The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-07
Two Baseball Games and
Series of Sports Pre-
Sented

despite this and the low, heavy cloud
that hung over the hills, workmen an,
their families. met al the park il
large numbers.
The Central Labor union has for sew
eral years staged just suchsan even
as this was yesterday, but has general
ly been favored with better weather
when il is JOY to be outdoors. How
ever, on arrival at the park the wealth
or was forgotten and attention was di
verted to something more interesting
baseball games, sports, orations, music
o. "eats." but it was plain to be seer
that the threatening weather of the
morning, followed by small showers
kept many family at home yester-
| day.
The wheel of events got its first turn
with a baseball game in the morning
with the Barre Athletic association
battling again.t the Graniteville
Athletic club for victory, that finally
came in the last of the ninth inning
when two hits and an error gave the
Barre nine a decision of 10.
Many people went to their homes
then for dinner, but the ma jority of
them remained on the grounds, patron.
lied the lunch stands, or munched on
sandwiches or basket lunches while
several athletic contests were in &C.
tion.
To keep the wheel going the boys
race, opened to boys Is years old or
less, was started by John S. Mcdonald,
Phillip Clark winning first prize, sl.50;
T.. Sierra, second. 81, and c. Miro,
third, 90 cents. Then the girls under
10 ran, Catherine Malone winning the
first prize, Violet Mcdonald second and
6. Cero third, all prizes being the
same as in the boys race. In the 100
yard dash were about Is contestants,
Alfred Bishop winning first prize of
So, James Greig second, 81, and John
NJ. Smith third, 81. The young la
dies race brought forth but two con
testants, Miss Jeannie Wilson winning
the gold bracelet, the only prize.
Much to the amusement of the crowd
several men ran in the three legged
race, and so close was the finish be-
tween james Stewart Bob Thomson
and James GreigA. 0Connell that the
judges decided another heat necessary
TO decide the winners Of the S4 prize
In this the young men outwinded and
outstripped their bald headed oppo.
nents to the goal line, Greig and OCon.
nell receiving the money.
With all this excitement and ac-
tion there seemed to be something
missing. And sure enough, that some
thing missing was supplied by the ar
rival of the Barre City band. II ar
rived about this time, not par in mum.
bers yet par excellence in production |
OF numerous fsvorite tunes. some Of
the old and some of the new
William Eager. chairman of the cele-
brstion committee, introduced Giro.
lamo Nalenti, general organizer Of the
Italian chamber Of labor in New York
City. Mr.. Nalenti addressed his fellow
men in his native tongue and treated
them to an Grafton. fluent and forceful.
4 am proud to be an Italian he said,
not for the patriotic spirit. hut be-
,Ruse the Italian working class over
here Is showing revolutionary and
consistent spirit of independence BY
,eizing the plants and starting to %.
rate them. no more for the profit of
he capitalist but for the good and vel
arc Of the community" He loves
america. he declares. sthe America Of
he injunctions against workers strike.
lot the America OF steel trusts. coal
'srons; not the America that is keep
ne the noblest American. Eugene Y.
)cbs, in prison. not the America
rhich is rising against the autocracy
{ the bslsheviki, who do not give any
oice TO the exploiters in the affairs OF
he government"
Mr.. Nalenti admits he Is a socialist
nd a radical uniouist. and before /,
his speech he urged all his ,
steners 10 vote, not for the Republ- !
an or Democratic presidential oandi
ates. but for Eugene. V. Debs. 50
hat he NAV he freed from prison.
The majority Of his listeners sp =,
landed him vigorously At the conclu-
on Of his speech while many others.
norznt of the language in which DO
,oks. joined in % make the applause ;
good one. !,
Alex W Russell. an alderman in
uiucy. Mass. ard member of the Z,
-isvsnce committee 81 tho Granite \
1tters International Association 81 :,
msrios. AS introduced almost imme- !,
stsly afterwards ~ Mr Eager to :
.at part q the sudisncs ~ the grand :
sud. usnifesfinC - interest IN The i
sskers. Mr. nussells tak pas chef
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