New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1922, Page 8

W BRITAIN D NE AILY HERALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1922, LOCAL VETERANS TO COMPETE IN TRACK MEET IN MERIDEN — LUTHER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE DECIDED ' HERE TOMORROW — GIANTS INCREASE LEAD IN NATIONAL — JOE DUGAN’S BAT SPELLS VICTORY FOR YANKEES — HOUSE OF DAVID TEAM TO PLAY IN BRISTOL SUNDAY _— [LUTHER LEAGUE TO ! GAME FROM REDS .- Cincinnati Outhits New York But Luque Loses Through Wildness YANKEES GOME OUT OFBATTING SLUWP Joe Dugan Gets Four Out of Four and New York Beats Cleveland New York, Aug. 25.—The New York Americans came: out of their two \d“y batting slump today and defeat~ | ed Cleveland in the last game of the | serles, 7 to 8. The Yankees hit Mor- ton hard and brought about his re- tirement by bunching four hits for three run in the sixth inning. Joe Dugan Leads Attack Dugan led New York's attack with four singles and a base on balls in five times up. Jones pitched his best game in weeks for New York, *and heid Cleveland to seven hits, one a home run by Wood with Sewell on base. Speaker and Wood collided while going after Schang's fly in the first inning, Speaker being painfully spik- ed on the left leg. He had to be assist- ed off the fleld by two fellow players. Score: i LOCAL VETERANS TO ENTER TRACK MEET Track Team From Veterans of For- Corbin Baseball Team to Oppose Kaceys Sunday I Team to Oppose Silver City Nine in Championship Game clgn Wars to Compete in Tomorrow Meriden Tomorrow A number of athletes representing Private Walter J. Smith Post, Veter- ans of Forelgn Wars of this city, will compete In the blg track and fleld meet to be held at Starlight Park in Meriden tomorrow afternoon under the ausplces of the LaCroix-Murdock Post, Veterans of Forelgn Wars of Meriden, Among the members of the local team who will compete {in Meriden will be found Policeman Thomas Feeney who furnished the feature of the track and field meet in Berlin last Saturday when he made a spec- tacular finlsh of a match relay be- tween the American Legion and Vet- erans of Foreign Wars posts of this city, winning what was thought to be a lost race, within the last twenty yards. Many other athletes who have made their marks marks in meets about the state will bg entered and the meet should attract a great deal of interest about the state. There will be .a parade In Meriden starting at 2 o'clock In the afternoon The line of march will be about the principal streets in the city and from there to the park. Prizes are being of- fered for the visiting posts having the largest turnouts and the members of the loct post are planning to bring a large delegation to the Silver City. The meet will take place after the parade and it is planned to run the| first event off about 3 o’clock. The events as scheduled for the afternoon are as follows: 100 yard dash, running broad jump, running high jump, standing broad jump, relay races and three-legegd races, all closed to veter- ans. Cups and medals are being of- fered for the winners of these events, and the local post is in high hopes of winning some of them. A large delegation of local member is planning to attend this meet, the first annual event of the Meriden post, The Swedish Lutheran baseball teamn of this city will cross bats with the Meriden Lutheran team at the Ellis street grounds tomorrow after- | noon in the last game of the season | ind one which will decide the cham- rtonship of this section, The game will start promptly at 3 o'clock and t als are confident that they can beat their opponents and thereby win @the champlonship of the league. The Meriden team has been the stumbling block of the locals through- ut the s . and they are prepared give the local players a stiff battle the pennant tomorrow, They ong lineup that has taken measure of the other teams in the 12, and though beaten by New 1in in their former encounter, | they are confident that they will be | ictors in tomorrow's battle. { The local team has been practicing | [ foithfully for this deciding game and 0 their up will be the strongest that ) could possibly be put together. In all probability Berg will do the twirling | — |for the locals, while Billy Wolt will be lin the outfield held in reserve. Abel o, | Tohnson will do the backstopping. He T o;was a member of the Upsala College | Daubert 7 olnine of the past season and starred | xn?:f.’au R 1 0in many of the games played. His| paihy ot 4 , name went down in the hall of fame Pinelil ;3 4 in the college during the game with Cav y 0| Fordham, wher. he was easily the out- E‘l‘;“’;'*‘x“ ey 3 S o |standing star of the contest. Wingo. b 0| Olson and Thomas, two hefty men, Luque, '|will compose the battery for the Sil- Hargrave Olver City crew and the locals will have «Keck, p. _[to be on their toes if they are going 0 to beat this pair of old seasoned | veterans. The local team will practice on the Ellis street grounds this evening at 6:30 o'clock and all members are re- | quested to be present. Cincinnati, Aug outhit the Giants in the his was ver)y drove over 24 t the fina vesterday, but 1 thro Iness I Reds game o series 1que lost me irnes strong 1l the Smitk ir pinches and winning | single after ha L ked gone to second on a wild piteh v two out | y th inning teams work single, times up and third base with faultlessly thona and He a triple ten a8 tor have the I lea a double accepted ore NEW YORK b Bancroft CLEVELAND ab, oPr Jamleson, 1f. Wamby, 2b, | Speaker, cf. Bvans, of. Gardner, Sewell, s, Wood, rf. McInnis, 1b. | O'Nelll, e, Morton, p. .... Stephenson x . Malls, p. Nunamaker, Top Row—Left to right—Tobin, manager; Wojack, 3b.; Carrozo, c.; Griffen, p.; Huber, rf. Bottom row—Blanchard, 1b.; Corbin, cf.; Preisser, ss.; Patrus, 2b.; Jackson, utility; Synder, If.; Chalmers, p. MAY SUSPEND BOXERS TRAPSHOOTING MEET | Minnesota State Commission to Take x wlossoccormoscomn <l oocsccorusorcons oo outnmracomw wloocoscscocormoma? Total x—Batted for Morton In seve xx—Batted for Mafls in ninth, NEW YORR r. e lle cacmocirment Total x—Batt xx—Bat New York Cincinnati Two Pinelll; “Frisch I Kelly a York -] e Witt, Dugan, Ruth, Entries for Grand American Handi- NATIONAL LEAGUE Action on All Fighters Who Took| cap Tournament at Atlantic City Meusel, Part in Illegally Staged Bouts. Luque “Luque ining; Luque; 1:57. Chicago 4, Brooklyn 1. Chicago, Aug. 24 —Alexander held +Brooklyn to four scattered hits yester- BOXING AGREEMENTS French Federation and National As- sociation of America to Recognize Decisions. FEach Others’ Games Yesterday New York 2, Cincinnati 1. Chicago 4, Brooklyn 1. Pittsburgh 10, Philadelphia 1. Boston 12, St. Louis 11. Standing of the Clubs Won Lost Sgpt. 11 to 16 to Close Tomorrow. New York, Aug. 25.—More trap- ehooters than ever gathered before will shoot off in the Grand American handicap tournament at Atlantic City entries for which St. Paul, Aug. 25.—Suspension of all bhoxers who appeared at Eveleth, Minn.,, Wednesday night on the ground that the program was illegally| | September 11-16, staged, will be recommended at the close tomorrow. riext meeting of the Minnesota state Entries received up until today in- and great enthusiasm has been shown about the city over the chances of the local athletes to win prizes. The local members will leave the city about 1| o'clock tomorrow afternoon. BREAKS NECK DIVING Hammonton, N. J., Aug. 25.—Div- ho Ward, 2b. Scott, Jones, Total Cleveland I Now Two-base hit, Jon Ruth; lommnomnans Shsadineis B ot T R lsemat 2 [ 12 27 11 0 020 000 010—3 110 103 01x—7 base hit, Witt; Witt, Schang, double plays, O'Nefll and Bewell, ! slerncocooms York . i ; three- me run, Wood; sacrifices, Paris, Aug. 25—(By Associated P.C.| Press.)—-A contract has been signed | New York between the French boxing federation | St. Louls . and the national boxing association |Chlcago .. of America whereby each body recog- | Pittsburgh nizes rthe other as controlling boxing | Cincinnati ... in their respective countries. | Brooklyn The agreement binds the federa- | Philadelphi ation to recognize each other's de- | Boston ons regulations, suspensions and | | disqualifications, a delegate of each {attending the meetings held by the other. The sporting journal L'Auto head- lines the announcement “a sensation- al surprise to the boxing world.” [ While warning its readers that New, York state and Massachusetts have | not adhered to the American associa- tion although New York is represent- ed by an observer at its meetings the newspaper nevertheless thinks the agreement is ‘‘a severe blow to Eng- land’s splendid isolation.” FULTON-MISKE Wood, Pipp; Wamby and McInnis, Ward and day, while Chicago bunched seven of left on bases, New York 9, Cleve- its nine hits off Mamaux and Shriver, and won the final game of the series J4 to 1. Terry's all around playing was a feature. The score BROOKLYN av. r 0 0 0 0 . 71 46 . 67 51 . 66 53 64 53 64 56 56 60 40 1 28 76 dicated that the total will be greater than in 1915 when 884 nimrods went to Chjcago. The Grand American handicap is 23 years old and every state in the nations annually is rep- resented on its entry list. Handicapping and classifying of all entrants will be based on averages compiled from reports of minor tour- naments filed with the American trap- shooting association. Stoney McLinn its secretary, explained today. The rew ruling applies both to the pre- liminary handicap and final shoot. ROQUE CHAMPION Gerald Brassill of Norwich Leads List 807 | hoxing commission, Secretary W. F.| .568 | saflor said today. .555 Boxing bouts in Minnesota are per- .547 | mitted only at Minneapolis, St. Paul| 533 and Duluth, under the auspices of| 483 |licensed clubs, | 360 Those on the Eveleth program in-| .333 [cluded Midget Smith of New York and‘ Stewart ¥lcLean, Johnny Shaur and| Johnny Ertle of St. Paul. PIRATES-INDEPENDENTS Junior Champs To Cross Bats With ing into the shallow waters of Inskip | Lake, near Winglow, Nicholas Sar-|land 6; base on balls, off Jones 3, off Mor- daux, 21 years old, of Hammonton, ton 4: struck out, by Jones 1, by Morton fractured his neck. He was brought |2i hits off Morton 9 in 6 innings, off Mails 3 ; e | 3 in 2 innings; wild pitches, Jongs, Mor- ashore unconscious by companions|ion; losing pitcher, Morton; umpires, Mori- and rushed to the West Jersey hospi-|arty and Evans; time, 2 hours. tal, Camden, where he is in a critical | condition. l Olson, 2b. Johnston, B. Griffith, Wheat, 1If. Myers, cf. Schmandt, High, 3b. 0. Miller, c. Ruether x Deberry, c. Mamaux, p. T. Griffith xx . Bhriver, p. Nels xxx s8. (Continued on Following Page). e Games Today New York at 8t. Louis. Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at Chicago. Boston at Cincinnati. 1b. ‘,M‘ 5 | I oy AMERICAN LEAGUE S e .4 o g .8 3 el 8 1 .0 .0 ) 1 losoooons Champs of Hardware City League nloscosors slossosscas Total B it x—Batted for O. Miller in & xx—Batted for Mamaux xxx—Batted for Shriver CHICAGO ab. Games Yesterday New York 7, Cleveland 3. St. Louis 13, Boston 2. Detroit 11, Philadelphia 8. Washington 1, Chicago 0. Tomorrow—Cianci Wins At Tennis. The baseball feature of the week will be played at St. Mary's field to- morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock when the Pirates, champion charges of Charley Miller, well known baseball | pilot, will cross bats with the Inde-| pendents, champions of the Hardware City league. The interest in this contest is at boiling pitch and followers of the youngsters, the Pirates, are out strong to see them put over a victory on the older opponents. The Independ- ents are no little worried over the showing that the Pirates have been| Washington third. making during the past few months| C. B. Crowell of Brattleboro, Vt., and they are prepared for a royal was elected president of the eastern battle when the game is played. ( division of the assoclation. Other om-‘ Yesterday afternoon, Clanci, High | cers elected were: vice-presidents, V.| school tennis star, defeated Humph- R. Veasey, Wilmington, Del.; A. D. rey Muldowney iIn three straight sets Speliman, Willimantic, Conn.; George on the playground courts, 6—1, 6—1, Huott, Chicopee Falls; secretary A. L. 6—1. Other matches will be plflyfid} le, Norwich; treasurer, J. L. Cas of Contenders in Eastern Division Heathcote, cf. Hollocher, ss. Terry, 2b. Grimes, 1b. . Callaghan, rf. “L. Miiler, 1f. of American Association. Standing of the Clubs ‘Won Lost 72 49 1 49 66 56 63 60 58 62 57 63 49 68 45 T4 Norwich, Conn.,, Aug. 25.—Gerald Brassill of this city repeated his per- formance of last year when he won !the roque championship of the east- ern division of the American roque assoclation here last night. His, stand- !ing in the tournament was 11 games | won and one game lost. George Huott of Chicopee Falls, Mass., finished in second place, with C. G. Williams of BiC} .595 592 541 512 483 475 419 378 8t. Louis ... New York .. Detroit Cleveland Chicago ... Washington . Philadelphia . Boston Minneapolis and St. Paul Heavy- s lowowr wloussuosasose weights All Set For Bout Which ROt Total Chicago Brooklyn . Two-base hit, Terry; stolen Heathcote; double pl b Brooklyn 1, C off Alexander 1, off by Mamaux 3 Mamaux 5 in 1 inning; hit by pi locher); losing pit O'Day and Hart; ti 200 000 000 001 three-base 02x—4 000—1 hit, HATS and CAPS and you will be sure of Correct Style and utmost in wear. Sold by Ashley-Babcock Co. Has Been FPostponed Twice. St. Paul, Aug. 25.—After having been postponed twice the 10 round, no-decision bout betwen Fred Fuiton, Minneapolis heavyweight and Billy Miske of St. Paul is set for tonight at | the local American Association base- | ball park | The fight will be one of the most | | important heavyweght affairs held for several years and the winner is ex- | | pected to obtain bout with Jack ! Dempsey lett on balls ucl out hits, off ver 4 in raux (Hol- umpires, Games Today St. Louis at New York (two games.) Cleveland at Boston. Detroit at Washington. Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh 10, Philadelphia 4. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh, Aug. 24—-Brown, re- cruit twirler, won his second game ¢ ceek for P rgh : ;‘;h}?hfla::p);, ,mr 1{‘"::?\\4“_\.{ it | Fulton and Miske met here in Janu- The Phillies' defense was loose | ary, 19183, but Twin Cities sports writ- liams got a double, triple and home | €rs were not agreed on the verdict. run. The homer cleared the right The lanky Minneapolis plasterer | fleld wall and cost a local newspaper | Will have an advantage of 24 pounds | $100. Score in weight and in height and reach but | PHILADELPHIA Miske is the speedier. | qp b The fight originally set for August | 2 11 was postponed becanse of rain and | Baltimore then Fulton developed a boil on the | Rochester . nose. Today he was pronounced in per- Buffalo fect physical condition and only rain | Jérsey City will prevent the program tonight. TOTOHto, v Reading Syracuse Newark % tomorrow afternoon and all next|Norwich; offictal editor, W. C. Rode- week. man, Philadelphia. Games Yesterday Jersey City 3, Toronto 1. Newark 2, Buffalo 0. Baltimore 7, Rochester 2, (first.) Baltimore 6, Rochester 3, (second). Reading 3, Syracuse 2. Camp Complications—The Rainy Day Problem. WHY THIS 1S AN IDEAL DAY FoR FISHING Standing of the Clubs Won Lost 93 37 AT 54 76 60 72 60 . 64 89 4 2D0 78 . 49 84 81 You'Re NOT | oLG! REALLY, THINKING BE ouT or FISHING } B3RS AY < A%:‘SEL%» € \(/LLU;L’_ / I /7 @ FINE DAY FoR FISHING I'T'S RAINING ToDAY- LET'S LIGHT THE GRATE FIRE P.C, 718 688 669 545 481 424 870 816 3h. 2b. of. Wrightstone. Parkinson Williams Walker, rf. Mokan, 1f. J. Smith, Leslie, 1b. Henline, c Winter, p. Lee x G. Smith, i 5 Sop— 1 8. ' RUNS FOR THE WEEK p. Games Today Jersey City at Toronto. Jersey City at Buffalo. Baltimore at Rochester. Reading at Syracuse. Total v x—Batted fo ter In six! BURGH Ab. T T | r PITT: Maranville, ss. Carey, cf. Bigbee, If. . Russell, rf. ! Tierney, 2b. . Traynor, 3b. G@rimm, 1b. * @chmidt, c Brown, p. | 0 NATIONAL LEAGUE. of MTWTF 8 Th X x 2 & 1 312 3 4 11 10 x 1 X & 6 11 New York Brooklyn | Boston Phil Pittsburgh Cincinnati “hicago St. Louis EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday New Haven 6, Albany 3. Springfleld 7, Bridgeport 3. Hartford 10, Worcester 7. Waterbury at Pittsfleld, rain. 4 4 4 4 3 4 Total Pittsburgh Philadelphia Two-base hits T Grimm, Wrightstone, Willlams Williams; stolen bases, Walker rifices, Parkinson Schmidt double J. Bmith. Parkinson and Leslic; bases, Philadelphia 11, Pittsburgh 3 on balls, off Winter 2, oft G. Smith 1 Brown 3; struck out, Winter 4, by G.| Bmith 1. by Brown 3 off Winter fn 6 innnings, off G. Smith 2 in 3; losing pitcher, Winter; umpires, Rigler and Mc- 1 Cormack; time, 1:38. X 6 x 4 4 9 “Willams; th Standing of the Clubs Won Lost «81 38 .. 86 48 . 61 64 59 62 68 66 67 80 60 68 39 79 THE \DEA OF You UNNING OFF LiKE. \T: - GO OUT AND PO, 681 676 830 488 486 487 424 1881 AMERICAN LEAGUE. SMTWTTF S Tt. R 4 T 3 3 HorAce! Come BACw HERE -. You'VE GoT To Do SOMETHING ASOUT THiS New Haven Waterbury | Hartford .. | Bridgeport | Pittsfield Springfleld | Albany . % | Worcester ........ [ 1 | ew York Boston Phil Wash. Cleveland Detroit Chicago 8t. Louls 7 x 1 - X Boston 12, St. Louis 11. 6 x X x 2 x Bt. Louis, Mo., Aug. 24.—Aided by : 2 6 8 i 1 4 3 311 3 x € 138 Games Today New Haven at Hartford. Waterbury at Springfleld. Bridgeport at Pittsfleld. Only three games scheduled. (Continued on Following Page). e o5 INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. SMTWTTF B8 TtL 16 x 12 x 18 8 4 8 14 6 6 11 11 12 11 7 7 TWO DROW ONE MISSING Northampton, Mass., Aug. 25.—Two Baltimore rls were drowned late yvesterday at| Reading »Canary islande in the Connecticut|Buffalo “river. A third girl 18 belleved to be| Rochester missing, although campers along the Syracuse river were unable last night to de-|Toronto ‘ termine her ldentity. The two girls| Jer. City “gre Margaret Naylor, 17 years old, of | Newark . ! Mfiligene,, and Genevieve Rizewiza | round of o soheduled 12 round bout 18 years old, of Hatfleld. The hod)" Btewart McLean of Bt. Paul out- | here last night. Lynch kept Levy on +of the Naylor girl was recovered by’ pointed Midget 8mith of Now York in | the defensive throughout. Ho sent the police officers. State trampers placed ten fast rounds in Eveleth, Minn, | Chicago boy down for an elght count @ wire net across the river in hopes of | Wednesday night, according to nowl-] early In the fourth round and then sesovering the othas Body. paper men. They are bantamweights, ' finished hings |4 el - LYNCT K, 0.'8 LEVY Forth Worth, Tex., Aug. 25—Joc ‘Lynch of New York, bantamweight i pugilistic champion, knocked out Ben- | ny Levy of Chicago in the fourth | | | | | 1 " )