The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-22
JOIN HANDS
In BASE BALL
Barre and Montpelier Strike
Out Fourth Time
in The JOINT PURPOSE
Of Wrestling the Northern League Pen
nant Of Blue from the Whitney-ites
Provided There Is Northern
League-The Score.

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That the Barre Montpelier baseball
association is ready and willing and that
the stockholders will do all they can
To have some kind of baseball here this
summer, was fully settled last evening
at the third annual meeting of the as.
scciation held in the old club rooms in
the Miles block. There was good rep
resentation Of the stockholders Of the
two cities present, and the feeling Of
everyone there was, eWe want some kind
of baseballl' 1t also was the opinion
this year more than ever before that
the association should 20 into organized
baseball. and many good reasons for
this move were shown last evening.
The meeting was called to order by
1.-THE president, Lester II. Greene OF Mont.
ipeller He stated that he was IN favor
o. baseball this year, and considered
that it was the wisest thing for this
association to hold together and elect
\ Idirect0rs whether there was any base.
lball this summer or not He then called
upon II. III Bailey Of Montpelier pres
ident Of the Northern league, TO preside
over the meeting
The first business done was the read.
ling Of the treasurer's report for last
lyear BIZ Treasurer Charles Nishart The
report showed that the total receipts far
the year were 81 ,467.73, which is the
smallest Of the three years. and Is ac-
counted for by the fact that the sea
son was not PLAYED out The total def
Ina = fIit... H.. taa
shares OF stock, leaving rs shares of the
capital stock unsold. The gate receipts
this last season compared very favorably
with the first two years, when It Is
taken into consideration thab~last year
was two weeks short The total gate
and grand stand receipts for the three
years respectively were $s,31796, 81
$685., S5,377.2o. II was shown that
in three years the association had paid
$4,000 for baseball.
Before proceeding to the election Of
directors, the chairman called for an ex.
lpression OF opinions of those present as
iregards baseball for the coming summer.
I'D. T. Dounelly Of Montpelier said that
he could sce no reason WHY the game
snond bc dropped now. The association.
he said, is in Just as good shape a. it
lad ever been. and it the proper spirit
is shown in both cities, We can have
baseball next summer He considered
THAT the association should confine itself
Ito $1,000 salary limit, and although
lit might not have quite 50 fast ball
as has been seen, he thought that it
would be more satisfactory
There We're then calls to hear from
lOttawa, and a. w Daley, who WAS man
ager OF the Canadian team last y ear and
of the Intercity teams the first two sea
sons, responded. Mr. Daley said that
there was no question but that baseball
here had been costing too much and the
lquestion that should be considered now
is, how are we going TO get il down to
a self supporting basisg The only way
TO do this, he thought. was 20 Join or
ganized baseball, start the season earlier
because players could be hired cheaper
then and under The rules of organized
baseball there Is protection from high
saiaried players. The association would
also have a chance TO sell good player
70 higher leagues and get good money
for him. He said that ono reason that
the game had been costing so much here
was the fact that the association has
been catering to the stars of the col.
leqes, who are practically ready to so
/ into the big leagues, and are worth
more than the association can stand. lie
thought money should he raised by pop
] ular subscription, and hc said he didn't
think but that there were many towns
! IN tile state that would raise $1,000, 4
sufficient amount 10 start the season
with under the salary limit. He sail
he had never heard so much baseball
talked as he had this past winter. which
! went to show that the two cities We're
ripe for baseball
r.. 81 Carswel thought that the as
soeiation could support baseball this year
better than ever and he made a motion
that a board Of directors be elected 4
committee was appointed hy the chair
TO present the names Of six men TO lie
lyoted on. They presented the names
lof George Gounan. Donald Smith and
lW. G. Reynolds Of Barre, and ID. +.
Donnelly, T.. s. AIeigs and l.. II. Greene
lof Montpelier. and these men were elect
ell as the board Of directors for next
year.
President Bailey stated that there
! would be a meeting OF the Northern
league next week at Burlington some
, time during the ice races there and at
lthds time IL would be settled whether
there would be any Northern league
this summer On motion by William
Wishart II was voted to leave it en-
tirclv with the board Of directors to say
and make arrangements for the Kind 81
. baseball the association will 70 into this
summer The meeting adjourned at 0sao
o'clock.
The financial statement shows: