New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 30, 1917, Page 8

MERIDEN POLICE BASEBALI: TEAM EASILY DEFEATS LOCALS—WHITE SOX f BUCCANEERS—SUCCESSFUL PLAY FESTIVAL AT WALNUT e JHITE SOX ADVANCE JLOSER T0 PENNANT findy City Teams Beat Browns b Twice While Red Sox Loal Chicago, Aug. 30.—Chicago won 5th games of a double header from Louis yesterday, 6 to 0 and 11 to and gained a full game on Boston. hicago now leads Boston by four ad one-half games. | The scores: (First game). r. h -.000000000—0 7 1 .....01000041x—6 § 0 Koob, Wright and Sev- d; Russell and Schalk. (Second game). e. r. h e .100000000— 1 3 3 -01006004x—11 12 3 Rogers and Hale; Benz, aforth and Schalk and Lynn. Tigers on a Rampage. land, Aug. 30.—Detroit made een hits yesterday and beat nd, 15 to 1. Bagby vielded earned runs in the third and h innings. Torkleson, a Mar- Balitown, Iowa, recruit, who replaced igby, distinguished himself in his Bt big league inning by striking out b and Veach. e score: r. h. .004500420—15 18 0 veland 000010000— 1 6 1 e. troit . L NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1017. MAKE GAIN IN AMERICAN LEAGUE—GIANT: HILL PARK—ATHLETIC RESULTS AT ST. MARY’S PLAYGROUND—BUSY’S LASSIE WINNER BASEBALL IN. A NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. New York 6, Pittsburgh 5. St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn 2, Chicago 1. Cincinnati 5, Boston 4.—10 innings. Standing of the Clubs. ‘Won Lost New York ........ 76 41 Philadelphia ...... 65 50 St. Louis .. 64 58 Cincinnati . 66 62 Chicago 62 62 Brooklyn 58 60 Baston .... 49 64 Pittsburgh . .. 38 81 P.C. .650 Games Today. New York at Brooklyn. Boston at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Pittsburgh. AMERICAN LEAGUE. ' Yesterday’s Results. Chicago 6, St. Louis 0.—First game. Chicago 11, St. Louis 1.—Second game. Detroit 15, Cleveland 1. Other clubs not scheduled.- Standing of the Clubs. Cleveland . Detroit .. New York ‘Washingtan .. S8t Touls ..... Philadelphia . 5 Games Today. Washington at New York. Philadelphia at Boston. Batteries: Dauss and Stanage and Bagby, Torkelson and O’Neil De Berry. 00DWARD SPOILS REGORD rphy Is Forced to Send Relicf 7n'¢‘rkrmummd for First Time This Season—Elks Honor Plant. Danny Murphy’s ambition to work one pitcher a game during the Stern league season received a sad pit on the Savin Rock grounds yes- y afternoon when Frank Wood- 'ard, one of the shining lights of the peal staff, was chased to cover in the ighth inning of the contest with ridgeport. Woodward’s exit nat only [hattered a record that has held good nce the start of the season but also rved a sad unhappy ending to one of e best performances flashed by the peal boy this season. Walker, playing lhe rale of rescuer, finished the game hich New Haven eventually won by a oré of 3 to 2. The score: r. h e pridgeport 000000200—2 6 2 'ew Haven ..,00210000*—3 9 1 Batteries—Smith and Connolly; Woodward, Walker and Flaherty and Pevine. New London, Aug. 30.—In a game Rt which the local lodge of Elks held Detroit at Cleveland. St. Louis at Chicago. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. Rochester 6, Newark game. Newark game. Richmond 6, Toronto 5. The Buffalo-Providence dauble header was postponed on account of rain. —First 1, Rochester 0.—Second Standing of the Clubs. Providence Toranto .. Baltimore Newark Rochester Buffalo Montreal Richmond Games Today. Newark in Buffalo. Proidence in Rochester, Richmond in Montreal. Baltimore in Toronto. EASTERN LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. New Haven 3, Bridgeport Lawrence 4, New London 2. ‘Worcester 3, Springfield 1. Portland 3, Hartford 0.—First heir annual Plant day celebration, he Lawrence team won out by the fcore of 4 to 2. The Elks presented 'ommodore Morton ¥. Plant, owner of ! he New London club, with a hand- some Elks’' card case of gold. The presentation was made by Henry R. [Band, Jr. T. M. Crowley on behalf of the [Elks ,also presented President Daniel O'Neil of the Eastern League with a handsome loving cup. Manager Mc- Cann of the local team, and Manager Flynn of the visiting club were pre- sented with traveling bags. The score: r. h. e 000021100—4 8 2 . 200000000—2 11 3 and Murphy; Lawrence New London Batteries—Willlams Martin and Russell. Worcester, Mass.,, Aug. 30.—Wor- cester defeated Springfleld in a game replete with fast flelding. Timely hit- ting by the home team and McQuil- lan's effectiveness in the pinches were responsible for the win. Potteiger made a three-bagger with Maloney on second. The base running of the latter was a feataure. Score: Springfleld 000000010—1 Worcester 10002000*—3 7 Batteries—Mayberry and Stephens; McQuillan and Tyler. Tehs 8 e. vg 3 30.—Portland took double-header here rores; the first, 2 to 0. Barron Hartford, Aug. both games of a yesterday by shut-out 3 to 0, and the secand, allowed only two scratch hits in the first game, neither going outside the infield. Plitt was invincible in the second game With men on Dbas Harry Lord's batting and fielding were the features of both games. The scores: First Game ¥, Hartford 000000000—0 Portland ... 001001100—3 Batteries—Keefe and Carroll; ron and Dempsey. Second Game 1. 0000060-—0 0101000—2 and Carroll; Hartford Portland Batteries—Head and McGraw DOBIE NAVY COACH. Mich,, Aug. 30 Gilmour Dobie, coach of the University of De- troit football eleven, has resigned and has accepted an offer as instruct- or of football at the Naval Academy at Annapolis, it was announced here vesterday. Dobie came to Detroit this summer from Seattle Ever since he graduated from the Uni- versity of Minnesota, where he starred on the zridiron, Dobie has been coach- ing football elevens with remarkabie success. Plitt Detroit game. Portland game. Hartford 0.—Second Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost 64 32 60 41 49 50 48 49 46 51 45 54 43 53 36 61 New Haven .. Lawrence ... New London ‘Worcester . Bridgeport . Portland . Springfleld . Hartford ..... Games Today. New London at Hartford. Portland at Springfield. Lawrence at Worcester. BAKER (OPPOSED Secretary of War Frowns on Proposed Holding of Annual Army-Navy Gridiron Contest. Washington, Aug. 30.—There is little chance that the Army-Navy football game will be played this vear. Newton D. Baker, secretary of war, last night declared that he was opposed to having the contest even for the purpose of raising a war fund. Agitation for the restitution of foot- ball and other sports at West Point, following the recent order from Sec- { retary of the Navy Daniels permitt- ing the resumption of athletics at Annapolis. There is some likelihood that Mr. Baker will allow the Army to play with teams other than that of the Navy. He will take up the ques- tion at West Point, for which he left last night to be present at the grad- uation exercises today. Mr. Baker explained last night that the Army-Navy game had been dis- cussed by him with Secretary Daniels and Col. Palmer Pjerce, U. S. A. head of the National Collegiate Athlétic association. The decision reached was that so far as West Point and Annap- olis were concerned every ounce of energy ought to be employed toward the prosecution of the war, even at the temporary sacrifice of athletics. At West Point, Secretary Baker ex- plained, a system of very intensive military training has been initiated while arrangements are being rushed to graduate two classes ahead. Mr. Baker also pointed out that the teeling between West Point and An- napolis was naturally such that play- ing of the football match would in- volve much training and preparation. He does not think thaf this energy should be devoted at this time even ~ARD You T:—_n_c_th,' PLAYGROUND FESTIVAL Successful Time Held at Walnut Hill Park—Fine Dancing by Children— Winners of Athletic Events. The festival held in connection with the closing of the city play- grounds at Walnut Hill park yester- day afternoon, was one of the most successful affairs of the year. About 350 children participated in the dancing numbers under the direction of Miss Marion D. Rearden, were very good, and reflects much credit on the instructor who has proven'a painstaking employe of the public amusement commission. Music for the dancing was furnished by the Lynch brothers, assisted by Harry Ginsberg. Directors Moorehead and Rourke were in charge of the athletic events. The final closing of the grounds will take place Saturday morning. The results of the athleticevents follow: N Vollgy ball race—Burrit vs. Smal- ley. Won by Smalley, score 16 to 12. Dodge ball game—Bartlett vs. East. Won by Bartlett, 2 to 1. Stride ball race—Tie between Bart- lett and Smith. Forty-vard dash, Boys, 65-1b. class —First, Max Finklestien, Burritt; sec- ond, J. Sokolowski, Bartlett; third, A. Finklestien, Burritt, and fourth, S. Kolsokowski, Bartlett. Forty-yard dash, 75-1b. class— First, C. Ahearn, Burritt; second, M. Hubberman, Smalley; third, J. San- orvzik, Bartlett, and fourth, N. Kania, Bartlett. Sixty-yard dash, 85-1b. class—Pirst, B. Kolbin, Smalley; second, A. Hob- berman, Smalley; third, J. Swataski, Burritt, and fourth, D. Richman, Smalley., Sixty-yard dash, 95-1b. class—First, i Burritt; second, J. Zeltlin, v; third, J. Bunny, Burritt, and fourth, P. May, Smith. ixty-yard dash, 85-1b. class—First, F. Solomkin, Smalley; second, Mar- garet O'Leary, Burritt; third, A. Stas- kalonoes, Smith, and fourth, M. Ur- ban, Smith. Girl's baseball game—Won by Mary Urban’s team; score 12 to 4. The boys’ baseball game was won by the team picked from the North End boys. Score 9 to 3. ley with Burritt second and Smith third. BUSY’'S LASSIE WINS, Walter Cox Again Scores With Sea- son's Sensation at Poughkeepsie. Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Aug. 30.— Busy’s Lassie, owned by Barton Par- dee, of Atlantic City, N. J., yesterday won “the Knickerbocker” 2:07 trot, for a $5,000 purse, in the grand cir- cuit, but not until the event had gone four heats, although it was raced on the three heats system. At the end of the third heat Busy’s Lassie and Brescia stood tied ‘in the summary and under the rules the two horses went another heat to decide the win- ner of the race. The best time was won by Brescia, after Al Mack, the favorite, which had been leading, went td a break in the home stretch. Rodney, driver of Brescla, was pock- eted in the second heat, which Al Mack and Brescia the third heat. for the advantage .of raising a war fund. Busy's Lassie, winner of this heat, easily defeated Brescia in the fourth. The chariot race was won by Smal- | By Briggs WHEN You CAMN'T Trink SwaLe WHEN THE Po STMAN HANDS YpL A LETTER PIRATES BEATEN BY COMING CHAMPS {Giants Take Close Contest at Polo Grounds New York, Aug.20—The Giants did their best to hand a game over to the Piratés on the Polo Grounds yester- day, but the old Pittsburgh Buccos weren’t that kind of sports. They de- clined to accept a game as a gift and handed it right back to New York: Hugo Bezdek says he has a low position in the world, but not low enough to have games thrown at him. As a consequence the Glants were forced to take the contest whether they wanted it or not. The score was 6 to 5, the winning run skimming over the plate in the ninth inning. The Phils lost again, so the Harlem lead is back at ten games. The score: r. h e Pittsburgh . 100001300—5 9 0 New York .. 000002211—6 12 3 Miller, Steele and W. Wagner; De- maree, Tesreau, Sallee and Rariden. Robins Win Closc One. Brooklyn, Aug. 30—With the Dodg- ers and Cubs deadlocked, 1 to 1, in the last half of the ninth inning at FEbbets field vesterday, the bases full, one out, Mack Wheat up and a hit tor fly to the outfield needed to put the winning run across, the brother of the mighty Zach “delivered the ®oods.” Mack pasted a sacrifice flv to Flack, on which Jake Daubert raced across the plate with the run that gave Brooklyn the victory, 2 to 1. The score: r. h.e. 100000000—1 6 0 000000011—2 11 2 Hendrix and Elliott and Wilson; Smith and Miller. Chicago . aee Brooklyn . Clean Sweep for Reds. Boston, Aug. 30—Cincinnati cleaned up its three game series here by de- feating Boston, 5 to 4, in ten innings yesterday. The winning run was the result of an error by Smith after two were out. Griffith was then hit and Magee’s single sent over the winning run. The score: T Cincinnatt .... 0000110201—5 13 1 Boston ....... 2010100000—4 7 1 Toney, Eller and Wingo; Nehf and Tragesser. e. Alexander Ineffective. Philadelphia, Aug. 30.—St. Louts hit Alexander’s delivery hard in the last three innings yesterday and defeated Philadelphia, 6 to 3. All of the home team’s runs were made off Meadows, who, with Baird, was sent off the field in the sixth inning for disputing O'Day’'s decisions. The score: r. St. Louis ...... 000100211—5 Philadelphia .., 000210000—3 Meadows, Watson and Alexander and Killifer. h. e. 9 7 Snyder; o A tDEA ConvTapruinG A PepcH OF AN_IDEA FROM ‘A ConTRLB ~ 'OH"F"' e B T GR=-Rawd AND 6L Copyrighted 1917 by The Tribune Atsoc. (New York Tribusely . —AND Yau THINK OR-Yus Freetin'? 1%y [ st MARY'S PLAYGROUND Immense Crowd Watch Young Ath- letes Perform in e Manner— Girls Defeat Boys in Volley Ball. Members of the Tierney Cadets, the Junior Sodality and members of St. Mary’s church enjoyed a pleasant afternoon at St. Mary’s playgrounds | vesterday afternoon. A fine program {of athletic events were conducted under the guidance of Physical In- structor Pilz. The 40-yard dash for girls was one of the features, re- [ auired eleven heats with five runners in each heat, before a winner was decided on. Bertha Parker was first, Anna Daly second and Mary Hudak third. The results of other events are as follows: Forty-yard dash, junior class, first, Alice Sweeney. 5 and 4-5 seconds; second, Mary Brokkie; third, Evelyn Moore. Variation team, vards, Captain Willlam Kenney's team first, 12 and 4-5 seconds, and Captain Jack Daly’s team, second. Forty-yards, Serpentine race, girls’ | minor class, first, Lillian Gingras, time 7 and 4-5 seconds; second, Anna Daly; third, Lilllan Zeitlin. Obstacle race, 40 yards, girls junior class, first, Mary Brigatti, time 6 and 2-5 seconds; second, Alice Sweeney; third, Marian Bursett. Fifty vards, rope jumping, senior class, first, Helen McAleer, time 8 seconds and Alice Schenck tied; Margaret Crowe, second. Fifty yards, stilt race, first, Earl Putney, 27 and 2-5 seconds; second, Dan Hennessy; third, John Connolly. Fifty-yards dash, minor class, first, Willlam Kiniry, 7 seconds; second, Rudolf Swanson; third, George Scheyd. Fifty vards dash, junior class, first, Joseph Connelly, time 7 seconds; second, Clement Grace; third, Jo- seph Clynes. Senior class, Frank Griffin, first, time 6 and seconds; second, Sar. ka Minatsign; third, Harold Swan- son Two hundred and twenty yards, hill and dale run, first, Andrew Sar- isky, 31 and 1-5 seconds; second, John Kerner; third, J. McCue. Running broad jump, minor class, Willlam Kiniry, 12 feet; second, Pren- dergast; third, Harrigan. Junior class, John Kerner, first, 13 feet, 4 inches; second, Medric; third, Meehan, Volley ball, hinck's team, 21; ney’s team 17. Playground baseball league, megs lost to the Giants, 15 to 7. The officials of the games were as follows: Referee, Arthur Pilz; start- er, Charles Miller; judges at finish, J. Kenney, William Coleman and s Rose Glover. relay race, 50 Captain Alice Le- ‘aptain Earl Pua- Nut- COLBY TO PLAY FOOTBALL. Waterville, Me., Aug. 30.—Robert Y. Brvin, graduate manager of ath- letics at Colby, announced last night that the college would have a football team as usual thils fall. He added that the intercollegiate series would probably he played and that Colby, was arranging post-season games with Tufts and Brown. McGRAW FINED $1,000 National League Directors Find Giants Leader Guilty of Approving Interview Assailing President Tener New Yorw, Aug. 30.—The severest financial penalty ever inflicted on an individual by a baseball organization, a fine of $1,000, was yesterday im- posed on John J. McGraw by the board of directors of the National League as punishment for statements reflecting on President John K. Tener. McGraw repudiated these statements after they appeared in print in sev- eral papers, but the finding of the board of directors, based on a public ~— WIN CLOSE GAME FROM LOGAL COPPERS . LOSE TO MERIDEN Silver City Baseball Team Proves Too Strong for Sowney’s Pefs ~ Meriden police, won the first game of the series with the local pavement pounders yesterday afternoon at Han- over Park, the locals beimg forced to submit to a 11 to 3 score. Despite the one-sided score, the game was ine teresting and the'big crowd on hand had plenty of opportunity to cheer for their favorites. Pete Cabelus, hurl- ing for the locals, put up a grand game, but the support accorded him at times was very ragged. Paddy O'Mara behind the bat, also per- formed in stellar style. The hitting of Tommy Dolan and George Moffitt was hard and timely. Very little can be written concerning the fielding o¥ the Commercial street boys, although Captain Sowney and Massey made stabs that were spectacular. Moffitt was forced to retire from the game owing to a strained leg and Bill Strolls took his place. For the Meriden team, much praise is due for the fine game they put up, also for the splendid repast served in the auditorium at the close of t game. The teams will battle in this city early in September. Before the contest, Sergeant Burke . detailed an officer to pilot the local delegation through the police head- quarters and some fine place it is, be- ing in marked contrast to the Com- merclal street establishment. On thig journey Willle Quigley ventured too near the padded cell and soon found himself locked up. The boys gave him the merry ha ha when he was finally liberated. The score: New Britain. ab, 4 ] 3 RBwwooHwo MmO Cabelus, O'Mara, Veley, 3D Sowney, ss Hart, rf, cf .. Moffitt, cf Strolls, rf Perry, 1b Dolan, 2b Massey, 1f P c 2 omooroorool conocolonron?® . 0 ot 2 cowrmemw S | Kurchon, 3b Carroll, It Custy, 2b Boldt, ¢ Bonin, cf Alix, ss Doran, Cole, rf Scharmer, p 1b cowrmocoool Totals -39 11 13 27 New Britain . ..010000101— 3 Meriden ceeee .10038211x—11 Summary Three-base hit, Boldt: two-base hits, Kurchon 2, Dolan and Sowney; double play, Hart to Dolan; hit by pitcher, by Scharmer, O‘Mara; left on bases, New Britain 9, Meriden 7; bases on balls, off Scharmer, 5; hearing, is to the effect that Mec- Graw had an opportunity to prevent the publication of the derogatory statements had he so desired, ana his failure to do so is sharply con- demned by the board. He is found guilty, and the newspaper men who demanded a rehearing of the famous “scurrilous articles” case are cleared of the charge made by McGraw that they lied in their “alleged” inter- views. In addition to the action regarding McGraw the board of directors took occasion to send out a warning to managers and other employes of the Nationa] League that conviction on charges similar to those against Mc- Graw will result in suspension for the remainder of the season as the min- imum penalty. Grew Out of Byron Case, The unpleasant case which has thus finally been decided by the officials of the National League grew out of an assault made by McGraw on Um- pire Byron in St. Louis last June. The manager had a wordy dispute with the umpire after a losing game, and ended by knocking Byron down. For this offense the National League fined McGraw $500 and suspended him for sixteen days without pay. Shortly after this decision McGraw made the statements reflecting on President Tener, in the course of Which he referred to the president of the league as ‘“a contract jumper, a politician who took orders and a handpicked official.” As soon as these assertions ap- Peared in print McGraw was called before the board of directors and signed a statement denying that he had authorized any such accusation or had at any time given any interviews to the sporting writers. The baseball officials accepted his disapproval and declared the incident closed. This action did not meet with the approval of the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers of America, who demanded an investigation by the Na- tlonal League. This was acceded to, and the result is a complete vindica. tion of the reporters who printed the Interview with McGraw. MANN ORDERED TO CAMP, Brooklyn, Aug. 30.—Leslie Mann, star outfielder with the Chicago Na- | tionals, was ordered today by the national association of the Y. M. C. A. to report at Camp Logan, Houston, Tex., at once to assume charge of physical work there. Mann left the Cubs yesterday in Brooklyn and start- ! ed for Camp Logan. Mann, a grad- uate of the Y. M. C. A. college of | Springfield, Mas: volunteered his services several weeks ago. 1 struck out, by Scharmer, 13; Cabetus, 11; wild pitch, Scharmer; umpire, Baer. NAYLOR GOING BACK. Star Hurler of Murlins Is Recalled by Athletics Management. Cincinnati, Aug. 30.—The National Baseball Commission yesterday pro- mulgated its annual list of players re- leased for consideration by minor league clubs to major league clubs under approved agreements, other than optional agreements, since the close of the 1916 drafting season and prior to the commencement of the drafting period of 1917. The list shows 127 players who have already been or who -will¥ be brought up from the minors and dis- tributed among fifteen of the 16 ma- jor league clubs. The Boston Ameri- cans did not obtain any players through this method, while the Bos- ton Nationals obtained only one. The list includes g National League. By Cincinnati from Providence— Shean. b, By Boston from Baltimore—Twom- bly. By Brooklyn from Portland—Heil- man and Plitt. By Chicago Weaver: By Ward. By St. liams; from New Haven— Portland, Hollocher. Pittsburgh from Portland— Louis from Portland—Wil- Springfield, Gardenier. American League. By Detroit from Springfield— Haines and Allen. By Philadelphia from New Haven —Naylor. ATHLETICS LOSE STAR. Third Baseman Bates Is Ordered to Revort for Military Service. St. Louls, Mo., Aug 30.—Thg Ath- letics have lost Roy Bates, third basq- man. Within the near future the hard-lLitting youngster will be wear- ing a uniform of Uncle Sam’s instead of the Mackmen's garb. Bates re- celved word yesterday that he had passed the physical examination and was ordered to report at once. eAs a result, instsad of going with the Athletics to “Boston t night he is on his way to Paterson, N. J., whera he will report to the proper authori- ties. The report was circulated that Pitcher Noyes had also been calle: by the army, but if so Manager Mar& says he knows nothing of it. Nmck stated that Noyes went to Kearney, Kan.. on a visit to his parents. bug that he was to join the team in Phile . adelphia next Momday, when the Athe letics are due home.