The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-31

of stars for the 1918 season and is still
on the lookout for better material. Jack
Quinn, Bobby Keefe, Tom Hughes, and
league have signed up. Walter Blair and
stopping. Hook Simmons will play Sec
ond base, Dell Paddock third base ard
Jack Martin at short unless Camel can
recover Mcmillan. Zinn, Smith, Bar
rows and Wild Conroy will be stationed
/ at the suburban sentinels.
4 Fred Merkle is credited with assum-
ing belligerent attitude when that men,
orabe episode of not touching second
base at the Polo grounds back in 1908
is mentioned. Recently in Toledo Mer-
kle is alleged to have maltreated bar
tender and the latter is now bringing
suit for $1,000 damages. Merkle's
friends say that they would not be
surprised if the bartender had been
touching up on this subject.
The stubborn child from Cincinnati,
Larry Mclean, expects to land q berth
with the Braves for next season. Larry
has proved that he is not one who will
take the best care Of himself during
the season and is now on the deposed
list. Tht Braves with Rariden as
standby will not need bolstering very
much.
Bodie. the man who set the American
league aglow few seasons ago with
his fence busting, is about to depart
to the minors. Callahan places Bodie
high in his estimation, says that Ping
is an intelligent player below the chin.
Parson Davies, an old line fighter and
at one time manager of Peter Jackson,
says that the white and the black pu
gilists have come to the parting of
ways. He believes that in the future
white fighters will contest champion
chips among themselves and that the |
black men will compete for champion
ships among themselves.
When "keckie" MolI died recently, one
OF the best known authorities on foot
ball and one of the best gridiron play I
ers passed from this world. When |
Molrs name was mentioned in Chicago I
it was to be conjured with football and
at Madison, Wis, he was an idol.
Beverly high schools football eleven
may be under the tutelage of Sam Fell
ton, the Harvard player, next season.
Beverly pays the highest salary for
of any school teams in the
east and the sum at stake is tempt
ng. Squires, who has handled eleven
for the past six years, is going to the
Canadian Northwest, where he will prac-
lice law.
They say that Fielder Jones is the
ex-player living, but either
Charles Comskey of Connie Mack would
,e willing to sit into game of freeze
nut with the aforesaid Fielder.
The personnel of the old time Balti.
more Orioles baseball club is as much
n evidence as ever before. McGraw,
Jennings, and Bresnahan are still in the
harness drawing fancy prices from the
National game. Jack Doyle, the third
'aseman, who has signed as scout for
and Robbie Robertson, the
'isnts' pitcher developer; Mcmahon,
ne of McGraw's scouts; Kid Gleason,
eneral advisor at the White Sox camp; 4
Willie Keller; Bill Clarke, trainer at
Walter Brodie and Joe KEEL
ey are all well up in the world.
Joe Tinker, the new Cincinnati man
ger, is out after Hagerman, the former
led Sox pitcher Hagerman halls from
'enver and while in the east pitched
ONE independent ball in Connecticut
nd other places in New England Tink-
: is also scouting for catcher Egan OF
he Brooklyn Nationals and Larry Pape
+ the Red Sox.
Joseph Finneran, the Phiilies' new ac-
nisition acquired from the Norfolk club
st season, has announced that he de-
res salary, the figures Of which are
ouble of what he received last sea-
N. Fihneran was getting 81 200 last
EAR and now demands S2.400. Man
yer Doom has not yet taken action on
III matter
Raymond Sherbune, who graduated
ON Goddard seminary last spring. is
oked upon TO be one Of the best point
inners on the track squad at Tufts
llege. In recent articles. critics in the
einity of Boston predict that the ST.
'hnsbury lad has all tie earmarks Of