The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-18
SPORTING NOTES.

Foster, the youngster that broke into
the Washington outfit this season direct
from the Connecticut league, is consid
cred by many critics as the best hitter
in the American league. He is heady
kind of a batter, always working &c
outguess the pitcher.
Aggressive Bob" Unglaub, the for.
mer Boston first-sacker. is now stacked
neapolis club OF the American associa-
! tion.
In comparing the pitching staff OF
clubs in the big league, that of the
Washington American team seems 10
be more formidable than any other, In
their group are johnson, Groom, Cash
ion, Engle, Petty, Hughes and Vaughn.
! Everyone of these beavers is a frst-class
man.
| Rariden. the catcher the Boston Ma
tional league club picked up in Ohio
few years ago, has started to come
around. The stocky backstop has been
doing great work all season.
II was quite fortunate for the Boston
American league team that Ray Collins,
the big port-sider, was not let go in
the early spring as for long time was
rumored Ever since his leg has re-
gained its former usefulness, the col
legian has been pitching better ball than
any other on Stahl's array of slabsters
1t is said that Harry Davis purchased
Earl Gardner of the Highlsnders only
for an extra infielder. Gardner is a good
second baseman, but has not yet been
seen in the Cleveland lineup.
NoW Xarkars ara questioning What n.
err the Highlanders were handed lemon
when the club purchased Maloney from
the New England league. The club Ger.
tsinly was handed something if 1000
simoleons were coughed up for the blaze.
Maloney is crack fielder, one of the
best in the league, but as hitter he is
woefuly weak. He has been complain
ing Of not being in condition owing to
illness. That may to some extent ac-
count for his poor showing
Nick Altrock, at one time with the
Boston Americans and with the Chi
eago club of the same league, is at last
free The comedian has been given his
unconditional release by the Kansas City
team in the American association.
The catcher receives all the blame
for base stealing. The excited fan fails
to take into consideration the fact that
a well ground course in the art of touch.
ing base runners and holding runners
on bases helps a catcher out of many
holes Sweeney OF the New York Amer
leans is having n little setback in this
line. Sweeney is mighty fine back
stop and can catch almost any style of
pitcher.
There were FIVE athletes on the Amer
lean team that scored enough points at
Stockholm to equal the strength of any
other nation competing. Finland was
second with ~ points. The men are
Craig, Thorpe, Mcdonald, Platt Adams,
Ralph Rose. Craig scored points, win
ming both the l00-metre and 200-metre
dashes Thorpe annexed 10 points by
winning the pentathlon and deeathlon;
Pat Mcdonald won two places in shot
putting points; Ralph Rose also took
two places in shot putting. 5 points.
Richard Williams, ir., is young
player in the first ranks of tennis to-
day without dispute. He is proving that
his victories at the first of the season
were not fiukes.
Lanky George Mcconnell is about the
best bet Wolverton has. The big fel.
low is conner in the American league.
He also has strong suit in hitting.
As pinch hitter the New York Amer
leans have none to top him.