Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-05-11
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The game between Brattleboro and Bel
lows Falls high school teams on the home
grounds tomorrow, Saturday, will be play
ed at $50 a. M, so as to give the field to
the Athletics for the afternoon game.
Vermont academy and Rutland high had
a hot game at Rutland, Friday. the score
being 4-3 in favor of the school team.
The playing was fast and clean. only
four errors being made. Quigley Of Rut-
land struck out Is men and held the
visitors down to two hits.
Lew Cross is veteran pitcher who
has not lost his cunning. He is winning
a majority of his games for the Man
chester team in The New England league
cross was pitcher in Brattleboro in 1892
He was with the Cincinnati club at one
time.
n. w. Niles of the freshman class who
won the Harvard university champion
ship in tennis last fall, looks like the col
lege champion in this tournament now
peing held. He showed excellent form on
tuesday when he defeated his opponent
in straight sets with apparent ease.
The governors of Wantastiouet Coll
club at special meeting Tuesday ap-
pointed Harold Whitney captain Of the
golf team and Howard c. Rice captain
OF the tennis team. Four new members
were voted into the club. H. r. Lawrence
was appointed a member of the house
committee.
John Grady. the former high school
tWlrier, since his graduation from the
Albany Business college, has had a po-
stion as bookkeeper in Granville, n. Y,
ana he is the slab artist" for the bal
team IN that town. He won his first game
against one of the strongest teams in
eastern New York state. striking out nine
men and allowing only four hits.
The Athletics will have as opponents
on the island grounds Saturday afternoon
the strong players of the Millers Falls
semi-professional aggregation. The TWO
clubs met at Millers Falls three weeks
ago and the Athletics lost 1876 The
locals are playing much faster now and
are confident of winning, although a
( hard-fought contest is expected
James Barrett the former Brattleboro
poy who has been with the Detroit team
OF the American league several seasons,
has been sold to the Cincinnati National
league club. Barrett sustained an in
jury to his knee two years ago which put
him out of the game and last year he was
able to participate in only IS champion
ship contests. He led the league in field,
with a perfect record, and batred for a
percentage OF .279. Before he was injured
Barrett was considered one OF the strong
est all-around players in the country,
ranking high as a fielder, batter and base
runner. A Detroit despatch says he has
recovered from his injury and will begin
playing with Cincinnati at once.
The champion Irish setter, Shan Law,
which was one Of the attractions of the
Valley Fair Kennel clubs show last fall
when exhibited by DR.. Gale of Rutland,
has been brought to the home of his
present owner, DR.. William Jarvis OF
Claremont, after a tour of the show cir
cult. After being shot over on quail
from November until late in January in
North Carolina, he was exhibited at
Boston, Washington. Buffalo. Detroit
milwaukee, Pittsburg and Atlantic City
beating every Irish setter shown against
MN, winning cash prizes and many beau
tiful cups AT Detroit he met for the
nrst time the Irish setter which won at
the st. Louis exposition and has been
winning all the prizes for the last year
through the West, and defeated him, re-
peating 1t at Milwaukee. AT Atlantic
City, he met for the first time and de-
feated the winner OF first at the recent
New York show. He has now won over
90 first and special prizes.