The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-09
HE LOST GAME, HOWEVER
Rutland Secured Seven Hits Off Him,
Hyphens Got 8 Off Minnehan St.
Adams Beat PIattsburg.

Rutland, Aug 9.--t race horse could
show burst of speed as sudden, as COM
plete and as unexpected as the one exbib-
tied By Rutland in the baseball game with
the Hyphens at the fair grounds in this
city yesterday, it would be suspected that
the animal had been treated to a dose Of
strYehnine or some other old drug which
would furnish heroic assistance TO his
powers Of lOcomotion. 1t had become an
axiom Of the fair grounds that whenever
the opposing teams In game Of base ball
were the Hyphens and Rutland, the for
mer would get the larger number Of runs
before the agony ended, but yesterday
was an exception to the rule, Rutland win
ming out in the last half Of the tenth inn
ing by score Of to 4.
On paper B.-M. seems to have deserved
to win. The visitors made one more safe
drive than their entertainers, and two less
errors. but the freedom with which Col
ombe handed ont passports to the Rutland
I batsmen, several of whom would probably
never have reached first base In any other
way. cost his team the game.
Colombo, the new acquisition Of Man.
ager Daleys, halls from Norwich Uniyer.
sity, and has been pitching for the Mon
treal team. The young twirler had excel
lent curves and his left arm seemed tC
have plenty Of propelling power In II, but
the young man Is sadly lacking In expert
enee and has tendency at critical times
To make balloon aseensi0ns When at bat he
swings his club like an old woman lighting
bumblebeea and he was the obieetof mnch
jollying yesterday.
Minnehan, Rutland's latest pitching find
did excellent work in the box and seemed
to be up to the form which he displayed
With Plattsburg last year. Minnehar
kept the hits well scattered.
Saunders, the first man up for Rutland
singled to left. O'Hara drew base OF
balls, advancing Saunders. Colombo ther
worked Ia wild pitch and Saunders anC
I O'Hara moved up one notch. Brown wal
an easy victim, Colombo to Burke Cap
tain Duff smashed one to center, scoring
i Saunders and OiHara. Daft stole second
and moment later purloined third, soor
ing when Kennedy sent long fly Il
Stewart, after Robertson had drawn {
free pass. Cotter singled and Robertson
took third, Cotter stole second McMa
hon was out to Burke.
The visitors garnered one in their hal
of the second. Morgan drew four bar
ones, took third on Dormans single AM
scored when Fleming followed D0rman'
example. Rutland managed to dent th
rubber once more in the fourth as the re
suit Of Mchfahon's pretty three bagge
along the left field foul line and Mime
hans fly to Apperious, which the latte
2 was unable to return in time to prevent
! score
: The visitors made three runs in th
!. fifth. After Poland had scored as the II
suit Of his own hit aud Browns error, All
perious sent a little fly to Saunders whlc
Z the latter had to run backwards to ge
2 Saunders made pretty catch, but hel
I the ball long enough so that Stewart ha
Y time to touch third and cross the plat
y before he got the bali to Duff Nash 500
= afterward crossed the plate on Morgan
hit.
Sharp fielding by both teams preveute
any more rms until Rutland's half Of th
tenth, when with two out and Brown O
first Robertson sent out a pretty lint
= which looked good for home run. but /
the time Robertson had reached seeon
e Brown had crossed the plate with the VII
d ming run.