The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-28
''PATSEY"KEEFETO
CAPTAIN NEXT
YEARS TEAM
WiIliamstOwn Man Engaged by
Manager Higgins
COACH OF COLLEGE TEAMS
Former Plttsfied Captain and Head
Of North Adams Nine Last
Season

The Bennington baseball associa-
ton, through its business manager,
Edward S. Higgins, has made what
will be generally considered an ex-
cellent beginning for the season Of
1911 in the engagement of 'Patsey'
Keefe of Williamstown as captain
and field manager of the team
Keefe is not only one of the best
ball players in the Berkshire and
Bennington section but he is thor
oughly gentlemanly fellow in whom
the community can place the fullest
confidence He has played on indie
pendent teams in this section for a
number OF years and is an all round
athlete of considerable ability.
During recent years Keefe has
made considerable reputation for
himself as a coach OF college baseball
and football teams. Last spring he
was with the University Of Maine and
during the recent football season he
was at Middlebury.
Two years ago Keefe played right
field for Pttsfeld and during a por-
tion Of the season captained the team
Last year he did not get into the
game until the middle of the season
when he took hold of the demoraliz-
ed North Adams aggregation and put
IL in the best form that it showed
during the year.
keefe's acquaintance with college
players and men who have been mem
bers of college teams will make him
q valuable man for Bennington, for ii
is generally recognized that the stu.
dents make by far the better men for
independent teams in small towns
The new captain has expressed
a desire to secure some Of the mem
bers Of last years team for the com
| ing season. Finnegan, of Stock
bridge who played at shortstop and
who is now with one Of the winter
resort teams in the south, is one OF
the playeiy who may be expected to
appear in a Bennington uniform when
the season opens in May.
Sullivan OF Dorchester, who played
at first base, is likely to be seen on
the initial sack once more unless he
Is picked up by some OF the league
teams.
Johnny Hickey of Waterford, who
finished the 1909 season here but who
played with Pittsheld last season,
would, in the opinion of those who
are interested IN the sport, make a
valuable addition TO the nine. Even
after he went to Pittsfeld last year
Hickey stated that he always liked to
play in Bennington and unless some
OF the managers in organized ball
pick him up he may join the Huckle-
berry boys.
Another player who may be seen
In Bennington the coming season is
Burns who played at short for Pitts
field two years ago. Burns is a fast
inhelder and If he came to Beuning.
ton would probably be placed at sec
ond base.
There is little doubt that Gable
Prindle OF Williamstown will be a
member OF next years team II he de
sires TO play ball here the coming
season. Prindle is one of the best
: outfelders ever developed in this sec
ton. He is thoroughly reliable and
! has a large number of friends in
Bennington.
Jack Ryan, who played in every
game of the season last year at cen
!, ter field, has not been heard from
lately by any friends in Bennington
! Whether he intends to play ball an
, other season is not known. Last yeal
he has made some OF the most spec
! tacular plays ever seen on a Benning
!, ton diamond and he has a big buncl
of friends here who would be pleased
!. to see him repeat the performance!
during 1911.
. Jack lnglls, who played a large
y portion OF the recent closed season
. at right field, is at present a member
= Of the Troy basketball team and ais,
= acting ms coach of the Rensselaer,
y Polytechnic basketball squad.
Little has been heard lately Of Tn,
pitchers who closed the season, Bosk
Mitchell and McInery. The latte
!, has signed contract with the Wor
y cester team of the New Englan,
:, league
y Marcus Burlington who caught tn,
: entire season is at his home In Pow
: nal. He is civil engineer by profes
= sion and the latest information as {,
y his future movements was to the ei
" feet that he contemplated going west
Soon after the beginning OF tn
= coming year It is expected that &C
: tiylty will be noticeable among tn
u local fans. The association is wei
y organized and there is perfect aeoor'
. among the directors. There will b
II fewer problems to solve for the con
" ing season than during previous year
and Bennington should be even bel
ter represented on the diamond.
John Whitney Tuesday evening r,
ceived a postcard from kid" Heat
@ who played at third base for Ber
nington during the larger part of tn
>. season last year stating that he wa
.. leaving at once for Boston to unde
a go an operation, presumably for he
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