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New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

Leroy Begley, smanager of last years basketball team, was acting general manager Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

However. 1t was Dszzy ysnce's wild throw in the final stanza that really lost the game.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

Nose Solomon, the Giant recruit, hit a timely single yesterday that won for the McGrawmen in the 10th. The Braves lost 4-3.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

cy Williams home--two of them enabled the Phillies to defeat Brook iyn Cd yesterday in IF innings.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

A big Delegation from this city will attend the Hartford Baltimore games on Friday and Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

Tiny" Hewitt. who was the stal gridder at Pittsburgh year ago, now flashes forth as the brightest s1 in the Army lineup.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

Hauk. Hartford's third hsseman. hit homer In the 10th yesterday en. abling the Senators to defeat Port chester. N Y.. i-o.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

One evil that is starting to crop up in High school circles is the wearing of II. s. monograms by men who did nothing to gain the honor.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

He is the man Yale must watch this year.
New Britain herald., 1923-10-01

Hartford's semi-pro team and the West Ends Of Meriden battled to seoreless tie yesterday,
Evening star., 1923-02-11

j. Allan Hoffar of this city, identi-
fed for many years with the Beagle
fancy, and noted as a judge of this
breed, has brought out nice one in
Wolver Courtesy, a fourteen inch
bitch from the kennels of c. Oliver
Iselin at Middleburg, Va. This bitch
bore out HoffarS judgment in selec-
tion by winning first limit and then
going reserve winners at the recent
kennel club show.
Mister Jim. the fast going field trial
pointer from the Twin Pine kennels,
was entered in the Continental Sub
scription stakes at Gerryton, Ala,
and was looked upon by the prominent
bird men as a real contender, but de-
and was unable to start. 1t is under
stood that he is now being returned
to the kennels here. Mister Jim
made an enyiable record last year at
Vinta, Okla, and later at Grand juno
tion Tenn, where he placed second
in the United States Open Derby AS
this was his first year in the all-age
stakes, great things were expected Of
him.
Herzland kennels report a litter OF
nine shepherds sired by their young
stuG dog, Alf V. d. Lindenluft, out of
GiSa V. Gutenberg, a brood bitch OF
rare quality. This and a litter of
seven to Dr. c. G. Logie's Tess, are
the first sired by this dog since com
ing to America, and all the puppies
are reported to be typical specimens
Of good conformation and coloring.
Washington fancfers are preparing
to reciprocate with a good entry at
Evening star., 1923-02-11
EDDIE GLASS NOMINATED
AS GREATEST GRID STAR

Who was the greatest foot ball
player that the game ever knew?
That question still is causing many
an argument in gridiron circles. and
among authorities on the strenuous
fall pastime there is a wide diversity
of opinion. In one of the latest fan
tests on the subject six or more seat
ed at a table named choices. One man
picked Truxton Hare of Penn. An
other named Coy OF Yale. Mahan Of
harvard was nominated by another.
Schulz of Michigan and Thorpe Of
came the turn of Tom Irwin, once
tamous as a Lafayette catcher and
now famous In the brokerage busi-
ness. Irwin is still vital influence
in Lafayette athletics.
II have heard you ALL" said Irwin,
"and every name mentioned is that of
an exceptional foot ball player. but
let me pin a rose on a foot ball player
who i don't think ever had an equal.
I~refer to Eddie Glass. the old Yale
guard. He was six feet four inches
tall. weighed 230 pounds, and the
fastest man on the field. He did
everything a guard was supposed to
do, and did il better than any other
guard, and, besides that, did things
that guards were not supposed to do:
Remember he played in the days Of
old-style foot ball, when the open
game was almost missing. 1t was
nothing more than brute force line
pounding varied by end sweeping and
quarterback runs. Glass was always
an every play. He swept over field
like Spanish bull. He crashed op
sonents before him like they were
natchwood. There was no other
GLASS in foot ball. He was MERGERS
burg product. by the way. Hickok Of
vpl la
was fast enough TO play quarterback
which think was the best expression
4 over heard aptly to describe this
giants remarkable ability"
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hattans has passed AL Works and is
now out in front.
Miss Billie Miner, a member of the
Hilltoppers team in the Washington
Ladies' League, had never rolled a
game until one week before the sea-
son opened. With Misses Gulli and
Levy on the Hilltoppers, Miss Miner
was made one of a. team as a sort
of handicap by the officials. who de-
sired to make the quints as well
matched as possible. On the first of
January Miss Miner had an average
of 50, but since then she has advanc-
ed her percentage four points. Her
best work developed last Tuesday
and Billie's team, in second place,
clashed. On that occasion Miss Miner
rolled games of 108, lis and 81 for
set of $50. She practically carried
the Hilltoppers to victory.
Mrs. MaIcom, wife OF that sterling
bowler of the old Newspaper League,
is leading the Mount Pleasant quint
of the Washington Ladies' League, in
all-around work, having IL strikes, SO
spares, and a high set Of S17. Mrs.
Ackman, and Misses Anderson and
Rawlings are helping out valiantly.
BILLIE williams has been working
| ing standing out prominently. but
has been confronted with bad breaks
at critical periods. 1t seems as II any
time Billie's team gets going well
some rival goes crazy" She says her
girls have not given up hope of grab
bing first place.
A close race is on for the pennant
in the Government Printing Office
League, the stores quint having a
a MOnOtyDG
Linotype teams. In back of this trio,
just one game, looms the Library and
Press fives. Joe Toomey holds all
individual records, his percentage be-
ing 113.1, his best game, 161, and his
set of 412 being the seasons record
for all leagues.
In the Munitions League, European
Claims team is leading by three
games over the Ordnance quint. hav-
ing won .twenty-one Of its thirty
the field in individual averages, with
1929 for twenty-four games.
At the wind-up- Of the match last
week between the Colonials and Rath-
came down to Charley Benson. anchor
man, to spare to win. On his first
bali he got nine pins. leaving No. B
standing, ordinarily an easy shot, but
Charley missed it by a hair and the
match went to the Rathskellars. by
two pins. . ~.
Contract team OF the Shipping
Board League kept up its winning
ways when it defeated the Mariners
at the King Pint drives Thursday
night, .2.586 to 2,524. Crimmins OF the
Mariners, was the Individual star,
.E1th afsaE at ,6Sk and high Eama ct
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CHAMPION RAY COACHES
WHITE SOX IN RUNNING

JOfe Ray. resident of the south
Side OF Chicago. Is not only
crack runner and an embryonic
puoIicfst. but n good ball player.
and from his CROWN TO his speedy
toes loyal White Sox fan. I'm
the last year or so Joie hns found
1t possible to lend more than v0-
cal aid to the SOx, for he has
coached the youngsters and even
some Of the veterans i'm running,
and by teaching them to start
quickly has cOnsid rably in
creased their value on the base
paths. One OF those he has helped
in no small measure Is Bib Falk.
BIB formerly encountered great
difficulty I'm getting under way.
but asa result of his training at
Rays hands he now picks up
speed in his first few steps. Last
season Bib beat out many n hit
he couldn't hnve made a year be-
fore.
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first the newspaper men thought that
the runner had been caught mapping.
So did the fans. They laughed heart
lily at runner getting away with a
stolen base after having made
bonehead play. 1t was no bone at all,
but very smart play.
Regrets Decline I'm Art.
Then we doped out later a variation
of that play when there were runners
on first and third. Instead of making
the usual attempt at a double steal
the runner would play far enough off
first TO be caught. He would then
start for second. Nine times out of
ten the confused first baseman, after
taking the throw from the pitcher,
would throw to second. If he did so
the runner from third. already start
ing for home, could not be caught.
You see, he would have three throws
to beat instead of two. The ball would
go from the pitcher to first, then to
second and TO home.
/ am sorry that base running has
fallen off as result of this lively
ball. To me that, was always one of
the most fascinating features of base
ball. The study Of it really gave me
my start in Baltimore. The perfection
of base-running plays is what first
made the Orioles famous
While that 1905 team was a smart
base-running outfit, I have had faster
ones. The club of 1912 was fast as
lightning.
Copyright. 1923. Limited States and Canada
by the Christy Walsh Sy yndicate.)
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sleased Exolusvey

succeeded in upsetting the whole
team. / might say that other teams
did the same thing to us after Ray
mond became a member of the Giants.
Being forewarned, however, we were
able to yank him out in time. AFTER
that 1 spent most of my time trying
to keep him in condition, with what
result have told in a previous chap
ter. we could keep him in some sort
of shape for a month or two, but to
do this all season was Impossible.
Used the Delayed Steal.
In the 1905 season, by the way, we
used a baserunning play successfuliy
that was aimed 70 douBle>Sross the
other fellows who though they had
solved our system.
4, / refer to the delayed steal, which
Sammy Strang, especially, worked
nearly every tiI<e he tried IL. Or late
that play has gone into disuse, but
j believe it could be revived nov III
1t were not for the lively ball. With
this lively ball in play there Is really
little need to work out baserunning
plays. There is as much chance of
some one s1amming the ball to the
daisies as there Is of getting away
with a risky baserunning play. That
is why baserunning seems to be fall
ing into decay.
The first time Sammy tried it for
us he was playing far off ffrst base.
1t looked as If he would start for
second any minute, and the pitcher
kept shooting the ball over to first
In an effort to catch him. Finally
Sammy took a good long lead. Just
as the pitcher stepped forward to
throw to first Strang suddenly lurched
the other way and ran to second. AS
result the ball was thrown to first
far behind him. Before it could be
relayed to second he had slid under
the baseman and was safe by several
feet We used that play often. At
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Williams broke into the National
League in 1912 with the Chicago
Cubs. Frank Chance was manager
Of the club that year. And since that
time managers have come and gone,
but Williams Is still major Lacquer,
able to hit the offerings of opposing
hurlers for 900 average. In his
first season he hit PAP.
When tho 1913 campaign opened,
Johnny Evers was boss of the Cubs.
He lasted one season, and in 1914,
Williams was working under Hank
ODay. who since has returned to
umpiring. In 1915, it was Roger
Bresnahan, and in 1916, Joe Tinker.
Fred Mitchell was manager of the
Bruins in 1917, Williams last with
the Chicago club. That winter he
was traded to. the Phillies for Dode
Paskert.
Moran His Pilot In 1918.
Pat Moran, who won a pennant
with the Phillies, was leader of the
team in 1918, but that finished him.
Jack Coombs started in 1919, but was
replaced with Gavvy Cravath before
the season ended. Cravath was on
duty in 1920 Bill Donovan started
in 1921, but Irving Wilhelm, boss of
the team last season, replaced the
former star pitcher Of the Detroit
Tigers in mid-year.
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.H|LLTOPPERS KEEP LEAD
IN THE LADIES' LEAGUE

Hilltoppers. bowling consistently.
have continued to retain their hold
on first place in the Washington La
dies League, with 40 wins and II de-
feats. Billie's Team is holding on
we'll in second place, having SS vic
tories and 13 setbacks, and is followed
by the Mount Pleasant quint, with So
wins and 13 losses.
The acquisition of Miss Billie Miner,
who is rolling her first season in the
league. has proved a fortunate one
for the leaders. as she has been bowl
ing consistently well. her work Tues
day night enabling the Hilltoppers to
win two games from Billie's Team.
Miss Gulli continues as the leader
in strikes. with Is, and in spares,
with 20. Her percentage of 9S.16 also
is the highest.
Following are the official averages. in
Guiding the week ended February 8:
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Rated SecondB Williams Has, Unique Distinction
TEAM WORTH OF GOOD
HURLER SHOWN IN ALEX

Hero are some reasons why ono
great hurler can make o thtfd.rato
base ball team look . nrst-choice
ag4reIation. Grover Ale1Anoef,
during the seven seasons he pftch-
ed for the Philadelphia Nati0naIss
worked I'm 33l games, OF which 27S
counted i'm the won OF lost col
umns. Growers percentage in VIC
tories during that time stood .6sS.
The clubs percentage during tho
same period stood .051. Alex
pitched Afty-nlne runless gAmes,
famed ,4O4 batsmen, held the op-
posing batsmen to an average OF
.2I5 In hits and hurled sevenfy-hye
games wherein his opponents made
i've or less hits per game. I'm the
last three seasons Alexander wns
with the Phfllies the club won q
peRnant and landed I'm second
place twice,
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Cubs, was at the top OF his form. he
used to cause the Giants all kinds
of trouble. That splitter of his was
most difficult to hit. Don't make any
mistake about Bugs being a great
pitcher. He knew all the tricks.
We knew, though, that he did not
keep in condition. When a man gets
fat as a result of dissipation he
quickly loses his wind-does not like
to stoop for ground balls.
In one game that meant great
deal to us we found it utterly impos-
sible to do anything against Ray
monds pitching. Finally j spotted
what I thought might be the weak
spot of attack.
Start Bunting on Raymond.
"Get up there" 1 said to the men
on the bench, "and give him a little
bunting practice. Don't try to hit 1t
out"
The players liked the idea. Four
or five batters in succession walked
up and dumped the ball in front OF
the plate. Raymond almost fell on
his face going for the first one. The
next batter repeated. In a few min
utes we had him putting like por-
poise. We kept right on until we
had the bases full and finally slapped
in a couple of runs.
With Bugs all tired out and putting
we then started hitting again. In
another inning they had to take him
out of the box. BY centering this at
tack on the weakness of Raymond we
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LOT a SLOW one, invariably he would
get something else. When. he expected
a fast one he would get a curve or a
slow one. We had him completely at
sea.
Played for Daring Runners.
Another thing: Having observed
the Yanks very closely, j had a pretty
good IDEA OF the runners who were
headstrong and those who might be
overcareful. We didn't miss it far.
might catch on that choke-off throw
from the outfield to Bancroft, we
caught three-Meusel. Pipp and
Schang.
All Of these plays came at critical
stages. The choke-off play, as / have
explained before, is a trick of throw
ing the ball to the shortstop instead
of to the plate when a single is made
to the outfield with a runner on sec
ond and there is no chance to catch
him. Ordinarily the batter, seeing
this throw start in from the outfield
as IL to go to the plate or third, will
keep right on past first and make
second. Our play was designed to
choke these off. Bancroft catches the
ball and, instead of throwing to the
saw the play, very likely.
Aim Proved Accurate.
The point 1 make is that we ex-
peCteu W CdtcH SCldHS, MeuScl or
Pipp on that play sometime during
the series, as we'll as two others. The
result shows that our aim at a GER
tain spot had been accurate. On an
overcareful player we would not have
made the play. If in that last game,
for instance, Schang had held first
instead of running on to second the
final result might have been entirely
different
To give you another illustration:
When Bugs Raymond, pitching for. the
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and concentrated efforts we made dur
ing the 1922 series to cross Babe
Ruth. We knew that he had weak
ness, because we had watched him
for a long time. We also knew that
he was in a slump and little down
spirited as a result of being unable to
hit during the last few games of the
regular season.
center on that-and thereby affect the
morale of the whole Yank team. BY
succeeding in this their whole plan
was disrupted. If they were not dis
rupted the Yanks were at least dis
turbed so much mentally that they
were off balance. An important cog
had broken.
Kept Babe Crossed Up.
Can YOU imagine what would have
happened if Ruth had hit a homo run
his first time at bat@ Can you realize
what an effect that would have had on
the morale of our team-also of the
Yanks? I thought 1 understood.
was determined that it should not
happen. We worked on that point
hard.
A manager must take into consid-
GRAFTON those psychological possiblll-
ties. Believe me. psychology plays an
important part in base ball.
To illustrate the thoroughness of
our efforts, aiming at that particular
spot. Ruth did not get more than
three balls during the entire series
that he expected. Every one of our
pitchers opposed him. If he looked
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PURSES TOTAL S17,5OO
|. FOR HARNESS MEETING

CLEVELAND, February 1o.-The
Forest City Live Stock and Fair
Company today announced the stake
program for the first grand circuit
1923 meeting. to be held at North
Randall track here tho week of July
2. The stake offerings total $17,500.
The purse program will not be an
nounced until June. 1t is expected
that a total of $4,000 will be. dis
tributed in stakes and purses during
the meeting.
The stake list follows: The Ohio,
:0S trot. value. $1,000: the Tavern,
2:12 trot, $4,000; the Edwards, 2:0S
pace, $4,000; the Fasig, for three
year-old trotters eligible to the 2:12
class, $4,000; the 2:03 trot sweep
stakes, added money, $780, and a
tnree-year-old pacing sweepstakes,
Evening star., 1923-02-11

Three leaders in the best ten games
tourney at the King Pin alleys are
Comley, with 1856; y. Stafford, with
1928, and V. OFT, with 1,31s.
Tomorrow night the Western Union
girls will roll Jimmie Otis team of
men at the King Pin alleys. The
gils will be given 25-pin handicap
in each game.
At least half OF the six games
carded for this week in the District
Monday the Nationals and Goodfel-
lows clash; Tuesday, Regulars and
Terminal Ice battle; Wednesday,
Royals and Shermans get together;
Thursday, Rathskellers and King
Pins are contestants, and on Friday,
Colonials will be at home to the Man
, hattans.
Odd Fellows League has several
good games in their dates for the
VS.. Brightwood; Tuesday, Eastern vs.
Central; Wednesday, Federal City vs.
Mt Pleasant; Thursday, Amity vs.
Covenant; Friday, Salem VS.. Wash
ington; Saturday, Fred d. Stuart VS..
Golden Rule.
This weeks schedule in the Ty-
pothetae League is as follows: Mon
day, Andrews Paper Co. VS.. STANDARD
Engraving CO.; Tuesday, Judd q Det-
weller vs. National Publishing Co.;
Wednesday, J. d. Milans vs.. Column
bia Printing Co.; Thursday double
theader), Ransdell Co. VS.. Doing Print
ing Co, National Capital Press vs.
! Maurice Joyce Engraving Co. VS..
Gibson BROTHERS
Several OF the leading teams in the
Knights of Pythias League are listed
for this week as follows: s,eaarias money,
Tuesday. Syracusians VS.. Calanthe;
Wednesday, Webster VS.. Excelsior;
Thursday, Capitar SAmaranth; Fri
day, Century-Decatur VS.. Cu11z..s.
Bureau of Standards Association
have three games scheduled for the
week, as follows: Tuesday, Indus
trials VS.. Arios; Wednesday, Midgets
VS.. Unions; Thursday, Sharpshooters
VS.. Gumps.
National Capital League is dated
this week as follows: Monday, Post
Office VS.. District Motor Co.; Tuesday,
Potomac Bank vs.. Rathskeller; We'd
nesday. Nationals n.hv VS. Washington Rannrv 1a
Columbia; Friday, Georgetown A. c,
VS.. Curb Cafe.
Dates for the week in the Ath-
letic Club League are as follows;
Monday, Waverly. VS.. Georgetown;
Tuesday (double-header), Ke, kukl VS..
Argonne, Excelsiors VS.. Anacostia;
Wednesday (doub1e-header). Hilltop
We. Aloysius, Irish-Arperican vs.. Ar
Hngton; Thursday, Lexington VS.. Do
minican LyceumS Friday LinNeStt
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And this season, Williams will
take orders from Art Fletcher, Col
linsville boy, who was star short
stop with tho Giants while in his
prime.
Williams has improved steadily
since he went to the Phils, as his
batting averages were .276, 2T8, .325,
800 and 1908. With the Cubs his
best mark was in 1916 when he hit
.279. He swatted only .202 in 1914
They Play for williams.
The outfielder, who stands feet
2 inches, is a dead right-field hitter.
When he comes to the plate, there is
plenty of shifting by the opposing
infielders The first sacker plays
directly on the foul line; the second
sacker is at the initial station guar
dams regular place, while the short
stop is directly over second. This
moves the third sacker over to the
shortstop's vacated position.
Therefore there is a wide opening
on the left side of the diamond and
when Williams accidentally hits one
towards third, it usually goes for
two dagger, no matter how short
IF he ever starts hitting to left
field consistently, he will hit many
points better than he has done in
previous campaigns.
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GAIT BOWLERS LEADING
IN COMMERCIAL LEAGUE

The Gait team Of the Commercial
has good lead over its rival quints.
The Carrys and Hahns are tied for
second place. with a mark of .592, and
three other teams are right on their
heels.
Preller of Gaits boasts Of the best
set and game, 379 and 1877. respective
ly. and his team also has recorded
high game. $50. Ferguson of The
Young Mems Shop leads in strikes,
with nineteen, while Ulrich of Will
kfns' team has registered the most
spares, ninety.
Following are the standing of the
teams and individual averages at the
end of the second series:
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CAREY is MOST FEARED
AS BASE RUNNER IN N. |

The National League pitchers
who have him to contend with are
the best authorities on Max
Carey's base-running ability and
that of the other star speeders In
the senior loop.
"Who," Ed Pfefcr Of the Cardi-
mails, was asked recently-"whO fs
the hardest man in the National
League to, hold on first bases"
Carey" was the Undertaking
answer OF the big pitcher.
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II MANAGERS Nl2 YEARS
ISHIS BIG LEAGUE RECORD
Although Ooutfelder Has Played With Only Two
Clubs He Is Most Bossed Man in Either
League-Never on Flag Winner.
BY HERMAN WECKE.

RED CCY) WILLIAMS, the anky Phiadel
phia Nationals will this spring his
leagues That itself nothing are many
players the circuits who longer than this
athlete who thirtyfour years of age December
But Williams probably holds payed under
more managers than other in the game.
When Williams
be playing under his twelfth
either who of
remembered that
OF in The big tent! = - o~t :
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Science of Managing Ball
Tean,-H itting the
Weak S Ots-Why
Base Running Is a Lost
Art-Strang Adept at
Delayed Steal.
NHE science of managing ball
team, according to my way

THE science of managing a ball
team, according to my way
of thinking, is in picking the
spots for attack. The idea that any
field manager can outline a plan of
attack against an entire team is err
roneous. That would be impossible.
Like the captain of a foot ball team
the base ball manager quickly discov-
ers tho weak spots in the enemy's
lineup. If he doesn't then he' is
not much of a manager Being aware
of these spots the trick is in waiting
for the exact moment to spring; some-
thing that will double-cross the par
ticular player and throw the oppo-
sition off its balance. 1t is not at all
necessary to cross the whole opposing
team. That would be out of the ques-
ton, anyway.
Concentrated on Ruth.
All you need is to fool just one
player-or maybe two. One such
move will often throw monkey
wrench into the whole machinery OF
the opposition.
Take, for instance. the elaborate