The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-07
Sporting Notes.

Billy Quea thinks he has a possible |
I'm POS man for the mile in j. ". Over
ton, the Yale freshman
Although the National league season
opened last year April 10 the weather
was Such that it was the 18th before
the full schedule of games for one
day was played. Another argument
for later opening of the season
Bob McAllister, the middleweisht
champion of California, stopped the
winning streak of Battling Levinsky
at New York Monday night The New
York sporting writer's credit him with
being marvellous boxer of the Jim /
Corbett type, but not fighter in that
his blows lack steam
Gunboat Smith, flushed bv his We
tory over Arthur Pelkcy. is threaten
ing to go to Paris in an effort to force
Jack johnson into a match. Coast
critics who saw the New Year S dav
mill are not slow in saving that John
son would eat the Gunner alive
Fred DAILY 5 determinations to enlist
every Williams student in some branch
Of outdoor sports and exercise is quite
in, the spirit OF the most advanced
thought on the subject Of physical edu-
cation, and, as he remarks, the estao
| liShment OF collegiate sports on
q proper plane i bound to be an nm
portant factor in providing material
| for varsity teams.
To conduct major league ball club
in 1913 cost At least three times as
ruch as il did in 1900 In addition to
Ire tact that salaries have doubled and
TIPPED and that the clubs instead of
carving Is 70 Is players as they did
in '9GG, now carry . to 80, there Isl
the ded expense Of two, three. tour
AMI hve scouts per club, with their
salaries and travelling expenses.
Otto Knabe, the second baseman of
the Philadelphia National team. has
signed to manage the Baltimore club
of the Federal league. There was no
Tinker deal in this for the contract for
three wears was signed in the pres
ence of several newspapermen.
knabe three years salary aud bo-
nus are said to call for $4,000. One
has to wonder vAere these thousands
are all coming from.
Tiukers sincerity already has been
tested in novel way. One of the
Cub 5 loyal players was sent to him
last week, it is said, in search of al.
vice The Cub wanted 10 know wheth.
er Tinker would hire him to iunr
Murphy. As the Cub aud Tinker ar,
) old friends the latter : advice is IN
: teresting. Tinker replied that the Chi
: cago Feds had decided not to TAX,
players from the Cubs or White SO,
/ and wound up by telling his plI t,
stick to Murphy. At least that is tn,
: story they are telling in Chicago.
John McGr1w will have Il pitcher
in line when he takes hold of tin
r Giants at Marlin, Tex. about the mid
die of March Scout kinsela, win
r will be on hand when the men begin t
r report, is counting on the appearance
) of Mathewson, Marquard, Tesrcap
y Fromme. Demaree, Crandall, Ritter
a Williams, Palmero, Westerick, Priest,
& Schupp. Spencer, Schauer and Merritt
WiItse and Hearne are with McGra,
: in Australia OF the new pitcher
Westerick is a southpaw from Pitt
le burg, Palmero is a Cuban kid, Spence
u comes from Wier. Kan. Ritter frol
" Wilmington, Prieste from Wheelin
e end Williams from Fordham college.
'r 4 series of baseball games betwee
8 lar vote from the ranks Of players
" the National and American league
will probably be played In san Fra
= cisco next year. The officials of tt
PanamaPacific exposition will back Il
at proposition and make formal announc
CT mcnt of the plan when the details a
IN completed. This is a deviation fro
'it the original plan to bring together Il
III. teams competing in the world : seri
en- in 1918 in second competition in \
n vember. The change is due to pre-
sure upon exposition authorities
- stage a contest which has often be
suggested, but never put into actu
lp- operation
I'm Although somewhat disappointed
res not being able TO hold up the direeto
Ii of the Northampton club of the TX
LOT State league, Jimmy Burnshas his ey
see out for another manag erial job.
T. told Bill Luby some weeks ago tn
he intended to 90 west, but it is NJ
- said that the Meriden boy has ne
offered chance ut Greenfield F.
vie thcrmore the story goes on to say II
lis Bellows Falls, Newport and Keene
of so anxious TO spend money that Bul
ich is wanted at the head of their resp
du- tive clubs. If the Twin State leagu
for are anxious TO satisfy Jimmy Il
1t = might put him at the head of the
Wis, cult and then all of them would hi