The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-18

National league clubs are after Cree's
services, and It is stated that Manager
Stallings of Boston is very anxious to
get him. However, the Yankees will
probably have first call ON Cree.
The Harvard university second crew
has been entered for the Henley regat-
tn on the Thames, in England, July
II. The crew defeated Yale, Annapo-
lis, Syracuse, Princeton and Pennsyl-
yania in the American Henley at Phil
adelphia. The Harvard oarsmen will
have a two mile race with the Yale
second crew at New London ON June
10 and will sail for England the next
day.
As the Union Boat club of Boston
will send crew composed wholly of
Harvard graduates, there will be prac-
tically two Harvard crews in the Eng
fish Henley this year.
.s-e .a.s r~-r>-vrr
Bert Maxwell, the Brooklyn Fed
pitcher, has gone to Youngstown, O.,
to see the celebrated "Bonesetter"
Reese about his arm, which was injur-
ed in the last game of the Pittsburgh
series. Maxwell was hit on the wrist
by a pitched ball At first he did not
! think the Injury serious, but all the
tendons of his right arm have harden
ed, and his arm has become almost
| useless. 1t is thought that the bone
| may be Clipped or broken. Maxwells
arm is in such condition that there is
| fear that he will not be able to play
the rest of the season.
| The Harvard varsity tennis team will
have the greatest galaxy of individual
stars that ever played together when
the match season opens this year The
Crimson virtually has a corner on all
the good players. r Norris Williams,
who was beaten only by Maurice Nc
Loughlin in the series for the national
championship at Newport last sum
mer. is this year eligible for the Har-
ward varsity combination since he is
now member of the sophomore class
at Harvard.
Besides Williams, the three players
who stand out noticeably are E. H
Whitney, captain of this years team
w. NJ. Washburn and j. J. Armstrong
These three are all included III the sec
ond ten best players of the United
States.
Every few days comes rumor tina
Alex. Smith Cochran will change th,
name of his cup yacht 1t is to b,
hoped that the rumor is based on facts
The name Vanitie is meaningless, i
not altogether frivolous.
III This story is about Joseph Engel o
Washington. OF course you may no
care a rap about Joseph Engel o
Washington, but you are earnestly re
| quested not to leave off reading here
as this is a baseball tale, and befor
: the end is reached there may be some
: thing that will strike your fancy.
This will make Engel's third seaso
with Griffith. He is the only bon
$ fide Washingtonian on the team.
, When Joseph joined the team his f
e Their, a hopeless baseball lunatic, W.
e the happiest man in Washington. u
less you have been in the national cap
: tai during the baseball season you rea
e ~ do not know what happiness is.
$ Engel senior keeps a saloon in Was
:, ington, and when Joe and his tea
e are on the road it is filed with fan
who come to read the news fro
IS the ticker There as other places
n Washington where the returns may
had, but there is no. other place
Washington where one can get b
lie ioamy brew free of charge every tin
T. Engel strikes out an opposing batsna
y Papa Engel has been doing this sin
n. Joseph broke into the league. al
~ whenever the boy wins a game t
re spigots are turned wide open.
g Break meT" repeats the jovial c.
10 man innkeeper. ''Vot / care, bre
IT me! My poy Chloe help Grifit' '
% der pennant, l eff my whole pla
III away. Vot I-cafe, break me?'