Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-21
Champion Clark Displays Fine Form
Springfield Player Made Away With Two Fast Games Tues day-H. T. Webb Showed Strength-Frst Van Wickle Play Tonight C. Williamson Leads Second Di vsoners With Three Victories

Cloudy weather and prospects of showers on Tuesday did not lessen in the least the ardor and enthusiasm of the roQue players gathered in this city for the 31st tournament of the national association. The courts dried up quick ly in the morning and play was bFisk all during the afternoon, about a score of tournament games being run off be- fore evening, some of them being es- pecially close and interesting contests. The quality of rogue shown on the opening day fully maintains the stan dards set by the experts in former years, and there Is likely to be a close contest before the week Is out for the championship of the country.
 Champion Clark in Fine Form.
 Champion Eddie Clark of Springfield, Mass, displayed his old time ability with the mallet on the courts on Tues day, and his game with hls fellow dele gate, L. B. Whitaker, of Springfield, was pretty exhibition of mastership of the fine art of roQue. Whitaker started off in splendid form and sue 1 ceeded in getting one of his balls all the way around. The other he carried to the fifth wick ct. At this point Clark 1 took possession of the balls and got 1 clever carom shot With one of his balls as a rover he had one for the | cage coming back. Whitaker made the l cage coming back with his second ball and then missed. Clark negotiated an- ] other well placed carom and went out Prof Charles Jacobus also went down before the champion. The veteran 1 player had only two chances at the l balls, for Clark started off with a home run with one ball and went out in two more turns.
 Webb Made Splendid Run. l Another pretty game was that be- | tween Horace T. Webb of the Philadel- | phia club and w. L. Robinson, the 1 Mansfield player. The latter succeed ed in getting two rovers and then missed a shot at the stake Webb took over the balls, put on speed, and ran | the game out without a break AS de- fender of the first Van Wickle medal | the Philadelphia man will put up a stubborn contest against the challen- ger, Eddie Clark. In addition to his playing, MT. Webb has taken charge 1 temporarily of the management of the | tournament, assisted as much as pos sible by Secretary Foss. However, J c. Kirk of the committee of arrange ments arrived Tuesday night iron Philadelphia, and MT. Webb will be | IelSFeu or SoIn0 or ms reSpOnSlDlllty
 Californian Expert Strong.
 F. c. Turner of Pasadena has start.
 ed out with a strong exhibition ot roque and he seems to be slated for {
 position near the top of his division
 In his game with Harold Clark ht
 made a home run. Harold Clark
 brother of the champion, has made {
 good beginning, winning game iron
 W. L. Robinson, who is a formidabll
 opponent for any of the first division
 CTS.
 Prof Jacobus Started Balls Rolling.
 To Prof Jacobus fell the honor O
 starting off the tournament and h.
 played the first game in the early af
 ternoon with Whitaker, the latter win
 ming.
 I. F. Felton had a good game witt : Turner jn which Turner ran his frs ball around to the cage and then los
 them. Felton got the balls and Turne
 did not see them again.
 , Williamson Took Three Straight. In the second division, L. c. William
 son of Washington was the particula
 star of Tuesday, taking three game with the expertness that has charac teriZed his play in former years. Lou GlOChW6 Ol the NOrWlCn player shows up best, having taken one gam
 from Robinson.
 , The games on Tuesday were as fol lows:
 First Division Games. Harold Clark won from w L. Rob
 inson, Eddie Clark won from L. I
 Whitaker, l.. E, Whitaker won from {
 Jacobus, F. c. Turner won from I ' | Clark, l. F. Felton won from F. C. Tur 7 ner E. Clark won from C. Jacobus, I :. T. Webb won from W. L. Robinson F. c. Turner won from c. Jacobus
 Second Division Games. :, In the second division Tuesdays re |, suits were A. D. Spellman won frol 5 E. W. Robinson, J. E. Webb won frol Il F. M. Thompson, L. c. Williamson we = from Fred Symington, L. c. William C son won from Loue Stockwell, L.
 Williamson won from F. M Thompso Dr. H. s Thomson won from Lol ' Stockwen, Loue Stockwe1l won fro ', E. W. Robinson, F. M Thompson VIC 5 from w. c. Rodman Dr. H. s. Thon 't son from A. D. Spellman, F. W. Robir IL son won from Dr. Thomson
 First Division Standing.