The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-20
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
SPORTING NOTES.

1t is said that Rube Marquard's mail
from hero worshipers has fallen off
Since winning the 10 straight he has lost
! three consecutive games.
Brown university is to get one of the
East's star schoolboy athletes next year
Alfred Cobb, the big football and base
! ball player, has decided to enroll at the
Providence college next fall In football
| he plays in the line and was considered
one of the best linemen in Massachusetts,.
At baseball, he is pitcher of expert
ence.
| Baseball has been improved and re-
fined, says Joe Kelley, the former Oriole,
but cannot yet be elsssed as parlor
| amusement. And he doubts if it ever
can be conducted according to the most
| improved Chesterfeldian ideas.
Earl Moore, one of Philadelphia's
pitchers who failed to round into form
at the beginning OF the year and who
was one of the causes OF Dooin's poor
showing, has now rounded into form and
will be looked to for putting crimps in
the ambitions of several clubs.
Baseball is uncertain. When the Gil
ants left on their western invasion. there
was little doubt of running the crooked
road they have. Their lead has been
cut third and the pennant is slowly
slipping from their hands. McGraw will
be obliged to use frmer grasp on the
championship rag when he gets home
Some say that the Giants have gone
stale. II that is the case, before the
New Workers regain their right form the
Cubs will pass the present leaders by
the latter part OF August
Jack Johnson has again the restless
spirit. He has formally opened his cafe
in Chicago and is to leave for the East
soon. He intends to go to New York to
make arrangements for matches in the
metropolis.
Davis, the former Williams college
pitcher, is going to retain his berth with
the New York Highlanders. He is of
medium size and pitches for the most
part without wind-up. He has a
sweeping curve and a fast jump ball that
are difficult to meet. There is no doubt
but that he will improve with expert
ence.
Joe Benz, the promising young pitcher
of the Callahan fold, has a very profound
respect for Larry Lajoie. When Benz
first joined the White Sox, he asked for
pointers on several big hitters in the
league. For Lajoie, he was told to groove
them. He grooved one for the big fell
low and ducked Just in time to cheat the
undertaken out of a job. Ever since he
admits that Lajoie has no weakness with
the ash.
Brattleboro in the Twin State league
has just taken Crowther, the old Brown
athlete, into its fold, Crowther is play
ing shortstop for the West river lads. I
He was released few weeks ago from |
the Hartford, Conn, club.
Christy Mathewson has been pitching
for the Giants just IL years. In base
ball there has never been a pitcher who
worked SO consistently as has Big Six" /
He has always been at the head Of the
list of pitchers at the end of sea
son.
Another Boston National trade is in
the air. The report is now that the
Giants are after the southpaw Tyler. In
return for Tyler the Boston management
wants Devore and Groh.
Paul Mclean, who was SHIPPED to Lou
isville from the White Sox, was offered
10 the SptiHRneu' phiu, team Oice iVi
5000 He cost the White Sox $500.
Jimmy Shinn, who is playing right
field for the Sacramento team, is a
Boston American farm-out. He has
bad ankle and has been showed from
third base out into right field.
There is a possibility of Nick Altrock,
who was recently let go by the Kansas
City team, joining the Washington Amer
cans. As Altrock is humorist, Griffith
sees where the former White Sox mans
presence would greatly benefit the team,
sven if he could not perform as pitcher.
With Altrock and Schaefer as a draw
ng card, the Washington club would
furnish a young circus for the circuit.