New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1915, Page 8

ean U‘fi Q}I#—The Braves clean- with. 5 & 1 to 0. The b‘l\hh undid the results 0 by Adams, came on by Moran, Evers' sac- 's hit. Hughes, who ~ for® Boston with the none forced Murray double play. The score: S . h e Vi...000000000—0 7 1 2 ..0001_«0000x—l 3 1 dame, Humphries and Hughes and Gowdy." — % % games “eoan tinctured teok place at the & erday and '‘the es each won one. The 1 victdry, resulted 2 d, the Giants’ turn to mmpum 'was a white- g royving foe, 3.to 0. Fast @ pitching and sharp but hitting was the formula ‘of excellent entertain- e, ‘second . Eastern estern candidates. 10000100102 6 .000010000—1 -6 0 Murphy; : r. h. e 00000000—0 5 0 000200x=3 9.1 n and Gibson; i mu@alphu' traight game. from . by a score of & ngs, five runs oty #the last game of the Cardinals at Eb- n of 13 to 8. To- il entertain the which is set for . ‘the world’s nson’s' men to de- sun developed | ous rout. 1f the mends for this on ‘Braoklyn should ition to carry its nd Rube Ben- paw, until they oan ave control and ‘can of ball was the by Manager Her-: yesterdy. . The ‘sus- Ppay. Herzog in- tem in every de- - were suspended the Cubs by win- ‘ o b Johnston One i ] g Johnston of the Pittsburgh Nati onals is one of the best first. sackers in the National league. He {8 a cast oft of the Cleveland: club. He is of Best . First Sackers in National OHNSTO. covering the initial station in great s hape and is hitting the ball at a merry clip. ,Basefiall News in a Natshell COLONIAL. LEAGUE, Yesterday's Results. Brockton 7, New Haven 0. Springfield 3, New Bedford 2, Hartford 7, Pawtucket 3. ' Standing of the Clubs. = W, ¥ 32 31 Springfield 22 Hartford ' New Haven .. New Bedford ... Brockton ..... i Pawtucket . 3 Games Today. ¥ Brockton at New Haven. . Pawtucket at Hartford. sl{ringfteld at New Bedford. - NATIOMAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. Pittsburg 2, New York 1; New York 3, Pittsburg 0 (second game.) Boston 1, Chicago 0. | Brooklyn 13, St, Louis 8.’ Philadelphia 6, Cincinnati 2. Standing of the Clubs. W. L. 49 36 48 39 Philadelphia Brooklyn . helr wildness in the : with Philadelphia Sat- passes paved the e Phillles. With ping of these two ls pitching staff has u members. Jean Schpeider, Fred Toney and ned McKenery are all that ed @ story to the n and Lear intended m; as was published ‘27—Jim Buckley, agitator and man- o meet Tom Cowler i Rink tomorrow ting for the past t even with 8 that Jim ever beat ¥n with ~him. ¢ battler, Gunboat Smith, Chicago. .. Pittsburg .. Boston ...... New York' St. Louis . 43 48 Cincinnati 35 49 7 Games Today. ‘Boston at Brooklyn (2) ' New York dt Pittsburg. ~ Philadelphia at Cincinnati, AMERICAN LEAGUE. | £ Yesterday’s Results. ' No games played yestérday.. 43 43 48 44 43 | 44 41 42 Standing of the Clubs, 56 31 56 33 54 34 44 44 42 44 35 34 Boston .. Chicago Detroit . ‘Washington New York .... . Louls ..\ .. ed to meet Taom Cowler, Pprotege, Buckley thinks with Gentleman Jim. aining hard for this lizes he’ll face a Cowler. Jim chist sec- St. Louls at Philadelphia. . Cleveland at Washington. = | yet mention i v"/v':‘. b FEDERAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Resnlts. St. Louis 6, Brooklyn 5. Newark 3, Pittsburg 1. Chicago 11, Baltimore 3; Baltimore 5, Chicago 1, (second game.) Standing of the Clubs. W L. 51 38 49 37 49 40 46 40 45 L 42 41 Bl 41 53 33 54 i Brooklyn at Khnsas City. Newark at 8t. Louis. Buffalo at Chicago. Baltimore at Pittsburg, NEW ENGLAND LEAGUE. L 5 Yesterday’s Results. ‘Worcester 2, Portland 0. Lynn 5, Manchester 3. Lewiston ‘2, Fitchburg 1. NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE. . Yesterday’s Results. \Troy-Syracuse ' game postponed; (wet grounds.) No other games scheduled. | WALSH TO COACH YALE. ‘New Haven, July 27.—HEd Walsh, the famous White Sox pitcher, is to return to Yale University mnext sea: ‘son 'as coach of thé Eli pitehers. Walsh served in that capacity several seasons ago under the Lush ocaching r e, bhit following 'the inaugura- tion of the graduate system Walsh's services were dispensed with, 0Old Yale men have been insisting that Walsh’s return would mean a much more- dependable twirling: staff than the Elis had:this past season, and the management closed yesterday & deal with Walsh to take.charge of the pitching squad when indoor prac- tice starts and te remain with the men as late in the spring as possible. e s R 00 JOHNSON TO FIGHT AGAIN. ' Barney Furey, the colored trainer of Wolgast, who is a great friend of Jack Johnsomn, says he has received & letter from Johnson telling him that the latter is Joing to meét Bombar- dier Wells in London during the latter part.of ust. The match must have been arranged secretly for none .of the English sporting journals have BICYCLE RACERS OF YEARS AGO City Was H;tbed for Sport—Ar- nold and Lydall Speed Kings What has become of the old time hair-raising bicycle races, with their hair-raising finishes that caused tholisands of lovers of the game to arise enmasse and cheer for their favorites until the tape had been passed Withing the past few years, the game has fallen away steadily until the present time when events of the kind are ever held in this vieinity. The sport ‘was one of the masses .and the classes. It was an event ‘Where the rich and the poor rubbed ‘| elbows together at the Walnut Hill half mile track, at the New 'Britain Driving Park ‘at the foot of Win- throp street and in' later years at the | Berlin Driving Park. Twenty years ago there were . a number of riders in this city . that ‘were famed' throughout the state for their speed and many a parlor ‘adorned today with prizes and blems that these speed kings nered. Among the most prominent riders of these days was Harry 8. Arnold now superintendent of the National Spring Bed company who after beat- ing everything in these parts, trav- eled from coast to coast, where he established the reputation of being one of the fastest sprint riders in America. This was during the days that Zimmerman, Sanger and Titus were astonishing' the bicycle world by their: sensational riding. In tan- dem racing Arnold was teamed with Sanger, and they were regarded as the fastest two in the country. William H. Lydall, now a foreman at Russell & Erwin company, was also a wonderful speedy boy aboard a bike. Liydall first came into prominence when the old New Britain Wheel club was formed. ‘The members of the club used to go out for long runs and the favorite pastime indulged in thse days was ‘“pulling corks.” In this respect it may be said that it was :seldom that the members suc- ceeded in getting Billy's cork. Ly- dall afterward entered into the racing is em- gar- |'game, and succeeded in copping sev- eral important races ‘about the state. An incident that showed Billy to have a keen sense of the bicycle game, oc- curred during the progress of ,a road race in Southington nineteen years ago. Lydall was not acquainted with the course very thoroughly and at a fork turn, he took the wrong course. Riding like mad for several miles he encountered a farmer with a 'load of hay of whom he inquired if he was on the right road. On being informed to the contrary he turned back and made for the finish. Before reaching it however Billy stopped and took several rolls in the dust which gave 'him the appearance of having sus- tained a fall. On reaching the finlsh he so informed the judges who im- mediately awarded him a prize for best time and the gameness displayed. Other fast boys were Leon J. Glad- ding, Dick Wood, son of S. H. Wood, who held the city championship for a | pumber of years, Fred C. Hartman, i Bddle Coates, George H. Lynch, the musician, Mortimer Lyman, Bert Thayer, Harry Thompson, the ' Ma- Euire brothers, W. C. Hart, now a member of the police department, Patsy Brannigan and Joe Moore. Mr. Diggs, who now resides in Hanna's armory, was also one of the fast boys of the state. Diggs and his brother rode a number of races at the Velodrome track in Hartford, and was regarded as among the best. Theré were many arguments among lesser lights throughout the city on many occasions, and the outcome of one of these nerly terminated in ar- rests of the principals., It happened in this way. A crowd that at one time. hung around the gateman'’s shanty on Main street was discussing speed one evening when two fellows by the name of O’Dell and Wheeler, got into a dispute over their abilities. The boys egged the disputants on un- til they agreed to racc the following evening from the railroad crossing to Corbin’s corners and return. ‘At the appointed hour, the peared on the scene augmented by ‘a number ‘of riders who were to act as pacers for them.. The race was soon under way and everything was seréne until on the return trip, when as the' “mob” swung into Main street & shout of “lookout” was raised as the two' madly dashing cyclists con- tinuéd on their way. Several hair- raising escapes of pedestrians from accident occurred, but no serlous damage was done. The police took up the matter and things were kept quiet about the rendezvous for many nights the winner of the race was never determined. 7 An effort was made a few years ago to ressurrect the game in Harte no, » Séries With Cubs--Phillies Continue to Win--Britton-Dundee Fight Postponed Was All the Rage--Grand Circuit Opening at Detroit--Fast Games at Walnut Hill Park || PORT | LIGHT 2,; Grantland Rice The usual oratory of the day was, opposition. This season they will find under way at Bill's place when the| harder going ahead, fur fhiladelphia ‘Laseball reporter dropped in. for a bit | and Brooklyn will wage desperate war of moisture with which to subdue in| 10 hola up and continue within in- part a mid-summer thirst. haling distance of that world series If it had not been for the B. R,s| kale. intent concentration upun the impor- “I look to see the Braves do well tant problem as to whether he would| on this trip—and if the rhillies and liscrh a tall dark one—or a short| Dodgers slip back I Dbelieve their light one—he might have tumbled to | chance is gone. Theyhave been play- the oratory in vogue and made his|ing grand ball for a montn. But even' cacape. As it was he was quickly | with their hard drive tney have not surrounded by a swarm of Bugs who | been able to open any wide gap. If were keenly dsirous of further words | they begin to slip on the road they will , upon the subject under debate, find it hard to get anotner toe hold | ‘Who Will It Be? and start back up. To slip beyond : 9 ‘any danger from the Braves they must There were eleven wild-eyed fan- both open up the gap even wider than atics'in the plage and tne vote 88 10| ;o 'yy and I doubt very much the next Natlonal ingub, Iag Wh;.l:" whether or not they can go this fast | was ' practically s _folions: Ve | through the West." picked Philadelphia ' to win, three A eh e picked Brooklyn, two picked the bou ] i Braves and one vote weat to the “How about these here Giants, Giants. i quered a moody fanatic, “don’t they t -in?" Further testimony was demanded | even get a look i from the B. R., Who accepted the sub- | “I have already said,’”” replied the poena passively. He had responded T:. R., “that seven clubs still have a tn the same summons 483 times within | look-in—and that any one of the seven So the thrill of | might win. I have been talking of fairly | probabilities—not possibilities.” or “The lone Giant chance is to make 9 | the 1ast two days. 1 Jaunching a guess had worn well threadbare, as you might, 'BLUE RIBBON MEET* riders ap- : with the riders riding nec¢k and neck, - might not say. Dope and Such. “In the first place,” said the Base- Lall Reporter a trifie cagily, ‘ the dope is up against an unusual twist.” For the first time in baseball history four tall clubs from the Bast are invading the West around the edge of August still blessed with a chance to finish first; and on this jaunt they are to meet three Western rivais all in the hunt. ' The next Western trip, now under way, is the most important tour of the season. The present odds, of course, favor Philadelphia and Brook- + Ivn, for they have gathered in a mar- | ®in and have been playing better ball \ than any other rivals for a month. | Naturally if these two clubs can main- tain their fhargin on this Western in- vasion they should come back late in | August well fixed to fight out a flag cuel on through the stretch.” Other Factors. “But there are other factors to consider. The Dodgers haven't done well upon the road all Séason. Their winning margin has been eréected upon Brooklyn’s justly famous sod. Neither { have the Phillies been any too preva- | lent upon hostile territory. “And it they should slip against the Western clubs the Braves, smash- ing along at their late summer 1914 clip, will soon be'up in the fighting. And if the Braves ever get within close reach they will be the hardest club in baseball to arive back. 7They have gotten . their top speed at last and ar. coming as fast as the ghost of a Sysonby, taking the whip.” Three Clubs. “While seven clubs technically have a winning fight out West—to go faster than they have been able to go all year. And this chance rests with their pitching. 8o far they haven‘t drawn wny y, consistent pitching tlnco| March. | I don’t figure there is any great difference among Giants, Phil- lies, June, 1914. They have been un- able to extend on this account any up- ward Dodgers and Braves, outside the pitching. This race is ro be decided upon the mound above any other fac- tor, and it is here thal New York has been wakest. Concerning which we'll all know a lot more by the 'time this Western tour is over.” SENATORS BEAT PAWTUGKET EASILY A/ Bunched Hits anid Dead Heads Aid Del’s Men Hartford, uly 2J6—Hartford de- feated Pawtucket here yesterday, 7 to 3 in a listless game, the locals bunch. ing a few hits along with Adams’ free passes. Score: r. h. Hartford ... 23000020x—7 8 Pawtucket .. 100020000—3 ' 6 Batteries—Billard and Texter; Adams and Bottomly. e. 2 2 -a shot at the pennant,” continued the . R., “in my fraszled opinion the winner can be selected from three c:ubs—Philadelphia, Brooklyn . and loston. Cubs, Glants, Pirates and Cardinals should run behind these ihree. And of the three named, given their full playing strength, the Iiraves have something on the present 1 leuders. They have us good, or better material-<end they have the know- ledge that a year ago they were able to leave the rut and fight their way into all the glory of the year. They have been over the same road before. They have confidence in their apility to re- peat. They have just caught their true stride—and they have nearly seventy games left in which to batter their way back. A Point or Two. “There are other points to considér. Rudolph has just begun to pitch with his 1914 effectiveness. And Rudolph is one of the great plicners of the game. If you don’t Dbelieve it, ask Christy Mathewson, who ranks the Drave star with the best. Tyler has scttled into better work—Ragan, Davis and Hughes are helping—and if Bill James is able to pick up as Rudolph Gid there will be little question of Boston’s position in October, “In addition to this Sherwool Magee, Connolly, Schmidt and Evers have all , four been batting from 20 to 40 : points below normal form. Three of | the four are veteran campaigners who will do better under = hard test. i Stallings is sure to get far better pitching and batting than he received up to July. He has a ciub that is fairly sure to win at least 40 of its next 65 games—and very probably more. For once started, It 1s that kind of a club. Evers is now batting only .215; Magee and Connotly are under .280. These three will soon begin to climb. It's a pipe. Philadelphia and Brooklyn. “Last séascn the Braves won not only through their own fine playing, but through the utter coilapse of all ford at the Velodrome track, but lack of patronage caused the managers of the track to abandon the game. Howard S. Hart, president of the Hart & Cooley company owned the first high bicycle in this city ‘and among the first ones to own similar wheels were Water Commissioner Rssberg and his brather Charles G ‘Ronbor‘. ‘l New Haven Beaten. New Haven, July 27.—Despite the fact that it was ladies day the Max- ims “moped’” out and lost to Brock- ton. r. h, e New Haven .... 000000000—0 4 5 Brockton .. 001022002—7 7 1 Batteries—Herring, and Soper; Pe- ters and Dempsey. Ponies Win in Fifteenth. New Bedford, July 27.—Springfield choked off a New Bedford rally and won a fifteen inning contest yester- dal. Score: r.hoe Springtield 000000000000003—3 10 3 New Bedford000000000000002—2 6 = Batteries—Smith and Lavigne; Devinney and Philips. -When OPENS AT DETROITA Andrews, Cox and W'Donald Goy’ " First Priae Money | o straight heats, three starters in final numbers staged one of the prets tiest battles seen here in several years | | golng five gruelling rounds to a de« cision, It was the opening day of t' Blue Ribbon meet at the State Falf grounds, The track was heavy at the ’ start, as a result of regent hea rains, but died out later in the ds» 3 Only three horses went to the poft for the 2:08 pace. Margot Hal actd badly in the first two heats, whi The Climax won on bard drives, N the thrid hea:, McPDonald kept 1) mare on her Zeet, taking the lead & the half mile and holding it tp th wire. Fred Russell led all the way the fourth, Margot Hal breaking ju as she came alongside nearing finish, The Climax led to the hal he final mile, but tired badly - 3 - Detroit, July 27.-—After the three races on yesterday's grand argot Hal went to the fron showed the way to #the Climax 100k a hard flogging to in fromt of Fred Russell, who h, broken badly, but was going fast. Hazel Laing won the 2:08 about ag she pleased and Al never was In danger of losing the trot." Major Ong tried bravely to | Aconite in the 2:10 pace but Co drove his hotse to an easy victory each heat. iy The horses were /' ace ing to the “point mm-' #0 Duchess, in the 2:08 trot, aitho finishing second in one heat, was o side the money, wi :.M with thirds, was given, third | i maries: ‘ - 2:08 Trot, 3 in 5, ¢ ), Hazel Laing, ch, m. by 74 A. McKerron (Andrews)..) Bright Axworthy, b.g. Murs ', PBY) .ot gss o o o VRIS Dago, b. (Grady.) Grand Marshal, blk h.(Snow) Duchess, rr m. (McDonald) . Baby Doll, bm, (Quinn) . Time, 2:09 1.2, 2:00 3.4; 2 2:18 'Trot, 3 in 5, Purse § Al Mack, b.h. By McLintoek, (Murray) . g Ve X Saint Frisco, e (Geers) . Alberta, ch.m. (Snedeker.) *Colonel Riser, br.h, (Bren *Willow Mack, b.h. (Ruft) .. Banker Bingen b.g. (Demp- Maggie Bond, b m. (Barrett).12 4 Princess Margrave, ro, m. $ (Hal) .t LA Emma. Dillon, ch.m. (Nolan).. 311 Todd McGregor, ch.h, (Rod- DOY) - wdiviv s s s adamy Lusitania, blk.m. (Marvin)..13 10 Sarah Douglass, ch.m. (Floyd) 6 d McMahon, b.g. (McMahon).. § & Time, 2:11 1-4, 2:11, 2:09 1-4, *Divide fourth money. 2:10 Pace, 3 in 5, Hotel Griswo } Stake, $2,000. Aconite, b.h. by Agufllin (Cox) 1 1 Major Ong. b.g. (Murphy). 2 Alta Wood, gr.m, (Valentin E Symbol Meath, b.g. (McDonald) Hal Connor, br.h. (Geers) . dis Rella E., b.n. (McAllister) ., dis. Ruby K., h.m. (Dempsey) ..dis. Time, 2:09, 2:07 1-2; 2:08 3-4 2:08 Pace, 3 in 5, Purse $1,000 Margot Hal b.m, by Argot Hal, (McDonald) .. 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