Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-08
SENSATIONAL BALL GAME.
Thirteen Innings before BURLINGTON
Defeated PittshcId, 2 to 1.

Other attractions during the celebra-
ton did not prevent n good-sized crowd
from gathering at Centennial Field
where burlington defeated Pittsfield in
a game, the like Of which has not been
seen In this city since the Northern
League days. For nine innings the bat
tie was waged with no runs and then
each team scored once. Things were
then even until the 18th when Collins
brought In the winning run with n base
hit. The game was replete with brilliant
plays, both teams giving almost error
less support to their pitchers
In the pitching department Collins
had the better Of the argument The
man from Pittsfeld was wild at times.
hitting four and passing two. He was
also more liberal with the hits allowing
eight to Collinss six. Neither team
was, however. able to bunch hits
for the first nine innings of the game
There were a number of sensational
catches. one Of high foul by Burning
ton while running at top speed. and two
neatly executed double plays, Collins
Higgins and Shaw figuring in ore. and
Higsins. Collision and I'M IN the other
The facilities for coaching and getting
extra ears being at hand and undouht-
cdly many stayed away for that reason
This morning at ten o'clock the teams
Will meet again and FAST game may be
expected. The opposing pitchers will be
Haynes, who has lost only one game
this year. and McHale. the Maine pitcher
who defeated Vermont last spring with
Collins in the box.
The game opened with Keefe OF Pitts
field at the bat. He succumhcd to Col
Inns curves and famed Ennis dupli-
Gated the move and Mahoncy, the third
man up. was ont or ny 10 left field
burlington started Off In their half Of
the Inning with two-ba gGer by Collision
but he died there, Mcconnell being out
on An !nheld hit. Haynes farming and
Higgins being out Burns to Ferry For
the next two innings both teams were re-
tired In one, two three order
In the fourth. Ennis got first on a
dead ball but was neatly caught later by
burlington when trying to steal second
The next two men up were easy outs
Burlington got burlington on first with
base on balls in their half and got to
second on a stolen base but Collins flied
out and retired the side Neither team
got man on first during the next and
NTH inning.
In the sixth. Collins started of by fan
ming the first two men up and got an as
sist on Arrnet. retiring the side with no
one on bases. Collision started things OF
in merry style at his next time at bat
with two-bagger and things looked
good for some scoring when Haynes
drew base on balls but Mcconnell was
out on a swift grounder to Burns. Hie-
gins knocked Quet one to Bergen and
Burlington fled out to Ennis and the
spectators settled down for the next
sensation.
Tho crowd had to wait only n minute
for the next chance to howl. which
came IN the seventh, and happened 20
quickly that most OF them missed it.
Ennis was out. Collision to Higgins.
when Mahoney stepped to the bat and
gracefully raped out two-bagger.
Ferry put out grounder to Collins.
who threw him out at first. Mahoney.
thinking II time to do n little more, tried
for third, when Higgins doubled the bali
over to Shaw. making a clean Job of the
put out
Nothing else happened until the tenth,
when both teams scored once. Pitts
fields score started on a single by A.
Ferry. He stole second and scored on a
single by Burns Burns made a try
for second and made II 30 that the
Burlington contingent was worried but
Collins pulled himself together and
struck out Bergen the next man up and
retired the side. Collision, the first man
mp on tho Burlington side and who
was particular star during tho sf-
ternoon's performance, got first on Il
dead ball and was the first man on