The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-30
COWBOYS AT RUTLAND
Western Team at Fair Grounds This
Afternoon

Rutland, July 29.-After defeating
the Fair Haven baseball team by a
score of q to l and outplaying them
at every point of the game, the Cow
boy team arrived In Rutland early last
evening preparatory to crossing bats
with the Rutland aggregation this af-
ternoon on the fair grounds diamond
at $3.50 O'clock.
The local team mas been strengthen
ed for this game and hot contest is
predicted. Ross of the Middlebury
team, and Hayden of the strong Wood
stock team will form the battery. In
addition d. Burrltt and st. Peter of
the Pittsford team will be included in
the Rutland lineup.
The lineup of the cowboys will be:
Texas Bill, IS; Arizona Kid, 3b; Next
cana, If; Rabbit, 2b; Montana Sam,
c; Tuscan Jim, 1b; Prairie Dog. CT;
Teeks, RI; and Comanche, p. The
lineup and batting order of the
Rutland team will be: Abbot. b;
Cady, 3b; Walsh, IS; Burditt. 2b;
Franzoni, p; Ross or Hayden, C;
Johnson, RI; and Quigley, CT.
After supper last evening the Cow
boy outfit visited the Herald office,
and then went TO the band concert.
Their picturesque costumes attracted
much attention on the streets. At
the band concert members of the out
fit astonished the audience by taking
places among the bandsmen and play
ing the music as If that were a part
of their days program. Arizona Bill
took his station at the bass tuba, and
Mexicana played the cornet. During
intermission between the last two
numbers on the program announce
ment was made by Manager Col. IL.
/ II. Steiner of today's game
The idea of a cowboy team origin.
ated with Col II. f. Steiner early
among the cowboys of tryout in
Cheyenne Wy. preparatory to organ
izing the team.
Forty cowboys responded and the
present team was picked and since
that time there has been no change
in the lineup.
The team started out April 8, and
has been playing nearly every day
since that time. Since leaving Pitts
burg few weeks ago the team has
been defeated only four times.
Col. Steiner said last night:
When he got to Paduca, KY, We
bought steamboat, and made the
trip from that place to Pittsburg in
our boat. At Pittsburg we were
Obliged to leave the boat for a time
ON account of the water in the river
lowering.
From there we have travelled by
rail taking in points of interest alanl
the way. Only three members of the
team had ever been East before, anC
they are having a great time.
From here we viii circle around
down through Massachusetts, anC
Connecticut into Pennsylvania wher,
we will get our boat again. Or
reaching Cheyenne again the team
will disband for the winter and tn,
boys will go back on the roundup. a
various ranches during the winter
We will re-organize next spring anC
will take trip along the western
coast next summer
I'VE had a band of our own wheI
we started out. but they were lief
near Pittsburg as ii was too expen
sive to take the whole outfit alonl
with our horses and everything. Tn
band secured an engagement at
summer park and will join us whel
we get BACK to Pittsburg."
All of the members of the team
have been beseiged with questions
especially from the boys about tn
life in the West Questions abou
everything pertaining to their life il
the West have been fired at theT
from every quarter, and the sma
boys, who have witnessed the game
have made havoc among the clothe
lines, trying to initiate the ropin
rope spinning, and lariat throwing a
. performed by the cowboys during tn
=. exhibition which is given as pr,
iminary to each game.
=. young Buffalo has with hil
| badges from several rope THROWN
2 contests.