Norwich bulletin., 1914-07-04

One of the most interesting games of the local baseball season is staged for this coming Sunday when the fast voluntown semi professional nine meets the All Stars of this city on the Cranberry; Last season Volun- town and the All Stars played three games for the championship of east ern Connecticut. yoluntown won the third and deciding game by defeating the fastest team that ever represented the All Stars.
 greatly strengthened by the signing up of Jack Howson of Providence who is one of the best semi professional pitchers in New England and has turned down several offers from big league clubs as he does not care to Those who saw Howson work against the Sachems will remember his speed for a long time. Manager Hughes, who has faced Howson in the middle of the summer, says he was long ways from the form he will display this Sunday against the Stars How ever Manager Hughes is confident of victory and warns Manager Sheldon to bring his fastest team, saying that the All Stars will be sure to defeat it. He has booked George Brazil to twirl. Brazil is 8 noted pitcher around this vicinity and has appeared many bllAlcS OAI lA0 v. SaA4PoS. ager Hughes says he will burn 'em over so fast that the Voluntown stickers will need magnifying glasses to see the ball A league catcher will be behind the bat. Both managers will do their utmost to win Sundays game.
 The All Stars have lost only one Sunday game this year and Manager Hughes is anxious to keep up his good work. Manager Sheldon on his part says he has been waiting for this op- portunity to show the fans. who will assemble from eastern Connecticut, what a speedy team he has developed in VOluntown.
 The game will begin at D. m. sharp, and the umpires will be Riley of Nor wich and Shea of Voluntown- The lneups follow:
 h., McGraw, 2b.. Dugas, 3b., Stanley, s. S., Stanley, If. Fields. c. f., Aus tin, r. f.
 Voluntown-Kelly, c, Howson, D., | Houlihan, 1b, Mccarthy, 2b-, Maisel, sb., Henderson, S. s., LaPiant, l. f., Ia tro, c. f., Cobb, r. f.
 On the Fourth of July Voluntown | and the All Stars will play a game at VoIuntown for the benefit of St. Thomas church. The batteries will be: All Stars, Benjamin and Lord; Voluntown. Lark1n and Kelly.
 
 promises to be one of the best that has ever been held there and some close races are anticipated. AS for the baseball game is sure to be a top notcher. Hourigan is booked for the Hospital to twiri; but the Sachems have not decided upon one; but will have a speedy man and as each team has a rep as heavy hitters the pitch CTS will be tested out as to their abil- ity to stand getting into holes. The lineups Of the team will remain the same except that Manager Chase has signed new outfelder, Hockenbrocht, who says he will show some class as he is fast and has the snap of a whip. He is a slugger and hits timely. Sunday the New London Independ- | ents will appear on the Falls diamond and Walsh and Cranker will work for the Sachems. This team played the l N. F. A. earlier in the season and made a great showing and are coming here with the impression that they can
 show the Rose of New England boys
 how to play the national game but 1 the (Qndians) Sachems are due tc
 scalp them so Manager McBurney says.
 The people of TaftviAe will see te. day some of the best and fastest bal | that they have seen on the Providence
 street grounds. As the pride of Wind