The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-01
BENNINGTON WON
TWO GAMES FROM
NORTH ADAMS
Lighters Clinch on First Place
in Berkshire League
TlMELYHITTING BY C. PRlNDLe
Williams College Student Took Game
Away from Tunnel City at
Fowler Park
TlMELYHIIING sYG. PRINoLE

bennington frightened the grip oil
the Vermont team upon first place
IN the Berkshire league by defeating
North Adams on Saturday and on
sunday. The first game at Morgan
po-t saturday afternoon was the
least interesting of the two Tor the
ro,son that Bennington appeared 10
bsve the better OF the visitors rom
Inc start Bennington won 20 i,
The second game played at Fowler
mark WAS "A different proposi.ioh'
Tvice North Adams was in the lead
and i'm the eighth il looked as though
tbe Tunnel City team had cincheu
the game. Bennington won 10 o.
Eastman. the former Waterbury
and North Adams pitcher, joined the
Pennington team on Saturday anu
pitched the Fowler park game lac
shaved good change OF pace anu
considerable speed In only two IN
ninps aid North Adams get to- MN
~ anv extent. In the opening perlod
"a home run with two on bases sent
three Tunnel City players over the
plate and i'm the eighth bunch OF
Two singles and a sacrifice scored
vrbot looked like the winning run Tot
North Adams.
Remington punched hits on \. Nc
pobbio i'm the first and the eighth
inninrs In the sixth he hit bat
fer passed the next man and was
touched up for a single that ueu lhe
score There were two out at the
time and North Adams had "a ieau
of one run.
The feature of the game was the
batting of Guy Prindle. the Nllllaihs
college boy who recently joined the
Bennington team and who Is playing
first bbse now that Carolan has been
released 10 was his hit in the sixth
mar tied the score In the eighth he
was again at bat with North Adams
one run ahead, two men on bases ana
two men out, and smashed the BAN
into right field for a hard single. The
nit won the game.
Each team scored three runs In the
opening inning Eastman passed D.
NcRobbie. J. Taguer filled out TO
G. Prindle, but r. Taguer hit nara
ball into shortstop territory Flnne-
gan had a good chance for double
nlav but he booted the ball and two
we're on bases instead OF on the
bench. Then came Rudolph's long
ay into left field. The hit was good
for three bases. anyhow, but as Ca
Bile Prindle tripped while sprinting
through the swamp, 1t went LOT a
homer and three runs. Fob Benning-
ton Finnegan opened with the first
home run of the year The Benning-
ton shortstop. like the North Adams
left fielder. was assisted by the Ions
grass in making the circuit but the
hit was corker at that Connors
chopped a snappy single into left and
Pelouuin was passed, While Joe
was swinging at the ball. Pitcher Nc
Robbie attempted to get Connors al
second but the throw was mufed by
Fountain A wild pitch scored Con
nors. and McCrehan's drive to cen
ter sent Peloquin over the plate.
Thompson with two out singled in
the second and stole second but J
McRobbie retired the side on strike
out.
North Adams went to the front II
the third. J. Taguer hit hard tC
center field for two bases, McCre
han misjudging the ball. Eastman
struck out the next two batters bu
Crandal hit a short high fly to RICH
field, which Peloquin failed to hold
after a long run, and Jimmie Taguel
scored.
With two out in the fourth, ]. Nc
Robbie hit to short center, but the
next man retired the side by foulinl
out to Shea. Only three up for Ben
nington.
North Adams sent but three men L
the plate in the fifth, two of them be
ing doubled by fast work on the par
of Finnegan and Connors. Three
Bennington batters hit grounders L
Second Baseman TaSuer and wer'
easily thrown out at first base
In the sixth with one out Fountain
singled to center but was pegged on
trying to steal second Tee was Civ
en- base on balls, but the hes
Thompson could do was a grounde
to Eastman. For Bennington, Pelc
quin flied out to first and McCrehal
to right field, but Cable Prindle wa
hit by a pitched ball He stole sec
ond Guy Prindle hit to RICH
field and Caleb Prindle dashed owe
the plate with the run that made tn
score A. Brill, who had been give
a free ticket, went to third but on al
tempting to stretch the hit for ar
other bag, Guy Prindle was throw
out at second.
Only three batters faced Eastma
in the seventh. With two out, FIJI
negan hit to center but was left o.
first when Connors flied out to
McRobbie The North Adams cente
fielder was playing under the hand