The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-17
Trick Is Turned by Picked
Team of West River
LeaguerS
DEFEAT CAME IN
NINTH INNING
Bunehed Hits Toward End of Game
Turned Tide in Favor of Visitors -
Neither Pitcher Issued Free Pass -
Good Sized Crowd.


Good Sized Crowd.
lin game which was not settled I'M,
iii the ninth inning the All stars, an
aggregation of ball tosscrs comprised Of
the best players from Williamsviile,
Towushcnd. Jamaica and Londonderry
Of the West River league, defeated the
81. Michael IS \. A. at Island park yes.
tcrday afternoon TO the tune of to 4.
III the opening inning the local play
ers too, the lead, which they held with
apparently little difficulty until the
eighth. when the visitors began 10
bunch their hits and tied the score.
Then in The ninth they took the lead
and victory.
From the spectators point Of view
il was a pretty game to watch, Just
enough stick work 20 make IT lively,
aud both pitchers deserve credit for the
showing which they made. Neither IS
sued free pass 10 first base and the
strikp-outs on both sides were nearly
cycnup.
Stowcll did the twirling for st. Mi
ehac s and held his opponents in excel
lent shape until the sixth round Of the
battle, when m error by i. Dunlevy,
who covered third sack, allowed the
first batter up 20 perch on first base.
After two were ont couple of timely
hits brought IN one run. From that pc
Rod Manager stone 5 men kept their
ewes pretty well on the sphere and
swatted il most OPPORTUNITY, with the
result that one tally was made in each
Of the following innings.
Moore pitched for the visitors and
with the exception Of the third inning,
when he was inclined TO witness. held
-. Michael Is 90 a few scattered hits
There was a good sized crowd in al.
tendance, rs this probably was tho
final game of the season.
In the first inning the All Stars went
out in order. For 81 Michael IS b. Dun
levy was hit by the third ball pitched,
advanced to second on a sacrifice BY
Riley aud crossed the rubber on a long
hit 10 center hy r. Dunlevy.
Neither side scored in the second,
aud in their half of the third the Wis.
itors could not find the curves of the
yOungStcr 20 amy degree of success
Baker was thrown out at first and stow.
ell batted out long hit which landed
him safely on second base. A wild
pitch. the only one of the game sent
him 20 the third sack and he scored
on bit by y. Dunlcvv. Riley then
sent a slow one to short which Halla
day was unable TO field in time to max,
an out. On the next clout by Fcrriter
Bcmis made bad tumble and an equally
bad throw, which resulted in b. Dun
levy scoring the third run of the gam,
for the locals
Two hits in the fourth gave the AL
stars their first tally From that tim,
on they commenced TO inject more Gin
ger into their work. both in the fielc
and with the stick. Moore also settle,
down to effective work and aside from
one lone run in the seventh the Brattlc
horo boys could do nothing with hi
curves
The siWh opened with an error b
II. Duulevg which was inexcusable. n
gathered the ball in his hands in an
PIE time 20 Geld II and nail Kingsbur
az the initial bag. but instead held i
After two outs Chadwick and Carve
hit safely, scoring Bcmis Anothg
run iu the seventh followed by shar
and decisive bumps against Stowell
curves, after Stone had opened with
thrce.baggcr, tied the score. More OF
perfume stick work in the final chapt,
got them the winning run and the vi
itors found it easy to hold down II
home tuslers.
Throughout the contest both pitche
were given good support and both mac
a good showing at the bat Conside
ing the number of hits made bv the A
stars Il was unusually good playing
the part of Manager Riley y men TIN
prevented the score being much larp
against them. In two innings the We
River boys were retired when the bas
were filed.
Bcmis made thrilling stop of swi
aud badly bounding ball, which was q
fielding feature of the game al
brought great applause from the graz
stand. u was probably this play. Il
which prevented the locals from So,
ing enough runs TO win the contest.
u was made with two out and two ru
ners shagging toward the home pla
Tho ganVu.