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

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1916. Yank Cripples Take Two /fore--iTughie High Sprains Ankle-- Eastern League Results--Fast Games at St. Mary’s--Three Magnates After Herzog--Harvard Strong Man to Go After Willard?--Other Sports | RIPPLES TAKE TWO0 MORE GAMES ed Sox Still Holding Tight in League Race New York, July 20.—One of the fest j in town just now, and one Pquiring constant activity, is that £ club physician to the Yankee base- @ll club. The players are being ashed up so fast that they keep the octor skipping from cot to cot. ughey High is the latest one to get Fiure Misfortune g0, may come and misfor- ne maj but the Yankees keep sht on winning. Yesterday up on oogan’s flats, where it was just about rrid enough to roast peanuts on the ome plate, the suffering clan of Don- van took two games from the St. ouis Browns, and just held their arrow lead of one game in the league Rce, as the Red Sox bumped the igers twice. The Yanks took the st game without doing anything iraculous by a score of 5 to 0, and ey were able to squeeze home in ont with the second game by a score f 5 to 4. 5 First Game. r. . 000000000—0 4 1 00200300x—5 10 0 Batteries: Koob, Fincher and Hart- p Russell and Nunamaker. Second Game. e. t. Louis ew York r. h. 010001200—4 9 1 01103000x—5 8 2 Batterfes: Davenport, Hamilton nd Severel Fisher, Mogridge, hawkey and Nunamaker. e. t. Louis Few York Red Sox Double Up. Boston, July 20.—The Red Sox pok a double-header from Detroit esterday. The scores were 4 to 2 nd 9 to Boston took the lead in e eighth inning of the first game n a double by Hoblitzell, a single by enriksen, batting for Scott, and a hit by Agnew. In the second game the Red Sox pit Cunningham and Boland hard at pportune times, tallying in each of fhe first six innings. The scores: First Game. 5. ro b 010001000—2 5 01001002x—4- 8 e. Petroit ston Batteries IcKee; hew. Mays and Thomas and Ag- Second Game. r. h. 030002000—5 14 oston 11411100x—9 11 Batteries Cunningham, Boland, Pubuc and Baker; Shore, Leonard nd Cady. e. Petroit Senators Split Even. Washington, July 20.—Chicago and fashington split even vesterday, Chi- ago winning the first game, 6 to 3, pnd Washington the second, 6 to 2. n the first game, after B. Collins’ Brror had aided Washington, to tie he score, Johnson went In to pitch, pnd three singles, a hit batsman and sacrifice fiy gave Chicago its win- hing margin. In the second game Benz was bat- | ed hard and retired in favor of [Panforth. Johnson kept the White Box hits scattered. The scores: First Game. T. 010200003—6 Washington 010001010—3 4 Batteries: Wolfgang, Russ ell and Schalk; Johnson, Ayers, Dumont and [Henry. e. 2 h. ‘hicago 6 6 Second Game T h 000001001—2 6 31000011x—6 8 Benz, Danforth and Ainsmith. e. 3 2 and [Chicago ['Washington Batteries: Lapp; Johnson Indians Pound Ball. Philadelphia, July 20.—Cleveland hit the ball hard vesterday and, tak- dng advantage of Hasselbacher's wild- ness and Witt errors, won easily from the Philadelphia Athletics. The score was 12 to 5. The score: Cleveland 105002022— Philadelphi 120001001 Batteries: Basgshy and Hasselbacher and Carroll BLUEJACKET A BREWER. Milwaukee, July Blue- jacket, Indian pitcher recently sold to the Cincinnati Nationals Bloomington, Ill, Three I team subsequently sent back to them wag turned over to the Milwaukee Amer- ican Association team on a condi- tional agreement. According to word received here, Bluejacket, it is said. refused to return to the Bloomington club. 20.—James by the and BAR SUNDAY BASEBALL. New London, July 20.—As strong opposition had develope the direc- tors of the New London Baseball As sociation yesterday decided not to hold Sunday games here between league teams. SMOKE OXMOOR A MILD, PLEASANT 5c¢ CIGAB | 9 Dauss and Stanage and | | | | 1 S0 | Reds has deal that New York, July is to send Chr} n to Cincinnati ty Mathew- as manager of the been completed, not “the old master” has signified his willing- ness to try his hand at running Garry Marry is Willing to Manage Cincinnati Reds 19.—Although the | Herrmann’s team n I New York am willing an thing goes will cinnati.”* Gl sati say, e It eve factoril; “I shall naturally Big might anxious to manage a team. through be glad to take but ven charge of Cin- | 5 | 1 Pl St. 1 N P W L L B Brook! Boston 36 Philadelphia New Chicago Cincinnati Chicago W, Detroit | St | Philadelphia Springfield Lynn Hartford N NATIONADL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. Pittsburgh 1-2, Brooklyn 0-1. New York 8, Chicago 6. Boston 10, St. Louis 1. Cincinnati-Philadelphia, rain. Standing of the Clubs. L. 32 32 33 39 40 14 46 49 York ttsburgh Louis Today’s Games. Boston at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cincinnatf. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. New York 5-5, St. Louis 0-4. Chicago 6-2, Washington 3-6. Boston 4-9, Detroit 2-5. Cleveland 12, Philadelphia 5. Standing of the Clubs. W 50 48 .47 .45 .44 .44 .36 iig York ston eveland ashington Louls Today's Games. Chicago at Washington St. Louis at New York. Detroit at Boston. Cleveland at Philadelphia. EASTERN LEAGUE. Yesterday’'s Results, Hartford 2-1, Worcester 1-4. Lynn 4, New London 2. Lawrence 6, Bridgeport 1 Portland 13-3, Springfield 2 New Haven 3-8, Lowell 2-4. Standing of the Clubs. L 18 20 29 29 33 36 38 37 38 47 ew London ortland Vorcester owell awrence ew Haven ridgeport Today Lynn at Hartford. New Haven at Portland. Springfield at Worcester. Lawrence at New London. Lowell at Bridgeport. s Games. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results, Toronto 2, Newark 0 (first game). Newark 8, Toronto 0, (second game). Richmond 4, Buffalo 3, (first game). I ter fand R. Richmond game). Rochester 4, Buffalo Providence Baltimore Montreal Toronto Richmond Newark Rochester Today Baltimore Richmond Toronto at Montreal at at at Ro New York, Johnston, Roland Roberts, Ju have plaved on cent Athletic Clu terday tots there this The cent <e the cou ftern tennis bition aged matches don Satur |not be seen in Griffi They with Peck doubles of Davis’ hurst being one of th There will Murray will opening event, be Dawson. will be by Tt fornians will C., open tourne ticket tional League club of the completing the liam Wortman, 1 the Cubs. Wortman day and play Pitcher Claude have been clai League club. NOEL BE Philadelphia, of Nashville, Te Special with 99 Lodge of this inary interstate trap on the traps of ing League. E 100 targets. Delta, Pa., & T highest run of straight breaks. afternoon, take to exhibition tussle hetween Admittance is expected play Bu s € ffalo w. 42 4 43 4 ewark Providence. o ester., Buffalo aly Baltimore 0. Standing of the Clubs. L. 33 6 36 34 16 43 JOHNSTON IN DOUBLE -William champi (second Tennis Champion Will Take Part In | Exhibitions. 20.: national tennis M. on; the nineteen-vear-old the b a nts, oon headed 'y made up'the schedule o which day 1ot n got star, and Ward Dawson, who were to turf of the Cres- t Bay committee of the by Z. a Jo b a par there They Ridge too may o Ber re to hnson 1t will rtner in late play res- will play the will meet Willis Davis Lindley Murr de he o will take his place. two single b th t % on in = tained ther Rol o to t all at o he followed at Californi Ced verts in by Griffin he - the the Crescent A. irted mate In the event dar- ars matches. the an and hes ali- on WORTMAN DEAL. | Chicago Sends Mulligan and McCarthy to Kansas City. Chicago, July 20.—The Chicago Na- ub yesterday released dea shortstop, agai He med July nn., brea city handicap with 96 two events contested shoo 1 by nst t ndrix by AT T 20.— won Uks an won veste ting a break Associat which ¥ comes he is Gia said RAPS. -John the East d Harry the prel in erday in competi | Shortstop Eddie Mulligan and Second | Baseman McCarthy to the Kansas City American fon, Wil- to is expected to arrive to- nts to National Noel ern s im- the the tion the Kevstone Shoot- ach Arthur rofessional, the event st day called immer made with for of the 139 | | | | | citedly the rumors flew the more nat- | ural | garettes ST. MARY’S FIELD Fast and Interesting Mect Held Be- fore Large Crowd—Standing Junior Baseball League. of St. scene Athletic Field was afternoon of As usual there was a good crowd on hand to witness the games and all agreed that boy g were showing It the the fast Mary’s vesterday a and interesting meet. the and fine training. would repay anyone to an afternoon that the meets are held for they are not only interesting but Following are the results s meet: “ifty vards hurdle race, 3 hurdles, ¢s, juvenile, Willlam Lyons, time J. Pentergast. 4 hurdles, junior, liam Dolan, time 11 ; E. Pen- tergast, T. Kelly. 100 yards hurdle, 4 hurdles, senior, F. Beloin, time 13 3-5; B. O'Brion; T. Grace. 50 yards hurdle, girls, junior, = Scheyd, time 8 1-5; H. Lynch, K. Mc Enroe. 50 vards hurdle, girls, senior, Helen Deary, time 8 seconds; Margaret Hoar, Helen McCue. 30 yards rope skipping relay, girls, Capt. Margaret Harmon vs. Capt. Helen McCue, first, time 1 minute, 371-5 seconds. ‘ Batting baseball for distance, Charles Riley, 136 feet 6 Kennedy, 120 feet 4 inches; tergast, 101 feet 5 inches. Junjor—Crean, 169 feet 4 T. Pentergast, 156 feet 6 inches; lan, 132 feet 8 inches. Senior—F. Beloin, 180 feet 9 inch- es; B. O'Brion, 179 feet 3 inches; Muldooney, 149 feet 8 inches. Running broad jump, boys, William Lyons, 12 feet 4 inches; S. Wallaze, 11 feet 11 inches; Kennedy, 10 feet 3 inches. Junior journey to field on instructive. of yester- . Wallace, 75 yards hurdles boy inches; E. Pen- inches Do- feet 3 inches; 13 B G. Hennessy, inches; Jacobs, 12 feet Grace, 11 feet 9 inches. Senior—F. Beloin, 15 feet 9 inches; B. O'Brion, 14 feet 6 inches; J. Mc- Cue, 13 feet 9 inches. Tug of war, best 2 out of 3, (6 on side), juvenile, Capt. Leghorn (won) vs. Capt. Weston. Junior—Capt. Capt. Dolan. Senior—Capt. Capt. Muldooney. In the Junior Baseball League the Cubs defeated the Bears 7 to 2 in an exciting game. Following the standing: Hennessy (won) vs. O'Brion (won) VS, is Won Lost 0 o it Cubs Red Bears Eagles So; BIDS GO UP Magnates Raise Pri('(‘—nn Herzog to the Skies—Threec Clubs After | Buck’s Services. 20.—The preferred bidding the ! New York, July for Buck Herzog Baseball ishly bearish complexion with magnates from three cities run- in fever- | vesterday, Exchange took on a ning up the price to fabulous sums. | | The shrewdest baseball financiers sv.ill‘ maintain that this valuable piece of property will go to Harry Hempstead, president of the New York National league. In the meantime August Herrmann the well known Cincinnati financier, seems to have gobbled up a two- lease on the valuable Mathew property and in addition has secured | an option upon the promising Rousch | and McKetchnic propertie: The only possible hitch in this deal | will come over the terms of the lease of Matty. Herrmann wants a control- ling interest, and for an indefinite | period, while Financier Hempstead is | holding out for clause which will give him the option of buying back the property at the end of two years. a Chicago, July 20—President Hemp- stead of the Giants arrived here yes- terday to press his claims for Buck Herzog. As soon as he arrived Pres- ident Weeghman of the Cubs lapsed into a calmlike silence and by infer- ence indicated that he was standing | pat on the offer he made yesterday for Herzog. £ The report that President Hemp- stead had begun to run up the first bid elicited no response from Weegh- | man. Report current through the markets that Hempstead after a consultation with MecGraw had in- creased the offer for Herzog up to some fabulous sum. The more e: was was Weeghman's limitation of | the mute clam. He finally declared that he was expecting 2 decision from | Cincinnati today. PUFF. bes Long Life to Use HIS LAST Centenarian Asc of Cigarettes. Pittsburg, Pa., July —Israel Abraham Rosenberg, aged 107 years, is dead in his home here, No. 1,169 Center avenue, following an illness of a few days, Mr. Rosenberg was born in Russia and came to this country thirty-five years ago. Mr. Rosenberg attributed his long- evity to an abundance of exercise, early rising and the smoking of ci- He never rode in a street car in his life and -his trips down | This time | be out of the game for weeks. town were always made afoot. He drank wine sparingly. PORT The Game We Play. A Life to live—and a Death to die; A virtue there and a sin confessed; A song to sing and a sigh to sigh— And then—God only knows the rest. song of ten cities—"Where is pennant we cheered in May? A the | Over the hills and far away; over the hills and far away.” Is He Back? Is He Back! They were first wondering whether old John Peter Wagner could stand | up this season and last out a week or two. Then they began to wonder whether he could bat as high as .250. By June they were debating as to whether or not he could bat .300 for one more year. And now they are wondering | whether or not the grand Old Fossil is going to lead the league. For Wagner now is tied with Jake Daubert in second place, attached to a mark of .335. He is 20 points back of Dave Robertson and Dave is a wooly wolf, but any man, who at 42 | can climb to .335 can do about any- thing he cares to do. We esteem young Dave very highly as a regular fellow and an athlete. But if the issue gets down to Robertson vs. Wagner we hope Dave finishes sec- ond. “Why is it that Ty such desperate Cobb, who takes chances, never seems to get hurt?” inquires an earnest reader. Mainly for the reason that Cobb has the science of speed plus safety down to a miraculous poinr. There is a lot in knowing how to get there in the right way. Have You? heard that Walter slipping; That he is edging towards the ditch; But T have yet heard no teams cheer- ing When Walter is announced to pitch. I've Johnson's At Boston. chance is there,” asks a “for this eminent city to in the next world “What Boston fan, be represented series?” An exceedingly Thealthy one, we should say. On the one wing or paw there are the Red Sox. On the other paw or wing, there are the Braves There is the chance of course that both may win. There is an even bet- ter chance that one or the other will arrive. The Braves just at present only two clubs to grapple with. Red Sox have at least five Therefore the Braves have chance than the Red Sox. a better The Red Sox, plus Tris Speaker this | ceason, would have the American league race already packed away. But even without Speaker that pitch- ing staff makes the club a stout and robust contender With two such clubs around there i« a very striking possibility that Bos- ton will horn into the world series melee one way or another; or by one league or another. Walsh, Brown, Mathewson—one b one—and the wonder is that basebalf’ looks to be anything like the same. e had a hard started this season,” who is now batting .350. We know one or two earnest athletes who would be glad to stop there. One Way Out. It was an ancient golfer and he stop- peth one of three, “You should have seen shot upon the tenth, “You should have seen my smashing drive”’—Dbut crowded here at bay 1 pushed him underneath a train and went upon my way. time getting says Ty Cobb, my mashie said he— It might also be noted that the paths of glory lead but to the car- toon. The good dle young. It is about their only chance to remain good. HIGH HURT. Another Yankee Star Joins Hospital List. New York, July 20.—The Yankees had their daily casualty yvesterday. it was Hughle High who He sprained his and will This the fighting Yanks, was hurt in action. ankle running in for a flv, further cripples | for High was just getting into a hit- ting fury. This makes seven of the first line troops of General Donovan who have been taken in charge by the hospital corps. But the Yankees still retain the lead, and the Dono- van countenance still retains the | smile. growing that sixteen-cylinder deadly work on chances But the suspicion i a double distilled, jinx is getting in its the Yankee pennant BASEBALL OUTFIT FOR N. Y. N. G. New York, July 20.—Manager Bill Donovan of the Yankees received a request vesterday from Private Dave Shean of Company I, Seventy-frst Regiment, N. N. Y., for baseballs, bats and gloves and yesterday management of the club shipped supply of baseball paraphernalia G. the a to | despised. | the entire game | terday that was not on the soldiers at McAllen, Texas. LIGHT Grantland Rice The Proverbs of a Fool. The wise man sigheth in the weight of his knowledge; but the fool singeth in his lack of under- standing. The poor man takes across the Long Night; leaves all he has behind. Not to Forget— A little knocking now and then Turns mollycoddles into men. has man all he the rich The Yanks have proved again tha a stout defense in baseball mor: to be chosen than a heavy attack With most of their good hitters crip- pled or in a bad slump they have managed to hold the lead in the best | race the American league has ever | known. And the star feature of their | play has been great pitching backed | up by capable support. It is harder | to beat good pitching and good de- fensive work than it is to overthrow a ragged attack, attached to only | fair defensive play. The two clubs | that have been winning most con- | sistently of late in the Americen league jamboree are the two strongest defensive clubs in the circuit—New York and Boston. The .300 and .400 | hitters are not to be scorned and but they do not compose by several mead.\'! t fathoms. The difference between FPonce de | Leon and Freddie Welsh is about | this—Ponce was hunting for eternal vouth while Freddie spends most of his time looking for old men. EASTERN LEAGUE 9 Lowell, Mass., July 20.—New Ha- ven made it three straight at Lowell's cxpense, winning yesterday's double- header. The scores were 3 to 2 and 8 to 4. Lowell's errors were costly in the first game. The second game re- quired eight innings ta play, Parker's triple in the seventh creating a tie. New Haven quickly scored four in the eighth by hard hitting. The feature of the game was Parker’s hitting. He made two singles, a double and a triple in four times up. The scores: First Game. 002000000—2 New Haven .. 002000100—3 10 2 Batteries—Bonsack and Kihullen; | Donovan and Devine. | Second Game. r. h 00000220—4 9 1 02010104—8 14 1 and Kilhullen; e. Lowell New Haven Batteries—Collin Weaver and Devine. Lynn 4, New London. 2. New London, July 20.—Sherman pitched his first home game for New London yesterday and the league ! leaders were defeated by Lynn 4 to 2. Pitcher Tuero of Lynn strained a ten- | don in his right leg and was obliged to retire at the opening of the third in- ning. Scare: | scores were 1 to 0 | Brooklyn ROBINS ARE SET BACK BY PIRATES Giants and Braves Pound Ball As in Days of 0ld Pittsburgh, July 20.—The Pitts. burgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Robins in both games of a double- header here yesterday afternoon. The final contest was waged through four- teen thrilling innings. The visitors, one run back, rallied and knotted the count in the ninth frame only to have the Buccaneers rally in their half of the final frame and put over the winning run. The first game lasted only the regulation nine in- nings, but was equally exciting. The and 2 to 1, re- spectively. First Game The score: h. e 000000000—0 3 1 10000000x—1 4 4 McCarthy; r. Brooklyn Pittsburgh Batteries—Pfeffer and Kantlehner and Wilson Second Game The score re R 00000000100000—1 10 1 Pittsburgh .00000100000001—2 7 2 * Batteries—Cheney, Dell, Smith and 0. Miller; F. Miller and Schmidt. New Scenes a Benefit. Chicago, July 20.—A change of scene worked for the benfit of the New York Giants here yesterday aft- ernoon. Up from the heat and hu- midity came the host from the greal'= metropolis and, finding the climate more endurable, turned to and de- feated the Cubs in a good old-fash- ioned slugging match by a score of § to 6. The score: r. h. & 313010000—8 11 1 101210010—6 18 4 Anderson and Packard, Brown New York Chicago Batteries—Benton, Rariden; Lavender, and Fischer. Braves Pound Ball. St. Louis, July 20.—The Boston Braves pounded Willlams and Jasper and won the first game of the serfes from St. Louis here yesterday, by a score of 10 to 1. Rudolph only allowed six hits and kept them well scattered. Six sihgles ! a base on balls and a wild pitch gave the visitors five runs in the first in- ning. The Cardinals scored their only, run in the second on a double by Mil< ler, and a single by Gonzales. The score: r. h. e Boston 510100201—10 18 Q | st. Louis .... 010000000—1 6 1 | Batteries—Rudolph and Gowdy; Williams, Jasper and Gonzales and Brotten. AFTER WILLARD | Harvard Man May Be the Next to' Battle Jess—Kirkpatrick is His Name. h. 9 9 2 Tuero; | 3 e. 001100002 3L New London 001100000—2 Batteries—Williams and Sherman and Russell. | _ | Hartford 2-1, Worcester 1-4, ! Hartford, July 20.—Hartford and Worcester divided a double bill here vesterday afternoon, Hartford taking | the first, 2 to 1, and Worcester win- ning the second in thirteen innings, 4 to 1. The scores: | First Game, o 00020000%—2 000000010—1 and McDonald; Hartford Worcester Batteries—Gero McQuillan and Frei Second e 0 0 Game Tiah 0010000000000—1 7 Worcester 0001000000003—4 10 Ratteries—Trautman and McDon- ald; McGinley and Phillips e. Hartford 4 1 Portland Wins Two Games, Portland, Me., July 20.—By batting Leroy practically at will Partland won the first game of yesterday's double header from Springfield 13 to 2. The ' second game won by Portland 3 to 2 was more of a battle, the home team tving in the sixth on a base on balls, | iwo singles and a sacrifice, and win- ring in the eighth on an error, a sacri- | fice and a single. The scores | First Game. Portland 14004220*—1 Springfield 000020000— Batteries—Durning and Leroy and Stephens, Second Game. s Portland 00000201—3 6 Springfield 00011000—2 9 Batteries—PIitt and Gaston; Daniels and Egan. | Lawrence 6, Bridgeport 1 i Bridgeport, July 20.—Lawrence and | Bridgeport played a game here yes- | the Eastern | league schedule and went as an ex- | hibition contest and not into the league standing, Lawrence winning, 6 to 1. Score: Lawrence 100010004—6 Bridgeport 000010000—1 Batterles—Luyster and Levine Turner and Mwphy, ' weight ,van's home at Abington, where | agement | Willard | with Harvard university may furnish opponent, and the champion of champions, may be his tutor. 0. G., Kirkpatrick, Harvard's strong man in 1914, star football player and heavy- boxing champion of the uni« versity, is considering an offer from Sullivan to turn professional. Kirkpatrick made a trip to Sulli- the former champion proposed that Kirk« patrick put himself under his man-, for from three to five months, after which the old gladiator thinks the collegian will be ready to give battle to Frank Moran. With Moran disposed of, Willard would be challenged. Sullivan believes that has but one or two good fights left in him, and that Kirkpa= trick could handle him when the time came. Kirkpatrick hails from Texas. Jess Willard's next John L. Sullivan, MRS. HURT AGAIN, Mineola, L. I,—For the second time within a few months, Mrs. “Al'" Davisi who before her marriage was Miss Eugenia Kelly, had a narrow escaps from death vesterday. A raceabout automobile in which she was riding her husband and a chauffeur was wrecked when in collision witht a touring car in the Jericho turnpike a short distance from the Davis home. All three were badly jarred and bruised and Mrs. Davis was so hys terical that she required the atteme tion of a surgeon from the Mineols hospital. RICH WOMAN BECOMES NUN. Philadelphia, July Renoune- ing the world for the life of a re- cluse, Mrs. John Delahanty, pos= sessor of a comfortable fortune and the widow of a well known business man has taken orders as a Carmelite nun and is now a member of the com- munity of the Carmelite Monasteryd St. John's place and Bedford avenue, Brooklyn Tomorrow night there will be & meeting of the committee in charge of the I. O. B. B. outing to be held on August 13. At a recent meeting Frad Winkle of the transportation committee states that it will be im- possible to secure the steam yacht Bohemian for a sail down the river, 8 some other form of an outing will '* discussed.