New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 14, 1923, Page 8

[ NEW BRITAIN MACHINE CO. BOWLERS DEFEAT CORRIN - EW-DRITAIN DAILY HERALN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1023, IN INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE GAMES — CHARLIE PILKINGTON ‘DISPLAYS OLD TIME !L FORM IN DEFEATING “DUTCH” BRANDT AT WALLINGFORD — TALK OF NEW MINOR LEAGUE HEARD AT N. Y.—YALE SWIMMER SETS RECORD LANDIS T0 SETTLE STATUS OF BENTON Heydler Rel;;s Matter to High| Gommissloner o Baseball ’ 3l | of New York, Feb. 14.—Rusiness of [, passing the buck in the Rube Benton | ¢ ease featured the spring meeting of the National le at the Waldorf. | Astoria_ yesterduy, The club owners |y, passed the unwelcome package along | .o to John A. Heydler, and the presi. | dent of the league, with commend able perspieacity and extremely good Judgment, passed it right on to Judge Landis. It now rests with the commission to decide whether or not the Cincinnati club may el its deal for the left hanller with St ul and use him this year Heydler divulged the Judge landis' Investigation into Benton's history Is not quite as ran- dom and informal as the judge has led folks to beliove, It developed that a decision by the commissioner had been made mandatory through a complaint entered by the St. Paul club, in which it demanded an offi- clal establishment of the baseball status of Benton. Judge Landis has quizzed Heydler twice about the southpaw. In announcing the sense of the meeting on the Benton matter Heyd. ler sald: “The Natlonal league de- cided unanimously to leave the case of Benton in the hands of its presi. dent. I may say that I will be guid- ed wholly by Judge Landis’' report on the St. Paul club’s complaint. This report will establish the posi- tion of the pitcher not only in so far as the National league is concerned but for all organized baseball. Has Blocked The Deal “I will say that thus far I have blocked the deal between Cincinnati and St. Paul. The Cincinnati club re- cently sent to me an order for release of Cliff Markle, pitgher, to St. Paul, in which it was stated that the player was going as part payment for Ben- ton. I refused to promulgate that re- lease and declined to permit Mr. Herr- mann to close the deal for the serv- ijces of the left hander. I now await the decision of Judge Landis on the case. “Mr. Herrmann once more made a streng fight for the pitcher and there was a lot of discussion here about this interesting matter. But Mr. Herr- mann concurred with the other own- ers that it was best to leave the mat- ter in my hands. No, we did not call Mr. Herzog,"” Heydler added when he was asked if the former Giant had been requested to give further evi- dence about Benton. Charley came to the Waldort armed with a lawyer and his second wind, but Herzog never got any further than Peacock Alley. In view of the fact that the Ben- ton case involves many knotty legal problems—and in view of the fact that the judge gets quite a salary to work out the puzzles of organized baseball—it seems that Heydler did the right thing in asking Landis to say tfe last word en the Rube. Heydler announced that his league had reiterated with greater firmness than éver its stand on the well known draft question and had pledged im- perishable allegiance to the new rule whereby all players sent down are made subject to draft. He added that the National league had resigned it- self to a shutdown of releases to the three deuble-A leagues. Heydler said that the National league had increased its waiver price from $2,500 to $4,000, a figure which meets that of the American league and the inter-league waiver price. u thr wo the | wh the rov [to fact that | 1, ow col ugu Pa Go Bal Le ski Nos It \PANCHO VILLA TAKES | FRANKIE MASOK IN FIFTH [Little Filipine Champion is Master Over Boy From Hooster State, All the Wa, n, Feb, 14 ipine holder o | weight ehampionshig, | Frankie Mason of Fort Wayne, mer what champin was to round contest here Except for a short storm, umrh| foreed on la was a oughout. Mas rst of the: firs fourth en he sent ) Yy 1o g q son ind, n Villa's master; jolted Mason head and caught him short with | Stife left Mason was down sprawling in his n corner, but unt of nine. ainst the rope: junder a rain of blows, was game and tried to rise, but was unequal to it and fell back, Villa, like stepped back to his place, smoothed down his hair, then went forward to shake hands with his defeated op- ponent, himself“a former champion in the smallest of actuany contested boxing classes, announced weighed’ 111 pounds and Mason 1™, a was PANTHERS Opponents, ¢ nthers towalla Arbour ker . Righ vin, Kerelyza . Left was going y At Boston, Pancho Villa, the f the pmerican @y- knocked om L’ in the fifth rouna a #en ave been last night him in the fourth A little brown mastar on had by far the t three rounds and aguinst him, several rights to honors in that one The sting from these proved a spur y. The fifth round was only a fe wseconds along when with a right to the a came up after a The champion was on him with both hands nnd swingitig hard on head and body sent Mason w the floor The hoosier s and little brown doll, that Villa WIN EASILY Clay Hill Midgets Bow to The Super- ior All-aronnd Work of New Britain The Panthers of this city defeated the Clay Hill Midigets of Hartford, 40 to 17, at the New Britain Boys' club gymnasium last night. team took the was never headed. the Panthers. The home at the start and Baker starred for he lineup: Clay Hill Midgets ... Western ad Jase +.. Walsh Center Aronson, Levin....E. Smith, J. Smith t Guard Guard Score—Panthers, 40; Clay Hill Mid- gets 17; field goals, Gotowalla 2, Ar- bour 3, Baker 7, Aronsen 5, Levin 1, Western 2, Jase 4, Burns 2; foul goals, Arbour 4, Jase 1. Referee Sokolow- Popular Prices Favored in Legislative Racing, Bill Albany, N. Y., Feb. ;4 —Horse rac- ing at popular prices is the purpose of a bill introduced in the legislature yesterday by Assgpmblyman Louis A. Cuvillier, democrat, New York. measure is designed to limit the price of admission to running races and steeplechases to $1.50 and to prohibit issuance of passes to any public of- ficer or free admission to any other person except with the approval of the state racing commission. White Sox and Gia—nts to Arrange Exhibition Games | The IPILKINGTON BEATS BRANDT EASLY Meriden Flash Displays 0l Timé | Form at Wallinglord Fighting In the best form of many months Charlie Pilkington battied through 12 rounds against Duteh Hrandt of Tireokiyn in the feature bout of the Wallingford A, C. boxing card, staged at the. Biks' armory in the borough last night, and won the referee’s vislon In a walk The Meriden J held the Dirookiyn 1ughter practically helpless through- out the ontire distance, and in.the ninth round opened up a bad cut over Brandt's left eye which bled profusely during the remainder of the bout, The bout had progressed hardly a winute whem it became apparent to the smail-sizged crowd, some five hun- dred fans, more or less, that the Sil- ver City boxer was In fine trim, His left hand shot into Hrandt's fizz quick. er than & wink, and kept the mitister! {rom the City of Churehes all at sea. Pilkington whizged around like @& streak and bofore the round terminat ed Brandt's face clearly showed that he was in a quandary Well-intended smashes fell short or went over Pllk- ington's head with such consistency that DBrandt broke out into a fool grin, while Pilkington hooked & Jabbed his way to a clear lead. The fans, who were with Pllkington, gave him a big hand as he went to his corner, Nothing startling developed during the remainder of the bout, which with the exception of the third round, was all Pilkington's, While Brandt didnot win the third session by dam- age inflicted upon Charlie, the Meri. den mittster held a little more often than was necessary. Hrandt wanted to fight, but his every move seemed to be anticipated and Pilkington fig- uratively had him tied in knots, who, however, kept Dutch in that predica- ment too long. The fans were treated to an exhi- bition which to the majerity was pleasing. Brandt tried every ring trick learned in his long career in his efforts to batter his way through Pilkington's guard, but without éffect. He was met with jolting lefts to the head which kept that section of his anfitomy Lobbing like a cork. The tenth frame was the big ses- ®on of the fray. Pilkington cut loose, and a cut which 'had been opened over Brandt's eye in the pre- ceding round became a target for the sharpshooting punches sent over by Pilkington and before the bell rang it was a sorrowful looking member. A series of left hooks and right crosses swept Brandt across the ring, and the Meriden fans rooted for Pilkington to send the lad from Brooklyn to the “cleaners.” The needed sock, how- ever, was missing, but Pilkington's margin in that inning was the widest of any of the rounds. No one needed to wait for the de- cision of Referee Frank Tivey, an im- portation from Hartford. Pilkington weighed 128%, and Brandt 128 1-4. Gibbons Shirks George Gibbongs of Waterbury failed to go through with his bout scheduled with Young Leonard, and Kid Bun- yan of New Haven went on instead, in a semi-windup. The fracas was carded for eight rounds, .but went four,. when Leonard was awarded a technical knockout over Bunyan. The New Haven scrapper displayed a shifty brand of fighting in the first round, dancing around the ‘*‘Sheik"” and attempting to draw him into a lead. Secveral times during the round Tiunyan connected with stiff lefts to the jaw, and won the session. | | Speaking ‘of Sports BY CLEBKIN s Wallie Kopf of this city, whe has pastimed with the Glants and Dodg- ers of the National league and Whe last season played with the Oakland, Cal, team, is completing his studies Dartmouth eollege, He plans to §0 1o Whe coast after receiving his des gree next June, The winning streak of the Atlas team of New Haven was haited last night at Bridgeport when the Y, M, H. A, quintet of that city put across a 26 to 19 vietory, The Phillies management announced last night the signing of Ralph Head, @ right handed hurler, for several sea- sons the mainstay of the Hartford Eastern league club. Lou Bogash of Bridgeport and Jack MeCarron of Seranton, I'a;, boxed uninteresting mill at Bridgeport | night, MeCarron evidently was the poorer of the two, because Bogash was given the decision, Bud Taylor of Terre Haute, Ind, and Pal Meore of Memphis, Tenn., boxed a ten round draw at Indianapo- Iis, Ind., last night. . Jack Sharkey, New York feather- weight, will sall for England with Freddie Welsh, former lightweight champion, Saturday to seek bouts with English featherweights, . Bherrod Smith, « left hander, for- merly with the Drookiyn Dodgers, Jjoined the Cleveland Indians at Hot Springs, Ark, yesterday. Smith fin- ished last season with Tris Speaker's club, Joe Porto, the New Haven bowler, broke even in the match with Lester Brundace of New York, in the Eve- ning Malil big pin bowling tourney at New York last night. A plan ig under way in the Na- tional league 1o number the players. There would be no need of this in the Eastern league, because all of the real players (and only a few at that) are well known to the fans. The Yale and University of Penn- sylvania basketball teams will meet at 8:15 o'clock tonight at New Haven in an Intercollegiate league contest. The New Haven hockey team de- feated the Victorias of Boston, 6 to 2, at the Arena last night. The con- test was enlivened by several clashes between the players. Dominick Soccoli of this city sprung a big surprise in the state champion- ship pocket billiard tournéy at Water- bury last night by defeating - Don Holmes of Bridgeport, 100 to 64. The New Britain boy has a fine chance to #inish within the prize money. Another bout between Georges Car- pentier and Battling Siki seems to be a cértainty, according to reports from Paris. Charlie Pilkington of Meriden has been matched to meet Frankie Brown of New York at thé Fairmont A. C., on February 19. Crosby High school team of Water- bury has entered in the interscholas- tic tourney of the University of Penn- sylvania, which opens on Feb., 24.+ The Massachusetts Aggies defeated | Trinity at basketball, 26 to 14, at| Hartford last night. | | insteay NEW EIGHT CLUB EAGUE IN VIEW Majors May Form Organization to Buck Class AA Minors New York, Feb, 14.—Plans for a new eight-club minor league to he sponsored and backed by the Ameri- can and National lgagues are under consideration, according to rumqrs current in baseball cireles. It wa# impossible to trace the reports to their seurce, but some color was lent to them by the announcement last night by Edward G, Barrow, the Yankees' business manager, that he had been offered the 'presidency of the new or- ganization, He did not reveal the de. tails_of the offer or the source of it, wor would he indicate whether he would accopt it, The proposed league, as far as could be learned, will be launched by the majors as their opening fire in the draft war with the Class AA mipors. According to détalls of the organiza- tion as mentioned in tho rumors, the wight clubs will be bagked by big league magnates, The 16 major league teams will pool 10 " players each, giving each club in the new league a nucleus of 20 players for the 1029 season, The varlous clubs in the league, moreover, will be _used as “farms” for young major league play- ers, who will be sent there for season- 'In‘ and development instead of to the Class AA leagues, which are now at war with their bigger brothers or or- ganized baseball. Would Develop Colts In other words, the majors will es- tablish their own school for promising young players and develop them under the tutelage of former big league stars, 1If the plan really goes through it will mean war to the hilt between majors and minors. The major-min- or league agrcement would be smash- ed to smithereens. International league territory would be invaded and the whole system of organized base- ball, g0 far as it relates to relations between the majors and Class AA minors, would be torn apart. The question, of course, goes back to the draft problem. When the ma- jors decided not to send players to the non-draft minors unless these ath- letes were later subject to draft, trouble started. The minors refused point blank to accept such men, and that meant that the majors would have to send their recruits to leagues of lower classification and inferior quality for seasoning. The alternative was to establish a training school of their own, and that, judging by ru- mors, is what the majors now have in mind. - Two Names Suggested. The league has no name yet, but it will be called either the Continen- tal or the Interallied League. mentioned for the new circuit are Toronto and Montreal in Canada and Baltimore, Washington, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Newark dnd Providence. Toronto, Buffalo, Newark and Balti- more are now International lLeague cities, and Barrow was once head of that circuit—which makes it look like a drive primarily on the league that John Con Toole rules. It is understood that the ecapital for the venture will be put up by wealthy individuats and syndicates in the various cities. The majors will be held to the extent of supplying players, and other athletes might be ured by wholesale raids:on the Class AA minors, if the present agree- ment were split wide open. If would be the Federal League all ever again, with the difference that the majors and tHeir agents would 'be the raiders of the “raidees.” Citiesy Dinsmore Banks Covers 100-Yard Distance in the Camegle Pool W 0:55 3-5—Rluc Beats Wesleyan, New Haven, Feb. 14.—Dinsmore Banks of the Yale swimming team last night broke the intercollegiate record for 108 yards, He made the distance In 55 2.5 seconds, clipping one-fifth of a second from the rec- ord held by Davy Jonés of Brown university, Panks lives in New York city, Captain Leeming Jelliffe of the Yale team captured the S.yard event in the fast time of 34 2.5 seconds, Yale won the meet with Wesleyan, 48 to 5 points, taking every first and second place, - The summaries: S0-yard swim—Won Leeming Jellifte, Yale; Bixler, Yale, second; Howard, Wéesleyan, third, Time~0:34 3.5, . by Captain Fancy dive—Won by McCallum, | Cusaci Yale; Prime, Yale, sccond; Maxwell, Wesleyan, third, 0.yard swim—Won by Sallors, Yale; Stoddard, Yale, second; Pilot, Wesley: third, Time—2:33 3.5. Distance plunge—Won by’ Swacey, INTERCOLLEGIATE RECORD| CHINSTS TRIN CORBIN'S QUINTET Loague Leaders Best Last Yoar's s b o . The Jeague leading New Britain Machine Co, bowling tearh came through with another fine vietory last night, défeating the Corbin team, win. ners of the champlonshi| h and of other Dusty league games and those ‘of other leagues at Rogers and* the Casino alleys, follow: INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE P. & ¥, Corbin, 1100 82 ” 1ns 103 462 408 | 108 314 108 300 e 35 n-1n - Yale (74 feet); Hood, Yale (73 feet), | T8 second; Southwick, Wesleyan (73 feet), third, 100-yard swim—Won by Banks, Yale; Sullivan, Yale, seeond; How. ard, Wesleyan, third, Time-—0:55 2-5. (New intercoll¢giate record). 200-yard team relay race—Won by Yale (Higgins, Setsler, Clark and Frost). Time—1:44 3.5, GOLF MENTOR INJURE - 451 407 Stanley Works. 104 James Frazier, Istructor at Atlantic | A1 City Club, at Poin§f of Death After Auto Collision. Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. James Frazier, golf professional of the Seaview Golf club, i3 dying at thggAt- lantic City hospital as a result of a collision between his awtomobile and a suburban trolley near Pleasantville yesterday afternoon. Frazier turned out to pass another machine and collided head-on with the trolley car coming in the nppouue direction. The automobile was re- duced to splinters and the front of the trolley car was stove in. When pulled from under the wreckage Frazier was thought to be dead. He was rushed t6 the hospital and an operation performed in an ef- fort to save his life. Jittie hope is held that he will survive. Frazier was the “instructor of many noted personages® who have visited the Seaview .club, among them peing President 'Harding, Governor Miller and Governor Smith of Néw York. HORTON IS PLEASED President of St. Paul Club Expresses Satisfaction the Referring of . Benton Case to Landis. 8t. Paul, Feb. 14. — John Norten, president of the St. Padl club of the American association today, expressed gatisfaction that the case of Rube Benjgn, former Saint pitcher, sold to Cincfhnatl, had been referred to K. M. Landis, baseball commissioner, by the National league magnates for final deeision, “If the judge adheres to his expres- sions glven me," Mr. Norton said, “‘He will acquit Benton and clear him of the taint.” downed the Carlson Driscoll 14— Ericson Wacker . Core' ovoeunee 80~ 243% ; 4441333 Hottman Kahmw Johnson Valentine Narcum 4941413 . 90— 283 84— 261 104—_389 86— 402 86— 260 4219 460—1355 (Continued on following page.) Kimon Miller . Delfaro Linn .. Lummy . B A MEDIUM WIDTH, CLOSE MEETING, SMART LOOKING ARB,QW COLLAR The second and third rounds also went to Bunyan. In the third he craghed over a series of lefts to Leon- ard's jaw which held threats of doom last, THe Brown quintet . i Connecticut Rggies, 33 (Centinued on following page). Pravidence lasgt night. g i The Wesleyan hoop tossers dropped | a fast game to Vermont, 27 to 25, in| the gymnasium at Middletown last| night. | Heydler said that some had supported Bagebal]l officials were found a $7,500 waiver price and others had favored making it $5,000. He laid the increase to the rise in the cost of Chicago, Feb. 14.—Representatives of the Chicago American league club and the New York Giants will confer in New York Saturday regarding the at to 27, CrueTT, PrABODY & Co., INC. | players. The proposition to make the clubs number theireplayers was brought up but no definite action resulted. The league decided to leave the matter to the individual clubs. Two clubs op- posing placing numbers on their play- ers, while two others came out with strong arguments in favor of the in- novation. Charley Ebbets, who brought it up, said that he was will- ing to tag his men. Rigler Quits Umpiring Heydler announced that Charley Rigler had resigned from his staff of umpires. Rigler, who came into the league in 1906 and has had quite a successful career as an umpire, is making a lot of money locating oil and gas leases in Kentucky and feels that he would be cheating himself financially if he went back to the pad and mask—and a certain modicum of abuse. “I regret greatly that Mr. Riglar will not return,” said Heydler. *I have signed eight other umpires— JHank O'Day, Bill Klem, Ernest Quig- ley, Charley Moran, Barry McCor- mick, Bob Hart, Paul Sentelle and Charles Pfirman. Bob Emslie, who is on the retired list, will be a member of the staff in an advisery capacity to the president.” The list does not contain a name. The league voted to ruit a big ceie-| bration to commemorate its fiftieth | anniversary in 1925. That's a long | way off, but it is intended to quite a blowout and perhaps some- thing concrete to mark the event ¥Ebbets, Barney Dreyfuss, George W.| Grant and William Veeck were namea to work with Heydler on the plans for this celebration. Fred Tenney, former first baseman ©of the Giants, went before the league with a plea for an annual o:d timers’ game, alternating between the two majors and between the East and ‘West. Gr: wi Ja eri new | Pi TO REFEREE BIG MATCH Chicago, Feb. 14—1J. Herbert Levis of Chicago has been agreed upon as for the match between Willie Hoppe, champion, and Jake Schaefer #an Franciseo, Cal, at New York, 12-14, for the world’'s cham- at 18.2 balk line billiards, it pictures, ston and Gerald Patterson, the Am- spring exhibition tour of clubs, it was announced today. abiner, seereta 1l leav mes J. here Tierney, Giants in New York Saturday. of the preliminary work in arranging the, schedule of exhibition games was left to the Chicago club. the two Harry ry and Louis Com- iskey, tregsurer of the Chicago club Iriday and meet sccretary of the Most Slow Motion Movies For Tennis Development New York, Iel showin, can and Aust into ttsfield, consisting b. 14.-—8low motion g William B. John- ralian international stars will be used as a feature of the United States Lawn tion's campaign to develope greater playing skill among boys and girls. The pictures, reels and requiring about 40 minutes to exhibit, illustrate almost every con- ceivable stroke in the brilliant play- ing of both Johnston and They will be offered for use for all clubs helding membership ir the U. 8. L. T. A. as well as college tennis as- sociations. Tennis associa- of three Patterson. |Skating Stars Entered in Tourney at St. John, N. B. |cissoNs AND TRACE 8t. John, N. B, Feb. 14.—Some of | the best skaters of the United States | St. are entered pon® | events to pe staged | Harry Kasky, Chicago; Ted Coombs, |in East Chicago, the championship on Lilly Lake, and Walter Thorne, New England champion. for the Wallingford fighter but were cut short at the beil. Leorfard® kept battling away and just before the bell crashed home a few haymakers of his own. Bunyan was out on his feet when the bell came te his rescue. The fourth round was bardly under way when Leonard again had Bunyan in a bad fix, and the referee checked the attack and sent the boys to their corners, awarding l.eonard a techni- cal knockout. {Important Committees of U. S. G. A. Are Announced New York, Feb. 14.-—Impertant committees of the United States Golf | ccming year *were announced ’y Bec- | retary C. 8. Lee today. Robert A. Gardner, Chicago, heads the championship and selection of courses committees. Other chairmen | of committees include: Secretary Lee, amateur status and conduct; Thomas B. Paine, Atlanta, Ga., committee on | sectional affairs; | Jr., Detroit, eligibilicy; Allan D. Wil son, Philadelphia, gregen sectionf | Howard F. Whitney, New York, inter- national matches; James C. Ward, Williamstown, intercollegiate, MATCHED Chieago, Feb. 14.—Tomry Gibbons, Paul heavyweight boxer, and |James Tracey, the Australian heavys | weight, have been matched for a bo Indiana, Feb. z‘g | Bddie Kane, manager of Gibbons, an- | nounced today. ’ | association to functioning during the| James D Standish, How To Start The Day HELLO SwWeETIE- Yoy GOT A LITTLE SMiLE For ME Tiis MoRNING HELLo CuTIE~ WANT To BE MY LADY OF THE EUENING T —I'M AWFUL CRAZY ‘BoUT You %D Right HELLO LITTLE GiRL:- SomeEBODY'S GOT ¢ GoT AwruL CUTe EYES HELLO oLD Dean- You'RE Loowing REAL SwaeT THrs HIELLEO SWEE THEART. A KuLSS FoR g3, “Foop BY THEART SwesE