The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-31
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Charlie Murphy is trying hard to get
Bresnahan and his $4,000 contract off
his hands. The Chicago magnate has
offered Bresnahan, Lavender, Stack and
Earle Moore for trade. Many were
prophesying that Heine Zimmerman
would also be included in the list, but
for some reason Murphy is holding onto
the contrary lad.
Long Larry Mclean, the erratic back
stop of the Giants, who has repeatedly
stated that he could trim Jack Johnson,
lost decision to Cy Seymour in Har-
lem barroom on Saturday night. Nc
Lean and his brother, Bert, are appear
| ing in a vaudeville skit in Harlem and
lreeeiving 1925 per week. Joe Lyons is
acting as their manager. They agreed
to pay Lyons rs per cent of their re-
eeipts On Saturday night when it came
time to pay off, Lyons was handed but
$50. He objected and became peevish.
Mclean then fioored Lyons with blow
TO the jaw. Cy Seymour, who was
standing nearby, interceded and told
Mclean to tackle someone in his class.
Mclean queried Seymour if he was look
ing for trouble Seymour assented and
before he was aware received a severe
blow on the jaw Recovering himself,
Seymour grapped Mclean and trounced
him within an inch of his life, Mclean,
who was under the weather, went away
with his friends vowing vengeance.
The Boston Nationals have just signed
Octavio Gonzales, a crack Cuban Third
baseman. He has been playing that
position with the Almendares team In
Havana. An agent of the Giants has
been endeavoring to sign him for Nc
Graw. Jake Daubert Of the Dodgers
and Umpire Rigler. who have seen him
in action, claim that he is a wonder.
The Chicago Athletic club has a won
derful set of pole vaulters. These men
are under the watehful eve of Martin
Delaney They are as follows: Johnny
Gould Frank Murphy, Robert Gardner,
the Yale star, Walter Draw, another
Yale crack and "Bud" Shaw, the A. A.
U. junior champion.
Charley Carr's baseball school will be
made a reality on Friday when he form
ally opens the establishment at San
Antonio. Among the professors on the
board are Owen Bush, Louis Crigg. Otto
Williams and other we'll known players
The field is at Hot Sulphur Wells, San
Antonio, Tex. The field included TWEEN
ty diamonds, showers, lockers and other
equipment.
James Sullivan, who is in charge Of !
the sporting features OF the Panama ex-
position at San Francisco in 1915, is lay
:-g plans 70. q baseball series betwee.. /
TIE worlds championship co3te.de-s o: /
that year His idea IS TO have the series |
the real worlds series The
plays would have the full gate receipts. I
Sullivan will take the matter up with |
President Tener of the National league I
and President johnson of the American
league.
There is a movement on foot in Eng I
land to unearth heavyweight boxer
Several prominent newspapers have I'M
1ertaken the task themselves for the
best boxer in England, Scotland, Ireland
and Wales The conditions are that
my man who has not won more than
SO prize money may enter the ring.
There are to be a series of contests
throughout these countries. Twelve are
10 be held in England, six in Scotland
our in Ireland and two in Wales. The
BEST man walloped will go after the
title from Carpenter.