New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1921, Page 8

GNS HIS EE CONTRACT stop Falls in Line— omes (0 Terms La., Mcrch 2.~ Manager word from New York Wally Schang, who has out with more or less ed his Yankee contract the trail for Shreveport th him will come Lob also has signed ¢ who has come (o his name to the papers or, tho ex-home run 11l point his way from lon Sunday. Itoger Peck Meusel and Warren Col. ly ones now unsigned Quinn, one of the fow of the rupidly vanish- ithall pitchers, arrived h him camo one Led- m nobody had heard, s a pitcher from alter Christenson, sup- tguckoo™ of an outfield- ry, joined the throng the oul and out regu- - ¥red Hoffman, the avelled an far as Tox- a carload of Giants Antonio. Hoffman had ungster named Thole, a who 18 to got & trial " suad of Yankees of praetice. In id a lot of work and they did a lot more t work in the after- much zest or dash as morning. They were ged from their efforts | p, showing that the fy of youth have their r was with the squad, ork except to shed his minutes in the morn ball back to a couple Fowste habiliments n’'t here yet. and ho es in the afternoon and healthy, and says he knows he is com- effocts of the cracked Just about a year ago. until the regulars ar- ay, but came down me early practice, and fling or two at P ACCUSERS, to Explain His Posi- pckey Squabble. ¢h 2.—Goorge dlan hockey player on with the Boston b of the United States y league caused an ports flurry, went to ay to face those who professionalism Shilton and Milton ¥, of the Shoe Trades Du- suspended from the | refused to play with- d preceded ng at which he will It the player Is request will he made a clean siate as an Quebec branch of the Unfon of Canada. Dufresne said betore s to return to this home in the United EET LEONARD. Pesires Crack at Cham- ttling Mitchell Again. —~Rocky Kan- Richie notified today arch Hgned to meet n March 9, local promoter to moct Nenny Leon- k first, Kansas, who od a 3500 forfeit and ith Andrews, says he agroement to meet 30 Rickard asx well an 1 would not want to re the Buffalo boxer s contract with me,” When Rickard learns he will most lkely Mitchell before CTORS TO MEET. reh Directors of aseball ay season's schedule of the Akron club was announced here Jonway Toole, leagne renentatives of the baseball club which kron franchise will 1o discuss and the ! the | him and | ! | | May | regatta on Housatonic; { | | ! monding | gue | | | Cisco. Texas, WIN GREATEST GAME OF SEASON AT ARMORY, DOWNING MAPLES A. C. OF NEW HAVEN, 39 TO 38—LANDERS BOWLERS CONTINUE FINE WORK USTRIAL LEAGUE—WALLY SCHANG COMES TO TERMS WITH YANKEES MANAGEMENT—YALE ROWING AUTHORITIES PLAN REGATTA FOR BOYS REGATT{FOR BO;S A-! LANDERS BOWLERS lMovie of a Man Weighing Himself . ROUT RULERS FIVE Industrial League Leaders Im- prove Chances for Championship Yale Rowing Authoritics P Spocial Event On Housaton'c River May 14 ==Schedule for Regular Oarsmen. March 2.—The an- nouncement of an invitation inter- scholastic regatta to be held on the Housatonle on May 14 has been made by the Yale rowing authorities. It should prove onc of the biggest schoolboy regattas ever held in the cast and at least twenty crows are cx- pected to take part. The rowing season plans at Yale are well under way and the season calls for races with Penn, Columbia, Princeton, Cornell and Harvard. It is planned to h a varsity race on 14, the date of the interscholas- ties. The schoolboys will race in Yale shells and will pull Yale oars The complete rowing schedule for the EN oarsmea follows: April varsity on bia varsity Housatonie; New Haven, Colum- on 30, varsity Housatonic; and junior May 14, 21, triangular race with Princeton and Cornell at Ithaca; 28, 180-pound at American Henley; June @ dual regatta with Harvard at New London. A CONFIDENCE GAME —_— Indicted White Sox Players Will Be Tried Under That Charge, Assist- ant Dist. Auwty. Announces, Chicago, March ‘The eight in- dicted members of the Chicago White Sox, charged with “throwing” the World's Series games of 1919 to Cin- cinnatl, will be tried on charges of conspiracy of obtaining money under false pretenses, and operating a con- fidence game, it was revealoed today by George E. Gorman, assistant state’s attorney, who filed a bill particulars beforo Judge Willlam E Deever. The trial has boen set for March 14, The bill relates that as a result of a “confidence game and fraudulent pretenses, Pitchers Eddie Cicotte and Claude Williams obtained $10,000 and $5,000, respectively, and that Joe Jackson,. outfleldoer, obtained $5,000, and the other defendants other large sums of money, the exact total of which is unknown.'” Charles C. Nims of Chicago was specifically named In the bill as one who was victimized His loss was placed at $250, REDS READY TO GO SOUTH. Squad Leaves Today—Kopf, Ronsh, Daubert and Groh Still Holdouts. Cincinnati, March 2.—The conting- ent of Cineinnati National league baseball players who departed for the training camp, this morning, mobilized here yesterday. In the party will be Pitchers Rixey, Coumbe, Bressler, Marquard, Fller and Fisher; Inflelder Schmehl, Catch- er Tom Conday and Outfielders Pask- er: and See. KKopf, shortstop; TRoush, center flelder; Daubert, first base, and Groh, third baseman and captain, have failed to sign their contracts. Kopf, however, is regarded as the only real | The signed contract of Sam Crane, utility inficlder, was received yesterday. The club announced the purchase of Third Baseman Schirmer, who was considered one of the best infielders in the Florida State league las: season. holdout. WOULD INJURE CHAMPION United States Officials to Deal with Former Riddle FPmploye. Philadelphia, March 2.-—Harry T. Lamey of Chester, Pa., was today held in $2,509 ball for court by United States Commissioner Manley on charges of having written an anony- mous letter to Samuel D. Riddle, threatening harm to his wife and his great racing horse, Man o' War, un- less he was paid $10,000 The case will be presented to the Federal Grand Jury tomorrow, the specific charges against Lamey are threatening matter through the malls and using the mails with intent to defraud. Lamey, who gave his age as 25, waived examination at the hearing, and no testimony was taken, but it is said by officials that he talked freely in his cell at the United States mar- shal's office before the heart say- ing that he worked for Mr. Riddle three years ago WHITE SOX CLAN FATHERS, Comiskey's Shattered Foreea Get Ready for Training Trip. Chicago, March 2.—Members of the Chicago White Sox team began to arrive hore yesterday, in preparation for the trip Friday to the spring t ing camp at Waxahachle, Texas first of the players to report wana Lees, n catcher from Bethle- hem, F Manager “Kid" Gleason is due tomorrow from his home in Phil- adeiphia, and will take twenty-three players south with him. Several of t othern will go direct from thelr , and Dick Kerr, ono of the Box pitchers, now holding pected to run over frem his of | The Landers Frary and ¢ pany bhowlers continued ut Rogers Recreation their 'l-llp in the Industrial league last night alleys, downing “lark com=~ fast | the Stanley Rule and Level company, three stralght game Joe Huck was | the chief performer for the winners, with a total score of 332, | the best single scores wer 16, Tenn varsity and junlor | 113. The New pany nosed out company team, out of three. Young Joe in fine fettle, dropping for a total score of £20. Britain M the Skinn winning to top the century mark. Tomorrow night the Bridgeport Elks team Rogers alleyes. attained statewide attentio considered the best in the At the Casino alleys, matches were held. The scores: Landers. Huck . .. " W. 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Philadelphia, March 2.—Chief Ben- der, former Athletic pitcher and now manager of the New Haven team, and Pep Young, second baseman of the Detroit Americans, appeared on Franklin field yesterday afternoon to help Coach Cariss instruct the Red and Blue baseball squad. Young, who was in uniform, will work out the téam until he goes South week, while Bender will coach the pitchers for seferal weeks. The weather was so balmy that the Penn pitchers and catchers worked doors for several hours. BENDER HELPS PENN. COACH. Mentor | ‘nahan, former major league MRS. BRESNAHAN DIVORCED. Wife of Ex-Major Leaguer Is Grant- ed a Dccree at Toledo. Toledo, March 2.—Common Pleas Judge Johnson has granted a decree of absolute divorce to Mrs. Adaleen M. Bresnahan from Roger P. Bres- player and now president of the Toledo base- ball club. In addition Mrs. Bresna- han was granted $10,000 alimony, and under the order, Bresnahan must pay his wife's attorney's fees, which amount to $500. Mrs. Bresnahan in her petition accused the ball player of extreme cruelty, alleging he struck her, threatened to shoot her and sought the company of other women. During the trial Bresnahan hotly contested his wife's suit and asserted that their main domestic difficulties had been because he wanted children, while his wife showed no desire for them. Mrs. Bresnahan claimed that he wus the owner of $40,000 stock in the Toledo baseball club and that his salary as president of the club 'is $3,000 a year. a1s—1235 next | out- Penn's relay team, which will com- pete in the University of lllinois meet at Urbana, 11, Friday, has beaen selected as follows: Harold Lewis of Bar Ilarbor, Me.; Dewey Rodgers of Philadelphia, Larry Brown of Seattle TALK OF TRACK MEET. Movement Is Under Way to Hold . Army and Navy Event. Annapolis, Md., March 2.—A move- ment is on foot to hold a field and track meet between Army and Navy this spring, and it is expected that the matter of extending athletic re- lations in connection with the an- nual football, baseball and basket- ball fixtures between the two serv- ice institutions will be taken up short- Iy. 1t is believed here that the respec- tive departments at Washington will approve the project. AWARDED FRANCHISES. Chicago, March 2.—Franchises in the National major basketball league have been awarded to Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston and Paterson, it was announced today by Wm. Hepin- thal, one of the organizers of the new circuit in the professional department of that sport. New York already is in the circuit, so places for three other cities are open. Negotiations are proceeding, it was said, with Spring- field, Mass., New Haven, Hartford, Conn., and Trenton and Camden, N. J. D TO WELOOME GOWDY. Galveston, March 2.—*“Buddies” from the Rainbow (Forty-second) Di- vision will welcome Hank Gowdy to Galveston, according to an announce- ment yesterday by Adrian Levy, com- mander of the local post of the Amer- jcan Legion. The lanky catcher of the Boston Braves will arrive with the first contingent of Manager Mitchell’s players, probably March 7. MARY MILES MINTER Fox’s, Thurs.,Fri.,Sat. BELGIAN KEEPS AHEAD. New York, March 2.—The big crowd that attended the third session of the 18.2' balkline billiard match between Edouard Horemans of Ant- werp, Belgium, and Jacob Schaefer of San Francisco witnesesd an en- srossing exhibition of caromic skill. iAlmough Schaefer, who occuplied ‘the table on six occasions, made the bet- ter average ‘he, was heaten By thir- {teen points. He began with a rin of 188, which he followed with 85 ‘and averaged 64 3-6, the final score ;of the afternoon was 400 to 387 in ifavor of the Belgian, wiio ran 223 and averaged 57 ‘1- LAFAYNTTE OOACH REPORTS. Easton, Pa., March 2.—Biil Cough- lin, the former Detroit inflelder and captain, arrived here yesterday to re- sume his duties as coach of the Laf- ayetta College baseball team. At pres- ent the battery men are working in- doors. The first game is with Prince- ton at Princeton, April 6. WILL FIND ouT ReEADE DIRECCTIONS WALKS AWAY wWELL PLEASED WITH SELF TRIANGULAR ROWING Princeton, Harvard and Annap Oarsmen to Contest on May 7. Cambridge, Mass., March 2.—H vard, Princeton and the navy meet in an eight oared shell race Lake Carnegie, Princeton, on Crimson rowing officials annou last night. . > The race was cancelled. recently., cause it was thought that the Ni Academy men could not get the nec sary permission from the Navy partment, but this has since b granted. BRENNAN TO COACH K. C. PITY Kansas City, Mo., March 2. Brennan, former pitcher for the Py adelphia Nationals, left with the cal American Association team 1 day for tho spring training camp Monroe, La. 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