New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1918, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1918. i R TO PROBE PLAYERS WALTER JOHNSON'S SINGLE AIDS SENATORS IN BEATING WHITE SOX IN 18 INNINGS—GIANTS STILL FIND THE GOING RATHER RO WEST—PAT TEBEAU COMMITS SUICIDE BY SHOOTING—GENERAL CROWDE SCHEME OF ACCEPTIN UGH IN THE G BERTHS IN SHIPYARDS GIANTS BATHARD BUT NOT TIMELY Reds Make Bingles Count and Victory Is Their Reward _ i Cincinnati, May 16-—The united ef- | forts Edward champion | batter of Roush, league, and | were defeat of | the National Magee the here vesterday of and re- | to rrod Lee bring Giants by 3 to It was a close tussle be- and quired about the afternoon. Benton one side Rbush the Magees on the other, but the local combination of batting | tween Rube on and experts triumphed. The Giants made twice hits off the Red pitchers Roush-Magees combination Benton for, but the blows of the v were in close proximity to while those of the New York- | rvegistered at irrcgular in- rhat explains why four hits three runs, while ten scat- | thumps resulted in but two | many | as the | sampled | lat- cach | oth ers were tervals produced tered tallies. Petor Schneider, who zame on the mound for the s injured during the third inning while covering third base on a throw from the outfield, and was compelied to retive. He was succeeded by Hor Eiler, who pitched baffling ball the end of the game. The score r.oh tea R ace to Newh ¥ ork Cinginnati 002000000 00010011x and Schneider, | Allen. Benton Eller and Rariden; Phillies Bunch Hits. Chicago, 16. — Philadelphia and May bunched hits yesterday the first defeat- | 5 a ed Chicago 5 to 3 in game | of the series. Prendergast was given fine support. The flelding of McGaf- figan was a feature. | Twenty-five per cent of the re- ! ceipts also was given to the “Griffith | Bat and Ball fund” for the soldiers overseas. The score: h.oe. 10 1 (il 000300110 020000010— Philadelphia Chicago Prendergast and Burns; Walker, Weaver and Killifer. Cardinals Win in Tenth. Louis, Mo., May 16.—St rallied in, the ninth tenth nings yesterday and defeatcd after the latter team the first two runs of the gamo | their half of the ninth ninth inning Hearn had only two hits. In the tenth zales singled, stole second scored the winning run on a hit Raird. The score: St Louis | and in- Boston 3 to had | scored in Prior to | the given Gon- | and by T 0000000020 St. Louis 0000000021—3 Hearne., Ragan and Wilson Sherdel, Packard and Pittsburgh, May 16.—Tho first reel “Who Got the Botter the Trade” was run off i connec- | tion with the Brooklyn-Pittsburgh game here on Forbes Field yosterday | and all the evidence was in favor of C. Hercules FEbbets. The Dodgers trounced the Plrates, 6 to 1, and Jimmy Hickman and Ray Schmandt, who are filling the positions on the Dodgers formerly held down Casey Stengel and George Cutshaw, | now with the Pirates, played a most | prominent part in the outcome. The score of the film of h 9 7 e. 1 0 000020102—35 010000000—1 Brooklyn Pittsburgh Marquard and Cooper and Schmidt. Krueger; BOWLING RESULTS Win Pusack and Anderson Four Games From Iickey and Foote on the Aetna Strips. | Anderson had a walk- | evening, when | this duo won om Hickey rted well but after it but the ‘“Yen." The Cusack and pver on the alle tn the two-man four out of five and Toote. The grabhing the first that there was notl tamed hunter scorc ickes 118 §7-—518 | | nderson 112—504 I May 16 A. E formerl \th nnd on many of the teams from | t institution, has temporarily lett, position as coach at Rhode Island | sate in order to go to the battle front | rance for the Y. M. C. A. —(‘oach of | | IACH GOES TO FRANCE. ’ g Dart- I value of §1f players went ! fashion, by | pa ond, al indoor y tennis In annual | lana sociation, | Oh, Man! SRR R - - - - - By»Briggs! = ] WHAT'S T, (B!é IDEA \ Josg Prine WANTA THR | ITLL COME - STYLE AGAN 2 HE R Y Hey Josie! WHAT D'va oW WAY THIS RAT For-? ~ ¥ BELIEVE ™ME- Twy TRAIM HAS BeeN ARDUND THE ATTIC " ¢! nere's A STorw H HAVER'T READ- BY VAN Loan! Im Going To SAUE IT- ITS A GoLF sTorRY.— GEe!" " SA 1 ey Josie! THROW ‘SPENDERS - '3 STILL GoeD— 4 WHY Do YouU WAY THESE HE THE RUBBER GeE! Copyrignt, 1918, by The 1'ribune Association (New York Tribuf@® THIS UMBRELL - CAN BE FIXED™ \T'S A GooD FAYORITE War Cloud and Jack Hart, Jr.. Live Up to Track. Md., Pimlico May est crowd that ever witnessed a horse- race in Maryland was packed into the | Pimlico track There the divisions, The open watch in two furlong. running at infiel to the Expectation of the § WIN on Pi 16.—The resterd one d, which public, W Preakness, mile and a {BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUE. el Results New York Pittsburgh ago 2 (10 innings) Yesterday. 1. | Cincinnati 3, | Brooklyn 5, | Philadelphia i St Louis 3, larg- Boston Standing of the Clubs. to New York Chicago ‘ Cincinnati Pit a ss of humanity. while walking room was barely avallahle in the pad- raco had a and. ,000. dock grand Form Each Louis Roston home jubilant with the scoring of victories by both War Cloud, the A. K. and Jack Hare, Jr., vorites. War which Cloud section was ru race, and ce. The rather appeased his defeat in the Kentu Churchill Downs last a track that v fa Cloud proved onghbre taking lled on and winui quarters of a Slope, an outsid George Starr and Flas; but weakened going around the dropped back ce, turn and Jack Hare. the best r fixture. Charley Peak, ran him off quickly and at the one-quarter | i mile post was in the along lenged, all un The Brigh in front to win by two lengths. with Kate AMHERST PLAY Boston, May 16 esterday championship « tinal tournament Intercollegiate I Hendrickso an, v the man Broekmn Institute 6-1. Hendrickson's 1 worth, N. J Tniled States Nav of the NAVY WINS IN Annapolis, May 16—The navy base- team swamped nine here yester CRUIT Boston, May 16. of the Boston Amer terday sent Henry FOR to club of the Inter Thormahlen will rep Iowley of Toronto at NINI antown, Pa., nia. university nine COLGATE Mo Vi performance of himself the length which was the way, Technology, Macomber owned by W. Applegate, both of whom were the fa- Both horses won in decisive taking he n as War fanciers fo ncky Derb: Saturday. irly fa game Jead by t trom ng gs set the as if deci ccond Pre the jock He un van, slight Porter t thir W SR WINS TITLE. —E. son, of Amherst, holder of the nation- junior tennis championship, | won the intercollegiate lawn FEngland single match of the 18th | of the New H. Hend »f New Lawn n defeated Massach 4-8, is P home in He recently enlisted 1 Reserve. A ROMP. St. day Mary's by 15 TORONTO ic Thormahlen handed recruit pitcher, fo the Toron- national le ort to Mar Jersey Cit WAMI Ma 16 swamped here yestexdaw, 16 to 3, the fourth the Applegate colt winning | the second division, down as the sixth ; Robins Defeat Pirates. r i Cloud | Sunny restraint | Tennis as- Cincinnati. Pitt in Chica Lonis. New York in RBrooklyn in Thiladelphia Boston in St colt, B. first LEAGUE. AMERICA Results Yesierday. York 4 St New (13 in- ' nings), Boston 5, <hington 1, Louis his at Over War thor- | when hree- & - Detroit 4. Chieago 0 (18 in- 2 (13 in- of tha Clubs, W L. Standing ond early Boston New York ' leveland .. Washington St. Louls .. Philadelphia Detroit dedly knes got raced | chal- Games Today. in New York Boston. in Philadelphia Washin sec- | st Louis Detroit in Cleveland Chicago in art INTERN ATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Ringhamton 4 Newark 8. Buffalo 2 Jersey Clity 4, Toronto 0, The Rochester-Baltimore game was postponed by agreement Syracnge 2 Tins Her- standing of the Clubs. usetts 6-4, Ha in PG Binzhamton 1.000 Newark Baltimore Roche; ) o Jersey City Toronto Syracuse Buffalo col- o 0 Games Todny, Je. City Newark. I Toronto Buffalo Syracuse Rochester in in in in mion Baltimore DOYLE OPERATED O Cincinnati, May 16 MecGraw, of the Giants, received worc from New York last night to the ef- fect that Larry Doyle, who has been ill for nearly two weeks, was oper- ated on Tuesday for intestinal trouble Doyle is believed to be in a New York hospital, though Secretary John I Foster declared he did nat know | where the player was. ague. nager = Col- Manager John | ' | | | Kopf : short. ! plate. { zood i indications, NEW BRITAIN BEATEN Bristol High School Baseball Team 5 on Long End of 6 to a Score, The New Britain base- ball team succumbed to the Bristol High yesterday afternoon in an un- inferesting game at Walnut Hill park, a score of 6 to 5. In the absence of who is out of the ame be- of injuries, Hannon played at Hannon did well in his new position, and made several spec- tacular catch ‘Billy” Burns played we and wa the firs man on New Britain team fo cross the home Giana at third pulled some plays. One of the bascmen on the local team has his time taken up at the school with other matters con- cerning the ending of the for the senjor class, and hecause of this fact it is noticeable that he has de- creased his speed of late. The new ooueh is a good one from his ecarly and it is hoped that he to make the team give of itself for the re- the season, High school cause vears will be a. good maindey TEBEAU, A SUICIDE able account of Former Big Leagne Manager and Tn- | [0/ fielder Ends His Life hy Shooting Following an illness, St. Louis, May beau, who in the early National League first basems of the (‘leveland shot killed himself here yeste day following a period of illnes: hean managed the Cleveland club for years, and tranchise moved to Louis came here, for a year piloted the local club. His brother, George Teheanu, forme ner of the Kansas Association club since retirement saloon ‘here, and bullet wonnd wa found in place. His wife, moved to Cleveland ago, and this had ing cffect on him 1 was about 60 of a ind his last baseball engagement was nager pf the Cardinals in 1900 Tebeau made his reputation third eman of the Clev National Leagne club in the carly 'S0s, when that team under the management of om F.oftus contender for the pennant succession, though never r The Cleveland cup from Baltimore in games to 1. but lost the trophy to the same club in 1896. Tebeau shift ed his position to first base in Cleve- land, and hesame noted as the most combative player in the game. Te- v hard hitter and batted for several seasons 16.—Oliver P, days of was manager the and club, when its St. was and the City “Pat from is o shea his has kept s body, with a right temple, i of and months base hi in dead his his son a years m was a several seasons in chir won the goal the Temple 1895 by 4 i was a above .100 SATLORS CANCEL SUNDAY Boston, May 16.—The Newport Naval Teserves yesterday cancelled the bascball game with Camp Devens scheduled to played here, Sunday, becaus Spencer Wood, commandant of the First Naval district, that no collection should be taken at Sunday cont in which Navy teams participated. GAME. Te- | Te- j of the ruling of Rear-Admiral | | | | | the | Latap 1 I positions il jin Class 1- GREB BEATS TURNER oo Good for Indian Chicf in Park Citg Bourt. 16 Greb, ht-heavyweight c scrapper, in a 15 round before the Union Boating club here last night. Turner was on the receiving end in cleven of the rounds. Turner captured honors in two while two were eveniy buted. Turner fought a game battle, hut it was cvident in the early rounds that he was no match for his op- ponent. Greb closed both of Tur- ner's and inflicted considerable Bridgeport, May the . Harry Pittsburgh completely outclassed n ed ay the Indi bout st eves punishment about the head and body. | lightning left hand proved his best A weapon of offence. In the semi-final bout Frankic Con- ifrey, the New York fireman. ecarncd a shade over Charley Bergen, the New Haven beareat. Bergen subst tuted for Louis Bogash of this city who reported himself ill. Bergen put up a good fight on such short notice and gained many friends by his work. Conifrey, however, was the | cleverer of the two, and packed the heftier punch. - The; bout went ten rounds. Jimmy Kane of Brooklyn outpoint- ed Joo Currie of New Haven in cight round preliminary hout was a fast battle all the way and Kane was clearly entitled popular decision at the finish The bouts attracted a large crowd, there being ma New Haveners the ringside. Terry Lee was e fcnae 3t RY AND KOPP THROUGH. Pitcher and Outfielder Leave Athletics for Shipyard Job. Philadelphia, May 16.—Merlin Kopp, Aft fielder of the Philadelphia and Robert Geary, pitcher, same club, -yesterday obtained with the Harlan and Hol- lingsworth Shipbuilding of Wilmington. Del., son, former outficlder White began work rhe three men will v in the Bethlchem gue, which is said to tionally high =alaries and on its roster many present stars of the big leag Kopp and h 11 ho declined to whether claim exemption on the they were employed in a ws Ame of the ns, where Joe Jack- of the Chicago Tuesday be eligible to Steel haseball pay excep- which has and former Sox, ve heen placed but both they would round that industry CUBS SIGN ALDRIDGE. Chicage, May 16.—Pitcher Vie dridge of the Chicago Nations declined to join the club this because he regarded the contract fered him unsatisfa terms with Mitehe day He i as he ral weeks, Al- who of- tory, came Manage: vester- into) training for ady been re to get has in COLLEGIAN FOR CARDINALS, Louis, Mo., May who recently was from the University of Virginia was the star pitcher for the team, has been signed by louis Nationals, according nouncement yesterday. st Reese, 16.—Stanley St. an- the to an Turner, | distri- | the | corporation | season | the | | graduated | and | college | BALL PLAYING SHIP ' JOHNSON IS VICTI " BUILDERS ON TRIAL INHURLING D ( ' Alleged Scheme fo Evade Military Big Pitcher Produces Hit in - Service to Be Probed [mning That Turns Trick Washington, son and inning | ington cago in May 16.—Walter Clande Willlams battl here yesterday before W 't a 1-to-0 decision ovegl the first game of the g Johnson helped win his game long single, which put Ainemiy] third, from which Willilams scors catcher with a avild pitch. h | Although the gamo was the of the season in the American | and onc of the longest on record team used only nine playe formation had been received by him | neither club made an error, th| A bajl recently have | men accepting a total of 139 chal bl s Bdbest s The actual playing time wasftwo Arrangements were made yesterday | AN 47 minutes. it preliminary to making an inquiry in- | _ JoNnson allowed Chicago eight to the matter, and if instances ave un- | §165 and two doubles and struc covered where ball players have en- | 1i1¢ men, fanning Williams five t | tered the yards as shop workers but | [0 successlon.. The Chicage pit devote much of their time to hall | Yielded only ecight singles twf playing the local draft boards at their | "hich Were in the 15th inning homes will be asked to make explana- | Sith Ditting safely befors Jof Iams singled him to third. The scores Petitions for their exemption must | oo _“-1 be filed with the local draft boards. it 000 000 000 000 000 000—0 1 was stated. The petitions can be filed | yyoci iz gon B either by the players themselves or by 000 r‘mn 000 000 000 001—1 others in their behalf. If the repre- Wil x Villiams a Sche H 1 sentation is made that the ball play- | ams and -Schalk: Johnso§ Ainsmith employment in the shipyards is essential to building vessels the pe- titions must bear the signature of an | Browns ‘Win Openck, official of recognized authority at the | New York, May 16.—Thdke @¢| Affirmative action is optional | While Yankees now parading are! P the country in the regalia of thd Louis Browns had quite a merry up on the Polo Grounds yestel with the inmates of Murderers’ nd other members of the mod| Yankees. To be frank, one must mit that the carload of Yanks were sentenced to St. Loufs sq t} Del Pratt might summer on Mah tan Island rather showed up tpe yo buster from Alabama. With Les Nunamaker leading charge and Joe Gordon, Urban Sho er and Ray Demmitt rendering val 4 able aid. the Yank-Browns clung join the Bethlehem league is Joe ! (o the new Yankees for 12 inni | Jackson, the hard hitting outfielder | when Leslic pasted a hot singl | of the Chicago White Sox, who joined | center, scoring Demmitt, a Yanl | the Harlan team at Wilmington, Md.. | the era of Géorge Stallings. The | Tuesday after being notified to be ! was 5 to 4. It was the first extrs ready for a call to the colors within | ning tiff fought on the Harlem laj two weeks. Other former big leaguers | this season. The score on the Harlan team are Catcher | Gharrity and Pitcher Dumont, lately { with the Washington club Al Mamaux. former Dodger pitcher, | is with JFore River, as are Joe Con- | nolly and George Twombley, former Brave outfielders, all of them of draft | |age. Lebanon has Plitt, a former | Dodger twirler, as well as Bill Ritter, | formerly of the Giants and Buckles, | who had a tryout with the Yanke all hoys well under 31. 134 Monroe, a young Yankee pitcher, has recently | gone to Sparrow's Point, Md. with which team Runt Walsh former I’hil- | adelphia outfielder, nlso has a berth. | Wasghington, May 16.—Baseball players who recently have joined ship- il ilitary | building plan not be given ex- emption from service except the are | channels of that through the regular and showing they to army on entitled immunity from the draft Statements effect were made of Crowder, to this vesterday the office Provos | Marshall General after in- many playe yards with the local Legal Exemptions. Many | lately exemptions have been granted | to men employed in shipyards, but in each Instance they were it considered em- | ployed at regular hours, and was { shown their services were i necessary. Other cxemptions have been granted to men engaged in rail- farm work. leading player road and The of draft age to R. HJ ..000 200 200 001—5 12 New York .200 000 002 000—4 9 Shocker and Nunamaker: Lo Caldwell and Hannah ana Walters. St. Louis i Coveleskic Weakens, Philadelphia, May 16.—Covelesl | weakened in the 13th inning yesterdi after Cleveland had scored a run the first half of the inning, and Phil delphia won, 3 to 2. With one out, Captain Oldring ping hit a single, then Coveleskis pass both Jamicson and Kopp. With bases full, Walker hit sharply to E who made a great one-hand stop an touched Jamieson on the base line, bt stumbled nd could not complete | double play. Oldring scored the tyi | run, and Burns’' third hit, a single { | left, scored Kopp with the winnin | run. The score: OLIPHANT STARS FOR ARMY. West Point Athlete is Big Factor in Defeat of Springfield. 16.—Con- | N, celna 2 2 | Clevelana tions Blmer Oliphant, | pyy.- of the Covele Oldring. R. H. 000 010 000 0001—2 3 00 000 001 0002—2 9 and O'Neil; Mybrs . West Point, May trary to expecta star athlete and captain Army basebal] nine, reappeared in togs yes- i Red Sox Rally in Ninth. Boston, May 16.—With one out 4 two games, | the ninth Pinch Hitter Schang walked work the ! scott singled: Hoblitzel, batting fo, class is engaged in just now incident | Agnew, singled; Ruth was intention [ to the prematur raduation next: ally passed, and Hooper singled ove month, also got back into the game.| Veach's head in right field, giving As @ result Oliphant and his team- | Boston two runs and enabling the Res mates walloped Springfield Y. M. C.! Sox to defeat Dotroit yesterday, 5 to A. College 11 to 1, | The score Oliphant’s record at the I was four safe drives in five times uy He three runs and batted in two One of his drives was for the with two men on. Jones! air-tight ball for the army. ter: The other been die ¥ and took his place in left field upper class nmen who have absent for the last to the intensive war at R. H. .003 010 000—4 9 000 111 002—5 10 Yelle; Ruth and Agnew| Detroit Boston Dauss and | scored i morc | circuit | pitched | Tha scorc . = ! . h. e. | Ray Fisher Pitches Soldiers to 13| | sprinsticld 000000010 3 3 0 Victory. v i Army 5 55000030x—11 13 4 y 5 : { New | Batteries: Carlson, Purvere and| . | owl and McCarthy and Wicks, | Fort Umpires: Messrs. Cullum and Mar- | MID shall Jge FORT SLOCUM BEATS AVIATORS, to Rochelle, N. Y., May 16.—~The| Slocum All Posts shut out fineola. Aviation school nine yester- afternoon in a game that went| nly six innings because of the late| arrival of Mineola players. The score® was 12 to 0. | Fort Slocum | The Rockwell-Drake baseball team | Mineola | or Batteries—F) Elvet and Jones CHALLENGES 31600—12 : 000000— 0 and Fox: WMar- and Greip. it to her wall Plainville ire arrange for games with several fast teams to ap- ' 'l i pear in Plainville. Teams please communicate with the baseball manager at Rockwell-Drake Plainville 160 m 80 interested HARVARD LOSES IN ELEVENTH. Score 5. Naval Radio School Beaten by phona between s and 7 p. by of 7 1o GLORTANT, Mana f Tnited h men Ma 16.ZThe Naval 1de middle varsity in an eleven re of 7 to § bases full In the Crimson's left an casy pop fly gnd The ore: r. s. May Radio up largely defeated am bridge. States 1sebail m, v from the Harvard game by a With the \ | eleventh Waca, fielder, dropped two runs scored i west, has anized ehall team and shes to yes- games with any teams 17 | from 19 vears. hose who w Wil- to socure games should write to liam ¥ aptain s of Lanel Vine manager, v of Zast Main cons any h. 11 9 o o Radio School Harvard Ratteries: and .01022000002 00020102000—5 Witte, Wolfran, O'Keefe and Gammack. | streef. who will gladly der ’ challenges T Hans; NAVY WHESTUING CAPTAIN. o s ne s o Gniversity “rj Annapolis, Md., May 16—Frank M. Jinee % | Maichie of Cohocton, N. Y., has been Hawaii, who iven & tryout this | gjacted captain of the wrestling team the Ph for season. He wrestled iff heav: class with great success during the season and also is a member of football and lacrosse teams, CHINESE PLAYER SIGNED, Iridgepert, Ma f.—William T, was ladelphia Nationals to thir wstern league the only Chi- basceball, next weight past the spring by ned torday play the Bridgeport I b, was | hase by I erh id to nese player in organized the| School's of in- the Edwards the