The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-20
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

| Following one OF the greatest careers
OF baseball, Cy Young,who was released BY
Boston last summer, is expected to max,
his appearance with the Atlanta clul
of the Southern league. Should Younl
join the Atlanta club he would have fol
a battery mate Lew McAllister, known
in baseball through his utilization with
the Cleveland club back in the nineties
All along the Southern circuit when the
umpire preceding the games announced
the battery, Young and McAllister, an
old Cleveland fan would feel right at
home.
There is some talk of Fitchburg join
! ing the Twin state league during he
coming session. Fitchburg is another Of
the mother towns OF baseball. Such stars
as Malachi Kittredge, Jimmy Callahan,
Pat Moran and numerous Others imbibed
OF the rndiments of the game in that
little village.
The st. Louis Cardinals have secured
dates with the Atlanta club in the
Southern league for March l7-20.
Hendry Mills, the Scotchman who won
the 100 yard handicap at Powderhall,
Jan. 2, ran the final heat in the fastest
time ever recorded for the event. Hen
dry is large man, standing nearly q
feet, and weighs 1872 pounds.
The first five men to finish of the seven
entered in the intercollegiate cross
country run are to be awarded letters
by Cornell, according to an amendment
to the bylaws of athletics, which was
recently made. The Harvard runners IN
the future will have to look higher for
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An Interpretation of the Harvard by
laws shows that the only men to be
awarded to Harvard are those who finish
in the first seven
The senior class at Tufts college won
the annual indoor interclass game 1t
Medford recently, making the third con-
secutive season that they have captured
the meet.
To succeed w. I. EngIehorn, who on
his own initiative resigned the captaincy
of football at Dartmouth college for
1913, Robert Hogsett Of Cleveland, Ohio,
was the choice of the ID men at a meet
ing this week. Hogsett established a
with Cleveland high school
before entering college. During his
course at Hanover, Hogsett has played
on the freshman eleven and on the var
sity each succeeding year. Hogsett is
one OF the clevcrest backfield men that |
ever wore the green.
Ed Ruelbach, the old Barre pitcher in |
The palmy days OF the Northern league, |
will be back in the big tent next year
Ruelbach has signed a contract for 1913,
which stipulates a higher salary. The |
Dig Cubs has been selling automobiles in
chicago during the winter.
Mike Murphy, who is at Thomasville,
Ia, hoping to recuperate from a nerv-
,us breakdown, has written to the man
lin that should his health continue to
improve. he will surely be back at
Penn for the March relays.
Sam Kennedy, who is prominent fig
ire in baseball circles by merit of his
position as scout for the Cleveland
american club, intends to devote more of
is time to the affairs of the Waterbury
hub of the Eastern association, in
Which he is interested The only men
Eft on the Maps payroll, who scout the
ushes for new materials, are Huff, Gilks
nd Doyle.
Rnbe Marquard Il, due back in the
melight soon. Now that Blossom See
y has secured a divorce from her hus
and the Rube is bound to receive pub
city.
The Chicago Nationals have traded
itcher Madden, left-hander, to Terre
Iaute for Pitcher Gilbert. another left
ander.
The United States Baseball league is
tempting to be placed on solid bas-
before the country for next summer
is said that new hackers have invested
the league.