Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-08

forced out by failure in studies The i track team. which has generally suf- fered. as yet has not been disturbed and the crew is also still intact l Jimmy Lavender, the former Hol- 1 yoke pitcher, now with the Cubs down i in Tampa, Fla, got in wrong with the 1 Cuban ball team. Just before the end of the recent series Lavender acci-
 deHtally hit one of the play CTS with
 pitched ball, and it took some ex-
 plaining to convince the Cubans that IL was only mistake.
 Two fingers of the pitching hand of c. D. Hale, one of the mainstays of the Northwestern university team
 were cut off few days ago, when his hand was caught in 9 lathe. Tlle
 digits were recovered cleaned and
 seWed on, and the surgeon holds out hope that he will be able to pitch again by the latter part Of the sea son.
 Probably no golfer in the state has followed the golf conditions in Massa- chuSetts closer than Arthur c. Lock
 wood, who has been appointed official handicApper of the Massachusetts Golf association. Lockwood has watched
 the play in Massac chusetts very closely In the last 15 years. He has been state champion and has played over every prominent course in the state.
 It turns out that the injuries sus-
 fatned by Larry Mclean, the former Cincinnati catcher and now with St Louis are more serious than at frel believed His left arm was broken
 by blow with a billiard cue, and it will be some time before he will be able to play. Miller Huggins has en- gagged Winger, youngster, to helr warm up the Cardinal tWirlers on the training up, and he will be retained until Mclean is well.
 Johnny Evers. manager of the Chi caSo Cubs, is well stocked with in field material, and he may yet sur prise the wise ones. He has decided 10 retain Martin Berghammer, the youngster drafted from the Lincoln understudy at second. Besides these two infielders, Evers has such prom is1ng players as Art Phelan, secured from the Reds; Red Corridor. from the Detroit Tigers, and Ed McDonaId last year with the Boston Braves.
 John Y. Smith, the Boston strong man, is out to make new records A few days ago Smith was examined by pr. Sargent, and that authority pro nounced the New England champion
 lit for anything he might wish to set after Smith will be 47 years old April 27. On that day he will make an ef- fort to break his own worlds heavy weight lifting records. which have stood for II years. Smith aims to dis courage the idea that strong men do not live as long as the ordinary ath- Iete.
 Frank c. Caine has a stable of 30 horses at the GaIesburg, H.. track. The fastest gre Harry Weaver (p). 2.10 3-4, trial in POS 3-4; Prairie Game, 2-11 1-4. trial in 2.09 1-2: Ike l. C. CpD. 2.15 1-4, trial in POT; Mill Maid 2.20 1-2, trial in 2-17, and Counsellor Doone, 2.22 1-4, trial in 2.16. Jack Johnson, 2.29 1-4, brother to Earle, Jr. (p), POI 1-2. was put to pacing late last fall. and is now showing extreme speed at the gait. Franks colt contingent, of which he has 15. from a yearling to four year oIds, is splendid lot.
 The athletic committee of the Rhode Island state college has obtained the services of Frank Beaumont, formerly catcher of the Boston Americans to coach the baseball team. Beaumont signed several years ago with the Bos- ton Americans as a catcher, but was forced to leave the game early in the season because of injuries. Beaumont is expected to take charge of the Rhode Island souad immediately.
 Wisconsin is sure of the Western Conference basketball championship having won eight straight games.
 Piliy Page the former Pony. has ti0 es'ii ICi SeCoHu DaSe With the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coast league. Page started off last season in poor condition, but when he re- ported a week ago he was in spIen- did shape and in practice has been showing fine form. Dutch Metzger, the former Hartford third baseman will cover the same position for. Los Angeles. FHahey, the former Dart mouth star, has made a fine impress sion at shoastop and will probably work regularly between Page and AIetzger
 The two and only two members of the Dartmouth freshman eleven who looked to be sure varsity material for next fall were Scovil and Teller. Both have been canned" as a. result of the fnidyear examinations and while a lot of other freshmen fell by the wayside, t is the fate of these two men in par