The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-15
BARRE FAT
TOO STRONG
For the AVOirdupOis Down
the Greek Yesterday
WINNING THEGAME, II 10 8
Features Of the Games Were Billy Mil
ler's Attempt to Steal Third and
PIow-like Motion Going
to First.
WINNING THEGAME, II TO 8

ri hlHus ri science ana skill were dis
played by the players and games that
the fans called bum; but the greatest
exhibition Of the national game the park
las yet 70 boast Of took place yesterday
afternoon when the hcavyweights III
Barre met the heavyweights Of Mont
pelier ufidcr the team names Of the Barre
Bottom Bases ard tho Montpelier Fats.
When the great LATHE had been fought
out the u. u. BIS had won the day by
the total Of II TO ., iii six innings.
Though the hattle-scarred diamond
beayed and gfoanel under the tons OF
Human weight Chat scurried over it for
an hour and a hull, it held firm and,
II i saSe to SAT-, viii never have to
hcs Skinned os rolled down again for
years 10 come.
Was Il great game? Wen, just ask
apy Of the so people who were fortu
nate enough to BE- present and ii he Of
she Is not too hoarse to speak or too
II with aching sides to talk, you will
lcaTn that it couldn't be beat" Not
one instant from the time the opposing
teams appeared on the field until they
left did the interest Of the spectators
lag, and as FIRST one side and then the
other would pull out Of seeming darkest
defeat, SO excited and wrought up were
fans that not a dry eye could be found
among them
II you had seen Billy Miller stealing
third with the baseman waiting for him
with the ball, you would not have needed
glasses to see that 300.pounder can
run some. For fat man sliding bases,
you should have witnessed Bill Spears
grand dive for the initial sack that
buried him out of sight in the dirt and
hnst; but he crawled out amid the great.
est cheering given any player in the
game.
President Lester Greene, after two
weeks of hard work getting in shape for
the pitchers box, felt the defeat, 9Inder
the circumstances, probably more than
any other player on his team. For three
innings Lester showed the results of his
strenuous practice by shutting out the
three BIS, but after that the BIS began
to sting in a manner that sent the ball
flying To all scorners of the field, and the
hopes of the Fats with it. Twelve tai
lies In the last three innings did the
business for the BIS, and while the Fats
scored from one to two times In all
Of the innings, they were unable to
keep ahead Of the pace set for them on
the home stretch.
skinny Mute did the honors for the
BIS in the box, and besides pitching
magnificent game batted the ball for
1000, getting three singles and two
Dagger in four times up
@. F. Aver, Chief of Police David
Faulkner, George Wood and w. w. Cal.
der also sat on the bench eager to gct
into the fray, but the sixth inning was
all the Fats from the Capital City could
stand, and they wanted to quit.
Montpelier played the same nine men
throughout the game, while the BIS had
4 host OF reserves with them and used
thirteen men before the game was over.
Besides these the BIS had G.. Herbert
Pape, Martin McGowan and Frank Burke
sitting on the bench in uniform waiting
anxiously to be sent onto the field but
The game wasn't long enough to get to
their turn. Though claiming Barre as
his place OF residence, Charlie Hart OF
Boston begged to be allowed to assist
the winners, but his offer was seorned.
No fancy suits. Plain blue oycralls
turned up at the bottom made good
enough suits for the fat men, and eonse.
quently the stores had q rushing trade
Yesterday forenoon in both cities for
the largest sizes they kept
tn the first inning Punch Daley was
the first to WELD the stick for the Fats. !
and he was given FREQ ticket to first. !
where he remained while Lowe and Dick |
standish tried in vain TO have tho ball |
hit their bat. Wales, who was behind |
She bat for the BIS, then made a mistake
II the location Of the pitchers box, and |
throw tho haltout into left field so that
Daley got around to third and scored \
on q passed ball. Goss hit for single |
and stealing second scored on Wales
wild throw to third.
In the next inning Joe Brown raped |
Tho ball into left field and stole second.
scoring on Daley's single 60 center.
IN the third StandislN scored Tor the |
Fats after getting TO first on ground |
bit that went straight at Ceve Kelley |
Df the Western Union Office, but Cleve /
bad his mind on the telegraphers strike
and didn't see the bali until IL hit him. /
Dick stole second and scored when Goss /
did the unkind act Of driving another
ball ut Kelley when he wasn't looking.
IN the fourth tho BIS began to sting. |
and Lester and his bunch TO be in safer
regions went up in their balloon. Alex.
lnler swatted single, stole second and
third and scored on Bergerons two-bap.
ger. Bergeron misiudged his speed and
was put out trying 10 get three bases.
Kelley raped the ball Just out of reach
q the short stop and scored on Rev.
nolds two Dagger to left. REYNOLDS |
vent 60 third ON Jackson's out and
scored on wild throw by Standish to
third.
In the last half Of this inning. three
'rrors allowed the Fats to score twice.
putting them three tallies ahead Of the
BIS; but IN the fifth the Fats had anoth
y ascension, and Nute's Wales, Alex. /
inder's and Bergeron's singles brought
"a five runs to The Fats one tally by
AT the close Of the game thG race
scheduled 10 be run around the bases
by Billy Miller Of Montpelier and Jim
Weleh OF Barre was called for. but WEIGH [
I'D not show up and Billy was awarded
Tie race IN forfeit