The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-18
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Ragon, the Cornell pitcher, is twirling
for Newport this season under the name
of Morgan.
Plank and Bender of the Mackmen are
the leading pitchers of the American
league. Wood, Leonard and Shore OF the
Boston team follow in the order men
toned.
Eddie Collins and Msisel lead the
American league with stolen bases, each
having al. Moeller, last years runner
up in the league, is in l4th position with
20.
Francis Ouimet, Jerome Travers and
Evans are the big three entrants at the
national championships to be held at the
Ekwanok course at Manchester this
month. There is, however, a large
enough entry of golfers to produce
dark horse and carry away the amateur
title.
The American polo players will make
no attempt to recover the lost polo IL
tie TO England IN 1915. This action was
taken recently, as it would be deemed
unsportsmanlike to forward challenge
while England is embroiled in war.
The inability OF Germany to arrange
for the holding of the Olympic games in
Berlin in 1916 has led to the suggestion
BY prominent English sportsmen that
Sweden again undertake the task. This
Sweden would probably do, providing
the other nations agreed to participate.
The Boston Americans have bought
Shorten. the star outfielder of the
Worcester New England league club. He
will report to Boston at the close of the
season. He has been hitting for 1856
this season He has been fielding for
1913.
Fielder Jones. the well known man
ager of the Chicago Americans several
years ago, has accepted the terms of the
Federal league and will succeed Miner
Brown as manager of the st. Louis Feds.
He will take charge of the club on FRI
day. Jones has resigned as president OF
the Northwestern league. Brown will be
able to remain as player with the st,
Louis team,
The Cincinnati team dropped into last
place in the National league last week.
Herzog's success is similar to his pre-
decessors. Both 0'Day and Tinker led
winning organizations during the first
of the season, only later to drop out OF
sight.
President Comiskey of the White Sox
has paid another fabulous sum for a
baseball PLAYER but will use different tao
tics this time and hopes 70 fare better
in his purchase than in either the case
of Blackburne or Chappell. Comiskey
paid $4,000 for Outfielder Fetch of the
Milwaukee American association team.
He will not report at all this year. BY
the start of next spring Comiskey hopes
that the public will have forgotten about
the price paid and thus enable Fetch TO
work without the public expecting too
much from him.
Keaney Of Newport still leads the
Twin State league batters with an aver
age of 81. Conroy OF Northampton is
second with .357. Brickley is only hit
ting for .262 McElwee of Keene has
dropped to PAS. Stafford of the same
team is only hitting for .233, and Billy
Murray for .lsS. The Northampton club
leads the league in batting. Darlington
Of Northampton leads the league for to-
tai number of hits and total number of
runs scored.
Martin Walsh, brother OF Big I'd
Walsh Of the White Sox. leads the East
srn association pitchers with IA wins and
three defeats.
Benny Kauf. the kingpin hitter of
the Indianapolis Fed team. has is bats.
He should be able TO find one to his lik-
ing every day IN the week.
Here is a tale of one Of the most re-
shots ever made at golf just
reported from the Kekiongs Golf club
AZ Fort Wayne, Ind, although it hap
pened last fall. Wright Dodez was play
nc Fritz Mccullough in the semi-hnals
Tor the trophy His drive was short
md hit a long branch on the approach.
The ball went among the branches of
an apple tree. The ball was finally dis.
covered. half imbedded in a BIG. mel
low pippin which had dropped into the
-rotch Of one Of the branches. Dodez
elected 20 play the ball from its lie.
the tree he hooked a leg over
The limb. splattered the apple all over
the links. and his ball tore free and
rolled 10 the edge Of the green. He
ran down a long put and halVed the
hole
Mordecai Brown. manager 81 the 81.
I.ous Feds. j. not done for az a pitcher
vet. H. the last three starts Brown has
emerged q winner
ID Is quite certain now that there will
BE- No invasious Of Europe BY big league
Dall teams this winter.