The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-18
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS


st. Louis are the only cities that have
not turned out pennant winners in either
the American or the National leagues.
James Adams, formerly pitcher al
Albright college, who has been twrlng
for the st. Louis Americans, has been
secured by the Lowell baseball club His
addition will greatly strengthen the
pennant possibilities of the Lowell club
in the New England league race.
Dan Moeler, the former Barre player,
ranks third among the base steaers in
the American league. He has been cred
tied with 22 pilfered bases, while Milan
leads the list with 80 and Eddie Collins
runs second with 25.
jackson gained several points on Ty
Cobb during the past week in the race
for championship batting honors in the
American league. Jackson now has a
margin of 10 points separating him from
ITy Cobb. Speaker OF Boston is still
ranking third.
In the National league, Boston has
two hitters well at the top of the lead
ing batters. Mcdonald and Titus, with
high averages, rank third and fourth,
respectively, in this department.
| iht HilIt NpA Nv OdilltS nOlDt, Iut
American Indian, for his work in the
decathlon at the Swedish Olympic games.
was Rewarded recently to II. Wies-
lander of Sweden, who finished third in
the event.s
Catcher Heckenger of the Chicago Ma
tionals has been sold TO the Brooklyn
club. The terms of the sale were not
announced. Heckenger went to the Chi
cago club from Racine of the Wisconsin,
Illinois league. During his stay in the I
Windy city he did not see much active
service.
Joseph Hunter, one of the best foot |
ball players in the western world, is re-
ported to be dying of stomach trouble |
at Los Angeles, Calf. Hunter was for
mer captain and quarterback OF the |
Northwestern university team.
Manager Fred Clarke of the Pittsburg
Pirates has released 0utfielder Artie |
Hoffman, once of wide fame while with 1
the Chicago Cubs, and Pitcher Cy Ferry II
to the minor leagues. Ferry is to 20
to the Columbus club of the American
and Hoffman has been or
dered to the Kansas City club in the
Western league. Hoffman has refused to
60 TO Kansas City. He prefers to go
to the Pacific Coast league. where he can
remain all during the winter months.
Eckstrom, the former Dartmouth var
sity pitcher, was in charge OF the Chester
high school ball team during the early II
months of the present baseball season.
and under his guidance the high school
made remarkable progress. From one OF
the lowest rated school teams, Eckstrom /
raised their standard of ball playing to
Jackie Clark, the diminutive Austria
ian bicycle rider. showed the way to an
International group Of riders at the New
lrk Vendome this week. Clarke showed H
lis old-time form and got away with II
nearly all the events he entered. III
Marty Walsh, brother of Ed Walsh. II
he big Chicago White Sox, blossomed II
nut into baseball this week in grand II
lyle. Pitching for Tarrytown in the II
league he achieved no II
lit, no-run game against Stamford. His II
cam won the game 2 to o. Ill
Hal Chase has taken a lease of life II
ince his advent in Chicago. He has II
een hitting the ball for .345 in his new II
erth and in the field he has been per-
orming remarkably.
Schang. the new acquisition of the
fackmen, is considered one of the best
atchers on thrown balls to the plate
hat there is in the American league.
lie has an intuifive ability for hand
ng the ball with proficiency in close
lays. III
The Boston Nationals are displaying II
lightly good form on their present II
'estern trip, and it would not be sur II
rising if they pulled out with an even II
reak. When they return home recep- II
on is in wait for them.
Manager Stovalls estimate of Sam
gnew is that he is the best catcher to H
reak into ma ior leagues in the past II
ecade. He rates him still higher than II
Their Ray Schalk of the White Sox or II
chang of the Mackmen, both recruits. II
toyall says that less bases are stolen II
Agnew per game than any other II
lckstop in the American league. Ag II
wv came from the Pacific Coast league, II
here he helped ernon last year to win II
e league pennant. Manager Stovall II
inks that the Athletics will win the II
mercan league pennant in a walk this II
ar He says that pitching is the only II
partment in which they show any II
yns of weakness.
Jimmy Dime, well-known fight pro-
oter, has organized baseball team at II
swcastle, Pa. composed entirely of
ize fighters. Dime intends to tour u
tensively with this outfit, as there are
ointment fighters included in the per- =
mel. Va
Tom Downey, the former Cincinnati az
ielder who has been with Baltimore me
the past Few seasons mas oeeh soiu hon
the indianapolis club. SO
At Vancouver, h. c., last week, Freddie ahl
elsh, lightweight champion of Eng !
I'd, was awarded the decision IN ~
teen-round bout with Ray Campbell OF ~
n Francisco. He eleanly outponted 80. "a
2 aspiring Californian. s e,u'
Fred Powers of Worcester, Mass, will III !
ONE coach of field events of the Har l
I'd track squad next season, succeeding bee