The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-07-24
LOCAL
SPORTING WORLD.

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| The Putneys defeated the Esteyvilles 80 TO
saturday at pu,necy in loosely. played game
| on the part Of the Esteyvilles. Three pitchers
were tried by EsteyvfIle without avail. The
s Aver and the pitching of Smith while Dowley
and Tlolton did the best work for Esteyvillc.
The score by innings is as follows.
Esteyvillcs, . 0 . 0 o 0 3 o o. O
Putneys, o 4 l4--36
The Putneys will play the Esteyvilles on the
fair ground tomorrow. The Esteyvlles will be
strengthened by, Hub" johnson, Donovan of
Keene, Waite and others and II close aud inter
esting game may be looked for
Captain and Acting Manager Dowd hurt
his hand SO badly during the first Boston game
on Saturday that he has been unable to play
since the accident Tommie, 1t will be remem'
bered. took Quinn's place at second when Joe
was released Since he was injured Joe Sulli'
van has been holding down the bag ard IL Is
more than probable that the Philadelphian
an infelder, going to left field on his return TO
active playing, which will be in day or two.
Tomme Is popular with the players and patrons
of the game, and II he had chance under any
other magnatc than Chris, would make a sue
cessful manager But as 1t is, he will soon get
into trouble with .der boss and VIII lose his
pcctedly well since Dowd has been put in charge
and Turner and Sullivan put In their appear
ance Yet no sane man expects them 10 keep
up their good work Chris will interfere and
care whether they win or lose. They have been
playing beyond their real speed of late and as
soon as they settle back in the rut of defeat
Louisville will pass them."-lst Louis Sporting
News.
"Tommie' is once more back on second bag
and Joe Sullivan is out in left garden. Since
Dowd has been captain and manager
the team has taken a wonderful brace and keeps
steadily winning. Dowd's work both in the
field and at the bat has been gilt edged since his
return from the injured list
The Brown University team is the champion
college .eam in the country for the season of
1896. Her nearest rival Is Princeton, who has
defeated Yale and Harvard and who is en-
titled to all possible glory attached to those
feats. But when it comes to a question of SUI
periority over all college teams Brown is easily
in the lead. Brown has accomplished this
season the Unprecedented feat of beating Yale
three straight games. all that were played by
beaten twice by Yale Brown won four ont of
five games with the crack Holy Cross nine,
which has lost TO no other college this season. |
Brown won 10 games and lost four. Princeton
won Is and lost 5.
James Doolins running horse. 1.-The Druid" |
won race for three year old maidens at the |
new Aqueduct race track New York, Wednes-
day. from a field of eight fast ones. As he was |
a "long shot in the betting ring, and much |
money was placed his hackers must have |
cleared several thousands on the brownie"
To play with losing team and get a "hand' |
every time he comes to the bats sure indica |
tion that player is popular. This is the way |
the st Louis patrons are treating Tommy Dowd. |
1t Is the Willingness of Tommy Dowd that has |
made him popular. Win or lose he always |
does the best he knows how. /
Last Sundays Boston Herald had the follow
ing comments of local interest, "Laioie of Fail |
River, Waldron of Pawtucket and Fitzmorris of |
Lewiston are considered the outfeld stars of |
the New England league.
Fitzmorris, Wadron and Lajoie would make |
an outtield that any club might rejoice to have"
~Bilf' Fitzmorris or Fitzmaurce as he was |
better known here during those delightful days |
of 'al and 's2 is one of the best all.around |
men in the New England league. "Fitz" can |
play any position except pitch and do it in 1
good form. He was played at third and left |
field while here.
Eddie" II. r. Green, president OF the Ten
as Midland road, and son of the famous Hetty |
Green. is the hacker of the Paris team of the |
Texas state league. Eddie" was one of the |
two managers of the Bellows Falls team of IS.
Joe Lacrosse OF Bennington recent, rode on |
his wheel from there to point five miles be-
yond Hartford, Conn.,, distance of between
lS0 and 1876 miles IN one day, which comes near |
breaking the road record.
Johnston, the Mt. Hermon pitcher, Is doing |
some "cracker jack" work in the box for New |
Haven in the Naugatuek Valley leagnc.
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