The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-27
Home Team Gaze Fine
Exhibition, But Vic
tory Chiefly Due to
Excellent Pitching By
Sheldon.
A grand opening
A splendid victory.

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With immense crowd present
And enthusiasm that knew no bounds,
Three thousand five hundred sweltering,
perspiring and tremendously happy lex
cept three hundred Burllngtoniansl spec
tators saw the Montpelier Barre team Of
winners inaict sound trouncing upon the
Burlington clubat the local ball grounds
Saturday afternoon, IN the first game Of
the Northern Base Ball league season The
score was seven 70 one after one of the
prettiest contests ever witnessed here, and
the huge crowd fled out Of the enclosure
perfectly satisfied with the manner Of ball
ghat the intereity team displayed And
while the Barre Montpelier team was All
bit administering coat Of whitewash 10
the Queen City aggregation, the St.Albans
nine was waloping the Plattsburgs in the
Railroad City.
AS was expected the seating faeiii-
s ties at the local park were entirely made
auate to accommodate the crowd on the
opening day. Tier after tier Of people
transformed the bleachers into solid
bank Of humanity, good-naturedly baking
under the rays OF an intensely hot sun aud
then dripping from the downpour, but In
tent upon seeing their favorites win. Un-
der the large grand stand, Of equal size,
another big crowd that packed every seat
forgot about the heat In their exuberanee
OF spirits over the game. Overlooking into
the ields two deep lines Of people stretch
ed on either side Of the diamond and
formed q complete circle OF the field. II
was without doubt the largest crowd that
ever witnessed an athletic contest here
ab0uts. The three hundred Burlingt0nians
whose special train arrived at the grounds
late aud for whom seats we're supposed to
be reserved In the grand stand, Jared bad
Iy. They had 10 be content with taking
their chances and the most OF them had to
stand up.
And the enthusiasm was commensurate
with the size OF the crowd and the wealth
er. Not a good play on either side that
was not given roustng recognition, and
there were many opportunities for letting
loose over the playing OF the local team,
The latter felded, batted and ran bases
AZ ball players should and il viii be very
strong combination that beats them out
for the pennant II the players do as we'll
as they did Saturday. Every man 10 the
bunch made good, and there Is really little
fault to Be found with any Of the men who
lined no for the Montpelier team.
But to the big fellow, sheldon, should
20 the lions share Of the victory Sheldon
has the crowd with him for his good work
and certainly no pitcher could do more 70
win a bali game than did he. From the
start he showed that he Is ball player
through and through, and every time that
he stretched his six feet, one 70 deliver
the ball across the plate the crowd was
confident Five scattered hits was al
that Burlington could DO with his deliv
cry and by rights Sheldon should have
been credited with shutout Ot the Bur
lington team ten pounded the air ana sal
down, while but three were given Tree pass
es to first by the base on ball route. In addi
ton he welded the willow for a corkins
double and brought in twor runs Of the sew
en- made by his side. Jack Campbell
the star University OF Vermont twirier
was clearly outpltched, the local team Sc
curing thirteen safe ones off his delivery
Can't. Morgan and Burke clouted the bal
for six Of those and Dorman two includ
ing double
The fielding on both sides was yer!
clean. but two errors being credited y
each. For the local team, ApperiOus mad
a costly one by allowing the ball to &c
between bis legs on which a runne
scored through the magnanimity Of Um
pire Hickman, and hot one carromed oi
Dorman's shins, the error being partiall
exeusable. Stewart in center6eld con
tributed one Of the prettiest plays Of th
game when be picked a fly out Of ia
crowd IL bis field and doubled up Collop
at second,
For four innings not a score was mad
IN aither aide through sharp fielding. BuI
llnpton went first to the bat and It locke
IKE score early. Laurence drew a bas
on balls and stole second. Hayes submit
ted himself Is the first victim to sheldon
curves and "Billt Hazelton, who was gi'