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

| Prof. Elmer Gress, supervisor Of Day
ton, o., Fairgrounds, has ratified the
rules OF basketball in Dayton and in
tends to pass his charges before the rules
committee during the coming year. dc
has never been satisfied with the meth
cd of putting the ball into play by hav-
ing the two eenters jump for it when the
referee losses it up between them
Gress' objection is that very tall play
er at center gives his team too much adj
Vantage. He wants teams that can work
together in every possible detail which
is now impossible. Instead of putting
the ball into play as the rules now call
for, Dayton's playground teams toss a
coin for the ball at the start Of the
game and the winner gets possession of
Lit. He steps outside OF the floor lines
about midway between the baskets and
Iendeavors to pass the ball to his team
mates. After first scoring the ball goes
to the opposing side, which puts the ball
into play for the opposite side of the
court in the same manner as the winner
of the open toss. Gress, who is one of
the best basketball authorities in the
country, claims that this makes the
game faster.
No manager the Reds have ever had
for many years, not even Joe Tinker,
has shown the winter energy that is
being displayed by Charlie Herzog. The
new Red leader has spent very little
time at his home at Alpha Manor, Ridge
lily, Mo-, since he assumed the task of
lpulling the boys out OF the hole, signing
old and new players, following the trail
of promising players and working as
hard as a man can for the good OF the
club. But for his speed and quick
thinking Rube Benton might have lost
to the team, for the Feds were after the
crack left-hander good and strong. Her.
| zog, however, stole march on the out
laws by taking run down to Huckle-
berry county, N. G.. and getting Rube's
signature to Red contract for 1914 He
also persuaded the new catcher, Holmes,
TO sign up after ii had been definitely
announced he would not play ball this
season, and he has been very active in
digging up fast youngsters who look
as if they might have chance to make
good either this season or later. In deal
ing with the older players, Herzog has
shown good head and plenty of tact.
| He has always been only player him
self until this year and he appreciated
the standpoint of player Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Connie Mack views the new Federal
league with an air OF indifference. He
says that the league viii rid the major
| leagues OF a few disgruntled players and
allow more harmony in the ranks.
Walter Manning, a pitcher, who was
with the Highlnnders last season and
later with the Allentown club, has jump
ed to the Fcderals, according to report.
Bob Fitzsimmons. the big Cornishman,
crossed his critics by winning bout at
Williamsport, Pa, last week. Bob now
claims that he can lick any heavy
weight in the business,
Everett Scott, after refusing to play
with the indianapolis club of the Federal
league, has signed a contract to play
with the Boston Red Sox. His offer
from the Feds was $4,000, while his con-
tract with the Boston club only calls
for $500 Scott is a shortstop.
Connie Mack denies the assertion that
he has money invested in the Baltimore
Orioles. He says he helps the club be-
cause of his friendship for Manager
Dunn.
Willie Hoppe, Americas leading ex-
ponent of billiards, defeated kogi va
mazda, the Japanese champion, at Provi
dence, r. l., last Thursday night. He ran
his 500 points out in seven innings,
making 1913 on the last attempt. The
game was ls.2 balk-line.
The proposed ball park of the Indian
apolis club of the Federal league was at
one time a cemetery.
Halstein the former University of
Vermont ball player, is passing the win
ter at Burlington. He played with Lud-
low last season. In the spring he will
20 south with the White Sox on their
annual training trip.
For the first time in eighteen years
Pennsylvania state and Penn viii not
meet on the gridiron Penn states
schedule which was recently published
has games with Harvard, Lafayette and
Lehigh.
In order to know where he is at Clark |
Griffith sent kilograms to all his Wash |
ington players the other day, asking
them to send in their contracts or give |
some reasons for not doing so. All were
heard from with the exception of Pitcher
Groom.
Sherburne, the former Goddard star,
has entered active wrestling. Ever since |
his debut on the mat he has met with |
success. He has not only appeared in
this state but has visited other points |
throughout New England. According to |
well-known wrestlers, he has promis-
ing future.
The Giants and the White Sox team, |
who are ON tour of the world, viii |
appear in Rome within two weeks. 1t |
is still hoped that they will secure
grounds for the game. Cardinal Merry
del Val, the papal secretary of the state,
is fan and until recently always at
tended the game OF the American col
lege at Castel Gandolfo. The players
will have an audience with the pope.
The bout between Battling Levinsky
and "Porky" Flynn, which was sched-
ufed for tonight, has been called off
because OF the illness of Flynn.
The Chicago White Sox and the New
York Giants played at Cairo, Egypt. this
week. The game was l0-inning affair,
ending 3 10 3.
Willie Hoppe, the worlds champion
billiardist, will play George Sutton this
week at New York. Sutton challenged
for the title. Hoppe is in class by
himself and will no doubt win from the