Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
KEENE LEADING IN THE LEAGUE RACE
INDEPENDENTS oUTcLAssED.
Played Well In Spots, but Lost to
Leaeuers II to 3-score to at End
of Sixth Inning,

The Independents met the Islanders
Friday afternoon and were theirs. The
score was IL to 3. The lnde-
pendents were outclassed in every
department. The leaguers have had the
benefit of expert coaching and have been
playing regularly, while the Independents
had played together only in two games
previous to c'riday and had received no
expert coaching. In spots the 1nde-
pendents Showed the spectators some
good baseball. Riley in centre, Spike
Davis at short, Graves on third, Sasa-
man on second and Tommy Clune behind
the bat played well. March msjudged
several flies and FOULS which if caught
would have helped his team Although
Wachtel pitched hard game the day
before he kept the local boys from land
ing on him to any great extent
The leagures began their run getting
in the second, when four men crossed
the plate. Mcleod hit a grounder
through short. Meehan hit to second
and Sasaman was slow in getting the
ball to first, allowing Mcleod to reach
second sack. Jackson landed a fly back
of first base and Mcleod scored. Wachtel
hit two Dagger to left field which Jack
Clune misjudged and three men crossed
the plate.
In the third inning Koran reached first
on Spikes error. Murray hit a fly to
left and Jack held it. Mcleod hit to
short and was out at first. Meehan hit
to Davis who threw him out at first.
Koran reached third when Jimmy Clune
threw Wild to Graves. jackson walloped
the ball to centre and Koran came in.
Wachtel was thrown out at first by
Graves
The leagures scored two more in the
fifth. Ensign poked one far out in the
field that was good for three bases, Ed
gar hit to Sasaman and was out al
first Koran lifted pretty one to cen
tire, scoring Ensign. Koran stole second
and Murray walked. Mcleod hit the
BAH to DunleVY, who held it long enough
for Koran to get home. Meehan hit tc
Sassman and was thrown out at first
Blake pitched the sixth and sever
innings and the Islanders made two runs
off him in each. Edgar hit a three
Dagger to right field that was fieldet
poorly by Dunlevy. Kelley hit to centre
and Edgar came in, Kelley going tC
third on the throw home. Koran wa.
out on his bunt to Blake. Murray flieC
out to Dunevy. Mcleod hit to left field
and was out stealing second.
In the seventh the Independents mad,
their first run. Davis hit and reached
| first. March was out on a hit TO Kel
/ ley. Sasaman hunted and was caugh
at first. Graves hit to centre for tw,
bases and Davis scored. DunleVy hit
| high fly back of third and secured first
| while Mcleod and Meehan let the bal
| drop between them. Tom Clune hit t.
Kelley, who threw him out at first. II
| the Islanders half Meehan hit to RICH
field and went to second on Jackson
| hit to centre. Wachtel walked and tn
bases We're filled. Ensign hit a slow on
to Blake and Tom Clune caught Meeha
at the plate when Blake threw home
Edgar hit to short and was thrown on
at the initial sack and jackson scored
Kelley popped an easy one to Blake
who evidently thought the bases were fu
and when the latter saw Wachtel star
home he threw to Clune, who touche
the plate but failed to tag the runner
Koran was out Graves to March.
In the next inning the Independent
came across with two more. Blake hi
to centre and stole second. Capt Clun
flied out to Mcleod. Davis hit to RICH
garden, and Blake tailed. March file
out to Jackson. Sasaman walked
Gravess hit brought in Riley and Dur
levy was out on hit to Kelley. TIL
score: