New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1914, Page 8

Latest, Best and Most Accurate Sporting News of the Day. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1914. MACKMEN CRUMBLE BEFORE NEW YORKS Chance’s Hirelings Batter Slants of Bush and Boardman. New York, April 15.—No team baseball in the | represent New dashing a start as did the team of Frank Chance at | the Polo Grounds yesterday. The American league pennant season here began with a fine victory for the New Yorks. The home players, from top | to bottom of the batting order. waled 10to ' the puissant Athletics from the drop of the hat and scourged those cocks of the baseball walk by the de- | eisive score of 8 to 2. The score: r. h. e Philadelphia .... 001000010—2 5 | New York . . 40003001%*—8 13 3 Batteries—Bush, . Boardman and | Schang and Lapp: McHale ‘and Sweeney. that has been American league to York ever mustered made as . Johngon's Own Run/knough. Boston, April 15.—~Walter Johnson pitched the opening game of the sea- son for the Senators yesterday, conse- auently the Red Sox were shut out, 8 to 0. Johnson held Boston hitless | until the sixth inning, when Carrigan | sent avliner to center. Two singles | were bunched in the seventh by the Sex, hut it dtdn’t do any good. The | soore: ! e. ‘Washington 003000000— 3 Bostor! o 000000000—0 3] Batteries—Johnson and Ainsmith; Collins, Kelly and Carrigan. r. b 7 Scott Lasts: Mitchell Fails. Chicago, April 15.—The White Sox drove Mitchell from the slab in the seventh inning yesterday and won the opening game from the Naps, 5 to 2. It was quite a pitchers’ battle between Scott and Mitchell until the latter ex- ploded. '‘Both teams were scoreless until the sixth, -when a double by Jackson, an intentional pass to Lajoie and a triple to Graney gave the Naps two runs.; .In the seventh. Chase walked, Collins doubled and Bodie singled. Schalk drove a sa-rifice fly to Graney, the latter making a wonder- ful one hand catch. Daly, a recruit, doubled. The latter went in as a pinch hitter and just about won a job for the season. Blanding then_ re- lleved Mitchell and the Sox found him for a couple more runs in the eighth. The score: Cleveland 000002000~ Chicago .. . 00000032 Batterjes—Mitchell, Blanding and’| Burningham and O’'Neil; Scott and Schalk. Cobb Does Double Service, Detroit, April 15.—The American league baseball lid was pried off here yestenday, and after struggling through twelve gruelling scoreless in- nings the. St. Louis Browns succeeded in getting two men around in the thir- teenth inning. Wallace opened the hoodoo frame for the Browns with a‘ pretty triple and scored on Agnew’s Texas leaguer. The catcher went to third on a wild throw by Stanage. Bush’s return throw got away from | Dauss, who had relieved Dubuc, and | Agnew scored. It looked to the Tigers like a lost ar.z when they went to bat in their . which Bush opened with a single. Pauman walked. Thig brought up Cobb, who up to this time hal Jone nothing with the stick, but upon this éccaslon he met the ball for a three hugger, scoring Bush and Bauman. Veach sent a fly to Shotten, but a sen- gational sprint on the part of Cobb heat the throw to the plate and scored the winning run. Dubuc injured his knee and was | cempelled to leave the game in the thirteenth inninz. The score: o 000000000000 8 0 Detroit 0000000000003—3 & 5 Batteries: Weehpan, James and Ag- new and Crossin; Dubec, Clauss and Btanage. €t Louis ORDERED TO TRAINING Coach Rice Gives Columbia Crews a Brief Rest First, However. New York, April 156.—After a stren- uous spell on the water during the Easter holidays Coach Jim Rice gave his Columbia crews a brief respite yesterday afternoon by cancelling the trip to Edgewater, N. ., and cut- ting down the day's work to a five mile pull in the crew room, The crews went into stricter training last night. A training table was selected at the Columbia commons and the entire squad will eat there from now on. ’ If the chill in the alr is absent to- day the Blue and White oarsmen will return to the river. The rowing will mnot be extended over ten miles a day, however, until May arrives, as the men are in shape and do not need the long pulls for a ' whife, in :Rice's opinion. . TABLE, Actna 1 0 in the opening game of the Iederal | lengue season here yesterday. The at- | backs trying | dered Knetzer to walk Murphy. TRAILING THE PENNANT CHASERS NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESU Philadelpbia 10, New Ya Brooklyn 8, Bostorn . St Louis 2, Pittsburg (. Cinelnnati 10, Chicago 1. STANDING OF CLUBS, Won Lost P.C. e | 0 1.000 o 1.000 1.000 1.000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 Philadelphia . Brooklyn St. Louis Cincinnati New York Boston .0 TODAY. New York at Philadelphia, Boston at Brooklyn. Pittsburg at St. Louis, Chicago at Cincinnati. FEDERAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, Brooklyn 1, Pittsburg 0. STANDING OF CLUBS. Won Lost ok 0 P.C. 1.000 1.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Baltimore Brooklyn ... Pittsburg .. .. Buffalo .. . Kansas City Indianapolis Chicago St. Louls GAMES TODAY. Brooklyn at Pittsburg. Buffalo at Baltimore. AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. New York 8, Philadelphin 2. Washington 3, Boston Chicago 5, Cleveland Detroit 3. St. Louis nin, 2 (13 in- 28). STANDING OF CLUBS. Won lLost o0 0 [ 0 P.C. 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 000 .000 000 000 New York . ‘Washington Chicago Detroit . . Philadelphia . Boston Cleveland St. Louts ....... 0 1 GAMES TODAY. Philadelphia at New York. Washington at Boston. Cleveland at Chicago. St. Louis at Boston. SOUTH* ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Columbus 2, Macon 1. Macon 2, Columbus 0 in seventh inning, rain). Jacksonville 5, Albany 3. Savannah 8, Columbia 4. (called TEXAS LEAGUE. . Beaumont 9, San Antonio 2. Dallas 2, Austin 1. Galveston 5, Houston 1. Waco 8, Forth Worth 6. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Chattanooga 3, Memphis (called in sixth inning, rain). Mobile 7, Birmingham . New Orleans 3, Montgomery 0 (eleven innings). Nashville-Atlanta, rain. 0 SEATON CAPTURES PITCHING BATTLE Rebel From Phillies' Camp P Brilliantly For Brookfeds Against Knetzer, Pittsburg, April 15.—The Brooklyn I"ederal league team defeated the Pittshurg Rebels by a score of 1 to endance was about 14,000 and they aw thrills enough to suit the aver- age fan. The young Brooklyn left fielder, Cooper, who was taken by stealth from John McGraw, went into the crowd several times for fly balls and generally came up Wwith the sphere in his hands. Tom Secaton was invineible all the way. He had his curve ball working and the home men nearly broke the to place the ball safe- ly. Klmer Knctzer, the former Dodger, who pitched for Pittsburs, was unfortunate in the tenth inning, when he and his infleld wavered for a moment, just long enough to lev the Tip Tops came under the wire first. In the fatal tenth Hof- man walked. Then Capt. Oakes or- who ‘Wester- But looked dangerous. Besides, zill had, been easy for Knetzer. 1| this time he hit between McDongld's |legs for a single, scoring Hofman with the only run of the game. The score: r. h e 0000000001—~1 5 1 0000000000—0 4 1 and Owens; ‘Brooklyn Pittsburg Batteries—Seaton Knetzer and Berry. HANN OUT OF COLUMBIA TEAM. Ex-Crimson Captain Will Not Against Holy Cross Today. New York, April 15.—The an- nouncement yesterday that Charlie Play Hann, the former Harvard first base- | man, had injured a bone In his right ankle and would be out of the Co- lumbia lineup in today's game with Holy Cross at South fleld did not de- press Head Coach Lush much. Lush said that the team was in such fine fettle, that Hann could be spared tu rest up a few days without a defeat resulting from the move. Buncke, who hit so Penn series at Atlantic move from right field to first base. It will not be new to him, as he played| the position part of last sea- son. Danny Meehan has been show- ing s0 much improvement In his few days' practice that he probably will play in the outfleld today. Coogan, the former Georgetown man, will not play, as he has not been declared eli- gible as vet. Jim O'Neale will start in the hox for Columbia and Coach Coakley says the slim youth is still in winning form. well in the City, will FLYNN IN NEW ROLE. Maurice B. (“Lefty’) Flynn, the famous Yale fullback, has been elect- ed a member of the New York A. C. He is a possibility for the all-around athletic championship. Before he became a pigskin chaser “Lefty” was a good hurdler and shot-putter. On account of his strength and speed the experts believe “Lefty” can be de- veloped into one of the best all- around me in the world. He will be eligible to represent the Mercury Foot in the junior championships in both the metropolitan and national meets, Latest War Photos Snapped | On Both Sides of the Border 1 VILLA'S \NrAnmvs Fort Bliss, Tex., April 13.—Uncle Sam's troops are in éxcellent shape on Bowling Alleys 83 Church Street ! s | the border to pacificatory measures on the an side when necessary. A lotal of ubout 20,000 .\»\\ L A RN SN of our soldiers are now protecting the American boundary. The illustration shows pack horses carrying fodder for the cavalry horses, and also a view of Villa’s Tebel soldiers on the march near Torreon. CARPENTIER BEATS ANOTHER: BRITON Mitchell in Opening Round. Paris, April 15.—George S. Mitch- ell, the amateur heavyweight cham- pion of North England, was knocked out last night by the French cham- plon, Georges Carpentier, in the first round after one minute, and 35 sec- onds' of fighting. At that, he man- jaged to last twenty-two seconds long- er against the French man than did Bombardier Wells in his bout, with Carpentier at the National Sporting club in London a few months ago. Mitchell is the nephew of P. H, Tll- | igworth, the chief ltberal whip in the British parliament and hails from Bradford. He stands six feet three inches, and weighs 177 pounds—about the same weight. as Carpentier. He had the advantage, however, of his great height and reach. In the single round of the fight, Carpentier knocked the Englishman down five times. Four times he’ man- aged {o get to his feet after the count of nine, but on the fifth knock- down the referee counted only as far as six and then said: ‘‘Gentlemen, the fight is over, This man hag had enough.” Mitchell entered the contest, he said, in advance, with no idea of beating Carpentier, he was merely cu- rious to see how long he could last. He displayed pluck and managed to land one or two blows on the ¥Frenchman's chest and shoulders. #Before he was finally disposed of, he essayed one vicious swing = which would doubtless have knocked out the Frenchman, but it failed to find the mark by a fraction of an inch. | The geniuine sporting nature of the match and Mitchell's modesty aroused great interest in Engldnd and France, and the gymnasium where the contest took place was crowded to the doors. A CONNECTICUT PLAYERS SIGN. Danbury, April 15.—A large num- ber of Connecticut ball tossers have signed up in the new Atlantic league, of which Danbury is a member, Man- ager Ernest (. Landgraf of the Dan- { bury club has on his staff of pitchers Mat Lathrop, who last year played with the Hartford Majors. Lathrop pitched for the Richmond, Va., club in 1911, and for the Charleston, W. Va., team in 1912. Manager Willlam McCabe of the Poughkeepsie, N. Y., team has signed as pitcher Chick Evans of Hartford, who was formerly in the Connecticut league, He has a record of having shut out Bridgeport without a batsman reaching first. PLANTERS DOWN GRAYS, New London, April 15.—Timely hit- ting by the local club defeated the Providence team of the International league here yesterday by a &core of 5 to 2. Grover, who twirled for the visitors, was touched up for eleven hits, practically all coming at the op- portune moment. The local pitchers were tight at all times and at no time did the Grays threaten to take the game away from the Planters. Score by innings: r.h Providence .000010010 New London 00202100x—5 11 0 Batteries—Reitmeyer, Gaston and Shepard, Grover; Ahearn, Daniels, Greenwell and Radebaugh. Umpire, Rieger. CREW 18 COMMENDED. French Lion Tamer vbisnnscs of| 'Cathollc University.10000001—2 ' [Capf WODSELL | Captaln Hodsell of the Columbia varsity elght oared crew has had his men out on the Hudson river every day for about two weeks tralning for the season’s big events. Of course the national collegiate regatta Poughkeepsie, N. Y., is the chief ob- jective point of the training opera- tions. Columbia’s crew is sald to be unusually strong this year. COLLEGE KErrors Help Harvard Win. Cambridge, Mass.,, April 156.—Har- vard beat Bowdoin, 5 to 1, in a light hitting game yesterday, the visitors playing loosely in their opening game of the year and their errors opening the way for all of the Crimson’s runs. Frye was hit hard in spots, but fine fielding, notably that of Nash and; Fripp, prevented the Maine collegians . from doing more damage. Third Baseman McElweé of Bowdoin played a whirlwind game, accepting all of his ten chances, most of them being difficult. The score: r. h. e 0—1 7 1 8 1 LaCarce; Bowdoin ...000001 Harvard 000012 Batteries—Knight a Frye and Waterman —3 00 02 nd Brown Master of Situation, Norfolk, Va., April 15.—Pitcher Brown showing control and speed, Yale had no trouble in defeating Catholic University by a score of 6 to 2. The game was called at the close of the eighth inning to permit the Yale team to catch outgoing steameér for New York. The score: r. .00600000-—6 Hunter; Batteries—Brown and Crocker and Zachary. King Kelly Holds Sway- Washington, April 15.—Fordham was beaten easily by Georgetown, score 5 to 0. King Kelly of the locals al- lowed only two hits, and the New Yorkers were unable to get a man RELLER BACK AT CORNELL. Crack Sprinter, After Operation, Ready to Resume Training. Ithaca, April 15.—Andy Reller, Cornell's crack sprinter, has resumed his studies at the university and it ie hoped that he will come out for the track team within a few weeks. 1s St. Louis, where he went for an oper ation for mastolditis In February. Reller will run only in the 300 yara dash this spring, and it is not ex- pected that he will take part in more than one dual meet. HHe will save his strength for the intercollegiates. Jack Moakley picks twenty-seven men for the track training table as | follows: | Capt. Shelton, Brodt, Caldwell, Fritz, Halsted, Munns, Brown, Inger- soll, Lahr, McCutcheon, Mehaffy, Mil- ton, Morrison, Speiden, Van Kennen, Cady, Hoffmire, Irish, Lewis, Lukens, Millard. Newman, Potter, Souder, Starr, Van Winkle and Warner, “POP"” FOSTER IS FREE. New York, April 15.-——All rumors as to wether Pop Foster would be back were set at rest yesterday by Man- ager Connell, Connell said that the veteran had not been sent a contract for the 1914 campaign and is there- Washington, April 15.—Secretary Daniels today addressed a letter to the commanding officer of the U. 8. 8. Jupiter commending the eight mem- bers of .the erew of the vessel who, at the risk of their own lives, saved | the lives of several shipmates who j had been overcome by fumes of coal gas while in the ship's hold. fore a free agent. Foster, plans to play ball another year before retiring and may possibly sign with another club in the Eastern circuit. Foster was one of the pioneers of the old Connecticut league and also per- formed with the New York and Wash- | defeated Reller has returned from his home in | ington under the big tent. He was purchased by the New Haven club three years ago from Holyoke. BASEBALL. as far as second base. The score: Fordham ...000000000 2 Georgetown 11000030 *—, 1 Batteries—Marinan and Viviano; Kelly and Weems. Holy Cross Wins Big Game. Jersey City, April 15 Holy Cross Seton Hall yesterday noon in the teams’' annual conflict at the grounds of the Jersey City club by a score of 2 to 1 in ten Innings, The score: r. h e Holy Cross +.1000000001—2 11 1 Seton Hall ..0000000100—1 4 Batteries—McManus and Hayes and Fish. Carroll; Virginia Noses Out Johns Hopkins. Charlottesville, Va., April 15.—In a ten inning game, finished In a drizz- ling rain, Virginia defeated Johns Hopkins, 6 to 5. Calloway, a fresh- man, held the visitors to two hits but received poor support in the early in- nings. The score: Virginia ..300100001 11— Hopkins .. ..2100200000-~ Batteries—Calloway and Triester, Sylvester and Rice. Generals Get Lead and Keep Lexington, Va, April 15.—Wash- ington and Lee defeated St. John's, § to 1, in a six inning game called on account of rain. The Generals took the lead early in the game and held it to the finish. Lile pitched a splendid game. The score: h. e W. and L, 110021 St. Johns 0010001 Batterles—Lile and Donahue; Stev- ens, Matthews and Noble. at | after- | 1l = Columbia Rowing Chief, Who |NAGEFS SMASHES - Has Strong Crew This Year' BREAK RUBE'S HEART Bat Worst of Al They Help Defeat {he Giaats. Philadelphia, April 15—The 1id was lifted on the baseball season here yes- terday with a 10 to 1 victory by the Phillies over their ancient and usual- | 1y successful rivale, the “Glants of | New York. It was just one of those instances when the Quakers caught Rube Marquard not at his best. They clouted him hard in three of the in- nings and through the medium of two home runs by Capt. Magee, Wwith drives into the left field bleachers, alded and abetted by a three base smash by Gavvy Cravath, the game. was put beyond recall in the seventh session. With one down in the sev- enth Larry Doyle called for Art Fromme, who had been warming up on the side lines. Then the run get- ting ceased. It had ceased for the Glants after the third inning, when the only run annexed by the New Yorkers was due to a muffed flv by Cravath. The score ) New York 001000000 1 7 Thiladelphia ..00020440°—-10 13 Batterjes—Marquard, Fromme and Meyere; Alexander and Killifer. Wilson Beats Old Mates. 8t. Louis, April The Cardinals won from Pittsburg, 2 to 1, in a pitch- ers’ battle between Griner and Adame. The Cardinals won out in the nintf inning. With the score tipd Hugging got to first, opening the inhing, when | Viox mussed up his grounder. Butler | forced Huggins and stole second. Mil- ler was passed and Chief Wilson drove in the winning run. Dolan ror and Viox's double counted for the Pirates in the second and the Cardi- nals scored on Huggins' walk, a force by Butter and Miller's double in the first. The score: .. 0 1 rh e 0100000001 5 1 100000001—2 6 3 Gibson; Pittsburg St. Louis Batteries—Adams Griner and Wingo. Dodgers Win Opener, Brooklyn, April 15.—~Wilbert Reob- inson's debut as manager of the Brooklyns at IKbbets field yesterday | afternoon should remain long in | Gowanus memories. Robinson’s triumph over the Boston Braves, by a score of 8 to 2, was characteristic of the man and pleasing to all present but Big Chier Stallings, James . Gaffney and the horde of blue clad warriors who draw their semi-monthly stipend from the Hub exchequer The score: r. h 0000002002 9 3 ..., 02114000*—8 11 1 and Mil- and Boston Brooklyn Batteries—Tyler and Whalen Gowdy: Ruelbach, Pfeiffer and ler. Herzog's Debut Auspicious, Cincinnati, April 15.—In a mixture of drizzle and downpour the Redsg trounced the Cubs, 10 to 1, in the opening game. Cheney went six and a fraction innings for the Cubs and doubtless made a record for himeelf by unlimbering five of the wildest pitches imaginable. All were costly, and eight bases on balls also helped make Red runs flood across the pan, ; with often nary a hit to help them along. Koestner went on the mound in the seventh and also was afflicted with the wild pitch habit, A his two causing some more Red runs. For the Reds Rube Benton twirled the full route and pitched like a true artist. The victory marked Charley Herzog's ! debut as a manager. The score: r. h Chicago .000000001-— 1 2 ¢ Cincinnati . .90020332%—10 6 0 | Batteries—Cheney, Koestner and { Archer; Benton and Clarke. e InEvery Way and AllWays Ideal Beverages. Connecticut’s Leading Brews. Are you enjoying them in Cafe, Home and Club? BREWED IN HARTFORD, CONN. Hubert Fischer Brewery Ou wp at Charles H. Dehm, GeorgeF. Hennig, P. 214, 4. Murray, Schmarr.