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Evening star., 1918-04-05
A Great Showing Of Boys
CLOTHES, HATS, FURNISHINGS
In the Specialized Boys Department.

Spring Suits for the Larger
Boy: in a most pleasing assort-
ment of styles and fabrics, in
cluding Homespuns, Tw e d S,
Cheviots, Cassimeres. Clothes de-
signed and tailored by the best
makers Of Boys Clothes, in which
you may have full confidence as
to the correctness of style and
reliability of materials. Many of
the models exclusive with us
sizes 9 to Is years.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
WILLIAMS HITS ToBAGGAN
 EARLY IN CAREER
Bamtamweight Champion Gets Beat ing at Hands of Unknown Fighter.

At the age of twenty -four the bril- liant ring career of Kid Williams seems ended. The Baltimore boy, formerly bantamweight champion of the world, was knocked out the other night in Philadelphia by a New York boxer named Joe Lynch, who is prac- ticaIly an unknown in four rounds. This was the first knockout ever re- corded against Williams.
 Williams claimed the bantamweight championship in 1913 from Johnny Coulon. Coulon disputed the claim, but Williams proved his right to the title by beating Johnny.
 From then on the Baltimore Dane ruled supreme in his class. In fact, a few years ago he so outclassed the contenders that he went out and met Johnny Kilbane the featherweight king.
 In 1915 Williams lost on a foul to Johnny Ertle of St. Paul, Ertle how ever never established proper claim to the championship and when Pete Herman got a twenty round decision over Williams at New Orleans last year he was generally acclaimed the bantam title holder and is so regard ed today.
 Williams was born in Denmark, but came to Baltimore as a young poy and he has always had a hard time making the bantam weight limit but insisted on trying and this no doubt helped to break down his remarkable physique.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MARKET RETAINED STRENGTH
But Early Advances Were Materially
 Reduced Later.

New York. Feb. 1.--Another demon stration of activity and strength at tended today's initial dealings in stocks, but trading gradually f1atten- ed out. Early advances of one to two points in railroads and industrials and two to five points in shippings and specialties were materially impaired later.
 The reversal of the last hour was accelerated by renewal of short sell ing, based in part on an unexpected rise in call money to 6 per cent, ac- commodations of that character hold- ing over next Mondays holiday.
 War shares figured prominently in the advance of the forenoon, although peace~ talk was again foremost fac tor. Rails derived some of their early support from further improvement in eastern transportation conditions.
 Revival of public interest was sug- gested by the buIlish enthusiasm of the first hour, the turnover of that period aggregating 40 per cent. of the total. Yesterdays sensational move ments were lacking.
 Urited States Steel monopolized speculative attention throughout but forfeited it's fractional advance, clos ing at net decline of 1 3S points. Otner 1nQuSLrldlS, also TdllS dHu cup pers, pursued much the same course but shippings retained part of their substantial gains with miscellaneous issues. Sales amounted to 960,000 shares. / French municipals were the heavy features of the bond list. Liberty is- sues improved. 3 1-2's selling at 9S.S0 to 9S. first 4s at 96.6S to 96.60 and second 4's at 96.04 to S5.98. Total
 Old U. s. Rs advanced 1-2 per cent on call.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
MACK MAY GET THREE
 STARS FROM RED sox
Runor Says That Gardner, Walker and cady Are Slated for the Ath- letics.


 Unconfirmed but apparently trust worthy reports from Boston are to the. effect that Thirdbaseman Larry Gardner, Outfielder Clarence Walker, and Catcher Forrest Cady have. been designated as the Red Sox players Connie Mack will receive in exchange for Stuffy McInnis. All three are vet erans and two of them are artists of the sort best calculated to- help the Tioga tactician out of his many and
 diverse difficulties.
 There was time when Gardner was ranked with the leading third basemen of his day and generation. He has fallen away somewhat in the past two years. but at g is still a better than the average fielder and a consistent .275 hitter He is now a steady, rather than brilliant, work CT, with a deserved reputation as one ofN the most intelligent performers in either major league.
 In this respect he has absolutely nothing in common with either Cady
 or Walker, whose assets are all of a strictly mechanical nature. Walker, at his best, is hard and prolific hit ter and a fast Arranging outfie1der. He has just about as strong throw ing arm as ever threw 8 runner out at the plate-and a positive genius l for throwing to the wrong base. Like wise, he is moody, with penchant l for breaking training on the slightest provocation.
 This '1moodiness'' was largely re- | sponsible for his failure to repeat last season his unquestioned triumphs of 1916 He early became addicted to the habit of celebrating his hitting | streaks, and in identically similar fo chiop s<.Or e,l al tiny, fov. no ! riodic hitless streaks. As a conse- l quence he was almost a total loss ! throughout by far the greater part of 1 the 1917 campaign. ' | It is universally conceded. however, l that Walker is peculiarly susceptible | to his surroundings, and it is expected i that under Mack he will develop a reversal of his old and best form. l Cady is another Nunamaker, only more so, and it is doubtful if Mack would be bothering with him if any,
 thing else had offered. He can whale 1 a ball mile on occasion, but such
 occasions were few and far between l The only really notable work he ever | did for the Red Sox was during the
 worlds series of 1912, and, he wasn't l conspicuous figure in that justly
 celebrated debate.
 Luckily for Mack, Cadv is not the
 only catcher on the Athletic roster. IT the trade which sent Waffle Schang
 Joe Bush and Amos Strunk to Boston l Mack acquired title to Roy Thomas who will doubtless figure as his first string backstop during the coming
 campaign. Thomas is bloornin' Kelly ] himself, but should be decided i'm
 provement over anything the Athlet-
 ics have shown in the catching line
 since Schang blew himself to his ont good year back in 1913"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
eTRAP- P-z Ia)
 and lgar E, FIELD EA.
DATES SELECTED FOR THE
 GRAND AMERICAN HANDICAP
Trapshootins Classic and the Great
 est of All Sporting Events Will Take
 Place in Chicago August 5 to g, In- elusive,
By Peter P. Carney
ditor National Sports Syndicate.

Editor National Sports Syndicate.
 The Nineteenth Grand American Handicap Trapshooting Tournament the blue ribbon event of trapdom- and the greatest sporting event of the sear-will take place over the traps of the So.s-h Shore Country Club, Chi cago, H., beginning on August 5 and concluding on August g.
 The Grand American Handicap Tournament for years has been con ducted during the third or fourth week in August and the advancement of the cates to the first week in August will make 1t necessary for great number of the state associations to schedule their state championship tournaments earlier
 The 1913 trapshooting classic will be conducted along the same broad lines as previous tournaments, with a humber of innovations which should make the coming event the greatest seatter-gun tournament ever staged.
 100 Prizes for the Shooters.
 There will be more prizes for the shooters in this tournament than were ever before given. In the past there were 50 prizes no matter how many sunners went to the traps. This time there will be 50 prizes for $50 entrants; S0 prizes for 400 shooters; 90 prizes for 45O gunners, and 100 prizes for 300, or more, contestants. Eighty-five per cent. of the purse will be given to the first 50 in case of 400 entrants; sO per cent. to the first 50 in case of 4a0 entrants and 75 per cent. of the purse to the first 50 high guns in case of 800 or more entrants.
 For the past four years there have heen more than 800 participants. in the Grand American, in fact, the fig tres have run over 800 in the last two Tournaments held in Chicago. There is every reason to believe that there will be just as many contestants in the tournament this year as last, for the war has greatly stimulated inter est in trapshooting Many clubs have thrown their traps open to the young men of draft age and veterans are giv- ing instruction at many of these clubs so that the future defenders of the nation will be able to shoot-and best of all, shoot straight
 Trapshooting is the only sport that
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
To Tax peadheads,

Baseball deadheads probably will have to pay 70 cents each and every time they pass through the press gates at major league parks this year. Ac- cording to the present plan, each hold CT of season book or single pass must hand over 10 cents to the gate tender, who will deposit the same in a box with the free coupon. The gov ernment will collect cents and the home club will pocket cents. Ten cent baseball therefore will become a real thing. At various times more than 1000 headheads have been re- corded on the free gate at the Polo grounds, so that Uncle Sam. if the av- craze is maintained, will not be the loser. Figuring an average of 500 dead heads at each of the 154 scheduled games at the Polo grounds this year, the governments rakeoff will be about S6, 10o while $1.5o0 will be retained by the home clubs.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
ATToRNEys-A -AT-LAW
STAFFORpVILLE
Mrs. George Drummond Breaks Hip by FalI-Fifteen Baptized Last Month in Methodist Church.

Archie Sanger was the guest of Mrs Ida Converse in Eastford over Sun day.
 Harry D.. Smith and Benjamin AveryNof Addison, Ct., were guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred Smith over Sun day.
 Taken to Hospital.
 Mrs. George Drummond, who fell last week Friday and broke her hip, was taken to the Johnson hospital. Mrs. G. W. Miller is employed at buriing in the Hydeville mill.
 Fifteen Join Methodist Church. Rev. G. H. Wright, pastor of the Methodist church, baptized five per sons last Sunday, Jan. 27. Jan. 6 he baptized ten persons, making fifteen persons he has baptized and taken into church on preparatory member ship, during January.
 Held Conference.
 Rev. c. c. Scrivener of Norwich, district superintendent, preached an excellent sermon in the M. E. church Sunday evening, after which the fourth quarterly conference was held
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
MAJOR LEAGUES TO HELP RED CROSS
Plans Are Under Way That Will Net the Order Over $1OO 900 This Season Proposed to Increase Admissions Five or Ten Cents-Club Owners Favor the Proposal

Chicago, Feb. xr-More than $1oe, ; 900 probably will be turned over to the American Red Cross by the two major leagues this season if plans now under consideration are carried out, President Ban Johnson of the Ameri- can League announced tonifht, It is proposed to increase the cost of all admissions five or ten cents and turn over t othe Red Cross the difference between the regular fee plus war tax and the increased admission price. Club owners in both leagues favor the proposal and all that remains is off, cial sanction by Washington officials, Johnson stated.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
CLIPPED FROM EXCHANGES.
tiII in aood heaIth, and keen enoueh

Still in good health, and keen enough for a joke now and then, is Mrs. Granny" Lambert, of Gloucester road, Edmonton, who was 104 years old Jan. TO- She has outlived two of her daughters, who reached the ages of "A and SO.
 At her Christmas. party .'.Granny," as.i she is known locally, entertained four generations of her family, thus making five generations at the party. The youngest was only ten months old. and it is this little baby who is -Granny's" great interest.
 Mrs. Lambert was born on frigate, and since she was Is she has lived at Edmonton. That district was very different then, and Granny" used to do laundry work and dressmaking for the nobility and gentry who lived there
 A newspaper man, who called to of- fer birthday congratulations, took a rroEered seat some distance from her. This provoked the old lady, who ask ed him to come closer, adding:
 You are not married, are you!" Be- ing reassured on this point. she said 'sWeI1, you can come as near as you like, and as my husband has been dead for nearly 50 years, you may hold my hand!"
 Granny" went on to say that she did not take much notice of air raids. She always went into a corner and re- mafned there fin perfect com posure," so her daughter declared. The war does not appear to worry her. She says, however, that she misses her three glasses of stout which she has to forego owing to it's high price.
 p..-;d..,S NAS.1... i. I,,.f<. L L1. to help toward paying his war bill by means of an income tax, for this is the first occasion Americans have ever been subject to such an impost Some thing like 30 years ago the supreme court ruled that an income tax act passed by congress was a violation of the Constitution, and it was annulled. Steps were at once taken to amend the Constitution to make such a tax legal but though the movement began in 1890 it was not brought to Q suc- ceSssrl issue until 1913, and the in- come tax act which is row he;n<; r1sed for the first time was I,assed since the war began. It is eztiIueted that the yield of the first American income tax win aggregate $3,000, ,000, 900. Not bad for beginning.
 Owing to the call to arms of the owner, the music publishing business of sMessrs. Evans and O., of Castle street, Berners street, was disposed o1 by auction by Messrs. Puttick and Simpson, and realized some startling prizes. The popular Irish son and walzt, "Eileen Alannah' was knocked down for z 1,051. It was purchased by the late owner at the same rooms 1T 1892 for { 200.
 Lead Kindly Light" by Giro Pin. suti, fetched e235; the ~Old Coun. tree" by the same composer, e237 los A series of classical fragments by Milward ( 573, and another series o. pianoforte solos by the same compos. CT e 516.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
sta!Iinas Secures WiekIand.

Al Wickland,. secured by the Braves from Indianapolis, will go to Boston club. but he enjoys a wonderful field ing record. During the entire season of 1917 the American Association re- cruit made only two fielding troubles while playing in 124 games giving him the magnificent defensive. credit of .991.
 Both of Wickland's .misplays came in June-one on the 4th in his sixth game and one on the 18th, in his sev- enth game. Al accepted eighty-six chances before an error was marked up against him and then cared for
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
HORSE SENSE.

Let's hope that when the new rules are made the language will be such that everyone will understand it in the same way. It would seem good to make history! Everybody else is do- ing it.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Lee King. the sensational youngster who played the outfeld for the Pir ates last season, may be lost to the club this year. King has been placed in Class l A of the draft.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

The Nizam of Haidarabad has giv- en Lady Chelmsford one lakh of rupes (Re,e66) for "Our Day. found. Raj Bahadur Sarupehand Hukamchand of Indore has given four lal1hs of rupes (about z 6,500) to the Lady Hard inge Medical College for Women at Delhi. 4s
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Pitcher Bernie Roland of the Tigers is the first Jennings player to sign for the 1913 season. Roland is one pitcher who makes a speciality of trimming the Yankees.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

No contracts have been sent to Hank Gowdy, Rabbit Maranville, Art Rico or Schrieber, the Boston Braves now in the service. All have been placed on the voluntary retired list" and title to their services will be held by the club.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
BOWLING
EIks' Tournament.

At the Ellzs' alleys last night Team 2 and Team had their match with games were hotly contested, both bowling for Sullivan rolled high single with III and Stevens rolled high three string with 275. Lucy substituted for Quinn and Lyons subbed for Earring ton.
 The standing of the teams is as fol-
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

George Gibson of the Giants is one of the real veterans of the game. When he signed recently with the
 Giants he placed his signature on his
 fourteenth major league contract.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

The Metropolitan Driving club is having fine success with it's meetings on the Charles River speedway. Lucy Van trotted to victory in a storm on Monday, defeating Earl of Delaware and Alice Bingen.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Infielder Ed Murray is the latest ma jor league to get into the bigger game of war. Murray formerly of Trinity college, joined the Browns last sum- mer. He has been accepted in the aviation corps.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Orville Overall, one of Frank Chances pitchers in the days when the Cubs, were the greatest team in baseball, is now candidate for sher- if of !Tulare county. California.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

According to Bulgarian communi- que, 'ton the west bank of the Struma. near Kopriva, Lieut.. Eschwege has prought down a captive balloon which fell in flames behind the enemy lines. This is his 17th aerial victory"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Major General, owned by Dennis Neylon, well known in this city. gave Louis Goodwin's Derby Isle tremen- dous tussle for the s75 stake race at East Brookfield MondaysThe final heat was almost a dead one.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

The Dayton (Ofiol players who were injured in the railroad wreck near Peoria last summer have settled with the Big Four railroad Two got damages of $6,750 and another got Sl, 800.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
MEN IN SERVICE NOT
 TO PLAY ON BIG TEAMS
Boston Braves Say That if Soldiers or Sailors Have Furioughs They Cans not Play.

Boston, Feb. 1.-The Boston Na- tional League baseball club tonight announced that it would not sanction the playing on the team of any mem bers now in the army or navy who might succeed in obtaining furloughs.
 Two of the teams best players are now in service. "Hankr Gowdy is in France with the army, and "Rabbit'' Maranville is in the navy.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
Dunn s Pharmacy
50 MAIN STREET

sixteen more before committing hii second and last misplay of the cam paign.
 Thereafter, participating in sixty three contests under Jack Hendricks, new Cardinal leader Wickland played 1000 ball, accepting 11S chances. Wick land, who was born in Chicago Jan uary 27, 1890. has been up before. The Reds bought him from Dayton in 1913.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Bill James, one of the star pitchers of the Braves during their champion ship spurt in 1914, has received con tract. He has notified Manager Stall- ings that his arm is all right and he is confident that he can put over a suc- ceSSful "cOmeback"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Happy Felsch is good bowler as well as ball player. In recent match F'eisch defeated a. prominent Chicago pinman and average about 200 pins per game.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Kenneth Williams and Byron Houck the two Portland players picked up last fall by the St. Louis Browns, have emitted howl over the contract sent to them,
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

rectly, too-the Patriotic Sport. Ev- cry one should know how to shoot, and there is no better way of learning than at the traps.
 $f5,0O0 in Prize Money.
 The Interstate Trapshooting Asso- citation will give s4.O00 or more in cash and trophies for the tournament and guarantees the winner of the. Grand American Handicap event $500 and a trophy; the second high gun. S400 an da trophy; the third high gun, $500 and trophy; the fourth high gun, $200 and a trophy; the fifth high gun s100 and a trophy. The chances are that the shooter who lands in any one of these places will do better than the guaranteed prize for last year, the winner of which drew down nearly $500. With the entrance fees of the shooters the total amount of the purses will amount to more than $15,000.
 The ecents on the programme will be the same as last ear-opening with the South Shire Introductory at IS yards on August 5; the National Championships at singles and doubles targets and the Chicago. Overture on the 9th; the Preliminary Handicap on the 7th; the Grand American Handi- cap on the 9th. and the Consolation Handicap on the 9th. The usual yard age and women's. trophies will be awarded in the Grand American. The division of prizes will be the same in the Preliminary and Consolation Han dicaps as in the Grand American. There is new ruling on the Conso- lation Handicap as follows:
 Any entrant who participates in a division of the purse in the Pre,imi- nary or Grand American Handicaps will not be eligible for the Consola- 1 tion Handicap
 There will be no joker traps at this years Grand American, nor will there be any special events for professional shooters. The professionals will shoot down the line with the amateurs in l the IS yards event on the opening day, | and the professional with the highest l score will be regarded as the Profes- sional champion of the year. There
 will be the usual special event for fair | Dianas.
 Contestants Will Be Numbered. ! Each contestant in the Grand Amer
 ican will wear a number on his sleeve. | The number will be of cloth and will
 be sent to the shooter in advance. A | Duplicate number will be retained by l the committee Programmes will be
 distributed showing the name and the
 number of each contestant so that it
 will be an easy matter for the spec
 tators to keep track of the different shooters. .sac9s
 The Interstate Association has ask
 cd the Columbus, Ga, Board of Trade
 to allow the Columbus trophy to be shot for in the Grand American Han- | dicap. This trophy for years, has beer
 shot for in the Southern Handicap The Southern Handicap has been dis continued, but the Interstate Associa-
 tion does not want the trophy to gc out of commission.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Distemper, is raging in the Readville stables One youngster is in a criti- cal condition and one infant prodigy is dead. The disease is said to have been brought to the stables by young sters purchased at the November sale in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

The manager of Mike O'Dowd, the middleweight champion, received a telegram yesterday from Mike stating that his match with Harry Greb of Pittsburgh had been finally completed and that they would clash in 10- round bout at the Capitol City A. c. og St. Paul on Feb. 25. The bout had been postponed three times Both men have posted forfeits of s250 to bind the contest
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
RINcslDE GOSSIP.

Jack Williams, manager of Finney Boyle, was so pleased with the fine showing made by his boxer against Shaver O'Brien in one of the bouts on Monday night that nothing WI satisfy him but crack at Frankie Britt Britt looks soft pickings for Boyle" he said, so soft that am ready to talk iron men with BNtts manager"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
SPORTING NOTES

I Connie Mack may not have a cinch on the cellar. after all, if Ty Cobb really is thinking about enlisting in the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
MONEY.

New York. Feb. 1.-can money strong; high 6; low 4; ruling rate 4 i; closing bid 1-2; offered at 5; last loan 5.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02
COTTON,

New York, Feb. 1.-Cotton futures opened steady. March 3042; May 2980; July 2925; October 279O; December 2673.
 Cotton spot quiet; middling uplands 3120.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Tom Gibbons of St. Paul, brother of Mike Gibbons, has at last decided to do some fighting after a layoff of near ly five months. He was matched yes- terday to meet George Chip. the mid dleweight of Newcastle, Pa., for 10 rounds before the Keystone club of Pittsburgh on the night of Feb. 4. This VII be their second meeting, they having boxed a 10-round no-decision bout at St. Paul on Aug. P, 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

section of the country, yet if any thing promising be ever handed to him he is able to bring out the best in the horse.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-02

Frank Baker got five hits in one game last season and three other games produced five hits for the Trap pc mauler. Pipp and Miller each made four hits on two occasions No other Yankee player came through with more thar three hits in one game.