New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 31, 1919, Page 9

W BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1919, MANY GOLFERS IN , FIRST TOURNAMENT Shuttle Meadow Course Has Open- | ing Event of Season Perfect weather vesterday blessed the golf flend and as a consequence the opening tournament at the Shut- tle Meadow club furnished a big draw- ing card for the plavers from this dis- trict. There were over fifty entrants in the qualifying round held in the morning and three flights of e each were arranged to get under i for the preliminary match play round in the afternoon. The qualifying round low score contest resulted in a tie between two Hartford golfers. They were Percy G. ~ Rothwell and R. H. Hovey, both get- ting an eighty for their circuit of the links. These men are members of the New Britain organization despite the fact that their homes are in the near- by city. H. H. Pease of New Britain turned in the lowest score for a local | .man, making an 82. W. J. Sweeney nd R. H. De g turned in an 36 aml respectively All those below 105 qualified for the different flights, there being twen- ty-four names on the match card The first. mesting of the qualificants in the preliminaries yesterday after- snoon developed few close matches, most of them being easily decided. However M. Farmer and C. F. Ben- nett, playing in the second eight forc- ed each other to the limit, Mr. Far- mer finally winning on the nineteenth, one up Results of the preliminaries were First eight—R. H. Hovey won from W. J. Sweeney, 4 up and 2 to go: W. A. Jackson beat H. H. Pease, 5 and 3 to go; P. Rothwell beat H. Seymour, 8 and 7; and R. H. Deming won from E. B. Morris, 5 and 4. Second eight—W. F. Whittemora won over R. P. Peebles, & and 6: M. ’S. Hart beat H. S. Humphrey, 7 and L. S. Howe won from A. H. Hart by default and M. Farmer beat C. F Bennett on the nineteenth hole Third eight—W. H. Booth won from A. C. McKinnie, 8 and ‘7: there was no result posted in a scheduled matcih between A. N. Abbe and F. McFawn: H. W. Hatch beat E. H. Prior, 6 and 4, and M. H. Pease won from S. M. j league with an average of .377. He Prior, 5 and 4 The semi-finals, held this morning. were not completed inasmuch as sev- ,eral matches were concerned. There were only results on two matches handed in at noon. Hovey beat Jack- on in the first eight 4 up and 2 to go, The Rothwell-Deming match was not played and a decision to allow mare time to the pair had not been reached at noon. An accident to Mr. “Rothwell's car 1 evening made it impossible for him to be present this morning. W. F. Whittemore defeat- ed M. S, Hart, 4 and 3 in the second eight” and there was no report from the Howe Farmer match. Tr the third eight the plave did not repart and the Booth-McFawn and Hatch-Pease matches remained to be played. Following the rounds yesterday sthere was a dinner and dance in the main hall of the club. About 130 TWO RECORDS 60 “finor Hal Steps Half Mile ir. 1:01 and Forest McKinney the Same Dis- tance in 1:02 at Sage Park. Windsor, May 31.—Two thousand jenthusiastic race fans saw two phe- nomenal performances at Sage park here vesterday when Minor Hal, 2:04 1-4, the chestnut stallion, owned owned by William Lay of Springfield, Mass., and driven by Harry Brusie, paced the first half in the free-for-all pace in 1:01 flat. In the third heat of the same race, Billy Flemming drove Forest M&Kinney, 2:09 1-4, a half in 1:02. The race was far half mile heats and both of the above marks are exceptionally fast for this time of wear. Irish Voter was given first money by the judges after five heats had been run off. Irish Voter had two heats to his credit and Minor Hal two. The 2:15 trot was wen by Galeton Harry Brusle up, in straight heats. The Hartford road drivers’ club put on two classes, the class A and B trots. Fred Hyde drove Joe Bowers to & win in straight heats in the class A trot and Tracery captured the class B event. The summary Free-for-All Race—Purse $200, rish Voter, b g (Doo- lan) el - Minar Hal, ch g (Bru- sie) o beiip e s sy Forest McKinney, b Gfieming) Sl ot James Albert, b g (Hyde) e Baby Doll, b m (Cro- RIOEY - e eina s 5 4 Time, 1:01, 1:02 3-4, 1:02, 2:15 Trot—Purse $200. Galeton, bl g (Brusie) Belgic, b h (Miller) Parion, b g (Fleming) .3 Time, 1:10, 1:05 1-4, 1:05 3-4 Class A Trot. Joe Bowers, br m (Hyde)....1 Rebecca, bl m (Beloin)......2 Class B Trot. Tracery, mr h (Dennehy) Dick Todd, bl g (Brazill) $an Toy, bl g (Garber) Main Hatch, bl h nehy) . . Time, 1:08 3-4, 1:10, 1:06 VETERANS APPRECIATIVE. The members of Stanley Post, G. A R., express their appreciation of the ¥indness of several New Britainites for the use of their automobiles to ronvey the members of the post over he parade route vesterday makir sossible the participation of the vet- sans in the parade. Those who do- pated cars for the occasion were Mrs. Wi/ A. Traut, F. 8. Chamberlain, H * Dayton Humphrey, John Ohlson, F. H. Johnson, Ernest Horwitz, E. R. Hitch- } :ock, E. W. Schultz and W. L. Damon. i These girls are the soccer cham- pions of England. They're the Lon- don Gaiety theater chorus and their entry into Sports was a press agent stunt. but they tookfl the game so seri- ously that they bested all other teams, male and female (0BB TAKES LEAD Detroit Slugger Goes Into Lead of Batsmen in American League With 377 Average—Cravath Selling Pace. Chicago, May 31.—Ty Cohb of De- troit has hit his stride and has claimed from seventh to first place among the batters of the American is also pressing Jackson of Chicago, for total base honors, according to averages released today and which in- clude Wednesday's games. Jackson has 54 total bases while the Georgian has 53. Weaver, Chicago, continued in front as a run maker having registered 24 times, while his teammates, Eddie Collins, increased his lead for stolen base honors to 11. Jackson is tied with Ruth of Boston for home-run honors, each having two while Chap- man, Cleveland, with 13 leads the sacrifice hitters. Cravath, Philadelphia, is far in the lead of the National league batters with an average of .542 and also is tied for home-run honors with Kauff, New York with four round trips. Young, of New York, who is second in batting with a mark of .396, leads in total bases with 54. Olson, Brook- lyn, in addition to topping the run getters with 21, leads in stolen bases with 10. Myers and Magee, Brook- Iyn, teammates, are sharing sacrifice honors with 8 each. TO CONFIRM CLASS. Rev. Dr. §. G. Ohman, pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church, will con- firm a class of 66 in the church to- morraw morning all of the candidates for reception into the church having passed their examinations successful- ly. Communion will be distributed to the new church members tomorrow evening at a special church service. T.. P& C. ODTING. Annual Event to Be Held June 21, at Quartet Club Park. The hifth annual field day and picnic of the Landers, Frary & Clark Mu- tual Aid association will be held on faturday, June 21 at the Quartet Club | park. This will be the event of the season and no pains are Being spared by the management to make it of interest enough for everyone in the city to at- | ‘ | tend. Of the athletic events, all but two, the tugs of war, are open to the pub- | lic for entries, so the best talent i the city can take part. thon race from city hall to Andrew's crossing, starting at 2:30; an open handicap with four p . the first being a $40 urn set. The following is a list of the events | with number of prizes which are un-| usually attractive selections; $300| antics on the diamond are always worth in all, to be given away: 100 vard dash, open handicap; two prizes: 75 vard dash, open handicap. | two prizes; potato race, apen, two prizes; running broad jump, open, two prizes; three standing br jumps, open handicap. two prizes; 3- legged race. open, two prizes: sack race, open, two prizes; 16-pound shot put. open handicap, two prizes; potato | race, girls only, two prizes; 30 vard dash, girls only, two prizes: tug of war, factory men only, five prizes; tug of war, factory girls only, five prizes; fox trot, open, two prizes; waltz, open. two prizes. The prizes will be on exhibition at Lazarug’ Ladies’ Ready to Wear Co., 164 Main street, June 13. Application or entry should be made to the com- mittee on sport, T F. & C. Mutual Aid association. ONE AVIATOR KILLED, ANOTHER FATALLY HURT Paris, May 31.—One aviator was killed and another mortally injured in an airplane accident today at Issy-les. Moulineaux. The man killed was Wel- by Jordan, formerly mechanician for the famous “ace’ Sub.-Lieut. Nunges- ser. Aviator Effor was the flver who received the mortal injuries. Their plane fell about 200 feet SUNDAY BASEBALL Elm City l"nlorr-‘.r.i Giants to Face Pioncers Here Tomorrow—"Cans non Ball” Smith to Hurl for Visitors, The crack Elm City Colored Giants | of New Haven. with the renowned The leading event will be the mara- i “Cannon PBall” Smith, their pitching specialist, will stack up against the Pioneers at the Ellis street diamond tomorrow afternoon. The visitors are rated as one of the best teams in the southern part of the state, and their amusing. PURPLE BEATS GREEN. Holy Cross Experiences Little Diffi- culty in Walloping Dartmouth. Worcester, May 3l.—Before a crowd of 9,000, Holy Cross defeated Dartmouth yesterday on Fitton Field, 9 to 1. The Purple batters had a big day and delighted in the offerings of | Ross and Harris. Dartmouth also hit the ball, but spectacular fielding by the Purple kept down the hits and runs. The work of Malo Maloney at first base featured. Statz in left and Gagnon at short also pulled big league plays. The score: | Holy Cross ....023 000 2 Dartmouth 010 000 000-—1 Gill and Martin; J. Ross, Harris and ) F. Ross. THE GREAT AMERICAN HOME No, I'M TAKNG A PROMENADE o A0 (7 TI7) ATLANTIC Ty HELLO DEAR — ARE Nou HOUSE CLEANING P ON “THE POARD WALK. AT ! RACES HELD TODAY Lap Track 200 Times Indianapolis, May 31.—The 500- mile international automobile race started under a sweltering sun at 11 o'clock this morning. Indications were that previous records possibly will be broken. The race began with a fiving start, the first lap being paced by a car not entered in the contest. That lap did not count in the number to be m The drivers who complete the ace must go around the brick paved course 200 times Drivers in the front row at the start were Rene Thomas, Wilcox, Guyot and De Palma Earl Cooper led by a yard at the end of the first lap and De Palma at the second round At the end of the first 50 miles De Palma led; Wileox, se: Thoma third. The speed then was 92.14 miles an hour, The average for the first ten miles was 73.06 miles W. W. Brown pulled into the pits in the 11th lap with broken connecting rod At 75 miles Boyer went into pit on three wheels and was declared out of the race. De Palma led at the first 100 miles. Bablot was second, and L. Chevrolet third. G. Chevrolet was fourth. All previous records of the speedway for that distance were broken, the average speed being 92.70 miles an hour. Thurman Reported Killed. Arthur Thurman turned over on the north turn on the 44th lap. It was reported from the judges’ stand he was killed and his mechanician seriously injured. PENN IN LEAD at Stadium — Cornell's Chances Loom Up As Bright. Cambridge, Mass., May 31.—From top-heavy favorite for the finals to- day Pennsylvania stock tumbled to even terms with Cornell after the completion of the elimination and trial heats of the annual intercol- legiate track and field championships in the Harvard stadium here yester- da: All the signs along the trail in- dicate a stirring duel between Cornell and Pennsylvania for first laurels, with Michigan, Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth in a close battle for third place. Pennsylvania yesterday qualified | [ | { seven men for the finals today, five Harvard each qualified 10,” Yale and Dartmouth 9, Princeton 6, Rutgers 5, Georgetown 4, Syracuse and M. I. T. 3, Columb Bowdoin, Lafayette and Pittsburgh 2, and University of Maine iis bound when it was seen how Penn- vlvania's expected total probably will be cut into by Shea of Pittsburgh and Johnson of Michigan, and how Cornell will be benefited in the hurdle races by the ahsence of Carl Erad- collegiate champion Brdman was taken sick Thursday with tonsilitis yvesterday. His loss today will be big blow to the Orange and Black “Tis an ill wind that blows no good however, and Princeton’s loss will be Cornell’s gain. It will give the Cor- | nell hurdlers a - chance to come through in the fence fiving cvents. the hurdling events will be found to have played a prominent part in the outcome. ELIS AND CRIMSON LOSE Fordham is Returned Victor in 3 Inning Game at New Haven— Brown Takes Harvard's Measure. New Haven, May 31.—Fordham team this afternoon by coming out on top in a thireen inning contest, 4 to 2 It was the second ctras - inning game of the season between these two rivals, Yale having won the first, § to 7, in eleven innings here on April 12 ! Yesterday's game was replete with features and was easily the best ex- hibition of ball seen here this season | For eleven innings the game was a | magnificent pitehers' battle between | Selleck and McNamara. Selleck, after | the third innin did not allow a single cafety, but he was yanked in favor of | Coxe to allow Faherty to pinch hit in { the tenth. Despite the fact that Sel- | leck could not winn his game, he is given crewit for twirling in masterly form. The score: - 1010000000002—4 0000200000000~ McNamara and Sweetland; Selleck, Coxe and Holmes Providence, R. L. May 31.—Erown | trimmed Harvard vesterday by a score of 5 to 2. Air tight infield work was manly responsible for Borwn's vi tory. as the team was outhit. ton, except for the wildness, gave a | high class pitching performance, but seratch hits. passed balls and errors allowed Brown sufficient runs to win The score. [ Brown ........ 01100102x—5 3 Harvard . ..... 000000101— 6 Knight and Erickson; Felton and Blair. To Make 500 Miles, Drivers Must VICTOR RECORDS FOR JUNE ON SALE MONDAY . L. PIERCE & (0. 246 MAIN STREET Opp. Monument “ Mr. and Mrs. C. Darwin Loomis an- b daughter. Ruth Porter Loomis | B Gospel Union ™Mission, conferences | June 9, and sessions will more than Michigan, which put ]| times on t | twelve among the elect. Cornell and of the four succeeding days of| the conference. held in the People's Church of Christ | on Court street, and Rev. | hoff, pastor of the church and presi- t of the Gospel Missionary society, | Cornell's stock took an upward | vill preside Prominent Musicians Coming. The list of speakers compiled by workers . as well as two of the musicians ~ prominent man of Princeton, the present inter- the Sovereign, Harold but celebrated A 3 States—Miss and was unable to don his track suit giving plano recitals the States. The work places for throughout these two soloists has won | them among the leading performers of | liherty afier being and the program commit- /abused tee of the conference has been e If Cornell outscores Pennsylvania to- | ingly fortunate in securing their day the points the TIthacans bag in | Three Sessions Daily. 3 opportunit hear the most prominent speaker 1 the country and | meeting Spealers Coming. The openinz session will be and the direction Mr: took out its revenge on the'Yale ball ! of Toronto, Harold Stephens. 2. i The Tuesday well-known including Captain the soldier evangelist some of ‘the re fighting of the Scot- Whittemo “The Door Miss persons involved assistant to Miss Gr Billy Sunday founder of Jean Lamonte. vieh tary of the Sudan United Mission and Professor i Peda of Brooklyn, York, and addresses by Captain Gy Smith and Miss Jean the places TOMORROW ot New conference White, president of the and Welfare work in New Delegates. A\rrangements entertain and provide eatables for 130 of the delegates in room and a special vities ig being arranged the chureh dining actl- /& £« AT QM R MAORNM="Y C. L. PIERCE & CO. erett Marble Fairbanks of Hart- ford The Sunshine society will meet at Five Day Gathering at People's o0 av e’ e i onaer e Chureh an Elaborate One noon aughter of Beaumont, Texas, | sette of Emmons Place. { | | i the week-end on | AMERICAN BEATE? o BY VILLA BANDITS The meetings will be Prisoner and Abused By Mexi- Stein- icans in Sonora Distriet. | for the want of food and Franklin B. Harding, chief consult- ! ing engineer for the Chicago Explor: the | tion and Development corporation, of | walked into town early today frem the company’s properties at Telamer, Sono bordering on the State here. Mr. Harding said ‘Barly last Tuesday morning mining camp was aftt d by a band of Villa followers. 1 S{oner and forced to oL | bandits into Chihuah ico of Moros where ed- |\ Mr. Harding will go to Hermosillo, rv- | the Sono state capital to meeting. | quest the ithorities to protect his mine and to report the incident the American consul BAVARIANS MEET. busi- Believed to Be Discussing Peace At Terms With Allied Delegates. least ot London, May 21.—A number ominent Germans chiefly Bavar< ns, have had a conference in Swi > rland with representatives of At Allied powers, a B lispatch ceived at Copenhagen by the Central News s: and it believed that Bavaria and other soutl rman states have been offered Ea peace conditions in case there should Pat he guestion of separate peace. The government, the report adds, is said se- to bhe fully acquainted with the sit- t nation and it is expected that severe measures will be taken against nd GET NO ULTIMATUM. Atla Ga May 31.—Officials of ek Southern Bell Telephone and vill aph Co. and other wire com- be one of the speakers on Wednesda: here said today they had of the ceived no ultimatum from the Inter- national Commercial ~ Telegraphers pro- Union in which a nation-wide strike an address was threatened unless a number of New the telephone operators recently dis- psy | charged in Atlanta were reinstated by noon Monday . Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gilbert and | the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Buell Bas- Howard A. Timbrell, Harry C. Jack- son, Dudley W. Nearing and Horaoce G. Hancock are at Indian Neck for B. Harding, ingineer, Taken 12 Pric Sonora, Mexico. May —Barefoot, bruised, and suffering Chihuahua, abou miles south of forwarded will be an opportune time to look over the home sites in Park Reserve. With North End Park bounding Park Res superin- { serve on the north and practically an N assured fact that the new Normal the | school will he on North Stanley street, directly in front of the property, you ‘ill have an opportunity to buy, eitfer for a home site or an investment, omne of the best speculative propositions to ever offered jn New Britain. JjThe owners are contemplating the erektion of from 50 to 100 houses on this ‘tract to help relieve the housing sitijation dele- - in New Britain. Gorbach, Sterh and Con- | Hammer Corporation, 259 Main sitreet, | Room 6. Phone 1190.—Advt.