The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-02
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Walter Blair, the former Highlander
catches is the latest acquisition of the
Federal league. Blair after being turned
out by the New Workers played with the
Jersey City club. Blair was never more
than a catcher of mediocre ability and
welcomed the offer of the Fed agents.
The Ward brothers, owner of the new
Brooklyn Federal league club, are the
promoters of the open shop bakeries,
which have sold bread in this city. John
Ward, the business manager of the club,
has made the statement that he will get
Mathewson to manage the clubs affairs.
Earl Williams, the former Spaulding
athlete, was deprived of an opportunity
to win the Dartmouth Williams basket
ball game at Hanover, n. H., the other
night when the referee ruled against his
goal from the floor during the closing
moments of the last session. Williams
college won the game by the score of II
/ to IL. Earl Williams was sent into the
game during the last session, replacing
q forward man. In the last moment of
| play he Gagged a goal from under the
basket. The timers stated that efforts
were made to announce the time, but
could not be heard Referee Lush OF
Yale decided the basket did not count.
Manager Griffith's orders to Nick Al
crock are that he devote most of his
time to Jack Bentley during the coming
season Griffith is convinced that Bent
ley will make. good pitcher He says
of him; Il never saw youngster with
more stuff, and what gives him an excel
lent chance is the fact that he has more
on the ball when he does not wind up
than at any time A pitcher who can
put lot of stuff on the ball is the fell
low who pitches effectively when there
are men on bases, and Bentley can do
that to perfection"
Pete Maxtieid, the weight man, who
failed at Dartmouth during mid-year, is
now enrolled at Pennsylvania.
Connie Mack and Ben Shibe are show
ing their charitable spirit. They refuse
to stand for a public subscription for
Rube Waddell, who is now in Texas
suffering from pulmonary trouble. They
will pay all bills.
Frank Chance insists that Charles
Webb Murphy never did own majority
Of the stock of the Chicago club and was
only an employee of Charles Taft. He is
credited by Chance with having at one
time bought 10 per cent. Of the clubs
stock His salary amounted to some
thing like 10 per cent. of net proceeds
of the club. Chance intimates that dur. 4
ing the time Murphy was with the Cubs
he amassed fortune of about S500,000.
In one of the first games of the prac-
tice season between big league clubs the
Chicago Cubs defeated the st. Louis
Browns at Tampa, Fla, Thursday by
the score OF 3 to g
Tommy Daily, the former Lowell
catcher, was the hero of the ii inning |
battle between the Giants and tho /
White Sox at London on Thursday |
when the latter team won to in the |
presence of King George. DAILY drove
across the winning run in the final in |
ming by pounding out home run. The |
game met with great success with the
Britishers.
The Harvard 1914 football team has |
lost the services of Gilman, last falls |
star tackle The Harvard faculty |
dropped him because of low standing in I
his studies.
Zbyzko, the mighty Pole wrestler, de-
feated Alex. Aberg, the Finn, at Boston
Thursday night in their Graeco- Roman
bout. The former won two falls from
the man who has held the championship
for the past ten years.