New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1914, Page 13

" STAMPEDING PONIES RUN AWAY FROM SKIS "‘Win 60 and— &flm Hariford td 1 . » . Springfield Gets Small End of 14-1 Score. By defeating the locals two games yesterday, the scores being six and nothing and eight and nothing, the Springfield Ponies secured ample re- venge for their humiliating defeat of the previous day. The New Britain heavers were Hancock and Wood- ward and they were pitted against More and Daniels. The local twirlers might have been mére successful had their team mates hit, but hits were lacking and therefore the defeat was in®vitable, On the fleld end of the argument, Swander and Burke did some pretty | work, Tetreault being the victim in each instance. In the sixth inning of the first game Dawson made a great bid for Grieve's hard drive to the left fleld fence. He caught the ball, but in crashing into the fence was forced to drop it and he lost credit for a sensational piece of work. The scores: (FIRST GAME.) New Britain. ] 2 Dawson, If, Tetreault, rf. . Jones, cf. Zeimer, ss. Crook, 1b. Noyes, 3b. Clark, 2b. Toland, c. ... Hancock, p. cof - OO coccoocoo Springfield. Hammond, 2b. Burke, rf. Cabrera, ss. Stankard, 1b. Swander, 1f. . Keegan, cf. Grieve, 3b. Pratt, More, p. ccocormmen New Britain Two-base hits, Cabrera, Grieve, Hammond; stolen bases, Hammond, Burke, Stankard; bases on balls, off Hancock 2; struck out, by Hancock 4, by More 6; hit by pitcher, by More (Tetreault); wild pitch, Hancock; left on bases, New Britain 2, Springfield 4; time, 1:32; umpire, Crisham. (SECOND GAME.) New Britain. Dawson, Tetreault, Jones, cf. Zeimer, ss. Crook, 1b. Noyes, 3b. Heath, 2b. Egan, c. ... Woodward, p. *Toland oooooccocoolt choheonD oo o i e o ocvmpRomoOOD * Batted for Woodward Springfield. b s Hammond,, 2b. Burke, rf. Cabrera, ss. . Stankard, 1b. Swander, 1f. .. Keegan, cf. Grieve, 3b. McDonald, c. Dzniels, p. .. worooooow® vrrooouo R New Britain . Springfield . Two base hit, . 000000000—0 & 00002033*—g Hammond: three base Tit. Heath; stolen bases, Keegan, Grieve; sacrifice hit, Keegan; double play, Zeimer to Heath to Crook; bases cn balls, off Woodward 5; struck out, by Woodward 4, by Daniels 1; hit by pitcher, by Woodward (Cabrera); passed ball, McDonald; wild pitch, Woodward; left on bases, New Britain 2, Springfield 7; time, 1:33: urapire, Crisham. 5 Waterbury 14, Hartford 1. Hartford, Aug. 14.—In the worst game of baseball played by the Cham- picns this season, they lost to Water- | bury yesterday, 14 to 1. The entire team had an off day and after Henry end Salmon proved ineffective in the box, Barney was called in from center field and finished the game. Score: X h. e, Hartford 000000001— 1 4 10 Waterbury . 240006020—14 15 0 Batterfes—Barney, Salmon and Rapp; Frost and Wendell, Bridgeport 4, New London 1. Bridgeport. Aug. 14,—Senno’s home run in the seventh with she bases full gave Bridgeport yesterday’s game with New London. The visitors went out in order in the first five innings but touched up . Tuckey rather freely toward the latter end of the game, Manager Boultes was put out of the game by Umpire Keenan for object- ing to a close decision. Score: v D0 000000010—1 5 r. New London Bridgeport 00000040* Batteries—Greenwell and brand; Tuckey and Crook. .15 G B AR GAMES THIS WEEK. Friday—New Britain at Springfield, Pittsfield at New London, New Haven at Bridgeport, Waterbury at Hartford. Saturday—New Britain at Bridge- port, Hartford at New Haven, Water- bury at Springfield, Pittsfield at New London ( 2 games.) ‘| out of the present season at Grand NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1914. Ouch! 'Nuff sed. What's the matter with the Cham- pions. Ten errors does not look very good in the box score and as Keliher had three of them it is evident that there is something wrong with that young man. “Wee Willie” Jones failed to register a hit in seven times up yes- terday. The Pony pitchers must have been waiting for him. Woodward came across with a safe hit in the second game. It is sel- dom that this boy does such a thing, but his earnest work in the box makes up for this. Scinski says that he is losing money. In that respect he is not the only one, as it is stated that the White Wings are playing to many empty seats also, When the Boston Braves began their sensational climb on July 26 they were in last place, with a mark of .394, having won twenty-six games and lost torty.. They reached second place on Aug. 10, with a record of fifty-one victories and forty-six defeats, an average of .526. Ed Konetchy and Larry; Doyle are the leading sacrifice fly hitters of the National league. Each has driven eight fly balls to outfielders which permitted runners to score from third base. Sam Crawford is the best three base hit man in the American league. Home Run Baker is running true to his name in circuit clouts. “Cy” Morgan, who used to hurl the pill for the Mackmen, has been re- leased by the Kansas City team in the American association. This about marks the close of the career of this ball tosser. When one starts to get his release from the minors one might as well hunt up a job in some other profession. The Cubs, Phillies and Cardinals are on almost even terms in two base hits, the Robins lead in triples and the Phillies in home runs. In the American league the Red Sox lead in doubles, the Senators in triples, and the Athletics are tied with the Tigers for the home run honors, Jack Coombs got his second try- Rapids on Thursday last and he held the Grand Rapids team to six hits in six innings. Mack plans to work Coombs slowly, so that he may be able to work in the closing games of the season, possibly in the world's series. The boys of the New York Juvenile Asylum, band and all and 500 strong, were at the Polo grounds yesterday. They were the guests of Christy Mathewson, who visited them recent- ly, made a talk to them and asked them to attend the game. A New London writer says his city with a population of 21,000 is pat- ronizing games as well as most of the cities on the circuit. Because of his fine exhibition against the Brooklyn Nationals Sun- day at Bridgeport, Blossom Blum, the Bolt twirler, is likely to get a chance in the big show. It is reported that big league scouts were on the fleld Sunday when he held the Dodgers to only a few hits, and all of them haa g00d words to say about him. Brook- Iyn is said to be after Blum, and the fact that Manager Robinson is in need of twirlers may give Blum a chance in the major league. Billy Murray, scout of the Pitts- burg club of the National league, was jan Interested spectator at yesterday's | Bame at Savin Rock between Pitts- field and New Haven. Murray was accompanied by his secretary. Mur- ray, it is said, came here for the ex- press purpose of looking over Short- stop Prysock and Pitcher Troy of the Pittsfield club. PROFESSIONALS WIN AGAIN, Jimmy Naughton's Professionals, fresh from their victory over the Scribes a few weeks ago, went after the State Trade School boys in sav- age fashion yesterday afternoon at Walnut Hill park, and beat them 8 t5] 4 in a game featured by the heavy hitting of the winners. Saturday the professionals will play the Mt. Plea- sants at Walnut 'Hill park, and a series of games is beig arranged with the Wise, Smith & Co. team of Hart- ford. The batteries in . yesterday’s game were Griffin, Dr. Zwick and O’Brien for the winners and Carey and Mallory for the State Trade | school team. BASEBALL STERN ASSOCIATION MONDAY NEW LONDON AT NEW BRITAIN | ADMISSION 25¢, GRANDSTAND 25¢ { Tickets at E, F. McEnroe’s OClgar > Store, Church Street. A R AT JACK COOMBS Philadelphia, Aug. 14.—Manager Connie Mack is extremely hopeful that Jack Coombs will be ready" for duty in the world's series. For this reason he is not using the veteran in regular games, but he has started him twice in exhibition contests, The other day at Syracuse Coombs pitched five innings of ‘Umost faultiess hall. This was the first game in which Coombs had participaied since was forced to retire from the Athle- tics-Red Sox battle in Boston on April 11, 1913, just prior to his long illness. Though John did not ex- tend himself in the least he appeared to have everything that has made him cast iron famous. Only on three occasions did Coombs use his fast one, but this trio of pitches plainly showed that he is yet capable of slinging the ball across with blinding speed. His curve ball broke sharply, completely bewildering the Syracuse iplayers. A few days later Coombs pitched in an exhibition game at Grand Rapids and his work was fully up to his old form and caused Connie lMack to smile broadly. 12,500 ARE EXPECTED TO SEE CUP MATCH McLoughlin and Bundy May Repre- sent ‘America in Today’s Doubles at Forest Hills. New York, Aug. 14.—The even standing of the Australasian challeng- ers and the American defending teams in the Davis cup matches Tor the world’s championship in tennis puts major importance on the results of the doubles round to be played today on the courts of the West Side Tennis club at Forest Hills, L. I. It was officially announced after yesterday’s matcheg that Maurice E. McLoughlin and Thomas C. Bundy would represent America in the doubles against Anthony F. Wilding and Norman E. Brookes of the Aus- tralasian challenging teams. In announcing the selection of Bundy the American cup committee stated that provision had been made { for either the challengers or the de- fenders to change the personnel of | their doubles team any time before | play was called. By some this was tuken to mean that the cup committes | might reverse its decision and sena | Karl H. Behr in to help McLoughlin in place of Bundy, or that the Aus- tralasians might put Doust and Dun- lop in against the Americans. Brookes plainly showed the efiects of his hara . match with McLoughlin yesterday and it was said that he was consid- | ering a rest today to be in good shape i for his singles match against R. Nor- ris Williams 2nd tomorrow. The spectacular defeat of Brookes | by McLoughlin yesterday and the fact that the match so far is even was expected to bring out every one of the 12,500 ticket holders today. The day opened bright and the same ideal weather conditions that prevailed yes- terday are expected to add to the | preasure of the Gay's sport. | English Cruiser Essex Plays Game of Hide and Seek EX OFF PHoTS @die o ORK The English cruiser Essex is play- ing a serious game of hide and seek along the Atlantic coast, with her sister ship the Suffollk. The Bssex was for awhile stationed off Sandy OAST s AeSOTIATION ATLANTIC AVRRICAN P Hook for the purpose of stopping foreign ships that left the harber of New York. At various time it was reported that she was in an engage- ment with German warships. [ Diamond Dust | Jack Coombs Being Groomed |BRAVES (T GANTS For World’s Series’ Service LEAD BY FAST WORK Ray Fisher Wins 1-0 Game for Yankees vs. Red Sox. New York, Aug. 14.—"Can Hank Gowdy stop Eddie Collins?” is the question which every loyal follower of the Braves is asking today. The Giants? Why, that is merely a mat- ter of five and a half games now, for Boston defeated New York in a slash- ing contest at the Polo Grounds yes- terday by a score of 5 to 3. Before the game began Dick Ru- dolph, of Boston, received a jewelled ‘Elk’s tooth from brothers in The Bronx. At the end of the afternoon there was no movement to take it back, for it was largely through Rich- ard’s masterly pitching that the Giants were held in check. The afternoon had been dedicated to Rudolph, but there was no need of that. He made the day his own by virtue of his gkilled right arm. It was his ninth successive victory. Bos- ton hit Rube Marquard hard in the early innings and by the time the sixth came round the team had built up a lead big enough to withstand a rally by the Giants in the seventh and ninth, The score: h. e. 1 r. 110002010—5 11 000000201—3 9 Batteries—Rudolph and Gowdy; Marquard, Fromme and Meyers, Mc- Lean, i Cardinals Beaten Twice. Pittsburg, Aug. 14.—The Pirates won a double header from the Car- dinals here yesterday by scores of 2 to 1 and 5 to 2. In the first game the winning run was scored off Griner in the last half of the ninth on singles by Wagner, Hyatt and Carey. The second game went to the Pirates through superior stick work, Perritt being knocked out of the box in the seventh, The scores: N First Game. * r. h e St. Louis .000000001—1 4 O Pittsburg ...000100001—2 10 0 Batteries—Perdue, Griner and Sny- der; Cooper and Coleman, -~ Second Game. r. h e St. Louis ...000000200—2 4 2 Pittsburg ...20110010x—5 9 0 Batteries—Perritt, Griner and Sny- der; Adams and Coleman. Dodgers Whitewash Phillies. Brooklyn, Aug. 14.—Big Ed Reul- bach has decided to help pull the Dodgers out of the slough of despond. Against the Phillies in yester- day’s opening game of a series at Ebbets field he plastered a 3 to 0 shutout on the Quakers. Big EA4 had to work his hardest for the honors. He was opposed by Mayer, who was in exceptionally grim mood. Brooklyn was lucky enough to produce most of its scant five hits where they would do the greatest damage. This, combined with the fact that luck broke with the home team, arranged the circumstances of Brooklyn’s ninth victory in fourteen contests. Reulbach allowed only four hits, no two of which came in the same inning. The score: r. h Philadelphia 000000000—0 4 Brooklyn ...10010001x—3 5 Batteries—Mayer and Dooin; Reul bach and McCarthy, 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Ray Fisher Beats Sox. Boston, Aug. 14.—Ray Fisher, the one time Hartford twirler, held the Red Sox scoreless yesterday, though he allowed eight hits.” As Dutch Leonard yielded a pass, a wild pitch and a double, together with Fisher’s sacrifice in the third, the Chancemen tallied one and the battle was theirs. Leonard’'s pitching was good enough to win nearly any ball and he retired in the seventh to allow & pinch hitter to step up for him. Even in defeat, Boston fans had something to gloat over, for the score board in left told, in figures, that the Braves were walloping the Giants. Fisher was tight most of the while, though in addition to the cight safe blows he walked one man and hit an- other. Meanwhile, Leonard was al- lowing four singles and two walks. The lengthy Mr. Shore shed not a hit, but gave one pass. The Red Sox displayed a lack of punch. In six different innings the first man up hit and in three there were men on third, but the safe blow wasn’t there. In the third inning Maisel walked, went to second on Fisher's sacrifice, to ‘hird on Leonard’s wild heave and home on Boone’s double. The score: . r. Boston 000000000—0 New York ..001000000—1 Batteries — Leonard, Shore an: Cady; Fisher and Nunamaker. Athletics Trim Senators. Philadelphia, Aug. 14.—The Ath- letice came home yesterday to show the home folk how they made ' their record of fourteen out of sixteen In the west.! They shut out Washington ; with the greatest of ease by 7 to 0. Bob Shawkey held the Senators to three hits, two being infield taps. Ayers was drlven out of the box in lthe fifth. This makes twenty-four vie-: h, e 8 2 4 0 d | fifth inning. | single, ! sulted in the run. game, but the breaks were against him | _the tories out of the last twenty-six games for the champions. The score: h. e, 20 h and ‘Washington 00000000 0—0 Philadelphia 20003200 *—7 Batteries — Ayers, Harper Henry; Shawkey and Lapp. Tigers Play Down to Naps. Cleveland, Aug. 14.—With the Tig- ers playing down to the Naps' usual standard, the latter managed to wrest the first game of the series from them yesterday, 6 to 3. Errors by both sides figured in the rur mak- ing, but the Naps got the edge by superior work with the bat. The score: r. b 110000010—-3 5 3 Cleveland ..00201030%—6 9 3 Batteries—Coveleski, Cavet, Dubuc and Stanage; Hagerman and O'Nelll. e. Detroit Procrastination Saves Browns. St. Louis, Aug. 14.—With the Browns behind 6 to 0 the game yes- terday was stopped by rain in the Hamilton was knocked out of the box by the White Sox In the fourth. Then the Browns wasted time agtistically until the downpour began. Chappell played his first game of the season for Chicago. FEDERAL LEAGUE. Brooklyn 1, St. Louis 0. St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 14.—The Tip Tops were lucky yesterday. Just af- ter they scored the only run of the contest on an error in the fifth inning the rain began to fall and the game was called at the end of the sixth with Brooklyn the winner, 1 to 0. Groom was the losing pitcher. A walk to Hoffman, Waesterzill's and an error by Boucher re- Boucher taggea Hoffman on the third base line when he had a double play in front of him iand then dropped the ball. Hoffman | scored a minute later while Misse was | throwing out Owens. Then Finneran | fanned, making the third out, Finneran pitched-a good game, al- lowing only two hits. Good fielding helped him pull out of holes in the first and second innings, when the , Tip Tops pulled fast double plays. The score by innings: h. e ..000010—1 4 0 ..000000—0 2 1 and Owens; r. Brooklyn .... St. Louis ... Batteries—Finneran | Groom and Simon. At Indianapolis, r. h e Buffalo 000010000—1 5 1 ! Indianapolis 02000000*—2 5 0 i Batterles—Krapp and Blair; Mose- ley and Rariden. At Kansas Uity. r. h. Baltimore ..001000100—2 11 1 Kansas City 01021000*—4 8 1 Batteries—Bailey and Russell; Johnson, Brown and Easterly. VALLEY LEAGUERS ARE AFTER RANGERS Manager Is Willing to Have Winner Take All Receipts in Order to Secure Contest. Manager Art Hanna of the Ran- gers, seems to be having lots of trouble these days, receiving chal- lenges from contenders and today the New Britain team of the Valley league, came out with a strong ultimatum for the Hannalites, The manager of the New Britain team complains that the Rangers do not want to play his men and so anxious is he to arrange for a series of games that he is willing to a “win- ner take all gate money” proposition. The following deft is today hurled at Manager Hanna by the New Britain team managementy “Sporting Ecitor, New Britain Herald: “Dear Sir—Kindly allow me a few lines in your valuable paper on be- | hzlf of the New Britain Baseball team of the Farmington Valley Baseball {league in regard to the Rangers of { New Britain. T "have been after Manager Hanna for a series of games | Letween these two clubs and he romised he would come to terms the jearly part of this week. But after i‘&‘fll'lng until Thursday evening I de- jcided to go and see him again: but | Mr, |Hanna, the magnate, refused to {118 us a series this season, giving for Day. EASTERN ASSOCIATION. Yesterday's Results, New Haven 11, Pittsiield 1, (fir game); New Haven 2, ‘Pittafield 0, (sesond game.) Bridgeport 4, New London 1. | Waterbury 14, Hartford 1. Springfield 6, New PBritain 0, (first game); Springfield 8, New Britain 0, (second game.) Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost 28 35 42 43 46 I 50 7 P.C. 689 616 543 518 480 41T 482 287 New London Waterbury Bridgeport Springfield Hartford Pittsfield | New Haven New Britain Games Today. New Haven at Bridgeport. Waterbury at Hartford. New Britain at Springfield Pittsfield at New London NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results, Boston 5, New York 3. Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburg 2, St. Louis 1, (first game); Pittsburg St. Louis 2, (second game.) 5, Standing of the Clubs, Won Lost P.C. .58 .52 .54 New York Boston Chicago St. Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn Pittsburg Games Today. Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Pittsburg. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results, New York 1, Boston 0. Philadelphia 7, Washington 0. Cleveland 6, Detroit 3. Chicago 5, St. Louls 0, fourth; rain.) (called in Standing of the Clubs. Lost P.C. 34 46 45 52 51 54 59 % Philadelphia Boston ‘Washington Detroit St. Louis . Chicago .. New York . Cleveland ..... Games Today. New York at Boston. Washington at Philadelphia. Detroit at Cleveland. Chicago at St. Louls, FEDERAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results, Indianapolis 2, Buffalo 1. Brooklyn 1, St. Louls 0, nings; rain.) Kansas City 4, Baltimore Chicago-Pittsburg—(Rain.) (six in- 2 Standing of the Clubs. Chicago Baltimore Indu,napo‘ls Brooklyn Buffalo . St. Louis . Pittsburg ate Kansas City .. Games Today. Brooklyn at St. Louis. Baltimore at Kansas City WATERBURY SLUGGER JOINS NAPS TODAY Smith, of Waterbury, Goes High; Pitcher Martin, of Plantors, Going to Yankees, Elmer Smith, one of the peppiest outficlders that ever gladdenmed the eyes of Waterbury fans, is packing his bats and gloves and extra trou- an excuse that his men don't want to |play us. That shows plainly that they are afraid to play us for I am sure that my team could put it over them | »nd again I say I am so sure that I {will play him on his own grounds, ' winner take all and to have an outside umpire for all games. Now I think {if Manager Hanna has any sporting {blood in him T will come to terms {with him at once for a series of the Dbest two out of three games, all to be | ylayed on his grounds or vice versa. | Hoping Mr. Hanna, the manager of the Rangers of New Britain, will not overlook this item, I remain, i “Yours truly, i “WILLIAM GREEN, “Mgr N. B. B, B. Club of the “Valley League.” BLACKBURNE TO JOIN FEDS, | Chicago, Aug. 14.—Russell Black- burne, second baseman of the White Sox, has jumped to the Feds and signed a contract to play Wwith the Buffalo outlaws during the seasons of 1916 and 1016, according to a report here. Blackburne will remain with Comiskey the balance of the present 1 season. Manager Schlafly admitted in Pittsburg recently that he was angling for Blackburne but denied having signed him. Dick Carroll has since signed Blackburne. T.318. sers. He is'off for Cleveland today to report for duty to Manager Birming- ham of the Naps. He was the first man in the league to garner 100 safe bingles, and he is already on his way past that mark. Including Wednesday's game he was in 90 contests with Waterbury—every game since the season opened-—and he made 346 trips to the plate, He gathered in 51 runs and hit safely 110 times for a batting average Of his hits, 33 were for two bases, 12 were circuit clouts, giving him a total of 66 extra bases. He has stolen 12 bases and sacrificed 10 times. In the field he made 170 putouts, assisted 16 times in nipping others, and made but 18 errors, giving him a fielding average of .915. Smith will be more than missed in Waterbury, but the friends of Guy Morton are happy. With Lajole back in- the game for Cleveland—Napoleon donned his suit again Wednesday— and with S8mith on hand, the chances are that Guy will have & little sup- port and win games accordingly. Boston, Aug. 14.—President Farrell of the New York American team yes- terday announced the purchase of Pitcher Martin of the New |elub of the Eastern assoclation.