The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-21
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

as ever next year. Walsh has been con
sulting the famous bonesetter and Reese
claims that his ailment is misplaced
tendon in his right elbow and shoulder
Reese replaced the tendon in less thar
five minutes and assured Walsh that his
arm would be fully as stout as ever.
Acting under the rules of baseball
that club shah pay the salary of the
club from which the player came, Otis
Crandall refused to accept the salary
offered by Miller Higgins. He has been
returned to the Giants. Higgins Offered
Crandall a reduced salary to what the
Giants were paying. Crandall admon.
ished him that his contract had not yet
expired Miller Higgins has said that
McGraw viii turn over another player
cash bonus for Larry Mclean, who
has been with the Giants for the past
| few weeks.
There is a three.team tie for first
place in the Twin State league at pres
ent. As the result of Tuesdays games,
Bellows Falls, Greenfield and Northamp-
ton all shared the honors, having 20 wins
and 10 defeats.
Hughie Jennings certainly got the
cream of the southpaws from the South
ern league when he captured Coyaleskie,
| Williams and Cayet. Jennings has no
option on the pennant this season, but
may be placing hopes in store for next
season.
At present only 10 members of the
Giants team have consented to make
the worlds tour this winter with the
New York club and the Chicago White
Sox. McGraw is planning on getting
three or four players from other teams.
He has already asked Zimmerman of
the Cubs.
As il is, the attendance at games in
Detroit does not average up with those
in other American league towns, but
should President Navin let Ty Cobb go
vast difference would be shown at the
turnstiles Of his park. Navin admits
this himself
kid Eberfeld, the former Senators,
leads the Southern league with mark
of .344 Should Eberfield break loose
from his managerial berth he would be
good picking for major league clubs.
Joe Boehling, the Washington pitcher,
has recovered himself. After losing four
straight following his list of IL straight
victories he probably has returned to
his old form and will continue to be of
service to Griffith.
Alfred Shrubb considered for many
years the best distance runner in the
world, will be 50 years old in Deem
Der. Shrubb did not start running until
he was % years old.
1t would be safe to say that the Rock
ingham meet of the Grand Circuit will
be successful. On the first day of the
meet over $4,000 horse lovers from all
over New England gathered at Salem,
n. II, to see the king speedsters in
action.
Lurid Kew Richie, the former Brave
and later Cub, is pitching for Kansas
City in the American association. One
of his former teammates, King Cole,
trimmed him during the past week by
a score of 8 to 2.
Walter johnson looks in fair way Of
coping the worlds record for conseeu-
tive games won Already he has a list
of unbroken victories, numbering II. |
johnson will not enter a game from
now on unless in perfect condition, and |
that means he wins every time he steps |
in the mound.
Jim Vaughan, at one time one OF tbs |
best pitchers on the Highlander's pay |
roll and later with the Washington |
team, has caught on with the Chicago |
Cubs.
John Lavan, who has played some at
short for the st. Louis Americans, has
been sold to the Philadelphia Americans,
taking him at the waiver price OF $500.
Laden comes from the University of
having Joined the Browns in
July. Mack will try TO develop him into
1 utility infelder,
In the seven games that the Chicago
Cubs played last week Larry Cheney
played in five. This conclusively shows |
that Cheney has the qualities of an
iron man."
It is said on good authority that How
,rd Drew, the colored lad who graduated
rom Springfield, Mass. high school this
year, Is TO enter Brown university
n the fall. Drew is % years old and
married He is recognized as one of
he foremost opponents of sprinting in
he world to-day.
A loud protest has been sent up
Igainst Jack johnson appearing in the
music halls of London in his boxing act.
{ was announced in London that john
on was to step across the channel and
10 turn in London showhouse. Pro
ests were in order from persons with
moral strain. johnson was advised that
here could be no legal objections to his
ppearance.
The Detroit Americans are expected 10
ransfer their southern farm from the
to Nashville next season.
The Chicago Americans have traded
itcher LANCE and outielder Mattick TO
Kansas City in exchange for shortstop
'reton, who will join the White Sox at
nee.
James Bardell trainer for the White
OK for a number of years, is dying ut
oilet, ILL., Bardell is widely known
throughout the world as trainer.