The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-09-08
BACHELDORSDOW
BENED|CTS At
BASEBALL
Unc0rralled Beat ROped and
Tied II to 8
UNWEDS STRONG AT BAT
Inability of Benedict Battery to
Evolve Working System of Sig
nails Feature Of Defeat
UNWEDS STRONG AT BAT

The public playground was the Nee
ca for a SETTLING mass of humanity
last Saturday afternoon Gate re
ceipts, $500, skiddo. Asked $4,000
The loadstone was the eighteen all
star baseball players, nine of whom
were said to be wise and the others
otherwise: Benedicts and Batchc-
lors, half and half; but they that were
otherwise, deponent. saith not.
The service was opened with an ad-
dress by Umpire Dan Keller who
carefully ref aimed from referring to
the unpleasant relations between the
nations Of Europe, but did say in
effect that base BAH in Benning
ton was war to the bitter end. He
stated that in spite Of every effort TO
localize the fight and let the present
game decide the championship of the
void, Edward J. Hall, as manager Of
the cid mems team. insisted on chal-
longing the victors to a match game
on Saturday, Sep embe 18TH at the
same time and place and gate re-
Ceipts to 80 to the civic league MIR.
Hall s0lcmnly pledged that the aver
ago ago Of his players should be Owe,
fifty years and has already issued a
proclamation that they go into immc.
dia.o training, and he win supply
each with sufficient quantity of gin
ger and St. jacobs Oil to insure vic
toy.
Mr.. Keeler's touching remarks were
received with a solemn hush, while
every individual present, resolved
that however rank his decisions
might be in the forthcoming game.
they would spare his life
The game was called promptly ats
half hour late. The web-footcd
(this is a typographical error and
should read, fieet-footed), Benedicts
went first to the bat, almost immcdi.
ately followed by the Bachelors, Meth
er Side making score during the
first inning the married men wished TO
encourage the youngsters they were
at the beginning, but little later in
the game they acted as though
they were in a morgae,
trying to hit nutmeg with
a crowbar There was not
very large number of thrills during
the game, as the men one and all
played like clockwork; one Of these
tall clocks that came over in the May
flower \ pang of horror thrilled the
crowd howeve- when foul ball
struck laundry wagon. Fortunately
it was not someone's little pet dog,
as it Jared the ribs of the stout auto
truck. subsequently, ROM taMyr
horse came near losing his proboscis.
If his nose had been two inches fur
the from his face, the ball certainly
would have raised Al blister on it. Ar
thur backed him up just two inches
more so there wouls be no further
danger.
Most all of the fellows on both
sides prove conclusively that their
batting average was something less
than 500. but on the whole. the play
ing was really good. Town Clerk
Booth SAYS he would refuse to regis
ter q dog that could run as long ~
as fast as the Rev Mr.. Never. who
played left field and was chasing the
ball most Of the time, while the rest
of the fellows chewed gum.
Er.a
Those along the line OF bases could
hear his footsteps long before ne
came in sight, and wisely made room
for him. The dentists are proud OF
the record made by their colleague
Doc Jenney. who showed his proies-
sional training every time he flied
his lungs with gas and g'cund his
teeth over the plate. with grim deter.
Teddy, his youngest brother. was
man. during the progress OF
the game only. and naturally looks
back upon the experience with cha /
z in. as the Benedicts were taken ia
10 camp by the Bachelors TO the tune
Of II to g. This unequal score. I'M
dcubtedly. was the result Of the mar I
ried men having lost their pitcher
early in the game Mortimer Town
send. considered one Of the best ANA /
teC- players in Bennington. trippcd /
on the bag at first base and fell heav-
ily on his face. His injuries appea-- 4
"a so serious as he Was carried from /
the field that the playing thereafter. I