The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-28
SPORTING NOTES.

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J lightweight champion of England Nor
an has never boxed with Welsh.
Harry Fritz, the Philadelphia Contra
high school lad whom Connie Mack
farmed out to Wilmington in the Tri
State league last season, has been SOLD
to the Troy club of the New York state
league. Mack refuted the rumors that
he will let LAWN go. LAWN was secured
from the st. Louis Americans and is
highly regarded as a utility infnlder by
Mack. With Fritz gone, Mack will rely
upon Bill Orr and LAWN for utility
work.
President Baker of the Phillies has
secured all the players he is worrying
about by signing Cravath, the smuggling
outfelder. Baker says that he had no
trouble with the hitter and his terrs
were agreeable, as he deserved raise
in salary in view of his wonderful hit
ting last season. He says that all 9TH
ers can shift for themselves if they
see fit.
Max Carey, the outfelder of the Pr
rates, who led the National league in
stolen bases last season, has signed with
the Pittsburg club. Carey was offered
a contract by a representative OF the
Federal league, but preferred the terms
of the Pirate document
! The St. Louis Americans will be tie
| first club to depart for the South TO
conduct the annual spring training. The
Browns will assemble at st. Petersburg,
Fla, on Feb. IL to start practice. Other
clubs will slowly drift south after that
date, the Boston Red Sox being the team
to get together last, March o..
| The Boston Americans will carry
South four left handed pitchers. They
are Collins and Leonard from the ranks
of the veterans, and Radloff and Coumbe,
recruits. Coumbe was secured from the
Utica club of the New York state league,
while RadIoff was taken from South.
| Chicago.
Hannes Kohelmainen, the worlds
greatest long distance runner, and Abel
Kiviat, the worlds champion at 500
meters, have been suspended by the reg
istration committee of the A. A. U. for
suspicious circumstances attending their
two-mile race at the games of the fourth
company, thirteenth regiment games on
Saturday night. The competition be-
tween the two noted runners caused
great excitement and it was announced
the men would try for the indoor two.
mile record. Kiviat was expected to win,
| but instead, he trailed his rival until
| the last lap and then failed to get ahead
in the final burst for the tape. After
the race the claim was made that both
runners were i'll and in no condition for
/ the race. After close investigation
the comittee decided to suspend them.
More is expected to be done later.
| The Pennsylvania athletic authorities
have hopes of university teams from
Germany and Sweden entering relay
teams at the carnival to be held on
Franklin field either this spring or next
year.
Brown university has entered 10 men
in the track meet of the B. A. A. to be
held the first part of February.
Harvard has lost probably the best
hurdler in college ranks when Jackson
announced his permanent retirement be-
cause of an injured ankle. Jackson was
regarded as having about the most
promising future of any hurdler in the
American colleges.
Il wasn't at all surprised when / read
lidt WAS EVAhE w tflliF
as president of the Pittsburg Federals,"
said President Tener of the National
league. Barbour and went TO school
together in Pittsburg and he is the first
boy I can recall who ever caught my
curves. His resignation will hurt the
Pittsburg Federals in many ways"
Gerry Hermann declares that Packard,
the pitcher, win never be allowed to re-
turn to organized ball. Packard received
$4,000 last season for his first year as
major league pitcher He was sue.
cessful. winning eight out of Is games
for the weak Redland team. Hermann
offered him $4,000, which was merited
in behalf OF his good work. Packard
Jumped to the outlaws. Hermann Is
keen over the actions of Packard, who
was certainly we'll treated by the Red
land team. He win work his utmost
to keep Packard out in the cold hence
forth.
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadel
phia Americans. has become a golfer.
Previously Mack's only exercise was in
the form of walking, but recently he
has abandoned these for golf. This con-
version was attributed to DIR. Carr, his
pUA riSIdu. RldNh II sum a. hpflNt ab
the game and does not pass any of his
time on the Philadelphia links. His
practice is held in New Jersey and in
short time he will make his debut
in Philadelphia circles.
After flirting with the Federal league
for a week, Josh Devore, the former
Giant outfelder, has come TO agreeable
terms with the Phillies. Baker surprised
Devore by aequiescing to the demands
of the outielder.
Kraft, the outfelder and first baseman
who played with New Orleans in the
Southern league last season, has accepted !
the terms offered by the Brooklyn Ma
tionals and will sign Immediately. The !
Brooklyn scouts are burning down wires /
to locate Pitcher Bill Wagner in the |
wilds of Minnesota and Michigan. Aft |
er the transforming trip through Cuba
with the Dodgers, Wagner left on a I
hunting trip and did not leave his add
dress.
Matthew Zeiser. who pitched for the /
Lowell club last season, has been signed |
by the Boston Americans.
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