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Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS STRONG.
Optimism Prevailed Regarding Out
 come of Railroad Controversy.

New York, Aug. 15.-SeveraI import ant factors contributed appreciably to the scope and strength of tOday's ses- sion. Chef among these were the increasing optimism shown in high quarters regarding the railway labor negotiations and the imminenCe of the new British loan, which is eX- peCted to relieve the local market of recurTent fears of foreign liquidation.
 Rails and investment issues gener- ally responded freely to a wide de- mand and speCialties of practically all descriptions scored substantial gains, under lead of the automobile shares, which made immediate response to the declaration of initial dividends of Maxwell common and second prefer red.
 Another factor of sentimental value was United States Steel, which rose 1 1-8 to 89 1-2, its highest quotation since last year and within striking distance of it's best price since 1910. Seel and Reading OvershadOWed all other stocks in point of activity, buy ing of the latter being again of an impressive character at an extreme gain of Is points, which was part ly shaded In the profit taking move ment of the final hour.
 Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific registered marked gains, the latter in cidentally issuing it's preliminary statement for the fiscal year, showing @ net increase of almost S16.OOO O0O. Norfolk and Western. New Haven and Nickel Plate" featured the other rails.
 Munitions derived much of their strength from Bethlehem Steel which increased its recent gain by 10 points with five for the preferred. Gulf States Steel common and second pre- ferred registered average gains of four points. CrucibIe and Lackawanna ad- vanced 1 to 2 and equipments with few exceptions made similar improve ment. The shipping group was con sistently strong, with new high rec ords for Atlantic, Gulf and West In dies at 68 and Mercantile Marine common at 29 3-8. Total sales were 570,0OO shares.
 Exchange on London was dull, with another large import of gold from that center. Remittances to Berlin and Vienna were firmer.
 Bonds were steady, with a very large proportion of the dealings linn tied to Anglo French 5's and the new French notes at unchanged quotations Total sales, par value, were $5, 335, 900.
 United States bonds were unchanged on call. but the coupon group lost 5-8 percent. on a single sale.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-16
HAROLD A. THROCKMORTON
 CREATES SENSATION.
New Jersey SchooIboy Retired Veter- ans in Tennis Tourney at Newport.

Newport, R. l., Aug. 15.-A youthful star flashed through first and second round matches in the annual invitation lawn tennis tournament on the Casino courts today, Harold A. ThrocllmOrt0n a schOOlboy from Elizabeth, N. J.. forcing both the veterans, Richard Stevens of HObOlIen, N. J., and W. J. ClOthier of Philadelphia, several times national champion, out of the play The boy retired Stevens in four sets, but required only three to suppress the former titleholder in the second round. He almost literally played CIothier off his feet.
 Another surprise occurred when F. T. Hunter of New York dimmed the star of J. J. Armstrong of PhiIadel- phia, the latter falling out in four sets before the former Cornell captain, GA 62 3-6, 6-2. These and the defeat of Irving c. Wright of Boston by the new western star, Rowland Roberts, were the only upsets developed in the matches of the day. Only the brackets held open for M. E. ClOughlin, the for mer champion, who is playing at Lake Forest, H., remain to complete these rounds
 The tournament committee, which registered a default against R. Lind sey Lindenmauer, today announced that they would wait until tomorrow before making a final decision as to ATcLOughlin's entry. If they hear that he intends coming here, it is said, the place will be reserved.
 F. Norris Williams. 2d, of Phi1adeI- phia fought hard to defeat w lT Hall of New York, his cratic tendencies again causing him trouble, but in the last two of the four sets he played brilliantly and showed better control
 Another prominent figure in the tournament, w. w. Johnston, of San Francisco. was forced to four sets by C.. w Wightman of Boston. IT. Mi EaI0l of the JaDanE representa- tives, and Richard fIarte of Harvard university were winners in fve-set matches in which Robert Leroy and F. c. Inman, both of New York, were their opponents, respectively.
 Twenty-Five pairs had entered to- night for the doubles tournament to be played for cups offered by the Casino.
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two days off because his wife was sick He refused. Walsh has won ten straight games for Bridgeport
 Portland Trims Bridgeport Properly.
 Portland, Me, Aug. 15-The Port land players fattened their batting av- erages at the expense of the Bridge port pitchers today and won with a rush, 20 to 1. Russell, lately obtained by Bridgeport from Toronto, lasted three innings, during which time the home team scored 13 runs. Blake came in from left field to finish the game and did little better. Brown made four hits with a total of nine bases
 Score by innings: R. H. E, Portland ? 5 6 0 ? 3 3 *-2O 21 1 Bridgeport 0 0 0 o 0 1 O-1 5 8
 Martin and Sweatt; Russell, Blake and F'Iaherty
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from the chalIengers
easy service

from the challenger's easy service scored point after point.
 Earrings in the semi final round of national doubles here tomorrow will bring together south (Iat Emerson and Lew Hardy of Memphis) and Pa cific coast (Maurice McLoughin and Ward Dawson of Los Angeles) in one frame and the other east Church and Willis Davis, San Francisco) and west CWalter Hayes and Ralph Burdick, ChicagO) will play.
 The southern pair won in a triIling five set match in the opening of the national series today, 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. It was g case of too many CT TOTS on the part of TraffOrd Jayne, paired with SeifOrd Stellwag ggin Min neapOlis, as holder of the northwest title. Nat EmersOn's placing won many points for the south. McLoughin and Dawson had everything their way in beating Jack Cannon of Kansas City and A. J. Lindauer, of Chicago the Missouri valley title holders. Their net work and DawsOn's nver- head smashes had their opponents at their mercy. The score was 6-3, 6-3 61. The eastern team won a default from the middle Atlantic champions George Breck, and Conrad B. Doyle, of Washington.
 Hayes and Burdick kept Chicago in the series y beating Bradley Hogue and George Wright, Dallas Texas, G-2, 6-2, 6-3.
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For sixteen years the Grand Ameri- can Handicap TrapshOoting Uourna- ment-the Blue Ribbon event of the trapshOOting world-progresse with little or no attention being paid to the Fair Dianas of the Traps.
 The seventeenth annual tournament will take place in St. Louis, Mo-, dur ing the week of Aug. 21, and for the first time the trapshOOters of the fair sex will have their place in the sun. The fair ones will be given special trophies to shoot for in the Grand American Handicap, and each after noon at 1 o'clock there will be a spe- cial 50-target event for the transhoot- CTS of the gentler sex.
 The trapShOOting organizations of the United States and Canada are making special appeals to the women and girls of this age to become inter ested in trapshoOting as @ heaIthful exercise without any strenuous en- deavOr, and that the women are be- coming interested is proven by the number of pupils Annie Oakley has turned out as good shots from Pine hurst, N. C.. and Portsmouth, N. H., where she is conducting a summer school. Miss Oakley instructed near ly one thousand women at Pinehurst, and has instructed several hundred at Portsmouth. Then more than a thou sand shot for the first time in the be- ginners' day shoots last year and IuOI6 ILetn JnaI nuInDer this year.
 It was only a decade or so ago that there was but a handful of women who were known as experts with the shotgun. Now it would take page to tell of the feats of the women who are proficient in handling the trapgun. Miss Oakley every one knows. Mrs Addison Topperwein, of San Antonio, Tex, is the Miss Oakley of this day. She averaged 96 per cent. of her tar gets last year. and she shot at more than 5000. She will shoot at the G. A. H. In the Tennessee state tourna- ment she was the only shooter to break 100 straight.
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Mrs. Topperwein is possibly the best known of the present day women shooters, but she is not the only one that is expert. Mrs. Louise VOgel. of Detroit, Mich, Is an original mem Der of the Westy HOgans. and the past four years in succession she has won the gold medal in the women's trap shooting championship tournament in the SpOrtsmens Show in New York. She never misses a traDshOOting tour nament of importance. Mrs. Harry Harrison, wife of a sporting goods dealer in Rochester, N. Y, is looked upon as one of the best shooters in the east. She averaged better than 90 in the New York State shoot. She also is connected with the Westy Hogans. Mrs Otto Gari. wife of the secretary of the Birmingham, Ala, Gun club, is the best woman shot in the south, and in that section of the country they assert Mrs. Carl is the best in the land. She will have a chance to prove this in St. Louis.
 Illinois has a great number of won- en trapshooters. the best known be- ing Mrs. Harold Almert and Mrs. A. H. WinkIer. Mrs. AImert made the best score of any woman shooter in the G. A. H. last year-three months after she first took up shooting-and more recently won the WOmen's trap shooting championship of Illinois. Mrs. Winkler has won the champion ship Of the Chicago Gun club, the largest gun club in Chicago. which is proof of her ability. Mrs. Ada Schilling averaged 88 for 5000 tar gets in the averages last year. She halls from Portland, Ore.
 These women and several hundred others are expected to show the real idea of preparedness at St. Louis. The women are very much interested in this tournament, and many of them have passed up ice cream and tutti frutti for some time in order to be on hand. They don't mind eConomiz- ing for trapshooting tournament like the G. A. II,
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Boston, Aug. 15.-'Babe" Ruth came tie with Walter Johnson today, the Red tie with Walter ohnson today, the Red Sox defeating Washington in the lat ter's final appearance at F7enway Park this season, 1 to 0. For twelve ip- nings Johnson held the Red Sox to four widely scattered hits. The thir- teenth session was his undOing, the champions getting three hits, netting the games only run. Barry led off with a drive which. caromed off John sons hand when he attempted to stop it, and went for a hit. Lewis struck out and Hoblitzel flied to Milan. Wal ker singled to center, Barry making third on the hit, Gardner connected for his third hit of the day, a single to center, and Barry scored Three fast double plays by Boston in the last four innings prevented Washing ton from scoring. Score:
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Pirates Take Both Ends.

St Louis, Aug. 15. Good pitching by Harmon and Cooper enabled Pitts burgh to win both games from St. Louis today, 1 to o and to 1. Har- mon held the locals to six hits in the first and Cooper allowed but three in the second. Pittsburgh won the first game in the first inning on two bases on balls, Meadows error and Hinch- mans single.
 a run in the sixth on hit batsman and COOper's single. St. Louis tied the score in the eighth on a walk, a single and an out The visitors won in the ninth. After two were out, a single a wild throw and a single en- abled Baird to score the winning run.
 Scores:
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PIRATES RELEASE GIBSON
Giants Acquire One of the Hardest
 Workers in National League.

Pittsburgh Aug. 15.-George Gib- son, since 1905 a catcher for the Pittsburgh National League baseball club, was today released to the New York club of the same league. Barney Dreyfus, president of the club in an- nouncing the transfer said he had asked waivers on Gibson intending to give him his unconditional release, but the New York club needed a. catcher to take the place of Rariden who was injured Saturday and put in a claim for him. Gibson was regarded as one of the hardest workers in the league. and established a record in 1909 by catching in 40 regularly played games.
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YESTERDAYS RESULTS.

National League Cincinnati Chicago rain. Pittsburgh 1. St Louis O. CFfrst gameD Pittsburgh ?. St Louis l. (Second game) Boston 4 Brooklyn l. Philadelphia l. New York 0.
 American League. New York 6, Philadelphia 9 Boston l. Washington O. 13 inniugs.) No other games scheduled.
 Eastern League, Portland 20 Bridgeport l. New London B. Worcester 6. G7irst game, 10 In ings.) New London 6. Worcester 3. tsecond game) Springfield 6. Lawrence l. t1O innings.l New Haven 9. Lynn 1 tlO innings} Hartford z, Lowell ,.
 International League. Buffalo g. Newark f. Q2 innings.) Toronto 9. Providence 6. Rochester :. Richmond g. Montreal @. Baltimore 1O tFirst game.) Montreal i, Baltimore l. Second game.)
 American RssorFarlon- At Minneapolis g. Toledo 0. At St. Paul 6. Columbus l. At Milwaukee I, Louisville l. At Kansas City 4, Indianapolis 6.
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Ponies Defeat Lawrence.

Springfield, Aug 15.-The Ponies made it two straight over Lawrence today. winning by punching hits off Rieger and Fuller, to 2 Ross, a semi professional started his first game for Springfield. He was wild but managed to pull out of bad holes many times. Score:
 Springfield O42 0 O o x-6 10 2 Lawrence 1 0 o 0 o O o O-2 ?
 Ross and Ojerholm; Rieger, Fuller and LaVigne
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FAVORITES WIN
Murphy Driven Horses Capture
 Events in Straight Heats.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 1.-Two Murphy driven horses started this af- ternOon as favorites for their grand circuit racing event and each won in straight heats. Jay Ell Mack battIed with Diameter for the Civic Center Pacing stake, being forced to cut his record to 2.O3 1-4 to keep ahead in the middle heat. Myrthful was the other Murphy winner, she having no trouble in leading all the time in each Of these three heats.
 Ben Gregor took the cards other race, the 2.13 trot. in straight heast. and in so doing prevented first choices from sweeping the program. Allie Watts and Lindsey were in higher ia vor than the Tennessee gelding. All the contending was done by Allie
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Hartford Z. lowell &

Hartford, Conn, Aug. 15.-In a sec saw game full of fast fielding and hard hitting Hartford defeated Low ell today : to 3. With the bases full in the eiShth Zimmerman cleared them with double, clinching the game. Score:
 Hartford 110OO1O4x-71 10 3 Lowell ... O1 ? 0 0 O ? o O-5 II 4
 Trautman and Sl1iff; Boursack, Smith and KilhulIen.
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Walsh Quits Rrfdnannrt.

Bridgeport. Conn, Aug. 15.-Martin Walsh, pitcher for the Bridgeport club, announced tonight that he had quit the club because he was fined $1O for not accompanying the team on the present eastern trip. He said he would return immediately to his home in New York
 Walsh said he asked the manager for
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Eastern League.
CHURCH WINS STRAIGHT
 SET VICTORY AT TENNIS
Defending His Holding of the Western
 Lawn Tennis Challenge Bowl.

Lake Forest, H., Aug. 15.-George M. Church of Tenafly, N. J., success fully defended his holding of the wes- tern lawn tennis challenge bowl here by winning a straight set victory over Ienger, 6-4, -O, 6-1.
 It was a sweeping victory for the customer. He had a driving service that ByfOrd could not handle we'll while his placing on terrific drives
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Mrs. Walter Potter and her daugh- ter, Miss Ruth L. Potter, of East Town street expect to start today CWednes- day) for a motor trip of a week along Cape Cod. through Massachusetts to the White mountains, and possibly into Maine.
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Christy 1Tathewson is said to be pulling down $2O,O0O a year for man aging the Reds. Twenty million dol lars would be a fairer recompense for this service. we should think
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Yanks-AthIetios Break Even.

New York, Aug. 15.-New York won an even break in a series with Phila- deLphia today. the Yankees taking the last game, 6 to ?. New York hit Will Hams, a young coIlegian, hard, Peck inpaugh and Pipp making home runs which were responsible for five runs
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PhiIadeE1hfa INN
Braves Add One

Brooklyn, N. Y, Aug. 15-Boston won it's third game today of the se- Ties of four with Brooklyn by bunch- ing hits on Marquard. Rudolph was constantly in trouble but had reserve and brilliant support. Brook lyn won fifteen and lost six games during it's home stay. which ended to-
Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-16
VALE FOOTBALL
U , HHi SOCN Tad Jones Expected in New Haven Shortly.

Head Coach Tad Jones of the Yale football team is expected in New Ha- ven some time next week to make preparations for the opening of the fall campaign. It is expected that Captain Black will be here about the same time to confer with Coach Jones concerning details of the preliminary practice. The first practice session will be held in the Yale bowl the day after Labor day
 Coach Jones plans to make his per manent residence here and will look over the ground upon his arrival, Jones is married and is the father of three children.
 Jones' contract calls for $2O,OOO for three years, it is understood. These figures are somewhat less than those contained in the contract of Guy Nick alls, coach of the crew, who receives an annual stipend of $1O,0O0.
 Football men at Yale have no knowledge of what coaching policy Jones will pursue. However much confidence is placed in his ability as a tutor, and he is looked upon as the man to negotiate a glorious Yale come back
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Mrs. Mary Bosworth, formerly of BOzrah and Lisbon, called upon Mrs. Fannie w. Abel and Mrs. Mary Webb at the Johnson home on Tuesday, She expects to return by automobile on Wednesday tg her home with her son, Dr. Louis Abel of White Plains, N Y
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MONEY.
New York,

New York, Aug. 15.-Cau money steady, high 1-2, low 1-4, ruling rate 2 1-2, last loan 3 1-2, closing bid 2 IA, offered at 2 1-2.
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Mrs. Jerome Williams and Mrs. Jo- seph Ford of AIassapeag and Miss Ella Skinner of New York were the guests recently for day of Mrs. George Peck of Plain Hill.
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PhfITies Make Clean Sweep.

Philadelphia, Aug. 15-A base on balls to Byrne, Cravath's single and a double steal by these players gave Philadelphia the only run of tOday's game with New York and enabled the home team to make a clean sweep of the series of four contests. The VIsi- tors got only one man as far as sec Ond base Score:
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Totals fl 8x8s 18

tx) Two out when winning run scored.
 tz) Batted for Scott in 9th.
 Score by innings: Washington 10 0 0 0 c co Boston ......O 0 Ii Two base hits. Barry. Ainsmith Three base hit, Gardner.
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COTTON

New York, Aug. 15.-Cotton futures closed firm, October 14.24, December 14.43, January 1A.51, March 14,65, May 14.78.
 Spot steady, middling 14.SO.
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Mrs. James Miner of Town street left on Tuesday to be the guest for a week of her daughter, Mrs. George GrlswOId, of Mystic.
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Several ladies from th9 Johnson home enjoyed on Monday a very pleasant two hours auto ride to WiI= limautic and Coventry through the kindness of Miss Ruth L. Potter of East Town street
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Totals 34 10 27 I2 0

(z) Ran for Blackburn in 7th
 Cxxl Battod for Marquard in 9th. Score by innings: Boston .....O 0 o 0 0-4 Brooklyn ...... 10 o 0 1 O-I Two base hits. Konetchy 9 NraranylIe. Three base hits. Blackburn, Konetchy. Meyers Wheat.
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ton baseball team of the New York State league defeated the Cleveland Americans 1 to in an exhibition game here today.
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Miss Florence Thatcher of Tanner avenue and Miss Louise German of .Pecks Corner spent the week end at Pleasant View.
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Worcester

Score by innings.
 New London .........O l 0 G-6 Worcester .....-.........1 0 0 O-3 Two base hits, Fewster. Freitag Whitehouse.
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BABE RUTH LETTERS JOHNSON
Red So Beat Senators in Thirteen Inning Pitchers Battle
 Boston Solves Speed King in Final Frame-Score to o Gardner Drove in Winning Run

Watts, that made a break at the turn in the first heat but that trotted steadily in each of the last miles.
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Mrs. George A. Brink of OtrObando avenue is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Freeman. of the West Side.
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Larry Lajoie has registered a re- markable career. He has played 20 years in the major leagues and is now with the Athletics.
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NORWICH TOWN
2e SHETuCKET. STREET

Along Cape Cod-Guest of Johnson Home Ladies from New York State.
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SPORTING NOTES.

Some EIks are ball players. Others are just Elks. We will be able to form a better opinion after Thursday
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Some one heard Bill Donovan say to Connie Mack at 6 o'clock Saturday night, "Go 'wey; I'm getting to look like you"
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Jesse Burkett is looking for some salary he says is due him from the Lawrence club. Managers have lots of things to worry about these days.
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tx1 Battod for Martin in 9th.
 (xx) Batted for Mckinley in 9th
 Score by innings New London ......O ? o o 0 0 3 2-S Worcester .........l 0 o 9 o 0 0 9 0--6 Two base hits. MaIouey. Becker. Strands, Rieger. Three base hits Strands. WeiseT
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st. Lnuia INN
tzl Batted for SIeadoy

lzl Batted for Meadows in sJh.
 tzz) Batted for Beck in 9th.
 Score by innings: Pitts9arsh E5i -..........5 Q o90o 9 8-l Two base hits, Farmer Housby.
 Second game: R. H. E. Pittsburgh 0 c 0 0 o 1 0 o f-2 10 o St. Louis Q 0 Q Q Q 0 1 O-1 3 4 Cooper and Fischer; Doak and Con gaIeS.
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The streak of the St. Louis Browns is accounted for in the fact that they have been living on the field of battle for the past few weeks. It was so hot over in St. LOOey that Fielder Jones put up some tents on the dia- mond for his athletes. Hence they nave spent their nights and days right on the job.
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WhaIen Singles in Nick of Time.

New Haven, Aug. r5.-Whalen's sin gle in the eleventh bringing Reed home from third, gave New Haven a 2 to 1 victory over Lynn today. The
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New London fakes Double Header.

Worcester, Mass, Aug 15.-New header this afternoon, the first in 10 innings, 8 to 6. and the second to 3. The scores:
 Nay opIo
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New Haven

Totals 39 10 33 b 3I Totals 39 32 I5 ? (x) Winning scored with two out in 1Ith. Score by innings: New Haven ....O 0 l 1-2 Lynn .....-...0 C 0 0 ] 0 O-1 Three base hit, Reed.
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New York fAN
(A)

Totals g 24 IS Totals % F 27 Il l
 Score by innings: ........0 Q 0 1-2 New York .-.........0 9 o 0 2 0 x-6
 Two hits. Strunk 2. Home runs Pipp and Pecknpaugh
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Indians Lose Exhibition Game. Scranton, Pa, Aug. 15.-The Scran-
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GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY.

National Lea8uo. Pittsburgh at St, Louis
 American League. Chicago ct Boston.
 Cleveland New York
 St Louis at Philadelphia.
 Detroit at Washington. Eastern Lea1ue. Springfield at New London Hartford at Lynn. Lowell at New Haven.
 Bridgeport at Portland.
 Lawrence at Worcester.