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The Washington herald., 1917-01-31
new YoRY CURB MARKET.

New oYrk. Jan N.-On the curb market today
Tiers was the widest discrepancy In the range Of
prices In the various issues. Midtale Steel was
under pressure and yielded and Aetna Explosives.
after Yielding . fraction. hardened. 0ther steel
issues were about steady. Among the standard oils
although to a lesser extent The general indus,
trial list was irregular and aimless.
Furnished by w. w. Easterday a
The Washington herald., 1917-01-31
In the World of Finance and Trade
$1,000 BONDS SOLD
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Volume of Transactions Only Fair.
Brokers Give Advice.

Bonds of the face value of $500 and
nearly 100 shares Of stock changed hands
at yesterdays session of the Washing
ton Stock Exchange. Capital Traction
sold at 81 81 to "a 1-2. Capital Traction
preferred at 50 l-2, Washington Gas at
n IL Mergenthaler at 16S and 167. Fed
eral National Bank at l6O, and Continental
Trust Company at 125. Banston was
weak, the best bid being "a. Potomac
Consolidated IS sold at 1O1 1-2, Railway
Is at 81 rs, and Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone 5s at l04 to 1O4 Ia
The Washington herald., 1917-01-31

Russia will reconstruct the waterway
system connecting ArchangeI with Pet
rograd so vessels Of large size can reach
the capital.
The Washington herald., 1917-01-31
Opinion of New York Houses.

The following stock opinions were re-
ceived yesterday by w. b. Hibbs and
Company from financiers of prominence:
F. b. Keech and Company-"We look
for a selective and discriminating market
for the present and prefer to buy safe
stocks"
Baruch Bros.-"The action of the
market indicates that actual liquidation
has at least temporarily spent its force,
and while investors are not buying, there
are no signs OF their selling"
Chandler Bros. and Company-"For a
period after the war trade with Ger
many will be continuously expanding in
favor OF the United States
E. F. Hutton and Company-"Railroa
are lower than they were two years be-
fore war was declared. They are earn
ing more money than they ever earned
n their history. The causes which
brought about decline are being dissi-
lated"
Clark Childs and Company-"At present
the security market appears to be thor
oughly llquidated and in position to re-
spond to favorable conditions readily
when there is a return OF activity
The Washington herald., 1917-01-31
Broker Analyses Market.

The following analysis of the New York
market situation was received yester-
day by W. B. Hibbs and Company from
a New York correspondent:
The trading in stocks continues large
ly OF a professional character with SEN
timent among most local and outside
operators continuing bullish, chiefly on
the dullness and the continued uncer-
tainty of the foreign situation, especially
the shipping conditions.
This is why the market dragged to a
somewhat lower range OF prices during
the early trading. There was then con-
siderable pressure against New Haven
on the circulation of the bear rumors
regarding the rehnancing that must
shortly be done in connection with its
quantity OF bonds which mature next
year.
Its weakness. however did not pre-
cipitate much local or outside Iiquida-
tion. and neither did the bear pressure
that was directed later against St Paul
and Reading. and still later on against
some Of the industrial specialties. It
was officially denied that any receiver
ship proceedings are even being thought
of in connection with the financial af-
fairs Of the New Haven road, and neither
IS there any prospect of the dividend
on st. Paul being reduced"
The Washington herald., 1917-01-31
Liverpool.

Furnished By n. L Carpenter & Co.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
GOLF MEDAL TO MAXWELL.
Local Player Has "A in Qualifying
 Round at EkWanOk.

Manchester, Vt., Sept. 14.-Lee Maxwell of Sleepy Hollow led a field of sixty golfers in the qualifying round of the annual Equinox club tourna- ment at the Ekwanok Country club yesterday morning with a card of "A Maxwell was out in par saving stroke when he played the 5s5-yard seventh hole in 4 and wasting a stroke at the eighth.
 Maxwell was eleven strokes ahead of the field. R. D. Reeks of Meta comet, F. O. Connell of Glen Ridge, and R. H. White of Oakland were tied for second place at S5.
 The first round of match play was finished in afternoon in which Max we'll scored a 5-and-3 victory over Presly s. Mclaughlin of Scarsdale.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
ALEXANDER LOSES AT NET.
Beaten by Sam Hardy, 6-3, 6-S in
 Exhibition Match.

Detroit, Mich., Sept. 14.-The group of national tennis stars touring the country in the interests of the War Ambulance Fund played two matches here yesterday. Sam Hardy, Califor- mia, by superior steadiness; defeated Frederick Alexander of New York, 6-3, 6-3.
 In a mixed double match Hardy and Miss Mary Browne, California, won in straight sets from Harold Throckmor- ton, Elizabeth, N. J., and Miss Molla Bjurstedt, Norway. The score in this match was 6-2, 6-4.
 John Strachan. California, was un- able to play because of an injured shoulder. He expected to play today in the doubles, in which he will be paired with Hardy against Throck- morton and Alexander.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
ST. J0E'S GAMES
Mammoth Crowd Expected to Attend Sports at Berlin Fair Tomorrow Interest in City Championships.


 All roads will lead to Berlin tomor- row afternoon, where, under the au- spices of St. Joseph's Y. M. A. A. an excellent program of athletic sports will be conducted. Some of the crack performers of the country have sent in their entries, and the commit tee in charge has arranged a varied program of events
 Much interest centers in the closed events to local athletics, principally in the senior and junior dash events Tn the senior race, such stars as Frank Kiernan, John Kiniry, Bernard Conley and George Dillon will com pete. In the junior race, Frank De- laney who won the 75 yards dash at the games under the supervision of the amusements commission at Wal nut Hill park on July 4, will be a participant, and Billy Burns, club mate, who easily captured the 100 yards dash at St. Mary's playgrounds Labor Day, will also be a starter in this event.
 Captain Tommy Faulkner of the local team, is in the pink of condi- tion, and his friends look to him to show some classy work tomorrow. Myers, who scored the highest num- Der of points in the recent meet be- tween St. Marys and St. Joseph's teams will be in several of the main events.
 The official list of handicaps has been received from the handicapper and are now in the hands of the printer.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
FCRDHAM GETS ON GRIDIRoN.
Football Candidates Have First Day
 of Practice.

New York, Sept. 14.-The opeainsF football drill of the season was held
 yesterday on the Fordham gridiron. Seven players reported to Dr. Franks McCafferty, the, head coach. The, candidates were put through ans hours drill of bunting and passing the ball, while a half-mile job around the track completed the program. 2
 There is one position on the eleven which will cause Coach McCaffsrtyI no worry. It is at left halfback aS7@@ signment for Bill Erwig. star mem F Der of last years team, was in unAa form. He is the only member of tN 1916 squad out this season. ThSs newcomers are Colletti. who played on Fordham Prep eleven two years ago; Higgins, Began, and Crowley from Lawrence, Mass, High school;E Bannigan. Paterson boy, and Consi -S dine.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
High School Has Four Games Ar ranged to Date-F1rst League Game in This City With Hartford.

Physical Director w. G. Moorhead and Manager Allan Bristol have prac- tically arranged the most important games for the coming season for the New Britain High school football warriors. To date the schedule is as follows: October 20, Pittsfield High, in Pittsfeld; October 27, Holyoke High, in Holyoke; Nov. 10, Hartford High, in this city Geague game). The other league game with New Haven which will be played in that city has not been definitely decided on, as the Elm city boys desire n mid-week con- test. Efforts are being made to se- cure game with Torrington, Nauga- tuck, Chicopee or Suftield for the sea- sons opener in this city.
 The boys showed plenty of pep" at yesterdays practice. Olcott who Is trying out for the half back position, looks exceptionally good to the coach es. He Is fearless little fellow, who 1njects plenty of ginger into the game. Williams, of last years champions, was shifted to fullback in yesterdays practice, where he showed signs of being little slow but the coach has hopes that this will be eliminated. Johnson another of the 1916 team is showing up very we'll in practice, and he may also be shifted from the line to the back field. Practice will be held daily until the opening of the season.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
BARNES PLAYS WELL
Quaker City Golfer Turns in a Course Record of 67 at Westnloreland Club Tourney.
By Briggs.

Chicago, Sept. 14-James M. Barnes of Whitemarch Valley, Philadelphia, yesterday made strong bid to re- cover the Western open golf cham pionship by setting course record os e at the Westmoreland Country club in the first Is holes of the 72-hole contest Barnes. who won the title in 1915 at Minneapolis and lost 1t last year at Milwaukee to Walter Hagen, and with his score five under par for the 6,446-yard links, out stripped his nearest competitors, Frank Adams of Beverly and Jack Hutchinson of Glenview,. by three strokes.
 Starting with a par four on the 341-yard first hole, Barnes annexed a par five at the 4S4-yard second, and, with a dead midiron pitch to the 347- yard third, scored a birdie three. His midiron tee shot on the 211-yard fourth was on the edge of the green, and he holed a goodly putt for an other birdie two. Three butts put him one over par on the 331yard fifth, but, after renewing familiarity with par on the seventh, he pitched dead to the hole on the 15O-yard eighth and holder birdie two. Another par gave him 34 for the first nine, two un- der par.
 He started on the return trip with birdie three by virtue of a ten-foot putt, and repeated on the 441-yard twelfth, sinking his third shot from twelve feet. He was even with par on the next three holes, but a pulled iron on the long seventeenth hole cost him a five, despite drive of 325 yards. Nothing daunted, he drove 315 yards on the eighteenth, mashied 140 yards more and sank a fifteen foot putt for an eagle 3. scoring 33 for the second nine.
 Frank Adams, who recently came to Chicago from French Lick, and Hutchinson, who was for several years at Allegheny, went out In 36 each and returned in 34 for pair o1 7Os They were closely followed by M. J. Brady of Boston and Jack Bur gess of Washington, D. C., who scored 72 each One stroke behind came Gil Nichols of New York, Fred Mcleod of Washington, Eddie Loos of Phil adelphia, William Kidd of St. Louis, and James Donaldson of Chicago.
 The champion, Walter Hagen, ex- perienced difficulties on the outward trip, taking 38, and finished with "A. The same total was returned by James Simpson of Milwaukee, W. c. Sherwood of Memphis, Emmet French of York, Penn., and George Simpson and Jack Burke of Chicago.
 A record field of 136 players start ed, only a half dozen being amateurs. and 46 returned scores better than 80. None of the amateurs entered has gained prominence in tournament play and the professionals apparently are in no danger of losing the title, which has never gone to an amateur but once, Chick Evans winning it in 1910.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
RUTGERS ELEVEN AT WORK.
Twenty Men Report for Initial Foot
 ball Training.

New Brunswick, Sept. 14.-The first Rutgers football practice of the year was held yesterday when number of last years men who had returned for a little preliminary practice had an unofficial workout. There were about twenty men in the squad.
 Seven veterans are available, White hill at fullback, Kelly at halfback. Garrett and Kendall as tackles, 'Hauser and Storck as ends, and Robe son. the colored star, who will be shifted from tackle to center.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
OSCAR WATTS WINS
Fred Hyde Drives His Fast Stallion Home First in Three Heats in Feature Event.

Oscar Watts, owned and driven by Fred Hyde of Hartford, won the 2:23 trot at the State Fair in Berlin yester- day afternoon, winning in three straight heats. Jenny Zombro, a Bay State mare, took second money and King Lear, a Canadian pony, was in third position at the end of the race. The best time registered was 2: 20N, made in the first heat.
 In event for Meriden horses, Caves ty, driven by c. A. Lentz, romped home an easy winner, winning three of four heats. Jack 0. ran second and Ben Royal third.
 The races were all close and exciting and provided an excellent afternoons program. Jimmy Carpenter. who se- cured the bulk of the prize money Wednesday afternoon, met with too much opposition yesterday and the
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
An Even Break.

Philadelphia, Sept. 1.-The Brook Iyn Robins split even in a twin en- Eagement with the ambitious but fast fading Phillies here yesterday after noon. The scores were 1 to 0 and to 8, the visitors annexing the to 5 affair.
 The Dodgers made a game effort to overcome some fancy pitching by Alexander in the initial array. but hs was not to be denied. Jeff Pfeffer was pitching exceptionally on his own account, and in the matter of hits the two teams were deadlocked, each re- oording seven. Not until the eleventh Inning were the Phillies able to pene- kra4e tn defense of Pfeffer. In this frame they put over the lono tally of the game.
 Pfeffer did not allow a hit for four Innings. In the fifth Luderus got a jingle, and in the seventh Whitted doubled after two were out. In the ninth Stock opened with single, and was sacrificed ahead by Schulte, but Whitted and Niehoff famed.
 After Brooklyn had been disposed of in the eleventh, Evers opened with a single Stock sacrificed, but Evers was out at third on Schultes ground er to Pfeffer. Schulte made good by stealing second, and scored on Whit ted's single.
 The second contest was just as loose IS the first was tight. The Phillies obtained a lead of three runs off Rube Marquard in the first three in- aings by punching four hits, but after the Robins had pounded Fittery off Inc pitching peak in the fifth, Mar suard did not permit a runner to reach first base.
 In the fifth Brooklyn hit for four singles and a double before a man could be retired. Lavender replaced F'ittery with two runs in and the bases loaded. He walked Stengel forcing the third run home, and two more counted before the side was out
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14

Cutshaw lifted the ball into the left field seats for home run with a run ner on first base in the ninth. The score:
 (First game).
 r. h. e. Philadelphia .OOOO0O0OOO1-1 7 0 Brooklyn .... .0000O0000O0-0 1 Batteries: Alexander and Killifer; Pfeffer and Miller.
 (Second game).
 r. h. e. Brooklyn ..OOOO50002-7 o Philadelphia .O12O0OOOO-3 z 0 Batteries: Marquard and Krueger; Fittery, Lavender and Burns.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
TANKS OVERWHELM . SHEDDING RED SOX
Donovan Clan Plays Like Cham -Homers by Baker and Pipp

New York, Sept. 14.-The Tanks unbuckled flock of hits at the Polo Grounds yesterday which have been locked up in their bat bags for weeks. The upheaval of whacks made the worlds champion Red Sox look like thirty cents and gave Donovan boys Is to 7 victory. which was more than plenty for one afternoon. The once famous Red Sox closed up like a morning glory in the sun and the club which has twice brought tho title to the Hub has one foot on the edge of a cemetery and the other on a banana peel. All their past greatness is rapidly disappearing as they swiftly bump the bumps down the slippery chute of oblivion. The Red Sox still entertain themselves with the hope that they | may yet beat out the White Sox in the American league flag dash, a little occurrence which wouldn't be a bit more surprising than a trolley line to the North Pole next summer
 l It's funny thing about these Tanks They can play ball against A once great club like the Red Sox, but find themselves suffering all finds of endorsements when they mingle l with the bunch in the second divisior. l DonoVan's club has no special goal in | view now except to land in the first division and if they play like they did yesterday, the first division will receive them with open arms.
 Three Boston pitchers, Foster, Pen mock and Jones were hammered for IT hits two of them home runs, au- l thorized by Frank Baker and Wallie 1 Pipp. Baker got four hits yester
 day and Joe Gedeon, Hughey High l i more than two hours, the crowd was
 bewildered by Yankees merry go
 rounding it on the base paths. The
 word crowd is used here merely out
 of habit. for it was as slim as SlatS
 Love. the pitcher who finished tho
 game for the Tanks.
 In their moments of distress, the
 Red Sox are irritable Umpire Silk
 O'Loughlin~ reversed decision on
 them yesterday in the fourth inning,
 first calling High out at third and
 then calling him safe. The Boston, players approached O'Loughlin like Russian mob. Because of the late-s
 ness of the season. the umpires were ) a. little easy. otherwise half of the Boston team would have been sep-. arated from their salaries. As it
 was, Babe Ruth who took up the ar-3
 gunent rom the Dencn was exlle0l
 by Umpire Moriarty. In an effort to
 offset the crushing Yankee attacks,
 Black Jack Barry sent in nearly
 every reserve on the club
 Bob Shawkey who pitched for the
 Tanks was in a heap of trouble in the first two innings, but then he
 settled down and gave the Bostonese
 only two more hits. Love. who as
 stunned the pitching burden in the
 eighth, was jared for three hits and
 as many runs. It was the easiest thing in the world to score runs anH
 it was a fortunate thing for ths Yankees that they did their run shop
 ping early. The scores r. h. e.l New York " 4O24O2O1x-13 IT }
 Boston " 220OOOO3O- 12 l.
 Shawkcy, Love and Nunamaker;s
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14

nothing, the Tacoma boxers seconds tossed a sponge into the ring in the third round as a token of defeat. The weights were: Coffey, POP pounds; Bonds, 179 pounds.
 In the other ten-round bout Irish Patsy Cline, the Harlem boxer, out pointed Barney Adair, also of Harlem
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
COFFEY SCORES K. O.
Joe Bonds Seconds Throw Up Sponge
 in Third Round.

New York, Sept 14-An overwhelm- ing advantage of 23 pounds in weight, with proportionate assets in the matter of height and reach, gave Jim Coffey, the Irish heavyweight boxer, the honors over Joe Bonds of Tacoma, Wash, in their scheduled ten-round bout last night at the Harlem s. c. When 1t was apparent that against these odds Bonds could accomplish
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
JONES RUMOR DENIED.

St. Louis, Sept. 14.-Rumors that Fielder Jones might not manage the St. Louis Americans next year were
 denied by Phil Ball, owner of. the Browns, and Dy Jones yesterday Jones said he would not resign unlesI he became convinced tl:at Ball did nos want him. and Mir. Ball said he would not let him go.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14

best he could get was fifth place in the 2:23 trot The summary:
 2:23 Trot-Purse $500. Oscar Watts b S by General
 Watts (Hyde) ........ 1 Jenny Zombro, b g dasselD ? King Lear, br (Rosemier) 3 Dewaretta, b m (Pilgard) -. 5 Kadiska Penn, blk m (Carpen-
 ter) . Mary Foran, m (SmalD 8 J. H. S., oh (Seidler) 8 Dewaretta Boy, b g (Day) z Time-220A, 2:2Ok, 2:20k.
 Meriden Class, Special Gavesty, b m dentz) .... 1 1 1 Jack O.. b g (QuinliO =. 1 Ben Royal, b S (Swain) .. 3 } Carolina, b m (McMann) 3 ? 3 Time-2:45 A. 2:52 A, PAY, 2:43.
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
MRS. MOFFETT LEADS AT COLE.

Greenwich. Conn.,, Sept. 14.-Mrs. J. A. Moffett won the cup offered in' competition by Mrs. E. c. Converse In the womens golf tournament at the Greenwich Country club yesterday by defeating Mrs. John D. Chapman at 6 and A. Mrs. T. r. Coles beat Mrs. A. D. Mittendorf in the beaten fours, 3 and 2, and was awarded the cup prel8 sented by Mrs. J. A. Moffett
New Britain herald., 1917-09-14
ANTS GET PRIMER
 DID ON PENNAN7
|Yes Win Opener in Twin Bill
 But Lose Second Game

oston. Sept. 14.-The Giants pped the first game of yesterdays bleheader with the Braves by re of to o, but came back a bit bnger in the second and nosed out hlings crew, ? to 1. In the opener be Benton yielded ten solid blows, He Dick Rudolph was toying with Giants, but the second contest was |ductive of a spirited pitching duel ween Al Demaree and Arthur hf.
 The Giants were never dangerous at stage of the first game. They re completely baffled by the sturdy le Bronx boy and gleaned only five off his delivery. These were kept we'll scattered that only one Giant
 past first base. That was in the ond inning, when Zimmerman, t man up in that frame, hit to the Ice in left center for two bases. Rudolph then put the screws on a famed Fletcher and Smith, Zim- Irnan stealing third while the lat operation was in progress, and bike was retired on a grounder to Iwlings. Thereafter the Giants sub- tted rather tamely, and the Braves led upon overwhelming lead in a v innings.
 Etallings' men put their first run er in the second inning, when Ko- tchy walked and then raced home Smiths double to right. Smith ks cut down at third on his attempt stretch the hit into a triple. An her run was added in the third. ei, or1a fo %o middle station on Rudolph's sac- Ice and scored on Rehg's single to Int.
 There was no further scoring until 3e seventh, in which frame the raves registered three runs. Ko- Itchy doubled to left and Smith was tt by a pitched ball. George Burns fen muffed an easy foul fly from bIly's bat and Kelly made the most the next opportunity by crashing Se ball to the fence in right center (r a home run, Konetchy and Smith kotting across the plate ahead of (m. 1.-TWO more runs, which served only bury the Giants more deeply in 1feat, were scored in the eighth. lowell singled and stole second and tonetchy brought him in with a ouble to left. Koney counted on mith's single.
 The Giants victory in the second ame was scored despite the fact that Fehf held them to three hits. Burns tepped to the plate in the first in- ing and drove the ball to deep right cid for three bases, after which 'horpe drew a pass. Kaufr died on a oul fly to Konetchy, but Burns raced yer the plate while Zimmerman was eing retired at first on a grounder to 'mith.
 The score:
 (First game).
 r. h. e. soston ...011000320-7 10 1 New York ..... .O00O0000O-O 5 Batteries: Rudolph and Meyers; Benton and McCarty.
 (Second game).
 r. h. e. Iew York .1000O1OO0-2 1 Boston .000O1OO0O-1 5 0 Batteries: Demaree and Rariden; Neflf. Ragan and Meyers