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New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
PLAYGROUND EVENTS

Director Rourke Arranges Fine Pro-
 gram for Young America at Vari-
 ous Grounds During Coming Week.
 Director Jack Rourke of the city playgrounds has arranged the follow ing program of baseball games and athletic contests at the various play grounds during the week:
 Tuesday, July 23-Burritt vs. Bart lett at Bartlett and East vs Smith at Smith.
 Thursday, July 25-smith vs. Bur ritt at Burritt and Smalley vs. Bart lett at Bartlett.
 Weekly athletic meets, boys events -Three-legged race, dashes for the various classes, potato race and vol ley ball.
 Girls events--Over and under re- lay. chariot relay race, dashes for va rious classes, captain ball and vol ley ball.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
PRESENTS FOR KOPF
Local Friends of "Bill' Give Him Watch and Chain and Purse of. Gold in Waterbury Game.

Waterbury, July 23.-Four thou sand enthusiastic fans welcomed the Colonials to Waterbury yesterday aft ernoon and saw them engage in a fast game with the Cincinnati Reds of the National league. The game re- suited in a to o victory for the Reds.
 Sensational catches by Bowen and Gould's hitting featured the work of the Colonials with Hal Chase, Grif- fiths and Cueto always prominent for ing National league hitters, both ex- perienced trouble meeting Murray's s benders.
 The Reds were hitlss until the fifth when three hits and an error pushed across two runs. Long hits and 8 misjudged fly accounted for three more in the ninth.
 Billy Kopf Cincinnati shortstop, and a New Britain boy was given a great reception by several hundred of his townsmen and presented with magnificent watch and chain and a purse of gold upon his first appear ance at the plate. P. F. Burns made the presentation speech.
 The score:
 Cincinnati .... .oOOO2oOo3-5 II 0 Colonials .00000O00O-O 5 ?
 Batteries: Paulette and Cueto; Murray and Waters.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
LEONARD THE FAV0RITE
Over Wednesdays Clash in Philly- Fight Fans Growing Enthusiastic
 Both Boxers in Grand Condition.

Philadelphia, Pa, July 23.-The contest between Benny Leonard, lightweight champion of the world, and Johnny Kilbane, featherweight cham pion of America, which is set for Shibe park, Philadelphia. next Wednesday night. is attracting more attention than any match of recent months. While many championships have changed hands inside of six rounds. the general belief is that both Leonard and Kilbane are too clever to admit of a knockout inside the limit, and that the contest will not end before the final gong in the sixth
 Leonard is at present in the best form of his career and is fast as 8 flash. The force of his punch is ln- dicated by the way in which he dis posed of Mitchell and Welsh, two lightweights of the first flight.
 Kilbane is generally regarded as a harder hitter than Leonard, though ho has not had much success with lightweight contestants.
 Either of the boxers is sble to score a knockout if he reaches the jaw, but if the bout goes the limit Leonard should win on points.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
TORRINGT0N REPEATS
Pioneers Again Bow to Superior PrOWess of Upstate Ball TOssers- Dudack Pounds Ball Viciously.

For the second time this season, the Torrington baseball team took the Pioneers into camp at the Ellis street diamond yesterday afternoon, score 5 to 5. The contest was marked by the free hitting on both sides. The clouting of Bill Dudack was bright feature, the big fellow polling out two circuit hits. The first came in the fifth inning with no one on the sacks. Again in the ninth, Bill re- peated with two on.
 The over exertion of running in the fifth inning effected Dudack's hurling, and the visitors secured three runs in the sixth inning. Lynch took up the burden at this juncture, and did well until the ninth, when Tor rington amassed four runs by time ly slugging. Schibi was an enigma at times for the Pioneers who were unable to put across a wallop when runs would have counted. The score:
 r. h. e. Pioneers ....... 1OO01o003-5 6 5 Torrington ..... OO10O3O04-8 12 2 w. Dudack, Lynch and Woodke; Schibi and Mcleod.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
STATE SCHEDULE
 PARTLY ARRANGED
Crack Hartford Team to Play
 Here Tomorr0W-Lineup

Arthur A. Pilz, director of St. Marys backgrounds, Fred w. Lang of Middletown and Thomas Burns of Waterbury, constituting the schedule committee for the state playgrounds league, has arranged the following incomplete schedule for the league:
 July "A, Colts Park Hartford at New Britain; July 26, New Britain at Middletown; July 28, (Keeney Park Hartford at New Britain; Aug. 1, Bristol at New Britain; Aug. 3, New Britain at Bristol; Aug. 4 (Riverside) Hartford at New Britain; Aug. g., Waterbury at New Britain; Aug. 10, New Britain at Waterbury; Aug. H. New Britain at Hartford, Colts Park); Aug 15, Middletown at New. Britain; Aug. IS. New Britain at Hartford, (Keeney Park)
 The crack Colt Park team of Hart ford will play at St. Mary's play grounds tomorrow afternoon. The game will be called at 3 o'clock. The teams will line up as follows: pitcher; Nelson, first base; Kelly, second base; Hunselman, third base; Thraub, shortstop; Bernstein, left field Albrecht, center field; Henry, right field; subs, Zehrer and Coffey.
 New Britain, Cosgrove. catch Kelly, pitch; Coyle, first base; Daly, second base; Griffen, third base; Ken ney, shortstop; Pierson, left field Riley, center field; Campbell, right field; subs, Murray and Hayes.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
RUSSIA'S IMPORTS INCREASE
Last Years Purchases. Exclusive of Munitions, Amounted to $543, ,65S,. SaleSmCn.

Washington, July 23.-European Russia imported s543,s53,o 900 worth of goods last year, an increase of l0o per cent over the total for 1915. ac- cording to a statement issued by the bureau of foreign and domestic com merce today The figures, which do not include munitions, fell short only sS3,OOO,0OO of the total for the nor nal year 1913.
 Great Britain and the United States were chief contributors to tho Russian market From 1913 to Hast year the United States increased her exports to Russia more than 25o per cent. while in the same period Japan repistered the remarkable advance Of 4,734 per cent.
 The greatest increase were in sucn war supplies as machinery, boots ana shoes, barbed wire, leather, harnesS wool woolens and chemicals. &
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
MANN TO ENTER SERVICE,

Chicago, July 23.-Lesl1e Mann. left fielder with the Chicago Nationals, who has been called into the Y. M. c. A. army service, advised President Weeghman Of the club last night that he had been ordered to report at the Oklahoma City, Ok1a.. camp August g.. Mann will have charge Of all kinds of physical training at the camp. He qualified for his new work by his euc- cess in training Y. M c. A. basketball teams at Springfield, Mass, and other cities
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
BALL PEAYERS DRAFTED,

Paterson, N. J., July 23.-Three prominent athletes of this city are in cluded in the draft, Tommy Tuohey, the crack lightweight fighter and Roy Bates and Charles "Chuck" Jamieson. third haseman and out fielder respectively of the Philadel- phia American league team. Tuohey and Jamieson. however. will most likely be exempted as both are mar- ried men.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
COMRADE IN FRONT.
A. G. Hannan's Yacht, Piioted by
 Son, Captures Sunday Race.

Greenwich, Conn.,, July 23.-A G.. Hannan's yacht Comrade, sailed by his son Richard, was the winner among the arrow class boats in the race over the Indian Harbor Yacht clubs course yesterday. She beat the Rand. owned and sailed by Clifford D. Mallory, by fifteen sec onds.
 Leonard N. Byers' Jack O. Lantern. sailed by Abbott Brush, finished third; The Snapper, owned by John D. Chapman and sailed by Ralph D. Brush, fourth; Ralph Slaven's Hawk, sailed by Walter P. Bower fifth and Commodore William Hamlin Childs' Pep, sixth.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
MANY ENTER MARINE SERVICE

Boston, July 23.-Interest in the free government schools which are fitting seafaring men for responsible posts in the merchant marine steadily growing. It was announces at the recruiting headquarters ol the United States shipping board nero today that applications for admit tance to the schools were coming !" at the rate of more than 70 a day.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
ST. JOHNS TEAM WINS.

The baseball team representing the Sacred Heart church of Waterbury, proved no match for the church of St. John the Evangelist yesterday, go- ing down to the tune of 15 to g. A brilliant catch by Carlson and the pitching of Brainard featured.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
TRAVELLERS APPLY BRUSH.

Aided by the splendid pitching OF Warner Johnson, the Ramblers <de- feated the Piney Ridge team in shat town yesterday afternoon, score to O A pretty throw from the outfield bv Mullin of the locals. prevented sA score The game was called in tne seventh inning by agreement.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
HAS HIGH NUMBER.

Cleveland, July 23.-Tris Speaker, who registered at his homo in Hub bard city, Tex. will not be drafted for. military service in the first group, &C., cor-fing to telegram from Hubbard city. Speakers number was the s.197th drawn.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
MAMAUX SUSPENDED.

New York, July 23.-Pitcher Nh. maux of the Pittsburgh club was in- definitely suspended last night by Manager Bezdek for breaking train ing rules and he was ordered bac ok to Pittsburgh. This Is his second sus- pension for the same cause and 1t was reported he may be out of the gam 8 the rest of the season.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results. New York 2, Detroit 5-13 innings. Chicago 2, Boston o. Cleveland 20, Philadelphia 6. St. Louis 4, Washington 0-First game.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
AMERICANS WIN.
Timely Stick Work by Knchells
 Team Downs Worcester
.ncllell's

Bridgeport, July 23.-Timely hit ting gave Bridgeport win over Wor- cester yesterday, to G. Score:
 r. h. e. Bridgeport . 20O24OOOx-8 13 3 Worcester ..... O0Ol01O31-6 9 3 Ferguson, Tuclley nd Egan; M'Gin- ley and Wilder.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
SATURDAY BASEBALL
Pioneers Defeat Annex and Pirates Down Kamcls in City League RambIers Down Cubs in Hardware City League.

Ramblers Down Cubs in Hardware
 City League.
 The Pioneers continued their win- ming spurt in Hardware City league Saturday afternoon at St. Mary's play grounds, defeating the Annex, score 10 to 3. Tommy Blanchard, who essayed to fool the Pioneers failed to come up to expectations Eddie Goeb, hurling for the victors, had the East side boys at his mercy, allow ing eight hits which were widely scattered.
 The Pirates broke into the win col- umn, when the Kamels were downed, score to 1. The losers outhit the winners but Hinchliffe frightened when damage was impending. The Kamels changed their lineup often, Johnson who started to pitch. quit ting in the ninth inning in favor of Norfeldt.
 In the Hardware City league, the Ramblers experienced little difficulty in downing the fast and speedy Cubs, score 4 to 4.
 The Viking A. c. team was de- feated in Bristol Saturday by a team from the Bristol Brass company, score to l. The game went ten innings.
 In the church league at St. Mary's playgrounds, the Sacred Heart nine bowed to St. Mary's score to and the St. Andrews aggregation woD from the St. Johns outfft, score 2
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
BECKER STRENGTHENS LEAD.

Chicago, July 23.-Beals Becker of Kansas City strengthened his hold on arst place among the American As scciation batters this week He is hitting .349. He also is tied with perrait of Columbus for total bases, pNch having 15S.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Games Today. New York at Detroit. Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cleveland. Washington at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results. No games scheduled

Games Today. Pittsburgh at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
Standing of the Clubs.

Games Today. Newark at Montreal. Richmond at Toronto. Providence at Buffalo. Baltimore at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
EASTERN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results. Bridgeport 8, Worcester 6. No ather games scheduled.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Result

Yesterdays Results. Montreal 6. Newark O-First game. Newark 8, Montreal 2-Second game.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
BASEBALL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
RESULTS SATURDAY.
Eastern League

New Haven 5, Lawrence 1.
 Hartford 6, Portland ,.
 Worcester 9. Bridgeport 4.
 New London 7-1. Springfield 2-2.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
Tanks Disappoint Supporters.

The Yankees still are being mauled about in the American league, and Ithare no longer is talk as to whether the Yankees will win the pennant, but whether they will finish in the first di- .jviSion. There have been many dis appointments in the history of the New York Americans, but none that compare with 1917. There were high hopes for last years team, which a year ago still was running first. but I this year the Tanks looked almost like n certainty. At any event it was be-
 AAved the team would be contender , ght to the finish.
 1t Is unfair to blameethe teams poor showing on Donovan. Wild Bill has had his troubles here. and it is through no fault of his that his ma- l terial collapsed. Men upon whom the
 club banked heaviest have not come ] through, and it is doubtful if any other manager could have done any h better with the material.
 The war of the two Sexes still goes on. While the White Sox are ahead now. the Reds look the better team in the long drive. Cleveland went like 8 streak of lightning at one clip, but they have been checked suddenly. The Yankees rather surprised Fohl's boys Dy uCkln8 LucuI lIAIco OuC OI i've. The Athletics also have given the In-
 dians trouble.
 Just now Mack's team Is going bet
 ter than any in the league and is mak-
 Ing a Western trip just as the Mac<s
 of the Coonbs, Bender, Plank, Baker Collins, Barry and McInnis days used to make. On this Western trip the Athletics have won more games in the
 West than they won in the West in
 the seasons of 1915 and 1916 com
 bined.
 Detroit is putting up a hard struggle to get near the fighting line and likely
 will pull in no worse than third
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
GIANTS ADVANCING
 ! TOWARD PENNANT
Kew Workers Now Have 122 Point \ Lead Over PhilieS

What little thrill remained in the
 National league race was practically
 Filled off last Saturday when the
 3iants defeated Pittsburgh while the
 PhilHes lost a double header to the
 Ardinals. This combination of
 Efxairs stretched the Giant lead to 122
 Joints, or nine apd 8 half games. IsAs predicted a week ago, the Phil - needed more than Johnny Evers to int them back in the race. Johnny
 tc longer can put the spark into 1nm which he was able to do in 1914,
 hen he helped the Braves win the 1orlds championship. Evers dash
 ilso is gone. Evers had his pep be- Ause he knew he was one of the lead n9 1nnelders in the game and batter Ilways to be respected. Now Johnny b q 200 batter with lame throwing whip.
 Clean Sweep for Giants. The Giants went through an easy week, winning all five games played
 S1eh Chicago and Pittsburgh. How
 ger. the opposition New York encoun-
 Ded in those games was so fiabby
 hat there was little glory in the Giant
 cAocesses. It was too much like lick
 ng fellow with one arm.
 The Cub lot just now is not one to ,e envied. During the series on the Polo Grounds early last week the Cubs l3ayed the most ustless ball any Chicago National league team has dis Aayed here in. many years. To show low badly the Cubs have slumped. it 1 . only necessary to follow. their work 1 h Boston. where they were beaten 1 wtcesby the toothless Braves, who had rwt hoSt three straight to the Pirates. r Mitchell must build from the ground lp. Even Pittsburgh Is better off just aow than the Cubs. The Pirates have scme new blood which In time may sovelop into something worth while. With few exceptions the Cubs are dis ,ayds from other major league teams 1 voll past their prime. Wortman, the l Mpensive shortstop, was very much uyerrated. He never will hit in the big l leagues.
 The Cincinnati Reds lost a series to Philadelphia early in the week, the first series they have dropped in some time, but rather stunned the Robins, licking them in three straight games. Matty's team Is now the favorite for Becond place and should be bright contender in 1918. As matter of act the Giants have won only two more games than Cincinnati, but the Reds have lost seventeen more. The Few double headers on the Redland schedule is fine boost for Cincinnati.
 The St. Louis Cardinals seem to be sagging a bit, but Saturdays double victory in Philadelphia should put Huggins in a splendid humor again. Cincinnati and St. Louis are the com ing teams of the National league.
 For a time last week it looked as though Brooklyn would end the week with at least a percentage of 300, but after getting one jump from the fifty fifty mark the Dodgers receded. Some of the oldtimers on Brooklyn are now playing their best ball of the season. ] but like Chicago, Brooklyn is sadly in [ need of new blood.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
Standing of the Clubs,

Games Today. Lawrence at New Haven. Springfield at New London. PortlNRA ct Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23

National League. Cincinnati 6-9, Brooklyn 2-1. St. Louis 7-5, Philadelphia 5-3, Boston 2. Chicago 1. New York 4, Pittsburgh 3.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
Risberg's Work Features.

Chicago, July 23-Charley Risberg's fielding, batting and base running and Russells good pitching enabled Chi. cago to shut out Boston yesterday, , to 0. '
 The score: &
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
CLEVELAND PILES :.
 UP RECORD SCORE
Forest City Players Dent Platter Twenty Times Against Athletics

Cleveland. Ohio, July 23.--ClevA" land broke an American league scor- ing record for the season by defeat- ing Philadelphia 20 to yesterday Bagby, who was knocked out of the box by Philadelphia on Friday. shus the Athletics out for six innings. when he retired with the score II to in his favor. Philadelphia then proceeded to score six runs as result of Gould's wildness and Lam beth's ineffectiveness. The score:
 r. h. c. Philadelphia .00O000402- II 3 Cleveland .20010836X-2O 17 Q Batteries Schauer, Bush, Seibold and Meyer. Schang and Haley; Bagby, Gould, Lambeth and Billings.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23

International League. Rochester 3, Baltimore ?. Buffalo Ill, Providence 1-12. Toronto 5-1, Richmond liz. Nework 70, Montreal 1-13.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
Yanks Win in Overtime.

Detroit July 23-In 8 we'll played thirteen inning game featured by Caldwelps fine pitching and Pipp's batting the Yankees took the measure of the Tigers at Navin Field yesterf day afternoon by score of to 5. After the game the New Workers made hurried exit for the East with record of eight victories and ten defeats during their second invasion of the west. The Yankees camo away in third place and returned home in fifth, but in a position to re-s gain their previous standing by a few victories at home. s The score: 4k
 r. h. q New York 12O0OO1OO1O2-7 13 3s Detroit =. 1o30o00OO01oO-5 8 | Batteries: Caldwell, Cullop and Walters; Roland, Ehmke and Stanage.
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
Plank Blanks Washington.

Plank Blanks Washington.
 St. Louis. Mo-, July 23.-Plank shut out Washington in the first game yes- terday and Ayers turned the tables on St. Louis, shutting them out, 5 to O.. in the second game. In the first game only one Washington player reached third.
 The scores: M
 (First game). %
 r. h. g. Washington ... .00OOOO0OO-0 I 2. St. Louis ... ..OO030O10x-4 s. Batteries: Gallia and Ainsmith: Plank and Severeid. q, 9s
 (Second game). #
 r. h. .. Washington .320000OO0-5 I l. St. Louis .. O00OO0000-0 6 5, Batteries: Ayers and Henry; Soth-s oron. Koob and Severeid. 46f
New Britain herald., 1917-07-23
American League

American League. Washington St. Louis o. Cleveland 2, Philadelphia 1. Detroit 4-11, New York 3-2. Chicago 5, Boston 5-15 innings.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-06-01
Meredith Thurman

Rev. and Mrs. w. T. Thurman
have invited few friends of
the family to be present at 3 p.
m. Saturday, May Goth, 1917, at
the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Kate Thurman, to Capt.
Hal. J. Meredith, at the home of
the sister of the bride-to-be,
Mrs. Alex Vaught, on Summit
Hill. Miss Kate spent most of
her girlhood and youth in Airing
ton, where her father was for
many years the popular postor
of the Presbyterian Church.
Captain Meredith came from
Lynchburg, Va, his home, to
the Arlington Military Academy
last year.
The young couple expected to
marry in August and be ready
to start life together with his
school duties in early fall. But.
Bro. Thurman and his wife. be-
ing here on a visit to their
daughters, Mrs. Alex. Vaught
and Glen Coble, Capt. Meredith
and his fiance concluded to have
their wedding while Miss Kate's
parents were here. The couple
will leave Immediately after the
ceremony. Saturday afternoon,
for visits to friends and rela-
tives in Texas, Arkansas and
Virginia. Capt. Meredith will
teach in Dallas the coming year.
where they will make their home.
Arlington, TEX. Journal.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-06-01
So Reward
LIGHT BLACK MARE AND
BLUE NuLF

strayed from my place, II
west of Wheatley and a miles
East of Brinkley on last Thurs
day. May Oath, pne hight black
mare with a star In her fore
head and a scar on her shoulder.
Is hands high, weighs 1,3OOlbs.
One mare mule, blue lcolored. Is
hands high. long body, on her
nose is a halter rub. on left thigh
a small black scar.
For return or any information
leading to these animals will
gladly pay $40 reward. Write
or call
A. C. METCALF,
Gilt Wheatley, Ark.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-06-01
RENEWED TESTING

No one in Brinkley who s.,
backache, headaches, or dist
ing urinary ills can afor,
ignore this Wynne mans /,
told story, 1t is confirmed
mony that no Brinkley resi-
can doubt.
S. Daltrof, Wynne, Ark, |
My kidneys were disord
and | had to get up many |
during the night to pass
kidney secretions. After ID
Doan's Kidney Pills, my lid
became normal and | was
to get a good nights rest. .
Statement given May
1908.
OVER FIVE YEARS LAT
Mr.. Daltroff said: Will
haven't needed a kidney med
in a long time, yet should
quire any, | would get D
Kidney Pills"
Soc. at all dealers. F.
Milburn 60 Mfgs., Buffalo,
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-06-01

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