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Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

signed a contract this year in the face of Johnson's and the commissions orders. Czar that he is. Johnson is finding trouble controlling this fea- ture of baseball.
 Christy Mathewson Is. the most con- sistent of these writers. Matty is ca pablo of writing his own stuff and does pound out some of it but his du- ties as manager of the Reds have pre- vented his devotion of much time to the labor. The stories, though are still running, but their poularity has ceased.
 Rowland is rapidly taking rank with the greatest leaders in baseball. He is reaching the popularity enjoyed by McGraw in his handling of tenn peramental ball players. Rowland has players on his pay roll, temperamental as they grow. but he has been sliding along with them without any trouble. He doesn't make a lot of noise about it; he doesn't shout around or tear his hair, but he gets results.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Roush, the hard hitting outfielder with
 Cincinnati. are the 191 batting cham
 pions of the major leagues. Cobb with
 an average Of .SS0 finished with lead of 22 points over Iris Speaker of Cleveland, wno led the American leageu in 1916. RCNsh showed the way to the National league batters with .343-21 points ahead of Roger Horns by of St. Louis, his nearest rival These averages include the final games of the season for the western teams.
 In the American league the fight for base stealing honors resulted in a sur
 rrising shakeUp. Chapman of Cleve-
 Ia nd went into the lead with 54 In four games Chapman stole six bases. Bobby Roth, Chapman's teammate, who held
 the lead a week ago, stole 51 and Cobb
 49. Chapman also topped the sacrifice
 h;tters with 69.
 Cobb was credited with PA hits in
 I53 games. He cracked them out for
 S33 bases. Ills record included 40
 doubles, "A triples, and home runs.
 Pipp of New York, however, leads in circuit drives, having made up to oct. 3. Ownie Bush, the Detroit short stop, is in possession of scoring honors,
 having counted 112 times. with CoJ) runs behind him. Detroit clung to team
 batting honors with .259. with the championship Chicago outfit 5 points behind.
 Leading batters who played in half or more of their clubs games: Cobb,7 Detroit, .3SO; Speaker, Cleveland, 1858; Sisler, St. Louis. .347 Veach, Detroit. .315: Felsch, Chicago, .30S; McInnis, Philadelphia. .3C5; Lewis, Boston, .305; Harris, Cleveland, ,.305: Jackson, Chi cago, 1903; Chapman, Cleveland. .299.
 In the National league. Carey off Fittsburg finished far in front for base stealing honors with 50 to his credit Including Wednesdays game, Cravath, Philadelphia, and Robertson, New York, were tied in home runs, each having 12. Burns of the champion New York club brought his total of runs scored up to 103. Heinie Groh of Gin cinnati trailed him with 91. Deal Chi cago, topped the sacrifice hitters with 29. ..s
 Hornsby. the St. Louis shortstop, who finished second to ROuSh in batting. stretched his hits for a total of PAS I bases, while the best Roush could do was 236 bases. Hornsby drove out 168 hits, which include home runs, 26 doubles and 15 triples. Roush made IS doubles, IA triples and circuit drives. 1 In team batting Cincinnati had '.264 and New York .260.
 Leading batters who played in half l of their clubs games: Roush, Cincin- ! nati. .343; Hornsby, St. Louis, 1928; ] Kauf New York. BOT: Wheat. Brook 1 lyn. .305; Groh. Cincinnati. .3o5; Burns | New York, .302; Zimmerman. New 1 York, .300 Smith. Boston, .297; Jack 1 Smith, St. Louis, .297; Cruiz, St. Louis, l .z96; Carey, Pittsburg, .296. 1
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

New Haven, Conn, Oct. 24.-At the annual meeting of the Eastern League Baseball association held here today officers were elected, the 4pennant for the season formally awarded to New Haven and an amendment allowing the election of officers for more than a year adopted. The question of putting teams in the field next year was set tied affirmatively and schedule com mittee named.
 Daniel O'Neil of Hartford was elect ed president and secretary for three- year term. Thomas O'Brien of Hart ford was elected treasurer. Directors were chosen as follows: Morton F. Plant, New London; James T. Collins, New Haven; c. T. Lane. Bridgeport; James T. Clarxin, Hartford; William E.. Carey, Springfield; Edward s. Smith, Worcester; M. J. Garrity. Port land, and R. W. Emmons, 2d, of Law renee. o
 The schedule committee is M J. McMahon of Worcester and M. J. Gar rity of Portland. who will have the as- sistance of Treasurer OBrien. They will report in December.
 A check for $100 was presented to Manager Collins to buy a pennant for his park.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
TO SHORTEN AMERICAN
 LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Ban Johnson to Cut It From 154 to
 14o Games.

St. Louis. Mo-, Oct 24.-Presiden, Ban Josnson of the American League announced here today that the 191s schedule would be cut from 154 to 14f games. He said the season would be- gin about April 27 or May 1, and end the middle of September.
 >"I have always thought that 15A games were too many said Mr. Johnson. Each year I have contend ed that 40 games was the ideal seed ule, but as the sentiment among the club owners did not seem to favor my idea, I never pressed the point. The shortening next season is in no wise a war move, although I think the war provides a very good reason for fnaugurating the plan.
 The details will be worked out at the annual meeting in Chicago. I do not think the shortening of the sched- CSe will entail a reduction of the play CT limit.
 The new schedule will enable the teams to get a later start to training camps and this also will be big fac tor, as it frequently has been too cold in the south to do much training when the teams arrived in February"
 August Hermann chairman of the national commission, and president of the Cincinnati Nationals, in letter to a St. Louis newspaper, said he favor ed 140 game schedule
 President Johnson denied that he had signed Miller HuEgins, manager Of the St. Louis Nationals, to manage an American League team next year.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
STOCK MARKET WAS BEARlSH.
Attacks Were Concentrated Principal
 Iy Upon Rails.

New York, Oct 24-Observance of Liberty Day, which, reduced the trad ing session to two hours and a se- were storm which interrupted com bined to limit today's dealings on the stock exchange to an aggregate of barely 250,0 shares
 Bears availed themselves of these conditions to renew their attacks against various issues, concentrating upon the rails, probably because of the unfavorable returns for August re- ported by the Interstate Commerce CommissiSn
 Union Pacific was under most se- were pressure, falling almost three points to IF 3-4, it's lowest price in several years. Other Pacif1cs, grang- CTS, coalers. cotton carriers-in fact, the general transportation division lost 1 to points, with many new min imums for the current movement
 Shippings were almost the sole fea- lures O. strength, scoring extreme ad- svances of one to 1-2 points, vir 'tually all of which were retained gas shares rallying from their recent depression, while others, notably To- cal transactions, added 1 to points to losses of the early week.
 Short coverings in the final trading effected recoveries of as much as a States Steel closing at slight loss after having fallen almost a point
 Bonds followed the trend of stocks manifesting further heaviness in in dustrials and utilities. Liberty 3 1-2's again were the outstanding fea- overwhelmingly to total sales (par value) of s5,175,OOO.
 United States bonds Gold issues) were unchanged on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

number of matches last spring. Bil-
 ly KiIlefer, Alexander's battery mate. and Oscar Dugey. who is also on the Phils' payroll, are pretty nifty Tn the breaking of clay targets.
 Joe Bush, the veteran hurler of the Mackmen, is another, and is quite at home at the traps or in the field. He Is just as good a shooter as he IS pitcher-and he is Q mighty good pitcher. Speaker is good shot and so is Joe Jackson, in fact all of the are excellent trapshots
 Ty Cobb is as ardent a a shooter as he is ball player and goes at ths shooting game just as strenuously as he does baseball. Tyrus, with E. S. Rogers, of Cleveland, and John Philip Sousa, Jr own 5000 acres of we'll stocked hunting grounds on the Sa- vannah river in Georgia and on this private preserve the greatest stick smith of them all spends the greater part of his vacation. On one excur- sion last winter Cobb and his part ners bagged $50 quail.
 hurlers that baseball has ever known, Is also an ardent shooter and every year he gathers a bunch of ball play CTS together for an expedition fin Maine Eddie Plank, Bin Carrigan. Lew Mccarthy, Sherrod Smith. IIerbie Pennock. lazy Hoffman, Orvie Overall. Frank Baker, Gabby Cravath, John Henry Wagner, Walter Johnson, Ed. Pfcner, Boy Shawkey, Wilbert Robin Billy Sullivan-names that are well known to all baseball fans-are de- voices of the great sport Of hunt ing.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
THREE THOUSAND ATTENDED
 BOB FITZSiMMoNs' FUNERAL. Body of Former Champion Was Laid to Rest in GfaceIand Cemetery.

Chicago. Oct. 24.-Robert Fitzsim- mons, who died at a hospital here last Monday after l weeks illness of lobar pneumonia, was buried today at Graceland cemetery. Funeral services for the former champion heavyweight pugilist were held in the Moody taber- Iracle, conducted by Rev. Paul Rader, himself an athlete in his college days on the Pacific coast.
 More than three thousand persons from all walks of life attended the ser vices and filed by the bier at the close of the services. A large proportion of those in attendance on the services made up the cortege which followed the f1ower-laden casket to Graceland ceme- tery-
 This man fought many battles" Mr. Rader said, "and tasted the sweets of victory more often than he did the acid of defeat. But he never fought a greater fight than the one with him. self which led to renunciation of the old for the new man. It took courage to face the contemptuous laugh, the sheer, the doubt cast on his sincerity when the big athlete submitted to bap- tism by the little Baptist clergyman at Los Angeles. His baptism was the symbol of the casting off the old man for the new. All the world despises a ouitter; all the world admires a hero Bob fought his final fight as he had fought his ring career-with indomita- ble courage. The son of an Episcopal clergyman, his early training was never wholly forgotten and helped him in his final victory-that over death"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
By PETER CARNEY

Editor National Sports Syndicate
 With the baseball season over and the paraphernalia slowed away for the winter the knights of the diamond show interest in ether pastimes. The players devote that off season 70 recre- ation. as they see ft-for to them base ball is work.
 CTS of the American and National Leagues are excellent shots with the trapgun and devote considerabl ble time to shooting the five months that the pay check doesn't Hitter in with their mail
 "Chief' Bender. whose remarka ble pitching with the Phil! .: the past sea- son, is still the sensation wherever baseball is discussed, is one of the best trapshots in this dear old land of ours and the Chippewa may be To- cated at the Beideman club traps il: Camden, N. J., several afternoons each week.
 Bender with Harry Davis, captain of the Athletics, Chrfsty Mathewson manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Otis Crandall,. now hurling in the Pa cif1c Coast League, toured the coun- try several years ago as a trapshoot Ing squad and their performances awakened interest of other ball play CTS to the sport. -'..f
 Grover Cleveland Alexander who has turned in thirty victories in each of the past three years for the Phil lies, is another who is an. excellent shot and he paired off with Bender i:i
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
ROWLAND TURNED DOWN
 WRITER'S CHANGES
Would Not Write Up WorId's serie.
 for Papers,

Clarence Rowland, the bush leaguer the man who has enjoyed the laughs of his contemporaries and who has laughed last and heartily, set an ex- ample just before the world series that should be food for the thoughts or his rivals. He needed money more than did John J. McGraw He needed 1t almost as much as Eddie Collins or Christy Mathewsan but this pro- duct of Iowa small towns, a minor leaguer turned down a fat offer from syndicate that wanted him to write" his world series views.
 Like Ban Johnson president of the American League. Rowland believes not in the annual swindle that offers the public stories under signatures or the game's great stars. He knew then and knows now that not one player with a single exception of Eddie Collins, writes the matter credited to him and it is extremely doubtful if Collins found time during the last big games to really write a decent account of the contests John son has placed a ban on these stories. The National Commission has drowned on the practice yet no one seems able to put stop to it. Eddie Collins
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Leonard Wins Again.

Cleveland Oct. 24.-Benny Leonard knocked out Toughey -Ramser of To- rain in the seventh round of what was scheduled to be a ten round bout at the Cleveland Athletic club tonight. Ramser was outclassed all the way by the champion
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
WESTERN CLUBS BACK
 IN GOOD STANDING.
After Seven Years of Tail-Ending
 They Are Forging to the Front.

Western major league clubs are slowly but surely coming back into their own. After stretch of seven years in the National league and eight seasons in the American, the teams on the far side of the Alleghany range are showing strong signs of championship Caliber, and if the war doesn't knock the props from beneath the national pastime the season of 1918 is very apt to find western teams in both leagues dominating the pennant races. For the good of baseball generally, nothing better could happen.
 The east has dominated both major league circuits so long that even the worlds series of that year to the west as it once did. But the worm will turn. The Boston Red Sox have upheld the east in the American league for three years. including the present season, and prior to that time the Red SoX sandwiched in between three of Connie Mack'S pennant winners.
 Detroit's American league champions of 1909 were the last to win a pennant in the west, and Detroit lost the worlds series of that year to the Pitts burg Pirates, also western entry. league champions from the west, fell an easy prey to the Athletics, losiEE four out of five games. But the west is coming back. next season and a good many wise baseball men are predicting that the Giants will disintegrate, just as the Champion Dodgers have done this year, because several of MrGraw's most important players are getting we'll along in years. Fred Mitchen's Cubs must also be figured. The team as it stands today is not a champion ship aggregation by any means, but Mitchell has lines laid for the rebuild ing that should get results. The Cub leader recently announced that he will have nothing to do with players who come to the club as a gamble" He wants men of recognized ability, and te has President Weeghman's per- mission to go out and get them re- gardless of the price.
 In the American league. Chicago. Detroit and Cleveland are three DOW erfuI clubs. The strength of the White Sox has been so prominent all season that 1t is needless to mentisn the class of Rowland's men. The Tigers and Indians. with better pitching next sea- son. may be expected to win from Is to 25 per cent. more games than they have won this year, if the dope is cor rect. RoUsH AND COBB ARE
 CHAMPION HlTTERs. l
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Anything Else?

New York sporting scribes continue to enthuse about the Yankee rockies. Catcher Ruel is described as another Scha1k, while Outfielder Lamar is said to have a throwing arm like Joe Jackson. Doubtless Second Baseman Fewster also handles himself like Ed die Collins around the keystone sack
 Here is the latest: Nap Lajofe is to play first base for the Yankees
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
De Orc Retains Lead.

7 New York. Oct. 24.-Alfredo De Orc of Cuba, holder of the three cushion billiard title, retained his lead over John Da1y of New York by defeating the challenger 50 to 40 here tonight. in the second block of a three nights match. The total score is De Orc 100, Daly S3. Tonight's play lasted 80 in nings. De Gro made a high run of and DaIy 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

A service card is in the window of Mrs. Albert Woodworth'S house on West Town street. She has three sons in he United States service Clarence at New London, has been home this week on a 4S-hour fur tough; Everett is in Newport, R. l. was home over Sunday and Corporal Dewey Woodwork who is at Fort Wright, on Fishers Island.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

The strike of operators and linenen fl the Great Northwestern Telegraph company of Canada is delaying incom- ng desoatches.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
eowdoin Wins Cross Country Even.

Durham, N. H.. Oct. 24-Bowdoin college runners defeated the New Hampshire college team in the cross country event here today, B to S4
 The time over the rain-soaked course
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Motored to Lords Point,

MT. and Mrs. A. F. Greene of West Town street, with MT. and Mrs. John Tracy of Franklin, motored to Lords Point and return early in the week Four families are stille there.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Mrs. Fanny Abell of Town street is spending a week with MT. and Mrs, Nathan Hall in Preston City,
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Rev. w. J. Reynolds from Lisbon will speak at Scotland Road hall Sun day afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
NORWICH TOWN
QoF eaA 2M35s @5@

Mrs. Albert Woodworth's Three Sons In the Service-Lisbon Pastor to Speak at Scotland Road Meeting- Motor Visitors Find Four Families at Lords Point.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Farmers are threshing oats an6 buckwheat and getting in the last crops from fields and gardens
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
O'NEIL PRESIDENT OF EASTERN LEAGUE
Was Elected the Annual Meeting Held in New Haven Wed nesday-New Haven Was Formally Awarded the East ern Pennant-Ihomas O'Brien of Hartford Chosen for Treasuer-Board of Directors Chosen.

of four and one-half miles was 26 min utee, 40 4-5 seconds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Mrs. Sarah Hull of West Town street is making a lengthy visit with friends in Meredith, N H.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

MT. and Mrs. Aanthony Jacobson of Sturteva.nt street visited friends ir Hartford during the past week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

next year, succeeding Walter Pipp.
 Whevler he will manage the te.lm as well, the rumor monger sayeth not.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Dance at Scotland Road hall Fri day evening.-adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

West Side, Norwich, are visiting their daughter Mrs. F. s. Wheeler of Scot land Road.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Miss Catherine Murray of West Town street is in MiddIetown for a weeks visit with friends
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Fred Brown of Springfield, Mass, is passing few weeks at his home on West Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
MON EY,

New York, Oct. 24.-Can money firm: high 4; low 1-2; ruling rate 4; clos ing bid 1-2; offered at 4; last loan A.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

James Shahan of Hartford was at his home uptown the first of the first of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
COTTON.

New York. Oct. 24.-Cotton features closed steady. October 2s,00; December 29.72: January 27.30; March 27.01: middling 26.9O.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Miss May Irene Hansen of Plain Hill road visited her cousin, Miss Mabel Fleming in Greeneville for a few days this week.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Rev William Crawford, pasor of the rst Methodist church was in South h iichester Monday and Tuesday to nd the session of the fall meeting the Norwich District Ministerial Association
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Rev. and Mrs. .O. Barrows of West Town street are in stonington for a week with their daughter, Mrs. D. c. Stone.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Herman Karkutt and Edward Snow from Fort Wright, Fishers Island, were at their homes uptown this week, on furlough.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Mrs. Mary J. Woodworth and Mrs. Viola Bentley of West Town street spent the weekend with friends in South Coventry.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

MT. and Mrs. Albert Thorp and son William of Hallville were recent yis- itors at the home of George Thorp, on Sturtevant street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

was the guest Tuesday of her sis ter; Mrs. Frank S. Avery of West Town street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
ROUsH AND COBB ARE
CHAMPION LETTERS.

Cobb Has an Average of .3ao anc
 Roush Hits for .343.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Miss Grace Dennison Wheeler of Maple Lawn, Stonington was the guest Tuesday of the Misses Crawford of West Town street
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

MT. and Mrs. Groves spent a few days last week with Mrs. Groves sis ter, Mrs. John Tifft, at her home or West Town street
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Mrs. Reginald Ward of Huntington Avenue is passing a few weeks win Mrs William E. Ward of Asylum st~eet and Mrs. Henry Ward of Colt st-deet.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Mir. and Mrs. John Hafner have talk en an apartment in MT. and Mrs Stanton's house on West Town street and came there this week
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25

Mrs. Jacob Renner of Hartford formerly of Norwich Town, is here for ! weeks visit with her sister Mrs David R. Kinney of Tanner street.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-10-25
Lisbon Pastor to Speak.

Lisbon Pastor to Speak.
 Rev. w. J. Reynolds from Lisbon will speak atzScotland Road hall Sun day afternoon.
 Dance at Scotland Road hall Fri day evening-adv.
 James shahan of Hartford was at his home uptown the first of the first of the week.
 Fred Brown of Springfield Mass, is passing a few weeks at his home on West Town street.
 Miss Catherine Murray of West Town street is in Midd1etown, for a weeks visit with friends.
 Mrs. Sarah Hull of West Town street is making a lengthy visit with friends in Meredith, N. H.
 Mrs. Fanny Aben of Town street is spending a week with MT and Mrs. Nathan Hall in Preston City.
 Farmers are threshing oats and buckwheat and getting in the last crops from fields and gardens.
 MT. and Mrs. Aanthony Jacobson of Sturtevant street visited friends in Hartford during the past week.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry S. Gay of the West Side, Norwich, are visiting their daughter Mrs. F. s. Wheeler of Scot land Road.
 Miss May Irene Hansen of Plain Hill road visited her cousin, Miss Mabel Fleming in GreenevilIe for a few days this week.
 Herman Karkutt and Edward Snow from Fort Wright, Fishers Island were at their homes uptown this week, on furlough
 Rev. and Mrs. J. O. Barrows of West Town street are in stonington for a week with their daughter, Mrs. D. c. Stone.
 Mrs. L. V. whitford of Jewett City was the guest Tuesday of her sis Town street.
 Mrs. Mary J. Woodworth and Mrs. Viola Bentley of West Town street spent the weekend with friends in South Coventry.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Thorp and son William of Hallville were recent wis itors at the home of George Thorn. on | Sturtevant street.
 MT. and Mrs. Groves spent a few | days last week with Mrs. Groves sis | ter, Mrs. John Tifft, at her home on | West Town street.
 Miss Grace Dennison Wheeler of | Maple Lawn, Stonington , was the guest Tuesday of the Misses Crawford of West Town street.
 Mir. and Mrs. John Hafner have talk en an apartment in MT. and Mrs. Stanton's house on West Town street and came there this week.
 Mrs. Jacob Renner of Hartford. formerly of Norwich Town, is here for 2 weeks visit with her sister Mrs. David R. Kinney of Tanner street
 Mrs. Reginald Ward of Huntington Avenue is passing a few weeks win Mrs William E. Ward of Asylum t get and Mrs. Henry Ward of Colt si -deet.
 Rev. William Crawford pasor of the rst Methodist church was in South Nj iichester Monday and Tuesday to nd the session of the fall meeting f the Norwich District Ministerial Association.
 The strike of operators and linemen f the Great Northwestern Telegraph | company of Canada is delaying incom- ng desoatches.