The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-09
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

has been elected captain of the Yale bas
Setball team to succeed David Dunn
who has been obliged to leave college
because of the illness of his father
Should Dunn remain away from college
his loss will be keenly felt as he was
| a valuable football player.
| Seebach, captain Of the Pennsylvania
basketball team, has been forced to re.
tire because of illness. He will not be
able to play during the remainder OF
the season.
'.Dode" Crisis, who won distinction in
the major league ranks a few years ago
through his ability as pinch hitter
has been signed by the New York High
landers. Criss played with the st.
Louis Browns for two years and was
then allowed to go. He has been play
ing with Houston Of the Texas league
and it was from that town he was
rescued.
The Harvard baseball schedule will be
officially opened on April with Col
gate.
The backstopping problem of the
Pittsburg Pirates seems to have been
solved. The management secured the
signed contract of Catcher Coleman of
the Columbus club last week.
Percy Smallwood, the Welsh profess
sional runner, who has resided at Pitts
burg for the past few years, has been
engaged to act as trainer for the Pitts
burg Feds.
DIR. Carl Williams will represent the
University of Pennsylvania at the an.
nual meeting of the national football
rules committee this week. DIR. Will
liams is firmly in favor of evieting the
coach from the sidelines as he argues
that it would be beneficial to the game.
By this means all technical plays will
be left to the captain of the team, plac-
ing the captain in full charge of the
plays.
Arthur Pelkey, one Of the aspirants
for the heavyweight title, will sail in
the spring for Australia. Pelky thinks
that his proposed bout with Jim Coffey
at New York will be called off. Pelky
viii go to Australia with several other
boxers under the management of Tom
my Burns.
Frank Chance has secured a most
promising outfelder in Leslie CHANNEL,
a Highlander recruit Johnny Eyers
claims that Chance has roped one of the
best hitters and outfielders in baseball
Evers claims that he made bids to buy
CHANNEL but the Denver club refused to
sell. Jimmy Walsh, who is one OF the
best sun fielders in the business, will
probably be showed into left field and
Channell viii take center.
The loss of Fslkenburg and Kahler is
said to have been due to Somers' belief
that they would remain loyal to the
Maps. Fred Banding, who was reported
to have jumped to the Feds with this
pair, win sign an American league con-
tract within a few days before sailing
for New Orleans to start spring prac-
tice.
Manager Stallings of the Braves viii
try out two new catchers with his team
in the south. They are Richard Lewis,
The former Harvard athlete, and Wal |
ter kenefick of Springfield, who was
recommended by Rabbit Maranville.
Manager George Stallings of the Bos
on Nationals has been rewarded in his |
ong search for "Dnken Duehenils. the |
'ormer St. Michael's college player. for
he has been found at his home in Mon
real, where his friends are planning to
rive him a reception in honor of his !
apid rise into baseball fame. He signed l
contract with the Boston club for 81, I
100. Ed Walsh has been signed by the
White Sox for the coming year. Walsh |
believes that with some extra work his |
,itching arm viii regain power that |
made him big factor in baseball.
But two members of the Detroit IT,
ers. with the exception of Pitcher Will
EFT, who has gone to the Federal league,
ave not signed contracts for the coming
ear. Del Gainor and Sam Crawford l
re the players not yet signed. Pres. !,
,avin is confident that both men will
ign.
Richard p. Lewis, formerly star
atcher at Exeter academy, has signed
contract with the Boston Nationals.
.ewis was a crack end with the fresh
lan football team at Harvard in 1909.
ut did not finish his course at the Cam
ridge institute.
Peter Noonan will manage the Wilkes
.arre team of the New YoiA state league
his season, Wild Conroy the Elmira
cam, Dick Smith the Scranton team,
red Payne the Syracuse team and a
ew man has been signed by the Albany
hub. All men are new managers in the
lew York state league.
For the first time in several years Ex-
ter academy viii not be represented at
he big b. A. A. games to be held on ]
aturday night.
Meredith, Kelley and Cross have been
elected for three men to represent Penn
the two-mile relay race against Dart {
louth at Boston on Saturday night. ]
enn is ruling fayorite in this event.
Charlie Doom of the Phillies claims
nat the Toronto club of the Feds have
nly one player signed and that Buffalo
ms are not taking to their new team. 1
e denies a letter said to have been writ 8