Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-08
DARTMOUTH DROPS
GAME TO VERMONT
Boys from Hanover Unable to
Fathom Pitcher Kibbee's
Delivery

In drizzling rain at Centennial Field
Thursday afternoon, the University Of
Vermont baseball nine fought its way
to 5-to-2 victory over Dartmouth in
the first home game of the season. The
game was another notch in the upward
progress OF the freshman pitcher, Kb-
bee. who earlier in the week held Har-
ward scoreess. Kibbe struck out - men
Thursday. and 1t was Largely due to his
pitching in tight places that Vermont was
able to hold the Hanover boys in check.
1t was anything but a baseball day.
The mornings promise of good weather
brought a large crowd to the field, but
just as the game started, IL began to
drizzle, and this deepened into regular
shower which lasted during the greater
part of the game, and made accurate
playing very difficult. Considering these
facts, the game was excellenty played,
it being a wonder to most Of the spec
tators that there were not more errors.
A feature of the contest was the long
hit of kibbe at the opening of the seventh
inning, which landed the pitcher on third
base and which might have been
stretched to homer under perfect
coaching. AS 1t was. the hit went for
nothing. as kibbee's teammates were I'M
able to get him across the plate.
Another feature was the runnirg stab
by Smith of well-placed hit b elk of
second base in the first Of the NINTH
when the Dartmouth boys were making
| one last desperate effort to tie the score.
1t was pretty catch and deserved more
| applause than 1t got.
| The best team won There can
hardly be any question about that
Coach Engle's boys outpayed the
team from Hanover at every stage
of the contest, in hitting, fielding and
base running. In the second inning when
Vermont started her scoring, Nichol. who
started the game in the box for Dart
mouth, was removed after he had been
! hammered quite freely and sent to the
outer garden, while Merritt came In from
the outfield to relieve him. Merritt pitch
ed well-balanced game, but was touched
up for three safe bingles during the six
innings and half which he pitched.
! MOST OF the scoring was done during the
early part of the game. In the first frame.
I Dartmouth took a one-run lead After
| Murphy had flied out to Hamilton L. opf
took first on hard grounder which Smit.
missed The Dartmouth man stole second
and scored on three-base drive by Mer-
rift along the third base line.
The hitting of Merritt for Dartmouth
was one of the big events of the game.
He secured a triple and double and hit
consistently throughout
Dartmouth's only otner tally came in
the seventh, when Kelley doubled at the
opening of the inning. Grey walked.
Grundman hit into Smiths hands at Sec
ond and Grey was out at that station.
Kelley going to third in the meantime.
Ross sent a long drive into deep right.
which was captured by Palmer, but Reil-
ley beat the throw in and added Dart
mouths last tally to the scoreboard.
| Vermont scored two runs in the second
and put the game in the ice-chest in the
fourth. Bowman. the first man up in the
second, was given free ticket by Nichol
after the pitcher had looked him over and
seen him nearly lose bail in the deep
left garden on foul. On a sacrifice bunt
by Smith, Bowman advanced to second.
Murphy fumbled Palmers drive. and Bow
man went to third. Palmer stole second.
Burns contributed timely single and
both runners scored. Tryon singled to
left. Kibbe hit and Burns was caught at
third, Kibbee getting to first and Tryon
to second. Hamilton flied out and tho
scoring was over.
Again in the fourth, the hitting opened
up. Smith walked, and went to second
when Murphy again failed to get one
from Palmer's stick. A wild throw sent
both men up a station, and Smith scored
on sacrifice by Burns, while Palmer
romped across the plate when the catcher
threw wild to head off Tryon, who had
reached first on the pitchers error. Kib-
bee was out on strikes, but Hamilton
banged out nice single and Tryon scored
Hamilton was out at second when Marsh
hit to Kopf.
: Both teams made good use of their OPP
portunties to score, very few men being
left on bases. Dartmouth never showed a
man as far as third except at the times
when She scored. 1t was one-two-three
order in practically every inning except
those already mentioned. Altogether, it
} was real brand of baseball.
In the fourth. fifth and sixth innings.
l Kibbee got eight strike-outs in success
sion. and it began to look as though the
Dartmouth boys had acquired the habit.
u. Not more than dozen balls were thrown
I by Kibbee in the fifth.