New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 20, 1916, Page 8

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916. Ban Johnson Wants Several Changes--123 Federal Players Hear Rattle of ““Can”--Yale Hockeyists Bow to Tiger Seven--Bowling Results in Baraca League--New Britain High Beats Middletown DERAL LEAGUE PLAYERS RELEASED Ffee Agents So Far as De- et Organization Is Concerned uburn, N. Y., Jan. 20.—Secretary In H. Farrell of the National As- ation of Professional Baseball jgues yesterd. gave out the fol- ng list of 123 players who have released by the Federal League b result of the recent peace pac who are now free agents, so far he Federal League is concerned. etary Farrell says: it is the ruling that every jal Association player released out- t by the Federal League, as shown he appended list, shall autor revert to the National ¢lub entitled to his servi gft orzanized baseball. the club holding title when he left or- does not desire to services, then such itted to ne with any other club. must be tendered con- ore March 1. e list follov L. Ade . A F [Brown, W. Ba en, on, don, to the Boucher, L. Bonin, Rob- . Booe, L. 15. Buffington, es, M. Boucher, 3. Paum- A. Byrd, James Block, H. K. H. F. Bradley, Chester M. Blackburn, Charles A. fler, W. S. Collins, Charles C. , Felix Chouinard, Jack Con- Howard Camnitz, Cad Cole, M. ©, W. H. Chappelle, J. J. Cuth- Frank C. Delehanty, M. L. Do- C. C. Darringer, J. C. Delahan- ohn Farrell, Max Fisk, Charles n, Harry Gessler, John Grannon, Glazier, E. G. Gagnier, Art gs, F. B. Hogue, G. A. Hogan, Harris, B. S. Houck, Edward Hol- . J. Henderson, H. Hedgpeth, . Hooper, V. Hughes, Frank Har. ¥. Jacklitch, H. Juul, Dave) s, J. J. Kerr, H. Keupper, John Fred Kommers, L. Kava- George R. Kulp, A. Kaiser, E. Henry Law, Frank Lobert," A. | [Lavigne, W. P. McGowan, R. J. | pmmoughey, Thomas McGuire, s McDonough, J. Missex, J. J. pes, Earl Moore, George Mullen, h Morgan, J. E. Munsey, J. a. aney, R. Mattis, H. Meyers, J. A. vell, Dan Murphy, M. Morrissey, Mackert, Leslie O'Neill, eld, M. Packard, J. F. Potts, O. pters, John M. Phillippi, Ned Pet- v, Larry Pratt, J. E. Potter, W. hillips, C., A. Roberts, M. Reed, 'William Ritter, Thomas E. Rob- Jack Ridgway, F. Rooney, Wal- Roesinger, D. Sturgis, John W. J. H. Savage, H. J. Swacina, ige W. Simmons, D. Stone, Charles , R. Sommers, Henry Schmidt, y Swan, James Stanley, George Br, Fred Trautman, Van D. Tap- Carl Vandergrift, E. E. Wagner, A. Walsh, D. C. Wood- D. Wertz, C. E. Whitehouse, W. Varren, Al Watkins, Ted Welch, . Young and Del Young. OCKING ’EM DOWN IN BARACA LEAGUE eyans Disappoint by Failing to ¢ in Appearance—Trinity Five Win Twice From Epworths. t one match was played in the ca Class bowling league last eve- on account of the failure of the feyans to put in an appearance, to the disgust of their oppo- . the Athenians. e Epworths took the Trinity Into camp two games out of three hich Carlson of the victors was ktar. E. Wilcox put up a cred- b game for the losers. scores: Epworths. 76 67 94 70 82 92 920 434 Trinitys. plc ber 218 70— ¢ 80— 4 80— 168 8 1204 Wesleyans—Forfeit. high University defeated Templo lersity at basketball yesterday in ehigh gymnasium by the score of AETNA ALLEYS Men Always on Hand owl in the Day Time signol, who the game has produced, has planned to exhibit his skill in at least 100 big Bert cities. France. play exhibition games together, and it is expected that the latter will play Hoppe either in a handicap tourna- ment or in match competition. signol is believed to be the one champion. 'French Billiard Expert Here Looking for Honors y New York, Jan. 20.—Firmin Cas- the French billiard expert, is one of the best players that He recently arrived from Cochran and Cassignol will Cas- il- ard player in the world who has the kill to offer close competition to the There is, however, little possibility that there will be a cham- pionship game between the two, for Hoppe has by his wonderfullf con- sistent defea of all the American rivals won absolute possession of all the balk line trophies. So there might be a championship match another em- blem would have to be put in com- petition, which could only be offered the first time in tournament play. Cassignol has made three trips to this country, the last a year and he went back to France then because of the war and before he had played many games. In France Cassignol is conceded to be the premier player, just as Hoppe is in this country. He holds the academy record of 598 at the 18.2 game which compares favor- ably with the record held by Hoppe in this country of 622. PRINCETON DEFEATS YALE AT HOCKEY ago Superior Team Work Gives Tigers a to 1 Victory Over the Elis. New York, Jan. 20.—Superior com- bination play and better generalship gave Princeton’s veteran hockey team a 2 to 1 triumph over the Yale seven at St. Nicholas Rink last night, in the first of their annual three-game serie There is not much glory in the v tory for was the poorest seen at the local rink this season. Neither team displayed the knowledge of hockey that would T~ expected of squads contending for mythical championship, and there were only a few moments when either ide developed good team play. Th Tigers presented a more formid- able front than their New Haven rivals becase of their more sustained work, but individually the Princeton players did not show to much better advantage than their Yale opponent: Time and again both sides tossed away splendid opportunities to score because of wealk stick worlk, yet interest was maintainad in the contest through the keen rivalry displayed in ever play. Roughne the exhibition, was inflicted. Burge: was sent off the ice for two minutes in the second period for slashing, but his absence came at a time when Princeton’s play had slowed up con- siderably, and was not damaging to his team’s changes. Cushman, the Princeton, right wing, started the Tigers on their way to vic- tory when he scored in 3 minutes and 50 seconds after start of play in the second period. Only his careful fol- Captain of Yale, hand at this stage, but settled in 9 minutes anad ter the start of play in the second half when Peacock accepted a back pass | from Shoen at an acute angle for the Yale goal and, with a difficult poked it into the net, which had been left unguarded when Yorke took part in a scramble for the puck. | defense for the Tigers, for the exhibition | cuehman team | s was rampant throughout | but only one penalty | in a position to tally at this point. J. Humphreys, the big Princeton cover point drove the puck more than half way down the rink in the direction of the Yale net, after taking it from Gould. The rubber missed the net and went sailing to the back board. It rebounded almost directly in front of the Eli goal, and Cushman, break- ing through the Yale defense, pushed | it past Yorke and scored the first point for Princeton. Ford put up a sterling exhibition for Princeton at goal, and while he did not appear quite as brilliant as Yorke, for the reason perhaps that he was not called upon so frequently to ward off attacks, vas just as ef- fective. Yale fought hard to get the upper the issue was 23 seconds af- drive Three centre men were used by Yale in their efforts to triumph. Van Nos- trand, who started at this p relieved latter w place Armour, Dickey came into the fray ion was by Buc¢hanan and when There were only a few moments in the second period when there was neither a Yale nor a Princeton player sprawling on the ice. The referees overlooked a lot of rough work, for one side was as guilty as the other. Captain Peacock played a splendid same for Princeton and kept the rub- ber in Yale territory most of the time by his sterling work. Humphreys was also a strong factor on the offense and the Orange and Black seven. Hills, Schoen, and Scully were always in the middle of the fight. The line-up and summary: Position Princeton Scully Murray Humphreys Burgess Peacock Schoen Hills Armour Cushman Right wing in first period. First goal Second for Princeton by in 3 econd goal for Yale by Burgess in 7: third goal for Princeton by Peacock in 9.23. Penal- ties; Second period—Burgess, Yale, 2 minutes for slashing. Substitutions —For Yale; Buchanan for Van Nos- trand, Van Nostrand for Armour, Dicky for Buchanan. Referce— Stewart Paten, Hockey Club. Assis- tante referee—L. Crovat, Hockey club. Goal umpires—A. Smith, Crescent A. €., and Willlam Emmons. Princeton. Timekeeper—W. J. Croker, Wanderers H. C. Penalty Timers—Ernie Garon, Hockey club, and George Graham, Wanderers H. C. Time of halves— Twenty minutes each. period WITHINGTON MAY COACH. ‘Wisconsin Regents to Further Inves- tigate Athletic Situation. Madison, Wis., Jan. 20—The Board ot Regents of the University of Wi consin yesterday afternoon declined to make any selection of a football coach. Dr. Paul Withington of Bos- ton, a Harvard graduate, has been recommended by the Athletic council. The regents appointed a committee te further investigate the athletic sit- + lowing of the rubber put Cushmanluauon_ ‘ TERSE NEWS NO'L (FEL The Providence baseball club will | yemain under the control of Joseph J. Lannin another season at least, unle: some one comes forth with a propos tion to buy it A syndicate of Provi- dence men, headed by John A, “Daff” Gammon, the former Brown Univer- sity athletic star, obtained an option on the Gray: but this expired Tues day, the syndicate failing to purcha; the club. The Providence club he heen as the “farm” for Mr. | Lannin’ ‘s champion Red Sox. Percy Haughton and George T. Stallings are regarded as an unusually strong pair to drive the business and playing machinery of the Boston Braves. Chicago friends of James J. Calla- han gave the old White Sox leader a rousing send-off at a dinner Saturday night before he took up the manage- ment of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Charles H, Weeghman, the new presi- dent of the Cubs, made the principal speech, and 200 fans sat around the banquet table Joie Ray, the Chicago athlete and champion mile runner in the Amateur | married to Miss | | Tidna Myrtle Parker of Kankakee, IIl., | Athletic Union, ws last Saturday. 1t is said that Alberto Braglia, the Italian gymnast will visit this country this winter. cup offered by the City of Prague, to be the property of the country win- ning it three times. Braglia was al- ; lowed to keep the cup permanently in recognition of his wonderful work I [ | in the gymnasium. The Narragansett Bay Yacht Rac- ing association is making an effort to arouse interest in yacht racing for next season. Tt is said that a mistake had been made last summer in abolishing prizes during the race for the erroneous impression was created that the rule applied to all the races of the year, and as a | result the competition fell off con- siderably. During the rext season it is expected there will be plenty of cups and prizes. Further complications have arisen over the Newark club of the Interna- ticnal league. Charles H. Ebbets of the Brooklyn club at one time owned | the team, but he transferred all the stock to a company headed by Messrs. Solomon and Medicus. Tt is stated that Mr. Ebbets still has an interest in some of this old stock, although the franchise was declared forfeited the league. Mr. Ebbets, it was id yesterday, will apply to the Na- | tional Commission to ascertain if the stock which he posses alue in the baseball ms: 5, he intends to collect. Territorial rights to Rock Island, have been awarded to the Central | | Association, according to an an- nouncement made by Chairman John Farrell of the National Board of Arbitration of the National Associa- ilon of Professional Baseball Leagues. George Westerville, third baseman, and Williamm R. Jackson, first base- man, of the Chicago Federals have been released by President Weegh- man of the Chicago Nationals to the St. Joseph, Mo., of the Western league. Manager Stallings of the Boston Na- tionals announced vesterday that it had not been found possible for his ciub to exchange training camps with the New York Americans. The Tiraves had arranged for spring head- quarters at Miami, Fla., but stallings desired to return to his old camp at Macon, Ga. The New York club, which selected the latter city, refused to make the change, Stallings said. Clement Browne of the Hamilton club recently established a new Cen- tral Association A, A, U. mile record in Chicago by covering the distance in 23:49 4-5. He won by a margin of ighty yards, and was not hard pressed at any stage of the race by Simonson. Wallen, and Wood, his opponents in the Hamilton club’s pool. WANT PAY FOR KAUFF. Indianapolis Association Club Will Hold Giants to $10,000 Offer. Indianapolis, Jan. 20—At the con- clusion of a conference with h attorney last night, James C. McGill. owner of the local Ametican associa- tion club, said that his course in ai- tempting to force the New York Na- tionals to pay him for the release of Benny Kauff has not been determined. McGill said he believed the agree- ment he made with the New York Nationals last spring to sell Kauff for $10,000 is still good, but that his attorney will go into the matter thor- oughly before any action is taken. Kauff was the property of the In. dianapolis club when he jumped to the Federals. CHEAPER BASEBALL IN BOSTON. Boston, M Jan. 20—President Joseph J. Lannin of the Boston Red Sox world’s champions, announced vesterday that next season he would make a big reduction in the prices for the American league ball games at Fenway park. He intends to reduce the price of all box seats to $1 and to climinate the dollar section that here. | tofore has included the first ten rows of the pavillion. All the seats in the grand stand will hereafter be sold for 75 cents cach. President Lannin also plans to increase the scction of 25 5 cent seats, of which there will be _than 10,000 next season, thus reducing the 50-cent seats to 6,600 in number. Braglia won the $1,000 | about I i When Old Doc Time beckons up the braves and the best with the rest of the fleld that' has served its under the banner of the game. So for 1916 it will be of some in- terest to ¢ just how many drop from ! the ranks or fade into the mists where even the greatest are soon forgotten - a fickle public that only remem- hers what you are today—not what you used to be. little in 4 game that moves with such swiftness, where so many come and o and where the places of those who fall are so quickly taken by others waiting for the chance. The 1916 Class, Here are at le a of' who may hike onward for a year | | those | two longer—or who might also drop e i | | | i few »ut before 1917 opens its docket: 9. (0 1 No. 2. No. No. No. No. No. No. Christy Mathewson. Honus Wagner. Napoleon Lajoie, Edward S. Plank. Mordecai Brown. Edward Walsh, Hal Chase. Napoleon Rucker. Five Pitchers. Five of these belong to the greatest ' contingent of pitchers brought for- i ward in fifty years of play—Mathew- son, Brown, Walsh, Rucker and Plank. What a staff that would have made for any club with all five in their { prime! This doesn’t mean that all five are to g0, but no one of the five is certain to start another campaign beyond this ring’s mobilization. Mathewson is still doubtful in regard to his neck and shoulder trouble, where his nerve enters are badly worn away. ing compaign. All depends on how the old salary whip and adjacent neck muscles thaw out this spring. Walsh has been practically out of for two years. But last season he -vas able to win a game or two. 1916 will probably wind up his career. Miner Brown had a good season with ihe Feds, but the Three-Taloned mar- ve! is now forty years old, and he, too, iy edging toward the shadows. Ed Plank, one of the szame's greatest | marvels, was still almost as ever, although he had fortieth vyear. But the Gulde is closer Nap Rucker h P hand the him five what 1916 will October. But of sta: ave least three are doomed to hand with the birds that used to be. ‘Wagner and Lajole. The requiem has been sounded for | and was Hans Wagner since Hector a pie- pup. When we were still a toddling infant the sportive gossip of that was to cld we recall ithe day Hans and through. But each year they come back and crack the pill’ on the proboscis or spear the festive grounder with aban- don and eclat. Still they can’t go on forever. Their places in balldom’s sun must soon be taken. Hans is forty-one or more. Larry is forty. They have served twenty years each on the skinned plots back of the green turfed infield. They have outlasted the average player by nearly a ‘dozen seasons. Both big and powerful, they have stood the strain of the game where smaller frames would have curled up. Apd through most of this period not even Doc Time could blur the bright- | mess .of their batting eves. They ma | 80 through 1916 and hold their places | without a slip. But to go on beyond mto another campaign is hardly prob- able. Although, so far as the Flying | Dutchman is concerned, we refuse to ! predict his finish until a full month has elapsed after he has turned in hic uniform and nailed his old glove | te the cabin wall. the effect that old Larry were the Hal one of basemen, As for Hal Chase, greatest of all first or | as effective ed his Gettysburg to the border at last. had arm trouble for the last two years, so no one can tell before pitching mentioned, who have served an age of more than twelve years, at in the old uniform and take their places PORT highway of sport they all follow—the | the ring. BERE e, | i | There | is a chance that 1916 will be his clos- | about | | ems to be pointed toward the minor | border. Hal, through his excessive flopping from spot to spot and league the them with of in the game powers. Most controlling would to league, isn’t the most popular bloke | ¢y~ o0 /O, S be | rauch obliged to observe Hal drop out | for good,so another star is fairly sure | to fade this summer. i Willard vs. Moran. | 1f Mr. Willard and Mr. Moran find it strictly incumbent upon themselves to battle ten rounds in New York for the paltry purse of 50,000 bon least one arrangement is nec Mr. Willard isn’t the fastest, mos aiert athlete in the world. Mr. Moran i even more so as a stoical beginner. By the end of ten Tounds the two would be just in the act of developing a faint perspiration. It would take them at least ten rounds to get up cleam. So we suggest that in case they meet, before entering the ring they battle together ten or fifteen stanzas in some cellar or other quiet abode, and having put on a sufficient arount of impetus, the ten rounds could then be finished be- LIGHT Grantlend Rice fore the quivering spectators around Ever since we saw Mr, Willard and Morris lumber and flounder through the ten chapter stuff in New York we have been able to restrain our mad enthusiasm to see another such smear. It was the most terrible spectacle we have even seen. the meanwhile has im- Like a traveller Willard proved in immensely. The past counts but starting from the south pole he was forced to head north. And Moran is, of course, well above Mr. Morris, the Sapulpa Spiral. If the two would go o it for ten rounds at top speed there might be a first class frenzy on tlie boards, but these heavyweights are a conservative lot, difficult of prodding into any unseemly haste. Mr. Tinker has plans out to trade and sell thirty-three ball players and a training camp. Also thirty-three uniforms. We have no immediate use for a ball player, a training camp cr a uniform. But we'd be glad to offer Joseph a newspaper photo of Ttoger Bresnahan for a ball and glove. Fred Toney, the Red star, came like a crimson flash the last two months o the race. Not even Alexander was moving at any swifter pace. By maintaining this same speed the sharpshooter of Rilly Goat Hill, Nash- ville, Tenn.—i. e., Mr. Toney—will be the league’s premier this forthcoming aatumn. Cobb, Mathewson, Wagner, Walsh, Brown—most of the stars have served their turns in the world series spot- light. But Lajoie will never enjoy this honor—plus the extra kale—and there is a tall chance that Walter Johnson may never get his W. S. chance. That is, unless Griff can hook a few batsmen to furnish Walter a telly or so to work on here and there 1. Tough the year. “In playing Kelly pool,” inquires 3. T. J., “do you keep your eye on tne object ball?” No, on the pot. PROTESTS AGAINST USE OF IRISH NAMES James Buckley Wants Commission to Put a Stop to Fast Growing Practice. New York, Jan. 20—James Buckley, the boxing promoter, appeared before the State Athletic Commission yester- { day as the champion of the Irish race. First of all, Mr. Buckley explained | that he was an American citizen, hut jdentified with was also of good old Irish stock. He proposed that the commission pass a rule prohibiting fighters with unpro- nounceable names from taking Irish names. Mr. Buckley stated that any man, no matter what his race was, who could not get along on his own name was no good. He cited several instances of fighters who have brazenly taken Irish names simply to hide their own nationality and make an appeal to Irish-Ameri- cans, who as a class are fond of box- ing. He id it was a disgrace (o the Irish race. Chairman Wenck of the commission agreed with Mr. Buck- ley that it was not the right thing for those who decided to enter the prize ring to take an Irish name. If there was any way to stop it, Chair- man Wenck szid he would be glad to do it. Chairman Wenck stated that he has appointed a new staff of inspectors, twenty-five to serve in Brooklyn and twenty-five in New York. The commis- sioners will meet the inspectors at | their offices today and tomorrow and and will give them emphatic instrue- tions about their duties. The com- mission has appointed William A. mith super ing inspector for New York, with John L. McCarthy as hi a stant Charlc Wiiliamson has been appointed supervising inspector in Brooklyn, with Charles Schoeneck as his assistant. The commission also announced that boxing in the state ormories w: a dead issue. The Seventy-first Regi- ment, which was the only military or- ganization to receive a boxing permit, has decided to surrender its lcense The Grupp Athletic ciub of 116th street was granted a boxing loense and the Little Falls A. C., which ap. plied for a permit to hold boxing shows, was refused one. It seems that the Little Falls club has already held one boxing show, although, it had ro- ceived no license. For this violation of the state law the application wns rejected. The case against the Genesee A. C. of Syracuse for permitting a boxer. who is said to have been physically unfit to appear at their show was tab. led until the commission goes to Syra- cuse on Jan. 28 to hear al] the evi. dence in the case. The commission has not finished its revision of the boxing rules, but | these will be announced in a few days ST g g George Hodgson, Olympic swim- concluding | Royal British Flying corps, for which | | ming champion, left Montreal yester- | day to take up a commission in the he has trained. JOHNSON FAVORS CHANGE IN METHOD . Indicates National Commission I to Be Overhauled Chicago, Jan. 20—Ban Johnson, | president of the American league, to- day admitted when asked about the story that the National Commission was to be dissolved that he was strongly in favor of a “¢hdnge in the method of conducting baseball busi- ness.” For a time he refused to talk on the subject, but when pressed for an answer he intimated that there was something to the report about the imminent reorganization of the National Commission. ; ¢ The American league figures that it was in a weak position in the war with the Federal league, owing to the fact that with Garry Herrmann and President Tener offsetting Ban Johnson the National leagtie comtroll- ed the biggest body in Organized base- | ball. When it came to opening peace negotiations the Natiohal Commis-, sion, with its National league major- ity, took the initiative. The Ameri- can league was left out in the cold and was invited in after the move- ment had made considerable progress. Dissolution of the Natichal Com- mission and reorganization undér a | new regime seems to be the plan of the American league. This includes the passing of Garty Herrmanfi as chairman of the supreme court of baseball. That this plan may pre- ciptitate a split in the ranks of Or- ganized Baseball is possible but high- ly improbable. Garry is Due to Go. Despite the interview of President Tener of the National league sént out from New York last week, thére seems to be a strong movement to- ward abolishing the game’'s govern- ing body as it now exists and thé sub- stitution of a more representative one in its stead. It may be Tener's wish to retdln Herrmann as head of the commission, but the National league chief is powerless to re-elect Herrmann. That must be done by joint action of rep- resentatives of the two major leagues. There is every reason to believe, from the present trend of sentiment, that the American league will balk on any attempt to continue the life of the commission with Herrmann as head. Johnson has the backing of Cap- tain Huston, President Comiskey of the White Sox, President Lannin of the Boston Red Sox and other power- ful magnates of the younger major cireuit. It is not the intention of the Amer- |ican league officials to Have one of |its members become chairman iu Herrmann’'s place. That would be subversive of the very principle for which they are contending, they say. A Neutral Head Wanted. The new governing body in base- | ball, be it the National Commission , !or a new body modeled after the old, should have as its head a man not either major league, Johnson contends. This man should be on who is in a position to act independently on all subjects that come before the commission. For a major league magnate fo hold this position often places hira in an embarrassing position, it 18 con- » tended. He may be the deciding fac. tor in a controversy in which he iz vitally interested. The upshot of the whole contro- versy is that the American league wants a representative governing body for baseball. It seems that the National league, instead of having two members the commission would have one. This move means that the Ameri- can league intends to be in a more advantageous position in case of an- other baseball war. The name of James A. Gilmore, President of the Federal league, ls mentioned as a likely successor to Herrmann. Gilmore would be a com promise candidate, if chosen, for while the Nationa] league folks are in favor of Gilmore, Johnson is not exactly in love with him. on LOCALS WIN EASY GAME. ! Middletown High Proves No Match For Captain Schmidt’s Hustlers. The New Britain ketball team experienced | culty last evening in defeating the Middletown High school five, in the latter city, score 32 to 7. The locals | played rings around their opponents | Breckenbridge particularly shining | with 5 goals from the floor and 4 | from the foul line to his credit. Cap- tain Schmidt also put up a fast game At the end of the first half the score | stood 13 to six in favor of New Brit- | ain. The Middletown boys were com. ! pletely smothered in the second half, | and succeeded in finding the baskel jhm once, a foul shot by Scheutze. The score and summary: | New Britain Middletown Schmidt . Griffin, Hal] Left guard. Breckenbridge Schultze, Weinch Right forward Bachulus Spear, High school bas. little dif Cabellus, Butterworth | Solomon Left guard Blumer, Right guard Score—New Britain Middletown ; goals from floor, Breckenbridge 5, Schmidt 4. Cabellus 3, Solomon g, Griffin 2, Schultze 1; goals from fouls, Breckenbridge 4, Schultze 1; referee, Alford 32,