The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-19
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

st. Louis university has secured tn
University of Syracuse for an attraction
for Thanksgiving Day this coming fall
st. Louis annually battled with SYRIA
cuse on Turkey day at st. Louis but las
fall the schedule was somewhat re
arranged and Holy Cross appeared OF
that date. Holy Cross did not prove t.
be drawing card and accordingly thii
change was deemed advisable.
Because he was ineligible to compete
| in athletics through having played sum.
mer baseball, Clark Sauer, one of the
greatest athletes at the University OF
Chicago, has left college to pursue scien.
| tific agriculture.
Out of the west comes heralded the
name Of Ned Scott, whose fame will soon
know no bounds from his ability in the
quarter mile run. Scott has been timed
for 80 seconds in this event. Consider
ing the fact that he is but freshman
at Michigan. four years tutelage under
Steve Farrell should develop him into a
world beaten
Pinch Hitter Mccormick. who has been
holding out for more salary, has thrown
up the sponge and is now on his way to
Marlin, Tex, to join the Giants.
Maurice Kelley, Morrisville boy, is
with Dean academy again this year.
Kelley played on the basketball and
baseball teams at Dean last year and is
playing with the basketball aggrega-
ton again this winter.
Proctor, who has played shortstop on
the Tufts college baseball team for the
past two years, has reported for prac-
tice at Medford. Proctor is one of the
best all round ball players on the Tufts
squad. He was the only Tufts player
that connected with Malcolm, the ver-
mont pitcher, in the game against the
Barre A. c., last spring on the seminary
Matt Wells, formerly lightweight
champion of England, has had falling
out with his manager. George Me-
Donald, who has been his manager and
Wells were unable to agree on matters,
resulting in the latter's parting.
Manager Frank of the New Orleans
club in the Southern league deserves
for his achievements with his
ball team in the past few years. He has |
won four pennants in the Southern |
league and has not been out of the first |
division in ten seasons. His club has |
greatly benefited by sales in the big /
eaguers.
Shortstop Mike Balent is having a /
'ather novel off season. Balenti, who is
graduate of Carlisle Indian school, is
passing the winter in Alaska with his
Fife's parents. He is keeping in excel
ent trim by hunting and tramping in
he wilds of Alaska.
The White Sox will leave on Thurs
law for California, where they will 90
nto training for the opening of the
american league Twenty-four veter-
ms and 10 recruits will be taken on the
rip. During the spring the squad will
iyide, two teams touring the western
tiles.
The text of letter written by
Iichael Donlon of Pawtucket. r. l., to
he Sportsman of the Boston Globe, up
Odds the contention of Steve Farrell,
rainer of athletics at the University of
iichigan, that Donlon was the
riginator of the crouching start in the
prints. Donlon, Farrell and other prom
rent sprinters back in the eighties Wis
ed England, France, Australia and I
Their countries. According to their
.atemetns, this method of starting has
ever been heard OF there.
Jimmy Craig of Michigan. the inter
,llegiate low hurdler. who injured his
nee in football, has recuperated from
le injury so that he has been able to
in the track squad. Craig will con-
he himself to the quarter mile during
lie winter and viii not be likely to do
~ hurdiing.