New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1918, Page 12

ey, who was suspen " \ | for violating the rule which prohibits jookeys from betting on the races, made application for reinstatement, but his case was referred to the com- mittee on licen M. Nathanson also applied for rvinstatement as a jockey, put his easc wassalso sent to the li- cense committee. Aflar the United <Hunts association had elected Captain Perry Belmont | pr Capt. F. S. von Stade first | yice presidont, Capt. L. E. Warring secand vice president and Harry Buck jecretary the members discussed plans for the coming season. Nothing defi- nitely was sottled and it was an- nounced that the conditiogs for the Gouble event and its fixtures will be tnade public at its next meecting in April | Morton L. Schwartz, the popular | young racing enthusiast who had a stccesstul year on the turf last season, | was elected a member of the board of governors along with J. B. Davis, Captain Warring, Captain C. L. ‘Ap- pleton and I°. Ambrose Clark. Choose . Committees S. Page, J. E. Davis and F. S. a- H Stade were elected stewards of the tlonal Steeplechase and Hunt Asso tion. August Belmont was re-elected president, H.'S. Page, vice-president and Henry W. Bull secretary and ircasurer. ~ Frank Bryan was chosen secretary to the Hunts Committee, and seorge W. Gall was elected ass secretary. The following committees were sclected: Executive—Messrs. Higginson, Page, Morris and J. E. Widener. License—Messrs. Morris, Higginson and Bull. Courses—Messrs. Iiigginson. Rules—Messrs| Bull, and Higginson. Hunts—Messrs. von Stade, Page and Higginson. S. Bryce Wing and James K. Mad- dux were elected members. F./(C. Bishop was elected a member of the board of\governors of the Sara- toga Association to take the place of the late Schuyler L. Parsons. Richard . Wilson, Jr.,, was re-elected presi- dent and Harry Payne Whitney vice- president, The new board of governors js composed of Perry Belmont, F. V. RBurton, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Thomas Hitchcock, R. W. Lawrence, Andrew Miller, A. McL. Earlocker, C. H. Mac- kay, ¥. C. Bishop, F. S. von Stade and . H. Warring. HARLOW RE-ENGAGED. Buil, Morris, Page and Morris, Page State Football Coach Signs | Three-Year Contract. Pemm 11.— football the state Coliege, Pen Jan. Richard ¢. Harlow, resident coach at Pennsylvania State for Jast three years, vesterday signed contract to handle the Blue and White eleven for the next three seasons. He will have comwplete charge of the dridiron squad and will select his own assistants. | Fi a | Adomitis BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1018, TRADE FOR OTHER PLAYERS — JOCKEY McTAGGART TURNED DOWN BY JOCKEY CLUB — MINOR TO DECLARE A WAR MORATORIUM — NG INTERNATIONAL TENNIS MATCH TOMORROW-—BOWLING e e ¢ { Glorious Feelin’? “Axip TUESDAY You'Re } ) ; ISENT, [DowN. To PRWCIPAL FoR TALKING inie THERE'S A DANDY.- SNOW FaLl AND You CAN'T Go ouUT, IN 1T AND PLAY WEDNESDAY | i | M AR ZAND FRIDAY- JUST ALL THE| WORLD' LOOKS DARKT lYou READ THAT [ONZACCOUNT or #coaL 'SHORTAGE YouR }scHooL “WILL, 'CLOSE unTiL, FURTHER, NOTICE FACTORY LEAGUERS READY| BASKETBALL TONIGHT st Games Will Be Rolled Next Tuesday Evening—Brennecke Out of City Championship Race. The first games in the factory bowl- ing leagues will be rolled next Tues- day evening at the Aetna alleys ,the contesting teams being the Skinner Chuck vs. Russell & Erwin and Lan- ders Frary & Clark vs. New Britain Colts. On Wednesday evening P. & Corbin will roll the Union Manu-« acturing company and on Thursday evening the games will be between the Stanley Works vs. New Britain Machine and the Berlin Construction vs. Stanley Works. Bill Bremnecke received the shock of his young life last evening when he was eliminated from the city cham- pionship race by Shepard. In the six zames rolled, the result was a tie at 581, but on the roll-off Shepard proved the better man. In the Skinner Chuck league, tha Drill Room trio won from the Tool Room, winning three straight games and the Office team conquered the Shipping Room,taking two games out of three. The scores: Brennecke— 88 Shepard— 101 104 88 110 Tool Room 80 91 85 86 88 97 107 115—581 90 88—581 89— 265 93— 263 70— 240 Haugh ....ee e 96 Hartman « e - 79 Bowers 85 260 256 Drill Room 91 102 99— 292 93 76— 261 94 114— 292 267 289 289— 845 252— 768 Lindgren . Helander . Trevithan 86 13 98 104— 301 98— 263 85— 265 829 Thornton . Bloom . North . 257 91 79 108 89— 91— 258 103— 299 283— 837 100 280 88 88 276 Root .. Jones 278 Harlow's appointment becomes ef- fective at once, and he will shortly begin indoor work with the material for next season’s team. His selection for the pos jmous approval of the udent the alumni and the players. hody, DATES FOR BROWN FLEVF Five of Seven Games So Far \rranged to Be at Providence. R. 1, Jan. 11.—The jrovn football schedule issued here contains seven games, of which fiv will be played at home, The sched- ule follows: Oct. Rhade Island State; 12, open: 1 Vermont 6, Col- gate; Nov Swarthmor mouth at Providence, Dart- ced later, LAWLER THAINS RE Boston, Jan. 11.—Martin Lawler, for many ¥ $t. Louis American league baseball :lub, was engaged yesterday to tra the Boston American league playe Ile succeeds Charles Green. Lawler was engaged on the reccommendation of Mapager Jack Bar who was traiped by Lawler tho first vear Bar played with the Phimdolphin Ameri- cans, tion meets with the unan- | 9, | ars physical trainer for the | CARPENTER RETAINS TITLE. ¥lm City Cucist Defeats Fursman in | Final Block of 150 Point Match. | Bridgeport, Jan. 11—FErnie Car- | penter of New Haven defeated Jim | Fursman of this city in the final block | of their 150 point three-cushion bil- {liard series here last night, 50 to 48. The score for the three nights’ play was 150 to 138. Last nights’ match was featured by high runs of four by !both players. The contest went 101 innings \ result of last night's match title still remains in New Haven |and Carpenter is open to meet any player in the state, Chick Seaback (Syrian Kid) preferred. | the IIERMAN T0 BOX ERTLE, New Orleans, Jan. 11.—Pete Her- ., of New Orleans, world’s ban- nweight champion, and Johnny | fortle, of St. Paul, have signed for a ten-round, no-decision bout here Febh- | yuary 4, it was announced yesterday. CICOTTE SIGNS’ CONTRACT. Detroit, Jan. 11.—FExdie Cicotte, star pitcher for the Chicago Ameri- cans, annownced vesterday that he had signed his 1918 contract. Ci- lcotte‘- home is in Detroit. New Britain High School and Suffield Quintets to Clash on Y. M. C. Gymnasium Court. A fast basketball contest is sched- uled at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium this evening, when the New Britain High school and the Suffield quintets clash at 8:30 o’clock. Both schools are rep- resented by clever teams, and ‘he game should be filled with thrills. Ref- eree Warren §. Slater will officiate as referee. Preceding the big game which is scheduled to start at 8:30 o’clock, a preliminary game will be played between teams captained by Jack Bunny and Leo Gaffney. Danc- ing will follow the‘sport. NO INTERNATIONAL MATCH American Tennis Team Management Receives Notice That Canadian Team Will Not Compete. New York, Jan. 11.—There will be no international indoor tennis match- es between America and Canada at Montreal tomorrow. Instead the American players will take part in matches among themselves at the Montreal Indoor Tennis Club for the benefit of the British Red Cross. A. H. Greer, president of the club, noti- fied Julian S. Myrick yesterday that the advance sale exceeded $1,000. Originally it was intended that Fred Alexander, Walter Merrill Hall, Har- old A. Throckmorton and Nathaniel W. Niles should play a team of Ca- nadians. However, a survey of the field in Canada, especially in the Montreal section showed that the war had not left even our third rate. play- ers, let alone the stars, who are go- ing to the Dominton, a real fight. In- stead of sending mediocre talent against the Americans the Canadian club decided to have the matches all America affairs. Eastern friends have received an- nouncements of the marriage at San Francisco on December 17 of Eleanor Irene Norman and William M. John- ston. The former national tennis champion is now an ensign in the navy and is spending most of his time at sea. Mrs. Johnston Is also a tennis plaver and in Nowember she won the Bay Counties Consolation for Women, this event being part of an important San Francisco tournament. Western reports are that Johnston soon is com- ing The fifty-seventh annual meeting of the U. S. N. L. T. A. Wil be held at the Waldorf-Astoria on February 15, beginning at 4 p. m. Restoration of championships and plans for next season's play are the most important matters to be considered. ! T [ EGAN BEATS DOWNEY. Boston Welterweight Has Opponent Groggy at Finish, Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 11.-—Joe Egan, welterweight, of Boston, last night had a shade over Bryan Downey, of Columbus, in a ten-round, no-de- cision boxing bout, according to a.| majority of critics at the Tingside, Some writers called it a draw. Dow- ney proved a clever boxer, but Bgan's blaws more than balanced the Colum- | bus boy's points, Each appeared to- have four Tounds and two were con- sidered even. WFgan, however, in tho last three sessions, punished Downey severely and the latter appeared to be groggy near the finish. [ WHEN AND ¢ HORACE PICKFORD (! ELEANOR B, FOLGERG) RAWSON 9) Copyrignt, YANKS’ TRAINING DATES Two Games With Braves and Three With Dodgers on Schedule Whi Opens Apnil 1. New York, Jan. 11.—The yesterday announced that schedule for next spring has completed. With the exception April 14, a Sunday date, which will be filled later, all games are tional League opponents, ten with Bos- ton and three with Brooklyn. The complete schedule follows April 1, Boston at Macon, April 2, Boston at Dublin, ¢ 3, Boston at Augusta, Ga. Boston at Orangeburg, S. C Boston at Columbia, . C. Boston at Greenville, S. C.: Boston at Spartanburg Boston at Charlotte, Boston at Greenshoro, Boston at Petersburg, V.: and 15, Brooklyn in Ebbe: Army cantonments are located seven of the cities where the Yankc and Braves will play—Camp Wheeler at Macon, Camp Hancock at Augus Camp Jackson at Columbia, Sevier at Greenville, Camp Wadswe at Spartansburg and Camp Lee af Pet- ersburg. An interesting feature of the ule is that the teams will try again at Dublin, Ga. A been Ga.; April April April 11 April 12, Field. at sche to pl ky pilot preached against the game last spring | saying “it brought temptation right to to the doorsteps of our young men Tt rained and the game was not played. SURPRISES. IITTLE ABE Chestnut Gelding Wearing O ors, Features at New Orleans. New Orleans, Jan. 11.—Seven races, all at one mile or more, furnished spirited contests at the Fair Grounds track yesterday afternoon. There was no stake event on the card, big fields competed in each event and all of the finishes were close and ex- citing. Little Abe caused the biggest sur- prise of the day. This old chestnut gelding carried the colors of J. b Crisp home in front of a big field | of platers in the third race. He was ridden by a youngster named Frach and had few admirers. He was at the long odds of 15 to 1. The fourth race, a at one mile and seve to Redland, with Merchz Black Broom third. affair went ond and claiming ¢ yards nt se FUITON GETS SQUAR Joplin, Mo., Jan. 11.—Fred of Rochester, Minn.,, last night knocked out Harry “Texas" Tate of | Nowata, Okla. in the second round of a twelve-round match. Tate went down twice before receiving a blow to the jaw that put him out. 158 RESIGNS-AS INSTRUOTOR. Cleveland, Jan. 11.—Jimmy Dunn, manager of Johmny Kilbare, has re- sigmwed as boxing instructor at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky., and returned home. Packey McFarland has been appointed to succeed him. Dunn has applied for Mmstructorship at cantonment nearer home. some WEINERT BEATS SMITH. Providence, R. I, Jan. 11.—Char- ey Weinert of Newark was given the decision over Gunboat Smith at the end of a twelve round hout here Wed nesday night. Yankees | the trainiag | of | with Na- | | about | The g k] p Col- | | rose sports to be held In but | FFulton | t | Square Garden on January 29. 1917, by The Tribune Association (New York. Tribune) | INGENUE WINS RACE John Bates’ Yacht Wins Legion on New Jersey Penmant in 20 Mil Contest. Red jates’ race Joh 3ank, N. J., Jan. 11.—John Ingenus finished a twenty mile minute ahead of Frank Princeton yester and won the North Shrewsbury club the first leg on the state champion- ship pennant, sailed in a west wind Lt at times blew gale. The In- zenue's time was 39 minutes 20 sec onds, The windward work made the actual distance covered close to thirty | miles. The race was sailed eight times around the regular triangular course, which took the yachts down the river to Guyon’'s Point, acro: the river to Fisher's Cove and back to the start- take in front of the clubhouse. Ingenue carried full sail and 100 pounds weight. T. Irving Brown’s Say When, the other defend- er, carried only a triple reefed main- 1 and about 300 pounds of ballast. Princeton of the Long Branch club was double reefed, and 350 pounds ballast. Silver Heels, the othe challenger, was double reefed and had 300 pounds ballast. one for ing The challenging carrying a ji O’RYAN STRONG FOR ATHLETICS. > | Relieves Relay Candidates from After- noon Drill to Practice. New York, Jan. rvey Cohn, athletic director at mp Wadsworth at Spartanburg, Major-Gen. O'Ryan has issued a pecial order to all regiments at Camp Wadsworth excusing from the after- noon drill ay candidates who want to represent the camp relay at the Mill- ‘Madison Square Garden on Wednesday eve- ning, January 23. They have been ordered to report daily to Cohn. Prominent among the candidates | for the relay team are Mytes McHugh of the Pastime A. C., Ray ‘Georgi, Art Hoffman and Al De Witt of the New 11.—According to | WAR MORATORIUM | SOUGHT BY MINORS tional Commission and Explains | New York, Jan. ~A committee | representing the minor leagues, con- sisting of President John Farrell the New York State league and Henry | Stahlheffer, president of the Centril leaguc, appeared hefore the National commission at its meeting in Cincin- | mati last Tuesday to ask for a mora- | torium during the war for minor | league clubs. Secretary John Heyd- | ler, who returned from the commis- | sion meeting yesterday, divulged this information. | Tarrell, who is secretary A ociation, presented the gument that if a wa declared by the Natic mission for the minor leagues m: leagues which at present have no chance to operate in 1918 might take | the field, Farrell declared that in smaller cities new men could tained to take care of franchises pro- vided they were not compelled to pa the debts which former owners piled up against the territory cluded in these debts are back due; | the National Association, ba to players, franchis ! paid fines. Under basebali of former owners are considic lien against territory and a fra may not be taken over by ne | unless these deb paid According to which might be ope have as high $5,000 1y of the Na- ar- mz be ny ob- hav In- to alaries 1d . deb .d nchis owner debts a un- are ) ted as a some next $4.000 piled up against them. There would be no chance to intc w | cities | | | | > | men in these clubs if they had to pay | | cason debts and these obligations at present. | Farrell, however, attempted make clear to the commission that | | the minors were not attempting to | | sidestep honest obligations, but mere- { 1y desired to postpone payment until after the war, when baseball - con- | ditions are expected to be Dbetter. | The National Commission has taken | | the matter under advisement. VIDAL ARMY CAPTAIN Will Lead Next Season' 1 Footbail West Point, N. Y., Jan. 11. L. Vidal of South Dakota has clected captain of the Army football | | team for 191 g Cadet Vidal gained fame in Eastern | football circles during the season of 1916, when he played halfback on the i Army eleven of that year. Coupled with Oliphant, Vidal's clever work with the forward pass made the pair a terror to opposition teams whenever the Army launched its air line offen- sive. Vidal was idle last fall because of a hazing episode in camp last sum- mer. He did not participate in any gridiron work during the rccent sea- son. Cadet Vidal is a member of the class of 1920 at the academy. He is vears old and weighs 175 pounds. fore entering West Point he attended | several years at the University of South Dakota, where he p 'ketball. He is a star basketball play and has played center on the Army court team for the past two seasons. | | NO EFF TRADE. | Lavan’s Entry Into Military Du No Significance, Says Secretary. | st Louis, Jan, 11.—Business Mana | ger Quinn, of the St. Louis Americans, | telegraphed here yesterday that the deal by which Players Lavan and Shotton were traded to the Washing- ton Americans for Pitcher Galiia would not be affected by the enlist e*ment of Lavan in the naval service. Lavan announced that he had been commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Reserve Corps and it was daubtful if he would play with W& ington this season. Mr. Quinn also telegraphed that if Gall should en- ter the military service it would not affect the deal. s West Point Team sh- RIXEY FIRST LIEUTENANT. Pitcher Philadelphia May Be As- York A. C. Frank Thornton of the Irish America and Matt2 Geis and Ted FEilertsen of the Millrose A. A. Harvey Cohn expects the pick of this | aggregation to give-a good account of itself against any other quartet in the army. Nick Gianakopulos, the grand Greek, also is working hard for the half mile full equipment race, which was one of his specialties local military competition. The Camp Wadsworth team will leave Spartan- urg on January 15 and complete its ining in New York in the Seventy- Regiment Armory. CADDOCK VS. ZBYSZKO. New York, Jan. 11.—Ear] Caddock and Wdlek Zbyszko have been matched to wrestle catch as catch can, best two in three falls at Madison An effort was made to-4nduce John OTin and Joe Stecher to enter a tourna- ment for the title, but they refused to take part first FOUR BALL AGAINST BOGEY. Pinehurst, N. €., Jan, }1.—A four ball combined scores contest egainst doutde bogey at club handicaps was played by the tin whistles at Pine- Thurst yesterday, and the first prize was won by W. E. Truesdell of Fox Hills and William T. Barr, Marine and Gas Defense Washington, Jan, 11. loft handed pitcher of the phia Nationals, who lives at Char- lottesville, Va., has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the sanitary corps of tho Nationa] Army. signed o Corps. Eppa Rixey, | Philadel- gas defense section. ; MISS BALLIN Pinehurst, N. C., Jllorence Ballin and head, who are easy favorites in the mixed doubles, won their first round | match easily enough yesterday in the midwinter tennis tournament at Pine- hurst. They disposed of Miss Ileanor Abbe and Thomas H. Hall, 6 and will meet Mrs. Jay V. Hall Christian Mack in the semi-fin: Mrs. Caroline Bogart and Charles Horton won their way through to tho final in the lower bracket. In the | men®s doubles Whitehead and F. A. Otis came through to the final, in which they will meet Christian Mack and Thomas Hall OXMOOR ADVANCES. Jan. 11,—Miss Hugh G. White- Itiel who finished 5 up. Truesdell, as the hest gross of the day. A MILD, PLEASANT e CIGLE v | | 1 f | to! & | for two He probably will be assigned to the 8§ BOSTON RED 30X SECURE WINNIS Committee Appears Before Na- Last of Famous Athletics’ Tnfeld Swapped by Connie Mack John “Stuf- and thae 18 world’s Boston plavers, d how Iphia i@ Philadelphia, Jan, 11 McInnis, first baseman, M Connie 's famc tr for champions, to trade the playver Americans in a The names of 1any will ¢ h was not announced Word that Mclnnis to Red Sox w in a from who wile, for the in au- here has m as t the details of said that Mack he vants later, nd upon ade go to tele- s at was as eived ack, re ram “or Anging irin No training one thority at club headquarters iy informati was will and that th the men he sele ¥ 3 ng for said that onldl have ck players number will dep the Mclnnis and othe stand a re the A were ng is for th Boston Rec i to 1u salary if kept by ball exper Athlotics get * M wn th in pti players reason that S0X man- or all the therefore »od mem iy Int rlaye 1ld ha trad he Red hang, as eyl ef that Me- with dollars and the T fact Mack is regarded iditional X h to Fush inz the b was purchased players, In some quarters d that McInni original deal w that Mack decided withhold the first sac: later date. tuffy” McInnis has been a star on the Athletics team almost from the day he arrived in 1909. He was @1 vears old last September. Prior to coming to Americans he Bedford and wverl teams; nis succeeded Capt. Harry Davig an and at once fitted dn star infield, the others Collins, Jack Barry and the opinion is exa was includedsin h the Sox and advisable fo er’s name until the ed Philadgle with the Mack's Eddie Baker. irst year 39 and in with the exception verage was .295, 0. thé team he succeeding of 146, he hit for with every more than WILLIAMS' TRACK CAPTAIN. Wil Mass 11— ancis B 1919, of Ossining, N. Y., was ‘yesterday elected captaiit of the Williams track team for the coming season. He succeeds Roger Putnam of Buffalo, Y., who has left college to enter the officers re- serve corps at (Camp Devens. The new leader is a distance runner and has been a member of the Purple team ears. He also is captain of the cross-country team. He is a mem- ber of the Zeta Psi fraternit amstown, Jan. Stewart, Closes Jan. 15th - “ JOIN Before the BOOKS . ARE ALL GONE 74 MAIN STREET