New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 25, 1917, Page 8

“DEFEAT YANKS IN _ 'HAMMERING CARDS' PITCHERS—TORRINGON TRIMS PIONEERS—NINTH INNING RALLY WINS v 1 Gy Fass Se¢ American| " Leagners Turned Back ey City, N. J., June' 25.—Ten ind fans went into a paroxysm at West Side park yesterday v n while the Boston Nationals ‘beating the Yankees by a score : . Not that the fans sought ! ‘of Bill Donovan's club. On y, most of them came from | w York side of the Hudson and ankae sympathizere. I the mirth was furnished by the Nicholas Cullop, left 3 Yankee pitcher, into the : . Cullop was that | with that of Appleton, Brook- r, last year, who tossed a ‘Miller Huggins on the third ' ‘coaching line and and let'a Car- saoTe. H 's “bone” was cammitted 1n ¢ & foint on continuing on to fonetohy threw to Red Smith, s fast asleep. 19, Who was ceaching at third, “have gone to the stands and Y have scored. The | erciful guy- | Barney ut the d the race P The veteran Oldfield start took the lead and held finish. He negotiate the ten 9:03 4-5. e p—— Downs Worcester in Rous- | Ninth Imning Rally—Priest Bridgeport, June 35—Red Cross fay &t Newflold park was given a 1 close when Priest, - the Fep¢ infielder, cleaned the bases j long smash to left fleld in the lng and incidentally defeat 0 r team for the Amer- 1 score of 6 to 5. Fully And " Sew the game and con- ¥ ‘m to the Red Cross ¥ r. h e T, 000004001 —5 8 0 000800003—6 - 9 2 NO HIT GAME. Tex, June 26-—John Con- - of the Dallas club of the Texss @ vesterday pitched a mno hit . Tecording his seventeenth con- ‘yietory of the season and out Fort Worth, 4 to 0, Con- ck.out nine men. g When: a Feller Needs a Friend 7 NN N AN NG N N N AR Aw JIMINY! P OLLIE® whHAT Are You DOING WITH THAT Nice emuxs’r!!“? BRING THAT RIGHT «?! 1 wonT HAVE 1T NEAR THAT NASTY DIRTY PuP 7 ( - g — L, T R, U TP HE'S SHIVERIN' LIKE The Dlerwins ¢ BASEBALL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL + NATTONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Chicago 2, Pittsburgh 1. EASTERN DRAGUE. Yesterday. Bridgeport 6, Worcester, 5. —elte o St- Louis 4, Cincinnati 3 (first game.) Cincinnatt 15, St, Louis 4, (second game.) No other games scheduled. Philadelphia ... 33 Chicago. ssreesces 36 Boston . - Pittsburgh ....... 19 i Games Today. New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Brooklyn. Cincinnati at St. Louis. AMERICAN LEAGUE. : Results Yesterdny. Chicago 1, Cleveland 0. Detroit 4, St Louis 2. ‘Washington . Philadelphia Philadelphia at New York. ‘Washington at Boston. St. Louls at Cleveland. + Detroit at Chicago. INTHRNATIONAL LEAGUE, Results Yesterday. Butfalo 4, Newark 2. (first) Newark 32, Buffalo 0 '(second) Rochester 8, Providence 7. Baltimore 2, Toronto 1. Buffalo in Newark. Rochegter in' Providence. Toronte in Baltimore. Montreal ta Richmond. s — Hartfo: Springfield .. Springfield at New Haven. Portland at New London. Lawrence at Hartford. CREW OF 'T7 ENTERTAINED Surviving Members of Harvard’s Vic- torious Shell Over Yalo at Spring- field in 1877 Dine at Home of “Pal” New Rochelle, N. Y., June 85-d| cius M. Littauer entertained surviving members of the famous Harvard erew. of forty years ago at his residence on Premium Point here yesterday.' Five - | members and the coxswain were pres- ent. : Frederick H. Allen of Pelham Pri- ory, Pelham Manor, who was coxs- ‘wain; Brig-Gen. W- A. Bancroft, Mas- sachusetts State Militia, who was stroke; Frederick W. Smith, Bosto J. Legate of Boston and Mr. Litta: This crew defeated Yale and lumbia at Springfleld in 1877." The surviving members had luncheon yes- terday at Pelham Priory and retu to the Littauer. home for the rest of the week-end. > AMATEUR GOLFERS LOSE. Evans and Gardner Downed by Don- aldson and Gatherum. - Chicago, June 265.—Charles Hyany, Jr,, national amateur and open goif champion, and Robert A. Gardner, former amateur title holder, werg de~ feated 1 up and an 18-hole best ball toursome over the Windsor club links here yesterday by James A. Donald- son, professional bf the golf club, and John Gatherum, professional at Wind- | sor, . Donaldson turned in the best medal score, 38—35—78., Gatherum’s card was 39—40—79. FEvans had 40—37— '77. and Gardner made the round in 37—39—76. Par for'the course . T ; | ! . coufleas on Recent Disgraceful Acts on Field In- dicate That Players With Sour Dis- positions Are Still in Game. Shortly before the opening of the baseball season came loud pronounce- ments deploring a lack of fighting spirit in the game. No more are the days when the boys went in and fought like & bunch of enraged bob- cats, ’'twas saild—too much hand- shaking now. ., Some sald the Players Fraternity has wrought the undesired change. Along with the deploring went fond and devout wishes and longings for the return of the halcyon days. Well, the h. d. are back. The desire to flay the opposition and maybe to mutilate the persons of an umpire or so a day is permeating the baseball firmament So far the current season comes pretty close to hanging up a record for battles verhally vitrolic and fisti- cally real, witk players and umbpires commingling with startling - fre- quency. Of most prominence is the new celebrated McGraw-Byron set- to- Saturday Babe Ruth got a hur- ried = decision over Umpire Brick Owen. Not long since Owen found himself in a wild mix with S8t. Louls fans. . Pitcher Casey Smith of the San Prancisco club chased Catcher Dan Murray ta the bench with a bat a) short time since. An umpire in the Western league was all but put out of commission by enraged fans. Prob- ably half & hundred more cases could be recalled where players, umpires and spectators have engaged in battle on the fleld within the past six weeks or s0. The boys who have been asking for snap and action in every game with a punch in every inning are coming very near to a realisation ot their hopes- \ SPARTANS WIN EASILY. St John the Evangelist Church Team ‘Overwhelmed at Pioneer Fleld. The Spartan baseball team defeated the team representing the Church of 8t. Jobn the Mvangelist Saturday af- terpoon at the Ploneer field in a well played game, scare 12 to 3. Rahm apd Jahn pitched excellent ball for the winners while Hyland met with difficulty in locating the plate, Pn-nn‘ seven and hitting three men. Nelson and Burns featured at the bat for the winners, The score. r. h. e Spartans . 520101001—10 12 2 8t. John's ..... 108000000— 4 3 4 Batteries—Rahm, Jahn, Nelson; Hyland, MoCue. ¥ Y BASEBALL WRITERS >INDIGNANT AT REPUDIATION” BY M'GRAW New York, June writers "here who for years have been consistent boosters of John J. Mc- Graw, manager of the Gin.np, wil not soon forgeet McGraw’s action at the meeting of the National league. A statement which - McGraw ‘has ac- knowledged signing was produced re- pudiating certain ‘“‘scurrilous” articles. The articles - which McGraw repudiat- ed have not been specified. The National league would like to have the. incident closed, leaving the 'heard. CARDS AND REDS 26.—Baseball N_GAME—COBB'S PLAYING DOWNS BROWNS—_CHICAGO FANS HONOR HANS WAGNER—KOPF TAKES PART FOR BRIDGEPORT—ROWDY PLAYERS RE-APPEAR YANKS DISPLAYING MEDIOGRE FOR Outielders Hitting Pill Ve New York, June 36.—The ¥i ‘went through another .500 week. lost two games to the Browns, ine ing the game played Ilast B8i broke even with the world's chan Bostons and won a double from the Athletics last 'Saturday, For more than a month & .5 vision seems to be about.th the Yankees can travel. Since’ time they defeated the Browns fios straight in St. Louis-and took the the Yankees have been playing ball along a 'fifty-fifty team per! will not be hold third place, but the’ mirers look for something b would like: to ses the -temsi:, higher. B ’ Considering the batting Donovan's outfield, Wild Bil: given credit for the way: Keeping near the top: Yanks have had' the Tim Hendryx, through in gredt. implication that newspaper men—par- § ticularly -sporting. writers—are unre- liable.. It is intimated that no news- paper men will be diréctly accused of }' misquotation, but that the broad {m- plication will be. left that all New York newspaper writers handling. sports are not reliable., i The settlement of the Tener-Mc- Graw controversy, vague as it i seems satisfactory enough to the 'Na- {" tional league and to John J. McGraw, | manager of the New York Giants. | But.the sporting writers say that the | last of the controversy TORRINGTON AGAIN §s vet. to be |, DIVIDE. HONORS| DOWNS _PIONEERS 2 Matys Boys Pomnd Throe|Lowis Throw Away Chances| Hurlers for 25 Safeties St. Louis, June header between Cincinnati and St Louis in an effort to prevent further agitation against Umpire Byron by local fans. Instead of removing By- ron President Tener sent Emslie here to assist in handling the games. The teams broke even, §t. Louis winning the first game, 4 to 2 and the Reds taking the second; 16 to 4, Cincinnati walked away with the second game by hammering three St.. Louis pitchess for twenty-five hits for a total of thirty-four basés. Chase got two doubles and two singles in five times at bat, while Thorpe got a triple and three single in five tries. The scores: First Game. r. h e +011000000—2 5 © -10000080°*—4 8 O and Clarke; Cincinnati 8t. Louis . Batteries—Mitchell Doak and Gonszales. Second Game, r. h. e Cincinnati ++302001450—15 25 0 St. Louis ......000100008— 4 7 1 Batteries—Toney and Wingo; Wat- son, Packard, Horstman and Livings- ton. Chicago Homors Wagner. Chicago, June 25.—Chicago cele- brated “Hans”’ Wagner Day here yes- terday by defeating Pfttaburgh, 2 to 1. Wagner saved his club from a shutout by scoring its only run. ' He singled in the .fifth and went to sec- ond on a sacrifice and came home on Hinchman's single. The score: ner; Vaughn and "Wilson. RED OROSS TO BENEFIT. Chicago. June. 25.—Entire pro- ceeds of the game here next Friday between the Chicago and St Lauls Nationals will be donated to the American Red Cross. The game originally was an open date for the Chicago Nationals, but arrangements were made today to play off a post- poned game that date. 25.—Three um- pires were used in yesterday's double by Dumb Base - Rumning The “Jinx” of seasons past put inf: an appearance at the 'Ellis street grounds yesterday afternoon, and as'a result, the Pioneers found fhemselves on the short end of & 7 to § score, following the clash with the fast Tor rington' team, ‘The boys from up- state have usually found the locals to their liking and yesterday’s game was no ‘exception to this rule Stupid base running was one of the chief factors in the dawnfall of Kemmerer's boys, particularly in the two last rounds when . chances for victory looked bright. % Billy Dudack ‘ascended the mouund for the locals while Minor occupied a similar role for the yisitors. The work of bath was medidcre, an in. clination to heave them far and wide { of the platter, getting each flinger in the hole at various times. Eleven while Minor was but one short of thia amount. Lovers.of free hitting co: | tests had their fill yesterday, eighteen hits being registered, eight for the home boys and ten by the visitors. Of this number, Torrington turnmed in seven two sack clouts, The contest was marred by the con- tinual wrangling on Umpire Barbour's decisions by McLeod, the visiting catcher, which greatly interrupted the progress of the game. Manager Harry Kemmerer at the close of the | contest announced his resignation as i leader, his recent enlistment in the United States ambulance corps, mak- ing the action imperative, The mem- bers of -the tedm will assemble to- morrow evening when & successor will be chosen. The score: r. b e, Torrington :..... 000081102—7 10 3 Ploneers ....... 130000010—5 8 2 Batteries—Minor and Mcleod; Du- dack and . Bcl % The Plonears defeated the Bristol hun‘ln that town Saturday, score 5 to s, 5 PIRATES TO PRACTIOE. The members of the Pirates base- ball team will meet at Walnut Hill park tomorrow -evening at 6 o’clock’] for practice. Al ‘membaers are re- quested to be present. that the team was able ‘to’ : along ‘without its manager's {mx diate advice, . i The Giant pitching last week strange combination of good and. were issued, Dudack.giving six ], ing in Philadeiphia defeat may do the young more good than harm. Ferdie had not been defeated vear and had rung up eight st games and won fourteen of his . fifteen games before meeting again last Saturday. Sucha successes puts a mental s young pitcher and an: occas feat is sure to tone him down.. The Brooklyn Dodgers P pretty good game, winning two five. from. the Phillies and their former jinx team, the. m a double header last Saturdsy. Robby intends to start something: time ig now, as it soon will be te. & ','l‘he Phillies ‘continue to cling