The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-22

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Inning - Fort Drummer Gathers Six
in First Frame and TOymakers Dupli-
cate Feat in Sixth.
Brattleboro was visited by another
storm Saturday afternoon, but the only
section of the town that felt its effects
was the Valley fair grounds. which for
a brief spell was a stormy place.
The cause of the storm was the game
between the s. A Smith Mfg. Co, and
what was supposed to be team COM
posed Of Fort Drummer and Last & Wood
Heel players but really consisted of
nearly all Fort Dummeritcs. 1t was won
by the S A. Smith outfit by a score of
IA to 8.
There was a great variety of happen
ings during the session. including some
baseball a bit of comedy, and an argu-
ment that resulted in mixup bordering
on free-for-all fight. The last named
exhibition was, in a way, laughable af-
fair as nobody got touched up very much
in spite of the fact that for a short time
the section around home plate was a
mass of flying arms and legs.
The trouble started in the eighth inn
ing, when Smith, who previously had
gotten in the way of a pitched ball,
stepped into another and when the UNI
pire ruled he should go to first Fort
Dummer rose up and protested strongly
against the decision. For some reason
unknown johnson made q pass at Mo-
quin, who attempted to return the COM
pliment, but players stepped in and at
tempted to separate them. Then things
started. Johnson objected to being
stopped and tackled the player who tried
to do so. which made necessary another
separation. and as fast as somebody tried
to assist in breaking up the various toe
holds, hammerlOckS, etc, just so fast
was another mixup started, until most
everyone on the two teams, well as
some of the spectators. were a iumbled
mass of humanity. pulling, Juggling and
trying to talk all at the same time.
AS a general rule mixup of this ma
ture spoils a ball game, but this one
was so full of funny situations that it
furnished no end of amusement.
At the outset of the game the s. A.
Smith Mfg Co looked to be in for a
good trouncing, as they apparently were
in for en- off day. turning in three costly
misplays in the first frame that allowed
their opponents six runs, but after the
opening frame they collected themselves
and came down to earth, while Fort
Drummer made several flights which, with
the ineffective pitching of Johnson, who
was touched for Is hits, put the game on
ice for the S. A. Smith Mfg. Co. aggre-
cation. although they trailed up to the
sixth inning.
On the whole the game was slow. and
at times very loosely played. There
were, however, some bright spots. but
not enough to put it in a class with the
ball the local league has been producing
the last three weeks.
Fort Drummer got enough runs in the,
first inning to win most ball games
tuscan, the first batter. led off with q
single. Smith mussed up Stowell's
grounder, putting runners on second and
third. Austin hit to Fisher, who played
the ball home too late to get the runner.
Wood, whom Moore had the Indian sign
on throughout the game, tanning him
four times out of five, started the after
moons work by striking out. Yarker also
famed. ]. Urus dropped one down in
the front yard that Moore gathered and
shot to Adams, who dropped the ball,
two runs scoring on the play.
Moore hit Rupprecht and Johnson
rolled one to Smith, who fumbled, filling
the bases. w Urus caught one squarely,
driving it between Graves and Anderson,
good for two bases, cleaning the bases,
but was thrown out trying to stretch it
into a three-bagger.
The S. A. Smith Co. team got one in
the first on a hit and an error, and two
more in the second on q single, fielder's
choice, and four errors, while Fort Dunn
mer added one to their total in the fourth
on two singles and a stolen base.
In the sixth things popped for the
winners. when they collected six runs
overcoming Fort Dummers lead and go
ing them two better
Johnson was just lobbing them over
at this time and the Toymakers hooked
on to the pill in proper style. The first
seven batters to face him in this inn
ing punched out seven hits, two of them
doubles. and finished the inning with
one runner on the bases.
Fort Drummer came back with one
run in their half on a single and two
errors.
Neither team scored in the seventh, but
in the eighth the s. A. Smith lads added
one more on an error and two singles.
The ninth settled all arguments when
the winners got to Johnson for four sue
cessive singles. which with q batter hit.
an error and two fielder's choices, Melted
them four runs.
Fort Drummer made a bid in their half
of the ninth. when Stowell led off with
single. Austin popped to the catcher
trips to the plate. scratched a hit through
Fisher, scoring Stowell Yarker lined
one to left Wood went to second, but
got off the bag and was tagged out by
Fisher. ]. Urus hit one to Smith. who
played the ball to Fisher, forcing Yarker
for the last out.
Every player except one on the win
ming team got at least one hit, and every
player scored at least one run. The
score:
= SMITH MEG 20