New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1916, Page 8

[ sasmrroe NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1016, A [ Sox Improve Standing, Beat.ng Chisox Twice--Yanks Profit by Gould’s Wildness--Geers Gets First irk Under Two Minuies--Judge Mangan is Happy Today, There’s a Reason--Playground Results 13 AGREAT DAY laygrounds Directors Trounce Professionals While Ladies Cheer grand old southside “soup- vhich Basil Riley has used so effectively on the diamond for several as again in evidence yester- noon at Walnut Hill park, the Directors’ team, composed male force at the city play- clashed with Dr. Dunn’s once aggregation known as the Pro- and when the smoke of had passed it was seen that M.'s were on the short end of score and the joy in the camp “Bill” Mangan knew no bounds. genial barrister of Trinity street, c boasted a membership on the . M. team but to show that he was a [go0d fellow he lent his strength to the playgrounds team yesterday, what for those that attended the game could not ascertain. However, it is an ac- cepted theory that his finer knowledge of in 11l may have a tendency glve confldence to the other mem- of the team, “Bill” being the chairman of the public amusements commission, and the fellow that signs those little slips of paper on the first land fifteenth of the month that are always a welcome visitor at all of the [playgrounds. Zwick Answers § o. of the game came as the Dunn-Zwick combina- since their the scribes’ team last year have assumed an unheatable attitude. fToo much praise cannot be given the winners for their notable victory. honors to Riley, who pitched 2 neady throughout, letting [down opponents in the ninth lwhen tewash was in sight. Backing his mate in fine fashion Crowley the backstop also shone bril- lisnt The infield of the winners was jworkini in clock-like fashion, Will Moorehe remembering the days back Central league, scooped them to the left and right of him and at the bat he a veritable Tris [Speaker. It s Will's two-sack clout in the fourth stanza that started his mates on the road to victory, and be- fore the fr had ended the had chalked up seven marker: credit of the Directors. In ning Moorhead faced Zwick twice and the second time he hit a pretty single o right field, scoring two runs. Up to this time Dr. Zwick was meet- ing with excellent success as a twirler, but the first clout by Will Moorhead was the beginning of the Riley, the next man up, hit to bulwarks for a screeching triple end down the line even to “Ted” Lang everybody took smote at the sphere. Jack Rourke also contributed a pretty sin which brought forth | rounds of applause from the ‘“fans” who were very liberal with their ap- | preciation of the work of their pets, | and also showed their distastesfor the ump. when were rendered @gainst the Director The ‘“fans” were none other than the pretty women assistants at the grounds, who in the role of rooters put some of the thirty-second degree fans in the background Riley Has a Heart the game well in ill be seen by the fact that few were hit to the outfield. Of these all were hits except the one that headed its way toward the center fleld pasture guarded over by Jack Rourke 2lthough it is rumored that Jack trapped the elusive sphere the core not indicate that he Eddie Martin and at third and second the “‘crowd” forget that s ever existed by the they speared drives sent Martin was suffer- this. being the reason advanced why some of his throws not more accurate. Walsh made the ure play of the day when he to center field and caught a dr 1 Z bat Vensel and Lar ttle and they did it The shock tion, loss to who over yme scorer to the c this in- decisions That Riley had hand and nea box was successfu Charlie Walsh made some of Baker B way hich in their ing from does and in w direc were race g 1 to do. What Willie Did—Not rrived a ero hin man tior wt it to W th ther satisfied Francis M ball diamond tfon of the tennis wo great prom of d logical on the the thing greeted athletic looking the tately hat il was young ortin s. s. posi- a match Dress mmac in to inquirtes do 2 sam and w William Judge of cently d, and who giv loping into the F Ouimet course i the the sensa- ase- ceessc rancis game. for the day it out three Willi found s wor he ng m truck out T once, Bails. al on the great for to become ac- one of this he reached on Base on paths the Willie that guainted wit the bases before e he SMOKE OXMOOR A MILD, PLEASANT 5c CIGAB il memorable vic- | Sum- | successful until he started to mak dash for the home station. standing on second base with the Mrs. t rooting him to score, the batter hit a sharp drive to the infield, ‘run Will” reached the speed- player as he rounded third base at a rate that resembles “Mike™ Sullivan’s coupe on its way up Church street with a fare. But the fates were against Bill and much to the disgust of the plaver and his friends Ringrose, his law partner, was waiting for him to tag him out | Truely it was disappointing to Bill for this was the nearest he came to scoring during the remainder of the game. was a et al vells of ing traveling There With Makeup. The losers put up a falr game until the fourth inning, when Zwick weakened and a fussilade of wallops greeted him. To add to his discom- fiture a tall elongated young man out in right fleld with an extensive adorn- ment of hirsute on his upper lip, having the most thrilling time of his life, while the batted balls were falling around him in a manner that must have made him feel he was the vicinity of Verdun. This young man is a good player all right, the excel- lent manner in which he judged the ball that it would come the in S0 on the national All Will Acquicsce. Writers throughout the count times differ in regard to who is who as the premier first sacker of the country. Some say Daubert, Ko- netchy Luderus, while the Ameri- | can league followers proclaim that MclInnis, Burns or Dick Hoblitzel | rank ahead of the first trio. The | Pro-Medicos had a player at the in- J itial sack yesterday who we will never | i be accused of entering into any debate | with Rice, Crane or any of the others |in regard to superiority. This player spent a rather strenuous day, having | nine chances, accepting seven of [them. So far as we are concerned we idon’t care who is the best firse base- man in the country. but we will stake two kopecks that we can pick one who is not. Greenberg's playing was not feature. For further the summary pastime. at or far details of the follows: Directors ab. “‘game” r. Crowley, c. Martin, 3b. Moorhead, Eiley, p. Mangan, ss Walsh, 2b. Vensel If. Rourke, cf. Lang. rf 1b. - cocoworwaD = Pro-Medicos. T Welsh, 3b- Jchnson, ss-3b. Connolly, 2b-p. Ringrose, c. Dunn, 1b. Zwick, p-2b Naughton, cf. Greenberg, rf. Rosenberg rf. Campbell, If. 1 0 0 0 | % | 4 | cocococorrcos 1 0 0 1 0 Totals ....ev0s Directors 000700020—9 Pro-Medicos 000000002—2 Three base hit, Riley; two base hits, Rourke Moorhead; hits off Zwick Connolly 4; stolen bases, Welsh, Man- gan, Moorhead, Vensel, Martin 2, Ringrose; bases on balls, off Zwick 2, off Connolly struck out by Zwick 5, by Connolly 7, by Riley 10; time 2:00; umpire, Rivers. AMBITION OF LIFE GAINED Pop" Geers Does Mile Under Two Minutes for First Time in Career— Napoleon Direct Runs in 1:59 3-1. Columbus, Ohio, Free-for-All « | ternoon Aug. 17.—The 1 the Columbus | and Circuit meeting yesterday z\f—‘ produced the fastest time¢ of the year. In the first heat, Napoleon Direct won in 1:59 3-4, with Peter Stevens, the second horse, doing his mile in 2 minutes flat. It was | the first time in a driving career of | forty-five years that Edward Geers | ever held the reins in a mile covered better than two minutes, In the next heat the pace was slower through the first half, and Na- | poleon Direct was four lengths back | at the far turn. He closed with a won- | rush and finished ahead in | of Single G. Separate timing caught Napoleon Direct the last haif in 58 seconds. In a time trial Directum I, became the world’s champion pacer for one | and one-sixteenth miles. The old rec- ord wa 14 3-4, made in 1904 by Cherry Lass. Off to a slow start Di- rectum 1. did the distance in 2:00 1-4. Miss Harris M., the champion four- | vear-old pacing mare, failed in an | | effort to lower her mark of 2:01 1-4. | She was tired when the final quarter | was commenced and finished the mile in 2:02 ace at racing | | | | derful front Napoleon Direct winning favorites, the second choice, the first two hea was one of three ! In the 2:09 pace, | Beth Clark, won Thereafter, Baby Bertha, highest in pubiic favor, was in command and took the next three | heats. The Eno, as expected, won the | 11 trot in straight heats in front McCloskey, and cut his record to 06 3-4, keeping clear of the field in the second mile. rly Don, Valentine's first win- ner of the meeting, captured all three | of the Devereux Stake, for | which Brisac of the Murphy stable was favored. Early Don equaled his ! record, 2:06 1-4, In the first heat and was not so hard pressed in either the next two. {or | | | | heats bound to him showed ecarly training in | Boston Cutshaw Holds Down Second For Dodgers in Masterly Style | | the rudiments of baseball university, a school that many a one carned Notre Dame ] turned Brooklyn, Aug. 17.—A star at scc- ond base means a winning team, so say most of the experts, and the hi tory of baseball That being the Iyn Dodgers if there is baseman in out ood il over in name of then the | should bhe winners, a more capable the National league or any other league than the gangling guardian of Brooklyn's keystone corner the dope is wrong. Cutshaw may not be a handsome figure on the diamond, his styie of play may not; have the grace of Iddie Collins or! the fire and snap of Johnny Evers, but | he delivers the goods and in large | packages. He is an expansive ground |and doubters have but to watch his coverer, a dangerous hitter and a | work each day to have their minds brainy disciple of Chadwick. He | convinced. o for igie under the pre his standing. His advancement was ra- pid. He went in 1909 to the Coast league from Bloomington, and after three yea service there | to Brooklyn, where he has since been a fixture, cach season seeing him be- come more valuable to his team, until today, it is repeated, there is not a better second baseman in the game, second | stevens e of the Clubs, W L. e bl 46 «s.59 46 55 50 52 50 .51 50 ..50 52 . ..42 58 .43 60 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Standing Results Yesterday. Boston 5, Chicago 4 innings.) Boston eix innings.) New Yark 5, Cleveland Other games, rain or wet grounds. Standing of the Clubs. W, L. 65 45 49 Buffalo Providence Baltimore Montreal Toronto Itichmond Rochester Newark (first game, 18 | 2 2, Chicago 1 (second game, e s Games Today. at Baltimore B, .591 1 659 549 536 531 Boston .. Cleveland Chicago St. Louis Detroit New York Washington Philadelphia rieiatuts Montreal EASTERN LEAGUE, Results Yesterday, New London innings.) Worcester Lynn 9 Portland New Haven .481 a e 3, Springfield Lawrence Hartford 4. 8, Bridgeport 4, Lowell 1 Games Today. Chicago at Boston. Cleveland at New York Detroit at Washington. St. Louis at Philadelphia keader.) (double Standing of the Clubs, W. L. S04 62 NATIONAL LEAGUT, Results Yesterday. Chicago 5, Cincinnati 0. No others scheduled, Fertland New London Worcester Springfield Lynn | L.awrence New Haven Bridgeport Lowell Hartford Standing of the Clu w .63 L. 38 40 42 50 Erooklyn Fhiladelphia 61 New York Pittsburgh Chicaga St. Louls Cinecinnati Games Today, Lowell at Springfleld, Hartferd at Portland vew Haven at New dridgeport at Lynn. Lawrence at Worcester, 47 47 .43 London. CALDWELL STILL OUT. New York, Aug. 17.—The 15-da: suspension imposed upon Pitcher Ray Caldwell of the New York Americans ir. St. Louis was to have expired yes- terday, but as the club has not heard from the player since he has been laid off, the suspension has been made indefinite. Manager Donovan said Caldwell probably will be suspended {or the remainder of the se: Games Today, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, New York at Chicago, Only two games scheduled. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, Results Yesterday, Buffalo 5, Newark 8. Toronto 6 Providence 4. Richmand 6, Rochester 1. at | amateur | advanced | Y in hectic session, the purpose of de- distinctive feat of by individual or by The Fan Club, had gathered for bating the most the baseball year team One winning road from Another for leadi for the first for the the Giants straight on last place, vote went to Speaker Ty Cobb over forty points four months of the race Still another earnest fanatic cast his vote for Grover Cleveland ander, who undoubtedly worked one of the seasons in the broad realm A fourth vote Jones and the from the soggy depths of seventh place for a spin of twenty-one out | of twenty-three games, The vote went seventeen start in to a has greatest of play was cast for Browns who Leader. incidents and episodes, dividuals and clubs, were all en- titled to the hurning eloquence poured out in their behalf. We believe. too, a vote should be awarded to C'olonel Wilbert Robinson, the King of Brooklyn. But if we had to cast clusive vote for the most These one ex- distinctive certain midc 1ged sedate citizen the name of Edward S. Plank, other- wise known as the Gettysburg Guide. by P Plank in many ways is the hero of the year. The great southpaw hasn't been as brilliant or as useful as Tris Speaker or Grover Alexander. But | there is at least this one feat of his to be considered—at the age of forty- two—considered fairly well in two or three years ago—at of a pennant race where he was need- ed most—he pitched in succession four ball games that have a vital bearing on the pennant race. Here they arc in order— New York—Three hits. Boston—Two hits. Washington—One hit. Cleveland—Two hit Remarkable Streak This would be a remarkabie streak if spun out by Alexander or Johnson or any star in his prime. But for a veteran forty years old, at least eight years beyond the aver- | age pitching life, it is one of the most | remarkable achievements in the his- | tory of sport. | In four games of 1k the Hero. | all | hits, an | contest. Working two in succes achievement which { hit game a rare | pitcher | son. To average two hits four games in a row is diagnosis. It is one of that can't be done until suddenly happens. is few a game for heyvond al Concerning Plank. Plank is one of the marvels times. Consider these details 1. He was twenty-five years old before he entered the major league. 2. He had no minor league train- ing or development of any sort. 3. He lacked the great physical powers of Walsh, Mathewson, John- son, Alexander or Young. 5. Where weather conditions were at all favorable he has not pitched three really bad ball games in ten years. 6. He has fine ball in every he was a leading factor these. pitched world series and in five of Not An Iron Man. We were talking a day or two ago | with Andy Coakley about Plank. Andy | was one of Plank’s teammates on the | Athletic machine of other days | my opinion,” said Andy, ‘‘he is the | greatest lefthander that ever lived | Not as brilliant as Rube Waddell, but | for an average performance his work | surpasses them all. T can't recall now bad ball game that Plank pitched.” Another a Detail. another detail Coakley. “FEven as a youngster with the old Mackmen, Plank { quently complained of a sore arm had trouble here and there with elbow and his shoulder. He was an iron man in any sense of the {word, and he did his share of wor- rying in the box. So he was not one | of these pitchers with ice water in his veins, one of the type that never frets or bothers. He was a pitcher vou would flgure might last five or six years as a star. But here he is | today at forty-two in his seventeenth campaign, pitching more brillia:@ly than he ever worked in his life. I | have kept close track of baseball for | a long time, but 1 can't recall in all that time any such continued exhi- bition as these four games of Plank's against New York, Boston, Washing- ton and Cleveland, Four games— two runs—elght hits—an average of two hits and one-half a run to the contest. It doesn’t sound possible.” continued back “Here He his not The Winning Vote. that we award to Edward ¢ Plank, the Gettysburg Gulde, th Feature Pinnacle of the sporting | year, Walsh is through; Minor Brown inils PORT Alex- | Fielder | started | in- | feature of the year it would go to a H the stage | vital importance Plank, at fortv-two, allows just eight average of two hits to the It is no light feat to pitch one two- ion know in the course of a sea- those things it of all exceptionally “In | fre- | 1t is after figuring in all theme de- ' RED DOWNS WHITE IN BATTLE OF S0X Boston Teaz: Raises World's Championsaip Pennant LIGHT Grantland Rice Malty's pitching the great Johnson is be- get his here and there; but Plank, lefthanded, forty-two, seventeen years in harness, not rug- ged of frame, is rushing through one two-hit game in the rain a flag without n L fading out; days over is Boston = Av by battles The Red Sox in- lead in the pennant race are ginning to creased th vesterday two hard- The* score winning fought with Chicago first of ca went to 4. The led after five ccount of da to Every teen innings second to game was half innings with the score another a Imost after e 5 of equal. As a master Jatest exhibition rac and kness, a achievement Plank’s On is a wonderful thing to contemplate. But when you link this with his career for seventeen vears there are hardly words expres- | sive enough to teil story. For | it goes r beyond record of games won and lost great a rec- this has been It is an achievement that well beyond the eternal dope, Cy | Young lasted twenty-two seasons, but Cy was a husky giant, who started around twenty-two with an easy mo- i tion and a fast ball to work i And Cy, as great as he was, | pecling off two-hit games in sion in his forty-second vear, with Gregg, the first member of the exception p gam runners gruelling was the Red Sox of Carrigan sed into ice either pinch fielders. It was hroughout, and numerous sensational Weaver, Er Collins, Scott, Walker, Barry and Gardner figuring most prominently Chi- cago made sixteen Bos- ton pitchers, the Red Sox off an equal number of Chi- not cago twirlers. But the Boston blows succes- | we and less scattered | inning Hooper was en were down. He second, and scored when McMul- made bad first on Barry's zrounder team ind was ser the for as the or ontest by as a a lord as marked | rests | plavs, 1die 1 In this game hits off three against eleven for with. was re mor= timely the sixteenth passed after two EASTERN LEAGUE in Free Hit- | fourth singles ner. sixth len 1 throw to Boston scored its ining of the by Hooper, Chicago two runs in the second game on Lewis and Gard- scored its run in the on two singles and Jacksons double. With two out and men on third and second Foster taken from the box and Leonard substituted. | Von Kolnitz was sent to bat for ! Hartford Loses to Lynn | | ting Contest—Hustlers Are Fasy For Leaders. | | Free hitting marked was | the game here vesterday, which Lynn | took from Hartford, 9 to 4. Low's | catch of a line drive just inside third | Fournier and struck out. | base {he most spectacular field- | The attendance was over 25,000, the ing feature. The score: ! largest of the Between the e. | Bames the world's championship pen- 13 3 | bant was raised with the customary 10 1 |ceremonies. The scores: . Carroll; ne). | Lynn, Aug. 17 was season e 20222100x— Lynn Hartford ...001030000— | Batteries: Willlams and | Lyons and SKiff. g r. h e Boston ..0000202000000001—5 11 1 Chicago .0001110100000000—4¢ 16 3 Batteries: Leonard, Mays, Shore and Thomas; Faber, Willlams, Cicotte and Schalk. Scouts See Lowell Lose. New Haven, Aug. 17.—Although | Zeiser outpitched Donovan, costly er- | rors Lowell gave New Haven a | victory yesterday, 4 to 3 Scouts | Harry Davis of the Philadelphia Ath- | letics and “Larry” Sutton of De- | troit witnessed the game. he score @ e ve...01100011x—4 : +..201000000—3 3 4 Donovan and Devine: Greenhalge. by (Second game). Boston Chi 00020x—2 o 000001—1 Foster, Leonard 1y; Williams and Lapp ago 1tterie | | | an | i New Haven | Lowell Batteries: Zeise and | Generous Mr. Gould. New York, Aug. 17 liberality of Gould, one of Cleve- s voung pitchers, resulted in a victory for the Yankees in yesterday’s game at the Polo the score being 5 to 3. Gould was like a sailor with six months’ savings. He gave | away enough passes in the opening | inning to pave the way for five runs— plenty to win—despite the Indians’ at- tempted rally in the ninth Ten of the Yankees went to bat the opening innir passes, three hits, and a sacrifice hit In the collection. Gould didn't last very long, but was derricked when he passed three batsmen and two had hit safely. He was suc- ceeded by Klepfer, who was inclined to be a bit generous himself until he steadied in the second inning. Aft er that he pitched fine ball and the Yankees had no more opportunities te score: . : ~The unbound- lanc Another for Duffs, Portland, Aug. 17.—Portland won another easy victory over Bridgeport vesterday 5 to 1. Free hitting and {errors by all visitors gave the nome i team all its runs in the first four in- | ning! double by Briggs, an out and Flaherty's sacritice fly in the fiftn | save bridgeport ity taily. Hork- | played sensationally short | heimer for the visitors. The scor | Grounds at Jn There were four I T e +.22040000x—8 1] ..000010000—1 5 4 and Sweatt; | B, Portland s Bridgeport .... Batteries: Durning Mulrennan and Flaherty others a Boob. Aug. 17.—Inabi Lawrence to hit Herring sately cept at wide intervals and bunching of hits by the Boosters gave Worcester an easy victory, 5 to 1, yesterday aft- ernoon. Ostergren’s double scored Lawrence's run, but he was a victim of the hidden ball trick played Cooney. Worcester replaced Spring- field in third place as a result the victory while the Green Sox were los- ing to New London. The score T Ostergven Worcester, B h. e 5 2 4 1 Walters; New York Cleveland ..50000000x -..100000002 Russell and Klepfer and O’Neil. -3 Batteries > | Gould of e - WORLD'S RECORDS BROKEN? h. .01210010x—5 10 001000000—1 6 Herring and Tyler; Press e. — Prominents Sce Some Fine Racing at Goshen. Worcester Lawrence Batteries and Lavigne. Goshen, ¥ of 8000 persons Aug. 17.—A crowd turned out for the trotting meeting here Among those in attea- were Frederick D. Underwood, president Erie railroad; Lieut- Schoeneck, Willlam Averell Harriman, vice, president of the Union Pacific railroad, and Ro- land Harriman and sister, Miss Carol A. Harriman; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. V. Hoffman, J. O. Winston, W. . Redmond, David M. Look, John R. Townsend, Pierre Lorillard, Jr., Bems jamin A. Bulkeley, Guy Miller, John | L. Dodge and William B. Dickerman. A new world's record was estab. lished in the two-vear-old race when the Brook farm filly, Emma Magowe an, owned by Richard Relafield and driven Budd Murray, stepped tweo miles in 2:13 1-2 and 2:15 1-5. Noy- lay Girl held the record, made at Monroe, N. Y It was 16 1-2. | Wilkes Brewer won the 2 and | lished a new for {three heats for a half track Giynn Protests. second day's Aug. 17 tield 3 to the final under | | New Lon- here yester- 2, but thé half of brotest. first, two men | at bat, Umpire Bill Powers was New London, yesterday. don defeated Spri aay in 11 innings, Green Sox played | the eleventh inning | With Rodriguez on | out and Whitehou Waters called time delivering the ball. Whitehouse hit the offerin nd flied out to Waters refused declare | the ball in play. On the next pitch, Whitehouse tripled scoring Rodriguez the winning run. The score: London ..20000000001 ¥ springfield .00000002000- 5 | Batteries: Fortune and {l’o\\'(‘xs and Ojerholm. | dance of the jov. Edward to with Jew 3 R us BRISTOL WITHDRAWS. ! 16 trot world's record mare over a New Schedule Drawn Up By ington Vailey League. | Farm- esta At a meeting of the Farmington Valley league held last evening in Hartford, it was decided to finish the season with four clubs following withdrawal of Bristol from the league. | A scheduie was drawn up to through Labor Day between New | | the | PIRATES PURCHASE PLAYERS, Aug. 17.—The Pitts. National league baseball club vesterday announced the p s Britain, Farmington, Glastonbury and Pitcher Reeding and :n%;;;?:am,a:f Manchester. The schedule follows: |derson from the Charlotte club of the Saturday, Aug. 19.—Farmington at |South Atlantic league. Glastonbury, New Britain at Man- | chester. | Saturday, : fanchester, i ury, Saturday, inchester, Monday, Sept. 4 ing)—Glastonbury Pittsburgh, run | burgh Aug. New 26.—Farmington at Britain at Glaston- Give to vour along wrench all the credit favorite hero ; before off a hrow day known. vou as care about each comes are through olive for the most effectiv out, baseball M L you sprig of of the in, day Sept. 2.—Glastonbury at' at Farmington. has ever