Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-06-17
Who's Who 2" in Baseball.

Who's Who 2" in Baseball.
The question. (Which high school in
Vermont has the best baseball team this
season % seems to be as much Of a pug
zler as SHOW old is Ann 20 st. Alhans,
having beaten Burlington and Montpeli-
er, claimed the lead in Northern Vermont
and was preparing to swoop down on the
south end when she met with such a seri-
Gus reverse in her return Burlington
game as to put her quite out OF the run
ming. Burlington then hoisted her colors
and set sail for the southwark to sweep
things, but got no further than Yer
gennes, when she bit the dust before the
sprightly school lads OF that ancient city,
who forthwith claimed the pennant.
Burlington was also beaten by Vermont
academy; so ended her aspirations. Rut-
land high has been walloping other teams
pretty hard. but met Waterloo AT Bur-
lington Tuesday. Bellows Falls high
has downed Vermont academyonce. On
form, the situation is decidedly mixed.
Randolph high feels that it would like
to try for the title, and was getting ready
to accept a challenge that had come from
st. Albans, when the latter went down
and out. Now Randolph will stake up
against whoever claims the honor, and
will give our boys chance. Manager
Ham and Captain Vsil have brought the
team successfully through the best sched-
ule ever arranged, and the patronage has
been so good that the treasury has quite
q surplus that can be used in backing the
expenses OF championship series.
That the Randolph high team is appre-
ciated outside its own town appears from
the following article in saturdays Mont
pelier Journal, headed, "That Champion
snip Randolph Has Good
Reason to Shine in LimeIight in Base
balI':-
"The controversy that is now in prog
ress over the much desired title of the
baseball championship of Northern Yer
mont has reached q point where about
every team that has won at least three
games has put in q claim to the coveted
title, but the teams which apparently
have the best chance to the position are
Burlington high. Montpelier seminary
and Randolph high. The Burlington
team claims to have the place nailed
down hard and fast, since they have
trimmed Montpelier high. St. Albans
high, Montpelier seminary and several
other minor teams, but they have evil
IDENTIFY failed to take into consideration
the strong aggregation from Randolph
high, which has put up some exceedingly
strong games this season.
Randolph has put in the field this
year one of the strongest combinations OF
ball players that has been seen in high
school circles Ia some time, and a game
with the Burlington team for the cham
pionship would certainly be hair raiser,
to say the least. Burlington has certain
ly defeated some good teams and has
good claim on the banner, but unless
they tackle the Randolph bunch there
: will be a large-sized doubt in the minds
Of those who have seen the latter team in
action, IS TO whether the Edmunds boys
are not taking to themselves little too
much glory.
at has been suggested that Burlington
tackle the Randolph boys for the cham
pionship, the contest taking place at
Montpelier. on neutral grounds, and the
idea seems to meet with favor from base
ball enthusiasts. Whether this can be
brought about remains to be seen, but the
matter is being agitated and something
may develop in the near future"
Gotch Again Trims the Sailor.
In their second match at Dubois &
Gays hall Saturday evening, Young
Gotch again won over Sailor Mack, but it
was harder and closer contest than the
first one-probably the best yet seen here.
The sailor got the first fall after 45 min
utes OF hard struggling, with a crotch
! and half nelson hold, the first time this
: hold has been seen here. The second fall
, went to Gotch in 26 minutes with a head
! scissors and the third to Gotch in Is min
utes with an arm scissors, toe and body
hold. A. A. Niebaum acted as referee
Z and w. F. Moulton as timekeeper.
! Young Gotch had the promise from
, Bob Somerville, lightweight champion,
I Of a match here next Saturday night, il
I he defeated the sailor, and Somerville
/ sent on his cut for the advertising, which
I Gotch got out. He also hired the hall
E and arranged for the match. Last
E nights papers announced, however, that
: Somerville had sailed for England to keep
0 wrestling date, leaving Gotch and
o Tremblay, with whom he was also
e matched for the lightweight champion.
ship, in the lurch. He promises to re-
\ turn in a few months.
o To fill the Saturday night event here,
q Gotch has secured Sam Williams of Clare
= mont, N. H., clever man of about 15C
= lbs, and there will he interesting pre-
1 liminaries.
: Cyclone Burns and Halinar Lundin will
|. wrestle in the Gates opera house at White
( River Junction Friday, June Is, at S p. m
o