The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-06
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
BASEBALL BRIEFS.

Chrsty Nlathewson, the Cincinnati
manager. pitched his first game in
Reds uniform last Monday when he
pitched against Three Fingered Brown
the one time Cub star, winning by
score OF 10 to s. Brown allowed 10 hits
Tor total Of % bases while Mathewson
was hit for Is safetes. totaling % bases.
A few weeks ago the National league
honored Bob Emslie, who has been con
nected with the National league umpire
staff during % years OF service. The
American league. too, has shown its APP
probation Of valued umpire. one OF the
greatest in the history OF the game. IL
has had erected a granite monument over
John F. Sheridan's grave near San Jose,
Cal. The monument is about six feet in
height and has an inscription which
reads Erected by the American league
in appreciation of his long and valued
services
Rabbit Maranville's nose was broken
in the afternoon game Labor day. Lim-
norman. who was al bat, hit a sizzling
grounder to the Rabbit Meanwhile came
in fast on the play, the ball took bad
bound. hitting him in the nose and break
ing it. The rabbit lay on the ground tor
few minutes, but was able TO resume
play in short time.
Holke. the first haseman secured by the
Giants from Rochester OF the lnterna
tioual league. was put in as a pinch hit,
ter Unexpectedly and did some good
work rappiug out a single and scoring
one of the Giants runs. Holke did some
pretty fielding in the frame that he was
| in the field.
New York experts say that the Red
Sox have cracked and that Detroit or st.
Louis will be the winner.
The Braves saw the light Of day but
one day when they were carelessly
pulled down BY the hard fighting Phlllles.
/ This Philadelphia combination seems TO
] be the team that the Braves will have to
contend with
] Ii is peculiar coincidence that the
/ Braves and Red Sox should be deprived
of their second basemen while on the
: final drive for the flag. Eyers and Barry
would both be Of great assistance at this
critical stage Of the race.
! Hughie Jennings, manager OF the De
I troit Tigers. saws that they have one ad-
vantage over the other teams in their
circuit in that they have been ploddina
along throughout the season without a
worry. The Washington and Cleveland
teams fought out for the lead in the
early part Of the season; then the Yam
KEGS came to the front after these teams
commenced to slip When the Nank;
were broken up the White SoX and REQ
Sox drew eyeryone's attention and wher
the White Sox slipped. the Browns came
into the limelight. Jennings states that
no one picked the Tigers for winner
until the first of September that hi:
team has not had anything to worry
about at any time and now they come
into the front ranks without the strair
that the other teams have been under
during the season, primed for the fina
sprint.
Jack Slattery's success as a coach al
Tufts college has brought him promi
nence that is bound~to bring him oiier
from some OF the so-called big colleges
His performance for Tufts is in part du'
to the fact that he can coach, live a
home. and still retain his business in
terests. He must be we'll satisfied q
he would not have signed up for tire,
years longer.
The latest rumors of Ray Collins
pitching is that he will be seen in tn
Montpelier lineup against st. Johns
bury, when the Montpelier team journey
to St Johnsbury to play their return
game.
Nashville clinched the flag in TIL
Southern association when they won Sat
urday from Little Rock by the score .
l to 0. The victory gave the club a lea,
Of nine games over New Orleans wit
only eight more games to play.
Alexander has the shutout record o
the big leagues, by holding teams score
less in IA games.