New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1919, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1919, "EDDIE ROUSH LEADS NATIONAL LEAGUE BATSMEN—NEW JERSEY BOXING COMMISSION FAVORS PLAN FOR U. S. BOARD CONTROL—CHARLEY COMIS- | KEY CAN'T FIND RECORD OF BAN JOHNSO N’S 20-YE WITH AMERICAN LEAGUE—Y. M. C. A. QUINTET OPENS SEASON WITH EASY VICTORY S — ——— e —— e ATIONAL BATTING ITLE WON BY ROUSH el Ontlelder With 324 Aver- 8¢ Leads Hornshy by Two Points New York, Dec. Joehn A the National T, president f league ive out the cfficial batting averag yéster iy, and it was found that the cham- fionship crown of 1919 goes to Roush, the centerfielder of the nnati Red Although four playe nished with higher percentages oush, the Red player partici h 133 games, or { s” Cravath, the busiest player pur who preeede him in the list Right on Roush’s hce Rogers ornsby, the clouting infic + of the Louis Cardinal The pair had | Ted hot se toward the close of | e season, but Roush shows a win- er by three percentage points, get- ng .321 average to .318 for llorns hird of the regulars is Pep Youns. he Giants’ speed boy, with .311, and ne point behind is Heinie Groh, the Reds’ captain. The four players who fin f Roush are Bailey of the Cubs, 21 ames for .389; Clarence Mitchell of he Robins, 34 games for .367: Cra ath of the Phillies, 83 games for .341. nd Jim Thorpe of the Brav 62 fames for .327 The returns in club batting show hat the Giants were supreme. fini Ihs with a team rage of ..269 gainst .263 for the Reds and Robin bho finished sccond and third respec- fively. The Robins made the mo: ase hits, but they didn’'t make the ost out of them, for their 1, afeties produced only 525 runs. The Reds got 577 runs from 1,204 hils, he Pittsburgh Pirates madc the few st hits and stood fifth in run malk- Ing, but finished in fourth place howing that they knew how to makc heir hits and runs count. There are some surprises in the in- hividual figures. Besides Youns, the eliable George Burns was the only fiant regular to finish with better bhan .300 average. - Larry Dovle as third with .289, and Hal Chase, fter a poor start early in the season. vas fourth with .284. Lew McCarty had .281. and then the big disappoint- ent of the year—Benny Kauff with 277. Arthur Fletcher also had . yhich is mighty good for him, lot of his blows were timely 00. i The Giant rookies did well. Arnold Statz had .300 for games, George J<elly, despite his strike out, .290 for 82 games. Frank Frisch’s 54 games hetted him .226. Bowen; Cooney, Jubbell, Kinsella, Ryan and Steelc didn’t get into fiftcen games, so bheir figures are not given. Jesse Winters wius the brown derby or the Giants. The tall pitcher took fbart in sixteen games, but didn’t make the senior baseball circuit of the ed ahead and ones, Philly | Bill a base hit. However, to bat three times. Hi Myers led the Dodgers wi T3 Konetchy was second @ stood first among the men. It was a good ¥ “Blg Train. Z Wheat hind with .297, a disappointment, ought to beat .300. Then riffith with .281 and Ivy he only went closc Zack ‘follow Tom ¢ Olson with Charley Herze hape after he went to the Cubs nseason average Williams, the Phillies’ slugger, hit .330 for the first third of the sea- son and then slumped to nothing. Out- of Cravath, Meusel was the best hitter with Roush Hornsby ~dinals and vber the with ding Thorpe, who hi zainst southpaws the Braves with Carey led the Pirates with .3 Southworth of the Pirates . big disappointment. From a in 1918 he dropped to big “flop** Kauff took. up in fine Braves fnished with He tied with pulled eft the an side the Ca the Red Cubs Turner Holke. excl M a ! Army Asks Return of - Gun As Victory Token | Md.. Dec. howitzer wilh which the We cadet announced the of Army avy football game last Satu day may not rest at the academy as part of the spois of that contest. It is United States property under the charge of the West Toint officials and they have telegraphed for it to be sent back. The authorities of the Naval academy will, of course, comply. Tt was made the gage of the battle by the Army cadets and turnel to the midshipmen after the Annapolis. siart over game. MBERS. Richards AL Leighton, Woodside and Suspended From: N, T New York, Dec. of the National Trotting association were expelled yesterday for running their hor out of their , W. H Gocher, secretary of, the announced here last night, following an executive session of the directors. The offenders are Elmer J. Leighton of Woodfords, Me., B. H. Woodside of RBrunswick, Me., and George Richards of Augusta, Wis. Leighton and Woodside were ex- pelled for running McKinley Maid, 2:13 1-4, under the namec of Lady Stirling during September and Octo- ber. Similar action was taken against Richards for starting Little Prince, {1-2, under the name of Det coopun at Ogdensburg, Gouverncur, Watertown and Malone, N. Y., the past season. ROWING CAPTAIN ELECTED New York, Dec. 3—Duncan Leys, ro- cipient of the Croix de Guerre, who stroked the Columbia varsity eight at Poughkeepsic in 1916, was elected captain of the Morningside Heights crew yesterday to take the place left vacant by the resignation on Monday of Bob oughlin. Leys’ choice as captain was unanimous. The lowest price possible, but quality, let the price be what it may! That is the business religion of the institution which Hickey-Freeman Clothes! makes and | who ! led | was | 80—about as ! Naval | i during SITS ABL AnND PRETENDS BE ABSORBE&D IN, PAPER ONE MORE FURTIVE GLANCE 3.—Threce members | ociation, | LooxsS FURTIVELY ARQUND TO RIGHT AND REACHES FOR SOMETHING N INSI\DE, PocCKET, Taxes "SomMETHING" IN GREAT HASTE USING PAPER AS SHIELD LOOWKS FURTIVELY To LEFT Aas HE . HIDES "SOrAETHING, UNDER TABLECLOTH LS CONSUMMATED AND HE FEIGNS ATTITUDE ©F INNOCENCE - = 3 NERVOUSLY Pours "SOMETIHING" INTO GLASS CONTALINING |ICE AND A LITTLE »* WATER ~*AND SHOWS EXAGGERATED INTEREST I~ PAPER_ COMISKEY GOULD FIND NO CONTRACT White Sox Own;r Says Johnson Has no 20-Year Agreement New York, Dec. 3.—Charles Comis- v, owner of the Chicago White Sox | and vice president league, v Jority of the American | sterday reported to the ma- directo the American league that his researches in the Chi- cago offices of Ban Johnson, president of the American league, failed to dis- close any evidence supporting the ' claim of Johnson that he has a 20 year contract to serve as president of the league at a salary of $25,000. Comiskey makes no bones of the matter. He states positively that he not believe such a contract isin exist- | ence. Ina statement issued at the close | | meeting at the Hotel Biltmore the fol- lowing paragraph is included: “Mr. Comiskey reported that owing to Mr. Johnson's illness it has not' Dbeen possible to secure the papers in his custody relating to his contractural | relation to the league. Mr. Comiskey | expressed the opinion that no contract | of that nature exists.” The special meeting of the Ameri- can league's board of directors was at- tended by the usual quartet—Cols. Ruppert and Huston of New York, Charles Comiskey of Chicago and Harry Frazee of Boston and their at- | tarneys. As in former - mecetings, Comiskey was made chairman of the session and Frazee secretary. As us- ual, Ban Johnson and Jim Dunn of Cleveland, the minority directors, wers absent. of To Change Date for Ilearing. While the meeting of the directors was in session they were called on the | telephone by Johnson's New York at- | | torney, who asked whether the New | York club would agree to moving back | the hearing in the latest injunction | | proceedings against Johnson from Monday, December 8, to tomorrow, | | December 4. The New York club con- STAR Tommy Shea vs. Of New Haven 12 Rounds at GFEORGE, PROTO of New Haven ! haum PLEASURE A. All-Ceonnecticut Card v 10 Rounds at 128 Pounds sented sense to of W, with no little Justice Green- today whether hearing tomorrow morning will be sat- isfactory to him It was at the in- stance of Johnson's lawver, Stephen Baldwin, that the hearing was post- poned until next Monday. The Yankees in this request for an immediate hearing a decided weak- ening in the Johnson forces, and be- lieve no attempt will be made to hold this request atisfaction. { the annual meeting of the league in Chicago if Justice Greenbaum grants the order restraining Johnson from holding such a session. Johnson’s Call Made Public. The board of directors also made public the call for the league meeting in Chicago which Johnson sent out last Saturday. Departing, from the usual custom of calling the meecting at a hotel, Johnson's notice names the lea- gue offices at the Fisher building, Chi cago. Following the formal call John- son’s proclamation reads as follows: “A mnotice sent out by Messrs. Com- iskey, Frazee and Ruppert indicates that their preference for the place of holding these meetings is New York city. The other five clubs have man fested to me that their preference is Chicago. Two things have inclined me to call these meetings in Chicago. One is the fact that a majority of the club owners have indicated a prefer- ence for Chicago, and the other is the annual meetings, with a single cxception, have always been held in this city. No business reasons are ap- parent for a departure from an estab- lished custom.” The majority directors find much amusement in their call for a meetir ew York being referred to as “in- dicating a preference for holding the meeting in New York.” To Mect The majority directars passed a resolution authorizing Ruppert to make, on behalf of the board, all nec- essary arrangements with the Biltmore for the holding of the annual at Biltmore, meeting of the board of directors and | of the American on December 10. Reporting on the work of the joint committee to recommend a new chair- man for the National commission, Col. Ruppert. the American league mem- ber of the committee, reported that the work of this committee hadl been deadlocked and that no furthe progress was possible through the oh- league at that hotel C. Announces BOUT Johnny Shugrue Of Waterbury 126 Pounds. SEMI FINAL SAPPER COHEN Of Bridgeport PRELIMINARY YOUNG SCARLETT of New Britain BARDECK’S HALL, ADMISSION (Including War Tax) RINGSIDE $2.20 (s on Sale at k. S 6 Rounds at 132 Pounds . Emmons’ R R A A O S TP SR (TR R . TERRY ONEILL Of Hartford " THURSDAY EVENING $1.10 Main Street. AL 289 Cafe, Hotel | structive tactics of Ban Johnson. Ruppert explained that the work of the committee had been hopelessly tied up by Johnson's refusal to sit with him, his own appointee, in a meeting of the joint conference. The Yankee colone o reported that the National league committee would not sit in the meeting with Johnson if he (Ruppert) was absent, and expressed the opinion that there could be no change on the ion until Johnson is removed >ed to change his attitude. Joseph Heintzman, a Cincinnati at- torney, was in the conference with the members of the board, regarding the results of his investigation of the con- tract of the Western Union company with the American league on the sub- ject of ticker service. Heintzman in- formed the directors that through the ! cancellation of a contract with the telegraph company in 1917 the Ameri- can league lost considerable money. This contract still had two years to go when it was cancelled by both major leagues. { second LAPAYETTE RECEIVES OFFERS. Bucknell and Navy Scek Football for Next Season. De. ~George A. graduate manager of ath- t Lafayette college, stated yes- ¥y that he had received two offers for football games with the Maroon and White eleven for next season. The first was from Annapolis and the from Bucknell. Annapolis led to state where the proposed game would he played, while nell wants its contest to be staged Lewisbunz. Bucknell also is willin to enter a two-vear contract, playing here in 1921. Nothing definite will be cone i gard to arranging nest gridiron schedule until all th of the year have been completed. Lafayette is desirous of obtain: other big home game for ne The annual tiit with Lehigh on March Field. letics terd Buclk- will | certainly it T Remwat By Brgss] FAVORANATIONAL - | Movie of i Man Taking a Drink on the Quiet ifn' “a Restaur 'BOXING COMMISSION | New Jersey Takes Initiative in | Organizing Body to Control Sport « Trenton, N. J., Dec. 5.—New Jersey blazing the boxing trail. Foliowing close upon the organization of the New Jersey Boxing Promoters’ 1ssociation, as outlined recently, the New Jersey Boxing Commission has taken the initiative in the formation » \ National Boxing commission ilate and supervise the ring this country. At ISR o sport the sug Commis New in estion Elizabeth the commission met yesterday adopted resolu- proposed National ind outlining he proposed be formed. . ast night was mailed d municipal box- ot ioner Jer- Tren- ann of Boxing { ton tion favoring xing em and the commission wlong which commission should The resolution to all similar stato ing commissions throughout the coun- well as to public officials of counties and municipalities boxing is permitted, suggest- that representutives be chosen to assemble in w York or the Middle West the purpose of or- canizing national commission and adopting rules and regula- tions to and safeguard the sport. a the 1S in city for a uniform govern Good Thing for Sport. the idea launched by the New [ Boxing commission comeg to a successful termination it will the best thing that ever happenerd boxing in America. The haphazar vay the ring game has been conduct-, ed in this country has been responsi- ble for the things that have marred the sport and frequently brought it into disrepute. A national standard of weights and rules will be of in- estimable benefit. It will pave the | way for international standards. An agreement among the various | state boxing commiissions and the-for- | mation of a national body is certaiw | to purify the game. The various " | commissions probably will retognize | the decisions of each other and box- ers, who simply have laughed whe suspended in one state and gone along hoxing in another, will be brought to a sudden halt. 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