New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 29, 1916, Page 12

by Giants---Local Bowlers PHILS GET GLOSER 10 LEAGUE LEAD Robins Drop First of Crucial Series to Closest Rival Brooklyn, Sept. 29.—Apparently firry Chéney’s spitter was frightened ‘death at the unusual sight of seeing £,000 persons packing the generally Pty seats in the Ebbets Field stadl- vesterday for it kicked plumb Br the traces and galloped madly fay from Uncle Robbie’s big right Inder. HIncidentally the “Pherocious” Phil- galloped away with the old ball me, 8 to 4, giving them the edge the ker-r-rochial series with the fperbas and cutting the demon idgers’ lead down to half a game. It was the misbehavior of Cheney’s ter, which acted as if it belonged f the Home of Incorrigible Children, jore than any wonderfui exhibition baseball on the part of the Phillies jat caused victory to perch on the alwart shoulders of Alexander the eat. FAleck was far from being in his gst form. ~He was shaky and none effective, the Brooklyns bumping m rather promiscuously at odd mo- ents during the fra; And Aleck’s haties chipped in with a trio of er- prs, two of which the Dodgers con- rted. Into runs. But, fortunately for Alexander, Che- ley’s spitter was on such woefully bad ehavior that it more than counter- | alanced the ineffectlveness of Aleck id the shakiness of his defence. Then e great and only Buck Wheat, pride all Brooklyn, had to contribute one if the few errors he makes out in he port pasture, and Wheat's misde- peanor ~further discomfitted the podgers and enthused the Phillles. It was not a great ball game; it as not a good game. Netther team layed anywhere near the article of aseball it was capable of. The tense- less of the situation apparently had i joth outfits up in the air. Each was nsteady. Of the two defences Brook- ’s support of Cheney was the eadier, but the wonderfully cohesive jefence the Superbas threw out be- lind Sherrod Smith in the great game [gainst the Cubs on Wednesday was pissing yesterday. | 1f the Superbas players were half as frone to curl up and quit as are some jf the Flatbush fans C. Hercules Eb- ots might just as well start return- hz the moneysent in for world’s se- es right’»now: But the Dodger ayers know that outside of the vic- pry in the one game the Phillies have othing to enthuse over, and an an- flysis of the play would tend to make ooklyn the favorite for the two re- alning games. The incorrigibility of Cheney’s spit- kr was responsible for six of the ight ' Philadelphia runs. It was fheniey’s own spitter that made him ut loose with the wild throw past jaubert in the second inning which lolwed one Philly run and put an- her in striking distance of the plat- pr. Larry threw a spitter to Killifer, ‘ho sent an infield tap rolling to- ard first base. Cheney flelded it. he ball was moist and slipped out £ his grasp as he hurled it, going lear into right field. The score: rioh- hitadelphia . 030400010—8 8 3 rooklyn +...001020100—4 6 2 e. Batterles: Alexander and Killifer: eney, Coombs and Miller, New York Still Going. New York, Sept. 29.—More than 5,000 persons jammed into the capa- oug Brush Stadium at the Polo rounds yesterday saw America’s un- aralled pastime portrayed in a man- er soldem equalled since the incep- lon of the sport a half century or hore ago. They saw John Joseph McGraw’s oracious Giants twice shut out the apless Braves, victory coming in the rst game, 2 to 0, and in the second, to 0. They saw boyish Ferdinand Schupp fmit the visiting batsmén to one lone ingle, a rifle shot slap by Ed Kon- itchy that flitted past the amazed ‘harles Herzog, and robbed Schupp }f merited no hit honors. ‘They saw modest Benjamin Michael Kauff realize a lifelong ambition by ammering a home run into the far feglons of the dark that unloaded owded bases. They saw each other laughing, fhouting, jeering, hooting, roused by hrill after thrill, excited beyond hu- an endurance by the superlative fliamond display dished up, (First game). T h 000000000—0 6 1 00010100x—2 6 1 Rudolph and Gowdy; [Pesreau and MecCarty, (Seeond game). . . h, +.000000000—0 1 3 Yew York . ..01500000x—6 7 0 Batteries: Ragan, Nehf and Gowdy nd Blackburn; Schupp and McCarty nd Kocher. e. oston .... New York, Sept. 29.—Columblia’s outlook for 1916 football season is bright. The majority of last’' year's stars are back, a likely lot, squads are at practice, spirited scrimmages are in order. Captain Howard Miller is in rare form, and experts who have watched and the recruits are Nearly every day two and some l NEW., BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1918. " Cheney’s Benders Suit Phillies Who Win First Game of Important Series---Braves Kalsomined Twice '| Ouiclassed by Middletown---McAuliffe and Faulkes Clash Tonight. Captain Miller of Columbia . Gives Promise of Being Star Quarterback of the Season him perform in recent practice games are of the opinion that, barring ac- cidents, he will be the choice for All American quarterback this season. During practice reccntly Miller su ceeded in kicking goals out of twenty-six attempts, a feat of no mean significance at this early stage of the season. He has also been punting in grand fashion. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results, New York 2, Boston 0, New York 6, Boston 0. Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 4. Standing of the Clubs. w. L. )0 58 57 60 62 86 86 Brooklyn ... Philadelphia Boston ... New York Pittsburgh Chicago St. Louis ... ..60 Cincinnati .........57 91 93 Today’s Games. Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh. Baseball News In a Nutshell AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results, New York 4, Boston 2, nings). Washington 4, Philadelphia 1. Chicago at Cleveland, rain. Standing of the Clubs. L. 61 64 66 72 73 73 74 115 (10 in- Boston . Chicago . Detroit . New York St. Louis .. ‘Washington Cleveland Philadelphia Today’s Games. New York at Boston. ‘Washington at Philadelphia. Detroit at St. Louls. Chicago at Cleveland (2). RAGGED PDAY AT YALE, Tack of Team Work on Part of Backs Worries EH Coaches. New Haven, Sept. 39.—The Yale football team went tirough a rather ragged practlse yesterday afternoon, the lack of good team work on the part of the backfield causing the coaches some worry. Three touch- downs ) were made by the varsity, however, LeGore, Bingham and Jacques making the scores against a rather weak defence. Another new quarterback was tried yvesterday. He is LaRoche and is the ninth man tried in this position since the opening of practice. It is prob- able that the backfield against Car- negie Institute Saturday will be Smith at quarter, Bingham and Jacques halfbacks may go in at fullback and LeGore to a halfback position, how- ever, ¥ LIGHT PRACTICE AT PENNSY. Presence of West Virginia Coaches Causes Change in Plans. Philadelphia, Sept. 29.—Pennsyl- vania’'s football practice-was short and sweet yesterday afternoon. One rea- son for this was tha presence of Coach Tobin of West Virginia, who ar- rived in advance of hig team to look over the fleld and get acquainted, An. other reason is that Coach Folwell does not wish to work his team toq hard before meeting the heavy op- ponents on Saturday. He thinks the men are now just about right. The kicking game is giving Folwell the most concern. He has all the backfleld men at work punting, but none has come Up to standard and therefore the backfield arangement is somewhat in doubt. The scrub play- ers wer bedecked In red wuniforms vesterday in anticipation of a scrim- mage, which was called off. THACHER IN BAOKFIELD. Takes Hitchcock’s Place in Harvard’s Dineup. Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 29—The hot weather made it impossible for the Harvard football members to send their players through any such drill as they had Wednesday. The varsity team diq little work except on plays, the lineup again being changed, with Thacher, instead of Hitchcock, in the backfield. Thatcher was a substitute last. fall and has been coming very fast. His father, Congressman Thacher, played at Harvard in the late ’80s. Harry Gardner, the old quarterback, came out to coach yesterday, and spent much time with Murray and Robinson. VARSITY SCORES TWICE. Shiverick Stars in Scrimmage at Cor- nell—Zander Injured. Ithaca, Sept. 29.—In a thirty min- ute scrimmage yesterday afternoon the Cornell varsity scored two touch- downs on the second team, a thirty yard run by Shiverick after he had re- ceived a punt and a series of straight rushes, netting the tallies. The men on both teams appeared to be in pretty good shape and for the most part the playing was snappy. Zander, who had been playing right end, suffered a slight injury and did not don a uniform. Ryerson played the position. Hoffman was given chance at fullback on the varsity for a time. Otherwise ‘there were no changes. | Lorenzo .. | Finco | Webster .. | Foberg twenty-three field | Fotte = LOGAL BOWLERS HIT TOBOGGAN HARD Middletown Administers Trio of Deleats-Annex Win Irom Rangers A team of local bowlers traveled considerable distance last evening to undergo an overwhelming defeat, when the aggrégation selected by Man- ager Rogers were walloped three times by Middletown. The locals were never in it, and the victory was simply a good practice for the River City boys, The scores follows: Middletown. .90 95 93 83 86 90 105 87 91 106 465 461 New Britain. 95 79 s8 93 75 97 98 97 100 90 456 456 Red Men Win. The second series of games between the Mattabessett Tribe, I. O. R. M, Foley Mead ......- Chistopher .. Krauth Rogers .... o 95— 85— 2 83— 85— 147— 496—1421 271 344 88— 86— 79 86— 94— 433—1345 262 267 251 281 284 Cage Lantone Thompson Bertini ... Richter . and the Arrow Electric company team ! of Hartford were rolled last evening, the locals being the victor two games out-of three. The Capitol City lane artists started off with-a rush, win- ning the first game, but the Indians staged a come-back and grabbed off tHe remaining two games. The scores: Arrow Elec.,; Hartford. 86 96— 104 82— . 85 75— 81 95— 93 449 B. Red Cunningham F. Robertson . Men. 81 120 80 106 93 480 Annex Beat Rangers. The Annex and the Rangers clashed for the first time this season last eve- ning at the Aetna All the wearers of the purple and white being the vie- tors, taking two of the three matches played. The Rangers started off well winning the first game decisively, but Olson 91— 2 99— 2 454—1374 Berlin MecBriarty, Huck et al., were not to be | denied, with the result that the 1915 champions hit their stride in the next two frames and won out handily. The Wanderers secured some good practice last . cvening when . they stacked up against the Pastimes, cel- lar guardians in the City league, tak- ing three games with ridiculous ease. A new record was set in the final game (no, dear reader, not by the Pastimes), when the Wanderers hit the pins for a total score of 541, In this game every member of the victorious team with the exception of one secured a mark of over a century. The scores: Annex. 85 87 91 87 108 458 506 Rangers 100 87 93 88 104 472 ‘Wanderers MecBriarty . Young Huck Hoffman 93 121 101 102 89 118— 93— 90— 282 100— 289 95— 292 296 301 496—1460 269 266 294 276 278 Clancy .. Bloom .. Hogan . Kahms .. Haugh 79 89 97 91 88 444 90— 90— 104— 97— 467—1383 Screen Windish A. Anderson C. Larson Brénnecke 122— 114— 91— 109— 105— *541—1513 305 305 278 319 306 Pastimes 93 82 H. Timbrell Russel Scheuy . Alpress Erickson Gorman C. Timbrell — 93 82 101— 188 87— 166 80 88 78 10 421 432 *—League record. DISCOVERED, A SPORT. “Billy” Walsh the genial clerk at the Mohican Market, believes that he has discovered the logical successor to “Charley” Gates when it comes to the classification of sport. Recently Mr. ‘Walsh picked up a wallet on the street which contained a bankbook and and on inquiring at the bank a tained the identity of the owner. day or two later, the fellow who lost the wallet made his appearance at the store and identified the articles as his property. After thanking Mr. Walsh for returning the $30 and the bank- book, he reached into his pocket and drew forth a 50 cent plece, request- ing Mr. Walsh to have a smoke on him. In appreciation of the “sport's” generosity, Walsh has had the monecy framed and it {* now on exhibition at the store. PITCHER A. THOMPSON DEAD. Chicago, Sept. 20—Alfred Thomp- son, a former pitcher with Boston, New York and Pittsburg clubs of the National league fifteen years ago, was | found dead of heart disease in a cheap rooming house here yesterday. W The Quarterback. The quarterback lays back for punts That sail out on a line While rival ends rush down the field To drop across his spine; It he should muff the spiral pill They'll label him a hound. And if he catches it his nose Is slammed agajnst the ground. The job I have is nothing great, It brings no lusty cheers; And vet no large and alien feet Walk on my neck and ears; I know that better jobs abound And yet, despite its lack, 1'd rather turn out stuff like this Than be a quarterback. The Record holder, A number of Tecords have been smashed this season, but the main mark has vet to be established. We refer to the record that Colonel Eb- bets will smash if his club ever gets in a world series. The colonel has the habit of drift- ing into Duteh ports, even in normal times. If he ever enters a world champtonship we have all the ear ! marks of a hunch that, no matter how he may try to please, he will get in had enough to make Nero look like a popular idol, with Benedict Arnold hoisted to the sainthood. The Harvest Time, Colonel Ebbets has annoyed the populace before, but he has never PORT LIGHT Grantland Rice was to make his seats six wider and then charge $10 10 meet the upkeep. inches | a throw On the other paw, or pinion, if the Brooklyn seats had been two inch narrower than other parks, just how quickly would the colonel have made a wild rush to charge only $1 for the | tirst few rows? ELM CITY BOUTS. McAuliffe and Faulkes Both Confident of Winning Tonight's Battle in New | Haven for Title. New Haven, Sept. 29.—Two of Con- necticut’s premier gladiators in the featherweight class will clash in the arena this evening, when the National A. C. will stage one of the best bal- anced fight cards that has ever been served up to the followers of fistiani for their approval. Young McAuliffe of Bridgeport, the undisputed cham- pion of the Nutmeg State In the ! featherweight division, will swap | punches with Buddy Faulkes, the won- | derful little ebony-hued battler from Waterbury, The mill is scheduled for fifteen rounds and is bound to be tilled with action throughout the fray. The supportess of the Park City champion are confident that their boy will have no trouble in retaining championship honors, while the Brass City fans are just as unalnmous in their opinion that their pride will be returned the victor Before the end of really had a fine working opportunity before, wherein he could show his best wares. When people as popular as Connie Mack and Charley Comiskey can develop resentment in.world se- ries times for no particular reason whatsoever save that several thousand fans couldn’t buy tickets, you can im- agine hatw far a skilful operator in 2 | the Public Goat Getting league such as the colonel is can go with the bridle lifted. We don’t know just what the past record is for arousing Popular Wrath, but we know what the new record will be if the esteemed Robins ever give the colonel his chance. Lucky Brooklyn. A lucky club, this Brooklyn bunch, ‘As lucky as some war stock clients; They have no club to meet next week Except the Glants. 8. J. R—On their second.western trip the Red Sox won twelve games and lost six. On their last western teip they won ten and lost three. In their last two stands against Chicago and Detroit, in the west, Carrigan’s club won twelve games and dropped four. Queer things can happen on a golf course, but nothing l'ke as queer as scme things off. Our attention was called to a golf story we wrote a day or two ago, where a golfer on a 10- yard hole made a mashie shot af 540 yards. We don't Tecall entering those nigures in the original copy, but if so we should say the gentleman slightly overdrove the green. The Giant Record. A puzzled non-combatant desires to know whether the Giants’ great rec- crd is due to New York strength, in the main, or to rival weakness. | ‘Any club in a major league that is peeling more than twenty consecutive victories is showing combination of consistency and brilliancy, for any lapse would mean a kink in the chain. You will also find among the Giant victims the names of the Phillies, who fell four times in a row just after they had beaten Broaklyn five straight. And the one who suffered the worst was no less a pitcher than G. C. Alex- ander himself. There isn't the slightest doubt but that the Giants of September, 1916, have been playing ball on a par with the power of the old Cubs or the once feared Mackmen. They have been winning nat through any strength in certain spots, but through an all around power, both upon attack and defense. They have had fine outfield play, finer infield play and fine pitch- ing—plus a rugged, aggressive at- tack. Nothing short of the Laseball will ever make any headway against this combination. Speed and power are always winning features when attached ta a first class defense. And the Giants have shown sufficient quantities of both leading ingredients to deserve thelr record romp through the N, L. field. A Boston Lesley Cup golf team minus Francis Ouimet is fully as rep- 1esentative as a Detroit ball club minus Ty Cobb, Fully. Scarlett made Penn. a football lead- er some years ago. White lifted Trinceton from the rut in 1911. Who knows but that Black may turn the ick for Yale this year? Colonel Ebbets still insists that since his. grandstand seats are two inches wider he is entitled to a $2 raise. We doubt very much if a fat fan would be willing to pay $1 an inch for more space, much less a thin bedied citizen to whom the extra two inches is a prodigal waste. l What the colonel should have done finest | the mill. Both boys are favorites in New Haven, having displayed their prowess on former occasions, The bout is one that several fight man- agers bent considerable efforts to se- cure, but it remained for Matchmaker ann to offer the inducements that clinched the match. The semi-final bout which brings together Jimmy Fasane and Harry Williams should be a hummer. Fa- sane is the choice of the betting fans for honors, although the followers of ‘Willlams predict that their boy will opring a surprise on the ‘“Walloping Wop.” The mill is for 10 rounds. The curtain raiser will bring together Frankie Brindisi and Frankie Paul both local boys in a six round mill As there is no love exists between the { boys the usual that happens when | conditions like these exist is bound | here in two day! YANKS TROUNCE CHAMPS IN TENTH | Walters and Mogridge Lead Mates to Victory-Mays’ Pitching Bdd Boston, Sept. that the Reg S 29.—Despite the fa were straining eve muscle to take a second fall out the Yankees yesterday, Donova: command nosed out the locals in ten inning game by 4 to 2. It wi the second extra Inning game played The Hub nin fought hard for victory, as the team is anxious to clinch the pennant as socon as posible and get the tension over with, Al Walters, the Yank catcher, beit- ed two doubles which had quite a bit th the defeat the Boston. The opened the eighth inning, when the Yankees scored the tleing run, ‘while the second was the first shot of the tenth inning volley, which brought victory to.New York. George Mogridge, the tall lefthand- er, who has been having a hard time turning in victories since the spring, held the world’s champlons to sexan hits. The Red Sox pecked away at him early in the game, but after scor- ing their second run in the third in- ning Carrigan’s troupe could do lit- tle with him. Carl Mays pitched for Boston, and his work was just the reverse of that turned out by Mogridge. Carl was un- hittable at the start, but the Yanks got to hit him late in the game, and they had eleven hits before they were through. Mogridge also banged out a pair of hits. The second one, knocking (in Walters with the run which was enough to win in the tenth. The Yankees. are playlng a very profitable engamement here, as another fine crowd of 10,000 fans were out, making 22,000 for the two games played so far. The victory also “ad- vanced the Yankees to a tie with the Browns for fourth place, a position Donovan is most anxious to land. Ons: of the features of the game was Ever- ett Scott’s shortstopping. He handled ten chances without dn error. The score: o T b New York .. 0000100102—4 11 Boston 1010000000—2 7 Mogridge and Walters; Mays Cady. Macks Still Losing. Philadelphia, Sept. 29.—Washington yesterday won the second game of the series from Philadelphia, 4 ot 1. Nabors pitched good ball during his stay in the game, but errors by Grov- to occur. Manager McCrann will. make his re- appearance in the ring as referee aft- er an absence of several years. He plans to become an ‘active spirit in New Haven boxing circles this winter, and has made arrangements for sev- eral fine exhibitions. Vociferous Red” Rorty will Introduce the boxers. PIRATES RELEASE SCOTT. Pittsburgh, Sept. 29.—The Pitts- burgh National league club vesterday released Pitcher James Scott to the club at Macon, Ga., from which team er and Witt gave Washington its first two runs, and Nabors retired from the game, to let MeBlwee bat for him, in the eighth. Bressler, who pitched the ninth, was wild, and the senatofs scored their other two runs. 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