The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
Rutland Put 1t All Over
Barre Montpelier.
NEW UMPIRE DID SAME
For Rank IncompstencY No Official
Has Anything On Dan
Mccormick.

4 A little weazen-visaged, over.rlpe look
ing individual, wrapped to his ears in d
breast protector and peering out through
the wires Of catcher's mask, drifted into
the Interclty ball grounds yesterday after
noon. He alternately took position back
of the catcher and then back Of the
pitcher and called tballf' when the
ball sailed over the plate and strike when
the catcher had to make an effort to stop
1t. He occasionally took glance around
the bases and yelled safe and 'out' as
IL apparently pleased his Intellect TO do,
He also shagged balls for Rutland. By
courtesy, he was called the umpire. In re-
ality he was the biggest bunch Of incom-
potency that ever crossed the field In a
blue blouse. His name was Dan MeCor-
mick The crowd maryelled that SO much
ignorance OF the game could be crowded
into five foot. two Of stature When the
game was over, Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald
accompanied him OFF the field; not because
violence was threatened him but the crowd
was eager to see what be looked like.
President White Of the Northern league
made fearful mistake when he commits
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game, for the midget has as little c0mpre-
hensi0n Of the duties Of the position as
any person who could be picked up at an
afternoon tea. Gifted with a voice Of
magnificent proportions he beloved out
decisions that set the crowd wild With dis
gust, and it speaks well for their self CON
troll that he was not m0bbed. But the se-
robustness of his Incompetence wore OH and
gave place to amusement. Later III the
game ii became farce Both teams suf-
fered but Barre Montpelier suffered
vastly more. and this is not cry because
the home team was defeated. 1t is rather
a sad portrayal Of the actual facts, as any
one who witnessed the game can attest.
The most glariug cases 81 inc0mpetency
were when Mccormick called Daft safe on
second when.he was clearly ont By a foot on
Robertson's hit to Flynn, andin the sixth
on play, the details Of which are worth de-
scribing. Nash singled past first base and
Apperious forced him at second. Shee-
han threw to first and the ball got there
after Apperlous had got by the bag two
feet Just for amusement the crowd yell
ed soutn Mccormick took the cue aud
called Apperious out The crowd was
really shocked and couldn't find words to
express their surprise. There were count
less other instances wherein the midget
showed his inability to Judge correctly.
But 10 get back to the game, Rutland
won, by the score Of seven to nothing and
deserved to win, for they put up the finest
exhibition Of stick work seen here this
season. Bobby Dresser tossed them
over for Barre Montpelier and 1t was a
sorry day for him. Rutland lambasted
! the ball for nine clean hits, two Of which
J we're home runs, one by Duff and the 9TH
J | er by Cotter. Dresser was kept IN the
: box, however, and was made TO take his
| medicine. Seven of the nine hits were
e registered in the first two innings. After
I that be pitched good game.
d But there was no hope as the team back
of him couldn't fath0m the tow-headed
twirler from Rutland, Minahan. They
made 1--WE hits, scattered In ais many In.
nings and were not dangerous at all
Minahan had them beaten from the start
n There were some splendid plays sand
wiched in with the work of the umpire
Kennedy made corking right. handed stoI
4 Of grounder by Stewart and got his mar
Z at first. Robertson nipped Morgan'l
! chance in the sixth by running almost t
the grandstand and getting his foul. And
: : Sam Apperions gathered in fly after I
! long run, which brought him the glaC
y hand Flynn, ex-Plattsburg, who is TAX
y ing Burke's place, the latter having beer
called to Boston .sto attend the funeral o.
q cousin showed up well He saveC
Dorman an error By scooping up pretty
pickup.
The story of the game Is tale Of derc,
4 hitting by Rutland and poor imitation
n of batting by the home team The field
!. ing Of Montpelier was par excel
e lence, but one error being made, that b!
= Capt. Morgan on hard hit ball Rut
y land made three hits IN the second bu
Q fast fielding kept them from scoring The,
s did things in the third, however. Afte
a Sheehan went out, O'Hara was given
II base on balls. Brown singled and Dnf
singled, scoring O'Hara. Robertson wen
o out to first and the umpire's rank decision
q gave Duff second. Kennedy singled ant
Brown and Duff scored. Cotter pasted
the ball over the fence and two runs wen
In, making i've. In the fourth Morgan
fumbed MInahan's grounder, Robertson
sacrificed, O'Hara singled, Brown got
y pass and Minahan scored on Duff's out a
J, FIRST. In the seventh Paddy Duff sen
}, slashing home run over the left cente
p fence, which made the seventh spike Il
:, Barre Montpelier coffin.
ia The score