The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

tine intercollegiate championship. Dut
short time ago triple tie existed among
Yale, Harvard, and Princeton. Bake
failed to score goals but again dazzlee
the spectators with his brilIiancy.
Charles Webb Murphy, the magnat,
who is said to have made millions in
baseball with the Chicago Nationals
sprung big surprise Saturday by an
nouncing that Charles Taft, brother Of
EXPIRES. Taft, had purchased his control
ling interest in the Cubs. Murphy was
reticent when asked to announce what
his holdings amounted to-. He also said
he owned So per cent of the stock. His
sudden drop from baseball was the Sc
quel OF trouble he has caused in the
ranks of organized ball BY dismissals OF
Chance. Tinker, and Evers. Murphy has
controlled the Cubs for 10 years and in
that time they won two worlds cham
pionships and four National league pen.
nants. Chubby Charlie is said to have
made more money in baseball in those
years than any other magnate connected
with the game.
The following item clipped from the
Lowell (Mass.l Sun of recent issue will
be of interest to Barre baseball fans
George Lyons has signed up with Man
ager Gray. He is a youngster with lit
tie experience and halls from Hardwick,
VT. The father of George was once the
star finger OF the champion Baltimore
club, and the manager of the Lowell club
thought he would give the offspring u
good chance"
William Brown, who played first base
for Hardwick several years and who was
with Barre part of season, is said to
have been offered try-out with the
Lowell club. Browns home is in Wester-
ly, r. /.
The management OF the University of
Vermont baseball team has cancelled the
baseball game scheduled with Manhattan
at Burlington May 80.
Hendriques Crawford, captain of the
University of Pennsylvania wrestling
team. has left college He rendered his
resignation to the wrestling team and
will enter business at Reading, Pa, with
in short time.
Joe Birmingham, who has been South
with his Maps for the past 10 days, sees
much promising material among his new
slab stars and is now forecasting a pen
nant-winning team.
A big problem is facing Hank 0'Day
to fill the gap in the Cubs infield at
second base and shortstop. Evers and
Bridwell, two mainstays. are gone.
O'Day has not started to worry yet and
is optimistic over turning out fast ag
gregation.
Mike Donlin has been signed by the
IN n4u ino To mt M do
in New York last week Friends OF the
thespian have been urging his campaign
for the position, which was left vacant
when Moose Mccormick shifted to
Chattanooga. McGraw knows the full
worth of Donlin, who is said to have one
of the best hitting eyes in either league.
Donlin's greatest hindrance from playing
active ball comes from his legs.
Barney Dreyfuss is said TO feel very
because he did not secure
the services of Johnny Evers.
Williams college defeated Dartmouth
in basketball at Wiliamstown Saturday
night by the score of % TO l6.
That deposed manager should be Civ
en- his unconditional release so that he
may be at liberty to go where he pleases
is a plan suggested by Connie Mack. Hel
considers it unjust and outrageous to-
ask deposed manager to return to the
ranks of the club with which he has been
allied as leader. Few players, he says,
can stand up under this humiliation and
it would be better for all concerned If
the suggestion was adopted. There are
very few instances where a player-man-
ager has been of any value to his team
after being tagged as the manager. la.
ioie is such a man, but he resigned vol
as the head of the club. Mack
does not even believe the club should
make deals whereby his services were
entered, but should turn him loose and
allow him to go where he will
At Hartford, Conn.,, Friday night the
Penn two-mile relay team came back
after Dartmouth and won. At Boston |
two weeks ago the Dartmouth bunch |
the Red and White.
The advance guard of the New York
have arrived at Hot Springs. |
Ark, where they will Immediately start
work under the guidance of Coach Tom
DAILY. "Dode" Criss, the former st. Louis |
American, is a member of the squad /
and is prophesying a big year for him
self. When with st. Louis his great /
drawback was overweight. He now
weighs in at 10 pounds less than the
figure when with the Browns.
The McGill university ski team de- |
'eated the representatives of Dartmouth 4
It Montreal Saturday night. Neverthe-
ess, the showing made by the Hanover
students was very worthy of comment.
R. Bowler and J. Bowler were the star
performers for the Dartmouth team.
A new use has been found for west
I'm football players of the Adonis type.