Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-07-31
BrHttIeboros q, Northamptons 5---Ten
Innings.


"a Yale finish now, Yale finishr'
shouted Capt. O'Neill from the coachers
line near third base at the beginning of the
ninth inning of last Saturdays struggle
All of the 1000 people present-with the
exception of the Northampton contingent
were glum, as the score stood to 0 in
favor of Northampton. The yale finish"
which ONeill referred to was a game at
Providence early in the season, when with
the score to 1 against them in the last
inning the Yales pounded woody all
over the lot and won to g.
ga Yale finish now, Yale finishr' con-
tinued O'Neill, and he was a true prophet
Woody was evidently nervous, as he hit
Stuart and SteaTns with the ball, and they
were safe on second and first. Cain hit to
Tenney, the ball striking his hands and
bounding off. The bases were full. All
was expectancy. Would Sullivan prove
equal to the emergency and make a hit?
'One BALI called the umpire and every
body caught second breath. woody
wound himself up into a double twisted
knot and let fly the sphere. A resounding
whack. Sullivan met the ball square and
away it went skimming between left and
centre field. 1t was a beautiful line hit
The crowd rose en- mdSSe and shouted
Stuart and Stearns scored, Cain reaching
third and Sullivan second. O'Neill hit to
Magill, but the visitors, in their anxiety to
catch both men, allowed Cain to score and
O'Neill to reach first Fitzmaurice and
Bowers went out on flies to Smith and
Carr. All now depended upon Leahy
Oh, for hit, Once he swung at the ball
unsuccessfully Three balls were called
and then Woodcock 'put it up big. ="
Leahy smote it nightly, and the ball sailed
high into air, out over the right-centre field
fence. Sullivan and O'Neill scored, Leahy
was on third when the ball was returned,
and the game was tie. The crowd rose
and yelled louder than before. But Muir
/ ply went out and Leahy was left. North
ampton started in well in the ninth Ma
haney hit for two bases. Bowers purpose
| ly gave Henry his base on balls, and then
struck out Magill and O'Rourke. Eagan
was retired, Murphy to O'Nell. Stuart,
Stearns and Cain hit for singles in the
tenth, but Stearns was out at second, Hen
ry quickly fielding Gains hit. Sullivan
sacrificed to Tenney, who threw to Maha-
ney, catching Stuart between third and
home, but in attempting to run Stuart
down the ball was dropped by Mahaney
and Stuart was back on third. O'Neill
scored. Fitzmaurice was out on fly t.
o. ROurke. For Northampton Tenney and
Carr struck out. Smith refused to come
to the bat, and was declared out after the
proper time had expired.
Thus was the game pulled out Through
fire and smoke"
The NOrthamptons kicked continually in
the last two innings, claiming wrong decis
ions by both umpires. None of the decis
ions were closer than several in the earlier
innings, all of which were given to the Wis
itors, giving them two runs at least, anC
cutting off runs for the home team. Tn,
NOrthamptons had all the luck of the game
except in the last two innings. One Brat
tleboro man was put out at the plate, three
at third, and one was caught mapping a
second.
All in all, it was the most exciting gam,
of the season.