New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1914, Page 8

' awith the hard hitting Gunner. and Most Accurate Sporting News of the Day. Carpentier Due for Rude Awakening Corbett Believes American Champ a Neat Surprise From Gunboat Boxer will Hand French and Beat Him in Fif- teen Rounds—Ahearn in Big Purse. (Written for the New Britain Herald.) New York, July 11—The Georges Carpentier-Gunboat Smith match is the pugilistic feature for the coming week. London stages this battle also. Following so closely the big light- weight international championship contest it would not have been sur- prising had this match suffered from lack of interest, but advices from abroad state that the two big fellows are attracting considerable attention from English devotees of the sport. A few days ago my attention was called to an interview published in an English newspaper in which Carpen- tier relieved himself of a few perti- nent remarks regarding his chances of defeating the Gunboat. Judging from the tone of the talk Georges is a very confident youth, or a conceited one, but when we also read that he has trained longer and more faithfully for this match than for any other in which he has ever engaged we can hardly credit some of the statements in the ‘public interview, According to Carpentier, the Gun- ‘boat is a hard hitter but altogether too slow to amount to much in the fight- ing line. Therefore with his (Carpen- tier's) superior science and great speed the result of the bout is a foregone conclusion. Of course with his num- erous advantages the battle can end in only one fashion—a Carpentier victory. That is the way Georges tells - it Nowadays speed . in the prize ring is measurgd by a different standard than in former years. A generation ago a boxer who was called fast gen- erally could step around pretty 1ivi Gunboat Smith, according to the stan ards of a few decades back, would not be considered much in the speed line, ‘but ag they compute speed today he i8 not so far below the average, If Carpentier gets in the ring with Gun- ner thinking Smith can’t move around fast encugh tq get a punch over occa- sionally. he Is going to be a very much surprised young man long before the first round is over. While Gunboat may not be able to step around as fast as & maater of modern dances he is farfrom being the slow-moving, clum- sy plodder the British papers have been picturing him, Admitting Car- pentier to be more scientific, he had better not take liberties with the Gun- ner under the impression that the lat- ter is a slow-moving individual. When Smith gets a chance to’ put his famous right over he can whip it across with as little loss of time as anyone in the game at the present time. And he doesn’t waste any unnecessary steps in the operation either. The wild and reckless swinging that characterized his work a year or two back has al- most entirely disappeared. In recent _ battles, particularly those with Jim Flynn and Sam Langford, the Gun- Yboat surprised the fans by his skill and straight hitting. Smith is a better box- er than some of his earlier exhibitions indicate. The Gunboat has a . style pretty much his own—as nearly every great fighter has. Not that I am going on record that he is a great ring man; he hasn't showed us that yet, but he has originality of method, which is some- thing, and in his case a very effective method it has proven so far in his career. I doubt if Carpentier has the stamina to weather twenty roun;‘ia o doubt he has a fair knowledge of box- ing and can punch moderately hard, Yut past performances do not indicate that he is either the gamest' or the sturdiest boxer in ,the game. While a majority of experts are not in- clined to figure his comparatively poor exhibitions with Frank Klaus and Billy Papke at their face value on ac- count of Georges' alleged youth and inexperience it must be remembered that Carpentier has been boxing a number of years now. In fact, he is @ veteran compared with the Gunboat. He started as a bantamwelight eight years ago and has fought in all divi- siohs up to the heavyweight class. When excuses are made for him in the battles referred to, lack of ex- perience was given as the old alibi. But Georges can't 'plead that any longer. A boxer who has been: inwthe game 'professionally for eightwyears is far from a novice. f Unless Carpentier makes a running R R T BASEBALL + 'HASTERN 'ASSOCIATION MONDAY, JULY 13, ¥ Hartford at New Britain, wwfin' AY, JULY 15, New Haven.at New Britain SATURDAY, JULY 18, New London at New Britain ADMISSION 25¢ GRANDSTAND 25c Tickets at E. ¥F. McEnroe's = Cigar Store, Church Street. Aetna Bowling' Alleys ' . 83 Church Street ‘pertormer. match out of it I look for the Gun- boat to come home the winner, and with a knockout. About fifteen rounds is the limit I would put on the fight. If Carpentier can outbox Smith for the full twenty rounds without getting in the way of a few ot the latter’s danger projectiles I will be ready to take my hat off and class him as one of the best heavies in the game. And, by the way, over in Paris that's the way they think he is right now. Can you imagine an offer of a $30,- 000 purse for a match between Car- pentier and Young Ahearn, the Brooklyn boxer? Why, Ahearn couldn’t get steady work on this side, although always rated as a fairly good And it is as much due to Ahearn’'s performances since he has been abroad that the offer was forth- coming as to Carpentier's reputation as a box office attraction. With all his frenzied competition for bouts it begins to look as if those American boxers Snowy Baker in- (Continued on Ninth Page.) EASTERN ASSOCIATION, Yesterday’s Results, Hartford 0-5, Springfield 3-2. New London 7, New Britain 4., Waterbury 3, Bridgeport 2. New Haven 5, Pittsfleld 4. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost 42 19 36 23 34 29 31 33 28 30 28 31 25 31 14 46 New London . ‘Waterbury Bridgeport Springfield New Haven Hartford Pittsfleld New Britain Games Today. New Haven at Hartford (2). New Britain at New London, Pittsfleld at Bridgeport. Waterbury at Springfleld. NATIONAL LEAGUE, Yesterday’'s Results, 8t. Louis 2, New York 0, Brooklyn 11, Cineinnati 6. Chicago 11, Boston 6. Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 2. Standing of the Clubs. { Won New York .... 41 Chicago ... 41 8t. Louls .... 40 Philadelphia 34 Cincinnati . 36 Brooklyn . 38 Pittsburg 32 Boston .. 30 Games Today. New York at St. Louls, Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at Pittsburg, AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. Cleveland 7, New York 2. New York 1, Cleveland 0. Philadelphia 8, Detroit 8 (called on account of darkness). Boston 5, Chicago 1. ‘Washington 8, 8t. Louis 4. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost P.C. 44 31 .87 45 34 570 41 34 547 41 35 .539 41 37 .526 40 38 513 27 45 .375 26 49 347 Philadelphia Detroit ..... Chicago .... ‘Washington St. Louis . Cleveland .. Games Today. Chicago at New York. Detroit at Washington. Cleveland at Boston. St, Louis’'at Philadelphia, FEDERAL LEAGUE. Y 's Results, Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 3. Baltimore 4,. Buffalo 0. ¥+ "' Standing of’the Clubs. ’ Won Lost Chicago . 28 Indianapolis 31 Buffalo .... 31 Baltimore ... 34 Brooklyn .. Kansas City Pittsburg St. Louis ... t P.C. 608 551 -5387 514 .493 453 485 419 Games Today. Pittsburg at Brooklyn (2). Buffalo at Baltimore. Indianapolis at Chicago, Kansas City at St. Louls. GAMES IN OTHER LEAGUES, International League. Providence 10, Jersey City 0, Newark 8, Baltimore 0. Buffalo 8, Rochester 3. Toronto 8, Montreal 2. New England League, Lawrence 4, Lowell 0. Portland 7, Worcester 5, Liynn 7, Haverhill 1. Fitchburg 6, Lewiston 4, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914. Find the Boy Who Will Visit the Woodshed Later e " THE QLEDGY HEReY HEREYY FORWE LONE OF JOME oNeE 6 Weewrt YU m \"“I f .L'{“JLL g L) OF THE LGMT DRIGRIDN GIANTS IN' SLUMP, LOSE FIFTH IN ROW Md fo Rub It i St Lous Wiclds Brush. St. Louis, July 11.—The present road career of the Giants is taking on the proportions of a slump. It looks very much that way when the St Louis team can beat them three straight. The Giants’ string of con- secutive defeats reached five yester- day. They were beaten 2 'to 0 by the Cardinals, and having arrived gradu- ally at the losing stage’ where they were shut out they may have hit rock bottom in their lapse. That 18 an optimistic view to take, consider- ing that something or other crops up in their playing each day to cause them to lose, and also considering that the St. Louls pitchers are going strongly and the Cardinals playing a more aggressive, confident hustling game. The score: r. h. e New York ..000000000—0 65 0 St. Louis ...10001000*—2 95 0 Batteries—Demaree, Fromme and Meyers, McLean; Perritt and Wingo. Dodgers Enjoy Batfest. Cincinnati, July 11.—It was mere- 1y a case of how far could the Dodg- ers go yesterday before their luck turned. For three innings it looked as if Robinson’s crew was playing in hard luck. The cloud of gloom was lifted soon, however, and once the lid was off there was no cessation of the brutal Doedger attack upon the help- less Reds. The final score was 11 to 6. The score: r. h. e Brooklyn ..000400430—11 14 1 Cincinnati .110000400— 6 8 4 Batteries—Enzman, Brown, Ragan and McCarthy; Benton, Rowan ana Clarke, Gonzales. Pirates Lose Third Straight. Pittsburg, July 11.—The Pirates suffered their third straight defeat at the hands of the Phillles yesterday, score 5 to 2. Mattison pitched his first full game for the Quakers, ana was unhittable in pinches until the last inning when a Pirate rally brought over two runs. The score: r. h. e Philadelphia 201002000—5 8 2 Pittsburg ..000000002—2 6 2 Batteries—Mattison and Dooln; Harmon, Kantehner, McArthur and Gibson, Coleman. Chicago Cubs Break Hoodoo. Chicago, July 11.—Chicago broke the hoodoo yesterday and beat the Boston Nationals. They triumphea 11 to 6 in a loosely played contest and gained a game on the Gilants. Both Otto Hess and Lavender were knocked from the slab. The score: r. h e Boston ...100040001— 68 9 o0 Chicago ...04201004%—11 13 3 Batteries—Hess, Crutcher ana Gowdy, Whaling; Lavender, Pierce and Bresnahan, Hargrave. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Neither Team Can Hold Lead. Philadelphia, July 11.—After bat- tling for eleven innings yesterday the Athletics and Detroits quit on ac- count of darkness with the score 8 to 8. When Pennock weakened in the eighth the Tigers accumulated six runs, and Bender, who relieved Pen- nock, was not effective. The visitors added two more in the ninth off Wyckoff, making the score 5 to 8 in their favor. With two on and twe out in the ninth and two runs needed (Continued on Ninth Page.) and SKIS GIVE PLANTERS RUN FOR THER COIN Put Up Scrappy - Battle Against Milionaire Youngsters. (Special to the Herald.) New London, July 11.—The Skis surprised the leaders yesterday and made. them fight every inch to win. It was a ragged game and five pitch- ers were used. All seemed to be in a generous mood and thirteen bases on balls were issued. The score was New London 7, New Britain 4. Numerous injuries were calendared. Barberich, who started to twirl for the Planters, broke a finger in the third inning stopping one of Smith's skip- ping grounders. Tom Toland, the New Britain catcher, received a foul tip in the Adam's apple that rattled the seeds like dice in a box. Quinn Teceived a pitched ball on the hend and one of his fingers was broken in two places. The carnage was some- thing awful. The New Britain contingent made ‘the Planters speed up every minute and if the Ski pitchers had been in form the score would have been re- versed. Paddy Greene twirled for a short time against his old team mates, but they were beginning to take to his of- ferings in a kindly spirit and he was derricked in favor of Bill Powers, whose fame as a tamer of New Brit- ain is known from the green shores of the Mattabessett to the bounding billows of the Pequabuck, Powers put the finishing touch on the aspira- tions of the visitors, but not until after Willie Jones had sneaked across the plate with one run. New London started early and scored enough runs to win. Undaunt- ed, New Britain started late, too late, in fact, to pierce the armor of the New Londoners, whose slate against the Skis remains unsulled. The score: New London. ab. r. h. po. Becker, rf, ... 0 3 Rock, ss. Walte, cf. Quinn, 1b. Warner, 2b, . Briggs, If. Marhefka, 3b. Hildebrand, c Barberich, p. . Greene, p. ....... Greenwell, 1b. .... Powers, p. *Ahearn coocowHOBMD R coMOHR®REORRDH cooRMwHOHMO®OD | ( i | s R G oy LS ] smedn et e hie s wlccocoorernnocoas o 3 7 * Batted for Barberich in New Britain, ab. r. Dawson, If. Noyes, 3b. Jones, cf, . Heath, 1b. . Miller, 2b, Zelmer, ss. Tetreault, Toland, c. Smith, p. ... Woodward, p. rf. S rrooomoo O L L T ] coocooc0oma? New Britain ...0 0 New London ..0 0 Two-base hit, Marhefka; hits, off Barberich 3 in 3 innings: off Powers 1 in 2 2-3 innings, off Greene, 3 in 3 1-3 innings, off Woodwari 1 in 4 innings, off Smith, 6 in 4 innings; sacrifice hit, Rock: stolen bases, Jones 2, Marhefka, Hildebrand, Becker 2; double plays, Barberich, Hildebrand and Quinn; Woodward, Toland and Heath; left on bases, New London 8, New Britain 9; first base on balls, off Smith 5, off Greene 6, off Powers 1: first on errors, New Britain 3, New London 1; hit by pitcher, by Barberich (Jones), by Smith (Quinn), by Woodward | (Briggs); struck out, by Barberich 2, by Smith 1, by Green 4, by Powers 1, by Woodward 1; wild pitch, Smith; time, 2:10; umpire, Kelly. Hartford 0-5, Springfield 3-2. Hartford, Conn., July 11.—The Senators were lucky to get away with the second game against “Bill” Carey's prancing Ponles but did manage to £kin by with fifty per cent. of the day’s sport. In the first game the Senators were helpless against More, who held them to two hits. In the second Springfield tried out Nolan on the mound but he was pie and was Yyanked in the second just before he was slaughtered. Hal Justin, has suc- cessor, was wild as a hawk for an in- ning and this with plenty of luck sprinkled around gave Hartford four runs, enough to win. The scores: First Game. r. h e Hartford ' ... 000000000—0 2 1 Springfield 020001000—3 7 0 Batteries—Salmon, GeGist and Mul- @oon; More and Pratt. Second Game. r Hartford .. . 04000100*—5 Springfield . 100000100—2 Batteries—Salmon, Geist and Nolan, Justin and Connelly. h. 8 7 M ul- New Haven 35, Pittsfield 4. New Haven, Conn., July 11.—After Pittsfleld had gained an apparently safe lead of four runs, New Haven came from behind and nosed out a & to 4 victory. Pepe’s single tied the score in the sixth and a wild pitch by Rettig let in the winning run. Lower was effective after the first two in- nings. Score: r. h e New Haven . 00020300*—5 & 2 Pittsfield .. . 220000000—4 5 3 Batteries—Lower and Waters; Sherman, Rettig and Bridges. Waterbury 3, Bridgeport 2. Bridgeport, July 11.—McLean was tight with men on bases, and Water- bury defeated Bridgeport yesterday 3 to 2. Waterbury took the lead in the first inning. counting two runs on singles by Foran and Robinson, Senno's wild toss to third and Smith's sacrifice fly. Score: r. h. e ‘Waterbury . 200001000—3 9 Bridgeport 000100100—2 7 1 Batteries— McLean and Fohl; Wil- lams and Kerns. ' EAST ENDS VS, “TABS,” Former Will Try to Regain Laurels Grabbed By Latter. At the East End field tomorrow af- ternoon the East Ends will meet the “Tabs” of this city the secona game of their series. The “Tabs” took the first game by the score ot 4 to 3. The East End boys feel con- fident of turning the tables and mak- ing & third game necessary, Manager Earnest has signed up Cunningham, the star twirler of last season’s Factory league who will be a tower of strength to the team. Either Dudjack, Oberg or Cunning- ham will pitech with Schroeder on the receiving end for the East Ends and Reilly and Liebler will be the battery for the “Tabs.”” The game will be called at 3 P. M. with Robertson holding the indicator. in RANGERS VS, CHESHIRE. the game with Cheshire Sun- Ranger field the Rangers will have their strongest line-up in the field. Sandberg, their clever first baseman, has recovered from a sprained ankle and will play the bag as usual. The Cheshire team is anxious to get away with this game as a win over the Rangers on their first appearance in New Britain will enable their manager to book more games with local teams, which so far he has been unable to do. The Ranger diamond and outfield are be- ing put in good shape and a fast, clean game of ball can be looked for. In day afternoon at SENATORS VS. SKIS IN MONDAY'S BATTLE Hartford Scheduied to Take Aaother Beating at Elestric Fie:d. Those Hartford fellows who smile at Dan O'Neil on the first and fif- teenth of every month will come to New Britain Monday if Dan feels In a mood to buy some dinky tickets and will try to get even with “Bill" Scinski's lads for that double beat- ing slipped over clandestinely on July 4, a date that will ever be print- ed in the minds of all true followers ! of the game in this city. Whether “Pete” Wilson or “Dug"” Smith will work is a question, but it is probable -that one of these will be selected, as both hung the sign on the Senators early this month and both are anxious to get onto the mound agaln to show Clarkin's hired men that it was not a mistake. On the other hand Hartford is eagerly awaiting the battle because it might give the Capital City club an opportunity to wipe out the dual de- feat. O'Neil has struck rough going since taking the reins from the hands of “Si" McDonald and he is anticipat- ing edging a few points nearer the pennant by beating New Britain. 1t is rumored that O'Neil owns the Hartford club outright despite the fact that it was announced that he would merely work as manager. Hard Schedule Ahead. With Hartford and Springfield scrapping for a toe hold on fourth place New Britain's path will not be strewn with roses next week. The Skis will meet Hartford once and Springfield twice. To make matters worse the club will run up against New London and Bridgeport for a game each. The big ray of sunshine is New Haven, which will make its bow to the bleachers on Wednesday afternoon. However, the boys with (Continued on Ninth Page.) In Every Way HOW ABOUT IT COPS, | YU GOT COLD FEET? Meriden Polce Say Locals Arg Afraid to Play. Attention, the Britain police force! Have you wnt cold feet, or, to use the more highlyl | educated term applied by your .nalé lectual brother officers from dexds den, “frozen pedal extremities?” Tag Meriden police claim that they had. arranged for a series of baseball games with the New Britain poli but after agreeing 'to the propositiol the locals became sore afraid an “crawled.” - Manager Herman Scheurer, of thi Meriden Police baseball team, T inforced by Officers Doran, Crus Kurcon, Quinn, Thayer, Allx, Schary er, Carroll, Cowles and Bertram w run down to Hanover park Monday have their first practice for thal coming three games with the Wat. bury police. Meanwhile the locals are under dark cloud of suspicion as the ma agement of the Meriden team caused the following notice to sent broadcast over the United Stat through the organ of the Merid Morning Record. ; “A series of three games will played with Waterbury, .and gi had been arranged with the Britain cops, but they were ol with a sudden attack of frozen pes extremities. The locals will practi conscientiously until the sea opens and hope to be in condition hand their opponents a beating.” Regardiess of the scorn of the ver City men, however, admirers the local band of blue coats do believe the charges and judging {r the game several of locals playe: Wednesday it is doubtful if the tire Meriden force could beat ty at baseball. “Bill" Hart is a pit is invincible and as a base ru Fred Wagner could not be stop Y In case the Meridenites should, b | reason of the umpire's unfairne | get on base they would never 42 around if “Dan” Richardson wers on | the team. “Dan” has a neat littlg | method all his own for keeping Ops posing players from scoring. Ask Wagner, he knows, 1 | Then, too, if enough stars not be obtained from the rank: the local police it is not probab that objections would be made if one” police court official were “roung in,"™ and therefore Prosecutor George W& Klett could be called upon to sefve, With “Georgie” on the team the New Britainites would truly be invincible} for he demonstrated his ability at't big outing this week. . STANLEY SHELDON . WINS IN SINGLES, members of New/ 4 He and Walter H. Hart Then to Annex the Doubles in Golf Club Tourney. The New Britain Golf club tournament has been brought t§ close at the courts on West street. Stanley Sheldon the winner' the singles, defeating Max 8. Hay the finals. In the doubles, Wi H. Hart and Stanley Sheldon def: ed Merwin Hart and Donald Hart. The Beaver Hills tennis team New Haven was scheduled to pif) against the New Britain club this ternoon. The New Britain play; selected to oppose the Elm City perts were Stanley Sheldon, Max & Hart, Donald Hart’and V. 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