The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-08
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Fitchburg, managed by Fred Lake for
merly with the Rex Sox, is hopelessly
out of the race in the New England
league Lakes aggregation is playing
very weak ball and is so far behind as
to be expected to finish in last position.
Manager yok of the Newport Twin
Staters has signed Saunders, the Holy
Cross shortstop. Proctor, the Tufts
shortstop, has been protested by Keene,
as he played with that club last season,
Jimmy Clabby of Hammond, Ind, won
over Eddie McGoortie, the Oshkosh Kid,
at Sydney, Australia, last Saturday on
foul. George Carpenter, the middle
weight champion of France, has offered
to meet Clabby.
The Phillies are angling for Geiber,
the Columbus American shortstop, who
is being sought by many other big league
teams. He is one of the stars in west
ern baseball The Phillies hope to land
him this week, as Barney Dreyfuss OF
the Pirates, who has an option on him,
has agreed to,release it in favor OF the
Phillies.
President Thomas of the Cubs believes
that he has found promising young
pitcher in Elmer Maadger, member of
the Afutnals semi-pro team in Chi.
caro. He comes to the major leagues
with a record that promises a bright tu-
ture for him. He has not lost game
this season. He is % years old and
stands six feet in height.
Devore, the new Boston outfielder, is
but 20 years old, but is considered a vet
eran from point of service.
Casey Hagerman, who has been play
ing with the ST. Louis Cards, has been
released to the Cubs. Hagerman will be
remembered as the Boston Red Sox
pitcher who twirled for the Italians
against Hardwick one summer.
The Army and Navy Journal advo-
Gates an international polo match be-
tween English and American army
teams. There are many excellent play
ers in the United States army and they
rank above the representatives who car
ried the American colors in the last
challenge series.
Tommy Leach, the veteran outtielder
of the Cubs, still has a little class left.
The old fellow is hitting above 800.
The Detroit Tigers beat the Pirates
to 8 Monday on the first visit OF the
Detroiters to pittsburg since the worlds
championship fight back in 1909.
Manager Connie Mack of the Athletics
has sent Reggie Brown, pitcher, TO the
Yankees. Brown has been a member of
the Mackmen pitching staff for three
years. His release was announced this
week.
The Washington Star goes in for con-
siderable eritcizing OF Manager Griffith
of the Senators. The paper asserts that
Catcher Williams should be used oftener
as he is hitting for .32l, while Ainsmith
and Henry are both below the 200 mark.
The paper also knocks Griffith for let
ting Clarence Walker 60 to the st. Louis
Browns.
The playing of young Harold Janvrin
at first for the Boston Red Sox has been
impressive since Gainor has been laid
up. The youngster has played every
other infield position on the team and is
now filing that position quite capably.
He is about the youngest member OF the
squad.
The majority Of the papers in Wash
ington are not of the opinion that the
Senators will win the pennant In the
American league race. They claim that
they are strong enough defensively, but
not strong enough Extensively.
Otto Knabe has unearthed a young
pitcher in Vern Hughes, who made his
debut with the Baltimore Federals at
Brooklyn this week. Knabe believes
that the youngster will develop into one
of the best pitchers in the league before
the close of the season. He is south
paw and is but is years old. He made
reputation in professional circles
about Pittsburg, his home. His great
fault at present, like all youngsters, is
that he places too great value on strike
outs.
Catcher Plus Schwert, who csptained
the University of Pennsylvania team
this spring, has been signed by Manag-
er Chance of the New York Americans.
He signed one year contract.
The Boston Reds, the baseball team
that invaded Vermont last summer, is
now on tour of the state. The team
played against St Johnsbury at that
place Monday, being defeated by the
Caledonia lads s to 5. Hoernle. Gray
and Witt of Goddard appeared in the
st. Johnsbury lineup.