The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-17
TEaE NATIONAL GAME.
Nameicss of Rut1and VS.. otter
Creek OF Danby.


About three hundred persons assembled
on Franklin square, at Wallingford, Thurs
day afternoon, to witness the last of a
series of three games between the Name
less base ball club of Rutland and Otter
Creeks of Dandy The largest portion of
the crowd were from Dandy whohad come
up to witness the game, all appearing to
be sure that the Dandy boys would win
and at every run they made they were
greeted with cheers and applause. This in
itself was well enough, but they would
have appeared to far better advantage and
not made the afternoon quite as unpleasant
for what ladies there were present-and
many of the other sex--had they been a
little more select in their conversation and
used a few less of their slang phrases every
time the Nameless boys made good hit
or run.
Another thing that added to make affairs
more unpleasant especially TO the lockers
ON, was the decisions of the umpire. He
was entirely unfit for the place, and large
majority of his decisions were wrong for
both clubs. He showed very little partial
Ity, however, for which he is to be praised
vet had he understood his business the
game could have been played entire. and
it would not have been necessary to have
closed at the end of the seventh inning as
they did. The playing as a general thing
was not up to the standard of either club,
both sides doing considerable mufling.
Owing to some delay the game was not
called until $40, the Otter Creeks at the
bat when they scored three runs. Heyher
was the first man of the Nameless called.
lie went out on the first base, followed by
Sheldon on a foul, and Owen closed the
deal by Il fly nicely caught by Frawley.
The Otter Creeks then made seven runs.
In the third innings Dogan caught foul
in good shape relieving Waite from any
further exertion. In the fourth inning
Merrill returned the compliment to Dogan,
by catching fly on the run, which called
out applause from all who witnessed it, In
the same innings Frawley caught "A fly
from McGarry. which was one of the best
catches of the day, and in the following
inning McGarry received a splendid line
ball in his hands, which he saved. In the
seventh inning Monta put out two men on
the second base which was one of the
poorest plays on the part of the Otter
Creek, during the game In the seventh
inning lleyher sent the ball far out of the
enclosure making home run, the only
one made during the game.
In the matter of fielding the Nameess
appeared to be better than the Otter Creeks
if we except Frawley. At least halt of
the home runs made by the Otter Creeks
were gained on passed balls from Sheldon
which Waite could not stop, and it was the
expressed opinion of many on the ground.
that the boys would have kept the score
of the Otter Creeks much lower had the
balls been pitched with less force. As
captain he has no superior in this section,
and were 1t not for that one failing we
think the Nameless could beat them all.
Owing to.the darkness 1t was decided to
close the game at the seventh inning the
score then being 90 to 1G in favor of the
Otter Greeks.
After thn climbs had nhanrod oaoi ether
toward each other.