The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-19
Pitched Almost NO-Hit Game
and Not a Ball Got Be
yond Infield
FORT GUNNER LANDS
IT'S FIRST VICTORY
Swell Catch by Larry Brings Fans to
Their Feet-Peculiar Play Noted
Scores: Athletics 9, Wheel Club O;
Fort Drummer 8, K. of G. 1.

Scores: Athletics 9, Wheel Club O;
Fort Drummer 8, K. of c. l.
Guy Johnson of the Athletics
twirled himself into local fame Satur-
day afternoon on the fair grounds
when he allowed the Wheel club only
one very scratchy single in seven in
nings and permitted man to get on
base on just three occasions. Hal
March got on twice and Dawes once.
The first occasion was when March
bounced a wicked bounder off Bob
Angler s shins and was credited with
a scratch single, and the second time
was when Taylor fiubbed a roller from
the same batsman. Not a ball was
sent to the outfeld off johnson s de-
livery and he passed only one man,
hitting Dawes, the last batter in the
seventh, but he Immediately caught him
off first. In the fifth inning he re-
tired the side on three pitched balls.
He famed nine.
Johnson s pitching, the faultless sup
port given him by Sammy Plumb, a
fine catch Of a foul fly by Dawes and
a running stop and throw to first by
I\aine were the features of this game,
which the Athletics had no difficulty
in winning by a score of 9 to 0.
Shy their pitcher, Onslow Thompson,
! who is in New York, the Wheel club
had difficulty in getting team to-
| gethcr and Nelson Crosby essayed to
do the twirling. His infield support
was punk and errors contributed to
about every run scored.
The second game, in which the
| Fort Dummer reorganized team re
| corded its first victory of the league
season by defeating the Knights of
| Columbus team, 3 to l, was a pretty
exhibition of ball playing. Clutch y
| Graves did the twirling for the Fort
Dummerites and the veteran "Tom-
my Guihcen was on second with An
derson at the first corner and Morgan
in center. while Miner, former high
school star, was behind the bat. The
team looked more like a ball team
than it has before this season. The
Knights of Columbus team presented
the same lineup as in the last game.
Both Blake and Graves twirled gooJ
ball, each allowing four hits A lit
tie wildness on the part of Blake will
a scratch single and 4 clean one IL
the fourth inning cost two runs. a
pass. a steal, q passed ball and vii,
pitch in the sixth cost another.
single by Ferriter, which Haywood an(
Anderson allowed to drop between
them, steal and wild throw b,
: Miner gave the losers their lone run
Larry turned in the most remarkabl
catch of the league season off Be~nart
Dunlevy in the second inning. Dun
levy caught a fast one squarely AM
drove it on line between left an
center fields. 1t looked to be easil
triple Larry cut across at flu
4 speed and as the ball passed over hi
! head he leaped and stuck up hi
1 gloved hand. The ball stuck and TIL
J bleachers rose en- masse in apprecis
\ tion. Each side turned in a prett
double play and altogether it was
pretty game to watch.
In the fourth inning Capt. 81
Graves was passed to open the il
ming. and stole. Then occurred p,
: culiar play Larry, with two strike
or him struck at a ball that struc
n the inside edge of Che home plate an
II bounded down the first basehne. BlaI
II tried to field it and did get the ba
H to f. Dunlevy a little wide, but
| the opinion of the scorer Larry he
II the ball beaten had the throw bee
II perfect Larry is given his base {
II what is scored as a wild pitch. Cap
II Graves made third on the play.
HI Larry promptly stole. Gray bang'
II one that Blake just touched, dehec
ing it so that HARDWOOD likewise w
| barely able to touch it, Capt. GRAY
II scoring. Haywood singled to centt
II scoring Larry. Gray, who had pr
II viously stolen second went to thi
y and part way home. Ferriter s retu
- to the plate caught Gray betwe
: bases where Busby's throw to Bak
n caught him. Haywood stole and Min
II famed. Gray lost Dutch Graves s TO
II er. but the latter was caught betwe
II FIRST and second.
II The third run came in the six
II when Capt Graves was passed aga
II He stole, took third on a passed b
II and scored on a wild pitch that bour
II ed and hit Busby in the throat.
II In the last of the sixth the Knigl
II cot their only run With one do
II Ferriter singled and stole. W
II throw to catch him allowed him
Il score. In the last of the seventh W
II one down Baker singled and stole a
II was promptly caught off second. Graz
II TO Guiheen. The scores:
Athletics, alb. r. bh. pc. a.
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