The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-24
INTERESTING ITEMS
FOR SPORT FANS
Jack Van Ness Batted Safely in Al Con-
secutive Games on the Pacific Coast
School of Umpiring in
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati.
New York, July 24.--Baseball play il
the major and minor leagues this season
has been productive of a. number of I'm
usual performances, some of which have
established records or surplanted those
existing for some years. They include
almost every department of the game
and at the rate they are piling up, 1915
is likely to be remembered as the year
of odd features.
In the Pacific Coast league Jack Ness
first baseman of the Oakland team, bat
ted safely in Al consecutive games for
a total of 10 hits, breaking Ty Cobbs
record of one or more hits In 40 straight
games, made in 1911. Previous to Cobbs
advent the record was held by Hal Chase,
who in 1907 batted safely in ~ consecu-
tive contests. The same year that Cobb
was hitting so consistently, Otis Clymer
was establishing the minor league record
OF safe hitting in rs straight games.
Other extraordinary features include
20 bases on balls by Pitcher Harry Harp
er, in game between Minneapolis and
st. Paul of the American association;
the winning of two games in one day
by Pitcher Mellinger of Cedar Rapids
team of the Central association, who al
lowed Is hits and two runs in "a innings
against Marshalltown; 22-inning score
less tie game between Burlington and
Keokuk in the same association; George
Cutshaw's two safe hits on one pitched
ball, which Umpire KLEIN declared legal,
in the Brooklyn Chicago game of July 10
and Left Fielder Rube 0ldring's failure
TO take the field with the rest OF his
teammates until several balls and strikes
had been called upon the batter, due to
an interesting conversation with Joe Sug-
den, in recent Athletic. Browns game
at st. Louis.
Trinity college football followers are
gleefully awaiting the coming of autumn
and George Brickley, brother of the Char
ley Brickley, late of Harvard. What the
latter did to Yale and Princeton elevens
while student at the Cambridge insti-
tuition. is gridiron history. Trinity alum
nj and underclassmen are hoping that
George will prove as disconceerting to |
the football teams of Williams, Amherst |
and Wesleyan as Charley was to elevens
Of the Big Four
He is reported to inherit the punting !
and drop kicking ability of his older
brother, as well as playing a fast all
-ound game In the backfield. The new
Trinity recruit has not played football
ior two years, having devoted most of
MS athletic attention TO baseball. He
Iigned contract with the Philadelphia
Athletics season ago, but Connie Mack
'ould not make a big league player out
II him and passed the youngster on TO
he Twin State league. II may develop
hat George needed was coaching by a
{ost rather than Mack
Cincinnati reports have IL that the
'ublie schools of Garry Herrmannville
re TO provide course OF instruction in
he art OF umpiring. Whether this is
ne TO the plants Of Fielder Jones and
ohm McGraw Is not known but both
ave said that the decisions rendered on
aseball fields this year are the worst :
ver--and then some. Billy Hart and
lilly Carpenter viii be the professors in !
barge Of classes and diplomas attesting 9
agle-eye discernment may be expected. :
Reports from Japan indicate that the
,ming visit of the University Of Chicago !
aseball team Is awaited with great in Q
rest by the japanese fans. The Chi
Igo squad win leave for the Orient next =
onth and will play several games on 0
Re way TO the Pacific coast in addition n
} some contests on the return trip. This :
i'll be the third invasion of Japan by G
! American college team, Wisconsin
wing made the initial trip in 1909.
The Badgers played nine games during u
sptember and October Of that year, win e
ng five and losing four. Wisconsin .
Ell the Keio university team, the Jap p
lese champions, and were defeated In g
rec OF four contests. One game was p
thinning struggle and another went =
innings, which still stands as a Jap "
ese intercollegiate record Against :
aseda university, Wisconsin did bet. ~
T, taking the series two games TO one.
vo victories over independent teams =
mpleted Wisconsin's record. =
In 1910 Chicago faced both Keio and q
aseda in series Of six games for the y
ampionship Of the far East and won e
six, although forced TO 20 10 innings 60
two Of the contests. Following this % %
-ies the American collegians played on
NJ exhibition games az which no ad. "a
ssion was charged, winning all four =
the way home the team stopped az y
mia for four games, Of which three g
re won. an
The following year waseda made a ne
n Of the United States. playing about -.
games against college and amateur
b teams. Thirty were played against
lege mines. q which waseda won eight,
{ p and tied one Against the ana.
II club teams the japanese broke even.
ming 10 and losing 10 games Dur.
this trip al Of the larger universities
the Pacific coast and Middle West
he met on the diamond.
'oreseelnr the inavertable controversy
itive 70 the merits Of strokes az
Vht bv Messrs Nickslls and wray,
Harvard Alumni Bulletin has fore
lled the same with q short resume o.
records Of Harvard crews under
.eh Wray. The situation Il summed
AZ follows.
What the Harvard rowing authorities
= nov consider i the question Wheth-
.he style 81 rowing practiced in Cam
iga has faults which put i a. q dis
urfarn - ass-~as.as sts-sss 18th fEo .4s-Is