The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-21
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Manager Carrigan of the Red Sox has
asked for waivers on Gainor, the first
sacker who was purchased by President
Lannin from the Detroit team. Lannin
figures that first base will be well for
titled by Hobitzell and Janvrin. The
Highlanders might find use for Gainor.
| New York is becoming vexed because
the Highlanders lost Hoblitzell, the Gin.
cinnati first sacker. For some time the
Highlanders were confident that they
would land him.
Manager Hickey of the Browns is en-.
deavoring to make a regular catcher OF
Leary, his first saclxer For the past few
weeks Leary has been sent behind the
| bat for workouts. His first full per-
formances We're on Monday, when he
stayed through the doubleheader against
New York. Leary was originally
catcher. He caught for Waltham, Mass,
high and when he entered the New York
State league it was as a catcher.
Ferrin of the Keene club is the undis-
puted leader of the Twin State league
batters with a percentage of AIS. Nc
Elwee of the Keene team, who led last
week. has bad slump and fell to .3l2.
Brickley, the Everett lad, is hitting for
only 800. The Newport club, leaders in
the league, have team batting average
of .29s
The hackers of the st. Louis Federal
league club are ready to toss the hooks
into Three Fingered Brown, who was in
strumental in landing the club in the
NJ ,..A nil q e. 4
Brown managed to keep the Saintfeds
at the top of the race for few weeks,
but now holds the cellar championship
The fans are now bestirring themselves
for new manager to succeed the popu-
lar idol OF the Cub fans. 1t is said that |
the job has been offered to Roger Bres- |
nahan. Bresnahan admits that the St. !
Louis team is angling for his services !
but does not intend to desert the Cubs |
at present. Bresnahan believes that the |
Cubs have an excellent chance to beat |
the Giants for the pennant and feels it |
Is worth while to stick it out. Archer, /
who has been out of the game for some
lime, will have hard job TO beat Rog- i
n out for first string catcher as the old
slant is playing the best of his career
Baker jumped into the lead of batters
n the American league last week by !
,assing Ty Cobb Baker is hitting for
343 and Cobb fell to 342 Clarence
Walker of the Browns, Jackson OF the
Saps and Crawford of the Tigers follow
n the order mentioned. Speaker, the
soston hitter, is just out OF the classy \
itters with POS,
The nnwt.x, N.s;oraIs hox,a thrna b;+ Il
ers in the 800 class of the National
aague. Devore is hitting for .3l4, Con-
oily for 800 and Evers for 1902. The I
ioston team is now playing great ball.
hey worked their way out Of last posi-.
ion on Sunday and large following
re looking for the Braves to climb the
adder.
Billy Martin, the Georgetown short =
Top, has been signed to play ball with b
le Cleveland Maps. He will join the \
,am this week, Martin was considered n
bout the best shortstop in college ball a
lis season. "
The Australian tennis players have ar b
we'd in this country to take part in the o
avis cup elimination matches. The four d
ayers are Brookes, Dunlap, Wilding :
I'd Doust, four experts. They are now
Chicago.
Christy Mathewson has climbed back
the top of the pitching list in the Ma
onal league. He has won l6 games
ID lost but four. Vaughn of Chicago
his closest competitor. James and Ru-
lph are the leading Boston twirlers.
The Old Orchard, Me-, baseball team
is season is being directed by Haley,
e former Wesleyan infelder and coach
Milton academy. The team is one of
e best that has represented the water
: place in years.
Francis Ouimet. the Brookline lad, won
E Massachusetts, championship in golf
It week. Several youngsters put up
Apply fight against him.