New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1917, Page 12

"BUMP YANKS IN CHASE FOR ACE FOR PENNANT—SPORT WRITERS CONFIDENT THAT M'GRAW CASE WILL BE RE-OPENED—PILZ .Am» fo Schupp;s ‘o losses in Philadelphia, die Schupp resumed his 8 on the Polo Grounds. | ‘innings Ferdinand pitched ) had all the earmarks game until the Braves ? his no-hit dreams in the \ of entering the class of immortals, “Schuppie” just to survive an explosion of -knocks. However, . the bapdar finished tlie game \nd iof glory and aided the ohalking up a 3 to '3, vic- n marked the return of "o their home loam after a syoupd © the circuit, during ‘Bumescus adventures befell ‘a8 thumping umplires, re- denials and scuryilous 3 . 0006000202 00102000%—3 7 0 h. e 3 1 BASEBALL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL - NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. New York 3, Boston 3. Brookiyn &5, Philadelphia 3, e.) Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 0, ‘ond game.) St. Louis 4, Chicago 1. | : Pittsburgh €, Cincinnati 2. ; {8 Wew. York tonight. He aid t sperring Tuesdsy afternoon. 2 Next Tuesday Night. delegation of fistic £ollo: city will gogo Meriden:’ ng to witness the first open- ‘be held in Connecticut this is to be staged at Han- er the auspices of the Sammy Walts of Hart- ¢ -MeCormack, also of /fornish the leading star bout of 12 rounds i@ McCormack have long rivals, and for months ‘ - "l'nbfi w'.:: over ?‘M‘ fow y are and with the winner prom- - at Young McAuliffe, for the go is bound 10 be a proved in his latest imy Carson that he still pes the right haymaker and is Wod, while Chic has won 190_beuts, . Among the 10 vic- B %ee Milton Bleir, & New York lad Boston 3, New York 3 (first game.) Boston 6, New York 0, (second game.) ‘Washington 4, Philadelphia 3. . St. Louls 5, Cleveland 1. . Detroit 6, Chicago 8. Standing of Clubs L. 22 24 27 33 30 36 38 38 New York Cleveland Philadelphia .. ee. ;- Gemes Today. New. York at Boston. ‘Washington at Philadelphia. 8t. Louis at Cleveland. Detroit at Chicago. Results Yesterday. Rochester 3, Newark 2. Buffalo 6, Providence 2. Baltimore 7, Montreal 5. Toronto 14, Richmona 9. Standing of Clubs. L. 23 23 Newark . 28 ‘Baltimore . Providence Toronto .. Rochester Buffalo . Richmond Montreal .. Rochester in Newark. Buffalo in Providence. Toronte in- Richmond. Montreal in Baltimore. EASTERN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. New H-\'enit. ‘Worcester § (11 in.) Portland 13, Hartford 11, (10 in:) Springfield 8, Bridgeport 3. New London 10, Lawrence 2. Standing of Clubs. L. 11 17 16 18 New Haven Springfield .... Hartford .... Games Today. Hartford at New Haven. New London at Bridgeport. Lawrence at Springfield. . Portland &t Worcester. - SHORT SHIP- RESULTS Binworth, Driven by Orosier Toys With Field in 2:16 Trot at Hjlla- grove—Favorite Distanced in 9:19. Hillsgrove, R. I, June 23.—After winning the first two heats in the 2:17 pace, Paul M, a favorite, owned by F. A. Amidon of Worocester, Mass., was distanced and shut out of the mnoey by Betty M, owned by H. A. Hindermyer of Philadelphia; who won the race.: May Bird, the entry of Sprague & Crossly of Boston, was given the 2:15 pace. Binworth, owned by David H. Young of Holyoke, Mass.,, toyed with the fleld in the 2:18 trot. The summary: 2:17 Pace, Purse $300. May Bird, b m (Fox).. Queen Hal, ro m (Klins June Bug, b m (Peacock). Minnequa Boy, ch g (Kings- ley) ° . . Brother James also started. Time: 2:10 1-4; 2:101-2; 2:1 2:18 Trot, Purse $300. Binworth, b h (Crozier).. Alice Alfridl, b 'm (Kingsley). Kreli, b h (Morton). Paoletta, b m (Carr). Violet Patch also started. Time: 2:141-4; 3:14 1.4; 2:14 DEVINE AND MOWE FINED. New Haven, June 29.—President Dan O’Neil; of the Eastetn league, last night announced that he has fined Catcher Mickey Devine of the New Haven club, and Shortstop Ray Mowe of the Springfield club . $10 apiece for their disturbance Quripg Tuesday's game at Savin Reok. O’Neil came to this eity y " witness the New Haven-Worggster game, Before the contest he took Devine aside and gave him a gevere raking over the coals in which he stated that snother outbreak on the part of the local catcher would mean a stiffer fine and indefinite suspension. Devine, who feared suspension, mg the warning in good spirits, and promised to behave in the futury, forsaken baseball and will [ France next month ‘with the univer- SECOND PLACE_TY COBB HAS NOW HIT IN TWENTY-FIVE Compriadind 1017 PLAYGROUND LEAGUE OPENS i A% 2. T T “Play Ball” to Announced at St. Mary’s Playgrounds Tomorrow Af- ternoon With Two Fine Games ~Plans for the Fourth. The opening games in the St. Mary's playgrounds baseball league, ‘will be staged tomorrow afternoon at the fleld on Stanley street, with the Pirates opposing the Kamels in the curtain raiser which will start at 2 o’'clock. Stanley the former Wesley- an star and last year’s crack per- former for the Fafnir Bearing com- pany in the Factory league will ba on the mound for the Pirates oppos- ing Warner Johnson of the Kamels. At 4 o'clock the Ploneers and the Annex will clash. Bill Dudack will throw ‘em over for the Pioneers with Tommy Blanchard hurling for the Annex. Peter O'Donnell and L. Jones will work the double umpire systemn in both games. The Fourth .of July program ar< ranged by Director Pilz promises to be & de luxe affair, with baseball, athletic sports and dancing numbers to make up the program. At 9:45 o'clock the Kamels and Annex will clash on the baseball diamond in the feature event of the morning, and as a secondary attraction teams from St. Joseph's and St. Mary's schools wil! meet. The remainder of the day’s program is as follows: 1 o'clock, grand march and flag drill; 1:30 o’clock, 50, 76 and 100 yards dash, for bo: 3 o'clock, 650, 60 and 76 yards dash, for girls; 2:30 o'clock, knights of the wheelbarrow race: 2:45 o’clock, folk dancing, chariot and adow dances; 3 o’'clock, relay race; 15 o'clock, obstacle rac 3:30 o'clock, folk dancing, children pol- ka and Danish dance; 3:45 o’'clock, baseball, Pirates vs. Pioneers, S§t. John the Evangelist vs. St. Mary's team. BRIEF GOING BACK. Pirates First Sacker Fuils to ‘“‘Come Back” and Louisville Gets Him. Louisville, Ky., June 39—Announce- ment was made here today that A. J. (Bunny) Brief, who was released by the Pittsburgh National league team, has been secured by the Louis- ville American association club and will report at once. Brief was purchased from Salt Lake City of the Pacific Coast league. Pittsburgh had returned him to . that club after & thirty day option. YANK RECRUIT WILL GO TO WAR Syracuse, June 29.—Willlam J. Rafter of Troy, Syracuse University athlets, signed by Bill Donavan ten days ago as a Yankee outfielder, h:x g0 to sity ambulance unit, BOB BESCHER BALDKS. §t. Louis, Mo, June ~—Robert gqma. left fielder. for the St. Louis stionals, has refused to join the Loutsville American clation team, though ‘the St.' Louis club, according to President Rickey, had arranged to pay the larger share of his salary whila _Be . played with Louisville. iokey sald today Bescher's salary .} was $6,300 ¢ year. ¥ ¥ 9 The Tribune Asias (e Vark Tribume)) | CLUB OWNERS FAVOR | RE-OPENING OF CASE Sport Writers Await Word From Tener in McGraw Gontroversy New York, 'June ' 39.—Additional evidence that club owners of the Na- tional league ‘are anxious to obtain a comprehensive and convincing settle- ment of famous ‘scrrilous articles” repudiation by John J, McGraw, man-. ager of the Giants, marked yesterday’ developments. However, as yet Pres- ] ident Tener has taken no formal ac- tion on the matter of the case. 'No specified date for a reopening of the case was asked in the Baseball Writ- ers Association resolution other than that prompt action be taken. ¥ Mr. Tener was in Washington at the. time of the scribes’ meeting, and it | probable that he will want enough time to canvas the situation fully be- fore taking definite action. In the meantime fully half of the league board of -directors are reported strongly in favor of digging into the case fully. It now appears that if Mr. Tener consults the wishes of his'board of directors there will be but little. af position 'to go any further with the policy of ighoring:a: very - a 3 || ing situation so as the National, league is concerned. . In addition to further assurances of support of club owners that they will insist upon having the case, reopenedl full' co-operation on the part of al writers' in; bringing the 'matter to a "shoWdown has been ‘assured. The writers who travelled with the Giants at the time the McGraw. interview was HELLO CENTRAL WHERES T’ AT T R A I e G FOR FC RED SOX_ SHOTHE] VANKEES' HOR: O Barry's Team Takes Both Im ; Double Header Boston, June 29,—The am! 4 he Yankees to nud, MM out of second place during ent series were rudely shattersd vesterday when the New York succumbed to the world’s champio both sections of a double-header. the first game Boston won despite: fact that it made only two hits Ray Fisher, the score FE In the second game the m cleanscut margin, as they won score of 5 to 0. It was the't thig season that Caldwell has. \ d'of a shutout gy o Hoblitgell" ;-onm i Nunamaker - hel, o Ray’s undoing. given reéturned to this city yutel}uy @ and expressed degires to . have ‘the squabble fully aired and blame .sad- dled where it belongs. All insist Mc- Graw was accurately. quoted. - RASTERN LEAGUE Geme While That 15’ Marred by Continua) Wrangling. . Hartford, June 2%.—In a fime re- plete’ with ‘base hits, bases on: balls, with Umpire_Connolly, Portland de- feated Hartford yesterday in tem in- GETTI“G AFTER Ro“ms l nings, 12-to 11, the game lasting three Presid 5 lermined Manager Pieper and Carroll were e Nele on Curb- | | oged from the coaching lines and ing Growing Tendency Toward | Jenkins of the locals as well, for kicking over called strilkess while Wrangling in Eastern Leaguc. Catcher Hayden was put out in the Haitfofd, June 29.—President Dan ninth for objecting to a decision. ) tal fifteen O'Neil is bound to cut out the wran- :\-::.p;::!;:lnve e sling with umpires that seems to be The score: prevalent through the league this i season, At the meeting which he| yr..0o0rq had with his arbitrators last S8unday | portiand he told them that it was up to them Batteries: to make good and run the games in - 3 ; - which they worked. He showed ;‘.:' ;,:‘.‘&:‘-;:nm.. Iy aa R them that they were of use to him : only as long as they ran the games This is the season for extra inning in the proper manner, and made . it avi k. Yesterday, plain to them that when they allowed | fa ?h:.:ls:‘;: R,:c P e e fore hooel ...1083000040—11 16 . 8 ..0130004301—12 12 2 Rich, Gross and Frei- errors and wrangling by both clubs |’ days,, ‘the. Players to get the best of them, they | yi1ing battled overtime ‘with' theis | were of no more use as umpires than ball players who fail to produce the goods. P He advised them to use &' much stiffer hand In the future with play- ers objecting to decisions, and run- ning in from the fleld or the bench opponents. Jim McGinley’s Worces- tally in the eleventh ining for a 6 to 5 victory. The game was one of the wierdest of the season and was marked one of the worst fleldis to hold an ergument, and it is highly exhlbluo':: the Muriins have yet o:‘- probable that there will be a batch During the ca . the of fines imposed every day until the 2 players find out that the umpires and Jakgne; enslked; upicno. lees StHE A Gheabdidedn o L Outfielder Nutter was the only ath- lete to emerge with, a clean (error column. This is belleved to be a record for these parts. At any rate it proved conclusively that'ithe Mur- lins are ‘consistent.. The errors were forgotten by the fans when Weidel scored Devine with the deciding marker on a long fly to centerfield.’ 8. K, F. OOMING. Leaders of Industrial Deague in Cap- ital City to Oppose Ploneers Sunday. The Pioneers have selected a wor- thy foe for Sunday atfternoon at the Ellis street grounds in the 8. K. F. . wd aggregation of Hartford, present Ehe s 2 . oA leaders in the Industrial league of | New Haven ..20102000001—6 7 10. that city. In the lineup of the Cap- | worcester ...02000200100—5 8 8 ital city team are some of the fore- Batteries: Weaver and : Devine; most players in the semi-professional | yreqQuillen and Wilder. ranks in the Nutmeg state, such as N Joe. Smith, late star of the H. P. n| Bridgeport, June ,20.—Durgin’s home run drive with the bases full o in the fourth inning eogem::‘ £ mfln g 5 Bridgeport's two errors pas : t meetinl &f'the Plo-| 4y for an 8 to 3 victory for Spring- neer players, James Luby was se-| feiq here yesterday afternoon. The | lected as manager to succeed Harry| ymericans made a desperate attempt Kemmerer who resigned to do “his| .., vercome the Springfield lead ‘in bit” in the army. Bdward Dggert, | 41,4 jast three innings, two new pitch- who has piloted the destiny of the | .1y being rushed to.the box. Three || Pioneers for several seasons, Will as- | 4,upje plays, one by Mitchell, unes: sist Manager Luby. A new hurler| sised, made victory for Bridgeport has been secured by the locals but ,mwa'fib,e‘ his non de plume will remain & my: ' The score: tery until Sunday afternoon when ascends the mound. S.; '‘Dutch” Leonard, the crack b Joe Dwyer, of Colgate col- lege, and Doyle, of Y r. h e ++4.014300000—8 5 3 Bridgeport ....000001020—S3 10 Batteries: Mayberry and O'Don- ;' Hotse, Banks, Lennon -snd | Springfield CLINE AN EASY VIOTOR. Patsy Defeats Hommey at Arverns Spacieg. Geb, New London, June 29.~—The Plants New York, June 39.—Irish Patsy| oy pounded two pitchers hard in the | Cline eastly beat Packey Hommey Of| arst three innings of the game hete || the East Side in a ten round bout at| ;egterday and won an easy contest the Arverne Sporting club of Roek-| e m Lawrence by thescoreof 10 to away last night. Cline had the beftter{ y oognce, who started for the visit- | of almost every round. ! ors, was taken out in the third in- Just as the bell sounded for the end mm.mmm,‘m. Beatty of the bout Cline his opponent. The weights were 130 pounds him on s triple. There{ and Hommy 138 1-3 pounds, WIN 19 INNING GAME. | Quincy; Ill., June 29.—Quincy and |the Planters in check 'while Lawrence Moline established a season’s record | was unable to touch Rieger. for the Three I league when the lat- The.score: . ter club defeated the locals 6 to 6 In 19 innings. Phrhardt pitched the en- tire game for the winners, while Quin- ¢y used three slabmen. The game Batteries: Lawrence, Press and Hommey 183 1-2 pounds. ° Geston; Rieger and Russell. ter outfit took the' count yesterday, | st the Murlins pushing over the winning |/ miscues, and by a strange coincidence. | Set or Lot Pleper’ Senators” will be: at home afternoon when they clash’ 'New Haven Murlins on the fleld avenue grounds, H though the. standing. of is'nothing to brag over," has. been beaten: oftener ‘than oy in the league of the four games -this ‘netemmry.