The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-19
BENNINGTON LOST
TONORTH ADAMS
BY 4 TO 5
Victory in League Game For
Tunnel City Yesterday
WON ON A WILD PITCH
Misunderstanding of Ground Rules
Donates Winning Score to Mana
ger Flaherty's Men

BY losing to North Adams yester-
day in game characterized by con-
siderable hard luck and poor judg-
ment Bennington dropped from sec
ond to third place in the -Four City
league. The game was lost largely
through the Witness of Weiss who in
four innings passed six batters to first
base, hit another and had wild
pitch. The winning run was scored
ON the wild pitch and it was at this
point that the hard luck feature figur-
ed in the game. burlington was HE
ON the knee by a swift foul in the
fourth and had to retire In favor OF
nglis whose place in right field was
taken by Heath. Inglis was not in
formed that there was ground rule
permitting a runner TO take all the
bases he could on a wild pitch and
when the ball was shot into the dirt
and went to the grandstand he did
not hurry on the play until he saw
that the runner, Harrington, was on
his way home and then it was too
late.
Weiss should have been taken out
Of the game in the third inning after
he had demonstrated that he had no
control and had at that time passed
live men. Had Bosk been substituted
before Patsey Keefe had been given
the second of his three free tickets to
first Bennington could have won the
game hands down. During the four
innings that Bosk was in the box
North Adams did not get anything
that had the faintest resemblance TO
a hit with the exception of Murphy S
long fly to left field which was pulled
down close to the fence by Prindle.
Bennington hit in hard luck. Cen
terfelder Cobb robbed Ryan OF a hit
on long drive to the middle garden
trlch pulled down with one hand a
rich pulled down with one hand 9
Texas Lacquer that looked good anC
safe
Firstbaseman Sullivan distinguish
ed himself by making the longest hi
seen on the North Adams field during
the present season, n drive over the
centerheld fence for home run
"Sully" also played star game OF
the first sack. He gathered in tive
foul flies In the second inning aftel
long, hard runs.
Bennington was retired In the frs
inning on two infield balls and
strike-out. For North Adams Ma
honey was passed but was thrown GU
trying to steal second. Vance flied on
to Sullivan. Keefe was passed bu
Carolan went out on grounder 4
7 Grape.
In the second Ryan, the first mar
up, hit to left field for two bases
Prindle flied out 10 third base. Sui
p Ivan lifted the ball out over the mid
die garden and the man in charg
raised himself on the fence to SCI
how far II went over. sullivan jos
ged around the bases behind Ryal
and Bennington was two runs TO IN
good. After Sullivan had retired tw,
= North Adams batters on foul H.
, balls Kenney reached first on an ei
ror OF Grape and stole second. Nun
I ply was passed but Harrington retil
ed the side on a grounder 20 Weiss.
: In the third only three Bennington
4 batters faced the pitcher. For Mort
9 Adams Mahoney was passed Vanc
hit to short right field and Crap
threw 10 third TO cut OF Mahonel
D The throw was short and bounde
past Drummey who did not have
(. hard chance TO stop Il. Malone
! scored and Vance went to thir,
keefe was passed and stole secon,
Carolan flied out to Grape Ostric
= reached first on fiolder's choice. bu
a was thrown out nc second by Drum
r mey keefe going TO third. Cob
!. hunted safe and Kcefe scored. Cob
a going down to second. kenney h
y safely TO left and Cobb attempted I
/. score but was relayed out by Prindl
q 10 Drummey to burlington.
!, In the fourth the Remington ba
q ters went out on two foul flies and
q strike-out Murphy. the first Mort
n Adams batter. struck out Harrin
Il ton hit safely to right field. Malone
A. went out on a foul fly to Sullivan
n Weiss hit Vance. the next batter q
Ie the chest. and advanced Harringto
Ia to second. The Wild pitch and a
% Misunderstanding OF the ground rul,
a scored Harrington. Keefe was pass,
,r for the third time but Carolan retlr,
Ia the side by flying out TO Ryan.
"a Bosk went In to pitch In the M
m and during the remainder Of the gan
" not Tunnel Digger reached fr
40 base
ND Bennington went after Harringtl
no In the seventh. With enc out prlnd
es lnglls and Flnnegan hit safely al
BIO prindle scored Harrington pull
Ma himself out OF the hole by striki
Ia. out Sullivan and Bosk. The score;