Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-08
THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
Crowd Of 5000 Saw the Struggle, Brat
tleboro Winning to o-Pennant Race
Decided by This Contest.

2 to o..
Champions of the Twin State league
The Islanders landed the game and the
pennant Monday afternoon on the home
grounds before a crowd of 5000 persons,
who packed the grandstand and crowded
upon both sides of the field. More than
500 Keene supporters came to see the
game in automobiles and on special
train and Bellows Falls sent delegation
of more than 200. The large crowd
was handled without a hitch, there was
not the semblance of rowdyism on any
bOdy's part and 1t was fitting climax to
a two months race for the leadership of
the league. If Keene had won the game
the standing of the two teams would
have been a tie for first place. Bosk and
Smith, the Tufts boy, were the opposing
boXmen and both pitched good ball. Four
hits were made off the Keene twirler and
three off Bosk. With the exception of a
fly ball that Wachtel dropped after a
long run the home team played errorless
ball and errors of judgment We're not in
evidence on either side. Both teams
worked hard to win, thereby giving the
crowd as interesting a game of ball as
had been seen on the home grounds this
season. There were enough rooters from
Keene to make a noise and whenever the
visitors showed up to advantage they de-
hvered the goods in the shape of cheers.
The home team was cheered on to vic
tory by a crowd of bowling fans which
The Islanders scored their first run in
the opening inning After Nichols had
struck out Vance hit to centre, but
Donovan failed to get the ball, on ac-
count of the sun. Koran sent a screech-
err into right field, sending Vance to sec
ond. Murray lifted a high one to Nc
Carthy and was out, and on the throw
| home Vance beat the ball.
In the fourth Keene looked dangerous
with three men on and two down, Leon
ard hit a fly back of short that Wachtel
| dropped. Finnegan hit to centre out of
reach of Edgar and Wachtel. McCrehan
went out on a grounder Koran to Muir
ray With two men on, Murray walked
out to Bosk and told him to pass Dono-
van. Four wide ones deadheaded this
Keenite TO first and then Mccarthy came
up. He sent a swift one to Vance, who
threw Leonard out at the plate. Ensign
met him and both men went to the
ground. While falling Tom attempted to
knock the ball from Ensgn's hand to
prevent a throw to second and a double
play. This attempt looked to many in
the crowd as an effort on Leonard's part
to put Ensign out of the running, and
bedlam was let loose for several minutes.
Qualters fouled out to Koran and the
side was retired.
The Islanders scored one more in the
seventh. Mcleod was an easy out.
Edgar hit to Qualters whose throw to
| first Leonard dropped. Bosk sent
| grass cutter to centre and Edgar landed
on third Ensign lifted the horsehde for
a long fly to right field that McCrehan
nabbed and Edgar went home with an
other tally. Nichols flied to centre and
Mccarthy caught the ball after a diff
cult try. This stunt necessitated his
| lifting his hat as he came to the bench
Aside from the pitching of Smith, who
struck out 10 men, retiring two each in
the first second sixth and eighth, the
features were Wachtels catch of Fin
negan's fly in the ninth, when he fell
Just as he got the ball, Vance's catch of
| Merchants fly in the sixth. after long
run into left garden, and Mccarthy s
catch of Nichols's fly in the seventh,