New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1917, Page 8

. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1917. REDS DEFEAT GIANTS WHILE SOLDIERS CHEER—W ~——— 1. IS SECOND BEST| I ers and Faulkner Perform : nely for St. Joseph’s Y. M. A, A, When Tommy Faulkner Oine first in the 150 yards playgrounds he broug vepresentin dashed | relay race Saturday victory to he St. Joseph's St. Mary's team. result of the dual meet was | Followers of both teams o cheer for their dld te the queen’s | When illen outdistanced in tie 100 yards dash, the d feature of the afternoon, je was forced ke hands with y of his who also felt | ure that the v would zive H 5 lead to garner | this cvent, the crac broke the tape a few | front of his blond haired | with Johnny Kiniry finishing orth cnd iad ches in ival, hird. | In the hop-skip-and-jump event, | Pillion added more laurels, when he ped for a distance of 40 fret 9 1-2 fches. Myers was second wth Pap of 40 feet & inches. Faulkner pok third lonors in this cvent leap- pg 37 feet 11 inches. | Bt. Joseph's te cored Ind Fruolkner Hght of 5 feet third, quit! over the h ulkner c compar: ge. The latter pair then stopped save themselves for the relay racc, which the championship hinged ‘With the decks all cleared the run 8 took their positions with Vin- t and Francis Kiernan and I representing the south end asso- Hation and Kiniry, Murphy and Dil on running for St. Mary's. F. Kier- | p and Murphy started the ball roll- : running the first y vards nec @ neck, then V. Kiernan and Kinir ed the stick to Faulkner and ' Pillon on even terms. With every k craned toward the finish, a hot liuel toolk place with Faulkner lead- pg Dillon all the way, and as he red the finish he put on full: iteam and clearly outdistanced his lompetitor, who showed much grit! owever. | Considerable delay was occasioned n starting the 100 yards dash, owin 0 the over anxiety of the runner: 0 beat Startér Tom Sheridan’s gun. iniry and Dillon were set back two | rds for false starts, but Faulkner Heelined to accept the penalty, and ve his rivals the right to start on en terms with him. This showed iim to be a good sportsman. Much difficulty was experienced in eeping the crowd back, everybody \spiring for front vantage in view. | [Myers, the star of Thursday’s events, | jly retained the honors Saturday, nd finished with the fine total of 17 points or about half of the entire amount gained by his team. Faulk- ner secured the other nine and five were awarded for the relay event. For the defeated team Dillon was the best performer by far, securing ! 15 points, Maher was second with 3 land Kiniry with 1. Five points were secured by winning the broad jump clen the bar inches. i ::m medals will be awarded to the | members of the victorious teams apd Myers and Dillon will receive special recognition for their stellar work. JAKE GOING BACK Yocal Lad is Recalled by Chicago Na- tional League By Whom He Was Let Out to Toronto. | Management New Britain will soon have another native son in the ranks of the Nation- al league, when Merwin Jacobson, one of the most popular players ever don- ning a uniform from this burg, will rejoin the Cubs of the older major or- ganization from which he was sent to the Toronto team of the International league carly in the 1917 season. News that the prowess of he local lad hasat last been recognized by big league managers will be met with satisfac- tion ¢ his fellow townsmen. With “Jake'~ and “Bill” Kopf, both per- forming in the National league, it is a cinch to fizure whether New Brit- n fans would like lo see any other team than the Cubs or Reds win the National league pennant as he is known by the here, for the past three occupied the cynosure of of the haseball populace here- abouts. Tt may be said that “Our Bill"” Kopf has heen the favorite, but in a sense this is true due to Kopf’s grand work his season, but there is still a legion of friends of Jake's, who have at all times retained confidence that | the former Colonial and International leagues star, would get back into the blg show. Canadian papers, while hafling “Nap"” Lajole as the greatest mansager in the history of Toronto 11, have not overlooked the stel- rk of the Hardware City lad, is at present pouuding the pill e an average of 29% and fielding 870. Toronto it he said is vow leading the mal league s internat | EQUIPMENT FUNDS AIDED. Chicago, Auvg. 20.—More than 2,- 800 envelopes confaining money it was announced today were collected vesterday at White Sox park during the game between Chicago and Phil- adelphia Americans as contributions ~— MARY’S TEAM 'When a Fellex:' Needs a> Friend - - ByBriggs ! vz 1007, 7 IN A NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Cincinnati 5, New York 0. Standing of the Clubs. 1 38 46 54 57 55 New York ..... Philadelphia . St. Louis ... ... Cincinnati Chicago Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh 57 58 76 Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. Chicago at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. St. Louis 4, New York 1. Detroit 2, Washington 1. Cleveland 7, Boston 2. Chicago 14, Philadelphia 6. Standing of Teams. Chicago Boston . Cleveland Detroit New York . ‘Washington ... Philadelphia St. Louis ..... ceseslb4 ..53 .42 Games Today. New York at Detroit. Boston at Chicago. ‘Washington at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Cleveland. 'BASEBALL NEWS P.C. .648 .538 522 .521 513 .481 444 315 INTERNATIONAD LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. Buffalo 5, Newark 2, Newark 6, Buffalo game). Rochester 6, Providence 6 (8 nings—-agreement). 5 Standing of Teams. i L 48 48 48 49 64 68 70 75 Toronto Providence Newark Baltimore Rochester Buffalo Richmond Montreal Games Today. Newark at Toronto. Providence at Montreal. Baltimore at Buffalo. Richmond at Rochester. EASTERN LEAGUE. to.the Clark Griffith fund for base- ball equipment for the American troops in France. Yesterday's Results. Portland 6, Bridgeport 0. (first game). (second in- B 597 586 583 581 435§ 429, .396 | 374 Standing of Teams. wW. L. S5 T g .50 39 .46 41 Selly el 5 .39 43 .38 . 51 .34 53 New Haven Lawrence New London Bridgeport ‘Worcester Springfield Portland Hartford “ee Games Today. Worcester at Hartford. Lawrence at New Haven. Springfield at New London. PILZ’S PETS LOSE. Waterbury Playgrounds Team Evens Up Series With [Locals. After meeting and conquering every team in the State Playground league, the locals were forced to submit ta defeat in Waterbury Saturday after- noon, when the crack team of that city won by a 9 to 6 score. The work of Clynes was a feature, the little outflelder backing into a near- by stream several times to pull down lofty bingles. The score: T-Shile New Britain .....001200300—6 10 2 Waterbury ....30200202x—9 11 3 Batteries: Polan, Grifin and Hall; Wall and Burns. e. CARDS BEAT COLLEGIANS. Waterbury, Aug. 20.—The St. Louis Nationals defeated the Collegians here today by a Score of 4 to 3. Errors were the main cause of the Collegians’ defeat. The score: ; r. h e St. Louls ........200100100—4 8 4 Collegians ...001000020—3 8 4 Batterles: May, Watson and Brock; Scott and Waters. SIX PLAYERS IN EXCHANGE. St. Louls, Mo., Aug. 20.—A deal wag completed Saturday between the St. Louis Americans and the Columbus Assoclation club by which Earl Hamil- i ton, pitcher; James Park, pitcher and | Grover Hartley, catcher, are exchang- ed by the St. Louls club for Grover Lowdermilk, pitcher; Ray Demmitt, outfielder, and Walter Gerber, short- stop, IT WAS MOLLA'S TURN. New York, Aug. 20.—For the first time since they began to play for the Julian S. Myrick trophy, Miss Molla Bjurstedt yesterday succeeded in de- | feating Miss Mary K. Brawne of Los Angeles in a three-set tennis match on the clay courts at Gedney Farm. The score was 6—3, 3—6, 6—3, but it was a far closer battle that that indicates. Many of the games were carried re. peatedly to deuce before they were finally finished off to the advantage of one or the other, GIANTS ARE LOSERS IN BENEFIT GAME Toney Baflles McGraw’s Team— Fighting Sixty-ninth at Game New York, August 20.—Dependents of the soldiers who make up the Six- ty-ninth Regiment and the Cincinnati Reds derived all the benefit from the mixture of concert and baseball game held at the Polo Grounds yesterday. Fully 25,000 persons were jammed into the capacious Brush Stadium and there were 2,000 uniformed members of the “Irish” regiment on hand to be disappointed when the Giants meekly abided by the ruyle of Fred Toney, who achieved his twenty-sec- ond victory of the season by white- washing the New York league leaders by 5 to 0. Following a concert of songs and the blaring brass of two syncopated bands, the baseball teams took the field for a regular champion- ship game, the first played in this city on Sunday by the Giants. At that time the gates were closed and no more admittances were to be had, although several thousand persons were on the outside vainly trying to get in. Many of the outsiders probably will be just as well pleased when they know that the Giants compiled a total of five hits off Toney and helped the Reds to victory by supplying five atrocious and disgraceful errors. For a Sabbath pastime it was outrageous, as the Giants cut up more like rev- elers than staid, successful athletes. As a benefit to the families of the Sixty-ninth the affair was a success beyond the expectations of the Friend- ly Sons of St. Patrick, who arranged the proceedings. Many thousands of dollars were added to the fund, 2 000 persons had an enjoyvable afte noon and the only dejected parties at sundown were Heinle Zimmerman and Benny Kauff. Both Heinle and Benny were wildly applauded at the start of the game, but each was so bewildered by the baffling offerings of Toney, the crowd finally decided it was time to blame some of the Giant failures on the two. Zim talked back. Benny held his peace. The score: popular r. h. e Cincinnati .....000020120—56 7 1 New York ......000000000—0 5 Batterles: Toney and Wingo; Demaree, Anderson. Perritt and Rar- iden. | Buy an Indiana truck.—advt. | with Chicago and Boston in the same —————— HITE SOX MAKE ADVANCE TOWARD PENNANT-MYERS AND FAULKNER STAR IN ST. JOSEPH'S VIC- vy TORY—PIONEERS HAVE SOFT TIME WITH RED W’s—CHICAGO CUBS RECALL JACOBSON FROM TORONTO—LOCAL SPORTIN G NEWS OF LIVE INTEREST HEINIE ZIMMERMAN KEEPS TEMPER AND PLAYS STAR GAME FOR GIANTS New York, Apg. 20.—Heinie Zim-1 mermnn, star third baseman of the ' Giants, has been one of the surprises ' of the haseball season and no doubt will play a prominent part in the next ‘world’s series, as the Giants have practically sewed up the Nation- al league bunting. When Zimmer- man was traded to the Giants , last fall for Larry Doyle, Merwen Jacob- sen and Herb Hunter it was said that he would not last until July with McGraw. Zimmerman had the repu- tation of being one of the most hot- headed and high tempered players in the big leagues, and few thought he LITTLE CHANGE IN PENNANT RACES Giants Have Very Poor Week— Sox Teams Alternate for Lead The pennant races in the National and American leagues continued with but little change the last week. 1In the National New York slipped back slightly, while Philadelphia, in secand place, gained somewhat. In the American, the week ended positions as at the beginning, each team having won four games and logt two. Yesterday the White Sox in- creased their lead by defeating Phila- delphia, 14 to 6, while the Red Sox were losing to Cleveland, 7 to 2. New York had the poorest week in the National since the week ending July 29. The Giants had a heavy schedule, but the best they could do was to break even in ten games. Three victories and three defeats was their share in the series with Brook- Iyn, and the four games with St. Louis also ended in an even division. Yes- | terday they.were shut out by Cincin- nati, 5 to 0. : McGraw's men, although batting well, had erratic pitching, and their to- tal of sixteen errors was the highest for any week of the present season, but they also played more games. Pirates Easy Marks, Philadelphia won six and lost two by winning one out of three from Bos- ton and five straight games from Pitts- burg. Cincinati held third place again for one day and then gave way to St. Liouis. Chicago continued its good play, and Cincinnati, St.' Louis and Chicago are now bunched closely, nine points separating these three Western contenders. The play of the Chicago Americans improved over the previous week. Rowland’s men hit harder and their | 708, could play for McGraw in harmony, ' cspecially with other such high tem- pered players as Fletcher and Her- However, Zimmerman _fooled them. He has not been in a single scrap this season, has worked in perfect. harmony with his manager and other members of McGraw’s clan and has improved wonderfully in bat- ting and fielding. His hard hitting and brilliant fielding have saved many games for McGraw, and Zimmerman is satisfied in every way with the treatment he has received. The great | Heiniezim will be heard from in the big October series. its losing streak at seven straight by defeating St. Louis Friday, but the Yankees are still in a rut. Yesterday they dropped a game to St. Louis. \V:’i.shington gained on the others by coming through the week withaut a defeat, winning five games. Detroit succeeded yesterday in breaking the Senators’ winning streak. Although the National league teams played in more games than the Amer- ican octette, the total runs scored both circuits was the same, 193. Nationals outhit the Americans also made more errors. CITY MG_UE RESULTS Pioneers Take Measure of Kamels and n Easy Fashion—Annex Have Soft Time Batting Pirates Pitcher. The Pioneers added another win to their list in the race for the pennant in the City league Saturday afternoon at St. Mary’s playgrounds, when the Kamels bowed to defeat to the tune of a 8 to 2 score. “Benny”’ Lynch was on the mound for the victors and what he didn’t show the losers in mystifying slants, is not known in the art baseball hurling. It was the first time that the clever little portside slinger was scored on in the league, but this was not his fault, some juicy fielding in the cighth stan- | za, counting for the two nered by the losers. Warner John- son, hurling for the defcated clan, was also given poor support at criti- cal times. ‘‘Bungo” Dudack, holding down the initial sack for the league leaders, put up a star game in the field and at the bat, rapping out two time- ly three baggers, besides a single, in four times at the bat. In a game that was featured by heavy clouting on both sides the An- nex defeated the Pirates, score 10 to 6. The winners secured 12 safeties while the vanquished nine totaled 11, The fielding of the “Hill” boys was very bad at times, but despite this, the An- nex experienced no difficulty in solv- ing the slants of the Pirates new hurl- er. ' “Jimmy” Clinton poled out one of the longest hits of the season, when he dropped the spheroid in the potato runs gar- scoring power was improved. They Won three out of four from Clevland and then broke even in the first two games of the Philadelphia serles, Three of the six games went into extra innings and two of them resulted vic- toriously for the White Sox, who held on to first place until Friday, when they lost to Philadelphia in twelve in- nings, Bostan taking first place. The White Sox came back to the lead on Saturday by beating Philadel- phia while Boston was breaking even in a double-header with Cleveland. Early in the week Boston had taken two out of three from Philadelphia and on Friday had beaten Cleveland in the first game of the serfes. Shump for Indians. Cleveland slumped. WAnning only two aqut of seven, but Detroit could win only two out of six, and did not galn on the Indians, New York broke patch for three sacks in the eighth in- ning, only the fast fielding of O'Brien preventing a home run. Schneider in centerfield for the losers put up a fine game, while Connolly’s batting was also a bright feature. GIANTS CALLED BY DRAFT. New York, Aug. 20.—Three Giants have been ordered to appear for ex- amination in the draft. They are George Burns, David Rabertson, and Fred Anderson. Burns is registered from New York City and will be ex- amined here today. Robertson will go to Portsmouth, Va., for examination and Anderson will go to his home in North Carolina to face the board. Each of the men is married and it was said that all would claim exemption. Robertson was married onlr s few months ago. Robertson and Ander- son left last night. 5 in¢ The « of | City | 'WHITE SOX ADVANCE WHEN BOSTON LOSES ‘Windy City Batsmen Pound Athletics’ Hurlers Chicago, Aug. 20—Chicago strength ened its hold on first place yesterday by administering a 14 to 6 defeat to Philadelphia while Boston lost to ! Cleveland. v It was the final game of the Ath- letics in Chicago, and the White Sox started on a batting rampage in the opening inning, scoring five runs and driving Myers off the mound. They continued their assault on Anderson and scored two more. Russell had an easy time with the visitors, but they started a savage ° rally in the fifth inning when Rus- sell weakened and scored six runs, whereupon Danforth took up the task of stopping any further damage. Bodie' was the leading batsman for Philadelphia, gathering four hits, one of which was a triple. The score: r. h.e. 000060000— 6 12 2 Chicago ... 52110005x—14 14 2 Myers, Anderson, Bacon and Schang and Haley; Russell, Danforth and Schalk. Philadelphia < Weird Ficlding by Yanks. St. Louis, Aug. 20.—The Yankees finished up their season's schedule at Sportsman’s park yesterday afternoon by dropping the ‘odd game of the series with the Browns by a score of 4 to 1 The victory was something lin the nature of a gift for the home | team, as close fielding might have ! carried George Mogridge to a shut out. The New York boxman made one error of judgment which let a | vun slide in, and his mates made three errors of commission which were responsible for a like number of runs. The score: | r.: h. e St. Louis 10020001x—4 10 1 New York .....-000100000—1 7,4 Sothoron and Severeid; Mogridge and Walters. Indisns Defeat' Red Sox | Cleveland, Aug. 20.—Cleveland broke even on the series with Boston by winning yesterday’s game 7 to 2. The locals drove Jones from the box in four innings and also touched gp | Pennock. The scofe: r. h Cleveland 20020030x—7 10 0 | Boston ... 000200000—2 8 1 Klepfer and O'Neil; Jones, Pen- nock asd Thomas. e. (s Tigers Win Mound Duel. Detroit, Aug. 20.—Detroit defeated | Washington, 2 to 1 in a pitchers’ battle between Ehmke and Ayers yes- terday. The score: h. o. 010000001—2 6 0 000100000—1 7 4 Yelle; Avers and Ain- T | Detroit 5 Washington A SOFT VICTORY ! Pionecrs Have No Difficulty in Down- ing Much Touted Team From New Haven—Dudack Hurls Clever Game The much heralded Winchester Arms team of Ngw Haven struck a snag vesterday afternoon at the Ellis street diamond, when the fast Pio- neers sent them back to the Elm City | on the short end of a 13 to 2 score. | The contest was of a burlesque Vva- | riety, the visitors proving to be a rank ! disappointment. Brown, who essayed | to hurl, quit the job in the seventh inning after nine tallies Yhad Heen pushed across the platter. Conroy | took his iplace, and he was even | worse, the locals getting to his deliv- ! ery for four runs in the eighth stanza. The locals pounded out fourteen hits | of all varieties. Lynch and Ellsworth ! were the leading factors in the bom- bardment, connecting for three safe ones. Conners and Orsine of Hart- | ford played with the Pioneers and created a favorable impression. “Bill” Dudack was on the firing lins for the winners, and what he did to, the down state bovs was a shame. | After sending a dozen players back to the bench by the s. o. route, the official score at the close of the ‘“con- test” showed that just a quartet of bingles was allowed by Bill. Some very juicy flelding was shown by the visitors particularly the center fielder, who seemed to be suffering with blind staggers and an inclination to dig up the earth with his proboscis. The score: r. h. e ..01213024x—13 14 3 ‘Winchester ...000100001— 2 4 & Batteries: Dudack and Schroeder; Brown, Conroy and Nesto Pioneers KRAMER 3D. IN VELODROME. Newark, N. J Frank Kramer wus defeated by Reggie Mc- Namara in the ten-mile open race at the Velodrome yesterday, being abaut a length hehind at the finish, in third place. Menus Bedell finished in sec- ond place, Jake Magin was fourth and Bob Spears fifth. John Stachle, the amateur champion, won the Aust jan pursuit yace, and William C. Thompson took the one-third mile handicap. OXMOOR 4 MILD, PLEAGANT &c CIGLAR