New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 20, 1927, Page 5

i . stolen bas +Columbus, 1LOYD WANER NEAR ~ APERFEGT PLAYER {Emulates Brother by Climbing to ~ Top of Batting List ) Chicago, Aug. 20. M—The perfect ball player, in the opinion of Don- ‘nie Bush of the Pittsburgh Pirates 4s Lloyd Waner and Brother Lloyd, ‘emulating Brother Paul, climbed to- iday into the list of leading hitters of the National League. Lloyd's lentrance, gave the Pirates half of ‘the first ten hitters in the circuit, iwith the “three musketeers” of the (the Pirates still perched securely on itop. Lloyd was the first National League man to reach the century mark in runs reaching 100 on Wed- nesda; Frankie Frisch is making another jthreat at third place, being only ‘two points behind Clyde Barnhart, the lowest of the Pittsburgh trio. The hero of last fall's world's /segies, Grover Cleveland Alexander, lwho was sold down the river by the iCubs to the Cardinals for the waiver ‘price, is demonstrating that his ef- 'forts fn landing the world's cham- 'pion flag for St. Louis were not the final flash of form. “Big Pete” as ‘his comrades of the Cubs used to frall him, is within the first flve {flingers of the National League, in javerages compiled today including ‘Wednesday's games. Alex has won 16 and lost 7 this year for the Cards, and only two Ipltchers top him in victories. Old iJessie Halnes of the Cards, with 19 'wins is one of these and Charley Root of the Cubs is the other with ‘22 Cy William's home run bat has been idle at the 23 mark for a fort- ‘night, and meanwhile Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson have ‘climbed up to 20. Frisch, while waiting for one ol’; ‘the three leading Pirate clouters to jslide down the ladder past him, was as active as usual on the paths, ad- 'ding two more stolen bases to his 'string to reach 33. Leading National League hitters are: P. Waner, Pittsburgh, .384; Harris, Pittsburgh, .378; Barnhart, Pittsburgh, .358; Frisch, St. Louis, .351; Stephenson, Clicago, .344; {Hornsby, New York, .343; L. Waner, IPittsburgh, .339; Traynor, Pitts- !burgh, .331; Hendrick, Brooklyn, .328. American League The three time batting champion ot the American League, Harry \Hellmann of Detroit, seems on his | 'way to a fourth title. He is tied today for second place in the bat- iting standings in games ‘ncluding 'Wednesday, with Columbia Lou Gehrig. Al Simmons of the Athletics istill tops these two by fifteen points but Al has not played for a month now. Swinging from the heels, ‘keep ahead of Babe Ruth in the home run race, Gehrig has dropped to .379 now, while Ruth is just twenty points lower. The Babe tied up the home run race Wednesday at 38, making his second homer in the Chicago White Sox series. While the other batters are suc- cumbing to shrinkage of the batting Tris Speaker 1s standing leaders \average, \like a stonewall and the have slid past him, all except three | so that Triss ranks fourth with his .363. " Johnny Neun, the Detroit firs sacker, gained onc stolen base on !George Sisler this week, and is but two behind Sisler's mark of 23 now. Whispering Bill Barrett of the Sox ialso picked off a couple and hag {W0 score now. Like the Pirate trio holding the batting honors of the National League, the Yankecs have a piteh- | ing trio atop the list of the junior icircuit. Heyt, Reuther and I‘lpgmsl lead the league in that order, and Hoyt is within one victory now Ted Lyons mark of 18. ‘Another heavy hitting record, the two base hit mark, secms safe th year as George Burns, the title hold- or, has only 44 this year toward his high total of 64. Leading American League batters are: Simmons, Philadelphia, .894; Gehrig, New York, .379: Heilmann, Detroit, .379; Speaker, Washington, 263; Ruth, New Yorlk, .359; Shrang, othergill, Detroit, Washington, 348 .345; Combs, .353; Goslin, Meusel, New York, New York, .346. Anterican Association In the shuffling which rearranged {he ten leading batters of the Amer- jcan Association, Red Russell hob- bed up on top today, for the sce- ‘ond time this season. _Ossle Orwoll, working hard _to Tear the Hens in a critical series, did his best work on the mound and slumped just enough with the hick- ory to drop tq second place, and none too far &head of Grimes of Toledo at that. Earl Smith’s bid for a place among the leaders fell short, and the Minneapolis fly chaser dropped back from 11th to 15th, in averages compiled today including Wednes- lay's games. He got but six hits in seven games, and the first ten Jemained undisturbed though there were considerable changing of chatrs among them. Palmero, the Association’s leading {wirler, dropped his game this \week, but his score of 10 wins and two defeats was enough to keep him in first place, with Orwoll next. Ossie won his turn on the hill. So did Sheenan of Kansas City, who now tops the Association in vie- tories with 19. Frank Emmer, the Millers heavy clouting short fielder, fafled to hit any out of the park, Hauser of Kansas City doing the major share of the home run hitting this week with three, This puts him into a tie with Earl Smith at 17, runners up to Emmer's 20. Dewitt Lebourveau picked off one © to make his total 20. but remained in 20th place among he hitters with only a one point gain in percentage. McMillan of the Saints with 27 was far in the lead in the circuit i base stealing. Leading batters of tlhie American Associatlon are: Russell, Indian- apolis, .391; Orwoll, Milwaukee, 457: Grimes. Toledo, .385; Kirkham, 371: Veach, Toledo, .369; v, .366; Riconda, \ to of | Dufican, Minne- Kelly, Toledo, .358; Lebourveau, Toledo, .354. Western League The baseball world's only .400 av- erage is in danger of disappearing. Peter Casey, the Tulsa slugger of the Western League, the holder of the mark, is back in the game again after a long layoft from a “bean ball.”” But in two games he combed out a mere single, whigh brought his percentage down to .405. Langford of Des Moines, the league leader among the regulars, was within five points of the fa- mous figures a week ago, but slid back a bit this week and has .392 in averages compiled today includ- ing Wednesday’s games. ith the mighty Casey's home run club idle, Munson of the Oilers has taken up the four base knocking burden, and drove out four this 19 over his teammate on first base, Sturdy, and twelve better than Casey had achieved when he went out of the game six weeks ago. Joe Rabbit of Omaha, the great- est base stealer in the game today, added another to reach 38, but his sveekly home run efforts fell short by one base, and he still has but 186. b George Blaeholder, the outstand- ing pitching star of the Western League, got bumped in his two starts, and one of them was charged against him as a defeat. His score now is 22 wins and 8 losses. Black, the Oiler flinger leading the circuit on a percentage basis, broke even in his two starts, and sustained the first setback of the season. He has 10 victorles. Leading hitters of the League are: Langford, Des Moines, .392; Comorosky, Denver, .391; Munson, Tulsa, .388; Bennett, Tulsa, .379; Sturdy, Tulso, .372; Cunning- ham, Des Moines, .35 Amarillo, .354; Reagan, .35 Rabbit, Omaha, .349; Tulsa, .346. Denver, Kress, Personals of Linwood next two Clinton. street will spend the weeks at Grove Beach, D. F. Tracy of 105 Black Rock av- enue will spend the weekeend with his mother, Mrs. W. C. Tracy, of Baltimore, at her summer home at Lee, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. F. \V. Scheidler of | Vine strect are motoring through the White Mountains and Maine. Miss Adelaide W. Walter of Vine street is spending a few days at | Madison. W. A. Raner of Baltimore, Md., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph | Moody of 54 Homestead avenue. Misses Edith and Diana Rogin | will leave this afternoon on a two weeks' motor trip to Cape Cod and other points in Massachussetts. is spending a week at the shore. Mr. and Mrs. William Pease of | West Main street entertained a few | friends at bridge Thursday evening at their home. S. H. Anderson of Dwight street | has returned from a vacation spent at Lake Congamond. | H. D. Stead of Shuttle Mcadow |avenue left today for a two weeks' vacation at Saybrook Manor beach, | Saybrook. Misses Sarah, Fanny and Marion Jartman of Dewey street will leave |tomorrow for a three weeks' vaea tion at Long Beach and i City. | Mrs. Israel Jartman of Dewey street entertained three tables of bridge last evening at her home in | honor of Miss Marion Jartman who will leave for New York city where she has accepted a position. Prizes e awarded to Miss Rosalind | Birnbaum, Mrs. Thomas Orchard and Miss Anna A. Abrahamson. Miss Rosalind Birnbaum of Plain- ville left today for a two weeks’ va- cation at the Thousand Islands. John Kovel of Oak street has re- turned from a vacation spent Lake Congamond. WEET IN SEML-FINALS Molla Mallory and Penclope Ander- son Play in Fastern States ‘Women's Tournament. Rye, N. Y., Aug. 20 (UP)—Mrs. Molla Mallory, defending champion, and Miss Penclope Anderson of Vir. ginia were scheduled to meet toda in one bracket of the semi-finals of the Eastern Statqs Women's Tennis tournament. In the other semi-final Mrs. Charlotte -Hosmer Chapin of Springficld, Mass., will play Mrs. Anna H. Hubbard of Belair, Md. Mrs. Edna Hauselt Roeser and Miss Alice JFrancis were Mrs. Anna H. Hubbard and Margaret Blake in the doubles final PALACE HARTFORD ALL THIS WEEK bracket Mat. Tues., Wed., Thurs, Sat.—2:15 Every Evening—8:15 POLI PLAYERS Starring AN WILLIAMS In the Spurkling Comedy ‘SURE FIRE’ By ROLPH MURPHY week. He now has 29, a margin of | Western | Wingfield, | Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Wiegand | Joseph Newbar of Chestnut street | Atlantic | at ) to oppose | Miss | WEW SBRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1927. HASTE AND WASTE ACCIDENT TWINS Minor Collisions Caused by Driy- ¢rs “in a Hurry” Not every automobile accident | coming to public attention through | publication of reports to the police | or on account of injuries sustained by drivers and passengers, results in the arraignment of the former in police court, as followers of events in the news must know, vet a study of the report shows that in the great majority of cases, collisions could have been avoided had one or more of the principals had the | | presence of mind to act in time. Day after day, reports go into the state department of motor vehicles from every city, recording minor smash-ups and serious accidents, and so general has the use of the ! motor vehicle become that there 1is no longer any particular season for accidents, granting, however, that the summer and fall months see a greater number of collisions than the winter. Frequently, the courts hear of in- stances of downright recklessness, resulting In accidents of a serious nature, and often, too, the lack of good judgment or the facultys of some drivers have for doing the wrong thing when in dangerous places impress themselves on the mind of the presiding magistrate. Drivers who have gone for years without the semblance of an acci- dent have been known to wilt at the wheel when confronted with a really serfous situation, with * the result that they find themselves in police court and in trouble that may haunt them forever. In addi tion to cases involving these viola tions of the law, practically every court in cities of any size, and in the rural communities as well, han- | dles the routine of minor cases. There are the drivers who become confused at intersections or fail to allow other cars half the roadway, rot tc mention the thousands who linsist on explaining to judges why | they parked their vehicles where they did when the policeman tagged | them. Leave Curb Without Signal One of the surest ways of learning | the proportion of accidents that might have been avoided is to ex- amine the reports turned in almost cvery day. New Britain, like other | cities, has typical cases. Within the | past three months, many accidents have resulted from the failure of drivers to give the proper signal be- | fore driving away from the curb. In cne d five collisions resulted from this cause and fortunately all were of minor seriousness though the possibilities were present for heavy damage to the machines and injury to the occupants. In one of these cases, the dgiver of the car leaving the curb attempted to turn |around and his machine darted into the middle of the road with such suddenness that a car about to pass struck it directly in the center. turning it over on its side and smashing every bit of glass in both | vehicles. No arrests were made and nobody was injured, principally be- PALAIS ROYAL HARTFORD, CONN. SUNDAY NIGHT DANCE The Home of Metropolitan Jazz with Major Ed Gurley’s Ten Syncopators Finest and Largest Dance Floor in the East. General Admission 50c¢ 12-All Star Boxing Bouts-12 MONDAY NIGHT, August 22 at the home of Ama- teur Boxing CAPITOL PARK Where the . fight fans always ge¢ for real bouts, General Admission 25 cents Ringside Seats 25 cents Free Parking Free Band Concert Good Time cause both drivers were agreeable to a settlement. The fact remains, Lowever, that the exercise of cau- tion of a nature that is supposed to be rudimentary among drivers would have precluded the collision and all its possibilities. What a Difference a Foot Makes Not long ago, three automobiles collided on a local street for no reason other than the fallure of one of the drivers to guide his car along the right side of the highway. He probably believed he was driv- ing within the law. In all probabil- ity he would have resented the charge that he was a “roadhog,” but as he approached an intersec- tion, another car suddenly darted into sight and as the brakes on both machines were pushed to the floor- hoard, there was lacking just the space necessary to permit the cars to stop. Had the careless driver been a foot or two farther to the right than he actually was, the collision would not have happened. The third car, following the second, struck it | lightly from the rear, adding to the damage. Only “accidental,” to be sure, but it need not have happened at all. = Hundreds of accidents have hap- pened because drivers did not make | the proper approach to dangerous intersections, and the practice of backing out of driveways has con- tributed its share of smash-ups, practically all of which do not come within the scope of the criminal code, vet they could well have been avoided and without great effort. A short time ago the driver of a truck, either through carelessness or be- cause he was in a hurry, backed into a street without ascertaining whether traffic would permit, and in less time than it would take to tell it, the tailboard of his vehicle had ripped off practically the entire side | of a pleasure car. He would not have lost more than a few seconds had he looked before he backed out but he did not do so and he was obliged to lose more than an hour while making out reports, ex- plaining the accident and otherwise putting things in order before pro- ceeding on his way. Fortune in Liquor Seized by Government New York, Aug. 20 (P)—A fortune in liquor was held by the govern- ment today after vain attempts of three rum laden ships to penetrate the coast guard net about New York harbor. The capture of the French steam trawler, Zelda, brought to port yes- rday after its seizure by a lone coast guard boatswain, boosted re- cent seizures up to 17,600 cases of liquor upon which prohibition offi- cials placed a value of near $1,500,- 000. The Zelda carried 5,000 cases of rum with an estimated value of more than $300,000. The Zelda and her crew of 16 were taken at the point of a gun by Boatswain James B. Galvin off Am- brose Light. Galvin's companions in a cutter helped him make the prize secure before its journey to port. TWIN SISTERS SURPRIISED Marie and Frances Brigandi, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Brigandi of 138 North street were | tendered a surprise party at thelr | home Thursday afternoon by about 24 friends, the occasion being their | 12th birthday. Vocal selections were rendered by Lillion Sapiro and Irene | Madigan played several selections on | the piano. Games were played and luncheon served. The plans have been on exhibition | at the New Haven architectural ex- | hibition. PALACE] MONTE CARLO | with | Lew Cody and Gertrude Olmsted Also 5 ACTS OF VAUDEVILLE Thrill Punch Packed —CO-FEATURE— DOROTHY DREW in PURSUED Opening the New Season PARSONS HARTFORD and Wed. Nights. Mat. Wed! Aug. 29, 30, 31 Arthur Hopkins Presents Prior to its N. Y. Premier Sept, 1—8 BURLESQUE A new play by Tues. George Mankers Natters and Arthur Hopkins With incidental music, a dancing chorns and ® company of thirty. Staged by Arthur Hopkins SEATS BY MAIL THURSDAY Prices Eves.: $2.50 to 50c; Mat., $2.00 to BOc, plus 15% tax. jand uses it !matic and unexpected. . | to divert a disaster that he, himself, | {twice on Sunday night, at 6:30 and ifor the first half of the week end- jpretty Blanche Mehaffey, l1ey. LON CHANEY FILM CAPITOL FEATURE Famous Character Man to Be| Seen in “Mockery” ‘ All the climactic drama of the | Russian revolution rages about Lon Chaney in “Mockery,” his latest starring vehicle for Metro-Goldwyn- | Mayer, which opens today at the Capitol theater for four days. “Mockery” affords the master of | makeup a thrilling new character- ization, that of a strang, brooding mujik who, by a queer turn of fate is thrown into a position of power to rend and tear the | The climax is dra- The peasant, thing he love fired by lust and pa s deemed by love and sacrifices his life has brought on. The picture will also be rhown ' 8:30, and continuously and Tuesday. Other films include the Capitol | ews, Aesop's Fables, comedi an_organlogue featured by Jefts at the organ. On Wednesday the entire program will change, and the main attraction on Monday | L well ‘]Ht‘l\lh . | Bear Cat from Bridgeport. |and is truly a superior drama with a cast of exceptional merit. With the following stars Lou Tellege! Louise Lorraine, Elliott Dexter, Wil- | liam Collier, Jr., Taylor Holmes, Gertrude Aster and Gaston Glass. Also short subjects. CAPITOL PARK, HARTFORD One of the big features at Capitol Park, Hartford, starting Sunday night will be the big dance at Palais Royal the home of Metropoli- tan Jazz with Major Ed Gurley's Ten ncopators with dancing on the | tinest and largest dance floor in the | st where all the latest New York | hits will be featured amid the splen- dors of a real New York night club. As an added attraction the movies taken at Capitol Park on Sunday, July 3, and Monday, July 4, will be featured showing the big crowd as as the interesting features of, the day. One admission fee of 50 cents admits to both dancing and | Free parking of cars un- der special police protection. Palais | Royal Capitol Park is the best place to spend a Sunday evening for real | wholesome, clean enjoyment. On Monday evening the regular y amateur all star boxing bouts, 12 in number with 36 rounds of fast fighting bring together a five- man team from Worcester, Mass., headed by Leroy Carley, champion | welterweight of Massachusetts, who | will meet Charley McCartly the In the 175-pound class Henry Landis of Worcester will meet Henry Bell of will offer the adaptation of Gene Stratton Porter’s famous novel, “The | Magic Garden.” The co-feature will | present Madge Bellamy in a great picture, “Colleen.” The management announces the of Lillian Gish in *“Annie @ ¢>ming attraction. a AT THE LYCEUM | The Tired Business Man a big | laughing hit commencing Sunday, ing Wednesday. One of the princi- | pal fun makers is Raymond Hitch- | cock, that celebrated comedian of | the spraking stage who was last seen | here.in another Tiffany production | “Redhcads Preferred.” The picture | is a riot of laughter throughout and | the fun is furnished by some of the | best known and capable film | comedians. Besides Raymond Hitch- | cock, the Tired Business Man boas of such well known film players as Charles | Delaney, Mack Swain, Margaret | Quimby, Gibson Gowland, Lincoln Plumer, Dot Farley and James Far- The companion feature is “The | Verdict,” a picture that is dramatic, thrilling, appealing and amusing, | his most unusual performance They said “Impossible” Ohaney has surpassed him- self in this melodram sensation! * Love, hate, revenge, sacrifice, intrigue—he runs the gamut of every human emotion as engrossing a tale as town has seen in years! Played against volt! Comedies — Capitol News — Organlogue — Aesop' W. S. Jeffs at tl | Toney Fedus the Tarrifville farmer ' Earl Smith Refuses to the stirring background of Russia tn re- Hartford in a bout that should give the fans the real battle of the eve- ring. Pancho Villa of Hartford will | clash with Sammy Kraft of Bridge- | port in a bout that would be a head- liner on any card at 130 pounds. In ; the heavyweight class at 170 pounds | and Jack Beasley of New Haven are sure to furnish the fireworks of the evening. | Play Series in Boston | New York, Aug. 20 (#—Catcher Earl Smith of the Pirates, defendant in a $15,000 suit brought by Dave Bancroft of the Braves as the re- sult of an ault in Pittsburgh re- cently, will not go to Boston for the ! coming series, he has made known to friends here. It is understood that Capt. Pie Traynor “has urged Smith to change his decision but thus far the catcher has balked at going to the Hub where he would be liable to the colirt action. AT THE PALACE “Pursued,” the second of the Ell- bee productions starring Dorothy | TODAY On the Screen at 1:30. 3:25, 5:15, 7:10. TWICE Sunday Night 6:30—8:30 and MON.—TUES. but with RICARDO CORTEZ Barbara Bedford A tale of love and revolution. Just the kind of role Lon Chaney glories in! natic in this Fables Organ ‘WEDNESDAY NIGHT Merchants Gift Night Valuable Gifts Given Away Free B NNING WEDNESDAY Gene Stratton Port Novel “THE MAGIC GARDEN" d “COLLEEN Drew, one of the most promising |ing photoplays of the year, sag & and talented beauties in all filmdom, will be seen for the first time here at the Palace theater when this spectacular melodrama opens Sun- day. Directed by Del Henderson, and with a splendid supporting cast including such eminent thespians as Gaston Glass, George Siegman, Stuart Holmes, Arthur Rankin and Gertrude Astor, this adaptation of the well known story of the same name, by J. Benson Stafford, is one of the most thrilling and entertain- Strand, critics who have seen the picture. “Hands Off,” the latest Universal western drama starring Fred Humes, will be the second attrac-. tion. The theme of the story is & composition of light drama and subtle touches of humor, in which the star plays the part of rescuing ‘and avenging hero to a girl left alone in the world through the un- timely death of her father, the sole heiress to a rich mining clatm. 4 DAYS STARTING SUNDY Not Only Norma’s Greatest! But One of the Year’s Greatest! I-N-C-O-M-P-A-R-A-B-L-E A Gala bill of Hits “Jus JAMES FIEROTT Pathe News o Comedies Novelties COMING WALTER FAIL Himsel and Company What happens along Bm:l way—that glittering gar- den of gorgeous girls — when midnight strikes? A true story—sheer fascin- ation—Shearer at her most brilliant! Vaudeville’s Brilliant Spectacle The Revue Unusual Presenting t Ahead of the Times” GERTRUDE MORLEY MOODY and “Men, Men, Men” ANGER " Here's Comedy! Novelty! Everything AE WARD Presents Avalon & Co. “A Variety of Doings” THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 f and His ORCHESTRA LAKE COMPOUNCE “Everybody’s SUNDAY, Concert 3 Playground” AUG. 21st to 5 P. M. New Departure Band Dancing in the Ballroom in the Evening Special Sunday Dinner LYCEUM — Twice Sun. 6:30 & 8:20 and MON., Always Begin With a Laugh “Tired Business Man” with Raymond Hitchcock, Blanche McHaffy, Mack Swain, Margaret Quimby TUES, WED. Dramatic! And Thrilling? “The Verdict” Lou Tellegen, Louise Lorraine, Elliott Dexter, Wm. Oollier, Jr., “Taylor Holmes, Gaston Glass