The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-01
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

John Conway Toole, who drew up TIN
much talked of reserve clause in TIKI
National league baseball contract, say
that the magnates have the right tx
hold the players.
/ Dartmouth will be represented by one
i of the strongest hockey seyens in i'll
history this winter. Only this week il
its opening game the Green showed won
derful form by defeating M. /. I. by the
score of IL to l. In Frost, Wanamakel
and Tuck, Dartmouth has set of for
wards that form strong offensive com
bination.
Yale has lost one of its strongest crew
men in William Lippincott of Cincin'
natl, who win be unable to row this
spring against Harvard. He was seri-
ously i'll during the fall and only re-
Gently returned to New Haven. In or
der to graduate he viii be obliged to de-
vote his entire time to his studies.
| From present prospects it seems as
| if the intercollegiate track meet in the
spring will be held at Philadelphia.
Syracuse has been after the games, but
the majority of the colleges seem to
favor Penn.
The indianapolis club of the federal
league has issued a prospectus, offering
to sell both common and preferred stock
to the public. Each purchaser viii re-
ceive two free season passes. The pros
pectus shows that a $500 investment
will reap dividends of $4s5. The pro-
meters say that they have raised $685.
900 and only $4,000 more is needed.
Otto ha IF tbr DhiIIiaa ha dapiaH
the rumor that he was to cast his for
tunes with the Federal league next sea-
son. William Baker, president of the
Phillies, said when queried about the
rumor: II had no intimation that Knabe
would cast his fortunes with the Federal
league, having talked with him but
three weeks ago at the National league
meeting
President Barbour of the Pittsburg
Federal league club says that the Fed
erals are prepared to go to court and
fight for what is called organized ball.
Barbour says that Joe Tinker has
signed three years contract with the
Chicago Federals and that Mordecai
Brown would be the manager of the st.
Louis team. He refers to Ban johnson
at the time when he says johnson
showed no respect for the National
league and grappled their players ten
years ago. He believes the Federals will
be major league.
Buck Freeman, who won great fame
by hitting home runs while with the
Boston Americans many years ago, is
now shovelling coal in boiler room at
Wilkes Barre, Pa. But this does not
mean to infer that Freeman is COM
PEELED of necessity to follow this work.
His active days as a ball player are
over. Since he quit the game he has
teams and acted in the capac-
ity of umpire. 1t is expected that be-
fore the present season is started he will
be sought for a berth in either caiacity.
Northwestern university claims to
have the tallest person engaged in var
sity sport competition in the person
of Alva Van Dyke. He stands seven
feet, three inches and is candidate
for the basketball team.
Cornell university won permanent |
possession of the intercollegiate cross
championship cup by winning |
the intercollegiate race this fall at New !
York. peculiar incident in connection |
with it was that Cornell was not aware |
~ IL uutt HtNtiai VEINS lhtti. ~ |
years Cornell has won Is races. The
cup was not put Until zoos. |
Larry Whitney, the Dartmouth ath-
ete, is showing great shot putting form i
At the 74th regiment games in Buffalo,
n. ", on Saturday night he won the
weight event with a put of AZ feet 10 |
inches.
Anent the recent loss of Frank !
Schulte's automobile by fire in Georgia,
/ philosophic baseball person is airing
MS views of the changes in players OF
modern baseball. But two years ago
Schultz was awarded the automobile in
he National league for the man who
the most service to his club.
To-day he is in the market. Another
similar instance is the case of John
Iummell. Hummell played with the
dodgers and few years ago was con-
idered invaluable to the team. He is
low on his way to the minors.
Arthur Pelky, one of Americas most
White hopes. will fight Scum
,oat" Smith at San Francisco on New
lear's day. Pelky is large man, being
ne of the biggest ever in the game He
vas in the ring with Luther Mccarthy
fhen Mccarthy met his death blow. 1t
vas though that McCarthy's death was
ne to the strength of Pelky's blow to
is jaw.
ODE man dat don't trust anvhodxy /,