New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1916, Page 8

NIEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1916 ist Fight and Poor Basebail at %oston---Yankees Though Crippled Defeat Senators---Tener Interpets ule About Holding Piayers---Walsi: Hero In Yale Victory---Penn Coach to Be Assisted By Robertson YERS CLASH WEIRD CONTEST ville and Olson Start to| One-Two Each Other on, ) April 22.—The Dodgers ed the Braves, 10 to 3, and £ the players punished each With their fists yesterday after- | It was a fearful day for the — 1 600 spectators who braved the | st wind to be on the battle- | , for Red Smith and some of tes, for Ivan Olson and Rab- ranville and for George Stall- | exhibition of flelding by tho | was about the worst ever siven on, the home of good ball play- d Brooklyn almost murdered livery of their old partner, r, during the sixth frame, when | LA Y .300005101—10 12 3| - ...000300000— 3 7 10 ries: Pfeffer and McCarthy; Knetzer and Tragesser and | n Giants Lose Again. York, April 22.—After the had tied the Giants vesterday | Polo grounds the latter team much. As a contender the hrunk and likewise cracked e Phillies caught them. Earlier hnts caught and passed the | but the latter kept on play- | a stiff upper lip, but, by way rast, there wasn’'t much fight home team when the visitors D to even terms. ints were outfought and out- led by the champions. TFred pderson, pitching for McGraw, brave fight against Al Chew Demaree until his chances poted away by his non-support | ighth inning. Anderson didn’t P be any too fond of situations 'ound opponents on base: an even chance of surviving Isturbing moments succe botched up fielding spas hth round changed the close one into a rout. 000100131— ork 000200000—: ries: Demaree and Burn and Rariden. Iphia fagner Up to Old Tricks. purgh, Pa., April 22.--The St. ardinals were Shut out yester- | the Pirates, 8 to 0. Harmon only two hits and received pport. Wagner and Hinch- rred at bat. The locals scored ns in the second inning on a agner’s triple, Schultz being a pitched ball, Viox's double ohnston’s single. Wagner in the fourth on his second agger and VioxX's sacrifice fly. Jruns came in the eighth on an's triple, Wagner's single px’s home run. The score: r-Shte; ++..000000000—0 2 2 +...04010003x—-% 11 2 Steele, Hall, Williams Harmon and Schmidt. is gh ries: nzales; ETY WOMAN KILLED. urt When She is Thrown From Horse. | pington, April 2 Miss )Iahnl} n, 32 years old, of Warrenton, | Fll known in society circles in | gton and Virginia as an ex- prsowoman, died yesterday af- p at the Fmergency hospital njuries received on Saturday | hen her mount stumbled, throw- | and falling upon her. spine was injured and one k fracturcd, besides suftering se- ock. accident occurred during unt of the Warrenton club. Flynn was a familiar figure at | hgton horse shows, bna was frequently 2 rider hdison Square Garden horse New York. will be taken to Warren- of | a 110, PLEASANT 5c CIGAR | P t the decision on ice by amass- | and Maranville had a short | t encounter during the first The Boston shortstop was | pbetween third and home, Olson g the bag while Mowrey and hy tried to run the Rabbit When the latter made his sh back to the bag he found waiting there for him, ball in He dived head first into that spilling him with a consider- It and fell on top of him. | wrath arose and he made rev- | sses at Maranville, the latt hing in kind. Then they | led to their feet and fists were | ‘ast when most of the other got into the fray. who was hit could not be seen e press box, but Umplre Ris- de one grand tackle when he i Olson from behind and other fads blocked off Maranville and y. The fracas was quickly | d the two original combatants | panished from the grounds. pre: Submarine question or no subma- and Mexico forgotten, not fail to at- rine President Wilson did question, | tend the opening game of the Wash- ington team in its home cit After he started the game officially by tossing out the ball, he had the sat- | isfaction of seei the Senators, led by Walter Johnson, trounce the New | York team, by the score of 12 to 4. The president was accompanied by Mrs. Wilson (scen on the left in the picture) John R. Wilson, his cousin, | and Mrs. 'W. H. Boiling, Mrs. Wilso imoll\m'. In the crowd were sereval His Worries Forgotten For a Time, President Wilson Goes To Ball Game members of the cabinet, representatives and government of ficlals. As the president entered tho | ball grounds a band played “The | Star Spangled Banner,” and the en- | tire crowd stood and cheered. The president bought a score card jfnno\\ed every play of the game. senators AMERICAN LEAGUE. 3, (game venth in- New York 5, Washington called at the end of the ning on account of rain.) Philadelphia 3, Boston 1. St. Louis 11, Cleveland 1, Detroit 3, Chicago w. L P.C. New York . J 667 Boston . $ : 667 St. Louis SN 3 5 Detroit v .o 6 Washington 1500 Chicago .500 Cleveland .286 adelphia Today" York in Washington. Boston in Philadelphia. Chicago in Detroit. Cleveland in St, Louis. Games. | | i l Philadelphia 6, H i | | NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results, Brooklyn 10, Bo Pittsburgh 8, St. Louis 0. The Chicago-Cincinnati game was postponed on account of wet grounds. Standing of the Clubs. L. Philadelphia Cincinnati Boston St. Louis Chicz Rrookiyn Ne York 20 oday’s G >hia in New Brooklyn in Roston. St. Louis in Pittsby Cincinnati in Chica Philadel ROBERTSON TO ASSIST COACH GRTON AT PENN | Will Begin Work Next Eventually Be in Full Charge. Philadelphia, April —Lawson Robertson, coach of the Irish (e gaged to a t Coach Orton in train- ing the Universi of Pennsylvania track team for the balance of the sea- son, according to an announcement made at the university yesterday, and will not be signed to succeed Coach Orton. It has been known for some time that Orton is anxious to retire. but it is rumored that those in charge of the college’s athletic. activities are first eager to see the methods Robert- son employs before signing him to take full charge of the track team. Robertson will begin work next week. In a trial for the positions on the Pennsylvania mile relay team yester- day, Lennon finished first, Kaufman second and Dorsey third. Meredith, who is expected to be the mainstay of the team, and Lockwood, who is suf- fering from indigestion, did nof. Ameri- of New York, has been en- | start. It Lockwood rounds into shape the team will consist of Meredith, Lock- wood, Lennon and Kaufme Dorsey as substitute. KELLEY GOES TO MEMPHIS Indianapolis, Ind., April fielder Jim Kelley, with the burgh Tederals last year, has sold to the Memphis club of the Southern Assoclation it was an- nounced yesterday by James C. Mc- Glill, president of the local American Association club. 22.—Out- Pitts- GRAYS E Y VICTORS. Hartford, April 22.—The local East- ern League team proved casy for the Providence Grays here yesterday, the Internationals winning, 5 to 1. | Week—>May with | been | TENER DEFINES RULE Umpires Must Not Call Player Out Unless Coach Physically Assists Him. York in National declared out for interference hy the coacher “unless the coacher, by touch- | ing or holding the runner, has phy: | him in returning leaving third base,” according to structions issued to umbpir | by President John Tener league. The instructions section 17 of rule 56, which that *if a coacher touch or base runner who is rounding third base for the home plate, the umpire shall declare such base runner out.” President Tener advised the um- New April 22.—Base runners gue games will not bhe | cally assisted or in- of interpret provides hold a the runner at third should not be called out if touched by the coacher. Copies of the ruling were sent to pr idents of all the clubs in the league. | The instructions became effective to- day. | Dreyfuss Protests Game, | Pittsburgh, Pa., April 22.—The structions issued last night by {ident Tener ational league | pires are believed by local baseball | men to have resultea from a protest | made by President Barney Dreyfuss | of a decision by Umpire Quigley in de- | claring Johnston out in the first in- Ning of yesterday's game. The umpire | alleged that the runner touched by Manager Callahan of the Pirate Who was coaching at third base. Pr ident Dreyfuss at a smoker I night, which was also attended by President | Tener, criticised the decision and today filed a formal protest of the game, which was won by St. Louis. Mana- ger Callahan denied that he had touched the runner and declared fur- | thermore that the ball was out of | play at the time. in- Pres- um- wi | ON HOLDING PLAYERS | s last night | the | pires that when no play is being made | SHINES Timely YALE PITCHER Walsh's Fine Pitching and Three Sack Clout Helps 1li Nine to | Down Red and Bluc: Apri] 2 blow Philadelphia, healthy three bas combined | with an error gave Yale university a | victory over the University of Pennsyl- |iva nine on Franklin field here yes- I‘m-duy afternoon. The score was 1 to 0. Larry Walsh, three years member of the Blue varsity, blos- somed into a first string pitcher and ! delivered in great shape. Only four | hits were collected off the Eli twirler and not once did a | as third base But Wals! | line were not | He was respo; | for the lonc | the third i from the firing achievements. measure contest. In he connected with | one of Swigler hoots and slammed | it deep in left center for three bases. He later scored on an error by Smith, baseman efforts Iy the run of >enn's first swigler twirled good hall for | the Red and Blue, allowing only five men to hit safely and striking out the same number. iad not been for | errors by his teammates in the third | inning the contest would have gone | into extra inn | r. | Yale 5 £.001000000—1 | Pennsylvania ...000000000-—0 | Batteries ish and Munson; Gilmore. Iso Swigler and HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS, | Picked Team Practices With Regulars —Cheshire Defaults at Tennis. The Britain ball team played a practice game with a picked New High school base- team yesterday afternoon, too g Bl sh of Fordham worked against the losing by a score of 12 W | school team for two inning [ wor ! of se: . and his was of the same high standard asons ago. The team was sched- uled to play Suffield in that place this ! afternoon, weather permitting. Giving as an excuse that they were not in fit condition, the Cheshire ten- nis team defaulted to the High school | team yesterday afternoon. This after- noon the locals are playing the Bridgeport High school team in the Park city. BRESNAHAN BUYS STRAND. Toledo, Ohio, April 22—Roger Bres: of the Toledo American ciation C'lub announced yesterday that *he has purchased Paul Strand, a left- handed pitcher, from the Boston Na- tionals. Strand has been with the | Braves two years. Last year he won ames and i1l join nahan Asso- lost once. team at HA Boston, of " TO JOIN BISONS, April 22— the Providence Interna- last season, left for Norfelk, vesterday to join the Buffalo In- 1tionals to which club has been re- leased Ly the Boston Americans. Patrick Haley, catcher | tionals [ Va., te | The verdant turf still | safe from and ! One Quaker get as far PORT Golf in Europe. (Reprinted Without Request.) No more the machie flicks the pill Along the ancient green; | No more the brassie's sweeping clout Re-echoes down the scene; But caddies for the player Death Amid the shots that fly, The only divots they replace Are where the dead men lie. Deep-bunkered in the crimson trench, Unplayable with gore, Their flashing irons leap to meet The cannon belching ‘‘Fore-"— And where the shrapnel's long proach Comes booming through the S(rifp. | The only par they dream of now Is one more day of life, winds afar Where April's fairway roll the iron that today Rips only into souls And each man's drive shall come to - Within a trap so deep That nothing but the blade of God Shall 1lift him from his sleep. And you who cure the cuppy lie Or mourn your wretched fate, Because you missed a simple putt And marred your perfect slate— Give one thought to their game today Among the rotting dead, Where is the wake of every shot The dark green turf grows red There is one fecling of relief, after o1l, in holding an umpire’s job. The rassed Ump is one type of citizen that can look upon approaching war with equanimity, knowing that what- ever happens is bound by the law of gravity to be in the nature of an uplift. Picking the White majority of the ‘ball players that to are picking the Sox. American we have White Sox The league talked | to win. The verdict seems to be that Commy’s club is stronger on offense than the Red Sox, and stronger on defense than the Tigers, with a proper balance that should be victorious. The idea seems to be that White Sox pitching, backed up by the bat- ting of Collins, Jackson, Fournier and others, will be about enough. Which you are at liberty to ponder general] I The ap- | LIGHT | Grantland Kice | 1 | may | cver in any moments that come along. - | Spring Song. ! wind sings over the April medders— | “Double headers—double header Ouimet Francis Ouimet is now a Pro. in | America, but an amateur in England. So far as English rules of profession- alism go, the star Boston golfer | would be clizible to compete in the ! h Amateur or any other event. | We also know of at least a dozen | Folf clubs in this country—and there | are many, many more—where Ouimet will be admitted to any tour- | rament conducted as an amateur player. He has also almost every golfer in the land with him, as the is a general feeling that only by ac cepting cash prize ex- | penses paid the fee finan- cial aid should an entry in game he lifted out of the amateur realm. 2nd England, s a direct the It is with more than passing pleas- tre that we note of Charles Albert Bender. nent Chippewa is a rare character in sport, one that is a credit to the | yame. Bender has a lot more than | mere physical ability. The Indian has a fine brain, a world | @and one of the m able tempera- | ments we have ever seen, referring i in no way to the hostler's art. The dope is abroad in the Philly camp that by the middle of May Pat ' Moran expects to send Bender fre. quently to the front. and that he is confident the tall and stately Chief will respond with his ancient stuff. | In any event, Bender will be of great aid as a rescue worker in the closing rounds of a tough game where steadi- ress means much. The emi- Although only a Sophomore on the White Sox University team, Eddie Colling has been elected captain this spring. We wonder what honors | TZddie will have gathered by the time he is a senior or is taking a post graduate course? Frank Moran has been offered $20,000 for meeting Jack Dillon. Frank may not be a heavyweight champion, but he is drawing down an amount of kale that is making old- time champions weep bitter tears in remembrance of the purses of other days. REV. SUNDAY ARBITER Even a Minister's Word is Questioned, When He Umpires a Baseball Game. Baltimore, Md., April 22.—With Bil- ly Sunday rendering decisions behind the plate., baseball team trounced the Johns Hopkins nine here vesterday by a score of 12 to 3 in their annual game. Harvard's In the sixth inning Sun- day went out in the field to judge plays on the bases. Only one of his rulings was questioned. The Crimson nine gathered a total of 17 hits, several of which were for extra bases. The score. @ in 010312500—12 17 ©...200010000—3 9 Batteries—Gorman and Noble; Har- rison and Harte. Harvard e Hopkins 3 CUMMINS LEADS IN NEBRASKA PRIMARY Henry Ford Second But Only 200 Be- hind—Howell Chosen Republican Committecman. Omaha, Neb., April 2 Senator Al- bert Cummins of Towa js leading Hen- ry Ford of Detroit for the republican presidential nomination in today’s re- turns from Nebraska's primary held Tuesday. Complete returns from half of the 1,800 precincts in the state have re- versed the positions of Cummins and Ford and given the former a slight lead of 200 votes. Supporters of Cummins predict his lead will be increased by returns, The Ford strength has come chiefly from the cities and towns. Justice Charles E. Hughes is a low third. It is con- sidered virtually certain that William J. Bryan has been defeated for the nomination of delegate at large to the democratic national convention. R. B. Howell has been chosen re- publican national committeeman and Arthur Bullen is leading Mayor James B. Dahlman of Omaha for the place All Makes of STORAGE BATTERIES Recharged and Repaired. Large stock of Tires, new and seconds. Experi- enced men for tire repairing. A. G. HAWKER, 11 Elm Street [ TIGERS GET ONE HIT Calloway Pitches Second Phenomenal Game of Week—Error in Ninth Helps Winners. Charlottesville, Va., April 22—Callo- way, who twirled tne twelve inning tie against Harvard last Monda Princeton to two hits yesterday, and Virginia won by a score of 2 to 1. Virginia scored the winning run in the ninth inning. Gwathmey Calloway drew passes and on Berkeley's sacrifice. Stearns hit a grounder to Driggs, who attempted to catch Gwathmey at the plate, but Douglas dropped the ball The Tigers lone tally was made by Driggs in the second inning when the ball bounded over the right head. The southerners same frame. Thurman doubled and Stickley was safe on Shea's fumble Both runners advanced on sacrifice and Thurman registered on | Gwathmey's long fly. Douglas caught a brilliant game. The score. Virginia 010000001 Princeton 010000000—1 Batteries—Chaplin and Calloway and Gwathmey counted in Douglas YANKS HUSTLE AND { the ! der; the return to form | of courage ; held | | pions at his merc and | advanced | fielder's the | Morton's | DEFEAT SENATORS Rain Comes 7and7GVriiI‘s Men Stall, But Umpire Is Insistent Washington, April 2 Hurry up tactics by Bill Donovan triumphed over the dilatory maneuvers of Clark Griffith here yesterday afternoon as rain clouds set themselves to drench local ball park and the Yankees won the second game of the series by a score of 5 to 3, Umpire Brick Owens suspended hostilities as soon as the seventh in- ning had been concluded and the Yanks raced through the downpour to their dressing room while the home players harangued the official for calling the game. He had re- fused to let the Nationals stall through their half of the seventh in the hope that the two runs scored by the Yankees in this frame would be wiped off the score hoard by rain, The score: New York Washington Batteries—( 1002002 0003000 11dwell Dumont, Gallia ¢ and nd Alexan~ Henry. Only One Hit for £t. Louis. Mo.. held the Browns yesterday held the Indians rinth, when Smith, doubled, ring weather was frigid 1,000 persons saw throw out the f Indians, April 22 Indians to won by a afternoon helpless with Speaker and less Governor ball. The Boh hit of Groom to the one out, The than Major Giroom and the 11 to 1 one score ¢ W, Cleveland St. Louis Ratteries Hagerman Hartley. 000000001 1 40011014%—11 13 Mitchell, Coveleskie, and O’'Neil Groom and Tigers Again Trim White Sox, Detroit, Mich., April White Sox homer failed in its pur- rose yesterday, the Chicagoans again tumbling before the Tigers by a 3 to % count. Fournier walloped the four sack blow, and It was good for a pair of tallies in the fourth. Detroit tied the score in the sixth and then put across the deciding marker in the seventh Danforth's balk. a wild throw by Terry, singles by Vitt and Veach, and Heilman's sacrifice in the sixth gave the locals the two counts needed to tie. In the seventh Stanage and Bush singled, Jackson dropped Vitt's fly and Stan- age scored the winning run The score: .—Another Chicago Detroit Batteries. and Schalk; Danforth, Scott, Russell Dauss and Stanage, Athletics Break the Ice, Philadelphia, April The Ath- letics won their first of the season vesterday when defeated the Boston Red by score of 3 to 1. Pennock and Jones were both hit hard, but the locals not make their twelve hits count very st. Young Myers had the cham- For four innings they did not get a hit and only twelve men went to bat during that time. 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