The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-14
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

In Boston, II is said that Charlie
Doom will be member of the Braves
next season. Doom has been catching
for the phillies for the past few years,
I in addition to bearing the duties OF
manager. Doom is rated highly as O
manager, but Pres. Baker of the Phillies
| is not satisfied with the results he has
accomplished in the Quaker City. Should
| Doom join the Braves, he would not
allow managerial aspirations to hamper
his work. In fact, Stallings has estab.
lished himself SO strongly that it would
be impossible to Dust him. In Boston, it
is generally agreed that the Braves have
weak catching staff At present, Hank
Gowdy is the staff himself, with very
| feeble assistance from Whaling. Gowdy
has developed into star since the bur
den of the duty has fell his way Bos-
ton people and the Braves management
are of the opinion, however, that with
the addition of Doom the catching de-
partment would be as strong as any in
the league II is quite certain that Doc
in win be allowed to 60. Waivers may
be asked on him. Then the clubs will
bid, and it is understood that the Boston
team viii bid to the last ditch to secure
his services.
The hitting of Murray of the Keene
team during the past two weeks has
been his best OF the season. The Hard
wick lad should have raised his stand
ing many points in that time.
Tom Ready, the former Dartmouth
coach, has been spending the summer in
the Twin-State league as umpire. Last
season Ready accompanied a string OF
athletes from the Twin State league to
Lehigh. Many of the players took prom
inent parts in football and baseball.
Ready left this week for Lehigh, and as
last season took along big list Of stars
from the league.
The Italian A. C. baseball team is
basing claim to the Vermont state cham
pionship of baseball because of the in.
ability of the Orleans team and other
teams throughout the state with enyi-
able regulations to dispute the right to
the title.
The Twin-State league was brought
to a close on Saturday. Newport was
found at the top OF the race, a position
that club has held all the season. The
Keene club was runnerup. Bellows Falls
and Brattleboro finished well down the
list
The report that Frank Chance was TO
retire as manager Of the Highlanders
came as big surprise TO many people
in the baseball world. Chance, consid- |
cred one of the peers of baseball leaders, |
had been in charge OF the New Workers |
for two years and was expected to
remain for an even longer stay 1t seems
that differences exist between Chance |
and the club owners. His work is said /
to have been in the nature of failure, /
and his owners are not satisfied. Chance
has been drawing a big salary. He will
remain through the season. He /
saws that he has done the best possible /
with the material on hand, but says that
Farrell would prosper just as well with
a $1,000 manager Chance took over
the Highlanders a year ago last spring.
In his first year nothing was expected
Of him; but this year his work has only
placed the New Workers in seventh posi-
ton, with fighting chance to land a
few notches higher.
Football practice has started at Nor
witch university. Prospects are bright
for an average team. The opening game
will be played within two weeks.