Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-08-25
A LISTLESS CONTEST,
In Whiehnthe NOrthamptOns DOwned
the HOlyOkes.

One Game Is Enough for this Year
Good Work OF Murphy and Lauder.
Twas Greece, but living Greece no more,
with apologies to Byron.
That Is, it was base ball Friday after
noon, with all of the old-time virility and
hilarity gone. The Northamptons were
here and our sympathies were with their
rivals, but after we had seen them for
few innings we didn't care whether anoth-
er game of base ball was played in Brattle-
borO this year or not. And, somehow.
this feeling seemed to be infectious. and
all the spectators caught the infection.
The threatening weather and the alb
sence of $50 or more of our base ball low
ers at muster reduced the attendance some
what, not over 400 people paying admis-
sions to see the first championship game
of the season."
Bowers and Ranney had been advertised
as the Holyoke battery, but Ranney was at
ClaremOnt or some other place, and Bow
ers did not arrive until the fourth inning.
He supposed the White mountain train
stopped at a city of 80, 900 inhabitants like
Meriden, and he reached the station in
time to see it go by. When he arrived on
the field he went into the outteld and Ri
ley retired to the bench.
The game opened with the Northamp-
tons at bat. Lauder was in the box for
the Holyokes. 1t should be said in expla-
nation that the Lauder in question was
not the pitcher; Lauder the pitcher was
not here, and his brother, who ordinarily
/ plays behind the bat or in the infeld, went
/ into the box. He started in by striking
! out COughlin. Then Bergen hit for a sin
| gle and Kinsella for three bases, the ball
going over right field fence; Kinsella came
home on O'Neilrs wild throw to the plate.
Then Lauder struck out Nadeau and Ma
honey, both heavy hitters.
For the Holyokes Murphy led OF and he
was greeted with applause. He hit hard
one to left field, which Carr captured
Lauder hit safely, but O'Neill's groundel
forced him out at second. Fitzmaurice'
two Dagger and McCauleys single brought
O'Neill home, but Fitzmaurice was caught
between third and home and run down.
LADDERS second inning was his Water
loo as a pitcher. After Fitzmaurice had
dropped Cars fly, Lauder gave two base:
on balls and was hit for two singles. La
cey then came into the box. Lacey is al
unpretentious youth, but he pitched goOC
ball, and in what amounted to eight inn
ings he was hit safely only six times. Be
I lore the NOELuaIuplouS were ItLlIttl, uON
ever, they gained three more runs, the re
suit of Ladders work The Northamp
tons added one score in each of the fifth
sixth and ninth innings. In the latter Ma
deau put the ball over the left centre feel,
fence for the prettiest hit of the game, bu
the ball was so quickly tielded by Fitzmau
rice that a home run was cut off.
The Holyokes made nothing like goo
rally after the Northamptons obtained tn
. lead. "Dinny's" voice was hushed, an
the crowd was very quiet. The inning
dragged along until the WEAKNESS was end
ed. The rain which fell in the first fou
innings increased the gloominess.
There were some splendid plays dunn
the game. Little Murphy's work at shol
was gilt-edged, as usual. There is no gel
ting away from the fact that Murphy
king in his position, outside of the league
and even in the league ranks he would NJ
be outclassed. And Lauder, too, at thir
: base is all right. This boy is a come
He is sure of a ground ball, and of all II
!. stars who have thrown across the Brattl
= boro diamond, none can get ball to fir
base quicker or more accurately than La
:. der. Added to this, he is a good hitter.
,, Mahoney and Nadeau covered their p
: sitions like veterans. McCauley, althoue
e light weight, made good impression
a catcher. Cannon is evidently secon
> rate pitcher, but in this game he W
backed up almost perfectly.