The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-08
SPORTING NOTES

Eddie Casey and Tom Enwright, for
mer Harvard football stars, have enlist
ed in the aviation branch of Uncle Sam,
service. Both have been serving in tn,
coast patrol service but have got tirec
of looking for subs" and desire TO dc
something towards getting the kaiser.
j. II. Smith, a catcher of the Fort
Wayne Central league team, has beer
signed up by the Cincinnati Reds and
will be given tryout to-day.
New York retained its l0-game lead
Thursday by breaking even in the double
bill with Philadelphia. The Phillies by
their win annexed their first win in the
Polo grounds this season, and the first
since July |, 1916.
On account of the illness of konetchy,
the Braves first sacker, Stallings is try
ing to secure First Baseman Covington
to report at once instead of at the end of
the season. The double header which
had to be postponed Thursday will be
PLAYED off at Brooklyn on Oct. and 3.
Protection to club owners in the base
ball draft is being made in the event
that the drafted player is called into
war service Among the rulings is the
one that withholds the price until the
player is performing in his new berth.
The fielding of McNally, the Red Sox
second saoker, featured Thursdays en-
between Boston and Philadel-
phia, when he had one putout and five
assists to his credit.
After playing a series of seven games
with st. Louis, the Chicago Americans
have left St. Louis among rumbling of
baseball scandal which may prove dis
astrous TO the latter team. Phil Ball,
owner of the Browns, charges his play
ers with laying down." Bill states that
The salaries of the players will be cut
300 next season for every 81 900 the
.eam loses. He also states that even If
he PLAYERS dislike their manager, that
s no reason that they should not put
'orth their best efforts, and he says that
Jones will be the manager for the season
If 1918. Manager Clarence Rowland of
he Chicago team, along with the White
Iosed players are greatly disturbed over
he statements, and think that the
Browns played their best The matter
will be taken up at once by President
for the charge of quitting dur
,ass without investigation.
New York practically won the Nation
j league race Wednesday, when they |
Won both ends of the double header with |
The double win places
hem 10 games ahead of the Phillies, |
not having won a game on |
he Polo grounds this season.
Although outhit six to three, Boston
nally won Wednesdays engagement |
nth Philadelphia by the tally of TO /.
)uffy Lewis was the hero of the game,
or he made one run and drove in anoth-
r, besides having seven putouts to his
redit, all of them being difficult to
andle. Although Boston by its win did
OF gain any on Chicago, who was de-
eating st. Louis, they kept within strik
IL distance of them.
Triple of the Baltimore team per
,rmed the "iron man" feat Tuesday
hen he defeated the Newark team twice
n that day.
According to Mathewson, nothing short
disaster can prevent the Chicago team
-om winning the American league pen
ant. The West needs the stimulus of
orld's series, for there has been no big
vent in that city since 1910, when the
ubs met the Athletics If Chicago wins,
Dmiskey will be king of Chicago. Every
hicagoan from the prominent citizen to
e newsy, knows him as prince of good
flows. Even when the team was in
cond division, the games drew big
owds, as all of them are loyal to Com
key,