The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-06
BENNINGTON AND
HOOSICK FALLS
AGAIN SPLIT
Hoosick BuIIdozed Umpire Into
Wrong Decision
OTHER GAMES CANCELLED
Bennington Trimmed Hoosick Falls
Badly Saturday and Lost to
Schenectady Yesterday

mere were nearly 100 people pres
ent at Morgan Park Saturday after
noon, an unusually good attendance
considering the weather that pre-
vailed during the two hours proceed
ing the game. The people whose en-
thusiasm would not permit them to
be frightened away by rain clouds
were well repaid for the risk they
took, for while there were some ragg-
ed spots in the work of the aggrega-
ton from over the line the exhibition
put up by the home team was worth
twice the price of admission.
Not only was the playing of Ben
nington first class in every particu-
lar but the battery work of Collins
and burlington was positive delight
to the local fans. Hoosick got three
hits, two in the second and one in
tae third. but during the remainder
OF the game the players from over
the line acted the part OF super
numaries. They came to bat in their
proper order but the big boy from
Vermont University and the fast
helders behind him disposed of them
In one. three order In only two in
nings did more than three Hoosick
batters step to the plate.
| Burrington's work, too, was a rev.
alation. He nas caught Collins at
the university for three years and
the benefit of this long experience
was well demonstrated in the easy
and accurate manner In which he
handled the quick shoots and drops
that shot over the plate from Collins
long arm. burlington also had his
whip with him as Hickey. the fastest
base runner on the Hoosick team,
learned when he attempted to 20
down to second in the third inning.
II htuuaBeT Higgins, " iIo wac pre4ty
badly broken up two weeks ago when
his team, through tne loss of several
members, went to pieces at Hoosick
Falls. was well pleased as he had
every right to be, with the work OF
the bunch he had with MIN in the
game Corey made his first appear
ance in the field and demonstrated
that he can play ball outside of the
pitchers box. One of his fly catches,
made after long run into right field,
was a feature of the game
Cherry of Schenectady, who played
at third, was all to the good with the
stick His two-bagger in the second
inning with a Bennington runner on
every sack. clinched the game II
was a smasher over left fielder
Hickey's head and when "Hick" final.
ly got the ball back into the diamond
Bennington had lead OF two runs.
Watson played his usual clean
game at first base and Prindle took
tne only chance that came to him, a
long fly over his head, 'in the same
old way" Carl. the Trinity college
man who covered second, made a
good impression with the crowd. He
handled Burrington's throw in the
third with neatness and dispatch and
stopped Cottrells liner in the
seventh In way that showed he
possesses a quick-thinking head.
Waters at short had six chances
and none Of them found their way in
to the error column. The field was
dead from the recent rains but he
took everything clearly and surely.
Mack, the ex-Troy state Lacquer,
pitched remarkably good game for
Hoosick. He kept the six hits well
scattered. but as he had but three
strike-outs the men behind him had
numerous opportunities to make err
rors and they didn't neglect them
Kelley had two misplays in one in
ming and another in the next and
Bucket" Downey who played an ex-
cellent game for six innings blew
up" in the seventh and gave Ben
nington the fourth run. Had Hoo
sick Falls backed up Mack as Ben
nington supported Collins the grand
stand would have been full of heart
failure patients and the game would
have gone down into history as 1.-THE
greatest ever" The score:-