New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 30, 1916, Page 8

B % ener Predicts Re-Election of Garry Hermann---Saturday Night Basket Ball Schedule Completed--- Oregon is Favored 1o Beat Pennsy---Syracuse May Clash With Colgate on Track---Bowling Results { | ERMANN IS SURE OF RE-ELEGTION buch Is the Prediction of Presi- dent Tener New York, Dec. 30.—The new uni- orm baseball contracts recently dopted by the National Commission nd ratified Ly the two major leagues arly in the months will soon be. in he hands of the players. On the con- acts will be inscribed the owners’ wvised appralsal of the worth of the la; ' services. According to Pres- ent Tener of the National league e contracts are now in the hands of is club owners or in the mails, They | led from league headquar- | last Wednesday night. 1id the contracts were prac- | anged from the form rati- | bd by the National Commission. He id the change suggested by the ational league was mevely a slight rrection ‘in the wording of a sen- | nce, and that it was not necessary | submit the contract again too the ! pmmission to have this change, ap- oved. Tener left here yesterday for the ! nual meeting of the commission, | fhich will be held in Cincinnati next onth. He will travel by slow stages. le will spénd today and tomorrow in fladelphia and New Year's Day in arrisburg. | Commenting on the commission’s eeting {Tener predicted it would be | Irgely toutine * despite the minor hgue questions to be passed on. “As | ery ome:knows, there will be no pjecton” Lo the re-electon of Garry errmann as chairman of the com- ssion. That is the only ¢ertain ing I can predict for the meeting.” “T understand a large number oft op league men will call"on us in Ircinnati to further press their cause d it will be up to us to give them ne kind of an answer. K Just what le commission will do for the minors cannot tell. I am in favor of Mr. pbets’ draft plan. That seems to the bill and is fair to all'most con- frned—the second division major hgue clubs, the minor leagues and e players. “Mr. Herrmann is also in favor of | Ebbets idea, and we will again hke an effort to convince Mr. John- | of its merits. In order to adopt | plan the unanimous consent of two leagues will be required, as would reqguire an amendment to s national agreement. Last winter | American league’s refusal to ap- ve it prevented its adoption.” ener also said the world’ series estion would be taken up. The tional league has recommended bt the world’s series players’ purse divided among all league players | ktead of merely the contending to s, while the American league.al- hdy has passed a rule prohibiting ! ly club from charging more than | luble the regular admission price ! world’s series seats with the ex- btion of boxes, which shall be sold | o seat. SYRACUSE TRACK DATES ach Keane Preparing For Busy His ere’ n rs lere Tener cally ur | | { | | Season For Athletes—Colgate ay Be Opponent. | Bowers BOWLING RESULTS Tool Room and Office Bowling Teams BASKETBALLPLINS ARE COMPLETED ’Schedule for Saturday Night League at Y. M. C. A. Announced ! | | of Skinmer Chuck Company Are I Victors on Bowling Lanes. | The Drill Room trio of the Skinner Chuck company threw a scare into the | hearts of the Tool Room bowlers when Helander et al, bowled their way to the victory in the opening clash hetween theteams last evening. But, after the first game, 1t was good night for the Drill Room boys who | were outelassed by their speedy op-! ponents. Bloom added to his laurels the ref's whistle which will usher in as a bowler by leaning against the the opening of the Saturday Night wood for two good sized scores and Basketball league next Saturday eve- proved to be a tower of ‘strength to ning at the Y. M. C. A. is eagerly the victors. The Office team trimmed awaited by the Pioneers, Kenilworth, the Shipping Room trio two games out Vikings and Nutmegs who will com- of three, after a contest which failed pose the league, to create much excitement. McGrath| The schedule as arranged to date, and Root were the star performers. | is as follows: The D. T's of the A P. G. league | Jan. won three stralght games from the Pioneers v Optimists in the usual brand of bowl- | Jan. 11—Nutmegs vs. Vikings, Ken- ing served up by Berlin bowlers. The | jlworth vs. Ploneers. scores follow: | e 20 Pieseers w Tool Room. | megs vs. Kenilworth. 90 88 Jan. 27—Pioneers V. 84 . 100 Kenilworth vs. Vikings. 94 117 3—Kenilworth 268 305 Drill Room. o 100/ SNSE o ot 90 [ | | | | i With four teams evenly matched, and ready for battle, the sound of ikings vs. Kenilworth, Nutmegs. Vikings, Nut- e T Nutmegs, 104— 288 96— 307 Kahms Bloom vs. Pioneers, 10—Nutmegs vs. Kenilworth, | Ploneers vs. Vikings. i Feb. 17—Kenilworth Nutmegs vs. Pioneers Feb. 24—Vikings vs. Nutmegs, Pio- neers vs. Kenilworth. 821 March 3—Pioneers i }Kenilworth vs. Nutmegs. PENNSY PREPARES 281— 854 . vs. Vikings, Helander . Gustafson Trevithan vs. Vikings, 275 Office. 103 90 83 85 85 99 McGrath Narth Thornton 276 269 Shipping. 63 87 65 236— 789 | Bob Folwell Sends Charges Through Drill. 102— and TLong T&ckling‘ 93— 263 92— 253 245 | Hultgren Burr ... 287— Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 30.—Penn’s 761 | football warriors worked yesterday at Rose Tournament Park, where Mon- 979 day’s gridiron battle with the Uni- 235 versity of Oregon team will be waged 533 on New Year's Day. Coach Folwell 274 bput his men through some stiff prac- tice In a light rain this afternoon, the 318—1026 Work including some scrimmaging and an unusually long tackling prac- ! tice. Folwell is 'decidedly pleased with 92 the condition of his men and also the 255 conditon of the weather here. There ; 276 is still some hopes that Urquhart will 75 be able to get in some part of the game on Monday, but it does not look as if he will be able to play at all, { and yesterday Crane worked at left | IS SAFE. | end. | Ther¢ was considerable kicking Williams and He Alone Sure of Places | done by the entire squad in the aft- | With the Cubs. | ernoon’s practice Quigley lifted Gk S seven straight multiple kicks over the Chicago, Dec. 30.—Cy Willlams, 'y " 14 the crowd which watched centerfielder, and Largy Doyle, second ; the Quakers practice marveled at the T o ke h as the fleld captain of the Cubs, are 5iil displayed by this husky Red and . s - Blue warrior. ;he only North Siders certain of a,™ oo, FlTL R L other favor EIEh WA vear Penn, but thidk that Oregon h: President Weeghman announced il RO as a | that only these two of his entire squad :""db "h“’(‘ice fto “f"“' . “hatpb‘?"““g | Bive ‘certain tol he'retained, and Man- | 188 DESRICOnE Soilax, Tavors Eenn ab ager Fred Mitchell announced that |10 to 9. Those who favor the west- Williams and Doyle are not on the | & eleven are befting on their stay- market and that no offer will tempt | N8 qualities. The Oregon team is him to permit either to go. noted for its ability to fight to the The announcement means that the |1ast minute, and Penn will have to North Side officials are willing to en- | P12y all the time, : gineer one of the biggest shakeups in [ The Red and Blue delegation vis- the history of the game. ’ With Saier, | ited a moving picture studlo in ;the Archer, Jim Vaughn, Leslie Mann and | Morning and was filmed and after- half a dozen good players to use in | Ward went on a sight-seeing tour. trades some classy material should | They were warmly greeted every- be secured. where. The social activitles of the Oregon players are more subdued 81— 84— 66— 87— Thompson G. Corr 357 D, T's, 83 91 80 351 158 292 Haywood E. McMurray . G. Hull 349 - 343—1056 LARRY DOYLA [Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 30.—Although bcial announcement of the Syracuse iversity track team’s schedule for 7 has not been made, Coach Thom- F. Keane preparing now for hat he expects will be the busiest bson of his career. Negotiations e been practically completed for nore comprehensive schedule than racuse track aggregations have had the past, and because Keane has iter than an average lot off per- ners interest in the runners has en exceptionally keen. It appears tain now that the indoor team will bot Michigan February Later a ay team and possibly a few individ- performers will be sent to Boston Participate in the annual “B. A. A.” The intercollegiates in New rk will draw a representation. At least three tneets will be ar- heed for the outdoor team. Pitts- gh will be met in the stadium here ly in May. Michigan’ snevdstm:s ) be opposed at Ann Arbor, and it probable a team will be sent to milton to meet Colgate. AD WOLGAST IS ILL. fcansas City, Mo., Dec. 80—Ad Wol- ampion lightweight nd will not be able to ace o fMilwaukee in a which was announced be held on New Year's night. A ezram from Wolgast tonight to the jht promoters said he was hurryi igan home to recuperate. gilist, is et Oito We round bout We Are Catering to Afternoon Bowling n Men Always on Hand AETNA ALLEYS, Church Street than Penn’s and their training rules more strict. Both teams practiced again today and the work included the same rou- tine that was in order yesterday. MINORS CHANCES DWINDLE Johnson Says Abolition of Draft Rule A MOMENTOUS WEEK! Carrigan Will Soon Decide If He Is to Lead Red Sox Again, Lewiston, Me., Dec. 30.—William F. Carrigan of this city, recently man- ager lof the Boston American league baseball team, will decide early in the coming week whether he will re- sume the management next seasom, according to an announcement made last night. He conferred for an hour or more vesterday with Harry H. Fraze one of the new awners of the Red So Carrigan has been actively engaged since the close of his baseball work in | the organization of two trust com- panies in this city and Auburn, Is Not Likely—and When He Does It Must Be So. Chicago, Dec. 30.—The plea of the three Cla; AA leagues—the Interna- tional, Pacific Coast and American as- sociation—for the abolition of the draft will in all probability be denied when the National commission meets in Cincinnati next week, President Johnson of the American league said last night. Johnson, a member of the commission, said the present draft rule was changed by the commission at the suggestion of the same.leagues DONOVAN TO LEAD BISON:! Retained as Buffalo Manager—Mayor Heads Club, | Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 80.—Louis P, Fuhrmann, mayor of Buffalo, yester- l that now ask it to be amended. day was elected president of the| <«The Class AA club owners opposed Buffalo International league club, suc- i the old rule,” Johnson said, “because ceeding Gerhard Simon, who resigned. they complained that it caused dis Pat Donovan, who has piloted the | sension among the drafted players if Buffalo team to victory in two pen-|they eventually were repected. The nant races, was signed to continue as! commission changed it to meet their manager. Jam J. Lannin, farmer | own demands. I do not think there is owner of the Boston Red Sox, retains ' a chance of its belng changed again.” control of the Buffalo club. John L.| Johnson said, however, that consid- Kelley was elected secretary, suc-|eration would be given the plea re- ceeding James Austin, resigned. garding the immediate reporting of purchased plavers. The minor league club owners wish to retain the players purchasad until the close of their own season. GARDNER COMES BACK. Boston, Ma: Dee. 30.—Jimmy Gardner, welterweight of former days, returned to the game last night and his comeback was covered with glor: Boxing in the form he displayed six years ago, Gardner battied an am- bitious youngster answering to the fname of Gloucester Joe Rivers. CARPET BOWLS, By a margin of 10 points, the car- pet bowls team of Lexington lodge, I. O. O. F. canquered their fraternal brothers from Phenix lodge, I. O. O. F, on the rinks in Lee’s hall last evening, the final score being 49 to 39. The results. were as follows: Rink 1, Lex- ington, skip, Curtis, 12; Phenix, skip, Spence, 15. Rink 2, Lexington, skip, Crocker, 17; Phenix, skip, Nettleton, 8. Rink 3, Lexington, skip, North, 20, classic sporting event, the eight mile | Phenix, skip, Zwick, 16. The league trip over the roads in that city.|leaders, Clan Douglas, O. S. C, will “Sandy” will wear the colors of the| clash with Phoenix Temple of Honor New Haven A. A, tonignt, SANDY” TO RUX Edward Sandberg.of this city, who recently established a new state road race record, has sent his entry to Yon- Y., for the annual New Year's | We trust that on Time’s natal day | That scrambled up your score. ‘And let it go at that. Wishing You and Yours— Herewith We set our New Year dish: Take it, ar leave it, as you wish, Since that part of the annual muss Is up to you—and not to us. If it should be that pop-eyed Fate Has landed on your chest If it should be that thumbs were down Lach time you faced the test We trust that what remains of you Has gathered from the skit That he wha plays the scrimmage out Will get his share of it; | Along the bu mart, Enough of you remains intact To try another start; ‘That yvou have garnered from defeat, That Fate has taught you more Than bitterness against the break Tf it should be Dame Fortune's gift| Has added to your loot— If you have nicked your share of it, And something else to boot— ‘We trust that you have learned enough To pickle it in store. And that your head can still maintain The hat it held before. No light and frothy happiness We wish against the test, But rather a renewed resolve To kick in with your best; To keep your eye upon the pill The while you swing the 'bat, To meet the scramble ags it comes This is the” first New Year to be since 1906 that Ty Cobb has celebrated while reposing as far down as second place. The entry who drops as low as second place only once every ten years it still good enough to edge by in a subtle, crafty way, Colonel Darcy Is to enlist after a few more ring encounters. It will un- doubtedly bt a great blow to Les if peace is declared before he has a chance to reach the trenches. Un- doubteadly. as | Mainly | “Why isn't golf played on ice, tennis is?” queries a reader. because some of the p nate lang- uage emploved after blowing a two- foot or three-foot putt would melt the ice, leaving within about thirty minutes one vast water hazard. | Happy Newyecaring the Golfer | May your putts drop in from seven feet; [ May each iran shot ring clear; And may you be upon your game At least three time a year, May Bogie banquet from your hand; May traps lose all their fears: | Harry And may the locker room produce At least two Willing Ears. 1t recent rulings in sport suggested are carried through the slogan will no longer he “What is an amateur?” but “Where is an amateur?” amateurs T know,"” “should be declared s on account of their busi- ranging handicaps. T know two of these who would brealk Vardon in five weeks.” “Some golf writes Fuz: We see where Willie Smith three | times open champion and one of our greatest golfers is dead. But after the Braid episode we have decided to refrain from indulging in post-mor- tems attached to the professional end of golf, however worthy the departed one might have been, A quitter.” states an exchange, “al- ways loses. But there are times when he doesn’t lose as much, Wishing the Fan. Enough fly balls caught in the stand (With no one there to fine him) Where each bug mav arise each day { And holler It is waste of words to wish an umpire “Happy New Year.” This is where the limit begins and ends, Those who look to these dispatches for their book reviews and who may be interested in the international com- plication now at hand are tipped to persue “Inside the German Empire.” by Colonel Herbert Bayard Swope. The volume is replete with all the vital statistics and inside chatter neces- sary to a proper and folding of the case. What more could be asked? Precisely 104 dayvs before the next Box Score unfolds its springlike feat- | If that may | mean anything to you in a minor way., | ures upon the landscape. DILLON HOLDING BACK. Withholds Signature to Contract to Box Miske at New Orleans. New Orleans, Dec. 30.—A the arrangement for a twenty bout recently announcdd for city for February 2 between Dillon of Tndianapolis and Billy Miske of St. Paul was admitted today by Domirick Tortorich, matchmaker for a local athletic club. * Tortorich said he had received the contract signed by Miske, but that Dillon had withheld his signature. Unless Dillon signs within a few days, he said, another fighter will be select- ed to meet Miske. hitch in round this Jack interesting un- | GlobeClothingHouse}} 31st ANNUAL SALE OF]| CLOTHING You vill find some unusual vglues in Hart Schaffner & Marx | Suts and Overcoats pe ! p These :lothes are worth more than regulaiprices right at this minute. Bui we wish to dispose of then to make room for New Spring Goods | You'll Be Pleased ~ 4 ATHLETE GOING TO FRAN( WAS WEL PAID, Boston, Dec. 30-William F., rigan was paid $2300 for managing | the Boston Americs last season, it was learned today. Of this amount $10,000 was salary ader his contract, 3,800 his world gies share and 500 a special bors for winning the American league penant and $7,000 a percentage allowan: on the receipts of the Boston clui Carrigan, who announced his retiment last fall, is now considering a offer from the | new owners of the vrld champions to | resume direction ofhe team. Car- Williams of win Ambulance in War Zone. Madison, Wis,, Dec. 30.— (Speed) Williams, star quarter m at Wisconsin for the last three year will leave January 6 for France, wherd he will be engaged in relief work driv- ing ambulances. 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