The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-02
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Clark Griffith, the manager of tn,
Senators, is at odds with President Bar
johnson Of the American league. Clarl
bombarded johnson with letters to de
termine the reason for Altrock's sus
pension and did not receive an answer
until he was notified that Altrock had
been reinstated. He says that Altrock'1
suspension was a bit of nonsense and
doesn't care to tolerate the actions OF
the president further.
Joe Tinker says that he will be great.
lily surprised if Ames doesn't win more
games for the Reds than Fromme does
for the Giants. He claims he traded
Fromme to the New Workers because
he lacked sand. Tinker has already re-
lceived an offer from the Phillies for Josh
Devore, whom he received in the deal
with McGraw
The newspaper men Of Chicago, who
follow the Cubs around the circuit. have
retaliated on Murphy and refused to put
his name in print. Murphy short time
ago issued orders that the Cubs should
not talk with any Of these newspaper
writers, placing heavy fine for each
offense by the players.
The members OF the Philadelphia Ma
tional baseball club have huneh that
their success this season is attributed
to having Pitcher Maher with them.
Ever since this young pitcher Joined
I>ocke's gang they have been playing
winning ball. Maher is a Hebrew and
one OF the very few playing organized
L. nhan 49, (.
win the National league pennan, and
are making the big worlds series owl
dends their goal.
Baseball has ceased to be an oecupa-
ton or pleasure to Larry Pape the
former Red Sox pitcher, who has been
with Rochester. Pape has given up the
game and viii return to his home in
Pittsburg. where he win ply the trade
of an electrician to earn a livelihood.
Pape reached his decision when he was
notified by the Rochester president that
he was to be farmed out to club in
the Canadian league.
The Tufts college baseball team has
been visited with another misfortune.
This week Capt. Bennett was lost to
the team by receiving split finger on
his right hand while catching behind
the bat. 1t is not thought that he
will take part in any more games this
season. The Tufts team has been run
ming into adverse luck all season; those
who have been compelled to retire be.
cause of injuries are many.
Manager Kid Eberfield of the Chat !
tanooga club has made Sc eral changes |
in his lineup. Pitchers Golden of the |
st. Louis Cards. and Pitcher Troy of the |
Detroit club have greatly strengthened |
their lineup. Eberfield has secured Out
fielder Kelley from the Jersey City club /
and Johnson from the Spokane club.
James Donahue of Graniteville is slat
I'd for managership of the University I
IF Vermont baseball team for next sea
ION. Drediek is this season managing
the outfit and Donahue acting as as
,istant manager. Donahue has charge
II the second team and has been men
Toned as the likely candidate to sue
'eed Trediek.
The announcement has been made at
Yale quarters that the Yale crew will
cave for Gales Ferry, where they will
training for the annual Har-
ard boat race. This is week earlier
han the crew have formerly made their
appearance on the Thames river. The s
ace will take place the latter part of
une.
Ty Cobb is once again showing his
rue form. The Georgia Peach has been
gelting the ball consistently and hard. :
hardly game passes but what the I'll
er outfieid is causing some sensation.
lis playing is well worth his demands
When Mathewson of the Giants is
'orking hard Walter johnson is reeeiv-
ig the attention of the public at pres
Mt by his achievement of consecutive
,oreless innings. Never before has
had better control of his q
ALL =
Plattsburg high school was defeated y
his week at Burlington in a decisive
ashton by Burlington high school
lattsburg came across the lake with $
n enviable record, but fell before the II
arlington batters IL to .. o.
Manager Higgins of the Cards re- %
lrds Walter Maranville of the Braves X
! a great Judge of ground balls. Hug u
ms doesn't think that Marsnville is a =
hush of the pan" but that he is fix tt
ire in the big leagues. He is of the =
Union that he is as strong with the =
It as in his fielding. y
The crew of the University of Wash
gton has receivec the sanction of the CO
llege president to row at the inter N
llegiate regatta at Poughkeepsie on "a
Inc 81. The management OF the crew OF
IS set about June for the date for az
parture 10 the East so that the crew -
Az have two full weeks OF practice be- Sc