Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
M|DDLEBURY ALSO
FALLS A VICTIM
Vermont Team Behind McCor.
mick Defeats It's OLD Rival
by Score of 5 to 1

Middebury, May 4.-with Mccormack
pitching, the University of Vermont base
ball team won from Middlebury at Port
er field field Saturday afternoon by
score of to 1. II was u rather loosely
played game, with more errors both OF
! commission and omission than are con-
sistent with good baseball. Vermont won
by superior hitting. superior base rum
ming, the ability to hit in opportune mo-
ments and to pull out of tight places. in
which they found themselves several
| times during the game.
, Mccormack pitched first class game
for Vermont, allowing the Middlebury
stick artists only two hits, one of these
being of the scratch variety, striking out
six and allowing only two free passes.
| He given ragged support at times.
however, and had Middlebury shown any
headwork in base running, the final score
might have been different. AS it was,
Middlebury had six men caught on bases,
a double play in the fifth. with only one
mcr was caught too far off third and a
moment later Tryon caught Hinchey off
second. Thus two excellent opportunities
to score were thrown away by Middle
bury.
For Middlebury, HIihan, the Rutland
strike-out artist has won him much re-
nown. pitched good ball. which deserved
better support than he received. He
struck out seven men. such hitters as
Hamilton, Palmer and Bowman going
out by the air route in the face of his de-
livery. Hulihan was rather erratic at
times, however. his nine passes coming
at times when Middlebury could not afford
to give anything away. especially as My
ers gave very poor support behind the
bat allowing the Vermont runners to
steal bases at will.
Vermont started the scoring. In the
second, Bowman walked and went to sec
ond on a passed ball. Smith attempted to
blnt, but the ball went into little pop
foul, which Myers gathered in. Palmer
retired by the air route. Burns produced
the first hit of the game. into right field.
and Bowman scored. Tryon walked. but
Mccormack went out on foul fly to
LAWN
The big inning for Vermont was the
fourth when three runs were put over
the plate, with two free passes, a hit and
two errors Smith started it with free
ticket to first. A passed ball sent him to
second and Palmer's sacrifice advanced
him to third Burns famed. Tryon walk
ed and stole second Both he and Smith
scored on McCormacks single to center,
which Parker allowed to roll by him, Nc
Cormack taking third on the play. and
scoring from there a moment later when
Mead threw wild in trying to head him off.
Hamilton flied out to Ross ending the in
ming.
Vermont's fifth and last score came
, in the seventh. Hamilton reached the
first station on an error by Mead. took
second when Hulihan threw wild to the
first sack, third on Marsh's sacrifice
and scored on a sacrifice fly to deep
right by Berry. Bowman started an
other circuit when Ross threw wild
to LAWN. after making nice pick UP
of a fast grounder. Bowman went
to second on passed ball and stole
third. Smith walked and stole Sec
ond. but an excellent chance for two
more scores was spoiled when Palmer
flied out to Hinchey.
Middlebury's lone tally came in the
fourth. With two men out LAWN hit to
Marsh, who fumbled. Hamilton con-
tributed to the cause by hastily pick
ing up the ball and firing wild to first
and LAWN romped to second. Hulihar
then came across with Middlebury's
only clean hit of the game. and Lawn
advanced to third. Myers hit to Ham
ilton, who fumbled and LAWN scored
, Hulihan Overran second on the play
and Hamilton caught him with quick
throw to Smith. thus ending the inning
! In Middlebury's half of the fifth
Mead struck out. Marsh dropped al
easy infeld fly from Timbermans bat
Parker walked. With only one ou
and men on first and second it looked
like another score for Middlebury bu
( Elmer hit into double play, Hamil
ton to Smith to Bowman. and the inning
2 was over.
I Again in the sixth and eighth innings
Middebury had men on bases, but failed
4 TO get them across the plate. In thu
y sixth Ross walked and reached secont
on Smiths miscue. when LAWN hit
Y Hulhan reached first when Marsh threw
, wild but Ross was caught at third, an,
t Myers went out. Mccormack to Bow
= man. Middlebury's failure to take ad
4 vantage of the opportunity to score II
n the eighth already has been mentioned
= above.
!. Vermont had men on second and thir
e in the fifth. with a free pass to Marsl
= and a hit by Bowman. Both men pill
I fered a base and were ready to score
+ but Smith and Palmer fiayed three time
n apiece at the air and the chance wa
II lost
n In Vermont's half OF the eighth. a hi
by Burns. a sacrifice by Tryon. and
free pass to Mccormack together wit
r. two stolen bases. again placed men o
second and third, but Mccormack wa
!, caught at second. and Hamilton was on
q on high one to LAWN.
i A feature of the game was the cleve
$ one hand catch by Smith of low hi
g by Myers. The ball was going low owe
& second base and looked good for a singi,
u when Smith, racing in from his positio
II between first and second made an aero
= battle dive, rolled over couple of time
and came up with the ball Tight
: clutched in his glove. He was Wild
= cheered by both sides.
- There was no particularly heavy hittin
IS on either side. and outside of the pla
IS just mentioned the fielding was rathe
J. commonplace. A number of passed ball
n and errors OF omission on the part G
n Middebury do not show up In the DO
n score, which is given below.
81 VERMONT
v alb bh pc
l., Hamilton, y. 3. ......,......
20 March, 3b ...................
Smith, 2b NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ]
Berry, c. f. ................ Q
Bowman, III ................. ] 10