Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-08-21
Rase nam Demonstration.


-science--Four Bands of Music Grape
-supper-Torch Light Processio n--Won-
derfui Busters, &c.
No event in the base ball world has
the demonstration 10 this place
last Friday afternoon and evenlng-not
even the arrival of the American base
ball players in London ! 1t was pure
spontaneous combustion, of muscle, v'gor
and TRANSPORTATION
Among the distinguished notaoies
present we're observed some who have
been mentioned for Congress, besides
several who have not, and the county
sheriff.
The Bellows Falls Nine, in their new
and nea: uniform, consisting of white
flannel with monogram on the breast
including white cap with blue star and
diamond stockings, presented very Inc
appearance, while the veteran busters.
in linen coats or wrappers, stove pipe
hats, red sashes, &C., very naturally con-
stituted leading feature OF the occa-
sion and gave them an extraordinary if
not classical appearance.
The clubs were about to form pro-
cession in the Square for the field of ope-
ration, when they we're surprised by the
appearance of the Cornet Band, who
generously offered to escort them to the
ground. The procession was formed the
immortal Busters carrying banner on
which had proudly been engraved, " De-
feat has never perched on this banner.
Arriving at the Terrace the great inter
national contest commenced. The Dust
ers won the first inning, and Captain
TAYLOR, with bat, in size some less than
the broad side of forty foot barn, made
the first and the only home run OF
the game. His time from base to base,
as far as could be judged, amid the fly
ing linen, stove pipe hats, variagated by
the rallying uniforms of the Nine, out
did 2.14 "a, and was of course received
as of great promise by the then unterri
fed busters. Murphy had generous
bat after the pattern of the paddle to al
ice cream freezer, which did fertile ser
; vice.
/ The game thus commenced, continued
to be intensified, and amid the crash o
bats it was fy-lost ball-run-n-n-
, come home-no, stay there-out-line
-foul-judgment- white wash, till tn
! dazed crowd would explode in roar
some admirable slip and spread wa
q made on the bases. The concentratio
q of three or four of the Nine at one has
or the entire Nine in the center feel
, during the inning of the sanguine Dus
e ers, showed the immense responsibiiitIt
: and vigor of the game! II we use an
/. new term in this description the new fei
J. lures and excitement of the occasio
o justify it,
r Meantime the band would strike u
il on a rise of ground to the right OF tn
t. field, and Immediately another ban
struck up over the Basin, another at ii
south end of Mt. Kilburn and anoth
% over Westminster and Atkinson street
~ thus with the echo bands, field of m
~ sic was formed broader than any Pea
i' Jubilee or Hippodrome, either in th
70 country or the ancient Roman empire.
- The last inning was played and anxi
l. ty beamed upon every faithful Duste
- as the closeness of the game was viii
y pered from base to base, the intensity
10 which was only relieved, and that
" collapse, as the painful not to say host
'e silence was broken by the announceme
y of the scorer B. F. Nine 10, Dustt
' 1911 That banner was Immediately b
gracefully hung in Grape Anoth
en Nine took the field for two or three me-
> innings, and the procession was reform
and marched to the Square. Deep sy
pathy was excited as they passed, fri
/, - the bandages around heads and han
,. and reported broken fingers, the recove
" from which was observed to have be
- rather miraculous as they afterwards {
" peared at supper. At half past in
~. evening an excellent supper was relish
Di' at Towns Hotel in which over toi
members of the clubs and their frier
with the Band participated in a vi
practical and merry manner, thespeecl
- being frequent during the process inste
49, of at the close as usual at supper fest
= tiles. AT the end of the supper it '
~ thought that proper hygiene demande
~ torch light procession, and according
:. one was promptly formed and, heaC
by the Cornet Band, they proceed
through several streets, not ommittinI
visit to the Island House On th
on route they were cordially received
M. the ladies who waved their handB
ON chiefs in salute. The affair closed "
.ds' cheers for the Band,. Capt. Taylor,
,ad captains of the clubs, Towns and Bari
rtv. Towns Hotel, &C., (and here it wo