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

NEW BTAIN DAf.Y HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY s, 1918. PAT RAGAN GETS REVENGE ON LARRY CHENEY—SLIM LOVE WILD AS A HAWK BUT MANAGES TO DEFEAT AT b ERSKI DISPLAYS SKILL AS POOL PLAYER HLETICS—WHITNEY’S CRESSON IGGS_IN FAVOR OF FOOTBALL. WINS FOUR STRAIGHT RACE — CHAMPION TAB AT ELMORE PARLORS — BR === FOUR STRAIGHT FOR WHITNEY'S CRESSON Little Filly Adds Feature at Pin- lico to Her List ! Baltimore, Md., May 8.—Cresson, the little chestnut filly belonging to Harry Payne Whitney, scored his fourth consecutive victory yesterday afternoon at the Pimlico track. She | won the Driving Park purse, as the feature of the programme, as only a high class thoroughbred can win. Frankic Robinson took her to the front as soon as the barrier went up and rated her along in front until the stretch. There he gave his mount her head and she galloped home a length and a half in front of . Bon Jour. Miss Iver finished third. Cr son stepped over the long route the time of 48 4-5. by a superb ride by Georgie | Mrs. Joseph E. Davis’ colors | home in front in the second They were borne by Ophelia, a in fa i Aided red a | hander, daughter of Senseless and Ghent Getting a little the worst of t, Walls took his mount' | the leader during the first :nth and after racing Star submission, went ‘into looked like an easy imau came with a rush through streteh, and displaying exceilent courage stuck his mose in front. A duel followed between Jockeyvs Mer- lor @nd Walls, and the little Brook- \ Iad proved the better rider and | 1anded Ophelia past the judges a nose of Esquimau which took second two lengths in front of Star Mrs, Davis' young miss sped and a half furlongs i1 Realhn | the lead | victor. But | the ahead honors Realm the The Flkridge Steeplechase was won by Nutmeg, owned by George 1. ‘Wid- ener. He trailed the field until the last quarter and then went on and in a driving finish won by half a length. Melodrama was second and Branl third. TABERSKI HERE Schenectady Pool Wizanl Demon- strates at Neil Murphy's FElmove | Parlors Why He is World's Champ. Frank Taberski of Schencctady, N. | holder of the world’s champion- ip at pocket billiards, and perman- cnt owner of the $1,000 medal donat- od to the player defending the cham- pionship for two consccutive vear without relinquishing the fitie, dem- trated his ability at Neil Mur- phy's Elmore parlors yesterday after noon and evening. It is needless that Taberski won, for | nexing the championship from Jack Layton in 1815, this boy has ncver t: 3¢ Judging from his play- ing evening (and it ix believed | the had plenty of form in ve- | serve) the championship is not going for a while. igainst the champion yester- eph Cronin. who gave an ilent account of himself. In thg ! rnoon game, the local boy aj a4 frightened by the skill dis Ly his noted opponent and lost | ch, score 125 to 34. In the Cronin started well and in frame he led Taberski to in the third frame Cronin | ‘e and the scorc was tind After that there was not The best shot of the night »ntributed by Cronin toward th f the game, for which he wa ;enerous applause. The result play last night was Taber ronin 78. me played in Derby Monday Taberski had the distinction fing a player who was further when the game was finished the beginning, Taberski win- core 125 to 0, with the Derby- | ving a ball for a ratch . INTEREST ON WANE Intercollegiate i | | on to since an he change The New England Championship Events Will Lose in Entries and Attendance on Account of War, | nad { hits, | bumped him off the slab in the sixth | | fieid I nings. | the I Philadelphia {a home Jwon easily. | Alnsmith, | withiout the ald of a hit. Cambridge, Ma England intercolleg ampionship meet Tech. IField Ma tries as a resu war conditions Managers of tho they expect nine co gented, though many fewer men fo « past . May 8—Tha New te track and ficld to be held at 18 will lose many en- | of the influence of collega athletic: meet said vesterda "aes to be repre- of these wili npete than in ! on end the Maine colic i othe will take Worcester Polytechnic Institutc fWesleyan have no team and no has been recc I from the Unive of Vermont Middlebury College. The colleges which are expected to send representatives are Holy Cross, | Mas Institute of Technology, Boston Amherst, Williams, Trinity, own and Tufts. ACH GUIDE OUT. Reach Baseball Guide., the of- 1erican league book containiag rules and statistics, has made ce in this ci For the this book is very valu- the quickest and most ef- to settle any question lowdoin is the o to file entries ful if the 80 fa is doun waor, achusetts collesge. Hov betive w pat ma | mons, Y i Columbi: | bia | Beats Wesleyan, 13 to 11 in Hard Hit- [ ning, arise over rules or the rec- SLIM LOVE'S SLANTS BAFFLE MACKMEN Big Fellow Wild at Times But Tightens in Pinches Philadelphia, May 8.—Huggins’ Yankec sluggers opened thelr three | game series with the Athletics here | vesterday in an impressive fashion and won decisively over the new | Mackmen by a score of 9 to 1. It gave the Yankees five victories out of their last six games and shoved the New Yorkers up to third place. As the Red Sox have lost four straight, the Yankees are now right in the thick ol the fight. The local defeat ! dropped the Athletics back into the cellar. Slim Tove, pitched his victory wvesterday, and for the first time big Slim was able to take it casy. In his four previous games hej v beaten hy Mays, 4 to 3; Dbeat Gregg, 2 to 0, and Bush, 3 to 2, in cleven innings. The big fellow was wild yesterday. the long Yankee left- ; third successive | rMofie of a Man in a Parade With New Shoes - - - - THE START He gave seven bases on balls, hit a batter and let Ay a wild piteh, but he | a wonderful amount of stuff on | Tho | three | the first one of them ; the bail when he Athletics got to making with two out in the seventh. Thae only Athletic run was due to a muff by Gilhooley, The Yankees again displayed the same slugging proclivities that fea- tured thieir rocent offensive in New | York. They hit Elmer Myers hard ! right along, and Truck Hannah finally | got it over. him for only left | base. | he hit a homer into the bleachers with Bedie on that Adamse pitched two in- Iahey, who finiehed for the Athietics, was jolted for three runs in ninth. Tour Athletic errorsaided the Yanks in their scoring. The score: when After 102003003 000001000 and Hannah; Myers, and Perkine. New York Love Adams, Fahey | Ruth Fits Washington, May 8.—Ruth saved oston from a shutout at the hands of Walter Johnson here yesterday by run over the right.fleld wall in the sixth inning wth a man on base. Tt was Ruth’'s third homer in three games. Washington hit T tor 3. The score: Leonard hard and | r. 000002000--2 00141100x Agnew; Johnson an Foston Washington 1 1 Leonard and a Wond Factor in Victory. Chicago, May 8 Jim Bagby. backed up by fine fielding by Speaker d Wood, held Chicago to three hits vesterday while Cleveland bunehed | hits bohind C. Willilams' wildness and wan, 7 to 1 The score: h. e ! 612020011 1 000000010—1 3 4 Willlams, Benz, Cleveland Chicago . Raghy and Russell and Schal ors Help Browns. Detroit, Mich., May 8.—Etrors by | Dressen and Young enabled St. Louis to win from Detroit, 5 to 3, vesterday afternoon. After Detroit had tied the score in the seventh inning on hits by Bush, Cobb, Veach and Vit, the | visitors scored two runs in the eighth ¥ The score r h 001110020--5 1 2 Detroit 000000800—3 Gallia. and Nunamaker; Jones, Boland and Yelle. e St. Louls 5 Kallo, YALE DEFEATS COLUMBIA. Take Four Out of Six Tennis | Matches at New Haven. Haven, May 8.—VYale's tennis team. won four of the six matches with Columbla yesterday afternoon. Chuck Garland, the Ell captain, dis- posed of Botsford, Columbia’s star at 6—1, 6—2. Torster and Von Ber- nuth, Columbia, defeated Garland Elis New rland Yale, defeated Columbia, 6—1, 6—2; Sim- defeated, Von Bernuth, 63, Forster, Colum- defeated Wiley, Yale, 14—12, 7--3: Banks, Yale, defeated Feistein- Columbia, 6—1, 6—1. Donbles —Forster and Von Bernuth. Colnr defeated Garland and ! Hamil, Yale, 6—2, 8—6; Wiley and Morse, Yale defeated Botsfurd and Feisteiner Columbia, 6—0, 6—4. i ord WILLIAMS IN FRONT. ting Gamc. Middletown, May 8.—Williams and Wesleyan contested in a stugging match yesterday afternoon, the Berk- shire boys getting less hits but win- 13 to 11. Boynton led the at- tack for Willlams with a homer and a two base hit Watson of Wesleyan also got a home run and a three base hit. The score: r. h. e. 00813300213 11 3 ....301310001—11 16 10 Patton, Burrows and Williams Wesleyan Batteries: { Tinn; Wosdruft, Hall and Boote | 8t. | avenue, A MILE AND FOURTHS THREE i £ MILE AND SEVEN s - - By Briggs ! ONE AND ONE FOURTH MILES = ATMILE AND FIFTEEN - SIXTEENTHS ‘ A MILE AND A HALF e DonN'T CARE whHo WINS THE WAR Two miLes aApp:Our Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune Association (New York Tribune) 'BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL ATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yestenday New York Philadelphia 8. Boston 16, Brooklyn 0. Pittsburgh Chicago 1. 8t, Louis 5, Cincinnati 3. Standing of the Clubs, New York | Chicago ... | Pittsburg Philadelphia Cincinnati Louis Brooklyn Boston Games Today. Philadelphia in New York. Brooklyn in Boston. Chicago in Pittsburg. Cinetnnati in St. Louis. AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York Washington 7. Boston Cleveland 7, C'hicago . Louis 5, Detroit 3. Standing of the Clubs b 5 | Boston Cleveland New York Chicago Detroit St. Louis Washington Philadelphia Games Today New York in Philadelplia. Roston in Washingten Cleveland in Chicago. St. Louls in Detroit. RICHIE MITCHELL ENLISTS. Chicago, May Ritchie Mitchell, lightweight boxer of Milwaukee, was enlisted yesterday in-the quartermas- ter's department at thc great naval training station. He will re- port next week. Lee Hartford, for- merly with the Chicago American League Bascball club, was enlisted as a machinist. GUNBOAT SM¥TH GUILTY. Brooklyn, May 8.—Gunboat Smith, the pugilist, was found guilty of as- sault in the Court of Special Sessions in Brooklyn vesterday. He found guilty of having struck James J. Buckley, formerly his manager. The assault took place on November 19 last near Smith’s home on Homecrest sSheepshcad Bay. The men had quarrelled. EARL CADDOCK WINS BOUT. Kansas City, Mo., May 8.—Secrgeant Earl Caddock, United States National Army, world's champion heavyweight wrestler, last night defeated Yusiff Hussane of Dallas, Tex., In straight falls. He obtained the first fall in 47:30 and the second 6:23. Caddolk wen both falls By the head scissors and bar arm. Rabbi Wise, South Church, Thurs- day night—advt. | to | originally lakes | } o0 BILL KILLEFER IS PLACED IN CLASS 1 Catcher Willilam Killefer of Cubs has been placed in class 1 the district draft board and is i ediate eall. He registered in Van Buren county, the by Michigan. The county class 4-A on dependent, as October § Jast tested the c unanimously sification. hoard placed Killefer in the ground of having a Killefer married The gove and the district board overruled the former Yy Buren county is behind in ity quota,” said Chair William H. Potte “The popu- s heavily agricultural, a class ayored in exemptions, Killefer's number will be reached early. Any man who can peg to second as he can will be far more valuable in throwing hand grenades into the Ger- man lines. He can make his hits count.” was se 3 an far man lation always 56 YINGLING'S APPEAL DENIED. Lebanon, O.. May 8.—The draf board of Warren county decided Mon- day that circumstances do not justify reopening the casc of 'l Yingling, pitcher for the \Washington American TLeague Baseball club, who has asked that he be given a clas new, Tax Notice. By virtue of a tax warrant directed and now in :ny nands, 1 day levy said warrant upon certain of land standing in the name orence G. Benchley of Hartford, the land records of the Town Newington, described as Lot No. as shown on map and plans of Newington Park on file in the town clerk’s oflice. Said tax on 1 of 1915 and 1916 amounts to cents with interest and on Saturday, June 29 at 2 p. m. I will sell at public auc tion to the highest bidder at the pub- lic sign L 1+ said town, all or so of said property as will satisfy warrant and all charges thereon. Dated at Newington, this 24th day April, 1918 E to upon or 77 B. PROUDMAN, Tax Collector. subject nment con- me ! this | ! | NEW PITCHER IN MATHEWSON’S SHOES Jess Barnes, the Giants' new right- handed pitcher, is beginning a career like Christy Mathewson's. When Me- Graw got him from the Boston Braves, he got a star who is on the y to filling the shoes that Mathewson left Lehind him. E——————————r—ry———————— Tax Notice. virtue of a tax warrant to me directed and now in my hands, 1 this levy said warrant upon certain ls of land standing in the name Philip Berg of New Britain, upon land records of the Town of Newington deseribed as Lot No. 8 and | 15, block 216 as shown on map and | plans of Seymour Park on file in the town clerk’s office. Said tax on list of 1915 and 1916 amounts to with interest and on Saturday 29 at 2 p. m., I will sell at auction to the highest bidder at the public sign post in said town, all or 50 much of said property as will sat- i said warrant and all charges i of the June 2 publie Dated of April, at Newington, this 24th 1918. B. day B. PROUDMAN, Tax Collector. R P —————————— Tax Notice. By virtue a tax warrant directed and now in my hands, I day levy said warrant upon certain parcels of land standing in the name of Tke Bassel of Hartford, upon the Jand records of the T ton, ed as Lots and 352 shown on map and | of Newington Park on file with the | town clerk. Sald tax on lists of 1915 | and 1916 amounts to $2.29 with in- | terest and on saturday, June | p. m., I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the public sign post in said town, all or so much of da property as will satisfy said tax warrant and all charges thereon Dated at Newington, this 24th April, 1818 of to mie this deser as P of B. PROUDMAY Tax Collector. $3.05 § (BOXING PERMITS GRANTED | | | | | | | { Jim Three Clubs in New Jersey Are Grant- ed a License—Referees and Inspec- tors Are Appointed. J. May 8. commission the Penns Penns Grove, Trenton, N Jersey -Athletic granted permits Athletic club of Troxler institute, Newark, and sastern Athletic club, Long or boxing houts under the new stata roxing law. Frank O'BErien, referee of the Olym- pia A. C., Philadelphia, and Johnny R. Behardt, also of Philadelpl were named referces for futu houts, along with Frank Brugsy John Hall, W bell, Newark; y Lewis, Howard Smith, lizabeth: Patrick Kline, former pugilist, Newark, and Sroogh, former heavyweight, vesterday ! Newark. | { bury | | [ New were: Daniel City; James T Newark; James Rush, Fast Orange: Lewis R. Wallace, News ar Dr. O. Whitney Merrill, Ebza- beth, and William Devereus, park. named Atlantic Inspectors Smeidler, Whelan, K NEW LEAGUE OPENS TODAY. City May §.—With invasion of New Jer: the major league dis- International League son this Jersey of ritory by sipated, the New will open its championship afternoon. Two of the four inaugu- rals will be staged right at the back door of this city, Syracuse being scheduled to play Newark, while Rochester in Jorsey - City. Newark will Wiedenmayer's Park Jerx at West Sida Park. in is to play @ and EBBICTS SUSPENDS Brooklyn, May & Mamaux and Norman Dlitt who have left the Brooklyn club to obtain posi- tions in shipbuilding yvards, yesterday were suspended by Charley bbets. The club revoked the release of Dick Durning, the piteher, to the Roches- ter team. PITCHERS. Albert pitehers, YANKS TO PLAY TIGERS SUNDAY, Detroit, May 8 *heduled York late in and play mnday terd rom One of the games Letween the Detroit American Leagne feam September is to be moved at Havin Field here cording announce The teams will come York for the immediately and fo up next ment here ad return ward. to PELIIAM SATLORS WIN, New - Y May H won a 9—+4 victory for ti Naval College 3 St hitting I’elham St. John's | noon on the | all field, The lead f but lest collezians before 8 Wy Bay IReserves over John's Co Reserves took in twice to the ally clinching it the FREE TO MEN IN UNTFORM. Minneapolis, May Army and | men will admitted free to the ation baseball Cantillon s club, vas also a crett who eral years i na local The New ! Grova | 3ranch, | the | me | | wa, 'BRAVES HAMMER” ROBINS’ PITCHER; §Winuers Secure 17 Hits dnd ' Runs While Applying Whitews | e B Boston, May 8.—Last Friday | Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, Larry Chen and Patrick Don Carlos ¥ opposed each other on the mof Cheney held the Braves to threo i while Ragan was hammered for tWell bingles in the seven innings hi mained in the box. Yesterday Florida flinger and the Omaha again crossed shoots at Braves H and Ragan got his revenge. The Braves belted Cheney for teen mansized clouts in six ing Ragan, while touched for eightihi was invincible with men on the $aff | and kalsomined the Dodgers by | overwhelming score of 16 to 0. score: 4 r. & 000000000— 0 8 ! Boston 24200350*—16 1§ Batteries—Durning and Kre tagan and Wilson. Phillies Finally Score. & New York, May 8,—The New Nationals celebrated their return | their home ground by defeati! | Philadelphia here yesterday, by | score of 7 to 3. ' 1t was PhiladelpHi | teventh straight defeat. The soor 1. 1 Philadelphia 100200000—8% 12 { New York 00013102%~7 9§ Batteries—Hogg, Main and Buj and Adams; Barnes and McCarty. Brooklyn Pittsburgh Repeats, Pittsburgh, May 8.—Pitshurgh tg another game from Chicago yesté) Tht score was 2 to 1. Miller, B ing for the home team, was fte and kept the visitors’ hits scattered only Chicago run being due to an ér by Caton. The latter, while chari with three misplays, played a brillig | game. The fielding of Second Ba: man Kilduff of Chicago was the B seen at Forbes Field in several sons. The score: i | T 000000100—1 20000000%—2 Batteries—Weaver, Watker " Killifer and Elliott; Miller and Arcl i Chicago ... | Pitsburgh Bressler Aviates; Cards Win, - St. Louis, Mo., May 8.—After ho ing St. Louis hitless for seven i Bressler was driven from the in the ecighth The'log in a batting rally d five r | in that frame and won from Ciig nati, 5 to 3. The score: Cineinnati St. Louis .. Batteries Wingo; 000012000 00000005 -Bressier, Elher Horstman, Doak and Snyd BRIGGS FAVORS FOOTBAL i Narvard Dean There College Gi Says If Enough Men in } Should Go on. | | Cambridge, Mass, May & there are enough men in college [ rlay, I see no reason why footy | und other sports should not played this fall,” declared Dean | Baron R. Briggs, chairman of Harvard athletic committee, yes jay. “The summer may bring unforeseen obstacles, howe und it is not possible to plan far advance for sports in war time. {1 cannot now say whether our g | will be formal or otherwise. Noth | definite will be announced until | consultation with Yale ¢ | I'rinceton.” | Tred W. Moore, graduate mana i of the H. A. A, said it was imposs {10 make any form of football sch { vle until the military plans of celiege were made known. It #e¢ I ain that henceforth no man ¢ ! Pelong to a team unless he is a’n | ber of the Reserve Officers’ Tr Cerps, and from the first. Bven ! 1uling has been evadable, and m bers of the baseball and row, { squads were allowed to join | regiments a few days before repd | for the teams, and were ble only to a month of train { instead of the seven months or m i than the R. 0. T. C. will put in | and | IN RED CROSS MAT( 1L, May S.—P Ouimet, western amateur golf cf pion, will take part in two exhibith | here for the benefit of the Red Or announced yesterda) O | now a scrgeant in the army, will § with Charles (Chick) Evans, natie champion, against Jim Barnes, W4 crn open champlon, aud Walter sen of Rochester, N. Y., former tional open champion. The contd will ke place carly in July. ZACK WHEAT IS REINSTATEH May 8.—Zack W Brookiyn National League reinstated yesterday by the J tional Baseball Commission. In m ing application for reinstatem Wheat stated that ho had come terms with his club and no pem was inflicted by the commission, [ CALLAHAN DEFEATS CHAX] Philadelphia, May $.~Frankié lahan, the Brooklyn lightweight, the Dbetter of a six-round Beut Georga Chaney of Baltimers, h night. OUIMET t wa ] Cincinnati, of the