Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-10

between 5. b. Watson of St Adams champion of
Vermont, and w. j. Furman, champion Of New
Hampshire was easily won by Watson. The first
game was straight three-ball billiards. 300 points,
and the score stood, Watson 300 and Furman 10
The second game was for 200 points l4-inch balk
line Watson scored POO and Furman "a.
NJ, f. Hickey has been released by the Am
sterdam, y. Y, club.
Henry Burre is pitching good ball for the
Memphis club of the Southern league
1t was rumored in St Louis last week that
Tommy Dowd had received his ten days notice
of release. Dowd has not been playing with the
team this week.
The High school BOYS are not DISCOURAGED nv
their defeat last week The team will be strength
ened by the addition Of Toby Bean and two or
three other players, and will probably 90 to
northampton for game.
The formation of q Central Vermont base ball
league is being discussed, to include the clubs of
Barre. Montpelier Mortified. Williamslown,
Plaintteld, Bethel, West Randolph and Waterbury
Ieams have already been organized in several of
these towns
Dinsmore who was a tower Of strength for
Dartmouth, has left that college and entered the
medical department of the University of Yer
mont His action was due to the fact that med
ical students would be debarred at Dartmouth
after September /.
Vermont boy, Louis p Sheldon Of Rutland,
now holds the intercollegiate broad jumping rec
ord, his mark being % feet made last Saturday
Sheldon represented Yale in the international
gar"s last year and won the broad jump and tied
in the nigh jump.
The heaviest hitting in any professional game
TINS year was by Stephenson the Pawtucket first
baseman, against the Lewstons Saturday. His
record six hits with a total of 2l-three home
runs and three three baggers. Pawtucket made
total of 90 bases
The football question at Harvard is settled at
last The faculty of the college voted at its meet
ing Monday not to prohibit any student from play
ing football This places the football situation
| just where it was some months ago before the
faculty voted to put stop to the game.
| The Springfield Republican in commenting on
the opening of the Eastern league season in that
| city, says: Garry is going to be popular here
| When he came to bat for the first time he was
| presented with a beautiful emblem of roses sup
! posed to represent bat 1t might have been
| anything else
H. NJ Wood is now receiving two or three
Heating wheels each day. He has recently deli.
vered keatings to Harry L. Currer Ezra Wilcox
Frank Taft Henry Whittier, Mrs G. E. Letsinger,
| r. Letsnger Mrs. a. F. Boomer of Putney,,
| Frank G. Underwood Of Townshend, and H. L.
| Putnam of Jacksonville.
| Butterworth Yale's star foot ball full back
! was pressed into service by the base ball team
| last week, although he had not played the national
| game since entering college four years ago. He
went into the box against Andover and Yale won
| 9to l. Only eight hits with a total of nine were
made of him, and he gave only one man base
| on balls.
Pitcher Sexton will not ioin the Boston team in
! June without months salary in advance, says
| the Sporting Life. This the club has so far de
| clined to give. Bostonians believe that Sexton
hC'tl liNVuuo " llOu DOSIO buJ II Sill
| ply advertising himself, as he would rather play
some other position besides pitcher, being first
| class allaround player
Louis Guinasso, the Italian ball player who wa,
| with the Lowells three seasons and for a Shor
| time catcher for the Claremonts, was stabbed il
| a Cross street saloon at Boston Tuesday night
! He started to accompany two young women
home when Antonio Tressa, 80. who was with on,
of them. attacked him with stiletto stabbing hin
| in the back of the neck and In the hand before
policeman could Interfere Guinasso's wounds
| are serious but he will recover