New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1915, Page 8

BRITAIN DAIL HERALD, ESDAY, EPTEMBER 7, 1015, Lg “ ders in Majors Get Upset---Labor Day Proves to Be a Gala Day in Sportdom--- Hartford Cops “Rag” in Colonial League---Odds and Ends of Various Sports PORT fER OAK FAIR es Scrached n Bigget { on Labor Day Card J. J. Neenan.) necticut fair opened yes- ( ter Oak park in con- @ Grand Circuit races. that the attendance 100. of the fair was the On the program was harter Oak stake for a 000. Nominated on the this event were twelve The audience was as- to hear the announcement dges’ stand that eight re scratched. All were bit- ioointed when they dis- it the great four year old vorthy, was among the s colt is one of the great fOf his time. At Cleveland, 18 he trotted a witning & record of 2:03 1-4. olt out of the way it was r Scott to tramp on the e horses that faced the him. traversed the home stretch { ner with Bonnington, e best he could do fhe throat lash of Peter n the heat in 2:09 flat. 0 heats were easy for as he had the speed to ynnington, Duchess and . The time of Peter Scott cost his er $30,000 in the spring was held over for the is year. > rot for a purse of $2,000 out of fourteen entries The race went to Laramie tht heats, nothing in the ake him disturb himself, ex- ‘mare Loe Blossom from "Time of the heats was -4 and 2:09 1-2. ald won the first heat of j@ee in 2:05 1-4 with Mar- e fastest time of the day. it the flag on the second ;' Queen Abbess from the getting the heat. Queen d ‘no trouble in catching of the judges first, in the “fourth heats in 2:09 3-4 and as she had only two horses, i onda and John R. Hal to! Jhe performance of John R. ‘well received as he is owned 'H. Dillon of New Haven, and | handled in.his race by Billy pf Hartford, announced by the manage- it on Thursday Directum I, ]I start to beat the Charter record of 2:00, made six- ago by that monarch of Star Pointer, 1:59 1-4. phy) 3 3 Margot Hal, b. m.,, by Ar- got Hal (McDonald) ......1 dis Elisha also started. Time—2:05 1-4, 2:06, 2:09 3-4, 2:08 1-4. 2:18 Class, Trotting; $2,000; 3 in 5. Laramie Lad, b. 8., by Master Bo (McDopald) ..........1 Loe Blossom, ¢h, m. (Childs) 2 Audrey Grey, br. m. (Smith 3 Brook King, br. s. (Kelley) ..4 Tod McGregor, Mary Guy and Bon- nie Seltzer also started. Time—2:10 1-2; 2:08 3-4, 2:09 1-2. YANKS MALTREAT LEAGUE LEADERS Red Sox Are Beaten Twice By " Donovan’s Men Boston, Mass.,, Sept 7.—The Yan- kees surprised the American league leaders yesterday by winning the forenoon game, 4 to 0, and the af- noon contesty 5 to 2. A total of 39,- 000 persons witnessed the games and went away each time in gloom: The scores: First Game. r. h e 000002002—4 6 2 Boston . 000000000—0 3 O Batteries: Fisher and Nunamaker; Foster and Cady and Carrigan. New York | Ebbets Field. DODGERS WIN TWICE FROM PHILLIES i Leaders Get An Upset in Pennant i Race Brooklyn, Sept. 7.—The Dodgers broke Pat Moran’s heart yesterday at Pat knew there had been lots of talk about Brooklyn be- ing pennant mad, but he never be- jeved it until last night. Now he is engaged in picking up the fragments of the Philadelphia baseball team in the hope of finishing out the season. The Robins took both of the games that were played yesterday, the one in the morning by a score of 6 to 3 and the afternoon game by a score of 7 to 3. But it is not alone that fact which discourages Pat. The Dod- gers won the first game from Alex- ander, and that hurt. The scores: Morning Game, r. h. e. Prooklyn 10000005*—6 10 1 Philadelphia ... 000000030—3 4 2 Batteries—Coombs, Marquard and Miller; Alexander and Killifer. Afternoon Game. r. h. e. 30020020*—7 13 0 000000210—3 5 1 and McCarty; Brooklyn ...... Philadelphiia Batteries—Pfeffer Second Game. r. h. e New York .. 000000032—5 8 0 Boston .... 200000000—2 6 2 Batteries: Caldwell and Nunamaker Ruth, Leonard, Mays and Cady. Senators Win Double-Header. Philadelphia, Sept. 7.—Washington defeated Philadelphia in both games here yesterday, 5 to 8 and 5 to 0. The visitors hit Sheehan’s delivery hard in the opening event, while Ayres was saved by excellent support. In the second contest Harper was almost invincible, only three hits being made off him. In this kame, Nabors hurt his pitching hand and was forced to leave the game in the eighth. The scores: First Game. r. h. e 210000200—56 11 3 Philadelphia 100101000—3 9 3 Batteries: Ayers and Henry; Shce- han and McAvoy. Second Game. ‘Washgngton ... r. h e 201001010—5 8 2 Philadelphia 000000000—0 3 Batteries: Harper and Williams; Nabors, Knowlson and McAvoy. ‘Washington ... Two Victories for White. Sox. Chicago, Sept- 7.—Chicago won both games from Cleveland yester- day, 7 to 1 and 8 to 0- In the first game Klepfer, the former White Sox was driven from the mound by = bombardment of hits in the sixth in August 31, 1899, that Star ablished the Charter Oak ord of 2:00. Yesterday's er+Oak, $5,000; 2:08 trot- 4 3 fon, ch. h. (Geers ... To, m, (McDonald ..4 2:09, 2:073-4, 2:07 1-4. ik 2 3 4 ss,, Pacing; $1,000; 3 in 5. Abbess, br. m., by bbe (White) .. 1 Hal, b. s. (Cro- 1 3 ik ate o (20 200 fonda, b. h,, ning. In this round the locals bunch ed six hits, one a double by E. Collin and Jackson’s triple, with two error: and clinched the game. Cicotte wu hit hard, but tightened up at critical moments. The scores: First Game. r h 00001510*—7 11 Cleveland 000001000—1 9 Batteries: Cicotte, and Schal Klepfer, Carter and O’Neil and Egan. Second Game. Chicago r. h. e 20010050*—8 11 0 Cleveland 000000000—0 4 2 Batteries: Benz and Mayer; Bren- ton, Jones, Coumbe and O’Neil. Chicago B one Better Tap at faps in this jcinity: as one glass will conclusively prove. Ask for your ale or lager by the name— . FISCHER— or Goodness’ Our Special Brew is a special Brewery Bottled product that's ALL quality. On Sale by your dealer or Hubert Fischer Brewery HARTFORD, CONN. (315) 5 W. Fuouvy, HOTEL BELOIN, KeViells & Cu.,, HER- W. J. McCARTHY. 2ixey, Baumgardner, Tincup and Killifer and Burns. Cubs Pushed Into Second Division, St. Louis, Sept. 7.—St. Louis set Chicago back into the second division by winning a double header here ves- terday, 3 to 2 and 10 to 0. The first game went twelve innings and was a duel between Pierce and Sallee. The scores: First Game. r. h. e. St. Louis ... 020000000001—3 5 0 Chicago ....*000001010000—2 5 2 Batteries—Sallee and Snyder; Pierce, Lavender and Archer, Second Game. r. h. e St. Louis 2082102*—10 17 0 Chicago ... 000000000— 0 5 4 Batteries—Doak and Gonzales and Snyder; Humphries and Hargrave. Pirates Breeak- Even. Pittshurg, Sept. 7.—Cincinnati and Pittsburg broke even here yesterday, the visitors taking the morning game, 2 to 0, and the locals the afternoon contest, 5 to 2. The Reds won the Arst game by bunching hits in the third inning, Pitcher Schneider lead- ing with a homer. Harmon held the visitors to five hits in the afternoon. The Pirates made all their runs in the hird inning when they knocked Mec- ; Kennery from the box., He was dis- laced by George, who was never in rouble. The scores: Morning Game. ' % r. h. e. 002000001—3 6 1 cittsburg 000000000—0 9 1 Batteries—Schneider and Wingo; Mammaux, Kelly and Gibson and Murphy. ‘neinnati Afternoon Game. r. h. e. 00500000*—5 8 3 incinnati .. 100010000—2 5 2 Batteries—Harmon and Gibson; McKennery, George and Wingo. Pittsburg ...... Giants Surprise Fans. New York, Sept. 7.—Those down- trodden Giants rose in their might at the Polo Grounds yesterday and scored a double victory on the Boston Braves. Emerging from their lowly refuge near the bottom rung of the league ladder, the Giants rode rough- shod over the Braves, climbed up the pennant chase, and toppled Bos- ton from the select position next to the top down to third place. It was a 5 to 2 defeat they tagged on the Braves in the morning game, and New York finished first in the after- ‘noon tilt with the score 4 to 0. The scores: Morning Game. r. h e 00001202*—5 12 2 000020000—2 7 1 Batteries—Stroud, Benton and Meyesr and Dooin; Hughes, Tyler and Gowdy. Afternoon Game. New York r. h. e. New York 00021010*—4 8 0 Boston 000000000—0 2 1 Batteries—Tesreau and Meyers; Rudolph and Gowdy. GRIFFITHS AND BRITTON DRAW. Akron Boy Makes Jack Hustle to Get Even Break. Canton, Ohio, Sept. 7-—Johnny Grif- fiths of Akron earned a draw with Jack Britton by a great spurt in the last round of their bout here yester- day. Griffiths fought a perfunctory battle during the early rounds and Britton’s ring generalship and clev- erness easily made him the master. Jumping to his feet in the last round Griffiths rushed at Britton. They met in the center of the ring. The | Akron boy immediately uncorked a terrific left to the stomach. Britton winced. Griffiths followed with a fusillade of punches that caused the Chicago fighter to hold. Britton was in distress. 'Griffiths, however, was | unable to land a knockout. e The careers of Bob Gardner, the new amateur golf champion, and Jerry Travers, open champion, in one way at least are alike. Travers was | the first Eastern youngster to beat days all Walter J. Travis, back in the when the veteran was crushing opposition with consummate ease. From the year that Travers beat Travis the youngster began to rise until he had achieved more golf glory than any other amateur in the land. In the same way Bob Gardner was the first Western youngster to defeat the redoubtable Travis, proof of rare golfing nerve, even when a mere broth of a lad, as Sandy McPherson might say. Gardner beat Travis seven vears ago at Glen View, Chicago. A veungster of only eighteen, he came from behind and squared the match | with the veteran on the thirty-sixth hole and won on the thirty-seventh. Shortly afterward Gardner won his first amateur championship and Wal- ter J. again fell before the Yale star's brilliant play. Worthy Champion. There were upsets galore at Detroit, but it was no freak turn‘that put Bob Gardner on top. He belongs with those who hit with the mighty. He has the skill, he has more power with both wood and iron than any other amateur—and no one has a stouter heart under fire. Any man who can consistently carry over 250 yards from the tee or who can play a half iron from 180 to 200 yards without cffort must have unusual power in his wallop. Gardner has this beyond any man in the game. It is more than prob- able that this tremendous leverage came from his pole-vaulting years, where he was able to lift his body cver thirtcen feet. His arms work as if each had a steel spring imbedded from shoulder to wrist, and the power that comes in the stroke is amazing. Popular Type. Ouimet’s successor is one of the most popular golfers in the country. He is a fine, clean type in every way, as fine a fellow and as fine a sports- man as any one would ever care to meet. Being in business, he doesn’t get te play much golf, never over once a week, and so enters only one or two tournaments each year. This makes his victory all the more commendable, for his game had not been developed into machine consistency through hard practice and a great deal of play. The Rising West, The West made a clean sweep in golf, winning every important compe= tition staged. The East was over- whelmed. Now it remains to be seen very shortly what section will produce the new lawn tennis champion, and if the West wins here it will be a red- starred year for the vast expanse that rests under the setting sun. It might also be remarked that the West is furnishing both sections of the big battle to be staged in New York on Saturday, when Packey Mec- Farland, of Chicago, meets Mike Gibbons of St. Paul. There will be no intersectional stuff here, as the West claims the winner howsoever the tide of battle goes. At present the Western front is doing better that the eastern front in America—just as it is in Europe. ‘Where the East Prevails. But there is one place where the Fiast prevails this gay and giddy year. The world series remain along the Atlantic seaboard. You can figure the Red Sox already in so far as the American league race goes, and now it is mainly a question as to whether the Red Sox will face the Braves or Phillies. Or, if you live in Brooklyn, you can add on the Dodgers. At this stage last fall the Braves were neck and beak with the Giants, but it was a foregone tip as to what would happen. The Braves were coming and the Giants were going. Nineteen hundred and fifteen pre- sents a different problem. The Braves are coming, and coming hard and fast. But the Phillies have been hanging on with remarkable tenacity, and for the next three weeks the game should produce one of the finest stretch battles in years—possibly the finest since Giants, Cubs and Pirates tore up the road in 1908 and tossed dust in all nine directions. The Worth of Arthur Nehf. If the Braves successfully defend their championship it will be largely through the work of Mr. A. Nehf, the spectacular youngster who came to Stallings just at the proper moment. Nehf has already produced three vic- tories that came at highly impor- tant moments. If he maintains anything approach- ing this clip Stallings will have a big advantage over Moran in pitching sirength—the most vital part of any battle down the stretch. The late Addie Joss used to figure pitching 90 per cent. of a ball game. We can’t quite extend the percentage that far, but it is nearly always the controlling factor down the stretch, where all Tands are at high tension and where ragged pitching is sure to be. fatal. LIGHT Grantlend Rice For a club at high tension will break much faster before bad pitching than it will in ordinary days, when a ball &ame is mostly a romp to while away a sultry summer afternoon. For the Phillies to Win. For the Phillies to win, Demaree, Rixey and Mayer must come to Alex- ander’s help with a supply of winning siuff, for with Rudolph, Tyler, Nehf and Hughes Stallings can bank on sound pitching the rest of the year— as good pitching as he got last fall, when the Big Three were no more formidable than a select set of siege guns loaded to the muzzle, or snout, as the case may be. Alexander, as great as he is, can't hold his club up for a month, but with fair outside aid he can make the finish one of those scalp-lifting affairs that move along in the fanatical memories of after years. ‘What with golf and tennis over this week, there will soon be nothing left in sport but pennant races, world series and a lot of football games. The only depressing effect which this brings is the thought that baseball's winter league is only some six weeks away. Here’s where the pest exter- minator should swing in at top speed. PORLAND WINS, Portland, Me., Sept. 7—Portland managed by Hugh Duffy former star outfielder of the ~ Boston National league club won the pennant of the New England Jeague which closed its yesterday. Lawrence, last year's champions, set the pace for two-thirds of the season when they were overtaken, They finished i nse- cond place by more than forty points. Lynn, Worcester, Lowell, Lewiston, Manchester and Fitchburg finished in the order named. season Baseball Ngws in a Nutshell | THE STANDINGS, Colonial League, wWe L. 55 42 56 44 56 45 52 50 47 56 37 57 Hartford Brockton New Bedforq . New Haven Springfield Pawtucket National League. W. 69 69 65 64 64 60 Philadelphia . Brooklyn , . BosIon St, Louis .. - Pittsburg .. . Chicago ... New York . Cincinnati . 59 66 69 65 54 69 American League. w. 83 85 77 67 Boston Detroit . Chicago ‘Wushington New York . St. Louis Cleveland . Philadelphia . 41 Federal League. w. Pittsburg Newark ... 8t. Louis Chicago Kansas City Buffalo Brooklyn . Baltimore 67 69 YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. Colonial League, Hartford 8-4, New Haven 0-3, -New Bedford 6-7, Brockton 4-1. Springfield 5-5, Pawtucket 1-4. National League. Brooklyn 6-7 Philadelphia 3-3. Newv York 5-4. Boston 2-0. Cincinnati 3-2, Pittsburg 0-5 St. Louis 3-10, Chicago 2-0, American League, New York 4-5, Boston 0-2. Washington 5-5, Philadelphia 3-0. Chicago 7-8, Cleveland 1-0. St. Louls-Detroit, wet grounds. Federal League. Brooklyn 5-1, Newark 1-0, Buffalo 3-3, Baltimore 2-2. Chi St. Louis 4-2. Kar s City-Pittsburg, wet grds. International League. Jerzey City 2-0, Providence 1-7, ® Rochester 4-4, Montreal 3-8. Richmond 6-7, Harrisburg 5-11, Torornto 6-2, Buffalo 2-1, New England League. Fitchburg 6-0 Lowell 1-8, Lawrence 8-1-1, Manchester 4-2-8, Lewiston 6-6, Portland 4-7. Worcester 6-4, Lynn 5-8, New York State League. Troy 15, Albany 6. Troy 9 Albany 8. Utica 6, Syracuse 0. yracuse 1, Utica 0. Elmira 9, Binghamton 2, Elmira 11, Binghamton 10 Wilkesbarre 7, Scranton 3. GAMES TODAY. National League. Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Pittsburg. Chicago at St. Louis, American League. New York at Boston. Washington at Philadelphia. Detroit at Chicago. St. Louis at Cleveland. Federal League, Chicago at St. Louls, Pittsburg at Kansas City, Baltimore at Buffalo. Brooklyn at Newark. e m -~ KILBANE OUTPOINTS MILLER Cedar Point, Ohio, Sept. 7.—Johnny Kilbane of Cleveland, featherweight chrammpion, had little troubie with Al- vit Miller of Lorain Ohio, in a twelve- round bout here yesterday. 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