The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-06-05

The High school nine goes down to Mt.
| HermOn to morrow.
| The Michigan University nine, which was
so nicely beaten by the U. V. MS, last week,
defeated Harvard Monday to 3.
The Forest Squares beat the Cemetery
HIPS Wednesday, the score being 43 to 40.
The game between the Athletics and N. s.
s. nine Saturday afternoon was sharply con-
tented one. The Athletics were victorious
Is to II.
1t Is very nearly settled that Denny O'Neil
will bring his nine here for vacation ball
playing this summer. That It's. the arrange
ment has been made and will be carried out
II the money can be raised In the way of sea-
son tickets as guarantee fund. The SUBJ
scribcrs for the nine planned earlier In the
season will all be given an invitation to trans
fer their pledges to this project. The nine
will contain five of the Holy Cross college
players with the addition probably of Beal
OF Yale. an awful hitter. Graves Of Trinity
ana O'Connor Of Burlington. Stafford the
pitcher ,outpitched WoOdcock. decidedly In the
game with the Browns Wednesday. He
struck out IA men In innings, an average of
two to an inning while Woodc0ck struck out
four. The game was q tie, two to two, and
but for the errors of the third baseman
would have been won.
The Vermont Academys have been on a
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the Goddard Seminarys, Norwich Univer.
sitys and the Methodist Seminarys. They de-
feated the G0ddaras 5 to 4 though the latter
had beaten, to 2. the Montpeliers which is
regarded as the best nine In Northern Yer.
mont except the U. v. M.'s and which had
held the Tufts college nine down to close
game, after Its sharp contest with the U V.
Ms. Constable made two-bagger and
home run off the Goddard pitcher.
The Holy Cross nine lost two games to
Northampton Saturday after close and ex-
citing contests. Both were chargeable to the
wild throws and other errors of the third
baseman who will not be on the nine II 1t
comes here.
The John F. Morrills have written that
they would like to play here the Goth.
A cut Of F. w. Woodcock over the legend
"The Prlds of Brown University" was pub
lished by the Manchester Telegram Saturday.
The High Schools met defeat Saturday at
the hands of the Mount Hermon nine, IA to I.
The game was Brattleboro's up to the seventh
inning when the visitors With the aid of
few timely errors pounded out II runs.
The Boston Globe pitches savageIy into the
Brown University nine, charging that Its
players are professionals playing for money.
The Brown boys deny it.
Tommy Dowd played only one game last
week after his return to the Washingtons after
the injury to his hand Then be split his
thumb and had to lie off again. But he will
resume his place again next week when the
Nationals play at home.
The Manchesters after so long ornamentiDg
the tail have taken third place In the New
Engl land league.
Portland suffered a home defeat after 16
strsight home victories yesterday.
The First Regiment band play for the
graduating exercises and reception at West
Brattleboro Monday evening. The open air
concert is necessarily omitted next week
owing to the engagements Of the orchestra
out of town.
-Selectman Perry has done good deal
road building, for which Brattleboro W III have
occasion to remember him in the future. And
one of his commendable jobs is the WaDtas-
quet road.