Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-06-19
BASE BALL BRBEzEs.

Windsor and Woodstock have stron,
teams. They met recently, Windsor win.
ming after an exciting struggle to-.
The Athletics of lIinsdale have ro6rgau.
lied There are also strong local team, ai
Ashuelot. Winchester and kCcnc.
The way i'm which northampton ha, dis.
posed of Holy Cross, Williams. Amherst
and union organizations show concm.f,,Iy
the strength of the Meadow City aggrol3.
ton. Brattleboro must have team of
sluggers or its banners will trail I'm tine
dust. Ellsworth and Woodcock are tl.
equals of any twirers in New England.
VIII Harris is member of the Chill,',
business college AZ Springfield, Mass. phy-
ing as short stop and as change pitcher.
One of Woodcock's star games was last
week Thursday, when he held the Uni,rr-
sity of Pennsylvania down to two scratch
hits, but the Browns lost the game. 10 u.
through decision of the umpire Uni,rl-
sity Of Pennsylvania has beaten Yale once
and Princeton twice this season.
Burrel is now in good form and is pitch
ing regularly two games a week. Last
week he shut out the Rockfords, Joliet.
winning : to 0.
The L. V. MS are invncible on their
own ground Amherst, Williams and the
University of Michigan having gone down
before them. At Cambridge on Monday
they could do nothing with Bates and was
beaten by Harvard, II to l. O'Connor.
who had pitched against Amherst on Fri
day and Saturday, was not in condition.
and Abbey and Pond, who succeeded him.
were batted freely. The L. V. Ms raya
the Yales a hard battle , to 3. at New
Haven on Tuesday.
Windsor and Woodstock have Hirb
school teams that would test to the last de-
cree the metal of the Brattleboro lIiub
school boys These teams recently PLAYED
one of the most exciting games ever seen
in Windsor county. Windsor coming ont
victorious. , to ?.
Ranney's relatives have induced him not
to play professionally and he will remain
with the L. V. MS.
The Burlington Free Press SAYS O'Con-
nor will remain in that city, Brattleboro
papers to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Perhaps so, and perhaps not. He ha,
written that he would like to come to Brat
tleboro and named his terms.
The Connecticut state league has given
up the ghost. Hickey ranked second in
batting in field of over 100 players.
\ few changes which will tend to
strengthen the ball team have been made
during the week \ first-cass catcher Ina,
been secured through Hickey. last years
popular short stop. Hickey writes that
she is sure thrower, a fine Splinter.
heavy hitter. and a fine all around PLAYER
feel as though / could not speak too well
of him. He played - games. Il behind
the bat and seven in the field. and has only
four errors against him and only five bases
were stolen of him
A great deal of credit is due Mr.. O'Neu
in securing Stuart. formerly of Amherst
college. Buffalo. Troy. Newark and Tacoma.
He will be remembered as playing a few
games in Brattleboro in 1889
Manager Finn is to bring the best team
in Holyoke here to open the season July
l orr
The Northamptons cannot come July
!, as they are to play the John p. Lovell>
two games at Northampton.
O'Connor won two games from Amherst
last Friday and Saturday.
There will be number of good teams to
play here during the season as Greenfield
Northampton, Holyoke, Orange, South
Royalston, North Adams, Burlington and
Claremont will all have strong teams.
series of eight games in each place is
being arranged with Northampton.
About 800 is needed now to make up
the necessary 5000.