The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-03

ball spirit and has been at the top o.
the list of the most formidable Rggre
CATION in the East This year the line,
up does not include the Watcher broth.
ers, whose names are familiar to the
followers of the sport. Leary, LaCasse,
Boggio, Steel and Sagarmant include the
present lineup of the team.
Walter johnson and Christy Mathew
son approach the umpire's ideal Of a
| baseball player more than any other
members of the major leagues. John
son and Mathewson seldom register a
complaint against the judges OF game
and it has even been remarked that they
have never been placed on record as bait
ing umpires. Whenever either Mathew
son on the big Swede frown at the de-
cisions on balls and strikes it is an even
| bet that the man behind the bat has
erred If the players followed the e>-
amples of these twirlers the life of an
| indicator holder would be comparative
| ly happy.
On February the Chicago Cubs will ar
rive at Tampa, Fla, and make camp
during the preliminary baseball season.
The deal whereby the Cubs go to
Tampa has been closed. The authori-
ties at the Florida village will make ex-
tensive arrangements to receive the
Chicago club.
Orvie Overall has hankering to re-
turn to big tent baseball. Overall has
been playing in the Pacific Coast league
at Los Angeles, where he has been play
ing a wonderful game. His arm is, he
claims. as good as ever. Should he re-
turn his preference would be to take up
arms with the Highlanders.
Jot Tinker. the Red captain, says that
Ed Walsh is the greatest pitcher in the
world; that Hans Wagner is the great
est shortstop and Cobb and Iris Speaker
the greatest ball players.
The outlook for baseball at Holy Cross
college is encouraging in the college cir
cles at Worcester. Lynch and DUDE
of the pitching corps are lost for next
season but with Murray and other new
material competent staff will be Lad.
Cans, the catcher of 1912, viii not be
seen at the college, but Costello, his
worthy and understudy, will be on hand.
Ostergren will again be seen at FIRST
base. A large gap is to be filled at Sec
ond base by the loss of Nolk, who has
entered Princeton. Shortstop Will be
another worry to the coaching system.
Pat" Cawley, one OF. the best third !
saekers in the collegiate circles, will be in !
action in the spring. Jimmy 0'Brien IS /
the sole outfielder to return to college |
this season. Never before has such q |
harvest of promising ball players leen |
at the school and from these Il is
hoped TO mould a winning aggregation.
Fred Clarke, the Pirate manager, can
well be ranked at the topmast in thc
list of handlers of modern baseball
teams. McGnw and Connie Mack are
also topnotchers. Clarke assumed the
burdens OF managership at Pittsburg in
1900 and in each of the thirteen seasons
le has finished his club in first division.
Neither McGraw nor Mack can be fiat
cred with this achievement.
The Judge that sat when the sentence
was imposed on Roy Walker, the Cleve-
and pitcher. must have been a baseball
an. Walker was convicted on the
barge of assault with intent TO commit
and was sentenced 20 =
ERIN OF 10 wears in prison, which has
,een reduced 10 90 DAYS and a fine If
so and costs. Walker will now be free
O Join the Maps and commence the se.-
on Of 1918.
out in Cincinnati, one of the theatres
az billed Joe Tinker TO deliver lectures
n baseball at their playhouse. Tinker
as an opportunity now % express his
Jews. bat once the season j. started the
ans Of Redlands viii be giving the lee
ure 10 Tinker.
A decree Of absolute divorce has been
rauted Mrs. Nellie II. Chase from Hal
base, the clever fret haseman 81 tic