New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1917, Page 8

} HJORS SEVER FRATERNITY BONDS gntlet Is Thrown to Fultz by [ Tener and Johnson flew York. Jan. 18.—Ban Johnson, dent of the American league, .John K. Tener, after a confer- p yesterday, announced that the or leagues had severéd all re- with the Baseball Players’ {texnity and would hereafter re- [} £ recognize that body. This was [ARswer of the chief officials of d ball to- the threat of the yorst Fraternity to call a baseball @ §nd its move to afliate itself ed labor by applying for L. charter. Tener stated the position In by himselt and President John- {in Do uncertain terms, and was r toward the Players' Fra- negotiations in the future,” he ‘*will be carried on between the &as an individual and the club The freternity cannot use leagues, which have treated fairly, as a hammer to co- int ence in a minor league whidh is none of their busi- g ¥. of | {r ident § Johnson, before depart- for Chi 0, said that it had been fided to| cut off all relations with playe an organization, and 't neither | major league would © any more concessions to that esident Fultz of the Players’ ternity styted that the players re- ned steadfast in their stand and ' hld await deselopments. He de- ed that any, move to arbitrate #:1d be welcomed. 4 Dlscm? Strike at Dength. he two lgague presidents discussed ' | strike uation at length. Pres- pt Tener stated that he was in fa- uni labor, but he did not union en should sympathize labor movement where the hciple involved was wrong. He .ed that the! strike threatened by players was a great injustice on part of .the major league play- becaugé” they had no grievance iever o strike for. He said that league officials could .not any way with minor r's over which they had o jurisdiction. Johnson said that he and 'ener had discussed the ke situafion for the first time, and definitely decided that hereafter h majorj leagues would have no ‘Rlings h the fraternity.. “Or- hized ball has decided to cut off all tionship,” he said, “‘and will mak more concessions to that bod. , 3oth presidents declared that any justments would have to be be- ! pen the player individually and the b rresidents. This means that all munication between President Jitz and the National commission Jat an end, for it is not expected }t Ch an August Herrmann not-take the same stand as the ent of the two leagues. nt Tener said that the ma- es through the National jnmission in 1912 had met the rep- entatlves of the fraternity, had It fairly with them and had grant- all their demands. He pointed that in spite of the fact that they it that they have no grievances nst the major leagues, they have atened to hold out. This he gave the reason why the major leagues I orgénization; as far as the Na- 1'and American leagues are con- ed, the fraternity has ceased to ist. | 4 ‘Will Build New Teams. President Tener said that none of e clubs of the National league had lken any steps to collect new play- . 's to use on their teams in the event 4e fraternity members carry out ‘eir threat to strike. The American dgue men do not hesitate to 'say at they will go ahead and build up sw teams to take the place of the rikers. | In taking their present deflant d against organized ball the play- firmly believed that the National ission would be forced to step al use its Influence with the inon league officials to grant the de- ai of the minor league players. oth President Tener and President nson state that this is an action hich will absolutely not be taken. hey maintain that it Is purely tnor league matter, which has noth- g Whatever to do in any way with he maior leagues or their players. As far as the fraternity is con- erned, President Fultz said that the SMOKE | OXMOOR A MILD, PLEASANT B¢ CIGAB We Are Catering to . Afternoon Bowling “Pin Men Always on Hand . \"AETNA ALLEYS, "%+ Church Street ! felt better. cided to cut off all relations with players had taken their stand and will sit tight and await developments. Mr. Fultz insists emphatically that the minor league greivances are of vital interest to the major league players. He points out that the per- sonnel of the major leagues changes completely about every eight years, and it will only be a few years before the majority of the men now playing in the majors will be back in the minors. To insure their future after their major league usefulness is gone, Fultz argues that the players were compelled to take their present stand to insure their future welfare. Players Would Arbitrate. | "As far as any movement toward | settling the differences by arbitration is concerned, Fultz declares the fra- ternity is willing. The attitude taken by organized ball, on the other hand, is that since the major league play- ers have no grievances in the present situation, there is nothing to arbi- trate. “I think,” said President Fultz, “that the National Commission does not want to take up these grievanaes of the minor league players, because it knows if it heard them, it would be compelled to decide in our favor.” It is expected that early next week the three members of the commis- sion, Herrmann, Tener and Johnson, will meet at Dover hall, Ga.. where they will discuss the strike situation and also the coming trial of the Bal- timore Federal league club’s $900,000 sult against organized ball, which is to be heard in Philadelphia early next month. CARPET BOWLS RESULTS Sons of St. George Have an Easy Time Trimming P. O, S. A —Cole- man’s Boys Feature. of Washington Camp, P. O. S. of A. continued along, “the defeat trall” last evening, when Sir Francie Drake lodge, S of St. George carpet bowls ‘team adminjstered a 47 to 28 defeat. The patriots opened up the encounter in an auspiclous manner, winning in the first rink, by three points, but aft- er that, it was “‘curtains.” Skip Cole- man’s boys did the best work for the victors, defeating their opponents in rink two by a majority of twelve points. The results follow: Rink 1—Sons of St. George, skip Slaney, 11; P. O. S. of A., skip Schneider, 14. Rink 2 Sonsg of St. George, skip Coleman, 19; P .0. S. of A., skip Redding, 7. Rink 3—Sons of St. George, skip Swift, 17; P O, S. of A., skip Carswell, 7. Phe- ! nix lodge, I. O. O. F. and W. L. Morgan lodge, K. of P., will clash tonight. NOT IN A STRIKING MOOD. Nunamaker and Gedeon Ready for Work. ¥ NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1017, It has become the pet habit or the pet hobby in flelds of commercial en- deavor to discuss the industrial or financial status of things “after the war.” “After the war” may mean June, 1917, or July, 1920. That part of 1t is 2nather affair. In this same byway there is another discussion worth while. This is the sporting “after the war” status of things in general It has been fairly well fargotten of late that the main polo trophy still remains under British control; That the leading international tennis trophy, the Davis Cup, is also under British control; That for the last thirteen years Great Britain has successfully de- fended her amateur golf championship against all forms of American in- vasion, It has been suggested that just as soon as the war is over there will be a rush by United States forces to re- cover some of this lost ground. That rush should not be too hastily made. And for at least ane reason. Chance to Recover. That reason is plain enough., Great Britain, if she cares for it, should i at least be given time to get started again and to reorganize her playing form. A Most of her leading golfers, tennis players and polo players have been serving under the Unian Jack., Many of these, including such stars as An- thony Wilding, Norman Hunter and scores of others, have been Kkilled. The others undoubtedly have gone badly off their game. A1l this while American entries have been engaged in the busiest sportive competition the game has ever knosyn beneath the Stars and Stripes. Our leading entries in golf and tennis, es- pecially, “have had the chance for great develapment, the opportunities to come forward at top speed. Obvi- ously there could be no great glory to be obtained in rushing these trained i forces at ance into international com- petitive action, before our leading rival had a chance to adjust herself and get planted for the shock. This would take no great while, but at least a fair chance should be given. If thd war should end in the winter or spring, no international arfangements should be planned and carried through ‘before the next year. For re would be very little credit in i¥ecovering ttrophies from an opponefit too ex- hausted to make a fitting defence. But even with Great Beitain re- established, it is hardly possible that she can maintain her 1914-won tro- phies very long with the increased efficiency developed upon this side of the Atlantic, New York, Jan. 18.—Announcement was made at the National League of- fices yesterday that the contracts signed by Jack Murray and <. A. Causey with the New York club had been promulgated, Murray 1is, of course, old “Red Jack.” He former- ly was a fraternity member. Causey is a young left-handed pitcher drafted by the Giants from the Waco club of the Texas League, ! and never was affiliated with Fultz's organization, | At the offices of the Yankees let- ! ters were received from Leslie Nuna- maker, the hard hitting catcher, and Joe Gedeon, neither of whom is in a striking mood, but has visions of big seasons. Nunamaker has had his tonsils removed. He says he never Nunamaker looks for the best season of his career. Gedeon, who was also in poow health much of last season, writes he has fully recovered, is as strong as he ever was, and like ILes looks for big things in the 1917 batting aver- ages. Both Nunamaker and Gedeon have contracts for both 1917 and 1918. TED CANN WINS TITLE. New York, Jan. 18.—Ted .Cann of New York University won the metro- politan 100-yard swimming champion- ship at the New York A. C. natato- rium last night, defeating last year's champion, Herbert Vollmer of Co- Jlumbia, by the scant margin of one- fifth of a second. The finish was so close that to the spectators it looked like a dead heat, and only by the closest scrutiny did the judges per- ceive that Cann touched the wall at ! the finish a fraction of an inch ahead of the former champion. Cann’s time was 0:57 2-5. Vollmer's time last vear in the event was 0:55 1-5, KALAGHER WORCESTER CAPT. ‘Worcester, Mass., Jan. 18.—William P. Kalagher, of Worcester, who has played fullback on Worcester Tech. football team for the past three years, was clected captain of the 1917 team yesterday. Kalagher is a member of the class of 1918, CHEAPE, LEFT $53,000. London, Jan. 18.—Major Leslie St. Clair Cheape, the famous English polo player, who was a m‘ember of ‘Wimborne’s winning team which visited America in 1914, and captured the cup, and was killed in action in Egypt last April, left an estate valued at $53,000. The Entry Who Works for a Living. The fear has been expressed, in re- gard to the recent golf ruling, that the game would be turned over to the Idle Rich Athletic association. This theory doesn’t seem to carry through. Practically every golf victor for the last ten years in the championship forum has had to work for his living. Bob Gardner only gets a chance to play golf on Saturday afternoons and | Grantland Rice Sundays. He rarely enters a tourna? ment. Jerry Travers, a five time champion, plays no great amount of golf through the time he gives to work., Oswald Kirkby, Metropolitan and Jersey champion, plays in few tournaments and rarely oftener than once a week through the summer on account of the pressure of business. On the big average, the entry who has to work for a living develops a fibre thereby that is frequently lack- ing in the man whe isn’t called upon to get out and hustle for enough to live on. ’ One. Sir: If the ballplayers strike winter, how many strikes is ‘“‘out”? Jumbo. How About the Umpires? Another member of the Fan Colony desires to know what the umpires will do if a players’ strike is called. ‘What would be a suitable occupa- tion for an umpire, anyway? One that would make him feel at home? He might get a job applying the match to gun cotton in ‘ammunition factories, or, better still, leave for Europe and take up the occupation of pruning away barb wire entangle- ments in front of trenches manned by machine guns, In Case of a Strike. We, could do without drinking summer; ‘We could do without having a jeb; But how could we do without speaker or Ruth, Or Alex or Johnson or Cobb? ‘We could do without -clothes through the summer; We could do without ice cream o pie; But how could we do without Collins or Kauff? 0, how could we do without Ty? in in N fiti The attitude of the stage seems to be that the Les Darcy it has about, the better for all concerned. (Yet there are those who say we have no sense of humor.) As for Mr. Darcy, we still insist that he daesn’t have to wait for Mr. Car- pentier for keen competition. If Mr. Levinsky, or Mr. Miske, or Mr. Dillon can’t give him an evening full, plus, we'll gladly gnaw .the ropes off the rigg and inhale what resin there might | be left, L, G. F.—No, one can't always tell. But there are times when one can indulge in all the subtety of a pale green hunch possessed of all the es- sences of verisimilitude. Sabe? “What are the ballplayers going to strike for?” Woof-Woof; “a one-hour day as against a one-hour-and-forty minute day?” Why not? Forty min- utes is forty minutes, isn't it? DUBUC GOES TO MINORS. Detroit, Jan. 18.—Announcement was made by the Detroit American league baseball club yesterday that Pitcher Dubuc will be released to the Salt Lake City club of the Pacific Coast league. SuPPoSIN’ T IS JosH M'GREw~ WHAT OF (- Do weE HAFTA SToP EVER'- TIGERS DEFEAT ELI Three Extra Periods are Necessary to Decide Hockey Contest—Hum-~ phreys Shoots Winning Goal, New Haven, Jan 18.—Princeton downed Yale at ice hockey here last night, 4 to 8, in an exciting game that went three extra periods with the score a tie, 3 to 3, and with the last extra session nearly over Humphreys, the Tiger rover, broke through the Yale defence and shot a sensational goal for the winning score. As Yale beat Princeton last Saturday, 2 to 1, the series now stands even. Princeton played a better game than Yale, each one of the Tiger goals, excepting the last one, being the re- sult of a beautiful passing game in which Capt. Schoen, Humphreys and Cushman starred. Yale’s goal, on the other hands, came as a result of brilliant bursts of individual plays by Bierwirth and Armour. The first half ended two all. the middle of the second period Schoen shot what looked like the winning goal, but just before the close of the half Comey partly blocked a drive by Armour and the puck bound- ed over Ford's foot and into the cage for the tieing count. The first and second five minutes extra periods ended scoreless, with most of the playing around the Yale cage. In the third overtime session Humphreys got away and wound up as good a game as has been seen here in a long time, About RUTGERS AFTER BIG GAME. L SRR e ‘Will Play Either Michigan or Ore- gon Eleven in This City. New Brunswick, N. J, Jan 18.— Two games in New York will probably be on the Rutgers football schedule next fall, one with Fordham on Octo- ber 27 and one with Michigan _on the Saturday after Thanksgiving Day. Arrangements for the Fordham game already have been made, and negotia- tlons are under way with Michigan. Oregon also has offered to play Rut- gers next fall, and it is likely that this will be accepted, even if the Michigan game falls through. Only two men, ‘Wittpen and Bracher, have been lost from the 1916 Rutgers team, and Coach Sanford expects to realize his ambition of producing a champion- ship team. WILDER CHOSEN PRESIDENT. Boston, Jan. 18.—The Massachu- setts, Golf Association last night elect- | ed Henry H. Wilder of the Country «Club president. He was not opposed. The: recent decision of ' the United ‘States Golf Association adverse to the amateur standing of Francis Ouimet and other ‘loca] golfers was discussed by speakers, but no action was taken. WILLIAMS SIGNS CONTRAOT. Chicago, Jan, 18.—Claude Williams, the young left-hand pitcher of the Chicaga Americans, yesterday signed his contract, President Comiskey an- nounced. BIG BOUTS TONIGHT Champion Kilbane Finishes His Train- ing for Drummie Battle and is in the Pink of Condition. Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight champion has completed training for his bout with Johnny Drummie in Wa- terbury tonight and is in as fit con- dition as when he met Abe Attel and wrested the crown from him and de- feated George Chaney his latest victim twho sought the title. The champion rested today and will enter the ring tonight confident that the sleeping potion will be delivered to the con- tender before the tenth round. Sport- ing writers, and boxing enthusiasts, who have watched the training of Kilbane are loud in their commenda- tion of the methods employed by the Cleveland boy to be in perfect shape. Kilbane is a boxer who is unanimously spoken of throughout the country, as being “a champion who tries.” Drummie is rather reticent over his prospects, of grabbing the prized title tonight. | The boxers in the other mills, Hugh Ross and Dave Kurtz and Teddy Fab- ryck and Sammy Waltz are all fit for the frays. Joe ‘“Kid” Shea who will act as third man in the roped en- closure, is one of the most popular , boys in the Brass City, and his friends ! will be on hand to witness his actions in handling such important ‘battles. | Local sports will attend the bouts in large numbers, automobiles playing ajors League Heads Sever Bonds With Players Fraternity---Many Entries Received for Factory Bowl-| ; 8¢ League---Kilbane Finishes Training for Tonight’s Bout---P. O. S. of A. Beaten at Carpet flowls‘ MANY ENTRIES IN FACTORY LEAGUE Representatives of Aggregations to Arrange Details Tomorrov_z Interest in the proposed bowling league has developed so rapidly, that it has been found neces- sary to call a meeting of the inter- ested parties at the Aetna alleys to- morrow evening, when the formation of the organization will be effected, and a schedule arranged. The meet- ing will open at 8:30 o’clock, and 4ll ¢ interested in the league should be dn - hand. With six teams of strong cali- ber already to start. and five more entries in the hands of, Rogers, it will be necessary to do some pruning to complete the eight & club league. H. Demarest of the Trinity five in the Methodist church Baraca leagye set a new league record for single score last evening in the game with the Epworths, when he pounded pins for a score of 123 in the get- away game. However, the brilliant work of Stotts, was too much for the Trinity bunch, and two defeats wa# the result of the encounter. £ Bowlers from the town noted for an important role. However the ‘heaviest delegation will journey to the scene by the special train which will leave the local depot at 7 o'clock. { The return trip will be made at a convenient hour after the battles, al- lowing the local people ample time to give the Brass City the “once over” several times. MANY COLLEGES INVITED. Dartmouth Requests 160 Institutions to Send Athletes to Games. Hanover, N. H.,, Jan. 18.—Dart- mouth has invited 160 colleges to send representatives to compete in the annual winter carnival wiich will taka | place the beginning of next month on the college graunds. Dartmouth is practically the only American college that goes in for outdoor winter sport. | The carnival will begin with a | hockey game between Dartmouth and Bishop's College, of Canada.. As Dart- mouth had no trouble in trimming i Princeton, this game has an interna- i tianal flavor, as Bishop's has one of the strongest teams in Canada. An intercollegiaté ski and snowshoe meet will be held. There will be ski obstacle races, a ski jump for under- graduates and alumni, one for chil- | dren under fourteen, and an interclass ski race. A ski 220-yard dash will also i be a feature. { In the evening of the first day of ! the carnival Columbia and Dartmouth will meet in a league basketball game, A concert by the Glee and Mandolin club will close the day’s events. MONTE CROSS MAINE COACH. University of Maine’s Athletic board has announced the retention of -Monte Cross, former Bridgeport manager and ! one time famous big league shortstop, as coach of the university's baseball team. Cross turned out a champion- ship nine in 1916 and is well liked by | Maine students. Kelly---The Celebrity PLeased To MEETCHA- [ HNew A \ THiNK CouSIN OF I'VE METcHA| | YouRs ouT BEFORE - D oMmARA=~ witL You \ LIKED Joins US| BY BRIGGS GLAD To \ MEETCHA- GLAD To MEETCHA NEVER HEARD OF Him- HE GINES ME A PAIN- LET'S BLows ouT SAKE THING JES Go\N' FINE AN' HE COMES BUTTIN' (N HE MEANS NOTHING (TSI 2 LIFE - WE MIGHT AS WELL RACK its agricultural fairs and political controversies, met in combat last evening, / the Ducks trimmisg the. Owls twice, and the Eagles adminis, tering a like treatment to the Haw! O’Connell, Miller and Myers featur the contests with some good work. Captain Johnson’s mixed bowli team, which is rapidly gaining much fame in the bowling world the Philadelphia Athletics in basebal took another walloping last = nigH from Captain Wright's aggregatio® Johnson’s pets won the first game & a substantial lead., but the arms his proteges cracked, and def: romped into the camp. The sco follows: Trinity Baraca League. H. Demerest *123 80 81— Hancock 80 T4 68— Schultz 86 83 81— Hart 84 78 T9— 373 815 Epworth . 80 78 75 106 238 90 70 79 92 Smith Rich .. Anderson ... Stotts 331 BERLIN LEAGUE. Owls. 85 83 85 89 342 80 81 84 95 80— 107— 95— 95— Corr Heath Gariepy Myers 377—108, 91 93 90 81 366 Eagles 87 70 91 107 355 Hawks 98 84 96 99 377 102— 2 ! 76— 2684 82— 260} 111— 2 371—10848 Miller Graham McCarroll 91— 25 83— 24 96— 286 98— 30 368—1074 Hickey ..... Hartney C. Warner O’Connell 79 94 82 96 361 84 8 86 85 333 McQueeny Seaburg . Neurath . e W. and J. Match Game. Wrights Miss Bergstrom 66 F. S. Johnson .. 72 Mrs. Johnson 54 Linn 90 Mrs. Wright &1 ‘Wright 45 104 72 92 49 91 429 463 Johnson’s 68 T4 66 82 73 76 429 782 87— 9B 58— 91— Mrs. Brown Selander ‘Mrs. F. Johnson ¥. Johnson ... Miss Stefnick McAvay .... row Night for Gold Medal Prizes. Friday evening at 7:16 o’clock, th K opening games in the Y. M. C. duck pin league will commence, whe four teams consisting of the Viking: the Elites, the Camels and the Bach lors will start an onslaught on th pins The schedule arranged unti March 16 is as follows: Friday, January 19, Vikings againsts Elites, Camels against Bachelors; Friday, January 26, Bachelors against Vikings, Elites against Camels; Febs ruary 2, Camels against Viking: Elites against Bachelors; February 94 Camels against Bachelors, KElitefl against Vikings; February 16, Hlit ‘.gx against, Camels, Vikings again: Bachelors; February 23, Bachelors§s against Elites, Camels against Elites; March 2, Elites against Vikings,) Bachelors against Camels; March 9, Vikings against Bachelors, Camels] against Elites; March 16, Camels: against Vikings, Elites against Bached lors. Five members will constitute eacks team and the association will awarditi gold medals to the winners. " Manager ,