The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-06
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

is in reality fungo stick and when
Perdue stands at the plate it looms up
like redwood tree.
At New York recently Larry DOYLE,
the Giant leader, entertained the fans by
knocking flies as high straight up in the
air as he could. He was timed and ac.
cording to many watches it took eight
seconds from the time the ball left the
bat until it struck the ground. A good
Splinter could travel eighty yards in
that time,
The Federal league has announced tina !
1t will call on the Sherman antitrust
laws to ball< organized ball of its efforts
to prevent Chase and Marsans from
playing in the outlaw circuit.
Smith, the Savannah catcher, who has
been signed for the Giants by Scout
Kinsella, is said TO be one of the few
good catchers who are real sprnters,
He will Join the team later in the sea
son.
II is said that Thorne Murphy, the
eldest son Of the late Mike Murphy, is
to enter Yale instead of Pennsylvania in
the fall His father often said that his
son would enter Penn. His desires were
for him to enter the medical college and
become a surgeon. The young Murphy
attended George school last season. He
plays baseball and soccer football and
gives great promise of becoming star
athlete some day.
The Pittsburg Pirates have signed a
young shortstop named James McAuley,
who has been playing with the Waterloo,
Ia, team. He has been one of the big
sensations in western baseball. Old
Honus Wagner may be shaking in his
boots to retain his position.
After a recent medical examination,
Joe Wood, the Red Sox pitcher, was
found to be in excellent condition, ex-
cepting that his pitching hand is slight
ly injured. The attending physicians
asserted that he would in no way be
bothered by results Of his operation for
appendicitis.
Jack Hames hit for .562 in the six
games he played against Harvard and
Princeton.
Apropos the recent rumor that Jake
Duabert was to supplsnt WILDER Robin
son as manager of the Brooklyn Ma
tionals. the big first sacker comes Qua
straightforward and says that someone
was trying TO get him in wrong when
they made such statements.
Lee and Meehan do not appear in the
lineup of the Keene club OF the Twin
State league. McElwee, the Bowdoin
third baseman, has been transferred to
his original game from the short field.
Ahern is filing in at short.
has 0F
the Roanoke club OF the Virginia league,
has been sold to the Cincinnati Reds.
Mathewson and Doak of the St. Louis
club are leading the pitchers in the Ma
tional league. The former has won Ii
games and lost three, while Doak has
won nine and lost two
Paddy Green, who was given tryout
with the New York Highlanders, is back
with the New London club in the East
srn association.
Captain Charles Brickley of the 1914
Harvard football team has gone to Blue
Ridge camp, Va, where he will pass the
Before leaving, Brickley an
bounced that the football candidates
will report for practice on Sept. H.
Baseball representatives of Meiji uni
rersity of Japan arrived in the country
his week from trip across the Pacific,
The team arrived at Seattle and viii
1lay games for a lengthy period on the
Pacific coast, then crossing the conti-
rent.
Snapper O'Neil, the English light
weight, is now touring Australia. Should
he youngster prove successful in his
lights he will be favored with an oppor- |
unity to pit his skill against Freddie
Welsh.
A letter from August Hermann, pres
dent of the national baseball commits |
ion, urging Armondo Marsans to return |
o the Cincinnati Nationals, was received |
t the headquarters of the st. Louis Fed |
raj club on Monday night. Marsans !
deserted organized baseball several /
weeks ago. but after a few days was
revented from playing ball with the st.
.ous team by federal court injunctions.
The letter saws: "This letter is written
or the purpose of again advising you
hat the Cincinnati exhibition company
ready and willing at all times to OBJ
erve and carry out in good faith all
erms and conditions of its former con-
ract with you and urge you to return
o the team. We have no player to fill
our place on the team and there is no
for us to find any man to
ii the place left vacant by your abb
ence.' The Federal league officials ex-
ressed the belief that the letter was
'ritten to establish a legal point.
DIR. j. B. Price, director of athletics
{ Ursinus college, has been appointed
ootball coach at Trinity. Price has been
cry successful at Ursinus.
Billy Burke, the former Boston Brave
itcher. has signed with the Chattanooga
ub of the Southern league.
Rumors are being circulated that Ty
Obj will be traded to either New York
r Boston. Out in Detroit, it is said,
ne people are not so favorable toward
Obj since his row with the butcher and
nat they would just as soon see him
ack his trunk and light out.
Frank Chance has signed young Harry (,
ingman, the first sacker who recently I
lined the Washington Senators. He re-
orted only on Monday. Chance admired |
is work and Immediately started pro.
.edings to secure the youngster. be
ais from California.
Joseph Gideon, who has acted as util-
v outfelder for the Washington Amer :
ans, has been released TO the Los An :
ales club of the Pacific Coast league. {
The New York Sun thinks that the {
oston Braves are in last position be- I
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