Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-17
BEATEN BY EASTHAMPTON
YET ATHLETICS ouTBATTEp AND
oUTFIELDEp VISITORS.
cooley Pitched Erratically at Start but
Settled Down and Twirled in Major
League Style at End Great Fielding
Stunts-Score as.

outbatting and outflelding their ON.
ponents the Athletics went down and
out before the Easthampton team by
the score of i'3 Saturday afternoon on
the island field 1t was the hardest
sort Of n game to lose. Cooley pitched
giraffe ball, at times being as wild ms
the proverbial hawk and then comino
back with a brilliant sally and choking
on all chances Of Easthampton s scor.
ing. just four hits were the sum total
of the visitors efforts toward swatting
the ball out. Barnett and Peloauin
were the only visiting men to make
safe hits. Six went wild in tries at
the yielding atmosphere, but FIVE found
walking the easiest way to get to the
first station and won the game by wait.
ing. Pilon pitched a fair article of
ball, although seven energetic Athletic
swatsmen sandbagged his shoots for
safeties, one walked and four famed
the sphere as it went tipping by
Easthampton had its run factory
going the first inning. Sexton waited
for four wide ones and walked. Glib
son sacrificed. Sexton went to third.
Cory walked. Lynn put a grounder to
Cooley and was thrown out at first but
Sexton scored. Cory made the third
out trying to steal home. The Athletics
failed to tally until the third With
Johnson out on fly TO third base
Cooley lunged fercely and sent the
ball sailing to far center for two sacks.
Riley drove a grounder to Sexton, who
made a bungle and Cooley romped
across the plate with the first tally for
the Athletics. Riley was forced at see.
ond and Louis Allen was pinched try
ing to make third on Sections wild
heavc.
Easthampton forged ahead in the
fourth. Lynn sent fly to right field
that any kid could have caught. Tren'
dali allowed it to slip out of his hands
like hot potato. Pilon broke his back
trying to find one to his liking. Bar
nett clouted high and far to left center
for two sacks. Dibble had his eye and
walked. Mcmahon popped up foul
which was buried in Louis Allen's big
nit. Bases full and two out. Peloquin
made mighty heave and the ball went
to far left center over Riley's head
Lynn and Barnet scored but Dibble
was caught at the plate by a perfect
relay throw.
The Athletics tied the score in the
sixth. Davis banged to right for SIN
gle, and after knocking fouls all around
the lot "Laddie" Allen tried the dan
gerous experiment of sacrificing on the
third strike. 1t was successful; CORY
took the bunt and threw wide to first,
Davis logged to third and Allen to see
ond. Stafford popped to Sexton. Tren'
dali laced the leather to right for
single. Then wild throws came faster
than they could be counted. Davis and
Allen scored and Trendall went to
third. Brasor grounded to Pilon and
Trendal was caught in crazy eftort
70 make home. The Athletics made des'
nerate efforts to tie the score IN the
eighth and ninth but it was not to be
Tn either inning a hit would have brok'
en- up the game but it was not torth'
coming. :, a.
The winning run was made in the
seventh. Dibble walked for the thlrd
time and went to second on Louis Al
Ions wild throw. Mcmahon sent Z
SINGING liner to johnson who pinched
tbe hall and caught Dibble off second
making double play. peloquln1
dronned Texas Lacquer just back OF
third Stafford let Davis 8 throw -
nv and Peloquin went to third coming
home on passed ball This ended inc
scoring for either side