The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-21
BENNINGTON WON
So AND LOST IS
BALL GAMES
Closed Season Saturday With
Excellent Record.
WELL BALANCE TEAM
System Of Inside Ball Developed Un-
der Direction Of burlington,
Former Vermont Player

Inc game with the Cuban Giants
Saturday afternoon closed the base
ball season in Bennington for 1911
FROM baseball standpoint the sea
son was a success The team plaved
4S games out of which it lost but 10.
Al the time when the Pittseld. Ben.
nington and North Adams series was
broken up through the disbanding of
the team in the latter city Benning.
ton was in the lead After the North
Adams team went up it was neces.
sary TO depend upon Pittsfield and the
travelling teams to maintain the
sport. With no particular rivalry the
interest in the team did not keep I'D
to the standard of a year ago and
the attendance at the games was not
nearly so good.
In spite of the many drawbacks the
management, with the financial assis-
lance that was voluntarily offered i'm
the middle of the season, kept the
team In the field The nine steadily
Improved in its work until in the lat.
ter part of July 1t was by far the
smoothest working aggregation of
players that ever represented Ben
nington. The 1910 team was a good
one but 1t had two Oh three weak
Spots that We're erased by the men
who filled the corresponding post
ions this year. For the first time in
recent years Bennington this season
started in May with q second base
man who was capable of meeting the
demands of that position. 1t requir-
ed some time to fill in the other gap.
at third base, but this was done early
In June and the team began to mould
into shape from that time. In the
strength acquired through good men
IN positions that had never been prop
erly filled and in the improvement
In batting may be found the main
points in which the team excelled
over that of year ago.
In addition to improvement in in
diVidual play there was big Jump
forward in what Is known as inside
ball. and for this the credit must be
given to Burlington. From the in.
slant that the former Vermont Uni
versity catcher took charge of the
team there was change for the bet
ter. Not only was there complete
harmony among the players but it
was noticed the plays which win ball
games these days began to make their
appearance and that opposing teams
FOUND themselves against q man who
had move for every trick
The stan OF pitchers was better bal
anced than that OF year ago Bosk
was with the team in 1910 but has
been showing much improved form.
He always was unusually steady but
this year his control OF the ball has
been remarkable. He lost but two
games during the season. both to
Pittsheld at Pittsfeld On Memorial
day he was hit for ten safeties but
this was the only occasion In which
II required two figures to give the
record.
Burns pitched some remarkably
strong and some decidedly poor
games. He was a valuable addition
to the team for the reason that he is
q hard hitter for pitcher and q good
fielder who was always ready and
willing to flll place in the other gar
den.
Wheeler. the left-hander is an old
er player than the other members OF
the team. He pulled most. of his
games through with but a small mum
Der of hits against him.
The team had hard-throwinl
change catcher In Delaney who join
ed the team after Burlington injured
hand. He Is an experienced player
from the New England league ant
well posted In all the tricks OF tn,
game.
In Carolan at first and Connors a
second the team had classy pair o
inflelders. They were not only goo,
batters and fast Daserunners but the,
were particularly adept In the hand
modern method OF sacrificing a run
ner from first to second.
Finnegan was with the team las
year but was stronger in all depart
ments of the game. He handle
thrown balls when covering secon
In good shape and was faster on bS
SEES
Brill at third Joined the team q
the close OF the college year an
while he Is not remarkably goo
batter he covers large amount q
ground and throws quickly to basel
Prindle In left field kept up tn
same record that has made his wor
feature OF the team for n humble
OF years. He fell on In his battn
from last year but was Just as speed
on bases.
McCrehan. who leads the battin
list, was the feature hitter OF N
team. When he made his first al
pearance with The min, his tall nj
calmly hsnre and awkward NOV
ments In the field made his way INF
favor with tn. fans a hard one bl
he soon developed habit Of hittir
the ball when runners were on bas,
and as the season heightened becan
first rate inhelder. His timely hi
ting won many games for the team
The pitchers and Delaney wei
used In right field and In this positlC
Burns undoubtedly made the be
record.
Tn record Of the season is as (,
lows.
At Pittsheld May Bennington
Pittsneld 1.
At Bennington, May 27-Bennir
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