New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1918, Page 8

e e e 3 3 m— e el B Z Ll NEW BRITAIN PROFESSIONAL MEN’S BASEBALL TEAM TO PLAY ST. THOMAS’ SEMINA NEW BTAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1918, | “PHILLIES' TIE WITH LONG CLOUT—RED SOX CELEBRATE PATRIOTS' DAY WITH A DOUBL RY NINE, MAY 9—RGOKIE OUTFIELDER E VICTORY—ST. JOSEPH'S Y. M.A. A. RU MANGAN'S TEAM T0 PLAY SEHINARIANS Professionalib’len’s VNine to Clash With St. Thomas’ Nine The annual battle between the New | Britain Professional Men and St. ‘homas’ seminary baseball nines, will be fought out on the Hartford dia- itond May 9. Manager - “Bill” Man- Ban has secured a formidable crowd of horsehide handlers this year, and hopes are high that his efforts wiil at last be crowned with a victory over the seminarians. Ever since leaving the Capitol city institution Judge Bill has harbored one ambi- tion, viz, to defeat the S$t. Tom’s. In o that the feat may be ac- co shed in 1918, the genial dis- ciple Plackstone has consented ta ascend the pitcher’'s mound and let lcose that varied assortment of henders he claims to possess. 1 followers of the pastime have cvery position on the diamond, with- cut but they still have hopes that, as a pitcher, he will con- tinue to be an excellent lawyer. The lineup that will represent t ssional Men, is as follows: Cal- catcher; Mangan, pitch Dr. Dunn, first base, (th the position he will start in); I Dunn recond base; Kiniry, third base; “Billy" Kopf, shortstop; left field; center field; J. of success, Cobh R. I Carman’s Filly Auntic Defeats Big Field of Juveniles on Maryland | 50il—Mrs. Brownic's Marc Wins. Baltimore, April 20.—Richard F. Carman’s fleet little two- Auntie scored another victory Hayre de Grace track yesterda, ernoon. ¢G a good field of highly bred young sters in commanding styie. and ye terday she met a larger better field and led them throug the half mile journey. During the run through the home- stretch Richard T. Wilson, nella made a bold challenge, but th Carmran filly hung on gamely, and under a vigorous ride by Jockey Dominick lasted long enough to pok her head home in front. Frizeur finished third. Auntie ed s in 48 2-6 seconds Grant Hugh Browne's old nut mare Josephine Zarate adde another race victory to her long list ir the second event. With litt Jockey Kummer in the sho defeated a big field of 7 the five furlong route. She d from her fleld soon after the was released and was nev headed, although at the end she had to be ridden hard to stall off a rush made June Bug. Jimmy Fitzeimmons saddled first winner of the year in the third when Compadre, the little k son of immortal Colin, which o Quincy Stable bought at the J. I°. Corrigan dispersal sale last win- ter, defeated a big field of maiden: Tic raced Cobalt into submission du in away and won easily by nearly three lengths, Churchill finished second &nd Althea was third. COLLEGE BASEBALL Foly Cross Gets Patriots’ Day Surprise When cester, Score 7 to 1. Worcester, Mass.,, April 20.—Uni- versity of Pennsylvania defeated Holy 7 to 1, on Fitton fleld yesterday | | St. Louls . afternoon. The score: R.H. E. pPennsylvania ..100 031 200—7 12 1 Holy Cro; +...000 010 000—1 4 4 Batteries—Bernhardt and Thayer; Gill and Martin, Springfield, Ma: April 20.—Dar mouth college’s baseball team took both ends of a double bill here yester- day from the Springfleld Y. M. C. A, nine. In the morning game it won by 4 to 3 and in the afternoon contest the score was 5 to Worcester, Mass., April 20.—Wor- cester Polytechnic’s haseball team de feated the Stevens institute team here | [yesterday in a close game. was 5 ta 4 The score April 20.—Columbia in the ninth in South field ves- score of i to 4 closing frr hite collegic New York, batted out a victory ing against Union at erday, winning by timely rally in. the etted the Blue and Wo runs. ne New Brunswick ornell defeated Rutgers here ye ay afternoon in o well-played gamec by a score of 6 to 4. Both teams put up a brilliant fielding game, but the tors were stronger on attack. 20.—Wesleyan's Hamilton Hhere uning game by , April 20.—Bates col- am gained an easy vic- iowdein college team here Thae score was 8 to 2. ——Boston college here yesterday, 11 | derus, fo national | watched Biil play about | | vat cobson, | | score being 7 ; National | Brooklyn ear-old filly ! A few days ago she defeut- | Jr.’s Coli- | the four | ™ eather. his | the first half mile and then drew | i land-Detroit Pennsylvania Wins at Wor- | f Thursday of next week. i second of Connecticut’s most prom- | inent [ to lose several series and still in first place. T PHILS ARE WINNERS ON MENSEL’S DRIVE Recruit Outlielder Breaks Tie in Tenth Inning Philadelphia, April 20.—Meusel, T'hiladelphia reeruit, hit Hughes' first pitch to him for a drive intc the left field bleachers in the tenth inning yesterdzy and beat Boston, 4 to 2. Ordina the drive would have counted a home run, but Whitted scored the winning run from first buse, which he had gained on Raw- lings’' fumble. In the seventh Pitcher drove a homer into the but in the same inning Captain the locals, the right field fence, Hughes bleachers, Lu- cver score. The score: r. h e s 2000001000—3 7 1 Philadelphia 0000008001—4 7 3 Hughes and Heary and Wilson; >rendergast and Burns. Reston Robins Drop Anather. Dodgers scaped from Grounds last night with bag, travelling uniformse Tobby's grouch. Otherwise The Pclo and the | Prooklyn possessions consisted large- | | I of C. Ebbets’ National league fran- chise and three brickbats which had Leen Giants, The Flatbush gladi- ators arc surely getting off on the wrong foot, as the Giants reeled back their third offensive vesterda to 6. The Giants, there- remain on league and continue to the only undefeated club in John Kinley Tener's circuit. The score: 5 r. h. e 000000041—5 11 3 New York 41001001x—7 14 1 Grimes, Griner and Krueger; De- narce, Sallee and McCarty. fore, BASEBALL IN NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. New York 7, Brooklyn 5. Philadelphia 4, Boston 3—10 innings The St. Louis-Chicago game was postponed on account of rain. The Cincinnati-Pittsburgh game was postponed on account of cold Standing of the-Clubs, Won Lost & 0 i Philadelphia neinnatj | Chicago St. Louls .. Pittsburgh ... Boston Brooklyn Games Today. Boston in New York. Brooklyn in Philadelphia. Chicago in Cincinnati. Pittsburgh in &t. Louis. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Boston 2, New York 1-—First Game. Boston , New fork 5—=Second Game. Washington 1, Philadephia 0. The Chicago-St. Louis and Cleve- games were postponed account of cold weather. Standing of tae Clubs. Won Lost Boston ....... 13 [ Cleveland 0 Washington Chicago on P.C, 1.000 1.000 600 .800 .500 400 .000 .000 New York .. Detroit Philadelphia Games Today. New York in Boston. Philadelphia in Washington. Detroit in Chicago. St. Louis in Cleveland. PORTO CAUGHT IN DRAFT. New Haven, April 20.—Joe Porto, New Haven's star bowler, received official notice vesterday summoning him to go with the next draft quoia from this city to Camp Upton on; Porto is the bowlers to be caught in the draft net, Carmen of Hartford hav- ing been called to Camp Devens sev- eral weeks ago. The drafting of Porto means that he will be unable to complete his schedule in the state duckpin tournament unless arrange- ments can be made to advance his games. Porto already has the title practically elinched but is anious to roll off all of his remaining series be- fore departing. He can still afford finisn REUTHER IS DRAFTED. Cincinnati Pitcher Ordercd to Camp on April 20, Cincinnati, O., April 20.—Walter (Dutch) Reuther, pitcher for the Cin- cinnati Nationals, was last night noti- fied that he had been drafted for army service by his draft board in San Franci Cal. He ordered to 5 In San Fra o on April 29, report | | | ! | & lined the ball | scoring | two runners ahead of him and tieing | the | the | thelr | bounced off their domes by the ! | Gotham the | the summit of the | be | | | (James | evidence until after four relays been run. The field was well bunched | xl‘.(‘l".‘r. 150; Maupome, 145. | The : Convalescent - CAMP DEVENS WINS Sergt. Sullivan, o Member of St. Jo- seph's Y. M. A. A, Captures Honors in Annual Ashland-Boston Road Race. Boston, April 20.—Eight of army and navy ten-men relay teams out of the fourteen that started over the Boston A. A. Marathon course from Ashland to Boston crossed the | winnlng | finish lines yesterday, the team being that representing 76th Division, at Camp Devens. The 302d infantry runners, also from Camp Devens, finished second, both teams being well ahead of the the favorites from the Charlestown Navy | Yard, led by Mike Devanney, the for- mer New York star distance man. Dovanney was the last navy man to start, and he covered his course fast- er than any other runner in the race, | but he was too far behind when he started. The divisional team, however, also had a former New York runner as its anchor man. This was Sergeant Sullivan, of New Britain, Cenn.,, who formerly ran for the Irish - Americans. Sullivan’s mates, al] of them privates provided him with a big lead, and he won by about half a mile. | The runners covered their two and one-half mile stretches up and down hill in uniform and the winners’ time 2 hours, 24 minutes, 53 seconds was slower than that in which a reguiar Patriots’ Day Marathon has been won by -a runner covering the entire twenty-flve miles. The divisional team was not in the | team- | had | for ten miles, the navy favorites fall- ing back at this point. The last six | divisional runners each added his queta. | It is estimated that more than one kundred thousand persons watched the race. With Sullivan on the win- uning team were Privates De TFrasio, Morton, Abbott, Lewis, Griffin, Sara- | valli, Brooks, Parmitier and Paulson. Tho feature of the final relay com- petition was Mike Devanney’'s effort to take second place, but he falled by about ten seconds The order of finish and the time | of the teams: { 1—Camp Devens Divisional team y 53 28:10 145 4—301st Field Camp Devens b-—Naval Cadet 6-—304th infantry, 14 hool . Camp 7—Bumkin Island 8§—U. S. N. Radio bridge . St KIECKHEFER RETAINS TITLE, Defeats Maupome in Final Block ot Billiard Match. Chicago, April 20.—Augle Kieck- hefer, of Chicago, last night retained his title of world’'s champion three- cushion billiard player by winning the third block of 50 points from Pierre Maupome, Cleveland, in 70 innings Maupome’s score was 48 for 69 in- { tet, losing two games. nings. The total scores w I(le*'k-l G, & “BRAVES- | Hnmn\\n,” Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune Association (New York Tribune) " | DUFFY LEWIS OF WORLD SERIES FAME YALE ATHLETICS NOW HITTING ’EM OUT FOR UNCLE SAM racuty ana noara or conteot 1o ver- 1eft who his ies George ‘‘Duffy” Lewis, former flelder for the Boston Red Sox, gained considerable fame for great batting in the two world se aga Nationals, is home in Uncle Sam'’s servic runs were the talk of t | country and Duffy’s big black bat was slamming them out during the eries days. No pitcher either qn the Phillies or the Dodgers would trust Duffy at the plate and did his st the Phillies and the Brooklyn | | petty Lest to to hold foil him. It wasn’t possible Duffy down, and he held the batting average on the ciub. like many other big leaguers, in the service, and this photo him in his uniform of a chicf officer. 'He is stationed at Mare and, Cal. Lewis has played basc- with the naval teams at Mare Island, and has taken hold of the pien and is lending his knowledge to Lrilding a strong team at the station. is now shows LEAGUE Machine Company Quintet Take Meas- ure of Skinner Chuck Company Five The league leading Skinner company Chuck five in the Factory Bowling league in the the was repulsed drive for iampionship last evening, hy New Britain Machine company the quin- The score: Factory Leagne. New Britain Machin 941 87— 10 RN & 96 95 104 107 111 101 106 Robertson 102 Lofgren Foote 308 319 198 Skinners, Lindgren 5 Hloom s Ot Trevethan ..... 74 Fowers ... 112 Kahms ... 117 140 80 87 100 110 153—1460 JHARVARD GOLF SCHEDULE. Crimson Team to Cpen Season Next Saturday in Philadelphia. Cambridge, golt son sylvania, “hedule ranged the closing n May 25 in New York, bo engaged The schedule April 27, phi May Wollaston Wollaston 4, Bracburn at l!fi:‘lnn, at Bost N 16, Belmont at Bel mont; 18, Princeton at Boston; 23, Brookline at Boston; 25, Yale at York Clity. April =0.—Har- next Satury on the of nine g with Penn latter's ~links mes has been tch taking ay follows Pennsylvania at Philadel Golf Williams at 11, Dartmouth Club Boston: 9, NOT ALL ASI >IN MERIDEN. sporting Editor of The Herald: The Hillsides of Meriden are ing out a schedule, and wish to hear rom any team in New Britain aging 20 vears. Yours in sport, Wi liam Fearn, 67 Hillside avenue, Mer den, Conn. mak- + lowed heduled to open : | examinztior | ceeain m a ! amination mit Schedules Limited Only Dby Finances, New fact it is ite the stated Haven, April 20.—Des several universities have doubtful whether minor sports will be conducted another year if the war continues, assurance has been given Yale undergraduates by the faculty and the athletic board of control that team will be al- to play as large a schedule as usual, if it can handle its financial situation. Ability to meet its bills will be the crucial test for sport organization Acting u guarantee, Yale undergraduates aggressively have organized their teams for next win- ter. H. Hincks, '20, has been elect ed of the swimming team, and Vorys, '20, of the water polo team. Hinck iptained the freshman team 1go, and s the best L the sity ¢ tion the past s Bridgeport. Vo Pete: was the volo 3 . He positive ever npionship azgregs His home is in next to Captain star of the water lives in Columbus, on, n of the bask in Buffalo one of the tercoliegiate League of Aurora captain In the 1 went through the past sea- out a defeat He is a broth- Avery, a former Yale foot- and tiing team captain. case the swimming, wa- and basketball teams, the eraduate coaching will be The swimming and water ope to induce Ogden f New York city, to ast and the basketball N. of Y., the pound been wrestling he wit of R ball end In the “polo m of continued polo te of again team to obtain the aid of William Mec- | kinley - of New York city, tt of Meriden professional, stlers, and izzy KAUFF FINED Giants OQutfieclder Failed Judziment Awanicd to Against Him. New York, April 20.—Benny Kauft, batter of the Giants, was fined and consented to pay ioning the decisi The little outfield March 14 practicin to respond 0 =a to the City Court supplementa judgment for $317, Andrew J. Coakl ball player in 1 policy Kaufi's Kauff's failure star $350 yesterday without even qu th the subpoer of nrpire ) on ithland 1o in pro- ob- tained 1c0 was due on a of insu is- utomol to mnee sued on \ppear was ihle ipDe r before show ntempt that btedness of < was willir on cert the ball dgment ee fixed th the minor the | again wil | Meet | on for | | | he | O'Dwyer | By Briggs | RED SOX JINK ST PURSUES YANKRS Barrows’ Men Celel;ate Patrig Day With Double Victory J Bostor, April 20.—One hundr ]zmd forty-three years ago yesterd: [ the Yankees chased the British Re | way from Lexingtd | Yesterday at Fenw: | park the Boston Red Sox chased t Yankees right into the second df sion. After frittering away the mo; ing game by a score of 2 to 1 ¢ New York defense tossed the .aftel nocn encounter away by a Scope 9 to b o Allen Russell was robbed ot shutout in the morning game throug crrors hy Peckinpaugh and Pip hoth of the Boston tallies being u. carned. In the afternoon contest t] Yankees committed six costly bo bles, which even thirteen , sava, clouts off Babe Ruth could not oy come. Half of crs in the mitted by Coats all the into Boston. the New York misdemea] second melee were com Del Pratt. The +#8m. Brownie bunched his three niugh stunts all in the fifth frame. ¥ w no wonder the session proved a fq onc for Barrow's boys, who ‘Seore) five runs. Out of credit to Patt can be said that he tried to ov come his offences on the defengg wit a terrific ult on Ruth. Pratt fe on the great Boston southoaw for | brace of doubles and a pair of siigle} in , times up, but only one Ny York run figured in his hits, whil each of his three errors was turned into a Boston tally. The scores: Morning Game. r b o 000010000—1 "4 . 01100000x—2 8 and Ruel; Bush and Agf New York Loston russell | nex, Afternoon Game. rn h g 000100211—5 18 | Eoston 10005120x—9 8 Caldwell, Thormahlen, Monroé an Hannah; Ruth and Agnew. o Ayers: and Gregg in Duel. Washington, April’ 20.—Washing; ton defeated Philadeiphia 1 to erday in a pitching duel betweel s and Gregg. Gregg’s only b »alls, Shotton's single and an er: by Shannon filled the bases ninth, and Shanks' hit dgcided game. The score: New York r h..e 000000000—0 § 000000001—1 McAv Ayers Philadelphia Washington Gregg and Ainsmith, PROMINENT IN SPORTS . Rensselaer Polytechnic Among Colleges—Hulf of Stadend Body in Competitive Athletics, Troy, N. Y., April 20, Nearly laif] of the entire student body of Rens laer Polytechnic institute teok part in some form of competitive athlef! | during the past year, according to report of Wiibur C. Batchelor, pugfes: sor of physical education at the instl: | tute, just made public. This gives th famous old engineering school higl rank, if not first position, among th colleges of the country in the move. ment tc make physical training amon college students more nearly universa! The seven principal branches of gom-| petitive athletics referred to in the ap-| pended- statistics are: Baseball, foot- | ball, basketball, track athletics, hook- ey, tennis and cross-country running. On account of the enforced ‘heatless” period this winter in the gymnasium, bowling, swimming and wrestling wera| suspended; and there were also no in- terclass hockey or tennis competitions. Institute students who participated in competitive athletics during the past are divided as follows: | Number of different men who practiced one ar more of the seven branches of intercollegi- ate sport ... Number of d practiced one or more of the seven of interclass sport, sive of those who took in intercolM:pgiate sport umber of different men participated in intraclass sports, exclusive of those who teok part in intercollegiate or inter- class sport a Number of men who participated in inter-fraternity baseball who are not included in an above groups | Total number of different competing g | Total number of | rollea in the March 1, 1917, 1918 Percen in some athletics students en- institute from to March 1, $11 of competitive 45 per cent BASEBALIL DATES, April, -Dartmouth -Cornell at at New May. 4—Princeton at Princeton. 11—Harvard at Cambridge. ; Princeton at New Haven, 25—Pennsylvania at New Haven, June. 1—Harvard at New Havem, New Haven, Haven.