New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1916, Page 8

NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1916. Student Invented Game That Deveicped Into Nationa! Pastime--First President of Giants Gives Rem- iniscences--Naungatuck Righ Trims Locals Decisively---Princeton Commends Action at Yale {0M “ONE OLD GAT” REW GREAT GAME ent at Cooperstown Invented Dur National Pastime in 1839 Bascball before the days of the Na- hal lcague dates seventy-seven years k to 1839, when Abner Doubleday, an academy at Cooperstown, N. Y., ented a game of ball on which the psent game is based. Doubleday erwards went to West Point and la- became a Major General in the ited States army. The game as wved at the school in Cooperstown, sisting of hitting the ball and run- & to one base. First it was called ne Old Cat”, then with two bases, wo Old Cat,” and finally with three es, “Three Old Cat.” nother boy at the Cooperstown ool, Alexander J. Cartwright, one y evolved a ough sketch of a dia- bnd and the bovs tried it with great peess. From that day to this the gen- 1 plan of the diamond has changed in a few details. t was at Mr. Cartwright's sugges- n in 1845 that the first baseball club formed. The organization was scted here in New York byacom- ttee consisting of Mr. Cartwright, ¥. Curry, B. R. Dupignac, Jr., W. Tucker, and W. R. Wheaton The hb was formed on September 13, and was called the “Knicker- fin 1851 another baseball club was jzed, called the Washingtons. ey played in Yorkville and chal- iged the Knickerbockers. he game did not make as much ladway as was expected, so the rules re changed doing away with the b 21-run rule and dividing the hne into nine innings, also adopting .. Cartwright's original draft of the ond. An organization was formed led the National association of base- i players at which twenty-five bs were represented. From this e baseball took the popular fancy. fin 1860 a team called the Atlan- s was the strongest nine in the bme. Baseball, however, was little lown except in the vicinity of New | rk. In New England they played at was called the Massachusetts e, with from ten to fourteen play- on a side. IDuring the period of tht civil war y little bascball was played but er the war the game spread rapidly | all parts of the country. In 1865 bre was a convention of baseball | yers and Arthur P. Goman, after- rd United States senator, was elect- president. More than 100 clubs re presented. n 1867 the Nationals of Washing- , D. C., took a 3,000 mile trip | ough the West. The scores of | iny of these games climbed up into | b 80’s and 90’s. | f'he Cincinnati Reds were the first kb to come out openly as a profes- nal team and made Cincinnati the fme of professional baseball. The ous Red Stockings in 1869 and 0 made a remarkable record. American League Fans Hail Germany Schaefer’s Return ! ing Bucklemalkers—Cutlers Ge€t New York, Feb. 12—Fans in Amer- jcan league will welcome the return of Germany Schaefer to organized baseball. Schaefer shares the honor est comedian in the national game. New York fans may expect to en- joy many a laugh between innings at the antics of the former great infield- er. Schaefer will play in the role o an utility man and coach. The veter- team ip good spirits. MR. LEARY ET. AL. ARE | TO FAST FOR N. B. H. S. ! Rubber City Basketball Quintet Play Rings Around Local Basket Toss- ers—Leary Plays Wonderful Game Mr. Leary left forward for the Naugatuck High school hoop tossers, had a busy session yesterday after- noon at the local High school gym- nasium. The b. s occurred during the progress of the game between Captain Schmidt’s quintet and Naug- atuck. The boys from the Rubber City journeyed to this city with the avowed purpose of securing a vie- tory, and they were successful, for when the whistle blew ending the con- test the visitors had secured 31 points while the locals were annex- ing 23. fPhe National association of Pro- Sional Baseball plavers, the firs =" league, was organized in New rk in 1871, with New York, Boston, fladelphia, Brooklyn, Troy, Chica- Cleveland, Ft. Wakne and Rock- @ in the circuit. e formation of the present Na- Inal league in 1876 was mainly a re- m movement. It had to Dbattle lth deplorable conditions and had a perate struggle to rid the game of objectionable features, The first ing the National league did was to the game of the betting evil. RESNAHAN IS IN DISSATISFIED MOOD in Rage, Declares National League Must Uphold His Contract. ger, 6 Spiders’ deal for good.” This as- tion, made by Roger Bresnahan sterday was fairly hissed through s molars. ‘Bresnahan is preparing to return to | hicago. I have a two years' con- Jact which Owner Weeghman says will respect if I call at his offic ery two weeks and get my salar is chesty over what he has done Organized Baseball. His actions ward me have filled me with rage ha Organized Baseball will have to cognize me and my contract with e Chicago National League club.” Bresnahan would not admit that he The home team was somewhat crippled by the absence of Cabelus the towering center, but even with this player in the game it would have been a hard battle for the home boys to defeat Leary & company, judging from the exhibition they put up. The visitors broke the ice when Zwick dropped in the ball the first count from the foul line, and from this time until the end of the half, the teams alternated scoring, and the visitors finished in the fore, score 14 to 10. | The second half was one of the most exciting ever witnessed on the local gym floor. The visitors' forwards were all over the playing territory and scored with frequency. With the score 25 to 23 against their pets, the rooters for the Hardware City five pleaded with them for a basket, but their enigma Mr. Leary put an end to their fond hopes by scoring at this juncture, and this caused the locals to get a case of frigid pedalitis,” and | the visitors continued to pile up a bledo, Ohio,” Feb., 12.—"1 am off substantial lead. NEW BRITAIN The summary: NAUGATUCK Zwick Right forward. Breckenridge Left forward. Solomon, Bachulug Center Leary Chevalier Buell Garrick Right guard. Stepanian Left guard. Score—N, H. 8, 31, N. B. H. 8, 23; zoals from floor, Schmidt, Brecken- ridge 4, Hibbard 4, Zwick 3, Leary 5, Chevalier, Garrick, Welsh; goal from fouls Breckenridge 5. Zwick 9; ref- Hibbard, YALE’S NEW COACHES DISCUSS SITUATION “Tad” Jones Says He Will Build Foot~ ball Eleven on Self-Sacrifice— Sweeney On Job. New Haven, Feb. for next Fall have not been vet,” said Tad Jones, Yale’s new head football coach last night, in address- ing the candidates for the eleven next Fall. “But we can tell you now what we shall expect of you. We are go- ing to build this eleven up on self- sacrifice, and the reward of your self- sacrifice will be a chance to play in the Harvard and Princeton games. We are going to use in those games as many men as we need, no more. I have heard the question asked, Is the spirit of Yale football gone? I do not believe that it is. “Self-sacrifice on your part will mean training all the time. The members of the squad must keep on training or give up their suits. We are going to have a hard-working and a hard-fighting team.” Michael Sweeney, general athletic advisor, said: ‘“We are going to give you candi- dates harder work than you have ever had before. T believe that the human note in football is important, and for this reason we shall keep in close touch with every man who is trying for the team. We are going to take better care of you candidates than you have been taken care of before. We are going to start to build from the ground up, and we do not intend to start till we know where we are going.” Clinton Black, captain of the eleven, stated that the squad would not be called out for several weeks, but he impressed upon the candidates that the season of 1916 began last night. Walter Camp, Yale's veteran ad- visor, d that he felt sure of a suc- cessful season, and stated that a new deal in Yale football would be given. Jones and Sweeney arrived her yes- terday and lost no time inviting the candidates to meet them. FOUR BROOKFEDS SOLD. St. Paul, Feb. 12—Manager Mike Kelley of the local American associa- tion club announced last night that he had purchased from the Brooklyn Federa] team Pitchers Finneran and Upham, Third Baseman Fred Smith, Shortstop Al Holt and Infielder Ken-~ neth Nash. The monetary considera- 12.—“Our plans | formed | { R. & E. BOWLERS | TRIM TAILENDERS Lockmakers Have a Soft Time Beat- Games by Forfeit. The Russell & Erwin bowlers had an easy time at the Aetna Alleys last ' evening, when they took three games from the North & Judd aggregation. The winners showed classy form and their opponents were never in the running. Nyack was high total man for the victors with 289 while Nich- ols reached the century mark and cight better in the second frame. Bauer was the best performer for the losers. A picked team won two games from Landers, Frary & Clark No. 2 team after the latter had been award- ed three games by forfeit from their league opponents who failed to put in an appearance. The scores follow: Russell & Erwin. 90 84 87 Kilduff Nichols . Walker Nyack Powers 98 108 87 105 89 487 84 80 87 94 86 433 North & Judd. 7 T4 83 95 93 Whitley . Moran Carey Bauer T. Blanchard S5 72 80 73 85 il 88 Bronsen Weare Leathers A. Anderson Thompson 80 81 98 459 Picked Team ‘Windish with Nick Altrock of being the great- [ an will also be expected to keep the Sharfie Carlson Larson 443 460 The high men at the alleys this week are as follows: Prior Rogers 351 334 Semple Frlor .. Anderson Rog 656 INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK Stock Is Distributed Among Directors ' ceive proof. | of Which Bal’ Gets 2,350. Feb. 12—The capital stock of the St. Louis American league baseball company was in- creased from $80,000 to §400,000, ac- cording to a notice filed with the Re- corder of Deeds here yesterday. The stock of the Dodier Realty and In- vestment company, owners of the lo- cal American league park, at the St. Louis, same time was increased from $125,- | 000 to $200,000. The document filed disclosed the manner in which the American club’s stock was distributed among the new owners, most of them stockholders in the St. Louis Federal league club, The stockholders were listed as fol- lows: Phil Ball, 2,350 shares; Otto F, Stifel, 738 shares; James W. Garneau, 109 shares; L. B. Von Weise and §. L. Swarts four shares each. TIGERS COMMEND ACTION Princeton Paper Thinks Eligibility Question Wisely Scttled and Is Sorry For Yale. Princeton, N. J., TFeb. 12.—The Daily Princetonian commented edi- torially on ‘“The End of the Yale Eligibility Question,” as follows: “The Princetonian commends unre- servedly the straightforward and un- compromising action taken by Yale's Lligibility Committee in the unfor- tunate matter of the Yale athletes who broke the rules governing the playing of Summer baseball for ma- terial profit. The action was taken in the face of strong opposition existing among undergraduates at New Ha- ven, and also, to a certain extent at Cambridge and Princeton. While we heartily regret, for obvious reasons, that the men in question are not to 92 | record made e i Ode to a Harbinger. Bluebird, Harbinger of Swat, Herald of the Two-Base-Hit, Are you tuning up—or not? Are you preening for your skit? Weake up—take a warm-up fling, Put a fresh note in your beak; “What,” you say, “it ISN'T Spring’— Don’t the Yanks start South next week ? Bluebird, Harbinger of Ball, Why this loafing on the job? Can’t you hear the wild Fans call For another peep at Cobb? Come. you loafer, lift the lid; “But,” you answer, in your pique, “THIS is WINTER'—wake up kid, Don't the Yanks start South next week ? Brooklyn's Florida training quar- ters are in poor condition, and the palpitant Dodgers have no other spot selected. The war correspondents that go with them may have to locate their dispatches *“Somewhere in the South.” What has become of the old- fashioned ball player who was going to jump to the Reds unless he gets his price Walter Camp’s Return. Walter Camp’s return to Yale foot- tall is not a matter of “coming back’ us far as the game itself goes. Mr. Camp has been in active touch with football ever since he surrendered his ancient portfolio to Elidom. So he has never gone away. And, as Hurry- Up Yost says about him—*“No man in Ameica has done as much for foot- kall, or knows more about the game.” With Walter Camp and John Reed Kilpatrick in close reach, the Jones- Sweeney combination should have all the outside aid it will need. Advanced Boxing. Has the art of boxing advanced? Has the science and development of the game been carried along? Un- doubtedly, most people will say. But twenty-four years ago John Lawrence Sullivan fell before the youth and skill of James J. Corbett, Can any one say that either Willard or Moran has more of the lion- hearted courage, more of the rugged- niess, or more of the wallop than old John L. Had? Or that either had greater skill and science Corbett put upon display over two decades ago? If so, we'll be much obliged to re- PORT Willard or Moran than LIGHT Grantland Rice “Jack Johnson picks Moran to heat Willard.” As we recall it, Jack Johnson also picked Jack Johnson to beat Willard. Spring Boost. This ought to be a first class s Johnny Evers looks five ¥ vounger than he looked five years ago, and this at least is a hunch. “By all the laws of chance,” sald Johnny, “lightning should pass me by this year. In my case it has struck, not twice, but a dozen times, and for 1916 I should be immune.’ Fate has been picking on Johnny for so long that the process by now raust be a bore. Turn About, Etc. “C. W. Murphy is to expose the Na- tional Pastime.” Well, why not? The National Pastime has certainly exposed Mr, C. W. Murphy in about ten vulnerable spots the last ten years. If Charles Webb can get as much on the N. P. as the N. P. has had on Charles Webb he will put out of business before April 1. Something. “Willard to earn $47,500 fizht.”"—Exchange. Willard may gather up Ten carloads full of yen; But “earning” all this bally kale Is something else again. in one We always shrink from putting a scandal on display, but there are times when exposure is necessary. A day or two ago we dropped into an irdoor golf emporium, and who, or whom, do you suppose wag in there, ironing out the kinks and preparing for a Southern drive? None other than Sir William Klem, umpire extra- ordinary. Mr. Klem is growing more ardent in his devotion to the ancient game each passing month, “Con- trolling your temper while you play five shots in a bunker makes it soft and simple when the enraged athlete Lreaks outin thespring,” he says. “We have-no great inventors com- ing on equal to those produced in Germany,” says a contemporary, edi- {orially. Bvidenty the author of these lines had never been informed that Our John Doyle was the inventor of Golf Pool. Any further debate would be rank and unalloyed piffle. Mr. Rickard expects 13,000 folks to pay $110,000 to see the Willard- Moran fight. Yet Charles Dickens was reported to be the author of | “Great Expectations.” DREW EQUALS HIS 90-YARD RECORD Negro Sprinter Covers 105 Yards 10 2-5 Seconds at Fordham in Games. New Yok, Feb. 12. the negro athlete, gave another sensa- tional sprinting exhibition last night when he won the 90-yard special in the Fordham university games at Twenty-second Corps of FEngineers, in 9-1-5 seconds, equalling his own world's record, made in Brooklyn in April, 1914, After repeating his Mill- rose A. A. and New Yerk A. C. victor- ies over RoyMorse and Jo Loomis of Chicago, the University of Southern California crack continued on to a tape at 105 yard: where he was clocked in 10 2-5 seconds equalling a outdoors Berkeley Oval in 1901 by M. N. Hargrave of Yale. Hargrave’s record found its way into the A, A. U. Almanac through a mis- take of the starter in the dual meet between the Oxford and Cambridge team and the Yale and Harvard rep resentativts in 1901. The significance of Drew’s perform ance c¢f 10 2-5 seconds is that in all probability ten seconds, four days. he ran 100 yards in the second time within The colored man's victory was clean as ever was scored. He was awa: well and at ten vards front, trailed by Morse and Loomis th¢ only other starters. pear to be extended at any time, but it is one of the remarkable facts about Drew’s style that he alwaj appeared ir He did not ap appear g, Howard Drew, | (oo on its Spring training trip. The the ' PHILLIES SIGN BENDER. Reported That Giants Tried to Land 0Old Indian Pitcher. Philadelphia, Penn., Feb. 12—Al- bert ‘“Chief” Bender, former star pitcher of the Athletics, yesterday ac- cepted terms offered by Manager Pat Moran of the Phillies and will sign a contract in time to go South with the deal will be ratified by President Baker. Since the dissolution of the Fed- eral league Bender has been a free agent, and two other big league clubs have been trying to obtain his se vices, one of which was the New Yor Giants. None Better On Tap at Taps in this B Vicinity: : as one glass will conclusively prove. Ask for your ale or lager by the name— FISCHER — OLD GIANT LEADER WAS UP AGAINST IT. John B, Day Recalls a Woelul Wait Before First Game John B. Day the first president 0f the New York Giarnts tells the follow- ing story of one of the trying momenth he experienced while at the helm guiding the destinies of that organiza- tion: The most uncomfortable afternoon I ever put in during the twelve years 1 was president of the New York club w the afterncon of the first game played at the old Polo Grounds with the Nationals of Washington. The city | was anxious for New York to be well represented in the baseball world and a crowd of pehaps 1,000 turned out at this first game. The only seats were a few benches erected on the ficld by the Polo club, and most of the srectators stood up. I do not remember that there were any women present on that first day. They began to attend soon after we started, however. 4 Manager Mutrie had his team out | practicing some time before game time but the Washington club was strangely missing. When it was time to start the game the Washington club had not yvet appeared. Manager Murtie got to- gether a club o ‘‘pick-ups” to play against our team, hut the crowd broke into an urroar when the saw the sub- stitute nine and not the Nationals. They called us “frauds” and “skins" and demanded their money back. Mu- trie was pitching for all heé was worth and the players tried to ignore the taunts of the dirappointed spectators. The crowd became so worked up over the demands for their money that I got the money together and started to pay it back to the spectators. It was a sad blow to us to have our first_ game end in such a fizzle, and it was sure to be a black eye for our new un- dertaking. As the restless spectators were standing in line to get their admission money back, there was a great shout and as I looked around to see what was the matter T saw the Washington players all in uniform, coming in_at % the gate. The day was saved right O there. It seems the train from Wash-t ington was an hour late, so the players dressed on the train and hufs ried to the grounds as quickly as théy could. The substitute team was taks en from the field and our first game was played as scheduled. Mutrie and myself had been intety ested in the game from the beginning and we tried for some time to get into the league before we were successful, I told Mutrie if he would get tha grounds T would furnish the money, So he got the grounds at 110th stréet and Fifth avenue. We played for d time as the “Metropolitans” before We joined the National league . During the second year we were ifi the league, the April games dréw ‘80 well that we made $10,000, so yos %ea the attendances were pretty good in¢ those days. We played at the old Pold Gounds for a time, and for a short while played on Staten Island. The crowd followed us there and the at- tendance held up well. Later we went to the present Polo Grounds at 155t ¢ street. . LOUISVILLE GETS ROACH. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 12—Roxey Roach, shortstop, who started last year with the Toronto club of the Internationa] league and later jump- ed to the Buffalo Federals, has been secured by the Louisville American association club, President 0. H. Wa- then of the Louisville club made this announcement last night. to be running within hims Morse, who finished second, was beaten a yard and a half, while a likc distance separated Morse and Loomis bntemplates a suit in the Federal °ree, Dillon; timer, Bertini. burt to collect on his contract. Tt is own that he has placed his contract ith his attorneys in Chicago Weeghman and that crowd believe ey can bring me to their terms by Blding me oft. They are afraid that T am given the money they owe e it will go into the purchase of the I would be non of their -ss where it went. I intend to ke this matter with officials of Or- jzed Baseball and learn my status tion involved was not made known. face Princeton teams this year, we feel that Professor Corwin's commit- tee took a course which, by the verv fact of its unpopularity at Yale and the attention which it has attracted in the newspapers, will serve as a wholesome example in university ath- letics.” Y NICE OF HER. | TR S | WESLEYAN BEATS AMHERST. Mrs. Wolgast to Save Western Boxing ' Amherst, Mass, Feb. 12— Clever Fans From Painful Ordeal. shooting by Harmon and close guard- Cadillac, Mich., Feb. 12—For the iR€ by Chapin won for Wesleyan at fitth time i’ as many years it heq Pasketball here last night against Am- been announced that Ad Wolgast ana DNerst. 28 to 21. Harmon’s baske Battling Nelson are to fight, Pebryery from difficult angles plled up a 21 to 22 now is given as the date. ~ Mrs, D S5°OTe In a one-sided first half, and Wolgast, who 1ot for Chieago {toduy Amherst's rally netted 10 points, but to meét her husband, sald that the IHormon's shots enabled Wesleyan to | bout scheduled to be held in La- Xeep her lead in the second period. { cr(zisse ;:isl mt;‘nt'h will not take place, = an al ed tha she would accom- BOWLING Hiiding Nelscn | pany her husband southwest next week, where she expected to ‘“boss™ Ciubs and Private Pai Acr~rmmodated. him for two months, According to 172-174 ARCH STREET. s VI For Goodness’ Sake! BIG POWDER EXPLOSION. Two Workmen Hurt at Bethlehem Steel Plant, ] Ve 2 Newcastle, Del,, Feb. 12.—Six hun-| THREE FEDS LET GO. dred pounds of powder exploded in Pittsburgh, Feb. 12—Three mem- ‘ bers of the Pittsburgh Federal leaguo | club were yesterday sold to the In- dianapolis American association team. They were Pitchers Clinton Rogse and Outficlders Albert Wickland and James Kelley. The consideration was $3,000 and the cancelation of the Indianapolis club's suit against the local team, which was brought fol- lowing the jumping of Pitcher San- ford Burk from that team last sea- son. Our Special Brew is a special Brewery Bottled product that's ALL quality. On Sale by your dealer or The Hubert Fischer Brewery HARTFORD, CONN. a dry house at the projectile plant of the Bethlehem Steel company near here last night, injuring two \Vork-‘ men and completely wrecking the bLuilding. The cause of the explosion has not been determined. There was no one in the dry hause at the time, the injured men being employed in an adjoining buildings. Several nearby structures were damaged slightly. The force of the blast was terrific and was felt for miles around. The | financial loss is trivial he'ra Zow ‘ng Aleys 0 High Grade Alleys. New local physicians, Mrs Wolgast is do- Patrons Welcome. 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