The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-17
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

At present there is triple tie in the
Twin State league The clubs tied for
first honors are the Northampton, New
port and Bellows Falls teams, each hav-
ing won nine and lost five games.
Francis, the Northampton catcher, is
leading the batting list in the Twin
State league with a percentage of 400
Lynch Of Brattleboro is second with 1896
McElwee, with 1854. is the heavy hitter
for the Keene team.
Cram. the Brown university pitcher, is
doing great work in the Twin State
league At Brown, where he has several
seasons more of schooling he is looked
upon as a conner, but was trile wild
this spring His speed is terrific and
during the summer he seems TO have
gained considerable control. His pitch.
ing is instrumental in keeping Newport
at the top Of the Twin State league
race.
Eddie Collins, the clever second base
man of the Maekmen, up to July l had
started sixteen double plays. AT that
time in the American league there had
been $50 dual killings.
Not before this season have the Ath-
etics dropped more than two straight
games, but when they struck the lowly
Tigers at Detroit their medicine was
handed out to them in a three games
lost portion.
Light, who has joined the Brattleboro
club, Twin State league, was formerly
pitcher for Albright college He pitched
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Albright college during the past season
and won every game.
The American professional golfers,
who have been touring England and
France. have returned to America. Every
one of these players asserts that the
style OF playing in England is not SUI
perior 10 that in America, but says
that there are more first class golfers.
They are anticipating revenge for their
defeat when the Britishers invade Amer
lea in August.
If anything. Ban johnson, the presi-
dent of the American league, assumes
too much of the attitude of dictator
in conducting the American league and
his rules are having an effect of chang
ing many old time phases of the game,
which to some are not in the least wei
coined. Manager Stovall of the Browns,
followed by many Others, is confronting
dilemma as to whether he is playing
baseball or johnson ball" One OF the
latest innovations was introduced on
Sunday when the Browns were playing
the Highlanders on their home grounds.
Brief was on first base in the third
inning, and was about TO steal second
when Ford in the act of winding up
dropped the ball. The ball rolled be-
hind him, letting Brief make second. Di-
neen called Brief back to first base, say
ing that he was acting under instruc-
tions of johnson, as there was nothing
in the rules covering that point. Sto-
vail will protest the game.
Cliff Curtiss, the former Boston Ma
tional hurler. is showing good form with
the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1t was solely
through the medium of his mssterful
pitching that the Dahlen gang were en-
abled to break that long losing streak
that has traiIed in their wake for ten
games.
Another oddity occurred in baseball
this week when it took but three Cubs
to retire the Brooklyn team. Evers,
Safer and Corridor formed the trium-
virate that performed the achievement.
Manager Connie Mack has another
promising pitcher, who is expected TO
ioin the Mackmen before the close Of
their western invasion. Bob Shawkey
of the Baltimore club is the man. Shaw
key was purchased by Mack last season
from the Harrisburg club Of the Tri-
Aram -
spring training trip, and sent to Balti-
more. where he seems to have improved.
The Chicago White Sox finally landed
Larry Chapelle, the heavy hitting out
selder q the Milwaukee club. He will