The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-17
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Koji Yamada, the Japanese billiard
expert, was defeated by George Slossai
this week in a 1000 point game. 49,.
inch balk line. Yamada lost by eighi
points. The little Jap played consist
ent billiards and manipulated severa
clever shots.
According to Alfred Shrubb, the Har'
ward cross-country coach, John Pau
Jones, the worlds record holder for the
mile at 4 minutes Is 2-5 sec
onds, has lost his chance of ever
equalling w. G. Georges mark OF
minutes and ~ "a seconds. Shrubh
asserts that Jones had a chance two
years ago when he made his present
amateur record but now it is foregonc
conclusion that the Comedian would not
be able to better the George mark.
Before Howard Drew the colored
sprinter, leaves Springfield for the New
York regiment games this month he
will be obliged to file an itemized ac-
count of his expenses. The New Eng
land A. A. T.. intends to bring this
old law back into custom.
Jack Clark and Fred Hill, the Aus
bicycle race which ended at Berlin last
Saturday Stol and Miguel finished in
second place. The winners raced far
behind the record.
Declining to state the amount of the
raise given him by the Cleveland man
agoment, Joe Jackson, who for some
time has been considered d hold-out,
has penned his name 10 contract and
says that he is thoroughly satisfied with
the raise.
The athletic authorities at Tufts col
lege have rejected petition from twen-
ty-fye students who were anticipating
placing hockey as standard sport at
the Medford school. The reason for re-
fusing the right TO organize was pre-
the lateness of the season,
The Tigers have won the intercollegi-
ate title at hockey and will now go aft.
err the higher honors.
Eddie Cicotte, the former Red Sox
pitcher, is no longer hold-out. Ru-
mors have been circulated that Cicotte
was dissatisfied with the terms of the !
contract submitted by the White Sox,
but these are now discredited, as CT !
,otte has signed up.
The captaincy of football at Harvard /
for 1918 was conferred on !
Robert Storer. q Boston boy. Storer |
las the qualities TO make an excellent
'aptain and with seven veterans return
ng next season there seems little doubt
hat he should be able to annex another
Storer is twenty years
Id and plays a forward position. Stor-
r played tackle with great success last
all, having previously filed in at cen
err. Hitchcock was opposed to Storer
or election.
Ira Davenport, the middle distance
unner. has graduated from the Univer-
ity of Chicago and is now wearing the
olors of the Illinois A. A. Daven-
ort finished third man in the famous
lanket finish in the 600.metre race at
last spring, in which Mel
leopard ran second and Ted Meredith,
he Pennsylvania school boy, established
worlds record for the run. Some
hat grieved over his defeat, Daven-
ort is anxious to try conclusions again
nd has entered the regimental games
t New York for the latter part of the
lonth. Pitted against him will be the
lite Of Americas middle distance run
ers.
Jesse Burkett, the Worcester manag-
/, announced that he viii stand pat on
is club, having but a few places to
II. There is an opening for first
aseman, centerfelder and a couple of
virlers. Crumm and Hauss of his last
ears team are to play in the Pacific
,ast league this year.
Fred Clark. manager Of the Pirates,
Is ordered his battery men TO report
) West Baden. Ind, March ? The re-
ainder Of the club will join the adj
Ince guard a week OF ten DAYS later.
President MeAlesr saws that be wants
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