Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-31
COOLEY WON HIS OWN GAME
WITH A THREE-BAsE cLoUr-
GREAT PITCHERS BATTLE.
Johnson fielded Brilliantly and Bat.
ted Fiereely-Tremendously Exciting
Game Won in Ninth Inning After
Two Were out-Final Score i.s.

when the Athletics pulled the game
out OF the fire last Saturday aft.rnoon
and won by the score of AZ they fin.
ished one OF the most sensational con.
tests ever seen within a hundred miles
OF THIS neighborhood. In the ninth
inning, with two out, two strikes ON the
batter and the score 3.2 against the
Athletics, many began TO leave the
grounds. They have been wanting TO
Kick themselves ever since. Nevermore,
they promise themselves, will they leave
until the last man is out. There is n
little saying, as old as baseball, which
says the game S not over till the last
man 5 out Those ninth.inning cutters
would have done well to have kent that
in mind. They win in the future. III
they had stayed they would have seen
the game of their lives.
The game was strife of twirlers
from the start. An instant 5 let.up Mt
any stage would have lost it. Cooley
was at his best. Ten of the visiting
bat-wieldcrs went to the bench TO won.
der how il was when the umpire called
'strike three. just four times were
his offerings Strengthened to the out.
field for safeties. Two were handed
transportation to the initial corner. That
will stand as pitching record for
these parts for while. Evans, the
slant artist on the firing line for the
visitors, pitched superb ball up to the
ninth inning Then his dream was
rudely shattered by the crack of bat on
horsehide. Before he realized what was
happening the game was beyond his
reach. Eleven Athletic swatsmen were
his victims and went down by the
strike-out route. But his sizzling ben
derinos were sandbagged for nine safe
cracks for ii bases, and incidentally
that is why the Athletics have Bond
vile victory TO add to their string.
Even without the whirlwind finish the
game was worth the price of admission.
The bright and shining star of the game
both at bat and in the field was the kid
of the team. Vendall johnson. His bat
breaking wallops We're always present.
Twice he pumped the pill out for two
cushions and once for scratch single.
His fielding stunts were also features.
In the fourth he chased Texas Lacquer
to left field and caught the sphere on
the wing, rolling on the ground as he
did so. He accepted nine fielding
chances without an error. Altogether
his days work was good-sized one.
II. Williams for the visitors made a
nice one-handed stop of Louis Allen S
grounder and recovered in time to get
his man at first.
Things looked good for Bondville at
the start. Wheeler landed on the first
ball pitched for scorching single.
Prince managed to get in front of one
and walked. Then Cooley came to his
own. Evans wearied himself in lunges
at the ambient atmosphere and retired
to rest on the bench. Maloney drove a
grounder at Cooley's shins. The ball
DETECTED to johnson, who shot 1t to
third and caught Wheeler. II. Williams
finished the inning by fly to Lad
die" Allen. The Athletics went into
the manufacturing business in their
half of the first. Riley had his chance
and promptly famed. March connected
for a slow grounder to second. Will
Jams let it get through his underpinnlng
and March was safe. Louis Allen
hoisted a fly to left and was out. Davis
laid the swat-stick against the leather
for two bases, scoring March. Johnson
smashed the ball over centre Tor a
double, scoring Davis, and lrendaii
made the third out by tanning. Bond
vile went out on three pitched balls IN
tbe second and the Athletics were also
BANKED. The game went swiftly on
mill the horrible fifth. With Burbank
and Lackey safely disposed of, }. Wlll,
Jams hit safely. Louis Allen started
trouble by throwing to the billboard "
catch Williams off first. Bush walked
and Wheeler poked the ball to Allen
L;nodom for a single. Laddie' drove
+ha haIl TO Louis to head off Williams,
who had gone to third on passed pan.
Williams scored and Louis threw apouI
eight feet over second IN an attempt u
aag Wheeler at the halfway station
R;iev received the ball and threw to tne
Grand stand to stop Wheeler at third,
Snma kindbearted fan returned the pall
~ tho diamond and an instant latei
Coolav hurled it into the crowd to eaten
wheeler off third. When the balloon
oseonsion was over three TALES reposeo
in the Bondville strong box. Neitnei
+oom had n chance to score FOR the neA'
throe innings. In the seventh EVans
fannaa three and allowed one safe M
rnolev went him one better IN tht
eighth by tanning three IN successor ,si'a ~
Tn the ninth things certainly loone,
desnerate for the Athletics. gonnsoi
got first on a scratch hit. lrenu ~
Famed for the fourth time during III!
r l.amo Rrasor hit grounder to secone
80 Johnson went to second on the gu.
@Toddiev Allen had two strikes AM
4mn halls called. A singing crack U
i ~ fald scored johnson with the tylns
iel' sspeteu Cooley then picked Ut
h tin' var club and weighed in alongslu'
ms Us ',Ia+e with blood in his eye. on'
o snu along level with his hips rev
,od &c f he meant to tear the cove
i ng fbe nil. The ball scared ana SCARF re-
omd fnaIlv landed in the shade OF .H'
old apple tree in deep left hel a., arst
die y came all the way nome run ar he
and Pete stopped at the iast c1ln eount
eanse that was all his MT couio ZEE
S %SI the grand stand came 70 70 III !,
e aumn that It had been bombardeu u u
III ,,iavers in the fifth, and every soui
lne p,"' those from Bondville, Whoope'
.,s;tb delight. The home team hao "on
WIN ErIrS alb. r. bh. pc. a.
Al ilNI 8 0 0
March, 1b. ......'' q 10
L. Allen, c. ...'..'' 2
Davis, 3b. .......''
Johnson, 5. $. -. a n n 9
Trendall, r. f. .....' O