The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-17
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

The first game of the series betwee
the professional clubs, the Wanderers Z
Montreal and the Quebec hockey team
at New York this week, resulted in
victory for the Wanderers, 8 to 5.
II G.. w. Martin, who was declared
professional at the University of Penn
sylvania, and thus made ineligible {
compete on the Penn. track team, ha
secured a position as athletic traiae
at Penn. State. Martin comes from th
West and Is declared to be wonder
full sprint man.
A precedent is likely to be establisne,
in college athletics at Georgetown mi
versity. The report comes that Dabie
one OF Georgetown's star ball players
signed a contract with Cincinnati, bu
will be allowed to represent the colleg,
in baseball
The series Of basketball games be
tween Franklin high and Winthrop high
schools for the championship of Mas
sachusetts now stands tie, each schoo
having a game apiece. Winthrop wor
| the first on its own court by a favor.
able margin and Franklin took the sec.
ond game by a two-point margin.
a bill legalizing boxing bouts, with the
limit placed at Is rounds. The bin pro.
vides for boxing commission and is
copied after the New York law.
John Paul Jones is booked for some
startling running this spring. Jones,
who to many is considered has been,
is showing wonderful form in the mile
run. He recently clipped six seconds of
his record at Cornell for the indoor rec
ord. He tripped across the boards in
minutes % seconds.
Owing to the slippery condition of the
ball park at Columbus, Ca, Arnold
Houser, the crack shortstop of the Reds,
slipped and dislocated his shoulder. An
examination revealed that the accident
was only temporary but at first it was
thought that the accident might per-
manently disable him.
Clark Griffith has discovered "fnd,"
he says, in Acosta, the sixteen year-old
Cuban recruit. The youngster has been
hanging up three and four hits per game,
hitting the ball with accuracy and hit
ting it hard.
Joe Gray, manager of the Lowell base
ball club. has secured st. Anselms col.
lege of Manchester for practice game
some time in April. st. Anselms is ex-
pected TO turn out one of the best mines
in the history of the college. In the
past they have made good showings
against various clubs in the New Eng
land league and are anticipated to this
spring.
Howard Drew. the Springfield high
school sprinter, has fallen to the call
Of the vaudeville stage. Drew is to take
part as an end man in a minstrel show
NJ Worcester and Springfield, but as
he entire affair is OF an amateur tingls,
his athletic status will not in any way
De jeopardized.
Jimmie Archer, the Cubs star back |
top, has made 9 concession TO his de-
nands of the winter season and says |
hat he viii come round for $500 per
lnnum. Archer has reiterated that he |
would never appear in the game again
lnless his services were appreciated FOR |
10000. Archer will probably again low
IT his demands and receive interviews
With the Cub management.
According to two newspaper corrc-
pondents travelling with the Giants in
he South, Big Chief Meyers is not an
indian but he was born in Mexico
nd is of Spanish descent. When the
,iants were in Cuba last year, Meyer
urprised everybody by talking in per-
ectly good Spanish. The Cubans claim
hat Meyers frequently asserts he Is a
iexican.
Cosy DoIan is filling in at second base
uring the absence of Otto Knsbe froia
he Fhillies' lineup. Knabe received
ad spike wound short time ago.
Shields. catcher and captain of the
Of Mississippi baseball team
Ist spring, is now with the Cleveland
mericans, and manager Birmingham
Tvs that he has unearthed very prom
ing young catcher. He was diseOv-
ed BY Mitchell, one Of the Maps pitch
q staff. Unless he suddenly blows up,
hields is ticketed for a major league
ersh. as he is showing remarkable
nm by handling all pitchers alike
stallings. the manager Of the Boston
raves. Is apparently very much sat
fed with his material and says that
believes he can whip the combina.
On 80 that they may be able to an
h in either NTH position or better.
The governor Of Montana has signed q
II TO legalize boxing in his state.
Hal Chase, the Highlander. holds a
n place in the estimation of Chris
N Der Abe, who recently picked an all
ne baseball team Won Der Abe con-
iers Hal Chase the best first hasenan
10 ever trod q baseball field
Manager Fred Clarke SAYS that Jack
nv viii be one Of the hest pitchers !
the Pirates STAFF this year, and be