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IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

| Cadet Charles Milliken OF Maine has
been elected to captain the baseball
team OF West Point next year. Mill.
ken has been playing at second base and
shortstop during the past season.
Arthur Chapple, the king OF motor
cycle riders in America, is making an
other wonderful showing this season.
He burns up the riding boards as in the
past Chapple invariably rides against
the best eyclist OF the country and is
obliged TO start from scratch,
Because Billy Nolan, manager Of
Richie, and Joe Levy, manager of River,
were unable TO come to terms the two
lightweight fighters were compelled to
postpone their match. slated for July 4,
indefinitely The biggest question in
VOWED was that of weight.
The latest rumor concerning Johnny
McGraw is of the big swap he is said to
be contemplating to secure Big Ed
konetchy from the st. Louis cards. 1t
j. said that he is willing to turn over
Mcrkle, Grant and Fromme for the big
st. Louis first sacker.
Hughie Jennings of the Detroit Tigers
has purchased pitcher from 0ttumwa,
Iowa, who has gained considerable prom
inence this season. At Ottumwa he has
paper about him." Detroit was in such
dire need OF pitchers, that he suddenly
sprung into wide notice"
1y Cobb, one Of the best critics OF
the game to-day as well as being its
greatest exponent, comes to the front
with the general appreciation of young
Hennessey, the collegian infelder signed
up by President Navin.
II Is rumored that Duchesneil and
Bruno, pitcher and second base, re-
spectively, of the st. Michaels college
team, who gave the town of Winooski
v ide berth few weeks ago, are to Join
The Pittsfied club Of the Eastern asso-
,lation. DuChesneil and Bruno are said |
to be at present in the vicinity OF Mon
real.
w. A. Barron of Newburyport, Mass, |
was chosen this week to lead the Grim |
,cn track men next year. He was cap |
ain of his freshmen team and every /
ince he has been in college he has held
he distinction of being one of the best
,Teat fame when he turned the quarter
n 40 seconds. Barron is one of the most
opular men in Harvard and should
make competent captain.
Chris Won der Abe, owner of the
st. Louis team, 1858
nd for years one of the best known
aseball magnates in the country, died
his week at his home in st. Louis. He
las born in 1852 and came to this eoun-
~ in 1870 He has won and lost fort
mes in managing teams. At one time
c was reputed to be worth over 81 ,000,-
90 and during the closing years of his
fe was little better than penniless.
i. G. Thompson, an attendant at the
Theological seminary, broke
he worlds all-round track record at
n. j.. this week He scored !
400 points. The former record was
cid by James Thore. with a mark of ,
40.
Cottrel, the former New York state /,
aguer, made favorable impression ON ,
le Philadelphia fans by winning his ]
rst big league game in a handy fash !
y. Connie Mack picked big plum in !
lis youngster.
Horace Fogel, formerly affiliated with 4
lie management of the Philadelphia Ma /
onal league club, is once more gaining
eat publicity. He is directing his ef- :
rts to Congress at Washington to in 1
'stigate the procedure Of the manage /
cnts Of the big leagues to determine q
hether baseball is or is not a trust. +
ogel has been using this charge as a
'bby for the past year. :
Burlington high school has been show I
z wonderful reversal Of form in h
.seball of late and should they con- h
1ue at such pace there is little ques- K
On but that they will have to be 5,
nkoned with in determining who is to
Tim the state title. Burlington was
e first aggregation to administer a
feat to the fast travelling Brigham ,
ademy team of Bakersfield and Thurs y
Y they displayed more comeback by =
mining Montpelier high school by n
IRE of ] ! to Z. They are due to play in Z
IRE against Goddard within the next >
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