The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-14
SPORTING NOTES.


Land, Carish and O'Neil are booked
to do the bulk of the catching for the
Cleveland Maps. John Bassler will be
carried along as fourth string catcher
but there is little prospect OF his work
ing much
Stanley, one of the seemingly most
efficient recruits of the Tiger squad, Ia :
been released to Providence, Shanlcy
looked to Hughie Jennings as a real find
and the Tiger shepherd broadly circulat-
ed his estimate of the youngster Shan
ley played million dollar ball for three
weeks during the spring trip and then
fell to pieces. II was great blow to
Hughe.
| II is thought that the Cincinnati Reds
will carry more pitchers this season than
any other ma or league club Among
the veterans are Suggs, Fromme and
/ Benton. Six or seven Others are to be
retained, included in which are Works,
| Mcintyre and Brown, who have all seen
| big tent service.
Frank Kramer, the American cyclst,
champion of the sprinters OF the world,
has completed his engagement in France
and has sailed for his home in this
country.
Larry Gardeners average for batting
during the exhibition series was $50.
Bill Morley, the infielder who was sold
leans to the Hartford club, balks at re.
porting. Morley says that he has gone
through weeks of training and thinks
that he is fit to play ball. He says
that he will report to the club when
the league season opens.
Altizer. the former White Sox II
fielder, who was associated with the Con-
necticut league before entering the ma
iors, is now playing a corking game at
short for the Minneapolis club.
Connie Mack is after Roland Chase,
the Orange high school pitcher, Chase
was to report to the Reading club, which
has dropped from its league and Chase
is at loss now to know where he
stands.
Joe Duff, former Princeton football
star, has been appointed to act as head
coach at Pittsburg university next fall.
Duff will succeed Joseph Thompson, who
has been at Pittshurg since 1906, Dun
is one of the best guards ever developed
at Princeton and was chosen as an ALI
American guard in 1911. Last fall he
was assistant coach at Old Nassau.
Johnny Mctiraw is having the Giants
undergo thorough eleaing out He has
farmed three of his recruits to Mike |
Firms Mobile club in the Southern |
league. They are Miller Stock, third |
base; Dave Robertson. first base; and |
jacobsen, the widely heralded outfeld- |
er.
Hap Meyers and Walter Maranville, .
first baseman and shortstop, respective
~ OF the Boston Braves, are said to be |
the tallest first baseman and the short
test shortstop in the lig leagues. Mar
awhile can walk under Meyers out
stretched arm.
Vic Safer the crack first sacker OF |
the Cubs. is not playing yet because of
q twisted ankle. Jimmy Archer, the
premier catcher of the land, is filling in
at first.
Vincent Campbell, the Boston outfeld
er, who was secured from Pittsburg over
a year ago, has, been suspended by Man
ager Stallings for not reporting for prac
tice. The addition of Campbell to the
team would materially strengthen the
Braves.
Arthur Chapplee. the speediest of mo-
has announced ms intentions
IF going after the five mile record on
lat track. This event is attended with
Teat danger. He will try for the record
1t the Celtic game at New York to-
morrow.
Paddy Green, the former Connecticut
eague player, who has been with the
all spring, has been sold
o the Pirates. The Highlanders asked
or waivers on him. with the inten
ion of letting him off with strings on !
i'm. Dreyfuss refused to waive, as he I
outsiders Green an Ed. Walsh in the =
ough. Green is a sptball pitcher. /
frank Chance has a very high regard
or him.
President Woodrow Wilson, who in his {
ormer days, an ardent admirer of base
all, manifested his interest in the na-
ional game by throwing the first bail
nto the Highlanders Washington game.
While not an as enthusiastic rooter 9
: EXPIRES. Taft. Wilson has given his
acit assent to attend games by the ac- 3
eptation of the presidential pass" =
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