New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 28, 1923, Page 8

' SAM LANGFO GRAND CIRCUIT — FIRPO WINS IN REDS AND PIRATES GOING EVEN, BOTH TIED IN 2ND; YANKS IN CLEAN UP GAME - Take Series From Mfickmen—Ring Holds Cards to Four Hits—Senators Triumph Over Red Sox By Score of 10-7—Braves Rally in Ninth But Cannot Overtake Pittsburgh. New York, July 28.—The Reds and Pirates are still in a tie for second place teday. The Reds just managed to hold on by defeating Brooklyn in Cincinnati 4 to 8 in 12 innings yesterday. - Eppa Rixey held the Robins to nine hits while the Reds man- aged to collect 12 off Grimes. A single by Caveney, a sacrifice Ly Harris and another single by Bohne forced in the winning run in the 12th. The Braves staged a last inning rally in Pittsburgh, taking four runs but lost 8 to 5. The Phillies beat St. Louis after Jimmy Ring held the Cards to four hits, 3 to 2, Herbert Pennock emerged victorious from a pitching duel in Philadelphia and the Yanks won 7 to 3. Ruth got his 24th homer in the game. The Senators defeated the Red Sox in Boston by a score of 10 to 7. The New York-Chicago National league game was called PREEIRAEER e How They Line up in Four Leagues cause of rain. Yanks Clean Up Philadelphia, July 28.—New York . made a clean sweep of the series with Philadelphia taking the final game 7 to 3. Naylor pitched his first game on the home lot in over a month but did not display the form shown before his in- jury. Ruth connected with a home run in the first inning, his 24th of the season. No one was on base. ‘Walker, pinch hitting in the ninth, Bit a home run into the bleachers. - eSO oM N O®Y cococcoomooo® - - 39 Smith in 9th, *Batted for . Philadelphta. Chicago St. Louis . | Brooklyn Matthews, of, Hale, 3b. Hauser, 1 Welch, rf. (Continued on Following Page) CHANGES STYLE AT BAT, STAYS IN BIG LEAGUES Improved Hitting Keeps Schliebner Up With Top Notchers—Is Sisler's Understudy This Year St Lous, July 28,—Substituting for George Sisler, voted the most valua. ble player in baseball last year, is just about the toughest assignment that could be handed an athlete, “Dutch” Schliebner is essaying that role for the St. Louls Browns and do- | ing a very good job of it. Schliebner was not considered good enough for the Brooklyn club, Boston Cleveland St. Louls Detroit . Chicago .. Boston ... New York . Standing of Pittsburgh . Phlladelphia . the Clubs W, 59. 56 56 49 47 46 28 26 National League Yesterday’s Results Cincinnat! 4, Brooklyn 3. (12), Pittsburgh 8, Boston 5. Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2. New York-Chicage (rain). 32 85 35 43 'y 46 62 67 Games Today New York .. Philadelphia ‘Washington Boston at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Cincinnati. New York at Chicago. Philadelphia at Bt. Louis. Standing of the Clubs, L. 28 44 44 44 46 49 (28 . 65 be- American League Yesterday's Results New York 7, Philadelphia 3. Washington 10, Boston 7. (Others not scheduled). . | miles. G | early games at the Philadelphia park ot o8 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HEF ALD, SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1923, WANTS CRA TWO ROUNDS —EDDIE COLLINS SHOWS NO SIG New York, July 28.—Carl Mays, pitching hero of the 1921 world se- ries, is almost at the end of his career as a big leaguer. A hero two years ago and a bench warmer today, lucky to start a game! That sums up the story of Carl Mays. Mays' fate simply proves that base- ball is a mighty fickle playmate. Last year the Yankees asked for walvers on Mays, It was intended to send him to the Pacific Coast league in a deal for Pitcher Jakie May. All the major league clubs waived except the Cincinnati Reds. Failure of the Reds to waive, alone prevented Mays from being shunted to the minors last winter. That is almost certain to be his fate before the opening of next season. This year finishes Mays' three-year contract calling for $15,000 a year. Right now Carl is getting big money for acting as bench warmer and ge- casional rellef pitcher. During the recent series with Cleveland Manager Huggins, because of injuries to several members of his pitching staff, was forced to start Mays. That game just about sound- ed the finish' of his career as a big league star, New York, July 28.—Babe Ruth with a score of 24 home runs to his credit seems destined to regain the honors he lost last year to Rogers Hornsby and Kenneth Williams. Hornsby with 42 circuit clouts de- throned the king of the swat last season. Even Willlams with 39 had it on the Babe. This season the home-run business i{s slumping with Hornsby and Willlams, while Ruth finds 1t pretty good. For a time Cy Willlams of the Philadelphia Nationals looked as |if he might seriously threaten Babe's record of 659 Playing most of the ys, Hero of 21 Series, About to Leave Big Show LOOKS LIKE BAMBINO IS SLATED TO WIN BACK HIS LOST LAURELS CARL MAY Cleveland won, 13 to 0, pounding Mays for 20 hits, many of them for extra basés, with its short right-field fence, Wil- liams for more than two months had an edge on Babe's big year, Then an injury set him back. For the past month Ruth has been gaining on him rapidly. While Ruth isn't trying for home runs as he once did, his terrific swing just naturally gets them. Ruth has been a team player this year and has been of more value to the Yankees than the ncmpaf’zn he busted all the swat. records. Going along at his predent clip, the Bambino should top the home- run fleld by the first of August at the very latest. COX'S TROTTER AGAIN IS WINNER OVER THE BREWER The Great Volo Captures Dispatch Stake; Czar Worthy Is Fourth In Feature Race. Columbus, 0., July 28.—For the third time this season in four starts, The Great Volo, Walter Cox's great trotter triumphed over Peter The Brewer in the Dispatch Stake for 2:03 trotters at yesterday's Grand Circuit races. It was a desperately fought battle with only Inches separating the two leaders and Czar Worthy being less than a nose behind in the first two The Great Volo won each of the first two heats by a great rush at the finish after Czar Worthy had led practically all of the mile. In the third heat Peter the Brewer finished first with the Great Volo directly be- hind. The Deshler Hotel stake for 2:11 pacers also was a split heat affair. The favored Hal Bee won the first where he checked the gate receipts of the Gibbons-Dempsey fight on be- half of the government. the object of th~ recent Benny Leon- CHARITY BENEFITS $25, AND LEONARD 60T $30,000 Leonard-Mitchell Bout in Chicago to Be Rigidly Probed by Gov- ernment Revenue Men Chicago, July 28.—Federal investi- gation of bog(lng contests held recently in Chicago, ostensibly for the benefit of charity, was begun today with the return of L. L. Dalley, Internal Revenue agent from Shelby, Mont., Mr. Dailey planned to investigate ard-Pinkie Mitchell bout. It was said at the time of th~ Lout by James Mul- len, the promoter, that the fight was held for “charitable purposes.” It was rumored afterward, however, that the Near West Side Boys' Club of Chicago received only $25 from the large gate receipts. The total gate re- ceipts was $74,000, of which Benny 1 thirty-elgth by falling to; sink a wisp MISSES 18N, PUTT SWEETSER BEATEN Chick Evans Goes Into Finals To- day as Result of Victory By The Assoclated Freas. Cleveland, O., July 28.—Missing an 18-inch putt on the second extra hole after running up dead from all over (the green all day and sinking many ong ones, yesterday cost Jess Sweet- ser, natlonal champlon, his golf match with Chick Evans in the seml- semi-finals at Mayfield club of the western amateur champions'¥p, which Evans was defending for the seventh time. Sweetser, after leading much of the forenoon round, was overhauled and put one down at the eighteenth by Chick’s fine round of 69, but he in CHICK EVANS turn overhauled an Evans lead of 8 up and squared the match at the thirty-sixth, only to lose at the of a putt for a half in five on the 340-yard hole after he had saved himself on the 386 thirty-seventh by holing a 12-foot putt for a half in par 4. It was a ding dong battle’ of the links from start to finish. Both com- mitting faults and playing super- natural golf at times in what they considered a return meet for the de- feat Sweetser administered to Evans last year at Brookline in the Na- tional championship, where the Yale student overcame the former Na- tional and open title holder, 3 up and 2 to play in the finals. * As a result of his victory over the national champion, Evans will play Hamilton Gardner of Buffalo in the finals today. The New Yorker hav- ing eliminated Joe Weils of East CK AT LIGHTWEIGHT CROWN — GREAT SHOWS UP WELL ON N OF SLOWING DOWN—FEDERALS OF HARTFORD PLAY HERE TRIS SPEAKER’S WONDERFUL BATTING PUTS HIM THIRD; HEILMANN BATS. OVER .400 Ruth Leads in Total Bases Hit—Hornsby, Hitting .403, Still Leads National League—Wheat is Runner Up— Collins Away Ahead As Base Stealer and Sacrifice Hittea. OLYMPIG COMMITTE GIVES OUT PROGRAM Annual Games to Be Held for the Eighth Time New York, program for the Committee, as follows:— ‘Winter sports, including ice hockey, January 24 to February 5, at Cham- onix. May 3 to May 19, rugby. May 15 to June 9, football. June 19 to July 4, polo, except July 3 except June 23. June 23, morning, June 24, opera. June 28 to JUly 8, fencing afternoon and evening, except July 3 and 8, Congress International | Atternoon, reoception “"i cracking out 14 hits in his last seven July 3, morning, Pernianent Bureau of Ifederation. July 28.~The official eighth Olympic Games at Parls, France, in 1924, has been issued by the French Olympic +| which tops all regulars. -June 21 to June 29, rifie and gun, ceremony Notre Dame. Afternoon, Sorbonne. By The Associated Press. Chicago, July 28.—Tris Speaker of Cleveland, through his wonderful hit- ting in the last few weeks has taken a place close to the top of the bat- tors in the American league according to averages released today amrd which irelude games of last Wednesday. The hitting of the veteran has placed the Indians at the head of the list in team batting The club is hitting .297. Speaker by cracking out 16 hits in his last six games, boosted his aver- age from .363 to .365 placing him third among players who have parti- cipated in 556 or more games. Harry Hellmann of Detroit, again has advanced above the .400 mark. His average rose from .396 to .401 Babe Ruth who has been passed 109 times man- ages to get hold of the ball with | marked regularity and has advanced to second place with .375. Kuth leads in total bases his string of 114 hits giving him a total of .218. Besides homers, his blows include 21 doubles and seven triples. Ruth has | scored 87 runs. Fddie Collins of the Chicago White Box still is blazing the way with 28 thefts and also i{s more than holding his own as the. best sacrifice hitter with 29, Farold Traynore of Pittshurgh, by the Elysee. Evening, banquet to the| ,n . has hoosted his batting average international federation. July 5, opening ceremonies of the games; march past of nations. July 6 to 13, athletics, afternoon. from .358 to .368 in the Natlonal league and has stepped out in fromt in total bases. His 129 hits inciude nine doubles, 14 triples and ten hom- July 6 to 19, Greco-Roman wrest-| ors giving him a total of 196 basis. ling. July 10 to 13, free wrestling. July 10 to 14, rowing. July 12 to 17, modern pentathlon. July 13, evening, banquet to Inter- national Olympic Committee. July 13 to 20, lawn tennis. July 13 to 20, swimming. July 15 to 20, boxing. July 17 to 23, gymnastics. July 17 to 23, popular games dem- onstration. July 20, boxing. July 21 to Basque Pelote. 24, July 21 to 24, welghts and dumb- bells. July 21 to 27, Equestrian games. July 28 to 27, cycling. July 24 to 27, yachting. July 217, closing of games, international and July 28, congress of Olympic committee committees, Midget émith Loses to Barrere on Foul in 4th July 28.—Midget featherweight of New York, lost to Young Barrére of New Orleans cn a Youl in the secord round of a New . Orleans, Smith, sheduled 15.round bout night. DECISION FOR GENARO July 28.—Frankie New Haven, demonstration of French demonstration of Rogers Hornsby of St. Louls, i§ at | the head of the procession. Hornsby i3 hitting the ball at a .403 clip. Zack Wheat, the veteran Brooklyn fly catcher, continues to be the runner up having a mark of .381 Clyd» Barphardt of the Pirates, is in front of his teammate Trayror with .57, Max Carey also of the Pirates has met a Tartar in George Grantham of the Chicago Cubs along the pathy. Grantham is leading with 27 thefts, Carey is trailing with 28. Max, how- ever, has registered 75 runs. Two More Title Fights Soon to Be Scheduled New York, July 38.—Four world's champlons have fought in New York this summer and, although three of them lost their titles, the champlons still seem willing enough to ply their trade. Johnny Wilson, middleweight champlon, and Harry Greb are to fight in a few weeks. Gene Tunney boxes Dan O'Dowd of Boston next Tuesday night with his American light heavyweight championship -in the balance. Benny Leonard is to meet Charlie ‘White before the out.ddor season closes and Jack Dempsey has signed for a spectacle with Luis Angel Firpo. Even Joe Lynch, the bantamweight champion has at last agreed to fight to a decision and will meet Joe Bur- A good flelder, Schliebner was not able to hit National League pitching. His troubles started on the spring training trip which the Brooklyn club played with the New York Games Today St. Louis at Philadelphia. Chlcago at New York. Cleveland at Boston. Detroit at Washington. Liverpool, Ohio, by 4 up and 3 to play, in a fine match, that was al- most forgotten on account of the thriller in 85 reels flashed on the green fairways at the hills and dales Genaro, American flyweight champion was awarded the referee’s decision over Frankle Daly of Staten Island here last night in a 12 round bout. Leonard got $30,000. Becausé the bout was held for charitable purposes,” ac- cording to the declaration filed, the | promoter was not ¢ompelled to pay | the government a 10 per cent tax. two heats and Miss Ellen Todd, third choice took the third heat, after sec- ond cholice Kate Hal had led the fleld to the half in one minute flat. The 2:09 pace which had 13 starters man of Chicago at Madison Square Garden about mid-September. Wells, Welter Chz;\mp From Yankees. The crafty pitching staff of the ‘Yankees soon observed that Schlieb- ner was a right field hitter. They kept the ball on the inside, against his handle, and as a result he was practically helpless. Nationad League pitchers soon goth wise and it wasn't long after the opening of the season that Schliebner was adorning the bench. Manager Robinson was con- vinced that he couldn't hit major league pitching. Lee Fohl, in dire need of a flrst sacker to bolster up the Browns, took a chance on Schliebner, despite in- formation he had that Schliebner was a weak hitter. In the American League Schlieb- mer has done very well at the hat He now hits as many balls to left fleld as right. We will let Schiiebner explain, “Lee Fohl is responsible for my im- | proved hitting. After my first game | he told me I was pushing instead ot swinging at the ball. He also said that | my stance at the plate was wrong, that a strong fellow Illke me ought| to hit to all flelds. Inside of a week he had changed my style entirely and | I am now reaping the benefits. From a dead right field hitter I can pull | a ball to left fleld as good as the next fellow.” YESTERYEARS IN SPORT 1908—Two 16-inning games played this day in major leagues, Wash- ington winning from Browns and Pirates dnd Giants getting draw, . Johnson and Dineen were League pitchers d Wills were the National League pitchers 1906—Miller Huggins, then with Cincinnati Reds, kept Leon Ames from pitching a no-hit game Giants by singling. 1886—8am Thompson, famous old- time home run hitter, enjoyed his first big day as ‘a major leaguer. He hit Tim K e of Giants for one homer and two singles and scored five runs. 1876—Lee Richmond, Worcester Na- tional League club, shut out Springfield without a hit or run. {\$75—Borden, Chicago no »is for | International League Yesterday's Results Jersey City 8, Reading 6. Newark 5, Baltimore 2. Toronto 3, Rochester 1. Syracuse 16, Buffalo 12. Standing of the Clubs W. L. 36 40 49 50 62 69 60 50 . 63 . 59 52 61 51 . 44 42 .4 Baltimore ., Rochester . Buffalo .. Toronto Reading . Jersey City Syracuse . Newark ... Games Today Buffalo at Syracuse. Rochester at Toronto. Baltimore at Newark. Jersey City at Reading. Eastern League Yesterday's Resulta New Haven 9, Springfield 3. Bridgeport 12, Pittsfield 7. Waterbury 11, Hartford 4. Albany 11, Worcester 0. Standing of the Clubs w. L. 67 P.C. | Hartford .633 | New Haven 2 ‘814 Springfield ....... 527 Worcester . | Albany | Bridgeport Waterbury Pittsfield 477 483 462 430 .390 40 . 36 Games Today New Haven at Springfield Bridgeport at Pittsfieid Albany at Worcester Waterbury at Hartford COONEY DEFEATS ROCHE Holyoke, 1 8 last night b over Romeo | ter 10 rou The gest crowd w has ee | @ fight in this city, fully 3000 jamming their into the Ope House. Hundreds of late comers were refused admission Jimmy Cooney judges decision seal rival, af- ds of rough, tough battling. bout was fought before the big- ch watched way Birth rate for the first six monthe | population. ,|to Joe Mac, an outsider in the bet- furnished the afternoon’s biggest sur- prise. Wrack, first choice, finished no better than second in any heat, while Buddy Mac, second choice, was distanced in the second heat. Lady| | May C., won the first two heats and La Poloma the third won. Ilo Guy, favorite in the 2:13 trot for threa-year-olds, failed to win a heat. The first and third heats went ting, while the second heat was won by Eugenia Harvester. LANGFORD DEFEATED Boston Tar Baby Quits in 13th When Both Eyes Are Closed and He Had Lost Every Round. El Paso, Tex., July 28—Clem | Johnson, colored heavyweight of New | York city, ‘stopped Sam Langford, heavyweight champion of Mexico, in the 13th round of a slow 15 round | Aght in the bull ring at Juarez, Mxe., last night. Langford quit after both his eyes were closed and he had lost every | round | YE RDAY'S HOMERS | Ruth, Yanks - Walker, Athlstics . J. Harris, Red Sox .... Bottomley,sCards ...... . Home-Run Leaders Willlams, Phils | Ruth, Yanks ... Willlams, Browns Helimann, Tygers . Fournier, Dodgers . Hauser, Athletics | Tierney. Phils .. | Tobin, Browns . | Mitler, Cubs .. | Meusel, Giants . { Traynor, Pirates | Hornsby, Cards Mokan, Phils Miller, Athletles ... |Molla to Meet Miss Wills Today in State Title Go Y. Julv 28.—Mrs. Molla Mallory plays today in both the singles and the doubles finals of the New York state woman's tennis championships at the Westchester- Biltmore country club. She meets| Philadelphia, alolwec | of this year was 22.7 for eagh 1,000 Miss Helen Wills of Berkeley, Cal., for the s”248 champlonship. According to Mr. Datley, the gov-| ernment so far has received $22,000 | in taxes on the gate receipts taken at Shelby. Major Johnson of Shelby still owes the government $5/800, accord- ing to Mr. Dailey, who added that of Mayfield links. CORBIN PLAYS TOMORROW The Corbin Red Sox go o Portland at 1 p. m. tomorrow, leaving at the Grammar school corner, for a clash federal agencies had filed a lien on the | mayor’'s property for that amount. | with the town team. The battery to be used by Corbin or by Portland has not yet been picked. And Then He Gave Up Golf Hey ZULUS HERE JULY 31 A number of African native Ziutu players and singers will be at the A. M. E. Zion church Tuesday evening, July 31st. They are in this country to raise money for a trade school for the Zulus at Durban Natal, South Africa. Atee! 1w MATCH CARDS WITH You A HOLE:“:* FOR A QUARTER You welterweight champion of won from Roy Conley of Green Bay, Wis,, here last night by a technical knockout at the end of the round. England, Wins by Kayo July 27.—Billy Wells, England, Milwaukee, fourth BRIGGS INEVITABLE RATTLING OF CLes AND - THEN ~ HE —'GAVE —~ UP - - GOLF SH-H (Yos!) LRI =) | N < S A UNFORTUNATE SNAPPING OF A TWIG :