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New Britain herald., 1919-09-11

day at the Grange hall by the Junior Food Army. MT. Brundage is in charge of all county club work for boys and has done a great deal to fur ther the work in Hartford county. He was connected with the fair which was held in this town last year and hopes that this years exhibit will re- Ceive as great approval as the first one held in Plainv1lle.
 MT Brundage announced this morning that when the exhibit closes at 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon the prize winning exhibits will be taken directly to Springfield Mass, to be en- tered in the Eastern States Exposition to be held in Springfield from Septem- Der 15 to 20.
 Various Meetings.
 Sequassen lodge, I. O. o. r., will hold it's regular meeting this evening at 8 o'clock in the lodge rooms and will eXemplify the first degree. Fol lowing the degree ceremonies a social will be held
 The local branch of the Womens S Christian Temperance Union will hold it's annual meeting tomorrow after noon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Gridley.
 c. O. P. Caucus.
 Edwin H. Hills chairman of the republican town committee, has an- nounced that the republican caucus will be held on Wednesday evening, September IT, at the Town hall. The republican voters will meet on that evening for the purpose of nominat- ing candidates for selectmen and other town officials and to transact any other business proper to be done at the meeting.
 Coal Situation.
 H. C. Thompson, the local coal dealer, in discussing the possibilities of the coal situation this winter, said that he is now forced t0 buy a car of pea coal in order to secure a car of stove or nut coal. The orders which have been in the office since last spring are being filled as soon as the cars arrive in the yards. Mir. Thomp- son does not force his customers to buy the pea coal. but urges them to use it as far as it is possible to do so.
 PIainville Briefs.
 The annual business meeting of the Advent Christian church will be held tomorrow evening at o'clock. All members are requested to be present
 Letters are advertised at the post office for H. E. Meyer and George Schulz.
 Seaman Frank Skelly is back in this country and spent a short furlough at his home in Waterbury during the early part of this week, He formerly lived in Plainville and is a brother of Robert Skelly of the w. J Cahill com pany.
 Albert Mckee has been discharged from the navy and has returned to his home in Plainvile.
 Bruce Gilbert. U. $. N., is spending a 72-hour furlough at his home at Mountain View.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
Volunteers Lnuade Rickwood Today
By JAMES

A generation from now racing en. thusiasts still will be talking of tho most amazing turf upset since the time that Sailor Boy defeated the great Broomstick when the latter was qao- ted to 20 in the betting.
 That upset occurred just a few days ago when Natural Bridge. a Swear old, piloted by an almost unknown jockey, took the measure of the mighty Roamer in a one mile affair at Belmont park
 No greater surprise has been dealt to racing crowds for nearly two dec ades than came when little Myers, rid ing in the fashion that made Tod Sloan famous, out-tricked Andy Schuttinger aboard Roamer and shot his "outsid er'' over the finish line a victor by a full length over the horse that holds :he worlds record for one mile around turns.
 The event marked Roamer's first ap- pearance of the year. His entry in the Douglastown handicap frightened the majority of the field and only three horses-Roamer, Natural Bridge and Henry G.-went to the barrior Roam CT opened at the prohibited odds of to 12 which meant that those who fam CleQ nlfn ndu to pet SlUU to Win $S.JU. And no wonder the layers" hoistcd those figures, for Natural Bridge was practically an unknown, Myers a mere fledgling and the distance was the one wherein Roamer has shown his most brilliant outbursts of speed.
 The horses got away from a walk ing start. Those persons who were hazardous" enough to back Natural Bridge at 10 to l, heaved a sigh of an- guish for Natural Bridge was prac- tically left at the post and Roamer, a renowned front runner, was away in full stride. Those who had reckoncd that Natural Bridge had an outside chance for victory against the worlds champion concluded right then and there that it was nulled at the start
 Roamer was five lengths to the good after the breakaway and his long fric- tionless strides started around the course Meyers, ohping to rectify the error of being caught flatfooted, shot Natural Bridge along at top~speed for a quarter of a mile and cut down Roafners lead to about two lengths. And in that fashion Roamer and Natural Bridge travelled around to the far turn and into the stretch where Roamer always has demonstrated his marvellous abi!- ity.
 Scutlinger, aboard the great geld ing, looked back of him as the horses were nearing the seven furlong pole and saw that Myers was merely breez- ing along with his mount. Schuttin- ger concluded that Myers figured he was beaten and that he was not try ing to work Natural Bridge ito death" in a futile effort to overtake the horse that once travelled a mile in 1:34 Az. And that's exactly the kind of figuring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
SPORTS
 LoCAL@RY WIRE
Corbett's Daily Letter
 On Great Sport ToDics


 the tricky little Myers had hopea Schuttinger would do.
 Having reached the conclusion that 1t was all over but hoisting Roamer's number, Scnuttinger settled into his saddle and prepared to gallon home At that very minute Myers got busy The kid. who beams only about DO pounds. and looks about nine years old worked the double cross" on the vet, eran and brainy Schuttinger ana staged Tod Sloan finish.
 Myers fiecked Natural Bridge with the whip and urged the colt into full seriue. On and on swept Natural Bridge and in a dozen mighty leaps nad closed full gap, then a gap ana I5aii ana now was at the Hanks of Roaper Suddenly Scuttinger realized that he and his wonderful geldine were in peril and he began to anoly the whip. as Natural Bridge poked his nose alongside of Roamer's saddle bagt with 100 yards to go
 Roa amer mer responded to the whipping and lunged forward-but to no avail He was off full stride and before he had chance to recover it. Natural bFloge was nose and nose with him and moving forward with gigantic leaps
 The big crowd which had anticipatea nothing but gallop for Roamer. did
 AS@iANC tiiC luIl extent or the nation until that very moment And then It broke loose into a mighty bei- low. For 50 per cent of the thronc. even though it had figured Roamer a
 sure thing" had bet on Natural Bridge. The wagers weren't large perhaps the biggest bet outside of that made by the layers" among them selves, was $10. No one wanted to back Roamer at 1 to 12 and it is hab- II or racing fans to have somethiny riding in every race so as to give them a personal interest in every contest. Most Of the wagers on Natural Briddre were s1 and g bets-with the bookies quoting 10 to and to l against it.
 Schuttinger made a desperate effort to rally Roamer as Natural Bridge came alongside, but it was too late The great gelding held Natural Brid.a even for several jumps and then the 3-year-old forged into the lead and moving with machine-like precision. crossed the finish line a full length to the good. The tumult of the crowd that had risen like a storm during Inc last 200 yards of that race died sud- denly as the finish line was crossed The impossible" had happened-an1 Tor second the crowd couldn't be- lieve its own eyes. And then as the truth dawned upon them, they broks into mighty cheer for Natural Bridge. the race horse, and Myers. he fledgling jockey whose brilliant work in the saddle had caused the biggest turf upset in many years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
SECOND GAME
EDDIE AT PATRICIA
 RESPONSIBLE FOR RUN

Webb singled in the second and pur- Joined the midway hassock, but Fisher and Peters failed to deliver. Mcdonald g double to left followed by Duncan's time ly drive past short gave the locals their lone tally of the game in the third frame. Hairston singled in the fourth. but a double play killed Baronial hopes. McDonald's fly to right went for a hit in the fifth, but the local captain fell a victim to Bob Higgins wing when he attempted to pilfer second. Not a local player reached first in the last two frames
 Ballmer got by the third and fourth innings without a tally being chalked against him. but the visitors, aided by Duncan's huff to left, showed over three markers in the fifth. Higgins walked and went to second on Noers sacrifice bunt Demoe hoisted a fly back of short which Duncan dropped after hard run.
 On the squeeze play Graff bunted past Ballmer, scoring Higgins and beating the ball to first. Graff promptly stole sec ond. Gleason singed to center, bringing Demoe and Graft across the batter. An derson's triple followed by infeld out gave the visitors their fifth and final run in the sixth inning.
 In the fifth frame Graff and Noel col lided while going after Peters high fly and both laid out for several minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
.CHICKS AND BEARS
 SPLIT TWIN BILL Foster Blanks Bruins in the First, But Fulton Is
 Strong in Second

Mobile, June B.-Memphis and Mobile divided a double header today, the first of the season played in Mobile, the visitors winning the first, 4 to 0, while Mobile won the second, to O. Foster was wild in the first game, walking seven men, while Mobile had 10 men left on bases, but he was good in the pinches Utt was hit opportunels-, especially toward the close of the game In the second game Fulton pitched alright ball, while Ducote's home run over the left field wall gave Mobile enough runs to win.
 Score first game:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
LOOKOUTS DRIVE SAM'S
 SLANTS ALL OVER PASTURE

Demoe, first up in the early perform ance, laced a single to center and was sacrificed to second. but Gleason and Bates were unable to connect with Crews "fadeaway." The visitors failed to reach first in the second inning. but ham mered Moley's "no-hit' wonder all over the lot in the third. Higgins hit hot grounder to second which took false bounce and went for single Marshall sacrificed. Demoe walked and Graft sin gled past short, filling the sacks. With the infield playing up close Kid" Glea- son doubled down the first line, SCOT ing Higgins and Demoe. Bates followed with a fly to center on which Graff counted. Griffith sngled sharply to cen ter bringing Graft across. Anderson then followed with drive over first, but when he attempted to make two bags on it Fisher nailed him by a perfect throw to Stevenson
 Higgins and Marshall singled in the fourth, but Crews retired the side with out a tally. Only one hit was gar nered off the Baron phenom in the last five frames
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

Permit to erect brick building on Thirtieth street between Thirteenth and Fifteenth avenues, the cost of which is to be $500, was granted yesterday by the city to H. G. Brabston
 The Birmingham Trust and Savings bank was given a permit to repair the front of their brick building at 1911 First avenue, the repairs to cost 5000.
 Melone Delco was given a permit to change the interior of the brick building at Second alley and Twenty-first street. which is to cost $500
 Fred Feivit was given a permit to erect a frame building at Thrtieth street and Avenue D, to cost $30OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
SPORTS
 nv non u.,.-~
Barons Get Two Black Eyes
 In Same Day at Hands Of
 Kid Noel and Rube Marshall
Mountaineers Humble Moley's Men in Both Battles of Twin Bill-McDonald's Two Doubles and Singles by Stevenson and Duncan Account for Only
 Runs-Fisher Makes Nice Catch
BY non McDAyID

Poor pitching by Crews and Ballmer loose fielding in the pches and inability hit Marshall and Noel enabled the Look outs to hand Moeys black in that double bill yesterday afternoon thereby getting break the series Rube" Marshall served em up the Barona wrecng in the opening engagement and with the ton of the sixth frame when three singles netted tally noted ruralst had the home gang at his mercy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
.D|STEL'S ERRORS
 GIVE PELS CAME Travellers Drop Three in a Row and Dobbers Are
 Far in Lead

New Orleans, June 1S.-Costly errors by Shortstop Distel were responsible for New Orleans making it a clean sweep of the series with Little Rock by winning the third and last game here tfis afternoon, to 3. In the last half of the ninth, after Little Rock had tied the score, Distel fumbled and later bleachers, Daubert scoring the winning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

~bdtted TOT IOTKeISon Tn hInth.
 Score by innings:
 Little Rock ............ 100 900 011--3 New Orleans 300 900 001-4
 Summary: Eight hits with earned and 1 unearned runs of Robinson, in s innings, 1 unearned run off Kerr; 3 earned runs off Torkelscn. Two-base hit, Daubert. Three-base hits. Deberry, Bacon. Sacrifice hits, Gilbert Fielder. Double plays. Knaupp to Daubert to Fielder 2; Stansbury to Knaupp to Fielder; Hostad to -Distel; Maginnis to Grimm. Struck out, by Robinson 3. by Torkelson 2, Base on balls. off Robin son ?, off Torkelson 6. Hit by pitched ball. by Torkelson (DisteD Time, 2:06 Empires. Pfenninger. Brennan and Shibley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Indians Hit ThormahIen Hard

New York, June 16.-Cleveland hit the ball hard here today and defeated New York in the first game of the series by a score of 13 to B. The victory enabled Cleveland to tie Chicago for first place. Cleveland drove Thormahlen out of the box in the second inning. The New York pitcher lost his first game of the season after winning six straight games. The Indians also hit Russell and Nelson, who succeeded Thormahlen, hard.
 Catcher O'Neill hit two doubles and two singles in five times up. Score: R. E. Cleveland .............. 231 O10 O5o-l3 16 z New York ............ GOO 200 Ol0-3 Il
 Batteries Bagby and ONein; Thor mahlen. Russell, Nelson. McGraw and Hannah, Ruel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

SUMMARY
 FIRST GAME Two base Hit-McDonald, Gleason. Anderson stolen Bases-Demoe, Lacey. Sacrifice Hits-Demoe. Graft, Bates, Marshall. struck Out-Crews 1. Marshall 4 Base on Balls-Crews 1. Marshall 1. Lett on Bases-Birmingham 4. Chat tanooga [. congratulations and Lanyon. Time-1:55
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
International League

At Jersey City: Jersey City l-f. Rochester 2-2
 At Newark: Newark 7-5. Buffalo 0-1
 At Baltimore: Baltimore e-s. To- ronto 1-1.
 At Reading: Reading 4-s. Bing- hamton 3-5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
Association

At Milwaukee,: Milwaukee 10. Co., lumbus 3.
 At Minneapolis: Minneapolis 0. To- ledo ].
 At St. Paul: St. Paul 1. Indian apolis 1.
 At Kansas City: Kansas City 8. Louisville T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

Baby" Noel, who was defeated by Slapnicka in Mondays battle assumed the hurling toga for the enemy in the second game and the Mountaineer prod igy, despite his abbreviated rest, was invincible in the crucial moments. Per rin Ballmer, his opponent, was touched up for seven safe swats in the final scrimmage. but "Ball' was not respon- sible for three of the tallies scored off his deliverv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
Errors Aid Athletics

Philadelphia, June 1S-Errors aided Philadelphia in defeating Detroit. to 5. today. Perry relieved Kinney in the eighth and stopped rally. In the ninth. with two out and two on bases, Perry made a wild pitch. Shorten scoring. Um- pire Nallin called Bush out as he slid over the plate with the run which would have, tied the score. Cobb was out of the game because of a boil on his left leg. Manager Mack sent Pitcher Bob Geary to the Columbia, s. c. club. Score:
 R.H.E. Detroit >.................. 100 600 040-5 6 5 Philadelphia ........... 0O2 GOA 0Gs-6 6 3 Batteries: Dauss, Kaliio and Stanage; Kinney Perry and McAvoy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
VOLSW|N PITCHERS BATTLE IN NINTH Galloway's Boot, Followed by Three Singles, Ends
 Close Game

Atlanta, June 1S.-An error by Short stop Galloway in the ninth, followed by singles by Street, Helfrich and De- catur, gave Nashville a to 0 victory over Atlanta in the concluding game of the Volunteers series here today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

SUMMARY: Two-base hits. Mcdonald. Three-base hits Griffith Double plays, Stevenson to Mcdonald to Bernsen; Noel to Demoe to Anderson Stolen bases, Duncan g. Demoe, Graff. Gleason, Higgins ?. Sacrifice hits, Hairston Noel Base on balls. Ballmer 8, Noel l. Left on bases. Birmingham ?, Chatta- nooga 3.
 Empires Laugon and Blackburn Time, 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
CicOtte Finally Loses

Washington, June 1S.-Shaw outptched Cscotte and blanked Chicago today, Washington taking the opening game of the series, to o. It was Cicotte's first defeat after eight straight victories, and his second loss of the season. Extra base hits by Charity and Judge paved the way for Washington's runs. Score:
 R.H.E. Chicago .... 900 600 000-6 8 1 Washington ........ 010 0O1 O0"-2 5 2 Batteries: Cicotte and Schalk; Shaw and Charity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

Summary: Home run, Ducote. Two base hit, Schooner. Sacrifice hit, Meyers. Struck out, by Fulton, hy Canavan. Hit by pitched ball, by Fulton (Griffin). Bases On balls, off Canavan 1. Left on bases, Mobile 1, Memphis 4. Time, 1:1o, Umpire. Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
CAMES TODAY

Boston at Pittsburg. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
AMERICAN LEAGUE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Washington 2, Chicago 0. Cleveland 13, New York B. St. Louis 3. Boston ?. Philadelphia 6. Detroit 5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
NATIONAL LEACUE
RESULTS YESTERDAY

Boston 6. Pittsburg 5. Brooklyn & Chicago 1. St. Louis 5, New York ?. Cincinnati 4. Philadelphia 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
Boston Loses Fifth Straight

Boston, June 1S.--Boston lost it's fifth straight game today, when St., Louis, with Sothoron pitching defeated the champions, to ?. St. Louis three runs came in the fifth. when the ball was not hit outside the diamond. Score
 R.H.E St. Louis .......... 900 030 0tO-3 4 Boston .. 0l0 900 1o)-2 6 o Batteries: Sothoron and Mayer; James, Dumont and Schang.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
GAMES TODAY

Chicago at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at New York. St. Louis at Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
EDDIE AND TOM COIN A TALLY

Marshall was an enigma to the locals in the first five stanzas, Peters being the only batter to reach first on the ancient hick.'' In the sixth round, how ever, Baron bludgeons waggled oppor- timely. Eddie Mcdonald doubled after two were down. Stevenson followed with single to left, scoring the "heady one" Pat Duncan drove a hot single to center, but Bernsen ended the rally by grounding out. Thereafter Marshall toyed with Moleys sluggers.
 Stevenson and Duncan were robbed of hits when their terrific line drives land ed in the gloves of Graft and Marshall almost knocking these two worthies down Fisher contributed the most spectacular fielding performance of the game wher he made a enchanted running stab ol Lacey's line drive in the fourth.
 SECOND GAME
 Ballmer started off like winner, re. tiring the first three men to face him but his effectiveness was short lived In the second Bates walked, advanced to second on a fielder's choice and scored on Lacey's hit. to center.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
LEAGUE STANDINGS
SOUTHERN LEAGuE

RESULTS YESTERDAY Chattanooga 4-5, Birmingham II. Memphis 40. Mobile 0-2. New Orleans 4,sLittle Rock g. Nashville 2 Atlanta 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

xBatted for Adams in ninth.
 zBatted for Mayer in ninth
 Score by innings:
 Nashville ............ 900 900 002-2 Atlanta ............... 900 900 oo0---0
 Summary: Three-base hit, Kohl becker Struck out, by Decatur 2, hy Adams 4. Base on balls, off Adams 1. Sacrifice hits, Wickham, Decatur Stolen bases, Wickham, Burke. Fit by pitched ball, by Adams, Street. Passed ball. Street. Left on bases, Nashville 5, Atlanta 4. Time. 1:40, Empires. Williams and Campbell.
 January is the wheat harvesting sea son of Australia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
South Atlantic League
Building Permits

At Greenville: Greenville 4, Spar 'tanburg :.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19

GAMES TODAY Nashville at Birmingham. Chattanooga at Atlanta. Memphis at New Orleans. Little Rock at Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-19
College Baseball

At Cambridge: Harvard 8, Yale TO-
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-16
COMMISSION is NAMED
TO PICK SCHOOLGIRLS

Under an act passed by the legis-
lature, textbook commission was
created, consisting of the territorial
commissioner of education and two
other superintendent of schools to
be named by him Announcement
has been made by L. D. Henderson,
the commissioner of education, that
he has named W. A. Knox, superin-
tendent of the Ketchikan schools,
and Miss Emma Keever, superin-
tendent of the Cordova schools.
The duty of this commission will
be to examine into many textbooks
during the summer months and then
meet in Juneau in the fall, to decide
upon which books they wish to use
in the Alaska schools during the COM
ing years. This is to bring about
the uniformity of schools for which
Mr.. Henderson has been working
ever since he took his present of
fee.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-16
FORMER CHAMPION
ENTERS AUTOMOBILE
STAGE BUSINESS

LOS ANGELES.-James ]. jeff
ries, former champion heavyweight
boxer of the world, is going into
the automobile stage business. He
has applied to the board of public
utilities here for a permit to operate
line between this city and Bur-
bank, about nine miles from here.
The board will act on the applica-
ton in few days.
Jeffries stated he intended his line
to carry both freight and passen-
gers, but the former would make
up the bulk of the business. His
machines will carry milk and garden
produce, the ex-champion said.
Also the boxer asked for a permit
to drive, saying that he might want
''to sit in on a pinch"
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1919-07-16
THE SEATING OF GRIGSBY.

The seating of Delegate Grigsby
over the protest of Judge Wicker.
sham by the unanimous action OF
Congress is very gratifying, says the
Juneau Empire, though not at all
surprising to anyone who had taken
pains to post himself. All the prece.
dents, contrary to the allegations of
Wickersham and his attorneys, were
in favor of the seating of Mr.. Grigs-
by upon his certificate of election.
Those Wickit allegations were prob
ably not made in good faith. 1t is
more likely that the Wickites were
depending upon their ability to wire
pull partisan decision against Mr..
Grigsby out of Congress.
While those familiar with the stu
alton, conscious of the strength of
their position and relying upon the
honesty of the Republicans in Con-
gress, expected Mr.. Grigsby to be
promptly seated, it is refreshing to
realize that their confidence was not
misplaced. Men engaged in the pub
lie business do not often play peanut
politics, and the Republican leaders
could not be worked by little
bunch of Alaskans with whom pea
nut politics is the daily vocation.
1t is fine to know that Alaska will
be represented in Congress in spite
of the plans of bushwhacking poll
ticitans, and that she will have a rep
resentative of the ability of Dele
gate Grigsby and his knowledge of
Alaska.