The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-18

Montpelier was BANKED again.
Plattsburg looked good for q run In the
third, with base on balls and a single,
but the infeId came to the rescue and re-
tired the side. After sheldon was retired
On liner to Shuttle aud Johnson had sat
down after tanning Poland singled to
left. He tried the catcher's arm and died
at second on pretty throw.
The fourth inning Is tale OF woe for
the locals. johnson began the matinee
by passing Stroh TO first. Nash dropped
bail and Stroh went to second. Davis
singled to right field and Sheldon let the
ball get By him, Str0h scored. johnson
made wild pitch aud Davis was pleased
70 be on second. Mclean popped to Dor
man and then Nash dropped another ball,
Davis took third Skelley popped one to
Morgan; then Nash followed up his pro-
gramme BY havinga passed ball. Davis
scored. johnson presented Cosgrove bis
base and Cosgroye was ticketed for a
score. When the pitcher made another
wild throw Cosgrove went to second;
Flynn landed on the ball, when 1t came
over, for a bit to center fields and Cos
grove crossed the plate Stewart cap
tured Dunn's hy. after which the crowd
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burg had Tailed three unearned runs.
Scorer Charley Lord got ratified and chalk
ed down four on the biz score board. The
crowd quickly put him right,
Defeat l0omed up ominously before the
home team as Mclean was pitching wins
ming ball Both sides were blanked for
two innings, Apperions worked in q
double In the fourth but was put out
through foolish base running But with
Dresser iH the box there was nothing do
ing for Plattsburg. The locals got going
in the seventh. Apperions started the
ball by singing to lett Davis let the bail
get through him, and the runner took sec
ond Nash flied to third and on the lat
ter poor throw to double Apperious at
second the latter scooted to third Burke
struck out but Capt. Morgan brought in
/ the runner With clean single past the
pitcher Stewart doubled TO right but
sheldon closed the inning by striking out.
Another Inning passed without scores
and Barre Montpelier came up in the last
| half Of the ninth, with the score three to
one against them. They got together.
Again Apperious started off. this time
with double to right Nash ripped OF a
triple to the right Held fence and Apperi-
o0s scored Burke sent q long one into
centre field. and after the catch Nash
went Id with the score which put the
home team on even running with the visi-
tors The crowd cheered wildly Nor
gan ilied out TO left, stewart singled and
sheldon struck out. And an extra inning
! game was assured.
But it was to be more than extra In
niBgs. The tenth, eleventh and twelfth
passed with both sides retired in order as
fast as they came up, by some Of the finest
/ iielding ever seen here. Outside OF one
dropped ball BY Nash there was not q
skip, aud that did not result disastrously.
| The thirteenth opened unluckily. Dresser
passed Struh to first, and the runner took
1 second, Nash dropping another pitched
ball. Dresser ate np Davis fly and then
4 struck cut Mclean: but Skelley drove the
ball far into center field and Stroh crossed
the plate with the run which looked good
for the game.
It was do or die with Barre Montpelier
then. They did. D0rman, the FIRST man
Il up. fouled to the catcher. and Plattsburg
began 10 breathe again. But Apperiout
was next up. As the tall fielder walked
to the plate his ears were dinned with the
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rum Apperious looked determined
i The frst ball sailed over the plate, and tht
i umpire called strike. But the second
one didn't get BY Apperious bat strucA
ii sguaTely on the trademark and away Il
sailed toward left center. Apperious tore
to FIRST. while the little piece of rubber
twine and horsehide seemed to TAKE
i wings. Away it sailed with the thres
Plattsburg helders Logging for it. The
crowd was so silent that a pin fall eoulg
have been heard But 1t was only for !
moment. Apperious had responded 60 tht
call, And as the ball dropped over tbs
extreme left center fence and souged int
the river, the crowd let loose Such al
ovation has never been given local bal
player as was accorded the sslugger'' al
he circled the bases and crossed the plate
ehuekling It was several minutes befori
the game could proceed The hit saYel
the day and STAYED off sure defeat.
And the like Of the hit has never beer
seen here. It was the longest and clean
est home run that has been made on thI
local grounds. Had there been no fenc
and no river, Apperious would have beel
resting on the bench before the fielder
! could have returned the ball to the dia
, mond. It mattered not after that whicl
side won the game,
For two innings more the teams played
and then Umpire Shea called the game
Both pitchers were game to the finish, an
pitched even stronger bali than when the
started. 1t was quarter before six whe
, the game was called.
u RarreS Montpelier.
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