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New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
RELAY TEAMS MUST
 TURN BACK PRIZES,
Ineligible. Runners Found to Have 90 sysa...-t Participated in A. A.. U. Games For Columbia University.

New York, May 1.-Columbia Uni versity has been deprived of the high honors it won in the junior national medley relay championship race in Brooklyn last week. It develops that the first and second teams, which, in cidentally finished first and second in the contest, each had a member in eligible to represent the university. Therefore, both teams have been dis qualified and the members ordered to return the prizes.
 As is customary after a champion ship contest, Frederick A. Niles, chairman of the registration commit- tee, conducted an investigation into the status each runner on the team. As a result the representatives of both teams have been summoned be- fore the committee at a special meet ing in the A. A. L. office tomorrow evening.
 Improper registration has brought about the undoing of Wettles, who was on the winning team. Wettles is listed with the A. A. U. as g. member of the University Settlement and not as of Columbia University. On the second team, Al Hulsenback, the mile runner, permitted his registration card to outlive It's period of one year, with the result that on the night of the race he was not actually mem Der of the Metropolitan Asso ociation.
 With the busting of the two col lege teams the title passes into the hands of the Jersey Harriers, which finished third. Second place prizes go to the Paulist Athletic club, and third to the Brooklyn Athletic Association.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
BROCALYN SIGNS WHEAT.
Dodgers Meet salary Deniahds Veteran CutfieIdef. ,.,- ,'-

Brooklyn, May 1.--ft o@wasot> an- nounced yesterday that Zack Wheat and the Brooklyn Basebodl club had come to terms and that the out fielder would soon don a. Dodger uni- form. Early in the season. when 1t was proposed to cut the salaries of major league ball players, Wheat vas scheduled to suffer with the rest That is, the Brooklyn club decided that way. Wheat thereupoh an- nounced that he would retire from baseball, even though the cut in his case was less than $500.
 All efforts to pry Wheat loose from his stock farm at Polo, Mo, were in vain until the Brooklyn club agreed to the demands of the outfielder.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
COLUMBIA AGAIN IS
 VICTIM OF CORNELL
n{0Iningsidc Heights Team Is Beaten for Second Time in Ten Days by IihaCans.

for Second Time in Ten Days by Ithacans.
 New York. May 1.--Co1umbia suc- cunbcd to Cornell for the second time in ten days when the Ithacans raptured the second game of the three tilt series at South Field yes tel day. The upstate nine outbatted Inc local team by eleven hits to four and led throughout in a one-sided game. The score was 9 to 1. Clark s&vcd Columbia from complete shttout by driving out a long home run to left field in the ninth inning after two men were out
 Rees pitched for Cornell and twirled an even better game than Rrookmire, who defeated Columbia in the first contest and limited Yale to four hits last Saturday. Rees per- nitted only four hits and was at all times in full control Of the situation. Dutch Koenig, Colum bias south paw twir1er, on the other hand, was batted hard and often. He yielded evel1 hits and six runs in eight in- nings.
 Coal5lev sent '"Tommy'' Farrell to the mound in the ninth but the popu- Ter football star was less successful t1lan on his first meeting with pr. Al snarb's sharpshooters. He was short ur control and passed four men in the row. three of whom scored, helped along by an error and a field cr's choice on a difficult play. The score:
 r. Il. c. rorpe1I .... 110O1O3O3-9 II { Columbia w 000000001--t 4 :. Rces and Whitmoro; Koenig. Far. roll and Alderman.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
MACK AIDS SERVICE MEN.
Offers Free Admission to Shibe Park
 for One Game Each Series.

Philadelphia, May 1.-All service men in uniform will be admitted free except the war tax this season at Shibe park, the home of the Phila- delphia Athletics. Tho war camp community service announced yester- day that the local American League club has made this offer and that it has been accepted. t-' .4-
 The manageme ent also offered the use of the park for Sunday games be- tween service teams if the mayor will permit them to be played or any oth- or recreation for men in the service. Clergymen are opposed to this offer, pointing out that Sunday games in Phila delphia are unlawful. '."
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
POLO STICK BRINGS S6,5O
Club Used in International Mattel 1913 Is Auctioned Off foF Relief. '@ t

London, Eng, May 1.--The red Trice for a sporting souvenir Y paid recently for a polo stick ' in He international polo match@ tween Anne rica and England in I 1t MeaGcW Brook. IT. I.7F The~s] was auctioned at the Hippodfo1 Brighton, England, for the benefid the war hospital. and brought fine sum of $6, 6,500. ''@'
 Engraved on the handle ofaa] weapon of the game of kings" M the names of four players, headedI Captain Hardress Lloyd. An0tI great long hitting player Swas
 tain Molly" Edwards; Who plaI also in the international Of 1915.l
 The four players who failed to the cup against the "big four". now dead, each coming to his endl the battlefield of France.
 The purchaser was John Chrij forides, of Streathan1.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
Y. Nj. c. A. AQUATIC EVENTS.

The second round in the aquatic competition. at the Y. M. C., A, will be held this week. To date the standing is aa follows: Morrison 49, w. Waicott 47, F. Taylor 46, II, Rempp 45; junior class, J. Reynolds 50, w. Olson 4S, H. Dyson 45, c. Dyer 43, C. Frost 43, H. Bray 43, L. Fromen 3S, l.. Olmstead 37; employed 'B" class, w. Goodison 49, G. Haynes 4S, F. Davis 46, F. Dyer 46, w. Fan cred 46, w. Dyer A. W. Larson A B. Paris 40 employed "A' class, w Johnstone 50, F. Fucker 47, F.. Wal thers AZ, s. T<rikorian 45, A. Wilson AZ, D. Paulson 42, J. Shechan 40.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
TRUESDALE FOR RED SOX.
Former Toronto EYItiefuer Purchased
 by Ed Barrow.

Boston, May 1.-The Boston Amer jean League baseball club announced yesterday that it had signed Frank TrEesdale, an intielder formerly with the Toronto club of the International League. Truesdale is now at Santa Rita, N, M, and will join the club in New York next week.
 @ 1t is. expected that McCaffreI, .o wfi- CT of the Toronto club, will take the Truesdale case to court, as McEuf- frey recently declared the National Commission had no right to declare Truesdale a free agent
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
JOE EVERS' HAND CRIPPLED.

Troy, N. Y3 May 41.--Joe >Evers, brother of the famous Johnny, is at Great Lakes Gu.) Naval Hospital awaiting a discharge from the navy. Joe is suffering from neuritis the same trouble that disabled Johnny several times when the more famous Trojan was almost at the height of bis baseball career. Joe's left hand is so badly affected he cannot move two fingers. There is little doubt he will be given a medical discharge Joe was shipped to the Great Lakes Survey Hospital from Pensacola, Fi where he was stationed
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
DR. FISHER GOES ID
 CONFER WITH MATTY
'. M. C. A. Director Gets Tener's
 Approval Of Call

Now York, May With the sup Fort of John K. Tener, president of the National league, and the official approval of that organization, Dr. George J. Fisher of the War Work Council of the Y. M. C.. A. left last evening for Cincinnati to induce Christy Mathewson to accept the call to go to France to take charge of baseball among the American and Canadian troops. Dr. Fisher inn I,ressed upon President Tener the fact that the call from the Y. M. c. AK is tantamount to call from the government, since all athletic. super vision and coaching in France has Teen given over into the hands of the 1T M C. A.
 1T think Matty can be induced to accept the offer of the Y. M. c. A." said the governor. land for the Ma ticnal league I may say that organ ized baseball appreciates the honor of the call from our soldiers in the trenches"
 Tener also agreed to assist the Y. M. c. A. in every way possible in the 9 association's problem of recruiting to satisfy the demand from Gen. Persh- ing's forces. <--, s..
 Tener's Help Valuable.
 Before he boarded the train Dr. Fisher expressed confidence that in view of Gov. Tener's support he would be able to make Matty see that his duty lies overseas.
 We must train our army for the biggest fight in history" said pr. Fisher, ''as an athletic coach trains his squad for competition. Gen. Pershing has realized that from the start. After seeing the results. ob- tained with the American fighting forces President Poincaire and Pre- mier Clenenceau, of France and the military and civil authorities of Italy have requested the Y. M, c. A. to in stitute the same system among their troops.
 If there is ono name in Am erican sport that stands for clean sports rranship and clean living it is the name of Matty. Thousands of those bcys in uniform overseas have sat in the bleachers and cheered him when Q was in his prime as a pitcher.
 NFatty's Personality Needed.
 ''Thev are 3. 900 miles from home can any one doubt the enthusiasm with which they would receive the annOuIlceme ent that Matty was com ing overseas to them, to he their ath- letic director and counsellor to play checkers with them and to inspire them by the very magnetism of his personahty? l hope to cable the news to them tomorrow. night that Matty is coming.
 'Matty's acceptance of the offer would mean far more to the work which tho Y. M. c. A. is doing than the addition of one man. though he be the biggest and best in his line, to our staff Of workers. The sacrifice which he must make would inspire others to make lesser Sacrifices and enlist under the Rcd Triangle.
 We arc going to need hundreds of mon in all branches of service as our military establishment expands. Watch them fall into line when Matty makes his sacrifice and goes where he can do most to help win tho war" s ....e:.-. ....
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
FORDHAM TENNIS MEN LOSE.
 Defeated by Columbia in Dual Tennis 't - Meet. 5r~n --."

New York, May 1.-Columbia lawn tennis team won every match in the dual meet woith the Fordham players yesterday on the Fordham courts. Matty Taylor was the only Fordham representative to win a set. and this was captured by Won Bermuth, the Fordham captain, in the best match of the day. Elliot Binzen did not play for F'ordham. The summaries:
 P ssingles-.BBotsford, 3. Columbia, de- feated McC1oughlin, Fordham,- 6--3. 6-3 Seldsteiner, Columbia, defeated Brown, Fordham, e-2, 6--1; Forster, Columbia, defeated Martin, Fordham 60, 6-1; Won Bermuth, Columbia, defeated Taylor, Fordham, 6-3, 2-5, 6-4. ..
 Doubles-Von Bermuth and Forster defeated McCloughlin and Taylor 6--1, %. sHoldenstein and Alex ander, Columbia, defeated Brown and Martin, Fordham, 6-1, co.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
MINOR LEAGUE ID
 OPPOSE INVASION
Secretary Farrell Says Majors Should Keep Out Of New Jersey

New York, May 1.-John H. Far rell, president of the New Interna- tfonal League, last night issued . statement at the Biltmore hotel pro- testing against the invasion of the Newark and Jersey City territory by the major leagues. Farrell said that he had earlier in the day paid Charles H. Ebbets' claim of $5,OO0 against the Newark franchise, the National Commissions bill of $3,OOO against the old International and $1,900- in slafy arrears to players of the old Buffalo club. With this clean bill of financial health Farrell could not sec how the National Commis- sion could refuse the New Interna- tional full protection. His statement follows:
 1'"The National agreement provides that no game shall be played within five miles of protected territory with out the consent of the club occupy ing the territory. When the Bronx promoters applied for a franchise we respectfully declined to violate baseball law. These gentlemen wero notified that they must first secure the consent of the two New York clubs before we would consider grant ing them territorial rights in The Bronx. We respected and protected the rights of tho New York clubs.
 "As secretary of the National As sociation we have steadfastly declined to grant protection to the New In ternational League until the three Adjudged liens filed against that ter ritory had been paid in full. These claims embraced $500 salary ar rearage claims of the Buffalo play CTS, a 5000 lien against the Newark territory granted by the commission in favor of the Brooklyn club and S3,0OO due the National Commission by the old International League.
 Claims Paid in Full.
 The Buffalo claims originated in a stockholders mudd1e of the Buffalo Club, which compelled legal proceed ings to clarify the atmosphere. The Buffalo players claims of $1,900 has been paid in full.
 ''The Brooklyn club claim of s5,Oo0 was paid in full today, and I have mailed Q check for $3,0O0 to Chair man Hermann. for the amount due the commission. -
 These three claims aggregating $9,900, are the only claims ever filed against the territory. We have paid all three claims. Some of our club owners talked of persecution, main taining among other, things that the Brooklyn claim had been allowed to run along for a year and a half with out any attempt at collection. +s e The national agreement is a legal contract between the major and the minor. leagues or it is only. scrap of paper. The new International League has respected the territorial rights of the major leagues and we most confidently expect similar fair and square treatment. The new In ternational League has met and paid in full all obligations and we have granted territorial and player pro. tection to the new International League.'
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
1 More Hits for Gandil.

Cleveland, May 1-Chicago kept| it's hard hitting yesterday, and al by loose playing by Cleveland won to 8. Of the pitchers used by Cle land Enzmann was the only one fective. Gandil, who made three hits three times at bat Monday, mad seven hits in seven consecutive at bat by hitting double and singles in his first four times up
 terday. Enzmann stopped his rl hits in the seventh inning, The sd.
 r. q Chicago .... 021315010-~-13ss17 q Cleveland -. 00020001O- g Benz and Schalk; Bagby, Mur' Enzmann and O'Neil and Billings.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
JIM TO JOSIE
Hardware City Belle Receives a Let ter From Jim Who is At Camp
 DGyCnS.


 A very dear friend of one of the local boys in the National Army can tonment at Camp Deyens, Mass. has submitted to the Herald letter 1 written by him recently, which shows that life is certainly one round of joy after another at the training camp. Here it is; .. .. #...
 Camp Devens, Mass, April 26, 1918. tfallo, Josie:-
 Remember, girl, T told you that the company was coming to New Britain on the 3rd day of May to give an entertainm and dance. Don't forget you ought to go with me and likewise pass the word along that it is to be some fine time. 1 know be- cause I have been to the rehearsals. Well, we had a good laugh yester- day. One of the Sergeants had boon given a list of questions and some of the answers were sure funny. He asked Lady Breen what his income was before the war and Breen an- swered, About three A. M" When asked if he had any dependents, Breen said he had heard that three bartenders had applied to the city for
  ian, was asked how many children he had, he answered, Don't know. Amt been home for a week. Last time fifteen". Alfred Kolodney an- swered that he was born of poor but Jewish parents. It sure was some scream. There was such a laugh that one of the officers had to come into the squad-room and take the qucs tions. .-. .. ~,
 |. Poor old Gunnard Carlson, he can't forget that he used to be a barber. The other day I went by him while he was cleaning one of the mules and heard him saying, You certain ly have a lot of dandruff, Sir, better let me give you a shampoo"
 T If some of the people up around Belvedere could see their old friend Del Veley, the cop, they would sure laugh He is going to the grenade school and it is so far away that he has to ride Well, we have q little riding mule in the stable and Neley always takes thaN one. The two gen erally leave the barn on the run Veley's arms are Tapping anu when the mule gets agolng too fast Neley just puts his feet on the ground and lets them drag They act just like brake.
 Well, girl five minutes to taps, so good night!
 Editors Note: This is not sport ing item.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
-eONSLOW NO FREE AGENT.

T Cleveland, May 1.-The Cleveland rAmerican League club yesterday waa notified by tho National Baseball; Commission that Firs't Baseman Ed die Onslow, recently signed by Clevc- land, belongs to Little Rock of the Southern Association. Onslow played with the Providence team last year and was sold to Little Rock, but claimed he was free agent whom signed by the local club.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
\. w. C. A. VS. PRATT .s5 WHITNEY

The last basketball game of the season will be played with Pratt x Whitney, Hartford, on Saturday night, May 5, at the '. W. c. A. gym As the local team has won every time they have played this year, they hope to finish the season with the same record. Dancing will in the city. The game will be called at o'clock. The line up, Forwards, Ruth Anderson and Mildred Wells; center, Lauretta Beilman: guards, Ruth sherman, Capt. Dorothy Loo- mis.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
Ruth Flames Senators.

Boston, May 1.-Ruth had trouble disposing of Washington terday, Boston winning 8 to i.
 per and Yingling were wild and latter was hit freely in the fou Washington made five hits off R| Tn the eighth Morgan's single Pinch Hitter Ed Gnarrfty's d6t brought in the visitors yohK ] Catches by Amos Strunk featn The score: .L A<Ak
 r. l Washington ...es a0O00O010-x7~I Boston ........ 0042oO02x-4s Harper, Yingling, Dumorit Ainsmith; Ruth and Agnew. "
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
MAY BLOCK SUNDAY GAMES
Hudson County Sheriff to be As| to Stop Harrison Park Contestd

A protest against the playing Sunday baseball at Harrison park tween big league teams has eng dered the wrath of the Jersey club of the Internationale7. Dead which alleges that it will be infriiI ment of territorial rights. A wird this effect was sent to- Ban Johns president of the American Beae last night It is threatened that the big leagues endeavor to carry a program of games at Harrison t the sheriff of Hudson County will asked to interfere.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
BROWN NS. BURNS.
ing item

New Haven, May 1.-Sailor Chic Brown, the local lightweight, has been tentatively matched to box Cali fornia, Frankie Burns in the star bout of Is rounds to be held before the pastime A. C. of Norwich on the night of May 13. Brown injured his left hand in his recent bout with Ed die Wallace at the Arena but expects 60 resume training next week.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
ROJTS DREW ONLY S6,3T4.

New Haven, May 1.--Anflounce- ment was made yesterday that the to- ta1 receipts of the Tendler-Jacllson bout at the Arena on Monday night were only s6,374. On this amount Tender and Jackson each drew down straight guarantees of $2,50o. The Temple A. C., which staged the show
 lost close to $1,5o0, it is understood
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
BALL PLAYER. DOWNS HUN.
Catcher Learner of Columbia Sct
 Second Victory in Plane. u

New York, May 1.--Word was ceived at Columbia yesterday afi noon that G. de Freest L.arner, \ years right fielder on the Co1uf} baseball nine, has brought down second German plane on the wes front. Lerner is now a Lieutenant the British Royal Flying corps.
 His feat was officially announced recent despatches.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01

It is often said of Ray Chapman, star shortstop of the Cleveland In dians, that he is one of the most scientific hitters in baseball. The fact that the Cleveland meteor is also a long, distance clouter of parts is generally overlooked rn~e-t-
 Last season Chapman led the Amer ican league in sacrifice hitting. But in addition to this, Ray batted .3d2, driving out ITO hits for a total of 231 bases. In total bases the shortstop tied Joe Jackson, the Chicago. .slugger.
 Chapman drove out 2S doubles, 12 triples and three home runs, in 1917 This is quite sufficient proof that in addition to hitting science he has the drive in his blows F f .@
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
ALEXANDER JOINS COLORS.
Leaves For Camp Funston With St.
 Paul Contingent.

St. Paul, Neb.. May 1.-GroVer Cleveland Alexander, formerly of the pitching staff of the Chicago National league baseball club, left his home here yesterday as one of tho twelve members of Howard county's April draft quota en route to Camp Funston, Kan.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
KILLERS SELL PLAYER.

St. Joseph, Mo, May 1:-F'irst Baseman Kelly of the Minneapolis American Association team was re- leased to tho St. Joseph Westerll League club yesterday.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
TUFTS BEATS BATES.

Medford, Mass, May 1.-Tufts Col lego Baseball team defeated the Bates College nine here yesterday in a close game. The score was to 4.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
NIIrrGHEI -TO ENLIST.

Great Lakes, H., May 1.-Ritchie Mitchel, once favored as coming lightweight champion, was expected Ito enlist as sailor yesterday He shas been boxing instructor at Camp @50 ontphan, Mo. 4rs sF- 1ga
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
SLIM LOVE TWIma
 IN MASTERLYSTI
Lanky Tennesseean Holds juVenated Tanks to Three

New York, May In the faS IT ost adroit twirling duel 1&shed the Polo Grounds screen this suj Slim Love. the long drawn out \ kee southpaW, won a hair line q, sion over Vean Gregg who is maL st sensational comeback with Philadelphia Athletics. Only onej Tor was made during the game.| huff by Burns at first, and this He decided the fray in favor of L1 The Tanks took the first game ! their series with the rejuven9 ted } letics by a score of 2 to 0. ~
 There has been a marked impf( ment in Yankee pitching during | last two games, as enemy forces IS scored only one run against
 Tanks in the last eighteena innil That run was scored by Shanks
 Washington against Al Russell Saturday. when Howard hit hon
 Love seems to make the Athle the victims of his greatest pitch endeaVors. Last Decoration Day| won fifteen inning game. g tol from Rube Schauer. The larky I1 nesseean never has looked bel than he did yesterday. He had sp1 did control of his fast curve,
 most Of the Athletics went out easy chances. Only three hits Vi made off him, of which two mi have been fielded.
 The score: .
 -. u.a.. r. Philadelphia r.. 00oOO00oO-0 a New York .... 00001001x-2f
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
Early Lead Helps Reds.

Cincinnati, May f.-NationaD St. Louis made a. determined rush in the ninth inning yesterday but fell one run short of overcoming the lead which Cincinnati had acquired off Packard. The visitors outhit the locals nearly two to one, but the Reds made every one of their seven drives count in the scoring, while Bressler kept the St Louis hits well scattered and had perfect control. The Reds won, 5 to f..
 Both teams played errorless ball in the field in spite of the. cold, raw weather. The score:~" "
 i, '-~, D. -' --s r.. h. e. St. Louis .t0000OO63-4 13 g Cincinnati .O110030Ox- [ 0
 Packard, Horstnan and Gonzales; Bressler and Allen.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Results Yesterday.

New York ?, Philadelphia O. Boston 8, Washington l.
 Chicago IS, Cleveland 3
 The St Louis-Detroit game was postponed on account Of wet grounds.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
Standing of the Clubs.
 Games Today.

Philadelphia in New York. Washington in aBoston. Chicago in Cleveland.
 Detroit in St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
Standing of the Clubs,
Games Today.

Boston in Brooklyn. New York in Philadelphia. Pittsburgh in Chicago. St. Louis in Cincinnati.
New Britain herald., 1918-05-01
.-. < taa 83is s@tH2y lt BASEBALL. IN A NUTSHELL
NAEION AL LEACH F.. e.. q u.~ .------.--44t,, sss5' vi.# Y
 Results Yesterday. g.

New York F. Philadelphia Q. ''
 Brooklyn ,, Boston 5 H'f- hff' @l Cincinnati 5, St Louis A. ''.-'f
 The Chicag ago- Pittsburgh game was postponed on account of rain