The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-03
WON WITH THE STICK
Bennington Beat North Adams to a
Saturday

Inability to hit Burns tOgetner WIN
the freedom with which Bennington
players, without a single exception,
walloped the offerings of A. MacRob-
bic. gave Bennington an easy victory
over the home team at North Adams
Saturday afternoon by a score OF 8
to A. The game started promptly on
time and moved along rapidly until
the last two or three innings after
Manager Captain Crandall had been
caught off third just after he had
driven in two runs. This eXemplif-
cation of the old hidden ball trick
worked on "Dud" Thompson. who
was coaching of third, and on his
captain, seemed to take the heart out
Of all of the home team.
Besides their inability to hit the
North Adams players managed to
make their four errors count In the
run getting and A. MacR0bbie un'
folded one of his widest pitches
when 1t was good for another run. A
crowd of some 700 saw the game and
the day was absolutely perfect for
the sport.
Burns, who really twirled master
ly game, let his team with the stick
getting a lucky lgo-bagger and two
clean singles. Prindle and McCrehan
each garnered pair OF singles and
Peloquin pushed out a double. A
perfectly placed bunt by Taguer,
clean singles by the same player, and
Broome's and Crandall's long triple
to left center was 'he sum total OF
the North Adams batting.
After Finnegan. who has been shift.
ed to the top of the batting order,
and Connors had gone out in the
first, Carolan singled 10 right and
went TO third on McCrehan's single
to right center. He scored on a wild
pitch after McCrehan had stolen
Prindle's fly to Broome
North Adams got the one run back
promptly. j. MacRobbie was passed
Taguer laid down a slow rolling bunt
along the first base line and beat II
out, J. MacRobbie by good running
making third on the play. Broome
came through with well laced sin
gle to right after Taguer had stolen
!.
Connors who tossed Broome out C
Finnegan and the latter and Shea col
Taguer trying to score on the play
Conifrey- was out trying to steal.
The second developed nothing
both sides going out in quick order.
In the third Burns opened with hi!
first single and Finnegan sacrificed
him along but the next two hitter
were easy. For North Adams, TIE,
was hit. A. MacRobbie famed j
MaoRobbie got his second free pass
Tabuer famed. but Carolan lost Fin
negan's throw OF Broomes grounde
, and Tee scored. Broome was caught
Shea to Finnegan, trying to make tn
second after the play at the plate.
!" Bennington more than evened u
matters in the fourth. McCrehal
dumped one in front of the plate an
' was easy for Tee and Crandall. TAG
uer failed to handle Prindle's fas
, grounder and the latter stole. Bril-
= was passed PeloQuin drove Ions
low one to center, coring Prindlt
? but Andersons throw to third caugh
= Brill, A. MacRobbie making the ou
Shea singled to center and Burn
: doubled to the same place before Fiji
; negan famed This left the score
to . In favor of Bennington, for
double play. Brill, Connors and Car,
Ian. killed North Adams chances 1
: the last half of that inning.
The fifth was peaceful, single b
y MeCrehan and pass to Anderson
being the only breaks in the one-tw,
u three order
Bennington got two in the sixth
= Peloquin by being hit and Shea b
u virtue of A. MacRobble's poor thro
u to catch Wheeler who was mnnin
y for Peloquin. But Burns famed an
u Finnegan popped TO A. MaoRobbl
. North Adams tied things up in the
y half Taguer grounded safely owe
T. second Connors erred on Broome
speedy grounder Conifrey flied
y MoCrehan but Crandall cracked on
= to the fence corner and stopped
- third after two runs had come acros
= Then he calmly stepped on the ba
y and Brill, who was holding the bal
u touched him. North Adams did a