The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-05
Sporting Notes of Local Interest.

Jimmy" Garry's local admirers are more
than pleased with the brilliant article of ball the
Great Darlington lad continues to play out in
Syracuse. Since the season opened he has, eN-
cept in a couple of games when troubled with
| his injured knee, averaged overtwo hits game.
HIS fielding has been sensational at all times
| and the "kid" IS the most popular player IN the
whole "Stars" outfit, beth with the press and
patrons of the game. Oh! Springfield, how
| much you miss him.
"Tommy" Dowd has takena big drop in hit
| ting the past two weeks. But then, how can
| you expect hustling player of his Calibrc to
| play good ball with such Il combination ms Won
dc Ahe's "donc" Browns. Why, they are near
ly as bad as the Springfield eX.Ponies, who
| would be clear out of sight only for some Of the
good work INDUCED in by trattcboro's "ind",
| Tommy" Lcahey.
| Des Moines, the team which Harry Burrell is
pitching for lost but one championship game IN
TO May 20, in the Western Association. Burrell
has been doing some fine work in the box.
Harry Smith is playing with the Westleds'
Smith played here in 80. He was with Mem
phis of the southern League last season.
1t is captain" Dcedy with Montgomery in
the southern League, where they lea's in the
championship race. Dcedy was a Meadow City
| player in ~.
Capt Slater, an exTurners Falls and North.
ampton player, now of the Portlands, holds the
first base record of the country in nine inning
game for 49, On May IL in the Pawtucket
game he had Is put.outs and one assist and no
errors, scored three runs and made single, Il
uouble anu Il tfiplc.
Get out your slate and mark down two more
knockout, for DR. Pond. Friday Cincinnati
could only get six hits and one run off the Ar
lington lad Tuesday .Arlle" pitched magnif-
icent ball against the Pittsburg suggcrs only
four scattered hits and three runs being made.
surely this is a great year for Ncrmontcrs.
Mark the fine work OF Pitchers Pond. Abbey
and Doheney III the major league, Standish in
the Atlantic and Burrcll IN the Western.
Charley Fack, late of the Scrantons, is with
Fltsmaurce in Lewiston.
Bert Abbey pitched clever ball against the st
Louis done" Browns at Brooklyn Monday.
Won dc Ahc's hircd men could only get three
scattered hits off the ycrmontcr Bert at the
bat got in two hits and thrcc-base drive and he
also made Tommy" Dowd strike out.
Jack" Carr and Jerry Foley are playing left
field and pitcher, respectively, for the strong
Central Park team which is managed by the
Atho Orange street railway company.
"Jmmy" Cain, Brattleboro's star outiiclder OF
81 is playing first base for the Stanleys of
Pittsheld, one of the strongest teams in western
Massachusetts.
Arson says Doheny is a coming pitcher. The
twirlcr has been doing some phenomenal pitch.
ing for New iorks, winning nearly every game
he has pitched so far.
Newton defeated Harvard Monday 10 to :.
Woodcock played centreleld for Newtons and
made three hits including a home run.
"Billy" Fltlmaurce batted safely in Il games
up to May 80,
Eddie Cannon" Bald won three races, the
half-mile, one mile open and one mile handicap,
from Sanger ut the new Charles River Park,
Boston, Memorial Day. Last year Sanger was
professional and Bald so.caled class anna
ieur. This difference in ranking prevented
these men from meeting. Bald's brilliant rid
ing last season and his successive first in com.
petition miles gave rise to the thought that pos
sibly had Sanger been in the field some of the
finishes might have been different. Nat Butler
got third money thrice, while his brother "Tom"
1ynn a f,lr ~
second money in the onemle handicap. II will
be remembered that Eddie Bald holds the
state record for half'lnile done in y 10 sec
onds AZ the W meet here last August. The
state mile record was also established mere by
Nat Butler In O4.
ePat' Mann, the IIinsdae baseball player, is
covering third base for the Hilsboro, y IL,
team. sScotty" McCaughcrn, another IIinsdale
lad, and a very clever catcher, Is playing with a
Providence team in the Rhode Island State
League.
Keene riders caught a first, one second, two
third and two fourth prizes al Manchester Me
mortal day. The good work was done by Ma
deau, Fish and Blake.
At the Mott Haven meet OF Intercollegiate
athletes Yale once more won. She made the
handsome score of q l.? points, against Penn
sylvanians - H. and Harvards "A. Georgetown
made 10, Columbia IL, Boston ;, Williams :,
Cornell 3, Princeton, Washington and Jefferson
one each.
Ham Brooks eN gray ghost and Brattleboro's
popular trotting horse "Gii Curry" walked
right away from Brooks new favorte :" Bar
ney" on the haifmie track at Iiaycrhill Satar-
day winning three straight heats. "Gil Curry"
Is owned In Boston now, but isn't considered to
be in "Barney's" class on a mile track. The
time made in the IIaverhill races t!;ls2 %, 2;lG,
2:l9) is remarkable for the season of the year
and is the fastest ever made IN New England on
n Memorial day.
At Pumey Memorial day Pttncy was defeated
to by the Wcstm!nstcrs. Frank Waite. Hi
land Perry and Hubby" johnson of the Brat
tleboro Juniors helped Westminster TO win.
Waite caught Perry played third, while Club.
by" chased flys in right field. L J DEYINE.