New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1929, Page 10

VIC MORLEY TO BATTLE JAKE ROSENBURG IN FEATURE BOUT ON PRO CARD AT STANLEY ARENA —HIGH SCHOOL TEAM COMES OUT OF BATTING SLUMP TO SWAMP SOUTHINGTON—YANKEES LAND BACK IN FIRST PLACE IN AMERICAN LEAGUE YANKEES SHADE BROWNS AND ENTER FIRST PLACE| ARE ON PROGRAM Bob Meusel’s Double in Ninth Saves Game for Hugmen —Athletics Defeated at Chicago — Boston Noses Out Cleveland—Pirates Take Decision From New York Giants — Braves Shellac Cardinals — Cubs Have No Trouble With Reds. By the Associated Press. The Yankees are back home again, but only by the skin of their teeth. The champions regained their old stamping ground at the head of the league standing with just half a game to spare late yes- terday as they shaded the Browns by 6 to 5 at 8t. Louis while the ! White Sox were tumbling the Ath- letics by 4 to 2 in a surprising bat- tle on the Chicago front. This com- bination of events left the Macks and the Browns in a virtual tie. but for second place rather than first. ‘The Ruppert rifles fired an even doren volley at young Alvin Crow- der, the hardest was Babe Ruth's home run with two aboard in the fourth, but the most effective was Rob Meusel's pinch double in the ninth after the Babe had walked and Gehrig had singled. Both scored. carrying the runs which drove Crowder to cover and decided the game. Ruth's homer was his fifth. which placed him only one behind his pal Gehrig. Bill Dickey also combed Mr. Crowder for all the bases, in the fifth. ‘The other side of the picture, from & Yankee point of view, was Herbert Pennock’'s third failure in the box this season. Leading by ¢ to 2 after Ruth and Dickey had hit homers, the noted fox farmer cracked up in the sixth when four Brownie blows netted three runs and brought Wil- cy Moore to the rescue. Wilcy gave way to a pinch batsman just in time | for the veteran Tom Zachary to get credit for the garrison-finish which won. No team ever gained anything by losing a left arm like Pennock'’s, but the Yankees apparently will re- | main at or near the top so long as, they continue the flerce cannonad- ing which has marked their last five games. They have clubbed opposing pitchers for €3 hits in these games all of which have been won. And after all, they didn't win last year or the year before on any excessive amount of fancy pitching. The defeat of the Athletics at Chi- cago was brought about largely by Alphonse Thomas, the hard-luck champion of the American league. Alphonse was some better than Bob Grove in a pitcher's battle which finished with the Athletics in pos- session of only five small hits. Boston nosed out Clevcland by 5 to ¢ and Detroit shaded Washington | by 3 to 2 in minor raids along the American league front. The Giants once more had:to hit for four bases to score, and as a con- sequence the Pirates rushed off with the decision by 3 to 2 in their llrl!l engagement of the season at the Polo Grounds. The Bucs tied in the eighth and won in the tenth when Lieyd Waner doubled and Pie Tray- nor singled. Larry Benton was the victim. Ray Schalk, managing the Giants in the absence of John McGraw, permitted Benton to bat for himself with two out and the bases filled in the ninth, with the result that the Sorrel top raised a foul to Sheely. Still, some other pitcher might have given the | My: Pirates half a dozen runs in the ex- tra_inning. Young Larry French. the Port- land, Ore., southpaw, made his first big league start, and showed no timidity whatever in the face of Giant bats. The clan McGraw had few chances other than those furnished by early home runs from the bats of Andy Cohen and Chuck Fullls. The Braves remained at the top by shellacking the Cardinals, 8 to 5. in- an eighth inning rally. Billy Bouthworth tried to slip past the Bostonese with his second pitching string, but this was insufficient. The Cubs had no trouble with the Robins, winning by 9 to ¢ and hold- ing on within striking distance of Judge Fuch's amazing team. Char- lie Grimm backed up Art Nehf's finc pitching with two home runs, and Riggs Stephenson hit one. Frank O’'Doul, the reformed pitch- | er, hit his fifth home run at Phila- | delphia. enabling the home team to | defeat the Reds by 6 to 4. Two were on base in the eighth when | Frankie's drive against Rixey scaled | ¥ the right field wall b1 o Dutocher, ss Dickey, ¢ Pennock, p Moore, p . Zachary, p Durst, x R Totals Blue, 1b O'Rourke, 3b Manush, it Bchulte, cf Kress, s McGowan, rf Melillo, 2b Schang, mwanes~el o | Heilmann, rf Robins — Phillies Down Hale, 3h Foxx, 1b Miller, rf Dykes, ss Grove, p Collins, x leomses leursen Totals Reynold Cissell Berg, © Thomas, sorrarrsemCu louuszosmwsay Slorumne-read Xlosmnss wlcowuecooso8 slcousos Totals 5 x—Batted for Grave Philadelphia 000—2 “hicago 20x—4 Two base hits: Cochrane, Kamm. Thres base hit: Foxx. Struck out: By Grove 2, by Thomas 1. Winning pitcher: Thomas. Losnig pltcher. Grove. WASHINGTON AB L) o locoscscssonacsussemy, Myer. 3b ccocozmunarocce r . Marberry, p Brown, p . Bluege, x Stewart, xx Gooch, xxx Gharrity, z Barnes, 2z ccscmcecsemmrosNn leococcoccosnnacsen 3 ¢l- > Totals Johnson, 1f H. Rics, cf Gehringer, 2b Alexander, 1b McManes, Sh Shea, ¢ .. Schuble, ss Whitenill, p leas~usms ~!coconoo00M olcooccossccccccooall Al s e zz—Ran for Stewart in ¢ Washington 000 000 Detroit 021 000 00x—3 Two base hits: Gehringer. Cronin. Three base hits: Alexander, Gehringer. Struck out: By Whitehill 4, Marberry 4. Losing pitcher. 002—2 com Rothrock, «f Reeves, 3b Todt, 1b Bigelow, rt Rivne, s . PRSP wusoesery Narlesky, Searritt, Berry, ¢ .. Willlame, xx A. Gamon, ¢ . Russell, p x It lucsons Slessrosumormmmul Totals Zw Jaimeson, Lind, 2b Porter, Burnett, 2b Averill, cf J. Bewell, Falk, rf Fonseca, 1h Tavener, s» 3b . L TS Harder, p ~'eseceoomc0cs00k o.cecoonoscc SlasiEviubssesun Wl eammpusibeseel F%leccnnncacucerud Bleusuerrusonung Totals 3 tted for Narl xs—Batted for Be z—Batted for Lind in éth. L 000—3 200—4 hits: Berry, Rothrogk, Tav- Three base hit: Rothrock. by Ruseell 4, by Losing pitcher: | Cleveland Two_base ener, Burnett. Struck out: By Farrell Milfus 3, by Harder 2. Ferrell, Naoal Longe PITTSBURGH AB 3 o au-3a3335 Adame, oh 1. Waner, of . P. Waner. rf Traynor, 5h Grantham, Sheely. 1h Bartell, = Hargreaves, © French. p it S e lrewemasnng loma o TORK SIS e s sy (i ol assss Totals H i NEW Welsh, of ... 4“0 teese, T A 0 Cohen, b dstrom. 3 ufmann, s=s2503 Benton, p ] P e s e tie wicedo i o 3 - sul Fotadnbuhsen Totals x—Batted for Pittsburgh New York Two base THome runs: Fu 3. by Benton 3. 35 Welsh in 000 110 Traynor, Cohen. Struck out 10th. CHICAGO Al Wileon, cf Stephenson, it Grimm, 1b Srace, [ G lossconas Dressler, Gibert Crowder. p Collins, p Totaln »—Bailed for Moore in New York [ £t Louis Herman, TURF GLASSICS Run Preakness Stakes and Kea- | tucky DeryinNet Ton Days New York, May $ (UP)—Two of the classics of the American turf will be run within the next 10 days. The rich Preakness stakes will take place Friday at Pimlico, Md., and the Kentucky derby—blue rib- bon event of all American horse races — will be contested for the §5th time a week from Saturday at Churchill Downs, Probably 20 horses the outstanding three-year olds of 1928, will go to the post in the two races. Col. E. R. Bradley's Blue Lark- spur rules the favorite for the Ken- tucky derby. The son of Black Ser- vant—Blossom Time—won four out of seven races last year and beat Clyde Van Dusen, the little Man O' War gelding, In his only start this year 11 days ago at Lexington. Harry Payne Whitney's' horses have triumphed two years hand- running in the Preakness and he rrobably will send the favorites to the port again this year. Bargella and Beacon Hill, which will run as the Whitney entry, doubtless will be made top choice because of their victoriea in the Kings county and California handi- caps respectively, last Saturday at Jamaica, Long Island. After the Preakness they will go to Churchill Downs for the .derby. Victorian, recently sold by Whit- rey, won the Preakness last year after a great stretch battle with Toro. Many who saw the race still think Toro won. 1t was a whisker finish but Victorian, with S8onny Workman in the saddle, got the judge's eye. In 1927, Bostonian captured the Preakness, and another Whitney horse, Whiskery, which was later destined to capture the derby, fin- ished third. Mrs. John D. Hertz's Reigh Count was favored to win the derby last year and came. through victorious. Hunch players are using this as one of their arguments why Blue Lark- spur won't win this year. They say this will be an outsider's year. Another popular reason for hunch players to shy Blue Larkspur is the fact.that the brown calt was the fa- vorite for the hopeful at Saratoga and the futurity at Belmont Park last year and won neither. It was only by a nose that Blue Larksour beat H. P. Gardner's Clyde Van Dusen recently at Lexington and ny believe that if the derby evolves itself into a duel between these two horses that Clyde Van Du- sen will reverse the decision at the longer derbv distance, Among the highly: rated derby candidates are Raron Long's Califor- nia Sensation, Ervast, H. P. Head- ley's Paraphrase, Telle Isle atabl Upset Lad. winner of the Florid derby at Miami, John J. Coughli Karl Eitel, and E. B. McLean's Neddie. Some of the outstanding Preak- ness candidates are Jacques Cohen's Essare, Walter J. Salmon's Black Diamond, W. F. Scheld’'s My 8is, Charles Graffagnini's: Minotaur, and Walter J. Salmon's Annapolis. Essare, winner of the Wood Me- morial at Jamaica, i3 getting a lot of play among the wise money. The Preakness will be run at a mile and three-sixteenths and the derby at a mile and a quarter. WATCHING THE SCOREBOARD 's hero—TLong. lanky Bob Meusel, New York Yankees’ outfielder, who broke up his second consecutive game with a timely hit in the tenth inning when he doubled off General Crowder, Yankee jinx last vear, sending Ruth and Gehrig heme with the tying and winning runs over the 8t. Louis Browns. The world champions’ 6 to 5 victory hoisted thein back into first place in the American league. Al Thomas outpitched Lefty Grove and the Chicago White Sox broke a four-game losing streak by defeating the Philadelphia Athletics, 4 to 2. Themas gave but five hits. The Sox won the game in the seventh after two were out on hits by Kamm. Clancy and Hoffman and an error by Dykes. A ninth inning rally fell one run short of tying the score and the ‘Washington Senators lost to the De- troit Tigers. 3 to 2. Triples by Alex- ander and Gehringer figured in the victory. beat the The Red The Boston Red Sox Cleveland Indians, 5 to 4. .|Sox made all their runs oft Wesley ¥ | Ferrell who was charged with the defeat. Larry French, rookie southpaw starting his first major league game, pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10 inning victory over the New York Giants, 3 to 2. Andy Cohen and Chick Fullis hit home runs in the first two innings. but French stopped the Giants cold the rest of the game. Traynor's hitting decided the con- test. Four runs in the eighth inning brought the Boston Braves from be- hind to defeat the St. Louis Card- o | Heinie Mueller, idrove in two runs each. o of " inals. 8 to 5. George Harper and former Cardinals. Lefty O'Doul’s home run with two NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD WEDNESDAY, MAY 8§ '1929 GUY BUSH IS ON THE VERGE OF STARDOM It baseball pitchers were figured like race horses, form players would tell you that Guy T. Bush, elongated right-hander of the Chicago Cubs. is on the verge of stardom. Winning 20 ball games in one sea- 86n has come to be quite an achieve- ment for a pitcher in these days of slugging from the hip, but judging from his steady improvement since coming to the Bears, the tall Mis- sigsipian is due to break into that se. lect. class of hurlers no later than this sumemr. His last year's record of winning 15 and losing 6 can be summed up in racetrack parlance as “knocking at the door” and, with the increased batting . .power the Cubs have amassed aince last year to help him. he should win 20 games in a breeze this season. Bush's first start this year. when he blanked the 8t. Louis Cardinals, allowing only three hits, has added an even stronger tint to Manager Joe McCarthy's rosy outlook in the pennant chase. Bush was born in Aberdeen, Miss.. in 1903 and came to the Cubs in 1924 from the Greenville club in the Cotton States league. After being farmed out for one year to the Wichita, Texas league, club, Guy has been earning more than his keep from the chewing gum coffers ever since. But pitching isn't Guy's only ac- complishment. He is said to be the unofiicial rummy champion of the National league. WANTS HOCKEY FRANCHISE Frank Patrick, Father of Game In United States, Plans Second Team in Chicago. Chicago., May 8 (#—aPddy Har- mon, president of the Chicago Bta- @ium corporation, has announced that Frank Patrick. father of hockey in the United States, will apply to the National Hockey league for a second franchise for Chicago, to be operated by the Stadium corporation. Major Frederic McLaughlin, own- er of the Chicago Blackhawks. has opposed the granting of another franchise for Chicago. “I have left it up to Patrick to bring hockey to Chicago stadium.” Harmon said. “and T cannot imagine the National Hockey league turning down Patrick's request for a fran- chise.” “fhould the application bhe de- nied,” Harmon added, “I don’t know just what steps will be taken. We are going to have hockey anyway, and will cross the bridge when we come to it.” DAY TO START Rumors of another impending drive against Coach George M. Cas- #ldy of the New Britain high school athletic teams linked with the name: of School Committeeman William H. Day were brought to Mr. Day for ification today and his reply was: “Not yet." This is taken In some circles to mean that although Mr. Day will not opposc a move to renew Mr. Cassidy’s annual contract which which will come up for considera- tion among 500 teachers of the school system at the board meeting on May 17, it is probable that in the near future he may make a drive against the coach, Mr. Day said it would be too late at this time to do anything about the matter, Mr. Day hit at the awarding letters at the senior high school at the last meeting of the school board, declaring that it was lowering the value of the athletic letter when 28 boys receive them in a season of nine games. He also took an active part in a discussion relative to the lack of home games and it was voted by the board to have Supt. Stanley H. Holmes in- vestigate both of thesc matters, Joun 1've Been SITTING HERE A HALF HOUR - WHAT KIND OF SERVICE Do You CALL THis I'VE GOT AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT, system of | ANOTHER DRIVE AGAINST CASSIDY “Not Yet” Is Answer of School Committeeman to Ques- tion About Rumor—Will Not Oppose Renewal of Coach’s Contract at Meeting of Board—Objected to System of Awarding Letters to Athletes at High School—Approved Baseball Schedule Made Public. Four more home games were add- cd to the schedule in the meantime and a letter explaining the letter award is now in the hands of Supt. Holmes. It will not be given out for publication until after the meet- ing. The approved baseball is as follows: Friday, May 10, Suffield prepara- tory school at New Britain; Satur- day, May 11, 8t. Thomas' seminary at Hartford; Friday, May 17, Bulk- eley high school at Hartford; Tues- day or Wednesday, May 21 or 22, Hartford public high school in this city; Saturday, May 25, 8t. Thomas' seminary in this city; Saturday, June 1, Bridgeport central high school here; Monday, June 3, Hart- ford public high school there; Sat- urday, June 6, New Haven Hillhouse high school there. schedule KID CHOOOLATE WINS Wilkes Barre, Pa., May 8 (UP)— Kid Chocolate, Cuban negro ban- tamweight, continued his winning streak by defeating Stcve Smith of Bridgeport, Conn.. in a 10 round bout here last night. Chocolate was accorded six rounds, Smith two, with two even, VIC MORLEY TO BATTLE ROSENBURG HERE FRIDAY Sensational Jewish Welterweight to Be Seen in Action Against Hartford Scrapper at Opening Pro Card lfl Stanley Arena — New Yorker Considered Most Promising Prospect in East for ‘Joe Dundee’ Crown — Matchmaker Wagner Plans Excellen Card. RAWSON SCORES QUICK KNOCKOUT Puts Joe Monte Away in 73 Seconds of First Round Boston, May 8 (UP)—Seventy-five seconds of the first round was all that “Big Boy” Larry Rawson, Dor- cliester heavyweight, required to knock out Joe Monte of Brockton in their scheduled 10 round bout at the Boston ‘arena last night. Entering the fray as the “under- dog” in the betting, the youngster who has participated in only 16 pre fessional fights quickly asserted his supremacy, flooring the favorite three times for long counts and then knocking him out with a ter- rific right to the jaw beforesthe in- itial round was half over. Monte got away to a flying start, whipping across a hard left to the nose that crimsoned Rawson's face @ few seconds after the opening gong. Rawson rushed in and caught Monte on the jaw with a short right, downing him for a count of nine. Hardly had the Brockton boxer re- gained his feet when another right to the jaw returned him to the can- vas, this time for a six count. Monte took another count of nine before receiving the knockout blow. It was young Rawson's 15th vic- tory in 16 starts, his lone defeat hav- ing been suffered recently at the ;:landl of Bob Mills of Franklin, N. Rawson weighed 194 and Monte 8813, Other resuits: Hy Diamond, west end feather- weight, outpointed Charles Parker of the south end, 8 rounds; Al Ber- geron, formerly of New Bedford, outpointed George Russo, former amateur star, 4 rounds; Mike Ra- faele knocked out “Big Boy" Mack of Cambridge, 1 round; S8tanley Wynneryk of Lawrence outpointed Johnny Hanlon of Lynn, 4 round: Terry Mitchell of Cambridge out- pointed Joe Stockman of Dorchester, 6 rounds; and Eddie Callahan out- pointed Joe Cabana of Chelsea, 6 rounds. FIGHTS LAST NIGHT By the Associated Press. leveland—Emmet Rocco, Elwood City, Pa., outpointed Johnny Risko, Cleveland (12). Bethlehem, Pa.—8id Lampe, Bal- timore, and Joey Costa, Jersey City, draw (10). Wilkesbarre, Havana, outpointed Steve Bridgeport (10). Minneapolis—Rosy Rosales, Cleve- land, and Dick Daniels, Minneapolie, drew (10); Tim Derry, Dublin, Ire- land. outpointed Tommy Havel, St. Paul (6). Pa.—Kid Chocolate, Smith, BOSTON COLLEGE WINS Boston, May 8 (UP)—A heavy- hitting Boston college nine crushed the Seton Hall team by the score of 14 to 1 here yesterday. Eight Eagle players got at least one bingle and Weston scored a home run. The game was called at the end of the sixth inning. | Vic Morley, light-haired screppe: from Hartford, and Jake Rosenbur of New York, sensational Jewis welterweight, will clash at the Stan ley Arena in this city Friday nigh in the first professional fight card to be conducted under the auspice of the Crescent A. C. The bout wili be over the six-round route. Morley, well-known performer ir the amateur ranks of a few year: ago, needs no introduction to th: fight fans of New Britain. Since h entrance into the professional rank he has been winning consistent against some of the best boys ava: able in these parts. Always a heay hitter, Morley has gained in strengt:| and apeed and his string of knock out victories has increased with every battle. His opponent in the feature bout) Rosenburg, is considered ane of th best prospects in the East for Joe Dundec's world welterweight tit! Rosenburg has cleaned house among’ the junior welters in and around| New York and Morley will be meet. ing the hardest tedt of his career when he clashes with him in the battle acheduled in this city. Matchmaker C. F. ner, in his desire to give the fans of this city a rip-snorter of a card for the open- ing professional show, has arranged a supporting card that is cextainly worthy of the excellent main bout. In the semi-final, Johnnie Mack of New Haven, the Elm City's “ball of fire” will battle Eddie Dalton of New York in the lightweight divi- sion. Mack has performed here as an amateur and he is a popular number with the fan Jack Sharkey of Waterbury in the 122-pound class, will meet up with the new knockout sensation, Kid Reney of this city.. Reney, starting as a novice not so long ago, has spill- ed the dope bucket in his last five starts and has beaten dpponents who were given a wide edge over him, Sharkey is one of the toughest boys in the weight division and this battle should be a lively one. Berny Flood of this city will meet;; Joe Kastin of Bridgeport in a four rounder at 115 pounds. Flood is fast becoming one of the most popu- lar performers in the entire local stable of mittsters. Billie Reeves, formerly of Bristol but now of Torrington, known as the Bristol *'Bear Cat,” will make his first appearance as a pro in a four rounder at 160 pounds against John | Brown of New Haven. These two! are possessed of a knockout wallop and it is very doubtful if the fight will go the limit, x Tony Orlander of Waterbury and Ray McGuinness of Bridgeport will appear in the curtain raiser, a four-§ rounder at 126 pounds. The final and semi-final bouts will g0 six rounds while the other four will be four-rounders. The entries} and matches give the show all thej earmarks of being one of the best opening pro cards this city has ever | seen. — PROVIDENCE DEFEATED Providence, R:. 1. May 8 (UP)— St. Bonaventure beat Providence college, 10 to 9. in an 11-inning bat- .tle here yesterday. It was the second defeat of the season in 11 starts for the Dominicans. B. U. WINS FIRST RBoston, May 8 (UP)—Boston unf. versity won its first baseball game of the season yesterday, defeating Worcester Tech, 8 to 4. BY BRIGGS | HEY! WHAT'S Tw' MATTER WITH TS ( <7 !¢ TeLcPHoNE SERVICE - CAN'T | GET WAITING Ten SeconDs RIGHT AWAY - JUST ONE MiNvUTE " TS 1S THE WORST ELEVATOR SERVICE IN 5 THE WWORLD - WHAT Tu ' vl i ACTUAL TIM& OF WAITING 15 SEConDs 3 HA-HA-HA- HA - THAT'S PRETTY GooD- DID You EVER HEAR T8 ONE T- (T SEEMS - 6TC. ET¢C WILL THEY EVER CHANGE THoSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS~ I'VR GOT AN IMPORTANT ENGAGENSWT | 2 men on in the cighth inning enabled | o|the Philadelphia Phillies to beat the ! {Cincinnati Reds, 6 to ¢. It was w ! O'Doul's fifth hemer of the season. Home runs by Grimm (2) and 2 8tephenson helped the Chicago Cubs Ratied for Kounla in ith beat the Brooklyn Robins, 9 to 4. xxx—Batted for Pattison in $th. ° Art Neht was invincible for aix in- —— nings but eased up after the Cubs (Continued on Following Page.) |had piled up a long lead. = Moore 1, 3 Winning Losing pitcher: Cro; ENGAGEMEMT, Two HouRs x—Batted for Moss