The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-08
FRANK /. HOWE. Editor and Publisher


Bennington has just completed It's
annual experience OF ascertalning
whether or not the local base ball
management Is capable Of buying bet
ter players than can be secured by
Hoosick Falls. Last year we made the
better selections but for the present
season superiority In this line Is con.
coded to belong with our friends on
the other side of the New York line.
This situation that has gradually been
brought about by the intense rivalry
between the two towns should be mat
crially changed another season for
the reason that II is doing the sport
no good and only harm.
There Is only one way TO run base
bali In Bennington and that is along
the lines that have been followed
during the past few years, the play.
/ ing OF team made up Of local men
who have an equal interest In the as.
ISOLATION and who receive an equal
share Of the earnings Of the season.
Any attempt at downright profession.
alism. the organizing Of team com.
posed Of players who depend upon
base ball Tor a living, Is doomed TO
failure from the start
80 matter what the knockers may
say bennington has had better base
ball during the present season than
any town of the size on the map. The
team that represented Bennington In
the last two games with Hoosick was
probably the best that has ever been
seen ON the local diamond, but the dit.
ference ln the abilities OF this Barre.
Montpelier aggregation aud the regu.
lar Bennington nine that played the
loncrsonians two weeks previous does
notcqual 10 per cent Of difference In
the expenses of conducting the two
teams With more people 20 draw
from than there Is IN the whole Of
bennington county and with lar more
favorable conditions Barre Montpelier
went into debt $500 and disorganlzcd
in the middle Of the season. How.
ever. Bennington might enjoy profess.
slonal base ball the luxury o. too cost.
o. for us.
The reason why this annual prac
tIco OF hiring special teams for the
lioosIck Falls series b. injuring the
sport ~ that Il cducatos the public 10
look Tor better base ball than Il can
afford. u makes opportunities for the
drawing OF comparisons and cngcn.
dors % spirit Of dissatisfaction. And
AGAIN. there b. no credit % be- obtain
"a through a victory won by a Dot 81
ringers" There would BE- far more
real sport in a game between teams
made up of local players from the two
/. towns Tor Boo that case II would be- ben
niugtun against llooaIck and the glory
would belong 10 the men who won.
one Of Manager Corbctts greatest
difficulties since be- has been In charge
1f the team has been the pressure
brought 10 bear upon him 20 strcng
then the playing By the hiring Of out
side men. This year especially Their,
has been a continual knocking" dir
octcd against particular members 81
the team aud the demand that theft
IpIncoa be- allied by outsiders. Il u "a
BITS credit that he has insisted upon
making the team a Bennington organ
ization as Tar as possible. lie realizes
that the amount Of gate money TO b
obuncd b. limited and be- has insisto,
that the local players get a fair return
from the games In preference 10 eX
pending the entire income In the hir
Ing Of foreign stars" whose only In
tcrcst Ia the team ~ the money thcl
got out Of a.