The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-21
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Since Frank Chance has been at the
helm of the New York Americans, Wal
ter johnson sees wonderful changes and
Improvements. He says: at was about
the worst ball club ] ever saw year
ago, but any team that beats il now will
know that it has been in the fight
was certainly surprised by the fight and
spirit of the Chance kids last week
want to say right here that the peer
less leader has a real ball team and
when he makes one or two changes which
are inevitable he viii be even stronger
Keen students of baseball claim that
Big Ed Reulbach is better this season
than he has been for the past five years.
His speed is terrific and his control SUI
pefb. Already Reulbaeh has defeated
the Maekmen and the Chancemen with
apparent ease. During the opening part
of the seasons since his advent into big
league ball Reulbach has been hindered
in his work by the lack Of control. In
no season has he been at his best until
along in early summer. Manager Will
bert Robinson is banking strongly on
Reulbach to place the Dodgers in the
fighting division.
Claude Cooper, who served years
apprenticeship with the New York
Giants, is now lead-off batter with the
Brooklyn Federals.
The University of Vermont will open
its home season on Friday, April "a,
against the Colby college nine. The Yer
mont team is in fine condition to start
the season, having had the advantage
OF southern trip.
uav 4 iN~a
academy football and baseball star, has
been chosen captain of the Yale fresh
man baseball team, according to an
nouncement made this week.
Joe Wood feels quit confident that he
will be able to get into the game within
another fortnight.
Big Chief Meyers, the star catcher OF
the New York Giants, will be out of
the game for three weeks Zach Wheat
of the Dodgers slid into home last week,
spiking the right hand of Meyers clean
to the bone. While. Meyers is out of
the game the Giants will have hard sled
ding. Meyers loss is the second unex-
pected check during the present season.
Title Shafer was lost soon after the re-
turn from England.
Sherwood Magee of the Phillies has
been the most spectacular batter of the
early season. His hitting has averaged
close to 800. Just previous to the open
ing of the season Magee received
bruised eve by pitched ball from Mar
shall. Evidently, the accident only tend
ed to brightens his ghmmers.
At the close of the first week of the
American league, Clarke Griffith can see
nothing in the American circuit but his
Senators. He SAYS that he will gain
distinct advantage over the former
worlds champions before they reach
their stride and Their there will be no
overhauling him.
George Walsh, an old Fordham foot
ball player, is trying to win position
in the outfieId of the Superbas. Walsh
has been identified with athletics in New
York for some time. Walsh was one of
the best drop kickers and punters known
in intercollegiate football One season
he was stroke on the New York Athletic
club crew.
Norwich university was scheduled to
open its baseball season last Saturday
at Norwich with Worcester Tech. Be-
cause of poor grounds the game was
Bobbie Wallace is certainly one of the
grand old men of the professional game
to-day. Wallace, one of the oldest men
in the game, is holding down a regular
position at present and driving his men
with such force that from a present out
look they could be considered pennant !
During the early part of
the season, Bisland, a youngster from
Atlanta of the South Atlantic league, |
was slated to hold down the shortfield, |
but as Wallace has been showing such |
grand form. Manager Hickey feels |
obliged to keep him there.