The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-07-02
SPORTING NOTES.

Polo at Norwich university for the
season of 1913 has very bright pros
poets. BY its record this past season,
the school demands recognition from the
schools devoting more attention to this
branch of athletics This spring the
Norwich players won from the West
Pointers, who have followed the game
for years. Slattery is the only man
to leave the Dog river institution this
year, and with the other three, one
more man should be found who could
enable the school to uphold its SUI
premacy.
Past Manager Donovan, made a wise
move when he shifted Larry Gardner,
the Enosburg Falls boy, from second
to third base. Gardner is playing a
wonderful game at the station made
famous by Jimmie Collins years ago.
Another Boston National discard is
doing great work for another team in
the old league. Lew Richie, who was
not of the calibre for the Boston man.
agement lis Chcago's best bet this year.
During the past week both Joe Jack
son of Cleveland and iris Speaker of
the Red Sox team in the American
league had big weeks. The former out
hit Speaker and passed him in the per
cent column. jackson now has an aver
age of 3al, while Speakers is 800. In
the National league Zimmerman of the
Cubs still maintains his average of
405, Doniin holds second place with 403
and Meyers pulls up in third place with
1874.
Eddie Cicotte. the knuckle ball man,
has left the Boston team for a few
days. He has been called to his home by
the serious Illness of his wife. The Red
Sox viii miss the services of this re-
liable man for few days.
Brigham academy of Bakersfield lays
claim to the interseholastic champion
ship of the state, after its victory over
the Burlington high school team in a
fast ten inning game at Bakersfield a
week ago.
Frank Schultz of the Cubs, the man
home run hitting last year. has regained |
his batting eye. All season he has not
heen hitting as well as he was expected |
to, but within the last few weeks he |
has been steadily climbing. Schultz viii I
make the other leaders hustle to main /
tain their lead.
1t is understood that keegaH, the star
pitcher at Norwich university this last
season. is to play summer ball in the
White Mountains. Last summer he
pitched for the Fabyan's house.
Chick" Fraser, who held down sec
ond base for the university of Vermont
this last year, Is playing summer bali
in New Brunswick. He played there
last summer with George Winters the
old Boston man, who induced Fraser to
enter the Green Mountain institute.
The American Olympic athletes on ar
irving at Stockholm have become dis
satisfied with their quarters on the ship
and request the committee to secure
rooms for them at hotels. All of the
athletes expected that they would be
housed on arriving and have resolved
to complain until they get them. 1t
is not doing the team justice by leay-
ing them at anchor in the port.
Much interest has been eentered on
the next meeting of the White Sox at
Boston. On the last hike through there
the Callahanites had a successful series.
At the rate the Boston team are travel
ing now it is doubtful if the Chicago
team will make an impression.
President Farrell of the New York
admits that his team is out
Of the race this year. He bases the
.ause of the showing of his team on the
INJURIES received by his players.
Harry Vail, the crack Wisconsin row.
ng coach, like the rest of the famous
coaches of this country, came from a
lowing family. For years the Walls
have been ferrymen on the st. Johns
liver in New Brunswick.
Del Gainor, the Tigers first baseman,
who broke his wrist last year, is hav-
ng more trouble this year with it.
Every time he throws, he suffers a pain
n the wrist and he is greatly handi-
'apped in his playing. He is consid
ring rebreaking and resetting the wrist.
Callaghan of the White Sox is de-
lighted over the showing of his young
tier Benz this year. He thinks that
Benz will come out at the end of the
ace this year sustaining the reputation
Is one of the best in either league.
There has been great talk about New
York that in order to have closer