The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-17
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Detroit is this week the scene OF the
grand circuit. Detroit was visited
earlier in the season and is the only
town where the big horse meet is staged
twice during the season. After leaving
Detroit the horses will move down
South
Art Martin drove Fred w. in the free
for-all at Fair Haven last week in
2:0sA. This mark is an exceptional rec
ord over Vermont tracks and has not
been performed in many instances.
James Farleys death is not only
mourned in financial circles, but also
among the horsemen. Farley was noted
as a lover of good racers and for sew
eral years kept an excellent stable OF
speedsters.
1t is said that George Brooke, the
Penn coach. is the highest paid coach IN
the country. This Is Brooke's first year
in charge of Penn.
Paul Trier, the Oak Park high school
lad, is said to be about to enter Dart
mouth. The announcement was sur
prise, as he was generally believed to be
slated for Harvard college.
Burch, the former Norwich player, Is
coaching Greenfield. Mass. high school.
Kornstadt. the former Greenfield high
school athlete, is TO enter Norwich uni
yersity this fall. He was considered one
OF the best gridiron men in western Mas
sachusetts last season. He is also a
reputable baseball player. He played
considerably the past season with the
Greenfield club in the Twin State league.
Dean academy will not play the Yale
freshmen this season. as has been the
custom OF the past few seasons. Dean
mas a rather short schedule this sea
son, but hopes to be represented by an
eleven that win compare favorably with
other stellar organizations that have
been turned loose from the school In
the past.
Jack Coombs. the star pitcher of the
Macknen, is in a hospital at Philadel-
phia. Physicians say that muscles in
his back weakened by a recent attack
Of typhoid fever rendered him unable
to stand the strain of recovering condi |
ton for the worlds series. 1t is said
that he may be in a plaster cast for
several weeks.
Jake Daubert and Cactus Cravath con-
tinue to race along at an even clip for
batting supremacy in the National
league. This week both men are tied |
at .35I. Viox of the Pirates, Magee |
and Becker of the Phillies follow in the
order named.
nv Cobb of the Tigers passed Joe
Jackson last week in the race for bat
ting honors in the American league. ,
The big factor during the coming weeks
will be Iris Speaker. Speaker has been
plugging the ball hard all season over
$50, and during the past week his aver
lge rose to the high mark of $40. Cobb
Z batting for .3T9 and jackson for .3T2.
Should Speaker keep up his pace he will
eventually outpoint both of his leads.
Cobb and jackson have fallen down in
batting during the past few weeks, while
to the contrary, Speaker rs viciously
banging the ball.
Frank Hough, one of the most promi-
1ent sporting writers in the East, died
his week at his home at Philadelphia.
lie was sporting writer for the Philadel-
1hia Inquirer.
Thirty-four candidates responded to
NE cali of Coach Brooke for football
men Mt the University of Pennsylvania.
The first football game of the 1918
eason in Vermont was played last Sat
irdaN at haHuOlpIl. NieH Nht .iNdhuoipu
aggies defeated the Mortified high
chool by the score of "a to 0. The
team outweighed the North
ield team.
The Stranahan team of st. Adams
laims the state championship of base
all in Vermont. Let them come out
nd show their colors to first class
ALI team. such as hourishes in the cen
raj portion of Vermont, principally in
county.
Dartmouth will not play Harvard this
ALL Dartmouth will gather big rev.
nue. from the Penn game at Philadel-
mia and the Carlisle contest at New
'ork.
Bill Carrigan, the Boston manager,
rill be out of the game for the rest
f the season. Carrigan received broken
myers in the latter part of the st.
ouis game on Monday. He will, how
yer, manage the team from the bench.
{ is hoped that he will acquit himself
ply as well from now on as he has
nee taking hold of the clubs reins.
Rube 0ldring of the Maekmen made
rather peculiar play in the recent
leyeland series. In the sixth inning,