The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-27
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

B. NJ Preble, the former Dartmouth
and Harvard athlete, is contemplating
coming back into the track game as
member of the New York A. G. He is
now resident of Staten Island. In the
meet between Harvard and Yale against
Oxford and Cambridge ip 1911 he turned
the half-mile in | min. SO 1-5 seconds.
Henry Hobbs. who has coached football
at Amherst for the past few years, says
determinedly That he viii give up coach
ing for good and quit Amherst. Hobbs
was formerly a prominent Yale player
and since his advent at Amherst has hal
varied success He is in the good graces
of the athletic authorities at the col
lege and it is expected that Inducements
will be made TO have him return Tor
and since his advent at Amherst has. had
now nearly complete and contains many
prominent games.
Kenneth Curtiss, the Syracuse ath-
lete, seems fated to break into prom
inence in intercollegiate circles this sea-
son. He is a pole yaulter and sopho-
more at the college He had cleared the
bars at 10 feet in practice. In prep
school he cleared II feet, TO inches. AT
the Penn relay carnival last spring as
freshman he yanlted II feet 612 inches.
Many people were greatly surprised
last fall when Hans Lobert defeated
Jim Thorpe in the special 100 yard race.
They should take into consideration,
though, that Lobert was formerly a
professional sprinter, doing the 100 in
ten fiat consistently. Lobert has very
peculiar gait, but certainly can hit an
awful stride,
Manager Herzog of the Cincinnati
Reds has under adyisement the PROPOSE
ton for a trade OF players with the Chr
cago Cubs. At the suggestion OF Evers,
liz is said, the Cubs are ready to trade
Bresnahan, Schultz and Lavender to the
Reds for Bates and Benton.
Frank Chance has secured King Cole
for his Highlanders this coming season,
Cole played under Chance with the Cubs
back in 1910. He is wintering in Chi
cage and says that he is fully 80 per
cent. better than when he drew salary
from Murphy He will report to Chance
at Hot Springs in the spring.
Ad Wolgast has signed to fight ten
round bout with X. o. Brown at Mil
Waukeb On New INdi III y III WV
bouts together Wolgast has been out
pointed by Brown and Wolgast is
anxious to even up matters,
Bob Fitzsimmons, the former heavy
weight fighting champion of the world,
will try to come back He has decided
to meet some good rater in ten round
bout at New York on January g.
When the Brooklyn club was in Cuba
last month Jake Daubert was inn
pressed with the playing of Tommy
Romanach, the youthful shortstop OF
the Almadares club. He tipped Presi-
dent Ebbetts off about the player
Terms were made to Romanach and he
accepted. He is only Is years cid and
is an architect by profession.
John f. Maeklin, the former Penn
football player broke into prominence
this season through his connections
with Michigan Aggies as head coach
The Michigan Aggies went through the
entire season without a defeat, winning
from Michigan and Wisconsin.
Notre Dame college is making efforts
to get Yale football schedule for 1914.
Prospects at present seem good for
Notre Dame securing the game In
event this game is played Notre Danes
wonderful players will receive far great
er recognition in the East.
The True Blues of Patterson, n. j.,
one of the Oldest football clubs in
America, are still organized and play
ing great soccer football The team at
one time appeared in this city against
the Barre Rangers when The latter team
was in its glory. The True Blues are
now on a trip through the west. On
Christmas day they played at st. Louis.
President Gaifney of the Boston
Brave believes that he has a promising
young pitcher in Fred Herche. Herche
was secured from the Binghampton
team, last seasons champion of the
New York state league. In that league
he set up an enviable record in all de-
partments of the game.
Battling Levinsky and Porky Flynn
have been matched to box ten rounds in
New York on January 10. Both fight
ers are confident of victory.
Bob Fitzsimmons, the Cornishman,
saws: "The trouble with the average
fighter nowadays is a case of rattles
when he receives a punch on the jaw.
The secret of a champions success lies
in the fact of knowing s,hat to do when
groggN. Among the present tIOp VI
white hopes there isn't one who knows
enough to take chunt when down or
to stall by elinehing. 1t is also true
that few of them can think quick when
they have opponents in trouble. 1t IS
this lack of gray matter that is keeping
the white race from winning back the
title. That's why / think that / can
trim them all. Ny thinking apparatus
is as clear as ever"
Tom jenkins, the former heavyv sight
champion wrestler OF the world, is
come back At Boston on Christmas he
defeated Waldeck Boneebi in two
straight falls. Jenkins will soon sue
sumb if he meets the present peers of
the mat game.