New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1916, Page 20

American League Magnates Favor Reduction in World’s Series Prices-—-Crimson May Drop Cornell From | Track Scheduie---/Mitchell Named to Lead Cubs---Whar the Bowlers Did in Various Leagues) BASEBALL 6LASSIC PRICES LOWERED American League Magnates Make | “Four Bits” Entrance Fee Chicago, Dec. 15.—Prices of world’s the American reduced at f the club owners games in sharply the st nighf. Tt was suggestion decided unanimou of President Ban Johnson to charge only double the regular sea- son prices The new scale will be fifty cents for bleacher $1 for in the pav and $1.50 and $2 stand seats. Box seats, however, Sell for $5. Heretofore $1 was usual- Iy the lowest price of admittance. seats ion will The owners decided to enforce the rule prohibiting plavers from writing ‘newspaper stories or permitting their names to be used in connection with them. Under a former rule the play- ers if given the consent of the club owner could do newspaper writing on world’s series games and other events, but it was decided to abolish the ipractice. Harry H. Frazed and Hugh H. Ward | of New York, the new owners of the f Boston club, and James F. Dunn of | Chicago, purchaser of the Cleveland franchise, were unanimously voted in- league | annual | at the tor grand | ! W restz;éf N) lecfi;rmffaps Out Strenuous Schedule fto the league. ' Let Johmson Decide. | The magnates had planned to hold | two day meeting, but fl(‘,mdcd after [ a five hour session yesterday after- | fnoon to wind up the meeting last | Fnignt. | The club owners empowered .Tnhn-’ son to decide the appeal made for the [abolition of the draft from Class AA | leagues and the plea of the minor | and major league clubs instead of having the National baseball commis- sion hear them, as at present. A. T. Baum. president of the Pa- \cific Coast league, was chairman of the committee representing the three Class AA leagues which sought to | have the draft eliminated. The other | members of the committee w; Ed- | ward Barrow of the International, league and Thomas J. Hickey of the | American association. J The same 'proposals were presented | to the National league club owners ; in New York. Barrow said that a de- | cision might be expected within a | week on both questions. The request | for.the abolition of the draft prob- | ably will not be granted, it was re- ported. Charles A. Comiskey, president of | the Chicago club, was elected vice | president of the league, succeeding | Charles Somers, former owner of the { Cleveland club. The new hoard of di- rectors is composed of presidents of the Boston, New York, Cleveland and Chicago clubs. Trend Toward Economy. The American league played to 1,- 000,000 more patrons in 1916 than it did in 1915, it was revealed in the treasurer’s report. Proposals to reduce the high cost of the national game in the coming meason were freely discussed by ‘the cub owners of the American league. Suggested reductions include curtail- ment of practically every expense, especially salaries of players. Johnson told the magnates that he believed the game had been conducted on too extravogant a basis. ‘Action by the league as a unit seeking the reduction of salaries ap- parently was favored by some of the Jeague leaders, including the presi- dent, while others were inclined to Jeaye the matter in the hands of the respective managers. The club owners also took up the new form of players’ contract, which includes the liability clause. This is the contract recently approved by the National commission at its Chicago meoting and the American league de- cided the new contract needed no oth- | er ratification than the commission’s ! approval The New York club was represented by Col. Jacob Ruppert and Capt. Til Huston. Manager PBill Donovan re- mained In New York, as the Yankees are not in search of any trades and seck to buy no players | i | | RUTGERS IS DROPPED. ‘Washington and Jefferson Eleven to Play Penn State Tnstead. Washington, Pa., Dec. 15.-—Rutgers has been dropped from the Washing- ton and Jefferson football schedule and its place will be filled in 1937 by Penn State, it was announced here to- day. Penn State will be met here on October 20. W. and J. and Lee at Thanksgiving will meet We Richmond, day. hington v g We Are Céfering to Afterncon Bowling Pin Men Always on Hand AETNA ALLEYS, Church Street SMOKE OXMOOR S MR, RIIRASANT fa CUCAR | vesterday. Chicago, Dec. 15.—Joe Stetcher, the champion heavyweight wrestler, who hails from Dodge City, Neb., has mapped out a strenuous schedule for himself this season. plans to meet every mat ar in this country before next He also plans to invade every Josephus st of note summer. large - city in search of some new wonders to meet. As a starter he took on Charley Cutler here and defeated him in jig time. Stetcher is also anx- ious to meet Strangler Lewis in a finish bout in Omaha. As both men are willing it is more than likely that the pair will meet future, NAVY SCHEDULES ISSUED, ! Basketball, Gynmastic and Baseball Dates Tssued. Annapolis, Md., Dec. 15.—Tha bas- ketball, baseball | schedules for the coming season were | i | | gymnasium and announced at the Naval Academy As far as possible. the overlapping of seasons and the play- ing of a number of games on the | same day have been avolded. The ! schedules follow: Basketball—December 16, Johns Hopkins; 20, St. John's of Annapolis; 30, N. Y. Athletic Club; January 3, George Washington; 6, Yale; 10, Catholic University; 13, Crescent Ath- letic Club; 17, Swarthmore; 20, N. Y. University; 24, Georgetow 27 St John’s of Brooklyn; 31, University | of Virginia. Gymnastics—February 10, Rutgers; 17, University of Pennsylvania; 24, Yale; March 3, Princeton. Baseball—April 4, Syracuse; Princeton; 11, Cornell; 18, Harvard; 21, Swarthmor University of West Virginia; Georgetown; May 2, North Caroli Agricultural and Mechanical Colle: 5, Johns Hopkins; 9, University Pittsburgh; 12, Washington and Le 16, Georgetown; 19, Catholic Univer- sity; 23, St. John’s of Annapolis; 26, Military Academy West Point.' 7, 14, Williams; | 25, | | H a i DALE TO COACH FORDHAM. | Former Maroon Star to Train Basket- ball Squad New York, Dec. 15.—Ed Dale. senior at Fordham University, who had been selected to coach the Ford- j{ ham Prep basketball team this sea- son, issued a call for candidates yes- { terday, which brought out fifty play- | ers. They will practice daily on the | court in Junior Hall, | Coach Dale is the best basketball | plaver turned out in several vears at | Fordham. He was a star on the quintet when basketball was abol- | ished at Fordham two seasons ago. i Several dates are open on the prep | schedule. The Bronx students are seeking contests with local scholastic teams. DOUBT ABOUT CARRIGAN. Freaze Not Hopeful of Gethting Old Leader of Red Sox. Chicago, Dec. some doubt as Carrigan would the Boston Red 15. While admitting to whether William return as’manager of Sox next season, Har- ry H. Frazee said last night that he had had a telephone conversation with Carigan before coming west and added that “if money can induce him to return he will be with wus.” He denied that he was seeking the serv- ices of Walter Johnson, Lee Fohl, manager of the Cleveland club made overtures for the servi.es of Joe Wood of Boston, but Frazee indicated he did not care to dispose of | memory | Young, ! and treasurer of the National League TRIBUTE TO YOUNG National League Passes Resolution Paying Tribute to Memory of Former President. New York, Dec. 15.—The National league at its meeting at the Waldorf- Astoria yesterday passed a suitable. resolution paying tribute to the of Nicholas E. Young, for many years president of the league, who died in Washington last October. The resolution follows: Whereas, the national game lost the great dominating figure of its incep- on ! there passed from | B. tion and when, October 31, this earth’s development, 1916, activities former president, Nicholas secretary of Prafessional Baseball Clubs; and Whereas, he was a player of skill, an organizer of unswerving honesty and faithfulness, who stood to the last de- gree for all that is clean and square in the building of our sport to lits present standard as a national institu- | { tion; | Whereas, he was a patriot, a citizen ! of high moral principles and of deep | religious convictions, and was beloved | and of business associate and mneighbor alike; therefore, be it Resolved, That his death not alone a grevious loss to the great game of baseball, and tg this organi- zation, but to the munity at large; and it is because of this sense of loss we have sustained that we inscribe on our records these expres- sions of appreciation of his life’s ster- ling worth, and at the same time ex- tend our sympathy to his bereaved widow and family. is TENNIS AT NIGHT. “Eric the Red” Proves a Disappoint- ment Against Johnston. New York, Dec, 15.—Details of an indoor tennis exhibition by light, in which Billy Johnston and Clarence J. Griffin, the national champions, defeated Maurice E. Mc- Loughlin and Johnny Strachan at San Francisco several days ago, were re- ceived last night. McLoughlin played a disappointing game and his team was an easy victim for the title hold- ers, 9—7, 6—3, 6—4. The innovation of playing under arc lights proved a big success and 4.000 persons took advantage of the opportunity to see the stars perform at night. More than $1,500 was real- ized for the construction of a new tennis house at Golden Gate Park. Dr. Sumner Hardy declared that con- ditions at the Exposition Auditorium were so favorable that he would rec- ommend that a tournament for the indoor championship of the Pacifie cozst be staged there in the spring. The doubles exhibition was the first indoor tennis event held at San Fran- cisco in fifteen years. The court was the pitcher. laid out on canvas. in the near | Live Oaks Add to Their Lead by the Forfeit Route—Pastimes Fail to Appear for Beating. Something happened ' to the Pas- ,time *“bowling quintet” last evening, | the exact cause not being known, but there are a lot of rumors afloat about the Aetna alleys concerning their non-appeearance to meet the Live Oaks. While the failure to show up probably had no effect on the out- jcome of the games, it would have been satisfving to the league leaders to win the games rather than se- {cure them by the forfeit. In the other scheduled match in the league, {the Annex won three straight gamess from the Harpoons. The Rolling Mill five of the Stanley Works defeated a team from the em- ployment bureau two ga out of three. Employes of Rockliffe Broth- ers company engaged in a battle on the lanes last night. the store force defeating the office five in straight games. i The members of the L. L. G. club are becoming very proficient in the bowling art. some fine scores result- ing from the matinee yesterday aft- ernoon. The complete scores follow: | City League. i Live Oaks. | 107 | 91 90 101 106 Lantone Cage Thompson Bertini Richter 96 . 88 ainieme <111 96 97 92— 295 98— 277 103—304 121— 318 89— 292 EERPS Gl ! 488 495 503—1485 1 Pastimes forfeit. | Annex. ! 98 | .112 .104 88 96 Young 108 Woerdlin Carlson Foote McBriarty Hoffman Houck 98— == Al 2 104 111— 2 95— 284 98— 190 99— 192 “o8 93 92 93 190 484 Marpoons. ..110 98 79 92 84 102 85 87 si— 101 105 93— 459 484 472—1415 | S. W. League. Rolling Mill Office. LB 94 79 87 82 81 501—1483 ; Rogers Pluecker Emerson Morse Hines 104— 96— 2 98— 2 | Tuttle { Wunsch ! Johnson mith Miliericlk 84— 2 66— 428 385—1245 | Jureau. 100 435 Employment F Dickson v 38 Schroedel Judd Barrett Ryan 6 88 83 401 424 3981223 Rackliffe League. Store. 61 57 R. Hall Sprague W. Hall o W. Erickson O. Erickson 187 199 252 56— 66— 85— 80— 268 92— 280 378—118¢ 71 66 78 97 83 ' Sheldon electrio | Nowland F. E. Rackliffe 77— fd— 90— 274 64— 204 ! 71—229 239 ; 69 212 94 65 86 F. O. Rack Howard 398 394 366—1158 L. L. G. Club. Flower 65 66 Stadler 38 52 Clark 51 57 154 48 15 65 77— 68 | 66— 49 58— 46 201— 165 67— 60 63— 61 51— 65 181— 186 | Meyers Rogers .. Howard. .. 188 TIGERS VS. CO. E. : Co. E. C. N. G., Basketball Quintet to : Tackle Hartford Five Here Tomorrow Manager Johnny Zehrer's crack Co. ! E. C. N. G., basket tossers will be called upon to face a tough oppon- ent tomorrow evening at the State arrgory, when the Tigers of Hartford will invade the Hardware City in the quest of the military boys scalp. The visitors long ago attained the reputa- tion of being one of the fastest teams that the Capitol city boasts, and as the ' locals are some little team themselves, a fast contest should be the outcome. In the visitors lineup are such | stars as Fitzgerald, Courtney and | Lawson of football fame. The locals will use their regular lineup, with | Bloom, Thompson and Kilduff play- | ing forwards, Paul at Center, Zehrer | ! and Becker guards. Breteshnelder will referee and the usual preliminary game will precede the main contest. ; Dancing will be held at the close of the game. PHOENIX BEATS PHENTY Phoenix Temple of Honor defeated Phenix lodge, I. O. O. F., at carpet bowls last evening, score 47 to 42. The results follow: Rink 1, T. of H., { Skip Anderson 10, Phenix, Skip 1: { Rink 2, T. of H. Skip Symonds 19, Phenlx, Skip Nettleton 13; Rink 3, T. of H., Skip Heisler 18; Phen Skip Anderson 10, Phenix, Skip 15; L. Morgan lodge, I. O. O. F., will play Frederick lodge of HICKMAN W. VA. COACH. Morgantown, W. Va,, Dec. 15.— Charles T. Hickman, a major league baseball player for a number of years and for the past two years baseball coach at West Virginia university, has signed a contract to coach the 1917l team. crowned , i}zglis WHO SAID, “COLD FEET" ! | K yronen, Crowned Cross Country King of the Season & 4 New nen, York, Dec. 15.—Viller @ towheaded little Finn, America’s cross country Kyro- was King recently. Through a blinding rain that cut to ankle deep and was “at all times treacherous, slippery footing, Kyronen raced to a decisive, clean cut victory and made, ditions, a record for the senior na- tional cross country championship race of the Amateur Athletic unfon at Van Cortland park recently. Hanres Kolehmainen, the flying Finn, head of the 1912 Olympic games, was second to Kyronen, and Johnny ‘Overton of Yale, intercollegi- | ate cross country champion, was lhinl,{ despite the terrible con- Kyronen won by a margin of seventy- | fully behind Kolehmai- Yonkers A., was fourth and Mike De- the bone, in mud which in places was vaney of thie Melrose Athletic associa- while Overton that distance George Holden of five vards, twice nen. Y. M. was the tion fifth. | Kvronen, the victor, his time will stand event. The old mark for Gaston Strobino ’A'hleti(t club, in of the Strobino under ideal. the run. raced over frozen conditions that h Fan:s Have Gone Daffy Over U. S. Battler London, Dec. 15.—The English fans in this city seem to have gone wild over the Young Zulu Kid, the Ameri- can bantamweight boxer who is to meet Jimmy Wilde, the world’s fly- weight champion, here December 11. Almost every.day there are at least three or four hundred around training quarters watching him go through his various stunts. While on the streets he is followed by large crowds. Photos show two views of the Young Zulu Kid taken in London recently. his covered the course in 32 minutes 46 seconds, and a record for the the course was 32 minutes 37 seconds, made by New York winning the junior national championship title a year ago. ground were almost Photo shows Kyronen finishing DOES HARVARD FEAR CORNELL ON TRACK? Ithacan Athletes May Fare Like Foothall Eleven N, ¥, Harvard’s dropping football schedule comes bridge the news that the | visory intends track relations with the Ithacans as soon as the present contract expires. Members of the Harvard committge | say that the desire to meet Pronceto in dual track meet the principa the Crimson’s decision to drop Cornell, They that Cornell always has been a hard nut | for Harvard to crack and say that the is distasteful Dec. 16.—Following Cornell from its from Cam- ad- severing Tthaca, | | { track committee reason for point out biennial trip to Ithaca | to the Cambridge athletes. Coming right on the heels of the an- nouncement that Harvard had de- cided not to meet Cornell on the grid- on to sever track and tend ‘to iron the dec fleld connections too would make some persons think that the re- [ lations between the institutions are somewhat strained. The present contract calls for the regular Harvard-Cornell dual meet and the Crimson's spring track schedule remains unchanged. The meet with the Ithacans will take place at Cambridge on May 5. Harvard's first outdoor competition will be the Penn relay meet at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, April 28 and 29. The Crimson will make its usual entry in the intercollegiate championships on May 25 and 26. Moakley Remembered, Cornell always has a warm spot in its heart for Trainer Jack Moakley. In appreciation for his services Moak- ley, it will be remembered, was pre- sented with a completely furnished residence at Ithaca not so long agol There was still room for another ea: chair, however. So last Monday, Jack’s fifty-third birthday, the mem bers of the varsity and freshma track and cross-country squads gava the veteran trainer as a remembrance heavily cushioned Morris chair for the long a him to snuggle in during winter evenings, MITCHELL TO LEAD GUBS Braves' Coach Ts Signed by Weegh- man When Attempts to Land Stal- lings Prove Futile, Chicago, Ill, Dec. 15.—Failing to bag the big game he was after, Char- ley Weeghman, president of the Chicago Nationals, did the next best thing—he landed the biggest thing in sight. Weeghman wanted a man like McGraw or Stallings manage the Cubs and did everything possible to get the latter before he saw the fu- tility of further dickering with Percy Haughton, president of the Braves. Last night Weeghman closed a deal with Haughton for Fred Mitchell, the Brave coach, and Mitchell now is Cub manager. Fred already had accepted terms before the deal was completed. The Cubs gave up Outfielder Joe Kelly and cash for Mitchell's release, to A Baseball Veteran, Mitcell is a baseball veteran, whose ‘educatiop and temperament have made him an ideeal coach of pitchers. He is 38 years old and was born in Alton, N, H. Mitchell started playing minor league ball as a pitcher in 1897 H. ,and got his first big league job with the Boston Ameri- with Concord, N. cans in 1901. Mitchell wound up career as catcher for 1911 and 1912, appointed manager of the Braves, 1913, one of his first give Mitchell a comi: pitchers. The Brave during the Stallings regime did tribute to Mitchell's genius. Joe Kelly, the outfielder, Who goes' to Chicago in the Mitchell deal, was with Pittsburgh in 1514, where he had only fair succ He was released to Indianapolis, where he did some ter- rific batting last season, and was pur- chased by Weeghman in midseason for a large sum. However, he showed, little more than he had in 1914, hit- ting .254 in 54 games with Chicago. his playing Rochester in Wthen Stallings was in moves was to on as coach of, pitching staft is a splen- coaching ‘WILLIAM FOOTBALL COACH. New Wilmington, Pa., Dec. 15. Guy M. Willlamson of Indianapolis, former football and baseball star at the University of Pittsburgh, will coach the Westminster College footsl ball team next season, it has been an- nounced here. Williamson was the mainstay of the Pitt teams of 1913 and 1914, which defeated Cornell,