The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-26
Sporting Notes.

Mack appears to have team of
youngsters who hit well, but his pitch
ers have yet to be tanned.
The Braves tried hard but could not
quite deliver in the first game on their
return to the home grounds.
iris Speaker beat his old mates alone
yesterday. He drove in three runs for
Cleveland and scored two himself
Pitcher Sehauer has been released by
the Giants. In this respect the Giants
have nothing on the weather man.
Did you ever notice what habit the
second team in a close league race has
of losing the same day the leading
team loses
Lieut.. Marchal is getting lot of
newspaper fame because he flew over
Berlin, yet he was not the first to do
it. We have done it ourself.
Donovan has asked for waivers ON
Ray Heating and Cliff Markle. two
twirlers who have failed to deliver con
sistently this season with the Yankees.
With Chicago and Cleveland winning
and New York and Boston losing, that
American league race is getting SO close
that every day may see 4 complete re-
arrangement OF the four leading teams
Donovan continues to have his usual
luck. Magce is out OF the game with
twisted ankle as the result Of an in
jury i'll an exhibition game. This is
another boost for working regulars in
exhibition games.
Lanning. the former Wesleyan twirl-
cr. is finding it hard shedding on the
slab for Mack S Athletics. lie gave
two passes and was hit safely five
times in one and one third innings at
st. Louis yesterday.
y double-hcadcr between Lynn and
Worcester ON the Braves field i'm Bos-
tom attracted only 1872 people, including
press representatives, which indicates
that Boston is not quite satisfied with
minor league baseball.
Freddie Welsh, lightweight champion.
and Charley White have signed to box
20 rounds Labor day to a decision. With
the decision goes the title purse of
$1,000 has been offered and the place
is Colorado Springs, Col.
Harry Woltcr, once a Red sox out
fielder, and a good one, is so we'll sat
lsiicd on the Pacific coast, where he is
a member OF the Los Angeles club and
leading the league in batting, that he
has declined more than one offer to re-
turn to the majors.
Eyers was again pat out of the
game yesterday in Boston for Il row
with Icidcr Of the Chicago team. \
wild throw by Fitzpatrick. who sue
ceedcd his captain. let in the winning
run, but Boston Will protest the vie
tory on the ground that the runner was
allowed to take one more base than the
rules allowed.
Carroll Brown, former Yankee pitcher
who was released to Louisville at the
opening of the season, will eventually
find his level. Carroll has been going
and going, and Saturday hc was let
out even by the Rocky Mount club of
/ the Virginia league. Rocky Mount sent
| him back to the Yankees, with whom
/ Brown has an irouclad contract Before
joining the Yanks, Brown was star wild
man with Connie Mack : troupe
Milton p. Ghec, ir., who achieved the
I distinction of being chosen All-Amcrica
Quarterback for Walter Camp's 1914
team, win return to Dartmouth this fail
as assistant to Head Coach Cavanaugh.
On account of the perPlexiug quarter
back situation which the Green faces
this year the athletic council thought it
wise to secure a man who was proficient
in this position, and the choice fell on
Ghec. Ghee was a member OF the ia
nous Oak Park, H., high school team
which won the high school champions
ship of the country in 1911 by defeat
ing Everett.
! Urban Shockcr, the spitballer. whom
Bill Donovan sent to Toronto and who
has been burning up the international
league with pitching far toe good fou
that circuit, capped the climax of q
series OF remarkable exhibitions Satur
day with his no run. no hit gamt
against Rochester. It was the 18th vie
tory for Shocker. He has lost only tw,
games. Shocker could very well be USED
by the Yankees now, if Toronto woul(
2 only consent to take Cliff Marklc Whei
4 Shockcr was farmcd out, the impression
I existed that he could be recalled ON >
I hours notice. 1t now appears that h,
/ was sent to Toronto for the season, ant
cannot be recalled until the DIPLOMA
I period expires.