New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1921, Page 16

Y BRITAIN' DAILY HERALD. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921. BABE RUTH GETS' ANOTHER CIRCUIT CLOUT—MOUNT PLEASANTS DOWN DODGERS, AND TIE UP RACE FOR FIRST PLACE IN HARDWARE CITY LEAGUE —PIRATES GAIN SLIGHTLY ON GIANTS—TICKETS SELLING FAST FOR NEW BRIT AIN-MERIDEN POLICE GAME WED.—JOHNSON DEFEATS RICHARDS fRAGE TIGHTENSIN - HARDWARE LEAGUE llt Pleasants Down Dodgers and Teams Are Now Deadlocked ® The race for the championship in the Hardware City league tightened vlast night, with the defeat of the Dodgers by the Mount Pleasants’, 5 to 3 at St. Mary’s playground. The contest was a dandy one to watch. Jackowitz who was on the firing line for the Hill boys, let his opponents down with three -hits. Kania was found for six hits by the victors. As the result of the battle last night, ‘the Mt. Pleasants and thé Dodgers are tied for first place with 5 vic- tories and three defeats. ‘The score: Mt. Pl,en.s ..2000300—5 6 2 .Dodgers 0111000—3 3 2 Batteries — Jackowitz and Camp- “'bell; Kania and Benson. Two games will be staged in the Hardware City league tomorrow af- ternoon. At 2 o'clock the Tabs will meet the Trojans. Gerry Crean, who flings ’em for the Taps, and Joe Fitz- “patrick will hurl for the Trojans. At ' 4 o'clock the West Ends and the In- dependents are scheduled. In the Junior Hardware City league, the Pi- rates and the Dodgers Juniors will cross bats at 2 o’clock and at 4 o'clock the St. Mary's and Trojans Juniors " are scheduled. Boys League Resylts. The results of games in the Boys' league at the grounds yesterday, fol- Jow: 3 { 14 3 “Alpines .. o Batteries—Si and Levine. D'b'ns .00 2.0 0—10 14 5 Cim'd' .4 03 30 x—12 16 3 Batteries — Hennessey and Haves; Politus and Huck. E. Hfd. .2 200100038112 Eagles ..2 1110000 0—5 106 Batteries — Duplin and Nichols. Gin'dls 0 0000010—3 8 3 Nut'mgs 0 2020030x—7 12 1 Batterles — Gorman and Jones; Gritfen and Kenney. “Nutm’es 0 00100300—4 9 5 —7 15 4 lare; Albee [ 0 Col'mb's 001010010—3 7 Batteries — Clinton and Kenney; Moorehead and Cosgrove. Tennis Results. Jack McCabe and Margaret For- syth defeated Helen Conlon and Helen Forsyth in the tennis doubles, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4 Boys Athletic Mect. The results of the boy's athletic meet yesterday afternoon follow: Baseball throw—minor class, Cron- in, 94 feet 11 inches; Vasgner, 94 feet 3 inches; Cianci, 88 feet 10 inches; junior class — Schimco, 151 feet; Weihn, 149 feet 8 inches; Azari, 148 feet 3 inches; intermediate class — Twining, 172 feet 8 inches; Perry, 163 feet 8 inches; Strom, 162 feet 3 | inches. Running broad jump—minor eclass, Vesgner, 11 feet 3 inches; Cianci, 11 feet 1 inch; Henry, 10 feet 8 inches; junior class — Schmarr, 12 feet 11 inches; Schimco, 11 feet § inches; Hooge, 10 feet 11 inches; interme- diate class—Azaro, 13 feet 8 inche: Twining, 12 feet 11 inches; Komin- ski, 12 feet 8 inches. Throwing basketball for distance— minor class, Vasgner, 30 feet 9 inches; O'Brien, 30 feet 3 inches; Hen- ry, 28 feet 10 inches; jumior class— Higgins, 44 feet; Schimco, 39 feet 8 inches; Azaro, 36 teet 5 inches; in- termediate class—Kominski, 60 feet 8 inches; Strom, 51 feet 10 inches; Wil- son, 49 feet 3 inches. 40-yards dash— minor class, Mec- Carmack, first; Cronin, second; Hen- ry, third. 50-yards dash—junior class. Wiehn first; Azaro, second; Theimer, third; intermediate class — Wilson, firsi Ralph, second: McCarthy, third; spe- cial class — Strom, first: Drehinkie- vicz, second; Meehan, third. 200-yards relay—Captain Twining’s team won: Captain Strom’s team, sec- ond; Captain’ Wilson’s team, third, and Captain Perry's team fourth. In the tug-of-war contest, Captain Twin- ing's team was the winner. Standing broad jump — Twining’s team, 28 feet 3 inches; Wilson's team, 27 feet 3 inches; Strom's team, 27 feet 1-2 inch; Perry’s team, 26 feet 3 inches. TO AID DISABLED SOLDIERS. St. Louis, Aug. 12.—Hugh Walker cf Kansas City and Bob Martin heavyweight pugilistic champion of the A. E. F., have been maiched for a 12 round bout to be held here Sep- tember 15, it was announced today. Proceeds of the bout will go to a fund for disabled ex-service men. Mabogany Russia! Tony Red Russia! Nut Brown Russia! Gun Metal! Black Vici Kid! Engiish Lasts! Broad Toe! ALL SIZES! Our Entire Stock of Browan Vici Kid! Brogue Styles! Medizm Toe! NOTHING MISSING! Low Cut Shoes for Men Now On Sale At Two Sensationally Low Prices! Regardless of their cost or value, we have reduced our entire stock of NEWARK Oxfords for Men to $3.45 and $4.45. At these two prices you can pick up the most remarkable values in low cut shoes that you have seen in many a day. These are all from our regular stock, brand new this season, and marked for quick clear- ance at $3.45 and 34.45 to make room for new lines for Fall already coming in. leather is represented in this big collection. This sale positivéely winds up a week Make your selection without another be fitted perfectly. from to-morrow. day’s delay. Every conceivable style and You can Newark Shoes for Men and Women, $4, $5 and $6 —NONE HIGHER. ’ Thae Leraest Chgia of Saos Stoces in the United States, : NEW BRITA IN STORE 324 Main Street Open Monday and i Near R. R. Crossing Saturday Evenings. PIRATES WIN TWO GAMES FROM CUBS League Leaders Forced to Over- time Play in Second Gontest Pittsburgh, . Aug. 12.—Pittsburgh won both games of a-double. header yesterday, defeating Chicago 7 to 3 and 5 to 4. The second game went eleven in- nings. Play was stopped in the fourth inning of this game by a rainstorm. After five minutes delay play was re- sumed. Pittsburgh scored the winning run in the eleventh when Zinn hit safely stole second and scored on Robertson's single. The .scores: First game: E Chicago . . 200000010—3 12 Pittsburgh .. 00000403x—7 12 Alexander and O'Farrell; Hamilto: and Brottem. Second game: e 0 9 n ‘Philadelphia r h e 110010$0100—4 10 o Pittsburgh 31000000001—5 14 0 Martin and Daly, O'Farrell and Kil- lefer; Zinn and Brottem. New York 3-8, Brooklyn 3.5 New York, Aug. 12.—New York and Brooklyn divided a . double header yesterday the Dodgers taking the first 5 to # and the Giants the second, 6 to 5. The second game Went 13 in- nings. Wheat's hitting Teatiron. He ob- tained a triple, two doubles and four singles in the two games. Ten double plays were made. New York putting through seven of them. Krueger of Brooklyn was banished from the gama for protesting a decision. The score: First game: r h e Brooklyn ...... 000112100—5 10 1 New York ...... 002001000—3 10 4 Ruether, Schupp, Smith and Miller; Ryan, Shea and Snyder. Second game: ‘ r h e Brooklyn . 0200011000100—5 17 0 New York .. 2000010010101—6 17 3 Miljus, Smith and Krueger and Mil- ler; Barnes, Sallee, Tony and Snyder. Braves Win in 10th Boston, Aug. 12.—Christenbury’s pinch hit, coming in the tenth inning with the bases filled, none out and the score tied, enable Boston to defeat Philadelphia yesterday, 2 to 1. McQuillen yielded . six hits and struck out ten men. The score: / r . h e 0100000000—1 6 1 Boston 0001000001—2 8 0 Meadows and Bruggy; McQuillan ind O'Neill. Reads Down Cardinals St. Louis, Aug 12.—The Cardinals railed to hit Rixey at opportune times yesterday and Cincinnati won the third game of the series, 6 to 1. The work of Bohne of the Reds was the feature of the game. He ‘batted 1,00 and-fielded fifteen out cf sixteen chances. - Mann also hit safely in thre trlys to the plate. The score: Cincinnati B 121000200—6 9 1 St. Louis: . 000000010—1 - 9 2 Rixey and Wingo; Doak, Bailey, North and DilHoefer. RED SOX WIN EXHIBITION. Pittsfield, Mass., Aug. 12,—The Red Sox defeated Pittsfield of the Eastern league in an exhibition game here yesterday, 10 to 9. The score: Boston Americans Pittsfield, Eastern White gloves with black ribs, a white posey in the buttonnole, a pearl-gray derby and a gold-headed ne. If you wear these you're in style for the afternoor. Ior the genleman so dressed above is none other than King George, himself, on the way to the Goodwood races. In- | creased by terest in racing in England has in- leaps and bounds since the war. Never in history nas the sport been more popular there. \ lHow to Start the Day Wrong By Bnggd You GET UP To YouR SUMMER CAmMP AND YoU REALIZE You DoN T HAvUEe To BE So PARTICULAR “BEST RAT You DIG OUT Your OLD FISHING HAT ThaT REALLY COMFORTAGLE - THEN YoOU SNAP YoUR Dear OUD S'PENDERS ATTACHED To YourR. ComF ‘TABLE oLD CORDUROY PANTS THAT U 1S ou EVER ABOUT SHAVING You FesL So GoSH DARN GooD AND FREE You GO ouT *ON THE PORCH AND LET ouT A WAR WHOOP ofF JoY BABE RUTH'’S BAT IN WORKING ORDER Bambino Hits His 43rd Homer Besides Two Other Clouts Philadelphia, Aug. 12.—“Babe" Ruth’s hitting overcame the Athletics vesterday and gave New York a 7 io 3 victory, tightening the Yanks' hold upon first place. Ruth was responsible for four of the Yanks' seven runs. His forty-third home rur came in the fourth when he drove the ball into the left field bleachers, scoring Schang and Peckinpaugh ahead of him. *Tillie Walker made two doubles and a home run. The homer was Walker’s seventeenth and it was his third straight day on which he put the ball into the bleachers. Several thousand orphaned -and crippled boys, and fifty disabled sol- diers from Base Hospital wtnessed the game as the guests of the Cubs, a local charitable organization. The score: A e New York ...... 210400000—7 13 0 Philadelphia 000001110—3 10 0 Shawkey and Schang; Hasty, Keefe. Freeman and Perkins. (OPS’ TEAM IN SHAPE TLocal Team is Putting in Plenty of Practice for Big Game With Mer- iden Here Next Wednesday. The New Britain police department baseball team has been practicing faithfully this week, in preparation for the battle with the Meriden cops ut St. Mary’s playgrounds next Wed nesday afternoon. While the locals fost to the Silver City team, last ~eek, there is plenty of confidence fhat the tables will be reversed in the coming game. It looks like another pitchers battle between Pete Cabelus for the locals and Baer for the visitors. Baer had the New Britain team eat- iug frem his paw last week. Re- ports indicate that a large numbe- of tickets have been disposed of for the game. Following the contest, banquet will be served. a TO PLAY HARTFORD TEAM. New Britain Postoffice Nine Tackle Capital City Rivals Sunday. The New Britain postoffice team *11l meet a tough opponent on Sun- day at the St. Mary's playground. when the Hartford P. O. team will play here. So far the locals have been able to gain a verdict over all p. o. cpponents. Harold Coogan will again be on the mound with Conley doinz the catch- ing. The game will start at 2:13 ~"clock. YANKS BUY HURLER. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 12.—The man- agement of the Dallas baseball club announced yesterday the sale of Pitcher George Swartz to the New York Yankeces for $4,000. Swartz will report to New York after the close of the Texas league season. Swartz is a southpaw and came to Dallas this season from the West Canada league. VICTORY FOR BRITONS, Harttord, Aug 12, Abe ell and George Duncan, Briti fessionals. defeated Jock Hutchinson, winner of the British open, and Jack Stait, local Pro. in a thirty-six hole exhibition match here yesterday, up and 5 to play. ] HAD ET<. CAN JUST WALLER * RouND 11, srmmmnAUIaY THeENn You Ask FOR The MALL SEE THE HomE RICHARDS IS BEATEN William M. Jdhnston Puts Yonkers Boy Out of Running for Place on Davis Cup Team. Seabroght, N. J., Aug. 12.—Vincent Richard's chances of making the American Davis cup team were snuff- ed out completely by the masterful game of William M. Johnston on the Seabright courts yesterday. Over- whelmed by the power and brilliance of the former national champion’s at- tack, the Yonkers youth, who three Will | weeks ago had astonished the tennis world with a triumph over William T. Tilden, 2d, went dowp to decisive defeat, his worst since hd reached the ranks of the top notchers. Scores do not always reflect accurately the story of a ternis match, but in this instance the final tally of 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 does. BOUT FOR TENDLER. Lew, Is Matched in Mili With Freed- man on August 24. Philadelphia, Aug. 12.—An all-star card for the night of August 24. at the Philadelphia National baseball park has been announced by the promoters 5t the Lew Tendler-Benny Leonard match for the world lizhtweight title, which was to have been held tonight but which was indefinitely postponed when Leonard the champion dislocat- d his thumb. In the wind-up Tend- ler will meet Sailor Freedman of Chi- cago. Other matches include Johnny Dundee, New York, vs. Joe Tiplitz, New York; George Chaney, Balti- more, vs. Harry (“Kid”) Brown, Philadelphia; and Danny Kramer, Boston, vs. harley Ledoux, the French bantamweight. PERISCOPE WINS AGAIN. Cleveland, Aug. 12.—The unbeaten four-year-old mare, Periscope, an- nexed the richest grand circuit racing stake of the year here yesterday, tak- ing the first and third heats of the North Randall free-for-all trot, open to all except Pcter Manning and “rion Guy, and having a value of $15,000. Periscope was leading in the second heat also when she went into a break about an eighth of a mile from the wire and finished fifth. Millie Erwin took that heat. EMDIA_ HARVESTER SOLD. Goshen, N. Y., Aug. 12—Announce- ment was made yesterday of the sale of Emma Harvester, 12 1-4, 4 year 0ld and winner of the 2:15 trot Wed- nesday. The mare was sold by the Brook Farm at Chester to Win Cane, owner of the Good Time 'stable in Goshen for more than $20,000. She will make her first start for the new owner at the grand circuit meeting at Philadelphia next week. GRAND CIRCUIT AT PHIDA. Philadelphia, Aug. 12.—The stage is all set for the grand circuit races which will open at the Old Belmont track here next week. Tomorrow will be visitors' day and the public will be given an opportunity to sce th horses which have arrived worked out after their long Jjourney fro: Cleveland CARNEY OUT OF FOOTBALL. Chicago, Aug. i2.—mavies R..Car- ney of Evanston, member of last vear's football team at the University of Tllinois, and placed on Waiter Camp’s all-American ‘team for 1920, is out of football permarently, it was red today. He had an operation on his right knee as the sult of an injury suffered in a game last fall when a ligament was torn leose. BUDDIES HONOR YORK. Pittsburgh, Aug.| 12—Pitcher York, of the Chicago Nationals, was given a iuncheon yesterday former mem- Lers of the Third div he served in luncheon, the toxcs near France. ing the former soidiers oceupied the Chicago bench. SUBSCRIBED FOR AND SHE ' SAYS THE PAPERS DIDN'T COME, TaeE WIFe S0 You CAN PAPERS Ybu ow AND So THeE DAY UTTERLY RUINED! BASEBALL IN' A NUTSHELL AMERICAN LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. New York 7, Philadelphia 3. Other teams not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. W, L. 64 39 66 41 59 52 51 54 51 5 49 46 40 New York ... Cleveland ‘Washington St. Louis . Detroit .. Boston Chicago . - Philadelphia . Games Today. New York in Philadelphia. St. Louis in Detroit. Chicago in Cleveland. NATIONAT LEAGUE. Results Yesterday. Brooklyn New York 3 game). New York 6, Brooklyn 5 (2nd game 10 innings). Boston 2, nings). Pittsburgh7, Chicago 3 (Ist game) Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 4 (2nd game 10 innings). Cincinnati 6, St. Louis 1. 5, (1st) Philadelphia 1 (10 in- Standing of the Clubs. ‘ Woes Pittsburgh J6% 38 New York . 65 43 Boston 58 43 Brooklyn . 57 52 St. Louis 54 52 Cincinnati 47 Chicago 44 Phiadelphia 31 es Today. Brooklyn i New York. Philadelphia in Boston. Chicago in Pittsburgh. Cincinnati in St. Louis. PENNSY GRID SCHEDULE. Nme Games Will be Played, "Eight of Them at Home. Philadelphia, Aug. 12.—The Uni- versity of Pennsylvania football team wil play nine games this season, all but one of which will be on Franklin field. The revised schedulle follows: September 24, Deleware; October 1, Franklin and Marshall; October 8, Gettysburg; October 15, Swarthmore; “ctober 22, Virginia Milit: Acad- emy; October 29, Pittsburgh; Novem- ber 5, Lafayette; November Dart- niouth at Polo Grounds, New York; November 24, Cornell. According to present plans, John W. Heisman, head coach, will have 25 veteran can- didates report to him at Cape May September 5 for two weeks prelimin- ary work. 5 and RACE WITH TURTLES. Bahama Islands Natives Enjoy Pecu- liar Sporting Events. Miami, Fla., jAug. 12.—Loggerhead turtle racing, a sport regarded by na- tives of the Bahamas as Cubans re- sard cock fighting and Americans baszball, is to be imported into Flor- ida by local sportsmen. Turtle races, never have besn held States, local horities ssert. In racing, the huge reptiles harnessed aimost in the same ma as horscs, the suits, mount th the most ap turtle may be so driver as to prevent diving the rider fimshes the race therous! Tlacing turtles the ecies that 3 The entries to face the barri were laken along the Flirida kess after a cearch of several weeks ve in The the but are the la may be obtained. 2| in the United | INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Results Yesterday Jersey City 3, Rochester 2 (11 in- nings). Newark 3, Toronto 2. Baltimore 1, Syracuse 0. Reading 9, Buffalo 8. Standing of the Clubs, w. . 87 30 €9° -~ 51 64 53 60 55 52 63 45 63 46 70 .41 T4 Baltimore Buffalo . Toronto Rochester Newark ....... Jersey. City .. Syracuse Reading . Games Today. Buffalo in Newark. Syracuse in Jersey City. Toronto in Baltimore. Rochester in Reading. EASTERN LEAGUL. Results Yesterday. Hartford 1 ,Springfield 0. Bridgeport 3. Waterbury Albany 7, New Haven Three games plaved. Standing of the Clubs. W, L. . 60 39 58 42 38 43 54 52 46 sridgeport .. Worcester . »msfield Hatttordf. . New Haten -pringfield - .. waterbury - Albany in Hartford. Bridgeport in Springfield. New Haven in Worcester. Waterbury in Worcester. RUNS FOR WEEK AUG. 7-13 American League M. T. W. T. F: S. TtL New York Boston Phil. Wash'gton Ceveland Detroit Chicago St. Louis Do s 0l ©100 00 01 19 © HHHH K@K = National S. M. 21 A8 New York Brooklyn Boston Phil. pittsburgh Cincinnati chieago . Louis " [P FESER =g PRy PADOHANUHA Puoy aoun =~ International League S. M. W, Baltimore Reading Buffalo Syracuse Rochester Toronto Jersey City Newark x x xi 3 . e D 1o o B POUNDING BALL. Kansas Ci Aug. 12 —John “Bun- ny” Brief, first bascman of the loca A ican Association clw ely in 26 consecutie wd includinzg yesterc BRIEF IS e HBet aleo Teajle the A ation this ¥ Lome of 1ssac held by Pittsurgh, T and Kid .\' i Tk, at it we