The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-11
Improved All the Way After
First Inning Against
Bellows Falls
SEVERAL FEATURE
PLAYS TURNED IN
Delaney Caught Unusually Fine Game
Visitors Started Off with Lead of
Two Runs Cleanup Murphy Struck
Cut Twice-FinaI Score 6-2.

The Brattleboro team, with Dixie, the
old reliable of last year. en- the slab,
turned like the proverhial worm YES,
terday afternoon at Island park and
presented Manager Breckenridge 4
victory as a departing gift. After
the first inning it was all for Brattle
boro, for Dixie improved steadily anG
his mates finally whanged out a victory
for him by the sizeabIo. margin of to
1t looked very much as if the usuar
stunt Of permitting the opposing team
to get sure and safe lead in the frs;
inning WAS to be repeated, but it prov
Ell otherwise. Delaney, Fishburne and
Cawlpy turned in the feature plays and
in addition Delaney caught an unusual
ly fine game, although one of his
throws to second was a shade off color.
Dixie got Murray. the cleanup man OF
the visitors, twice on strikes and De
lancy on the run managed to get his
NIT under a foul off the bat Of the
same player that got him again. II
was the stellar performance of the at
tcrnoon. Fishburnc made a running
pickup Of a wicked grass cutter off
Sullivan s bat in the ninth and got
his man at first and Cawley turned in
= running catch of a high foul we'll
back Of third in the third off Dixie.
The last play of the game was pecu-
liar. HazIett popped up a weak fly
between Johnston and Dixie and Dixie
called for the ball. In spite Of the fact
that Dixie was repeatedly called for 10
AXE the bali Johnston kept on and as
{ he hall struck Dixie 5 hands the men
bumped. The ball bounced out OF
Dixie S hands into Johnston S and the
game was thus happily ended.
Bellows Falls opened with a singI"
by Ryan. Dixie pitching himself into a
hole and being forced to groove the
bail Delaney let a pitch get by him
and Ryan made second. Martin sacTI-
| feed. Burns SINGLED to right, scoring
| Ryan. Burns stole, aided by Il poor
| throw. Murray famed. Cawley scratch
! Cd n hit that Dixie DETECTED so that
| Fishhurnc had to hustle to get his
| hands on 1T and Burns scored by good
! running Cawley was out trying TO
steal
| After that Dixie was never in great
danger although Parle 5 double in the
| sixth would haze scored CawIcv had
not that PLAYER tried to steal third and
! been caught five feet oil by Delaney 5
| perfect throw.
Brattc'toro. would have scored in the
| first tut fer poor base running. Bla }lc
/ ley was passed and Dixie sacrificed, \
wild pitch put him on third. Fishburne
fouled out and pcNine worked pas
aud started the delayed steal but
Blakeicy hcsitatcd so long that he Wa.
caught standing up at the plate.
The third brought the Islanders THEN
first run. Andrews was passed. Hicks
fopled out BIakelev singled sharpI,
to right. Dixie fouled out. Fishbnrn,
singled to center and Andrews was hei,
at third. hut iazlctt let Martin : ner
feet return Of the bah roll through hin
aud Andrews trottcd home. Devine file,
to Ryan.
Andrews was called ont on strikes t
open the last Of the fifth. Hicks wa
passed. Biakelev scratched an INTEL
single. Dixie singled to left and Fish
burne between short and third. scor
} ing Hicks. Manager Burns could no
} stand the strain longer and Gale
Howard to the mound. Devine bette
the FIRST ball he offered to center, scoI
ing Bla kelley and Dixie. Leonard crack
ed the first ball pitched to him at Pan
! lie and that player let it 90 throue
him, after partially blocking it. FISH
4 burne hes;tated and finally took TIL
chance and Parle and Hazlett got hin
Delaney forced Leonard at second.
The last two runs came in the eight
, after Leonard had gone out. Delane
4 singled to left and took second whe
= HaZlett threw wild to catch him o
Il first. Johnston was passed. Andrew
singled over second and Delaney, b