New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 24, 1925, Page 8

CENTER CHURCH AND BLUE ARMY TEAMS OPEN CHU RCH LEAGUE WINS — FALCONS TO PLAY HO AND HOME WITH COLLINSVILLE — KID KAPLAN MUST MEET BABE HERMAN BEFORE MASCART —BALL GAME ENDS IN RIOT < SPORT BRIEFS 233323588 GIANTS SPLIT DOUBLE BILL AND KEEP LEAD IN LEAGUE Rain Stops Pittshurgh’s Games—Phillies Trim Brav in Brace of Games—(ubs Get Dec —Washington Beats Yanks—Athletics’ Rally in Ninth Beats Red Sox—Cobb in Box Wins Exhibi- [startet the Chureh league acason at | tion Tilt. second Mana time s eral wee hump t pulling o ot a gair game t triump} Babe I only r he bat ed The once Red Sox Bi on Over Reds| MK Chur_cfleig’ue (Opening | - | = [ the losers gradually ereeping up and 2 | sions, 0! thrown out at the plate for the sec- o lend out on Washburn's tap to Skin- CENTER AND BLUE |JOHN ARMY-WIN GAMES Two Fast and Intenesting Tilts| Two close and interesting games | Willow Drook park last night, the | Blue 4 defeating the White | Army, 5-3, aml the Center church nosing out the South church by 4- Good pitching all around held the Latters in check, and, while the s diamonds siowed up the field- somewhat, there were many purkling. plays, Center vs. South runs in the first inning Center church a lead which outh chureh could not over- | although they constantly ened and were not beaten un- final out left man stranded | bases. Havlick and Skinner. | opposing moundsmen, were in but Havlick had tough the corners in the first in- | [ ving and issued four pasecs. Skin- | ner gave no free tickets but struck ant no batters, while Havlick tired several in this fashion. | After the first. both teams settied | tight baseball, with | my ree thre til the on the | the fine fottlc | Tuek with re- | down to play | scoring in the fourth and sixth ses- the latter run being due to & ng two-hagger from the bat of | | Spring. T winners scored again {in their half of the sixth, and then the South church made its last rally. Adams scored, but Havlick was 712 THES FELY 12 \g‘gf“o; LYs AT BAT LAST SEASON |ner. Spring grounded out and it | » | was all over. | | The hitting light, Spring’s | [1ong clont being the only solid blow | {of the game. Skinner caught a dif- | ficult foul in the crowd and Clark | pulled down a fly over his shoulder, | while Havlick and May featured the | South chureh fielding. | nitter. The line-ups: Center church: Scolt. | Yanked suddenly from the bench, 3h: Skinner, p: Bradley. | with no opportunity to look over a €. Lawson. 2b: G. E. Carlson tew pitches, facing some s&r larnes, rf: E. Tawson, rfi Teach ll“lrlr-r going at lop speed, the task B. Clark, 1f. South church: | Havliek, p: Parker, | Wash vr: Spring, s | was (BY BILLY EVANS) There is no more difficult {in baseball than that of role pin¢h- Szabo difficult one. To Krnie Johnson of the New “ooley, rf-2h; Myers, cf: | York Americans rightly belongs the May, 1f. title of champion pinch-hitter, innings | Johnson, a left-handed batter, is ..000 101 1—3 6 called upon by Manager Huggins Center ... 200 061 x—4 6 5 more often in a pinch than any 'mpires: Stockman and Smith |other utility man on the club. Blue Army vs. White Army | In a sense, Miller Huggins regards The B and White army teams |Johnson as a mascot. In the last seemed to be evenly matched and it |few years he has come (hrough so was anybody's game until the fifth oft ing when the Blue army brought in three runs. gaining a lead which the White was unable to over- o} . = lies that have won gamaes, that he invariably gets the assignment when a pinch hit is much desired by the Yankees. Record Run as Pinch-Hitter Last geason in a run of 15 times t bat, Johnson managed to hit safely in 12 of his trips to the plate. n the eollection of pinch-hits were |a number of drives good for extra | bases. This season, while his record up to date has not heen auite so im- pressive, yet it shows the way to the |rest of the pinch-hitters in the majore. In 10 times at hat he has made four safe hits. two of them doubles and two home runs, Making a {home run in & pinch is certainly {doing the unexpected, Johnson has |twice delivered such a erprise. Perhaps th® most dramatic formance as a pinch hitter oq1 n_g|®aEed in o recent game with 3 |Cleveland club. 130 0—5| With Cleveland lcading 8-2 two men out in the last half of the ninth, Johnson was called upon by Manager Huggins to take up what scemed a lost cause, Melodrama to This Homer Getting the count to two balls and |two strikes, Johnson ‘hit a P.C". | pitched ball by Benny Karr. Since 1.000 | Karr had the edge he wanted to 1.000 | make Johneon hit a bad ball. The ann Vance and Alfano were the bat- tery for the Blue army and Thomas White army. Th regular White army eateher failed to ppear and with the approval of the | manager and captain of the Blue team a Red army man permitted to cateh for “the Whites. Both teams played with eight men & The line-ups | White army: A. Thomas, bee Hoftman, 2b; R ; H. Thomas, ; Leonard, If. Blue army: W. Deminick Alfane, p: A, W, Sultzstrum. 2h; C. G Herbert & Dachant, sa; : G. Heinzman, rf Innings pitehed for the Westerma were foliows p; Fris- Davis, ss; rf; Wester- | a8 per- was the 100 100 Games On Friday Friday night, Red Army | swing intn action against the A ehurch, while the and Tirst Luth-| will ecome together. Church Teazue Standing Won lost 3 Memorial 0 and the Memorial well heran an0 | six inches outside, Tt is a well known fact that If a a0 | batter connects soundly with a bad "'H}PH')L the ball travels faster and is 006 | harder to handle than right | through the heart and agents| Johnson hit the ball on a line be- Iy upon tha Classifieds |{Ween 1wo of the game's greatest | ficlders, Jamieson and Speaker. It traveled to the most remote corner of the Yankee stadium By fast 00 one Most realty owners selling. READ THE HERALD WANT ADS. REGISTRATION BLANK SPLASH-WEEK June 29th to July 3rd NRWEGIFAS RED CROSS Y. M. C.-A. FREE SWIMMING LESSONS Address Bring this Registration Blank to the Y. M. C. A. or Y. W. C. A. on Saturday, June 27 from 9 A. M. to 12 M. to register. Note—A Five-Day Course of Swimming Les. sons to any boy or girl, 10 to 15 years of age, who cannot swim, of the substitute batter is indeed a | en in the pinch, thereby smrlln” I S T T R ST TTER (5THEET HERMAN BEERE HASCART Kid Keplan Gets Orders From New York Boxing Commission- New York, June 24,~Louis (Kid) Kaplan, of Meriden, Conn, feather- welght boxing champlon, must ac cept the challenge recently filed b: Babe Herman any other boxer in New York, tho tate athletic commission ruled yes- terday, The commission refused to sanction Kaplan's proposed meeting with fhe Furopean champion, Edouard Mastart, at Coney Island, next Tuesday. On Way to Chicago The featherweight champion, ready on the way to Chicago where he will meet Frankie Schafer at Aurora, Tl 1riday night, left herc with the expectation of meeting Mascart first, it was announced lase night by those who had talked with him Jast, There was more or less import- pean featherweigh champ. The Frenchman is planning to go home soon and before he departs he was suposed to have been matched with the Kid, Kaplad had signed a con- tract for next Tuesday and Mascart was ready but the recent edict of the New York commissioners pre- vents the bout. Dundee Blocked The ring solons have not only biocked Maseart but they have also equashed the ambitions of Johnny Dundee, former title-holder. Tex Rickard, promoter of the old and new Madison Square Garden, claims to hold a signed contract for a bout between Kaplan and Dundee. Herman, at present, is consider: the “logical contender” for Kaplan's title, Hermamn recently posted $2500 guarantee that he was read and the commission issued an order to Kaplan to state whether or not he would meet the westerner, The 15 days has not elapsed, allowed the champ, to make up his mind, but with the most recent ultimatum there is only thing left Louie to do—accept Herman's (¢ and make plans for the bout Ready to Listen MecMahon, local manager of Kaplan, s' d Sunday night he was ready to listen to Herman. To state a championship fight, how- ever, a promoter is usually secured {to act as paymastor and caretalker of things financial. George Mulli- zan, of Waterbury, who promotes now and then, we yesterday to malke an offer for the bout, Mulligan would bring Kaplan and Herman to Waterhury and on the feathersweights there, In addition to Friday | bout Kaplan has an Philadelphia In fact |sprinting Johngon beat the relay for a home run. That home run tied up the game and New York managed to win out in extra innings. It sure was a| Ithriller, | Always Picks on the Cripple Johnson has no pet theories on pinch-hitting. He likes to get (he piteher in the hole if possible and then pick on the eripple. He doesn't believe in swinging at the |first pitch or two unless the edge is with the pitcher, Being a hard man to pitch to and having a good eye, JoHnson invari- ably has the pitcher in the hole. | Then he whales away at they soft lone. j] To his faculty of getting the | pitcher in the hole and then pick- |ing on the cripple, is Johnson's ex- | planation of the unuecual success he | has enjoyed in the most difficult | role b — - 3 |role i baseball—Pinch-bitter. N o b5 e . there are three chances for the {“Red” Chapman Receives . | Meriden boy in the, Quaker town | . e | One Is from Danny Kramer. whom Decision Over Corbett | ye geeatea in the recent tourns Cleveland, Ohlo, June 24—(@— [ment. Benny Bass, coming alor “Red” Chapman, Boston, was given | rapidly in the featherweight ranks {the decision by newspapermen over |is second and the hard-hitting Babe Al Corbett, Clevelgnd, featherweight, | Ruth, no relation to the Yankee fn a ten round bout at Olympic | slugger, is the third arena here last night. Chapman won | Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo |eight out of ten rounds. John Datto, | ful candidate for heavyweight |Los Angeles, knocked out .Johnny |ors, has been added to the July | Duffy, Toledo, featherweight, in the | card, a benetit for the Itglian ho {third round. pital fund, but his opponent has n = been selected. TO DEFEND TITLE The commission approved | Joss Lopez. champlon Spansh {racts for six boxers:who will {handball player of this city will meet | Pear in the hospital fund [ Miguel Ginestar in a title match at [ ments, those of Greb, Walker, |the Trinquite on Lafayette stréet on | Ty Wils. Charley Weinert {July 5. The match will take place | Sharkey and Joe Lynch in the afternoon at the court which (has been built on Lafayette street. Both of the players are considered {the best at the game and both have \a large following among the Spanish colony in New Britain. for Iy one Denny night's youth- hon- con ap- engage- Har Jack SEEMAN BEATS LAFAY Troy, N. Y., June 24—P)— Seeman of New York, easily won the decision over Frankic Lafay of Troy in a ten rouna hout here last night Solly Dbefore he can meet | ance ‘attached to meeting the Euro- | a to New York | offer wajting | 0 PLAY COLLINSVILLE HOME D HOME SER mingtqn Valley Town On Saturday And Falcons To Appear In Visitors Here Sunday. Manager Joe Veniskl of the Ial- cons baseball team has arranged for la real treat for this coming week- end when the local nine will play a Ihome and home serfes with the :m-ong and fast traveling Collinsville ‘team of the Farmington Valley league of last year. ‘The, Falcons [ will travel to Coll ille on Satur- | day to” play the town team there and on Sunday, the Farmington Val- ley aggregation will -come here 1o play at 8, Mary's field. ‘ This is in line with Manager Ven- | ville team Iy exceptionally strong in l of tnis city a real treat. The Coliins- ville totam is exceptionally strdng in lall departments and has e large | number of loyal rooters who will | travel here with the team, Last year in the Farmington Valley leagne, the Collinsville nine outstripped all com- petitors and although the team met anche of hard luck, it made a pretty race for the pennant. | This year the team has formed a formidable combination and the Fal- cons will be forced to travel all the way fo bring home two wing over the team. With the Collinsville nine will be seen Berg, former Corbin | Red Sox and Deep Rivet twirler and | Dick Schroeder, one of the best all- [ time catchers in this eity. Both of these hoys will work in the game [ here, according to the promises of | the visiting feam’s manager. | The Falcons are thinking of ar- ranging a home and home series ith the Kensington A. C.if such n he put through. The Kensington team i8 traveling @t a fast page and hould he n draswing card if the {team plays here, The outfit has been Istrengthened fn recent weeks by a number of New Britain stars and the !team has a large local following. Manager Veniski is also nmm.fin: {to give n tilight game a tryout, e {hés heen of the opinion that the twilight games would pay if they vere condueted weekly and after {alking it over with the other mem- hers of the team, the project looks Ivery feasible, The I"alcons will {‘1 1o Rockville on July 5 to be the traction at an immense field there, The loculs are receiving numerons inquiries about games and a busy schedule is promised for the remainder of the season. with an av i e day | KRANER GETS DECISION | Philadelphia Featherweight Beats Rohhy Garein Tn Fast Ten Round Bout, put | (P —Dan- feather- judges’ | Philadelphia, June 24 {hy Kramer, Philadelphia eight, rded the decision last night over Bobb: lica of Camp Holabird, Maryland, at Lthe end of their ten round bout at {he Philadelphia National T.eague | Park, The fight one of the ardest and fastest seen in this city When the final bell men appeared weak pace and both were and Dleeding freely was annonnced was aw was sounded hoth from the rapid battered man's weight Ladly | 1zaen | 124 ia Tunior Light- weight Champion, and Babe Ruth Philadelphia, fonght ten rounds to Ballerino’s title was not at Ruth o1 932 pounds; 128 Mike B stake Ballering 128 1- WIN SECOND GAME lunior T3oosters played their sccond game of against the Diamond Dusters yesterday ernoon and came through with a win by the 10 to 4. The Junior players are as fol lows: Tyz, ¢.; Varhol, p.; Pappa, 1b.; Piazluski, ss.; Velicki, If.; Varhol, 2b, and cf, and Kozick, rf The the season gcore o osters 1I'M HAVING AN | SURE Do MEET A AWEJL BUSY SUMMER| FuNMY BUNCH OF I'M SO PoPULAR - PECPLE -+ LAMP |T DIDN'T USED To TH1 S ONE FOR & Be LIKE THis INSTANCE- - |T . A GooD THING | M NOT TIEWLISH N HERE'S ThHE WIND OF FoLxsS | LOovE Tp SERvE - THIS KID 18 ONE OF MY MeST APPRECIATIVE PATRONS oo HE SIMPLY WALLoWS IN ME- TS TYPE CoMES AT ME WITH A DO CR D= ExRReSSION A FACE LIKE A DRIED LErAoN 'Ll BE GLAD WHEN SHE'S THROUVGH " ‘Wonder What a Public Drinking Fo;mtain Thinlgs Ab;ut pitch was shoulder high and about THIS GUY HAS AN AWFUL THIRST - WHY THE POOR THING (S PARCHED - -+ - HE MAKES| A SIPPING MNOISE LIKE A HORSE - - THE FISK! HERE'S ANOTHER HANG OVER....OTTO 15 A HARD WORKING GUY AND To HIM ('M ONLY A FIRE EX= TINGUISHER - * THATS RIGHT GET IT AL aueR You R, FAGE « Gar- | PRINTERS SHOW 0P GOOD IN CONTEST Rejuvenated Team Under the Direction of George Schmaltz The Printing department ball team of the Landers Inter-depart. ment league has greatly improved in its play as can be scen from the boex score of yesterday's game with the Shippers played at Landers' Itecrea- tion field, The Printers are new under the watchful eyes of George Sehmaitz and if this first game un- der his direction s a criterion of the future work of the Printérs then the other teams in the league Letter wateh out, The Printers have revenge in their hearts against the Flatware team, league leaders and it behooves the Platwares to get out and practies for the next tilt with the.ink smer- ers. The Printers are working Fard to form a good combination and the result of their toils in this respeet 18 becoming evident, Although the Printers dropped the contest last night, the score of 4 to 3 by which they were heaten, shows that the game was anybody's. The Printers led until the ixth when a rally by the Shippers gave them three runs and the game. The fi who watched the contest were loud in their praise of the rejuvenated Printers and it is frasly predicted that the Printers will b2 heard from very soop. The summa PRINTI ROOM TEAM AB 1. PO. A. E. Tony, I Maier Valintin, Rastl, cf, Klatka, « Larson, 1b, . ndquist, 2b unninghani, Malse, p. .. [ ~losses320> SHIPPING Z3l osommonsa S lemcsasuszy eluswsssuss A.B, nnell, ©f. ... 4 Klemas, My ..ol 4 Huek, 2b, .. Ohlson, 1h, .. Viuher, 3b, . Tastek, ano, kowski, . ... 30 Hutber, cf. 5 0 4. B 21 100 02 o 100 00 memlos55-2a~a 3x— Majer, L. Pases on Tasick 4. Struck out K 0 Stolen bases—1 Valintine, Loft on bases Printing 5. Passed ball off Mais off Tasick Huber, Recano | —Shipping 4. ki, Hits 4 ('obh Acts in Role of Twirler and Slugger Torontn, June 24 (A—Appearin; the threa roles of eutfielder, bat. and pitcher, Ty Cobb, Detrolt manager, led his Tigers to a 12 to 3 victory over Toronto in an cxhibition game following the regu- lar leagues contest, In his four times 11 bat, Cobb garnered a hemer. double and two singles. Not content vith this damag. in the eighth in. ning he made his dehnt as a piteher ! allowed one run in two iniings and {eaded the game by retiring Leagn | Howley, manogeér of the Leafas. veterar a FIREWORKS Complete Assortment CANNONS, FIRECRACKERS BLANR PISTOLS, RED ¥IRL BLANRKS, NOVELTIES HADFIELD' SPORTING GOOPS Upen Eves. " BRIGGS I WISKH PEOPLE LIKE TH1S WOULDN'T GET , S0 CLOSE: - THIS BIRD MUST HAVE HAD A BIG NIGHT WELL TS ABouT TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS CAmE ALONG -+ | THINW I'™M ENTITLED To .sg-:_ne REWARD « =~