The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-07
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

William Johnston of San Francisco
won the Pacific Coast lawn tennis cham
pionship short time ago. Johnston is
but eighteen years old and is looked
upon as even as promising as McLaugh-
lin was few seasons ago.
Willie Mitchell, the Maps pitcher, is
making great showing this spring.
Manager Birmingham is decidedly
pleased with his work. Not leaving aside
Gregg and Falkenburg, Mitchell is one
of the most consistent twirlers on the
Cleveland staff and turns in victory
with about the same frequency as the
other reputed stars.
Roger Bresnahan of the Cubs is Just
entering the class of the grand old men
of baseball. Bresnahan has been play
ing ball for years, having had varied
career 1t was but short time ago
that Bresnahan passed the thirty-thrd
milestone. Apparently he is in excel
lent physical condition and will be seen
in active service for many seasons to
come. To-day he takes his turn reglI-
larly behind the bat with Archer. He
is looked upon as one of the most fin
ished catchers playing the game to-day.
One of his chief assets in baseball in
his ability to handle youthful material
Ed. Geers, the grand circuit driver
has finer lot of speedsters than ever
in his stables and is in hopes of per-
forming fully as well this season as he
has in the past.
Napoleon Lajoie, the king Of Ameri-
can second basemen, says that Ray Nor
gan Of the Senators has improved more
in years time than any other second
sscker he has ever known. Laioie says
that in couple of seasons he believes
that Morgan will be the leading second
baseman in the American league.
Baseball has its ups and downs. Last
week the Philles were ousted from their
leadership by the playing of the Brook
Ign Dodgers, who cleaned up TOURS game
series. The next series OF the Brook
Ign team entered was against Boston
and they nearly succumbed to like
wise treatment.
TIE New York Giants have at last
struck their stride. On Monday they
passed the Phillies in the National
league race and won on Tuesday. Nc
Graw was slated to win the National
league pennant at the outset of the year
and now the wise heads are all agree
ing that McGraw and his gang are trav-
cling the pace that wins The Giants
have well balanced team and from
the start it was only a matter of time
before they overhauled the league lead
ers. From now on it is safe to assume
that the New Workers will not be over
taken.
President Charles Somers of the Cleve-
land Americans is scouting for more
pitchers. Already he has ordered ''Rube"
Evans, the pitching sensation of the
Southern league, TO report at once.
Evans comes from New Orleans. He is
a left-hander. For some time Evans
has been the property of the Cleveland
club.
Pitcher Dowd OF the Utica, Y. ". state
league, is twirling excellent ball He
bids fair to secure a berth with some
major league club. His work all spring
has been of a high order. Recently,
against Syracuse, he twirled a no-hit
game and had good strikeout record
backing it up.
The chief cause Of the Giants present
/
DOYLE. DOYLE has been in slump for
! long time and is just beginning to
ind his regular pace. Doyle is the rec
,gnized leader of the club. The mo-
nent when he began to hit in his old
time form he was backed up by every
member of the Giants aggregation, who
ire playing like fends.
George Sermons, physical trainer for
the Cincinnati Reds. died this week
II Cincinnati, a victim Of heat. About
wo weeks ago he underwent an opera
ion and the day after leaving the hos
,ital he was overcome. Sermons was
ormerly trainer for the Chicago Cubs.
he was with the Cubs this spring and
vent south with them. On returning
o Chicago as they were drawing into
he train shed Sermons and Evers had |
IN alteration. Sermons lost his tenn
yer and knocked Evers down. He then |
endered his resignation and was
traightway signed by Joe Tinker of the !
2edland crew. Sermons was well quali-
led to handle baseball players.
Fred Toney. for several years a mem |
Ter OF the National league has been |
lropped from their enrolment and he |
S now back in the bushes. Toney was
pitcher on the staff of the Cubs. Eyers |
Ieeded that it was best to dispose of |
i'm to club in the American associa
ion as none of the other clubs in the |
National circuit had any use for him.
The loss of Buck O'Brien to the Red |
'ox will be felt by some of his ardent |
dmirers in New England, 0Brien has |
,een with Boston for several seasons and |
when in form there is no better pitcher.
This season, 0'Brien has been perform
ng rather creditably, but President Nc
Aleer decided that change in the per
onnel of his pitching corps would aid
materially in the prospects of the Boston