New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1927, Page 8

WALTER JOHNSON RECEIVES MANY HONORS ON 20TH ANNIVERSARY—CORBIN TEAM GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT AT HANDS OF - LANDERS CREW—FALCONS PLAYING TWO GAMES THIS WEEK-END—CORBIN RED- SOX NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE STILL A JUMBLED MESS Boston Braves Take Last of Three-Game, Series From Pirates—Cubs Down Phillies—Giants Drop One to Cardinals—Cincies Take Both Ends of Double Bill From Robins — Senators Defeated On Johnson’s 20th Anniversary—Other Games Played. By the Assoclated Press. The Natlonal league situation was | as jumbled today as it was in mid- July and there is yet to be developed the real favorite for champlonship honors. Long a stumbling block for po- tential champions, the Boston Braves | 3| vesterday completed a cleanup of a three game series with the Pitt: burgh Pirates, when Kent Greenfield, one of John McGraw's castoffs, set ‘ i back the Buccaneers 5-2. This vic- tory coupled with the Chicago Cubs’ 6-2 win over Philadelphia, put Donie | = Bush’s club one and one half games out of first place. Carmen Hill, the National league’'s leading npitcher, was thumped for the Braves' vic- tory, but poor support aided in his | downfall. Guy Bush, one of the Cubs’ pitch- ing mainstays, got away to a shaky start against the Phils but steadied down after his mates had batted Ferguson for four runs in the sec- ond. The Giants ended their series in . St. Louis by droping one to the Cardinals 6-2. Dutch Henry went to pieces in the eighth after he had held the world’s champions score- less for seven innings. A six-run ral- “ ly featured by Frank Snyder's home run with two on bases, exploded : hopes of the Glants for a clean sweep in the Mound city. Cincinnati tock both ends of a double header from the Brooklyn Dodgers. Jakie May had the better of Doug McWeeney, in the opener and won, 3-1, while the Reds pound- ed PIlitt for a 5-4 decision in the sec- ond. Jack Hendrick's Burgomasters climbed back into fifth place through their victories. Walter 'Johnson's 20 anniversary in major league baseball was cele- brated at Washington where the De- troit Tigers won out in a ninth in- ning rally, 7-6. “Goose” Goslin, and Harry Heilman led the hitting with three safeties apiece. ‘The Chicago White Sox and Phil- adelphia broken even in a twin bill. The Sox won the opener, 7-4, with Ted Lyons on the mound. A home run by Metzler in the ninth inning of the second put Chicago in the, lead, but the Mackmen came right back to tie the score. Cochrane's homer broke up this contest in the 12th innings, Philadelphia getting a 6-5 decision. Stewart pitched St. Louis to a 3-2 win over Boston in the openeing game of a double bill. Hal Wiltes blanked the Missourians in the wind- out, 3-0, allowing only two scratch hits. O'Rourke and Sisler were the only Brownies to touch the Red Sox hurler. The Yankees and Indians were 1dle. AMERICAN LEAGUE (First Game) CHICAGO o Metzler, ef .. Hunnetleld, 2b . locoocaunop lusconaunon Bl hvowenFuael? mlesoocsossl 2 5 4 5 < 4 3 3 3 4 35 D] s LPHI > 5 PHILA! Al L] cosusianune] 9 Bleuerdavoshuny ftilnesasenssh Bishop, 3b . Foxx, 33 |shhbanuaannd loosnoonosony looousnnnouny ol ocswoossssal Totals 35 4 9 27 3—Batted for Galloway in 9th. 33—Batted for Quinn In 9th. Chicago . 010 201 Philadeiphis . 110 011 Two base hits—Barrett, Cochrar Dykes, Hale, Falk. Home run—Falk. pires—Genlsel and Owens, Time—1:41. Second Game. 010 000 020 000 Chicago Philadelphta 112 111 000—5 001—6 First Game , ST. LOUIS AB. R. i coomp O'Rourke b Bennett, rf . sas20220M Stewart, Sl EAesntl s S Slovansennn® Totals B i e b 2 3 D losnosmosoooon? 5 ssuony AR CE RSN ] Rothrock, Hartley, ¢ Myer, &8 Flagstead, cf . Regan, 2b ... Tarbert, rt Shaner, 1t fodt, 1b . smszwsoom Totals z—Batted for Todt . Louis s Boston .. kel Two base hits—iller, Hof: bvase hits—Williams, ner. tn 9th, " Tmy (1 %x ol (‘i( 5 Grs 1 lan, Rowland and Connolly. Time Second Game Boston 000 100 02x—3 WASHINGTON AB. R. CErmcowws?d o cscomep L] o Warner, 31 Gehringer, Heilmann, Neun, 10 Devivelros, &8 McManus, &s . Woodall, Whitehtil Holloway. Stoner, Bassler, x . rt scomwacSansunn Totals E z—Batted for Marberry fn th. x—Batted for Deviveiros in 0th. roit ... ington : Two base hits—Fothergill, Bluege. Three tase hits—Goslin, Woo all, Reeves. Winning pitcher—Hollowa: Losing piteher—Braxton, Umplres—Esans, McGowan, Hildebrand and Ormsby. Time w 3 Gehringer, ATIONAL LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA AB. R. H. Spalding, 1t 1 Sand, 3b . Thompson, 2b Ceoney, s Ferguson, p .... faiaiesiss lessusroony | ol nonwmmmne olossssssssll b (ORI 4 ° Totals BT CHICAGC A 2 onomossnmy Adams, 3b .. English, sy .. Webb, rf | L. Wilson, cf Stephenson, 1t . Grimm, 1b . Hartnett, c . Reck, 2b . Bush, p .. PO |harmomwnnnd | enonoowns almuosso~nud0ulososucans Totals Philadelphia Chicago .. Two base hi Bush. Moran. 011" 000 ...140 001 —Leach, English, Umplres—Reardon, O'Day Time—1:40. Richbourg rt Bancroft, ss High, 3b Welsh, of . Farrell, 2b | Fournter, 1b . Brown, 1t Hogan, e . Greenfield, p ek e hn Shhe T TR Totals 31 SURC Nlisctamen clhmsoise it SN PITTS L. Waner, 1t . Cuyler, o, P. Waner, rt .... Traynor, 3b . Wright, ss Harrls," 1b Rhyne, 2b Grantham, Gooch, © Brickel, x Spencer, ¢ Hill, p’ 4 Dawson, p Smith, xx . Yde, xxx . : : : e ShbLhhhbbbhnbhhaE £ socomsbonannsnal o4 | ssscwononnurmssay S A e e ol suonesonnoaruman i Totals 36 x—Batted for Gooch in fth. xx—Batted for Dawson in Sth, xxx—Ran for Smith fn 8th. Boston ........ 10 Pittsburgh -000 Two bass s Yaner. Losing pitcher—Hill, Quigiey, Wiison and Pfirman wloss-sscunssesssll 001 300- 100 01— Cuyler, P, Umplres— Time—2:07. First Game. BROOKLYN AB. R. -3 S e Partridge, Statz, cf Carey, vt ... Hendrick, Fellx, 1t ... Butler, as Barrett, Henlin Mewe I moamonasd ! Totals HEblcoencaand Dressen, 3b et Christensen, 001 000 N 000 300 tgler Jorda and Hart ( ( csoscsosssccsal olosscccscsscosl | Barne BLUES LOSE TITLE 10 WHITE QUTRIT Gonquerars of Reds Are Defeated in Indoor Baseball The Blues, who held the indoor baseball champlonship at the Wash- ington playground for the month of | July, lost it yesterday to the Whites, an aggregation composed of Wash- ington and former Bartlett play- ground boys. The Blues had previ- ously won their title from the Reds in a game played last week. Scores: 12-13; 7-6; 12-T. The Whites yesterday championed the Blues with the result that three games were played. The Blues at | first continued their winning streak by taking the first seven innings. I They lost the second and third games, however, and were forced to relinquish their crown. The Whites have been challenged by an all for- mer Bartlett outfit and the game will probably be played the latter part of this week. A Capodice, captain of the Blues, and Curylo, captain of the Whites did not do so well in the box yes- terday and each man allowed sever- al walks. The lineup follows: Blues Pondolto Capodice Kulak Sapko Chut Hubay Cabay Corcoran Banoski Whites McNamara Curylo Marino Haber Was Nibbles Kancel Markowitz Cocine First Game Whites . 404 004 Blues ... 612 2b2 Game +ee 110 020 2 100 004 2 0 oa x Second Blues . ‘Whites . Third Game <. 012 400 000 . 210 003 060 Blues ‘Whites BIGGEST RAGE OF SEASON THURSDAY World's Greatest Motor Paced Stars to Contend Hartford, Auf. 3 — The biggest motor-paced race of the season is scheduled for the Hartford velo- drome bike track Thursday night when the “Race of the Nations” will be staged. In this race five of the world's greatest motor-paced stars will con- tend. s They are Rene Boogman, cham- pion of Holland, Verkyn, the bril- liant Belgian; Frank Keenan of Re- vere, Mass., and Victor Hopkins, the American champion, who will ride for America, and Dan Pichione, the Italian star. This will be a 40-mile event, which is a race of sufficient distance so that a rider having an accldent or losing his pace will still be able to compete successfully against the field. Manager Frank Cadwell reports a | record entry list from both the pro- tessionals and amateurs, indicating the banner turnout of riders for the season. In addition to the ““Race of the Nations” there will be several pro- fessional and amateur races. The first race is set for 8:15. Ta- sillo’s band will play a concert be- fore the races and will play popular selections in the intervals. GAPITAL FANS DO HONOR T0 JOHNSON “0ld Barney” Receives Gilts on Johnson, veteran pitching ace of the Washington Senators, rounded out his 20th anniversary In major league | baseball with a defeat just as in his |1eague debut, but found the capital's fandom generous with honors in ap- preciation of his serviees. Against the same opponents of two decades ago, the Detroit Tigers, Johnson hurled a losing game, 7 to 6, yesterday before 20,000 fans pack- ed in the Griffith stadium, but despite his defeat he sct a new rec- ord for strikeouts with a total of 3,455. But unlike the contest of 20 years ago Johnson was not credited [with the defeat, the official scorer 5 | charging it against Garland Braxton, who relieved him on the mound in the ninth inning and yielded three runs to the Tiger hatsmen. The game was designated “John- son day” at the ball park and “Old occupied the center of the tage throughout the entire after- noon. The fans of Washington pre- sented him with a silver service and plan to erect a permanent memorial for him in the form of a bronze and marble sundial at the stadium. From | his team mates he received a silver water pitcher and tray, while the Washington and Detroit clubs gave him a check for $14,746.05, repre senting the gate receipts for the day over the average returns for the week. From the American league came its highest award, the DRistinguished Service Cross of baseball, a gold altese cross studded with 20 dia- monds, one for each year of his service. MANAGES CLUB NOW Dave Robertson, former Chicago and New York Natlonal league player, is now manager of the Nor- tolk club in the Virginla league. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS '3 { His 20th Anniversary | Washington, Aug. 3 (P—Walter | (BY BILLY EVANS) “Muddy” Ruel, brilllant backstop of the Washington Nationals, will shortly break into the select circle of catchers who have worked 1,000 or more games in the major leagues. There are mighty few catchers performing in the big show today who have performed so long, faith- fully and cleverly as Ruel. As I go over the list of receivers I can recall only three now in actjve serv- ice who have officlated in more than 1,000 games. Manager Ray Schalk of the Chl- cago White Sox leads by a comfort- able margin. At the close of last season he had worked in 1,787 games. He has done little or no catching this year, finding plenty of responsibility in managing his ball club. At that he is hopeful .of stretching his record to 2,000 before he retires. The other two catchers to break the high water mark of 1,000 hig league games are now performing for the St. Louis clubs, Wally Schang of the Browns and Frank Snyder of the Cardinals Ever since he broke into the majors, 10 years ago, Ruel has been a consistently competent performer. At the close of last season he had worked in 924 ball games. That means better than 100 games per season, which is plenty of work for a big league backstop to shoulder. By the Fourth of July of this yrar Ruel had taken part in 65 games, bringing his mark to 939, so that before the close of the month of July he will have passed the 1,000 mark in games, one of the very few catchers t» have performed such yeoman service. It is a very Interesting fact that two of the catchers to have turned the trick, Ray Schalk and “Mudd Ruel, are small in size as catchers go. As a matter of fact, when Schalk joined the White Sox the thought that he could catch the shoots of the glant EA Walsh was regarded as ridiculous, He did so with ease, Prior to the coming of Schalk to the majors, a small catcher had little or no chance to get so much as a trial. He soon proved that such a theory was little more than a joke and paved the way for the | small catcher in the majors. | Although lacking brawn, Ruel has | proved an “iron man” for work. In addition he has a keen mind, rank- | ing as one of the smartest of modern catchers. With Ruel back of the | plate a pitcher is assured of sound | judgment in the handling of his repertoire of curves and speed. Ruel has taken part in two world series with Washington and experienced a most unique thrill. Tt was almost in the nature of a tragedy in his first serles against the New York Giants. During the 1924 season Ruel caught 149 games as the Washing- | ton club battled its way to a pen- nant. Tt was a hectic struggle and the physical and mental strain had caused Ruel to drop from pounds to 135. Having gone stale, he lost his punch at the bat. Despite a near .300 average on the season, Ruel couldn’t get a ball in the first six gamems of the 1924 series with New York. 1In the final ne he got two hits for an average of .095, vet never were two more timely hits delivered for they decided the game and the world serfes. He batted .316 in the fol- lowing series with Pittsburgh but | Washington lost. Ruel is n lawyer in the off-season and plans to continue to practice after his big league days are over. A lawyer-catcher might be con- sidered an 1deal combination to argue with the umplre but, on the contrary, Ruel favors diplomacy. safe i GIRLS' TEAMS PLAY | The game between the North & | Judd and Stanley Rule & Level girls' teams which was postponed because be | of rain on Monday night, will played tonight at 6:30 o'clock on 155 | A LEGAL DIPLOMA WITh THE UMPIRES STAY IN RUNNING FOR TENNIS CUP Five Eastern and Threg Western Stars Remain in Tonrney Seabright, N. J., Aug 3 (P—Five castern and three western stars {o- day remained in the running for the men’s singles bowl in the Seabfight Lawn Tennis and Cricket club's 34th annual invitation tournament. Heading the doughty eight who struggled through to’ the quarter finals was William T. Tilden, of Philadelphia, the country’s ranking player. Arriving a day late, he mowed down two opponents most melodramatically and in rapid suc- cession. Other easterners surviving were Francis T. Hunter, of New Ro- chelle, who eliminated the inter-col- legiate champion, Wilmer Allison, Jerry Lang, New York, Fritz Mer- cur, Bethlehem, Pa. and Elmer Griffin, formerly of California, but now living in New York. Western hopes for the bowl were George Lott, Chicago; Lewis N. White;- Austin, Tex., and Cranston Holman, San Francisco. A hard-fought, inter-sectional duel was in prospect in the quarter-finals with Holman, conqueror of Richard N. Williams, arrayed against Hunter. Both have won their carly matches in straight scts. Tilden at the top of the draw fac- ed tougher opposition than he met in James Quick of Texas and Ar- nold W. Jones of Providence, R. L. in earlier rounds. His nest fos is coveted NAMES = the girls' diamond at Walnut Hill ‘park. WE BEEN PLAVIN' INJIN AND CIRCUS'N (0TS oF AMERICAN GAMES 'N ITS MORE FUN THAan PLAYIN' "YOUR MAJESTY Jerry Lang, former Columbia player | and member of the Davis Cup de- fense squad. : Meanwhile Lott is to pit his hard driving game against White, the speedy Texan, and Mercur is to fight it out with the red headed and agile Griffin. Of the women players most inter- est focused on Miss Helen Jacobs, Berkeley, Cal., girl, who will be ex- pected to reach the semi-final round where Mrs. Molla Mallory, Mrs. A. H. Chapin and Miss Eleanor Goss await her. Mrs. Mallory reached the bracket by default and paired with Miss Kea Bouman, of Holland, attained the second round in dou- bles, FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Assoclated Press. New York Andre Routis, France, defeated Joe Malone, New York (10). Boston — Jack Gagnon, New Bedford, won over Romero Rojas, Chile (10). Chicago Stanislaus Loayza, Chile, defeated Tommy Herman, Philadelphia (10). My Sullivan, 8t. Paul, knocked out Ivan Laffineur, France, (4). St. Paul — Billy Petrolle, Fargo, won on foul from King Tut, Min- neapolis (4). Tos Angeles — Danny Kramer, Philadelphia, defeated Bobby Fer- nandez, California (6). Fights tonight: Cleveland — Chuck Wiggins vs. Tiger Flower (10). New York — Arthur Dekuh vs. Jack Dorval (10). RANGERS PRACTICE The Ranger baseball team will| hold a practice session Thursday night at 6:30 o'clock at Willow Brook. 4 Wonder What a King Thinks About AH-H- SHucks ! canr HAVE ANY FUN oR .. ANY THING- - EVERY- BoDY CALLS ME FUNNY Your MAJESTY! Hun!! THAT AIN'T NO FUN EVERY TiMmE | WANTA PLAY GAMES, PEOPLE LooK. S50 QUEER AT, ME Loo< AT ALL THOSE LONG WHISKERED oLD MEN OVER THERE | LL B THEY PE GET TING 'ThaT AngT FUuN READY To DO SOMETHING CORBINS LOSE CRITICAL GAME TO LANDERS TEAM Universals Blank League Leaders—Carlson and Nester Engage In Brilliant Pitching Duel—Winners Play Heady Baseball — P. & F. Batters Unable to Hit Ball At Opportune Times—Fafnir Crew Keeps Up By Defeating Newmatics. — League Standing w Pet. 769 750 .692 615 588 462 P. & F. Corbins .. 10 Stanley Works Landers . Fafnirs Stanley Rule N. B. Machine . Russwins .. .083 Union Works o .000 The P. & F. Corbin team still leads the Industrial league but its margin has been cut to half a game through the defeat handed to it last night by the Landers crew at Walnut Hill park. The Stanley Works team has to win one game to enter into a tie with the Lockmakers though the Butt Makers have a hard row to hoe in meeting the Stanley Rule & Level team tomorrow-afternoon. The Faf- nir team kept in the running last night by defeating the New Britain Machine team but it cannot win the pennant. 9 9 8 7 6 1 Corbins Defeated The Landers Frary & Clark base- ball team, the second last regularly scheduled opponent of the P. & F. Corbin nine in the Industrial Base- ball League, proved to be a stumbl- ing block to f™e league leaders in the game played on Diamond No. 2 last night. The Universals not only won the game but they also hand- ed the Lockmakers a whitewashing by the score § to 0. The game ‘Wwas by far the best- played contest seen in the Industrial League this scason. It was a bitter pitching duel between “Huggie” Carlson of the Corbin team and Nester of the Universals with Nester having only a slight edge. Neither walked a man and each-struck out six batters. Carlson allowed seven hits while Nester allowed only five. However, it was the “heads-up" baseball played by the Landers team that accounted for victory. Every batter played the game and when a runn2r was on first, he was push- ed along to second from where he had a chance to score on a bingle. The Corbin team was unable to get more than one hit in any inning while Landers succeededing bunch- ing a pair of bingles in the first and in the fifth innings to score their runs. = It was the hardest fought ball game seen in this city in many sea- sons. With the pitchers showing al- most perfect control and holding the batters on the opposing sides al- most helpl the game went through for a quick finish in one hour and 40 minutes. Heavy hitting was entirely lacking but there were fielding gems on both sides and pretty batting plays executed by the Landers team, all of which went to make the game & spectacle well worth seeing. The Corbin team got a man on third and secend in the first inning but couldn’t produce the punch to bring either ong in. Landers scored their first run in the opening frame. Harry Hillstrand opened the game with a single through short. Billy Darrow pulled one of the neatest bunts possible when he shoved the ball towards second base. Huber had gone to cover second ahile Pat- rns was watghing third with Jasper coming in for the bunt. The ball went past Carlson and although Bates fielded it, his throw was late. Carlson dropped the ball and Hill- strand went to third on the error. He scored when Goeb drove a liner at Carlson’s krees. The ball bounded to Huber who retired the batter at (first but a run was in, Neither team scored In the next three frames, although Corbins had men on in the second and third. Bates and Carlson were on third | Don't WANTA PLAY KING. ..\ THoUGHT You HAD To HAVE WHISKERS To BE:” YouR MAJESTY, Gosn! 1M GO To RUN| AWAY AND BE A TRAMP OR A GIPSY / Thmisv GOT So THEY WANTA DRESS MG UP I FUNNY CLOTHE § and second respectively in the sec- ond inning, but the batting purch was lacking. Patrus got to second in the third frame but no hit brought him in. hpd(‘rs got two in the fifth, Preisser hit tc Jasper who sent ihe ball high over Bates' head on first, i letting Prelsser go to sccond. Dor- azio laid down a perfect bunt along third base for an Infield hit and Preisser was on third. Nester Lit a high fly to Matteo in left field and although the throw was good and the play was close, Umpire Mike Lynch declared the runner safe at the plate. Darrow connected with a fast one and crove a hard liner into left field for two bases bringing in Dorazio. This cnded the scoring for the game and although the batters worked hard, the pitchers had them ut their mercy for the remainder of the game. Joey Fitzpatrick turned in the real fieiding gem of the game and incidentally saved his pitcher from losing a shutout. Carlson had singl- ed to'left in the seventh and Matteo following him, slammed a mighty wallop wide of first base. The ball would surely have gone for extra bases but Fitzpatrick spread-eagled himself out and stabbed the drive cne-hand for cne of the best catches of the season. Joe Jasper pulled a neat play in the second inning when he made a leaping, one-handed stab of Preisser's liner over third. Hill- tsrand played a nice game third although ke had two errors chalked up against him. Bucheri and Dar- row formed the best keystone com- bins{ion scen in the league and stopfed sure hits over the second bag. Bucheri made a wonderful stop hehind second base and got his man, Jasper cut into short to take anoth- er grounder and with good assist- ance by Bates and his mighty stretch, he got the runner at first. Dorazio, Landers’ catcher pulled down a few high fouls, making good catches on every ball while both pitchers fielded their positions nice- ly. The summary: P.i& ¥, CORBIN 1" of Matteo, Preisser, Patrus, ss Wright, o Jasper, 3b ... Huber, 2 Jackson, rf Bates, 11 Carlgon, p . 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