New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1927, Page 8

SHARKEY SCORES DECISIVE TOMORROW—SWEDES COME WINNING STREAKS OF NEW - YORK TEAMS Cleveland Indians Take a 2 to 1 Decision Over Yankees —Pirates Slug Giants Robins Drop Game to Down Chicago White Sox—Reds and Phils Split a Double Header—Williams Gets Ninth Homer. By the Associated Fress. New York's baseball representa- tives who are leading both major ! leagues were looking to their laurels today after tasting unaccustomed de- | feat. A Yankee winning streak of seven | games was ended in the west by the | Cleveland Indians who took a 2 to 1 decision, while the Giants were slugged into submission 8 to 3, by a boarding party of Pittsburgh Pi- rates in the twelfth. | Almost rare as a Yankee defea’ ‘was the Yankee error which let in one of the two runs which gave the | Indlans their victory. It was made in the first by Mark Koenig, the brilliant shortstop, who muffed a nice peg from the catcher to catch a stealing runner. The run that slipped over the plate then loomed big at the end of the game when each team was able to make one run, and no more, in the eighth. | . George Uhle and Waite Hoyt were | evenly matched in a pitching duel with just seven hits off each. The Pirate victory was won in melodramatic style with Pie Tray- nor as the hero or villaln, depending on the outlook. Three men were on | baso in that third extra frame when Pie’s homer bounced fleld stands. It ended a hard fought | battle in which Lee Meadows and Zeke Barnes, rival pitchers, pitched tight and steady ball most of the way. Barnes gave way in the mmn: in favor of a pinch hitter, Melvin | Ott, the 19 year old outflelder. Mel- vin slammed one for a double which helped to knot the count at 3-all Traynor's homer later was made off one of Kent Greenfleld's slants. To make the defeat of the metro- politan teams complete, the Brook- 1yn Robins dropped one to the Chi- cago Cubs, 7 to 5, after a disastrous fourth inning in which “Jumbo Jim" FElliott, the heavyweight stouthpaw, was knocked out of the box to the tune of five runs. Brooklyn's first| baseman, Babe Herman, knocked | two home runs but the power of his! bat was not quite enough to Wlpe;‘ b: out the big Cub lead. | s A 12 to 5 victory for the Athletics over the White Sox at Chicago drew attention to a hot battle for second place in the American league behind | the Yanks. The Sox hold the cov- | eted rung now, but the Mackmen are right after them. They proved | into the left | it to be their crushing victory iIn which Blankenship was driven off '} the mound in the first under a wave of hitting which scored seven runs. | A double header between the Phils and the Reds gave old Cy Williams, Quaker right fielder, an opportunity to hit three homers and tic the sea- son’s record of nine now held joint- ly by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. | H made one In the first which the | I Reds won 6 to 3, and two in the sec- | ; ond which the Phils took, 5;'. to 2. | AMERICAN LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA AB R 1 H. P. Collins, 35 Zuoasmac 2 Cochrane, Branom, Galloway, P l oo mmumemmotiem loom Totals L] vosorulorosunn] <] Hlnscnanasscavep Wit amosensns Motaler, of ... Hunnetield, Barrott, rf McCurdy, ¢ Sl ncsoncmrnonmrronn Philadeiphla Chicago . Two base hita—Branom, Galiowey, ) Cardy, Lamar, Cochrane, mons, Crouse. Three baso Lit Sacritices—Rommel, Cob, ning_pitcher—Ro; Rlankeuship. Combe, Koenlg, Ruth, ¢ . Gehrig, Durst, Laszer!, 2b Dugan,” 3b Grabowski, ¢ Morehart, x . Totals Summa, Jamieson, 29 Hoyt In 9th. | +.000 ATIONAL LEAGUE | PITTSBURGH AB. R. H. L. Waner, 1t | Barnhart, 1t GCuyler, cf . P. Waner, rt Wright, ss Grantham, b . Traynot, 3b . o Harris, '1b Meadovw's, Totals 8 NEW YORK AB. R 4 5 s s 6 [ s Wolverines of Hartford Organize and o leq |cu 7| phon: | open uyp NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927. RED SOK 0 PLAY ON HOHE GROUNDS Collinswille to Oppose Locals at Willow Brook Park The Corbin Red Sox baseball team will open its home season at Willow Brook park tomorrow afternoon against the strong Collinsville nine from the town of the same name. This marks an eyent in New Britain because for the first time In years Sunday baseball will be allowed in a municipal park by an official vote of the park board. The two teams are well matched and a stift battle is expected by Manager John Tobin and his tribe of red hosed warriors. The visiting team has an aggregation of baseball players that is able to make any team in the state step. The Collinsville team will line up {as follows: Zils on second, R. Cur- rv on third, Ted Lambert at first. Dick Schroeder. New Britain boy, will be behind the bat and he alone, will be a thorn in tho side of the New Britain pitchers. B. Curry will cover center fleld while Kattu will cavort in the left garden. Maroney is the right flelder while Canover is shortstop. For pitchers, the visiting team has Reeves, the tricky left hander and O'Donnell, one of the best twirlers in this section of the state. With this aggregation, the Collinsville | team confidently expects to make the Red Sox bow in submission. Manager John Tobin of the Sox will send in the following probable lineup: Snyder, right feld: Preisser, second base; Fitzpatrick, third base; Huband or Sullick, catch; Huber, left field; Ferguson or Schmidt, center field; Blanchard, first base; Bucheri, shortstop and Berg or Buckland, pitch. Berg was a member of the Collins- villo team for a number of years and £91=¢1it wouldn't be surprising if he drew | the hurling assignment tomorrow. It would be a gratifying plece of work for him to beat his former team mates. Eddle Crowley will hold the in- dicator and the contest Will start at 3:15 o'clock. ARE HALTED Into Defeat — Brooklyn Chicago Cubs — Athletics Cummin, Mueiler, Hamby Barnes, o, xx Tyson, th, in 11th. 110 000 001 ht, ase Rit—P. g Smui Traynor. nfleld. Umpires— and Reardon. Time Wane (Firs: G CING sa,—n.,s,fi,, Critz, 2b Donchue, P . Totals >S5 mmmonmrm 35 PHILADELPHIA B .3 R ‘ ‘ Triberg, Pruott, p Scott, 'z . Decatur, p Attreau, zz Sllsesrsensanang il e s LN e al scocsmosmnrs mloocscocsocssson Totals z—Batted far Pruett in Tth. 2z—Batted Decatur In 9th, Clneinnati ..000 000 201 000 peon. Three base runs—Willlams r—Pruett. Umpires and Rigler. Time— hit—T hit—Williams. H Celly. Losing pltch Jorda 100 008 03x—! FALCONS T0 MEE CLUB FROM DERBY “Goox Meets Greek” at St. Mary's Field Tomorrow It will be a caso of “‘Greek meets Greek” tomorrow afternoon at St Mary's ficld when the Falcons New Britain cross bats with tae o losncsoomas Stephenson, 1f Grimm, 1b Hart lomanwrnsand wlosscowmsall E losonscsusrsnonss « i sosmmmsmmand observance of the local organization of its 20th anniversary in this city. The game will start at 2 o'clock tomorrow according to an announce- ment by Manager John Cabay. The hour has been set ahead because of fact that there will be a program of exercises in the Sacred Heart hall in connection with the anniver- sary and all the members of the tenm and of the club have been ask- ed to be present. The visiting delegation showed in wlossassssss ‘my and Witson. RUN REGATTA TODAY Three Victims Time~ that it had a strong team. It sadly : and outfleld positions have beenon- of Navy Prowess Fight It Out Among This Afternoon. besides, the team has Lilla as ity pitcher. The hurler was sought by the Bridgeport club of the Eastern league but he didn't care to have a tryout. Hauser, who was formerly with Bridgeport will be in the catching box for Derby with Trihka at first, Themselves Cambridge, Mass., May 21 (P— Three victims of navy prowess were to fight it out among themselves this afternoon in a three-cornered re- gatta on the Charles river which saw | Zenla at second, Sawnek at third, Harvard ruling a slight favorite over | Luwton at short, Belco in left, Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts | Segerstroski in center and Hourigan Institute of Technology. “m right field. The Crimson's superiority in to-| Manager John Cabay will use his day's varsity pull was predicted on | Tegular lincup tomorrow with Kopec showing against the Midshipmen |Ccatching, Kiatka at first, Willie Wo- wWho beat the Harvard shell by only | jak at second, Stanley Budnick at halt a length compared with a two. | third, Frank Wojack at short, 81 length whipping handed to Tech.| Budnick at left, Charlie Kredar in nology and a five-length runaway | CeNter and Frankie Sheehan in the over Pennsylvania in scparate cvents| T1ERt garden. 2 this spring. v"All:m ¥ ;hnr Otr‘;.'Glngflr. :rl:":y o varsity 15 ¢ will draw the pitching assignment, Aondiwn B 3 he men in a workou! morrow. LR, i”\“_"wf‘"”" Al Cliary has just returned to the S | zame after a layoff of several weeks TS COU™® | dus to illness. He Is in it form and 1eduled to g0 the oy pe seen {n action tomorrow. Herbie Sautter will hold the in- dicator during the game. ISSUES CHALLENGE FIGHTS LAST NIGHT A 1 Proes York—Jack Sharkey scored a al knockout over Jim Ma- {loney 5. James J. Braddock, Jerse and George Larocco, Are Socking Games With New Britain Ball Clubs, mes with any team in the state and would like to hear from any fast clubs in or about New Brit- ain. o New Haven, 6. . beat Lou Bc 1563 team is fully uni pped, and in its lineup ar promising coll ing end is well taken apalis — Ottd Von the guidance of eight champion of fer major leagzue p f 1 Sully Montgomery, lineup includes “Babe Hartford's premier catcher; er, of Trinity; Walter Be v, Shortell, ral other wel Porat, CGalns, Tor- mpion of Can- Dixon ony Stabineau, Buf- ' ada, outpointed I known Hartford- falo 10 Francisco—Jfck Willis, s may be obtained through W a tect 1 knockout over Marcel Thurn, France, Hollywood, Cal.—Young Gonzales, Paso. won on a foul from Texa Tommy O'Brien, John san Morris (v 4-12 54 Babcock street, ph . Tl TO OPEN S The West End ba on Sunda when it stacks up a estvilie A, C. team in tha members of the local R R asksd fo meet at the Y M A.| Ring 925 Ask tor an Ad Taker at 130 o'clock sharp tomorrow Il get s 1 asternoon. a He Angus Snyder, Winni 4 out Jack Clifford, §t s afternoon st the For-t ttown. All| team are | ’ ot Falcons of Derby as a feature of the | the game against the locals last year | lacked efficient pitching. The infleld | siderably strengthened this year and | defeated | | if he keeps up his great start, should Chick | GEHRIG MAY BE NEXT SWAT KING (BY BILLY EVANS) Who will succeed Babe Ruth as | the “King of Swat” when he finally | passes out ‘of the baseball picture |[lg 0 For scven years, or since 1920, Ruth has been thrilling the sport world by his remarkable deeds with | a baseball bat. He apparently made 59 home runs, sctting o Newmati ins in! record that will stand for years, if‘Ne atics Tl‘Ollllce R“sswms m} not forever. | Bibe Ruth is 33 years old. He| POS[pO[IGfl Gfl.flle 12 t04 | had a poor season in 1925, due to ill | | him out. On the ropes, he did a|baseball team swamped the Russell | comeback that is now baseball his-| & Erwin team in an Industrial | tory. League game last night at Walnut | he retires? If you are willing to|game was a postponed affair from | take the word of the New York last night. | Yankees it will be—Lou Gehrig! Link, who started in the box for | Like Ruth, Gehrig began his the Russwins, had nothing but the Columbia University he starred on|the Newmatics a booted grounder the mound. When not pitching, he {and two wild throws, gave the Ma- was used in the outfield or at first|chine Shop a six run lead to start base, because of his ability to hit. | the game. Erny Anderson, pitching for a few days back in 1923, he was | for four Innings kecping his oppon- a big husky fellow who showed |ents without a hit for that time. | promise, but was very green. He | His mates met the offerings of Al- | was sent to Hartford for se and is but a memory. ‘ BY MABHINE SH"P —— e reached his peak in 1921, when he cannot go on forever. When he health, the experts began to count| The New Britain Machine Co.| ‘Who will succced Babe Ruth when | Hill park by the score 12 to 4. The | career as n pitcher. While at|cover on the ball and five hits by ‘When Gehrig joined the Yankees ! for the Newmatics was invincible | oning. | Blanchard who relieved Link at the | Playing about half the season in|start of the second frame, for one Hartford, he batted better than .300. The following season he hit .369 and another in the fourth. and appeared ready. Tn the fall,| The Russwin team was unable to after the close of the minor league |score until the fifth when Hen-| race, he was used in 10 games by | nessey connected for a stinging the Yankees and batted an even|single to right field, took second 500, !and scored on a single to left by Gehrig, a big husky fellow, better | Jervis. The team scored another in than six feet tall and weighing 200 | the sixth on Morclli's two bagger pounds, has great power and soon |and Blanchard's single to left. Two | began to rival Ruth for distance. |runs were scored in the eighth, the | No less a person than Babe himself |last inning of the game on three | carly named him “Buster,” because |singles in a row. of the way he conld crash the apple.| Poor support behind Blanchard | Lou Gehrig is Babe Ruth's logical | put him in the hole more than successor, according to all the Yanks, | once. Eight blobs behind the two and not many of the opposing pitch- | Russwin pitchers gave the New- ers take Issue with the bellef. There is no great joy for a pitcher who gets rid of Ruth as the next man up is Gelrig. A frec swinger llke Ruth, Gehrig stijkes out considerable. Often he 100ks foolish on a certain style ball ronly to come back and knock the'| same delivery out of the park on | the very next piteh, __As i3 customary, southpaws dur- ing the early stages of his career, gave him plenty of trouble. How- ever, he has gradually overcome | this weakness, 50 that he now hits them almost as consistently as the | righthanders. ; i A change of pace always troubles the free swinger., who has a stance that s best for speed. Gehrig, for a time, had his troubles with the slow stuff, but he has practically | overcome it. Having polished up his faults, | Gehrig is now a finlshed hitter of | great power, who constantly rivals | Ruth for distance, Last seasen Gehrig ranked to Ruth in tota only made 16 doubles and 20 triple During the first 20 games of this| Gehrig has made scven home runs, practically half as many as he made in 135 games last year. He hopes to male 40 this season, and, The Poor Loser next 1 bases and while he yme runs, he had 47 be able to do it 18515 trounced the Tigers in two games played at the Wasl school grounds yester first game | ended with the seo to 2 while the sccond resnlted in a3 o0 win, rds are seeking games with | other her indoor or | i rogulation to be played. | Silver street. | i ot L WIN The Smith Strects defeated slands yesterday by a 10 score, Frank Killian pitched o | e for tha winners. The nl eets would liks to plav any teams averaging @ to 12 vears of age. Call for games at 166 Smith straet. run in the sccond, four in the third | | Howard, matics a good number of chances to score and they took advantage of misplay to count at the plate. Milo Argosy was the king hitter of the game getting four solid whacks out of five trips to the plate. One of his hits went for a double while he sent the ball over onto Dianmond No. 2 for a three bagger. Blanchard and Morelll were the only players on the Russwin team who found Anderson's offer- ings for more than one safety. They both got two hits each. Scheidler pulled the fielding fea- ture of the day and shared honors with Pattison of the Newmatics for gem catches in the outfleld. Both went after low drives which were carried away off course by a strong wind but with spectacular lunges, they both turned in shoestring catches. The summary: NEW BRITAIN MACHINE AB. R. H. PO, A E. 1 Krause, Smit D. Cosgrove, Argosy, 3b . Pattison, 1t Petras, ¢ Proisser, 2b ot . 15 (RS s WD DD [ R mlovssssses o Totals RUSSELI, & AB. = ° essmosso—numy 3 Luke, Blanchard, Mullen, 2b, i of £ 3 L I 1t Seheldler, Henncssey, o . Rakowskl, 1b Jorvis, &8 .. alkossancssasny alkosususcsnswn losonaswunase losammusunaunlt 00—1 00 011 02— 4 Haines, Morelll. base hit—Argosy. Sacrifice—D. Cosgrove. Bases on bnlls—off Rlanchard 2, off Anderson 1. Ktruck out—by Blan- chard 5. Anderson 7. Umplre—Clancy. Time of game—1:30, Three NOW HEEP YouR EYE ITLL BE THE CLUB HOUSE FOR You VICTORY Boston Lithuanian Kayoes VICTORY OVER MALONEY — FALCONS, CORBIN RED SOX AND ALL-KENSINGTON IN ACTION THROUGH IN CHURCH LEAGUE GAMES—BILL TILDEN SUPERB IN TENNIS PLAY IN FRANCE ISHARKEY IN IMPRESSIVE OVER MALONEY Irish Rival In Fifth Round —Ex-gob Downs Jim In Fourth Session—Dropped Again In the Next Stanza, Jim Falls to Canvas Helpless—Winner to Meet Dempsey In Next Elim- _ ination Bout — Jack Is Hailed as Great Boxing { Fighter. New York, May 21 (UP)—With a most convincing 5-round knock-out victory over his rival Boston heavy- welght to his credit, Jack Sharkey, the orator and fist slingsr from the navy, today was in the ‘ront rank of | contenders for Gene Turney’s heavy- weight title. In Tex Rickard's ellm- ination contest lagt night at Yankee Stadium, Sharkey outboxed and out- fought Jim Maloney with little diffi- culty, As far as the fight went, Maloney won only one round—ths first. Even in that round he had his left eye opened by & well directed right hand punch. After the fimt, there was no doubt about the wirner. In the fourth round Sharkey slam- med Maloney to the floor fora count ot three. Maloney was pulling him- self up with the ald of ths ropes when the gong ended tho rownd. Sharkey came out with h'? deflant sneer in the fifth round ard rapped Maloney to the floor agah with a right to the jaw. Maloney struggled to his feet and was sent down again witk another hard right to the jaw. Maloney, showing that his gamenes cannot be questioned, rolled over wnfl over on the floor, pulled himself up with the help of the ropes, and then col- lapsed on his face in the resin asthe refcree stepped in and stopped the fight. Maloney did have a bad breakin the first round when his eye vas opened, but that was no excuse jor the inferiority he demonstrated in the later rounds. There can be no question tat Sharkey i8 the better fighter. Tex Rickard was enthused afier the fight. “That Sharkey is one of the bes boxing fighters I ever have seen,’ Rickard said. “I have him signed up} to meet Dempsey in the next number center. The referee stopped the fight to pull down Sharkey’s tights, worn unnecessarily high. Sharkey who veered around the ring, dodged cleverly to evade Jim's [ * left lead. Jim managed to get in a ! left and right to the body, but Jack |~ smashed a hard right under Jim's/ short ribs to even the count. As! . they sparred simlessly in the cen- ' ter of. the ring, Sharkey contented himselt with dancing up and down to evade punishment. Jim whipped in close again and a straight left set his nose to blesding. They were sparring again at the bell, Round Four—Jack smiled conti- dently as he pecked a half dozen times at Maloney's bad eye. Jim chased Sharkey into the ropes, pounding with both hands to head and body and blood began to trickle from Jack's left eye. Jim plunged both hands into Sharkey's body, but danced out of range and continued his left hand salvos to Maloney's head. Jack's cleverness kept missing. A smashing right to the chin knocked Maloney to the floor on no count. He was up as the bell clanged. Round Five—Maloney's face was badly battered, blood dripping from lips and eyes as he came up to meet Sharkey's swinging left. An overhand right sent Maloney down again for no count. Another over- hand right knocked Jim Maloney's body on the canvas, He rolled helplessly on tt vas. His effort to climb up failed and the referee waved him to his corner, Preliminary Bouts ‘Wyoming Warner of Cheyenne, a hard-swinging westerner, took only twenty-five seconds to knéck out George Berger, Bayonne, N. J., light v Maloney can- of the eliminations, and I know it heavyweight, in the opening pre- will be a great fight.” Sharkey razzed Maloney all through the fight. When they were called to the center of the ring, Sharkey did all the talking and Johnny Buckley, his manager, stood by silently. Sharkey talked and spat at Ma- loney continuously. The fight round by round follows: By the Assoclated Press. Round One—Sharkey tore out with a left to the head. It slipped harmlessly by and Jim carried the ex-Gob into the ropes where he smashed him viciously with both hands to the stomach. Jim chased Sharkey into the open and cracked a straight left on his jaw. The Giant Celt tore in close again with a left and right to the body by Sharkey's left opened a small cut over Ma- loney's right eye. Jim stabbed two lefts to the head but took a rous- ing barrage about his own head. Jim buried a heavy right deep under Sharkey's heart fust before the bell. Round Two—Jack pecked at Ma- loney’s bum eye without damage, taking a left hook to the stomach in return. They belted furiously at each other's midriff’s in Sharkey's corner. Dancing out again, Sharkey clipped Jim with a hearty left to the jaw but was content to dance away. Sharkey told Jim a left was low and the big Irishman ripped in wildly with both hands flailing. Jack ducked cleverly, evading any punishment. The storm ceased al- most as quickly as it began. They were pecking with lefts to the head at the bell. Round Three—Jim's left cve was in bad shape as he came:to the OoN THis BALL OR STOP RATTLING THOSE CLUBS Don'T YouU SEE 1M ABOUT Tu DRIVE 2 GET BACW OUT OF MY WAY - - YoU'RE A FINE CADDY You ARE - AH N Come oOns - SHoOT ! Tue PLAYER WHo SUCCEEDS IN MAKING HIMSELF UNPOPULAR NOT ONLY “WITH THE # () CAODIES, BUT wiTH ‘ THE OTHER PLAYERS |'iminary, slated for four rownds. Warner doubled Berger up with a bft to the stomach and finished Hm with a left hook to the head. Berger weighed 175 1-2 to War. ne's 177, sohnny Grosso, Young Mount Vemon, New York, heavyweight scord a technical knockout over Jim Savage of Chicago in the sixth and ast nd of the second pre- limimry, $vage ‘was taking 2 se- vere yummeling with only 29 sce- onds b go when the referee stopped the fliht. Grosso welghed 193 1.2 and Saage 199 1-2, ‘The hird six rounder resulted in a declsin for Tom Kirby of Boston, former dymplc star, over the vete eran Lot Bogash of Bridgeport, Conn. Bogash was the aggressor but was out-taxed and out-jabbed by his youthfil rival. The welghts were: Kirbr 183; Bogash 173 1-2. Ernie Saaaf, Elizabeth, N. J. heavyweight carried off the dicision over Murray Gitlitz of New Haven in anoth sixrounder. Schaaf got off to a fas start, cutting Gitlitz up considerally, but slowed up in the last two runds and barely held bis own. Schaf, one of Maloney's sparring mates weighed 178 and Gitlitz 178. James J. Bradock of Jersey City and George Karcco, New Rochelle, N. Y. light heaviweight, battled to a six round draw in the semi-final contest. It was & mauling set-to with Bradlock's loxtng off-setting Larocco’s aggressivwness. In previe ous engagements, lraddock knocke ed out Larocco in qe round. The welghts were Braddck 165 and Larocco 178. L 9 T AVSSZ 5 \ i Al T -~ WYKAGYL = 2 B » >