The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-27
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

football player, may be chosen football
coach at Holy Cross college again mex
fall He proved big success for Hoi,
| Cross last fall. Kersburg is indignant a.
the stand taken by DIR. G. w. Esler, Oh
rector of athletics at Wisconsin, con
corning the accident which caused thu
death of Vernon S. Belyea of Greenfield
Mass, in the Holy Cross-Norwieh gam'
last fall Kersburg has written Dr
Ehler as follows: Il SHOULD like to adj
that Belyea, on his deathbed, sent fol
me, and in the presence OF his mother
told me just how he was injured. III
said the accident was unavoidable, ant
that he was as much to blame as Capt
Metivier, who tackled him. He request.
e1 | give out this statement TO the gen.
eral public. This was done at the time
If the statement attributed to you was
made, / can only say it is false, and
that it is beyond my comprehension how
you could have made it, lnasmuch as
iyou did not see the game, | infer you
obtained the details only On hearsay.
feel that under the circumstances the
least you can do is TO make a retrac-
tion in public print in justice to all con
eeTned.'
Edward Kelley of Spokane, Wash,
was the 23rd member of the Boston Red
Sox to arrive at Hot Springs. He ar
rived this week. and registered with a
"Mr" in front of his name. He also
notified the management that he would
be forced to call on them for q touch
soon.
Alexander Moffat, the old Princeton
| football player of the 'S0's and one of
1.-THE best drop kickers ever connected
with the game, died this week at his
home in New ork. He was 81 years old.
He has coached Princeton and WAS one
OF his alma matters keenest students of
the game.
Arthur Brides, the former Yale foot
ball player. will coach football at the
Massachusetts Agricultural college this
season The management Of the Mass
achusetts team have completed their
schedule with the exception OF October
"a, which is an open date.
Howard Fritz was not en- the proba-
ton list at Cornell university as re-
vaulter and sure point getter for the
lthacans.
Paul Poehler and Archie Walsh de-
feated John Christopher and Miller ct
Boston this week in a two-men team
competition. The four candle pin bowl
ers are the best in New England. The
competition was ten games, the winning
team having a total pinfall of 4,4o9
against 1929 for the losers.
The management of the Federal
league has made proposition to Christy
Mathewson OF the Giants to accept the
position of manager of the Brooklyn
Feds at his own terms Mathewson has
not signed up yet with the Giants and
President Gilmore saws he will offer him
twice the salary he will receive from the
Giants. From intimate friends OF
Mathewson, there is no doubt that he
will stay with the New Workers. The
New York management has always
treated Mathewson fairly and he has APP
preeiated it. McGraw is said to have
made the statement that Mathewson
will be retained for some time by the
Giants after his active playing days are
over.
In New York talk is rife that "Hobey"
Baker of the Tigers win play hockey
with the st. Nicholas club of the New
York City league.
The Federal league will not open until
April 25 when the stands and grounds
in most of the cities win be completed.
According to Burlingtonians who
have watched "Jake" Malcolm in action
during indoor baseball practice during
the past few weeks, it seems quite likely
that the big fellow has recovered his
old time form and should furnish many
interesting battles for the eastern coll
leges this spring. A year ago Malcolm
injured his pitching arm and after that
was never himself. 1t was thought his
best baseball was gone. His admirers
will be glad to learn of his return TO
form.
Providence of the international league
succeeded in landing Ralph 0'Connor,
the star third saeker Of the Seton Hall
college team. 0Connor's home is in
Rhode Island. He is the second late ac-
QUESTION to professional ranks from
Seton Hall. Joe Peploski, last years
captain and star pitcher, has bean signed
by Detroit. Jack Fish, last years
catcher, has been offered position with
the Jersey City team.
Willie Hoppe, the worlds champion
billiardist, established worlds record
in the second block of 500 points in the
l 800 championship for 1872 balkline at |
Chicago this week He ran out 54l !
points in four innings, making an aver |
age of 1875. He was playing against |
George Sutton. The first block was won
by Sutton 500 to 900. The standing is
now Hoppe 1000, Sutton 574.
Pat Moran, who has been wintering
at his home in Fitchburg, Mass, has |
gone South to ioin the philadelphia Ma |
This season will round out his |
twentieth year in baseball, IA of which |
have been in the National league.
Bill Sweeney, last seasons captain of
the Braves, feels confident that he will |
land third base on the Boston club this
summer. He thinks that Evers will be
stationed at second and Meanwhile at |
short, while Schmidt viii probably
cover first
Moseley, the former Boston Red Sox
pitcher, has signed up with the Indian
lpolis Federal league club.