New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1927, Page 22

N’!!W BBITAIN DAILY HERALfi FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1927 “"'HREE TEAMS ARE TIED FOR FIRST PLACE IN INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE—AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL LEAGUE START PLAY " ON JULY 9—CHURCH LEAGUE TO BE PLAYED TONIGHT—LOCAL BASEBALL TEAMS TO BE BUSY OVER HOLIDAYS — ITEMS LEGION LEAGUE T0 |THREE INDUSTRIAL TEAMS WANKEES INCREASE LEAD - BY VICTORY OVER BOSTON| p|NS (OHPLETED &ltll and Gehrig Keep Up tors Clinch Second Pla === Tigers Down Indians— Home Run Hitting—Sena- ce By Beating Athletics— White Sox Score Win Over *8t. Louis Browns—Giants and Braves Split Twin = BillFarrell Brilliant For Boston Team. By the Astoclated Press Home run hitting de luxe by the big=ftuscled Babe-Ruth and Lou Gehrig lead the New York Yankees farther than ecver ahead of the ‘American' league pack today as the Washington . Senators tried thelr Barid at the Herculean task of over- Rauling them. . No. 25 for both Babe and Lou hme in the same game yesterday d went a long way to help the nks to win by 13 to 6 from the Red Sox. For three innings after cking his 25th of the season Geh- led his illustrious team mate, but | e Babe took the challenge in the | urth: with a hot shot td the top of e rght field stands. Never since 3920 has anyone led the Babe in the gentle art of turning out four- Baggers and this was not for long. : Far behind _the Yankees their vals were fighting hard, and hop- #Rg the Yanks tvould let up as they #id last year about this time, al- though it was not enough $hem the pennant A wpirited challenge yesterday @hme ffom the Senators who took up | e job.of pace-following at which | e White Sox and Athletics hefore m have failed. i ~In second place with the White Box third the Senators clinched the gontender position by downing the ‘Athletics for the second time in two Qays by 6 to 5. This latest addition to a winning streak that included fiye straight at expense of the Red &x was won on tight baseball and Goose Goslin's timely single in the ainth. ‘Anolhcr rising threat appeared in |1 e Detroit Tigers who were in fifth ! place but only a jump or two behind | ] the White Sox and Athletics. The Indians’ crack pitcher, George Uhle, inst proved no puzzle to the ers as they win from him by 6 8 5 for the fifth time this season. 7Al Thomas' tight pitching kept the White Sox in the running with a b o 1 victory over the Browns who Bave a losing streak five games long. | National league clubs succeeded in getting exactly nowhere although | two games were played in that cir- | cui, the Glants and Braves break- | ing even in a doublg header. Eddie | Farrell played brilliantly afield and | at bat for Boston while Benton, the ! pitcher whom McGraw obtained by trading Eddie, was 'knocked out of box by his old mates in the sec. ond game on 13 hits in seven in-| nings. Scoring five runs In each of | tho last two, the Giants won the | g@me by -1k to 6; however, after losing the fifst by 6 to 1. AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON o lhisa Rl soonrnoasssos? wlozosormussssasl - e e Pt [ vean H [ RO R s R ey n seconarinend Blectrsosonc il crohbachons B Gowlssonssosunall in, Gehvig. Thre base hi bs, in. Home runs—Gehrig, Shaner, Ruth! nning pltcher—W. L. Moore. Losing icher—Harriss. .Umplires—Van Graflan, muolly and Rowhmnd. Time—2:20. PHILADELPHIA AB. H. nboe ke, D ... ”?xwv\ p. atted for Baker £—Batted for Lisenle Ratted ofr Burke Totals 3b 'Rourke, ] BB e inentt, gler, 1b . filiams, 1 . to lose | | The twirlers average 16 to 18 vears Batted for Stewart in th 201 001 010—§ E 000 000 100—1 Two buse hits—Benneit, Rice, O'Neil, Sheely. Home run—Sheely. Losing pitcher Stewart. Umpires—Ormaby and Owen. Time—1:4 DETROIT AB. R. Warne Gehringe bl minis B ok et oot ina i T R Totals CLEVELAND AB, R Jamieson. 1f ... Fonseca, 2h Hodapp, oz s 1 & i losooossssssl Totals z—Ratted for Buc Detroit S e R Home run—( Wild pitches—Uhle, Buckeye. ires— , Hildebrand "and McGowan. Time—1:35., NATIONAL LEAGU First Game N o lososusosusarme? cccossonsssall Boney, p Totuls o < | maorkondosas Bl omonnmmuncoms oore, 2h chbourg, 1t Smith, rf . Sounen ol ST il e o 2 ouma Slanapnasnssn Zsimnions In 8th. for Ott in Sth. 000 001 110 000—1 er—Fitzsim- mons, ~—Jorda, Hart and Rigler. Time—1:41. New York . Boston a0 3 AGE IS TILDEN'S GREAT HANDICAP Former Champion Is Beaten by Youthful and Fiery Cochet Wimbledon, England, July 1 (P— Youth has the power of heart and nerve to fight off crushing odds and perform miracles in the last few strokes. Age can but shoot its bolt—. and bow its head if that is not enough. This, Big Bill Tilden discovered and admitted yesterday. Beaten by Henrl Cochet —of France in the last sets of a match that doomed his preseat hopes of coming back against the great French trio, the veteran American could but smile somewhat folornly in the memory of his own age of tennis miracles. “I used to win this sort of mateh myself.” he said. “But ar: we down- hearted? No!” he added with the fire of the man who undertook a tennis crusade to France in the twilight of his career in a gallant attempt to win back his world supremacy. Tilden had no alibi but, “Age I think it,”” he mused. For kLis conquer- or, the spry little Frenchman who climinated him last vear from the tournament for Tilden's own Amer- ican championship, Tilden had noth- ing but praise. “Cochet is the best tennis player in this little world of ours,” he said. The victory was hard won. The cores tell the story of how age did its best, reaching its peak in the deuced third set and ng with- out success to check the whirlwind fnish that youth alona could give. The match was won at 2-0, 4-6, 7-| 6-4, 6 Assuring an all-French final, Jean Rorotra, present British titleholder, defeated the third “Musketeer,” Rene coste, in the other semi-final rica still 15511 000— 6 had ons hope leit, lowever. While Elizabeth Ryan fell in the semi-finals before the fast and accurate stroking of Elia De Alvarez, Helen Wills already has reached the women’s final and will oppose the Spanish girl Szturday for the prized tiara of a Wimbledon championship. TWIRLE The Twirle views 4 to 3 Wednesday. ME defeated the River- at Walnut Hill park The winners lined up as follows: Smith ¢, Satita p, Hawk- worth 1b, Marland ss, Perry 2b, But- tin 3b, Goldberg cf, Ferguson rf and Mewiski If. Three home runs were walloped out during the contest. of age, For games call at 94 Cabot street Edinburgh has a campaign againet | betting on the streets, POLIGE FIELD DAY West Hartford's Finest Ready lor Big Event Tomorrow All details have been completed for the staging of the second annual fleld day of the West Hartford po- lice départment. Starting at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, a con- tinuous cycle of sporting events will take place at Charter Oak park which will last far into the night and satisfy even the most critical sport fan. A six-mile handicap foot race will open the program and dur- ing. the afternoon, bycycle, motor- cycle and jockey races will take up the time while in the evening, a tournament of amateur boxing bouts will be staged and the affair will wind up with a magnificent display of fireworks. Two New Britain representatives stand out as prominent actors in the sports drama to be furnished by the neighboring police department to- morrow. Sergeant Thomas J. Fee- ney, the speed merchant of the New Britain police force, will be entered in the handicap race from the East Hartford bridge to Charter Oak park, while Johnny Clinch will be one of the headliners in the amateur boxing tournament in the évening. JOHNNY CLINCH As a variety, the Food Guard band of Hartford will render concerts at various times during the afternoon and evéning and Blll Tassllo’s or- chestra of 15 pleces will keep the crowd merry at the intermissions. George k. Dunn will feature tha pro- gram with a rendition ot some of the latest song hits. All in all, Chief Joseph F. Grogan and his commit- tee have prepared oné of the finest programs of sports on record in this state, q The list 6f events to bé run off tomorrow, is as follows: 1:30 p. m, concert by Foot Guard band; 1 p. m., finish of handicap race; 3 o'clock, five mile motorcycle race, amateur; 2:15 o'cloek, half mile bi- eycle race, amateur for boys under 16 years: 2:30 p. m. quarter mile Jjockey race; 2:45 p. m.,, 10 mile mo- torcycle race, professional; 3 o'clock, one mile bicycle race, amateur open; 0 p. m., half mile jockey race; 3:30 p. m,, 16 mile motorcycle race, amateur; 8:50 p. m., halr ralsing wild west exhibition of rough and fancy riding by members of Troop B, First Equadron Cavalry, C. N. G.; 4:10 p. m., 20 mile motcrcycle race, professional; 4:40 p. m., one mile bicycle race, amateur; 6 o'clock, 25 mile motorcycle race; professional. During the intermission between the afternoon and evening, the fol- lowing program will be carried out: 6:30 o'clock, Bill Tassilo's Cinderella orchestra of 15 pleces; 6:45 p. m., the Hartford Turnerbund in a whirl- wind athletic exhibition; 7:15 p. m., Dunn in the latest song 0 o'clock, Mike Nally & Co.; 0 o'clock, saxophone solo; T:5w o'clock. Bridgeport's singing police- man, Fuzzy Walker, and 8 o'clock, Tassilo's orchestra. At 8:15 o'clock, the amateur box- ing tournament will be started. The list of entries and the classes in which they are entered, is as fol- lows: 112 pounds, Eddie Reed and Art Chapdelaine; 115 pounds, Joe Celinto and Al Amona; 130 pounds, Joe Champ and Al Paluzzio; 11§ pounds, Ray Strong and Joe Kody 110 poun Fddie Camp and Del Pouliot; pounds, Barney Youse- man and Johnny Clinch; 140 pounds, Pete Youseman and Kid Conniff; 142 pounds, Ray Hall and Joe Zotter; 155 pounds, Vie Morley and Gene DeMario and 160 pounds, Joe Bard and Herman Fink. Singing and dancing will be en- joyed at 10 o'clock and at 10:45, a magnificent display of fireworks will be furnished. SPEEDBOYS WIN AGAIN The Speedboys defeated the Tre- mont streets by a 14 to 7 score yes- terday. Slepski fanned six batters and made some good catches. James starred behind the bat and Frank pitched well, [two no-hit games in THREE EXCEPTIONAL GAMES (BY BILLY EVANS) Three games stand out in the major league career of Pitcher How- ard Ehmke of the Philadelphia Athletica. Btrangely enough, they are in direct contrast. Two of them deal with the most effective bit of pitching ever accom- plished in the majors, while the |other deals with the most ineffec- tive hurling. Only for a bit of generous scoring, Howard Ehmke would now boast the unique record of having pitched no-hit games in two consecutive ap- pearances. That was during the season of 1923. Early in September he blanked Philadelphia without a hit and in his next appearance, against New York, he allowed only one hit, an infleld single, that could have been as properly scored an error. It is a strange coincidence that just three weeks later in the 1923 season, September 28, the New York club, that had undeservedly spoiled a row for Ehmke, should establish an Ameri- can league swat record at his exx- pense. In six innings the Yanks made 21 hits off Ehmke's delivery, getting 11 runs in the sixth inning. Nine more hits, making a total of 30, was made of Ehmke's successor, the Yanks winning 24-4. WALKER WIS IN TERRIFIC BATTLE Tommy Milligan Fights With All He Has But Is Knocked Oat London, England, July 1 (P— Whatever 18 symbolic of the middle- weight boxing champloaship of the world was back in the trunk of Mickey Walker today and due for an early return to Elizabeth, N. J. Mickey fought off an old-world claim to the title in as fast and fur- ious a fight as London rings have ever known. A gallant son of Seot- land made the bid and failed at the midpoint of their scheduled 20- round bout last night as the Irish- American’s flailing fists krocked him down for the fifth time, srnd out. From the start to the ¢l:mal finish that sounded the knell >f his hopes, Tommy Milligan fought with all he had, scorning to play safe by hang- ing on. Against the solid punching power of Mickey's fists he pitted that ghost-like boxing skill that is known td the British ring as “the sweet Science.” But the battle was won by dynamite. Two knpckouts sounded Milligan's doorn, but the fighting Scot did not hear. Twice again in the ninth he went down and in the tenth it came—a left that sent him to the floor so weak his knees refused to hold him when he tried to rise. Arriving home in Elizareth, N. J., ‘Walker will find plenty ¢t challeng- ers among his countrymon, it ap- poared today. Outstanding among those who claim a match is Tiger Tlokers, the negro deacon, from whom Walker won the title on a close decision in Chicago last De- cember. in the seventh BASI ALL'S B1G FIVE (By United Press) Lou Gehrig, newest celebrity, hit his twenty-fifth home run of the season, a double and a single in five times at bat. Ruth kept pace with his team- mate and rival for home runs by also hitting his twenty-fifth. The Babe made a double besides and was at bat four times, Speaker got a double in three at- tempts, Hornsby made two singles out of Hornsby Cobb Ruth 203 15 53 Speaker SOCGER TEAM T0 STAGE INVASION Players From Worcestershire to Meet Worcester Quintet New York, July 1 (P—Sport gained new recognition as a factor in international amity today when it was announced & team of amateur soccer players from Worcestershire, England, will come to this country this fall for five games with the men ot Worcester county, Mass. Their playing tour from Septem- ber 21 to October 1 is to carry on a tradition of friendly eportsmanship which was started last year when ‘Worcester, Mass., sent the pick of its industrial players to Worcester- shire. All five games were lost, but the Worcester sportsmanskip broth- erhood headed by Danizl Reese of that city considered the trip entire- ly successful. With Viscount Gorman, as chairman, the Worcestershire sports fellowship joined the move- ment and sponsored the tour of the British team. After the series, one game of which 18 to be played in connéction with the New England fair at Wor- cester, September 29, the visiting players will be invited to sée a col- lege football game and a part 6f the world series, to visit Niagara Falls and the General Electriz plant at Schenectady, N. Y., and 16 be guests of John McEntee Bowman, of the Natidnal Sportsmanship Brother- hood, at the Westchester-Biltmore club, Rye, for & week of sightseeing in New York. BLACK CATS WIN The Black Cats defeated the Twinkle Stars 6 t6 6 in a hard fought game yesterday. For games see Jo- seph Meskowshi, 166 Smith street. START ON JULY 9 Five Distrcts Enter Teams 1o St e Py - Nine teams have already entered the: American Legion state cham- plonship baseball league accordi: to an announcement made by state headquarters. These clubs will rep- Tesent five districts in the state, in- ciuding the first, second third, fifth and sixth. Play in the league will start on Saturday, July 9, with the teams in the first and second dis- trict playing a heme and home series while the teams in the other three sections have no opposition. New Britain and Bristol are en- tered in the first district. These two will meet in the first game in New Britain Saturday afternoon, July 9 at Walnut Hill park in this chy The following Saturday, the !wo teams will meet in Bristol. In case of a tis, a third game will be played, the team winning being declared the district champion. Four teams are entered in the second district. Meriden will play New Haven in Meriden and New Haven will meet Waterbury in Wa- terbury on Saturday, July 9 and the winners of these two games will play on Saturday, July 16 at a place to be decided by a draw. Danbury, Taftville and = Water- town are the teams representing the third, fifth and sixth districts. The winner of the contest between the first and second district will play oft for the state title at the state convention in Danbury on Aug- ust 18, 19 and 20, the final games to be played on the final day of the convention. Coach Larry Mangan of the New Britain team is out for his second state title this year and he has called a practice of the team for this eve- ning at Walnut Hill park at 5:30 o'clock. Following the practice, the members of the team will meet at the American Legion rooms on ‘Washington street to get their suits. The American Legion team is also entered In the Junior City league here and will play the Burritts at ‘Walnut Hill park Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Assoclated Press. London—Mickey Walker, middle- weight champion, knocked out Tommy Milligan, European middle- weight champion, 10. Archie Bell, American, outpointed Kid Patten- den, London, 10. George Cook, Australla, won a technical knockout over Ted Sandwina, Gérmany, 3. Chicago—Jim Maloney, Bostoh, defeated Bud Gorman, Kenosha, Italy, won on a foul from Farmer Lodge, St. Paul, 7. “Big Boy” Peter- son, New Orleans, knocked out Al Boston, outpointed Rocco Strama- glia, 6. Cecil Harris, Chicago and Roy Clark, Atlanta, draw, 4. West New York, N, J.—Irish Tommy Jordan, New York defeated Billy Algerg, Phoenix, Ariz, 10. Waterloo, Iowa—Clydé Brury, Marshalltown, défeated Mike Sauro, Chicago, 10. Athletes Gather for - Contests at Nebraska Lineoln, Neb., July 1.—{P—Ath- létes from all parts 6f the United States, upon whom America will de- pend to retain possession of the Olympic championship at the Am- sterdam games in 1928 swung into action in the University of Nebraska Memorial stadium-today in the Na- tional A. A. U. track and field cham- plonships, The event will continue through tomorrow and Monday, SDA, | fast ones Wis,, on a foul, 4. Arthur De Kuh, | rigpt ficld for a circuit wallop. Shering, New York, 2. Tom Klrbyq League Standing w. P. & F. Corbin Landers ....... Stanley Works . N. B. Machine . Stanley Rule Russwins Unlon Works . Following the two games played last night in the New Britain Indus- trial league in which the Landers team defeated the Fafnir crew and the Stanley Works swamped the Union Works, three teams stand tied for first place while the New Britain Machine and the Stanley Rule are tled for third. A great race for the league pennant is in view with the standing deadlocked as it is and fierce ‘battles from now on are ex- pected by the fans. Landecrs vs. Fafnire. The Landers, Frary & Clark base- ball team defeated the Fafnir team by the score of 5 to 2 in the game played on Diamond No. 2. It was a bitterly contested win with each striving to go into first place with the Corbin crew. The Universals touched up Fergu- son; pitching for the Bearing Mak- ers for 12 bingles and bunched their bingles 4n the second, third, fourth and sixth innings to score enough runs to win. Billy Chant, serving them up for the Universals, was in rare form. He allowed only four hita and two runs, walked three and struck out eight. He had gilt edge support behind him. Sparkling fielding plays were turned in by the members of both teams. Jimmer O'Brien, left fielder for the Fafnir crew made one of the most spectacular catches ever seen in the city. On a dead run for a ball that was hit away past the foul line, he raced across the field and stab- bed it with his gloved hand away over his head. Eddle Goeb turned in & neat one hand catch and caught another shoestring drive that made him tumble over though he held on- to the ball. Paulson, playing at | short for Fatnirs, made a great one hand stop while Vincent was a bear on defense for Landers. The Fafnir teams was crippled by the loss of Walicki, regular short- stop who is out with a broken fing- er, and Hal Corbin who is off on a vacation, “Chick” Stanley was among those absent at the game. Landers scored first in the gecond inning. Bucheri lofted a short Tex- as leaguer into left field. Joey Fitz- patrick caught one of Ferguson and drove it into deep A single by Charlow and a double by Vincent brought in another in the third. Fafnirs scored . one in the third when Kroll was hit by a pitched ball. He stole second and took third when Dorazio's throw was wild. He scored on n Texas leaguer just out of Bucheri’s reach, by Paulson. They got theéir second and last run in the fourth on a walk to O'Brien, a stolen base and a single by Ken- ure. Landers scored again in the fourth when with two out, Hill- strand and Goeb singled in succes- gion, Charlow drove a single into right fleld séoring Hillstrand but he was caught going to second when Ferguson intercepted the throw in from right field and shot the ball to Paulson. A single by Fitzpatrick and a dou- ble by Goeb scored Landers fifth and last tally in the sixth frame. The summary: FAFNIR AB. R. W.P.O. A E. Keehner, rf . ol 00 0 BL e, Ain’t It a Grand and Glonous Feelln"’ wWHEN YoU'VE GoT JusT euouak YTIME To CATCH JHE 7:55 AND' |You, START ON/AIMADISPRINT FQRATHE " STA‘I’lorJ -~ AND AGAIN YU HAVE T5 STOP/, To PULL'EM uP..’."Aung(ou.‘ HEAR THE TRAIN.PULL OUT To GET THOSE S0 You ENTER A” HABERDASHERY DETE“M\MAD TIED FOR FIRST PLACE Landers Beat Fafnir In Fierce Battle—Stanley Works Swamp Union Works — Butt Makers Deadlocked For Lead—Billy Chant In Rare Form As His Mates Pound Out Victory— Great Race Seen At Beginning of Second Half. Corbins, Universals and Paulson, ss O'Brien, 1f Kenure, 3b Ferguson, p Sluvomosmca Totals il o Nester, 3b . Dorazlo, ¢ Bucheri, o5 ... Fitzpatrick, 1b . Chant, p°.... Totals Fafnirs Landers 101 Two base hits—Goeb, Vincent. run—Fltzpatrick.. Umpires—Mangan. of game—1:45. Stanley Works Win The Stanley Works easily dispos- ed of the tail end Union Works team in a free hitting contest on Diamend No. 1 at Walnut Hill park yestet- day afternoon winning the game 15 to 8 and golng into a triple tie for first place. Every man on the Stanley Works team pasted the ball from the first inning to the last. The team col- lected a total of 14 hits and scored 15 runs. The Union Works failed to threaten to win at any stage of the game and very loose fielding gave the winners plenty of chances to score. At that, eight of the winning team's runners were left stranded on the sacks. Paul Snyder easily carried off the hitting honors of the game. He pok- ed out five safe bingles in six trips to the plate. His work proved to be the kayo punch for the Stanley Works while Jimmy Green's work in the field -was of top notch order, Budnick and Parsons also connect- ed for several hits, Parsons slap- ping out a home run in the seventh. Little time was wasted by the Stanley Works in getting going. In the opening inning, Snyder tripled and scored on Green's grounder to short, beating the throw to the plate. Green scored on a déuble to left by Budnick for the second run of the frame. In the third, another was scored when Liberti was. safe on Chotkowski's error on his grounder and he finished the trip on Snyder's second triple. The Butt Makers kept up a bar- rage of hits in the following inning and they put the game on fce in the seventh by scoring six runs. Casey, who up to this tithe had pitched neat ball tor the losers, was forced to retire under a shower of hits, In the eighth, the Stanley team scored two more bringing their total to fif- teen for the game. The summary: UNION WORKS AB. R 100 Home Time ] Fuaneod = Williams, rt, o McKnight, Schubert, 2 Neuman, of Chotkowskl, Zail, of . Totals e S e e g o5-nal = Blusnumsunmsy Slosssza Snyder, Guida, n, 53 ons, Budnick, rf . Pelfetier, 3 . Abramowitz, 2b Grail, '@ Lo Laberti, p Salak, p ... I Totals Unlon Wor 100 Kowskl. runn—Parsons. Umpire—Clancy. -~ AND THEM You START OFf AGAIN WITH THAT UJCOMFORTABLE FEEL'\NG OF SLIPPING SO AN T ~AND -, Tuew=~" OH-H -1 Boy! TeAr GR-! R RANo GLOR WiRiBUS FeeLN''?