The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-24
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Almeida, the Cuban player released by
the Reds to Montreal last week, circu-
lated some startling stories about the
present plans of the Redland manage
ment while passing through Cincinnati.
He says that Manager Tinker is going
to effect a trade, whereby Bescher will
become Giant He also states that
pitcher Suggs is soon TO don Cub uni
form through some of the changes pro.
posed to strengthen the Cincinnati club.
George Hildebrand, the American
league umpire, says that young Lavan,
the st. Louis Brown shortstop, is about
the most promising youngster in the
game to-day He says that young Lavan
was the best of the shortstops last sea
son in the Pacific Coast league, which
is noted for the quality of shortstops
produced.
Pitcher Jesse Tannehill, the former
major league twirler and one time a
member of the Boston Americans, has
received his unconditional release from
the st. Joseph club OF the Western
league.
Early fall football practice for Yale
university this season will be staged at
Siasconset, Mass. Capt. ketcham has
called for practice Sept. /, when about
twenty-five candidates are expected to
respond to the call.
Manager Evers evidently became dis
gusted with Roger Bresnahan, one OF his
star catchers, in a recent game. Evers
claimed that Roger was disobeying or
ders and straightway benehed him. He
viii call upon Needham to do most Of
the catching until Jimmy Archer has
fully recovered from his injuries.
The Brooklyn National club has pur-
chased the release of pitcher Schumtz of
the Vancouver club of the Northwestern
league upon the recommendation of
Amos Rusie, the Giant pitcher from
lS90.9s Schumtz is right Jhander and
has been sensation all year. Equipped
with puzzling curves, Schumtz is said
to have as much speed as any man
that ever was seen in the box by Rusie,
Rusie said that if Schumtz didn't make
good he would never recommend anoth-
err pitcher.
George Davis, the old time infelder
of the New York and Chicago clubs,
says that he never saw smoother piece
OF machinery in his life than Walter
johnson. He says that Johnson is grace
itself.
Fred Clarke is brimming over with
Joy OF late since his pitchers have been
showing their old time form. Hendrix, |
McQuillan, Adams, Robinson and Cam |
nitz are now all in perfect trim and are
expected to lead the Pirates on up to |
the top of the National league.
The latest reports from Pittsburg |
about George Gibson, the Pirate catcher, |
purport that Gibson will not do back |
stop work for some time and possibly |
not at all.
A peculiar coincidence is that the two
managers of the st. Louis clubs, Hug
gins and Stovall, are leading their clubs
in hitting, A good example, to their
proteges, but it seems to be OF no avail.
The report now comes that Jack
Coombs. the former Barre pitcher Is
slowly improving in condition and will
be ready to take his regular turn with
the Maekmen pitching staff before the
season closes. Coombs is at present at
his home in Maine.
Bill Carrigan, the new manager of the
Red SoX, is to give pitcher Cheney of
the Youngstown club tryout.
Carrigan of the Red Sox is highly
pleased with young Moseley, the new
pitcher, of the worlds champions. He
says that all he needs is work and he
is going to give him plenty of that.
Ty Cobb, the Detroit outielder, says
that he would welcome a change. He
would be delighted to come East and
play with Boston. He relates this in
to friends in Boston
Who knows but what he will come to
Boston eventually2
The list of managers that have direct
ed the affairs of the Boston Americans
since the institution of the team are
nine in number and are as follows: Jim
my Collins, Chick Stahl. George Huff,
Bob Unglaub, Jim Mcclure. Fred Lake,
Patsy Donovan, Jake Stahl and Bill
Carrigan.
William JOY, better known to the col
ege world as "1iker" JOY. has signed
, contract to play ball with Cleveland.
He will join the club at once in the
West. Joy is a graduate of Holy Cross
where he established name for himself
in athletics.
Jack Johnson the heavyweight cham
pion of the world, is making good in
France johnson has a salary of 81 200