Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-22
HAROLD CLARK'S PROSPECT BRIGHT
Has Won Nine Straight Games With No Defeats in Roque Tourney-Ran Blocked All Play Friday Afternoon and Evenng-Wll Try to Conclude Tournament Today Meeting for Annual Election at Noon.

Disappointing weather again broke up the play in the tournament of the National Roque association on Friday, and in spite of the large number of run of. they were kept from the courts all the afternoon and evening. This forced postponement of thes matches will make it difficult to finish the tour nament this week, although an en- deavor will be made today to give the leaders chance to play off the games that will decide the national champion. And as many of the players will be forced to leave at the end of this week and cannot remain for play on Mon day, it appears that there will be Tn unusually large number of forfeits.
 Kirk Wins iron, Cox.
 Harold Clark played no games on Friday morning and so his score re- mains unchanged, 90. but a defeat ad- phia to ex-Champion c. c. Cox of Maj den shattered the hopes of the latter. to a considerable extent. It was ] splendid game between the two. With long shots made unerringly by ex- President Kirk, whose work this year borders on the phenomenal and places him in position possibly for the cham pionship. if Harold Clark happens to lose one of the five hard games that are before him, and at any rate for a place up with the leaders. Eddie Clark captured two more games, defeating Williamson and Foss, but he is rather out of the race unless his brother drops a couple. which isn't probable. Cham pion Robinson played no games on Fiji day.
 courtesies to Visiting Players.
 Through arrangements made by Sec retary Peale, the players driven off the courts Friday evening were entertain ad Inc fah Ivy of ha Ar.No 1lr and the opportunity of attending the vaudeville and photoplays at the Davis theatre was also extended to theI- And if. the players are considerably disappointed by the amount of ram that this year more than ever has at tended roque week. they are consoled in a degree by the unusual amount of interest that has attended their com ing here this year and the cordiality they have received And then again, if the weather does clear off today, and the looks of things point that way, shouldn't end gloriously.
 Band Concert Tonight.
 Arrangements have been made for tonight to have TubbS' band give the municipal band concert outside the roque grounds that was to have been given Friday night, while the games that can be played morning, afternoon and evening ought to dispose of the really decisive battles.
 Settles Question of Western Champion.
 The meeting adjourned from We'd nesday afternoon came in again at II o'clock Friday morning, President Will Hanson presiding, and a full quota of members present. Charles Jacobus, C.. c. Cox and w. H. Wahly, the commit tee appointed last year, had a report to make on the Western Roque asso- ciation and the Western Roque ass0- ciation inc. Both are organizations centering in Chicago, and the former has long been recognized as the officlal body. But c. c. King, who played he-e three years ago and won the Van Wickle medal from eK-Champion liar old Bosworth of New London, some what over a year ago started the Western Roque association, inc, with a set of rules established by himself with no higher authority. Playing &C., cording to these rules, King claims the championship of the west, while the older association. playing under the rules of the national association, claims still another champion. The committee faced the question of estab- fishing who is champion. On motion of E. G. Adams it was voted not to recognize the insurgent Western Roque association. inc, and King as western champion. and the secretary was in- structed to notify both bodies to that effect.