New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1924, Page 8

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HER ALD, MONDAY, AUGUS R R S L Attt T 11, 1024 B I T AT Y CORBINS SURVIVE IN ELIMINATION CONTEST — BESSES IN THIRD PLACE —PIRATES CONTINUE A WINNING STREAK— MADDEN MEETS RENAULT TONIGHT BENNY LEONARD DEFENDING TITLE AGAINST PAL MORAN — OTHER EVENTS YANKS TUMBLE FROM THRONE | ' City League Champs Continue On AND TYGERS TAKE POSIHON Their Way Of Unbrolten Victories| NOWINTHIRD PMCh FALCONS IN CHAMP TRYOUTS Champs Lose to Indians While Cobbmen Defeat Boston— Washington and Browns Both Win — Giants Drop Two to Reds—Dodgers Turn Back St. Louis Twice, New York, Aug. their greybeard manager, mond Cobb, who favered mond-weary legs to the eatent of stealing only four bases, the Detroit Tygers burglarized first place right out of the hands of the Yankees whom they lead today by one point, Wash- ington and 8t, Louis, both of whom won, also profited by the world chams plong’ downfall and advanced to with« in two and of the erstwhile pacemakers, Old times wept for joy as they watched Cobb do the stuff that made him baseball's premler speed demon of all time in the Detroit-Boston slaughter, The Tygers wielded the butcher knife for a 18 to 7 triumph. Ty oelebrated his sccond childhood with plifers of second, third twice and home, His cohorts ‘terrific slugging did the rest, By their 7 to 1 victory the Indians not only tumbled the Yanks out of first place but passed Chicago into fifth pl as the White Sox lost to Washington. Shaute stopped Ruth and his plas dead in thelr tracks. Although they did their best to sur- vender the game on errors the St Louls Browns gratefully accepted a 10 to 8 victory at the urgent insls- tence of the Athletics. The Philadel- phia pitchers outdid the St. Louls flelders in the matter of wildness. A portsided duel between Lefty Mogridge of Washington and Lefty Cvengros of Chicago ended with the former in possession of a 4 to 2 de- eiston. Five double plays engineered by the Senators had a marked bear- ing on the outcome. The Cincinnati Reds achieved the distinction of administering the first double defeat the Giants have sus- tained this season. The scores were 4 to 2and 5 to 1, As a result of the twin setback the league leaders now are seven games and a halt ahead of Pittsburgh. Not to be outdone, Brooklyn turned back St. Louis twice and maintained its game and a half advantage over the Red Legs. The first battle went 10 Innings before the Robins settled it by a score of 6 to 5. In the final PDazzy Vance, strikeout artist par ex- cellence, breezed through to an 8 to 4 win. After adding nine whift vic- tims to his long list. Dazzy let up and gave the Cardinals a few consola- tion tallies. In the course of the afternoon the PBrooklyn club announced the pur- chase of Germer Wilson a southpaw pitcher, from the Des Moines team of the Western league for $12,500. He will join the Dodgers in Chicago Aug- ust 22, Ethel Lackie Is Winner In National Swim Meet Baltimore, Md., Aug. 11—Miss FEthel Lackie, a member of the United States Olympic swimming team, won the national 100 yard free style swim yesterday aftarnoon. Miss Tackie, who wears the colors of the Illinoie Athletic club, finished ahead of Miss Marichen Wehselau, of Hawaii, also a member of the Olympic team. Miss Adelaide Lambert, of New York Women's Swimming association, for. mer champion, was third. Misses Helen and Florence Briscoe, of New York Women's Swimming assoclation, also Olympic members, took part in the event. The time was one minute, six seconds. Benny Leonard Battles Pal Moran This Evening Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. Y.eonard, lightweight boxing pion of the world, and Pal New Orleans, completed their ing teday for their 10-round eision bout here tonight. The cham- plon weighed 140% pounds after punching the b shadow-hoxing, ekipping the rope and playing three games of hand ball Moran is pected to enter the ring under pounds. Pugilist Who Is Accused Of Murder, Under Guard York, Penna.,, Aug. 1l.—Irederick MclLean, a pug known as Sailor Xid Mack, who lleged to have shot and killed Pegg, Lenore O'Brien, of York, and D, Dorwart of Lancaster, near here terday, is under policer guard at the York hospital. McLean was said to have shot himeelf through the chest after shooting the others during a dis- yute ever possession of a pistol. Iiis condition is critical 11, ~Inspired by Tyrus Ray» | his A“«l- H cham- Moran, train- no-de- 35 W, yes- Bobhy Andrews May Have Set State Golf Record New Haven, Aug. 11.—Bob An- drows, professional at the New Haven eountry club, yesterday what 18 believed to be a state golf rec- ord for 18 holes. Playing in a four- rome at Race Brook country club An- Arews seored a €6, par being 1. He had six birdies and one cagle. four games, reapectively | | | | 11.—Benny | Bushong, ¢ . 3 | Detroit 4; DOUBLE HEADER HERE SATURDAY AFTERNOON Bese Club, Pighting - for Lead in in League, Clashes Twice With Meriden, The Nease-Leland ball club has a mathematical chance to finish at the top of the state league, but Bristol appears a bit too good to permit that, However, the team's chances of fin- ishing in second place are excellent, and at present the boys are reclining in third, On Saturday of this week the Beases play their first doubls header of the season, playing two games with Merlden, These gamea will be played at St. Mary's field, starting at 2. o'clock, and the fans of the city are expected to turn out and give the team the support that it deserves, The club is playing fast ball and, what is more to the liking of local fans, it is playing winniag ball. A Noted Catcher Dons the Mask Forty years ago today—Aug. 11, 1884, to be exact—Detroit and Cleve- land played a game of no particular consequence at the time, but now historlc for the faet that it marked the first appearance in fast company of Charles L. Zimmer, later to be- come famous as the catcher of Cy Young and other great stars. Charley couldn’t hit Moffett on that day so long ago, fanning three times. The score: CLEVELAND ab. r. | Phillips, 1b .. Hotaling, cf . Whiteley, If . Evans, rf . Smith, =5 . Muldoon, 3b . Fisher, 2b Moffett, p Smemm S i o soine i 1l ccocoooron® Total v.ovvvn Wood, Trarrell, 8b Hanlon, eof . Zimmer, ¢ . Scott, 1b Weldmann, Meinke, p . Geiss, Santry 1t .. :u:—;ofluw: lemnoonomen thobobo oo , 88 © - 4 > Total ... Cleveland . 300121 001—§ Detroit 010 000 000—1 Earned runs, Cleveland 3; two base hits, Scott, Smith; three base hit, Moffett; first on balls, Cleveland 2, struck out, Cleveland 5, double plays, Bushong, passed balls, Bushong §, wild pitches, Moffett 3, time, 1:52; umpire, Wm. Detroit 5; Phillips; Zimmer 1; Meinke MeclLean. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Newport Casino Meet Gets Today—Players Matched. Under ox- | Newport, R. 1., Aug. 11.—~The an- nual Newport Casino tennis tourna- ment, with 64 players entered includ- ing half a dozen leading American stars and the mcumbers of four Davis | cup teams, was scheduled to get un- rue and wounded | established | dw way today on the Casino turf courts. 1'eaturing the first round play was the champlonship court match between William M. Johnaton, former national champion and New- port tournament winner in 15 W, Feibleman. Feibleman, Harvard collegiate doubles title, J. B. Fenno, Jr, in 1821, Norman E. Brookes, Austr eran, was cxpected to come through his first round match to meet Craig Niddle of Philadelphia in the second rounds this afternoon. Entries included N. W, the seeded players, 8. H. Voshell, Norton, Harvey Snodgrass, Fisher, L. B. Rice. C. J. Griffin, Frookes and Johnston. Australian, Chine Mexi and Canadian Davie up team members are eatered in the play. Fair weather was promised today to give the tournament an auspicious beginning.,, The courts are condition. with Nilea and B. L 1922, and former | lian vet- | carl | in good | |Sheehan and Conway Give | Pirates 710 4 Win Over Mohawks and Pioneers | Trounce Fafnirs 14 to 9— Saints Forfeit to Rangers, The heavy hitting of Johnny (Nnows shoe) Sheehan, following the almost equally heavy batting assault by Cons way enabled the Plrates to continue their victorious way in the city league Baturday when the defeated the Mo- hawks 7 to 4, In the only other city | league game the Ploneers again cam under the wire a winner by defeating the Fafnir nine, 14 to 6, The Ran- ger-Baint Mary's game was forfoftod to the Rangers, 9—0 when the Baints failed to appear, Pirates vs Mohawks Although they made a fighting | finish, scoring runs in the eight and ninth innings, the Mohawks were un able to overcome the early lead the Pirates and when the latter also scored in the closing frames they put the game on ice for certain, The | tinal count was seven and four. ‘Slim’ | Politis again served them up for the | Pirates and held the Mohawks to an | even dozen bingles, but five of these I were extra sacks, Preisser getting two triples and Carazza, Rice and Jackson hitting for doubles, “Slim" tanned seven Mohawks and Preisser sent eight Pirates back to the bench, nl- though they got him for eleven hits, Conway and Shechan The Pirates got away to a winning start by scoring i the first £nn|n:.,\ while the Mohawks did not dent the pan until the sixth. In the o]wnu, Conway, first up, hit safely. Schmitt sacrificed him to second and he came |¢ home on Johnny Sheehan's hit. They scored again in the third and it was ting to first on a pass and scoring on Sheehan's second run producing clout. | In the fifth Conway again came into the calcium, getting onfirst on a hit | and scoring when Johny Shechan hit | a homer. ‘ e Mohawks Score | Tt was not until the sixth that the Mohawks made any impression and up to then they had gotten but lho. hits. Priesser hit for three bags and | | romped home when Jackson doubled. | The seventh saw another run for | the Pirates. Shechan got his fowrth | hit—a triple—and scoved when Poli- itis hit. The eighth opened with Hall | getting a pass to first and working his way around on a hit by Jasper, a sac- |rifice by Morelli and a hit by Conway. The final frame brought in the sev- enth run for the Pirates, th-h:\n‘ missed his fifth straight hit when he | flied out to Priesser. Beagle was out | on an infield tap and then Politis socked the old ball for three bags and | scoring on the error made in fielding | Reynolds clout. | In the eighth and ninth the Mo- | |hawks made a fine rally but it was not enough. Carazza was pagsed. Huber was safe on a fielder's choice | end “Darby” also was safe on an cr- | ror at second. Jackson whiffed but | Rice hit for two bags, bringing in a {couple of runs. In the ninth, Smith fielded out, but Shortstop Preisser hit for a triple, his second of the gamc and scored on Politis’ wild pitch, The iscore: ot 1" SHi g 13 Tteynolds, Hall Conway, Sehmitt, Bheshan, Reagle, 1 " " an v Morelli, \ 3 Totals 1 0 an 21 Smith, Prelsser, Caranza, Hubar Jackson; Rice, rf | Cosgrave, ¢ Norfeldt, 1h Preisser, p Blanchard, ! TasmmnTan o ! Totals Mohawks ’l"lxl\un . Two hase liit Rice; three base hits. Politls; home run, She Morelll, Schmitt; bases on halls, oq Politis | ’V, Preisser 2; stiuck out by Politis 7; Preis- [ser 8: stolen bnses, Carrazan, Huber, Cons | way; douhle plavs ehan, Morrelli, Beagle | Politis, Hart and’ Beagle; wild pitch Politis. meers vs, Fafoirs The Pioncers kept up their winning | streak Saturday afternoon dn the City | lleague when they defeated the Iar- | | rirs in a slugging fest. The score was |14 to 9. The game went two-thirds of an imning when Old Jupe sent down a deluge on the playing field and the game was suspended while Old Mothi- ler Barth soaked up the water. Cor- | {hin and Ferguson of the Bearing | Makers socked the pill for home Restelli was on the mound for the Pioneers. He was touched up for | several hits and coupled with errors | the Fafnirs managed to score a lone yun. In the second inning the Bean ing Makers kept up the scoring when | they dented the platier twice, giving | them & three run advantage over the old timers. Koehner, the first man | |up was given a base on balls and went | |to third when Kopec threw the ball | ild to second. Freeman was safe on first when Erickson mussed up his | srounder, Elton cleaned the bases {when he socked a pippen to center field for two bases, The Pioneers defited the platter in the third inning when MeCormick {singled to left and went to second |while Dudack was being thrown out lat first. He scored when Berg sent a | |screaching liner down the third base | line. The old timers wefit into the {lead in the fourth inning when they [dented the home plate three timcs. |Kopee, the first batter drew a free \lh‘khl to first. Erickson singled past {short and Kopes went to sccond. O “‘rk‘kaon gingled to right field and Kopee scored. @rickeon seored a min ute later whem # 2 ball got away from A, Jackson Sheehan, fice hits | (to do much of |¥e | Elton, ¢ Conway again who did the trick, get- joff I Charland 17 in | league IRt [Queenshoro § [city tonight. - Juck | fights, | out 4 [ that Restelll brought in the third run of the inning when he doubled to 1e |) field, scoring O. Erickson Kl Fatnirs went into the e fifth when they dented the twies vl the hemer scored when nght field, of the sixth scored four runs and went inte the lead, They were: never headed after this frame as they kept piling up the runs'm neat fashion MeCarmick, who reliovod Testelll in the fifth inning pitched good ball and held the Fafnirs at bay for the rome run by Corhin the st hgnning the Kafnirs were unable with his ofterings, The old timers, although they »WuUng « wicked bludgeon were wiy off in their fielding, making eight iy Plys. Kiton, ul the I for & and 10 ra in the first hard and ball to deep right fe Keehnor drow Paulson hit a doubl The Pone: hit the ball in 5 orbin, of deline, uson. \mvx h, It Keehner, 2b Paulson, 5 .. Freeman, of . 1 1 0 Charland, 0 9 K n its stelli (2), Froeman (%) rhing [FR o hase hits, Berge, Eit v rune guson, Durack, Keelmer; bases on ball telll MeCormlck 1, Charland it Restolli 2, McCormick 1 stolen bases, Werdeline; — double telll to O, Erlekson; left on haxe afuirs § A hall Elton 2 stelll 74 41 mick 5 4% . Fitzpatiick and Pl off struck Charland il I hy hits ltoss; time of & MOHAWK-PIRATE PROTEST HEARING TOMORROW NIGHT League Advisory Board Will Meet in City Hall Tomorrow Eyening for Hearing. The advisory council of the city| will huhl a meeting tomorrow evening at 7:15 o'clock in city hall to lLiear the mmu( of the Mohawks ainst a recent victory of the Pirates | in the city league s U n and the Pirates and the Mohawks are ked by the council to be present with all data relative to the game and the protest, and the wmpir who worked the game e also asked to be present to give their version of the affair, Madden and Renault Clash In New York Bout Tonight | New York, Aug. 11.—Bartley Mad- | New York heavyweight, t Jack Renault, Canadian heavy- t, in a 15-round match at the ium Although winner of the possible candidate s heavyweight crown. has engaged in 50 during which he was knocked only once, expects to push Mad- den to the limit. The New Yorker Dases his hopes of victory he never has been kuocked his feet in 12 years of boxing and has been defeated only by Harry Wills and Charles Weinert. A return engagement between Lar- ry Estridge, holder of the negro mid- e manager of hoth den me ike, the sidered Dempsey Renault, who o platter | Ferguson, the fivst batter socks | o {mound, |ing for four tallies, whichi proved just | will | in lLong Island | no title is at | bout will be | for | 'When a feller needs a friendfi nvmmcwmvvmtmmvvun“ ERRE LA Al BESSESWINCOUPLE, | CORBIN RED SOX WIN "ROM. Deleal Both Manchester and! | Meriden Over Vleek, End | o re Hiristol . o g Willimantie g New Britain ., Manchester | Torrington | Moriden ATH 217 The Betseslelands climbed to third [ain's swatting outfielder, are running |Cons are eliminated from th hy virtue of d, the leo- league wer place in the state [two wins over the culs having trounc ning from Meriden in [terduy by a score of 4-1, This win- ning spurt of the Be s makes them lene of the most formidable, if not the most to be feared team in the state | eirenit Saturday’s Game The Beske {in & Nlate lengue game at St, Mary's [field Saturday afternoon, score 4 to 8, |he gume was featured by the sensa. | {tional fielding of Larry Mullen, the lo- Hm shortstop, who played superbly, 'lmaking several dazzling plays. Four fust double pluys stopped run making. Other fine fielding plays were staged by Wright, Zellke, Harlowe and Dun- ap. The Lelands got to Lefty Thompson i the second and drove him from the five hits and n pass account- cnough. | Manchestcr broke in the scoring {column in the second. Smith singled [to short,: Mullen muking a great stop. |lironkie flied to left and Harlowe made a nifty cateh. Wilson got a |double by short, when the hall took two bad bounds, Both scored on Lamprecht's single aver second A fast _double play by Mullen, Dunlap land®Zeilke stopped them, In the last half, Begley Mullen sacrificed, Matchton singled. walked. ; lJohnson singled to right scoring Beg- [ley. Green singled to left filling the | ha Dunlap fanned. Harlowe sin- |gled to right and two runs came in. | Burkhamit relieved Thompson and Zcilke singled past third scoring Green, After that the Lelands got but three I hits off Burkhardf, who was aided by two double pla The visitors scored on Lamprecht's dounle ana single, | The sco in the seventh Kotsch's SSE LELANDS AB. R, | cive | Duntap, { Harlowe | Zeilke, | Goeh, it Mullen, [pratt lito 58 | rotals Kotaeh, Smith, | Bronkie, \\Hwn. 1h Lamprecht, | Wright, ss Thompson, Purkhardt, p Hanna, x Totals 2% 1 (Continued on Following Page) on the fact| off | dleweight championship of the world, | na Joe Gans, who lost the title to tridge at the bouts, will he a secondary tonmht s card. and Ian feature of "New Coach for Indiana Teams BVERETT 8. DEAN Leslie Mann 1 versity Ind coach of the baschall and teams will be taken by Dean, former all-conference graduate of Indiana 1t Carleton college last year. ni His p ba: of Milk TFund | ed Manchester here | Excephe Buturday by the score of 4-3 and vins lentry passed Holden with a mark of Meriden yes. | Lelands took Manchester | IIOLDBN TAKES FIRST " PLACE FROM HARLOWE Torvington Manager Displaces Loeal | Man For Individual Batting Honors in Siate League, | Nay Holden, skipper of the Torrin ton Tigers, and Harlowe, New Bri a neck to neck race in the Connectis out Ntate league for individual hitting honors, Last week the Besse Loland 292 to Holden's 386, batters dropped & bit dropped just one point lower than Holden who now leads the léague |again with & mark of .372 to Har. lowe's 871, It certainly in a oot race along with the pennant battle, Bristol as a team retained its ‘same average, .267, while New Britain hop- ped from 256 to 259, This week both | and Harlowe and leads the twirlers won and one lost, Harlowe has been at bhat the most times and has the most hits, Holden has scored the most runs, Thompson, Manchester's pitcher, has worked in |the most games, 14, SENATORS TOP BATSHE ith six games in Leagne Averages. The names of two Senators repose at the top of the officlal Eastern league batting list this week, “Jimmy" Lynch, Harttord's new hitting pitcher ter himself, standing first and second. The igures weme compiled by Leslie Stearns, official caretaker of the aver- ages for release today and include ‘Illl(‘l of laust Wednesxday, Lynch had taken part in 16 xumu- and hit for a .433 mark while Gehrig had played all season long for ay grand total average of .369. Directly behind “Buster” stands Wade Lefler who has visions of re- peating his batting honors of last sea- son, Next in line is Earl Webb of Pittsfield whose pitching prowess is stick. Then comes Ncal Ball of New Haven who has been topping brother | batters for years and years. Ritchie Io.’ Albany follows, | Outside of Lynch and Gehrig only Malone and Cosgrove are numbered among the .300 boys. “Smudge” De- moe hovers around the mark. Other Hartford batters are not living up to their last season's marks which part- ly accounts for their failurg to lead the league. {Cousineau of Worcester Called Back by Braves New Haven, Aug. 11.—Catcher Ed- | ward Cousineau of the Worcester |club of the Eastern league will re- port to the Boston Braves today. It was announced that Gather Davis of the Michigan-Ontarfo league will join |the Worcester club. i i s passed from Uni- Everett 8. | center Dean coached Iddie Coodridge won another game | and “Lou" Gehrig, the home run hit- | forgotten in his mighty deed with the | |Vietorious by 10-3 Score in First Elimination Game for Right to Play Besses for City Title, The city ehamplonship elimination play got under way yesterduy at Bt Mary's field and as » result the Fal- e chance of meeting the Besses in the final ser- ies and the Corbin Ited Kox will Aght it out with the Pirates for the chance of meeting MeConn's pets in the three game finale, Although the I'aleon boys were defeated yesterday, they put up a remarkably stubborn game, fghting every inch of the way an! the game was not won until the last Falcon was out in the ninth, The score was | to 3, Tommy Blanchard and Hein were the Ned Sox hurlers as opposed to Sayres for the Falcons, The Red | Legged boys collected a total of ten | hits hut played crroriess ball whercas the Falcons connected Iust as many times while at bat hut made five cost- Iy vrrors. The Red Sox made a whirl- wind finish of the game, scoring four 1uns in the ninth after holding the Falcons scoreless after the fourth frame, First Inning. Corbin fanned. Fitzputrick walked. | Snyder bunted down third and Riley, ifroppca Zelgler's nice ussist to calch IFitzle. Ttiley made a nice play on Huber's grounder and got Iitziv al | third. Smith singled to right, ing Snyder. Prggsser singled b scoring Huber and Smith. | caught napping off firsl, Sayres Klatka to DeVito to Riley to Sayre DaVito singled past third. was hit by a pitched ball singled throught short and counted, Sheehan flied to Riley fanned. Zeigler Snyder. 10| Klatka DeV Pr filied 10 Second Inning. A. Rlanchard fanned. Bloom was out, Zeigler to Klaika. Riley made a wonderful2 one hand stop--it was the bare fin—of T. Blanchard’s har hit grounder and then threw wide 1o |first. Corbin strolled. [Fitzie lined to Zeigler. Merrick Kopee. S8 tanned. Fitzie threw out yres whifted. Third Inning, Snyder walked. Huber sacrific Zeigler to Klatka, and Snyder by fast sprinting *made third on the play Smith fanned. Zeigler made a pickup of Preisser’s grounder and Klatka made an equaily good calch jof & mean throw. DeVito walked. Kredar sacrificed, Floom to Blanchard. Klatka grounded to Smith, who touched D¢ Vito on the line and then doubled Klatka at first, Fourth Inniny A. Blanchard fanned. Bloom flied to Riley. T. Blanchard fanned. Preisser threw out Shechand. Riley walked. Zeigler sgyote a triple to lett and Riley talljed.” Merrick flied to Fitzie. - Kopec/ singled to lelt, scor- ing Zeigler. Kopec was out at second on Sayres' grounder to Preisser, who flipped it to Fitale. Fifth Inning Corbin strolled. fitzic hit a short | (Continued on Following Page.) BRIGGS