The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-16

II is not unusual Tor one team and
sometimes two to have an off day inI
the field and at bat, but when four of
chem do so in the same afternoon, asl
was the case Saturday ut the fairt
lair grounds il hurts. Generally
speaking, the punhicst article of bail
saJwn in the Brattleboro league was oHI
cSAibition Saturday. That many OIL
the spectators were seeing their first
games in the league was unfortn-
Ea;o. The best that may be said forI
their benefit is to try once more and i'll
they do not see ut least one corking|
good gume next Saturday they are
freed from further obligations to at
tend.
The Wheel club, with Taylor oflici-
atiug on the slab ut the opening, was
defeated by the Fort Dummer team, 6
to !, in the first game. The Athlet-
Ics, needing only one more game to-
cHch the league championship, with
Knight pitching in place Of Johnson,
Ilrt inglorious defeat at the hands of
the Knights Of Columbus by a score Of
@ TO /. Only for Blake S faltcring i'll
the seventh it would have been al
easy shutout.
The six runs scored in the third in
ming of the opening game by Fort Dunn
mcr were by no means all Taylor $
fault Mann, first up in that inning
reached FIRST when Clune dropped the
third strike Clune had trouble all the
time TAYLOR was on the slab III hand
ling his delivery. w. Graves tapped to
the iuiicld but Kaine stepped off see
end before the ball reached him and
both Mann and Graves were safe. Sid.
Graves singled TO left and Morgan was
hit. Anderson then doubled over
Spaces head in left and Urus singled
and stole Thompson came in to
twirl and famed Carter, but Gray was
passed and Haywood was safe on
White $ error. Urus scoring the sixth
run.
The Wheel Club came back with
three runs in the fifth. With one out
Anderson dropped Sid. Graves's pref
ty throw and l.. Dunlcvy was safe. On
the run and hit sherman singled to
right and took second on the try to
get l.. Duulevy at third. Kaine fan
ned, but Thompson chopped one be
tween third and short, scoring two
Thompson taking second on the play
to the plate. Robinson, playing his
first game for the Wheel club, doubled
died to Morgan.
sherman s fly to center, which went
for double because Haywood lost it il
the sun, and Thompson s single, again
between third and short, brought Owe
one run in the seventh, but Robinson
grounded out. The real rcdccming fea
turc of this game was the third-bas
play of Sid Graves. sherman $ hitting
and the base running of Sherman am
Thompson were tho other things he
sides errors of commission and omis
sion that stuck out a little from tn
general muddlc.
There appeared to be no one on tn
X. of c. team during the opening in
uiugs of the second game who coul
hold n thrown ball. vet the Athletic
failed to score during that shaky time
The Athletics started with Kennel
on third and Angler back of the bat
which gives Angler the distinction o
having played every position in the II
field with the exception of pitches
Plumb. who was injured by n fall frol
tree in the morning, appeared on tn
grounds during the first inning, and
spite of the fact that he could nc
touch his right heel to the ground h
wanted to play and limped through tn
rest of the game, Angler going to thir
and Kennedy dropping out of tn
lineup.
Riley opened the first inning h
striking out, but Busby dropped II
third strike and as Riley dashe
towards first +. Dunlcvy dropped a pc
feet throw and Riley was safe. On II
first pitched ball Riley broke for Sc
ond and Harwood dropped another pc
feet throw brom Busby, who was throN
ing hard and true to every base. Il
ley, believing the opposing team WI
high in the air, broke for third, b.
Baker held the throw and managed
nail the speedy captain of the Athle
les.
So far as the Athletics were concer
ed their attack was such n neglib
quantity for six innings that tn,
were never in danger of scoring
Blake except in the fourth. KING
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