Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-08-19
GOODBYE TO $4,000
Amdon's Blue Birds Captured
Second Game and the Purse
Ex-Natonal Lacquer in Box for Brattle-
boro, but Wild Throws and Stupid Base
Running Lost Game.

Running Lost Game.
One hundred dollars passed to the credit
of Manager Amdon's Bluebirds from
Hinsdale Wednesday when they took on
the home grounds the second of the Sc
ries of games for a purse, score of 8 to l.
With Brattleboro ii was a game of pos
sibilities missed. Wild throws by Drugg,
the captain Of the Winchester team. who
was covering the first bag, We're RESPONSE
BILE for all Of the visitors runs, with the
assistance Of an error by Aver. Brattle-
boro outbatted Hinsdale, but threw away
chances to score by sending slow run
ners to attempt to purloin second base,
where four died easily under the fire of
Catcher Brooks's unerring throws At
least twice If the runner had remained
on first he would have been brought
home by the hits that followed. Brat
tleboro had strange way of hitting safe
ly after two men had been retired.
Stote, March, r. Allen and Aver were
the only players who have been with the
team recently who We're in the line up.
The new faces included Drugg OF Win
chester, who acted as captain Cannon,
Connors and Maynard of Millers Falls
and Potter, an unknown. who was in the
box. Potter's Identity was not disclosed
but it is known that he is a former Ma
tional league pitcher, who is still playing
III PROFESSIONAL RANKS. his work was q
treat. He had speed. control and change
OF pace, and ought to have scored a shut
out. He struck out 10 men and was hit
safely five times. He was unquestionably
the best pitcher seen on the home grounds
in several years.
Brattleboro's only score was made in
the second by Cannon, who reached first
on Woodward's error. stole second. went
to third on Connors out and home on
Ayers bunt hit. In the fifth Allen was
at first on Doran's error Stolte put the
ash against the ball for a long two-bag-
ger and Allen legged for home. Brooks
blocked him off the plate, and just as
Brooks caught the ball Allen bumped in
to him. Brooks and Allen fell and the for
mer dropped the ball. Before Allen could
right himself Brooks was in possession OF
the ball and had touched Allen.
Hinsdale presented a straight local bat
terry in Mccormick, Holy Cross college
student, and Brooks. Their work was ex-
cellent Dillon's playing at second was gilt
edged, and Landy, in the last inning, with
Connors and Aver on bases, made a pref
ty capture of a line drive and then threw
to second, completing a double play. In
the fifth a freakish play occurred the
hard hit ball glancing from Potter's chest
close to third base, where it was picked
up by Cannon, who winged it to first in
time to catch the runner.
The crowd was the largest of the sea =
son, 500 or more people being present.
Hinsdale was represented by a large num-
Der of rooters, and cheers, jeers and jol-
lyngs from the partisans of both teams
made a continuous din. The Hinsdale
players kicked necessarily on Cressy's de-
cisions on balls and strikes They in
Vaded the diamond two or three times and
threatened to leave the field. Buck
Morrison was disgraceful in his fusilade
of epithets, threats of vengeance and his
general bearing throughout the game
1t would be a good thing to relegate him
to other fields in the interests of clear
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