The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-22
BASEBALL TEAM
TO BE REAL TENN
At Meeting Last Night Plans Were
Laid for Season of Good
Sport In the National
Game.

A permanent organization, calculated
to restore Earre TO its old time posi-
tioh in the field of sports, was effect
cd at az enthusiastic meeting of Barre
business men last evening when plans
We're forwarded for the formation of
the Barre Athletic association,
Among those who came together
were some ci the old timers, citizens
of Bare whose presence called up
memories OF former days when Barre
showed her heels to all rivals, whether
on TIL. gridilon or on the damon l..
And il the enthusiasm so rampant
last night can be capitalized, those
old DAYS are going to be revived. It
is the immediate purpose of the newly
ctganized association TO place strong
baseball team in the field. To that
end quick, bot thoroughgoing, drive
for memberships is to be made within
few days. Already there is the be-
ginning of fine baseball team to en-
courage support. To-day a specially
appointed committee was negotiating
for rev equipment. Summer baseball
for Barre is thus assured.
So unmistakable has been the de-
mand for baseball this season that lit
tie difficulty should be encountered in
obtaining the necessary financial sup
port. At the meeting last night it
was voted that any person subscribing
S5 or more may become a member of
the association. In order to give ev-
eryone a chance to enroll, the city will
be divided into districts, a day will be
set apart for the canvass, aud large
number of teams will be in action The
following committee will have charge
of the drive, more definite plans
for which will be announced later; w.
G.. Reynolds, Alex. A. Milne, 4. NJ.
Tobin. H. F. Hnman, Joseph Merlo
and George Kent.
Meanwhile a committee consisting of
CITY Clerk James Mackay, William
Wishart, c. A. Brown, A. NJ. Celia and
W. w Russell is formulating plans
for permanent organization, TO which
each subscriber on the basis outlined
above viii be entitled to membership.
A temporary treasurer in the person of
c. II. Wishart was elected. with Athol
r. Bell acting as temporary secretary.
A committee on supplies, made up-of
A. A. Milne, A. NJ. Celia, A. /. Averill
and Paul Scampini, is looking after the
equipment of the baseball team.
Not in recent wears have there been
so many strong baseball teams in Yer
mont as this year. In a number of
much smaller towns than Barre college
and high school talent have combined
10 form fast outfits. II was the knowl-
edge that apparently Barre, in the
midst of so mucn baseball activity else
where i'm the state, could only exhibit
diamonds grown with grass and out
fields earpeted with the Canada this
tie that caused the outpouring of en-
thmsiasm so manifest last night.
Everybody will have a chance to put
Barre back on the baseball map this
season. With the granite industry
going full blast and every other indi-
cation of activity, there. Is no reason
why the great American pastime can
not flourish. A live athletic organi-
zation. supporting baseball team that
is right up in the front ranks, is a
better advertisement than park pro
ducing pigweed and timothy. Yer
mont towns this year are going to be
known by their baseball teams. and
Barre can have that kind of desirable
notorietv If the citizens viii stand 10y
ally back of the new organization.