New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1929, Page 15

i ! Speaking of Sports Although it is an unusual thing for baseball team games enly to & ne-hit; no-run defeat in one of them and a near no-hit, no-run beating in another, it is a very un- ususl thing for a team to be slam- ming the offerings of opposing pitehers hard but at the same time into the hands of the opposing field- ers. Fhis is the situation that has con- fronted the high achool baseball team in its first three baseball gamea this year. It hasn't been because the team hasn't been hitting "em but be- eause the team hasn’t been “hitting ‘em where they ain't.” We have been talking within the last few days to some fans who are simply wild about high achool sports and they are in the dumps because the team isn’t hitting. The fact is that the team is hitting and hitting ‘hard, but the blows, instead of fall- ing safely for hits, are, as if drawn by a magnet, going right for the fielders’ gloves. To tell the truth, we don't see any- thing in the situation to make either the team members or the coach feel badly about it. It is a “break” of the game to be hitting the ball but never safely. From what we know of the sct of players Coach Cassidy has on his high school team this year, and that knowledge has been gained from ‘watching the youngsters perform through the last five seasons, we know that the team is anything but a weak hitting outfit. The schedule this week is one that would do the heart of any baseball fan good. Four games are facing the team, including a return encounter with the 8t. Thomas' nine in Hart- ford next Saturday. Four games in ‘which to prove to the city baseball tans that the dope is all wrong. We do not put much stock in prophecy but we will venture to opine that, like the New York Yankees at the beginning of this sca- son, the high school team has seen its last game without a line of hits. ‘The World's champions this season, known and famous because of its murderers’ row, started in a hitting slump. Babe Ruth, Gehrig and all the others were belting the ball hard but, like the high school batters, they were sending their drives right at the opposing fielders. Look at what the Yankees have done within the past few daya. Home runs galore have heen pelted out and the Yankees scem to have atarted on another runaway rally. Just watch the high school team this week. ‘We know that the high school players feel badly about their in- ability to win in any of the first three games but it must always be remembered that the team that can’t lose a game of any kind and still wear a smile, is a team that tan’t worth followin Like the American army in the World war, surmounting the strong- est of obstacles, moving siowly at first, the high school team will come through. How can it help itself? New Britain has never had a really poor baseball team. The high school team this year, man for man, appears a little better than in recent years. We have every confldence that the team will get going and that without any delay. If Captain Bill Mangan will instill some of the fight that he has shown in the Rotary league and later on as & member of the American Legion team, into his mates, the local team will mow down the opposition like Robody’s business. Let the players forget that they have lost three games. Let them get eut there on the lot and get up that old fight and there won't be any- thing to worry about. Four wins this week, including revenge over St. Thomas' Seminary, is the program we are waiting for. The Holy Cross baseball team will Start the season next Sunday after- noon at 3 o'clock at the Washington #chool baseball diamond with the Athletics of East Hartford as the opposition. Manager John Cabay stated today that he feels that he will have a strong combination on the fleld and he confidently expects to chalk up a victory in the opening Same of the year. He has called practice for the Junior team for Wednesday evening and the eeniors will hold & workout Thursday night. All players and eandidates are urged to get out for ‘practice. Johnson Is Home for Treatment for Kidneys ‘Washington, May 7 (UP)—Walter Johnson, manager of the Washing- ton Benators, has been forced to leave his club because of a recur- rence of a kidney infection which put him out of the game for mev- oral month last year. He left the Senators in Cleveland last night to return home for treatment. He was taken {ll Sunday. Clyde Milan was left in charge of the club, which opens a series at Detroit today. German Officials to Study Methods Here Ntw York, May 7 (UP)—Dr. ‘Theodore Lewald, president of the German Olympic committee .and Dr. Carl Diem. secretary-general of the German council of letics, are here for a five weeks' study of American methods in sports and physical education. They arrived yes- terday on the 8. 8. Albert Ballin and will be guests of the A. A. U. while in this country. TWO NO-HIT GAMES IN WEEK Lefty Wilson, pitcher for Georgia | Normal schoel. twirled' two ne-hit, ®e-rus games in one week. Il 1 Baseball Standing|HIGH SCHOOL T0 New York 7, Chicago 6. (10 innings). Detreit 8, Boston. 4. Philadelphia-8t. Louis, rain. Pet. 14 692 688 528 413 375 .308 .286 Philadelphia ... 10 New York .....q 9 8t. Louis Detroit .. Cleveland Chicago . ! Washington . Boston ... New York at 8t. Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. Games Tomorrow Boston at Cleveland. New York at 8t. Louis. Philadelphia at Chicago. ‘Washington at Detroit. + NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday New York 3, 8t. Louis 1. Philadelphia 2, Chicage 1. Brooklyn 12, Cincinnati 3. Pittsburgh 4, Boston 3. Boston .. Chicago . 8t. Louis Pittsburgh . New York . Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia womman el Games Today Pittsburgh at New York. Chicago at Brooklyn. 8t. Louis at Boston. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Games Tomorrow Pittsburgh at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Chicago at Brooklyn. 8t. Louis at Boston. INTERNATIONAL LFAGUE Games Yesterday Rochester 5, Jersey City 4. Toronto 7. Newark 6. (11 innings). Montreal 1. Reading 0. (12 innings). Baltimore §, Buffalo 6. Pet. 692 688 533 500 500 417 367 250 Rochester Baltimore Toronto Reading . Montreal Buffalo . Jersey City Newark Games Today Jersey City at Rochester. Newark at Toronto. Baltimore at Buffalo. Reading at Montreal. EASTERN LEAGUE Games Yestenday New Haven 4, Bridgeport 3. (11 innings). Albany 9, Pittsfield 3. Springfield ¢4, Hartford 0. Providence 10, Allentown 2. Providence . Hartford Bridgeport .. Albany .. Springfleld . Allentown Pittsfield . New Haven . R T X ] Games Today Springfield at New Haven. Bridgeport at Hartford. Pittsfleld at Allentown. Providence at Albany. Games Tomorrow Springfield at New Haven. Bridgeport at Hartford. Pittsfield at Allentown. Providence at Albany. (By Verme Wickham) Never walk across the trap ex- cept when it is absolutely impossible to walk around. Never drag your golf bag into and across the trap. Never, under any circumstances, carry your golf bag into the trap. Drop it on the bank, select the club you need, and then walk down into the trap. Never allow your caddy to enter the trap with you—it just isn’t being done in the best of golf circles. Walk into the trap from the side nearest the ball and walk out the same way. It takes time and costs money to Keep the traps raked and in play- able condition. Don’t spoil them for the golfers who will be coming along behind you. Try to smooth your heel prints out as you walk out. There are two places where you never should be caught with your golf bag. One is on the green and the other is on thestrap. No matter what your score may be on the card, if a seasoned golfer spots you trail- ing across the trap dragging your golf bag behind you he’ll not con- sider you a golfer in the truest meaning of the word. GETS LETTER Big Bill Tildem, internationally known tennis star, was recently awarded a letter by the University of Pennsylvania. He played tennis there when insignias were not awarded players. ALL ARE SWELL DRESERS Babe Ruth. Goose Goslin, Harry Heilmann and Frank O'Doul are said to be the best dressed players in the major leagues. TILDEN . | losing pitcher, {be the pitching selection for PLAY FOUR GAMES Local Nive fo Play Lewis High of Soathington Today Four games, three of which are regularly scheduled and the fourth a practice contest, will be played by the New Britain High school bas:- ball team this week. ‘This afternoon the team will play Lewis high achool of Southington in New Britain. Thursday after- noon a practice game with the Stanley Works team, last year's In- dustrial league champ, will be play- ed and on Friday afternoon the Red and Gold team will play its first regular home game against Suffield preparatory school. The week of unusual activity will come to an end Saturday afternoon when the team will go to Hartford and play a re- turn game with 8t. Thomas' semi- nary nine. Coach George M. Cassidy is very optimistic concerning the team's future success. He claims the squad is not as weak in hitting as it seems and that the players hit the bail hard in the 8t. Thomas’ game last Saturday. Tt seemed as if all th~ balls were hit right at some mem- ber of the visiting team, he said. Although Hermy 8chmarr was the Coach Camsidy was well satisfied with his work. Ac- cording to Mr. Cassidy, 8chmarr had everything on the ball and had it not been for a bad first inning would have been a probable winncr. At the present time it is the inten- tion of the coach to reserve Schmarr for the return game with St. Thom- ,as’ nine. Lenihan will probably get the call as the pitching choice this after- noon. He is playing on the team for the first time this season and showed up very well in a practice game against the Kingswood team of Hargford recently which ended in a 5 to 5 tie. The rest of the team will consist of Captain Mangad c, Potts 1b, Tuskowski 2b, Partyka =a, Bogdanski 3b, Osipowicz If, Wesoly cf and Schmarr rf. Lewis high school will use the fol- lowing lineup: Butler c, Bellabitto p. Ouellet 1b, Ferrucci 2b, Leach ss. Myskowski 3b, Snowman rf, Smith cf and Nelson If. Stanley Partyka, shortstop, muy the Suffield game, but if Lenihan shows good stuff he will again be used in t game. Partyka's defensive strength at shortstop will not be lost if this action is taken, Clark, the former Hartford high infielder will be used at shortstop if Partyka is pitching. Coach Cas- sidy i doubt as to the pitcher he will use in the Stanley Works prac- tice game. By the United Press. Leaders Gehrig. Yankees, 6. Jackson, Giants, 5. Ruth, Yankees. 4. 0’Doul, Phillies, 4. Harper, Braves, 4. Wilson, Cubs. 4. Hornsby, Cubs, 4. Ott, Giants, 4. Hafey, Cardinals, 4. Blue, Browns, 4. Gehringer, Tigers 4. Foxx, Athletics, 4. Simmons, Athletics. 4. Yesterday’s Homers Heilman, Tigers, Lazzeri. Yankees, 1. Meusel, Yankees, 1. Goslin, 8enators, 1. Jackson. Giants, 1. Terry, Giants, 1. Fullis, Glants, 1. Cullop, Dodgers, 1. Picinich, Dodgers, 1. Wilson, Cardinals, 1. Totals Shaner, Reds, 1. National league—75. American league—é4. Total—139. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Associated Press. Wheeling, W. * Va. 0'Dowd, Columbus, outpointed How- ard Mayberry. Pittsburgh. (10). Newcastle, Pa. — Tony Herra, Chi- cago, knocked out Ray Newton, Mansfield, Ohio (5). New York — Benny Bass. Phila- delphia, outpointed Petey Mack, of Jersey City, (10). London — Harry Brocks. London, outpointed Johnny Vestri, New York, (15). Cincinnati — Freddie Milter, Cin- cinnati. outpointed Babe Keller, To- ledo, (10). Wichita — Angus Snyder. City, Kans., outpointed Big Peterson, Minneapolis, (10). Dodge Loy DAD-SON ACT AT VANDERBILT Bill Schwartz, former major league player, is coach of the Van- derbilt baseball team and his son. Bill, Jr., plays on the team. Arten Benie TOLD) Eddie | | eastern hope rated as the most advanced horse in all seemed to be convinced that he PIRATES MAKING PLANS FOR BASEBALL SEASON Corsairs to Have One of Strongest Baseball Combinations in Recent Years. teams in years. The Corsairs, in five years of City league competition. have won the title twice, finished up in a tie for first place twice, and in second place once. road Sundays. The first practice of the year was held last Sunday at Willow Brook park. Among the new additions to the Pirates will be “Johnny” Rose and ‘“‘Pat” Rose, former members of the Burritts. With Carison, the two Roscs and Potts, the Coreairs will have a strong pitching staff and should cut a big figure in the City league race. A wel-known catcher is expected to be signed up within the next few days. Charlie Miller will again be at the i helm of the Pirates and he will con- | duct & number of practice sessions in the next few weeks All members of last year's team and new candidates are invited to try out for the team. NATIONAL LEAGUE RACE T0 BE CLOSE (Continued from proceding page.) [ 0 T Slom T 8. Zlow Thompeon, 2b O'Doul, 1t Klein, ‘rf Hurst, 1b Whitney, 3b Southern, cf Friverg, »s Davie, ¢ ... Willoughby. =<.,H=fl.w R nes oy Fileie e RS wloessesesmmy 14 scored, Totals x—One out when winning run Chicago 010 000 0001 Philadelphia 109 000 001-2 Two base hit: Beck. Struck out: By Willoughby 1. Blake 7. {League Will Abolish Valuable Player Award (‘leveland, May 7 (UP)—The American league has voted to abol- ish the most valuable player award which was instituted in 192 Club owners agreed at a secret meeting here yesterday that the award tended to create jealousies and disappointments among the players. George Sisler was the first to receive the award and Gordon Cochrane, Athletic's catcher, the last. . LYONS RECOVERED Chicago, May 7 (M—Ted Lyons, White Sox hurling ace. has recover- «d from an attack of grippe and was ready to take his turn on the mound ‘anmnl Philadelphia today. JUST WOLD STILL FER A E&W | MNUTES SUMBO - AN’ FRR SUSIES SAKE DON'T couom ! The Pirates are making plans for | the coming baseball season and pros- | pects point to one of the strongest | This year the Pirates plan to enter | i the City league and will go on the |the cities and towns close to Hart- |sore arm. Hartnett hasn't caught wloosuwcsoncoam 7/ Chicatie, owned by Mrs. Graham FKair Vanderbilt, is one of the against the highly favored western colts that are receiving first attention in the Kentucky Derby speculation. Louisville and when he was taken east by Trainer Alex Gordon he was The colt wintered at training to leave the south. He gave horsemen the impression in his races last year that he was a slow sturter and would have to have a great jockey to get him away good. But they liked the distance, TWILIGHT BALL 10 HELP FANS SEE GAMES Bob Farrell Believes Innovation in Hartford Will Make for In- | creased Attendance. In adopting twilight baseball as a fixture in 'Hartford Bob Farrell, had in desires of fans within a president of the Senators, I mind the (e radius of 20 miles to sce stern |league ball on other days thun Sat- urday or Sunday. *Qur directors believe that fans in ford want to see Eastern league baseball,” says Farrell, “and wunt to see it at other times than Saturday afternoon or on Sunday. So we have | adopted twilight ball. with our | games starting at six o'clock, in or- der that these fans, as well as the | working people of Hartford. may |attend the games if they so desire occupations.” [ Tarrell has also inaugurated the | system of admitting women to the | srounds and stands free on all days {but Saturday and Sunday, provided {they are accompanied by an escort. | Boys, accompanied by a parent or a {guardian, are also admitted free to the week-day games. He emphasizes the fact that the |games on Saturdays and Sundays will start at 3 p. m. and all week-day | games will be called promptly at six. |Jacobs Plans to Meet Schmeling in Halifax New York, May 7 (UP)—Joe Ja- cobs, one of Max Schmeling's man- agers, planned to leave for Halifax, Canada, today to meet the German | heavyweight upon his arrival from | Berlin. Plans for schmeling’s re- turn to this country to meet Paolino lin the milk fund bout at Yankee |Stadium are expected to be con- {summated after a conference be- \tween them. NOTRE DAV South Bend. Ind. Notre Dame and the Navy have en- {tered into a home and home basc yball agreement. The Ramblers will iplay at Annapolis June 1 and the | Middies will come west for a com- mencement dzy game in 1330, i | | Cambridge, Mass | The Harvard-Cornell rogatia on the [ Charles river here next Saturday will |be made a triangular event with ihe ! addition of Massachusctts Institute of Technology. Harvard's races against Tech, scheduled for last Sat- vrday, were called off because of choppy water. SANCTIONS FOOTBALL TOUR New York, May 7 (P—The United States Football association has sanc- tioned a proposed tour of this coun- try by the Preston North End foot- ball club of the English league. The English team plans to pla games, eight in the United States and two in Canada. The first match probably will be played in New York ay 18 or 19. without losing any time from their | ' OUR BOARDING HOUSE ANT 10 MAKE WOMEN i Pive Directors of Pacific League Seek to Make Wrigley | Change Plans. | San Francisco, May 7 (®—Five directors of the Pa ¢ coust basebal! ‘ Coast | league, constituting a quorum, have passed a resolution calling on Wil- liam Wrigley, owner of the Los An- geles club, to discontinue the prac- tice of admitting women e to ball games in Los Angeles on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sunda Should Wrigley refuse to abide by the decision, the ¢ will be carried to the national board of arbitration of miror leagues. It is pnderstood the Los Angel club \u‘; take no notice of the de- mand or any action taken by the na | tional board and that eventually the problem ‘of allowing the fair sex to attend all games gratis in Los An- geles will be threshed out in civil court. The Los Angeles club is the only one of the eight in that league which accords fi admission to women every day. The league con- stitution says women ure not sup- posed to be admitted gatis on Tues- days, Saturdays or Sundays. The other clubs have free adm: sion days but only from one to th « week. Ex-Alien Custodian Freed From Atlanta Atlanta, Ga., May 7.—(/P—Thomas W. Miller, former alicn property cus- todian, looked forward to freedom ftoday after confinement of more than a year in the Atlanta federal | penitentiary. He was sentenced to serve 18 months and fined $5,000 after con- | vietion in New York in 1927 of conspiracy to defraud the govern- ment of his best services in handling of German property during the World war, and was committed to the prison here in 1928, Miller became eligible for parole last October, but Attorney General | Sargent would not approve the pa- role board’s recommendation. Later. | however, the attorney general set the date May 7, 1929. Vormer Attorney General Daugh- | erty was charged jointly with Miller, I but the jury disagreed in his trial {and the case later w t presse | HARTN | v Yor i Hartnett, star catcher for the Chi- cago Cubs, has been sent to a Balti more hospital for treatment of hi | game this season and it is feared he | may be lost to the Cubs forever. MAY COM AS OWN Ty Cobb says he isn't through { with baseball and hopes to buy a club in the south in the next year or two. However, he says he has ! played his last game, n [ & ~MaTor, YoU'lE B NeGLECTHG YouR Fi PLAYGROUND HEAD Popular Athlete Reappointed Sa- pervisor for Season of 1939 John J. Smithwick, son of Mr. nd Mrs. John B. Smithwick of 699 |Stanley street. was reappointed su- |pervisor of playgrounds by the ! municipal recreation commission at its meeting last evening. Mr. Smith- ick held this position last year. He a well-known athlete, catching for the West Ends in the City league t year. He attended Providence !college and at present is a student at Yale. The commission discussed its sum- mer program and will go ahead with its work for baseball, band concerts, | fireworks and apparatus in the play- | grounds. | 1t was voted not to establish a | permanent playground at the Frank- lin school because an addition is be- ling planned for the school and this | would necessitate the removal of the playground. Tilden Is Defeated | Twice by Youngsters Philadelphia, May 7 (UP)—Wil- liam T. Tilden, ranking player of the United States, suffered defeat twice here yesterday at the hands of picked for the cup team. Indianapotis, . 6-3, and John Princeton captain, United States Da John Hennessey. | beat Tilden, Van Ryn, form beat him, 7-5. eeN NaNciaL PAGE OF LATE [imr HERE'S A m SALD _ ON GAYDXZ! IN DERBY Passaic Policeman Less Thas Twe Hours Behind Britieh Entry In Pyie’s Race. Holdenville, Okla., May 7 P— Johnny Salo, Passaic, N. J., pelice- man, was less than two hours behind Fete Gavuzzi, Southympton, Eng- land, leader in elapsed tims of C. C. Pyle's cross country derby, as the runners trotted along on today's 52 mile jaunt to Coalgate. Salo reduced Gavuszi's lead to one | hour, 55 minutes and 30 seconds yes- terday when he covered the 60 miles from Muskogee in $:06:46 and finish- ed in first place. Gavuzzi was third |and Giusto Umek, Trieste, Italy, | third in elapsed time, was second. | The leaders: é Pete Gavuzzi, England, 243:52:42 John Salo, Passaic, N. J., 245:48:- 12 Giusto Umek, Italy, 257:55:61. Sam Richmand, New York, 373:07:- 45. . Phillip Granville, Hamilton, Ont., 0. M. B. McNamara, Australia, 398:- | Harry Abramowitz, New Yerk, 310:24:32. Herbert | 318:29:40. Mike Joyce, Cleveland. 329:11:89. Hedeman, New York, TO USE NEW BALL | Chicago, May 7 —The United istnel Golf Assoclation will attempt {a lighter but larger pellet, in 1930, a lighter but larger pelet, in 1930, |Herbert H. 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