The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-05
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

| Although Ndnaua is supposed 10 Dt
the home of hockey, the standard of the
game played in the big American col
leges is on a par with that played in
the big Canadian colleges. The present
visits of the Canadian colleges in New
York and New England will enable
hockey lovers to compare the standards
Robert Smith, the former Goddard
and Tufts pitcher, is said to be attending
college in Virginia.
A record was made at football at St
PauPs school in Concord, n H., that is
worthy of note. Athletics are solely in
tramural at st. Pauls. The Delphian
club entered five teams in the football
tournament with two other prominent
clubs in the school. They won not only
Is games, but scored 1000 points to
none by their opponents. The team was
coached by George Milne, a former
Harvard football and baseball player.
Freddie Walsh, the lightweight cham
pion fighter of England, seems to stand
out prominently above all others in
this class. Welsh has defeated the best
! in England and the best in America.
/ His most recent victory was over
Johnny Dundee Of New York, winning
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| Years.
Pennsylvania won the 18th annual tour
nament OF the tricollege chess league at
New York last week, thereby coming
| into permanent possession of the
trophy. The league is composed of Penn
sylvania, Carroll and Brown.
Battling Leyinsky, the light heavy
weight, has been in the limelight more
than any other fighter in America dur
| ing the past six months. Levinsky
Knocked out Tom Daily, the under giant,
in the second round of their bout at New
York on New Years DAILY outweighing
Leyinsky by about 60 pounds, but was
| in poor condition. LeYinsky sized him
up and dropped him in the second round
Levinsky is rapidly forging to the front
in his class
The new Federal league seems to be
doing the greater part OF their ransack
ing in the National league instead of
the American league
Wilbert Robinson. manager of the
Brooklyn Dodgers, says that it will be
a hard blow to lose Tinker, but he be-
lieyes that he can get along without
him. He does not believe that any
American of the Brooklyn players will
90 over to the Federals. Gagner of the
Newarks win join the Dodgers next
year
The left-handed batters in both the
National and American league showed
up to good advantage last season.
Cobb, Hendrickson jackson and Speak
er were up in the front rank with the
A arfa Inor Da,,har4 led no.
tiers in the National.
Messenger, the old New England
Lacquer, is TO be given another chance in
the big leagues. The other time he was
in fast company was with the Chicago
Americans. He will now try out with
the st. Louis Browns under Manager
Hickey.
William James, the pitcher, who was
with the Cleveland Americans last sea-
son, has signed with Manager Hickey of
the Browns.
1t is rumored in baseball circdles that
the Federal league has secured Vic Safer,
the first sacker of the Chicago Cubs. 1t
is said that he has received a three year
contract from them.
The Philadelphia Nationals and the
New York Americans will meet in the
spring for a series OF two games. The
dates set are April s and 9. This will
be the first occasion of these two clubs
meeting, although the Giants and the
Phillies have met several times.
A cut in the admission price to the
National league baseball games at the
Polo grounds is being considered by the
New York club, il has been announced.
The contemplated cut calls for a re-
arrangement in the seat prices so that
there will be fewer dollars seats and
more 10 cents seats.
Ralph Glaze, the former Dartmouth
athlete, who has been pitching for Mont
real in the international league, has
been offered a position as director of
athletics at Indiana university. Glaze
was tried out with the Boston Red Sox
at the close of his college career but
failed to make good.
The Boston Nationals have a promis
ing twirler in George Davis, the former
Williams pitcher. Davis was given
trial with the Highianders at the close
of his college course, but was later
turned over to the Rochester club. He
is now studying at Harvard, but viii
90 South with the Braves. While in col |
lege he gained a wide reputation as
boxman. The experience he has gained |
since his graduation is expected to place !
him in position to be of benefit to
Boston.
There is talk in Massachusetts of the |
league being transferred TO Lewiston, !
Me- Brockton has not been thriving |
baseball town for several years for some
reason.
George Moriarty viii not leave the |
Detroit Tigers to manage the Denver |
club Of the Western league. There were |
circulated that he was to leave |
Detroit. President Navin comedies that |
he is one of the most valuable men on !
his team.
Howard Drew, the famous colored |
Splinter, who is considered one of the
best in the world, has gone to Califor-
MIA, where he will enroll as a student /
at the University of Southern Califor-
MIA at the opening of the second semes-
ter.
Fritz Maisel, the brilliant little third
sacker of the New York Americans, says
that the FedeTals never could tempt him
to join their ranks. Should Maisel be
dropped from the big leagues there is
possibility that he might edge around
for berth in the new league.
Repeating his performance OF 1911 L
Hans Holmer, the champion distance
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