The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-09-16
BENNINGTON WINS
CHAMP |ONSH|P
OF TWO LEAGUES
Northampton Forfeits on Last
and Deciding Game
vERMONTeRS TOOK LAST ONE
Defeated Larks on Home Grounds q
to 11-Lost to North Adams
5 to 3.

won the championship OF the Berk-
shire and the Twin-State leagues.
Whichever way the Northampton
club takes the result of the series be-
tween the two teams, Bennington Is
entitled to the championship. IL the
Massachusetts club holds that the
teams had each won and lost two
championship series games when the
last contest was played in North
ampton Saturday, then the Larks
clearly forfeited their claim to the
honor by failing to come to Benning-
ton for the final game. If Northamp-
ton chooses to assert that the game
in that city on Wednesday was an ex-
hibition game, then Bennington has
won two out of three championship
series games.
The failure of the Northampton
club to keep the original agreement
and play the final game of the series
in Bennington was disappointment
to the local fans. Bennington, as the
club management here has always
done, carried out its end of the bar
gain to the letter. In order to help
out the Northampton club Benning-
ton agreed to play double-header
on Saturday. in order that better at
tendance might be secured. for the
guarantee of SIS agreed upon for
single game. After carrying out. the
full agreement and making the con-
cession of a double-header for the
price of one game it certainly looks
rather yellow" for the Massachus-
etts club to "lay down" as 1t did.
Northampton, Sept. 15.-The Ben
nington team of the Berkshire league
beat out the Meadow Larks of the
Twin State league in an thinning
contest at the driving park Saturday
afternoon by a score of 4 to / in the
first game of double-header. The
second only lasted three innings and
was scoreless tie. The Larks were
ahead up to the ninth, but the visi-
tors brought in a run In this session
tying the score and when Malcolm
weakened in the 18th they got four
singles and pass which netted three
tallies and the game.
leagues at two games each.
A double-header was to be played,
so the first game was called at 2.15
A fair-sized crowd attended. but many
we're kept away because of the
threatening weather Malcolm was
In the box for the Larks and twirled
a good game until the last inning,
when he weakened. The visitors
could not get look at him in the
early stages of the game and the ty'
ing and winning tally depended upon
decision. The Larks were able to
hit Eastman in the early stages of
the game, but could not bunch the
hits.
Parle made the first run of the
game and the only one for the Larks
in the fifth inning. He singled and
reached second on Kinney's bad
throw to first The next two Larks
were put out, but Malcolm sent out
one of the longest drives seen on the
field. scoring Parle. AS the left field.
er was playing deep for Malcolm the
swat only netted two bags. but it was
sufficient to score the runner. The
game looked like victory for North
ampton at the opening of the ninth
and the game was needed to cinch
the series. Carolan was the first
Bennington player up in the ninth
and he Knocked out a double. East
man sacrificed him to third. Their
Peloquin drove fly ball near the
judges stand and Conroy went after
II and speared 1t, but Carolan came
in and blocked Mayforth to such ar
extent that he could not catch the
ball. The Northampton player put III
vigorous protest against callinl
Carolan safe. but the umpire insisted
that he did not interfere to the ex
tent claimed. After a lengthy dis
cussion the Larks went back to pla,
retired Finnegan and ended the in
ming.
The 18th was the undoing of tn,
Larks. Prindle and Connors single,
and Carolan received free transports
ton. Then with the sacks full East
man won his own game by sending
in two tallies with timely hit Pelo
quin sacrificed and Finnegan singled
sending Carolan across the plate 70
the third run Of the inning Tn
session closed when Eastman wa
caught at the plate by some quicI
work on the part OF the omnipresen
Jimmie Burns. Score: