NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, JULY, 9, 1927. vided In the field and at the bat LEAGUE STANDING Providence at Bridgeport organized the Western leafu a FIRST PLACE TIE Games Tomorrow TOMMY THEVENOW last season. JOHNSON FINALLY 1893 and seven years afterward Springfield at Providence. j'j An Interesting Coincidence. founded the American league and Pittsfleld at Waterbury. It is an interesting coincidence in asuccesaful war AMERICAN LEAGUE engaged against Speaking CHURCHLEAGUE Bridgeport at Hartford. HARD LUCK that Mark Koenig, who opposed the National that ended in the IN New Haven at Albany. MEETS Thevenow at shortstop for the RESIGNS OFFICE signing of a peace agreement la Game Yesterday Yankees in the series of last fall, has 1903. of 11-- 1, -- Detroit New York 10. Sports INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE experienced a directly opposite year Frank Navin of the Detroit club Washington Cleveland as far as the playing end of the wll lact as The in the Industrial Bad Witb For- 7, St. Louis 5. Forced to Tem president until a upset league Loop His Philadelphia Games Yesterday St. Louis Cards Play game is concerned. Frank Navin to Act as is chosen. last night wherein the Hp Boston 11, Chicago 5. Buffalo 3, Baltimore 2. Stanley Koenig, the possessor of remark- Differences between Johnson Work baseball team 6, and swamped the Newark Rochester Without Star Fielder able natural ability in the field and President Landis arose k. Clark outfit 10 to feit Protest, Postponement The porary League when Tjndlf wit Landers, Frary Standing Jersey City Syracuse at the bat, was alternately the hero named 1 only goes to show the W. L. Pet Toronto of commissioner of bsttball. uncertainty Reading and the goat the last classic. He the Box of baseball. Landers, New York ...... 65 22 .714 The on following White scandal f champions Standing BILLY EVANS SAYS finished the latter end becaitye New 9 UP) 34 1919. Much last year, are their League Standing Washington 42 32 .568 W. L. Pet in York, July After of Johnson's power taking bumps W L PC of a badly bounding grounder the of service to the American was taken ihis year In great style, Detroit 40 34 .541 Syracuse 55 32 .632 Thevenow's Bad Luck. final years away. It was aa open First Lutheran ....wm 8 1 .889 42 36 game. Ban Johnson is secret Chicago .538 Buffalo 48 31 .608 This has been a season so the first half of the sea- league, putting that the American league St-- Matthew's 8 1 .889 41 .532 tough During in order for successor. were In the Industrial it is the Philadelphia .... 36' Baltimore 47 33 .588 far for Thevenow, of the son the work of in all de- things a magnates prepared to Oust league, Memorial .... 6 3 .667 34 42 Tommy Koenig him team with the that is win- Stanley Cleveland .447 Newark 45 31 .523 St. Louis and of little Forestalling efforts to retire him last winter, only to relent pitchers, 4 4 .500 30 44 Cardinals, batting partments play has been First Baptist ..; St Louis .405 Toronto 44 41 .518 ex- in the way of a 40,000 a year pen- when they learned the actual con- ning the games. Stanley Works has 4 fielding hero of the 1926 world less than sensational. A year's Swedish Bethany ....u:.: 3 .4:9 Boston 18 56 .243 Rochester 40 40 .500 sion through a contract which had dition of his health. Johnson had Jim Scott, lanky right hander, who 3 4 .429 series. perience plus the world series test, Trinity M. E Jersey City 38 45 .458 to run, the founder and attacked Landls in several news- is fast proving himself to be one 3 4 Due to a salary difference, he was made him. eight years Everyman's Bible Class .429 Games Today 16 70 .186 apparently of the American stories and the commissioner of the beet twirlera in the league 3 6 .333 Reading late in reporting. It was feared this Then just when he was at the only president paper South Congregational New York at Detroit tendered his res- demanded a showdown. this year, 1 6 .143 might affect his play. On the con- top of his game a leg injur)', al- league yesterday Center Congregational Washington at Cleveland. effective November 1. Last December 0 .000 FINNEGAN WHIPS SMITH trary, he stepped right into the pic- though not as serious as that of ignation, with at a Joint meet, Kensington Cong Boston at Chicago. to cease once. of re- Scott's performance last night was German Luth- ture in the spring training games Thevenow's forced him out of the his salary at ing both leagues, Landis was The St Matthey's Philadelphia at St. Louis. The was submitted at elected commissioner one of the best given in some time, erans went into a tie for first IN TEN ROUND BATTLE and hogged tho spotlight from a lineup. Shifting Lazzerl to short and resignation for another place a of seven-yea- r term and his wan lie was ahead of the batters almost with the First Lutherans as the Games Tomorrow batting standpoint. Morehart to second proved just as special meeting American salary all but this wasn't his Theven- effective combination. league onwers. While the increased from 160,000 to the time only Church baseball league wound up New York at Detroit While not a great batter, a magnates annually accomplishment. He fielded his po- amid ow 'has always been regarded as a Baseball managers are supersti- were in conference and after a $65,000. Johnson, who attended this its first round last night Washington at Cleveland. But Bridgeport Boxer Puts Up Game sition like a big leaguer and hit hard chaotic conditions. One scheduled Boston at Chicago. dangerous in a pinch. In the world tious. Despite the fact that Koenig committee had visited him once meeting, shook hands with the run over on commissioner and to at bat. His home Diamond game was not played, the second Philadelphia at St Louis. Exhibition Against "Honeyboy" scries he accounted for five runs is again ready to play. Manager concerning his withdrawal, Johnson they agreed N'o. 2 was a low drive which bare- broke up in the third inning, and timely hits. His single in the final Huggins refuses to break up a win- told newspapermen he had no In forget their troubles. in in in of ly went Over Eddie Goeb's head the only one which was completed NATIONAL LEAGUE West Springfield game, driving in two runs, enabled ning combination order to let him tention resigning. Later, how left field. Cardinals to take the title by resume his berth short. ever, after a second visit from SOUTH FAB BEHIND was played under protest. to tha the at tho (Special Herald) the score of 3 to 2. Johnson terse Only three athletes from Dixie Bible Class vs. South Congregational Games Yesterday West Springfield, Mass., 9 committee, signed a July Thevenow's work in the ex- PLAYER WINS statement 33 have won first place in any event la "Chick" Charlow is one of the The Bible class handed a crippled Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 0. Steve Smith of Bridgeport, Conn., great (of words, conveying 13-- 2 hibition in the south this 9 W) his was a national collegiate track meets. best looking ball players to arrive South church team a wicked New York 6, Brooklyn 2. put up a gallant but Ineffective fight games Washington, July Clarence resignation, and handed start made it seem as if the late d statement of Cochran of Mississippi A. and M., In these parts in some years. Not beating, taking the lead at the Boston 3, St. Louis 2. against Dick (Honeyboy) Flnnegan spring Charest, tennis player, formal acceptance and out- all 5 start wasn't to affect his bat- won Colum- owners. Baskin of Alabama Poly and Hamm only is he a capable and fast and keeping faf out of danger Cincinnati 8, Philadelphia In the principal bout on a card pro- going yesterday the District of regret from the is a Luke started tho first in the least. bia defeat- Johnson was for a of Georgia Tech are only southern- fielder, but. at bat, he pocket the way. Joe (11 innings). moted by the West Springfield post ting singles championship by responsible who bunt down the bat- of of ers were able to lead the field edition of Rogers Hornsby. He has inning with a pretty of the American Legion last night. Then came the unexpected, a ing Gwynn King, He great share the early success in runs scored be- sea- a national meet a nice stance and can plug the ball base line and three The Standing The boys went over the full route, ing slump just as soon as the had captured the title in 1921 and the American league. was retired. In the 40 ' over second base for neat hits. fore the side W. L. Pet 10 rounds, and Flnnegan was de- son opened. In his first games 1922 and with the exception of 1923 He opposed some of the steps TO START bunted safely, 47 27 FOOTBALL EARLY second half. Parker Chicago .035 declared the winner. this year he drove across the plate had been in the final round every taken by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Fordham will went to third on an 4 4 27 servedly start its football lata A little tiff between Charlow and stole second, Pittsburgh .620 The Boston boy displayed a be- exactly two runs.