The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-25
OPENING GAME AT
BENN|NGT0N'S
new PARK
Big Crowd Sees Fast Game Of
Baseball
LOCALS WON IN NINTH
indications That Town Now Has
Fastest Team In History Of
Local Baseball.

The Bennington baseball associa-
ton opened its new ball field Nor.
gan Park, Saturday afternoon with
La rafting good crowd and rafting
good game OF baseball. Although
the weather during the preceding "a
hours had been far from promising
the atmospheric conditions during
the game we're ideal. While the in.
field was slow it was apparent that
he new grounds, once the soil be
icomes packed, will be second to none
| in the state. The surroundings are
pleasant, the grandstand is unusually
comfortable and the situation such
that but little fencing is required to
make the necessary enclosure.
The game Saturday demonstrated
that Bennington this year has q
baseball team that will make the ag.
gregations In this section OF the
country trot fast to keep inside Of
he distance flag. Saturday was the
| first time the team had been together
but even at that II demonstrated the
possession of rapid material. This
| fact will be more pronounced as the
season progresses.
In respect to Lewis. Cathcart, Prin.
die. Blanchan and Mcclure the base.
| Manager COrbett was making no ex-
pertinent. they have all appeared In
Bennington uniforms during previous
seasons and their abilities are known
In case Of Spring, O'Hern. Ferns
Bressette and Hazel the men were on
trial and the fans were anxious to see
how the new men would work out. II
is but justice TO Hazel TO say that he
was nervous. il being his first game
Of the season In strange town. The
iirst inning the Ostranders touched
him up for q couple OF two-baggers
and he had base on balls and a wild
pitch. During the remaining four In
nings that he remained in the box &
lone single was all that the visitor.
lsecured. Had he not been so anx
ious he would have pitched better
ball. Mcclure, who was in the DO,
during the last four innings held the
visitors down to single run. keeping
the three hits well scattered. Sprinl
caught magnificent game and leaC
in the batting. He has a great wins
and the baserunner who steals bal
when he Is behind the bat will have
10 go fast. O'Hern handled his five
chances at second like a veteran an(
made an excellent impression. Ferns
made three OF the runs on a single
and two bases on balls and Levi.
ook everything that came his wa,
at first. The feature plays of tn,
game was Prindle's long runnin,
catch in left and Cathcart's throw t
the plate. Blanchan's hit In tn,
ninth won the game and Bressett,
was the first man to hit safe for Ben
nington
The first game Of the season ant
he first on the new park was opened
IN proper style by Director W.. II
Bradford pitching the first ball Tn,
Ostranders put damper on the en-
thusiasm of the fans by sendinl
three men across the plate for which
4 couple of two-baggers, base OF
balls, an error and wild pitch wer,
responsible. They didn't score again
until the seventh when a couple o
hits and a wild throw Melted tn,
fourth and last run.
Bennington followed suit In boil
the first and seventh innings. In tn,
first hits by Ferns, Bressette an,
Prindle filled the bases and Sprin,
sent all three across the plate will
a corking two.bagger, In the seventh
Ferns got free pass. stole secon,
and came home on O'Hern's hit an,
the score was tied for the secon
time. After Mcclure had retired tn
two first batters in the ninth Blan
chan, with two men out sent n higl
bounder over second and Fern
. romped in with the winning run
The score: