New Britain herald., 1928-10-27
S|DDLIGHTS MADE
 ON THREE SPORTS
Reotbll, Golf ind Baseball in
 Unique Bits

Fred Barratt. giant center of tho Ohio State football team. is listed officially as weighing .ss pounds but he does not look it-he seems to be much heavier. Even from the comfortable and commodious press box perched high at Ohio Stadium. Barratt looks ~ though he might eigh nearer 35s than 2Ss pounds. And with al his weight he will not lag far behind any of the 2s men on the field at . given time in get ting down on punts.
 In the Michigan Ohio State game the big center did much of the tackling and once he struck the Michigan safety man 70 hard on a kick that the ball went high into the air and bounded 15 yards down the field where the agile Barratt. up and away after flattenin2 the Wolverine, fell on 1t.
 Barratt, whose home is at Lan- sing, Mich, is q sophomore and has his best football before him. Before he calls 1t . day at the Buckeye university. he should improve to the point of ranking with the great cen- ters of all time at any weight. He may train down to the 2s6 the pro- gram says he weighs but if he con- tinues to carry the poundage he. boasts now he will not be q better player any lighter. Barratt is not only fast for biz man," he Is fast for any model.
 Anxiety for Managers With two managerial changes made in major league baseball long before snow flies. the other pilots may be wondering if their necks'will meet the axe ab put the time the ! Thanksgiving turkey is made ready for the table. Bucky Harris merely moved from Washington to Detroit to make room for Walter Johnson and George Moriarty, the former Tiger leader. has nothing to worry | about. If he does not land another managers post he can always um- pire.
 Miller Huggins, Connie Mack. Roger Peckinpaugh. Dan Howley 1 and Bill Carrigan are regarded as fixtures but Russell Blackburn. al- though he did we'll with the Chicago | White SoX when placed in tempor- ary command, has not yet seen his place made permanent.
 l In the National league John Me- Graw. Joe Mccarthy, Burt Shotten. Donie Bush and Jack Hendricks will be back Talk of dissatisfaction with Bill Mckechnie persist at St. Louis where talk is heard of Frank Sny- der or Bill southworth. managers of St. Louis chain stores in Houston and Rochester, being promoted to the big time.
 | If Rogers Hornsby is traded by the Braves to the Cubs he can not manage Boston, and President Man. ager Nilbert Robinson is said to be thinking of retiring from the bench to the office. Uncle Robbie" said some time ago that if the dual role 1 of business executive and manager on the field became too much of . burden he would get another presi- dent, but now he is reported as in a receptive mood to step aside and let his mantle fall on the shoulders 1 of Max Carey.
 l About Holes In Ono
 If ambitious golfers are tired try ing in vain to make holes in one, they might get in touch with Fred Butler, caddy at the Fountain Head Country Club. Hagerstown Md. He made three in two weeis The caddies are permitted to play every Saturday morning and fos three Saturdays in row he was down from the tee.
 His first came at the 18th hole 12s yards, September IS. The sec. ond was September 22 and the third September 2s. both at the l63 yard 12th.
 Telling his own story Fred admit, that one was luck. ''The first and third were good shots" he says
 but the second hit rock. going
 on the green and rolling in the cup"
 The hole in one expert. who is .
 great booster for James Donnachie
 the professional at the Fountain
 Head club. Is a junior at the flag
 erstown High school and has played
 golf only about one year. He has l nevor had Q poIf 1es8oN