The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-07
BIG STICKS
WITH THEM
Champions Lay Out the New
Workers Easily
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A SHUT 0UT, SCORE 6 TO 0
Burns Pitched Splendid Game and
the FieIders Backed Him Well
Sheets Made Dazzling
Catch.
A SHUT OUT, SCORE 6 TO 0


With Eddie Burns pitching nlasteriy
BAH and backed up in clean shape tie
intpruiiy played plattsburg to shut
out, 6 to D, Oh the home grounds yester
day afternoon The locals were out
with their big sticks and batted the
Plattsbnfg south-paw, Washburne, for 10
aAle hits and earned every one of the
siN scores.
in The eighth Sheets made the most
sensational onehauded catch ever seen
on the grounds. aud il was what shut
ont the New Workers With Lnsh On
second and Collins at first, and two men
out. iioye sent the ball nearly on i line
toward the centre field fence. While
Lush and Collins were making their
Test time for the home plate. Sheets
dartcd after the ball and reaching up
his glovcd hand received II -quarely IN
His glove aud held it, while he tumbled
against the fence The excited crowd
couldn't shout loud on long enough to
suit flem 1t was a most opportmne,
az well Az dazzling catch. Burns passed
four mcn to first, but with man on
base, be pitched all the better, and
fsse hye singles made off him were use
ieSslg scattered
Umpire lIassett made his third APP
pcarance here and he was way of hi
bis decisions throughout the game, both
on balls and strikes and at the bases.
Iiniae PIT up 50 vigorous kick against
some OF his decisions in the eighth that
the funny man misused his authority
again IN putting him out of the game,
Warner taking his position for the first
half Of the ninth
II was pitchers battle alone up
10 the fifth inning. when Uniae started
things going with single which struck
against the center field fence Ashmore
/ followed with another safe one, hut Was
put out al second on Sheets grounder
to -h0rt, lniac getting IL third Burns
went out on an assist BY the pitcher
which advanced Sheets to second With
two strikes and three balls on Daniels,
Capt Lush called to Washhurne "a let
Daniels walk and take his chances on
Elliott, left-handed batter There
were two strikes on Elliott, and Il look
cd as il the captain had made the right
move. but it takes only one to hit IT.,
and Elliott rapped the next one over
the FIRST haseman's head into right field,
and Uniac and sheets scrred Davis
closed che inning On a ground bit to the
! pitcher
IN the seventh, after two men had
gone ont the lntercitys landed on Wash
burne for five successive singles, bring.
ing In four runs. Ashmofc was the first
j ttp and drew pass, stole second and
was caught oft the base On throw from
lthe catchef sheets went out Oh pop
1y to III. pitcher. Burns started the
ball a-rolling with single to center
field. and Daniels advanced him 70 sees
ond with a single past short Burns
then scored on Eliott's single Davis
drove Il liner through the pitcher and
| Daniels and Elliott scored Eaton drove
/ the fiftl, single into the left field and
Davis scored. Williams ended ii on an
easy groumder to short
In the ninth inning was the only time
during the game when the visitors got
"a man safely 70 third Washburne got
to irst on ny to Daniels which he
dropped This was after Skelley had
popped to the short stop McCabe fam
ned and Wiltse raped out single to
deep center. Washburnc landed AZ third.
where he died, as Barnes wits the third
out an an assist by Burns.
The score and summary;