The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-10

ex-Goddard star, now of the Philadelphia
Athletics, against the great Walter John
son at Philadelphia Monday:
ALB R BIZ TB Pc A 7
Witt, IS ..3 3 ) 6
Charlie Hoernle, who did more thar
any other man to develop Witt into a
baseball star, ought to take a little pride
1 in his work
| Grantland Rice has discovered the five
/ great T's-Time, Tide, Teddy, Ty and
Iris
1 Pitcher William McTigue has been re-
4 leased by the Detroit Americans to the
Toronto club of the international league.
! Ever since Maisel landed on one of
/ Walter Johnson's eased-up deliveries for
a hit and then another one nearly two
two weeks ago the little Dutehman has
been hitting everything. His unusually
good batting has had its effect on other
members of the team as WELL for Roger
Peckinpaugh Frank Gilhooley, Lee Ma
gee. Willie Pipp and Leslie Nunamaker
have all improved in their batting
Whllie Schang is back in the game
again after being laid up with split
hand which he received in the third in
ming OF the opening game in Boston three
weeks ago. The catcher of the Athletics
is not up to his usual form vet but still
manages to do his share of the work.
The protest of the Pittsburg club on
the occurrence in recent game with the
Cardinals when the umpire called a base
runner out at third because Manager
Callahan touched the runner there has
been disallowed BY Pres. Tener of the
National league. Pers. Tener has since
put broader Interpretation on the rules
so that similar occurrence in the future
will not mean putout but this inter
probation does not apply to the game in
question.
r. Vaughan, captain OF the Yale uni
versity baseball nine, strained a tendon
in his left leg in practice Tuesday and
will probably be out of the game for two
weeks or more
James Ring. Young right-hand pitch |
err who was farmed out to the Louisville |
American association club has been re-
turned to the New York Americans and |
again placed by them at Utica in the |
New York State league.
Herbert Hunter is making good at |
third for the Giants. He has made a hit |
in each Of his two games and is handling |
his fielding chances we'll
The following remark is credited to |
Broadway Alex, a former catcher for the
Chants Ten years ago McGraw had a
good team OF htters. but he also had I
and McGinnitv. Two birds
ike that can make a punk team look
good. Pitchers nowadays do not study
,atters as men like Mattv and McGinnity
in hn 1lI Ia u
heir catcheys more. and if the catcher
Doesn't know what the batters can't hit
ne doesn't get the best results. school.
10Y could catch Mattv, because he
wouldn't agree to pitch the wrong ball.
he virtually gave the signals himself.
There are not so many Of these pitchers
nowadays. If you ask me"
Phil Lewis, once of the Dodgers. has q
zen sold 10 Kansas City by the Nil.
yankee club. Lewis is a shortstop. {
Dean Lebanon r. Briggs Of Harvard
as warned al men who are prospective
ollege athletes TO keep away from sum.
ler baseball
Walter johnson has started this sea ;
on as though il was 70 be his very q
est. So far be has pitched six games /
nd lost only one. In five Of these
g allowed not a single pass of any :
ind and these five games totalled 4G a
lninps. The batting average Of his I
pp1nents for the whole six games IS but y
Is n
Stalliugs speaks very highly Of Fl d
Ter knetzer whom he sold to Herzogs
and. HIS only reason for selling. he 1
.ys was the fact that ne had 10 bring e
.s number Of players down to the r
aver limit &