The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-09
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

+. M. Mahard, quarterback of the
| Norwich university football eleven, has
expressed his opinion in the controversy
over the death OF Y. 5. Belyea in the
Holy Cross game last fall. He says: Il
played quarterback for Norwich in that
game and was not more than two yards
behind Belyea when he was tackled Al
though | think that Holy Cross was I'M
necessarily rough all through the game,
] do not think that it was rough work
that was intentional that resulted in his
death. He was tackled only enough to
shrow him. He pitched forward in
much the same manner that a man
would dive to tackle, with his head well
down on his shoulders. At the same
time he left his feet another Holy Cross
man dove for him. Both men struck
the ground at the same time, but Bel
yeas head was under him. The force of
his fall was excessively bad, because he
struck the ground and the other player
struck him at the same time. As the
rules are now ] think it would happen
in almost any game. If there were
some rule to stop falling on man after
he is thrown such things would not
happen.
The grand circuit committee on rules
met at Cleveland this week to consider
changes in the rules to be recommended
TO the stewards, who win be in session at
Grand Rapids, Mich, January 10. The
committee was composed of men prom
inently connected with the racing game.
They said that one of the most import
ant amendments that they are consider
s..g. 10 ~ Il
compete in three losing races may be
dropped to lower class. A draft of
the proposed amendment will not be
made public until after its submission to
the stewards.
Both Norwich and the University OF
Vermont will appear upon the Univer
sity of Maine football schedule next
year. Norwich viii pit their eleven
against the Maine team at Orono on
Oct. 10, replacing Rhode Island state.
I be University of Vermont will resume
relations with Maine after a years sus
pension. The game will be played at
Manchester, n. H., on the week follow |
ing the Norwich game, Oct. II.
Charles Brickley. the star Harvard |
football player, will be a candidate for
the Crimson baseball team. Brickley |
although it is not generally known, is
q baseball player of merit, ." He caught !
for his freshman team in 1912 He win |
try for the baekstop position left va
cant by the graduation of Captain |
Young. Last spring Brickley confined !
himself to shot putting and track work
and did not try for the varsity team.
His chances are good for making the
team.
Laconia defeated Concord in basket
ball at Laconia, n H., on Tuesday night
by the score of 80 to 2S. Finn, the HYDE
Park star, played with the Laconia team
again.
The University of Pennsylvania is ex-
pccted to win the next intercollegiate
track meet at Philadelphia. The uni
versity, although minus the services of
Mike Murphy, has an excellent coterie of
athletes, who seem strong enough ag-
gregation to land the honors. Captain
McCurdy, Lippincott, Patterson, MADEIRA,
Meredith Kelley, Simpson Carter, Har-
ris, Rowley and Cross are the hope of
the Red and Blue.
Frank Chance, who is passing the win.
ter at his orange grove in California,
has gained 20 pounds in weight since
he quit baseball last fall The High
anders' managers will have his men at
Hot Springs by Feb. for spring train
ing.