New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1915, Page 8

CITY LEAGUE OPENS SEASO §peed Kings of World to Compete for Astor Cup and Cash Prizes A goregating $50,000 Fast Games Feature at Aetna Alley —Hoffman Rings 123 in Strinf— Rogers High Man of Evening, The City Bowling league had an auspicious opening last evening at the Aetna alleys. Fine bowling featured the evening’s play. The Annex team was the star performers of the even- ing, taking three'games from ‘" Prior's Elites, ringing up the high pin fall score of the night. Hoffman spilled the ping for a score of 1328, Rogers carried off the high score of the night when he set up the fi at 318 for the three games. ccmplete scores follow: Annex, (4 Gréni/dnd Rice and St. Louis. Any sort of baseball was good enough to beat these four clubs a few years back. This season the weaker clubs have all been greatly strengthened, and the Phillies had the n.cst evenly balanced fleld on record tu beat. And they won because they played good, consistent ball. And they deserve more credit than any other club has deserved in many years. D. G. M. i (Just why, upon the average, so many championg fade so quickly.) You see the far heights walting through the mists; And so you scrap and reach the top; ! Diving headlong into the open lists, Content to struggle on until you | drop; ]Contcnt to throne, Content to take roughest blow, the inter- ¥lerald office ‘noon, and e strive to ] suffer for the waliting straight through A sentiment and a statement to which we cheerfully subscribe. There Fate’s hardest, 70— 215 75— 234 81— 233 226— 682 87— 240 66— 171 T4— 243 234 212 247 251— 6938 .68 T3 74 82 . 213 of Gamcs. fthe Pumpkins \per- forn” Lawlor was in the 8 featuring the Pump- ink” Lindberg of the the orignal “Charlie” e league. h's dream ball was at | [vesterday. Put a little en, and you will regis- Bcore, er broke the hearts of when he opened up e. The old boy ' is llister and “Cutey” Ed- “Big Five" stacked up proposition 11 the | New'tons is given Cap- ann’'s team after a i where the young maa er of his evenings dur- N * Daly, recently back pitol celebrated his re- itk of 264. That is go- ey, our learned jour- the famed Berlin col- Bd himself (and every- he hit the pins for ‘sore legs, sore backs , are prominent about ‘lived up to his rep- ¢ consistent bowler yes- ' the fine mark of 234 ‘Wish you better luck c. pce still has hopes that | will come through. Tho t you Jack and next | a different story. en and ‘‘Get-Rich- lord” Dineen of the le a hit with the cuap- fine work. ‘Keeser” Moran will from Savin Rock to raight. ¥, had all the breaks érday, consequently his! S§ TO START. B Tournament to Open at Aetna Alleys, evenlng the opéning the star pin bchtt Tribe, will | s tournament. fisiing to participate lleys at 8 o'clock | | RALPH DE PALNIA_BARNEY OLDFIEL DRACINE A STOK CHALLENG The Sheepshead Bay speedway, lo- cated on the site where the Sheeps- head race track once stood, will be opened Saturday, of most skillful and daring auto rac- ing drivers in the worla will com- pete for the Astor Challenge cup and cash prizes of $50,000. The firsc prize is $20,000, the second is $10,- 000, and there are ten other cash prizes, the smallest being $500. Harry S. Harkness thc millionaire presi- dent of the Speedway incorporation, | has been entered as one of the drivers. Oct 2, when thirty | S He has never competed in a track event, but some years ago made a jreputation as a driver of fast cars !in road races. Dario Resta, who won ithe Vanderbilt and the Grand Prix | events in California | later won the 500 mile Derby at Chi- i cago, and Ralph de Palma, who de- «feated Resta at Indianapolis are | regarded as the favorites for the Astor icup though, with Barney Oldfield. | Eddie Rickenbacker, Bob Burman, Gil Anderson, Earl Cooper, Harry Grant and a score of others, they will 1have plenty of competition. The last spring and | Ci Sheepshead Bay Speedway, which represents a total investment of $4,- | 000,000, is the last word in auto tracks: It is two miles around and is constructed of boards the flooring being 2 by 4 scantlings laid edgewise. The banks are constructed like a bowl, with double curves, and the drivers who have becn trying it de- clare it to be the fastest track in the world. In his first' attempt Resta broke the world’s record for ten miles, traveling at the rate of 108 miles an hour. The track is near Coney Island, New York city. “Bi RED” ELEVEN STARTS WITH A WIN Cornell Displays %Fine Form Against Gettysburg Ithaca, N. Y. Sept. 29.—Carnell opened the home football season yes- terday by beating Gettvsburg by a score of 13 to 0, the Ithacans scor- ing in the second and fourth periods as a result of straight football tac- tics. The hard work of the last two weeks materially checked the vigor of the Cornell attack and two fumbles by Collins: when within striking dis- tance of the goal line also helped to keep Carnell’s tally low. Gettysburg scored first downs on Cornell, but never threatened the goal line. They stopped several of the Ithacans’ rushes. Collins was un- lucky in handling the ball, but he made several brilliant runs, one ot the features of the game being the running back of kicks made by him and Barrett. The latter was par- ticularly good when it came to mak- ing runs count, he scoring the sec- ond touchdown when the others failed. Barrett tried twice for goals from the field from the thirty-yard line and beyond, but both attempts failed. Cernell uncovered a rush line that promised great strength as it develop- ed and its back field was materially crippled by the absence of Shiverick, who is suffering from an infected foot. Linc-up and summary: CORNELLL GETTYSBURG Zander ... Emanuel Left end Jameson ... Craig Left tackle, Left guard Miller ..... testeeo.. Shaffer Cool ... McCullough Anderson ... ngh’ guard Gillies Right tack]e Eckley .. o 2 Rl!’ht end Barrett ..... A Quarter back Hoffman. sow:.civepssionn . ovs Early Left half back Buher Hoar Stratton Right half back Milliken Touchdowns—Barrett, 2. Goals from touhdowns—Barrett/ 1. Substitutions: Gettysburg--Story for Straton, Levine for Story, Markle for Craig, Giland for Buher. Cornell— Kleinert for Mueller. Referee—J. A. Evans of Williams. Umpire—A. W. Risley of Colgate. Head linesman—Lieutenant H T. Bull of Cornell:. Time of periods—Twelve minutes. Changes At Yale. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 29.— Charley Roberts was shifted from the third eleven to the 'Varsity team at Yale today in opening the week’s scrimmaging. Roberts has been on the squad for two seasans playing end and half back. He has taken on considerable weight and attracted the coaches’ attention by remarkable de- fensive form at guard the past week. He has displaced the veteran Jim Sheldon. Dick Kent was injured in the morning practice, but is expected to report again today. Gates also lost his pesition yesterday, ‘‘Chub” Sheldon returning to left tackle after a week's absence. Continuing their efforts to improve the 'Varsity line play the coaches de- voted the morning practice to drilling the rush line in breaking through, tackling and in specialized defensive work. The attempts ‘to imprave the 'Varsity defense have brought the new coach. “Pinkie” Dunbar, into prominence. The showing of the regulars was vastly superior to that displayed Saturday against Maine and the veteran Harry LeGore, from his new position at full back on the scrubs was unable to penetrate the regulars’ line. There is no indication of LeGore's return to the regular eleven. Yester- day Otis Guernsey, who took LeGore's place two weeks ago, starred in the 'Varsity attack. Of four scores made against the scrubs he counted in three, lifting field goals by the drop-kick route twice, once each from the twen- ty-five and thirty-five-vard line, ‘and ripping through for a touchdown. Mal Scovil found a hole in the second team’s defense for the other touch- down. Crimson Worked Hard. Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 29.—There was a real drive for the entire Har- vard football squad during the two hours of secret practice in the Sta- dium yesterday, the 'Varsity regulars having a long drill against the sub- stitutes and then being sent against the scrubs who came on to the fleld fresh and ready for action after a three days’ rest. The ‘“Varsity’s at- tack was the hardest and best yet put on, again being on straightaway faotball. The scrule were rushed back over | obtained by the tryouts, the length of the field several times, but when the ’'Varsity reached the ten-yard line, their advance was stopped by the coaches, and they were turned about to defend the goal against the second team. The defensive work also was excellent, and the scrubs failed to make any per- ceptible headway. During the scrim- ‘mage with the substitutes, however, Robinson, one of the second string backs, made a pretty end run and crossed the regulars’ goal. Three of the first string men did not play yesterday, Mahan and Cowan be- ing slightly lame and Watson not feel- ing well. Rollins, whose running was one of the features of the Colby game, was in Mahan’s place, while Joles, the sturdiest of all the quarter backs, got a lot of speed into the regulars while he was in the game. In Cowan’s absence Duncan, the left guard, was put over on the right wing, and Dad- mun, one of the biggest tackles in the squad, went into Duncan’s place at guard. Dadum came to Harvard two years ago from Tufts College, and will surely be one of the first sub- stitutes this Fall. day at end and showed considerable promise. He is a great and natural football player. Rush Working On Backfield. N. J, Sept. 29.—Foot- ball practice at Princeton’s football field vesterday consisted mostly of Coach Rush’s experiments in the back field. There is na combination of backs yet that can be called a regu- lar back field, but the men who have Princeton, usually appeared in the ’'Varsity com- | were everywhere yesterday. | bination Moore was ordered to rest from Gilman had a.long | j Until at last the heights are yours alone ‘Where you may watch the fighting field below. So by this climbing mankind makes its soul, From bitter luck, from ‘dreary loss and pain. That make or break—that crush or render whole The dreamer fighting upward from the plain; But at the top the old desire goenl flat. - There comes no more the old thrill I of the fight, Ambition fades—the soul grows soft | and fat, An easy mark for any one in sight. For in this Game but one thing makes the Strong— Unending battle against bitter odds; Raw luck that drives the laggard heart along. That may not call for help to For- tune’s gods; Tut at the top the flame no longer glows. Sloth and conceit supplant the early hope, And so the softening process grows and grows Until the first hard smash the dope.” “‘upsets “It wouldn't surprise me,” writes Henry J., “after all the stuff that has teen written, to see Alexander knocked out of the box, whilé Mayer, | Chalmers or Demaree wins for Phila- | delphia.” Which would seem to indicate that Henry J. isn’'t easily surprised. A mine explosion under his feet prob- ably wouldn't get a; blink out of his system. Pitching Chatter. In the main star pitchers adjoined to world series starts have more than | made good. Brown, Walsh, Mathew- son, Bender, Coombs, Donovan, Plank, Rudolph and Wood have all pitched | true to form. Some of these have been hit hard ir. world series spots but only at rare intervals. Since anything is possible in sport—it is also possible that Alexander will be a big disappoint- ment. But it isn’t possible in any sense—since Alexander has the two main ingredients for world series suc- cess—the Stuff and the Nerve. The Allies along the western front evidently became weary of exchanging punts and decided to hit the line for a spell. There are exactly four reasons why the Mackmen didn’t finish twelfth this season in place of eighth. Do your own figuring. 1 Via. the Grandoldope. The New York Giants no longer hold The sportlight’s festive glow; The stars of Mack have left the fold And dealt a telling blow; Sir Matty’'s arm has lost its vim, Chief Bender’s star has set, McLoughlin’s crown has passed from him And backward drops Ouimet; The Champs of old have slipped the trail To.make way for the new; And the dope will tell the changed tale When the Crimson meets the Blue. A. C. (Detroit). same “Too much winning takes away one's keenness,” comments L. J. F., and it may be that Haughton wil} scrimmage, Shea was allowed to play on ‘the second 'Varsity nearly all aft- ernoon, Driggs was in but a short time, while Captain Glick took part in the coaching, but not the play ing. In addition some of the bac field candidates were nursing bruises, S0 that some odd combinations were seen. At one time the backs were made up entirely of converted ends. Eday Lamberton and Gillespie, the last named a new candidate, played at backs, although all of them were ends last year. Shea and Haas, two more in the same class, were on the second 'Varsity at the time. Nearly every man Wwas tried at the place lefg vacant by the unsatisfactory showing of Moore in early season practice. No decisive results were but in all probability Coach Rush will continue his experiments until next week at least. An hour’s scrimmage was included in the afternoon’s work. the greater part of this session the 'Varsity was on the defensive against l lose his zest just as McGraw, Mack and others have done.” Yes, it may be just this way. And then, again, it may not be. For football is only a matter of two or three months, where baseball is a matter from February through October. It's pretty hard to grow stale on a job that only lasts two or three months, especially when one doesn’t have to Carry the Ball, More Than Deserved. Dear Sir: I want to enter a pro- test against the statement made by several that the Phillles won because the rest of the field was weak. When the Giants and Cubs were winning pennants they had at least five joke clubs to play against; they could ccunt upon an average of fifteen each from Brooklyn, Boston, Cincinnati the scrub eleven which tried the quick formations and heavy mass plays that Rutgers is expected to try out against the Tigers next Saturday. During The husky ineligibles of the scrubs were quite successful with the for- mations for a time. ! ; was blustery and chilly for baseball, i Cubs, Giants and Pirates at their best, field on record to beat—and the glory with the glory gathered a year ago by the Braves. lawn tennis | ana Williams have both done better work, upon an average, other two. ) ¢champiops and the club which chased may have been no fine clubs like the tut the Phillies had the best balanced they have earned is well on & par Lawn Tennis Ranking. W. W. D. has this to say on the ranking: “McLoughlin this season, than William Johnston. Why, on the record of the year—which is the only record to follow—should Johnston be rated above these two because he happened to be at top form just as ihe championship arrived?” Taking the entire season’s play into consideration, and giving a just share of extra credit to the cham- pionship winner, we should say that the fairest ranking would bunch Jchnston, McLoughlin and Williams together into the same group—with no one from the trio placed above the PHILLIES MAKING PENNANT SURE Coming Champs Drop Off at Ebbets Field to Close Up Season. Brooklyn, Sept. 29,—The Phillies, coming champions, beat the Brook- Ivns, who have ceased to come, 6 to 4, at Ebbets Field yesterday. Both teams were on their way somewhere else and merely stopped off for a crack at each other. They won't be back Ebbets Field will be dark in a base- bail way for the rest of the year. It but the crowd to see the coming them into large. the stretch was The score: fairly r. h. e 202010100—6 8 2 Brooklyn 200000101—4 7 4 Batteries—Chalmers and Burns; Cheney; Dell, Mails and Miller, Philadelphia Cubs and Reds Split. Chicago, Sept. 29.—By taking both ends of a double header from the Reds, 7 to 3 and 5 to 0, yesterday, the Cubse are tied with Pittsburg for fourth place. Home runs featured the day, four players making ecircuit swats. Schulte got two of them. Hogg, a Southern league recruit, en- deared himself to the local fans by shutting out the Reds in the second game. The scores: First Game. r. h. Cincinnati . 012000000—3 7 Chicago 00031012*—7 11 Batteries—Dale and Wingo; Doug- lass, Plerce and Archer. Second Game. 8. 2 4 r. h. e Cincinnati 000000000—0 7 1 Chicago .. 40001000*—5 7 0 Eattefles—Schnelder and Wingo; Hogg and Bresnahan. T. Blanchard ... Huok ¢i..4 . A. Blanchard ... 80 McBriarty .. Foote Hoffman Prior . oovaune. Cage Lantone ...... Middleton Brohson ....... A. Anderson C Larson . Cusack ........ Paderewski Brennecke Nyark ....... D. Erickson . Leupold . Pluecker .. Rogers . 85 . 92 .. 89 94 87 105 8 86 93 101 478 80 85 94 75 o8 409 432 Live Oaks. «ees 88 84 90 94 Richter . 463 101 101 82 102 101 487 ‘Wanderers. 93 .. 88 82 89 87 84 88 71 108 72, 4 83 97 24 462 100 106 89 82 ” 418 Barnest Fransen . ‘W. Erickson . Stefnick E. Anderson Tralk 478 76— 96— 94— 116— Teos—118y 92— 347 7 81— 87— 92— 91— 7T . ”n =T TYGERS AT MERCY - OF MR. JOHNSON Capitol City Before Peerless ‘Walter. Washington, L Johnson had the Detroit Tygers com. pletely at his mercy yesterday and pitched the Senators to a 8 to 0 vie« tory in the final game of the series Johnson fanned ten men during the first five innings and allowed only four scattered hits game. wildness on the part of Dubue, who relieved Oldham, the over two runs in Milan drove the ball post Cobb in the eghth for a home run. Detroit ‘Washington Datteries—Oldham, Stanage; Johnson and Ainsmith. Bept. 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