New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1919, Page 8

POP GEERS WINS 2:06 TROT AT KALAMAZOO WITH HEIR REAPER ATHLETICS IN 14 INNING BATTLE—CHARLEY HERZ 1 __LONG JiM BARNES LEADS FIELD OF PRO GOLFERS AT SHAWNEE—TIGERS DOWN 0G TO PLAY WITH BRAVES AGAINST PIONEERS HERE SUNDAY—SHEA TO MEET WALTZ FOR TITLE IGERS WINOUT | AFTER LONG BATTLE thletics Put Up a Strong Fight ! That Goes 14 Innings | i Detroit, July 17.— Philadelphia reed Detroit to go fourtcen innings Psterday to gain a 5 to 4 victory. | nch hitters started a rally for Bitors in the ninth tied the ! Fore. and from then on the zame | a pitchers’ battle between Fhmke d Perry who he the that relieved Johnson. | score: e hiladelphia— 20000100100000—4 13 4 etroit— | 00000301000001—7 1 Johnson. Perry and McAvoy and ! ‘erkins; Ehmke and Ainsmith. Yanks Still Losing. St. Louis, July 17.—To the tunc Slump, Slump, Slump, the Boys Are | lumping” the Yankees made most | peffectual attack on the offerings of than Shocker, their erstwhile team- ate, vesterday afternoon. Shocker roved just as efficient as Bob Shaw- | ey was easy and the New Yorks were orced to take another beating It was the first game of the series ere and the result was wailed ov by the Yankees with even more in- ensity than is usual over a defeat, 'or St. Louis has been the big crack- mg point for the New York Am éans in past vears and Miller Huy kins fears the old hoodoo. The score . 'hila 000000000—0 4 0 00110102x—5 10 0 ey and Hannah; Shocker and ; of Yew York Bt. Louis Sha; [Severcid. Chisox Smothered. Chicago, July 17.—Erickson held Chicago to four scattered hits yes- terday, while Washington batted Lowdermilk and Danforth freely and on, 11 to 1. Chicago’s lone run was helped along by Shank's errpr. The score: 4 r. h. 001225010—11 Chicago 100000000— 1 Erickson and Picinich; Lowder- | milk, Danforth and Schalk and Lynn. Red Sox Tose Another. Cleve! d, July 17.—Cleveland won its eighth game of the season from Boston yesterd the score being 3 fo 1. Tt was Pitcher Myer's first vic- tory for Cleveland. He kept Boston’s seven hits scattered and would have | scored a shutout but for a lucky hit | by Schang in the eighth The ball bounded over Johnston’s head The score: Washington r h. e 000000010—1 7 1 00000111x—3 & 0 alters and S Boston Cleveland Pennock and V Myers and O'Neil. . EASTERN LEAGUE Senators Pound Offerings of Lind- strom and Down oBosters Easily— Hampdens Whitewash Hillies, Worcester, July 17.—Hartford won with ease yesterday, hitting Lindstrom bard and Brazill got four off | him in as many times at bat, missing | only when Bennett was substituted. Winn pitched effectively and was hit only in the eighth inning. A catch by Allen was the fielding feature. Gar- della made a clean steal of the plate in the first inning. The score: nin Hartford .301004000—8 14 Worcester ...100000020—3 12 Winn and McLeod; Lindstrom, Ben- nett and Tyler. often e. 1 Springfield, July 17 Pittsfield’s example of ve performed in the Hillies' left garden vesterday afternoon at League park, greeted one of the first few offerings | of Paddy Green with a slashing twao- base drive to left center when he step- ped to the plate as first batter for the visitors. From then until the last man was out in the ninth, only Polan, an- other Berkshire pasturate, reached the | second station, so effective was the | master hurler of Huntington. Need- less to mention, Springfield won the | first game of the series from Pittsfield by the shuigut score of 3 to 0. The score: " Springfield .20001000x—3 Pittsfield ..000000000—0 Green and Wilder; Reiger and De vine. i Hickey DEMPSEY WOULD MEET MORAN. Pittsburgh, July 17.—Jack Demp- sey, the n world’s heavyweight | champlon, stands ready to fight any- | body at any time the public demands | a bout, he is tied down with theatrical, movio or circus work. To prove this he has notified James E. Routle, matchmaker | of the Keystone club, that he will take on Frank Moran in Pittsburgh at any | time the club is ready to stage the| match, provided of course, each man 18 given several woeks in which to | train for the contest. BOXERS COMING TONIGHT. “Red” Allen and his manager Toby Owens of Bridgeport, will be in this city this evening to sign articles and post forfeits for the scheduled bout with Bobhy Reimer to be held the Jatter part of the month. | timc and | long claimed | Vigeant | Hartford will open the | Dave Fitzgerald | were a regardless of whether or not | C HERZOG WITH BRAVES Much 1 Taiked of Player to Guard Key- stonc Sack in Exhibition Game | Against Pioncers Next Suaday. There is in the National leaguc no | player who has occupied maore of the “ht in recent years than Charles Herzog, the hustling second of the Boston Brav who found in the lineup of that ! Sunday when the team tak > field against Pinoee There was a when Herzog was easily the peer | of all inficlders, and although Father Pime is beginning te tell on Herzie, he is still able to keep pace with many of the second bascmen in the parent | eball or tion. Herzog's carcer has been one filled th ups and downs 3 tempes tal player, he ha anged play on numerous occasions, at present his name is linked | with one of the biggest trades that ha been pulled the National league in several s or several sea- sons Herzog third baseman | and field captain the Giants, and later he was sent to ncinnati to ! manage the Reds. His term as man- ager was not crowned with the succe of winning a pennant, but the same can be said of a flock of manage vho have tried the same stunt Perkopolis. Herzog will with Maranville, | Hank Gowdy and Jim Thorpe for the center of attraction at the coming game next Sunc Reports indicate limel bascman | will be 1b n the the of was in vie | that one of the largest crowds that has | ever turned out to witness a baseball game in this city will be on hand when | the ump bellows “‘Play ball.” The new seating arrangements at the E1lis stri diamond is bound to prove popular with the fans T0 FIGHT FOR TITLE Tommy Shea of New Haven and Sam- my Waltz Will Mcet in Meriden Next Monday Night. Boxing fans of Connecticut are considerably intercsted in the 13| round bout between Sammy Waltz of Hartford and Tommy Shea of New Haven to be fought next Monday eve- ning at Hanover park, Meriden. The show will be held in the open air and it is being advertised as a New Eng land championship affair. Shea 1 this title and as Waltz feels he is able to take the measure of the clever New Haven bay in rounds the go should prove a hummer Shea has been away from the game | for some time, due to having suffered ! a broken.arm, but he is now training hard for his mill with Waltz and his New Haven followers predict that now that he has developed a punch he will prove too much for Hartford's idol. On the other hand, Hugh Rort. Waltz's manager, has declared that he | will be greatly surprized if Waltz does not settle Shea long before the fif- teenth round. The pair will box at | 126 pounds ringside. In an eight round semi-final Red Vigeant, who fought with the Yankee division in France, and held the light heavyweight championship of that ! unit, will tackle Neil McCabe, 2 hu i and aggr ive Hartford battle recently won over K. O. Pal- itz in a fast go and as McCabe Is sald to be a comcr the hout looks fas A six round bout between Kid Roceo of Waterbu and Young Mack of | show. At the last Lenox A. C. bouts in Meriden, | Rocco scored a knockout over \’Olm:; Wanat, a Meriden boxer, and Mack ' won with a K. O. over Johnny Maron- | ey of Waterbury. Both boy looked ! fast on that occasion and their com- | ing match should be hard fought. | of New Haven will | referee the bouts. Ty GIR.LS‘ WILL GO TO HARTFORD FRIDAY Mary’s I | { The team St, Athletics go to Hartford baseball on Friday | night and play the strong Colt’s girls’ | team at Colt’s Park, the zame to start at 7 o’clock. The Colt's girls big attraction here in this! city, where the St Mary's girls trimmed them last Friday, 10 to S, before' one of the largest crowds of the season, and the locals expect to do the same trick again Friday. Any- one wishing to go can arrange with the truckers at the grounds Friday evening, as two large auto trucks, carrying 50 persons, will leave the playground at 5:30 o’clock. Mr. Pilz | has made arrangemen The line-up of the teams: Colt’s Girls. St. Mary'’s. Patterson Alice Schenck Pitcher. will Nelson Helen Lynch | Shortstop. Helen McCue Margaret Base. Helen o owe Third Muhl 5 MeAleer | Catcher. rrell Helen Base McGrath Second Patterson . R Cent Long ! Burelsmith Helen Long Left Field. Mary Right Field Mr. Naughton will umpire Clement Grace will act as scorer. Haughenby Mahonoy and | GOES 104.4 MILES AN HOUR. ‘ Uniontown, Pa., July 17.—Tommy | Milton qualified herc yesterday for the ‘ Independence Derby, to be held on the | TUniontown speedway next Saturday, | when he covered a lap in 28 4-5 sec onds, an average of 104.4 miles an hour, the fastest time ever made on the local track. { Payne Whitney's Panopiy | City after this flect | Pan | somethin ffssmebrm-!y Is 7Aiways ;Téking the Joy Out of Life 18 My WEDDING THes 10T ANNIVERSARY - How Do | s LooK HARRY \\\_‘ — LA GRATULATIONS WRAT ARE You GIVING | WiFE A DIAMOND | BrRoocr o~ oLR ‘ AMRNIVER SARY AND GEORGE GAVE HIS A PEARL NECKLACE — | £ - Con- | DOESN'T ABOUT (war‘s JUST T~ SHE WANT mME To SPEND A cenT BUT 'LL TAKE wWer. To THE THEATER!OR SOME THING ANYWAY You'RE MAKING AN AWFUL MISTAKE ree Tell WOMEN ARE ALL AUKE THE SAME THINGS- -~ TAKE MY ADVICE AND LITTLE * DouGH on YouR WIFE - SHE HOPES You WiLL BUT TAaL JUST THE OPPOSITE Some BoDY 1S ALWAYS CominG ALONG AUD TAKING Tue JoY ouT OF LIFE - SPEND A 1 ) WIVES SAY SAME THInG BuT THey FEEL SORE tF_ You Dom'T BuY A DiamonD oR SOME THING = THEY ARE AWFUL SENSITIVE] ABOUT 1T JoE - ALl THE DIAMOND Jewsiey i Results Yesterday. Cleveland 3; Boston 1 %t. Louis 5; New York Detroit Philadelphia nings.) Washington 11; Chicago 1 Standing of the Clubs. W, L. 48 12 Chicago New York Cleveland Detroit. Loui; Washingto Boston . Philadelphia Games Todas Boston at Cleveland New York at St. Louis Philadelphia at Det Washington at Chicago NATIONAL LE Results Yesterday. ‘All zames postponed, rain. Standing of the Clubs, New York Cincinnati Chicago ! Brooklyn Pittshurgh St. Louis Boston Philadelphia Games Today. Pittsbu Cinecinnati Chilago St. Louis at gh at Boston. at Brooklin New York Philadelphia. NATTONAY L Results Yesterday. Toronto 6, Jersev City 8 (1st game) oronto 7; Jersey City 3 (2d zame) Newark 4 (first game) Newark 1 (2d game) r 6; Reading 2 ( same) Rochester 1; Re 0 Binghamiton 10: Baltimore 6; Baltimore 2 Baltimore Toronto Buffalo Binghamton Rochester Jersey City in Toronto Newark in Buffalo. Baltimore in Binghamton, Reading in Rache Pittsfield 0 Worcester B dgeport-Waterbury, rain Standing of the Clubs. L. Providenco Worcester idgoport Waterbury Pittsfield prinzfield Hartford New Haven Games Today. cld at Springfield Hartford at Worcester. Providence at New Haven. Waterbury at Bridgeport WHITNEY'S HORSE WINS. New York, July 17.—-That Ha will hence- consider- the crown ion was made iay at Bmpire daughter of Peter d ! the Demoiselle alf-furlong dash Pllies, ana 00 to the winnings It; was a close finish just gaining the decision L. Gerrs's Indiscretion by length, but the victory was sive because the Whitney racer carried the A\s t through a sea of mud and to win after conceding to fourteen pounds to the in the race. forth receive ation in the struggte in the juvenile div quite evident yeste some serivus had captur Stakes, a five-and for two-year-old of h Panoply over R half impr was Hble from efeven three othe TAMBE Cleveland, July 17.—The rele Pitcher Otis Lambeth to the Columbus American club was an- nounced last night the Cleveland bhaseball club.. Lambeth recently re- turned from ov se by RED SOX % Des Moines, July 17.—Paul Musser, pitcher of the Des Moines Western league of bgseball club, was sold yes terday ta the Boston Americans He will report &t once. added | jand “ot | ponement of the final | | | A GOOD ATTRACTION. Game fietween Police Teams Would Aid in Old Home Week Sports. Some ts heard eball of about the rding ime between the New the police tcams the Meriden Britain departments, and with contemplated athletic attractions the Old Home Week to the sol- during Sep- e would t arrangements to be held during the welcome diers, which will tember 15 and 20, opportune if can be formulated 1e local department for a fairly good team in the turned out -egations the home be held his tir no. -y has a nucleus Meriden has some crack minions of pas a among the law POLO MATCH POSTPONED. Cedarhurst, L. 1., July 17.—There reat disappointment among the | Long Island polo colony over the post- Rackaway Hunting club cups between : and Rockaway ste: Showers made t T and dangerous for such a fast game as would have ensued. The game probably will be held on either Frir wturday afternoon. | mer, i to city and ! i training. | tr: match for the | e polo fteld too | i i Harry Sallee, who has victory this the former New York | just turned in his | vinth season. { = | TWILIGHT G/ F i AT ST. MARY'S PLAYGROUND | The Colt Manufacturing company’s | team of Hartford will play the Annex nine tonizht at St. Mary’s playground, the game be called 7 o'clock. The contest promises to be a hum- both teams are out to win uphold their reputation in world. the teams to baseball How Colt’s chroll wilb line up Annex £ W. Campbell Third Base Moran or Gill Blanchard or Schmidt Pitcher. Fisher Second Base | .. Dourst Jim Hall Bill Rocco g Wilson Right F i Forner H. mpbell Center Field. Orsini ceeree - Kilduff Left Field. Lourey DRSS Holleran Catcher. CLUB ASSURED AT YALE. “y Athletic Headguarters Will Centralize Training of Teams, New Haven, July 17.—Yale’s pro- posed ' club was j terday assured by the announcement of James C. Braden, president of the Undergradu- ate Athletic association, that already $1.500 had been subscribed and that quarters for the institution had been secured at 100 High street. near the University Press association and the Yale Alumni WV kly. The club will he opened Sept. 15,1 when the Yale footbal] candidates re- port for their season of preliminary ini The house will cantain | ning and dining tables for the ath- letes and guests and reading, reception and loungink rfoems. Tt will be organ- ized to centralize the tarining of Yaie | teams, to promote good fellowship | among the members and to establish a | place where athletics may be discuss- | ed with the advice of all the under- | graduates, alumni and coaches who | may be in town. An appea] has been | made to alumni for pictures of former athletes and athletic teams and for other furnishings f-e kine atmin i Sunset Hill, { where i that { atoned for | in There | was staged by {in ONG JIM BARNES PLAYS FINE GOLF Briton Leads Pros in Invitation Tourney on Shawnee Course Shawnee - on - the - Delaware, Pa,, July 17.—Nothinz like the golf handed out by Long Jim Barnes, of in the final round of the open golf tournament at the Shawnee Country club yesterday has ever been een in the East. In addition to win- ning the event with a 72-hole total of 285, five strokes better than any previous winner, the Western open hampion reeled off a 67 the first tim around, thereby breaking the course record by a stroke Par for the layout is which gives an idea of the merit of the per- formance. Except for the 14th, he punched a second shot Barnes was never in troub three times he had to chip off the edge of the rough, but bothered him not at all. So deadly was he with he had putts for than half of the time played with the winner, did well hold himself together as well as he did. He w: only a stroke wor than Jim to start the last round and finished with a 74, good enough to land second mon In getting second last week open at North French and in again Barne rd to a trap, Two or his mashie more Brady, who place, Brady in the Metro- Shore. Hoffner wers getting in the as as follows: politan dentally, consistent money. Out 4 In Out In 1915 National Tennis Champion Elim- inates Howard Voshell From Tourney. Chicago, July 17.—With the narrowing down to the round the semi-finals, the play in tional clay court tennis ch ships at the South Side Tennis club this city became much keener was only one upset and that two local players who was regarded as of the title, was former Western befo Heath Byford, possible winner eliminated by a champion, Harry Waidner, in a three- ‘ in | set match. Byford, a lieutenant the aviation service, has had no prac tical tennis for the last two vear and the layoff proved too much for him William M Johnston, national { champion in 1915, was the victor over S. Howard Voshell the best match championship court noon. Johnston set, but at danger of 6 3—6, of New York city played on the during the after- dropped the second no time did he seem in defeat. The score GRS HENDRYX GETS HU Loulsville, July the Louisville center fielder, who leads American association batters with a .361 mark, has slammed out his hun- dredth hit this season. He Is the first player in the associa- tion to reach that mark. His century hit was a three bagger off Griner of NDREDTH HIT | M. Paud in Monday's game. Inci- | the na- ! pion- | was | 17.—Tim Hendryx, | ‘POP GEERS HORSE - WINS FIRST MONEY Veteran Pilofs Heir Reaper (o Victory in 2:06 Trot Kalam riving Hei | paper mills | the Grand Circ | tion park yester: a bril 1t contest ishes and Reaper, won $ e for 2:06 trotters a meeting at Recrea- y afterncon. It w with thrilling fin was hard fou from the wire Mack with first oddler won the heat sharp br the Prince Loree, aft X swept to the front and. fou inch of the road for victory. Ir third heat Geer's hors aind Royal M the Toddlar Prince Loree ! were so closely bunched that the re- sult was in doubt until the judges an- nounced the winner Only two horses sts for-all pace in which ch heat by a short I Drove Directum J. against Murphy won the three- easily with Brusiloff, while trot, with thirteen in the won by Echo Direct Starter Merrill | day that the four miles | Peter Billiken and Winnemota ir S 2:12 trot Tuesday constituted a world's record for a four heat race over a half mile track. The time was 2:08% 2:09%% and 2:09% . The summaries in a and Geer: Royal the and the free- G. won Murphy him ear-old trot the 2:11 field, was rted i Sir announ i 11 TROT- E $1,000, Echo Direct, br. . by Echo cdd (Brusie) 11081 Mariondale, br. g Arch- | dale (Murphy) 10 1 2 Luana, b. m., by Kinney Lou (Owens) 5 2 8 Brittan Forbes, b. g., by T Malcolm Forbes (McMah- on) 6 11 Peger Pogue, Tommy { Direct, The Substance, Kerrigan, Bin- | gen Pointer, The Triumph Jess Y and | Anna Maloney tarted 7 | Time—2:07%, 2:08%. | Mintmark, also ! PACE, AKES b. h., by Anderson (Allen) 2 1 J., b. g, by Chamberlin Sinzle G., Wilkes Directum { (Murph Time 2.06 TROT—PAPER MILLE PURSE, $3,000 Heir Reaper. blk. h., by Reaper (Geers) Royal Mack, g. b McKinney (Murphy) The Toddler, b. h., | tucky Todd (Stinson) Prince Loree, b. . by McKinney (McDevitt) sy's Lassie, b. m., by the Great (Cox) 4 Lord Stout, by Lord (Stout) Dis 2:06%, 2:04%, 2:05 Early b Royal by Ken- Prince Peter b. g, Forbes Time % R-OLD TROT— CELERY CITY SWEEPSTAKES. Brusiloff, br. m., by Peter the Great (Murphy) it King Stout, ch. c, by El C (Stout) Peter L., b. c. & (Edman) . Grace Drake, b. f., Robert C. (White) .. 5 b THREE-Y' anto ,y eter the Great that | | R to Boston Chicago St. Louie Philadel. | Brooklyn New York Cincinnati Pittsburgh | Chicago ! Detroit St. Louis | Philadel | New York | Cleveland | Washington | | INTER? play | Newark Reading Buffalo } Toronto | Bingh’ton | Baltimore | Rochester | Jersey City ! EASTERN LEAGUE. . M. T. W. T. F. & Hartford 6 3 8 | Pittsfield i o Worcester 0 3 | New Have Waterbur | Providence Bridgeport Springfield x-—Indicates no game played. BOUT IS POSTPONED. Paul, Minn.. July 17.—Al Me- | wha lost his title of middleweight champion to Mike O'Dowd in Brook-i { lyn some time back, was to have had{ a try to regain it Paul tonight but because of an injury to his rightyd | hand, suffered while training for th | pout McCoy has asked for & postdl ponement. The men were to havéy boxed in the open at the Lexingtom ball park, St. Paul. Tt was to have been Mike's first bout since his ajse charge from the army, in St