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New Britain herald., 1920-07-29
VARDON AND RAY VANOUISH TWO OF
 BEST GOLF EXPERTS IN THIS STATE
English Experts Victorious in Morning Match Over Andrews of New Haven and Elphick of Hartford.

The redoubtable British golfers, Harry Vardon and Edward Ray, playing wonderful golf. with the ex- ception of a few putting faults. over a course that was strange to them. defeated two of the best professionals that this section affords-AndrewS, of New Haven, and Elphick, of Hart ford-on the 1Sth hole in a best ball foursome exhibition match at the Shuttle Meadow Country Club this morning. It was a nip-and-tuck match all throughout, although the visitors several times were visibly handicapped by their lack of knowl- edge of the lay of the land.
 Britishcrs Show Mettle.
 It was not until the morning round was half over that the Britishers really found themselves and began to play the game that Was expected of them. even though their first holes were far above the grade of golf to which the average player is accus- toned. They played with more sure ness later on, improving appreciaibly in their. putting. With nonchalance, surprising in view of the large gall
 
 state. they stepped to their tees and placed the ball far down the green. Rays driving seemed to be a shade the better Of his opponents, and Andrews was hitting a long and powerful ball. Shots out of the rough were more or less common. although they were usually made little of. good distance being obtained every time.
 Connecticut Men Do We'll.
 The lower nine furnished a com plete tie, each side taking one hole, the rest being haIved Coming in. EIphick. by a long pat, captured the 12th hole. putting the Connecticut men one up. Vardon retaliated on the 18th. however. running down a 12-foot putt for a two, one better than the other contenders in the match. The remaining holes were halved after a manly struggle by Andrews. who drove into the rough, topped an iron out for scarce hundred yards, ironed to the edge of the green and, with a mashie, laid in the ball eight feet from the cup and ran down the putt. Ray was on the green in two, but took three puts; his companion took two.
 On the long 18th Vardon showed what he could do when forced to, and, with drive, braSsie and a short approach. was 10 feet from the hole. The next shot put the English men in the lead. Each of the others took two butts, getting five apiece to Vardon's four.
 The cards were:
 WARDEN
New Britain herald., 1920-07-29
WOULD AID ALLIES

General E,udendorf Reported Willing
 Bolshcviki If Treaty Is Modified.
 Paris, July 29.-Gen. Ludendorff is reported in a Berlin dispatch to the Journal to have made an offer to the British charge d'affaires at Berlin to raise an army of 1,5O0,000 men to fight the bolsheviki in Russian in exchange for the return to Germany of Posen and the annulment of cer- tain clauses of the Versailles treaty, among them the one dealing with Danzig and the Polish corridor.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-29

Sturgis. Mich. July a9.-The body of Mrs. Eugene Leroy. the Detroit trunk murder victim has been claimed by her former husband Mccoy Jack son. who lives here. In telegra m sent to Detroit today he offered to have the body brought here for
New Britain herald., 1920-07-29
HAS FATAL NIGHTMARE
New Jersey Man, Dreaming He Saw Landlord Coming Through Window, Fires Shot That Hits Wife.

Union Hill. N. J., July 2S.-Daniel Helbig shot and seriously wounded his wife today, he told the police when experiencing a nightmare in which he ''saw the landlord coming through a bedroom window with demonS'. He added he had been worrying about rent increases and feared election.
 The bullet entered the woman's body and then, passing out, shattered a window. Hospital physicians said she could not recover.
New Britain herald., 1920-07-29

Out : 6 3-40 In 4 2 E 4-3S
 7S RAY
 Out , 2 5 4-39 In 5" 2 3 ; 5-37
 76 ELPHICK
 Out 6 E 3 : 3-39 In 4 3 4 6 5-37
 76 ANDREWS Out : E 40 In 5 2 5-37
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03

Leonard's manager, has sent a letter to Dave Mackay of the Newark Sports mans club, asking for terms for a bout involving Leonard and some recognized lightweight to be fought in the Newark club. Mackay is eager to put on the match, ana will put on the winner of the bout between Willie Jackson and Johnny Dundee. to be staged with the next show scheduled to come off at the club on May 6.
 Once more Tommy Burns, ex-heavy- weight champion, wants to stage a come back. Reports from England have it that he wants to fight Joe Beckett, Eng fish heavyweight champion.
 'When Georges Carpenter opens his tour on May in New York it will be at the Duquesne Garden. He was billed to perform under a circus tent at Expo Park, but the big top is in Chicago and the railway yardmens strike has held up it's shipment.
 France will be the first country in the world to have a department of sports. with cabinet minister to superintend all questions of physical culture racing, boxing and games of all sorts. if a pro- ject submitted by Minister of War Le- fevre is passed. Another plan proposed by the war minister is a system of care full military training of boys almost from the cradle in order to make it possible to reduce to q large degree compulsory military training.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
AT THE TRAPS. By PETER P. CARNEY

As the winter fades away and the good old summer time approaches, our thoughts, turn more and more to the outdoors and the recreations we enjoy most. One of the things that will in- terest every American this year is the Olympic games which run for several months in Antwerp, one of the Belgian cities the Germans did not destroy This is the first Olympic meeting since Stockholm in 1912. The 1916 games were scheduled for Berlin. You know why they did not take place
 One of the things Americans will be most interested in will be the shooting events. We have told the world that we won the war and now we are go- ing to send over some more shooters to prove our assertion. The shooting events take place from July. 22 to 31 and the entries must be in one month previous, so that we should know who will comprise the rifle, pistol and. trap shooting teams early in June. The shooting events will be held on a spe- cially constructed field at Beverloo, 30 miles east of Antwerp. Conditions under which men shoot at the traps here and abroad are so different that ] we want to tell you about the differ ence.
 l 11dpSIOOllHS III lIle L ulltu 0ldltc and Canada consists of a man stand ing at g peg 16 yards back of a trap house with gun to his shoulder call ling Pull" and shooting at a clay tar get thrown at an unknown angle from
 an automatic trap. The target is thrown about 50 yards. The instan
 the shooter calls Pull" the trap mus be sprung, or the shooter may refuse
 to shoot at the target. Positions art
 changed after every three, four or fiYt shots, depending upon whether thu
 event is at 15. 20 or 9 targets. Fiv,
 men comprise squad and a shoote
 may only use one barrel of the gun, O
 in other words shoot once at a cla,
 target.
 In nearly all of the European. shoot
 ing parks they have five expert trap
 and the shooter takes his stand 15 me
 tres behind the central one or IheAy The traps are arranged in a semi circl in front of the shooter so that he
 approximately the same distance iron
 every one of them. The shooter neve knows from which of the five trap the target will be thrown Neithe the shooter nor the traps change posi- ; tion. The direction of targets iron each trap is changed, however, afte l every shot. Two shots are allowed shooter, which means that in case h misses the target with the first sho he cn fire the second load immediately The shooter must keep the gun belo1 : ! the elbow until after the target is see ! in the air and then they put it to tn
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03

shoulder and fire. Under this handi- cap the Americans will shoot in the Olympic events. Under this unfamiliar way the Americans outclassed the trapshooters of all other nations at Stockholm, i3' the 1912 Olympiad.
 European shooters were under the impression that the gun below the el- bow and the allowing of bothe barrels would prove a handicap to American shooters, but it didn't. Our trapshots can adjust themselves to the ways of rivals quickly as had been previously proven by the team of American trap shooters who invaded the British Isles in 1901. This team shot a series of matches against the best teams of England, Ireland and Scotland and did not lose a match Not only did they stick to the American idea of but one shot but they also adopted the contin- ental style and put the gun below the elbow thus giving their opponents the benefit of an extra shot if occasion re- quired, which it did often. Under these conditions, "Bilr' Crosby of O'Fallon, H., averaged 99 per cent.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
Card Room No. {
INDIANS TRAINED BY
 CHAMPION DISTANCE RUNNER

No wonder those Cleveland Indians are so fast. Naturally speedy, they are be- ing trained by a champion of profession al distance runner. Percy Smallwood. Percy is a little different from most trainers. He doesn't just rub 'em and keep rusty joints oiled up. He trains 'em. Percy keeps his track togs with him all the time. That's his uniform. After he finishes his other duties in morning practice he pulls off a sweater and makes the ball layers race him around the park.
 The man who gives him the best ar gument is Ray Chapman. Ray is faster than Smallwood on the sprints and up to the quarter mile. But after that Smallwood ranks high. He claims the championship of professional distance men. He can sprint 50 yards ar trot 26 miles.
 Smallwood came over from Wales when he was very. young man. He engaged in many races over here and like the country so well he became a citizen. He claims the professional re- cords for the three. five, ten, twelve and fifteen mile events. He won many track events for the old Pastime A. c. of New York
 Percy says the Indians will give all of them a run for their money this | season.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
WEEKLY BASEBALL REVIEW
 OF MAJOR CLUBS


 New Yrk. May 2-Cincinnati won four straight games and set the pace in the National League last week. The Reds record of six consecutive victories was checked today by Cooper of Pittsburgh. The Chicago American title holders, busted from first place during the latter part of the week by Boston and Cleve- land. regained the lead Saturday and held on to it today by defeating St. Louis
 The best showing in the younger league was made by St. Louis. which won four of it's five games Detroit. still unable 10 hit effectively, today lost its thirteenth straight contest since the season start cd.
 The record breaking 26 inning II tie between Galore of the Brooklyn Nation als and Oeschger of Boston, was the outstanding feature of the week. Brook lyn clung to it's extra innings habit today. losing a 13 inning game to Phil adelphia.
 Brooklyn batted lightly and broke even on it's games. Philadelphia's improved playing and batting advanced the Quak- CTS to a tie with Brooklyn for second place.
 In the American League, Williams, of Chicago, gave two exeellend pitching ex- hibitions. holding Detroit to three hits and one run in ten innings and Cleveland 10 two hits and one run. Boston lost twice by shutnuts at the hands of John son of Washington, and Shawkey of New York Darkness ended a fourteen inning struggle between Boston and Philadel- phia Wednesday.
 Chicago. gave two excellent pitching ex- won twice for Cleveland and was the first pitcher to stop Chicago.
 Ruth, New York's premier long dis tance slugger, who resumed his place in the outfeld. made his first home run on Saturday and another today. Philadel- phia made many hits and runs but field sd poorly.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
START TO LAY OUT k-C DIAMOND

On Sunday the management of the K. of c. baseball committee and Civil En- gineer Pitcher stal1ed out the diamond that will be used by the K. of c. team during the coming season. The diamond is laid north and south, between the grandstand and the front gate, home plate being on the north side, the bat ter batting towards the south. The near est obstruction~is the northeast corner of the Exhibition building. The building being 269 feet 3-4 inch from home plate while the regulation diamond calls for fence not to be nearer than 235 feet from the home plate. The Birmingham lunchroom. which is situated near first base will be moved out of the way, also the three poles that are now in the center of the field. Work will start today. If the attendance warrants it the manage ment will erect a grandstand. -lN
 Several players reported at the Fair grounds Sunday afternoon but the wealth er was too cold for any picking. Two scrub teams were picked up and played R few innings.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
HUMOk OF THE DAY.

q don't see the significance of the buf falo on a five-cent piece" sf
 Tt is highly mathematical" replied the car conductor. For quite awhile -the five-cent nickel has been fading fasi away."-Washingtop Star. a1
 T used to envy the rich, but I don't any more."
 Whats the matterg' m
 Look at all the trouble they're having with their help'-De->It Free Press-0
 ''This candidate hopes to get in touch with the plain people"
 Hes going about it in the right way, too
 How so?"
 He stored his limousine and is cam paigning in a fiivver. Birmingham ge-Herald.
 Poet-Yes. come to the seashore ev- cry year to gaze at the long blue roll,-
 Pickpocket-And come to gaze at the long green rolls.-Houston Post
 Furrier-Yes. sir: furs increased in price
 MT. Jones-I suppose because it costs the animals so much more to live Judge.
 "Al. the worlds stage"
 Maybe so. But some people have on too much makeup. p."-Louisville Courier Journal
 Some hens will cackle all the day. -, Although they very seldom lay as But still they strut around the pen And fool the farmer now and then a Louisville Courier-JournaL
 So you broke the engagement Whats up?" She's too conceited. I remarked one evening that she was too good for mo and she did not deny it"-Boston Tran script. ''I sec that your young nephew has a poem in this months Massive Magazine. 1 I hope he will not let praise spoil him. "
 There is not the slightest danger of anything spelling him now" snarled' J. Fuller Gloom. He was born spoiled. or he couldn't write poetry. City Star.
 Housewife-Got a hacking cough and a headache? We'll. I've little wood you could hack and it might cure your head | ache.
 Tramp-AIuch obliged. mum. but my headache ain't of the sDlittin' variety London Opinion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
KALEIDOSCOPE

Nearly all accordions are made tn Paris.
 Julius Caesar was the first historian to write of France.
 Women are not permitted to be photo graphed in China
 Human blood passes through the circu- latory system at a rate of seven miles an hour
 The salmon returns to spawn, as a rule. to the river in which it passed its earlier existence.
 4 bluff on the Virgin river. Nevada. more than twenty-five miles long. is com posed of SO per cent salt
 The Prince of Wales bought many American-made golf balls on his recent visit and took them home with him
 Something like slo.OOo a year. 1t is said is appropriated to buy novels for the ladies of the Turkish sultan's house- hold
 In the middle ages noble Italian vn- men filled the chairs Of law. mathemattcs and philosophy in some of the principal universities. 'r
 In ancient Athens girls lived In the strictest seciusion till their marriage, kept virtually under lock and key. They were seldom permitted to leave their homes, except on some great festal occa- sion. 4sl
 In some parts of Greece no girl ozn ever hope to find a husband until she has a home of her own hence providing his daughters with houses is an onerops duty which falls to the lot of every fa- ther. 0E
 The innovation of supplying comfort able armchairs and rockers on board the vessels of the British navy is to be made soon. Heretofore it has not been regard ed as wise to give men these comforts.
 In the English town of Tunbridge Wells lives a centenarian sDinster who has had in her employ as servants txo sisters. both of whom have served her continuously for more than half a cen tury.
 The population of Madagascar on De- cember 31. 1918. was. officially estimated at 3,545,575. Of which 3.523.2s were na- tives, 16.9s7 Europeans or assimilated. and the remainder Asiatics, Africans and other Mohammedans.
 A raiding squad of Leominster. Mass.. found a barrel containing twenty gallons of hard cider submerged in brook con- cealed under a framework of logs and | blanks. with a hose attached to the bunghole, making it possible to draw the cider without taking the barrel up.
 Instead of sending friend on fools
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03

new champion. Now this may sound egotistical but I have never had a bout in which I was thoroughly extended and have seen Kilbane perform several times and with men that I have met and I feel that I am surely his master. In the meantime until Johnny gives me a chance at the crown, I am going to fight eNW'yone that stands in the way and would particularly like to get a shot at Young Chaney, who holds a paper decision over the champion to prove am sincere.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
MISS ZINDERsTEIN TO
 ENJGR ENGLISH EVENT

New York. May Miss Marion Zin- derstein of Boston, runner-up in the national women tennis championship tournament last year, has decided to en- ter the English championship event at Wimbledon and will sail May 29 with Mrs. Franklin I. (Molla Bjursted) Nal ory former American title holder, the United States Lawn Tennis Association announced today. Mrs. Mallory will en- ter the ")ubles with Miss Zinderstein, who holds the American doubles title with Mrs. c. w. Wightman.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
THE MY sTERIEs.

With dreams and words we waste our
 time and breath, To solve mystery long since out
 worn
 Of what, of where we were ere we
 were born. Of what of where we shall be after death. Each sage himself. and others wearieth And gaineth-what? A fiction all
 forlorn, A learned guess for all the gods to
 scorn f-any god attendeth what he saithi As if a blind man. knowing not the earth
 Should fix his speculations on a star: As if a king forgot his kingdoms
 worth fC In coveting some other realm afar; So, what we shall be. what we were
 ere birth.
 We prate-and know not even what
 we are,
 Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
BOXER DIED AFTER BEING
 KNOCKED OUT BY POWERS

After being knocked out in bout with Dave Powers of Maiden, John R. Murray, professional boxer, died Saturday at a hospital in Boston. Powers was arrest ed and charged with manslaughter but was discharged by the court with the statement that Murray's death was ob- viously due to an accident. Powers in the year 1917 boxed in Norwich and is we'll known to the sporting fans in this city,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
POETRY
aBur HE ANT WENT YIr.v

BUT HE ANT WENT 1IT.S Every little while they tell us that the
 horse has got to go; First the trolley was invented cause
 the horses went so slow. And they told us that wed better not
 keep raisin' colts no more, When the street cars got to noting
 that the horses pulled before I thot it was all over for old Fan and
 Doll and Kit, 5 sposed the horse was up and done for.
 But he ain't went yit.' ss When the bike craze first got started
 people told us right away. a As you probably remember. that the
 horse had saw his day; People put away their buggies and
 went kitin round on wheels; There were lots and lots of horses
 didn't even earn their meals. I used to stand and watch 'em with
 their bloomers as they'd fit, sy And I thot the horse was goin'.
 But he ain't went yiti" Then they got the horseless carriage.
 and they said the horse was
 done,
 And the story's been repeated twenty
 times by Edison; Every time he gets another of his bat
 teries to go
 He comes whoopin out to tell us that
 the horse don't stand a show. And you'd think to see these chauffeurs
 as they go a-chauffn' it Was goodbye to Mir. Dobbin. But he ain't went yitr' When the people get to flying in the air I s'pose they'll say. As we long have been a-saying, that the horse has had his day. a And I spose that some old feller just about like nell stand Where it's safe, and watch the horses haulin' stuff across the land; And he'll maybe think as l do. while the crowds above him fit, "Oh, they say the horse is done for.o But he ain't went yiti' | Chicago Record-Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
WILLIE MURPHY HOT ON TRAIL
 0F CHAMP JOHNNY KILBANF

Willie Murphy, the sensational little red-headed featherweight from Staten Island, and a great local favorite, is hot in the trail of champion Johnny Kill bane. Why don't he give me a chance at the title,'' writes Murphy. q have beaten Benny Valgar, Harold Fa- rese, Sammy Waltz, Joe Tiplitz and every boy that have met and know that if I get Kilbane to meet me anywhere that they give decisions there will be a
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
Senators 5. Athletics 4

Washington, May 2.-Washington took the third game of the series from Phila- delphia today to 4. Erickson became wild in the ninth when the visitors used six emergency players He forced over one run and was relieved by Johnson, who retired the side after two more had scored. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
RIVALS SPLIT EVEN IN
 WEEK END GAMES

The Baltic Rivals split even in their games over the week end winning the first one that was played on Saturday from the Plainfield club by the score of s to :. The score remained tied : to 7 until the last of the 9th, whan the Ri- vals scored the winning run.
 The Sunday game was won by the Willi- mantle Rovers by a score of to 4. There was a large attendance at this game The scores:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
Washinuton (A)
Philadelphia (A]

Totals 30 24 10 l
 (x) Batted for Naylor in Sth. (x Batted fol Welsh in ath (xxxl Batted fo- Perkins in 9th. tzz) Batted for Dykes in 9th. (zl Batted for Galloway in 9th. tzzz) Batted for B. Harris in 9th. tal Ran for Burns ill 9th. Score hg innings: Philadelphia ..,. 10 0 I 0 0 B. Washington .....0 0 l 0 x- Two base hits. Dugan and Roth.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
Tndians 5. Tigers 2.

Detroit, Mich, May 2-Detroit lost it's thirteenth consecutive game today, Cleveland winning, to 2. The visitors punched hits in the fifth inning and, as- sisted by loose playing by Detroit, ob- tained the three runs and lead, tha the Tigers were unable to overcome. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
RTocklYn (N)
Pirates Blanks Reds.

Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2.-Pittsburgh broke Cincinnati's winning streak of six straight games today by shutting out the champions, 3 to 0. Cooper pitched brilliantly, allowing only four singles and not home player reached second base.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03

New York, May 2.-Jones wekened in the sixth today after pitching strong ball and the Yankees punched five hits including a home run by Ruth, his sec- ond in two days, with two bases on balls and an error and were never headed thereafter. Fine fielding by Scott and Ward featured Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
SPORTING NOTES.

There are prospects of Benny Leon ard appearing in a topnotch bout around the latter part of May or later, when the champion leaves his movie work on the coast to return east. Billy Gibson.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
CUBS TAKE FINAL GAME
 OF THE SERIES WITH ST. LOUIS

Chicago, May 2.-Janvrin's huff of Herzogs fly after two were out enabled Chicago to tie the score in the ninth inning and they won out in the tenth when Killifer's double scored Paskert, giving Chicago the final game of the series, , to 4. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
Baltic Rivals
wHIimanti,
Young Trimmers and Fourth Grade Play
 ScoreIeSs Game

The Young Trimmers and the Broad way Fourth Grade baseball teams play Rd 12-inning scoreless game Saturday morning As it approached the dinner hour the boys felt the bangs of hunger and the agreed to call the game off,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-03
Plainhsld
Rivals

Totals as 7z2i 12 4 Totals ss 10 27 VI tx None out when winning was scored.
 Score hv innings: plaiuffeld . 70 2 2 Q 0 n-7 ssue Rivals Q. .....O 2 co Is Two base hits. W. Pcchre, Hazard. Nolan. Swan ion, Struck out. by Pechrie ,; by Ridgeway 10.