The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-22
ALL BUT SHUT OUT
'0STRANOERS
OF ALBANY
South Paw Guyer Couldn't Hold
Bennington.
,cLlNcHED GAME IN EIGHTH
Pat Lennon Pitched "siesdy ealr'
for Bennington and Kept Game
Well In Hand at All Stages.

Bennington put up the best game
OF the season against the Ostranders
of Albany at Morgan Park Saturday
afternoon and won by score of to
/. Il should have been a shut out
game against the visitors, the single
tally in the ninth being the result OF
n base on balls and an error by o.
Hern.
In the field Bennington played the
best game OF the season thus far. The
only error made by the home team
came In the ninth and there was not
a misplay on either team until the
seventh.
The game was not so exciting as
some of the previous contests this
season. There was not enough bat
ting and not enough men on bases to
keep the grandstand people on their
toes, but the man who enjoys clean
ly played game got more than his
moneys worth.
Lennon. who pitched for Benning-
ton, had his game in hand from the
first. He used rare judgment when
men Gere on bases and appeared to
place more dependence upon head
work and change of pace than speed.
He occasionally demonstrated, how.
ever, that he was capable Of throwing
a fast ball. He fielded his position
In excellent shape and his three-bag-
ger brought In one Of the runs.
Guyer, for the Ostranders, too. pitch
ed fine ball and he appeared to i'm
prove as the game progressed. Only
once did Bennington bunch hits on
him. In the eighth singles by Cheney,
Bressette and Blanchan netted two
runs and put the game In the refrig-
orator. He struck out II and had his
team been able to hit Lennon would
have had an even chance at the game.
While the game, barring Prindle's
spectacular catch In left which robbed
the visitors of three-bagger, was
rather featureless, the eighth inning
was productive Of enough excitement
to make up for any deficiency In this
line. Spring. the Bennington catcher,
and Marty" Quinn, the Ostrander
second baseman, had mixup at the
plate that looked like the beginning
OF a small riot. Quinn, who was the
second man up, had been given a'base
on balls after Nestor had been thrown
out trying to steal second. Quinn
stole both second and third. Mahar
the third man at bat, was passed to
first and started for second. Spring
didn't hesitate to send the ball to Ben
ton at second who returned II so quick
" to the plate that Quinn who was at
tempting to score on the play was
caught.
When he realized that the Benning
ton catcher had the ball and was wait
ing for him, Quinn jumped with both
feet In the air III an apparent attempt
to plant his feet In Springs stomach
He failed to inflict any injury on the
authenticated catcher but his shoe
plates cut Springs protector In two
places. Spring tagged Quinn with the
ball and in all probability II was NJ
love pat. The Ostrander second base
man at once put up his hands ant
sailed in" for revenge. There were
a few passes and Spring caught thu
Albany man by the front OF the shirt
shook him as a terrier does rat
threw him and was preparing to ad
minister severe punishment when by
ISLANDERS interfercd.
There had been one m1xup at tn'
plate in which Spring had made put
out on a runner coming In from thir,
and Quinn was undoubtedly sore
over the decision which had deprive'
the Ostranders OF q score but Their
was utterly no excuse for the dirt.
tactics employed. Apparently he di'
not attempt to slide for the plate blu
did try To injure Spring In a particu
larly dangerous manner. He wa
roundly Kissed from the grandstan
and appeared to be ashamed Of his AZ
tions. Quinn is one OF the best bal
players to visit Bennington durin
the season. He is an unusually 600
sticker and infielder. Hitherto he ha
always acted in a quiet, gentleman
manner on the field and his break
Saturday afternoon was a surprise I
/. everyone.
Bennington scored It's first run !
the first inning on base on balls an
two steals by Cheney assisted b
some dumb" playing in the Ostrande
infield. Benton and Lennon eame
another in the fifth and three hits an
a steal were responsible for the othe
two In the eighth.
The Ostranders scored their onl
run in the eighth on a base on ball
and an error by O'Hern. The score
Ostranders
An r IN 20 A