New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 3, 1925, Page 9

Speaking of Sprts ‘What & happy bunch of boys left this morning from the Hotel Burritt on the trip to New York which is being furnished the Paradise Park baseball team today by the New Britain Rotary club. A total of 19 happy souls left at 0 o'clock this morning from in front of the Hotel Burritt in & De Luxe bus bound for the big city, There, the party will be taken wrough the Bronx park with its zoo d other things of interest and the 's will sit down to a royal repast jowad by a baseball game plaved stween the Mackmen and the Yan. All honor to the men of the Rot-| v elub who are making such bright and nawversto.be-fergotten moments or the boys who won the baseball ¢ague. Not a word about the cost of the league and the trip today, not a complaint about the expense, and only trying to further sports among the youngsters, Next will come & basketball league with prizes being offered to the winners in a league and probabl other splendid time at the close of the scason. Fred Rackliffe and his Rotarian: team of his native city and began 830 " 216 he might bawl us out for putting this | yis professional career in 192 ;\,;H}\‘aw.. thefts, In 1916 he stole in print because we were emphatl-| A gplit finger nail sustained | yfax was born i Terre Haute, cally told that the Rotary club was | wie playing the infleld caused|1nd yn 1680, This winter ho ex: not looking for advertising out of the league, but we are simply mak ing & statement of fact when we say that what the Rotary club has a complished during the past baseball season among the hoys of the play- grounds, s the greatest work of philanthrophy ar the hest thing hat ever happened in this city for Let e betterment ne gains of athletics, any that if they can, we know hundreds of boys in a week, and practice will begin in about & week. A @efinite date for the first work-out will be set at a meet. ing tomorow before the morning Virginia league in 1920 and in the church service, same year found his way to the Pirates, but after performing in games he was released to Birming- ham. The next year saw his return and he played seven games at short and third base, He became the regular in 1922, In 1923 Traynor hit 338, almost 300 in 1924 and this aeason is well within the select cir- cle as a batsman, Baseball experts regard Traynor one of the greatest guardians of the base in history, his adept hands| covering everything between the | pitehing box and the bag he plays Last winter he undertook t The First Lutheran chureh, which won the church baseball league, is also organizing a basketball team, while the Berlin Congregational church will have a five en the court, Prospeets for church basketball are brighter than for some years, and, it a suitable fleor can be secured, & league seems assured. |Meeting | study of bookkeeping in Boston but ALY C LB it e found. 1t necematy to g0 to California to recuperate McNEELY—SENATORS From the sandlots to the big | 1eagues as a $50,000 prize player in | the course of less than four years is the record of George Earl Mec- Neely, flaet-footed Californian whose | double in the lust game of the 1 world series gave Washington | championship. | Although he had played around |on town teams, McNeely never took baseball seriously until after his | World War service. In the winter | of 1220 he joined a semi-profes- sional team In his home town of 8 amento, where he was born on CAREY—PIRATES Max Carey, centerfislder and one | of the leading base stealers of the | day, Is the true veteran of the| Pirate array. He came to them the year after their conquest of Detroit in the world series of 1909 and has been stationed in the outfleld ever since. Two yeara with the South| Bend team of the Central league were sufficient to prepare Carey for his major league service although he had also engaged in athletics at| Concordia college, Carey has been a ways, his largest the | good hit figure, er al- com- May 12, 1800, e then played third | 0y 1922, hut hehaa been known base and Nis apeed early attraeted [ ooy 0T TG world for | Pacific Coast league scouts. He de- his remarkable speed on the bas In 14 years he has been credited I cided to cast his lot with the home McNeely to turn to the outfield and there e made his reputation, An appendicitia operation kept him out of the game during much of 1923, | but returning in 1924 he flashed all of his old time spred and Washing- ton bought him in mid-scason to round out its outfield, the distribution the Pacific pects to engage in of auto acceasorics on coast, NEW BRITAIN 1§ READY FOR GIANTS RICE—~SENATORS Entering the big show as a pitch- er, Edgar C. Rice—for that and not As a matter of to a certain | shift syste G tham and Melnnie 1 regard Joe J of Washington | as one of the grea first baseme of the g He bats and throws | [ left-nanded s shy of six 1 pitted able na- to fmprove one Peerless Joe Rated by Evans as One of the Best in the Game (By Both Was! are well fortf Billy N TRANNN TUES T PR NN NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1925, He entered Baseball, after a re.| ! markable athletie career in high JU[]GE ls l: R T school, joining Portsmouth of the | On the Alleys ROGERS BOWLING ALLEYS r RENSINGTON Berlin Construetion Co. UNIVERSAL LEAGLE Maines Kall Dears, y 8 5 £ W All-Kensington A T R TR FEEN Chipmunks, Delow Gows & COMMERCIAL BOWLIN CORBIN SCREW 1 Wood Serews. Drive Wolies Wildents 8 PRATERNTY BOWLING POA T CORWIN 1 Patiern Room Toreigners, No. 1 Hyel et « [ NURLING GOOT Amerienn 1 eglon S ) it victories e el . : e The| . VIGERS WANT GAMES ' 4 | Reds a sot | The East End Tigers would like to g Sy but theee seat- |F00K sames with teams averaging . ; |between 135 and 140 pounds. Ar A N |rangements can be made by phon- ohe i - ] ing Joyse at 374-2, The players re- a0 ' SECOND IN TWO SEASONS ported for practice last night. & sons 4 membor of the Washing- OFF TO GOOD START 4 on club wor ost valuavle | Cornell got off to a good start im ¥ in the Ameriean league, |its opening brush with Susquehanna. 1 $ in 1924 it was W Johnson who |The showing of the Ithaca elevem . 1 pward Is yea surpriscd even its staunchest deve- Seulptars. or It's quite un- [tees. Mayhap the Dobie aggrexation ) » 4 1 v VoY o pro- [will get back Into its usual winning s ways ason. % GANES LISTED O TODAYS CARD ‘(Football Enthusiasts However, | Have Little to Enthuse Over New York, Oct, 3 (®—A football |schedule of §§ games, calling inte action all the leading college teame of the cast, west and south, today offered only a few really important strugg! Although a majority of the elevens swung into action a week ago, the assignment pad again cone r talned light tasks for most of them today and major teams were geners . t— 113 |ally favored to come through, Tt is doubtful if the opening of the season by the *big three"=-Yale, Princeton and Harvard—as well a8 ural games of army and Ay commanded more interest here today than the outstanding clash of - 231 /the weatern conference teams at na, 1L, between Illinols and braska. Marking the first appear= ance of the Tllinols backfield marvel, 1 Grange, as well as the {initial concerted effort to nsational dashes this © drew naticn-wide in. - 4 to none, B ig three,” Princeton opening against Amherst, expected the most trouble, The Invasion of 5 !"Tigertown follows an easy Amherst triumph last week over Rocheater, and the Princeton ranks, depleted by the loss of many stars, have not heen so enthusiastic, Harvard exe 4 pected less opposition from Renssee aer Poly, while the powerful Yale machine appeared groomed for an impressive victory in spita of the fact that Middlebury has one of its Last teams fn years. West Point warrfors, playing on r own fleld, presented & brand v forward line to Detroit in the first inter-sectional event of the sea- while the Navy men were ready a warm fight with Willam and The Middles faced a veteran team which held them to & 14-T E a year ago. | Tafayette, storming the lalr of Pittsburgh, found the Panther, crouched for a spring with all claws sharpened to revenge an unexpected $1-- 238 | defeat of last year, but Cornell, Co= 1833 | lumbia, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Penn« sylvania, Colgate, Penn State, West Virginia, and Washington and Jeffer« Y BALL son face comparatively minor ope v“ in ‘\i“;“j position and expected to win easily, v good bal s " I " 8o ] G ALLEYS FAGUE ATLEYS EAGUE M S& 85— 270 clty ",""‘ “1‘”‘ Q»yvvr_\‘ :;.""‘ VP RN Gam fs hie name—was converted (Continued From t Page) Sl even down the long. dim halls of 4,05 50" o yinelder by Clark Grifith 1 Sk time when young heads now ave hent |0 o006 ig pitting ability and in [lineup tomorrow. Vose, whose play- 2R with age, many a grar L 4 s 5 g e : o st e foly | that role he has become on of the|ing has not really b [t ; 4 o the story af the wonderful work "‘”‘:‘"_“"”"' stars of the American |inis year, has been r el ey £ | done by the club during the past e team contrary to rumors which [ play. It would be Carey \ cons ' fear S £ Unusually flect of foot, his speed i .o cyrrent about the city and no | R a greater comj 1 o a 1 ) _— on the paths won for him the|, . o0 jas been let go for the pres- Nl Eionnd i ) | i sobrigue of “Man o' War” and that + We have heard it asked, “Do You | i epaad fn the field enabled him |y - alardn ik : I Anobsa Uiskhayslanpretiate s A VT o o e kel SOt AR ARTER NS S fonieal ] DOLFICE leing done for them Well, if i 8 Mo line local management that Jamie- | ¢oon v L J4 s > % world series by circus catches. son would be unable to play. He| . 5 v as the| anyons could talk to the boys and S Mt s on e . | most e lor ; | e U1y S nenTas s o th o[ ST . Indiana, was injured the other night I a0 | e aguinst portsid S } | Hotary ubEmemuarat ey by annuaty SR g a0 Ehlca ke satinlaval autonoiisfacoidai\iands 1a 1aldRL PRy e elia il is a s 1 I E e R o ‘he im. | N8 professional baschall with Gales- |\jth a bad shoulder so that he Wil| ;4" rrjes R e e A certair away with th burg in the Central Association at|not be able to play in the gamo Sun- .o S0 0 iy Sl the boys most cer- |10 g of 20, After one 8easom. |day. The management is working | "M% S0 el E eciate it. No good sport | ) owoior 1o got Sandsriust and!| revarichiy ontinoHer plnver toitake | ShoMIdE besm Bk A vas ever a bid citizon and Deeause | joineq (ho nacy, e was with the [nig place and if they are unsuecess- | 1S 13 Tt 4lso 4 #00 oEnCalN i . o boss learnivg elean #port | oot tnar captured Vera Cruz in [gul in thia quest, they will have a | Jo¢ Marris ! I Dabes R Rofary club, they Will | 1914 a4 as a member of a landing [strong team in the fleld anyway, | and throws \ ! piag lats the hetter citizens for it 1ater on. | jary from his €hip he saw plenty| One of the greatest attractions | ) nulEens Lha SR . of action. tomorrow will he the appearance of Mol e Tomorrow afternoon, Memorial Upon the urn of his ship to|“Red” O'Neil in the New Britain | Vield in Wiliow Brook park will bef xopolk Rice attracted attention by {lincup. He is a local hoy who has coaesd by the greafest agETeRation | Lic piteling there for the sailor |starred all last s with the Con- | L i vl players ever to visit this| feam and he was signed by the [nectieut Agsi played the | Max Carey ty New York Giants, Rob | pogersburg club of the Virginia [last two games with the Steam Roll- Grantham I8 a maule-oxe ! I's ity eleven, compostd | jengue in 1914, e remained with |ers of Providence. He has come to | huseman. - I'rior to con \ S ost stars of former eol- | potersburg just a year, W: New Britain of his own volitlon. | burkh he played sieo Jays. will face the AU-New ! ohtaining him in um stinn | “Rig Bill” Warner will be at end | Chicazo Cubs. Tnc ol din eleven, rated an equally | thought he was a pitcher, but Grif- [for the local team and this will be a ) at that posh 1s % {rong cleven, on the gridiren fith decided that a lot of gaod Nit- [decided change for the better, 1l is} first. by Pty (et {aTontEwwatirol N1 L5 m AalelIntas (b ianii(nLEAcetiiot Hoptianalnutijlcodint s ARTIEY Contiry Millsted, one of the great- | nof promising box man and so Rice 1\“ lu\-_u of all, a sure catcher of the ML-'\.\ am is a of Old Bl ¢'s sons, 18 the ! hocame chase | vigsKin. FOSCTYV e s pirvot on ‘iml,\’l. \( et o chaser” Notes From New York | Metonis,for an A milt. Members of the Yale ter GOSLIN—SENATORS New York, Oct With @ rush | league st \ 1 \ a | = i |iine averaging 192 pounds and two | Keehnie wa use of the present year will e on h Like his running mate, Sam Rice, R i e in numhers 10 wateh the work of | T.eon Allen Goslin is another of the |Complete \:m\u: afinzENove Yor U {he former star of their alma mater. | Senators’ outfielders who began s |G1A01S 'f“ “y”‘»‘w SRR b This has been announced by Conch | diamond caredr with a desire to | BT 1t AREOTION S . “Bus” Pond who besides dirccting | shine behind a toc plate, But his |[Of unlimited power =~ L0 er- is | vance will be five former All-Amer the destinics of the local eleven, is| mistake was corrected in the minors {FEEE LG0 LG \fiGoad, formerly also an important member of Yale's | where he embarked upon & carcer | (e e Camoy, giant guard coaching staff. Tomorrow's game!|of “fence busting” that landed him |7 P50 Novy captain: Lynn Bo- Wwilt be in the nature of a lesson to | an American league job with Wash- ‘;m. Vanderbilt; Rob Nash, huge e Yale men, they will view | ington after one season, | Rutgers tackle and Joe Alesanded some of the greatest stars the game | 3aschall been in Goslin's | 10" 0r syracuse rentest genter: knew last year and they will, no| blood from earliest childhood. 1o Ly fyo hackficlds will be® com- doubt get some fine information | was born near Salem, New Jerscy. |poccd of hrilliant versatile stars like from the manner In which they|on October 16, 1900, and grew up i nie Benkert of Rutgers. who le play. 10 be a farmer hoy, but he couldn’t |{1, east last year in scorin — keep away from a baseball field and | yiygey Ha e Siate; Jack Al-New Britain will present to| many a chastisoment he received \cRride, Syracusei Geno Vidal, the w York Giants, an excep-| for deserting his chores to piich on fyest Point; Matty ennan, Lafay- hally strong cleven, not one like | & neighborhood nine |e and othe ploughed over the ficld last lay, | Show early promise “The New York's fir I¢ e cleven but & snappy squad, capablo of hold- | (ioosc was invited to play on the |\ill be a revelation to Now Dritain ing its own with anything in the | Salem scmi-professional nine’ one |fans with its striking blue and red Juntry of the strongest in that neighbor- |uniforms, hooded sweaters and huge A I hood. After two years he got his|pumerals that can e scen for a Many of the fans will he at the | first professional cngagement with lblock, i} ame solely to wateh “Big Rill” | Columbia in the South Atlantic the Giants squad is ,"”“"\d, 0‘1 Warner play at end whera he has | league in 1820, He prov only a|oxactly (vo ¢ mnpl-" ol “‘lt“‘«'tfl\'\tp. heen seicetnil to do his romping to- | fair pitchier, but so great was hisiboth teams have heen = BEECH norrow. This big hoy has worked | hitting ability that he alternated ltwice daily, afte 1‘vm-”. ‘,‘.‘ e imself into the hearts of New Rrit- | befween the wm“-lfl-‘]\:l'v“\ the bex ,l:w. » b s Wi ann 12 wila xcep. | When e joincd Washington Gos- fder 1 cctien o Job LR wpuad, His vorsathlity ia great and | Awkward outficldera in the majors, |teams at Lafuyetss TR Cn b vis playing I8 betfer and whether he | Dut he was a natural hitter, They aylvanis, By, S Sl pls il i alan T | tanght him to field and he taught [been held under th L pone e mt end or at tackle, Warner wi ! ful floed lights that made the grid R ot | apposi pitchers to fear his bat, ffu el i He improved rapidly and became n iiron as briht a8 €ax: =00, ) 11 0N eIl alTocail Hovs also | star rmgzl‘rv fn the 1024 world i t 1“’:‘““‘;“'\;""‘ ;“‘ ek aeicent| ba in the line tomorrow. He played | A°ries equalling Rabe Ruth's record | forw o aerlal attack for ~ ; of three home runs In this baseball |trated on th ' o . 5 Ty (he firs' two games of the season | ©f Giants and the New Britain secon ny years g 83,000 AT RAC . vidence Steam Rollers | (1A*SIC ary dofense had hest provide | ; round first bas B e R P . himself to ha one of 2 v with fish nets to cafch the passes 1 . P A of e Uiebhext Tonttile ieamBEAL ({Hetne | SRERUSEIITESSENATONS 1)\:'(‘(?" Giants no doubt will throw of ] it S i 1% of 1o sensen O'Nell signed | To moral courage as much as to|ihal (R LR g encounter e o g ) la < UL tie team Rollera for | Pitchins ability Allen Russel owes )™y " yyyrie should he vers close ) at has D v, saving that he mm:‘(‘:z_‘;;"'"”” now in the majorf iy, vorkers ar ‘v‘va"‘" : ith ex- | (n‘rv"\ Has 10 g | X . at ji> wenld he lacated g - e . |pert toe artists in McRride. B The world = r 1 \ ) 0 Siih {5 fis Rimpeit], UNIes wliie with he New Tork Haines, Videl and Rrennan. ac errter finld ron ani n . e ite New BRI Americans he was incapacitated | 3 i taam of Mia ownionce by a failing arm and another KHECERE = e —= S iheet e fime by partial paralysis due to a oliiian and seedless Lo sav. the local 1y a0t caused by a ball steiking naragemeli was glad to get him. iy, on the head. The docters held $ALESMAN $AM R out little hope for Russell in either The game will be sfarted prompt-| (00 “put he fought on with grim at 2:30 o'clock. The New York| g iormination and finally won back «. 26 in all with five other of- | fL o ‘ihe team, are due to arrive e are T an Taly ~ — ~ E - PR S el ) o) ot i BEL Rt en e (o GUIT-CooN 0P © (GresT, ) ULLoad— (M Gor v ot They Wili AD-| focsional experfence with the York S‘\Eiqc&rs LN G e ) A _EAR-PHO | AV apetites ar the Hotell foam in the Tri-State league. He IoeT- | TeoT ot Ly \€ | CONT GET || S s ase the K. of C.d (o obtained then Raltimore [P-E-N <iNG SING- | N-E-A- QRN || DRESSED “h coams an Frank!! S| Internationals and from that club NEW SORW S — LIKE '“»V:, [ER1) Tresstug quarters before went to th pwv York Americans in gty Al o W2 the game. 1915, Four years later he was TUGHT OV — {raded to the Boston Amerfcans in The Giants will kave an offfcial t0 | ype deal which sent Carl Mays to work in the game with them and | yne Yankees and three years later the ather pwa wiil be a 1 upon at | e was obtained hy Washington in | g the fleid. The hest officla’s possible | o trade. Like Marberry he plays wiil be chosen 8o that there will be | purely the role of relief hurler. no fane that the game will kot away sy from the wen who are handling it TRAYNOR—PIRATES R Warold Joseph (Pie) Traynor, The South church will he repre- | has heen the regular third haseman sen's9 on (he hisliethall court again | ot the Pittshurgh Pirates for three | \b1e aeason witl a fast team, cOm- | years and today is considered one [pased mostly o vetsrans from last | or the best men at his position in Alysar's squad. Drectically all of the |y, Natjonal game. He it a ar men whe mlaved ca the quintet last | g14 six footar. native of Framing- inter have algne) for another sea- ham. Masr. welghing 170 psunds An. ATPATESTONt wr8 Beine Made 18 | samathing far out of the erfinary ecure the Beyw' club tloor one aight for a third taseman. AT THE END OF' A LONG TSR TH' =AM HiLL D'VRA WANT NOUR SHRT ToR 7 GUZZ - QUICK!! = ' | HEW t1E FIND MY SHIRT ! - | WHERES NTO YOUR. 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