Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-20
TEN INNINGS PLAYED
Catholic Union Rallied at Finish
and Won q to Is.
HIGH School Boys Seemed to Have the
Game Well in Hand When They
went Up in the Air"-Stuart
Frost Badly Injured.

The High school boys made a good bid |
for the game Saturday, and at the end |
of the seventh inning seemed to have 1t |
well in hand with a score of 10 to In |
their favor. They were meeting the ball !
hard up to this point, and playing bet !
ter than at any time this season. In the
eighth an error, followed by two hits ana
two more errors, gave the Cathollc
Union four scores. In the ninth, but Tor
a single error, the Union would have been
shut out, and the score would have stood
16 to H. with two men out and two on
bases in this inning two strikes were
called on Fitzgerald. All depended upon
the little centre fielder and he had al
ready batted safely three times. But he
was equal to the ordeal and tapped out
a single. bringing two men home. Bean
drove a two-bagger to deep left centre
and Fitzgerald scored. Bean stole third
and came in on c. Dunleavy's single.
Clune batted safely to left field, but
Arnold threw to the plate, cutting off
c. Dunleavy, who tried to score from
second on the hit. The score was now a
tie but the High school boys had the last
part of the inning and the advantage
but they went out in one, two, three or
der The High school boys were now
making a balloon ascension while the
Union players were confident and lively
with their coaching. combination of
three hits three errors, three stolen
bases. a base on balls and passed ball
soon gave the Union five scores. Then
FITZGERALD was thrown out in attempt
ing to steal second, Bean went out on
sharp grounder to Knight. who made
pretty stop and throw, and c. Dunleavy
struck out After two were out Averill
reached first Austin's error, but
Eames went out on a grounder to Bean
and it was all over but the shouting.
The Union had a bad scare and the
. High school boys had victory snatched
from them when they We're ready to
taste its delights. 1t was hard game
for the boys to lose particularly for
Capt. Frost. who gave one of the pref
test all-around exhibitions seen on the
island this season. His back-stop work
was excellent. he threw five men out on
bases would have had two or three
others but for slow fielding, and at the
bat he cracked out a single and two
doubles and was given a base on balls.
Muzzy and Kaine also did well for the
High school, and Eames pitched game
which would have won with fair support
Clune was easily the star for the Union
His playing at first base was the best
seen on that bag this season. He saved
the infielders errors by his pick-ups of
low throws and he in large part saved
the day for the Union by his effective
pitching the last three innings, being hit
safely only once. Oliver fielded well, both
in pitching and later at first base. Oliver
was hit harder than in any previous
game but he was greatly handicapped
by his injury in the first inning when he
cut a finger on a piece of glass. rms
prevented him from throwing a curve
ball and his swift straight ones were
to the liking of the school boys, who
showed in their positions and movements
at the bat the effects of the coaching
by the Amherst College players. Bean
played well, as usual, He and j. Dun
leavy tied on new base stealing record,
each purloining five bags. Dunleavy
gained third base twice by daring slides.
Aher and Clune for the Union and Kaine
for the High school, in addition to those
previously mentioned, did good work with
the stick.
Umpire Cressys reprimands to some of
the Catholic Union players were none too
severe. 1t is not a fair thing, when play
ers should be on the bench, to attempt
to take a position a short distance back
of the catcher, in order to watch the OPP
posing pitchers delivery. When c. Dun
leavy tried to score in the ninth inning
and was thrown out al the plate three
or four of the Union players rushed
across the field, between the umpire and
Catcher Frost. Notwithstanding the in
reference Frost caught the ball and
touched Dunleavy before he reached the
plate. on account of the interference
Umpire Cressy could not see the play,
but he promptly called Duneavy out on
account of the action of the other play
ers This caused a big kick, but the de-
uniformly fair and with good judgment.
He ought to be encouraged to continue
in the position, and he ought also to be
given The full authority which league
umpire has The league wants clean ball
first of all, and if the players are not
inclined to play clearly the umpire should
be given the power to make them do so
or get out of the game
Stuart Frost second baseman of the
High school team, was so seriously in
iured Saturday that he will probably be
out of the game this season. He was
hurt in a collision in the sixth inning,
but continued in the game until the next
inning, when he and Bean came together
and he sustained a second rap on the
shoulder 1t was thought Saturday night
that his collar bone might be broken,
but it was found later that the bone was
not fractured, although the ligaments
had been torn away. His injury had a
depressing effect upon his comrades and
also took one of the reliable players out
of the game.