The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-29
Visitors Got Good Lead in
Fifth, Losing 1t by Poor
Fielding
EGGERS SUCCEEDED
Dixie IN SIXTH
No Hits Off Him in Four Innings
Devine's Liner Which Struck First
Sack Put Fishburne Across With
Winning Run With One Out.

When Northampton showed such a
contempt for the Islanders Saturday
that Jennings was sent back to the
slab after a very bad fifth inning at
Island park the latent playing ability
in some of the team was called into
the halflight of a muggy, cloudy at
ternoon. Mr.. Jennings was forced to
retire in the eighth and Chief East
man was obliged to yield us a vic
tory in the ninth. The score was to
).
just where the greatest credit should
be placed for the victory is ques
tion. Jennings deserves a lot OF it.
Eggers, too, should get big share for
he drove in the tying run and pre-
vented scoring or even hit during the
last four innings. Fishburne, who
worked the limit to obtain his pass in
| the ninth with one out, after having
| driven in two runs with a double IN
| the fifth, and Deyine who came
| through with needed hard crack In
! the ninth that scored the winning run,
| both should get some of it. In fact
| the team as whole is entitled to
medals.
When Blakely, who looks like he
| would be fixture in centeriield, open
cd with a double to right, the small
| faction that had been maintaining that
4" Yer gotter show muh attitude
loosened up and no team could kick
on the quantity of the roofing that
was furnished. 1t was the first time
the team had been accorded any en-
couragement.
We garnered a run from Mr.. Jen-
nings in the second on Dixie s clean
single to left, Andrews 5 perfect sac
rifice, Collins single to lett and Muir
ply 5 slam at Jennings, which that
worthy, evidently thinking Mcdonald
was built, like him, on the extension
ladder plan, hurled high and Dixie was
safe.
A pass to Conroy in the fourth, was
turned into Il run when Jack Caroian
leaned against q nice one that landed
out near Little river in left center De
vine hustled out into right and nipped
that rally and Conley's Texas Lacquer
at the same time. II was the pretti
/ est catch of the game.
1t was q PERFECTLY fine game up K
/. and including this fourth inning
J Then they began to get rough. Fish
l burne, who usually hits the bullsey,
. with his throws, mistook u fellow OF
the bleachers for his first baseman an,
J, threw the ball to him and jackson
who doesn It like to see his own name
Giacomo, on the score cards. stoppc,
/, at second. Murphy collared MELON
{ aid ) pop foul and then fooled his ap
preach on Jennings i putt. BabingtoI
; ton came across with a single an
y Tormey was uniustlv treated when h
n was declared out on bikes hurrie
h toss to Andrews that pulled Andrew
il off the bag. White and Conroy sir
q gled and it all amounted to four run.
X But the Brattleboro team is gettin
D. used to coming from behind and star
Y ell in to make life miserable for ,JeI
Is nlngs and was ably assisted by hi
= mates. Gillgan worried his way t
first on q pass. Blakcly singled sharl
!. ~ to left and each moved up on
: very wild pitch Capt. Delaney ";
too anxious and famed, but Fishburr
discovered that Darlington was playin
short field and lifted one over h
ID head for a double and two runs ID
h vine flied to Darlington and Dixie trio
N to, but it was line drive of spe,
st and carrying power and Mr. Babin
II ton fubbed around until he final
y stabbed at it with his gloved had, 81
10 fell and lost the ball, Fishburne sec
70 ing. When Andrews lifted q pop t
= to Jackson (Giacomol that individu
$" gracefully muffed it and Dixie slid in
- third, having made two bases on
III infeld pop fly. Andrews drew
. throw, but Dixie did not try to SEQ
and Andrews eventually slid into SC