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

ACE AS HEAD OF NATIONAL LEAGUE, PRO TEM—HAL CHASE SUSPENDED BY “MA LOAFING ON THE JOB— ITINUE DOWNWARD OFFENSIVE—HAWAIIAN SWIMMERS EXONERATED—RACE TRACK RESULTS—OTHER SPORTING NEWS Grand and Glorious Feel? — = = — — — — — By Briges) HALCHASE PUNISHED/TIGERS POUND BUSH, T | | FOR LOGSE PLAYING BEAT SOX EASILY e T AND You ARE — FOR A BAWLING Y IS BEING To REMEMBER DOWN 1IN THE OUT A5 Trhe qTED BY You ForRGOT To LIP AS You KNOW AR SRINE WoOR | Suilipesilriaieg et Red's Star First Baseman Penal- | Yankees and Mackmen Drop Two r ized by “Matty” Games Fach—Grifls Win- ! | SHOES — ov. New York, Aug. 8—Hal Chase,| Detroit, Aug. 8.—Detroit won from first baseman of the Cincinnati Reds, | Boston, 11 to 8, terday, knocking was indefinitely suspended yesterday | J. Bush out of the box in two innings by Christopher Mathewson, manager | and coupling hits with bases on balls of the team, for indifferent playing. | off Kinney. Nie bases on balls con- | Sherwood Magee covered first for the | tributed to the visitors’ scoring | Cincinnati nine at the Polo Grounds | vesterday, and it appears more than ! Detroit 61010003x—11 probable that Sherwood will be kept | Detroit 61010003x— 11 at this post until the abbreviated | J. Bush, Kinney and Mayer; Jones, Hall and Stanage Score h. e 2 (&) season closes areer of Chase as a big leaguer —_— n considerably checkered. The St. Louis 3-1, Philadelphia 1-0. Yanks were the first team to get a| St. Louis, Aug. 8.—St. Louis de line on the ability of Hal, who while | feated Philadelphia in two fast games vet in his ‘teens was cutting wide [ 3 to 1 and 4 to 0. The second game e onas ot il | weslplaved i thelwondertuiiy iehiort The' Yanits e of one hour and six minutes. St. Juse: ) 18 o0 Paific Coast League L N 1 1 3 2 P » | Louis got ten hits in the t 3 es A O K scouts finally \bbed Hal, and he | g wo games| SAYS 6 was tho big drawing card for the | and wasted only one of these, each of HE 1S NOW | = AND -~ HE S oh the nine hits being a factor in the » & o7 b local American League team when it g o= of \Hegects OH = R = H= = BOY . .' . ! : played on the “Hilltop Grounds.” scoring. Philadelphia, on the other BOYS UP You Hal at first delivered of his best,, hand, could not cohnect when hits = € : G -R-R- and it was some best. But too much | meant runs. The visitors got their EITE A (ASURURIEUS R-R S acclaim and praise swelled the young- | NIV run of the day in the first game ALL DowwmN N G Ty ainy Ep e e e that he | When they outhit the locals § to 4. In : Nt (S x 5 Johnson contributed to the ome a positon he finally attained. SOR-. hom team’s victory as a manager was a failure, al- though it may be assumed that he did 5 (sitGame) Score: r. h e St. Louis 00020010x 4 2 | Philadelphia ... 000100000—1 8§ 1 | Wright and Nunamaker; Johnson | ana Perkins his best When the Federal League war broke out Hal was onc of the first of the major league players to nibble z the big money bait offered by the out- o, law organization. He joined the Buf- | (SecondlGame) falo club of the new league, and Te- Score E \ wined there until peace was made | gt Louis .. 10001110% ) | == ! in haseballlom and the Feds threw | priladelphia ... 0000000600 me up the sponge. | Adams, Watson and McAvoy; Lei- | For a long time Chase tried vainly | fie]d and Severeid { (L e WHEELER v co. to land a job with his old associates. Washington 6, Cleveland 2. 18TH BALLOO Ban Johnson refused to permit his re- | o viand 0. Aug. 8.—Judge's bate Fr. OMAHA entry into the American League, and |40 was a big factor yesterday in tha it was not untll Matty took pity on |seeong game of the serles, Washingl y i Halfthatihe latterfcame back tosthe fiionidefeating Gleveland, 6 to 2.8 Judgh : Ball Match. (Junior Class) big'show. It was often sald that Hall|drove in three runs and scored, one £ Mechan 21, Capt. W. Kiniry 1 was Matty's right hand man in the | himself, Shaw was a puzzle until the Minor Class.) Capt. Stabeley 21, conduct of the Reds, and his playing | ninth, when with the bases filled andl Dunn 12 === ® = = | at first and at the bat led the Redland |one run scored with only one out, he Obstacle Race. (Minor Class.) fans to hope that a pennant, so long | was relieved by Johnson The scored Obstacle Race. (Junior Class.) B. might finally be a reality. Washington .....100001301—6 14 1 Kiniry, Kelly, W. Kiniry Judging from the action taken by |Cleveland 000000011—2 7 1 Standing Broad Jump. (Minor 1 i 8 Matty yesterday, Hal has reverted to | Batteries—Shaw, Johnson and Ajn< Class.) Dunn, 5 ft. 6 in.; Howard, 6 : Y o 5 B ype. It may have been due to the |smith; Ensmann, Morton and O'Neflly ft. 5 in.; Leonard, 4 ft. 10 in i ¥ 2 3 heat, or it may have been due to Hal's = Capt. R. Kelly, 0 fment. (Seniors.) gats Murray, 4-6, 6-1 | Il (e { (Junior Class.) W. Kiniry, ft. | recognized eccentricity Chicago 8-4, New York 4-0. — | Chicago, Aug. 8.—Chicago made a | clean sweep of the ser with New " Runnine Broaa sump. cumor | Gjants Lose Double Header— e P o o Program at Walnut Hill Park HEYDLER IN CHAIR, Tork by winning both Eames of a Stabely, 11 ft.; Dun 10 ft = e I doubleheader yesterday, 8 to 4 and Secretary Acting President of Nation- |4 (o 0. The first game was a slugging "W ke 1o | Dodgers Beat Cubs—Braves Win Dot e | Carried Out Yesterday Sl ey, O e e e e ft. 9 in.; Porter President August Herrmann of the |figured. In the second game Chicame esterday |scored all its runs by bunching two« base hits consecutively. Four doubled R. Kiniry, 6 ft. 7 in.; Stromberg, 6 ft. — 3 3 Cincinnati club announced — was 3 370 Despite the terriffic heat of vester- | that Secretary John A. Heydler would n Ao hit former eamates At % % . . e day afternoen there was a good crowd | serve as President of the National |netted three runs and caused the res allBtin el veRterany R e N DL zE { ground for their track and field meet. | sor was named. a sacrifice and an infleld out scored tha P made it two straight, score 4 to 2. i SRR S i T 8 The entry list numbered eighty-two “While I regret to see John Tener |other run. The scores: NATIONAL LEAGUE The Phillies' runs were both due to 5 G 3 | boys and girls and some good marks | quit the game, I was not in the least (First Game.) muffs of flies. Mayer killed a ninth- " . were made in the various events. The | surprised to hear of his resignation,” Results Yesterday. ; o R list of winners is as follows: said President Herrmann. ‘“He re- Brooklvn 4 LChIG 55D inning rally by catching Pearce nap- Z o ; AL I e BOOE Sov Bty BEE B ‘incinnati 8-4, New York 3 ping off first he scorc 3 g 45 won by . Finkelstein: second, K. ! the good of the sport we asked him to Eitisblaelioe iELladelphia D : : : ; | Finkelstein: third, M. McCue. remain at the head of the National Boston 4, St. Louls 3, (19 inning Pittsburgh 300000001—4 7 2 3 : 2 4 ARy 40-yard dash, boys’ minor clas: league. He did so under protest and Philadelphia 101000000—2 7 % ) el e i Y i won by M. Finkelstein; second, E. | we were glad to have him stay, but Standing of the Clubs Mayer and Schmidt; Watson and SR G - 5 X | Hinchey; third, T. Cummings. he is a busy man and his private in- w. L. . | Adams LU it - " 4 % 40-yard dash, girls' junior class— | terests take up the greater part of his . 5 § i won by M. Kelly; second, H. Sullivan; | time. ew York . 12 Boston 1, St. Louis 3. i R : . ST third, N. Manulla “T understand John Heydler is baclk Eittubiingh 3 Joston, Aug. S.—Chadbourne's sin- . 2 : : 60-yard dash, boys’ junior class on the job, and will remain until Ten- saonna] % i et hit analT G ) e ; k 4 = won by H. Muldonney; second, )5 siccessor is namedid I havelnot Philadelphia z gle Terry s : e s 3 % 3 ¥ ? R o Howard; third, P. Rakowski the least idea who that man will be. Brooklyn 3 Smith’s double to the left ficld wall ¢ o = Lia (iheomsl byt sl cemen @b T e ey Boston .... 3 in the last of the eleventh gave Bos- ; 3 : : - won by H. Lynch; second, R. Jure- | Tener's place, and T am sure every- §t. Louls | ton a 4 to 3 win over St. Louis yes- LINDLEY S o A i ? viteh; third, S, Cefarette thing will go along smoothly.’ Chestnut Peter Wins Straight Heats terday. Otis Crandall pitched his X 60-yard dash, boys’' senior class— 4] B Games Today s won by H. Gagner: second, T. Kelly; from Hollyrood Bob on Grand Cire . first game for the Braves. The score 8 ; Chicago at Brooklyn 2 5 MURRAY : - & c 1 third, H. Stromquist. & h. Cineinnati at New York Boston 00030000001—4 11 Standing broad jump, girls' minor | ¢ Tonighe | M class—won by E. Finkelstein; second, | Ploneers vs. LS Pittsburgh at Philadelphia : 3 g 3t. Louis 02001000000—3 9 1 2 Louis at Boston | M. McCue: third, 1. Bowman. Dis- at St. Mary's Ficld. Philadelphia, Aug. 8.—Mayer r. h. es Chicago ...20410010x—8 1™ @ New York ...020010010—4 14 G Batterles—TLove, Finneran and Wal« ters; Cicotte and Schalk and Jacobs. (Secand Game.) r. h. e Chicago -........00040000x—4 7 % New York . .000000000—0 10 @ Batteries—Sanders, Keating and Hannah; Schellenback and Schalk 34 e { Cleveland, Aug. 7.—By defeating Packard and Gonzales; Crandall A - e e e s greatest rival, Hollyrood Bob, in Wilson > : : : tance, 3 feet, 11 inches. He Pratt & Whitney tsam will be| 5 Ereatest xivel, Bollvsood Bob, and AMERICAN LEAGUE n = 3 £ 5 Standing broad jump, Dboys' MINor | (oo jn getion this afternoon at St. Cincinnati $-1, New York 3 o » class—won by M. Finkelstein; second, | yr .o mield in a twilight game, go- | ture of yesterday’s Grand Circult card ; ) : : ; E. Hinchey; third, J. Sianno. Dis- ¢ the Champion Stallion stake, the fea< Results Yesterd . : 4 ing up against the strong Pioncers.!at North Randall, Chestnut Petex Detroit 11, Boston 8 New York, Aug. 8.—Cincinnati de- % . Lo tance, 5 feet, 11 inches. o e o s : 2 " A Washington 6, Cleveland feated N York botl - ssEemmn f Two standing broad jumps, girls' | The same will start at 6:30 o'clock | gained the distinction of being the a gton 6, eveland 2 eated New ork in both sessions O SSancing bl ool ad S « e visitors will leave Hartford St. Louis 3-4, Philadelphia 1-0 5 5 : Tt sh I e U Ty e | e A Al o St 4 SoE S of a double-header, here yesterday, . hd. IT. Sullivan; thisd B Oison Dist | an automobile at 5:15 fo’clock.Mana- Chicasolst N oratl by scores § to 3 and 4 to 2. It was 1 tance, 11 feet, 10 inches ger Quinn of Pratt & Whitney will 1 o the first time Cincinnati had won a 3 e e | Inenpl s Rt damldsE rollowas W Clearyy Staolu o tRtHicRCIuDe game on the Polo Grounds this ; 3 . s 2 Bouie 3b.; Webb, ss.; Lanning, rf.; TIslieb, | to the wire. Behind him finished foug W I = junior class—won by H. Muldowney; | ”’ el & cf.; Muldoon, c.; Schieldge, If.; Dunn'gother Peter the Great trotters. Thq Bostor 61 40 seafon (Clicinnatiavonitheirst eame : second, P. Rakowski; third, J. How- | ¢ ! : : Cleveland 58 45 [{Evhscoxtieiive sunsiingheRescind ard. Distance, 12 feet, 2 inches, 2b.; Greenwood, 1b.; McDermott, | ok had a value of $7,5600. Washington 54 | iy B ORI, NG TG ; 7 Basketball put, sirls senfor class— | Piggins, Gettersloch, Lenhof, P.i| mThe Plain Dealer 2:07 trot with « New York " as i flzuns by Schnslderpan d B eal o b e ‘ SR D3 o won by R. Jurevitch; second, 8. Cef- | Bllsworth, ss.; Layland, rf. value of §3,000 went to Wilkes Breweg champion three-year-old of the year Although he won in straight hdats Chestnut Peter was given a battle righg ler, on furlough from Camp Merritt, | 5 R O g b 5 AR it irird Tl O'Keete® Distance: after one of the most subbornly fought pitched Cincinnati E\v\ victory in the i 3 & g 21 feet RULINGS OF BASEBALL COURT. | ses here this season. Acdong . g onE _"“"’1""“""‘ i | 7 Basketball put, boys' senior Gindinnatl O, Aus 8 —-The Na.| Wilkes Brewer captured the fipal six men left on bases in the two e e Taener by ol S Dbt hird ats B Sac S games. The scores i won by T. Kelly; second, H. Gagner; | ;5,1 gaseball Commission yesterday ”“‘, Js 1_[“‘ "‘, fl‘u second going tq R it a n 0 . i third, J. Boroski. Distance, 24 feet, | qiive a™ 0" aim of Claud P. Wil | Mack Forbes, after close finishes. Of First Game t. Lindley Murray winner of last | Loughlin and Throckmorton, : s the twelve starters, nine won somg Games Toda | v . | years' tourname ote a 218 alsojisdiinghes liams of the Chicago American league 2 | r. hoe :f"j tournantent will compete at| to take part, 5o it is not all certain| What was probably the best 8amo | it to $183.66 salary from June 1 Part of the money in each heat. Thq 0 | Forest Hills, N. Y. for the national | that the titlo will 80 to the wonderful | played thus far th ason in the In- | ¢ " 70 71 1918, The commission roddler, which finished second in the ter-Playground league took place at s s g oy mile, could not finish better than ninth says: : 2 - it e > second and was dratwn, Nortn walnut Hill park late yesterday after rliams c oo oo _ in the secon E Nor Williams, who on three days’ no Spur took third money in the third noon. oth the bovs from th Smith | o arnitrarily left the service of the SDU! and the Burritt playgrounds were | o 9 % e Crn b L f | e te Antifiast ona | CLuD 60 une 11, entered the employ Baxter Lou, winner of the 2:04 pacey ceyed to | ment of a shipbuilding company and ' S8HEE SE0, T IReD OF Uie 2204 Paces Cincinnati 200200000 AR - e e e . - P < | team was leading only to give way dDlles for aic n obts 2, settle- New York 110000000 ceipts and vouchers were submitted ltml.l :)”m R s lies for aid in aining a settle- | 1ovorq his backers, He won the fret Results Yesterday. - . i : St 5 Bressler and Wingo: Toney, Swimmers Prec rom Charges of | for examination and all questions an- S 1 1er two heats off by himself, but Valenting schester 5-6, Jersey City 4-4 stions an started with the score in favor i o CHichEo. alub bases its retus " 3 s ale Roch r | swered to the satisfuction of the com. | MM star o e T e aia ot exci BN ColE R inE th ok thital Hamilton 2, Newar Falsifying and Increas Fxpense | mittee. After the meeting Mr. 1iubi l ot thaySmith to pay the complainant for the perfod ywyion went to Peter G | *hicago st. Loui Detroit Philadelphia 1 1 ' 4 1 Boston at Detroit Cincinnati 050000003—8 13 New York at Chicagc New York 002100000—3 11 0 | singles title, Church, Johnson, Mec- | Jap, as has been antici ed Washington at Clevelay Schneider, Eller and Wingo; P B Philadelphia at St. Loui itt, Schupp and McCarty Complete expense accounts er- | | | ! INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Buffalo 7-3, Binghamton 4-6 ¢ hovs worked hard and slipped an- | e 2 BLaloN - SRbLOS Aot Brooklyn 3, Chicago 2 en sald the Hawailans hag 1il7 Sovalworked hard andislERes S0 Skt d oV RinTonR e e rotind BIat Sb VAR i e (i e o an et S Baltfmore b1, Toronto S other rin ovor the plate and the PIAY | |, eyching his 1918 contract with it | oq %o Cion VOE 5 y ot Inlens® as a man wax left on base | po" 1, veyr deprives it of his services gt thoon aoins o By trog st & U henvy slugger ; first three going to different horses, T Dick Watts finally capturing the even up to bat. 1T ecame through €00 With | g ne is stopped In, equity from ;S "l L t 2 heavy clout at a bad angle and it @ oaiming any compensation under its e Ao ) T e o in no way \ccounis violated the A. A. U. rules and (ha the other hand their trip anq New York, Aug. 8- The members | tions has been the means of Brookly At S—Mack Wheat's on exhibi { Bome run with two men on buses in | e Sl R Standing of the Clubs | > i | the fourth inning beat Chicago here W L. yesterday, 8 to 2. Burleigh Grimes | of the Hawaiian swimming team, now Toronto 64 34 i with two down and arousing preat- interest in swimming : out the country have scored a shutout but fot touring this country, were yesterday {a how i | Binghamt . ! by Doolan and Olso “hicagc A ‘ : : : ‘ = : | Altir | erroi 1 lan and Olson. Chica®0 | ,hoo1veq of charges of falsifying and 1 omany id, they had | man scoring ahead of him but littl e | SR e : 5 R | had the tying and winning run on appeared at cantonments ang : acee. center fielder of the Smith : \e Chicago club| s . i : Rocheste increasing their expense accounts, at ! nd other | M. Steege. cer «\m Al Gl il val of the action of the Chicago club | aratoza, Aug. 8.—Billy Kelly, the, throug exhibitions | team saved the L | under the circumstances, dismisses | Westorn gelding that has been the : ted men with | by making a very sensational catc the complaint of the player.’ | sensation of the enile ra r Buftalo St t ora and |y = . { Dy - D 3 | juvenile racing here irhod Mitchell used three pineh hitters and § Unjon officials held in this city. The | out receiv ses. No funds | after a hard run thereby holding the The ruling was signed by Chair- | met his Waterloo yesterday afternoom amiltor b hrge pitchers i effort to win. or ¢ ¢ > LA =l A Farhug cht e B ors I A O o ries | MieMABers of the feam, ncludine Duke i at 9 to 8 in favor of the Smith | pian Herrmann and President John- | when he failed to give eighteonfy e The fielding of Hollochor and Grimes | o= 1 & o8 8 T T en, | Cross, but where the Hnwailan swim. | hovs, The : son of the American league { Pounds to Star Hampton, a two-years G Al Tadoy CauEes e - I Ve D g crs S atEcp DS IGUIR I connCotion | i cnilio esanyed ROV aTIONLAE SUPStyisor In another ruling, Player J. F. Cof- | 0ld, son of Star Shoot, owned by Wals i larencoflonegand FManae Wen | with the collection of gate receipts | Warren §. Slater took all the boys of | foy of the disbanded Des Moines ter M. Jeffords of Philadelphia, and, third and second in the cighth, with service camps and given NeWark J nobody out, but ailed to score. | @ special inquiry by Amateur Athletic | hefore thousands of enlis were collected direct for (he Red | score Joys aceorded Steege a Jersey City at Rocheste Brooklyn .. 00030000x—3 4 2| Merrick, appeared before # special | the promoters had heen requested to | hoys of hoth teams with him down to [ team, was awarded to the Detroit which had a more than f Binghamton at Buffa C'hicago . - 000110000—2 7 2| investigation committee consisting of | devote the net procecds to some war | the . M. C. A. after the game for a | cjub. while the claim of the Jersey | tion gained by a stake oioteer ad Baltimore at Toronto Douglas, Carter, Hendryx and|F. W. Rubicn, secretary-treasurer of | fung after paying the team's exper e t refreshing shower bath and a | Gity club to his services was dis \(ned;lfl Star Han 5 vistory %5 Newark at Hamilton ' O'Farrell; Grimes and M. Wheat. l SHECHHIMOBE L 2 = s e - {o‘l e ar Hampton was a 1§ the A. A. U. and H. Obertubbesing | and other legitimate chargos, splash in the swimming pool. missed,