The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-14
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Sparrow Robertson, hailed by oldtim
ers as the greatest in the business, says
that Norman Tabor and Abel Keviat are
about as evenly matched as any two
milers ever could be. But with John
Paul Jones, Robertson AYERS that 1t is
another story altogether.
Lawrence is travelling at very strong
clip in the New England league and
seems to be in fair way of coping
the honors OF the league. AT present 1t
has five-game lead over its nearest
competitor.
John Mack, the Yale trainer, says that
it is a calamity to the sporting world
that John Paul Jones Of Cornell quit
the athletic game so soon. His case
though, is similar to many other college
champions. In Mack's mind there seems
to be little doubt but that Jones could
lower the present mile and half mile
marks.
1t does seem lamentable that Jack
Knight should have been passing his
time of late in the international league
Judging from the pace he has been set
ting since he Joined the Highlanders.
Once again with the Highlanders, he has
agely, and, in addition, has been caring
admirably for the initial sack.
Among the eatchers who have been
laid up this season with injuries are
the following: Miller, Fischer, Erwin,
Doom, Kelley, Gibson, Carrigan, Ain
smith, Henry, Simons, Wingo and Sween-
ey.
The New York Giants have played
overtime battles this season with every
team with the exception of the Cards.
OF these twelve. six have been won,
three lost and three terminated with tie
scores.
Joe jackson still leads the American
league in batting. His average for the
season to date is .406. Ty Cobb trails
along in second place with 1896.
Ty Cobb returned to the game on
Saturday, after a weeks layoff with
an injured knee. He was given try
out at second base, but proved lament
ably poor exponent of playing at that
position. He had three glazing errors
chalked up against him, which were in
strumental in the scoring made by
Washington.
Several prominent business men of
Reno are investigating the practicahility
of erecting permanent fighting arena
on the outskirts of the city near the
site of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. The
clamor for ten-round bouts between big
| fighters have been numerous from pro-
moters and this has brought about the
| investigation.
| There is some talk that the Hardwick
town team may not lnger much longer
! Hardwick has been represented by one
OF the strongest teams in years and il
made an excellent showing. Bob
Smith seems to be slated to 60 to Keene
NH, to pitch for the Keene club in the
Twin State league, as the rumor goes
! and Lyons the third baseman, is slated
! to 90 to some club in that league.
| Thompson. who twirled for Norwich
university during the past season, re-
Gently landed berth with the Brattle-
boro club. Thompson is Brattleboro
lad and gives promise Of doing good
work before the season is brought to
| close.
| The chartered Holyoke baseball team
| Is now playing under the caption of
Merden, the franchise Of the club has
| been showed to the latter city, which
will enjoy league ball once again, this
time with the Eastern association in
stead of with the Connecticut league.
The Holyoke club proved TO be losing
proposition and it was deemed advisable
/ to shift the club to some other more
prosperous looking town.
Manager Jesse Burkette of the Worces-
Ter club has suspended pitcher Sandy
| Bannister for failure to show up. Ban
mister was sold by the Springfield club
of the Eastern association TO the Worces-
ter club. Burkette says that the sus-
pension will remain on Bannister for
| the remsinder of the season.
| Partenheimer, the Amherst lad. who
was given a tryout with Detroit at the
close of his college career last June, is
now with the Utica club. He has cut
his name down to Party with the Utica
club.
Buck 0'Brien, the former Red Sox
pitcher, who was recently sold to the
Chicago White Sox did not make a very
suspicious debut with his new club. He
was hammered from the box in his first
game.
ChappeHe, the left fielder of the Mil.
waukee Brewers, seems to be in great
demand. The management OF the Brew
ers have set date for the limit for
the bids for Chappelle's services, the
club offering the best inducements to
get the player. 1t is said that one
party offered $4,000 for him. Presi.
dent Murphy of the Cubs has said that
he will meet the best offers of the com.
petitors and go little further.
Rabbit Maranville, the dimunitive
shortstop of the Boston Braves, plugs
right along and daily continues to upset
the lamentations of some critics, who
say he is grand player. but he can't
hit. Saturday was another one of these
upset days, when he crammed five hits
| into a days work out of as many trips
to the plate.