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

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1916. aturday Night Basketball League Opens This Evening---Moran Hands Coffey a Sleeping Potion; Formal Resignation of New London Received by O’ Rourke--Factory Bowling Results ADERS BEAT NATIVES THRICE i Construction Bowlers Have Picking With N. & J. Five Berlin bowling vaded the Aetna Alleys last eve- here they met the North & Manufacturing company team, hen the smoke of battle had id away, it was found that the knights of the alleys jhort end each of the B. The visitors powled consist- the work of Rawlirgs being the McQueeney topped off the for the victors with a mark of Tommy Blanchard for the los- as easily the star of the match fhigh score of 298 to his credit. ammates, however, were not to the occasion, therein a tale of defeat. Union Works five continue to p victories, their latest victim the Landers No, 2 team. It pretty race for individual hon- ptween Hogan and Myers of the s for high honors. but the latter eded by fine work in nosing out mmate with high single of 107 igh total of 285. To attempt to who was the best (or the worst) br on the losers side, would be trying to discover the destina- f Ford's peace ship, so there are which will remain unsaid. cores: Construction were on in three S0 key .... 80 evetham 81 ngs .... 92 evetham 85 eeney 112 450 North & Judd. anchard 81 90 90 76 93 100 445 449 Union Mfg. Co. 92 91 83 84 e 7 82 .99 97 107 461 TLanders No. 2. 71 87 20 81 1002~ 266 260 | 294 | 282 | 461—1377 78— 249 81— 245 | 67— 242 76— 251 89— 298 pnhcard .109 391—1285 100— 283 94— 261 98— 257 78+ 269 87— 285 Berlin Construction Co. } | | | | ' Benny Kauff ]‘j'odestly Concedes He’s Good as Ty New York, Jan. 8.—Benny Kauff, champion swatter of the now defunct Federal league, does not believe that modesty is a virtue. He thin it is a disease. Benny, in an interview re- cently, proudly proclaimed the ar- rival of a second Ty Cobb, the same being himself. he is better than the great Tyrus. Kauff wants to be a Giant. He says he knows he will strengthen the Mec- In fact, Benny thinks | Graw outfleld and that Mack wants | him as badly as Benny wants the | New York berth. That he would ma- | terially stre ngthen the Giants’ cause is a certaint d in criticism of him nobody will his swatting ability. of the type of ball player most < John McGraw, too, for | Mack sa no player is any good who does not hold a good opinion of his | own abilities. 76 405 402—1233 A. P. G- LEAGUE. Bones. 80 85 98 88 78 104 85 68 351 346 Pirates 86 82— 2 82— 2 82— 2 87— 243 333—1019 98— 75— 101— 363—1040 KER REF IS TO ARGUE. lies to Mack by Declaring He Will Not Lose His Temper. Jan. iladelphia, 8—President U. S. Marines ¥ i »(Mb';’/«mw», rt . s am F. Baker of the Phillies . a hurried from his home rooklyn to his office in this city day and took occasion to reply @ ‘“poor sport” charges again club for declining to fill the on the spring series schedmic rranged by the management of Athletics, with the result ‘ontests have bLeen called off. resident Baker says that he did know the games for Waycross eigh and Charlestown, three of , had been arranged. to Manager Mack’s views cing of relations betwecn two clubs, Baker sald yesterday. am not going to lose my temper y admiration of Mr. wonderful po: n baseball and s him credit for, in re he does not de: to play any es with the Philadelphia National gue club, that is up to him.” trip which everyboay LAPP GOES TO WHITE SOX. k Says He Is Carrying Out Policy of Rebuilding Ncew Team. hiladelphia, Jan. 8.—Connie Mack, ager of the Athletics, announced terday that he had turned over her Jack Lapp to the Chicago ite Sox on conditions that the tern club assumes the contract the ladelphia Club now has with the her. Mack, said there was no de of players of money ifvolved the transfer. i am letting Lapp go,” said Mack, fs\ply to carry out my policy of iding up & new team with young ers."” that | Mack and | on he has attain- | Although it was believed that the taking control of the customs of the republic of Haiti by the United States would control the turbulen spirits of the black government, revolutionary outbreak occurred Port au Prince. The force of Amer- jcan marines maintained in the city attacked. One of the rebels wags Kept Busy By Haitian Disturbance killed by the Americans, who suffered o losses. Several groups of the in- irrectionists ran through the s‘reets the town discharging rifle The iericans met them, and were rap- dispersed. The outbreak is gen- uly condemned in Port au Prin 1d has been characterized as )f folly. The picture shows Ameri- can maries in an actual fight in Haiti. by Frank | token of def | a | contest was stopped. | ous beginner, | the man before him | blow. Fwill { There has been a revival of the sport for whatever might be | gt Harvard, and hundreds of students | then will ! of the National a plece | COFFEY’S GLASS JAW SMASHED BY MORAN Motorman Boxer, After Leading All Through Fight, Is Dropped In the Ninth Round. New York, Jan. 8.—Jim Coffey, the motorman boxer, was knocked out | last night at Madison Square Garden Moran of Pittsburg, the cond time within a few months, who administered such punishment that Billy Gibson, manager threw a sponge into the ring as a at. This was in the ninth round and will be regarded as technical knockout, fey helpless and ropes was still on re hanging on to the his feet It was a repeti- tion of the first bout between the pair, i when Coffey was knocked out stand- ing on his feet, with the difference that Moran took six rounds more to accomplish his object. The Garden ena close as it ever was was packed as in its at $32,000 which is $7,000 more than was taken in at the first encounter between the big men. Coffey, with youth, height, reach, weight and skill all in his favor, went up against a cool, deliberate antagonist who showed that he could hit, and against the invisible handicap of a former de- feat. Coffey, who is always a was keyed up to the highest tension point, and after the first round he fought so fast that he looked almost exhausted at the end of each of the succeeding rounds. In facing Moran the Irish giant went in with the full knowledge that had ~ already knocked him out and was likely to do so again if the slightest opportu~ nity presented itself to land the He suffered inasmuch as it affected his usual speed and clever- ness, and robbed bhim of much of the confidence he displayed in the first bout. He had been coached to be careful and take no chances, but with his waning strength he disregarded all advice and went in with the vain hope of landing a blow which would reverse the former decision. TO WEAR 12-OUNCE GLOVES. Harvard Boxers to Avoid Marking Opponents' Faces. Boston, Jan. 8—It has been an- nounced that twelve-ounce gloves will be used by Harvard students boxers instead of the five-ounce gloves wore in the prize ring, so that hard blows not disfigure the contestants. have taken it up. Harvard has been some of its boxers in tests to be held in New York and Boston, but the college has not as vet sanctioned such a course. The students are taking up the sport as an exercise, and they have no desire to become gladiators or prize win- ners. “More men are wanted who weigh under 135 pounds -and over 170 pounds,” says The Crimson, ‘“‘Light- weight men should remember that they will be matched only with part- ners of their own weight a,nd there- fore will not be at all handicapped in the tournaments.’ Coaches O'Donnell, Foley, and Al- len are being assisted by Nixon, for- mer lightweight champion of New England. asked to enter amateur con- TINKER WANTS STEVE YERKES. Bid for Pittsfeds' Second Baseman on Behalf of Cubs. Mak Chicago, Jan. S—Manager Joe Tin- ker visited the old Cub headquarters Corn Exchange bank building yesterday and obtained from Charles Thomas, former Cub president the contracts of the players of the team. Weeghman and Tinker plan to go over these contracts carefully and submit to President Tener league the names of players on whom waivers are asked. This list cannot be made public ow- ing to the ruie of the organization forbidding such. The new Cub a bid for Steve Yerkes, ond baseman. Steve jumped from the Red Sox. Ever if Tinker also gets Groh in addition to Yerkes, the latter would make an ideal utility infielder, Tinker believes. in the officials have put in OLD-TIME BALL PLAYER DIE! Boston, Jan. 8—Oliver Augustus Conant, an old-time professional base- ball player, died yesterday at his home, 617 Broadway, Chelsea, aged connected with the the Dreadnough and Tri-Mount baseball clubs, and for years was associated with Spaulding Bros. Mr. Conant, who was one of the first pitchers to use a curve ball, was signed to play with the New York Nationals by James Mutrie of Chelsea, manager at that time. Sick- ness prevented him from joining the ~lub. Mr. Conant, who has lived in Chelsea fifty years, was a member of the Chelsea Veteran Fireman's asso- ciation and Waverly lodge of Pilgrim Fathers of Somerville. Aetna Bowling Alleys 10 High Grade Alleys. New Patrons Welcome. Give us a visit. 83 Church Street. l although Cof- | when the | history. | | Unofficial reports placed the receipts nerv- | Pittsfed sec- | — | cers here for alleged B. Kauft—and 1916. and some ten or nineteen In considering the prospects of 1916 | ;'hers? That is to be settled lat‘;r- A e _ ' Put among the season’'s annals the —pink and otherwise—we find no in-: - STECE Ete e e will dividual case of greater interest than L’ no small feature. that of Sir Benjamin Kauff, the { Brooklyn Banderillero. The question before the house seems to be about this: Wwill Col. Kauff, or Biffing Bennie, be the same variety of whirlwind in the National league that he was among the Feds? | Toney, There Being Others. Mr. Kauff's case is not the only one that is going to attract some atten- tion. How, for example, about a Mr. Thomas Seaton? When Mr. Seaton left the Phillies, about two years ago, F:e was one of the star pitchers of the times. He was a co-partner of Grover Clcveland Alexander, and just about as good. For a brief while Seaton travelled at a fast ciip with the Feds. Then discouragement, or something equally depressing, set in, and the ex- Philly began to subside with dizzy swiftness. Last season, even with the I'eds, he was far from being a first class performer. He won only four- tecen games against seventcen defeats, and, worse than that, permitted an average of nearly four earned tallies to the afternoon. Seaton’s perform- 3 Sraw ance through 1915 was mediocre in E:f:i‘l(.er' Crawford Setc,BisSanothar cvery détall.’ But perhaps he will re- { vive his old ambition when lifted back | into the brighter lights of the game. Kauff Prospects, Benny the Biffer is a good ball- player. Nobody can take that away from him. But in the Fed corral he wag more than a good ballplayer. He was a nectarine full of juice—a star— a tornado—an almost Ty Cobb. Will he look to be that fancy in National i league—or will he be a trifle more { subdued when tossed into somewhat faster company? Benny. is lucky that he draws the National league in place of the American. He may even lefid the National, but being hurled bodily in among Cobb, . Collins, In the National. | Benny was a whale with the Feds. | Tn 1914 he batted .366 and pilfered seventy-five bases. There was no one cven close. But we find that same scason that Hal Chase and Steve Fivans were batting over .350 with the Teds, whereas back in O. B. Hal and Steve were very thankful to hit around .260 1-4. Last summer, with the Feds, Kauff hatted .344 and stole fifty-four bases. Tither the Feds were getting stronger or Benny was getting weaker. The first was probably the case, as Ben- jamin the Bold again led his circuit both ways. But also there were a number of cstimable folks up ‘there batting over 0 with the Feds who esteemed it unwonted bliss before to bat .250 in O. B, where the Hop attached to the Fast One is sald to have been . a trifle more pronounced. So the career of Benny in the Na- tional will be one of the most inter- csting studies of the year. There is a chance that he may become the Ty Cobb of that Circuit, and the National needs a Cobb as badly as Prexy Wil- SLEL T son needs a fountain pen and a lot Maxims of the 19th Hole. of writing paper. | He that sliceth his . drive without i ! cursing is greater than he that con- And then, again, there is the chance quereth a continent. For there have that Benny, under or against keener lLeen many of the latter, but none of competition, may not be such an ab- the former. rormal hullabaloo. Last season .he He that hitteth his iron shots up in was discouraged. He was so badly the heel shall know more torment in discouraged, 4in fact, that he spent a one week than hell can furnish in ten good part of his time leaping from one generations, spot to another, from league to league ; and back again. And yet, in spite of +hig excessive morbidity and such an geason output of perturbation, Benny led his the “if"”? circuit again. He hit .344 in the Fed | pageant. . But how high or how hard ' can he hit facing Alexander, Pfeffer, Rudolph, James, Rucker, Vaughn, Also Mr. Plank. Also, there is Mr, Plank. And, again, there is a Mr. Brown—our old pal Mordecai of the Three Talons, who helped Charley Murphy clean up half a million—after which Mr. Murphy forgot all about it. Plank and Brown are among the oldest pitchers now in baseball. To put it even stronger than this, they are the oldest pitchers in baseball by several years. Both are at least four vears older than Mathewson, Yet, last season Plank led the Federal league in pitching effectiveness, and Hrown was far up among the leaders. He won seventeen games and lost but eight, with that famous old hook of ‘has working with all its sharpness. How about Plank and Brown back in old-time company? Can they still g£o the distance, or has age at last withered two of the greatest arms that ever hung from a right and from a left shoulder? This is something clse 1916 will have to show. “If Ty Cobb leads the league this " begins an exchange. Why We wonder how Connie will feel this summer, with Plank holding the Mackmen to three hits BOY ATHLETES PERFORM. “UNCLE JEEMS” GETS COLD, CRUEL NEWS “Splrl\ed Competition Features Open- ing Series in Class H Department. Class A employed boys' department of the Y. M. C. A. held the first|Resignation of New series of the indoor all-around cham- plonship at the gym last evening. The featuring events were the one lap run and the running high jump.’ Wal- thers and Meskill made the best time in the run, doing the distance in 7 2-5 seconds. Ten of the athletes tied in the second event at 4 feet 7 inches. The first ten in the contest are as follows: W. Walthers, 25%: T. Mes- kill, 22%; F. Norfeldt, 21%; C. Ban- ner, 19%; C. Restella, 18%; W. Den- nis, 18%; J. Foss, 17%; R. Linton, 15%; L. Appell, 14%, H. Dyson, 11%; C. Keehner, 10%. London From Received “Calmly” by O'Rourke, Eastern ociation Bridgeport, Jan. 8.—The tion of the New London club from the Eastern association was received yes- terday by President O'Rourke. Tho notice of withdrawal was in a letter from Starr of New London. No reasons were giv- Mr. O'Rourke received the news calmly as he had been aware for some time that Plant had decided to cast his lot with Messrs Carey and | Clarkin. “I have no comment to make | on Plant’s action,” he said. “I noti- i fled Starr that the resignation could not take effect immediately as he re- quested. It will have to be considered at a meeting of league directors.” Mr. O’Rourke cays he is in daily communication with Jack Zeller and that the latter is very confident he President en. COAKLEY RE-ENGAGED New York, Jan. 8—Andrew J. Coak- ley, former star pitcher of Holy Cross and the Athletics, has been re-engaged to coach the Columbia baseball team, according to an an- nouncement yesterday by the com mittee on athletics. Two years ago Coakley was assistant to William Lush, but last year he assumed full charge. Coakley will order indoor practice about February 10. The in- door games of last year have been | abandoned. the time limit expires. He stated that if Maj. Stoddard follows Plant's ex- ample it will not prevent placing a club in New Haven as another man is ready to step in there. YALE GYM OPENED. New Haven, Jan. 8.—An {nnovation | at Yale University is the opening of ! the gymnasium buildings Saturday s ! evenings for the use of students. The Against German Consular Officers for bellef is held that many students who Alleged Violations of Neutrality. have the evening on thelr hands will resort to the equipment or swimming pool for exercise and recreation. RTHER ACTION HALTED. San Francisco, Jan. 8.—Further ac- ! tion against German consular offi- violations of neutrality has been postponed, John W. Preston, United States attorney, announced yesterday. Nothing will be done here, it was said, pending a decision by the sec- retary of state as to whether the gov- | ernment will ask for the recall of the lcmlsular officers involved. ALLED TO COLORS Rome, Jan, 7, 7:30 p. m.—Soldiers born in 1882 and 1883 who belong to field fortress and coast artillery com- panies, and those born in 1887 1888 who are attached to the moun- tain artillery were recalled to the ‘colors today. and pristine } resigna- | contained | will be able to line up six clubs before | | Y. M. G. A LEAGUE OPENS TONIGHT Four Crack Teams Comprise Makeup—Schedule Arranged With all teams in the, best of shape, and anxiously awaiting the sound of the referee’s whistle, the season of the Saturday Night Basket- ball league will open this evening. Four of the best teams :comprising the pick of the city’s orack hoop shooters, will form the league, and a sucessful season is anticipated. . Phy~ sical Director Warren F. Slater will . handle the whistle, and the first game will commence at 8:15 o'clock. At the close of the games there will be dancing. The complete schedule for the sea- son is as follows H First Round, Jan. 8.—Vikings vs. Alumni, neers vs. West Engds. Jan. 15—West HEndg vs. Alumnj vs. Ploneers. Jan. 22—Pioneers vs, Vikings, West Ends vs. Alumni. P Second Round. 29-—Pioneers Vvs. vs. Vikings. 5—Alumni vs. ings vs. West Ends. Feb. 12—West Ends vs. Pioneers vs. Vikings. Third Round. Feb. 19—Alumni vs. Vikings, West Ends vs. Pioneers, Feb. 26—Vikings vs. West Pioneers vs. Alumni Mar. 4—Pioneers Alumni vs. West Ends. HOLLENBACK TURNS DOWN JOB AT PENN. Pio- Vikings, Jan. Alumni Feb. West Ends, Pioneers, Vik- Alumni, Ends, vs. Vikings, Refuses to Act As Assistant o Fol- well in Coaching Football Team; Syracuse Wants Hiny Philadelphia, Jan. S.—William M. ¢ | Hollenback, captain of Pennsylvania's 1908 football ‘team, issued a signed statement yesterday afternoon to the effect that " uder 'no consideration would he accept the position of .as- sigtant coach of Penn’s football team i next year. In refusing the big former | fullback declared that he is loyal.to Penn and will return gladly to help the Red and Blue any time next fall without compensation, if he, is asked, In refusing to consider the positign of assistant to Folwell, Big Bill,sur= prised all his friends, who have beeen firmly confident that he and Folwell | would work together to give the Quak- ers a winning eleven next fall. Ceach Folwell called on Hollenback yesters { day with the intention of finding out ; Just how much it would cost the Red and Blue to sign him to a contragt, but upon learning of Hollenback's new stand did not make any official offer. Hollenback left Philadelphia last night for Syracuse upon the request of the Syracuse University footbalk committee, which will select its head coach within the next week. Accords ing to Graduate Manager Southward of Syracuse, who was in town yester- | day, Syracuse has virtually decided {to abandon the graduate coaching system and Is looking for a first class coach, regardless of his alma mater, | to fill the position left vacant by the resignation of Buck O'Neil, ' Southington Teams Find Worthy Op- | ponants in BEach Game. In one of the closest and best played games of the season, the All- New Britain team went down to de- teat at the hands of the Southington ~ five last evening, at the Town hall in that place. The final score was 33 | to 81. The work of Drury and Zilly | of the home team was of a classy na- | ture, these two boys throwing twelve | goals between them. For the losers Dudack and Ellison played a stellar game. In the preliminary game the . Lewis High school team trimmed the ! New Britain High school second team lin a contest that was as exciting ad { the main contest. The score and ! summary: SOUTHINGTON ALL-NEW BRITAIN Lofgren Dudack Right forward Johnson ool Elllson Left guard Drury | Anderson ¢ - Jacobson ! Center. Dawson . Holmour Right guard. Zilly . Nelson Left guard Southineton 28 ain 21: goals from floor, Drury 7, Anderson, Ziily, Dawsom Johnaon 2. Fllison 4 Dnduck 4, Jacob~ son 3. Nelson: gonla from fouls. Ane derson 3, BMeon. Nelson 2; referes, Lotz; timer. Downes. Scare. New Brite Lotgren, | FEDFRALS TO PUAY HERE. | The Federals of Middletown win come to this city this evening where thev will stack up against the Co. B, >. N. G. five at the state armory, The game will commence at a'clock. The Cubs and the Card- inals will mingle in & preliminary | Eame.