Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-04-20

Murphy was the hero of the day, that his
base running has seldom been excelled in
New \ ork, and that the best quality of his
play is his headwork The other New
York papers comment on Murphy's APP
pearance in very complimentary terms.
ale has defeated two league teams this
season-Boston and Brooklyn.
Williams defeated Harvard IL to II in a
10 inning game at Willamstown Saturday
Sexton has been at Schenectady, y. Y,
several weeks coaching the Union college
BOYS
Hickey was the umpire in the Boston
Springfield game at Springfield, Mass,
Saturday.
Cross held indianapolis down to two hits
in one game last week. He promises to be
a star twirler for Cincinnati.
Bannon lined out a home run. o-bag-
ger and two singles in game which the
Bostons played against the Brocktons Mon
day.
Catcher Ralph Stewart. the ex-captain
of the University of Vermont club. has
signed to play at New Bedford the com
ing season.
Dick Burns, who played one or two
games on the Bratteboros, and afterward
acted as umpire here, is now an alderman
al HOlyoke
Catcher Dan Mahaney formerly of the
NorthamptOns has received his release
from the Binghamton suspension, and will
Join the Portland team Of the New Eng
land league next week.
Garry is placed at the head of the bat
ting list of the Minneapolis club of the
Western league. In the opening game,
against the Cincinnati leaguers, he lined
out two hits. His position is left field.
Northa mpton is mum on the subject of
a protest. onal team this season. The di-
rectors. W no recently assessed themselves
$40 each to settle unpaid last season 5
bills to the amount of $500, have had all
the eX perience they want.
Abbey is expected to do good work for
Chicago this season. His practice at Barre
and Burlin gton during the winter brings
him out in good condition for the opening
OF the season, and he thinks that he has
the pitching distance well in hand.
Connie Murphy has so far recovered
from the effects of a recent surgical opera
ton as to be able TO leave Hlnsdale this
week. He will probably be PLAYING with
the Cincnnatis within few days. 1t is
said that but for the operation Murphy
would not have lived six months.
Norton batted freely in the two games
in which he played for the Waterbury,
Conn, team against the Bostons last week.
Lauder, who made such a good impression
in Bratteboro when with the Yale Law
school last season. found Pitcher Lampe's
delivery for a home run and two singles
in one game.
An athletic association has been formed
at SwantOn with view to promoting base
ball in summer and foot ball in the fall
Moore Swanton boy, who had more than
a local reputation as a pitcher a few years
ago. will again 90 into the box. AS a re-
suit of the action at SwantOn, St. Adams
will probably form local nine.
In four games against Eastern league
teams Wm, Murphy lined out ten hits and
scored more runs than any man on the
/ New York nine. Murphy now leads off in
the batting list and Capt. Ward has de
/ cided to place him at short in the champi-
Onship games, as he considers him superior
/ to Fuller or Stafford. Ward says Murphy's
batting has been phenomenal and with
rare judgment; that Murphy can fall OFF
25 per cent and still be able TO fill the bill
in league games.
The [, V. NJ. boys won three out of six
games on their southern trip, making about
the same showing as did the Yales against
the same teams. Three games scheduled
were not played on account of storms.
/ Considering that the Nermonters had little
outdoor practice, and that Kinsella was
injured in one of the first games, the rec.
ord is a good one. Notwithstanding the
loss of such veterans as j. Allen, Stewart,
Hill and Richmond, the Vermont univer-
sity will be a formidable rival for the best
college organizations.
The Boston journal announces that it
has engaged Capt John f. Morrill,, noted
as captain and manager of the Boston base
ball club, to have charge of the review of
the base ball games in the journal, writing
over his own signature every Sunday an in
teresting and entertaining article regarding
the weeks doings by the base ball players
of the country. This notable move will
illustrate the intention of the journal TO
give its readers the best of everything in
the base ball line the coming summer. It
will be remembered that Morrill, spent a
winter in Brattleboro several years ago.