New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1915, Page 8

'The:race in the National lul!u is to arpuse the Bug from his torpor, He is at last beginning to realize that any one of six clubs has & chance—a céndition: that hasn’t exist- | ¢d in over a decade. it in .56 games, 103 8 stolen: bases, Cobb fi hult in those departments gan Caldwell, New" York, 4 into a tie with . Old- Iphia, tor hmc ‘zun hon- ur each, l“fll(ll mflth .Rlolmd. and t.hru hmm thing and fielding and four were the features of yes- game in which Chicago de- d ‘Philadelphia 11 to 4. In-addi- i to driving in' three runners with er, Felsch: figured 'in the scor- f three other runs and he broke & batting rally by a wonderful ind running catch off Walsh's he doubled up a runner at b 'In retiring Felsch at the in ‘the elghth inning, McAvoy ed above ‘the right carried ‘off the ' fleld. r.h. . 012401111—11 12 2 200000020—.4 8 0 and. Schalk; Bush )luwoy and Thomas. Foster. Be-u l!nmflm on, June 9.—The Red Sox took game from 8t.' Louls yester- 3 to 1. It was a pitchers’ duel, n allowing fewer hits than but being less efleet.lve in the n was sent off the field ldebrand for argument. O grnmpvonoo-—-x 6 3 12000%—3 7 1 ne 1 s\ will yemrdly and, aided 's wildness and Willlams’ it two straight victories. made a triple steal and two .~ Cobb figured in each two runs, made two hits | 7.two passes in flve times up. spiked by Cobb when the “home in.the first inning 1 retire. = Washington d Steen out of the box in the innt The score: : ‘rohoe. 200020100—5 10 2 000002100—3 9 3 oL—Stun. Covelskie and : Boehling, Gallia, Hopper and ¢ and ‘Williams, PR o Fionsers Juniors will meet the of South Mancester in that su;uuy afternoon. The _ trip e made by trolley and the Favorites of Hartford, will be ents of the Young Pirates field = Sunday . afternoon. The esteemed Dodgers have ac- quired the knack of playing just well enough to lose—one of thé most har- rassing knacks in the make-up of the peppery pastime. This is no part of a josh, There are times, for long periods, when s ball club can play well, and yet get beaten day after day. And other times when it can play badly and will wih & fair share of its starts. TFor it isn’t only whit yoyu do n baseball;: what the other rellow does is at least AAfty per cent. of it. The Next Lightweight Champ. Freddie Welsh, being mote than passing clever and yet bereft of a punch, isn’t very far from the snd of his reign. Cleverness ix & big asset, but it 1. no great “avail when matched against clevetnsss plus: the ancient and honorable Wallep, . There ir a _good chance that Freddis’s finish would arrive at an early dite if he cared to take on Charley White for twenty rounds—but it seems that Freddie's cleverness extsnis to his matchmaking a2s to his ring ability. As long as he persists in mingling only and’exclusively with:the com- ponents of cheese he will stay where he is until the law of gravity drops him back. . . Vil Afrate. Preparedness is a vital affair, any way you take it. If the Giants had been prepared to win ‘the pénnant they would ot be / in' the second diviston. Or if the pitohers hal . been = '‘pre- pared for Ty Cobb he wouldf’t. bde: batting over .400. This snould be a tip-off . to:‘the nation in regard to possible war, ! The Willard Status, Dear Sir: I have seen it stated that Jess Willard 'is the . greatest heavy- ‘Welght that ever:lived. " It 1s‘Rard 4 believe this is possible, Fow about it? i FIGHT FAN. BEach champion in:turn is always the” greatest, to a number, that ever lived. Concerning: Mr.. Willard - we would sey that he is the greatest champlon in history that ever knocked out Jack Johnson in Cuba on‘an April’ ufternoon.: Beyond this we have no yearning start. Back In’ April the National league pennant race was scheduled between the Braves and Giants. But some one must have forgotten to tip off Cubs and Phillies, who 'are moving along as it they intended to spend the summer on or around the. ‘top floor. They should be spoken to at once. The Manager vs. Material, Does a g00d manager make a ball club—or, on the opposite .side of the debate—does a good ball club make & manager? . With the unseemly trouble - sus- tained by McGraw, Mack, Griffith, Stallings and others this season the old ergument as to the comparative . value of manager and material has re- iurned in force, . Part of the experts insist that a good ball'club makes a good manager, and another part.still contends that a good manager means a 'good ball club, as the manager is over fifty Der cent. of the combina- tion. ,Just as there is a blend in’the value of batting, pitching and fielding, so in there a blend in the value of a man- ager and his material. A bad man- ager can soon Wreck good material. And a good manager can never hurl poor material to the front. MeGraw, Mack and Stallings can do better with average material than most others. But not even McGraw, Mack and Stal- lings can win pennants with poor ma- terial, unfit for the skill and speed and Power needed in a pennant drive. But the main answer is’here: A Poor manager will rarely ever build up a winning club, whereis a good inanager in time will get the material 2nd instil the needed instruction ‘and morale required to finish in front. This"is proven by the Trecords, that thow McGraw and Mack with five pennants won with different line-ups -—where after one machine had collapsed they were able to bufld up another fast enough to go the dis- tance. Rowland and the m Sox. One point at hand is the case of C. Rowland and the White Sox. Has 4§ Rowland put the Sox in first place— or, rather, have the Sox made Row- land look like a great manager? Rowland had little to:do with build-’ ing up the White Sox’ machine. He was lucky enough to start with a Winning combinaton. ~ But, on the other paw, having started with this combination, he has shown ability at directing its ways. ‘Which proves again that it' takes managerial ability plus the material to win—and that neither can arrive where the other is mising.’ The Blend. There must be a high average blend Detween the manager ard his ma- terial, just as buebuu 1tseif is & blend of batting, flelding, pitching, running and team play. Hard hitting clubs have finished 1n the second division. So have clubs with fine pitching and good flelding. The winning club is the one that has the best of the blend—not the best of any one or two deunmomz\ basge Connie Mack has had ball cll.lbl as low as sixth place. = Whereas Jake, Stahl has won a world’s championship. Which is one answer as to managers. And when we have known managers with clubs that could bat, fleld, pitch and run the bases finish ,in fourth place. Which {8 another answer to material minus proper managing. “Has Ping Bodie joined the Italian army yet?” queries F. N, C. We don't think so. So far no report has come in announcing # plockace in the Alpine pass. We ran into a golfer recently who had never beaten 95 in his life. One afternoon -he returned an 88—niné sirokes Detter than hiS best score. “How was: it?” ‘we asked. “On the level,” he replied, “I never had so much bad luek in my life. I should have had an 80 or an 81 easy.” “"Can you beat it? If so, what with? “Welsh will meet either Ritchie or White.” But why keep us in this tense uncertainty, wrecking our di- gestion and sleep. - When are we to know which it will be? OMALL GROWD THERE HARVARD IS WINNER Tigers Are no Match for Hard- wick, Mahan et al. NC' ank June 19.: —Only one bril.’ ;lhnt play brightened the listlesas game between Harvard and Prince- ton at the Polo Grounds. yesterday. In the sixth inning Whitney, Har- vard's no-hit pitcher, began to quake, and after he had filled the bases and forced in a run, lleher was rushed in"as & pinch hitter by the Tigers. Harvarq switched pitchers, and Eddie Mahan, ;the Crimson:football captain, went to the mound. : Three Tiger players wer crouchd on the bases ready to dash forward as Kellsher swung it the ball. He drove & vicious bounder at:.Reed, Har- vard's. sawed-off shortstop. The lit- tle fellow jumped into the speeding ball, shot it to second base for a force play, and Abbot delayed it:to first base for a double. Right there Princeton’s im - MY s vens | cut short, and . tthe: '!lw- did.not. threat~ en: again. Harvard won the game;eas- ily by a score of 8 to 3. The game seemed merely to be a practice . for Harvard for the series |’ with Yale next week. Princeton had nothing whatever to gain, and -play- od listlessly, Having already defeated Princeton twice, Harvard played a picnic kind of a game and dragged out the contest for two houu and forty-five minutes. The crowd was surprisingy small, and it was evident that the New York alumni of both universities took . no interest in the affair, so why should anybody else? ‘Mahan was being saved for Yale next week, but when the ry be- gan to get unruly, Mahan's ~ speedy ball was badly needed. In the three and one-third innings he was in the game, Mahan didn't permit a hit, al- though in the ninth a bad error by Brickley and an out gave the Tlgerq their last run, Brickley's lustre as a baseball play- er is very pale in comparison with his football achievements. The notable gridiron star yesterday struck out three times, muffed a fly, and lost another when he misjudged it. - He fanned when the bases were full in the -thrid inding., Tacks Hardwick, who played considerable foofball at Harvard, disp! a batsman vesterddy with' thirde “Hts. Gannett of the Crimson was another useful citizen with the stick, for he whaled out two doubles and a single. The score: r. h. e . 002108020—8 11 1 Princeton .. 000011001—3 6 3 Batteries: Whitney, Mahan ' and Harte; Chaplin, Dyd and Keliher. * The West Ends will journey to East Glastonbury = tomorrow afternoon, where they will 'play the crack team from that town which defeated the Ploneers two weeka ago. The playe will make the trips by auto truck, leaving the corner of West Main and Lincoln streets at 1-o'¢clock, The fols 16wing men will ‘go. Rawlings, Gib- ney, Andrews, R. Wininger, J. Win: innger, Hultgren, Coyle, Balachi and Cofiey. Sunday aftérnoon ' the Weut Ends will play the Jr. O. U. A.'M . at Hart's lot and & fast’ game I§ \s- sured. Hervard .. \Shakeup of Crews Marks Last Days Of Training for Big Regatta Poughkeepsie N. '¥.,” June 19.— Coaches Courtney and Rice of Cor- nell and Columbie, respectively are in a quandary over the showing of their first varsity crews in practice. Radi- cal shakeuph on the personnel of the crews has marked the last few weeks of training, and even now, with the race ony:a hours off; neither can tell just whieH¥men’ will' pull oars for these colleges in the blue ribbon event of the regatta. With the first choice in the évent unable to pick evelaly proportioned and spéedy crews the chances of the other entries woula take a decided brace were it not for the fact that they, too, are exper- Baseball News in a Nutshell COLONIAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. New Haven 5, Brockton 2. Fall River 3, Springfield 0, Taunton 5, Pawtucket 4. New Bedford, 6, Hartford 4. Standing of the Clubs, w. L. 13 8 13 9 12 11 12 15 13, 4¢3 12 12 13 P.C. .619 591 522 Hartford Caaaan New Bedford New Haven .. Brockton Fall River . Pawtucket Taunton .. Springfield b 520 429 400 381 Games Today. . Brockton at New Haven. New Bedford at Hartford. Fall River at Springfield. #'Taunton at Pawtucket. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results, Pittaburg 7, New York 5. st. Louis 3, Boaton 2. Other games postponed; rain. Standing of the Clubs, W, 28 27 30 24 24 24 21 20 Chicago Philadelphia St. Louis ... Pittsburg Boston Brooklyn New ¥York ... Cincinnati .... Games Today. New York at Pittsburg. Brooklyn at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis. Philadelphia’ at Cincinnati. FEDERAL LEAGUE. &3 Yesterday’s Results, Detfoit at Philadelphia. Pitsburg. 9, Broklyn 4. Baltimore 17, Kansas City 10. 522 | Chicago 8. Buffalo 0 Standing of the Clubs, L. 22 21 28 26 28 27 32 38 P.C. .807 586 549 536 519 491 .385 348 Kansas City 8t. Louis . Pittsburg .. Chicago ‘Brooklyn Newark Baltimore Buffalo St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburg .at Newark. Kansag City at Buffalo. Chicago at Baltimore. NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE \'e-m, s - Results, l At Bln‘humton—-flcranto 7, Bing- hamton 6, “(ten innings) At Elmira—ElImira 4, Wilkes-Barre 0. At Troy-"Syracude - 4, Syracuse I. T At !mg&;l{t}gl 4, flbmy,.l. “ NEW. ENGLAND LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results, At Manchester—Lynn '8 Manches- ter 1. At Lawrence—Lawrence 2, burg ‘1. At Worcester—Worcester 5, land 3. At Lowell-—Lewlnon 7, Lowell 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE Yw‘yl Results. Boston 3, St. Louis 1. Chicago 11, Philadelphia 4. Detroit 5, Washington 3. Fitch- Port- Standing of the Clubs, W 34 28 . 34 . 28 23 20 ceses 19 <19 20 18 22 23 24 29 33 34 Chicago .. Boston ¥ Detroit New York Washington Cleveland .. Phtladelphia Cleveland at New York, St. Louis at Boston. Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington. ‘WILLIAMS WINS. ‘Willlamstown, Mass., June 18— Willlams college yesterday defeated the Chinese University of Hawaii in 8. listless game, 5 to 2. Young haa the - visitors completely at his mercy. The score: 003000020—5 7 2 000000110—2 4 6 Batteries—Young and ' Micheler; Kau and Mark. DEL’S SENATORS ARE GOING DOWN New Bedlord Whalers Too Strong for Tip Tops New Bedford, June 19.—New Bed- ford won an up-hill battle from Hart- Troy 1, Troy| ford yesterday. Tillman who pitched for New Bedford was steady in the pinches. ‘Whitehouse of Hartford made two star catchies in center field. Score: r. h e .00300003*—6 9 32 020000020—¢ 9 2 odcock, Gaudette and New Bedford Harttord Batteries: . fencing similar difficulties. Penn and Syracuse, too, are trying all manner of combinations in their desperats endeavors to get crews which possess the speed and stamina necessary (o negotiate the four mile course, or- nell (upper) and Columbia (lower) first varsity crews are shown. Coach Rice of Columbia, insert. Cannon; Tillman and Phillip. Taunton Wins in Ninth. Pawtucket, June 19.—Taunton won out in the ninth yesterday, defeat- ing Pawtucket 5 to 4. Score: r. h. Taunton +.200010101—5 9 Pawtucket 020002000—4 8 Batteries—Eaton, Bherman an Barry; Gearin and McGinley. Ponies Held Hitless. Falll River, June 19.—McLeod of Fall River pitched a no-hit, no-run game against Springfield yesterday, allowing but two of his opponents to reach first. Fall River won, 3 to 0. The score: 3 r h e 00002010*—3 6 0 . :000000000—0 0 § and Lewis; Fall River SpringfieMd .. Batteries:—McLeod Smith and Lavigne. Maxim’s Win Again, New Haven, June 19.—Brockton was unable to connect with Chap- pelle’s delivery at opportune times and the Maxims easily won yesterday at thé Rock. Score: rh e New Haven 00212000*—5 § 2 Brockton ... .200000000—~2 6 7 Batteries:—Chapelle and Benson and Dempsey. (GIANTS FIGHT HA 'BUTLOSE T0 PIRATE lMcGraw Uses Everym By Bat Boy in Efforts to Win Pittsburgh, Penn., Jupp 13.& New York Giants went down to d feat here yesterday by the ot to 5, due to the fact tl the | pitecher had nothing in Nis repe | to fool the Bucean | cause the batteérs of start to bombard | until too late in th | had everything for goes to make a great pib iup in the for a trio of (tive hitting, that wag | next two innings, only in the eighth saving B {In the ninth inning ' newed the attack “ soon in difficulties, Ha | the more experienc ! extricate him from & and save him from d Pittsburgh ..1811p \ New York ..00000 0 2—5 | Batteries: Mama: Adams « | Gibson; Perritt, ldhlpb- Ritter & Meyers and Wendell. '’ St. Louis Wins tn Pitchers' Di St. Loul June 19— t duel between Ragan lm {in a victory for Bt. here | day when the B pitcher’ down in the twelfth inn! winning, 8 to 2. In the ning Ragan passed and passed Dolan, ti | the bases, Hyatt's hit r»- Bescher in with the winni Doak outpitéhed m“a Bt. Louis .. owooomnl—l " Boston .4.,100000000100-—2 # Batteries: Doak and mam and Whaling. Te B [ Boed l; SIMEBURY HERE Owing to & mixup in ule the Pioneers of New play the Simsbury tQ’n street gronds Sundzy in Inter-City club of £ abave was a misund tant Pioneers' part. The Sim made up of the best in is greatly side players, whom secured. for this Ahearn or Johnsezn will Pioneers, and Cannon work for the Simsbury Shea behind the bat. held the indicator and be called at 3:30 o'c TRAVERS NATIONAL Short Hills, N, 't the second time in the His United States Golf national open champio by an amateur yesterday. long and arduous test of 7 | al play, which began ymrdqv ended late today, Jerome D, ot Upper Montclalr, N, J., title with a score of 207 strokes Travers has won four national’ ateur and five metropolitan ¢ as several other important golf pionghips, but his heart’ 1 gratitied when he added the to his long list of victories. ' BRAVES SIGN BROWN PITQ Providence, R. L, June 19 who pitched and played in field for the Brown University" 'a contraet yesterday with the ""' National league club. He wile 3¢ | the Braves next week, Cram is Soper; | third Brown player to be a major league team. 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