New Britain herald., 1923-07-31

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 34,6o0 paid admission yesterday to see the Giants and Pirates split on a double header. This was the biggest crowd that ever saw a ball game in the Smoky City.
 Scott weakened in the ninth when Pitts. scored runs, winning 5-4. In the second Artie Nehf held the Pirates safe while the Giants mauled five twirlers, winning 17-2. l...
 Incidentally, Frisch got binsies yesterday.
 Shriners' Day in Boston was cele- brated by the Indians taking two from the Red Sox, 5-4 and 20.
 The Athletics also dropped two, the Browns taking them 5-2 and Az. Mo- Manus made two of the four homers that won the first game.
 A ninth inning rally by Brooklyn defeated the Cards 6-5. Tom Grif- fith's homer scored, three.
 The Reds went back into second place when they took two games yes terday.
 The White Sox couldn't touch Jones yesterday and the Tanks triumphed. Ward got a homer and a triple. Kamm and Mostil also hit for the circuit
 Johnson shut out the Tygers 10 yesterday.
 Still some say the old man is about through.
 Rickard won't permit Firpo to duck his bout with Dempsey. he says
 Firpo says he doesn't intend to duck 1t, but just the same wishes 1t was put off a year.
 In that respect we can't blame Luis Angel. He's using good judgment, but in this case hindsight does not seem to be better than foresight.
 Mike Gibbons, once the best of all middleweights, has quit the ring at the age of 36.
 Injured eyes, suffered as a result of glove facing injuring the optic, is the reason.
 shugrue of Waterbury and Pete Herman suffered similar injuries.
 Both were forced to quit the flstic game forever.
 Leonard has been offered s25,000 to box zivic or Pyrel in Pittsburgh on Labor Day.
 And no decision either. Pretty soft for Benny.
 What merry little race Cy Will Hams of the Philadelphia Nationals and Herman (Babe) Ruth of the New York Americans are staging for the home run honors. Both are slug ging outfielders of the type the fans love to see at the bat. Williams Is tall and lean, deceiving in appearances when he is at the bat, and old in years. Cy was born December 21, 1888 and has been in major league ball Il seasons, Ruth was born February 7, 1894 and has been in professional ball since 1914. The Battering Bam- bino has youth and physique in his favor while Williams has nothing but keen batting eye. Said eye is seeing him through to a comfortable lead over the Gotham player.
 Even if Ruth does lose out as a home run hitter this year he has shown that he is an improved ball player. Ruth is working for New York and not for George Herman Ruth as hsa been his custom. He's up there at the bat to help the Yankees along and if a sacrifice is called for he does his level best to sacrifice. The Babe got "hep" to himself last year, inn after the world series, and made some strict promises that he would get down to business. What is more he has lived up to those state- nlents to the letter, starting in early at the training camp. He may not hit the homers the fans want to see, he may not even attain solitary bingle but he is in there. working for his team. And that is the primary essen- tial to every good ball played.
 Then there is a favorite of all fans who have followed the game for the last 10 years Iris Speaker, manager and center fielder of the Cleveland h. iians. Speaker Is a player who just doesn't seem to wear out. nay have dimmed his eyes, slowed his