The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-18
IN THE FIELD
OF SPORTS

A Texas. writer picks an aIl-Texas
team for the period, lSs8-l9l4. On the
team are the following players of note:
Killifer, Fletcher. Steinfeldt, SlagIe,
Speaker, Wheat, Earl Gardner and Bill
Joyce.
Roger Peckinbaugh, the brilliant short
stop of the New York Highlanders, has
been elected captain OF the team. Peck
limbaugh was elected because of his pop
Iularity and his great skill as player.
His election was unanimous. Frank
Chance was very much pleased with the
selection.
No gambling will be allowed this sea
son on the st. Louis American league
grounds For several years the betting
game has been abused there.
John Henry sees only Washington
looming up for the American league PEN
nant.
Every member of the Philadelphia Ma.
tionals uses black bats.
Frank Chance, the peerless leader, was
the first big Lacquer to pull plays faint
ed of the "bone." In the opening game
with the Athletics he was coaching on
third base when his old tactics got the
better of him. Sweeney was rounding
third when Chance grabbed him as he
was about to dart for the plate. As
touching or holding man at third this
season is crime, Sweeney was declared
out.
Eddie Foster of the Washington SEN
ators is of the opinion that John Henry
OF the Washington club will be one of
the best hitters in the league this sea
son. He argues that Henry has under
gone a change of batting style that is
bound to be more beneficial to his aver
age. Henry takes better swing and
meets the ball more effectively His
batting has been better this spring than
ever before.
Connie Mack has been angling for an
other schoolboy player and this time
had landed John Daniels of Brookfeld,
Mass. Mack intends to send Daniels
to one of his minor league farms to
round him into major league calibre for
next season.
Earl Hamilton, the sensational Amer
lean league pitcher who recently jumped
to the Kansas City club OF the Federal
league, has agreed to return to the st.
Louis fold. Hamilton reached his deci-
sion after an all-day conference with
President Hedges. Hamilton was slated
to pitch the opening game for the Kan
sas City club.
Dartmouth college defeated Exeter
academy 0 to 2 on Wednesday.
Tufts college lost its first game of
the season to Cornell on Wednesday by
the score of 10 to 9.
1t is rumored that John ID. 0'Reilley,
who has served so long as one of the
athletic instructors in the Boston
schools, is going to Georgetown uni
versity to accept the position of ath-
letic director.
On Monday Sherwood Magee of the
Phillies got black eye and on the day
following raped out two home runs
against the New York Giants with Mar
guard in the box.
Hy Jarpar, White Sox recruit pitch
er, carries a bar of soap in his pocket to
make the ball slippery. 1t looks as
though the "soapball' might replace the
spitball.
Bill Carrigan says that if Del Gainor
is not good enough for Jennings, he's
not good enough for him.
George Stallings, who always has been
q great judge Of baseball players, figures
that the st. Louis Cards are to show
great reversal in form over the past few
years. He figures that Higgins gained
a decided advantage in the trade with
Fred Clarke last winter and Kidding him-
self OF couple of players who did not
give their best services to the club
George StaIlings says that he will
have one of the speediest aggregations
In the National league within another
month. He says "All my strength is |
not conferred around second base by any |
means. Schmidt is the best first base |
man in the game on ground and thrown |
balls. He is as fast a big man as / |
ever saw and win steal 80 bases during |
the year. He looks bad now, as he is |
4 slow starter He is the best hitter on |
the club. Deal will open everyone's eyes I
before another month. He is as good
ielding third baseman as ] ever had |
md / think he will hit well. NV out
field is green and young, but exceptional |
y fast. If my pitchers live up to ex-
pectations | may be rapping at the
ioor"
The Federal leaguers seem to be draw
ng the crowds.
Jose 0rtis, probably the foremost bill
iuiu payer ever Atftl0ptu III EHpdtti,
lied in New York this week following
In operation for appendicitis. After
winning the Spanish championship he
anne to this country in 1901. He has
ince been identified with billiards in
ibis country.
Ralph Horr graduate manager of ath-
cite affairs at the University of WASH
ngton, has telegraphed the entry of the
Washington eight-oared varsity crew in
he international regatta at Poughkeep-
lie, n. Y, in the month of June.
Manager Mack has decided that Plank
nd Bender will do no more pitching
Intil good weather comes around. Then
lie intends to tighten his hold on the
american league championship with
hese two star pitchers in fine fettle
Ad Wolgast and Joe Rivers are
Matched to fight 90 rounds to deci-
ion on May 30 at Carey's arena in Los