New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1929, Page 13

b Speaking of Sports The Piratss bascball team will practice tomorrow evening at Willow Brook park. “All of last year's play- «rs and new candidates are asked to report. The Holy Cross Resorves will prac- tice tonight at 6 o'clock at the Wash- ington scheol greunds. All members of the team are asked to be on hand. There will be a meating tonight at 5 o'clock at the Y. M. C, A. of the managers of the teams which will be entered in the Industrial league. A decision on the starting date will be reached, it is expected, and a definite report on the league schedule will be made, The league will be comprised of ueven teams this season and present indications are that it will be faster even than the league of last year, which about reached the peak, it w thought. All the teams in the league are getting in practice sessions at the present time and they are fast reunding into form for the opening games. The scheduled game between the Gascos and Landers nines which was to have been played at the Stanley Quarter park last night, was post- poned until Thursday night. Beveral reasons besides the rain were given by Manager Jim Lynch as the causes. A breathless public can hardly hold out any longer waitin the announcement of the date, pl time of the second foot race between Joe Hergstrom and Pete Perakos. The time and place is up to Pou: He has to give Hergstrom 2¢ hours’ notice and the race will be run, rain, shine or snow. — Although several private detectives have been on his trail, Pete's train- ing hours cannot be discovered. Harry Mills who starred as a base- ball player in this city in the Indus- trial league and with semi-pro teams, has been named as manager of the Taftville A. A. combination. Harry was one of the most clever infielders seen in action in this city in some time. He could also take his turn in the box with the best of them. He plans on having one of the etrongest teams possible this season, Kensington will probably play sway from home next Sunday al- though the opponent to be met has not yet been definitely selected. The team will perferm before the home fans against the High achool. Some one has bragged a little too much, according to our understanding and the result has been the arrangementa for the game between Kensington and the High achool. SENECAS T0 MEET Manager to Be Elected Tomorrow Night in Place of Frank Anastasio Removed to Bridgeport. 7The Seneca A. C. will hold special meeting Thursday evening at 8:30 o'cleck at the club rooms on Main street to elect a new baseball mana- ger to succeed Frank Anastasio, who has gone to Bridgeport to work, The following men are asked to be pres- ent: Jack and Milo Argosy, Goodle and Eddle Preisser, Rice, McKner- ney, Schaefer, Wendroski, Krause, Casey, Tom and Dan Ana , Don Cosgrove, Leo LaPointe, Matty Hayes Phil Bloom, Prescott and all others interested. President Louis Keith who is act. ing as baseball manager, is trying to book the Lepox A, C. team of Wallingford for a game this Sunday. The Seneca nine will meet the fastest semi-pro teams in the state this sea- on. ¥ oach Andrew Zwick will give a talk on baseball and sports at the meeting. BOXING TOURNEY OPENS Amateurs From All Over the State Gathering in New Haven For Title Clashes, . New Haven, May 15 (M—The 8i- mon pure boxing tournament is slated to get under way tomight at the Arena with one one hund amateur entries ready to battle for the honors of the state. Tonight will mark the elimination classes for eight different weight groups with the finals in all weight classes scheduled for tomorrow night. Plans for running off some of the semi- final bouts tonight have beea ar- ranged for by Matchmaker Dick Gray. Boys from all over the state hava entered the tournament which has been sanctioned by State Boxing Cemmissioner Thomas E. Domohue. The weighing-in, physical cendi- tion and matching of the boxers will start this afternoon in charge of Dr. Willis Crowe. The first bout tonight is scheduled for eight o'clock with perhaps as many as 33 bouts on the evening session. Griffith to Fight as Heavyweight May 24 Chicago, May 15 (P—Jerry “Tuf. fy” Griftith, Sjoux City, Ja.. light heavyweight, will step into the heavyweight ranks May 24 in a 10 round bout with Al Friedman of Boston at the Chicago stadium. It will be Griffith's first ring en- eral weeks ago. Promoter Paddy Harmon an- nounced that plans for a match be. tween Otte Von Porat and Johnny Risko or Emmett Rocco. on the same card have fallen through. HARVARD TEAM WINS Cambridge. Mass.. May 15 (UP)— A heavy hitting Harvard nine erush. ed Lafayette, 16 to 7. In a game played in a cold rain here yesterday. Thr:: visiting pitchers, Murberg, Woodfin and Carney, received rough treatment at the hands of the Crim- son batsmen. Eleven of Harvard's Tuns were scored in the first thres Games Yesterday Philadelphia 10, Detroit 3. Washington 9, 8t. Louis 7. Chicago 6, Boston 2. New York-Cleveland, rain. New York at Cleveland. Philadelphia at Detroit. ‘Washington at 8t. Louis. Boston at Chicago. Games Tomorrow Cleveland at 8t. Louis. Chicago at Detroit. (Other clubs not scheduled). NATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Boston 6, Chicago 5. (12 innings). (All other games postponed, or ‘wet grounds). Standing w. Chicago ........ 14 rain Pittsburgh Philadelphia Cincinnati . Brooklyn ....c.. 6 Games Today Cincinnati at New York. Pittaburgh at Brooklyn. Chicago at Boston. 8t. Louis at Philadelphia. Games Tomorrow Brookiyn at Philadelphia. New York at Boston. 8t. Louis at Pittaburgh. (Other clubs not scheduled). INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE Games Yesterday Baltimore 5, Montreal 1. (All other games postponed, rain). Standing w. L. Rochester ...... 1¢ 6 Baltimore . L] Meontreal 11 Toronto ..... 10 Reading .... 10 Newark . 10 Buffalo .. 10 Jersey City 15 Pet. Games Today Jersey City at Toronto. Newark at Rochester. Baltimore at Montreal. Reading at Buffalo. EAJTERN LEAGUE Games Yésterday (All games postponed, rain o grounds). X Standing w. 12 12 Allentownt .. 12 Games Today New Haven at Allentown. Bridgeport at Albany. 2. Pittsfleld at Springfield. Providence at Hartford. 2. Games Tomorrow New Haven at Alientown. Bridgeport at Albany. Pittsfield at 8pringfield. Providence at Hartford. BY VERNE WICKHAM re's the bird who makes over the course to suit himself. His ball sliced over in the rough under the trees and under = the bushes. He cdges over there and starts throwing weeds, sticks and rocks in all directions and does everything but tee the ball up before he hits it. 1t he sees you looking at him, be'll call ou “Just picking up a couple of loose twigs, Harry.” He knows the rules but is taking advantage of them. You can lift loose or dead limbs, twige and hay, but you can't pull or cut weeds. Here's the ruling: “If a ball lies in bent bushes, long grass or t like, only 80 much thereof shall be touched as will enable the player to find the ball.” That certainly doesn’t call for cutting all the weeds down within a club’s length of the ::-H and otherwise improving your le. Don’t be the kind of a golfer who. when taking part in a teurnament match, always finds his opponent right on his heels when he gees into & trap, hasard or inte the rough. His opponent has been told things about him and {s there to watch him. You can't meve a thing 1 or hasard except werkme! such as rakes, water heee, oil cans and so on. Remember thess rules and don't take advantage of your gartne good sportsmanship by impreving our He in the rough or hazard. trap WILL DIVIDF., STARLE New York, May 15 P—The 8. C. Hildreth, trainer for Harry F. Sin- clair, has decided to divide the Ran- cocas stable. Hildreth will have charge of the eastern divisien with La Vern Fator deing the riding while John Lows with Frankie Catrone as rider will take a second division west for 4 soason .oa the Chicage tracks. S g SEDDIE Neddie is one of the several entries from the stable of Edward B. McLean, the millionaire Washington publisher. He was 20, 10 and 5 in the winter books but there has been 80 much talk about the shorter priced favorites that little has been heard year and won five races and $44,000. He won the Eastern Shore Handicap and the and unplaced three times. Johnsan Stakes, of hini. lde started 12 times last He was second twice, third twice, HIGH SCHOOL GAME IS PUT OFF TO THURSDAY Hartford and New Britain Prevented From Playing by Showers—Ancient Rivals Will Clash Next Wednes- day Afternoon — Cassidy’s Charges Scheduled to Tackle Kensington Combination Saturday—Red & Gold Team Has High Class Line of Pitchers for Use. i Two high school baseball rivals were prevented from fhceting each other on the bloody sands of the arena yesterday afternoon only by the queer turn of events that brought shower after shower down on the playing fleld yesterday after- noon. Because of ‘this, New Britain and Hartford will clash in this city xt Wednesday afjernoon at the same time and plac: Both aggregations were ready for a tough battle yesterday afternoon and the players on each combina- tion were keyed up to the highest pitch possible in anticipation of ths game. Despite the disappointment over the pestponement, the coach.s will keep their charges steamed up until game time, 1 Coach Cassidy, after ‘& poor start, now has a list of pitchers, any on of whom he could select for the en- counter. Although he has made no definite decision, followers of the team expect him to pick Stan Par- tyka to oppose the Capital City crew. Besides the speed artist, he has Hermy Schmarr, Joe Potter or Linnehan to toss into the fray if things don't go just right. Almost all of the pitchers are used at other positions when they are not working on the slab and | this gives the team an added punch on the offensive. Play in Kensington Another tough game is on tho high school schedule for this week. 0 Red and Gold combination i slated to c bats with the Ken- sington te at the Percival ave- nue grounds in Kensington Saturday afterneon. This will be a battle of battles and no practice seasion. A strong rivalry has sprung up be- tween the two outfits and there will be plenty of excitement when tho game takes place. This will start promptly at 3 o'clock. —_— DEMPSEY IN MONTREAL Montreal, May 15 (UP) — Jack | Dempeey arrived here today to in spect the Montreal International| league ball park as a proballe site for a propased contest here July 4 involving George Godfrey. the negro heavyweight. Jack Renault probably will be chosen as Godfrey's op- ponent. | | SAILING FOR HOME | New York, May 15 (UP)—Five /| bolter: re expected to here Friday after taking part in the British open championship at Muirfield, Scotland. They are Wild Bill Melhorn, George Von Elm. Silas Newton, Tommy Armour and Al Es- pinosa. - SALESMAN SAM . {Se, BOSE,1 WANNA | SAMO Al osTRICH | port. LEGION TEAW T0 PRACTICE FRIDAY Coach Larry Mangan fo Put Charges Through First Workout The initial practice of the Eddy- Glover post, American Legion team that is to represent this city in the elimination series for the championship will be held at Wal nut Hill park on Friday evening at 5 o'clock. The candidates for the team will meet with Larry Mangan, veteran coach, and will be sent through a stiff practice drill. Many of last year's veterans as well as several promising candidates will be on hand to try for positions of the team. Among thosc who are expected to be present at Friday's session are Hermie Schmarr, veter- an pitcher and first baseman from last year's Legion team, Jim O'Brien stellar third baseman and Flood, star catcher. Sam Capodice, & substitute eon last year's nine, who starred with the Washington school team, cham- pions of the Rotary league. is one of the most promising of the can- didates. He proved, to be one of the leading pitchers on the Wash- ington team and was also one of the heaviest hitters, According to Coach’ Mangan, ne one has been assigned a place on the team as yet and every position will be open for competition. He will be on hand Friday to begin an- other campaign having successtuliv completed several very successful seasons with the Legion team. In- dications point to another success- ful diamond year. Harvard and Yale to Form Combined Net Team Cambridge, Mass., 21y 15 (Pr— Harvard-Yale tennis players will meet a joint Oxford-Cambridge team, probably in August at New. R. I. it \as announced y William J. Bingham, Harvard di- rector of athietics. The British net men plan te in- vade this cointry shortly after their fellow Oxonians and Cantabridgians of the track test their prowess against the Crimson and Blue forces here. The track meet will be held at the stadium in July. o jtographer; Friends Play Poker in Memory Of Half Blind Darien Artist D n, May 15 (UP)—"0ld Huff,” | hailf-blind genius who achieved fame as an oil painter in the last three years of his care-tree life, is+dead but his beloved memory lingers on. Friends of Jobhn C. Huffingter, self-taught marine artist, have de- cided to establish his $30,000 house- boat-studio as a shrine to his great- est loves—his art and poker, the Unitad Press lehrned today. i The friends range on the social | scale from policeman to millionaire. Many of the oils that Huffington painted in the last years of his life, when sight was fading rapidly from his eyes, will rest in museuma. Forty are in the possession of Misy Anne Morgan. Others will hang on the walls of the houseboat where the artist's oddly assorted intimatcs gather, as on many a night of yore, for poker parties. Final Game of Poker Huffington died carly this month | at the age of 65. Knowing death near, he summoncd his friends t> a final game of poker. could not come he bade farewcil over the telephone. Among those whe gathered in rhe houseboat cabin for “Huff's” last game were Sergeants Terry Lambert and Frank Standing of the Darien police; Lester Gilmnan. retired New York capitalil Philip La Gana. sculptor; Bradford Ballard, banker; George B. Wright, photographie scientist; Curt Owens, artist-pho- Captain Dick Rowlani, sea dog; and Harry Schlichting, the painter whom Huffington befriended tow-headed German grocery boy. 20 years ago. Before he went to bed in the early morning, Huffington told his friends: “l want no gloom when I die. Tears and sorrow after one's death are perfumctory and hypocritical. | want you to be happy. 1 am not afraid to die. Goodby.” He died in his sleep. At the funeral.,, a friend read “Thanatopsis,” the only service the artist wanted. After the funeral, the friends re- turned to Huffington's houseboat and played poker—reverently—for 4 half hour. On every deal, a hand was dealt before the empty chair that marked "Old Huff's” accustom- ed place. sull S Chair For Him Each Friday night the same strange group gathers in the studio for poker. An empty chair is al- ways set in Huffington's place. Huffington was born of Dutch- Those who | English parents in Broo..lyn, N. Y. While cruising ih Long Island Souni more than two acore years ago, he was driven into Rowayton Harbor by a storm and enchanted with tho beauty of the place, settled in Dar- ien, Without knowledge of painting. Huffington began to paint with wa- ter colors. About eight years ago, when his sight was fading rapidly, he switched to oils and in a few years had made an enviable name in art circles. Blindness Aided Art and trained when Schlichting was a Perhaps because of the dimness of his vision, Huffington’s marines were distinguished by their elimjni. tion of non-essential detail pud the exquisite beauly of their colorin, One day William Winter Drew, Darien art patron. visited Huffi: ton's studio. He telephoned to “a New York art dealer: “I've discovered agenius in Darien "’ The dealer’s representative bought $10,000 worth of Huffington's can- vases on his first trip. The artist was given a one-man exhibition in New York and Miss Morgan bought 40 paintings. In his will, just admitted to pro- bate, Huffington left §1 each to two nieces. To Schlichting. the former grocery boy, he bequeathed the frait of his genius and an estate valuad at more than $50.000. Schlichting. who is 43, is well on the road to fame as a portrait and landscape artist as result of his patron’s train- ing. “In a few years Huffington will be recognized as one of the greatest American artists ever produced.” Schlichting predicted. “He was in- fluenced by no school. His work was typically American.” Oldest Hat Manufacturer Dies at Danbury Residence Bridgeport, May 15.—(®—Daniel Wood , Meeker, oldest hat manu- facturer in the United States died suddenly at his home 70 Deerhill avenue, Danbury, yesterday form cardiac asthma, The well known hat manufacturer, who was at his desk in his plant in Danbury Monday., was 90 years old. He was a member of the third gen- eration of the Meeker family which came to Danbury with the settlers of the town. Mr. Meeker was a very active figure in civic affairs. He Is :urvn‘ed‘ | Wuld you — addition (e severs! ou Fridayejfternoon. services will be held - otk E POSTPONES HOXING TOURNEY Chicago? M1y 15 UW—Paddy Har. mon’s integnational amateur boxing’ tournament has hoen postponedl to May 27 an@l 25 because of conflicting dates which would prevail seversi Canadian and British Loxers fram: competing here. The cvent orginal- . ly was scheduled for May 24 and 25 at the Chicago Stadium. PRINCESS INGRID IN LONDON- London., May 15 UP—Princess In- grid of Sweden has arrived in Lon- don for a month's stay during the height of the social seasen. She wilt remain with her grandfather Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught, brother of the late Edward VII and uncle of King George. e “TABS” CORPS IN PARADE The Y. M. T. A. & B. drum corps will Teave by bus at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon for Waterbury, where it will attend the field day at Hamilton park under the auspices of the Oakville Fife and Drum corps. A parade will be held in Waterbury at 3 o'clock. BEHAVIOR BAROMETER Durham. N. 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