The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-03
Standing of the Clubs.
General Sporting Notes.

Harper, the lanky southpaw with tht
Senators, started his baseball season
right by holding his opponents to fom
scattering hits.
Two of the oldest rivals in New Eng.
land schools have severed athletic rela-
tions, the towns which the schools repre-
sent being none other than Lexington
and Concord, Mass, of Revolutionary
fame. The trouble started when Concord
high school refused to join the Massa-
chusetts High School Athletic associa-
ton, which bars post-graduates from
participating in any athletic events. Sew
eral of the Concord athletes have been
| taking the postgraduate course during
the past few years.
1t was hard luck for Palmer, the Uni
versity of Vermont pitcher, to hold Penn
| sylvanfa to five hits and to strike out Ia
of the opposing batsmen and still lose
his game.
The University of Kentucky to-day de-
clared all athletics off as result of prac-
tically every man on the athletic teams
having joined the colors, leaving the col
lege destitute of athletes.
Wesleyan college has declared all of
It's dInltltC HpOIlS 10 DS uleGOuIlnutu OH
account of the large per cent of the men
in the college joining the colors in some
form or other.
Tristram Speaker has been barred from
baseball for few days at least, as he
has been indefinitely suspended for his
little run-in with Hilderbrand.
Pitcher burning of the Brooklyn Ma
tional league has been released to the
Montreal team of the International
league, because of the large number of
veteran pitchers on the Brooklyn roster.
Brooklyn has now reduced the number of
men to 81, and prospects are bright for
it to be still farther reduced before the
season is long under way.
Dutch" Witt is receiving quite lit
tie newspaper space nowadays in connec-
ton with his little run-in the other day
with Elmer Myers of the Athletics. 1t
pays to advertise.
Frank Schultz, the Pittsburg right
fielder, sustained broken rib Wednes-
day while wrestling with a few of his
teammates in his room. The attending
physician says Schultz will be out of the
game for about three weeks
The Hub papers state that match is
likely to be pulled off between Fred
Fulton and Sam Langford in the near
future.
George Stallings has sent Larry Chap |
pelle to the minors. Chappelle has GER
tainly had an up and down career since |
he started in baseball At first Chicago |
in the American league bid high for him !
and landed a gold brick, and after a few |
years in the minors he was given a try |
out last fall by Stallings, who found the /
man was lacking in quality for major
league ball player, but hoped TO develop /
him this spring. Chappelle is a weak
hitter when it comes to fast ball playing
but is stir in the bushes.
Ty Cobb is slipping little this spring
in his base running as he only stole
one base in the first IL games
High class pitching probably will keep
The Braves high in the race. but their
batting has not been improved.
Dave Robertson has been on a bat
ing slump. He made only one scratch
hit in the series with the Philadelphia
Nationals.
Connie Mack has put over something
which happens but once in a dogs age,
hat of signing a veteran. The man re-
erred to, is no other than Fslkenberg, |
veteran several years ago with Cleve-
and. later with the federal league, and I
Turing the past year or two warming {
'enches in the minors.
Joe jackson has served notice on Ty /
Obj and Iris Speaker that he will be {
rowned batting king this autumn. Jack
on has always been close on their heels. {
ut for some reason Tyrus has always :
ID by margin which placed him king !
Z Swat, until last season. when Tris
opped the honor. q
On account Of his weakness with the (
tick, Shortstop Mulligan. who tried out o
nth the Chicago Cubs last season. has r
cen released 70 Mobile BY Kansas CITY. II
Larger crowds are attending the Amer