The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-27
Amsrican League STANDING.
CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Manager GabeIloni Replies to Woodbury.
Cos Manager.


Editor Of Barre Daily Times; Permit
me 70 make a reply 70 Mr.. Q, X. J War.
rem, manager Of the Woodbury. Granite
Co.'S base bali team, a. I noticed that
in last Saturdays issue Of The Times he
made some statements regarding the bah
game that was to be played Saturday
at mtercity park.
When I arranged the series Of three
games with him, one Oh our grounds, one
at Hardwick and the third, Il necessary,
at Tnteroity park, we agreed to divide
the gate receipts Of tho third game il
PLAYED, we. Of course, TO do the adver-
Using AS it turned out we won one
game apiece, so | expected he would
bring his team to play us here, but in.
stead he asked for $50 and half the
gate receipts, or asked for SIS and Ia
chance IL As I left town for few
DAYS, I gave the management to A. Celia
To arrange II, bat he did not on account
Of the unreasonable demand MT. Warren
made he wrote Celia that he believed
there would be q crowd Of 1000 to wit.
ness tho game If he believed this. why
didn't be come for half the gate receipts,
which would allow him about $780, OF
the FIVE games played with them, four
were played on their grounds and If be
wanted to be fair he would not hesitate
10 play us on our grounds again and
I'm cover his expenses excepting ii Ne
goes to hire players such as Higgins,
Hatch, etc.
am not surprised that he stands
about $50 to the bad He had practically
salaried beam all season and never
hesitated 10 pay the price 50 long as he
could eet good players, while We always
used our own members SO long as they
were in condition to play; then too, we
never looked TO get league players when
in need Of players
His claim to the amateur champion
ship sounds like q dream. He won IA
and lost O. Well, three years ago the +.
Al. G. I'll Its infancy won IA and lost z,
and we lust considered that a fair show
ing Besides, Mr.. Warren, whore does
Bethel come in2 Did they win the
series from your Well. I guess And
what did we do to Bethel. and all the
other teams we played this season. And
we are not crying over the games we
lost in the carly part Of the season. No
one is 10 blame If the team was not So
strong then as now So far as the games
be won from us, lie knows that we never
played ban together when we played
them; Of course this Is not his blame,
but that proves that bis team Is not
superior Ia ours and he knows tt and so
do all fair minded sportsmen that have
seen Us play TINS season,
Now, Mr.. Warren, let us compare rec
ords, we won 81 games, lost Q and tied
2; you won IA games. lost 8 and no ties.
DO yon still believe that you have the
championship after looking over the
above figuresg IF SO, let me know how
you figure that ont.
Neither can you say that You covered
all our expenses there, as played you
two games for SEQ, one Of them on q
holiday at that How does the above
figure compare to what you pretended 81
meg
am quite sure that you lost more
than six games this season, but then,
! if nothing else, the series with Bethel
compels you to take back seat. and
the |. A. @. is the only team that
trimmed Bethel Therefore, weare JUS
titled in claiming the championship.
I. Gabelloni,
Mgr I. A. @.