The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-10


course the cause for this. Punting i
still feature OF the game.
Cornell coaches declare that the mem.
bcrs Of the Ithaca football squad do not
know the rudiments OF the game, after
the result of the game last Saturday,
Throughout the country the general
public is of the same opinion M the
coaches. The Cornell warriors must
have in their ranks some of the crudest
material seen AT the institution for
years, Two weeks ago they met defeat
at the hands Of Colgate, a small college.
The Cornell team was swampcd by Col.
gate. Colgate lost last Saturday 10
Amherst, an eleven that was conquered
by the inconsiderate Tufts team by a
20 10 0 score.
Harvard has commenced rs practice
behind closed doors. From now until the
Yale game, no visitors will be permitted
to witness the practice.
Nearly every member of the Holy
Cross football team is nursing injuries
from the Harvard game last Saturday,
The opinion expressed by the Worcester
men as TO the relative strength of Har-
ward and Yale is that Yale will be a
mere toy in the hands of the Cambridge
team, Recall their expression last fall,
and IL comedies with that of this year,
The small college of Trinity down in
the state of Connecticut Is making rapid
progress with the football rules OF 1912.
Trinity was represented last fall by one
Of the best college elevens in New Eng
land and the aggregation this fall bids
fair to equal last years bunch that was
under the generalship of Hobe Cook.
The police force in New York City are
very active now. During the sale OF
tickets for the opening game at the Polo
grounds, IL scalpcrs were rounded up.
These were all fined about $40. None
parted with their coin without pleading
some vain excuse, One claimed that he |
had waited in line for eight hours and
declared that he, therefore, had a right /
to sell his ticket at fancy price. An
other argued that he had purchased
ticket from a Spectator and was selling
it back when the hands of the law laid I
hold of him, There were large number
Of other persons who were COPIED, but
were discharged on account of lack of
Wagner, the Red Sox shortstop, has
had the misfortune to meet with acct
dents in both of the games played so
far. In the first game he received a cut
IN his hand from Murray's spikes as
she New York fielder slid into second
base. Again yesterday he received in
uries from a runner going into second
base. Wagner has propensity for
yedging his feet between the bag and
he incoming spiked shoes OF the base
unners. The Giants are out to take
he series, and if Henie is seriously
INJURED the censure can be laid at his
,wn door.
Ham" Fish, the captain OF the l9l0l
ootball team at Harvard university,
las reported TO Cambridge to assist the
oaching staff for the remainder OF the
eason.
"Red" Murray, the Giant outfelder,
fho was the only New York player that
allied to hit safely in the series last
all, was bit nervous the first couple
t occasions on stepping to the plate.
~ his hitting of the opening games, he
as closely lost all visible signs Of this
ervousness. Murray is near the head
( the batting list for the series to
ate. +
Woods great speed won the opening )
anne for Boston, according to Ty Cobb, {
Lughe Jennings and Walter johnson. n
Talter johnson said that Wood showed b
is true ability in the final inning of n
lie first game by tanning Fletcher and !,
randall, As a rule left-handed batters :
it into right field and right handed bat y
RS into left field. Johnson says that :
foods great killing power speed was :
the Giants to hit tho reverse, u
! they did not get their bats from their
loulders in time to meet the ball
Iuarely.
Larry Gardner, the pride Of Enosbug d
alls, has taken up the pen and is scrib- II
ing for one OF the Boston evening pa :.
,rs. He says that the first Red Sox y
ctory was a typical Red Sox win. :,
Henie .Ieitmullcr, who was well q
lown in the Pacific coast league, is h
ad from typhoid fever. Heitmuller :,
as for several seasons affiliated with q
G Philadelphia Americans, playing o
yht Geld, Ct
The worlds baseball series is inter :,
ring with the progress of football prae- :,
e. The stars OF all the big college VI
ans have laid aside their football
% TO take peek in at least one of
e games. The entire Harvard eleven
re spectators at Fenway park yester- M