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

" PLAINVILLE AT NEW BRITAIN TOMORROW — CORBINS AT MIDDLETOWN — SENSATIONAL FINISH IN CRIQUI-DUNDEE FIGHT— $600,000 OFFER FROM DANBURY NOT TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY FRIDAY THE 13th UNLUCKY - FOR LEADERS OF LEAGUES; GIANTS SLIP DOWN LOWER Cincinnati Increases Menace By Winningl Over Philadel- phia—Western Teams Make Clean Sweep in Older Organization—Yanks Fall Behind in 10 Inning Con- test—Washington Wins At Last. New York, July 14.—While the Giants slumbered again on the short end of a 10 to 1 score the Cincinnati Reds, menace of the world’s champions for first place, revived that danger yester- day by riding rough shod over Philadelphia in a hard hitting con- test which ended with the unusually long score of 21 to 7. Har- grave made two homers. The leaders in the American league like the National league first place holders also found a Nemesis in It took ten innings, however, for luck to tri- Friday the 13th. umph and the Yanks fell before The Red Sox-Detroit game also was an extra inning contest the Boston team getting an even break on their four game series with the westerners | at the end of 11 innings, winning 6 to 4. Washington won from Louis 8-4; but the score was evened in the league by the victory of Cleveland over Phila- delphia 16 to 7. In the National league the west made a clean sweep. In addition to the triumph of Pittsburgh over the world's champions and the victory of thy Reds. St. Louis trounced Boston 10 to 6 and Chicago took the last gafe of their series with Brooklyn 6tol, NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincy Sweeps Clean. Philadelphia, July 14.—Cincinnati made a clean sweep of the series withy Philadelphia, taking the final game, 21 to 7. 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Cincinnati ... . 505 041 006—21 Philadelphia . . 010 000 501— 7 Two base hits, Rousch, Bohne, Daubert, Leach 2; home rums, Hargrave 2; stolen base, Fonseca; sacrifice, Caveney; double plays, d to Tlerney to Holke; Henline to Tierney; Caveney to Fonseca to Daubert; Bohne to Caveney to Daubert; left on bases, Cincinnat! 5, Philadelphia 7; base on balls, off Benton 4, off Head 2, off Jones 1, off Miller 1; struck out, by Benton 1, by Win- ters 1; hits, off Head 8 in 2 2-3 innings, off Jones 1 In 1-3 inning, off Winters 6 in 4 innings, oft Miller 6 in 1 2-3 Innings, off Holke 1 in 1-3 Inning; hit by pitcher, Head; umpires, Pirman and Finneran; time, 1:54. Pirates 10, Giaats 1. New York, July 14.—Pittsburgh made a strong finish in its five-game series with the New York Nationals, easily winning the last game, 10 to 1. Pittshurgh, a.b, = v ° lcowoooanal Maranville, ss, . Carey, cf. .. Bigbes, If. . Barnhart, rf. or, 3 crspnanan lusmmonmpns lorvownwant lownosmocar mwdoonocsssa® S ccocon’? noocony wwwony ® commop cooo® Btengel, cf. | (Conunued on Following Page) | THREE CAN K. O. DEMPSEY. Jack Johnson Names Himself, Firpo and Harry Wills, Indianapolis, Ind., July 14.—Jack Luis st. | inter-sectional | Johnson, negro pugilist and former Teavyweight champion, discussed box ing with county officials yesterday while attempting to obtain the release of his automobile, which was attach- ed by the sheriff, while he was ap- pearing here in vaudeville in 1921, “There are three persons in the world who can knock out Jack Demp- sey,” the former champion asserted “They are Firpo, Harry Wills and Jeek Johnson.” JUDGMENT AGAINST KEARNS. Jack Dempsey's Manager Defaults in $150 Suit at Shelby. Great Fa ) ment by default h against Jack Kearns, m Lempsey, in the court Bett, in Shelby, for $150 in favor of Ernie Sayles and Jack McDonald men who fought the first preli to the Dempsey-Gibbons heavyw event there, July 4. The men that they contracted to box f and that part of the amount w by James Downing, Butte promoter, at the time. w. TO PLAY IN MERIDEN. Either Jagiowski or Hamil will pitch for the St. Mary's nine tomor- Chicago, 4 to 3. R e How They Line up in Four Leagues National League Yesterda, Chicago 6, Brooklyn 1. Results Pittsburgh 10, New York 1. St. Louis 10, Boston 6. Cincinnati 21, Philadelphia 7. Standing of the Cl W 62 47 46 43 39 40 22 22 New York . Cincinnati ... Pittsburgh Chicago Brooklyn 8t. Louis . Boston ... Philadelphia .. ’ Games Today lubs L. 27 29 30 37 37 41 55 56 St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chicago at New York. Cincinnati at Boston (2). Pittsburgh at Brooklyn. American League Yesterday's Results Chicago 4, New York 3 ( Boston 6, Detroit 4 (11). Cleveland 16, Philadelph! 10). fa 7. ‘Washington 8, St. Louis 4. Standing of the Clubs. w. New York .. 53 Cleveland Chicago ... Philadelphia Detroit ... Bt. Louis ‘Washington Boston Games Today Washington at Detroit. New York at Cleveland. Boston at St. Louis (2). Philadelphia at Chicago. International League L. 24 36 38 40 40 40 44 43 Yesterday's Results Toronto 9, Jersey City 7. Buffalo 6, Newark 4. Rochester 13, Baltimore Reading 17, Syracuse game . Reading 15, game). Syracuse 6 0. 10 Standing of the Clubs w. 54 . 61 46 43 .. 89 . 38 . 34 33 Baitimore Rochester . Reading Toronto Buffalo Jersey City Newark Syracuse .... Games Today Newark at Buffalo. Reading at Syracuse. Baltimore at Rochester. L. 31 32 41 42 42 49 49 54 Jersey City at Toronto (2). Eastern League Yesterday's Results Springfleld 5, Hartford game). Springfield game). Worcester 6, Pittsfield 1. Albany 8, Bridgeport 2. New Haven 9, Waterbury Hartford 4 1 (second v 0 Standing of the Clubs w. 44 Hartford New Haven Albany Springfield Worcester . Waterbury Bridgeport Pittsfleld . 37 Games Today Springfield at Hartford Pittsfield at Worcester Waterbury at New Have Bridgeport at Albany (2 Play in § July 14 Philadelphia champion and A. 1 Indianapolis Tilden gies Wiener a un Robert and Howard Francisco in the semi-fina Kinse the doubles tournament of the L. 25 28 36 37 42 45 42 44 n. Yoo Tilden and Wiener to mi-Finals Wi national (second (first P.C. .635 614 529 506 .481 437 410 379 4 (first | STRIKEQUTS DONT MEASURE THE STAR Jeil Pleffer, Veteran Pitcher, Proves Truth of That Theory A right arm that is in {its tenth bear of major league service that has never been afflicted with a kink and has only once been below the .500 mark hangs from Edward Joseph Pfeffer's 200-pound frame. “Just a little common sense in the spring and in the summer,” is the prescription presented by the gilant righthander, now a member of the St. Louis Cardinals' staff. Pfeffer engages in physical train- ing In the spring at least two weeks before he attempts to twist a curve. Pfeffer exerts himself only in a pinch. Strikeouts mean nothing to him. He works on the theory that he has eight other players to help him. In other words Pfeffer advises: “Don’t wear yourself out on each batter. Mix ’'em up and don't call upon all of your power and strength until they have you where you have to keep them from scoring one rum. ‘Works On His Batter . “I keep them away from the bat- ter's favorite spot with slow curves and only an occasional fast one. The arm cannot stand the strain of one fast ball after another. At least that's my theory and although I have just passed my 34th birthday my arm feels as good as it did the first day I arrived in the big league."” Pfeffer, by pitching winning ball for nine straight years and starting the present season with six victories and cne defeat, is considered one(of the stars of the National league. must not be forgotten that he has passed over the line of youth several years ago, yet he has not lost his effective- ness. His trade to the St. Louis Cardinals during the summer of 1921 proves the uncertainty of baseball marketing. Branch Rickey, always a fond ad- mirer of Pfeffer as a pitcher, dickered with the Superbas and eventually landed him but paid Ferdinand Schupp and Harold Janvrin. Rickey Made Good Trade When the exchange was completed it looked as if the Superbas had the edge as Schupp was pitching winning ball and Janvrin was a valuable utility player. Rickey, however, expressed himself as being perfectly satisfled with his bargain. Pfeffer, in 1922, won 19 games and lost 12, ranking seventh in the league, Schupp and Janvrin have passed down to thg minors. The only season Pfeffer failed to | vin more games than he lost was in 1917 when his record showed 11 vie- tories and 15 defeats. His pitching total includes 141 victories and 94 de- feAts up to this season. Pfeffer was born at Seymour, I, March 4, 1889, and after serving one season with Grand Rapids in 1913, advanced to the major circuit. “SLIM" POLITIS TO PLAY Policeman Hooks on With Corbin Red Sox as Southpaw Twirler—Game in Middletown Tomorrow. Manager John Tobin of the Corbin Red Sox has hooked onto “Slim" Politis, a member of the police de- partment and the choice of many for the All-Connecticut football nine last tall, as his southpaw pitcher, Wheth- er lim"” or Berg will start against the Noiseless Typos tomorrow has not been decided. The Corbin outfit will leave the Grammar school corner at 1 o'clock and the game will be called at 3:15 c'clock. The Noiseless Typos' field at Middletown is adjacent to the factory, in the western section of the city. Mumdy, the elongated twirler of the Noiseless boys, will probably face the New Britain batters. He is a good pitcher and last year was the only boxman to register two wins against Tobin's pets. WESLEYAN PICKS CAPTAINS. Hatfield 10 Lead Tennis, Fricke Base- ball and Emerson Track. Middletown, Conn., July 14.—Three varsity captains for next year were elected at Wesleyan at the close of the college year. Richard P. Hatfield, 1024, of Scotch Plains, N. Y., was elected captain of the tennis team. Hatfield established a fine record on the varsity the past season by playing in eleven intercollegiate matches with- out losing a single set. Alfred K. Fricke, 1924, of Swath- more, Pa., was elected captain of the P.C.| 688 | 611 liam T. sin- (“"Sandy”) Philadelphia wderstudy of the champion will meet Y, of and San matches of nation- | W, baschall team for the third successive time, for Wesleyan in this sport. George Emerson, 1924, of East Orange, J., was elected captain of the track Hargrave, Reds Barnhart, Pirates .. Falk, White Sox . Smith, Yankees .......... Home Run Leaders. Williams, Phils eeen Ruth, Yankees .. Willlams, Browns ... Fournier, Dodgers ... Heilmann, Tygers Hornsby, Cards Tierney, Phils Mokan, Phils TIRES WITH 500 NAIL HOLES LEAK NO AIR Milburn of Chicago has puncture-proof inner was punctured Mr. A. H. vented a new which, in actual test, tube, 500 o8 without the loss of any air al clay court tennis meet here today.|your mileage from 10,000 to 12,000 miles Fritz Bastian Indianapolis plon will meet and Ralph Johnny present Burdick, es cham Hennessy of of | row against the Meriden Saints in the Indianapolis and Waiter Wesbrook o Silver city. The locals will leave the %abs at 1 p. m. in 2n auto truck, ac- | will @hmpanied by a bamnd of rooters. Detroit the meet Sunday winners of these matches to decide the na tional doubles championship. removing this wonderful tube from the wheel, and the beauty of it all is that this new puncture-proof tube costs no more than the ordinary tube, and makes riding a real pleasure. You can write Mr. A filburn at 337 47th St Chicago, as he ants them Introduced everywhere, Won- Aerful opportunity for agents. write him tedeg. without -~ > which establishes a new record | IN BICYCLE RACES—QUEER BETS BEING PLACED __TOBIN SIGNS ‘SLIM’ POLITIS FOR TWIRLING STAFF WILL HE BE THE NEXT TO GO? HORNSBY FORGESAHEAD TO —— { 1 Here is Johnny Dundee, the veteran fighter who next mixes it up with Gene Criqui, featherweight champion of the world. Sports experts are now speculating as to whether the veteran Italian boxer will be the next to go the way of Jim Jeffries, Jack Britton and lastly, Jess Willard; or will he prove the exception and despite his age and years in the ring, come through a victor. i Eugene Criqui, doughty little French mauler, who a few weeks ago knocked the veteran Johnny Kilbane off the featherweight pedestal, always keeps his word. Before he stepped into the ring on| that memorable day in early June, he made two promises. They were: If he won the title he would meet Johnny Dundee, most logical Ameri- can contender. Then he would return to France to meet his own country’'s best. | Now he's bucking up against Dun- dee, Thursday, July 26, at the Polo Grounds, in New York, And after that he's sailing home. His bout in France will be for dis- abled Frenéh soldiers. Unlike some American boxers, his services will be gratis, The Criqui-Dundee match develop- ed some unusual betting angles. Dun- dee's friends are so certain he will dethrone the champion that they have made up a pool to wager on him and yesterday $10,000 of this was placed on the challenger against $7,500 on Criqui, However, over in Brooklyn, where Dundee's friends are not so nu- merous, it is something else again, two wagers with Criqui as favorite having been reported. One of these was $1,- 100 to $1,000 and the other was $600 against $500. It might pay Dun- dee’s admirers to cross the bridge and take the odds instead of giving them. RECEIPTS IN CASH FROM BIG: FIGHT ARE $420,920 Patrons Who Paid Cash For Their Seats Totalled 75,712 Count Shows' New York, July 14.—With the com- pletion late yesterday of the checkup by federal agents of the receipts of the heavywe!sh* boxing carnival staged on Thursday night at Boyle's Thirty Acres, Jc:.2y City, it was an- nounced by Promoter Tex Rickard that the paid admissions numbered 75,712. The gross receipts amounted to $429,920.70. Deduction of the fed- eral tax of 10 per cent cut this down to $390,837. The 10 per cent slice taken by the state of New Jersey brought the net receipts down to $361,753.30. Though the paid attendance fell be- low the estimate made by Rickard earlier in the day by some 6,000 it still constitutes a record, exceeding by 384 the pald admissions at the Demp- sey-Carpentier battle on July 2, 1921, in the same arena. Rickard still con- tends that there were more than 90,- 000 persons in the arena, as every seat was occupied and the -aisles were clocked by thousands of police, fire- Oh' Man! | GET_JUusT As MucH PLEASURT OUT OF MY GAME AS THo' | PLAYED IN ThHe SEVENTIES HEH HEH- |'VE GOT HimM THis HoLE n-| Increase | Pl 1f interested | men, ushers and detectives. More than twice as many persons saw the Firpo-Willard contest without con- tributing a penny than paid to witness the Dempsey-Gibbons argument at Shelby, Mont., 6n July 4. Willard's 356 per cent of the net re- ceipts will net him $123,113.66, while Firpo's 22% per cent will enrich him to the extent of $79,144.60. Floyd Johnson will get a flat §25,000 and Jack McAuliffe 2d, will draw down $6,000. The boxers in the other three encounters will be paid a total of not more than $75,000. Thus the total amount to be paid to all the boxers today will be $239,768.26, The amount left Rickard out of which to pay all other expenses and take his profit will be approximately $112,000. Willie Spencer Wins in Bike Race by Six Inches New York, July 14.—~Willie Spen- cer, the present short distance cham- plon eyclist, scored his first victory in a titular event this season when he led home a fast fleld in the half mile national event at the New York Velo- drome last night. Only six {inches separated Willle and his brother Ar- thur at the finish. Arthur looked all over a winner as the pair swung into the stretch, but Willie's cyclonic sprint carried him to the front in the fingl yards. WHY SURE - | ONLY PLAY FOR THE EXERCISE EH- U'VE GOoT HIM [HIS HOLE Don'T ONE WAS A PRACTICE SHOT Copyright, 1923, N, 7. Trlbune fue. TewL ME | Toowr Five — LEADING BATTER IN NAT'L. RUTH NEXT ) Clouters. By The Assoclated Press. Chicago, July HERBELWYN SHOWS WAY IN 2:09 T0LEDO TROT Erwin's Mount Loses One of Three Heats to My Rosebud, With Pop Geers in Sulky. Ft. Miami Track, Toledo, O., July 14—Hal Erwin bested Pop Geers when he pitted Herbelwyn against My Rosebud in the 2:09 trot on yester- day's card of the Grand Curcuit meet- ing here. Erwin sent his entry to the wire first in the first and third heats, losing thé second mile by half a length to the Geers mare. Anna Bradford Girl won the setond and third heats of the three-year-old pace after finishing ninth in the op- ening mile, Chesley H. Searcy, with Harry Stokes up, winning the first heat. The 2:11 trot went to Lon McDon- ald's Well Worthy in two straight heats, Walter Cox sending over Fair May ahead in the third mile. Marvin Childs drove Hal Mahone fi: a win in the 2:02 paee by taking two straight heats. He paced the sec- cnd heat in 2:08 1-3. Peter Henley, a lame horse, took the 2:17 trot, carrying The Turkey Foot stake of $1730, in two straight heats. Egan's Capt. Eugene pulled up lame at the wire in the second heat after placing second and was drawn from the race. COULDN'T FOOL HIM This Darky Was Well Versed in All the Racing Terms Grand Circuit Park, July 14.—Here is a story that is going the rounds of the running tracks. Two darkey roustabouts are having an argument about horses. One of them has just put over a winner. He bet two bucks on a rank outsider that paid $29.20 for the two-dollar ip- vestment. The other gentleman of color had bet two iron men on the favorite that had finished among the also rans. The lucky bettor began to chide his frilend who had played the favorite, about his knowledge of horses. Whereupon the fellow who had picked the favorite remarked: | “If you all know s0 much about hosses, who is de greatest hoss in de world 2" The darky who had picked the win- ,ner, scratched his head as he did some deep thinking. Finally a smile played over his face and he answered. “Nothin' to that, Man o’ War, of course.” “You guessed right. who Man o' War is by.” More deep thought and more scratching of the head. After a long delay came this answer: ““Well, boss, every time I see dat | Man o' War we was all by hisself.” Now tell me Sev Took SI¥ BUNKER — WHAT Do You TAKE ME FoR ? A ° SUCKER- - 7 You CAN'T "~ PULL THAT 'L PAY To KeeP I Dow'T HALF DOLLAR T0 HEILMANN Bambino Second Heaviest Hitter in American and Leads' League in Home Runs—Eddie Collins Far Ahead in Base Stealing—“Cy” Williams Leads All Circuit 14—Rogers Hornsby of the St. Louis Cards, champion batter of the National league, tops the list of hitters with an average of .881, just one point in front of the veteran Zack Wheat of the Brooklyn Dodgers, according to averages re- leased today and which include games of last Wednesday. It took the St. Louis star some time to attain his old position at the dead of the season but he moved upward rapidly when he started hit- ting against the Boston Braves’ Hornsby made 17 hits, three of which were homers. twirlers. In his last six games Jacques ournier, the former Car- dinal, now of Brooklyn, who led & week ago has dropped to third place with an average of 378. Leads All in Homers “Cy” Williams of the Phillies leads the home run hitters with 22, His total base record has béen increased to 172, | Max Carey, of the Pivates, is show- ingjthe way to the run getters with 67 tallies. George Grantham of Chicago added two stolen basés to his string and is setting the pace with 22 thefts, Qther Leading Batters Roush, Cincinnati, 371, Frisch, New York, 863; O'Farrell, Chicago, 861; Young, New York, 360; Johnston, Brooklyn, 360; Traynor, Pittsburgh, 856; Grimm, Plttsburgh, 355; Hollo~ cher, Chicago, 849; Bottomley, St. Louis, 348, Ruth Again a Star “Babe" Ruth of the Yanks is mak- Ing rapid . strides in batting and smashed out a dozen hits in nis last six games, boosting his average from 363 to 378, He is runner up to Har- ry Heilmann of Detroit who continues to occupy the lead position with an average of 400. Charles Jamieson of the Indians is third with 372, Ruth leads in home runs with 20. He is being closely pursued by Ken- neth William of the Browns who has 16. Ruth is leading in total bases with 184 and is showing the way to the run getters having registered 75 times. Oollins Still Supreme | Eddie Collins of the White Sox is far in front among the base stealers with 27 thefts. N Other Leading Batters Burns, Boston, 363; Witt, New York, 353; Haney, Detroit, 853; Eddie Col- lins, Chicago, 350; L. Sewell, Cleve- land, 342; J. Harris, Boston, 341; Speaker, Cleveland, 340; Williams, St. Louis, 339; Miller, Philadelphia, 325. - NEW TEAM IN TOWN The MacFarlane A. C. Is Especially Anxious To Get Out of Town Games on Saturdays and Sundays. There's another new téam on the baseball horizon.-- Here's what the manager writes: Sporting Editor, New Britain Herald: A newly organized baseball team, sailing under the name of ‘“MacFar. lane A. C." is open to games Satur- day and Sunday afternoon, out of town preferably. . While not in the semi-pro class, a good brand of baseball is guaranteed; gome of the boys home from school, a couple of has-beens and going-to- be's are looking for action. Interested managers address, ¥. L. McCarthy, business manager, 1208 Stanley street, New Britain, Conn. Telephone 1460. O! |_SAW (7! You A FIFTY CENTS™- YouR TRAP SHUT -~ owE