The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
SPORTING NEW :
lawmakers Win Double
Bill and Land ON Top

BY winning both ends of a double I
header Saturday afternoon the ). a. |
Smith Mfg. Co. team, which had occupied /
the cellar position most of the season, |
went into first place in the local league. |
The first game with Fort Drummer was
won to and the second from the Last
& Wood Heel Co, was a whitewash af- |
fair, to O.
Good pitching by Moore and Staples
of the Toymakers with equally as good
support by their teammates was respon-
sible for the downfall of their opponents, |
who could not connect when hits would
count.
Moore was touched up a bit stronger
than Staples but with the exception OF
the third inning, kept the hits well scat
tered. Staples was nicked for only three
softies and although the Lasters claimed
he had nothing on the ball they for some
unknown reason could not seem to con-
meet for the necessary hits.
The start of the first game was de-
layed considerably owing to a question of
Fort Dummer's rights to use certain
PLAYERS whom they were not entitled to,
but whom they proposed to use in spite
of any rules and regulations which
might be in force. After considerable
discussion Moore, managing the Toy
makers, showed himself a good sport and
agreed to let them have the desired
players and in absolute disregard of the
league rules they were permitted to use
them.
Rules generally are. and were in this
league, made for the purpose of govern
ing such circumstances as this, but If the
teams have no intention to live up to-
them why have any, They are mighty
good thing to have and every Organiza-
ton has them, but they are not worth
much if they are not enforced.
The acquisition of a third baseman
and pitcher did them no good, however,
as the Toymakers took to the pitching,
getting hits when needed and with the
errors of the CottOns' supposedly rei-
able players put over the necessary runs,
much to their disappointment, as they
evidently banked on winning this game
at whatever cost.
First Game.
tuscan first up for Fort Drummer,
poked the ball out to right center that
both fielders went after, and not hearing
anyone call both tried to get it and
collision occurred and the ball was lost:
The veteran Graves, who was playing
his first league game of the season, met
one on the nose, but the drive went
straight into Plumbs hands at third.
Plumb threw to first, doubling tuscan
off the base. Austin hit one that got
away from Adams, and with no chance
to 90 to second he worked in what looked
to be bit of unnecessary play by plllng
into the first baseman, claiming that he
was in his way in making the turn to
second. Whether he was or not this
kind of work never gets anybody any
thing and is poor stuff to pull. Wood
ended the inning by grounding to Adams.
The TOymakers got away with some
thing in their half of the inning. Ander-
Nhr nd " a
weak one plunked Johnson for a two
Dagger. Plumb smashed one over third
that curved and landed on foul ground
about 10 feet outside the line. but the
umpire called it fair, Plumb making third
on the hit, Anderson scoring. Graves hit
one to second and was thrown out at
first Plumb scoring on the play. Adams
drew a pass but was left as Moore flied
out to left and MOquin went out at first.
Fort Drummer got a runner as far as
third on a scratch hit and MOquin's over
throw of second. but two hitters could
not bring in the run. In the CottOns'
half of the third tuscan hit and got on.
s. Graves lined out clean three base
hit but fell as he turned second and was
forced to return to that base. The hit
scored tuscan. Austin then connected,
getting a cheap three-base hit when An
derson failed to get in front of the ball
when he had a chance to do so. This
scored Graves. but Austin was left as
the next two were easy outs.
This tied the count, which remained
so until the fifth, when Fort drummer
forged ahead for a few minutes only
With two out Austin got on. Wood
lined one to left field that Inghram mis-
judged, coming in for the catch when
had he stayed where he was, he easily
could have made the catch. He discov
cred his error too late, however, anC
Wood pulled up at second, Austin scor
ing Yarker hit one to Plumb. who
tagged Wood as he passed by on his way
to third.
The Toymakers settled all argument!
in their half of the inning. however, pill
ing up enough runs to win the contest
Staples PLAYED for Anderson and singled
over second. Plumb laid one down Il
johnson, who threw to first. hitting hin
in the back Staples and Plumb moved
up on passed ball. Graves hit to sec
ond and STABLES was thrown out at TIL
plate. Plumb took third and score
when Wood made bad peg to third
Graves taking third on the play. Ad
ans drew his third pass of the game an
stole second. Moore rolled one to Aus
tin that he knocked down and held, no
attempting a play, and the bases we1'
plugged. MOquin hit one at Austin tina
got away from him, bouncing over t
Graves, who threw the hitter out a
first. the runner on third scoring. Fishe
slammed one at Austin and again he fe
down on the play, the ball going to tn
outfeld, letting in two runs. Inghra,
finished the frame by flying out to LEI
field
This was the last of the scoring, For
Drummer being retired easily in the mex
two innings.
Second Game.
The Last & Wood Heel CO. lived u
to their reputation as weak hitterS in til
sacond game. getting a very small pol
ton off Stanles. while the s A Smit