The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-15
BENNINGTON LOST
LEAGUE GAME TO
NORTH ADAMS
McRObbie Pitched Star Ball For
Tunnel City Team
CLOSE SCORE OF 4 TO 2
Bennington Made Brilliant Rally In
Last Inning but the Squirt Came
Too Late

noon A. McRobbie gave one of the
finest exhibitions of pitching seen
on a Bennington diamond during the
present season and as a result the
Huckleberry outfit dropped game
in the Berkshire league series by a
score of to 2.
While the Tunnel City boxman
held Bennington to six hits he had
fight on his hands during the entire
game. for the locals were working
every trick of the baseball trade TO
put the runners around the circuit.
Bennington had men on bases in six
of the nine innings and there were
good openings to score in several
periods
North Adams played a better game
in the field as well as at the bat,
making but one miscue to three for
the home team. None of the errors
figured in the scoring.
The game was featured by four
fast double plays, three by Benning-
ton and one by North Adams and the
infeld work of both teams was snap
py.
North Adams secured its cinch on
the game in the eighth inning when
the Tunnel City players punched
double and two singles on Herring
ton.
]. McRobbie opened the game for
the visiting team by rolling a ground
er to Brill which the Bennington
third sacker failed to handle and the
Tunnel City left fielder was safe on
first J. Taguer hit through the cen
ter of the diamond and Nc went
TO second. T. Taguer hunted along
the third baseline and when Herring
ton iuggled the ball there was
North Adams runner on all three
sacks and none out Rudolph htteu
the ball into right field and when the
pill dropped into Eastman's hands.
McRobbie made a break for the
plate. The feature play of the game
was then pulled off. Eastman lined
the ball for the plate and Shea
caught Nc ten feet from home. Gran
dali retired the side by flying out TO
Carolan. Only three Bennington
batters faced McRobbie.
With one down in the second,
Fountain secured a hit but was dou-
bled on Tees grounder to Connors
Only three up for Bennington.
In the third two singles, a free
ticket and batter hit scored two
runs for North Adams. For Ben
nington. Eastman secured a hit was
sacrificed TO second, but Eerrington
and Finnegan were easy outs.
The third double play by Benning
ton stopped North Adams in the
fourth but doubles by Carolan and
McCrehan scored one for Benning-
ton.
In the fifth, with two out I. Tag
uer was passed but was forced out
at second. Only three Bennington
batters faced McRobbie.
North Adams had an opening to
score in the sixth when Rudolph was
passed and A. McRobbie hit TO cen
ter for two bases. but Rudolph was
neatly pegged out while trying to
steal second. For Bennington, Caro-
Ian made his second twobagger OF
the game but there were two out AT
the time and McCrehan retired the
side on a grounder to third.
Only three Tunnel City batters FAC
ed Harrington i'm the seventh. but
Prindle. who was given a free ticket
was pushed as far as third base by
two infield outs.
In the eighth North Adams found
Harrington for a doubts and two sin
giles, scoring two runs. Harrington
opened for Bennington with hit,
Finnegan was passed and the local
fans began to look cheerful. A dou-
Bile play. however, Fountain to
Taguer to Crandall, blasted the bud
ding hopes.
North Adams went out in, short or
der in the ninth but the Bennington
rooters had another vision OF victory
/ McCrehan reached first on an error
at third, Brill was given a free tick
ct and there were two on and one
4 out. Prindle having popped a fly to
pitcher. Eastman whitfield and the
. crowd sighed. Shea hit to left field
| and McCrehan scored. PeloQuin was
sent in to bat for Harrington but
/ couldn't deliver the much-desired
/ wallop. The score: