The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-01
SPORTING NOTES

Joe Jackson, the brilliant centerfield'
er of the Maps, is due to imprint or
the records of the American league an
iother successful season and from pres
ent indications OF form should bat close
to, ii not better than, his 400 marks OF
former years Jackson is up to his old
tricks again. In recent game with Mo.
bile, the shoeless one negotiated for
three three baggers.
When the Ysnnigan team Of the Pitts.
burg club separates from the regular
Pirates for their annual transforming
trip preparatory to the opening of the
National league, Scout Billy Murray will
act as the business manager of the Yam
nigans.
The popular version of the probable
Ioutfeld of the White Sox club during
the coming season is johnson, left field +;
Mattick, center field. and Collins, right
field.
Bobby Byrne. the third sacker of the
Pittsburg Pirates, who received dan
gerous blow in the head few weeks
ago from a pitched ball by Joe Wood,
has recuperated and it is not expected
that any serious effects will result. At
tending physicians say that had the ball
struck Byrne an inch lower, he would
have been killed.
Walter Maranville the diminutive
shortstop of the Boston Nationals, is
Slated to retain berth during the next
championship series. Maranville played
with the Boston club part of last sea
son and his only deficiency was in his
inability TO hit. According TO all re-
ports. he has overcome this defect and
: is hitting the ball for keeps. In a
game a short time ago he clipped off four
hits out of four times up
| Manager Chance has decided on the
| batting order of the IIighlanders for the
coming year. The lineup is as fol.
lows: Daniels, right field; Wolter, CEN
ter field Hartzell, third base; Cree,
left field; Chase, second base; Chance,
first base; Sweeney, catcher; Derrick,
shortstop and pitcher.
| The worlds record for hitting has
been broken. Walter johnson, the lanky
Washington pitcher, is credited with ac-
complishing the feat. The former rec
ord was held by Ed Walsh, whose dis
lance measured 4l6 feet s inches. The
Senator pitcher is said TO have hit the
ball 4Sl feet s inches. The measure
will be submitted to the baseball guide
publishers, with number of afiidavits,
for official acceptance.
The Wood family in baseball are not
alone represented by Joe Wood, the Red
SoN twirler Smokey Joe has young
er brother. who some day aspires to oc-
cupy the mound in the major league.
He has signed contract to pitch for
the Brockton club in the New England
league.
The baseball public Of Pittsburg is
| in precarious predicament over the pros
poets OF Howard Camnitz this season.
Rumor has reached the Pirate stronghold
that Csmnitz has thrown his arm out.
Clarke Is not worrying very much over
the matter, as rting that Camnitz viii
be on hard 20 take his turn in the box
at the commencement OF the official
league schedule.
Eddie Mahan. who was the sensation
Of the Harvard freshman football eleven
last fall. j. a candidate for the fresh
man baseball team. Mahan gained con-
siderable prestige on the diamond at Ma
tick. Mass a. member Of the An
dover team. Mahan u an all around
player, being a pitcher Of repute.