The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-12
BENNINGTON WON
TIGHT GAME IN
NINTH INNING
Beat North Adams by Score OF
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WAS PITCHERS BATTl {
Harrington Held Tunnel City Team
To Four Hits-McRobbie Pitched
Good Ball.

Bennington shut out North Adams
l to at Fowler park yesterday al
ternoon in one of those nerve
racking, close score games that were
frequently played some years ago
when the pitchers used to be rated by
the number of strike-outs to their
credit. Strike-outs were not parucu-
larly numerous at Fowler park yes
terday afternoon but only nine bat
tiers for each team reached first base
and only three of the Is went TO
third. The lonely run that won the
game for Bennington was made in
the last half of the ninth inning with
two men out. Naturally the fans said
it was some ball.
The feature of the game was the
brilliant work of the pitchers. While
Harrington, who held the Tunnel City
players to four scattered singles, had
a little the better of the argument
every one admitted that McRobble
pitched great game. He disposed
of the heavy hitters with comparative
ease and it remained for the players
who had not figured high in the
batting list to win the game for Ben
nington.
While North Adams had men on
bases in six innings and Bennington
sent a batter to the first station in
five there were but two good open
ings to score. one for each team and
both in the fourth inning. with but
one out, Tommy Taguer, who hit
hot grounder through Finnegan and
by daring base-running went TO third
base. Harrington frightened, however,
and struck out A. McRobbie and Ru-
dolph. For Bennington, Prindle open
ed the period with a hit to center.
Connors sacrificed and beat out the
bunt. With two on and none out the
prospects looked good to the home
fans but McRobbie struck out Caro-
Ian, McCrehan flied out to Vadnais
and Finnegan's grounder forced Con-
nors at second.
Only three batters faced Harrington
in the opening inning, an infield
grounder, a strike-out and a fly to left
field being the methods of disposition.
For Bennington. Prindle struck out,
Connors hit to short and Carolan
went out on what a majority of the
spectators said was foul. The ball
struck foul when hit but rolled a few
feet toward third base stopping di-
rectly on the chalk line. The umpire
declared the bali fair and Carolan
was tagged out.
Rudolph opened the second with a
clean hit to left field but when Gran
dali attempted to sacrifice the runner
to second Harrington took the bunt
and nailed Rudolph at the keystone
sack. Crandall attempted to steal
and was pegged out by Shea and
FouHtain struck out. A fly to short,
strike-out and grounder to pitcher
disposed of three Bennington batters.
Only three batters faced each pitch
er in the third and the fourth inning
has already been described.
In the fifth, after Crandall had
struck out Fountain hit safely to cen
ter and stole second. j. McRobbie
was given a free ticket but the run
ners failed to advance as Woods went
out on a short infield grounder and
Vadnais struck out For Bennington,
Shea. with two out, hit safely TO cen
ter and was forced to second by Her
rington.
With two down in the sixth T. Ia
guer hit a grounder to .Finnegan who
threw wild to first. T. Taguer stole
second but A McRobbie and Rudolph
went out on fly balls to the outfield.
An outfield fly, grounder to third
base and pop to short disposed OF
three Bennington batters.
Following Crandalrs strike-out in
the seventh, Fountain made his sec
ond hit of the game but was pegged
out at second and Woods retired the
side with a fly to right field. For
Bennington. Peloquin, with two out
hit safely to center. but was caught
between first and second.
In the eighth Vadnais and j. Ia
guer flied out to Peloquin. T. Ia
guer secured a hit but was forced
on A. McRobbie's grounder. For
Remington. Harrington smashed a
two-base drive TO left center but
there we're two at the time and the
side was retired on Prindle's ground
er to pitcher.
North Adams went out in order In
the ninth but ConnOrs opened with a
two-bagger to center. Carolan push
ed him down to third with a sacrifice
and then McRobbie became nervous.
He passed McCrehan and Finnegan
but frightened and struck out Pello-
quin. with two out and Kenny at
bat il looked as though the game
must go another inning but the Pitts
field boy smashed a grOunder at Gran
DAN that took the North Adams hrst-
baseman of the bag and before he
could recover Kenny was at the first
station and the game was won. The
score:
Termination