Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-21
EDDIE CLARK WINS ROGUE TITLE
Springfield Player Won Sixteen Saight-Second Honors Go to Ex-Champion Harold Clark-Gerald BrassiI Holder of Adams Prize Maett-Twenty-four Games Played in First Division Saturday-The Final Standing In All Three Divisions.

Louis Stockwell, Norwich ...7 g A. D. Spellman, Willimantic .... 10 l.. C. Williamson, Washington .. Il F. F. Fentop, Willimantic ...... 4 12 J. D. NIneir East Greenwich .... 14 F. G. Adams. Kingston .......... 15
 Second Division.
 George Huot, Chiopee Falls .... 8 0 L. Hewitt, Mansfield ... 6 2 r. M. Thompson, Danbury ..... 6 2 w. T. Sullivan, Norwich ..... 3 c. M. Thompson, Willimantic .... 3 5 (. B. CroweH, Brattleboro. ... 8 5 William Willard, Norwich ..... 2 6 s. E. Prentice. Providence .... 2 6 Clinton Jones. Norwich ...... '
 Third Division.
 Richard Pea4e, Norwich ...... Dennison Cowles. Brattleboro .. 6 2 c. s. Hopkins, Norwich . 5 3 Irving Miner East Greenwich ... 2 6 F. M. Pratt, Wil1imantic ....... 8
 Saturday night saw the players de- parting for home and at o'clock there were but three or four on the grounds. satisfaction over the success of this years tournament and nearly all ex- pect to return here next August for the 1917 tourney.
 Brassill Holder of MalIet.
 Gerald Brassill of this city is the holder of the Adams Prize MaIlet hav- ing taken it from StockweH in the early part of the week and since de- tended it's possession by defeating T'ents< of Willimantic and w. T. Sul- l1vaH of this city.
 George Huot is the holder of the s, cond Van Wicl1le another year.
 It was said by a number of players that the courts this year were the fastest of any year. Caretaker Mur- .phy has had this work in charge and had Ehe courts in first class condition when the tournament opened on Mon day.
 Next Years Tournament.
 There was much speculation as to what will be done next year. Presi- dent g. B. Prentice stated that there would surely be at least one more court built and should the association court built and should the assocaiton bel able to receive assurances by Au- gust of next year that the annual tour nament could be held here each year hereafter there is a possibility of two or even three new courts being built on the Rockwell Street grounds. If this can he done it will facilitate the matter of arranging a playing sched uie Q s the great handicap during this years tournament was that of lack of courts.
 Many first division players had to wait for their turn to play. With five courts in use use insted of three for the first divison ain even Iarecr entry list than was placed on h. boards this year could be taken care of Some of the experts have oven talked somewhat of of having an other division next year composed strictly of eX-ChamDiOns and the win ncr of that division to play the win uer of the regular first division for the national championship. This would make four divisions unless the third division was combined with sl. 1P two. The committee, which was ap- pointed by President Prentice to take up these matters during the year and decide if possible just what is the Lest thing to do to systematize the method of playing will report at the opening of the tournament and will undoubtedly devise some scheme whereby the divisions will be com pletcd as far as games are concerned before the end of the playing week.