New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1930, Page 24

24 st reEPTN CRONIN SCRIBES’ CHOICE AS AMERICAN LEAGUE STAR Youthful Washington Shortstop, Playing Second Year Ranks Fourth. in Majors, Voted Most Valuable Player in Circuit —Fame Comes Almost On Birthday—Simmons and Gehrig Tie for Second Place—Gehringer of Detroit New York, Oct. 10 (B — an[ Crdnin, sensational young shortstop | of sthe Washington Senators, today | wa§ proclaimed the American | league’s “most valuable player” for | 1920 by a special committee of | members of the Baseball Writers’ | Asgociation of America. The writers, representing each American league city, cast their| wvotes at the request of the Associat- ‘ ed Press for the second successive | year since the league abandoned its | SON OF TY COBB FINDS GOING HARD Yale Freshman Expected to Live Up to Father’s Reputation Ne w Hav n, Oct. 10 (A—Tt you custom of making an official selec- |want to know whether the lot of a tion. Cronin, although playing ond year as a major league regular, |; merited sufficient votes to beat out | Al*Simmons of the Athletics, the |son of a fam gec- lone, ask Ty Cobb, athlete is an easy great big “No." “The people be as good as your dad.” think you ought to explains league batting champion, and Lou |the offspring of the former major Gehrig, slugging first baseman the Yankees, in a close contest Crdnin, selected at Washington's mast valuable performer by every one of the eight experts, led with a total of 48 points out of a possible Y: maximum of 64. Simmons, Gehrig Second |5 Simmons and Gehrig were tied | for” second place with each second baseman, was fourth 36,Ted Lyons of the White Sox. fitth with 26 and Wesley Ferrell, | Cleyeland's sensational young pitch- er,~ sixth with 25 points. Simmons was the choice of most of the experts for first ranking, be- | ing. put at the top of the list by four of the eight critics but his chn.nces of winning the honor were reduced by the nomination of Lefty Grove and Mickey Cochrane by| other experts as the repre sr-nm(i\na: of ‘the world's champion | Cronin, on the other nd, given top ranking by on one writer, but he was recond on four other lists and placed once each at | fourth, fifth and sixth. The points! were figured on a basis of eight for first place, seven for second, efc., as was done when the American Yna’;uo‘ ins with was | conducted the official contest, ¢ Almost Birthday Gift | The Washington shorttop's se- | lection by the writers comes as| sonething of a birthday gift. He will | De 24 years old this Sunday, Octo- ber, 12, according to the baseball | records. Born in San Francisco, | Cronin received his first major | leaguetrial with Pittsburgh in 1925.| He remained with the Pirates in a| utility role in 1925-26 before being released to Kansas City. He was sold | to Washington in 1928 and became regular in 1929, Cronin was one of the chief fac- | tors in the surprising rush of the Senators toward the top this year He is a sensational fielder and bat ted for the fine average of scored 127 runs, collected 203 hits including 42 doubles and 13 home Tuns, besides driving in 119 runs and stealing 15 bases. | The Vote The complete tabulation of vot Joe Cronin, Washington . Al Simmons, Athletics Low Gehrig. Yankees Charley Gehringer, Detroit Ted Lyons, Chicago ‘Wesley Ferrell, Cleveland Eddie Morgan, Cleveland Mickey Cochrane, Athletics . Bob Grove, Athletics .... Babe Ruth, Yankees . fes Danny MacFayden, Boston . Leon Goslin, St. Louis Carl Reynolds, Chicago Walter Stewart. St. Louis Milton Gaston, Boston Oscar Melillo, St. Louis . Luzerne Blue, St. Lou Tom Oliver. Boston L The members of the commit Will Wedge, New York Sun Bang, Cleveland News: Burton Whit man, Boston Herald; Denman Thompson, Washington St H. G. Salsinger, Detroit Harry Neily, Chicago American; Herman Wecke, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; toney McLinn, Philadelphia Ledger. Previous Winners Winners of the American league's “most valuable " offi- cial and unofficial. ¢ 1922—George Sisler. 1923—George H. Ruth, 1924—Walter Johnsor ton. 1925—Roger Peckinpauzh al | an, is Ty | Louis. ¢ York. Washing- of | lea; ball's tough.” Young gue player wi ribed hall of 2 se name has been in capital 1 rs in base- fame. “And that's Cobb a freshn br shouldered, is n at auburn- haired youth of average height with easy grace and ready smile. He has reported as a points | candidate for the yearling Whether he grade remains to be seen. Charley Gehringer, Detroit's {eam He d a Y shies | said about his eforts iron, the better he will like it. Then 43 |if the junior Cobb comes through backfleld football will make the at publicity. The less <) on the grid- it will be in spite of his | father's name as an athlete and not e of it. 1 see,” he s 10 people Cobb’s 1 ‘I don't want to think of me as Ty I want to be on my want to do things myself.” a fair guess that the “Georgia son’. squ. cle noted f passed and he ha to plug his way to had something to do with determination to play me in his way. The r is a wise father as ball player. one of young Ty's He did not list it out his eligibility Instead. he put heckey, tennis They he cets. say s pl 1 with the . will know r of about has had his chance he top sons o len a year 13 COLLEGE GAHES *TODAY R TOMGHT Jr. His answer is | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1930. PANNEES PREPARE FOR COMING GANE Work Out New Plays fo Spring on Bridgeport The Pawnees tried out several new plays at their practice session last night and are now ready for their game here Sunday with the strong Bridgeport Mohicans. Pete Caspa- Irini\ former member of the Blues |and other local teams, has joined Manager Otto Barta's squad and will be seen in action Sunday at a halfback position. Giannotti's in- jured shoulder, which kept him out of the game last week, is now better and he may be able to play. The contest is slated for Willow | Brook park, and Leonard Nixon will referee. It is possible that there will be a preliminary game between the Britain Triangles and Burn- Manager "Barta has booked the | Bristol Maple Ends for a home-and- {home series, the first game to be |played in the Bell City on Sunday, October 1§, and the return match here sometime in November. The Pawnees are city champs of this city and the Maple Ends rold the | title in their bailiwick, so these two games are expected to produce some | excellent football. RAMS WILL ENGAGE TOUGH CONTENDER Coke Woodman Added to New Haven Eleven’s Lineup Coke Woodman, former member lof the New Haven Profs, the Eln |City's representatives in the Ea {baseball league, has joined the angle-Profs football team and be used as halfback against the | Britain Rams Sunday. Woodman is said to be a fine ball carrier, a good punter, and a throw- |er of forward With the ad- |dition of this triple-threat ayer {who will be in the backfield with Phil McLean, Jones and other stars, the New Britain team will have to {be at its best strength Sunday. vers must be pre- pared for a forward passing attacls. | At the third practice session of the present week, held last night, the Elm City players practiced forward | passing for hours. The squad finish- ed up the session with a half hour |of scrimmage. The New Britain "r'am will have a tough job defeating this outfit. The Rams have not held |a practice session this week. On | Sunday the group will go down to | Willow Brook park in Sunday | clothes, throw the ball around a lit- been pointing towarfi the game all week. | Manager Al Politis will pick his lineup from the following men: M ;":H\n‘, Smithwick. Sapho. Scully loin, Conley. Burns. Grip. Belonki, ;l!aut, Radziewicz, Benzuis, Miske and Collin: BIG TEN ELEVENS - (LASH TOMORROW | |Ohio State and Northwestern Meet in Important Game Chicago. Oct. 10 (UP)—With the formal opening of Big Ten Confer- ence football competition tomor- row, championship hopes of four icknowledged aspirants for 1930 honors will be put fo the test Two team the defe ing champion, sconsin, dar est of “dark horse” possibilities meet rivals which entertain championzhip illusions, but the third conference game, Ohio State Northwestern, brings together early season titular favorites Northwestern was touted outstanding title contender even be- fore practice got under way and if the Purple’s star back, Hank Brud- . avoids his i to be one of the nation's outsta ns—I ne, a- and W fow Vs the the | by “Chick” McLennan, | New Haven, Oct | season spor Yale Uses Double Backfield System Yale this scason is using two backfields, a heavy and Al Beane is the principal pa a group of “ponies” led by Albie Booth. s snagger of the Booth combination. 10 (P—7Yale this | two backfields | One is made up of heavy men to |soften up the opposition. lis comprised of fle |around a battered defens: The cquaa” | Lenn | The “clean-up” | Albie Booth. | Munfeld and Dunn The system W | great suc by hoy | tough foe. Onc The other boys whose job it is to go in later and run cir e. s worked the Elis in the | game wiht Maryland, a traditionally weakness develop- | ed in that Maryland didn't look like { it had been battered particularl. | cept when Booth carried the ball. ! The Old Liner: | onty because t lin that game | days since he flitted Army tacklers last v Booth dashed two and threw two pc Beane that resulted | scores. He also drop | ree ext points. {pall 12 times and in reele |" Yale's two backfields will have| | to strut g all henceworth ccept on | college. But on the days beginning October neets Brown, Army, | Princeton and Harv double bac! main in force Albie ven | The | to e { surprising if | pound New looked upon | nimself before the town GEORGIA P success The sot t d wo kicked He carried the off jor 11, includes Mc- Snead and Taylor. are headed by mates are Beane, were easy then|gines assembled here to see their y couldn't get their | braves tle, and then meet a team that has |hands on the elusive Albie, had one of his best | gaily through Booth | touchdowns | fect passes to Al| more for 114 foes h November S.|University of Ka: On that date the team plays Alfred other Satu al Dartmouth, system iS|a hundred braves from a score of but it will not be | {rines, Booth n the boy, 144 : is | Arapahoe, each danced the ancient a hackfield all by | war dance of his tribe in a modern, ason is over. | AVFRS REACH THIS STATE Stop in Bridgeport Belore Yale: Game—Dunn fo Play les witly| quartet directed REDSKINS GATHER T0 WITNESS GAME iWar Dances ~Used to Inspire, Indian Eleven Lawrence, Kas, Oct. 10 (F) — Pale, beef-scented smoke trom In- dian campfires curled skyward to- day about the tepees of 2,000 abori- ke the warpath which lies between the chalkline of a gridiron. For a college football game was the magic which brought together in a common village once hostile tribesmen from widely separated reservations. Present were the denizens of the painted desert, the | Dalkotas’ prairies, woodlands of the northwest, Montana's rugged peaks and desolate Osage hills of Oklaho- ma. The braves of Haskell institute government Indian school, faced a s football team | for the first time in 24 years. In eeping with tribal tradition, the_ opper-hued warriors were inspired | {on the eve of combat by a war | dance. It was staged by more than Pottawatomie, Cheyenne, Sioux, by a| football | {school stadium, illuminated silver harvest mcon—and floodlights. ‘ Weird Spectacle | Tt was a scene of barbaric splen- | dor—half naked, twisting, writhing, | hesling bodies daubed with war | aint: throbbing kettle drums and | ill war chants quavered apparent- ly with savage sincerity: war bon- nets gorgeous with cagle feathers: beads, wampum, elks’ teeth and | tinkling bells. | Going through steps which once presaged blood- ed were moccasined feet which, | Haskell authorities said. had sped | 2long the trail of human foemen. There were elders brandishing toma- hawks who had sent quivering ar- rows into hairy bicon, | v p: the ritualistic BLUENOSE HAVING 17 SALLS FITTED (anadian Schooner Undergoes Repairs Before Second Race Gloucester, Mass., Oct. 10 (P—A day of racing inactivity today was not one of idleness for the two fish- ing schooners competing for inter- national sailing honors off this an- cient port. Captain Ben Pine, skip- per of the Gertrude L. Thebaud, Gloucester's entry, found little to do aboard that trim schooner after her victory in the opening race yester- day, but he and his crew gave gear and rigging a minute ingpection against resumption of the series to- morrow. It was otherwise with the Cana- dian champion, Bluenose. Her sails, that fitted so badly in the opening contest, were in the hands of local sail makers, and her skipper, Cap- tain Angus Walters, who has more often sailed her to victory than to defeat, was busy going over other equipment. Sail Misfits Badly Bluenose was fitted out so hastily for the international series that her misfitting suit of sail did not become= fully apparent until she actually ap- peared on the racing course to trall Thebaud over the entire 37 5-8 miles ot rolling water. Then it was found necessary to hold up her main boomn with the topping lift to prevent it from fouling the wheel or deck- house. This spoiled the set of that big piece of canvas. The sailmak- ers promised to have that sail, and her topsails as well, setting proper- ly when the schooners go over the starting line tomorrow. Captain Angus algo found himself at another disadvantage in the opening brush. Bluenose, although a much larger vessel, carried only 24 men in her crew to the 32 aboard the Thebaud. The race committee, however, promised to furnish Cap- tain Angus with additional hands and she probably will have a full complment of men when he next taces Captain Ben. There are many men from the maritime provincesin the Gloucester fleet and it was prob- able that some of them would trans- fer their allegiance. BASEBALL MOGULS SEEK DRAFT PEACE Majors and Minors Meet With Landis in Cleveland Cleveland, Oct. 10 (A—Settlement of the dispute over the universal draft, a perennial source of friction in the machinery of baseball, was sought by major and minor league representatives who came here for a conference today. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, czar of baseball, was due to presid: at the sessions and use his influence in an cffort to settle the differences between the American and National leagues on one hand and the three class AA circuits—American Asso- ciation and Pacific and International leagues—on the other. The majors have threatened to sever all relations with the three big minors unless the universal draft is accepted. The minor trio has in- sisted on ‘the limited draft, undor which they may retain players sought by the majors. Inasmuch as a complete break in relations would cut the majors froin a large source of their recruits and likewise would leave the minors without markets for their stars, it was expected strong efforts would be made to reach a compromise. USE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS H. S. LINEUP IS Francis Mangan Promoted GRIDIRONS QUIET IN PRE-GANE HUSH Fastern Elevens Rest for Impor- fant Contests Tomorrow New York, Oct. 10 (P—Eastern wearers of the helmets, shoulder- pads and other accoutrements of the great game football pursued a policy of watchful waiting today before sallying forth in a series of im- portant clashes tomorrow. Most coaches felt the last day's workout should consist of nothing more than enough exercise to keep muscles limbered up. Although such purely sectional battles as Colgate-Lafayette, Prince- ton-Brown, New York University- Villanova and Syracuse-Rutgers are on the schedule, popular interest revolves about the march of several Southern Conference elevens into the strongholds of the North. Georgla Seeks Second Win Georgia's Bulldogs hope to make it two in a row from the Elis of Yale at New Haven but they will be under-dogs despite the 15-0 victory they scored a year ago at Athens, Ga. At Pittsburgh, Georgia Tech’s formidable machine which bowled over South Carolina 45-0 a week ago, encounters Wally Steffen’s high- powered Carnegie Tech eleven with the final result distinctly in doubt. For two other Conferénce teams, Virginia and Washington and Lee, prospects are not so bright. Vir- ginia must tackle Lud Wray's Penn outfit at Philadelphia while Wash- ington and Lee is facing West Vir- ginia at Charleston, W. Va. Navy Outlook Dark Navy, somewhat of a disappoint- ment In its opening 19-6 triumph over William and Mary, encounters Notre Dame at South Bend. Pitt should have little trouble with West- ern Reserve at Cleveland but Wit- tenberg will be no push over for ‘Washington and Jefferson at Spring- field, O. In the East's remaining intersectional game, Cornell should have a romp with Hampden-Sydney at Ithaca. Practice contests occupy other big castern teams in such games as Harvasg-Springfield, Army-Swarth- more, Columbia-Wesleyan, Dart- mouth-Boston University, Holy Cross-Catholic, Lehigh-Johns Hop- kins, Penn State-Marshall and West- ern Maryland-St. Johns, of An- napolis. Among the smaller colleges, the ‘Willlams Bowdoin duel at Bruns- wick, Me., looks like the best bet although Union may give Amherst some trouble, Rye Woman Is V ictorious In Senior Golf Tournev New York, Oct. 11 (UP)—Mrs. S. 8. Laird of Rye, N. Y., today was the new national women's champion. The veteran metropolitan golfe -, with an aggregate score of 172 for the 72 holes, finished five strokes ahead of Mrs. Charles Downey of Springfield, Mass., in second place. Mrs. G. W. Roope of Boston, the defending champion, finished with a total of 190, 18 strokes behind the winner. | Play was over the Waestchestar |Country club course at Rye, N. Y. senior golf TWO SHIFTS MADE IN HIGH SCHOOL LINE-I:IP FOR PITTSFIELD GAME—PAWNEES TRY OUT NEW PLAYS FOR NEXT SUNDAY’S. GAME HERE—RAMS TO FACE STRONG TEAM—JOE CRONIN VOTED THE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IN AMERICAN LEAGUE CHANGED FOR PITTSFIELD BATTLE to Regular End Berth and Dabkowski Given Fullback Position — Bay State Eleven Unscored Upon in Games So Far This Sea- son — Red and Gold Squad to Leave Tomorrow Morning—Rooters to Follow. ‘When the New Britain High school team lines up for the contest against the Pittsfleld High school team in that city tomorrow aftere noon a new right end and a new fullback will be among the 11 rep- resentatives of the Hardware City. Francis Mangan, who has been rated by the group who watch the team in practice every night as the syquad’s outstanding end, has been shifted to the regular right wing job, and “Dabby” Dabkowski, track star, has made the regular fullback job. Sam Mirliani will be the first substitute end and “Bud” Steinle will be the reserve fullback. Following is the lineup that will face Pittsfleld: Parda, center; Weso- wicz and Zimatravich, guards; Lud- winowicz and Moore, tackles; Gram= itt and Mangan, ends; Zaleski, quar- terback; Kloiber and Fink, half- backs, and Dabkowski, fullback. Coach Cassidy announced the fol- lowing substitutes: Griffen, . second substitute -end; Flood, substitute halfback; Vetrano, sub quarterback; O'Brien who has recovered from his shoulder ailment enough to allow him to play if needed, and Joe Mlynarski, substitute guard and tackle, and Jack White, reserve center. Pittsfield Goal Inviolate Pittsfield High school eleven has not been scored upon this year and it has defeated two opponents. Th: team from the Berkshires is anxious to defeat New Britain. Pittsfield High never has been able to win over the team from the Nutmeg state. The squad will leave the hign school tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock and the game will be play- ed at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after- noon at the Pittsfield Eastern leagus park. A large body of rooters from this city are expected at the con- test. BERG MEETS PETROLLE IN GARDEN 10-ROUNDER Briton and Dakotan to Tangle in Feature Bout Tonight—Have Fought Twice Previously New York, Oct. 10 (P—Jack (Kid) Berg of England, battles an old rival, Billy Petrolle of ¥2#rgo, N. D, in the headline ten round bout in Madison Square Garden to- night. The Fargo puncher gave the Bri- ton the only real trouncing of his career, stopping him in five rounds at Chicago several years ago. Later they fought to a draw. Both these bouts, however, were waged before Berg reached his pres- ent eminence among the light- weights. He stands now as an out- standing challenger for Al Singer's 135-pound title. His impressive performances in the last year or so have made him an 8 to 5 favorite over Petrolle, expert opinion hold- ing that the middle westerner can hope to win only by a knockout in an early round. Petrolle’s stablemate, phy, meet Vernon, Spud Mur- Patsy Ruffalo, of Mount Y., in the opening ten. CAVANAUGH PUZZLED New York. Oct. 10 (P—Frank Ca- vanaugh, Fordham coach, has a new problem to solve. If he takes big Walter Tracey away from his guard position to punt it weakens his line seriously. But Tracey boots the ball 50 yards or more regularly. OUR BOARDING HOUSE EGAD, TASON , You SAY -THE MADAM HAS GONE ouT 2 <o HM-M - THEN PREPARE ME A STACK OF GOLDEK BROWAL PAM CAKES —«~ Al OMELET — A RASHER OF BACOMN «SoME SORRY, DATS WHY MRS. HooPLE (S GONE oUT, 0Nl ACcoUNT oB ALL DAT FooD WHICH WE - AINT GoT !~ SHE'S GONE o ORDER BY AHERN MISTAH MATAH ~e WE ALLLS RUM SHY QK FWIDAY ! ~esnee ~x Al CAN HEAT Yo7 UP SoME COLD MUSH «~AN' DENS A LEFQUER POACHED [-Temie Game Head- » on Evening Card teams. Ohto State Wins Ohio State, generally ov n pre-scason forecasts, gain spect by its impressive perforr in games with Mt. Union a diana and is being hailed as the leading a contender. “oach Willama teveloped a MUFFIMNS. «c HOMEY ~+ AMD A PoT OF COFFEE ! «u AND, AH e Hi-mM, T WiLL TAKE BREAKFAST HERE IN MY Room ! ington. 1926—George Burns 1927—Henry L. Ge 2 1928—Gordon Cochrane, delphia. 1929—T.ew Fonseca. 1930—Joe Cronin, When the programmed dance was | concluded, the old braves, including | r Chief Bacon Rind of the Bowl before tomol ame. s and Chief Magpie of Chey- Yale will comp ning for | enne, Wyo., credited with fighting at the encounter with a light workout|Custer's last stand, repaired to their today, During the week, Mal Stev- | village pitched on the school's ens devoted most of the time 1o | grounds. Washington. fundamentals and riments with | In a few moments, however, th f capable s T T ¥ X ? G . 4 % th of capable sophomore ma-|his backfield 1 necessitated [drums again throbbed their mono- YON ELI T0 APPRAR ' ~ : 4 122 M o v t t nd it is unfortunate for b o loss of (' v TR G wasn- | Bucknel li rived in Bridgepor plan to hold a fir last night ani out at t Clev 0 (A—Thirteen football teams ha either for today or Cleveland. | line for Above it all sounded the high notes of a chant. which may e been Indian equivalent of “hold that | h svice Elevens’ Games to Be Broadeast | i New York, Oct. 10 (#—The Navy- i Notre Dame football game at South T \Z: : \ } | | Bend. Ind., tomorrow will be broad- \ : cast over two nation-wide radio net- | works—the Natlonal Broadcasting | company chain including W. New | Yerk., and Columbia and | Oct. 24-25—Vill A Chicago, Oct. 10 (P Elm, former national pion, who has fo pure ranks, will ma iness man golfe vy open tour At of Alf Juffaio sard teams 1 its open- e Chica- nore is th Harvard do 4 weels laf aptain nong the fields. Duqueste ould tChloag )} System 1l 12 of Chicago at in Jecor pri tournament. automatic a professional in the e books of the United & sociation He does not intend fo but plans to play exhib compete in open tourname: 1) in the same fashion of Walter Hu gen. Gene ¢ Arme Johnny F 1 and ot! er professio Army-Swarthmore game at | Point aleo will be broadcast | N. B. C. through WEAF. HOLY CROSS SATISFIED 1 Beston, Oct T (UP)—Victim of Worc Mass.. Oct. 10 (UP)— Holy C football squad went rouzh a final light workout yester- | in prepuration for tomorrow’s | Catholie’ university game. Heaa | REAK'FA.S’I’ oach John J. McEwan said he was ( ¢ HOQPLE MAMOR %c‘ Tor last . biedvn nea 0. 8 BAT. GFP.py 930 BY NEA SEAVICE, INC. and seems game again, well satisfied with his team's condi- | XSE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS | shoe. Fticn | tion. ready to play a r