New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 12, 1917, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY ' HERALD. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1017. v a-sébéll Solons to Gather. This Week---Close Race In Factory League---Ortner Still Leads For Basket| (Tossing Honors---Battle of Somme Claims Noted Athletes---Vermont Eleven to Oppose Old Rivels. ASEBALL SOLONS READY FOR CONFAB ausual Significance IS Placed in Rathering of Schedule Makers " New York, Feb. 12.—The opening Jirmish of the 1917 baseball season [it be witnessed in New York and rons this week, for the schedule etings of the major and big minor les are usually looked upon as first ‘official move in that direc- Jtn. @ schedule meetings of the Na- nal and American leagues this ing bear an unusual significance be- e of the threatened strike on the of the players and the proximity the general mobilization in the ithern training camps. There is, breover, the possibility of this coun- 's participation in war with a Bu- pean power. Each and all of the ny new contingencies may or may have some direct bearing on the policies of the conduct of this it summer sport. Startling Disclosures. the word of August Herrmann, n of the National Commission, be relied upon certain strange startling disclosures on the side be expected. Herrmann declares the Fraternity propoganda of d L, Fultz and his lieutenants has He says the meetings here will it, and that when the case is he will disclose documentary dence to show that the whole pro- d strike was trumped up with the ‘of maintaining war time salaries. T have been in communication th Messrs. J. K. Tener and B. B. n, my fellow commissioners,’” Mr. Hermann yesterday, “and that enough players are now contract to both major leagues a huge joke of any attempted The strike, therefore, is dead, dat does not mean that it will be to rest in peace. errmann’s remarks, it was that the two major leagues ! t upon some plan to strike deep Toot of fraternalism. The Na- Commission chairman, on Sat- ‘intimated that both leagues ¢ . adopt the most conservative ible roster limit. That, perhaps, of the big wallops promised. inn declared stoutly that, under stances, ‘would any of the f organized baseball tolerate m of peace parley with the union. frmann declared that the two “leagues might be expected to the names of their signed during the week, A" willing to announce my list,” sald. “I'm sure every National e club can show a pretty husky All but probably three can a pretty husky nine. All but ably three can show last season’s jgregations practically intact. The perican League is in even Dbetter mape, Mr. Johnson has assured me."” [Herman is of the opinion that the yjor leagues will show the strength their hands /npt only in eligible ers, but in policy as well, on this sion, The schedule meetings will Just one week before the Cubs part for Pasadena, Cal. A firm nd on policy, therefore, would turn the advantage of those club owners ho have planned for an early start. pong these are those in control of e Glants and Yankees. The first luads of these teams will head South week from Saturday. Aside from the near trouble ayers, the two major leagues unusual lot of business to leir minds occupied several days. here is a great agitation on for rules anges that might stiffen the offence the game. Thousands of sugges- bns from plavers, fans and umpires ve been forwarded to the league ces. Tt seems that the spitball is pomed with one year's grace. As a le, there is always a great deal of fitation for rules changes each year, t little action by the joint rules mmittee. Reform in Big Serics. It is a foregone conclusion that me sort of reform will be made in e conduct of world series games, n Johnson has guaranteed the pub- that admission to these classic ‘glea on American League parks Il not be more than double the frift for regularly scheduled games pring the season. There is a differ- e of opinion between the respective ajor league heads as to the number games and the division of the pot. Mr. Tener is sponsor of a scheme divide the spoils of the world series manner that will give a share to her clubs than the participants. He blieves, too, that the series should extended. Mr. Johnson does not vor having any but pennant winners ring in the players’ pot. He, bwever, believes that the players’ are of late vears has grow beyond o best interests of the game. Johnson has several original world ries ideas he intends to spring. One the provis of a home for aged vers. Ban would set aside a part world series revenue for this char- pble institution. The minor leagues are behind the ajors to a man in the determination treat in no way with the fraternity, yertures to both the great and small ts of the promotion have been un- ded. Ed Barrow, president of the rnational League, says his circuit letermined to pass a rule against employment of fraternity mem- re Contracts have not yvet been } out by hig club owners. [ational League schedule meet- e with have keep I OM The Nutmegs gave the Kenilworth quintet a hard battle in the opening contest at the Y. M. C. A. Saturday night, the Sovereigns block boys man- aging to cop the game, score 30 to 27. In the second game the Pioneers laced the Vikings in sound fashion. The Kamels basketball five are in fine shape for the game with the Travelers in Hartford Wednesday eve- ning. A large delegatlon of rooters will accompany the locals. Joe Shugrue will make his debut as a fight manager in Waterbury Thurs- day evening, when Irish Patsy Cline and Johnny Harvey will be the per- formers in the fifteen round star bout. Johnnie Drummie will face Jimmy Fasane in the semi-final go. The Starlights of Meriden who will bowl against the Aetna alleys flve tomorrow evening, captured the championship in the Inter-City leggue last season and their friends are boasting about repetition this year. The pool team of the Y. M. T. A. & B. soclety defeated the Wallingford Tabs In that town Saturday night. The recently® organized bowling league among employes of the Stan- ley Works will open this evening at the Aetna alleys. With the opening of the spring training for the baseball clubs, the Kenilworth basketball team will be deprived of two star performers, Jacobson and Kopf. The Pioneers' baseball club will hold a social and dance in Holmes and Hoffman's hall Friday evening. Harvard men were particularly | grieved last week to hear of the death at the age of 67, of Dr. Willlam | 8. Seamans—*“Dutchy”’—who played for Harvard against Yale in their first football game at New Haven on No- vember 13, 1875. “Dutchy” was one of the five “tenders” for the Crim- son and scored one of the four goals, while the Blue got none, Dr. Seamans was Exeter 1873 and Harvard 1877. He was founder of the Harvard club of New York. J George Findlayson, a well known Canadian player, who has coached the ing will be held at the Waldorf-As- torla tomorrow. -The American League will meet at the Hotel Walcott on Thursday. A meeting of the Na- ! tional Commission ‘will be held at the ! Waldorf on Wednesday. The Inter- national League's schedulg meeting is to honor Newark. | SWEENEY 10 quIT | Yale Athletic Advisor Will Return to High School at Closc of Present School Year. New Haven, Feb. 12.—Announce- | ment was made yesterday that Mi- chael F. Sweeney, who has been at Yale the last year as athletic advisor, has decided to return to the Hill school, Pottstown, Penn., at the close of the present school year. When Tad Jones was appointed head coach of the Yale football team a year ago Sweeney was engaged to assist in the general reorganization of Yale athletics. It was understood when he was engaged fhat he would return to the Hill school after about {a year and he received leave of ab- sence for that time from Dwight Meigs |head master at the Hill school. VERMONT SCHEDULE - | Williams and Holy Cross Back on List ! After Two Years Lay-Off—Edmunds | is Head Coach. Burlington, Vt.,, Feb. 12.—Four new teams appear on the University of Vermont football schedule next fall. Willlams and Holy 'Cross again appear after an absence of two sea- sons. The other new teams are Massachusetts Agricultural college, and Union, Brown, Rochester and the Connecticut Aggies are . head coach. | *The schedule is as follows: | Sept. 29, St. Michaels, at Burling- {ton; Oct. 8,.M. A. C., at Amherst; 13, | Columbia, at New York; 20, Willlams, at Willlamstown; 27, Clarkson, at | Burlington; Nov. 3, Union at Schenec- tady; 10, N. H. State, at Burlington; 17, Norwlich, at Burlington; 24, Mid- dlebury, at Middlebury; 29, (Thanks- giving Day),) Holy Cross at Worces- U OF P. DROPPED Penn Syracuse Football Team in Place of Philly Boys—Herman to Be Mentor, State College, Penn., Feb. 12.—Penn State’s freshman football schedule for next season includes eight games, one more than last fall. The Syracuse freshman eleevn has been substituted for the University of Pennsylvania team. “Dutch” Hermann, who has drilled two ‘undefeated teams for the freshman eleven has been substituted youngsters again next fall. He is now coaching the ‘varsity basketball quintet. The schedule follows: Oct. 6, Bethlehem Prep; 13, Wyom- b missing. ! Dr. William P. Edmunds will act as | State Freshmen Substitutes 'SPORTDOM SPARKLERS || Naval Academy Lacrosse squad for several years, has been engaged for | another season. Midshipman James R. Allen, center on the basketball team for the past two seasons, has been selected captain for next year. Madison Square Garden will resume its high function as a Temple to Fistiana tonight. Frederick Fulton, the ponderous but precocious plaster- er of Rochester, Minn., and Charles Weinert, of Newark, N. J.,, and Buda- pest, Hungary, will officiate at the opening ceremonies. In an effort to supply a real need for the visiting college athletic teams at Hanover, N. H., the Dartmouth col- lege athletic council has equipped a strictly private and collegiate hotel, known as “The Gable House.” Visit- ing teams have heretofore been obliged to utilize inconvenient hotel accomodations in towns adjacent to Hanover, since the only hotel in the village large enough to care for the athletes has been obliged to decline to serve them, owing to engagements of space for other purposes. ‘The Gable House” will be bonduoted by the Athletic Council and 'will ‘be equipped for thirty men, with single rooms and large living and assembly quarters. - Aiconferencg room for the private use of visiting coaches is also provided. A nominal fee for lodging will be charged and meals will be served at the college Commons in a separate dining room. Kid Norfolk, champion heavy- weight pugilist of the Isthmus of Pan- ama, yesterday knocked out Arthur Pelky in the thirteenth round. Phil Carter and 8. J. Graham, of Nassau and Greenwich, respectively, defeated Alex and George Smith in a best ball exhibition match .yesterday by 4 up and 2 to play. Carter and Grakam established a new amateur best ball record for the course with a 65. Colonel J. J. Morrow, acting gov- ernor of’the Panama Cannal zone, hag extended through his secretary, C. Ay McElvane, an invitation to Charles A. Comiskey, president of the Chica- g0 American league baseball club, to | train his team there next year. Presi- dent Comiskey said tonight he probably would accept the invitation. ing Seminary; 20, Kiskiminetas school; 27, Bloomsburg Normal; Nov. 3, Bellefonte ' Academy; 10 Syracuse freshmen; 17, Mansfleld Normal; 24, . Pittsburgh freshmen, at Pittsburgh, ORTNER STILL LEADS | FOR SCORING HONORS Cornell Star Well in Front of Inter- collegiate Basketball League— Tigers Setting Pace. New York, Feb, 12.—Columbia and Dartmouth exchanged places in the intercollegiate basketball league standing last week as a resulf of the! Green's viatory over ‘the New York five in the only game played. Prince- ' ton therefore remains at the top of the heap with a lead of half a game in | the standing for the championship, ! with Yale and Pennsylvania dead- locked for second place. Dartmouth’s victory over Columbia was not unexpected because the Blue and White has been unable to strengthen its defense. Dartmouth s by no means out of the struggle for the title. Ortner of Cornell leads in scoring with a total of 78 points, while Sisson of Dartmouth hy scoring an even dozen points agalnst Columbia moved cut of a tie with Kinney of Yale and { took undisputed possession of second place with 56. The records follow: Fileld goals Foul T'tl1 Own. Opts. G'ls pts 36 34 16 29 2 Name, Team, Pos. Ortner, Cornell, f. Sisson, Dartm’th, &. .. Kinney, Yale, f. 1 Paulson, Princeton, f. Haas, Princeton, g. Leonard, Columbia, c. Parmele, Princeton, f. Mallon, Yale, & ..... Mudgett, Dartm’th, g. McNichol, Penn., g. .. | Houck, Cornell, g. Farer, Columbia, g. .. Rau, Dartmouth, f. Flock, Cornell, f. Roberts, Columbia, f. Kendall, Cornell, c. . Alshton, Dartm’th, g. Taft, Yale, g. . i Garfleld, Yale, c. Olsen, Yale, f, { Fuller, Cornell, c. Lavin, Penn., f. Latour, Columbia, f. Katz, Columbia, f. Emery, Penn,, f. Jefford, Penn., c. 23 19 Princeton ..... Pennsylvania ! Yale Dartmouth 1 Columbia .. Cornell .. .800 .750 | ,760 .400 .250 | 7 FOR ALLIES’ CAUSE Battle on Somme Takes Away Football Stars Famed in England’s Athletic World. London, Feb. 12.—The names of a large number of prominent sportsmen again figure in the latest casualty list issued as the result of the activities on | Middleshorough Soccer club of 3 When a Feller Needs a Friend PerRAPS - HE'D RATHER HAVE A Low CHAIR WITH A DICTIONARY oN T lce Skaters Will Meet in Big Race, the Somme. Sergeant Harry Cook, who died from wounds, was one of the most popular professionals of tge the English lcague. Three famous Rugby footballers have fallen—Lieutenant J. H. Ed- wards, of Uppingham, Lieutenant W. R. C. Gunn, of Durham and Cam- bridge university, and Lieutenant E. H. Woodward, the brilliant forward of Christ hospital and Oxford univer- sity. Captain H. M. Robinson, wounded, is a member of the famous hockey family and captained the Cambridge University eleven in 1912, His brother, J. Y. Robinson, the English international halfback, died of wounds last year. John Leeming, one of the best North of England sprinters in his day, has died after being invalided home from the front. He won a large number of prizes for running, includ- ing the late King Edward’'s prize for 110 yards in Brussels in 1887, By BRIGGS Cz;righted 1917 by The Tribvne Atazs, (New York Tribunel) Looks As If World’s Greatest New York, Feb. 12.—The ice skat- ing speed marvel are at war, At least one would think so if you were close to any one of the icy blade artists and listened to their line of talk. Nor- val Baptie recently offered to show ‘em all how to skate. Later Oscar Mathiesen of Norway hurled a chal lenge broadcast. Edmund Lamy of Saranac Lake got hot under the col- lar and accepted the challenges from both. Not to be outdone by the other three, Morris Wood, the veteran, did not want to be slighted so he offered to meet Baptie, Lamy and Mathiesen In a series of races at any distance for any amount. Promoters here are znxious to have these stars meet, there is very little doubt that some new . world’s records at the distances would be made. The four named are the greatest ice skaters in the world. It is more than likely as various | N. Y., Feb. 22. shows Morris Wood on left; right, Bdmund Lamy. that the four mentioncd will clash at Saranac Lak Photo one on FOUR TEAMS TIED IN RACE FOR LEAD Factory League Bowlers Display- ing Fine Work on Atna Alleys With seven .victorles and two de-*© feats, four teams in the Factory league are furnishing plenty of excite- ment In the race for leadership of the league, the Landers, Frary & Clark, Russell & Erwin, Stanley Rule and Level and Union Works quintets being the contenders for the pace making. ‘What should be a corking contest is scheduled for Thursday evening, when the Union Works will stack up against the New Britain Machine company * flve. The latter agsregation started the season at a fast clip, but were bumped during the past week by the Landers team. However, the defeat has had its effect on the Machine builders who hope to clean up for the remainder of the season. The race for individual honors continues to be interesting, Huck, the star of the Cutlery five, has assumed the lead with an average of 108, with Cusack, Anderson, Freeman and Bertini trall, ing. b The local representatives in the Inter-city league will roll at home to- morrow evening, meeting the stromng Starlight quintet of Meriden. Man- ager Rogers will probably start the following players for the Aetna alleys | team: Anderson, Larson, Hines, Foote and Rogers. The schedule for the week is as follows: Monday—Russell & Erwin vs. 8kin- ner's, Stanley Works league. Tuesday—Inter-city league, light of Meriden, in this ecity. Wednesday—Berlin Construction league, Elmwood and Newington. | Thursday—Union Manufacturing vs., | New Britain Machine, Electric Light | girls, . Friday—Berlin Construction vs. Fafnir, Landers vs. Stanley Rule andy Level, Landers and Stanley Rule and Level girls, Skinner league. { The standing of the Factory league teams and the individual averages are _as follows: ) Star- W. L. P.C. Ave 117 501 77 486 77T 468 7T 468 555481 .333 465 .338 467 223 468 000 436 ! Russell & Erwin... | Stanley R. and L. i Union Mfg. ....... | N. B. Machine. Skinner's ......... Berlin Construction Stanley Works .... Averages © 1m0 .108 .108 .102 Cusack . Anderson .. Freeman Bertini Kahms Jurgen ‘Wagner Stotts .. Myers Woerdlin . Hoffman Young .. Neurath Robertson Trevethan Peterson ... H. Myers . Hickey Johnson BOOSTS GIANTS About His Club’s 1916 Performances i | I New York, Feb. 12.—John B. Fos- iter, who finds time in addition to his duties as secretary of the New York Baseball Club to edit the Spalding Officla] Baseball Record, has present- ed in this year's edition, which has just been published, an interesting re- view of the last year in baseball. | The two remarkable performances . of the Giants—the interrupted string | of seventeen victories away from home and the twenty-six straight at the : Polo Groynds—are presentel as being the'most important occurrences of the season, of more interest than even the subsequent world series. In addition to the picture of the players who took part, the complete official box scores of each of the forty-four games, including one tie game, are given in full, As in former years, Part II. gives major league records of importance since the organization of the National | I.eague in 1876, and also includes a chapter comprising records and re- markable performance on the ball field. For the last several years the Rec- ord has published as Part III. a sec- tion devoted to college baseball, and this is as complete as the division allotted to organized baseball. >We Are Catering to Afternoon Bowling Pin Men Always on Hand AETNA ALLEYS, Church Street i '