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TH E STANDINGS.
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Eastern League.
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tion Planned 1 T New Haven .......... 60 30 .667
’ 1 Lil .iic rice ............ 5.3 41 .513;
The Connecticut Agricultural (.‘o1~ M’" London -i9 45 .521.
loge according to a statement made ‘ ' ' 4:5 ~47"?
Tip “The Couraut” by President ““"m Matti] Plaved in DawnpourT .. :‘1 2:;
‘Charles L, Beach yesterday will modi~ Zeinpkc, the. Georgetown man who will hurl against the Norwalk lnde 0f Ram at Forest Hills—T TR). 11......“ ............ .11, 53 .4115
fy its instruction and its calendar to pendcntS tomorrow afternoon has not lost a game this season. We fear that Weather Caused WilliamgT Hartford N t‘ H1 .3... 56 35,5,
greet Tllle :ew canditionfs. She institu- Mr. Zcmplie's record will be shattered by the Total ball cloniers. Trouble __ If Champion-T a iona Leaauc. L P P
oncosr- in . ay 0 ins year, a ”9.. Ship Had Been at StakeT N911. York 1-» 1111' 6. ".'
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month 98m“ than usual m Old?! that. The Giants are again splitting ill eir double headers. The Cubs broke :Match “fould Have BeenT Philadelphia ......... 62 «iii .56“
students might be available for farm even with them yesterday. P 1 S1.‘l.louis __________ Mpg 55 .53“
work and other how. The calendar ' _. _ T OStponed T Efliicfigo 2 ............. 61 58 .51;
tor the next colleve year has own -~——-7 ‘ Illli‘mmm ----------- 9-1 (>0 ~51:
T-Shortcned gone": will 111), men un- The Reds will face Jimmy Clinton and his Jersey City nine, in Jersey FOREST Hll LS, \. Y., Au" 24~—T Brooklyn _____________ 3.1 59 .473."
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in October 1c, qnli will 010“. \fav ,0 City tomorrow afternoon. Jimmy has alrrutiy trimmed the Reds once this flal'mfi in a S' ctdy rain uhitli iaried {Sizzle}; .11 ............. :11: $11; . 2:5;
" ." " “‘ ’ . . \ roniadriule to n ‘ ’2 E “5 " "°‘ ‘° 1’
1918. This plan Will release students 59-3-50”- Vile: of B ‘ a fdfm. pour. 1“" “1-1 American League.
"for both the planting and harvesting -—O— ‘Will‘iams 201ml" d: "ah‘d R‘ .\0l‘l‘ls'; W. . RC»
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seasons. Further modifications as to The occupant of the Member seats at lilst night's performance of llicli- 10 01w in ‘1'12925? o 20:10“ ”"18? 5615 (11:11:30 """"""" 1.1 4113 .33;
Volumes and adjuStmentS. my to period.S nrd‘s Show, would like to meet. the. gentleman who announced that the big national atrion y “:3 01: \‘dgt‘: n t‘HfT (11:11:1311‘11” """"""" 1‘17 56 545
of attendance and the making up of 1 hint was waterproof. Some people claimed they were not getting wet, but it 1119 “:51 Suit: 3111:!) 51 :1" 9:“: ll’ 1 1111:1011 ............. 2 58 '51? 1
work will be made ras circumstances titev were susptected of being Christian scientists. ' ‘ ‘ ' , ‘ L‘ , ‘ _ 1 ’9 0 a“: New York ............ 55 60 .475:
111.111.1111 ' ‘ __, ”is “0“ ”‘9 “"S‘h ”“3“ and WNW Washington .......... 54 62 .465
’ ’ ' . " - 'SBIS. While Williams secured the soc-T qt 10111. 4“ 74 33m
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1 Th: “5:131 pummel :dllgmldn‘fnignsgs The Tigers will have to do some mighty tall clawing tomorrow allot" end, the Scores living or. it}, 6-4, il-il.l Philadelphia ......... «i3 71 .377?
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5:2:0v3rloeg1211‘0‘111‘zz1, 20:11 “P111115, 11“ noon to gl‘l away Willi the All Sianltords. The holder 01 the. national c‘nalltlliOli-j International ”WWW
“1111.11, “110.01; film] “$110116“ dur- _.__ Ship docS' not lose his title as the re‘i Providence 1'“), 48 126:;
5111: 11195111051111.1017 1111111, 111111 J11”. More P00! old Cactus' (‘i'a\'zttli. “the old man of the l’llillics.H only secured $1.111 of yesterdav's defeat, liowever,-1 Toronto ............. 74 51 1593
than 500 women 1.131.111.1911 11131111131011 three llllililrl in yesterday's l’hiliie-lleds double header. Since the tournament is without titu~1 131111111101? 1 .......... 71 53 .57?
1 l1 ,. . ”11-0 f1" ‘1. ., d 1.9,"). Tar value. being played for the benefit' Newark ....... I”. . .69 62 .57!
n t. e p.e3«r\.. l n o in s .n .. ’9“ ' 111 the 111“,“ tennis 1133011111110“ ambit-T Rochester ............ 58 66 .462;
tables: and the conservation of‘fOOtlS» American League Clubs. with ill" exception of Philadelphia and he lance fund. 1 Bufifilo ”.54 39 .422:
As to ill? future. ”N“ institution l“ troll had a short rest vccterday. The. llrlllSIlH‘llll‘S‘ll(|\\‘i‘.\’1)ll‘t.‘(lhOWEVPl‘. " ' ‘ 1 1 l Richmond ............ 46 74 .3 ’3';
0 be kept open The l'llSlt‘t‘S {net i . if the (Ahummonflllp had "“0" 1"“ illfontreal ........ .....46 78 .37.]
that bv re'lS'oit of 11111101151106“ the « stake the Mineral MW" would haw?‘ T . -
food 111.0111é1'“ 11w inetitutiop “(111111 Pete Herman, the banliimweicht champion is now u {11“ “edghd 111911111199“ completed under 11w conditions) YESTERDAWS RESULTS.
d) hi .1 T’filttS'm Stimulate qgri her of flu: National Aymv. Pete‘s parents t‘ilcd exemption (-laimS, bill llU1“-h§(tl1 111.1.1.11111.d_ for 1111, 1111.1. 111111531 _______
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re (u claim was filed by the little scruppet‘ himself. Fluiquelsy Imglmmnls and gpoplzfloflg Eastern League.
cultural production. The, mitotic. will
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therefore. continue to give instruction
as heretofore and crew effort will be
ado to attract new students, both
young men and women. The function
or an agricultural college is to train
.oung men for leadership in country
life, not oulv as farmeiS, but as di-
melon; and supotiiuors of naticultin-
at projects. it Should be remonlhcredT
that. the scientific kiioulctlc‘c and Sit-1
fperviSing skill of these men and their
ability to increase the productive ca-
acity of thouSundS of men of less
knowledge and Skill are far more val-
‘uable than anything they can do no
farm hands. The total number of as:-
Ticulttlv‘al Students in ii“ colleges iQ
tion in the. ionic as for leadership in
agriculture and generalsliip iii min"
lill'y operations. The courses in home
economics include a study of house-
hold management. foods, textiles and
their production and use, hygiene, san-
itation, the cure of children and many
other thine-S affectinzr the home and
country life.
The coin scs
to voting women as well
men.
inc. bee-keeping, buttci making and
gardening are suitable occupations for
women. It by reason of The war, alz-
1rici‘tlturc is in demand the service or
about one-tenth of one per cent. 01" i‘lclwomen, they should enter the field al1
total number of llOrsOtlS nuanced in:tiic top as trained specialists rather
agriculture. not enough to effect nimTTimn at The bottom as unskilled labor-
tcrially the arricuitural production of cm as is the. case in Europe.
the countrv by their labor, but council
to affect. it considerably by their tilt'cc- UNCLE tSAM' DRAFTS TWO
live power when their college courses MORE CLEVELAND STARS
have been finished. T Louis (luiuo, relief first baseman of
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in agriculi tire are open
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“It is urged therefore, that all ”lg Clcieland Amciican league club.’
young men below the. age of the St? vegiprday received a telegram from
eotive theft and those not rccnm Nupa Cal. uplifting him that hiS‘
mended fol Special smvicc who call draft nulubci for sclcctli c cnnScriptton
avail themscltcs of the opportunity of septic.“ ha; been diuwn lie will go
our colleges, should be urged lo d0 Sn, befoic one of the (‘ leicland examining
1n ordet that lhci mayi Wild” 1h"- ‘boards today, and docs not intend to
moat effective service both during the claim oxen‘plion‘
it!“ DFTlOdIUf ”10 war and “‘9 WNW" This takes both of (‘ilPVOlfl‘nd'ii first
of reconstruction that must take place hascmen as Joe ll ll‘l‘lS ltnS‘ nsut‘d
at; its close." 1n itliout claiming exemption Outficld
"Ill VleW 0E the “1110an lmDOI‘TMC‘9 c" Elltiei Smith also lulu been drafted.
or applied scie‘nce in the present war and will take his ex. unintttion today
it is urged that students pursuingl This makns six Cleveland players
technical courses in azrlculturc as taken in tho draft.
well as medicine and podium-ring , nre' _...___..
rendering or are to render throughT ARIE CHAMPION SHOOTER
the continuance of their college truin- Lam} lr-lp Simmons who “~pr imp.
511g. SOI‘YTCPS more. valuable and Pm“ing that the national amateur cham-
cicnl than if the) WOW? ‘0 9W)" in pionShip title would come to the
military oi naval Sch’icc at 0nc0' cast, when they Tom-nod that Jay
The argicultural colleze provides 4“: Clark, of lloaton, was one of the three
tin f0! mililuli lllSll‘llP‘TOYlv A “ll“ 0f1inen tied for the. honor at. the nation
ho Rcce'te Officers Tialn‘niz Cliff‘s nl shoot inc " ‘hicngn wci'cdisappointcd
‘llaS been eSialliiSlicd at "to COMM“ ,le coveted honor v. out to limit iii-.30
cut Agileultuiztl College. and mid” of llliiiois who won out "1'10! qimm.
United S’fllf’s army “m0?” “T‘l‘lolllgting off three. tics with (‘lark and RoV
are trained by "JP “Slem'llic 3"" Mclntire- the. latter of l’citnsylv.anla
prescribed method of the departmciit1c B. PM” of Brighton, N J equalled
103‘ the duties 0f mmm"5‘°“"d officerq the, world's record when he bloke 96
in llll? militnrv forces. M ”‘9 Ull‘lodinut of the fifty pail of targets shoot-
States. All students 3’9 Y‘Pqu‘rpd ’0 .iug in the amateur championship for‘
diill three. hours per week during the' 111,111,193
it is tuned that poultry kt‘t‘pT
GREAT RECORD OF
NEW HAVEN BOX
ARTISTS THIS YEAR
NEW HAVEN, Aug. flir—thn the
final chapter of the 1917 season of the
Eastern league is written. the )iur-'
tins, who are already cottecdcd the.
championship. will be credited with
one of the most unique feats ever
known to professional baseball. Aside
fiom settingale pace from the fourth
day of the season until the prescuii
writing. the liurlinli’ pitchers have
done something that sets a record for
all time“
To date the Murlin: have played 89
games and the pitcher who stalled
each coutcSt has been there at the fin-
ish. lit u nutshell, Manager Murphy
has fotmd no reason to lemove ti twlil ‘
or during a game. When it. is consid-
ered that a pitcher ill apt to run into
an off day now and then, and further
more that u twirler is not lmmuncT
from injur.y the greatness of this
lecord can be better appreciated
At the stall or the present ‘St‘ai-ZDHT
Manager \iurphy, mindful of the fact
that he had one. of the best minor
league pitching staffs in the country.
decided on such it policy and it him
worked satisfactorily ever since. 0’!
course there have been times when ll'
1cliaiige inight'havc‘saved a game but
1Murphy has been content to let a pit-
Tchcr take his medicidc. Every plti T
on the local staff has been pounded
rt plenty at least one {amt
But all have displayed remurliullic
gameness and skill in a majority 09
battles which accounts for New lia-
ven's position in the race. Murphy's
policy has also. saved the pitchers
from pitching a half dozen games or
more in the "bull- -."pcn it will be :11
long little before local fans v. ill EOZ‘KTfT
such pitchers as \Veavel, Naylor.T
Woodward. Donovan and Walker. T
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Adam Schmidt of 28 North Main
street is exhibiting a sample of lima
beans from his garden. The pod meas-
T not
\i‘Pl‘t' milked long before
Bion of the match. it was
when the plavers took the court
early in the f0ll"tl.l sot. necessitating a
delay of more than thirty minutes be-
fore plav could be continued. A
and court waS used in the
having previously been covered
canvas.
It was uppaient from the rum that.
the \ientlnr conditions liadlt handi-
capped Williams with his fast Strok
lag and foo: v'Oik. Playing with such
a narrow margin of safety met
and along the lines tilt the
custom. he could not act the heaivl
balls to respond to his whip-like
Strokes and piled tip eivors like a
novice. .lilea. too, was handicapped by
theiruin, which dimmed his eye-glass-
es.
lie was bv far the steadici of the
two. however, plating with precision
and cult- to \‘l'illiitniS' backhand and
taking adiantnce of the latcr's cur
TOYS and lather during attempts
handle the ball in the manner for
which the champion is famous under.
real tennis playing conditions The:
winner “as always SlPlth
willing to wait until he found an op-
eninc for Such points as he won
through placement shots. and the slow
and uncertain footing aided him in this
feature of the crime. Both players re-
pcntmlly Slipped and floundcrctl on that
turf at critical points in the
game.
No attempt was made to play the
other half of the semi-finals. which
would have bronchi together R. Lind-
with
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lcv Murray of Niagara Falls, N. Y.. and '
John R. Strachan of San Francisco
Those two survivors of the lower half
of the draw will meet today, weather
permitting, and the winner will play
1Nilcs in the final round on Saturday.
APPEAL ADMlSSION OF
MARTHA HAWLEY WILL
A:pped from the action of the pro-
ale Cllllll of New Cannon was filed
the conciu~f
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and:
tile drizzle iiict'czisctl to a downpour.
Sec-_
filial set.I
CHARLOT r: BOYLI
(‘hailotie Iloilc cig-l-ltecn \P‘dl’S of
incl tltl'“\t‘lt‘)l)t‘l Such swimming ability
the all lound w~’soxld champion.
l in it teccnt ftlllr-tlln meet she liuu
plunging fol dixiuiicm .Siiuln 50 )ill
”11. 45 of u KtCOlltT oi \torlds time for \lt im ii: and dclcutcd the lottlllflnl fair
iiututorS' of the New link (‘ iv A. A.
lurid tiunl Stroke metili lace
At the rate She is liiipioting llli
[tonal lllllUUlld lcadcl.
ll u liftS v."tliin the present
that t\‘ clu ll'ctiict she will soon be
{stim-
‘g up a will-id’s record of 62 feet in
(is ill 29 and 45 SLt‘OndS oi within
1‘ distiict in c. bicaSt, bllf‘li, trudgcoii
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Er; Boyle Should vciV Soon be the in
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GIANTS BUY ONSLOW
FROM BUFFALO CLUBT
NEW YORK Au: 2i. —h'l‘ e NPuT
\ork National League club unnounced1
today the purchase of Calcite! .lackT1
‘Onslow froin the Buffalo club of tth
come effective August 25.811Datitutc'
Outfleldcr Jack Murray was informed
by the. Giants of his unconditional u-
‘dute. This iSi the. third time. Murray
has been released by the local club in
two years.
The New York club returned Catch-
ler J. Snyder to the Brooklyn Club, at!
Tille National League leftised to sanc-
tion his purclittstrV because the Giants?
already had tucntv two players on
their roster.
MACK SUSPENDS BUS'H
CLEVELAND, Aug. Ell—Pitcher Joe
Bush of the Philadelphia American
League team has been silSpEnilC‘d for
the remainder of the. 1917 season, lined
the money he Would have earned and
lsent back to Philadelphia by Manager
Mack, it became known here today
Manager Mack and his: star pitcher
were the principals in a litter argu-
ment yesterday after Bush had been
FOR REST OF SEASON
TTTEETTS Til FEAT“
T THEAETSTAMETTETTS
11, inteinutional Le caguc the deal to be i
. Tomoriou, at Aliiusemcnt‘ Park the
All Siamfotds will tackle the Tigers.
The All Standards tire coming up
”1.111.. lease, to become> cffectlve on the same ll") along With Stanley in the box
'Ihis boy has trimmed the Indepen-
dents twice tliis season and is otii for
‘11 win over the Tizeili. Olsen is in fine
.‘shape and will try his best to send
[the visitom back home with a defeat
to think over.
‘1 Manager Howley would like a large
attendance of fans to out idiot the Slum.
‘ford rooters.
T‘ This game will give the public a
line on the Tigers for the coming ser
less with ‘McGarry’s Independents.
Game called at 3:30 sharp.
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T NEW HAVEN'QUOTA FILLED
NE WH AVEN’ Aug 24 —l.acking of
flcial figuiea to indicate the total num
‘ber of registrants qualified for the
selective dr.aft the, joint exemption
board of New Haven today gave its
opinion that New Haven’t: quota lift a
little over 1,000 had been secured. with
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New London, 1: Lawrence, 0.
ll? tincport. 4; Springfield, 1.
New linvou. 3; Worcester. 1.
Hr:rtfurd-l’oriland, wet ground! .
National League. '
l‘llEFllill‘Ql‘l 1. Boston, 0.
New York, 32: CliicuEO,...1-12.
lillilcdclpl‘tia, ll '1'; Cincinnati, 5-6.
St. LL‘TTTH'BT‘COITLVD, wct grounds.
American League. ’
illiilcdtlttli'u1 S; Dntlpit. 4.
other zlilnes postponed, rain.
international League.
llaltiuiorc, 8; Rochester, 1.
Providence, 4: Toronto. 1. l
Montreal'l‘lewark, rain.
tiiily three games scheduled.
American Assoaiaiion.
Minneapolis 1; Toledo,0
lndiaaapoliu 10; Milwutikeefis
St. P.aul 5; Columbus 4.
Kansas City, 5; Louisville,
Southern Association.
Little liock 7; Mobile. 1
New Orleans, 6; Memphis,
Chattanooga. 2;
innings.
Atlanta, 4; Nashville,
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GAMES L TODAY..
Entern League.
llertford at Portland (2).
New London at. Lawrence. ‘
Worcester at New Haven.
Bridgeport at‘ Springfield.
National League.
St. Louis at Brooklyn (2).
Chicago at New York.
Pittsburgh» at Boston.
Cincinnati at Philadelphia.
American League. T
Washington at Chicago (2). '
New York at Cleveland (2).
Boston at St. LoutS (2). -
Philadelphia. at. Detroit.
IJAcK SLOCUM MADE
. secoub LIEUTENANT
“'qa'ck'r'SIc‘ome ulFtEmim
an football star and-all round atlilem.
1has returned from the officers’ train-
‘ing camp at Plattsburg, N. Y.. and BS
Spending a few days at the summer
home of his parents here. He hail
been in training at the camp for sear
eial months, some days puting in six-
teen liours’ work He said that the
Twoik was hard endugh 'to suit am;-
:onc, but after they became hardenfit‘l
in the supotior court this morning bVT removed from' the game in the firm a small “9’59““ “St-
Mnrtha M Hau'ley of that place in inning because the Cleveland players
the admission of the will of Elsie were hitting him hard.
T Gemgc Montgomery a member of
1m it they all enjoyedit, H
'a second lieutenancy
Sunday for “some. place
and will
c’receit‘edl
1933.9- .
in ‘ Long
‘lsland," where he will be assigned a.
sl two years Without cost they are
furnished with rifles, uniforms‘ and
necessary equipment. At the end ot1
'lwo yearS those who so select may de-
yoic five hours per week to an ad-
vancedenurSc in military training: for SO YHIS iS'StfipU1LLe
the remaining two years of "the col-4 25"- “EU WHERE t5
lege course. and to undertake such ”WP—RS HOTEL ?
camp lrainingfits may be prescribed
bv the secretary of war. To those who
elect the advanced course. a payment
will be made of $9 3: month. A gradu-
ate of the couise, who has completed
the advanced course, is eligible for up:
‘pointment by the president .of the
‘United‘ States as second lieutenant in ‘
the regular army for a period of. six '
months with pay at the rate at $100 a
month "and a commiéision in the 0m-
cers’ Reserve Corps._ 1
1 Parallel with the course {in agricul
titre and military science. for young
men. the college otters courses in
‘home economics for women. it has
liken gold that "the Woman who han- , ..
”lea tile food supplyln- mefibm. u. of ‘- -"‘ .; . . .v
’m importance To the mummy ' .. -. .
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we’ RE GONNA SPEND OUR
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t-uss ALICE BEAKEV’I, MN.
rutoAuE munsgv, 9am
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urse exactly twenty-four inches in Dickencon. a sister of- Martha Ilmv- 1:1,": United my? flattlilll16:t;r1\;i. is en company of recruits to lie made info.
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