The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-09-05

L Ht DIdllltDOlO hoo
arranged a series OF three games to be
played tomorrow, Thursday and Sat
urday with the men who made up the
Bennington team which was disband-
ed August 20 and who have all, with
the exception of Prindle, since been
playing with different teams in the
Twin-State league These games are
to be played in Brattleboro. An eff
fort was made to arrange for a ser
les Of games to be played in Benning-
ton and Brattleboro and every posi-
BILE concession was offered the Brat
tleboro management to Undue 1t to
agree to such an arrangement.
The Bennington management was
willing to engage the former players
for a week and to arrange the sche-
dule so that Brattleboro would have
| by far the best end of the bargain.
The offer was to play two games In
Brattleboro and two in Bennington
and, II Il we're necessary TO play i've
to decide the championship. to put
on the fifth game in Brattleboro. II
Brattleboro preferred series OF six
games, In order that there might be
three games on its home grounds the
Bennington management was willing
Ito make such an arrangement.
There has been, however, no dis
position on the part OF the Brattle'
boro management to do the fair thing
land agree TO a series that would have
the features OF real state champion
lship. Negotiations over the telephone
have brought forth promises to inves'
tigate and report but without result
The outcome OF the discussion is
source OF much disappointment to the
Bennington base ball public. II has
lalso created an opinion here OF the
Brattleboro management that Is faI
from complimentary.
Brattleboro has shown a yellow
streak throughout all the negotiations
this year, refusing TO arrange dates
before the Bennington team disband
ed and now refusing to arrange
sportsmanship series with part oil
the games in each town. More thar
that the Brattleboro management has
all along refused or neglected TO reply
10 inquiries made by or In behalf Of
the Bennington management. Th'
Brattleboro Reformer makes the fol
lowing childish effort to crawl out o.
the hole II Is in:
"Brattleboro could not fairly make
lany claim to the state championship
until the outcome OF It's series will
Bellows Falls was determined, an'
that was not until the Bennington
team had finished It's season. IL II
true that the Bennington management
tried In July to arrange dates Will
Brattleboro, but this could not b
brought about on account OF the ar
rangement OF the Twin State League
schedule. As TO the close OF the Ben
! nington season, the Brattleboro man
, lagement did not know OF II until tn
lday before when some OF the Ben
! lnlngton players called up In search o
positions. 1t being understood up q
that time that Bennington would prot
ably hold It's team together at leas
, until Labor day. AS to baseball blul
, what about town that does It's tall
, ling after It's team has disbanded 10
lack OF support"
Back in July Brattloboro was toll
!. about when the season here woul
, end and the season here did end jus
as forecasted at that time. Bennint
ton supported It's team three month
while Brattleboro didn't begin until
month later. Naturally we close
here frst though exceeding the Bra
. tleboro season by two weeks
length.
!. The attempt to ring Bellows Fall
}. into the question is typical OF the res
l. of Braltleboro's ducking. From IN
A. very nrst II has been evident tins
q Brattleboro has had stronger teal
n than Bellows Falls and that In VIII
n Bennington challenged Brattleboro.
70 Throughout the controversy an
n the negotiations the Brattleboro ma
agement has acted like a scared bat
Al lafraid Il might lose It's rattle.
= Playing a series now entirely on q
Al Brattleboro grounds. ert'rely und'
a Brattleboro control agtiHs the u
IA organized players who formerly COT
IN posed the Bennington team may
Dr. Brattieboro's idea Of a sportsmanlil
In series for the state championship, b
~ it will make fair minded base bs
=. fans laugh.
N bennington wishes the former BE
il lnlngton players the best Of luck
this series. they cannot be blsm'