The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-03
SULLIVAN SWINGS
BIG STICK" At
NORTH ADAMS
Great Batting Record BY Benin
ingtOn First Sacker.
TUNNEL DIGGERS BEATEN 7-2
HuckIeberry Boys Played in Fine
Form and Were Winners All
the Way

The Bennington baseball team,
which its best friends must admit has
been experiencing something of a
slump of late, came back" in fine
form at North Adams yesterday after
noon and defeated Manager Flaher-
tvs Finds by the handsome score of
Z to 2.
The team played fast, snappy ball
from the instant that the umpire an
nounced the batteries up to the close
of the ninth inning. The hits were
made when they counted in the score
column and the work of the team on
bases was the best that has been seen
during the present season. To be
sure there were not many opportuni-
ties to steal bases but they made the
best of them.
First Baseman Sullivan was the
man with the big stock" He was
at bat FIVE times and made one triple,
one double and two singles. The last
time up he put the ball out into cen
ter field where little Cobb, by fast
sprint, got his hands on the sphere and
spoiled "Sully's" record of 1000 for
the game. Cobb dropped the ball. his
first error of the season in center field,
and Sullivan reached first base. Sui
Ivan also pulled off the trick of steal
ing third base
McInerny, the Amherst pitcher
whose home is in South Adams was
in the box for Bennington and almost
succeeded in shutting out the Tunnel
Diggers. For five innings he held
North Adams to two hits. In the
sixth he was hit for two singles after
two men were out, in the seventh for
one. in the eighth for three and in
| the ninth for two. In the eighth Nc
Inerny threw too high to Sullivan
when fielding grounder and the er-
ror was responsible for North Adams
second and last run.
Honey Weiss formerly with Ben
nington, was on the slab for North
Adams and was given royal well
come by his old team mates. In ad-
dition to the bunch of hits secured by
! Sullivan, three Dagger was made by
Ryan in the fifth and a double by Nc
! lnerny In the sixth. Knowing that
| Weiss usually experienced consider
/ able difficulty in putting the sphere
over the pan the Huckleberry boys
started the contest by playing a wait
J ing game at the bat. Honey passed
/ four in the first inning, but settled
down after the opening period. He
gave six bases on balls in all but only
| two of the men passed up crossed the
/ plate.
Heath proved to be a good waiter
and the first time up secured a base
on balls burlington attempted TO
sacrifice and Heath was caught at
second When Sullivan came to bat
the three North Adams outfielders
made an about.face and walked tow.
ard the fence. They didn't walk far
enough. however, for "Sully" banged
/ the sphere out into the center gar
/ den for three bases and burlington
scored Ryan was passed and stole
second Prindle likewise was given
free transportation TO FIRST but Finne-
gan hit to shortop and Prindle was
caught at second, Ryan going to third,
On the attempt to make a double play
and catch Finnegan ut first Sullivan
and Ryan scored lnglis was given
base on balls but Drummey retired
the side by striking out.
Bennington scored its fourth run
IN the third when Sullivan singled to
left, went TO third when Kenny over
threw second base and scored on Prin
dies sacrifice fy to center field.
Sullivan. with two down, dropped a
Texas Lacquer over behind FIRST base
CONTINUED on fifth page)