The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-23
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

the intercollegiate championship il
basketball. This season but one OF
the veterans returned to college but
there is plenty of excellent new ma.
, terial from which they hope TO mould
an exceptionally strong aggregation. Al.
ready the lineup of the varsity has
been selected, composed of the follow.
ing players; Freeman, right forward /;
Hodge, left forward; Victor, center
Paige, left guard Narten, right guard.
Cornell is expected to be represented
this season by one of the best soccer
football teams in the history of the
game at Ithaca In the list ri regl.
lars appear the names of three Brazil
ians.
l.. II. Sanville. who was looked upon
rs a sure point winner at the intereol-
legiate swimming tournament for the
university of Pennsylvania, has been de-
clared a professional. Sanvile was the
faster man on the Quaker squad and
came to college with a wonder record.
Jim Mace champion OF the world,
is part of the inscription on a marble
cross which has been set up by few.
of his old friends at his burial ground
| in England and to the memory of the
| famous pugilst. Mace is still consid-
cred by old timers to be the best fight
er the ring has ever seen.
Connie Mack was very fortunate to
secure the Services of Eddie Murphy last
season. Manager Dunn of the Balti-
more Orioles, from which team Murphy
came to Philadelphia, says that the Ath-
letics are getting the best leadoff man
in the game
Charlie Sterrett denies the rumor that
he will not be back in the fold of the
Highlanders next season Sterrett is
new engaged as an instructor at Price
ton and his duties may carry him well
into the spring so that he is likely to
ask permission to join the team after
the championship series has commenced.
Jack Henry, the old Amherst catcher,
is to undergo an operation on his knee.
Providing that Henry pulls through
Griffith will have five backstops on his
list, They are Henry, Ainsmith, VIII
Hams. Egan and MUNICH
Latest reports from Philadelphia con-
firm the recent rumor that Charles p |
Taft, brother of the president, will re- /
tain his control of the club and Viii /
liam Shettsline, formerly secretary, will 1
be appointed as manager Of the presi- /
dency of the club Charles Doom has |
heen retained as manager Of the Quakers,
Shettsline is decidedly popular with the
fans in Philadelphia and his friends look
upon him to make capable and efficient
leader IL is said that the treasury OF
the Phillies at present is very low and
Manager Doom is not able to obtain u
what money he desires to carry on
trades
The White Sox have signed Infielders
Callahan and Conley of Dorchester,
Mass, for tryout in the spring.
Clark Griffith lost no time in slipping
bis wires around young Egan, star
catcher last year on the Bridgeport club !,
Of the Connecticut league Followers OF
Egan in the Nutmeg state are expect Z,
ing great things OF their protege.
Inability to hit depriyes Meanwhile.
the new Boston Nationals shortstop. of
being one OF the best players in that .
league to-day Maranvile is a clever
ielder as he covers about as much
ground as the great Honus Wagner and
2 exceptionally fast on his feet Haran. h
lille joined the Braves the latter part )
II the season of 1912. coming from New h
Bedford, where he made an enviable rec 9
,rd. y
Two-thirds Of the high schools in the n
United States now have complete four a
ear courses. Ii,
A compulsory school attendance law for
llasska is urged by DR.. p p. Claxton, n
'nited States commissioner of educa, n
ion, who has charge of the schools for c,
atives in the territory n
ne 90 DDl snbanI cbtt1ran rnnapflxr I n
mined by medical inspectors in large n
ity school system only 2s,72l were Il
rec from physical defect; the remain
lg 53,503 were found physically de fc
active in one or more particulars. "
Instruction in elementary mining is 81
by the British board Of ed r
cation for schools in mining districts.
is suggested that such instruction "a
IN be most effectively given, not in D,
sparate and detached lessons. but in con- IL
eetion with the regular school subjects. ca
Separate schools are necessary for the
roper solution of the vocational school in
robem in the United States, according Of
, Edwin G. Cooley, of Chicago, special N
of vocational education. W
hese schools, says Mr.. Cooley, must not
2 regarded as substitutes for the pres
1t schools, which are doing satisfactor-
y necessary work, but as supplement 81
ry to them.
There is high school over store at
orris, Missouri. Four families who
anted their children 10 have Il high in
hool education without going to town Of
r il established such a school over The mi
ilage store. Nineteen pupils. ) girls and Vi
boys, attended this school last year. ca
he course Of study is that of standard &c
issouri high schools, and the work is &c
lily approved by the state authorities. oh
her country high schools Of the same ST
nd are planned. dr.
Nearly two thousand titles of books ca
d articles on children appear in tia lis
of Child Study. l9l0-ll." inf
implied by the library Of Clark uniyer- Of
IS and Just issued for free distribution an
the United States bureau of educa- thu
m. Such topics Of current interest as vel
E boy scouts. Binct tests. exceptional ".
ildren. crime among minors. infant tit
1rtality. eugenics, open air schools.
.dical inspection. sex education. aui
training are included in the
les listed. Ms
A unique feature Of the -Dcutsches
lus" 81 Columbia university il the H.
lry. which i unlike any other IN that
confines itself u current German lii En-
,turc since 1871. Director Tonic Is urv