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

WNEW, &ARITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1916. Weeghman 1o Turn More P ayers Adrift--Rickard Says He Forced Willard to Sign Contract. for Moran Fighi-- Middletown Basketball Team Easy for Local Hoop Tossers--Berlin Bowlers Win — RICKARD FORCED WILLARD INTO BOUT. Threatened to Match Moran andf Dillon-to Fight lor Big Purse New York, Feb. 5.—Tex Rickard, | \ho is promoting the Willard-Moran w:hich is to take place in this city 17, sald yesterday that Wil- Tom Jones, would be »re next week and the final agree- ment for the contest would be signed Il v all parties concerned at a meeting \ ednesday. ‘I have not been apprised of the ex- jact agreement arrived at in Chicago hursday,” said Rickard yesterda “but T am going ahead with my efforts ; o find a suitable place to stage the hout here. I would like to stage it at ! dadison Square Garden and am ready : o meet any reasonable proposition | Inade by the management of that| place. “Regardless of the price, I have or- Hers on file now for twenty-three ring- | bide boxes. I am sorry that I could not flefer the meeting of Williard and Moran until summer, as I am sure they ' vould then attract 100,000 spectators th the bout staged in the open air. ! “I have decided that the top price | or the best seats will be $25 each, pnd I intend making reservations to protect visiting sportsmen ell as local patrons from specula- as far as it is possible to do so. “I clinched this match by positively lhreatening to bring Moran and Dillon ogether in this city for a purse almost large as the one I am putting up lor Willard and Moran. Willard is not oming east with Jones next week, but will insist that the champion shall rain in this vicinity for at least three eeks prior to March 17. I under- and Moran is going to begin train- ng at Saratoga, but he, too, must fin- th his preparatory work somewhere djacent to this city. The men them- slves will have to agree on a referee under no circumstances will I con- t to act in that capacity as I did at Reno at the Johnson-Jeffries fight.” B New York, Feb, G.—According to statistics compiled recently, Ed Geers, the veteran harness driver, has won more than $1,000,000 since he arove his first race on the grand circuit. No other driver of trotting horses has equalled this record. Now that the syndicate stables are the +hing it is not unlikely that some day some one will win more money than Geers, but each succeeding season makes it seem more certain that Chicago, Feb. 5.—Jess Willard may o most of his training at Hot Borings, Ark. His manager today re- pived a telegram from the Business fen’s league of Hot Springs inviting he champlon to go there to prepare br the match. It was said Willard hight accept the offer. when his long career is ended the verdict of horsemen .will be that, take him all in all, we shall not look upon his like again. Hiram Wood- ruff and Budd Doble are the only men of the past who have rivaled Geers in popular esteem and profes- sional reputation. He has won more races than either of them. He has never resorted to shady tricks win nor connives at secret advan- iages in entering his horses. In 1887 to , ir Ed Geers, Greatest of All Harness Drivers, Has Won Over a Million Geers first came up north from his home in Columbia, Tenn., with the black mare Alice West. She was the first trotter Geers ever drove in 2:30 or better. This he did at the Old Fark track in Hartford, Conn. Thirty-two years afterward he drove the Harvester, then a four-year-old, er the same track in 2:07 1-4, and 1914 he drove Etowah, another four-year-old, three winning heats in 2:08 2:03 1-2, 2:08 1- o SPORT BRIEFS. Suit to collect $920 in expenses and court costs was brought by the Kansas City American Association baseball club against the St. Louis Federal league club in” the circuit court at Independence, Mo., yester- day. An injunction suit to restrain the St. Louis club from acquiring Pete Compton, a Kansas City out- fielder, was decided in favor of the local club in St. Louis last summer. The present suit is to collect money spent in litigation at that time. S. OUTCLASSED BY LOCAL QUINTET loys From Down the River Are no Match for Local Hoop Tossers— Breckenridge’s Fine Work, The basketball quintet representing e Middletown High school made a eak opponent for Captain Schmidt's asket tossers yesterday afternoon, oing down to defeat by the one-sided ore of 24 to 7. The visitors were utclassed from the beginning, the ork of Breckenridge and Schmidt ompletely smothering the boys from e River cit: | For the flrvt three minutes the ams battled nip and tuck, but after Breck” had landed the ball into the juge for the first goal it was simply procession for the home team. e half ended with the score 18 to 4. A number of substitutes were used the second half, and the “colts,” ®re stronger than their opponents. eckenridge with five goals from e floor and four from the foul line as the individual star for the vic- prs. Griffin and Spears played the lest game for the losers. Dick Dillon jandled the game in his usual fault- 88 manner. The score and sum- pary: New Britain reckenridge- Stepanian Butterworth Right Forward. thmidt-Barton Left Forward plomon-Paterson ¥ Center jibbard-Woodford Right Guard The signing of James P. Devine of Albany by the Boston Americans as a catcher was announced yesterday. Devine has been playing with semi- professional clubs in New York city. i A report which said that a syndi- cate headed by John V. Burné® of Chicago would purchase the Clev denied yesterday by Burns. Bert Humphries, for several years 2 member of the Chicago Cubs’ pitch- ing staff, was sold to the Kansas City club of the American Association yes- terday. Manager Jack Hendricks of the In- dianapolis American Association team closed a deal vesterday with the St. Louis American league club whereby | J. L. Leary, first baseman, and Frank ! Riley, a right-hand pitcher, became the property of the Indianapolis club, Leary has been with the St. Louis club for three years and Riley was loaned to the Wichita club of the Western league last year, being re- called at the close of the season. Middletown Eddie Collins of the White Sox be- lieves that the Chicago club is strong enough this season to win the pen- nant. He expects Joe Jackson have a big vear with the bat. juell-Lamb Blumer Left Guard Score, N. B. H. §. 24, M. H. S, 7; bals from floor, Breckenridge 5, chmidt 2. Hibbard 2, Buell, Griffin, rears; zoals from fouls, Brecken- idge 4, Spears 2, Blumer; referec, illon; timer, Reed. Bert Shotten isn’t worrying about his job. Shotten owns a large farm in southeastern Missouri and he says that if the St. Louis club owners de- cide to replace him this spring he will quit baseball for good and settle down to be a farmer. RELE! REFUS The National ve a deci ED ED PLAN commission yesterday blow to a number of deral league players when an uncon- tional release was refused to Eddie flank, the former pitcher of the Ath tics. Connie Mack asked for waivers Plank last season, and two or three | ubs refused to grant the request. lank then joined the Federal league. @ commissicn refused to permit George Mullin, a former pitcher on the Tigers' staff, is sald to be looking Tcr a job as manager of the Fort Wayne club of the Central league. Mike Mitchell, the former Cincin- i nati outfielder, is acting as a stake- @nk to become a free agent becaus holder at the New Orleans racing went to the Federal league when | meet. Mitchell is through with base- [lubs in organized ball wanted his ser- | ball for good and intends to devote es. This case is a precedent for | the rest of his active life to the rac- veral other players who jumped to | ing game, | © Federal league under the sams | | cumstances. | etna Bowling Alleys cciient hine Fioner xeea nimecic 10 Alleys 6 Tables 3 Church Street Telephone ‘n trim all the time. During this win- ter Fisher has done a lot of tramping | about in the woods hunting. He has also worked out in a “gym.” Dave Gregg, a brother of Gregg, the Red Sox twirler, Vean | | | | has 12nd club of the American league was | to | rooms | last evening. Portland The Naps but he was | l i signed to pitch for the Pacific Coast league club. once gave him ‘a trial, sent back to the minors. John (Red) Murray, Teleased by | the Giants the latter part of last season and signed by the Chicago Cubs, declares that he will not go to Kansas City in the American Asso- ciation, by which club he was sold by Manager Tinker a few days ago. Murray states that as a result of ten years' service in the National league he is entitled to an absolute release. Jimmy Archer of the Cubs is an- cther ball player who is fond of golf as a pastime. With the Brown-Sloufed combina- ' tion as opposition to the Cardinals in S Louis, Miller Huggins, the Cards’ peppery leader, admits that he has a bard row to hoe this season. Hug- gins is popular with the Mound City fans and writers, but if he makes a 100r showing he'll soon lose his ad- herents. The St. Louis fans are of a most rabid sort and follow the win- ning club alway Manager Callahan of the Pirates Lelieves in the old adage that “two heads are better than one.” recently while in Pittsburgh Callahan called the newspaper men together and in- formed them that he would be open to any suggestions they would have to make that might help to make the Pirates a winner. Magistrate McQuade will be a member of the Giants' party when the New Yorkers assemble at Marlin this spring to do their training. He is a personal friend of McGraw’ and one of the Glants' best little rooters. The Philadelphia writers have not yet forgotten the poor batting of Niehoff in the world’s ser games last fall. Some of them are on Niehoff’s trail and hint that Pat foran needs a second baseman who can hit. Though he did not show his 1eal form in the series with the Red Sox, the fact stands out that the former Red Leg played a most credit- atle game during the National league race. CARD TEAMS TO MEET. Another round of the card tourna- ment of the Y. M. T. A. & B. and Daly council, K. of C. played this evening in the in Hanna's block. close of the games a social will be held. society will B. of ¢, At the session be LIEBLER BEATEN. “Marty” Welch eliminated Liebler as a contenedr for the pool honors in the Tab pool tournament There are three remain- ng games to be played on the sched- ule, and the winners will be matched for the finals “Andy” WEEGHMAN TO LET FIVE PLAYERS GO Expects to Tell Them Next Week— Archer Will Not Be Sold— Dis- appointing to Barney. Chicago, Feb. 5—President Char Weeghman of the local National league team announced yesterday that the Cubs’ catching staff for next sea- son will be composed of Jimmy Arch- er, Bill Fischer and Arthur Wilson. This announcement will he disap- pointing to Barney Dreyfus, inasmuch as the president of the Pittsburgn club sought to purchase Archer. Pittsburgh, as well as Boston, has beon angling for the services of the former Detroit backstop, and George Stallings, who now is in this has failed to wean Archer aw Tinker| Nothing definite ha decided on as to what disposition wili be made of Clemons, another Cub catcher. “1f Pittsburgh, Boston and clubs are hoping to get Archer, only say they are on the track,” Weeghman asserted. “Several clubs have tried to take this catcher off my hands, but I do not propose to Ken the Cubs in any department. dent Hempstead of the Giants me that McGraw had assembled New York team i vears, and was banking on coppin the pennant. All the other clubs in the National league have been rein- forced, and it is up to the Cubs to watch their step. “Archer, Wilson and Fischer constitute our catching staff, and don’t. think another club in major league can bo; of a more evenly halanced set of star backstop: 1 am looking forward to the National league meeting in New York next week and hope to dispose of five play- ers at that time, but at present can- not dwell on any deal other T can wrong told the will 1 OUTLOOK IS GLOOMY. Toronto Likely to Have Poor Season— Manager Not Yet Chosen. Feb. 5.—The Toronto In- ternational league baseball club 1s still without a mwenager. A meeting f the board of directors of the team was held here recently for the pur- pose of naming a leader, but no ac- tion was taken in the matter. Tommy Leach, who w recently given his unconditional release by the Cincinnati Reds, rules favorite for the position, althought others are ir view. Leach, with wide experi- ence, should make a valuable leader the Leafs, and it is expected that ppointment will shortly be an- nounced. Although the locals lost more than 0,000 last vear, there 1s no danger t the franchise will be given up. The prospects for baseball in this city, however, on account of the war, do not look any too bright. Toronto, (Other either | Ty Y 4 el Haughton's W no fa Fig figure: base hit than i a Ji B Beating Book W « Stech he he ec irip Back- You ker- ks Should R Jack Di Fate—by by of er. by cad, ilon. Je Frank Gotch. Plays You Shouldn't Miss, ‘ock 0 v the Wal by of Glass™ ou for KFive Mill Willard. Conchin aves, ore vmpion onder h sons ? Joe Tin; n, her, thi or Sir—I s m o ton D purch of the Cincinnati Browns? G championship st the Athletics the championship. bac iowerman Bresnahan, &U 1 Ten iants h eel. The fal 1ard n, Donli Nothing to topped. ubs had managing and average average Gaffney vears 5 Harvard, a sport for th cut in but spends battling p must mornings, ow he ker would rather 207, at sh .280. Joe is more use s to Chicago at it the ec by is planning odgers. W d the Philadelphia Gl Ten Years Ago. th Nationa up in ago the tied ad 1 before they h in 4 out of They h: k—Mathewson, Gilbert and t it. They ix months all pa n, But smashed to Benj by Ja ion? ing e to we his owning by Grantland Rice ! seph min —by the goods racquet Percy often after- have ort Doo- probably ful oc Y C. L. 1 ad t a spring League strivs I o kill cduce one. Ants, an upstate paper that buy ’t the he nkees M. the of reaten games for ad he st McGann, o couldn’t later records the old McGinnity, De est. be the by winning 116 games and losing 36 for a grand average of 700. No ball club since has ever come within 5 sames of Ti Of that nker this record. Those Left. ola League ha rn Cub guard ouly & are left in Major begins his first campaign as manager of the club which he helped Schul te | spikes still Brown, an, | 1o the old flag. with —Chance, Steinfeldt, H make 1, after Bost ofman, teulbach th ca 10 ca ca co M e Cub rry fou llcall in The vear Ten to de. ru one He berderland famous. Frank cut Chicago wandering abou Johnny B on. The first Kling, Pfeister, return. If ter for 1915 names that 1906. Shift ago re - of F le the game for of sod. of the greatest of them returns t, vers have Sheckard, Slagle, Miner Overall. he wil doe: still answered te. Frank Chance st coming into fame and power. was He half a de- was pointing toward the “Peerless Leader.” On the club he had a second string Pat was tcher ne nsidered was about Chance oran to imed Pat Moran. about through, over. went to the Phillies. the EY His day Yankees; he 15 1 never got his club above fifth place. Moran won, cut les and t 10 ¢ the roun’, or seasons. ol” a pennant broke the spell Or, as we imes before: world goes his first of 40 have quoted roun’ year flag- and Scme go up and some go down.” That Mesmerizing Melody. first 1 hra nass M Ck Adams’ duce from ‘“These Tinker to Evers to Trio i Words that The start w 15 any a ys reca hance.” In case 1y ar words, of birds, nker an Picking ruthlessly hle, but t campaign Adams Giant of ten the lifted to ed hich Fr; 1l it—"Tinker to vou have ric, we will try memory: e the bearcats and d Evers and our are heavy wit rouble, Tinker to Evers to Chance, ca s ith(‘ Pacific | cperate in a Los | oc | ton. ! th plete These 1 mpaign of the on ean, Not e a dc toGay. o1 | do Je: ye: we seem other road an of ba ne at Among sn't it esn't Willa Looking ars to t reco: The d lost UL from ver beer tter on home. ny il weigh to sea game hree will start about as far A. could Atlantic coast section Angeles, even the coast, far fr Chi Peg; ouble play who are that Jac those pity 25 a ard A Road Record. back over a stret machine hat Cub have stumbled rd. on the s, of which 14, for a road Certainly in mod. 1890 on, this 1 touched. the road The old home showing against the tail-end that achieved Cubs ddest of Chanc: fieeter than at this play they reiteration anklin additional batsman of the springs of Par- renown. old Evers to e h the apart place them. another and <he third om forgotten and repro- Chance; gonfalon a Mr, possible bub- nothing 1916 s the One on will eithe ago, ging carried ten vears ago could com- distance not k of over ern r X pounds more and Frank Moran ed won percentage rk The Cubs that season Bos arms ing dillon are h of ten 1906, an- 74 60 bas has dia than club that Chance’s 4 delegation | vie- imes | : ‘ | UNION WORKS BEATEN BY HICKTOWN TEAM | Berlin - Construction Five Jolt the League Leaders Twice in Warm LIGHT Contests—V. I. W. Team Forfeits The Union Works flyg struck tartar the Aetna Alleys, when they clashed with the Berlin Construction pin smashers The boys from the suburban towp were in fine fettle and by consistemf work succeeded in lowering the colopg of the local league leaders in two oug of the three games. The home boyy but the poor work of Clark acted as a handicap to them. Myers and Hoffman lead the way, the former rolling a total of 273 and Hoff- man 270, both made 108 in a string. J. Trevethan w the star performs er for the visitors and high score§ of the evening, with a single of 1114 and total of 282 The Vulcan Iron Works team failed | to put in an appearance to meet the Russell & Erwin team and the games were forfeited to the Lockmakers. A picked team was selected to meet the factory leaguers, and forced the shop hands to bow three times to defedt after rattling contests. The scores follow: bowling a last evening at tories out of 11 game No other home club won over 2 out of 11, Mention of the old Lrings up the argument he greater field—Chance, Steinfeldt #na Baker, always which in- and Barry choice. Cubs as to more effective er Tinker or Mclnnis, Collins, Seize your own or bowled fairly well, er matching Jack Diilon against Willard the next bout to take "lace will be a slashing 10-round mill Letween Johnny Kilbane and Frank Moran. ilbane won't have to give Moran more than Dillon would wve Willard. any to gi “Didn’t Fitzsimmons, pcunds, beat up and out Jim Jeffries, who weighed 220 a peeved ring follower. “If ouldn’t Dillon be matched of the present crop?” Fitz- mmons was Fitzsimmons, and there only one of him ia the mould. As Colonel Bryant Almost Said. The melancholy days are fading | Tlat make sport writers mope, When snow is thick upon the ground And frost is on the dope. weighing 160 almost knock Union MIfg. 98 90 64 88 .108 99 278 228 2564 2173 270 1308 Gaudette Clark Walcott Myers South two weeks Hoffman it was only day Duffy Lewis roled a couple into | stands that | from Sunda Lefore and Harry Hooper short centerfield to beat the Sox. WESLEYAN 4567 437 429 Berlin Construction. | W. Trevethan 79 77 100- C. Hickey 838 95 99— Rawlings 75 93 83— J. Trevethan 90 81 111— 2 W. McQueeney . 82 95 441 those were Read DROPS TRINITY, Hartford Colleg New Eligibility Rules Cause Football Break. Middletown, Fcb. 5.—The Wesleyan university football schedule for next fall, announced yesterday, does not in- clude a game with its old rival, Trin- | Kilduff ity, as the new eligibility rules adopt- | Westman ed by the Hartford college are not| Gregory agreeable to Weslevan A date has| Walker been left open, however, in case a mu- | Powers tual understanding can be reached la- ter. The schedule: Sept. 30, Connecticut college, at Middletown; Island State college, Oct. 14, Bowdoin at Middletown; Oct. | 21, New York university, at New York; Oct. 28, Amherst, at Middletown; Nov. 4, Williams, at Willlamstowr Al open; Nov. 18, Columbia, New York. 399 Russel & Erwin. 99 84 88 85 448 438 Unknowns. 94 95 Agricultural Oct. 7, Rhode i at Middletown; i ! 89 100 104 84 464 Selander Danielson Huck Larson Gustafson ) 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! 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