The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-05-25
NE VI FIELD WAITS
ORDER Of UMPIRE
TO "PLAY BALL
Season in Bennington Will Open
Saturday Afternoon
GRAND STAND COMPLETED
As in Former Years First Game
VIII Be Played with Will
Jamestown Team

The directors Of the Bennington
Rase Ball Association have been very
busy for the past two weeks lining
up matters so that the season Of 1922
would open under the most auspic-
ious conditions. Az stated In a re-
cent issue Of t1is paper, the Cone
Field, situated a short distance be-
low the Governor Robinson bridge
had been leased for the season.
Patsy PARROT with a competent gang
Immediately went to wcsk and have
skinned and rolled the diamond and
have also graded up certain other
portions of the field. A grand stand
60 feet long, with eleven rows OF
seats, Is now being erected and this
viii be competed in time for the
open ng game The stand will be
properly protected across the entire
front so that there will be absolutely
10 lear Of any damage from foul
Lals by any occupant. The stand
Will be the regulation distance Of 20
feet frcm the home plate and on
each side will be erected covered
benches for tie visiting and the home
teams
TIE directors are trying hard to
ecaecl finances sufficient to cover
the expense Of the grounds and the
stand before the season actually
opens on Saturday, and any one who
feels abe to assist in this enterprise
is asked to hand his contributions to
any one Of the directors.
On Monday night, May 20, there
viii be a benefit dance held in High
schoo hall, and proceeds will be used
materially in defrayIng the expense
above referred TO- The tickets for
This dance have been on sale now
Ter several days. and it is hoped by
The dire tors that the public will cor
fhily respond The price of a
ticke. IS 55 cents which includes the
war tax, ard the music for the dance
4 be fu nished by MurIly's orches
~ Harry Murray as leader.
'at d.l We from 9 TO ! daylight
h.at ug time.
Ine personnel OF the baseball team
has been practically decided upon,
and viii beabout as follows, Brazell,
catcher Mooney and Tenney, pitch
err, Scott, first base: Nichols, Sec
ond base. Miner, Sd base; VIM.
Shaw. short 'stop: Greenwood, left
field; Prindle center field; Knapp,
right field.
Shaw will not be able TO play in
the opening game Saturday, but a
competent substitute will take his
place The opening game on Sat
urd3y afternoon will be with the
strong Wiliamstown team, which
gave this team such close competi-
ten last season. II is not possible
at this writing to give the line up OF
the visiting Team, but in Friday
nights Banner the complete list will
be given.
On Sunday afterno.E at $3.50 the
locals viii meet the Grogan's of
Troy, This team has already played
several games with close scores, and
Will present a strong line up.
On Memorial Day there will be a
double header with tho S.lelburne
Falls aggregation, The first game
viii be at 10 in the morning and the
second at 1880 In the afternoon.
Games are now being arranged by
Manager Morrissey with such strong
teams as ile Green Island Kay Sees
the Dunn's Of Troy the All Profess.
icnals of Troy, and the Schenectady
kay Sees. Also letters are being
received almost every day from at
tractivc teams that are desirous OF
trying ont our local team for the su.
premacy of the diamond It is in.
tended to book teams whose relative
strength Is in no way inferior TO that
OF the locals so that as Gar as it is
possible to judge there will be no
runaway games played to exasperato
tho fans, 1t has been decided to
charge the usual price of 40 cents
admission, with 10 cents extra for
Grand stand.