The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-01


Bennington was unable to do any
thing with Pitcher Cranker at Tudor
Park yesterday. The three safe con
nectlons which the Huckleberry boys
were able to make with the Pittsfleld
twirler's wide curves were of the
'scratchiest' kind and the shire city
outfit won the game by a score of
to l. Pittsileld has used Cranker
more than any other pitcher against
Bennington and he has heretofore
been beaten In every game but one.
On the last occasion upon which he
ofticiated he was pounded for 13 hits,
and his team was shut out s to 0.
Yesterday, however, he had the In
dian sign on us. One Of Benning-
tons hits, made by King, was only a
technical safe one, and the bunt and
the infeld hit that Ryan beat out to
first were safe because of the extraor-
binary speed OF the runner. There
are but few men In the league who
would have been capable OF making
first on either hit. Ryan not only
made the only two real hits of the
game but his work in center field was
one of the features OF the game. He
had four put-outs and some OF the fly
balls were so short that he had to
travel at top speed TO reach them.
Notwithstanding the remarkably
good work Of Pitcher Cranker Ben
nington nevertheless had several
chances to have won the game. In
the opening the home team had the
bases full with only one out but the
best that the two last batters could
do was to pop up easy foul fly balls
20 the catcher.
Only three men faced Bosk in the
first inning and only three in the sec
ond One man who hit safely was
pegged out at second by burlington.
Bennington went out in order In the
second.
In the third, Scanlon. the first man
up for Pittsfeld was struck out by
Bosk. Kenny rolled one down to Fin.
negan which the little shortstop fail
ed to field. Cranker hit safely down
the third base line and Genest was
given a base on balls Kennedy
flied out to Ryan but when King fail
ed to hold Hickey's drive to right
field Kenny and Cranker scored. Ro
barge was the third out, Finnegan &c
first For Bennington, Ryan beat out
an infleld hit and stole second. era
pc got base on balls but Genest anC
Scanlon caught him at second wheT
Prindle hit grounder TO the latter
Heath flied out TO third base but OF
Kings hit to Genest Ryan scored
Prlndle attempted to 60 from secont
base home on the play but wal
caught of third and pegged out b,
Catcher Kenny.
Pittsfield punched three hits In IN,
fourth and scored a run. There wa
pretty play I'm this inning whel
Prindle and Heath relayed Kenny on
at the plate. Only three Bennington
batters up.
/ Bosk pitched to only three men n
the fifth. Scanlons error allowed era
pc to reach first but he had advance,
no further when the side was retll
, ed
In the sixth Doherty secured a has
on balls but he was the only Pitts
, field player 10 see first base durin
} the inning. Sullivan was also passe
, to first and stole second. He wa
there when the side was retired.
, In the seventh q hit, sacrifice an
wild pitch put Third Basema
, Cranker OF Pittsfeld on third but h
4 remained there while two batter
4 went out on fly balls. For Benninl
y ton, Ryan was hit by a pitched bal
: with two out, but was forced out
y Grape.
First Baseman Golden. who reacl
ed first In the eighth on fielder
choice, scored on errors by Burrin
ton and Flnnegan. Bennington ha
n a big opening 10 score in this innin
A base on balls. an error by Secor
Baseman Doherty and two stolen b
!. ses put Heath on third and Prind
z on second with none out but the thr,
Z following batters wouldn't find Gran
u er for the necessary hit.
n Pittsheld went out In order In Il
ninth. Bennington had two men
" bases but a short fy TO Genest clos,
n the game. The score:
" PittsHeld
n ABB r BIZ Pc A
b, Genest, 49,, 3 0 % 3
n Kennedy, n, 0 o 0 0
r Hickey. e.. n n n n