New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1923, Page 9

Speaking of Sports Babe Ruth seeks to attain several baseball honors this year. Babe's ambition is no longer merely confined to the making of home runs. Ruth's greatest goal this year is to lead the American league in batting. Babe wants to prove to the world that he is something more as a bats- man than merely a slugger. This year, instead of swinging for a4 home run every time he came to bat, Ruth has mixed 'em up on the opposition. He has laid down and beat ‘out many a bunt. When pitchers have insisted in slowing up on him and making him hit a ball on the outside, the Babe has choked up on his bat and dropped many a Texas leaguer into left field. At other times he has taken the old-time healthy cut that caused him to drive out 59 home runs during the 1921 season, one of the most re- markable records ever compiled in baseball. Ruth has slowly but surely cut down the commanding lead once held by Harry Heilman of Detroit and feels sure that he will top all the American league batters at the finish. Ruth also feels that he will win back his home ryn crown. It looked tor a time as if Cy. Willlams of the Phillies had a walkaway, but the Babe has cut down the big lead to a mere nothing. Battering Babe also feels positive that if the pitchers continue to walk him with reckless abandon he will hang up a base on balls record that . Vill never be touched. Incldentally Babe yearns for an- sther chance to deltver in a world teries, and the way the Yankees are roing it looks as if he was certain to get it. the Truly this is a big year for Babe. The Stronghearts of this city have reorganized under the name of the New Britain Tigers and now are anxious for games with the Senators, the Dublins and the Tigers of Plain- ville. For games call 518-14. 0. W. Wagner, Marathon cyclist of Terre Haute, Ind. left Venice, Cal, yesterday for New York in an attempt to set a record for a coast to coast bieycle ride. He carried credentials from offjcials of Venice and Los An- geles and planned to present them to Mayor Hylan upon his arrival in New York. Billy Bagwell of the Boston Nation- 1l league baseball team has been re- leased to the Worcester club of the EBastern league. He left Cincinnati tor the east last night. Frank Miller, one of the veterans of the Braves, also wag released and now is a free agent. Miller formerly was with Pittsburgh. Lester “Luck” Howe, star twirler for Waterbury in the Eastern league, was sold to the Boston Red Sox to- day, according to Herman J. Weis- man president of the Waterbury club. The Walnut A. C. ought to prove a good attraction at St. Mary's field tomorrow wWhen they clash with the B. L. nine. . Dudack will pitch and Lew Carpen- ter will catch for the locals. Everything but the dates now seem gettled in the post series games be- tween Corbin Red Sox and the Besse- Leland nine. There has been lots of speculation all season as to which is the better nine. Opinions differ and the only way to find out is to have them “play it out.” At the park this afternoon there are four City league games, of which the Fafnirs and Falcons at 4 p. m. should be the humdinger of them all. After today there will be but one team leading the City league, unless darkness stops this game in a tie. PROTESTS TO RUSSIA Moscow, Aug. 11.—In a note to the Bulgarian government Foreign Minis- ter Tchitcherin protests against the persecution of the Russian Red Cross and of Russians subject to repatria- tion. The note demands apology and compensation for alleged excesses committed against Russian emigrants and adds that unless Bulgaria gives satisfaction that Soviet goveriment will be compelled to authorize repri- sals against Bulgarian citizens in Rus- sia. William Chester McDonald has spent five of his 11 years strapped in bed. A year ago President Harding sent Billy an autograph and a message of cheer. ) that the children of America contribute their pennies to build a Children's Builc®g as a - memorial to his lamented friend at the Sesqui-Centennial celebration at Philadelphia. Here he is explaining his plan toWrs. Winifred Stoner, author, at his hospital-home in Atlantic Mrs. Stoner started the fund with $1,000. City. Today Billy proposes T0 CELEBRATE THE RAILROAD GROWTH American Railway Association‘ _ Begins Plans for Centennial | 11.—Plans to cele- | Chicago, Aug. ! brate the centennial of the American railroad here with an exhibition showing its evolution and effect on the nation's growth have been begun by | the American Rajlway assoclation. | Committees data as to an appropriate | date for the celebration, and to deter- mine the extent of the miniature world’s fair which is being consldercd‘] in this connection. | Three rallway organizations have| adopted resolutions urging the appro- priate observation of a hundred years of railroad development — Amenican Railway Engineering association, Am- erican Raiiway development associa- tion and the mechanical division of the American rallway association. As no city has a convention hall large enough to hold all the exhibits, according to V. R. Hawthorne, secre- tary of Division 5, American Railway association, he proposes the erection of a temporary structure to accommo- | date the 25 or more railroad bodies which would hold conventions here under the plans. Another suggestion | is to hold a central exposition in Chi- | cago with a number of smaller cele- brations held simultaneously in other cities, making Chicago the center of | a great railroad centennial wheel. | American railroads will participate in 1925 in the English celebration of the opening of the first rallway in the world, conducted by the International Rallway congress, but it is the desire | of the American Railway assoclation also to commemorate the American centennial, which comes in 1928. The trackage of the American roads, according to the interstate com- merce commission, is 376,992 miles, | not including switches and terminal lines. According to these same fig- | ures, there are now in operation ap- | proximately 70,000 locomotives, 2,- £00,000 freight cars and 65,000 pas-| senger cars. “Although there were railways in the United States prior to 1828, they were not common carriers,” says the | Chicago association of commerce, in- | terested in the plans for commemora- tion. *““When Charles Carroll of Car- rollton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, drove| the first spike at Lllicott's Mills, M for the first seven miles of railw between Vinegar Hill and Baltimore, he helped to establish vhe Baltimore & Ohio, which began operating lmins} in 1830. “In 1828, Horatlo Allen went to England and contracted for four steam locomotivés to be built by George Stephenson. ‘America’ was the first steam locomotive to ke seen in the western hemisphere. It was plac- ed on blocks at New York in Janu- ary, 1829 and was exhlbited to an awe-struck public for three months. “Sut the ‘Stourbridgt Lion' was the first locomotive actually to run on metal rafle. It was used by the Dela- ware & Hudson, which at that tige was primarlly a canal company.” The rallroad centennial will show how rallway transportation has made possible the development of the Unit- ed States, according to Mr. Haw- thorne. Starting with less than 100 years ago, he sald, railway transpor- tation has reached a'point where an estimated expenditure of $1,540,000,- 600 is necessary this year to provide the railroad facilities to enable the general business of the country to proceed without interruption, FOUR MORE WILL TRY T0 SWIM_E?_{GLISH CHANNEL Two of Quartet Are From Boston; One From Argentine Dover, Aug. 11.—Four swimmers will attempt to cross the Engilsh Channel today, three from the Eng- lish side and the other from the French. Two of the trio that will star from Dover are Americans, and both are from Boston, the city in which Henry Sullivan, who last week became the third man to swim the channel is a shoe salesman, They are, Charles Toth, who made two unsuccessful attempts to swim the channel last year, the first time getting within four miles of his goal, and the second time within five miles, and Sam Richards who surrendered in his attempt when four miles off the Dover coast last year when taken ill with a fit of coughing. They will start at ¢ o'clock. An hour later Romeo Miciel of the Argentine will start off on his first | attempt and at the same time from |ToM @ Vacation spent at Caleis, Enrique Tirabocchi will start on the difficult task. BERLIN STRIKE ENDS By The Associated Press. Berlin, Aug. 11.The Berlin tubes resumed operation this morning as a result of an agreement on the wage question between the strikers and the management. No streef cars are run- ning, however. North Sea pilots at Hamburg and Bremen are refusing to work until they are granted additional pay. 600 P. C. FREIGHT JUMP Berlin, Aug. 11.—Both passenger and freight rates on the German rail- ways will be increased by six hundred per cent August 20, it was announced today. DAVIS PLAY TO RESUME Chicago, Aug. 11.—Weather permit- ting, play will be resumed late today in the Australian-Japanese Davis cup match. Brain is the most variable in size and quality of all the parts of the Riuman body. RUTH-HEILMANY NEAR DEADLOCK | (Continued frem Preceding Page) | Prooklyn next with .364. Frank Frisch of New York with 156 | hits including 22 doubles, nine triplds| and 10 homers is leading in total| bases with 228. Pep Young, a team- | mate is the bost run getter with 90 tallies to his credit. Max Carey, Pittsburgh's fleet out- flelder has forged ahead of Goorge Grantham, of the Chicago Cubs for stolen base honors, having pilfered his| 28th base. CGrantham's record is 27. Other leading batters: Roush, Cin- | cinnat! ,365; Frisch, New York .355; | Traynor, Pittsburgh .356; Young, New | York .362; Grimm, Pittsburgh .342; | Hollocher, Chicago .342; Southworth, | Boston ,389; Johnston, Brooklyn .356; | Barnhart, Pittsburgh .331; Hargrave, | Cincinnatl .325; Henline, Philadelphia | '825; Mclnnis, Boston .820; Willlams, Philadelphia .320. PERSONALS Rev. Dr. 8ven G. Ohman, of New York, former pastor of the First Lutheran church in this city, was a visitor here yesterday. Samuel Sablotsky and Harry Gor- don left last night for Old Orchard, Me., where they will spend the next two weeks. The Lions’ club will hold an out- ing at Dr. Joseph Potts farm Wednes- day, August 28. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brumbaum, of 32 Norden street have returned Atlantic City, N. J. Miss Alice Bailey of Prospect street wil spend the next two weeks at the White Mountain House, Fabian, N. H. Miss Agnes Backgren of Rockwell | avenue is spending her vacation in the Berkshire, Rudolph LundeNn of -96 Steele street has returned home after spend- ing his vacation at Lake George, N. Y. ¥ The following young ladies of the Vulcan Iron Works office will hold an outing tomorrow to East Had- dam Elsie Lehman, Tek!a Anderson, | Hazel Perry, Rose Bertini, Helen | | Schilling, Ruth Penny and Gwendolyn | Jackson. The trip will be made by auto and the girls will enjoy a sheep | roast and swimming. | | The Misses Mary Blum, Margaret | Daiey, Alice Balley and Anna Bailey | will spend the next two weeks at the | White Mountain House, Fabian, N. H. I James H. Riley, Jr., of South Bur- ritt street, motored to Montreal where I he will spend his vacation. Latest photo of the ZR-1, nearing completion at the Naval Air Station, ! ?Hs contain 2,100,000 cubic feet of hydrogen w hich will lift 136,000 pounds, or the same amount of helium lifting Six 200 and 300 horse-power motors will drive it at 75 ‘miles an hour and the ship will be able to fly 4010 miles stomachs. Sixty 120,000 pounds. The ZR-1Will Soon Be Ready For First Flight BOTH LEAGUES MAY OPPOSE LIVELY BALL (Continued From Preceding Page) In the National ieague Cy Willlams of the Philllos leads with 29 home rune and Philadelphia tops the home run making with 76. Chicago leads with 115 stolen bases, with Carey of the Piratgs the individual’ star with 28, | In 1006 Tim Jordan was the home run king of the National league, the| Brookiyn first sacker gotting 12 cir- cult emashes, which was regarded as quite a teat. The Glants that year stole 288 bases and hit only 16 home runs. Frank Chance of the Cubs top- ped the base steallng records with 67, and Sherry Magee, Art Deviin and Hans Wagner al) had ot least 50. Amerionn League Comparison In the American league this year Babe Ruth leads the home run hit. ters with 27 and the Browns top the club four base records with 68. The White Sox are the most adept steal- ers, with 119 and Eddie Collins, with | 30 steals, {o the individual star in that fine art. 3 Back In 1906 Harry Davis of the Athletics was the home run champion with only 12, The Browns that sea- son had 214 steals and only 9 homers. Flick of Cieveland and Anderson of Washington were tied for the base stealing honors at 39 and 15 men had 30 steals or more. That season 180 games were won in the American lea- gue by only one run. The ratio between base stealing and extra base hitting {s an excellent index to the condition of the game. The finer poiats of baseball have fallen by the wayside in the mad scramble for home runs. The result & that in the last three years, sinca the 'jack rabbit tall wos introduced in 1920, we have developed prnetically a new game, SESSION OF ZIONISTS Tenth Annual Convention Will be Held in Waterbury on Sunday, the 16th of Septomber. Hartford, Aug. 11.—At confer- ence of the state® Zionist executive held in Hartford, which was address- ed by Dr, Leo J. Frachtenberg, field secretary, of New York city, it was decided to hold the 10th annual con-| vention of the stite Zionist body in Waterbury on Sunday, September 16. The National officers of the Am- erican organization will address this convention which will hold three ses- sions. In conjunction with this con- vention, there will also be held a state conference of Keren Hayesod (Pal- estine Foundation Fund) committees of twenty communities in Connecticut, The new director for the 1923-1924, campaign will be introduced to the convention at this occaston. ‘Waterbury has rendered distin- guished service to the cause during the past year and the decislon to hold the convention in that city is a compliment to the city. a Smoke deposit’ which fell on the eity of London—about one square PHENOMENAL SINGER ON PALACE THEATER BILL WILLIAM A. Appearing at the Palace Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is a young artist who, perhaps, may be classed as a decided exception to the prevail- ing run of artists for two reasons, one of which is his phenomenal singing voice and the other and the real ex- ceptional reason is because he evidenced a modesty that could hard- ly be expected from a person appear- ing in public. William A, Kennedy is the name of the young singer. He is widely known through the medium of rec- ords mado for the Columbia company and only a month ago served notice on the phonograph company that he mile—in the month of June was 54 tons. 2 Pioneer Builders of Valve-in-Head Motor Cars New Britain Buick Co. 231 ARCH STREET objected seriously and strenuously to being advertised as “a second McCor- Division of General Motors Corporation PHONE 2607 KENNEDY § mack.” Last week at Keith's, Bose ton, the press agent of that theater likewise advertised him as & “Second McCormack” and again he serfous objection. Mr. Kennedy, at the same time i§ an ardent admirer of McCormack and s [there are many who hear him sing who believe that the appellation i8 justly deserved but he will have none of it and so managers are notified in advance. During his engagement here, Mr. Kennedy is singiag “"Why Must My Pal Grow 01d,” a song written by Joe Deniels and Lew Titzgibbons, a num- Ler he has already recorded for the Columbia and which will be released next month Buick for 1924! Buickagaincreates a new standard of car comfort, safety, utility and beauty. And Buick again estab- lishés a new dollar ‘for dollar value for quality motor cars. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH. Branches in All Principal Cities—Dealers Everywhere rehurst, N. J. The outer covering is made of sheep and return. One of its first flights will be an attempt to reach the North Pole. Comparative size indicated by two men (arrow), WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT. BUiCK wiiL Buick Models and Prices SIXES Five Passenger Touring.. $1295 Two Passenger Roadster. 1275 Five Passenger Sedan ... 2095 Five Passenger Double 1695 1565 2285 2235 1995 Seven Passenger Touring Seven Passenger Sedan. . Brougham Sedan....... Four Passenger Coupe.. . 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