New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 9, 1916, Page 8

BRITAIN BATLY Red Sox Fans See Noth:no vard--Pioneers Seiile Loca But o Repeat for Their F HERAID, S MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916, 4 ers-- et az)fé'm.s;? W’orid Aghast at—@efeat of Har- JOHNSON CIRCUT: Poor Attendance and Wane in [n- terest Is Given As Cause Boston, Oct. 9.—An international flavor may be added to the American the beginning of other season, it was learned yesterday on the most reliable authority Toronto is likely to replace Washing- league before an- SENATORS MAY QUIT | W Them Brooklyns. Shades of Kelley and Keeler Sheckard, Jennings, Kennedy, Jones— Not to drag out an ancient record, Not to rattle long vanished zones; Shades of Casey and Dunn and Far- rell, and Dahlen and ton as a member of the Ban Johnson | 1ooming up with the rap again, cireuit. “The matter has been seriously dis- issed for more than a vear,” ad- tted a club owner of the American lcague yesterday. ‘Whether any action is likely to be taken at our an- nual meeting I am not prepared to Conditions in Washington are very grave, however,” he continued. “The capital city has not been inter- | |ested in baseball for many years. In- deed it never was a major league city lin my estimation. At one game this {season there were only two dozen paid jadmissions. [ It is kown that Toronto has been janxious for major league representa- ! | ticn for more than a year. Perhaps the boon would have been granted |long before this time if the European - had not developed. The Toronto b was one of the largest money kers in the Barrow circuit during 1lic year just: closed. Clark Grifiith, majority of the Washington Americans, who is lattending the world’s series here, ffs at every intimation that the | aton franchise is to be moved | Toronto. Griffith declares he is in | th 10 to the finish. If a transfer | were made it does not necessarily fol- | |Tow stockholder | | one Hall to the clink in the Ebbets’ bar- rel, Brooklyn’s back on the map again. Shades of Anderson and McGuire, Daly, Hughes and the old-time bunch; Ghosts have risen in balldom’s Tyre, Here comes Nineveh with the punch; Who was it spoke of the Phoenix ashes Rising up in the gap again? Here they are with the hits smashes— Brooklyn’s back on the map again. and Chant, ye bugs, Giants, Slip the Phillies a ringing cheer; Howl your praise of the Red ience, On with the White Sox chanticleer; Then, torn loose from her ancient thraldom, Here where the ghosts’ again, wild roar to the gods of ball- dom— Brooklyn's back on the map again! of the Braves and Sox, flags flop “You Never Know Your Lmuck.” Jack Coombs, Larry Cheney, Rube Marquard Chief Meyers left pen- nant po s to come to Brook- that Griffith would lose out. President Ban Johnson of the| wgue frankly admits that | with the situation in | shi Te intimates that his | league shawn long-suffering pa- | tience toward the capitol city and that | 1 outlook for improvement in t'hei near future is not rosy on the Toronto | PrODC President Johnson would | not ich, but from his conversa- | tion evident that he has a warm | spot toward Toronto for some future day. If a transfer is not made to | Toronto before the opening of the 1917 campaign it will be because the American league operators the | territory not yet ripe, or at les un- because of the European according to those who Washington team wil] not another year under the pr S h e to be affected if a trasfer of | is'not made. serican le displeased ar the centinue ent ship i franch ministration BOWLING NOTES Three Teams Battlec for Leadership in City Bowling Leaguc—Rogers High Individual Performer. A the City pretty three-cornered fight is on | in Bowlin fivst Annex and | once 1 honor: tie will take place | when th e Live > Rangers, and Roge d for indi- verage with a nd Screen Brennecke with 101 d schedule for the com- follows: | Ww. P.C. Ave. 3 666 4ST 666 480 666 454 583 470 500 485 500 465 416 470 week aper Gooc Constru Wedne ‘hu F k Co.—Frid: [ the | Leonara, | old lyn. When they arrived Brooklyn hadn’t figured as a pennant possibility in fifteen years. You never can tell. The Cast-Off Champs. Back in 1914 George Stallings broke up a league and smashed a world series institution wifa a cast-off array. On that club he had Gowdy and Rudolph, turned adrift by the Giants; Ev and Red Smith, turned by Chicago and Brooklyn. But as the cast-off champs, Braves of 1914 are seven leagues back of Brooklyn. Notc the array from the used-to- be-with-other-clubs: Meyers, Mar- quard, ~ Merkle — Giants. Coombs —Philadelphia Americans Cheney— Chicago Nationals. Olson—Cleveland Americans. Mowrey-—Cincinnati Reds. Here are seven ball players from five other clubs, no longer held as available talent. Coombs, Marquard and Cheney were considercd as being all through, so far as first rank was concerned. The same was true of Mowrey and Olson and Meyers. But Brooklyn's position in the National league race is pretty fair evidence of use Robby made off his cast-off material. the dusty Red Sox Pick-Ups. Most or the Red Sox are Boston bred major leaguers, Ernie Shore longed to the Giants. Hobby came from the Reds and Walker came from Louis. Barry is an ex-Mackman But Cady, Carrigan, Thomas, Ruth, Mays, Scott, Janvrin, Gard- and Hooper all began reers under a Boston stand- Lewis You can’t break members of Mackian machine of the series habit. F still hanging the world rry and Coombs are around the October spotlight. And by next fall we may have John Franklin Baker or Eddie Collins re-entering the Portal. The Fugiting of Tempus. How old Doc Chronos hustles by, T. R. Cobb upon his feet; But yesterday we peeled an eye Upon April's sporting sheet; But vesterday, in each wild town, We looked 1 the opening score, And now the gap has narrowed down To four days more. voung Just And we four ¢ more, maybe five, hit the hay again, Or loaf on through the winter drive Unmindful of the play a in; Unmindful of the winning clout, Forgetful of the old box score, Until next spring we rise and shout: “Just fon more!" on this d lost one game to they were upon the in revenge to grab off You may recall what Two yei Mackmen the F rs ago had just ave but verge of rising four in a row followed \te the Joston has never lost a world the other hand fan writes in that Boston has before met Rrooklyn. In the of the immortal R. Goldberg, thought of that.” erics, On abid Brook- lyn words “We neve A Feature Worth While. The meeting at match play of thir- ty-two on Monday * at Siwanoy as one of the leading of the year. The rely indulge themselves at preferring the medal bugh this next week their chance to c and go direct professionals will stand golf features pros ra play, but thr they will have all safety {the pin Those who ch game, aside for are to meet have been in qualifying rounds from all of the golfing landscape. And Arawr tion Mer Friday. the winner next Saturday night will ' Championship, Beating Pirates Again--W Granéland Rrce have proved his worth, for in a tour- nament of this sort there is no such turn as having the luck of the draw. The tournament, played for the ‘Wanamaker Trophy and about $5,- 000 in prizes, will be at Siwanoy, a first class test. PIONEERS ARE CHAMPS Manager Mangan’s Boys Will Have to Wait Until 1917 to Capture City Championship. The Pioneers are the local cham- pions for the season of 1916. All doubts that may have existed along those lines were set aside vesterday afternoon at the Ellis street diamond, when the South Fnd team defeated ibe Pirates in the second of the series, score 4 to The game was fast and interesting throughout, and was won by superior all-around work cn the part of the victors. Nutting, who occupied the mound for the Pioneers was in fine shape, letting his opponents down with six hits, besides wielding the willow in timely fashion, Stellar plays were contributed by the following Pioncer players: Lynch, vho grabbed a hot liner from Kiniry’s bat in the ninth frame with-a runner on third, and Blinn, who speared a spiral drive after a hard run. Goeb, Noonan and Nutting were the swat 2 kings for the victors. For the losers Crowe played a whirlwind game at second base and Crean and O’Bricn were also limelight with their excellent fielding. Batting honors for garnered by Mack, Paulson and Crean. Hincheliffe who was on for the losers twirled a masterly game, bunched hits in the fifth inning, prov- in the the losers were the mound ing to be his undoing. Pioneers. The score: Goeb, Tf. Clancey, Noonan, c. Elinn, cf. Ivnch, 1b. Ludack, If. Kahms, 2b. Welch, ss, Nutting, p. ocmvHo®vL e T comocorocol Mack, c. .. Kiniry, 3b. Paulson, cf. Connolly, rf. Crowe, 2b, O’Brien, 1£.).. Hinchcliffe, p. *Schmist *Batted for Hinchcliffe in ninth. Pioneers 001020100—4 Pirates b 100000001—2 Two-base hits, Noonan, Crean, Meck; three-base hit, Nutting; stolen heses, Noonan, Blinn, Welch, Paulson; eacrifice hit, Clancey; double plays, Clancey to Lynch, Paulson to Crean; bases on balls, off Nutting 1, off Hinchcliffe 1; struck out by Nutting 9, by Hinchcliffe 4: passed ball, Mack; left on bases, Pioneers 6, Pirates 2 wild pitch, Nutting; first base on error Pioneers 1, Pirates 1; time, 1:45; umpire, McKenna, YALE IN FINE SHAPE. Big Blue Eleven Expects Worthy Foe in Lehigh Next Saturday. 9.—Aside Maurice Smith, the d most of Sat- Virginia, the cellent condi- Smith developed a slight bruise, and it is feared that he will not be able to play gainst Lehigh next Saturday. Yale expects Lehigh to prove a tough customer, as that team piled up 61 points yester- day inst Albright collegs, the act W harvesting nst Virginia. Last year Yale was to beat Lehigh by only 7 to 6. Smith’'s place Ross and Le who succeeded him yesterday, will be tried this week, and one or two of the guard candidates may be switched over for a tryout Orders were last night given to the Yale players to look out for a stren- uous week of practice. Fullback Emil Jucques 1s expected to return to practice by the middle of the week, and this will sirengthen the backfield, as Hutchinson, his understudy, has a tenden to fumble. Hutchinson's misplay Saturday gave Virginia its chance to score by falling on the ball at the Yale ird line. New Haven, a slight injury to center rush, who play urday's game against Yale players were in e tion today muscle Oct. from able In ring, CHAMPS WATCH CHAMPS Sixteen members of the Fafnir Bearing baseball cluding the management and friends, journeyved to Boston tolay to witness the second game of the world's series between the Red S nd the Brook- lvn Robins. The rty were ten- dered a dinner prior to the game b the factory off and also received their regular day's pa) The players making the trlp were: Mack, Connolly, Havolich, Scheldler, Flaod, champian club in- als O'Brien, Zwick, Wels Swanson, Humason and Walthers, Stanley, A BIG SUCCESS Y. M. A. A. Games at Berlin Bring | Qut Speedy Field A small but enthusiastic crowa was attendance given by St Athletic association at trotting park Saturday afternoon This is the second meet that the ciety has given nad a number of such as James Roche, Sandy Bernie Wefers, Jr., and Roy Mor: were obtained to add interest to the event. All the locals that have ob- tained a reputation and men from about the state with any number of victories to their cregit were there to add their names to the Hall of Fame. If the young men had made weather to order. a better day could not have been selected but the home folks again failed to show their sporting spirit and did not respond ‘o the call. When a city with the popu- lation of New Britain fails to come through with a good attendance 1t an athletic meet, with the number of stars that appeared Saturday, then something is the matter with . the sporting blood and the fans need to awake from a long slumber. Harry E. Peterson won the 100 yards dash senior city championship in the first race of the afternoon and then qualified for the 100 yards open, Out of three trial heats the following men ran in the final of the 100 yards: Wefers, R. J. Monohan, Faulkner, Peterson, Morse and How- ard. Monohan easily got the jump on the others and finished first in 10 seconds. In the 50 yards, boys un- der 75 pounds, H, Butler just nosed E. P. Delaney out of f place in the closest race of the da F. J. Kier- nan easily captured the 100 yard dash junior city championship, in 111-5. Morse showed his real worth by breaking the tape several yards ah‘n(‘. of the field in the 220 Ed. Sandberg, a local third in the five-mile run, which Plant won in the remarkable fa. time of 27 minutes, 22 1-5 seconds, Peter- son and Trowbridge tied for third place in the running broad jump with in at t athletic meet Joseph's Young Men's the Rerlin s0- the [ Evans, | as Peterson w was allowed the positio: and Wefers first and 1e of the prettiest races of 75-yard dash for De- 1¢ feet 7 inch scratck he with Faulkner 1 (o} es and or the : boys of rnoon 115 of was 7 pounds. In this race, the | some of the older fellows take when he finished third and for laney, pound | scat them to think they were I F. W. Delaney event econd complete results of low: aners. won this the after- noon | 100-Yara Dash, Senior City Cham- | pio Won by Harry Peterson the A. C.. New Britain; R. Kiernan, St. Joseph's Y. M. Gerald H St Joseph's onds. 100 Yard Open ghland A. €., yar Berney York A. C.. scratch; {ner, St. Joseph's Y. 10 second 50 Yards, Boys Under Howard Butler; Edward P | both of St. Joseph’s Y. M. A. A.; Wal- | ter Iitzpatrick, unattached, 7 seconds. 100 Yards Dash, Junior City Cham- Bovs Under 16 Years of Ase Kiernan, St. Joseph's Y. William Burns, same club unattached; time, 11 4-5 1ip of ar AEAS nnon, 10 4 Monaha handi N Lulk- time, —R T Rockville, Wefe i Thomas M. A 8 . ew Pounds— Delaney, 75 A. O'Sulli G T Bristol; A, C ile Run—James n, Irish-Ame n A | Chapin, Independent James W. Plant, Long winner handi p Chapin, 100 time, 4 minutes 36-1 220-Yard Dash, Open—Won by Morse, New York A. C.; scratct J. Howard ew Haven A. C jcap 1% yards; B. J. Wefers, scratch; time, seconds. 440 Years—St Franci. Franc nan; team. Running Faulkne 5 4 inches, Gerald { handicap 2 Joseph (el Island twenty-five yards, Plant, scratch, seconds. ards, rds Rel 16 Boys Under Joseph's Y. M. rnan, William Burns Delaney, Edward Kier- seconds; beat unattached ‘Thomas J. 11 inches, handicap Hannon, 5 feet 9, inches, both from St . A.; Timothy Mahoney, St. Mary's A., Waterbury, 5 feet 7 inche: hdicap 2 inches Five-Mile Run—Five starters. J. W. Plant, Long Island A. C, e Ravine, New Haven Edward Sandberg, New Britain with New Haven A. time, minutes 13 1-5 seconds. 440-Yard Dash, Open-— . ow Haven A. A.; J. M. Roche Jump by North, same nything but | Vincent | Won | r 1 SERIES STATISTICS. I 5 Attendance i 1916—F | Attendance (pa Recein and Receipts. Aame. | | 5 1915—First Game, Attendance Receipts ..... 5 Lo 1914—First Game. Attendance. . Receipts 1913— Attendance Receipts s 40, st Game. club; B. J. Wefers; Rocha W scratch, handicap, Wefers w Running Broad Jump. Faulkner, handicap 12 Joseph’s A, A J. Wefer: T time, 50 North scratch Thomas inches, 20 feet 10 inches; tch, 19 feet 11 inches Harry Peterson, Star (c] Britain, atch, 19 feet 7 inches. 880-Yard Dash, Open—S Salem-Grescent A. C., scratch; Wil- liam Unwin, New Haven A. A., handi- cap 40 yards; James A. O'Sullivan, merican A, C., handicap i0 time, 1 minute 59 seconds. Yard Dash, Boys 115 Pounds— neis W. Delaney, Edward Kiernan, rd Delaney, all from St. Joseph's M. A, A.; 9-2-5 seconds. 880-Yard Relay, Open—Independ- ent A, C, Bristol, and Highland A. C., Rockville, did not start, and New Haven A. A. team gave an exhibition mile against time; 1 minute 39 1-5 seconds. The officials of the meet Referee, Lawrence P. Mangar of course, Warren P. Slater; starter, Thomas Sheridan; judges at fini J. E. Cairns and T. W. O'Connor; timers, Martin Walsh and T. W Crowe; fleld judge: F. Mangan, 0 Ellis; directc mes, F. J. Kiernan; announcer, Arthur Pilz hono referee, Rev. Patrick Dal honorary referee at finish, J. Sullivan, seconds. yards were: clerk v & ATy 3 L. Rev, VIKINGS WIN AT SOCCER. The Vikings soccer football team aided by the fast work of Galbraith and Faust, defeated the Hartford Dane poon, score 3 to 0. cured for the home team a firmer grip on first place in the Connecticut Soccer | though at Traut's park yesterday after- | The victory se- | | ers of | cently hat is Going onWith the Bowlers PENN. TRACK OUTLOOK Promising Crowd of Freshman Being ) Developed For the Future By Coacl Lawson Robertson. Philadelphia, Oct. 9.—AW- championship 4 ~ University of Peni- the intercollegiates this son, Coach Lawson Robertson has & great alth of track material in the freshman which he expects to develop before it leaves the institution, The freshman squad is composed of a hundred or more candidates, and Robertson has already begun work with them. The former I. A. A. C., coach is als ready training a one-mile relay team, and, although he no longer has & Meredith or a Lippincott, Elmer Smith of Boston, Tommy Lennon of New York, Larry Scudder, Tom Pope of yracuse, and Captain Dorsey all can do better than fifty seconds N Among the stars who entered Penf, this fall are Billy Davis of the Boston High school, a high jumper; Pick of the Bloomfield High school, the ime ¢ 'cross-country champion; malley of Central High school intarscholastic hurdle championj the Central High school quass il Al Davis of Mercerburg, who turned a mile in 4 Weight= man, the Mercerburg quarter-miler Wallace of the St. Albans school, the southern interscholastic weight chams pion; George Meredith of Mercer- burg, Ted's brother, and a fast half- miler; Izzy Hough, the George school athlete; Sweeney, the Atlagic City High school star; Lukens, the Central High school ’cross-country runnerj Maxim, the St. Albans school middles distance ckampion, and two boy: ns; well known in the east, but really fi material. The first is Sherman Land= the Oregon (I1l.) High school. 220 yards in 21 3-5 se6s 23 feet 6 im= Penn., there is little material at the lvania for ses we class, c the Gadd ter Landers ran onds. He has jumped ches, and holds the scholastic pole vault record of 12 feet 9 inch Earle by, also of Oregon High school, re« turned a half in 1:54, and 18 ountry star. b a ’cross SMOKE OXMOOR Some fragrance,lads, some fragrance—the cops would let even the motor cars smoke if they'd fillthe airw th the flavor of MECCA. )