New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1914, Page 8

" NEW BRITATN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1914 Latest, Best and Most Accurate Sporting News of the Day. Davis Cup Raised Tennis To International Sport History of Trophy Reads Like a Romance With Many Countries Fighting for Its Possession—Eng- land Held It Five Times. ! The history of the Davis cup, the Erall of the.lawn tennis world, the trophy:which.America is defending against therattacks of the world's best players next month, is a ro- mance of sport. It stands for the rise und growth of:lawn tennis into an in- jternational sport, fulfiling to the limit Rhe idea and désire of its donor, the iman who had done the most for \American tennis, Dwight F. Davis. 'Since the fnauguration of the Davis wcup matches in 1900 there has been &n annunal struggle for the trophy, ‘with the exception of two years, 1901 and 1910, In the latter year Aus- tralia winning by default. America, how holding the trophy by virtue of ‘its victory last summer in England, ‘has captured the honors three times, fn 1900, 1902 and 1913. England 1éads, with five victories , these being taken in 1003, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1912. Australia, the only other country to hold the cup, had four victories and one default to its credit, the team from the Antipodes triumphing in 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1911. A victory for America this year will mean that America is tied with Australia. Series of 1900. When Dwight Davis first placed the cup in competition in 1900, Emgland sves the only challenger. The British Isles sent over a team composed of A. Gore, H. Roper-Barrett and L. D. Black, a combination that was be- lieved invincible. Roper-Barrett; by the way, is still in harness. 8o certain svere the Englishmen that they would win. that when they arrived in this country three days before the match they went for a pleasure trip to Niagara Falls instead of practising. The matches were played at Long- wood, August 8, 9 and 10; America gained a glorious victory. Malcolm D. Whitman and Dwight Davis won their singles matches and Davis and Holcombe Ward won in doubles. This was enough to win, but the final matches were prevented by rain. In 1901 England challenged again, but failing to get together a strong enough team, requested that the chal- lerige be withdrawn and there was no match. Series - of 1902. The following year, 1902, England gent over the greatest team it has ever possessed to try Its skill against the American holders. The English- men pinned their faith in the great Doherty brothers, Reginald F. and H, L., and Dr. Joshua Pim. America had the same team as in 1900, with the addition of Willlam A. Larned as a singles player, in place of Ward, who devoted his whole attention to doubles. America defended the trophy staunchly, winping three out of four singles matches and losing in doubles, thus taking the honor, 38 to 2. These matches were played at the .Crescent A. C., near Brooklyn, and 20,000 persons, the largest crowd that ever saw three days of tennis play, attended. The first day’s play was stopped by rain, but the following day Reginald Doherty won his singles match from Larned, three sets to two. Maleolm Whitman, however redeemed this by winning in order from Dr. Pim and R. F. Doherty, while Larned defeated Pim. Series of 1903. Cheered by winning two victories the previous year, England then sent "Back the two Doherty brothers, as “She whole British team in 1903. The Dohertys were then at the top of their marvelous game and they made a clean ‘sweep of the four matches played, America winning one match by default, R. F. Doherty giving up is match against Larned when’ he wrenched his arm. In 1904 Amrica decided not to challenge and the European nations fought it.out among themselves, In the final Belgium defeated France and went to England for the matches. The Doherty brothers and Risley won with a clean sweep, taking all five matches, 3 ,Series of 1905. By 1905 the fame of the cup had ' gone round the world and a big series of elimination contests was needed to decide the winner. Australia en- tered for the first time with a strong team composed of A. F. Wilding and Norman Brookes, who are §till the representative players of that coun- try. For America, Beals Wright came into play for the first time, he, with Ward and Larned, making up the American team. This combination for the United States won from France, while Australia defeated Aus- tria. This brought America and the (Continued on Ninth Page.) BASEBALL EASTERN ASSOCIATION WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, BRIDGEPORT AT 'NEW BRITAIN, THURSDAY, JULY 30, © WATERBURY AT NEW BRITAIN. ADMISSION 25¢. GRANDSTAND 25¢ Mickets at E, F. McEnroe’s Oigar Store, Church Street. EASTERN ASSOCIATION. Yesterday’s Results. All games postponed—Rain. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost 58 23 16 29 43 35 39 38 34 37 34 40 32 40 19 58 New London Waterbury Bridgeport Springfield ..... Pittsfield Hartford New Haven ‘New Britain . Games Today. Bridgeport at New Britain. New Haven at Springfleld. Waterbury at Pittsfleld. New London at Hartford. AMERICAN LEAGU Yesterdny’s Results. Cleveland 4, Boston 3. Detroit 4, Philadelphia 3. Chicago 6, New York 2. Washington 7, St. Louis 3. Standing of the Cluhs, Won Lost 56 33 41 41 45 45 45 52 81 P.C, .629 .564 544 516 511 .500 416 .330 Philadelphia Boston .... Washington Detroit Chicago St. Louis New York Cleveland Games Today. New York at Cleveland. Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at St. Louis. Washington at Detroit. NATIONAL LEAGUE, Yesterday's Results. All games postponed—Rain. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost P.C. 51 33 607 51 38 573 50 42 .543 41 45 477 41 48 461 39 47 4563 38 47 447 36 47 134 New York .. Chicago . St., Louis Boston Cincinnati . Philadelphia Pittsburg . Erooklyn .. Gumes Today. Pittsburg at New York. Cincinnati at Brooklyn. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louls at Boston. FEDERAL LEAGU! Yesterday's Results, Pittsburg 12, Kansas City 8. Chicago 7, Buffalo 1. Indianapolis 5, Baltimore 2. Brooklyn-St. Louis—Rain. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost 52 38 47 40 47 40 44 38 42 43 42 50 37 48 38 52 P.C. 578 541 541 .537 494 457 436 422 Chicago .... Baltimore Indianapolis Brooklyn .. Buffalo Kansas City Pittsburg . St. Louis .. Games Today. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Chicago at Buffalo, Indianapolis at Baltimore. Kansas City at Pittsburg, GAMES IN OTHER LEAGUES. New England League. Lowell 3, Lawrence 2—Ten innings. Lynn 3, Lewiston 1. ‘Worcester 4, Haverhill 2, DEVORE AND BECKER. Josh Devore is now with the Bos- ton Nationals—a club that is suddenly ripped to pieces and reconstructed by G. Stallings. By landing in Boston, Josh completes a strange series of wanderings, which exactly parallel Beals Becker—a set of coincidences, possibly hardly equaled. During the last three seasons Becker, starting at Boston, went to New York, thence to Cincinnati and finally to Philadelphia, where he is now located. Devore, starting at New York, went to Cipcinnati, thence to Philadelphia, and finally to Boston, so that these two outfielders, in their travels, have performed in exactly the same set of cities, and no others. HERE'S HOPING It is a cinch that the ew Britain team will not finish the race in last place if they continue to play the ball that they have been showing for the past week. The cellar champions have been going at a gait that holds no class B team at the foot of the race and the prediction made that New Haven would supplant them seems to be correct. Scinski has shown him- self a poor director, but a mighty good sport and he deserves some rec- ognition.—New London Telegraph. B. FRITCHIE UP-TO-DATE. “Shave!” and he sat down in the chair; Doc Doherty looked twice at his hair; “Who touches that hair on this bald head Dies like a dog; shave on,” he said. A0 MELOUGHLIN SOUTHERN ASSN. T0 BOLT ORGANIZATION League Said to Be Ready to Join Ranks of Outiaws. Early in the season a story ap- peared that the Southern association, ranked as a Class A league, was get- ting ready to break with organized baseball, and that if peace was not declared next winter it may hook up with the Federal league. Charley Ebbets took it upon him- self to act as spokesman of the Southern association around these parts, and labeled the story as ridic- ulous, though if Charley had known then where the story originally came from he would have grinned from ear to ear with reverse English. Ed Barrow of the International league also took a slam at the story. Be that as it may, Dick Jemison, sporting editor of the Atlanta Con- stitution last week ran a scare head all over his sporting page, which read, “Southern League May Join Federals," and followed up with sub-heads, “‘Southern League Rapidly Losing Pa- tience with Organized Baseball—Sev- eral Magnates Disgusted with Treat- ment at the Hands of Powers that Be—May Afliliate with Feds.” 8o there may be something to the ridiculous story after all. Mr. Dick Jemison is rather flery in telling about the things the cruel O. B. did or did not do to the southern league. Among other things he says: Attacks Big Leagues, “The Southern league has received little recognition at the hands of or- ganized baseball for several seasons, but this year not only has the recog- nition been less, but in some instances some of the club owners, presidents and managers have been practically insulted.” 8 Mr. Jemison is all wrought up over the Kraft case, as well as the case of Rivington Bisland of the Bronx. Rivington was with Atlanta last sea son and was drafted by the Browns. The Browns turned him over to the Naps, and Sommers sent him to his | Portland farm. Atlanta claimed him, but thelr claim was laughed at, as Portland is a Class AA club. The request granted the Players' Fraternity that drafted players be waived through all the minors be- fore they may be returned to thelr original club is the bitter pill for the Southerners. The National commis- sion tried to save the association in the Kraft case, and late last winter sent out a bulletin that this request included only purchased players. That brought forth a big yell from Dave Fultz, Who then made the commis- slon back water, and held O. B. to its original agreement, which included drafted players as well as purchased plavers. May Be Raised to Class A A. Until the winter of 1912-13, when the International league, American as- sociation and Pacific Coast league were promoted to Class AA' standing, the (Continued on Ninth Page.) & WILLIAMS DISRUPTION BREWING IN YACHTING CIRCLES Dissension Causes Worry Regarc- ing Selection of Cup Boat. * Dissension among the owners of Defiance, the Tri-City candidate for the defence of the America's Cup, and George Owen, the designer, to- gether with differences of opinion that developed between Alexander Smith Cochran, owner of Vanitie, and Wil- liam S, Dennis, have seriously inter- fered with the work of selecting a vyacht to meet Shamrock 1V, When Resolute and the other two boats were launched it was thought the trio would finish the seasori in harmony and the fastest sloop would be chosen under the most favorable conditions, but with Deflance out of condition and Resolute and Vanitie having less than a month's racing be- fore them for trials and tuning up work, the prospects are far from brilllant. Shamrock IV, is on her way to New York, and may arrive in about two weeks. She is sald to be the best boat Great Britain has ever sent in search of the historic trophy. She left England in the finest possib'a trim, and her chances of success seem better than any challenger ever had before. Resolute and Vanitie will their trial races with the beginning of the annual cruise of the New York Yacht Club from off Glen Cove, L. I, next Friday. With Defiance down and out, America’s hopes are cen- tered in the first two sloops. While the Tri-City 'ht never had a chance, her presence in competition with the others would have added a lot of ginger and undoubtedly would have been good for the sport. So far as selecting a defender on genuine merit is concerned, this country is worse off than it has ever been, considering three boats were built. The races off Sandy Hook and those on Long Island Sound proved failures, and the recent official New- port trials were even worse. The Am- erica’s Cup Committee expected to race Resolute, Vanitie and Deflance in pairs off Newport according to a round rohin system, but heavy fogs and light weather broke up the plans. { Instead, the three yachts were raced together in four tests there instead of eleven, as had originally been ar- ranged The owners of the Vanitie are anxious fror steady, fresh breezes in the next races. The cruise is scheduled to end on August 8, and the last of the official trials will be- gin on August 15 and close seven days later. An effort is being made to extend the series three or four longer to give them mora Unless the yachts are tried out in a fresh breeze and comparative- ly rough water the defender will oe sent against Shamrock V. virtualiy an untried yacht so far as real racing weather is concerned. his erstwhile skipper, snptaln resume Resolute and Four Men Who Have Been Named to Defend the Davis Tennis Trophy Here is the latest photo of the men who have been picked to keep the Davis cup in this country. Left to right are Maurice McLoughlin, singles and doubles; R. N. Williams, singles; Karl Behr, singles and doubles; Tom Bundy, singles. | New Britain collection to hang on to last place with the lo- | GAMES THIS WEFEK. Wednesday-—Waterbury at Pitts- field. Bridgeport at New Britain, New .ondon at Hartford, New Haven at | Soringfield | Thursday—New L-ndon at port, Waterbury at New Haven at Hartford, Springfield, Bridge- Britain, New Pittsfield at Friday—Waterbury at New Haven, Springfield at Hartford, Bridgeport at New London, New Iritain at Pitis- field. Saturday—New Haven at Water- bury (2 games), Hartford at Spring- field, Bridgeport at Mew London, New | Britain at Pittsfield PHEW ! Describing the New Haven-New London game at Savin Rock last Sun- day a New Haven paper starts off ‘When the debate hegan a strong and insistent odor of cheese began to hover over the Prairie. This stench grew more and more insistent every moment, and it quite permeated Cam- eron’s back yard by the time things were brought to a conclusion. Sev- eral of West Haven's most prominent taxpayers sald vesterday that they don’t mind a ball game Sabbath but that they have no liking for that odor, “The Connell clan s now sailing along full tilt in the throes of the prettiest slump it has treated the fans to since the season opened The Wings are assuming a threatening at- titude toward Henricus Noyes and his Sinks. But it will ever remain one of those inscrutable mysteries how the has managed cals in the league. This is what psychologists rise up and declare to be one of the breaks of baseball.” NOW THEY'RE AT IT. In regards to Mr. Hanna's state- ment in Monday night's paper about playing the Pioneers for the cham- pionship of the city, 1, Joseph Huck, assistant manager of the Annex, wish {to say that he has no right to play for the championship as we consider ourselves just as fast a team as the Rangers. We have defeated some of the fastest teams in the state and we have just as much right to play the Pioneers for the championship as they have. (Signed) JOSEPH HUCK. Assistant manager of the Annex. P. 8. We challenge the Rangers to a series of games. Reack Do i it on the | ITRIPLE PLAY RUNG - - UP BY ATHLETICS Eut Detroit Makes the Runs, Which ; Count More. I Detroit 29.—Reversal in form on the part of the Detroit Tigers fe- suited in their taking the final game of the series yeeterday, 4 to 3. The | pitehing of Dauss was high class, He fallowed oniy five hits, while Bueh, | doing mound duty for the Mackmen, allowed the Tigers eight. The Jungaleers tied the score with | two runs in the sixth and got the winning tally over the rubber in round eight on two singles and as many bases on Falls, which forced Donie Bush. A triple play was made by Walsh, Coliing, Barry, McInnis and Schang The score July r. h o 111000000—3 5 2 00010201%—4 8 1 Bush and Schang; Dauss Philadelphia Detroit Batteries. and McKee. New Yorks Absolutely Helpless, Chicago. July 20.—Jim Scott had the New Yorks absolutely helpless vesterday and Chance's crew dropped the odd game in their series with the White Sox. Only three hits did' the New Yorkers get off the South Side ; flinger and they were beaten 6 to 2, Ray Keating was the vietim, but #t was no fault of his that he was beat- en as badly as he was. He had no license to win, as the locals nicked him for eight safe drives, but the score should have been much closer. The score: r. h 0100000012 00101103%—6 8 and Sweeney; New York Chicago Batteries—Keating Scott and Schalk. Fighth Time the Charm. 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