The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-08
Dixie Outpitched Harrington
-"Rube" Sager Called
Too Late
THREE ISLANDERS
PASSED IN EIGHTH
Score Was 4 to Harrington, New
England Lacquer, Did Not Bother
Local Hitters - Matthews Makes
First Appearance for Home Team.


First Appearance for Home Team.
1t was only a question of whether
Dixie would last out nine innings at the
pace he started at Island park yester-
day to ssure victory for the Island
ers. With the exception of two brief
trips aloft he accomplished the task
and turned back Greenfield by a score
of 4 to ,.
Frank Harrington, brother of
"Joe,' formerly OF the Bellows Falls
team, attempted to make good New
England league reputation in the
Twin State. lie had nothing that ma
terially bothered the home team and
in the seventh "Rube' Sager was
called to the slab but the damage had
been done.
Kennedy opened the last of the see
ond with a hard single to left. lie
took second on a passed ball and De
vine sacrificed him to third. Johnston
singled to right center, scoring Ken
nedy. Andrews grounded out, Dowd
TO Goodridge but Delaney dropped Il
single in short left and Dixie put anOth-
er in center that looked as if King
ought to get but he failed to do so.
Johnston scored on this and Delaney
! and Dixie, by good base-running, pulled
up at third aud second respectively.
Cargo grounded out.
Glennon started the third with an
infeld single, Johnston fielding the bail
perfectly from back of Cargo, who had
missed an effort to scoop it on the run.
! Glennon, however, beat out the throw.
| Monahan singled to right center Ken
! nedy tried to catch Glennon going in
/ to third, but was a shade late and
| Cargo whipped the ball to O'Hara at
! second, but the latter was too anx-
| ious to make the out and dropped the
! ball, both runners being safe. Johns
! ton held Glennon on third while he
| threw out Harrington. Sharpe fan
ned 'fBr' the Stcohd time. but Dixie
! grew wild and passed PartenheimeI
and Dowd, forcing Glennon home
/ Matthews. a new member of Q 'Hara )
team, ended that half Of the inning
with his pretty running catch of
! King.
The Islanders go their last pair OF
runs in the sixth. After Devine hat
famed and Johnston had grounded out
Harrington to GoOdridge, Andrew.
singled to left. Delaney and Dixie
doubled, Andrews and Delaney scor
ing. Cargo worked pass, but Mat
thews famed.
i Manager Hamilton sent Sherman f.
bat for Goodrdge to open the seventh
and the tall pitcher whipped n singh,
to center, but the next three batter
could not help him around.
Monahan went to first. Connolly
, went behind the plate and Sager tool
to the slab for the remainder of tn,
game and Brattleboro did no NOR
scoring. In the eighth Sager grey
wild, but three passes and stea
= failed to deliver n run. With one on
Delaney was passed. He tried to stea
I, and was out Dixie was passed an
. stole, aided by a high throw. Carg
1 was passed. but Partenheimer thre,
himself at full length for Matthews
crack over third and by rolling acros
the bag with the ball forced DeIane
at that point.
With two down Dixie grew vii
again in the eighth. He hit Parter
heimer and passed Dowd. A passe
ball advanced the runners and King
single TO right drove single to riaf
drove Partenheimer home Connell
flied to Goodridge. The score: