The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-27
ATHLETICS TRIM
EASTHAMP TON LADS
Visitors Go Down Before
Large CrOwd-ScOre
10 to 4
CLEVER PITCHING
CHICK MURPHY
Visitors, who Claimed northampton as
Their Abiding Place, Able to Get but
Eight Safeties on Local Twirler -
FiiiOn Strong With Willow.

Despite the heavy shower large crowd
was on hand to witness the game between
the advertised Easthampton outfit and
the Athletics yesterday afternoon and
the local lads lived up to their reputation
as hitters, producing hits when they
meant runs and defeating the visitors 10
to l.
The visitors were supposed to be from
Easthampton, but on presenting the line
up claimed the city of northampton as
their own. However this made no differ
ence-they We're just as easy to beat.
The prospect for a game was rather du-
bious for just as the boys had the field
about ready for use it started 10 rain
again and it looked for a short time as
if the contest would have to be called,
but the storm eased and the game was on
although the players were obliged to
stop again for a brief time while the
rain had another inning.
From the appearance of the visitors
on the field the fans had visions of a real
ball game in spite of the fact that the ball
was wet and slippery, but all the desire
that the visitors had for a game disap-
peared under the spell of the Athletics
wrecking outfit which collected a grand
total of 13 hits good for IL bases.
On the other hand, Murphy showed a
brand of pitching that was real; In fact,
it was the best game we have seen Chick
twirl for long time. lie had lots of
speed and some pretty breaks. This
with some high class support made the
visitors look like easy marks for although
they played good ball up to the fourth
thinning the inside ball punch on them by
kthe locals in that inning got them to
grabbing among themselves and from
that inning on they played indifferently.
BrattlebOro scored i'll every inning up TO
the seventh on good clean hitting, the gem
of the game coming in the fourth inning
when EIlion led off with a double, went
| to third on Plumb's scratch intield hit,
| Plumb stole second and on the hit and
run signal Filion was off for fhe plate
with the pitchers first motion to deliver
the ball. b. Dunlevy carried out his
end of the deal by laying down a pretty
bunt, scoring Fiion and on the play To
| first which got Il. Dunlevy. Plumb who
| did not pull up at third beat a rteurn
tothe plate. This was real inside stuff to
perfection.
| With a lead of 10 to the locals made
a-shift, taking out Murphy and putting
| in Il. Johnson to do the twirling. This
was a new one on the fans who never had
seen Ernie pitch, but he must certainly
have had something besides a glove fol-
| he did not allow a hit, passed one and
! famed three. Better trot him out again
and let's look him over
Kennedy had a busy time in the sixth
inning getting all three of the putouts
Two of them We're regular catches, the
kind you read about; in fact, the first oil
the three was taken so close TO the grounC
it almost looked like pickup.
Eilion is welding a mighty willow fol
the Athletics, getting a single and TIVE
doubles in four times up yesterday
| Chick Murphy had him beat, however
| for he connected for two singles and 1
triple in three times up. Better ba
righthanded all the time if that Is wha
he can produce.
The summary