New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1922, Page 8

SPECTACULAR PLAYS BY CUMMINGS AND CAPTIN BARNIKOW BRING A VICTORY FOR LOCALS OVER SPEEDY NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, UULUBER 2, lyzz. NUTMEGS OF NEW HAVEN —CIN- CINNATI REDS COP SECOND PLACE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE BY BEATING PIRATES TWICE ON CLOSING DAY — SENATORS WIN FROM YANKEES EXPECT MUCH FROM BlG SERIES GAMES Fans Anticipate Better Brand of Baseball Than During Season York Qet Baeball w expect the Worlc throughout the eral rule theit ized, that and Alrtight pitel ¢ pitchers, They few bases on ba control of the 8 masterful, ting is playing in displayed mnd as sensor & gen- anticipations excepting the incidents P a few ir reak deve plays a the "Hen to hattery supposed | he sharp and devastating a of swatters ¢ 1 the flelding is expected Last ye only d game—five-eighthis Nationals, who won of one erpor a game for who lost—which is very fect baseball. Yet the cided by misplays the Giants won the | ‘errors. The Giants offended games and the Yankes ‘eight, three players on e counting for all the error Frisch, the Giant ond made the ma v the ! misplays—three out of five, !8mith, a catcher, and !pitcher, each made one itwo. Frisch's errors were lover three day Mike Mc man, made as n ithough as the serir beth were bulwarks Like tae Giant three missteps wer days. Aron Ward, the Yankee second baseman made two errorsin two da and Roger Peckinpaugh, who ple ishortstop, accounted for the other. The third was the only game of the series in which neither side was cred- fted with an error, Ward made a fatal misplay for the Yankees in the crucial seventh game after both teams had won three games each. It was in the fourth inning when the score was tied and the World's championship was still re- pesing in the palm of the gods. The play was credited as an official error but the chance for an assist and put-out was so p: tually every description of the game classified the play as Ward’s failure. Frisch, the first man up, was out easily at first Young hit a hard ball toward right field. It appeared that the play would an easy one for Ward but he juggled the ball, per- mitted it to roll about his arm, and Young was sate, stealing second a moment Jater. Kelly fanned but Emil “Irish” Meusel, came through with the hit that meant a run. It was a similar incident finally decided the championship in the next game, which was won and lost in the first half eof the first in- ning, the first fitteen minutes of play. Burns, lead-off man of the Giants, was easy picking, but Bancroft and Young were walked, the latter against the protest of Hoyt, who claimed the last ball he pitched was a strike—and many agreed with him. At any rate Kelly sent an - easy grounder to Roger Peckinpaugh, the Yankee shortstop and captain, who permitted the ball to wriggle through his legs and then became so con- cerned by his own errors that he did not go after the ball quickly and the fleet-footed Bancroft scored. Young nearly scored from first Despite those two bases on number of the critics credited with pitching the best game of the series, and the hest game of his career. As a matter of fact the last two games were pitching duels, the latter between Hoyt and Nehf and the previous one hetwen Mays and Douglas. The scores were two to one in the seventh game and one to pothing in the eighth. there w werage of three-cighths ¢ the York 1d three-fourths the close one rrors a for New to per- series was de the defense two games on on 15t in in only three five of the h team ac- rank and Arthur Nehf, a the other distributed of Yankee third v errors as Frisch, was summed up, for their teams. second sacker his spread over three be that balls a Hoyt TWO HARVARD PLAYERS HURT Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 2 of injuries sustained in game against Middlebury, will lose the services of two best players for several weeks. Percy Jenkins and Esky Clark, end and eenter, both crenched their legs badly The former may not be able to play even against Centre, but Clark's chances for returning just before the game with the Colonels are bright Because Saturday's ot | This week Kuhnhardt will return for tackle. fans | osad o give [xMcNally hsolute | Dugar |Ruth e hit-|pip, | [ Meu: 1y flawless. |8 Yankees, |} | Rrower hase- |? pably easy that vir- | VANKEES LOSE FINAL - GAME OF SEASON \Senators Pound Sam Jones Hard in First Inning Washington, Oct. 2.~After safely tucking away the pennant Saturday, the New York Yankees dropped the final game with Washington yester- day, 6 to 1 Washington pounded Jopes in the first inning, five hits and hree bases on balls bringing in five runs In the fifth, with the bases filled, Ruth fanned. The score: NEW YORK ab, o Witt S 4 0 am, e Hofmann sel, If. WASHIN .3 3 Lapan Peckinpaugh Lamotte, Warmouth, p. &8 Jie wlonwocnuons? 31 *Batted for Dugan in xBatted for Witt in 5th, 9th 500 000 10x—6 000 100 000—1 Judge, Pipp; stolen base, 1 i double plays, Jones Mth to Ruth to Scett kinpaugh ta Harris; o Scott; left on bases Washington 6; bases on Jones 4, off Walmouth 5; struck y Jones 1, by Warmouth 6; passed Hofmann; umpires, Owens and Nal- 1:34 ite Pipp » Ruth to Hofmann to Ruth New York 10 balls, off to Rice ball, lin; time, Browns Win in Ninth. Louis, Mo, Oct. 2.—The S§t. Louis Browns yesterday wound up their most successful season in more than twenty years with a 2 to 1 vie- tory over the Chicago White Sox. As a result of Washington's victory over the champion New York Yankees, only one game separated the stand- ing of the Browns and Yankees in the season's final standing. The locals won the game in ninth inning when Gene recruit shortstop, singled across the plate with the run after two were out The score: St the Rohertson, Williams winning CHICAGO ab, 3 oo em D003 | ST. LOU ab, 3 T - Williams, Durst, cf. McManus, 2D, P. Collins, Robertson, ss, Bayne, p. i 3 i H ) 1 0 000—1 Durst; three bases, Hooper Johnson hase hits, McManus; stolen Harvard |! 2; sacrifices, Falk, Tobin, Durst; double plays, Robertson, McManus and Sisler; triple play, E. Cdllins to Sheely; left on bases, Chicagn Louis 7; base on halls, off Leverette 2, off Bayne 3: struck out, by Leverette 5, 3; hit by piteher, by by Bayne 3 Bayne (Hooper); umpires, Guthrie and Moriarity; time, 1:30. Indians Close With Win. Cleveland, Ohio, Oct 2.—Cleveland closed the season by defeating De- troit 6 to 5 yesterday. Cleveland scored the winning run in the ninth on successive doubles by Evans and Guisto. U'hle was hit harder than Johnson but the Indians bunched their hits off the Detroit hurler, Veach led the Detroit attack with three hits. Cobb was forced to re- tire in the first inning because of his injured leg. Score DETROIT Blue in_9tl CLEVELAND. Detroit | Two | tnte Guisto Flag: su nhsganss base hits, stolen ardner rdne 2 ot vase hits, Wa Evans; three |Cutshaw, Vearh; {Evans; sacrifice | Gardner, Guisto, ( bases, Det 3 off Johnson Uhle (Flagstea §, by Uhle 2; umpires and Chill 1:43 Hildebrand Dineen time, LEAGUE SON ENDS Paul Captures Flaz in Association—Will Play Oriolc Chicago, Oct. 2 e American as- cociation season ended yesterday with &t. I'aul winner of the championship with a record of 107 games won and 160 lost. Minncapolis, Kansas City and Indianapolis came next in line in the order named. Louisville, winner of the 1921 pennant, was sixth the league this year. St. Paul has won three champion ships in four years, having also taken the pennant in 1919 and 1920. The champions, in charge of Mike Kelly, left last night for Baltimore, where the International league pennant win- ners will be faced in a series starting Wednesday for the Class A champion- ship of the country. Schmidt Al (First American || Britain Beats Nutmegs. Geney Cummings, a former star at Holy Cross, and Captain Eddie Barni- kow, executed two plays that were of a brilliant character yesterday at Vib- berts I"ield, that enabled the New Britain football eleven to defeat the Nutmegs of New Haven 9 to 6. Cum- mings took a forward pass hurled by “Hickey" a new man, in the third per- iod, that resulted in a touchdown after a fine 40 yard run, tying the score, and the brilliant leader of the locals, booted the ball across the cross- REDS NOSE 0UT PIRATES IN RACE Moranmen Win Two Games on Final Day o National League Cincinnati, Oct. 2.—Cincinnati won both games of a double header from Pittsburgh yesterday and took second place in the championship race. The scores were b to 4 and 5 to 1. Due to the cracking of the iufield in the last inning of the first game, the Reds were enabled to snatch vie- tory out of defeat after two men had been retired. In the second game Rixey, although | crippled with a fractured hand pitched remarkable ball and would have shut out his opponents but for an error behind him Giazner was knocked out of the hox. Scores: (First Game). PITTSBURGH Maranville, ss. Carey, of Righee, If. Russell Tierne Traynor, 3b. Grimm, 1b, Sehmidt, Cooper, p. e el 4 CINCINNATI Burns, Daubert Dun Roush Fonseca, Ih. Hargrave, c. Pinelli, 3h. . Rohne, ss. Luque, p. ouch, p. . Bressler, p. Markle, p. . xKimmick of, 1h, 0 1 0 3 13 xBatted for ir . Cincinnati . 000 000 302—5 Pittehurgh o 100 300 000—4 Two base hits, Burns, Fonseca, Russell; three base hit, Traynor; elli to Fonseca to Daube Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati off Cooper 2; struck out, Couch 1, by Markle 1 3 1-3 innir off Couch 2 kle none in 2 Markle; umplres, 1:54, Markle in $th i s on balls, by Cooper 4, by hits, off Luque § in In 3 2.5 int innings; win- Hart and ; time, ot £ (Second Game). PITTSBURGH ab. r. h 00 1,70 00 0 0 0 1 il 0 0 0 0 4 Maranyil Carey Bighee 0 Tierney, 2h. Traynor, 3b. Grimm. 1D, sehmidt, e, | h. 0 0 sond- 1 2 Wingo, 3 Rixey ) 2 1 27 in 8th. : 001 301 00x—5 B 000 000 100—1 base hits, Duncan, Pinelli, Grimm, stolen base, Carey; Pinelli, Rixey 2; double plays, seca (o Daubert; DotMe to Fonseca to Dau- pert; left on bages, Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 3, hase on ballg, off Rixey 2, struck out, by Rixey 2; hits, off Glazaer 7 in 3 1-3 innings, off Adams 5 in 3 2-3 innings, off Yellow- norse none in 1 inning; hit pitcher, by Adams (Bohne); losing pitcher, Glazner; umpires, Quigley and Hart; time, 1:30. Rurns Champs Split Even. New York, Oct. 2.—The Giants closed their National league season here yesterday by dividing a double- header with Boston. The score in each game was 8 to 0. Southworth decided the opening game in the first inning by hitting a | home run with Kopf on base. | In_the sixth inning of the second contest, Hy Highee, recruit outfielder from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, hit to deep right center for the circuit scor- ing Maguire ahead of him. sScores: Game). BOSTON ah. smo? | Southworth, | Cruise. 18 Beeckel, 3h wlosoos Bancroft i 3h. n Meusel Young, |Johnscon, Ryan, p. *Snyder e W Vs i - =S 29 +Ratted for Johpson in Sth. New York +a) 000 000 Two base hits, Meusel; home run, 000—0 000—3 South- e (Continued on Following Page) Former Holy Cross Star Races 40 Yards For a Touchdown On Perfectly Executed Forward Pass—Local Leader Kicks Goal From Placement At 32 Yard Line—New .lwas a thorn in the side of the home |clth on many occasions yesterday. ] " lappreciation by the |that was accorded him when he re-| 'lan attempt at CUMMINGS AND CAPTAIN BARNIKOW CONTRIBUTE TWO BRILLIANT PLAYS bar in the fourth peried from the 32 yard line on a placement kick, that spelled victory., From a team that played in the first half llke an aggre- gation that was just performing of past records the locals improved con- siderably as the game progressed, and in the closing minutes the team turned in an exhibition that was of mid-season calibre, Locals Bad At Start. While it was the werk of mings and Barnikew that brought about the peints that won, the en- tire New Britain team with one or two exceptions played excellent [football. In the line Politis, Rogers and Cleary were splendid. Conly and Cummingzs on the wings time and again threw the visiting backfiéld men back with no gains. Leary, a new man played the entire game at guard, and with Frankel on the other side, gave a fine exhibition of defensive work. Score On a Fluke The six points registered Nutmegs, which by the way first touchdown scored on a New Britain team in two seasons, was the résult of a fluke. Peterson, last year, with the Willlams team, booted a ball to “Hickey"”, who played ball net too good. When he tried to reach it, his |foot struck the pigskin sending it back of goal line, where the lightning Lepper pounced upon it for a touch- ldown. There were some who criti- |cised “Hickey” for his poor playing but the new man more than made zood before the game was over. Williams Stars in Lineup The visitors were a big heavy team, containing besides Peterson, Bradford and Sherman, former members of the Williams. ' In this Lepper person at left end, the visitors had an end that Cum- by the was the Fans Cheer Home Team. That the fans are warming up to the New Britain team was evidenced when after the home team had tiéd the score a mighty greeting was given FANS GIVE GREDIT 10 JOHN J. WGRAW Admire Him for Bringing To- gether Aggregation of Champs New York, Oct. 2.—New York fans always have admired the generalship of John J. McGraw, manager of the Gilants, and they give to him without stint full laudation for bringing to- gether, in his devious ways, an ag- gregation of the present two-time champions, but none {s remiss in praising Hughey Jennings, ‘“Na- poleon’s chief of staff.” Hughey is now considered a genu- ine New Yorker by the throngs that | filled the Polo Grounds nearly all season. Two years ago the rabid followers of the Giants’ were a little frigid to Jennings when he moved his baggage from Detroit and trans- planted his grass picking habit and his stirring “E-yash” frem Navin Field to Harlem. There was much talk then that McGraw was preparing to retire for the active management, having ac- quired a part ownership in the club, and somé of the fans were skeptical, notwithstanding the record Jennings made with Detroit, winning pennants there in 1907, 1908 and 1909, Mc- Graw kept on but Hughey disproved that old adage about ‘“too many cooks."” Jennings was not a total stranger to the older organization. In his ac- tive days he played with Baltimore, Brooklyn and Philadelphia in the former place with McGraw when the latter was the best third baseman in captivity, Like MeGraw Jennings was an infielder, playing second base and shortstop. Hughey is a native of Pittston, Pa., where he first saw the dark of a coal mine. He trotted out as a profes- slonal 20 years later, beginning with the Louisville, Ky., club, at first base and short, going to Baltimore in a trade four years later. In 1898 he was shifted to Brooklyn and in 1891 he becanie generalissimo of the Phil- adelphia Nationald. Two years later Jennings returned to Baltimore, then in the Eastern league, remaining there until 1907 when Detroit drafted him. He be- came manager his first year and cele- brated by winning the pennant. This themn with encouragement to ge out ind win the game. Whenever a loeal player was taken out he was warmly applauded. Cleary, played a whirl- wind game and the crowd showed its hand tired toward the close of the contest.| The Game Opens. The game opened with Barnikow kicking off, the first going out ol bounds. Peterson secured the ball downed .quickly by Leary. tors opened with a line attack, Peter- and tackle and Moleski adding one through the center of the pile. | erson punted to Hickey, who Jfumbled, bal! in the locals territory. Bradford skirted left end for three yards. The Nutmegs were at this point penalized for offside, Pctorson smashed his way| through the line for five yards, but; the ball was brough back and another | penalty was inflicted for offside. Visitors Get Lucky Break Peterson then punted to Barnikow who w thrown in his tracks By | \Maresca. Captuin Barnikow failed in| | one of his sweeping runs. On his next try, Barnikow made about one vard. “Hickey" tried |the center for a small gain, and then Darnikow pun-ed Carten getting the ball but was thrown for no gain. Pet- erson tried Koplowitz's end and was halted. Cleary smashed through and threw Peterson on the next play for a slight loss. Peterson then got a| short punt that went out of bounds, the ball being in New Britain's pos- the vard line. On a formation play, Barnikow ran seven yards for the best play made up to that time. New Britain was penalized on the next play, for offside. got four yards through left tackle. Barnikow punted and “Slim" Politis was down and waiting for Carten to cateh the ball, with the result that the Nutmegs quarterback hit the ground hard and for no gain. Peter- son then punted and “Hickey' missed the ball. While racing to recover it “Hickey's'" hoot struck the ball, caus- ing it to roll back of the géal line. Lepper and “Hickey" both dashed for the pigskin, but the Eim City boy was there first falling on it, giving the vigi- tors a touchdown. Peterson’s attempt at goal failed. Hickey Holds a Punt On the kickoff Barnikow twice booted the ball out of beunds and Referee Parker then placed it em the visitora 30 yard loné in their pos- session. After trying several plays, the Nutmegs were halted and Carten punted to “Hickey" who held .the ball, but was downed with no gain. The locals showed some imprevément in the second peried. The half ended with the score Nutmegs 6, New Brit- ain 0 Cummings Enters Game. Toward the end of the second pe- riod Cummings and F. Barnikew en- tered the contest, relieving Koplowitz and Carpenter. Beiween the halves Coach F. Barnikow gave theé locals some advice, pointing out the vari- ous defects in the ‘first two periods. Locals Score. Captain Barnikow opened the sec- ond half by kicking off to Peterson who raced about 10 yards before he was thrown, Bradford was halted for no gain in an attempt to skirt Cum- {mings’ end. The alert Nutmegs were following the ball closely 80 that when a fumble occurred on the next play one of their players fell on it It was first down for New ven, Conley and Cleary stopped the doughty Peterson in two tries through the line. The Nutmeg's halfback then session on 30 A clapping, | Americans defeated'New Haven, East- Captain eru league champions, in a free hitting hoot | exhibition 'game here yesterday afte- On the next try noon, 12-—10, making seven runs was their half of the ninth inning. The visi-|score: son getting about two years through Doston and a Nutmegs player recovered the kowski and Hargrave, Barnes | punted to Captain Barnikow, who aided by splendid interference by (Continued on Page Fourteen) season was his 16th as a team leader. RED SOX BEA rican Leaguers Score Seven Runs in Ninth Inning. Oct. 2.—The PROFS. New Haven, Boston in The pehy 111 110 007—12 19 New Haven . 8§00 000 020—10 13 Batteries—Ferguson, Fullerton Ruel; Chaplin, Eayrs, Carrigan, e. al 4 and Cy- VILLA BOX TONIGHT | Philadelphia, Oct. 2.—Pancho Villa who recently won the American fly- weight championship from Johnny Buff will meet “Battling” Murray, of this city, in an eight-round bout to- n%ht. Murray has boxed Jimmy Wilde, holder of the world's fiyweight Baseball in Brief NATIONAL LEAGUE —— Games Yesterday Boston 3-0, New York 0-3. Cincinnati 6-5, Pittsburgh 4-1, Philadelphia 6, Broeklyn 0. St. Louis 7, Chicago 1. pe— . Standing of the Olubs Won Lost . 98 61 86 88 . 85 89 . 86 89 80 74 74 78 New York . Cincinnati .. Pittsburgh . §t. Louis . Chicago Brooklyn . FPhiladelphia 96 Boston ........... 58 100 AMERICAN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Cleveland 6, Detroit 5. St. Louis 7, Chicago 1. Washington 6, New York 1. (Only three games schéduled.) Standing of the Clubs Won Zost 94 60 93 79 78 i 69 85 61 P.C. 610 604 513 507 500 448 422 .396 New York ........ 8t. Louls Detroit . Cleveland Chicago .. ‘Washington . Philadelphia . Boston 89 93 HON IS LUCKY FAN Louis Fan Who Selved The Witt Pop Bottle Affair, Gets Seats For World's Series. Chicago, Oct. 2.—James P. Hon, a salesman of St. Louis, is the luckiest baseball fan in the world. While thousands are scrambling for world serfes tickétsaHon has been givéen a complete set by Ban B. Johnsen, president of the American league, ac. cempanied by a personal check for $100 and round trip transportation be- tweén St. Louis and Néw York. Hon's cmployers have given him leave of ab- sence at full pay to attend the games. And all because he solved the “pop bottle mystery,” the result of Fielder Whitey Witt, of the Yankees being struck on the head by a pop bottl® during a crucial series in St. Louis re- cently. Witt was so badly injuygd that he had to be carried off the field and great indignation was expressed over the incident in all sections of the country, Several rewards were offer- ed for the identification of the sup- posed thrower of the bottle. Hon, who happened to have a seat near the spot where Witt was injured, solved the mystery when, In a létter to Mr. Johnson, he explained just how the accident occurred. The latter said Witt, whilé running, stepped on tné neck of the bottle causing it to bounce up and strike him on the head. Mr. Johngon was so well pléased with Hon's explanation that he sent him the reward, railway and bafeball tick- ets. st. | INDIANS RELEASE NUNAMAKER. Cleveland, O., Oct. 2.—Leslie Nuna- maker, veteran American league catcher, has been unconditionally re- leased by the Cleveland Indians to become manager of the Chattanooga team of the Southern association next year, Previous to coming to the Cleveland club four years ago, he was behind the plate for the Browns and title twice. AY FOUR-EYES SLIP us A CIGARETTE N 1“' ), W /{/,{ / %’s Red Sox. LEAGUE GREATEST IN 1908 SEASON Championship Races Not as Bl citing During Recent Years - New York, Oct. 2.—As closé as the American Leéague championship race has been this yeéar betweeén the New York Yankees and St. Louils Browns and as equally exciting as it was last year between the Yankees and the Cleveland Indlans, neither compares to that of the National league in the season of 1908. The New York Glants and the Chi- cago Cubs finished in a tle, which the Cubs won, after those two clubs and the Pittshurgh Pirates had entered the lant week of the campaign racing neck and neck. That season was per- haps the most remarkable in the his- tory of baseball, Pittaburgh was at the top of the heap on October 3, Néew York played Philadelphia that day and the Quak- ers defeated Mathewson—Céveleskiz twirled for Philadelphia—8 to 2; Pittsburgh and the Cubs both wen their games and the Giants fellswith a thud into third place. Chicago and Pittsburgh met in what was thought would be the (%- ciding game of' the season. If either Chicago or Pittsburgh captured that game it woa the pennant, but if the contest ended in a tie New York would win, providing that it van- quished Philadelphia the same day. The Cubs défeated the Pirates, 5 to 2, chiefly on Pittsburgh's own mis- plays That placed Chicago first, Pitts- burgh seeond, and New York third. The Giants, however, had thrée games remalning to play with Boston and, if they won all of them, their per- centage would equal that of the Cubs and the campaign would result in a tie. New York did win and an extra gamé was decided upon to settle the issue, Chicago winning. The whole situation, however, had created by an incident in a game be- tween the Giants and Cubs on Sep- tember £3 in which Fred Merkle, the Giants first baseman, pulled what has since been regarded as the “big- gest bone” play in history. In the particular game in which Merkle erred the ninth inning had been necached and two Giants were out. McCormick was on third base and Merkle was on first when Brid- well, the Giant batter, hit a clean linér ovér second base. McCormick scored and Bridwell touched first base. In the midst of the pandémonium Evers, playing second base for the Cubs, jumped astride that bag and called for the ball to be thrown for him. Wheén Evers received the ball Manag-r Frank Chance of Chicago asserte! that Merkle was out for fail- ure to fouch second base. While bed- lam b oke loose Umpire O'Day sus- pende play and left the field to think out the problem. O'Ds. returned when most of the crowg haqd gone and declaréd that Merl&w was out, thus nullifying the run 'that MecCormick would have score¢, and ruled the game therefore was # tie, one to one. Then, when the season ended in a tie, th play-off was necessary. 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