Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-15
LIN ERS.

Tom DOwd sustained an injury in Tues
days game at Washington, and is unable
to play.
The L. V. NJ. 5 gave Norwich university
fearful drubbing last Saturday, the score
being II to o. Hartshorn, the Dartmouth
change pitcher, was in the box for Nor
witch university. and Is hits were made off
his delivery, while only three were made off
Pond of the L. V. MS
The Yale Brown game at Providence,
r. l., last Saturday was striking illustra-
ton of the fact that contest is not won
until the last man is out. In the ninth
inning two men were out and the man at
the bat had two strikes, and many of the
spectators had left; but the batsman, Cal
hOun, hit out long fly to left field, which
Mendenhall dropped Then McClintock,
who had struck out twice, lifted the ball
over the fence for home run. Two more
hits and two errors allowed the Yales to
score two more runs, winning the game.
Woodcock pitched well, and made two hits
with a total of three. Jones carried off the
batting hOnors, however, with three hits,
two of them three baggers.
The Northampton Gazette of this week
says that Mahaney, with the Quincy, ILL.,,
club last season, and O'Rourke are to be
catchers of the Northampton team and Ems
worth and Sears the pitchers.
The North street school nine received
their new suits yesterday.
An exciting game was played on Wednes-
day between the North street school club
and a nine known as the mechanics
Squares" Darkness put an end to the
contest after IL innings, the score standing
| 20 to 20.
Connie Murphy, who is playing with the
Worcesters is a pitcher. Murphy of Hins-
dale, the catcher, is with the Quincy, ILL.,,
club.
In Wednesdays game the Yales batted
Woodcock freely, winning from Brown
score of II to 7.
The High school team will go to SaXtons
River tomorrow to cross bats with the
| Vermont academy boys. The make up Of
the High schools will be as follows: Ellis
and Lamb, pitchers; Lafrene, catcher;
| Sanders, first base; Henkel, second base;
Dunlevy, short stop; Devine, left field; one
of the pitchers in centre field; Baldwin,
right field: Cox, third base. The new suits
| from Wright & DitsOn of Boston are eX-
pected to arrive in time to be used in this
game. Manager Estey is arranging for
games with Mount Hermon, Powers insti-
! tute and other clubs.
The first game of the season was played
at CaremOnt last Saturday with the Wind
sors, the home team winning by a score of
Is to 6. Burns struck out 22 of the Wind
sOrs, and was ably supported behind the
bat by Chapman, who heretofore has play
ed at second base. Harlow, former Brat
tlebOro boy, did the best work for the Wind
sors, making three of the six scores, one OF
the three hits, and accepting eight chances
at second base. The ClaremOnts made 10
hits with a total of 20, and scored all but
two runs in two innings.
Burrell did not meet with phenomenal
success in the first championship game at
Joliet, his curves being touched up for IA
hits. He had little revenge, however, as
he lined out three hits, one two-bagger.
Break the news gently to the Barres.
Another of the 'VermOnt champions OF
1880" Woodcock he of the left-hand par
abolic curves and winning smile, is wanted
by a professional club, and that club is none
other than the Bostons of the National
league, as will be seen by the following,
which appeared as a Chicago despatch in
the Boston Herald on Monday: manager
Selee on Saturday last witnessed the game
at Providence between the Brown university
and Yale college teams, and he was so
pleased at the pitching and general bearing
of Woodcock, the Browns pitcher, that he
! at once attempted to secure him for the