The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-31

Ind, has ii that business men of that
town are considering building huge
structure with glass roof, protected by
steel netting and full sized dirt
diamond for floor as an inducement
to major league teams to train there,
thus making it possible to practice in
the cage when raining.
Artie Hoffman is being touted as one
Iof the best outfielders in the big tent
shows this year, According to the Pitts
burg scribes, Artie has revised his old
! form.
Maybe Bobby Wallace will uncover
another big league surprise in Pitcher
Walter LeyerebZ. a recruit, who is
picked by many to be the equal OF Earl
! Hamilton. Lerevenz' style is much after
the fashion of Hamilton's, free up
over swinger
The Victoria Hockey club OF Victoria,
lB. c., winner of the Pacific Coast league
championship. who is battling with the
Quebecs on the Pacific Coast for the
professional honors of Canada, is COM
posed mostly of players formerly as
ISOLATED with the National Hockey as
ISOLATION, who jumped their contracts
the first of the season to follow their
fortunes in a different territory, where
their recompense was greater. There
are four players on the Nictorias, who
shifted to the West, among whom are
the Patrick brothers.
Walter OKeefe, Burlington boy,
who gained wide reputation as an
infelder while attending Burlington high
school and Lawrence academy of Groton,
Mass. is again covering third base for
Lehigh university. Keefe held that po-
sition last season. During the past sum
mer he was affiliated with the Bellows
Falls club of the Twin State league. |
Great things are expected of Okeefe
at Lehigh.
Billy Papke, the American middle |
weight fighter, has been suspended by !
the French Boxing Federation until De-
cember, 1918. G. Gunther and Tom |
months each at this meeting
The best critics of athletics claim
that the success of Howard Drew, the
colored Springfield Splinter, lies in his
ability to get away and picking his
stride Immediately. Plenty of sprnters
are fast in leaving their mark and break
with him stride for stride. Drew main I
tains his lead early in the race and n
is thus enabled to keep in the fore
ground of other competitors. Drew picks
his stride quicker than any other run
ner in the game today and when he
mas taken three strides he is going as
last as in the middle of the race. Drew
5 at present only in condition to run
he 70.yard event and when he rounds
INTO proper cond ition to display his true
,printer powers he is looked 20 to break
Arthur DufFy's record Of . 3-5 seconds.
The rules under which professional
hockey was conducted in Canada this
winter met with approval throughout
he Dominion. According to the code OF
ules adopted. the rover was dropped
rom the lineup, but six men taking part
n the game. IL is claimed that the
.ame was made much faster and con
iderable OF the unnecessary rough eie-
lent disappeared.
Manager Birmingham OF the Cleveland
lub saws that Ivan Olsen i the best
tility man in the business Olsen viii
e retained to jump into any breach
ccurring in the Maps infield when the
series starts.
The usefulness Of Rube Waddell IN
iinor leagues class A ball is about
nded. Joe Cantillon, manager Of the
Minneapolis club, announces that he b
bout ready 70 consign the former BIG
ague tWirler 70 q smaller minor league
raddell has apparently gained bis for .