Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-21
UPSET AMONG ROGUE LEADERS
Eddie Clark In Sump-E. C. Adams Hands Defeat C. C. Cox-But Harold Clark Continues to Win-Bosworth Wins Come in Van Wickle Medal Play-Carke Needs One More to Retain the Trophy.

Further surprises developed in the course of the third days play in the National Roque Association tourna- ment on Thursday. It was not the weather. and the down pour thaat held up the players for three hours or more in the afternoon-the roquists are getting used to that-but the slump that Eddie Clark of Springfield took quite unexpectedly, the luck that Ex-President J. c. Kirk brought with him from Philadelphia in entering the tourney two days late. and the almost startling victory, his first of the week; that E. c. Adams scored over c. c. Cox. thereby bringing the latter's first defeat. Such were some of the salient features of Thursday thst more than ever mix up the forecasts of those who are going to finish in the fore. Harold Clark alone kept his record of vic tories unsullied and piled three more
 on to make a total of nine. That
 means that he has but i've men stand
 ing between him and this years cham
 pionship, but the Quintette include
 several of the strongest players and after some of Thursdays mishaps to
 some of the leaders, fortunes further
 breaks are not to be predicted.
 Bosworth and Clark Each Win One. In the evening. when play was re- stunned for the first Van WiclxIe medal
 Eddie Clark showed traces of strain,
 and his shooting lacked his character istic surenesS. Repeatedly he missed straight shots that while not easy by any means were nevertheless due him
 judging from his usual form, and many of his caron shots went wide
 of their marks. Consequently Bos-
 worth. the challenger. ran out the first
 game In q comparatively handy fashion In the second contest both of
 the players were wary and played a
 sure game on each side. Bosworth again had a share the better of it. all
 though the balls changed hands fre-
 quently, Clark was kept so tied up that he couldn't we'll negotiate straight
 shots and his bank shots wouldn't
 seem to connect. Bosworth got his
 balls half through the center to come
 home before Clark really recovered his form Bosworth missed a long earom
 by inches. for the ball on the rebound
 passed between two others that were
 less than three feet apart and Nach almost in line with the moving ball. Clark put through a pretty carom, got the balls for a set up and proceed ed to run out.
 favor Of the defender with only one more to win in order to return him the holder another year.
 Close Race in Second Division. Play for the second Van wtckIe did not go on Thursday evening as Dr. Hartman was indisposed. L. D. Miner of East Greenwich, R. l., has won the only game thus far played in that se- l ries. These two players are giving each other an interesting rub in the regular tournament games for Miner ended Thursday with six victories straight and Dr. Hartman has won and lost 1. Frank P. Fenton of willi- mantle is right up with the second di- vision leaders with his standing 6 and L ~ President L. C. Williams and H. T
 Webb started a tournament game but l they marked it up when it began tc | sprinkle late in the evening and it will \ be finished today. Webb has the balls and the vantage.
 l Musical Prodigy on cornet. l One of the interesting features or Thursday evening aside from tht