New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1927, Page 9

y Speaking of Sports ‘Walter Berg, ace of the Corbin Red Sox hurling staft, entered the hall of fame last night in the Hartford Public Service league when he hurled a no-hit, no-run game against the strong Southern New England Telephone club at Colt's park. R He walked two men and struck out 13 during the game. Berg pitches for the Hartford Electric Light Co. team and is rated as one of the best twirlers in the entire league. Bobby Mays, New London light- weight, who defeated Al Conley, also of New London, state light- weight champion, last fall, is matched with Harry Scott, New York negro, for 4 10-round bout at the Ocean Beach arena on August 17, Frankie Portell of Hartford sub- stituted for Izzy Kaplan of Meriden in Springfield last night and he out- boxed Billy Nelson of Brockton in six rounds. Frankie was entirely too clever for his opponent and won hands down. The Kensington Tabs will meet #he Fort Trumbull All Stars In Kensington tomorrow afternoon in! the first home game for the team this year. Pat Buckley is the mov- ing spirit behind the junior team in the Paper Goods town and the Fort Trumbull management is one of his annual callers. The All-Kepsington team will play in Taftville again tomorrow as a Sunday attraction. The teams have battled twice with each win- ning a victory. Tomorrow's game will be the rubber contest. There will be a great battle in Southington tomorrow afternoon when the Corbin Red Sox and the Pextos clash. The Southington team won the first game played between the two and the town is all het up over the appearance of Tobin’s men there tomorrow. Berg, after pitching his no-hit, no-run game in Hartford yesterday, will meet tougher opposition in Southington tomorrow if he pitches. Ray Begley, Eddle Ziegler and Francis Sheehan, the boy of knick- er fame, will be with Southington and great things are expected from them in the game. | The Falcons are meeting an ex- traordinarily good teamt in the Providence Colleglans tomorrow afternoon at St. Mary's field. There will be three games in the Boys' Rotary league nest weck. Monday and Wednesday afternoons the regularly scheduled games will be played while on Friday, two nostponed contests will be froned | out. | The Junlor City league managers will meet Monday afternoon at 4:30 ] o'clock in City Hall to arrange! dates for postponed games and to discuss other matters of importance. ONITED STATES LEAD Helen Wills and Molla Mallory llo!ll‘ Win Matches Against English | Players. Forest Hills, N. Y., Aug. 13.—(#)— Americans defense of the Wightman cup, fnternational women's tennis trophy, against -Britain's challenge | depended today on the smashing power in the games of her two singles stars, Miss Helen Wills and Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory. i The youthful Helen of California and the veteran Molla, a national championship figure for a dozen years, put the United States in the lead yesterday with two decisive vie- torles over English rivals that offset a reverse in the doubles for the home forces. Miss Wills came through as had been expected with a clean cut vic- tory over Miss Joan Fry, 6-2, 6-0, but Mrs. Mallory upset advance ex. pectations by overcoming the cap- tain of the British forces, Mrs. Kit- ty McKane Godfree, also {n straight sets, at 6-4, 6-2. The only British victory of the opening day was an uphill one, gain- od by Miss Gwynneth Mrs. John Hill over Miss Eleanor | Goss and Mrs. Charlotte Hosmer Chapin by scores of 5-7, 7-5, START RIFLE MATCH New Britain Rifle Club Begins Out- door Competition. With Power Service Guns, Sterry and High Members of the New Britain Rifle club started on outdoor competition with high power service rifles on their range at Wells street last night. ‘The shooting was done at 200 yards | in prone position with a possible score of 50 and the official scorval made were as follows: ‘W. Bacon, 48; H. White, 46; E. W. Pape, 50; F. L. Engle, 45; I. Beach, 50: T L. Monier, 47; and G. H, An- derson, 48. The competition will include fir- ing in all four military regulation positions, standing, sitting, kneeling and prone, and slow fire and rapid fire. The contest will be continued every Thursday evening and Satur- day afternoons for the rest of this | month, This contest is for members only | and « small entry fee is being eharg- | Suitable prizes will be awarded | to the winners. GOLF CARDS OF PUGS Golf scores of fighters are always | interesting to fans. In a recent four- | some at New York Jack Dempsey shot 118, Jack Delaney shot 104, Dave Shade shot 81 and Leo/ P. Flynn shot 86. Par for the cburse was 72, The first savings bank was found- ed in Scotland by the Rev. Jokn . Duncan in 1810, LEAGUE STANDING AMFRICAN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Philadelphia 7, Boston 1. Detroit 7, Bt. Louis 3. (Other clubs not scheduled). The Standing w. New York .. ‘Washington . Detroit .. Philadelphia Chicago Cleveland 3 New York at Washington. St. Louis at Detroit. Chicago at Cleveland. Boston at Philadelphia. Games Tomorrow New York at Washington. St. Louis at Detroit. Chicago at Cleveland. (Other clubs not scheduled) NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday New York 7, Brooklyn 6. (10). St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1. (11). Boston 12, Philadelphia 6. The Standing Ww. 66 61 61 60 49 47 41 40 L. 40 45 Chicagd .... Pittsburgh . St. Louis . New York . Cincinnatt . Brookiyn ..... Boston .. Philadelphia Games Today Brooklyn at New York. Pittsburgh at St. Louis Cincinnati at Chicago. Games Tomorrow Pittsburgh at St. Louis. Cincinnati at Chicago. Philadelphia at New York. Boston at Brooklyn. EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday New Haven 2, Providence 0. Hartford 3-2, Springfleld 1-1, Albany 8-5, Pittsfield 4-6. Bridgeport 8, Waterbury 5. (11 innings). The Standing w. Pet, $66 551 529 514 500 477 472 400 Albany ..... Bridgeport Pittsfleld . Springfield Hartford Waterbury .. New Haven . Providence ... Games Today Albany at Pittsfield. Hartford at Springfield. Waterbury at Bridgeport. Providence at New Haven. Games Tomorrow Pittsfield at New Haven. Hartford at Waterbury. Springfield at Bridgeport. Providence at Albany. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Newark 6, Syracuse 5. Rochester 4, Jersey City 3. Toronto 16-3, Reading 4-4. The Standing w. Buffalo Syracuse ..... Baltimore .... Newark Toronto .. Rochester 57 Jersey City . 51 Reading . ... 7 S W 18 . 66 67 63 Games Today Rochester at Jersey City. Syracuse at Newark. Buffalo at Baltimore. Toronto at Reading. WASHINGTON WINS AFTER HARD FIGHT (Continued from Preceding Page) Nevedomski, rf, 1t 3 Totuls SMITH AB. Goston, §5 .........6 Thomey, 2b . Lyneh( rf ..... Forauer, 3b It .. Villa, cf .5, Totals 2 Burritt 000 020— Smith 233 71x—23 Two base hits—Lynch 2, Forauer, An- derson, Thomey. Three base hit—Gaston. Umpire—Noonan. Time of game—1:15. MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS (Including games of Aug. 12.) By the Associated Press. NATIONAL Batting—P. Waner, Pirates. Runs—L. Waner, Pirates, Hits—P. Waner, Pirates, 17 Doubles—P. Waner, Pirates, 33. Triples—P. Waner, Pirates, 17. Homers—Williams, Phillies, 28. Stolen bases—Frisch, Cardinals, Pitching—Benton, Giants won 11, lost 8. 384, AMERICAN Batting—Simmons, Athletics, 593. Runs—Gehrig, Yankees, 113. Hits—Gehrig, Yankees, 162. Doubles—Burns, Indians, 44. Triples—Manush, Tigers, 15 Homers—Gehrig, Yankeces, 38. Stolen bases—Sisler, Browns, 23. Pitching—Hoyt, Yankees, won 16, lost 4. POLICEMAN’S ARM BROKEN. Final Inspection of the X-ray vl tures taken at the Now Britain Gen- eral hospltal of Motorcycle Patrol- man Louis Harper, who was injured when thrown from his machine Thursday, revealed & fractured left arm near the shoulder. Harper col- lided with an automobile driven by Joseph Pavanno, 97 Putnam street. Policeman Willlam O'Day has been assigned to the motorcycle squad during Harper's absence, SWEDES GAIN WHEN ST. MATTS FALTER South Church Repeats Victory— Johnston Hits Three Homers League Standing W. First Lutheran St. Matthew' . B. C. .. South Cong. Stanley Memorial Swedish Bethany Trinity M. E. First Baptist . Center Cong. ...... 2 o 182 Kensington Cong. .. 0 14 000 The First Lutherans gaiged a commanding lead in the Inter- Church baseball league race last eve- ning when they defeated the Stan- ley Memorial church while the St. Matthew's German Lutherans were being nosed out by the South Con- gregational church. The win of the Swedes and the defeat of their clos- est rivals gave them an advantage of a game and a half, the longest lead any team has had this season. Swedes 8, Stamors 2 Bill Fresen shut out the Stanley Memorial team until the last inning and the First Lutherans ran up an §-2 score in pulling away from the St. Matts. The winners scored twice in the opening fraine, after which Fred Rittner checked them tem- porarily, but they broke loose. with five runs in the fourth and stowed the game away. The Swedes added one more in the sixth. In the seventh the Stanmors finally got to Fresen, but they could not make more than two runs and were etill too far behind to be dan- gerous. The line-ups and score by innings: Stanley Memorial — Hamlin, 1f; F. Rittner, p; J. Thorstenson, 1b; Iverson, 3b; Willlams, ss; P. Thor- stenson, 2b; H. Rittner, c¢; C. Ritt- ner, rf; Smyrk, cf. First Lutheran — Nelson, Nyborg, ¢; Fresen, p; Bengtson, Ericson, 1f; Ahlgren, rf; Holst, 1 Frisk, ss; E. Johnson, cf. Stan. Mem. ....000 000 2—2 9 4 1st Iath. ......200 501 x—8 13 2 “outh Cong. 2, St. Matts 1 The South Congregational church eked out a 2-1 victory over the St. Matts in what was easily the best game of the evening. It was a bit- !ter pitchers’ battle from start to fin- ish, with Wilton Morey getting the |decision over Billy Preisser after seven innings of gruelling play. The (victory carried the South church into |third place and was the fifth in a row for the Congregational team, which is the only team to beat the champions twice. Prelsser had the better of the arg- umen in the early innings, the St. Matts threatening constantly. The lesing pitcher opened the game with a hit and was sacrificed, but Barta tore in from center field, took a throw, and caught him off second by an eyelash, In the second Wally Linn hit and stole but was left OUR BOARDING Pet. 923 786 .636 583 538 .500 462 364 P \ N stranded by tight infielding. The South church threw away a run in the third. With one out Spring singled but was’' caught off first on the hidden ball play by Ernie Klopp. Rockwell followed with a two-bag- ger but was out for failing to touch first. The winning rally was made in the fifth. Billy Darrow hit safely but was forced by Brother Hammy. Then Bell pounded a long triple to deep left, scoring Hammy, and Schaefer brought Bell in with a lengthy sacrifice foul fly. The St. Matts came close to scor- ing in the sixth when Goody Preis- ser reached second with one down. He was almost trapped by Barta and a near fight resulted. He was held on base during an infleld out but Steege shot & hit to left and Goody dashed for home. Hammy Darrow scooped up the ball an made & perfect throw, Goody being trapped between sacks and run down. In the final frame Linn made his second hit and stole second, scoring when Eddie Surko slashed a single to left. Eddle Preisser was retired on a toul to Bell. Klopp slammed a wicked one to Billy Darrow, who forced Surko by beating him in a double slide to second base. Klopp stole, but Morey knocked down Suess's bid and got him at first for the final out. Both Morey and Prelsser pitched great ball, but Preisser had one bad inning and Morey was given sensa- tional support. Every South church outfielder made at least ‘one specta- cular play. Eddie Preisser featured for the St. Matts with a great stop and throw on Bart's seeming hit. The lineups and score by innings: St. Matthew’s German Lutheran— W. Preisser p, M. Steege 1t, Fink c, W. Linn cf, E. Surko 3b, E. Prels- ser #s, E. Klopp 1b, Neumann rf, O. Suess rf, G. Preisser 2b. South Congregational—Morey D, Park 1b, Barta ef, W. Darrow ss, H. Darrow 1, Bell ¢, Schaefer 38b, Spring rf, Rockwell 2b. | St. Matts ... 0000001—160 South Cong. 0 0 00 2 0 x—2 41 Bethany 8, Baptists 3 The Swedish Bethany team de- feated the First Baptists, 8 to 3, in a well played game, Dave Swanson having the better of Frank Kelffer on the mound. The winners scored in every inning except the fifth, gradually piling up their total of runs. The Baptists rallled in the fitth and brought the count to 6-3, but the Bethany team pushed right away again with three runs in its half of the inning. Swanson and Lagerlof led the win- ning attack with two hits aplece. The lineups and score by innings: First Baptist—Pinkerton c, Keif- fer p, Young ss, Bassett 1b, Steege 2b, May 3b,Anderson f, Carlson cf, Shea rf. Swedish Bethany—Dahlman e, D. Swanson p, D. Johnson 1b, Hjerpe 2b, O. Strom ss, Lagerlof 3b, F. Ol- son If, E. Strom rf, E. Johnson cf. First Baptist 0 01 0 0 2 0—3 6 4 Swed. Beth. 1112038 x—8 382 E. B. C. 28, Center Cong. 14 Terrific hitting featured the Ev- eryman’s Bible Class victory over the Center Congregational church, the score being 28-14 at the end of sixth inning, when it became too dark to continue further. “Merky"” HOUSE T.\G HAD A FELLA S N p(sTeR, YoURE STaVIN' AT -THiIS CAMP NAMEDY( (evt HoLDinG -TH' MASOR HOOPLEZ=GAID HE § 3t BAG! wares GEND WAS A GENATOR FROM VouR CLAIM IK-T0 WASHINGTON Y we AL, HE A A COUPLE OTHER GUNS DROVE UP-10 MY STORE AN'GOT A LOAD OF GAS, olL, CIGARS, AN CusT-PLUG! wat GAID YOU'D PAY (Tjwe 'l(hnl‘"": ool Blea & = SE._ REMT “fd' QUESTION AN’ ANSWER DEPARTMENT, -fo PROVE “THAT SIMPLE 9IMON s NoT A FICTiClous CHARACGTER! M A HIGH PRESSURE PETE | | WANT T HARDEST DRINK ;‘ouw_ COME OUER. WERE AND_ TRKE. (ARE OF THIS CusToMER. o k A AA&A},@\{;«;/‘\ 11N AND ‘{QA) ALS0 WANT WOODEN SHIRT? Y00 MOST_MEAN A LUMBER ~TRCKET Johnstone, center flelder of the win- ners, set a new league record for slugging when he smashed out three home runs and one triple. Mangan of the losers had one homer, and Clark and Sanderson made three- baggers. The Center church, although crip- pled beyond recognition, got six runs in the first inning and still led by 17-6 at the end of the second. In the third Bliss Clark had a wild streak and passed batter after batter, eight runs being scored and the Bible Class taking a 14-7 lead. The Cen- ter church came back to tie things at 14-14, but that was the limit of its acoring power and the E. B. C. moved on to a murderous win. Aside from Johnstone, Stromquist also made four hits for the winners. Freddy Swanson, Frederickson and Hallin had three each, and a like number were garnered by Tomkins and Deodorian of the losers. Clark walked a total of 12 men. The line- up and score by innings: Everyman’s Bible Class—F. Swan- son 3b, M. Johnstone cf, Frederick- son rf, Stromquist ¢, W. Nelson p, Plurin 1b, Hallin 1b, Arburr 2b, J. Luke ss, Sundell If. Center Congregational—Booth 2b, G. Carlson ¢, Tomkins 3b, Deodo: ian 1f, Apelgren cf, Sanderson ss, B. Clark p, Mangan 1b, Sullivan rf. Center Cong. 6107 0 0—14 16 9 E.BC ...2485217—28226 Games Next Week Two games are scheduled Mon- day night, the St. Matts taking their game from the expelled Kensington team without opposition. Baptists will play the Bible class on Diamond No. 1, while the First Lutherans will meet a severe test when they play the rising South church on Diamond No. 2. Friday the First Lutherans will pocket their game with Kensington. The Trinity Methodists' will face the Stanmors, the Center church will meet the Swedish Bethany aggrega- tion, and the Baptists ahd South church will play off a rained-out THE REFEREE How old was Fidel La Barba when he won the flywelght cham- pionship of the world?—U. G. C. Nineteen. On what day did Walter Johnson pitch his first game in the major leagues?—V. K. H. August 2, 1907, ‘Where was Gordon Cochrane born and when?—F. L. T. Cochrane was born April 6, 1903, in Bridgewater, Mass. Has Bob O'Farrell ever hit less than .200 since he has been in the major leagues?—G. B. C. No. He hit only .216 while with the Cubs for 49 game in 1919, Did Howard Freigau distingulsh himself in any other branch of ath- letics than baseball while at Ohio ‘Wesleyan >—R. B. Yes. He was a basketball star there, being named All-Ohio forward in 1921, Does Bobby Jones hold any major title other than that of British open champion at this time?—R. F. B. That is his sole big title. g GIVE (T HERE, TLL PAN T} wer wt MRS. HOOPLE £ GNE ME $20. -0 SQUARE “TH’ FIDDLER YOR S0ME OF TH' MATOR'S DANCES, =" [O1927 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. | MEAN &N ELECTRIC LIGHT FARRELL IS THE UNCROWNED CHAMP Has Gaptured Five Major 1027 Golf Tournaments BY JIMMY POWERS New York, Aug. 13 — The un- crowned professional golf champion of America—Mr. John Aloysius Far- rell! Slow music, professor, while we shed a few tears over Johnny. The link season of 1927 is nearing its climax. There remains but the national amateur, the women's championship and the P. G. A. to get excited about. A critical review of the profession- al campaign cannot help but drive home the fact that Mr. Farrell is something more than a congenial companion for rainy days and a model for what the well-dressed man should wear. He has captured flve major 1927 golf tournaments — an unparalleled record. They are the Metropoliton, Shaw- nee, Massachusetts, Eastern and the Pennsylvania meets. Farrell would trade these flve coronets for Ar- mour's single crown and yet there is no denying his accomplishment is far superior to Tommy's. Which leads us to a new sugges- tlon made by pros lately: Why not decide the true champion on an average of result over the entire year? Golf being what it is, it is ridicu- lous to pick a single 72-hole tourna- ment and call the winner ‘“champion of America.” The truth is, if the Oakmont classic had been replayed the following week another probably would have won. Due to the char- acter of the game, an open cham- | pionship merely decied who is cham- | pion for any given week. Golf resembles baseball that way. They don’t proclaim the Giants champions on the strength of one series. Even the lowly Red Sox oc- casionally trim the Yanks. Pennant race are determined by a percent- — age of victories over the entire sea- son. Logically, the same procedure should follow in golt. Understand, in proclaiming John- ny Farrell professional champion over the year's stretch, no slap is intended at good old Tommy Ar- mour. Tommy Armour was as good as any golfer at Oakmont—and bet- ter than most. The way the “national champion” is picked in America today seems nothing but a glorified lottery. It is a hit or miss affalr with luck en- throned. Whoever happens to be on his game that particular week gets the halo for the entire 52 weeks. It is just as if & batting championship were decided on one afternoon and Babe Ruth, after hitting 100 hom- ers all season, happened to strike out and a rookie scratched a single to cop the title. This condition was not noticed till 1927 when Mr. Farrell came along and called attention to the faulty system by which a “national profes- sional champion” is selected. May be the new statistical idea is too visionary, undramatic. Just the same it is unanswerably just and if you want to find the true leader of 1927 golf look for his name among the I's rather than the A's, NEWINGTON NEWS Mr.“and Mrs. B. J. Hubert and family of Thepdore strect have re- turned from Morningside, Milford, where they have been vacationing. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert left this morn- ing for the White Mountains where they will spend a week. Miss Mary A. and Olivia Johnson of Princeton, N. J., are the house guests of Mrs. Douglas A. Johnston of Frederick street. The Misses Johnson will return to New Jersey tomorrow. Miss Helena Doane, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Doane of Fred- erick street, 1s entertalning two of her classmates at the New Jersey State College for Women, Miss Alysse Winchell of Caldwell, N. J., and Miss Ruth Nixon of Ruther- ford, N. J. Miss Nixon and Miss Doane were roommates at college this past year. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Proudman left today for West Wardshoro, Vt., where they will spend a week. THELOW-BROWON. THE GOLF GOURSE: Thitks Something Ought to Be Done for Aristocrats - The following article was takes from the “Northampton” a menthly published by the Chamber of Com. merce in that city. It explains it self: A writer on the “New York Eve- ning Post” thinks that something ought to be done to save the aristo- cratic golfers from competition by “lowbrows,” who have no style, no culture, no equipment—no anything, n;fioed except an ability to swat the pill. He tells how one gentleman with 84 club, rainbow socks and a sweater containing colors woven into’ 118 Egyptian patterns came up to his ball, took a perfect etance, gracefully and knocked it 15 feet. Then a bricklayer, carrying twe clubs, both worse for wear, a low lifer, an alien, dropped off for a swat or two on his way home from work, and took his turn: “The fellow steps up to the bally assumes a stance that is the com« posite photograph of all faults known to golf, wipes his nose on his sleeve, and drives the ball 300 yards.” Ain't there no refuge for & high brow any more? If culture and gene tle breeding ain’t safe on the golf links, where can they go for peace® “Damn the fellow!” said an olde time =quire, when told that a’com. moner whom he disliked had the gout. “Wasn't rheumatism good enowgh for him?” By the same token, isn't baseball or quoits or something of the sort good enough for these “lowbrows” without thelr taking to “cow pasture pool?" Some- thing really ought to be done abord i t. . 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