The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-31
MUCKER|SM MARS
HOOS|CK FALLS
BALL GAME
Brutal Attack by SIugger Jack
Evers
STRUCK cOWAROLY BLOW
Old ICY" Ferry of PittsfleId Victim
CT DastardIy Act Game Delayed
by Row.

The six-game series between the
Bennington and Hoosick Falls base
bali teams closed at Hoosick Falls
Sunday and was marked by one OF the
worst exhibitions of muckerism ever
seen on a diamond. The act was
not muckerish, but what was worse,
it was cowardly. In the second in
ming old ICY" Ferry, the PlttsfIeld
first baseman and one of the most
popular men who ever wore a base
ball uniform, was the first man to bat
and banged long hit into the crowd
lined up in front of the center field
fence. AS ground rule had been
made that any ball batted into the
crowd should entitle the hitter TO
two bases "Cy" did not hurry but
logged easily down to second base
where the man on the bag touched
him with the ball
The umpire promptly called the
runner safe and Jack Evers ran in
from right field with his usual nasty
kick Several of the players and the
umpire joined in the argument and
one Pittsiield man on the Benning.
ton team put his arms about old
"Cy' in an attempt to pacify the big
! first baseman. Ii was at this stage
iof the wrangle, when Ferry had no
use of his arms and was practically
| at the others mercy that Evers
struck the Pittsfield man a terrific
blow in the face. Evers is big man
and the blow delivered with his full
strength cut through the thin flesh
over the eye and also broke the flesh
over Ferrys rather high cheek bone
Evers was pulled away by some OF
the other players still fighting mad
Ferry was put into an automobile
and hurried to a physicians office
where the cut over his eye was
stitched and his other wounds given
attention
The members of the Pittsfleld team
who were representing Bennington
at once came in from the field and
commenced to pack up their bats
with the intention of leaving the
field. The crowd swarmed in upon
the diamond and in the meantime
four carloads OF spectators came in
Through the gates without tickets
Evers was denounced right and left
not only by the spectators from Ben
nington, Pittsfield, North Adams but
by the respectable element in Hoo
sick Falls. Lew Haussler was every
where endeavoring to make amend,
for the disgraceful incident and Il
was mainly due to his gentlemanly
and well-judged efforts that the
trouble was smoothed over sufficient
ly so that the game could proceed
Four OF the Bennington association
directors were on the grounds anC
they were unanimous in the opinion
that the team should be taken off the
field. Everybody talked but the Ben
nington people gradually talked away
some of their resentment and thu
game was resumed.
Hoosick Falls won. The Hartford
Connecticut, league team infield witt
Chic" Evans in the box was tot
strong for the visiting nine which
could not have been otherwise thar
demoralized by the loss of the cap
tain and the cussedness of the Who'll,
affair. Evans certainly pitched re
markable game. He allowed bu
three hits and in only one inning wa
he faced by more than three batter
and then the first man up got his bas
ON balls. On the other hand Jack
Ferry was thoroughly put out b.
Ever's brutal smuggling exhibition an
did not pitch his usual game. Wit
the start obtained in the second IL
ming, with "Cy' on second and no on
out the visitors would undoubtedl
have given far better account G
themselves and might even have wo
the game. In baseball as 1t is pla,
ed by the independent teams in thi
vicinity good start means far NOR
than is the case with older, seasone
players.
Just what the final outcome OF tn
Incident viii be no one can at preser