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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
WAKE FOREST DOWNS
ElON COLLEGE TEAM
Fierce Attack on Pitchers Deliveries
is Cause of Victory by Score
of TO q.

Wake Forest, \. c.. April "a
Launching fierce attack upon the
deliveries OF Winston ana Stettler
Wake Forest this afternoon pounded
out seven hits for four runs in tho
first two innings and defeated Elon
college, to 2. Captain Ellis, on the
hrina line for the Baptists, held tho
Elonites well in hand throughout.
while Settler, repla cling Winston, held
Wake Forest to two hits In the clos
ing six innings
Score by innings: r. He
Wake Forest 1870 900 00s-4 1
Elon ........., 900 101 600 4
Batteries. wake Forest, Ellis ami
Massey: Elon, Winston. Stettier and
Purcell Umpire, Holding.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
TRIPLE IN NINTH FRAME
WINS FOR WHITE SOx

Chicago. April 24.--The Cleveland
Indians and the Chicago White Sox
staged sensational game today. with
the victory going to the home team
in the ninth inning. The honors OF
the win belong to Recruit Shortstop
Risberg, He tripled in the last fra
and raced to the pan on a sacrifice by
Collins. 1t was hard game for
Coveleskie to lose. as prior TO Ris-
bers's rap he had held the Sox TO
one hit Scott also was stingy. al
lowing only Ave safe blows. Fast
fielding and sensational throws mark
ed the contest. The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Guns HIT EXCESSIVELY
AND DEFEAT CINCINNATI.

Cincinnati. April 24.-Excesstre nit
ting by the Cubs enabled them TO grao
off this afternoons game to 4. the
fourth round saw the big splash for
Chicago. Mann. Merkie. Elliott and
Hendrix each poked out a hit. accumu-
lating three tallies and the Cubs scored
another on Cuetos nab of a long foul
drive. Recruit Aidridge mounted the
slab for the Cubs in the fourth ana
held the Reds to three hits. jim
Thorpe was In right neld for the home
team and bingled safely once. Tho
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Fitzpatrick Suspended

New York. April 24.--Edward
infielder of the Bos
National league club, was suspen'
yesterday for days and fined $6e
President Tener, of the Natic
league. The suspension and fine q
as a result of Fitzpatrick's argVn
with Umpire Quigley In the Bost
New York game at the Polo grou
last Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
BROWNS MAKE HITS
COUNT FOR SCORES
Yankee Twiricr Wins Name For Him
self ~ Pitching No-Hit Game
Against Worlds Champions.
WASHINGTON DEFEATS THE
ATHLETICS IN LAST GAME
Recruits Triple In Ninth Frame Wins
Thrilling tn 0 Battle For White
Snx From Clcveland's Indians.

Detroit, Mich, April 24-st. Louis
ounched eight hits for seven runs
after two were out in the eighth in
ming today and beat Detroit TO Q
me visitors did not make a run until
an easy chance to retire the side had
been presented. Pauiette, a pinch
hitter. started the rally with a single
and II was not until II came his turn
10 bat again that the Tigers were
able to stop the slaughter. Cove
leskie allowed only three hits up to
the eighth, and was leading. . to 0,
when the storm broke The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
GIANTS DOWN BRAVES
N HARD HITTING GO
Chicago Cubs Lace Out Thirteen Hits
and Make Them Count For Eight
RunS-Rcds Make Four Runs.
BROOkLYN-PHILA
GAME is ERASED By RAIN
Cardinals Win Hard Fought Contest
in Tenth Inning From Pirates by
Score of to Homer Tied Up
Score.

New York, April. 24.--Batting Allen
and Barnes hard the Giants won the
odd game OF their series with Boston
by the score of to 2. Sehupp. the
sensational young Giant lefthander.
continued his great work by holding
Boston to six hits. four of them com
ing in the seventh inning when the
visitors scored only one run. thinner
man drove in three of the New York
rims Score,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
er Way To Two Players ReeasedPay Montreal Here oda
tBstted for Ames in tenth.
Score by innings:

Pittsburg 900 010 900 OIL
St Louis ... 600 010 900 ID
Summary: Threc-base hit--Horns-
by. Home run---Hornsby Sacrifice
hits--Bigbee, Bethel Ames Stolen
bases--Baird t2), Fischer. F. Smith.
Double piays-Carey to Fischer: Con
zales to Hornsby. Bases on ballc---
off Ames. &; off Grimes, 81 Struck
out--By Amcs. 4; by Grimes. 3. Left
on bascs---St. Louis, Z; Pittshurg, 5.
Time-2:06. Umpires-RiGier and
Orth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
vaiIrnnd Ruys More Land.

To make room for emergency uses
in the future. the Rchm 1hd. FRED
ericksburS and Potomac railway has
bought los acres of land adjoining
its Acca property on the west from
James p. Carneal The deed was re-
corded yesterday in the clerks Office
OF the Henrico county cour'. The taN
paid on the transfer was $3.50.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
NEWARK DEFEATS MONTREAL
BY A SCORE OF SIX TO TWO

Newark. y. j.. April 24.--Bob Nc
Graw. a Yankee recruit. pitched win
ming ball for Newark against
Montreal here today. the Bears win
ming. to 2. McGraw held the Royals
to five scattered hits, while Newark
hit springman safely nine times Ma
jor tho Montreal shortstop, NEEDED
poorly. making four glazing errors,
which aided Newark materially in
scoring Score.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
CARDINALS VICTORIOUS
IN TEN-INNING BAT1LE

St Louis, Mo. April 24--Thc Car
dinsls were victorious in a inning
struggle with the Pirates at Robinson
field this afternoon. the locals win
ming by a score of to /. Hornsby
tied tho score in the fifth inning by
slamming the bad to deep center for
a home run. 4 single by Jack Smith
In the tenth scored Cruise and brought
home the bacon for the Cardinals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Allen in seventh h.
New York.

summary. Tw base hits-Fletchef :,
Herzog, Holke. McCarty. Three base
hit--Robertson. stolen base--Zimmer-
man. Sacrifice hit-Massey. Double
play s--Maranville to Massey TO konet-
chy; Twombly unassisted. Left on
bases--New York. s: Boston. 6. First
base on errors-New York. Bases on
balls--On Schupp. q off Allen. 3: OF
Barnes. 9 Hits-0ff Allen. 5 in in
nings. HH by pitcher--By Schupr.
/. Maranvi1le. struck out--By Schupp,
S: by Allen. 4, Umpires-O' Day and
Bransfeld Time--2;05.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
EtFFhLD BISONS CAPTURE
NICK MD TCCk CONTEST

Providence. Il, / April 24.-The
Rufajo blsons won the flnal game OF
the series from the Grays today by a
30 count. For six innings Cav
held the locals scoreless, but in the
F@Yenth ana eighth he Weakened ami
N Inc ninth he WAS replaced by Nc
Cabe. Scheilenbach was in points for
The Grays and was touched up for
ten hits during the game. Glls play
ins was feature McDonalds home
r'in with Channel on base in the
ninth won the game The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
NECREsS CHARGED WITH
MURDER OF INFANT

Charged with numbering her. new
born infant Mary Brice. an eighteen
year-old colored girl employed as do
Pmestic at 500 East Marshall street.
appeared in police court yesterday and
her case was held for a hearing May
3. She was arrested Monday after
noon, after the body OF the baby had
been found in fhe basement OF the
house where the Brice girl was en-
ployed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Southern League

Al Atlanta: Birmingham, !: At
lanta. 2.
Al Nashville; Little Rock, S; Nash
Vile :.
AT Mobile; New Orleans Z; Mobile,
s.
At Memphis: Chattanooga. 2; Mem
phis, I
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
American Association

At Louisville:
score by innings. r. Fl. F..
indianapolis ... 100 900 neo--4 10
Louisville ...,..l 100 60f 600 II .
Batteries. Falkenberg and Gossett;
stroud, LuQhe and Clemens. Umpires
-MurrsT and Connolly.
Toledo al Columbus -rostponed. rain.
Kansas City at Milwaukee--post-
pored. cold.
St Paul at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
cold
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
'Batted for Ma or in eighth.
"Batted for Springman in ninth.
Newark.

Summary. TWO base hits-Cathere
Russell Egan. Sacrifice hits-El-
dred, McGraw, Haas. stolen bases
Moran, Move Callahan. McGraw
Left on bases-Newark. Q; Montreal
.. Double plays-Major to Damrau-
Zimmerman to Slattery. Base on
balls-OT McGraw, Z; of Springman.
4. Struck out--Ev McGraw. 2. ITit
by pltcher-Ry SprinEman (Mowe)
via pitch--Springman. Umpires-
o Brien and Freeman, Tin1e--2:o5
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
TORONTO'S MAPLE TREE
BLOSSOMS ANOTHER WIN
Rain Stopped Yesterdays Game With Canadians In Eighth
Inning With the Score to 0 In Favor of Lajoie.
Northerners Get Thirteen Hits, While Rich
mond Get But Four

-~Tutwiler. Home run--NcDonald.
First base on balls--Off Schellenbach,
6; off Cav. 2; off McCabe, /. Struck
out-By Schellenbach, .; by Cav. =.
Batter hit--By Cav, IScheilen-
bachl. Double plays---O'Neill TO Ia
man: Powell to Cooney Hits-Off
Cav. in s innings Time-l:os.
Blackburn and Muller.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
WASHINGTON WINS FINAL
GAME FROM ATHLETICS

Washington. April 24.-Wash inRton
defeated the Athletics in the last of
a four-game series by the score OF
s to 5. They drove Myers from the
box in the second. when they made
six runs. Shaw went the whole route
for the locals and although a little
wild. held them in check lingo
johnson was the relief pitcher. and
pitched hne ball. Judges hitting and
fielding were the redeeming features
Of the game. The score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results YcStcrda V

New York. s: Boston, 2.
Chicago. s. Cincinnati. 4.
St Louis. .: Pittshurg, I.
Brooklyn Philadelphia, wet grounds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Did ~ 50
ui.bnss.nf

NUWWaTN. IW0-bASe hts La IoIe.
Graham Hartsell Three base hits
Mcconnell. Sacrifice hits Blackburn
Kelly Wh,teman (fy). Stolen bases
Trout. Double plays Kelly to Nc
Connell Kelly to Black burn 10 La
ioie 80 Blackburn. Struck out--By
Thorn pson. 2, bv Lee. g. Hits-Or
Lee, l3 N Is innings Left on
tases~~ Richmond. 5; Toronto. s. UNI
pires-T annehlll and Hart Time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
$Batted for E. Johnson in ninth.
NEo

phia, 6: Washington, 3. Bases on
balls-Off Shaw, :: off Myers, /, In
nings pitched--By Myers. 2; by F..
Johnson. s. Hits-Off Myers, Z; off
r. Johnson. g. Struck out-Ry Shaw
/; by e. Johnson, 6. Three base hits
Judge. Menoskey. Sacrifice hits
Foster. Ainsmth, Grover. Stolen
ba ses-Judge. Strunk Double plays
Rice to Leonard to Crane: Foster to
Crane TO Judge. Passed balls-Ain-
smith f2). TTmpires-Dineen and
Owen. Time-o:1s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Richmond singee -Four.

Rich mOnd managed 10 lace out
foar hits by dint Of perseverance, for
Il was hard work TO push the old APP
pie 70 far corner of the plantation,
as the Leaves were inevitably in the
wey end would prevent it from roll
ins far
Miller relieved Lee in the Rich
IN I'd slah box IN the seventh but
as the score viii show. his mill WASH /
working airy too good.
Billy Smith ruled out OF the game
on account Of 2 ni&-up with the
jumps recently, sat quietly in ..
erantistand box seat all during the
game, chewing the butt end OF a
cigar and chewing tho rag with an
ether player. lie let this informa-
tjon fail into an appropriate sound
box--an ear Of "A newspaper man: y
gotta get another pitcher; plug those
holes up in the shortheld and at sec
ond and, he didn't finish.
But Har,sei. playing second who
has been slated TO take a romp 10
other Fairgrounds. showed a little
pep yesterday. demonstrating that he
does know how 10 play real ball He
executed several good. snappy plays
and has two-hasEer chalked up "a
his credit But Richmond didn't score
a run.
T he sad, 50 ID warn follows.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Ee~IlltS \ e.~tertiay.

Toronto :: EIRGINIANS. Q eight
innings, rainy
Newark, s Montreal, ?
Buffalo, I: Providence, 6.
Rochester Baltimore rain.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Standing Of Clubs.
Games Today

Boston in Brooklyn.
New York in Philadelphia.
Chicago in Cincinnati.
Pittsburg in st. Louis.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
FORK UNION TAKES
GAME FROM JEFFERSON.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian. J
Fork Union. Va, April 24--Tn a
well played game here today, Fork
Union Military academy defeated JET
ferson school. OF Charlottesville. by
the decisive score Of IS to o. The Ca
diets found the visiting pitchers easy
and pounded their offerings for four
teen hits Hobson Snead for the To-
GALS. was IN fine form. allowing the
jefferson boys only six scattered hits.
The catching of Hughes was a feature,
The lanky catcher throwing out five
men who had "a desire to steal on
him, The Cadets helded sharply all
through the contest and the hitting
OF Harlow. percival and Hoover fea-
tured
Score by innings. r. II. r..
Jefferson OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6 4
Fork Union .......~......l5 IA 2
Ratteries-oliver and Dean; SneaA
and Hughes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
as 0 5s25 II
zone out when winning run scored
Chicago,

Summary: Sacrifice hits-E. Collins
~. Chapman. Two-base hit-Weav
err. Three base hit-Risberg. Struck
out--By Scott, s: by Coveleskie, 3.
Left on bases-Chicago 4: Cleveland.
10. Time--1:43. Umpires-Evans
and Nallin.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Slated for Lavan in eighth.
T Batted for Weilman in eight

Batted for Jones in ninth.
Score by innings: r,
Detroit ...100 100 o0o-2
ST Louis 0Oe 900 o70--7
summary: Left on bases-Detroit,
Z: ST. Louis, a. Two-bsse hits--Shot-
ten, Burns. Austin. Three base hit
johnson. Sacrifice hits--Young Cobb
Stolen bases-Bush, Neaci. Bases or
halIs--Off Weiiman, 3. Struck out
BY Coveleskie, 8: by Weilman. 3.
Double plays-Severoid to Pratt. Bush
TO Young to Burns: Johnson to Pratt
to Sisler. Wild pitch--Jones Um-
pires-o Loughlin and Hildebrand.
Time-1:4S
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday.

New York. ?: Boston. l.
st. Louis, {; Detroit, -
Washington. 5: Philadelphia, 5.
Chicago, ! Cleveland, 0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25

summary. Iwo-DaSt hIt--AFak0n.
Sacrifice hits-Peckinpaugh. Moxridge
(2). Lewis, Walsh. Pipp. Stolen bases
--Maisel Peckinpaugh. Loft on bases
New York. s; Boston, 4. Bases
on balls---Off Mogridge, 5: off Leon
ard. 5. Struck out-By Mogridge. 3,
by Leonard. 6. Attendance-3.00o.
I'm ires--Connolly and Mccormick.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25

e-3: off knetzer in 8; off Mitchell.
IN l. Two-base hits--Wiliiams, Zeider
Three base hits--Elliott. Home runs
-kopf. Bases on balls-tu M!tehetL
1; off Knetzer. ?: off pemaree, l; on
AldridSe, l. struck out-Ey Mitchell
/; by Aldridge. 2. by Eller. I. Hit by
pitchcd bali--Croh Sacrifice hits
Zeider. Deal, .: Neale stolen base --
Neale wind pitch--AldrtdEe. Umpiros
-klem and EmSlie Time 80.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Standing of Clubs.
Games To-day
Montreal IN Richmond
buffalo IN Baltimore.
Toronto ian Newark
Rochester IN Prov dence.
Games Toda,

Eicments-a cold. hard rain, ac-
corr aa MED by wind--came to the res.
rac Of the Richmond International
league bail club in the eighth inning
yes erdsS afternoon at new Boulevard
field a07 prevented Larry i.ajoie' s
Nj PIE Leaves from piiing up any
more ruus When the game was
called. after both teams had batt1ed
III h. rain throughout the seventh
and eighth innings. the score stood I
10 @ in favor Of the Canadians, Four
81 The scores were registered in the
eighth inning ore in the sixth and
two Ia the second
Toronto. didn't send a family tree
20 RichDond. but II sent a good. old
mapfe Tree and when the leaves be-
gar TO fan Richmond outfeiders were
kept or the hump, for they covered
The orchard. thirteen hir being cred
ited TO the batsmen 4 the official
scorer And two Of u Ne hits we're
double Joined and thIsi represent
ed an ordinary clover leaf and al
rnos; stretched into the extinct four
traf srrc5ulpT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
Standing Of Climbs.
Games Today.

ST. Louis IN Detroit,
Cleveland in Chicago.
Philadelphia in New York.
washington in Boston.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-25
High in seventh.


+Batted for Gardner in seventh
Score by innings: r.
New York ..... 900 0o1 0ot-e
Boston .....o 900 600 100
Aro~
New Britain herald., 1917-05-02
R.R. BUILDING CULvERr.

A gang of men in the employ of the New Haven road has begun work on the construction of the culvert under the Hartford tracks separating the now and old plots in Fairview cemetery. When the work Is com pleted there will be an open bridge way connecting the two parts of the cemetery. It was at first reported by the railroad that 1t would be impos- sible to do this work at the present time owing to the number of em- ployes needed to guard bridges, but ways have been devised since that time
New Britain herald., 1917-05-02
CLAN DOUGLAS HOOTS IT LII
Scotchmen and Eadies Enjoy Social Program of Bowling, Music and Dining-Chief Warwick Resigns.

Clan Douglas entertained it's cham pion team of carpet bowlers last eve- ming in O. U. A. M. hall. Lady Wal unique game of carpet bowls was played, the ladies on each rink played a final game of two ends. The com- petition. for prizes. was hotly con- tested and resulted as follows: Rink No. Skip, Mrs. Grace G. Blair. Mrs. May Gordon. Miss Har- riett Scott, Mrs. Annabella DeMers; skip, Mrs. Caroline Robb, Mrs. David Alexander, Mrs. John Pattison. Miss Nina Brown.
 Mrs. Grace G. Blair's team won by 1 a score of to 3.
 Rink No. 2-Skip. Mrs. Kate Ptolo- mey, Mrs. Jessie Galbraith, Miss Janet l Thompson. Miss Annie Brown; skip, Mrs. Walter Blair, Mrs. Sarah Chalm- CTS, Mrs. Frank Mckay. Mrs. David Morrison.
 Mrs. Walter Blair's team won by score of 10 to 1.
 Tn the final game Mrs. Grace G. Blair's team defeated Mrs. Walter Blair's team by a score of ? to 1, after an exciting tie had been rolled on. Boxes of chocolates were the prizes for the winners.
 The musical part of the program was opened by James Macarthur who played the overture from Rob Roy and was heartily applauded. John Thompson of Kensington, who has a remarkably good baritone voice, sang
 Wait Till the Boys Come Home.' Mrs. May Gordon gave recitation and Mrs. D. Morrison also favored with song. James Law, profession al concertinist, had to respond to in- sistent encores and the way he ham, dies his imported English concertdna Is a revelation. John Drummond was chairman of the occasion and by spe- cial request sang Harry Lauders fa- mous song, "The Wee Hoose 'Mang the Heather" and responded to an encore.
 l Refreshments were served and the closing. anthem. '.Auld Lang Syne,'' brought Q very enjoyable evening to a close. Chief James Warwick, who leaves next week for, Canada, resigned as chief of the clan. and his successor will be appointed at the next meeting. A stag party will see to 1t that "Jeems" gets a good start in Canada.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-02
'MArER CLASS, TREASURER.

Mass, May 2.T Speiand Thurber of Detroit, Micn..
 been elected by the junior class Eayiilianis college as their brepresen : rye on the student council, taking v place left vacant by Albert H. &dden of Newark. N. J.. who has fs Acollege to seraee with the Ameri- ambulance corps In France. At
 same meeting Leonard Mater. of
 Britain, was elected class treas
 alling the place of Henry w.
 St of Cam bridge, slse2 fsss now 1isx with the mosquitos feet.s A
 s supper committee was appoint
 R. Mii1er of Montclair. N. J.; E Phelps of New York City and svard G. Redfield of Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1917-05-02
INTENT TO DEFRAUD
 DENIED BY HIGGINS
Dispute Over Real Estate Deal
 Brought to Police Court

Charged under three counts with having obtained a total of $9O from Rocco Patano In transaction over a building lot, John J. Higgins, local real estate broker; we'll known in land
 development, was arraigned before Judge James T. Meskill in police court today, pleading guilty to having taken the money, as alleged. but not guilty to any intent to defraMd. Through his counsel, Attorney J. A. Glover, a continuance was granted until May 12 to allow the accused an opportunity to secure witnesses from Pennsyl- vania and other distant points as we'll as evidence that, the defense contends, will absolutely clear him from the accusation. Bonds were continued It $500 and furnished
 The complaint claims that Patano paid $40 May 8 of last year. $25 on July and a similar amount August l. When the complainant demanded the lot, it is contended, Higgins had no lot to transfer and refused to re- fund the money already paid. Ac- Ecording to7Higgins, he is being made the innocent victim of conditions over which he has no control and em- phatically denying any criminal con- nections with the case intimatee that others are responsible for his inabilits, to make transfer tor meet, obliga- Hons that cou1prfsA 'the basis of the EcompiaiHt. & .sssss fsss iss7sza9
 Charged with the theft of bicycle belonging to Paul Nalwek of Ill Silver street, Paul Czarkowski of P Orange street was held for hearing tomorrow with bonds fixed at $2OO. They had not been furnished at late hour. Policemah Frank R. Hahn made the arrest. Detectives are in- vestigating an attempt to ascertain whether the accused has any connec- ton with the gang suspected of wholesale bicycle thefts in this city since the advent of warm weather.
 John Lanski, who was in court Monday in a state of collapse from excessive use of liquor charged with vagrancy. was in again today, re- ceiving jail sentence of thirty days. But. for the overcrowded conditions at the state farm for inebriates at Norwich, according to the comment of Judge Miskill, the accused would have been committed there. L4anski was taken to the Town farm Monday in an attempt to sober him up, trans ferred to New Britain General hospi- | tal for treatment and released last night upon his promise to go to l Springfield. He was picked up help less by Policeman W. F. Murphy early l today.