The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-01
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

The announcement has been made that
Floyd Rickart, who recently resigned as
secretary of the st. Louis Americans, has
been elected to act as secretary of the
Federal league, an outlaw organization.
Rickart is known in the West as one of
the best versed men in affairs of base
ball in that section of the country.
The annual Army Navy football game,
now hangs in balance The football au-
thorities at both institutions are at
standstill in their efforts to make ar
engagements for the game next fall. The
chief hitch is over the place for Che game.
Ii is said that the Army people will
play Annapolis at New York, West
Point or nowhere. They are willing to
play at the Polo grounds, New York,
but say that they won't go to Philadel-
phia again. Report has it that the navy
won't go to New York The polo field
at Meadow Brook, where the interna-
tional matches took place, has been men
toned for the contest.
The Chinese university of Hawaii is
now playing ball in the vicinity of New
York. The team has several weeks left
yet before its return to Honolulu.
With the week just closed, Joe Jack
son of the Maps leads the American
league in batting. His average was ABB
Ty Cobb remains in second place with
500 and iris Speaker comes along in
third with 1856. Speaker is just close
enough to make it entirely uncomfort
able for either at some critical stage
OF the season.
Young Mcdonald of the Boston Braves
is at present the king pin hitter OF the
National league. His efforts are going
for 400. Cactus Cravath of the Phil
lies is the real leader with a percentage
OF .345. Daubert of Brooklyn is trail
ing second with 1886.
Dan Moeller, the former Barre player,
is tied for second in the list of leading
base stealers in the American league.
This list is led by Clyde Milan of the
Senators with AZ and Moeller ranks in
second place with q. Collins of the
Mackmen. is on even terms with him for
base stealing honors.
Ray Collins ranks among the best
pitchers in the American league. He
has won eight games this season and
lost but two, giving him standing that
demands recognition.
Jake" Daubert the wonderful first
baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was
at one time miner and would furnish
material for one of those
appealing novels From Mine to Base
ball. He was born at Shamokin, Pa,
d wears ago. Shamokin is situated in
the heart Of the anthracite coal region
and at the age of IL years he descended
into the coal pits He worked in near
" every field opened to the mining
workman. He sifted slate, picked coal
and drove mule teams. These circum-
stances recall the fact that four of the
greatest players the game has ever seen
were miners. One of them is Hughie
Jennings. the present manager of the
Tigers. Another is Ed. Walsh, the mas.
ter pitcher Of the Chicago White Sox
Mordecai Brown, for years the mainstay
of the Cubs pitching staff and at pres
emit member Of the Cincinnati Reds, is
included in the list. Lastly comes Jake
said by many to be the peer
Of modern first sackers.
Larry Gardner made material gain ~
his batting during the past week. Card
ner is now hitting for .306, which en-
titles him to a position among the hon
or list.
Charles Wagner. captain Of the Red
Sox team, who has been out OF the
game for the past few weeks with an
injured hand. expects to make his APP
with the worlds champions
this week. Wagner's presence will
greatly bolster up the Boston team.
In the st. Johnsbury-Lyndonyille
game Saturday, Speare, the st. Johns
bury pitcher, twirled such a game that
he Il entitled to space in the baseball
of the state. He held Lyndon
Vile down to no hits, no runs and in
addition struck out Is batters. On top
Of all this he hit safely twice and drove
in four nuns.