The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-02
FOOTBALL PLAYING
STARTS IN EARNEST
Several Hundred College Teams are
Scheduled to Meet On Gridiron This
Afternoon-0ther Sport
ing Notes


start in earnest this afternoon in all
sections of the country. Several hun
dred colleges and university teams are
scheduled to meet on gridirons in games
which range from practice tits to con-
tests in which form upsets and defeats
are not unlikely for even the eleyens
of the largest institutions.
Among the eastern games of more
than unusual interest are those bring.
ing together Yale and Virginia; Prince
ton and Rutgers; Brown and Trinity;
Harvard and Massachusetts Aggies
West Virginia and Washington and JEFF
ferson; Army and Holy Cross; Navy
and Georgetown. In the Middlewest
Minnesota meets North Dakota; Illinois
and the Haskell Indian team will Crap
pie; Wisconsin lines up against Law
renee; Purdue and Wabash clash; and
Indians and De Paw win battle.
On the Pacific coast and far west
fields Southern California will play the
Los Angeles A. c.; Oregon Aggies meet
Nillamette; Colorado faces Wyoming;
Idaho tackles Montana; while in the
South the principal games include Louis
lana state VS.. Jefferson; Kentucky VS..
Butler; Alabama VS.. Howard; Mississip-
pi vs.. Arkansas Aggies; Virgiania Poly
VS.. Randolph Macon; and Washington
and Lee vs.. West Virginia Wesleyan.
An unusual freak in baseball occurred |
N recent game between the Athletics |
md the Cleveland club at Philadelphia. |
In the second inning with two out, La
oie on third and Healy at bat with /
.wo strikes and two balls called, pitcher |
Jarrett made a wild huTl which struck /
n front OF the plate. Healy struck at |
he bounding ball which hit catcher
WELLS mask and rolled back on the
while Healy ran for first. Gar
EFT ran in from the box and picking
p the ball touched out Lajoie who was
rying TO score from third, retiring the
ide. The net result Of the play was /
hat Garrett saved his record from a
aid pitch and secured put out; Healy 4
pas safe az first on a missed third strike 4
nd the side was retired, all on one play. 1,
The new two-miie speedway az I
heepshead bay, New York City, win be
pened this afternoon with a S5O.mile
uto race in which the leading drivers I
nd the most powerful cars in the coun- {
y viii compete. Preliminary practice ,
ains have resulted in new records and =
e prediction that the race to-day will !
smonstrate that the board track il the '
.stes in he world The drivers ex- A
ress he belief that, given the proper a
Gather and track conditions. they can / 4
iow an average Of better than loo miles .
2 hour for the full distance. A new r
iorting event attendance record b. also n
.usidered possible for arrangements h
we been made 70 accommodate more &
an 10000 spectators. Il
The Australian lawn tennis champion =
ips for 1918 were decided a a tourns- a
ent az Brisbane late in August with 4
? following results 3
=. Gordon Love 81 England defeated 4
race Rice Of New south Wales for
. Australian singles Championship a.
81. and Ga Horaca Bine and C.. Todd. u
: latter of New Suuth Wales defeated =
Gordon Loue 81 England and HI Il. a
IN 81 Queensland for The Australian y
ubles Championship e sc. % 7-a. IS
he tournamert uas afheruiss en- in rs
state uut iafueen New south Wales a
Queensland The disioeatiua efe.f uu
The var upou teHris. 81 unan gu 9TH e.
sports o ths Auii1uaes. Is shown 81 %
. fnet that "A. UMaFa Wood III veto Al
5 20 Wuu Sire sanals championship W
the Austrian last seasah. b 81 e.