New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1916, Page 8

8 NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD T TR R R TR Boston is a Loser in a Baitie of Sox--Giants and Cubs Split Double Bill--Alexander To Grilfin is Geaien by Kumagae on the Courts--Senators and Indians in Big Deal i8 Hitting | Giants and the renaissance ered, and dur- they not Chicago pitchers for nu- singles but for five | three-bag and Yet with this | rom the shackles of | retrogression four- | games for | ond their bat- as their pitch- Perritt pitched | New Yorkers. f at, but stuck it but in first class style. The Cubs were jhis meat the inning. The New ork pitching in the second was of an ferior grade. Anderson, although Jhis mates gave him a four-run lead, was knocked out of the box. So was Bchupp, while Benton's work was on with that of his dethroned brethren. It was day for Ipitcher Giants un afternoon long hot rocked erous and wo bne Wrenc ing loose n iengt ec hem ing fng wa he first game e suffered f ms didn two was good Poll the poor. for { rst a poor ght the down- rter, the recruit from of extensive minor tion Carter, making was like Anderson— innings—but in the | ints plastered him so | he left for the bench. departure the Giants were They shrivelled in front of He struck out seven of innings. The scores: (First game). 1me brot jrampantly Wit [done. [Hendrix hem in h. 10 o .204200000—S 100000000—1 9 5 and Kocker and Brown and El- e. [New York 0 IChica o Batteries: Per [Kelleher; Prender liott and Clemons. itt gast, (Second game). =g h ...00006110x—8 .000040002—6 Hendrix and El- Benton and e [Chicago [INew Yo Batteries liott; Anderson [Kocher. wrter, Schupp, Robins’ Flight Unhalted. Pittsh Aug. 19.—The Iyn Dodgers rode roughshod over the Pirat yesterday in their march to the pennant, and shut them out, mak- ing six runs. Larry Chenev was in s and never wilted with t paths, nine of a get- Brook- 51 anec them being ting t Bob Harmon the men, wa ager ( ripe to career guess. After away in the runs were chalked up for the and it seeme night Harmon. B in and tak han has in fir « 1se and g left one was on the mound for ocal 1 allahan stop tt But and as me Man- was wild » 1 to 0 affair in s favor time their the cleared in 1 had inning 1 sec four bi visitors like good for My t he his medicine Jim Calla- 1ing do vear National League he has about decided to get all that is coming ) ascended the « mad \ muc’ to s0 resc his as a after th The score: to them ave mound - 040000002—6 ..000000000—0 Brooklyn Pittsburg Alexander Puzzles Reds. Aug. 19 Alexan- utout game delphia from 8COTC to 0 t control over the Cin o der nnati won yesterday Cincinnati entire x base ¢ a on ¢ a man t¢ get t inning. inning ba nd past Gro al- Slate Batterie Schneide Win In Tenth. A Cardinals Louis, Aug atting by the m third Sn t tenth with the victory to 3 second. chy, Betz out. Nehf and Snyder hit t The score: der ru over Betze After Doak T 1 inning, scor the L esterday and then »pped to Konet- 1 Wilson's 1 by F ston Tked o1 o as taken r L.0011100¢ 00010010 Doal A MILD, PLEASANT Sc¢ CIGAB l Chicago, Aug.. 19.—According rumors now i circulation among the | White Sox players, Jim Scott, Clar- | | ence Rowlands' veteran twirler, will SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 1916 s W ztl_z Reds; to DAUBERTBEATS WAY TONATIONAL THRONE ' Passes Dave Robinson and Holds Laurel by Slight Margin g0, Aug ted leader 19.— N hip from to Jake Daubert the tional league bat- ting Dave Robertson, cording averages published of Pittshurgh here which include record Wednesday. Carey, tains with 40; with first Fl place in base stealing ck, 31; Williams, with 10; Chicago, in sacrifice hits Chicago in home runs Horr Louis 174; runs scored in team batting with hatters who have played half their team's games. Rrooklyn, .326; Robert- Nagrk =3 Chase, Cincin- Wagner, Pittshurgh .319; by, Louis .314 In the American league, Speaker, Cobb and Jackson continue their race in the order named. Cobb is ahead in stolen bases with 40; Weaver, Chi- cago, in sacrifice hits with 3 Baker, New York, in home runs with 8; Jackson in total bases with 221; Speaker in runs scored with 79, and | Detroit in club batting with Leading batters: Speaker, Cleve- | land .391: Cobb, Detroit .358; Jack- son, Chicago Roth Cleveland .318; Sisler, .307. by, St. in total New York, in Brooklyn Leading at Daubert, son, New nati .322; Horn bases with Burt with 68, and 264, | e in least St St. Louls Record for Alexander. Cincinnati, O.. Aug. 19.—According to records in the hands of the Na- tional Baseball commission, the shut out game pitched by Alexander of the Philadelphia Nationals here yester- day, establishes a new record for no- |run games pitched by one pitcher during.a major league season. Up to Jast year, according to these records, Mathewson, pitching for New York, held the honor with twelve shut out games during a season. Alexander cqualled this last vear and surpassed it yesterday when he pitched thirteenth shut out this season. EASTERN LEAGUE Z ?ififofi.. "hc missing from the lineup next sea- son, not because the Sox are anxious to part with his services, but it is said that James is tired of baseball and will retire and into busine: Lowell Soft Prey For Green Sox— Hustlers Beaten Again. Haven, Aug. 19. The largest | | NATIONAL L Yesterday’s Results. York 8, ¢ New ame). Chicago ame). Brooklyn 6, Louis 4, Philadelphia hicago 3 , New York 6 Pittshurgh 0. Boston 3 Cincinnati st | Philadelphia Boston New York Pittshurgh Chicago Cincinnati Today's Games. New York Brooklyn at Boston at St Philadelphia at Chicago Pittshurgh Louls. at Cincinnat Baseball News In a Nutshéll GUE. 1 (first (second 0. (2). AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results New ning Chicago 11, Louis 4, nings). Washington York 4, Cleveland ton 6. Philade ria Detroit 1. of the W, 65 Clu and Louis York it New Detr Today’s Games. New York. Boston. at P hiladelphia Washington, 't FASTERN LEAGU Yesterday's 4, N 10, Lowell Lynn Hartford Br Result Haven Lond 4. 0. ringfie L awrence 1, geport standing of the Clu New Wor, Lynn Lawrence New Haven London ste s, s on bs. L. 29 43 42 45 49 53 the Murlins forc ason saw se McCann's proud mil- lot vesterday. It required but eighty- seven minutes of extraordinary playing for the locs to accomplish their ne- farious purpose. The game was well plaved and showed local fans that the New Haven team, as presently con- stituted, is as strong as several other clubs who are holding down positions further up in the league standing. When the New London wreckage had been cleared from the field a glance at the score board showed Haven hugging the long end tolho score. The score: games). j Brideeport Lowell Hartford Today's Games, Lowell at New Haven (2 Hartford at Portland Bridgeport at Lawrence. Worcester at Lynn. New London Springfield. New of a 4 at [ 00120010x——4 New London 000000011—2 Batteries—Woodward and Relger ana Fish. h s 8 2 Devine; e. 0 INTERNATIONAL New Haven LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. 7, Newark 0. 7, Providence 2. Montreal 8, Richmond 0. Rochester Baltimore game) Springfield 10, Lowell 1, Springfield, Mass. Aug. 19— Springfield easily defeated Lowell yes- terday afternoon by bunching hits on Smith. A good share of the hits off Daniels were scratches. The score: 5 1, (first Rochester s game) 4, Baltimore (second Standing of the Clubs. i 1. f1 46 17 T 10 12 5 4 10 4 Ojerholm; e. Springfielq Lowell 000000040 Batteries—Daniels and Smith and Greenhalge. 4031010 Buffalo o Providence Baltimore Montreal Toronto Richmona Rochester Newark Worcester 13, Lynn 0. Lynn, Mass., Aug. 19.—In sided game terday, Worcester play- ers made most an opportunity to increase their hatting averages, get- ing 19 points off Tuero, for a total of 26 bases, and winning , A one- the of Today’s G Toronto Buffalo at Montreal Rochester ¢ it Newar Providence, ~hmond altimore ( 2 reester Lynn o McQuillan Masterman. 611310100 000000000 Freitag NEW HEAD FOR WHITE SOX. 0 Tuero ana and Gleason May Three Teams Succeed After 19 Towland— Amerman. Lawrence { Bridgeport 2, Mass., Auvg rence solved Mulrenan's the third inning of resterday’s game with Bridgeport for two doubles and two singles, scoring three runs. The final score was 4 to 2. The score: Chicago, Aug. Two 1 here vesterday. interesting zossip were circulated One Lawrence, Tgp Jits aseha bits of basebal delivery in has to do with | the White Sox and Kid Gleason is to Rowland is to the effect that Clarence that team. that he long he the rumor of authen- succeed manager of Comiskey said last spring would keep Rowland as cwned the White Sox, hut mentioned has same show tic is as as Bridgeport Lawrence 00301000 3atteries—Mulrenan and Fuller and Murphy 010001000 4 Flaherty ty The other item is not one of rumor, ¢ fact. Three National league clubs have made offers of plavers for | Zimmerman of the Cubs, and one of them is likely to get hic, for Zim- merman is not popular with Tinker these days. The Brooklyn, Boston, and Philadelphia clubs have made offiers, and which one to accept will be the | question put up to President Weegh man when he returns home from Sa oioga., The Boston club was repre- cented here yesterday by a speclal en- voy. Walter Hapgood, who submitted his offer to Tinker. The Boston offer is belicved to invelve Johnny Evers. ot ce Portland 4, Hartford 2. Portland, Me., Ang. 19.—Portland won another close game from Hartford | vesterday, 4 to 2. Extra base hits abounded, Portland players turning in five doubles and Hartford two triples and a double. The score: Portland 00500001 Hartford 001001000 Batterles—Plitt and Sweatt; man anq McDonald. his | i four | series from | | | And pull Planters Are Downed at Savin Rock— | | teas lionaires into submission on the home | | (re final round of the inviitation tour- Grantland Rrce patient | his 2V thereof from his father, should have saved ques- tion for Pat Moran., who would more than likely have replied substantially as follows “Big enough Grabbed From Shakespeare. bloody | | auiring o1 though do begin to have '—William Donovan. | | have a kind of alacrity —Connie Mack. vesterday—bid time McGraw. or ing in sink- Late “Asleep in “Its a grand old ra irrigan. *“I hear Bill Byron. “I don’t know I'm on my way.’ Songs. by Popu the deer Connie Ha) return call "—John back J. William | 1 —by in the Plank oA youth i S very ribar of »—Edward ca = you Lord calling me. but | where Pat I'm Lt life to Moran lof et “For the the thought son. come, 1 sleep out Christy Mathew- [ | i Pleasing Them all. The Necoded Margin. Red this in | | | the Phillies | Philadelphia | fan don’t you give Brooklyn | a boost queries Robin rooter. | “IWhy don’t you admit the Braves are | the class of the league?’ complains | Boston non-combatant. “Why don't credit?” “Why vou give more writes a Sox last from Some idea of what the may have to accomplish on home stay can be gathered the following figures ! On the last Western trip Carrigan’s club won twelve out of eighteen | = Very well Here goes something to games from the four Western clubs. | \."‘c‘:‘"d"{y_‘:"“ ")’w“" me spell, the | Please them all. Philadelphia, Brook- > {1yn and Boston are not only the three Browns picked up five games on lyn and Boston ar 3 the | ! greates s eir league, leaders by winning eighteen out of |&featest clubs in their leag it i winning the pennant each is twenty from New York, Philadelphia, | 2[ter pennan Washington and Boston. [ cinch for the iworld series. Thal Radl Sovl can hardly dofbotien o) toi=Raboutisniclencs than to travel at a .667 clip against N such clubs in September. Hence | it may be that Carrigan will need a; 1 | | | | a a Famous Strikes. The railroad The streetcar O!Loughlin’; five-game margin when he starts | West again, for, while he is battlin with four strong clubs, his leading op- ponents will be cléaning up entire much softer and more opposition. The Golfer's Invictus. Out of the blight that covers me, As some one's said before, I thank whatever gods there be For what fate has in store, The when 1 give the ball a rap nd watch the shot careen, To coyly bound across some trap up on the green Red Sox class is shown by the way Carrigan’s men face ~an extra in- ning battle where the test is at its | toughest point. They can be carried into extra sessions, but they very l lose one, which is one of the ights of strength We a world’s record smashed the other day. A hot foul tip struck an umpire on the knee and nobody stood up and cheered. We don’t e pect to be believed, but the astound- ing facts are related precisely as they happened. a 2 is abject on rarely surest saw Quer 1 see by one of the golf mag- aziies that Rill Fownes beat Ed Yankee Camp Song. Byers by “a long fifteen-foot putt on fJnhn Franklin Baker will soon re- the fifteenth green.” TIs a long fif- | sume sway teen-foot putt on the fifteenth green | on the only tune that he as much longer than a mere fifteen- | \which is “Over the fence foot putt on the fifteen green as ;\; PR | Sir: | can and play. is far short fifteen-foot putt on the fifteenth green is shorter than a mere fifteen- | foot on the fifteenth green? T | ask question because my know- | Brooklyn putt measure is confined to | the under dos foot equals one putt { OFTENROUGH. Our motto for a 1916 world serie St. Louis, or. Up with and on with the dance, putt = this of —one Vs The Giants still have a great chance for the National league pennant by having the Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia clubs deported to Galicia in the front line of Austrian trenches. thi The vouthful but inquisitive prodigy who desired many years ago to know the precise greatness of Alexander, in- KUMAGAE BEATS GRIFFIN | GIRL SWIMS 36 1-4 MILE Miss Lee Sets Endurance Record Thames River Feat. in | Californian Again Falls Before Base- | | London, Aug. 19.—Miss Eileen Lee, of who swam 36 1-4 | Thames Japanese—Winner miles the hours line Playing in 10 17 minutes, is said to have estab- lished a river yesterday in Will Get in Semi-Final, | and new world's record in distance swimming for women. Miss Lee started at Teddington Lock and swam to Wapping and then back to Kew Bridge. She finished in fine condition. Newport, R, I, Aug. 19.—Whe long rament is played on the Casino courts today, a confldent little son of Nip- ' pon, Ichyla Kumagae, will test his Il against the leading player of the | country, William M. Johnston of Cal-| [y\pDIANS GET BOFHLING AND ifornia, holder of the national single: MOELLER. title. These are the two who ihrough the semi-final round matches s came Washington, Aug. 19.—Manager Griffith of vesterday > v the local American league vesterday. On the champlionship court | S8 Out- club announced he Kumagae once more evinced his mas- J. Griffin in a five set contest, the score of which 1-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1, and Johnstan's was scored over the national champion, Harold A match that to kecn en- Boelling and to the Cleveland club Outfielder Smith Infielder Boehling and Moeller leave York to join the Smith and | in time to in today's| Pitcher Moeller traded tery of Clarence | fielder for TI.eonard A ana victory, | immediately for New Cleveland team, while Leonard are expected here into the local line-up inter-scholastic Throckmorton, in a get | zcame. v the gallery The score of this encounter (i eroused large thusiasm vas 4 With to | | i 6-3 [ | rrowing [y AL C leaders, the tournament 1 Al Three Y MEN M IN NEW HAVEN, down clashes between the C. A. men represented | there | kumagae, and Griffin once again trod | for | ending, was more inferest manifested Each of matches drew institution at the A Haven | the 1ocal Connecti- semi-final ! . ¢ siate A esterday. the U. championships held Ed- one-half large following of enthusiasts, and those who watched round New (this afternoon. ward Sandberg entered the the mor progress of the Johnston-Throc m struggle were rewarded with a contest that reached the heights of tennis skill. RBrilliant strokes folowed cne another so rapidly that they drew loud bursts of applause in which the Inser, Throckmorton, shared almost cqually with his more fortunate rival The Griffin-Kumagae contest was ie spectacular, but it was neverthe- less a sharply waged battle, Its inter- est was derived in large part from the knowledge that these two were vals of long standing, and that in for- mer contests the (‘alifornian had been forced to give way hefare the superior play of the dark-skinned Oriental. This was the first time Grifin had played the Japanese on grass and he derived from the fact a sense of false sceurity, believing that his turf game would succeed against Kumagae, al- | though on clay his inferiority had | heen demonstrated. But turf and clay | were the same to the indefatigable | the path of defeat after a bitter strug- | gle, the early stages of which held | more International league club him some promise of a favorable | terday by Manager Griffith of Washington American league club, five mile runs 12 and George Holmquest the pound shot put, and Harry ! Peterson ran dashes and in the 100 and the running As all three have shown on previous occasions a may be expected from as a result. 220-yard broad jumps their worth good report New Haven PHILLIES GET TEXAS PITCHER. Waco, Aug, 19 Lllis Hardy i sale of Philadelphia Nationals and the New York Americans made strong bids for Zinn. | chase price was not given ! will report next spring. Texas, Manager announced Pitcher vesterday Zinn the the Jimmy to D Both Detroit had The pur- out. Zinn BENTLEY Washington, SENT Aug. TO ORIOLES. 19.—John ent sto Bent- ley, a pitcher, wa the Balti- ves- the | Sox won i singles ! had ; Louis got BOSTONLOSESIN BATTLE OF SOX Chicago Creeps Nearer Throne— . Leonard Bumped Hard 1 Boton, Aug. 19—The Chicago White from Boston yesterday by a score of 11 to 6, evening up the series at two games each. The visitors went into second place by virtue of the Yankees' defeat of the Cleveland In~ dians. Dutch box being bases Leonard was batted from the the first inning, three runs secured and two put on the by his pitching. With men on third and second, he was replaced by Gregg. who filled the bases and forced run across with twa pasges. J. Collins made his seccpd double of the inning and two mord in then runs counted Wycoff side visitors relieved by Gregg and retired fanning Weaver. He held well in hand until he to a pinch hitter in the the the gave eighth. Shore, who pitched for Boston, was double stolen way a the final inning found for three and a pass, which, bases, netted faur with three runs xcepting in the second and eighth innings, Boston could do little with Williams' delivery. The score: r 600000104—11 020000031 Williams, Leonard, Gregg, and Cady and Thoma: Yanks Waking Up. New York, Aug. 18.—Charley Mul= len of the Yankees was hungry dt 6:25 last evening. Very hungry and not even a crust of bread in sight. H been playing ball all aftermoon with the other Yankees against Cleve- land at the Polo Grounds and when the regular union hour to quit work came around the score was tied at 3 to 3. The longer they played the more hopeless it looked for efther club to win. The sun dipped behind the and the pale purple of evening | veloped the scene. Along in | thirteenth inning Mullen felt pangs of hunger. Hhe thought of soup that was getting cold and could see his landlady locking up | kitchen for the night. Tt was the last of the thirteenth in- ning, and two of the Yankees were out, and Peckinpaugh, who had re- ceived a pass, was on first. Mullen told Paddy Baumann how hungry he was, and Paddy went up and hit the ball to left, sending Peck to second. and there Mullen did the rest and %ot his supper. The score h 11 611 0 Faber and Wyckog, Chicago 3 Boston Batteries: Schalk Shore | bluft en- the the the He Vs o 0101010000001—4 8 1010000100000—3 11 Shocker and Walters; O'Neil. New York Cleveland Batteries: Lambeth and Browns Win in Eleventh. Philadelphi Aug. 18.—A e pitch by Bush with two men out, Mar- on third base, and Severeid on second gave St. Louis the winning run of an eleven-inning game here yesterday, the score being 4 to 3. St. only two hits off Nabors, were bunched with two bases on balls and a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and yielded thrge runs. Battery and flelding errors helped the Athletics to score two of their runs, The score St. Louis 00000300001 —4 5 Philadelphia 01000100100—3 8 0 Batteries: Groom, Weilman and Severeid; Nabors, Sheehan, Bush and Haley and Picinich. sans but these 3 Ayers Tames the Tigers. Washington, pitching e Aug. 19.—Brilliant by Avers enabled Washing- ton to defeat Detroit yesterday by 2 to 4. Detroit’s only run was scored by Crawford, who went all the way to second on Shanks' error, was then sacrificed to third and tallied on sacrifice fly Ayers' hit scored shington's two runs after a sing pass and an infield out had put on second and third. The score: r. h. e 02000000x—2 7 1 010000000—1 6 ‘0 Avers and Henry; Du« buc, Mitchell and Spencer and Baker. a W a men Washington 7 Detroit 3atteries PIRATES VS. FEDERALS. The Pirates of this city will piy the Federals of Middletown on Sun- lay afternoon at Hart's Field. The ave defeated the Pirates this season and the local boyx now determined to even thingt up. Dooley, formerly a pitcher in the Hartford City League, will be on the mound for the Federals while _ghe Pirates will use a new pitcher secured this week Federals I once MATTY TRADES EMMER. Lo cinnati, Aug. 19.—Managet Mathewson of the Cincinnati club ang nounced last night that he had trade{ Infielder Frank Emmer for Inflelds I ce Hobbs of the Dayton (Ohio) )f the Central league. Hobbs ieen playing shortstop for the Day club, and will play the same pos BASEBALL TOMORRC At Ellis gtll;('e%tl.(irounds PIONEERS VS. EAGLES OF HARTFORD