New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1918, Page 8

8 s 5= (S " HOMERS BY JOE WO OD AND O'NEILL BRING ONEERS AND WORCESTER BOOSTERS—JOCKEY LOFTUS sy GETS OVATION AT BELMONT TRACK—PI VICTORY FOR INDIANS OVER YANKS_CLARKIN'S SENATORS PLAYING AT TOP SPEFD DEFEAT THE ANNEX WILL CLASH TOMORROW AFTERNOON HOME RUN CLOUTS DEFEAT YANKEES Joe Wood and “Tip’ 0’Neill Swing | Bludgeon in Savage Manner | 1 New York, May 29.—Joe Wood, the \ outfield convert, was back at his home- running tric on the Polo Grounc yesterday, again spilling the beans for the Yankees with one of his powerful | circuit thrusts. Last Friday, Smoky Joseph won that famous 19-inning | game for Cleveland with a pair of hamers into the left field bleachers, a perfectly proper place for a right- handed hitter to belt home runs. But Joseph doesn’ play any favor- ites. What matters it to him that it is contrary to the general procedure for right-handed hitters to knock homers | into the right fleld grandstand? Jue | came up in the seventh, with Roth | on third. Up to that time Allan Rus- sell had permitted only two hits. With one fell swoop Into the right fecld bleachers, Joe tied the score. A mo- ment later little Steve O’Neill took a tip from Joe and hit a homer into the left field stands, giving Cleveland | the game by a score of 3 to 2. | In the two games that ('In\nh:yri‘ won here, Wood's three honiers drove ! in four of the six runs Cleveland | scored in these two victories, proving | Joseph a useful asset to the club, cven | if his pitching wing The | score; is mone Clovetahd .000 000 300 New York .. .101 000 000 Baghy and O'Neill; Russ gridge and Walters, S t Wins Final Game of Scrics, ington, May 20.—Detroit ame of the s to 2, by bunching H in the seventh. Erickson struck seven men. The score: won 200 010— Shaw, Detroit * 011 000 ashington 010 000 son and Stanage; Ainsmith. Han- | gen and Bush Allows One Hit. Boston, May 29.—Boston three out of four in the iay when Bush held Chi hit, Baston winning, 1 to 0. Thomas | singled in the fifth and took second | on Weaver's high throw to Gaudil. Scott walked, Agnew struck out, Bush's single to right scored Thom: Thomas made three of the five hits Cicotte yielded. The score: anc hicago .000 000 000~ Baston .000 010 00x—1 Cicotte and Lynn; Bush ana Agnew. ! Sisler Scores on Squccze. Philadelphia, May 29.—Lowder held Philadelphia to four hits vc day, but although St. Louis made safeties, the Athletics held the lead for the first five innings, because Walker's | double and a fumble by Gerber were bunched with two bases on balls in the first inning. St. Louis made three sin- gles and won the game, 3 to 2, in the sixth, Sisler scoring the winning run on a squeeze play, with Gedeon bunt. ng. The score: R. H. St. Louis 010 002 000- Philadelphla ..200 000 000—2 Lowdermilk and Nunamaker; and Perkins. CHEVROLET GETS CF¥ER, Chicago Racing Will Give $5,000 to Louis For Winning Harkness Trophy. New York, DMay 29.—Louis Chevro let, speedway champion of 1 an added incentive to win the ness Handicap at Sheepshead Bay Speedway tomorrow afternoon. Chev- | rolet last might recelved an offer of | $5,000 to compete in the Chicago Auto Derby on June 22, provided he | finishes first in the big 100 mile race at the seaside course tomorrow., The offer was made by Charles H. Porte: who is managing the Chicago speed- 917, has Harl Chevrolet will be the only driver who will start from scratch in to- morrow’s classic, With such pilots a Ralph De Palma, Dario Resta, Barney Oldfield, Ralph Mulford, Tra Vail, Ed- dde Hearne, Dan Hickey, Tommy Mil- ton and a dozen others in the field, Chevrolet will have to go some to win. The France-Swiss demon is confident, however, that he will earn Porter's offer. | All the drivers who will start in the | Harkness event will hold a meeting this afternoon with Fred J. Wagner, ¥tarter and handicapper, and receive their handicaps f the Futurity Handicap, which will be run in t heats and a final at ten miles. Do Palma and Resta will start from | scratch in the two hcats. Every one of the speed wizards was put on the track yesterday and several of them negotiated laps at the rate of 112 miles an hour i th JUDSON WINS FAML. Contributes to His Athietic Laurels, Plainville Roy is a student Polytechnic Tnsti- won his letter in rack meet Saturday, May 18, nst Hamilton College at Clinton, Y. He took first in the mile and iscond in the two mile. He also took 1 the mile and. first in the half May 25, against Union is one more track with Rochester at 1 % Ke I'roy, it the site, week | Then | tling | ever attempted ithe New ! zramme. | first race. equailed the track record of i Wonder :‘Yharé Bas [ OVER THeRE, GOsSH Tirep Hmaming L &GET TuaT TunE ! WRITE & MYSELF 1 NEVER CouLD SEE ComAn S STOFEF ARIY 0w T SHE DoN'T TAWE CONSIDERATION THAT 'VE GOT To LUG TE S e (ol AROUND ALL DAY BIG BOXING CARNIVAL Vincent Reina Arranges Five Twelve- Round Bouts At Arena Next Mon- day Evening. New Haven, May 29.—Boxing fans all over the state are much interested in the big show to be staged at the New Haven Arena next Monday night v the r five bouts of 12 rounds each {and introduces every boy a top notch- lesser light on the bout announced er. There isn't card and every stay hout. Johnny Dundee and Billy DeFoe make up one of the twelve rounders there i Chic Brown and Har- lem Eddie Kelly and in this bout the fans should see plenty of action. Al Shubert and Joe Lynch put up one of the best bouts seen in his state and the 21 rounder between Paul Doyle and Phil Bloom should prove a corker. Frankie Burns, the Jersey City vet- eran is down for 12 rounds with Bat- Reddy, a promising and here the club patrons may expect a classy bout. This is the bigg in s about the state are much in- n th program as offered Haven club. is boxing the far terested THE, PORTER WINS, C (-5 at Lonisville, E. B, McTean 1:41 Louisville, Ky.. May 2 was made again vesterda: Douglas Park racetrack, when McT.ean's The Porter, carryving pounds, won the fifth race, at mile and seventy yards, in 1:41 This equals the American record set ¥ Bubbling Water, a four-year-old, with 121 pounds up, at Oakland, Cal., in 1910, Jockey W, J. O'Brien had the mount on The Porter and never left the re- sult of the race in doubt charge away quickly and was only —History at the E. B. 113 one can- tering at the finish, to win by a com- | fortahle margin The two-vear-olds also flashed spec tacular performances in the two four and a half furlong races on the pro- Sennings Park, victor in the 3.5 s=conds for this distance. Legal, winner of the third race, was only one- | fifth of a second hehind this record. GEORGETOWN TO CONTINUE. Althongh Ranks Are Depleted v Schedules Will Be Washington, May 29.—Although ranks of the student body have heavily drained by those who the colors, Georgetown uni- plans to maintain varsity competition next year in all lines of sport Although heavily hit Georgetown managed to the South Atlantic titles taseball and indoor and outdoor traeck and fleld competition. The eleven lost only to the Navy—inci- dentally the fourth defeat in three years on the gridiron. Full schedules will he played next vyear in all lines of sport, says Grad- rate Manager Charles Co f enough men arc left in school make up the teams.” by been icined versity this win vear, again in feotball, to | couL® BETTER aAvE nTO He got his | Maintained. | BELIEVE ME OuR LEADER HAS OnG SWELLED NUT! Wow HE HATES HiMmSELF ~ THAT LOOKS LI!M&E MiKE RBOTTS OVER THERE - The BIG STIFF TowHy Don'T HE, PAY ME THE Two BITS*HE OwWES mMe? Gosk | HOPE AGNES WiLL HAVE A GooD BIG meal READY WHGEN I GE Tl RoME i \ eEver Do $4 - B e 1D LwE To GIUE Him A WALLOP OVER THE HEAD WITH THtS STICH - Sorme DAME ME S GOT wWiTH ! There | HOPE THIS 1S TmE LAST Time we PLAY THts Tume The sHE Lt PROBLY GIVE me RAzz For BEING 0UT nG LATE LAST NIGH T OH WHAT A LIPEv New York |BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUE, Results Yesterday. Boston.f: Pittshurgh. 2 The Chicago-Cincinnati poned on account of game was rain Standing of the Clubs, L 10 hicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia | Brooklyn St. Louis Today. New games.) Boston in Brooklyn (2 Cincinnati in Chicago St. Louis in Pittshurgh. York in Philadelphia games.) Results Yesterday. . Cleveland, 3; New York, 2 St. Loui Philadelphia. Boston, 1; Chicago, 0. Detroit, 4; Washington, 2. “SAILOR” MEEHAN IS POPULAR AS BOXER ! Riverside A. €., which brings | Al should | youngster | show | New England and by 1t Fquars Record of | sailor’” Willie Meehan, the Pacific coast heavyweight champion, is one of the most popular hoxers who ev stepped over the ropes in a San Fran- cisco ring. He is now ationed at the San Pedro naval training station, where he is acting as boxing instructor. PIONEERS VS. ANNEX Leading Tocal Baschall Nines to Cross Bats Tomorrow Aftermoon at s The main sporting event carded for Memorial Day, will bring togeth- er the Pioneerg and-the Annex base- ball nines at St. Mary's playgrounds at 3:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Both of these aggregationk are now playing at their height, and a warm battle should ensve. Gaeb, orv Lynch will be on the firing line for the Pioneers while Tommy Blanchard will essay to baffle the Luby cntries. Johnson and Begley will play against their old mates tomorrow. The for- mer was for many ye one of the leading players on the Annex team t. Mary's Playgrounds. y BROWNS RECALL: PLAYER. St. Louis, May 29.—Clifton Heath- cote, the Penn State outfielder, who was given a tryout with the St. Louis Nationals this spring and then sent to the Houston club in the Texas league, has been recalled Pres- ident Branch Rickey announced ves terday. “Bunny" Hearn Kecps Pirates Safe in | { ifth inning Qopyright, 1918, by The Tribune Assoclation (New York Tribuned COMMANDS ONE OF OUR BIG BATTLESHIPS { home the | Handicap the air was rent with cheers, A new.photograph of Capt. Henry A Wiley, commander of one of the bi gest of Uncle Sam's dreadnaughts BRAVES CLEAN UP Hand Game—Bezdek | .Throughont and McKechnie Sent to Showers, Pittsburgh Braves made three game 1tes nning nders and he May clean The Boston weep of the with the Pittshurgh | again vesterday 6 was hit hard by the visi- gave to Jacobs in the Jacobs held Boston score- less fo remainder of the game, Manager Be of the Pirates was dered from the g lines by | TUmpire 0'Day, and ird Baseman | McKechnie was ordered out of the | zame at the same time when | protested too vigorously against cisions at the plate. The score: r & Boston . ... .100230000—6 12 Pittsburgh 001001000—2 9 Mearn and Wilson: Sanders, Jacoh and Schmidt. ser way the coac they de- | | e. 0 1 BELGIANS CHALLE SAMMY Team Wants to Play Relief Fund. May 29.—The team of the Crack Soex in U, S, for Wa icn army, which British, rench hington, cham- Belgian defeated crac and [talian eleven has challenged any soccer teams i America, th mumission on training comp activities announced yesterda: The Belgians would play in the larger cities of the country and in army and navy camps and stipulate that | the proceeds go to relief Arrangements for the games now | are being made. | Soccer | manship and he deserved it. | and Walter Miller said that these ex- | used | up. { might | quit riding. | ‘his lost | - OVATION FOR JOCKEY Crowd at Belmont Track Cheers Johnny Loftus For Several Minutes ’ After Brilliant Drive on Star Gazer. New York, May 29.—Johnny Loftus, | the noted jockey who rides the horses | belonging to A. K. Macomber, received an ovation yesterday afternoon at the | Belmont track the like of which has not been accorded to a jockey in the ; Metropolitan district in many wvears ! For fully five minutes after he landed | Mr. Macomber's bay colt, Star Gazer, victor of the Garden City It was a tribute to his great horse- Veteran trainers who have watched the rise and fall of swch immortal pilots as Snapper Garrison, Tod Sloan pert knights of the pigskin had never better judgment or put up a stronger finish than did Loftus yester- day That Star Gazer won the stake due to Loftus's great work in saddle, Johnny sent him away the barrier on even temms with was the from six | opponents, but hefore fifty yards had Whitney the track been covered B Maiden «cut a of him and to avoid being knocked Johnny was compelled to puil | This sent the Macomber colt from a contending position in third wrlace to the rear of the field, The aceident | have cansed the noted jockey much concern, but it didn’t make him | . Rhine | in front dowr Loftus guided Star Grazer along the | and gradually made up some of | ground. Coming out of the back stretch his charge was in third | place again, but Rhine Maiden and Tea Caddy were speeding along a half | a dozen lengths ahead of him. ! | batters could | Dartmouth | when Jacobs made (Weslevan's lone it | | Dartmouth ¢ WEBSTER'S NEW INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARIES are in use by busi- ness men, engineers, bankers, judges, architects, physicians, farmers, teachers, librarians, cler gymen, by successful men and women the world over. Are You Equipped to Win? The New International provides the means to success. Itisanall- knowing teacher, a universal ques- tion answerer. If you seek efficiency and ad- vancement why not make daily use of this vast fund of inform- ation? 400,000 Vocabulary Terms. 2700 Pages 6000 Illustrations. _Colored Plates 30,000 Geographical Subjects. 12,000 Biographical Entries. Regular and India-Paper Editions. o Writeforapac- imen pages, illustrations, cte. Free, o eet of Pocket Maps if you name this A RX KB EXIXRXBX B XX X AX AR =< = { Callahan | and { won the champions ! Wadsworth Standing of the Clubs. W | Boston New St. York Louis | Cleveland | Chicago ... Philadelphia | Washington Detroit Games Today. Philadelphta in ~New York | games). Washington in Boston. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. 3: Rochester, Baltimore, Jersey Binghamton, 0. Syracuse, 4; Buffalo, 14; Toronto, Toronto,. 2 3. (1st game.) 1 tanding of the Clubs, | w. L. Binghamton 3 | Toronto | Newark Rochester Buffalo | Baltimore 1 | Syracuse 1 | Jersey City 1 Games Today. Toronto in Buffalo. Rochester in Syracuse. Baltimore in Binghamton. Jersey City in Newark. TERN LEAGUE Results Yesterday. Hartford, 6; Worcester, § Providence, 5; New London, Bridgeport, 4; Waterbury, 1. New Haven, 11; Springfield, 6. Standing of the Clubs. 8. P.C. 1.000 .75 667 Bridgeport Hartford Providence | Waterbury New London Springfield | New Haven Worcester Games Today. Hartford at Worcester. Providence at Springfield New Haven at New London. Waterbury at Bridgeport. ONE HIT FOR WES, | Dartmouth Has No Difficulty Downing Middletown Collegians, When Green | Pitchers Twirl a Masterful Game. Middletown, Conn., May 28.—Dart- mouth easily defeated Wesleyan ves- terday afternoon in a clean hitting game by a 5 to 2 score. The Weslevan not connect with twirlers until the eighth, of the game, The mcore: 300000020 L.001100000— Wesle; E Harris and Jordan; T an vis, Wood- | pufr and Boote. TENNIS STARS ENLIST. Alexander and Throckmorton For- | sake Courts for New York, May 20.— Alexander and Harold have heard the call join the col- ors. Alexander, the famous veteran of Davis cup matches and national champion in the lawn tennis doubles, has entered the United States Navy Throckmorton h enlisted in the Lieavy coast artillery. The boy who ips of the Orient or tour with Licut. George M. Church has been assigned to duty at Fort Alexander and Throc the national patriotic Boston last season. War Service. Frederick B. Throckmorton to nworton ccubles won at BOXING OPENS IN Jersey N. J, :ht the new Armory fation of Jersey City will swing open its gates to the open air arena stage the first real bouts held the new Hurley hoxing law, Frank and Vic Moran heing the de resistance,” as the Poilus Bight rounds the distance, Nero s knocked flat in leas than that. There will be sev- preliminaries. JERSEY, May To- Athletic asso- City “piece say. is time eral the | and ! under | | should get | Worcester (2nd game.) | | Greenhalge; | score: | New MEYERJACK ADDS 10 VICTORY LIS MoGiniey's Baosters Make Stro Bid for Game in Final [nning Hartford, May 29.—Winning gan appears to be no novelty with Scnators this season and the on to the fact that year's team differs with those rep senting the Capital City in the two years, to no small extent, of come out and see the team in acti while it is going in winning for] The Senators pulled through a v4 dict yesterday over Jack McGinle; Boosters by the count of 6 to 5. visitors looked extremely dangerd in the final stanza when they thre ened to pull the game out of the by a garrison finish, but Meyerja stemmed the tide with the tying cn base, forcing Keifer to hit to G4 cella for the final out. The scored x; . I 02010201x—6 11 002001002—5 10 and Briger; McQuil Hartford Meyerjack ond Redman. 5 Bridgeport 4, Waterbury f. Waterbury, May 29.—Waterb ent down to defeat before ridgeport aggregation here aay afternoon, by the score of 4 tb The score: S 0101110004 010000000—1 Krichell; Tuckey h. Bridgeport 7 Waterbur: 7 Leonard and | Gargain. New Haven 11, Springfield 8. Springfield, Mass, May 29.==N Haven broke its losing streak hd vesterday, winning a loose game 11, 11 to 6. Manager Murphy t out a new battery, Sluson and Au! but hoth were benched before second inning was over. Wal who finished the game for last ye champions, was a complete puzy + The score: b 410312000—11 16 410000100— 6 10 Watson and Aurisy Manners, Curtin Waters and Senstack. New Haven Springfield Sluson, Providence 5, New London 2. Providence, R. I, May 29.—® Crays turned on New London yest day and by playing great ball behil Spaid and batting Fortune hard most every inning won by 5 to £paid pitched his first game of son and save in the sixtlr inn hed the Planters at his mercy. 7 1 1010011 1x—5 15 000002000—2 8 McNeill; Fortune a; Providence London Spaid and | Wendell. SCHAEFER IS RELEASED, Baschall's Comedy Artist Let d by Cleveland. ! New York, May 29.—Just befq leaving here vesterd the Clevelal ! club handed Herman Schaefer his conditional release. He had b ! coaching for Cleveland since the ops ing of the season, and when Cleveland club recently was ‘shet | pieces by injuries and illness, Schaef] { played a game for the Indians at sg ond base. Schaefer hLas been active in| ¥} league bali for the past 18 years. plaved his best ball with the Detr club when the Tigers were champio] He was with the Yankees in 1916, a made the last two training trips W the Giants as a guest of McGraw. PARNHAM SOLD TO ORIOLES Kan City, Mo., May 29.—Ma ager Clymer of the Louisville Ame] ican association club announced Vi terday that James Parnham, pitchd Lad heen sold to the Baltimore cl of the International league. l.eon Cadore, former star pitcher the Brooklyns, now at Camp Ggrdo: Ga., till following the old ga This photo was snapped at a Soutl league game in Atlanta. Cadore passed through the officers’ traipiy camp and is now awaiting his mission.