The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

Joe Slattery, the hard hitting first
baseman of the Syracuse club, has been
recommended to Bill Carrigan by Charles
Ccnnors of the Syracuse club. Connors
is kindly disposed towards the Red Sox,
as he is former Boston player. Carri-
gan Is in sore need of first sacker to
fill the place once held by Jake Stahl.
The lowly Braves sprung big sur
prise on Monday by defeating the fast
travelling Pirates. The Pirates are slip
ping few cogs, as was clearly shown in
the recent Giant series.
The Cincinnati Reds are travelling a
fast clip in the National league. The
Reds have slipped into third place. The
Cincinnati club has for several years
shown this same squirt in early season,
but has fallen down in the final leg OF the
race. There is no telling, though, what
Herzog may do with his outfit. The Gin
cinnati Reds administered another defeat
to the Giants on Monday. The first two
games of the series dropped to the Reds.
Jack Moakley, the Cornell trainer has
unearthed runner in Speiden who will
uphold the reputation of the college in
the mile run. For many years past Cor
capable of landing the intercollegiate
mile. To succeed John Paul Jones,
Moakley has Speiden. Speden has been
rated as green timber for the past year.
Only last Saturday the Cornell protege
turned the mile in less than four min
utes and 90 seconds.
On Saturday when the New England
Intercollegiate are held at Boston, the
University of Maine team is bound to
figure largely in the score getting.
Charlie Rice, the former Powder hall
Splinter, who ran neck and neck with
Howard Drew, win take care of the
sprints. Maine will figure strong in 9TH
c. field events and also the track events.
The outcome Of the meet rests between
Dartmouth and Maine.
Bill Barron. the Harvard captain, is
proving to be horse for work. He has
a faculty of adapting himself to all
branches of the game.
Joe jackson is the only big clouter in
the American league that is hitting at
his normal pace. At the close of last
week the Napman was batting for 1896,
leading the league. Sam Crawford, the
Tiger. is second with 1868. Cobb is only
batting for .3l6. Eddie Collins and Iris
Speaker are both well down below the
300 mark.
Jake Daubert is leading the National
league in hitting with an average of .39l.
Byrne of the Phillies is batting for 1882
and Meyers of the Giants is hitting for
1854. Honus Wagner is hitting for 1903.
Dubuc. the former st. Michael's pitch
err, is leading the American league pitch
ers with five victories and no defeats.
One OF the happiest men at Port Jervis
at present is Dr. F. z. Gessner. who per-
formed the operation on Joe Wood dur
ing the spring. He said: ut bears out
what | have contended all along, that
Smoky Joe Wood is in excellent shape.
He certainly rallied in fine style after
the operation and his condition was AL
when he underwent the operation. I
hope to see him get back onto the mound
and perform the same as he did several
years ago.
Captain Reynolds has returned TO his
position in the Harvard eight-oared boat.
W. I. Gardner was placed in the boat,
taking the position formerly held by
Murray.
Ayers, the young Senator pitcher, is
showing up well for the Washington
club. The youngster happens TO have |
The goods and Clark Griffith is extreme
" confident in his ability.
The Colonial league was officially |
opened this week The league is the six
hub circuit formed during the winter
md comprises many former New Eng
and league towns. The make up of the /
,ircuit comprises the following places;
pawtucket. r. l., Taunton, New Bedford,
Brockton. Fall River and Woonsocket,
<. |. The league is elassed under d
minor league ball. The ball played is
Tot so fast as in the New England
eague.
Casey Hagerman, the st. Louis Ma
ional pitcher, lost his case against the
Boston Red Sox for back pay for services
which Hagerman claimed he rendered
he Boston club in 1912 Hagerman was
recruit pitcher on the Boston club in
9l2. He failed to make good and was