New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 26, 1918, Page 18

( 1! L FROM REDS TO GO TO FRANCE—B S ASEBALL MEN ARRANGE TO SEND SCORES TO BOSTON FANS HONOR BASEBALL HEROES AT FRONT—CALDWELL AVIATES AND YANKS ARE BEATEN—MATTY MAY GET LEAVE OF ABSENCH WAR ZONES—FIGHT FANS ENTHUSE OVER NEW HAVEN BOUJ BLINN T0 PLAY WITH CAMP DEVENS TEAM, Former Pioneers’ Star Outfielder Will Oppose Locals May 4 Howard Pionecr training member mee Blinn, baseball late star of team, and now in to trim the Hun, will be a of the soldiers’ nine that the locals in this city May 4. Blinn’s presence with the visiting team is bound to stimulate interest in the coming clash. There is no hoy from this city who ever played the national game that Wwas more popular than Howie. After the HOWIE BLINN. graduation from the old cial street team, that gave the game killy Kopf, Bill Walsh and other les- ser lights, Howie signed up with the Pioneers. For several seasons it has been a pleasure to watch him per- form for the South End team on the Ellis street diamond. It will seem queer to the fans to see Blinn playing against a home team, but it is safe to say that every time he makes one of his spectacular catches in the outer garden or poles out a clout that cleans up the sacks, the New Britain fans will give him a cheer. The appearance of Lieutenant Stanley on the mound is also adding to the attraction. Stanley’s work as a member of the Wesleyan team and later with the Fafnir Bearing com- pany nine which cleaned up in the ¢ld Factory league two seasons ago, is still remembered. SCORES AT FRONT Baseball Boys Da Atlantic Clty, N. Thousands of far Sam’s fighting force r.ot be deprived tall scores, even trenches. Harry the New nouncement ast night. “I think it is of great importance that the boys at the front be kept closely in touch as possible with interesting events taking place at home. tI mear much to their norale, it strengthens their asm for the sterner duties Pem. The major are now fighting our Dbattles ar voung, virile fellows, who follow the national game closely, and hardly without exception they are keen sews of the major league games. all and the men behind ven many demonstrations of loyalty They are ready to do Information on the ball games i1l certainly prove an ideal tonic to he boys at the front, and with the wproval of Secrct Baker and Gen. i€ ng we will cable every night a rief summary of the n the major leagues. “To one in the camps it must be a xonderful thing to get quick 3¢ the important events a1 home, particularly shat have to do with dide of life. “These idings relieve the tension ind strain which the fighters are ander. Men of the ages that com- )rise our fighting forces are particu- arly interested in the red-blooded zame of the dlamond, and we hope keep these cheery messages going he cable daily throughout the Magnates France Arrange to Send in Results Games§ J., April i now in Uncle in FEurope will of their daily base- in the first line N. Hempstead, York Giants, at the president of made this an- Motel Traymore before heir vore those the things brighter Commer- i y of the boys who | for | games played | word | transpiring |COBB MAY ENLIST AT | END OF 1918 SEASON | Ty Cobb has put a quietus on the | persistent rumors which have been go- |ing the rounds to the effect that he | was adjusting his personal affairs with | the idea of enlisting before the season i was over. The Tumors originated in Pittsburgh, where an army officer stated that Cobb had decided to enlist and that it was only a question as to when he ! could arrange his business matters with that end in view. Cobb says that he intends to stick to the Tigers this season, but that he was thinking of enlisting at the close | of the baseball year, but had not i reached a decision at this point. He intimated that he had been of- fered a cammission in the motor-me- chanics corps but could not accept be- cause of his business affairs. It is We- lieved that the story resulted from | this fact. DEMOCRACY FLAGS State Council of Defense Names T. A. | Reno As the Local Representative for the Sale of Them. T. A. Reno, of this city has been ! named the representative locally for the sale and distribution of De- mocracy Flags. He will commence .is duties next week. The appoint- ment of Mr. Reno was made by the | Connecticut State Council of De- fense. The representative of the latest project that has been started for the comforts of the boys there” has for a number of years acter as a salesman for the Ligget, Myers Tobacco company. Among the merchants of this city he is well Neri about a year ago. The democracy flag is a souvenir that can be kept as a memento for many years. The proceeds that are derived from its sale will go to the Clark C. Mr. Griffith who the Washington club in the Ameri- can league, started this commendable work several months ago and has met with success. A letter from Gen- eral John J. Pershing, received re- cently, tells of the appreciation of the boys on the outfits shipped to France. The letter is as follows: American Expeditionary Forces Office of the Commanding General France, February 14, 1918. Mr. Clark C. Griffith, Director-General, Ball and Bat Fund Washington, D. C., Dear Sir:— I thank you very much for the 156 baseball outfits which are being sent ! through the auspices of the Ball and Bai fund for our soldiers in France. It will nece for these outfits to be delivered, ow- ing to the limited tonnage space and railway facilities in France, but when they arrive am sure they will be a source of amusement and pleasure to them. I was much interested in the in- fcrmation which you give concern- | ing the small contributions which go tc make up this fund. It is another 1oof of the generous spirit and pa- trictism of our people. Very sincerely yours, JOHN J. PERSHING, Major-General, U. S. Army. enthus- | MINUTES FATEFUL FOR WOLTER. Difference of Quarter of An Lost Him for Seals. Cincinnati, April 26.—The difference of 15 minutes had considerable to do with the awarding of Player Wolter, formerly with the Chicago Nationals, to the Sacramento club instead of to the San Francisco club, according to a decision handed down from the of- fices of the National commission yes- terday. San Francisco protested the award- ing of Wolter to Sacramento on the grounds that a telegram agreeing to purchase the player under -certain conditions was dispatched earlier than the dispatch from Sacramento. The records showed, however, that the | Sacramento telegram was received by the Chicago club at 12:156 p. m. on April 8, while the San Francisco tele- gram was received at 12:30 p. m. on the same day. | As the price made to both clubs | was the same, the Chicago club trans- ferred the player to Sacramenta and that transfer was upheld by the comn- mission yesterda. “over | krown. Mr. Reno, married Miss Irma | Griffith Bat and Ball fund. | is the manager of | sarily require some time | I shall be very glad to | Lave them distributed to the men and | Hour | BOSTON FANS HONOR PLAYERS AT FRONT Service Flag Is Hoisted for Four Former Members of Braves Boston, April 26.—Boston defeated Philadelphia, 6 to 5, in a loosely played game vesterday. The hitting of Powell, with two triples and a sin- gle, was the biggest featuro. His soc- ond triple, made in the seventh in- ning, scored Massey from second, and Powel] in turn scored with Boston's last Tun on Konetchy's sacrifice fiy. Nehf held Philadelphia to two hits for five innings and then weakened. Wickland made his Boston debut and played brilliantly in the difficult right field position. Before the game Boston hoisted a service flag with four stars, for Sergeant Hank Gowdy, | Walter Maranville, Arthur Rice and Henry Schreiber. The score: T h. ..00002120—5 9 Boston ...00004020x—6 10 3 Batteries: Tincup, Prendergast and | Adams and Delhoefer; Wehf and Wil con. e. | Philadelphia 4 Pirates Open With Victory, Pittsburgh, April 26.—In a game in which good pitching and brilliant fielding were featured Pittsburgh opened the home season yesterday by defeating Cincinnati, 1 to 0. Ome of the largest opening day crowds several years was present. The score: r. h. e. Cincinnati .000000000—0 3 1 Pittsburgh ....10000000x—1 5 Batteries: Schneider and Wingo Miller and Schmidt. Errors Costly to Cards, Chicago, April 26.—Erratic fielding by Smith and Niehoff coupled with timely hitting by Hendrix and Pas- kert, gave Chicago a 3 to 2 victory over St. Louis yesterday. Hendrix led the attack for the locals with three hits, which and a double. The score: .010000001—2 Chicago . ...11001000x—3 S Batteries: Horstman, Packard and | Snyder and Gonzales; Hendrix and Killifer. St. Louis €till Rubbing It Im. Brooklyn, April 26.—The Superbas slowly but surely are improving in their play with the Glants. 'While the title holders defeated the Flatbush boys by 6 to 2 in the opening game, they required ten innings yesterday afternoon at Ebbets Field in which to subdue Brooklyn by 6 to 5. At this ratio of progression the Dodgers should play the Giants a tie game this afternoon and beat the cham- pions tomorrow. In justice to the Dodgers, however, it must be admitted that they came so close to humbling the champions with a ninth inning rally yesterday afternoon that the Giants did not re- cover their customary sang froid un- til they had crossed the Brooklyn Bridge on their way home. The score: b EhT ..0102001011—6 13 0 3000000020—5 9 4 Batteries: Perritt, Anderson and McCarty and Rarlden; Marquard, Griner, Cheney and Krueger. e. New York Brooklyn GREAT ARRAY OF ATHLETES. Nation’s Leaders to Compete in Penn Carnival, Beginning Today. Philadelphia, April 26.—Athletes frem all sections of the country bea gan to arrive here yesterday for the | annual relay carnival of the Univer~ sity of Pennsylvania which opened today. This yvear's games will bring to- gether the greatest lot of teams in the history of the meet, many of America’s best athletes being among the entries. Virtually every college of importance east of the Rocky Mcuntains will be represented either in the relays or the fleld events and many of them in both. A feature of the openig day’s pro- gram, which includes seven military and naval events, will be the penta- | thlon or all around champlonship, | now held by Howard Berry. For the irst time the entries for this event include star athletes from every di- vision of the country and keen com- petition is expected. Berry is at a military camp and will not defend his title. The medley relay cham- pionship also will be held today. The relay championships for col- leges, preparatory and High schools will be held on Saturday, as will also the Southern Intercollegiate A. A., and the Middle States conference A. A. relay championships. ROVERS ISSUE CHALLENGE., The Rover Juniors of New Britain wish to obtain a game for May 11, with any team in the state, averaging from 14 to 15 years, Hartford or Middletown preferred. Address all communications to Joseph Clynes, 21 Tremont street, New Britain, Conn, The following players are request- ed to report for practice Saturday afternoon, April 27, at St. Mary's Playground: McCue, H. Dolan, V. | MacDonald, J. Clynes, La Har, | Daly, J. Cawmpbell, G. Iynch, | Tracy, C. O'Brien, A, Sorlsky I N. Anderson, in ) 0 included a Lrlple} FANS ARE EAGER TO SEE LEW TENDLER Beats Big Field of Juveniles in the Perryville in Impressive Fashion. Baltimore, April 26.—A for two-year-olds furnished the feature Vof the card at the Havre de Grace | track yesterday afternoon. It was | the Perrvyville Selling Stakes, at four and a half furlongs. A big field of juveniles made up the field. Auntie, a chestnut daughter of Uncle, be- longing to Richard Carman, proved best. She sped to the front soon aft- er the start and was never headed. At the end she was a length in front of Marmon, which beat Little Maudie for second honors by half a length. The other two-year-old event, the first on the program, went to Harry Payne Whitney’s filly Cresson. Green Mint finished second and Friseur was third. Priscilla Mullens won the handicap for mares and fillies. Under perfect Landling by Jockey Lyke she beat her opponents in impressive style. Yankee Witch finished second and Celtic, which was third, took short end of the purse. race FAMOUS TURFMAN DEAD. Lauisville, Ky., April 26.—William Fred Schulte, widely known turfman, former president of the new Louisville Jockey club and at one time president of the American Turf congr: died at his home here yesterday er a long illness. Mr. Schulte during his career and Gilding Belle, which later duced Dodge and Berlin. was 60 years old. pro- WARHOP WI Toronto, April 26 pitcher, formerly with the New Americans, has signed with Toronto, of the new International league. H TORONTO. Jack Warhon, BOWDOIN BE WILLIAMS. | amstown, Mass.. 26.— ioin beat Williams » yvesterday, 6 to 4. April at basebali always Jack | the | owned the thoroughbreds Gilding By ! Mr. Schulte | York | ‘CALDWELL CRACKS; | SENATORS WIN Huggins Allows Long Twirler Too | Much Time on Mound New York, April 26.—Out in St. Louis they d to say that Miller Huggins would yank a pitcher as soon as he suspected him of ylelding two | consecutive hits. If Huggins had em- | ployed that instinct in chasing Slim Caldwell yesterday the Yanks might have won another game instead of suffering their first home defeat. Many persons had their suspicions about Caldwell yesterday. The Sen- ators flogged him hard and often, and {it was tempting fate to let him re- main. Huggins finally shooed him off {the mound, but by that time Cald- | well had frittered away a three run lead, and the Senators won after an uphill fight by a score of 7 to The score: us 5 = h 001003012—7 15 4 New York 201010010—5 8 0 Haifer, Shaw, Yingling and Ain- smith; Caldwell, Love, Mogridge and Hannah. e. Washington Mack's Hurlers Wild. Philadelphia, April 26.—Philadel- | phia’s three pitchers were wild and neffective vesterday, and Boston had no trouble winning, 6 to 1. Fahey passed the first four men that faced {him in the fourth. Good throwing by McAvoy and Kopp featured. The score: Poston Philadelphia 111020001—6 000000010—1 9 1 T h e Mays and Agnew; Adams, Fahey, Geary and McAvoy. 12 0 Indians Trim Tigers. ! while running on the road. i ning board hit him and knocked him | the Detroit, April made up mostly land won from 26.—Using a team of substitutes Cleve- | Detroit yesterday, 8 given greater value. to 4. Germany Schaefer played splendid fielding game at second. Detroit used sixteen players, but was unable to score off Coumbe until the seventh inning, when with his team five runs ahead he eased The score: el Cleveland .. 110120012—8 13 Detroit ........ 000000220—4 Coumbe and O'Neil; Finneran, Ha Jones and Stanage. e FORDHAM BEATS SAILORS. Maroon Nine Defeats U. S. ana by 12 to 0 Score. New York, April 26.—Fordham gained an easy victory over a basebull nine from the United States steam- ship Indiana yesterday afternoon at Fordham Field by a score of 12 to 0. The contest was called at the end of the seventh inning because of a time agreement. Halloran, the Maroon | twirler, pitched afrtight ball, and al- lowed the visitors only three scit- tered hits. The score: S. Indi- 6010140- 0000000— 0 3 2 Scanlon; Thoreau Tordham - U. S. 8. Indiana . Halloran and land Smyth. PATSY CLINE RECOVERING. w York, April 26.—Irish Patsy Cline is fast recovering from the ef- fects of the accident he had last Sat- urday while training for a match with Willie Jackson which was to have been held at New Haven next Monday night. He will start training again on Monday to get into cendition for se eral engagements he has bhooke Cline was struck by an automobiie into a ditch, hurting his knee and ankle. Lew Tendler has been obtained to take Cline’s place against Jackson and Patsy is to be matched meet winner. 1o YANKEES BUY CATCHER CLARK. New York, April 26.—Tom Clark, the Cincinnati catcher, was purchased vesterday by the New York Yankees to bolster up the receiving end of the | team. Clark has been a member of | the Reds five years. He lives in Ca- rena, Long Island, and broke into the | big game after playing with the semi- | professional clubs of that section. GREATER VALUE in good clothes de- pends upon the attitude of the maker and the merchant toward you. are tailored by an institution which has CAMPUS TOGS are sold in this store because their original style, superior fabrics and better tailoring always brings men back and their friends with them. Your model, fabric and color, with guar- anteed satisfaction, await you in the New Spring and Summer CAMPUS TOGS. $20, $25 and $30 357 Main Street Headquarters for Manhattan Shirts, Un- derwear and Collars. NEW YORK SAMPLE CLOTHING SHOP i up. i i 1 | { The run- | BASEBALL IN A NUTS NATIONAL LEAGUE, Results [ Yesterday, York Brooklyn 5 (1g Cincinnati 0 Loui adelphia 6f the Teams, W New S8 iladel [ ineinr i l Chicago .4 Pittshurgl : Louis Boston Brookly 0 n Gamey Today, Brooklyn g0 nati at hiladelphia, ur at Boston AMERICAN LEAGUE] Results Yesterday Waghington 7, New York Bol 6. Philadelphia 1, Cleveland -8, Detroit 4. Chicago-St. rain, te Teams, 0 s 5, on Louis, = | ¥| Standing of | | © and elroit York ‘ashington | Philadelphia 1 1icago Louis 4 & St Games Today. Washington New York. at Louis at Chie: > St. Cleveland at Boston at Philadelphia. Detroit CADORE TO BE LIEUTENS Brooklyn, April 26.—Among t| recommended for commissionsas ond lieutenants in the Infantry in latest list from Camp Upton isLe Cadore, the former Brooklyn'pitd Cadore was graduated fram the By Officers’ Training school some W| ago. ~ Copyright 1918 CBas, Kaufman & Brog,