New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1918, Page 8

NEW BTAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1018, . YANKEES POUND WALTER JOHNSON'S OFFERINGS AND WIN OPENING GAME_FORMER RED SOX IANS—HEINE WAGNER SUCCEEDS JOHNNY EVERS AS | A (Copyright 1918, by King Features Syndicate, Inec.) Note: This is the 47th of a series of articles which Ar. Corbett is writing on “John L. As I Knew Him.” It relates many heretofore unpublished incidents in the life of the great warrior. The next chapter will appear tomorrow). Back in 1908 press assoclations sent out a little story which read in sub- stance: “John T. Sulllvan is broke.” The story was true. The mighty warrior who had earned more than million through his ring and stage endeavor was, to use his own expres- #lon, “flat as a pancake.” The tre- mendous fortune which he had ac- cumulated through the years by his pugllistic greatness and for the six- teen years that followed, was gone. “T spent a milllon for -whiskey,” John L. declared at the time. There is no doubt that John L. squandered thousands of dollars in the purchase of liquor, but much of this great fortune was swept away by by other extravagances. John L. always made the boast that he never would take change. For more than 25 years he kept his re- solve. Invariably during the days of his wealth he would walk into a bar- room, restaurant or some other pub- lic place, make a purchase and lay down a $5, $10, $20. or $50 bill—and spurn the change. Always John L. would sweep the change toward the | walter with “IHere’'s some small stuff | for you.” John L. lost between $25,000 and' $100,000 during the short period of time that he ventured into racetracks as a ‘“bookic.” He made consider- able money opecrating cafes—and he lost a lot. ‘When (Fditor's chapter John L. had money his| friends were welcome to {t. And | they certainly helped themselves. Human parasites, posing as friends of the champion, went to him often with hard luck stories—and never were they turned down. Just how much | John L. gave away, no one knows. But it is certain that the amount went beyond $200,000. i “I lent $5,000 and $10,000 to more | than one man,” John L. declared. “A of others got me for $1,000 5,000. R v a cent of alil t out came back to me. I a man’'s note in my life. felt that if a man wasn't loan enough up that never it hone that to jump 2 he In Purvis, an $18,000 courthouse tha as monu- ment to John Sullivan. Here is John Ls own story concerning it: ‘They needed a courthouse in Pur- vis and had needed it for a long time. They couldn’t get anvbody to dig up the money for it. Then I came along and got $18,000 for whip- ping Kilrain and right away the Pur- the s I gave n or lump—and courthouse all right.” John L. was list of his ea vis people put on the $18,000 its answer wa “That’ to do because I rather hard thing for ma can't recall offhand just how much I really did earn iAnd I never kept any accurate rec- However, I made a note of my t winnings and also what 1 got from stage work. Here it is.” And then John L. submitted the following. which varies only in a small way from cstimates of his earn- ings: 1881— John 1882— Paddy n contest Jimmy iott contest. Tug Wllson contest... -1883— \eatrical tour illy Madden 1883— Benefit in Boston. Mitchell contest Slade contest Theatrical tour Smith Flood contest. Ry 18 T under 5,600 11,000 18,000 195,000 contest v Boston contest flin 5.000 2,500 | contest. . . fleld contest York John Alf New 1885- Alf Greenfleld Boston Cesmmesnnate Paddy Ryan contest New contest contest contest cinnati H con- contest tour under Pat MrDonald Caraift Boston theater.. 3,000 England. . . 110,000 of raw W 4,000 ell 4,000 ith Charlie Mitch- 7,000 | contest. . 18,000 ibition in San 2,000 70,000 \ficlals v ' ready Sunday was signed y mn .a:.[.flelllmll | James d.Corbett Theatrical 100,000 1893-1894— Theatrical 1896— Theatrical tour Parson Davies 1896— Tour under Duncan Har- rison Tom Sharkey 1897 — Theatrical 1898— Theatrical 1899-1905— Theatrical under 90,000 100,000 exhibition. 2,000 tour 40,000 tour tours, etec. 125,000 Total $1,227,000 (To Bo Continued Tomorrow). GOCHRAN RUNS 222 SCORE Young Western Billiardist Shows Bril- liant Form in Match With Yamada ——Averages 100 in Three Innings. New York, April 16.-—Animated by | a desire to show that he could play better billiards than he showed in bis final game with Young Jake Schaefer last week, Walter Cochran, the Towa expert, gave an astonishing exhibition in his game with Koji Ya- n.ada at Daly’'s Seventh avenue room last night. Tho youngster made a remarkable run of 222 points in his | third inning. This run completed his score of 300 points and gave him an average of 100. As he had the ivor- iec under perfect control at the time Le counted his final point it is im- pessible to estimate how many he would have run had he continued on. While he was running out Yamada scored only 46. The youth’s play was by long odds the best he has submitted to the in- | spection of New York patrons of the game. WILL SUSPEND WHEAT. Charley Ebbets Threatens Dire Things to Holdout Ficlder. ooklyn, N. April 16.—Charles H. Ebbets has thrown down the gauntlet to Buck Wheat, his most per- sistent holdout. Mr. Ebbets sald yes- terday that if the big outfielder did not come to terms immediately he will be piaced on the ineligible list. This is a precautianary measure to ent Wheat putting in a claim for calary in case he reports later in the season. A small of money-—§$466 or thereabouts—is the rock on which Wheat and the Brooklyn club spiit. At the end of last season the club of- t in strongly for retrench- ment and sliced salaries with a free hand. Wheat was cne of the eight whose check felt the pruning knife. um Columbus (lub Takes Measure of Detroit by 5 to 4. Columbus, Ohio, April 16—The Co- lumbus club of the American Associa- tion yesterday defeated the Detroit Americans by 5 to 4. The score: Columbus Detroit Batte jacket and and Yelle. e . 4 5 3 Zahniser, Wagner, Bonowltz; Hall CUBS BUY BONDS. Club Subscribes $100,000 in the Best | Possible Way. Chicago, April 16.—The Chicago Natianal league club has subscribed $100,000 of third Liberty Loan being the unexpended part of the $250,000 which the appropriated late last year for the purp: of purchasing new players and otherwise strengthening the team. “We had the cash and we could not spend it for players,” Charles 4. ! Weeghman, president af the club, ex. plained yesterday. TORONTO CLUB FAVORED. Toronto, April 16.—President Mc- Caffery of the Toronto club, who re- turned home yesterday from the New i York schedule meeting of the Inter- said To- secured national Baseball League, ronto in the schedule had games at the island on all during the season, including Labor Day. Pitcher Rutledge, a local ama- j teur pitcher, is to be given a tryout by Toronto, THREE WHITE SOX GO. April 16.—The Chicago were home yesterday, for the opening with St. Louis leaving a record of eight sses and five victories on the spring training trip. Manager Rowland dropped and Inflelder McClelland to the min- ors. Eddie Coilins was expected here Chicago, White Sox i in time for the opener, but will be re- by up. placed McMullin if show he fails to TO PERMIT SUNDAY BALL. Boston, April 16.—The bill permit- ting men in the army and navy to play baseball and football games on terday by Go e stipulates that hefore 1 p. shall McCail. £ and The measu s shall not start that no admission be | charged. 50,000 | Thorton, Blue- | stockholders | holidays | Pitchers Metz and Tedeschi | m., ! PLAYERS ARE GIVEN OVATION BY BOSTONT} W'S TEAM—COCHRAN RUNS 22 Z SCORE AT 18.2 BILLIARQS—BOWLING FEV Davs EVERS QUITS RED 50X Trojan’s Stay With American Leaguers Is a Very Brief One—Is Succeeded As Coach by Heinic Wagner. Boston, April 16.—Stating coneidered his connection with team a thing of the past, John Evers, coach of tiie Boston Amer league baseball club, left for his in Troy last night. Eve did not app in yesterday when the Red Sox the season with the Philadelphia Ath- letics and explained that this was by request of Ed. Barrow, the manager Hvers has already communicated with one National league team in regard to a possible pl sition this season, he raid. While Evers watched game from the grandstand (Heine) Wagner, the former cap ! and inflelder of the team, made | unexpected appearance in uniform and coached third base. Barrow announced that quired coach and scout. Evers said yesterday that not received an offer to mana | Jersey City team of the Internati league, as was reported in Ne g Until such an offer had been 2, he said, he woula decline to state hig | attitude He declared he was feeling good trim. , Driscoll, president of the Jer. sey City club of the new Internation- al league, said last night that he had arranged to meet Johnny Ever in Troy at noon today and discuss with Livers the possibility of the joining the Jersey City club. D coll wants Evers as playing manag at he the J. ur yesterd at had tho onal he s~ JACK MU Former Heavyweigiit Pugilist Comes Here to Assist in Recruiting. New York, April 16.—Lieutenant John Alexander Munroe, one of tho | few survivors of the famous “Prin- i cess Pat's,” was assigned to duly with the British Recruiting Mission in Albany with Captain K. G. Strachan, C. B. F., in command. Lieutenant Munroe, before winning promotion and fame in the world war, was well known in heavyweight boxing circles. He is one of the few men Who ever knocked down Jim Jeffries when the California cave man was champion of the world. He has sent several Germans over the long, long trail and is by far prouder of that accomplish- ment than of his deeds with tI gloves. A German sniper shot Munroe through the arm at Armentieres, which the enemy recaptured a few days ago, and paralysis set in. Mun- roe has recovered partially and hopes | to regain complete use of the member before long. INVEST RENT IN BONDS Quincy, Mass., April 16.-—Great success in a double patriotic service was reported today by a member of ! the Women’s Liberty Loan commit- tee engaged in a house to house can- vass. This representative, when v ! iting a house, suggests that a spare | hedroom be reuted to a workman the plant of the Bethlehem Ship- | building Corp. and the income uscd for buying bonds. The scheme results I not only in selling bonds but aids in settling the perplexing problem of | housing the shipbuilding employes here. player's | PoorR ®BiLL DIED A LATER- JusT THAT QUICK ican | ome iform { opened | ying or coaching po- | Charles | Wagner had been ac- | EXCEssive HUGO HAPPY BALL SEASON UNDER WAY AND MIRTH T Now t KN ow T T AF TERNOONS E A WANT To SPollL YourR FUN BUT You'Rg AN AWFUL CHANCE - me Give Yoo A BIT of ADVICE J How o D [ (T I Don T TAKING Copyright, 1918, 7 IT WAS Just LAsST \ SomMe ooy YeaR THIS TimE. my BEST PAL WAS FEELING JUST AS You ARe ABGULI The BALL GAmMe, HE ATTEUDED A Few OF THE OPENIAIG GAMES ~ CAUGH T BAp CcoLD - PNEUMONI K 0 A__L\A.!A‘.’S Jovy oF TAKING TH= ovuT />//5 ravw LIFE %y The Tribume Asscciation (New York Triburfe) PIDCHER TYLER IS CLEVER AS BASEMAN Many Chicago fz ¢ whether Manager Fred Mitchell of the Cubs was In earnes would use Pitcher Ty first baseman them oa the twirler impor Mitchell saj earnest. He has se in said position and knows the place with speed and He also knows that Tyler being a wealk hitter. this scason. funny to hear eld during games, much hone ocet he HAVRE DE GRACE OPENS Over One Hundred Horses Named for This Aftcrnoon’s Event: Continue for Thirteen Da: to Baltimore, April gan in earnest in the the Hav: its gates for a thirtcen day meeti Not in a decade have so many tho oughbreds been entered for the oper ing da sport at this Tred Reherhe , the ranged an attractive bad the desired resuit events than a hundred horsc his call. Among them score of stake winners Hartford Handicap, three-year-olds and upward, at f and half furlongs, fourteen high class horses have heen entered. Among them the Trish champion, Fitzwilliam, which commander Ros imported last year. Reports sa winner of the Dublin Plate has donc things in his recent trials and v to run his best race But majority of trainers declare that take will go to an American br Larry Payne Whitney wil] repre- sented by Bellringer and Tumbler, Loth of which ar 1 to be fit to race. Other this event Mare, Jr., Manister Toi, t and Philippie, famo secretary, program and For the seven ar- it more answered more than Tor the for is ¥ in | n Tyler practice | felds | accuracy. | 1T from | ° | s track. |A NEW NAME ADDED TO THE DEATH LIS’ mer middleweight of to deatkt pion nd, adds onc more re recent toll of ring celet 1d rapidly rose Yngland. America and he In to to be of 1883 was mect man to | he to knoc Thei Garden was st down. Square Five knocked out e rounds. Mitchell, 1 is shown herewith, trips to the United s long ¢ picturesque sporting worlds on both Atlantic. the men who died within | Litchell we t1 photogr: fmmons, John L. Suilivan. | Donovan, Les Darcy, Te M Madden, manage of Mitchell; Charley White, ‘rank Gotch, champion | v when | e de Grace track threw open | WILLS STOPS LANGFORD. Heavywelght Sixth at Veteran Goes Out in Panama. April 16 —Harry Wills, a weight pugllist, knocked ord in the sixth r 1 of their fig here last night. bout was lively throughout and essar. ord had the better of the third , but Wills recovered fifth, and in the sixth Langford down for the count of ten. Panams ro heay out m L ne; Wills went NEW WESLEYAN LEADER. Midc April 16.- enli Howard V Dexter baseball Wesleyan, are not last vear's varsity men in college, and Coach Fauver has appointed 1 Tomlinson, of Tlizabeth, N. ptain. Tomlinson is a plays shortstop and on the squad letown, 1t of Owing to tha Widdoes, captain re there any « ing « sonho- more the He i and heaviest hitier member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. i BOWLING RESULTS Cusack-A. Anderson Win Opening Se- rie * Aetna Alleys. the Aetn: imes in the alleys Five and the ¢ victorious 1 game coedel- 107 evening he winni; odd 86 . 106 196 99 3 200 Kild COULD FIGHT EN JE] Weleo Undoep Smith Conditions. April 16.—John S. | erday de ion to t cing place in 1 admitted the lity, where the figh 0 a war fund. erroneous im- would hg aid that uld outdoar City, owing to the conditi at the that wherever out- possible they would be I mmissioners Crain and sed themselves as being in favor of outdoor boxing. clared a he boxer: ided the out Je Iy W intic ther yoxi Sey ; there be no boxing in uncertain we ns seaside resort ban o door ere 1N also expre INTERNATIONAT, HIT AGAIN. . w Commis 'y National rlayers Cincinnati, Ohio, atianal Baseball the April 16. commission 3 validity of the con- by Players with the Kansas Kelly with the St. > club, and held team of the had forfeited its right disy f the three by s American the Toront that o national to the control player Inter- 1 commissi £ April 1 clubs R that had their re neglect the for- rved organize and the FOR INDIANAPOUIS. lis A pril VICTORY i nap ke ciz nine The tion a sever pre The score Indianap Indi By Briges| JOHNSON 1S BUNP ! Yankees | cyclone. } HARD BY VANKE Huggins Clan Makes Auspici Start—Red Sox Trim Athletj Washington, April 16.—Even wizardry of /Walter Johnson, king the American League pitchers, g not avail against the crashing at of the Yankees in the opening g of the season here yesterday, and 000 fans saw New York clash hammer its way to a 6 to 3 vieg over Washington. Three times }§ massed hits on the They greeted him with | savage salvo In the first inning, jug | the game ing on him again in the third and on ice in the eigl another smashing assault aftef Wa ington had crawled up to withi run of them and had knocked Gep| Mogridge out of the box in the fou; Rushed to the rescue of Mogri with two out in the fourth, th; Washington runs across the pla and two of Griffith’s men on the h socks, Allan Russell spiked the ¥ ington rally. During the remain of the game he held the Senator one hit. Though Russell's gild | allowed Washington to threaten {] quently, the Yankees' spit ball a showed iron nerve in the pinches g courageously extricated himself ou several tight holes. The great Johnson was found eleven ringing hits. Frank Baker | Johnson's particular Nemesis: s Willard-Tulton Br)lni wal- | that | Baseball L 1 vesterdasy | son r b 202000020—€ Washington ...000300000—3 % Batteries: Mogridge, Russell Hannah; Johnson and Ainsmith, Sox Grab Opener, Boston, April 16.—Babe Ruth b Philadelphia to four hits in agm innings in the first game of fhe here yesterday, Boston winnl 7 to 1 in a none too cleanly contest. Conditions for the igal were the best this city has seen vears for an opening contest, yet New York | attendance was only slightly m; | than 7,000. 3 Before the game the teams pard displaying third Liberty Loan | sign The Roval Rooters Wi | city presented the team and \ s in Two-Man Bowling League at | two-man | | ance at bat. | phia | favorable | wa. Frazee with floral pleces. Ma, Peters made the presentation &p and threw out the first ball. The batting of Hopper and 8o} fielding plays by Shannon were fef ures. Gardner and Walker of] Philadelphia team played withi Boston club vear ago and ‘% given ovationd on their first app Strunk and Meclnnis, d by Boston from the Philad :lub during the winter, madej debut. sole flelding change a new position for hi, h foul which he caught Strunk ngled, ‘balls, also N tained McInnis' rd al er a hard run. drew a base tt on | a catch in center field which least two Philadelphia run at ..010000004 i .02110300, tertes: Myers, Ada: Ruth and Agnew. adelphia NEWARK IN AT LAST. Tommy McCarty Will Manage"Ini national League Club There. Newark, N. J., April 16.—The o Newark’s membership in 1 New International league was dis| rated last night when it was nounced that those behind the, Jel | team had signed a lease on Wiede mayer's park, where the old News | club held forth. Tommy McCarty, old time outfleldy and in recent years scout for the Ri Sox, is to manage the Newanks vas given out that McCarty had pu hased a half interest in the cluj but it is understood that he has ty backing of Joseph Lannin. Laon also holds the Buffalo franchige. The season in Newark will open May 8. It had been understood th the new club would operate at ! Federal league park in Harrison that the lease on Wiedenmayer's pa was held by Jim Price, president | the old Newark club. ALED Pitcher of Cubs May Enter U Government Naval Service, Big | the | tion for Chicago, April 16.—Grover Cley| land Alexander, pitcher of the Chicad Cubs, may cnlist in the Navy inst of waiting to be drafted into t§ Arm After a conference here yesterd! with Charles Wecghman, president (he Chicago club, Alexander went Great Lakes Naval Training 8t conference with Comman, Moffatt in this regard. Alexander decides to enlist, it W ry for him to obtain, P8 on from his draft board at ¥ Neb., his home 1t OoUlL BOY PLAY BALL. “xpeditionary ~ For ason Opens in Paris. April 16 American >reliminary gamj peditionary Fory e were played in Pal The results were: Ambulance Unit, No. 650, 1;JAed ical Department Repair Shop, 0. Engineer—Purchasing Office, Censors, 4 th gan were played befo good crowds in spite of bad weatl and poor grounds. § in the Basc