The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-12
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

The jinx has started again to VISIT
the camp of the Senators. Catcher henry
is again laid up with a bad hand, when
was spiked in recent game. ChleN
Gandil is also disabled with bad toe
received in last Saturdays game at Bos-
ton.
The Utica, N. ", club has secured
Pitcher Taylor who has been playing
this spring with the Philadelphia Ma
tionaIs. Outfielder Savage, who has been
rounding into form with the Highland
ers, will also be seen at Utica.
j. Il. Cotfey, the Dublin Giant, and
Jim Flynn of Pueblo, Col, are matched
for bout at Madison Square Garden,
New York. on May 90. This battle has
aroused considerable interest as much
rests on the outcome Of the affair Both
fighters are rated as among the best III
the American heayyweights.
Charles Wagner. the Boston shortstop,
is expected TO return to the lineup OF
the worlds champions before many days.
Wagner is treating an injured finger on
his throwing hand. His return Will
greatly bolster the playing strength OF
the Red Sox, who seem to be ID a
slump,
Among the various schools who VIII
participate at the annual school meet
to be held at Burlington May 81 under
the auspices of the University OF YER
mont, are Burlington high, Goddard SEM
mary, Vermont academy, Brattieboro
high, Bellows Falls and Troy Confer
ence, and Others are looked forward 10
entering.
Walter Maranville, the diminutive
shortstop of the Boston Braves, is GER
tainly paving the way for the disap-
lproval OF the stories touching on ms
inability to hit. Many prophesied that
Maranville would be ousted from his po-
sition before the season was very old
on account of his supposed weakness
with the willow. Meanwhile is hitting
well at the top of the list among the
Braves and, added to that, his hits are
very timely affairs. As neldef' no
question is mentioned.
The English polo team, which is com
| ing to this country to fight Tor the IN.
ternational cup, has left Britain ana
will arrive at New York next week.
There are six in the British party. four
regular and two substitutes. There VIII
be a series of games for the cup now
held in the United States. The Amer
leans are well groomed for the games
and hope TO pull off set of victories.
Hank O'Day is credited with saying
that if he had Joe Tinker at short last
season the Reds would not have tum-
bled below second place. This season
the team practically remains intact and
Tinker is added. Still Cincinnati Is
ca mped in the lowest depths of the eel
lar.
| Umpire Tommy Connolly OF the Amer
lican league, who has watched every east
! ern club in action this spring, says
that the Washington Senators are the
most aggressive lot Of ball players, go
ling into the game with plenty Of spirit
and fight. He predicts that they VIII
finish we'll towards the top.
| Mcdonald center fielder on the base
| ball team at the University Of Vermont,
| for several seasons past, will probably
| be member of the North Adams club
lof the Four City league this year.
| Saturday at Cambridge, a triangular
race will be held on the Charles river
between Pennsylvania. Princeton and
Harvard. Princeton now entertains but
slight hope of winning with two OF the
varsity eight obliged to cease work Tor
some time owing to minor injuries
Chester Is out OF his seat with a blood
poisoned hand. Briggs is in bad way
physically and neither is expected to
row.
DIR. F. Lasker, the champion chess
PLAYER of the world may retire from
active playing. He has sent word from
Berlin that it will be absolutely i'm
possible for him to attend the Cuban
congress. His reason for abandoning
the game is that his other walks OF life
are demanding more of his time.
Manager Frank Chance is willing that
| Hal Chase should remain with Detroit
Tigers providing that he is given
fair exchange. Thus all hopes OF Bos-
| ton securing him are practically de-
SPARED OF. President Navin says that
to complete the deal it all depends on
what players Chance wants in exchange,
hut he will not sanction any deal that
gives Chance a decided advantage.
Lafayette college ended its, invasion
of New England with an unexpected
defeat on Thursday. After capturing
victories over Harvard and Dartmouth,
LAFAYETTE fell before Wesleyan IN a
close game Bacon, the star football
man. who was selected by many as All
American quarterback, was the man who
turned the trick with a timely home
run.
A. s. Robinson, the Mercersburg acad-
envy sprinter, is considered wonder.
Robinson does the 100 and 220 yards
close to record time and is looked to
this spring to blot out the present
worlds records.
President Murphy of the Chicago Ma
tionals says that Johnny McGraw erred
when he let AL Bridwell slip from the
Giant fold to the Cubs. He boldly as
serts that he will win the National
league pennant of eighteen games IN
concurrence with his prophecies all dur
ing winter that the Cubs would finish
on top. He thinks that the Cubs are
as well off as when Chance and Tinker
were with them. He says that Bird
we'll has more playing left in him than
Tinker as he is six years younger, and
also younger than either Fletcher or
Shafer. In his opinion Bridwell is the
best shortstop in the league. The en-
forced layofT of Zimmerman, he says,