New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1914, Page 10

Latest, Best and Most Accurate NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1914. SPEEDY BASE WORK BRINGS GAME HONE And Besides Thai, “Dug” Smlh Pitched XXXX Brand of Ball Douglas Smith, otherwise known as “Lefty,” ‘the loosest limbed lad in the Tedgue, led Bill Scinski's cohorts their charge against Jack Zeller's “Electrics” from Pittsfield, the city of shocks, vesterday and delivered goods right side up. The score was 5 fo 3 in favor of New Britain. No one knows whether it was be- cause pay day or just what the reason was but at any rate the home team started off on a niad dash for the pennant and if they continue to display the same article in | the | happens around today | [ Crippled, But--- ©of baseball for the rest of the season ; the bag will Resgal. New RBritain knocked one off the mound and then the helped themselves to what was serving. The first to fall before the onslaught was a slim named Ryan, who pitched hitless ball for three innings but met his Waterloo in the ''fourth. After that Chief wave over the twirler players Hotel | another | gentleman | Snyder, at one time the best all around | player in these parts shifted the load to his own shoulders but was crushed undernedth the burden as he was in warm water for nearly all of the four Innings he worked. The “Electrics” made more hits than the Scinskis but Smith tightened up at crucial moments and uncovered some world's series stuff that not be touched. Although he allowed five free passes to first he fanned nine and kept the bingles well ‘scattered. He was given A No. 1 support. Visitors Get Usual Start. Pittsfield started off with a superior alr and scored one in the first. Hyatt was gi¥én four wide balls and Wolfe fanmed. Hyatt found himself occupy- ing the middle station after Somerlot it ‘and he crossed the plate on BEddie Bridges' swat for a sack. Raftis went out’ on ‘strikes and Phillips was wakeed. Prysock ended the inning by hoisting 'a long fly to “Billiken” Jones dn center field. “Jack’ O'Hara teased Ryan into £iving him a ride to first. Noyes tried #o sacrifice, but Prysock, who ran to cover first, dropped Ryan’s throw and | Captain Harry was safe, O’Hara going tc second. Jack and Harry hit the high places and each negotiated a Ssteal. .. Ryan ' tightened and Jones, Luby and Tetreault. Bowden took first on a quartet of ‘ide heaves and Ryan's bunt sacrifice sent him along to second. But there was ‘no more fooling with® Smithy, who struck out Hyatt and Wolfe. New Britain broke out of its shell in dts half of the second and tied the score, Dawson strolled. Zeimer did his-best to sacrifice but in spite of his | not | dntentions the ‘“‘Blectrics’” would have it so and Gus was safe on first om.a bad throw by Bowden, who fPegged mad to get Dawson. at second, New. Britain’s phantom left continued on to third and &cross when Prysock made cclor throw to first on rounder. _There was & Bnd .none for lounged an off Egan's no scoring in the third Pittsfield in the fourth. P Smith Does Yeoman Duty, ¢ Smith lifted himself out of a hole in the fourth. A h: # double and another pass filled bases. Then “Lefty” hitched up his breeches, shifted his bale of “Liberty” @nd-went to work in earnest. He forced Ryan to pop out to Luby ana tanned Hyatt and Wolfe. It was about this time that Britain sat up and took notice the:setting sun and pounded across dhree runs on four hits. Dawson lea off awith a bang to right and Zeimer's gacrifice put him on second. Egan hit to Raftis, who threw the ball to Prysock, getting Dawson, who had started for third but who changed hls mind ‘too late. Smith came through with ‘a hit over second and foHowed suit, scoring Egan and send- ing Smith to third. Noves' hit Smith home and O'Hara to third and he scored when Bridges threw to Prysock, to get Noyes, who was hobo- ing to second. Prysock heaved back Tut (’Hara was too quick and slid un- der the throw. The double steal was the signal for cheering from Dleachers. Jones skied to Hyatt, ena- ing the inning and also “finis” for Ryan. Sayder Just As Easy. Threc singles netted two for Pitts- Bela in the fifth and New Britain re- gponded by getting half as many. At- ter Snyder had .warmed up “Bill" BASEBALL ASTERN ASSOCIATION MONDAY, JUNE 1 ! New London at New Britain WEDNESDAY, JUNF ‘Waterbury New Britain (SDAY, JUNE 4 New Bri ‘at Hartford SATURDAY, JUNE 6 Hartford at New Britain | ADMISS[ON 25¢ GRANDSTAND 25¢ Mickets at K. F. McEnroe's Cigar " Store, Oh big New Bowling Alleys 83 Church Street could | fanned | fielder | ot | O'Hara ! sent | the | spelling | FRANK FARRELL. The Pioneers are going to go against some distasteful medicine at the Pioneer field tomorrow if the work of Frank Farrell, the pitcher for the Atlas team of Bridgeport, con- tinues to be up to the regular stand- ard. Farrell is a cripple, but that has not prevented him from pitching fifty-six victories since he started mound work. He has lost only seven games in his life. Farrell is believed to be the only crippled pitcher in Connecticut up Luby hit out a sweet two-sacker, | took third on a sacrifice by Tetreault | and scored on a wild pitch. | This concluded the scoring althougn | New Britain got Jones as far as thira when he doubled and moved up on a | putout in the seventh. Pittsfield haa |2 man on first and another on second |in the seventh and made a spineless | rally in the ninth by putting a man | arouna to third. The score: New Britain. ab. r. bh. ) S Ot A ko A | Jomes, cf. | Luby, 1b. | Tetreault, rf. | Dawson, 1f. | Zeimer, ss. Egan, c. Smith, p. rewOoDOROD Totals | Hyatt, 1f. { Wolfe, cf. Somerlot, Bridges, c, Raftis, 3b. ... Phillips, rf. Prysock, 2b. Bowden, ss. 1b. Snyder, p | *Uhrig CrwamOWNLD S on balls, | the ! L01031000* $e....100020000 e hits, Prysock, Lub Jones; hits, off Ryan 4 in 4; off Snyder, 3 in 4; stolen bases, Bridges, O'Hara, 2. Noyes 2. Jones 2, Phillips, Wolfe; sacrifice hits, Noy Ryan, Egan, Zeimer 2, Tetreault; wild pitch, Smith, Snyder; left on bases, New Britain 5, Pittsfield 9; bases on balls, off Smith 5. Ryan 3, Snyder 1; struck out, Smith 9, Ryaa: 4, Snyder 1; on erro New Britain 2; 0; umpire, McPartlin. New Britain Pittsfield Two Waterbury 3, Bridgeport 1, Bridgeport, Conn., May 30.—In a fast, clean exhibition at New Field park, Waterbury defeated Bridge- port 3 to 1. The game was close all the way and Waterbury won the honors on superior hitting. Smith featured the batting with two triples, while Bridgeport played a wonderful defensive game, with Tierney and Stow in the limelight, The score: Tn 010000000 Waterbury ..000010101 Batteries—Blum and Kerns Lean and Fohl. Bridgeport Hartford 1, Springfield 2. Hartford, Conn., May 30.—A hit by Cabrera, followed by two errors and two outs, gave Springfield a two run lead in the third inning, and the | champions could not overcome it, as | Burch was strong at all stages. The | score: I Hartford ...000000100—1 Springfield ..0020000 00— Batteries—Baldwin, Salmon Toland; Burch and Pratt. and New Haven 3, New London 1. New Haven, May 30. | be felt by the local populace today over any loud detonations or even seismic shocks in the vicinity. In all probability it will be nothing more than the echo reverbrating about the city from Savin Rock there much joy down there. All was caused by the defeat of the cocky Planters by the victory-hungry White Wings yesterday afternoon at the o fear need as (Continued on Eleventh Page.) I[ Boy Scouts Signaling the Enemy’s Position Makes McCoy Look Like An | stunt. { “second Stanley Murray Mc;ke:scaood m East l In Opinion of ]. J. Corbett Also Ran, Thinks Ex-Heavy Weight Champ—Kilbane Does Disappearing Act—Williams vs. Coulon Bout. (Written for the New Britain Herald.) New York, May 30.—Billy Murray made good with New York boxing fans right off the reel. The ag- gressive youngster from the golden west made that alleged middle-weight champion from Brooklyn, N. like a preliminary scrapper by com- parison. Al McCoy can congratu- late himself that he lasted the limit with the hard-hitting Murray. I doubt very much if he can repeat the A little more experience and Billy will stop fighters of the Mc- Coy caliber in less than ten rounds. Murray came here touted as a Ketchel.” That is strong billing to try to live up to because if ever there was a natural ring fighter the lamented Stanley was “it.” While Murray may never develop into as great a ‘miller as Ketchel was he is one of the best middleweights who has shown here since the late champion was wont to entertain us. Experience is the big | factor in making champions, and that is what. Billy needs more than any- thing else. He has natural ability in abundance, but it must be culti- vated. Even with his great natural skill Ketchel had to fight many a tough battle before he reached the top. Murray must go through the mill }he same way. Too much “rushing” at this stage of his career may stop the likeliest looking pros- pect of years from ever realizing his ambition of becoming champion. Murray has much to learn about boxing. At that: He is clever by comparison with McCo) But how in the world he ‘managed to break “fifty-fifty” with the scientific Jimmy Olabby, as Referee Jim Griffith de- cided, is difficult to imagine. I can readily Understand how he could stick the limit with Clabby, as the latter is .a notoriously weak hitter, but to get a draw with the clever Hoosier must mean that James did not per- form up to his well known stand- atd Ifor a comparative novice Murray considerable fighter. But he is young and has weaknesses A little better judgment and he might have stopped his man early in the melee the other night. When has been taught to properly hus- | band his great resources he will make | a stiff opponent for any of the clever fellows, and a worthy aspirant for the champlonship. There is a local demand for a match between Mike Gibbons and Murray. If I were Billy's manager |1 would steer the lad away from Mike for a while. But as I do not occupy that position, and am only a fan like the rest of you, I am anxious to the boys get together. It would be a great experience for Mur- ray at that. It might teach him that a good defense is quite as much of an asset, if not more so, that is all offense. bons in a ten round match would draw a capacity crowd to any arena in New'York city now that the west- erner has made good. It would like- ly go the limit; I doubt if Gibbons with ail his skill at administering punishment can hit hard enough to stop the sturdy Murray. However, we will know more about that after they have fought the question out. The bout the other evening proved one thing anyway—that Al McCoy is pretty is a see than one Murray and Gib- ! scribes aptly Y., fook | championship bubble was completely a second grade fighter. The fellows who have been trying to seat him on the middle-weight throne will be hard put to alibi him out of the Mur- ray beating. As one of the local phrased it, “McCoy's broken by Murra: Where Is Kilbane? What has become of one J. Kilbane, Esquire, featherweight champion? For a recognized title-holder Jimmy is about the quietest individual I ever heard of. = He and his mana- ger must be equipped with Maxim silencers for we seldom hear a chirp | from either in spite of the fact that about every featherweight in the game keeps hurling challenges in their di- rection. Kilbahe' boxed in New York several times after winning the title from Abe Attell, and the bouts I saw him in stamped him as a good boy. How- over, a majority of the local critics did not take kindly to his perfor- mances and whenever any one of them has a line about the champion at all it generally takes the form ©f a “roast.” I have taken Johnny's end of it right along, as I recognized his abiliy the minute I saw him put his hands up, but if he doesn’t come to the front before very long and give one or more of his challengers bat- tle I will have to back pedal. . There are several fellows around New York clamoring for & try at Kilbane. And every mother’s son of them. is a real fighter too. . Johnny Dundee is one Who wants another crack at the chamiplonship, and stands ready and wilMng té make any weight that spits % the' . champion. Patsy Kline, the Jersy boxer, who once went the route with Johnny in Los Angeles, has pleaded in vain for a return bout. Then there 1is this Young Kansas, the Buffalo boy Frank Erne has in charge, who made an im- pressive debut here recently. Every one. of these boys has challenged Kilbane, and never airise out of the champion. Therefore if Johnny doesn’t come out of his shell pretty soon I will be forced to join the other fellows with the old hammer. I dislike writing anything detrimental to a boy of Johnny's recognized mer- its, but he must be shown the error of his ways. When he beat Abe Attell, Kilbane did not inherit the right to put the title away in moth balls. That is an honor he must de- fend at reasonable periods or sur- render all claim to. And it is a long time since Johnny has defended the championship in ‘battle with a good boy. Billy Gibson, tVhe local promoter, would like to stage Kilbane and Young Kansas, or Kilbane and Dun- dee. Kansas has shown consider- able class and New York critics-were unanimous in proclaiming him a boxer of quality. Frank Erne thinks Kan- sas the bhest featherweight since the days of Terry McGovern. Personally I consider Kilbane the superior of any boy in the division, but his ex- cessive timidity in making matches is putting him in bad with all lovers of the sport. Johnson Working Hard. Advices reaching me from Paris state that Jack Johnson has knuckled down to real hard work for the match in which he is scheduled to defend the championship against Frank Moran next month. This indicates that Johnson is taking the matter more seriously than one would gather from the oft printed interviews in which he ridicules the Pittsburger's) pretensions, and that he intends to enter the ring in as good condition as hard work can put him. Moran date we could offer for the Johnson thing, but maybe he will put it over. The negro is & much over-rated fight- er, and it will not take a great man to beat him. A fellow like Gun- boat Smith with a punch—and the confidence the Gunner possesses— might make the big dinge hit the floor for the full count. Johnson can put in several months at the hardest kind of work and still be a long way from good fighting trim. Years of dis- sipation can not be undone in so short a time. Williams vs. Coulon. Johnny Coulon and Kid Williams clash for the bantam title one week from next Tuesday. This match will decide the batamweight champion- ship of the world—if I have the cor- rect dope; I don’t know so very much about the little fellows—and the eyes of sporting men from everywhere will be centered on Los Angeles when the sturdy little Chicagoan will enter the ring to defend his honors in a bout with the most formidable challenger he has yet faced. The opinion prevails in this local- ity-—at least that is what I gather from conversations with prominent sporting men—that Willlams will prove too strong for Coulon, who has been out of the ring for a long time as a result of sickness. At the same time Coulon’s class is admitted by all and those who favor the Bal- timorean are not too anxious to back | up their opinions to the extent of lay- ing odds against the champion. Coulon has Written to friends ‘that he will enter the ring#in fine shape and that he does not entértain a thought of defeat. That is a habit champi usually have—that thinkin%ty are unbeatable, He will find Willlams a much improved boy from the one he boxed at Madi- son Square{Garden twd years ago, or T am much mistaken. At that time is not the strongest candi- | of ' | Springfield the Kid lacked confidence; had he been a trifle moré aggressive he would have earned the popular ver- dict. Willlams has since beaten all comers, among them that unusually clever youngster, Eddie Campi, and now has that confidence that comes with experience and continued suc- cesses. If rooting will do him any good, Coulon is a sure winner. There are thousands of gporting men in the | country who are pulling for the cham- pion,” if only for _the reason that the tactics adopted BY the Willlams peo- ple to force the champion into a match before he had fully recovered were not of the highest type of sportsmanship, and Johnny by ac- cepting the challenge has won over many who would otherwise have been disinterested. Willlams' success in the coming en- gagement will not necessarily mean, though, that Coulon’s condition made it possible. The Kid is a great fight- er and Johnny at his top form might have a tough time staving off défeat. Williams, if the winner, will make a splendid champion. JAS. J. CORBETT. NATIONAL LEAGUE, Yesterday's Results, New York 1, Brooklyn 0. Cincinnati 3, Pittsburg 2, Boston 1 Philadelphia 3, Standing of Clubs, Won Lost 11 11 15 16 20 17 23 21 Pittsburg New York .. Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago 5 Boston Games Today. New York at Brooklyn, @nd afternoon Boston at Philadelphia, morning ' and afternoon. | Cincinnati at Pittsburg, * morning | and afternoon | St. Louis at Chicago, alternoon mnr'nnx‘ morning and porting News of the Day. EASTERN ASSOCIATION.| o = Yeiterddy's Results. New Haven 3, New New Britain 5, Waterbury 3, Springfield 2, London Pittsfield Bridgepo Hartford 1 Standing of Clubs, Won Lost 15 7 14 12 13 < 11 vl 2 3 New London Waterbury Hartford Pittsfield .s Bridgepartss - - v New Haven ... New Britain Games Today. Morning. New Haven at Bridgeport. Haurtford at Waterbury, Springfield at New Britain, New London at Pittsfield. Afternoon. Bridgeport at New Haven. Waterbury at Hartford. ew Britain at Springfield. w London at Pittsfield. AMERICAN LEAGUE. / Yesterday's Results. Philadelphia 6. New York (first game);Philadelphis York 9, (second game ) Washington 1, Boston 0, (first game); Boston 6, Washington 5. (second game, 10 innings.) ™ Standing of Clubs. Philadelphia ‘Washington Detroit St, Louls ', . Boston .. New York . Chicago Cleveland Games Today, Detroit at St. Louls, morning &nd afternoon. 3 Chicago at Cleyeland, morning and afternoon. Philadelphia at New York, mo ing and afternoon. Washington at and afternoon. FEDERAL LEA Yesterday' . Louis 5, Kansas Indianapolis-Chicago—y Buffalo 6, Brooklyn 1 Pittsburg 7, Baltimore Boston, Standing of €I Won 22 17 14 16 14 13 16 | 14 Baltimore . Chicago Buffalo ..., St. Louls . Indianapolis Brooklyh Kansas City ... Pittsburg ..... Games To Kansas City at St and afternoon, Indianapolis and afternoon, Brooklyn at afternoon. Pittsburg at and afternoon. at Buffi Buffalo, mo Baltimore, mdrni 3 New England League. Lynn 3. Lawrence 2, (11 innings Fitchburg 12, Haverhill 2. Portland 8, Lewiston 5. Lowell 3, Worcester 2 INTERNATIONAIGLEAGUE. Rochester 6, Torontd 5, Buffalo 4, Montreal 1, ¢ Only two games scheduled, EAST ENDS VS, BEN A game worth going a long way to see will be staged at the East End diamond tomorrow afternoon when the East Ends play the strong Ben Hurs of Hartford. ~The team will line up as follows: J. Wright o5 Shade, 1b.; T. Wright, 2b.; J. Roche; 3b.: P, Fusari, ss.; Coburn, if.; Brens nicke, cf.; Abrahamson, rf.; Peterson g Oberg or Chalmers, p. ISCHERS RN In glass or bottled. at your dealers.: An olden tyme brew’ you'll en_.joy. Brewed ]oy The Hubert Fischer Br_ewery at Harfforcl.confi On tap at Charles F. Dehm, Hotel Beloin, Schmarr, W. J. McOarthy. Keevers, Herman