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

NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUL} / e SHLBLBBLLIBLLBILLBVAPLLLABBLABBLLL80028300008 JOHNSON SUSPENDED FOR FAILING TO ARRANGE KAPLAN BOUT — UMPIRES DISAGREE AND CAUSE TROUBLE IN A BIG LEAGUE GAME — YALE BOXING STAR IS OLYMPIC WINNER — DEMPSEY NOT TO FIGHT THE REST OF THIS YEAR AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS MAINTAIN SAME STANDINGS PRV TV EIRTITIOIRNNIT Y Giants Increase Their Advantage—Detroit Wins From Athletics — Johnson Pitches Senators to Victory — Cards Lose to Dodge Chisox and Yankees, Mon today terior resuits of four pace ington, maintaining their 1 e ing intact, widened 1 full game between themse their trallers by defeating Cleveland, Philadelphia and respectively, Shocker, who attempted to him for his trouncing in t game of the series, agaln faltered and lost a 5 to 4 declsion to the Ya kees. The Browns' defeat was em- Littersd by an unfortunate break in the eighth inning which put their |’ opponents in a position to score the winning run, Umpires Evans and Owens disagreed as to whether | sel’s liner to left with Dugan on third and Ruth on first had been caught by Outflelder Bennett, e nett threw to first, thinking to double up Ruth, Evans sustained the claim | M of a double play but Owens, with|! Yor y compl thel mak st ra. New and Chi ative gA York, Ar Burke e oft H Meo! losing pit in and Dineen; it 1 pit to I Blue y h, Harn rer, M time CHICAGO CH ot whoma tha final decision rested per- iy, mitted Dugan to score and Ruth to second and Meusel to first, Ruth subsequently registered the de- ciding run, Jacobson hit his 13th home run of the season. Washington scored a comparative 1y easy victory over Cleveland 4 to The great Walter Johnson set the In-| dlans down with five hits, It was the Senators’ fourth straight win in the five game series. Detrolt won a lurid slugging match | from Philadelphia In which seven pitchers we used, by an 11 to 9 score. Manush was the adin sticker with four hits out of eix ef forts. Chicago made it three in a from Boaton with an 8§ to 6 triumph. Fsoth Leverette and Fuhr were hit hard. The Giants increased their lead|, over the coasting Clubs to ninc games and a half and cleaned up the| four game series with a 9 to 4 win. |/ Kelly hit hie sixth homer.in five con- tests and his 15th of the season. | Rogers Hornshy's 10th and 11tl Lome runs of the year relieved the monotony of St. Louis' defeats as t dinals dropped another to Brook- lyn, 7 to 4. Jim Roberts, Manager Ttobinson's new right hander, pitched his first game for the Dodgers. With Earl Smith, recently pur- chased by Pittsburgh from Boston, behind plate, the Pi 3 to 1 decision over the Ph Cincinnati whitewashed Boston for| e second time in succession, this tyme by a ‘score of 7 to 0. The Reds pounded both Lucas and Cooney freely. AMERICAN LEAGUE YANKS 5, ST. LOUIS 4. £T. LOUIS AB. R. H, P.O. B [ €l row | B Tobin, rf Robertson, Sisler, 1b . Willlams, 3b 1 10 Bhocker, Bayne, [ P . Murra} Fullefton, 1 Todt ordered [Kamm, b Gral Levere Lyons, Totals n o A, BOSTON ", " ted for Fulr in fth, Murray in o Dits, Grahowski, bpse hits, i three home run, B, v §: Boston 004 100 Mostil Colling; sactl 9 Lyons 1; atted for Batted for Batted f Levero off Leverett n 6§ Murr ewster in s in 9 003 reely Archdeacon, Shanka; | s—Pirates Win and So Do Reds, iarris; 2:32, um a A E. 0o ] ‘ r.o. ) 0 0 13 110 201—8 Wam- flces, Mos- t on e on_balls, Fullerton ay 6 | pitching feat is the more difficult. the veteran stars rgplied: CHIEF BENDER HA Evans) difficult, the batting (By Billy the more league Which winning of a major 7 | championship or topping the pitchers? 1 mighty difficult that the | Either one s task,, but the records prove a Last season Adolf Luque of the| Cincinnati club was the pitching sen- | sation of the majors. He turned in 27 | victories against only eight defeats. | Some twirling. This spring when I saw the Reds in action, prior to the opening of the| season, 1 inquircd as to Luque, ex-| pressing the opinion that the club's| s to win the pennant, to a cer- | chance: | tain extent, depended on his showing. Tmagine my surprise when one of | Not Banking on Luque “We are not banking as strongly on |- o[ Luque as some of our other pitchers. | ! Pete Donahue is more liable to be ou o | pitching ace this year than Lugue. 1 ~ | succession. | continued r “It is a matter of baseball history,’ the player, pitchers seldom have two big years in “Luque Is a great pitcher, but he was no better year previous, when he finished with a very ordinary record. The breaks favored him last vear; this, plus his 0| good pitching, made him a winner. 0 | 1 0 | pitching averages, I “A pticher to be a winner must get | the breaks. He seldom with them two years in succession.’” Has Trouble Winning other day, in looking over the noticed that | troubles win- The momm D GREAT RECORD All ! cellent form | the o “that star|C Jast season than the|s LAST MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHERY TO LEAD HIS LEAGUE TWICE IN SUCCESSION \BEN FUNK, YALE BOXING STAR, WINS AT OLYMPICS Seven Americans Come Through ' in Trials—Only One is Injured By The Associated Press, Paris, July 16.—All cans in the Olympic boxing trials at the Velodrome d'Hiver came through and seven victoriously yesterday afternoon cvening, Their cqach, “Spike” Webb d that the men were all in ex the exception of Los Angeles, in the 126 , who suffercd a bruised thumb in the bout in which he bested plucky little Trishman, Doyle, The victory of Ben IFunk, the Yale mplon, over the lanky Australian, remarke with Jack e Jon |and reach, was a feature of the eve- ning session. He boxed masterfull saving his strength for the pinches. Tripoll, American bantamweight, defeated Usaveage, of Chile, on points, leading throughout the bout. Among the welterweights, Hugh Haggerty, of Pittsburgh, knocked out Mello, Low- Doussot, of In the same class, Al ell, Mass, won from rance, on points. Yale's great varsity crew won a Ameri- | 16, 1024, e it ant L AT S FEIPIPEPETRVE VO PIPRI IV IIRIRIVIRNIINE . SN IITTRsriITeeT No License, So Wrestling Match DUNDEE'S MANAGER Promoters Cannot Stage Bouts DRAWS SUSPENSION rules and regu- LOXING matehes, Unfamiliar with the ations here governing | wrestling bouts und lieenses therefore | the promoters of the wrestliug revival scheduled for 1, O, O, F, hall tonight ran up against an unexpected snag | yesterday with ) result that to- | night's matches are tomporarily | pone |” The promoters Meense and without such |arguments of the police cannot be overcome, T in charge claim they did not know 50 much red tape involved in getting and yesterday when they called on the pos lice to obtain one they were advised |of the true situation, They were told they musts first the ity lieens BAL PLAVERS AR SUPERSTITOUS L0 \Even Brainy Stars Seem to | Believe in Jin without a local a slip are there wa o license a superstitious Ball lot. | 1t is really surprising how fax some of the brainy stars of the gamc | permit themselves to be carried away | with the jinx stuff, Along the lin it would be a difficult matter to convince the scc- ond basemen of the American league, {that some one hasn't put the double on that position. he things that have happened to | the second sackers in the Johnsonian | organization this year reads like pital list from the battiefield. players are Sec ¢ i8 an important cog {in the inficld defense. Things hap- pen fast and furious around the key- stone sack, A majority of the double plays arc | pivoted at sccond base. The loss of a fraction of a sccond in exccut- ling a play often spells ruin. Failure to complete a double play is ofte |the declding factor in a ball game. Drop a star second sacker out of a team's lineup and immediately the club suffers. One need only glance {back over the rccords of | American league clubs for proof. such | Five American lcague | felt the handicap of losing a star |second baseman through injury. An- io\h"r suffered because a former vet- |eran star couldn’t strike his stride. At different times since the opening of the season New York has Dbeen without Ward, Cleveland without | Stephenson, Washington minus Har- |ris, 8t. Louis McManus and the Ath- leties for a time missed Bishop be- |cause of illnes. | Early in the spring ‘Derrill 115 pounds lighter than last Pratt, flelder. Pratt always could hit. This | season he failed at the bat. Eddie Collins at Chicago and Bill | Wambsganss of Boston are the only [two regulars at the position who {have not suffered ecause of ilmcss lor injury this year. | Last scason both Collins is favored | Switek, of Poland, in the first round..| Wambsganss were out for wecks be- cause of injuries. So that the last two vears have been tough [the American league second s { 'That is why ballplayers as a whole, jand second hasemen in ones on the | ! certain teams have | year, | , who surpassed him in height (seemed set for a big season as alyjpgay and particular, | would ad- whigh in which in turn ing commissiol advise the boxing igh in turn would approve committes vise th turn would mission, the license and the routine could not through in time far the ed for tonight, Bo Jack Sherry will not meet Carl Itober, nor will Oreste Vadelfl grapple with Paul Pinsky, The backers of the Btar A, C,, whoe arranged the bouts, will confer with the license committoe 1mmediately and another date will be arranged, While noe definite date for the hout has been set, it was stated this morn- |Ing that it probably will be held {sometime during the latter part of l.\uulnl coni- be gone ALLENTOWN JOHNNY 1 | DEFEATED BY BALLERIN r Foors Rival in Ninth Round By Ted Win ==Schiacfer Defeated Muore, Englishman New York, July 16,—~Mike Ballerino won the judges' decision over Johnny | Leonard in & ten round bout at Hen- derson bowl in Brooklyn last night, Ballerino knocked Leonard down for a count of nine in the nieth round with a terrvific body blow. Bal- lerino in his characteristic, tireless sty was the aggressor from the start, In a thrilling ten rounder, Yddie Anderson of Casper, Wyoming, won a Judges' verdict over Charlie Goodman, of Brooklyn. Ted Moore, Lnglish decisively outpointed fer, Omaha, Neb., mateh. Moore who met defeat at the liands_of Harry Greb, world's cham- pion, at the milk fund bouts, was far too ¢lever for his western opponent, Schlaefer missing frequently. Schlacfer started off taking the aggressive but his roundhouse punches fanned the air, Moore scor- ing heavily in his returns. . The Eng- lishman used his left uppercut to good |advantage. Both were warned fre- quently for fouling, Schlaefer was cut some about the mouth, HOW OLD IS GIBBONS? |Il|rlh Records Show That St. o middleweight, Morrie Schlae- in a ten-round Paul Fighter Has Passed His 33rd Birih- day and Is Going on 34 8t. Paul, Minn,, July 16 | the correct answer to a question that has long perplexed fight fans and sporting editors—How old is Tommy Gibbons, the St. Panl heavyweight “mgn who meets Jack Bloomfield, in England late this month? | The “official” records of the ring say he is all the way from 30 to 85 vears old; just hefore his fight with | Champion Jack Dempsey a year ago, he said he had just passed his 20th Here is | But the only actual official records, lon file in the health department of {St, Paul, porused today by the Asso- |ciated Press show that he was born There March 22, 1891, and thus has passed his 33rd birthday YESTERDAY'S HOME National League . Louls, 2. ckors. | Hartnett, Chicago. American League But all this takes time | Reluses to Sign for Kaplan- Seek Leonard Opponent matches slat- | New York, July - The York state athletic a whip hand menacingly champions of the world yesterday aft. of setting down king; Benny the lightweight champion, ‘.unl Johnny Dundee, the (feather. |welght daddy of them all, were made, and as a starter Charley Johnston, sub manager of the champlon feaths crweight for his brother James Joy, |\\‘.n suspended for not going' through with an agreement to make a match with Louis Kid Kaplan of Meriden, for the titls, Dundee was not suspended, but it was hinted broadly that he will ha the mateh with Kaplan, officially named by the hoard as the contunder, |18 not closed at once. Tower stated Iplainly that the commission Jid net |look with favor on Dundee's afforts to sidetrack Kaplan, | The commission had previously aine- proved the contract. Johnston's sus. pension will hold until he signs the contract, Dundee, although not sus. | pended, will be unable to fight in 1hia stato until his manager is reinstated to sign a contract for him Lightweight Situation The lightweight situation to select a capable opponent for Benny Leom- ard, champion, is still in an unsettied |condition and the commission ruled that a new tournament must be held [to include some lightweights not in- cluded in the previo tonrnament, | Fourteen hoxers were named as |eligible to start in the tournament. | They are: Alex Hart of Philadelphia, Pa.; Pal Moran, of New Johnny Mendelsohn, of Milwankee; Jack Bernstein, of Yonkers, N, Y. Archie Walker of New York: Mel Coogan, of Brookly Charlie O'Con- inell, of Cleveland, 0.: Sammy Man- dell, of Rockford, T11.; Jack Zivie, of ‘I"H‘tf irgh; 8id Barbarian, of Detroit; |doe Dundee, of Raltimore: Ray Mitehell, of Philadelphi Charles | White, of Chicago and Lufs Vincen- {tini of Chili, { ch contestant in the tournament must pust a forfeit tec of $500 each with the commission. | A committee compnsed of Charleg | 1. Henderson of the Nostrand A, C.: George T., (‘Tex) Rickard of Madison |8quare Garden, and James J. John- ston of the Cromwell A, €, were ap- nointed a new committee to stage the elimination tournament. This ecom- mittee will arrange the bhouts, match the fighters and determine the purse each contestant will recefve. | The new tournament will start August 1 and must bhe comnleted | within 30 days, Champion Benny Leonard will be ordered to meet th winner within 30 davs after the tour- nament clos The Community nine of Meridén is anxions for a Sunday game. Theéy wonld like to hear from the Pirates, the Rangers, S8aint Mary's or any oth- er team in this city. i ————— 16 New commission shoek at three Threats Walker, ernoon. Mickey welter Leonurd, | | BASEBALL SUPPLIES pecial Prices to Teams D. & M. Line HADFIELD' | | | 1 $i NEW YORK AB. R Luque was having his Jacobson, St. Louis, E. Collins, Chicago. astern League Hartford. Worcester. Totals 1 | ning consistently. It brought back to | wondertul victory in the Olympic trial |think the position is jinxed. | me what the veteran star had said | heats yesterday when it crossed the | Since ball players are mighty su- about pitching. | finish line three and a half lengths |perstitious. it would be difficult It the figures don't lie, and usually |ahead of the nearest competitor and |matter to convince them fo the con- Cleveland ;| 10y don't, leading a major league in | Set a new record for the course. | trary. by Johuson | pitching is a far more difiicult task | | e e | than topping the swat column, | ] i, Holmes and Moglarity | gijce the inception of the ..\mr‘riluan d M L leugue in 1900 only one pitcher, fam- e an me | ons Chief Bender of the Philadeiphia | Athletics, has been able to lead the [ pitchers in successive years, 1010-1911. | In the National league during the | same time, only two pitchers have | turned the trick. Ed Reulbach, with the Chicago Cubs, showed the way to the other twirlers in 1906, 1007 and | 1908, while Jack Chesbro topped ‘em in 1901 and 19 Cobh Has Monopoly On the other hand a certain players during the same length of | time havé had a monopoly on the batting honors. | During 24 year players have figured | fjean League batting champlonship. | Ty Cobb has 12 times finished out | in front, nine of them in succession. In the National leagne Hans Wagner | and Rogers Hornsby have been the | most frequent winners, Wagner lead- | ing with seven titles to his credit. e figures prove that champion | pitchers seldom repeat, yet the feat | unusual among the batsmen. SPORTINGGOPDS 15 MAIN STREET 0 00x—4 | , Ruel; | 000 001 g ooz nits, Speaker, J, ibold, a ot witt, ef Dugan, Ruth, ©f deutel, Pipp, 1b Schang, : Ward, b . 1 : AL Seott, &8 ; [ e Hildebra Mamaux, ¢ Hendrick Gaston, p . Sew Gehrig, Phillips, b ases 1 t; double Rrower; hington I 1 1 1 1t j WHY How You TALK!- wHAT] HAS DAVIS EVER DONE THAT CAN COMPARE WITH THE CooLIDGE RECORD -- NOTHING' HE OUGHT o @0 AND & ~ REPUTAT(O:J_I——J/— SAY- Down'T FoolL YOUR - SELF - THIS MAN DAVIS 15 GOoING To BPE ELECTED AS SURE AS You'Re BoRN - WHY FOR ABILITY HES GoT \ CooL\DGE BEAT A MILE - —————perey fcaongGE HAS PROVCN HMSELF A CAPABLE MAr FOR TmE PRESIDENCY - THERE 1SN'T A MAN IV NATIONAL LEAGUE \ ] ) Totals GIANTS 9, CHICAGO NEW YORK AB. I 5 1 ' sacrifices, S u L vs h, « ' York 5; % Hoyt 3! Bl Bhocker 2; stru Bhocker 5: lits « in 3d); Mamaus Bhocker & In few 's of play only eight | in the Amer- | ATHLETICS 9, OIT Burice, Manush Cobb, Heilma Blue, 1b Rigney is not Sharkey Is Winner Over | Smith in Boston Battle Boston, Jduly 15 —Jack Sharkey, | Roxbhury heavyweight, decisively feated Homer mith of Kalam Mich., in a 10-round bout at Braves| field last night. Smith took heavy | punishment He wios knocked down for a eount of nine in the third round | and struck the canvas |.Il‘t‘ in the 10th ending the hout hanging on to | Sharkey to avoid a finishing Sharkey weighed 143 pgmnds Smith 19%%. TuERE'S A REPUBLICAN For You - ‘NARROW MINDED BUNCH, AND UNREASON = ABLE=- - EVERY TIME! Now WAIT A MINUTE ! I HANDING You A PIECE OF INFORMATION FREE - » TAK= IT FRom ME, DAVIS 1S OUR NEXT PRESIDENT- = - NOW JHATS THE REAL DOPE- | NEVER KNEW A DEMo- CRAT THAT WASN'T BULL- HEADED AND NARROW MINDED 0, (Continued on Iollowing Page) bow, and INDIANS LOSE The Tndi to ti Tuesday. It n& lost The to The the wcore fast played game. atures were a double play hy s and the batting of the winners, Morey struck out five while Carroll | tahned one. This is the first of a| three game Seore | Glen A, C. 10 114 310 Indians shiaeas 00 100 000, Batteries: Morey and Etelma; C | roll and Leupold, Steege. was a serics,