The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-18
BENNINGTON HAD
CHAPPLE GOING
IN SEVENTH
Break Came Too Late to Catch
PittsfieId
SHIRE CITY WON 7 TO 4
Capt. Doherty's Men Hit Mitchell
Hard and Won In Early
Innings.

Bennington lost a game to Pitts
field In the shire city yesterday after
noon by a score of Z to A. Manager
Dohertys men won the game with the
stick as the fielding of the Vermont
ers was nearly perfect. Finnegan's
error in the first inning and Prindle's
failure to stop a grounder in the third
being the only misplays credited
against them. Pittsfeld hit Mitchell
for punches of three hits in the sec
ond, third and fifth innings and in the
seventh Kennedy lifted the ball over
the left field fence for home run.
On the other hand the Bennington
players were unable to do anything at
al during the first six innings with
Chapple, the Albany ex-league whom
they batted off the mound in the last
Tudor park game. During the first
six times at bat the best Bennington
could do was two hits. In the
seventh, the Huckleberry boys got
to" Chapple as though they were I'M
der contract to secure his release.
They hit his twisters all over the lot
and kept up a continuous procession
around the bases and but for the fact
that Prindle was fooled into taking
too much OF lead off first base there
is no telling what might have hap
pened.
Pittsfield played excellent ball be-
hind Chapple. Genest made couple
of Wild heaves over first base, but
neither OF them cost a run. In the
first inning Robarge made a one
handed catch of a ball of the bat OF
Thirdhaseman Drummey that was
good for at least two bases II not
more. All through the game Ben
nington was hitting the ball hard but
the Vermonters couldn't put the
sphere In the right place. On the
other hand several OF the swats made
by Pittsfeld were just high enough
to go over or by the Bennington in
ielders,
In the opening inning the three
Bennington batters went out on two
fly balls TO the outfield and one to
short. For Pittsfeld Genest went to
FIRST base on Finnegans error and
Il 40 cNAaA AH1fO W NtANlu NAAtAG lt was
doubled up by HIckey's line hit TO
Grape.
Bennington had good opening to
score In the second. Ryan reached
first base on a wild throw by Short
stop Genest He was sacrificed to sec.
ond by Prindle but the next two men
up, Sullivan and Inglis, were unable to
drive him home. For Pittsheld Gold
en- hit safely to center and stole sec
ond. Doherty hit to left field and
Scanlon to center. On Scanlon's hit
Golden scored but Doherty was peg
ged out at the plate by Ryan who
lined the ball straight into Burning
toms glove for the put-out Inglis dis
posed OF the third hitter.
In the third inning Finnegan made
Bennington's first hit OF the game and
the Stockbridge boy was sacrificed To
second by Mitchell but Drummey and
burlington put the ball up In the air
for easy outs. For Pittsheld Chapple
hit safely TO left and was advanced q
base by Genesis grounder to Sulli.
van. Mitchell grazed Kennedys
sleeve with the ball and Umpire En-.
mis- gave the left.fielder his base
Hickey hit TO Fnnegan who threw
Chapple out az third but Robarge's
single to right and Golden's two-bag
ger TO left resulted In three runs.
In the fourth two Remington bat
ters struck out and the other was
thrown out by pitcher to first base
Only three came up for Pittsneld
In the fifth Sullivan hit safely "a
center aud stole second. lnglis pop
ped up n fly TO short. Finnegan was
hit by the pitcher and walked TO first
Mitchell flied out to right field
Drummey was given a pass TO first
and the bases were full. Grape, how
ever. hit TO Doherty and was thrown
out at FIRST. For Plttsheld Genesl
and Kennedy hit safely. Hickey fleC
out to Grape. Robarge hit e
right field and Genest and Kennedy
scored. Inglis returned Robargel
hlt to burlington to catch Kennedy
and Robarge attempted to go 10 sec
ond on the throw but BURY" naile,
him at the center sack. Colder
grounded out. Flnnegan TO Sullivan.
In the sixth Prindle reached FRS
on a pass with two out and was fore
ed out by Sullivan. For Pittsneli
. Doherty hit safely to left but wa
thrown out at second by Mitchell
Scanlon. who reached FIRST on Capt
Doherty's out stole second but th
next two batters flied out TO Ryan.
lnglis opened the seventh with
hard hit 10 center. Finnegan struc
out. Mitchell drove a hard one owe
CenterFielder Hiokey's head for tw
|, bases and Finuogan scored. Hits 70
! lowed by Drummey, burlington an
Grape, scoring Mitchell and Drum
mcy. Ryan hit to Doherty scorin
burlington but forcing Grape at SCI
D ond. prindle hit safely TO left an
Ryan went to third. Pitcher Chappl
was IN a bad hole and Il looked Z
though the balloon ascension mlgl
continue indefinitely. The ex-lea
y uer, however. pulled himself out I
u trucking prindle. Chapple made
" bluff to throw TO third to catch Rys
n but instead Of doing so whirled abo
p and caught prindle at first For p
- tsfeld. after Genest had been strui
n' out Kennedy lifted the bail over Il
left field fence for a homer. Hick
was an easy out, Grape 20 sulliva