New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 15, 1916, Page 8

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916, uston Pays Big Price for Lee Magee--Eastern Association Ready to Start Season--Readville Track Sold Under Hammer--U. S. Golf Association Elects Officials--What the Bowlers Did Last Night AGEE BOUGHT BY YANKEE OWNER Sum Is Paid By Houston for | Federal League Star jew York, Jan. 15.—Lee former manager and second base- | of the Brooklyn Federal League was sold yesterday to the New Americans, and will play sec- base for the Yankees next sea- The deal was completed ain T. I. Huston of the New York where in Cincinnatl yesterday, eld a conference with Magee, who ed to the térms by which Harry finclair sold him to the Yankees. gee is the first of the Federal | ers to be taken back by any club Negotiations the player have been going on some time, and several clubs had e major leagues. for his services. nelair, it is stated, refused an of- Magee, by f $20,000 by the Yankees for Ma- | few days ago. It is stated that | 'ew York club gave between $20,- and $25,000 for the player, and ed his contract with the Brook- lub, which is said to be $8,500 ar. i gee was a member of the St. s National League club before he ped to the Federal League. ago he was a member of Mc- National League team which the world’'s tour. Two Magee is a player and has Improved since pined the Federal League. jng average last klyn was .330. Suburban Duc! Landers No. 2 Wms. e Berlin has Dbeen tory, SURPRISES AT THE AETNA ALLEYS cosst. where winter baseball is the Neighbors Upset 5 by the R. & E. Five— Construction company Ifreshmen have made such progress on proceeding along jily for the past few weeks in tha pry Bowling league, received ck last evening when they met Jtussell & Trwin five at the Aetna 5, losing two games out of the . The visitors started off with port shows a resident membership of but the Lockmakers came strong and nosed out ents. e Stanley Works team received a he hands of the Landers, lark five going down twice se at C tlers. T f were as follow scores ickey revethan ickey levethan anders 89 .91 81 446 Stanley Works. neaux pfor th SPECIAL MATCH. Married Men. 100 65 70 81 90 406 Single Men. 56 62 79 79 87 363 JON LOSES TO MIDDLETOWN [ddletown, Conn., Jan. defeated Union at night in verweather by the score of 21 to 15. Uni the lead several times period, but Wesleyan spurted at | Corps, National Guard The sec- | lose and led, 13 to 11. period was all s scoring only Zimmer added two [Patrons Welcome. s a visit. 83 Church Stree Berlin Construction Co. in 83 90 82 84 102 441 96 71 89 79 81 15—Wes- | sion at Washington yesterday by se- basketball | G in Wesleyan’s, one field goal, more Bowling Alleys High Grade Alleys. New Give it His season with 1 . Adirondacks, New York, that the game is played. The diamond is marked on the ice, which makes a l There is at least one spot in the | United States, exclusive of the Pacific second to none. "Iashium It is at Lake Placid, in the | agine the ease with which a runner playing field which for smoothness is | One can easily im- Wintry Blasts Do Not Stop Baseballers From Indulging in Their Favorite Sport can steal second or third, hitting the “dirt” forty-five feet away from the base and completing that distance with one grand slide. Photo shows batter taking a heavy swing at the ball. at | ! SPORTS OF ALL SORTS. Coach Wright, the Canadian, will | take charge of Pennsylvania's rowing | squaa Monday, and it is said that the event. The Massachusetts collegians have a strong team, which is consid- ered to be the best yars. Firmin Cassignol, the French Bil- liardist, who recently came to this country, will play five games 'with Welker Cochran at Daly's Academy beginning Monday evening. Cassig- nol will play 300 against 250 by Cochran. the machines that the new rowing mentor will find it difficult to pick an eight. The ’Varsity men will report to Wright later. a Cleveland Athletic’ club’s annual re- Ex-Mayor Ardolph Kline has ac- cepted Dr. C. Ward Crampton's in- vitation to act as referee at the High schools’ indoor track and field games, which will be held in the Twent third Regiment Armory on Jan. 29. It has been announced at Le- high that J. Thomas Keady will coach the football team another sea- son. His present contract runs out in June, but, according to the Alumni | executive committee of Lehigh, Keady will be offered a new three-year con- that to coach the football and base- ball, with a salary increase over the present contract. 2,000, a waiting list of forty and a non-resident membership of 401. After the club had paid $18,750 interest to its members on its bond and prefer- | red stock, it showed a net operating profit of $42,809.27, an increase over the preceding year. their both Roger Connor, famous as a batter for the Giants in the '80s, has been ap- | pointed Inspector of schools in Water- bury, Conn. Charles H. Weeghman, new owner of the Cubs, yesterday received a let- | ter from President Ebbets of the Brooklyn Nationals asking for a catch- | er and an outfielder. No special plavers were named by Mr. Ebbets in = | asking for the Chicago Nationals.| Rensselaer Polytechnic TInstitute The request will be taken up after | will play its postponed hockey game the formal transfer of the Chicago With the Massachusetts “Aggles” at team to Mr. Weeghman. { Amherst today. Trinity was original- | Iy scheduled but the Hartford col- The Cleveland Club of the Ameri- | legians canceled the match. can association will be sent back to | its ola home, Toledo, before the base- | ball season opens, according to a | statement made yesterday by J. M. Chivington, president of the league, | on the eve of the annual meeting, which will be held at Chicago today. ' an oval-shaped board running track Mr. Chivington said Toledo is the log- Which has been laid out on the foot- ical place for the club. The franchise ball gridiron in Taylor stadium. has not yet been sold, but it is known | - - | that Roger Bresnahan, of the Chica- Horace Mann School defeated the | go Nationals last season, is anxious,K Dc La Selle basketball team yesterday 80 | to obtain it. | afternoon on the Horace Mann court i by a score of 32 to 14. 464 28 479 The basketball team of Manhattan college will play West Point today at West Point 106 2 Lehigh track men are practicing on Amherst will be William college’s first opponent in basketball this sea- son, when the two teams meea at Wil- liamstown this evening. nce the Christmas vacation the purple five has had stiff daily workouts under the di- rection of Coach Daly and Captain Garfield. The team is almost new, as Garfield and Wright are the only veterans from last year. Several good men have been developed from the class teams. The Spring plaving schedule of the Chicago Nationals, after they leave Tampa, Fla., training quarters March | 80, was announced yesterday as fol- | lows: April 1, New Orleans at New Orleans; 2, Cleveland at New Orleans; 3, New Orleans at New Orleans; 4, 5, | Shreveport at Shreve 6, 7, Little | Rock at Little Rock; 8, 9, Memphis at .| Memphis; 10, 11, Louisville at Loui ville. Prior to April 1 the*Cubs will | play several games with the Philadel- | phia Nationals at Tampa and St | | Petersburg, Fla. 6 1 2 7 The Readville race track, for many vears famous for the records made on it by grand circuit horses, was sold yesterday for non-pavment of taxes. The property, which has been idle for the last few years, was owned by Andrew J. Welsh, and was bid in by the town of Dedham. Christy Mathewson is going to try his skill at trap shooting against the members of the Riverhead Gun club of Riverhead, L. I, Thursday after- from that organization to compete in the monthly shoot. 419 | The contract of “Babe” Ruth, one of the few previously unsigned mem- 7g | bers of the world’s champion Red 73 | Sox, was received by Manager Carri- go | an vesterday. In a letter from Bal- 57 | timore accompanying the document, 74 | the pitcher said he was in good con- | aition. 346 The National board for the Promo- tion of Rifle Practice closed its ses- | lecting Jacksonville, Fla., as the place | for the 1916 rifle matches, and Oct. | 23 as the date they will begin. Teams the | representing the Army, Navy, Marine organi participate. mna. DE ORO RETAINS HONORS. Boston, Jan. 15—Alfredo de Oro successfully defended title as world’s three-cushion billiard cham- pion by winning from Lloyd Jevne of Los Angeles, by a score of 150 to 133 last night. The California challenger, however, made a brilliant spurt and in the 63rd inning was only eight points behind De Oro. De Oro’s stead- iness counted in the final innings and he ran out the necessary 150 points in quick order. The match began Wednesday night and when the con- | testants entered the third and final yblock, the champion needed only fifty points, while Jevne required i eighty-nine to win. and rifle clubs will the o 1 Under the auspices of the National on | Squash Tennis association, the sixth | annual tournament for the amateur squash tennis championship will be payed on the courts of the Harvard ciub, beginning Feb. Entries for the event close on Jan. 29, with Mil- ton L. Cornell, secretary of the Na- | tional Squash Tennis association, at 601 West Twenty-sixth street. Y. swimmers will compete dual C. C. N. against Amherst tonight in a in six or seven led Tuthil a FAMOUS TRACK GOES UNDER THE HAMMER Andy Welsh Fails to Pay His Taxes— May Buy Property 15—The Read- track, v Grand Circuit meetings were held till found unprofit- able, a few years ago, was bid in by the town of Dedham yesterday for taxes. Andrew J. Welch, a well known horseman, owner of the track, had failed to pay $745.20 taxes on a valuation of $40,500. The auction was held by Charles A Turner, the town tax collector, and there were no bidders. Welch bought the property in 1909 from the New England Trotting Horse Breeders’ association Part of the track lles in the Hyde Park district of Boston, so that the sale today is a more or less formal matter. Welch can buy his property back at any time within two vears, by paying axes an ac- cumulated interest. If he should be able to interest horsemen with cap- ital enough to support meetings therc in the future it would be an easy matter for the track to be acquired without excessive cost. What Welch's intentio > could not be ascertain- ed today. ‘Tl'THlLL TO TRAIN AT MICHIGAN Detriot, Jan. 15—Harry Tuthill, trainer of the Detroit American league baseball club since 1908, and for the last four vears trainer of the Army football squad, yesterday And the PORT 4 The Mcssage of the Bush League. My boy, you are now where the game runs fast; Your eye is keen and your arm is strong; ‘ Your place is high in the major cast Where only those in their prime be- long; You have the youth and you have the dream Of a fame to be that will never die; | Your days are long with the winning | team | And you look on me with a sneering eye. My boy, you are where the dream is sweet; | You have the speed and you have the stuff; A star in the Land of the Fying Feet. You have the drive that is more than bluff; Oh, the game is great when the game is young now is still on the winning race, Fefore the fame of the field i And you still held to the pace. sung shing | But the years go fast and the dream | | | | signed a contract to condition the Un- | iversity of Michigan football team next season. It is understood that the st Point authorities had offer- contract for next Fall. Steve Farrell, Michigan Athletic Di- rector, who had charge of the squad last vear, asked to be relieved of that particular duty in the future. He wanted to devote more time to the cross-country runners during Autumn months. His request was granted by the Michigan authorities this week. RAY FISHER. INSTRUCTOR Sprintield .. Jan. 15.—The latest thing that Professor Elmer Ber- ry has arranged for since takin charge of the baseball coaching at the Y. M. C. A. College is for a course in the theory and practice of pitching for the students at the college. As instructor he has secured Ray Fisher of the Yankees who will be here du ing the month of February. Fisher will give lectures every day on the theory of the game and will superin- tend the practice of the men who are anxious to become pitchers. W las: COLUMBIA BEATS PENN. Philadelphia, Jan. 15.—Columbia’s swimming team sity of Pennsylvania in a dual meet last night by a score of 33 to 20. Voll- mer of the Columbia team was the individual star, winning three first places. Pennsylvania won the water polo game by a score of 34 to 13. ‘WOM New York, Jan. 15.—New York will have five women street inspectors to st in the spring cleaning of streets, 1s announced yesterday by Com- oner ‘Fetherstone. This is the time women have been certified the municipal civil service sion inspectors or examiners of street cleaning. Their salary will be $1,200 a year each. | defeated the Univer- | 1 com- | | dies out; For Youth is brief in the land of play And a lull soon comes to the cheering shout That came to you in a younger d; ¥or the day comes soon when start back home With those who drift through tho out-bound gates: back at last where Beens roam, You thank your God League waiti you And, the Hai that the Bush Baseball and 1916. the shadows that for the game is Out from under have hovered over baseball ia several years the old moving at last. The various shake-ups that have happened in the last few weeks have Leen a great thing for the Raseball was swiftly drifting into rut, and a bad rut at that, but now every indication is that 1916 will be one of the greatest years, if not the greatest year, ever known to the Sport for the millions. a Baseball is something more than a eport, it is a national institution. Tt we ed and reeled badly for a spell, hut today the game Is on the firmest foundation it has ever known. With only two major leagues, there will not only be fastor baseball, but interest will no longer be divided, and the eternal squabbling and bickering which so disgusted the genera] public will be a thing of the past. To E Baseball, to hold its high plac must be conducted properly to draw hig crowds where the lure of such sports as tennis and golf is attracting nearly two million sport lovers. Thousands of these, who were begin- ning to desert baseball, will switch at Jeast part of thelr allegiance back to the N. P. now that conditions will be improved. But baseball can no longer afford any such muddling as the cam- raigns of 1914 and 1915 brought about. | | Two Big Changes, | Two leading changes were the pur- chase of the Cubs by Charley Weegh- man and the purchase of the Braves by Percy D. Haughton & Co. In each instance home people took over the two clubs, and this is always best for the sport. Jim Gaffney proved to be a high class sportsman, but for all that it is better that Boston men own the Boston club. And Weeghman's rule in Chicago is sure to regain the oldtime prestige of the Cubs. Precious Metal. Down at Pinehurst recently a four- ball match started from the fifth tee. Several hundred yards ahead another four-ball match was just leaving the green. But one of the golfers, hav- ing lost a ball, left his smoke colorel caddie back in the piney woods to re- trieve thé same. As the first men- tioned batch of golfe came by they observed the lone caddie, left far be- Lind, still poking about in the woods. Whereupon another smoke-colored caddie, looking disgustedly from the lene caddie to his group far on in front, remarked: “Say, what kinder ball you looking for there—a gold ball?” H If the Braves and Harvard win the Laseball and football championships next fall, Percy Haughton will have to be crowned Sporting Emperor of the U. S. A. There will be no one else even close enough to be ranked | second. Side Lines, A good loser is well enough. But the main fun of the game comes in beating the entry who loses hard. For the right soul defeat makes the greatest foundation in the world to L:uild upon for future victories. | — z It is to be taken for granted that Percy Haughton is smart enough to let George Stallings run the team. Mr. Haughton can well appreciate sport. ! LIGHT Grantland Rice how he would like to have a board of directors step in and suggest various ways to improve the Harvard football team. Vith franchises bringing $500,000, we should say off hand that while b ball may have been jolted it is till to be listed with one or two fairly | warm friends. The Sob Stuff. saddest words that cut— playing fine but putt.” The sting and el I couldn’t The engagement between Mr. Wil- lard and Mr. Frank Moran might not thrill the nation to its core nor take away all attention from the strife upon the other side, but it is the only Jogical heavyweight contest now in t. And Moran is least good cnough’ to prove Willard's true value, concerning which there is now a trifle of doubt. Pretty Soon. What's that? I thought I heard Some umpire yelling—‘‘Safe at third.” ! Exchange. i ! And T could take an oath that I Heard some one howling—“Kill 1 guy!” the Looks like a pink of condition spring for the N. P., after all, | GOLF ASSOCIATION SELECTS OFFICIALS XElects Officers and Selects Places for Annual Tournaments—Philly Gets Amateur Tournament. Chicago, Jan. 15—At the annual meeting of the United States Golf Association last night the following officers were elected: President, Frank L. Woodward, Denver; first vice president, Howard Perrin, Philadel- | phia; second vice president, John Reid, Jr., New York; secretary, How- ard F. Whitney, New York; treasurer, F. S. Wheeler, New York; executive committee, M. L. Crosby, Boston, Walter B. Smith, Chicago, Dr. W. § Harban, Washington, D. C., and John S. Sweeney, Detroit. All the officers were re-elected, except Percy R. Payne, 11, of The woman’s national champion- ship tournament went to the Belmont Springs County club of Boston. Oth- er bidders for the event polled only a few votes. The National Amateur tournament was awarded to the Merion Cricket club of Philadelphia by a unanim- ous vote. Other clubs bidding for the tournament were the Piping Rock club and the Nassau Country club of New York. The National Open Tournament will be held at the Min- ikahda club of Minneapolis. Many votes were cast for the Kent Country club of Grand Rapids and the Country | club of Detroit. but each withdrew in favor of the Manikahda club. Princeton, N. J., | treasurer, who declined another term. ! EASTERN T0 START WITH SIX CLUBS . Pour Gities Taken i at Special Meeting Held in Hartford Hartford, Conn., Jan. 15.—~The directors of the two teams now com- posing the Hastern Baseball Asgocia- tion yesterday completed tentative plans for starting the coming season with a six-club league, composed of New Haven, Hartford, Bridgepopt, Waterbury, Springfield and Pittsfield. The four new franchises were award- ed as follows: New Haven, James E. Canavan; Springfield, P. F. O’Connor; Hanrt- ford, F. H. Bigelow and John P. Er- win; Waterbury, Harry Cornen and J. Knorr. It was voted to start the season April 26 and close September 10. The association did not art last vear, the Colonial League, fostered by the Federal League, invading the ter- ritory. The action taken yesterday must be ratified by a special commit- from the National Board of the National Association, which is ex- pected to meet in New York on Janu- ary 24. A movement is under way to merge a number of teams in the New England League and the Eastern Association, and the question of whieh organization is to have the territory is to be determined by the committe WESLEYAN WILL HAVE NEW CHAPEL President Shanklin Announces Gift From Anonymous Friend at Dinner of Alumni. (Special to the Herald.) Middletown, Jan. 15.—At the an- nual banquet of the Wesleyan Uni- versity Alumni club of New York city at Delmonico's last evening, President Shanklin announced a gift from an anonymous friend which will make possible the rebuilding of the present Memorial chapel, which has been seriously overcrowded by the rapid increase in the number of students in the last six years. The present chapel, which cost $60,000, was built in 1871 by a large number of contri- butions as a memorial to the students who were killed in the Civil war. At that time the Wesleyan enrollment was 153. The present enrollment is 504. The proposed changes, which will enlarge the chancel and put a spa- cious gallery around the other three sides of the auditorium and install a new pipe organ, will cost about $50,000. TO GET MORE PAY. Jewett City, Jan. 15.—The 375 em- ployes of the Ashland Cotton Co. are to receive an increase in wages be- ginning January 24, according to mo- tices posted in the shops yesterday. The amount of the advance is not stated. HEADS SHOE MANUFACTURERS. New York, Jan. 15.—John 8. Kent of Brockton, Mass., was elected presi- dent of the National Boot and Shoe | Manufacturers association at its clos- ing meeting here yesterday. The next meeting will open in New York, Jan- uary 17, 1917. ADDITIONAL SPORTS ON PAGE 10. 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