The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-25
BASEBALL IN RUTLAND
Fans Trying to Revive the Game In
Marble City

While there seems to be consider
able baseball spirit lying dormant in
the hearts Of many Rutland fans, lit
tie active interest, the kind that gets
results, in the grand old game, has
made itself manifest up to the pres
ent. Everyone who has been APP
preached on the subject signs a long
sad sigh for the days of the old (
Northern league but no one. seems to
have any definite proposition to offer
and each seems willing to lie back
and let the other fellow do the pro
noting and organization.
Just what kind of team If any, viii |
delight the hearts of Rutland bleach
critics this summer, is uncertain. |
Most of the talk seems to favor
professional team of quality, to re-
call the good old days when business
was suspended to allow everyone to
go to the games. The question is to
get someone to manage such a team
and get the game started. There are
number of companies as well as in
dividuals, who have signihed a will
lingness to subscribe literally to the
support of a good team, and If some
one, can muster up courage enough
to start team, its financial support
would seem to be assured
G. S. Haley, manager of the Rut-
land Railway, Light and Power com
pany, has been in touch with some
of the managers and officials of the
Bennington-North AdamsPittsfield
, combination to see whether a Rut-
land team could get in there, but
word comes back to the effect that
the seasons schedule has already
been drawn up and on that account,
another team cannot be admitted to
the league this season. Mr.. Haley
would like to see Burlington get in
terested along with Rutland and
some of the other Northern Vermont
towns in a league and he hopes to
see some good ball here during the
summer He seems to think that A.
w. Daily is the man to take hold of
the thing and believes that under his
management Rutland could have
winning ball team.
p. f.. McManus thinks Rutland
would support another good ball team
as in the days OF the old Northern
league. Unless a league could ta or
ganized, he thinks a good team in
this city would have a hard time get
ting games with other teams. In his
opinion the baseball question is not
Ipurely local, but depends on the ac-
lions of other towns and cities.
Mayor H. o. Carpenter had heard
OF no particular agitation for profess
sional ball in the city this summer
and did not know who could be got
to run such a team. c. H. West
thinks Rutland would support pro
fessional ball Of a good class and he
too looks to Mr.. DAILY to supply the
goods.
Mr. DAILY OF his part has very lii.
tie to say on the question He is try
ing to get the old Northern league
revived and Barre and Montpelier are
game TO go on with IT, Burlington
and Plattsburg are yet to be heard
. from II the plan goes through, Rut
: land will probably enter a team In
case the league idea falls through
Mr.. DAILY talks a little OF bringing in
bunch OF bal.tossers and putting
on exhibition games here during the
summer. Conditions for professions
al ball are better now than In the old
days as the professional rules are
more strict American and National
league players are no longer allowed
to leave their teams to play exhibit
ion or other games but there are still
lots of good men who cannot get &
chance in the fastest company. wh'
are, nevertheless, strong players, an,
who will jump at chances OF steadl
work in the smaller towns.-Rutlani
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