The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-03
F|NNEGAN' HOME
RUN WON FOR
BENNINGTON
Conceded To Be Longest Hit of
The Present Season
TWO OUT IN THE EIGHTH
Bennington Needed One Run To Tie
Score and Two To Win And the
Hit Did 1t.

On numerous occasions followers OF
our great national sport have re-
marked that "a game of baseball is
never ended until the last man is out
IN the last inning Billy Finnegan
of Stockbridge, who has filled the
shortstop position for Bennington
during the past three seasons, dem
onstrated the truth of the old say
ing yesterday at Morgan park when
he drove the ball into left field for
four bases and won a Berkshire
league game from North Adams by
score of 8 TO g The hit, which was
conceded by many of the spectators
to be the longest drive ever made at
Morgan park. came in the eighth IN
ming with two men out and runner
on second base North Adams was
elading by a score of TO ana
there were two strikes and two balls
on Finnegan. Up TO this st<ge OF the
proceedings Vadnais. the prep school
pitcher, who was in the box for North
Adams. had held the Vermonters to
three hits and there wasn't student
of the game in the grandstand who
would have given five cents on the
dollar for the chances OF the home
team. Vadnais was anxious to put
the third strike over on Finnegan
and sent the ball breast high over
the platter. Finnegan met the PHI
squarely and it sailed out into LETT
field and across the brook When the
ball had finally been relayed into tAe
diamond Finnegan was picking him
self up from off the plate, for he had
made an unnecessary slide home. OF
course the crowd applauded and to
add to the enjoyment OF the occasion
Joseph T. Watson appeared on the
side line with a handsome bouquet OF
flowers which Director Charles +.
Barnes carried to the Bennington
bench and presented TO the Thoroughly
winded shortstop. 1t was a great hit
and il camesat the right time.
Many of the spectators stated that
the game was the most enjoyable OF
the present season Both pitchers
worked rapidly, the players of both
teams put an unusual amount Of snap
into their work and the score was
close during the entire nine innings.
In the opening period North Adams
beat out a couple of hunts and secur-
ed two clean singles, but during the
remainder of the game Harrington
kept the four hits so well scattered
that only one runner went beyond
second base.
Vadnais pitched strong anne. His
control was good with the exception
of the eighth inning when he had a
slight attack of nerves.
The opening inning was hair
raiser for the local fans ]. McRob-
bic hit through the diamond for a
base and the two Taguers beat out
hunts filling the bases with none out
Rudolph hit to left field and McRob-
bic attempted to score after the fly
was caught but was thrown out at the
plate by Prindle who caught the
speedy Nc. by at least 20 feet. J.
Taguer scored on Crandall's hit to
center. A. McRobbie retired the
SIDE by grounding out to Caroian.
For Bennington. Prindle secured a
free ticket and was sacrificed to sec
ond by Connors, but Carolan and
McCrehan went out on fly balls.
In the second inning Vadnais. with
two out. was hit by a pitched ball
and attempted to steal second but
was easily pegged out by Shea.
North Adams secured two hits in
the third but Harrington whitfield two
batters and Peloquin took care of
the third on a long fly to right field.
For Bennington. McCrehan secured
hit but was left on second.
Only six batters faced the pitchers
in the fourth.
In the fifth. J. McRobbie, the sec
ond batter up for North Adams. was
passed and scored on J. Taguer's hit.
J. T. attempted to steal second but !
Shea winged him down. Only three !
batters faced Nadnais.
Rudolph opened the sixth for Northf
Adams by getting in the way of a |
swift shoot and walking up to first. |
He went to second on Crandalrs in !
field out a. McRobbie hit to Finne- |
gan who tossed the ball to Kenney |
and stopped Rudolph at third. A. I
McRobbie was the third Tunnel City |
runner to attempt to steal third and |
he was no more successful than his |
predecessors. Carolan, the first bat |
ter for Bennington, reached first on |
Rudolph's error He stole second and |
was sacrificed to third. Finnegan hit |
sacrificed to third Finnegan hit a /
grounder to third and was thrown |
out. Acting under instructions from
Captain Crandall, Vadnais purposely |
passed Peloquin and Kenney retired |
the side by hitting TO Crandall.
One North Adams batter flied out 1
Prindle in the seventh and Finnegan |
retired two on an unassisted double /