New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1916, Page 12

NEW, BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1018. Phillies Begin to Look Like Repeaters in Pennant Chase---Boston Fans Dejected Over Braves Slump--- Charter Oak Stake Won by St. Frisco After Thrilling Races---Gardner Eliminates “Kid” Golfer BRAVES’ PENNANT HOPES SHATTERED hillies Take Two Games in Hub and Fans Are Dejected Boston, Sept. 8.—Pat Moran's hampion Phillies widened the gap in ohn K. Tener's exclting pennant e here yesterday by %o 2 and 2 to 0. The double tri- mph brought to the Quakers a ninth raight victory, five of which were [Biined from the then leading Dadgers nd three from the Braves, who were g0 out in front when Moran’s tlers invaded this town and started etion. Incidentally the laurels ained yesterday put the Phillies out | front by a margin of two and ane- glf games and made an impressive | imp during the last week of more jhan six games for the champions. Depressed, downhearted and uded of all their former glory, prawes looked unlike anything embling champions. . The two coming as they did upon fotory Tuesday and the short ame, has cast the local outfit oom and has brought the cheering ns up to a sudden halt. Few thers now who ‘can see a Tay of hape the Braves in the final dash, ecislly with the Phillies piling Jong at such a tremendous rate of‘- | de- the re- | de- | the tie in Three Winning Pitchers. In the display here the Phillies ave stolen some of George Stallings under, in that three pitchers have araded victoriously befare the fans, was the case with the Braves in 914, Then Rudolph, James and vier carried Boston to the pennant. ow it seems Alexander, Rixey and layer are about to duplicate the feat ¢ the Boston triumvirate, In the games yesterday Rixey and fayer opposed Boston and were as kapregnable as the great Alexander. bixey handled the ribbons in the pening game and for seven innings be had the Stallings hirelings begging or mercy. Only one measly hit was soundly | uncing the beaten Boston Braves | P a double header by the scores of | \$50.000 Friar | | New York, Sept. 8.—‘“Friar Hock' will never race again.” This an- nouncement was made recently at Bel- mont park by John E. Madden, who last week bought the great Rock Sand colt from August Belmont for $50,000. The fact that Madden had declded to retire the youngster to the stud was the result of an inquiry from fheir portion in that time. However, Ihn the seventh while leading by four uns he let up some and before he ould collect himself again four ingles and a fumble by Niehoff had riven two runs across the plate. owever, Rixey laughed at all further biforts of the Beaneaters to break hrough him. Mayer pitched wonderfully effective ball in the second game, giving oston only five hits and allowing hary a run. He was never in any ppreciable danger, avoiding every at- empt by the Braves to dethrone him. ODpposed to him were Barnes and Fughes, both of whom also displayed winning capabilities. Hughes was fovced to leave the game In the fifth| nning, when he was hit on the hand by a pitched ball. Barnes did well fior the rest of the journey, an error Red Smith forming the break that allowed the Phillies to win the game in"the ninth. The scores: First: Games, r h. e Philadelphia ... 100020100—4 12 1 Boston iees 0006060200—2 6 1 . Battertes—Rixey and Killifer; Ra- gan, Ruelbach and Gowdy, Second Game, I hie, ... 000000002—2 6 0 000000000—0 & 1 and Burns; Fughes, Barnes and Gowdy, Dodgers Get Reverse. New York, Sept. 8.—A left handed gallow youth pitched against a grizzled southpaw veteran on the Polo Grounds yesterday, and as the vet had Ivan Olson for him Instead of against him, the war also went against him. We hate to pick on any Swede, and pave no destre to be hard on Ivan, but he surely is one of the best gummers we have seen in a long time. The callow youth was the esteemed Ferdinand Schupp, and the grizzled person ' was Alpharetta’s famous citi- ren—George Napaleon Rucker. De- ipite the face that “Schuppie” pitched pis best game since wearing Broad- w clothes, Nap would have shut him ut, 1 to 0, but for Ivam. The poor wede always tales a black part. In the sixth inning the Giants were . and two - were eut Wwhen Artie Fletcher slapped one down to his tellow shartstopper in the Ebbets ent. Perhaps the shortstops union and no shortstop dare a grounder by another. Any- , Olson fumbled it, and instead of gotiring the side Nap discovered that hie bases were full Two scratchy s and one clean welt followed, and b the time Rucker got down to Schupp four Giant runs were in. The score was: Borough of Manhattan 4, Borough of Brooklyn 1. The win gave the Giants.an even split on the series. Is # any wonder that Brook- lyn fans say this morning with much OXMOOR ve : a feld a number of persons as to what he thought of Friar Rotk’s chances in the Realization Stakes, which are to be run next Saturday. The decision of the new owner of the colt not to allow him to race again has caused surprise and not a little disappoint- ment among followers of the turf. Mr. Madden went on to say: “I have feeling: “How do you you do, Olson?” "The score: Mr. % Brooklyn .. . 010000000—1 New York 00000400*—4 Batteries—Rucker and Schupp.and Rariden. h. e. 2 8 6 1 Miller; Pirates Bat Timely. Pittsburgh, Sept. 8.—Heavy hitting featured yesterday's game, Pittsburgh winning from Chicago, 5 to 4. After yielding six hits and three runs Packard was taken out in the second inning, and Prendergast took his place. He also was hit hard. Mamaux was forced from the box In the seventh inning. Cooper re- lleved him while the tying run was on third and no one out. He held the vigitors runless the rest of the game. The score: T. h e Chicago .... 000102100—4 11 0 Pittsburgh ..... 121010006—5 12 0 Batteries— Packard, Prendergast, Carter and Wilson; Mamaux, Cooper and Fischer. RUNNERS UP MEET TODAY Gardner, the Golf Title Ilolder Has Big Job Lowering Colors of Bobby Jones, Sensational Boy Golfer. Philadelphia, Sept. 8.—The favor- ites in the third round of the Na- tional golf tournament at the Merion Cricket club came through yesterday and teday will see Robert A. Gardner, the title holder, paired with Jesse Guilford, the Massachusetts cham- pion, while Chick Evans, Chicago, will play against D, C. Corkran of Balti- raore, the only dark horse to reach the semi-finals. Gardner more than had his hands tull to dispose of R. T. Jones, Jr., the Rock Will Never Bear Silk Again thought over the matter carefully and have definitely decided not to race Friar Rock again. At present he is perfectly sound, and I do not want to take any chances of his getting hurt, and such a thing might occur if he started next Saturday. He has defeated everything around, and T con- sider him the best three-year-old that has raced in many seasons. I have come to an agreement with Mr. Hil- dreth, Friar Rock’s trainer, and have given him a sum in excess of the per- centage had the colt started and won the Realization Stakes. Friar Rock will remain in the Hildreth stable probably for the next month, after which I intend to ship him down to Hamburg Place, Ky.” A PHILANTHROPIC UMP . Bannon Gives Game to Lynn on Ac- count of Murlins Dilatory Tactics— The Same Old Story With Hartford. Lynn, Mass., Sept. 8.—After defeat- ing Lynn by a 3 to 2 score in the first game of yesterday’s double head- er the New Haven team battled eight innings of the second contest to a, 2 to 2 tie only to have Umpire Tom Bannon forfelt the game to the home team. The home team was going to bat in the eighth inning when Bannon forfeited the game. He claimed that the New Haven players were delaying the game. Throughout the two games the New Haven players disputed Bannon's de- cisions. They were full of fight and pepper and battled hard to win. The climax was reached near the end of the second game when the isitors strolled leisurely to their positions. One player had a shoelace to tie, an- other wanted time to get a drink of water and so on down the line. After tics Bannon announced that the game was forfeited to the Lynn club. The scores: (First game). w -000111000— Lynn -100100000—2 6 Batteries: Donovan and Smith; Tuero and Masterman. h. e. New Haven . 7 2 1 r. h. ..00020000—2 4 2 TLynn -.0000002x—2 4 0 Baterlest Woodward and Smith; Jewett, Williams and Carroll. e. New Haven Hartford, Sept. 8.—Portland easily defeated Hartford yesterday afternoon in an uninteresting game, 6 to 3. Low’s hitting and Lonergan's flelding featured. The score: ThY .113000001—6 12 0 e. Portland 1p-year-old Georgian who has been the surprise of the tournament. The title holder, was one down after the first 18 holes, but by playing par golf all afternoon won on the 33rd green by four up and three to play. From a sectional standpoint the tournament now has a decidedly western flavor with Chicago's open and amateur champions still in, Chick Evans having put hig ald Tival, John G. Anderson, of New York, out of the going yesterday, 9 and 8. New England has Jesso Guilford, of Manohester, N. H., and Boston as the Bay State champion put out Gardiner White of Flushing, by a four and three score, and thus New York’s chances of showing a winner were crushed. D. C. Corkran of Baltimore, rep- A MILD, PLEASANT Se CIGAB resents the south. Corkran yesterday put out Cameron B. Buxton, Philadel- phia’s hope, by a five and four score. Hartford . .020010000—3 8 1 Batteries: Tuckey and Kilhullen; Press and Murphy. Bridgeport, Sept. 8.—Bridgeport de- , feated Worcester yesterday, 2 to 1, by a batting rally in the ninth. Up to that time McQuillan had held Bridgeport to one hit. Score: r. h. e. 4%000000100—1 2 Bridgeport . 000000002—2 3 3 Batteries: McQuillan and Tyler; Mulrennan and Flaherty. Worcester . New London, Sept. 8.—In a pitch- ing duel between Justin and Hearne, Springfleld shut out New London, 2 to 0, yesterday. The score: i Ik .010001000. ..000000000-—0 Justin ‘and Stephens; Springfield New London Batteries: AHear‘he and Russell. 'and held it until 1883, j purse of $2,000, Emma Magowan won repeated warnings to stop these tac- | 3. FRISCO TAKES CHARTER OAK STAKE Alter Losing Two Heats, Geers Wins Three and Race (By John J. Neenan). Ed. Geers wins the Charter with St. Frisco, 2:03%, IFrancisco, 2:07%. It was over the famous old Char- ter Oak track, August 12, 1880, that St. Julian placed the world's record trotting record at 2:11% and back in | the old days of 1876 that great cam- paigner Smuggler took the trotting championship for stallions with 2:151 The Charter Oak is the pioneer Derhy of the trot- ting turf, and it has long been said that speed and gameness of the highest order are required to enable a horse to win this stake. In the Charter Oak stake of yes- terday, six horses turned for the word, but only two finished in the final heat, the gold was assorted from the dross, the beautiful and great race mare Mable Trask, 2:03%, from the Cox string was defeated by the game trotting stallion St. Frisco, 2:03%, carrying the all black colors of the Geers stable. It required six heats to uncover the winner. Geers kept the Frisco horse out in front all the way in the first heat, Cox trailing with the mare un;r til the home stretch was reached, then Mabel Trask quickened her pace un- til the music of her feet was as | steady as the roll of a drum, she was | at the wire in an evelash finish, win- ning from St. Frisco in 2:07%. In the second heat it looked, at the distance stand, as though Mabel Trask was going to win, but Geers put the question to the stallion, and he responded gamely, the finish bringing the audience of 25,000 to | their feet, for it was a dead heat be- tween two great trotting stars, the time being 2:07%. ; | In the third heat Mabel Trask took up the challenge coming home and | beating the stallion to the wire in a | nostril finish in 2:07%. Mabel must have trotted the last half of this mile in 1:00 for Geers was timed the last half in 1:01% and she was two lengths back at the half. Geers won great admiration in the fourth heat for St. Frisco beat the in a heartrending finish in Oak a son of San The fifth heat was won by St. Fris- co in 2:06%. Tt was the fastest heat of the race and so close that the judges were the only ones that could separate them. Only heat winners appeared for the sixth heat. At the word Geers raced to the front and retained that posi- tion with Cox in behind him at the pole until the far distance stand was reached. It was a whirl-wind finish, and it looked as if Geers got Cox to make his drive before he should. TIn other words Cox thought St. Frisco ‘was all in but the Geers stallion dem- onstrated in the Charter Oak of 1916, that he is never beaten until the wire is reached. He captured this, the de- ciding heat in 2:07% and trotted the last half of this mile out in front in 1:02%. | It was the most sensational race | that ever took place at Charter Oak. Geers won the Charter Oak stake with Nightingale in the fall of 1891, twenty-flve vears ago. The best time was 2:17%. \ | game.) Have you observed along the trail That leads from any game, From those who win, or those who fail, Or those who come ta fame, How out the hard and seamy way That all contenders know, Fate picks on quitters night and day i Tut lets the fighters go? Fate fairly revels in that guy Who yearns to pass the buck; ‘Who loaks on trouble with a sigh “Ahile cursing at his luck; But Fate has no time through swim For that upstanding bloke Who looks him squarely in the glim And counters with a poke. the It has been a matter of seven.years now since we have drawn the chance to observe Ty Cobb in a world serfes. His last entry was back in 1909 when the Tigers fell before the cutlasses @nd marlinspikes .of the Pirates. Playing no favorites whatsoever in this widespread pennant grapple, it would be no light attraction to have another look at the Human Batting Eye in a post-season championship. Cobb, for example, facing Alexander in a pinch (if the Philllegs win) would of course have nothing of the dra- catic attached. Of course. Where, Indeed. You hear a good bit about where Braoklyn might have been today if Jake Daubert hadn’t been injured; { where the Yanks might have been if Iiaker, Gilhooley and Maisel hadn’t been hurt; where Cleveland might have been if Guy Morton had been in shape. But where would the esteemed Mackmen have been if anything had happened to Joe Bush about May 10? The Acld Test, Philadelphia have completed their next three days’ play there will be no question about the better ball club. By an arrangement with destiny on the side these three teams were tossed against the aciq test at the be- ginning of the stretch. For the last the toughest sort of battling, where only the strong could survive. The club that is out in the lead by the first or middle of next week, if- the margin is at all substantial, will be fairly safely on the way. PORT Y By the time Brooklyn, Boston and | week they have all been embroiled in | LIGHT Grantland Rirce The Top of Something. There are times when my joy is keen, When my soul leaps out of the rut; Eut the greatest thrill's when a rival, dub ; Concedes me a two-foat putt, By some peculiar stroke of fate California only managed to get three men among the four tennis semi- finalists. Just how the old state is going to stand this disgrace is beyond | knowing. It was a terrible blow, but next year the Port of Native Sons is | confident of ending the slump. To Maurice McLoughlin, These simple lines of brief acclaim 1 send your way beyond all cheers; You've dane enough, sir, for the game To last another hundred years. Though you might lose or win the throne, How small a thing that is today Tor one who held the heights alane ‘When Britain fought to hold her sway. ‘What is more important,” queries a reader, “the drive, the approach or the putt off in golf?" It all depends upon which one of them vou miss. A good putt may save you the cost of a bum drive; and on the other pinion, after a bum drive “ou may not have a chance to putt for anything under six, YANKS NOW LODGED IN FIFTH POSITION Even Break in John Daly’s Home Town Does the Trick Washington, D. 8.—The Yankees and Senators broke even on their double header the Griffmen casily C., Sept here yesterday, winning the first game to 1, while the Yanks captured the second by the~ narrow margin of 3 to 2. As St won, the Yankees seesawed fifth place. George Mogridge game against Bert Texas Mexican easily outpitched the Rochester southpaw. Mogridge is finding the art of winning games more difficult with every start. During the early part of the season George wag winning regularly, but now his de- feats are more numerous than his tri- umphs. The Senators touched up the lean left hander for nine hits, while both Alexander and Magee tossed in wild throws which helped the Nation- als to a pair of runs. Gallia permitted three hits, includ- ing doubles by Pipp, Alexander and Oldring, but they could score only one run. That run came about in the fourth inning. Peck and Pipp sin- gled, and Roger scored when young Leonard fumbled on Baker. Washington got a good lead on Mo- gridge in the first inning, scoring twice. Leonard opened with a single and took second on Foster's secrifice Milan singled him to third. On a de- layed steal Alexander threw into cen- by the score of 5 Louis back to twirled the Gallia, and first the | 1f a forelgn foe ever invades | America the Phillles would just as | scon have the enemy start bombard- | ing Boston. Boston was in their way jast October with a world serles at stake, and another Boston club is still tcssing up intrenchments is front of National league pennant. i Tt Can’t Be Done, A duffer was watching Chick Evans play a mashie shot at Merion from a bad lle in the rough to a fast green. The ball struck within 5 feet of the cup and rolled an inch. “It can’'t be dane,” said the duffer. “Did you just see him play do it?” asked a friend. “Sure I saw him,” was the reply, “but if I stood here and saw him play it all day I wouldn't believe it.” Replies to those desiring to know who will win the National and Ameri- can league pennants will be delayed until next, if not later. Rush of busi- ness accounts for the annoying delay. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Washington 5, New York 1 (first 2 New York 3, Washington game.) Boston 2, Philadelphia 0. Chicago 5, Cleveland 3. St. Louis 6, Detroit 5. (second In 1903 he won the Charter Oak with that whirl-wind trotter Billy | Buck the best time being 2:07%. He won with The Harvester in 1909. | The best time was 2:06%. In 1916 | he pulled down the same stake with | St. Frisco, the best time being 2:06%. | Cheers greeted both Cox and Geers | When ever they appeared on the track. In the two-vear-old trot for a in two straight heats in 2:12% and 2:143%. Fred Hyde of Hartford got the place with Labe Riddle. Tommy Murphy won the 2:14 trot for a purse of $1,000 with Pittsburgh, losing the third heat on a break to Treganette King. The time—2:10%, 2:09%,2:09%, 2:10%. The summaries: Two-year-old trot, $2,000. Emma Magowan, br. f. Malcolm Forbes (Murray) Labe Riddle, b. o. (Hyde) Bertha McGuire, br. f. 2 2 in 3, putse, J. (Acker- Silver Harvest, b. s. (Proctor) Harvest Gale, br. f. (Cox).. dis, ‘Worthy Volo, ch. e. (McDonald).dis Buck Watts, b. c. (Parker) Time—2:12%, 43, The Charter Oak, 2:08 trot, purse, $5,000. St. Frisco, b. 8., by Francisco (Geers) Mabel Trask, ch. (Cox) Laramie Lad, Donaid) ... Alma Forbe: erman) Vanco, b. Ima Jay, nest) Pime 7 2:063, 2:061, 2:14 trot, 3 in Pittsburgh, ch. g., Athol (Murphy) Tregantle King, blk. man) ot = Coastless Mabel, . m. (Cox).4 Baby Doll, br. m. (Rodney). .3 Zomrect, blk. h. (McDonald) .5 Host Peter, br. < man) Linden Hall, b. h. Time — 2:10%, 2:10%. g. (Murphy) br. m. 07%. 5, purse $1,000. by Gene 5 | | 3ro | | (Smith)..6 6 2:09%, Tro 2:091, I Standing of the Clubs. w. i Boston 76 Detroit 5 Chicago St. Louis New York Clevelang Washington Philadelphia e } Baseball News Ina Nutshell |§ .461 344 .324 New Haven . ! Bridgeport | Hartford Games Today. New Haven at Worcester. Springfield at New London. Portiand at Hartford. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Newark 1, Richmond 0. Buffalo 2, Rochester 1 Providence 6, Baltimore 1. Toronto 7, Montreal 4 (first., Montreal 4, Toronto 1 (second.) Standing of the Clubs. L. 53 57 Buffalo Toronto Games Today. New York at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Chicago. Bosten at Washington. St. Louls at Detroit. ATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. New York 4, Brooklyn 1. Philadelphia 4, Boston game.) Philadelphia game.) Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 4. Standing of the Clubs. T 49 51 62 67 72 75 80 2 (first 2 Boston 0 (second Philadelphia Brooklyn .. ‘Boston New York Pittsburgh . Chicago St. Louis .. Cincinnati Games Philadelphia at New York. Brooklyn at Boston. Chicago at Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at 8t. Louis. Results Yesterday. New Haven 3, Lynn 2 (first game.) Lynn 9, New Haven 0 (second game forfeited.) Bridzeport 2, Worcester 1. Springfleld 2, New London 0. . Portland 6, Hartford 3. .~ 9 Standing of the Clubs. w. 1¢ .81 30 9o 18 35 }.85 48 .G .730 .690 75 New London Portland ... Springfield { Providence : Montreal | Newark | bought from 58 60 63 70 70 78 Baltimore Richmond Rochester Games® Tod: Richmond at Baltimore Montreal at Toronto. Rochester at Buffalo. SALLER D TO BED, CONFT? Slim Suffering From an Attack of Ptomaine Poisoning. New Yark, Sept. §.—Harry Sallee, the Giants' crack left handed pitcher, the St. Louis Cardinals about a month ago, is confined to his | hotel with an attack of ptomaine poisoning. The big pitcher had not been feeling quite right for several | days, but vestenday the attacks were 0 severe that he was unable to leave his hotel. Sallee suffered from the trouble about two months ago. same OFFERS BIG PURSE, New Orleans, La., Sept. 8—An offer of an $18,000 purse for a twenty round fight here January 1, for the warld's lightweight champion- ship between Freddie Welsh of Eng- | land, title holder, and Johnny Dun-, dee of New York, was telegraphed yesterday by a local fight promoter to | Welsh in New York, and Dundee in Kansas City. CALLAMORE REINSTATED, Toledo, Sept. 8.—Allen Callamore, former pitcher for the Cleveland | American league and Toledo Ameri- can Assoclation clubs, has been re- | Bl 53 ee..59 52 Lynn . .535 Worcester ... 2531 instated in organized ball, according ! game from the home team generosity | Whom five were used, was responsible | for the defeat. | men were given bases ter fleld trying to stop Milan, and Leonard scored. When Magee threw wild to Baker the local speedboy con- tinued on to the plate. The scores: First Game. r. New York 000100000—1 Washington .20000201x—5 9 Batteries: Mogridge and Alexander; Gallia and Henry. - Second Game. h. 8 8 and and r ...000020010—3 Washington ...000001010—2 Batteries: Fisher, Shawkey Walters; Avers, Craft, Goodwin Williams. New York Red Sox Are Lucky Philadelphia, Sept. 8.—Although outbatted and outfielded by Philadei- phia, Boston won yesterday’'s game, 2 to 0. The only scoring was done in the fourth inning. Janvrin got the only base on balls given by Nabors. Picinich threw wild to second on Walsh’s bunt and Hob- litzel's out sent Janvrin home. Walsh then stole third and scored on Scott's single. Gardner was unable to play, as he had a toe dislocated Wednesday. He will probably be out of the game for several days. Manager Carrigan, who was sus- pended by President Johnson yester- day for three davs, was reinstated ves- terday. The score: r 000200000—2 Philaelphia 000000000—0 Batteries: Foster and Thomas; bors and Picinich. Indians Lose Another. ~Chicago, Sept. 8.—Chicago fell on Bagby in the eighth inning yesterday anq aided by gifts from him and Coumbe and a wild throw by Kava= nagh, won from Cleveland, 5 to 3. < Chapman turned an ankle running to first and was forced out of the game. Roth was expelled for pro= testing too vehemently on a decision. A steal of home by Wafbsganss was a feature. The score: h. e. 4° 3 T Na- ....010010010— 00010004x— 5 Bagby, Coumbe, Morto; Faber and Schalk Cleveland Chicago Batteri and O'Neil; h. 1 8 6 ¥ n Tiger Pitchers Walk 13. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 8.—Detroit’s pennant hopes received a setback yves- terday when St. Louis took a weir 6 to 5. The of the Tiger pitchers, of Thirteen visiting bats- on balls. The scere: .002031000— .021000110—5 1 St. Louis Detroit Batteries Davenport, Koob, Plank and Hart- ley: Dauss, Boland, Dubuc, Cunnings ham, Mitchell and Stanage and Bakers WITH THE BOWLERS, Picked Team Turns the Trick on Boys From the South The South End struck a tartar last evening Aetna Al- leys when a picked team was encount- ered. Mid-season bowling by mems bers of both teams atured the games. The scores follow South Ends 92 85 79 87 103 100 108 79 98 End. bowlers ut the Warner Quay 7 Schroeled 48 449 Picked Team. o 101 89 84 . 85 98 .104 106 .107 115 486—1418 Windish Wagner Seabert Brennecke .. C. Larson .. 268 278 269 311 315 86— 101— 93— to a message yesterday from Garry Herrmann. i 519 492 4281439