New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1924, Page 9

Speaking of Sports By taking two games from Man. chepter yesterday the Bristol eatry In the Connectieut Btate League Worked to the tgp of the Both contests were Wwell played with the m displaying the best form | By virtue of playing good baseball yestepday the Bimsbury team is safe. tully perched at the top of the mingten Valley League, m Valley League yesterday defeated New Hartford twiee by Unionville defeated Southington and §=T; and Simsbury took Winstead' smeasure 71 and 15--4, won the holiday afternoon at Leonard M. Wil tournament yesterday Colt Park Hartford, by d ting Hen- vy Robineen in the finals 63, This i the fourth time that Wiley has won the city championship, At a State Soccer League meeting held in Bridgeport yesterday it wa plannéd to do away with the two tions of the state league and to have but one state league with one leam entered from every city, Miss Dot Taylor is reported as in excellent condition for her attempt to. set a new world's record for the long- est time in the water at the Capitol 1'ark, Hartford, swimming pool today. Gehrig of the Hartford ¥astern l.eague team ran his total of home runs for the season up fo 20 yesterday when he hit over the right fleld fence | twice in succession, i The Kensington fans were treated to a big thrill yesterday when their team won a tight contest from Man- chester by a score of 2—1. Yesterday's gzame at St Mary's was probably the best of the season, Lut unfortunately about the cmallest erowd of the season was on hand to/ see it Goeb and Harlow each slugged out three hits. There also was great Zeilke, Harlow, Mullen, Green and B. Trauske. fielding hy Dunlop, | | In the sixth there was a neat play | when B. Trauske got a single and was caught when the Harlow, Mullen to Dunlop machine got working. Three Homers And ll Runs In First Of the first four men who faced O'Neil of the Giants on July 5, 1883, three slammed out home runs—I rel, Start and Richmond. Every bat- ter on the Providence team made one or more hits and one or more runs. O'Neil helped the 18 to 1 massacre with four wild pitches. The score: Tarvell, 2b. sitart, 1b, Hines, cf., Richmond, Irwin, ss . Denny, 3h. Cassidy, rf. Nava, c. Sweeney, p. Carroil, cf. 1b. . Total Hwing, c Cennor, 1b. Ward, 3b. . Gillespie, If, Casking, ss, Pierce, ¢f, Welch, rt. . Troy, 2h O'Neil, p. Providence 1110 230 l 0 New York «.... 00000100 Earned runs — Providence York 1. Home runs—I[arrell, Start, Richmond, Denny. [First on errors— Providence 10, New York 1. (Struck out—Providence 3, New York 2. Left on bases—Providence 6, New York 5. Thres-base hit—Ewing. Two-base hit —~Connor. Double play-—Cennor un assisted. Passed ball—Ewing. Wild | Cincinnati "ling with | sasolir | went down over hi Baseball Review EASTERN LEAGUE — \'W)'o Results Hartford 2-5, HrMp port 4.4 Waterbury 4-4, New Haven 3-8, Woreeater 5.2, Springfield 4.10 ittsfield 7.9, Albany 35 Standing of Clubs w, PQ, Waterbury Hartford Wercester ., Springfield New Haven Albany | Tiridgeport Pittafield | Games Today Hridgeport at Hartford Waterbury at Worceater. Albany at Springfield New Haven at Pittafeld, NATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's I New York 8.2, Philade Boaten 5-1, Brooklyn 1.0, Cineinnati 8.4, Pittabyrgh 0-2. St Louis 11.5, Chicago 0.6, Standing ul llubl | P.C. New York f u Chicago . ]! Brookiyn . .87 Pittaburgh ] 34 A5T 603 536 A0T ASE 420 s AT Beaton Fhiladelphia a9 Bt. Louls »..... H Games Today, I’hiladelphia at New York, lirooklyn at Boston, Cincinnati at. Pittshurgh, Chicago at St. Louls AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 2-0. £t, Louis 5-3, Detrojt 2.2, Cleveland 8.3, Chicago H-4. Philadelphia §-6, Boston 3-4. 2 standing of Clubs \ 41 a8 .30 Washingeon 30 New York . | Detroit $t. Louis . Chicago .. Cleveland . .... Poston AP Philadelphia * Games Today New York at Washington, 81, Louis at Detroit., Roston at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Chicago. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Yesterday's Reswlts Baltimore 11-4, Reading 4-2, Toronto 11, Buffalo 7. Rochester 2-5, Syracu Newark 13-6, Jersey City 3-17, standing of Clubs w. . e 1-2, Baltimore Toronto Newark ... Rochester . Buffalo . ... Reading . Syracuse Jersey City ... Game: Reading at Baltimore. Toronto at Buffalo. Syracuse at Rochester. Jersey City at Newark. Democratic Scrgeawl;t-At- Arms Is Fatally Burned Danbury, July 5. ~ Jeremiah A, Kane, aged ahout 35, received prob- ably fatal injuries when he was burned by an explosion of gasoline. Mr. Kar an auto supply dealer, is sergeant at arms at the democratic national convention and was attend- the Connecticut delegation. He returned home on business and was asked to furnish some gasoline for a Fourth of July bontire on Keel- er street. Upon emptying his can of upon the pile, undoubtedly a spark from a previous fire ignited the contents, enveloping his body with flames. hospital in a serious condition, being badly burned about the body. Mr. Kane was prominent in demo- cratic politics. 17 Year Old Torrington ‘Torrington, Conn,, July 5.—Robert 1scher, 17 years old, of 45 North street, Torrington, was drowned while bathing off Iolly point, Daniel lake, | yesterday. The boy and several others Wwere hanging onto the side of a boat, which was supposed to be in shallow water, as the boy could not swim. When' he let go, however, he fiead and was | growned before aid could reach him. pitches—O'Neil, 4. Time 2:10. Um- pire—Decker, ] Tomerrow's score: A United States|ards of Naugatuck and H. J. Jeam- |ting of Tusari, Hillstrand and Ven- his last to 0. bl" | army surgeon pitches league game, winning 1 PIRATES WIN IN CITY LEAGUE GAME (Continued frem Preceding Page) Stesre, p McCarthy, MeCue, ¢ Dénahue, ¢ . Kelly, 1t MeKeénney, 3b % e lowsons 2l eowsas al anonns Totals 18 S . =) Conwa), Schmidt, Shechan, Hail, ¢ Iesnolds, Morelli, Insper, Meehan, Jackowitz, b . it 3b loumamenasn wlusumssussy Slusmase ‘el ;x—-n-—n:la‘«’ 10 L0600 . 3840 at, Kelly, M McKenney sacrifice Totals Mary's 2108 {0 Two bass hits, Schr ney; thres base hits, nite, € zess on balls, off Steege 6 Conlon Juckewitz 4; struck out, by Steege 5. Conlen 1: fackewitz §: stolen basas, Echmidt, Grace, Bimone, Eteege; dan- tle playe, Wedack to Motarthy; passed hail MeCus 2: hits off Steege § in 8: Conlon 2 i 1: Jac 1 ymipités Sautter and ope; tinie of game 2l bown, 33 1 o His mother, on the shore, saw the boy drown, and his sister was in the boat. |'The body was recovered by J. Rich- favre. Baby crocodiles with eye-glasses (are among the chief attractions at a park in Berlin. SALESMA.N $AM KRKEETE A Youth Drowned in Lake | 638 | raokeen : Varanthan, 7| Corn He was removed fo a local | I both sides making spectacular plays. NATIONAL-AMERICAN ~ {Missouri Lad Leads|TAVE LEAGUE BALL GAMES (Continued from Preceding Page) NEW YORK , R, | Youns jLinde Wi Welly Dibuen \ 1 1 \ —~ PO Pp—— M deri thiee 5 | | | Wilsen 1 GAME) "o 199 010 " 000 Philadelphia New York CARDS 1 CHICAGO 0.8 (FIRBT GAME) CHICAGO AR MW PO, Satr, ef Mollocher, o ™ Cotter, rriberg arig I Heathente Marnett | Adridge, " i i » A ) 1 ‘ 1 1 " 0 0 B PP 1 I PO, A. Totals 3 Amith, Mol Horn Rott Riader. Gonrales, Trelgau, b . Coone, Sothoron, SCHLAPIRIZZY The leader of the 1924 hasebull nine of the University of Tllinois, 1., B, Schlapprizzi, 13 a star shortstop and comes from St. Louis, Mo, ~Sehlap,” as he is called by scorers Land others who go in for economy in A practical way, has been a varsity | [P | cnnmonly » S Totals Louls Twa has Bald stolon I Riades, Holm: double ) by and Bottomley ( ter; Freigau, Hornsb; on base, Chicago d halle, off Aldr ihy Aldridge {hy " Ardridge | Harine 8t 100 101 2sx--11 hits, Heathicote, Froigau, Morns thiee laso hits, Freigau, Coone o, BMith; sacrifice V8 Cooney, lorns. ; Martnett and Cot- and Rottomley; left performer at 1liini for two years, BESSES SPLIT (P HOLIDAY CONTESTS (Continued from Preceding Page) . Plirman, ki time 1:41, (SECOND GAME) Chicaza . o J §t. Louls Hart and M aun 200 100 30 BOSTON BROOKLYN o GAME) BROOKLEN AR I 1-0. Begley, ©f p IMulling, ¢ ott, p. of . igh, %h Jalnston, Wheat Four Brown, sasnoshsas Stork 5 s | Tatals x—Batted Villimantie Aritain . o runa, Vlaher hits, Zellke, mel, Adams; sac doubla 1o Duniap to for W Dunlap, Zeilke; ke; base on balls, 3 ostruck out, Wood 4; Scott 3; hits off off Goel 2 in 214 NIt by Seatt 8 in 61 3 pitcher, by Scott 2; umpires, Nichols and {Lanehi tmo of gama 1 To Hold Pan-Pacific Food | Conference at Honolulu Honolulu, July ~The reading of a message from President Coolidge will be one of the opening features of the Pan-Pacific Food Conservation Conference which begins its sessions here July 31 and continues until Aug- ust 14, according to present plans of Alexander Hume Ford, director of the Pan-Pactic Union, which called the conferense, one of a series. President Coolidge is an honorary president of the union. It is expected that his message will be read by Dr. 1. O. Howard, chief of the division of entomology of the United States de- partment of agriculture, who will he temporary’chairman of the conference. 5 A varied program of entertainment 01 has been arranged for the delegates, ol who will come frop almost all the ) lands touched by the Pacific, ,“ Lt '; Inflated Currency Freed Germany of Mortgages Berlin, July 5.—Theree is probably no country in the world with real est- ate less burdened with mortgage than Germany today, says Manfred Wron- o! ker-Ilatow, legal adviser of the Amer- 01ican Chamber of Commerce in Germ- j]lnn_\-. writing in a trade publication of ol that organization He estimates that more than 90 percent of all German ! mortguges were cleared off and release o' given for payment in paper marks in — =l the inflation days. i :| “All this has becn achieved,” asserts s "1 the writer, “at the expense of those persons and institutions, who formerly -2{ looked upon a mortgage as the most | secure form of investment, and whose {faith has been rewarded by utter im- poverishment. Considerable real estate was bought in Germany by foreigners, especially Americans, after the November, 1018, ‘revolution when owners of houss prop- erty in many instances were compelied to sell at great sacrifices in order to | avold being ruined because of legisla- tion designed to protect the tenants Fosaly, ft Wood Felis, eof eiese Cunningham, stengol, rf ; ] Mann. rf .. v | Metnnis, 16 . Padgett, 2h . Smith, #s | Lane ('Nel, MeNamara, p . 3h Totaly Rrookiyn Beston . Two has fives, Doalk and on, Padgett; double plays, Doak High, Johnston and irniers ses, Rrooklyn 7: Bos- i base on_balls, off Doak 2 Nits off | Doak 8 in 61-3; off Henry 2 in 1 hit | I pitcher, by Doak (Cunningham); losing | pitcher, Doak; umplres, Moran and Rigler; tima 1:3 - 01x—1 Rroaklyn Boston L000 009 (MO REDS o Burny, Critz ! Roush, | Walker, Duncan, {itartgrave, Pressler, 11 Pinellf, 3h Caveney, ss Luques, p ... 1, rf Casuon=] e s . (OO Gl omausssonsy " Totals 3 PITTSBURGH AB. I = Righoe, o e Cuyle Wright, Grimm, Traynor, Maranville, Gooch, ¢ Kremer, Yde, p 4 " ‘ Il 88 1 coummemenao B T Tetals Cinetnnati 001 AME) 100 000 L. F. & C. DEFEATED The Launders, Irary & Clark ball team journey to Bristol on the 4th and were defeated by the fast Veter- ans of Foreign War team by the score |of 7 to 3. Except for one bad in- ning in the first in which the Veter- ans scored nearly all their:runs, the |game was a nip and tuck affair, with ont 000- Cineinnst i Pittehurgh The pitching of Datoli and the hit- Caffeinless coffee is obtained by the Indians in Venezuella through use of the beans in a weed, growing in abun- herg were the features of the game. America is said to have more gar-, | world. bage than any other country in the dance th which has a taste much illke coffee, RN STEAK RACE 1§ TAKEN BY ETTA DRUIN Murphy Comes In & Winner For Fourth Time in doven Years By 1he Assoclated Press North Randall, Clevelas 0, 1 The victories of Etta Druin in the “Tavern Bteak" and Fritzie Mac the 18 trot marked yesterday's Grand Cireuit racing here, Etta Druin, driven by Thomas Mur- phy, Syracuse, won the second $5,- 000 purse for his stables this week, Baron Worthy having eaptured the Edwards on Tueaday, It was the fourth time Murphy has won the clanslo in seven years Taking the lead bhefore reaching the half-mile post in the first two miles Etta never was headed With the Etawah mare ruled out Walter Cox's o Guy, took the consolation heat Fritzia Mao furnished of the biggest upsets in Grand Circuit his tory, After finishing third Jim Clark In his first heat, Fritzle, driven by his owner, W. A, McGeath, Mopt- pelier, Indiana, next two heats, In which Jim Clarke broke, and lost the race, The Grand Michigan man who held the only $10 | result ticket, one won the Berlin Bus nessmen Build Huge Househoat for Club Berlin, July b,—A monster house- boat with sleeping nccommodations for 216 tired business men is nearing completion on the Havel near Berlin This modern Noah's ark will be 150 feet long by 21 feet wide, and will be propelled by gas motors, T'he “Baldur,” as thig floating tour- | 1sts’ hotel hus been called by its owne ersthe 'n Home Soclety is the larg- hwl ship with living accommodations | anoat on inland waters of Germany. | The interior, simple but dignified in | structure, is a spotless white, Jvery cabin is provided with electric light, flowing water and two bunks, The eat- ing facilities will be similar to those of a railway dining car, The central idea of the “Baldur” ex- periment is that of taking the mem- bers of the Green Home Society, who are residents of the metropolis, out of Berlin on Saturday nights and bring- ing them to one of the heautiful spots Mark of Brandenburg. The is to be equipped with ca- and athlet v.u‘dp]wrmllm. Figurc.fi; ) b Has 2() 000 noes Oakland, Cal,, July 5, —Williams W. worth, a magazine editor, offered, in a recent Jecture at Mills college here, these observations on poetry in this country: “There are 25 pooets to every 115, 000 persons. One in 5,000,000 is a real poet. “One person in every 6,000 in the United States publishes a book of poems., Two hundred volumes of verse appear annually, and 25 of these live. “The quality of United States has in the last decade.” in the greatly verse improvea Hello! Hetiot WISHES WIRE WOULD HURRY UP AND GET THROUGH TEL* EPHONING IN BOOTH | FINALLY LOCATER WIPE IN | BOOT Q. FINDS SHE'S STLL EXPLAINING TO OPERATOR SHE'S eem— WIPE SIGNALS 15 ANY THING THE MATTER., DROPS SEV* ERAL BUNDLES AND TRIES TO OPEN DOOR WRONG WAY July | | and Rapids, | ) | offi Poets; Ahout 22 Real Ones | — WONDERS WHICH BOOTH SHE WENT INTD ANVIVAY. TRAV= ELS DOWN LINE TO INVEST- (GATE KILLS A UTILE TIME THUMBING THE DIRECT- GOT ANOTHER NICKEL HERE SOMEWHERE EXPLAING ALITILE LAME LY HE DIDNT MEAN O IN* TERRUPT HE! ED WOULD SHE BE pic NEW STAR IN OFFING Frank Wendling, Young Runner, Looks Good for Place in Pistance Events at Olympios, The Ase ot Press Colombes, July 6—A may flash to the fore athletie glory for the Frank Wendling, Buffale runner, maintains a week France, new Marathon star gaining United Htates new i the youwng in the Olympie distance elassie he has the the form his workouts for from tomorrow shown. iy two weeks. The veteran Clarence Demar muing the favorite on the Aw not only because of his vie final trials at Roston but | cause of his condition and experience However, Wendling, who took first place in the tryouts has improved vapidly arriving in now s considered by many ohservers a8 the American most likely to carry off the main prize During praetice 20 miles daily on the roads about Pavis, irles Metlor and Zuna have heen themselves it W, J. Churchill has not heen at his best, but Mike Ryan, trainer of the distance runners, hopes he will round into condition in the week vemaining before the race, while Ralph Willlams, another young- ster, whose displacement of Carl Linder as sixth man cause A mid upheaval within the Olympie or- ganization, may prove a surprise, On the whole the Americans are not over-confident, realizing that they will have strong competition, particy from Iinland and the other Scand navian countries, but expect to make the hest showing since 1612, when seven Yankees finished among frst twelv While the athletes of practically s the nations were given a day of hecause of the ceremonies, the Amer can head ¢ awson Robertson and Walter Christie, took the squad to the track just outside the stadium this morning for a short workout, All the men participated except the 100- metro and §00-metro runners, who finished training yesterday for their events, which form a part of the opening d competition tomorro The nearly 100 American athlet quartered in the Colombes village will be joined early this afternoon by the Rocquencourt contingent num- hering about 300 more to assemble for the procession in which the mem- bers of the committees and various als will also take part, track and field championships next w will be conducted rain or shine according to the French Olym- committee, which has announced that it may delay some contests if the weather postpone any, regardless of conditions. The daily program, which was origin- ally slated to start at 2 o'clock each afternoon, now has bheen put back to the 3 o'clock schedule, calling for be- tween four and five hours of com- petition dai suad, in the winer runs of hetween 10 1o The a nurse in Paris for 40 years before that they were A doctor and worked together anyone discovered married. Bufralo | last | France and | Frank | demonstrating | the s too bad but that it will not | | WIN MARATHON RACE Walter 4, Smith Post Capiures Annual Fourth of July Event from Wethers. field to Hartford, Running in the Fourth of July Mare athen held in Martford yesterday the Walter J, Smith Post, No, 511 of New Britain, Veterans of Forelgn Wars re« presented by a relay team composed Al Bottomley, Fred Bottom) sames Sullivan, Captain Fred Brady, Hernard Connelly and James Connelly captured first place, The victory | ea ow Britalnward after James | ('nele) Connelly took the lead away from H, M, King of the Windsor team in & fast sprint in thivd leg of the race, Connelly's sprint in this lex of the ruce proved to be the deciding factor as after that the New Britain team never relinquished the lead, Captain V'rod Brady of the local team crossed the line 42 seconds ahead of Rollin M, Ransom, former Trinity College track | star, who was “anchor" man for the Gray Dickinson Post, American L | fon of Windsor, New Britain's victory in the race was unlooked for as the Manchester team, winners |ast year, wers credited with having a fant team and were | pleked to win, Great credit is due | the local team who clearly demon« strated their class by throwing in & { team which had but little chance to | got in proper condition for the event. | he honors for the New Britaln | team go to "1 nk'" Connelly, who piel ed up the lead, and to Captain Fred Brady who kept the lead, of |Bulgarians Celebrate Alphabet Anniversary Sofla, July 5.~The Bulgarian people colebrated a unique holiday on May | 24 when throughout the country wi | observed the “name day” of the Slav- ie, or Cyrillac, alphabet and of its | creators, the monks Cyril and his | brother Methodius. It was in the ninth century and from the city of Salonica that these holy men promuls gater their alphabet which was de- | signed to propagate the Christian faith | among Slavic peoples. | One of the notable observances took | place at the Monastery of St. Ivan ot Rila, in the mountains above Samo- kov, where the Bulgarian letters creat« | ed by the apostles from Latin, Greek | and Hebrew material, were preserved from extinction during the Turkish domination of five centuries. The celebration of the day is also mi d by the Orthodox Church to recall the introduction of Christianity among the Bulgarian people, and its spread to the other Slavic peoples by the followers of Sts. Cyril and Metho« dius, Herrups of Hartford to Be Sunday’s Attraction The Herrups of Hartford will op- | pose the Besse-Lelands at St. Mary's field tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock. The Herrups have won 7 and lost but two games this year and tomorrow's battle should be a good one. 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