The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-22
HOW BENNINGTON
PLAYED IN -FOUR
CITY LEAGUE
Records Of individual Players
in Seasons Series
STATISTICS ARE CREDITA8LE
Figures Show Vermont Nine Was
Fairly Entitled to Position It
Won.
STATISTICS ARE CREOITABLE

The Pittsfield Eagle on Monday
published a two-page illustrated his
tory of the Pittsfeld baseball team
during the season lust closed includ-
ing large amount of data relative to
the Four City league in which Ben.
nington won second place. From the
tabulations comprised in the Eagle
article has been taken averages pub
lished below
s A glance at the figures will show
that Bennington fairly won its posi-
ton at the finish Of the league race.
1t was frequently asserted early in
the season that the pitchers won the
games for Bennington but the aver
ages for batting, fielding and base
running show that Bennington was
second best in all departments of the
game. North Adams is credited with
one more sacrifice hit than Benning-
ton.
A strange feature of the tabula.
lions is the fact that North Adams,
the team that finished third, made 70
more runs in the league series than
Bennington and Al more than Pitts
field. At the same time Bennington
had So more hits than North Adams
and within as many as Pittsfield.
But seven home runs were made dur
ing the series and three Of them by
Bennington players.
Mitchell was the star pitcher OF the
league series, winning all of the six
games in which he was in the box
Unlucky Bosk was at the foot, losing
as many games as Mitchell won.
Bosk, however, lead the league in
fielding, taking % opportunities with
out an error
Sullivan was the leading flrstbase-
man, having but three errors during
the entire season out Of 1874 chances.
Prindle WIS Benningtons best out
fielder. Or. Of 81 opportunities he
failed but three times.
Wheeler stands at the head OF the
list Of catohers, having played IN six
games wi'rout an error.
The fg IS do not have quite so
much bearing upon the comparative
abilities of the different players as
would have been the case had all four
teams played the same number OF
games. Remington played %. North
Adams and Pittsheld &c and the JEFF
/ fersonians 81.
The stolen base records show
wherein the Pittsfield players had
It on" the Huckleberry boys. In
three less games than Remington the
j shire city players stole 70 bases as
against AZ for Bennington and 30 fol
North Adams.
The figures present no facts in any
I measure discreditahE TO the little
town Of the league Had Bennington
received the coaching Of a captain
| Just half as good as Mique DohertN
{ during the entire season the story o.
the four.city league would read dit
ferently. In selecting his materia
Manager Higgins demonstrated tha
he possesses the ability to pick on
real ball players. AS players thu
bows who had held down the sack
and patrolled the gardens for Ben
nington were the equals of any IN The
league. but they did not develops
fully to their capabilities for the rea
son that they had no leader TO draw
out what was In them The three mel
who we're in charge OF the team a
different times each developed tn
play along certain lines but none. o
them possessed the faculty of mould
ing the nine into n mcahine with haI
moniously working parts.
The season was the greatest eve
IN the history Of the sport in Bennina
ton. II was the first time that Ben
nington has attempted to maintain
salaried team. From the experience
gained many things have been learn
ed that will be Of assistance anothe
year.