New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 5, 1928, Page 2

1 § WHTTE SOX HAVE A NEW MANAGER Blackburne Succeeds Ray Shalk ‘85 Chicago Pilot Chicago, July 5 (—As the Chi- cago White Sox sped eastward to- day, Russell “Lena” Blackburne, Sox coach sinee 6, stepped into his pew post as manager of the club, succeeding the veteran Rayvmond H. *“Cracke: Schalk, whose resignation was the rprigd of the I urth of July hoiiday at Comiskey park Schalk's resignation was effective fmmediately after the holiday dou- bleheader. He remained at home to- day as his t¢ 1ates for the last 16 years headed 1nto their second east- ern trip. Immediately a Schalk’s letter of resi dent Charles A. Cor ed the appointment of Blackburnes as _the “Cr: zation in that section. | Schalk, : = | ™" Al members of the nepublican na- | greatest ball players who ever WOTey ;.1 committee from the north- the mask, said in his letter of resig- nation that he was “stepping out as manager in the hope it will be help- ful to the club.” “The team has bren going bad, the results have not been satisfac- tory, so I step out,” was the way he put it. “Cracker” came to the White Sox at the age of 19, in 1912 when he was purchased from Milwaukee for cash and four players amounting to | $17,000. From the start he made a name for himselt and it n't. long until he Lecame the sensation of the league as the Sox catcher. From 1913 to 1923 he plaved in more than 100 games each season, a record that is likely to stand for several vears. When Eddie Collins was removed as Sox manager in 1926, Momiskey gave the job to Schalk. Ray never relished the post and on the face of it was not temperamentally fitted, .1 the way for an early dieparture from | chased his release from the Provi dence, R. 1, team for $8.500 and two players He was a shortstop| but luck consptred against him and on his first traming trip south with the Sax he injured his kinee and was kept from the game, nayer fully re- covering. He was sent back to the minors, later playing wigh other big lewgue clubs. but he was playing in- dependent ball around his home ter- ritory in New Jarsey when the $ox took him on again as coach. MOGULS TO MEET SECRETARY TUDAY To Coufer—fih Hoover on Eastern Camepaigu Washington, July 5 (—Clearing | {the capitol, Sacretary Hopver plans | to confer Saturdzy with prominent | | castern republicans for the purpose | of establishing a campaign organi- eastern states and from Pennasy)- vania and Maryland have been call- ed to Washington for the meeting and Senator Moses of New Hamp- shire also is to be present. Moses, who served as premanent chajrman of the Kansas City conventian, fs {expected to be named castern cam- Paign manager. With the eastern situation provide ed for, Mr. Hoover will be practi- cally in a position to leave for the west. In this connection an an- nouncement yesterday repeated em- phatically tha' his program had buen | definitely arranged and that he wall deliver his resignation from the cabinet to President Coolidge at the summer white housa. Rumors as to his plans beyond this outline were pronounced unjustified. A report that Secretary Hoower had offered the vice presidential nomination to Senator Norris of Ne- braska, while the convention was | tor NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1928, ROWING TRIALS T0 START TODAY Leading College Oarsmen Ready Tor Philadelphia Events Philadelphia, July 5 (M—Leading college and club oarsmen of the nation were assembled here toduy for the final Olympic rowing trials and national championships which the Schuylkill river late in the after- through Satur- | were to get under way on noon and continue day. vard vs. Columbia in California vs. Princeton and Har- eiglt-cared duels stood out as the leading “nat- vrals” on the opening day's program of elimination heats while the pros- pective appearance of Yale's spec- {Club, Philadelphia vs. Harvard. Third h coxswain—Wyandoette, Club vs. Yals Mich., Harvard Third he California v Columbia. Princeton. CHOOSE MEWBERS OF OLYHPIC TEAW Yestenday's Perlormances Philagelphia. Second heat, four-oared shells Wwith coxswain—Bachelors Barge , four-oared shells with Boat First hcat, ght-oarded shells— Wyandotte, Mich., Beat Club vs. Yale, Second heat, cight-oared shells— , eight-oared shells— Twelve Athletes Picked Alter cial standard, Cuhel; Gibson, form. er national champion, and Maxwell, trailed him in that order. Taylor and Barbuti likewise were unbeaten in the two days of gruel- ling heats, the blonde hurdler who holds the Olympic championship as well as his national crown, win. ning three starts and Barbuti four. In the 400-meter race on the flat both Barbuti and Snider proved themselves of Olympic championghip calibre by winning heats in 48 se- conds flat, although the final in which Barbuti was first, Snider se- cond, Phillips third, TVerney fourth and Spencer fifth, was won in no faster time than 51 3-5 because of a furious rain and wind storm. Although not quite up to the standard of the first four, Spencer, Alderman, Baird and Lewis clinched places on the team as eight 400-me- ter mgn must be carried to Amster- dam, half of them being used as 1600-meter relay runners. The decathlon, the other event contested here, was interrupted by rain with the pole vault, javelin tacular crew against Jim Rice's Philadelphia, July 5 (M—From |throw and 1500-meter run yet to be Wryandotte, Mic boat club also [cast side, west side, all around the [heard from. These were postponed aroused kcen interest. country, came the star track and|until this afternoon at Franklin Because the Wyandottes were |field athletes who have the distinc- [ficld. With seven events finished, beaten badly in the holiday regatta | yesterday by the Penn A. C. which is not even entered the Yale-Wyandotte heat, scheduled v o'clock (D. 8. T.) and first of the cight-oared events, was not expected to provide much of a cor test. Yale, unbeaten and a walkaw winner over Harvard, shared with the also undefeated California crew the position of heavy favorite. Between Harvard and the Colum bia eight, which has been sadl weakened by loss of its star stroke, Lambart, Dby discovery he is an Englishman and ineligible to row for the United States, there appear- ed little to choose. California, winner of the Pough- keepsie regatta, drew a tough first heat opponent in the Princeton eight which has been rebuilt and greatly improved in sprinting speed @nce the close of the college season. Of the six eight-oared crews, fiv» | of them college combinations, which will start after the Olympic prize, only four can survive the day. in tha trials, | tion today of being the first to be pic team of 1928, Of the 12 who were picked on per- !formances here yesterday to repre- sent their country at Amsterdam, six are from the middle west, three from the east, two from the far |west and one from the south. Here are the dozen who won plac- jes on the team together with the event in which they are to run, ac- cording to the Olympic committee, and the club they represent: 400-meter hurdles—F. Morgan Taylor, Tllinois A. C.; Frank Cuhel, University of Iowa: Johnny Gibson, Bloomtfield, N. J., Catholic Lyceum, Bob Mazwell, Los Angeles A. C. | _490-meter run—Ray. J. Barbuti, {New York A. C.: Emil Snider, Ala- bama Poly: Herman Phillips, Tlli- |nois A. C.; Joe Tierney, New York A C. 1600—meter relay—Emerson Spencer, Stanfard university; Fred Alderman, Tlinols A. C.: George | Baird, University of Towa; and John chosen for the United States Olym- | Some said he was too lenient with | | the players, and conditions on tho club went from had to worse. ! meree department statement brand- In his letter to Comiskey, the|.d the story as “preposterous of & | “Cracker” said his “connection with |vice presidential nominee, and silly nd refterated that Mr. Hoover had | taken no part in the choice of a vice | with the game “for | presidential nominee. some vears to come.” Schalk re- | Rests Over Fourth | mains on the club roster as property | The commerce secretary spent the | of the Sox hut what may be the | heliday in rest and relaxation, poli-| next step in the plans of either|tics and duties at the department “Cracker” or Comiskey not | wege ladd aside and the day spent made known. | quietly. He received visits from a Blackburne first came into prom- |fo personal triends and for diver- still in progress received an em-| phatic denial. A semi-official com- was | A and shoulders result of their were the mid- Winners in the tbree heats and a |Lewis, Detroit Y. M. tourth crew chosen on a basis of | Standing out head comparative times qualify for the abdve the rest as the semi-final heats set for tomorrow. |&reat work yesterday | The winpers then meet 8aturday to {dle westerner, Taylor, and the east- and the |ener, Barbuti, who were crowned na- vie for Olympic selection national championship. Competi- | tional champions in the 400-meter tion among four-oared and pair-oar- | hurdles and 400-meter run, respect- ed crews and eingle sculls was to be |ively. Both had to beat the country's run on a similar plan. |best to win the combined final Yale and Harvard had four-oared |Olympic trial and national champ- crews as well as eights entered in lionship event. Taylor was forced to the heats today. The day's program: a new world record of 52 scconds First heat, four-oared shells with {flat for the timber-topping stunt, coxswain—=8an Diego, Cal, Boat l\\]\k‘h ts a full second and four- inence in 1909 when Comiskey pur- [sion took & short sutomobile ride.iClub ve. Pennsylvania Barge Club, | tifths better than the present offi- {Jim Stewart, Los Angeles A. C., was ; Ken Doherty, Cadillac A. C., Detroit, second; West Engleman, Jr. | South Dakota State college, third; and Barney Berlinger, University of Pennsylvania, fourth, The hoactzin, a bird found along the Amazon river, has feet on |ts wings. THIRD RESCUE IN POOL Charles Covert saves Child From Drowning at Capitol Park, Hart- ford, in Role of Life Guard. For the third time this summer Charles Covert of this city was call- ©d upon te save the life of a child who had wandered too far while in bathing Tuesday afternoon at Capi- | tol park, Hartford. He has been on | duty as a life guard only about two weeks. | "'He is the son of State Central { Committeeman Richard Covert and | Mra. Covert of Bassett street, and is la student at Yale university. He was grgggated from New Britain | Senior ¥x school with many hon- lors in Ftine, 1924, | e e ALLOWED DOORCHECK PATENT By GEORGE H. MANNINC (Washington Dureau of the N. B. Herald) | Washington, D. C.. July 5.—An improved doorcheck is covered by a | patent which has just been granted [to George Henry Wuchert, New | Britain inventor, by the United | States patent office. | _The principal feature of Mr. Wuchert's doorcheck is the con- struction of the piston chamber, the ports of which are controlled by a single valve member. | Mr. Wuchert applied for a patent jon October 2, 1926 and the patent loffice allownd ten claims for new and patentable features. 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