New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1914, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914 [ FEDERAL LEACLE N - . THE GAME T0 STAY " NAP RUCKER STARTS | - SEASON WITH NS We Weren 't Smokin’ Nothin’ But Corn Silk TRt | In First Game of - Year Brooklyn Hurier Exees. New York, May 7.—The upper part of the Giants’ batting order was an incubus on the team, and although good ' batting was done from Snod- grass down the last four hitters couldn’t bring around enough runs to offset Brooklyn's five. The Brooklyns came away from the Polo Grounds with another victory winning 5 to 3. The Giants’ runs were all made in the ninth and were in the nature of pres- ents for the Dodgers had a nice lead and let stealing go on with no effort to stop it. Napoleon Rucker emerged from his chrysalis. It was his first cham- pionship game of the season and he showed no bad effects of the illness which laid him up. He was in first class form and mixed up drops and change of pace so that the Giants never could get hold of what he had consecutively enough to be menacing. Some pitchers aren’t at their best yet because they haven't had enough games—too many idle days—but here comes Rucker who hasn’t had any, unless in secret and the lack of prac- tice didn’t act as a drag on him. The score: r. h. Brooklyn ...000104000—5 10 New York ..000000003—3 7 0 Batteries—Rucker and Miller; De- maree Fromme and Meyers and John- son. e. 1 Cheney Hurls It Too Wide. Pittsburg, May 7.—The Pirates de-/| feated the Cubs in the latter's first appearance of the season by the score of 1 to 0. Both Adams and Cheney were in fine form, the former having the better of it by a slight margin. It was Cheney’s fault that the game was lest as in the ninth inning he passed Konetchy who went to second on Viox's out' and reached third when Keating fumbled Mitchell's grounder. Ham Hyatt then strode to the bat for Gibson and he looked so fierce that Archer ordered his bat- tery mate to pass the hittite. This Cheriey proceeded to do, but one of his pitches was so wide it got past Archer and Konetchy ran home with the winning tally, The score: r. h e Chicago ....000000000—0 2.3 Pittsburg ...000000001—1 4 1 Batteries—Cheney ~and Archer; Adams and Gibson. Reds Shut Out Cardinals. St. Louis, May 7.—The Reds shut out the Cardinals yesterday, 3 to 0, with Benton ‘pitching steadily. Cincin- nati scored two runs in the first in- ning on a two bagger by Moran and a home run by Bates. The visitors scored again in the ninth on a triple by Niehoff .and a single by Rawlings. The score: h. Cincinnati ..200000001—3 ‘9 0 St. Louis ..000000000—0 5 0O Batteries—Benton and Clarke; Sal- lee, Steele and Snyder. ¥ e AMERICAN LEAGUE. Athletics Find Batting Eyes, Philadelphia May.7.—%Free hitting on the part of the. Athletics gave them the final game in the series with Bos- ton by 7 to 8. G The score: 3 J r. h e 00.0020100—3 8 1 Philadelphia 12010012*—7 14 3 Batteries—Collins; Bedient and Car- rigan; Bush and Schang. Cobb Demoralizes White Sox. Chicago May 7.—Ty Cobb had an- other great day yesterday and beat ‘the White Sox 4 to 2. Of course ft goes into the records as a Detroit win but Cebb did it. Ty drove out a dou- ble and a single walked and reached first on an error his other time up. He stole second and third in the same inning and scored two runs, He also went from first to third on an in- field error and generally played hav- oc. The pitching was ragged and while the Sox outhit the Tigers they couldn’t deliver in the pinches. They had thirteen men left on bases. The score: K r. h. Detroit 2102010000—4 7 . Chicago .101000000—2 9 Batteries—Hall, Reynolds, Dauss /! and Stanage; Scott, Cicotte and Schalk and Mayer, e. 2 1 # Now Naps Make Triple Play." Cleveland, May 7—Branch Rickey’s rejuvenated Browns mauled the Naps yesterday 7 to 1. Bill James formerly & Nap was the principal factor in the defeat of his former teammates. He held the Naps to five hits. Blanding ¢ allowed the Browns to accumulate . fen safeties, one of them a three i bagger by Pratt. ¥ The score: L i T ohoe, # Bt. Louis ...200009320—7 11 1 leveland ..010000000—1 5 2 Batteries—W. James and Rumler Aetna Bowling Alleys 83 Church Street “BILL” J. SCINSKI. When “Bill” Scinski bought the Meriden franchise in the Eastern as- sociation and said he would' transfer it to this city, many thought he had purchased a citrus fruit. Many still think so. But “Bill” is an optimist and while the club has failed to de- velop much of a punch, he is con- fident that the desired punch will be forthcoming. At least he intends to stick it out and have a winning team if he has to buy a dozen new play- ers. Until the team hits its stride and starts towards the top of the lad- der Scinski will make changes. There are several members of the ciub who will remain, as they have made good. But there are also several members who must show Scinski something better than they have since donning a New Britain uniform, or' hear the rat- tle of the can. Hitters, that's what Scinski is looking for, and unless there is better stick work done the fans tan expect some new names in the batting order. and- Agnew; Blanding, L. James and Carisch. Yanks Blank Senators. Washington May 7.—Slim -Caldwell beat the Senators 4 to 0 yestérday and established a mark of pitching twen- ty-five successive innings of scoreless baseball in the only three games he has started, Caldwell’s work yesterday was im- pressive hia control perfeéct and:. he was backed up by. brilliant support. Only five of the Washington players out ‘of the twenty-one who faced him ®ot on the bases. The score: 4 r. h New ‘York .....1010020—4 8 ‘Washington ....0000000—0 3 ‘Batteries—Caldwell and Sweeney; Shaw and Henry. e. [J 3 FEDERAL LEAGUE. Pittsburg 10, Kansas City 4. r. h. e ..033021001—10 15 0 2 Pittsburg Kansas City 100010002— 4 13 Batteries—Walker, Adams and erly. Baltimore 8, St. Lous 7. TN e Bealtimore .000102500—8 11 4 St. Louis ...020031100—7 8 /1 ‘Batteries—Smith. Quinn and Jack- litsch; Brown and Simon. Chicago 12, Buffalo 4. . r. ,Buffalo ....301000000— 4 7 Chicago ...01062003*—12 10 Batteries—Moran, Anderson an Blair; Hendrix and Wilson, Block. h. e. 3 4 d YALE COMES FROM BEHWIND. Willlams Leads Until Eighth, but Is Beaten by 5 to 4. New Haven, May 7.—Yalé defeated Willlams here yesterday, 5 to 4. Wii- llams led until the eighth. The score: .. Yale .... 3 Williams . 4 Batteries—Brown H Hodge and Michler. JENNINGS PLEADS GUILTY. Embezzler Sentenced to Not Less Than 18 Months Nor More Than 3 Years. New Haven, Conn., May 7.—Charles E. Jennings, Jr., a lawyer of this city, vesterday pleaded guilty to embezzle- ment of funds placed in his care to the amount of $4,000 and was sen- tenced to state prison for not lees than eighteen months nor more than three years. Jennings disappedred one day and later was found in New York by de- tectives. The specific acts of ambez- zlement were $1,000 from the crir- fin Garvey ‘company of this city and $4,000 from Edward B. Hollaway of Milford. A plea was accepted on a single count. Jennings’ young Wwife took an affectionate farewell while in the court room atter the sentence. NEW LONDON MAKES | on the ball it will be “Good night, | ibut the big fault has been that the { rest of the team has been unable to | will march steadily towards the top of | fens will go to Hartford Saturday to Berry; Haris, Stone, Hogan and East- | ITS BOW TOMORROW Will Play First Game of Season a Electric Field New London, the club owned by | Morton G. Plant, the millionaire spcrtsman, will make its bow to the | New Britain baseball public tomorrow afternoon at Electric field in the last home games of the “Brownles” for the week. Just at present the "“Whalers"” are going at a fast clip but Owner Scinski hopes to be able to let them know they were in a game. If the | New Britain players can get their eyes | New London.” The New Britain pitching staff is the | best in the league without any doubt give the hurlers any support at the bat. When the clubbers start vou can bet your last cent that the “Brownies’ the heap. It is expected that a big.crowd of watch the “Brownies” attempt to grab back that game Hartford took on the opening day in this city. Waterbury 7, Springfield 1. | Springfield, Mass., May 7.—O'Hara’s | wild heave let in a run and Nixon's ! home run brought Waterbury two more in the ninth yesterday, enough to beat Springfield, 7 to 4. The visi- tors drove Burch to cover in the| fourth, but the locals came back | strongly. O'Hara fielded brilliantly and also drove in the two runs in the sixth that tied the score. ! Score: i r. h. e “Waterbury 003100003—7 13 2| Springfield . 100012000—4 7 2 Battéries—Hovlick and Fohl; Burch, Lower and Pratt. New London 10, Bridgeport 3. New London, May 7.—New London essily defeated the Bridgeport team yesterday by a score of 10 to 3. Snyder, who twirled for the visitors, was batted all over the lot and at no time was effective. Every man on the local team hit safely. A beautiful running catch of Carduff’'s hard hit fiy by Briggs featured. The score: r. h. e. Bridgeport .... 100110000— 3 4 4 New London 31200400 —10 17 4 Batteries—Snyder andy Kerns; Greenwell and Hildebrand. WALSH CALLED TO RESCUE. Fordham Captain Quells Seton Hall i Springfield | Waterbury | New Haven .. Rally in Ninth Inning. New York -May 7.—Fordham de- feated Seton Hall on Fordham field yesterday; score 6 to 5. A ninth in- ning rally by Seton Hall was quelled only when Captain “'Bill” Walsh went on the mound for the Maroon. It was his first appearance of the sea- son. The score: €. Fordham 3 Seton Hall 1 Batteries__Keelen, McConn, Walsh and Conway; Kerrigan and Fish. BASEBALL EASTERN ASSOCIATI 8 New London at New Britain ELECTRIC FIELD MAY 9 New Britain -at Hariford Wethersfield Ave. Grounds ADMISSION 25c. GRANDSTAND 33¢ EASTERN ASSOCIATICN. Yesterday’s : Results. New Haven-New Britain, grounds. Waterbury 7, Springfield 4. New London 10, Bridgeport 3. Hartford-Pittsfield, wet grounds. wet Standing of Clubs. W. L. P.C. .800 .750 2 667 .. 500 " - .500 .286 .250 .200 New London Pittsfield Hartford ...... Bridgeport . New Britain Games Today. New Haven at Bridgeport. New London at Waterbury. New Britain at Springfield. Hartford at Pittsfield. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. Philadelphia 7, Boston 3. St. Louis 7, Cleveland 1. New York 4, Washington 0. Detroit 4, Chicago 2. Standing of Clubs. W. L. P.C. .700 571 571 500 500 450 .357 278 Detroit New York . Philadelphia ‘Washington . St. Louis ... Chicago Boston ., Cleveland .. G © 0P m Games Today. Detroit at Chicago. St, Louis at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Washington, New York at Boston. NATIONAL LEAGU: Yesterday's Results. Pittsburgh 1, Chicago 0. Brooklyn 5, New York 3. Philadelphia-Boston, wet grounds. Cineinnati 3, St. Louis 0. Standing of Clubs. W. L. P.C. .875 687 583 .500 471 .368 L3338 .250 Pittsburg Philadelphia Brooklyn New York Cincinnati St. Louis Chicago .. Boston Games Today. Boston at New York. Brooklyn at Philadelphia. Chicago at Pittsburg. Cincinnati at St. Louis. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. Brooklyn-Indianapolis, rain. Pittsburg 10, Kansas City 4. Chicago 12, Buffalo 4. Baltimore 8, St. Louis 7. Standing of Clubs, w. Baltimore St. Louls .. Brooklyn Chicago Buffalo g Indianapolis Kansas City Pittsburg ..... Games Today. Buffalo at Kansas City, Pittsburg at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. Baltimore at Indianapolis. RESULTS IN OTHER LEAGUES, Intérnational League. Jersey City 1, Montreal 1 innings). v Rochester 1, Newark 0. Toronto &, Providence 4. (sixteen WATY, Mo SPRIGE\NS, WEX Buffalo-Baltimore, wet grounds. New England Leaguc. Fitchburg 5, Haverhill 2. Lawrence 2, Lewiston 0. Lynn 6, Lowell 1. Worcester 3, Portland 0. GAMES THIS WEEK. Thursday. New Britain at Springfield. Hartford at Pittsfield. New Haven at Bridgeport. New London at Waterbury. Friday. New London at New Britain. Pittsfield at New Haven. Bridgeport at Waterbury. Springfield at Hartford. Saturday. New Britain at Hartford. Waterbury at New Haven, Pittsfleld at Bridgeport. Springfield at New London. INTER-STREET GAMES. The Park street athletic club base- Lall team will cress bats with the John street aggregation at 9:30 o’clock Saturday rhorning in Banning’s lot on ! Whiting street. - Goodrich will pitch | for the Park street boys and Mc-| Dcnough will catch. The John street hoys.will rely upon Cencrest and’ Thompson, McéDonough has been | elected captain of the Park streets, Crack Twirler ~N~ wmaee BORG CATCHING FOR LYNN TEAM Former East Ender in New England League—“Bernie” Coyle With the Central Islip Club. Catcher Borg, who got his pre- liminary training with the East Ends, is now in the backstop department of the Lynn club of the New England league. Borg enlisted with the Jer- sey City club of the International league during the training season and stuck with that outfit until a short | time ago, when he was let go to Lynn. He had been playing under the name of Egan. “Bernie” Coyle, the former star in- fielder for the Independents, has been Brookyn Magsals Says Finac Lusses Dow'l Seare Gyt New York, May 7.-—Organized base~ ball must sue for peace or stack ite* finances against the resources of the Federal league promoters. No quars ter will be asked by those who have in keeping the cause of the indepen- dent circuit. Such, at least, is the opinion of George 8. Ward, vice-pres- ident of the Brooklyn Federal leagué club. “The Federal league has done much better than it ever dreamed at the start,” said he. “We figured that we would have to go along for a yeaf or two with all going out and moth- ing coming in. We were willing to i take that risk because we had faith in the future of the national pas- time. “We spent our money and spent it liberally to provide a fitting home for cur patrons. This home will be ready next Monday afternoon in schedule time for our allotted opening. Now does organized baseball think we are foolish enough to squander a fors tune on an uncertainty? “My brother and myself did noét go blindly into this baseball business. We | thoroughly investigated the possibili- ties of profit. What we have done every promoter in the Federal league has done. It is our contention that there is plenty of room for three majors leagues. If there is not we do not mean to lose out. We will crowd one of the others out of the way. Which one doesn’t matter a rap. 4 ““The Federal league is in the field ‘to stay. Certainly, if baseball sur- vives, we will survive. A great deal of fun has been poked at the draw- ing cards of some of our towns. Well, just remember this; fraternal feeling among the Féderal league colleagues that if anybody nieeds assistance he will not have to beg for it. We will stand together from start to finish. “T do not sey,” continued Mr. Ward, “that the circuit as now comprised is a permanent institution. One or'two of onr towns have not shown the finan- cial returns we expected. But to say that any of these will be dropped is" absolute absurdity. The league couldn't drop them without their consent be- cause of its bylaws. And I do not be- lieve there is an indiyidual club pres- signed up by the Central Islip club, | ident who would switch his franchise a fast free lance organization of Staten Island. Coyle was given a try- out by Hartford and while he made good the playing of Grieve secured a permanent job for the man with the weepy name. Coyle expects to be located for the summer with the I Centra) Islip team. of Tigers Helped Detroits to Top Detroit, May 7.—Gene Dubue, star twirler of the Tigers, has pitched great ball since the start of the season. His great box work has materially aided the Hughey Jenningsites in reaching their present altitudinous position in the American league race. Whether the Detroits will stay long at the top of the heap is a question about which fans have their private opinions, but at any rate Dubuc is conceded to be one of the best pitchers on the west- ern circuit. if he could. “The various backers of our league have faith in the towns they repre. sent. certainly have faith in Brooklyn or we would not have spent a fortune in rushing the handsome new steel and concrete plant at Washington park to completion, “Eventually it may bé necessary: to modify our circuit somewhat,” said Mr. Ward “But if such a contingency : comes to pass, there will be no oceu- sion to look for outside help. It it Were to the best interests of our league to put a club in New York proper, I could guarantee the backing inside of twenty-four hours. If any of our colleagues should be so unfortunate as to need assistance my brother and 1 will surely come to the rescue. The Wards are in baseball to stick and will protect their investments ag lonm as they have a dollar.” N.B.H.S.VS. H. H. §.; LOOKS FOR VICTORY By Wimning From Hartfdrd Saturday New Britain High Would Win Series of Contests, New Britain High school's red let- ter day will be on Saturday afternoon of this week, when the local basebull nine will battle with the Hartford High school team for the honors of the diamond. The game will “be played at Trinity field and a good slzed delegation of local rooters will accompany the team. Hartford and New Britain have proved fairly well matched this year in their several athletic encounters. New Britain trounced the wearers of ! win by the blue handily in football and in basketball the two teams split even. Thus it is up to the New. Britain | boys to bring home the bacon on Sat- urday if they wish to have the series in their favor. Losing to Hartford would mean that the two teams have ' an even break, Captain Cabellus, of the New Brit- ain High school aggregation, predicts that with an even break of luck his team will nose out victorious by at least three runs. However, if they one run he will be satisfled. “We want Hartford's scalp” is the slogan of the undergraduates at the | High school. HIGH SCORE MADE, Boys in Number eleven of B8t Mary’'s school defeated the boys in Number nine yesterday afternoon in ball game at Landers’ pll)"round-, Featureg were home runs by Ward and Clerkin. The final score W to 5. As a result of their overwhelming victory of yesterday the winners chal- lenge any team in the city{ whose average age is not over urteen ' years. All communications should be addressed to Manager Francis Clerkin of 231 Elm street. there is such a' | My brother Robert and myself ™