The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-17
SPORTING NOTES.

AS manager of the Trenton club In tn,
Trio state league.
The sale OF the New Bedford franchis,
is still In doubt Negotiations We're OK,
pected 10 have been completed last week
but a hitch appeared and ii will not be
definitely Strengthened out for little
time. Some Cambridge financiers are
contemplating the purchase OF the
franchise and, providing they should
the club will be transferred TO Salem.
Eppa Rixey, the sensation OF the Ma
tional league last year, may be one OF
the 1913 holdouts, according to reports
From down in Charlottesville comes the
port that he will not sign unless the
club makes good the promise made when
he first enrolled. The contract called for
a stipulation of $4,000 for the second
year should he make good in the fret,
RiXey's record in 1912 was ten games
won, ten games lost and in three games
he was called on for relief.
Larry" Gardner of Enosburg Falls,
star third sacker on the Boston Ameri-
can club during the past season, is weas-
ing new watch fob with gold aud
enameled pendant. On the diverse side
of the pendant are two crossed baseball
bats in relief supporting a large diamond
setting encircled by the inscription:
Boston Red Sox Baseball Club, Worlds
Champion 1912" On the reverse side:
Lawrence Gardner" presented By the
Boston Baseball club. He is also wear
ing an old gold emblem with diamond
setting and the inscription, Worlds
Champion"
Querhacker, the crack university of
Pennsylvania swimmer, created sensa-
tion recently at Philadelphia for a re-
markable ifty-yard swim. His time
equallcd the intercollegiate record. He
has accomplished the feat four times
this winter His time was "a As sec.
onds.
Williams college has organized an in
terscholastic athletic association made
up Of institutions that take part in the
Williams interscholastic athletic meet
each spring.
Stallings, the new manager Of the
Boston National club, manifested his
ability as nurturer OF baseball teams
last week when he refused to trade sew
eral Of his youngsters to the Cubs for
active days are numbered Stallings Is
a good Judge Of young baseball players.
1t is rumored that John Mcdonald,
formerly trainer OF athletics at the uni |
versity Of Vermont, gaining great prom |
inence for developing AL Gutterson, the |
holder of the Olympic record for the |
broad jump, win in the near future be
affiliated as trainer of athletics at Tufts |
,ollege.
Christy Mathewson is gaining promi
aence in business circles in New York I
since his advent into the insurance hus.
ness. Mathawson is as earnest in his
work during the winter as he is in the
summer season when standing in the
mound
Lack of an artificial rink at Hanover
las greatly handicapped the hockey team
It Dartmouth this season. Capt. Mason
5 conducting indoor work at present as
soach Fred Rock win not come to the
Sew Hampshire town until the rink is
ii fit condition. Wanamaker, the former
Ielrose star and the headliner of the
freshman team last winter, is out for a
osition and together with Tuck and
)onahue, all Boston lads, will push the
egulars for places
While as yet no official announce
lent has been made it is generally un-
erstood that Cornell will drop Penn !
tate from its football schedule next !
al on account Of alleged unnecessary /
oughness that characterized its play /
gainst the Ithacans in the game this 4
asst fall. In no other game were the
30 badly banged UP. /
A rather unique and interesting honor 7
as conferred on keane Fitzpatrick, s
amer of athletics at the Tiger school, a
i the senior class when they elected n
I'm an honorary member OF the class. !
his was the first time that a similar :
onor had been conferred to anyone by
senior class.
Forrest Cady. who was the sensation
the American league during the latter
.rt OF the season, has affixed his name
Red Sox contract for 1918. Cadv
as so well pleased with the salary that
, was about the first to sign for next
EAR.
Johnny kilbane will be headliner in
e featherweight division for some
,ars to come. Kilbane, since he won
e championship, has been wedding out
aspirants with rapidity. His latest
QUESTION is Tommy Dixon of Kansas
ty.
Business Manager Arthur Irwin has
ne to the Pacific coast to offer Frank
lance his contract made possible when
ven American league magnates waived
Tim on Infielder Corridor of the {
,troit club. Chance will be a great
set to the New Workers, who have
en- on the toboggan slide for several
airs now.
The Berkshire league will be aban-
ned next season by the North Adams
seball association and the directors .
that club have accepted an offer to
n the Twin State league and their
I'm will be represented in the league.
} schedule of games or percentage OF
,cipts have been agreed upon.
Says one of the Boston papers about
, English student bearing the name
the founder of the Cambridge insti-
.e: Young Lionel de Jersey Harvard
J at last been heard from in sport.
covers first bass for the glee club"
hall We Danish the Christmas Tree2
n Suburban Life for December is a
cussion of "The Danger of Fire at
ristmas," the Importance of which
mot be overlooked at this season. In
plea for safe and sane Christ
$. the author says:
There is undoubtedly beautiful and