The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-28
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

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Nv Cobb of the Detroit team has ea.
pressed himself that il will be either
the Tigers or the Boston Red Sox that
beat the Mackmen in the pennant fight
this season.
Catcher Shrek of the Cornell baseball
team will be given a tryout by Branch
Hickey with the st. Louis Americans.
Morgan of Newport leads the pitchers
of the Twin State league. His record is
six victories and no defeats.
Harry Martin, the old Tufts pitcher
who was tried out with the Mackmen,
has agreed to twiri for the Keene Twin
State league club during the remainder
OF the season. Martin is now practic-
ing physician in the suburbs OF Boston,
Cage, who has been in the New Eng
land league for several years, has Joined
| the Brattleboro Twin Skaters. He is
playing third base Blakeley, who has
PLAYED in the outfield this season, was
released by Manager 0'Iara last week.
Shore, the new Boston pitcher, has reg
istered his third straight victory for the
Red Sox. The former Baltimore lad has
proved to be a very valuable find for
President Lannin.
| II is IL years since Boston National
club graced first division and it is many
more years since they won a league pen
nant
Jim Bluepscket, the Cherokee Indian
pitcher OF the Bloomington club OF the
| Three ! league, has been sold to the New
| York Giants He won his 18th consecu-
tive game a few days ago. He is to re-
port on August ~. Charlie Jackson, of
the same team, has also been sold to the
Giants.
0'Hars. the new manager of the Brat
tIeboro club, is being favorably received
in the Vermont town. When he as
stunned charge OF the team, he found at
his disposal but the remnants OF team
organized by Breckenridge. The team
is now playing winning ball and are but
few points behind the Keene club for
second position.
Branch Hickey of the Browns says
that the umpiring in the American
league is far below par.
Erwin, the former Brooklyn catcher,
who has been with the Cincinnati Reds
for the past few weeks, will be returned
to the Brooklyn club.
Iris Speaker. the stellar batsman of
the Boston Red Sox, assembled into the
elite class of hitters of the American
league. Speaker attained an average of
sos at the close of last weeks activ-
tiles. Harry Hooper, the star right field
er. bids fair TO enter the classy bunch
of hitters during the coming week.
II is reported that the Boston Red
Sox are after Pitcher Ring and Third
Baseman Burke OF the Lowell New Eng
land league club.
Jack Coombs pitched FIVE innings
against Syracuse Friday. He allowed
but one run in that time. Davies sue
ceeded him and lost the game Z TO g.
The American public regrets 10 hear
the announcement of Abel keviat to the
effect that he will quit running for good.
Keviat is one of the best middle distance
runners ever developed in the country.
His announced retirement is to take eff
feet after the one-mile championship
at the senior A. A. U. meet at Baltimore
in September.
Meanwhile OF the Boston Braves is
hitting at .260 clip. He is fielding for
.93s.
The 1915 golf tournament for the state
championship viii be played at the Mt.
Anthony links in Bennington.
The Chinese baseball team which has
been touring the United States for the
past few months, have returned to Hon
olulu. The Chinese team was even more
successful this season on their tour than
in any Of the previous years. They won
big majority Of the games played.
which included games with the best col
lege mines and reputable independent
teams.
Manager Herzog of the Cincinnati
team is disappointed with the recent
slump Of the Redlsnd aggregation. As
a result he has released five of his play
ers and intends to secure some promising
material to replace them. Herzog's az
ereeation was up within = few points OF
the leaders at one time. Now there are
something like IA games that separate
the Redland team from the Giants. Her
yoy's erperience j. not dissimilar 70
that Of ODav. manager OF the team two
wears ago. Soon after the league was
started the team played pennant hall,
but only later to drop well down into
second division. Unless the Reds make
4 wonderful squirt soon, Herzog may be
looking for another job next season.
The Philadelphia American league
team has refused passes % two news
uapers IN Philadelphia because the two
rsprrs bulletin home games Of the team.
rs management of the Msekmen figure
that fhrss bulletins hurt sttendancss.
re Baseball wrifers' association has