The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-03
BENNINGTON BEAT
PITTSF|ELD BY
6-5 SCORE
Shire City Team Finished
Strong in Closing Innings
LONG HITS WON GAME
Three 6aggers by Weiss and King
Responsible for TripIet Of
Runs

The Pittsfield team made its first
appearance at Morgan Park yesterday
afternoon and was handsomely de-
feated by a score of 6 to 5. For five
innings Weiss held Pittsfeld without
hit or run In the sixth, while at
bat, he received bad rap on the fin
gers from a pitched ball which stiff
fened the hand and during the re-
mainder of the game his control was
not so good.
For five innings the game looked
like n runaway. Bennington scored
in every inning during that period eA
cept the fourth and the batters were
solving the delivery of Reisigl for one
or more hits in every inning. Two Of
the wallops were good for three bases
and on both occasions there were
runners on the bases who had an easy
trip to the plate. Weiss struck out
10, seven of them during the first five
innings.
Bennington not only hit Reisigl for
eight hits but the team also secured
four sacrifices which helped materi
ally In the run-getting. The locals
also gave Weiss almost faultless sup
port and the game with its strong fin
ish by Pittsfield, the visitors scoring
five runs in the last four innings,
three OF them in the. ninth, was inter
esting all the way.
The Bennington custodians of the
outer gardens with the exception of
King had a quiet day. King had
three hard fly balls and took them all
Ryan had one in the third inning but
neither he or Prindles called up
on thereafter until the closing innings
OF the game when they had a busy
period returning the ball on Pitts
fields seven hits.
Only three Pittsfeld batters faced
Weiss in the opening inning. For
Bennington, Ryan hit safely to center
field and was neatly sacrificed to sec
ond by Grape. Heath struck out but
Prindles hit to center sent Ryan in
with the first run. Prindle was peg.
ged out at second base.
In the second Golden was passed
and went 10 third when burlington
hit him with the ball as he was trying
to steal second. He failed to score
as Weiss struck out the following
batter and burlington got the third
on a foul fly. For Bennington, King
was passed and was sacrificed TO sec.
ond by Sullivan Finnegan also got q
base on balls but on Burrington's hit
to pitcher King was forced out at
third. With Finnegan on second and
burlington on first Weiss lifted the
sphere out into right field for three
bases and both runners scored. Ryan
closed the inning with a short hit tC
pitcher.
Two strike-outs and fly to Ryan
disposed OF Pittsheld In the third
For Bennington, Heath hit safely tC
center and stole second. Prlndle was
passed but on Kings grounder to Gen
est was caught at second. A passed
ball scored Heath but Sullivan closed
the inning by whiting out.
Only three Pittsfield batters up IN
the fourth. For Bennington Finne
gan hit safely and was sacrificed tC
second by burlington but Weiss wen
out on an iniield hit to pitcher ant
Ryan whitfield.
Weiss passed two in the fifth bu
the first runner did not progress be
yond second base. For Bennington
Prlndle hit safely to right with two
out and walked the remainder of IN,
distance to the plate when King hit hi'
long three-base fly into right field.
In the sixth Genest, the first Pitts
field batter, hit sharp groundei
close TO second base. Grape made q
perfect stop and thrown to first hui
the shire city shortstop beat the ball
Kennedy hit clean single TO righI
field and when Hickey popped a shori
fly behind pitcher Genest scored. Tn,
next three batters went out leaving
Kennedy on second and Hickey OF
first For Remington Weiss reache,
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