The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-15
SPORTING NOTES.

Walter Johnson's batting average of
.2s6 stamps him as the best hitting
pitcher in the American league.
Hub Perdue. the Boston comedian, GER
tainly stood in the calcium glare last
week The big Brave held the Giants
to two hits in one game and held the
Phiflies to lonely hingle in another
contest. Perdue's pitching has been one
of the main assets of the Boston team
this season.
HOBBY Baker, the Tiger chieftain this
season, looks as though he would be Il
personality in gridiron circles this sea
son. He Is already in training with the
Princeton squad and is kicking goals
and punting in mid-season form.
james, the Braves pitcher, does not
seem to be as effective as he was earlier
in the season. just after he joined the
club he showed promise, but lately he
has come in Tor some dreadful batter
ings.
Halstein, the big Vermonter, stood
tenth in the batting list of the New
England league this season. His aver
age was .3ls. Halstein also showed up
to advantage on the bases, stealing IS.
Five of the members of the Al-Star
Manchester, n. H., team that played
against Boston Americans Monday were
members OF the Beacons. who were de-
feated by Barre at Intercity park early
in the summer. They were trimmed by
the score of 3 to 1. Harris, the husky
first baseman, who played with the Bea-
cons, drove in their only tally.
Toronto established an International
league record for the season on Monday
when they piled up Is runs in one in
ming against Montreal
Reggie Bankart, the former Dart
mouth football star and All-American
man for Walter Camps team, has been
picked to act as head coach of football
at Colgate college. Two years ago he
coached Colgate, hast season acting as
assistant coach at Dartmouth under
Cavanaugh.
Gregg Dougherty, the star Exeter half
miller, is to enter Princeton university
this fall. Dougherty should develop into
a wonder under the supervision of Keene
Fitzpatrick.
Eddie Collins of the MacIlinen is close
to placing a new mark for runs scored
in the American league. Collins has
crossed the rubber plate III times this
season in 100 games.
Charles Daily, well known a decade ago
by his football connections with Har
ward and West Point. has been signed
TO coach football at the military aead-
envy this fall. DAILY is now at West
Point and will have full charge of the
60, Ia l.on Iox "A atnf nd
prospects augir well for a successful
season.
Luther Boone of Dallas. Tex, is the
latest recruit 10 join the New York
Highlanders. Boone goes to Chance
backed with excellent recommendations.
Heine PETIT viii succeed Charley Carr
as manager of the Kansas City team in
the Western league. PETIT, who has
been coaching the st. Louis Cards adj
season, resigned to assume his new du-
ties.
Barney Petty, the former pitcher of
the Browns, has forwarded recommen-
dations to the Browns for A. G. Muir
ply, a wooden legged southpaw. He
SAYS that he has never been hit for
more than seven hits, has speed, change
of pace and a puzzling delivery.
Joe Wood, the sensational Boston
twirler, is back in the game after a two
months enforced absence due to injuries.
Wood injured the thumb on his pitching !
hand. He returned to the game when
the Red Sox played at Manchester, \.
H., this week.
Duchesneil's official pitching rating for
the season of 1913 with Pittsfield was
ten games won and six lost. This rec
ord was good, considering the standing |
of the club in the league. seventh place.
Ad Wolgast, the former lightweight |
champion, has announced his permanent |
retirement from the ring He says that |
he has purchased a ranch near Medford.
Ore, and will retire to it Immediately |
to pass the remainder of his days. VOL |
CAST attributed his defeats recently to
an operation for appendicitis. |