New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 13, 1917, Page 8

" ROGERS AN e~ e — NEW BRYTAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1917, . S s D ANDERSON BATTLING FOR HONORS IN CITY BOWLING LEAGUE—GOCHER CONTRIBUTES TRIBUTE TO RICKEY WITHDRAWS OFFER TO HENDRICKS TO MANAGE CARDINALS—OMAR KHAYYAM BEATEN BY STABLE MAT | GLOWING TRIBUTE | It Héppg_ns in the Best Regulated Families T - - = = — By b | |GARDIVALS FAL MR. JonES - THIS BANK- AS PRESIDE U WANT To - T0 “KNAP’ W'CARTHY Gocher Enlogizes Veteran Driver in American Horse Breeder EXPE l?‘rfl/:\‘n ADVISER ‘W. H. Gocher, racing authority, writes an interest- ing article a recent issue of the American Iorse Breeder, concerning | “W. H. “Knap” McCarth) died | recently in a western cit i Phe article is as follows: “The passing of W. H. McCarth at Terre Haute, Ind., on September 30, is entitled to more than a stickful of matter in the obituary column. While not & very old man, the returns show- ing that he was born at Elmira, N. Y., March 22, 1855, ‘Knap’ McCarti be- | longed to the old school of trainers, | having started racing early in life and remaining at it for over fifty years. “The first glimpse of him on the screen dates from the opening of the Civil War when, as a tow-headed lad of seven, he put in all of his spare | time riding army horses for a gov- ernment purchasing agent at Elmira. When the Scventh Artillery joined the Army of the Potomac, young Me- Carthy was with it, and remained with | that command and the Ninth Cavalry | during the entirc war. On the battle- | fleld or during the march the sturdy : little lad from the Empire State was always in the van. All his pos- sessions were toted from camp to eamp in a shabby old knapsack picked up on the battlefield. It made him 86 conspicuous that the soldiers ~-dubbed him ‘Knapsack,’ which was soon shortened to ‘Knap,’ and stuck to him through life. “After peace was declared ‘Knap’| remained with the government, rid- | ing horses offered for sale. When, they were all sold he drifted back to | Elmira, where he was soon busy rid- | ing ' runners in quarter races and | dashes at the fairs and race meetings . 4in western New York. the noted ‘harness in who = I'M There 1T Comes FINANCIAL TANGLES " WHEN To nf Copyrighted 1917 by The Tribune Assoe. (i APPRECIATION OF THE WORK You HAUE DONE AND To ADVISE You THAT WE APPoINT CHIEE FINANCIAL THis - BooK SAYS onE THiInG BoOow ANOTHER! NT of voiee My A | [ Sax | DonT GET Your BAmK " WHAT AND THE CHECK [New York Tribuna. i His Racing Start. “Opportunity tapped at his door in _ the ‘fall of 1867 when Dan Mace vis- | 'ited Elmira with a mixed stable of ~ trotters and runners to start at the ' fair. Among other horses Mace had and Derby Boy, 2.09 1-4, while he the thoroughbred mare, Charlotte F., also raced the pacers Searchlight, ' that in time became famous as the:2.03 1-4 Indiana, .2.04 3-4, and running mate of the old-time trotter, 'Frank Agan, 2.03 3-4, being be- Fthan Allen. Young McCarthy was hind the latter when he defeated Joc | selected to ride her at Elmira, and Patchen, Robert J., Rubenstein and | his work made such a favorable im- ! Badge at Cleveland in 1896 in 2.05,) pression that, when Mace returned |3.04, 2.02 3-4. This was the fastest to New York. he took “Knap” along |3 heat race paced up to that time. " with him. The following spring, at| In 1906, “Knap” trained the Ken- the “mature” age of thirteen, W. H.|[tucky Futurity winner, Siliko, 3, McCarthy began a thirteen-year ap- | 2.11 1-4, for John E. Madden, and prenticeship with Dan Mace. Being |was severely injured while the race a plodder and entirely devoid of the: was in progress. Ethel Mac, 2.07 1-4, magnetic temperament and light | also proved a good winner for him, hands which go with a great reins- |and, after being retired, produced a man, “Knap” rose, slowly to the|number of fast foals. One of his surface. Finally he was given a|best trotters was W. J. Leyburn, mount at St. Louls in 1878. Mace | which he sold for $15,000 last year, “was injured, and McCarthy was sent after showing that he could trot in out behind Darby. He won. Later|2.10 over a half-mile track. _on he also drove Sorrell Dan| Of late vears “Knap” McCarthy © and Hopeful in a few races. This con- | confined his racing operations to the vinced him that he could paddle his| middle iwest, with headquarters at own canoe, and in the fall of 1880 | Terre Haute. This yvear he made a “Knap” made a contract to drive for | very fair showing through the Michi-| H. V. Bemis, of Chicago. | gan Circult with June Red, winning | The next year he came down the | a number of long, drawnout races line with Little Brown Jug, Sorrel | with her. He was also behind a mem- | Dan, Bonesetter, Silverton, and Fred | ber of his stable at Charleston, IIL, | Douglas. The Jug won twelve races | on September 25, when he was thrown | . for him that season and also paced in | from his sulky, fractured his skull, 2.11 3-4; 2.11 8-4; 2.12 1-2; the|dying [ive days later from the injury. fastest three heats on record up to| ‘“Knap’ was the hardest working that date, when he won over Charter | man in the light harness racing world. Oak Park track, Hartford. Silverton | No one ever heard of him pulling off also won nine races for the Bemis|anything with a catch mount or hav- stable, and Bonesetter two before he | ing a prospective champion handed to | dropped dead at Pittsburgh. him after being prepared fog a cam- On the Grand Circuit. paign. What he had he made and In 1882 “Knap” made a contract to | What he won he lept. ~‘lis mEtkods < . | were tough, but thorough, and, if a "P:Xle gfnfm:r:d,g:zdf;?& (",'m:t" horse stood his preparation, hel ra‘::‘ed‘ 2 = € _2rAnd well for him. Mace always told him :;f;g:’t e e [hachg wouldineven malkeis! success z ke and 3 as a driver, as he had a heavy han B an el o e om0 | ind could never learn to send a horse sh" i °Mr“Beml; }Ke;en‘vp}:‘;&_flway at top speed without holding o aa s iaii=c(ihim aglit helwerelinta vise SiThis wwas B BuCoo8s b e Otflt, the | the method of Woodruff, Hoagland, double-galted mare, Minnle R. and|gryeian, and Pfer. It was what he Von Arnim being his best pupils. The |, 4 geen as a boy, and he always| he opened a public stable ‘ H ! o Einetirs)| CLnERtORILnotyihetandinghche Muc ) . ; | that he was trained under the Mace | ::;?’;c:l:effir:s career, except In '®|method of light hand driving, per-| S ils 0f ihe for 1) T Wiher fect bilmes and Just enough work | Statimelo B R Rt ne o zaa m i olkenn Ralliofuiboleninl L igad plavsii; ¥ | a horke, but at the same time suffi- Mattle H., and Belle F., McCarthy | & BOFSe, DUt B0 B0 B8 08 o epreme managed to more than hold his oWn | cyor¢ in a series of heats, a. system horses failed to make good. Later he returned to the trotters and rounded out his career by bringing out Oro, 2.05 1-4, Nancy Royce, 2.06 1-4, Nor- man B., 2.06 1-4, Dan Cupid, 2.09 1-4, | | In the fastest company, and followed ! " 2 that was followcd by Hickok, Marvin, op their successes with the second prner, and James Goldsmith, and 1s Mambrino Sparkle, Harry second 4 imhomas W. Murphy, Edward 'F. he;adt Guy was sent away hehind the ..y "walter Cox, and Alonzo Me: feld, but trotting. wen the horses p[otiy passed along that Guy was coming on APA OBJECTS. the outside. McCarthy deliberately Pt DL o o R carried him into tence, whilel|l New ¥York Nov. 13.-7Dal > The judges distanced him for the [ football team and star Kkicker, wgl‘ foul, a very mild penalty for the of- | play no more this season. Major D. fense, while W. J. Gordon, of Cleve- | R. Cochran, his father, sent word of the season, retired from racing on| that e would keep his son out of any Recount of this incident j further football this year, even should After Geneva S. was laid away, | his attack of blood poisoning of the for a rainy day irying to make a raco C(ochran has played at end for two horse out of the sray mare, Anna i seasons. He contracted an infection Mace, by Robert McGregor, dam.| of the foot from a tight shoe in the ich was bred by his wife. She | the next most experienced man on the t° of specd. but was unfor- | squad, is acting captain. finally found a place in| { MAT CHAMPION IN HOSPITAL. Des Moines, Towa, Nov. 13.—Earl addock, of Anita, Jowa, claimant to wrestling championship, money trotter, Telix, and Jewett, ;. continued at the present time struck the home stretch the word was | Double went on and won with Jack, | captain and right end of the Columbla | Jand, the owner of Guy, at the close | yesterday afternoon to the coaches “Knap” spent abont all he had saved | foot improve sufficiently to allow him. Mattio JL. 227 1.2 by Blue Bull | imherst game. Left Bnd Kennedy, fter the Cleveland meet- f. when “Knap” made an defeat [loise after W. B. the latter, him to (6 the world's | is in a hospital at Rochester, Minn., { and has postponed his match with divide with Bought Out Robert Shortly after- this race <nap" made a contract to train D. D. With- ars gallopers. Either he or the refused Yussif Hussane, the Bulzarian wres- tler, scheduled for November 21 at ; Des Moines. | point match, with Leonard Howison, i bering up and working out the kinks PITTS GREAT RECORD If Warner’s Wonderful Eleven Wins | Westy Hogan, Stable Mate of Great { Fall Crew Season Will Close Thursday, Threc Remaining Games, Seasons | | Without Defeat Will Be Completed. | Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 13.—If Pitts-~ burgh can defeat Carnegie Tech and Penn State, which seems altogether probable, she will have completed her third consecutive season without a defeat. So far Glenn Warner's team has' shown a string of twenty-two conse- cutive victories, unmarred by a de- feat or a tie. The change in the Panthers’ football comparison came when “Pop” Warner left the Carlisle Indians, which he made famous for their gridiron picturesqueness, and went to Smoketown. It is a record that is not approached by any other eleven In collegiate circles today. CONGRATULATE ME NANCIAL EXPERT AND AN ACCOUNT Ts ANY war 77 oH HEN-RY THE CHIEC You WORNDERFU HinD OF [ OMAR KHAYYAM BEATEN Colt, Captures $10,000 Bowie Hand- icap at Pimlico Track. Pimlico, Md., Nov. 13.—The great Omar Khayyam was beaten in the $10,000 Bowie Handicap here yester- day, but he suffered defeat only at the hands of his stable mate Westy Hogan. champion three-year-old home all of his opponents Westy Hogan. The race was at one mile and a half and a big and select field of colt led except rich purse. doubt Many turfmen were of the opinion |Hous: that Jimmy Butwell could have got- | University to the government, jten more speed out of the champion COCHRAN TAKES LEAD. Youthful Western Billiardist on Long End of Opening Game With Howison. New York, Nov. 13.—Welker Coch- ran, the youthful balk-line expert from the bounding West, last night won the opening block of his 2,000 a veteran player, score of 400 to 225 sided contest. balk-line. The youngster rather took the in- terest out of the night's contest by rolling up a brilliant cluster of 103 buttons in his first inning, and per- forming with such masterly skill thereafter that he had accumulated 252 points in his first six innings foy an average of 42. This high powered : travelling by the Westerner left How- ison well in the background and out of the running so far as that partic- ular block was concerned. Yet the large and appreciative crowd that gathered in Howison’s rooms to see th= match enjoyed the tilt from an artistic viewpoint and also for the courageous effort made by the veteran in the closing innings of play. the decisive a rather one- The match is at 18.2 NO REST FOR THE ARMY. Final Football Drive for Lebanon Val- ley and Boston Begun. West Point, N. J.,, Nov. 13.—There was no rest for the Army eleven yes- terday. Although the coaches sent the men into a light scrimmage there was no semblance of rough work. The drill was held for the purpose of lm- and bruises acquired in last Satur- day’s game with the Carlisle Indians. | The Army came out of that game in good shape physically. Luce, Shrader and Stokes, who were not in Saturday’s game because of in- juries, were in the drill. The Army will prepare for a hard game with Lebanon Valley next Saturday, and will point especially for the Boston college game on Navy day, November 24, which will wind up the Army's season. Vandegraaff, the big tackle, is hobbling about, but will not be able to play this week. MEANIX AT CAMP DEVENS. Billy Meanix, of the Boston A. A. holder of the world record over the 440-yard high hurdles, has joined the National Army at Camp Devens, at Ayer, Mass. Meanix learned football at Harvard, and it is believed that he will be a candidate for a place on the Camp Devens football eleven. _place in the $2 parimutuels. i stories of his prowess and made good. . | throughout the entire if it had been necessary to beat any of his rival three. third. The Viau pair paid the surprisingly big price of $4.90 to win and $6.40 a BRITTON WINS EASILY | Johnny Tillman of Minneapolis, Hand- | cd An Artistic Lacing by Jack in | Six-Round Bout in Philly. Philadelphia, Nov. 13.—Jack Brit- | ton of Chicago made Johnny Tillman, formerly of Minneapolis, look foolish | in the windup event at the Olympia A. A. last night. Britton came here plumed with The bout was a hammer and tongs | affair, with Britton carrying the fight six rounds. | Tillman fought back hard, but was able to claim only the first round. The second round was an even break, but -from the beginning of the | third round until the end Britton, who was saving his right hand for a bout in Buffalo tomorrow night, had Till- | man swinging like a flail but hitting | only the air. The last four rounds belonged to Britton by a wide margin. | A. K. Macomber’s great | Union Pacific railroad, has r-old filly Sunbonnet finished | Eiven a coaching launch to the boat | club, which has been of great service BOWLING RESULTS. Two match games were rolled in the Stanley Works league at the Aetna alleys last evening, the Hardware quintet winning three straight victor- jes from the Dept. 200 five and the East Gate team were returned victors over the Mill quintet, two games to “ one. 1 i GARDNER BEATS RECTOR. Westfield, Mass, Nov. 13.—Oscar Gardner, of Hartford, beat Young Rector, of Jersey City in every one of the 12 rounds at the Whip City A. C., last night, winning the referee’ decision. Gardner knocked Rector ! down in the second for the count of nine. FOOTBALL INJURY FATAL. Indlanapolis, Nov. 13.—As a re- sult of a fractured skull received Sun- day in a football game, Harold Holtz, seventeen, of Indianapolis, died ves- terday. He was injured about a| month ago in a football game, and HEWRY DEAR THAT REMINDS ME- WON'T You STRA(GHTEN OUT MY BANK ACCOUNT My BaLancCE AND My STuBS DonT TACLY- ? ! 1 TeouenT ToU WAS —— HEH-~ FINANCIAC ExPERT " ROWING AT YALE Harbor. New Haven, Nov. 138.—The (fall crew season comes to an end Thurs. day of this week with the annual re. gatta on the harbor. This will con. Although he carried the top "sist of four races, two for the uni- weight of 130 pounds Wilfred Viau’s | Versity and two for the | crews. In spite of military training her considerable success throughout th crews co-operated as far as possible. Judge Robert S. Lovett, of to the freshmen. TALKS ON BOXING Governor Whitman Says There Is No | Law in Empire State Prohibiting | Sport in Legitimate Clubs. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 13.—While in Buffalo yesterday, Gov. Whitman stat- ed his views on the subject of the fu- ture of boxing in the state, as fol- Jows: “There is no in this state. “There is nothing to prevent box- ing bouts, either in legitimate clubs or in one’s home, for that matter. ““Where bouts are conducted in legitimate clubs for members of the organization there can be no objec- tion, provided the contests are held in an orderly manner. “I see no reason why law against boxing legitimate lL'luhs should not have boxing.” 3-Star Wrestling Bouts-3 TURNER HALL, NEW BRITAIN 'SAT. NIGHT, NOV. 17 Alvah VENTRES (Berlin Blacksmith) ' Vs. A.PETERSON (Norwegian Champion) , {To a Finish—No Time Limit) JACK RAYMOND (Of Boston) VS, TIGER KENT .(Of Hartford) (To a Finish—No Time Limit) PAT McCARTHY (Of New Haven) | VS. ALEX GEORGE (Armemian Wonder) ' Thirty Minute Limit Ventres and Peterson wrestled on the night of Oct. 26, and after putting up the hardest match ever seen in this ! town they came to a draw at the end of an hour. After much dickering the mangement has got them to go to a finish. PRICES. . . ..50c_and $1.00 TIME 0 P. M. Sharp. Reserved Seats for Ladies. had promised his mother he would Tickets for sale at ADNA JOHNSON'S not play after the game yesterday. Auto Accessory Store, 159 Main St ‘With Annual Regatta in New Haven freshman crew work has been conducted with fall under the supervision of Profes- thoroughbreds started in quest of the ; SOF M. A. Abbott, with four university The Viau pair were much | and five freshman the best and the result was never in | Fegularly. reporting The officers of the Naval | Reserves stationed at the Adee Boat which has been loaned by the ' have the recently | TO LAND HENDRICKS Rickey Withdraws His Offer for Indianapolis Manager Louisville, Ky., Nov. 13.—There was no secession of dissatisfied club own- | ers of the American association nor Wwas a new attempt made to form a new league at the annual meeting here yesterday of the American asso- clation. After a stormy five hour session, | during which James C. McGill, presi- dent of the Indianapolis club, made the suggestion of a new league, the meeting adjourned until Wednesday to await action on redistricting of cer- tain minor league territory expected to be taken by the National Associa- tion of Professional Baseball leagues, ‘which meets tomorrow. i President Hickey of the American association declared last night that the movement of the Indianapolis, Louisville and Toledo clubs to with- draw and merge with certain clubs of the International league appeared to be losing force. He predicted that the association would open the 1918 season intact. There were reports, however, that McGill, Roger Bresna- han, owner of the Toledo club, and O. H. Wathen, president of the Louls- ville club, would carry their fight be- fore the National association. M. H. Sexton, president of the gov- erning body of the minors, said he did not know what action would be jtaken on the subject of redistricting territory, but if the faction desiring such changes could control enough votes it was probably that some new alignment would be made. Some Changes Needed. “It appears certain that some changes must be made to meet con- ditions caused by the war,” he said. “Some of the leagues cannot hope to exist unless changes are made. I izations will open their gates until the close of the war.” ers, in considering their plans for next season, expressed a desire to play a 140 game schedule instead of 154 games. They proposed to open the definite action until the schedule of the major leagues is decided upon. President Hickey pointed to the post- ponement of eighty games during the first eight weeks of last season be- cause of unseasonable weather as an argument in favor of a shorter sched- ule. 1 “going to jump with either crowd” without knowing exactly what he is in for, and that in any event he will not be willing to become a party to the project for a new league unsil he is shown how it can be worked out satisfactorily. The fact that Jack Hendricks, man- ager of the pennant winning Indian- apolis club of the American associa- tion, was the “college graduate with a degree” that Branch Rickey, presi- dent of the St. Louis Nationals, sought to succeed Miller Huggins as manager of the St. Louis club, was one of the big surprises of the day. Hendricks is an alumnus of Northwestern, thav- ing graduated at law. Hendricks Not Free. After opening preliminary negotia- tions with Hendricks, Rickey sud- denly withdrew his offer vesterday. James C. McGill, president of the Indianapolis club was credited with having blocked the deal because of his demands to be reimbursed for his loss. Rickey, according to McGill, of- fered players in return for Hendricks’ contract, which has two more years to run. “I do not want players—I ean buy them any day,” McGill explained, “but ° e doubt if some of the smaller organ- | The American association club own- season about May 1, but will not take | Joe Tinker of Columbus says frank- | ly he is “on the fence,” that he is not | MEMORY OF “KNAP” McCARTHY. E—BRITTON GIVES TILLMAN LESSON GEORGIE AND EDDIE IN TIE FOR HONORS Rogers and Anderson Waging Close Battle in City Leagne Race Eddie Anderson and Georgie Rog- ers, are putting up a pretty battle for leadership in the individual average < race in the City Bowling league at the Aetna alleys. Both are tied at 106 at present, and as they are at top notch form at present, the outcome will be closely watched by the attendants at the Church street alleys. Joe Foote is next in line with 103 closely fol- lowed by Herr Von Brennecke, who has bowled 'em for an average of 102. Others in the century list for avemy age honors are A. Anderson and Win- dish. The Live Oaks, champions of the league in 1916 bid fair to repest this year, judging from the manner in which they bowl over opponents. Five teams viz, the Harpoons, Mohawks, Areos, ‘Annex and Colonials are tied With 13 victories and 11 defeats. The Warriors and Wanderers appear to be out of the running. The statistics of the league fol- lows: i, L. P.C. Ave. 7 .708 .480 11 541 477 11 541 479 11 .541 .481 11 541 474 11 .541 .478 14 .316 .476 19 .207 458 ..562 .1581 W. 37 13 13 13 13 Live. Oaks Harpoons Mohawks Areos Annex Colonials Warriors . ‘Wanderers .. E. Anderson Annex Mohawks E. Anderson Rogers Foote Bertini Brennecke A. Anderson ‘Windish Hines Freeman Earnest .. Nichols .. Lofgren C. Larson Hornkohl Stotts Shepard Thompson Kahms .108 .108 .103 .102 L1102 «e..101 .101 Lantone Stanley Skinner Chuck League. f= The Office quintet and Bowers, seem to be the whole thing in the Skinner Chuck company league. The pen wielders have a comfortable lead over their opponents, while Bowers only holds the high single and total score mark, also the top rung in the average ladder. Here's how they stand: W. L. P.C. 4 Si7as 8 .468 9 .400 9 .400 Ave, .278 2680 .27 272 Drill Room Tool Room .... Shipping Room Tool Room Tool Room Bowers .. Bowers .. 300 891 Bowers . Jones . Kahms Helander Haugh North Hartman Thornton Root . ‘W. Trevithan J. Trevithan Morton : s Universal League. {1 would have to hunt a long time and spend money to find a manager as capable as Hendricks. If I owned a {major league club I would not take | 1$100,000 for his contract.” Rickey announced that he had written “the man he had in mind,” that his offer had been withdrawn. “You may say that I feel as bad- 'ly over this deal as anybody,” Rickey said. “The man I wanted was, I understood, free to negotiate. But af- ter I had made certain overtures T found out otherwise.” Hendricks, it is reported, was of- fered a salary of $7,500 and 10 per cent of the net earnings to manage the St. Louis club.| He alleges McGill agreed to release him from his con- tract, and declared that he would rather practice law than to return to ianapolis next season. BROWN GOT EXPERIENCE. Admits As Much After Defeat Black’s Naval Reserve Eleven. Providence, R. I, Nov. 13.—Al- though hopelessly outplayed and beaten by Cupid Black’s Naval Re- serves last Saturday, Brown feels no stigma and admits valuable exper- ience gained. The game was free from serious injuries and most of | the squad was out vesterday after- | noon for a stiff scrimmage and signal practice. Another hard battle is ex- pected in the game with Camp Dev- ens on Wednesday and Coach Robin- son drove his men hard in prepara- tion. Colby comes next Saturday and an easy victory is looked for. Then comes the game with Dart- mouth, for which 3rown has been priming since the start of the sea- son. Coaches and men alike are bending every effort for a victory. Weeks, right end, was unable to walk without crutches yesterday because of the injury to his ankle, but other men on the infirmary list are suffer- ing but slight bruises. by | | ! Silvadians | Vacuums In the following will be found the result of the activites of the Univer- sal league bowlers: W. 6 . PO 1.000 1.000 .500 .500 284 112 Ave. 407 402 .38} .38 403 .367 Silveroverlalds . Resistains Thermax Coronas ... ...104 | Silvadians 452 ..279 | Silvadians 1269 Hardy . Hardy . 91 90 87 86 85 85 84 83 81 81 80 80 80 80 Hardy . Rybeck Guide . Smytheman . Stevens Alpress Edwards .. Murray .. Hoyle Frost . Judd Eppler Mellan Starr .. Hubert Johnson Russell Oliver Twigg iTatzke GIANTS RELEASE LOBERT. New York, Nov. 13.—John Lobert has been given his unconditional re- lease by the New York club, his three- | year contract to play with the Giants | having expired at the close of last season. “Honus” had a chance to manage the Nashville club of the Southern association next year, but passed it up. He has aspirations to | become the manager of a big league | club, and is being considered for the, ‘job of leading the St. Louis Car- dinals. He will gpend the coming winter in Havang, as an employe of «Curly” Browsy owner of Oriental park, the noted race track there.