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New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
The Case of the Yankees.

Suppose we take up the case of Smiling Bill Donovan's sprightly Yanks At the start of the season it was generally agreed that if the Yanks were to make any giddy showing 1t would be through the fine Lee Magee and Ray Caldwell
 Yet, starting this last June week here were the details:
 Baker was batting .23O.
 Magee was batting .222.
 Caldwell had won 8 games and lost '.
 By the laws of the rickety dope this slump in such vital places should have been enough to drive the Tanks down with the gasping Mackmen, who very seldom come up for air But in spite of this slump, began the week only one game from the top.
 Now Baker and Magee are not .239 and 222 h1tters. And Caldwell is no : out of 10 pitcher. When the com plete seasons average are all in Baker is fairly sure to be at 300 or over with Magee up around .28O And Caldwell will have a good many IT. ore victories than three packed away in his system. So with this trio Up at normal heights the Tanks will he even more dangerous than they have been. BH several degrees.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
BAN ON BOXING.
Elm City Police Refuses Permits For
 Summer Exhibitions

New Haven, June 28.-Chief of Po- lice Philip T. Smith, censor of local boxing, yesterday announced thaG he the months of July and August. The chief declined to give any reason for the ruling other than the boxing game will benefit by rest"
 According to reliable authority the New Haven A. c. will not attempt to stage any more boxing bouts here. The club, through the agency of Bill Brown and Ben Rosenthal, did not fare very well during the past sea- son. It was said that Brown and Ro- seminal no longer hold the opinion that New Haven is the best boxing town east of the Rockies.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28

New York, June 2S.-If war is de- clared with Mexico there will be few l. athletes left in this section, as nearly all of the athletic celebrities will be at the front. When the National Guard here was called nearly all the great track athletes hung up their spiked shoes and donned their uni forms. Major General ORyan, head of the New York National Guard, has hundreds under him now. Among the boys of the Sixty-ninth are such cracks as Mel Sheppard, Pat Flynn, Horace Hooking, Jack Phillips and Tom Kelly. And Lieutenant James Archer is none other than Jimmy Archer of the Irish American A. C., who with Billy Shick, Howard Drew and Bobby Cloughen, are the joint holders of the worlds seventy yard record. Athletic stars are not lacking in the gallant Sixty-ninth. With the Seventy-frst infantry are Homer Ba- ker, Al Lake, Myles McHugh, Hugh Honahan, Joe Pearman, Nick Gianakapulos, Teddy Matzukes, Eddie Sweeney, Billy Anderson-all names to conjure with athletically. And with the Seventy-first also is Norman Selby, the Kid Mccoy of the prize ring. There are at least 300 athletes under the colors in New York. Upper picture in layout shows Mel Sheppard cutting meat for his com- pany. Lower picture, Horace Hook ing saving wood.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
70
 
&O& LI6HT d:!:t:5|1 II!

with Guy Morton at his best to ward away the numerous drives coming from down below with five rivals at tempting to carry the peak by storm.
 The Cleveland club still deserves more credit for it's showing than any other in baseball If Fohls ambi- t;ous entries can finish fourth they should be awarded a chaple of apple blossoms mixed with wreath of laurel, for the club that finishes fourth in this dizzy flag race must beat out at least two fine machines.
 Within another week the western clubs swing east again. This in Nasion will begin to tell most of the story. For, if Detroit has a success ufl trip she will be a top-heavy favorite over the remainder of the baked out road.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
PITY POOR "SEMKY"
Waltz Didn't Go to War, He Chooses to Get His From "Battling'' Lahn In Meridcn Tomorrow Night.

Once again the sports of this city will have an opportunity of seeing Battling" Lahn, the boy who sent "Semky'' Waltz, the once heralded champion of Connecticut, to the mat in nine rounds in action against the "Gunningmade" wonder when the DenoX A. c. of Meriden will stage i 5 round battle between the pair tOmor- row evening. It will be the first out door mill held in the Silver City in many years, and the same careful ar engagements that have featured the previous exhibitions by this club will be in evidence.
 Of the prowess of Lahn little may be said al this time, and in the opinion of local sports he will encounter no trouble in again producing a brand of fight that will enable him to be acclaimed the winner decisively. ''Semky'' press agents may however, as in the past pick out the few good things that he tried to do. and in this manner give him a draw if not the verdict. The Lenox A. c. has made a reputation for conducting s fights on the level, and it is the hopes of all lovers of the game that it will continue along those lines
 The big delegation that went to Meriden to see "Semky" get his from McAuliffe will be on hand again to- |, morrow evening, a prospect of his being beaten to a frazzle appealing to them.
 The semi final vii bring together Joe Rocco and Bear Cat" Bergen of New Haven. This bout in itself is enough to warrant a good attendance from here, both boys owning repu- tations for their agility in the art of slug. Rocco has entirely recovered from the lack of form displayed here when he met the Capitol City joke champ and his friends are confident that he will dispose ,~ Bergen along the K. O. route Der gen himself is some little scrapper, who has yet to taste the pill of de- feat. The usual preliminary between ,, two Meriden boys will be held Dave ! Fitzgerald will do the refereeing.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
WYCKOFF FOR RED SOX.
Athletics Release Right Hander
 Whose Arm Has Been Bad.

Philadelphia, June 28.-It was an- nounced by the Philadelphia Ameri- can league club last night that Vel don Wyckoff, a member of the Ath- letics' pitching staff, had been re- leased to the Boston Americans.
 Wyckoff is a right-hander and has been with the local club several years He was signed by Connie Mack while pitching at Bucknell university. Wyo- koff's arm was injured in the South this spring and he has done little pitching this season.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
The Two Sections.

The American league race may be divided into two sections-not the east against the west, but the Downs against the Ups.
 In one section we have the three Iacemakers of last year-the three clubs picked to romp away from the present f1eld--Detroit, Boston and Chicago. These are the Ups. In the other we have three clubs where only one was given a chance to finish in the first division. These are Cleve- land, New York and Washington Yet the latter three, for the first two months have provided most of the sensations. And the remarkab ble feature is that Cleveland and New York were able to start this present week running 1-2, when they had suffered more than any other con- tenders.
 Cleveland had two star inf1elders and a star outfelder out lengthy spells.
 So no one can charge their positions to any fancy luck.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
IVES TRIM PILLS
 pR FOURTH TIME
led Singles in Fourth Pro- l Needed TallieS for Victory

bdelphia, June 28.-Boston sd four singles with a pass to in the fourth inning yesterday bred all the runs of the. game I3 to 0 victory over Philadel- zhs the fourth straight defeat of 4llies by the Braves. snodgrass hgee each robbed Paskert of a 8un and MaranviIle made three
 bnal plays. The score: H Ooosooooo-3 6 1 2lphia Oo0O00000-0 5 0 Rries: Barnes and Gowdy; Alex 4Bender and KiIlifer.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
The White and Red SOx,

Both Red Sox and White Sox have spent most of the spring and early summer below their normal positions. They have been gradually working their way up for the last two weeks. They are now in easy range of the top once more and when Eddie Collins begins to join his batting eye with the militant Orb of Joe Jackson
 the Old Romans entry won't be very far away. The Red Sox are just be- ginning to get their pitching staff in shape and when Foster, Ruth, Shore. Leonard and the others hit top speed there will be a different yarn to spin.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Holding Up.

In the battle of the Ups against the Downs-the odds are all with De- troit Boston and Chicago.
 The test months through the heat of July and August are yet to come These are the months that saw Boston and Detroit jump to the front last summer and pull away from the field.
 Two from this trio are quite likely to fight it out again with Detroit favored. Both the Red Sox and the White Sox have the material to be close up, but all three will face far tougher opposition than they ever looked for.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Defense Values.

You can say what you will about the value of batting and a stout at. tack, but a ball club with fine pitch ing and strong defense Is rarely thrown from its poise. And with, this defense, if Baker and Magee reach the batting heights they should hold, the attack will be sufficiently power full to get its share of runs.
 For Wally P1pp is long distance hitter and coupled with Frank Baker, leaves plenty of gun cotton around the cleanup landing
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28

American league was able to present six ball clubs only five games apart. Which is to say that Chicago in sixth place at the weeks beginning, was only five games back of Cleve- land, leading the merry whirl.
 We may be struggling off the trail, but as we recall the various episodes of other years this stands as a record for compactness after two and a half months play.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
|E CHALLENGE DEPT.

Fest Cromwell A. c. is out with &1ge to meet any team in this Iraging 17 years Of age. The enoytng one of the best sea- has had In many years, and Ito prove a worthy opponent of the so-ca11ed local Ins. Communication should
 Farded to Manager Peter East Berlin.
 Rwight baseball team of New you'd like to arrange 8 game E local team averaging 15 to in this city July 4. The Cubs Re in the past kept typesetters 1setting up their challenges 8e preferable to the Elm City &Answers to this challenge &pe mailed to Harry A. Jacob Elght Court, New Haven.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
HINKEL CHOSEN REFEREE
Cleveland Sportsman to Be Third Man in the Ring in Moran-DilIon

Man in the Ring in Moran-DilIon
 Bout.
 New York, June 28.-A Western man, Matt Hinkel, has been chosen to referee the Jack Dillon-Frank Mo- ran bout in Washington park. Brook lyn, tomorrow night. The selection by Chairman Wenck may not meet with the approval of New Yok sports men who are in favor of local talent, but it is a wise one, as Hinkel is con- sidered one of the best referees in the Middle West and is a wealthy sportsman who has been follower of the game all his life.
 Tn the wild and woolly" they rank Matt as in a class with Chicago" Ed Smith and "Denver'' Otto F'loto. The trio are considered the real "big three" in the refereeing business be- tween the Alleghanies and the Rocky Mountains. At the convention of box ing prom moters last year Hinkel was the unanimous choice for president of the American Boxing association, which was organized at that conven- ton.
 HinkeI is absolutely fearless in the ring and because of his deserved rep utation was the choice as alternate referee of the Willard-Johnson fight for the worlds heavyweight cham pionship in Havana. AS a sample of l how little a fighters standing matters l to Hinkel, it may be mentioned that | he threw Johnny Kilbane, feather weight champion of the world, out of l the ring about g. year ago because l he thought he detected Kilbane with l holding his best efforts against an opponent who had once been spar 1 ring partner of the champions.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
DOnOvan'S Chance,

Has Donovan a chance to beat out Detroit, Boston and Chicago? A fair chance beyond a doubt. For Dono- van has the best defensive club in the game; four good right handlers, two star left handlers, brilliant fielding infield and one of the best ground covering outf1elds and one of the surest in baseball
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
CAMPBELL LEADS FIELD.

Minneapolis, June 28.-Alex Camp bell, Baltimore professional, led the field yesterday in the first flight of the qualifying round for the national open golf championship title at the Minnekahda club. Campbell's score in the morning was Fl, one below par, and 73 for the afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Lynn 4, New Haven o.

Lynn, Mass, June 28.-Danny} Murphy and his New Haven represen- tatives ran up against a stiff prop osition in. Jewett here yesterday and the local diamond pastimers experi- enced little or no trouble in forcing the visitors deeper into the mire. Jewett never appeared better than he did yesterday four scattered hits being the sum total of the Murlins' hating activities. When the smoke had cleared over and the wounded had been carried from the field of battle, the visitors were smarting under 4 to 0 defeat. The score:
 r. h. e. New Haven ... OOOO00OOO-0 O Lynn ....... 02001001%-4 8 9 Batteries-Weaver and Devine; Jewett and Carroll.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Baseball News In a Nutshell
NATIONAL LEAGUE,
Results Yesterday.

New York 1, Brooklyn 0. Boston 8, Philadelphia O.. Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 0; (irst game.)
 Chicago 10, Pittsburgh 4; (second game.)
 St. Louis s, Cincinnati 2.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
LORD NOW A BUSTER

Gardiner, Me, Juno 2S.-Harry Lord, former American and Federal league star, who recently resigned as manager of the Lowell team of the Eastern league has signed 70 play With the local team in the Trolley Iieague. He will report Wednesday.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Games Today. New York at Philadelphia. Boston at Washington. Detroit at St. Louis. Chicago at Cleveland.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
EASTERN LEAGUE Results Yesterday,

Lynn 4, New Haven 0. New London 5, Lowell 0. Bridgeport 4, Springfield 8; Gil in- nings.)
 Portland 1, Lawrence O. Worcester ', Hartford 3; (first game.)
 Worcester 5, Hartford 8; (second game.)
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
How About Cleveland?

Cleveland Is still to be reckoned with. despite it's hard luck. No f1uke ball club is setting the pace for such a. race through two months and msre
 But Cleveland must be able to keep it's entire lineup intact from now on
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Pirates Get Drubbing

Bo, June 28.-Chicago scored 8 victory over Pittsburgh yes- Saier's home run gave Pren- &he honors over Cooper in the he, a 1 to 0 pitchers battle.
 gast, a Federal leaguer, fan at, allowed only three hits and Id no Pirate to travel beyond Cooper was nearly as good, @pt for Safer no Cub reached Ssful use Of the squeeze play kature. of a 10 to rout of tn a in the second game. The
 (E1rst Game.)
 r. h. e. agh .00o0O0O0O- 3 o 0100O000x-1 6 1 Sies: Cooper and Wilson; zgast and Fischer.
 (Second Game.) N r. h. e. sgh .....0100O2010- 12 i H ....... 4O020400x-10 10 1
 i les; Adams, KantIehner and MSeaton and Fischer. |
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Second Game.
PIRATES BUY OUTFIELDER.

Davenport Iowa., June 28.-Ray OBrien, outfielder with the Daven- port club of the Three I league, yes terday was sold to the Pittsburgh Ma tionals
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Rochester at Newark. Buffalo at Providence. Montreal at Baltimore. Toronto at Richmond.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday,

New York 3, Washington 2. Boston 7, Philadelphia 2. Chicago 4, Cleveland 2. St. Louis 5, Detroit 3; (frst game) Detroit 5, St. Louis ?; (second game.)
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Games Today.

New Haven at Worcester. Lowell at New London. Bridgeport at Springfield. Hartford at Lynn.
 Lawrence at Portland.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Jeff Shows Form.

Azs, a lot of us fans thought IcGraw was kidding all along. couldn't believe that lawn Ed for one moment that he Bet any better of the swap, giv- 8 Jeff Tesreau for Slim Sallee. 8ay Joe some heavier-but Oh! *esterday the little coon in the Be bobbed up. The only reason hused that rumored Sallee- d trade to be sprung was to 3 e Missouri Mastodon into let a few kinks in his old soup Ed unleash a lot of. gilt $ he. had up his sleeve, .,..- # half to death by the hint of Eng exiled to St. Louis-Jeff & &on the Show Me State, but &o reason for his wanting to go Sere-Big Jess turned on the
 sterday and ran right over
 ncle Willie Robinson's Super score:
 @ r. h. e. rk .1OoOOoOoo-1 T 0
 n O0O0OOOOO-0 6 0 M Mies: Tesreau and Rariden;
 Miller.
 hnati, June 28.-St. Louis @ hits in the first and last in- d won from Cincinnati yester-
 2.
 cal team played 8 bad fielding
 Ed was also unable to hit with
 bases. In the first inning &ingled and took second on X sacrifice. Log then tripIed, Mcoring, and Miller cleared the & @th a home run to the center
 hce. The score:
 M r. h. e..
 3O0O01OO4-S g o ,tt .......0011OOOO0-2 7 4
 ies: Doak and Snyder; S Schneider and Clarke.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Standing of the Clubs.
Games Today.

Philadelphia at New York. Brooklyn at Boston. Pittsburgh at Chicago. St. Louis at Cincinnati.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28

Results Yesterday.

hVSuItS 1tSCCF1dy. Newark 2, Buffalo 0; (f1rst game.) Buffalo ?, Newark 1; (second game) Providence 2, Rochester 1. Toronto 5, Baltimore 8. Montreal 5, Richmond 2.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Worcester 7-5, Hartford 3-S.

Worcester, Mass, June 28.-Wor- cester won double header from Hartford yesterday, to 3 and to 3. The locals came from behind Tn both contests. The scores:
 First Game.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
SOX AND HUSTLERS
 IN LONG BATTLE
Flynn Does a Frank Baker in
 Ninth, Tying the Score

Springfield, Mass, June 28.-House and Daniels fought a 13-inning Titchers' battle here yesterday, tho Bridgeport twirler having the better of the argument. Bridgeport won 4 to 3. With an apparent two to one victory for the visitors, Flynn poled out home run in Springfelds half of the ninth. Successive doubles by Ball and Baker won the game. The score:
 r. h. e. Bridgeport OOOOO2Q001Oo1-4 g 4 Springfield 1000O00011000-3 3 Batteries-House and Murphy; Daniels and Stephens.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
New London ,. Lowell q.

New London, June 28.-Lohmanl was poorly supported by his team mates yesterday and New London won an easy victory, to 0. The score: E
 r. h. e. Lowell ........ oooOOoOOO-O 10 3 New London ... 30o2oooo*-5 8 | Batteries-LOhman and Kilhullen. Rieger and Russell.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Portland i, Lawrence 0.

Portland,' Me, June 28.-Portlandr scored the only run made in yester- days game with Lawrence, in the tenth inning, when Tamm doubled, Lonergan sacrificed and Gaston singled. Martin pitching for Port land struck out ten men and allowed hut two hits. Fielding plays by Sweatt, Lonergan and Brown featured the game. The score:
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28
Standing of the Clubs.

SPORTING NEWS ON
 FOURTEENTH PAGE.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28

\ r. h. e. Brk .1OoOOoOoo-1 T 0 an ....... .O0O00OOOO-O 6 0 A'ies: Tesreau and Rariden; @ Miller.
New Britain herald., 1916-06-28

First Game.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-25
DETROIT HEARS ROOSEVELT
Hands With Thousands-FaiIs
to Meet Henry Ford.

Detroit, Mich, May 22.-Theodore
Roosevelt urged thorough military
preparedness for the United States
and pleaded for true Americanism in
three addresses here on Friday, dis,
cussed social Justice" before the con.
vention of the Brotherhood of Rail.
way Trainmen and shook hands with
several thousand persons at a public
reception in a downtown hotel short,
ly before departing for New York.
Speaking at luncheon at the De.
troit Athletic club, Mr.. Roosevelt de.
clared that true Americanism means
unity of the nation without regard to
the lands from which our fathers
came; without regard to religious dic,
ferences, and without regard to the
different sections of the country in
which we live"
The set speech for the day was de.
livered at the opera house. There
as at Chicago, the demand for uni
versal service provoked a patriotic
demonstration, which as the colonel
remarked, gives me added proof that
the middle West is sound"
Mr.. Roosevelt did not meet Henry
Ford, the local automobile manufac.
turer, although early in the day II
was said the colonel planned to visit
Mr.. Ford at the latter's factory.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-25
NEW U.S.SHELLM MILL
MUNITIONS PLANT At ROCK
ISLAND AUTHORIZED BY THE
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
MILL WILL COST $1,25O,OOO
$75o,2oo Appropriated for Immediate
improvement at the ArsenaI-Large
Sums for Fortifieations and Public
Building Work.

Washington, May 22.-Rock Island
arsenal is to be made one Of the
great munitions factories of the coun-
try under appropriations made by the
house committee on appropriations,
the plan to be perfected by the war
department.
A field artillery ammunition plant
costing $1,25O,OOO is to be erected at
this arsenal, an initial appropriate
of $500,000 being made for the pur-
pose.
Increased facilities are to bO made
for the manufacture of field artillery
vehicles at a cost of $4,000.
In all, $755,2OO is appropriated for
immediate improvements at the ar
senal.
In addition, the secretary of war
is authorized to locate and have con-
structed new powder plant at a
cost of $500,0O0 This new plant may
go to Rock Island arsenal because
of the existing facilities there and
the desire of army authorities to have
middle West factory located in the
interior Of the country, and beyond
reach Of a possible enemy.
These appropriations were carried
in the great sundry civil appropriation
bill reported from committee, carry
ing a total Of $127,237,221 and provid-
ing for thousands of miscellaneous
items not covered in other appropria-
tion bills.
It carries increased appropriations
for all the government arsenals and
for the Panama canal, Hawaii and
Philippine fortiflcations.
Among the appropriations for i'm
provements to old and continued
work on public buildings carried in
the bill are:
Illinois-Cairo, $4,000; Carlinville,
$4,000; Carrollton, $4,000; Chicago
mail conveying machinery, $4,000;
East St. Louis, $4,000; Galesburg,
$2,5OO; Mount Carmel, $4,000; Olneyr
$500; Peoria, $1,000; Quincy, $1,000;
Savanna, $4,000; Taylorville. 5000;
woodstock, $4,000.
Iowa-Boone, $1,5O0; Carroll, $500;
Cedar Falls, $500; Charlton, $500;
Charles City, 100000; Cherokee, ST..
900; Davenport, $500; Des Moines,
$500; Grinnell, $4,000; Keokuk, ST..
500, Marquoketa, $4,000; Washington,
$50, 900.
Wisconsin-Antigo, 100000; Beaver
Dam, $780, Fort Atkinson, $4,000
Merrill, $25,0OO; Milwaukee, $4,000;
Neenah, $4,000; Rhinelander, $1,000:
Tomah, $3,500.
Michigan - Albion, $4,000; Bay
City, $4,000: Calumet, $4,000; Char
lotte. $4,000; Dowagiac, $4,000;
Flint, $4,000; Hastings, $500; Hougn-
ton, $500; Jackson. $4,000; Marquette,
$1,000; Muskegon, $4,000; Saginaw,
$4,000; Ypsilanti, $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-05-25
SIX RAIDERS ARE SLAIN
TROOPS UNDER LANGHoRNE
CLASH WITH BANDITS.
Deemer and Payne, Americans Cap
tured by Outlaws, Are Rescued
by the Soldiers.

Marathon, Tex, May 19.-The Mexi-
can bandits who raided Glen Springs
several weeks ago and killed half of
the gallant little band of American
troops that garrisoned the town were
captured near Laguna del Fresno,
los miles south of the border, by the
troops under Major Langhorne and
Colonel Sibley. This word was brought
here by soldiers returning on truck
trains.
Six of the Mexicans were shot as
they tried to escape. The others, num-
bering about 75, laid down their arms
and surrendered without a move, ac-
cording to best reports on the affair.
These are the same Mexicans who
captured Jesse Deemer and Monroe
Payne, Americans, during the Glen
Springs and Boquillas raids. Deemer
and Payne were rescued by Major
Langhorne before the clash with the
bandits occurred.