New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1918, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1918. TR oA e ma GIANTS LOSING STREAK CONTINUES ON RETURN | AND SEN 0 EASTE RN SOI L—YANKEES AND R ED —————— SOX ARE TWO-TIMES VICTORS OVER THE ATHLETICS ATORS—PLANTERS AND MURLINS PLAY 12 INNINGS TO A TIE—TWO-MAN BOW}ING I:EAGUE TOVCLOSE TOMORROW AT AETNA ALLEY§ YANKEES WIN TWICE FROM ATHLETICS Hugging' HuslIMam Swings Bats in Timely Fashion New York, May 30.—Murderers’ Row went on a jubilee on the Polo Grounds Vesterday in the first bar- zaifi day of the Harlem season. Con- #ARHES " Kihletics may have been strengthened summer, but | hig pitchers still look very much the same. The Yanks flogged everything that Uncle Connie presented in the vitching line fiendish zeal and arnihilated the White Elephants from Philly in two games, the scores since last with heing 7 to 2 and 12 to 2. During the Yanks for twenty-five hits, of which occu- rents of the Row banged out six- teen. Everybody took a hand in the lacing, but Del Pratt was particular- ly conspicuous. Del batted .667 ing the double-header. In the first game he hit pass, scored two runs and knocked n two. In the second game he hit double and a single, drew a pass, again scored two runs and drove in cne. Pratt personally accounted for seven runs alone. Boy Geary pitched for the Athletics, and Connie allowed him to struggle through it. He got by with nine hits. Myers and Adams collaborated on the second Athletic defeat and the Yanks smote Dboth with equal vigor. Myers was the Yankee target. The locals got five runs in the third inning, and Adams was shot up for five more in seventh. The score: afternoon’s frolic raked three Philly hurlers the first game First Game. e. 8 2 9 Philadelphia 001000001—2 New York 03102001x—7 - Geary and Perkins; Love and Wal- ters. Second Game. Philadelphia 00 0000— New York 10500150x— Myers, Adams and McAvoy; neran, Mogridge and Hannah. g 0 Fin- dur- | two singles and drew a | the | al the | Red Sox Cop Two Games. Boston, May 29.—Boston took both games of a double-header from Washington yesterday. The Red Sox wor the first, 4 to then stopped Walter Johnson’s winning and out career in the second game toking the contest. 3 to 0. Sam Rice, on 'a furlough from Tcrt Terry until Friday night, played right field for Washington in this came, and Picinich arrived yester- dey from Atlanta and caught the last inning. It was Jones' first. victory for Bosto He ioined the team April, 1916 The scores First Game. by h. 6 10 r. 101000000— 20090020x—: e. 1 0 hington ston Harper and Ainsmith;- Mays and Schang. Second Game. o 000000000—0 Poston 10000002x—3 Johnson and Picinich and smith; Jones and Agnew. Washington Tigers Beat Indians. Cleveland, Ohio, May 30.—Cleve- land won a postponed game from De- troit, 7 to 1, yesterday. The game was called on account of rain in the seventh inning. Veach was called the illness of his wife. Cobb in the third the latter’'s injured shoulder. thumb was knocked out by pitched ball in the home owing to Dyer relieved of uge's place inning. a first Th Detroit Cleveland account of rain. Stanage and il. Called on James and Coumbe and O Yelle; AFTER VENTRES' SCALP “Kid” Benjamin of Plainville Has Designs Upon Berlin Man’s Pocketbook-—Other Bouts on Ca F. Tvan Benjamin of who rejoices in the “Kid”, the “French Whirlwind", matched to meet his old rival Ventres of Berlin in a half hour bout at Benjamin’s gymnasium in ville week from next Sautrday night. According to the agreement of the two men, if Ventres fails to | throw the kid twice in half hour, he not only forfeits any claims to the gate receipts, but also contributes $15 to Benjamin’s exchequer. Should Ventres succeed he will get the gate receipts. The two men have met before, and Ventres left the mat lhe victor, but Benjamin is out for revenge this trip. Other numbers on the Kid's spor ing card for June 8 are: Young My tery of Meriden vs. Fred Carpenter of Rristol; Fred Singer vs. Paul Kocher, Munn vs. Casalingo and Joe Ryan of New Britain vs, Eddie Hector. obriquet of in | shut | | but | grounder, inning on account | Stan- | of | ! Springfield | Gus Gardella, | fielder | their first | ford only { Worcester ... 0 HENRY! Wol You PLEASE OH HENRY 1 You PLEASE ~ ALL RIGHT -ALL RIGHT ANY THING To KeeP You QUIET EASTERN LEAGUE Planters and Murlins Battle to a Tic After 12 Innings of Play—Senators Lose. New London, May 30.—New Haven and New London battled to a 3 to 3 score in twelve innings here yester- the game being called on ac- count of cold weather and darkness. O’Rourke featured with four hits. New Haven’s runs were gifts from poor in- field work. The score: New Haven ...000002001000—3 New London ..101000100000 Eaton and Aur pion and Wendell. Mass., May 30.—Manager former Worcester in- Hartford team, made c here of the sa- terday and lost a ball game in the fi inning, when Gus yanked Plne from the slab and sent in Brown to finish. The final tab was Worcester 4, Hartford 1, and three of the Boos- ters’ runs came in the opening stanza. park Twombly. star college pitcher with TLehigh last season, allowed Hart- three hits. Wor:ester, and his appearan son ye: ..30100000x- Hartford ©e....010000000—1 Twombly and Redman; Plue, Brown and Birger. Ma May 30.—Me- Providence to three and Springfield won, 2 McLaughlin deserved a shutout, Parent's error on Brausen's the latter's steal of second and Senstac’s overthrow to centerefild, gave the visitors one run. Score: rin .01000010x—2 10 2 Providence ......000100000—1 3 3 McLaughlin and Senstac; Lennehan and McNeill. Springfield, Laughlin held hits yesterday to 1. e. Bridgeport, May The squee: play was prominent in vesterd game between Waterbury and Bridze port, the score piled up was 8 to rinst the Waterbury aggregation. The score: Also | rd. | | Hotchkiss school basebali t Plainville, | Plain- | one-half | ..12000000 000000000 kiff; Woodburn Bridgeport Waterbury Cristall again. and and HOTCHRKISS B Conn., TS PAWLING. May 30.—The am nosed Pawling school by 4 to 3 had Lakeville, over the afternoon Pawling out a victory rine yesterday to this contest straight triumphs. ord of eleven TASED, — Wladek the world's New York, May ko, who clain weight wrestling championship, released yesterday from Ell Island, where he has been held sin iday by government officials. No statement w made as to the rea- son for his detention. was NAVY BLANKS ST JOSEPH'S, Annapolis, Md., May 30 shut out the Mount St. Joseph col- lege nine here yesterday by a score of 6 to 0. The visitors secured only a brace of hits and never threatened the score. The navy not ated, having a season's rec- | Won'™ WATER THE o PLEASE Do AS PALRM FOR ME 1 SAYY SAY LUCE -1VE GoT To Do SOME THING ABOU T MY HAIR- M L OSING, A LOT MATTER "7 wHY THE TeERRIBLE WHAT'S, O6H LUCE ' & FounD THoSE PLIERS OAY - ey DE PALMA THE FAVORITE Famous Italian Racer Is Looked on | As Probable Victor -of Harkness Handicap This Afternoon. May 30.—The auto- son will he opened at the Sheepshead Bay Speed- vay this afternoon with two big cvents, the $30,000 Harkness Handi- cap at 100 miles and the Futurity Handicap. The world’s greatest drivers will compete in both. The races will start at 3 o’clock. The Futurity Handicap in heats and a final at ten miles serve as a “warm up” for the race, as all the drivers who start in the Harkness classic will participate in this event. There also will be several sprint races. Ralph De Palma and Dario Resta will start from scratch in the two heats of the Futurity Louis Chevrolet, speedway pion of 1917, will be the only fiver to start from scratch in the Harkness Handicap. He holds the track record of 54 minutes 26 sec- onds for 100 mil an average of more than 110 miles an hour. Op- posed to him will be such drivers as De Palma, Resta, Oldfield, Ralph Mulford, Hearne and Tommy Milton, as a dozen others of slightly reputation. MACK SLAPPED KING GEORGE ON SHOULDER New m.obile York, racing sea two will big will cham- land Barney Eddie as well lesser Major William J. Mack of Cincin- nati brought home to King George of IEngland the kind of democratic spirit that is customary among Americans. Major Mack is agent of the United States insurance board in England. ‘When presented to the kind and queen, Major Mack asked their majesties for their signatures to encourage American soldie in England to sign also. He accompanied the request to the king with a well-meant, informal slap on the shoulder. The enterprising Ohioan has sold $1,500,000 war insurance for the government, famous | 1 waS Looin FOR Tu oTHER wWAS a / HAVE You WATERE D THAT — 2 /F.w %’?wo’ 5, Copyrignt, 1918, by The wribune Association (New York Tribum@), CREWS TUNE UP Yale and Harvard Boatmen Work Out on Housatonic River Course— Eli Seven Make Best Time. 30.—The Harvard to row on Saturday, New Haven, Ma sity eight, which i the Housatonic River had its first practice row ov the rew two-mile course yesterday’ aft- crnoon. According to the timekeep- crs the distance was covered in 12 minutes and 45 seconds The Harvard men got here afternoon and immediately went to Derby. The crew appears to be heavier than the Yale eight. The Har- | vard men came back to this city last { night and are housed in one of the | fraternity houses on the Yale campus. | They will row in a shell provided by the Yale management. Two hours after the Harvard men had returned to New Haven from their row the Yale eight was on the river for its final time row. It cov- ered the two miles in 11 minutes and 58 seconds. The last half mile the | Yale second ecight paced the varsity | hoat. Prof. this Abbott, the Yale coach, was on hand directing the work of the crew. Both eights plan practice rews tomorrow afternoon. The Har- vard crew during its time row did not appear to try its best. A strong wind Dblew against both crews dur- ing their row SANDS OF PLEASURE WINS. Son of Fair Play rkes Belmont Track Feature By Scant Margin. New York, May 30.—C. E. Mickel- wait’s five-year-cld bay gelding Sands of Pleasure won the Hollis, of $2,000, the feature event of the racing card at Belmont Park, yesterday after- noon. Jockey C. Peak brought the son of Fair Play home a winner by a scant nod after a most thrilling duel with Whimsy through the last six- teenth. Th W one of the most finishes of the afternoon, but it made little hit with the attending popu- Jace. R. F. Carman’s Startling should have won. Turf followers knew he should have won before he went to the post evidently, for they backed their judgment to the limit and made of the favorite an odds-on choice. exciting S NEW RECORD. Baker & Ca Gelding Turns Trick at Louisville Meet. PIF SKE ®, X 5 Louisville, May 30.—Pif, jr., a_ six- yvear-old gelding owned by R. L. Baker & Co., in winning the fifth race at Douglas Park yesterday established a new American record for one mile and seventy yards, his time being 1.41 3-5 The former record of 1:41 4-3 was made by Cudgel at Latonia last year, and was equalled here vesterday by The Porter. CAMP UPTON NINE TO PLAY. May 30 mp Up- known g make a trip play a game of baseball with the Bushwicks at Dexter Park, near the Cypress Hills “L". The Buffaloes have the strong- est team at the camp, the nine being Camp Upton, ton’s Buffalc the 357th to Brooklyn will Sunday to l composed of former Harvard Univer- sity players, Lincoln and Royal Gi- ants, Yale on | | alleys for several months, wil | TWO-MAN BOWLING LEAGUE | Interesting Series to morrow Evening at Aetna Terminate To- Alleys— | Scheduled Games of Interest. The two-man bowling league which has been in progress at ate tomorrow evening. The carded for the closing game! follows: Rogers and Shey Kahms and Bloom; the Kilduff Aetna 1 termin- contests s are as pard Vvs. and Schroedel vs. Richter and Cage. The standing of the teams to date is as follows: Wi Foot and Hickey Anderson and Cusack Larson and Jurgen .... Kahms and Bloom Rogers and Shepard Kilduff and Schroedel Bertini and Thompson Richter and Cage AMERICA WILL ACC Challenge from Belgian Soccer Players on Lost 20 19 18 1T 17 15 13 11 EPT. Sounds Good to Steel Team. New York, May 30.—American soc- football the army, Italian has accepted t champion conqueror and British cer lenge of Belgian French, ssued on Tuesday Training Camp Thomas W. secretary of the United States | on on Activities at Washington. Canhill, Football as the following Fosdick, missioner “If press dispatch tended visit of Belgian pion soccer football team ociation, telegram yesterd to arm to the benefit of war funds is a the United States Football association | offers full co-operation and ai authorized to furnish Bethleh Football club, United plons, to meet the Belgians time or place where you although not a for the Other the Washington, center, suggested hem-Belgians game. proved skill throughout are ready to offer their services, and | a series of bencfit games can be ar- | ranged at any time the Belgian eleven | team of announcing cham- | States decide objects of the trip can be served best. | he chal- af the crack elevens, through day sent Raymond training camp athletic com- in- o play for uthentic, d. Iam em Steel cham- at any a soccer Bethle- clubs of country may choose to visit this country.” PRINCETON PREP WI Princeton, May 30.—The P NS. rinceton Prep by defeating Peddie the second time in a fast son undefeated. = Myers ing featured. erson. The score: game ended the sea- The score was 3 to batting and Lyons’ Peddie's star w: pitch- as And- s Princeton Prep . 00110010x—3 Peddie Batteries—Lyons tinez and Jeffries. and YANKE New York, May cob Ruppert of the Yankees day turned over $1,679.78 the amount repr per cent of the receipts Cleveland series. 30.—Presic 2nt At Ped Cross 010000000—1 Care; 575 2. RED CROSS FUND, dent Ja- vester- to the Red | 10 the day ing of on Monday a sum of $170 was rea- lized from bats autographed by Tris and Frank Baker. the sale of baseballs and Speaker . | Buffalo the | BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL NATIONAL Results Yesterday. Brooklyn, 5; Boston, 2 (1st game.) Boston, 3; Brooklyn, 0 (2nd game.) Philadelphia, New York, 2. Th Chicago-Cincinnati games were postponed on account of wet grounds. The Pittshurgh-St. Louis game was postponed ount of rain. LEAGUE. 3; on Standing of the Clubs. New York Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston | Brooklyn St. Louis Games Today. New York Philadelphia and P. M.) Boston in M.) St. Louis in M Cincinnati M.) in (A. M. Brooklyn (2 games, P Pittsburgh (A. M. and . in Chicago (A. M. and i AMERIC. LEAGUE Results Yesterday. York, 7; Philadelphia, 2 | New 2 | game.) | New York, 12; Philadelphia, 2 (2nd | game.) | Boston, 4; Washington, 2 (1st game) 3; Washington, 0 (2nd Boston, | game.) Cleveland, 7; sixth on account Detroit, of rain.) 1 (called in | | [ Standing of the Clubs | | | | Boston York Cleveland St. Louis | Chicago | Philadelphia ‘Washington Detroit New Games Today. Philadelphia in New | games.) b Washington in Boston games.) Chicago in Cleveland (2 games.) St. Louis in Detroit (2 games.) All American league games will be the aftermoon. York | played in | INTERNATIO! L JAGUE. Results Yesterday. Baltimore, 4; Binghamton, | innings.) Rochester, 2 13; Syracuse, 7. | Buffalo, 4; Toronto, 0. The Newark-Jersey City game was | postponed on account of wet grounds. | Standing of the Clubs. W L. 13 12 10 sk % | 10 | B.C. i Binghamton | Toronto . Rochester | Newark Baltimore racuse City Games Today. Toronto in Buffalo (2 games.) Rochester in Syracuse (2 games.) Baltimore in Binghamton (2 games.) Jersey City in Newark (A. M.) Newark in Jersey City (P. M.) EASTERN LEAGUE. Yesterday. Hartford, 1. Providence, 1. New London, Results 4; 2 Worcester, Springfield, 2; New Haven, 3; (called in twelfth.) Bridgeport, 3; Waterbury, 3, 0. Standing of the Clubs. AN O P R | Bridgeport Hartford Providence | Waterbury Springfield New London Worcester New Haven Games Today. (Morning) Hartford at Providence. | Springfield at Worcester. |~ Bridgeport at New London. New Haven at Waterbury. (Afternoon) Hartford at Providence. Worcester, at Springfield. New London at Bridgeport. Waterbury at New Haven. I PARTMOUTH STILL WINNING. Hanover Team Overwhelms Brown in Annual Baseball Battle. ! Providence, R. 1., May 30.—In the annual commencement day game here vesterday Brown lost a poorly played contest to Dartmouth, the scare being 11 to By winning yesterday, the | Green won the series of three games, taking two. The Brown players gave a poor e | nivition in the field, making erro: that put Knight into bad hole Knight, however, was hit hard and timely. Porter had an especially bad 1t shart for Brown, making four boots. rrors coupled with hits and poor judgment allowed the visitors to push across seven runs in the sixth inning. The score follows R. H. Dartmouth .000 107 003—11 11 Brown .010 000 010— 2 6 Batteries—Harris and Ross; Knight and Maguire. F 3 7 (1st | | | | | | | | | | | i | favor of Pat Moran's boys. | time ti | hold PHILLIES AT LAST WIN FROM GIANY Tesrean Blows Up in Seventh ning, Allowing Four Runs Philadelphia, May 30.—For the time this season the Giants lost a g in this city, the score being 5 to 2 The J; Giants were here they m twenty-seven runs in three games nothing by the Quakers. As a result of the defeat the G their lead by a very na margin. As has been the case with McGra men, they started out in the lead held on to it until the seventh, w% | the Quakers landed on Big Jeff T reau for a fusillade of hits, scor four runs that put a padlock on contest, Up to the seventh Tesreau was fective. But for his slip in that inn he would have won by 2 to 1. Predergast was hit rather freel the first two innings, but pulled himg together after that and pitched a m terly game. He showed admirable cd trol and effectiveness. 110000000— 00100040x—5' McCarty; Prenderg New York Philadelphia Tesreau and and Burns, Dodgers Split Even. Brooklyn, N. Y. May 30.—Th | scalp lifting Boston Braves who 541 | day, but went ba 1| the second skim 500 | victory over Larry .412 | gers thumped out a 5 to 2 triumph 405 | F .345 | opener (2| o | § | Pelbam Bay out of the West with ten victories fifteen games stubbed their toe 0 .649 | Rube Marquard in the first half o; 583 | double header at Ebbets Feld yesf k on the warpatl sh and belted o Cheney, The D rick Don Carlos Razan in and. then were dipped into | whitewash bucket, 3 to 0, by yo! | Dana Fillingim. £ Though Marquard was found fog hits, the same number as the Dod harvested off Ragan, Rube was & | tive in the pinches and uncorked] | world of stuff when it was needed. The second game was & right | spitball duel between venerable | Cheney and young Fillingham, the; | dianapolis rookie, The youngster | all the better of it. | First Game. ’ r.: N 000010100—2 14 00040100x—5 1¢ nry; Marquard Boston . | Brooklyn ..... | Ragan and He | Krueger. Second Game, 000011010 000000000—0 Henry; Boston ... Brooklyn ..... Fillingim and Grimes and Miller. Ch DUNDEE VS. DE FOE. Paul Wonder Gets Long Sou Opportunity at “Scotch Wop.’ New Haven, May 30.—Of the 1Z-round bouts scheduled for Monday night by the Riverside at the New Haven arena, one of attractions which - stands out pr rently is the clash between Jo Dundee, the wonderful little Itg Lattler, and Billy De Foe, the Paul wonder. This bout is off ticular interest to New Haven from the fact that for some,timef Toe resided in Bridgeport and came a big favorite in this state: | has long wanted a chance to Tundee and he believes he can { | the trick that made Willie Jac | famous that night in Philadel vihen he slipped over the sold maker and rocked Dundee to sl Another bout which has the all sitting up is the 12 roundert tween Joe Lynch of New York A] Shubert the New Bedford bea Shubert is well known in this where he has had several bouts | always makes a fine showing. State fans are also interested | the 12 rounder between . Frai Burns of Jersey City and Batt] Reddy of New York. Both of t boys have boxed before state cl Phil Bloom and Paul Doyle down for 12 rounds and so are .( Erown of New Haven and Hai Eddie Kelly The Brown-Kelly Y should prove to be a slugging mg from start to finish and pro | plenty of action. This is without doubt the muost, pensive boxing show in this state] seme time and it is expected the Haven arena will be packed to coors next Monday night. St. FORDHAM BEATEN. Naval Reservé R Collegians, Score 10 to 6. New York, May 30.—The N Reserve nine from the Pelham station defeated Fordham on Ford field yesterday afternoon by a scoy 10 to 6. Fordham gat off to & § start, but the tars evened the ci in the third and fifth innings then forged ahead in the sixth. The collegians scored all their from Hollingsworth, Davies hol Fordham scoreless through the four innings. The game was marked by hé hitting and loose fielding by Fard] It was the fourth consecutive de for the Bronx men. The score b nings follow R. H} Pelham Bay ..004 022 002—20 1« Fordham .031 110 000— 6 1 Batteries—Halloran and Davies, Hollingsworth and Hai :