New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1926, Page 12

EW BRITAI \ DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGU ST- 17, 1926. = (@) & @) en) > s Z ) ) e HUGGINS BELIEVES HIS TEAM HAS A HARD ROAD Yankees Must Win Half of Remaining 36 Games to Be afely in Lead — Sam Jones Has Come Into His Own During Past Month — Chicago and Detroit Play Scoreless 10 Inning Game—Red Sox Beat St. Louis—Cardinals Beat Chicago. By the Associated Pross. Miller Hu ns, little manager of the New York Yankees, feels that he has a big job in front of him despite his team’s long lead in the Ameri “We must win half of our remain- ing 3 he argu “and the way we went last w even that is going to be hard. Clev land can't take ny beatin that's true, but we'll have to fight every team all the way to be sure of the flag.” Sad Jones, the sad rver, has come into his own during the last month while other Yankee mound- men faltered. He had one setback in a contest he finished at Washing- | ton last week when Ben Tate hit for | o the circuit. et Chicago and Detroit set up some- what of a record for the season yes- terday when they went 10 innings without a score and then had to run for trains. The previous day they played five scoreless frames. In the two days the Tygers made five I off Lyons and Edwards while the White Sox registered four off Gib- son and Collins. Yesterday's record was three cach. Triples by Haney and Gaston gave the Red Sox a 7 to 1 victory over EYESHA[]ES F §t. Louis in the second game of a } doubleheader after the Bostonians | . had been outslugged for a 6 to 1| beating in the first. Both long blows | came with the bases filled. Van | Gilder had the Sox at his mercy in | —_— an league. games (o be saf thme first contest, allowing only tear e Straight Triumphs in Opening The St. Louls Cardinals gained a 3 Pittsk gh by beating | 3, 5 nat gam on vt b vesiios | gy of Woman's Tourney rally. Bottomley singled with the bases full and two out in the fin Forest Hills, N. Y., Aug. 17(f)— frame. The Cardinals are now only ' yair o gozen Helen Wills P shades & game and a half behind the lead- |worn by contestants on tl ope ning ers. & day of the national women's ténnis AMERICAN LEAGUE ampionship here under a sunless ‘M\lrwl to make a huge success event. ME) SIS T e The mpion, whose health has S B 1 0 ¢|compelled her to relinquish Bl ot i O Ty 0 |crown she has held since 19 Williams, 1€ . Miller, T MeManus, Hargrave spReding back to her ( home whilc lifornia 58 claimants of her d raindrops in 0 round of the annual tour o ' (5 0 3 5 0 0fcrown dod ] ament. ) iight triumphs were th r of the day with the seeded players carrying through their — | o 0 1. po. A, B |matches easily. Elizabeth Ryan, who o 2 0 0|defeated Miss Wills in the finals at og1 1 0} ri recently, was not led | 1 1% 0. 1|upon to play a first round match. o 2 6 of Mrs. Molla B. Mallory, onc 1 3 0 0 again aiming at the glory she gave ; 0 S 0lover to the “Ij girl from Gaston, 1 » 1 |Yornia” threc years ago, played with Rosenthal 0 a new confidence, apparently born | e of her victory over Miss Wills in t semi-finals at Kye last week. She disposed of Mrs. F. H. Godfrey of Batted for Bt. Louls ... raight sets, 6-0, 61, Boston Browne, rushed throt Two base rgainst Mrs. Barger Wal- b inst Mrs. Barger Wal Williams, 1 6-0, 6-2, and Lleanor Goss had little trouble in turning Yangilder t back Je Chaplin, 6-1, 6 Wiltse, Umplres Ny Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chapin, M iGooan. TE—1:31. Penelc Anderson and Martha © 177 NINE TENNIS PLAYERS M 8 b 10 ACCOMPANY LENGLEN Courts for Appearances New York Suzanne Le Aug. 17. (P —DMile. en will be supported tennis players in 0| her professional tour of North starting in ; y | by nine ecay ptembe C. C. Pyle, the football star, r, Pyle will not call upon stage the contests in 1 the it I'rench player ap- He will build his own battle n by the rival from France on the Leviathan yesterd A. F T e was confide his CHICAC A, in every word 1 predicted that, ng tournament Mile. Lenglen cep every en- ich will take Mexico City. le Iso made ements for Gr | George Wilson, All- to take While in teams for exhibition ' fats zames. Mile, Lenglen and her en- < on a world 1 insisted that she ' through her 1+ motion picture - 8 RAIN STOPS CHURCH LEAGUE 1 0 The Inter-Church lea games wed by rain last night for econd successive time, although the scason has been so dry that it s the first time some of the teams 00 had been forced to call off thefr ) 1led contests, On Thursday avor 10 get back the loop will ¢ %o 5 into action bring Al team ind First Lutherans together in a Stanley Memor Gibson 1, Lyons Hildebrand, Time—1 rained out twice when all they need- ed was one victory to elinch the T P02 4 5 title, will try a third time, their op- 2 o ponents being the Kensington Con- 0 1 0 0 lgregationalists, CHICA AB. Adams, b Heathcoto Ctephenso Wilshn, cf o A ", 1 % i | READ HERALD CLASSIFTED ADS Bchrelber, e . 0.0 0 3 0 FOR BEST RESULTS T POSTPONED UNTIL T PLAYGROUND T0 " START TOURNEY L. Washington 0 Paradise Park 3 1 Smith 1 3 | Bartlett 2 3 010 Lk | Burritt |ty the top, will meet in a spec | mueh ground that it { could not overhaul G feature game will | | was expected here the «le for second place. The Blue | |in an appearance the Pirate officials T and White armies will vie with each NATIONAL LEAGUE [other. e St Matthew's Lutherans, | p— | Owensboro, in an effort to locate [ him. Morrison, it developed, how- | ever, made the trip to Pittsburgh | Individual Champions fo Play for Gity Championship Th ond annual Inter-Play- round Paddle Tennis fournament Il open up on Wednesday, August 18, when the individual playground champs will meet for the city cham- pionship in the boys' 12 to 14 and ler 14 year old classes. On I¥ ay, August 20, the girls' matches in the same classes will be run off, On August th s will be fought out. All matches will be run off z Durritt grounds with Miss Robina Blair and Miss Katherine McGrath as the officials in charge. All contestant entering the final matches will report to the rritt mixed dou' grounds on the day on which their | with ma to be playe signed credentials from tk ground directors. All matches will be governed by regular tennis rules and no con- testant will be allowed to enter more than one event. A pair of tennis shoes will be given to the champion in each event. Playground League With less t ks left which to fin dules, past week finds both of the Wz ington baseball teams in the Play- ground Indoor Bascball league lead ing. v T follows: hes he standing of the teams is as Boys' Teams W. Washington .. [] Burritt 6 Paradise Park Smith Bartlett Willow Brook Girls” Led CHAMPIONS CARDED " FOR CYGLE RACES Special Event Carded for Hart- ford Velodrome Thurs. Night Hartford, Aug. 17 (® — Two motor-pac champions and a youthful rider, who is fast mounting 1 the Hartford Velodrome on hursday night. N The champions are Robert Gras- of Switzerland, who holds the world's title ark, who is the American clampion. i The youth is Victor Hopkins of Davenport, Towa, who, recently pro- jected into the competition. for the ‘American {itle, is piling up points in n amazing manner, making bim a real contender for the American erown despite his tardy start “They will clash in ten-mile heats, winner to capture two heats, and A Goulett, who directs the destinies of the Jocal track, said to- o that a prize of $1,000 will be th Lung up for the victor, making this anding motor-paced one of the outs events of the year. ! All three have ridden here and ce fol- ssin had re known as oulstandir crs. Hopkins and Gr thrilling ducl at the Velodroms {wo weeks ago when HopKins fin- ally rode past the Swiss star to win. In that race, just as Hopking was shing past Gra e lost his pace and lost so seemed he ds wssin, but v ungster from Grassin, too, lost his the final sprint the ¥ ape first Jowa hit the finish tape first. g of the Chapman has been out zame for a while, taking a much- ed rest. The American cham- had been folowing too gruel- ne 1‘\';‘\’1‘» schedule and: reached a point Where e had to go to the sidelines. “his layoff has brought him back {0 the right spot physically and he stout d js in condition to make a ense of his title against Jacger, Hopkins and the others who are hreatening the throne. i This week’s meet at the Velo- will be on a more elaborate any yet held and Alf A interesting 2 day dromc scale than Goulett will have & nouncement to make in a twe. I'he cvent will e ghecte led off because of Grassin - Hopkins - Chapman Jast week and c rain " REPORTS FOR DUTY Johnny Morrison, Pittshurgh Pitch- er, Has Been Out of Lineup With Tonsil Trouble. Pittsburgh, ug. 17. (Pr—Johnny Morrison, star curve ball pitcher of h 15} urgh Nationals, on the sick list for weeks, after a tonsil operation, finally has reported for duty M went to his home at Owensboro, Ky., after his poeration, without sking permission, wired last week he was on his way to Pittsburgh, He atter part of rrison, suspended ®*when he last week and when he failed o put | despatched Coach Jewelens to by auto and was delayed by bad roads, arriving here yesterday It wus expected his suspension would be lifted within the next few days. TENNIS 2hasstesass Left to right: Veley, Politis, Kumm, Griffin, Cabelus, Huber and Dolan, all game = by ~ DENPSEY MUDDLE ay- | ed at Willow Brook par afternoon. promptly 1tfit the fieldin fo. having on it “Slim’ Politis and Blanchard, 1wo rs in the city. backstopping berth there is addy” O'Mara. ction, 1L of his old timn station with Clar- men on the the centér does his stuff the right section a punch en Meriden comes 1 ousands of President.John A, Heydier To Listen Arguments of Car fid George Chapman | and Adams. 1T (P —John A. yfy. Otting cast in the centr dismissal of thiree champions’ ranks. Heydler yesterday con hearing in Pitts- burgh today in an effort to clear up | contest, sair field captain waivers which he hearing was scheduled | gottled in court mornin expected to be several Pirate offi- sin in thie closing | Heydler's decision | York yesterday spokesman for the was charged ace and in} Pirate man without granting ager of the club v Carey first appeared wdvised him to | President Heydler. | ledgue president then con- sumably on Carey's contention that nd his two teammates were not v of insubordina fie charge upon which their dismis- | FIGHTS LAST NIGHT —Frank Moody, supplant the “golden | from Del Fontaine, Winnipeg, Cana- dian middlweight ¢ the opinion of newspapermen (10). Abad of Panama (10) Johnny Simpson of bantamweight, won jud ) Van W the decision o Tommy Billards, Cin- scheduled 15-round bout with Jackie ofus junior iightw appeared hesi the referee de- | no contest in the seventh round Two clubs, ding in the Inter- | American association, know just | at the close of is in the cellar, | Reading being about 15 games out of seventh and Columbus about 17. the season. $2222222200002s 002 seezs ek, 225332222200se22 0y ONIGHT—JACOBSON’S SPEED KEPT HIM IN THE TOURNAMENT STAR TS TOMORROW —SPO 3TN L L BRITAIN'S “FINEST” BASEBALL TEAM 'JACOBSON’S SPEED KEPT HIM 9 YEARS IN MINORS Highly Praised By New York Sport Writer—Nicknamed “Mercury” Because He is So Fast — Work Has Earned Him a Place On Brooklyn Team — Temporary Slowdown Enables Dodgers to Procure Him. RTS 1 Former Local Boy writ the speed and good | most Merwin Jacobson, for- | con Dodgers. excessive speed kept him |1 for nine years and | runner out of his clut turned down somc 1 to help for Baltimore. Blanchard, O'Mara, MacMurray, ice to pick him up. Ev Police 1 Meric will k in t ball team i New 1’;:‘:“. Ll New York teams about Dempsey and fight. ified in the kill and he apple a-plenty first base witl of manager, J against him for lost a sparring ¥ punch receiver Ray own fault K¢ Cabelus In the out- one of the Dempse force, cavorts “Constable” ney General Otti n opinion issued o committ ant the 1 nd its power Silver City 2 sudden ttorney gene couple of thousand ouf "o watch | Diaining the situation after the athletic commission accepted Dempsey as and “whether he is from cha fraud such as we Bigbee | the fairness of the lic’s interest in it Questioned ¢ the National sengational ! mandamus proceeding between players | go now it appears to be up fo the the Pittsburgh | cours—and Dempsey. resulted in the |ang tn erans from the jayve washed their court end and Ricka York ng out of the I am disappdinted,” F rey, Veleran upyt § have the approval of ti rending action aqpletic commission have beey asked gueh matters, and Tam going ahead unconditional re- with my plans. The and"® Carson sion may dec . AlL three : . Brower to eca here | yankee Stadium, said 1z ed in New | the commission had done its bes acting as was nothing more for it position on the Brooklyn team. | shortstoyp Dempsey and h : as it appeared, is as take of majors, for the price of his ransom as an outfielder who rs already 1 st for the major leagues, Jacobson Goes F'ree convicted on the charge after conferring Jacobson, centerfielder of the Rob- ked up for nine years ; 158 Gommittee Thought fo wiing and S| Haye Exceeded Its Powers team has shaped in- combination that with some of In reaching its decision the heaps of data commission files. s shown that on two occasions this r representatives of v rapidly for Aug, 17 (P in prospect in order th refused because the commission Harry Wills as logical contender. league speed cops as he flits about | th fleld greensward fternoon, carcfree, and Mandamus proceedings are templated to compel the a license for Dempsey to box in this state, and Tex Rickard says he hold the fight nowhere heavyweight ¢ g Hoving that The fans will go to a batter drive triple and they've stomact Riconda publicity, but her \ampion today. Tie license committee athletic commission re him a license until he neet Harry Wills before r opponent, then sented with a summons Lad elEnRa o rns, his former pted service without a word, but ated his inner lings when he rtner. too hard and Johnson was released. 50 far entered t the champion, ind Robert Delf ut there came to t in his hour of need a wo: outh American, nt, none other than Albany that the mselves and the speculators fine himself tods for Jacopson, Juke became an in- | Ver: player with Jack | Pite Dunn's Orioles, and burned up the @ mere {wirl league so much th dispensable acleristos of foul bl International 1d terftl e or the GERMAN VS. FRENCH Athletes of Two Countries to Meet gesture made by the majors this speed mereh compiling such a record for | le had for opp running and ficlding | Whose arm js fa ternational loop. over; Whitey He might just as well have been baseb: playing for the Sing Sing nine, for Speedy, and Dick Cox, his decision d that committee failed to grant his papers “it would and perhaps the pompsey would have For the Virst Time Since War at sle, Switzerland, Prench and German pitted against each ot Grove and Bentle i was with the Orioles &0t the job. when they won five of ti Some of his buddies were ! Ask themw up in Connecticut whag Jack B Dunn wouldn’t let go of Wh four boys for love .nor mon that is, unless it was a 1 of cash Bentley, ukulele player. whletic commission hletes will be 1 declares that | unless the bout takes place 15 planned there meet to be held here Athletic Federations special care in the selection of the | contestants who are countries, the hoxing comr ;s him so badly e to have the thing | their respective release his deathlike grip on this pitcher-slugge member of the middle dista ion whose rece alled Rickard back from Chi- cago to stage the contest t night that rtin of Switzerland. |startling success, but he world ranks next human in intelligence. TEMS HERE AND ssannmnIany Smith, a feature | much moncy to turn down even ew York Graphic, |the great left-hander. of that! Now, Jacobson wasn't as brilliant but he was al- His hitting was iksu n a lengthly arti- | as Bentle is doing with the | W The article says | a temporary e the Do oy = continu. at | pennants of having a u has, through his| AA prison. Half the himself a regular clubs:in both lea is 100 steep. Finally the )son a year Mercury Merwin | © day of Jacobs of Jemsey Cit weakened to ¢h with Jacobson. little slump the leagues . because he term like a trusty|that reason Dunn's acobson finally flew out | har and to on to him is altracling | went 4o Jorsey of the fonal | Brookiyn on the following out of the minov City runr released from up sufficiently them scratch his W so streaking fast let him out of the 1 been just More than -once | Dunn would have consented examined his feet, to see | him go. aftached. His deadly Now, Brooklyn has brougt t romance along for years they liken him 1o ' Pla god of speed. base p ago Jacobson drift-| The leading base Chicago Cub foll league used obscure deal, He|than th gamo with the | combined, and 3altimore for Tur- | Brooklyns and some odd change.| But not o with was a sorrowful one | Ciub. Jake is rations made for it was like en- |V time h Dunn discouraged ant swho | Ins. which was let him out to the #o0od enough major leagues S, cobson'’s bo: more than all ir pen- Almost a ntiey and Joe | they think of v w Britain, s The first one that hc become hopped b, into the ey finally persuaded trio, in which it — Ain’t it a grand and glorious feeling? “unjustly Their dismissal movement, to have been red (. Clark it man- from the . commission- hearing pre- on, the speci- casily won ion, in a no- v Graham, | 1 1 at Davey 1 Herring, #s (10). Detroit % decision rt, 0. (10). eree awarded round of h | fter Clark | to heed | zerilli, New ht, and Eddic Columbue, in | AND You TRY READING A MAGAZINE WHEN You AwAKeEn AT FOUR _A.M. AND YouR EYES ARE WIDE OPEN AND STARING - - AND THEN You HEAR THE decision over | FIRE ALARM AND THE SHRIEKING OF FIRE ENGINE SIRENS COMING DOWN THE STREET WINDoW AND DISCOVER_ THE SKY 1S ALL RED WITH EVERY INDICATION OF A BG FIRE AIN'T \T A T sty MPSEY MUDDLE THERE ceesiiiiinnnnedad, g”?fl I or Grove, uable, istently high, in the outfield, that Dunn eaid heart to let this scampering base it would break lity Boley is still shut up in the Class s are after this the fatal mis ing too on’s life Jack Dunn took a liking to a coupls was shaken, Wilbert Robinson Thus it was that his manager figured he had slowed to go 16 the majors. sprints Into His Job took Jacobson ause he was so fast. who used hs something vhele end of the season | thumb their noses at the plodding Jacobson ‘on the his com g r tames down his windup to of infielders get up on their toes. ake is so fast,he ran right into centerfield job uniform Patternmaker blonde rticular- | was a youngster his father insisted patternmak , but a pat- the left-handed | not a paper doll cutte The Giants needed fernmaker in a manufacturing town. After dabbling around he one day The next move was Grove. Grove had a chance with the Giants. ar in and year out with | first man he faced was too exander, and Jake majors. He was so never saw the three balls that Al- wouldn't sell him ntil | e s forced to, $100,000 being too | was Grover (Continued on Following Page) By BRIGGS -AND You SIT UP AND LIGHT A CIGARETTE WONDERING WHAT To D0 To CAUSE You To SLEEP R-R-RAND