The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-24

: think that both Plank and Bender will
: cave in before the season is much older
and that the Athletics will fall back
about as rapidly as they forged ahead.
They overlook the fact that Mack has a
, group of youngsters, who have been per-
forming with the same regularity that
his seasoned crop of moundsmen have.
The delayed sprint to first base often
times aids materially in allowing the
batter to reach first on hit to the
infield. In the recent Philadelphia Chi
cago American series, Brown of the
Mackmen drove ball to Shortstop
Weaver and just logged along towards
first. Then he sprinted like mad.
Browns action so ratified Weaver that he
threw wild to first base.
Ben Whitney the former Penn State
pitcher. who recently joined the Chi
cago White Sox, is said to be going to
make good. Whitney has great speed
with which he is said to have a real
jump ball.
Connie Mack has added the penned
name of William Mcbride, another col
| legian to his list. Mcbride graduated
| from St Joseph's college and is said
to be the best football player that ever
attended the college.
At their training table on Tuesday
night, the members of the Cornell base
ball team elected H. d. Schirick of
Kingston, n. Y, captain of the team for
the season of 1914. For the past two
years Schiriek has been the dependable
backstop of the team.
Uhlan, the world famous trotter, hold
or of the worlds record for the mile in
lbs, worked two wonderful miles at
Cleveland on Monday and present indica-
tons point that his work during the
coming year should be better than ever.
He stepped two mile heats in 2:04 each.
In both heats he travelled the final quar-
ter in time under 80 seconds.
Carl GAM, jockey, has retired from
the turf, owing to increasing weight.
He tips the scales at 1870 pounds and
has rendered himself i'll in efforts to re-
duce weight.
On the eve of the annual Harvard
Yale regatta, the Cambridge crew APP
pears to rule the favorite. Harvard has
won the event for the past few years
under the coaching system of Wray and
intends to perform similar feat this
season. The Yale crew has been crippled
of late and prospects are decidedly poor
for winning.
A. b. George, a brother of w. G,
George. holder of the worlds record for
the mile run, was a witness of the race
between John Paul Jones, the Cornell
land Norman Taber and other
college stars at Harvard during the in
meet. He says that Jones
would probably have smashed his broth
ar's record had the Ithaean been showed
during the first part of the race.
The points separating Ty Cobb and
Toe Jackson for batting honors in the
American league remain about the same
his week as last. jackson still leads
With percentage of AID, while Cobb
5 trailing second with 800. Speaker
anks third and is not great way
,ehind Cobb Eddie Collins of the
comes along to fourth hon
RS.
In the National league Viox, the Pr
ate youngster, is the real batting lead
r. He is hitting for .34s. Daubert
nd Titus of the Braves are tied for
econd honors, with .33l. Wagner comes
long in back of them with 1927.
Pierce, the Chicago pitcher, got away
18th about the best game in the Ma
onal league this season on Sunday. He
cid st. Louis seoreless and allowed them
ut one hit. Pierce shows sign of prom
".