The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-17
Heart Breaking Finish
For Home Crowd
BURLINGTON WON 4 TO 2
Game Yesterday Was Pitchers' Battle
Between Sheldon md CristalI
With Honors Even.

Twas hard game to lose. But Bur-
lington won out In the tenth after the
most exciting base ball contest seen on the
home field this year and before the largest
crowd. From first to last the tension was
almost enough to destroy the nerves Of the
steadiest; but the tension fell with thud
when Burlington crossed the plate twice
10 the tenth inning, making The score to
2 and mailing Barre-Montpelier's chances
for victory II was all of after that and
the one hundred and ffty Burlington root
ers who accompanied their team owned
the place. By winning this game from
the leaders Burlington cut down the lat
ter's lead TO bare forty-five points.
The contest throughout was pitcher j
battle between sheldon and CristaI. with
the hOn0rs a draw. But six hits were
registered off each In the ten innings.
Cristal was the victor because Of costly err
roTs by the home team. There were only
two but they came at most inopportune
times for Barre Montpelier. Fleming
made poor throw after a tumble ID the
fifth. Had the throw been perfect It
would have made the second man out. A
base on balls followed and then another
easy out, which should have been the
third. After that Burlington scored once
The second mispiay was BIZ Sheldon him
self, poor throw to first to catch Den
ninger. Lawrence who had been advanced
one base BY Nash's passed ball scoring.
aud Denny taxing second. HAYES pIuuked
ont two bagger Immediately after, scoT.
ing the fourth run for the visitors and
ciinching the game.
sheldon struck out eleven of the Bur
lington team. Denninger, the heaviest
hitter, tanning four times. The ssDiQ
fellow bis two men, however, and gave
two passes. Cristal struck ont but four.
aud gave two passes,
Capt Morgan played the best game for
the home team and outside 0f his passed
ball Nash put UP pretty game. Hartman
and Lawrence were the stars FOR the visit
oFs, their work being very pretty to wit
ness.
For umpire there was new man,
Griffin, aud although be was put Id sew
eral tight holes he performed his duties
quite aeeeptably.
As0tAAAEbu4 fl04S hnE AESt EGUEG Oh {UE
game and that In the fifth inning, not d
hit having been made off Sheldon up to
this inning. Billy Hazelton, the first
man UP Tor the visitors Ia the dfth, died
on an easy out from third to first. Simon
then made the first bit for the visitors and
got second on Brennan's scratch single.
Brouthers hit grounder to Dorrnan who
threw Brennan out at second but missed
the chance to double at first. Simon got
third and scored on Flemingfs wild throw
to first Of Hartman's grounder.
Cristall got pass to first and Laurence
closed the half on an assist BY Sheldon to
first.
There was no scoring again until the
seventh. Burlington's first three batters
went out but not SO with the B.-M. cap-
tain. Morgan started the ride with hot
single to left and went to second on Dor
man single. Flynn, the new first base
man, hunted toward Cristall who fell
down Ia trying to get 1t and Flynn got
first on the error filling the bases. Flem-
ing flied out to center and Morgan scored
on the throw. The "big fellow was up
next. He pounded the ball against the
center field fence for two bases and Dor
man came In with the second score. The
big crowd went wild with delight and
yelled themselves hoaEse. Poland hit
toward first and Hazelton got ii
and threw Flynn ont at the plate. Stew
art settled the scoring on an cut OF short
Co first.
10 the eighth Burlington batted in run
and tied the score putting the local fans
on the anxious seat again. Haftman sin
gled and came home on Laurence's two
bagger to center field which Stewart ought
TO have eapturedshad he been playing back |
In bis position. Cristall went out. Shell |
don to FIRST and Denninger struck out for
the fourth time. Hayes got one Of the
big fellows shoots on his left arm and |
took his base Hazelton got four bad falls
and It began to look dark for the Hyphens, |
but Simon settled 1t BY hitting to Morgan /
who touched Hayes out at third. Both |
sides went out Ia order In the ninth but In /
the tenth single, two bagger, passed
ball and an error gave Burlington two
runs and the game as the home team went /
out easy ID their half, Laurence was the
first man up and singled He got second
on passed ball by Nash. Denninger hunt.
Cd TO Sheldon who threw By Flynn In the
crowd and Laurence scored.
Hayes smashed out two bagger 10 left
scoring Dennlnger. Hazelton famed and
Simon was the third out on a ly 10 Apper-
0us. The Hyphens were retired easily L