New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1919, Page 8

BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL ATTRACTIONS FURNIS DODGERS DOWN CHAMPION REDS IN RECORD TIME—PIONEERS EVEN SERIES WITH POLI TEAM—BOGASH AND CLINTON TO MEET IN BRISTOL RING ~e— F PORTS A FEATURE OF CELEBRATION | aseball and Football Provide ntertainment for Large Crowd The athletic program in connection th the Welcome Home celebration, ttracted a monster crowd to Walnut 1ll park Saturday afternoon. The angements provided baseball | amwes and a football contest. The paseball attractions were between the fnir Bearing and the Landers, ary & Clark ccmpani winners d runner up in the Industrial Ath- etic Baseball league which closed he scason on September 12. Girls’ paseball also afforded much merri- ent. The heat made the football players uncomfortable but in spite bt this, the Nutmegs of this city he Tigers of Hartford showed trongly. The athletic program nder the direction of Postra illiam F. Delaney, assisted by hur A. Pilz. Both of these men ar fleserving of much credit for the abors. Landers Get Even. Although the pennant season is pver and the Fafrir Beariug com- | any are the champions, the Landers, ary & Clark Universals did not play as thoush they cared much for his fact. With a prize offered by the ommittee, both teams were out to the long end and the Landers| povs achieved tha feat, score 5 to 2. fhe game ovened with Hardy and Dakes opposing each other on the nound. O'Brien and Oakes whiffed, ardy's fast breaking crop ball prov- ng their undoing, and Firth was out, usari to Lynch. The Universals flented the platter in the first round, vhen Schmidt pounded out a hit on he first ball pitched. Eddie Goeb | ssaved a sacrifice and Schmidt was | rapp:l at second. Goeb stole sec- nd a moment later, and scored when ['ravers drove ome :hrough Marty olleran’s pedals. The Landers teaw ied up the game in the fourth inning when four runs were registered. The un started when Goeb was passed | pnd Travers singled. Johnny Wright hen pasted one into the crowd for wo sacks driving in Goeb and Trav- rs. The latter scored on a double y Thomas, and he scored on an er- or of Lipetz's off Fusari’s difficult Tout. Charley Stanley went tc the mound in the fifth inning, relleving Oakes, Jand right here the scoring for Lan- | s stopped. ‘afnir scored its fir in the! seventh inning, when after Elton w: fout on a fiy to Schmidt, Holleran was given a free ticket. Lipetz smashed | 2. hot one to Hardy, who tried to head off Holleran at second, with the result that his heave went into center fleld. | Holleran scored when Richardson dropp>d Gibney's fly. The second and final tally for Fafnir cause came in the ninth frame, when it looked as if the Fafnir boys would repeat theic stellar comeback of the memorable | championship game. Lipetz opened ‘with a double, and scored on Gibney’s | single. Hardy however, put on ex- tra steam, and retired the side, with the striking out of O'Brien Oake During the game, the champion- ship cup was presented by Chairman {Harry C. Jackson of the public amusements commission, to the man- agement of the Fafnir team. The score and Summary: Fafnir. O’Brien, If Oakes, p-rf Firth, Btanley, Eilton, rf Holleran, Lipetz, 1b Budnick, Gibney, ri-p 3b 2b Landers ab. Schmidt, Goeb, 1f Travers, Lynch, Wright, Thoma: Fusari, Richardson, Hardy, r 3p 1b 5 27 10 000000101— s 10400000x Two-base hits, Wright, Thomas, Oakes, Lipetz; hits, off Oakes, 5 in 4 innings; stolen bases, Goeb, Firth, Thomas, Fusari; sacrifice hits, Goeb; double plays, Fusari to Schmidt to Lynch, Stanley to Holleran; bases on| balls, off Oakes 1, off Hardy 3; struck out, by Hardy 7, by Oakes 6, by Stanley 4: hit by pitcher, (Rich- ardson) by Oakes: left on base! Fafnir 5; Landers ¢; first base on er- | rors, Fafnir 5, Land 2; umpire, Noonan. Fafnir Landers The Girls’ Part. No pennant race or world series was ever fought any harder than the | girls’ baseball contests. The Landers, Frary & Clark Manufacturing com- pany had donated prizes of electri curling irons, and with this to sp ‘em on, the misses staged two warm contests. The Landers, Frary & Clark team downed the Russell & Erwin nine, 19 to 9 and the North & Judd team defeated the Stanley Rule und Level aggregation in a well| played contest, score 7 to 5. Arthur A. Pilz officiated in his usu- al capable manner. The Football Game. The 1919 gridiron season lid was pried off Saturdy when the local | field. | Gray, | Andrews | Yesterday on the Polo Grounds they | causing a loss of some of their pres- in a tie contest, 6 to 6. ISach eleven crossed the goal line. Andrews missed a difflcult try for a goal whiie Wrenn's attempt was pretty weak. Considering ke fz that the football season is hardly under way as yet, both teams gave indication of having fine tearas this year. The Capitol Cit eleven has a backfield that will bear watching in the days to come, while | the heavy Nutmegs' line was practi- cally a stone wall. The individual| stars of the contest were Scott and | Nelsor of the locals, and Brennan | and Ftzgerald for the visitors. The | game was held up several times on account of the crowd overflowing the The scor: Nutmesgs Bayer Tigers i .... Dingwell Leit end Danielson e Gond Belard Left tacklc Bonenfant Larson Zehrer, Tinti T Jones Center | Grifiin, Delaney ...... Right guard Pickop B TR Gourtney Right tackle Koplowitz Right end Twillinger, Hangar Scott (¢) Wrenn .. Brennan Right halfback Smith, Kenney ...... Fitzgerald (c) Left halfback Nelson, Coyle X Tracey Fuliback Score, Nutmegs 6, Tigers 6; touch- | downs, Scott, Fitzgeraid; missed goals | from touchdown, Andrews , Wrenn; | time of quarters, 8 minutes; referee, Harry Ginsberg; umpire, B. V. Dougherty; head linesman, Judge W. F. Mangan. SPEAKER’S INDIANS GAIN ON WHITE S0X Ohio Boys Pull Game From Fire in Ninth Inning Rally Against Senators. Sept. .—Entering on the short end of a 4 to 3 score and facing elim- ination from the pennani race, Cleve- land yesterday stage a rally that net- ted five runs, scored an 8 to 4 vic- tory, a clean sweep cf the four game series with the locals and reduced | Chicago’s lead to four games. It was | Cleveland’s tenth straight victo Caldwell was wild, but effective in | the pinches. He fanned Washington batsmen on three occasions with the bases filled. His double in the ninth drove in the run which tied the score. The score: Washington, the ninth inning T h 000210005—8 10 Washington 110020000—4 6 Caldwell, Bagby and O'Neil and Thomas; Shaw, Courtney and Ghar- rity. e. 2 Cleveland New York, Sept. 22.—The Yanks | felt a bit more hilarious last night then the Detroit Tigers. The Hug- gins aggregation is closing the sea- son with a rush. The locals needed three straight from Detroit to land in third place and they got them. mopped up the sluggers from Jungle- town for the third time in three day The margin was slight, but it was enough. The score was 4 to 3. The score: bl e 10 2 G b Ma; Detroit New York Dauss, and Ruel. DODGERS BEAT REDS IN RECORD TIME 200001000- 01000210x—4 Ayres and Stanage; Moran’s Champions Show Continued Weakness With Willow—Game is Played in 55 Minutes. Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 22.—In the shortest game of the season, lasting only 55 minutes, Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati by a score of 3 to 1 yester- day. The same weakness of attack which has characterized the last few games of the Reds was in evidence. Despite the fact that Maran has been using a patched up batting order, this falling off in the punch of the Reds is tige. Sallee pitched only 65 balls in the nine rounds, heating Mathewson's rec- ord of 69. The score: Brooklyn ...300000000—; Cincinnati ..000000001—1 Smith and Miller; Sallee and Allen. Chicago, Sept .—In 58 minutes of play Chicago, with Alexander pitching, shut out Boston yesterday, 3 to 0. In the sixth inning Merkle singled and doubles by Carter and Deal netted two | runs. In the eighth Hollocher walked and Herzog and Merkle each singled, add- ing the final run. The score: Boston Chicago Caus . COLT’S. The girls baseball team represent- ing St. Mary's playgrounds of this and tho Colt Manufacturing company of Hartford, will battle at the Berlin fair grounds next Wednesday after- noon. It will be the third meeting of the teams this season. The locals have been returned the victor on both oc- casions, and are confldent of repeat- ing. Manager Hennessey will bring his strongest team from the Capitol Nutmegs met the speedy Tigers elev- en of Hartford. The battle resulted City in an effort to grab a victory over the locals Wednesday. y Briges | ;}\S‘;§‘fia“:§i— \ S R .%\3“” HE'S ALWAYS RUNNING INTO Ta1s JoinT ! HE FINDS SO ATTRACTIVE ABOOT 1T = I WONDER WHAT it RN AN R RN AN frbennivaggy iy N AN\ iy o AN | santoro, — BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL AMERICAN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. New York 4, Detroit 3. Cleveland 8, Washington 4. Other teams were not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs, L. 48 52 58 60 67 70 84 99 Chicago Cleveland New York Detroit Boston St. Louis Washington Philadelphia . Games Teday. Chicago in Boston. St. Louis in Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Brooklyn 3, Chicago 3, St. Louis-Philadelphia, (rain). Other teams not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. Wh Cincinnati i 93 43 Nowl YoTlmit i s 51 Chicago Pittsburgh Brooklyn Boston St. Loui Philadelphia 66 81 Games Today. Brooklyn in Pittsburgh. Chicago in St. Louis. RUPPERT AFTER GARRY Yankees Owner Calls on Chairman of Nationa! Commission in Regard to Relinquishing Office. New York, 22.—On from Chicago to thi cob Ruppert, president of the ¥ kees, called on Garry Herrmann, for vears chairman of the National Com- mission, to resign from his post. A a member of the joint major league committee appointed to recommend Sept. his way city Col. Ja- a new commission head Ruppert, who | arrived here yesterday, says not think it is good policy 2 man at the head of the commis- sion during the world's s who is so vitally interested in one of the contesting clubs as is Herrmann, who is president of the Cincinnati clu Ruppert also offers a constructive suggestion. He makes the suggestion that Herrmann resign as chalrman and that John E. Bruce, secretary of the commission, serve as tempo- rary chairman. WIithn the next he does to have | two weeks, Ruppert says, the joint | committee hopes to be able to r mend a man who will prove a sponsible head for the National Com- mission, Ruppert intimates that the resig- nation of Frank Navin of Detroit from the joint committee was at the sug- gestion of Ban Johnson d that Nav- in resigned to embarrass the other | members of the committee. How- | i ever, he says the committee will go on with its work just the same. He further intimates that Johnson had been using his influence to keep the joint committee in a ‘‘quiescent state.’ | WALKER A COMER? Rookie Is Praised Georgia Expert. Augusta, Ga., Sept. 22.—As far as the financial end is concerned the Au- | gusta club of the Solly league made some money, baseball having been | well supported here. The only sale of | a player so far is (hat of Curtis Wal- | ker, the club's star outfielder, to the ' New York Americans It is under- | stood the sale is for a cash considera- tion of $1,000, and should the plaver | not make good in the big league he is to be returned to Augusta 1 Yankce By | KRAMER DOWNS Newark, N. J., Sept. Krame: for the third time in suc- cession, vanquished Raymond the young rider who took his cham- | hip away from him K mer at the Velodrom yesterdayv bef more than 15,000 fans defeated Eaton and Arthur Spencer in the world’s cham- pionship cycling derby at one mile. This race is run annually as a sub- ute for the world’s championships, which have not been contested during the perfod of the war. Eaton finished second and Spencer third in a great | finish. RIVALS, 22.—Frank L. is SPARTANS TO PRACTICE. The Spartan A. C. football will practice Tuesday evening o'clock The follow ers are requested to be pres son, Thorsen, Lefty Gullberg, ski, Schusler, Sheridan, R Olcot, Loomis, Dunnigan, Anderson, Yuknot and any other candidates wishing to try out. Practice will be ! held at Banning's field on Whiting | street team at 17 ng play- ent: yohn- Gutow- Stabert, LOCAL BO IN BOUTS. Local boxers provided a rfine enter- | tainment at the New Departure com- | ny sheep barbecue in Bristol last Suturday atternoon. John F. Wil of this city, the popular referee, act-! er of ceremonies, In the ¢+ bout Geno Hagarty bested Jim- my McCarthy In four rounds. The bout between Billy Sweeney and Kid Logan wus stopped on account of an | injury to Logan's head 1600 B. C. New Orleans.—Great air tight cyl- inders, the length of the new steel steamship Gauchy, jut launched, will rry fuel oil, and wculd give her buoyancy if torpedoed. For the Gou- chy was started before the war was over. A big block left on the ways | arrested the launching of the Gouch for a time, but she gracefully took the water and was christened by Mrs. George Le Grand, wife of the presi- dent of the French cotton commis- sion with real champagne. The first elephant ever exhibited in America was shown at Philadelphia in 1796. Grown people were charged a dollar a look and children a quar- ter. The real estate mortgage is the old- est investment known. The Babylon- ian banking house of Egibi records | a land mortgage on a brick made in STEAMSHIP PASSAGES. STEAMSHIP PASSAGES To Eurcpe, South America. West In- ies, South Africa, Australia, China, Japan, etc. Agents for Trans-Atlan- tic and Trans-Pacific 8. 8. Lines. GEORGE A. QUIGLEY, 207 MAIN STREET. | the bag, | On a delayed steal, i the dizzy | when | Fallon’s | Goeb, PIONEERS TRIM POLIS Locals Get Back At Gillette's Pets ror Defeat of Two Weeks Ago— Wilson Hurls For Winners, The Pioneers evened up the series with the Poli team of Hariford yes- terday afternoon on the East Hart- ford field, when with Pete Wilson pitching for the locals, 3 to 0 victory was registered. Opposing Wilson was Pike who downed the Pioneers here two weeks ago. The contest was a hurler's battle throughout. The losers connected with Wilson's south- paw slants for eight bingles, but they were usually scattered. The teams battled for four innings without a score. In the fifth stanza Fallon reached first on three strikes, the ball going Lo the backstop, and the run- ner reached second before it was re- covered. Caripnell crove one to Dwyer whose tnrow pulled Clark off Fallon going to third base. Campbell was thrown out and Fallon was held at corner. Santoro grabbed Begley’s smash, but Iallon tallied. Norfedt started the sixth inning with a hit through Underhill. Lynch and Goeb whiffed. Noonan hit a slow one through Dwyer's legs and Norfzldt dashed to third, scoring Santoro made a bad heave of rap. Lynch reached second in the eighth inning cn a third strike that 3luded Muldoo's grasp. Noonan's single swored Benny with the final tally. The score: Piloneers. ab. Johnson, 2b 5 Yorfeldt, 1t Lynch, 1b st Nooran, ¢ Fallon, rf Campbell, Begley, ss Wilson, p 3b hHuRomooRoH Clark, 1b Dwyer, ss Pottieger, cf Muldoon, ¢ Underhill, 2b Islieb, rf oD momce b 1f p Butler, Pike, |[cccovnwnnl 27 13 000011010 Underhil Noonan Pike §; pitches, Pioneers o Two-base hits, Clark, olen puses, Underhill, struck out, by Wilson passed ball, Muldoon; Pike; left on bases, 6; first base on errors, Pioneers 3, Polis 1; time, 1:50; umpire, Fagan and Quinn. by wild JACK COOMBS HOT. ed in Leg As a Result of Quar- rel in Texas. Jack base- Sept. 22 league Palestine, Tex., Coombs, former major ball player, was shot in the leg while | engaged in a dispute over the right of way on a country road near here Saturday night. Coombs was driving his car along a narrow road, closely followed by Dan Laroe, a road con- tractor, who, according to Coombs, tried to pass him. Coombs said he stopped his car and the quarrel fol- lowed. Laroe asserted his gun was acci- dentally discharged when he struck | attempted | at Coombs as the latter to leave his car. Both men expressed regret over the accident. CY SEYMOUR DEAD. One Time Member Giants, New York, Sept. 22.—James Bent- ley Seymour, known to baseball fan- Was of the dom as “Cy” Seymaur, died on Satur- | day at his home, 68 West 162d street. 111 health forced him to leave the game six months ago. Seymour was born in Albany in 1877 and made his first appearance on a big league diamond as a member of the Giants in 1895. His first work was as a left handed pitcher. Cy was a heavy hitter. When with the Cincin- nati Reds in 1905 he led the National league in batting. RITCHIE MITCHELIL Detroit, Mich., Sept. 22.—Ritchie Mitchell, Milwaukee, and Harvey Thorpe of Kansas City fought six fast rounds to a draw here Saturday night. Toward the end of the sixth a drug his seconds were applying to a cut over Thorpe's right eye, partlally blinded him, and Mitchell held his blows dur- ing the remaining four rounds. WID BOUT. BIG LEAGUERS WIN GAME. New Haven, Sept. 22.—A team of American league players defeated the New Haven club of the Eastern league in an exhibitlion game here yesterday, 6 to 0. Walter Johnson was in the box for the visitars. The others in the big league lineup were Vitt, Gedeon, Sisler, Jacobson, Walker, Scott, Alt- rock, Perkins and Bransfield Pioneers 6, Polis| WHITE 50X LOSE T0 ANNEX IN 12TH South Manchester Team Forces Locals to Top Speed Tommy Holleran's long sacrifice fly scored Budnick from third base in the twellth inning yesterday, and the Annex thereby won a victory over the White Sox of Manchester at the Ploneer diamond. A large crowd was out to wlitness the fray, and one of the best games of the season was the reward Welfe. a Hartford High school baseball and basketball star, was on the mound for the Silk Town boys and he pitched a fair game. Blanchard started the contest for the locals and was cerricked in the fifth inning. The visitors dented the platter twice in th initial round when three singles, a base on balls and an error gave them the talligs. The locals got one marker in the first, on a pass to Travers, Schmidf's sacrifics, and a missed third strike The Annex evened up the score in the fourth inning when Wolfe hit Holleran, who stole second a moment later and scored when Daust heaved Campbell's rap snto the crowd The, White Sox got their third and final run in the seventh inning on Wolfe's double and an error. Bash Schreldt, who did the finging for the locals for the last seven innirgs, was in superb form The score: Annex. ab. Travers, 2h L. Schmidt, Budnick, 3b Begley, 1b Kilduff, c Holleran, Campbel, Heve, ss Polsen, rf Blanchard, p B. Schmidt, ¢ If wloorrnoocnossn White David, lirennan, Plitt, 3b Kounser, Derest, ss White, 1f Tedford, rf Rejder, rf McCodden, Peterson, Wolfe, p 2b 1b 314 3 100100100001 — 20¢:000100000—2 Two-base hits, Wolfe; three-base hits, Wolfe, ley; hits, off Blan- chard 8 in 4 innings, off Schmidt 6 in 8 innings; stolen bases, Kounser, Hol- leran, Kilduff, Polsen, Budnick; sac- rifice hits, Kounser, T. Schmidt 2, Holleran 2; doutle plays, Annex White Sox Begley un- assisted, Campbell to Travers to Beg- ley, Wolfe to McCodden to Kounser to Rrennan; heses on talls, otf Wolfe 9, off Blanchard 1; struck out, by Blanchard 1, by Wolfe 11, by Schmidt 6: hit by pitcher, Polsen Holierad, Budnick: wild pitches, Wolfe 2; um- pire, Clinton. BOGASH VS. CLINTON New England Lightweight Champion to Meet Crack New Yorker at Muzzy Field Next Saturday Afternoon. The West End A. (. of Bristol has completed arrangements for a boxing exhibition to be held next Saturday | afternoon at Muzzy field, which glves promise of being ane of the best at- tractions ever held in the Nutmeg state. Matchmaker J. 8. Driscoll has secured Lcw:s Bogash of Bridgeport, lightweignt champion of New Eng- land, and Johnny Clinton of New Yorlk for the star bout. The card con- sists of three bouts and will start at 4:30 o'clock. ‘“Honest John" Willis will be the arbiter and E. J. Clerkin will hold the watch. The semi-final will be between Kid Logan of this city and Young Fitzsimmons of New York. There will be the usual curtain raiser. DOERFLINGER RETURNS HOME. Six Day Cyclist German War Prisoner. Paris, Sept. 22.—C. A. Doerfiinger, the Swiss professional bicycle rider who was arrested by the Germans.in 1915 because of his sympathies with the French, has returned home, hav- ing been liberated from a German prison. Doerflinger asserts that he underwent terrible sufferings during his imprisanment. He has lost many pounds in weight. He says that at several of the prigon camps where he was interned the suf- ferings of prisoners were terrible and | that numbers of them died dally ANNOUNCEMENT Aetna Bowling Alleys WILL CLOSE FOR BUSINEESS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. We are unable to continue at our present location, but will with increased equipment in our Church Street, before the winter take any belongings. be established new building being ecrected at 50 is far advanced. Patrons should GEO. O©. ROGERS.