New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1918, Page 8

LL IN NE | PLAY SUNDAY BA St UERSEY INVASION NOT T0 BE HALTED Major Leagues to Carry Out Plan | to Play in Harrison New York, May statement of John H. dent of the New ——Despite Farrell, pre: International League that the newly organized circuit had paid debts of $9,900 which has stood as lien st the a agair the International territory the major leagues are deter- mined to go through with their plans to play regular championship games on Sunday at the Newark Federal at Harrison, John head of the National League astern manager of the National Commission, said yesterday that Far- rell’'s statement that all obligations against International League territory had been paid would not alter the sit- uation. As further evidence that Farrell’s plea for the hig leagues to stay out of Newark territory would be ignorcd the New York Americans yesterday announced that the Yankees would play the Boston Red Sox at Harrison next Sunday. Pla will start 3 o’clock. The Sunday game in F son will not interfere with the scheduled for the Polo Grounds be- ‘tween New York and Boston mnext Monday. The game to be plaved next Sunday will be taken from the sched- ule later on. ) While it is evident that the major leagues do not intend to retreat any on the project of playing Sunday games in Harrison no obstacle will be |thrown into the path of the New In- | ternational League by the National Commission, provided a settlemoent may be reached on Newark. Will Recognize International. Tener said he believed a settlement could be reached with the newcomers /by which the Newark situation could be cleared up. He saw no reason why recognition would be withheid from: the New Internationals. Under ordinary cases the New In- /ternationals would not need to apply to the commission for recognition, in- jasmuch as the National Association, of which Farrell is secretary, sup- posed to control its own affairs. The National Commission becomes volved in the matter solely by 5 of the fact that it has been forced to take over the Newark Federal League plant under the peace settlement. The major leagues through the Na- tional Commission will make no effort to oppose the New Internation: League and will ant it recognition, provided the International is willing fo permit major league ball at Har- rison on Sundays. This would not prevent Newark or Jersey City from scheduling Sunday contests, but they would have to take their chance of running counter to the big league at- | traction at Harrison. As the big leagues are 00,000 1 on the Ha plant a ten year period the tional Commission feels it has a r to try to make the Newark plant s ng. obliged to pav support PIMLICO OPENING Harry Payne Whitney’s Filly Cresson, Wins Druld Stake for Two-Year- Olds. and mar the Pimlico Md., May —Rain tended Baltimore, track to sport the track vesterday afternoon. They kept & heavy at opening of the the attendance down and caused man) withdrawals Two stakes were on the They were the Druid for olds. at four furlongs and the Ren- nert for the older division, at one mile. The Juvenile Stake went to Harry Payne Whitney’s chestnut filly Cresson, while J. F. Sweeney's old bay gelding Hauberk ran off with the Rennert, Cresson, who is a daughter of AN Gold and Bonnie Star, showed a lik- ing for the soft going, and, well dled by Frankie Robinson, defe: her field in impressive fashion. J. M. McGrath’s Bsquimau finished | second and J. W. McClelland’s The | Wanderer was third. | of his | recent victory at Havr irace the Whitney filly was he backed, with the result that she paid only $4.90 in the $2 machines Harry ne Whitney Tumbler from the handicap and placed his colors and hopes on his | four-year-old chestnut colt Bellringer. Bellringer ran ointing and finished far in the ruck. Ridden by Jockey Peak, Hauberk won with something to with Clifford A. Cochran’s Phillipic second and Dam- rosch third, program. two-year- scratched | a disap race, Wesleyan Athlete Is Today Awaiting Call to U. S. Aviation Corps. Middletown, May 2.—Richard Keeler, of Minneapolis, captain of the pasketball team at Wesleyan for next sjeason, has passed his examin ror the aviation corps of the nav. Is awaiting his summons to the ground school. Keeler is a junior ber of the Chi Psi played quarterback on ootball team last fall. He has made is letter in four sports. His father Js secretary of the army Y. M. C. A. Fort Snelling, near Minneapolis. and and is a fraternity. He the ‘varsity mem- | visitors tied tions | HAVE Yow HEARD oNE ABouLT JEw AND IRISHMEN AND S A OH NO-NO - THERE WERE Two Jews AND ONE (R1SHMAN PLAYING-uUn PINOCHLE THAT'S (T- HER HER - “AND ALONG yCOMES A SHELL ORIA BULLET OR SOMETAING ~— THEY WERE SITTING 'ROOND PLAYING - -0n PINOCHLE HEH -HEH HEH- WELL (T Seems TRERE WERE } Two IRISHME R JeEW, IN A TRENCH, — ~UnE HEn nEN ~ THeY wERrRe PLAYIVG- UM PoLiTE WET POKER LAWFTA T~E ‘- FIRST - BER OH - FIR BEFORE N TE BuLLET COMES ALONG THE (RISHMAL (RUISHMAAN , SAYS ~ TeaT wAS~n T (T — Tve JEw _SAYs- GUESS (VE FORGOTTEWN ¢ now C- GOES nNow —— Topyrignt, 1918, by The "r'ribune Association (New York Tribune) ter, and scored later on I0s The scor himself a afe. drive. FORDHAM IS NOSED OUT BY SETON HALL New Jersey dollegians Bag Game From Fast New York Team Army Cornell Batteries Weedle, Jortes and Brockmore Blank: Cambridge, Mass, May Durning. former pitcher of the land (Me.) team of League and the Brooklyn D | now a member of the United Naval Res pitched the Naval Reserve team to a 3 over the Harvard sterday. Durning wa eighteen strikeouts. mer Eastern League J now in the, na Portland team’s lineup. innings: Mg Durning : ve, South Orar May team lost a fast game ~Ford- ki : to ham’g basebal) to Seton Hall herc of 2 1 twirler, vesterday by the the hit score Iinn, visitor: star v although for He ten safeties, pitched fine ball. istercd thirteen strikcouts, his opponent, also wa pinches, Seton Hall scored a run in the fifth inning on a hit and a stolen base by R. Brennan and Fleiger’s single. The the count in the follow- when Keough singled to stole second and crossed Colettis’ hit. In the seventh round nine scored what proved winning run, on a hit by nan, a base on halls and J. single center ficld. had a fine opportunity in the ninth session doubled to ht reg- Hale; s effective in the Portland Harvard Batteries: Pierson and ..000000000—0 Durning and Gammac, Tifth IMatal to Middies, Annapolis, Md.. May 2.—Th shipmen had a bad session i { fifth yesterday afternoon and North Caroli e, 5 to 2 ame the visitors scored Murr pitched splendid g the Bolton, the N W hit lightly, wild in the fifth and sixth, and with his own and Milr gave the visitors their chance. The score: frame, right field, the plate on the Thome to be the R. Bren- Brennan's Maroon to tally again | when Halligan with one out and went to third on a wild pitch, but Abbott was not equal to the occasion ind struck out. Dwyer then ground ed out to short. The score: VY, , ..100031000—5 001100000 W and Cloughley. North Carolina Naval Academy Batteries: Eolton, Gaines T, ho 2 000001000—1 7 00001010x—2 10 e. 1 0 M and Fordham Seton Hall Batteries: Finn and Scanlon; Haley e ESCOBA IS BEATEN Hitting May 2 the Counts, “Weslevan, by | Hicut. Alexander’s Kentucky work the good at bat and West on bases, Favorite is Badly Defeated in won game with Virginia Bond Hand University yesterday afternoon, 4 to June outpitehed W man twirler, Woodraft, work of Bateman and othc hitters was timely and game. sleyan's frest but the stick Wesleyan ed the Lexington, Ky., May D. Alexander’s brown gelding one of the for the Kentucky Derby, was ten in the Bond Ha this afternoon. The race mile and teenth and w of the of trial rac the historic which will cided at Churchill Downs on Hollister, an imported fou old of Sunstar, by comber and E. R. r-old Bribed Voter of him. Escoba carried pounds and ran an impre but it was not the Kind that l > Derbles, § er held him safe at all the | journey and at the end airtight | Gentry on the Macomber colt weather | snug hold on the reins. H down | travelled the distance in with blows. The Army time of 1:45 15. ! pitcher ably supported in the Escoba is the second Derby pinches, Tate's play around short be- | ite to be beaten here this ing a feature. Besldes his smart fielding, Tate drove in three runs in the third with his long double to cen- scoba, Baby score: Wesleyan West Virginia 20010001x 000201000 eries classic Batteri June and Gr Woodruff and Boote; : owned Br: finished son Cadets Beat Cornell N May Cornell, 4 to on the Plains yesterday. West Army played After Cadets ball ye pitche Point, 2. he beat in a well Fame losing five ced LY, ir e was st ht games, of the and 1 Jones, a cold le the Ithacans five s nowned colt Sun Briar was quished by less noted horses. Harvard. the E: varsity s credited with {york, of the Five other three me who started ap at Lexington. —Lieut. three-yvear-old favorites My dley’s only moment and Whitmore. 2.—Bill o Port- stern odgers s Por 0 vie- team ho val service were in the { matter serious consideration and The score by .012000000—3 ‘Wadlin; Mid- | n the \ lost to | In that runs for for | was | e 1t th errors, h. 1 Lewis, e. Derby | 1 Baby R badly ndicap was at es for be de- ikl ahead | 106 race, would stages | Jockey | had a ollister the good favor- spring. Tast week Willis Sharp Kilmer's re- van- Sarthy; ‘ ! S ! be indispensable. for- | are ] | Gar { son and with Herrn | ment ot | the | war than anything els MATTY MAY GO Christy Will Go to France if Shown BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUE. His Services Will Improve Morale Results Boston 4, Brooklyn St. Louis 2, Cincinnati Chicago 5, Pittshurgh 3 The Philadelphia-New was postponed on ground Yesterday of Soldiers. 1. Cincin i, May —Christy Mathew { son, manager of the Cincinnatti Na- | tionals, will go to France if officials of {the Y. M. C. A. can convince him that ! his services there in improving the | morale of the American troops would York ccount of game wet Standing of the Clubs, Mathewson made vesterd, after ence with Dr. this declaration | a prolonged confer- George J. Fisher of New Y. M. C. A. war work I New York . + Chicago . Philadelphia Cincinnati i Pittsburg St. Louis Boston Brooklyn council. The leader of the Reds will give the will on later. The dis- more than an hour Mathewson that he him that his serv would be invaluable. Mathewson asserted that he thought well of the idea of sending over two teams from the big leagues to play for the soldiers behind the line: He and Herrmann will confer in Chi- go tomorrow with Charles Weegh- man of the Chicago Nationals and Charles Comiskey of the White Sox on the matte If the team ent. \broad Mathewson will recruit the clubs Dr. to the ssured convince over there’ Games Today New York in Philadelphia. Boston in Brooklyn Cincinnati in Chicago. St. Louis in Pittshurgh. AMERICAN L Results Yesterday 0. he would cable field leaders in details of the Mathewson to ably would General make tho Fisher said that TG AT France for additional desire of soldiers for join them and that he pro receive an answer from Pershing urging that Matty sacrifice and go to Europe. Dr. Fisher discussed with Mathew- ann the possibility staging a world’s championship game in Rome and broached the subject of taking 1918 world’s championship club putting it against a soldiers’ team. The direc- tor told Matty that he stood highest of all ball players in the affection of the American youth and that his presence was essential to the develop- ithletics “over there.” Mathewson suggested to Dr. Fisher that Hans Wagner was as popular and stood as high in the estima of the American youth as he himself did. To that Dr. Fisher answred: “You alone can do more to build up the morale of the American army by directing and developing baseball than any living man. Mecchanically it could be done as well by any one else, but it is you they want to see. Your presence, the things you represent and fact that yvour vourself are with them would do more to make our rmy men forget the hardships of the Boston Chicago Washington Cleveland 6 St. Louis 3, Detroit & (10 innings). The New York-Philadelphia game was postponed on account of 1 Standing of the of ston Cleveland Chicago New York P Washington St. Louis Detroit Philadelphia 1iso the and Games Today Philadelphia in New York. Washington in Boston. Chicago in Detroit. Cleveland in St. Louis. TABERSKI TWIC VICTOR. [ | Pocket Billiard Champion Shows Skill at Doyle's. New Yor May Taber- i sk the champion billiard player of the world, gave further evi- | dence of his skill last night at Doyle’ | when he defeated George Barton, a skillfful amateur, by 100 to 48, {Barton rted off with a run of | his chances looked bright, but as s as the champion got the ivories under ;A'l\n[l'ul, there w no question S to the result. Taberski’s high run was ADMISSION IFRF d-Boston Navy Yard Game Will Charge no Admittance Tee. Cambridge, Mass.,, May 2.—No charge will be made for admission to Harvard and Boston Yard baseball game here Saturday after- noon. The local naval authorities in- sisted on this proviso before allowing Jack Barry and his professional as- sociates to play ‘on Soldiers’ Field. Rabbit Maranville rejoined the sailors yesterday and will play Saturday. pocket billiards, by 60 to 39. Taberski palyed on the basis of 15 or no count. The champion will appear at Doyle’s 4in contests this afternoon and night, ! fielding | his hana. { sponding in a splendid r | are Labout the city RAGAN'S PITCHING WINS FOR BRAVES Rabins Make Determined Ninth Inning Rally That Falls Short Brooklyn, ing by I ex-Dodger May 2.—Giltedged pitch- trick Don Carlos Ragan, the chattel, and Jamentable by Johnson and a 4 to 2 victory apses man gavc ston Iibbets Field rday, and Brooklyn in undisputed po: the cellar position. Until two were down in the ninth the Omaha ranch- man had the Dodgers eating out of Just when it looked as if Ragan would shut out his old team mates Joe Kelly muffed Hickman's liner and gave the Dodgers a chance to flash a belated rally. Tt netted two runs before Ragan nipped it in bud by shooting over three straight strikes on Mack Wheat. Two scratch hits was all Ragan lowed up till the ninth inning. first was a safe bunt by Johnson the fourth and the second a line drive off Pinch Hitter Krueger's bat in the eighth, which Smith knocked down but could not field. Johnson's safe bunt in the fourth came with one down and Daubert, who had walked, on first. Hickman followed by lininz straight into Konetchy's hands. Big Ed doubling up before he could get back to first. ‘With one down in the ninth Dau- bert singled to left, but was forced by Johnson, Herzog to Rawlings. the hit and run Hickman lashed a low liner to Kelly who came in on the run, corralled the ball and then dropped it, Johnson taking third and Hickman getting a life on the error. Schmandt followed with a slash to left that put Johnson acro: and O'Rourke brought Hickman home with a clean belt to center. Then Mack Wheat stood by and let Ragan put over three straight strikes, ex- tinguishing the rally. The scor at ¥ left ve: he r. h ..000012001—4 Brooklyn ...000000002- Batteries: Ragan and Henry; Mar- quard, Griner and Wheat. e. Boston Hcernsby Features, Cincinnati, May —The hitting of Hornsby was the deciding factor in St, Louis’ ten inning victory over Cin- cinnati, 2 to 1. Hornsby scored Baird with a double in the fourth inning and in the tenth he led off with a three bagger and scored on Cruise’s sacrifice fly. It was Liberty Loan day and the’ players of the Cincinnati team sub- seribed $12,850. Manager Mathew- son led the list with the purcha $10,000 worth of bonds. The score: T. ..0001000001— ..0000010000—1 May and Gonzales; St. Louis Cincinnati Batteries: ler and Allen. Merklc’s Homer Decides. Chicago, May After. three post- ponements on account of inclement weather, Chicago and Pittsburgh met in the final game of the series y terday and Chicago won, 5 to 3. The locals bunched hits in the opening in- ning and took an early lead. Mer- kle's home run into the left field bleachers in the third scored the win- ning run. James Archer, a former veteran of the Chicago club, now with Pitts- burgh, was presented with a chest of silver by friends. The score: . h. +...100101000—3 7 30100001x—5 & arlson, Jacobs and 1ghn and Killifer. FLAGS SELLING FAST e. 0 9 Pittsburgh Schmidt; Tom Reno Meeting With Excellent Success With the Sale of Democra- ¢y Flags for Bat and Ball Fund. “The residents of this city are re- nner to the purchase of democracy flags,” thus spoke Thomas A. Reno, the local rep- resentative toda The flags which decidedly attractive, have been placed in the leading business houses The flags are repre- unity existing be- Great Britain and France in the great world war, The proceeds from the sale of these flags is donated to the Clark Griffith jat and Ball Fund, which ha re- ceived the authorization of the United States government. Mr. Griffith, who is manager of the Washington club in the American league, at the outbreak of the war, interested himself i the comforts of the American bhoys who went across the Atlantic Ocean in the vause of righteousne; and his work has been the cause of much baseball goods being sent to IFrance during the | past few months. sentative of the twen America, NADE THROWING RULES. M. —TRules of grenade throwing, which has been added to the list of field events for the outdoor conference track and field meet to be held on June 8, have been drafted by Avery Brandage, president of the managing committee of the Western Conference Athletic ciation. They embody three essentials of grenade throwing—distance, accuracy and di- rection. The bullseye of the first tar- get is 75 feet from the front of the first trench, the second 100 feet and the third 125 feet. The weight of the bomb will be eighteen -ounces, Hick- | csion of the | in | Johnson | JOHNSON CHECKS 30X WINNING SPUE Walter Has One of His Good Dg on the Mound I l 2 Boston, May 2.—Walter Johng held Boston to four attered vesterday. Washington bunched off Mays in the fourth and got f runs. The final count was 5'to Hooper made three of Bast hits, while McGinnis scratohefi® the fourth in the ninth wi’'a two out. ' The entire Washington tham g Johnson good support, tith Shil and Morgan performing sensationa It was Mays' first loss of the yea The score: 0005000004 . 0000000000 nd Ainsmith; Maye Washington Boston Johnson Agnew. sisler the Whole Works. St. Louis, May 2.—With the s tied in the tenth, two out and o | on second Sisler drove the ball o Cobb’s head, scoring Tobin with run that gave St. Louis the wiet: over Detroit yesterday, 3 to 2. dinarily the hit would have gone a home run. Sisler got four bits a walk in five times to the wpl stole a base, scored a run, and dr in the remainder of the locals r Stanage was forced to retirein | ninth because of a broken finger, ceived from a foul tip. The score: Detroit 0020000000— St. Lou 1010000001—3 Erickson and Stanage and Spen Gallia and Nunamaker, h. 6 9 Last Game Goes to Indians. Cleveland, Ohio, May —Clevely won the last game of the series fr] Chicago, 6 to Coveleskie pitched Cicotte, but errors by Kay augh, Roth and Wambsgangs alloy the visitors to score four of their runs. Chicago nearly tied the score In ninth. The Sox had runners oh s ond and first when on hit bounder to Coveleskie, ratr] the side. The score:i Chicago Cleveland 1000 Cicotte and Schall; e LANDERS TEAM WINS Cutlers Prove Too Good For Munif Coveleskie o Workers on the Aetna Alley gen and Larson Win. The Landers, Frary & Clarkibd ing quintet of the Factory & emerged victorious in the clash® the New Britain Machine comp the Aetna alleys last evening, bright feature of the game was work of Lofgren of the losing te In the two-man series, Jurgen Larson defeated Shepard and Rog four games out of five. The scores N. B. Machine. . 88 84 104 85 93 82 112 98 108 86 81 83— 90 110. 92— ~ 124— 101- 36- 101— 81. Cusack . Swanson Burkardt Lafgren .. .. Foote 505 Landers 431 103 97 106 99 82 Schmalz Wright Middleton Anders Dummy 486 106 94 498 1 46— 94 Larson 113 Jurgen 104 Shepard 119 98 HENDRICKS STARTS EARL) 91- Rogers 98 Cardinals Manager Protests Reds tory on Monday. Cincinnati, May 2.—Manager Hendricks of the St. Louis Cardf has protested the game which 4 cinnati won from the St. Louis on Manday, 4 to Hendr&cksvh his protest on a decision by UR Hank O'Day, which the St manager contends was made‘if‘l rectly. The play in question was a pect one. Niehoff was on third base W Cruise sent lang fly to Roush. Cincinnati outfielder had the bal his hands, fell to the graund but m aged to complete the catch after ting go of the ball. Niehoff ran h on what he supposed had been catch. Roush threw the ball to Magee, Who in turn relayed it Groh, and O'Day allowed do play on the ground that Niehoff the before the catch. Hendricks maintains that the was “held tempoi the rules specify was entitled to base JACKSO! District Board Turns Down R for Deferred Classification. Greenwood, S. C., May ‘2. Jackson, outfielder of the Chig Americans, has been placed in C, 1, the district draft board for western district of South Carolina nounced yesterday. fHe was pldded class 4 by his local board. JacH registered -at Greenville, 8. C,