The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-13
Sporting Notes.

At present Stanage, the Detroit back
stop, is playing the best game OF his
career.
Among the list OF major league Grip
pies appears the name OF Jack Coombs,
who is laid off with a strained muscle.
Malachi Kittridge, the old Boston Ma
tional league catcher, is now located in
Saginaw, Mich where he has per-
manent position as salesman with cash
register company.
MAY ] started the Wisconsin Illinois
league race for the eighth consecutive
championship race.
Hans Wagner, the premier player with
the Pittsbnrg Pirates, has not been bat
ting as well as some of his teammates
this wear, but before long it is expected
that he will strike his pace and make
it tough going for the best of the Ma
tional league swatters.
The Pittsburg fans are yearning for
their veteran manager Fred Clarke, to
return to the game. although many are
satisfied with the present lineup.
Mrs Michael Donlin, known to the
theatrical world as Mabel Hite, is hav-
ing new play prepared for her and will
be seen in vaudeville at Pittsburg with
the piece.
It is not necessary that Cy Young
shall wait until July weather to com
mence mound work for the Boston Ma
tionals. because he is in the best of con.
dition now and is due TO 60 to the firing
line any day.
John Kings brother, Harold. who is
a senior at Syracuse university, has
charge of the freshman class baseball
cquad and is developing "a fast bunch
of freshmen as ever appeared on the dia-
mond at that school
Eddie Collins, the second baseman OF
the worlds champions, appears to be
out to beat Try Cobb's record of stolen
bases. If he keeps up his present gait
till the end OF the season he may have
the record on his own prize shelf
Simon ellis. the crack hammer
thrower of the New York A. c., is show
ing up great in the practice for the
Olympic trials. There is possibility
that he will be one of Americas repre-
sentatives.
Hans Lobert OF the Phillies, one OF
the best third saekers in the game. is
out of baseball with a broken knee cap.
Frank Gotch, the champion wrestler
of the world. and Americas have signed
to combat for the coveted title May
30. All strange holds are barred.
Larry Cheney. one of the mainstays
OF the Chicago Cubs, who is a fellow
townsman of Ed. Walsh. shows the same
eagerness to take part in games as the
Iron man" oil the White Sox shows.
The both pitchers are spit ball artists.
With Wolter back in the game, Man
ager Wolverton of the Highlanders viii
use Cree. Wolfer and ffartzel for his
outer garden Every one OF these men
are 800 hitters and fast on the bases.
From now on New York should take a
brace
Jack Moakley Of the Cornell tract;
team sprung a surprise Saturday at the
Penn Cornell dual meet at Philadelphia
with Bennett, qnartermler His time
Saturday was 4815 sec. At the inter
collegiates June /, Moakley expects still
more of this man.
A. Z. Wood, who broke the fifteen mile
record last Sunday at New York, has
been teamed with Hefferman, the South
African marathoner, to take part IN
the fifteen mile relay race at Toronto
on Victoria day, May "a.
The conspicuous feature of the Giants
play this year has beer their ability To
score runs in lunches.