The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-24

Sporting Notes,
Sisson of Dartmouth missed savan
of II free chances for goals in the
basketball game against Princeton at
Hanover, n. H., Saturday night and
his team lost by score 33 to 20.
Frank Gage and Walter Boekemann
walked tie race of % miles out of
doors at Poughkeepsie, N Y, Tuesday.
Boekeman is only IL years old They
made the distance in Is hours and
four minutes.
Charles Barrett, Cornell football can
tam last season and regarded as one
OF the greatest stars of that game
ever at Cornell has been dropped from
the university because of low scholas-
TIC standing. He was senior.
The Boston National baseball plav.
ers are to be denied the companv of
their wives on the spring training trim
this year, according to letter sent to
each member of the team over the sig
nature of the manager, George Tt. Stall
lings.
Fred Toney, who said he would not
sign with Cincinnati for less than S6
900, and who, the club said. would oct
no more than $4,000, has signed. Moth
ing said about the price. SO there i
no way of telling at present which side
eaved.
Our own inconsequential opinion re-
latlve to the five disqualified athletes
az Yale Is that the action of the eli0i
olllty committee in keeping them dis
qualltled for the year did not treat
them IN the least harshfy. but that any
verdict so long as it settled the matter
finally and meant an end of it was n
public boon
In the lists of the hardest six pitch
ers for them to hit the various batters
nave selected Christy Mathewson- and
Walter johnson with all but unanimi-
". ms fact is one of the highest at
tests to their ability these mound
masters ever have had 1t is addition
ally significant that Dick HoblitzeU
who has had considerable BATTING ex-
perience in both major lea
names both of them.
1t is reported that the New York
Americans have renewed negotiations
for Second Baseman Del Pratt of the
St. Louis Browns. President Rupert
IS said to have offered Phil Ball S25.-
OOO for the second sacker. Ball has
promised to consult his manager.
Fielder Jones, upon his return to st.
Louis and give an answer at once.
President Ban johnson refused to
comment on the identity of the new
owners of the Cleveland American
league club. He said an official an
nouncement would be forthcoming next
week. 1t has been learned on excellent
authority that ]. G. Dunn of Chicapo
is, principal stakeholder and that he
Will be the next president of the Nap.
less Maps.
The schedule of the American
League gives the Yankees home
opening this year. Washington will ap-
pear at the Polo Grounds for four con
secutive games beginning April -
New York has 10 Saturdays, Decora-
ton Day and Labor Day at home
Philadelphia will be at the Polo
Grounds Memorial Day, Boston on La
Dor Day. The Yankees play in Wash
ington July 4.
Fred Laird, who has recently taken
desk in the office of II. E. Taylor &
Son, insurance agents, will be remem-
bered here b. Brattleboro high BOYS as
the captain and quarterback of the
Montpelier high school football eleven
which defeated Brattleboro high at
Island park in. November, 1912, for the
| state school championship 1t was the
| cleverness of Laird and his two broth
ers that had the most to do with
defeating the Brattleboro team that
day By score of % to T.
Columbia s hockey team ended It's
season Friday without a victory, de
feat or tie, for it didn t play a game
of the seven scheduled. The incident is
unique In the annals of Columbia ;;
| sports. The Blue and White puck
chasers not only failed to meet an Cd
ponent, but they also finished their
second year without playing game
| on the East Field rink, which was
! bought in the fall of 1914 at cost
of 100000.
The Company | basketball team will
| play tomorrow evening in the Armory
the Company K team of Springfield
this state. The local team recently de
feated the Company X team in a hard
game at Springfield and hopes to re-
peat the victory here Professional
rules will govern the game. which viii
be handicap to the home team as the
local players have been playing unde,
amateur rules. 1t is thought best tc
adopt professional rules as most of ths
other teams have done So Under thes,
rules there are no free tries, three foul.
on team being equivalent to a seor,
n In