Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-12
S. e.s. TACKLE BIG GAME.
Beaten by Montpelier Barre Northern
Leaouers Tuesday, 10 TO 3.

Not with any idea that local mill team
could cope successfully with an aggrega-
ton that stands well up in | he last NOrthern
League. but to sati-fy the 'long-felt want
for a visiting team that would play al least
as well as our boys, Manager salisbury ar
ranged a game here for Tuesday with
Montpelier- Barre, which had an open date
that day. Incidentally, IL gave our people
a chance to see how ball Is played Dy as
good artists as can be found in any OF the
minor leagues Of the country.
The game proved a very popular iea-
ture. Stores and business places closed
for il, and a good crowd turned out, " men
would have heen twice as large but for the
rain that started half an hour before and
lasted through two-thirds OF the contest.
The slow drizzle, with promise OF down
pour. wet the grounds and ball, besides
soaring many away.
IT was freely predicted that Randolph
wouldn't score or make any KIND OF
showing against the leaguers, but the
boys did very well considering, and need
NOT be discouraged by their showing. OF
course the Iptercitys were superior in all
ways and had no trouble in securing a
good lead, after which they took things
rather easy. But they didn't put IL ell
over the locals and when they tried reck-
less work to show up their opponents
weakness, got left several times.
The visitors found Thompson easily.
who seemed bothered by the wet ball, and
they did some clean hitting. The Inter-
CITY battery was a try-out. The locals hit
the ball often enough, but could not place
First inning-For Randolph, Grant
struek out. Goodhart hit t. pitcher, who
4 threw over first, "Joe" taking second.
Stearns sacrificed. Thompson out, third
to first. For NIB, Daniels struck out.
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! Ordway. Elliott and Davis took third and
second on passed ball. uniac flied out 10
4 Bass. Elliott scoring. Eaton struck out.
/ Second Fitzgerald flied out to short and
+ Worthen to deep second, who made nice
reach. Bass struck out. NIB added run
secured by Ashmore, who drew pass
third on two passed balls and scored on
Sheets single to left. Burns flied out to
Worthen, Huntington out. short TO nrst'
Daniels out, pitcher TO first.
Third-Grow struck out, Ordway out
pitcher assisting, Grant out on hit TO hrst
NIB. clinched the game here. Elliott
douhled between left and center and took
third on passed ball. Davis got a pass.
Uniac's single brought in Elliott, Eaton
hit to Ordway, who threw to third, retir-
ing Davis. On Ashmore's single TO righi
Uniac scored from second and Eaton
reached third on Grants miss OF titz I
throw. Burns took base onlballs. Sheets
NH TO Ordway, wi no threw high to third
and Eaton scored. Huntington died oul
to Bass, Ashmore scoring. Daniels hi
safe to left and Burns came in from sec
ond, but Sheets was third out trying 10
reach third ahead OF Wofthen's throw
Fourth Goodhart got base ON balls
Stearns singled to right. Thompson was
out on dandy catch by Elliott. fltzger-
aid advanced Goodhart and Stearns by 2
neat sacrifice. Worthon hit pop ny e
Uniac, who made square mum. much u
his disgust and Goodhart ana Siearns
scored. Bass out on strikes. For NJ -
Davis was out, pitcher 10 nrst. Onise
drew a pass and got second through ord
ways failure to hold the throw Eaton
hit to left for two bases, scoring Unlac
/ Ashmore fouled out TO catcher. burns
singled to left, but he aud Eaton were lett
as Sheets flied out to Worthen. -.
Flfth-Grow drew pass. ordway M
TO Elliott, who iuggled and both Were
safe, Grant he'd out to right. Grow wai
caught mapping at second. Goodhari
strucx out In M-B's half, Huntington
fouled out to catcher and Daniels struck
ont. Singles by Elliott, Davis and Uniac
brought in Elliott and left Davis and
Uniac at third and second after the ball''
return. Eaton was out, pitcher 10 hrst
lust as Davis tried to steal home.
Sixth-S,earns hit to left for two bases
but was doubled at second on quick play
of ahy hit from Thompson's bat. ftti
out on strikes. Worthen was the whole
thing in the field during M-B's half. H'
caught hard flies from Ashmore, Burn'
and Huntington, the last being nlc'
left hand Jump. Sheets, who got as iar a.
seco on a pass and passed ball, was lei
there. go
Seventh-w worthen was out, third :,
first. Bass hit 70 Uniac, who threw wild
aud Bass reached second. lie scored OF
Grows clean single to left. OrdWay nice
out TO second far in right field and dran
fouled out TO Uniac, who ran around
team and pinched the ball. Grant did
/ similsr stunt hin self on Daniels toul
Elliott bunted safely, stole second anc
scored on Davis double TO center. IN
l5tter sucre ded IN stealiug third. Una
fouled out TO catcher and Davis, embold
ened by his success, tried to steal home
but was nabbed by Fitzgerald.
Eighth-Goodhart struck out. Stearn
vss retired, short to first. thompson
flied out to center. Eaton flied out Z
Ordway. Ashmore hit slow one
Thompson, who, with plenty OF time
tossed the ball over Stearns' head. ASH
more made second on il, but was out try
ing TO steal third. Burns struck out.
Niuth-Fitz flied to Uniac. Morthei
dropped nice single to short center AM
made second and third on wild pitches
but vas LEFT there, ss Bass flied out 10 lei
and Grow retired, short TO first.
The score:-