New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 16, 1927, Page 13

| Willow Brook park Speaking of Sports The hearing by the park boarfl on the renting of Memorial Field in tonight, has | caused mych discussion in sporting circles in the city. There are two teams seeking the use of the fleld this year, the All-New Britains and the Rangers clubs. Each team has its backers and only the park board members will out for practice this week and noth- ing will be left undone to have both teams in the pink of condition. Yesterdey we wpoke of two minor injuries sustained by the Pirates in Saturday’s city league game. A more serious one, which did not develop immediately, was overlooked. Al Havlick wrenched a knee when he caught his foot on third base, and the joint has swollen considerably. It is expected he will be in good {enough shape for this Saturday’s game. JOHNSONNOTTO Gehrig Averages ab h 427 164 Speaker . 387 142 Ruth .. . 388 139 Hornsby 414 142 Cobb .. .. 364 124 LEAGUE STANDING AMERICAN LEAGUE pet. 384 .367 .358 343 .340 Games Yesterday (No games scheduled—open date, | eastern feams on way west). supreme state PRICE OF BOUT 10 BE DECIDED Tlinois Gommission -Takes Up Matter in Session Today Chicago, Aug. 16 UP—The Illinois court of fistiana, the athletic commission, tocay took up the public's side in the New York L. 33 forthcoming heavyweight champion- ship battle, scanning the blueprints which show how Tex Rickard pro- tound a depth sounding line tangled in the main sheet, and deduced that Dr. Salmon had fallen overboard while taking soundings. HEIGHT OF GAME Francis T. Hunter Conquers Mou] Dangerous Rival in First of Sl'rl(b[ i of Tests. i New York, Aug. 16.—(#—Con- quering his most dangerous rival in the first of a serles of test matches | to decide the fourth member of the American Davis cup team. -ancis | T- Hunter of New Rochelle, N. Y., has reached the height of his game and fs now playing better tennis than at any time during his career, observers agreed today. Hunter outclassed George M. Lott, Jr.. of Chicago at the West Side Ten- nis club, Forest Hills, yesterday, and won by scores of 3-6; 6-1; 11-9; 6-1. Although no formal selection has been made it is virtually certain that Willilam T. Tilden, William M. Johnston, Richard Williams and hunter will carry the fight to the French challengers. Johnny Doeg of Santa Monica, Calif., defeated Cranston Holman, Stanford university star, by scores of 6-3; 7-6; 6-1. Holman was unable to offset Doeg's powerful service and his brilliant volleying and over- head play. Only one match was scheduled to- day. Doeg and Lott will pair up in doubles against Hunter and Wil- liams, Motorists of Montreal for splashing mud on pedestrians while passing through pools of water at a high rate of speed. are fined Washington Detroit ....... Philadelphia . Chicago .. Cleveland . 45 48 51 58 64 68 ‘have the right to decide which club shall have the use of the neld or whether the fleld will be used by both on alternate Sundays. ‘356 | POSes to seat 160,000 or more in the _541 | 8reat Soldier Field stadium Septem- ‘477 | ber 22. “424| Whatever the commissioners say ‘376 [today, on the number of seats and PLAY IN TOURNEY ‘The meeting will be open to the public and there are many sure to be on hand when the proceedings are called to order. Manager Ed- warll J. Dailey of the All-New Brit- ain team is out of the city and it is not known if he will be represented at tonight's meeting. Sunday afternoon the first clash in the city championship series be- tween the Corbin Red Sox and the Falcons will take place at St. Mary's ficld. This will be the first meeting between these two clubs in two inary Davis Cup Matches BY MARY K. BROWNE . .. United Press Staff Correspondent New York. Aug. 16 (Copyright 1927 by United Press)—Sounds which were comments have grown into earnest discussion and food for | thought, the object of all the “buzz” {is,, our (Little Bill” Johnson, who Boston 12, Will Not Take Part in Prelim- [st Lous Boston T4 Games Today New York at Chicago. Boston at Detroit. Philadelphia at Cleveland. Washington at St. Louls. NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday (10 innings). The Standing w. Philadelphia 11. L. .327 Pct. the price the public will pay for them, will define the limits of Rick- ard's new record in fight crowds and gate receipts. Nearly a million 'and a quarter dollars already has |teen placed in ticket orders, with !the demand increasing. Apparently | Rickard will easily be able to sell lall the tickets the commission will | glve him permission to print. | Rickard’s last minute revisions of ithe plan, before submitting it to | Chatrman John C. Righeimer, and Commissioners Paul Prehen and O. W. Huncke, were to increase the threw a surprise party inshis own years, .680 | extent of the cheaper priced seating There is more under the surfacc Letween these two clubs than most Daseball fans know about. Both are bitter rivals and considerable bad fceling was creat-i last year when the Falcons refuscd to play the Sox hecause the latter team had no home grounds. This year the clubs got together and the Falcons capitulated simply | er John Cabay wants to cop the title. The Red Sox have been elling in wonderful gear during the past few weeks and with the intentness of both clubs upon winning the first tilt, a battle of wits and skill i sure to be staged. Fach camp is boasting about the because Manu it honor, announced that he would not come east to compete in any of the preliminary tournaments leading up to the Davis cup international ten- nis matches. Willlam Johnson believes that he Chicago Pittsburgh Louis ew York Cincinnatt Brooklyn . Boston . 383 565 554 | 454 | 24| sections. Jack Dempsey arrives Thursday for his training at Lincoln Fields race course, in his desperate effort to shatter the ring tradition that can reach top form just as well with ten days practice on grass, as by | several weeks of tournament play i which has been his usual “diet.” Tt jis the opinion of many that “Little Bill” is expecting a good deal of the | {Davis cup committee, for them to t him entirely on his past rec- The committee realize that this s la very erucial year in American ten- nis. They are conscions of the diffi- of recovering the trophy onee | lost. The vast difference be- ! tween being the defending nation at home, or being the playing through nation, which earns it's | Pittsburg Pittsfield 1, Albany & Providence 3. Waterbury 5, Hartford 2. Philadelphia . Games Today h at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. St. Louis at Boston. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yesterday Springfield 2, Bridgeport 1 New Haven 0. 415 | eavywelght champions never come -376 | back. | Billy Gibson, manager of cham- pion Gene Tunney, is on his way tack to Speculator, N. Y., today to urge the titleholder to come on west soon and establish himself at the Cedar Crest Country club, on Fox Lake. ‘When the seating plan is approv- ed, Rickard’s last problem before the boxing commission will have heen settled, and then will begin the job of allotting the tickets to the !thousands who have sent in their checks and orders. | George F. Getz, who is the legal | Clearanfce Sale Men’s Fancy Suit The Standing right to challenge, abroad. | w. But. never has a plaver so com- | Albany .. tely reduced a committee to a|Bridgeport . gle track decision. No matter how | Pittsfield city that the other tewm will be on the losing end. Forces have been marshalled by each managers and the best baseball talent available to L. Pct. promoter for Rickard, has named a 51 560 | committee of five business men to O .545|pass upon the applications, but their 541 | names will not be announced, Getz 65 hoth teams will be used in the game because of the belief that a victory in the first game puts one team away ahead of the other. The first game will be promptly at 3 o'clock next afternoon with Iddie Crowley ar Herble Sauter doing the honors in Wednesday SPECIALS $3 to 55 STRAW HATS “NAINSOOK” NION SUITS 2°$1 .00 “B.V.D.” ION SUITS $1.00 T5¢ SILK HOSE 2$1.00 FANCY COLLAR ATT. SHIRTS $250 ....... $1.85 $3.00 ....... $2.45 $350 ....... $2.85 $2.00 WHITE ATT. COLLAR SHIRTS $1.15 ASHLEY- BABGOCK 60. L {in the team mateches and to Henri | Tilden [ ¥rench players have they look at it, they must take “Little Bill” if he only arrives 24 {honrs before the matches. Johnson ihas an unbeatable record. Te has won eleven out of twelve Davis cup | matches covering a period of six vears, Last vear Johnson lost only fone set in his two matches against | Rene LaCoste and Jean Borotra. “Big Bill" Tilden lost to La Coste Cochet in the national, but verses have fired Tilden with a re- newed enthusiasm and In the game and he has devol self heart and soul to temnis, elimi- nating even his beloved stage. Tilden has played enough tennis to spread v over two seasons. Johnson has taken the very reverse tact. He is conserving every atom of strength in his scarcely more than an atom | {of a body. “Little Bill” is cutting se re- and trial matches entirely. | Funny, we could not have two ex- {tremely different methods of train- | {ing for the same event, but we have Lwidely different types of players, Tilden has a strong physique and thrives on strenuous tennis and ar- guments, while Johnson not o ro- bust. wilts under hoth. Tilden proves that his way is best for him. From -all indications he is at top form. Lots of competition has always been the accepted meth- od of training and our “Littlc Bil lis trying something new, entirely | new. Personally. 1 am not the least concerned over “Little Bill's” deci- sion. When the time comes he will be there with' “bells.” never fear. He is one of the best match play- ers in the game. [ have known Johnson for many, many He has often said that_his handicap is the lack of He has tried to put on weight but never succeeded In passing 135 pounds, which is very light, and he loses’pounds in tour- nament play. : “Big Bill” Tilden's tactics have always been to wear Johnsen down by keeping the ball in play before he (Tilden) brings forth his best shots, “Against an untired Johnson they come back” I have heard ay. Now, T hear the experts prophesy the passing of Johnson as a five set player, when he lost to !Borofra in the championship last year. All these things simply support Billy Johnson in his decision to keep himself absolutely fresh and untired. when he enters this year's | Davis cup matches. Johnson has such perfect form that he can get back on his game oner than any player T know. ilden, on the other hand. relies on such a variety of trick shots and spectacular plays that he needs more practice to reach top form. Trom the standpoint of morale | IBilly Johnson is right, T think, for if he should enter the tournaments and be beafen by any of the renchmen, he would give them Iconfidence against him, as it is the aid that they an Big Bill. i stamina. fear Little Bill more t lout the grind of tournament tennis| - [the Times Leader, of the law firm of Troup, Quinn and .523 486 Springfield . Hartford Waterbury . 483 New Haven ... 2 4737 Providence .... 389 Games Today Albany at New Haven. Hartford at Bridgeport. Pittsfield at Springfield. Providence at Waterbury. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Toronto 5, Jersey City 0. Newark 6-1, Buffalo 5 Syracuse 9-2, Reading 1-3 Rochester -2, Baltimore 4-0. The Standing w. 82 4 L. Pet. | Buffalo 656 | Syracuse ewark Baltimore .. Toronto Rochester .. Jersey City .... Reading .. 52 5 541 .520 AT6 42T 228 | i | s | . 28 Games Today Toronto at Jersey City. | Buffalo at Newark. Rochester at Baltimore Syracuse at Reading. Seek Bodies of Two Drowned Boy Canoeists | Bridgeport, Aus. 16 (®—Efforts were being made today to recover | the bodies o George Wilson, 21, of | Manchester, and Harold Havenfeltz, 20, of 1523 Fairfield avenue, this| city, who were drowned vesterday | afternoon when their canoe capsized oft Penfield Reef. Elton Hansen, 17. of Bridgeport, ! who was in the canoe with Wilson | and Havenfeltz. was rescued by Charles E. Hamann of Stratford. Hansen was still clinging desperate- | Iy to the overturned canoe when sighted three miles off Penfield Reef | by Hamann, who was taking a small safl boat from Southport to the Pootatuck Yacht club in Stratford. Hansen, in a state of collapse, was revived after an hour's treatment and stated that the other two young | men who had been in the canoe had | been drowned. | New Haven Editor to Join Staff of College | New Haven, Aug. 16 (A—Philip Troup, editor of the New Haven Union prior to its merging with and a member | O'Brien, has been appointed to the staff of instruction in the deparrt- ment of commerce and finance of the New Haven college. He will conduct evening classes fn business | law subjects during the coming school year. Mr. Troop was gradu- ated from Yale in 1900 and com- pleted his law course in 1903, HIGH PRESSURE |ard said. “FOR DOGTOR'S BODY said, now or later. “Mr. Getz is certainly handling this job in a wonderful way,” Rick- “I guess he 1s as good a promoter as I am.” Leo P. Flynn, the former cham- plon’s new manager, says his plan of battle for Dempsey Is already laid out and that it will be much Jdifferent from the way the manager- less Dempsey fought at Philadel- phia a year ago. “It would be suicide for Dempsey to fight Tunney as he did in Phila- delphia,” said Flynn. ‘“Dempsey rushed Tunney every step of the way and Gene had figured out how to beat that style of a fighter. May- be Gene is figuring on the same kind of a fight here on the lake front, but whether he is or not he is not going to meet up with that kind of a Dempsey. SON JOINS SEARCH Columbia Psychiatrist Believed Drowned in Sound Westbrook, Conn., Aug. 16 (A— A single coast guard patrol boat, carrying a son of the missing man as a passenger, today headed the search for the body of Dr. Thomas| W. Salmon, 51, Columbia University psychiatrist, who disappeared from his vacht in Long Island Sound Sat- urday night. | Four other coast guard vessels re- turned to their posts after dragging operations failed of results. Edward A, Salmon, a son of the missing man, was in touch with the search constantly, and it was on his advice | that the hunt was abandoned by the ‘ cutters. Richard Salmon, another son, remained to accompany the | last patrol boat of the searching | fleet. i Dr. Salmon disappeared from his | vacht, Melabar II while Dr. Dana W. Atchley of the Presbyterian hos- pital in New York, and Captain | Rodney McNeil, skipper of the craft, were ashore purchasing gasoline to | replenish tanks which had run dry When the men returncd they Genuine Old Company‘s Lehigh The SHURBERG COAL CO. Phone 2250 55 Franklin Street PETE Werc $45.00 $42.00 $40.00 $30.00 §28.00 §25.00 Globe Clothing House COR. MAIN AND WEST MAIN STREETS By SWAN | Logical conclusions based upon re- sults. Last r's matches found | Johnson winning with greater ease | than Tilden. WELL , HANK~ HERE'S TH' PLANE — \T €057 Hou A YoUNe EoRTUNE., BOT \T'LL BE. WoRT (T \F WE MAKE (T OUER TRERE_ FINE~ NOW LET'5 LOAD (T UP WITH TOEL AND S0PPLIES, 909 WE (AN HOP OFF TH' FIRST CLEAR DAY WE GeT . VWL TarE ™ ) YEsse— | RN G WHAT'S THE. CHARGE SaN—\ AINT — BUND '\ — \ CAN SEE BN YOUR UN(FoRM Of course, Billy Johnson is a pioneer in this new method of training with practice matches | only and he may be more brilliant than ever or he may make a com- plete failure. But I for one, am perfectly satisfied to trust to John- son's judgment and am inclined to i think that he is right. Even though France will terially strengthen their feam by playing Cochet in the singles 'in place of Borotra, still T do not feel that we will lose the trophy. T do anticipate, however. that these great contests will bring out the best tennis ever seen in America. } There never existed such interest. { T understand that tickets are al ready at a premium. ma- BASEBALL'S BIG FIVE (By United Press) Monday wae a general major league holiday and none ‘of the big 9% SEA FARING / (il S, ‘v :‘l ‘OD¢ REs—\ KNOW YOURE ™ BT WHATS YOOR NAME ] HoURE & SEA EARING- MAN— L ASKED Woo WHATS Yoo, NOME ? \ LD RN — 2 Y2//4/))/ C. FARING MANN.