New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 16, 1924, Page 8

NOT SO MANY AT BIG LEAGUE OPENING AS YEAR AGO—NEW JERSEY GOLFER MAKES HOLE IN ONE—CORBIN RED SOX PRACTICE FRIDAY—LEW TENDLER WHIPS FRIEDMAN—YALE LOSES WEIRD ‘BASEBALL CONTEST TO NEW HAVEN e PE4PEPPTINE STANBANG GANES ter Johnson Starts With His 101st Shutout Victory Blue Hits First Honm- of and in Field, While Wal- Season. { rica’s amid | | | New York, great outdoor baseball revue, typical settin Iy a quarter n planded the efforts of old stars Dew. President Coolidg of the most p! chief exccutive by the pan' at Washington, preased W r Johnson that the ve €ran of the iron arm responded wi the best hurling performance of the day. Against Philadelphia he pitehed his 101st shutout and increasqd his string of strikeouts to more than 3,- 000, The Senators won 4 to 0. Kenesaw M. Landis, comm oner of baseball, attended the National Jeague opening at St. Louis, where in a heavy hitting battle the home team illustrated the famous phr *won iu the ninth,” defeating the Cubs 6 to 5. Ban Johnson, president of the American league, sat at Boston whers the world champions won the hardest tought game of the ¢ 3tol. Show Girls Present. A group of show girls supplied an appropriate dash of Broadway to the| Glant opening at New York, where more than 44,000 people— crowd of the day-—saw the maligned Brookiyn Robins defeat the National league champlons in & close game, 3 to 2. Mayors and dignitarles cities tossed bascballs in the general direction of the plate white bands played and crowds that exceeded 2 000 in most places cheered their el- forts. | | { S Eh e | was presented terday while spectators near- | ap- and performed o duties of 1 hucking it over | He so im- | of other Jolnson and Sihler, 011 favorites started well. Walter Johnson's at Washington was rivalied by George Sisler, the great $t. Louls American manager, who after a scason's layoft with defective | vision yesterday batted was largely responsible for his tcam's 7 10| 8 vietory over Chicago and fielded 15 feat NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1924, $LLHLLLBLEELHSLHDELLLL 521508508 PPVTIPIIPCPIPPIPIIIGIIIIET T ETFFIIICIIPOIITIINNIG 216,747 FANS SEE OFENING GAMES, | Meadows, Totals Burns, Daubert, chances perfectly, Babe Starts Rally, Babe Ruth did not hit aome run, | but he starter the Yankee rally in the ninth inning which brought his team from the rear and led to victory. Cy Williams, the National league home run king, tuned up with three singles, Harry Tellmann, American league champion batsman, startcd with a av- crage of 666, and Itogars Horusby, his National lcague rival, ehalked up 400, Ty Cobb batted and saved | dis team’s game with sensational cateh, a Blue Hits Homer, Bert Blue, Detroit first baseman, made the only home run of the day. Although Johnson's four hit gamc was the best pitching complete per formance, Bob Shawkey of the Yanks' held Boston to two hits in seven in nings until removed for a pinch hite ter. Howard Khmke, who opposcd him, allowed the world's champions sluggers only five hits, two of which came in the ninth. Brooklyn 3, New York 2 New York, April 16, << Playing a strong game behind Dutch Reuther's eflicient pitching, the Brooklyn Dodg- ors defeated the New York Giants in the opening game yesterday, 3 to 2, before a crowd of 44,000, the great. est that ever saw & Natignal league opening in New York, BROOF A Keis, of Tohnston Southwort Prie Young Cincinnati 6. Vitt<hur ing Cine ord-bre feated Pittshurg of the champions Morrison was hit field support was Donohue allowed or Anings, but was | sxth when the clean singles for four « his in- At 1 hit in five the somewt Roush Duncan, Hargrave Rohne, Hnrper, loehan, Mock, 22 Two out Hygted for ”r- Pirtsbutgh Cincinnati Twe 1 ' tolen Puins, D Nohne, Tay to Laubert; left on I hase on balls £ Morrison 2 Donohue 1 hita off 1iow reison 8 In & ton tnnings, off Mea wild pitch, Mo han: losing pit Kiem and Wilson Morris Louis, Mo, April Louis Cardinals defe Cubs, 6 to tional league g A ninth inning race 3 to 3 in fuvor the the tide from defeat to the Cardinal HIACO AB, J Adame Prave double plays ¥ to Traynor to Grimm incinnati St Laomiis 6, Chicage of about 15,000 attended th with the score Cube, tarned vickory And Phils Tie Off i «|.m) for Ning in elgitt o 4000130000 111100110 6=8 an; niine. M OLYMPIC FUND IS Lack of Money New York, April 16.—The Ameri- can Oly mplr committee faces a finan- cial crisi hich threatens to handicap [the mOI:N‘ ation of its forces in I'rance for the 1924 games, the finance | committee announced. After paying a second installment of !540,000 on the charge of chartering | the steamer America to transport the vanguard of athlete o Paris, ommittee announced that only $ 0 had been raised to date of the $250,000 necessary to train, equip and send the team to France. The only |cities to complete their quotas are {Miami, Fla.,, with $5,000 and San | I'rancisco, ‘with $25,000, Two more installments of $40,000 |each must be paid for the ship's char. ter and during the last part of May the expense of the soccer, horse rid- ing, revolver, rifle, marathon and trap shooting teams must he met, On June 116 the track and field athletes sail and the $350,000 quota must be intact by Ithat time the committee pointed out, {if full preparations are to be carrted out, ( Baseball Review ] National Lvaguc. i | | Pet 1.000 1.000 1.000 000 | Cincinnati | Brooklyn | 8t, Louis . lelphia New York . | Pittsburgh “hicago ann L000 000 Amorican l.m:mn Pet. New York ... 0vo Detroit . oo 8t, Louls .. 000 Washington 000 Toston .. | Cleveland : 000 Philadelphia . ! Chicago ... YES 4 National Teagus Rrooklyn ¥, New York 2. Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 8t. Louis 6, Chicago 6. Philadelphia 6, Boston 6. American League, New York 2, Boston 1. Detroit 4, Cleveland 3. Washington 4, Athletics v. 8t. Louis 7, National League, Brooklyn at New York. Roston at Phifadelphia Pittsburgh Cincinnati, Chicago at 8t Louis, American League, w York at Boston, Philadelphia at Washington, Clevaland at Detroit, 8. Louis at Chicago. Intemnational League, Toronto at Newark, Buffalo at Baltimorc Rochester at Jersey City. acuse at Reading. stolen sund to Wilson te | » Bancroft te Mce 14 oft Gene n 31 In 3 trnings: hit by wild Mot orm York 2. BDoston 1 Nosio April 16, — Twenty-five thousand rnthusdasts saw the world champion YanXees defeat the Red Sox to 1, in the opening game of the £ ARy The winners made both their tuns in t ninth when Ruth and Ward singled, Pipp sacrificed and Wamhsganss made two errors on ground halle, The eingle Boston ron | result ank's single, Lee's bunt and Ehmke's single, s etd T two hits and then Hoyt pitch- Mayor first bhall to President An New from ston 10 e riean 1 Following Pag Fishing Tackle HADFIELD' 21 MYRTLE ST, “Just Around the Comner” the | 000 £ |YALE NINE DROPS DEFEAT OF GIANTS 15 FiRST UPSET DN ANOUNT THRDTON.HAVEN ——————— Rmerican Team Faces Crisis iorlLose Awiul ‘Contest by Score of| George Sisler Shines at Bat Walter Johnson Who Starts His 18th Seassn With Victory , 18 to 13 : New Haven, April 16. | Yale took a seven run lead in tne second when Pitcher Moger weakened, the New Havens broke it dewn in the fifth yesterday when Pitchers Eno and Hodges collapsed, allowing | runs to score, New Haven finally win- ning, 18 to 13, capturing their third | straight vietory of the season. Acting Captain Mallory's {which his homer in the | featured the pl | Gallagher's cleverness in working the five Yale pitchers for bases on balls accounted for five runs. Darkness stopped the rend of the cighth, | NEW Totals x—Batted for Wig TAL] A.B, ol ! o | with a brilliant swimming record, will ;. o 0 [ o/are taking part P mm.d for Mewes in fifth, innin; ing to Lindley to se on balls off Scott s d v{( Wiggington 3 off ‘rlwrnh;n y Morger, Durant: stroel Wiggtngton 3, by Thorn by Smith 1; hits off 3 2in8 innings; 3 An L f8mith 0 in 2 '.\Nm ball Mallery wild pit nd MeDon. ald; L HARVARD TEAM WINS Catholic University Bows Before Bat- ting Onslaught of Crimson And Loses 13 1o # in 10th, Washington, April 16, Harvard downed Catholic university here yes. | terday afternoon, 13 to 9, in an extrs inning contest, when it scorcd four rung in the 16th, alding pitched a fair game, although he allowed Lite, one being a home run by Bres- lin, He walked seven and fanned three, but was tight in the pinches, Acting Captain Hamwmond, tuting for Captain Jenkins, who has a sprained ankle, played a great game, hitting a homer in the first inning with one on, He also fielded faultioss. Iy at secohd. off Moeger on Btark lcats opened their indoor bascball scason with a win over the All-Stars yesterday, The game was | featured by twe triples by Persehy and | a catch by Johnson. he Waldeats connected with Pelton's offcrings at will, eepecially in the fourth and fifth elanzas, Needham was in fine form for the Wildcats. The battcries were, for the Wildcats, Needham and Morey, | Perschy; for the All-Stars, I'clton and | Twitehell | Beore by innings : All Btars ‘\\'IM‘-M.‘ . Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feelmg Curley threw | John- | RESPECT!T | WAS ASHAMED For You Y&ES « WAS- Do Vou Tumar: JUST Becr—u;c M YouR wiFE Yeu DON'T HAVE To SHow ME ORDINARY I'D BE ASHAME I'M ASHAMED FoR You - You HAVEN'T THE MANNERS oF To PUNCH § CAUSE HE WePT — Although | 10 | batting, of | second was | the first of the season, was the climax‘ bout at the substi- | 28885, 558656553888 853 5553585858988 558 2 Swimming Tonight in Olympic Fund Benefit | 4 | DOROTHY TAYVLOR. Miss Dorothy Taylor of East Haven, | tormerly of this city, and rcgarded as| _ |one of the best swimmers in this neck | will take ‘part in the re- | races at the Carnegie poo!, Yale! university, this evening. Smily | Cieszynski, another New Dritain girl | )n the woo it relay | York! be the lead off swimmer in this race against the famous New Midgets team, The country’s best known awimmers in tonight's events, which is for the benefit of the Olym- pic fund, HAKES HOLE IN ONE Lakeville, Honor of Being Tirst of the 1924 New Jersey Golfer, Claims | Crop. ' York, April 16,—Spring is here 1t d 10 be the first robin, Tt is now In the case of a par 3 golf hole, the eagle. While playing in a foursome with Lee and George IFederman and Waltor Sherry at the Hillerest Golf and Country club, Jaumaica, yesterday, John Stillman of Lakevillo made a hole-in-one, As & result of his carly achievement, Stiliman is undoubtedly the firmt metropolitan distriet goifer to earn membership fn the exclusive sct, Tlis deed was performed on the i86-yard No, 10 hole, The grocn has a sidehill slope and ®Ullmay, using a maghis, dropped -his ball ahove the |pin and a few yards short and it ran into the hole He had a 79 for the 1» hole round, 62 Year Old New \ orker Plays 141 Holes of Golf Miamt, Mla., April 16.-~Hiram | , 62, of New York, set out to a ies of golf here a yut played 144, On & nine-hole course, 1,030 yards long, par 35, he averaged {407 strokes, i was | | 43 and highest 47, 'm. and quit at T p. m, with two hour periods off for refrozhments, Une coddy ae nqunh L) Jum ¥ lowest score He started at 5 hair! VIiLLA llUl 'I' . \\( LLED. Toronto, Ont, April 16.—The pro- posrd hoxing watch between Panchio Villa, world's flyweight ehampion, and Frankie A<h, which was to have been held tonight, was cancelled.Jast night The showing wmade by Ash against Frankie Mason recently was such that the promoters did not think he would able to give Villa a wortihwhile contost o! . ELEVATOR HAT BUT | REMEMBER wnEn WE WERE FIRST MARRIED You WERE Goms MAN 1IN THE JAW BE- HIS HAT ON IV /Y PRESENCE - - M¥-Y~ GQOOWESS Now oo AT You Coppoghe. 1920 8 . Tobune to | the game | agers { will determine that, | somewhat, ! running will correspondingly increas: | old ball in play EVERY MAN You- -+ $To BLOWING SMOK€_|N/ € My "A £l LPPPVVIVIP LIKELY T0 STAY Larry Lajoie’s Opinion Told by Billy Evans (By Billy Evans) “Slam-bang baseball is going to stick around for some time regardless of all this talk about a revival of base running and strategy.” So says Larry Lajoie, once the kLing | of them all. CE “There is nothing sweeter than the | ring of the base hit to the ball play- er,” continued Larry. “There you have the best possible reason why the slugging style of ball is apt to remain popular for som« time, ; The players like it, “To many players laying the ball | down, bunting, is simply a waste of time, The slash-away methods have a much greater appeal than the safety-first tactics.” . . Larry Lajoie, who seldom made a mistake as a player, seems to huve made a mighty accurate prediciion as a mere fan, . . v . Larry is a fan. He hasn't forgotten simply because he is no longer a participant, While Larry has become an ar- dent golf enthusiast, he still has time between business and golf to get out to the ball park. Remarkable man, Larry, “I play golf because I like it :lnu‘ it furnishes much needed exercise,’ “I watch baseball becaus 1 regard it as the greatest game in {the world."” SiEe il It base running due for a revnal, s many of the major league man believe? Certain conditions . .. The extent to which base running comes back this year wjll he largol; determined by the effectivencss of th pitchers, If the pitehers curtail the sluggin then the valye of bas If the pitehers at some time in the near future get the upper hand ugain then base running will come bacl with & bang The revival of Lase be entirely up to ti running wi pitching. § e e gues will Keey this year, That i Both major sure to help pitching. however, will expects the style of rin featured by Ty Cobl to return, Fandom, Lo disa pointed if it ning geme, his palmy 'n, TENDLER GETS DECISION Philadelphia Lew Seps 10 Fas Rounds With Sailor Fricdman and is Declared Winver, Boston, April 16.—Lew Philadeiphia won the failor Friedman of round bout hers last night. Tendler, ho weighed 1n at 140% pounds, 1e) n soven of th ten rounds, often land ing three blows to Vricdman’s on Friedman, ringside welght wa 141 1.4, made his most spirited a tack 4n the last two rounds. deciston oy Vicago in & t Louisville Slugger Bats $1.18 Each MONIER BROE. MAIN Rzr- Jvtp Hs i A | | | e N