Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-30
EVERYBODY DlsousTED.
Umpire Finn, After Making a Rank De-
olsion, Declared Tuesdays Game For
cited to Northampton.

Baseball was given a solar plexus
blow on Tuesday when Umpire Finn de-
clared the game as Island park forfeited
to Northampton to 0.
1t was the most unsatisfactory contest
seen here in years. Everybody was dis
gusted with Finn. but big majority
regretted that Brattleboro did not play
out the game.
The trouble arose in the last half of
the fifth inning. f. Crowther singled
and then stole second and third, maxi
ing the latter base by a fine slide. Don
nelly in the meantime had gone out on
fly to Gaudet and Stinson had struck
out. Leonard was given base on
balls. G. Crowther hit a grounder to
Parle. Leonard, in running to second,
was close to the ball when it approached
Parle. Pare fumbed, Leonard reached
second, G. Crowther reached first, and
F. Crowther scored. Then to the sur
prise of everybody Finn called Leonard
out claiming he had interfered with
Parle when the latter attempted to ham
die the ball. While the players were
arguing Leonard ran to third and home
bases. A long and exciting wrangle fol-
lowed, during which Finn ordered f.
Crowther out of the game. Finn called
a time limit The Brattleboro players
went to their positions, Smell insisting
that +. Crowther continue playing
When the time limit was up Finn de-
clared the game forfeited to the Wis
itors.
Finn was followed from the grounds
up Main street by a hooting, jeering
mob of youngsters. Spectators on all
sides were unanimous in condemning
Firms judgment.
Finn blundered not only in his de-
cision on the play, but in ordering
Crowther out of the game, as the latter
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pulsion. Despite all Of Firms founder
ings it was a mistake not to give the
people who had paid their admissions
nine innings of baseball. That's what
they had paid for and that's what they
deserved to get
Malcolm, who left Brattleboro Satur-
day and Immediately Joined his old coll
lege chum and catcher, Mayforth, with
the Northampton team, was selected to
pitch against his former associates. He
showed the same tendency to wildness
that has marked his playing all the sea :
son and there was a good chance that
Brattleboro would have won the game
If it had been played out, as Stinson,
who was little unfortunate in the first
two innings, was pitching in fine form
when the break came. In the fourth
inning Stinson famed three men in sue
cession.
Northampton started the scoring al
the opening of the game. Ryan walked
Burns drove the ball sharply to left field
| and when G. Crowther threw to stoI
! Ryan at third base no one was in from
of the ball and it rolled to the grand.
stand, Ryan scoring and Burns reach.
ing third. On Partenheimer's long fly
| to G. Crowther, Burns scored In the
| second after two were out Malcolm sur.
| prised everybody by hitting a long two
| Dagger to left field He advanced tC
| third when Leonard failed to stop Ry.
| ans grounder and scored on Burns's hit
Brattleboros score came in the thirC
| inning, when Malcolm gave Donnelly lif,
| by a poor throw to first on an easy
| chance Donnelly stole second anC
! scored on G. Crowther's hit to righ
| field.
There We're several good features t
| the game, including catches by G. Grow
Their, F. Crowther, Smell, Gaudet anC
| Mayforth. and stop by Parle in tn,
second inning.