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Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
FORMER PLANTER MAKES
 GOOD WITH GIANTS
Rodriguez Wins Place Because He
 Has Baseball Hands"

Louis Lee Arms, in the New York Tribune has the following boost for the former Planter first baseman Joe Rodriguez:
 Don Jose Rodriguez, who is doing more or less expert utility work for the Giants, is as slender and brown as a Mexican cigarette, wears a fourteen and -half-inch collar, and does not look like a ball player. The young Castilian is known to his teammates as Joe" and we can tell you how he came to be a member of the New York Giants.
 When the Giants reported south this spring there were four youngsters who hoped to win the position of utility in fielder, an honorable role that had been vacated by the veteran. Hans Lo- bert. One was Howard Baker, lazy and indifferent; another was Joe Shepner, who had th1 look of promise but was under developed; the third was Edson Hemingway, smooth and experienced but as good then as he'd ever be; the fourth was Don Jose Rod riguez.
 Each day this quartet battled polite ly and self-consciously to win Mc Graw's favor. It was known that but one would stay. Each day each of this
  turesque, of lazy, Baker, played all the baseball that was in him and kept a weather eye on the other fellow. Of them Rodriguez was the quiet est, but he had hands that talked Such hands! Baseball managers study hands as David Harum analyses horsef1esh Good hands are those which smothers a thrown or batted 1 ball as net might. Zimmerman has such hands. Bad hands are those | which do not relax as the ball hits them and their possessor is known as one who fights the ball. Such is Larry Doyle.
 McGraw, who bats to his rockies i by the hour in the south, could hit nothing through Joe" Rodriguez. ! The young Cuban had that happy and natural faculty of smothering the ball. i I've never seen better hands, said i John Ganzel manager of the Kansas City American association team, one day. as he watched McGraw hitting to Joe"
 He's a wonder" answered the i Giants manager.
 Originally a first baseman. "Joe' played second, third and shortstop
 with equal facility because he had baseball hands.
 One nlgnL Jonn toSteI SdIu bdAeI had been released to Memphis and Shepner to New Orleans. The fight then was between Hemingway and Rodriguez. When the Giants reached
 New Orleans, on their way home
 Hemingway, too, was turned over tc
 the Pelicans.
 So Don Jose Rodriguez, who does
 not look like baseball player, but
 has baseball hands, is a big leaguer
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Yantic 4, Lebanon 3.

Yantic took the third game of the series from Lebanon Saturday after noon at Yantic. making it two out of three. The game was fast and interest ing except for the first inning when J Wheeler had a bad session. Three hits, an error and two wild pitches were responsible for Lebanon's three tallies. After the first Joe settled down and held the visiting team score less for the remainder Of the game. H6xie, his opponent, though a bit wild, pitched an excellent game, Yant;c get ting only seven hits off his delivery. The final score was 1 to 2.
 With the score 3 to 0 Yantic put one run across in the secoEd inning and SimcoX's drive through second in the eighth brought in two more tying the score. In the ninth the Lebanon bat ters went out in order and Yantic came to bat determined to get the winning run. With two men on, two cut and two strikes. Reardon ham, mered out a single to left that scored Leonard and the game was over. The score.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Moeram Likes Critical Fan.

The average major league, or for that matter minor league managers detests second guessers' fans who after a play has gone wrong, demand to know why the manager didn't do so and so instead of employing the strategy he deemed most advisable. However. John McGraw is not one of those who look with disfavor on this species of rooter.
 The second guessers' help to make baseball what it is," says the Giant leader. "They are usually the kind of fellows who attend every game they possibly can and who have the in terest of the home team at heart. They are so disappointed when. their team loses that they feel constrained to take the matter up with the manager, and a fellow who has that much interest in baseball is, l contend, an asset to the sport"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
i TRAP Pzz zDn]
 and (I Ig;
 FIELD B1. ! --rzsRssHI
LAKEWOOD SHOOT
IS ONE OF CLASS
At Fine Resort and Being We'll Man
 aged it Looms Up As One of the Largest in Country in Three Years.
By Peter P. Carney

Editor National Sports Syndicate.
 Whenever and wherever gun bugs" gather they talk about successful trap shooting tournaments-ones that live in their memory-and at all such gatherings the annual spring carnival al Lakewood comes in for favorable mention.
 The tournament recently conducted was the best of all Lakewood trap shoots. As the circus barker would say; It is bigger and better every year" This cry may not have been correct when applied to the circus. but it certainly hits home when applied to Lakewood
 Lakewood is a fine place-indeed, there are very few places that can be compared with the Jersey resort in the Pincs-and that the shooters like Lake wood is evidenced by the number that participated. One hundred and eighty three shooters competed and shot at S5 500 targets thrown over beautiful Lake Manetta.
 While A. J. Murphy, the promoter of the Lakewood tournament. was the first man to realize the benefit of trap shooting as a means of recreation at a pleasure resort it was not until three years ago that the Lakewood tourna- ment made any particular headway. That year there were about 50 shoot CTS. Last year the figures mounted up- wards of 100. And this year the num- Der was near 200. Every year up to a certain limit there will be more be- cause all those who once shoot at Lakewood will return and their favor able criticisms bring others.
 The Lakewood tournament is as well managed as any shooting event in the country, and is one of the few tourna- ments where referees. scorers, pullers and trap boys who know their business are to be found The idea at Lake wood is to do the thing right-whict should be the idea of every club that promotes a shooting tournament The one trap that marked trapshootings in ception at Lakewood gave way tc three traps last year, and anticipating greater interest this year two addition al traps were installed.
 The shooting of Fred Tomlin, O, Pennsgrove. \. J.. featured. He wor the 1S-yard champions at 6O-yard tar. gets, and averaged 97 for the 400 re gistered targets. He took two second. and two thirds and his winnings nor, than topped those of any one else.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
BASEBALL REVIEW.
Cubs Increase Lead While Indians Gain on Red Sox.

New York, Aug. 1.-The Chicago Nationals displayed renewed strength last week and their success in taking three games out of four from New York, their nearest rival makes the Cubs the probable pennant winners in the shortened race which ends Sept.-2. In the American league, Boston's lead was cut to three and one-half games by Cleveland, the Indians winning three out of four from the Red Soy, including today's double header. Washington won four of it's seven games and is not yet out of the race.
 The Chicago Nationals divided two games with Boston. Vaughn held New York to one hit Thursday, while the Cubs hammered all the Giant pitchers, except Causey. who won his seventh straight victory in Saturdays first l game.
 | The Boston Americans after being shut out by Russell of Chicago last Sunday, took four straight from St Louis. Cleveland, however, won three | from the leaders only losing today's | first game after twelve innings, when Ruth scored his third victory within a
 week Bagby yielded three hits Sat | urdaV
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
FINANCIAL. AND COMMERCIAL
STOCK PRICES STEADY.
The New Low Level of Midsummer
 Activity Was Apparent,

New York, Aug. 3.--On the Stock Exchange, prices hardly moved Sat urday and business fell to a low lev el of midsummer inactivity. There were no changes of importance; the mornings stirring news from the western front being left for this weeks market.
 Decrease of ST, ,O0O, ,OOO ill surrlus re- serves, shown by the weekly bank statement, brought the surplus to S55,- 100000; which is not large, but is above the prevailing level of the past three months. The weeks decrease resulted mainly from reduction of $12,- 200, 900 in reserve held for the Asso- ciated Banks by the New York Fed eral Bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

The greatest players of modern times have cost the club owners lit tie or nothing. Mistaken judgment of baseball ability has cost the magnates fortunes, however.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Eastern Honor Roll.

The following players who have seen service in leagues representing New England, barring the New England League, are now in service:
 B. T. Aldworth, Everett Boone Frank Brewer, Don Brown, Phil Chouinard John Dell, Dick Burning Alex Gaston George Cav, Bill Glea- son Lee Gooch, Eddie Goodridge Mar win G. Goodwin, Ralph Head, William Herring, L. c. Howe, Roy Jenkins Frank Kane, Dan Keefe, A. Lindstrom Tony Marhefka Mike Menosky Rollie Naylor, Leo O'DonnelI Eddie King Ceril Billion, H. NJ Percen, James Ritter, Vincent Ruth, Hank Schreiber John Human, R. Yebsley, Paddy Mar tin Harry Weaver.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Now they tell us that if the war keeps on the boys will have to use horsehideless balls. If the war keeps on they won't have to use any balls.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Ruth Ties Record For Homers.

By hitting home runs in three con secutive games he participated in, Babe Ruth a few days ago tied the record for homers in consecutive games. Curiously enough the record has only been accompanied by two pitchers, Ruth and Ray Caldwell.
 Batting against Allen Russell of New York, May 4, Ruth smashed a circuit drive. Ruth did not play again until May 6, when he nicked Mog- ridge of New York for four bases. The next day he connected with one of Walter Johnsons slants for the full distance.
 On June 10, 1915, Caldwell batted for Ray Fisher in a game with the White Sox at the Polo Grounds and made a home run off Jim Scott. The following day he was again sent in as a pinch hitter, this time for Catch CT Schwert, and blew himself to an- other home run at the expense ofsRed Faber, and on June 12 in a game which he pitched he made it three in a row by slamming circuit drive off the offerings of Earl Hamilton, at that time with the Browns but at present 8 member of the Pirates staff.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Manager Hendricks of the Cardinals Fhas abandoned the idea of switching his batsmen according to the appear ance of an enemy right or left handler in the box.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
KUMAGAE DEFEATS TAYLOR
 IN STRAIGHT SETS.
Japanese is First Foreigner to Win
 Metropolitan Title

New York, Aug. 4.-Ichiya Kumagae won the metropolitan tennis singles championship today on the turf courts of the Crescent Athletic club. The Japanese player, mostly driving from his base line defeated Harold L. Tay- Tor, the Brooklyn schoolboy star, 6-2, 6-3. 6-1. Taylor attempted to play at the net, but he was unsteady and miss ed many chances. kumagae is the first foreign player to win the metro
 Frederick C. Bags and Dr.. W. Rosenbaum won the doubles champion ship, defeating Charles Chambers and Henry Mollenhauer of the Kings Coun- ty club, 6-3. 6-4, 6-1.
 Showers interfered slightly with the playing.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
TRoTTiNG GOSSIP

The ups and downs of racing ara well illustrated in the showing of Blanche Garter and A Game of Chance at North Randall and Kalamazoo. At the former both of them were con- sidered outsiders, still the Lord Rob erts mare won through Wilkes Brewer making a break in what would have been a deciding heat whilesthe Chance horse supposed to be lame paced all of his competitors to a standstill and won At Kalamazoo Blanche Carter trailed along behind for two heats and was distanced in the third while A Game Of Chance made a break, was pulled up and logged in.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Yantic 8 FitchviIIe 7.

In a closely played twilight game Friday evening, Yantic defeated Fitch vile by the score of to [. Fitchville put up a good game and outhit Yantic but the home team outfielded the wis itors. Ray Wheeler's timely three bagger in the sixth inning with two men on bases was responsible for Fitchville's defeat. The lineups:
 Yantic-Leonard ss, R. Wheeler D, J. Wheeler 1b McBurney Sb Lamphere Of, Crofts If, Hanrahan 2b, Troland If.
 Fitchville-Rivers If Kane ss, Nara ?. Smith 3b, Lynch 2b, Sweeney 1b, Coughlin cf Kcski C. Heatherington If.
 The score by innings:
 Yantic ...... ,...... 0 90 2 Is Fitchvills .... ......2 ? CT
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
MONEY.

New York, Aug. S.-Money on call on the New York Stock Exchange during the past week ranged between and per cent. against and 4 per cent. last week Mondays rate was and S-4 per cent: Tuesday, 6 and per cent: Wednesdays rate, 6 and 1-2 per cent; Thursdays rate was and per cent. and Fridays rate was and 1 per cent
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

An exhibition game was recently staged with Hank Gowdy. the former Boston star, and other soldiers with big regulations on the baseball held participating. Gowdy wearing his gas mask caught for one of the teams, and ali the other players were similarly equipped. The umpires had an easy time throughout the game.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
COTTON.

New York, Aug. 3.-Cotton advanced between $6 and s7 bale in the mar ket here today. attributed to favor able war news. unfavorable weather advices in the southwest and indica- tions of increased consumption of American cotton abroad. Cotton las now risen approximately s15 a bale here since the governments re- port was issued on Thursday.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
cas Masks on Ball Players.

An innovation in training recently put in practice back of the American lines is to have the men while play ing baseball in their recreation periods wear their gas masks throughout the game, the idea being to get them ac- customed to breathing properly in these protective devices under all conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

posal has been made to limit practice to not more than two or three ses- sions week with a game scheduled for every other Saturday. If this agreement should be adopted not more than six games would be played in the 1918 season during which each of the Big Three" eleven would play the other two teams forming the tri- angular league
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Shore Line Loses Aqain.

Ashland park the Shore Line team met defeat at the hands of the Ashland sec
 ond team. The score was to 0. Clish started the game for the carmen and the Jewett City team made all their scores off his delivery. Two home runs
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Indians and Red sox Split.

Cleveland, O.. Aug. 4.--By breaking even with Boston today Cleveland took three out of the series oe four. Boston innings and the locals the second, to 0. in six innings, it being stopped by rain. Scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
White Sox Take Two.

Chicago, Aug. 4.-Chicago wor both games of a double header from Phil adelphia today, to S and to ?, the latter game going ten innings.
 Scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
The score follows

Totals 8l 927 IS 5 Totals ss SPA 1 Score by innings:
 Ashland . ...........2 Q Q Q x-5 Experimental . ....n 0 0 O-S
 Two base hits LeClaire Raney Schulzinski, Doyle. Ferris. Three base hit. Raney. Bases balls. eff Van Dyke 0; off Ferris 0; Struck out by Ferris 10; by Van Dyke ?.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
.Eint Game.l

Totals a5 9x25 II II Totals 56 II 27 12 5 fxl One out when winning scored. (xx) Ran for Peckinpaugh in 9th.
 (zl Batted for Leideld in 9th.
 tzzl Ran for Sevefeid in 9th. Score uy fnnings. New York .. .........S 0 e-s St. Louis .. ....,....0 1 3 S-7 Two base hit, Baker. Three base hits. Gil- hooley and Maisel
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Second Game l
t1, One out when winning run scored.

Score by innings
 Washington Q c 0 c 2 2 o-S Detroit 0 Q 0 Q IT Two base hits Schulte Spencer, Milan. Cobb Three base hits veach and Shelton
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
tSecond Game }

Totals 20 lxl7 OI rotals 8 718 $ l tCalied account of rainl Score by inpings Boston e. ...............,O 0 0 o-o txl Roth out, hit by batted ball
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

ccbb Wins. For Tigers in Eighteenth. l Detroit, Mich, Aug IA two base hit by Cobb. following Bush's single and. R. Jones' sacrifice. gave Detroit an 1S-inning to victory over Washington in the second game of to-
 days double header. Washington won
 the first game. to 0. by free hitting. | Scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Yankees pron Two.

St. Louis, Aug 4.-St. Louis came from behind in the late innings of both games today and twice beat New York, The scores were ' to $ and , to s. Scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

were made, although these were made on lost balls and should have been covered by ground rules. Purple sue ceeded Clish on the mound and held Ashland safe at all times. Liberty was on the hill for the home team and pitched fine ball.
 Ashland Beat Experimental Station.
 The Ashland Club defeated the Ex perimentaI Station team of the navy on Ashland Park Sunday afternoon by the score. of 5 to 3. The Experiment tai team was a fast snappy bunch of ball players and were defeated be- cause of opportune hard hitting by Ashland in which LeClaire, Raney and Herbert featured. Raney clouted the pill for a triple. double and a sin gle in four trips to the plate. Le- Claire hit a double and a single. Inci- dentally this is the seventh consecu- tive game in which LeClaire has hit safely. Ferris struck out ten men but was unsteady with men on bases. Nei- ther pitcher allowed , base on balls. Doyle's fast unassisted double play was a feature of the game as well as was Demer's throw from deep left in the sixth. mailing Turaquist at the plate.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Sonre 7 inninrs.

Score 5y innings: Philadelphia ....2 ooo Ooo e-2 Chicago ..........l 0 0 l-3 Two base hit, Cicotte Three base hits, Acosta. Good. Home run Walker
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Hugh Duffy, holder of the highest batting average ever recorded in eith- CT of the major leagues. says that Babe Ruth of the Boston Red Sox hits a ball harder than any other player in fast company. A part of Ruth's sue cess is due to confidence in himself He firmly believes that he can hit all kinds of pitching. He has made so many tremendous drives off the best boXmen that he is regarded with feel ings of apprehension whenever he toes the plate. Ruth is a young giant in | strength and has a good eye. He sel- dom swings at wide balls and when ever he connects squarely with his big bat there's something doing As a | sluSger, the husky Bostonian is in Class IA.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

It is remarked that shipyards may be bomb proofs for the ball tossers, but they can't escape General Crowd CTS searchlight.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

SctFe by innings: = Lebanon .......-S q c 6e 0-S Yartic .. ...........0 Q 0 0-4
 Two base hit. Cummings. Bases balls. Of Hoxie 3 off Wheeler l. Struck by Hoxie [ :; by Wheeler $. Wild pitch. Wheeler ?. Stolen bases Coughlin, Leonard Cobb and Mason. Sacrifice hit I,ecnard
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Fritz Pollard, the negro star will not be at Brown university this fall
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS.
National Leagu
American L.asus.
Pirates Tie in Exhibition.

Newport, E. l.. Aug. 1.-The Pitts burgh National League baseball club and the Second Naval District team
 were unable to break q tie score of 4 to 4 in a game here today, The con- test was called after twelve innings. The score: Pittsburgh ........ .......... II l second District l3 5 Hill and Smith: Schultz and Mur- phy
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Rogers Bresnahan to save expenses, is covering center field for his Toledo team.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Marc Wright, Dartmouth, pole vaul- ter$ who has a mark of Is feet, ? 14 inches without plane has entered the aviation service.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

If Joe Jackson can swing that paint hrush in the navy yard as artistically as he swings a baseball bat he will be quite an artist.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
(First Game.J

TS1 Battrr TOT hdIIIo III oIl
 Score hv Innin=s: Washington ..--.t o-7 Detroit ...........o 2 U o-O Two base hits Shotton. Milan. schulte t2). Ayers Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
Rowland Recoonized,

When Clarence Rowland first as- sumed the management of the White Sox he was generally ridiculed. Hard hearted Chicago fans called him a bush leaguer" ard said he'd never succeed. A year ago last fall, when the White Sox failed to win the pen nant, Chicago fans c!amored for Row. lands release. But Owner Comiskey stuck to him and deded the supporters of the team. The winning of the worlds championship by the White Sox last fall, therefore vindicated both Comiskey and Rowland. The alter now is recognized as one of the most capable managers in the big lea yues. and he deserves the honors which he modestly bears.
 Rumored that the Cubs stockholders are finding fault with President W-eeghman for paying $50 900 for Alexander and. Killefer without mak- ng stipulations as to the drafting of kQEA P&Kers. C. e.-.--~----
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
(First Camel

Totals 35 IF ? IF tz, Batted for Mitchell in 7th. tzzl Batted for Eanforth tn Sth Score ty innings:
 ] Philadelphia ......1 O 5 1e-6 Chicago .....O 1-7 l Two base hits Burns. Good. Home run Wal
 ker.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05
BASEBALL,
SATURDAYS RESULTS.

National League. New York 4. Chicago 2 (First game) Chicago H. New Ycrk 6. Second samc) Cincinnati 10 Brooklyn l. (First game) Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 1. Second game St. Louis IS, Philadelphia F. tFirst same.l St. Louis ', Philadelphia l. tSecond game.) Pittsburgh 1, Boston s.
 American League. St. Louis s. New York 5. Cleveland 5. Boston l. Washington To- Detroit 1. Chicago TO- Philadelphia 5. tFirst gamel Philadelphia f. Chicago l. Second game.)
 YESTERDAYS RESULTS. National Leaaus. No games scheduled
 American League. Boston 2. Cleveland l, First same.l Boston o. Cleveland 2 Called in 9th .rainl Washington :. Detroit 0. tFirst game.l Philadelphia 5, Chicago ! tF1rst gamel Washington 6. Detroit [. Second game. IS in- ninss.l New York S. St. Louis :. First game) New York 3, St Louis j. Second game.)
 International sasua Newark 0, Rochester 3. Baltimore | Binghamton |
 GAMES SCHEDULED TODAY,
 National League. Pittsburgh at Boston
 Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
 Chicago at New York
 St Louis at Philadelphia
 American League. Boston at Cleveland. New York at St Louis.
 Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at Detroit
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

Tommy McMillan once star short stop in the big minors, played that position for Mobile until the league suspended.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

"Dud" Donnelly, former Bulkeley football star, was recently married to a New Haven girl. Dud is now in the naval reserve.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

The Pirates have released Bill Fisch- CT to the Binghamton International League club. Fisher was a holdout.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-05

During the present season owners and trainers of racing horses throughout have experienced considerable difficulty in transferring their horses from one racetrack to another on account of the congested condition of the railroads. In a measure this transfer has been made more feasible by the use of com modious motor vans which are now employed almost daily in carrying the racers from training quarters and tracks to whatever point the horses have to reach in order to fulfill their engagements. Many of the trainers availed themselves of this motor van service to convey their charges from the Long Island racing centers to the Empire City track near Yonkers where
 races will be held every day during
 the remainder of the month. Arrange
 ments have now been completed for the operation of a van service be-
 tween Troy and Saratoga at the con clusion of the Yonkers meeting. Many
 of the stake horses and platers now
 racing at the Empire track will be
 shipped by boat from Yonkers to Troy
 and thence by van to Saratoga where
 racing will be the main sporting at
 traction during the entire month of | August