Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-21

After a day during which the rogue
balls clicked fast and merrily Friday
evening with its tournament and Van
Wickle play and the band oncert,
brought as big and as interested a
crowd as the National Association has
ever had at its annual tournament in
Norwich. The week has been almost
an ideal one in many ways for the
rogue players and Friday saw them
settled down into their best form and
finish. IN the first division alone
thirty games were put through, and
just that number remain to be played
today to bring the tournament to an
end. Therefore the officials were con-
fident Friday night that the. weeks
play could be brought without diff
Guilty to a satisfactory termination by
this evening, the championship decided
and all the players go off to their sew
eral destinations with memories OF
very possibly the liveliest tournament
hat they have ever had here.
Stockwell Defeats Eddie Clark.
Ex-champion F. E. Clark of Spring
field, better known by the nickname
of Eddie. that still Clings to him from
his earlier years here, had his nice
string of straight wins hopeiessly shat
tered Friday by Loue SIockwen OF
Norwich. but Harold Clark kept along
as consistently and steadily as ever
and slowed away four more victories
III HIS NGt1uSI4Q4 Al5AN u SuGSCGO A4AA-
self as champion. He defeated C.. c.
Cox. who was picked as difficult man,
in run away fashion, the eN-champiOn
getting past only two arches by the
time Harold was making the stakes
Then he went up against A. D. Spell
man, and removed this dangerous ad-
versary from his path. His path to
the national honors is not smooth yet,
but he has far more than a lighting
chance, and Friday night he was the
logical man to pick
StoCkwelrs victory over Eddie Clark
was 4 bright feature for the Norwich
camp on Friday. When Clark thought
he had StOCkwell tied up, Stockwell
negotiated a beautiful two border
caron, corralled the balls and put the
game through with Clark waiting to
finish his last two arches.
RrassiII Wen Long Drawn Out Game.
Ecassiu won a remarkable game
from r. NJ. Thompson of Danbury
Friday afternoon, the longest match OF
the tournament and one in which he
finally nosed out with a score of 81 to
80 Br2sSill has now only one more
game TO play, that with Capt. Wahly,
and IL he wins this. as he ought to do
easily, he VIII have the leadership of
the second divisioners. His present
score is won on one lost. DR.. Fart
man and DR.. Miller, who were tied
with score of : won and . lost, play
ed that off on Friday and Miller won
it. In his game Thursday with Bris-
SILL il was DR.. hartman, who grace
fully yielded to the umpire's decision in
regard to Carom shot which he made.
In the third division William Willard
did not have an opportunity to play
DIR. Faatz of Willimantic on Friday,
but judging from their respective rec
ords, the Norwich boy has the odds
considerably IN his favor.
Auo| RaTains Van wickIe
During the fine concert which Tubbs'
band directed by John NJ. Swain, gave
from a stand just outside the rogue
grounds, the big gathering of spec
tatorS had three excellent games to
watch. On the center court Woodruff
T. Sullivan was playing George Huot
of Chicopee Falls for the second Van
Wickle medal and after a long battle
with the balls, Huot won the game and
successfully defended the trophy, hav-
ing mon four games 20 SulhVan'G
two. IL was a thoroughly game fight
that the Norwich man put up and
when Huot ran out he had only -four
more arches to go.
Bosworth Lost Exhibition Game.
Horace Webb defeated c. c. Cox in
| a tournament game in the right court
and in the left, after Gerald Brassil
| had defeated G. NJ. Thompson, Eddie
Clark defeated ex-champion Harold
| BOSWOrtn OF New LONDON. easily, Int
| latter getting only two arches, and
showing plainly his lack of practice
Next year he hopes to get away from
| his post office work long enough t.
come up here and get back into the
| game in earnest.
city's Band Concert Enjoyed.
Everyone in the grounds seemed t.
| enjoy and appreciate the music of thu
| band, and outside there was a biz
| crowd to listen to the municipal melo.
odies. The descriptive was an inter
esting number and Arthur Campbell
made an excellent impression with hi
two solos, while Mr. Feltcorn gained
liberal applause.