New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1916, Page 8

NEW. BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 191t. \Bristol League Bowlers Here Tonight--Stanley Works Tightens Hold on Second Place--Fuliz Brings Action Against National Board--Brickley to Be Member of Harvard Coaching Staff LT/ FILES FIRST CASE AGAINST 0., Lee Fohl Pr;b;ng Self Popular With Cleveland! gad of Fraternity Institutes In- | inction Against National Board ew York, March 14.—Indiscrimin- fining and suspension of ball ir leagues, will be curbed if a test instituted yesterday zZ in the New York e court is won by Fratern On behalf L Willlam stall, manager of the miiton club of the aCnadian 1 season, Fultz started an fist the bord of arbitration o onal Assocition seball Leaguecs. [Phe significa e by Dave county the the case can be the fact that it 1tz has been forced to rd of arbitration, the na- commission of . the minor igues, into A big principle § behind the case. \When the Playv- 3 anded of the Nu- that a player fined give written notice anted a hear- 1 incorporated in- reement, lcugues, however, € to yield that point. Fultz has sequently been forced to start an juity action for an injunction to com- Bl the national board to give Cristall lief. Cannot Play Anywhere . [Cristall was last November notitieg at he had been fined and suspended the Hamilton club. He asserts that b was refused an explanation of the arzes and a chance to defend him- jit. He tried hard, but unsuccess- Ily, he declares, to find out why he d been fined and suspended. ‘As the Hamilton club holds him ough the reserve clause, Cristall's pension prevents him from earn- g a living. He cannot sign with any lher club in organized baseball, ani ce the Hamilton owners refuse to tne suspension, he cannot even iy with that outfit. Fultz wants the he and suspension lifted ,and then ay come an action for damages. he case presents another abuse of e power owners have over players, i emphasizes one of the many weak 1 points in the fabric of organ- paseball. The tining and suspen- B of players is worked to unjust ex- es in the minor leagues, where a dollar bill looks bigger than an jphant to some owners. We know a case of a Class AA ague manager, some five or six ars ago, who lost pretty regularly to players in poker games, but got ‘money back in the most outrage- fines. No matter what the merits b Cristall's case, the system is radi- Iy wrong. It's a ten-to-one shot pnal comn b suspended the reasor ‘he minor Professional | is the | 1 de- iyers, an evil especially rampant in | the president | ague | action New Orleans, March 14—The Cleveland club, training here, has un- dergone an astonishing change. It was a doleful tailender last scason and rather a dismal aggregatior some seasons befpre, but this year the boys have their heads up = and are threatening to run one of the famous amucks in the American league. The change in the ownership and in the management seems to have brought about the transformation. Lee Fohl, the new manager seems to be extremely popular with his men. He is a quiet fellow of the o]d school ot baseball, but he has certainly rub- bed up the spirit of those downcast Clevelanders this spring until it sparkles. He has a comparatively small crowd of players here, but has had exceptionally fine weather and is getting them into good physical con- dition. Chick Gandil, formerly with or Bl hat organized baseball will not per- the case to be argued. AQUATIC TEAM WINS FROM HARVARD Y imson Fails to Register a First Place in Annual Swimming Mect g —Harvard Team Weakened. New Haven, March 14.—Harvard's 4mming team weakened by the loss Captain “Bud” Fuller, was defeat- by Yale last night, 44 points to 9, b their first dual swimming meet in fPee seasons. Harvard failed to igister a first place and scored sec- ds in only the fancy diving, in ich Blanchard, the New England mpion, scored second to Benjamin, d in the 50-yard event, in which rchado failed to push Captain Jaet of the Elis closely at the *I:]fidstreec of Yale registered a 65- bot plunge in winning the floating venit and Howe, in the 100 yards, Nd. Ferguson in the furlong swim, fisily splashed home ahead. The ary: T800WPoot Relay—Won by Yale éiptain Schlaet, Thomas, Howe and berguson); second, Harvard, (Captain JFentworth, Marchado, Davidson and Rogers.) Fancy Diving—Won by Benjamin, Wale; Blanchard, Harvard, second; feobey, Yale, third. 50-Yard Swim—Won by Schalaet, lFale; Marchado, Harvard, second; homas, Yale, third. Time—0:26. 220-Yard Swim—Won by Ferguson, ale; Hopkins, Yale, second; Went- orth, Harvard, third. Time—2:24 5. Plunge—Won by Landstreet, Yal : Dixon, Harvard, Distance—681% feet. rd Swim—Won by How e; Schlaet, Yale, second; Ma do, Harvard, third. Time—1:02. ecial Ratesto Ladies Afternoons AETNA BOWLI ALLEYS TELEPHONE. NG 4 SMOKE OXMOOR A MILD, PLEASANT 5S¢ CIGAR . 1oouth pitcher, Washington, will undoubtedly play first for the Indians, with Terry Turn- er at second and Ray Chapman short. Third base is still an open proposition. Tohl has several men in view. Chappelle, the costly Bobby oth and Jack Graney will probabl form the outfield. Tommy Daly, the boy who broke up the game of the worlders before King George in 1914, was secured from the White Sox, along with Roth in the Jac son deal, and will be one of the regular catchers. Daly is a natural hitter and, given plenty to do behind the bat, he could become a star. Steve O’Neil, the other Indian catcher, a much improved player. Foh pitching staff is certain to show provement, as he he number youngsters who last year even behind them. tage at least. m- 5 a of were with a poor team Fohl has one advan- He is generally picked to finish last. He has not been given a high mark to shoot at, so it will be no great surprise in Cleveland it he fulfills the prophecies and finishes e last. BASEBALL BRIEFS, Brooklyn has sent Outfielder Nixon rack to the Beaumont, (Tex.) club. | Harry Swacina, released by the | Feds, has signed with Little Rock, Connie Mack feels confident he has some comers among his new pitchers, Pitcher Paddy Martin in New London ahead time. has arrived of reporting George Sisler may be kept on the bench as a pinch hitter for the St. Louis Browns. i P | The Denver club of the Western league put in a bid for Rebel Oakes as its manager. | Manager Bill Donovan of the Yankees says he will keep seventeen ! pitchers until his team returns North. ! Danny Murphy may be appointed as an Eastern league |Daniel would look good Haven. in New Chief Bender is working hard on the training trip to put himself in | good shape for service with the Phil- lies. Manager Lee Fohl of the Cleveland club says Cleveland will see the frst- est base Tunning that city has en- Jcyed in years, Babbington, the Brown university student, who once accepted terms with Springfield, but did not show up, is handling himself well in the Giants’ practice. The Scranton club seems to have got a flying start over other New York state league clubs in the rush for players. Wilkes-Barre is also signing up some good ones. | Manager Joe Tinker of the Cubs !hias opened up a baseball correspon- dence school. It will be called the Joe Tinker bureau of baseball instruc- tion. Percy Skillin, a former Dart- and Dr. Pitts are partners with the Cub's manager. L. R. (Steve) Evans late last night afiixed his signature 1o a contract with the Toledo American Association ciub and will leave tomorrow for the rest of Bresnahan's squad for Dawson Springs, Ky., to train. Evans will play right field. +He formerly wag with the St. Louis Nationals, but manager. | jumped to the Brooklyn Federals, and ilater went to Baltimore. i e Roger Bresnahan, Toledo American As ball club, vesterday | Al Shaw as a member of his team. | Shaw played with the Kan City | Federal league team last year. manager of the ociation base- gned Outfielder | Pete Vaughn, basketball coach | Purdue University for the last { vears, will leave tomorrow to become tasketball and assistant football ccach of the University of California. at Jacobson, the with the Giants, local boy trying out distinguished him- self vesterday by clouting out a home run with the bases filled, at Marlin, winning the game for the Rookies against the Regulars. TIGERS WANT PLAY-OTF. ion in Basketball With Pennsylvania. Dex ic Now Rests Princeton, N. J., March 14—Prince- ton University basketball authorities have authorized the Tiger five, which for the in- off the tie, if is tied with Pennsylvania tercollegiate title, to play the Pennsylvania commiftee sees fit, at its meeting this evening to pro- mote plans for a post-season game Princeton anxious to have the npiotship decided, but will not is- sue a challenge to the Quakers, feel- ing that the decision must come from the .Philadelphia institution. The undergraduates a series of post- | season games, and there was keen dis- appointment when it was suggested | that the championship might not be decided. BELL SAVES ROBIDEAU. March 14.—Benny close Philadelphia, Leonard to knockout deau last Quaker City Just befo sent a wicked left uppercut to Rodi- deau’s jaw, and the Philadelphian swayed for cond and then toppied to the floor. At the ¢ of he staggercd his feet, only ! met with blows his weakened condition threat bring about a knockout. {to his knees, and just then the | rang. Leonard had decided | best of the encounter from finish. came coring a Robi- the in his bout with m the bell in the night, saving boxe sixth round t to to that in ned to a volley of bell the to art coming alonz | four | the bout closed ILeonard | > | baseball there have He dropped | 14 If we cver owned a ball club— th the | would be to sign onc of men, ey were available at time. threc men referred to are Ger- Schaefer, Nic Altrock and Steve Iivans. Strain Breakers. These are the three greatest y fun malkers of baseball. t baseball is a frivious, frothy 2§ sport. It isn't. It is a profe R cnough to tuke care of livel of over 10,000 men and to furnish recreation to over 1 600,000 men, women and children. But it is the strain of the game, | the tenseness it at critical mo- | ments, that makes the presence of | a fun maker or strain breaker | worth while. later Not sort on the | | | | | \ hoods of a MeGraw's Foresight. has ever vet accused w of treating baseball fashion, of regarding his | unimportant. Baseball to about the most serious oc- | cupation on earth. But, if you will rccall the circumstances, McGraw is | c¢ne of the firs manage to -bring | ir. fun-making help. He first had Arlie Latham, and later on, where any other manager in the world would have discarded Charlie Faust, McGraw saw strain-breaking r-ossibilities in the tall Nut, and kept | him with the club to the end of the campaign, as the finish that year had | £otten upon the mnerves of the club until some form of relaxation was needed. John in a No gne J. McGr flippant same as MeGraw is s Great Help, How can humorists or fun makers ch as Schaefer, Altrock or Evans help a pitcher throw, a batsman to |Lat or a fielder to catch a ball? | Very definitely. PORT | Baltimore | trip this spring for the Take a man like Schaefer. first place, he keep ~ternal good humor. He has a buovancy that rises above any of the small troubles that come along and a philsophy that keeps the larger troubles to Fimself. He is a rare mimic and is possessed {cf unusual wit. He has the faculty let getting @ laugh—one of the rarest | facuities in the univers Three or [four men on the club may be enmesh 1 in a bad hitting streak 1 {through this develop a decided | pression of the soul. Thev can't et their minds away from the batting |troubles, and constant brooding this only intensifies the t | Enter {vhere of ity Some funny auip fello class piece of mimicry, and a laugh (follows. Tn a few minutes the player {has forgotten his worry for ibeing, anyway, with his mind at lea to hter side of life. Iresult we and |be of entira club, Any make the |morbid forget for a e the run lof troubles and depressing things |ebcut is certain to help lift or help |reak the strain which follows. And {vet, with all this, Schaefer takes base- | ball seriously, and is as sore over a | |home club defeat as any other mem- |ber of the squad. Rut he is merely | wise enough to know that you can't |win with your head down and your | neart wrapped in crepe. An atmos | phere of gloom is no place to start | great enterprises, i Variety | An Evers temperament is a great | aid to a ball club. But if every mem- | her of the squad was an Evers there | viould be an explosion big enough to | iblow up the grandstand in about | ‘twelve minutes. i But one or two Schaefers mixed in | ~vould settle the atmosphere and pre- ! vent war. | Not New. The fun maker on the ballfield is | institution, In the old days | ss of being a king was even | fous than it is now in nor- | In the de- over and humor. gzood great. aid to detai] which can whi no new the busin rore se mal time: The king then strain, with eight was under a heavy | or ten Feds plan- | ning to break up 1 league and un- horse him on sight. 0, to keep from | going stale, one of the first things a king did, according to the comic | operas and poets, was to hire, | sublet a jester. |oe this j r to ar {and beils and the re; {daper pat out bon mots until |the jaded monarch was holding his sicdes with merry laughter. | 3 - to the King was considerable | ob in the old days, and the J(‘sler‘ | frequently was also the wisest and saddest man at court. Tt is no easy ! task to entice the guffaw s0 much zuf. ! of it and jerk Present Crop. There are only a few real | makers now in the game. The |leaders are, as slated, Schaefer, Al- | rock and Eva But Sherwood ! Magee isn't far behind these three. ! In the old days King Kelly always | {had the right phrase for the crowd, |ard his keen wit brought him as | {much popularity as his great ball | | playing. i But through all the long of | been on few | | who had this knack of hing the | {fancy of the crowd i { = i fun | three | ca | i Not only ball upon field, hut ‘ound hotels, and long train | the fun maker can be of great | JBelb. And the philosophy of ail this | on t | rides, Schaefer, exuding an atmos- | i game of the week following are BELL GITY FIVE LIGHT Local Leaguers to Stack Grantland Rice | is simple eno good W casier an atmosphere of cheer than in an atmosphere of gloom the man who can help make a ball club laugh can help make it win. | to do e 0 Lodged ‘in fifth p! the 1 leaguc ork ir City T satisfie that po: cal members of the le: BRICKLEY ACCEPTS |’ ™ COACHING POSITION | rd this cvening to lift them rut, which def: Hart they were ed by the recent outhington when to ti in ability boys from ! tonville,” have been it lump Hardware Famous Drop Kicker Will Be First As- tion ot their sistant {o Haughton Crim=on Students Hear, Cambridge, Mass., Pro- s vision of a Harvard Uni March of coache: 14 for lar he city that will feel v anc is ¢ ures to that of th locals staff the has va the vening issued but the their The gue’ home te the with and feel ty foothall team next fect fall was discussed at a meeting of the Athlstic committee last night, but no announcement of any decision the | matter was made. It is understood that Percy D. Haughton is to be the nominal head coach, Leo Leary, fieid coach, and Charles Brickley, fi sigtant. Word that the latter had signed head coach of the Johns Hopkins university eleven came from last night. The committee announced that the tennis team would make a southern first time Matches have been arranged at Rici- mond, Norfolk and Charlottesvilie, Va., and Washington and Philadel- phia.. ~ 10Ws LWo of a Eddi in An second TThe Clubs. L0 “asino, Meri 611 tford Starlight, Mer. Wallingford New Britain Southington 10 Bristel ..... - 5 13 cam Averages. single—Jacobs, 144, three—Welch, 354. team string-—Hartford, len 556 500 444 .278 HIGH SCHOOL TO .PLAY The local High school, team will play a team chosen from the High High High High ALUMNI basketball High Average Men. Ray, Casino 5 bl E. Anderson, N. B. . Barbour, Southingtou { Harris, Hartford Foote, N. B. ... Connors, Casino | Patoske Casino Jacobs Southington Asch, Starlight Hagerty Starlight Lathrop, Hartford Collett, Wallingford alumni of the school in the gym Fri- day evening. Because of <o many of the alumni working it is impossi- ble to play in the afternoon ‘as ha been the custom. This promises to be a most interesting game as the alum- ni team is chosen: from the stars of former years. This, with the Hartford the >hedule, has been Saturday last games of the regular but a post-schedule match arranged with Meriden for evening, March 18. HERE. TONIGHT Up Against Hard Proposition ntet b trp vill s “Dut- simi- hoy 1 and of th )f the e o lerson place nplcts Ave 508 500 497 183 495 174 470 576. team total—Hartford, 1615. 106.2 104.10 104. 104.6 103.8 103.6 103. 102.4 101.10 101.7 101 Pullen walli Stanley Works Win Works five g at th the Ru 1 & to the fast pace The Stanley won two Aectna Erwin set zh 111, grabbed three string more t e ' Alley No. 1 umbed Ji the Buttmaker Bertini was man of the match with Wi of the losers honors for <h The orcs IW 3 while T off the totals fol We 83 nley ks, 92 Dickman Lagfonc Erw 81 Russcll & 89 80 88 91 86 86 108 130 D WENCK g Report Says Bernard M. Sandler Will Be Boxing Comm Albany, March 14.—Acording to re: current here last night, I'red A to resign Chairman of Boxing Commission,, N# confirmation could be had, and ne reason was forthcomir to why the cliange was to be but even though lacking in the rumot would not down. Bernard M. Sandler of New York who was here yesterday in conference with Governor Whitman, is said to be the man who will replace Wenck as head of the State Athletic Commission the report being that final decision was arrived at during the talk with the Governor. ioner. is as Ate ade, details Neither Wenck nor Sandler could be reached last night to either affirm or deny the Albany rumor. g WORCESTER FRANCHISE SOLD. Worcester, Mass., March 14.—Paul McHale, owner of the Worcester Base- | ball club of the Eastern League, yes- terday agreed to sell the franchise ta | Patrick H. Horan, Edward F. Smith, | and John J. McMahon, all of Wor- | cester, and Billy Hamiiton of Clinton. The latter will be manager of the {'team. Hiram T. Brewer, New York, and former Federal Baseball Secres:t ta who has had an option on the team for three weeks, yesterday took down his money and announced he did not care to buy the team Good Long Cut Means Good Long Smokes and Long Chews That’'s LIBERTY every time. 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