Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-04-24
VERMONT ACADEMY-MT. HBRMoN
The First Ball Game OF 90 in Brsttle-
boro TO be Played Monday.


The Vermont Academy and Mt Her
mon mines will play on the island grounds
Monday, the 9th. Mt, Hermon and Yer
mont Academy have been rivals for many
years in all athletic sports I'm foot ball
Hermon has always won the victories,
while in base ball she has never been able
to defeat the strong Vermont Academy
teams. The game Monday promises to be
exciting because of the sharp rivalry exist
ing and also because each team will bring
a large crowd of ardent supporters The
Vermont Academy team is captained by
Fox, who played third base last year and
easily led the team in batting Fox sue
cessfuly captained the basket ball team
last winter, taking his team through trying
places in fine shape. Although Fox has
pitched but little, his cool work in the box
on the 18th against Dartmouth Freshmen
sho wed that he is able to twirl the sphere
so as TO fool the college men. Captain Fox
is ably supported behind the bat by Catcher
Whttemore. Before coming to Vermont
Academy Whittemore played ON the Cush-
ing academy team. Whittemore's work
behind the bat last season has given him
an enviable reputation as a preparatory
school catcher. Whittemore is president
of the Dartmouth Interscholastic Athletic
association, of the Junior class, and editor
in-chief of The Vermont Academy Life.
Unfortunately our star first baseman,
Richardson, is i'll with the mumps and will
be unable to play. Coffin, who will prob
ably take his place, played centre field upon
the team last year, and two years ago
pitched for the second nine; he is sub
pitcher on the team now. Coffin is a fine
all around athlete, being captain of the
athletic team and the fastest track man in
the school, He is ex-president Of the Y.
M. c. A., and his work in the class room,
the Y. NJ. c. A. and on the athletic field is
characterized by great deal of life and
enthusiasm. Second base will be played
by Gilbert, who has been in that position
for three years. When in form Gilbert is
clean fielder and heavy hitter, fine type
of the well-developed athlete. He is the
senior captain of the Vermont Academy
battalion, and has been president of his
class and of the Pi Beta Phi literary
society.
The short stops territory is ably covered
by Carpenter, who also has been president
of the senior class, aud is an officer IN the
military department of the school. Car
penter played on the second team last year,
and on the first some of the time. He is a
good fielder and sure hitter. Upham will
probably play third Monday. He was on
the second team last year and substitute on
the first; this year he is captain of the
! second. Upham does not go in for grand
stand playing, but plays the game for all
that is in him from beginning to end.
In the outfield Hunt plays the right,
Rugg centre and Brooks left. All three
of these men are seniors and have played
on the second team for three years. Hunt
is president of his class and was one of the
debaters chosen to represent Vermont
Academy in the joint debate with Gushing
academy last winter. Rugg is substitute
catcher, and at present holds The batting
average for this year. Brooks was captain
of the second team last year, and is play
ing a fine fielding game. A noticeable
feature about the makeup of the team is
that all are seniors except Whittemore, the
catcher.