Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-07-22
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the second defeat to the heretofore irwin
chile Bsrtons. 1t was q 10 to l shot in the
estimation of the baseball cranks that the
visitors would not have "look in" and a
evere pounding was prophesied for Carroll
Webster, who did the twilring for the
Bartons. Webster had considerable hard
luck behind him. He was Iouched for six
hits, some infield hits which ordinarily
would have been handled, got away from
the fielders, and cost runs in most in
stances. The Frontiers were forced to the
limit from first to last to hold the Barton
team in check after taking lead in the
first inning. Several times it looked as IL
Jenkins was doomed for the stable, but he
was helped out by his fellow players in
grand style, and pulled out victory-witb
the kindly aid of the umpire. SchmiIon
turned in some feature work at shortstop
for the Frontiers, while Berry and Heath
led with the stick. Carroll Webster started
to twirl for the Bartons, and went up in
the air in the sixth, just long enough for the
Frontiers to tally six runs. He gave way
to Bishop. who was invincible, not From
tier man getting hit. There was lack
of sget there" among the Barton players,
while the Frontiers were ever on their toes,
ready for anything and everything, as Bar
ton has given them much trouble this
season. The crowd was treated to a nice
exhibition of the national game, one of
those struggles in which the spectators are
kept on edge from the start to finish,
while fhe opposing players are fighting
strenuously for points. Bishop worked
finely his four innings, and the spectators
greatly enjoyed his work, and applauded
him again aud again for his fine showing.
He had great command. Lack of hitting
in the infield and outfield bothers our Bar
ton team. A first class, hard hitting in
fielder and an outfeIder of the same cali
bre are necessities for club that wants to
make good showing. Berry and Heath
were the only two of those that Ego down
to the sea in ships" that got q hit off Jen-
kins. Berry got a fine two base hit.
Catcher Barrows' work was superb, and he
worked with Bishop like well-regulated
piece Of mechanism. Ingraham, the um-
| pire, did not give the best of satisfaction
on balls or strikes, and occasioned plenty
of dissatisfaction on both sides, especially
when he allowed a foul ball to be safe
hit, bringing in three runs. Bishop got
the small end of it when at the bat in thu
last inning. Mr.. Umpire had a tendency
to call 'em strikes when they came low and
in and when they came nose high. The
rules specify the knee as the limit of the
low ball and the shoulder for the high ball.
Not the ankle and the nose as the extremes.
Barton really deserved to- win, in so far as
the batting ability of the two teams was
concerned, but you cannot win If the UNI
pire won't let you. CheerfuIness is the
rubber tire on Iife's vehicle. 1t breaks the
jolt whenever prudence and industry have
been unable to remove the stones from the
road. The umpire was the stone Saturday
and should have been removed. Capability
does not always imply reliability. Man
ager Aldrich has decided and declared
himself in favor of professional umpire.
This will be welcome news TO Barton. 1t
was no fault of Webster or Bishop that the
game did not land on the Barton side. 1t
Was the umpire.
THOMAS F. TIGHE,
Press agent for PresceIIe