THE TIMES: MAY 22, 1913 The War Chest, Like Democracy, Knows Neither Race Nor Greed, Fill It UPTOxTHE Edited By MINUTE LATE DOINGS IN SPORTLANO T. F. MAGNER Eastern Opening Today-Lan-e and Krichell Are Pleased with Club f "Team Looks Good "One of Best Infields . ELEVEN BOUTS Sunless Greets In League" Krichell Sky The potlight ' "Give ns a chance and wel'Il be AT GARDEN 0N believe we one of port of "I that have iu there fighting with the rest the best teams in the league," said them," said Manager Paul Krich- Clarke P. Lane, Jr., president of By T. F. Magner ell today. "The season starts this the Americans, this morning, when afternoon and I am confident that FRIDAY NIGHT: Eastern Teams asked for his opinion of the local the team this year Is 50 per cent, Today clnb. "The fans most consider In Re Lai and Yin better than it was last season. The m that this year especially has been jjs The signing of the two Chinese Billy Lai infield with Grimes at first, Baker one of the hardest in the annals players, at Braun short and Lai Fans at Red Cross Benefit and Andy reminds us of the second, at of baseball to secure good men. Yin, by Manager Krichell at third looks god enough for any Each Manager Confident of Teams old Connecticut league days when Dan O'Neil.made a To Be With 110 Managers, The war has affected the game, Mar-san-s, Class B league. All I ask is the Supplied Is as as big hit with his two Cuban stars, Alamedia and will do .That His TeanrWiH Make that far securing players the latter who went to the show after a short suport of the fans and I Rounds of In Eastern League Is concerned and I only for big my best to an Eastern Boxing. hope time in this part of the country. Krichell did not bring the Other Fellows Toe the the best. I know that Manager more local League championship to this city to spend than carfare when he secured the The of unpatriotism" and Baul Krichell Bridgeport Krichell has worked hard get while Dan O'Neil went the from New this year. The work of collecting charges Mark Locals In New Providence a team and I be- players all way ball this has "slackerism" which have been pre- T Edward Eayres good together Britain to Cuba to Alamedia Marsans. Dan players together year . lieve we one of the fast- sign and a hard ferred from time to time the' Haven for Getaway Tilt Haary Hinchman, .Waterbury that have was manager and owner of the club at that time and ben very proposition." against Jack Mack ....Worcester est infields in the circuit." some boxing profession in general are be-- wanted good men for his outfield. to on With Murphy's Daniel Murphy.-.-.-Ne- w Haven When two in cit- ing proved lack foundation fact.; Danny the Cubans played the different While never war- John. Flynn .New London ies in the circuit drew crowds and were FISTIC HISTORY the accusatons were .', they big very in some Champions. James Clarkin ...Hartford SITTING ON BENCH popular with the fans. Marsans- - developed into a great outfielder and hit- ranted, they persisted quar- . ters. The boxers, are fast Fred Parent.. - Springfield ter and was sold by O'Neil to the Cincinnati Reds. Alamedia was also in While Lewis, the veteran New York however, this belief at oppor-- , and with THE TOUGHEST JOB the big league for a while. middleweight, who is now making his dispelling every has While we cannot say much in favor of Tin, not having seen him in ac- living as a trainer and manager, wiil tunity. , the most compact circuit it yet The boxing' show to be held in- - tion, we will admit that Lai at third base should in the celebrate his thirty-fourt- h known, the Eastern League swings Which is the hardest position to surpass anything birthday Madison Garden next iinto 1918 with Eastern this season. He is not a wonderful hitter but a clever infielder and today. He the about three Square Friday-- its campaign today play? Pitcher? Shortstop? Third two-thir- quit ring faster than on the The two slant-eye- d Celestials night provided the pugilistic contin- i games scheduled to be played in New Here There base ? Nope. The bench is the hard- lightning paths. years ago after a ring career that :and. should draw big- for Manager Krichell's team around the Eastern wheel gent with another chance to answer and est to Ask covered fifteen years. He returned , IHaven, Worcester, Springfield position play. any ball season. their and have risen-- New London. The games are player. it is this to the United States from Paris detractors, they opening Although comparatively en masse to refute the charges. This to the backers of the The International League easy to for a bench-warmin- g after the outbreak of the war expected give qualify at it over in back in New shortly show unquestionably in circuit a fairly definite line on their clubs .are. carrying many young play- job, there isn't any player in the They're today, boys, Danny Murphy's yard 1914j and was matched with Al surpasses - Haven. Tomorrow the same teams will battle at the Rock and we and any fistic event chances of operating throughout the ers of unknown ability. It's a good game who would not rather be cover Friday McCoy. He showed none of his old quality quantity open here with the Murlins with the week-en- d with the same club on ever staged here: - No could 'entire season which is scheduled to scheme todig up as many as possibla. ing ground on the diamond than a game time form, and the imitation cham promoter s Four in a row would Peerless Paul a start. have it under cir-- run well up into September . The as the will need plenty of soft seat on the bench. Playing the Saturday.' give good pion knocked him out in the fifth arranged ordinary cumstances nor would even . at this . bench is a nerve-rackin- g, humiliat- Lewis have league shapes up better than ifmaterial next year. The must have of wonders season when Lar- round. In February, 1915, to. and the club owners ing, demoraiiing job. a National league a lot this to have a with attempted Only the fact that the time a year ago Watching can lead the hitters and still be on a cot. went to Havana go American Red of are inclined to the belief that they nvai cavort in your old position is ry Doyle resting hospital Ahearn and he announced that Cross, the greatest Bill Lamar works out daily with nerve Young all relief organizations, as to benefit never regret their venture. First racking; the gaie of the fans is the $1,000 he was to for this bout the Tarakees but he is still troubled 'Tis a Life get by it made it possble to consummate among these is the fact that they thev to his muscles humiliating, and the combination of Tough would be the last money he would with injury back both A is These are days of trial and tribulation for the baseball manager. Just all the matches wheh will be staged. an almost circuit with sea-iso- demoraiiing. player a ' have perfect bench-warm- earn in the ring. ,.' sustained during the training er as of the he had a The complete card is as fdllbwsf:' mileage reduced to a minimum and Macon. either because he is not Harry Hinchman, pilot Waterbury club, thought strong Lewis went to Paris in 1909 and in infield lined Uncle Sam come off a Willie vs. "Calla--ha- n; that in many other respects the league good enough or because some one else up, has along and chopped great big the enthusiasts there Jackson Frankie is too of Bill National boxing thought Dundee vs. Eddie Wal-- "' will on a far more economical good, or because he is not as corner it .by taking Big Kuhn, the first baseman, for his was ever. Lewis Johnny operate Hay, the young of the St. as he used to be. who of one of the best first sackers in he about the greatest Frank Moran vs. Bill basis this year than it ever did before. pitcher good Army. Kuhn, gave promise being liked Paris so well that he decided lace; Brennah: the fact that the club own- Louis Cardinals, is not much on size, Doing nothing on the bench is nev the circuit was only with the Hinches a couple of days, when he received Jim Coffey vs.. Battling Levinsky;' Despite but he has a wonderful amount of er half so hard as word from his local' board in Ohio to for entrainment. Smith to settle down in the French capital, Lew vs. Mel Ted ers expect to put forth all against doing something on report Dug invested his available cash in Tendler Coogan; smoke. e Texas the field. of the Americans was hands with his old and all Lewis vs. these trying conditions a brand of up from the just getting through shaking He was a (Kid) Jack Britton; Harry' League last and gives friends when Uncle Sam sent him a season pass for the big fight. a fine gymnasium. doing Greb vs. Gunboat Jeff Smith baseball fully equal to that of past year promise office business boxing Smith; of of becoming a star.