New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 17, 1916, Page 8

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 1916. Local Boy May Be Giant Outfielder--Pioneers Beat Alumni at Basketball--Annex Bowlers Win City League Championship---Crosby High Beats N. B. H. S. in League Game ANNEX BOWLERS ARE CITY CHAMPS JAGOBSON MAY GET A REGULAR BERTH ney, ‘Local Boy Locks Good to “Jawn” i w o me Mograw—"Koney” Is Wanted | i one to Johnson and | this year. Williams played for the winners, while | New York, Jan. 17—Manager John ' catcher and thrower, but he can hit Jones and Martain were the bright | McGraw of the and run hases. He lives at Pittsfield, stars on the losing side. The score: | cier i recovered Mass. ‘ Britain Alumni G Another promising player who will Jones | oo get a chance this spring, Taylor Farrell, & young outfielder, who last scason led the New England league in hitting. He was developed under Hugh Duffy at Portland, Me., Still another ‘“fence breaker” is R. } ! Sharmon, an outfielder from Por mouth, Ohio, who had the commend- able habit of making home runs last season. Merwin Jacobson of New Britain, Conn., is another stranger the Giants' scouts have unearthed. He is an out- fielder who played with the Brockton club of the Colonial league last sea- but the tions PIONEERS TGO MUCH "OR ALUMNI FIVE Star offer now as was declined under well Negotia- way to obtain as other Federal may wear a 2 son. Rodique baseman, and Kelly, also candidates for are Konetchy leaguerers, and he uniform next se Cuban first recruit, are base. Manager McGraw the Notre promising in year during MMER BASEBALL Gianakopulos, Greek Runner, BUESTION DODGED Wants 1o Meet Kolehmainen | Alumni Weakened by Loss of " first Players Outplayed by Pioncers— i ojected Rule Is to Continue e Problem Will Still Exist W York, Jan. e constitution and by collegiate Association of Amateur btes of America were discussed at ting of the executive and ad- committees held at the Waldort | I vesterday. As a result the dation will be asked at its an- convention on March 4 to pass dments to the constitution that | embody all the restrictions on | eurism recommended at the re- | conference. | question of summer baseball, | the conference failed to solve, nearer solution for the dele at the mecting yesterday left i e same chaotic condition as th b it It is ¥ ioned mendment which prohi peting on a team on laying others who yeceive fin enefits, but no penalty accrues if onsent in writing is obtained of aculty authority of the college Ja the man attending. Thus months of wrangling Brown stu- b may still play summer ball, be- | Brown allows her students to do | % Yale may not, because the au- ties at New Haven.do not think such a course is consistent with roper amateur and college spirit. e rule against the capitalization letic fame is recommended sub- fially as passed at the recent con- West b s Win Easily. rds Joe Ken- catcher, as the that he has him under the few weeks he wad club at the end of last expects great things of Kenney is not only a good Dame player He kept The High school us the services of ‘Tast End Boys Clean Up Many Honors af Aefna Alleys | Fionc i il vy alumni t three of picking m min- its star for the at the asy | cover sea- a7y e, Tel him ! score being P R aTients The City Bowling league which has wane | been in progress early { winter at the Aetna Alley since in the has come has sufi- grippe ball, and job of his this spring. In an will be ready to go | to the training camp at Marlin, Texas, to take up the big task of makin winning tear: of the tail-end Gian of last season. Bad fieldix ing were the downfall la Giants from the to ba biggest o to Pionec { 1 | to a ciose, and the winning honors 80 Jyohnron attention that the faces him month h is i to the Annex team, which has the unique distinction leading the league since its formation. The BEast End club’s representatives in the S league have covered themselves with (‘ook RN Donnelly - throughout the season by their tent work, and it was a rare oc- on_when the club was forced to the short end of any of {he matches with opposing teams. The stellar work of Blanchard ws a big ; factor in the success of the team, but ; ey he received fine assistance from his Y ; : teammates, particularly Foote and Hoffman, who were rated among the ars of the alley McBriarty’s work also of a high grade. The leagne nners not only won the pennant, but they also took the honors, leading the league in high string with a score of 555, and high team total of 1,504 “Tommy” Wright of the Tigers se- cured the honor of high single with a mark of 138, also high total for (..2e strings, 359. “Eddie” Andersonforthe Tigerswon the prize for high average for the sea- son with a mark of 101, being closely pressed by Rogers, who was second with 100. Foote of the Annex also had an average of 100, but he took p ; B g r part in fewer games than Roger: pe nere. Sicollekc i Rletein The statistics of the league com- | e will allowed to sign his : 5 ' : | : plete are as follows: to newspaper articles unles ; ! o s Won Lost Ave articles are actually written y 12 477 Bnd paid for at the regular rates. 19 *466 er will he be allowed to sell : i ¢ 20 *463 Bing goods, to have his name ad- SO0 ked in any situation that is con- . d with sports. T il the present time the I. A28 has made no provision in its : e . A itution for the reinstatement of oot s — : Wwho have broken the laws laid Under the new amendments | carecr Williams cther of Nortoa Dudack Martin and indifferent pitch- causes of the Giants’ The other teams ir the Natior gue won almost as . many games from the Giants on er- | rors as they did with base hits. There | | Reynolds | Pione oals from field, Ducack 2, Martin olds, Jones, re Alumni 16; 4, Williams .ynolds, Jones fouls, Re 29, g Johnso 7 Cook 2 will be more than forty players in * |the camp at Marlin early in March. | gon Rddie Harrison, the infielder. The pitchers will report first, and | pag heen recalled from Dallas,, and of the recruits McGraw is depending | foward Baker is a new infleldor on Fred Herbert, and the Cuban, Em- | : v 1llo}Palmerol to breal!in 'as| regulars: | oEsdistie Bacic: Te will DS e ol RESRE ATS. | tried 2t third base. Carroll, the Ford- BL ouver piteher, i% | pam infielder, Babbington of Brown, 50 looked upon as a likely candidate. | 31'q Ben Dyer, the third baseman, are In Rube Benton and Pol Perritt tho. ;o the youngeters, who will, be Giants have two pitchers who should | irieq out at Marlin before the season show uch improvement over last season’s form Tesreau, Stroud, | opens. Manager McGraw has n quietly Mathewson, Ritter, Schupp, anid Heon e hauer are the other boxmen on recruiting several promising amateur L S and semi-professional players, and whom McGraw will depend. Stever they will also be taken South on the Royce, the Hamilton no-hit collegian, ; 2 has decided to stick to the study of training trip. law and will not be with the Giants | this se; DIL. The successful experiment of play ing Fred Merkle in the outfield part | of last season has sent McGraw and his scouts on the t 1 of another first aseman, as it planned to have Merkle play the outfield all the time. One of the first basemen the Giants have in view is Big Ed Konet- chy, who jumped the Pirates to jomn the Pittsburgh Federal league club. During his last season with St. Louis and the Pirates Konetchy's game fell off considerably, but with the Federal lcague last scason his playing im- proved and he had a fine season. Two High Aaverage Men. hdberg 3; moals from fouls, Nel- |years ago. Manager McGraw offer- Anderson .......... ; referce, Slater. ied $15,000 to St. Louis for Konetchy, Foote Blanchard Brenneke | T. Wright Nyack Hoffman Richter Lantone | Bertini ! McBriarty Huck Cage Prior hich made ' \pression on the against the alumni itch for the West Ends, losing by the one-sided score 30 to 14. The hoys from the Black Rock district showed considerable im- provement in their playing, and strengthened by the services of W. Hultgren played rings around their opponents. Nelson was the star for the josers with two goals from tha ficld and six from the foul line. The score and summary: West Ends Walthers such a favo i opening evening five, proved Vikings B EVERYTHING. M. T. A. @ defeated at TABS WIN The society W New Britain Y. be B. Wallingford Bengst m; pool team the oA B the local rooms here Saturday evening by the 235 to 225. Individual shooting was as follow. Britain, Luby, 45; Leiber 27; F 50; McAvay, 50; Lee, 50; Welch, 1 w lingford, Sutton, 50; Sidnick, 50; Burns, Ward 45; O'Connell, 5 Coughlin, 50. The T. A. B. card play- ers defeated the K. of C. players at forty-five at 41 games to They also won the pinochle game by the score of 14 to 11. society Holmber: Brir Annex - Live Oaks Tigers Tribunes ‘Wander: Elites High single—T. Wright, High three—T.. Wright, 3 High team string—Annex High team total—Annex, score of New redericks, Segriest Pickop, Sandberg Abrahamson Right guard -West End 30, Viking: 14; goals from field, Nelson 2 Holmberg, Abrahamson, Walthers W. Hultgren Jacobson, Relay, Picl Score the Greek in the recent race. As defeat it i to Gianakopulos is sure he can Kolehmainen at this distance \ore than likely that the pair W ash in a feature event which will championship at Van Cortlandt park { ¢ staged at one of the coming mecis professionals. here recently, is anxious to meet Han- | o be held here in the near futurc. the amendments are passed at nes Kolehmainen, the great Finn, in | Photo fhnv\\s ‘(7 tvnn‘kopul‘os v[\{rvmm.r: I convention there will be @ special race at fifteen miles. Ths{the national senior crossicountry run Ing to prevent an amateur com- | latter was -ed to take second place |recently. g against a professional provid- | e receives the consent of the ! ning body of his sport. That he summer baseball question are ed in the following three para- s, stating what debars an ath- New York. Jan. 17—Nick Gianako- atement is providea for and is | pulos, the sturdy Greek runmer from particularly easy for men who |y " viinioce AL G i (et SR e el Ve | wonl the national senior cross country gainst a team on which there CROSBY HIGH FIVE OUTPLAYS LOCALS in the game. He has two draws with | Leach Cross to his credit and in both | mills he forced the East Side dentist to travel at top speed throughout the | fray. He recently obtained a deci- | i ly participation in any public petition or exhibition as an indi- pl and not merely as a member team against one or more per- ineligible to compete as an ama- in the sport in which such par- lation ined as a condition precedent spe- permi. tion occurred, without having ion to do so from the or- governing for exhibition or custom in such competi- such for such character of competi- or exhibition to take place. ly participation petition or exhibition in any as a mem- public f a team on which there are one pore members who have received, leceive v or B7 participating or who are indirectly petition or another st sents a well Pn_and also that the pay or in one participation S5 the team competed to receive any xhibition as a member team, hbers of which are pete as amateurs in the such or ineligible oc: 1i- | boys | ropes | round financial | fits for participation without hav- | pbtained as a condition precedent onsent in writing to thus partic from the proper faculty authorit e university or college of which f at the time of such participation fitriculated student. public moce to sport in irred, agains established organ contest or Bition is in a generally recognized and between ers participating at one time sting of a series of ests, which both e and character thereof would con- Worthington A. C. ite a generally recognized pvents.” either groups or or individual as to the num- explaining the above prohibitions avus T. Kirby, chairman of the Bsory committee of the L C. A. A. A., said that ale or any Giants in an there was other college playing exhibition no bar game, lher would Yale be prevented from ipeting in a track meet against the mgfleld Training School team com- | tion with which hitherto has been | jhibited. JPTERCE IS SOME BATTLER. er Who Meets Neison Here Friday | s Fine Record—Ryan In Shape. fatchmaker ) ged a fine card for his exhibition ' be held Friday eve street armory, consisting of four all lovers For the star bout Man- secured Harry Pie sensation, in and around which a. r Egan Brocklyn, been cleaning ha York for “Jack” should N. several et Frankie Nelson please R up of an months, has ar- ing in the East ce who to Hoboken, series i | 3., and a prime local favorite to | gle in the star bout of 12 rounds. | hiile Pierce is a stranger to local | f<ing fans, his record speaks for it- in as much as he has met and fifteen out mory . turn tons game, sion over Gilbert Gallant in Bridge- port, in one of the best battles ever witnessed in the Park City. has appeared victor on Nelson and was a defeating here twice both occasions, Ketchel at Turner hall in rounds, and later he knocked “Jimmy” Kelly in Hanna's ar- sddie” the “Joe local the meet will mark re- The semi-final to the roped arena one of the most popular who ever crawled through Ryan heduled to of Hartford in and the bhout a hummer. Both boys are past mas- ters of the art of boxing and as Ryan reports being in the best shape of his caree fast battle should ensue. Undaunted by his recent defeat at the hands of “Jack’” Kershaw, “Red” Ames will strive to prove to his friends that he is a long way from being “all in,” when he stacks up against Young Langford in the cure tain raiser of 6 round The dusky boy from Jersey has a fine record and will force “Red” to travel at a fast pace if he wishes to be considered contestant in future mills in this state. A four round bout between two voungsters will pry off the lid. “Honest John” Willis will again be seen in the ring as the third man, which is evidence of the good ju ment of Matchmaker Egan. Ryan is Rocco affair, WIN ANOTHER. Lose Hotly tested Game by One Point. Company T defeated the Worthing- of Berlin at the state armory Saturday night in a close basketball the score being 18 to 17. The features of the game were the playing of Thompson and Call for Company E. The lineup:i— Company Bloom Con- ‘Worthingtons Left forward. Gibney, forward. Thompson Right Burdick Nourse | - McKeon Right guard. : Austin, Rawlings Left guard. Score—Company E 18, Worthing- tons 17; goals from the field, Bloom ompson 3, Pohl Nourse 2; goa from Gibney 2, Nours: Breckenschneider; timer, fouls, referce, Gregory. In the preliminary game the of New Britain defeated ials of Hartford, 12 to 6. Cubs the Imper- CORNELL 38, YALE 18. Ithaca, N. Y., Jan. 17—Cornell de- feated Yale in an intercollegiate bas- ketball league match here Saturday coted some of the best lightweights | by a score of 38 to 18. ling a Bunce | Bunce 3, Gib- | Heavy Team From Brass City Annex Victory in First League Game— Phelan Stars for Winner Outweighing the locals wonderful and play- game in the second half, High school basket- ball team forced the local represent in the league, to bite the dust of defeat, after one of the most e citing games that has ever been wit- nessed on the local gymnasium floor night. The final score was the Crosby tives locals played fast basketball in the first half and lead when thc whistle ended the playing, but the vis- itors went after the game in the sec- ond half, and the fine work of Phelan ho scored sket in the last few conds of play, aided by the wonder- ful defensive work of Parson and Beers ¢ the victo Capt idt came back strong fter a poor start, and gave a fine e: ibition of floor work, and with stance of Brec kept in the run but the lead secured by Phelan be overcome before the led the game. It was the first defeat for the home boys, but they re discouraged over this hoping to the tables when the two later in the season R E of Springfield the in style, giving sides plenty of Ly, an few fouls were called which gave the | spectators much delight as it tend to keep the players on the jump the time. The lineup Crosbhy Phelan ! the ir point not or could whistle rever teams clash eree ran game result New Britain o Breckenridge forward. Parsons Schmidt Cabelas Solomon Borden Hibbard Crosby. New Britain | from floor, Rreckenridgt, 4, Cabelus, Hibbard, Phelan sons 3, Beers | fouls, Br. referee, timer, C. Smith. In the preliminary game, New Brit- ain High school second team was de- | feated Dby the South church team | by the score of 10 to 14. Kopf did | well for the South church and Peter- | son was the best player for the school | team. | goals Schmidt, , Par- from ons 2; | Aetna Bowling Alleys | 10 High Grade Alleys. New Patrons Welcome. Give us a visit. 83 Church Street. the | two | both | all | Cusack P Middleton 1J. Wright English Leupold C. Larson * Prize winner: Nut League Squirrel ¥Food. Won Lost % Peanuts 15 3 .833 Butternuts 9 9 .500 Hickory Nut i 8 .455 Chestnuts 12 .200 High single-—Stagis, 117. High three—Windish, 297. High team string—Peanuts, 458, High team total—Peanuts, 1,307. High Average Men. Ave. Gregory | Peplan | A. Puppel | Windish | Krause J. Jurgen | Sandquist Stagis Berry A. Huck Weare ... 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