New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 21, 1923, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 2}, 1928, W BABE RUTH HITTING FOR 600 — LEONARD SIGNS TO FIGHT MITCHELL — CLEVELAND TAKES THREE STRAIGHT FROM SOX—WEST VA. TWIRLER FANS 20, LOSES GAME 12 TO 1 — GIANTS LOSE BUT HOLD FIRST PLACE — $65,000 PITCHER LOSES TO TWO-CENT RECRUIT — LOCAL BOWLING 13 More Homers Smashed Out in Big League Games, 8 of Them in Pirates-Chicago Cubs Batting Bee This Comes Within One of Equalling Record Set 29 Years Ago—Babe’s Double in Ninth With Bases Full Wins For Yanks—Williams Gets Homer, Triple and Two Singles Against Dodgers—Giants Lose Their First. New York, April 21.—It was home-run day in the major leagues vesterday, circuit smashing artists of the National an- nexing 9 of the drives while the Americans tallied 4. Py g Orgy of Circuit Clouts The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates staged a slugfest in which the Pirates finally walked the plank after the Cubs had walloped out six four base hits in a total of 8 for the game, Hart- nett of Chicago sent over the winning run in the ninth with his second over the fence drive in the contest. Friberg of the Cubs also made a brace of homers the game's total was but one shy of the record of nine made 29 years ago. Ruth Batting .600 Babe Ruth again aided the New York Yanks in maintaining a spotless standing when with the bases full in the ninth inning and one run behind he shot out a two bagger that sent the win- ning run over. The Boston Americans had maintained the lead from the first inning when three Red Sox scored. Ruth hit a slfn%lgba double and a triple and mamtained his batting average of .600. Giants Still In Front. The Glants lost their first of the season but maintained their lead in the Nationals when the Boston Braves went on the warpath. Jack Bentley made his debut and was batted hard. The St. Louls Cards used every one but the bat boy to stay the onrush of Cincinnati but the Reds put seven runs across in the fourth and won handily. Williams Hits Hard. Philadelphia and Brooklyn staged another fast finish but the Phillies won out in the ninth. Williams of Philadelphia got four hits, two singles, a triple and a homer in five attempts. Cleveland made it three straight over the White Sox crowding over five runs in the seventh inning. Each team used four pitchers in the game! that lasted nearly three hours. The Philadelphia Athletics took Washington into camp for the third | successive time. | First Hit A Homer. | The Browns won their first game of | the season from Detroit. Durst, sub- stituting at first for George Sisler, made his first hit of the season a four base drive. Van Gilder of St. Louis hurled his first game of the season. Ty Cobb featured at bat with three singles in four trials. Three teams in the American are still undefeated: New York, Philadel- phia and Cleveland, while the Na- tional leaders all of whom have lost one or more games are New York, Chicago and Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE Giants Lose. Boston, April 21.—~Jack Bently of the world’s champion Giants Home Run Hitters Of the Major Leagues National. Yes- Sn's terday Ttl. Friberg, Chicago ..... 2 Hartness, Chicago .. Heathcote, Chicago ... Statz, Chicago .. Grimm, Pittsburgh ... Trayner, Pittsburgh Williams, Philadelphia American. Goslin, Washington .. Weleh, Philadelphia .. Durst, 8t. Louis Relchlle, Boston . League Totals, National American Decatur, xBarber . smith, p. . "7 *Batted for Shriver in 4th. xBatted for Decatur in S$th, Philadelphla .. 002 122 001 Brooklyn .. +s 001 130 02 Two base Henline, Wh three base hits, Holke, Williams, O Johnston; home run, Williams; stolen ba: Bailey, High; sacrific . Bandr Hig! double plays, Sands, kinson and Holke Olson, Johnston and Schleibner; Johnsto | Olson and Schieibner; BSands and lolke; left on bases, Philadelphia 8, Brookiyn 7; bases on balls, off Weinert 2, off Schreibor 1; struck out, by Shriver 1, by Welnert 3, by Wintere 2; hits, off Shriver § in 4 in- nings, off Schreiber 3 in 1 1-3 innings, off THIRD BASE BIG PROBLEM FOR AMERICAN LEAGUERS |\UGUST IS ALMOST By Billy Evans, Third base is going to be the big problem for practically every Amerl- | can league manager this year. Ten years ago the American league was rich in third sackers, The life of the big league star is limited, how- ever, and today finds third base a de- batable position on most of the Amer- ican league teams. IPrank Chance must solve it for his Poston Red Sox, No doubt Chance is banking on Norman McMillan, ac- quired from the New York Yankees to fill the bill, McMillan is a Jikely looking young- ster, Before New York secured him be went big with Rochester in the In- ternational league, MeMillan has much ability at the bat and in the fleld. If assured that he will be a regular it Is certain to improve his game, With the Yankees he realized he was doomed for some time to play substitute roles, Tris Speaker is banking on Lutzke to replace the veteran Larry Gardner at third. The Cleveland recruit starred in the American assoclation lust year and seems to have a fine chance to make good. o Gardner Still Capable. It might be added, however, that Larry Gardner is far from through, and that should anything upset Speaker's plans, the veteran will be able to step right in and play a most acceptable game at third. The St. Louls Browns look like sure pennant contenders, yet third base is a real problem for Manager Fohl. It looks very much as if Fohl had the job of developing a recruit into the rcgular third sacker, as it is feared that Ellerbe’'s knee will not prove strong enough to stand the long grind. Solving the third base problem for Washington Is one of the tasks thal confronts Donie Bush. Last year 2 talf dozen players essayed to fill the position with indifferent success. Bush has much third base material and hopes to find a capable performer out of the army of talent on hand. High Priced Recruits. At the opening of the 1922 season the play of Bobby Jones at third for Detrolt made it seemt as if he had arrived. Then illness put a crimp in his play, forcing him out of the line- up. Tred Haney did so well as a sub- stitute that he must be regarded as a contender for the job. Connie Mack and Kid Gleason are to have two high priced recruits from the Pacific Coast league at third. Wil- lie Kamm, the $100.000 beauty, said to be one of the best inflelders the coast has ever turned out, will play third for Chicago. Sammy Hale, who it is said cost Mack $75,000, will be at third for the Athleties. Both are expected to deliver and help make the Sox and Athletics contenders. The latest rumor is that Joe Du- gan is to play second base for New York, and that Ward {s to be shifted back to third, his original position. All of which makes it apparent that third base is a debatable point in the lineup of every American league club. How They Line up in Four Leagues NATIONAL LEAGUE. TRACEY FERGUSON WINS Meriden Battler Scores Technical Knockout Over Johnny Latzo In New London Bout, New London, April 21,—Tracy Fer- guson of Meriden, was awarded a technical knockout over Johnny lLatzo of Bridgeport, last night, when the latter's seconds threw a towel into the ring at the beginning of the ninth round of the bout scheduled to go ten rounds, His work was highly pleasing, and he was given a blg hand by the fans, I'rankie Quill, of RBrockton, the collegiate battler, was given a draw, fighting lzzy Tanner, of St. l’aul, in the star bout of 12 rouna, The card was staged by the New TLondon lodge of Elks, who cen- ducted the bouts for the benefit of the Boy Scouts of the Whaling City. Former Yale Twirler Is Given the Gate by Giants Boston, April 21, — Jim Kernan, former Yale varsity catcher and one of the Giants' recruits this year has been released unconditionally, It is |believed he will be sent to' the Little Rock club of the Southern association, HNOCKED FOR GOAL State Champ Loses fo Johnay Darcy in Waterbury Ring Show ! —_— Johnny Darcy, heralded by man critics as the hardest hitting light- weight in the ring, battled his way to a 12-round victory over ePte August, Connecticnt lightwelght champion, in the feature bout at the Waterbury, armory last night, Darcy floored Aug-§ ust for a count of nine with a left} hook to the jaw about midway in thej seventh round, and clipped him agal with a right for a short count befo the round ended. August kept away! for the remainder of the fight and) managed to stave off a knockout de. feat, Darcy weighed 136 and Augusf 1383% pounds, Darcy devoted the first round te feeling out August, who jabbed his way to a slight margin in the epen ing session. The Bridgeport uvrnppe% was in tip-top shape and continued !.3 use his left effectively for the firy four rounds, at the end of whicK August was in the lead by a slight| margin. ! Darcy Floors August J} The New Yorker then took mattery Into his own hands and started out t a Three New Third Basemen for the American League. Left, Sammy Hale, fer whom Conny Mack Paid $75,000 in cash and players. Center (above), Willie Kamm, Chieago’s $100,000 in- vestiment. (Below) Norman McMillan, new Boston third sacker. Right, Lutzke, bought by Cleveland from Kansas City. CATCHER BASSLER WINS SPARK PLUGS WIN REGULAR JOB FIRST DAY 1., cooies rete mronncea 7ao Detroit Backstop Not Only Is Good on Receiving End, ‘But Also Wields | a Mean Bat. | For quite a few years now Ray| Schalk of the Chicago White Sox Jms" been rated as the premier catcher 11_1! special S. R. & L. match at Rogers' the American league. And MEhtIY.| ;00 jast night, the scores being: too, for over a stretch of some 10/ STANLEY RULE § campaigns, “Little Ray" has displayed it brilliant ability behind the bat. Not far behind Schalk are Cy Per-| |kins of the Athletics, “Hank" Sever eid, Browns; Steve O'Neill, Cleveland, and Wally Schang, Yankees. All first-| class receivers and real assets to any club. ‘ | However, in picking star catchers, don't overlook Johnny Bassler of th Detroit Tigers, who, though he has been in the big show but two seasons b is already being heralded as Schalk's most likely successor in back of the| plate. | Brought to the Tigers from the Pacific coast by Ty Cobb in 1921, Bassler has showed remarkable im- provement during the two years he has been in the majors, and many critics are of the opinion that he will be the circuit's !¢ ding catcher with- in the next two or three seasons. Some are even now acclaiming him as the smartest receiver in the junior loop. Games in Bowling Match at Rogers’ Alleys. Barney Google's pets were kicked for two goals by Spark Plug in a 409 403 Barney Googles. i 85 % 2% 91 s T3e4—1206 FANS TWENTY BUT LOSES Tallman of West Virginia Bows To Bethany Nine, 12 to 1. Morgantown, W. Va., April 21.— Although Tallman, West Virginia uni« versity's star pitcher, struck out twen- ty batters in a game with the Beth- any college nine here yesterday, he| The Giants signed up Walter James, with the Haman, a young pitcher, was turned over to the Pittsfield Eastern league. fight with a vengeance. left socks td the body wore down August, The Bridgeporter, however, kept his shoul der and guard high and did not leave an opening for a right hand shiot t:l the jaw. In the seventh round, how! cver, Darcy saw his chance ang crashed a left hook to the “button! and down went August. He staye( down until the count of nine had been tolled off by Referee Conwayl and arose in a shaky condition, Dare; again sent him to the floor with { right to the jaw for a short count August fell into a clinch and jockeye( around until the bell. The crowd expected a knockout by August was well advised from hi corner. The Connecticut champio! put on the roller skates and skidde out of reach and danger, and al though he absorbed plenty of punish ment during the remainder of th contest he prevented the fipishin blow from finding a mark. Keeley Scores Kayo { | EAd Keeley of Bridgeport knocke out Pat®McNamey of New York il the second round of a scheduled 13| round beut. The ecrowd appeare| well pleased with the performance (l Keeley, who displayed great punchini ability. | Sammy TLawson knocked out Ma ty Miller in the third round of th opening bout, About 2,500 fans witnessed the corl tests, which were well conducted. " formerly Fred right-handed pitcher, ’acific Cloast league. of club the, COLLEGE BASEBALL Bucknell 4, Penn State 2. Dartmouth 8, Springfield 6. Harvard 2, Maryland State 0. Wesleyan 19, Mass, Aggies 6. Bethany 12, West Virginia 1. Captain-Elect of Eli Basketballers LYNCH TO DEFEND TITLE Champion Will Box Smith Again June 8 in Wyoming | New York, April 21. ~— Joe Lynci i world’s bantamwenght champion, | confronted with a busy ring campaig: ‘ The clever west side boxer has beg signed for four bouts by his manage| || Eddie Mead. In two of the contes| Lynch will defend his world’s title J a rcferee's decision. The most in portant battie will bring him again| Midget Smith, Harlem's aggr(‘ulJ bantamweight. This contest is sched | J. P, HAAS. uled for Casper, Wyo., on June §, ar | The big surprise in eastern inter-|will be for 12 rounds to a decision. | | Preceding this event, Lynch | |1 inning, oft Weinert 10 in 4 innings, none Yesterday's Results. And that's eaying quite a little. fis \ collegiate basketball was the winning the overwhelming Under his National league debut yesterday made | Decatur 1 in 2 2-3 innings, off Smith 2 ml out in 5th, off Winters 4 in 5 Innings; hit afternoon in the box against Boston and was hit hard. Boston won, 9 to 2, making 13 hits for a total of 19 base hits. by piteher, by Sehreiber (Winters); win- ning pitcher, Winters; losing pitcher, Smith; umplres, Mart and McCormick; time, 1:56. Reds 10, Cardinals 2. Cincinnati O.. April 21.—The evened up thetr opening series the Cardinals by taking the game yesterday, 10 to 2. St. Loals. h, 9 ® Reds with last Bancroft, ss. Groh, 3b. Frisch, 2b, Meusel, 1f. . Young, rf. . Kelly, 1b. O'Connell, ef. Gaston, c. Bentley, p. . *E. Smith .. sosomsa® | omonocoomosmuosormmss | Blades, if. ..., . csuvowuHos louuomusommn cocooomurmMuo= D wmn ] w'oaa Stock, Lavan, 3 Mueller, cf. | Freigau, | Toporcer, | Clemons, . | MeCurd; | Pertica, | Doak, p. ... Wigington, p. *DYEr (ouiinin Stuart, p. .. | xFlack ..., Mann .. el dn gt @l onscensomeT in 9t *Batted for Bentley ab, BHOHHO DM E so~osa355? Genewich, p. b e s oie e Mot Cacoias 9 13 27 9 . 002 000 000—2 Boston .. . 320 040 00x—9 | Two ba elly, Rancroft, Boeckel, | Melnnis, Conlon, Genewlch; three base hits, | Southworth; stolen base, Southworth; double play, Melnnis (unassisted); left on bases, New York 8, Boston 7; base on balls, off Bentley 2, oft Genewich 2; struck out, by Bentley 3, by Genewich 2; hit by pitcher, Bentley (Nixon, Felix); umpires, Klem and Derr; time, 1:45. | wlossscocsoss0sommaan *Ratted for Wingington in T xBatted for Stuart in Sth, zBatted for Flack in 9th. Cincinnati. New York Burns, ef. . | Bohne, 2b. Duncan, If, Phillies 8, Dodgers 7. Brooklyn, April 21.—The won another hectic game from cincinnati Brooklyn yesterday, this time, 8 to 7. st Brooklyn overcame a three-run lead B | v, Bottomley; stolen bases, by bunching a triple, a double and|pyeny” Smith; sacrifices, Bohne, Duncan, two singles off Weinert in' the fifth, | Pinelll # double play, to Frelgau driving him out of tne box. | to Bottomley; laft . Louis 9, Philadelphin, Cincinnati 9; bases on balls, o Luque 2, off b he: 90, Pertica 3, oft Doak 3, off Wigington 3 in Y 2 2.3 Innings, off Stuart, none in 2 innings; hit by pitcher, by Pertica (Dunean); balk, Luque; olsing pitcher, Doak; umpires, Quigley and Pirman; time, 2:04, elassssssns wlowmosssos Phillies | 020 710 00x—19 002 000 000 2 . “lemons; thres b, HSN Wi ovren Willlams, eof. . Walker, If. ..... Lee, rf. ... Sands, Parkinson, itenline, c. Weinert, n. ‘Winters, p. Rapp, Holke, coosoa® (Continued on Following Page) Sumaassasud YESTERYEARS IN SPORT Ten Years Ago. On April 21, 1913, the Federal league (remember it?) game sched- ules for the coming year were pube lished. Kilbane, soon to fight Dundee, so sure of beating him he wants a scrap immediately after it with Willie ] Ritchie, lightweight champ. Olson, 2, Johnston, Wheat, If. Bchietbner, 1 i ’ Twenty-five Years Ago. | On April 21, 1808, Jesse Hoffmeis- ter, Pittshurgh third baseman, sent to l Indianapolis, wloosss05095350000uwas? Boston 9, New York 2, Philadelphia 8, Brooklyn 7. Cincinnati 10, 8t. Louis 2. Chicago 12, Pittsburgh 11. Standing of the Clubs Won Lost New York .. . Chicago Philadelphia 8t. Louis .. Cincinnati Brooklyn FPittsburgh Boston ... Today's Games New York at Brooklyn. Philadelphia at Boston. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati. St. Louis at Chicago. AMERICAN LEAGUE Yesterday's Results New York 4, Boston 3. Philadelphia 6, Washington 2. 8t. Louis 5, Detroit 3. Cleveland 8, Chicago 5. Standing of the Clubs Won Lost P.C. Cereeas 1,000 1.600 1.000 New York .. Philadelphia .... Cleveland Detroit . 667 St. Louis .. .338 Boston .... . 000 ‘Washington . 000 Chicago ..... 000 Today's Games Boston at New York. Washington at Philadelphia. Chicago at Cleveland. Detroit at St. Louls. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Results Reading 13, Buffalo 4. Rochester 4, Newark 3. Baltimore §, Syracuse 7. | Toronte 5, Jersey City 2. | Standing of the Clubs Won .8 0 1.000 1.000 667 667 383 883 000 000 | | Rochester ...... | Baltimore 0 Buffalo .. 1 Jersey City 1 Toronto .. 2 Reading 2 Syracuse . 2 Newark ..... 2 Games Today Duffalo at Reading. Rochester at Newark, Toronto at Jersey City. Syracuse at Baltimore, Colombia huys most of its cereals and cereal products from the United States. Lost P.C | was defeated by score of twelve to one. He was found for a total of twelve hits and his mates were guilty of two errors, He was batted hard in the sixth and ninth «innings in each of which the visitors scored five runs. Bethany also scored a run in each of the second and third innings. West Virginia made its one run in the sixth. The Mountaineers connected for seven hits off Randolph, who pitched the whole game for the visito's. When Bassler came to Detroit he turned a trick which is not very often put over by big league catchers now- | adays. He broke in as the team'’s first-string receiver the initial day hc‘ appeared in a big league uniform. It is not only behind the plate that Bassler stars. For be it known that Johnny is also a good hitter, In 1922 he led the catchers in this respect, clouting the old apple at a .323 clip. In flelding he ranked, fourth with a percentage of .980 in 117 games. The Chairman of The House Committee . WE HAVE A FINE | You BET. SET_OF OFFICERS |gun CHAIR ™ OF THECLUB NoW /oy G Tue HOUSE com=- MITTEE IS ESPECIALLY" COMPETENT YouRE The- CHAIRMAN oF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE \ BELIEVE W ARE DRENCHED e WE SHOULD THAT HONOR of the championship by Yale. Coach Fogarty, Yale, with a team that wasn't given much consideration prior to the start of the season, came fast and won the ecastery honors after a stift struggle. sible for the fine showing of the Blue was J. P. Haas of Kansas City, Mo, who played a st He has been honored by being elected captain of the Yale basketball team for next year. ————— — e i e e ettt e e WELL- ITS RAINING ON scheduled to participate in three riy i engagements, The first will be hej! in Providence, R, I, on May 5, wh the champion tackles Young Montred i Providence veteran, in @ 12-roulf} bout to a decision. Three days lat|}§ Lynch is booked for a battle of rounds against Frankic Daly of S en TIsland, at Portland, Me. On M 16 he will engage Frankie Genal Ameriean flyweight champion, in |} 10-round no-decision contest at CH if cago. One of the players largely respon- rling game at guard. YEP- STARTING To RAIN Ak [\ ! PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | WELL THIS IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE - | FIND THE DUTIES OF CHARS MAN A LITTLE Too ARDUOUS For MY FAILING REALTH AND HEREWITH TENDER MY RESIGNATION - - NO | WILL NOT RECONSIDER" "'