The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-09-25
A Home Run.

sion on shich | webi ouitide the legit
mate world Of ,porti beesn the colonel
To the Colonel r.einR. poker. cock hsb'
ins and Ell occasional lyncbiue composed
the reotestive sphere OF . sentiemsu.
thought pot.
II Vas back In 50 when the 6remen',
iourpa ept was held here In Freeboro
At that time every town 10 Jones county
bad e volunteer Gre com psny and the yes'
ly drills suJ exhibitions we're OF erester
i'm portsnce than tho circus The meet
inss lated q week ard co sisted OF Team
rsces, bose tqui't ting coutests, baseball
gents aud sone other indoor games.
Tue rivalry between the ball teams vac
in,enne Every oue expected cioser con
test tia usu, tbs, year Tue L'ght'eot
Llies were ibe popular i.vorites bat the
R.ptf i'd R'srers bsd q stronger team
tbs usu.l and their f,ieuds were prtty
coufiieut.
The preyiou, year Freeboro bsd lot en
tered the contest sni her new team vas
not considered 10 nidsble by the l,sders
As matter Of fac, the team vas not trssn
lied uLtl week before the con est
As | vas the obis mao Of 4 irs 10 the
village WHO Vas rots m. mbfr OF the Ere
company, ] was elsctel msnsgsr The
last N lnsg.r hal dissppesre 10 company
With the gste receipts, aud the tom d,cid
ed TO take 20 chsncls.
Well, / sdvanoed the tecesssry money
and the team pr sc,iced every day for =
week They hardly took time Tor mesls.
They certsialy we're Q & 10 lot. end on the
last day OF practice they showed up 60
we'll that the betting dropped from long
odds TO ebout 8 to |.
NJ uch 10 the surprise OF the outsiders
the Ffeeboro boys went ihro1gh the con
test With 90 dnbroEen sitting Of victories.
There we're iost two games between them
aud the championship, aud on the day be
fore the CLOSE OF the tournsinent they de
ies,sd the Ring ga-ld Rorers by . big mar
sip. Tbis made people think. and the
supporters OF the Lish,ioo,s beesn to look
for . chance to hedge.
Never 10 the history OF the tournament
bad such a crowd been seen ~ g bered to
see tue ansl struggle. The stand was
packed to the iooi scd the H-id slung the
b,se lines vas q m as OF eIti'ed bumsbity.
Al lhe end OF the eleventh inning the
score Vas even at two runss, ,ipoe. From
The tesipnins it seen ned S II the Lilies
I'D ell the beet OF 1t.
You see the competing FIRE companies
had parked their engines 10 the ouihelh
and the l. lies hackers bsd turned their
hose 90 the Held and so.kel /. At the
fret We thought this would hinder their
sliers es much as II did ours, bat those
Is,me ers kept their feet 10 tns mud rs il
they x,re used OF, ubi'c oar boys found
It almost i'm mpyssible TO at un'er > ay.
Wemsts nevertheless. to sb OF them
pnt 10 the Hrs, OF the twelfth end tLsy kill
"a the h..t two men who came up 10 our
half OF the inoipg. II looked - II ws
might msks It = tie. bot nobody dsred to
hope for more than thst.
FinsIly their pitcher got tired and gave
40 bases op balls: We we're qnick to see
bur cbsuce, and yelled sitb delight The
,e1t nan up Tor us vas 81 Coles. the hesv
est bitter 90 either team,
Oar most ardent supporten we're the
L ,uesvi!le Hose. They bad Won ,be hoe
"a ,irtine coute.. and bad bet sll The pr,z.
money 90 our uinuins.
wneu al came 70 Bat the boy imp = |
10 snd msup@d their doubl,-sIpspsiol |
,sud engine W. dii not sni.r.isnd iast
,hst they we're up - bo, se soon fouoi
,ut
When their csn,n q ,lirr sas sho bell /
hs .tisk be got sor. Of SCARED 40 ] rsu back
ill be vs night 10 iron, OF the L'nesvilis
ssine. The Gre. ball piched ss straight
ne sna 81 bit 1, With Ill hi. .,rsos,h
Al the momett the ball let the bat the
. .,nesviIie boy bss,n . vo't their engine
Ike mad. II ~a bsau,iIul q sud tbs
Isldst 4 jssd II TO periee,ioa.
Tns ball -. csning d5sn right 10 bi.
I.sds /. sssnsa u tste sses Tor tha'
all 20 crop fnss sc vas sstul.
wben the ball Ne. sithia ,eo feet Of tbe
a. h,ods .oi ss s.fe sboai 10 sbal
ar syss , q1.sr ihins happened. The
elder vas risn undr II ssd vs besirn
ns 10 lin bis hands when . stream from
be Lstssvilie snsins Bit the ball srd
hr.s Il isssty feet 10 The cir.
whsr the ball came down ths stream BIZ