The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-29


Witt of the Athletics got three hits in
five tries yesterday against the Washing
ton pitchers.
Ism t it about time that committee
reported to the Brattleboro Athletic
association?
Dr. Charles Whalen, former Dart
mouth tackle, is club physician for the
Boston Braves.
Stanford university has begun the
task of raising $1,000 to send the crew
east to compete in the Poughkeepsie
regatta.
Third base and last place are Me
Graw s two chief worries with imp
KLEIN running a close second to the
leading pair.
The lowly position of the Giants
does not set we'll on John McGraw.
When he ism t banished from game
he comes near it.
McKetehine has not made hit in
five games for the Giants, but so much
cannot be said for his fielding, for he
has made several and sundry errors.
If the college teams ever play the
games scheduled there will be some
double headers or games OIL successive
days. If the weather ever clears an in
tercollegiatc vacation might be taken
to permit the playing of the games.
Pat Moran of the PhiIles will be
tickled when killifer gets into shape
| to go behind the bat. Burns is catch
ing good ball, but he is not the valua
BILE man for the team that Killifer is
Washington won from the Athletics yes
| terday by scoring four runs in the ninth
| CroweIl was called to relieve Majors il
| the ninth with the sacks crowded and No
one out He was not equal to that occa
sion, for two hits gave the necessary foul
| runs
| An aggregate score of 2,99S out Of
a possible $4,000 was made by the Mich
| igan Agricultural college rifle team
| the Michigan university team, with II.
S31 hits, won the Glass B hOnors, anC
| Ty Cobb has made ,937 hits in 5,22>
| times at bat. The eyes have it il
| Michigan.
Ray Chapman, the shortstop of tn,
Cleveland team, is more seriously IN
iured than was believed to be the cas-,
the other day when he wrenched on,
knee. He will be out of the game SOM
time, distinct loss to the team as h
is rated as one Of the very best short
stops in the American league.
Frank Moran, defeated by Willard OF
points recently, has received two of
fers of $4,000 each to box Carl Nor
ris and Jack Dillon respectively. On
offer is from Tulsa, Okla. and the 9th
er for the scrap with Dillon at Sleeps
head Bay. Moran holds out for a shar
of the gate receipts. What more coul
y champion do?
Awkward. the Middleburv coileg
twirler who is ambi-dextrous. shut on
Hobart college Thursday by a scor
of p to 0. The game was n fares
exhibition of men trying to hit a De
ceptive delivery of one pitcher Will
other men were whanging the pitche
of another pitcher to all parts of tn
lot-and some other places. Robinson
captain of the Middlebury team, mad
a single, doub' and two home run
Howard ?. l. aw, the great neg1
| runner OF the university of Souther
California and Springfield. Mass, e
| tablished a new record last night
' the Smart Set athletic club games
the 18th regiment armory. He defea
ed a small but select field of sprinte
h in a 90yard dash in the unpreeeden
ed time of nine seconds. This clippe
one-ffth of a second from the O
= mark, hung up by Drew in New Yol
last winter.
The Greenfield Athletic associate
/ has announced that it does net inter
to burden itself with any debts co
- tracted in the interests of basebs
last year or any other old time in t
past. The association announced tn
q if it goes into baseball this year
y will do so with a clean slate. The 9
for the town, like all others in t
n, Twin State circuit except Brattlebol
owes back bills for the sport.