The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-12
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Eddie Cieotte, the former Red sox
pitcher, is the only White Sox player
who has not signed to date. He is said
to be holding out for an advance in sal
airy. He has had offers from the Feds.
Ban johnson of the American league
says that Ed. Sweeney has signed with
the Highlanders for the largest salary
ever paid to catcher.
The Tufts Independents were defeated
in basketball at Laeonia Thursday night
The Tufts team was eaptained by Will
liam Richardson and presented about
the same lineup as in previous trips
through northern New England.
Frank Kramer, the American cham
pion cyclist, is performing very cleverly
on European soil. He won races in
France and is repeating his triumphs in
Belgium at present.
'FPing" Bodie, the hard smuggling out
fielder of the Chicago Americans, has
come TO terms and signed a 1914 CON
tract.
BY defeating Dartmouth BY the score
of 80 to 20 at Ithaca this week, Cor
nell eyened up the standing of the in
tercollegiate basketball league. The Sc
ries stands eight wins and two defeats
for both Columbia and Cornell. IL is
not known yet whether game will be
played to decide the champion, as it is
said that Columbia balks at the move
ment. AT the outset of the season it
was thought that Columbia would be
the winner OF the league title, but dur
ing the past few weeks the Cornell quin-
tette has shown wonderful improvement
in form and rose from lowly stand
ing at the start
Jim McAleer, the former Red Sox
magnate, says that he is out of baseball
for good, and that he received enough
profit from his two years connection
with the Boston club to insure him a
good rest. His home is at Youngstown,
Ohio.
Billy Murry, the former Philadelphia
National manager and at present scout
for the Pittsburg Pirates, says that the
Brooklyn Feds lineup win compare ia
vorably with rs per cent of the major
league clubs.
Otto Deininger, the former Northern
league outfielder, will be the property
of the Montreal Royals the coming sea-
son. He was owned by the Buffalo
club and was loaned to the Montreals
for a year. Deininger has played sew
eral years in the big leagues, but has
passed his greatest usefulness to major
league company. He played with the
Rutland and Burlington clubs in the old
Northern league.
Ty Cobb, the premier batsman of the
American league, has signed contract
with the Detroit Tigers for two years.
Cobb's salary, although not mentioned,
is the biggest ever paid a baseball play
er. Owner Nevin said that the salary
to be paid to Iris Speaker was not the
largest paid, as Cobb's figures were larg-
er. He refused to divulge the exact fg-
ures.
Thomas Reilly, who resigned as coach
of football at Maine university recent
ly. will act as head coach of football
az Amherst next fall. Reilly is for
mer Michigan player. He had great
success with the Maine eleven.
Robert storer, captain of last seasons
Harvard football eleven. is a candidate
for soccer football at Cambridge.
Arthur G. Eaton of Westfeld, Mass, !
was unanimously reelected captain of
the Wesleyan college basketball team for
1915. He has played on the Wesleyan
team for the past three years. In his
freshman year he was selected for the
All New England college team. He was
the teams best floor worker besides !
being one of the teams best scorers.
Art Griggs. the former Cleveland in |
fielder has signed to play with the
Brooklyn Federal league club. Last sea
son he was with the Montreal club in
the international league. His home is
ut Topeka, Kan.