New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1923, Page 8

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HEF ALD, FRIDAY, AUGUST e 1923. i WALKER’S BLOW IN NINTH WITH TWO ON BASE SETS PITTSBURGH BACK — FAFNIRS AND DRAGONS PLAY TOMORROW RED SOX SCHEDULE TWO GAMES FOR WEEK-END — TALK OF LEAGUE BALL FOR THIS CITY — LUIS FlRPO AND TOM DOWNEY ENGAGE IN PILLOW FIGHT TONIGHT PHILS MAIN FAULT) . PAY IN THIS CITY? Art Fletcher Not Discouraged by |Rumor Says New Britain M‘ay: Teanr's Poor Standing | Have Eastern League Franchise By BILLY EVANS, A rumor which has been circulated Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—Few mana-!in New Haven is to the effect that gers are encouraged with a seventh President George Weiss of the New place ball club, but Arthur Fletcher| Haven baseball club of the. Eastern of the Philadelphia Nationals is an ex- | League, is planning to purchase the ception, franchise of the Reading club and % "'“’"; :;;fs“’“’ml“":‘r’;":r "fl‘ "‘l‘:or';:":‘ thereby swing his team into the high- es on a pic d - \zed, dissatisfied collection of ball |°r International circuit. George, him- players. But quite the contrary is the|self, hasn't said a word on the sub- condition in Art Fleteher's family, and [ject, but the mere mention of it re- Fletch, at present is seeing daylight|vives the query that was prevalent in for the first time in his managerial|this city a year ago as to whether career. New Britain would take over a fran- The main difficulty with the Phil-|chise in the Eastern League, shoum lles, in Iietcher's opinion, has not|one be open. been weak pitching as has been re- In the minds of many New Bri- ported by the judges of the press box.|tainites, the game would pay here if Far from that. It has been a weak|the city should be entered once again defense on the left side of the field. |in the Eastern League. First of all, In the first place, it must not be|however, a man big enough to con- forgotten that Ifletcher had to/ piece|duct a cluh would have to come for- together his infield from a rather mot- | ward and there are certainly many of ley collection. He has Walter Holke,|them in New Britain, and a placs last year with Boston, at first; started |would have to be selected and” built where the games could be played. Lms, Hlmself In And Out of Ring WHEN GIAN TS, YANKEES AND ROBINS CHALK UP VICTORIES Reds Have Relapse in Second Day of Series — Browns Succumb Before American League Leaders—Grimes Breaks Jinx’s Back—Walker Hits Homer in Ninth and Wins For Phillies. New York, Aug. 17.—The league leaders rcgained their old time vim and vigor yesterday and forced ahead once more. The Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds, 7 to 1 mak- ing their lead 715 games. .Catcher Hargrave scored the only Red run, a homer in ‘the last inning. The Yankees won from the Browns in St. Louis in a pitcher’s battle 8 to 1. Dave Danforth the losing pitcher won a moral vic- tory allowing only three hits to Pennock’s five. Hits by Fothergill and Cobb won for the Tygers over Phila- delphia 3 to 0 in Detroit. Cobb lined out a triple with Dauss en, ffF'othel rgifl hit a home run. Burleigh Grimes pitched a shut-out game-against the St.. Louis Cardinals on Ebbets field and the Brooklyn Robins won, 3'to 0. He allowed only four hits. The Cardinals have defeated Grimes no less than five times this season, but he seemed to have finally sized them up at their proper :tature. The Indians pounded Ehmke around the lot for ten hits in Cleve- land, and defeated Boston, 12 to 3. He was driven from the box in the fourth and replaced by Murray, who How They Line up with Parkinson and now has Cotton Tierney, formerly with the Pirates, at second; Heinie Sand, last season with Salt Lake, is at short, and third base about See Hartford Games, The question then arises, “How the attendance and the sup- IMletcher has been turned over to Wrightstono. Up until this season these four had never played together before, “We may look bad where we are,” remarked the other by day, their port here?”’ Anyone who has visited the Hartford Eastern League bLaull park during the past week will read- ily feel that there is a great deal of interest in baschall in this city, The spacious grandstands in the capital “but don't*judge everybody looks—particularly this ball club. “Not exaggerating, I know of at least 15 games that were lost through weak fielding around the left side of the infleld—games, let me tell you, that we had won and were lost by one fielding slip. “We had the Giants beaten 1n six games this season closing the seventh inning, and lost_ them down the stretch, Figures will support my talk, Can't beat that for tough luck—whip- ping the world champions right down to the stretch and then losing. 1 cannot say too much for hoys on my club—each and every one g UMPIRE AND FAN FIGHT of them. People who have not seen us play w-nmmly imagine that it is a YESTERYEARS Tovodge wicain, T walth W el AS RESULT OF HECKLING |io5 sna ou sce us hustiing whetner IN SPORT | a i | we are 10 runs behind or 10 in front. | “What better illustration would you Conroy and Icemaw Who Abuses Him | want than the home run record being made by Cy Willlams? When play- ers are sulking and loafing they aren't hitting home runs. There is a fine | mora#®around the camp but you know ——A fan attacked | it takes time to rebuild a ball club. after the dot | ‘“My neighbor across the street—Mr. afternoon | Mack—will vouch for that. “Let me name one pitcher who is entitled to pralse this season. He is Jimmy Ring. When great pitchers are mentioned for this season, don't over- look Ring. “I am not talking about the fu- ture, but you'll see the Phillies in the | first division within two years and once we get that high you're going to ee us mighty close to getting up as pennant contender.” The biggest shock of the National league season was presented by the| Phillies when they bowled over Pat Moran’s Cincinnati Reds in a double- header, wihning 2 to 1 and 5 to 1 With the Giants on the ragged edge entering the west for their second in- vasion there-was the opening for a team behind to come wlong and pass them, The Reds were favored by the vast majority and just when it looked as if they were going to make the grade, the Phils came along and whacked them twice in a single afternoon. That double. defeat served more to| EI Dorado, discourage the Iteds than any defeat!Griffin of Fort Worth, Texas, won a [ this season. And if they lose the pen-{ newspaper decision over ~ Midget nant just trace their collapse to the|Smith, New York bantamweight, here afternoon of July 31-—when the Phil-| last night at the end of a ten-round lies beat them in a double-header. Lout. fared no better. In Chicago Leon Cadore was driven off the mound in the third inning and | Washington beat the White Sox 9 to 2. Russell, although hit 12 times, worked well in the pinches, and r ceived fine support. ‘A home run by Walker with two on base in the ninth inning gave the Phillies a victory over the Pirates, 8 to 5. Morrison was effective after the first when thesPhillies took four but weakened in the ninth when they toak the rest. The Cubs defeated iZoston 6 to 2 by a severe attack on Oeschger in the first half of the game. NATIONAL LEAGUE . New York 7, Cincinnati 1. New York, Aug. 17.—One njght in New, York and two victories over the | Glants on Wednesday took all of the sttam out of the Cincinnati Reds and they were easy picking for the world’s champlons. They couldn't hit, their; pitchers did little in the way of fool- ing the New York batters and their fielding was uncertain in spots. In an uninteresting and one-sided game thay were beaten, 7 to 1. This makes the margin between the Giants and their enemies from Red- lend seven and a half games, and as the Phillies beat the Pirates of Pitts- bufgh a gain was registered on anoth- er¢near contender. The score: city were plentifuity filled with en- thusiastic fans 'and close scrutiny of the faces showed a preponderafice of visltors and most of these call New Brituln their home. One day last week, when a duums header was being played in the Hart- Lord lot, the ticket sellers and the tié- ket takers estimated that over a thoue sand people from New Britain passed through the gates that day. * When asked how they knew the New Britain people from the others, they ° stated that they were well acquainted’ with the New Britainites who ~passed in. Besides this, they stated that hun« dreds of New Britain fans were regu= lar attendants at the Hartford games, Baseball Would Pay, Judging from this unofficial statis« tical information, leaguc haseball in New Britain would pay. Count 1,000 fans who are able to go to Hartford and then add the number who “ould not he able to go to the Capital gity but who would find time to atterd here if the game were at home; and ‘a fair sized number coufd be complited. A canvass of the city, not such a ope as a census taker would take, byt a general concensus of opinion, would indicate that the return of league baseball to the Hardware City would be hailed with joy hy the sporting el- meént, gnd the sporting elemént in New Britain is a large one, though at times it is not evident. Mention league ball here, and there wil be joyful tales of the games that ufed to be at Klectric field and then a des- crying of the fact that New Britain hasn't a ball team in the league. One comes to the conclusion that the Hardware City is well able to sup- port a baseball team, providing it s a league team. Many of the cities which are represented by baseball teams in the Bastern ILeagie, are voicing discouragement of the fact that baseball is not paying there, Worcester is one, Bridgeport is an- other, Albany is another, while Spring- | field, Hartford and New Haven report | only. fair attendance at the games. in Foar Leagues NATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Results Chicago 6, Boston 2. New York 7, Cincinnati’1. Brooklyn 3, 8t. Louis 0. Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5. It ought to be the “battle of the ages"—this go between Jack Dempsey and Luis Firpo. Brute strength and punching power probably will predominate over ring cleverness in their little party at the Polo Grounds in New York, Sept. 14. Both the champion and the “Wild Bull of the Pampas” have started in on their training grind. Here are some late pictures of the Argentine mauler. They show his “ring face” and his dangerous hitting paw. And, (oh, we almost forgot), L.uis Angel all dolled up in his “civies,” too! ST. MARY'S ALTAR BOYS HAVE FIELD DAY AT CAMP Boy Standing of the Clubs w. L. 73 40 64 46 64 47 60 52 57 55 . 38 33 P.C. 646 582 1576 536 514 491 345 297 New York . the Cincinnatt Pittsburgh Chicago .. Brooklyn . 8t. Louis . Phnadpxphm % Boston ..... Defeat St. Joseph's Scouts of Games Today Chicago at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Cincinnati at New York. Bristol On Diamond and Hold Swap Punches Under Pittsfiekd 1921—Cleveland had 10 assists in a single inning of game with Ath- letics, a major league record. 1920—Richard Landon of Yale set new Olympic high jump record of 6 feet, 4 1-5 inches at Ant- werp. 1920—Ray Chapman, Cleveland short- stop, who was hit on head the| day before by ball pitched by Carl | Mays of Yankees, died at St. Law- rence Hospital, New. York. Athletic Contests, andstand. 17 Conroy yesterday Pittsfield, Aug. Umpire Marty ble-header here and the fan and arbiter had it out for minutds back of the grand- At a fleld day held this week, St. Mary's altar hoys, who are camping at Lake Compounce, had an enjoyable day of sport. The main event of the day, a ball game, resulted in a vic- tory for St. Mary's over St. Joseph's Boy Scout team of Bristol, 6 to 1. The results of the individual ath- letic events follow: Track Meet. Event and Group. 100 yard dash: Kane, Maryknoll, St. Bdwards. St, Edwards. yard hurdle: Kane, Maryknoll, Erwin, St. Edward. Wilson, St. Edward. High jum 1. Kane, Maryknoll. Games Today 2. Quinn, St. Edward. New York at St. Louls. 3. Ross, St. Edward. Washington at Chicago. Shot put: Philadelphia at Detroit. . 1. Kennelly, Maryknoll. Others not scheduled. A 2. Sweeney, Joe Hern. A 3. Saunders, Maryknoll. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Special 114 run: 1. McAloon, St. BEdward, Yentertar's Heowts 2. Saunders, Maryknoll, Newark 8, Buffalo 3 (10), 3. Zink, St. Edward. Reading 10, Syracuse 9. knoll, Rochester 10, Baltimore 7. St. Kdward, Others not scheduled. Joe Hern, 2. ek Water Standing of the Clubs Event and Group. T 1st Boat Race: 43 4 Sweene, 60 AMERICAN LEAGUE Yesterday's Rezmh.s New York 3, St. Louis 1. veland 12, Boston 3. Washington 9, Chicago 3. Detroit 3, Philadelphia 0., Standing of. the Clubs w. iy 61 53 54 51 50 46 43 a few stand. The fight attracted a large crowd. Conroy alleges the fan, who is said to ; be an.iceman, was “on” him all| 1897—Outflelder Slagle of Cubs made |}, ., gy he second game, calling him o ’7 putouts in nine-inning game. | o yames, Conroy was working on 1894—Philadelphia made 36 hits for| = LB GRS B e dis- 49 bases off Loulsville pitching fn| 1o o™ (050 Gloe” rst bas game played at ~Philadelphla.) o0 pers by a decision he made in Thompson made six hits, includ-| ¢pe third inning which doubled up ing a home run, triple and dou-| Gagnon at first base. ble. On same day, Raymond of | . gaveral times, Conroy 'claims, he Detroit also made six hits 1in|wanted to come onto the field and game with Grand Raplds, played|fight, Conroy suggésted that they go at Detroit. tq the clubhouse after the game and 1860—In first international race. for|sgeitle the argument. 'The minute the four-oared crews, Oxford defeat-| game was over the fan met Conroy ed Harvard by three lengths, | and thay went’out back of the grand- over the Putney to Mortlnke|stand. The fight was brief, for the course on the Thames river, Eng-| men were soon separated, but'from all land. accoints available the battle was de- cidedly in davor of the Eastern Leaguc | umpire. Cincinnati. ab, 1. 4 0 = St E P.C, 657 54b 510 509 472 AT 426 410 New York ... Cleveland Detroit St. Louis Chicago . Washington Philadelphia . Boston ..... weruann lccoomunosonmy losconmruaa leosscorssss olscssssssssss? i » [4 2 Jack Tobin will take his Red Sox on tour over the week-end, invading Ivorytown and New Hartford. = The Sox will leave for Ivorytown tomor- | ern Massachuset row afternoon at 12 o'clock from the |drawing down a v for Fitchburg. Grammar school. For the game §n | He smacked out a single ‘with three on New Hartford Sunday, the team will|base yesterday and helped himself to leave at 12:30. @ win over Ware, 4 to 3. There’s at Least One In Every Office e GRIW Wi OVER SMITH. Ark., Aug. 17.—Dick Hal Justin is pitching in the West- Twilight league, somnmvencuall]l omos cnsrumarouw? Wateon, p. . | ene bWl bay e es s ey e lrcacsosumusy 21 Zalrkorossumocw, slossssssscs 36 *Batted for Harris in 8th. Cincinnati New York . “Two bass hits, Bohne, three base hit, Youns: home runs, Frisch, Meusel, Hargrave; stolen base, Young: double plays, Burns and Daubert; | Caveney and Daubert; Gowdy and Bancroft; Ca- veney, Bohne and Daubert; base on balls, oft Watson 1, off Benton 1, off Harris 1, oft Gill 1; struck out, by Watson 5, by Gill 1; hits, oft Benton 11 in 4 1-3 innings, off Gill 1 in 1 ioming; left on bases, Cincinnati 6, New York 8; losing pitcher, Benton; um- pires, McCormick and O'Day; time, 1:12, Meet. 000 000 001—1 . 002 130 10x—7 Bancroft, Packson; P.C. 636 598 512 508 504 439 410 395 Joe Hern. Maryknoll. Maryknoll. Baltimore . Rochester . Buffalo ... Reading . Toronto Syracuse Jersey City . Newark .... .h . 43 . 63 . 62 62 b4 . 80 . 47 McCrann, Conway,” Boat Race Kennclly, Maryknoll. McGrath, St. Edward. 3. Clark, Maryknoll. Two Rowers for Best Time: 1. Won by Kennelly-Saunders, Maryknoll. Time, 6 min. Dive: Herdlein, v iz s LEAS Y TR My buT T et 1. 2 3. nd 1. 2 Philadelphia 8, Pittsburgh 5. Philadelphia, Aug. 17.—A home run by Walker with two on base in the ninth inning gave Philadelphia a vie- tory over Pittsburgh, § to 5. Philadelphia got off to a four-run lead, byt after Mitchell was injured in the second inning Weinert found it impossible to hold the advantage. Betts finished the game¢ and got credit for the victory. Morrison was effective after first, but weakened in the ninth The score: Games Today e Toronto at Newark. Rochester at Reading. Syracuse at Baltimore. Buffalo at Jersey City. EASTERN LEAGUE Yesterday's Results New Haven 7, Albany 5 (10). Springfield 4, Hartford 1. Bridgeport 7, Waterbury 6. Pittsfleld 4, Worcester 1 (1st). Worcester 6, Pittsfield 3 (2d). High Maryknoll. Henessy, St. William, Kennelly, Maryknoll. Maryknoll, 29. St .Edward, St. William Joe Hern, 2. Bowling 1st Match: Saunders, Maryknoll. McCrann, Maryknoll Conway, Maryknoll. Match Clark, Matches. Group. the Standing of the Clubs w. Maryknoll, Wilson, St. Edward. A Shay, St. William. Mol Individual Matches (Highest scores): Worcester .. ... o 6361 1. Clark, Maryknoll Socingheta bt - 5051 2. Daly, St. William. Bridgeport Maryknoll, 20. Albbany St. Edward Waterbury St William, 4. Pittsfield The Maryknoll group was led | Robert Kennelly and consisted Kenneth Saunders, George Herdleir Thomas Conway, James Kane, Donald McCrann. Bigbee, If. . Carey, cf. . Rawlings, 2b. Traynor, ss. Mueller, rf. Ens, 3b. ... Grimm, 1b. . Schmidt, ¢ Morrison, p. . HE MAKES MORE NOISE AND ACCOMPLISHES LESS THAN ANY MAN IN HE'S ALL THROUGH PRETENDING WORK FOR THE DAY ABSOLUTELY VWORTHLESS of €and, &5 Williams, cf. Wrightsto , Games Today MMorney, 2b. . Albany at Pittsfield Walker, rf. ; New H P AN Lee, It SR 3 0 s of v S ATLLOY Holke, 1, 0 1 0 erbury at Springfield. Wilson, c. Bridgeport at Worcester *Leach Henline, Mitehell, p. ‘Indlana Fans to Watch Luis Angel in Action' Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 17.—Angel Luis Firpo, Argentine heavyweight, tonight will try to prove to Indiar boxing fans that he is good enough to give Jack Dempsey a real hattle for the world’s title in New York next month. Kirpo is scheduled 1 box ten rounds here with . of Cincinnati Firpo originally box Downey last week in this city, hut the match was postponed at the re quest of Governor McCray because of the death of the late President Hard- ing. CHAMPIONSHIP SEF Weinert, . sosiik Forest Hils, Aug. —The Bri Batts, v, - 9«0 0 o|mcnace to America’s woman tennis . L % champions was confined today to one! T TIRT "wr ivor in the semi-finals of each of \en Jvinning run was scored ;xh- singles and doubles contests, - hh;'! & ;.‘” h | But slim chance of success for the 5, Union Jack remained in the singles, however, where Mrs. R. C. Clayton faced Mrs. Molla Mallory, national champion the upper half semi. final Mrs, Mallory \lus H Conn. 1S SAFE. sh *Two out w xBatted for zBatted Pittsburgh Philadeiphia Two base hit Bit, Mueller Joe Down 010 092 020— 400 900 004—8 Holke; three base Walker; sacrifices, Rawlings, Wa double playe. Band m1 Tierney to Holke: Tierney to Sand to Holk feft on bases, Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia Tierney was sched in vestarday n Hooker of disposed of Greenwich, (Continued on Following Page)