The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
FINE VICTORY
IN FIRST GAME
OF THE LEAGUE


en- a good send-off by his local friends
when he went to the bat, could do no bet
ter than to sit down after tanning three
times Catcher Nash let a bali get By him,
and Laurence attempted to score He was
too anxious, however, and was run down
between third and home Poland lifted a
ay to short in the locals half, and after
Dormau had sent screeching double to
center, Bowcock struck out and Apperious
died easily from Campbellto Hazeton.
Three men faced Sheldon In the second.
COll0py touched him for a single and was
advanced by Campbells sacrifice. Capt.
WashbuTn Of Burlington then banged the
bah 10 deep center with what looked like
a two base tag But Stewart was under
il, and then doubled up Coll0py at second,
Stewart was given grand ovation.
The same inning was lust as unproduc-
tive In runs for the b. M. team, IN spite Of
q hit that Morgan dropped into right field,
while Hayes and Curtin did the Alphonse-
Castor act, the ball landing between them.
Barry and Curtin both famed the at
mosphere gracefully 10 tbs third, and after
King had singled into center field, Laur-
ence closed the inning by lifting a fly to
sheldon Sheldon, Poland and DornIan
were easy outs ia the same inning and
Burlington did not have a look Ia la the
next inning. For the locals BowcOek in
the fourth singled to the center field and
thenswent out while trying TO purloln sec
ond base The other two men were easy
outs, Nash on line drive to little
Laurence at short, and Apperious from
Lawrence to Hazeltou
After Burlington had been retired in
the fifth the intercity team went in and
broke the Ice. Burke pounded liner at
Campbell which was too swift for him to
stop, and Bnrke got tirst Morgan bunt-
ed and was safe, Burke taking second on
a poor throw by the catcher to cur him OIL
Stewart advanced both runners a base on
a sacrifice, then sheldon bit to Laurence
who made rather high throw home to
cut OF Burke and the latter slid under with
the iirst score Of the game and the crowd
went wild. After Poland had flied out to
Laurence, Dorman made ais second bit Of
the game, and Morgan sc0oted home with
the second run. B0weoek went out easily.
There was nothing doing for Burlington
in the sixth, but the locals made sure Of
the game by adding three more scores. Ap-
periOus slashed one TO center, and on an
attempted sacrifice Nash was safe on Ha-
zeitons error Burke bit to right field,
and Curtin made miserable throw to
second, both Apperious and Nash crossing
the plate AS the ball had rolled into the
crowd Nash was sent back to third. With
two on bases the best Morgan could do
was to strike out, and Stewart did the
same, As Sheldon came 70 the bat be was
given the glad hand. It was up to him.
lie responded BY swatting the horsehide
to deep left center while Nash and Burke
tTotted home
And the band played while We ca
Marching, etc
Burlington oould't worry man around
In the next, nor could the iatereity team,
But In the eighth Burlington got her s0ll-
tary run. King aud Laurence, the first
two men at the bat, singled. AppeFlous
let the latter's get past him, and King
legged Ii for home. To the crowd 1t ap-
peared that Apperious throw had him dead
at the plate, but Umpire Hickman saw il
differently. and thus Burlington did not
90 home without cireling the bases once.
The umpire got seorehing at the hands,
or rather the mouths Of the crowd, on ac-
SUuht UA bhhN Neclhi0h abN ueGhhos lAbci ur
declared that Laurence had been hit by a
pitched ball and also by not declaring a
base runner out when his coacher started
to run home. sheldon pulled himself out
of hole by retiring two men by assists to
| first and by striking out the third.
The scoring was wound up By Barre
Montpelier in the last part Of the eighth
when two blue-stockened men crossed the
plate and increased the home teams score
to seven. Nash banged the ball to left for
a hit and Burke sent it into right for the
same Morgan placed pretty bunt and
! all three men were safe. Stewart put up
fiy for Hazelton and was out Sheldon
forced Nash at the plate on a grounder tC
I third, but Poland came to the rescue with
a single 10 right and Burke and Morgan
chased each other In.
Burlington went to the bat lamely In the
ninth and died as easily, Washburn ant
Barry contributed to Shedon's strike-ou
record, and after Curtin had been giveT
his base on balls King concluded the gaml
by dying out. And BurllngtOn's mucl
Yaunted team had been humbled in this
/ first try-out.
The tabulated score is as follows