New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1918, Page 8

NEW BTAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 22,‘ 1918, ALEXANDER BAGS HIS FIRST VICTORY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE REDS—BROWNS-INDIANS PITCHERS EMULATE MAKES FURTHER SELECTIONS OF ATHLETIC DIRECTORS—STANLEY TO PITCH FOR SOLDIER BALL TEAM—NEW — HAVEN CLUB 'SANTA CLAUS—WALTER CAMP| CHANGES HANDS FANOUS SPORTSMEN DIE ON WEST FRONT War Toll Glaims Britishers Who | 1 ~—British sports- 1 on the Western | ualty list is: many well known names. H. C. Boycott, dead of the famous international hockey player. He was capped for England in 1900 and playved in the | itative games, being paptain of team 1904 defeated containing Lieutenant wounds, w the t Bassett, the well- cr of the Llanel wounded for Another pr »se his 1 He y times tain in the was also a footballer. Clifford l-round times icket 1l deserved awarded for brili T battleficld Bri Burn-Murdock slechase rider, Gold Cup in race meeting, W. Peck ance runner ai second in ‘the steeplechase at Sandl represented the Royal gainst Wooi , have been n hockey Major R. for imore pla ath for W20 won 1884 on t and general, Others Are Promoteil, ink of brigadier gene conferred on the foliowi T. W. Hale, the ho captal on olonel 1 fifteen Colonel R o cricketer. athlete; Hunter, who e Roval Enginec for the Chath reached the Kent Lieutenant Colone the well K cchase rider Colonel famous who followed ks and w College drag in Colonel U rider and eutenant, wh 1892; Cap fin Floog stoer Licutenant Wale. field other staf! Lieutenant hs also in the nac steeplc hunt: BARNE Chick Eva Red Cross Golf Match. Lick, Losc to 1in in French 22 Charles (Chick) and Jock Hutchinson of Chicago, in a Red Cross exhibition gol? match here yes- won from Jim Barnes of | Sprin Col,, and Gil of Great Neck, N, Y., 4 up| play. natch was played rain, but a large gallery fol- lowed the players ove the entire course. More than $1,500 was col- lected for the Red Cross during the afterno Hutchinson’s work feature He returned a 70 over the wei and Soggy course. Evans' score was 76, Barnes 72 and Nichols 77. April terday Colorado Nichols to and The kling in a sprin- NEW LEAGUE FORMID, Fourteen Teams Enter New England | Semi-Pro Baseball Circuit, Springfield, Mass., April New England Semi-Pro Managers' Assoclation, composed ‘ourteen of the leading semi-pro bas sall clubs of New England, was or 2ized at a meeting held here ves erday afternoon at the Kimbal Ho- tel. This assoclation is in no way a juseball league, but an organization wmhereby the managers can co-oper- ite and petter conditions in semi-pro baseball in New Lingland. A permanent organization formed by electing William H. gardus, business manager of the Fisk Fed Tops of Chicopee Falls, Mass., as president, and Curtis A. Gil- lette, manager of the Poli club of | Hartford, as secretary-treasurer. “The | Baseball of ! was| Bo- MARSANS COMI Outficlder Bas TO YANES. Le- Havana to Club, ves il Cuban Join | Machine Cuba, Af the Cubai Havana, Marsaens, here ve American lLea ed Yankees the oken season but of the time gear he did tentions to ¢ A ing the Yankee ! trainin Marsans came | to the dEit e e T ece he in fine condi- tion play vas ¢ za ith leg known elub dur DY. (Stran. ngton, K; and Nebraska, who will a wrestling match Sgquare Garden, Friday ira expected to arrlve in this yorrow or early Wednes- ay. Poth wrestlers are reported in pd phy condition, Roth grap- finish their preparatory wiil f at local gy asiums. Ed nit (Whén a Feller i N Needsa Friend - - - - - - _ Briggs | :\\}\.}‘:\}\‘ N S N N = fi,;‘/ TER /;pyrizht, 1918, by The Tribuns NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday, Chicago 9, Cincinnati 1. The Pittsburg-St. Louis game was postponed on account of cold weath- e Standing of the Clubs. New York Philadelphia Cincinnati §t. Louis Pittsburg Boston Brooklyn Games Today. Boston in New York. Brooklyn in Philadelnhia Chicago in Cincinnati. Pittsburg in AMERICAN LEAGUE Results Yestérday. St. Louis 11, Cleveland 7. The Detroit-Chicago game postponed on account of rain. o BASEBALL NEWS IN A NUTSHELL was Standing of the Clubs, = oo o3 667 Washington 500 St. Louis Chicago New Yo Detroit , Philadelphia [ Games Today, New York in Boston. Philadelphia in Washington. Detroit in Chicago. St. Louis in Cleveland. RESULTS SATURDAY. National League. New York 5, Boston 0. Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 2. Chicago-Cincinnati, rain. Pittsburgh-St. Louis, wet American Leaguc. grounds. Poston 4, New York 3. Cleveland 3, St. Louis 1. Detroit-Chicago, rain. Philadelphia-Washington, rain, STANLEY T0. PITCH Wes leyan and League Star to Hurl for the Camp Devens Team in This City $May 4. Lieutenant Stanley of Camp Dev- ens, will occupy the mound for the soldier boys baseball team that meets a local team on the afternon of May 4, in connection with the benefit events to be staged by Co. B, 302nd Gun Bartalion. TLleutenant Stanley will be remembered as the ck hurler who pitched for the Faf- aring team in the Factory sue a few seasons ago. He is also former Wesleyan star. According s the boys who are in this city ar- lea jraneing the benefit, the soldier boys { will he represented by a crack team. NEWARK GEIT! “Dolly,”” Who Had Trial With Yan- | kees, to Sign Today. New York, April 22.—Dolly Stark of The Bronx. who last vear had a tryout with the Yankees, will this morning sign a contract to play with the Newark team of the International league. Btark is a second baseman and is well known to local fans. He played semi-professional ball several years ago with almost all the leading semi- professional teams of this district. He played part of last season with t Macon team of the South Atlnna lcegue. PLANK TO PITCH. But it Will Be With a Bush Leaguc Team. Steelton, Pa., April —Edward Plank of Gettyvshurg, the veteran | southpaw, signed a contract to pitch this season for Steelton of the Beth- lehem Steel league, Plank, who is en- gaged in the automobile business in Gettyshurg, accepted Steelton’s offer, as it will enable the famous cross fire moundsman to go back and forth from his home town and to attend to busi- ness during the week This also ex- | plains Plank’s reason for not joining the New York Americans Plank is one of the players obtained by Manager Huggins of the Yankees in the deal for Pratt. Plank, accord- ing to one of his friends, was visited a few days ago by Manager Huggins, who made the former hero of the ! rahletics a splendid offer to join the Yankees, but Fddie informed Fuggins under no condition would he again don the uniform of a major league YOUNG SEYMOU! The Young Seymours defeated the" Chestnut street at Walnut IIill Park last Saturday afternoon score 17 to 6. The work of Jimmy MecCue was the feature. Tho by mngs: team score fin- r. h. Chestnut St. 102011100—s8 9 4 Young Seymour 100082042—17 21 0 Mikeo and Riley; Stengle and Joc- Los. e. Be. | 1.000 { help { 1 suddenly Association (New York Tribune) SISLER ON TRAIL OF COBB THIS YEA ! the first baseman of the St. Louis Browns, will make Cobb look to his laurels the coming son. Sisler ran second to Cobb in tatting last ar, hitting over the 250 mark. even hetter around ple on the New York Yankees made a mighty effort to land this wonderful play- er, offering a record-breaking sum, but the off was spurned. T is the best diamond. The sler ar DRAFT BOARD EXPLAINS, Took Alesander to Keep Farmer at Work ou Food Production. April food war wa Ale £t. Paul, Neb., need for greater win the Grover Cleveland pitcher for ti League tcam, quota 22.—Urgent production to the reason hder, icago National med to go ‘unston, Ka 8, to members of the draft W the to Camp »ander's call to the colors, mem- of the draft board said, meant ne more man for work on nea farms. It was clearly their pa- triotic duty, they concluded, out the provisions of a recent tive service bulletin, calling upon ex emption boards to keep the farmers at work on the farms. As a resul! the famous ball player, who stood eighteenth in the list of men in Class was placed as the ninth man in a quota of twelye. selec Ty | s season he should go | all- | mier | inj to carry | 'OWNER COMISKEY PREDICTS WHITE SOX ~ PENNANT VICTORY AGAIN THIS SEASON PITCHERS TRY 10 EMULATE ST. N Seventeen Passes and Thirty B | Th | Ovjeets | Truesdale, “ can see no reason why the White ; cept for the loss of Joe Jenkins and Sox will not repeat this season the | Jim Scott, who have joined the colors, victory they put over in 191 Such | we will have the same club that won was the enthusiastic declaration of | for us the championship of the world Charles A. Comiskey owner of the |last autumn. We have a veteran world championship White Sox and | ball club, vnur‘t of nur‘vn(*n being mar: one of the biggest men in the national Theref have lost few in pastime in point of prestige. “Our And, we have mno club remains intact,” he added. “Ex- ried re we also, | holdouts.” 'ALEXANDER BAGS HIS FIRST VICTORY ‘Grover Beats Reuther, Another Pitcher Who Has Been Draited CORBIN IN LEAD Park Street Bowlers Hit the Timbers in a Fashion That Secures Them Top Place in League. The P. & F. Corbin quintet of the Factory Bowling league has regained the Skinner a small the lead and now tops Chuck company five by With the of the teams, mar- the | the . Lkl seem able to displace Bill (V];Hl_;";";{\\!‘\:”";‘]N‘\!::":‘(-_ hm}‘mt?svtictj‘Lo‘;:ptlho':l heap M cago was bunching hits in two in- e o ' of yesterday's game and Alex- DI, DRI, was returned a winner over Reuther e of 9 to 1. McCabe's triple with full in the" fifth icatured. and Alexan- orderad to join the this month. s played on the w her called in the second inning nt of a downpour. but play umed after fifteen minutes had The many changes in none of gin. standing { players | Kahm [ averages. { w.k. typist ag follows: 2.-—(National) — ors while Chi- by a scc thé Both been Army ame and | bas (Gonbin= SRR 2 .69? 9| Reuther Skinne 6 der have | National U e 31 diamond Time was Aochee on Works ...14 22 .3 468 | | | a soggy | Landers was cold. | N. B. Colts {R. & E. ‘Stanley | Berlin as 1 core rShite. 100050300—9 10 2 .000000001—1 8 4 illifer Reuther ind Wingo. ATHLETIC DIRECTORS | Walter Camp Sciccts Additional Sport ‘hicago incinnati Alexander Kilduff Keough Cusack dlanchard .. Stanley rtini Lantone and Also Names Sceretavy Menior in Naval Division. New Haven, April 22.—-More ap- n the department af ath- were Unitec ates navy terday by Walter Camp, Dover, 1d Wharton of d for f 1ent of t camp activi- on of Seattl thletic director at Louis A. Yaung »pointed athletic th Naval district, Hampton Road his head Long Lindgren W, Fober; Dickn DUGAN BUYS MURLINS New alker tation of Philadelphia i directlor I ith hc of the F rters W 1t ill have Jim Collins Disposcs of Haven s of the commis- Club of FEastern League to Well new | Known Hartford Brewer., New f | league of Prof ! to Jdward J | completed at | day afternoon lastern clubs ~ball this city here Dugan of a meeting between No B! president of the Atlant | club, and the new r of the f 2 1 chise. The new to the baseball fans as therc was no intimating was any likelihood of a « ownership of the club aving gone ahe 1 up to preparing the way for |'s the { next month lof the franchise, | players left on the r { club at the close of 1 $7,500. | President Collins of the New | en club came to this eity afternoon to complete the | has been under consideratio | learned last night, for the past t | weeks. As practically evervthi | been settled in advance at | conferences hetween Me: and Dugan, yvesterday’s meetin EUROPE shipped ac mihs vester- WIHEAT FOR > orn car b after at corn ang when the | ; i | | on league, The reported which includes scrve list of last the season is ouy JAPAN's RICE Production Japan of toes iy during cases 1 rice previous Collins 1pan crease her re- | to build | ing in Browns-Indians Game Cleveland, April (American a game in which heavy hitting d pass featured Cleveland wag feated by St Louis here vesterd afternoon by a score of 11 to 7. N¢ of the six pitchers was effective, w the exception of Davenport. Seye teen players received free trang, tion to first base Two former Yankees, Joe Ged ind 'Lesliec Nunamaker, played a ¢ game for the Browns. Gedeon got t| safe drives in five times up and Ny amaker, ho is hitting the ball ha. rnered three of St. Louis’s ninetd hits Demmitt in five times up dr; four passes and had one sacrifice The score L h .050040020—11 19 ....111010210— G4 othoron, Davenport a Groom, Lambeth, Bagl St. Louis Cleveland al McCAFFERY IS HET l{fl A to Barrow Dickering W. Truesdale. Toronto, April 22.—President M} Caffery of the Toronto club of t International league is very mui reeved these days over a repert Manager Ed Barrow of the Bg Red Sox is trying to obtain former Yankee, fro Toronto club. “If the Red Sox manager is &ty Truesdale he has made no offer the Toronto club and is evidently to land Truesdale as a arent,” McCaffery declared yestgpda “If this is so T will take the d 29 1] | court before I will lose anothetp er in this way. Truesdale is no agent, and it will be only through h] consent that the Red Sox obta Lim.” The Toronto club recently lostity players when the Kansas Cityiel took over Schultz and Lalonge, Wl declared they were free agents. MINORS BEAT MAJORS{ League ex-Champions. Ohio, April 24 ational Leagzue team, g principally of second st s defeated by the Columb n Association club hert ye| ; by a score of 3 to 2. Plitt and Russell, the twirlers, held the local hits, but three misplays mates proved costly. The score: Columbus, 2 Brooklyn posed Brogkl team o & by the Brooklyn Columbus Batterie Indian Pitcher, Ordered Camp Funston on April 26. Tola, Kan., April 22.—Otis beth, a member of the pitching of the Cleveland American le club, has’ been ordered to report fi y in the National Army at Cam unston on April 26, it was nounced here yesterday. Lambeth will make one mo splendid addition to the Camp Fup ton nine's pitching corps, as Alesh ier of the Cubs and Clarence Mifohd »f the Dodgers also have been, 0 ed to report to the same catll 1 the end of the month. Otis, SCENTS ORGANIZED,: Jrs. of this city Hav season and would ik es with fast teams i rging 15 years, Thi is composed of some of th junior players in the gl of the Crescent Jrs. were mé liers of the St. Mary's playgroull team that won the state cham hip last season. The team will pi : regularly at Walnut Hill par) ommencing Wednesday night af 6:45. All member e requested tg be present. The team is composed 0| the following players: Butsy Hal) catcher; “Dixie” Griffin, pitcher; Sullivan, Geo. Lynch, Ray McAghw , M. Mahoney, infielde Siliott, F. Leha Dudack, & outfielders, or games Witl address Francis “Dix nklin street, New Brit CRE; The Crescent raanized for irrange g e state Av team test Crescents ' Griffin, F Conn 27 BEATS BELGIUM. otball Match Is Played While Dis tingushed Men April 22 vesterda match the Look on. Belgium defeate in an internations for cup offered by Belgians. The i rthall King 5 to 2 - ere was a huge attendance, Bol cmier Clemenceau and the Belgia were present. a APTENTION PIONEERS. Manager James Luby has called meeting of all members of the PH Baseball club for {omorro cvening at § o’clock in the Tabs' hall As the meeting is an important oné Il members are urged to attend, Th Vioneers will probably be selécted 10 neet the Camp Devens team on M quired nothing' more than passing the | and Austr: sale papers. 1, and arrangements will be made holding practice for the game,