The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-29
BrattlebOrO Scored Two in
That Inning After Two
Were Out
HOME TEAM THEN
PUT THREE ACROSS
Stoweu Famed Ii, but Issued 10
Passes-Local Team outhit Keene-
Baldwin Held Brattleboro Scoreless
Through Nine Innings.

The Keene high school nine snatched
a victory away from the Brattleboro high
school nine in the last half of the llth
inning at the Marlboro street Fairgrounds
Saturday afternoon and won by score Of
to ). Brattleboro was two runs in the
lead when Kecue high went to bat in
their half.
Brattleboro got the jump on keene in
the first inning and before Baldwin got
settled down three runs crossed the plate.
Baldwin held Brattleboro scoreless from
that time until the 18th. when they got
two more runs across the plate ard IT
looked like a victory for the Vermont
ers. but keene punched hits in a final
effort and pulled out victorious.
In the first, Austin walked and stole
second Gibson grounded and in an at
tempt 90 catch Austin at third the ball
slipped away from Foley and Austin tai
lied Gibson taking second Nichols hit
safe. sending Gibson TO third. After Vim
ton famed Coyey grounded out to first
and Gibson scored on the play. Nichols
came in for the third tally when Plumb's
grounder got past Foley. Switzer famed
for the third out,
Keene got single tally in the first
when Metiyier walked and stole second
and third, scoring on {. Sibley's single.
keene tied up the game in the seventh,
Metiyier getting life on Switzer's error
and then stealing second Cahalane
famed. Metivicr took third on a passed
ball. G. Sibley hit grounder to Swift
ger. which was fumbled, and Metivier
scored Sibley was safe at first and stole
second, scoring from second on Ninton's
error which Putncy hit. Putney was
thrown out at second and Waling ground.
ed out to first
Both teams had men on the bases near
~ every inning. but were unable TO get
them around I'm the first half Of the
18th. with Switzcr and Stowell out. De
lance was sent to bnt for Wells and he
hit safe into right field Austins ground
or was fumbled by Cahalane and both
men were safe Gibson came along with
q single and Defiance scored. The throw
to the plate got past Waling and Austin
came romping home. Nichols grounded
out to first and Brattlcboro's scoring was
over
Barton led off for kecnc in the llth.
and grounded out To first Foley hit sa fe
and Griffin was sent TO bat for Baldwin,
and while he was tanning Foley stole
second and third Metivicr walked and
stole second Cahalane drew a pass, fill
ing the bases. Sibley hit safe past third
scoring Foley and Metivier. Cahalane
reached second and scored the winning
run when Putncy hit for two bases over
Covey's head in left field.
The Brattlcboro boys outhit and out
played keenc, securing IL hits to keene's
eight and came through the game with
four less errors than did keene. Stowel
famed II men, but offset it by issuing
10 passes. In the sixth inning he CAV,
three successive passes, which filled th,
bases; this was after two were out anC
he famed the next man up, which got
him out of a bad hole. Stowell wa,
easily the star with the bat, having fouI
singles in five times al bat. Gibson anC
Nichols connected for two singles Nett
vicr, g. Sibley and Putney did some goo,
stick work for kecne, each having tw,
singles
Baldwin, who pitched for keene high
made his first appearance and did well
Keeping his opponents hits well scat
tered. He famed seven men and issue
only two passes.
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