New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1917, Page 8

DOWNEY WINS CITY GOLF CLUB AIDS RED CRO Y ATHLETES | PERFORM FINEL 4 i 1 Crowd on Handfl for Events | at Walnat Hill Park 'he ideal weather prevailing yes- lay brought out a big crowd to Inut Hill Park yesterday after- In, where under the direction of FRANCIS DEDANEY, Junior Champion. annual athletic contests for mem- k of the various playgrounds was I. These events have created fa- in past years and the entertain- public amusements it yeste rule. visor wrke, o day was no exception to Under the direction of Su Moorhead and Director sted by the various di- at the playgrounds the games run off without a hitch, and n the crowd wended its way heward shortiy after 4 o'clock kyone seemed satisfied that the was well spent. receding the game, the Philhar- hic band gave one of the lcerts for which it is noted, sting in the folk dancing raising program. also “NED” DELANEY. Speed Marvel. “ticipating did fis whi the with dancing but s weil Mirion honors numi- very little for tha Riordan thosa the taken n date jnir Ching o ned of Mis: scored nev in 1915, During one hces, a moving picture wa the management of the Ly jater, to be shown at a later Ned and Frank Win. I}\'cd' Delaney and Frank Delaney, s of Postmaster W. F. Delaney Irs of past seasons, showed that ‘,y have jost none of their abili len thev captured with ease t the important events of the oon, “Ned” winning the 50-yar kh for boys in the pounds cl Frank romping home a winner junior championship with y spare. Downey City ames Downey, new comer I city, a member of the Boston A. +A. and former star at M. I. T. won } feature event of the afternoon, { 100-yards dash for the city cham- ynship, thereby gaining the hand- fhe bronze cup. Downev showed nty of and should he cor to here and participate ue r ‘Ilthletxca. the Hardware city will to of Champion. | commission | | Second—Abe clever | and | The little girls | | = | i S8 v NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1917. £ N S LA\ GROUNDS MEET—FINE SPORT SPORT EATURES OPENING OF e~ . ST. MARY’S GROUNDS—SHUTTLE MEADOW RS ARE BEATEN TWICE BY MURLINS—WALTZ-M’CORMACK BOUT RANK DISAPPOINTMENT—SPORT NOTES {7 I;:e!lyf—'l;!:r; : 7 | TMREES DOLLAR, PoT BUT He'LL, BE i Two_DOLLARS ¥ 5 - BermwDBwNeEN [RE'S” STuck [FOR#EVERY _ CHECHT be heard of in the track world. The complete resultz of the var- ious events, follow Boys vds. dash, 65 Ib. class. Pirst-—Max Finklestein, school Burritt Finklestein, Burritt school. Third Time, & 50 yds. First school. Second-—John school. Third-—Chas. Haber, time, 6 4-5 seconds. Race for Boy Scouts, First—Nicholas Roceco. Second—-Allen Piersen Third—Howard Linton. 75 yds. dash, 95 lb. First -—— Fddie Kiern Sed TWessels,S malley school. 3-5 seconds dash, 75 lbs. Eddie Delaney, class— Burritt McNamara Burritt Smith school, 60 yds. n | school Rartlett schooi nalley second-—Geo! Slvsy, Third-—I. Nietland, time, 8 2-5 seconds. 60 yas. dash, 85 Ib. class v ~Ben Switaskl Partlett schnol Sccond—Fred Faulkner scool. Third — John Kerner. school. time, 9 1.3 second 100 yds. a Junior ship 120 Ihe Iirs A. Second—John | school. | ™ Thira Time. 11 ank Delaney, St. Joseph's (A Donahue. Bartlett Renahan, 4-5 seconds John city- First—Jas. F. Downey, Second—Vincent Kiernan, seph's A A Third—Francis Kiernan. S§t. seph's \. A. Timve, 10 4-5 seconds Flag Itela; Race Onen First. Burritt; second. | third t Htreet, Time, 1 | seconds unattached. St Jo- Jo- Rartlet minute, Results of Girls races. 40 dash 30 1h. claen, First Marion school Second—Margaret lett school. Third—Emma Karensky, Time, 9 scconds. 50 vds. dash, Fi —Alic Second Ann: Third—-Felen seconds 50 yds. First- !senool. Socond—DMary Kelley, Burritt O'Leary, Rart- Bartlett, 5 1h Morey. Staskalonis. Spurvey, time, 7 clz 1 G dash, S5 Rozzanio © 1o, Bartlett Baroc} Rartlett school. Third zchool Bv Rattno Burritt time. 7 dash, - Lottie 25 1b. Wright, | Smalley {sehool. { Sccond—Rose school Third—>Mary Dixen Time 7 4-5 seconds. Chariot Relay roce i Rartlett: second. { third, Burritt, 1:02. | Flag relay race | Dobkowsky, Smith malley scheol second, 1 minute IMirst, Smalley; third, Bartlett, time, | =econds. FTS TROTTING RECORD. Lincoln, Neb., July xtien. a chestnut stallion owned by Sam Har- ris of Aurora, Iil., with Harris up. set a new world's 2:11 trot record for a ! stallion in a race on a mile dirt track hera vesterdav efternoon. He ered the distance in the third heat In 12:09 1-4. hampion- | | unattached. 100 yds dash for Championship of | LISTEN Jo& - ve GoOT A DoLLAR Ten ceNnT DRAG- LAID A wo DoLLar Bl RIGHT i | Smalley; | Pr Burritt: | . 19 | Hichmona | cov- | 1 DOWN THERE' AnD saYs | Gov A HERE" 1.0.u. OWE 7 s, You RE GOING To BUY AIN'T Yoo JoE€ -7 —~— S My Joe ! Copyrighted 1017 by The Tribune Assoc. (New York Tribune). CHECK WHAT HAIN'T BEEN PAID A BASEBALL NEWS IN 4 NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUF. Results Yesterday. New York 9, Brooklyn 2 New York 8, Brooklyn Philadelphia 5, Boston Boston 4, Philadeipi st. Louls 4, Pittshur St. Louls 4, Pittshurg Cincinnati 2, Ch Cincinnati 13, Chicago 10 Standing cogo 0, of Ciubs, New York .. hiladelphia Louls ‘incnnati Mew York Fo 1t Br Philade ton at AMERICAN LEAGUE, ielphia Chicaga 4, Detroit 5—a. 1 , Detroit St. Cleveland Louis game. Cleveland game. Louis standing of Clubs, Chic New Yotk . & eveland shington Louis “hiladelphia « 0—First cond | York—Two games. Philadelphia at Boston Detroit. . Lou INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. ults Yosterdny. Toronto 2— Rochester Res Rochester Toronto game Boltimore Buffalo 6 Mentreal 3, Newark 3, Richmond : 2. Providende 8, I'roidence | Montreal Bu 10 R imore 1—np. ymond 2 Newark 0-—p Standing of Clubs, altimore ovidence Toronto Rochester Buftalo Montreal Games Today at Balt Rochester. Buffa Pravide Toronto at Montreal at e nore EASTERN L. Results Yesterday. m. New Haven 3-4, Hartford 1-2, field 3-10, Worcester 5-4. New London Bridgeport 0-4, Portland 4-1, Lawrence 0-2. Standing of Clubs, Won Lost Haven sees 12 18 New Lawrence New London 5 Games Today, Hartford at Springflei, New TBighdon at Worcestep New Haven at Lawrence. Bridseport at Portland. NEW LINKS OPENED Meadow Club Course, Shuttle tingly Tndepender Meadow Club golf dedicated yester- Day, by the hold- the first tournament the affair was known ment” and was simi- held on all links The entry fee was ver and $196 was at the local be sent to the be used in re- plaque will | 1in2 da o |inz or the o Th Tourns tournaments conntry 1l with the pl entri m will Society ta i york A Red Cre | en the cour “Liberty lar over ) or winner, Nicholg the prize net score of S4 the mateh w scoves did entrant, and Walter hoth he arr: an odd one necessarily win. starting the figure his usual gross handicap that round hetween 80 he winning number hat, it was 84 here, finished with the winners Hart and Mr. H. Hart returning a 1 that Jow not Each before was requred to and name hould bring him and trokes Iwns drawn from a {and the entrants who {that net were declared | Tt is thought that Ar. { Nichols will probahly ange to off the tie at an early date to decide | who will hald the plague. | The rollowing net scor { ported. 19}, 335 | Il [‘(.m 90 & R M H Itobinson, Rowland, H. Pcase, 82; Flumphrey . C. McKinnie, W. Nichols, 84; 8. Howe, P. Carter, Vibherts, Baldwin, H. Booth Coaper, Mooro Harf, W Farmer, W. B J. Wachte M. & % H. Hart North, § LEWIS BEATS ZBYSZKO. Strangler Takes Two Out of Three F Match Boston, July & feated Wladecl ling match at winninz two out Ziby took | minutes 45 nd roll Lewis then scored v ]and nelson tn 24 minutes Ns in at Boston. Zhys: of three fal the first fall in nds with a head lock ith a lock 41 seconds, ho Hart and C. W. Nichols Tie in | s the | zement of and was conceded a after a few minutes more of wrestling when Zbyszko, who had been tossed out of the ring, appeared to be in such distress that his man- ager declined to allow him to con- | tinue. second fall BOXING GETS BLACK EYE | Waltz and McCormack Put Up Rank Fxhibition That Is Stopped When Lights Go Out. An affair that is bound to leave a bad taste in the mouths of followers of flstiani in this part of - the was staged last evening in Hanover Park Meriden, when the widely “bout’’ between Sammy and Chic MeCormack under the ! Lenox .\ tenth lighting state, ad vertised I Waitz held” was auspices of the €. The affair terminated in round, when the electric vstem went wrong, hut there the WAS not a man or woman of the crowd present, that was not satisfied that the | lights refused to work while such a burlesque was helng as heen several fiascos in Connecti- cut hoxing eireles, but it is doubtful if any ranker has ever been witnessed I"rem the outset of the match, neither hoxer evinced any attept to give the pesple who paid their good money a | run for it, and the continual boolng and cries of derision from the fans, showed the manner in which the ef- forts of the “‘hoxers’ was heing ac- cepted. However the semi-final between Joe Rocen of Hartford and Mickey Doher- 1y, pleased the crowd, the work of both bovs being of the slam bang variety. In the opening stanza, the taged. | Capitol city boy copped Mickey on the round, | jaw, and it looked as if he was to be “taken' right here. but the bell tolled | with Miquel on the foor. He recup- erated quickly, and during the Iast four rounds of the fight he was on the long end. The boys received an ova- tion for their efforts which resulted in a draw “The idol of .he Silver City. Welton. he of slight frame. and grin- ning titude. was forced (o “cold turkey” in the fifth round, aftev Young Russell of New York had hit the “idol' 'with every{hing but the posts that support the ring. The Lenox cliuh has completed rangements tling Kunz of South Norwalk, lightweight champion and K. O. Dav ! Palitz of New TLondon, Thursday, July 19 Dave Fitzgerald refereed last night's bouts. KID LEWIS BEATE Welter Cham n Defeated by Johnny Griffiths at Akron. Akron, Ohio, July &.——Johnny Grif- Ted Lewis, welter- here vesterday Griffith's margin Lewis won only * Jimmy ar- fiths outpointed champion, in fast wide one, rounds, four were even and the went to the Akron flash. "iffiths won by outboxing the ag- 2 ve Lewis. Ted sought to battle his way through Griffith’s defense, but the Akron boy stepped away from some of his rushes and stopped oth- ers by his clever boxing. weight | fift was n rounds. as two There | aquit | for a batile between Bat- | ST. MARY'S GROUNDS OFFIGIALLY OPENED Varied Program of Sports Pleases? Big Crowd—Poneers Win i | | The Fourth of July program at St. I Mary's playgrounds, which officially | opened the grounds for the 1917 sea- son, pleased a mammoth crowd yes- terday. The games were very inter- esting, and some excellent sport re- | sulted. Director Pilz handled the gAmes in his usual capable manner. The results follow: | 50 Yards Dash, Minor—Class First, W. Kiniry, time, 7 1-3 seconds; sec- | ond, P. Rozanski: third, J O'Neil. Yards Dash, Junior Class—First, J. Campbell, time, 9 4.5 seconds; sec- ond, B. Butler: tivd, Hays. 100 Yards Dasi, Senior | First. J. Ryan, time, 12 1-5_seconds; second, P. Murphy; third, W. Long. 50 Yards Dash for Girls, Minor | Class—Tirst, M. Meskill, time, 7 4-4 | seconds; second, W. Scheyd; third, M. Kernan. 60 Yards Dash for Girls, Junior Class—First, Helen McAleer, time, 8 seconds: second, Helen Deery; third, Helen Long. | 75 Yarde Dash Class— st, | seconds; sec: P. McCue. | 50 Vards Obstacle Race, Minor Class—First, G. Scheyd, time, 12 sec- i onds: second, J, Conlon; third F. | Donahue | 50 Yards Obstacle Race, Junlor Class——First, W. Lyons, time, 11 38-5 | second second, Kiniry; third, T. Konoski. 60 Yards Obstacle Race Senio: | Class—First, J. Campbell, time, 10 2- seconds: second, J. Daley; | Hennessey. | 60 Yards Obstacle Race, Senior i Girls—First, H. McAleer, time 12 1-§ isecnnds: second, H. Deery; third, H. | Lynch. Knights of the Wheelbarrow (Best 3 in 6)—Won by Hennessey and Leghorn. Block Relay Race, Grade 3—TFirst Frances Halloran's team, time, 13 1-5 i seconds; second, Russell Tormay': | team: third,.Helen Donahue's team. | The baseball games in the City | league, proved to be topnotch events, ithe Kamels and the Annex clashing in the morning games, the former beé- ing victorious, score 7 to 3. Warner Johnson on the firing line for the victors displayed fine skill, retiring eighteen of his opponents by the s. o route and he did not issue a free transportation. The score by innings: r. h e 003200020—7 10 Y Anpex ..... 030000000—3 4 6 Johnson and Campbell; T. Blan- chard, Chalmers and Bloom and Clin- ton. In the afternoon contest, the Plo- neers and Pirates put up a flercely battled game, the Ploneers winning out, score 1 to 0. Dudack, former High school athletic star was on the mound for the south end boys and he gave brilliant exhibition of hurl- ing. Schmidt, who tossed them over | tor the losers. was also In fine fet- | tle. Blinn's clouting was one of the features. Fifteen of the defeated team returned to the bench, the vic- tim of Dudack's mystifying slants and the hig fellow was also very steady refusing to allow any of the opposing team to stroll to first by the b b. route. TIn the elghth inning, after Goeb had landed on first base through an error, Howie Blinn swing- ing his bludgeon a la Ty Cobb, smashed a long single to right field sending Goeb to third from whence he tallied on a sacrifice fly by Lynch. The score by innings: for Girls, Senior Josie Ross, time, 12 1-5§ ond, L. Morgan; third, 5 third, W. Kamels . a o. Pioneers Pirates .....00000000 Ratteries: Dudack and Schroeder; Schmidt and Connolly. Church Teams Results. In the church league. £t. Mary's team won from the team represent- ing the church of St. John the Evangelist, scora 11 to 5. Downham and Metro were the battery for the winners while Sullivan and MecCue performed in similar capacity for the losier: The Holy Name societies of Jewett City and the church of St. John the Evangelist met yesterday afternoon, with damaging results to the locals who went down to defeat, score, 10 to 5 W. Libert and E. Liberty com- { pr the visiting battery and Sulli- van and Smith the home team. s, e | i CHAMPION MeCOY BEATEN. Meets a Tartar in Jackie Clarke in Rout in Maryland. Ma, July 5.—Al Me- Coy, the holder of the middleweight made his first appearance in & in severnl months here yes- and got a decided setback. Mc- opponent was Jackle Lonaconing, terda Coy him to the round. walted for Clarke and the latter was offensive for the awkward style and beat punch in nearly every MecCov, as usual, to do the leading, 1too quick In his Brooklynite MURRAY AUTO WINNER. Wio. July 3.—Robert Denver won the Denver omobile road race vesterday | v Murra, | Times ¢ ! covering the distance of 132 | from Denver in 3 hou minutes. | Cliff Sundin of Denver finished second lin 3 hours 16 minutes. Six of the eleven cars that started finished the ‘racn. ramie, Class— | Clarke, | who managed to golve the champion's | miles | PIEPER | i | | | | { | i ! i | ' lacross Fortiand 'S SENATORS TWO-TINE_ LOSERS New Haven, League Leaders, Have Enjoyable Fourth of July - Hartford, July 5.—Kennedy was found in the second inning for & base on balls, twp singles and two doubles, all with two out, and New' Haven tallied four runs, winning over Hartford vesterday morning in Hart- ford. He was Invincible thereafter, but Woodward also was steady in the pinches. The score: . ‘ r. h. e ..040000010—5 7 0 ..000000010—1 6 1 Woodward and Flaher- Kennedy and Carroll. e — « New Haven, July 5.—New Haven defeated Hartford in the afternoon game in New Haven vesterday, 4 to 3. A single by Stimpson in ths eighth brought in the winninz tallics. Nay- lor pitched good ball throughout. The score: ¢ r. h. & +...00020002x—4 9 1 Hartford 000100100—2 6 & Batteries: Naylor and Devine; Head and Carroll. New Haven Hartford Batterles: ty; New Haven McCann Bridgeport, "July 5.—Zinn's twe- base hit with the bases full in the eighth inning of an exciting gam, vesterday afternoon earned a 4 to victory for Bridgeport over New Lon- don. Banks, who relieved Lennon after three runs had been scored by the visitors in 11-3 innings, pitched invincible ball, only one hit being se- cured off him. Manager McCann of the New London team was chased to the clubhouse after he deliberately knocked a watch out of Umpire Des- sau's hands during an argument, Out- fielder Becker was also put out of the game. The score: Unruly. r. h e .00001003x—4 8 2 New London .210000000—3 3 0 Batteries: Lennon, Banks and Fgan; Rieger and Fish. Bridgeport New London, July 5.-—New Lon- don bunched hits in the seventh in- ning and defeated Bridgeport yester- day, 3 to 0. The game was called at the end of the eighth inning to allow the teams to catch a train for Bridgeport where the afternoon game was plaved. i The score: r. h. e .00000030x—3 10 O Bridgeport .000000000—0 7 O Batteries: Crum and Russgell; House and Krichell. Sox Have Big Day. Springfield. Mas: July §.—~Nine lusty bingles for 14 bases and seven earned runs told the story of the Green Sox Independence Day cele- bration at League park vesterday morning. Every gun of Jack O'Hara's heavy artillery was in perfect work- ing order and Worcester never had a chance. Spingfleld scored six runs in the first inning so quickly that (it didn’t look more than three except en the scoreboard, and then it was all off . . The score: New London r. h. & .01001000x—5 ¢ 0 Worcester .000201002—5 7 2 Ratteries: Powers and Stephens, Herring, McGinley and Tyler. Springfield . Worcester, Mass,, July 5.—It was the walloping willow that won from the dear old weeping willow hers yes- terday afternoon. The mournful adjective exclusively used by Worced- ter for its ball club, Springfield’s hit- smiths dented the reputation of Lindstrom, Worcester’s mound artist, in artistic shape. In four inningsal the Green Sox could get was nige bingles and nine tallies. Too much is enough. - The score: r. h. & .032410000—10 14 1 .000000400— 4 7 § Barrow and Stephens} Keifer and Wilder. Springfield Worcester Batteries: Lindstrom, Two Fine Games. Lawrence, Mass., July 5.—Portland and Lawrence each won a game yes- terday at Lawrence, Portland shutting out the home team. 4 to 0, in the morning game, while Lawrence came back in the afternoon, winning, 2 t& 1. in a 13-inning struggle. In the morning contest Plitt was invincible, allowing but two hits. Both sides got men on bases frequently in the afternmoon, but the pitchers tightened up in a well-matched battle. Ta the 13th inning, after Durning had retired the first two men, he hit Sime mons, who stole second took third on a passed ball Simmons came with the winning run when Sweatt fumbled White's grounder. The scores: (Morning game). r h 100001020—4 Lawrence 000000000—0 3 Batteries: Plitt and O'Donnell; Lawrence, Press and Gaston. h. (Afternoon zame). T Lawrence ..0010000000000—1 Portland 0001000000000—1 7 Batteries: Craig and Gaston; Durfe ing and O'Donnell.