Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-03
eASTHAMPTON HELD DOWN
BROKE EVEN WITH ATHLETICS
IN FAST SHINING CONTEST.
Ellis lnvinciblc when Hits Meant Runs
-Riley's Unassisted Double PLAY a
Feature Of the Game-Arrangements
for Another set.to in Progress.

A patched up aggregation was the
best that Captain Brasor could mt
into the game against Easthampton
saturday but every man worked like
hound pup at rabbit hole and the
visitors We're held to a tie until the
end of the eighth inning when the
game was called by agreement to al.
low the men from foreign parts to
catch the southbound train. The game
was red hot 90 from start to finish
and brmful of exciting incidents. The
200 fans who turned out to witness the
contest felt well repaid for their trou.
BILE and the only complaint was that
the game could not be played to a fin.
ish. Manager Riley at present is nego.
tiatlng for return game when the
question of supremacy will be settled
for keeps.
OF the pitchers Ellis had the long
end of the odds, striking out five men
and giving no passes, while Pilon paid
the travelling expenses of two men and
caused four TO break their backs in
lunges at the ambient atmosphere.
Ellis was hit rather hard at times but
was invincible when bingles meant
chalks on the scoreboard. Owing to
Davis s inability to play Trendall was
brought in from right garden to cover
the third pillow. Everything that
came along in the air was dead one
but the right-felder was a little off on
grounders and somewhat shady on
shots over to the initial corner. In the
seventh Dan Riley contributed the
feature of the game. Lynn and Pilon
singled. Barnett cracked what looked
like Texas Lacquer over second. The
speedy center-felder came in at Sy-
sonby clip, nailed the sphere on the
fly and touched Lynn out at second.
The visitors started the scoring in
the first inning. With one out McMa-
hon took life on Trendalls error of
his grounder, went to, second on
passed ball, to third on Lynn's single
to right and scored on Pilon s long
fly out to left. The Athletics over
hauled their opponents in the third.
Clune singled but was caught nap
ping off first. Brasor drove an easy
erounder to Mcmahon who juggled it
long enough to give Brasor his base.
L. Ellis sent grounder to Pilon who
threw so feet over Lynn's head and
miles away from first. Before the ball
was returned Brasor scored from first
but Ellis was caught trying to make
third. Riley famed, making the third
ont In the fourth Brattleboro raised
them one this wise. March started off
with a slashing single to right, stole
second, went to third on Peloquin $
wild heave to head him off at second,
and scored on a wild pitch. Louis Al
len fouled out to Peloquin. Ralph
Allen and C. Ellis each laced out nice
single but Trendall s and Clune's ef-
forts only sent up pop fys to Barnett
and the side was retired without fur
tber scoring. At no time during the
rest of the game could the Athletics
Get within striking distance OF the
home station. Easthampton MADE des-
nerate efforts to score in the fourth.
with Barnett out Dibble got first on
.C Ellis bungle of his grounder.
Brooks and Peloquin each swatted
safely. Leroe sent a grounder to u.
Ellis who, by quick return, nipped
D;hble at the plate. The tying run
oome in the sixth. Brooks singled, Pei
onuin fouled out to March, Irendaif
made a poor throw to Leroe's ground
ar Brooks went to third and Leroe TO
second Sexton sent out long NY 10
Lea On which Brooks scored. The
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