New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1917, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1917. o WHITE SOX DEFEATS TO'ITERING YANKS—EHMKE'S WLDNESS COSTLY TO TIGERS—BALTIMORE MAY GET AMERICAN LEAGUE BASEBALL—TOR- "RINGTON DOWNS PIONEERS IN WHIRLWIND FINISH—PROGRAM FOR PLAYGROUNDS’ CLOSING ARRANGED—PHILLIES STILL GAINING ON GIANTS DRAN'S PHILLIES AYING FAST BALL joe in National League Grows | More Interesting e Giants Jast week fought get out of the rut they fell rtly after returning home. am ever fought harder for bint than did the Giants in' the five me sories just finished with the ibs. the fact that the only way to fight “Joe Slump” was to go after him th both fists and beat him up until . velled for mercy. A lethargic lental state on the part of the Giants now might mean a jump with dangerous consequences. The team has played eighteen es since returning home, and of t number won nine, lost eight and d one. game of August 19, into the Giants week won four and lost two. | The club made its breaks last Fri- and Saturday if ever a club did. ® Cubs fought hard and played od ball, a far superior brand to insipid baseball they showed here jien they playved in Harlem on their gond visit to this city. Nothing but most amazing flelding, especially * Fletcher and Zimmerman, pre- Mited the Cubs from taking three of four, instead of the Giants win- g the series by that margin. No nt third baseman since the palmy of Art Devlin has ever played bag the way Heinie has played this season some of the great ball h both Herzog and Shafer have d in that difficult position. Southpaws Doing Well. | The lefthanded pitching has saved club, as Perritt is the only right- jnded ‘reliable, and he isn't any- ere near as sure as Schupp, Sal- and Benton. After the winning ks of Benton and Sallee were opped they pitched even better ball jan before. The Cubs scored only jne. run on Schupp in fourteen in- gs and that came in on a very jheap sacrifice fly. . After floundering around most of jhe summer, the Phillies again are laying high class ball, the kind which i ept them seasawing in and out of{ irst place with the Giants prior to Pecoration Day. The fact that the Phillies were able to smother the . Reds four straight after Cincinnati! von two out of three in both New | Work and Brooklyn is an lndi(‘fltlon’ at the Phillies have acquired new power. The remarkable come back of Chief Bender is one of the leading reasons or the Philadelphia advance. It ives Moran another experienced man o work wtih Alexander and Rixey. 'he chief has been pitching the best [ball in the league during the last nonth. He won five straight games and in his last four only one run has been scored on him. As Bender is 35 vears old and putting in his fif- teenth season in the big leagues, his come back must be classed with the greatest in all baseball history. Just two vears ago Bender was let lout by the Baltimore Feds, and after he was released by the Phillies last | winter no one ever expected to see the Tndian back on the big league trail. Dodgers Make Baseball History. ! Brooklyn put in a most interesting ‘week, a week in which it played all kinds of baseball. After losing one ten inning game to the Pirate tai]- nders the Brooklyns then were lorced to play thirty-five innings be- | fore winning a decision over Bezdek's bunch. During that time they playved one thirteen inning draw and then pmceeded to smash the WNational league record hy defeating Pittsburgh in twenty-two innings. The Dodgers then lost the game of their Cardinal series last Thursday, and last Saturday they completely swamped Huggins' bunch, giving the Missourians the worst set of drubbings they have taken all year. | The Dodgers won a double shutout by | scores of 12 to 0 and 4 to 0. Now " how is any one to analyze a team like that? In the Amerlcan League it still is anybody's race between Chicago and Boston. The White Sox continue to jead, but the Bostons have the edge by reason of the fact that they finish at home and have the most depend- able pitching staff. Tt is interesting to note that the two Soxes have now met in five series each of which was said to be crucial, without the inter- Sox series making much difference either way Chicago, however, leads on the y games, eleven victories to eight. Indians a Sure Third. The other American league posi- tions are now practically settled. Cleveland is almost certain to finish third, while the Detroit Tigers will do no worse than fourth. Th elub, however, is a bitter in its home burg this season After the Tigers were beaten out two years straight in the last week of the sea- son the fans expected 1917 to be the hig Tiger year. The Yankees still have their hands to keep fifth place from the greec Washingtor who even wonld snateh this reposing place from the nnfortunate Gothamites. It seems almost like a jcke—the Yan- kees fighting to keep out of sixth place., and it wounld be were not the Yankee owners such high grade fel- aws, whose disappointment over this 11'e team is keener than they would anv one suppose However. thev first AT’ a fight on hard No , every ! The men seemed to be aware | protracted | Without counting the Sun- ! aisappointment | e JUNIOR HAs WATER AND HUNG ouUT To DRY, | { i | | FALLEN INTO A PUDDLE oF 1S Now COMPELLED To WEAR SISTERS CLOTHING WHILE HIS oOwnN 18 i A / | ’W "/uf) teen Wb JL ”//(t L) //”WWIIIU'V\///I//, b /1/(/ I e /}7/(\% ]milh:) !I'l m\ nw_flw‘, //{/l!- o8 Vi) fi.. lepyrighted 1917.by The Txibune Assos” (New York Tribune). BASEBALL NEWS NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’'s Results. No games scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost T4 40 64 48 . 62 57 61 60 63 62 56 59 49 61 37 79 New York ........ Philadelphia St. Louis Chicago .... Cincinnati .. Brooklyn Boston Pittsburgh ........ Games Today. Pittsburgh at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at Boston. ll New Haven . AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago 8, New York 3. Cleveland 2, Washington 1. Boston 6, Detrait 3. St. Louis 6, Philadelphia nings; first game. St. Louis 9, Philadelphia 5.—Second game. 5—11 in- Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost . . 7 46 73 46 68 57 63 59 56 61 54 64 48 75 43 T4 P.C. .626 614 544 .516 .479 .458 .390 .368 Chicago Boston Cleveland .. Detroit New York ‘Washington St. Louis Philadelphia .. Games Today. New York at Chicago. Washington at Cleveland. Boston at Detroi Philadelphia at | INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. Mantreal 2, Baltimore 1.—First. Raltimore 6, Montreal 2.—Second. Standing of the Clubs, Won Lost 76 51 PG .598 590 587 Toronto ... Providence Baltimore Newark . Rochester Buffalo Montreal Richmond .. Newark at Rochester. re not letting out the entire minor leageu crop If It will help the team Providence at Buffalo. Richmond at Toronta. Baltimore at Montreal. IN A NUTSHELL EASTERN LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results., Bridgeport 5, New Haven 3. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost 62 31 57 41 49 47 45 48 45 48 42 . 41 . 36 Lawrence New London ‘Worcester Bridgeport .. Springfield . Portland ..... Hartford ..... Games Today. New Haven at Springfield. Hartford at Lawrence. New London at Portland. Bridgeport at Worcester. FAUVER 10 COACH Wesleyan Physical Director Succeeds Dan Kenan as Football Instructor —Captain Boswell Leaves for Navy. Middletown, Aug. 27.—Wesleyan has lost its football coach, Dan C. Kenan, who is taking work at a train- ing camp, and Dr. Edgar Fauver is to coach the team this fall. Dr. Fauver is now at Pike, N. H., where he has a boys’' camp. He will return to Middletown in time for the opening of college, September 20, when the football work will be start- ed. Captain Boswell hes joined the navy and will not return, and it will be necessary to elect a successor. Dr. Fauver played football in his under- graduate days at Oberlin. He is pro- fessor of physical education at Wes- leyan. POLICE LINEUP ANNOUNCED. Captain “Bill” Sowney of the po- licemen’s baseball team today an- nounced the lineup of the aggrega- tion which will give battle to Meriden in that village Wednesday afternoon. The game will be called at 3 o'clock, the scene being Hanover park. The trip to the “Philadelphia of Conn. will be made in autos. A banquet will follow the game. The gladiators who will grace the diamond are as follows: O’Mara, catcher; Cabelus, pitcher; Sowney, shortstop; Perry. first base; Dolan, second base; Veley, third base; Massel, left field; Moffitt, center field; Hart, right field; Bach- | mann and Storey subs. YANKEES BUY CATCHER. Chicago Aug. 27.—Colonel Jacob Ruppert, who is here with the Yan- kees, announced last night that he had completed a deal with the 8alt TLake City club of the Pacific Cosst league for the purchase of Catcher Hannah, X SToP, ThAT wHiNiNG! You'lL . HAVE To WEAR DOROTHY'S DRESS UNTIL YcuR PANTS CLOSING PROGRAM Director Moorhead Arranges Program for Closing Events of Most Success- ful Season of City Playgrounds. The following program has been arranged by Director Moorhead for the closing exercises of the city play- grounds at Walnut Hill park Wednes- day afternoon: Assemble—Raising the Flag. Game display—Girls. Girls of all grounds giving games used on grounds during season. Game display—Boys. 1 ball, East vs. Smith. 2. Burritt vs. Bartlett. 3. Smalley vs. Burritt. Dance Revue, under direction of | Miss Marion D. Reardon. 1. Danish Dance of Greeting. 2. Minuet. 3. Fairy Dance. 4. Tulip Dance. 5. Sailor Dance. 6. Comin’ Through the Rye. 7. Beeking. 8. Athletics—Girls: 1. Chariot race, 65-1b. class. 2. Relay race, class. 3. Obstacle race, 85-lb. 4. 60-yard dash, 95-1b. class. Athletics—Boys: 60-yard dash, 75- 1b. class; 60-yard dash, 85-lb. class 60-yard dash, 1b. class; three leg- ged race, 85-1b. class, and relay race, 95-1b. class. Industrial work of the grounds to be exhibited at the park Baseball—Boys: Two picked teams from all grounds. Girls: Two picked teams from all grounds. Dodge Volley ball, Stride ball, class. KRAMER COMES BACK. Former Cycllng Champion Demon- strates That He Can Pedal Some Yet. Newark, N. J.,, Aug. 27.—By win- ning two straight heats of the world’s champlonship cycling Derby at the Velodrome here yesterday afternoon Frank Kramer of East Orange, six- teen time American cycling champ, showed about 15,000 cycling enthusi- asts he still is good enough to race in title cont In performing this trick Kramer beat Arthur Spencer of Toronto, present champion and Alfred Goullet, the Newark rider. Kramer won the first heat of the races without effort. In winning the last heat the former champion had to pass both Goullet and Spencer on the last turn. In a special heat for sec- ond place between Goullet and Spen- cer, Goullet won. Charley Piercey of Australia, did the unexpected by capturing the Derby consolation race. Robert E. Spears, another rider from the Antipodes; won the five mile invitation race for pro- fessionals. RED CROSS REGATTA. Greenwich, . Conn., Aug. 27.—A Red Cross Interclub regatta promoted by the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht club will be sailed of Captain’s Island on Saturday, September 8. All sub- scriptions will be devoted to the Red Cross. Mazurka. | 75-1b. | | . | the medley relay race championship. | "When a Feller Needs a Fried - - - - - - By Brlggs‘ BALTIM“RE MAY BE - IN MAJOR LEAGUE | Settlement Wllh Feds Said to In- clude Transfer of Senators Baltimore, Mr., Aug. 27.—Balti- more after being enmeshed for four- teen years in minor league baseball, iwith its despised draft rule and classification which ranked it in the great national pastime with cities far inferior, is to be liberated. With the dawning of 1918 the American league Wwill have included this city in its circuit, if information received here from men high up in American | league affairs is worthy of notice. News reached this city last night that plans are under way to transfer the | Washington francise to this city. Ban Johnson has always been the Nemesis of major league baseball for Baltimore, but times nave changed i nis ideas, and from an unexpected and semi-official source information comes that Johnson's heart has begun to soften and he is now in favor of a transfer of the Washington fran- chise to Baltimore. Jack Dunn is now cleaning up house preparatory to leaving town. His plavers are on the market. Six already have been sold, and Acosta, who belonged to Washington, will be recalled at the end of the season. The plan to shift the Washington franchise here is the outcome of the suit of the Baltimore Federals against organized baseball. It is said that this | was agreed to when the famous suit was so suddenly withdrawn from the United States district court at Phila- delphia, and the local Feds will be given the controlling stock in the club with Clarke Griffith retaining the big block he already holds. ATHLETIC TEAM CHOSEN Chairman Obertubessing Announces List of Performers to Participate in Title Games in St. Louis. New York, Aug. .—Herman Ober- tubessing, chairman of the senior track and field championship committee of the metropolitan assaclation, an- nounced yesterday the list of athletes who, by their victories and good per- formances in the title games last ! urday, had earned their way to the tional games at St. Louis next Satur- day. While the team is not a representa- | tive one of the local district, it is ex- pected to make a good: shawing in the American championships. Two na- tional title holders grace the list, they being Pat Ryan and George A. Bron- der, Jr. The men selected follow: Track Events. 100 and 220 yard runs, ‘White, Salem-Crescent A. C.;; 220 and 440 yard runs, George W. Dernell, Boys' club; 880-yard run, Eddie Frick, unattached; one mile run, Mike A. Devaney, Millrose A. A.; five mile run Miller Kyronen, Millrose A. A.; three mile walk, William Plant, Long Island A. 120 and 220 yard low hurdles, Jack J. Eller, unattached; 440-yard high hurdles, C. A. Walsha, unat- tached. Peter J. | Field Events. Javelin throw, J. C. Lincoln and George A. Bronder, Jr., unattached; running broad jump, E. F. Jones, Alpa P. C. C.;; running high jump, L. | Watson, Alpha P. C. C.; pole vault, J. | Brackley; running hop, step and jump, | L. L. Bect, Salem-Crescent A. C.; | throwing 16-pound hammer and 56- pound weight, Pat Ryan, unattached; discus, E. J. Muller, unattached putting 16-pound shot, Harry S. Else; unattached. All around championship, O’Connor, unattached. It was announced that in addition to Kyronen and Devaney, the Millrose Athletic association would send Miller ook and Charles Pores to compete in Pat P\ EASTERN LEAGUE Americans Down Murlins in Fast Bat- tle—Timely Hitting in Sixth Inning Turns Trick. Bridgeport, Aug. 27.—Bridgeport batted Donovan hard in the sixth in- ning of yesterday’s game and won a 5 to 8 victory over the league-leading Murlins. A triple by Grimes, fol- lowed by doubles by Martin and Con- nolly, untted a 3 to 3 knot and re- sulted in two tallles. The game was one of the best seen here this season. Dug Smith held the visitors to flve TORRINGTON AGAIN DEFEATS PIONEERS: Dudack Wlth ) Two Run Lead | Weakens in Ninth Inning Torrington turned what appeared to be a sure defeat into a victory in the ninth inning yesterday in the game with the Pioneers, and for the third time this season trimmed the locals. With a two-run lead in the ninth in- | { ning, and Dudack going along finely, it looked as if the home gang was {o break the jinx, but the visitors were not to be denied and the offerings of | { the Muhlenberg star, were X to their liking with the result, that the old ap- ple was treated to a severe lacing. ‘Ten batsmen faced the Pioneer slab- man in the closing stanza, and of this number four registered tallies and three were left stranded on the paths. The final score was 6 to 4. Myers, a deaf mute, started the game for the visitors, and at times pitched airtight ball. With local players on the bases, the mute seemed to lose control of the ball uncorking several wild heaves. In the third inning, one of these were directly responsible for a run. The visitors were first to dent the plgtter with a tally. In the third inning, Schroeder let a third strike get away from him and this coupled with two hits resulted in two tallies. The home crowd tied the score in the same inning. The teams battled neck and neck until the fifth inning, when the Pioneers got two more runs. This appeared to be cnough to clinch the game, but, O boy, in the clesing chap- ter, what Torrington did to Dudack’s offerings is too sad to relate. Myers was forced to leave the game in the sixth inning, owning to a splt finger, end Daly who took his place proved more of an enigma. There were numerous features in the game, catch- es by Hogan of a sure triple off S. Dudack’s bat, a brilliant catch by E. Rubino in the ninth inning prevent- ing a tally, and the batting of Goeb being the most’ scintillating. One of the largest crowds of the season, in- cluding a number of rooters from Tor- rington enjoyed the game. The score: Pioneers ] Gl Goeb, 1f. ... S. Dudack. cf Blinn, rf. W. Dudack, p Schroeder, c. Tynch, 1b. Clancey, 3b. . Ellsworth, ss. . Begley, 2b. .. orrmmMocoo, O RN ®oocco~oco0o0of® Torrington ab. McLeod, rf.lb. ....5 E. Rubino, 2b. Miller, cf. .. Daly, 1b.-p. .. N. Rubino, 3b. ‘Wells, c. Hogan, If. Ethier, ss. Myers, p. . . Conklin, rf. .. HRHHMHMOHOMO®, Two-base hits, Blinn, N. Conklin; three-base hits, Goeb; hits, off Myers 6 in 6 innings, off Daly 2 in 3; stolen bases, Goeb, W. Dudack, Miller 2, N. Rubino 3, Wells, Conklin, McLeod; sacrifice hits, Lynch, Ells- worth, S. Dudack; double plays, W. Dudack to Lynch, Ethier to N. Ru- bino to McLeod; bases on balls, off Dudack 6, off Myers 2, off Daly 2; struck out, by Dudack 9, by Myers 3, by Daly 2; passed balls, Wells 2; left on bases, Pioneers 9, Torrington 5; wild pitches, Myers 3; first base on errors, Ploneers 3, Torrington 1; time, 2:10; umpire Barber. MOLLA WINS THIS ONE. Maybe It Was Mary Browne’s Turn to Lose. Montclair, N. J., Aug. 27.—With the echoes of the national tournament still in the air the scene of the tennis competitions for the benefit of the am- bulance fund Yyesterday afternoon shifted to the Montclair Athletic club. Four matches, in two of which Miss Mary Browne and Miss Molla Bjur- stedt were featured were played before more than 1,500 onlookers. The’col- lection of $1,000 assured the purchase of an ambulance by the home club. Miss Browne and Miss Bjurstedt played only one set in singles and Miss Bjurstedt was the winner, at §—6. In mixed doubles Miss Bjurstedt and Har- old A. Throckmorton defeated Miss Browne and Lieut. Dean Mathey, 6—3, 7—56. John R. Strachan of California | won one set from Wm. T. Ailden, Jr., of Philadelphia, at 9—7. Strachan then teamed with Throckmorton and defeated Tilden and Lieut. Mathey, at hits, three of which went for extra | bases. The score: r. 001002060—38 | New Haven .. Bridgeport 00120200x—5 Batteries: Donovan and Devine Smith and Connolly. h. e. 6 2 8 2 CHRISTIANSEN PERFORMS. Danish Athletic Does Excellent Work in BEndurande Contest. Chicago, Aug. 27.—Christian Chris- tiansen, the Danlsh athlete, in a phy- sical endurance test yesterday con- sisting of flve events of a mile each, 10de a bicycle, ran, walked, rowed a boat and swam—all in 64 minutes and 25 seconds. The contest was at the Grand Park athletic meet of the Danish-American Athletic Club and Charles A. Dean, chairman of the Central A. A. referse. 2—6, 6—2, 6—2. WAGNER IS HONORED. Paterson, N. J., Aug. 27.—Hans ‘Wagner, who made his start in base- ball in this city, was the guest of honor here yesterday afternoon at Doherty’s oval, where the Pittsburg team and the Paterson Silk Sox clashed. The Pirates, after seeing the mighty Hans receive a silver set of seventy-two pieces from local fans, beat the Silk Sox, 9 to 8. The Fifth Regiment band furnished the nrusic. TUCKEY RELEASED. Bridgeport, Aug. 27.—Manager Paul Krichell of the Bridgeport team announced yesterday that he has re- leased Rick Tuckey, the veteran right handed flinger and signed Jimmy Heppie, the forger Fordham college star, to take his place. Hipple joined the club last Saturday night. - MASSIVE CROWD WATCH YANKS LOSE White Sox Make Hits Count in Run Column Chicago, Aug. 27.—After a week of airtight pitching and stellar flelding, which had got little in the way of victories, the Yankees let down irt both departments yesterday afternoon and instead gave the best exhibition of hitting thut the club has shown since leaving home. However, the batting was not sufficient to offset the weakness on defence and the White Sox rang up a victory by the score of $ to 3. A crowd of 25,000 fans saw the game. 5 Donovan started George Mogride Wwho usually is a puzzle to the White Sox, and Rowland pinned his faith im Reb Russell, who has been quite am enigma to the Yankees for the past two seasons. Yesterday neither had anything that might be classed as puzzling. The Yanks made life so mis- erable for Russell in the first three in- nings that Rowland withdrew him in the third. Mogridge, after a fair start, wilted completely in the fifth and sixth and was .pounded so hard that Donovan sent Nick Cullop to the mound. Nick was a trifle wild and the Sox pounded his offerings as far as they had pound- ed those of his brother southpaw. New York ...... 911000100--3 13 Chicago 10202201x—8 14 Mogridge, Cullop and Nunamake, Russell, Danforth and Schalk. 1 o Ehmke’s Wildness Costly. Detroit, Aug. 27.—Boston opened & series with Detroit here yesterday and won & to 3, chiefly through the wild- ness of Ehmke, who gave nine bases on balls. The winning runs were scored in the eighth on passes to Hooper and Gardner and hits by Saott and Mays. Boston .. feee Detroit Leonard, Mays and Agnew; Boland and Spencer. 102000030—6 8 0 110100000—3 9 1 Ehmke Another Win For Bagby. Cleveland, Aug. 27.—Cleveland won the opening game of the series with ‘Washington yesterday, 2 to 1. ch of Washington's errors resulted in a run. With the score tied in the ninth, Smith got on first on Morgan’s error, stole second and scored on Wambs- gannss' single. It wdas Bagby’s twentieth victory of the season, he being the first American League pitcher to win that number. ‘Washington 010000000—1 & 2 Cleveland 000000011—2 5 0 Ayers and Ainsmith; Bagby and O’Neil and Billings. 9 Athletics Lose Two. St. Louis, Aug. 27.—St. Louis took both games of yesterday’s doublehead- er from Philadelphia, the first in elev- en innings, 6 to 5, and the second game on a balk by Schauer, who &ad replaced Noyes in the ninth. ‘With Smith on third and second and two out in the eleventh Schauer started purposely to pas: Pratt. He had two balls on the bat- ter when Schang was called away from the plate by Connie Mack. Schang stepped from his position just as Schauer tried to withdraw his de- livery. Umpire Moriarty calle a balk and Smith came in with the winning run. St. Louis had nineteen men left on bases. The scores: First Game Philadelphia .. 21100010000—5 14 4 St .Louis 00011002101—6 10 2 Noyes, Schauer and Schang: Daven- port, Wright, Sothoron and Seve're!d. Second Game 010000103-—5 13 01021032x—9 10 Groom and Sev Sisler on Philadelphia St. Louis ... Myers and Haley; creid. 5 2 W. Corbin Commandery Has E: jovable Time at Annual Affair. The annual outing and field day of George W. Corbin Commandery. No. 53, P. O. S. of A. was held at Whit- man’s Grove, Kensington, Saturday af- ternoon. The day was ideal for the § excellent program of entertainment arranged by the committee, consisting of baseball, athletics and shooting. About 150 were in attendance, in@lud- ing visitors from New Haven, Hart- ford, Meriden, Forestville, Bristol and Waterville. In the rifie contest 3,300 shots were fired. The winners were asf follows: First, Sergeant Vergaso second, Private Segel; pistol shooting E. H. Parker, first; L. Segel, second.| Tn the free-for-all contest won by Ser-{ geant Vergason, the prize was a medal donated by Police Commissioner FHow- - ard M. Steele. { New Britain defeated Bristol in the! baseball game, score 4 to 3 and cap- tured the silver cup donated by thel state executive board. In the quott pitching contest, Hartford was the Winner. Luncheon was served durin; the afternoon. YANKS BlY PITCRER. Montreal, Aug. Walter wood of the Newark club, Interna- tional league. has been sold to the New York club of the American leagug James R. Price, president of th Newark club, announced here las G. 27 Small- { night. FIRST SACKER FOR TIGERS. Detroit, Aug, 27.—Il.eo Dressen, first baseman has been purchased by the Detroit American league basebaij club from St. Paul of the America aszociation, aceording to announce. hmeut here yesterday.