The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-20
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

| The fight for the international league
title is still on. Newark has three games
to play and is in the lead by game
and a half over the Rochester team.
Rochester has four games to play. II
the Newark club can take two out of
three they viii win the pennant even if
Rochester captures the four straight
Big Ed Walsh, the White Sox iron
man, is back in the game, after a few
months layoff. Walsh thinks that he
| feels as good as ever and hopes to con-
tinue the good work that has won a
name for himself in the baseball world.
Should he not come up to his expecta-
tons as pitcher he win probably re-
vert his ability in the outfield, as he is
an exceptionally good batter.
Clark Griffith, the Washington catch
err, has chance to go with the tourists,
but he will probably refuse in view Of
Griffith's attitude on the question.
Larry Gilbert, the youngster taken
from Milwaukee club on the draft route,
is said to be one of the most promis-
ing players ever taken from the Ameri-
can association. He goes to the Boston
Braves. He is considered in Milwaukee
even better than Larry Chappeu, who
went to Chicago a few months ago. Gil
bert has been playing professional bali
but three years. In Milwaukee he was
a member of the outield trio, composed
OF Ohappell, Gilbert and Randall, said
to be the best, ever assembled in that
league. He will go South with the
Boston Braves next spring,
d. L. r..
league umpire, has been committed to
the Napa asylum for the insane, at Oak
land, Cal.
The second game Of the Lowell Hart
ford series was broken up by Pete Glenn
ems and Jake Halstein, well known in
Vermont baseball circles. Halstein ac-
counted for their first run by triple,
and Pete Clemens brought home the 9TH
er run scored by Lowell on double.
Nate Wheeler who won the individ-
ual golf championship for Yale, is
candidate for football at New Haven.
Wheeler is one of the most promising
candidates for quarterback.
Cornell's weakness last fall on the
gridiron, notably the defensive work, is
again conspicuous this fall Cornell has
fine group of linemen, but all seem to
be lacking in defense.
One hundred and ten freshmen at
Dartmouth college have responded to the
cab for football candidates for the Green
1917 team. Never before i'm the history
of Dartmouth was there such a wealth
of material. 1t is said that the squad
contains men whose weight will greatly
overshadow that of the regular varsity.
In the list are found large numbers of
who have wide experience in
school football.
Coach Hillman of the Dartmouth var
sity made big sacrifice this week when
he allowed his star Splinter to go out
for the football team. Stanley LEVEL
lyn, who is rated as one of the best cin-
der path men in the eastern colleges,
viii try for a backfield position. He
is exceptionally fast and possesses fair
amount of football knowledge Coach
Cavanaugh has hopes of developing him
into a real first-class varsity back.
James Sheckard, the Cincinnati out /
fielder Cub, is going to buy the Brock |
ton franchise of the New England |
league Sheckard is expected to pur-
chase in few weeks Sheekard broke |
into the game at Brockton as a, pitcher |
Owing to his ability to throw and bat |
he transferred his talent to the out |
field. He will probably manage the club
in person.
F. c. Lane, a sporting writer, attrib- |
utes Walter Johnson's great success as
a pitcher to his long arm. johnson, ac-
,ording to expert measurements, has the
longest arm of any of the long EARNED |
pitchers in the game to-day. The Wash |
ngton pitchers arm measures "a inches
in length. Ed Reulbach, the former
Barre pitcher, has an arm 33 inches in
ength. Cy Falkenburg, the Nap twril-
", has an arm the same length as that
u Reulbach.
Tom Thorpe, brother Of Jim
Thorpe, the famous Indian athlete, has
,harge of football again this fall at
Fordham university. With the aid of
,hree assistants, Thorpe is of the opin-
on that he will turn out reputable
et of gridiron warriors.