The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-05
LOCALS TOOK GAME
. FROM STEVENS, BUT
Little Enthusiasm in the Victory
Some Peculiar Plays Noted
Charity in the Summary.

Brattleboro high was mighty lucky
TO be returned winner in the game
with Stevens high Of Claremont, " H.,
at Island park yesterday afternoon. At
least the home team was lucky 10 be,
returned winner by score of to
{ and without going extra innings. But.
Umpire Hal March saw the last play
of the game differently than most OF
the spectators, including high school
students.
1t was this way. Adams, who had
pitched the first five innings and then
retired to right field. again came in to
pitch the last inning. Flint, first bat
ter, put up foul fly for Wheeler. who
made pretty catch. Whittier
scratched a doubtful hit to White
more and Benjamin grounded out to
Angler, advancing Whittier to second,
from which vantage point he stole
third, aided by one of Whitney Is poor
throws. Adams then passed Stow, who
is about the size of healthy five-year-
old, and Captain Miller. That filed
the bases with one run needed to tie
and two out. Mineau hit to the left
of Wheeler and that player came in
fast for the ball, as the diamond was
slow. He seooped it, but juggled it an
instant and then threw hastily to An
gier. Mineau beat the throw by more
than step, but the umpire waved
him out and strobe from the field.
There was no enthusiasm over the
victory.
Brattleboro received a run in the
first inning that came in a somewhat
peculiar manner, to put it mildly.
Whlttemore opened the game by flying
to center. Angler was passed. So was
/ Dunlevy. Wheeler hit to short, forcing
/ Angler mt third, Stow to Mineau, Dun
! levy reaching second, from which point
he scored by good running on Thayer s
/ drive TO right center Wheeler made
third on the play to the plate. Knight
/ then came to bat and hit ball which
/ bounded off the home plate and fell
/ back of the catcher. Wheeler ran
/ home and then it was discovered that
Knight was batting out Of turn ami
Gray took his place and fled out to
center. If Knight 5 hit was a hit he
should have been out for not running
i If it was not Wheeler should not have
been allowed to score. There was no
protest over the play.
Those We're samples of the game. In
the second inning Knight reached see
ond ON a very wild throw by Mneau
but was caught off and run down
Whitney singled to left center, took
second on a passed ball and third when
Benjamin, trying TO make a running
pickup of Adams : single, overran tht
ball. Whittemore popped to Mineal
and Angler drew his second pass. Dun
levy singled to right, scoring tw,
runs, but was left with Angler wheI
Wheeler flied to left.
Dunlevy scored a cheap run in tn,
fourth with two out. He was passe,
second time, stole second, took thir,
on Wheeler 5 scratch hit to Minea,
and scored a wild pitch. The last three
came on a twobase error of Benia
min s off Whittemore, Anglers har,
double to left, Dunlevy's single TO tn
same spot. Then Wheeler tapped il
front of the plate and Whittier threw
poorly to Sweeney, Angler scoring an,
Dunlevy being run down between thiri
and home Wheeler scored whel
Sweeney hit someone in the melee a
! third as Wheeler slid in there Thaye
and Gray flied out.
Stevens started by Stow drawing
pass. Miller popped to Wheeler Min
eau tapped one down towards thir
base that was a foul by a foot an
Miller stopped running. Wheeler snap
ped the ball to Dunlevy who caugh
: Stow OFF the bag and then tossed
to Angler for double play on fou
In the second with one out Wheele
! contributed three-base wild throv
that put York on third, but Adam
( struck out Stoughton and Flint file
to Gray.
: The visitors retired in order in tn
third.
Dunlevy featured the fourth with
fine running catch in short right o
Miller Mineau walked and walked I
second when March declared a ball
Whittemore erred on Sweeney 5 groun'
g err Sweeney stole. Mineau score
when York hit to the infeld, but whe
g Stoughton hit to Whittemore that pla,