Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-07

to think that we could add another 20
per cent. to the total and still be inside
the limit"
EAT SUGAR, FOOTBALL, MEN,
According to DR. Harvey Wiley, of
pure food fame, football players should
MUNICH sugar during the game in order
to maintain health and composure Grid
iron veterans will see in this suggestion
n menace to the sport. In the old days
conversation, especially among the lines.
men, led to the opinion that the players
imbibed vitriol before and during the
game.
THE 2i-PLAYER RULE,
The opinion is rapidly gaining ground
in baseball circles that the twcnty.one
player rule in major leagues will never
be seriously enforced This regulation
would require an enrolment somewhat
along the following lines: Pitchers, eight;
catchers, four; infelders. FIVE: outfelders
four At the beginning of the 1918 sea-
son the American League club rosters
contained the following number Of play
crs: Athletics, %: Washington. o.: Cleve-
''N'7''il'
30; New York, 25 St Louis. % The Ma
tional League list was about the same.
y number of the clubs require strength
ening before the opening Of next sea
son If they are to he drawing cards and
money makers. Almost without exception
these clubs have large percentage of
their present squad undcr contracts
which cannot be ignored How they are
n ha ,-,1i g
ed ana where desirable and seasoned new
material is to be secured and carried
under the twenty-onc player rule is
something that is Keeping managers and
magnatos awake these nights
FAMOUS OARsMAN DEAD.
Word was received by cable from Lon
don few days ago of the death Of
Harry Kelley a famous old-tmo oars
man and worlds champion sculler at his
home. Fulham, ENGLAND. Kelley who
may be remembered by some of the older
generation of American followers of row.
Ing, had lived to the ripe old age Of
four score and-two He was one Of the
celebrated ENGLISH crew which visited
America in 1871. with the Champion
James Rcnforth of Newcastlc-on-Tync
England While n race was being rowed
against St Johns crew on August 90
lsh, Renforth collapsed and dl, in
Kelley's arms
Kelley won the worlds scullng cham
pionship over the Thames course q ~
niles from Putncy to Mortlakc. England
on three occasions and once over the
Tyne course q 1-9 near Newca silicon
Tyne. England. He won his first cham
hp
defeated ]. Messenger, on May 10, 1851. in
Il minutes 20 seconds. Two years later
r. Chambers Of Newcastle. England. won
the honors over the same route beating
Kelley in % minutes p seconds on Sep
temher %. 1883. Chambers defended the
championship successfully against all
chalengers until August s, 1865. when
Kelley beat him on the Thames river. in
. minutes and - seconds. On July /. of
the following year. ]. Hammi of Pitts
burg, |. s A, failed to wrest the title
from Kelley over the Tyne course, Kelley
winning in 80 minutes 10 seconds On
May 6, 1865, Kelley defeated Chambers on
the Tyne in 81 mslutos A. seconds This
was Kelley's last winning of the title
however. as on November II, 1865, he lost
the championship to J. Renforth of New
castle. England, over the Henley course
on the Thames, the winners time % min
utes Is seconds being the fastest recorded
for this event UP to that date.
BASEBALL ENRICHES LAWYERS.
Lawyers are finding baseball "A fertile
field these days with players jumping
from organized to independent leagues
and Ia ok again every "a hours. The more
contracts they sign the more lawyers are
required to untangle the legal snarls
MaGnatcs are viewing with alarm these
new inroads on their fast shrinking flnan-
Cial reserve funds.