New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1917, Page 8

BRITA!N DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1917. MAKE IT FOUR STRAIGHT OVER CUBS AND I.EADTHE LEAGUE—COOMBS’ RIGHT ARM RETAINS ABILITY TO WIN GAMES — PIRATES MAY BE MISFITS BUT THEY TRIM THE GIANTS—INDIANS DEFEATED BY FALKENBERG—JOHNSON FAVORS PLAN FOR SUNDAY BALL GAMES JES MOVE UP 'MomofaManTrymgtoGetComfortablemaR.R.StahonSut = - ByBrgp V10 FIRST PLAGE| 8 Jup Over Giants, De- "“v.“ Cubs Once m delphia, May 23.—Philadel- defeated Chicago yesterday, 8 to by making a clean sweep of les of four games and taking Bt Dlace in the race for. the ' New' elub, Wictory was secured yesterday by ‘hitting of the deliveries of Seaton | Aldridge in the fourth inning, hits; three bases on balls and an 100820000—6 9 3 phia ... 10080100°*—8 8 3 e n, Aldridge, Hen- l.-d Biott a.nd ‘Wilson; Lavender, jer and Killifer. lyn, N. Y., May 33.—Old Jack “$8 not old except in experi- And this sort of age counts, jithe St. Louis Cardinals found to soTrow in the game yesterday af- n at Ebbets Fleld. The ‘“aged” held his opponents to four hits, and won his game by a Rrgin.of 3 to 1. “oud 2 H ,g‘ /the veteran for eight innings. < dald well,’ but Coombs did Miller Huggins for a little pinch ng ,and the cub pitcher rettred to bench in the eighth inning. d up the game fllhtly. _naturally pleased the aggres- ‘baseman, ‘but. § cu more it as far-as Uncle’ t was It tickled the manager box. The acore: 010000000—1 4 1 = 10000920'——-& 8 0 2 mmm Wnuon and ; Coombs and Miller. (,_ Btumble Agatn, May 33.-~Jimmy Calla- tes may ot amount p& may be golng in no par- direction this year. But at o Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon gh & couple of cold, drizzly hours misfit aggregation. accomplished hing none of the prominent Na- league clubs could do. The scored thae first shutout of the at.the expense of Johnny Mc- 's hand picked team. The score 3 to 0, “Cannon Ball” Miller, of Montreal, o pltchod the last inning of the us day, was sent right back by Fred Anderson, the most "right ‘hander of the locals, d nst the new speed ball Miller has speed all right. &n asset that stood him in good d through the dark and dismal af- noon. The score: r. h. e, ttsburgh ..... 100001000—2 7 1 York ..... 000000000—0 4 2 . Batteries—Miller and Fischer; An- derson, Smith, Benton and Rariden f #na McCarty. WA b TURNER BESTS HOWARD. % ;{cw York, May 23.—Chief Turner. “gn Indlan from St Paul, easily de- Johnny Howard, of Bayonne, un rounds at the Pioneer club last mrd was leading at the end of third season, but Turner then * @ssumed the aggresive and gave his | gpponent a hard beating in the last n rounds of the battle. {'ASKS FOR REINSTATEMENT. New York, May 23.—Inflelder Tom . Ftzsimmons, drafted from Butte, Mont., last fall has petitioned the na- tional commission' for reinstatement, it was announced yestérday by the Brooklyn National league club. If he 18 successful, the Brooklyn club will d him to Spokane, provided watv- re secured. “SILENT” MARTIN BEATEN. b "Ncw _York, May 23.—Mike O'Dowd ointed Silent Martin in a ten- bout at the Broadway Sporting Isst night - O'Dowd gained the rels'in every round. Silent Martin M e throughout the bout at was full of action. He took many rd blows, and fell to the floor in " ‘the first round as a result of O'Dowd’s ‘aggreedivencss. GARDNER WON'T COMPETE. Chicago, May 28.—Robert A. Gard- mer, of the Hinsdale Golf club, win- ner of the amateur championship in 1909 and 1915 and runner-up last year announced yesterday that he would champio SLIPS down Anp THEN USES SULT - € Fom SITS . Down 1Yo READ LEANS To RIGHT oN LOW HAND RAIL BASEBALL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL Results Yesterday. Pittsburg 3, New York 0. Philadelphia 8, Chicago 6. Brookiyn 8, St. Louis 1. Boston-Cincinnati—Rain, Standing of the Clubs. Philadelphia .... New York ..... Chicago .. 8t. Louls . Cincinnati . Brooklyn . Boston . Pittsburgh . Games Today. Chicago at New York. Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Bosaton, - AMERICAN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Philadeiphia 8, Cleveland 1. Other teams not schéluled. ~ —_— " Standing of the Clubs, Lost Boston .. 10 New York Chicago . Cleveland . St. Louis .. ‘Washington Philadelphia Games Today. Washington at Chicago. Philadelphia at Detroit. New York at Cleveland. Boston at St. Louls. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. All games postponed on -ceount of rain. Standing of Clubs. Newark Baltimore Providence . ‘Toronto .. Rochester | Montreal . .B“flllo . { Richmona Games Today. Buffalo at Toronto. Rochester at Montreal. — NASTERN LEAGUE. ——— Other games po'tponod—-mln or <cold weather. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost P.C. .800 .600 .566 .500 444 .875 .375 .250 New Haven Springfiela . ‘Worcester Lawrence Hartford Bridgeport .. New London . Portland .... anaanasn Games Today. Springfield at New Haven. ‘Worcester at Bridgeport. Lawrence at Hartford. Portland at New London. WILSON NOT IN FAYOR President Writes New York News- paper Man That He Is Opposed to Abandonment of College Sports. ‘Washington, May 23.—Wholesale abandonment of college and school athletic sports during the war is not advisable, President Wilson believes, not because of their value to divert the American people, but because they contribute to national defense. In a letter to Lawrence Perry, of the New York Evening Post, made public yesterday, the president sald: "I entirely agree with the conclu- sion ,contained in your letter of May 15. I would be sincerely sorry to see the men and boys in our colleges and schools give up their athletic sports, and I hope most sincerely that the normal course of college sports will ‘be continued as far as possible, not to afford a diversion to the American people in the days to come, when we shall no doubt have our . share of mental depression, but as a real con- tribution to the national defense, for our young men must be made physi- cally fit in order that.later they may take the place of those who are now of military age and exhibit the vigor and alertness which we are proud to have as the characteristic of our young men. WHEAT OUT OF GAME. Brooklyn, N- Y, May 23.—Zach Wheat, one of the greatest outfielders in the game today, will not don a uniform for some time to come. He has been out of the line-up for the past week with an injured side, but when Manager Robinson needed a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of Monday’s game Wheat told him he felt well enough to' take a slam at the ball. Xnowing Wheat's abllity to start a rally, Robbie sent him out. ‘With-two strikes on him, Zach took 2 viclous swipe at the ball and missed but in doing so he again strained the muscles in his side and he went back .| to the dench suffering terrible agony. This second setback will keep the great infielder out of the game for a long period, and not a few predlcted that le mey never play .again. . CRosss SHIFTS LEFT | s «| the seventh, © STATION CoP ‘REQUESTS THAT FEET BE Tares OFF SEAT Copyrighted 1917 by The Tribune: Asses, (Mew York Tribuse). BOWLING RESULTS A LA Rule Shop Bowlers Start Off With a Win, But the R. & E. Team Arc Good Finishers, The Russell & Erwin bowling team “bumped off” the Stanley Rule and Level five last evening on the Aetna alleys, taking two of three games rolled. The Rulemakers started off right, winning the first battle, but this did not feaze the Myrtle street ag- gregation who kept pegging away, and victory was the, result. Wischek of the winners turned in the high single of the match making 126 in the sec- ond game and also having a high score of 299 for the three games. ‘While the male bowlers of the Stanley Rule and Level company were having things done to them on 'the center alleys, the girls' team of the concern fared much better in the match with the Landers, Frary & Clark five, win- ning three straight games. In tho two-man league, A, Anderson and Lar- son defeated Haugh and E. Anderson four games out of fice. The scores follow: stanley Rule and Level. 115 89— 85 84— 104 89— 267 101 85— 288 501 435—1378 Ru-.ll & Erwin. 126 104 95 Roache ‘Wagner Stotts Young .. 297 238 89— 204 95— 377 84— 285 99 87— 282 86— 172 106 86 517 . Stanley Rule and Level (Girls). Miller 77 68 E. Gunning .... 70 Ackstrom ... 76 Schwartzman .. 70 284 Landers (Girls). M. Gunning .... 75 3 Halloran ... Erickson . 68— 210 60— 222 276— 961 75— 223 63— 205 71— 203 261— 823 A, Anderson— 95 102 Larson— 119— 537 100— 475 219—1013 110 B. Anderson— 102— 488 186— 958 WILSON GIVES TWO BITS. President Donates Toward Fund for Buying Army Baseball Paraphernalia. Chicago, May 28.—President Wilson has contributed twenty-five cents to the fund for the purchase of baseball paraphernalia to be distributed among army training camps, it was an- hounced here yesterday. Only twenty- five-cent contributions are received. The fund was started by Clark Grif- fith, manager of the Washington club of the American league- 68— 213 | 71— 216 | 52— 19% | OLUB OWNERS TO MEET. American Association Magnates to Discuss Post Serics With Hickey- Chicago, May 33.—Club owners of the American assoclation will meet here next Saturday to approve or re- Ject President Hickey's action in call. ing off the intersectional series with the International league. | The meeting was called by Presi- dent Hickey last night, after he ap- parently had failed to adjust the sit- uation in informal conferences with several of the club owners. OPPOSES BILL ROCHE. New York, May 233.—Unless Harry Pollok and the officials of the Man- hattan A. C. of New York change ' their minds regarding the referee for the match next Monday night between | Benny Leonard and Freddie Welsh there is likely to be no fight. The Leonard forces object strenuously to Billy Roche the well known New Yorker acting as the official in that contest and will even go #0 far as to call everything off if another man is not named. TED LEWIS WINNER- Boston, May 23.—Ted (Kid) Lewis was awarded a referes’s decision over Joe Egan of this city in a twelve- iround boxing bout last night. Egan held his opponent even in the early rounds. ' 441—180¢ ; LOWLY ATHLETICS DEFEAT INDIANS Falkenberg Tums in First Vie- tory Since Return to Majors Cleveland, May 23.—Philadelphia evened up on the series with Cleve- land, winning yesterday, 8 to 1, it be- ing Falkenberg’s first victory for the Athletics. In addition to keeping the Cleveland hits scattered, he drove in the winning Tun with a two-base hit in the seventh inning. Morton had been invincible up to when the Athletics bunched three of their six hits oft him. Reckless base running hurt Clevelund’s chances early in the con- test. The score: r. h e 000000301—3 8 O 100000000—1 9 1 kenberg and Schang; Morton, Coombs and O’Neil, PLAN SUNDAY BASEBALL Ban Johnson Advocates Plan Whereby Eastern Cities Wil] Be Permitted to Play for the Red Cross. New York, May 23. —According to a story from Chicago,, President Ban Johnson of the American League will attempt to have Sunday baseball es- tablished in the Eastern cities of his circuit. Under the scheme the total receipts of these Sunday games would be given to the Red Cross or someo other charitable military fund. John- son got the idea from the benefi’ game for the New York Engineers to be played by the Yankees and St. Louls Browns at the Polo Grounds on Sunday, May 10. President John K. Tener of the Na- tional League is in Chicago attending & national commission meeting. In his absence no National League offi- clal would discuss the part the nation- al League might take in such a move- ment. From unofficial sources it was learned that at the recent National League meeting here it was declded to follow the lead of the American League if the citles of Boston and Philadelphia would tolerate ' Sunday baseball for war charities. City officials of Boston and Phila- delphia both were quoted yesterdas to the effect that those towns under no conditions would countenance Sun- day baseball. GLEASDN BACK IN MINORS., Pittsburgh, May 33.—The Pitts- burgh Nationals have purchased Jake Pitler, second baseman, from the Chattanooga club of the Southern as- sociation, it was announced today. Pit- ler is leading the Southern associa- tion in batting, with an average of .380. The Chattanooga club receives Willlam Gleason, utility infielder, and a cash consideration. An option on Pitler by the Detroit Americans was rendered void a few days ago through failure to exercise’ it. MURLINS GONTINUE - T0 COP VICTORIES Bad First Inning Puts 0'Hara's Team in a Hole ¢ New Haven, May 23.—New Haven got back to its winning stride by ad« ministering & § to 2 defeat to Jaclk s O'Hara's Springfield club at the Roek * yesterday' afternoon. The Murlins started bright and early to accom- plish their nefarious purposs, that ot further into the lead and collected all of their five tallies in the first Tound. Springfleld made & strong fight against prevailing odde but lost through its failure to hit in the pinches. Harry Donovan, who is recognissd &8 the best spit dispenser in thes: circuit, was given the pitching assign- ment for the Murlins and was touched up for ninc hits, three of which went tor doubles. He had a good lead to work upon, however, and invariably managed to check the opposing bat- ters by displaying his best form with runners on the paths. He showed to good advantage in the sixth inning when the Green Sox filled the based with nobody out and scored but one . run. ¥ Mangan, the young twirler who” | served them up for the visitors,. pitched splendid ball after the Inlfiq! round when New Haven pass, two infleld errors and thm % singles into five runs. During the ensuing innings he yielded only four hits, no two coming in any one stanma, His teammates played loose ball bé hind him, Shartstop Mahoney and Third Baseman Riconda chalking up five miscues between them, The score: s ";‘ .:' < New Haven .... 50000000 Springfield 000101100—3 9 & Batteries—Donovan and 9 Mangan and Rico. 2 B DODGERS TO PLAY INDIANS ¢ Cleveland, May 33.—The Brooklyw team, champlons of the National league last year, will play an exhibl- tion game with the Cleveland Ameri- cans here I(ondny. June 18. The Clevelands had been scheduled B play that day in Philadelphia, O this game. will ke moved up an played as half of & douhlo-wor on June 16. et OXMOOR Ammnum We Are Catering to Afternoon Bowlmg P A ALY Church Street = ™ Prudential Outflttl Co. 9 WASHINGTON PLACE $8$1.00 A WEEK Full Line of MEN’S, M&IES’ and BOYS’ Strictly Confidential. .Youereomt ‘Solicited. (South of R. R. Tracks) _A. Manuel Welinsky, Mgr. Rear 310 Main Street. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT COHEN MOTOR. CO. will open new quarters at 86 Arch Street. Will carry in stock Dodge Bros.’ Pleasure cars, Republic Trucks; also used cars—Tires, Firsts and Seconds, at low prices, and Auto Supplies. 'WELDING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES—former business of American Weld- ing Co. NELS J. NELSON will personally supervise all repairing and welding work also removal of Carbon by Oxygen. Expert attention on Self Starters and Ignition. All work satisfactory or no charge. NELS J. NELSON GGH[N MUTUH 00. A.E. COHEN 86 Arch Street