New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1927, Page 16

PIRATES HAVE BACKS TO WALL IN Cards Down Pittsburgh and Stand Half a Game From Top — Yankees Win Deciding Game of Series From Athletics — Chicago Cul Sox Beat Indians — Gi Washington and Detroi Py the Associated Press. Pittsburgh’s Pirates today ha their backs to the wall in the fight to retain leadership of the National league as the Cardinals advanced to! within half a game of the top. The victory which cut down the | Buccaneers' lead and focussed eyes of all baseball fans on the bitter bat- | tle between the champions of 1925 and 1926 went to the Cardinals at| Pittsburgh yesterday by 7 to 5. Better pitching as well as good hitting helped the Cards to this im-| portant game, Flint Rhem out- steadying the four Pirate hurlers, who opposed him. Ray Kremer who tried it last was the only one with much success. Two individual stars—one on each | team—added glory to records al-! ready brilliant when Paul Waner of | 1 the Pirates made his 100th hit of the season and Frankie Frisch of the! Cards slammed his 95th and stole | his 22nd base. Waner now leads' both leagues in hits, being the first to reach the century mark, and Frisch tops all rivals in stealing bags. Lou Gehrig found a chance to| make his own 99th safe hit of the season as his Yankees won by 6 to! 2 In their duel with their naarest‘ rivals. the revised Athletics. Ruth | ‘was out of the lineup with his knee injury and the home usually carried by him and Gehrig was borne for the day by Combs and Lazzeri, their circuit slams helping to stow away the game. Still figuring strongly in the pen nant races, the Chicago clubs w at least holding their own in third place. The Cubs gained sweet re-| venge for a defeat the day before by annexing an 11 to 4 victory over the Reds, while the White Sox gleaned a 7 to 2 victory over the Indians from the pitching of Ted Lyons, only to lose the second half of the double bill by 12 to 4 as the Redskins fell upon two less potent pitchers. The doubtful honor of bagging the ®bnly shutout of the day went to the New York Giants. Unable to see the slants of “Weeping” Willoughby, they dropped the game to the Phil- Hes by 6 to 0. . Washington and Detroit, just a Jump or two behind the three lead- ers in the American league, hoth turned in victories. The Senators’; 9 to 8 decision over the Red Sox on Tris Speaker's eight inning single ‘was their fourth straight at Boston's expense, while the Tigers’ 4 to 2 de- cision over the S&t. Louis Browns gave them a flying start in the * serles. + AMERICAN LEAGUE PHILADLLPH AB. R. Bishop, b ... French, 1t . lamar, 1f . Simnions, f . Hale, 3b .. Galloway, 3b Dykes, 1b . Cochrane, © . Foxx, x Johnsen, p . E. Collins, Boley, on . Ehmke, p . Perkine, ¢ . 17 4 srsz000-m0n B T T T alrorscosconuenz i 2lconsconsoomacn] o L I Totals 32 NEW TORK AB. R ] R HorHaass —ar Combs, cf Morehart, Durst, rt Gohrig, 1b gan. Grobotskl, Ruether, p . Pennock, p s londei et las eiests ol sumssncaan Totaln x—Batted for Cochrane in zx—Batted for Johns Philadelphia New York . Two hase hits—Dykes, —Ruether. Losing pitcher ‘mpires—Rowland, Connal lan Time of game—1:1 s S al osommmuoonn [ P T ssnoses-wIOn lomu— and Orn Time—1:45. Second Game. : 190 100 500 101 e se. Reovén, ss Linenbee, Thurston, Marberry, Burke, p West, xx Stewart, Braxton, soLue z 4. B | | s [ | | lono Totals “obin, rf . Rolilngs, 3b Martley, t . n run burden ' LEAGUE BATTLE bs Down Reds While White ants Blanked By Phillies— t Both Turn In Victories. Tarbert, Total 3 atted for Lise 7oA nbee In 7 n for West in Sth. atted for Roilings in Sth. for Ilarriss in oth. iin, Bluege, Regan 2, base hit—Todt. Winning Tosing pitcher—Harriss, Um Gelsel and Nallln. Time— ST. LOU1S R wlocoossssccnomal Maliilo, Sisler, 1b Williams, 12 Bommosmem wlsosossusemson 30 DET1OY A Sl ea e Rl Eoarior o N 28 ed for Gerper in T hang, Gibson. Tmpl x nd and Evans. Tin NATIONAL LEAGUE PITTSBURGH AB. R 3 “ i 4 h loouunuwiu=z ol coosssmsmcnuan 2l oninonnmin Tth. Pitrsburgh St. Louls .. : Two base hit—Toporcer. . Bot- tomley 2, P. Waner, 2, Schuite. Three hit—Bell. Fome _run—Blad: Losing pltcher—Dawson. ['m- ormick, Kiemand McLaughiin. | Wright. YORK B. R. 4 NEW A “omaT slessssscscsss | sonnuonmnasor ~loassusssass 2l ossoamvann=n? ° 33 PHILADEL A >alosnosns L) Bl lieiRceo oty e tirers ol commismors slossssse x-—Batted for Grimes Philadelphia Two hase ! stone. f [ .031 Seott, W rt son, cf 9/ oo > e | omwresmmes 0/St. Matthew's .. " | First Baptist .... slosessssss® : addition to that, he himself got four | but_took advantage | made. STANNORS OUSTED | FROM FIRST PLACE 'Baptists Win—Fresen and Preis- ser Allow Hit Apiece League Standing w First Lutheran . Stanlgy Memorial { Swedish Tethany . Trinity M. E. South Cong. .. Everyman's Bible Cl Center Cong. .... Kensington Cong. The First Baptists knocked the | Stanley Memorial church team out {of a tie for first place and jumped into the Inter-Church baseball league pennant race itsel by hand- ing out a surprise 7-3 defeat to the Stanmors at Willow Brook park. The losers dropped to third place, & full game behind the First Luther- {ans. In the first inning Dennison led off with a hit and Keiffer followed. Dennison was caught between bases, but H. and N. Bertini made hits and four rums were scored before the rally was over. An error and hits by Carroll and Dennison brought in two more in the third and gave the Bap- tists a 6-0 lead. In the same inning the Stanmors scored one, and in the fifth Jack Thorstenson smacked his fourth home run of the season with nobody on base. The feature of the game was & circus catch by Roy. He pulled down what looked like a certain home run. Hamlin hit well for the losers. The line-ups and score by innings: First Baptist—Dennison, ¢; F. Keiffer, p; H. Bertini, ss; Bassett, i Bertinl, 2b; May, 3b; Ander- Roy, cf; Carroll, rf. Stanley Memorial—Hamlin, F. Rittner, 2b; E. Stohl, 3b; Thorstenson, cf. First Baptist.. 402 100 0—7 8 38 Stan. Mem. ... 001 010 1—3 7 3 St. Matts Go Into Second The St. Matthew's German Luth- erans went into second place when they defcated the Center Congrega- tional church by the one-sided mar- gin of 11-0 and climbed past the Stanmors. Billy Preisser was In great form and permitted but one hit, a beat bunt by Hoblly Booth. In lass PP ee s o b i sonm, 1f; i J. of his teans’ 14 hits, one a double. The St. Matts started with a pair of runs in the first inning and then, atter two frames of tight baseball, they got to Skinner for a series of hits and scored five runs. After that they kept up their scoring without much trouble, six Center church er- rors adding to the merriment. Billy Preisser, Ernst Klopp, Neu- mann, and Eddie Surko hit hard. The line-ups and score by innings Matthew's German Lutheran— Preisser, p; K. Klopp, 2b; Fink, ¢; W. Linn, cf; W, Surko, 1¢ Klopp, 1b; Neumann, ss; E. Surko, 3b; G. Linn, rf; M. Steege, rf. €enter Congregational — Christ, 2b; Clark, ss; Bradley, 1b; Schade, 3 b; Skinner, p; Sanderson, c; Carl. son, If-cf; Tomkins, cf-1f; Booth, rf; Deodorian, rf. St. Matts .... 200 502 2—11 14 Center Con, 000 000 0— 0 1 Fresen Allows One Hit Bill Fresen held the Kensington Congregational church to one 'hit and the First Lutherans breezed along to a 4-0 victory and kept their hold on first place. They are now sole occupants of the top rung but are threatened seriously by the St. Matts. Fresen pitched wdnderful ball, holding Kensington hitless for six innings, but Negri cracked out a single in the seventh inning and spoiled his chance for a perfeft game. He struck out four men. Kensington played nice ball be- hind Strople’s pitching, but Beng- ston's home run with two on in the third gave the Swedes the lead they needed. The line-ups and score by innings: Kensington Congregational — Strople, p; B. Griffith, 1b; Negri, 3 Chotkowski, 2b; Clark, rf:’L. Gri fith, cf; Isaacson If; Stromquist, ¢; Plurin, ss, First Lutheran—Nelson, 3b; borg, c; Bengtson, 2b; Frisk Johnson, cf; Ericson, 1f; Holst, 1b; ¥éberg, rf; Fresen, p. Kens. Cong. ... 000 000 0—0 First Lutheran 003 001 *—4 Methodists Take Hot Ome The Trinity Methodists nosed out the South Congregationalists, 4-3, in a bitter game featured by heavy hit- ting, fast fieldipg, and much argu- ing. Both teams haggled the umpire throughout the contest, which was close from start to finish and kept the nerves of all the players on edge. | The South church banged 16 hits off e Jackson but was stopped | time and again by a fine catch | when men were in a position to score. Tho winners got fewer hits | of what they | ! N; 1.2 5 0 Morey's double, Parkers' sacrifice, | and er's hit gave the South and Quigie T0 HONOR McGRAW Manager of New York Silver Glants | third, Mo | three Celebrate Anniversary v 19, - Charge of Team New York, oo Mayor James I. Wal ment to pay tribute to John Me at the Polo Grounds July 14 in cels bration of his silver anniversa charge of the New York Gi gaining support today from around the town." The tentative program already in- cludes a comedy bassball game to be put on by Broadway luminaries. In town with his Athletics for the Yonkee series, Connie Mack added his tribute to his fellow manager “There never has been and ther never will he" he said, “another manager in baseball who will equal Te 4 hy 0 McGraw's record.” ’ / | pilfered home ahead of Bell's throw. | church a run in the first inning, but the Methodists came back with two, passed ball putting them ahead. In he second inning Blauvelt singled nd stole sccond and_third, then | Schaefer, and Bill safely to start the scoring, but the next batters were retired on pop flies. In the sixth Washburn led off with a hit and Spring ran for him. | Larta beat out a bunt and More acrificed both men along. Parker drove a hit and Right and Spring counted, but Barta was caught at the plate on Schasfer's grounder and P'arker was nailed at third on a close ed decision. In their half of the seventh th Meiliodists won the game. After, Spring had made a great catch of | Sundstroms’ Texas leaguer, H. Pink- | rton crossed the South church with a double down the left ftield foul s hit to deep short and rown out, but the throw was g that Plnkerton was able to Morey, Parker, Darrow all bunt 1id prote <0 1o (Coutinued on Following Page) | Inter-state bouts, there will be sev- NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1927. 55883850650668005585DEOEHT 655E0LE60EES00500DELOMODEEOESHEISTIIEIOOCICLICBEODIEIBITEIOOOCOOOIDIOSILILEEOEE604 . KAPLAN MEETS FLOWERS IN NEW YORK TONIGHT—THREE GAMES SCHEDULED IN INDUSTRIAL—STANMORS OUSTED FROM FIRST PLACE IN CHURCH LEAGUE—SERG. THOMAS J. FEENEY ENTERED IN WEST HARTFORD POLICE FIELD DAY RACE P00VPVPVV0I 0009599000009 0 DON'T DIE Don't die on third. That is the slogan of the Detroit players this year. It means the Tigers will probably attempt more baserunning than any other club in the American league. George Moriarty, years ago, as the star third sacker of the Detroit team, created the expression that now dominates the policy of the club. The same George Moriarty is now managing the team, on which he first gained fame as a player. That accounts for the “don’t die on third” slogan. ‘What is more, the same Moriarty practiced what he preached. While not rated as a spced merchant, he was one of the hest baserunners in the game. His specialty, however, was stealing home. Over a period of two years, Mori- arty on 17 different occasions es- sayed to score from third through his own personal efforts, the theft of home. He succeeded in 15 out of the attempts, a record that is with- out parallel in baseball. “I belleve I would have gotten away with it both times I failed, had not the crowd by its yells, tipped it off that T was about to steal. “Stealing home is no more diffi- cult than pilfering an yother base, it you pick the spot and get the break,” is Moriarty's modest ex- planation. BOSTON AMATEURS FIGHT AT DROME Hub Gity Bttlrs to Meet Pick, of Connecticat Tonight | Hartford, June 28 —Joe Daniels, | who has been scoring kayos in rapid succession in amateur boxing | circles in Greater Boston is one of | the outstanding boxers of the strong | six-man team Boston is sending (o | the Massasoit A. C.'s weekly show | at the Hartford velodrome Tuesday night. Danlels, in a tournament at Mil- ford, Mass., knocked out three men in three minutes and ten seconds. He is paired for the show here to- night with Jot Bard, rugged local toxer, who recently has scored some knockouts on his own account. There is much interest in the ap- pearance of “Peg” Johnson, the one-legged Boston amateur, who is slated to mix with Joe Brown of Waterbury. JOhnson, despite his physical handicap, has been mak- ing a fine showing in amateur bat- tles up Boston way. Ed Hurley of the Massasoit club has marshalled a strong Connecti- cut team to send against the invad- ing Bostonites. In addition to the eral inter-city scraps, bringing lead- ing Nutmeg Staters into competition. There will be dozen bouts. Jack Watson and Frankie Portelle will referee and “Siik” O’Loughlin will do the announcing. It is expected that at least 5,000 will see the bouts, WELTERS ON CARD Mushy Callahan and Spug Meyers Are Matched On Same Program At Cubs Park, July 12, Chicago, Jure 28 (A+-Two out- standing junior welterweights — Mushy Callahan the champion, and Spug Meyers, whom he defeated last month in a challenge bout—will have places on a card arranged for the Cubs’ park July 12. Call n will fight Sammy Baker, the New Yorker who stopped Ace Hudkins recently. Myers, the Poca- tello puncher, has tentatively agreed to meet Stanislauz Loayza, the Chil- ean who is now fighting at the 140 pound weight, The card, being arranged by Pro- moter Jim Mullen, is to provide funds to pay expenses of wounded ON THIRD JUNIOR LEAGUE TO Final Plans Are Laid af Mesting of Managers in Gity Hall The board of managers of the Junior City League held its final meeting last night in city hall and completed all details for the open- ing of the league play at Walnut Hill park tomorrow night. John McGuire was elected president of the league and Edward Buchas was chosen as secretary. The teams entered in the league were named last night oy the man- agers, lists of players being submit- ted. The teams are the Cellier A. C., Laurel A. C., Phantom A.C, Y. M. C. A., American Legion and Burritt Reserves. All players on these teams will be eligible providing they do not reach the age of 18 years before No- vember 1 ot this year. A schedule of games was mapped cut for the first week of play, but the remainder of the list will not be made public until a few changes can be made. The first game, which will take place tomorrow night at 6 o'clock at Walnut Hill Y. M. C. A Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, while Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock the American Legion will battle the Burritt Reserves. This will give each maining games will be carded off next week. One game will be played on Mon- day and Wednesday evenings at 6 o'clock while the third game of the week will be staged Saturday after- noons at 4 o'clock on the diamond on which there will be only one senior city league game. soldiers and sailord in Chicago hos- pitals to the Paris convention of the American Legion, START WEDNESDAY park, will | bring together the Colliers and the | the Phantoms will meet the Laurels, | team in the league a game for the | | first three days of play, and the re- TRIES To ARRANGE THINGS AT HEAD of BED FEENEY ENTERED (PLAY THREE GAMES IN IN HARTFORD RACE Variety of Events Planned for West Hartford Police Field Day Sergeant Thomas J. Feeney of the New Britain police department will represent this city in the six-mile handicap race which will be staged as the opening event on the pro- gram for the West Hartfora police department second annual fleld day to be held Saturday at Charter Oak park in West Hartford. Sergeant Feeney is one of the foremost ath- letes on the local department and his entry assures New Britain of a representation in the athletic events. Johnny Clinch, leading amateur boxer of the city, will be a princi- pal in one of the bouts to be staged at the amateur tournament in the evening. He is high in the ranks of lightweights in the state and he ‘s a popular performer for amateur fight fans to watch. Among the features on the varied program for the event are several motorcycle and bicycle races. Chet Howe of New York will be in charge of the motor events while former Police Commissioner Frank Cadwell will be in charge of the bi- cycle riding. The entries for the bicycle events {are as follows James 8. Armando, |Hartford; Ray Williams, Winsted; Savin Zavavella, East Hartford; |Joe Deliza, Hartford; S. Carbone, |Hartford; Roy Hillgardner, Meri- {den Endees; Charles Parker, Hart- |ford; Egidio DeRobertis, East | Hartford; Ralph LaChapelle, Elm- |waod Endees; John Armando, | Hartford; Gus Anderson, Hartford; { William Newhouse, Elmwood En- |dees, and Fred Kapitke, Hartford. | Al Huband of Hartford, well {known baseball catcher and a com- missioner in the Connecticut A. A. U., has charge of the amateur box- ing tournament and he is planning a long list of entries for 'the 10 | bouts carded. Other events will be a jockey race between membars of Troop B cavalry of Hartford with more than 10 riders entered and other athletic events. George Dunn will announce and the TFoot Guard band under the leadership of Lieutenant Bill Tasil- 1o will furnish a concert before and during the events. ENTERED IN TOURNEY Eighty of the Country’s Best Collcge Golfers Seck Honors in Collegiate Championship. New York, June 28 (#—Eighty of | the country's best college golters, in- | cluding Watts Gunn and Roland | Mackenzle, teed off today at the | Garden City Golf clus in quest of |the intercolicgiate championship. | The field will qualify today playing |46 holes which also will decide the | team champlonship. | Among the favorites for the indi- vidudl title are Gunn, who was run- ner-up to Bobby Jones for the na- tional amateur championship two years ago, now playing for Georgia Tech., and Mackenzie, medalist in the same tournament, who 'will be | playing with the Brown university team. ! BASEBALL'S BIG T'OUR. By tho United Press. Tris Speaker kept his average on the increase with a double and & | single {p four time up. Hornsby's only hit tempts was a double. Averages: in four at- ab. pet. 237 376 .366 44 | Hornsby Cobb Ruth ... | Speaker .... When a Feller Needs a Friend BED HASN'T SEEN MADE FOR A WEEK..., o CONTEMPLATION oN FIRST HAS REMOVED EVERTTHING FROM BED DOowN To MATTRESS, WONDERS WHAT GOES DUSTY L EAGUE TONIGH New Britain Machine to Tackle P. & F. Corbin In On Contest—Stanley Rule to Meet Stanley Works In Another — Landers and Union Works to Stage Postponed Affair At Willow Brook Park — All Games to Be Started By 5:30 O’clock. CONPARING GREWS IN BIG REGATTA Calfornia Has Heaviest, Vst ington Lightest, Cornell Tallest Poughkeepsie, N. Y., June 28 (® —California has the heaviest crew, ‘Washington the lightest and oldest, and Cornell the tallest, statistics of the varsity entries in tomorrow's championship college regatta reveal. Columbia’s boat load averages the youngest. The Californians tip the scales at an average of 180 pounds per, one pound more than Cornell's husky boatload, which towers over all rivals with an average height of six feet, two and one-eighth inches. Washington's varsity averages slight- ly under 176 pounds but due to the presence of a 32 year old oarsman, Roland Walles, shows an average age of 23, Columbia’s youngsters average only 20. Every man in the Cornell boat is over six feet but the tallest oarsman in the varsity is H. H. Hart, veteran No 6, in the Washington shell, Stan- wood Sweetser, 154 poumd Penn- sylvania stroke oar is the lightest but his shipmate J. R. Schastian, at No. 7, makes up for this by scaling 192 pounds, more than any other varsity sweep swinger. Harvard’s crew that triumphed over Yale had two 198 pounders in the stern. The statistical comparison of the several rival varsity crews follows: Age Height Weight 2015 6 1% 180 2014 179 . 20 176% California «. Cornell Columbia Navy ... 2% Pennsylvania 1013 Syracuse .22 ‘Washington . 23 BERLENBACH SCORES ONE ROUND KAYO IN COMEBACK e Former Light Heavyweight Cham- plon Finishes Austrian in Impres- sive Style. New York, June 28 (P—Scoring & sensational one-round knockout over Charles Rammel, Austrian heavy- weight, Paul Berlenbach today was out to prove to the pugilistic world that some of his best fighting days are still ahead. It took the dynamite fists of the former light heavyweight champion just two minutes and 33 seconds of fighting in the first battle of his comeback campaign last night to batter his opponent so badly the referec stopped the bout and award- ed Berlenbach a technical “kayo. The fight was scheduled for ten rounds. While Rammel has no impressive ring record he out-weighed Berlen- bach by 15 pounds and to knock him out Berlenbach needed at least something like thé power of punch which carried him to a title little more than two years ago. In his attempted comeback Ber- lenbach has-youth in his favor. age is 26. Despite his long layoff weighed in for his fight last night pounds, well within the PUTS ON PILLOW THUS DECIDES No DIFFERENCE,.... PROCEEDS To LAY ON SHEETS &TC. ETC. Stanley Rule . N. B. Machine .. Russwins Union Works Three games are scheduled to be played tonight in the New Britain Industrial League. Two of them will be postponed contests whiie the othe er will be a regular scheduled cone test in the circuit. The Stanley Works will meet the Stanley Rule & Level tonight at Walnut Hill in a game postponed from ‘June 14, while the &ame scheduled for tonight between Stanley Rule and R. & E. will be plaped tomorrow night at Willow Brook park. The regularly scheduled game will be played tonight on Diamond No. 2 at Walnut Hill park with the New Britain Machine team meeting the league leading P. & ¥'. Corbin team. The Newmatics, though suffering & few reverses in the league so far this season, form one of the biggest threats to any team in the circuit, and there are many who figure that with consistent play on the part of the Machiners, they will be able to inflict the second defeat of the year on the Corbin nine. The Corbin team, stinging with its first defeat of the year at the hands of the Fafnir crew, is out to start on its winning way again and the play« ers hope-to make the victory over the Newmatics tonight a decisive one. The switch in games for tonight was effected through an agreement of the managers of the teams con- corned. The Stanley Works and Staniey Rule game will be a meeting of two of the most bitter rivals in the league. Doth teams are formed from the same plant but different departments and each 13 anxious to win. The third game on tonight's pro- | gram is also a postponed affair bee | tween Landers and the Inion Works, This will be played at Willow Brook park. All games will be started by 5:30 o'clock, and it is expected that one of_the largest crowds of the season will be out to watch them. GASCOS BEAT FARNIRS Jim Lynch's Aggregation of Diamond Stars Swamp Bearing Makers, 13 to 2 In Game, The Gasco bascball team swamp- ed the Fafnir Learing Co. team of the Industrial league 13 to 2. in a contest staged at Walnut Hill park last night at 5:30 o'clock. Jim Lynch's aggregation of fence busters bit away at Jim Havlick's offerings {while McCormick, twirling for the Gascos, held the opposition safe. Havlick, Verguson and Klatka formed the battery for the Shop team while McCormick and Kopec worked |for the Meter Readers. Three double plays completed by Lynch's crew formed one reason why {the Gascos won. Several other reas- |cns were three bingles each by K¢ Wojack, Barnes, ¥, Sheehan, J. Shee~ han and Stevie Dudack. Corbin of the Fafnir team turned in the fleld- ing gem with an amazing catch of a line drive by Howe. Johnny Klatka featured at the bat for the losers. ‘Jlm O'Brign umplred. | IT REALLY MAKES