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

- Major NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1017. Leagues Open Baseball Season Under Poor Conditions--- Wagner Out of Pirates Lineup---Golfers { Plan to Till Unused Ground---New Britain High to Open Season Saturday---Bowling Results at Aetna | YANKS SMOTHERED BY SOX IN OPENER Donovan’s Clan Helpless Before [ Ruth’s Masterly Pitching New York, April 12.—In the minor Inatter of a baseball game, which ppened the American league season jat the Polo Grounds yesterday, the | Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox by the doleful and dismal score of 10 to 3. In the major matter of ilitary science, the Yankees, swing- ing in column of squads across the ificld, won a popular victory that was f©of much more consequence then a ‘baseball game. ‘ ..‘Iust before the bell rang for the j Yankee practice period Manager Don- van gave a signal and the men f scurried to the clubhouse. The band struck up a quickstep, and out of ‘the clubhouse into which the base- ball’' players had disappeared stepped the neatest and nattiest looking in- fantry platoon that ever marched. e score: Y] r. h e 200001403—10 14 1 New York 1+ 000300000— 3 3 0 " Batteries; Ruth and Thomas; Cald- well and Nunamaker. Boston ! Cobb’s Eye on ‘Ball, Detroit, April 12.—The wildness of Pitcher James, of Detroit, in the first inning of the opening game of the season here vesterday gave Cleve- lsnd & lead the home team could not overcome the visitors winning by o ! score of 6 to 4. . In the first frame, three bases on | |'balls, three hits and two errors netted | gvelnnd four runs. The' batting of bb and Veach was noteworthy, the dater driving out a home rum in the | ‘first inning with Cobb on second as ‘the result of a two-base hit. . What was reported by the manage- mrent as the largest number of spec- tators ever present at a game here at- fended the opening contest. The r. h. e . 400101000—6 8 © 200100001—4 8 4 Coveleskie and O'Neil; | James, Couch, Jones and Stanage and Uncle Sam is Talking to Kaiser Bill BY BRIGGS “NOW LISTEN BILL— TAKE=== MY ADVICE AND GO EASY. THIS 1S THE KIND OF A GANGZE = THEY GO INTO EVERY THING @ 75 A BAD BUNCH WHEN YOU WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT T TO YOU STRAIGHT 'V MUSSY WITH THIS CROWD! Bpencer. Same Old Walter. h Philadelphia, April 12.—Walter » Johnson’ blinding speed and the { bunching of three of the hits secured ‘off Bush* enabled Washington to win L' here vesterday by a score of 3 to 0. fi Johnson held Philadelphia to three ‘scattered hits, and he fanned eleven - betsmen. Previous to the game the " home players marched to the flag pole . behind a band and unfurled a new fiag, and then marched back to the | ¥ home plate. The drill was in charge of Sergeant Smart, of the United States arTy. The score: § r. h. e Washington . 020000010—3 5 1] " Philadelphia ... 000000000—0 32, 3 " Batteries: W. Johnson and Ain- smith: R. Johnson, Bush and Meyer and Schang. 2 St. Louis Beaten. St.- Louis, April 12.—The Chicago [ White Sox won the opening game of " the American league season here yes- terday by defeating St. Louls. The score was 7 to 2. Hamilton held Chicago to three hits . until the eighth, when the visitors " rallied, a single, two doubles and a triple producing three runs. The s«;;;re: r. h.e. 000000034—7 10 0 .. 110000000—2 8 2 Batteries: Willlams, Scott, Danforth and Schalk; Hamilton, Koob, Weil- man and Hale. CALL OFF SPORTS .Trish-American A, C. Officials Votc to Ahanden Athletics Until War Period " Bas Passed. New York, April 12.—It was an- . Chicago St. Louis Oscar’ Vitt, star third baseman of the Detroit Americans, who declined to sign his 1917 contract because of salary differences, was automatically suspended yesterday. Suspension was the result of his failure to report to Manager Jennings before the opening game. It is understood that President Na- vin offered Vitt an increase in salary, but that the inficlder demanded a much larger sum. For the first time in twenty years the major league baseball season opened yesterday without Honus Wag- ner. When the Pittsburgh Nationals took the field against Chicago in Chi- cago the “Grand Old Man of Base- ball” Although Wagner has refused to make any statement, his friends say he has decided to retire from the game. Norman Ross of the Olympic club, San Francisco, came within one sec- ond of the record for a sixty-foot A. A. U. senior swimming contest at the Cincinnati gym last night. His time was 1:50 3-5. Charles Pavliock, of the Illinois ! A. C., was second, and Harry Taylor | of the University of Pittsburgh, third. D. L. Jones, wearing the colors of the Illinois A. C., won the 100-yard National A. A. U. junior swim in 58 3-5 seconds, Harry Taylor of the University of Pittsburgh, finished sec- ond, and Harry Kassell of the Cincin- nati gym, third. | Holy Cross defeated the Navy nine yesterday afternoon at Annapolis by a score of 4 to 2. The game was well played. The visitors came from be- hind with a rally in the eighth. { nounced last night that the Board of Governors of the Irish-American Ath- letic club had passed a resolution suspending all athletic activities of the elub until further notice. The action was taken in view of the fact that the great majority of the point winning athletes on the Irish team are between the ages of 19 and 25, and the club is anxious to see these young men en- roll for military service, whether con- scription comes or not. “Service first, athletics afterwards,” sald Pat Conway last night, an- nouncing the decision of the Board of Governors. ‘This immediately puts us out of the running in the metropoli- tan junior and senior cross-country championship, which will be run off in May, and it also means the aban- donment of the Decoration Day meet. § rt is a minor consideration, even to an athletic club, in a time like 8. m'rhe action of the Irish-American A. C., one of the foremost amateur clubs on the country, will be a great blow to the open events in amateur athletic raeets and also to the A. A. U. metro- 3olitan championship meets. We Are Catering to Afternoon Bowling Pin Men Always on Hand AETNA ALLEYS, Church Street | Vanderbilt University yesterday an- nounced ‘the cancellation of all ath- letic events for the season. The ath- letic fleld will be used as a military drill ground for students. i ! The Yankees have released Infield- er Knaupp to the Toledo club under an optional agreement. | President A. A. Murphree, of the University of Florida, announced to- day that the University Athletic as- sociation had canceled all athletic dates for the remainder of the 1917 season hecause of the war. The de- partment of military education will have preference over all work, Pres- ident Murphree said. Scheduled athletic events have been called oftf at Haverford college, although it is expected that many in- formal games will be arranged with neighboring teams. In certain cases a few events may be retained at the discretion of the committee. The joint wluruni-undergrad..ete spring opening day, April 20, has been canceled. The graduate athletic board of Bos- ton college voted yesterday to main- | tain athletics on a normal basis. It i was sald that army and navy officers | had declared there was no present oc- casion to do otherwise. The Army won an up-hill game from ‘Williams yesterday afternoon by 9 to 6. Oliphant was a star throughout. i last night. was missing from the line-up. ' tank when he won the 150-yard Na- | | tional backstroke - | § SPORTDOM SPARKLERS | His two catches in left field were sen- sational and his batting hard and timely. Matt Wells, the English veteran, was defeated by Jimmie Duffy of Lockport in ten rounds at Buffalo Duffy was the aggressor throughout. Prepared to offer every facility for training a dozen or more aviators, the Auto-Aero-Motor corporation h: commissioned Homer Baker, intern: tional half-mile running champion, to enlist the services of several athletes. Baker has been asked to organize an aviation squadron consisting of at least a dozen men. ‘These men, according to the scheme will be taken to Connecticut, where machines will be furnished and the jmen taught the art of tflying. Upon { their learning to handle an aeroplane the men will be required to offer their services to the government either in- dividually or collectively. ! Jack McNulty, the New Haven wel- terweight, last night announced that he nas decided to quit the boxing game and that hereafter he will con- fine his time to his machinist trade. McNulty stated that parental objec- tion prompted him to take this step and that the criticism thrust upon him for his failure to go through with the i Medar bout had nothing to do with it. Manager Egan of the Providence club plugged a big hole in the Grays’ inficld when he completed the deal ! that brings Jimmy Cooney to the Providence club. Negotiations have been on for some time and yesterday terms satisfactory to both clubs were arranged and the papers in the casc passed. A WORTHY HOVEMENT United States Golf Association to Push Hnns for the Tilling of VUnused Portions of Golf Courses, New York, April 12.—The move- ment to till unused portions of golf | { i links to increase the country’s food supply Teached national proportions yesterday with the announced appro- val of the plan by the United States Golf association. The idea was started by the Dunwoodie Country club, Yon- kers, N. Y. It is proposed to use the profits from golf links agriculture for the purposes of national defense. ‘The United States Golf association will do everything in its power to fur- ther this movement,” President How- ard W. Perrin, of Philadelphia, said. “I believe all our 500 clubs will at | once actively adopt the plan.” . | Frederick Upham Adams, founder | of the golfers’ garden corps, expressed ' confidence that the 300,000 organized golfers of the nation will bring forth several million dollars worth of food products from the links. The Dun- , woodie club, which began ploughing | today with the intention of putting { twelve acres under cultivation, an- nounced that its first profits would go for an ambulance. Twa hundred ! volunteers are inlisted in the work. l YOU ARE GOING UP_AGAINST- JUST THIS WAY- THEY RE GET'EM SORE- | KNOW WILLUM AND I HANDING . DON'T GET Coprrighted 112 tz The Tribune Ases OMom woes oonmmma. FACTORY BOWLERS SUSTAIN A DEFEAT, ROBINS IN OPENER| NEW Y 'captain Holcomb’s Quintet Too Alexander on Mound lorlom’é Much for Union Mig. Team A bowling quintet from the drill: chuck department of the Union Manufacturing company, met defeat at the hands of Captain Holcomb’'s five on the Aetna alleys last evening. | The factory boys started off in the right manner and annexed the initial clash, but they ‘“blew up” and the Holcombites came through and copped the two final games. The Stanley Rule and Level girls’ team won from Landers, Frary & Clark girls, taking two games of three rolled. Miss M. Gunning continues to exhibit classy form on the strips, her ' total score of 244 with a high single of 91 leading all the others. Miss E. Gunning was the star performer for the victors. In a mixed match, a ladies team defeated their male opponents,- clean- ing up thrge games. : The scores: Holcombe's. . 89 p.. 01 ce. 14 75 77 406 73 72 101 79 63 388 Hanna McVey Dix Baldwin Holcombe 81— 87— 81— 2i 98— 252 69— 209 416—1210 Union Mfg.—Drill Chuck. 243 250 E. Peterson G. Peterson . Barnes Paradie Van Gorden 78 112 73 80 67 408 84 88 63 74 64 373 Landers (Girls). 7 80— 83— 57— T4— 228 65— 196 369—1140 240 283 193 M. Gunning . Erickson Halloran Olson Smith .. 91 73 78 71 67 380 76— 244 60— 206 T4— 218 65— 195 60— 200 335—1063 348 Level (Girls). 62 76— 198 T4 17— 2324 81 79— 229 68 64— 204 66 64— 201 351 360—1056 Stanley Rule and Miller 60 Akerstrom 73 E. Gunning .... 69 Schwartzman 72 Collins 71 345 Ladies, Mrs. Johnson 77 Mrs. Boland ... 70 Miss Langzotte . 70 Miss Markie ... 70 287 84 70 66 60 280 78— 85— 75— 58— 296— 860 239 225 211 185 Men. 69 87 74 Boland McVay Johnson 92 76— 237 63 67— 217 it 63— 214 232 .2086— 668 . 230 'PHILLIES DOWN Men-Weather Very Disagreeable Brooklyn, April 12.—Brooklyn’s champion Dodgers opened the 1917 National season as they closed the 1916 world serles—in defeat- They were up against the Phillies, of course instead of the Red Sox, and the Quakers presented quite as many chances as the world champions pos- ! sibly could have, despite the fact that Alexander the Great was on the hill. 1t wasn’t Brooklyn’s day. The score was tight as a kid glove—6 to 6, to be exact. C. H. Ebbets, the Squire of Flat- bush, could have stood a more spirit- ed assault upon his turnstiles. Con- sidering the fact that snow showed lavishly on Broolyn side streets and that a real March nip accompanied {the half-gale out of the northwest, the attendance was quite as generous as could reasonably be expected. The 10,000 who came out were quite as (| enthusiastic as double their number have .been on other occasions: r. h. e ¢ | Philadelphia ... 103020000—6 8 2 | Brooklyn .. 000200300—5 10 1 Batteries: Alexander and Killifer; Dell, Cadore and Meyers and Snyder. Doyle Plays Finely. Chicago, April 12.—The National league season was-opened here yes- ! terday, the Cubs scoring a 5 to 3 Vic- .tery over Pittsburgh. For the first time in twenty years Honus Wagner was missing from the Pirate line-up. Captain Larry Doyle, who before the game was sald to be a cripple on account of last year's injury to his ankle, proved the star player for Chicago. His batting was résponsible |for the frst run, and his felding sdved Vaughn and probably the game, on two occasions, A number of soldiers and members of the naval reserve, with a band at the head of each, paradéd the fleld, playing patriotic airs, before the game. A recruiting station was opened at the ball park. The score follows: r. h e 000120000—3 5 2 Chicago .. .. 01201001x—5 8 0 Batteries: Jacobs, Evans and Schmidt; Vaughn and Elliott Pittsburgh Kopt Wields Willow. Cincinnati, April 12.—Schneider pitched in midsummer form yester- day and the Reds annexed the open- ing game of the season by defeating St. Louis. The score was 3 to 1. The ; score: r. h. e 000000001—1 4 0O 00020100x—3 8 1 and Snyder; 1 St. Louis Cincinnati | Batteries: Meadows Schneider and Wingo. ito of the delisht> Iz g ightness and softness and elasticity of the coat.jt ORK SAMPLE SHOP 357 Main Street : BASEBALL NATIONAL: LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati 3, St. Louis 1. Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 3. New York vs. Boston (wet grounds) Standing of Teams. W. ! Philadelphia ....... 1 Cincinnati . ! Chicago ... " Brooklyn St. Louis ... Pittsburgh New York .. |BOIWII .. [ Q conmuHoool ‘Games 1‘0"&'- New York at Boston. Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Chicago. St. Louls at Cincinnatl. College Baseball Results. At South Bethlehem—Lehigh Penn State 9. At Carlislé—Albright 3, Dickinson 15, 0. .At ‘Washington—Catholic univer- sity 4, Johns Hopkins 1. GRAND OLD MEN Evers and Crawford Hold Long Ser- vice in Major League—Terry Turner a Close Second. \ Now that those venerable land- marks, Hans Wagner and Larry La- Jole, have passed out of the major | leagues, the distinction of being “longest in tire service” passes along to other players. Johnny Evers, the peppery captain of the Boston Braves, is now the oldest player, in point of service, in his league, and Sam Craw- ford holds the honor in the American league, with Terry Turner a close second. .Every player in the National league when Evers came in has de- parted, though some are still in the game as managers. Evers made his first appearance in the National league back in 1902 with the Chicago Cubs, and he remained with that club until the close of the 1913 campaign. He has since been with Boston. Crawford was in the National league a long time before Evers arrived. Sam joined the Cincinnati Reds late | in the season of 1899, and he re- mained there until the close of the 1902 season, when he cast his lot with | the Tigers. He was a regular at De- troit until last season, but ¥ now a substitute, NEWS IN A NUTSHELL AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results, Boston 10, New York 3. Chicago 7. St. Louis 2, Cleveland 6, Detroit 4. ‘Washington 3, Philadelphia 0. | Boston ..... Chicago ‘Washington Cleveland New York St. Louis Detroit .... Philadelphia CooOHMMM Games Today. Boston at New York. Cleveland at Detroit. ‘Washington at Philadelphia. Chicago at St. Louis. “PLAY BALL” Meriden High to Oppose Crowe’s Team at Walnut Hill Next Saturday Afternoon. The first baseball game of the son for the New Britain High sch will be played next Saturday a noon on diamond No. 1 at Walnut park. The locals’ opponents will the Meriden High school. Hampe: by the poor weather conditions Co Morehead and the team has not mu opportunity of developing. To further to the setback, Barton second baseman and Bradley the b hurler, have besn declared ineligit on account of scholastic defick Either Robb or Hannon will the mound against the BSilver team. Conmolly will be on the celving end.' 3 The remainder of the nine will composed as follows: Inflelders, non, Crowe and Kopf, with the stone station selection not definit settled. In the outfleld, Sullivan Doneghan will cavort. 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