New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1921, Page 8

8 - NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1921 ———————- SURE . BABE RUTH MOVES INTO THIRD PLACE IN AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING RACE—YANKEES SENT BACK TO SECOND PLACE BY THE WHITE SOX— { PIRATES GET AN EVEN BREAK WITH PHILLIES—DUNCAN AND MITCHELL BEATEN BY AMERI CAN PROS—McGRAW DENIES PURCHASE OF ORICLES PIRATES GET EVEN 1-3 innings, off Schupp, 3 in in- nings; off S. Smith. 5 in 2 in- nings. Struck out—By Milju by S. Smith, 1; by Pfeffer, 3. Wild pitch —S. Smith. Losing pitcher—>Miljus. Umpires—0'Day and Emslie. Time of game—1 hour and 46 minutes Powell's Homer Decides. hon e Gibson's Men Hit Ball Hard 0| run ocer stoshena e inricem: &% Opening Game —— Philadelphia, Aug. 20.—Pittsburgh bury on the bases in the seventh in- ning was the big factor in Boston defeating Chicago, 3 to 2 Tha score: CHICAGO (N.) divided a double bill with Philadel- | Flack, rf. ; 2 ‘:’ : 401 phia yesterday. The visitors won the | Hollocher, 0 0 2 4 0 first, 14 to 2, and lost the second, 4 Terry, 2b. o1 100 to 1. Deal, 3b. . 0 00 20 In the opening contest the Pirates | Barber, If TR0 TG O hammered Meadows and Betts for | Maisel, of. . T 6 O 20 hits, including two home runs by | Grimes, 1b. o 1 6 0 0 Robertson, the first of which came in | O'Farrell 0 05 1 0 the sixth with three men on bases. | Freeman, p 01T Hubbell keld Pittsburgh to seven e — scatteved hits in the closing game. Totals 0 The score FIRST GAME ab r o o PITTSBURGH (N.) Eowell, (et oot 41 r; 30 o ab r h o a e Barbare, ss. 7 T G RN TR LS Maranville, ss. 4 2 1 1 3 0|Southworth, A0 2 O Bigbee, cf. 6 2 3 1 0 0|Cruise, If. 2000 30 0D Robertson, rf. . 6 2 3 2 0 0|Boeckel, 3b. 4 e 02T Barnhart, 3b. .....6 1 1 0 3 0]|Holke, 1b. 4 0 012 0 0 Tierney, 2b. 5 1 3 1 3 0|Ford, 2b. 2012 e g Whitted, 11. 5 1 3 2 0 0|0Neil, c . E RO G Grimm, 1b. 5 2 214 0 0/|watson. p. 00 0 0 3 1 Brotteem, c. . 5 1 2 5 3 0|mMcQuillan, p. 0o 0 0 0 0 0 Morrison, p. . 4 28 20 0 000} vohisionhay 001 .00 0 0 iXtaly ........ 46 14 20 37 12 0| momis oo 27 3 62714 3 PHILADELPHIA (N.) *Batted for Watson in seventh in- ab r h o a o|ning Monroe, 2b. 2 0 0 2 1 0)cChicago 00000020 0—2 J. Smith, 2b. 3 110 4 1|goston .......001000 20 x—3 Miller, 3b. 4 0 0 1 2 0| Home run—Powell. Stolen base— L'rveau, rf. 4 0 0 1 1 0|cruise. Sacrifices—O'Farrell, Watson King, 1f. Ll ame S B B Double plays—Hollocher, (un- Lee, 1b. ... 4 1 313 00 sted): Southworth to Ford to Willjams, cf. 4 0 1 4 0 0fgolke Left on bases—Chicago, 5; Parkinson, ss. 4 0 2 2 4 0|poston, 6. Bases on'balls—Off Free- Bruggy, ¢ 4 0 1 2 0 0lman, 3, off Watson, 2. Hits — Off Meadows, p. 0 0 0 0 0 1|watson, 4 in 7innings; off McQuillan, .Bat'ts. P .. 2 1 1 0 0 019 5 3 innings. Hit by pitcher—B 'W'stone Z B2 5 & @ ‘Watson, (Tery); by Freeman (Bar- B S¢ $ 1172712 2 bare). Struck out—By Freeman, 3. *Batted for Betts In the ninth in- ning. Pittsburgh 4041 L R 0000 Two basa hits—Lee, Brottem, Rob- ertson. Home runs—Robertson, 2; J. Smith. Stolen base—Grimm. Sacri- fices—Maranville, Meadows. Double play—Monroe and Lee. Left on base ~— Pittsburgh, 8; Philadelphia, 7. Bases on balls — Off Meaedows, 2. Hits—Oft Meadows, 7 in 4 innings: oft Betts, 13 in 5 innings. Struck out oo o 2 2 on Winning pitcher—Watson. Umpires —Moran and Rigler. Time of game —1 hour and 40 minutes New York, Aug. 20. — New York made it two out of three from Cin- cinnati, winning the last game of the series vesterday 8 to 3. The Giants picked up a big lead on Rixey in the first two innings. Farnes also was hit hard but was saved repeatedly by strong support. The score: CINCINNATI (N.) i ab r h o a e —By Morrison, 5; by Meadows, 1.Ixeale rf. .........5 1 2 2 0 0 Passed ball, Bruggy. Losing pitcher | gopna cp. . o 2 2.0 0 Meadows. Umpires—McCormick and | goysh, of. .. 0 1 3 1 0 Klem. Time of game— lhour and 47 | Gron, 3b. . .. 011 10 minutes. Daubert, 1b. 0 112 0 O SECOND GAME Duncan, f. 310 0 PITTSBURGH (N.) Wingo, c. 0.0 0 0 0 ab r h c 2 ¢l Hargrave, [ R T Maranville, ss. ....4 0 1 2 3 0|yopp e 00 1 1 0 T AR R S B R i 00 0 2 0 'F;obe:‘tsn!n,a;f» 3 g : g 2 Donahue, 1.2 06 0 arnhart, 3b. B i 01 0 0 0 B, 9B orei0 8108 1 % T el LT D “}'P‘mwd-‘sf- ceeed g 1o g O LR Totais S NI 35 312 24 12 0 Srimm, 1b. z 5 W Y N Sehmidt, c. 01 9 1 0 R ’OS;K :- !‘1 o a e Zinn, p. 000 0 0 0fp ine of. 3 1 1 6 0 0 —————— roft. ss. tig b2 s 3l Blotwrs i 33 1 724 8 1 1;?"2,;’“%“ i £oa B Ho - sch, 3b. WY PHILADEL:’bHIA: (: b o | youns, e 3 0 0 2 0 0 o P b Kelly, 1b. S S5 00! J. Smith. 2b. L 2 : 0 | Meuser, 1. 01 3 0 0 Miller, 30, ® 3 5 o o|Rawlngs 2b. 4 0 2 4 30 !!Zlhvem‘ll& rf. g 1; 25 0 |snvder c A s s ng, 1f. e 01 0 Lee, 1b. .. s 118 § a|aee e e Williams, cf. 0 01 0 O] Totals “:.uniie 32 81227 9 0 Parkinson, ss. TINS5 o cmcninatt 2o ks okiRogioofo s Henline, c. ... - 1 5 2 o |New York ..34001000 x—S8 Hubbell, P. «vevu.- o ¢ 2 *Batted for Donahue in ninth in- ning. Totals Two base hits — Bancroft, Groh. Pitsburgh Three base hit—Kelly. Home run— Phila 00010 Two lase hits—Lebourveau, P; inson. Double play game—1 hour and 50 minutes. Card: Beat Dodgers. Brooklyn, Aug. 20. — Jeff Pfeffer was ably assisted by Doc Lavan at ‘Ebbets Field yesterday and the Card- inals scored a victory over the Dodg- ers and then turned their backs on Flatbush until next year. The score Parkinson and Lee. Left on bases—Pittsburgh, 6; Philadelphia, 12. Bases on balls—Oft Hubbell, 1; oft Zinn, 3. Struck out— By Zinn, 8; by Hubbell, 2 Umpires — Klem and McCormick. Time of Donahie. Stolen base—TFrisch. Sac- rifices—Groh, Roush, Young, Meusel. Double plays — Bancroff, Rawlings and Kelly; Rawlings, Bancroft and Kelly. TLeft on bases—New York, 4: Cincinnati, 8. Base on balls — Off Rixey, 1; off Donahue, 1: off Barnes, 1. Hits—Off Rixey, 8 in 1 1-3 in- nings; off Donahue, 4 in 6 1-3 innings. Struck out—By Barnes, 4: by Dona- hue, 1. Losing pitcher—Rikey. Um- pires—Brennan and Hart. Time of same—1 hour and 58 minttes SUNDAY BASEBALL was 9 to 4, and it was Pfeffer's sev- | Hardware City League Team to Play enth victory as a Cardinal. He has at St. Mary’s Field. lost only one game since he was trad- ed by the Dodgers and has a perfect The Trojans and the Independents of average against his former mates, having won three times from them Tha scores: ST. LOUIS N.) . | the Hardware City league will clash ar 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at St Mary's playground. It will be the first time this season that a local league ab r h o a e|game has been played at the ground, 3. Smitn, rt. 2 2 1 0 0|and a big crowd is anticipated. Joe Schultz, rf. © 2 1 0 0 |Fitzpatrick and Bejas will comprise the Fournier, 1b. 0 110 0 O |batterv for the Trojans, while Smith Stock. 3b. ... 2 2 2 0 0and Holleran will work for the Inde- Hornsby, 2b. 1 4 3 3 0|pendents. Mueller, cf. .. 0 1 2 0 0| On diamond No. 2 at 2:30 o'clock Mann, cf. ... 1 1 1 1 0|the Clay Hill Majors of Hartford will McHenry, 1f. . 1 1 3 0 0|meet the St. Mary's playground teani, Lavan, ss. 0 1 1 8 0fand at 4 o'clock, the Beavers of this Ainsmith, c. 2 2 3 0 0lcity will play the St. Mary's school Pteffer, D. 0 0 0 1 0nine. ot (SEEEECES 3,:\, ?\.l( SRR KAPLIN WINS AGAIN. Olson, ss ab r R 2 2 7| Meriden Boy is Easily the Victor Over Johnston, 3b. D202 0 “Kid” Lewls. L B 500 0| Meriden, August 20.—Louis “Kid"” Wheat, 1. Lo s 9 | Zaplin, of Meriden, scored another e, cf 2 L :, victory last night, when he gained the [aanat. 1h Rt o | referee’s award over “Kid” Lewis of s 4 i 1 | Waterbrry. It was a clean-cut vic- e, €. e 1 | tory for the Silver City boy. Consid- Respe. ,p‘ o 0 o o | erable money was wagered on the re- EEin D B o |sult. In the semi-final, Tracey Fer- ECG‘;?;:’,‘, > 00 0 o | guson of Wallingford, defeated Sn)l- e o | dier Gibson, of New Haven, in eight xReuther L0000 OEaE ; Totals .....-- 36 4713 27 18 4 Georgie Hebor, of Meriden. lost *Batted for S. Smith in seventh in- again to Young Leonard, of Walling ning. ford, in a six-rounder. The Lynch- g. | Proto curtain raiser was one of the Batted for Schupp in ninth inning SthaoHl! e X3 LT 00— best bouts of the night. Frank Glen- Brooklyn .....0 0001000 3— Tw> base hit — Fournier. Thre; base hits— Mann, Ainsmith. Stole 4 |non, of Hartford, referred the mills, e | There was a fine crowd in attecndance. = T S base—Schmandt. Sacrifices—Dteffer, TIGERS GET INFIELDER. Reuther. Double plays — Lavan. | Omaha, Neb., Aug. 20.—Fred Han- Hornsby and Fournier, 2; Olson an d |cy, third basemen for the Omaha Schmandt. Left on pases—St. Louis, | Western league club has been sold io 7: Brooklyn, 9. Bases on balls—Off {the Detroit Americans to report Pteffer, 3. Hits—Oft Miljus, 9 in 4 'the opening-of the 1922 season. YANKS SLIP BACK | 10 SECOND PLAGE Hugmen Put Up Listless Exhibi- tion Against Chisox Chicago, Aug. vesterday took 20.—The a plunze into second place. They slipped on with relief, The score: New Miller, cf . Peckinpaugh, s Ruth e Baker, 3b .. Meusel, rf .. Pipp. 1b Ward, 2b Schang, ¢ .. Deilmer, c ... W. Collins, p Quinn, p Piercy, p Ferguson, p *Hawks .... Totals . T, .. Chi Johnson, ss Mulligan, 3b E. Collins, 2b Strunk, of .. Falk, 1f . Sheely, 1D .. Hooper, rf ... Schalk, ¢ Hodge, p .. Totals inning. New York Chicago . —Peckinpaugh, on bases R S R P ate mneither neatly but thoroughly. They were outgamed and outbeaten by the White Sox. The 3core was 13 to 9 TLe infield work of the Yankees was muddled and the pitching inadequate —real poor, in fact. Collins, Quinn and Piercy all toppled before the vengeful clubbing of the White Sox, who ar> truly Yankce bugbears. Ferguson held but he, too, wassub- jected to a grilling. They played with- neither pennant skill nor pennant pep. Theirs was not an exhibition proud of. On the contrary it was the most inept they have given this year. They put on a rally in the ninth but it never grew to serious proportions. York ab 39 cag ab .. 41 13 20 2 *Batted for Ferguson in the ninth Collins 3, off Quinn Hits—Off W. Collins, (none out in third), off Quinn innings (none out in fifth) off Piercy in 1 1-8 innings, off Ferguson, 6 in 2-3 innings. Hits by pitcher—By Picr- Ferguson Schalk). Struck out—By W. Collins 2, by Quinn 2, by Hodge 2, 1._Wild pitches—Collins, ng pitcher—Quinn. ind Wilson. Time of game (Johnson), ind 21 minutes. Sox Split With Tigers 20.—Boston and De- troit divided a double 3 Red sox taking the losing the second Detroit, Ausg. yesterday, the first 12 to 8, and 10 to 0. In the first game Boston staged rally in the eight runs on as many by inning, hits. In the second same Myers allowed while Cole held the visitors The scores First Game: Boston ab Leibold, cf 4 Foster, Detroit Young, 2b Flagstead, 2b R. Jones, 3b .. Cobb, ef Veach, If Heilmann, rf Blue, 1b Sargent, ss Bassler, ¢ .. Dauss, p ..... Middleton, p . Parks, p *Shorten Totals inning. Boston ... Detroit Fases on b: Is nin, inning; ning. IIit by (Collins). Stru Dauss 1, by Wild pitc Morjarity and ( Second Game Leibold, cf Foster, 3b . Menosky, 1f Pratt, 2b McInnis, 1 Collins, rf . Scott, ss . Pettinger, £8 . .omn o *Batted for Middle ab T L 3 . 102 200 070— o, & 000 010— 8 Two base hits—Blue, Leibold Sargent. Three base Veach, Heilmann, MclInnis, ifices—R. Sargent, Veach, Foster, ble play—Scout, Pratt Left on -Boston § )f Bush 1, 3. Hits—Off Bush, 10 in 3 2 off Thormahlen, none in 1 1 off K 5 in 4 innings; off T out—By Bus dleton er—Middlc hill 2 hours and 2 minute: Boston ab 4 3 4 o A -8 3 2 1 Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feeling? - WHEN You LEAVE their high nor gracefully, SUurMMER YA KiLLKARE @\ > 5 —_— e - ThE RoT :‘:\N'D You ARRIVE AT. FeR Your wvACATION YOOR TAZOR® 0 A 7 - THEN You CUSS For ABOUT EIVE MINU TES coocoNHNHLLWLLDDT cooHOOOWRDWONOD [T oloss aloss 002 030 004— ¢ = 003 144 01x—13 Two base hits—Ruth, Baker, Hoop- er 2, Strunk, Johnson. Three bas Mulligan, Ruth. Stolen base—Hooper. Sacrific —Miller, Falk, Mulligan, Hodge. Dou- ble plays—Sheely, Johnson and Sheely Johnson, E. Collins and Sheely. Left ew York 10, Chicago 15. Bases on balls—Off Hodge 6, 5 4 0 1 © o069 ®w0 mRBOORRWLHT 100 005 13x—11 ki 000 000 000— Two base hits—Veach Three base hit—Jones Sacrifices—Woodall 2. Double plays— Myers and Pratt; Sargent, Young an: Blue; Scott and Foster. —Boston 4, Detroit 9. Pases on balls Off Cole 1, off Myers 3. Passed ball— Umpires—Chill and Time of game—1 hour and 25 minutes Left on base by Ferguson Umpire: Senators Defeat Browns —Bunched hits ir innings yesterday lowed Washington to win in the odd same of the series with St. Louis, 6 to and McManus St. Louis, Aug. rors by Tobin the seventh gave the runs and put in the lead. Washington o 2 4 10 4 1 0 1 0 [ Gharrity, ¢ ... Zachary, p ... mwaaco R T 0 T el oo e | o memmnnmmpe S oORRHOMMNO R T oy ] Van Gilder, p ccoococommrooo0n *Batted for Bayne in the ninth in-|Speedy Pacer M . 000 200 000—2 Two base hits—DBrower 2, 5. Three base hits— eton in ases—Washington Hits—Off Zachary, off Van Gilder 6 out in seventh), linnings, oft I:ayne, none in 2 * |Hit by pitched ball—By Manus). Struck out—By innings (none off Kolp 8§ —Connolly Time of game—1 hour and 55 minutes. Middleton, » Mohican Market com im would like | game with Britain for ‘next to this challeng Umpires— Time of ganic—- PIRATIS AND o which was lied on accon ©cczoo> ©orcone~y % 0 e D 1019 et BATH Room W RUTH ADVANCES IN BATTING RACE Home Run Slugger Passes Speak- er—Hornsby Slumps a Bit Chicago, Aug. 20.—Babe Ruth, thc Yankee slugger who registered his h and 46th home runs of the sea on in the farewell series between New York and the White Sox in Chi cago, has batted himseclf to third #lace among the batters of the Amer can league with an average of .374 He also increased his lead as a ru zetter, having registered 126 times. Harry Heilmann. the Detroit out ndlder, suffered a slight slump in hit 1182, but continues to top the leaguc st with a mark of .407. Ty Cobb is the runner-up with .381 Harris of Washington added ace of stolen bases to his string and ds with 22. Other leading batter: Sisler, St. Louis, .366: Tobin, St Louis, .36 Williams, St. Louis, .350; K. Collin: Chicago, .347; Veach, Detroit, .245. Severid, St. Louis 0. Hornsby Falls Back. Rogers Hornsby the St. Lou saffered a drop in his batting aver age during the past week and alsc lost the honor of leading in ru cored. Bancroft of New York is leading the run getters, having count ed 95 times, while Hornsby scored 9 runs. Hornsby, however. continue to top tho batters with .404. Georsge «elly, the slugging Giant first bas man,cracked out his 20th circuit drive, and Frank Frisch, a teammate, added fve stolen bases to his string, bring- ing his total for the season to 39. is the runner- up to Hor Boston lifted himself up to third po sition with .3 Other leading bat Lers: Cutshaw, Pittsburgh, Young New York, .346; McHenry, . Louis .341; Mann, St. Louis, Bigbee. Pittsburgh, Fournie 9 Louis, Nicholson, Boston, BIG FOUR MEET Stake Event at Narberth Today Philadelphia, Aug. 20.—Four of the fastest pacers in the world were to meet tod $1 500 over the Belmont mile track at arberth, Pa., a of the The starters w Sanardo, and circuit meeting e to be Single G, 1:59 700 each. of $1.000 and the Butterworth cup the Keim stake of 00 for pacers, a trotting da p spec BALL. cicey” Noonan of this ci is pasting the ball in a Heilman-ior Ly-Ruth manaer in thc a gue. Mickey recentiy t he team to net e tiere agreed with NOONAN CLOUTING John * i 2 1 INGC gash, the refc man of nalling The~ You Go © AWAY YoUuR TOILET L ARTICLES 1t The - Anp THERE — /ff;(é‘é?fi,“ Washington 6 e not scheduled. Standing of the Clubs. Vashington ~hiladelphia Boston in Cleveland. Phiiadelphia in Detroit. ton in Chicago. Results Yesterd: Speaker, Cleveland, .361: Pittsburgh Philadelphia 3, Philadelphia tar, Standing of the Clubs. Philadelpria Games Today. . Louis in New gh in Boston. Chicago in Philadelphia. sby for batting honors with an average of .371, while Cruise o! ST. MARY'S GIRL: Naugatuck Team dict at Rubber Town. ns Baseball Mary's girls® Naugatuck, when the girls’ team of the | Rubber City won a hard fought battle, | Beckman starred by innings: Entered in Wilman =< Schenck and STARS TO ME 20.—Jock Hutch-| B champion, | g professional | representing the west in a m match between eastern anc teon stars here next Duesday, pre- | g in the Wilman stake of a feature of the final 001-2; Frisco June, 01 1-4 and Directum, 2:01 1-4. There were to be three one mile dashes, the ¢ being divided into three purses championship the following day. Raii e o e vent Barnes will captain the cast- To the program today contained the 2.07 trot for the first president’s cup purse for a $1,000 e at onc mile and 100 yards and race for a purse ot $1,000. | ed with BASEBALL IN A NUTSHELL INTERNATIONAL LEAG Sitanding of the wark vrauese ding . rk Hartford Pittsfield Alban ficld Hartford rfield terbur pe Cleveland Chicazo Detroit St. Louis Wash'gton Phil. | New York { Boston for | | Pittsburgh 1| st. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Phli i New York | Brookiyn 2| Newark Roche Syracuse Reading nto Ealtimore HANGS YOUR LAST Yeaes S TROP JUST AS OH-H-n- BoY!! IT A GR-R-R-RAN AND GLOR-R-R-RIOUS FEGLL iy v City Games Toda ersey City in Toronto ltimore in Rochester (2 Itcading in EASTERN LEAGU Results Yesterday. . Bridgeport Springfield 2 Waterbury 2-0 . Worcester T New Haven § (10 innings) Standing of the Clubs. Bridgeport . Haven . rt at Hartford erbury at ican League AR ann W National League PRI R UHHOA R SRS Tnternational® Lea