The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-21
SPORTING NOTES.

Shortstop Shafer Of the New York
Nationals, who was called to Los An
| geles a few weeks ago by the death OF
! his mother, was fined $40 by the court
of that place. The charge was for al
lowing his l4-year-od cousin to operate
his automobile. Shafer pleaded ignor.
ance of the law
| William Burke Of Brooklyn, who holds
the eastern amateur roller skating cham
/ pionship for one. two atA four miles,
has decided to return to roller racing
and will start two-mile amateur han
dicap race at Brighton Beach.
Russell Ford OF the Highlanders, who
was SO long considered hoodoo to the
Boston Americans, is now proving to be
easy picking for Stahrs team and this
assertion is upheld by the hammering
the Bostonians gave Ford at the metrop-
oils yesterday.
PLANE" Delhi, who was with Los An
geles last spring and who was given a
tryout with the Cubs this spring, has
been released by the management of the
San Francisco team.
Eddie Lennox, late of the Cubs, has
come to terms with the Louisville club
Of the international league.
The Toledo Mud Hens are a great
aggregation of players on the road, win
ming more games than at their home
grounds. Lefty" James, the southpaw
of the team is one of the sensations OF
the league, it is seldom the enemy scores
more than three runs of the portwheel-
er.
Manush and Hanger, the Toledo play
ers who fractured their legs several
weeks ago, are able to take part in con-
tests now.
Pitcher Harry Sutor, the hold-out, who
refused to sign his contract last spring
because of cut in salary over that of
the year before. has finally come to
terms with the san Francisco club.
The Montreal international club has
sold Barberich the old Plattsburg North
ern league pitcher, to Newark OF the
same league.
Manager Mc(}raw made wise move
at Boston Wednesday. In the eighth
inning with the score tied he snaked
Ames and sent the Marquard lad to the
front. The Rube had been warming
up for nearly an half hour before. The
chances were that the Boston team could
not fathom the Rube's delivery and
about two or three innings would be
another win for the New Yorker.
Dahlen's Pets have a bunch. In Brook |
lyn il was whispered that the Dodgers /
would be the first to crack the winning
streak OF Marquard The date due for
the defeat is July fourth during the
next series.
Tom Hughes. Marquard and Mathew. /
son have all now suffered AT the hands I
Of John Franklin Baker. AT Washing I
ton it was Baker that broke the winning /
streak of the Washington team. |
Maloney the new man from Brockton. |
had no more than put in his appear
ance at the American league park the
first part of the week. than he was
showed into the game. He is big
fellow and comes with great record. /
Wolverton shifted linn to right field /
and withdrew Daniels, sending Pat Ma
loney to center
Touchard had rather easy time with II
Mahan the other day, defeating the crack Il
Columbian two straight, A few weeks
ago it took him five sets to win the
match.
McGraw has operated his batting order
again Devore has been removed and 4
Snodgrass been sent into the outfield. /,
aud Merkle resumiug his first base du-
ties. Becker is hitting like fend, so
McGraw will keep Devore on the bench
Tor while.