New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1923, Page 8

* FAST CLIP HIT ON THE TURF AT SAGE PARK AND NORTH RANDALL — BATTING AVERAGES RECEIVE SHAKEUP — YANKS FAR IN LEAD NOW — _| BRILLIANT GOLF EXHIBITION BY YALE STAR — TALK NOW OF KAPLAN-CRIQUI BOUT — WORLD CHAMP SWIMMER MAY NEVER COMPETE AGAIN ' YANKS BOMBARD ST. LOUIS AND NOW ENJOY BIG LEAD OVER CONNIE MACK’S MEN 5 to 2 Win Was Their Ninth Straight—Cleveland Tied For Second Place — Triple Play Aids Phillies to Beat Pirates—Giants-Reds Stopped By Rain. New York, July 7—Rain all over the country yesterday per- mitted only three games in the big leagues. Of these the heaviest in the way of action took’place in St. Louis, where the New York Yankees opened their western invasion bytrimming the Browns, b to 2, thereby making 9 victories in a row and putting themselves 12 1-2 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics who listened to the pitter patter of the rain in Detroit. Waite Hoyt delivered for the Yankees and showed remarkable judgment in his choice of twisters. Cleveland on the home grounds de- feated Boston 5 to 3. This victory placed the Indlans in a tie for second place with Philadelphia. Jamiecson's homer with two on in the drove Ehmke to the showers eilnched the game for Cleveland. In Philadelphia the Phillies saved themselves a thereatened defeat at the hands of the Pirates by a triple play in the fifth. Cooper, the Pirates mpundsman, beat out an infield hit and took second on a wild throw from Parkinson. Maranville singled to right and Cooper went to third. Then Carey flied to Mokan whose throw to Henline caught Cooper at the plate and Maranville was nipped. . Henline to Sand when he tried to make second on the throw in. Phillies triumphed 5 to 2. The Cincinnati Reds were all set in New York to take their first crack at the Giants In the Polo Grounds. The weather man has promised them a chance today. ' AMERICAN LEAGUE second and o Win on Homer Cleveland, July 6.—Charlie Jamie- son’s home run with two men on in| the seventh drove Howard Ehmke from the box and Cleveland defeated Boston, 5 to 3, in the first game of the series here yesterday. Boston. a.b. s B a 3 Mitchell, ss. . Shanks, 2b. Collins, of. . Falgstead, rf. Burns, Harrls, If. Pieinich, c. McMillan, 3b. Fewster, 2b, Ehmke, . Fullerton, . Reichle x Menosky xx coroccssmoon - 2 0 4 4 L 4 4 4 4 2 0 1 1 lcocnruuwnonen ‘ s lcoomamconmemmp Ty ! x—Batted for Ehmke In eighth, xx—Batted for Fullerton in ninth. Clevelana¥ a.b. ol hororummus Jamieson, If. . umifia, rf. e hsnestorny Ct e lswoeacasns 18 030—3 Cleveland 30x—b ‘Two base hits, Mitchell, Fewster, Jamie- #on, SBumma, Sewell, Speaker; three base hit, Stephenson; lome run, Jamieson; stolen base, Mitchell; sacrifice, ~Shanks; ble ‘plays, lewster, Sha to Burng; ell, Stephenson to Brows Uhle, Sewell sloscccccaoe The | olccoososssscaar NEWREGORD HADE IN GRAND CIRGUIT Pearl Benboe Trots Mile in Fast Time of 2:04 -5 By The Assoclated Press. North Randall, Cleveland, O., July 7.— Fred Egan, the former western reinsman, now of Memphis, drove Pearl Benboe to victory and a new record in the Tavern “Steak’” at the Grand Circuit meeting here yester- day. The card contained three stakes, the others being the Fasig Sweep- stakes for three-year-old trotters, ey l won by Ethelinda, and the Experi- | How They Line up Il in Four Leagues Eastern League Yesterday's Results Albany 6, Waterbury 3. Hartford New Haven Albany Springfield Waterbury Worcester . Bridgeport Cleveland Philadelphia Cleveland . Chicago Detroit .. Washifigton | Boston ... Standing of th New York .. (Other games rain.) e Clubs w. Pittsfield ..... Games Today Worcester at Springfield (2) Hartford at Pistsfield (2) Waterbury at Albany. Bridgeport at New Haven, American League Yesterday's Results New York 5, St. Louis ) Boston 3. (Other games rain). Standing of the Clubs w. .48 st. Louls .. Games Today Washington at Chicago. New York at 8t. Louis. Boston at Cleveland Philadelphia at Detroit (2). National League Yesterday's Results Philadelphia 5, Pittsburg 2. (Other games rain). Standing of the Clubs ment for three-year-old pacers, which went to Anna Bradford Girl. Pearl Benoe stepped the first heat in the Tavernin 2:05 1-5, which low- ers the record for the stake of 2:05%, | established last year by the Great Rose. Eighth was the best the mafe could do in the second mile because of a break shortly after the start, but | in the third heat she had just set, put- ting mark at 2:04 3-5. The time was all the more remark- able because of the condition of the track. Rain Wednesday and early yesterday caused a delay in starting the card of nearly two hours. Ethelinda was piloted to victory by W. H. Crane of New York, her own- er, in straight heats. Her stable com- panion, Ilo Guy, driven by Walter Cox, the stable's driver, finished third in each heat. The Experiment Stakes for three- year-old pacers was won by Anna Eradford Girl. It was the inaugural of a stake for three-year-old pacers, a series of similar stakes to be raced at all Grand Circult tracks. ¢ KAPLAN VS. CRIQUI Meniden Fans Now Yowling for Match With Idol of French Boxers Draughts from Meriden bring in ru. mors of a proposed boxing match be- tween Louis Kid Kaplan and Gene Criqui, world champion featherweight, to be held at Weiss Park in New Ha- ven late in the summer, On July 30 Dundee and Criqui meet and after that a match with Bern- +Istein is not unlikely, so, in case the I'renchman holds his laurels and looks with favor on the Meriden lad, it will be quite a few weeks yet before any- thing definite does develop. Meanwhile the rabid Meridenites aré “telling the world” that the Kid has got it all over the champ. 135 ENTER GOLF TOURNEY. Qualifying Play for Connecticut Title Starts Monday. New London, July 7.—A fleld of 135 golfers, the pick of the clubs in the Connecticut Golf Association, will make the start in the qualifying round of the annual tournament for the state championship on the Shene- cossett Country club course on Mon- day. The pairings for the round were completed last night. The first pair will drive off at 7:45 a. m., dgylight saving time, and should every éntrant TRACK TROTTING RECORD IS TWICE BROKEN AT WINDSOR Billy Smith Smashes Mark and Then Breaks Right Hind Leg—Watts-in-Bond Sets Up Best Time—Sir Etawah Wins 4th Straight Race, Sage Park, Windsor, July 7.—The track trotting record twice broken, four heats negotiated in better than 2:10, and 2-year-old trotters going twice in a little better than 2:12, gave Bay State Circuit followers plenty to talk about on the second day of the meeting here. The old track record of 2:10 1-4, held by Millie Irwin and Sakura, first fell in the second heat of the 2:24 trot. Blllle Smith going & mile in 2:00%. Billy Smith Breaks Leg. The record set by Billy Smith stood only one heat, Aubrey Rodney’s Watts-in-Bond going in 2:00 1-4 the next trip around, The record was in a fair way to get another shattering in the fourth heat but Billy Smith jumped and unfortunately broke his right hind leg while rounding the first turn and Watts-in-Bond had an easy time winning the heat. Billy Smith was a big favorite to win and the ac- cident loses for his owner, Charles Traiser of Boston, one of the most promising trotters on the circuit. This race went six heats before the Great Fig Leaf finally took the meas- ure of Watts-in-Bond. A rare bit of sportsmanship on the part of Rags- dale, driver of Great Fig Leaf, gave Rodney another chance after his horse broke badly in the fifth heat and fell away behind. Ragsdale could have distanced the son of Gen- eral Watts but he let up and made certain his opponent was in. There was nothing to it but the Canadian horse after the first quarter of the final heat. Sir Etawah Again, Bir Etawah, Fred Hyde's sterling colt, won his fourth straight of the season when he took the three-year- old trot rather handily from a fleld that included Trumpet, undefeated as a two-year-old on the circuit last year. The best that Trumpet could do was to land third money. Bill Crozier with Coleman, another classy colt, showing the way to State Post's youngster in both heats after thrilling battles through the stretch. Trumpet was outclassed in the first heat, but he made a game try In the second trip around to nail the Hyde entry but did not have the brush. Coleman broke in the first heat of the colt race and seemingly came from nowhere to win the place. In the second heat Crozier's mount kept his feet and although caught in pock- ets twice managed to work his way out near the wire and unexpectedly defeat Trumpet. Sir Etawah was the best liked before the race and he showed the reason when he went the two heats in record time, 2:12% and 2:12 1-4. Never before have colts trotted so fast over this track. Favorite Beaten. Ramco, the favorite, was unbeat- able in the 2:15 trot, winning in straight heats from a fleld of 14, one of the biggest ever to get the word SWEETSER BREAKS GOLF COURSE MARK Plays Great Game af Wykagyl- Wing After %-Down and § to Play New Rochelle, N. Y., July 7—Dan- gerous business this dally breaking of course records, gratifying but danger- ous, as Jess Sweetser will admit. It's a nice thing to cheat par, to evade traps and pitfalls laid by the diaboli- cal course-builders but it has {ts drawbacks. For one thing it inspires others to attempt it and when it is your opponent who receives the di- JESS SWEETSER vine spark then it's bad business. That's exactly what happened dur- ing the progress of play in the an- nual Victory Cup tournament at Wykagyl Country club yesterday. J¥n the morning Sweetser, feeling the urge to create a mew record, went around Bob White's skillfully laid-out and wonderfully-kept course in 68 strokes, bettering by three shots the best mark ever made there. And that with 6s at the par 5 ninth and eighteenth and a 4 at the par 3 tenth. All this was done at the expense of young Leonard Martin of Apawamis (Continued on Following Page) B-L Team Plays at Home Stinday Afternoon at 3:15 Tomorrow afternon at 3:15 o'clock the Meriden Cutlery nine from the Silver City will trot out onto St. Mary's field as the opponents of the. Besse-Leland team, which this afters noon played a return game with the Falcos at Holyoke. At the same time the Corbin Red Sox will be playlag the Stafford Runs This Week Ni i e. w 8 Ttl - S New York Pittaburgh Cincinnati Chicago St. Louis Brooklyn Boston Phila. - © o T x x x x 9 6 16 13 0 6 3 6 12 RADmow~n® SR HmoanD O vaaeatd ¥ x 2 x x x x x 5 - American League, S8MT WT New York Phila. Cleveland St. Louis - - @ Hamnowwo BT RIS oM MM O oK g International League. et o Baltimore 2 Rochester Reading Toronto Buffalo Newark Jers. City Byracuse de Heart May Prevent Weissmuller Racing Again Chicago, July 7.—Johnny Welss- muller, crack swimmer of the Illinois Athletic club and holder of all swim- ming records up to a half mile, is in a hospital here today and all en- gagements scheduled for next month have been canceled. Weissmuller's ailment has been diagnosed as a leak- age of the heart, and it was sald it was doubtful whether the aquatic star would compete again. Physicians who examined Weissmuller said it would be necessary for the star to take a long rest. Over-exertion at Decatur last Wednesday, when John- ny swam five hard races, breaking the world’s record for 500 meters in one of them, was given as the cause. It was sald that Weissmuller probably would not attempt to swim again un- til the national championships in August. 10 1 LT M w x 320 x 3 7 x 4 6 ¥ g R x15 9 x11 5 x 4 3 0 9 2 6 0 5 8 1 4 1 2 1 1 JOHNSON-QUINN TO CONFER. ‘Will Discuss Pending Sale of Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. St. Louls, July 7.—Ban Johnson, president of the American league, and Bob Quinn, retiring business manager of the Browns, will confer with Har- ry Frazee in Boston next Tuesday on the proposéd sale of the Red Sox to a Columbus (Ohlo) syndicate, it was announced here yesterday. Mr. Quinn, who will become presi- dent of the Red Sox if the deal is consummated, will represent the Co- lumbus men. . Ragan to Captain Phillies. Philadelphia, July 7.—Pat Ragan, veteran pitchers’ coach of the Phila- delphia National League team, yes- terday was appointed captain by Man- FOURNIER REALIZES LIFE AMBITION AND NOW LEADS _ NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTERS Zach Wheat Drops 10 pts. While He Boosts His Mark 42 pts. — Heil- mann Still Ahead In American Jamieson in Second Place and Babe Ruth Climbs to Third—Cy Williams’ Has Home Run Mark of 22.. By The Assoclated Press, Chicago, July 7.-— An ambition cherished by Jacques Fournier of Brooklyn for years has been realized. The big Frenchman is the new leader famong the batters of the National league according to averages released today and which include games of last Wednesday. By cracking out 19 hits he boosted his mark from 42 to 384; which tops the players who have par- tieipated in 45 or more games. Zack Wheat dropped ten points and is trail- ing Fournier with an average of 382. Johnston Going Fast Jimmy Johnston, also of Brooklyn, has been keeping step with his team- mate and has shot forward into fourth place, tied with Young of New York at 366, Ed Roush of Cincinnati is third with 374, George Grantham of the Cubs is showing the way to the base stealers with 20 thefts and is leading. the two base hitters with 23. 22 Home Runs “Cy" Willlams of the Phillles is back in his batting stride. In the past week “Cy" cracked out _two home runs and leads the major league players with 22, Other leading batters: I'rish, New York, 363; O'Farrell, Chicago, 860; Grimm, Pittsburgh, 357; Bottomley, St. Louis, 347; Mokan, Philadelphia, 344; Southworth, Bos- ton, 343; Traynor, Pittsburgh, 343; Hornsby, St. Louls, 343; Carey, Pitts. burgh, 337; Bigbee, Pittsburgh, 330, Hellmann Hard Pressed Harry Heilmann of Detroit who stépped -out in front shortly aftér the gong sounded has remained on the top of the hitters in the American league. During the last week how- ever his average dropped from 425 to 419. His closest rival is Charles Jamieson of Cleveland the runner-up with 875, Babe Ruth has batted into a tie for third place with Eddie Col» lins of the White Sox. FEach has a mark of 363. Babe Ruth’s Record Ken. Williams of the St. (Continues on Following Fage). Louls YESTERDAY’S HOMERS Jamieson, Indians ..., Willlams, Browns ... Home Run Leaders L. P.C. | appear the last players will start at|here. Although Ramco was always fo Brower; left on base, Boston 8 Springs team a return game at the ager Fletcher. He succeeds Goldie| Williams, Phils . fand 4; base on balls off Ehmke, lerton 1, Uhle 2; struck out by Ehmke 2, Uhle 3; hits, off Ehmke 9 In 7, Fullerton New York 1 Pittsburg Cincinnati 40 676 623 588 :15 in the afternoon. in front each of the three finishes was a thing of beauty with the 14 horses latter's home grounds, after having played the United .States Submarine Rapp, who was reteased Thursday by the Phillies to the Fort Worth club Ruth, Yankees . Willlams, Browns . American Fencing Stars Leave for Europe Today New York, July 7.—American fenc- ers who will defend the Robert M. Thompson trophy against British swordsmen In London, July 20 to 23, were passengers on the Albania sall- ing today for Southampton. Major Francis W. Honeycutt, U. 8, Army, who led the successful American team in its 1921 matches with the British in New York was in charge of the 1923 team. Sham B;ttié Staged for Gouraud’s Entertainment Washington, July 7—A sham bat- tle between armored tanks and a re- view of soldiers stationed at Camp Mead was arranged today in honor of Gen. Gouraud the one-armed French war hero. Gen. Gouraud expected to {return to Washington late today to jattend a dinner to be given by Gen. 2| Pershing. mone in 1; wild pitch, Ehmke; losing itcher, Ehmke; umpires, Connolly and © Owens; time, 5 Mokan, Phils ... base nine at New London today. of the Texas League. .36 .87 .34 .22 .21 (Conunued on Following Page) GOLF — TENNIS — FISHING TACKLE MONIER’S Brooklyn . Chicago . St. Louis . 529 50T 466 319 .296 Yankees 5, Browns 2 St. Louls, July 6, — New York pounded Shocker for 12 hits, and won the opening game of the series with Bt. Loyis yesterday, 5 to 2. New York, a.b. Philadelphia .. Games Today Chicago at Boston. St. Louls at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at New York. Pittsburg at Philadelphia. International League Yesterday's Resnlts Jersey City 8, Syracuse 6, Rochester 12, Newark 3. Reading 5, Buffalo 2. Baltimore 5, Toronto 0 (1st) Toronto 4, Baltimore 1 (2nd). PR - 2 [ homrwobenst And hen She Took Up Golf OH MY GOODNESS WALLACE ISN'T 1T SILLY TWAT § CAN'T HIT ThAT BALLI!? 'Mm HAVING JUST PECKS OF FUN TOUGH - 1 CAM, UNDERSTAND now DEAR WHY YOU'VE ENJOYED THE GAME Hotmann, c. .. Hoyt, p. . Total {etecscosres olococnnme ol oscccosscs? vease 36 St. Lonis, HE! WAS DETERMINED Yo HAVE HER TAKS Ur THE GAME AND Now SHE INSISTS ON HImM GOING AROUND WITH HER o» Standing of the Clubs, w. .61 .46 Robertson, Willlams, if. Jacobson, cf. Baltimore | Rochester . Reading Toronto | Buffalo | Newark . | Jersey City . Syracuse .. (Continued on Following YESTERYEARS IN SPORT 1922—Ralph Greenleaf, world's pock et billiard champion, made high | run of 114 from the break in| 4 1 SMich with Charies Harmon at| Baltimore at Toronto (2). Philadelphia. Record was made under rules which left one ball on the table at the er each frame, The former record of 100 also was made by Greenleaf 1922—Eugene Criqui, F knock- | ed out Arthur Wyns, Belgium, in 12th round of their bout in Paris | for the featherweight champion ship of Europe —A. C. King. Newconib, A Fred Plum shot score o out of a possible 500 with shot gun from 16 yards rise at Mapie- wood, N. H., a record for a per formance of this kind L 39013—Jean Bouin of France world's record for one running. 21906—America polo cup won by Eng. land. Britist téam defeating Am- ericans at London, 8 to 31899—Fred Tenney made five succes- sive singles in five times at hat for Boston in game against New York at Boston. Three days later he got four singles and one home “: in same number of times at Page). SHE'S FANNED THE AR AT LEAST SIX TIMES To MY Know= LEDGE -~ 1SN'T HE Tue PICTURE WALLIE LOOKS | AS CHESRFUL AS A HORNET Games Today | Reading at Buffalo. Newark at Rochester, Jersey City at Syracuse. JLalonia Oaks Is Feature Card at Kentucky Track Latonia, Ky., July 7.—The 29 day meeting of the Kentucky Jockey club comes to a close today with the La- tonia Oaks as the feature event. Th. H i“dks brings a field of eight ho |amongst the finest either east or west ‘;;mv race is for $10,000 added ce, NN T e es R. L. B. Richa " ’T}‘w “BUTSE WILL CATCH Pirates Backstop To Work F Opti- / cians at Double Beach Wednesday /n set a hour's a e = Nty RPN Slly, tiyy - \ ‘v // T (S A, S g " \lll/a , catcher and captain will take a little out- at Double Beach on Wed- | when he will the :mfii‘ | | | [ing down A b LA SRR ceh it nesday Z of the state field day. In return for these courtesies “But- sey” will be the catcher on a picked Kid Willlams, who up team made up from opticians from |fight Pancho Villa, new flyweight all over the state who will ¥y a nine |champion of the world,sin an eight composed of Hartford eyeglass spe-|round no-decision bout at Philadel- clalists. phia July 30. opticians at their annual \ ATS 1 {\u\)’ S ey S R ,\"l\\\ \l(? 'Q‘@ NS 1 -2 W\P has signed to y p B o TR TR AN AN, v fi’ifi/ Comprighe. 153, X ¥ Vetans te. BAILEY Paric ‘e AL sy,