Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-09-04
A CARNIVAL OF FUN.
The Round ball Game Yesterdy After
noon.


noon.
Fun held high carnival yesterday, when
the Kalamazoos, under Capt. Durham,
crossed bats with the Watcrloos, under
Capt Hit, in benefit game of round ball,
the proceeds to 90 toward extinguishing
the debt contracted during the base ball
season. The two teams, in variegated and
dissimilar costumes, formed in line in the
rear of Crosby block, and headed by Sher
itt Starkey, the umpire, as drum major,
marched through Main street to the music
of fife and drums, to the grounds. DIR.
COnland, in surgeon dress, riding in an am
bulance, Whitney job team--in which
was all the paraphernalia for surgical
operation, and barrel bearing the inscrip-
ton, "Rum and wormwood,' brought up
the rear. All vOcations were represented
in the least of characters including doc
tor, lawyer, postmaster, bankers, mer-
chants, etc. The costumes included in
entirety of in part base ball, bicycle, ten
mis- and tobOggan, and other suits of a sim
liar nature, with such striking additions
and adornments as fancy could suggest.
Each player carried a canteen. containing
liquid refreshment, as is supposed. The
tout ensemble of the company was unique
and ludiCrous in the extreme. Capt. Dun
ham, men were designated by red badge,
ana Capt. Hits by one of yellow. The
umpire, in high sporting boots, with a
sabre at his side and large pistols of an an
tiquated pattern in his belt. was one of the
attractive figures of the procession.
The makeup of the two teams was as
follows:
KALAMAZOO~.
G. W. Durham, W II Bracket, Go Pratt, II
l.. Emerson Jack Stpckwrll \. ID. Wyatt Chas
Crosby W, II Proctor. +. 4 Tyler Arthur
Childs, Fred Kuech. j. G.. Dewitt r.. G.. Thorn
Or Barber
wATERLooS.
c. A. Harris. L. D. Greene. G. O. Robbins Geo
b HIT C. l. Knapp F W. Chills . A Marshall
G.. c. Tyler, f. f, Perry, q c. Averill. f. \ Huh
bard +. J. Bailey II. o. Coolidge. g. II. Bond.
Upward of 800 spectators repaired to the
island to witness the contest, played as in
days of yore. The bases were soon stakcd
off and the fun began, with the kalama-
ZOOS at the bat. As each player stepped to
the plate he was awarded some fitting token
| of distinction, such as nursing bottle, a
/ jaw bone flor the lawyer, piece of pie, a
loaf of gingerbread, "A loaf of bread, a
/ squash, diplomas. tin horn. decorated horse
shoe, a COW bell, picture of Pat Rooney,
or Immense bouquets, in which the sun
/ flower predominated.
Base ball writers are accustomed to
speak of the features of a game, but in this
exhibition of round ball everything was
features, or in other words the feature was
that nothing was featureless. 1t was no
ticeable that the ball had peculiar way of
eluding the grasp of the fieldcrs. The agl-
ity and grace with which the players dis
ported themselves was very marked. Prof.
Wales's pupils have much to learn before
they can equal the Kalamazoo or Waterloo
artists. Mr.. Coolidge, as the $50, 00O
Kelley with sliding glove, "a la Tenney),
sponge, etc, was one of the stars and
came in for rounds of applause. The kick
ing once reached a point where it was nee
essary for the umpire to draw his pistols in
self-defence. Usually the catchers stood
up behind the bat fearlessy. without the
armament customary in the degeneratcd
and etfete game of base ball. but on one OF
two occasions a mask was brought forth.
1t was a cows muzzle. padded with Me-
rino fleece.
Mr.. Gleason and Mr.. Cressy were the
scorers. and each tally was recorded, by
the former saving out a nick in board
fence mprOvised for his special use and
by the latter with jack knife and stick
After an hour and a half the game was
called, the KalamaZoos being the winner,
by score of 81 to -.
Three cheers were given, the victors sup
piled with brooms, and the line of march
through Main street retraced.