The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-16

"Too Much Johnson beat a team
representing Brattleboro at Island
Park yesterday afternoon by score
of to ,. 1t was the game that Hal
March put OH to tempt the local appe-
titcs for baseball. The difference be-
tween income and expense account has
satisfied March for the time being. The
attendance was about POO.
The visitors were the Moore Drop
Forge team of the Springfield city
league, composed of some fast college
players, old leaguers, and one or two
others who filled in we'll where neces-
sary. johnson, former Massachusetts
Aggies twirler, was on the mound. So
long as he chose to pitch his best one
scratch hit by Taylor was the sum to-
tai of the home team IS offensive, ex-
cept two stolen bases following passes
to OnsloW Thompson. Even after he
let up very perceptibly in the sixth
and seventh innings it brought the to-
tai hits for the home team at the close
OF tie game np to only five.
Blake. who had been i'll several DAYS.
started the game and for four innings
tWirled equally as good ball as did
johnson. The fifth saw the change.
After Graves and March had DISPOSED
of Swan, Ward doubled to right. Me
Donald drove a sharp bounder to the
right of Blake, who speared it with
his bare hand. He drove Ward back
to second and then threw high TO
March. 1t seemed to many as if the
manager might have jumped a little
higher. but the ball went to the bleach
tl
ing second. Blake famed Kelly and
then Currler was credited with
double, partly because of misiuda-
ment of his long fly by Thompson. On
DWyer S light tap along the third base
line Blake again threw wild to first.
scoring Currier with the third run of
the inning, Mcdonald having scored on
Curricr 5 double.
Another run came in the sixth when
Thompson, bothered by the sun. muffed
Johnson 5 very high fly to right center.
johnson stole and Fountain foulcd out.
Swan singled to center and on Anglers
error on the return johnson scored.
Blake remained on the slab when the
seventh inning opened. Kelly beat out
a hot bounder to Blake. Curricr made
his third hit single to left through
Graves. DWyer got doubtful single
to center. With the inield in close
Kennedy lifted a Texas Lacquer back
of short that was allowed to fall safe.
Taylor being the only man to make a
try for it. Johnson doubled to left
and then Blake retired to center with
four runs in, man on second. and no
out. Thompson came in to pitch and
retired the side without further scor-
ing. One single in each of the succeed
ing innings was all that was made off
his delivery although neither he nor
his opponents tried very hard.
With the exception of TAYLOR $
scratch hit in the fifth Brattleboro did
nothing with Johnson 5 delivery until
he eased u in the sixth. With two
out in the sixth Hopper landed n
double in right field, but Kellv's lucky
onc-hand stab of Thompson liner
ended that inning.
March opened the seventh with a
single to right that was so ouickly
handled that the runner was forced to
slide to make first. Kaino, batting for
Angler, lined to Ward and March bare
" escaped being doubled On the next
pitched bah Taylor hit to Swan. who
forced March at second. GoodcH was
passed and Blake doubled over Melon
aid S head, scoring Taylor and Goodcll.
Graves famed With two out Tavlor
singled in the ninth but was caught try
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