The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-27
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Johnny Kilbane will nave mattel
on his hands when he meets Johnny
Dundee at Los Angeles in feather
weight bout. Dundee is tireless fighter
and after ten ronuds have elapsed hi:
opponents usually begin to feel the eff
! fects of the pace he sets, and then Dun
dee's blows. while not powerful, land
with telling results. There is some hope
that Dundee will bring the title to New
York
Charles Schneider, the latest pitching
acquisition of the Phillies, is reputed
i to be a lad who can cleverly defend him
self when compelled to and judging from
reports it may be well for National leag-
uers not to mix up with him. He is said
| to have engaged in several ring bouts
under the name Of Reynolds. This man
Reynolds always entered heavyweight
bouts and was terror.
On New Years day, Alonzo A. Stage
will have completed service of twenty
years with athletic training. Stagg is a
Yale graduate. While at Yale he won
five baseball championships for the col
lege by his pitching and made a position
on the All.America football team. While
with Chicago, Stages coaching has been
rewarded with l47 victories, 10 ties and
AZ lost games.
As cogs on the wheel in the machinery
of baseball, catchers' are very impor-
tant and make the most ideal man
ayers. Such has been the record in the
past. Stahl, Chance, Doom, Bresnahan,
Stallings, and numerous others, who
have donned the mask, are players to
have honors with their names in the
managerial list. Infielders are also pre-
ferred for managerial berths, but it is
seldom that an outfielder is successful
in handling club. Birmingham and
Fred Clarke are exceptions.
When stories reached the ears of Big
Chief Bender of his alleged sale to the
minors, his pen was at once whipped
into action and he has written to Con-
ME Mack telling him that, providing he
keeps him on the pitching list, he
tBender) will be good Indian and
mount the water wagon. Mack is man
Of but few words, and he told the In
dian that should he fall from his posi-
ton the minors would be awaiting him.
With Bender back, Connie Mack will
have his full eoterie of pitchers, and
with regularity will warrant
ranking position in the
league. The Athletics will be intact next |
season, with their identical inield and
backstop.
The shortest and the latest judges of |
baseball ell be sitting in the National
league next season. William Byron, who i
was recently secured by President |
lynch, stands but five feet tall and
weighs ITO pounds. Guthrie another ae-
luisition TO the staff, is six feet two
inches in height. Guthrie, who halls
rom the stoekyard district OF Chicago,
$ reputed as a two-handed scrapper and
wrestler.
Snowy" Baker. prominent boxing
,romoter in Australia. has purchased
Iugh McIntosh's interests in the big
ta,iium at Sydney, Australia. Mcintosh
will retire from the business and devote
lis time to travelling in a vaudeville
ircuit. Ii is said that Baker will inn
nediately commence negotiations for
gorld's lightweight championship. and in
II classes will offer fattering induce
nents for the boxing notables to mi
rate to Australia.
Hugh Jennings, the Detroit leader,
till pins hope on George Mullin. The
eteTan pitcher of the Tiger camp has
zen twelve years Of active service with
he Tigers. and in every one OF these
as been one TO be reckoned with by
he different clubs in the circuit, but last
ear he seemed 10 lose his effectiveness
nd many were Of the opinion that
e was to be relegated TO the bushes.
ennings has allowed Mullin 20 pen his
anne TO another contract for next sea
IN.
Wesleyan university will again this
inter place itself in line for the inter I
,llegiate championship with a nucleus |
four veterans from last years quin- 5
{ TO rely on. These men are David j
N. Pettrigrue, Parkinson and Hayward. d
he club starts out on a transforming q
ip during the vacation period, touring e
rough New Jersey and New York v
ate. =
Otis Clymer. who has been secured 20
Az in the Cubs outfieli and possibly
ke Sheckari's place. has been described
a promising young player. Clymerl