The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-25
FINANCIAL
FAILURES
In All Northern League Cities
Except Intercity
HERE WE HOPE TO BE EVEN
pIattsburg, Rutland, Ottawa and Bur
lington Lost Large wads Of Mon
ey--Closing Game This Af-
ternoon.

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The premature closing of the North
ern league with the burlington game
this afternoon leaves the local fans de-
cidcdly IN the lurch. The schedule clos
ing would have come on September 6,
but the detection Of one team after am
other until only Burlington and Barre
Montpelier now remain makes ii impos
sibIe to keep the ship above The water
line any longer. Today marks the in-
glorious end of splendid launching.
Starting with five teams, Plattsburg,
Rutland, Burlington, Ottawa and Barre
Montpelier, the league seemed to have
excellent prospects. But they set out
at the pace which kills, and one by one
they fell BY the waysfde Plattsburg
was the first to drop out That oc-
CURED before the season was half over.
The schedule was then rearranged and
the league again started with the mar
raWer bounds III four teams. Financial
mutterings broke over Rutland next, and
the Marble City ship went down week
ago today. Disheartened by this. the
newest arrival IN the league. Ottawa,
soon hauled down its colors Thus Bur.
lington and the lntercity team were
left for the finish. That Burlington
has felt tlic strain during the past week
is shown by the release of their three
expensive pitchers, Wiggs, Tiff ana
Hatch.
The fact is that Burlington Il pre-
pared to admit the financial failure Of
the season. albeit the Queen City's po-
sition at the head OF the standing is
some saive for the wasted dollars.
plattsburg dismally failed from both
the standpoint Of sport and finances.
Rutland il in the hole to a considerable
depth, but may emerge fairly well in
view of the fact that the striking play
ers were fired almost all that was due
them when they refused to play. There's
a doleful tale from the Canadian city.
Ii seems that the players haven't been
paid off since August / and there are
threats Of legal action to recover. The
Ottawa Free Press tells the tale as fol-
lows
"'The pocketbooks Of the Ottawa bali
nine are still gaping for the wad a
bills which Il yet to come their way.
Since the club disbanded the men have
done nothing but kick their heels and
wait expectantly. Several grew tired
of waiting but few are on deck, and
il reports are true, win cause trouble
if their rightful amounts do not come
soon.
Clayton left last night for his home
ont west, Martel struck for Dubois YES
terday afternoon, Roy il in Baltimore.
while shauEhnessy and Watson are in
South Bend, Ind
One Of the men still in the city
said that they had not been paid since
August I. and that nearly 1900 was
coming TO the team as whole. The
last pay day should have been August
u. The executive was to have met
last night, he stated, but Is no one
showed up the fear prevails that they
are taking a chance and d LAWYERS ad
vice may be sought.
The lntercity management IS not pre-
pared to state what viii be the outcome
Of their season. but they are banking
their all on the game this afternoon.
II good crowd shows up for the clos
ing spat with Burlington, then we shall
land right side up; il not, weIl--it's
mp to the baseball fans of Barre and
Montpelier to show us. Bobbie Burns
viii be in the box for thc locals and
will make his good bye bow to the pub
lie here. There should be a good turnout
to see him pitch and the rest Of the
Champs back him up. The defeat at
Burlington yesterday should and will
spur the Champs ON 20 great effort
20 win the closing game. One thing is
certain the financial standing of the
Barre Montpelier il the nearest 10 par
Of any team in the league.