The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-01
General Sporting Notes.

Iris Speaker, the Cleveland outfield-
er, saw three periods Of the Harvard Cor
nell football game Saturday from the
press stand and then boarded a train
! for Cleveland, 0. Speaker has been so.
iourning around Boston greater part Of
the time since the American league sea
son closed. He will spend a week in
Cleveland and then he will start for his
home in Hubbard City Tex, there to
stay on his ranch until the opening Of
the practice season next spring
Scoring 236 points in its first four
games, as compared with IA points reg
istered by its opponents, the Universe
ty Of Minnesota football eleven appear
TO be so firmly intrenched in the lead
for the big Nine championship that
none of the other three contenders is
conceded much OF chance to dislodge
them.
The attack Of Barney Dreyfuss, owner
of the Pittsburg National league base
ball team, on the national commission
will not be answered August Hermann
announced Saturday at Chicago, after
conference with President johnson of
the American league, the third member
of the commission. Mr.. Hermann is
sued statement asserting that it was
not necessary for the governing body to
consider "an assault upon the honesty
of the men who have directed the affairs
of the sport for the last fourteen years.
"The suggestion of Mr., Dreyfuss that
the commission be revised is a subject
entirely for the National and American
A.. 4 4
Each league viii decide separately
when it gathers for the annual meetings
whether the commission ought to be
changed, ] do not think it will be-"
The visiting American athletes, "Ted"
Meredith, Joe Loomis. Andy Ward, Bob
Simpson and Fred Murray competed at
Stockholm Sunday afternoon with
Swedes and Danes at the Malmo stadi- |
UNI. Many thousand spectators were
gathered, including number of Ameri |
cans, who presented their countrymen |
large silk American flags. The greatest
enthusiasm prevailed and the Swedes
cheered the United States. Meredith was
beaten by J. Bolin, the Scandinavian |
runner once more showing his heels to
the American champion in the 500 meter
run. After the games the silver cups
were presented the winners by Joseph |
the American consular
agent at Malmo. The American athletes
are all enjoying the trip through the
scandinavian peninsula.
Field Jones of the st. Louis Browns
IS said to be stand patter. He has said
that he will not make any changes in
The st, Louis team, Experience should
have taught the St. Louis leader some
thing. There are several little things
hat will have to be done before 1917, if
ne wants to be among tho contendcrs for
he American flag from the start to the
inish. He has gathered a number of
new players. one or two of whom are
,aid to be of very promising material
w. w. tPudgel Heffelfngcr, former
Yale football star, will leave Nlinneapol-
:, Mimi, Wednesday for New Haven,
Jonn., to help whip the Eli football team
nto shape for the games with Harvard
md Princeton. Hefielfhger will start
arlier than usual this year in response
o the call from Tad Jones.
MANY wrestlers who are now in Bos-
on will be seen there during the season
hat starts in Mechanics building on
D
day Demetrious Tofalos,
he Greek heavyweight winner OF the
)lympics in Athens in 1906, will be one
+ the principal attractions. The ques-
ion is to find a suitable opponent To-
alos weighs at the present time a lit
le over 240 pounds and Is regarded "a
ne Of the worlds strongest men. In
,ew York last season his bone crushing
Methods made him one of the worst
cared men in the lists and even the top
otchers were in dread when he was
ooked against them ,
The Army team began preparations
esterday for their football game with
,otre Dame and the Navy on Nov. and !
5 The military drills, which have in 7
srfered with practice. ended today and
rom now on the Army gridIron warriors
III have daily workouts.