon his game from Williams,
making the second defeat for the ex-
champion. Williams played carelessly
at first, and the balls changed hands
several times. Webb by his steady
playing forged ahead and won the
game, which put him UP to a tie with
Bosworth.
Kirk has beaten some of the best
players in the first division and YET
has been easy mark for some OF
the others as it was BIZ defeating him
that Jacobus got his first game and
Robinson got his victory of the week.
He won a hard game from Foss OH
Wednesday and on Thursday he Sc
cured a game from King which got
the nerve of the Chicago player. King
had the balls tied up in the basket
Kirk by a fine carom shot made a hit
and never gave his opponent another
look in He was later shut out by
Robinson But for the fact that he
has suffered from trouble with his
right arm the past year he would be
a hard orpblem for the best of them.
Win WickIe Games.
Four more games for the Van Wickle
medals were played on Thursday For
the first medal King in his game with
arch the first time In the second con-
test of the afternoon there WAS more
trouble defeating the champion and
for a. time it looked as if he might win
out. King had a rover and but three
arches to go with the black ball when
he fell down. Bosworth by a well
studied earom shot got the oalls and
secured one rover. He was well
around with his second ball when he
failed to tie up his opponents ball
lucky shot King got the ball which
was not out. and soon negotiated The
three arches and took the game Civ
ing him three TO Bosworth's enc
For the second medal Whitaker
took the first game. which was not out,
and soon negotiated the three arches
and took the game, giving him three to
BosWorth's one.
For the second medal Whitaker took
the first game Thursday evening, but