New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 17, 1914, Page 12

HANS WAGNER STIL ALIVE AND KICKING, l)nvr,s in PI[&SWU’S funs Wilh 4 St Louls, April 17.—Pittsburs de- . feated the Cardinals 4 to 1 yesterday, “with McQuillan pitching steady ball. Hagerman started for St. Louls, but was relieved by Doak in the ninth, Hans Wagner got two hits, both “of which counted in the scoring. A pass to Carey, a hit by Mowrey, Wag- ner's single and Whitted's wild throw i brought the, Pirates three runs in the fifth. Singles by Wagner, Viox ana Mitchell counted their other run the first. 4 The Cardinals scored in the seventh on singles by Miller and Cruise. The score: n r. h. e | « Pittsburg .010030000—4 8 St. Louis . .000000100—1 6 | Batteries—McQuillan and Gibson; “Hagerman and Wingo. 3 Sox , Make It Three Straight. Chicago, April 17.—The White “Sox wan another tight battle from the Naps yesterday and made it three /straight. The score was 1 to 0, and ifor the third time in this series they “drove in:the winning run in the ‘seventh, inning. It was a pitchers’ battle, with Benz La-. opportunity of driving in the run that would have saved his crew and fdiled on both ‘occasions; ' Blanding also was in trim, ‘the Sox getting only four hits. Lord’s !single, Chase's sacrifice and a double ‘by Collins) put over the omly run ot me game. » The score: '_él.v.lnnd ..000000000—0 4 0O iChicago ....00000010%—1 4 1 Batteries—Blanding and Carisch; {Benz and Schalk. g r. h. e. g Browns Beat Tigers Again, (% Detroit, April 17.—The Browns leaptured the second game of the se- ‘ries yesterday by a score of 8 to 5. UThey started in the first inning with ithree rums, the result of two hits, two “passes, a sacrifice fly and an error. % The seore:-was tied at 5 at the end iof the sixth inning, but with three fhits and an error the Browns, in iround seven, got two more men over. 1and took another run in the ninth on three hits. ) The score: ' T. h e St. Louis 301001201—8 13 4 ‘Detroit 2100211000—5 10 2 ; Batteries—James ' and Crossin, Dauss, Hall, Cavet and Stanage and Baker. ! KING BRADY TO BE SOLD. \- ‘White Plains Backstop to Be Out of *. Brass Olty Lineup This Season. Waterbury, - April 17.—King 'Brady, ithe White Plains boy who did ‘much iof the catching for the local club last ‘season, will not be a member of the ; team during the comink season and |- JWill be sold' by Manager Lee Fohl. Brady does not care to return' here this year, so Fohl will dispose of l\im fo some other club. " The _weeding out process hegan {when Sammon, a pitcher; Knex, an utfielder from - Manchester recom- ended by Herman Bronkie, and Sully, an inflelder, were given per- fmission to seek jobs, . It is not. likely, though,” that there will be any fur. ther releases this week. ¢ i ICleveland Seqd ‘Him_to spokane in s Northwestern Circuit. ;. The deal has been consummated whereby Dave Gregg, who was one ©f the twirlers of the Waterbury stafr last season, and who later was drafted to the Cleveland Americans, will be transferred to Spokane of the North- western league for the present. Gregg npitched good ball in Water- bury last year, using speed and a good gollection of gurves. GREGG FARMED OUT. 4 ! the eastern | tramping over wet streets and in | next come to town. , started to pitch, but went straight up; NO GIANT INVASION, SAYS KING WGRAW MG{', Tlll), Say They am_ Pe;- ~ - feelly Satisfiel. Philadelphia, April 17.—Another double header was plled up on the Giants-PhillieS schedule . Vesterday when the storm which prevented all games in the two big leagues kept Philadelphia fans and the players of the Giants and Phillies indoors. The layoff naturally caused Graw more worriment than With the Giants cooped up in Majestic hotel and no chance work unless they took a chance Mc- Dooin. the to by a pouring. rain most of the champions preferred to loaf away the day stick- ing to the easy chairs in the hotel corridor.. The delayed game will be played on June 4, this making a schedule of six games on four playing days for the champions when they McGraw denied emphatically that any of his men had been in negotia- tion with President James A. Gilmore recently. He characterized the late utterances of Gilmore as cheap pub- licity talk. 4 .A newspaper representative can- vassed the entire club quartered here and every man said that so far as he knew there was absolutely no truth in Gilmore’s alleged assertions. ' Mar- quard, McLean, Murray, Stock and Tesreau, whose names had been con- nected with the reports sent out of Chicago, all declared they were signed to long term contracts with New York, that they were perfectly satis- fied and that they had had absolute- 1y no communication with or from the Federal league. 3 SOME ONE LOST HIS SLEEP WRITING THIS Melange of Baseball Bunk Gets Space Out of Sympathy to the Man Who'* Composed It. The game opened with Molasses at the stick, and Smallpox catching. Cigar was in the box, with plenty of smoke. Horn was on first base, and , Fiddle on second. Backed by Corn in the fleld, he made it hot for Um- pire Apple, Who Was rotten.’ Ax came to bat and chopped. Cigar let Brick walk, and Sawdust’ filled the bases. Song many a hit, and Twenty made a score. Cigar went out, and Balloon then Cherfy tried it, but went wild. Old Ice kept cool in the game un(fl he was hit by a pitched ball, and then | you ought to have heard Ice Cream: | Cabbage had a good head and kept quiet, Grass covered lots of ground, and the crowd cheered when. Spider caught the fly. Bread loafed on third and pumped Organ, who played fast and put Light out. i In the fifth inning Wind began to blow about.what he could do. Ham- mer ‘began to knock, and Trees began to leave. The way ‘they roasted Peanuts ‘was a fright. Knife was] put out for cutting first base. * Light- ning finished ‘pitching the gamé and struck out six men. In the ‘ninth Apple told Fiddle to take nis base, and ‘then Song made another hit. Trombone made a- slide, and Meat was put on the plate. Tlere was lots of betting on the! | game, but Soap cleaned up. The score i was 1 to 0. Door said that if he had pitcned he would-have shut them out. | —Exchange. BOAT, RACE JUNE 19. i Neéw Haven, Conn., April 17.—The crew managements of Yale and Har- vard have completed all preliminary details for the 'annual races on the Thames river at New London, on the day of June 19. A signed detailed ] agreement was issued last night ' signed by the captains and managers | of the respective crews. i NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1914. Miller in Action; He is Out INTERNATIONAL TO for Base Stealing Record, MNOVE ON FEDERALS Otto Miller, the Brooklyn catcher,’ has started out to make a reputation as a base stealer. He is annoyed by the prowess in this line demonstrated by Backstops Schang: of the Athletica and Ed Sweeney of the New York Americans ‘and is determined to win the reputation Of being the fastést base runner of -all the catchers. In the illustration Miller is shown in an attempt to steal third base against the ' Boston Nationals. - Norman (“Kid”) Elberfield, the' - one time great shortstop, is shown at the right, on the side lines, coaching. He 18 now "a ‘Brooklyn coach. i IN THE COLLEGE WORLD New Star For Columbia Nine. New York, April 17.—The Colum- bia baseball squad got on soggy South field yesterday afternoon and in- dulged in light practice for an hoyr in preparation. for the annual game ! with Fordham there tomorrow. Coach Lush ushered in' & new recruit named Pallen, who was a teammate aof Coogan’s at Georgetown. If Pallen is as good as Coogan, Columbia will have an outfleld as strong as its inner ‘ defence, said Coach Lush, yesterday. In his opinion Coogan i a most fin- ‘ished ball player. and will hold down | & position in; the outer garden as soop as the faculty declares him eligible. . George. Smith, with | a pair of crutches at his side, watched the team practice from. the ,grand stand. He looks to be in fair shape, but no one except himself expects to see the big pitcher in the box for Columbia this year. Jim O’Neale will be Coach Coakley’s choice in the box tomor- row. Kiviat in Princeton Games. Princeton, April 17.—It is an- nounced here that Abel Kiviat, the Irish-American A. C. middle distance runner, is the first prominent athletic club man to assure the Princeton .Track association that he will enter the combination athletic club-college ;track meet which will be held here on May 16. The announcement of the combina- tion meet has aroused interest all gver the country. The entry blanks will be mailed” this week and the manage- ! ment expects a large number of en- tries from the most prominent ama- teurs of the country, both in athletic club and college circles, so that Kiviat will not lack competition. Keene Fitzpatrick has had his track squad in training for some time-and the 'track training table has been started .in conjunction with that of the baseball squad. The track men on the training table are: Atha, Bar- nett, Church, Cooley, Capt. Fiske, TRAILING THE PENNANT CHASERS NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Pittsburgh 1, St. Louis 0. Other games postponed; rain. ‘STANDING OF CLUBS. Won Lost P.C. 1.000 1.000 1.000,Chicago 3 -667 yndianapolis .. -500, Buffalo ! 000 000/ .000 GAMES TODAY. Boston at Brooklyn. New York at Philadelphia. Pittsburg as St. Louls. Chla‘o n Clndnnui :ov‘;mmx LEAGUE. 8; Mempms 4, game). Chattanooga 6, llernphls 2, (second game). 7, Nashville 6, (first game). Atlanta 7, ( N..m;u. 5, Atlanta 4, (first|> FEDERAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Chicago 3, Kunsas City 2. Indianapolis 7, St. Louis 3. STANDING OF CLUBS. Won Lost P.C. Baltimore Brooklyn . St. Louis. |Kansas City Pittsburg MuHER00 GAMES TODAY. Chicago at Kansas City. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE, At Oakland—Los Angeles 10, San| Francisco 5. ¢ At Portland—Portland. 4, Oakland At Los Angeles—Venice 3, - Sacra- mento 1. | .| TEXAS LEAGUE. Galveston 11, San Antonio 4. Beaumont 4, Houston 4. St. -000 o iadelphia . Cleveland ... AMERICAN.LEAGUE. YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. St. Louis 8, Detroit 5. Chicago 1, Cleveland 0. Other games postponed, rain. STANDING OF CLUBS. Won Lost P.C. 1.000 1.000 500 500 300 500 .000 .000 Louis GAMES TODAY. Philadelphia at New York. St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. ‘Washington at Boston. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Norfolk 7, Portsmouth 0. Newport News 6, Roanoke 2. Richmond 5, Petersburg 5, (eleven innings). SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. Macon 8, Albany 7 (eleven innings)., Charleston 6, Columbia 1. Jacksonville 2, Columbus Savannah 6, Augnsta 2. Hayes, Mann, Morrison, Mason and McKenazje. Penn. Beats Virginla. Charlottegville, Va., April 17.— Pennsylvania scored exactly twice as many points as, Virginia in the an- nudj’ dusl meet held here yesterday, winning by ‘seventy-two to thirty-six. Frigid weather prevailed and the track Was heavy from.rain.. A stiff Wwestern wind also hindered the run- ners, The intercollegiate champions won as they pleased in the running eyents, the - southerners showing up B®t in the hurdles and fleld events. {The mile run was spectacular. Nor- ris of Virginia forced the Quaker quartet which will oppose the Oxford four Saturday week to go the limit to win. ' Norris started his- sprint a bit early, McCurdy of Pennsylvania win- ning ‘by: three feet in four minutes forty and two-fifths seconds. Columbia Relay Withdrawn. New York, April 17.—Coach Wefers announced yesterday that the Colum- bia varsity relay which was placed ! in the first class to race against Syra- cuse, 'Carlisle, Hamline and - Ohio State, would not start in the Penn. relay carnival to be held in Philadel- phia on April 25. The reason Eiven was that Frank McDonald and Frank Brady, both members of ‘the team, are training for the hurdles and are expected to finish first and second if they specialize. Although Harvitt and Vollmer are eligible . to represent the Blue - and ‘White, Coach Weters thinks it is too late now to develop two new men to take the places of Brady and Mec- Donald. This quartet defeated Syra- cuse with ease at the Boston A. A. games last winter. Wefers said that Capt. Beatty, the intercollegiate shot- put record holder, and Duke Olmstead were entered in the weight events. ROBINSON WON'T BE DENTED. Puts His Dodgers Through Practice Under Ebbets Field Stand. New York, April 17.—Manager Wil- bert Robinson of Brooklyn refused to lake the count at the hands of the weather man at Ebbets Field yester- day afternoon. He had excused his charges from morning practice be- cause of the very dubious weather, but when they showed up at the club house after luncheon the ' hustling leader put them through a course of calisthenics and gymnastics under the grand stand that had every one ready to call for mercy before the exercising | ters, severally and jointly. i Littie Msjor League Wanis to Suo| Gilmore and New Circut. Organized baseball’s battle against the Federal league will not be handled by the two major league cir- cuits alone. The International league is eager to assist and has asked per- mission of the National Commission to begin a number of suits for dam- ages against the independent promo- If the triumvirate gives the consent—which it is whispered, already has been promised—the Newark, Jersey City, Rochester and . Toronto clubs will begin action immediately for damages to the extent of $25,000 each. This information was vouchsafed] yesterday by a man very prominent in International league affairs. Ac- cording to this most reliable authority the case of the prospective plaintiffs is already in the hands of the three com- missioners. It is expected that the suits will be instituted within the ccurse of a very few days. The states in which they will be brought will be determined doubtless by the big trio that controls organized baseball affairs. Newark, Jersey City, Toronto and Rochester . all have clearer cases against Gilmore and his associates than had James E. Gaffney, the Bos- ton National league club president,who is suing the rival promoters for $25,- 000 damages over Jack Quinn's al- leged- desertion. Quinn had accepted terms, but had not signed a 1914 con- tract. He was really under contract in the eye of baseball law and perhaps morally so in the eyes of the common courts, though the latter assumption rever has been put to the acid test in the present fight. In each case of the four prospective International league complainants one or more real chattels —men actually signed to 1914 con- tracts—were won over by the outlaws, It is. understood that each of the four mentioned clubs of Ed. Barrow’'s circuit will open fire on the common enemy by naming first one deserter and later, if occasion demands, may proceed with similar suits until the ccurts have passed upon the various losses. Newark, it is said, will name Swacina; Jersey City, Agler, and Rochester, Simmons. The Toronto hostage is not known. John Ganzel will have several strings to his bow, for he lost most heavily in the raid. Should the American Assoclation as- sert itself in similar fashion, few who are at all familiar with the inside workings of organized baseball would be at all surprised. Tom Chivington’s league suffered perhaps more than that of Barrow in losses to the in- dependents, and many of the associa- tion players who deserted were under contract for the ensuing season. It has been felt all along from . hints dropped here and there that the suits of Messrs, Baker and Gaffney were but the beginning of many on the part of supposedly outraged magnates of all four leagues affected by the activities of the independent movement. legal | Fitzpatrick 94 102 95 "BOWLING In the third and deciding game be- tween the Corbin Screw corporation bowlers, of this city, and the Johns- Pratt bowlers from Hartford, for sup- per, the Hartford men won two out of three games and will therefore be the guests of the local manufacturers. The games were rolled at the Aetna alleys and the scores follow: Corbin Screw. 91 86 Bertini Clark Prior ... 80 Foote .. . 90 Anderson 88— 269 78— 254 100— 285 97— 277 103— 279 466—1364 286 273 257 273 269 431 454 472—13567 Two Mcn Handicap. Following are the scores in an open- ing match in a twelve team handicap tournament which is to roll once around at the Aetna alleys: Shaefer ... 90 102 82 86 94—454 Foote . 92 100 114 96 96—498 99— 94— o aand 97— ceeen 88— 182 202 196 182 190—952 96 76 86 83 92—433 .106 96 84 77 80—443 Chapman Campbell 202 172 170 160 172—876 Three pin handicap. Stingle 78 84 95 86 94 88—431 85—470 173—901 81—426 75—403 172 186 190 ... 83 82 89 77 81 92 180 91 8 Burns Peterson .. 160 163 181 156—829 Seven pin handicap, Féarnest .. 80 87 108 T. Wright.105 86 80 169 86 79 87—448 90—440 185 ‘173 188° 165 177—888 85 95 81 78 104—443 82 105 78 76 82—423 Nygren ... Nelson .... 167 200 159 154 i86—866 Peterson .. 98 89 79 86 97—449 Brenecke .126 104 102 83 87—502 184—951 84—442 86—462 224 193 181 Prior . 8¢ 90 93 Semple .102 91 94 186 181 187 169 91 89 180 170—904 ALL STAR BALL FOR EXPOSITION National nnd;eflun Leagues In- vited to Compete There. All star teams repreésenting the National and American leagues will in all probability play a serles of games at the Panama-Pacific exposi- tion in San Francisco next year. The matter is in the hands of James E. Sullivan, chief of the department of sport. On the way to San Francisco in the near future Mr. Sullivan will call upon = presidents Tener and Johnson to put the proposition up to them. It has not been decided how the all star casts will be selected. Doubt- less the National commission will be HENDRIX PUZZLE TO KANSAS CITY FEDS - Tioker & Co. Beat Home Team' Whi 10,000 Fans Rave. Kansas City, April 17.—Before a crowd of 10,000 people the Chicago , Federals defeated Kansas City in the opening battle, 3 to 2. Up to the eighth Innlnrz Hendrix had allowed one scratch hit, but four in that round put over two runs. Packard was hit hard, the visitors bunching their blows in the sixth for two runs. Tinker has released Pitcher Swann to Kansas City. The score: r. h e Kansas City 000000020—2 6 ‘1% Chicago .010002000—3 8 2 Batteries—Packard and Easterly; Hendrix and Wilson. Falkenberg Settles Quickly. St. Louis, April 17.—After elaborate exercises the St. Louis Federals opened thelr home season by losing to Indianapolls, score 7 to 3. Falken- ‘berg had one bad inning, the first, but after that was virtually unhittable. Kommers’ home run in the first gave St. Louis two scores, Dolan for . Indianapolis hit for the circuit in the third, with two on. Gov. Major of Missouri pitched the first ball and Mayor Kiel of St. Louis tried to catch it and managed to sprawl out on the ground, while the crowd howled with 1 glee. The score: r. h e Indianapolis 203100001—7 8 1 St. Louls ...300000000—3 7 2 Batteries—Falkenberg and Rari- den; Groom and Simon. HAMILTON REGRETS ACTION. St. Louis, April 17.—President Rob- * ert Lee Hedges and Pitcher Barl Ham-~ , ilton, who disregarded his contract with the St, Louls Americans to sign with the Kansas City, Federals and then decided to return to 'St. Louls, ar. rived here yestérday. Hamilton made a public statement of regret for his desertion to the St. Louis fans and tc his team mates. President Hedges said@ Hamilton returned to - the. St. Louis team solely as. the result of moral suasion and without an increase - in salary. RITCHIE FAVORED, San Francisco, . April 17.—Willie Ritchie and Tommy Murphy both are taking things easy on the eve of their championship battle. Ritchie's only workout yesterday in the, afternoon, censisted ‘of a'game of handballl Mur: phy spent the day in San Rafael) Ritchie announced his - weight at 134 1-2 pounds, a half pound below the specified limit. Ritchie continues a 10 to 1 fayorite. Pt ikt Al SRRSOy | asked to furnish some satigfactory so- lution to this detafl. Several meth- ods have been advocated; one to have . the Baseball Writers association de- cide; another to put the matter up to the fans of the big league cities, and still another to rest the choice with exposition visitors. was ended. Robinson brought the medicine ball into play for half on hour. Then he adjourned the session with instructions to report at 10 o'clock this morning. NEWARK RELEASES THREE. Newark, April 17.—Manager Harry Smith has announced that Beanie Hall has been released by the Newark In- ternational league club to the Scran- ton club of the New York State league under an optional agreement. The same fate has befallen Ross Hewes, and Payntar is to go to the Columbus, Ga., elub of the South Atlantic league. Aetna Bowling Alleys 83 Church Street The Green Label on each bottle of Harvard Export Beer is the guide to this quality product. When you order “Harvard” you can be assured you are being served with a beer that has been aged four months —and which is brewed from Imported Bohemian Hops exclusively. DISTRIBUTOR: M. T. WHITE ., Retail, 283 Main Street. olesale, 2 Railro Arcade. 1