The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-18
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

/ Camel, Hanlon, Kelley, Griffith. O'Day
Stallings, Chase, Eberfeld and Wolver
ton compose list of men who have
acted as managers of the New York
| Highlanders and the Cincinnati Reds
during the past few years.
| Rumor is circulated from st. Louis
that Roger Bresnahan is to surrender
his contract for management of the
Cards for the sum of $4,000. In that
case Roger will be free agent and
Immediately join the Pirates.
Owing to the great expense incurred
in transferring the Tiger track squad to
Ithaca each year, Princeton viii not meet
the Comedians on the cinder path next
season. 1t is likely that Princeton
will take on some other college team
near by Princeton.
Amherst college has re-engaged
Hobbs, the old tale man. for another
year rs head coach of the football
eleven, although the results of the past
year were decii eddy unsatisfactory. At
theontset OF the season at Amherst the
squad was composed of poor material
and did not have a successful start,
but in spite of the handicaps the ath-
letic authorities think that his work
merited retention.
Ban Johnson the head of the Ameri-
can league, keeps on telling what an
excellent umpire Mordecai Brown would
make and that he would like to have
him in his circuit. President Lynch
of the National league was the first
to suggest Brown as an umpire and in
tends to sign him.
The name Of Heron is becoming a
familiar one in hockey at Yale uniyer-
sity. Johnny II eron, or aduated
a couple Of years ago, set up stand
ard of playing that every Yale ice man
strives to attain. There are in college
now two other students of the game,
bearing the names of w. S. Heron and
NJ. R. Heron, who are credited with
playing a consistent game.
When Billy Queal the American dis
lance runner, and kolhemainen, the Fin
ish runner, meet in the Powerhall race
at Edinburgh next month neither will
enter the match fayorite. The race
run by these two runners Saturday
night at Boston denotes the caupabili |
ties of the long distance men. There !
il some speculation as TO whether Queal
would have come under the wire win |
ner providing that he had not met with
the mishap.
Hank 0Day has been credited with |
the assertion that he would not officiate |
Vt baseball games M the future. Either |
league win gladly welcome the deposed |
Redland manager and when Hank hears
The call of the diamond next spring it is
safe to assure oneself that he will don I
the blue blouse.
II is somewhat frivolous custom
nowadays TO make free use of the term
when discussing baseball play /
RS, and the resultant impression is apt
o be misleading. How many laymen
an think as quickly as ball players?
Taking everything into consideration
,all players do exceptionally well in
he use of their wits on the field and
ire not stupid as a whole in the expo
ition of their vocation.
Jimmy Callahan, the manager of the
White Sox, gives an impression under
'aluing the playing ability of Joe Jack
on, the Cleveland slugger, who is
)l2 at Cleveland and hit for 007 while
N the road. Jackson clipped off good
verage on the road, but not as high
: while at home. jackson was as
aluable TO his club as many of the I
Their stars were TO those in the past
aseball season.