Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-15
NORTHAMPTON WINS
A Game of Very "YellOw" Base Ball.
Northamptons 10, Brnttlcboros II---II
Innings.

The game at Northampton on Tuesday
was a medley. a meange. or anything else
that you please that will signify grand
tumble, combination of errors, hard hits,
and an occasional brilliant play. 1t was a
wcarisOmc game to behold and the % or
more Brattlcboro enthusiasts who went to
the Meadow City. and all others who were
present, were unanimous in agreeing that
AS a whole the contest was what is known
i'm base ball parlancc as 'ycllow ball 1t
was not expected that Brattleboro would
win. but the team had the game well i'm
hand and then lost it. "IIcncc these tears.
The Northamptons opened viciously on
Garry. Damon was put out, Norton to
| O'Neill. A two-bagger by Slater, an error
! by Murphy Cars base on being hit by
| pitched ball, Leahy's three Dagger and
| Ryan two Dagger gave them four scores,
two of which were earned.
The Bratteboros went i'm and at once
tied the score Murphy hit the first ball
on the seam, and it went through Smith
and Eagan, Murphy taking second. keay
sacrificed. and then errors by Bannon and
! Coughlin on ground balls from Stuart and
Ranney, and two baggers by O'Neill and
Ftzmaurce did the business. Fitzmaurce
was called out i'm trying to reach third, on
a very close decision. in which it seemed
| that the base runner should have been
! given the advantage of the doubt. In the
| third Carr and Ryan scored, mainly on
errors by Fitzmaurice, Hickey and Norton,
| and Ryan's base hit Stuart hit safely i'm
! this inning, and an error by Smith and
| Ranneys single brought him home. In
1.-THE fourth Northampton got three more.
Bannon and Slater hit safely, Damon stole
| third, and both men scored on errors.
In the next five innings Garry was very
effective, not being hit safely, and the
| Northamptons failed to score. In the fifth
! Stuart base hit. Ranney's base on balls,
! O'Neill sacrifice, and errors by Smith and
Bannon gave the Brattleboros two more
runs. In the sixth Hickey and Murphy
hit safely and the latter scored, thanks to
another error by Smith. Hickey was called
out at third when he was plainly safe,
Coughlin dropping the ball. In the seventh
O'Neill hit safely and Fltzmaurice's sacri-
flee and Stater's error gave him the score.
With the score Q to 9 both teams We're
quickly retired in the eighth and ninth.
In the tenth Ryan reached first on little
hit on the base line to Hickey, and Cough
lin was given first on called balls. Wood
cock attempted to sacrifice, but Garry threw
RYAN out at third. Eagan's clean hit
For the Brattleboros Fitzmaurice hit out
what was apparently a two Dagger but
Eagan made phenomenal catch. Norton
hit safely. Garry was out on a long hit to
Woodcock. Hickey hit safely. Leahy' 5
passed ball and Murphy's timely hit
brought Hickey and Norton home. Muir
ply was declared out in trying to steal
third-another doubtful decision. In the
18th Smith hit to Keay and was out. Carr
batted safely, Leahy hit to Murphy, who
tossed the ball to Norton. The latter had
his foot on the base and had only to throw
to first and complete a double play, retiring
the side but he dropped the ball. Then
Ryan was sent to first on called balls.
Coughlin hit for two bases, Eagan hit for
three bases, and five runs had been scored.
Damon hit to Murphy, who threw Eagan
out at the plate. Slater went out on fly
to Norton. For the Brattleboros keay
went to first on called balls. Stuart went
out, Coughlin to Slater. Coughlin's error
gave Ranney life, but O'Neill flied out tC
the same player and Fitzmaurice struck
out.
All of the close decisions were given tC
the Northamptons 10y Umpire Davis. The
Northampton Herald said that Davis haC
an ''off day when the South Royalston'
played there on Saturday, and on Tuesday
he certainly was away off. 1t was notice
able that the Greenfield and Springfield
visitors took sides with the BrattleborOs
and some of these visitors were more de
cdedly Outspoken in cOndemning the um
piring than any Brattleboro men.
Slater's stop of low thrown balls, catches
by Coughlin, Stuart and Keay were the re
deeming features.