The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-21
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Lat providence on tuesday. Brockton,
Fall River, Taunton, Woonsocket, New
Bedford, Newport and Pawtucket will be
represented. With these clubs it is pro.
posed to form six-team circuit. Fall
River and New Bedford were in the New
England league last season, but during
| the past winter their franchises were
transferred to other cities in New Eng
| land
The International league win open on
April q with games at Providence, Jer-
sey City, Newark and Baltimore.
! John Collins of Pittsfeld, Mass, turned
down offers from the Chicago and Buffalo
Federal league agents and, in prefer
ence, signed contract with the Chicago
Americans. Collins has left for spring
training. He played an outfield position
with the club for two seasons.
Maxfeld, the giant athlete, who was
! turned loose from Dartmouth college a
few weeks ago as the result of mid
year examinations, will not enter Col
gate as reported. He intends to start
all over again and will try to enter
Pennsylvania next fall. He will join the
New York A. c.
| Demers, the star basketball player of
the French G. A. of st. Johnsbury re-
ceived injuries at Franklin, n. H., this
week which win probably keep him out
of the game for some time. The French
team was defeated by the score of % to
ID. During the course OF the game De-
mers received cracked rib. His loss
viii be keenly felt by the st. Johnsbury
quintet.
Manager Ryder of football at Norwich
university has already started the move
ment to shape up the cadets football
policies for next fall. He has secured
games with several prominent college
teams. No game will be played with
Holy Cross this coming fall. The sched-
lule opens with Brown university at
| Providence, r. l., on Sept. 20. Dart
mouth, st. Anselms, Maine, Springfield
and Rhode Island are played consecutive
Saturdays. A game is slated with Mid
dlebury. Negotiations are under way
for games with New Hampshire state
and Rensselaer,. The management is
confronted with the problem of selecting
a coach. Lieut.. Duval of the second
cavalry at Ethan Allen is a prospective
candidate for the position. He is
coach of we'll known ability.
"Chick" Gandill of the Washington
Senators is very optimistic. He re-
marks: IF we don't win the pennant
the coming season, I'll wager we will be
so close to the team that does that IL
will take mathematician to separate
u.s.. Foster is sure to be in good condi-
tion.. He is ready to play right now,
and Shanks, Moeller and Milan are due
for good years. As for myself, / am
getting into the best shape of my ca
reer. There is no use worrying about
Clark Griffith's pitcher. True there are
many youngsters on the staff, but they
are a classy lot, and with Walter John
son to set the pace / look for us to have
the best pitching staff in the league. We
have one advantage over most teams
and that is we work in perfect harmony.
Every man on the team is for Griff.
There is never any misunderstanding
among us and every man puts forth his
best efforts to the interest of the team.
| was never with team where there
was so much good feeling. l hope that
the weather conditions may be such this
spring that we can get in playing fettle
by the time the season opens, and if we
do we will get flying start and l don't
believe they will ever catch us"
The advance guard of the New York
Giants are on their way to Marlin
Springs, Tex, where they will camp for
spring training. The squad will be in
charge of Scout Dick Kinsella until the
arrival of Johnny MeGraw. Arthur
Fromme has signed Giant contract.
The regular Giants, who are touring
the world, will not appear at Marlin
Springs for few weeks yet. Upon ar
irving in this country the players will
start Immediately for Texas.
President Baker and Manager Doom
of the Phillies intend to take Tom Seat
on to the courts. Seaton had practical
ly given his word to play with the Phil
lies. Seaton signed Federal league
contract but few days ago.
Pitcher Ad Brennan of the Chicago
Federals believes that William Killifer
will play with the outlaws. Brennan has
gone to Paw Paw, Mich, to visit Kill
lifer. Killifer returned to the Phillies
after signing Fed contract. A legal
battle is likely to follow for his serv-
ices.
According to intimate friends of Doc
Gessler of the Pittsburg Feds, he is to
be discharged as manager of the new
club. II is said that Gessler has served
word on the higher officials that it will
be absolutely impossible for him to
round into condition for the opening of
the season and to assume the duties of
manager Should Gessler be removed
some better known player is reported to
be ready for the position.
Perhaps the oldest announcement of
the week came from Enos Kirkpatriek's
legal adviser. Kirkpatrick is hard work
ing young infielder of the Dodgers, who
strayed from his allegiance to organized
baseball long enough to sign a Federal
league contract and to accept bonus OF
81 900. Enos changed his mind and re-
turned to Ebbetts. Also he tried to re-
turn the thousand, but the Federals de-
clined to accept. An attorney now ad-
vises the youngster that the money is
his because he complied with the law in