The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-07-11

for Second Place - First Game a
Thrilling Pitchers Battle
The Brattleboro local league furnished
two kinds of baseball Saturday afternoon.
The first game between the Last & Wood
Heel Co and Fort Drummer was a mighty
good game, in fact, it was as good as the
most rabid fan could ask for, the first
named winning, > to 1, but the second
game, between Company l and the 5. y.
Smith Mfg. Co, which went to Co. /,
Il to s, was wild session. OF course it
should be taken into consideration that
the game was played in the rain and
that the ball was wet and heavy.
Something is wrong in the s. \. S. Co.
camp. and it doesn't take more than one
guess to figure that it's because too many
are trying to run the team. The old say
ing. Too many cooks spoil the broth" ap-
plies in good measure to this outfit, for
while they have the material for a good
team, decidedly poor management, SUCH
as they experienced Saturday, is putting
them out of the running
The sooner they put the control of the
team in the hands of one man, preferably
a ball player. the quicker they will have a
ball team that has a chance.
The first game Saturday was one of
those that a break decides. for the pitch
ing on both sides was of the alright va
riety. and as there was practically no
hitting to speak Of it was case of one
side cracking before the other could get a
score around.
As it happened. in the second inning
Fort Drummer was the team to crack. AL
though the break came along with three
singles it came nevertheless. and the two
runs which came as a result We're enough
to win the game. After this inning Sta
pies settled down to his job and allowed
only one scratch hit. The team back of
him wabbled a bit on two occasions but
braced in each case, shutting off possible
runs by good playing.
Burke for the Lasters pitched a game
that was hard to beat. Only two men
saw first and one of them died trying to
steal second. Coupled with this good
pitching was the errorless support of his
teammates, who were on their toes every
minute. Carver and Donnely made
catches that would have been good for
hits had there not been some. pretty sharp
fielding.
Fort Dummer was also there with the
fielding features. \ running catch of Il
line drive by Wyman in right field and
pretty diving aatch of a line drive by
Wood at short We're gems The latter'S
catch came with man on and without
doubt pulled Staples out of a hole.
The Lasters only scores came in the
second inning. With one down BTnham
singled over short. Clune punched one to
right field that Wyman got hold of and
lost allowing Burnham to reach third and
Clune second. Staples here threw away
a run. When Burnham took a lead off
third Staples elected to nip him off the
bag, but the throw was off the mark and
Burnham came in, CIune going to third.
r. Barry, supposedly weak hitter. con-
nccted for q single over second, scoring
Clune. but was left when Strong famed
and Burke few out to short.
This ended the scoring 50 far as the
winners were concerned, although they
had golden opportunity in the fourth
but poor base running blasted their
chances.
Fort Dummer'S solitary run came in the
fifth as the result of good baseball. Aus
tin led off with a double to right the first
hit of the game off Burke. tuscan laid
down a hunt which put Austin on third.
Wood lofted to Doyle in centerfield, but
Austin easily beat the throw in and
Urus ended the inning by grounding out
to second. This was the COttons' last and
only chance to score. as Burke turned
them down in order for the rest of the
game.
1t started to rain before the second
game got under way but did not seem to
squelch to any extent the boys desire to
play, which they did the rain continuing
throughout the game.
Johnson of the Athletics was drafted to
pltch for the pitcherlesS Company | team.
and while he got through the first inning
safely the second was sort of a Waterloo
as the Toymakers worked over five count
ers while Ernie was up in the aiK
Moore singled with one out, went to sec.
ond as johnson uncorked a wild pitch
scoring when Moquin singled to right
Fisher tn bD
Fisher stole second. 4. Anderson goA
hit. Fisher had started for third when
johnson let out another wild heave, and
Fisher scored Bavis drew a pass.
Graves rolled one towards second that
neither johnson nor StoWen touched. scor-
ing Anderson. Codding drew a free
ticket. Smith hit to right field, scoring
on Connorss poor throw in. Moore
ended the inning by flying out to Wells.
Company | made a slaughter of it in
the fifth when they connected for nine
hits which, coupled with three errors and
wild pitch, were good for 10 runs.
Moore pitched until six runs were in and
only one out. then Fisher took up the
burden and after two more runs had.come
IN and only two hands were down. re-
tired to second base again. which forced
Moore to again do the twirling Two
more runs counted before the third man
was retired. This was a mighty weird
inning but this same thing happens to
the best of teams.
Company / added three more in the sew
enth. when they got TO Moore for three
singles and double. And the Toymakers
ended the game by adding two counters
IN their half of the seventh on two sin
giles, balk, wild pitch and sacrifice
fly
As a result of these games the Last &
Wood Heel Co goes into first place. Fort
Drummer and Company / are tied for
second and third, While the S. A. Smith
Mfg Co. goes into the cellar position
where they must expect to remain unless