New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-30
S p e ak in 8
of Sports

ftss:tt;s
From bad second choice to team
on which most betting is even and in
some instances is the favorite, is the
record of the Besse-Lelands in their
series with Corbin.
The second game will be played
Sunday and many partisan fans look
to Lefty Palmer to repeat his VIC
tory over the Red Sox.
OF course. the Corbin team may
have had an "off day." but just the
same, no more errors were, charged
against them than to the B.lL. nine
and at present it looks as though the
teams were evenly matched
We're inclined to agree with Jack
Kearns when he says that lone right
hand punch, such as Firpo has, is not
going to beat Dempsey. The champ
has weathered other and havier wal
lops than the Argentinean has.
Tom O'Rourke is to see Kearns to-
dayarelative to what is claimed to be
a bona fide proposal to hold Demp-
sey-Wllls fight at Stamford.
Tom Reilly is mentioned as one of
the leading figures in the syndicate
and O'Rourke, commenting, says:
Under the Connecticut boxing law
you can charge from SO to $50 SO you
can see that there is some foundation
to the story that they want 1t up
there. Reilly know what he is doing,
so don't let them tell you that the
story is bunk"
The Cincinnati Reds were set back
half game yesterday when the
Braves beat them in the 10th, FL.
McInnis was the star at bat, driving
in the winning run and also sending
in Boston's first tally with a double
in the sixth.
Nine runs in the first three innings
game, 9-6, and the series from Wash
ington. 49,. 1
Wilson and Greb have ended their
training preparatory to their battle in
New York tomorrow night.
In baseball the breaks of the game
often go entirely contrary to the dope.
That is the element of uncertainty
that makes the national pastime such
great sport, says Billy Evans. COM
menting on the national pa@t-.--e.
1t was my good fortune to open the
season at the new Yankee Stadium in
New York. The day prior to the
opening game l went out to the park
to familiarize myself with the con-
ditions. 1t was apparent at a glance
that many freak home runs would re-
suit on the new grounds, because of
the low wall in front of the left field
bleachers and a peculiar trick pocket |
in right field
In talking the ground rules over
with Manager Higgins I called atten-
tion to the possibilities, and told him |
that many a perfectly good ball game |
during the summer when an ordinary |
single would take q high bound and |
clear the low wall for home run. 1t
didn't take long, to prove my theory.
In the second or third game of the
season visiting player singled to
right, very ordinary hit only to
have the ball bound over the wall and
into the right field pocket for home
run. 1t nearly cost the Yankees the
ball game.
Manager Higgins admitted the
freak possibilities in discussing the
situation, but took the sportsmans
view when he stated that it was all
even, that the Yankees had the same
chance as the visitors to profit. All
would have probably been we'll had
the breaks been even. Such has been
far from the case.
am told that is freak, or perhaps
it would be better to call them joke,
home runs have been made at the
Yankee Stadium this year. 1 am
also informed that of these IS I'M
usual happenings only one has work.
ed to the advantage of the Yankees.
In II instances the visitors have pro-
fitted. and perhaps a half dozen de-
feats have been chalked up against
New York that were in sense unde-
served.
This condition, while it hasn't been
an even break for the Yankees, has
worked for good. 1 understand the
New York club prior to next spring
will change the layout of the Yankee
field in most decided manner. BY
moving the home plate out Is or 20
feet, the foul lines will be SO changed
that a drive into the bleachers will be
a real home run. Incidentally the
pocket in right field will be entirely
removed by taking down some of the
bleacher seats in that section and
making the field much larger.
If the Giants and the Yankees
should again meet in the world SER
les, freak home runs may play a
prominent part in the result of the
event. Both parks are SO arranged
that often ordinary fly balls that
should be easy outs drop into the
stands for joke home runs. The con-
templated changes at the Yankee field
Will not only greatly improve the
playing territory but make IL better :
for the spectators to follow the playN;
from big stands like those at the Yam :
kee park.
The Pirates will play the Kensine- ,
ton team in Kensington on Sunday ,
taking down the following men, ac- ,
to rianag gers Marcb's Het. .