The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
Sporting Notes.

IN denying lHdI amy u MS pli FtfS are |
thinking Of jumping the Federal
league
Either the Braves have not hit an
ordinary pace or the Robins are tray
cling at a sprint pace not suited to a
Marathon run.
Laioie has so far this season been
at bat IS times and has yet to make a
hit He has been passed once and made
one sacrifice fly.
They say that Killifer was the only
player on the Philadelphia team who
dad; not get hand when he came to
bat in the opening game. He may
lamp again
In three games the Cleveland club
has garnered three runs off the White
SoX slabmen. That helps out Gala
hans claim that he has the pitching |
corps in the American league.
Out in Oklahoma they have a way of
stopping race meets at which there is
betting. The state troops line up
across the race track and fire volley
over the heads of the riders in a race.
The meet was abandoned.
This Mr.. Collins with the White Sox,
recently an Eastern leaguer, is GER
tainly doing damage with his stick.
He corraled four hits with total of
seven yesterday in five chances and
| his last was a homer that won the
game.
| They are providing music boxes on
trans-continental trains so the passen-
gers may tango their way to the West.
| That s no sport, but it would be some
sport to try tangoing up the guage. "
| Some new dips and swings could be de-
veloped.
1t S all right to claim that this is the
opening of the season and the race is 4
long one, but the White SoX with four
straight wins under their belts feel bet
ter than does the crippled Cleveland
team with four straight losses against
their record.
The Northampton Driving club has
plans well under way for three days
race meeting July IS, % and 30 G. +.
, Pike of Windsor has been engaged as
, starter and Louis Herrick of Chester
field, n. H., and G. r. Mickey OF Tur-
ners Falls as judges. In connection
with the racing Il horse show will be
held in easy view of the grand stand.
One of the feature classes will be a
race of half-mile heats, the horses be
ing driven TO road carts by women dirty
, ers.
E \ phenomenal basketball score was
e made last evening in Chicopee Falls
r Mass, when the All Stars made up OF
5 profession players, defeated the Fra
ternal team III to % The All Stars
5 included three men who played on tn,
o Brattleboro team Il few years ago wher
T fast basketball was in vogue eacl
l. winter season here-Andy Sears, FlC
n Haggerty and Milo Moggio Hag
a gerty played this season with Troy
e Boggio with Gloversville and Sears
= with a team in Pennsylvania.
e In view of the fact that the Brattle
boro team is not yet complete, the fol
lowing news item clipped from an eX
change has local interest because of tn
fact that Tansey is practically a loca
man. being employed except in tn
baseball season by the Michelman sys
Y TEN here: - Eugene Tansey, who j
~ coaching the high school baseball can
~ didates, is much sought by the Butfal
1o Federal league team. He has receive
20 two letters from the manager OF tina
10 team, who has offered him good induce
DO ments. Tansey is in fine condition no'
10 and after the high school season close
% viii probably join the team.
The wrestling match at Windso
Thursday night, April %, between ID
". B. F. Roller of Seattle, Wash, an
90 George Washington Bailey of Brattl
90 boro is billed as a bout for 1.-The chan
81 pionship of America The pres
81 agent s announcement includes sketC
"a of DR.. Roller, showing his career as
- wrestler and in other branches
oot sport The statement is made thu
,oo Bailey considers that his remarkab
strength will offset the doctor 5 scienc
The curtain raiser at Windsor will
between two Brattleboro boys, Your
Dowley and Young Fredette. The win
sor Journal says: ''Both have a
peared here before and won easily ov
! their opponents.
Tufts college, which had no Difficult
in taking the measure of Collegiate Al
Dartmouth, easily defeated Lehigh
South Bethlehem, Pa, yesterday. Fig
men who played in the Twin Sta
league took part in the contest. I
hero of the day was Volk, with Ne
port last season. He played an err
less game, scored four times a
whanged the ball for two home ru
Light, with Brattleboro, and Anders,
with Keene, were batted freely, a
Hagey, Lehigh s third pitcher, fal
:, no better. ChenOweth, short stop w
- Brattleboro at the beginning of Il
- season, did the best work for Lehi
'n' getting two hits and accepting f
: / chances at second base without an
ror.