Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-26
Clark Retains Roque Championship
Victories Over Harold Clark and Williams Give Springfield Man the Leadership Williamson Takes Fifth and Deciding Game From Spelman For First Place in Second Division-Thnd Division Not Yet Settled
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For the third time, F. Edward Clark 1 of Springfield Is rogue champion of America, as the result of the final games on Saturday in the 91gt annual | tournament of the National Roque as sociation. By defeating in succession his brother, Harold Clark, and Charles G. Williams, Eddie put all of his pos- sible competitors out of the running, and took the honors in two beautifully played games. In the second division play, the tie between L. c. Williamson of Washington and A. D. Spellman of Willimantic resulted in victory for the former in the fifth and deciding game of the extra series. The leader of the third division will be determined today when the three players who are tied meet.
 Eddie Clark Ran Away from Brother.
 With only one game apiece lost, the indications were that the struggle for the championship would lie between the Clark brothers of Springfield. The game was played Saturday afternoon. Eddie Clark won the rolloff but missed the balls Harold took possession of the balls, but on his second arch he slipped up, Eddie made good run before he missed and Harold Clark took the balls on carom and took them to No. arch. There he tried to tie up his brother, but Eddie made a nice carOm and once more had the balls. Harold Clark did not see the balls again, although he just missed getting them by several hairbreadth misses of caroms.
 In his final game of the tournament with Charles G. Williams of Washing ton, Eddie Clark ran out the circuit with ease, leaving Williams with one >all for the fifth arch and the other for the second,
 Champion Clark in Beautiful Form. Almost faultless roque was shown | for the most part by Champion Clark this year and his long accurate shots and beautiful caroms were the ad miration of all the play yers, especially | the few who saw him in action for | the first time. His play might well have been we weakened by the fact that | for 8 period of ten weeks he was seri- | ously Ill and was just getting around when he went down to Philadelphia for | the middle states championship play | this summer Nevertheless he proved l his leadership there, Horace T. Webb being the only man to successfully meet him, and at the tournament here l he had apparently regained all of his old skill. His defeat by Turner of California was the big surprise of the week.
 Harold Clark Shows Promise. | The work of Harold Clark almost rivaled his brothers in quality and his development in the last few years in dicates that he is in line for the championship honors at no very late l day. In 1906 he finished first in the l third division. the next year was sec 1 Ond in the second division, and in 1908 l he led the second divisioners and since | then has been gaining ground among ! the veterans. Eddie Clark was cham pion in 1908, took second place the next two years with Harold Bosworth as champion, and again won out last summer.
 Whitaker a Strong Player.
 Whitaker of Springfield. played a re- markedly strong game for his first year with the first divisioners and fin
 ished third. Horace T Webb fnisheJ
 in fourth place, and the display o.
 roque that the Philadelphia player
 made was of high standard Whita-
 ker forfeited his game to Webb owins
 to the necessity of leaving town with.
 out delay.
 Williamson Leads Second Division. The second division furnished ar
 interesting struggle for first place thii
 year, and the clever work of Presiden l Williamson was rivaled only by tn,
 recovery of Spellman. In succession
 the Willimantic player defeated Rod
 man, Burlington and StockweIl ant
 tied Williamson. In the series of hv,
 extra games Spellman took the frs
 game Saturday. Williamson took tn
 next two in handy fashion and thel Spellman came back with strength an,
 made the score even again. The las
 game was played in the twilight an,
 lasted from 20 minutes of until jus after 2. Spellman had his balls fo
 the cage when Williamson ran out
 To these two players fell the honor O