The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-10
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

leads the Twin.State league batters' ne
is hitting for $3.50, figure somewhat DC
low that at the middle OF the season
Connoy, who has ben in second position
all year, IL batting for 1886. Billy Muir
ray is hitting for ,i96 with keene' ne
has chance to place himself as '-oo
class hitter this week.
Dalton of the Superbas is the real
leader of the National league batting
list. He il hitting for 1888. Becker OF
| the Philadelphia is the second real hitter
with $40, while Magee OF the Phiiiies
land Connolly OF the Braves follow IN the
order mentioned. Connolly is hitting Tor
500. johnny Egers OF the Braves is mt
Tins Tor .2s5. Schmidt Of the Braves Is
hitting ,213. Meyers OF the Giants, Ter
yescs one Of the best hitters in the
league, Is batting Tor ,213 this year
larry Uoyle the Giant captain, is hav-
ing an on year lie !igures TINS season
lat only 200.
/ Martin Waisi Of the Bridgeport club
Is lin real itadef Of the pitchers in the
Eastern association with sixteen victo-
ries and age defeats. he Is Il brother
OF Ed Walsh OF tae White 5ox.
Clyde Eagle, the former Boston Red
Sox jufeler, VINO has heen playing with
the t.ras;ieboro eicb of the Twin State
league, hes gone 70 buffalo, n. !. lie
has Joined the auE4lo Feds for sal
airy said 10 be $4,000.
Joe Jackson still maintains his lead
in the American league batting list. de
is hitting for sos. eddie Collins OF the
Maekcsa having one Of his best years,
+ is closs second with $40 1y Cobb Is
running third wi.h 4 percentage 81 .34f.
Speaker Of the lied Sox is hitting for
$50.
Lawrence has the pennant honors in
the American league cinchcd now. The
Worcester team, last years winners, arc
running second
Morc OF Springfield continues to twill
excellent bail. lie is being sought by
major league clubs.
The baseball season at st. Johnsbury
Is at c!oee. st. bloomsbury became inn
bued with the baseball fever during the
summer and next season team will be
organized along even more pretenSious
lines than during the past summer The
team this year was regarded AS one OF
the best in Vermont. Charles Hoernie
and Witt, the Goddard stars, will return
next season and it is understood that
many prominent college players will be
secured TO represent the town.
Marty Cavanaugh and nonie Bush at
second and short form the same strong
combination at the keystone bag for the
Tigers as Evers and Meanwhile form for
the Braves. Both Bush and Kavanaugh
are playing wonderful ball.
Happy Feleh, the new White Sox bat
ter, secured from Milwaukee for $4,000,
is said to be an even better batter than
Chappell Both were rated as fence bus.
tiers at Milwaukee.
Fred Mitchell is a member of the Bos-
ton Nationals seldom heard of. He is
the oldest member of the team, being 30
years old. He is used to coach at third
base. Stating thinks that Mitchell has
no superior in baseball.
A number of American league critics
pick Dineen and Egan as the ideal UNI
pire combination in that circuit.
1t is said that Providence will be the
only club in the International league to
make money this season. IL is said that
all of the other clubs have lost money to
some extent, totalling about $25O,0O0.
Reports come from the west that Ar
mold Hauser, the once great shortstop of
the Cards, is slowly regaining his health.
Fish, the keene catcher and veteran
Lacquer Of the Twin-State. received a
purse of gold from his friends at Keene
Monday morning.
Howard Drew, the colored sprinter,
showed his heels to classy field of 100
and 220 dash men at Springfield on
Labor day Eller of New York was
second in both races Abel Kivist won
the mile race handily over Taber, the
Oxford runner.
1t is constantly said that the Macks
have poor pitching staff. When you
sean the list of the best pitchers in the
league YOU find Plank. Bender, Bressler,
Shawkcy and Pennoek are among the
best dozen twirlers Of the league.
Hub Pcrdue says that if the Cards
win the pennant he will have the laugh on
Stallings.
Clarke Griffith of the Senators says
that Hank Gowdy is one of the chief
reasons for the sensational squirt of the
Braves in the National league. He says
that there are other stars on the Boston
club but he thinks that it is Gowdy,
who has done more than all others to
make the team a winner. Gowdy is con
sidered by competent baseball men as
wonderful thinker behind the bat. He
has powerful arm and is noted for his
long and timely drives. Griffith ranks
Gowdy as the best catcher in the Ma
tional league.
George Stallings. manager of the
Braves, is far famed for his noted speech,
but nevertheless he plays no favorites.
In recent game it became evident that
a pinch hitter might be needed in the
ninth lining. Three balls had been called
on Gowdy. Then Stallings said that he
would let old ivory head take crack
should Gowdy be passed. Gowdy was
passed and before Stallings had time to
speak following the announcement OF
the umpire FIVE members OF the Braves
had their clubs in hand and marching
towards the plate.
Jim Shaw. the sensational Washington
pitcher. set a seasons record for strike
outs when he famed IA Chancemen re-
Gently.
Joe Judge, who is playing first base
for the Lewiston. Me-, club Of the New
England league. was given a tryout by
the Boston Red Sox this spring. Wis
eonsin's gridiron problem this fall VIII .