The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-31
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

The ball players around the National
league circuit are loud in their praises
for Manager Stallings, but do not over.
look the work OF Evers and Maranvilie
in placing the Braves in the fighting po-
sition they hold to-day
There is always something bobbing up
in the way of new plays in baseball
The Giants had one in Cincinnati. 1t
was triple play by the Reds and was
called forced triple play by McGraw.
Jack Murray was on third and Bescher
on first and not man out. Grant then
sent short fly to center. Moran got
the ball and threw home and nailed Muir
ray, who tried to score on the play. In
the meantime Bescher was on his way
to second and had turned that station
when Gonzales threw the ball to Kellogg,
the Reds first sacker; thus the triple
play was made While there were many
who think Moran made the right play,
the general opinion was that Moran
should have thrown to first base, which
would have made it two out, as the Reds
were ahead and Moran might have lost
Murray at home.
During the first Of the season it was
the open boast of the Federal leaguers
that they would have Eddie Collins, Ty
Cobb and Walter johnson in their ranks
before the end of the season. These
prophecies have not proved true, nor are
they likely to.
Buck Freeman, the old Boston Amer.
lean PLAYER, holds the worlds record for
home runs. 1t was in 1899 that he
knocked out % circuit clouts during the
season. Twelve years later, Frank
Schultz Of the Cubs pooled q similar
clouts. Last year Cravath of the Phil.
lies sliced off 10 four baggers.
Johnny McGraw OF the Giants prob
ably holds the worlds record for bases
on balls. 1t was in 1890 that McGraw
drew los bases on balls in a5 games.
This record has probably never been
eaualled. Miller Higgins OF the Cards
leads the National league with ~,
Out in st. Louis. sentiment is that the
Cards will win the National league pen
nant. Out there on Wednesday crowd
of $4,000 turned out to see their won
ders perform.
1t looks as though Fred Lake will have
10 HDu new tlbN w tuNdtS MS WV
next season. Manchester does not sup.
port the club. Fitchburg did not earlier
in the season. Lake is certainly hard
pressed.
Baseball in Buffalo is at its lowest
ebb and tie city cannot be ranked among
the good baseball towns OF the country.
The invasion Of the Federal league has
almost parslyzed the sport instead of
giving it the boom its promoters claimed
would be the case when they invaded
the city. While the Federal league has
decreased the attendance at the Inter
national league games, ii has not gained
the patrons for itself Up to the pres
emit date both Buffalo clubs stand to lose
thousands of dollars, the Federals with
their big salary list and two dozen or
more players, being the biggest sufferers.
With the exception of the first few
games the attendance at the Federal
league games has been a. big disappoint-
ment to the owners. On the other hand,
the attendance at the international
league club has improved considerably,
but it is admitted by both clubs that
the season is a failure and that the home
receipts of both clubs will not be enough
to carry one club along. President Gil
more Of the Federal league thinks that
but three clubs, the Chicago, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore clubs, are making
money in the Federal league.