New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1919, Page 8

NEW BRITAL! DALY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1919, IN IN_PENN. E BY DEFEATING DODGERS WHILE CARDS TRIM GIANTS—WAITE HOYT ANNEXES SECOND VICTORY FOR RED SOX— REDS GAIN IN PENN ANT RACE BY DEFEATIN D s YANKEE OWNERS BRAND AS UNTRUE, STATEMENT OF JOHNSON IN MAYS CASE_——MUCH !NT!_ERESTMIF K ATUR == FUNTRUE,” DECLARE | YANKEE OWNERS fake Issue With Johnson Regard- ing Stgtements in Mays’ Case New York, he scheme American Aug. 6.—Abandoning to hold a meeting of the league in this city and jhave all eight clubs vote on the ques- ion of reinstating Carl. Mays, storm center of as bitter a controversy as fbaseball has known in Ban Phnsnn, president of the league left [New York for his home in Chicago [resterday afternoon with the case still fin an unsatisfactory tangle. As the matter stands today Carl [May, one of the greatest pitchers in baseball, is without employment. He 8- not permitted to draw his salary said to be $8,000 a year while under suspension while the New York club, fhaving paid a sum in excess of $25,- 000 and three players for him sev- al days ago, is without his valuable rvices in the fight for the pennant. | Before leaving New York Johnson declared the matter was closed, so flar as he was concerned and that jthe next move was up to Colonels [Ruppert and Huston. It still is ques- tionable by what method the New [¥ork club will proceed against John- on in its fight to have the suspension of Mays revoked but the case has been placed in the hands of two firms of attorneys who have been instruct- ed to push it with all possible haste. Colonels Huston and Ruppert con- lerred again yesterday afternoon with heir lawyers, and there is every rea- son to believe they will obtain a writ of injunction against Johnson some time today. After discussing the case bwith the attorneys, Colonel Ruppert [gave out the following statement, f'which they characterize several points in Johnson's recent statement as un- true: 5 v Not the Real Facts. “Mr. Johnson has not stated the real facts of Mays' leaving the Bos: ton club in Chicago, July 13. Ma fwas struck by a thrown ball from Schang. He left the game in a se- rious condition, went to his hotel, land later left for Boston, where he reported at the Boston office and ithen went home. Manager Barrow did not nd from the bench for the player, as he knew he was hurt. The Boston club did not report the inci- dént nor suspend the player, for the reason that he had done nothing that Would call for such action. “Mr. Johnson was told by us that we would tend no meeting of five clubs that were on record as having negotiated for Mays and then (if Mr. Johnson's statement is true) protest- ed his employment by the New York club. The action of certain Ameri- can league club owners in the interest of ‘protecting the integrity of the game,” if true, as stated by Mr. John- son, is not consistent with their ac- tion in carrying on negotiations for the player. The Clevecland club with- drew from the negotiations when it found it could not trade off in a deal for Mays a couple of sore arm pitch- ers. !Neither Mr. Frazee nor Manager Barrows ever received any message from Mr. Johnson asking why Mays was not suspended. Mr. Johnson tel- egraphed me on July 23, as he states, but we never received any answer from him in response to our request for the names of the- six protesting clubs. Mr. Johnson's statement that Colonel Huston told him New' York would not negotiate for Mays is not true and is absolutely without foun- dation. Detroit After Mays. “On July 26 Manager Jennings sent Manager Barrow a telegram, as fol- lows: ‘Have no players to give for Mays. Will consider cash proposi- tlon.” Manager Jennings undoubted- ly consuMed Mr. Navin in dealing for the player. The telegram above quot- ed was sent three days after Mr. Johnson says Mr. Navin had protest- ed the transfer of Mays. “The foregoing facts, taken with the calling off of the proposed New York meeting, bear out the prevail- ing impression that Mr. Johnson is acting for r. Johnson and not for the American league, for we do not believe the club owners in question would stultify themselves to the ex- tent Mr. Johnson would have us be- Teve. “Colonel Huston and myself, acting by advice of our couns Messrs. Davies, Auerbach Cornell and M Fitch & Grant, have nothing to say at this time relative to our legal proceedings in the case.” & HIGH COST OF Romeyn Berry Predicts Big Increase in Expenses at Colleges. Ithaca, N. Y., 6.—The high cost of living is to attack ecollege sports next season. In re- cently assuming his new duties graduate manager of athletics at Cornell university, Romeyn Berry of New York predicted an increase over pre-war seasons of 50 per cent in maintaining crew and teams alone and asserted his first task would be to put Cornell athletics on a sound financial basis. TICS. Aug. expected BASEBALL. The baseball career of Long Tom Hughes, former Boston Braves pitch- er, has ended. Hughes was with the Los Angeles club in the Pacific Coast league when he became aware of the truth of the assertion that “they never tome bock. Two years ago Hughes’ arm first went back on him. This sea- son he started out with the Los Ange- Jes club, but he gave up the ghost after three months of daily éffart and . one disastrous trial on the mound. ;o { RED 50X HAMMER INDIANS' HURLERS' e | Waite Hoyt Gets Credit for His Second Victory Boston, Aug. 6.—Boston hammerel Cleveland's pitchers, particularly Bag- by, and won the series yesterday, 19-year-old boy, w win for Boston, his It was Shriners’ first game of the to 5. s credited with the | ccond in as many starts. Day. score 000 051 01 Cleveland .000 000 212— Hoyt, Russell and Schang Morton, Klepfer, Uhle and O Picinich Loafed. | ‘Washington, Aug. 6.—Detroit (0’)1(} the opening game of the series from ‘Washington yesterday, 2 to 1. the score tied and two out in ; eighth inning, Picinich was charged | with a passed ball on the fourth bail | pitched to Veach. He made no effort | to recover it, Veach sprinting to sec- | ond and scoring the winning run on | Heilmann's single to center. The | score: r. h.e ! Detroit 010 000 010—2 § 0| Washington 001 000 000—1 7 0| Boland and Ainsmith; Johnson and Picinich and Gharrity. | i | | New Britain Machine Company and | Landers, Frary and Clark Teams to | Cross Bats in Crucial Contest. ]‘ Intense interest is being manifested in the New Britain Machine-Landers. | Frary and Clark baseball game in the | Industrial league which will bo played next Saturday afternoon af Walnut Hill Park. Both of these teams are tied for second place in the | league standing and, as both are trav- | eling at top speed, the contest should | produce some snappy baseball. Tke | managers have primed their strongest | players for the coming game. The Machine company will undoubtedly trot Billy Dudack to the mound. He has won all of his games pitched in the league to date and his rooters are confident that he will come through | with a victory again Saturday. Hardy, the former Harvard player, is twirling a good brand of baseball, and his duel with Dudack should prove interesting. The other games will be betwecn | the Fafnir Bearing and Russell and | Erwin teams and the Stanley Rule ! and Level and the Stanley Works. The league standing follows: W. L. iyel, i go B 2 800 | s | Fafnir Bearing .. N. B. Machine ., L. ¥. and C. 8. R.and L. © % Stanley Works Russell and Erwin . 1 300 | 2100 RUNS FOR THE WEEK | NATIONAL LEAGUE. e W S 3 1 6 S. HUKoowor 3 Bosten Chicago St Loui T'hil'delp Srooklyn New York Cincinnat Fittsburgh a AMERICAN LEAGUE. Boston Chicago Detroit St. Louis Phil'delp’ia New York 1 Cleveland Washington INTERNATIONAI LEAGUE. 5ok 6 G s Newark Peading Buffalo Teronto Bingh'mton Baltimore Roches Jersey City EASTERN LEAGU 1 e R Hartford 6 Pittsfield 2 8 Worcester 11 New Haven 2 15 Waterbury 0 Providence Bridgeport Springfield x—Indicates nc game played. 4 08 1 TIED ANNEX TO PLAY The Annex b SCHENCK TEAM. | ball team of this | city has an important game scheduled ; for next Sunday afternoon when it! stacks up against the Schenck nine of | Meriden at Hanover Park. The Silve City team is easily one of the best i the state and the locals have a hard | task ahead to grab a win. a BUYS ANOTHER BUSHER. Philadelphia, Aug. 6.—Connie Mack, | manager of the Philadelphia Ameri. | cans, announced last night that he had | purchased Pitcher Gibson from the Regina club of the Western Canadian league. Gibson will report to the Athletics probably on their next| western trip. | soaked | With | skite. | vesterday, — OH JoHN DEAR won'T You PLEASE GET THAT FoLDING STEAMER CHAIR AND SET T UP ony THE PORCTH ForR ME - RIGHT AWAY 2l ! ~FRIEND WIFE ] :Bg}'Briggs JJ Ta TrA Tra, | | | | by | three “oH VI! NoThinG DoiNnGg- IT'S BUSTED " EASTERN LEAGUE Umpire Refuses to Cail Game When | Field Is Pond and Player Rain-Soaked. Bridzeport, Aug. Waterbuiy won a see-saw game here yesterday with a two-run tally in the inning. The score was 4 to 3. regular umpire was present, Her! and Shenott working. Herring was umpire at the ninth when it to rain hard and. was calliug and strikes and refused to call the game, although the plavers were to the skin. Waterbur another run in the ninth. the field a sea of water, Plitt pitched to Roy and Ray Grimes, walking both. Several times Water- bury asked to have the game called and finally Herring acceded when it was utterly impossible to continue, The score reverted to the last half of the eighth. The score: ing scored r. e. 03—14 1 00 5 Hou Waterbury Bridgeport Plitt and 010 010 200 001 onnolly; Keifer Blanks Senato Worcester, Aug. 6.—Keifer invincible yesterday. his superior work preventing Hartford from sco ing, giving Worcester a 2-to-0 win. McLellan also pitched a fine game, his undoing being a three-bagger by Johnson in the fifth inning. Both teams played sharply in the field and misplays did not figure in the scorin The score: i Tl 00x—! 6 i 000—0 3 2 McLellan and Worcester Hartford Keifer Flaherty. .000 020 .000 000 and Tyler; Grays Defeat Weissmen. Providence, Au was in tip-top form ye: a result of his clever Grays defeated New Haven, 3 Bayrs, with four hits. led in the tack on Courtney, who was safely a dozen tim The score r. h. e 000 00x—3 12 v 010 000—2 1 0 Emmons; Cour(ney 5.—Mulrennan rday and, as hurling, the N 3 to t- Providence ...102 Vew Haven ...001 Mulrennan and and Meyers. Hampdens' Winning Streak Halted. Springfield, Aug. 6.—Jack O'Hara s Hampdens certainly not stand prosperity, especially when the Pitts- field Hillies are on the opposite side Just imagine, after startling the fans by winning four ght, the yesterday, before a fairly good crowd, were pasted to the tune 7 to § at League Park. The score can stra locals Pittsfield .. ) Springfield ..000 Stubing and Lowe, Miller and 000 010 100 002 Devine and Wilder, PLAYGROUND BASEBALL. The Bartlett and Bast playgrounds were victorious in the baseball the Buartlett downin Burritt, 23 to 3, and the East from the Smalley, 14 to 8 d Malkula were the batte Bartlett, and Grip and Bucharia for the Burritt. Ericson and Adamites worked for the East. and Zeitli Thompson comprised the battery the Smalley. Kendall; for eighth | found | "l was | ing next Sunday | of the A NUTSHELL ATIONAYL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. on Chicago 1. Philadelphia 2, Pittsburgh Cincinnati 7, Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 6, New York Standing of the Clubs. Cincinnati New York Chicago Brooklyn i Pittsburgh Philadelphia Boston St Lou Games Today. Boston at Chicago. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New York at St. Louis. Philadeiphia at Pittsburgh. AMERICAN LE. Results Yesterday. Boston 7, Cleveland 5. Detroit 2, Washington 1. Chicago-Philadelphia, rain. New York-St. Louis, wet Standing of the Club grounds. Chicago Cleveland Detroit 5 New York . St. Louis | Boston Washington | Philadelphia Games Today. Clevcland at Boston. St. Louis at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. Detroit at Washington. i Wor INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Toronto 4, Rochester 0 The Newark-Reading and Bingham- ton-Buffalo gam were postponed on account of rain. Other teams were not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. s L. 31 56 45 3 49 P.C. 699 .657 550 526 470 408 .356 .323 Baltimore Toronto Buffalo Newark . . b Binghamton 4 Rochester 14 Jersey City ... wa ol Reading . 3 Games Today. Newark in Reading. Buffalo in Binghamton. Rochester in Taronto. STERN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Pittsfield B Springfield Worcest . Hartford 0. Providence New Haven 2. Waterbury 4, Bridgeport 3, (8 in- nings.) Standing of the Clubs. w. 48 49 43 14 ster Providence Bridgeport Pittsfield Springfield . Sy B0 Waterbury . E T New Haven G a0 Hartford 5228 Games Today. Hartford at Springfield. Pittstield at \V0|'vc§tcr. Providence at Waterbury Bridseport al New Haven SINGERS COMING BACK Bridgeport Team at Defeated th Pionecrs Will Be Attraction on Ellis Street Diamond Next Suanday. team of Wilson Sunday The Singer baseball Bridgeport headed by Pete will afternoon on the I13llis street diamond, be the attraction next meeting the Pionee The Bridge port team played here a few we and at the end of the sixth rain interfered, was o 2 W inning, when leading the Pioneers, 6 on mound on occasion hd the locals weve experiencing difliculty in solving his pori- ziderable side slants. He will again do the fir- on a still able hunt to the Fisk promises to he Pionee teher and may be secure Ernic Johnson, the star of The game best that has been arrangasd Red Top one of th this season The Pioneers will Départure team of Bristol that city next Saturday afternoon. Go who trimmed the Bell City lads on Memorial Day, will do the hurling for tHe localse. A big crowd will accom- ppany the Pioneers to Bristol. play in the | RAIN HITS GRAND CIRCUIT. Only Onc Heat of at North 12 Randall. Pace Decided Cleveland, Ohio, electri Aug. 6.—A heavy I storm which came were scoring the the the caused of ain and the horses for heat event, of second 2:17 trot, a postponement yesterday Cireuit North Grand racing at | three con- | Manager Jim Luby, | for | the New | Randall traci. program will day, track conditions permitting, the races moved back a ds carries the meeting through Saturda Double G., the favorite, won the only heat completed yesterday. The sum- mary 12 The be finished to- and which pacing: unfinished. Ghe 1 by Silent purse, $1,200; heat Double (St Brook geon) S S Grattan Regent, b g, by Solon Grat- tan (Hedrick) o bn e o Lou, ch Kinney Lou ely) fiesba s b m. by Rex Leon (Stokes) s by Progress Prodigal 3 s. Highland Lassie, Har- per, Billy Land Frank D. and Cliff Moauette also started Time, 2:09 1-4. WALKER GOING DOWN, Louisville, Ky.. Aug. 6.—Pitcher of Columbus, Ameri- can assaciation, has been released to New Orleans, Southern association, it was anhounced yesterday. | the Miss Ethelda school girl, holder 500 yard women's just added the quarte championship to h beat out Miss Charlotte national sprint champion Bleibtrey, the Astoria of the national championship has mile N. Y laurels. She Boyle, the Avcovy Saratoga, Aug. 6.—Sir John John- son, the 14-year-old stallion, brought $16,000 when offered at auction at the disposal sale of J. J. Maher's horses in | paddock of the race track here t night. He was bid in R. L. Quinn of Albany was said fter the sale that he acting for Mr. Maher. The stallion was bred by the late Stephen Sanford and bcught by Frank J. Nolan, owner of the Bever- wyclk stable. This season Mr. Nolan turned his horses over to Mr. Maher. Ima Frank went to Mr. Quinn for $6,500. Old Koenig aiso was knocked down to him. He brought §8,000. After the Maher horses were sold R. F. Carman sent Startling to the block. He was purchased by R. JACK.” by It was W. McCully for $5,500. | inning, | but | 1ocals, MORAN'S REDS GAIN IN PENNANT RACE Jimmy Ring Gains Verdict Over Dodgers—Cards Beat Giants Cincinnati vesterday in the to 2. They he first inning on s fly, a singlé * s triple hitg vielded pitched the last hit for two with an Cincinnati Aug defeated first game of the scored two runs Myers' muff Groh off Mitc earned Brooklyn series, 7 in of Dauber Ne in and Five ell runs innings in sixth Smith and seventh three was singles which, | error by Johnston and a base on balls, Ring vo innings, the rest of the were good for two more hit hard in the first t pitched brilliantly The score Funs. was but way r. h.e 7! 11 9¢ 6 2 003 20x 000 000— Mitchell, Cincinnati Brooklyn Ring and and Miller 200 110 Rariden; Smith May Puzzles Giants St. Louis. Aug. 6.—May puzzied New York with his slow delivery while the Giants plaved listlessly, a St the me of the series, 6 to 2. The locals hif Douzlas opportunely and ran up @& lead of four runs before the yisitors could score. A home run Lavan in the eighth scored two runs. Doyis wrenched his leg sliding into the plate in the fourth and was forced to retifé. The score Louis won opening g by h.e 13 K ¢ i3 Dubne St. Louis 210 100 02x New York 000 000 020- May and Dilhoefer; Dou 'y and Gonzales r. 6 Phillies Blank Pittsburgh, Aug. 6 defeated Pittsburgh yvesterday, 2'to 0, due to the effective pitching Meadows, who I the five locals’ hits scattered lams was hit three singles and a double in the which produced the two after which held the two hits. Ths score: Pirates. Philadelphia for first runs, he visitors to h. e 000—2 6 1 000 000—0 5 gresser .200 000 000 Tra well Philadelphia Pittsburgh Meadows Mayer and and Black Adams, Beat Aug. 6 rter Cubs. -Boston bunched esterday and defeated in first game of 1dolph was hit freely, tightened up the pinches and ~ was iven perfect support. Dave Robertson, who came to Chicago fro New York in the trade for Pitcher Douglas, played his first game for and Pick and Mann, who in the for Herzog Brayves Chicago, the series in the ured trade from | Boston, reported to Manager Stallings. Mann immediately The score ot into the game. 000— 110 000—1 Gowad Killifer ANNEX APPLY BRUSH Team Boston Chicago Rudolph Bailey, h 00 12 : 9 and Martin an New Departure of Fimwood Bows to Fast Locals—R Has' Some Team, We’ll Say. The Annex baseball team added an= other scalp to its belt last cvening at St. Mary's playgrounds, when the whitewash brush was applied to the New Departure team of Elmwood,® score 7 to 0. The boys from up-stat were beaten decisively as the scor would indicate. Both Schmidt, who occupied the mound, had the visitors under his control throughout the game. He was backed up in fine style by his mates. F. Schmidt, the speedy left fielder, turned in a circus catch which shut off two runs. The core by innings: ¢ New Departure .. 00000000—0 Annex vse 0012130x Batteries—Sipples and Crockett; chmidt and Holleran. The Russell & Erwin downed the Stanley Works girls 2 to The contest was witnet a large crowd. The score by inninga: Stanley Works . . .30002000— 5 Russell & Erwin . Batteries—Jennette McCue and Lent and SEE REPORTS TO T Cincinnati, 0., and Pitcher Ch purchased from ternatio: league club cinnati tionals for a price said to have been $10,000, reported the Reds yesterday. See, bought last week, is said to have held out for a of the purchase money and to on th matter club before re- Aug rles the Outfielder who was Rochester In- by the Cint to ve compromised with the porting. Rochester BUY HORSE, Hampshire hag fou ar-old Great, re- stake trotter disclosed at North the Great 5,000 WILL Walter Cox of refused $25,000 trotter garded of the NOT New for McGregor as the leading season. This was recently following a trot Randall, where McCregor captured a heat in a veritable sef of mud in 2:06 3-4. Following this performance S. A. Fletcher of In- dianapolis, owner of Peter the Great, sire of the Cox trotter, offered 000 for the latter, but the offer promptly refused. his the