New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 9, 1920, Page 8

MMY MURPHY HAS A BIG DAY AT CHARTER OAK PARK, DRIVING THREE WINNERS—DAVE HERRON IS SHORN OF AMATEUR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP _ —MOST IMPORTANT TIME IN MAJOR LEAGUES THIS SEASON IS NOW AT HAND—GIANTS DOWN BRAVES TWICE—SOX. DOWN BROWNS, 5 TO ko PION JACK DEMPSEY SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS TITLE ton Marbor, Mich., Sept. §.— Billy Miske’s downfall—the second knockdown that came in the third round ht here, Labor Day. Dempsey slowly to his feet and turned, Miske is shown rising as ing to deliver the final Hmp is wa Noored Miske with a short left to the jaw, blimbed to his knees, dazed, ap parently not knowing where he was or where to look for Dempsey. which really did the As Dempsey shot his right across Miske's shoulder, flush to the jaw. Miske Referee Jim Dougherty (center) tolled off the count of eight. right sock that ended the fight, making his 43d knpckout. S MURPHY DAY T CHARTER AK gpsie Reinsman Drives Winners Yesterday By JONN J. NEENAN) ance At the Grand Cireult races Ouk Park yesterday was about The famous old track was ast. The feature of the racing nomenal driving of Tom Murphy, three winners and pulled down ¥ 0 the 2:14 trot with Princess wes turned for the word in They went to the half well ut, rounding the far turn, Murphy horse, John Menry, earrying raden, and the chestnut stallion, . was pacing & terrific elip. T1 ot to mussle of John Menry t in, 2:05 1. hait who —— in ond heat John Henry accepted of John R. Braden and Adios | w8 & whipping finish. but Murphy oree to the front. wighewgh John made the Henry horse step right 06 1-4 to beat him, and Adios Guy third. A~ The Second Race. yoar-old trotters faced the the word for & purse of $2,000 w. Arion Guy won the & hot streteh done with Murphy landing his eolt 07 1-2, and agaln defeated Marvestor in the second Peter (Whitlock winning from Walter Cox's filly, The Morris. Honnington Wins. tom, & trotter that Geers drove to ot 3:04 3.4 & few yoars ago, wna mber of the Valentine stable, was € the fleld Yn the 2:14 trot, de- L. 0 the first round in 2:00 3.4 ing In the second heat in 2:08 1.2, m Let Fly. Murphy, after fin in the first heat with Princess ade & ¥ rush for the fn uld finis better than third seven hormes w nt away $ trot. Minds captured the first G0 1-4 with Crex. In the second brought Dar Hyal home a 2108 1-3, Dos Palos gotting the the third heat re' mare, Miss was drawn, Dos Palos was sent the b by Dickerson, but the rae Myal, stood a long, hard ugh the heme streteh and w et and time 2.001-4. T was & money-winner in y his race The Summaries. Pace pry, b & (Murphy) wden. oh (Theman) , eb. W ) e, ch. K Valentine 3:06 1 Purse 92,000 by Wilkoe— #. by John P by Guy Gillam by Peter the Acor Your-C Purse ¥ b c. by Guy Axwor- aret Parrish (Murphy) or, by The Marvester by Peter the s| Let Fly, b g. by Peter the Great (Dodge) L., eh won) Princess X » Hrooke phy ) Grace Drake, bik. m., b (White) Deta Girl Joe k. by Azoff (Dicker- m.. by Justice Robert C. 5. m. by Moko (Pack- Time—2:00 3-4; 208 1.2, 2:18 Trot—Purse Myal, b & reat—Driftlet Crex &, by 91,000 Peter phy) Justice the Brooks by San Francisco b m., by Farmer Spears (Cox) Harvest Silver, ro. e vester (MeDonald) .. Charley Herr, Jr, b. h Merr (White) Miss Clara Mac Hall (CGeers) Time—2:12 1-4; by The Har- by Charley bik. m., by Warner 2:08 1-2; 2:091-2 YANKS LOS Mard-Witting Outficlder Fractures Ankle in Exhibition Game at Forbes Fleld. tsburgh, Sept. 9 —A of 25,000 persens witr i an _exhibition game y terday between the New York Americans and the Pittsburgh Nationals, the v going to the to 3. Babe satisfied the crowd In the ninth frame aade & home run. He poled the ball the right-field fence in the longest hit ever seen at Forbes Field In the second inning Bod he New York terflelder, tripled and scored on a wild piteh. In sliding into home plate he caught his foot on the At first It was thought that he had sprained his leg, but physicians who attended him declared that Bodie's right ankle had been fractured and that he would bs out of the game for the remainder of the season score by innings BODIE. P crowd he rubber r 010 004 002—7 L.091 200 000—3 Hofman; New York Pittsburgh Batteries and Haeftner Ferguson and il ifhe - alllh Who am rnment help The ows is that his that his Prince.” but fled and was French priest America. Now the Belgium trying to find is. He is said to be agdpe, _speech, and lum is answer that all he kr Charle was addre A was In Bi the in charge took him is back in who he aristocratic in trying this boy question boy says that Louls and M. Le 1914, entered vm father Ho mans by to boy out PENNANT RAGES GROWING TIGHTER Important Series in Both Major "Leagues Are at Hand New “York. in tife tightened yesterday's Sept. 9.—The pennant races National and Americ: leagues up another notch as a result games. In the senior circuit the Cincinnati Reds. who are setting the pace, were idle, while Brooklyn, in second place, defeated Philadelphia, and New York, in third place, won (wo games from Boston The Superbas’ victory put them tied with Cincinnatl so far as games are concerned. but the Reds have a lead of four percentage points. New York's double victory over the Braves enabled New York to gain four points on Brooklyn and seven qn Cincinnati. In games New York is 11-2 behind Cincinnati and Brooklyn White Sox Galn Ground. Cleveland and New York were not sched- uled yesterday in the American League, while Chicago defeated Louis and there- by gained three points on the first and second teams. As a result there are only 11 points between Cleveland, in first place, and Chicago, in third place. The Indians have a half-game lead over New York, and the latter has some advantage over the White Sox. The final Intersectional series of the season opened in both leagues today with the western clubs playing in the East and the eastern clubs of the American League in the West. It is possible that before the teams return to their home stations that one or more of the pennant contenders in both circuits will have been eliminated, if the races are not actually decided. Reds Have Hard Task. Cineinnati, in the National League, New York., in the American League, have the hardest work cut out for them among the contenders. The real test for the Reds will come next week. when Manager Moran's team will face the Superbas in Brooklyn for three games, and then comes to New York for four games with the latter team. One of these games is a postponed contest, pre- vented by rain at Cincinnati during the last trip of New York The New York American League club will be obliged to meet its nearest competitors— Cleveland and Chicago—on foreign soil. The Cleveland series opened todgy. The New York team will start under % decided dis- advantage because of the accident to Ping Bodle, whe fractured his right ankle in the exhibition game at Pittsburgh yesterday. and because the York owners have decided not to use Pltcher Carl Muys in the Cleve- land series. The accident to Bodic is ex- pected to weaken the New York outfield considerably. Duffy Lewls not- entirely leg. It is outflelder. take ana the re overed from an belleved that Sam will pressed place. while titute alar leftfielder, injury Viek into atility [ con- tie's will HOW'S THIS Montreal 9 —The the fall Club toda the Sept latest thing in yesterday. when duled to compete in the Montreal Jockey entries uniess ow are he per cent n mi §500 to ine imum 5 00 purses LACY SOLD TO BRAVES n. Sept. 9—T Be National club announced of Second Baseman y from team of the South Atlantic has been ordered to report s baseball the purch the Columbia League. Lacy Boston, = open 1o the city yesterday, when the city mously accepted the legislativ iling them and Mayor Peters gave his ional prizk fights legalt ! work." | o ( WHAT'S EATING YOUR EART OUT Now WWFL #150%F0r A NEW SUT— | SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD IT— AND, 1 LoOK UKE A TRAMP = NATIONAL LEAGUE * Toney and Sallee Hurl Giants to Pair of Victories Over Braves—Dodgers Again Down Phillies, Taking Odd Game of Series. Boston. 9. —New York closed its season in Boston yesterday by winning both gafftes of a double-header—é to 0 and 5 to 1 Toney held Boston to four hits in the first game and not one of the home players reached third base. Sallee, recently ob- tained from Cincinnati by the waiver route, held Boston in check in the second game, pitching for New York for the first time this season. The scores by innings: Sept. (FIRST GAME). New York . Boston 2 ..000 000 00 Batteries: Toney and Snyder; Townsend and O'Nefll. ..101 200 024 (SECOND GAME). rh e 000 301 010—5 12 © 100 000 000—1 7 1 Batteries: Sallee and Smith; Rudoiph, Townsend and Gowdy. Philadelphia. Sept. 9.—Brooklyn won the odd.game of the five contests with Phila- delphia, 7 to 4, vesterday. Tragesser and Williams drove in all of the local runs. Paulette’s hand was injured a pitched ball In the fifth frame. score by innings: The rhoe 003 200 101—7 14 0 Philadelphia 000 000 301—4¢ 10 3 Batteries: Pfeffer and Miller; Meadows, Betts and Tragesser. RUNS FOR THE WEEK Brooklyn NATIONAL LEAGUE. s Brooklyn ... 2 New York Boston Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago : Philadelphia . St. Louls AMERICAN LEAGUE. New York .. x Philadelphia . Washington Boston Chicago .. Cleveland St. Louls Detroit ... wrxoamown Toronto .. Akton Reading Rochester Syracuse . Buffalo Baltimore Jersey City 2alunnoa DEMPSEY IS GENEROUS. Heavyweight Champion Presents Wife of Promoter With Expensive Automobile. Sept. 9 —Jack Dempsey, world's champion, accompanied by Kearns and newspaper cor- New York. with Chieago, heavyweight Jack respondents, left Kearns hopes to Gunboat Smith and match with Smith is Boston on September 8. Dempsey’s contest with Brennan probably will be decided in New York ‘While Dempsey was preparing 1o leave he lea that Billy Miske, his ponent in the Day battle at Benton Harbor, was in the hotel dining room having lunch with Mrs. Miske. The champion Im- mediately joined the Miskes. They chatted plea or a few minutes and parted With a hearty handshake. leaving Benton Harbor Dempsey Mrs. Floyd Fitzsimsmons. wife of he promoter of the Labor Day sontest, with a $13,000 automobile. Miske returned to his home 9B St. Manager yesterday for close matches Bill Brennan. The tentatively set for where Pitul You’ll Have to Hand It to the Wife LOOKY | LAST WINTER'S AL FIxED UP- PRESSED, NEW ’ FVE MAD Your SOT LEANED, UT TonS, NEW LINING - s -TeLLN . {Su R TAlLOR ‘SQ? SASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL NATIONAL LEAGUE. #° Yesterday’s Results. New Yeork 6-5; Boston 0-1. Brooklyn Philadelphia 4. Other tes not scheduled, Standing of the Teams. Won Lost -0 % 74 67 66 6z 50 82 Cincinnati Brooklyn New York . Pittsburgh . Chicago . St. Louis Boston .. Philadelphia Games Today. Cincinnati at Boston. St. Louts at Brooklyn. Chicago at New York. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. — AMERICAN LEAGUE. Yesterday’s Results. Chicago 5: St. Lous 3. Philadelphia § § Other teams not scheduled. Standing of the Teams. Lost 49 52 33 64 0 L3 81 87 Cleveland - New York Chicago St. Louis . Boston . Washington .. Detroit ... Philadelphia . Boston at Chicage. New York at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit. Washington at St. Louis. — . INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. *~ Yesterday's Results. Jersey City 14; Reading 6. Baltimore 3-4; Syracuse 2-1 (first 10_innings). Buffalo 1 Toronto 7 2; Rochester 0-1. Akron 0. Standing of the Teams. Won Lost 98 a“ 7 4 20 50 8¢ 53 62 kil 55 87 4 98 32 107 Baltimore Toronto . Buffalo Akron Reading .. Jersey City .. Rochester .... Syracuse ..... Games Today. Jersey City at Reading. Syracuse at Baltimore. Rochester at Buffalo. Akron at Toronto. EASTERN LEAG Yesterday's Results. Springfleld §: Pittsfield 2. New Haven 10; Waterbury 2 Martford 5; Worcester 3 Albany 3; Bridgeport 1 Standing of the Teams. Won Lost New Haven . % Springfield . Worcester Bridgeport Hartford Pittsfield Albany .. Waterbury Pittsfield at Springfield. Bridgeport at Albany. ew Haven at Waterbur™ orcegrer at Hartford. CHAMPION HERRON IS SHORN OF TITLE Amatear Goli Honors Will Soon Be in New Hands Roslyn, N. Y., Sept. 9.—The United States i amateur golf champion and a former champion were eliminated in yesterday round of the national amateur golf tourna- ment. F. Davidson Herron, of Pittsburgh, lost his title when he was defeated by J. Wood Platt. of Philadelphia, whom he put out in last year's tournament at Oak- mont. Platt won yesterday, 2 and 1. Robert A. Gardner, of Chicagq, former champion, was eliminated by another ex- title-holder, W. C. Fownes, Jr. of Pitts- burgh. The score was the same as in Herron's match—2 and 1. Two matches went to extra holes. Charles Evans, Jr., of Chicago, defeated Reginald M. Lewls, of Greenwich, Conn., at the 41st hole, and Edward P. Allis, of Milwaukee, won from Oswald Kirkby, of Englewood, N. J. at the 39th hole. Thomas D. Armour, who hails from Seot- land and holds the amateur championship of France, had little trouble with Philip Carter, of Shinnecock, defeating him, 4 and Today Armour is scheduled to play Francis Ouimet, of Woodland, former open and amateur champion, who yesterday ! had an easy time with M. M. Jack, of Merion, 9 and 7. A great battle of juvenile stars was ex- pected today, when Robert T. Jones 2d, of | Atlanta, 20 years old, plays F. J. Wright, Jr.. of Watertown, 22 years old. Yesterday Jones eliminated Frank W. Dyer, of Mont- clair, N. J.. 5 and 4, while Wright had a tougher battle with J. W. Sweetser, Yale's intercollegiate champion, who was put out, 2 and 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE White Sox Defeat Browns in Postpomed Game—Errors by Tigers Allow Athletics to Register Victory. Chicago, Sept. 9.—Although outbatted, Chicage won a postponed game from St. Louis vesterday, 5 to 3, by bunching hits in the sixth and seventh innings. They drove De Berry off the slab with twe out in the seventh frame after scoring all of their runs. Burwell stopped them the rest of the game. Claude Willlams was hit hard, but proved strong in the pinches. The score by innings: RS Chicago .. .000 102 03x—5 9 1 St. Louts 000 100 200—3 12 0 Batteries: Wiillam and Schalk; De Berry, Burwell and Severeid. Detroit, Sept. 9.—Errors caused Detroit's defeat here yesterday by Philadelphia, 5 to 4. The Tigers made four misplays in the second inning and the visitors scored four runs on two hits. The score of the game by innin rh e 040 010 000—5 § 4 000 012 001—4¢ 11 5 and Perkine; Dauss Philadelphia Detroit Batteries and Manion. Naylor ENGLISH CRICKETERS LEAD. | Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 9.—The Incognito team of British cricketers led the New York Halifax Cup team, 375 rums to 70, when stumps were drawn. yesterday at Haverford. The visitors won the toss and batted first After his side had accumulated 375 runs for a loss of six wickets, Captain Metcalf declared the innings closed. The New Yorkers also had lost six wickets when play stopped for the day. They continued their first innings tod WANT W/LSON BARRED. Canton, O., ep;. 9. —Failure of Middle- weight Champion Johnny Wilson to fulfill his contract for A 12-round bout here ‘with Br Downey, nf Cleveland, on Labor Day has resulted in /the Canton boxing commis- sion deciding ty ask the boxing commissions in Ohlo and other states to bar the Easterner. . ST. MARY’S WIN AGAIN Naugatuck Girls' Team Is Forced to to m 23-to-12 Defeat on Home Géous Miss Lambert Fans Nine Batsgirls. The St. Mary's girls’ baseball tearm another victory to the season’s list yeste: in Naugatuck when the locals won a g 3 to 12. It was the second time this son that the Borough team had met di and in both instances it was the local who turned the trick. Miss Lambert, for the locals, bascball, striking out nine of the opp batsgirls. She was nicked for 11 hits. Lynch, who did the catching. put up same and her batting proved the fe she having registerod two three-b Miss McGrath also swung a mean bl accumulating two two-baggers. The i 8y by innin St. Mary's ugatuck Batterie: Misse: ambert and Misses Browski and Regan. INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE STANDING, Following is the standing of the in the Industrial Baseball League: Lost 2 3 7 Fafnir 17 9 8 8 ? 8 5 . Landers . Stanley Works N. B. Machine Corbin Stanley Russell and Erwin . Hart & Hutchinson THER. &S. AUT SERVICE Automobile Parties Acco Seven Passenger Hudson Open =nd Closed. A Rates Reasonable Call 10 10 13 H WILL PAY BEST PRICES FOR KINDS OF JUNK and Second-Hanc Furniture. $1.25 aHundred Lbs. foray D. ZELDES. 138 OAK ST. 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