The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-09-08
THE NEEDED VICTORY.
Brattleboro Took Il from heene Mon
day Afternoon-Score 2 TO 0.

Before the largest crowd ever gathered
ar ball game in southern Nermont-over
2 POO people-Brattleboro captured the
Twin state league pennlut Monday after
noon. defeating keene > to . IN game
that vas filled with thrilling situations
and fine playing. The contest was a
nirebar. battle in which Johnny Bosk had
ryiaa the advantage Of Bob smith. the
former Goddard seminary star, VINO was
in the box for the visitors. The crowd was
~ bio that il overtiowed the grandstand
and bieochers and lined the field on both
sida. 81 the diamond but the best OF order
wa. preserved in spite Of the intense rivalry
that existed keene sent over oE speilal
train 4 delegation Of nearly 4,I rooters put
sbars Tras only one inning in which they
MA any opuortunitv to get NOISY and their
iov was short lived. Both Brattleooro :
IN. were. due 10 sacrifice flies. Murray
Scoring Vance in the rirst and Ensign CIV :
Edyar an opportunity to taly IN thg
.a,-sr,tb The only time heene looked
Ia,yaro1,. was in the fourth inning When
MI ore down the bases were t1lled. out
tvo force-outs prevented trouble
Durgin. the first man Up for heelle,
vent 0ut on a grOunder 70 Horah' i-eoile u
famed and Finnegan retired py tns Sdiile
route that Durgin did NlchQls led ~ ~, lo'
,,,t+IsboTo bv tanning but anee follow
~ u .;tb !, nratty drive over second and
,,esr4 Ia third. when Koran secured hit
nyar first on a fv ball that Durg1n ost
between him and the sun. Then Murray
nrnduced the iy that enabled ance 20
ffnora Wachtel tanning with two men on
I'll r. IL. second NcCrehan singled but was
might Al second on a fielder : choice, Nc
Gar7hv and Qualters retiring on easy
FOUNDERS Mcleod famed, Edgar Psppe'i
AMI 10 Leonard and Bosk tanned ai-o- III
M third Delaney struck out, Sn ~ retl y
ed on a grounder to anee ana DuL- . ~ ~
4 yrounder to Bosk. Ensign wen. u. ~,
/! ,.7,,r I'd I eouard. Nichols was hit DuJ vas
nailed at second aLtet
to center field. H. eo,,r+b
ming On a hy ball that Nachtei nunel
sftar a long run Finnegan came, !hIou ".
Ill hi that sent Leonard to third tne
s,r,,sr Tninq TO second on Mcorehah
~ III Horan. Jerry Donovan was
,,avt nm hut Bosk deliberately passed L NM
I'M sling the bases to the JOY OF tne hseilT en-
contingent and the agony q the 49,
rno+ers II seemed as II keene must seol 4
but Nee arthy's grOunder to ! dlce 49, -
Teonard at the plate ana Dono % az II,
trrosd Al third on a similar drive 70 1oi III,
l tftsr that Keene was not dangerous. the
a alIsi remaining ana hit coming in the ninth th
oals Two men we're down. In the six i
Van Vance and WachteI drove the crowd DE ae,
lirious with Joy, the Lor 1Ie.5 eI lie -Ire
\. o md the latter spearing drive U leEt
eaId he a one-hand catch and sonnersally.
ne RE&r. n had a good opportunity e
score n, IA the fifth. Mcleod hlt safely IAN, ana
vent to second on Edgar e I-aT. has ba.a
=, ai'f bal la and Nichols took a swift one be
n 3Ta en--s the shoulders filing the bases bases
T 5@gep next Up. had an excellent chance nee
u add add still further to his lustrous work 3a'
he couldn't connect for the needed usla :! !,
Mc .l-egar r. Oualters. Edgar followed with
= oe slsT grounder TO Finnegan but liP{aLil
91ialoraId muffed T. leaving fssdL
safe TO continue ~