The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Carlisle Indians have been seeking a
date on the Minnesota football team for
next season. The football authorities at
the Minnesota college refused to give a
place on their schedule.
James j, Jelfries, the former heavy
weight champion, is becoming weary OF
life in California again, and is preparing
for a tour of the world. He will fill a
few theatrical engagements in Austria
liza, appearing under the management
of Hugh Mcintosh, the prominent pro-
motor. He viii go to Australia some
time next month.
"King Cole, the former Cub pitcher,
was dubbed the "Iron man" in the
American association last season. He
worked in forty-fve games, winning
twenty-three and losing eleven. He
ranked sixth on the list of pitchers.
Sam Langford is hailed as the cham
pion heavyweight fighter of the world
by the French people following his vic
tory over Joe Jeanette Saturday night
at Paris. The title was rendered by
the French Boxing Federation, which
recently forfeited Johnson's title. Lang
ford had his fight with jeanette for
the purpose of forcing johnson into
fight. Since johnson announced he
broke his arm in a recent battle, the
fight will be thrown over until spring.
johnson was signed to fight with Frank
Moran of Pittsburg and this will not
take place until June. Jeanette will
seek fight with Moran
Borton, who played first base for New
York part of last season, will be with
the Venice club of the Pacific Coast
league this year. Borton came to New
York last season from Jersey City with
Jack Knight.
Ty Cobb was 27 years old last Thurs.
day. Cobb has been playing ball for
many years and yet has his best years
left.
II. S. O'Brien Of Wanash, Ind, has
been elected captain of football at Per-
due university for 1914. He played
halfback on the last seasons team.
A new worlds record for candle pin
bowling was established at Revere,
Mass, last week when the Revere team
rolled up l7l2 for team total in a
match against the Someryille team. AM
other record shattered was the team
single string The team single string was
held by Chelsea with sos made several
years ago. The record established by
Revere was GOA The Kids of Worcester
held the former record for pinfall, hay-
ing l640.
John Henry, the Washington Ameri-
can player, has been made coach OF
hockey at Amherst Henty was a for
mer baseball and hockey player at Am
herst and is we'll fitted to hold his new
position.
Ty Cobb, the peerless Tiger, has in
vented painless bat. This refers to
one painless to the user and not to the
opposing pitcher. The invention con-
sists of handle inlaid with cork, which
removes the liability to sting.
Ad Wolgast is a past number OF the
boxing calendar. He tried to come back
last week and was decidedly outpointed
| by Charlie White of Chicago in bout
held at the Cadillac, Mich.
Percy d. Haughton, the Harvard foot
ball coach, is being contradicted right
and left for his recently uttered opinion
| that the forward pass was Ineffective
under the present football rules. The
lgreater censure is coming from Penn
\ sylyania, where football men of both
the past and present believe that it is
effective. Hsughton's opinion was prob
ably based upon the failure of many col
| lege teams to use the pass against his
eleven. They say that it is the most
successful means of attack when the
team has the right men to work it.
The Brooklyn club has finally landed
Joe Tinker. The consent of the Cincin'
natl directors was secured and the orig
inal terms of the trade were carried out
Soon after the protest of the Redland
directors was lodged numerous rumors
were floated that Tinker would possibly
land with other teams in the National
league. Charlie Murphy of the Cubs
was said TO be after the star shortstop
Lou Criger, the veteran baseball play,
err, who has been acting as coach for the
| st. Louis Browns, has lost his job. II
was peanuts that cost him his job
Early in the season st. Louis was play.
| ing New York at Harlem. Frank Chance
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Criger was sitting on the bench MUNICH
ing peanuts and the official score keeper
was trying to attract his attention to
the fact. Lou did not regard him. The
hit by Chance was the cause of the de
! feat. This game was instrumental il
keeping the Browns from seventh plac,
in the league. Therefore, Hickey decid'
ed to let Criger go.
Percy Haughton, who has not said q
great deal about the Harvard Yale game
in November. gave vent to his feelings
recently. He claims that ketcham''
eleven was decidedly rough. He sale
that Ketcham's roughness gave the
Crimson an advantage in the early
stages of the game. He claims that il
was for this reason that Ketcham was
not chosen for the All-American team
Roughness was not confined to ketcham
but to his teammates. In his talk he
characterized Mahan's punt from Har'
wards 20.yard line to Yale's l0-yarC
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