The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-02-21
FOUR TEAM BASE
BALL LEAGUE
ORGANIZED
Bennington, North Adams, Pits
field and Schenectady
SCHEDULE TO START JULY
Bennington to Maintain Salaried
Team and to Play First Game
Saturday May p

Negotiations that have been in pro
gress during the past few days have
in the organization of
four team baseball league including
the towns of Bennington, North Ad-
ans and Pittsfield, Mass, and Sche-
nectady, n. Y, the latter city to be
represented by that popular organi-
cation, the Jeffersonians. All four
teams will begin playing ball about
the middle of May but the league
schedule which is nearly completed,
will not go into effect until July /.
The scheme of the four team
league will benefit the organization
in each town 1t will enable the
managers to make nearly complete
schedules for the season early in the
year and the rivalry will materially
increase the interest in the sport.
Bennington is much the smaller
town of the four but in the conferen-
ces of the managers circumstances
have had tendency to work in ia
vor of the Vermont end of the circuit.
The Sunday games to be played at
Tudor Park were evenly divided by
Manager Higgins with North Adams
and Pittsheld The two men at the
head Massachusetts teams
were at first not disposed to give
Bennington too large a number of
weekday games but Manager Hig.
gins insisted that inasmuch as he had
been so generous as to divide his
Sunday games with Manager Flaher-
ty and Manager Curtin that he should
be met half way in the matter of
week day games. The matter was
finally adjusted to the satisfaction Of
all three managers.
BY the arrangement that has been
worked out by the league managers
the Pittsfield and North Adams
teams will play alternately on Sun
day in Bennington and Schenectady.
On the Sunday that North Adams
plays in Bennington Pittsfeld will
be at Schenectady and on the follow
ing Sunday the order will be revers-
ed. The Jeffersonians will play a
good share of the Saturday after-
moons at Morgan Park, six and posi-
bly, eight dates having already been
fixed
Bennington will open the season
Saturday, May q, and in all proba-
bility the opposing team will be from
Williamstown as has been the GUS
tom in recent years. Last years
game with the students was one of
the best of the season and the con.
tests have always been interesting.
Harry Watson, the former VIII
liams college player at present ply
steal instructor at the Leominster
Mass, high school and who put W
such satisfactory game at first base
last year, has been engaged by Man
ager Higgins for his old position. He
will also act as captain and fielt
manager. AS the players during the
coming season will reside in Ben
nington under salaries, Watson is Of
the opinion that he can put the team
into much better shape than was the
case last year, particularly in tn,
matter of inside baseball and team
work.
Joseph Carroll, the big PittsfielC
boy who held down sack No. 2 las
season will be with the team during
the coming season. He will have tn,
benefit of another years training a
college and should show improve,
form.
Lloyd Waters who has played her
during two previous years and VIII
is now at Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute will play at third base. H
will also have added the experience
, of another college season.
J Cable Prindle the fast left fielde
from Williamstown who has bee
with Bennington for a half doze
: years and who during last seaso
2 played in every inning in every gam
for Bennington, was the first playe
to make definite arrangement wit
, Manager Higgins for the season {
! 1910. During the 1909 season Pril
] die made a marked Improvement
his batting and with his phenomena
e speed in the field and on bases
e should this year prove to be one ,
I the stars of the team.
Center field will be cared for
e Hickey of Waterford who is gene
d ally conceded to be the equal of ar
o player, in fielding, batting and has
k running, who wore a baseball shoe
this section last season.
d Two pitchers, a catchy lie
y fielder who can be used1 behind II
bat in emergencies and shortstC