New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1918, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1918, HAMPIONS PLAY Y. M. C. A. FIVE TONIGHT—SWEDISH ATHLETES ESTABLISH NEW RECORDS DURING EBALL MOGULS SOME WORRY — BRENNECKE WINS FROM FOOTE IN BOWLNG CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND e Glorious Feelin’? Tee, ? 5 Both Zander and Bolin "al supils of Ernic Hjertberg. Zander’s world’s records are: jneters, 3:54.7; 3,000 meters, 8 2,000 5:31. His best perfor- ance 500 meter run, which | Hl\ ]A 7\ 1 v the 1 READ TimeE VNG ALL THINGS gD oR AND You oF THE SAD THINK TINMES “PAPA” AND HE Yoo S E S N HIE LoOK ICE ity Hows = SAD D WAe FoR TRARNUING - AND THERE BLooD 1S T OH-b-H-n AINTT e GLOR - Yys APPENR AT THE "HOSTESS HOUSE ” Zander ran alone. The former rec- jord, 55.8 was held by Abel Kiviat. Zander clipped no less than 5.2 sec- jlonds from Attila’s record in the 2,000 pneter run, and nine-tenths of sec- lond from the 3,000 meter figures. The othor 1d's record to go was for jthrowing the javelin, best throw with lcach hand, in which Yngve Hackner set 114.28 meters. a vor! Q % N FLESH THE WIFE AND HKID- Bov ! (B T A GR- R?AND AND a record of The other new Swedish records es- lished follow: 60 meter dash, 3.9 200 meters, 22.1 seconds; 50 seconds (Bolin); 440 800 meters, 1:55 mile. 4:17.5 (Zander); 14:59.6 (Zander); 400 56.1 secon four men s, 19.1 seconds; four meters, 1:31.1; four | meter i fou met 17 minutes: pole vauit throwing, both running, three 1,000 moter 100 | seconds; 400 1rds, (Boliny BRENNECKE FEATURES Bowlcy 50.6 seconds; o y Auburn Locks hurdle: 400 mete relay, $00 relay I'oote in City Champ 1cter relay, man, man man high hands. m miles, 14:38.7 (%z relay, first man sccond 200, third 2 o tabli conte jump ho —1ocals Trim Hartford 1oy 600 great night last night for nickel It Bill was a rvelay, 6,000 jump, meter 83:46 ' T, Brennecke, the popular chaser the Aetna alleys, his round in the city championship, defeating Joe Foote four out of five sames, and later captained a local Blintot that wallopod the Royals of I'H rtford three raight games. The other games of prominence at the Janes were rolled by the Stanley Vorks leaguers, the Hardware five defeating the Mill team and the East Gate five taking three straight games from the Dept. 200 team. The scores: IFoote—- netc 1s ers; nder); h (i winning running 300 meter h 400, was also s wly Swedi meltanhop,’ the gymnasium One recore hed in h known the T the over ndition of college athletics well illus- at Cornell, one sities of the sec- There is athleties in ning the year, sam or schedule plann ts are being made ipport far compatible re important brancl sport t wding tutions is trated of the tion in t one nive 91 99 107 rennecke-— 114 102 upport dep: 1 g2 0101 S 1ii New Britain. 107 101 90 93 108 ey L1035 cgir of to with | s, each indulged in The sit- haps typical Brennecke Lofgren A. Anderson Bertini Foote 137 98 during ua a of months, perl recent publication gives an prevailing at The article, tion in s outlined rowing 498 521 Royals of Hartford. 88 101 97 120 89 99 88 99 95 nd as of | a in a issue a versity in- sight condition this o Cor- in Steinman Clark jerry Dennett St. Marie nell part Rowin tallized chines ward, time follows plans t Prac ve not the yet ery ice on owing ma will for the in i crews will in ind lar 514 be boat- the early v, it ement on for made | ghkeepsic could ey when pring On Faast Gate. 102 account of the university, difficult for the dual races, elsow ed Ryan Judd Richards Schroedel Humphrey closing c howeve will to mans either re. It is tak ttempt will the Po yrnel hedt « ar to revive o1 I (el not xt leh a Collyer in 1 e Epr conc ng Tohr active recently wi the rowing Ranges Proston Baehr Anderson Molyreaux W hes he conferred otl on row conelusion 11 not | the winter | | Fi wa ccision w in 425 havo | Hardware. Thanks- | goproodel 85 91 UNCer M-Conn .. s 79 tow 90 80 o anlin FEesliEdioDa B counn 92 90 ing will b 104 Jookea | K1du of par activities restling auiet ce thall iy ept and musuz the [ en jvir wtention the & enli Afte resume 91 114— 106— 112— 516—1416 vduates being t 1 and irned draft , trai inte argely ting the r the holida d 1 more is number a large ticiy ants.” Wilson Josephson 8 of Cuowe ASTERN Hartford, directors LEAGUE MEETING, Jan meecti 8T 94 9 103— 486—1354 of the IRastern leaguc held ¥ I3loodgood Campbell La Branche 300 197 will pringe . on Frid January 11 p. m. The se be held in the Cooley house. directors will go over the general sit- 1 regarding the of th ar and hear the report of President Danicl O'Neil on his attendance at the meeting of the Minor Baseball leagues. wseball association be next, will Th season Veteran Minor Leaguer is Signed by % (he Milwaukee Club. association Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. §.—I3. F. (“Ned”) Egan of St. Paul, a ball play or of twenty years' cxperience, ha signed the Milwaukee American Asso- ciation club for three vars beginning with the 1918 season, A. . Timme an- nounced yesterday. President Tigan is known as a pennant win- Moore of Lowell and Manager John ning manager. During his career he 2. Cuddy, Jr., were appointed a com- | Won eight flags in middle West minor anittee to investigate the matter. llcaguusA WANTS ROLLER Jan. ~Roller this city ion to the league for ton, at a4 mecting at one of the local hotels. BOSTON Boston, in POLO. pro- made Roller for Bos- the league 8 polo vesterday American franchise held by Pola a 2 GRAND CIRCUIT DATES TENNIS STARS T0 PLAY ! Unoffigial Schedule Give Cleveland | American and Canadian Racquet Ex- . MeGraw and - St the Firet Racing—Charter Oak| perts to Meet in Montreal in Big Trade Events to Start Sept. 9. Red Cross Benefit. Pitcher, Columbus, Ohio, Jan, 8.-—Indica- tions at the preliminary meeting here of Grand Circuit stewards yesterday were that the 1918 Grand Circuit rac- ing season wil be opened at North Randall, the Cleveland track, during the week of July 15. The schedule committee, compos of E. W. Swisher of Columbus, KEd. A. Tipon of Lexington, Ky., and Thomas Murphy of Poughlkeep: Y., held meeting esterda completed the 1918 schedulie. nouncement of the dates however, withheld until after the execut committee of the stewards meeting. | Following is the tentative unofficial | B schedule: | mEl Cleveland—Weck of 5 ! Kalamazoo—Week of July | Toledo—Week of July 29. | Columbus—Week of August 5. | Cleveland—Week of August 1 H Philadelphia—Wecek of August 19. { Poughkeepsie—Wdek of August 26. | | Readville, Mass.—Week of Septem- | ber 2. | Hartford, 8—Tor the first time matches of 1914 United States New York, Jan New York, Jan 1 | i | 1 | | since the Davis Cup oy Harlem a team representing the captain of the G National Lawn Tennis association will next Harlem, probably play international match his Saturday. an many the Polo Laughing Lary either Dick are likely to deal for Charley ent ex-captain of The deal the National Cincinnati today. | fire eve. ing of city. opinion Boston clubs will accompany I McGraw oxp for Barnes, but will not volving this cver, the Boston ¢ pose of Dick Ru pitching headliner ant discard. The deal tirely by Tyler Wilson Dovle in Herzog ! for “Ierzy” ever { dent that the N at | play under McGrs ial | informed { other inficlder f i ings aid make until a by would 1 a relations club in ment with cordial a Giants today | indefinite suspensi | fined $500 for 1 1% | permission. proposition | st to en- available of competition at the Brit- The Americans are at Grou the best players gage Canada in an indoor Montreal for the benefit of 2 ish Red Cross It United of tennis will be the first mecting the States and Canada the 1913 when from n since the final of Davis Cup com- ince the There between of the Americans \tion a the Dominion Engiand R. B. Pow defeated the men is July # right to meet round 2 and gained the in the challeng ell, the Canadian star then, has been killed in action, and B. P. Schwengers, the other Canuck representative, is in service. Maurice [. McLoughlin and richard Norris Williams 2d on that occasion represented this country On Saturday the American sentatives will be Fred Alex: Harold A. Throckmorton and W Merrill Hall New York and thanie!l W. Niles of Boston, the se sation of the national singles at For- Hills last summer. For Alexan- der international competition oth- ing new. for he plaved for America in Davis Cup matches far bacl: as 1908, and for many yea was an an- nual gure in the tournaments Nice, Biarritz and other Continer 5 as he ‘onse Conn.—Week September repre- der, lter 9 Syracuse, Y. —Week 6. Columbus—Two September 23. Lexington, Ky Atlanta, Ga.—Weelk of APPROVE ALEXANDER SAL Philadelphia, Jan. 8.—William F. Baker of New York was yesterday re- elected president of the Philadelphia National league baseball club for five vears. Jored T. Chandler, Sr., was re- elected vice president and Samuel M. N September | | 1 ha of weeks, beginning Chicago the trade alling to > Week of October 6. for October 13. | &5t 18 | centres. sured Clement secreta: The stockholders Clust s et ML SHARE PROFIES i i 1 tw | action of President Baker in sclling —— i freak when 1911 the are Alexander and Killifer to the Chicago for to National lesznc elub. Connic Mack Makes Proposition HORNSBY NOT FOR SALE Says He Will Retain His Players Which May Speed "Em Upe Phila Jan. 8.—Connie Mack came out yesterday with a fill ball unions, delphic Branch Rickey that should his park with members and the Consumer a reduction in s line Connic air Star Infielder=No Offers Are Ac- oo e list copn of lahor socialists ceptable. s league. | Corp. “Nig” Clarl Cincinnati, Jan. 8.—Branch Rickey | In announcing lar of the St. Louis Nationals, announced ' vesterday that Rogers Hornsby is not for sale and will not be traded “Once and for all time, and this is final, Rogers Hornsby will not he | sold or traded to any elub in North | | | 1 ies all along the cush- the jolt if the Athletics vear the the profit “We are not out but cut down aur yesterday afternoon | big this summer the pla fit, for the profits will be among the men This is a fa pro- positian, and I believe the players wi accept it. They asked to take a chance with us and if we are success- | ful they will derive all the benefits It we make $10,000 we will gladly share it with them. Rut it is up to ihem to do their part.” ! Paris Cobh Island, that this in ioned with the proviso has his money participate make will Corp: Cobb i L though « but his 1 k a before the Corp. J. J. (N Cleveland Amer been capin iends to money losses Mack &€ “If baseball goes will bene- distributed malke i chance America, Neither \Weeghman nor t draft McGraw can get him, no matter whal they offer,”” said Rickey. ‘I ceived numerous flattering Hornsby, but I want to build up the | Cardinals and not destroy.” | final i in have re- offers for who has latter’s Cobb will Clarke, Island, Cobb Island to just itching a gun Rickey's announcement with regard to Hornsby came in reply to | a query regarding the report that he haq traded the infielder to the Cubs for Jim Vaughn, Infielder Hollocher and a big cash consideration. enlist who are s is is comin see me to g ROBINSON.( JR.. 8.—Wilbert H. Rab- | inson, jr., son of manager of the Brooklyn bascball club, died yester- day from a hemorrhage of the brain His death. it is believed, was the in- direct result of an automobile ac- ! cident iast fall. He was 27 years old. Mr. Rabbinson, though poor in health for five vears, had been an excep | tional athlete, and was prominent | especially in baseball. 1 and at the Gerr showing DIES. S p | et MCLEAN SCORES ON SKATES. 8.—*“Bohby Oscar WILBERT R Baltimore, Jan | ercises man like Jan Mclean defeated Chicago, Mathisen | Watching me Tast of Chicarzo of Norway three skating rac The the mile event in 5:54 3 the long distance races werc to have been skated in the best ever made on a circular indoor in TIGERS BEAT 3 Dartmou was won in the hort night. 20 1 two and 220 yard r : Princeton 5 in 2:36 2-5 and The defeated said | yeste time | seventh track. | qays mile, rday 26 to 7 i Stallings sole T Ulings he his ves -t allings of Herzog For 8. Larry iants will nds He the D ~Ther Do and be friends behind second ne ssion be clesed ANOTHER DEAL ON oyle and Prince home Xt season and a Boston pitcher, Rudolph or J come to New ciub, probably will Commis B rne: York in tho meeting a mich former of o Engincering a turbul- at | in It has been hanging al Ly little the to Yoyle ressed nt to prospective lub is dolph, , who cen He for with has since it arylander LW he Herz > the su difference New the p to a any star. wil i also enginer re Doyle son New been ain. must oz Chi McGraw acceptable. left his on ar ving his e S o on subject the hink the an ican visiting home in Augusta oon stationed g ov next into bayonet or chee s, ual of a ha . h at of fate the second Giants relations He was then nd cl ., Jan. the to call tha army him ) Clarke, G er we the recent annual mee this of and who York. preference Stallings has declared m- How- e in York itcher New trads ling to dis- ts is a ed cently and of York sent Art for ecame - would MeGraw ha and cago that evi an Stall- trade Herzc Boston engage- just with the under an had been re ub without | UIKELY TO ENLIST. So After Visiting Detroit Outfieider. A draft, last he o 1t navy formerly ieague catcher Tyrus at the a, declares at Paris Pari He is to cel former Gi- using Doyle | as | | and en- | angling not | | Marine races ye | that ha | two-year-old classic since the repeal | | { eny of greatest sires and mares in this J o~ by AR TAU WORRES MIDDLETOWN FVE | DASEBALL MOGULS. PLAY HERE TONIGHT Tmportant Vla tter to Be Decided Abern, McGonoohle & Go. to 'al National 00111m1s<10n Meeting, Tackle Y. M. C. A. Quintet Cincinnati, Jan. § The which Trades discussed Middletown basketball team this per- for the past few seasons trades | earned the right to be styled, | champions of Connecticut. This quin- tet has faced 'em all season after season, and victory has rule been the reward. Danny Ahern and Me- Conochie, the stars of the team, have displayed their ability on numerous occasions, and the fans are well ac- with their prowess, Need- less to say, it has been their fine work that has kept the Middletown five at the top for many years. Salmonson, and the Spear brothers are former Middletown High schooi stars whose work has improved stead- ily since joining faster company. The record of the visitors one to be proud of, and in meeting Captain Slater’s speedy bunch, they are og- nizant that nothing but the best in basketball will secure for them the long end of the score. Lovers of the terpsichorean art, att tending the game tonight will be af- forded an opportunity of enjoying their popular indoor sport, the man- agement having arranged to condugt dancing at the conclusion of the zame. more trades of were by the makes its appearance in stellar | and then | | score baseball club the owners city Natior but here | this evening, has by terday to attend 1 Com- | formances mission meeting today, Justly the no resulted from discussions in so far as close observation could ‘e last as a 1 informal mecting of ithe Na- League proved to be st ting topic President | | f | i tions | the intere | to meeting | appointed a committep ! John'Heydler, John Foster and Walter | Iapgood to consult with Government | als relative to the payment of we taxes on passes. This committee was empowered to widen its scope and to include the entire war tax problcia as it will concern baseball. For the sake of convenience, National League originally desired to charge 10 cents for war tax passe { Inasmuch as a pass is rated as a 7 | cent seat the Government officials re- fused to agree to acept more than 10 | per cent. of this aniount. At the meet- | | ing today it was definitely agreed that | only 10 per cent. of each tic well cach pas given charged for war t: The old Federal League peace agree- | ment came up at the meeting of the | National League members. A repr sents of the Ilederal present for the purpose the “of ter he dent Tener the meeting tion could be It stated \bly that the Federal Leagnue paid shortly and finis written far as the National League is | cerned. Owing to the war taxes n Previous Tener had consisting of | 1 quainted offic the cot sold wonld as as be ve Le AMHEF nt president Wi RST FOOTBALL DATES. y secing Columbia, T and Bowdoin pear on 1918 Schedule. Ap- warded that inasmuch was entirely informal no | taken | unofficially but | could not for stated N 8.—The foot- ball schedule for Amherst College was by the student council yes- | terday. Trinity and Bowdoin, two | of Amherst's old rivals, and Columbia | appear on the schedule, which is s follows: ' September at Am- herst; October Bowdoin at Am- herst; October 12, Union at Schenec- tady, N. Y.; October 19, Woncester | Polytechnic Institute at Amherst; ous baseball men, however, put in | Qctober 26, Wesleyan &t Middletown; early appearances, chief of whom were | November 9, Trinity at Amherst; No- | Ghatles Weeghman of Chicago, Chas, | Yember 16, Willilams at Amherst. { H. Ebbets of Brooklyn, Barney Drey- | fus Pittsburg, Branch Rickey of St ;Ln\H\‘ and Garr Herrmann of C | cinnati, Fred Mitchell of Chicago | Hugo Bezdek and Jack Hendricks St. Louis were among the manag o Amherst, Mass., Jan was reli- | approved be in so con- will absence of President Johnson of the American League, who | | wired that he was snowbound in Chi- cago and could not reach here until | today, the meeting of the Nation.l Commission was postponed Nume: 8, Middlebury ement Started by bolishing Mov for A National Tcague Players’ Trunks. At baseball Cincinnati, Jan. 8 here yesterday ed to abolish the traveling the ball player. According to plans that were freely | discussed here, it is now intended to | have the players roll up their uni- | forms, bats and other baseball para- i phernalia and carry them in a bundle, as they did years ago. In that way the transportation of clubs will be simplified, a meeting of tional aguc magnates movement w; 9269 ENTRIES FOR FUTUR 1920 Brings Out Number by a Classic of Largest trunk of in Decade, New York, Jan the Futurity of January were They show the s been reccived 8.—Nominations 1920, which closed compiled yeste: imber for on & largest 1 for the classic the Percy-Gray gaw in 1908 total 969 and represent the prog of Th country. Last total for the which will be decided in 1918 while that for 1917, which is sched uled to decided at the Belmont park track next September, numbered only 645 John E. Madden heads the list with August Belmont third, with 62 Harry Payne Whitney fourth, W. B. Miller, whose list did the office until yesterday, 18, seventeen of which are event, was $68, vear's be with 42. ot reach e nominated Uncle. BASILU Jockey Willis Pilots Victor in Feature Race at New Orleans. Jan. Basilus, rid- Willis ran off with the the feature event at grounds track, yesterday aft- Valais, with Mooney in the finished and Buford, lsay, short end New Orleans den by Jockey I'rontier Purse, the fair ernoon. saddle, zuided by the purse, Manokin displayed a great burst speed in the third race, a claiming af- He took lead was never headed travelled the distance in the fast of 1:13 4-5. Langdon was nd Bond third. second, took the of of at He time ond a ir at six furlongs the start and RAIN PRE Postponement of Tee Shrewsbury. Closes Jan. 15th JENTS BRACES. Causes Yacht Svents on J., Jan. 8.—Ralin, lack of wind prevented,ice yacht sterday, but a predicted freeze put the North Shrewsbury in bet ter condition than cver and make possible the sailing in a few days of the unfinished championship races be- tween T. Jrving Brown's Say When and John Bates' Ingenue of the Red Bank club and I'rank Johnson’'s Princeton and I Strauss’ Silver Heels the Long Branch club for Redbank, fox and JOIN Before the BOOKS ARE ALL will | the state pennant harness with | He him all the ba arms kept wonet me ex- o DARTMOUTIH. Princeton basketball here It was Dartmouth'’ defes 1t in twelve se knife and | always | DEFEATS YAL Wittpenn RUTGERS Kelly Decide mvor of Scarlet, N. T, team Goals by and in 8.—The defeated the Field in the Rutge New Brunswicl ers baskethall by 33 to 31 Wittpenn for Th 1t the end of the fir iod stood a tie, 16 16. Van § inad Shedd played a brilliant game for the Elis. Yalc goals five last night by Kelly a minutc of play won score 74 MAIN STREET to