New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1929, Page 8

PH$5L 8. 55584, NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1929. MAJOR LEAGUES OPEN 1929 BASEBALL CAMPAIGN TOMORROW—EXPERTS UNABLE TO DOPE NATIONAL LEAGUE—AMERICAN * i SO00000065600 0055006006608 5555822555505858500¢ CRITICS UNABLE TO DOPE NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAMS Many Say Race Won't Be Decided Much Befere Closing -Da)'.— Circuit is One of Best-Balanced in Recent Years — Figure Four Clubs are Outstanding Con- tenders—Giants and Cubs Receiving Most Support —McGraw Has Powerful Attack. ~ PATHERS WIN 7 HUT OF 41 GAMES in Title Race 10 Phantom 1‘ Intermediate Class (! Panthers Opponents COLLEGE LEAGUE STARTS IN 1930 Is Already Functioning on an Informal Basis Circuit DEMPSEY WORKS OUT Former Heavyweizht Ot wppointed by His 1 He Wost from Johmny Dol Prais¢ Umpires Assigned for Onenine Day Contests York H TP)—Um- opening sresident league | . Boston iZobert DR. KEITH | " irles Cineirn PAINLESS EXTRACTI( 300 MAIN ST. TE New Leonard Ridg. MeCormick ardon y. Charles Louis Magerkurth. Magerkurth former form ! Southenr tion, the latt from the I'acific Coast lcague. E 340 h EMANUEL BATTLES HUDKINS TONIGHT (Good Little Man Gets Chance at| Good Big Man Once Again York ril 15 (P—Ace i bout Hud- | Armand | tonigt | n this yrogram mean a thing are s with les spot con- hecans to prove MAY SUTTON BUNDY TO TRY FOR TITLE nby, Lynn Domi Jol BILLIARD GAMES Spicy Encounters Anticipated To- | —_— | | nizht at in Two-Man Team Tournament Standing 3 4 [ pro- two-man | their 11 wined cond with two losses. dn y n rival Corl umies WAl Cooley: M anley hine tule ve Surday Pro Game Is Played in Boston April 15 (UP)—In th professional baseball laye in Boston, ed the Red Sox. 14 yesterday ither kept the atte shiv ie nt bet 1 Sox vious 1 Br sonable we RBraves ition o Unsea- Jane eprine | two von to a ha Florida ms, the Harvard Varsity Crew | Reduced to 16 Men Cambridge, Mase., April 15 (U'P) —Harvard's varsity erew squad has| been reduced to 16 men, including | | four varsity veterans from last year, | five from last year's second varsity. four from the freshman and three from the second freshman. | Captain Tim Clark. Bill Red” Dickey and fonk" numbers six. three, two and respeetively. in the 1925 Yale are the second-string veterans, mmett, Mason, four race | the TENNS C ition of I this that May and and won the nuis co 1 for our child ed in the Wimblo- nd her goal is the pionship, he Sutton women's world Today the umber of irts own, will be don tovnament—; cha Mrs. Bun And thos en c the st if finish her P history places high at the who have watched in various California tc in reeent is sl a wizard Accompanying gland or tou = | nts months clain wih the 1 ket on ti far-ole wor She has numerous ju ts in t Pacific coust and of the handicap to nd while her PYLE' SIDE SHOM HELD BY SHERIF will play irnaments in Er mother is comy in ma in s " Pavement Pounders Set Their Noses for Springfield, Ohio Colur Ohio. 15 (Pr— April ripatetic Pyle's to continue bunion burner were frec their cross-cotniry far as ield, t writs of attachment he »us three o1110hile much of the shows, wi Ohio, today 1d in nd a van rti the promoter probles es toduy kept h financia Sheriff's wavering lenta rolet York the nouncem ohjected one of vehicles E i Overtur ment, said Motor s hud op to Springficld ther bunions. 1 Southampton, Er of the pac vith BEd Gard: the 54-miie run vesterday anc psed tii first Pt ftach- hatever but Gavuzzi, of wax at the iished f no & ments whout w ' et ilton| ont., 2:17 herbert Hedemar 118 4—8eth 41:14 10—Arthur N 0:54:44 New York Gongales, Laton, N wton, fo CUBs WIN The Lawlor street double header in baseball s In the morning. the specdboys 16 to noon the Belvidere swamped Ly a 13 to Adela’s home run with the «d featured the morning game ed by a triple by Pat Carbone. Cubs challenge any team in the city nnder 15 vears cither to outdoor or indoor ball. For games telephone 5740-1 T™WO Cubs won turday feated after- team d In Junior score. G 1- aid- e WOULD LIKE A DI Rumor has Red Grange ing to University of Tllinois to gt a degree. He quit school in his senior year to play pro football. RE return- A SUTTON e, WILL TR*IHAAééN MPIONSHIP AT WIMBLETYN, WHERE TWENK-FOUR VEARS =" "WON IT THE FIRST TIME - nt to of ner | Six Weeks of Training Now Behind Major League pavement pounders of C. | sunt | a were | THE I3YEAR OLD DANGHTER, WHO 15 COING ALONG 1O * COMPETE IN HANDICAD TOURNAMENTS -+ FOR THE WOMENS' AG, skg’ BASEBALL TEAMS OFF ON ANOTHER RACE TOMORROW Clubs—Six Months of Hard Grind Ahead of Them —Weather Outlook is Not Altogether Bright— President Hoover to Throw Out First Ball at Wash- | date | ity LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER RUNAWAY FOR YANKS—HIGH SCHOOL HAS LIKELY LOOKING BASEBALL SQUAD — OTHER SPORTS YANKEE MENACE STILL League Launches Tomorro ception to Experts and FANS GIVE CUBS Vision Pennant This Season Chicago, April 15 (UP)—The Chi- cago Cubs, with their big artillery of Hornsby, Wilson, Cuyler and Ste- phenson came home today to an «n- thusiastic reception, given by a fan- dom which had visions of the city's first National league pennant since 1915, Spurred by showing of the Cubs, the fans were convinced that Manager Joe M- Carthy and his team strengthened by the addition of Rogers Hornshy, could battle their way to the top. Another optimistic point was the manner in which Hack Wilson, ccn- ter fjeldcr, has been hitting the bail in spring games. Hack has been well above the .400 mark and this Ditting strength, combined with that of Cuyler, ives the wrecki the great cxhibition Cubs one of the greatest & crews in the game. Fac- ing four in a row is a task o pitcher will relish, This sprinz, the Cubs won 26 zames, lost five and tied one. To they have shown hitting, field- ing. pitching, base-running and rything else a good team needs. McCarthy was worried for a time about the pitching but in the past| two weeks the hurlers have turned | the worry ints optimism. At Kansas yesterday, Guy Bush allowed the Blues two singles in six innings and Mike Cvengros, who comes back for another big league chance, en- tered the game in the seventh and struck out the side. The Cubs won these has been looked upon Third base s weakness but Mc- ington—Old Timers to Be Missing From Lineups. | Detroit at shea Vs, St New York, April 15 1pon thei (UP)—Like [ Hoyt « Cleveiand Grabows| Whitehill and Sewell; und warriors resting roarms Chicago at Autry vs. Gray of battle, most of e tak cusy today yaration \ for * ; | | HIGH SQUAD HAS BRIGHT PROSPECTY Several leely Looking Recruits Among 40 Candidates candidates than oflicial the 1 ball s Wt oprning “son 10morrow Ks of & sirenuous tra hir pursuit them—six ennant lie ju stomary “tior two predi for clo: male the organized bascball ¢] that s and growl, vacs heads of ol Let Wi open Je | esped is scheduled is quite weathe 1 poss -looking 1d of more ssitate | g 1! Wi ! dition Laschall prospects reporting for practice at| Brook park and with the ad- Washington of the veterans of last year chances Nutional 1 Brookly yach George assidy is hopeful Alt ¥ at pr ves that if th comes through in th Clo lie should have hicugo—1'rob Nover Heovasy leag - AWEBORIon=ERHO in doubt will follow pitching fl form expected, ssful seuson conch sturted ble a pitch- hong ix ent Yorl obable Louis at 1 i ( ati A suee s the we 18 foruii s Jo« tean ng p iff an the Hoy Partyka, ot ff, will and ailment s game | him to ts 1 many | Polts ana Schmarr e Captain Bill M r. Others places 5 ay of last Schmarr, plenty Potts, mai and “Hermy” ier who showed ra yo Washington of amateu yeur is b | iey Ch Altogethe setly r of the | from 10 allow | the mound. 1e1t handers. | will cateh | who trying | ire Joe Bogdan- | own third base, making a try | it is probable that not working. in the out- | Among the | & groomed for 0od who will be | Billy an | % ®ood form. OPPOSE SUBSIDIES Al d rd me recover friciently o 0utlook is 1ot ex- i is st huve a start prospe when barrier even aprung i makes an ard, easy tonight rer one nant ane it baseball fan will impu’tent for the un- iE this mor- Ve infie ski who n nd Mike Grnip who for second huse when the pitet ident Hoover e Griffith field or inficld ph Johnson, 1 nager but [now men wh old fa neton Sen- tors. on end f th wecutive's pog Harris er pilot of the ors, will w club, the to Clev ho! vorite o an infield jch a cony t Ross out ion at land of all win- 1a < over- en Bill M I he mans wakit er. The f¢ ek e Cardinale | Cornell University i Unable 1o ged this year by Billy promoted from Roclhes- | new manager e I 1Zmil Fuchs, unky., pugn | cious owner of the Doston Bi who kold Rogers Hornsby to €hicago | decided it worth whil= anage what was Reach Decision What To Do | rth About Athletle Prestige, 1 Cornell ril 15 (UP)- alumni un-| to any plan which | would contemplate a system of sub- sidies to at Conant Van Blar- lcom, 08, of Cleveland. O., chairman lof ‘Committee of 17" which s made a survey of athletic con- Jast, medmon jons here, announced through the timers thev Ty Cobb, missing [‘:‘,‘.J Press today. The committee ended a three day majora after Ln| .o of deliberations withont extending back 101, ping definite conclusions as 1o t might be done to restore Cor- waning athietic glory. ¢ raves. are alterably opposed vasn't 10 1 An unus high class to the majors Chief among the have replaced ie at last from the unbroken record The probable b Ay games are league—Pittsburgh Chicago: Grimes and Hemsley Mblons and Gontaisk Naw Tork it Philadelphin: Eenton and Hogan & | Toronto, Ont. April 25 UP—The Willoughby and Davis: §t. Louis a*{nuil and pire today published ally large number of - youngsters have broken s since, old wl teries for open- |1 ing National a ' |Report Dempsey Planning Canadian Sports Center | Hornsby, 21 | nett, | rouna out the s | batt possible believes that job acceptably. Gabby Hart- catcher, hus had some with his arm but he was ex- in shape woon. Mike handle the Carthy Beck now fill the nett. star | trouble | pected to be Gonzales will meanwhile, The present line-up follows English, Deck, 3b: Cuyler, rf; Wilson, cf: Stephenson, rimm, 1b; catchers. TRoot. Bush, Malone. Blake, Carlson and Nehf were pected to carry most of the pitching | ex- | burden Since Nehf is the only left-hander in the group it is probable that Cvengros, who has heen up before with the White Sox and Pittsburgh will gt every chance to make the grade. Another left-hander would ff nicely and little Mike is expected to fill the bill. McCarthy expects to use either oot or Malone in the opener agair:t Pittshurgh tomorrow, while Grime or Kremer we 1ooked probuble Pirate hurlers. Approximately 50,000 persons will the opening game START HALL FUND Classmates of Yale Athlete Who Lost His Life Lstablish Scholarship. New Haven, April 15 (UP)—Class | mates of Norman & Hall. Yale foot and track star who lost hi in rescuing a girl from drown- eptune, N. J.. last Decem- - formed a committee *o inds for a Norman . rship fund. he committee, which includes men who participated in sports with Hall, announced donations would be open only to members of the deal athlete's class, 1930, at first but la- ter might undergraduates and alumni. lite ing ber, rai girl skating companion who fell through the ice while he wis rioyinz his Christmas lolidays. The girl was rescued but Hall. ex- hausted by his efforts, was drowned OPENING DAY GAMES Amecrican of a League Teams Lized up For First Con- National and tests of the Season. York, April 15 (®—The chedule for the opening day of the major league season, tomorrow, with the probable pitching selections, fol- low: National League Pittsburgh at Chicago, Grimes va. Blake or Root. St. Louis at Cincinnati, Alexunder va. Lucas. New York at Philadelphia, ton va. Willoughby. Brooklyn at Boston, Smith. Clark vs. American League Boston at New York, Ruffing or Russell ve. Hoyt. Philadelphia ut Washington, Grove or Walberg vs. Jones. Chicugo at 8t. Louis, Thomas vs. Gray. / Detroit at Cleveland, Whitehill vs. Cincinnati: Sherdel and Wilson vs.|a gispatch from Windsor, Ontario, Lucas and Snkeforth: Brooklyn at gtating that Jack Dempsey might Roston: McWeeny and Henline v8 [take over the Devonshire race track Smith and Leggett. at Windsor and operate it as a rac- American leagne—Philadelphia t ing. fight and general sports center. Washington: Walberg nd Cochrane acting in the matter as the repre- Hadley and Ruel: Roston mentative of Humbert Fugazy, of New York: Morris and Berry vs.|New York. Vs, at Shaute. IN WRESTLING BOUT Balem, Mass. April 16 (UP) — Gus Sonnenberg, world's heavv weight wrestling champlon, =il meet Jack Janson in a bout here tomorrow night, GREAT RECEPTION Followers of Chicago Team Stephenson and Hornsby. | can | catching, | Gonzales and Hart- | *[tween Alphone npon as| Hall | be accepted from other | Hall gave his life in saving that | Ben- | | SHADES AMERICAN LOOP w What Looks Like a One- Sided Championship Race—Babe Ruth and Mates Have Won Pennant Three Straight Years and Six Times in Eight Seasons—Team Managers Take Ex- Predict Close Battle to End. Chicago, April 15 (P—With the ankee still casting its bulky shadow across the pennant horizon and chilling interest, the | Ancrican league tomorrow launches what looks like to he just another one-sided championship race. | Three years straight six times in |cight years have Babe Ruth and his Yankee mates blasted their way to |the championship. American league |{officials and rival club owners and { manage who admit they and the box office rcceipts are a bit weary of this prolong:. Yankee domina~ tion, dispute the “experts” by pre. dicting a tight race up to the last |game in October. It is generally to Philadelphia, the team that gave the Yankees a scare last year: St. Louis, a combination of fair hitting strength and great defensive power; Washington, a great offensive tcam with Walter Johnson at its helm, and Detroit with several heavy hite {ters and the brain of Bucky Harris, that experts look for breakers in New York's pennant surge. The |other entries—Chicago's weak hite erratic fielding White Sox, eland’s mysterious Indians and Joston’s mediocre team, are not exe pected to cause much trouble he piece de resistance of tomors four-game menu will be the clash between Philadelphia and Washington at the capital. President 'Herbert Hoover is expected to start hostilities, by throwing out the first ball. Official Washington and Presi. ident k. 8. Barnard of the American 1 will attend the contest. irove probably will get l‘hvldllvlplvm s pitching assignment, ; the veteran, “Sad menace Waite Hoyt always has Huck been & for Miller Huggins and the es, 80 he has been chosen |for mound duty against the Boston | Red Sox at New York. Charley Ruf- {fing or Jack Russell are the probable |sturting pitchers for Boston, which {will have newcomers in its infield. | Baseball Commissioner K. M. Lan- dis and another bhaseball hungry crowd will watch that conflict. Upset by injuries during its un. |successful training season, Detroit's |starting lineup and pitcher wers |somewhat of a mystery. The Tigers lopen their campaign at Cleveland. ‘.lnf‘ Shaute is cxpected to draw Cleveland's initial mound assigne t The White Sox-Browns opener at Louix may see a mound duel he. Thomas and Sam Louis, |me st |Gray of 'BOSTON MARATHON ENTRY LIST NUMBERS OYER 125 Names St. of Clarence De Mar and 1 Johnuy Miles Are Included } Among the Athletes. Boston, April 15 (UP)—The entry |list for the Boston A. A. marathon, to be run Friday, contained 125 names today, including those of Clarence De Mar six-time winner of [the event, and Johnny Miles, the wiry little Nova Scotian who finished | first tn 1926, Indications were that more than 200 long-distance men would be in line when the race starts from Hop- kinton Friduy noon. De Mar and Miles were wmong 14 runners who | entered the fast-growing field yes terday. | Other newcomers included: Win. field (. Bailey, w York A. C. Gordon F. Howard., Guelph, On: Philip F. Mitchell, Dover; William Cochrane, Windsor, N. 8.; Herbert Lovell, Osterville; James J. White, Kts. Peter and Paul A. A, South Boston; George Gostarakis, Dcrches- ter club; Emmett Lewis and George Carlisle, both of Brookline: Frank McCune, Medford; Leslte E. Davis and Orville T. Wood, both of Ver- mont alumni, Burlington, Vt. Miles, who represented Sydney Mines, N. 8. when he won the 1926 ¢vent, will run under the colors of the Olympic club of Hamilten, Ont, this year. De Mar, as usual, vill represent Melrose fost of the American I-xlon (.eorze Cook to Meet | Larry Gaines Tonight | Toronto. April 15 (UP)—George Cook, the Australian, and lLarry |Gaines, colored Canadian heavy- weight champion, are in goed con- dition for their beut here tonight. Cook probably will be seconded by Tom Heeney, his manager, and in anxious to make a good showing Lecause of his bout againat Jim Ma- loney in Boston on April 30, a per- centage affair. DENIES MARRIAGE REPORT New York. April 15 (UP)—Babe Ruth has his mind on the forth- coming pennant race and not on matrimony, the Yankee slugger sald |(oday, denying a report that he was to be married this afternoen to Mrs. |Claire Hodgson, former Follies frail. Detroit, April 15 (UP)—Trades }uflernnl & number of National Hockey league clubs will be in order |when officials and owners meet here |tonight. The sale of Howie Morenz of Les Canadiens is anticipated in | hockey circles. PLAY TIE GAME _ Providence, R. 1. April 15 (UP) |—The New York Nationals and Porvidence played to a 2-2 tle in an American league soccer game here yesterday.