The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-31
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

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July 4 has the Brattleboro club succeed
ed in winning.
Now comes the report that Charles
Murphy of the Cubs has purchased thu
release OF pitcher Earle Moore, former
ly of the Phillies. Moore was sold BY
the Phillies to st. Louis, but refused t.
report to Miller Higgins.
At last and awaited for daily, Boeh
ling, the recruit pitcher of the Wash
ington club, went down 10 defeat fol
the first time this season. Boehling.
product of the New England league, has
been the sensation of the American
league and big league ball this season
He passed successfully through the frs,
eleven games he was sent onto the fir
ing line; then he fell. Let us hope that
this defeat will not have the demorahz
| ing effect first defeats have had on 9th
er big stars, after a long list of consecu
tive victories
w. A. Larned, the American tennis
expert, says that the work of Maurice
Mclaughlin the American champion, was
somewhat hampered by the damp wealth
er prevalent during the big matches in
England, following many days of in,
cessant rain. Mclaughlin shows his best
| form in dry weather, to which he II
accustomed in California.
Max Carey. the Pittsburg outfelder
probably established record in modern
| baseball Carey was at bat but once
according to official score, and yet scored
five runs. Carey stole four bases. 1t
was hitting behind them that enabled
/ hin 70 he qua
Alfred Shrubb the British long dis
lance runner, has still a few kicks left
in his system This was we'll indicated
last Saturday at New York Shrubs
success has caused him to postpone his
retirement, which was to take effect aft
er Saturdays exhibition.
Rube bIarquard, the vaudeville artist.
after a poor start, is coming back into
his own and may be relied upon to fin
ish upon the season with as fine a record
as last. Marquard dropped many games
early in the season and many predicted
his downfall. In the past nine games
Marquard has come out with colors fly
ing As the season progresses he in
creases his effectiveness. He created con-
siderable stir previous to the opening Of
the season, but as most people think
was nothing short of an advertising me-
dunn for his vaudeville stunt.
Nothing has been done in the way Of
an exchange OF players between Man
ayers Chance and Birmingham of the
New York and Cleveland teams. Chance
Is not especially anxious TO carry through
the deal. Ii seems that Cree and Nc
Cornell have been wanted in exchange
for Leibold and Kahler. Chance would
give his consent ii Graney were stIbsti-
tuted for Leibold Birmingham, how
ever, is mindful of the deal Chance pulled
over on them earlier in the season, when
he got Peckinbaugh for LelveIt ann
Stump. Peckinbaugh has proved to be
a hrst-class shortstop and many say
even better than Chapman, for whom
the Maps sailed $4,000 with the Co
lumbus club.
1t was said truly that II jackson and
Laioie were taken out of the Maps line
up. Cleveland would be struggling in sec
ond division. jackson is rated as about
the best hitter in the American league,
having a lead over Cobb of about ten
points. Lajoie is this season playing
for the seventeenth year for major league
ball. He may have slowed up little,
but he can wallop the ball over second
base the same as in the day when these
drives made him famous
Jimmy Sheckard the old CANT and
Cub, is playing with the Cincinnati Reds.
At present he holds down the bench
Al Palzer, one of Americas numer-
Gus aspirants for the heavyweight fight
ing championship, is now getting back
into his former strength. His mentor,
Tom O'Rourke. is trying to arrange sew
eral matches with him. O'Rourke wants
Palzer to trim either Langford or Car
pentier so that he will be big draw
ing card across the pond.
Jake Daubert may we'll deserve reeog
milton as one of the greatest first sack
ers ever in the game. His fielding is
a power of strength to the Dodgers, be-
ing OF great assistance to their infeld
with his remarkable reach. AT the bat
he is one of the most accomplished hit
tiers the National league has seen for
some time. Daubert is now heading the
league batting race with an average OF
1854.
Mayforth is playing corking game
for Greenfield. The average bases stol-
en- off him per game has reached mini
mum. He is hitting for .273, third on
the list.
Cram, the Brown pitcher, leads the
Twin State league in strikeouts, but
Bob" Smith maintains his honor with |
having a higher average strike out per |
inning Briggs OF Bellows Falls is the
real hitter OF the Twin State league. |
He is clipping for 1868 and is very dan |
gerous TO face in pinches. In all there
are Is men in the league hitting for |
800 or better.
Pink" Winekler is one of the big |
hitters of the Twin State league He |
is hitting for .3l7.
Marty 0'Toole, the sensational Pirate |
twirler, who recently underwent an OPP |
Grafton for appendicitis, is able to be out
Of doors. O'Toole intends TO start a |
course Of exercise soon that will grad
lally work himself back into shape to
pitch in his regular turn within few
weeks.
An "unwritten law" promulgated by
lmpires, under which they declare out
batter who slides into first base. was
upheld by President Chivington of the
American association on the ground that
he slide to first sack serves no purpose
but that of confusing the umpire. Presi-
lent Chivington said that there is no
line gained by sliding and in the case
If first base where the runner does not
nave TO dodge a touch. and that the only