The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-05
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Manager CLARK Griffith this week re
cciyed formal notice from President Bal
johnson Of the American league OF tn
suspension OF Catcher Eddie Ainsmitl
because OF his conduct in Mondays gam'
when he threw dirt in the face of I'm
pire OLoughln after being called out on
close play The suspension was in
definite
st, Louis Americans have purchased
q shortstop by the name of Flanagan
Flanagan has been playing short for the
San Diego team of the southern Cali
fornia league. The price paid for him
was $500.
Standard, the former Barre player in
the palmy days of the Northern league
is playing a great game for Holyoke and
il is through his good work that the
: Paper City team is making such a cred
table showing. Standard has been hit
ting the bah at clip well over 800.
George Stallings, manager Of the
Braves and general optimist, says that
he has not the slightest idea where the
Boston club will finish this season but
says with confidence that he will beat
at least one team out in the running to
Ieop the bunting.
Tom McCarey of Vernon, Cal, it Is
said, is trying to make arrangements
TO stage fight between Sam Langford
and Joe Jeanette The fight will be 20
rounds for the title forfeited by Jack
johnson. Dan McKetrick. manager Of
Jeanette, has announced that he would
iapprove OF such match.
Eddie Grant, the star Cincinnati in
| fielder, is now the property of the New
York Giants. The deal was strictly cash
and Grant will Immediately join the New
Workers TO don one of McGraw's uni
| forms. McGraw has been sadly lacking
a utility infielder and he now thinks that
Grant will be an admirable man to as
sumo such duties.
Fordham Sanford, one of the apostles
of football at Yale college, in a speech
before the Yale student body, blamed
the faculty for the cause of his alma
matters recent slump on the gridron.
He based his claims on the reforms the
faculty attempted to introduce in the
methods of coaching
Columbia succeeded this week in de-
feating Dartmouth in tennis. The score
for the meet stood to 2.
Umpire tombstone Of the American as
ISOLATION received serious injuries about
the head this week by being hit with
q bottle thrown from the stands after
a game in Milwaukee. Some spectator,
who strenuously objected to decision
of tombstone when a man was called
out on close play, took the opportu-
nifty Of throwing a pop bottle at him.
The aim was true and had its results.
There is much talk that Detroit will
soon turn Klawitter. pitcher, over the
farming grounds at Providence. Kla-
witter is sorely lacking in experience,
but Is said to have the earmarks OF |
a promising young pitcher.
Pitcher Knetzer, who was the real gen |
nine holdout of the big leagues, will |
probably be back with the Dodgers with
in another week.
The management OF football at Ford
ham college has completed its schedule
for next fall. The school will tackle
a big schedule and will run up against
Princeton and Holy Cross. Tom Thorpe,
a brother of Jim Thorpe, will coach the
team.
Belmont park, New York, the rem
devious Of fashion and horse lovers. is
once again in operation But one thing
Is noticeable and that is the lack OF
gambling on the field, which is prohibit
ID under the penalty Of large fine.
Vincent Pezzetti. the ll-round Lehigh
athlete. has left college and will start
work in the employ Of a steel firm at
south Bethlehem Pezzetti is one OF
he best athletes that ever attended I.e-
high He Is a very versatile lad, TAX
ng hand in almost every branch of
thletics with practically the same pro-
iciency. Pe2zetti comes from Natiek,
dass.
Ray Fisher. the Middlebury college
adj. is pitching real big league ball this n
pring for the New York Highlanders, .
nut is running against rather hard luck. :
Invariably the support behind him IS /
jagged or else they fail to hit when he
: twirling his best ball. How can r
nan be expected to VIM c
"Chiek' Gandil Of the Washington e
enators is said to be the possessor of
proud record. Gandil has been with L
he Senators now for somewhat over I,
year and in that time has made b
pcord of not having dropped thrown s
all Throws which pulled him of the a
az are excepted of course. This is be- h
eyed to be a fielding record for &C.
lracy n
L. f. Turbul of Baltimore, Nd, has q
cen elected to lead the tennis team q
{ Lehigh university for next spring. o.
Ie is junior and has played three pl
ears on the tennis team. Never before
the history of Lehigh has the college
Dssossed such promising tennis play
Harold Irving OF westfeld. n. J., was :,
lis week elected to captain the track :
am at Wesleyan university next n
,ring. Irving is strong point win
ar for Wesleyan. =
George Stallngs, manager OF the Bos-
IN Braves. denies the rumor that B,ll
weeney and Pitcher Tyler are going
be traded 20 the Giants in exchange
# other players. Sometime ago Stall T
gs and McGraw talked this matter
Ter, but Stallings says that nothing
i'll ever result of il.
According TO the best of authorities II
the ranking Of college baseball teams p,
is spring. Yale university appears to ca
I'VE a decided preference over the rest
the list. Yale has played 2s games 81
all including major league clubs and pr
It but four games. Only two Of the m
tier were with college teams. Despite We