The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-28
Intercitys Believed They We're
Robbed in Burlington
PROTEST IS UNNECESSARY
Champions Got the Little End of Close
Decision and the Leaders Took
the Game by Score Of
6 to 3.


Local baseball fans who followed the
Intercity team 70 Burlington yesterday
afternoon came home disqnstea not bel
cause they were defeated by Burlington,
Q to 3, but because Of the umpiring of
McCloud. As result Of the game Me-
Cloud resigned last night.
The local management viii endeavor
to Get Cotter here % umpire this after.
Moons game with Burlington. Mcolond
was scheduled to hold the indicator
The Hyphcns lost yesterdays game ii
the fifth inning. ZIP to that time Burns
had pitched championship ball, the only
semblance 81 a hit being cheap scratch
by Higgins, the Burlington catcher. He
struck ont The first three men Up iii
tile FIRST inning and total of six III
the four and one-quarter innings that
lie OBLIGATED in the box. He was still
strong in the fifth when the local team
cot the small end of the decisions. Beach
went out 70 first and then Gardner got
BnrIingtons second hit. Hatch followed
With 40 out to first, While Carroll
was batting, Gardner stole second and
then Burns passed Carroll.
With ulen on first and second Pattee
slammed one at Davis, who threw to
first To the local fans it looked like
4 sure out, but McCloud called the run
ner safe Three men should have been
cut, but instead there were three men
on bases when Burde bit over second.
Gardner and Carroll got across the plate
safely and Pattee tried the same thing.
II was close decision and tile Intercity
bunch thought ii was sure out, but
McCloud said Safe" again That was
the last straw for the Intercitys and
they left the diamond, while Burns
walked OF the grounds in disgust. The
Burlington bleachcrs Kissed Burns when
the latter walked of and thereby show
ed poor craftsmanship.
Finally johnson, the new recruit from
Maine, was called out and the Cham
pions resumed their places. With the
team somewhat degnoralized and with
man Oh second ii was h hard posi-
tion for the new man TO get his first
trial aud lie was bit nervous. Hazel
ton made hit, the only one of John
son, and Burde started home. lie was
missed the throw, which was poor
one, and johnson got il. Burde was
safe and johnson threw 20 second to
get Hazelten, who was trying for Sec
ond, and threw wild, Hazelton get
ting all the way around Hayes went
ont lamely 60 first.
The game was lost then and there, al
though Burlington tackled on one other
tally in the sixth.
As for the merits Of the game, the
visitors antplayed the leaders. They
batted Ifatoh for almost double the hits
secured of Burns and Johnson, getting
ninc safeties with many double sacks.
The Hyphens scored two in the fifth on
Sheets bunf that Hatch couldn't field.
Burns sacrificed and Williams laced a
single and stole second. Sheets having
gone 10 third Daniels hit TO the fence
and both runners scored. Daniels re-
mained on second as Davis and McAIahon
we're easy outs The liyphens scored
again IN the sixth on single and a
double while Burlington did the same
on a dead ball, a pass and an error by
Davis.
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