New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 22, 1925, Page 8

WERDELIN LEADING CITY LEAGUE BA NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1925, TTERS HIT CONTESTS IN PLAYGROUN LEA 133 GUE — IRATES TO PLAY BU RNS’' RECREATION TEAM IN MERIDEN TOMORROW -- KAPLAN TO FIGHT HERMAN ON AUGUST 27 — WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK LEADING LEAGUES Ty WASHINGTON AND GIANTS ARE BACK IN TOP BERTHS New York Is Idle While Phillies Beat Pittsburgh—St. Louis Browns Best Mack's Team—Maranville Leads Team to Victory Over Boston—White Sox Break Even With Red Sox in Double-Header— Yankees Finally Beat Detroit. New Tork Washington Giants we #addles of Without efort on ti Rain, which from the lead boosted the amplons While they sat idly shower cancelled a Reds, the leadin ®ailed into a I Clarence Mitchell #alrs to four hits Eddie Moore, wh nicked Kremer fo; breeze in, 4 to The Serators needed not even wet weather. A scheduled holiday found them sitting back comfortably with | folded arms while the Louis Browns beat off a helated att the Athletics, 6 to 5, pushing Mack's | . team back into second place, A pass | b to Robertson with the bases filled || torced the winning run across for 8t. Louls in the eighth. ‘ The Giants today had a margin of | enly three percentage points on the Plrates, while the Senators were but | one more point removed from the Mackmen, In the one other game in the Na- tional the Cubs had a hitting fest at Boston, Seventcen safeties were | garnered by the Rabbits off three Chicago 9. Hub pitchers, The score was 15 to o Zahniser 3. Maranville led in the carnage with | Stk cut=bs Tater &, Zn a brace of doubles and a pair of 1 o8 singles. By breaking even with the Red | Box, the White Sox were forced to | make room at third place for the ! D Browns. Chicago dropped the open- ‘" i er, 8-3, after calling to the mound | NATI ir part the Giants v weeks AME) STON AB. R gentle | Flagst [ 1 with the | 3 rgh Pi yesterday by as game 1 es | H [) 1 i ' Ning, Sh Totals Hatted for § in 1. Losing pitcher. Hildebrand, Gelsel and Moriarlt 05, N TE) (SECOND GAN 5 o1l ONAL LEAGUE o (10x—8 in the ninth the great Philadelphia pitching hero of eryear, Chief | Bender. The Chief was hit for a | heme run by Carlysle, but the farm ! gave him an ovation after he had retired the side, In the other half of the twin bill, |}.. Ray Schalk, in his thirtecnth as a major leaguer WIis A record by He contribut with a sipgle An erryr by the Detroit Tygers in the inning of a game with the 5to 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA AL axler arnhart Trayne | Wright, year, atehing his 1.5 1 to a Chicago victory Fred Haney defeated eleventh e Yankees, ! | Rurns, Har [ Wilsor i i v 1 | Andersan, CHICAGO AR R A H ‘ a - hits out WERDELIN LEADS LEAGLE HITTERS Dragon Player Wins First Place {Over M. Argosy of the Rangers As & result of games in the New league, Werdelin of the Dragons batted himself into the leadership among the players who have taken part in four gnmes. Werdelln had an average of 666 last week and in | Saturday's game he batted out two of three times up raising his average to the grand mark of | M. Argosy of the Rangers re- mained in the position of runner up with an average of .600 a ralse from his last week's average of .533. Krystopa of the Falcon Reserves oc- cuples third place with an average the little twirler of the {north end boys keeping the pace with the leaders in the league. This week's stutistics shows eight other players in the .500 class with Cormier of the Dragons leading them hy virtue of his having played in all four games. Seven players re- main in the .400 class and 14 are 1 still i the .300 class, The batting averages of the league including players who have taken part fn one or more games, are as follows: last Saturday's Britals City AR Zack, Or, 1 | Werdelin, [ M. Argosy Kiatka, Fr. . Krystopa, I° Kuklinski, Bur, . e, Dra. . [ McKnerney, T. Kanfa, I'. Larson mill Jno. Argosy, Ran. Ferguson, Dra. . S. Rudnick, Bur, Yankaskas, Huber, Cor T. Blanch; Corbin, Dra. Jasper, | Guida, Kenure, ira | Sinskie, T .o Adamaitls, Ran. ierlander, Dra B Fitzpatrick, Dra, .. Hinchey, Fr. Krakowskl, Patrus, Bur, Cor. . Bur. |0 Cosgrove, Or. | Luke. oOr. | Zaleskie, Bur. Klemas, Or 1. Cosgroye Tolli, Or | Ku M « Srail, Bur, | Tronosky, Or Abramovicz, | setfel, Ran. L. Budnick, | Benke, Kol | Rucherrd, | Zembka, Rur. | Keehner, Dra E. Anderson, Arhurr, Cor. . K, Rur. Bur. Fr. nan Ran or. Dra Ran. or. Johnsan. Car Fr | “hant | Wattekt A Aidrich, Tira A Kent Greenfield, McGraw's Rookie | NS RETIRFS r1d BROOKT ¥. KLEPS HITTING Rice. Browns f RIC it aro an league ing he's rig obb. This s the 2 the main | Right Hander is Most Consistent Gunner on Giants' Team NEA hurler is rookic (By reliable York. July )—The mo aff at McGraw's ants present enfield on the Kent G hurling great ball, ost consistent ve other day e Cubs down with four safe swats, he twn of them He also copped the opening game of the series with the Pirates keep ng his nerve even after Cuyler and had L out n the first inning to the Glant & Virgina league. H sum in these players. He that time. to New York e 1 successive e e high-priced quite ready at sent the New And ju rformances to date rned to last fa tar i | FRISCH AT SHORTSTOP - Fordham Flash Shows Versatility by Taking Jackson's Place When He & Injured i { (By NEA | star, show the ot Aay when he took Jackson's place at et latter player be! up with a wrenched knee Friech did wel playing as brillian! second or third Playing short entirely to Fri vorted in that post as a collegian at Fordham. But it out or | the ordinary to hold | tion as a big leaguer. New York. July 2 Service) — IFrankie 4 his versatility the t the post, too as he does at of course, is not new for he ca- down the sta- [ leaguers his name | who had p | best money he ever spent o | ridiculed |and made the task look easy. o g Hrcl — MUDDY RUEL, LEFT, IIJEMPSEY OR KEARNS MUST MEET WITH GOMMISSION ‘T“'n Weceks is Limit Given to Heayy- (BY BILLY EVANS) When Ray Schalk, veteran back stop of the Chicago White Sox, passes from the majors, he must be credited with setting a new style for catchers, Schalk, has for all time definitely established the fact that it is not nece v to be a big husky to mak¢ good in the majors back of the bat. | Schalk, small of stature as big! has already engraved | in b ball's hall of fame | as one of the greatest catchers that ever donned a mask. “He's too small be able to stand th lar work in the That in subst of practically scout that w weight Champion to Sign Up For Wills Bout B New York, July (Pr—Jack | Dempsey or his legitimate manager . {must return from the Pacific coast wouldn't |4, two wecks, and arrange with the [New York boxing commission to | fight Harry Wills. or be debarred | from fighting in the state, or un- crowned or something such. The commission yesterday de- ferred actlon on the matter for a Chicago Gambles With Schalk | fortnight when informed by Tex Chicago needed a catcher badly | Rickard: that the champion would to take the place of Billy Sullivan |Teturn as soon as he completed busi- d the peak of his|ness on the coast. The commission game. The Milwaukee club insisted [refused to do business by proxy. on something like $15,000 for| On his way west Dempsey said at Schalk, a lot of money in those days. | Omaha yesterday that at Los An- Owner Comiskey of the White Sox |geles he was going to settle up af- took a gamble and it proved the|fairs with Jack Kearns and be his | ovn manager when his contract with When the diminutive Schalk re-|Kearns explres a year from next ported to the White Sox, the idea of | month. Tn view of this statement, it him catching the 200-pounder, Ed [fs presumad that Dempsey himself Walgh, famous spitball pitcher, was Schalk stepped right ir He strain of regu- majors.” ance was the opinion very major league tched Schalk perform back in 1912 with Milwaukee of the American Association, he commission within the stipulated ime. At Los Angeles last night Kearns faid that atfer he had a chat with Then to prove that o rathe than bulk makes a great catcher, he Proceeded 10 catch 100 or Mmore | pemmocs ther prabapre | oaid games for 11 consccutive seasons. |tngether again but that if Jack At the close of the present scason | reaily wanted to be his own man- ager, why all right, Harry Greb, middleweight cham- Ipion, is the latest avowed contender |tor Dempsey's crown, He con- ferred vesterday at Chicago with Floyd Titzsimmons, promoter, about his ambitione. le margin all endurance records for catching in the maior lragues. Muddy Ruel Another Example Now just as Schalk is nearing the days the premier | r of the Am n, if net the Muddy Ruel of Washington | the scene bidding for the seaton Ruel games for Washingtan superbly. weighed weighed 135 Th strain of the and the tax How 4RE€ You ( on the physique t orking every | FeELNG TS o ) ( 1 Ruel to lose 19 pounds, MORNING DEAR N the finish, while a trifia worked and 147 caught When the season started he 154, when it closed he st day. ca but at —— & he was turning in his usual r high class work No longer do maior league pass up promi cat lacking in physique, The great sucee to Ray Scha hd Muddy Ruel for the present, 1f as leagu athlete scouts who are coma has net for all time a big € a big husky stroyed the that catcher m WOMAN'S TENNIS TOURNEY | — Flay In Invitation Singles At Feses | Country Club Reaches Round Be fore Semi-Finals July 22 (A women's favitation ament at the Essex County Country club here today had | reached the round before the semi- nals with all but two of the sesded ayers remaining in competition May Sutton Bundy of Los An former national and British hampion, s eliminated yesterday by Mrs. J. In Corbiers of Southboro, “hile on Monday Mrs. B. E. Cole. of North Andover was defeated. | In fourth round matches today Miss Helen Wills of Berkeley, Cal., ional champion, was paired with Mrs. Corbiere, and the other con- ro together Miss Eleanor Goss, New York, and Mrs. J. B. Jes- sup. Wilmington, Del.; Miss Mary K. Rrowne, Sa Cal. and Miss Martha Baya Short Hills, N. J nd Molla B. Mallory York, and Miss Edith Sigourney, Play singles in 5 weLL Do ¥ BELIEVE Mau DESCENDED FROM MONWEYS ~— rs. ta Monica. Mre Na- The women's the invitatien doubles third round yesterday | and this efternoon the mixed doubles are scheduled to begin. nd not Kearns, will appear before | be | on Gramp' ELEGANT . AND RAY SCHALK PIRATES TO MEET BURNS' TEAM TOMORROW NIGHT | i Twilight {Corsairs To Play Game Against Speedy Silver City Outfit m, fresh |from its victory over the faint Stan- | |islaus team of Meriden, will invade |the Silver City again tomorrow night {when they will meet Jimmy Burns' “ ‘The Pirates' baseball [fast Recreation team in a twilight |encounter. Burns' aggregation has come into the limelight recently by |victories over All-Kensington. In the lineup of the Meriden team | will be found the names of Bob and {Bd Walsh, sons of the famous Ed | Walsh of the Chicago White Sox and | Zielke who played first base for the | Besse-Leland team last year. The locals are traveling at a break-neck pace and with both Ed- |die Hein and Adamaitis to work in |the box, are confident of forcing |Meriden to the limit. Last Sunday {the Pirates went on a batting ram- |page and they are out to keep up the hitting at the expense of the Recreation nine All the Pirate plavers are asked to report at the Y. M. C. A. at 5:30 P. m. Thursday night. The team will dress in the “Y" bullding. Pra |tice will be held tonight at St | Mary's field | Next Thursday night, the Falcons {team will meet Burns' Recreation [team. The Pirates will lineup as fol- lows: Hayes c. Hein and Adamaitis {p, Beagle 1b. Moralli 2b, Sheehan 3b, |Jasper ss. Weir If, Conway cf, and Hall rf. . How to Start the Day Wrong WHAT 13 THIS me SEE S0 MUCH EVOLUTION THING oF IN THE PAPERS KAPLAN 10 MEET BABE HERMAN IN WATERBURY Promoter George Mulligan of Brass City Finally Lands Feather- weight Bout New York, July (P—"Kid Kaplan of Meriden, Conn, world's featherweight champion, will defend his title in a fifteen round decision match against “Babe" Herman of California at Waterbury, Conn, August Articles of agreement for the match were signed by the managers of the two principals at the office of the National Sports Al- lance late yesterday afternoon, The agreement stipulates that neither principal can engage in any matches between August 3 and the date of the title match and forfelt fees of £2,000 for weight and ap- pearance were posted with Promot- er George Mulligan of the Inde- pendent A. ', who will stage the match at Br: o Park, Jimmy. Kelly, manager of Her- man, signed for the challenger while Dennis McMahon and “Scotty” Mon- ticth signed for the champion. Ac- cording to the terms Kaplan will re- ceive a flat guarantee of $15,000 with a privilege of 40 per nt of the gats while Herman will fve $5.000 with a privilege of per cent. © 20 Waterbury, Conn., July 22 (R— Promoter George Mulligan returned to his home here late last night from New York where yesterday afternoon he signed Babe Herman of California to meet Louis (Kid) Kaplan of Meriden, world's feather- weight champlon, in a 15 round bout for the title at the local baseball park on August 27. “After all this work and worry, it is naturally very gratifying to me to know finally that T am going to have the opportunity of staging Connecti- cut's first world championship bout in 22 years" said Promoter Mulli- gan. “It looked for a time as though we could not close the mateh but every one was in hearty accord today and the bout was final- ly clinched. 1 am certain that the boxing fans of the New England and eastern states will be treated to a wonderful exhibition here on Aug- ust 27th. I want to thank Thomas E. Donohue, of New London, the state athletic commissioner for his tireless efforts to keep the negotia- {ions alive when it looked as though they had fallen through and for his good offices which influenced the New York boxing commission to al- low me to bid on equal terms with N¢ - York promoters. [ also want to thank the newspapers through- out Connecticut for the very hearty support they whole affair.” State Commissioner Donohue at his home in New London when read the Associated Press story of the signing of the Kaplan-Heiman bout for this city over the telephone said: “On behalf of the boxing fans of Connecticut T want to congratulate Promoter Mulligan on finally bring- ing this important world's feather. weight champjonship to Connecti- cut. He certainly deserves credit for his unfailing patience and en- ergy and 1 wish him great success with it. As far as the state athletic commission is concerned, T shall d. everything in my power to sce ‘hat both boxers are given treatment which will bring credit to boxing in this state.” Veteran Pitcher Hurls A No-Hit, No-Run Game Moline, Illinois, July 22 (A—Har- old Johnson, veteran right hander, hurled a no-hit, no-run game as Ottumwa defeated Moline in the Missouri Valley league, 5 to 0, yes- terday afternoon. Johnson had al- most perfect control, walking only one man. He fanned three. Only one man reached third base. He walked to open the fourth inning, stole second and moied to the far corner on an infield out OH A FELLOW NAMED SCOOPS OR SOME THING SAID SOME = WELL W oF ? - AND cens have given me in this l HAT 2 LI SIS IS I HOT CONTESTS IN PLAYGROUND GROUP Junior Bogs and Girls Come to rips af Various Grounds The Bartlett girls again showed thelr superiority over the Nathan Hale girls in the Playground league yesterday by handing them a 12 to 3 drubbing. Just to show that the en- tire squad is composed of players, the Bartlett team ran m their stitutes in the last halt of the game. Nathan Hale was upable to get going during the seven inninks Rose Zack was fhe outstanding star of the winucrs making numer- ous putouts and hanging out her fifth home run of the The score: sub- season Bartlett Natha Batt Bartlett Schwok: Nathan Hal-, and Lewicki Parvadise Park vs. Washington The Paradise Park and Washing- ton girls met in a batfle of gladiators yesterday with the former pulling out with a win hy of % to 1. The game was very close and exciting all the way through Washington, though the baby of the playgrounds, has built vp a reputa- Ition for itself through the conduct of its representativ The boys and girls show on every occasion that they are veal sports and they play the games just as little men and ladies shouid. There are a few Lowever, who seem to bave failed to imbibe this sportsmanlike spirit and | they started ‘nto razz their oppo- | nents and to quibble over every de- cision when it became evident that their teamn was about to lose. These certain ones were not players on any of the various playground teams and the players didn’t care to listen to them. 1001 001 — Hamilla and Adamonwiecz the score Boys' Lengue boys pulled out with a win from a closely fought confe:t with the Nathan Hale youngsters. The Nathan Hales after trailing thei opponents for most of the ganie staged what looked like a winning rally in the ninth, but a rapid doubl2 fire killing, stopped further scoring. The score Bartlett o Nathan Hale .... Bartlett, athan H Bartlett 1021 122. 1120 (002—6 Lewicki and Brown and Washington vs. Paradise Park hington hoys turned the trick inst {he Paradise park nine yes- y to the tune of 18 to 15 Starting off with a rush in the first inning, 12 runs were pushed across the pan before the final out was made. Most of these were due (o errors on " Paradise Vark sido and heavy hitting on the part of the Washington boys. The score: Paradise Park 1015 035—15 Washington 2110 13x—18 Batferies: Washinzton, Pinkus, Curylo and Todzia: Paradise Park, Truhan, Cohen and Baylock. Eskimo school children on the Yu- kon river, tunad in on 27 broadcast- ing stations from the United States in a single afternoon e Indian Bicycle WON RY Robert Stadler 10 YPARS OLD 143 KELSEY §T. HADFIELD' SPORTING: GOODS 15 MAIN ST. BRIGGS WELL IT'S AGAINST THE LAW DOWN THERE SOME PLACE AND BRYAN OR SOMEBODY HAVING A TRIAL \AGAINST HiM o= SOMETHING T ' (S ) 4% S0 ThE DAY WAS IDERABLY RUINT WONDER HOW SHE MEANT THAaT ————