The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-25
BENNINGTON MAY
PLAY IN TOWN
TEAM SERIES
Plans for Two Weeks of Fast
Base Ball
FOUR GAMES EACH WEEK
Local Baseball Nine May Hitch Up
With PIttsfleld, North Adams and
Hoosick Falls.

Manager f T. Corpett of the Ben
'nington baseball team is going to
North Adams tonight to attend a
conference of managers called for the
purpose of considering the proposed
series of games to be played by teams
on the Berkshire system of electric
railroads. The original plan com
prised a series of games by the team
now playing In Pittsfield, North Ad.
ans and Hoosick Falls Bennington
was suggested as a member of the
organization but at first 1t was not
deemed feasible for the team here to
undertake such an extensive series.
Further consideration of details, how
ever, shows that such series is not
too big a proposition to be tackled by
the local association.
The plans partially outlined call for
four games a week, two mt home and
two out Of town. Up to last Saturday
every game played at Morgan Park
has been given sufficient attendance
to meet the expenses OF each lndivid-
dal day, with small balance on the
right side of the ledger, and some of
the games, especially those played
with Hoosick Falls, have been pretty
Expensive.
II any arrangements can be made
whereby the visiting and the home
team could split the gate receipts
for each game, Bennington. with the
team that 1t now has, ought to be
able to take part in the series and
give the patrons of the sport a grand
windup for the season.
II would be necessary to secure
second pitcher and n first baseman as
Barksdale would not be available.
For a second slab man Manager Cor
bett has in mind Hayden of Arlington
who pitched such fine game here
Saturday afternoon. Mulcahey could
be secured for backstop aud with
ICathcart on second, Miller at short,
Waters at third and Prindle, Bresset-
tie and Worthington in the field the
team could hold its own in the series.
Manager Corbett returned the first
of the week from a trip into Massa-
chusetts where he saw some OF the
games between the New England and
connecticut league teams and de
Iclares that some of the playing that
The witnessed would not go for a
minute on Morgan Park. He is con.
sequently more impressed with the
ability Of the home team to make a
showing in the proposed series.
The next big event on the base ball
diamond in this neck of the woods is
the game at Morgan Park Saturday
Iafternoon with Hoosick Falls. Man
lager Corbett had practically closed a
deal for the Worcester Mass, team to
represent the town but when the
Worcester manager learned that he
wasn't coming to Bennington to pick
up a snap" but to play ball game
in fast company he WEIGHED" and the
deal was off. Manager Corbett was
disappointed, but after he had seen
Worcester play game he recovered
and came home with the intention of
securing a good battery and playing
his regular team. The previous at
Itempts to strengthen the team with
ringers" have not resulted satisfac-
torily. The battery will be good
one and its work alone will be worth
the price of admission. In addition 1t
is not at all unlikely that Case Pat
ten, the whirlwind left handler, will
be on the slab for Hoosick Falls.
The Bennington baseball team will
Igo to Manchester tomorrow to play a
game with the Equinox nine. Mana
ger Corbett will take along repres-
tentative nine composed for the large
part Of Bennington players. Mcclure
and Bum will constitute the battery.
Waters will Eay at first, Cathcart at
second Worlhngton at shorr, Miller
at third and White of North Benning
ton, Allard and Fassett in the field.
The Waterbury team of the Connec
ticut league of which Eastman the
Indian pitcher is member, Is to
play in North Adams Friday after
noon. Eastman will do the pitching
for the team on that date, as Mana
ger Flaherty will not take Durant's
team on unless he does.
Fitzgerald who has been playing
it'll the Hoosick Falls team all sum
mer got canned" Saturday night af
ter the game In Pittsfield and is now
among the large army of men who
have graduated from the Falls try
ing out school for ball players.