The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-05

crage of $40, including the games of /
last Wednesday.
For the first time in the history of
the two big leagues the New York
teams are in second place and going
strong.
Mogridge, the young pitcher Of the
Yankees, has twirled - innings to
date and not a run has been scored off
his delivery.
In addition to other troubles Hob
htzel Of the Red Sox is out of the
game because of a spike wound re-
ccived yesterday.
Mogridge. back on the slab for the
Yankees. resumed his winning streak.
Baker and Capt. Peckinpaugh are back
in the lineup Of the Yankees, too.
Next Sturday comes the grade track
meet. For real fun and excitement we
choose the grade track meet over all
other athletic sports carded hereahouts.
Battling Nelson, former lightweight
boxing champion, is critically iii in De
troit with appendicitis. He was strick-
en- while appearing in Il monologue
sketch in a theater.
BY defeating Cincinnati Saturday
Anderson, the young twirler Of the Gil
y
Anderson. apparently, has something to
do towards the Giants upward trend.
/ \ week from Saturday the second
matinee meet of the Brattleboro Driv-
| ing club is scheduled. After the fast
time made Memorial day afternoon in
the rain, if the weather is half way
suitable there will be a big turnout Of
race lovers.
Frank Moran and Jack Dillon are
matched to fight in BROOKLYN on the
night of June % Moran is said to
have been guaranteed $25, 900 and Dill
lon $4,000, this total being Il record it
is claimed, for q battle between men
who are not champions.
Through rain and mud Charles II
Donnelly of North Adams Mass. 81
years of age, made the 67-mile trir
from North Adams to Springfield
Mass, Saturday in Is hours. He bet
tered his first attempt by nearly tive
hours.
DOYLE. who led the National league
batters last wear, is only six points be
hind Daubert, the league leader this
season to date. Besides DOYLE. Rari
den, Robertson and Burns of New York
are all hitting well over 800. which ac
counts in great measure for the Giants
climb in the race.
Stanley c. Fits of Brattleboro ha:
been elected captain of the Dartmouth
freshman track team. Fits is a quar-
ter-miler, running the distance in 5:
I seconds fiat in the dual meet with Wor
cester academy. He prepared at Brat
4 tleboro high and at Worcester academ,
where he captained the track team las
+ year.
If it rains holidays and Saturday
" during the season as it has to date i
looks like a cinch for the Wheel clul
to win the Brattleboro league pen
ant The Wheel club and Company
managed to play one game Memoria
day morning and the Wheel club wor
The afternoon game and both game
, Saturday were cancelled because Q
: rain.
: Because Umpire Chill made tire
different decisions on one play Manage
Carrigan of the Red Sox played tn
rest of the game under protest. Tha
:, does not eliminate the fact that Speai
: or made double and two triples Q
his former teammates, scored tire
e runs and drove in four others Of the ]
scored BY his team.
new American amateur record TO
the 120-yard low hurdles, 13 40 SCI
onds. was made yesterday at Me-
s York by j j. Eller of the Irish-Ame
2 can athletic club at an athletic NEE
held III connection with the America
e liberty day celebration in the ne
g Sheepshead Bay speedway. The tim
{ was three-flfths of second faster tina
Eller 5 record made in 1909. J. /
IN Norton of Leland Stanford, Jr., IN
e versary was second, his time being ]
y seconds.