The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-10
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

of recent operation for appendicitis.
Had the operation been delayed "a hours
peritonts would have set in, which
would probably have had fatal results.
1t is foregone conclusion that he will
not be able to play again this season.
lO'Toole's bride of but few months is
recovering from similar operation in
Pittsburg.
Charles Murphy has protested the
game forfeited by the Chicago team to
the Cards last Sunday at Chicago, when
EMPIRES Brennan and Eagan ayerred
that Evers' men were Sailing. Murphy
preferred charges of incompetence and
neglect of duty on the part of the in.
dicator holders.
Main; one of the best pitchers on the
Buffalo payroll, has caused many fatter
| ing offers to be made to the Buffalo
club. Many are the scouts who have
looked Main over and advised their en-
ployers to buy. The Buffalo club,
though, has agreed to sell him to the
Boston club. The Boston club also has
first call on the return of Bues, Gowdy,
Jackson and other Bisons.
Chief Meyers of the Giants turned in
rather peculiar days work for him
self on Monday. He was struck out by
| Pitcher Stack of the Dodgers and on the
same day stole base. These feats oc-
cur but at stated intervals, which are
very few and far between.
/ George Brickley, the Everett high
school athlete, is not to join the Athl
letics until fall This will deprive him
of any look in on the worlds series
money, even if he were eligible to re-
| tain position with the club.
| iris Speaker. the star Boston outield-
er, is hitting better than ever this sea.
son. On Monday he passed the century
hit mark.
Halstrom, the Vermont player, who
| Is covering first for Lowell in the New
England league, is one of the leagues
best hitters. He is batting now for 1871.
Hughie Jennings Of the Tigers has
purchased Grover, the Rockport, Mass,
| pitcher, to add to his list of the twirl
ers. Grover was formerly with the
Pittsburg Nationals. This season he has
been playing in the South Atlantic
league. He will not report to the III.
gers until at the close of the South
Atlantic season.
Johnny Titus is one of the luckiest
men of the season in negotiating hits
that come in contact with the Bull Dur
ham advs. IN the outfelds. Already
this season the Boston man has cracked
the bull twice. Last season the only
Boston National player to have this for
tune was Houser.
Before the Boston Braves leave their
stamping grounds, having entertained
their western brethren, many are look
ing forward to finding the Stallings ag
gregation in fifth position.
Jack Knights name will soon be close
IN associated with that of some old
friends, Rube Nickers, the former Barre
pitcher, when records are CLEANED to dis
cover who has the honor of entering the
big leagues and leave the same show
most frequently. Fiekers was said to
have entered and left the big league
more than any other pitcher in baseball. |
Manager Chance announced this week |
he had sold Jack Borton to Jersey City |
and that he has also purchased short |
stop Knight. The former Boston Ath- |
letic, Washington and New York infield |
er will be used to fill the gap caused by |
the loss of Borton Knight has been |
hitting strongly in the International |
league this season.
The Cincinnati Reds have bought Bob !
Ingersol from the Vancouver club of |
the Northwestern league. lngersoil is
one of the best pitchers in the North
western league The price sacrificed for
him was $4,000. He will be delivered /
to the Reds in the fall
Thomas Daley, the star catcher of the
Lowell New England league club, ac-
cording to a recent announcement, has
been bought by the Boston Red Sox.
The Boston club has also bought short
stop Scott from the Youngstown, O.,
team
Breton of the Kansas City club is
the best hitter of the season in the
American association He has mark
of .364 Rossman, former big Lacquer,
is batting for 81. Altizer, another
former Lacquer, is clipping the pellet for
.29s.
Standard, who played with Barre in
the opening season of the old Northern
league, has been sold by Holyoke of
the Eastern association to the Spring
field club OF the same league. Standard
has been fielding and hitting good all
season,
The Boston Nationals have first claim
on Pitcher Lugue of the Long Branch
team, an independent club.
Jim Thorpe, the Carlisle Indian, is
still a member of the Giant team, and
is closely studying the game under the
wing OF Johnny McGraw. McGraw must
think considerably of his possibilities
or else he would have tagged him for
the canning factory long before this.
No wonder the Athletics are leading
in the American league race. What must
a pitcher have to face when he is con-
fronted with the following array of bat
ting talent who are pounding the pill
for over 800: Collins, Thomas, McTnnes,
Strunk, Baker and Oldring.
President Nayin of the Tigers has de-
MED that he is to let infelder Witt go,
but says that he may let pitcher Fam !
bloch go to the Providence club in the /,
league.
Pitcher Leon Ames seems to be pitch
ing better ball for the Cincinnati team
than he did for the Giants. Ames was
not utilized enough while with the
Giants to show his true worth.
One of the most promising pitchers in
the Tr.State league is O'Connor of
OConnor has so far head