The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-29

Sarsfeld scratched hit through the pitch
er's box, was sacrificed to second and adj
vanced to third when Croto hit one on
top that stopped in front of the plate,
Clune throwing him out at first. Here
was the best chance that the visitors had,
but Plummer could not respond with a
hit, flying out to Austin in center for a
third out
Brattleboro rested up in the fifth, but
proceeded to put the finishing touches to
Hills sojourn ON the mound. Plumb
slammed a single to left field. Taylor
smashed one down first base that was too
hot for Sarsfeld to handle. Yarker pro-
duced his third hit of the game, scoring
Plumb Taylor attempted to make third
on the throw in which Hill intercepted and
shot to third. nipping the runner. Il. Dun
levy'S efforts amounted to high fly
which the third baseman gathered in.
Kennedy, who had been fretting all the
afternoon for just one good wallOp at the
pill, felt relieved as he lined one to left
field that went for two sacks and prob
ably would have been good for three had
it not hit a fan who was trying to get
out of the way. This drive counted
Yarker. Blake singled over second. put
ting Kennedy on third. Everything was
set for Clune to clean up, but his high fly
was gathered in by centerfield. The Ath-
latics when they were not registering
was yanked to start the seventh. Lowney
was called on to stop BrattleborO's ever
increasing pile of hits and runs, which he
did in the seventh only.
Operations were resumed by the locals
in the eighth, Yarker getting his fourth
hit of the game after Taylor had famed.
B. Dunlevy lifted one to centerfeld for
the second out. LOwney's support wOb-
bled on kennedy's smash, the shortstOp
introducing his fourth error of the game
Both Yarker and Kennedy moved up on
wild pitch and Blake, waiting for one he
liked, walked as ii never came over. This
again brought up the ''old war horse"
who took healthy swing at the first ball
and missed. He came right back strong,
however. producing the necessary wallop
just over the infeld that scored both
Yarker and Kennedy with the final runs
of the game as Austin famed, leaving
Blake and Clune on the paths.
Fast fielding put the visitors glimmer-
ing hopes on the run in the ninth, for
after Barlow had rolled one to Taylor,
IynSky got a life on y. DunlevyS miScue.
Gray hit a line drive over second that
Austin came in fast for, and although he
could not make the catch he ScOOped the
bail on the bound. driving it to +. Dun
levy at second. The throw was a little
high. pulling him off the bag. but alive
To the possibilities of the play Ramsey
dove for the runner who pulled his foot
from the bag on the slide and tagged him
for the second out. Champaign drew
pass but Sarsfeld. who had previously
scratched lucky hit through Blake, was
not equal to the occasion, his best offering
being foul fly which Yarker gathered in,
and the game was over. In spite OF the
fact that this was in way a one-sided
game it was not without interest. The
all-around playing of the home team, who
were full of pep throughout the game,
made the contest we'll worth watching
The fielding of Austin and F. Dunlevy
was good, the latter having nine chances,
which were accepted without a slip. play
ing his position for the batter up better
than in any other game this season. The