The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-05
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

will be presented at the big meet of the
Missouri Athletic club at st. Louis on
March Ia. The Penn delay team will be
Ipitted against the star Illinois relay
Iquartet.
Charles Ham, the former Harvard
first baseman, is one of the most prom
ising candidates for first base in the
Columbia baseball squad Ham has the
ability to play any infield position.
Hauser, the little shortstop of the st.
Louis Cards, is one of the most fortunate
individuals to be connected with major
league baseball of late years. Last sea-
son Hauser received an injured leg and
was carried by the Cards during the
greater part OF the season under a
heavy expense. This spring in st. Au-
Igustine the clever little shortstop re-
ceived more injuries and it begins to
look as though he will be laid aside by
the st. Louis management who say they
lcannot afford to retain him as they did
last season. 1t is one of the most pa
thetic cases of recent years.
At the indoor national championships
of the amateur athletic union held at
Madison Square garden in New York on
Monday night, Tom Halpin of Boston
and Alvah Meyers of New York estab-
| lished new worlds records for the 600
yards and the 300-yard runs, respective
! ly. Halpin's new time was l.l3 rs
seconds and Meyers time for the 300
event was 32 l-5 seconds. The cham
pionship point banner went to the Irish
American association OF New York with
the New York athletic association second
and the Rosfon A third
| T.. L. Breckenridge, manager of the
Brattleboro club of the Twin State
league, has been appointed coach of
baseball at Colgate university. Brock
enbridge was formerly baseball coach at
Annapolis and Amherst.
| jackson, the English runner, seems to
have something on Norman Taber, the
former Brown runner, who is now at
| tending Oxford. jackson has trimmed
Taber on every occasion the two athletes
have come together since Taber enrolled
at Oxford last fall. Hopes of the Ameri
cans are pitched for victory by Taber
at Berlin in 1916.
In the shuttle of players made by the
Federal league managers, the Chicago
Federals lost the services of Catcher
Owens and Infelder Westerzill, who 90
to Buffalo. In exchange the Chicago
Feds received Catcher Wilson, last sea-
sons understudy for Chief Meyers OF the
Giants. Catcher Owens, previous to
signing with the Feds, has been drafted
by Washington from the American as
socia ton. Infielder Westerzil was draft
ed by the Boston Nationals last fall.
Christy Mathewson, has signed a
three year contract with the Giants. He
spurned an offer OF S65,000 for three
years services with the Federal league.
Mathewson did not make public the
terms OF the contract with the New
Workers.
1t is generally understood that Pitcher
Leverenz of the st. Louis Americans
will become Federal Lacquer. Leverenz
is now with the Chicago White Sox and
the New York Giants, who have been
touring the world. Leverenz is consid-
cred one of the best left handed pitchers
in the big leagues.
II is announced that Fred Kahler and
Fred Blandinq, the Cleveland pitchers,
jumped to the Feds, have returned to
President Somers' fold. 1t is not known
whether or not the Federals held signed
contracts with the two Maps, but they
are to report to Manager Birmingham
at New Orleans at once.
The players of the New York Giants
and the White Sox who have been tour
ing the world under the management of
Charles Comiskey and Johnny McGraw
are due at New York on Thursday. They
sailed from Liverpool on the Lusitania
and her arrival will mark the close OF
one of the greatest trips ever under
taken by baseball clubs. The players
visited Japan, China, several of the
southern countries of Asia, Australia,
italy, France, and England.
Ping Brodie, the famous smuggling out
fielder of the Chicago White Sox, reiter- !
ates that he is holdout. He wants
more pay and says that he will get i'll
or enter into negotiations with the Fed
agents.
Hal Chase himself has confirmed the
rumor that the Federal league men are
dickering for his services. Chase says
that he demands $4,000 for three years
with a $1,000 bonus. He is at present
at his home at San Jose, Cal.
Charles Weeghman, the Chicago res.
taurant man who broke into prominence
during the winter through his affiliations
with the Chicago Feds, is being sought
10 purchase Ine InleaRo NaClOndis. KEEP
are irving to convince him
of his greater advantages with the Ma
tional league club. It is going to cost
him 100000 to promote an uncertainty
in the Federal league club while it viii
only cost him 100000 for the Chicago
Nationals. 1t is on this point that they
are trying to persuade him to see his
folly
Baseball practice has been started at
Holy Cross college. The squad is I'M
charge of Coach William Dyer. Jack
Barry, the Mackmen shortstop, is assist
ing Dyer in his work.
Sam Langford and Gunboat Smith will
fight at London on June 80. The full
details of the match have not been made
known vet.
Fred Snodgrass finally came to terms
with the management of the New York
Giants this week when he signed a three
year contract to play under the guidance
IF Johnny McGraw.
The New England league directors
nave adopted their schedule for the COM
ng season. The schedule calls for 1876
yames. The season win open April 20
ind close on Sept. II.
Yale sprung big surprise in the in
basketball league this week
~ defeating Columbia, the league lead