The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-11
VICTORY GOES TO
ORANGE; SCORE Fl
Athletics Die Fighting in
Seasons Best Con-
test Here
MISS BIG CHANCE
IN 7TH INNING
Locals Lost Golden Opportunity to
Score Two i'm That Frame-Visitors
Show Class-Adams Shows Up Well
i'm Box for BrattIebOro.

Show Class-Adams Shows Up Wen
in Box for BrattIebOro.
Threatening skies kept many away
from the best ball game of the season
yesterday, when the Athletics were de-
feated by the fast Orange X of c. team,
> to l.
1t was anybody's game until the last
man was out in the ninth inning. but the
Athletics wrecking crew was upset, be-
ing up against some real pitching and
unable to connect at the critical time
This, with poor base running by the To-
calls, which cast them one or two runs in
the seventh, tells the story
Nevertheless it was a fast and inter
esting game, one of the kind that makes
one sit on the edge of his chair every
minute, for while Brattleboro did not
score or threaten until the fifth. the lads
from Orange did and it was a case of
heads up to keep them from scoring,
which they were successful in doing in
only the second and seventh, although
they had men on in the first, third and
fourth.
Adams got his first real trial for Brat
tleboro and turned in a good job. showing
the fans that he knows what to do and
when to do it, This applies especially to
fielding, for he was backing up every
play when he should and made n good
cover of first base on a grounder to Tay-
Tor which the latter played without as
siStance. Give Adams n chance to get
into first class condition and he can hold
his end with the best of them.
Orange had a real bali team and was In
the game every minute with the excep-
ton of G. Davis at first base, who was
dreaming. probably, of the game in which
the Orange high school lost the champion
ship of Massachusetts played Saturday
at Orange. He missed a throw from the
pitcher that allowed Taylor to advance
to second. scoring later on Dunlevy'S
three-base clout. +. Richards at short
and L. Davis Mt second played a rafting
good game. The throwing of the former
was especially good, being speedy and
| true to the mark.
Brattleboro presented a changed line
up. which worked out well. Taylor,
playing his game of the season for the
locals, covered first. Plumb went in to
catch and in view of the fact that he has
not been playing that position and catch
| ing a pitcher he had never caught before.
turned in a creditable performance. his
only offense being in dropping a couple
of third strikes, but in each case he got
the runner at first. so no damage was
done In the absence of F. Dunlevy,
w btt NdS sent IN Ut SNORT. Is. iBUnitNN
! moving over to cover second. Burn s.
only offenSe came when he lost his foot
! ing on a throw from Plumb to catch n
, runner off second. allowing him to reach
, third, which, by the way. is the position
that really needs strengthening. Sparks
works hard, but he is hardly classy
enough to go with the rest of the outfit
He was responsible for the winning run.
muting perfect peg from Dunlevv to
get a runner off third, which, had it
been landed cleanly. would have given
! the baseman all kinds of time to get the
runner at the plate. He also threw away
a run for his team when by moor hase-
running he was thrown out at the plate
Orange looked to he in for n run in the
| first frame. Timmins, first up. got nicked
with one of AdamS's shoots Rvrnp drew
a pass. but Adams frightened, forcing
| three easy outs at first. The second inn
| ing brought for them the first run of the
game. With one out Horton singled over
/ second and stole. 4. Richards put him
{ on third with a single to right. and then
+ came break. Adams uncorked a wild
pitch, letting in run, but he got the
! next batter on strikes. while Johnson
closed the inning with a pretty catch oil
j Timmins'S fly.
! As the game progressed this one run
looked pretty big. as the locals seemed tC
! be unable to do anything with Lamson'>
! pitching.
Things broke in the fifth. however
| which made the game look pretty tight
| With one out Taylor singled to right
] LamSon threw to get him off first. but
/ q. Davis was sound asleep. the ball goine
/ into the crowd. Taylor taking second adj
rancing to third on Sparks's out at first
| II. Dunevy. with determined expression
waited for one to his liking and sent il
sailing over the center fieldpr's head. gont
for three bases and the Athletics only
6
/ lpunIevy got a hig lead off third and
starting with the pitch. came tearins
into the plate, being tagged out on ;
mighty close play
Brattleboro had a chance in the sixth
but the necessary punch was not forth
coming. In the seventh. however. eithel
poor coaching or poor base running cos
the locals the game. With ono out Tav
Tor famed, but the catcher let the bal
get away from him Taylor beat tn,
throw To first and stole second. Her,
was promising outlook. especially whcr
Sparks singled over third. Whether
from improper coaching or some othel
unexplained reason. Taylor. without
chance to score, dug for the plate only
tn be thrown ont. Had he been held a
third he could have walked in as r
l)unleyv. next up. singled@to short RICH
field. and again the Athletics lost out
TOR Sparks, who had moved un to secon'
-
| Logging it at top speed sIackened M
/ when about threc-quarters of the way t,
third and instead of stopping continued
on home. only to be thrown at the plate
Had he run as he should have he easill
could have scored from second on tn,
hit. This was Brattleboro's golden on
portunitv and their last chance of tn,
game, for the next six men were cas-,
outs.
The winning run of the game came ii
the seventh inning. A. Richards sho
ono at Sparks too hot to handle ant
0Connell sacrificed him 70 second Tim
Minis drew a pass. A. Richards took |
big lead off second which was TOO tempt
ing to Plumb. who shot the bali to Dun
levy. covering the bag. The throw wa.
good, but Burn got tangled un in some
way and the runner Reached third safely