The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-23
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Another college star has been signed
for the big leagues. The latest aspirant
to baseball honors il Fred H. Goss, who
was captain of the University of Leland
Stanford club. He will be tried out By
the Brooklyn Dodgers. He will report
next month. Goss batted for 1896 in
his last season at college.
The Wilkes Barre team of the New
York state league has bought Pitcher
Doescher OF the Jersey City club Of the
International league. Doescher played
with Rutland in the days of the old
Northern league, later going to the big
leagues.
Booth Hopper, the star pitcher of the
Hartford club in the Eastern associa-
| tion, has been sold to the Cardinals. He
will report in two weeks to his new
club. Hopper has pitched two no-Lit
and two one-hit games this season.
Three members of the Athletics have
returned from the West to recover from
injuries so as to be in form for the wind
up of the American league and also be
in position to take part in the worlds
series. The players who are at Phil
adelphia recuperating are Lapp, catcher,
who has broken finger; Strunk, an
lontfelder, with a badly wrenched leg;
and Orr, utility man, with swollen
hand
The current report is that Miller Hug
gins, who has managed the Cards all
season, will resign at the end of the
present season, but as yet no successor
has been mentioned for his place. Hug
gins has disagreed with his players and
it il said that the players have com
planned to the club management. Last
season when managed by Roger Bres-
nahan, the Cards played better ball and
earned more money and hoped to OBJ
tain even better results when they signed
Higgins. Higgins has proved failure
and surely will not be seen with the
st. Louis crew another season. One
of Higgins chief faults is his nagging.
He has criticized his players in public
until patience has ceased to be vir-
tue.
Joe Tinker of the Redland team has
signed up a young pitcher by the name
Of Winkler. 1t may be Pink" Wink
Ter OF the University of Vermont team.
Football practice will be called at the
University of Vermont the second week
in September. A larger number of can
didates than ever before are expected
to turn out for the coach's first instrue-
ton. Several stars are expected to APP
pear at Burlington with the entering
class.
Falkenburg, the great comeback pitch
er of the Maps, may not be seen any
more in the big tent show, 1t is said
that waivers have been asked on him.
Falkenburg startled the league with his
pitching during the earlier part of the
season, but OF late has fallen down.
Birmingham may be making a very wise
move by asking for waivers.
Long Tom Hughes wants to be an
umpire in the American league. Hughes
thinks that he has served faithfully in
the American league and if once given
an opportunity will make good.
Ainsmith Of the Senators thinks that
pitchers than he can against right !
handlers. He says that he can see the
balls coming over better.
The most recent report, which has |
been eorroborated. is that Jack Barry |
has responded to the call OF Connie Mack.
Barry will join the team in the West |
but may not get into the game until |
Sunday Barry's absence has had a |
demoralizing effect on the Athletics ever
since his injury.
Clark Griffith of the Senators thinks !
that one reason for his teams failure |
to show championship form is because
of loafng. He says that they play their
poorest ball against weak clubs and can |
lay no other reason for the showing
Griffith, of the Washington club.
thinks that Blanding of the Maps, is one
IF the best pitchers in the leagues.
work against the Athletics
md the Cleveland teams certainly stamp |
aim as one of the most dangerous, any
way. Blanding has defeated the Mack
men in his last three appearances against
hem.