The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-05-31
BENNINGTON LOST.
At HOME BUT WON
|NNORTH ADAMS
Weather lnterfered With Both
Games Memorial Day
SEVEN INNINGS IN EACH CLASH
Bennington Won to 7 at North Ad-
ans and Lost to at Morgan
Park

A crowd of about 400 people sat in
the grand stand at Morgan park yes
terday afternoon and watched a
game of water baseball 1t began to
rain when Umpire Hogan announced
the batteries and the water came
down steadily during the first half of
the game In the fourth inning Jupi-
ter Pluvious opened the valves a few
more notches and the already
drenched players were driven to the
grand stand After wait of Is
minutes the rain was shut off long
enough to carry the game through
the seven innings agreed upon.
Considering the conditions, the
game was a good one, North Adams
winning by score of 6 to 4. The
Tunnel City aggregation won because
ii played better ball. The visitors
handled the slippery ball without a
mispay and collected their 10 safe
hits off Peloquin in lunches The
former Pittsfeld pitcher suffered
from the wet more than Thompson
He was unable to use his spit ball
as the pill was at all times wet on
all sides. Several Of the hits secured
by North Adams were of the scratch
order and the visitors were also
helped along on the path to victory
by the misplays of the home team.
Up to the fifth inning ii looked as
though Bennington were going to be
shut out as the Huckleberry boys
had made but three hits, no two of
them in the same period, while North
Adams had collected a bunch of four
tallies. In the fifth. however, Thomp-
son was touched up for three singles
and he gave a brace of free tickets.
The combination resulted in three
runs for Bennington and when the
third tally was registered the sacks
were all occupied. McCrehan, how
ever, hit an easy one to the pitcher
and Finnegan popped short fly to
second on which Carolan was
doubled.
Bennington tied the score in the
sixth and the game looked interest
ing. In the seventh, however, North
Adams scored twice on a single, a
wild pitch and some wild heaving In
the Bennington inheld.
In the first inning J. McRobbie
Taguer and Broome. went out in or
der on infeld hits. one to Peloquir
and two to Brill For Bennington
Prindle drew a pass. was sacrificed
to second TO Connors. Carolan drew
free ticket McCrehan fouled out &c
third. Finnegans single advanced
the two runners a base but the end
came when Brill flied out to left
| field.
In the second Conifrey hit a grounC
er at Finnegan which the Stockbridg,
boy failed TO handle. Crandall bunt
ed and beat the ball TO first. T
Thompson hit a bounder to Connori
who caught Crandall at third Ther
came three singles in a row and 1
base on balls netting the visitors two
runs. Taguer closed the inning on I
foul fly to Shea. Only three batteri
up for Bennington.
In the third Broome opened with ;
hit for North Adams. Conlfrey fliet
out to second. Crandall hit safely /,
center but on T. Thompson's ground
er was neatly doubled by Brill. Fo
Bennington. Prindle hit over short
was advanced by Connors out third {,
first, but was caught trying to stea
third.
North Adams scored one in IN,
fourth on errors by Connors ant
Brill. For Bennington, Brill, will
two out, hit to center but wa
caught at second on the next ba ..er'
grounder
Two hits and an error Dy Connor
gave North Adams another run In tn