Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-10
'WH.L.IMANTIC

, signs of a good yield, the corn that has | already been on the market being as full | and as sweet as in former years.
 As November draws near, political talk
 on the corners grows more interesting | The national issue, however, is not all | that takes up the time of members of the ! two big parties. The town election of | Windham is looming up on the horizon,
 as caucuses of the republicans and demo- l crats are to be held in this city at the | town hall within the next few days. Willimantic citizens have been patrons of the state fair at Charter Oak park, | automobiles crowded to capacity leaving here each morning during the days of the fair.
 Having spent the summer at Groton 1 Long Point, Mir. and Mrs c. H. Caswell
 have returned to their home in this city
 Following an exchange of letters be-
 tween Manager John McQuillan of the
 American Thread company baseball team
 and Manager Walter E. Hapgood of the
 Boston Braves, deal was closed whereby
 the Braves will play in this city Sunday,
 Sept. 18th, sending their regular lineup,
 barring accidents. Manager McQuillan ! Iespecially requested that Maranvilie and
 Ford be in the lineup of the Boston team
 but Manager Hapgood answered him as follows:
 T have your letter of Aug. 18th. also yours of Aug. 9th, before me. In regard to guaranteeing individual players, that 1 is entirely out of the question. We have , no way of protecting ourselves against , either illness or injury on the part of the
 players, and it often happens that 2
 player is injured and yet managed to plaI
 in a championship game. at the same time r Manager Stallings would not think ot p having him play in an exhibition game i preferring to let him rest up for the day s 1 We have so many injured men on our lis
 at present that it would be impossible tt = send lineup that is representative on - that is now being used in the champion . | ship games. I am of the opinion tha f | Maranville is iH good condition and woul
 be in the lineup but would not promise il
 The same in the case of Ford"
 The remainder of his letter deals wit 7, transportation questions and following a V answer by Manager McQuillan a telegrar "a was sent here announcing that the Brave " would come here Sept. 19, basis guaran teed s7j0, with privilege of 60 per cen
 gross receipts, the Thread company in ad Y dition to allow $10O toward expense ( T automobiles from Boston to this city an - return Manager McQuillan returned hi 7. answer agreeing to the above and th . | agreement was clirched. Horace For, y one of the players in question. is no,
 playing second base for the Braves an a due to his having played here in man e games the local management has bee ~ desirous of having him in the linen - With this game coming, the fans of tn v city will have an opportunity of indica " ing to the Thread company team whe+b, a or not they want to see good baseba
 games here, or have the sport drop Q,
 in this city. VI | Fans in this city who have read |, editorial of Rockville paper concernir
 the use of home players on local tean agree that this would tend to make , team snappier, if not a better fightir 1,, team. It is a well known fact that ,yr player who is guaranteed a certain su I,, of money. win or lose. is ant to Dull R Willard stunt off on the team and far ;;n If the game is going against him. M All fans are of the opinion that a home tea
 full of fight is the answer to the ouesti, gS of why baseball is not paying in ma, III cities. They would rather watch a tea D. representing the city in fact than lu watch so many paid ball players in a nd ton.
 Manchester comes to this city saturd - for the second game with the Thre ae Makers and Lefty Lyman will do t .. pitching for them. The first time the 95 calls played with Manchester this seas iu they were beaten 3 to l, but with t .i. Ma1chesterites at Recreation park it m