New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1919, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1919, N.B. H.S. FOOTBALL MEN CALLED OUT TODAY FOR FIRST PRACTICE BY COACH DUNN—BABE RUTH MAKES ANOTHER HOME RUN RECORD—POP GEERS, VETERAN HORSEMAN, SERIQUSLY INJU RED IN ACCIDENT—WALTZ TO FIGHT FITZSIMMONS HERE—FISKE PITCHER GOES TO PITTSBURGH | ROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR H. 3. FOOTBALL bach Dunn Has fi Veterans as | Nucleus for Strong Squad With lotball fhom nine of last year's first string all of this year, Dunn men back in school, are d with pide the eligible to play Davi? L destinies of 1919-1920 T the local High school with bright- The for first Coach to the squad for e year. the season opens prospects than ever hefore. ndidates were called out factice this afternoon in Nalnut ill park and Coach Dunn plans to ep the men workir hard through- | it the season. Manager Frank Ma- ire busily arranging a th some of the fastest High schools is schedule | i | [ | | | coach | has =2 in ne that around tone wall linemen show probable on last year's team, the section of the 1 midway is a veritable Should any of these a lack of speed it is Westlake, a new candidate, will be primed for the position. Westlake tips the beam at 186 and stands over x feet in height. With ttle train- ing, Coach to turn a second out of Wastlake While the schedule is as tive, the management through Physi- Director William G has secured several promise be made definite, including with Sufiield, Loomis, Ilolyoke, field, Meriden, Hartford and Haven, many of which will be pla in New Britain. Mr. Moorehead is in communication with severai other schools and will arrange for mor games. The first game of the seas will bé played October § with Bris tol opposing the locals at St. Mary playground. The team is fortunate this year i having the services of Dave Dunn as cos Dunn is a hard worker and knowiedge of the ame po 1 by few. Having been a player of note himself instead of as in the case of some other “coaches” merely a director of football train- ing, he is in a position to take the material given him and develop it into a strong organization. The new was end on the All-American football team for two years while playing with Fordham and was full- position the “Kid" soon to game: Pitt is hack on the team while at Yale. Dur- ing his senior ycar at Fordham he ! was honored with election to the cap- taincy of the team. WALTZ TO OPPOSE ! about a vear | sachusetts, | best and bhecause CAPT. HOWARD CRAM d Prep schools in the state, and will | en the season the latter part of is month. Yesterday afternoon Coach Dunn dressed over 30 candidates in the igh school gymnasium and outlined les of training. The men of last | Bar's squad who will be seen in the e-up again th year are: ‘“Dixie”{ riffin, quarterback; James Renehan, | nter; “Bill” Burns, left halfback hrl Brink, tackle; Crane, end; Vib- brts, fullback; Doerr, guard; Keefe, ckle; Sparks, guard. Among ost promising of the new men hek Renehan, a member of the sec- d team last year and one of the stest track men in the school. For ek of weight Renehan was unable make the team last year but should lave no difficulty in holding e position of right end this s leonard Appell, a member of bcond team in 1917, who recently | bturned from France after a year's | prvice with a medical corps is back b school again and is out for the pam. He will probably be a candi- ate for end. Edward Smith, who | as with the Redwoods last year and | hose playing was an important fac- | br in winning the city championship, | as returned to school and should he | declared eligible to take part in the | mes should aid the team materially. | Captain Howard Crane will be seen | the position of left end, which po- | tion he has held down in a credit- | ble manner for the past two | bns. Although somewhat lighter | han many of his teammates, Crane's ork both on the defensive and in fulling down forward passes has been oticeable in all the big games on I lear ana while a substitute on 917-1918 team. “BilI” Burns, who, in his sophomore lear at the school was pronounced | ne of the fastest ends in the state | Ind who last yvear won honor osition of left halfback. will old the latter position here has been some talk urns to the position of is probable that wor fear in the backfield will bmporary gnment to take care of | | | down | this left his the | men arte Griffin though one of one of the fastest the position of q the local squad. His work gainst the heavier Hartford { bst year after he had been emonstrated aying hough the U number of e in vear for jon of Griffin hve little provine periority. most pror ing contenders plac hnny, a memb | im, . who is trying football | r the first time. Bunny will prob- | biy make the position of substitute | hiarterback. | Brink and Keefe are a pair of hard itting tackles, always in the game 4 are lovers of punishment in the With Sparke and Doerr in the rd ggositions and.Renehan, center seen on ver in lack am | injured | powers. A ual evidence th quarterback difficults One of for of out for ookie: the po ould in the the the {‘and Young Mack of Meriden will | practice of the Harvard football | yesterday, was put through a grilling | |As a | division | pionship | France, will coach the freshman team. FITZSIMMONS HERE Naval Reservist W Take on ford Idol Sept. 26—Yonkers Boy to Train in Tabs’ Rooms. Reilly of the is in Bridgeport Promoter Thomas Dublin Athletic club today completing arrangements for his | card ta be put on in this city Septem- ber 26 with Sammy Waltz, the Har ford idol, opposing Billy Fitz the fighting “gob” from New York city. This, the main 12 round go and should be a hummer. Fitzsimmons was in and wa erest boxers in the naval reserve. Hav- ing taken on some of the hest men in New York state, New Je ind Mas- Fitzsimmons was open for for engagements with Connecticut's of this fact it was ble for Rielly to get him here. immons’ manager, man to days before poss Sam Driver, Fit will bring his about five the bout is cheduled to come off and he will train | in the recreation rooms of the Y. M. T. A. and B society. For sparring partners he plans to polish off some of the local talent. For the first preliminary Jimmy Murphy and Jimmy Ryan, both of this cit rounds and bout ould furnish a fast seen in the other bout if satisfactory arrangements can be made with these two boy Should they agree to fight, the beout will go eight rounds, both boys at 133 pounds. The bouts will be staged in Turner hall. HARVARD CANDIDATES 0UT Ninecty-three Answer Call of Crimson Coaches—230 Pound Guard in This | s Linc-up. Cambridge, Sept. 9.—A u.en, reporting for the squad of 93 first general am preliminary workout for result many showed losses superfluous flesh. C. A. Coolidge and “Jeff” Coolidge, famous Harvard foot- ball players in their d who will coach the ends, and “Dick” Lewis two hour i were among the new coaches who re- ported. “Tubby” pound guard, who rest this year. appeared with the scuad. Dr. Paul Withington, who medical major with the American expeditionary force coached the $9th team which won the’cham- of the American forces in Clark, wa the expected in his 230- to togs TO HAVE TEAM. Dublin Yoot for Speedy Organization. The first outdoor practice for evening at 6:45 in St il grounds with about uding nearly all of last year's team Coach Frank Kerin will direct the men, and plans to have the squad out Tuesday and Thursday evenings of each week. Games are being secured with some of the fastest organizations in the state. Among the candidates who will out for this year's team are: Mart Welch, McCormack, Kerin Burns. Burkhardt, Joseph O'Keefe, Scarlett, McCue, Moorehead, Co Ray, Hart 1, Kulper, Kuber Mar candidate: be. YWOODS ORG.S Redwood football ng for the com e of the best teams They will hold their first e tonight at 8 o'clock at Para- dise park. The fallowing men are re- quested to report: H. Hart, J. Griffin, T. Gorman, W. Grey, J. Dunnigan, George Beyer, Campbell, Gebney, Kil- duft, Holleran, Kilduff, Dave Daniel- son, Recor and Levine NIZE. team is that | Dunn expects to be able | Williams | yet tenta- | Moorehead | gridiron | Hart- | simmons, | bout, is to be a | the service for s one of the clev- | w Britain | 1 New York have been secured. They will ga | It is probable that Kid Logan . be | dnty 1 Squad Has Material | the ! Dublin football squad will be held this i play- | George | Dunni- | ng season and | ( | ASS | Do’ T KNOwW WHAT THERE (S ABOUT Mg THAT'S SO DARNED FAS CINATING. THEY SAY I'VE GoT A SECRET BLT Tais 1S REALLY A COMFORTABLE PostTioN AT THAT IT WOULLD HAVE BeeN TERRIBLE THEY HAD ME STANDING UP- 0 Wonder What the Sp hinks | e e S T 'we BEEN HANGING ARQUND HERE FOR A FEW CENTURIES WITH THOSE SuLLY PYRAMIDS AND I HAVEN'T BeEEN TIPPED OFF To ANY= - I'D LIKE. To TAKE A WALLOP AT THOSE SIMPS THAT CARVED ME . HANDLE ME ROUGH. THEY TRIED To SEE HOoWw HOMELY THEY TH THEY SURE DID CouLPp MAKE ME - MY FACE 18 A SIGRT- T KEEPS CHIPPING OFF, IT WAS JusT 500 YEAR AGO LAST TUESDAY A 50 PounD PIECE oFfF My BEEZER FSLL OFF 3 MY LOOKS ANY EI(THER IT DIDN'T 1MPROVE S THeYy HAD A BIG LAUGH OUER T WHEN ey FINISHED ME. |'VE SEEN A LOT OF FUNNY PEOPLE Too - | DoN'T HAVE To MoVE FRomM HERE 'Lt SAY T DIDN'T ENGLAND PICKS TEAM. {Those to Take Part in Contest for MERICAN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Boston 3, New York 1 (first game.) Boston 3, New York 0 (second game.) - Others not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. w. L. Chicago 44 Cleveland . N 51 Detroit ..... e 52 54 St. Louis L 60 Boston ..... 6 ‘Washington Philadelphia 77 90 Games Today. St. Louis at Boston. Cleveland at New Yor! Detroit at Philadelphia. Chicago at Washingto:. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Pittsburgh 10, Boston 0 (first game) oston 4, Pittsburgh 3 (second game.) Others not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. wW. L. Cincinnati 86 3 New York 7 Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Baston Stiitouis Philadelphic Games Today. Boston at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at St. Loui New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE, City 7, Jersey Rochester Binghamton 1. Buffalo 2, Toronto 0. Standing of the Clubs. w. L. 96 92 8 70 68 64 51 48 Baltimore .. Toronto Buffalo Binghamton Newark Rochester Jers Reading Games Today. Binghamton at Rochester. Rewding at Jersey City. Newark at Baltimore. Toronto at Buffalo. RUNS FOR THE V NATION AL LEAGUE. ATENtEW S Boston Chicago St. Louia Philadel. Brooklyn New York Cincinnati 3 Pittshurgh 1 AMERIC. 8. M. x 6 N LEAGUE. (DS W F SR Boston Chicago Detroit, St. Louis Philadel. New York Cleveland Washington 2 INTERNATIONAIL: LEAGUE. MCDUWL T E Newark Reading Buftalo 6 Toronto 6 Bingh’ton 1 Baltimora 6 Rochester 6 Jersey Cily 9 T0 TRADE KAUFF Reports Say McGraw is Anxious to Sccure McHenry from Cards and Iias Made Offer. New York, Sept. 9.—Reports from St. Louis bring the information that Manager McGraw of the New York Giants has offered to trade Benny Kauff, former Hartford slugger, to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mcllen the star left fielder. McGra it is said, is willing to give the erstwhile Federal league a neat sum and also pay a bo- nus to the Cardinals, which club holds | cHen contr Recen(ly the | Cincinnati Reds put up a sum of $25,- | 000 for McHenry, but St. Louis would not let him slip away. H His Goinz No Surprise, The fact that McGraw star to dispense with Kauff is no surprise. Bashful Benny's stickwork has fallen off woefully in the past month and his fielding has also been way off color. ; In the double-header with the Braves Sunday he was charzed with an error in each game. Kauff's average, which about a month ago was over the .300 mark, is not .276. That Benny is due to wear other than Giant Jivery next season is regarded almost as a cer- tainty. ready LICHTMAN WINNER. kes Honors in 200 Meter Run—De- feats Jack Fritz. Newark, N. J., Lichtman of the club, New York, pentathlon, or all around champion- ship of the Amateur Athletic Union by defeating Jack Fritz of the New York A. C. in the re-run yesterday of the 200-meter race. Lichtman and Fri were tied with low score even points each Saturday when the | vent was thrown out because of the | re to catch the correct time of | 1e runners. Daniel Shea of the Pastime club finished fi in today’s event ahcad of Litchman and Fritz, but was only able to win third prize. The time was seconds. Sept. 9.—Bernard Pastime won the st :, TEAM OUT. i Hartford, Sept. 9.—The first prac- tice for the Hartford High school foot- ball team was held vesterday after- noon at Elizabeth park under the di- | rection of Coach Newell. About 350 men reported, which the largest | squad that has turned out in years and | among them there is an abundance of | material that should form a smoolhl working machines U HoP. H. { challenged for {first week of Decembe fin a { with | distress | rounds but hung Athletic | national i of | Davis Tennis Cup Named. London, Sept. 9.—Selection has been made of the team to represent Great Britain, which last February the Davis Lawn ten- nis cup. The team will be composed of Algernon R. F. Kingscote, A. H. Lowe and A. E. Beamish. The Davis cup is held at present by Australia, the Australian team having won the trophy at New York in 1914. The coming international match will be played in Australia, probably at Melbourne late in November or the L NARD BEATS CLINTON. Syracuse, N. Y. Sept. 9.—Benny Leonard, lightweight champion, de- feated Johnny Clinton of New York ten round bout here last night. Leonard led throughout the bout, using a left jab and right uppercut deadly effect. Clinton was in in the seventh and tenth on to the finish of the tenth round. BIG AUSTRAL] London, Sept. 9. demand for Major Godds trade, N TRADE. Forecasting a big mator cars in Australia, rd of the British board of believes it will be possible to { manufacture automobiles in India and land them in Australia at a cost of $1,500 and make others in England which might be delivered in Australia for $2,200—prices will advantageausly compete with the most popular American-made car The government is bein; ed to give British cars at 1 cent. preference over those of foreign man- | ufacture. Prince of Wales paoo the Prince of s as he ¢ dressing 40,000 Canadian war erans in Tordnto. (C) Underwood & Underwood. - vet- which he declares | | dering suspension i to his purchase GEERS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN RACE Veteran Turfman SusStains Internal Injuries in Opening Race of and Circuit. Syracuse, N. Y.. Sept. 9.—Edward “Pop” Geers, veteran grand circuit driver, is in a hospital today suffering from serious internal injuries as a re- sult of a collision in the 2:16 trot at the opening of the grand circuit race program Yyesterday. Physicians last night were unable to report the stated Geers would not bre able to drive again for some time. In Third Heat. It was in the third heat when the accident occurred, and the veteran, driving Heglar, was caught in a pock- et. During his effort to get clear, one af the other horses broke and threw Heglar out of his stride. All the horses were close together and Geers was forced against the rail fence. He tried in vain to keep the track, but Helgar smashed through the railing and out of the inclosure, dragging Geers with him. Spectators rushed into the field and extricated the veter- an from the wreckage of his sulky. Geers up. Cherrier Gets Broken Leg. The day’s program was marred by | another accident in which Patrick Cherrier, piloting Armardale, had his left leg broken. It was in the [3 pace and one of the horses which “broke” reared and plunged into Cherrier's sulky. Driverless, Armar- dale raced to the wire and finished first. | LEAGUE INJUNCTION DECISION ON 16TH Justice Wagner Intimates That Ban Johnson’s Case Will Be Decided On Thas Date. New York, Sept. 9.—Supreme Court Justice Wagner intimated esterday that he would hand down a decision on the 16th regarding the application of the New York club of the American league for an order making perma- nent the temporary injunction re- straining Ban Johnson, president of the league, from preventing Carl Mays from pitching for the team. Counsel for the club and Mr. John- son agreed to submit by next Friday of the controversy which ‘ollowed the action of the league president in or- of Mays for “de- the Doston Americans prior by the New York serting’ tean. Stephen §. dwin, counsel for Mr. Johnson, declared Mays' waction “detrimental to the bhest interest the American national game,” adding ‘Why this man Mays jumps his team in the middle of a game, tells the Bos- fon team he is through with them, and that he is going fishing.” BARNES L lanta, Ga., Sept. Barnes, ot Hills, western open champion, led the fleld at the end of the qual. ifying round of 18 holes in the south- ,ern open golf tournament, which be- | gan here vesterday. Barnes had a | 71, two points better than Robert T. 1Jones, Jr., of Atlanta. late | exact extent of his injuries, but they | was unconscious when picked affidavits bearing on the legal aspects was | of | FREEMAN'S MARK PASSED BY RUTH Boston Slugger —Makes 26th Homer With Injured Elbow New York, Sept. 9.— ed New double-header here yesterday, 3 and 3 to 0. The sec played over the protest | troit club. In Boston defeat- York in both sections of a to 1 nd game was of the De- the eighth inning of | the first game Ruth hit into the right | fleld for his 26th home run of the vear, breaking the established { major league record held by Freeman of the Washington national league club, who hit 25 home runs in 1899. In the third inning Ruth crashed into the left field fence in catching a difficult foul from Fewster's bat. The | compact knocked him down and in- | jured his right elbow. He was out 701' the game for five minutes. Jones pitched good ball for Bos- | ton, while Thormahlen’s support | saved him from a worse defeat. Peck- inpaugh starred, accepting 15 chances Word was received from Ban John- son that the Detroit club protested the second game of the double-header on the ground that it was a game | transferred to New York from Boston | The New York club announced they would g0 on with the double-header under protest. Under the league con- stitution one team can prevent the | transferring of games from one city to another. New York has no more games scheduled in Boston, where two games were prevented by rain when the Yankees were scheduled to piay there last week. . Ruth’s hitting also decided the sec- ond game. His double in the fourth inning scored Roth, Ruth himself scoring on McInnis' single. Hoyt, a former Brooklyn scholastic pitching star, shut out the locals with three hits. Thz scores: First Game. Boston New York 000100000 Jones and Schang; Thormahlen, Quinn and Ruel. Second Game. r h & 000200001-—3 10 1 000000000—0 3 1 ter Mogridge and | Boston New York | Hoyt and W Hannah. Braves Divide Double. Pittsburgh, Sept. 9.—Boston and Pittsburgh divided a double-header here yesterday, the Pirates taking the first game, 10 to 0, and losing the | second, 4 to 3. Miller was invincible in the second game, the Braves fell on Ponder for two singles and a triple, added to an error, which gave them | enough runs to win. Cooper relieved Ponder with first and third bases oc- cupied and Maranville scored on a double steal and a poor play by Blackwell. The scores First Game. r. h & 42010210x—10 14 Pittsburg’ 3 0000000000— 0 { Boston Second Game. r. h 010000030—4 9 Pittsburgh 100110000—3 12 Fillingim and Causey and Wilson and Gowdy; Ponder, Cooper and Blackwell. Boston RICHARDS T0 PIRATES * Mainstay of Fiske Red Top Pitching Staff Signs Contract With Pittse burgh—Sccond League Offer. Springfield, Mas Sept. 9.— Rube', | Richard, the ace of the Fisk Re(‘ | Tops pitching staff. has signed a con- tract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His signature calls for his services for the Temainder of this season and for the 1920 pennant race. The Pirates, | howeve will not call Richards for duty this vear, and he will finish the schedule with the local Tiremaker squad The Pittsburgh offer was Rubé's second big league proposai this year, The Boston Braves were after the lo- cal star, but he refused their papers. Richards is a graduate of the Man- chester (N. H.) High school, his home town. He attended Brown and last | year showed his wares with the New- port naval training reserve aggrega- tion. Rube has been the mainstay of the Tops this season and local faps will be little surprised at his mov- ing to the big tent. NUTTER MAKES GOOD START. New York, Sept! 9.—Everett Nutter, the peppery outfielder of the New Ha- ven Eastern league outfit, who joined | the Braves Sunday at the Pqib | grounds, pried open his major leagug career in an auspicious manner against | the Giants. Manager Stallings picked Nutter for the center field job in the first game and the outfielder respond- ed with two hits out of four trips to the plate, besides accepting three chances. Nutter is a player of great promise and he is sure to make hirf- self a prime faverite with the Hub fans if his start Sunday is a sample of what he will do with the Bravi TO PLAY COLT’S. The New Machine company team will play the third and deciding game of their series with Colt's thi# afternoon at 5 o'clock in Colt's park) Hartford. Each team has one game to its credit.