The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-24

scorers of his circuit, opines that tn
| Cincinnati hit is unfair to a pitche
and should be scored as feeders choice
The Cincinnati" hit is the hit as SCORED
| in the American league by President Bar
johnson on fielder's choice when the has,
runner advances a base ON a play field
ed Clearly and no out results.
Secretary of State William j. Bryan
may be looked upon as rather hoodoC
to the Washington Senators. Every
game that President Wilson has attend
ed at Washington the home club has
won, but the first time Bryan gazed upor
the Senators in action they lost by 8
score of s to |.
A New York paper is quoted as fol
lows: ut often happens that it takes
only an inning to change a crack pitch
er into a cracked pitcher"
The Washington Senators are not
home run sluggers on their own field
Out of IL home runs that have been
made at the Washington grounds but
one has been negotiated by a Wash
ington player.
Charley Carr, manager of the Kansas
City club, says that he has wonder in
Billy Breton, young infelder, whom he
received from the University of Illinois.
Carr predicts that Breton will be break
ing into big leagues in a season or so
and prove to be a real sensation.
According to an eminent statistician
at Washington, during the past two
weeks, Clyde Milan, the star outfelder
OF the Senators, has made more errors
on ground balls than in his whole career
as member of the Washington team.
Milan lays the blame on the fact that
the outfield OF the grounds has been re-
level and thus there are more bumps
than ever before.
George Dauss, the young Tiger pitch
err. has at last gained control of his
ball and is doing mighty fine work. 1t
was feared that his career in the big
leagues would be sort, owing to his poor
control.
Roy Wood, the youngster recently
signed by the Pirates, is setting the
He has been in the game but short
While and is hitting harder than any
,ther member of the Pirates. Hugo Bes-
lex, coach of the University of Arkan-
as, is the man who recommended him
o Fred Clarke.
One of the many anomalies of the |
,ame is seen in the fact that Indian |
polls is leading the American associa-
ion in batting with percentage OF
2s2, but is next to last in the stand
ng of the clubs of the league.
The presence of Harry Davis with the
Americans is accountable
or the fine showing they are making !,
his season. Last season Davis was
18th Cleveland and the Mackmen failed
0 do what they were able to do. Da
is is looked upon as one of the best
len in the business on the coaching
mes. excelled only by MeGraw, Chance,
nd possibly Jennings.
Joe Birmingham is now coming out
nd criticising the Philadelphia Mack
len for stealing the opposing clubs sig
ais. He claims that the Mackmen
sed underhand methods to get the code
ON the Maps just previous to the re-
mt series between the two clubs, and {
othing else but that resulted in the
weeping defeat administered to them.
The Twin State league will be opened {
all its glory on Wednesday. There a
e six clubs in the circuit this sea- 5
N. which are Brattleboro, Bellows a
ais. Keene, Northampton, Greenfield
ID Newport The players of the league v
III be taken almost exclusively from I
llege material. The season closes the b
st week in September. b
Out in Cleveland the band of Maps II