The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-12
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Speare, the st. Adams pitcher, is do
| ing remarkable work at st. Johnsbury
this summer. Saturday he held the
strong Lttleton, N. H., team to one hit
but lost to ]. II is said that he will
enter the University OF Vermont this
| fall.
Woonsocket people are planning TO
hold a Connolly day" at Boston some
time in the near future. Connolly, the
Boston Brave, claims Woonsocket for his
home town. Woonsocket people viii pre-
sent Connolly gift as substantial tes-
timony of their regard for the outfeld-
er.
in view of the recent slump of the
Newport club In the Twin State league,
the club directors have released Manag-
er Jerry Donovan, who has had the team
in charge ever since the start of the
season. Volk, one of the Newport play
ers, has been appointed to fill the posi-
ton temporarily.
The Bellows Falls Times says: MAY
forth looks to be the best catcher in the
league. He is hitting for almost 800
and man is taking chance when be
tries to cop second on the Greenfield
catcher"
1t is said that Brennan's leg is in bad
shape. The Phillie pitcher received in
juries to his leg about three weeks ago,
The Chicago Cubs have been stripped
of every member of the pitching staff
that made the Cubs famous back in the
days when Chance led his mates through
National league championships and
worlds championships. A short time
ago the Cubs carried in their personnel
two pitchers, Reulbach and Overall, who
worked regularly and helped land the
worlds titles. Reulbach was traded q
short time ago to the Brooklyn Dodgers
for pitcher Stack. Last week the an
nouncement was made that Overall has
been released TO the San Francisco club
of the Pacific Coast league. At the time
of the release of Overall, the purchase
of catcher Hargrove of the Terre Haute
team was made by the Chicago team.
The exciting race in the New York
state league for first division honors
continues. The four clubs are punched
closer than ever before this season. There
are but three games separating the
fourth and the first clubs.
Bob Smith, the former Hardwick lad,
is looked upon as one of the best pitch
ers playing ball in New England to-day.
Smith is pitching for Keene in the Twin
State league. His record there, although
blemished by several defeats, shows that
he is a remarkable pitcher. In but one
game this season has he been touched up
freely. In that game IL hits were made
off him in IL innings, losing the game.
He leads the league in strike outs per
inning. Hardly a game passed but what
10 men fell before his speed and splitter.
All the games that he has dropped this
season have been close contests Satur-
DAYS debeat BY Greenfield was another
hard luck affair. He held Greenfield to
one hit and famed 10 mel.
The Washington Senator's purchased
pitcher Williams of the Helena club of
the Union association. The price was
So 600. He will report at the end of
the present season.
Orr, the young infielder of the Mack
men, is considered as one of the most
promising utility men in the big leagues.
The only chance he had to show his
hand this season was when Jack Barry
laid off last week.
By next week Marty 0'Toole. the high
salaried pitcher of the Pirates, is ex-
pected to be back in form ready to take
his turn on the mound. O'Toole sub
mitted to an operation for appendicitis
some few weeks ago but seems now to
have fully recuperated.
The current rumors that Johnny Evers
,annot get along with his older players
IS somewhat substantisted by his re-
'ent move of turning Mike Mitchell over
10 the Pirates.
Pitcher Cashion, the star pitcher of
several seasons for the Washington Sen
,tors, is not in form this season TO
,itch, owing 10 an injured shoulder. He
will probably be developed into an out
ielder next season.
Johnny McGrsw is saving Tesreau for
he latter part OF the season. He does