New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1923, Page 8

CITY LEAGUE SCHEDULE TO BE ARRANGED TONIGHT — MERIDEN IDOL TO FIGHT IN SAME RIl | $65,000 PITCHER DELIVERS GOODS FOR THIRD TIME-—OLD TRIS SPEAKER WINS GAME WITH HOMER — CITY LEAGUE SCHEDULED IN WORKS | md CINCINNATI REDS FINDING THEMSELVES AND ARE DUE T0 MAKE THE REST HUSTLE Advance to Fifth Place By Crushing Cubs—Jack Bentle) 265,000 Beauty, Wins Third Game For Giants—Ath- letics Slip Into Third Place in American While Yanks Climb Higher When They Spill Boston, New York, June 1.—Now come Pat Moran and his Cincinnati Reds. The Reds aren't exactly emulating the Brooklyn Robins in their own league or the Philadelphia Athleties in the American since Cincinnati was pre-season rated as a likely combination, but having begun woefully weak the present spurt of the Reds is notable, Bad weather aided other teams in keeping down the Reds but within theslast week or so they seem to have found them- selves. In winning their third straight victory over Chicago yes- terday 3 to 2, Cincinnati advanced to fifth place, 2 -4 How They Line up in Four Leagues t to Pltts. Roston bes Brooklyn trounced and the St. Louls Cards burgh 4 to 1. Jack Bent whose ineffectiveness has caused New York fans to ques- tlon the wisdom of paying 365,000 for him, won his third game out of sev- en, beating the weak Quakers 4 to 1. The Athletics were idle, but be- cause of thieir double defeat on Me- morial Day they slipped into third place 'while Cleveland was trimming Chicago 5 to 4. The Yankees advanced farther into the league lead, trouncing Boston 8 to 1. Detroit lost to St. Louis 8 to 8 because of poor pitching. | AMERICAN LEAGUE National League Yesterday's Results New York 4, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati Chicago 2. Brooklyn 5, Boston 2. 8t. Louis 4. Pittsburgh ’ Standing of the Clubs w. L. 30 11 24 16 18 21 20 Speaker Wins Game ‘ b i Chicago, June 1.—Tris Speaker's| New York ....... home run with a man on base in the | Pittsburgh . 3 #ixth tnning gave Cleveland the win-|Brooklyn aing margin of a 5 to ¢ score against 8t. Louls Chleago in the final game of the| Cincinnati {Chicago ries. | L | Boston e.| Philadelphia .. :47'? AT4 410 300 Cleveland. o > Ny Jamieson, 1f. 0 ) Games Today New York at Philadelp} Hrooklyn at Boston. Chicago at Cincinnati. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 5 i AmericantLeague Total . 3 7 ' vy i | Yesterday's Results New York 8, Boston 1, Louis 8, Detroit 3. Metevier, Thle, p. i cormrnononmu Sooper .rf. MeClellan P Buo 2 . 3 Chicago 4, Cleveland 5. Bheely, 1b, IRE » — Falk, 1t Kamm, Schalk, Thurston, Cvengros Berunk 77 Blankenship, Standing of the Clubs Ww. L, 29 . |New York .. 10 | Philadelphia . Cleveland Detroit ... St. lLouis Washington Boston Chicago ¥ p. 20 1§ 17 21 0 [} 3 " 10 226 13 br interference. engros In eighth 100 202 0005 200 000 110—4 | three-base hit, | T R Sewell out Batted for C p e hit, Speaker; Jamleson; home run, Speaks:r; stol Colling, Mostll, Falk, Kamm; & Wamby 2, Sheely, Summa, Colling; plays, Lutzke to Wamby to Brower, Kamm to Collins to Sheely; left on bases, Cleve- land 3, Chicage 10; base on balls, off Mete- vier 5, Cvengros 1; struck out, by Thut ston 1, Cvengros 1, Uhle 1, T. Blankanship 1; hits, off Thurston 7 in 6, off Cvengros 2 in 2, off T. Blankenship 1 In 1, off Mete- vier 9 in 7, none out in elghth, off Uhle 1 in 2 innings; winning pitcher, Metevier; losing pitcher, Thurston; umpires Ormsby and Connolly; time 2:04. Games Today Boston at New York. Philadelphia at Washington. Cleveland at Detroit, St. Louis at Chicago. International League Yesterday's Results Rochester &, Syracuse 4, Buffalo 9, Toronto 17. Baltimore 5, Reading 10, Jersey City ewark 1. Yankees 8, Red Sox 1 New York, June 1.—The New York Americans celebrated their return from a successful road trip with an easy victory over Boston, the score Standing of the Clubs being 8 to 1. 7. w. L. 10 15 17 e} Rochester | Baitimore Reading . Toronto Buffalo Jersey City . Newark acuse Mitchell, s W 3 Picinich, Menosky, cf. Burns, 1h, Harris, 1f, Flagstead Bhanks, McMillan, Murray, O'Doul, | AN Games Today Toronto at Buffalo Rochester at Syracuse Baltimore at Reading. p. P ol % ..., 3 Batted siaoidh Waiters New York. . witt, Dugan Ruth, Pipp, Meuel Bengough, Ward, °h. Beott, se. McNally, ef, 3, o, 1h, Eastern League Yesterday's Results New Haven 11, Springfield 3. Hartford 5, Pittefield 3 Waterbury 15, Worcester Bridgeport §, Albany 1. .. (Conunued on F NO FOREIGN ENTRIES in Several of the Clubs W L. 22 1¢ 14 12 17 12 14 14 12 10 Standing | Hartford New Haven Springfield Waterbury Albany Bridgeport Pittefield For Years American Open Golf Tourney Pro- First Time 18 bably Will Lack Competitio. For t first American » be held will lack ugh na- keener New York, June 1 time in E t open golf ] at Inwood internationa " , th tional inter y be than ever British ed to the past three the younger Boomer and try their luck Mttle likelihood Invasion doned trip off the can_golf his fouring who won the 1900, finished ers for second pla former British op Ahe Mitehel! « fn 1921 and 1 ean coul do wa and sixth in 1922 @mes failed to catch his best stride. Games Today iartfard at Pittsti terbury at Worcester Springfic Haven Brifigeport at Albany at New rdd- professional stars have competitive interest for but nnle P ¢ | VESTERYEARS IN SPORT 98 =ome such Auhre Havers decide s, ars 19 G t A th all thoug University of thirty-f I track Amateur rd sta yoar urth neet bt Ath Tver 1 nit blg rage i Chamber reports in Buffalo. i T —— e 462 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HEF ALD, FRIDAY,' JUNE 1, 102, G WITH | Rookie Qutfielder Thinks Game Over, Throws Ball in Bleachers Roy Elseh who | runners eame to the Chieage White flox prac- M8 teammates could turn him around ugheralded - F. \h_ ..l big faverite with the Sevelaping .ints Gho &0 tho sonietiona White Rox b eacher fans. has a habit J f the sen of throwing the ball te the fans to seramble for, if he makes the last out of the game, In a recent contest at Chicago, helieving two in- stead of Elseh on eatehing the ball far what he thought waa the final out of the game tossed it ta the fans and started for the clubhouse, Then he came t. Fortunately no runners were on the bases at the time, If two had heen on 1 two runs needed hy the oh. position win, that toss by Kisch would ha history as A costly Since it meant noth. ing it will soon Lo forgotten However, it has probably proved a worthwh. esson to Elsch to keep a careful track of the outs, ity League Is to Be StaMed Tonight Don't forget, managers, play- ]! t tonight is the f adiourned ¥ 1 eommnission to play Saturday SPECIAL TRAIN 70 TAKE FANS 10 KILBANE BATTLE Meoriden Fight Fans Make Arrange ments, as Thelr Idol, Kid Kap- lan, Also s in the Same Ring, Will Kid Kaplan, Connectieut’s fis- tie sensation, be the boy to topple Johnny Kilbane frem his feather- welght throne? The meteorie rise of the Nelw England ehampion within the past year, if taken as a eriterion, would lead the elose followers of pugiliam to that bellef, The passing of Johnny Dundee last Wednesday night as junior light- weight champion indleates more fore. ibly than words that Pather Time In. arlably takes his toll, If Criqui fails to defeat Kilbane Baturday afternoon at the Polo Grounda what other featherweight in the world other than the Connecticut whirlwind would have the popular favor the publie eteran Clevelandar, whose reign has ans, t league ark on reeruit eutfielder, on the bases scored before tieally gives promise m league onight's meets elty of the year. Eisch has every brains, yet the wisest ¢ bon The isset P ineluding ball players Sox recrult pulled the ay that will seen be forgotten because it didn't prove costly. Yet it might have gone dewn in history with famous “"bones’ had it lost the game The slip on Elsch was somewhat similar stunt that | l } “Doc" Geasler pulled many years ago - as a member of the Chicago Cubs Ea) Relieving that two w out, when [in reality only was retired, Gessler on catching a fly ball that he! RUM RUNNER HAS SIR0Q0) | 5 i ¥ B Just one | Arranged With the whaskier 1o o amuion ot | 60U $t, Mary's Field for Sea- were out . one and reg gerting roth possibly rules v other ytl ing weak from tom Turn out, you managers, and this sports move your sups t PR ———— “eague ing of the other old ba part mive to the to ran Captain of Istar Exchanges it British Currency==Wants Jus One More Trip, A Game Hos Bee Norfoll mor: suc Fast Standard Steal and Bearing Lt of Scotch English the owner steam yacht Nine for Tomorrow, now The Corbin Red Sox will journey KILBANE-CRIQUI TOMORROW — GIANTS' | | Kinbane, featherweight boxing eham« to dethrone the | ! holding the little Ita | tenders to the and master of the Britlsh | son--Crimsons This Weeek and Istar. Iying 15 off over to Plainville tomorrow afternoon | peER for a game with the Standard Steel | and Bearing nine, a club that has| Just begun to round into shape and which numbers among its players a number of fast men, including several leaguers and professionals. The Corbin team wil Imecet at the | club house at 1 p. m., and the game | will begin at 3 p. m, Sunday they play the Qu s at North G of the Virginia capes, accord- | ry the skipper told to| he came ashore | ter of a milllon New RBritain Sunday baseball fans |n assured of regular attractions cek, since the management of currency, the captain ing, woul pfofits idling off th » coast guard | was enable totalling trip, 1 today | him to retire The Ist use of a It ig the aim of the club to bring st semi- pro teams here and present a speedy within the | brand of ball, some of the clubs to be | brought down from Massachusetts, | where Sunday games are now allowed. This Sunday, at 2:15 p. m, the Ploncers will stack up against the Crimson A, (", of Hartford, a fast Corkran Matched with Knight Today bunch that two weeks ago trounced the speedy Dixie Gas outfit in the at Baltimore Country Ciub Meet A : | Capital city, Of interest, iz the fact that Quilty, the 17 year old pitching marvel who a couple of weeks ago held the Ploneers helpless, will be on the mound for the visitors. Following is the lineup of the two teams for Sunday: Crimson A, C.—Calkins, 1st base; Austin, 2nd base; Vanderberg, ss After | Tremonte, 3rd base; Webber, If | tier, efi Fritz, rf; DeRohen, ¢ Season — ,\lunnmms‘ tier, cf; Fritz, rf; DeRohen, Quilty Awarded Winners, | Pioneers—R. Begley, Schade, 1s ok doy i base; Nom Begley, 2nd base; Travers, | Fields, ss; Green, 3rd Dudack, h 18 been " ten days whi | eraft patrolled the waters three mile limit Kecping a watchful eye for rum runners The Istar's master declared his ves- El had never brought liquor closer than 15 miles to the American shore. The captain denied that his yacht was a runner, but admitted that her | have been sold to luggers that ger v brought the liquor to the three mile limit and disposed of it to smaller craft to be brought in. ( Y. 1. G, A, AQUATICS ank Events Come to Close, COLFERS COMPETING | | rum s ". -=Dr. Willing and Neville Playing. Baltimore, June 1.—Match play in | the annual invitation golf tournament 1 “ at the Baltimore country ciub began today among 48 pairs who success- fully came through yesterday's quali- fying round. D. Clarke Corkran of the Hunting- ton Valley country club, Philadelphia, : who set a new record for the course __ l'_"_'f‘“’""‘\' by qualifying with 71, is matched preached the twelfth year? with 1. W. Knight, who took a 78 A Kilbane-Kaplan battle is inevit vesterda | able! And it will not be surprising if Lr. O. I°. Willing ald Jack Neville, |the cojlision was staged within the members of the victorious American | horder of New England, A forfeit of Walker cup team in England, were $2 500 that Kaplan will scale under below form yesterday, Neville requir- the 126 pound limit for a champion ing 75 and Willing 82 to complete the | ghip hout with Kilbane rests with re- | 18 holes. sponsible parties. | Dr. Willing is paired with Donald | ~ Kaplan's cyclonic attack has proved ' J. Brown and Neville with B. R. Hart. | jrresistable to the greatest of the Should each win their matches they| present day fighters. His last battle | will meet in the second round. in which he knocked out Danny New Britain Will Compete in Meri- | Frush in less time than Kilbane re-| ¥ A i quired to turn the trieg on his home den Next Monday Night. | lot proves Kaplan's right to first con T what mey be the tine-dr’fldlngi’ E. Meusel, Giants sideration as Kilbane's next oppon- Groh, Giants | ent. | match, the New Britain state league| ‘¥'oM eciie JiERLs o g P ! bowling team will meet the Bowler- Kelly, Giants .. | Connecticut fans will be given an | dromes of Meriden in the Silver City | { opportunity to see him in the semi- | | next Monday night. | | windup bout to the Kilbane-Criqul/ In the meantime, that they may | clash, when he meets Babe Herman | keep in top form, the state leaguers | of Callfornta, protege of Jack Demp-| here will have a speclal matoh game | sey, Kaplan Intends to fight a fur. with the Landers team of the Indus- | jionapbattie S s adiay eone and thia) Teogus At REge T I Thpx ThIN oye =] Liopes to land a knockout before the s final bell. ning, Loyal boosters of the “Kid” from Nis home town will leave Meriden morning in a special train. <id Kaplan Special,” which leaves Meriden at 10:30 (daylight saving time) will make stops at Wal- lingford at 10:40 a, m.; and New Ha- ven at 11 o'clock, to aceommodate state admirers of Kaplan. The return trip will be made from New York at 11:30 p. m. 1 1t Successful aquatics . A, Wed- conducted May 14 and| ch class was well attend- he competition proved Keen. events were as follows: 40 ft, ee style, 40 ft. on back, 80 ft. free yle, plunge for distance, 120 ft. frec | style, dive for 5 Ib. ohject. A handsome monogram was award- | | €d to each of the following winners: | Employ ‘A" Class—First, Henry | Urban, 4 second, Edward Ur- | ban, 31 point | Employed points; second, junior al 1 close & Th Ity XKilduft, off Hi mpbell, rf; Bloom, A. Campbell, ¢; Smith, Mec- tormick and Elhers, p. U'mpire—>Mike Tynch. Harold Campbell is manager jid. Crowley his assistant. came to { nesd e cont and AGUE BOWLING. HOMFERS Speaker, Indians S Home Run Leaders Williams, Phils Ruth, Yanks Williams, Browns Hauser, Athletics Mokan, Phils .. Richard Gor- | e Howard Be- wediates—irst,” points; second, loin, 25 poin Juniors—I points; sccond, points. 41 40 John Erickson, Avon . Casbowitz, | COLLEGE BASEBALL RESULTS, | Colgate, 6; C. ( N. ¥ Georgetown, Providence, 0, LUTHERANS TO HARTFORD. Tufts, 10; > h, 5 The Swedish Luth. baseball team West Virginia, 5; Pitt, will play the Hartford Lutherans in|nings). that place Saturday. The players will Providence College, 8§; St. Michaels, meet in front of the church at 1 4, | o'clock, Saturday. Tonight the team | will practice on the Ellis street gl‘o\mr” Fig coffec has heen used in | tral Europe for several centuries, i WILLS GETTING READY gro Challenger Quits Job and An- 4 (10 in- N nounces His Intention of Getting in- (o Condition for Dempsey. Cen- > {at 6:30 o'clock. 1.—There were| w York, June | exhibition against | money for fighting. | was automatically i KILBANE WON TITLE AWAY BACK IN 1912 Outfought Abe Attell, Who Vs Then World Champ # Aspociagted Press New Yerk, June 1.—John Patrick plon of the world, who is to defend his title amainst Eugene Crigud, Frar in a 1d-round deocis test at the Polo Grounds, won the title from Abe Attell in Vers tornia, in 19 recelving the referee’'s decision after round engagement Thon at the age of 21 and at the helght of his career, Kilhane oute fought the alipping Attell throughout the contest, blinding him with straight lefts to the face and an occasional right smash to paw and ribs. Attell endeavored to draw hia young oppons ent into a close-quarter slugging mateh but the wily Kilbane stood off, | boxing his way to fame In the following year Kilbane bare. ly saved his title in & round bee with Johnny Dundee, Now York, an to o draw, disposed of other pre- featherweight throne, but in 1917 he grew too ambitious and tried to take the lightweight title from Benny Leonard. Leonard knocked out Kilbane three rounds, Kilbane has not defended his title in more than a year. In an indifferant Preddy Jacks in Claveland in 1921 he received the newspaper decision. Later he knocke ed out Daany Frush, an Eng) in seven rounds, In 1922 he failed to don a glove, demanding all sorts of He repeatedly was challenged by Johnny Dundee, but refused to meet him unless his demands for large purses were met, The New York boxing commission then declared Kilbane's title open in New York. Later | 1y Frush d Joh Dundee fought for it, and Frush being knocked out by the Ital- lan veteran, Dundee was proclaimed champion, insofar as the New York commission was concerned. When Criqui came to the United States Dun- dee refused at first to reiinquish his claim to the first engagement with Kilbane, but withdrew when prom- fsed a fight with the winner, Kilbane restored to good standing in this state when granted a license. Kilbane is a clever ringman. He has def every featherweight of note ing Dundee since he won the title, } was born in Cleveland of Irish-Amer- fcan parentage April 18, 1899, Kinbane ecasily in master boxer and a ed |Five I,eaainé Batsmen In Each Major League American League Player and Club G, AB. Heilmann, Det, Reichie, Boston Myatt, Cleve Miiler, Phila Collins, Chicago Nat:onal 1cy Piayer and Club G Wheat, Brook. Grimm, Pitts | Rottomley, . Mokan, Phila Hornsby, St I R, H, 40 311 37 .370 Rock salt deposits, in some places 1,000 feet thick, are found in Louis- fana, Every Blow—Round By Round — in KILBANE-CRIQUI FIGHT Tomorrow AT PILZ'S some heavy heart | freight docks today, Harry WHlls, champion longshore- put aside his hand truck last| night te resume his title of heavy- | weight negro boxing champion of the | world in preparation for a title bout with Jack Dempsey—the bout for| which he has been quietly waiting for | ars. long the Chelsea | Movié& a l_Vlén an& a June Eug [ man Time - ONE A.M, BY BY- SweeT DREAMS-SEE You T'MURRUH NIGHT G'NIGHT Gma s manager, Paddy Mul- ! ien literally the promise ck Kearns, Dempsey's manager, | the title holder witl meet Will yest providing he is chumpion after he meets Tom Gibbons, The state boxing commission is understood to be preparing to give o decislon on the to hold the bout in this Vills started tralning today. Wills and ¥ , have t ~ proposal state RACE HORSES BURNED. Ioss Will Run Into Seven Figures at Cleveland Trotting Park, | June 1.—Owners anc checking up their sts bles today in an effort to learn if any of their horses were among the eight thoronghbreds and a pony burned to death ' which destroyed five Maple Ileights racetrack | a1 yesterday. | One of the dead animals is be- d to be Fincastle but this could be until several horses, which conld not be located last night mded up today. They were the hundred that were libera s raging and farms Cleveland, r trainers were irns |'n lie not verified were ro A and the near irack | The will run over $100,000, it is | estimated COLGATE, GETTING COCKY. Basehall ming Princeton. Y., June 1.—The smond victory of Col- Princeton has the Maroon to intercollegiate base- The Coigate team | ot onee wson met defeat. | ( batting average is rsu»’ Claim ollegiate Alte May I Tithe 1 of hip. Coppriehe, IM3, N. ¢ Tribuse mated at