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The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
Paula Has Difficulties Seeking a job On the New York
Stage

paper clippings about me In fact
brought several copies Of them,
and n Is we'll | did. for when ! wrote
two of the big managers letters en-
closing self addressed stamped en-
velopes for their return II my apph-
cation for a position did not inter
est them. they never returned even
the clippings.
Il knaW now my application new
or reached the manager. but was
passed upon 10y someone who was
perhaps utterly inadequate 20 Judge
even the advertising value OF such
newspaper uotoricty
when I found the letter method
was no good | camped on the door
mat al the private office OF the man
] wished TO see
Day after day ! did this while !
held I'm my hand a note from one
OF the theatrical agencies for which
7 rad paid part Of my fast diminish
ing cash and mortgaged part OF my
salary II | got the job.
Each day became more and
more determined because they told
me AZ the agency the companies
were still untitled Day after day
went back TO my little room full OF
encouragement and then Fate play
cd her little trick, rewarded me and
! went back 10 my little hall bed
room walking on air
ITO BE Continued
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29

"Of AN businesses with which
have come into contact. Martir.
continued Paula with her story The
theatrical business Is strangc-t So
tice. am talking ot IL aH "a business
not as profession,
Money talks louder 10 a thcatri
cal manager than 90 any other man
on earth Most OF them think they
can buy anything souls as well as
bodies
They pay eNorbitant salaries to
men and women that 10 them rep
resent types People may show
great talent az actors, but unless
they physically represent type
that the manager happens 70 want
there iF no use applying for a posi-
tion Personality counts for every
thing
III is harder 10 see a theatrical
manager than the president OF the
United states You must walt and
wait i'm the antcroom until Fate.
tired ~ seeing 20 uaround docs You
o good turn by letting you get boy
the army OF doorkecpers and Office
boys
"It Is the greatest test of cndur
ance and patience for girl To- -uo
coed in reaching q manager unless
she has pull through a sensational
newspaper notice or letter from
someone he may know
Il had brought along 3D." nov
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29

"If you don't go away and leave
them alone I'll make YOU sorry %
Happy Jack ground bis long sharp
teeth In way not al all pleasant
10 hear. The Merry Little Breezee
stopped shaking the branches OF the
tall chestnut tree and looked down
in dismay II seemed 20 them there
were nuts enough for both. but here
were these two cousins so greedy
that they were QUAR- ling and
growing angrier every minute !
was quite dreadful
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
SOCIETY

MIR. and Mrs. +. r. Stephenson, $
7. Miller. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs J d
Brown. Mr and Mrs NJ. j. Ciganek,
Mrs. r Edminster, c. a Rathbone.
-. f Bartlett 5 y. Bingham. y. \.
Hardwood, J. GilmaItin. c +. Iycs,
r. Neis. r. Scherbe"k, Gilmartm
and ] NJ Francis are registered this
week In the Hotel McAlpin. NcW
York
The Edna Chaffce Noble II Glass
Reading club held les frat meeting
Of the season Monday evening, Sept
Is. in the home OF Mrs = G. Kirker,
30 slO Pingrecayc.
J.. Edwards Will give the FIRST
of hi7 annual series of free organ
iccuals In 81 Johns church, Wood.
ward-aye and Highest Monday aft
eiuoou az as o'clock These reci'-
ais viii be given each Monday dur
ing the month OF October
O
The regular monthly meeting OF
The international Sunshine society
VIII be held on the parlor floor Of
the Hotel s'a'ler, Friday Sept %.
al o'clock.
q
Mr. and Mrs Frederick T. Frazer
and daughters. Of Seyburnave. hay"
returned from months soiourn in
the north Of Michigan
Or and Mrs l.. r Sardcrson and
ON have rctirncd from their sum
ucr home on Les CheneduI
o
pr and Mr. g. y Brooks, OF Vir.
piula Pax have returned from a
motor trip I'm TIE White mountains.
..
\ cotillon was given in the Wo.
mans Exchange TUcelay evening hy
Mis- Marion Towar N honor y The
Recommendation bridal party Mr.
Abode S'rlshurg HYDE directed rhe
eo,Ilon which embraced many new
figures twenty four guests We're
present
o
Nr and Mrs Gilbert Stanley PIT
kin NJ london ont. announce The
engagement Il 'ho'r daughter Alice
Woodru9 90 george Homer Bancroft
cf pe'rur The wedding will take
.plJr. or.r Ion November
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29

With water, sewers, electric light
and electric power, graded streets,
cement side walks, shade trees, arte-
sian wells for pure spring water, pos
sibly natural gas, and a Paved State
Highway.
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
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E3E3MAES
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ON Tuesday evening. oct. 10, the
marriage OF Miss Alma Holden and
Fred Adelbert Cmuss. Jr.. will take
place In the First CouFregat ional
church, a reception following In the
home OF ;he brides parents. Mr. and
Mrs. " a Holden, No. ll5 East
Hancock-avc Many prc.nupual On
tsrtainmcnts are being given for
Miss Holden by h"r friends
Miss Gertrude Conn. Davenport
gave a theater parry. Wednesday
afternoon. u the Temple theater, in
honor OF her guest, Miss Miriam
Lawrence OF Minneapolis After tie
program the party repaired 10 the
Woman's Exchange where tea Was
served Miss Lawrence leaves Sat
urday for Smith college to resume
her studies
Mr. ana Mrs. Paul z Gray. 40 236
Seminole ave. have returned from
Harwichport, Cape Cod. where they
passed the summer
o
Mr. and Mrs Allan F102er, Wood.
ward ave have returned from their
summer home al Edison Beach
.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas laIkins an.
nouncc the marriage of their dSuzh.
ter. Ethel to Carl J. Mocll,r, Sept
90
The engagement of Myrtle Mar
rarot Roy 20 Sidney Albert Fcwstcr
ha, been announced by Mr. and Mrs.
A J. Benton, No o76 Eighteenth &C.
Tho wedding will take place Thank
giving eve
Mrs William s Lyster and da1gh
ter are visiting Mrs John II Ri.-"l
OF Jehcrson-aye
Mrs James d Hawks and Miss
Marion Hawks Nil return from their
GUNNER home, Gloucester, Mass
the end ~ tho week
Mrs George p Monaghan gave a
dancing party SATURDAY evening in
the home OF her parents. VI and
Mrs Charles w Kotcher chicago
blvd in honor Of Miss Dick, Of To.
ledo. who is tho rrcst ~ Mrs WI.
liam Frank. ~ Arden Park
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
II. KIRKE WHITE
is LAID TO REST

The funeral of n Kirke White,
whose death occurred Saturday
evening. was held in the home Of
hts daughter. Mrs G. l.. Morrison
Garden Court apartments, Wednes
day afternoon, the Rev. William B.
CAN'T. pastor of Westminster Pres
bytcrian church. officiating. Many
persons we'll known in the indus
trial and social life Of the city were
present. During the services nags
az halfmaet noatcd from the d. NJ.
Ferry and the Wayne County Home
Bank buildings Mr.. White was vice.
-T-7r--7rCnr OF IN former, and d.
rector of the bank lnterment was
no ElmWood cemetery
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
MOHAMMEDANS
TO CELEBRATE

I'm commounr1tiou 81 Whaf 't.s
consider the most sacred day u thr
wear nearly 5000 N0hammrIans b.
Detroit VIII celebrate no Feast OF
Morhurrum Oct 8 The festival B..
in memory or Nohammcd two
sons. Hos-ain and Iiuesein. who pc.
isheG AZ the hands OF k.n-mcn com.
turtles ago
Nohammedan I'm Detroit can
from SYRIA and Egypt Most o'
them i've I'm Highland park '
North Detroit
IN thc Headquarters of ~. UrU.5
Noslem association, the largest or
EaDiz9ucn OF r- hind % Detroit
the religious services the pr. dom
mating feature of the celeurauo;
win hc conducted The follow 0e
Nohamru,lu urgani2a' .ar VEIN
participate I'm thc exercises 'gY'rd
NosleW association. American
- ------------------ --TT1 'I' h'i.I.
Island NO .su
4 parade viii Ho staged at 'n
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
By THORNTON " II EGESS

~ IHphN ION ". ~ '.'fI.>N
N,,. o,, r.,t pr,., Ind o,eo.l
'I'' '"'-'in' QUITS ana ''' '''' ''''
husks M" Merry Little Breeze saw
ghapea 20 help some their friends.
r.,.r sine, th,y had b,ep with them
49, 49,. ...,,, an, r..t.4 ...,
'.''' '''' '''''' ''"' ' "
fh'y might Hnd som" WORK To- 90.
Every one else az least nearly
every ono elise. WAS so yer, busy
,,,t.,. -.t. s.- v.,,,.- p,t ,r,
N'iiN I"'''' hf''l'S were ''N."
nirl 'n l.,l just d soc 4.i ashamed
20 5, doing nothing but play AN day
lon, ,,, .t. s.,b, ~ did.
- ---l, .# r..-.. 'lb,, gayo op.
o.. Ir..r ...
at t., ,,o 90, t,l-
rt.'... n.a e.rirraI and
-.....d ghInuurl
.,. ..,r 80 ,r,ai M,
~. .,,
Ia ,ne others
c,... ...g..tv
.. ,,. ~ that tail
ct....... o.. .,H re-. mo what Won
ecr ...r r.rr little Brrcze
Ulo.i.a ,...r
ami. ....r .t.--, Iuflr prcezcs
IooLsd .r ... ,., az h, ,N
cb.strur p... aud for "a few min
utas ro ono said "a word Al last
one. ~ Thorn .poko
SSsI dopt ZOO anvtbirg that I ba,.
not aeon oycrv day lately cXcrpt
ma, Jart Frost has plncbed omen
mo hurrs so that we can sec the
brown nuts Re must have done
that last night"
"That's inst ~" cried the FIRST
Merry Little Breeze. Yesterday
tboee burrs were closed but today
thov ara onon and that gives us a
chance 10 helm the squirrel cousins,
Don't Won sec now ,"
put the other Merry Little
Breezes didn't see. and they said
40. Watch me-" shouted tho first
Merry Little breeze. and raced over
IN the tall chestnut tree. He shook
the topnos, branch on which were
several wIde-open burrs and out fell
the brown nuts and ratified down
through the leaves 10 the ground all
around Hapnv lack Squirrel who
was mst starting 10 climb tho tree
He didn't keen on climbing No. in
deed without SO much as a look
m 10 SEQ what had made those
brown nuts fall Uappy Jack
scamporod after them You soc. he
O. was afraid that n he left them
wing there his cousin Chattcrcr. or
his other cousin. little Striped chip
nunk. would como along and find
hem So happy Jack scurricd
,hou hunting for those brown nuts
ne Merry LItfTc Rree2e had shaken
Town. and when he found them ne
hurried 10 hide them
The Detroit times., 1916-09-29

O'Clock in the morning on Wood
Vardaye.. between Forest and
Grand Circus park. In the after
noon q picnic will be held at Belle
Isle.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

said when told that Senator Sumner had no faith in the Bible.
 NO, he didn't write it. Our own former Governor Penny packer tells us in his history of Penn sylvania that Bayard Taylor and not Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote what Is probably the greatest American novel. Take that, New Englandt
 Edward Everett Hale kept a diary when he was a student at Harvard. LOngfellOw had just come there to teach German, but young Hale re- corded the fact that his lecture on Faust" didn't compensate the stu dents for the time spent in hearing it.
 So it goes until one has little diffi- culty in catching the spirit of Thack- cray, who wittily said that when he wished to read something clever he wrote.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

Detroit, July 2S.-Ty Cobb's salary IS S1o,oOO year. That does not in clude the financial perquisites that he Ilucks for admitting to the public through newspapers and periodical advertising that he wears red white and blue suspenders which are in 1lhltely superior to all other kinds; smokes this or that tobacco and tones lip his system with at least one or two of the very latest dozen of patent medicines. In other words, for per- m1tt1ng the public to gaze upon his exceptional ability for several hours Tyrus Raymond makes approximately
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Back to the Dope.

At this date just a year ago the Tigers and the Red Sox were starting their big drive which swept them far on beyond the reeling White Sox and which carried both clubs far into the lead.
 The two clubs fought along at al- most even terms. At the end of the year Boston had won 1O3 games and Detroit had put away 100 victories. They were the class of the league
 For 1916 Boston lost Iris Speaker, the clubs leading star. Moreover, Boston had several of her best pitch CTS in poor shape for the better part of the first two months.
 The Tigers were not weakened by the loss of any star. Apparently the clubs strength was about the same.
 Yet Boston, minus Speaker, has done far better than her main rival of a year. Detroit won 10 0games last season. She will have to arise and move at top speed to win go this year With only 62 games left, the Tigers must win more than 40 victories to reach the go mark. There Is hardly B chance in the world they will bag another 10O To do this they would need an average win of out of s until October. But no club will re- quire 100 victories to achieve an American league triumph this com Ing fall. The ball club that can gather in go victorious starts will have all the chance there is to meet Ma tiona1 league competition for the main prize at the end of the highway.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
CHINESE CARPENTERS
Sent to Work With English Expedi-
 tiOnary Force.

Hongkong, July 28.-Chnese car penters have been sent in large num- bers from India to work with the English expeditionary force in Mesop- otan1ia. Officers at Rangoon received special instructions to employ Chi nese carpenters for work with the English military forces, because of their great skill in building all sorts of temporary shelters and bridges.
 Russia has drawn upon China for large numbers of abOrers to work in Siberian mines, to build railways and replace white la Dor in agricultural dis tricts robbed of their men by the war, and France has also drawn upon Chi na for agricultural labor.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Chiropractic Hints-The Art of Ner'
 Tracing.

Nerve tracing is an art which nor but a chiropractor knows or uses is by this system that a chiropractII can positively trace the course of aI impinged nerve from the organ tI muscle involved directly back to il exit from the spinal column.
 By this means a chiropractor vcrl f1es his palpation of the spinal col umn and therefore locates the exaJ vertabrae causing the impinged nerv@ For a long time chiropractic wa looked upon with skepticism an doubt and as a humbug. But todd those who investigate find it is tn only science Of healing, giving pos tive and lasting results. StatistiC show that results are obtained about ninety per cent. of cases. An what is more nearly all the cases chiropractor gets, are chronic cases people who have found no relief frol other methods and go to a chiropra'
 Why not let me just discuss your ca: with you and I've no doubt that yo will see the value of chiropractic aC justments. I will gladly call at you home or see you in the office at an time.
 G. w. VanAlstyne, D. C., Gradual Palmer School of Chiropractic. Oi fee hours to 12 a. m., ? to D. m evenings till 8 o'clock. Telephone IFS: ''The Barnes, 1S1 Main street.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
We Know You Can Be Successful

We Know You Can Be Successful
 You have the fundamentals oI which we can build success strucl ture-Health and Ambition.
 The Hardware City Business cod lege can train you to realize that Aml bition by expert and efficient instr,Nl tors. The courses include Greel Shorthand, Touch Typewriting, SineI| and Double Entry Bookkeepind Practical English, Mathematics, etl The present Principal is a gra a@uatI of Bay Path Institute of Springfeld
 Mass. He holds a Certificate of Ed ficiency in Gregg Shorthand and had had experience in teaching that syj tenn of Photography in Ottawa, Canl ada. While in Canada fine resultl were obtained from the pupils whI studied this shorthand. Some werI graduated, with honors. after hayinI studied Gregg for only three monthj Can you ask for better results? Thi man has also had experience il teaching Bookkeeping, and is thorI oughly competent to train pupils il this branch of Business. With suc1 efficient and expert instructors whI teach the coming methods of Bus7 ness, is there any doubt as to thI success of the pupil with average inI telligence? Don't lose an opportur1 ity to secure your training from inf structors who get results. Go to thI
 Hardware City Business Colleg1 Andrews Block, 132 Main St, NeA Britain, Conn, MT. Mervin E. Steven Principal.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

of the season. This work is not cut cut for an ordinary man, but Cobb is not of that type. He is in a class of his own. To do all this Cobb suffers pain. One look at his body is enough. From the start to the finish of a cam paign Cobb's lower limbs are a mass of cuts and bruises due to his sliding to bases. The ordinary man would quit when in this condition. Upper picture shows Cobb executing one of his daring slides. One in circle shows latest photo of Tyrus. Lower one shows Cobbs badly battered knees mastered up.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
TOMORROW AT PLAYGROUND
Director Tilz Arrangcs Fine Program
 of Sports

of Sports ! Director Pilz has arranged a pogram of athletic events at St. Mary's play grounds, which will attract the banner 1 crowd of the season. The program is of a varied nature, and will bring to- getl1er come of the best athletes at the grounds.
 The program follows: First feature race-200 yards Med- ley team relay. C7irst runner to run fifty yards second seevnty-fi;ve wards: third, 100 yards.
 Second feature race--Hil and dale run; 300 yards. (Open to senior run ners Only).
 Potatoe race, relay, girls, (three classes).
 Potato race, relay, boys, (three classes).
 Seventy-fve yards jumping rope race, girls, Ohree classes).
 Feature aseball-Fa ctory league. start at 3:15, diamond No. 1; North X Judd vs. Fafnir Bearing Co.,; Stan ley pitching for Fafnir Company.
 Federal A. c. vs. Echo A C., of Hartford; start at 1:30, diamond Mo-
 Gold Medal league-North End A. c. vs. Beaver A. C., diamond No, 2, start ae :45; Colonials vs. Vine St.
 Juvenile Playground league-Eagles vs. Bears, diamond No. 8, start at 200 o'clock.
 Tennis match-To start at 800 o'clock
 Gerald Crean of Hartford Seminary, Alexis Scott of Montreal Seminary vs. Charles Reynolds and John Kiniry of New Britain High school.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

s1O0 each day Baseball experts be- lieve he is worth tiff any one is. Tyrus earns his 100 seeds for an af- ternoon's work in altogether pleas ant fashion. For ten years Tyrus has been leading the stick artists in the American league and he has also set the pace for the base stealers in Ban JOhnsons circuit for the last ten. In addition he has pulled off more inside baseball stuff than any other player in the country He tries hard to win for his team from the first inning to the last and in every game he plays from the start to the finish
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
The Moving Finger Writes.

Back of the scenes one night after @ double exhibition we recall, not so many seasons ago, looking at two men.
 Apparently they were stalwarts be- yond all competition. We had never before and we have never since seen two such physical specimens. They looked fit to rule on forever in their realms.
 Where are they today? One was Frank Gotch and the other was Jim bJeffries.
 MT. Henley was correct. Into the Night go one and all."
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
MILLER RECALLED.
Outfielder Ordered to Return From
 eating to Go.

Chicago Ill.,, July 28-The Yankees will have another Outfielder today. At least he has been sent for and is needed greatly. He is Elmer Miller, who was with Donovan in Macon last spring and was turned over to Ball. timore. He has been recalled and told to report today. He will be sent to centerfield and can hardly help but brace the defense.
 He is a fleet runner and a fine out fielder, and in the Southern associa- ton last year was a good hitter. Ray Heating will probably be released to Baltimore. Cy Pieh a pitcher, has been returned to the New York club by Newark and will be sent to the Columbus club of the American as- sociatiOn.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

Byron in fOrfeiting the game to Brooklyn was rejected by President Tener.
 In the tenth inning of the game with the score tied at 4 to and with Brooklyn men on bases, the tactics of Manager Tinker and other Chica-> go players so delayed the game that Umpire Byron forfeited it to Brook lyn after Tinker had refused to leave the field.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
But Will He?

Freddie Welsh, we observe, is to box Charley White 20 rounds in Den yer on Labor Day.
 This sounds interesting enough. But Freddie was to box White ten rounds as long as he believed he could employ his own referee in case any technical discussions came up.
 We wonder if Freddie is thinking
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
TEACHING FEM A LESSON.
Tener Fines Cubs $1 ,OOO and Manager
 S1OO for Forfeiture.

New York, July 28.-The Chicago club of the National Baseball League has been fined $1,00O, and Manager Joseph Tinker of the Cubs $1OO be- cause of the behavior of Tinker and other Chicago players in the game against Brooklyn at Chicago on July IS, it was announced last night by President John K. Tener of the league. The appeal of the Chicago team against the decision of Umpire
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Famous Lines.

What queries an Earnest Reader in the language" ?"
 There isn't any one best line that we ever heard of. And then again a '' lot of it depends upon the angle of one's brow.
 Here Is a good Low-B Brow choice.
 Hit 'em where they ain't."
 "You can't get no base hits with your bat on your shoulder"
 Tilt the line hard
 ofitistheyain' n'thitting.
 "A simple liar is he who says he can bet one way and root another" Here are a few Higher-Brow choices:
 ''Till Time, that aged nurse, rocked me to patience"
 "A voice that was softer than si 1ence."
 Dear as remembered kisses after death"
 "It seemed like the ceasing of ex- quisite music" He makes a solitude and calls it peace"
 Magic easements opening on the foam of perilous seas in fairy lands forlorn.''
 Not knowing the angle of the Readers Brow, he is at liberty to make his own selection.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28

in operation, and Win thinks that un- der the contract he is entitled to the money whether he tolls or not.
 Last year Campbell signed With Powers at $7, for the season. It was provided that the contract could be renewed from year to year at a five per cent increase. Campbell af11rms that Powers renewed the contract last September, and through Murphy & F7ultz, attorneys, pleads for justice.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
American Authors.

In Emerson's recently published diary in which he talked openly about his own friends, I find this low est1- mate of Hawthorne: Nathaniel flaw thorne's writing is not good for any thing" says Girard in ''The Philadel- phia Public Ledger
 Which reminds me of what Grant
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

YeSteTQay'S TttSuICs. New Haven 2, Lowell 1. Bridgeport 4, Lawrence 0. Portland 7, Lynn 2. New London 4, Springfield 1, (f1rst game).
 New London 4, Springfield 2, (sec- ond game). Hartford Worcester, rain.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Hence the Delay.
 (Puck).

The Kiddie-Come quick! Therel a man been fghtin' my father more half an hour!
 Policeman-Why didn't you tell m before?
 The Kiddie-Because father wal gettin' the best of it until few mini utes ago.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
TO SUE PAT.
Former Fed Claims SS,26s.75 Because
 He Is Not Working.

New York, July 28.-Vin Campbell, last year outfelder with the Newark Federals, yesterday filed suit against Pat Powers for $8,26S.75. That sum represents what Campbell would have received this year had the Feds been
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Other Famous Lines.

Strike Tuh!"
 ITO be or not to be-" "Got the maxim ?" '"Wot's the scorer" "A hop on his fast one"
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Standing of the Clubs.
TOday's Games.
darkness ).

Cincinnati at New York. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Chicago at Boston.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Standing of the Clubs.
TOday'S Games.

New York at Chicago. Washington at Detroit. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Boston at Cleveland.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
YeSterdaY'S Results.

1eSferdaY'S Results. New York 8, Chicago 6. Detroit 7, Washington 4. St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 2. Boston ', Cleveland 6.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Famous Jerrys.
Travers. . -miah. Tom and
Tom and

There is an old saying that "you can't keep a good man down." This isn't always true. Connie Mack is a very good man. Yet they are not only keeping him down, but are pounding him deeper in every day.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-28
Standing of the Clubs.
Today's Games.

TOday's Games. New London at New Haven. Bridgeport at Lawrence. Portland at Lynn. Lowell at Springfield. Hartford at Worcester.