Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-22
SPORTING NEWS,
The Degree OF Ph. y. for an e1-BrsttIe-
borO Pitcher.

Boston university, in connection with its
commencement exercises, conferred the
degree of PHI. d. upon F. Spencer Bald
win. The young gentleman thus honored
is the son of Rev. William w. Baldwin,
pastor of Trinity Methodist church, Lynn,
Mass. He has been studying in Germany
for the past two years, and has taken high
rank at the Berlin university, where his first
year was spent abr Dad, and the present year
at the University of Munich. He is to re-
ceive the same degree from Munich uni
versity in July. 1t is understood that he
has call to a professorship in a New
York college to begin in September, but it
is not known whether he will accept the
chair. He is expected home in August.
He was the honor man of his class at his
graduation at Boston university in 'SS and
the youngest member. lie was elected as
the first incumbent of the Jacob Sleeper
fellowship in Boston university in 81, He
has had three years experience in teaching
in the meantime, and yet is only % years
of age. Baldwin was Brattleboro ball
player in 1890 and with Woodcock
shared the pitching honors. His home
was then at Winchendon. After leav-
ing college Baldwin was for time local
editor of the Montpelier Waterman.
4 Successful Athletic Instructor.
Harper's Weekly contains large group
picture of the II members of the athletic
team of the University of Illinois, the
manager, medical director and director OF
athletics. The latter position is held by
Edward X. Hall, son of Capt. c. p. Hall,
formerly of Brattleboro. The Illinois
team won the championship of the west
ern intercollegiate association, held recent
ly at Chicago, by score of 50 points, to
u for the nearest competitor. This show
ing is a strong testimonial to the work OF
Mr.. Hall. Mr.. Hall is now at the home OF
his parents in Shelburne Falls, Mass, but
he will begin a course of study in the Har
ward law school at the opening of the next
term.
Huff, Mccormack and Smart of Dart
mouth will probably play with the Chicago
Athletic team during the summer.
Bannon of the Bostons, whose hitting
was weak the first of the season, has fail
ed to bat safely in only two of the last p
| games.
Decker, the wrestler, was in town thi.
morning. Last night he met Frank
Wheeler at Bellows Falls. He left fol
| Turner's Falls at 1925
Denny ONeil will spend Sunday will
his brother, }. J. O'Neil There is tall
of having O'Ner, Bowers and other ex
! collegians organize team TO play here July
| !.
William Murphy is suffering from
| Charley horse" He has made over u
hits to date, and has probably taken hi,
| base on balls more times than any player
in the league.
There is a prospect of the formation O
a team at Keene. The players mentioned
as composing it are: Manning, Cunning
| ham, Coffey, the two Sullivans, Chappell
Richardson, May, Colony and Donovan.
Tommy Leahy has only to continue hi.
| present pace as catcher at Springfield tC
secure an engagement with a league team
| He is doing all the work behind the bal
| for his club, and his hitting and base run
ming are of high rank.
Vermont Academy defeated the Glare
monts at Saxtons River Saturday II to 5
Both teams fielded loos ely but the acade
my boys eXcelled at the bat, getting /:
| hits with a total of Ii. Charlie Cox o.
| Brattleboro lined out a single and a two
Dagger.
\. f. Stearns of Amherst will play will
the Bostons in a game in August for tn,
benefit of Bennett, the old Boston catcher
Neil sullivan will play at third and Garter
of Yale and Tenney of Brown will be tn,
college battery.
Rutland has fitted up base ball ground
at an expense of 800 and will try to raise
enough money to support team a few
months. Offers have been made to severa
| go 81 NJ ,.1n l..
made no movement toward supporting a
team this season.
Tobey Bean, Louis Ellis, Thomas Aher
and McCathren played on the Hinsdalt
| High school team against the Winchester
| High school at Hinsdale Saturday. The
Winchesters had a good lead when Ellis
went into the box, but they were un
able 10 solve his delivery and Hnsdales
won. Ellis was well supported behind
the bat by McCathern. Beams playing
was a feature, and his three bagger wa,
the longer drive of the game.
"The feature of the game was the work
| of Fred Tenney, the catcher of Brown
university. His backstopping, throwing
| foul catching and batting abilities proved
him to be the peer of any man on the Bos
| ton salary list" This quotation from the
Boston Herald is in regard to the leagu,
game in that city Saturday. Tenney play
ed with the Bostons. In the fifth inning
he broke finger and had to retire
may be month before he can play again
Tenney has not signed with the Bostons
but simply went into the game to show tn,
managers what he could do. Tenney /,
undoubtedly the best college catcher in the
country, taking into consideration his bat