The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-27
RYAN FALLS BUT is
UP AGAIN IN TIME
TO CATCH BALL
Peculiar Play by Bennington
Right Fielder at Pittstield
SHIRE CITY SHUT OUT 80
Long Hits by Heath and Prindle With
Bases Full Beat Doherty's
Delights

Bennington shut out Pittsfeld yes
terday at Pittsiield by a score of s
to 0. The game was a fast contest
and the one-sided score was due to
the mastery pitching of Bosk and
hard batting of the Vermont team.
Bennington had two misplays, which,
as Pittsfield failed TO send a man
over the plate, were not costly. An
error by Genest, the Pittsfield short
stop, resulted in considerable damage
as perfect play at the time would
have retired the side and shut out
three runs.
Cranker was in the box for Pitts
field In his previous games against
Bennington he has held the Huckle-
berry boys down TO a small number of
hits but has lost all but one through
poor support. Things were different
yesterday, however, for it was stick
work that gave Bennington its vic
tory.
, A remarkable stunt" was pulled off
| by Jack Ryan, the Bennington cen
terfelder In the second inning First
/ Baseman Golden of Pittsfield batted
high fly out into Ryan's garden
/ The fielder made start for the ball
but caught his spikes on a hubble
and he fell fat upon his face. He
| picked himself up again. however, in
/ time 20 cstch the ball.
Only three men for each team came
/ to bat in the opening inning and
/ like number for Plttsfeld in the sec
ond. For Bennington King hit safe
through first and second, with one
out, but was caught going down to
second and Sullivan whitfield.
In the third Bosk threw out two
Pittsfield batters, both on difficult
stops Of ground hit balls and Ryan
disposed of the other For Bennlng-
ton Finnegan put the first OF his three
hits out into left field and was neatly
sacrificed 10 second by burlington,
who has a habit OF doing just that
very trick. Bosk's hit TO right field
pushed Finnegan on to the third
cushion Ryan hit a high foul to
first base. Grape put a grounder
down TO Tucker Genest which the
Pittsheld shortstop ielded to first but
too far off the bag to catch Grape and
the bases were full. Heath then put
two-base hit out toward The left
field fence and all three occupants
Of the cushions scored.
Pittsfeld's only chance to score
came in the fourth. Genest doubled
himself up into such a small compass
while at bat that he secured base
on balls. Kennedy's first hit for
Pittsheld advanced him to second and
he tried TO score on a hit and run
play with Hickey as the hitter Bosk.
however took Hickey's bounder and
cody waiting until Genest was well
on his way toward the home plate
easily threw him out to Burlington.
Bosk fielded out the next hitter 20
first base and Ryan got the third
man. For Bennington. Sullivan, with
one out hit through second and third
and was advanced two bases by Fin.
negan's hit between second and first
burlington, however fell victim
TO Cranker and Bosk grounded out to
first base.
With one out in the fifth Third
. iNN'NAuAA EANnlNl NiA NalflN " ltAl
, field and advanced to second when
the ball bounded by Prindle Scanlon
, expired on the second cushion. how.
ever for Prindle and Heath disposed
OF the next two batters. Benning
tons three batters went out on tive
infeld balls TO short stop and a Ny
to second base
Genest opened the sixth for Pitts
, field by rolling a grounder down &c
, Finnegan which the Bennington short
, stop failed to field. Kennedy Whit
, fed out and Hickey sent n hot lnel
/. straight into Finnegan's hands anC
that curly headed gentleman promptly
y. proceeded 20 double up Genest a
+. first base aud retire the side. Fo
/. Bennington king, with one out lifted
(. the ball out into right field for ont
4 of the longest hits ever made on the
&. Plttshold grounds. The ball whlcl
went to the fence was returned Will
remarkable speed and accuracy b,
Robarge but King put ON extra steam
and beat the throw TO third base
Sullivan popped up fly to shortsto
s but King trotted easily home whel
Finnegan banged two-sacker owe
i. Center Fielder Hickey's head. Will
IN attempting to score on burlington
- hit to right field Finnegan was pes
- ged out at the plate.
" pittsneld made two hits In the Sc,
y enth. one of them good for two base.
:, but there were two out when the SET
!. ond came and sharp work by prindl
" held the forward runner at third. Fiji
!, negan retired the side and the dan
!, ger Of permitting the shire city tear
~ To score q run as over wit
~ one down Ryan lift to RICH
!, field but was doubled up by Kennel
4 when Grape fouled out to the Pitt
y field left fielder.
" In the eighth Heath threw out a
"A three Pittsheld batters. For Bet
nlngton Prindle was hit by a pitche