Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-07-19

Something More about the Cinrcmont
Wrnmgte.


Our version Of the trouble at Claremont
was in type as above when yesterday we
received a copy Of the Claremont Advocate
giving the Claremont side Of the affair.
The article in the Advocate is ranker than
the umprng was last Saturday, for Rey
nolds might have made wrong decisions uu.
Intentionally, while the writer in the Advo
cate makes statements which he must have
known TO be false. The Advocate says, in
substance, as follows
Dowd who made the three base hit, al
mitted that he did not touch second. Deery
was caught mapping at second by Wood
cock but the umpire decided that he was
safe and the baseman (Dowd) said later he
was not sure that he touched him. Two
close decisions were in the Brattleboro's ia
vor There were more people present from
out of town than at any previous game, but
| the Brattleboros were not sustained in their
course by single person, aside from their
| townsmen
Dowd never said that he did not touch
second he said he did touch the base and
every one knows that he is n young man
of truth and excellent reputation. Deery
was not caught mapping he tried to steal
second and was thrown out Collopy TO
Dowd, and the latter player never admit
|
Deery. Every unparalleled spectator ad-
mitted that Deery was out. Another Clare
mont player was previously called safe at
second when many thought he was out, but
the Advocate writer never mentions this
| No doubtful decision was given in favor Of
| the BrattlebOrOs and only one close decision,
not two, as the Advocate says That our
boys were not sustained in their course by
spectators resident Of Brattleboro is
absolutely false Many people from Charles
| town, Newport, and even ClaremOut came
~ them after the game and told them their
action was iustiliable. Considerable space
is devoted to showing that the Brattleboros
were afraid of losing the game. The
talk about our nine being afraid" is su-
perlative nonsense. After beating the
| ClaremOnts three straight aud winning
games from such teams as the l.. j. Gums,
Northamptons, and Resolutes of Holyokc,
it hardly looks reasonable that the Brattle.
boros had cause 10 fear defeat from the
Claremonts. Nothing would please the
members Of our team better than to play
the Claremonts ON neutral grounds with n
| neutral umpire, for fun or money. The feel
ing of the Springfield, Vt, people, who saw
the game, is shown 10y this item in the
Springfield correspondence Of the Muntpel
Ter Argus aud Patriot
"A number attended the hall game at Glare.
mont last saturday between the ClAremouts and
Bratteboros The game broke up after the third
inning, owing to "A wranglr caused by decision
OF the umpire The boys seemed IL think that
the treatment Of the Bratteburu team by the
home nine was not courteous t. saw tn, least
aud will probably lead to th-r being shut out Of
the games now In progress
The Phoenix does not believe in picking
up base ball quarrels, hut when the Brat
tlebor club, which is composed Of as respec-
table class Of young men as any expert
nine in New England, is placed before the
public in false light, We believe that what
is truthfully stated in their defence will not
he amiss.
The writer in the Advocate is worse than
prevaricator. He evidently Abode not
in the truth, because there Is no truth in
him when he speaketh lie he speaketh
Of his own; for he is IA liar, and the father
of it. John viii, A.