The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-05-26
EASY PICKING IN
P|TTSFIELD FOR
BENNINGTON
DOherty's Delights Shut Out on
Their Home Grounds
SCORE OF GAME 4 TO 0
Shire City outcIassed in All Depart
ments Of the Game Never Had
Chance to Score

bennington SHul out IitNshclu gNo-
terday at Pittsfield by score of to
0. The Shire City aggregation was
outplayed in all departments of the
game While over a dozen of them
managed TO reach first base most Of
them tarried on that sack or were
double up at second by Finnegan and
McGraw. Ganley, who pitched for
Bennington held Dogherty's Delights
down to six singles. Two OF these
came in the fifth inning with one out
but as the first safe hitter was forced
out at second there was no chance for
a run. The Pittsheld fans had hopes
of escaping a shutout in the sixth
when a feeders choice and two free
passes filed the bases but Genest
popped up fly to Finnegan and 1t
was all over.
Cce of the discouraging features
of The game for Pittsfeld was the
sharp work of McGraw and Finnegan.
The pair, who played together per-
fectly, disposed OF four Shire City
runners on infeld hits. Two of the
put-outs came in the same inning.
Double plays were attempted on sew
eral occasions, but the Pittsfied run
ners were too fast,
Pitcher Mills, who started the
game with Pittsneld at Tudor park,
made another attempt to oiiiciate in
the box but didn't last so long as on
his first appearance. Leonard and
Finnegan, the first two men at bat
touched him up for singles and Ryan
put a bounder through Mr.. Bower,
who was making his initial attempt at
holding down the hot corner for Pitts
field. Leonard scored and Finnegan
went to third. Prindle's hit to center
scored Finnegan and Ryan went to
third. Prindle made an easy steal of
second and then Jones sent a sky
scraper to Kennedy. Ryan attempt
ed TO score on the out but lifted his
foot from the base too quickly and
Umpire Jimmy Ennis called him out.
Three hits in one inning was too
much for Mills and he was sent to the
bench to be succeeded by Cranker.
Cranker got by all right in the
second inning. although an error by
Tucker Genest and a sacrifice by Nc
Graw put Crisis on second base. In
the third he got out Of bad hole with
out permitting Bennington TO score.
After Leonard had gone out on a fly
TO short Finnegan hit bounder
through Genest He was thrown out
going to second but the next two men,
Ryan and Prindle, we're given bases on
balls. Jones was hit by the pitcher
and the bases were full. Criss. how
ever, hit ball at Genest and Jones
was forced out at second.
In the fourth after two men were
out Ganley hit a screaming double
to center field, and scored when Gen
est fumbled Leonard's grOunder
Leonard was caught at first.
Bennington earned two runs In the
fifth on hits by Ryan, Prindle and
Criss. The little centerheder''
bingle to center field was a hot one
II easily scored Ryan and Prindle
Criss went TO second on the throw.in
Bennington got lit In the sixth
and also in the eighth. but the hit
tiers. Leonard and Criss. were both
thrown out at second by Robarge.
Prindle and Leonard lead the bat
ting for Bennington with two hit
each Wheeler caught his usual
Woodworking game. He had only on,
good chance to use his wing, bu
on that occasion nailed Kennedy II
fine style at second. Criss had three
good putouts In center field.
Three flies went out into Prindle'
garden and OF course dropped into tn
Williamstown boys mitt In the las
inning when two batters had been re
tired Kennedy nearly succeeded Il
knocking the ball over the right fell
fence but Ryan got under II and tn
game was over The score: