The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-30

popular ball players in the country anC
! also one of the richest. Bresnaban wa:
recently awarded $4,000 from the st
claims against the owner of the club
I Bresnahan received $4,000 year from
the Giants during his service under Nc
Graw, aggregatng $4,000. While he
was with the Cards he Melted 100000 and
F, through his regime at Chicago he will
receive more than any other player in
/ the country. supposed to be around Sl0,-
! 900 season. Bresnahan is one who
knows where to tuck the coin so it will
produce dividends.
Princeton's withdrawal from Intercol-
legiate hockey league practically leaves
the organization on ain unstable basis.
The Princeton withdrawal follows that
OF Yale, which took effect early in the
season, leaving only Dartmouth and
Cornell on the list. Hereafter Princeton
will play independent games like Har-
ward and Yale.
Fielder Jones, one Of the "deathless
greats" in baseball, says that ii will take
Frank Chance three years to bring the
Highlanders into first division and by
that time he will have received such
knocks that he will have lost all ambi
tion to place the team winner. AT the
same time Jones admits that Chance is
one OF the greatest managers ever con-
neeted with baseball.
Jack Johnson, the eolored heavy
weight fighter is the cause for the in
censed public sentiment that is prevail
ing throughout the world to-day against
the negro fighter. Johnson's attitude
during the past year has greatly ham
pered the colored fighters chances of
coming exorbtant stipends. The only
countries where the blacks remain in
favor are France and Australia. In
Great Britain and America the propa-
ganda to exclude negroes championship
titles is receiving favorable comment
from boxing critics.
Chapman, during his short stay with
Cleveland in the latter part of last year.
stole ten bases in tbirty.one games.
Chapman il promising youngster going
to Cleveland from Toledo Great things
are expected OF Chapman in the larceny
line In 1913
Win Snow, one of the most promi-
nent athletes at Dartmouth college. has
left college for an indefinite period. Snow
WIS called to his home at Winthrop,
Mass. by the illness of his father.
One of the classiest races ever pulled
off indoors has been assured at New
York Wednesday night when Alvah
Meyers. Ira Davenport, Ted Meredith,
Tom" Halpim and Jim Rosenberger line
up for the Suburban Quarter"
Jim Thorpe appears to be in hard
straits regarding the recent accusations !
Of his professionalism. For some time
past minor assertions have intimidated /
him but within week someone has |
popped up, who claims he figures in
baseball trade down south /
All are in hopes that he viii aequit HIM
elf Of the allegations.
Gene Woodburn, one of the Cards
,itchers, is ventriloquist and is said to
lave had plenty of fun whenever he APP
reared in the box with Roger Bresnahan
~ the receiver end. According to a
tory told by his fellow players, he
would throw his voice toward the plate
nd startle Bresnahan with the remark:
Roger. you lobster. what are you good
or anyway" Bresnahan, hot tempered
5 usual, would throw off his mask and
ook around him for the person who in
ulted him. The climax was reached one
ay when Woodburn was batted from
he box and was retreating to the bench
fter making Roger run around in cir
les. Gene said Bresnahan. put on
our street clothes and mingle with the
lands. If you catch the guy that has
cen roasting me, grab him and let me
now"
With Magee on first. Knabe on sec.
nd Doolan at short. LoAert on third and {
ravath, Paskert and Donlin on the ont.
ED. Charlie Doom saws he will have the !
ardest hitting outfeld in the National
agile.