New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1923, Page 8

¥ it el TRIPLE TIE FOR FIRST FLOCK OF HOME RUNS PUT GIANTS AHEAD IN BATILE; CASTOFF DEFEATS CHICUBS “Dutch” Henry Comes Through With 9-0 Victory For Brooklyn—Stuart, College Twirler, Toys With Braves and Hold Them to Thre e Hits — Washington Club Continues Downward Slide. New York, July 11.—The New York Giants today are in the van by 4 1-2 games as a result of their victory over the Pitts- burgh Pirates yesterday in the first game of the most important mid-season series. Five of the Giants kicked in with _home runs, Kelly and Frisch making their second circuit clouts in as many days. Manager McGraw by turning in a victory over Pittsburgh not only helped his own position but aided an old friend, Pat Moran, whose Reds defeated the lowly Phillies. The re- sult brought Moran's team within one game of the second place Pirates. “Dutch” Henry, a southpaw who was not good enough for other major league clubs, pitched his second game for Brooklyn scoring a 9 to 0 vie- tory over the Chicago Cubs. College Star Shines. In Boston the St. Louis Cards sent | John Stuart, former Ohio state uni-| versity pitcher against the Braves. He toyed with President Matty's team | in the first game of a double header | holding the Boston boys to three hits. The Cardinals won handily, 11 to 1. and then Stuart went back in the second game and, although hit more treely, the Cards won, 6 to 3. The participation of the New York Yanks in the next world series came a little closer to being more than| conjecture when the Hugmen cap- tured a 3 to 2 pitching duel from the Chicago White Sox. Cleveland Holds Up. Cleveland, present runner-up to the Yanks, maintained its position by de- | feating Connie Mack's rejuvenated Athletics, 4 to 3. Washington continued its poor playing, and fell an easy victim to the St. Louis Browns by a score of 9 to 1. The Red Sox and Detroit were obliged by rain to make it a holiday. NATIONAL LEAGUE Gilants Win, New York, July 11—The New York Giants won a hard-fought 10-inning slugging match from Pittsburgh here yesterday, 9 to 8. The Glants made five home runs, the fifth, by Frisch, tying the score with two out in the ninth. New York then won in the 10th on successive singles by Kelly, Jackson and Snyder. Pittsburgh. a.b. = 3 2 Maranville, ss. Carey, cf, Bigbee, 1f. Barnhart, rf. Traynor, 3b. Grimm, 1b. . Rawlings, 2b. . Behmiat, c. Cooper, D. Bagby, p. ... cosan® - T leovmvornuaans SR Sl S fetinic s Al il wloscs s = New York. ab, 1. .4 = Young, rf. Groh, 3b. ... Frisch, 2b, . Meusel, If. Cunningham, cf. Kelly, 1b. . Jackeon, ss. . Snyder, c. . Bentley, p. . Jonnard, p. . xStengel Ryan, p. #0’'Connell Blume, p . Hocoummnnaane cososorounnnon esaccewpEnwwes concceuntuuame comccccanccaucp ° 41 9 13 30 14 *One out when winning run was scored. tted for Jonnard In 6th. tted for Ryan in Sth, Pittaburgh New York . ¥ se hit Barnh n three base hit, Maranville; home run, Meu- #el, Cunningham, Snyder, Kelly, Frisch; bases, Schmidt, Meusel, Bigbee, Barn- Stengel; double play, Frisch t on bases, New York 7| Pittsburgh 13; base on balls, off Bentley | 1, off Blume 1; struck out, by Bentley 2, | by Jonnard 1, by Bagby 3; hits, oft Bent- | ley 13 in 6 2-3 innings, off Jonnard nons | in 1-3 inning, off Ryan 6 In 2 innings, off | Blume 1 in 2 Innings, off Cooper 8 in 4 in-| B I 121 003 100 0—8 | 021 021 011 1—9 | Carey, Grimm; (Continued on Following Page). Carpentier-Beckett Bout Now Off Till September London, July 11.—The meeting between Joe Beckett and Georges Carpentier has been definitely post- poned until September, says Sport- | ing Life, which gives the promoters of the bout as its authority for the statement. HARVARD CAPTAIN STUDIOUS, Charles J. Hubbard, Jr., captain- elect of the Harvard varsity football eleven for 1923, and All-American | gridiron star, spends thirteen hours a ¢éay at study, and is always in bed at| 10:30 o'clock. Hubbard declares he has to follow these rules in order to succeed in school and on the fleld. YESTERVEARS | IN SPORT 1921—Pete Herman of New Or- leans, former world’s bantamweight champlon, knocked out Jim Higgins, the English champion in the 1ith round of thelr 20-round bout 1910—Kitty Bransfield, Pirate baseman, went on a batting r driving in eight runs in a nine-inning game. 1894—Zimmer of Cleveland got six hits, including three doubles in a game with Washington at Cleveland 1893—Wise of Washington In a game with Chicago at Chicago, ac- cepted 15 chances at second base 1867—Nationals of Washington started on a western trip, first inter- sectional journey to be undertaken by & baseball ciub. | Worcester | Toronto . | Buffalo .... g How They Line up in Four Leagues Eastiern League Yesterday’s Resulta Hartford 6, Pittsfleld 6. Bridgeport 3, Worcester Springfleld 6, Waterbury 4. New Haven 10, Albany 4 (1st.) New Haven 7, Albany 5 (2nd.) Standing of the Clubs w. L. P.C 681 600 528 493 432 417 .4217 414 Hartford ... New Haven Albany ... Springfield Waterbury Pittsfield .... Eridgeport .. Games Today Bridgeport at Springfleld (2). Albany at Hartford. New Haven at Pittsfield. Waterbury at Worcester. American League Yesterday's Results New York 8, Chicago 2. Cleveland 4, Philadelphia 3. St. Louis 9, Washington 1. Detroit-Boston (rain). Standing of the Clubs w. L. 23 36 37 36 38 39 42 41 P.C. 689 520 .500 .493 ATH 473 432 397 .61 .40 .37 New York Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Detroit St. Louis . Washington Boston ..... Games Today Philadelphia at Cleveland. ‘Washington at St. Louis. New York at Chicago. Boston at Detroit (2). National League Yesterday's Results St. Louis 11, Boston 1 (1st). St. Louis 6, Boston 3 (2nd). New York 9, Pittsburgh 8 (10). Brooklyn 9, Chicago 0. Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 2 (10). Standing of the Clubs w. L. 25 P.C 667 611 * 597 534 519 457 297 .207 .50 44 .43 .39 .40 .87 .22 22 New York ... Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago St. Louls . Eoston ... Philadelphia Games Today Pittsburgh at New York. Cincinnati at Philadeiphia (2). Chicago at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Boston. International League Yesterday's Resnlts Jersey City 10, Rochester 6. Syracuse 11, Newark 6 (2nd). Syracuse 11, Newark % (2nd). Baltimore 2, Buffalo 1. Reading 6, Toronto 2 (1st) Reading 3, Toronto 2 (2nd). Standing of the Clubs, w. L. .52 30 .49 30 .43 38 .39 41 ..38 40 ..36 47 .33 46 1 51 9 P.C .635 .620 531 487 487 .434| 418 .378 Haltimore Rochester . Reading Jersey City . Newark Syracuse Games Today Baltimore at Buffalo, Reading at Toronto. Jersey City at Rochester. Newark at Syracuse. | Murphy, Famous Horseman, | veland, July 11.—Clyde Great, the speedy trotter of Clyde PLACE IN CITY LEAGU SEE FIRPO-WILLARD BOUT — RAIN AGAIN HAMPERS GRAND CIRCUIT RACES — TENDLER S Buys Clyde the Great| NEW BRITAIN DAILY HEEALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1928, CITY LEAGUE AVERAGES SHOW BEAGLE AS LEADING BATSMAN TRADE SCHOOL BOYS 70 PLAY TOHORRO South Manchester to Be Oppo- nents at Walnut Hill All the roads of Sportdom should lead to Walnut Hill park tomorrow | afternoon. The local trade school nine crosses bats with South Man- chester Trade school and all advance dope indicates a Dbattle royal. A short time ago the local apprentices journeyed to Mount Nebo and hand- ed the Silk City apprentices their first defeat of the season. Since that time the lads from the Silk City have had but one thought morning, noon and night—to turn the tables on the locals. Not only did the locals break South Manchester's record of 11 straight wins but ‘they applied a very neat coat of whitewash and in- cidentally went into first place of the northern section of the Vocational School league. The game was re- corded as one of the best ever played in South Manchester, not excepting semi-pro and high school games. A total of five hits for both teams with the pitchers fanning 16 and walking but four gives an idea of the brand of the national pastime displayed. The game tomorrow afternoon should be better, if possible, as both teams have been putting in extra hard prac- tice sessions. Additional coaches have volunteered their services to the local team to help tune up for thils impor- tant game, The locals by winning will clinch the title of the northern division and they are going to fight tooth and nail for the victory. It is probable that Andeen, who subdued the Silk City team so thoroughly on its own battle ground, will again shoulder the pitching burden. The local slabster is having one of the best seasons of his career which is saying a lot. In five games he has allowed but 20 hits and fanned 34. “Red" Miller will be behind the plate as usual. The Silk City lads learned, much to their sorrow, in the last game the power of Red’'s right arm and as a result will not take many chances in the pilfering line. The rest of the line-up will remain the same and the locals will probably step to the plate in this order: E. Anderson, 2b; Fusari, 3b; Herold, cf; Miller, Anderson 1b; Andeen, p; Kulikowski, ss; Vance, rf; and Vettorello, 1f. “Mike” Lynch will say what's what so the fans are assured that the game won't drag. South Manchester expects to bring a large delegation but the local student body figure they can out-cheer the visitors as well as outplay them. The first averages given out find the locals hitting for .2656 and fielding for .8569 and ‘scoring 77 runs to their oppo- nent's 26. Below are the averages of those playing over three games: Batting Kulikowski E. Anderson . Herold ..... . 455 . .400 . 3238 (Continuea on Following Page). TENDLER 1§ CONFIDENT HE CAN DEFEAT LEONARD Lefty Lew Has No Fear in Heart for Champion Benny Leovard, Philadelphia, July 11.—Lefty Lew| Tendler, about to start training in his nearby Jersey Camp, for his fight| with Benny Leonard, is more cheerful | than ever about his prospects after seeing Leonard box Alex Hart eight rounds in Philadelphia. Tendler, when he fought Leonard in Jersey City a year ago, was talked out of victory when he had Leonard gasping from a left smash to the body in the eighth round. He left the ring with no fear of the champion and what he saw in the Leonard-Hart fight made him even more confident. In the Hart bout, Leonard may have been saving his knuckles for the big match in New York at the end of the month, but it seemed more likely to Tendler that his old punch was gone. Hart went the eight rounds Lammlein, Louisville, Ky., has been purchased by Thomas W. Murphy, th rseman for the re- | it was learned Syra ported s sum of here today PLAINVILLE HERE § Manag Yesse-] nine announced eam would clash with the| at St. Mary's fleld on team will practice to- ning at the playground inday e morrow ev CORBINS TO PRACTICE Corbin Red Sox will practice tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock at Alamond No. 2 at Walnut Hill park All players, Manager Tobin says should make a special effort to be around The l today | Pirate and High School First Sacker Going Good With the Willow—Fal- cons, Pirates and Fafnirs Leading. Secretary Frank Mullen of the New Britain City Baseball league has com- plled a list of the leading h'iters of the league, taking for thesé &Zverages only those players who have played two full games and who are hitting for .400 or better. Many of the play- ers whose names are not mentloned, are socking the ball well and have averages of .300 or better. To date, the averages, as compiled by Secre- tary Mullen, shows Beagle, High school star and first baseman with the Pirates, as hitting at the top of the league for .625. McCue of St. Mary’'s comes next with an average of .500. The nine leading players, the number of time they have been at bat, their hits and averages respectively follow: Ab H Avg. Beagle, Plrates ......... 8 5 .625 McCue, St Mary's .. 500 Mullen, Ind .500 W. Fitzpatrick, Fafnirs..11 465 T. Blanchard, Fafnirs 455 Jarvis, Falcons . 444 Reynolds, Ind 444 G. Schmidt 417 A. Blanchard 417 Standing of League. The league standing shows the Fal- cons, Pirates and Fafnirs tied for the lead with 2 wins and no losses. The standing: Teams. Falcons . Pirates Fafnirs St. Mary's Berlin Con . Rangers .... 3 Independents . Cardinals .. Dragons . 4 5 5 b 4 4 5 5 Pct. 1.000 1.000 1.000 750 500 .333 000 L000 000 L 0 0 0 1 1 Tomorrow night the Cardinals and Berlin team will play at 6:30 o'clock at Walnut Hill, while on Saturday the games will be between the Fafnirs and Berlin, Pirates and Dragons, In- dependents and Rangers and Cardi- nals and Falcons. ONLY TWO RACES RUN ON GRAND CIRGUIT TRACK Rain, Which Falls in Torrents After Second Event, Postpones Fort Miami Stake. Fort Miami, Toledo, O., July 11,— Trotting to beat 2:301-4 Princess Helena Second, bay filly by Chestnut Peter, driven by Tallman and accom- panied by a runner, went a mile in 2:12 1-4 at the grand circuit race meet here yestorday afternoon. Coco Volo, may mare by Peter Volo, driven by Marvin, troti'i.s to beat 2:30 1-4, made the mile unpaced in 2:14. Rain fell in torrents after the sec- ond race of yesterday's grand circuit program here and forced the post. ponement of the Ft. Miami $5,00¢ stake for 2.08 trotters and the Sher- wood trot, value $2,000 for three- year-old trotters. Two events were concluded before the rain, the second division of the 2.18 trot, won by Busy. Hall, in slow time, and the 2.09 pace, which Wrack took in stralght heats, Dick McMahon thus winning his first race of the year. Hank Severeid poled out a home run with the bases loaded against the | Senators yesterday. TADRY = E JOE JACKSON PLAYING SENSATIONAL BALL IN SOUTHLA BROOKLYN MANAGER PREDICTS STIFF RACE FOR NATIONAL LEAGUE HONORS Wilbur Robinson is fair, fat, be- yond 40 and an optimist. He has offered the first bit of en- couragement for an interesting pen- nant race in the National league by announcing openly that the Giants, al- though getting away to a big lead and carting around the distinguished title as world champions for two succes- sive years, have not deposited the 1923 championship in John A, Heydler's vault at this early date. The manager of the Brooklyn Su- perbas says that he has seen too many upsets during his many years of experience to talk about wilting in a pennant race at this time of the season. He points to the spurt of his own club, which at the end of two weeks’ play in the spring, was dragging its feet down at the bottom with a rec- ord of 12 defeats and only four vic- tories. That team, however, was a minor league edition. By shifting here and the®, by getting Jacques Fournier to report, the Superbas put on a spurt of their own that raised them as high {as third place. Predicts Hard Race “And when you're up there,” speaks Smilin’ Wilber, “don’'t let anybody count you out. “I'm not saying that the Superbas are going to win the pennant. But I'm not admitting that the Giants are going to walk off with the flag this year. “Have you noticed the way the race has tightened during the last week Only recently but 54 points S~ separated the Cubs, who were sixth, from the Pirates, who were second. “When you get flve clubs pound- ing away at you from the rear you have something to worry about each day. “When you start losing. “Having been through the exper- ience of winning a pennant I know the feeling that exists when you drop those tough extra-inning games and the fellow in second place is right at your heels. Doubts Giants’ Pitching “Don't be surprised if McGraw find himself hard up for pitchers. He has a well-balanced club, the best in- fleld that has been in the league for years, but the Pirates, Reds, Cubs, Cardinals and my own team are going to put up a stubborn fight down to the line game. “Past reputations don't count in this profession. I may not have a team filled with alleged stars but the boys are hustling right with me. “I had to fill Hi Myers' place in center and put Bernle Neis there. I have a new first baseman in Four- nier, I have a recruit in McCarren at third base. Andy High, a third baseman last year is at short and Jimmy Johnston, originally an out- fielder, later a third baseman, is at second base. It's a hustling club that wil make trouble.” One big secret of Robinson’s suc- cess is not fretting about defeats in the club house. The spirit of good fellowship prevails on the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Robby, good-natured, is just “one of the boys.” start worrying you Hoover Hopes to Take Part in Olympic Games London, July 11.—Walter Hoover of Duluth, Minn.,, who last week lost his title to the diamond sculls, is quoted by Sporting Life as saying that he hopes to qualify to represent America in the Olympic sculling on the Seine in 1924. In case he is se- lected, Hoover asserts that he will probably come to England next May to train and that he will also appear ir the diamonds. The Chairman of The House Committee | wANT To T+ ANY THinG GOING ON ‘ROUND HERE TonteHT Jim? NOBoODY - ONLY THE CHAIRMAN oF THE $5,000 RACE TODAY. Toledo, July 11.—The Fort Miami | stake for 2:08 trotters and worth $5,000 to the winner is the feature event on today’s Grand Circuit pro- gram. A brilliant field is entered in this event. BERNSTEIN GETS DECISION, St. Louis, July 11.—Jack Bernstein of New York, junior lightweight champion, was awarded the decision over Harry Kabakoff of St. Louis in a ten round bout here last night. | | | ND— CAPACITY HOUSE EXPECTED TO | URE HE CAN WHIP LEONARD — BERNSTEIN WINNER FIRPD AND WILLARD: DIFFERENT TYPES One Ferocious and (Quick, Othe Slow But Determined By The Assoclated Press. New York, July 11.—Two of th most widely divergent types the priz ring has ever known will swing in actlon with both fists flying tomory] row night at Boyle's 30 Acres wher{ Jess Willard and Luis Angel Firp will seek the right to become a chal lenger for Jack Dempsey’s title. Both are terrific punchers and pos| sessors of remarkable stamina bul there the similarity between the two fistic mastadons ends. Firpo, dark-browed silent son of the Argen tine, is a natural fighter, a rushin, savage battler who has known n¢ barrier to an attack that has swep him in a year to pugilistic heights. Willard, slower afoot and at time sluggish tn his ring actlons fights de Uberately and chlefly on the defen sive, unless he i8 aroused to sudder action or sees a chance to whip ove: an uppercut that carries devastatin, force. Firpo has the advantage of youth: he is 26 and Willard is around 40 He 1s faster and can attack at morg| angles. But to offset this the tower] ing Kansas will have 25 to 80 poundy advantage in welght, nearly fivgl inches in height and five inches ir} reach. ¢ | It experts have “doped” the boui correctly, it will be a battle betweer Willard’s early defensive. power| against Firpo's rushes for the firs few rounds and if the fight goes Jonger, a toss-up as to whether Willard uppercut or one of Firpo’ sledge hammer thrusts with his righ turns the tide of battle. Today will be one of comparative rest for the two boxers. Thelir ardu ous training over both men plan only| enough exercise to keep them ir| fighting trim. Early today Promoter Tex Rickard] had prospects of a sell-out of all re served seats numbering around 50,00 it the rate of demand increases in the proportion it has during the last fev days. The $400,000 mark in receipts was in sight when the sale opened this morning at Madison Square Gar. den. .+ Both Have Punch By THe' Associated Press. New York, July 11.—Ample prooi of the terrific punch possessed by both Jess Willard and Luis Firpo, riva gladiators who fight at Boyle’s Thirt: Acres tomororw night {is shown b their respective records. I*irpo in his meteoric rise to pugil istic prominence has compiled a morqg impressive record but his opponentg have included only one of the first class calibre—Bill Brennan. Nevertheless he has knocked out 1§ of the 22 boxers he has faced sincq 1921 when he started profession: fighting. (Continued on Following Page) YESTERDAY'S HOMERS. Myers, Cardinals . Meusel, Glants .... Cunningham, Gilants . Snyder, Giants . Kelly, Giants Frisch, Giants Duncan, Reds Rousch, Reds .. J. Sewell, Indians . Goslin, Benators .. Severeid, Browns ‘Willilams, Browns . Home Run Leaders. Williams, Phils Ruth, Yanks Willlams, Browns Fournien, Dodgers Heilmann, Tygers . Hornsby, Cards Tierney, Phlls Mokan, Phils .