New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1916, Page 8

o =W, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1916. Boys’ Club Skaters to Hold Carnival at White Oak--Tommy Wright Smashes League Bowling Records; Folwell is Chosen Coach for Pennsy Football Eleven--Wells Beats White Again AS A BIG NIGHT RTOMMY WRIGHT K’ Star Bowler Breaks Rec- ds—Annex Still Winning nmy” Wright a member of the ' bowling team of the City Lea- umped into fame last evening Aetna alleys, when in the match en his team and the Elites, he ed the league record for high in the third game with a score , beating the former title hold- ddie” Anderson’s mark by two Wright in the second game also p a brilliant score of 122. “Tom- total score for his evening's totaled 358 which sets a new for three strings in the league. on his team mate was second man for the Tigers, with a jcore of 297. The Elites were to bow three times to the Tig- owess, The scores. Tigers 99 . 87 .100 132 *138— 101 78— 86 86— 90 89 79— 97 96 104— 473 494 4851452 Hiites 85 83 78 91 92— 91— 83— 82 86 83— 253 83 87 83— 2538 415 484 432—1271 ague Records, Easy for Annex h but a few weeks to go, the t outlook in the league is that nnex five which has lead the P since its start will be the win- bf the penant. Keeping up their work the East Side boys wal- the Wanderers three straight last evening. The work of an, Foote and Blanchard for ictors featured. Anderson was performer for the losers, The 72 93 259 241 267 Annex 88 89 79 101 109 112 ..101 108 101 101 488 501 ‘Wanderers 84 84 84 115 91 107 85 79 84 89 100— 94— 90— 267 284 311 312 300 288 251 281 438 474 476—1388 Beaten As Usual e Live Oaks fell before the Tri- in three strzight games, after battles. Rogers was high man 6 winners while Richter was se for the losers. The scores: Tribunes 87 97 98 92 91 456 465 Live Oaks 89 83 84 90 98 81— 94— 96— 86— 106— 260 276 284 296 295 463—1384 86 83 90 80— 92— 98— 92— 17— 439—1327 255 258 272 90 291 161 101 84 444 444 A. P. G. League e folowing is the result of the A. . league games: D. T.'s 82 76 .105 . 96 78 78 80 92 74— 234 74— 228 74— 259 87— 274 358 328 309— 995 All Stars 69 80 80 89 318 80 81 T 89 62— 92— 80— 89— 211 253 237 267 323— 9638 dell tquist .. chinscn 327 BELOIN TO BE A JUDGE. 'he fame of Fred Beloin as a judge orse racing has spread to the inion of Canada, and as a re- the popular horseman will act he capacity of judge in the famous racing to be held in Ottawa, Can., ing the week of January 27 to brury 6. Mr. Beloin’s offer from promoters is far in excess of any r paid a similar official. He will accon-panied on the trip by his and Mr. and Mrs, Thomas W. The Ottawa race is the big- nt of its kind held in Canada, aggregating $23,000 being of- e fur various events. etna Bowling Alleys High Grade Alleys. New Patrons Welcome. Give us a visit. 83 Church Street. ) New York, Jan. 5.—Preparations are under way for the twenty-second annual bonspiel of the Northwestern Curling association, which will be held at Duluth, Minn., the week com- Eastern Curlers Expect Clean Sweep at Duluth Tournament are expected to be represented at the tournament. Wherever the ‘broom and stone” game is played there are evidences of unusual activity, and this is true particularly in eastern centers of the sport. Last year the few east- mencing Jan. 17. Many eastern rln](s[ ern teams in the event proved no | match for those from Canada, and the carried off the honors. This 30’11 the east promises a reversal of form. Nothing short of a clean sweep will satisfy the eastern players. Picture shows scenes in curling games on eastern rinki McGraw—and 1916, ' We have no idea upon what exact date Prof. H. Ford will be able to 1ift European fighters out of trenches. But we have a dim, revolving hunch ihat a Prof. J. J. McGraw will lift himself well above the trenches of last place before another season ends. McGraw’s campaign this season | should be one of the most spectacular ever known to baseball. Fourteen vears ago, late in the season, McGraw followed George Smith and Horace Fogel, Giant pilots. He took charge of the club in last place. For the next twelve campaigns he set a mana- gerial mark that no man except Con- nie Mack has ever touched. In those twelve succeeding seasons McGraw finished first on five occasions, second an five occasione, third once and fourth once. And then in his thir- t{eenth campaign, after an unbroken record in the first division, his ma- chine at last collapsed and dropped to last place. Remarkable Achievement. Look back at this record. In ten of his thirteen years as Giant man- darin McGraw has finishel 1—2. This jn itself is one of the most remark- able achievements ofrall time—and all time is quite a spell. Starting in 1903, after he had drawn a brief chance to reorganize the tail-enders of the year before, McGraw has led the Giants in 1,930 games. Of this number he has on 1,165 and lost but 765, him a thirteen-year above .600. average well To finish .600 or better any one year |is considered to be a good season's work. To finish with an average above .600 for thirteen years is the work of a superman The complete cave-in of the Giants last summer was the bitterest blow McGraw has ever known. For the first time in his career the last month of the season found him utterly over- whelmed by a force of circumstances he could not meet. a But McGraw is not the type of man to be held down for any length of time. One season may find him reel- :ng and in rout, but it isn’t likely an- leaving | 1 | | | v | Grantlend Rice other season will find' him unprepared. How about McGraw then and 19167 Nothing definite about the strength the | ¢f the Giants will be known until the final disposition of Fed stars is made. '1f John J. gets Benny Kauff he should have a great outfield in Kauff, Burns and Dave Robertson. Kauff is a whirlwind. Burns, an undoubted star, | had an off year last season. And | Dave Robertson has drawn enough cxperience with his natural ability to take his place with the elect, McGraw will be somewhere in the first division this summer to a cer- tainty. His one chance to finish 1—2, | to have a good, clean shot at the flag, | deperrds upon his pitching staff, Tesreau Only Pitcher. like a feather applied to a crimson fiume. Neuritis dumped Mathewson before the first gun was fired. Tes- reau dropped well back. Marquard lost every shred of his old effective- ness. Poll Perritt couldn’t piteh up an alley. The youngsters McGraw had banked on proved to be jokes. He bad no pitching at all. In point of pitching effectiveness McGraw had oiilly one pitcher among the first twenty-five—Jeff Tesreau, who was nowhere near the top. Even outside of his pitching Mec- Graw has a lot to do. The Giant at- tack fell far away from its old power and speed and general punch. The base running went to seed. But there are still good ball players left club, and to see just what sort machine John J., of Gotham, mould again will be one of the interesting sights of the year. of a can most v; midable machine. In adition to the slump in his own naterial McGraw will find keener competition ahead, with Braves, Cubs, Fhillies and Dodgers all strengthened over past years. This goes for IReds, who may prove to be for- that can finish first on five star second seasons t by Just and on five starts out of thirteen is not to be crowded out of any dope of the winter league. how far McGraw will go from last place is quite 'a guess. But watch l him start, R Last summer this staff curled up | on the | the | But a manager ' SPORTS TERSELY 1t is believed at the University Wisconsin that when the Board of egents makes its report on the in- stigation of athletics in the uni- versity it will mean the removal of |G. W. Bhler, director of athlete who seems to be unpopular with the undergraduates and alumni. The re- gents expected to recommend some one for coach of the football team, who will be chosen sometime this month. Among those mentioned as candidates are Phil King, the old-time Princeton man; Bddie Ma- han, Dobie, and Wilce. WRITTEN. of Joe Tinker Bresnahan as expeets to unle who will succeed Roger manager of the Cubs, a lot of surplus players on the Cincinnati Reds In order to obtain Ileine Groh, the hard-hitting second baseman. Cleveland has a one-legged athlete in Russel Kriss, who is described as “ome of the athletic wonders of age,” and promises to be a star player in the public s Kriss has won seven school sports. He i broad and high jumper, plays a line position in football, and an outfield In basketball he plays guard | sticks to his opponent closely. ranks. in grade a and Boston Athletic association has with M. J. Brady, formerly fessional at the Wollaston Golf club, and George Bowden of the Tedesco Country club as instructors. $t expected that a team will be develop- ed to play other athletic clubs, par- ticularly the New York A. C. which has several excellent golfers in membership. pro- Hal Chase, the former Yankee first baseman, is ambitious to become man- ager of a Pacific Coast league club, Chase is now at San Jose. Umpire Charles Rigler of the Na- tional league is recovering from an attack of typhoid fever in a Cleve- land hospital. of pitching records in- dicates that Pitcher Williams of the Minneapolis American assoclation team was the real iron man of 1915, Williams pitched sixty-four game | working 441 innings; he won twenty- { nine = lost sixteen (a percent- age of . and worked in part of nineteen game: Alexander pitched 376 innings this year, while Walter Johnson bent them over in 336. It is probable brothers of the team A study that the Nesser Panhandle football of Columbus, Ohio, hold the record for a family group on one athletic team. There are six brothers |on the team Ted is halfback, coach, and captain; John, quarterback; Phil. i (Continued On Ninth Page,) is | | the Bo | | } BOYS' GLUB SKATERS T0 RAGE JAN. 22 Director Pilz Arranges Some Ex- cellent Sport at White Oak Park Physical Director Arthur A. Pilz of club has practically co | pleted arrangements for a skating ca~- | nival at White Oak on Saturday, Ja { uary i able interest among j at the club. | ficient at the art of skating some fas | nes ide “Young Americ: which is arousing cons The preliminary program of the afternoon’s sport includes sev- eral races including 100 yard dash, 220 yard dash, 440. yard and 1-2 mil events. As there are a number of athletes at the club who are pro- e exhibitions of speed should be Wwit- cd. Therc is probably no teacher of athletics more popular with a class of students than Mr Pilz is at the local club. Every evening this earnest young man is at the building shortly after 7 o’clock. and from his arrival until his departure there is not a dull moment for the boys. It is in- | deed a wonderful sight to pay a visit {and horse gymn | ity was soon recogniz: | grew tin he | | large will ketball | in baseball. | | are evidenced | phies that he annexed. to the club any evening, and see tha work that the young athlet are capable of performing. Particularly good is the hor trapesc that the littie tellows perform. Director Pilz, is one of the best athletes that the city has ever pro- | duced. Starting his career at an | carly age, he enrolled in the local Y. | M. C. A., where he immediately ed an interest in gym work. H ed by the phy- | time, and he was always ven a place on teams competing against out-of-town sociations in athletic contests. As he older he took up athletics out and his remarkable successcs by the numerous tro- He became a member of the Xavier A. C. club of New York, and while competing un der the club’s colors, he made an en- viable reputation for himself, also assisted in placing the club among | the foremost athletic organizations the Metropolis. He later took up the work of ath- letic instructing and held a number of important positions in Connecticut and New York. He later went south where his ability was soon sent bri cast through the Southern states. T was also prominent as an announcer possessing a voice, which was audible and clear, and he has since officiated at a number of state field day events in the state. Mr. Pilz was married several years ago, and since that time has not been seen in public very much an official .but his love f the development of boy athletes h. caused him to spend his evenings in the local Boys' club WALTZ-LAH One of the best bo ever arranged for K scheduled to be held this evening ix Comstock Hall, when Sammy Waltz the undisputed featherweight A - pion of Connecticut will meet Battl- ing Lahn of Brooklyn. one of the best lads now performing in and around the Metropolis, in the star bout of 12 rounds. Should the gallant little Capitol City lad succeed in gaining u victory over L. Publicity Flynn's pro- tege, he will be line to go out and force Champ Williams, Ertle and other stars in the division to give him a battle. The bout is causing consid- erable interest in this city and a delegation of fans from here attend the bout. The preliminaries will be between Bob Reimer of Manchester and Teddy Hubbs of Pittsburgh, Penn., and the curtain raiser will bring together Joo Rocco and Jackie Sullivan of Water- bury. sical director at t doors, BATTL TONIGHT. exhibitions Hartford is xing WILL NOW BUY CUBS | Sinclair to Purchase Chicago Stock In- started a golf school for its members | stcad of Glant Hollings Cincinnati, O., to both parties there Jan. 5.—According the transaction, is no hitch that appears seri- ous enough to prevent the sale of the Chicago National league club by Charles Taft, owner of a majority of the stock, to Charles H. Weeghman, former president of the Chicago Fed- erals, and Harry F. Sinclair of Okla- homa, who owned the Newark Feder- al league club Sinclair and Taft were closeted for an hour yesterday, and at the con- clusion of the conference both an- nounced that further negotiations would take place today upon the ar- rival of Mr. Weeghman from Chica- go, ana that, as far as either could now determine, there were no serious obstacles in the way of the comple- tion of the sale. HALF MILLY in THE PRICE. othing Has Been Done Cleveland Club Yet. The price asked for the Cleveland club of the American league is $500,- 000, according to conditions of the sale communicated to Robert McRoy, former secretary of the American league, who, with Jake Stahl of Chi- cago, has been mentioned as possible buyer of the club. “We have done nothing in closing the deal for the club.” /M('Rny sald yesterday. “We simply/have talked the situation over among' ourselves,” | tes i tain MACK CANCELS GAMES Play Series. Athletics Will Not Phillics in Spring 5.—The Philadelphia, Jan. num- ber of ames to be played by the Philadelphia American league bas ball team during its Spring training trip in the South was reduced last night by the cancellation of all con- s with the Philadelphia Nationals. Connie Mack, manager of the Ath- Tet announced that the Phillies’ management desired to call off cer- games and that he had decided not to meet the National league | champio; at all if the entire s ule could not be carried out. The Athleti to have opened their Sprin with the Phillies at St. Pete Fa., on March 2 series burg, | FOLWELL CHOSEN hed- | and were to have playved seven games | with them, on April 7 the iast at Raleigh. N. C., The cancellation of these games, Mr. Mack id, would not in- terfcre with the remainder of the Southern schedule announced yester- AFTER CHASE, Also Anderson. ager in e Fred Harry Sinclair, York last night, Manager Fielder Louis Americans to some of the Federal leaguo playe he h for sale. St. I.ouis is bidding, it is said, for Hal Chase and Fred Anderson, pitcher of the Buffalo Federals. It is thought that the dea] for the St. Louis Americans to Phil Pall and Otto Stifel will be concluded late to- day. ew Tas been asked by Jones of the St put a price on SALE IS COMPLETED. St. Louis Americans Now of Phil Ball. Mo., Jan. Property The sale of the St. Louis Americans to Phil Ball and other stockholders of ‘the St. Louis Federal league club was com- pleted last night, it was announced by attorneys for Ball. The consummation of this deal was provided for in the peace agreement between representatives of Organized baseball and of the Federal league, which was signed at Cincinnati about iwo weeks ago. WORTHINGTON’S V Members of the Worthington A. are holding practice every week the Town Hall in Berlin and already prospects are fine for a fast team the coming season. The team 1 be ready to arrange games with any fast amateur. teams about the stato after Jan. 10. Challenges may be forwarded to Lewis Bendicks, Berlin. St. Louis, 5. | the | { Inglish | kee not so long ago. | | TO COACH PENN. Noted Captain of 1907 Eleyen Chosen to Coach Football Team-— W. J. Regrets Loss. Philadelphia, Penn., Jan ert C. Folwell, coach of the Washing- ton and Jefferson football squad for several years was yesterday selected as- head coach of the University of Penn- vlvania eleven for next season His 2lect! was later ratified by the Board of Directors of the athletic as- sociation. Folwell was captain of the Pennsyl- vania team in 1907, and after gradu- ating he coached the Lafayette squad for two years, afterward going to Washington and Jefferson, where he h developed exceptionally strong teams. He is about 30 years old. The board also ratified the football schedule as announced several weeks ago. Washington, Penn., Jan uncement that Robert C. Folwell, coach of the Washington and Jeffer- son football team, had been selected to coach the University of Pennsylvania eleven caused regret among students here last night The news followed closely on an announcement made by Manager R. M. Murphy that he had offered Folwell an increase in salary from $4,000 to $4.500 to return te hington and Jefferson next season. nnouncement regarding a suc- sor to Folwell has been made. WELLS BEATS WHITE. 5.—An- Boxer Gains Decision Over Charley Boston, in Boston, Jan. Matt Wells, for- mer lightweight champion of Eng- land, last night gained a referee's de- cision over Charlie White of Chicago. The bout was of twelve rounds, Wells outpointed White in Milwau- The Briton proved too clever for White, who could not get to his elusive opponent. White tried hard to make a fight of it, but Wells succeeded In keeping 1f a boxing test, and accordingly won. NEW ENGLAND MEETING. ' Merger Discussion on Program Lo, Boston Session Today. The New England league held its annual meeting at Boston today. It was expected that the proposed mer- ger will be discussed. “Lively do- ings” are looked for. The retirement of T. H. Murnane as president will be announced when you are through work — all fagged out — tired. Nothing Tastes So Good as a glass or two of this Real Lager; FISCHERS Don’t Keep House Without It! Order today — of your dealer or us. The Hubert Fischer Brewery at Hartford Connecticut’s Leading Brewery. g Ty ON TAP AT LO( IS W. 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