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

NEW. BRITAIN DALY HERALD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1916. Swedish Runners Show Heels to Meredith--O’Neil Succeeds ]‘Iurnane as President of Eastern Lea=- gue--Harvard to Pay Haughton $15,000 for Coaching Football Team--Racing Acain i 'NEIL WILL LEA EASTERN LEAGUE Murnane, Who Held Reins Last Season, Declined Re-Election Worcester, O’Neil Teta October 17 was elected presiden “Dan" ind sec of the baseball of ernoon. rn le ue at the annual meeting the league here yesterday aft This wa on of most important item news, but there w nother inter- le esti meet Sprir t ason ld, H M g fact ain in in that the couple of w eld for further consideration make up of the circuit for next Willlam E, Carey of Spring- Eugene McCann of New Lon- McMahon Worcester, Healy Bridgeport and Fraser of Lynn were committee on tire schedule the make up of the circuit. in charge of affairs, »pointment this committee real The mapmakers, ht s for h they may a definite line- Xt meeting, have at least made are problems for Their ambition and everybody concerned | ht-club league, signs {hat “Hughie” Duf- in th rn league Duffy sald he ue ks in of s ge d Mic n of of ap- Ppoir and on y are t of importance. the le 1sider the and ei clubs ery mu h o v n of o 1ste himself n the else in 13 not o wanted to Some leader a league the East- he su is. declared be a manager hbur in- Portland mind; reac feel bali 1S rve in of than on tc D owner, ff ants to the him. to buy jot would i his Ir. O'Neil expected and became time officers, Thomas retary, hgcame Tim Murnane t up and declaged ite again and ink of running he league a fino at in e be country. owne ted M unanimou Mr. O'Neil, as as the active head of p . and that t was so worded esident certain a4 to bring date and s clection ident 1e elected the following di- imes Clarkin of Hartford, of Worcester, Wil- of Springfield, Cann of New London and er of Lynn. A change w lecting directors indi- of clubs and an endment along line will go onstitution. Tim Murnane t of the meeting. ors met and league. Treas- read hut there he er than that was voted on the cluhs of a deficit in the treasury. e of the deflcit was not named, due, it was sald, to the the league officers had to E. F. Smith of Worcester auditing b New London club was officially 1 champion of the league and awarded the pennant. The voted to settle Jesse C, Bu Aim of $120 against the Law- lub. The original demand was Burkett got $100 by at- g receipts. Lawrence, Worces. and Portle the merger de sion, were each supposed to pay $500 to Mrs. Daniel A. Noonan, widow of the former owner of the Fitchburg club. As Lawrence has not paid yet, the league voted to square up the The other two clubs as chief executive surprisc. was When voting on the O'Brien, acting temporary retiring pre he v not that would not for He paid tribute and declared time it would of its class James H. ( ford elect the pre it he office a rove the in, leazue in Ar nomina wa of the Har . O'Neil. The In view of v the club on £o ident t hat e ve tion vice p 1e cor ve the a Tity stituti ha re- in se ta The le Sdward the this ar tiring dir to the his report, hut sment was it that pai The itsel s elected the league's nnual meeting of the tion of minor leagues month in New Orleans Dopesters Have for !’.I'l President of Red Sox. Carr a1 Doston s not anted stor; al for re the v the rican ready done >, is taken Hub baseball circles it Lannin he le if he h for g One ae ha t1 world Bill the world s it th closc outfit eve tarted who at the announced - of next was an, series end hi. of re- Red Sox, president of said on the best 15t two syndi- back Carrigan in e One of k Car- the S £ the med > club. Tt can that in ity club i not even g invest tion. soom. short | Then | H| of | will | § members | they | Giants. | | Tumor afloat that Detroit can stil] use i | el | that | haa a | to sell Babe Ruth and Dutch Leonard for | [ ! track g0od yy Grantland Rice | | The Half-Back, ck hears his signal-call; ck runs around the end: crashes through the in arder to carry the next world series | at least six games. A Bet if We have rd it such thing as “a poor But how about this one? | eminent Chicago ibe 50 ta 0 that Carleton | Chicago Unive The final | Chicago 0. o5 Twi ) | Cornell has never quite cared for | the attitude of many last season who | persisted in stating that Harvard | belaw form when the Ithacans [ umphed. Many game out a | The The The v Poor he: You W . said there is no bet if you win.” A certain bet a friend wouldn't bheat half-bhack all Composed of wolves in human blend; The half-back gains almost a yard d yet he cannot hear the cheer, “or while he lies upon the sward ix blokes are sitting an his ear. |1 [t | | Carleton score was: The half-b; The Old play, | In each dull breast he lifts a thrab | The while he drives across the fr. And yet, whatever be his class, | I'a rather be a bush-league pote ! Than spend my days beneath the mass i\\ ith strong men stamping on my throat, ck has a festive job, row rads cheer him, play e in G was tri- of these merely tossed the one not to be taken too | seriously,” the injustice of the tossing ct being apparent. | Sa Cornell is unusually make it two times in a row, that no university or colleg: call the main statistics, has turned since Haughton took charge nearly ten ears ago. If any rival eleven has | vard twice in | g would appreciate a correction. We have also been informed from yoiep; Prot@a e b COeci ol ancxclionse that “Harvardiican Biused io sk Lns BOC 0 RLINETSESIDEE S0Y i Haughton.” And there is also 2 {he Crimson team, at least Al Sharpe bas a first class chance to land in Cobb and that Cleveland can find * rron¢ a Mm'\' for Speaker. | keen writes a bystander, “has nchody to beat now except Cornell, Princeton and Yale.” Yes, and we ance wrote that Brooklyn had no one to beat in that last series except the “Harvard,” | | | ) beaten Har- since we Rut succession Same for Princeton, Princeton also has a first chance to win this season, chance, in fact, than have in 1911, when Sammy White ran amuck. For while Princeton rarely pla at her tap stride against Yale, she is generally at her Dbest iinst Harvard, no matter how good Harvard is. As a rule, Yale doesn't better than Princeton to ‘Harvard has to be quite a Last fall's comparative scores show this: Harvard only beat Princeton 19 > 6; Yale heat Princeton almost as badly, and then Harvard beat Yale, 41 to 0. | Why Not? Owner Lannin sald Speaker for ' $50,000, and still had a ball club left outclassed the field. Yet we happen to know that the Red Sox last spring felt that each man | had been deprived of $4,000 world series pay when Tris left for Cleve- nd. The Red Sox, with Speaker, only won the American league | pennant by three games. Without Speaker and many aother clubs stiengthened, you can figure for your- self just what the outlook was in April What Mr. class a better he seemed to have to be win, But bit better. Lannin should do now is (Murphy) Zombro Time—2:08 Pacing, Purse, $1,000: Hal Connor, br Hal—Barbette Tony B, b | (Banks) ; its | The Aim, blk ¢, by The Expon- ent—Grattene (McMahon) Time—2:09 1-4; 2:11 1- GALLOPING IN DIXIE Atlanta Sces Return of Harness Rae- h. by Algot (Childs) Red Medium ing Amid Enthusiasm—Geers Wins With Bonnington. by Atlanta, first Grand when three was f. crov in Oct. 17 Circuit events t and of -Atlanta saw racing yesterday, were run. The the races drew a the events, two pacing class and one | b was won in straight d. were the = Uncloan Gicves C to Be o gl | | lant Boxer Sietale i York, Oct. Tommy Houclk, |once a noted boxer. is totally blind. in ‘,'rnc physician who attended the boxer | declares that the failure of his eye- | slght was due to contact with an un- | clean boxing glove in the days when he was a preliminary boxer This | fact brings sharply to the attention of the Lioxing Commission a practice of every g club in the that should he stopped with all haste. | The men who box in the main bout are provided with u brand new set of gloves, but the youngsters who take part in the prelimina houts | are compelled to wear gloves thak have been repeatedly used by other boxers. The gloves are filthy, blood- | scaked and become hard as rocks, the | padding being all worked out ot | 9 |only are the gloves dangerous be- | cause of their hardness, but there is | 3 | constant danger of blood poisoning to | a boxer who may receive a cut or scratch on face or body. As the clubs seldom stage than five bouts and as five gloves can be purchased for | seems that the promoters | afford to make this concession to the © |saféty of the boxers and furnish a | new pair of gloves to each contestant. In only one were more th. horses entered. Goldie G., a black gelding, entine, won the 2:05 pace 2:061-4 and 2:053-4. Pop , driving Bonnington, the 2:04 3-4 tnut llion, took the 2:10 trot. ‘The third heat was won by a nose over Bacelli. Bonnington's best time was 2:07 1-4 in the second heat, Hal Connor won the 2:18 pace. His best time was 2:09. The Aim finished sond in the first, and third in the econd and third heats, with three horses on the track The summary follows: Pacing 2:05 Class; Three Purse, $1.00: Goldie G., blk (Valentine) ¢ Altawood, gr m, by Allanwood— Aler: (Murphy) Camielia, b m, by Vesta (Cox) GO Time—2:10, 2:06 1-4; Trotting, 2:10 Class; Purse, $1,000: Bonnington, ch g by Nettie King (Geer: Racelli, b (White) Brisac, b s, New, piloted st Yo | { | | | in Five; by Will Tranvy Cummer— 2:05 3-4. Three in Fivc; more sets of $10 it could well Bellini— Yes-One Glass will convince you of the measure of good taste, purity and nourishment this beverage contains. Get acquainted with this, Con- necticut'sfinest, TODAY. Nericoernnn 't Hunent Frscite R B AT TLOUIS W. FODT, HOTE I, BELOIN, KEEVERS & CO., HER- MANN SCHMARR, W. J. MoCA RTHY, WHITE & CO. | Loomis first, 2 | second; sou c event equalled again second ‘ = f Anay and t t i t Time, 110 es)- second, | vian team second Oct. the ‘champion, today | inches) | dith, | We | 43 | second. | and { prizes were distributed by Beloit Must Win Game or Players Wil] Not Shave, MEREDITH BEATEN BY SPEEDY SWEDES Winners Set New Mark for 1,000 Metres Run Beloit, Wis, Oct, chool's next football only a close s will mean ers, anyhow. the Purple this 17.—Beloit victory may But no ma shave high e )) ll ! pla If game forded | bearded around a close for team cCoes not may unique spectacle of Beloit boy: gridiron ttir od in their wk win season, fans be of bobbing the batch the tar cour prov be enco adolescent im fact have win “hair if they ne time the ethod the rit forwar Stockholm, via London, Oct 17 of can 1ir sprout new world teur 1,000-metr ¢ record was established here ye when Zander and Bolin, the Swedish the until will for the ! at the foothall takin lege team they a not to It litera exper w athletes, broke the worsied together while defeating 1ENCH Bu new high school the advanta out the Meredith, the | do not win. Ameri The of mark an middle ance 1 ke the hampion. swedes weére 1955107 of of Germany, cloc in the time - e of all 1l art which : former Mickler, 1913, harber of ti made by 1 sport COMPANY on June 22 and ) MACHINE BOWLERS. accepted by the International Fede Zs 34, tion Union. mark of Meredith his Defe St er holds the Swedish | “Lone™ Vo Q ts aight Games. st 2 Chalmers’ et in followed far in the rear Tw New 3 i Brita ms of howlers th con- Aetna 1ptain quintet from D the when tir 2:38 7-10. to 1 world's outdoor 12 2 Sheppard. e for the distance bel ) M ichine cor ny last The distance is equivalent nacy on hes. The 1,000 yards Melvin evening, rtment 1 Chalmers lane the tool room, The nearest the e to annexing win we zame when quintets On the the de- were the victors. The lead off men for the tea Voight with his 6 fect 10 inches” in height and Chalmers with his 4 feet, had a battle royal, with the elongated pin s=masher x returned the vie- | tory for the 1 score to 25 Willimet was the score howler Burchart a second "he 0 3 yards and inc a ¥ thre yol- record for of 2 5 is held by W om Meredith strictly mes. a the roll-off, middle distance best hnn 100 3 Although another defeat portion of the Americans in the put, they proved themsel ble in the other Jan won the r 43 3 s the © Bob Simpson, athlete erness over captured the in 14 his world's last month. runner to 880 t ¥ rtment boy wei nches heing feot Nef heir tota with with scores Dept. 109 64 95 66 94 lifornian, the Univer again displayed hi the hurdles when he 110-metres high hurdle 4- onds, which mark created in Murray was 265 h clev clo 2303, Voight Moran Werdlin Anderson | Hickey 99 91 91 70 84 111 winnir Mur entries ay and in the away Simpson, the American 200-metres run, casil their opponents 22 1-5 *444 Toolroom. 96 omped from named in Ward, Jo Loomis, son made up the the 400-metres relay won handily from the spri in the inishin i Murra Sin in they of the Swedi ime of seconc The summaries 1.000-metre nches)—7 ied; Ted Chalm | Wille | Ande Street Buchart eam ish fast follow run (1,093 yara inder and Bolin, Meredith, Amecrica, 1312510 hurdies *Won roll Sweden, third 110-metre 10 inche first; ¥Fred Murray, ond. Time, 0:14 8-10. 200-metre run (218 Fred Murr fi ond. Ti Shot put—Jansson, distance 1,320 centimetres inches); Fred Murray, 1.246 centim 400-metre relay (437 es)—American team varis Ar . sec- ) pson, o rds Bob 10. Sweden, (43 26 inch- Simp- son, e first, feot America, . Scandina- Time, 0:43 5-10. Oct. a.m Ameri went third and redith run Stockholm, 17, 6:19 former London Meredith, AN guarter mile down to defeat day of the field contests s defeated in the Swedish Americans, howev consolation as for second time the American team the 400 metre relay race Loomis was victor in the 60 dash, and Simpson carried off honors in the 220 metre hurdle Murray of ( ornia being The summarie 800 metre: 30lin, second. 60 metre the tional tr here. M 800 metre Bolin. The not without w b: were the won while metre the Fred 1 second. rin fir yards t 1-10; Mer | Tobacco ‘ Like This dash (6 6 9-10; mpson, metres relay inches) American rd, Loomis and 9-10 seconds; vards 10 inches) Rustad, Sweden, third (437 vards team (Mur simpson) first, Scandinavian team 100 16 220 metres ) hurdle Simpson, second. “the close of the contests the Ira Nelson United States minister to | { Sweden, who also donated one of the prizes. PYTHIANS WIN DECISIVELY. 0dd Fellows Go Down Before Ability of St. uperior Eimo Bowlers. Outclassed in pet bowlers of every rink, the Lexington lodge, O. T. were defeated by St. Elmo lodge, K. of P. in Lee's hall last evening: The three link men failed to score a win in any of the matches and the victory was simply a canter for the winners, who scored 65 points to their opponents The results in the rinks were as follows: Ring 1, skip Ptolomey St. Elmo, ip Kellar Lexington lodge, 11; ring 2, skip Spence, St. Elmo lodge 20, skip Crocker, Lexington lodge 12; rink 3. kip Bloodgood. St Elmo lodge 18, skip North Lexington lodge 17. Phenix lodge L. O. O. F. will play New Britain council, O. U. M. this evening. car- i (0% LIBER LONG C A. 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Harvard today ) Oakl it ind and Ver- ough dia side’s thi the b Silva blackeninz her g pl: pr. from imil ted The smiles T ve ociation v fund . fr 1 iff al ared hit into the re- |7 ten-year-olc breaking Al But- wore tifhe all ot all coaches broader than at any o weeks, when practically who participated in the North and of the long appeared on Soldiers nd Batchelder, tackles, njured players who gof lineup, but the others, with Tacher, on the : footl S an ce n nose, uard aroli nti pple ner most r ¢ such incident J into the t T ER GOY JORDAN DEAD. exception of were ines. There this with a lot of individual coachs ternoon l.eary spent his the ends, while Haughten signal practice. Thorndike, huskiest center rush, re is and Caner, and worked with the regulafy "he backfield, Robinson, Horween and Casey, started Saturday. Count- o in time ran us Californi An Father - ed Out ime, mtville, of Ca Billy Jor- pr terda was announce Vete Harr likely to be and a 1 for I time heock, 1 it lor he Uni announcer ring b COLT BRINGS $10,000. p: every attle Peter Look, a Three Year Old, Bought By Indianapolis Man. Lexington, 17 three-year-old 03, tche 2ph K price The pac- been of Ine Leckner; of reported ta Ky Oct. - | world’s champion Look, by A from Jos for a 9 ing colt, Peter 2 has ATCH To S Ocr nun 100-1 RUN | purchasea dianapolis, Philadelph ile run from Milwau- | P¢_$10.000. hi with Mont- This colt N Tinother | of the champion stallion and horse re- view futurities this season and has @& race record of 2:08 1-4 100 MILES, Sidney Hatch, rof thon ra S won the pacing divisions o toni yhn wn listanec rer set ker. the in | pacems: rd for covered 1 expects Lo wi and etaoi a hec 1ce, n EX-YANK TO COACH Pittsburgh, Oct minutes PITT. ¥ 17.- Th‘ athletic u irdl emfwy emfwy em EanR N University of Pittshurgh au- thorities last night announced thaf they had engaged Waler A. 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