Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-16
WILD, WEIRD GAME IN KEENE.
erattleboro Won 6 to 5 by a Ninth In
ming Raly-DonneIly's Great Slide
Inciplent Riot ouelled.


ming Rally-DonneIIy's Great Slide
InelpIent Riot ouelled.
In a wild and tumultuous contest,
marked by scenes of disorder featured
by both "bonehead" and brilliant plays,
Brattleboro came from the rear position
at Keene Wednesday, and by timely hit
ting and daring base running in the
ninth inning turned apparent defeat in
to victory by 6-5 score over Keene.
But for the rally in the closing in
ming 1t would have been game Of
might have been" from a Brattleboro
standpoint as up to that time there had
been repeated failures to take advan-
tage of opportunities.
The play which stood out more con-
spicuously than any other was Dom
nelly's slide to the home plate with the
score which tied the game. Spectators
on all sides declared this feat the great
est play of the kind seen in years But
more about the finale will be given later
Brattleboro started the run garnering
in the first inning on a base on balls to
G. Crowther, SHELLS two Dagger +.
Crowther's single, and virtually steal
home by Smell while the ball was be-
ing thrown to second base. Fish injured
a finger in attempting to touch Smell
and was forced to retire. Crook going
behind the bat.
The Keene cohorts went wild with ex-
element in the last half of the fourth
inning. After two men were out Dom
ovan lifted the ball over second base
F. Crowther should have taken the ball
for a not very difficult out, but he stood
still while Grow made a desperate but
Intellectual attempt to reach the ball.
PeplosN walked Then Durgjn smashed
the ball over the right field bank into
the river. Two scores came in and on
the ground rule for right field hits Dur
gin was held at third. A moment later
he scored on Ostergrens hit. The lat.
ter was thrown out trying to steal Sec
ond. Davies replaced Malcolm in the
fifth, Donnely, who had been warming
| the bench, going to right field In that
inning on a combination of three hits
and a sacrifice Keene took two more
| counts.
Brattleboro partially closed the gap
| in the sixth, securing two scores on
passes to G. Crowther and Smell, F.
| Crowther's sacrifice, and Guiheen's hit.
struck out In the seventh with two on
bases, Smell famed, and in the eighth
with two on, March famed.
In the ninth Donnelly, first man,
cracked the ball into right field close
to the foul line. The ball bounded
among the automobiles and Donnelly
reached third. Grow struck out. On a
ball forward to the pitchers box and
Donnelly started for home. Eayres
snapped the ball to Crook at the plate,
but Donnelly, diving head first" slid
nearly 20 feet to the plate and was safe,
with the ball in Crooks hands directly
over him. G. Crowther reached first on
the play 1t was hit and run a second
time, and when Smell hit to Eayres, G
Crowther reached second, Smell being
retired at first. For the third time II
was hit and run, and when f. Crow
Their lifted the bah over Short Stop Proc
tors head G. Crowther by great sprint
reached home. F. Crowther, in attempt
ing to take two bases on passed ball
was thrown out at third.
Ostergren started the ninth for Keene
with a hit. Twombly tried to sacri-
flee, but Davies whipped the ball &c
second ahead of Ostergren. Crook strucl
out. Then Twombly tried to steal sec
ond and was thrown out, Smell to F
Crowther.
Features of the game included Da
viess handling of ground balls, a stoI
by March of an apparently safe hit by
Donovan, and bluff throw to secont
by Smell which resulted in catching q
runner off third.
Both teams were guilty of "fungo'
plays which do not appear in the erro
column.
The ninth inning was delayed, afte
Donnelly had scored, by an incipen
riot. Dick LeRay who always cheers
Justify for Brattleboro, had been the tar
get for so many small missiles from tn
Keene bleacherites in a previous gam
that he took a position in the gran'
stand, where he rooted necessarily. !
youth nearby persisted in throwing bag
filled with sand at Dick, although warn
ed to desist Finally one of the bag
} hit Dick in the face and he started af
, ter the boy, who ran down the aisle AM
} jumped into the field. F. Crowther, VIII
} had been near the coaching line, push
ed the boy back toward the grand stand
and LeRay leaning over the rail, slap
l ped the youngster across the forehead
Then everything was in an uproar Sew
2 trail people started toward LeRay, pc
liceman grabbed F. Crowther, and hot
heads from the grand stand and blea CHI
. ers in large numbers surged around III
! participants in the turmoil. A ge"crs
mix-up was impending for few min
utes, but quiet was restored withou
> any serious trouble. In the eXctemcr
: the president of the Keene baseball as
: socia ton lost his head as badly as any
: one, and in answer to a perfectly prop
!, er question from a Brattleboro man re
: piled in language unbecomng 10 a ger
tleman, to state the case very mildly.