The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-08-28
BASE BALL TOMORROW
Married Men viii Battle With .he
Bachelors

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dispute arose between the men who
wore the yoke and those who stead
tasty refused to rock the baby.
And one saith, No man can play
the National Game until he hath TAX
en- unto himself wife, and learned TO
run early for home and to dodge fiat
irons il perchance he cometh IL late.
But another spake, How can he that
is tied TO base, hope to ska the
ball. VIII he not be prone 20 strike
| out for his spouse early in the game?
And the debate waxed warm until
certain maidens of that city took
council together that they might sat
isly themselves on these things, and
also bring silver into their hands
thereby
And they said unto those who diu
argue. Go to it and We will applaud
the victors.
So a proclamation went forth and
all the children of Bennington went
up out of the city to place which
was called the Playground. And be
held there was on the plain two COR
panies OF nine each who would snite
the other with clubs.
On the one side cometh from the
Townsend Sharpe Jenney Ross and
her consort the Haley GARDINER. who
fAf n e,
Ayres; while Tobin or not to be in,
that was the question" where on the
Banks, Meyer Webster substituted.
And these we're they TO whom il
had been said, ''For better or for
woi Sc And those who did oppose
them were Bachelors, and were lik-
ened unto ships without rudders. And
they were Flynn and Mclaughlin
with their Bowen arrows, come to
weep with burlington whose two
sons Paul and Han were in their
Cole and Dewey Graves.
And there were, short and tall
who would do whatsoever the Civic
League requireth of them Richie OF
Ward three, whose Bartlett near had
never Bennett and Huling, A Baker,
Holden Nichols OF fire to mako Pratt
Endress
And they who were Benedicts we're
given the preference at the bat be
cause their wives we're there also
And one doctor saith to the other
three, Who are we to be afraid of tie
pill. Have we not many times plac
ed them where they have sen, mea
quickly home. And they saith uato
him. Show us.
And lie famed the atmosphere
thrice. This and tho next two at the
bat were the first half Of that inning.
Then cometh to the plate those
would be married men and are not.
And sayeth to one another, shall We
not utterly destroy the ball? Alta
with one accord they htcheth up
their gallusses and spat upon their
hands, and when three of their num-
Der likewise runneth not, they lil'ed
up their voices and saith. Yea. they
axe OF cur flesh and blood: they are
our people. Why wish them in. Ne
will surely give our neighbors
chance.
And all the multitude did watch
the strife and we're nightly pleased
Herewith. And for their shekcls they
received full value. for had not they
opened wide their mouths with
laughte-, and had they not patroniz-
ed a most worthy public institution.
And it came TO pass that as the
ninth inning approached, tho com
batents we're exhausted and the sub
stitutes had been fetched thence to
relieve those who had fallen by the
way.
And the score was reconed even,
and Il was a tie between ,he DCne
diets and the Bachelors and both
sides wept and rent their apparel:
but the wives Of the Bencdicts would
permit them to rent not a thing but
their dwelling place, and so they xep'
only.
And ! heard a voice saying. Strike
two" Then spake Solomon. SAYING.
the score stands % to % in favor OF
both sides. but this inning will decide
which provideth the banquet.
And there was great excitement
and I did applaud with mine hands
and feet and behold I awoke. and it
was a sweet dream.