Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-09-26
All hail Durham Brothers,

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score of the deciding game.
1t was a clean, sharply played, in
tensely interesting contest, won on
its merits by better playing, with the
elements of luck and questionable de-
cisions entirely eliminated.
1t was anybody's game until the
eighth inning, and partisans of the
respective teams were on tenter
hooks of excitement. The weather
conditions were threatening, but new
ertheless 700 to 500 people-one of
the largest crowds of the season
gathered to see the leaders, tied for
first place, fight out to the finish for
first place, the pennant and the cham
pion cup.
The scoring began in the first in
ming. Ellis was given the glad hand
when he struck out Monroe, the first
man up. Crowell was passed to
first base on called balls. He stole
second. March hit to Frost and was
thrown out at first. Crowell went
down to third on the play and Reed
threw there, but the ball went wild
and Crowell scored. Howe reached
first on Stolte's error, but was thrown
out in trying to steal second.
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c. A. Allen dropped a pretty hit
into left field, close to the foul line,
and it was good for two bases. Stolte
struck out. Howe's error gave Frost
life and advanced Allen to third, and
he scored on a passed ball and Frost
took second. Frost stole third, but
Stowell flied out to Stevens and L.
Ellis to Ferriter. Y. M. G. A. nov
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four innings. Dunhams had men on
bases in second and third innings, but
quick double plays resulted on swift
hits to Howe and Stevens. Stevens
wild throw over first base was re-
sponsible for Frost's score in the
fourth.
Four innings, with the score 2 to l,
and the situation was inspiriting.
In the first half of the fifth the score
was tied, Ferriter cracking the ball
along the foul flag line in left field
for two bases, stealing third, and
crossing the plate on Tufts fly to Dun
leavy. In their half of this inning
Dunhams forged ahead again. At
ter C. Ellis had been retired, Stevens
to Stafford, Stafford's error allowed
Tucker to reach first and he trotted
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leavy struck out. Aliens second two
Dagger brought Tucker home. Then
Stolte slammed the ball to deep
Allen scored. Stolte stole third, but
Frost was out, March to Stafford.
Both sides drew blanks in the sixth
inning. After two were out March
banged one to left field for two bases.
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on a fly to Reed. Monroe now re-
lieved Crowell in the box. Monroe
started like a %catapult. serving siz-
zling balls to the batsmen. There was
great cheering when he retired the
first three men, Stowell, l.. Ellis and
Reed, on strikes. Y. M. C. A. made
a hard bid for a score in the seventh.
johnson cracked out a hot one for
two bases. Allen jumped into the
fence but held Ferriter's high foul.
Tufts hit to c. Ellis, who touched
Johnson in his attempt to reach third,
but Tufts was safe. Stevens beat
out a bunt and Stafford was hit by a
pitched ball. With three men on
bases Monroe's try was a weak hit to
inield and Ellis threw him out at
first.
Monroe's speedy ones were effec-
tive in the seventh, C. Ellis striking
out, and Tucker and Dunleavy being
easy victims on hits to Stafford and
March.
In the eighth, after one man was
out, March Strengthened one of Ellis's
curves, which went spinning over the
right-centre bank. Tucker was play
ing a deep field, and almost reached
the ball on the edge of the bank.
March sprinted around the bases like
a man trying for a record, with half
the crowd yelling when he crossed
the plate. Y. M. c. A. followers
were now elated, with the score 4
to 8, but Howe was thrown out to
first by Frost, and Johnson was fooled
by Ellis's high balls.
Dunhams now turned the trick
which settled everything, or rather
Y. NJ. C. A. turned it for them. Stew
ens's error OF a drive from Allen
started the ascension. Stolte hit
safely to right field, Crowell's throw
to third base was wild and Allen
scored. Frost hit to Howe, who
tried to get Stolte, and both men were
safe. Stowell and l.. Ellis were
thrown u at first base. but their
hits we're as good as sacrifices In
advancing Stolte and Frost to the
plate. Reed slashed a hot n over
second and stole second. G. ELLIS
famed three times, but Tufts dropped
the ball and then threw wild to third,
when he had plenty of time to retire
the side by throwing to first. The
result was that Reed and Ellis were
safe. Tucker was out, Monroe to
Stafford.
Ferriter snapped a sharp drive past
third for two bases and stole third
in the ninth, but Ellis had Tufts and
Stevens chopping at big curves and
they sat down without touching the
ball. Stafford lifted a high one to
left field, but Dunleavy, who had al
ready made three pretty catches, add
ed another to his string, and it was
all over.
Dunhams were cheered heartily and
many admirers rushed up to coIlgratu
late the boys as they came in The
victors were magnanimous and al
once gave three cheers for Y. M. G
A. The Dunhams formed in pairs
and marched off the field, followed
by their fellow employees. The
triumphal march across the bridge AND
up Main street was marked by sew
eral enthusiastic demonstrations.
The players were happy, as they hac
a right to be. They had won the
championship and had won it by play
ing clean ball.