New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 2, 1924, Page 8

RALD, THURSDAY, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HE "BASEBALL WORLD ROCKED TO FOUNDATIO SCANDAL INVOLVING O'CONNELL AND DOLAN OF THE Gl} ALL NEW BRITAIN GETS NEW PIVOTAL MAN — GOWDY STARTING IN THIRD WORLD SERIES — BERLENBACH AND W | WIN JOHNSON ALMOST CERTAIN T¢TOSS O’Connell Blacklisted: Dolan Also, In New Baseball Scandal ER KNOCKS | Giants Have Edge Behind Bat But Ruel Is A Great Catcher Giants’ $75,000 Beauty and Coach Involved in At- tempt to Bribe Philadel- phia Player—Landis to| Continue Investigating, Seeking “Men Higher 10557 By The Associated Pres New York, Oct. 2.—As prepara- tions were being made #o receive baseball, prodigal son of the nation, back into the hearts of the people, a new scandal has been revealed | whose ultimate effects cannot now be estimated. Commissioner andis, nounced last night that Jimmy O'Connell and Cozy Dolan of the Gilants had heen declared ineligible for attempted bribery, will continue his investigation in Washingten to- day in an effort to discover who put the $500 into the hands of the sub- stitute outfielder, who originated the scheme now cr to what extent it w ing the season People over breadth of the forgot husiness dinary affairs of to rejoice w the national capital as it retur its heroes, people who had prepared for *a real celebration at the new baptism of popular approval of the national game, today try to under- | stand the circumstances of the sit- | uation sketchily presented by Com- | missioner Landis in his announ: u-i ment. Heinle Sand stop, looms as who an- 1 who yester politics and o h| | Pl aseiphia short- ro in baseball’s | latest family tra The commis- | sioner acted upon information fur- | nished by Sand who charged that | O'Connell had off $500 to him to “throw” the game between the Giants and Phillies September 27. New York won the contest 5 | to 1 and clinched the pennant ‘ 0O'Connell, called before the com- missioner, President Heydler of the National league and John McGraw, manager of the Giants, conf offering the bribe and implicated | Cozy Dolan, coach of the team, Cap- tain Frank Frisch, George Kelly and ‘ Ress Young, the latter trio compos- ing the backbone of the team. [ Frisch, Kelly and Young were | eompletely absolved by the commis- | sioner following a hearing, but Do- | lan, whose testimony in favor of | himself was of “such a character as | té be unacceptable” the commission- er said, was blamed as the man who instigated the plot. Immediately after announcing the story to The Associated Press jn New York, Commissioner Landis, accom- | panied by his wife, left for Wash- | ington to take ov supervision of | details of the world se which is now expected to he played in an mosphere whose drama can onl guessed Manager McGraw and the bers of the New York scheduled to leave at 3 ernoen for Washington none had left Captain Frank F Giant remotely involved who could be reached for a statement, “I was dumbfounded when called batore Commissioner Landis,” said. “T hope the whole ma be sifted to the hottor any player has been guil doing he will be pro Neither Manage dent Stonel nor Trea Giants could be 1 is awaiting tria November 10 in ¢ faiture of a b on mem- I are ar 5 this aft- Althot Zht Frisch , to whon ton points the most « has been’ a bage 1 McGraw sir merly an in Reds, 1 has t 1 ball for tr present der on Carg The newest landed most coast where 000 Beau York in 1 until the en same reia ¢ teem that Bahe the national wherever he went an popular with the y fore he “"0’Conne. Francisc presented O'Conne burn up the N tributed by his sickness and you patiently waitir fulfill the promise of Manager Fletcher could not be re located in } amplify Commissi count of his pa Rut Day" w b e Win and Lose in First the Season. The Nutmeg Jrs. football. season Mohawk Jrs. last week, touchdown by Hughes an, by Roceo gave the Mohawks points to win. Score Games 81 Mohawks Nutmegs The Nutmegs defes feam at the park ¥ = the score of 18 to Roceo and Ramsey for the Nutmeg, Jrs. got touchdowns BARRETT DIZZY Challenger Is Knocked Aspraw- ling in Sixth Philadelphia, Oct. Micley Walker, of Elizabeth, N. J., atill wears the welteeweight crown to- day, having knocked out his latest challenger, Bobby Barrett, Clifton Heights, Pa., last night, in the sixth round of their scheduled ten round bout at the Natlonal league ball park. The champlon clearly outclassed Barrett in speed and punching pow- er and was not once in danger. He sent the challenger to the floor within a half minute of the open- ing bell with a hard left to the stomach and before the fifth round closed had knocked him down seven times, round Walker sent Bohby down for a it of nine with a left to the | hody and a little later he landed a stiff right to the chin and Barrett went down for the full count of ten. [THERE THEY ARE | 'NOTRE DANE END MAY | Joc Murphy May Be Signed To Play With Meriden National Guardsmen, Meriden, Oct Joe Murp! star end on Knute Rockne's 1 football team at Notre Dame, may {be a fixture at one of the wing po- sitions on Floyd Boardman's Nation- ent plans, Fred Hunt, tackle on the Guard eleven, who coached Murphy while at Bridgeport high, vouches for Joe —and Joe don't need evem that recommendation. Any player good |enough to play for one of Knute | Rockne's teams doesn't have to have any press agent broadcasting his ability. Murphy will come Boardman sometime hefore Sunda land if his terms can be met, wi be in uniform against the All-New Haven eleven at Hanover park Sun- day. Incidentally, word comes from George Mulligan that he will not hoole the local Guardsmen unless |they take the measure of George |w outfit this week. Instead, in |event the local team is defeated he {will card the All-New Haveners for |the date. | That game with Watérbury will be nothing to be laughed at either. | Mulligan has “Hop” Riopel, |year's captain of the Holy Cr leleven and Ken Simendinger, star | halfback, from the same college as the two bright and particular stars |of nis outfit in addition to Waddy McPhee, erstwhile Pittsfield ball player. PO o N TOONELL SCIVDAL RECALLS JUST WHOTHEY AR THE ONE OF 1918 fonmer 1 Mand Latter Really a Youngster up to sce Plagers Involved Never Have Been Reinstated Seean i ey red U\'HKI’J;" by Com- of the ter investigation v me with Philadelphia on 7 vears old and rofessional bhase- 21 aying career ciation and coach with ime, His experienc Ameri- e clubs st 1. His first pro- engagement was with Os! Mr. O'Connell's Record _Jim- itfielder to was born qa series, are ago and re- neligible world to. 24 ¥¢ ded Santa member team played and 0'Co seball in until his wor Putnam, Franclsco base- time he was a bush league in Valley of a trial in the eague, Putnam offer. tract which he accept- started him on George ited States. d with San Fran-]| bought on Lange New seasons until of Bill of the c two recommendation Je Me( days was indicted and $75 the highest iven at that time Willie Kamm, algo o cisco club, and now ago White constitutes 0'Con 000, price y named rale o f San ¥r Pasem third gt to trial in e C: 1 in the crimin the tri; for now M Te York (Continue’ em Following Page) At the opening of the sixth | PLAY WITH GUARDSHEN' al Guard eleven, according to pres- last | In connection includes Believing the eventually made him one liscussed ball players\ porsiund, Woodruff, Millerich, Chris- by York | The the | Sox, By the Assocliated Press. New York, Oct. ~—"Hank" Gowdy, veteran recelver of the New York Giants, will don the mask and mit of World series competition for the third time when the New York team meets Washington in the open- |ing game of the wogld series in Washington on Saturday, Opposed to him on the rival combination will be “Muddy” Ruel, who has doné the {bulk of the work behind the bat for | the Senators during the 1924 pen- nant campaign. Both former Boston receivers, the former with the Braves and the lat- ter with the Red Sox. Gowdy and Ruel represent the peak of catching ability in €ach league. In all prob- ability Ruel will carry on during al of the series for the Washington team while Gowdy will be aug- mented by Frank Snyder, veteran of the last three series with the Glants, In this fmportant department of defense the Giants will have a dis- tinct advantage. .Gowdy, one of the most capable re ceiverg in fast com- | pany, is a battle-scarréd veteran of two former series campaigns, having | performed beyond reproach with the Boston Braves in 1914, when that miracle team upset the famous Philadelphia Athletics and Tumbled 2 Baftin H. b 62 13 106 138 5 owdy, Giants . . Sen. Snyder. Gnts. Senators . Sen. . Hank Gowdy Is Most Spectacular Backstop and Is Starting His Third World Series the American league champlons from the throne of baseball su- premacy in four straight games, the biggest surprise In the history of or- ganized baseball, and again during the 1923 series, when the Giants bowed to tife Yankees, Gowdy is the most spectacular and colorful of the five eligible world’'s serles receivers. Just how McGraw will use his two catchers is but a matter of opinion now, but it in likely that Gowdy will carry on the major part of the work, being supplanted frequently by Snyder, Gowdy has a batting average of ,325 and a fielding mark of 959 for the ‘51 games he has caught for the Na | tional league champions, while Sny- er is close behind with a batting verage of .305 and a fielding avet- ge of .990, Ruel, chief receiver for the Harris forces, has a batting average of .282 |and a fielding mark of .980. Two youriger catchers complete the staff |of the Senators. These include Har- grave and Tate, both breathing their first season of world’s series atmos- phere. Tt is unlikely that Harris will call upon either except in an emer- gency, The season's marks of catchers follows: the five g HR. 4 0 TB. 84 15 146 164 1 0 WILLER, ZIELKEIN TIEFOR EBASERS {Torrington Provided Most Extra Base Hitters ‘ Further figures in conncction with | | the league have been com- | | piled as follows. It is noticeable |that leading teams In the standing | were as a rule high clubs in extra State | base hitting and sacrifices and stol- 1) | en bases. | Home Run Hitters Miller, Torrington . ... Zielke, New Britain Sharpe, Willimantic Moore, Bristol Conklin, Torrington Ethier, Torrington A | Harlowe, New Britain .... | Smith, Willimantic . [Vlanerty, Willimantic . Wood, Willimantic | Smedick, Meriden Hallbach, Meriden Holden, Torrington . Green, New Britain McLeod, Torrington Wright, Manchester . Sheehy, Torrington .... | Total | By teams; Britain Meriden 30 New 3, 11, Bristol Torrington Willimartic 6, 2, Manchester 1. Three Base Hittegs Holden, Torrington Harlowe, New Britain . Chrystie, Torrington | Goodridge, Bristol !Green, New Britain Others: Sharpe , Scott, 4 4 4 noen | Hork- sch 3, , Kelly heimer Bristol | E. Trauske Ethier Moore 3, Hallbach Conklir Magsey | Kamyk Lamprecht Hart 2, Sipples 2; one New Britain, Kline Smedick, ) Adams, Tu auske, ton, Berg, Tamm, Radzevich, E. Smith, Bowers, Wilson, R, chester. Total 93 By ttams: 19, N , Ko Houluthan Wood 2, Zielke 2, ecach McCabe, Match- Forslund, Hamel, A. Johuson, Smith, Man- | Halstein, B. ney i0eb, Ethier, Br Britain 1 tol rington Willimantic hoster Meriden 10, Two Base Hitters Torrington Bristol New 15, Manck er, mm, rrington v Holden, T Adamsg Wi McCabe, Kotsch, 3ritain Bristol Manchester Klinger, Torrington Zielke, New Britain New Britain Manchester 1. Trauske 4, Sharpe 4. Moore Horkheimer 3 Ha Mullen Smedick aherty Wils Ot Begley Bronkie Goodr hprecht Waters A ors 1, 4 4 1 Sipples John- Smith, Houlihan , McLeod 2 Harris 2 Kamyk “onklin Scott, New Britain Kal Kee 2; one each by Barnett, Wargo, #mith, Willimantic, Gaudette, serly, Hallbach, Mangum, O'Connell, C. Johnson, son Harlowe Manchester 3, Massey R Scholz illy 2. tie, Yale, B. Trauske, Scott, Bristol, Matchton, Barkhardt, Atwood, Sny- Wright, Bowers, Lanning, Eth- Total 175 New Britain Bristol 32, Torrington tic 28, Meriden 19 sacrifices Manchester Forslund, Bristol C. Johnson, Torrington Wilson, Manchester ' Bristol . Bronkie Kamjy 5, Zielke Christie 5, Smith, Manchester b; | der, er, 3y homas. teams: 33 Willir 34, Man- | Kotsch, Scott, Others Gondridge | Faherty Dunlap 3, | ' Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Dunlap, | Radzevich, | Harlowe 4, Sipples 4, Hallbach 4, Holden 4, Massey 4, Mullen 4, | Smith, Willimantic 3, MecLeod 3, Begley 3, Halstein 3, Adams 3, |Goeb 3, Wright 3, Sharpe 3, Kai Kee 3, Moore 2, Mangum 2, Tuckey 2, Bowden 2, 2, Waters 2, Conklin 4, Tamm 4, Dunlap 4, Klinger Normandin 2, Harris Hanna 2, Ethier 2, wood one each by Foster, B. Trauske, Miller, E. Trauske, Tracy, Lamprecht, Richards, Kline, Hy- land, Lanning, Smedick, Scholz, Pike, Horkheimer 2, White Thomp- son, Houlihan, Reilly, Hart, Hamel, Oakes, Corknis, Bakos. Total 180. By teams: Manchester 41, Bristot 34, Torrington 32, New Britain 27, Meriden 23, Willimantic 23. Stolen Bases Tamm, Bristol . Reilly, Bristol | Miller, Torrington [Horkheimer, Bristol Kotsch, Manchester Begley, New Britain Others, Zielke §, ters 4, Hallbach 4. Smith, Manchester 4, Hamel 4, Green 3, Sheeby 3, lowe 3, C. Johnson 3, Holden 3. Bowers 5, Wa- Forslund 4, Wright 4, Har- GRAND CIRCUIT RACES. | Today's Meet is the Most Important of the Present Session. Columbus, Ohlo, Oct. 2.—Today's | Grand Circuit program was the most important one of the meeting, which closes Grand Circuit racing in Ohio for this year. In the Ohio citizen's 2,07 trotting ctake, Marmaduke was opposed by Etta Drulen and a num- | ber of other noted campaigners. | immy McKerron, Hal Mahone, | F*risco June and Buddy Mac are to | mest in the Columbus Dispatch 2:03 | pacing stake. The Arch City 2:10 | pacing stake call was answered by | Sparkle, Lapaloma, Valley Day, Kin- | ney Silk and three others. } A 2:18 claes trot rounded out the | $10,000 program. | McCabe 2, Landry 2, At- | | jority of breaks with the Yankees t [Brooklyn outfielders, 10 AN, LEAGUERS Fate Has Decided 84 Series Contests The breaks in the first game of the world series have helped the National league win seven games, the American six. In the 'second game it has been a Afty-fitty preposition, each league being favored in twe games, Thé third game shows a goodly margin tn favor of the American league, four games to two. In the fourth game only has the National league margin been decisive, winning two games to one for Amerivan, The fifth- contest has been strongly American as far as the breaks, the margin of good fortune being three games to - one, The sixth games has been a rout for the American. / Not once in the decisive contest has the Natlonal got a break carrying a winning punch. A roundup of the series shows the Amecrican league holding the edge in games three, five and six, the National with games one and four to its credit, -and game two, all even. By BILLY E\"ANS To get the breaks of the game invariably means to finish on top. In the past 19 world series the bregks have favored the American league, particularly in the deciding games. | Thirty-four world series games | have been decided by the unexpect- ed. e American league teams have tnjoyed the profit of 20, or| 58.8 pr cent. The National league teams have benefited 14 times, or 41.2 per cent. In the last 10 years, however, the breaks have been practically even, the American league having a one- game margin as a resylt of same. Three times, in 1908, 1911 and 1915, the breaks were evenly divid- | ed between the contenders. In 1923 the Giants got the ma- but did not come through victori- | ous. | In a great majority of the cases, | Towever, to be exact 11 out of 15 | series, the team that got the edge in breaks came out on top. | In perhaps the tightest series | eve# played, the Boston Americans | versus the Chicago Natlonals 1in 1918, Boston won three games on breaks. Cleveland did the same thing in 1920 against Brooklyn. The records show that 13 of the 19 opaming games have been de- cided by one or more breaks. No doubt this can be traced to over- anxiety on the part of hoth elubs to | capture the Initial -event. | |for the game but it is believed that McGraw's Chgice Not Kno Brunt of Series—Compa By The Assoclated Pre w York, Oct, 2.—The sturdy {right arm of Walter Johnson and the port-side paw of Arthur Neht will carry on the major share of thes pitching burden for the Washington Senators and the New York Giants in the coming world's series, It is almost an established fact that Johnson will be used in. the first game of the series in order that he may rest up for another assignment in the event he Is needed to stem the tide of a Glant sweep: McGraw’s first game pitching se- lection will be cloaked 1in mystery until the teams take the diamond Hugh McQuillan will draw the open. ing assignment, opposed to Johnson, Both Johnson and Nehf represent the peak of pitching efficiency of their respective teams. Johnson playing his 15th season as 3 member of the Washington ¢lub, won 23 and lost 7 games durlng the 1924 Amer- ican League campaign, while Nehf, ‘Washi Wi, Russell (R). Johnson (R) Specce (R) .. Zachary (L) Mogridge (L) Ogden (R) Marberry (R) Martina (R) Zahnister (R) Nehf (L) Bentley (L) Raldwin (I?) Watson (R) McQuillan (R) Barnes (R) tyan (R) .... Jonnard (R) . Huntzipger (R) Maun (R) . Dean (R) THEM UP IN THE omulndgomm wn But NehleIl Bear rison of TeamsHurlers the “Ace” In the oGraw deck, hurled 14 victories anfour defeats in the National Leaguq The pitching burder will lkely fall on the shoulders :h. “bigy four” of each team, twaft.handers and two right-handers ibach quar- tet, Harris will rely oithe slants of Johnson and Marbert his star- board flingers, nxd Zacha and Mo- gridge, both left-handers, McGraw has two star left handerin Nehf and Bentley and two genelly effec- tive right-handers in McQ\lan and Barnes. Baseball critics agree thi Harris will use Johnson in the fii game and then again lkely in thfourth or fifth, depending upon thiagpect of the scries. 1t is against Myraw's policy to shoot his “Ace”\t nhis opponent’s “Ace” and becise of $his it is figured that McGra will not use Nehf on Saturday butikely save him for a Sunday shot, The combplete figures of the |toh- ing performances of the eljjple twirlers on each team follow: ngton, PC, OutsIP. [ 8 217 50 200 201 120 188 126 93 H. R/ BB, 82 4 42 262 100 75 48 B 2 192 6 b4 206 4 60 98 57 194 74 129 60 29t 47 167 214 33 124 178 238 137 50 37 44 136 171 179 30 09 184 ang 45 b3 10 23 43 57 as 24 5 10 46 PRESIDENT GIVES TROPHY TO HARRIS Washington Continues-to Thrl Over Winning of Pennant Washington, Oct. 2.— Washington fandom roused itself today from the basking sunshine of its first baseball pennant and the festivities of wel- come for its returning heroes to give a thought to the stern business ahead of subjugating the New York Too | Glants for the 1924 world champion- |the side much pressing. The National league has the edee | in taking the opening game through | the brenks, seven to six. | The figures say that when the | series passes the fourth game the odds are seven to one in favor of the Ameriean to get the breaks in the fifth and sixth contests. \ Having digested the dope vou, can proceed to pick your own win- | ner. | | Wheat, Brown, Neis All | Sign for Next Season New York, Oct. 2. — Edward W. Brown, Bernie Neis and Zack Wheat, have signed their 1925 contracts, according to an announcement made today by Chas. H. Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn baseball clu . ship. The capacity began to take on a more dfcidedly pre-world series at- mosphere during the day with the out-of-town influx beginning in ear- nest and including among other celebrities of the pastime, its ruling power, Commissioner Landls, With the arrival gf the invading foe,. the Giant clan” tonight. the tension of impending battle already was reach- | ing high pitch. | President Coolidge, in extending | the gregtings of the national capital | to the returning cohorts of “Bucky” Harris yesterday, after they had been given a xp;fid reception along Pennsylvania avefive, aptly diagnos. ed the local state of mind when he said “we are a somewhat demoralz ed community — but exceedingly | over it." Milling mobs continued today ,to | siege the ticket booths at Ameri- can league park for théfew remain- ing reserved seats fol the aries games, apening here Siurday., In- side the park the Aneican league champions sharpened tleir batting eyes and kept thelr gime afield on cdge in a spirited pretice drill. Every Washingtonfan apparently was doing his bit /day to give a literal significance tithe golden key to the city which Caamissioner Ru- dolph handed to Mnager Harris during the welcomin ceremonies o1 the ellipse, south »f the Whit House. The demonstratiotalong the lin: of procession to thellipse upset al precedents for histon Pennsylvani: avenue, The nation thoroughfar of stately inaugural pocessions be came Washington's own “Maii Street” as a howling jass of rabic baseball fans refused o remain o1 alks and rued into the street almost blocking 1e marchers raffic police apparent were ton busy taking part in th celebration themselves to attempt , relieve a jam of automobiles thaplocked the southside of the street foplocks and added to the din and ldlam thet reigned on the avenue fomore thai an Tour, A Joving cup “on the ctory al ready won" was presenteitp Man ager Harris by the presidit in pe half of the citizens of th district after his brief address of cogratuls tion and welcome, TRIANGLES WANT GAM The Triangles of Kensingtor.wnt games with 140 pound teams. e club is especially anxious for a gate on the road Octoher Ellia Ritchie is manager and his phone 647-4. 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